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Metro
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Metro
Bend It Like Beckham director confirms sequel and teases original cast's return
An exciting movie sequel is afoot, it has been confirmed. Released in 2002, Bend It Like Beckham starred Keira Knightley and Parminder Nagra and is credited with inspiring a generation of girls to take up football. Its plot follows Jesminder Bhamra (Nagra), who dreams of a career in professional footie. However, her Sikh parents want her to study for a law degree and get married. She meets Jules Paxton (Knightley), a white female striker who invites Jess to join the local women's team. The sports comedy-drama—named after Sir David's iconic curling free kick technique—has certainly stood the test of time and retained its fanbase in the years since, having even been adapted into a stage musical in 2015. And now, its director, Gurinder Chadha, has announced that a second instalment is in the works. The timing of the announcement couldn't be more fitting, since the Lionesses are due to take on Spain in the Euro 2025 final on Sunday. Chadha also hopes to schedule the sequel's release for 2027, not only to coincide with the original movie's 20th anniversary but with the Fifa Women's World Cup in Brazil too. And while nothing is set in stone and meetings are yet to be had, the filmmaker is hopeful that the original cast will reprise their roles. 'We've been part of changing the game for women, so it felt like this was a good time for me to go back and investigate the characters,' she told BBC. The London-based director added to Deadline: 'I'm excited to revisit the original characters and revive the enduring story and build on the legacy we helped to create for the women's game.' She confirmed that Nagra, Knightley, Archie Punjabi, Juliet Stevenson, and other cast members 'are aware that a sequel is being developed, but they obviously want to see a script before they commit'. 'I'm pretty certain that everyone's going to want to come back,' she said with optimism. 'Everything hinges on the script, and if the original cast likes it. 'I am working really hard to make sure every character I bring back has a decent arc and scenes.' As for why it's taken over two decades for the ball to start rolling for a sequel (pun fully intended), Chadha 'didn't want' to touch the idea because she 'didn't have a story'. Teasing what fans can expect from the currently nameless sequel, she continued: 'And then I came up with a great story, really super-cool story. So now I'm inspired. Literally came up with it just about a month ago.' She's keen to get the cast back 'very, very soon', declaring proudly: 'Women's football is more competitive, more exciting, and more global than ever. It is an honour for me to be a small part of it.' A Bend It Like Beckham sequel would undoubtedly be huge for cinema, what with the original grossing $76.7million (£57m) against its $5.6m (£4.2m) budget. The film has also become adored by many communities of cinema fans over time, thanks to its exploration of women in sport and the expectations of South Asian women in society. What's more, while not explicitly queer, its storylines deeply resonated with LGBTQ+ viewers, leading to the film being adopted as a lesbian cult classic. Its upcoming sequel even has the backing of Lisa Nandy MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, who will attend the Euros final with Chadha this weekend. 'Bend It Like Beckham captured something so special about Britain, our spirit, our diversity, and our ability to dream big in the face of challenge,' she said. 'Gurinder Chadha gave us a story that resonated far beyond the screen and became part of our cultural DNA.' Nandy added: 'The announcement of a follow-up is a brilliant moment for British film. It builds on a legacy that continues to inspire and shows the world what British storytelling can do. Productions like this help tell our national story, remind us who we are, and who we can be.' Chadha is hoping her husband, Paul Mayeda Berges, will also be back on board to help pen the screenplay, as he did the first, to reignite the magic. More Trending 'I'm hoping to write it with Paul, who has come up with some very funny lines like he did last time.' One thing's for sure, and it's that, in the era of Freakier Friday and Happy Gilmore 2, the news is being eaten up by nostalgia hungry social media users, with plenty branding the announcement exactly 'what we need'. 'one of the greatest movies ever. bring back the original cast', wrote @rasalistair on X. 'MY CHILDHOOD! LETS GO!', added @AnthonyDaytv. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: 00s pop star reveals pain of fame forcing him 'back into the closet' MORE: Netflix viewers rush to watch 'absorbing' reboot of beloved Scottish crime drama MORE: 00s pop icon reveals how crystal meth addiction 'almost killed' him
