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7 days ago
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- Metro
Johnny Depp could return as Captain Jack Sparrow according to Jerry Bruckheimer
Will Captain Jack be back? (Picture: Moviestore/REX/Shutterstock) Johnny Depp could be setting sail again as Captain Jack Sparrow, according to Pirates of the Caribbean producer Jerry Bruckheimer. Bruckheimer, 80 – who has been behind major hit movies including Armageddon, Top Gun, Con Air and the Bad Boys films with Will Smith and Martin Lawrence -recently revealed that discussions have taken place about the actor's return to the franchise, despite earlier reports to the contrary. In a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, Bruckheimer confirmed that development on the next installment of the blockbuster Disney franchise is moving forward, with a screenplay currently in development. He said Depp's participation would ultimately depend on how the character is written. 'If he likes the way the part's written, I think he would do it,' Bruckheimer explained, noting that the script is still being refined. 'It's all about what's on the page, as we all know… We want to make it. We just got to get the right screenplay. We haven't quite gotten there yet, but we're close.' Bruckheimer (center) – pictured here with Depp dressed as Captain Jack Sparrow and President of Walt Disney Studios Sean Bailey – praised the new script (Picture: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney) The producer called Depp 'a good friend'(Picture:) After a series of vague updates in recent years, Bruckheimer previously shared that new Pirates films will feature a fresh cast – with no mention of Depp. This may or may not chime with talk in 2022 of a female-led take with Barbie star Margot Robbie. Fans who were appalled by the implication that Depp wouldn't return are almost certainly thrilled by this latest update. The last Pirates outing, 2017's Dead Men Tell No Tales, saw Depp reprise his iconic role alongside franchise veterans Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, and Keira Knightley. It remains to be seen which members of the original cast end up appearing in the reboot (Picture: Greg Gorman/Walt Disney/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock) While the planned sixth film is being described as a reboot, Bruckheimer has made it clear he would like to see Sparrow make at least a cameo appearance. 'It's a reboot, but if it was up to me, he would be in it,' Bruckheimer told the magazine. 'I love him. He's a good friend. He's an amazing artist, and he's a unique look. He created Captain Jack… that was his interpretation. It wasn't on the page — he came up with that blend of Pepé Le Pew and Keith Richards.' The producer also revealed that Jeff Nathanson, who wrote Dead Men Tell No Tales, is once again behind the script for the upcoming film. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page According to Bruckheimer, Nathanson has already 'cracked' the story's ending. 'He's got an amazing third act,' Bruckheimer said. 'We just gotta clean up the first and second, and then we'll get there. But he wrote a great, great third act.' Although Disney has not officially announced a release date or confirmed casting, the prospect of Depp returning as the rum-loving pirate will likely excite fans who have campaigned for his comeback in recent years. For now, Bruckheimer says the team's priority is perfecting the script – but the door to the Black Pearl appears to be wide open for Captain Jack Sparrow. 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. Arrow MORE: Rapper makes truly bizarre claim that he could be part alien Arrow MORE: Jack Nicholson's grandson 'knocked ex unconscious and broke her tooth' before arrest
Extra.ie
08-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Extra.ie
Mel Gibson back in Ireland
Australian actor and Hollywood superstar Mel Gibson is reliving his days as William Wallace in County Meath this week, as the hit movie Braveheart celebrates its 30th anniversary. Gibson, who produced, directed and starred in the film, will be guest of honour at the annual 'King John Summer Prom Festival' in Trim, County Meath, where the theme for this year's festival is the movie 'Braveheart.' Today's top videos STORY CONTINUES BELOW The film tells the story of Sir William Wallace, a minor Scottish nobleman, who attempted to lead an uprising against English rule under King Edward I in the 13th century, and the movie was filmed across Ireland, England and Scotland in 1995. Photo by Moviestore/REX/Shutterstock (Braveheart, Mel Gibson Film and Television The ruins of Trim Castle were transformed into the medieval English city of York for filming, while the 'London Square' where Braveheart is punished for his leadership of the Scottish rebellion was also created at Trim, with the castle walls used as its backdrop. The film went on to win five Oscars in 1996, for Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Effects, Best Makeup and Best Picture. Mel Gibson has dual Irish and Australian citizenship, his mother, Anne Patricia Reilly, was from Ardagh in County Longford, and the actor has always had a fondness for Ireland. Mel Gibson. Pic:The Oscar winner flew in from Italy where he has been filming a follow-up to his movie 'The Passion of the Christ', which was a huge hit back in 2004, with the sequel due for release early next year. Tonight, Mel Gibson will attend a concert in Trim, County Meath, celebrating Irelands musical heritage, with Irish actor Patrick Bergin expected to perform. Tomorrow morning its believed the Hollywood superstar will be signing Braveheart posters at Trim Castle Hotel, with the proceeds from the sale of the posters going to the Irish Equity Benevolent Fund, which supports actors and equity members who find themselves in financial difficulties. .
