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• Iron Maiden announce “unrestricted” new documentary film – including final Paul Di’Anno interview

  14-03-2025 17:52 via nme.com
  
  Iron Maiden are set to release a new documentary film which includes the final interview from former frontman Paul Di’Anno. Find out the details below.READ MORE: Iron Maiden – ‘Senjutsu’ review: an imaginative instant classicThe new film is made in collaboration with Universal Pictures Content Group, and is set to arrive later this year to mark 50 years since the iconic metal band first formed.
  According to a new description, the feature-length documentary is set to be an
  
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• Here’s every song on ‘The Electric State’ soundtrack

  15-03-2025 17:37 via nme.com
  
  Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt lead a stacked cast in Netflix’s The Electric State, which has an equally huge soundtrack.
  Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo (Avengers: Endgame), the sci-fi action film follows an orphaned teenager who teams up with a mysterious robot and an eccentric drifter in a journey across the American West to find her younger brother.READ MORE: ‘The Electric State’ review: get the Russo brothers back to The Avengers ASAPThe Electric State is loosely bas
  
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• Here’s every song used on the ‘Opus’ soundtrack

  15-03-2025 16:35 via nme.com
  
  Ayo Edebiri and John Malkovich lead a pop-themed psychological thriller in Opus.
  Directed by Mark Anthony Green, the film follows a young writer who is invited to the remote compound of a legendary pop star who mysteriously disappeared 30 years ago, only to find herself in the middle of his twisted plan.READ MORE: ‘Opus’ review: bizarre but funky pop star thrillerOther cast members in the film include Juliette Lewis, Murray Bartlett, Amber Midthunder, Stephanie Suganami, Young Mazino
  
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• Taylor Russell and Jenna Ortega reportedly in talks for ‘Single White Female’ remake

  15-03-2025 11:38 via nme.com
  
  Taylor Russell and Jenna Ortega are reportedly in talks for a Single White Female remake.READ MORE: ‘Wednesday’ review: Netflix Addams Family spinoff is creepy, kooky and very spookyPer The Hollywood Reporter, 3000 Pictures is looking to remake the 1992 psycho-sexual thriller that originally starred Bridget Fonda and Jennifer Jason Leigh, with Russell and Ortega slated to star and produce the reimagining.
  Thus far, Sony, who have a deal with the film company, has offered no comm
  
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• Tilda Swinton to take a break from film acting: “I’ve been in a spin cycle for too long”

  14-03-2025 22:46 via nme.com
  
  Tilda Swinton has said she plans to take a break from film acting, claiming that she needs to take the time to “recalibrate”.
  The actor, known for her roles as The Ancient One in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the White Witch in the Chronicles of Narnia films, is also considered one of the leading lights of arthouse cinema over the last three decades, thanks to films such as We Need To Talk About Kevin, Snowpiercer, Adaptation and Only Lovers Left Alive.
  In a new interview with Th
  
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• Fans react to ‘Freaky Friday’ sequel trailer: “I’ll be there!”

  14-03-2025 20:40 via nme.com
  
  Fans of Freaky Friday have been reacting excitedly to the release of the trailer for the sequel Freakier Friday.
  The new film will be released on August 8 and will see the stars of the 2003 movie – Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis – return as their characters Anna and Tess Coleman, a mother and daughter whose bodies were swapped thanks to a mysterious fortune cookie.
  This time around, Anna and Tess are part of a four-way body swap that also includes Anna’s teenage daught
  
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• Jenna Ortega shuts down rumours of big Marvel role: “I did it once. I’ve moved on”

  14-03-2025 19:40 via nme.com
  
  Jenna Ortega has shut down rumours that she might accept a role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, saying she “did it once” and has “moved on”.READ MORE: ‘Wednesday’ review: Netflix Addams Family spinoff is creepy, kooky and very spookyThe Wednesday and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice star is currently promoting her new film Death Of A Unicorn, an A24 comedy horror in which she stars as the daughter of Paul Rudd’s Elliot, who accidentally runs over and kills
  
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• Michael Fassbender praises Kneecap: “Everything about them is genuine”

