The Abyss could have been better, says James Cameron

James Cameron appeared at Beyond Fest to talk about his “first really big, kind of mega-budget movie,” The Abyss, a film that “wasn’t kind of a slam dunk in the way Aliens was,” he told the crowd (via IndieWire). Cameron admitted his team “didn’t know exactly how it was going to work,” and felt “pulled…

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Who was the inspiration for The Newsreader’s boss?

Ever since The Newsreader premiered on ABC in 2021, industry pundits have been playing something of a guessing game. Who was the inspiration for the lead roles, particularly ruthless 1980s news boss Lindsay Cunningham played mercilessly by the commanding William McInnes? “So many people contacted us and thought their old bosses must have been who…

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Vale: Michael Gambon

Esteemed UK actor Sir Michael Gambon, best known for The Singing Detective and Harry Potter films, has died, aged 82. “We are devastated to announce the loss of Sir Michael Gambon,” his publicist said in a statement. “Beloved husband and father, Michael died peacefully in hospital with his wife Anne and son Fergus at his…

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BBC issues revised social media rules for presenters

The BBC has issued a revised set of social media guidelines for its presenters following a political tweet by star soccer player turned sports pundit Gary Lineker. Linker had commented on the U.K. government’s controversial Illegal Migration Bill, describing it as an “immeasurably cruel policy directed at the most vulnerable people in language that is…

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