Yahoo
17-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
What tariffs mean for your wallet: What to buy now before prices go up
June's inflation bump may be the first sign that tariffs are starting to affect prices, but the real squeeze for consumers may still be ahead. The Labor Department announced July 15 that the annual inflation rate climbed to 2.7% in June, the highest since February. That is thanks to a variety of rising prices including those for housing, food, and gasoline. Costs also rose for categories that often rely on imports including clothes, shoes, audio equipment, and toys. James Knightley, chief international economist at Dutch bank ING, said he expected it would be three months after tariffs were implemented in April and May before they began showing up forcefully in consumer price index reports. 'These are some chunky moves and do suggest perhaps that we are seeing some preemptive repricing. Our fear is that this is quite early for that tariff effect to be coming through,' Knightley said. 'We perhaps should be braced for some further increases in prices over the next few months.' There is no single way to predict how businesses will price items weeks or months into the future as, in addition to tariffs, they are influenced by things like consumer demand, sales strategies, and supply chains. For consumers trying to plan what to buy when, experts advise them to stock up on essentials when they see good prices, look out for deals on items they want but don't immediately need to have, and use time-tested cost saving tricks like coupons or price tracking for their purchases. More: Trump announces tariff hikes on 14 countries including Indonesia and South Africa What tariffs could mean for your budget Whether it's sooner or later, economists suspect tariffs will make things even more expensive for U.S. consumers. Costs are expected to rise as retailers' imported inventory bought at pre-tariff prices runs out. If President Donald Trump follows through on plans to resume sweeping tariffs on dozens of countries in August and acts on his other threats, goods could – then – get even more expensive. At that point, Knightly imagines more companies, especially small businesses, may more readily pass tariff costs onto consumers, accepting them as part of a new reality. 'A lot of retailers are trying to hold off as long as they can before passing it off,' he said. 'Large retailers with large warehousing, large store bases, have got better capacity to hold on before raising prices, but smaller independent companies just don't have that.' The sweeping tariffs Trump has threatened to impose or resume vary in size, but some far exceed the 10% baseline. 'The levels they're talking about, they're going to need to be passed through to the consumer in whole or in part,' said Katherine Black, a partner at the global management consulting firm Kearney. 'They're not rates that can be just absorbed by a retailer or a supplier.' What prices could go up? If tariffs currently implemented remain in place, Knightley and Black agreed things made with steel and aluminum are likely to increase in price. If you're in the market for a car, Knightley said he imagines it may make sense to buy one sooner rather than later. Black said she expects tariffs will also affect electronics, apparel, and seasonal merchandise including decor. Consumers appear to be speeding up their purchases to get ahead of price hikes. U.S. retail sales increased 0.6% last month, exceeding expectations for June according to Bankrate Senior Industry Analyst Ted Rossman. "If anything, tariff fears seem to be accelerating sales, at least in the near term," Rossman said in a written comment. "Car sales were up 6.5% year-over-year in June and furniture sales rose 4.5%, further suggesting that consumers are accelerating certain big-ticket purchases they fear will become more expensive, as we saw during the spring." If Trump imposes the tariffs he has threatened, prescription drug costs could climb, coffee could get more expensive, and vehicle prices could rise even higher as car manufacturers rely on imported parts. Black said she expects to see some 'pretty significant' price increases across the board. 'It may not happen right away. If it's Aug. 2 and you're not seeing a huge price increase I don't think that means you can breathe a sigh of relief,' Black said. 'I would expect to start to see some price increases then but even more later in the season.' How to shop smart While it may be difficult to entirely avoid price increases, consumers can still shop strategically. 