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Backstage With… Jason Isaacs who's taking on a classic moustache-twirling villain

Jason Isaacs is the first to admit that his latest role is a change in direction for him.He's joined the starry voice cast of Scoob! for what's likely to be just the initial animation set in the n...

Chicken Run actress told her voice is 'too old' to reprise original role

Actress Julia Sawalha has announced she will not be reprising her role in the upcoming Chicken Run sequel, claiming film-makers said her voice was "too old".Sawalha, 51, voiced the lead character...

'Let's end it now': Stars call for LGBT+ 'conversion therapy' ban

Celebrities including Elton John, Dua Lipa and Jade Thirlwall have signed a letter calling on the government to ban so-called "conversion therapy" for LGBT+ people.The letter, which has also been...

The Plot Against America, Little Voice and Scoob

This episode of Backstage kicks off with HBO and Sky Atlantic's new drama The Plot Against America.It shows us an alternative history of the US through the eyes of a working-class Jewish family, w...

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard: All the revelations from an explosive week in court

Claims of defecating in bed, accusations of dangling a dog out of a moving car, writing on a mirror in blood and tales of drug and alcohol abuse - after an extraordinary week at the High Court in...

GMB star's husband 'can't wake up' as he battles coronavirus

TV presenter Kate Garraway has said her husband Derek Draper "sort of can't wake up" as he battles coronavirus, and doctors "don't know how much better" he can get.The Good Morning Britain star, 5...

Johnny Depp details his drug history in explosive court testimony

Johnny Depp has denied being a "wife beater" and accused his ex-wife Amber Heard of being the abuser in their marriage on the first day of his libel trial.In a day of lurid evidence at the High Co...

Minister tells Tom Cruise he can carry on filming in UK in Zoom call

Major sporting events, as well as TV and film productions, are to be given an exemption from the UK's 14-day coronavirus travel quarantine.It means Formula One will return to Silverstone this summ...

Backstage with... Hanna: Star says series is paving way for more non-sexualised female leads

"Just dolls with guns" is how Hanna writer David Farr describes a lot of the female-led action we've see on our screens lately.His show takes a different approach to the genre. A spin-off of the 2...

Hanna star says series is paving way for more non-sexualised female leads

"Just dolls with guns" is how Hanna writer David Farr describes a lot of the female-led action we've see on our screens lately.His show takes a different approach to the genre. A spin-off of the 2...

Idris Elba: 'Luther's return? We're THIS close to making a film'

Idris Elba has teased Luther fans with a hint about a potential move to the big screen for the maverick detective.The actor has played DCI John Luther - the brooding, permanently long-coated murde...

Johnny Depp's libel case against The Sun over 'wife beater' article gets go-ahead

Johnny Depp's libel claim against The Sun after an article in the newspaper referred to him as a "wife beater" will go ahead next week as planned.The Pirates Of The Caribbean star brought the case...

McFly to release first album in 10 years after signing new record deal

Noughties pop group McFly have signed their first record deal in a decade and will release a new album later in the year.Singer Tom Fletcher made the announcement on Twitter, and confirmed McFly w...

'People drive by my house and shout mean things': JoJo Siwa opens up on abuse

YouTube star JoJo Siwa says she's been left "crying for hours" after people targeted her at home shouting "very mean things".The bow-loving teen from Nebraska has found fame online singing and dan...

The Crown: Lesley Manville is the new Princess Margaret

Lesley Manville has signed up to play Princess Margaret in the fifth and final series of The Crown.The 64-year-old says she "could not be happier" to join the cast of the royal Netflix drama, whic...