Eddie Redmayne Page 8

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’

Continue reading: 'Children In Need' Raises Record Amount While Paying Tribute To Sir Terry Wogan

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

Continue reading: Eddie Redmayne Confirms He Never Dated Taylor Swift

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

Continue reading: Eddie Redmayne Reveals He Auditioned To Play Kylo Ren In 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'

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

Continue reading: JK Rowling Reveals Plans For FOUR More 'Fantastic Beasts...' Movies

Jk Rowling has treated Harry Potter fans to a whole new story on her site Pottermore, introducing wizarding school Ilvermorny, the ‘American Hogwarts’. Ahead of the release of Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them, which is set in the US, Rowling explained the rich backstory behind the school, introducing us to its founder Isolt Sayre and its four houses.

Eddie Redmayne in Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them.

Like Harry, Irish-born Isolt Sayre suffered the death of her parents at an early age. After their death she was forced to live with her aunt, Gormlaith Gaunt, an evil witch, who possessed a powerful wand.

Continue reading: Everything You Need To Know About The 'American Hogwarts' Ilvermorny

Congratulations to Eddie Redmayne and his wife of a year and a half Hannah Bagshawe, who have just announced that they welcomed their first child into the world last week; a daughter named Iris Mary Redmayne who was born on Wednesday (June 15th 2016) according to reports.

Eddie Redmayne becomes a father

The 'Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them' star revealed to fans that he and Hannah were expecting a baby back in January this year and they officially announced her arrival with a report in UK newspaper The Times; the same publication in which they announced their engagement back in June 2014.

Continue reading: Eddie Redmayne Blesses His Newborn Daughter With The Most Adorable Name

The Oscar-winning actor Eddie Redmayne has been cast to provide a voiceover role in Aardman Animation’s new comedy adventure Early Man, in what is the studio’s first feature film project in over a decade.

Redmayne is to play the part of Dug, a plucky caveman character who works with his cheeky side warthog sidekick Hognob in a prehistoric caper as they unite their tribe against the mighty ‘Bronze Age’ “in a battle to beat them at their own game”. The movie is due to be released on January 26th, 2018.

Eddie Redmayne will be the star of Aardman's new animation 'Early Man' in 2018

Continue reading: Eddie Redmayne Cast In New Aardman Animations Movie 'Early Man'

Eddie Redmayne gives us a better look at his character Newt Scamander in the new trailer for 'Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them', where we learn of his expulsion from Hogwarts and discover some of the secrets of his mysterious briefcase. 

Eddie Redmayne plays Newt Scamander in Fantastic Beasts

As you no doubt already know, 'Fantastic Beasts' is a spin-off tale from Jk Rowling's Harry Potter series and based on her book of the same name which is also a textbook used by Harry and his friends in their first year at Hogwarts, listing the various magical creatures of the wizarding world and the amount of risk they pose if encountered. Following his stint on the last four Harry Potter movies, David Yates returns as director, while this also marks Rowling's screenwriting debut. It's the first in a trilogy which will continue in 2018 and 2020.

Continue reading: Here's What We Know So Far About 'Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them'

This year is turning out to be an exciting year for the film industry. With all the award shows over and done with for 2015, we're keeping tabs on some of the major pictures of 2016 to see what's in store for next year's Oscars. Looks like there's some serious competition.

So far, among the major releases we've had are 'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice', 'Deadpool', 'Hail, Caesar!', 'Zootopia' and '10 Cloverfield Lane'. That is literally the tip of a very large iceberg for what 2016 has to bring to screens this year.

Here are 20 more you need to watch out for:

Continue reading: From Finding Dory To Suicide Squad: 20 Blockbusters Still To Come In 2016

With awards season about to reach its peak at Sunday’s Oscars, Hollywood’s A-listers are probably feeling pretty good about themselves right now. But trust twitter to bring their self-esteem down a notch, with the latest edition of ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’s’ Mean Tweets- Movie Edition.

George Clooney took part in the latest edition of ‘Mean Tweets’.

First up was two-time Oscar winner Christopher Waltz, who had to suffer the indignity of one twitter user having no idea who he was. ‘I have no idea who Christopher Waltz is,’ the tweeter wrote. ’But he is pretty f’n boring so I am probably not going to bother finding out’.