'It's a matter of taking advantage of those promotional periods,' said Adam Davis, managing director at Wells Fargo Retail Finance. 'It's just trying to be probably a bit more thoughtful.' He advises consumers make the most of end-of-summer or back-to-school deals and sales tax holidays. Knightley said some companies may have raised their prices preemptively right now to give themselves some breathing room so that they can have a Labor Day sale, in which case it could make sense to delay a purchase. Consumers can score deals using browser extensions like CamelCamelCamel which helps users track Amazon prices and Capital One Shopping which helps users compare prices across retailers. USA TODAY also picks and highlights coupons monthly that help people stretch their money. Black advised consumers to prioritize what essentials they really need and to purchase them now. 'On discretionary purchases, I would hold off to assess your personal situation, how tariffs are going to be,' Black said. 'You don't always know what you're going to need a couple months from now, so I'd keep some powder dry for those months and go ahead and buy anything essential now.' Reach Rachel Barber at rbarber@ and follow her on X @rachelbarber_ This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: How tariffs could affect your budget and ways to shop smart Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
USA Today
17-07-2025
- Business
- USA Today
What tariffs mean for your wallet: What to buy now before prices go up
June's inflation bump may be the first sign that tariffs are starting to affect prices, but the real squeeze for consumers may still be ahead. The Labor Department announced July 15 that the annual inflation rate climbed to 2.7% in June, the highest since February. That is thanks to a variety of rising prices including those for housing, food, and gasoline. Costs also rose for categories that often rely on imports including clothes, shoes, audio equipment, and toys. James Knightley, chief international economist at Dutch bank ING, said he expected it would be three months after tariffs were implemented in April and May before they began showing up forcefully in consumer price index reports. 'These are some chunky moves and do suggest perhaps that we are seeing some preemptive repricing. Our fear is that this is quite early for that tariff effect to be coming through,' Knightley said. 'We perhaps should be braced for some further increases in prices over the next few months.' There is no single way to predict how businesses will price items weeks or months into the future as, in addition to tariffs, they are influenced by things like consumer demand, sales strategies, and supply chains. For consumers trying to plan what to buy when, experts advise them to stock up on essentials when they see good prices, look out for deals on items they want but don't immediately need to have, and use time-tested cost saving tricks like coupons or price tracking for their purchases. More: Trump announces tariff hikes on 14 countries including Indonesia and South Africa What tariffs could mean for your budget Whether it's sooner or later, economists suspect tariffs will make things even more expensive for U.S. consumers. Costs are expected to rise as retailers' imported inventory bought at pre-tariff prices runs out. If President Donald Trump follows through on plans to resume sweeping tariffs on dozens of countries in August and acts on his other threats, goods could – then – get even more expensive. At that point, Knightly imagines more companies, especially small businesses, may more readily pass tariff costs onto consumers, accepting them as part of a new reality. 'A lot of retailers are trying to hold off as long as they can before passing it off,' he said. 'Large retailers with large warehousing, large store bases, have got better capacity to hold on before raising prices, but smaller independent companies just don't have that.' The sweeping tariffs Trump has threatened to impose or resume vary in size, but some far exceed the 10% baseline. 'The levels they're talking about, they're going to need to be passed through to the consumer in whole or in part,' said Katherine Black, a partner at the global management consulting firm Kearney. 