OHMYGOSSIP — ‘Loose Women’ will kick off their 20th anniversary with its “most emotional episode yet” next week.
The daytime talk show celebrates the milestone in September but a bumper five-part special on Monday (26.08.19) will see the panellists will move away from the stage and sit in the audience seats in pairs as they watch back some old clips of the programme’s biggest moments.
An insider told the Daily Mirror newspaper: “It’s an emotional watch as you see for the first time the women reacting to their biggest moments. It comes as the show prepares to celebrate 20 years on air this September.”
Among the emotional moments of personal news the presenters will reflect on will be Christine Lampard announcing her pregnancy on the show, and detailing how nervous she felt, Nadia Sawalha looking back on a surprise message she received from husband Mark Adderly to thank her for her support during his battle with depression, and Coleen Nolan, Andrea McLean and Denise Welch all using their position on the programme to announce the end of their marriages.
In a preview clip, Andrea reflected on the 2012 episode when she announced her marriage to Steve Toms was over.
Visibly emotional, she said: “Do you know it’s never easy announcing that your marriage is ending, it’s not something that happens overnight.
“It’s a long slow build up of events. Normally it’s something that’s contained. There comes a point when you have to go public about it.”
Meanwhile, Nadia grew emotional on the show on Monday (19.08.19) when she discussed the 1997 suicide of her first husband, Justin Mildwater.
She said: “I had a real tragedy while I was [on ‘EastEnders’], my first husband died and it was a truly, truly awful time for everybody. I had to carry on working, I was in the middle of a very big storyline.
“That was really hard because when somebody dies, so many people have an idea of how you should behave and how you should be. I remember just saying, ‘Can someone give me the book on what I’m supposed to be doing?’
“One of the first calls I got was from Wendy Richard. I’ll never forget it, she said ‘I can have a car there straight away, you can come to the flat, you can stay as long as you like’. I didn’t take her up because I was really scared of her, but it was such a lovely thing to do it really was.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — ‘Great British Bake Off’ has unveiled its youngest line-up yet.
The culinary competition will this year see 13 hopefuls test their baking skills under the watchful eyes of Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith, with the average age of the contestants just 31, four years younger than previous years.
Student Henry and part-time waiter Jamie are this year’s youngest hopefuls, with both 20 year olds inspired to have improved their skills thanks to the show, while the oldest hopeful is 56-year-old HGV driver Phil, who bakes five days a week, having found his passion while at school.
Alice, a 28-year-old geography teacher also learned to bake during her school days, using it to pass the time when she was 15 after a back operation left her unable to do sport.
Veterinary surgeon Rosie, 28, started even younger, thanks to a baking book she was given when she was just five years old.
Michael, 26, a theatre manager and fitness instructor is inspired by the flavours of his Indian heritage while Priya, 34, has recently been experimenting with vegan bakes, and shop assistant Steph, 28, has been working to make her bakes healthier with vegetables and fruit.
Helena, 40, grew up in Lanzarote and spent much of her childhood watching her Spanish grandmother bake but the project manager only got into baking after she spent time living in Las Vegas.
Health adviser David, 36, was inspired by his mum to learn to bake and developed his passion further when he travelled to Malawi and invented a cake that could steam cook over a village fire.
Dan, 32, learned to bake a Victoria sponge as a child and decided to improve his skills when he was 21 when he wanted to impress his girlfriend with a birthday cake – and it must have worked because he later made their wedding cake.
Rounding out this year’s line up are 35-year-old Michelle, a print shop administrator from Tenby, Wales, and Amelia, a 24-year-old sportswear designer from Halifax.
‘Great British Bake Off’ – which is hosted by Noel FIelding and Sandi Toksvig – returns to Channel 4 next Tuesday (27.08.19) at 8pm.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Faye Brookes and Gareth Gates broke up one month ago.
The ‘Coronation Street’ star and the 35-year-old singer were reported to have gone their separate ways last week, and it has now been claimed they “actually split” around four weeks ago.
