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This year’s ‘Children In Need’ has raised a record amount for charity with the total reaching £46,624,259 by the end of Friday night’s show.

Last night’s telethon was the first since the death of long time presenter Sir Terry Wogan earlier this year. Wogan had presented his last ‘Children In Need’ in 2014, before poor health forced him to step down as host.

Sir Terry Wogan was remembered during last night’s BBC ‘Children in Need’

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Oscar-winning actor Eddie Redmayne still finds it difficult to believe that he's starring in a new series of five movies that are part of the Harry Potter universe, starting with Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. But he loved diving into that world, especially since J.K. Rowling was able to describe everything in so much detail. 

Eddie Redmayne in Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them

"When I was prepping," he says, "I met Jo Rowling, and what's so amazing is that her imagination is so full and thorough. It's so encyclopaedic of her world! We had an hour together and I sort of asked her about 800 questions. There was no small talk. I just said, 'Right, tell me about Newt.' I've played real people with historical information available about them, like Stephen Hawking [in The Theory of Everything] and Lili Elbe [in The Danish Girl], and there was a lot of intense research around those roles. But then came Newt, who is of course a fictional character. So Jo became my research!"

Continue reading: Eddie Redmayne Learned To Live In The Wild For Fantastic Beasts

Eddie Redmayne has put to rest the old rumour that he once dated Taylor Swift.

Appearing on Andy Cohen’s ‘Watch What Happens Live’, Redmayne said he and the ‘Shake it Off’ singer never hooked-up, but they did once get to sing together.

Eddie Redmayne, not an ex of Taylor Swift

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Actor and new father Eddie Redmayne has revealed what he believes to be the most important thing about his new role as a dad: just keeping his young daughter alive. The Fantastic Beasts star opened up about his four month old, Iris Mary, that he welcomed with wife, Hannah Bagshawe in June.

Eddie Redmayne and wife Hannah Bagshawe are new parents to Iris Mary

The actor, who also played Stephen Hawking in The Theory Of Everything, described his new baby girl as "heaven" but revealed the sleepless nights and constant tiredness are not a myth.

Continue reading: Eddie Redmayne Opens Up About Parenthood

Ahead of its cinematic release in just over a week’s time, Eddie Redmayne has been talking about the stresses he’s faced while making his new film Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them.

The 34 year old English actor, who won an Oscar for his role as Professor Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything last year, was speaking to The Guardian in an interview published this week, and was asked whether he felt the weight of expectation.

Eddie Redmayne stars in 'Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them', out on Nov 18th

Continue reading: Eddie Redmayne Speaks About The Pressure Of 'Fantastic Beasts' Role

Eddie Redmayne has revealed he auditioned to play the role of villain Kylo Ren in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

The actor had previously spoken about a “catastrophically bad” audition for a role in the movie, but now he’s confirmed he lost out on the part that eventually went to Adam Driver.

Eddie Redmayne auditioned to play Kylo Ren

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At a special event previewing the imminent release of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Jk Rowling has revealed plans for at least four more films in the Harry Potter spin-off franchise.

Speaking at Cineworld’s Empire Imax in London’s Leicester Square on Thursday evening (October 13th), alongside the movie’s lead star Eddie Redmayne and director David Yates, the author admitted that she and Warner Bros. had always planned for at least one follow-up to Fantastic Beasts…

JK Rowling has revealed plans for as many as four more 'Fantastic Beasts' movies

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English actor Eddie Redmayne just went ahead of the competition in the Oscars race after he was prized with the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actor for his portrayal of Stephen Hawking in 'The Theory of Everything.'

Redmayne won the award for his portrayal of Stephen Hawking in 'The Theory of Everything'

The very shocked 33-year-old actor gave an emotional acceptance speech at Sunday's award ceremony, dedicating his huge win to those living with Lou Gehrig's disease.

Continue reading: Eddie Redmayne Dedicates SAG Male Actor Award Win To Patient ALS Patients In Emotional Acceptance Speech

Fresh of winning a Golden Globe for his performance as Stephen Hawking in The Theory Of Everything, Eddie Redmayne has sat down with Jennifer Lawrence for a special chat about character prep and faux reality shows. Lawrence spoke to man of the moment Redmayne for Interview magazine and proved that Hollywood stars really are just like the rest of us, in that they can't help loving a bit of trash TV.

Eddie Redmayne has well and truly arrived in Hollywood

Of course Lawrence did have more serious topics to ask Redmayne about, after all he’s just starred as Stephen Hawking on the big screen. Speaking about the role, Redmayne said that after he landed the part his friend Charlie Cox told him, "If you get the opportunity to play Stephen Hawking, you have no option but to give it your everything. You have to give 8,000 percent."