'They're not rates that can be just absorbed by a retailer or a supplier.' What prices could go up? If tariffs currently implemented remain in place, Knightley and Black agreed things made with steel and aluminum are likely to increase in price. If you're in the market for a car, Knightley said he imagines it may make sense to buy one sooner rather than later. Black said she expects tariffs will also affect electronics, apparel, and seasonal merchandise including decor. Consumers appear to be speeding up their purchases to get ahead of price hikes. U.S. retail sales increased 0.6% last month, exceeding expectations for June according to Bankrate Senior Industry Analyst Ted Rossman. "If anything, tariff fears seem to be accelerating sales, at least in the near term," Rossman said in a written comment. "Car sales were up 6.5% year-over-year in June and furniture sales rose 4.5%, further suggesting that consumers are accelerating certain big-ticket purchases they fear will become more expensive, as we saw during the spring." If Trump imposes the tariffs he has threatened, prescription drug costs could climb, coffee could get more expensive, and vehicle prices could rise even higher as car manufacturers rely on imported parts. Black said she expects to see some 'pretty significant' price increases across the board. 'It may not happen right away. If it's Aug. 2 and you're not seeing a huge price increase I don't think that means you can breathe a sigh of relief,' Black said. 'I would expect to start to see some price increases then but even more later in the season.' How to shop smart While it may be difficult to entirely avoid price increases, consumers can still shop strategically. 'It's a matter of taking advantage of those promotional periods,' said Adam Davis, managing director at Wells Fargo Retail Finance. 'It's just trying to be probably a bit more thoughtful.' He advises consumers make the most of end-of-summer or back-to-school deals and sales tax holidays. Knightley said some companies may have raised their prices preemptively right now to give themselves some breathing room so that they can have a Labor Day sale, in which case it could make sense to delay a purchase. Consumers can score deals using browser extensions like CamelCamelCamel which helps users track Amazon prices and Capital One Shopping which helps users compare prices across retailers. USA TODAY also picks and highlights coupons monthly that help people stretch their money. Black advised consumers to prioritize what essentials they really need and to purchase them now. 'On discretionary purchases, I would hold off to assess your personal situation, how tariffs are going to be,' Black said. 'You don't always know what you're going to need a couple months from now, so I'd keep some powder dry for those months and go ahead and buy anything essential now.'
The Hindu
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Hindu
‘Pride & Prejudice' set for re-release on its 20th anniversary
The Oscar-nominated Pride & Prejudice, starring Keira Knightley, is set for a re-release. PVR INOX, in association with United International Pictures (UIP), announced the 20th anniversary re-release of the romantic drama. In the movie, Knightley stars as Elizabeth Bennet while Matthew Macfadyen plays the quietly intense Mr Darcy. The Joe Wright directorial will hit the screens again on July 25, 2025. With the screenplay from Deborah Moggach, Pride & Prejudice is based on Jane Austin's 1813 novel. Set against the elegant landscapes and ballrooms of Georgian England, the film's evocative score by Dario Marianelli and poetic cinematography from Roman Osin have made it one of the most popular literary adaptations of modern cinema. ALSO READ:Two centuries after Pride and Prejudice Niharika Bijli, Lead Strategist, PVR INOX, said in a statement, 'We're delighted to bring Pride & Prejudice to PVR INOX in India following its international re-release. This year marks a milestone anniversary for this beautiful adaptation, which very quickly propelled itself into cult classic status.' Pride & Prejudice received four Academy Awards nominations, including the Best Actor for Knightley. The movie also received the BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer for Wright.
Yahoo
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Chanel Celebrates U.K. Centenary With a Picasso, Ballet and English Stars
