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Perth Now
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Jodie Foster was too ‘busy' to take cameo in upcoming Disney sequel ‘Freakier Friday'
Jodie Foster was too 'busy' to take a cameo in the upcoming Disney sequel 'Freakier Friday'. The 62-year-old actress starred as the teenage lead in the original 1976 version of the body-swap comedy, but was working on a new film when she was offered the chance to appear in the new reboot of the film. Referring to Vie Privée, her new French-language film which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, Jodie told Variety: 'I was busy doing this movie. 'But Jamie Lee Curtis is a really good friend of mine. I followed the shoot and all that stuff.' The new sequel sees Jamie Lee Curtis, 66, and Lindsay Lohan, 38, reprising their roles as Tess and Anna Coleman from the 2003 hit 'Freaky Friday', which was a remake of the 1976 version. Jodie starred as the teenage lead in that version opposite Barbara Harris. Jodie also reflected on her early entry into the industry and her complicated relationship with acting. 'I would never have chosen to be an actor,' she said – adding: 'If I could do something else, if I was a writer or a painter or sculptor, that would be good too. But this is the only skill I have.' Jodie began acting aged three and gained widespread recognition as a child star before transitioning into a celebrated adult career. 'When I was a kid, I worked so much that by the time that I was 18, I needed to take a different approach,' she said. The two-time Oscar winner also addressed why she rarely takes on comedic roles, particularly in English-language films. 'I don't love doing comedies in English. And maybe it's because, in America, when we make comedies, they don't have a lot of subtlety or intelligence. For me, that's essential,' she said. Jodie added: 'It's hard for me to be fascinated with comedy for longer than a week. After about a week, I'm like, 'Oh, can we get this thing over already?' They're much harder to make than dramas.' 'Freakier Friday' director Nisha Ganatra previously told Entertainment Weekly in April 2025 the movie's bosses 'begged' Jodie to appear, but realised 'she's not going to do it'.
The Citizen
20-05-2025
- The Citizen
Family of slain Merebank man calls for justice
THE family of Jodie Gopal, a 28-year-old man who was killed in a drive-by shooting in May last year, is demanding accountability after it was revealed that a witness was not interviewed until a year after the incident. Also read: Southlands Sun 23 May 2025 Jodie's sister, Josephine Gopal, told the SUN that May 1 marked a year since her brother was killed outside their Merebank home, however no arrest has been made. For background on this story, click here. 'The investigating officer only came to take the statement from my father on April 28, just two days before it marked a full year since my brother was killed. That is concerning because statements from witnesses should be taken shortly after the incident,' she said. Josephine is adamant that taking statements from witnesses shortly after the incident is crucial for legal and investigative reasons. She believes that inconsistencies between later statements and early ones can be used to challenge creditability. 'But early documentation helps avoid that,' she added. Also read: Teen's rape sparks public outcry Jodie was shot dead outside his home at around 19:00 while feeding his child. He was hit by a barrage of gunfire that erupted from unknown assailants. His brother and father managed to evade the hail of bullets and escaped unscathed. However, Jodie sustained injuries to his body and was rushed to hospital where he later died. 'I am angry and frustrated because my brother still has not received justice. How can someone take an innocent life and get away with it? The investigating officer tells us that the case has been closed because there are no leads and no one is willing to come forward,' said Josephine. Despite early tips and public appeals, Wentworth police has yet to find a suspect linked to Jodie's killing. The family launched a petition last year, calling on members of the public to take a strong stance against crime. 'My youngest brother was full of life, dreams, and hope. He never got to see his precious baby girl turn three. He was declared brain dead, but his heart kept beating for five long hours before he finally let go. Jodie fought with everything he had to return to his family and his child, but the severity of his injuries was too great,' she added. Police spokesperson in Wentworth, Captain Mbuso Gumede, said the investigation is ongoing, but no new updates have been shared in months. However, Gumede could not comment on the alleged delays in the investigation. He was also unable to explain why the police detective reportedly took a witness statement a year after the incident. For more Southlands Sun news, follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. You can also check out our videos on our YouTube channel or follow us on TikTok. Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter and get news delivered straight to your inbox. At Caxton, we employ humans to generate daily fresh news, not AI intervention. Happy reading!