New York Post
23-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
‘Parent Trap' stars Lindsay Lohan, Elaine Hendrix and Lisa Ann Walter reunite at ‘Freakier Friday' premiere
The 'Freakier Friday' red carpet wasn't Camp Walden, but it sure felt like it. 'Parent Trap' stars Lindsay Lohan, Elaine Hendrix and Lisa Ann Walter staged a mini reunion at the world premiere of Disney's long-awaited 'Freaky Friday' sequel in LA on Tuesday. The trio starred in Disney's 1998 version of 'The Parent Trap,' a remake of the original 1961 film. Advertisement 10 Lohan, Hendrix and Walter reunited at the world premiere of Disney's 'Freakier Friday.' FilmMagic Lohan, 39, famously played twins Hallie Parker and Annie James — separated at birth and reunited at summer camp, where they team up to switch places in an attempt to bring their divorced parents, Nick Parker (Dennis Quaid) and Elizabeth James (the late Natasha Richardson), back together. Walter, 61, portrayed Nick's feisty housekeeper, Chessy, while Hendrix, 54, took on the role of Meredith Blake, the girls' gold-digging soon-to-be stepmother. Advertisement 10 Lohan starred as twins Hallie Parker and Annie James in 1998's 'The Parent Trap.' Moviestore/Shutterstock 10 Walter portrayed Chessy, while Hendrix took the role of Meredith Blake. DIsney Speaking to Entertainment Tonight on the red carpet, Lohan, who was just 12 when the film was released, said she 'still feels like a little girl' around her former costars. 'When you spend so much time with people on sets, and also when you're so young and you grow up with these people, you experience real life with them as well,' the 'Mean Girls' star told the outlet. 'And when you stay in contact, which is the beautiful thing, you feel like you're just always together, in a way.' Advertisement Meanwhile, Hendrix and Walter gushed to The Hollywood Reporter about reuniting with Lohan — nearly 27 years after 'The Parent Trap' hit theaters. 10 Lohan, Hendrix and Walter at the 'Freakier Friday' premiere. Getty Images for Disney Hendrix, who makes a cameo in 'Freakier Friday,' told the outlet that teaming up with Lohan again 'was a trip.' 'I hadn't seen her since she was a little girl… I had a special inside window into her that no one else did,' she said. 'When I came and reunited with her, there was, first and foremost, a real sense of familiarity about her. And then there was also, like, 'Oh, you're a whole different person now.' She's had a whole life since I had seen her.' Advertisement 10 Hendrix makes a cameo in 'Freakier Friday.' Disney She continued, 'It was a real mixed bag. All these emotions, all these great things just came flooding in. And I was so happy and proud, and it was so fun and just the best.' Walter, for her part, said she kept catching herself looking at Lohan on the red carpet. 'The light that's coming out of her now, as a mom and a grown woman, is so beautiful,' she explained. 'She just looks so happy. This is wonderful.' 10 Walter as feisty housekeeper Chessy in 'The Parent Trap.' Disney Tuesday's premiere, however, was all about the sequel to another one of Lohan's hit Disney films, 2003's 'Freaky Friday.' The original movie, which also starred Jamie Lee Curtis, follows a mother and daughter — Tess and Anna Coleman, played by Curtis and Lohan, respectively — who magically switch bodies and must navigate each other's lives to understand one another better. The sequel, 'Freakier Friday,' adds Anna's daughter, Harper Coleman (Julia Butters), and her soon-to-be stepdaughter, Lily