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Daily Mail
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Ellie Bamber cuts a typically chic figure in a light grey skirt co-ord at the New York premiere of Words Of War
She never puts a foot wrong when it comes to fashion. And Ellie Bamber cut a typically chic figure at the New York premiere of Words Of War held at the Village East Cinema on Wednesday night. The actress, 28, opted for a light grey skirt co-ord which highlighted her toned physique. She boosted her height with pointed black heels and completed the outfit with an oversized matching jacket. The beauty wore her blonde tresses in loose waves over her shoulders and sported a glowing make-up look. Words of War is an upcoming biographical drama film about the late Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya. Directed by James Strong, it is set to star Maxine Peake as Politkovskaya, Jason Isaacs as her husband Alexander Politkovsky, and Ciarán Hinds as her Nobel Peace Prize-winning editor at the Novaya Gazeta, Dmitry Muratov. Variety reported that Words of War is scheduled to be released in U.S. theaters starting on May 2, 2025. Anna Politkovskaya was one of Russia's most acclaimed journalists and a vocal critic of the Kremlin. She was murdered in 2006. Ellie will also soon star in an upcoming Kate Moss biopic focusing on her now iconic collaboration with celebrated figurative painter Lucian Freud. Kate was 28-years old and well established as one of Britain's most successful fashion models when Freud painted her in the nude, an arduous nine-month project carried out at the artist's Holland Park home in 2002. The painting would be sold privately for £3.5million some three years later, but its waif-like subject and her relationship with Freud will be reenacted for a wider audience in a forthcoming film. Directed by James Lucas, the appropriately titled Moss & Freud will feature rising star Bamber as the supermodel in what could arguably be her most challenging role to date. The task at hand is all the more daunting given she was handpicked by Kate, but those charting her career - including the supermodel, a self-confessed fan - will know the role is in safe hands. Born in Surrey to investment banker father David and mother Zoe - who now works as her manager - Ellie developed a keen interest in acting from the age of 12 after being inspired by her drama teacher at Hawley Place School, now Hurst Lodge School, in Berkshire. Mainstream success would soon follow, with the then 15-year-old starring alongside Cold Feet star Hermione Norris and Martin Clunes in 2012 miniseries A Mother's Son. It would be the first of many carefully chosen TV roles, with Ellie taking another small part in The Musketeers before emerging as a star in her own right with the lead in a 2018 adaptation of Les Misérables. The actress would play Cosette in an ensemble cast featuring Dominic West, David Oyelowo, Lily Collins and Derek Jacobi - who reunites with Ellie by playing the enigmatic Freud in her latest film. By then her personal life was winning as many headlines as her professional endeavors, with Ellie embarking on a relationship with Scottish actor Richard Madden in 2017. Richard had already established himself as a household name thanks to a prominent role as the ultimately doomed Robb Stark in HBO drama Game Of Thrones. It was inevitable that the spotlight would intensify as Ellie made sporadic public appearances with the actor during an 18-month romance, during which he enjoyed further success in BBC drama Bodyguard. By January 2019 her relationship with Richard was over after the couple experienced a rocky patch during which they 'argued every day'. A source told The Sun: 'They were arguing almost daily towards the end and, despite considering couples' therapy, it became evident there were far too many issues that could not be fixed. 'Richard is the toast of Hollywood at the moment, and understandably wants to let his hair down. 'Ellie is a bit quieter, and wants to focus purely on her work. It felt like their day-to-day lives were increasingly becoming worlds apart.'