A source said: “Faye and Gareth actually split a month ago but she hadn’t been wearing her ring for some time.”
Faye has filmed her final scenes on ‘Coronation Street’, on which she has played Kate Connor since 2015, and she has been auditioning “a lot” for new roles.
The source added to The Sun Online: “She’s auditioning a lot at the moment and it won’t be long till she’s back on our screens.”
The pair had been dating on and off for seven years and got engaged in January this year, but have now gone their separate ways.
A source said last week: “Faye and Gareth are both extremely sad about their relationship ending.
“They still care very much about each other and want to remain friends, but the wedding has been called off. They tried to make it work but sadly it’s not meant to be.”
The ‘Corrie’ star recently said the pair wouldn’t “take each other for granted again”.
Speaking in March this year about their last split – which saw them separate in September 2018 after six years together – she said: “It was for the right reasons for sure. I feel like we’ll never take each other for granted ever again.
“Work took over and we ended up missing each other so much that we were missing life together.
“We are enjoying engagement but obviously I’ve been dreaming of this [wedding] day since I was a little girl.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Dame Harriet Walter is to star in ‘Killing Eve’.
The 68-year-old actress and Danny Sapani are the latest stars to join the cast of the BBC drama series, which has started production on its third series, and ‘Fear of the Walking Dead’ writer Suzanne Heathcote has also joined the programme as lead writer and executive producer.
Phoebe Waller-Bridge will also executive produce the drama, alongside Suzanne, Sally Woodward Gentle, Lee Morris, Gina Mingacci, Damon Thomas and Sandra Oh, who will reprise her role as the titular star Eve.
Series two ended with a dramatic cliff-hanger as Carolyn (Fiona Shaw) appeared to betray Eve before Villanelle – portrayed by Jodie Comer – shot Eve, leaving her for dead.
Phoebe recently admitted she is keen to write herself into the third series of the drama as a victim of Jodie’s alter-ego.
She said: “I was like, I am going to write myself a part so that I can be murdered by Jodie.”
The ‘Fleabag’ actress also considered casting herself as Villanelle or Eve before series one, but the 34-year-old star decided against it because of age.
She said: “I just had a really strong instinct that there should be this age gap because I just felt like it was something I hadn’t seen.
“I’m not a 25-year-old Jodie Comer – I mean, let’s be frank. And I don’t know if I could have scaled a wall quite like she could have done, and I’m not in my early forties either.”
The BBC acquired a third series of ‘Killing Eve’ in April.
Charlotte Moore, BBC director of content, said at the time: “It’s fantastic news that there will be a third series of this award-winning hit drama and we’re delighted UK audiences will be able to see Killing Eve exclusively on the BBC.
“In the mean-time Villanelle and Eve will be returning to BBC One and BBC iPlayer for a second series soon.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Flula Borg has joined the cast of ‘The Suicide Squad’.
The 37-year-old actor is set to star in James Gunn’s follow-up to the 2016 DC ensemble movie ‘Suicide Squad’ – which is thought to be a reboot of sorts rather than a direct sequel – in an as-yet undisclosed role.
Although the German star’s role is being kept under wraps, Flula will reportedly play a love interest to one of the characters in the Warner Bros. release
The ‘Pitch Perfect’ star will be joining returning cast members including villains Margot Robbie (Harley Quinn), Jared Leto (The Joker), Jai Courtney (Captain Boomerang) and government official Viola Davis (Captain Waller).
Flula also joins Storm Reid who will play the on-screen daughter of Idris Elba’s new character.
Elba, 46, will play a new role in the sequel, rather than replacing Will Smith as hitman character Deadshot as was first believed. This is so Smith, 50, can return to the DC Extended Universe in the future.
It is currently not known what DC Comics villain role Idris will take on instead, but reports claim that the decision was made as bosses didn’t want to disrespect Will by replacing him, as he’d helped to bring Deadshot to life on screen for the first time.
