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Sara Cox announced as Scott Mills’ replacement on BBC Radio 2 breakfast show

Sara Cox announced as Scott Mills’ replacement on BBC Radio 2 breakfast show

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 Sara Cox has been announced as the replacement for Scott Mills on the BBC Radio 2 breakfast show. The news was confirmed just under a month after Mills was fired from his popular slot following allegations about his personal conduct, bringing an end to his three-decade career with the BBC. Cox, who until now had been hosting the station’s weekday teatime show between 4pm to 7pm, will being presenting the breakfast show to its weekly 6.5 million listeners this summer. Sara Cox will be the new presenter on BBC Radio 2’s Breakfast Show (Getty) In a statement, the radio host, 51, said: “There are not enough adjectives to really sum up how I’m feeling about being trusted with such an iconic show but let’s start with ecstatic, honoured and incredibly chuffed. “It’s been a dream to host the Breakfast Show since …

Devil Wears Prada 2 director explains Adrian Grenier’s absence from sequel after actor expressed his ‘disappointment’

Devil Wears Prada 2 director explains Adrian Grenier’s absence from sequel after actor expressed his ‘disappointment’

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 Devil Wears Prada 2 director David Frankel said he planned to bring back Adrian Grenier for the new movie, but timing was not on his side. The highly anticipated sequel, in theaters May 1, will see the return of the core original cast, including Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci. Grenier — who played Nate, the toxic boyfriend of Hathaway’s aspiring fashion writer Andy, in the 2006 movie — will not make an appearance. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly about Grenier’s absence, Frankel said: “I had an idea about sneaking him into a cameo, and, in the end, it was just too late in our production schedule to make it happen.” Asked if he could share the idea behind Nate’s planned cameo, the director responded: “No, I probably shouldn’t say. But, I think I’m thrilled that [Grenier] did a …

Taika Waititi and Kit Connor among cast for new Charlie and the Chocolate Factory film

Taika Waititi and Kit Connor among cast for new Charlie and the Chocolate Factory film

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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 Taika Waititi and Kit Connor are poised to star in a new animated Netflix adaptation of Roald Dahl’s beloved classic, Charlie And The Chocolate Factory. The upcoming production, titled Charlie Vs The Chocolate Factory, draws inspiration from Dahl’s iconic 1964 novel, which famously follows Charlie Bucket’s golden ticket win to tour Willy Wonka’s eccentric confectionery empire. This contemporary reimagining transports the story to modern-day London, delving into the aftermath of the golden ticket competition. In a significant twist, the film reveals Wonka has served a prison sentence for the unusual crime of transforming a child into a blueberry. Award-winning director and actor Waititi will voice Wonka himself, while Connor is cast as Charlie Paley, a new character leading a group of young people determined to infiltrate Wonka’s factory and pilfer one of his coveted chocolate bars. New Zealander Waititi, who will …

The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum officially reveals its Aragorn

The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum officially reveals its Aragorn

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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 Jamie Dornan is set to play the character of Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, Warner Bros has revealed. Dornan steps into a role that Viggo Mortensen made his own since first playing it in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. The recasting was announced during the studio’s presentation at CinemaCon in Las Vegas on Tuesday. Dornan will be credited as Strider, the alias Aragorn uses when he is first introduced in The Fellowship of the Ring. In March, Knight Edge Media speculated that White Lotus actor Leo Woodall would take on the role. The speculation can rest now, with Warner Bros confirming Woodall is indeed joining the cast but as Halvard, a Dúnedain who joins Strider on the hunt. Kate Winslet joins as Marigol, matriarch of the Stoors. Jamie Dornan is taking on the role …

Suspects who shot Offset outside of casino tried to rob the rapper first, FBI says

Suspects who shot Offset outside of casino tried to rob the rapper first, FBI says

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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 Offset was ambushed by a group of people who tried to rob him while he was outside a Florida casino, which led to him being shot in the leg, federal investigators said on Tuesday. The FBI is still looking for a “large group” of suspects who engaged in the assault on the Migos rapper outside of Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, just north of Miami. After firing a single shot at the rapper, someone in the group unsuccessfully attempted to remove Offet’s watch before the single bullet rang out. The suspects fled the scene in two Chevrolet SUVs that went in separate directions: A black Suburban that fled towards Hollywood, Florida, and a Tahoe that fled southbound towards Miami. Offset, who rose to fame as part of the influential hip-hop trio Migos, was hospitalized for a couple of days but swiftly …