Daily Mirror
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Jodie Comer shares unexpected Everton link after final Goodison match
Killing Eve star Jodie Comer revealed she has a surprising connection to Everton Football Club as she took to social media to mark the end of the club's time at Goodison Park Jodie Comer tribute to Everton fans on Sunday as the football club bid farewell to its Goodison Park ground after 133 years. The football team will move to a new stadium at Bramley Moore Dock later this year. Everton, which is currently captained by Irish footballer Séamus Coleman, 36, had one last game at Goodison Park - and left fans on could nine when they enjoyed a win. The team scored a a 2-0 victory over Southampton on Sunday. Ahead of the game, 32-year-old Killing Eve star Jodie took to social media to mark the end of an era - and made special mention to her father. She took to Instagram Stories and shared a photo of her dad in an Everton coat and revealed that he has worked at the club for almost three decades. She captioned her photo, writing: "Thinking of everyone saying Thank you and Goodbye to Goodison Park today. Especially this legend. 28 years at the club and counting. I love you dad!" Jodie, who is from Liverpool, has previously discussed her love for the team. She previously told The Guardian that she longs to see Everton win the Premier League. She told the outlet: "The Oscar is considered the pinnacle of acting. You receive one of them… But I think I have to say winning the league, purely to see the joy and elation on my dad's and my brother's faces." Later this year, Jodie will be seen on the big screen as a cast member of the Danny Boyle directed horror film sequel, 28 Years Later. The zombie horror film follows the 2002 original film 28 Days Later and first sequel 28 Weeks Later - which was released in 2007. Opening up to ELLE Magazine about her involvement in the film in June last year, Jodie revealed she had been studying a pop singer in order to ace an accent for her role. The magazine reported at the time: "This afternoon, she'll head to Newcastle to begin rehearsals for her latest role in the film 28 Years Later, Danny Boyle's third instalment in his zombie-horror trilogy, alongside Ralph Fiennes and Aaron Taylor-Johnson. "The part means she'll get to add another accent to her repertoire: Geordie. She has been watching clips of Cheryl on The X Factor with her dialect coach to prepare." And discussing her anticipation about filming the project, she told the magazine: "I'm excited to get the first day done... Danny just seems like such a confident, intuitive and intelligent director. The original was so loved, so I'm trying not to think of that too hard. I'm not putting too much expectation on myself." Comer recently confessed to struggling with perfecting a Chicago accent for her role in the movie The Bikeriders, which is inspired by Danny Lyon's photographic book bearing the same title. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, she confessed: "I would say that Kathy's accent is probably the hardest one that I've done. I was given 30 minutes with the real Kathy being interviewed by Danny Lyon, and I was so struck by how singular and unique her dialect and cadence was." She continued: "So I started working with a dialect coach, Victoria (Hanlin), and she told me, 'All the vowel sounds are a contradiction. This is something that is entirely her own.'". She added: "And I said, 'I want to get as close to the audio as I possibly can.' ". In another recent interview, this time with Buzzfeed, Jodie revealed she was enjoying working in films after first being rejected for a role in a major blockbuster. She told the magazine: "I auditioned for 'Mamma Mia! ' That was a time, that was also when I was auditioning for 'Killing Eve' as well." Despite past setbacks, both actors have secured starring roles in the upcoming crime drama 'The Bikeriders', portraying the married couple Benny and Kathy Cross.