WWE wrestler John Cena has also joined the cast alongside Daniela Melchior, who will play Ratcatcher while David Dastmalchian has also joined the cast as Polka-Dot man, a villain who is able to use his ability to turn the polka-dots covering his costume into a variety of devices, launches a crime wave based on spots and dots in Gotham City.
The film’s release date is currently set for August 2021.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Michael Rooker has joined ‘Fast and the Furious 9’.
The 64-year-old actor is set to join the latest instalment of the blockbuster action franchise and according to Deadline will play a character called Buddy, although specific details of his role are being kept under wraps.
This news comes after Vin Diesel, who portrays Dominic Toretto in the film series, recently confirmed Dame Helen Mirren and Charlize Theron are returning for the film in their respective roles, Magdalene Shaw – the mother of Deckard and Owen Shaw (Jason Statham and Luke Evans) – and cyber-terrorist Cipher.
He said in an Instagram: “Week three. Fast 9. Here on set. We’ve got a lot of the original cast here, including Oscar winners like Charlize Theron and Helen Mirren.
“Uh … a few new surprises, including John Cena, who I believe is going to completely shine in this movie.”
Both actresses first appeared in 2017’s ‘Fate of the Furious’.
The news of their return comes after Finn Cole, Anna Sawai and Vinnie Bennett joined the cast in unknown roles.
Nathalie Emmanuel, who joined as hacker Ramsey in the seventh movie, took to Twitter in June to announce shooting was underway and tease returning cast members in emoji form.
She tweeted: “Day one of shooting Fast and Furious 9 today… The team is back together.”
The first emoji was Vin Diesel (Dom), Michelle Rodriguez (Letty), Tyrese Gibson (Roman Pearce), Jordana Brewster (Mia) and as the final two have laptops they are believed to be Nathalie and Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges’ (Tej).
‘Fast and Furious 9’ has a May 2020 release and has been written by Dan Casey and is being directed by Justin Lin, who is back in the director’s chair on the franchise for a fifth time.
Vin is producing through his One Race Films banner, and Justin will also produce through Perfect Storm Entertainment.
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and Jason Statham will be sitting this instalment out, as they were both too busy with their recent spin-off movie about their own characters, entitled ‘Hobbs and Shaw’.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Sally Lindsay has confirmed she will appear on the ‘Queens Of The Street’ special to mark Coronation Street’s 60th anniversary.
The 46-year-old actress played Shelley Unwin on the ITV soap from 2001 until 2006 and has now announced she will return for a new documentary to mark the milestone, which will include the likes of Suranne Jones (Karen McDonald), Sarah Lancashire (Raquel Watts) and Julie Goodyear (Bet Lynch) and will take a look back at their time on the famous cobbles.
The soap star discussed whether or not to appear on the show with some of her former co-stars, and admitted the cast all had an “amazing time” filming the special.
Speaking to OK! magazine, she said: “I rang some of the girls doing it and asked them, ‘What do you think?’ and they were like, ‘Why not?’ it was an amazing time.”
Sally has also opened up about her twin sons, eight-year-old Louie and Victor, and confessed that not only is her job “normal” for them, they seem to have caught the acting bug after appearing in a take for a new drama she’s shooting.
She said: “It’s normal for them. In fact, they did a take with me yesterday as the drama I was auditioning for featured a young boy.
“My agent was like, ‘That’s handy.’ The only problem is now they’re in it and want to know when they’re starting.
“On my last day of ‘Still Open All Hours’ I took them around Pinewood and Louis decided he wants to be an actor, but they’re still only eight. Steve and I don’t push them in anyway, we just want them to be happy whatever they do.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Craig Phillips didn’t go home for 97 days after he won the first-ever series of ‘Big Brother’.
The 47-year-old reality TV star shot to fame on the programme’s inaugural season on Channel 4 in 2000, and while he found life in the house “boring and hard”, things “kind of exploded” when he was announced as the winner, so much so he went more than three months moving from hotel to hotel.
