June 30 2014

Ed Sheeran’s new album X has become the fastest selling album of the year, claiming the title from Coldplay’s Ghost Stories.

BBC have released a new teaser trailer featuring Peter Capaldi in Doctor Who’s eighth series: 

Lord of the Rings star Andy Serkis has joined the cast of Avengers: Age of Ultron. 

The 1999 Japanese horror Audition is getting an English-language remake.

Transformers: Age of Extinction has debuted at number one at the US box office with $100 million – the biggest opening of 2014 so far.

Bad Education actress Michelle Gomez is to appear in the upcoming eighth series of Doctor Who as the Gatekeeper Nethersphere.

4.66 million viewers tuned in to watch Andy Murray’s third round Wimbledon win against Roberto Bautista Agut.

See all the winners from last night’s BET Awards, hosted by Chris Rock, here. 

June 27 2014

Friends star Courteney Cox has announced her engagement to Snow Patrol’s Johnny McDaid.

Andrew Dice Clay, James Jagger and Birgitte Hjort Sørensen have joined the cast of Mick Jagger and Martin Scorsese’s HBO music-themed pilot, alongside Bobby Cannavale.

Kristen Stewart has reportedly dropped out of the Snow White and the Huntsman 2 with the sequel changing to a spinoff called The Huntsman. 

Lindsay Lohan is to make her theatre debut in London’s West End later this year as Karen in Speed the Plow.

Britain’s Got Talent winners Collabro have added 7 dates to their upcoming tour alongside Lucy Kay due to popular demand. 

David Hasselhoff has landed his own spoof reality show on Dave which is described as a “semi-improvised comedy”.

BBC Worldwide Productions France has commissioned a new one-off TV documentary which looks into the lives of Daft Punk.

June 26 2014

Friends stars Lisa Kudrow and Matthew Perry are to reunite on screen in the fourth season of Kudrow’s Showtime series Web Therapy.

Sam Smith has made pop history in the US with his debut album In the Lonely Hour, which has had the highest first-week US sales for a UK male artist.

Sir Ben Kingsley has reportedly joined the voice-cast of Disney’s live-action adaptation of The Jungle Book as the black panther Bageera, alongside Idris Elba as Shere Khan. The movie is being directed by Iron Man’s Jon Favreau.

Tom Hanks may reportedly reunite on screen with his Sleepless  in Seattle co-star Meg Ryan in her directorial debut Ithaca. 

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have taken part in a special episode of Antiques Roadshow, where they had items from their collections assessed by experts at Hillsborough Castle, their home in Northern Ireland. 

John Hurt is to play Siegfried Sassoon in ITV’s upcoming one-off WW1 drama The Pity of War: The Lives of Loves of the War Poets. 

June 25 2014

Uruguay’s Luis Suárez faces a two year ban after being charged by Fifa with biting Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini in last night’s game.

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 has premiered a teaser trailer online, featuring Donald Sutherland’s character President Snow: 

Ed Sheeran will star in the world’s first interactive full-length music TV advert tomorrow which will air on E4 at 7.58pm, just before The Big Bang Theory starts. Viewers will be given the opportunity to vote on Twitter for which song they want Ed to perform from his new album X, after the show.

Classic 1980s movie Predator is reportedly getting a reboot, with Lethal Weapon screenwriter Shane Black attached to the project.

Channing Tatum is reportedly lined up to star in Joel and Ethan Coen’s new film Hail Caesar!, alongside George Clooney and Josh Brolin.

The Fault in Our Stars has topped the UK box office on its opening weekend with £3.4 million.

Ed Sheeran’s new album X has topped the iTunes sales chart in 65 countries.

June 24 2014

Prince has revealed he has recorded a duet with Rita Ora on his upcoming solo album.

X Factor winner Sam Bailey is set to write her autobiography which is set for release in November. 

Girls star Andrew Rannells has joined the cast of The Intern alongside Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway.

North Korean officials have hit out at Seth Rogen and James Franco’s new film The Interview, which sees two America TV workers recruited to kill Kim Jong-un after finding out he is a fan of their celebrity talk show.

One Direction’s Louis Tomlinson, who recently completed his takeover of Doncaster Rovers FC, is charging fans £12,000 to spend 10 minutes with him and £250 for a photograph, in a bid to raise funds for the club.

Sunday’s first episode of the return of The Only Way Is Marbs pulled in over 800,000 viewers.

Gordon Ramsay has announced on his official website that he will not make any future Kitchen Nightmare series.