Davies (Sophia Hammons), to the mix. Advertisement 10 Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis reunite in 'Freakier Friday.' Getty Images for Disney 10 The cast of 'Freakier Friday' at the world premiere on Tuesday. Getty Images for Disney Notably returning for the follow-up film is Chad Michael Murray, who played the original movie's love interest, Jake. Two of Murray's three children, whom he shares with actress Sarah Roemer, made a rare appearance on the red carpet. Advertisement The 'One Tree Hill' alum told People that the day before filming 'Freakier Friday,' he showed his kids the original film, even though he usually doesn't show them his work. 10 Murray's children made a rare appearance on the 'Freakier Friday' red carpet. Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock 10 Murray returns as Jack in 'Freakier Friday.' REUTERS 'We sat down and watched it, and I just remember them picking on me,' he told the outlet. ''Dad, what is wrong with your hair?' and 'Dad, you can't sing. What is going on?'' Advertisement He added, 'They were embarrassed for me, as they should have been.' 'Freakier Friday' hits theaters on August 8.
Extra.ie
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Extra.ie
The most controversial movies banned in Ireland
The most controversial films of all time have been revealed in a resurfaced list on a movie-review platform. Letterboxd is a brilliant website used to track, review and rate the movies you watch, all the while seeing what other people have to say about films — a great means of getting inspiration for your next watch! There is also a little known lists feature, where users can create lists such as the the best classics; the best movies of the year; the best 90-minute films and more. 1945 classic Mildred Pierce is an American melodrama/ film noir directed by Michale Curtiz and adapted from the book by James M. Cain. Pic: Getty Images One really interesting list is Banned Films, a look at 63 films throughout the years that have been banned in various countries across the world for differing reasons. Typically, the reasons are due to extreme violence or political reasons. In the list there are ten flicks that were banned in Ireland during a period of time. 1945 classic Mildred Pierce is an American melodrama/ film noir directed by Michale Curtiz and adapted from the book by James M. Cain. I Spit on Your Grave (1978) was banned due to scenes of graphic violence. In 2010, the movie was re-released with the ban re-instated. Pic: Moviestore/REX/Shutterstock Mildred is a divorced mother who works to provide for her daughters but was initially banned due to the concerns about the permissive portrayal of adultery and sexual themes. The ban got lifted with the movie earning a PG rating post-ban. Similarly, The Big Sleep (released in 1946) was banned due to sexual references with the characters in the movie involved in pornography and sexual situations in the film. At the time, censorship practices in Ireland were heavily influenced by the Catholic Church, with the censorship board enlisted to protecting the morality of the public. I Spit on Your Grave (1978) was banned due to scenes of graphic violence. In 2010, the movie was re-released with the ban re-instated. At the time, the BBC reported that the Irish Film Classification Office (IFCO) blocked the sale of the DVD due to the depiction of gross violence and cruelty towards humans. For the full list of 63 movies that have been banned for periods of time go here.