Continue reading: Jennifer Lawrence Interviewed Eddie Redmayne And It Was Everything We Could Have Hoped For

People just don't take the Golden Globes seriously anymore! The biggest winner has been pronounced by fans as 'Fifty Shades Of Grey' star Jamie Dornan's magnificent beard - though facial hair is yet to land an official category.

Jamie Dornan sports wonderful beard at the Golden Globes

While Best Actor went to Eddie Redmayne for his portrayal of Stephen Hawking in 'The Theory Of Everything' and Best Motion Picture went to Richard Linklater's 'Boyhood', fans of the 'Fifty Shades Of Grey' franchise were celebrating a very different victory as Christian Grey actor Jamie Dornan showed up as a guest to the Golden Globe Awards sporting a particularly impressive beard.

Continue reading: Jamie Dornan Wins Hearts With Glorious Beard At The Golden Globe Awards

Benedict Cumberbatch and Eddie Redmayne go head to head at this years BAFTAS with 'The Imitation Game' and 'The Theory Of Everything' leading nominations with thirteen categories between their respective flicks.

[L-R] Eddie Redmayne, Benedict Cumberbatch and JK Simmons at Palm Springs Film Festival (Credit: Michael Buckner at Getty Images Entertainment)

Cumberbatch and Redmayne themselves have both been selected as nominees for the Best Actor category, while 'The Imitation Game' and 'The Theory Of Everything' are also up for Best Film, Outstanding British film, Best Adapted screenplay, Best Costume design and Best Editing. Redmayne's Stephen Hawking biopic is additionally up for Best Director, Make-up and hair and Music, while Cumberbatch's take on Alan Turing's story is looking at awards for Production design and Sound.

Continue reading: Benedict Cumberbatch Vs. Eddie Redmayne: The Battle Of The BAFTAs

Benedict Cumberbatch has barely let his engagement sink in and now another bombshell has been dropped. According to US reports, the actor and his fiancee Sophie Hunter are expecting their first child together.

Could Sophie Hunter be pregnant?

Affectionately nicknamed 'Cumberbaby' by media reports, the news has spread despite any official confirmation from the couple or their representatives. Instead, an unknown source has apparently revealed the news that Hunter is pregnant to New York Post's 'Page Six' website. 'Sophie is a few months along, and both she and Benedict are very excited about it', they said. 'They are also quietly planning to marry in early Spring.'

Continue reading: Is Benedict Cumberbatch Really Set To Become A Father?

The 2015 Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards saw accolades going to some very well-deserved movies from the last year - with some even more well-deserved individuals picking them up.

[L-R] Eddie Redmayne, Benedict Cumberbatch and J.K. Simmons at Palm Springs Film Festival Awards (Credit: Michael Buckner at Getty Images Entertainment

 Unsurprisingly, the Ensemble Cast Award went to the actors from 'The Imitation Game'; a movie depicting the era-defining career of codebreaker Alan Turing during World War II and his subsequent arrest for being homosexual. It stars Benedict Cumberbatch in the lead role, with the likes of Allen Leech, Matthew Beard and Alex Lawther - the latter of whom plays Turing's younger self. Directed by the BAFTA nominated Morten Tyldum, the movie has already been nominated for five Golden Globes, and it definitely looks to be in line for an Academy Award.

Continue reading: Biopics Win Big At 2015 Palm Springs Film Festival Awards [Photos]

There was unexpected variety and diversity in cinemas this year, including some genre films that broke through the barriers...

10) Nightcrawler - Jake Gyllenhaal goes very dark in this creepy black comedy about a man who has very few limits in what he'll do to become famous. It's so timely that it almost hurts to watch it.Watch the trailer for Nightcrawler here.

Continue reading: Contactmusic.com's 10 Best Films Of 2014

Eddie Redmayne is finishing out the year as a married man. The British star and his longtime love Hannah Bagshawe tied the knot at Babington House in Somerset, England, on Monday evening (Dec 15th).

Redmayne tied the knot with Bagshawe on Monday evening (Dec 15th)

Redmayne and Bagshawe, who announced they were engaged this past June, said "I Do" in front of close friends and family during a candlelit ceremony that took place around 5.30 p.m. local time, Us Weekly reports.

Continue reading: 'Theory Of Everything' Star Eddie Redmayne Marries Longtime Love Hannah Bagshawe

The results are in from the 18th Annual Hollywood Film Awards which were held at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on Friday (14th November). Check out the winners list and pictures from the ceremony!

