Tom Hooper to milk Cats musical for movie version by Ben Child

Director of The King's Speech, The Danish Girl and Les Misérables reportedly keen to cast Suki Waterhouse in big-budget adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's stage hit Related: How the new wa…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:32am on May 6, 2016☆⚑

Tina Fey: it's a 'terrible time' for women in comedy by Ben Child

Sisters star says male comics get better wages for shoddier work, and reveals how journalists fired 'sexist' questions at her and Amy Poehler during publicity for filmTina Fey has described …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:10am on March 3, 2016☆⚑

Quentin Tarantino to write novels and plays after movie retirement by Ben Child

Film-maker reiterates promise to step away from the camera after 10 films, and says he would like to see a stage version of Reservoir Dogs Quentin Tarantino has revealed he plans a future wr…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:39am on December 11, 2015☆⚑

Frankie Valli faces trial over rights to own life story for Four Seasons musical Jersey Boys by Ben Child

The veteran singer may not have secured the rights to a section of the original musical about group member Tommy DeVito's mafia links, according to ongoing legal wrangle Related: Jersey Boys…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:45pm on October 2, 2015☆⚑

Robert De Niro to co-direct musical version of A Bronx Tale by Ben Child

Oscar-winner assembles writing team of Disney composer Alan Menken and original star Chazz Palminteri for stage take on acclaimed mob drama Robert De Niro is bringing a musical version of hi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:44am on July 30, 2015☆⚑

King of Comedy to become Broadway musical by Ben Child

Creators of Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Rock of Ages will unite for stage version of Martin Scorsese's dark satire about obsessive fandomMartin Scorsese's classic film The King of Comedy i…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:58am on July 23, 2015☆⚑

Ralph Fiennes to direct " but not star in " Rudolf Nureyev drama by Ben Child

Tale of iconic Russian dancer and famous defector will be based on a screenplay by David Hare, writer of the Oscar-winning 2008 film The Reader " but unlike Fiennes' first two films as direc…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:19am on June 23, 2015☆⚑

Dianne Wiest: 'Nice mom roles were all I was offered following Oscar win' by Ben Child

Two-time Academy award-winner says acclaim does not equal financial security nor increased career options Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:59am on January 26, 2015☆⚑

Stephen Daldry to work his directorial magic on Wicked film by Ben Child

British film-maker confirmed to take charge of adaptation of hit stage musical, with release pencilled in for as early as 2016Wicked witch of the West End: Jennifer DiNoia's Elphaba makeover…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:41am on January 9, 2015☆⚑

Russian actor wants to put all gay people 'in the oven' by Ben Child

Former presidential candidate Ivan Okhlobystin tells Novosibirsk audience that all homosexuals should be burned aliveA Russian actor best known for announcing a run for his country's preside…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:25am on December 16, 2013☆⚑

Tory MPs angered by BFI funding for posh Bullingdon Club film by Ben Child

Conservative party members link funding of drama about the drunken exploits of young Tories to the decision to cut film industry subsidies' News on the BFI's takeover from the UK Film Counci…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:58am on August 27, 2013☆⚑

Marion Cotillard to play Lady Macbeth opposite Michael Fassbender by Ben Child

The Oscar-winner takes over the role from Natalie Portman in a new version of the Shakespeare tragedy by Snowtown director Justin KurzelOscar-winner Marion Cotillard is to play Lady Macbeth …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:07am on August 22, 2013☆⚑

Woody Allen contemplates return to standup comedy by Ben Child

'I can do this,' says director, after watching comedian Mort Sahl on stage in New YorkWoody Allen is considering a return to standup more than 40 years after he gave up touring.In an intervi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:00am on July 26, 2013☆⚑

Woody Allen contemplates return to standup comedy by Ben Child

'I can do this,' says director, after watching comedian Mort Sahl on stage in New YorkWoody Allen is considering a return to standup more than 40 years after he gave up touring.In an intervi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:00am on July 26, 2013☆⚑

Meryl Streep praises Margaret Thatcher as 'figure of awe' by Ben Child

Awarded an Oscar for her portrayal of the former PM in The Iron Lady, actor pays tribute to her 'grit' and model as a female leader, while Arnold Schwarzenegger adds to chorus of praise and …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:19am on April 9, 2013☆⚑

Will Steven Spielberg's Lincoln stand tall at the Oscars? by Ben Child

The award-winning director has been planning this biopic of the 16th US president for years. So will it be a sweeping Spielberg epic? Watch the full trailer and tell us what you thinkReading…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:19pm on September 14, 2012☆⚑

Shakespeare film Anonymous has lost plot, says Stratford by Ben Child

Warwickshire campaigners hit back at Roland Emmerich's revisionist film that claims Shakespeare didn't write his playsWith its portrayal of William Shakespeare as a drunken buffoon who could…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:55am on October 25, 2011☆⚑

The King's Speech to reign on stage by Ben Child

Tom Hooper's Oscar-winning film, originally inspired by an unproduced play, is set for a West End adaptation and Broadway transferOscar-winning film The King's Speech is set to arrive on the…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:47am on August 9, 2011☆⚑

Steven Spielberg 'frustrated' by wooden War Horse by Ben Child

Film-maker says real horses used in forthcoming adaptation of Michael Morpurgo novel not as expressive as stage puppetsHe was won three Oscars and been responsible for some of the highest-gr…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:11am on July 4, 2011☆⚑

Hugh Jackman on song for Tom Hooper's Les Misérables film by Ben Child

X-Men actor reportedly in talks for lead role in King's Speech director's take on long-running musicalHugh Jackman is in talks to play the lead role in The King's Speech director Tom Hooper'…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:55am on June 16, 2011☆⚑

Oscar-winning songwriter Joseph Brooks found dead by Ben Child

Writer of You Light Up My Life, who was awaiting trial on sexual assault charges, apparently took his own lifeJoseph Brooks, an Oscar-winning songwriter and film-maker accused of sexually as…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:19am on May 23, 2011☆⚑

Natalie Portman's Black Swan double reiterates cover-up claims by Ben Child

Sarah Lane says actor's head was superimposed on to her body and calls reputed fakery 'degrading to the entire ballet world'A ballet dancer who performed in the acclaimed film Black Swan has…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:43am on April 18, 2011☆⚑

Studio rebuts claims by Natalie Portman's ballet double by Ben Child

Fox Searchlight denies claims Portman performed only a small proportion of dance moves in Black SwanA Hollywood studio has denied claims by a ballet dancer that Natalie Portman performed onl…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:50am on March 28, 2011☆⚑

James Franco and Anne Hathaway topple standups to host Oscars by Ben Child

February 2011 ceremony will be first since 1985 to be compered by two non-comics, with both hosts also up for acting awardsIt might be seen as the triumph of youth over experience, or a deat…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:21am on November 30, 2010☆⚑

Terence Davies resurfaces to begin filming The Deep Blue Sea by Ben Child

Terence Rattigan adaptation starring Rachel Weisz will be first feature by elusive British great since 2008's Of Time and the CityBritish director Terence Davies will today begin shooting hi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:44am on November 17, 2010☆⚑