Continue reading: Watch George Clooney, Eddie Redmayne And Sean Penn Take On 'Mean Tweets: Movie Edition'

Eddie Redmayne has revealed he spent most of last year without a smartphone, instead preferring to use an old-fashioned analogue handset. The Oscar winning actor ditched his smartphone in an attempt to ‘live in the moment’, after finding that he spent too much time glued to his iPhone screen.

Eddie Redmayne tried to live without a smartphone for a year.

Speaking to The Independent, Redmayne said: “I tried switching back to a simple, old-fashioned handset in place of a smartphone. It was a reaction against being glued permanently to my iPhone during waking hours.”

Continue reading: Eddie Redmayne Tried To 'Live In The Moment' By Giving Up His Smartphone

This year’s Golden Raspberry Award nominations have been released, with Fifty Shades of Grey and Jupiter Ascending leading the pack. The annual awards celebrate the very worst in movies over the past year and two films have picked up six nominations each, including Worst Picture and Worst Director.

Fifty Shades Of Grey has received six Golden Raspberry Award nominations.

Fifty Shades Of Grey’s stars Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson also both picked up nominations for Worst Actor and Worst Actress, respectively. The couple also jointly picked up a nomination for Worst Screen Combo.

Continue reading: 'Fifty Shades Of Grey' And 'Jupiter Ascending' Among 2016 Razzie Nominees

The Danish Girl tells the story of Einar Wegener, the first person to undergo gender-reassignment surgery, becoming Lili Elbe. Eddie Redmayne committed to the role several years ago, while he was making Les Miserables with director Tom Hooper. "The process of preparing for the film was a huge education for me," he says. "The whole story was new to me, and I found it to be a passionate and incredibly unique love story about the lives of two extraordinary women. It moved me profoundly."

The two women in the story are Lili and Gerda (played by Alicia Vikander), Einar's wife who supported Lili through various operations. "What was wonderful was there was so much source material," Redmayne says. "There were photographs of Lili and Gerda, but also the paintings by Gerda of Lili. Then you have Man Into Woman, a book that was published after Lili's death. And of course you also have contemporary trans experience and all the many women who I met in preparation."

Continue reading: Eddie Redmayne Committed To Trans Role In The Danish Girl

Last year’s Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne has received his second BAFTA nod in as many years for his star turn in The Danish Girl, with Bridge of Spies and Carol leading the 2016 BAFTA nominations with appearances in nine categories each.

Todd Haynes’ 1950s-set lesbian romance Carol, starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara, is jockeying with Steven Spielberg’s Cold War drama that features Tom Hanks and Mark Rylance in the most categories. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, who missed out on the Best Film last year for Birdman, is back in contention with The Revenant which has eight nominations.

Mad Max: Fury Road, which saw director George Miller return after a lengthy absence, has seven nominations, while Ridley Scott’s The Martian and British film Brooklyn received six. All with five nods were The Big Short, The Danish Girl and Ex-Machina. Alicia Vikander, who features in both of the latter two movies, is up for both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress for her respective roles.

Continue reading: Eddie Redmayne, 'Carol' And 'Bridge Of Spies' Lead 2016 BAFTA Nominations

Eddie Redmayne has revealed he occasionally pays the rent of struggling acting students because ‘it’s impossibly expensive to live in London’. The star of The Danish Girl said he realises how privileged he was to be able to live with his parents in London before his career took off and so he now helps out those who are trying to pay their rent while attending drama school.

Eddie Redmayne occasionally pays the rent of struggling acting students.

"The greatest privilege that I had was that my parents lived in London,” Redmayne told GQ magazine. “So when I was out of university and out of work for a year, working in a pub, I didn't pay rent.”

Continue reading: Eddie Redmayne Occasionally Pays The Rent Of Struggling Student Actors

Jennifer Lawrence is one of the most in-demand and glamorous actors of our time, so it may surprise you to learn that she “hates” New Year’s Eve and that she always ends up “drunk and disappointed”.

The Oscar-winner and star of the Hunger Games might be expected to enjoy some of the most exclusive parties, but like the rest of us she’s endured plenty of disappointing December 31sts and isn’t expecting it to be any different this time around, she told Graham Norton in a new TV interview.

Jennifer Lawrence at the Chiltern Firehouse in London in December 2015

Continue reading: Jennifer Lawrence Hates New Year's Eve, Always Ends Up "Drunk And Disappointed"

As always, there are far too many sequels, spin-offs, remakes and reboots clogging the cinemas, but surely some will be worth the effort. (Release dates are subject to change.)