June 19 2014

Martin Sheen is to star opposite Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin in the Netflix comedy series Grace and Frankie, which comes from Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman.

Ian Wright’s wife and children were reportedly burgled at knifepoint last night in their London home. Ian flew back from Brazil, where he had been working as an ITV pundit for the FIFA World Cup.

Diana Krall is to release a new covers album on September 9, called Wallflower. The album will feature covers of songs by Elton John, Bob Dylan and The Eagles.

The Wanted’s Tom Parker has become the first member to pursue a solo career since the band’s hiatus earlier this year. He features on N-Dubz’s Richard Rawson’s new single Fireflies.

Quentin Tarantino is working with Matt Wagner on a Django Unchained graphic novel that teams up with Zorro.

Ewan McGregor will reportedly star in an adaptation of Philip Roth’s acclaimed novel American Pastoral.

The fifth edition of the Bourne film franchise, starring Jeremy Renner, has been delayed until July 15 2016. The film was originally set for an August 2015 release. 

Jeremy Paxman, who has led Newsnight for the past 25 years, hosted his last ever show last night.

EastEnders star Shane Richie is to host a new BBC game show called Decimate, which starts filming in August.

June 18 2014

Colin Firth has dropped out of the Paddington Bear movie as he was unable to find the right voice for the bear.

Piers Morgan is reported to sign a new deal with ITV when his current two year contract expires at the end of June. He is expected to host another series of Life Stories as well as a new factual series.

Harry Potter star Rupert Grint is to make his Broadway debut in Terrence McNally’s It’s Only A Play.

Bryan Cranston has revealed the title of his upcoming memoir may be ‘Say My Name’ – the name of the seventh episode of Breaking Bad’s fifth season, and one of his character Walter White’s iconic phrases.

Britain’s Got Talent winners Collabro have announced a 23 date UK tour starting January 2015, with special guest runner up Lucy Kay.

Billy Idol is to release a new album for the first time since 2006 in October.

Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill’s 22 Jump Street has topped the UK box office for a second consecutive weekend, ahead of Angelina Jolie’s Maleficent and X-Men: Days of Future Past.

Michelle Keegan, Matt Willis and Jessica Ennis-Hill are to appear on Bear Grylls’ new show Celebrity Survivor which is to air in early 2015 on ITV.

June 17 2014

Jack Coleman is the first confirmed to return for the upcoming Heroes reboot - a miniseries titled Heroes Reborn

Writer-producer Simon Kinberg has revealed that the upcoming X-Men: Apocalypse will be set in 1983.

Former Emmerdale star Tom Lister has joined Jodie Prenger in the new touring production of Calamity Jane.

The Saturdays have confirmed What Are You Waiting For? will act as the lead single from their upcoming Greatest Hits collection.

Genesis are to reunite for the first time since 1975 in an upcoming BBC Two special. 

The Libertines have announced a headline European tour in ten years, this autumn.

John Cusack and Adrien Brody have joined the cast of Jackie Chan’s historical action movie Dragon Blade as Roman soldiers.

Rik Mayall fans are petitioning for a bench to return on the spot where Bottom’s opening credits were filmed in Hammersmith.

Danger Mouse, which originally ran from 1981 to 1992, is to return on CBBC next year with a 52-episode series.

June 16 2014

Kasabian have scored their 4th UK number one album with 48:13, while Ella Henderson has landed her first number one single with her debut Ghost.

Mindy Kaling has announced she is writing her second book titled Why Not Me?, a follow up to her bestseller Is Everything Hanging Out Without Me (and Other Concerns).

NBC are working on an eight part event series surrounding The Beatles, written by The Tudors creator Michael Hirst.

Britain’s Got Talent finalists Bars & Melody have been signed to Simon Cowell’s label Syco, and are to release their debut single Hope.

Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill’s comedy sequel 22 Jump Street has debuted at number one at the US box office with $60 million.

Keanu Reeves has joined the cast of The Whole Truth as a defence attorney for a teenager who is accused of murdering his wealthy family.

Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan has confirmed drummer Mike Byrne has left the band.

England’s opening World Cup match against Italy this weekend peaked at 15.39 million viewers on BBC One.

Bridesmard’s star Maya Rudolph has joined Tina Fey and Amy Poehler’s upcoming comedy The Nest.

June 13 2014

Britain’s Got Talent winners Collabro have signed a record deal with Simon Cowell’s label Syco with plans for a debut album release in July 2014.

Michelle Forbes will star in the US remake of France’s The Returned.