He said: “I mean, it was a whirlwind at the time. I went into the house very naive not expecting anything to come out from it, I don’t think anyone was, because reality TV wasn’t born then.
“It was really, really crazy I don’t think I went home for 97 days, I changed hotel every night, I had bodyguards chaperoning me around.
“It was life-changing overnight, instantly overnight, and I was the last person to know about it.”
Craig has become a dad for the first time after his wife Laura gave birth to their daughter Nelly six months ago, and he has found fatherhood “really tough”, but he wouldn’t change it.
He said: “She [Nelly] steals the show. It’s gone really fast. It’s tough, I’ve got to be honest, it’s really is tough, I would never change it or the world but [it’s] challenging to say the least.”
And Craig admits pursuing Laura also wasn’t that easy – because she initially declined his advances.
Speaking on ‘Lorraine’, he added: “When I met her … and asked her out on a couple of dates, she declined me, I had to chase her for weeks and weeks and weeks, didn’t I?”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Nikki Sanderson admits it has been “hard” reading so much “negativity” about her ‘Hollyoaks’ character.
The 35-year-old star’s alter-ego Maxine Kinsella has wrongly told her new husband Damon Kinsella (Jacob Roberts) she only has six months to live, but it has now been revealed she is suffering from Munchausen’s syndrome – a mental disorder in which someone acts as if they have a physical or mental illness when they’re not really unwell – so viewers are “understanding” her actions more.
She said: “I understand why there has been a lot of negativity and a lot of hate towards this.
“Because if you didn’t know she had Munchausen’s or you don’t know what Munchausen’s is then to everybody she is just this lying, deceitful, manipulative, horrible person who is trying to do all these things to get attention and love from Damon and the people around her.
“I can understand why people have been so negative about it.
“Now it’s been revealed she has Munchausen’s and more people are understanding the condition, people are more sympathetic towards her.
“Because they understand she’s not necessarily doing this because she’s evil, they’re doing this because she’s ill.
“So the negativity isn’t as bad as it was. But yeah people did and do hate Maxine for what she’s doing.
“It’s hard because I’m quite a softy and I’m like, ‘It’s not real and I’m not really doing these things.’ ”
Before joining ‘Hollyoaks’, Nikki starred as Candice Stowe in ‘Coronation Street’ from 1999 to 2005, and the star admits she is still recognised just as much for her cobbles days as she is for ‘Hollyoaks’.
Speaking on ‘Lorraine’, she added: “If I’m in the street I get 50 per cent of people shouting ‘Candice’ and 50 per cent shouting ‘Maxine’.
“‘Coronation Street’ will always have a special place in my heart.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Aml Ameen has joined ‘Charming the Hearts of Men’.
The 34-year-old actor – who is best known for his roles in 2006 crime drama ‘Kidulthood’ and ITV television series ‘The Bill’ – has joined the cast of the upcoming indie romance, which is set in a “politically-charged era”, alongside Kelsey Grammer.
The new film has been written by Susan DeRose, who will also helm the project; while Richard T. Lewis will produce and cameras will roll this August in Georgia.
The movie is set in 1964 and will centre on the creation of legislation which led to the Time’s Up movement today.
The film has been described as a “fictional account inspired by true events that altered the world for women in America and deals with the discrimination that both black and white women suffered”.
‘Frasier’ star Kelsey, 64, is set to play Southern Congressman Worth – who meets Grace Gordon, a woman who has returned home due to the sudden death of her father to find herself in a society with “little hope and virtually no power without a male provider” and the pair embarks on a mission to change society for the better.
Aml will play Walter, the Congressman’s chauffeur and confidant.
The ‘Sense 8’ star was last seen in Idris Elba’s 2018 crime drama film ‘Yardie’ where he played Dennis ‘D’ Campbell, who is hired by Jamaican crimelord and reggae producer King Fox following the tragic death of his brother, to deliver a package of cocaine to British gangster Rico.