Extra.ie
23-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Extra.ie
The Irish film starring Helen Mirren that's been rescued from obscurity
The history of Irish film seems a young one, with the constant stream of new cinema stories seeing success across the world, from blockbusters such as The Banshees Of Inisherin to small, perfectly formed shorts like An Irish Goodbye. In truth, people have been making films in Ireland since the early 20th century when American Sidney Olcott made The Lad From Old Ireland in Kerry in 1910. While not as prolific as other European countries, the 20th and 21st centuries have seen a steady stream of filmmaking in Ireland: films that are remembered and loved by Irish audiences in equal measure. Sadly however, while the modern industry continues to explode on TVs, phones and cinema screens, the films of the past can often languish unseen. On June 6 this year, in the famous red seats of Queen's Film Theatre (QFT) in Belfast, the writer Bernard MacLaverty spoke to a full house after a screening of a newly restored version of Cal the 1984 film he adapted from his novel of the same name. Helen Mirren as Marcella with co-star John Lynch in 1984 film Cal. Pic: Moviestore/REX/Shutterstock It was an emotional night that saw Bernard tell tales of the 1980s film business in Ireland, taking his second novel and turning it into a script, and witnessing Helen Mirren and John Lynch tell the story he had created. In particular he told of his disappointment the last time he had seen the film, when the remaining print had been of such bad quality it was almost unwatchable. This special night was the culmination of seven years' work (including a break for a pandemic) to restore Cal and bring it back to the big screen, where it belongs. For me personally and the many people who helped to put the film back on screen, to see a full cinema watching a perfect version of the movie was a confirmation of the value of bringing back important Irish pictures to audiences across the world. I've been working at Film Hub NI since 2013; it's part of the BFI FIlm Audience Network, a project to develop audiences for independent cinema across the UK, funded by the British Film Institute. A key part of our work is connecting audiences to our rich film culture, from Super 8 films held in archives, to others that had a spotlight long ago and deserve to be seen again. A newly restored version of Cal screened earlier this month. Pic: Moviestore/REX/Shutterstock Across the island of Ireland we have a rightly celebrated film industry, flying high and making other nations jealous at the Oscars. For us, it is vitally important that the early building blocks of what we enjoy today, those pioneers who made films when little support existed, are celebrated, but also that the films are watchable by young people who will make the films of tomorrow. The effort to restore Cal started in October 2018 when the QFT celebrated its 50th anniversary as the home of independent cinema in Belfast. The cinema's aim has always been to bring to Belfast audiences the best of international film, and its early years saw a dedicated clientele form around the converted lecture hall with an entrance down a secret alleyway at the rear of the university. However, this loyal core wasn't enough to stave off numerous financial crises as the cinema struggled to survive in the midst of the Troubles. In the 1980s, however, the emergence of a thriving homegrown movie industry began to place the QFT as the home of Irish film in the North, allowing some level of financial stability. One of the most successful of these Irish productions was Cal, directed by Pat O'Connor, fresh from debut feature The Ballroom Of Romance, and produced by David Puttnam, who was on top of the film world after producing Chariots Of Fire and Local Hero. Cal stars John Lynch as the titular character, a 19-year-old Catholic drawn into republican violence who forms a relationship with local librarian Marcella, played by Helen Mirren, the Catholic widow of a Protestant RUC constable who now lives with her in-laws in an isolated farmhouse. John Lynch as Cal, a 19-year-old Catholic drawn into violence. Pic: Warner/Goldcrest/Enigma/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock Set against the background of sectarian division, the film skilfully shows the impact of violence on the everyday lives of people from different social and political backgrounds. It presents Cal and Marcella as victims of hidden forces, unable to escape the consequences of wider events beyond their control. Michael Open, then head of QFT, met producer Puttnam at Cannes Film Festival and arranged to bring Cal to the cinema for the 1984 Belfast Festival, the success of which led to a further run of 42 consecutive sell-out performances. During this time 14,100 people saw Cal, and for the first two weeks of these screenings, QFT became the second-highest grossing cinema in the UK outside London. Given the importance of the film to QFT history, it was obvious that Cal had to be part of the 50th