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Ryan Gosling revs up to play Ghost Rider in new Marvel film by Deadpool & Wolverine director

Ryan Gosling revs up to play Ghost Rider in new Marvel film by Deadpool & Wolverine director

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter After years of speculation, Ryan Gosling will officially be taking over the flaming helmet and fiery motorbike of Ghost Rider. Amid a flurry of news for Marvel fans at Comic-Con this week – including a new Avengers: Doomsday trailer and Black Panther casting announcement – it was also announced on Saturday (25 July) that Gosling will be joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The Barbie actor, 45, will play supernatural horror hero Johnny Blaze, aka Ghost Rider, in a forthcoming film directed by Deadpool & Wolverine’s Shawn Levy. The character was previously portrayed by Nicolas Cage in a 2007 film co-starring Eva Mendes, who is now married to Gosling. The big reveal was met with huge applause from fans at Comic-Con in San Diego, and follows years of deliberation with several actors throwing their hat in the ring. “Wow, is this really …

Avengers: Doomsday Comic-Con footage wins over fans: ‘Bazillion times better than the first trailer’

Avengers: Doomsday Comic-Con footage wins over fans: ‘Bazillion times better than the first trailer’

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter The latest trailer for Avengers: Doomsday just dropped – and fans are breathing a big sigh of relief. Marvel fans got a better look at the forthcoming superhero film when an extended trailer premiered at Comic-Con in San Diego on Saturday (25 July), following the release of an “underwhelming” first clip last week. The directors and cast took over the venue, including Doctor Doom star Robert Downey Jr and Chris Evans who is reprising his role as Captain America after a seven-year absence. All eyes, however, were on the new footage, which begins with Downey Jr’s Von Doom sitting on a throne as voiceover from Vanessa Kirby’s Sue Storm explains: “Victor was always the smartest guy in the room. He used to be different. He used to be kind. He used to be caring… Everything he loved was taken from him. …

Kaepernick, Springsteen Receive New ACLU Award for Activism in Arts, Business, Science and Sports

Kaepernick, Springsteen Receive New ACLU Award for Activism in Arts, Business, Science and Sports

Published by Sam Flores

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick received a new award from the American Civil Liberties Union recognizing contributions to American thought and culture. Kaepernick and rock star Bruce Springsteen were honored Friday night with the ACLU Ralph Ellison Award for Defenders of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in the Arts, Business, Science and Sports. The honor comes a decade after Kaepernick knelt during the national anthem in protest against police violence and racial inequality. “We know our civil liberties are under attack, we know humanity is under attack, education is under attack. They are trying to encroach on our rights, encroach on our dignity, encroach on the future that we want to build together,” Kaepernick said in his acceptance speech. “When we look back at this moment, it will not be the speeches that change the direction of history. It’s going to be whether we decided: Are we going to build the schools or not? Are we going to defend the rights of others, or are we going to watch? Are we going …

Loose Women star Judi Love: ‘I was banned from social housing for bringing container of maggots into authority office’

Loose Women star Judi Love: ‘I was banned from social housing for bringing container of maggots into authority office’

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Judi Love has revealed that she was previously banned from her local social housing authority after confronting them with a tupperware full of maggots. The Loose Women star, 46, lived in social housing in London with her two children before finding success as a comedian. While Love has spoken about her past living conditions before, she’s now revealed that she was banned from receiving social housing for over a year after a row over an insect problem led to her walking into the local authority’s office with a tupperware full of dead flies and maggots. Speaking on The Romesh Ranganathan Show, Love said: “I got banned from the local housing. They lifted it after three or five years, or was it a year? Judi Love on Romesh Ranganathan’s podcast (The Romesh Ranganathan Show) “Basically, my last house that was social housing, …

Matthew Broderick reveals hidden Ferris Bueller details for iconic film’s 40th anniversary

Matthew Broderick reveals hidden Ferris Bueller details for iconic film’s 40th anniversary

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Just over forty years after the release of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Matthew Broderick has revealed secrets about the film that even obsessives may have missed. Broderick catapulted into the spotlight as the titular character when the film debuted in 1986. Speaking to The Guardian in honor of the film’s 30th anniversary, the actor divulged new information about Bueller’s iconic look. “There’s details you don’t even see,” Broderick told the publication of the costumes from designer Marilyn Vance and director John Hughes. “My socks had flags of all the nations on them. The rabbit’s foot in my pocket was just there. John thought Ferris’s leather coat should be simple, like James Dean’s red jacket but we went very much the other way. “The beret was my idea,” he added. Matthew Broderick said he was behind the idea for Ferris Bueller to …

