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GOSSIP Thomas to star in new comedy The Festival oe Thomas will be starring in a new comedy 'The Festival'. The 33-year-old actor shot to fame in the hit JChannel 4 series 'The Inbetweeners' and the subse- quent two movies, and now Thomas is attached to the new comedy written and produced by Iain Morris and Damon Beesley.' The Festival' follows a group of students as they graduate and head to a music festival and has been described as a coming-of-age comedy. Morris told Variety: "I'm delighted to be making this film with my 'Inbetweeners' partners Film4 and Entertainment. Going to a music festival is a quintessential British rite of passage just like a lads' holiday or backpacking so it seemed like a Stallone hints Creed 2 to natural fit for me to try and find then humour and fun in festivals." Thomas will star alongside Claudia O'Doherty, Hammed Animashaun, Jemaine Clement, Hannah Tointon start production in 2018 and Kurt Yaeger. Production company Fudge Park, which produced 'The Inbetweeners', is also reportedly attached to the film and is the first to be greenlit with Film4 and ylvester Stallone has hinted 'Creed 2' will start produc- could be inspired by 'Rocky IV' and shared a photoshopped Entertainment.Fudge Park recently produced the BBC tion next year. The 71-year-old actor has shared a post movie poster in which Adonis stands toe-to-toe with his Three series 'White Gold' - which also starred Thomas - and Son his official Instagram account showing an image of Russian boxer Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren) who was respon- the upcoming movie, which is slated for a summer 2018 co-star Michael B. Jordan - who played Apollo Creed's son sible for killing his father Apollo (Carl Weathers) in the ring in release, is its first feature with a screenplay penned by Adonis Creed in the acclaimed 2015 film - in character in a the 1985 film. Stallone captioned the image: "Here's a chance Keith Akushie and Joe Parham. Daniel Battsek, director of boxing ring and then teased the 30-year-old actor is in train- to stretch your imagination ... HISTORY WILL ALWAYS REPEAT ing for his return in the role. Stallone captioned the image: ITSELF IN ONE FORM OR ANOTHER, JUST GOT TO BE READY! ... Film4, said: "Film4 are delighted to be working with Fudge "Getting stronger !!! 2018 #Creed 2 #mgm #fitness #Rocky Sins of the Father.... #creed2 # agentnickyc (sic)" Coogler's sto- Park and Entertainment again for the first time since the (sic)" Deadline has also reported that Stallone has been work- ry revolved around Apollo's illegitimate son Adonis and his phenomenally successful 'Inbetweeners' movies. "We're ing on the script for the sequel to the first film, which was quest to follow in his father's footsteps to become a profes- confident Iain and the rest of the team will produce anoth- brought to the big screen by director-and-writer Ryan Coogler sional boxer, and he persuades Rocky - his dad's most famous er very funny and very commercial feature film." 'The and based around the Rocky Balboa cinematic universe which opponent and dear friend - to train him. Inbetweeners Movie' and the sequel were both box office Stallone created in 1976. In July, Stallone teased 'Creed 2' successes with the second film having the biggest opening weekend of 2014. Jolie to return Smith wants to join for Maleficent 2 Marvel Cinematic Universe att Smith wants to star in the ngelina Jolie has confirmed she will be returning for Marvel Cinematic Universe. The 'Maleficent 2'. The 42-year-old actress starred as the titular 34-year-old British actor would role in the 2014 live-action Disney remake and the studio M A jump at the chance to take on a role in the revealed they are pressing ahead with plans for the sequel but superhero franchise, but only if he was due to potential contracting issues, Jolie was unsure whether she asked by bosses and if it was the right part would be returning. However, at the Telluride Film Festival over for him. The 'Lost River' actor is best known the weekend, the actress said: "We have been working on the for portraying the Time Lord in British sci-fi script and this is going to be a really strong sequel." Although not series 'Doctor Who' from 2010 to 2014, and much else is known about the upcoming sequel, last week, Disney says it would be important for a future role revealed they have hired 'Spectre' co-writer Jez Butterworth to in the MCU to be a challenge and therefore rewrite the screenplay for the film. Linda Woolverton had penned different from playing the Doctor. Asked if the original draft, but her effort is set to be reworked by it is something he'd like to do, Matt said: Butterworth, who will be under pressure to deliver a commercial "I'd love to. They've got to ask me though, hit following the success of the original movie. Jolie previously the swines ... But it would have to be the admitted she relished playing Maleficent, the antagonist in Walt right project ... It would have to be some- Disney's classic 1959 animation 'Sleeping Beauty'. She explained: thing that felt different enough to 'Doctor "It is really funny when people say you'd be obvious for a great vil- Matt Damon is the Who'." Smith wouldn't be the first star of lain. She was just my favorite as a little girl. I was terrified of her 'Doctor Who' to enter the MCU as Karen but I was really drawn to her. I loved her. There were some discus- Gillan (a former companion) stars as sions about it before I got the part, and I got a phone call from my 'greatest actor' George Nebula in the 'Guardians of the Galaxy' brother who said, 'You got to get your name on the list for this!'" movies, Christopher Eccleston (9th Doctor) Angelina also revealed that, in some ways, she could relate to her did 'Thor: The Dark World's Malekith', while on-screen character. The Hollywood star - who has six children - Clooney has known his predecessor David Tennant played vil- previously said: "What's interesting about her that what I do relate lain Kilgrave in 'Jessica Jones'. He added: "I to, and what I think everyone relates to, is she's not what you eorge Clooney has hailed with him as a producer, as a writer, love so many of those movies and I love assume she is." The first movie starred Elle Fanning as Princess Matt Damon as the "greatest as an actor, as a director and it's Nebula, because Karen's blue. With no hair. Aurora, the Sleeping Beauty, Brenton Thwaites as Prince Phillip Gactor" he has "ever" worked why I keep coming back. He's over- Anyway, I'd love to. If you're listening, and Sharlto Copley as King Stefan. with. The 56-year-old actor has prepared." Although George directs praised his 'Ocean's Eleven' co-star Matt in the crime film 'Suburbicon', Marvel."