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Now we know where Riz Ahmed gets his talent from. The actor has an impressive career with incredible performances across Hollywood, but it seems his charisma runs in the family.

Entertainment News / Nerdist / September 9

'Digger' trailer turns Tom Cruise into a wealthy old tycoon

There isn’t anything that Tom Cruise cannot do. He’s a world-class fighter pilot, a secret agent on an impossible mission, a vampire, and a great stunt person in his own right.

The Cost of Perfection: How Tom Cruise's Intense Work Ethic Is Testing Production Crews

Entertainment News / Nerdist / July 13

Tom Cruise gets real weird in wild 'Digger' trailer

Until now, Warner Bros. has been coy with the marketing of Digger, the next film from two-time Best Director Oscar-winner Alejandro G. Iñárritu.

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Entertainment News / BANG Showbiz / May 20

Making small films is liberating, says Riz Ahmed

Riz Ahmed found making low-budget movies to be "liberating" early in his career. The 43-year-old actor starred in independent films such as The Road to Guantanamo, Shifty, Four Lions, Trishna, and The Reluctant Fundamentalist, before getting his big break in Hollywood - but Riz actually enjoyed the freedom that he had early in his career.

Entertainment News / BANG Showbiz / April 10

Riz Ahmed hasn't seen his Oscar in years

Riz Ahmed doesn't know where his Oscar is. The 43-year-old actor won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for The Long Goodbye in 2022, but Riz subsequently handed the gong to his mother and he hasn't seen it since.

Entertainment News / BANG Showbiz / April 8

Riz Ahmed admits to feeling like an outsider, but why?

Riz Ahmed felt like an "outsider" during his younger years. The 43-year-old actor plays the titular role in Hamlet, Aneil Karia's big-screen adaptation of William Shakespeare’s classic tragedy, and Riz has revealed how he relates to his on-screen character.

Entertainment News / Nerdist / February 24

'Hamlet' trailer puts Riz Ahmed on a brutal quest for vengeance

A Shakespearean tragedy is coming to the big screen with a modern twist. Hamlet will star Riz Ahmed and center this story of betrayal and revenge in London’s elite South Asian community.

20 forgotten '90s films that should be rediscovered

Entertainment News / TV Insider / January 20

‘Bait’: Riz Ahmed Is Hoping to Play James Bond in New Prime Video Comedy (Video)

Riz Ahmed is heading back to television, headlining an all-new comedy called Bait, which is quickly approaching on Prime Video. The Oscar-nominated performer, known for his roles in shows like The Night Of, Girls, and The OA, will get a little meta with his actor role in the series set to arrive this spring.

Entertainment News / Yardbarker

20 most memorable movies for music lovers

Movies like one of Jennifer Lopez’s best, or perhaps a mockumentary that has had metalheads laughing since the ‘80s, all fit nicely into this genre, but what other movies do music fanatics live for? Let’s get into it!

Entertainment News / BANG Showbiz / September 7, 2025

Riz Ahmed's decades-long Hamlet wish

Riz Ahmed has wanted to make a Hamlet movie since he was 16. The 42-year-old actor, plays Danish prince Hamlet in a new adaptation of the play, which relocates the tragedy to modern London, reimagining the royal court as the world of South Asian business dynasties and Riz admitted working on Hamlet has been a dream of his for decades.

Entertainment News / BANG Showbiz / September 1, 2025

Riz Ahmed challenges long-held interpretations of Shakespeare’s most famous character

Riz Ahmed has challenged long-held interpretations of Shakespeare’s most famous character. The 42-year-old actor, plays Danish prince Hamlet in a new adaptation of the play, which premiered at the Telluride Film Festival and is set to screen at the Toronto Film Festival.

Entertainment News / BANG Showbiz / August 31, 2025

Riz Ahmed recalls hospitalisation while filming Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Riz Ahmed was hospitalised after his body "gave up on me" while filming 2016’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. The 42-year-old actor has revealed he suffered a "very intense health-related experience" that made him fear he would "never get his life back" just as he landed the movie Sound of Metal.