Tom Hiddleston is to star in the upcoming Hank Williams biopic I Saw the Light, and will do all of his own singing in the film.

Tributes are pouring in for actress and campaigner Ruby Dee who passed away on Wednesday at the age of 91.

The first trailer for the new Paddington Bear movie starring Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman, has premiered online: 

BBC One has announced the 10 celebrities to compete in new gymnastics reality show Tumble, including Lucy Mecklenburgh, John Partridge and Sarah Harding.

June 12 2014

BBC Radio 1Xtra presenter Sarah-Jane Crawford has replaced Caroline Flack as the new host of The Xtra Factor.

Kylie Minogue has been cast as a supporting role in Dwayne Johnson’s earthquake disaster movie San Andreas 3D.

James Arthur has confirmed he is no longer with Simon Cowell’s record label Syco.

Smash star Raza Jaffrey and Roseanne’s Michael O’Keefe have joined the cast of Homeland’s fourth series. 

Pitch Perfect’s Adam DeVine will reportedly star alongside Anne Hathaway and Robert De Niro in upcoming comedy The Intern.

James Brolin has reportedly joined Tina Fey and Amy Poehler’s upcoming comedy The Nest. 

Demi Moore is to replace Sarah Jessica Parker in the upcoming comedy Wild Oats, which is starring Shirley MacLaine and Jessica Lange.

June 11 2014

Emma Thompson and Ray Winstone have been cast in The Legend of Barney Thomson, based on the black comedy novel The Long Midnight of Barney Thomson.

The Voice’s Leah McFall has debuted her first single Home, featuring her former coach will.i.am.

Oprah Winfrey has joined the cast of the Martin Luther King biopic Selma, as Annie Lee Cooper, the civil rights protester who tried to register to vote but was denied.

Pretty Little Liars has been renewed for two additional seasons, ahead of its season 5 premiere.

Chancellor George Osborne has announced the first standalone Star Wars film will shoot in the UK.

The first trailer for Dumb and Dumber To was revealed on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon last night: 

Mel C has been confirmed as the fourth X Factor judge alongside Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh and Cheryl Cole.

Carey Mulligan and Bill Nighy are to star in the West End revival of David Hare’s Olivier Award-winning play Skylight.

June 10 2014

Naughty Boy and Sam Smith’s La La La has broken 1 million sales in the UK, becoming the 148th track to pass the milestone.

Sigourney Weaver has been cast as a new character in the upcoming Avatar sequels. Her character Dr Grace Augustine was killed off in the original movie.

Steven Spielberg is reportedly interested in adapting the Bryan Cranston-starring play All the Way into a TV series.

George Clooney and Josh Brolin are to star in Joel Coen and Ethan Coen’s new film Hail, Caesar.

Calvin Harris has announced his new single Blame will be a collaboration with John Newman. 

Brothers James and Dave Franco are to star in a film about the making of Tommy Wiseau’s The Room, with James also serving as director. 

Jake Gyllenhaal is reported to star in Dallas Buyers Club’s director Jean-Marc Vallée’s new film Demolition.

Counting Crows have announced a UK winter tour this November. Tickets on sale Friday June 13.

June 9 2014

Check out the winners from last night’s Tony Awards here. 

Ed Sheeran has claimed his first ever UK number one single with Sing.

The Great British Bake Off judge Mary Berry has been awarded the Freedom of the City of Bath at the city’s annual mayor-making ceremony. 

The Rest Of The World beat England 4-2 at Soccer Aid yesterday. The event has so far raised over £4.2 million for UNICEF.

Peyton Reed has replaced Edgar Wright as director of the upcoming Ant-Man movie, starring Paul Rudd and Michael Douglas.

FIFA has announced that Jennifer Lopez will no longer be performing at the World Cup opening ceremony on Thursday June 12, due to “production isues”.

Mike Myers has been honoured with his own postage stamp in Canada. His face will appear on the 85-cent stamp alongside his famous characters Wayne Campbell from Wayne’s World, and Austin Powers and Dr Evil from Austin Powers.

The Fault in our Stars has debuted at number one at the US box office with $48.2m. 

Avengers star Jeremy Renner has confirmed he will reprise his role as William Brandt in Mission: Impossible 5.

More than 10 million viewers tuned in to see Collabro win this year’s Britain’s Got Talent on ITV Saturday.

June 6 2014

Emma Watson and Miles Teller are reportedly in talks to star in Damien Chazelle’s upcoming musical La La Land.

Courteney Cox and Winona Ryder are to appear in the second series of Comedy Central’s Will Ferrell-produced Drunk History.