  14-03-2025 18:13 via nme.com
  
  Michael Fassbender has praised the band Kneecap, after appearing in their award-winning biopic.READ MORE: Kneecap review – ballsy, brave and one of the best music biopics ever madeReleased in 2024, Kneecap is the story of the rise of the Belfast rap group of the same name, whose Irish-language raps put a spotlight on the country’s identity.
  The film’s writer-director, Rich Peppiatt, won the BAFTA for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer at this year&rsquo
  
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• Cate Blanchett praises “fantastic” Timothée Chalamet’s Bob Dylan portrayal in ‘A Complete Unknown’

  14-03-2025 18:09 via nme.com
  
  Cate Blanchett has praised the new Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown and Timothée Chalamet’s “fantastic” performance in it, for which he received an Oscar nomination – check out her full interview with NME above.READ MORE: ‘Black Bag review: suave, silly and sexually-charged marital spy thrillerA Complete Unknown was released earlier this year and tells the story of Dylan’s rise to fame in the 1960s. Chalamet won the Best Performance By An Actor In A
  
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• Martin Scorsese says these are the best films about New York

  14-03-2025 17:26 via nme.com
  
  Legendary director Martin Scorsese has revealed the 30 best New York movies for a season of films he is curating for the city’s Roxy Cinema.
  Titled Living, Breathing New York, the season is in celebration of the release of thriller Pet Shop Days, which Scorsese executive produced and which is set in New York. The director is uniquely associated with the city, which provided the setting for many of his most celebrated works.
  “There are so many ‘New York filmmakers’ –
  
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• Michael Fassbender helped put Daniel Craig in mix for James Bond role

  14-03-2025 13:52 via nme.com
  
  Michael Fassbender has revealed that, during talks for the role of James Bond in the mid-2000s, he inadvertently helped out Daniel Craig in getting the part.READ MORE: Black Bag review – suave, silly and sexually-charged marital spy thrillerWhile still and up-and-coming star at the time, Fassbender was one of many names considered for the role which would eventually go to Craig.
  Appearing on the Happy Sad Confused Podcast to promote his new film Black Bag, Fassbender was asked how close he
  
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• Meryl Streep and Martin Short rumoured to have been dating for more than a year

  14-03-2025 13:14 via nme.com
  
  Hollywood legends Meryl Streep and Martin Short have been dating for “well over a year”, according to a new report.READ MORE: Only Murders In The Building season four review – as enjoyably silly as everThe pair have been working together since Streep joined the cast of Only Murders In The Building, which stars Short, during the show’s third and fourth seasons. They have accompanied each other to various awards shows and events, but the nature of their relationship has nev
  
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• Phoebe Bridgers rumoured to appear in new Robert Pattinson film after being spotted on set 

  14-03-2025 13:09 via nme.com
  
  Phoebe Bridgers has been rumoured to have an appearance in a new Robert Pattinson film after being spotted on the set.READ MORE: Boygenius on the enduring power of ‘The Record’: “We feel as good as we ever hoped to”The speculation about the musician turning her sights to acting come following Boygenius embarking on a hiatus after dropping their critically acclaimed album ‘The Record’ back in 2023.
  Since then, band members Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker have
  
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• Amanda Seyfried denies viral Joni Mitchell cover was a biopic audition

  14-03-2025 03:48 via nme.com
  
  Amanda Seyfried has denied that her recent viral cover of Joni Mitchell‘s ‘California’ was her audition for the folk legend’s biopic.READ MORE: Joni Mitchell’s ‘Court And Spark’ at 50: “She’s everyone in my generation’s cool aunt”Earlier this month, actor Amanda Seyfried made an appearance on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon, where she performed an impromptu cover of Mitchell’s 1971 classic ‘California&rsquo
  
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• Stephen King’s killer dog Cujo to return in new Netflix film adaptation

  13-03-2025 21:50 via nme.com
  
  Stephen King‘s killer dog horror Cujo is set to be adapted into a new film for Netflix.READ MORE: ‘The Monkey’ review: totally bananas horror thriller from the director of ‘Longlegs’King’s novel, originally published in 1981, was first adapted for screen in 1983. The film starred Dee Wallace as a mother desperate to protect her son from a 200-pound St. Bernard that, after being bitten by a rabid bat, turns into a ferocious, blood-hungry killing machine.
  When t
  
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• Bruce Willis’s wife speaks out following deaths of Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa: “Caregivers need care, too”

