All articles by Ian Sandwell – Page 6
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FeaturesBarney Harris, Stars of Tomorrow 2016
ACTOR: Barney Harris can recall the moment he caught the acting bug. He was in his school’s production of Jerusalem when it all clicked.
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FeaturesTom Taylor, Stars of Tomorrow 2016
ACTOR: “It’s been a bit of a rollercoaster,” says Tom Taylor, which is putting it mildly.
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FeaturesJodie Comer, Stars of Tomorrow 2016
ACTOR: “A lot of auditions that I go in for, they ask, ‘You can lose that, can’t you?’,” says Jodie Comer with a laugh, but she actually doesn’t mind the fact she rarely gets to use her Scouse accent.
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FeaturesArnold Oceng, Stars of Tomorrow 2016
ACTOR: Arnold Oceng arrived in London from Uganda at the age of one, and wasted little time in getting his first professional role, aged six.
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FeaturesHannah John-Kamen, Stars of Tomorrow 2016
ACTOR: Back in June, Hannah John-Kamen landed a key role in her biggest project to date, Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of Ernest Cline’s bestselling novel Ready Player One, and she does not think it will ever sink in.
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FeaturesLeah Harvey, Stars of Tomorrow 2016
ACTOR: Despite the fact 22-year-old Londoner Leah Harvey just graduated from LAMDA this summer, she has already shot a lead role in Michael Winterbottom’s next feature and is starring in Phyllida Lloyd’s The Tempest at London’s Donmar Warehouse with Lloyd’s Henry IV yet to come.
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FeaturesSope Dirisu, Stars of Tomorrow 2016
ACTOR: Despite acting since the age of 11, life could have turned out very differently for Sope Dirisu.
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FeaturesAnthony Boyle, Stars of Tomorrow 2016
ACTOR: After leaving school at 16, Anthony Boyle was doing “anything and everything I could” as an actor when a teacher at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama saw him perform at the Lyric Drama School in Belfast and invited him to audition.
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FeaturesEleanor Worthington-Cox, Stars of Tomorrow 2016
ACTOR: At 10 years of age, Eleanor Worthington-Cox shared the lead role in stage musical Matilda, going on to jointly win an Olivier award for best actress.
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FeaturesMolly Windsor, Stars of Tomorrow 2016
ACTOR: At the age of 11, Molly Windsor earned plaudits for her lead role in Samantha Morton’s Bafta-winning The Unloved.
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FeaturesJosh O’Connor, Stars of Tomorrow 2016
ACTOR: Having graduated from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in 2011, Josh O’Connor believes that extended runs on television shows have been an “important learning curve” for his craft.
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FeaturesSennia Nanua, Stars of Tomorrow 2016
ACTOR: At the age of 12, Nottingham-born newcomer Sennia Nanua landed the critical role of Melanie in Colm McCarthy’s The Girl With All The Gifts, starring opposite Glenn Close, Gemma Arterton and Paddy Considine.
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FeaturesFionn Whitehead, Stars of Tomorrow 2016
ACTOR: Fionn Whitehead (pronounced Finn) made casting headlines when, as an unknown, he landed a pivotal role in Christopher Nolan’s Second World War epic Dunkirk, which has been shooting in the UK and France and is set for release next July.
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News'Miss Peregrine' opens to $37.4m overseas (update)
Fantasy epic L.O.R.D.: Legend Of Ravaging Dynasties grosses $29.2m from four markets.
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News'Bridget Jones's Baby' adds $22.1m overseas (update)
SEPTEMBER 26 UPDATE: Sony’s The Magnificent Seven rides to $19.2m from 63 markets; Warner Bros’ Storks lands with $18.6m from its 33 markets.
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News'Bridget Jones's Baby' hits mega £21m as it retains UK lead
Sony’s The Magnificent Seven rides to $2.7m (£2.1m) debut from 543 sites.
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News'Bridget Jones's Baby' delivers $29m international opening (update)
SEPTEMBER 19 UPDATE: A Chinese Odyssey: Part Three leads the way with $35.8m from its two territories; The Age Of Shadows adds $21.4m in South Korea for $45.2m to date.
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News'Bridget Jones's Baby' enjoys record-breaking UK debut
Universal’s threequel scores biggest ever September opening with $10.6m (£8.11m) opening from its 641 sites.
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News'Star Trek Beyond' adds $16.6m overseas (update)
SEPT 12 UPDATE: Warner Bros’ The Age Of Shadows opens with huge $16.1m in South Korea.
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News'Sausage Party' holds off newcomers to retain UK lead
Paramount’s Ben-Hur is the week’s highest new entry, thanks to previews, while Disney’s Finding Dory hits £40m mark.