Kristen Bell and Glee stars Amber Riley and Jenna Ushkowitz are to lead the cast of a special stage production of Hair.

Coldplay have claimed the number 1 spot for a second week in the US with their album Ghost Stories.

ITV have announced that Educating Joey Essex will return to for a second series, this time seeing him on a quest for knowledge about football, UFOs and fashion.

Game of Thrones has surpassed The Sopranos as HBO’s most watched series of all time, with the fourth season averaging 18.4 million viewers.

The BBC has announced that Edith Bowman, Nihal, Rob Da Bank, Jen Long, Ally McCrae, CJ Beatz and Robbo Ranx will leave Radio 1 and Radio 1Xtra.

June 5 2014

Twilight’s Bill Condon is to direct the live-action film adaptation of Beauty and the Beast, 23 years since its original release.

Naomi Watts has joined the cast of the Divergent franchise as Evelyn, leader of Factionless.

The Chronicle director Josh Trank is to direct a Star Wars spinoff movie – separate from the Disney/Lucasfilm ‘Episodes’.

Yvette Fielding’s Most Haunted is being revived for a new 10-episode series this August on Really.

Rich Hall is set to return to BBC Four this July with a new documentary called Rich Hall’s California Stars.

Ed Sheeran is on track for his first number one single in the midweek chart with Sing, while Sam Smith is still at number 1 on the album chart with his debut In The Lonely Hour.

Iggy Azalea has confirmed her next single will be Black Widow featuring Rita Ora.

June 4 2014

Gangnam Style singer Psy has reportedly collaborated with Snoop Dogg on his new song Hangover.

House of Cards actor Corey Stoll has joined the cast of the upcoming fourth season of Homeland.

Robert Downey Jr is reportedly in talks to produce a rehab drama set in the 1980s.

Rachel Stevens has been voted the Sexiest Woman of All Time by FHM magazine.

Dame Maggie Smith is to star in the film adaptation of the West End hit The Lady in the Van.

Jupiter Ascending, starring Channing Tatum, Mila Kunis, Eddie Redmayne and Sean Bean, is to be released a week earlier than planned on July 18.

Angelina Jolie’s Maleficent has topped the UK box office in its opening weekend with £6 million, pushing X-Men: Days of Future Past into second place.

Britain’s Got Talent judges have announced impressionist Jon Clegg as the final wildcard act.

June 3 2014

Simon Cowell has confirmed that the fourth X factor judge joining himself, Cheryl Cole and Louis Walsh, will be announced this week; also confirming she is female.

12 Years a Slave star Lupita Nyong’o and Game of Thrones’ Gwendoline Christie have joined the cast of JJ Abrams’ upcoming Star Wars Episode VII.

The Ordinary Boys have announced a headline tour this November with original members Preston, Charlie and James, and new guitarist Louis Jones.

Sinead O’Connor has announced her new album I’m Not Bossy, I’m The Boss will be released on August 11.

Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page has announced he is to release a photographic autobiography titled Jimmy Page, which will feature over 600 pictures hand-picked by the star.

Tom Hardy is reportedly reuniting with Leonardo DiCaprio on the big screen for Alenjandro González Iñárritu's The Revenant.

The full lineup for this year’s Soccer Aid on Sunday June 8 has been confirmed, including Robbie Williams, Olly Murs, Michael Sheen, Avengers’ Jeremy Renner, True Blood’s Stephen Moyer, Glee’s Mark Salling and X-Men’s James McAvoy.

June 2 2014

The Wire star Sonja Sohn has reportedly been cast in the second season of The Originals as a powerful witch names Lenore who draws on holistic mysticism in her opposition to Klaus (Joseph Morgan).

Tributes are pouring in for Brady Brunch star Ann B Davis who has passed away at the age of 88 following a head injury from a fall on Saturday.

Sam Smith has claimed the fastest selling debut album of 2014 so far with In The Lonely Hour which went straight to number one this weekend.

Comedian Omid Djalili is to release his World Cup song today. The song titled England’s Going Out… (To Do It Again) was produced alongside Rick Blaskey who was also behind Three Lions and Swing Low.

Ben Foster is to play prophet Medivg in the upcoming Warcraft movie.

Reality show The Valleys has reportedly been dropped by MTV and will come to an end after its third series.

Angelina Jolie’s Maleficent has topped the US box office in its opening weekend with $70 million.

Katie Holmes has joined the cast of the BBC’s World War II film Woman in Gold, as Ryan Reynolds' on-screen wife.