LONDON — Chanel is celebrating its 100 years in the U.K. in typical Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel fashion. The French brand's centenary kicked off with an intimate 100-guest dinner and a ballet performance behind a Pablo Picasso stage cloth at the V&A East Storehouse in Stratford's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. More from WWD The Fashion Crowd Take Over the Serpentine Summer Party Chanel to Hold Fifth Annual BAAND Together Dance Festival in New York City in July Psychoanalysis and Fashion Blended in Museum at FIT's Fall Exhibition Friends, executives and ambassadors of Chanel — including president of fashion and president of Chanel SAS Bruno Pavlovsky, chief executive officer Leena Nair, president of Chanel U.K. Elizabeth Anglès d'Auriac, Keira Knightley, Jenna Coleman, Ellie Bamber, Peter Saville, Bel Powley, Douglas Booth, Greta Bellamacina and Lily Allen — sat down for a meal surrounded by thousands of objects and artifacts older than 100 years. Knightley, who has been an ambassador for Chanel since 2006, was amazed by the vastness of the venue. The space could easily rival her personal collection of pieces from the house. She described her personal Chanel wardrobe as 'quite good, but it's not quite 100 years.' Her favorite pieces she's worn over the years is a 'purple '50s ballgown with a sheer T-shirt top, which was one of Karl Lagerfeld's that I wore to the Toronto Film Festival for the premiere of 'Atonement'.' The actress wore a long white shirtdress with an embroidered dress on top from the brand's fall 2025 collection. 'Thank God they do summer looks,' she joked. Knightley is in the midst of juggling work and summer with her children. She will start shooting the second series of the Netflix show 'Black Doves' soon and she's just been on a reshoot for her upcoming film 'The Woman in Cabin 10' based on a novel by Ruth Ware that Simon Stone is directing. 'It's a thriller set on a super yacht. [I said yes to the project] because Simon is a big theater director whose work I've loved and I thought it was so weird that he wanted to do a flashy thriller because he's a very serious theater director. It's such an interesting combination,' she said. Asked if this could be her foray into stage acting, she said, 'maybe, who knows?' The English actor Powley was also taken by the venue's charm. She took a few snapshots of the objects on her mobile phone before sitting down for dinner. Despite the hot British weather outside, Powley was committed to her Chanel short tweed dress with a ruffled feather neckline that she described as 'very bird-like and beautiful.' She has been climatized to hot weather after filming in Jamaica for the past month for her upcoming series 'Inheritance' starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Johnny Lee Miller. 'It's quite a dark, horror-inspired project and the overarching themes are racial identity and politics. It's split between two timelines, the modern day and 1760 in Jamaica about the legacy of colonialism and slavery. It's a really eye-opening, important and unique project that I'm really proud to be a part of,' she said. Powley has just been announced to join the cast of the HBO series 'Harry Potter' playing the role of Aunt Petunia. She fondly remembers reading all the books growing up. Fantasy, on and off screen, was the subject of conversations. Coleman was ready to talk about entering back into fantasy with the second series of the hit Netflix show 'The Sandman' coming out in July. She plays dual characters: Johanna Constantine, an occult detective, and Lady Johanna Constantine, an 18th-century aristocrat. '[My favorite part] is the Gothic-noir in nature and genre, also entering another realm. It's a very unique visual,' she said, wearing a black leather look from Chanel's Métiers d'Art collection. 'There's a nod to [the] character [of Johanna Constantine],' she joked. In contrast to Coleman's gothic look, Bamber was dressed in blue tweed to match the blue skies outside with a red velvet bag that outlined roses. 'I am very hot, but I don't mind because the color is absolutely amazing,' she said. Bamber is no stranger to fashion and has been working with Chanel for over five years, but soon she will be taking on the role of Kate Moss in 'Moss & Freud,' following the supermodel's relationship with the artist Lucian Freud, who painted her nude in 2002. She got into character by spending a lot of time with Moss, who is a producer on the film. 'I looked at so many images of her and I worked with people who helped me curate her within the film,' she said, adding that she even took on the model's native Croydon accent. The musician Allen is dipping her toes back into acting this summer as Hedda Gabler in 'Hedda' at the Theatre Royal Bath in a reimagining of Henrik Ibsen's classical play 'Hedda Gabler,' of a woman already bored of her marriage when she returns from her honeymoon. 'I said 'yes' to it because it seemed like a bad idea, in a way that it was really challenging, so I felt like throwing myself into,' she said. Allen has been working with the house of Chanel for nearly two decades and her look of the evening — a short strapless black-and-white dress with the CC logo — was inspired by how she used to dress back in 2008, a year before she became the face of the brand's Coco Cocoon handbag line. 