Benedict Cumberbatch won the award for Hollywood Actor.

See More Pictures From 18th Annual Hollywood Film Awards.

Continue reading: 'Gone Girl' Wins Top Honour & 'The Imitation Game' Gains 4 Awards At 18th Annual Hollywood Film Awards [Pictures]

Eddie Redmayne delivers his finest performance to date as Stephen Hawking in biopic The Theory of Everything and could find himself up against fellow Brit Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game) at the Oscars in 2015. The new movie is directed by James Marsh - who has previous at the Academy Awards thanks to his stunning documentary Man on Wire.

Eddie Redmayne [R] is now the second favorite to win Best Actor at the Oscars

The movie tells the story of Hawking, who falls deeply in love with fellow Cambridge student Jane Wilde. At the age of 21, Hawking - an active young man - was diagnosed with motor neuron disease though threw himself into his most ambitious scientific work, studying the theory of time. Together, he and Wilde defied impossible odds to break new ground in medicine and science.

Continue reading: Eddie Redmayne Could Be Oscars Bound For 'The Theory Of Everything'

Benedict Cumberbatch has spectacularly announced his engagement to theatre director and actress Sophie Hunter, and in a most sophisticated way for an upper-class Englishman - in the Forthcoming Marriages section of The Times.

Benedict Cumberbatch is engaged to Sophie Hunter

It's a heartbreaking day for those who undoubtedly fell in love with Benedict Cumberbatch after his startling portrayal of the mysterious Sherlock Holmes in 'Sherlock', but let's at least try to think of it as happy news. We're kidding - it's thrilling news! Really. In a most splendid declaration on its Forthcoming Marriage list, The Times read: 'Mr B.T. Cumberbatch and Miss S.I. Hunter: The engagement is announced between Benedict, son of Wanda and Timothy Cumberbatch of London, and Sophie, daughter of Katharine Hunter of Edinburgh and Charles Hunter of London.'

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It was nothing short of a daunting prospect when Eddie Redmayne was faced with the task of recreating the most intelligent human being on the planet for the forthcoming Stephen Hawking biopic 'The Theory Of Everything', but he got there.

Eddie Redmayne stars as Stephen Hawking in his new biopic

Stephen Hawking, while widely known for his work on theoretical physics and penning the best-selling 'A Brief History Of Time', is probably also the most recognisable scientist on the face of the Earth. This is thanks to an over 50 year struggle with the debilitating motor neuron disease, contributing to his wheelchair confinement, almost total paralysis and lack of speech; though the latter is not strictly true. Anyone with half a brain would be able to identify his robotic speech-generating device which, contrary to his Oxford roots, possessed a certain nasal twang.

Continue reading: Becoming Stephen Hawking: Eddie Redmayne Explores His Transformation For 'The Theory Of Everything'

Eddie Redmayne has garnered critical acclaim for a towering performance as Stephen Hawking in James Marsh's new British drama The Theory of Everything. Inspired by the memoir Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen by his first wife Jane Hawking, the movie deals with their relationship, Hawking's diagnosis for motor neurone disease and his glittering successes in physics.

Eddie Redmayne [R] turns in a towering performance as Stephen Hawking

"But Redmayne towers: this is an astonishing, genuinely visceral performance which bears comparison with Daniel Day-Lewis in My Left Foot, said Catherine Shoard of The Guardian, "His Hawking starts askew - the glasses, maybe the shoulders a touch - and over the course of two hours contorts and buckles into a figure at once instantly familiar and fresh." Even the most amateur of movie buffs will know that Day-Lewis won his first Oscar for playing artist Christy Brown, who suffered from cerebral palsy.

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The first still from the forthcoming British biopic, The Theory of Everything, based on the life of brilliant physicist Stephen Hawking, has been released ahead of the film’s trailer premiere due out tomorrow (6 August). Showing its two stars, Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones, the still captures a tender moment between Hawking and his first wife, Jane.

The first still has been released of the Stephen Hawking biopic, The Theory of Everything

Due to make its debut as Focus Features’ frontrunner at the Toronto International Film Festival in September this year, The Theory of Everything charts the life of a young Hawking as he begins his epic journey of discoveries within the world of physics. The film follows Hawking as a young man who enters into a relationship with Cambridge student Jane Wilde shortly before his heart-breaking motor neuron disease diagnosis at 21.