However, when Dennis finds out that the man who killed his brother years ago is also living in England, he is torn between revenge against the murderer and the task he’s been given.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Michael B. Jordan knew Jamie Foxx would be “perfect” for the role of Walter McMillian in ‘Just Mercy’.
The 32-year-old actor starred as lawyer Bryan Stevenson in the forthcoming biographical drama film about the case of McMillian, a man imprisoned for murder, despite having evidence to prove otherwise, and revealed that he was the one who got his 52-year-old co-star involved in the project.
Speaking to Deadline, he said: “I called him and I thought he was perfect for it.
“It’s really hard to make movies in general, just everything has to line up perfectly, everybody’s schedule has to work out, and we were able to get Jamie.”
The ‘Creed’ star went on praise Jamie’s portrayal of Ray Charles in 2004 biopic ‘Ray’, for which he won an Academy Award, and admitted he wanted to “remind people” who Jamie was as an actor.
He said: “I wanted to remind people who Jamie Foxx was. I think people forgot over the years, that this is the man who played Ray [Charles], who won that Academy Award, and this was the type of material that was going to show people that, and he took it seriously.
“He was a great scene partner. He helped me out a lot while shooting this film. I just can’t imagine anybody else taking on that role.”
The ‘Black Panther’ star went on to speak about the casting of his Marvel co-star Brie Larson, who plays Eva Ansley in the film, and revealed that it was in fact director Destin Daniel Cretton who cast the star.
He said: “I didn’t make that Marvel call, she worked with our director, Destin Cretton, on Short Term 12, which was her first indie project that really put her on the map.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Joe Sugg has joined the cast of ‘Waitress’.
The YouTube star will make his stage debut in the musical in the role of Ogie, taking over from ‘Inbetweeners’ star Blake Harrison, from September 9th at London’s Adelphi Theatre.
He said: “I’m so excited I’ve been given the opportunity to play Ogie in ‘Waitress’ starting the 9th September.
“I got to see the show a couple of months back and it’s absolutely fantastic. I’m excited to be a part of the cast and to have now landed a role in the West End really has topped off an incredible year for me.
“I hope I do everyone proud and thanks to all my supporters for making it all possible and the best year yet.”
‘Waitress features an original score’ by Sara Bareilles, and also stars Lucie Jones as the titular character Jenna.
Laura Baldwin plays Dawn, Marisha Wallace portrays Becky, Peter Hannah is Earl, David Hunter stars as Dr. Pomatter and Andrew Boyer is Old Joe.
It looks set to be a busy year for Joe as last month the former ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ star confirmed he had been cast in ‘A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon’.
He said: “I have always been a huge fan of everything that Aardman have ever made. So much so, that I went to animation club as a kid.
“I jumped at the chance at playing a role in their new movie and am so excited to be part of it!”
Joe – who previously lent his voice to the UK versions of ‘Wonder Park’ and ‘The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie: Sponge Out of Water’ – will have a cameo role as Pizza Boy in the upcoming Aardman Animations film.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Robert Rinder had a “disaster” when he asked out Andrew Scott.
The 41-year-old star admitted he goes “bonkers” when he “fancies” someone and he got so carried away when he started texting the ‘Fleabag’ actor, he invited him on a date to West Africa.
He said: “I met [Andrew Scott] at the BAFTAs but it was a disaster.
“I got his number and started texting him but I’m bonkers when I fancy someone and it goes from zero to crazy in two seconds.
“Someone described me as Hugh Grant in ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’ on acid.
“I ended up asking Andrew if he wanted to go to Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso in West Africa, on the fourth text. That’s what I do.
“I can’t close the deal and as soon as there’s any risk of rejection, I find myself saying all sorts of stuff.”
The ‘Judge Rinder’ star has even found himself doing people’s legal work for free in a bid to impress them.
He admitted to heat magazine: “I’ve done hours of legal work for people when all I wanted was a date.
“I’ve ended up filling in people’s employment tribunal appeals or doing their tax returns.”