Newsweek
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
'Stranger Things' Star Tricked Into Spilling Final Season Secret on Podcast
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard was tricked into revealing a final season secret during a recent podcast. On Thursday's episode of Mythical Kitchen's Last Meals series, the 22-year-old spoke out about the hit Netflix show's highly anticipated fifth installment after host Josh Scherer found a loophole to discuss it. Newsweek reached out to Wolfhard's representative via email for comment. The Context Stranger Things has become a cultural phenomenon following its release in 2016. The science fiction drama captivated audiences with its 1980s nostalgia and relatable cast. In addition to Wolfhard—who plays Michael "Mike" Wheeler on the show—the cast boasts actors including Winona Ryder, Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp, David Harbour, and more. The most recent season of Stranger Things, Season 4, was released in 2022. Finn Wolfhard attends the Neon's "Hell of a Summer" New York premiere at the Village East Cinema on April 1, 2025 in New York City. Finn Wolfhard attends the Neon's "Hell of a Summer" New York premiere at the Village East Cinema on April 1, 2025 in New York To Know On Last Meals, Scherer chats to celebrity guests while dining on what they would choose for their last meal. During his conversation with Wolfhard, the The Culinary Bro-Down Cookbook author playfully teased the Canadian actor. "I reckon you can't say anything about the final season of Stranger Things in the plot; however, if I guess right, legally you do have to nod your head yes," Scherer said. "Hear me out. So episode six is called, what is it, 'Escape From Camazotz'? They've released the episodes' [names]. Camazotz is a bat demon in the Mayan language. There actually ends up being a Game of Thrones crossover where Mike Wheeler tames the bat demon, learns to ride it, breathes fire, fire burns everyone down, saves the day." In response, Wolfhard said, "This sounds..." before turning toward the camera and nodding his head. "We cracked it!" Scherer shared. "It's honestly a predictable show. If you really look at it, it's predictable. Everyone could have done this." "Sounds right," Wolfhard added. "Listen, Game of Thrones. Some people were mad about the last episode of Game of Thrones... We go back. We go back, and we rewrite history." What People Are Saying Scherer wrote about Wolfhard's episode via his Instagram: "Big shout out to @finnwolfhardofficial for coming on Last Meals and also for turning me onto vermouth and soda. Can't say enough good things about him. He carries himself with a professional confidence years above his age, and the film he directed when he was just 20 years old, Hell of a Summer, shows it. Go check that out immediately. Finn's one of those people where you're excited about what he's going to do next, but even more excited to see what his career looks like 10, 15, 20 years in the future. Also a big thank you to work husband @gatenmatarazzo for picking up a random FaceTime haha." What Happens Next Stranger Things Season 5 is expected to be released this year.
Forbes
14-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Kevin Bacon And Jennifer Nettles Discuss Horror-Comedy Show ‘The Bondsman'
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 31: (L-R) Kevin Bacon and Jennifer Nettles attend Prime Video's "The ... More Bondsman" New York Premiere at Village East Cinema on March 31, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by) If you want to see Kevin Bacon as a badass bondsman/ex-country music singer who just got back from hell (literally) and now has to fight demons on earth whilst trying to win his family back, Prime Video's newest series The Bondsman might be just what you're looking for. After a failed marriage, a disappointing career in country music and a rocky relationship with his teenage son, Hub finds himself living in his mother's garage. Now, Hub's only chance to get a second chance at life is to honor the deal he made with Satan: He has to kill the many demons that are currently walking the earth. If he fails at his task, it will be his one-way ticket back to hell. At first, the audience is inclined to believe Hub when he says that he doesn't know why he ended up in hell after being killed. Could he be in denial? We soon find out that Hub knows very well why he got there in the first place, and that it wasn't a mistake at all. It's no spoiler to say that within the first five minutes of the first episode, Hub gets killed, because that's where the story starts. But it's also within these first minutes that we get a glance at Hub's wild and tough personality, when he forces a man out of his shelter by using a hornet nest. During my interview with the Bacon, the actor said, 'What we really needed at the top of our pilot was to see Hub doing his work. It's not a great job and he doesn't really like his job, he would rather be playing music than anything else. But this is what he's doing for a living. He comes up with this genius idea of using a hornet nest and blowing some smoke on it, which is actually a real thing, and he tosses it into this crappy motel room. It's a fun sequence, we had a fun time shooting that.' Kevin Bacon as Hub in 'The Bondsman' While Hub can certainly fight, Bacon was particularly drawn to this story because of the duality of Hub's personality. He said, 'I was really drawn to a character that had a lot of regrets, a lot of guilt, obviously, and denial about what he's done in the past, which becomes part of the story.' He added: 'I also like that he's like this man, who can fight, but he's also very child like, in a lot of ways. He really is still too connected to his mother in my opinion, living basically in her garage. He couldn't make the big decisions in life, his marriage, his son, and keeping the band together you know. He still has