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Entertainment News / BANG Showbiz / November 4

Bill Nighy lands prehistoric adventure role

Bill Nighy is swapping romantic comedies and prestige dramas for prehistoric adventure – joining Hayley Atwell and Maisie Williams in the voice cast of a new animated family film about a young dinosaur stranded 65 million years in the future.

Entertainment News / TV Insider / October 19

‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ Cast on Season 2 Guest Stars & Show’s Ending

When Star Trek: Starfleet Academy returns in March 2027, it will be for the second and final season. And so when stars Bella Shepard (Genesis), Sandro Rosta (Caleb), and Karim Diané (Jay-Den) stopped by TV Insider’s New York Comic Con suite, we had to try to get scoop on how it will all end.

Entertainment News / Nerdist / October 12

'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' Season 2 premieres in March 2027

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is gearing up for what will be its second and final season. The first round introduced us to an ensemble of charming new characters, many of whom Trek fans gravitated towards.

Entertainment News / BANG Showbiz / September 24

Bill Nighy was once married

Bill Nighy has let slip that he was once married. The 76-year-old actor, who has been romantically linked with Dame Anna Wintour since 2015, has always denied ever having tied the knot, including during his 27-year relationship with Diana Quick, but he's now shared an anecdote in which he talked about losing his wedding ring.

Entertainment News / TV Insider / July 20

‘The Portrait of a Lady’: Everything You Need to Know About PBS’ Adaptation Starring Nell Tiger Free

A new adaptation of Henry James’ The Portrait of a Lady is coming to television as Masterpiece PBS unveils its coproduction of the classic title. The six-part limited series starring Nell Tiger Free and Bill Nighy has already begun filming, promising fans onscreen entertainment sooner rather than later.

Entertainment News / TV Insider / July 7

‘Pirates of the Caribbean’: Bill Nighy Looks Back on ‘Dead Man’s Chest’ Debut 20 Years Later

When it comes to a performer as prolific as Bill Nighy, it’s hard to focus on merely one title among the sea of projects he’s taken part in, but there’s no denying that the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise has had quite a pop culture impact over the years.

Entertainment News / BANG Showbiz / June 7

Bill Nighy joins Caine cast

Bill Nighy has joined the cast of John Wick spin-off Caine. The Love Actually actor has signed up to star in the movie - which follows on from the events of John Wick: Chapter 4 - alongside lead actor Donnie Yen, who is also directing the feature, Mason Thomas and Dacre Montgomery, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.

Entertainment News / TV Insider / October 21, 2025

Is ‘Harlan Coben’s Lazarus’ Returning for Season 2?

The first full season of Harlan Coben‘s Lazarus drops on Wednesday (October 22), and the six-part thrillride is sure to have some fans’ heads spinning … and wondering if there’s more of this to come from this twisty Amazon Prime Video original.

Entertainment News / TV Insider / October 21, 2025

Is Harlan Coben’s ‘Lazarus’ Based on a True Story?

Harlan Coben is venturing into the supernatural with his new Prime Video series, Lazarus, but despite the show’s paranormal elements, the story is still heavily inspired by the prolific author’s real life.

Entertainment News / BANG Showbiz / November 24, 2024

Bill Nighy had to 'flee' women clamouring for him to strip

Bill Nighy had to “flee” a group of women who wanted him to strip in the street. The 74-year-old actor is always happy to chat with fans when out and about but admitted his role as rock star Billy Mack in ‘Love Actually’ has given some the wrong idea about him.

Entertainment News / IndieWire / November 19, 2024

‘Joy’ Review: Bill Nighy and Thomasin McKenzie Give Birth to IVF in Middling Netflix Movie About the Hope and Happiness of Reproductive Freedom

McKenzie stars as embryologist Jean Purdy in a breezy period piece about a scientific breakthrough that society is still struggling to accept.

Entertainment News / BANG Showbiz / November 2, 2024

Bill Nighy: I wanted to be a rock and roll star

Bill Nighy "wanted to be a rock and roll star". The 74-year-old star has enjoyed huge success as an actor - but Bill actually "wanted to be in The Rolling Stones" during his younger years.

Entertainment News / BANG Showbiz / November 2, 2024

Bill Nighy stole 'the complete works of Shakespeare' from a library

Bill Nighy "stole the complete works of Shakespeare" to prepare for his drama school audition. The 74-year-old actor and a friend of his stole from a library, after applying for the Guildford School of Acting in a bid to impress a girl.

Entertainment News / Yardbarker

The 20 best films with elderly protagonists

Hollywood has long had a strained relationship with age, and movies rarely allow older actors to star in films centered around them. From comedies to dramas and everything in between, these are some of the best movies that feature an elderly protagonist (or two).

Entertainment News / IndieWire / March 5, 2024

‘The Wild Robot’ Trailer: Lupita Nyong’o Voices a Lonely Robot Who Befriends Fox Pedro Pascal

The star-studded cast of the animated feature also includes Stephanie Hsu, Catherine O’Hara, Bill Nighy, Kit Connor, and Mark Hamill.

Entertainment News / TV Insider / February 7, 2024

Sam Claflin & Bill Nighy to Star in New Harlan Coben Series for Prime Video

Looks like we’ll have something new to add to our ranking of Harlan Coben shows! Prime Video has ordered Lazarus (working title) as a limited series. It is based on an original story idea and written by Coben and Danny Brocklehurst.

Entertainment News / Yardbarker

Room with a view: The 20 best hotels on screen

Given their ambiguous nature, it’s unsurprising that hotels have been the settings for everything from sitcoms to dramas, absurdist comedies to gripping horror. The best hotels on-screen make the viewer feel as if they, too, are in this peculiar locale, with all the pleasures and perils that entails.

Entertainment News / IndieWire / January 3, 2024

‘The First Omen’ Trailer: The Devil Is Conceived in a Sinful Horror Prequel

Nell Tiger Free leads the film, with Sonia Braga, Ralph Ineson, and Bill Nighy co-starring in "The Omen" prequel.

Entertainment News / Yardbarker

20 Disney movies you totally forgot existed

While many titles in the Disney catalog are considered classics, the studio has many forgotten films that have fallen into obscurity. Whether they are duds or hidden gems, these movies have slipped under the radar.

Entertainment News / Yardbarker / November 29, 2021

Keira Knightley acknowledges she should watch 'Love Actually': 'It's just a bit weird'

Knightley confirmed that Juliet ends up staying with her husband, Peter (Chiwetel Ejiofor), despite the fact that his best friend, Mark (Andrew Lincoln), professes his love to her on Christmas Eve in the now-iconic below scene.

Colton Underwood addresses harassing Cassie Randolph in 'Coming Out Colton' trailer: 'I put a poor girl through hell'

Gucci family releases scathing statement, says 'House of Gucci' is 'far from accurate'

Matthew McConaughey says he is 'choosing not to' run for Governor of Texas

The 25 best movie cameos by musicians

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The top 25 films of 2020 so far

While there's no substitute for the theatrical experience, you can still turn down the lights in your living room, shut off your phone and get lost for a couple of hours in a well-made film. As we hit the halfway point of this accursed year, let's revisit the best of a very unusual bunch.

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