  13-03-2025 20:00 via nme.com
  
  Emma Heming Willis, the wife and primary carer of Bruce Willis, who is suffering from a rare form of dementia, has issued a statement following the deaths of Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa.READ MORE: Gene Hackman – 1930-2025: Hollywood badass who never shirked a challengeHackman, Arakawa and one of their dogs were found dead in their New Mexico home on February 26, after neighbourhood security conducted a welfare check.
  Following an investigation by local authorities, it was
  
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• Millie Bobby Brown hits out at tabloids again: “They love to go in on me”

  13-03-2025 18:52 via nme.com
  
  Millie Bobby Brown has hit out at the tabloids againafter they criticised her appearance.READ MORE: ‘The Electric State’ review: get the Russo brothers back to The Avengers ASAPThe Stranger Things star, who is now aged 21, recently hit back at numerous tabloids on Instagram including the Daily Mail which recently launching a profile titled ‘Why are Gen Zers like Millie Bobby Brown ageing so badly?’.
  She said: “I refuse to apologise for growing up. I refuse to make m
  
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• ‘Dune Part Two’ popcorn bucket going for hundreds of pounds on eBay a year on from release

  13-03-2025 16:59 via nme.com
  
  The viral popcorn Dune: Part Two buckets are still going for hundreds of pounds, a year after the film’s release.READ MORE: Dune – Part Two review: sandworm-sized sequel should blow a hole in the box officeLast year, the promotional popcorn bucket, which is based on the film’s sandworm creatures drew a wide range of reactions online, from jokes to outright disgust because of its resemblance to a sex toy.
  While promotional popcorn buckets are nothing new, the reaction
  
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• Anthony Mackie says “the American male” is dead: “They killed masculinity in our homes”

  13-03-2025 16:19 via nme.com
  
  Anthony Mackie believes the “American male” is dead and masculinity has been “killed”.Read More: ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ review: Anthony Mackie and Marvel’s sinking shipThe actor, who plays The Falcon/Captain America in The Falcon And The Winter Soldier, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, was speaking in a new interview with The Pivot podcast.
  “In the past 20 years, we’ve been living through the death of the American male
  
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• Pierce Brosnan: It’s “a given” next James Bond must be British

  13-03-2025 14:57 via nme.com
  
  Pierce Brosnan has insisted that the next James Bond must be British.READ MORE: Henry Cavill’s James Bond audition tape uncovered after 20 yearsIt comes after reports emerged earlier this week that the character will remain male and British under the franchise’s new management by Amazon MGM Studios.
  An internal memo was said to have circulated within the studio that stipulated “the spy will not change gender or nationality”, although it did state that the new Bond co
  
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• ‘Lilo & Stitch’ live-action trailer stirs up debate following character changes

  13-03-2025 14:24 via nme.com
  
  The first trailer for the Disney Lilo & Stitch live action-reboot has dropped and some of the character changes are proving controversial.
  Much like the original 2002 animated film, the latest version follows a young orphan who is raised by her teenage sister, Nani after their parents’ death. Lilo develops a close bond with Stitch, a genetically engineered extraterrestrial creature, who she adopts as her pet.
  Maia Kealoha stars as Lilo, and Chris Sanders reprises his voice role as Stit
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn is on Letterboxd – and he’s giving Ken Loach some glowing reviews

  13-03-2025 12:29 via nme.com
  
  Jeremy Corbyn has joined the film social media site Letterboxd and given his verdict on some of Ken Loach’s most famous films.READ MORE: Jeremy Corbyn speaks to NME: “The priority is to end university fees”The former Labour leader, who is now an independent MP, has already reviewed six films in the space of a day and awarded each one of them five stars.
  Among those are three of Ken Loach’s films including I, Daniel Blake, The Wind That Shakes The Barley and The Old O
  
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• PlayStation banned Jonah Hill from touching the console in ‘Superbad’: “It’s too vile a character”

  13-03-2025 12:08 via nme.com
  
  According to writer Seth Rogen, Sony refused to let Jonah Hill touch a PlayStation in Superbad due to his character being “too vile”.READ MORE: ‘Doom: The Dark Ages’ is the most fun you’ll have with a game this yearSuperbad is a coming-of-age buddy comedy about two teenagers who want to lose their virginity before going away to college. Jonah Hill’s character Seth is based on co-writer Seth Rogen, while Michael Sera’s Evan is inspired by fellow writer Ev
  