a little bit of a Peter Pan thing going on.' Making Hub a relatable character, struggling in his personal life and without any superpower whatsoever was very important for Bacon. He said, 'That was something we talked about a lot, I didn't want him to have any kind of superpowers and I wanted to play into just the fact that, a guy my age, everything hurts, you know. Like jumping into a pool, fighting a cheerleader underwater, you know, it's gonna be hard and it's gonna hurt.' Country star and three-time Grammy winner Jennifer Nettles portrays Maryanne, a very talented country music singer and Hub's ex-wife. During our interview, Nettles said that the idea of a family getting together to fight demons while exorcising their own demons (no pun intended) was a very important part of the story. Nettles said, 'I appreciate that, it's like 'We do this together, if we go down, we go down together!'' Kevin Bacon and Jennifer Nettles in 'The Bondsman' She added: 'Demons are kind of the vehicle for the rest of the story, I mean don't get me wrong, there's the fun of the gore and the camp of it, but it really is about all these people, interacting in their relationships, while in the context of this otherworldly threat that is on them. I definitely think there's a lot of heart to this story.' Bacon's love for the horror genre and music needs no introduction. But when the actor got the opportunity to blend and explore these two elements in a TV show, he wasn't sure if it was going to work at first. He said, 'The idea that we were going to fit demons, family and country music into a half hour episode, I was a bit like, 'Wow, is this really going to work?' But when you don't have the commercial breaks, you really can cram a lot into a half hour.' The episodes of The Bondsman last between 20 and 30 minutes, which makes for great rhythm and a well-paced story, especially when each episode picks up right after the previous one. Bacon said, 'You raised a really good point, and it is that we really had a discussion because it started out as just a pilot, you know, that's really all we had and the ideas about how it would shape over the course of the season. But then it takes place over only a few days, it's a whirlwind trip, you have some flashbacks obviously, but rhythm is a good way of putting it.' Regarding his music, Bacon makes it a point to never push this passion into any TV show or movie he might be doing. He said, 'I never try to shoot any kind of music into my projects. If it makes sense for the story, I guess, but I don't wanna force that. In this case, the music was already there, the creator of the pilot, Grainger David, was a big fan of country music. Then there was some discussion about where these songs would fit, and who was going to write these songs, we didn't want to just do covers. We wanted original songs that Hub and Maryanne had written together. I said 'I'm willing to take a shot at it, if anybody else is down'. Then Jennifer Nettles was cast and she's a great singer, writer, fantastic actress, so we got together right away and started writing songs. The songs that you hear, we wrote them.' 'The Bondsman' He added: 'What was fun about it is that, it's not too often that as a songwriter, I get to sing from a character's point of view, because I'm usually writing from my point of view. But to have to go back and think about who Hub was 15 or 20 years ago, what kind of songs he would have written with Maryanne, from their point of view, that was a really fascinating exercise.' When talking with Nettles about having to write songs from a character's point of view, she said, 'It was very interesting but not new, in the sense that for me, as a writer in general, regardless if it's from my own original material or if I've been writing a musical for a long time, I approach it from the place of a storyteller. I create stories, I create characters in this, not all of my songs are biogrophical and confessional, right? But of course the emotional landscape of any artist is their own, the story itself isn't necessarily my own.' She added: 'But what was new was really getting to explore this character in this very specific world for a TV show. It was super enriching and it really sets this show apart from anything else that's out there on TV right now. Because you have this music that is so organically a part of the characters and of this world, as a storyteller I think it allowed us to get that much more deep into the characters. Because we got to explore them through the music too. You get a portal into their backstory, through the music.' Hub and Maryanne's relationship to music is also one of the many reasons they grew apart. But when Maryanne asserts herself and tells Hub that she loves writing and singing her own songs, and that no one can make her feel bad about it anymore, it feels like a very empowering moment for her character. I asked Nettles how this simple, but very important sentence translated into her everyday life, as an artist. 'The Bondsman' She said, 'I love this question! It's a very interesting question, because regardless of our lines of work or hobbies, everyone has some level of creativity within themselves and different areas of enjoyment. Some of us feel most connected to that source. For me it's through writing and music, but for others it's through sports or physicality or whatever. But regardless, you don't have to be perfect at something, or the best at something or to do something professionally to be able to claim it and claim ownership of the joy that it brings you and that makes it valid. The claiming of it as your own is what validates it.' She added: 'They have, as you very well said, their very own demons to exorcise, their own challenges that's sort of a shadow on their relationship throughout the whole season. So for her to be in that space of mind and claim that, it shows a real evolution in their romantic relationship as well.'