anniversary, but, as Bernard found out to his horror, it appeared that the only existing print on 35mm film was near unusable. Cal was so important to the cinema's history that the QFT went ahead with the screening, but as one attendee that night commented: 'The film deserves better than that.' The QFT staff and I met and determined that we would start lobbying for a new print to be made. The first step was to contact film archives across Britain and Ireland to see if they held a master copy, but it appeared that none existed in public archives, with RTE having a broadcast copy which wouldn't have been appropriate for restoration. Helen Mirren as Marcella in Cal. Pic: Moviestore/REX/Shutterstock Park Circus, the company that manages the back catalogue for many of the major film studios and who are the distributors, contacted the studios to see what was possible, and we were glad of the help of Northern Ireland Screen, which began to make enquiries on the film's behalf. We were a bit stumped at that stage, so we commissioned a film writer from Belfast, Dr Sam Manning to investigate the story of the film's making and talk to some of the main players (sadly Helen Mirren was unavailable). This allowed readers to remind themselves of the film, and nail down why it was key to understanding both the Irish movie industry and how contemporary artists responded to the Troubles. Then came a lucky break when Puttnam wrote to the movie's original producers, Lionsgate Films. They were able to locate the original master copy deep in the vault, and a new restored digital copy of the film was delivered to Park Circus. After some discussions, they decided that a new release of the film might be possible, and Northern Ireland Screen again supported the mission. Their role as custodians of the film heritage of Northern Ireland allowed them to see the importance of Cal in telling the story of our filmmaking past. So, technical tweaks were delivered, posters were printed and we prepared to screen the film in all its glory at the start of June. And it wasn't just at QFT; cinemas in Dublin, Glasgow, Manchester, Bradford and beyond booked the movie, a testament to the film's power to tell the story of love in a time of conflict, a tale still all too relevant to the times we live in. Cal stars John Lynch as the titular character, a 19-year-old Catholic drawn into republican violence who forms a relationship with local librarian Marcella, played by Helen Mirren, the Catholic widow of a Protestant RUC constable who now lives with her in-laws in an isolated farmhouse. Pic: Warner/Goldcrest/Enigma/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock The last ten years have seen a revolution in what is called in the cinema trade as 'repertory cinema'. Essentially, cinemas have seen the value of broadening out their offerings from the weekly screening of newly released films to a wider appreciation of films of the past. Whole festivals are now dedicated to screening newly restored work from around the world. These include Cinema Rediscovered, which takes place in Bristol each July, and the daddy of them all, Il Cinema Ritrovato, where Bologna is taken over by screenings of the cream of film history. Younger audiences are discovering that the world of film lies beyond the latest offerings, and sites such as Letterboxd open up a vast range of movies from across time and place for new audiences to discover. With the twin threats of Covid and streaming, cinemas have looked to their heritage to reinvent themselves and find new audiences. Statistically, in 2022 and 2023, when cinemas were struggling to recover their pre-pandemic level, the market for classic cinema rose by 139% in Britain and Ireland. Irish cinema of the past deserves to take its place in this renaissance. But beyond the industry view, what made us proudest of managing to get a restored Cal back on screen was the reaction to the film itself from audiences who have seen it. In a time when the Troubles are displayed and dissected on screens across the world with something like Say Nothing being screened internationally on Disney+, Cal is a moving, sincere drama that comes from those times, bringing an authenticity to modern audiences' understanding of what happened, drawing the eye to the miseries and joys of the time when two people clutched at love in the midst of conflict. Watching Cal again in a cinema allows audiences to reconnect with the story of Cal and Marcella, to see the skill that artists such as Pat O'Connor and Bernard MacLaverty brought to the telling of their story, to hear once again the haunting soundtrack of Mark Knopfler as these makers intended it to be heard. Sitting in the QFT and feeling the reaction of the audience witnessing their history on screen made the work to restore the film worthwhile. Cal will now be available to see for cinema audiences across the world, and the work of Mirren, Lynch and many others will be enjoyed for years to come. Cal is being screened at QFT and Dublin's Irish Film Institute until the end of this month. See and to book tickets.