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• Jack Quaid’s dream role is an adaptation of this classic video game

  13-03-2025 11:19 via nme.com
  
  The Boys‘ Jack Quaid has revealed his dream role would be starring in an adaptation of a classic video game franchise.READ MORE: Jack Quaid and Sophie Thatcher talk horror, drunken karaoke and new robo-thriller ‘Companion’Taking part in a Reddit Ask Me Anything thread to promote new movie Novacaine, Quaid was asked “what’s your absolute dream role?”
  “I would actually love to be in a live action adaptation of Bioshock,” he replied. “It&rs
  
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• ‘Chaos: The Manson Murders’: was Charles Manson involved in mind control experiments?

  13-03-2025 01:16 via nme.com
  
  Charles Manson and his “family” of followers were responsible for the deaths of at least nine people, but a new Netflix documentary speculates he may have been influenced by government agents.
  Directed by Errol Morris, Chaos: The Manson Murders covers several conspiracy theories tied to the 1969 killing spree, including how it might relate to secret experiments by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Federal Bureau Of Investigation (FBI) at the time.READ MORE: Charles Manson:&nb
  
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• ‘The Bear’ star Ayo Edebiri received “insane death threats” over fake ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ casting story

  12-03-2025 22:58 via nme.com
  
  The Bear star Ayo Edebiri has recalled receiving “insane death threats and racial slurs” after Elon Musk spread misinformation about her being cast in a “fake reboot” of Pirates of the Caribbean.
  In February 2024, Musk reshared a post on X/Twitter that falsely claimed Disney was considering the 29-year-old Edebiri as a replacement for Johnny Depp in a proposed sixth instalment of the franchise.
  “Disney sucks,” the X owner and tech billionaire captioned the sin
  
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• ‘John Wick: Chapter 5′ confirmed by Lionsgate executive despite Keanu Reeves’ recent update

  12-03-2025 21:51 via nme.com
  
  Lionsgate executive Jenefer Brown has confirmed that a fifth John Wick film is in the works, despite Keanu Reeves recently dismissing the prospect of reprising his role.READ MORE: John Wick – Chapter 4 review: an all-action blockbuster that truly gives its allReeves’ iconic hitman seemingly died at the end of 2023’s John Wick: Chapter 4, leading many to assume that the core instalments of the franchise had come to a natural conclusion.
  However, in addition to Ballerina –
  
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• ‘Stranger Things’ star Sadie Sink joins Tom Holland in ‘Spider-Man 4’

  12-03-2025 20:52 via nme.com
  
  Stranger Things star Sadie Sink has joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe after being cast alongside Tom Holland in Spider-Man 4.READ MORE: ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ review: Marvel’s mad mash-up in the multiverseIt’s currently unclear who the actress will be playing in the upcoming movie, but Deadline, which first reported news, hinted that her role will be “significant”.
  The publication has even suggested that Sink could be playing the X-Men mutant Jean G
  
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• When is ‘Spider-Man: Beyond The Spider-Verse’ coming out?

  12-03-2025 20:30 via nme.com
  
  Spider-Man: Beyond The Spider-Verse is set to wrap up Sony’s acclaimed Spider-Verse trilogy.
  The upcoming third entry is touted as the concluding chapter following Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse and 2018’s Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse, which won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature.READ MORE: The 20 best films of 2023Shameik Moore leads the film’s voice cast as Miles Morales, alongside Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld, Mahershala Ali, Brian Tyree Henry, Lauren Velez, Jas
  
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• Studio Ghibli’s 4K restoration of ‘Princess Mononoke’ is coming to cinemas

  12-03-2025 20:03 via nme.com
  
  GKIDS has announced that the Studio Ghibli classic Princess Mononoke is returning to cinemas with a newly restored 4K cut, screening exclusively in IMAX.READ MORE: Every Studio Ghibli film ranked in order of greatnessThe 1997 Hayao Miyazaki animation will be screened in both original Japanese language with subtitles and English language dubbed versions.
  Considered one of Miyazaki’s key works, Princess Mononoke is revered for its stunning animation, rich storytelling, and profound environme
  
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