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Yahoo Movies UK'Downton Abbey: A New Era' stars tease possibility of a third film
The doors have only just opened for the second Downton film but everybody’s already asking the same question. Will there be a third?
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Why 'Downton Abbey' star Hugh Bonneville would never have a film crew in his home (exclusive)
The latest cinematic outing for Downton Abbey sees Hollywood taking over the home of the Crawley family.
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Jack Nicholson's best movie roles
Jack Nicholson turns 85 on 22 April, so celebrations are in order.
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The movies to stream this weekend: 'Deep Water', 'Fresh', 'Nightmare Alley'
Prime has two new originals for you this weekend, while Disney+ and Netflix also has some big hitters to share.
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'Fresh' star Daisy Edgar-Jones is keen to appear on 'Strictly Come Dancing' (exclusive)
After dancing with Winter Soldier star Sebastian Stan, Daisy Edgar-Jones would interested in a stint on Strictly.
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Daisy Edgar-Jones: 'Fresh' highlights the 'general day to day anxiety of women' (exclusive)
Daisy Edgar-Jones explains to Yahoo how her new film Fresh shines a light on the dangers of modern dating.
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Making 'Cyrano' was an 'act of defiance in the face of the bleak circumstances' (exclusive)
“I’d been in lockdown for four or five months like everybody else and I was starved of human connection,” Joe Wright tells Yahoo.
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Peter Dinklage: Cyrano is more than 'a guy with a big nose' (exclusive)
Peter Dinklage explains why 'Cyrano' ditched the character's famous hooter.
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'Dog' star Channing Tatum would choose Jonah Hill over a canine co-star (exclusive)
Channing Tatum says he would choose Jonah Hill over a canine co-star on any movie, while also conceding that his 21 Jump Street partner 'can bite too.'
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Channing Tatum: Five years off acting 'gave me some perspective' (exclusive)
“I’m enjoying creating again and jumping back in the pool,” the Magic Mike star told Yahoo ahead of the release of Dog, which also marks his debut as a director.
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'The 355' star Jessica Chastain teases move into directing (exclusive)
“I’ve recently come across a story which I think is exciting and important to tell,” the star of The 355 tells Yahoo.
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Jessica Chastain: Getting 'The 355' made was so difficult
New espionage thriller The 355 — in cinemas this week — started as an idea that came to actor/producer Jessica Chastain when she was on the Cannes jury in 2017.
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The 40 most exciting movies of 2022
There's a huge backlog of movies still to be released, which means 2022 has the chance to be even more incredible than 2021.
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Phoebe Dynevor: Daphne is 'her own person' in Bridgerton S2 (exclusive)
Phoebe Dynevor says we'll see a new side to Daphne when her Bridgerton character returns in the second season of the hit Netflix show.
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'The Colour Room': Why Phoebe Dynevor connected with her first big movie role (exclusive)
"At the time I got the script, I was living at home so I was immediately, like, ‘Oh, wow!’” says the Bridgerton star.
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'Last Night In Soho' co-writer Krysty Wilson-Cairns shares moment in film 'plucked from real life' (exclusive)
The Oscar-nominated writer appears in Edgar Wright's new film, in a blink-and-you'll-miss-it cameo.
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Edgar Wright: 'I spoke to Diana Rigg in lockdown as much my own mother' (exclusive)
'Last Night In Soho' director Edgar Wright has packed his new film with 1960s icons.
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Karen Gillan: The 'Guardians of the Galaxy 3' script left me 'in floods of tears' (exclusive)
A daughter of Thanos 'in floods of tears'? It’s hard to imagine.
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Karen Gillan says 'Gunpowder Milkshake' had the 'most intense' action training she's undergone (exclusive)
The Scottish star says her new film was her most intense experience yet.
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Shawn Levy: 'Stranger Things' S4 is the 'most cinematically ambitious season' yet (exclusive)
Shawn Levy says the pandemic disrupted plans for the fourth season of Stranger Things, but promises it'll be worth the wait.