Entertainment News / BANG Showbiz / August 28, 2025

Riz Ahmed recalls 'silent and intense' health scare

Riz Ahmed was hospitalized for "something silent and intense" while filming Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. The 42-year-old actor has revealed that had a "very intense” health scare during the film's shoot.

Entertainment News / BANG Showbiz / July 17, 2025

Relay star Lily James eyes 'unlikely roles'

Lily James is keen to play "unlikely roles". The 36-year-old actress - who stars alongside Riz Ahmed and Sam Worthington in the thriller film Relay - has revealed that she's eager to challenge herself in her professional life.

Entertainment News / Agents of Fandom / May 18, 2025

‘The Phoenician Scheme’ review: Wes Anderson refuses to step out of his box

Reviewing a new Wes Anderson movie is folly at this point.

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Paramount delays release of new "TMNT" and "Last Airbender" movies

Ralph Fiennes, Lili Taylor, and Ben Wang added to loaded 'The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping' cast

Bob Odenkirk's vacation gets violent in top notch "Nobody 2" trailer

Entertainment News / Nerdist / April 7, 2025

'The Phoenician Scheme' trailer is as Wes Anderson-y as Wes Anderson gets

At this point in his career, you either love Wes Anderson or you don’t. The latter group includes those who once loved the writer-director, but grew tired of the….let’s go with “familiarity”….of his movies.

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20 awesome animated films that went straight to streaming

Thanks to the new era of streaming (and the COVID-19 pandemic), a number of these films skipped theatrical release and were instantly available to watch at home. However, that doesn’t mean they are any less entertaining than those that have hit the big screen.

Entertainment News / IndieWire / September 9, 2024

‘Relay’ Review: Riz Ahmed Gets His Own ‘Michael Clayton’ in This Fun, Twisty, and Supremely Confident Homage to Classic Paranoid Thrillers

TIFF: “Hell or High Water" director David Mackenzie does what he does best: Making the kind of movie he's never made before.

Entertainment News / IndieWire / September 7, 2024

David Mackenzie Doesn’t Make the Same Film Twice — Nothing Could Thrill His ‘Relay’ Stars Riz Ahmed and Lily James More

TIFF: Ahead of its world premiere, the filmmaker and his latest stars unpack their clever thriller to IndieWire, the kind of twisty throwback made for audiences who love to be surprised and astonished.

Entertainment News / Men's Journal / April 17, 2024

Riz Ahmed Joins Cast of New Wes Anderson Film

Wes Anderson's getting the gang back together (again) for his new film The Phoenician Scheme but is adding a newcomer to his rotation of players. The Hollywood

Entertainment News / Rolling Stone / March 11, 2024

2024 Oscars Behind The Scenes: Everything You Didn’t See

From the red carpet to the moment that stopped Greta Gerwig, Riz Ahmed, and Emma Stone in their tracks

Entertainment News / IndieWire / February 20, 2024

Sally Potter’s Pioneering ‘Rage’ Will Be Posted Entirely on Instagram to Celebrate Its 15th Anniversary

Exclusive: Riz Ahmed, Judi Dench, and Jude Law star in the 2009 movie, a murder mystery set backstage during the New York's Fashion Week.

Entertainment News / Yardbarker

21 celebrities you may not know who have college degrees

Celebrities like Emma Watson grew up in the spotlight, landing one of the core roles in the Harry Potter series at 11 years old, so she naturally went on to earn her degree once she got a bit older. And while some other famous faces have done the same, a great deal went to university before that.

Entertainment News / Yardbarker / September 7, 2021

Riz Ahmed dropped 22 pounds in three weeks for 'Mogul Mowgli' role: 'I wouldn't recommend it to anyone'

Ahmed further shared with IndieWire that the role was "about intense weight loss."

Janet Jackson shares first teaser clip of 'Janet' documentary: 'This is the truth'

Kristen Stewart on Princess Diana ahead of 'Spencer' premiere: 'She wore her heart on her sleeve'

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Entertainment News / Yardbarker / April 25, 2021

2021 Oscar Winners -- Full List

The 93rd annual Academy Awards is in the books. Here is a list of the major award winners: Best Picture "The Father" "Judas and the Black Messiah" "Mank"

Every actor who has won multiple acting Oscars

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