'I have so many Chanel pieces, I reckon I have 100 pieces, including accessories, that's if you counted every shoe individually,' she said charmingly with laughter. Chanel, like its friends and ambassadors of the stage and screen, took the opportunity to show what they've been working on, a reimagination of 'Le Train Bleu' with the English National Ballet for their centenary. The one-act performance dates back to 1924 and was performed in front of a stage cloth borrowing Pablo Picasso's 'Deux femmes courant sur la plage.' Gabrielle Chanel costumed the performance that was based on a scenario by Jean Cocteau and choreographed by Bronislava Nijinska to music by Darius Milhaud for Serge Diaghilev's Les Ballets Russes. The ballet incorporates all things Chanel: the French Riviera, sports, flirtation and striped jersey knitwear. 'The ballet feels like a museum piece because it just captures the glamour and free spirit of the Roaring '20s, but there's also these chic looks that are similar to how things are now,' said Stina Quagebeur, associate choreographer at the English National Ballet. When the dancers started their fittings in Chanel lycra costumes printed with knitwear they naturally got into character. Quagebeur wanted the short ballet to spotlight the individual nine principal dancers instead of creating a big narrative. The dancers, some performing a duet, come on and off the stage locking eyes with each other and smirking, hinting at summer love affairs. In the lead-up to the original ballet, Nijinska and Cocteau disagreed on the direction of the narrative with Nijinska wanting a storyline, while Cocteau preferring an abstract retelling. 'I decided to focus more on the abstract side and incorporating the athleticism and pushing the virtuoso of the dancers,' said Quagebeur, adding that for one of the characters based on the 1920s tennis player Suzanne Lenglen, she wanted her to run instead of elegantly leaping across the stage. 'Le Train Bleu' fits with the Picasso stage cloth of two women with windswept hair running by the sea. Chanel has been supporting the conservation of the cloth, which is now on display in the David and Molly Lowell Borthwick Gallery at the V&A East Storehouse. Gabrielle Chanel's love affair with the English has been a well documented one and it's one that the brand continues to add to. Her romance with Arthur 'Boy' Capel and subsequently Hugh Grosvenor, the second Duke of Westminster, started long before the 1920s, but it was in 1925 that the designer went onto registering Parfums Chanel Limited in the U.K.; a year prior she had established Les Parfums Chanel in France. 'Everything goes back to Gabrielle and the U.K. still has this special place for the house because we still source tweed and cashmere from the U.K.,' said Anglès d'Auriac in an interview. In times of hard luxury, she calls the events of Chanel's U.K. celebrations serendipity. 'Things become evident and ideas bubble up when you start getting interested in your local environment, your clients and the culture environment. We always think about creation, creativity and craftsmanship — it's our heritage, but it's also in our present and future,' said Anglès d'Auriac. There are more surprises in store for the rest of the year. Anglès d'Auriac is honing on how to best show the brand's creation and craftsmanship in a culturally relevant way to their clients through Chanel's retail and boutique footprint. 'The beauty of working in the U.K. is that it's still a source of inspiration for the house and we've had our headquarters here since 2018, which shows its importance and close proximity to France,' she said. The brand has been on a high in the U.K. since 2023 when it staged 'Gabrielle Chanel. Fashion Manifesto' at the Victoria & Albert Museum and a Métiers d'Art collection in Manchester. The slowdown in luxury spending may have shaken consumer confidence, but in the U.K. Chanel's bestsellers are coming out of its newly launched Métiers d'Art collection in stores; the Chanel 25 handbag that British pop star Dua Lipa is the face of and the jewelry line Coco Crush. Anglès d'Auriac also revealed that other in-demand products include the Les Beiges Healthy Glow Bronzing Cream; the Coco Mademoiselle purse spray and the Chance Eau Splendide, which had its own pop-up on Chance Street in Shoreditch. Gabrielle Chanel famously said, 'I have always succeeded with the English, I don't know why.' But perhaps her superstitions knew why. Best of WWD Fashion Meets Cinema: Jaws 50th Anniversary and Calvin Klein Spring 2019 RTW Show Retro Glamour: Giorgio Di Sant'Angelo's Summer 1973 Chic Straw Hat Statement The Story Behind Jackie Kennedy's Cartier Watch: A Royal Gift With 'Traces and Clues of Her Life' Revealed