2026 BAFTA Student Award Winners

2026 BAFTA Student Award Winners

Published by Daniella Wilson

Winners of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts’ 22nd BAFTA Student Awards include young filmmakers from Spain, France, China and the United States, it was revealed at a ceremony in Los Angeles on Friday night that was hosted by TV host Elle Osili Wood and featured presenters such as actor/producer Asif Ali, actor/writer Wil Wheaton, immersive artist Gina Kim and film executives Kathryn Busby and Niels Swinkels. The BAFTA Student Awards celebrate emerging creative talent from around the world across film, games and immersive storytelling. This year’s winners were chosen from more than 600 submissions from universities worldwide by a jury that included actor/writer Joel Kim Booster, composer Laura Karpman, documentarian Smriti Mundhra, actor/comedian Nico Santos and exec Heather Callow. “We continue to be inspired by the originality and ambition of student work from across the globe,” Courtney LaBarge Bell, BAFTA North America’s executive director, said in a statement. “Each year, these projects raise the bar for storytelling across film, games, and immersive media, and reflect the creative energy driving the future. We’re proud …

Influencer Nara Smith says daughter, 2, is now in remission after cancer diagnosis

Influencer Nara Smith says daughter, 2, is now in remission after cancer diagnosis

Published by Daniella Wilson

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Social media personality Nara Smith has announced that her two-year-old daughter, Whimsy, is now in remission following a cancer diagnosis. The influencer, known for her “trad-wife” persona and distinctive low-voiced cooking videos, shared the update weeks after revealing her daughter had undergone chemotherapy. Smith, 24, who is married to model Lucky Blue Smith, explained in an Instagram video why they delayed the announcement. She stated: “(We) wanted to wait until she was done with treatment and us knowing what the outcome of her situation would be before sharing it, and even finding the words to share it.” Whimsy had been diagnosed last year. “Now that she’s finally in remission, it felt like I could find the words to share. Lucky Blue Smith and Nara …

Kanye West appeals 0K award to handyman in Malibu mansion renovation case

Kanye West appeals $140K award to handyman in Malibu mansion renovation case

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the inside track from Roisin O’Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, is appealing a jury’s $140,000 award to handyman Tony Saxon, who accused him of underpaying him for renovation work at his Malibu mansion. Ye maintains Saxon only performed demolition work and was paid $240,000. Saxon’s lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, claimed the pair had a 2021 agreement for $20,000 per week but that he received only one payment and an additional $100,000 for construction costs. Judge Brock Hammond upheld the March 11 verdict. On Monday, Ye’s lawyers filed his notice of appeal for a three-justice panel. Ye also sued on January 8, targeting Saxon, his attorney and the firm. Ye maintains that Tony Saxon only performed demolition work and was paid $240,000 (Amy Harris/AP) The lawsuit dates back to Saxon’s involvement in renovating Ye’s $57 million Malibu beachfront mansion. Saxon sued Ye, alleging …

Pat Oleszko Wins Whitney Biennial’s 0,000 Bucksbaum Award

Pat Oleszko Wins Whitney Biennial’s $100,000 Bucksbaum Award

Published by Jenni Sidey

Pat Oleszko, a sculptor and performance artist who was not well-known in New York before earlier this year, has won the 2026 Whitney Biennial’s $100,000 Bucksbaum Award, a prize previously won by famed artists such as Zoe Leonard, Ralph Lemon, and Pope.L. Oleszko’s contribution to the show was a large inflatable sculpture called Blow Hard (1995), featuring a gigantic green face pushing air into a trumpet that expels flames. As is the case with most of Oleszko’s work, the title is a pun, referring both to this figure’s act of blowing into its instrument as well as a phrase that denotes an overly prideful person. Related Articles Alongside it is Footsi (1979), a video in which two fingers garbed in little shoes and socks move across the artist’s body. Oleszko’s pieces are one of the few artworks in the Whitney Biennial made well before this decade. Typically, the Bucksbaum Award, which was launched in 2000, has gone to artists who produce new work for the exhibition, a snapshot of the American art scene as it …

Netflix’s Bela Bajaria to receive International Emmy Founders Award

Netflix’s Bela Bajaria to receive International Emmy Founders Award

Published by Daniella Wilson

Bela Bajaria, Netflix‘s Chief Content Officer, will be honored at this year’s International Emmy Awards with the Emmy Founders Award in recognition of her role in “reshaping the global entertainment landscape.” Bajaria took over as CCO at Netflix in 2023 and has overseen such international breakouts as Squid Game — the Korean dystopian drama has racked up 265.2 million views to date, making it Netflix’ most-watched series ever — and British one-shot series Adolescence, which won 8 Emmys. During Bajaria’s tenure, international hits have become pretty standard at Netflix with shows across genres and borders including Spanish thriller Money Heist, French crime drama Lupin, or Indian procedural Delhi Crime. Bajaria also oversaw the finale of Netflix’s Stranger Things, which completed its five-season run with the largest English-language premiere in the streamer’s history, racking up an gob-smacking 1.2 billion views worldwide. “Bela Bajaria is among the most consequential executives in television today,” said International Academy President & CEO Bruce L. Paisner. “She has built a global content operation of remarkable scale and creative ambition, in which stories …