10. The Hateful Eight
Tarantino kicks off the year with an epic Western starring Samuel L. Jackson and Kurt Russell (Jan). And there's more manly action with Charlie Hunnam in Knights of the Round Table: King Arthur (Jul), Jack Huston in Ben-Hur (Aug), Chris Pratt in The Magnificent Seven (Sep). 

Continue reading: 10 Most Anticipated Films Of 2016

'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' follows the adventures of a young Newt Scamander in New York, accompanied by a case of magical creatures - many of which are incredibly dangerous. The new trailer doesn't give us many clues as to what dangers lie ahead, but if the US' Department of Magic is involved, it must be serious.

Probably best not to open that suitcase...

Indeed, Scamander hasn't been as careful as he should've been with his wild haul and several of the beasts inevitably escape. Those who have read JK Rowling's Comic Relief textbook of the same name will understand just how grave a situation New York finds itself in given some of the monsters that are listed. Nevermind dragons, hippogriffs and unicorns; the US could be facing a lot worse as this is a magical world that plays host to griffins, trolls, red caps and even dementor-lookalikes called Lethifolds.

Continue reading: Eddie Redmayne Brings Newt Scamander To Life In 'Fantastic Beasts' Teaser Trailer

Is it just us, or has 2015 gone by really quickly? Either way, the year is coming to a close and it's been pretty eventful to say the least. Here's a break down on just a few of the things that have happened this year in the world of film, music and entertainment.

Eddie Redmayne wins big with 'The Theory Of Everything'

January: The biggest event of the beginning of the year was, of course, the Golden Globes; an event that this year saw success for 'Boyhood' and Eddie Redmayne following his part in 'The Theory Of Everything'. Julianne Moore won Best Actress for 'Still Alice'. The rest of the month was a bit of a low; record producer Suge Knight was arrested following a hit and run incident (and later jailed), Nick Cannon filed for divorce from Mariah Carey, and Bobbi Kristina Brown was found unresponsive in her bathtub.

Continue reading: From Hello Caitlyn Jenner To Goodbye Leonard Nimoy: The Best And Worst Of 2015

The second biggest film awards ceremony is due next month, and after weeks of speculation, we've finally received the full confirmed list of nominees for the 2016 Golden Globes with 'Carol' and 'The Big Short' leading the categories.

Rooney Mara and Cate Blanchett are both up for Best Actress

'Carol' is among those in the Best Drama section, with director Todd Haynes also up for an award and stars Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara vying against each other for Best Actress. The visceral 'Mad Max: Fury Road' also joins the Best Drama list, with George Miller up for Best Director, and Leonardo Dicaprio is looking at a Best Actor award for his role in the third Best Drama contender 'The Revenant'; Alejandro Iñárritu is also among possible Best Directors.

Continue reading: 'Carol' And 'The Big Short' Land Most Nominations For 2016 Golden Globes

Daniel Radcliffe may have left his hugely famous role as Harry Potter behind a long time ago, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t feel envious of his wizarding successor Eddie Redmayne.

Radcliffe admitted to NME that he had a severe case of “costume envy” when he saw the first on-set shots of Redmayne’s character Newt Scamander in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them last month, and couldn’t believe that his English colleague had such a great outfit already.

Eddie Redmayne as Newt Scamander in 'Fantastic Beasts...'

Continue reading: Why Is Daniel Radcliffe Jealous Of Eddie Redmayne?

It's a criminal understatement to say we're looking forward to Eddie Redmayne's female debut in 'The Danish Girl'. He just can't be praised enough for going full force into one of the most important LGBT stories in history; that of Lili Elba, one of the first trans-women to undergo gender reassignment surgery. Thus, this essential story will be shown at The White House today (November 23rd 2015).

'The Danish Girl' is officially released on November 27th 2015

As part of the White House LGBT Artists Champions of Change event, the film will be played alongside episodes of Amazon Prime show 'Transparent' starring Jeffrey Tambor in recognition of their roles in campaigning for equality between the transgender community and non-transgender. It will also honour the International Transgender Day of Remembrance. 

Continue reading: 'The Danish Girl' Hits The White House - Is 2015 The Year Of LGBT Hollywood?

Exciting times ahead for Harry Potter fans; not only have we got J.K. Rowling's upcoming stage play 'The Cursed Child' to look forward to, but filming for spin-off flick 'Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them' is well underway and if the first images from the set are anything to go by, it's going to be epic.