Continue reading: Picture Released For Stephen Hawking Biopic: The Theory Of Everything

So, the question on everybody’s lips is “who should play Newt Scamander in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them?” We’re seriously excited about the project and have pulled together a list of a few actors that we think would suit the role. Sorry Americans, like Harry Potter, this role has to be reserved for the Brits!

Would Jamie Campbell Bower make a good Newt Scamander?

Jamie Campbell Bower

Continue reading: 5 Actors Who Could Play Newt Scamander In 'Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them'

Eddie Redmayne has become engaged to his girlfriend Hannah Bagshawe after two years of dating. The My Week With Marilyn actor had reportedly been planning to pop the question for some time but needed to make sure conditions were perfect before he got down on one knee.

The 32 year-old actor and his partner of more than two years have been together since January 2012 and have reguilarly been snapped at high profile events, including the recent Met Gala. The Les Misérables star spied an opportunity to present his love with a ring last week whilst on a romantic holiday - but not before Eddie had asked Hannh's father, according to Us Weekly.

"He had been planning on it for a while," a source told the magazine, adding "They have a very relaxed and supportive relationship. They seemed to have always known they were going to spend the rest of their lives together."

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Eddie Redmayne is set to become a married man.

The 'My Week With Marilyn' actor is engaged to his longtime girlfriend, and fellow Brit, Hannah Bagshawe, Us Weekly reports.

Redmayne popped the big question over Memorial Day Weekend, while the pair were vacating together.

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The casting of Dr Doom in the new Fantastic Four movie has reached its final stages, with four actors in with a shot of playing the main villain. So who will be the one to terrorize the new line-up of superheroes, Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Bell?

Will Sam Riley [L] and Eddie Redmayne [R] Score The 'Dr Doom' Role?

According to The Wrap, casting directors have singled out Sam Riley, Eddie Redmayne, Toby Kebbell and Domhnall Gleeson as the final four. A fifth actor, Jack Huston, was also in the mix a couple of weeks back though it's unclear whether it remains a possibility.

Continue reading: One Of These Four Actors Will Play 'Fantastic Four's' Dr Doom

The trailer has just been released for the the Wachowskis' 2014 futuristic sci-fi adventure Jupiter Ascending in which Channing Tatum and Mila Kunis star as two individuals whose lives become intertwined.

Mila Kunis Plays Cleaner Jupiter Jones In 'Jupiter Ascending.'

Kunis plays Jupiter Jones, a Russian toilet cleaner whose convinced her life will never amount to anything important on a grand scale. However, her humble existence is soon turned upside down when she encounters Channing Tatum's elf-like Caine, an interplanetary warrior, who tells Jupiter that she was born under a special night sky, with the stars pointing towards an extraordinary event and an incredible destiny.

Continue reading: 'Jupiter Ascending': What's The Wachowskis' New Sci-Fi All About? [Trailer + Pictures]

Chris Pratt, the 34-year-old actor who has bagged himself some pretty tasty roles in recent years, is bulking up for his role in the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy movie. Pratt is the latest movie star to undergo a dramatic physical transformation and posted his progress in an Instragram photo this week.

It's not the first time the Parks and Recreation actor has changed weight for a movie role - he sported a hugely toned physique for his role as a member of Seal Team Six in Kathyn Bigelow's Osama Bin Laden movie 'Zero Dark Thirty' last year.

Continue reading: Guardians Of The Galaxy: Is Chris Pratt The Next Big Hollywood Star?

Magic Mike, the male stripper film which hit our screens last year, will have a sequel Channing Tatum revealed in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. 

Tatum is unsure if director Steven Soderburgh, who directed the first Magic Mike film, will be returning for the sequel. He said Soderburgh "really wants to be done directing movies". This has raised the possibility that Tatum could step into the director's shoes as well as starring. He said he would "shoot the sequel" despite being nervous about doing so. 

Channing Tatum at the premiere of Magic Mike

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Les Misérables star, Eddie Redmayne is set to play Stephen Hawking in a new biopic Theory of Everything directed by James Marsh, according Deadline.com Redmayne is currently filming Jupiter Ascending starring alongside Mila Kunis and Channing Tatum. It is currently unknown who will play Hawking's first wife. Filming for Theory of Everything is scheduled to begin this autumn.

Stephen Hawking is the world's most famous and revered scientist. The brilliance and accessibility of his works - A Brief History of Time, Horizon and a collection of science books for children - have ensured Hawking has a place not only in academia but in popular culture. 