? as being the most talented star he it is the 'Jason Bourne' star who has worked with and even "seen" in advises George on parenting. The his entire life, and although the sil- Kentucky-born filmmaker - who has ver fox has racked his brain to think two-month-old twins Alexander Bardem and Cruz of a star better than the 46-year-old and Ella with his wife Amal - he can't think of anyone "better". explained: "Now that I've got kids, Speaking to 'Entertainment Matt gives me direction. "I'm a Tonight', the 'ER' heartthrob said: mess. But [Amal] is like an Olympic reunite on screen "Matt's the greatest actor I've ever athlete. You've got two kids, you're worked with. In fact, I don't know a breastfeeding like crazy. I'm very avier Bardem and Penelope Cruz kept characters, not by bringing them to us." The better actor I've seen in my life. I'm good, by the way, at diaper chang- their personal and professional lives new movie is based on a book Virginia trying to think if there's a better ing. "This is an all-new adventure Jtotally separate while filming 'Loving wrote about falling for the criminal and actor. Nope, there's not a better for me ... [Fatherhood] has made me Pablo'. The couple - who are married in real Javier welcomed the chance to show a actor. No, there is not." The 'The much older. It doesn't fundamental- life - play drug lord Pablo Escobar and jour- human side to Escobar. He said: "Thanks to Martian' star has also credited ly change you, but I'm excited to nalist Virginia Vallejo in 'Loving Pablo' and all the documentaries and films, we know George for his professionalism in see who these two people are Javier revealed they were careful not to more about Pablo now than we ever have the entertainment industry, and going to be in life. I'm very proud to bring the dark subject material home with before. When I started to dig into this char- believes George is "over prepared" be [a dad]. I feel honored to be a them after a day on set. Speaking to E! acter almost 10 years ago, he wasn't as for the projects he takes on, part of it." Although George is News, Javier said: "One of the joys, and the much in the public eye. I was attracted to although he has hinted he wouldn't "honored" to be a father, he never fun of what we do, is to create. We were this movie because it's about what's in his want his pal to be any other way. thought he'd be married with chil- very careful [during shooting] to make sure mind, how he could have that greed when Matt said: "It's not the first time I've dren. He said: "Honestly, I didn't we kept that joy and that we keep being he basically had it all. "I wanted to portray a worked with the wonderful and tal- think I'd be married with two kids. able to create and use our imagination." real Pablo Escobar, because that's the scary ented and brilliant George Clooney. The world changes! I love being Explaining that he and Penelope - who pre- part. He was a human being, he was not a He does things that other directors here [in Venice, where he married viously worked together on 'Vicky Cristina machine, he was not an idea, he was a per- just can't do. He pays me in cash Amal]. It's a magic, improbable city." Barcelona' - kept their on and off-screen son. "It's very different than playing a psy- daily. You just don't see others relationships totally separate, Javier added: chopath. For example, Anton Chigurh in doing that at this level. He's fantas- "In this movie I think both of us learned 'No Country for Old Men', he's a psy- tic. I've done a bunch of movies more than ever to do that, because it was chopath. He's not at all interested in any necessary for us to be able to get back to emotion, and that makes him very, very ourselves. To go back home and have a life. scary and dangerous. But I think the person Will Smith: It's rare for a 'black dude' to play a 'racist' And actually it was easy. It was fun and I who feels empathy, the person who feels think we both made a little step towards love and at the same time does those bad growing up as performers because instead things, is even scarier and even more dan- of stepping around things we really went gerous."-Bang Showbiz ill Smith thinks it is rare for a his role, as his co-star Noomi Rapace there. We protected ourselves by being the "black dude" to play a "racist" couldn't get to grips with wearing con- Won screen. The 48-year-old tact lenses and a false set of teeth when actor is set to star in the lead role of she first took on her role, although she LAPD officer Scott Ward in the upcom- soon adapted. She explained: "I was ing fantasy movie 'Bright', and has fighting against the contact lenses and admitted he found it "really bizarre" teeth at the beginning. But it's amazing that his character was given the preju- how quickly you adapt." Meanwhile, dice trait, as it was new territory for him director David Ayer believes the pro- to be on the "other side" of racism. duction is a "daring movie" because it 'Bright' takes place in a world where involves "fantasy creatures" who have human lives alongside fairytale crea- to also juggle a normal life where they tures such as orcs and elves, and rather care for their families. The 49-year-old than showing racism between humans, creator explained: "It's kind of a daring the movie explores the tensions movie. It has all these fantasy creatures, between people and creatures. but they still pay their bills on time, love Speaking to Empire magazine about their families and try to live their lives. It the movie, he said: "As a black dude you becomes this incredible template to just don't get a lot of movies where study the social issues we're having you're a racist. It's rugged and powerful right now." 'Bright' is being produced and really bizarre for me to be on the for Netflix, and is expected to land on other side of that." And the 'Hitch' actor the platform in December this year. wasn't the only star who struggled with