Eddie Redmayne stars in this forthcoming magical adventure, which is set to be in cinemas in a year. Fans of the Harry Potter movies will be pleased to note that long-standing director David Yates is at the helm of 'Fantastic Beasts', alongside permanent producer David Heyman, and with Jk Rowling as the screenwriter.

Continue reading: Get Your First Look At JK Rowling's 'Fantastic Beasts' Starring Eddie Redmayne [Pictures]

He’s just picked up a SAG award for his performance in The Theory of Everything and an Oscar could be next, but Eddie Redmayne still finds himself getting starstruck in Hollywood. Appearing on Tuesday night’s edition of 'Jimmy Kimmel Live', the British actor described mingling with Tinseltown’s elite at award shows as, "completely surreal” and "endlessly exciting”.

Eddie Redmayne, after collecting his SAG award for The Theory of Everything

The 33 year old actor said he feels "like a kid in a candy store” when attending all the glitzy Hollywood award shows, admitting that it still feels "completely surreal" to come face to face with "all these people you've long admired.”

Continue reading: Starstruck Eddie Redmayne Talks Meeting Julia Roberts And 'Stalking' Jennifer Aniston

The Stephen Hawking biopic 'The Theory of Everything' has claimed the top spot on the UK box office, pushing 'The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies' into second place after three weeks as champ. This was a surprisingly strong performance for a British movie about a maths genius, but awards-season buzz has raised awareness of the film over recent weeks as other biopics have suffered from backlash.

Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne in 'The Theory of Everything'

One of Lyndon Johnson's advisors has criticised the Oscar contender 'Selma' of exaggerating the clash between the president (played by Tom Wilkinson in the film) and Martin Luther King (David Oyelowo).

Continue reading: Eddie Redmayne's 'The Theory Of Everything' Beats 'The Hobbit' At The Box Office

Eddie Redmayne, the British actor and star of The Theory of Everything, has won GQ's fairly irrelevant title of best-dressed man. The actor beat his old pal Benedict Cumberbatch and the Fifty Shades of Grey star Jamie Dornan, who finished second and third respectively.

Eddie Redmayne [R] could win the Oscar for The Theory of Everything

Elsewhere on the list, Arctic Monkeys singer Alex Turner was at number four, while Nick Grimshaw - last year's winner - dropped to five. We're told the list was compiled by staff at the magazine and a panel of "fashion experts". 

Continue reading: Eddie Redmayne Wins GQ's Best Dressed Man (What About An Oscar?)

If your big celebrity crush isn’t Australian actor Chris Hemsworth then you are officially wrong. The 31-year-old actor has been announced as People Magazine’s sexiest man alive for 2014.

Chris Hemsworth a.k.a The New Sexiest Man Alive

The big brother of Hunger Games star Liam Hemsworth, who is probably most well-known for playing the title role in Thor, has knocked Maroon 5’s lead man, Adam Levine, off the top spot to claim the coveted title.

Continue reading: Chris Hemsworth Is 2014's Sexiest Man Alive

Eddie Redmayne, speaking about his new film 'The Theory of Everything', was quick to put out just how important Stephen Hawking is, not that anyone needed telling. As perhaps the biggest science icon of the modern day, you don't have to be a keen New Scientist reader to be overwhelmed with respect for him.

Harry Lloyd stars alongside Eddie Redmayne in 'The Theory Of Everything'

While a lot of work went into taking on such a recognisable character, from vocal work to physical training and voracious studying of motor neuron disease, the most difficult task for Eddie Redmayne was encompassing Stephen Hawking's remarkable personality. 'The astounding thing is that Stephen Hawking was given 2 years to live aged 21 and he's now 72', Eddie marvels. 'I mean, it's against all odds and it's a staggering thing, and whether it's to do with his passion, his drive, his outlook on life, his humour or the specific strain of what the disease is, no-one knows but it's a staggering thing and it's a great, great icon of hope.'

Continue reading: Eddie Redmayne 'Inspired' By His Iconic Role As Stephen Hawking In 'The Theory Of Everything'

The Venice Film Festival came to a close this week with a flurry of star-studded premieres and the glitzy awards ceremony. Al Pacino was on hand with his film Manglehorn, Owen Wilson premiered his new comedy She's Funny That Way, Andrew Garfield and Michael Shannon walked the red carpet for 99 Homes, and Ethan Hawke and January Jones turned up for the screening of Good Kill.