However, Hawking is as well known for his disability as he is for his work. The world famous physicist was diagnosed, aged 21, with motor neuron disease. The illness, progressively worsening since Hawking's diagnosis in 1962, has confined Hawking to a wheelchair. He is unable to speak without a voice simulator. Despite all the difficulties Hawking faces he continues to teach at the University of Cambridge. 

Continue reading: Eddie Redmayne To Play Stephen Hawking In New Biopic

'Poldark' is set to return to our screens in a brand new reboot almost four decades on from the first episode premiere of the original series.

The BBC costume drama was first aired in 1975, based on the series of books by Winston Graham. It follows the trials and tribulations of Army Officer Ross Poldark's love life as he returns to Cornwall to find that the love of his life, Elizabeth, is set to marry his cousin. Embittered and unable to move on from his stolen love, he marries a simple servant girl named Demelza as the rest of his once idyllic life crashed around him. Filming for the new series is set to begin later this year in Cornwall, though producers are still searching for the right candidate to play the coveted lead role. So far, suggestions as to who might land the part include 'Les Miserables' actor Eddie Redmayne, Matt Smith of 'Doctor Who', 'Kick-Ass' star Aaron Johnson, Jonas Armstrong from 'Robin Hood', 'Merlin''s Colin Morgan, Rob James Collier from 'Downton Abbey' and 'Warm Bodies' actor Nicholas Holt.

BBC1 controller Danny Cohen announced the reboot, which will be adapted by Debbie Horsfield, saying: 'It has been a joy and privilege to commission programmes for BBC One. I hope audiences enjoy the range and creative ambitions of these new dramas for the channel.'

Continue reading: Who Will Play 'Poldark' In The BBC's Reboot Of The 70s Period Drama?

46-year-old English actor Toby Jones has appeared in film franchises like 'The Hunger Games' and 'Harry Potter', but recently revealed his daughters, Madeleine and Holly, are certainly less than impressed with his work.  

While speaking at the London Film Museum on 4th February, 2013, as part of the London Evening Standard British Film Awards, Jones said ''If you could see the indifference on my children's faces when I get something like 'Harry Potter', 'Captain America'... They just look at me with complete indifference! Hopefully in future years they'll realise.''

Related: London Critics Circle Film Awards Choose Unexpected Winners

Continue reading: Toby Jones' Children Are Not A Fan Of His Films

This year biggest musical event (after the series finale of Glee, of course), the film adaptation of Les Miserables, will continue its already impressive run during the Academy Awards ceremony next month when the stars of the film take to the stage to perform songs from the hit musical.

The film's stars Anne Hathaway and Hugh Jackman, who both have Oscar nominations for their roles in the film, will be making their second appearance at the annual awards ceremony together, having hosted the event together in 2009. Both stars won Golden Globes last Sunday for their performances in the movie, which has a total of eight nominations for the Oscars.

Hathaway and Jackman are expected to be joined by fellow stars Eddie Redmayne, who plays Marius, and Samantha Barks, who plays Eponine, however it has not yet been made clear what songs the ensemble will perform on the night.

Continue reading: Les Miserables Cast To Perform Live At The Oscars

After a more conservative look at the London premiere last week, Anne Hathaway set tongues wagging with this racey number

Props to the main stars of Les Miserables, they're putting in the effort on the film's run of premieres. Anne Hathaway, Russell Crowe, Hugh Jackman and the rest of the cast were all out in force again at the New York City premiere of the novel adaptation less than a week after they'd ran the red carpet gamut in London. What a difference a continent makes, though; whilst across in the UK Hathaway and the rest of the female cast dressed prettily but conservatively, at the Ziegfield Theatre they held nothing back, both Hathaway and Seyfried causing jaws to drop with their outfits. 

Continue reading: Pictures: Anne Hathaway And Amanda Seyfried's Outfits The Talking Point Of The New York Les Miserables Premiere

Awards season kicked off in earnest this week with two major critical bodies - New York Critics and the National Board of Review - both naming the Osama bin Laden raid thriller Zero Dark Thirty as their film of the year. Jessica Chastain stars in the movie, which reunites director Kathryn Bigelow with The Hurt Locker writer Mark Boal. The new trailer promises another exciting, intense military action drama.

Another major awards contender is Tom Hooper's film of the epic musical Les Miserables, with a high-powered cast including Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Eddie Redmayne and Amanda Seyfried. All of them attended the glitzy red carpet world premiere in London this week. The film opens in America on Christmas Day, and in Britain in early January.

Continue reading: A Week In Movies Feat: Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty, Tom Hooper, Les Miserables, Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Matt Damon, Martin Freeman And More!