Daily Record
14-05-2025
- General
- Daily Record
Dumfries and Galloway mum encourages people to sign up for further education bursary
Jodie Thomson is one of nearly 500 people who have benefited from Wheatley Group's bursary scheme. A Wigtownshire mum is encouraging people to sign up for a bursary that helps people study at university and college. Jodie Thomson is one of nearly 500 people who have benefited from Wheatley Group's bursary scheme. The programme is run by the social housing landlord's charitable trust, Wheatley Foundation, and offers bursaries of up to £1,500 a year for full-time students. part time students can receive up to £750. Jodie, who lives in a Wheatley Homes South property in Wigtownshire with her husband and three children, is about to complete an HNC in Childhood Practice through Dumfries and Galloway. The 37-year-old said: 'After being a stay-at-home mum, I helped out at my son's nursery and then decided to go to college to complete this course. 'I wasn't sure how we would manage, but the bursary was a great help. It helped me provide for my family while I was studying.' The Wheatley Foundation's bursary programme is open to tenants in Wheatley Homes properties in Dumfries and Galloway and will help ease the financial burden on customers facing the expense of studying. Chair of Wheatley Foundation, Professor Paddy Gray OBE, said: 'Since 2016, the scheme has helped 482 people to go on to further education and get the qualifications they need. Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'. 'Our bursary programme is another way Wheatley Foundation can help people in our communities achieve their dreams.'
Telegraph
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
Danny Care retirement signals end to a truly great Premiership generation
As indicated by having a tattoo with the quote 'everything happens for a reason' on his wrist, Danny Care is a firm believer in fate. Originally, he had a plan to retire at the end of next season, although undoubtedly he would have been tempted to hang on for one more campaign to play past his 40th birthday and overtake Richard Wigglesworth's record for most Premiership appearances. But on Tuesday afternoon, the Harlequins scrum-half announced that this season will be his last and he will bow out with close to 400 appearances for the club in addition to the 101 caps he won for England. Given that Harlequins have already chosen to name bars after past stalwarts in Chris Robshaw and Mike Brown, the club may have to rename a stand in honour of Care who has represented the club more than any other player. Care has good reason to believe in the guiding hand of providence. In 2013, he missed out on a place in the British and Irish Lions tour to Australia and decided to not go on England's to Argentina. Instead, he went on holiday to Thailand where he would meet his future wife, Jodie. Eight years later, he again missed out on his final chance of making a Lions tour but won a second Premiership with Harlequins in 2021 in one of the maddest title triumphs in the history of the competition. In doing so he fulfilled a promise he had made to his son and the story goes that after night three of partying he smuggled the trophy into his bedroom so when he awoke it was there. With England he fell out of Eddie Jones' good graces on more than one occasion, but maintained his high levels of performances with Quins and would win his 100th cap against Ireland in last year's Six Nations. It seems fitting that Care should announce his retirement within weeks of Ben Youngs, his great competitor for the England No 9 shirt, although that rivalry will be maintained in the podcast charts. Their announcement brings a certain fin de siècle feeling with Youngs' team-mate Dan Cole also weighing up whether to bow out this season. Chances of this current generation of players matching their ridiculous numbers of appearances – with full-back Alex Goode last week bringing up his 400th appearance for Saracens – seem vanishingly small. Of course, they relied upon luck avoiding serious injuries and have looked after their bodies exceedingly well, but if you are looking for what single factor linked them all it was their love of the game. However, cliched that expression may seem, no one personified the pure joy of playing rugby more than Care. Every player in the Premiership will have grown up dreaming of signing their first professional contact. Yet somewhere between signing on the dotted line and retirement, the role of a professional player becomes a job like any other. Many refer to the 'grind' of a relentless schedule. Cynicism is a natural by-product of the cut-throat nature of the industry. But whenever you watched Care, you could always see that childhood dream still sparkling in his eyes. To my mind, the abiding image of him is his dive under the French posts with a grin as long as the Seine following a trademark dummy and snipe down the blindside of a ruck. That may have been his finest Test performance in England's 2016 Grand Slam victory in Paris. Quins supporters could probably debate his greatest club performance for hours, but more than anything else his consistency was remarkable. You notice a lot of players' performance levels drop off when they return to club colours from international duty. Care's standards barely dipped at Quins. While it is easy to assume that he was always a one-club man, his soft Yorkshire accent is a reminder that he signed for the club from Leeds Tykes all the way back in 2006. Maybe the legs lack a bit of the gas now but his eye for a gap and his innate understanding of what a fly-half needs and when was second to none. Such is his natural charm that Care will continue to turn heads in whatever he does next whether podding, vlogging or a possible dabble into the world of celebrity TV. Whatever comes next, Care will continue to let fate guide him.