Video - Al Pacino Signs Autographs At The 'Manglehorn' Premiere

Continue reading: A Week In Movies: Stars Premiere Films In Venice And Toronto, While Films Shoot In Los Angeles And London. Pixar Teases Lava, And Trailers Debut For Museum And Bosses Sequels

Excitement for the forthcoming British biopic, The Theory of Everything, based on the life of cosmologist and theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking has been propelled forward twice this week: firstly with a still of the two main characters, Hawking and his wife Jane, and now with a full trailer.

The first still released from the Stephen Hawking forthcoming biopic, The Theory of Everything

Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones assume the roles of the two main characters and will take audiences on a journey through the early stages of Hawking’s studies and the difficulties the couple face when he is diagnosed with motor neurone disease at the age of 21.

Continue reading: See Eddie Reymane As Stephen Hawking In 'The Theory Of Everything' Trailer

If you haven't already been swept along by the long run up of excitement building for the Wachowski's new sci-fi film, Jupiter Ascending, allow us to acquaint you with what looks set to be the biggest space blockbuster of the year. Mila Kunis, Channing Tatum, Sean Bean, Douglas Booth and Eddie Redmayne all star in this futuristic adventure.

'Jupiter Ascending' Is The Wachowski's New Sci-Fi Set To Make Waves This Summer.

Kunis takes centre-stage as Jupiter Jones, a janitor who spends each day going through the motions without realising she may just be the most special person on Earth. It is revealed that she was born under a unique night sky in which the stars were arranged to foretell Jupiter's destiny; that is, the biologically ordained usurper of the Queen of the Universe.

Continue reading: 'Jupiter Ascending': The Wachowski's Futuristic Slingshot Into Space [Trailer + Pictures]

Well this is a surprising casting, though one that sort of makes a ton of sense. According to the Deadline.com, Marvel Studios has landed Oscar winning actress Glenn Close to play a major new role in its latest franchise, Guardians of the Galaxy. The actress will reportedly play a leadership role in Nova Corp, the intergalactic space control.

The new James Gunn-directed movie goes into production next month, so Marvel have left it late to cast what is essentially a major role. The movie already boasts a pretty decent looking cast including Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Lee Pace, Michael Rooker and John C. Reilly. Pratt landed the lead role following a search that included Marvel looking at Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Joel Edgerton, Jack Huston, Jim Sturgess and Eddie Redmayne. 

Sources tell Deadline that Close's role will be the closest thing to the one that Samuel L. Jackson plays in The Avengers, though perhaps with more of an edge. Close has proven she can play the hardnosed character in the likes of Damages, Fatal Attraction and, err, 101 Dalmatians and we see her being a real hit in Guardians.

Continue reading: Glenn Close To Play Top Cop In Marvel's 'Guardians Of The Galaxy'

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

Awards season is getting into full swing now, with pretty much all the main ceremonies bar the Oscars having revealed their shortlists by now - and some of the smaller events have even taken place, with the Palm Springs Film Festival gala the latest to honor the great and good of Hollywood. Among the winners at the event included Ben Affleck, who took the Ensemble Performance Award for Argo, and Bradley Cooper who was honored with the Desert Palm Achievement Actor Award for his role in Silver Linings Playbook. 

Bradley Cooper attends the Palm Springs Film Festival on Sunday (January 6, 2013)

Continue reading: Ben Affleck, Bradley Cooper And David O Russell Honored At Palm Springs Film Festival

When Tom Hooper started casting for the film adaptation of Les Miserables, he didn’t exactly have to go searching hard for people who might be interested in appearing in the movie – in fact he barely had to go searching at all.

Hugh Jackman and Eddie Redmayne freely admitted to The Los Angeles Times that they weren’t shy in wanting to get involved with the script, whilst they said that many of Hollywood’s A-list were equally keen to get involved. However, the pair adopted slightly different ways of turning Hooper’s head, as they explained at The Envelope Screening Series for the film. Jackman revealed that he went as far as stalking Hooper for a bit, whilst Redmayne sent in his audition via iPhone.

Hooper was also at the discussion with the pair, and he pointed out that it took three hours of auditioning with Jackman to convince him to get rid of much of the script’s dialogue and focus on a full-blown musical affair: "The key to this is hiring actors who have such a facility, such a confidence expressing themselves through song," that audiences accept the altered reality being created, the director commented. Les Miserables is largely expected to feature in the Oscar nominations after a strong critical showing thus far. It’s released to the general public on Christmas Day.

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!