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Solo is, of course, a film named after one person, the infamous smuggler and all round scoundrel Han Solo. So it was always inevitable that the movie would to a greater extent focus on the male character at its centre. But Emilia Clarke was determined to ensure that that didn’t mean that the film’s main female character Qi’ra would end ...

Bill Gold, one of Hollywood’s best-known creators of film posters, has died aged 97. The veteran illustrator had a hand in more than 2,000 posters, including those for Casablanca, Dial M for Murder, and Dirty Harry. Mr Gold began work at the film production company Warner Brothers in the 1940s. His task was to create artwork that didn’t give away ...

American Idol judge Katy Perry has criticised Meghan Markle’s wedding dress. Perry told Entertainment Tonight that the Duchess of Sussex’s Givenchy gown needed “one more fitting”. The pop star suggested it fell short of the bridal look Alexander McQueen designed for the Duchess of Cambridge’s marriage to Prince William in 2011, adding “Kate won!” Despite her criticism, Perry said she ...

Janet Jackson made her stance on the #MeToo movement clear as she won the Icon prize at the Billboard awards. “I believe that, for all of our challenges, we live at a glorious moment in history,” she said. “At long last, women have made it clear that we will no longer be controlled, manipulated, or abused. “I stand with those ...

He’s been referred to as one of the UK’s most eligible bachelors but Hollywood star Hugh Grant is finally tying the knot. The Four Weddings and a Funeral and Paddington star is set to wed the mother of three of his children, Swedish TV producer, Anna Eberstein. A photograph of the wedding banns has been posted in several newspapers. Grant, ...

Jameela Jamil has said she was told she was “too old, too ethnic and too fat” to launch a career in the US. The former BBC Radio 1 presenter landed a part in sitcom The Good Place in her first audition, despite being “actively discouraged” from moving to Hollywood by some in the UK. The 32-year-old said she moved to ...

GQ has poked fun at its print rival Vanity Fair with its latest cover. GQ’s “comedy issue” features Saturday Night Live’s Kate McKinnon, comedian Sarah Silverman and actress Issa Rae with their arms and legs misplaced in an apparent Photoshop disaster. It’s a clear reference to Vanity Fair’s Oscars cover earlier this year, where Reese Witherspoon appeared to have been given ...

The Met Gala, the benefit event for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, is considered the highlight of New York’s social calendar, attracting fashion designers and stars from around the world. It is known for its expensive tickets, exclusive guest list, and extravagant outfits that are based around a different theme each year. This year, the theme is Heavenly ...

The Cannes Film Festival kicks off later, one day earlier than normal, with a number of new measures set to ensure it won’t be business as usual. Guests taking selfies on the red carpet risk being shut out of screenings in an attempt to stamp out the practice. Press screenings for films having their world premieres at the festival will ...

The music industry is obsessed with “new”. The charts discriminate against aging songs; radio stations stake their reputation on premieres; and Ofcom sets quotas for new music on the BBC. But, for most people, that’s irrelevant. There’s a reason why the best-selling album in UK chart history is Queen’s Greatest Hits; and why second place goes to Abba’s Gold. Research ...