But the former ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ contestant – who split from husband Seth Cummings last year – is proud of his own track record when it comes to matchmaking.
He said: “I’ve set up five people who have gone on to get married.
“I want to do some more now.
“What I’m thinking of doing now is looking at the obituaries, and then waiting a respectable year before I write or email to see if they’re ready to date again.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Margot Robbie opened up about her “surreal” first read of the ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’ script at Quentin Tarantino’s house.
The 29-year-old actress – who portrays Sharon Tate in the acclaimed director’s ninth film, which runs at 2h 45m – was only allowed to read the screenplay in the 56-year-old filmmaker’s kitchen while he watched TV in another room.
In an interview with Empire magazine, she said: “It was like, ‘You can sit and read it and then I’m taking it back.’
“It was seriously one of the most surreal moments in my life, sitting at his kitchen bench.
There was one copy of the script and it had his writing on it.
“I’m such a slow reader, so I was there for like four hours ’cause it was also really, really long. He’s like. ‘I’m just watching Dexter’.
“I would’ve thought he’d be watching some obscure Italian Western or something, but he was like, ‘No, I’m really into Dexter right now.’
“So he kept hopping back in to the kitchen being like, ‘Are you done yet?’ And I’m like, ‘No, I’m halfway!'”
The ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ star went on to explain that one of the thing that impressed her the most about Quentin was his “amazing beer knowledge”.
She said: “He was like, ‘Do you need anything?’ I’d been there for so long by that point, reading.
“I was like, ‘Can I have a beer please?’ And he’s like. ‘I’ve got a VB,’ which is a very Australian beer that I’ve never seen outside of Australia ever in my life.
“Interactions like that with Quentin seem to happen all the time where he just says something so flippantly and you’re like, wait, what?
“People credit him often for his film knowledge, (but) they’re totally failing to recognise his amazing beer knowledge.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Stephanie Waring is a “really good friend” to her daughters.
The ‘Hollyoaks’ actress – who has Mia, 13, and Lexi, nine, from previous relationships – is proud she has a close bond with her girls but that doesn’t mean she isn’t strict about their behaviour.
She said: “I’m a really good friend to my girls, but I’m also strict when I need to be and have no qualms in telling them right from wrong.”
Although the 41-year-old star – who plays Cindy Cunningham in the soap – wouldn’t be “against” the idea of either of her daughters following in her footsteps, it’s not something she wants to encourage either.
She said: “I wouldn’t be against them acting but I wouldn’t advocate it either.
“I’d definitely never influence their choices.
“Right now, they have no aspirations to act and to be honest I wouldn’t advise it.
“It’s so hard to get into this business and I think everyone wants to be famous.”
Thankfully, Mia already has other ideas for her future while it isn’t something Lexi is considering yet.
Stephanie told Celebrity Secrets magazine: “Lexi’s only young and is still very much a ‘go with the flow’ kind of girl.
“She really does live in the moment.
“Mia wants to be a make-up artist and she’s really into horses.
“I’m fine for her to do make-up and I guess I could help her get into it in a way, but I did say she’d need a fall back – so maybe she could look into running a stable.”
One area where the actress is strict is social media.
She said: “Neither of my kids have Instagram and I also don’t want them to be obsessed with their phones.
“I want to shield them as much as I can from social media.
“I lived without a mobile for 18 years when I was growing up and I turned out just fine.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — ‘Bond 25’ has officially been titled ‘No Time To Die’.
The upcoming 25th instalment in the suave spy franchise has been going by the working title ‘Bond 25’ for months, but on Tuesday (20.08.19), it was finally revealed the official title will be ‘No Time To Die’.
A tweet from the James Bond official Twitter – which also confirmed the release date – read: “Daniel Craig returns as James Bond, 007 in… NO TIME TO DIE. Out in the UK on 3 April 2020 and 8 April 2020 in the US. #Bond25 #NoTimeToDie (sic)”
‘No Time To Die’ will be the fifth and final James Bond movie to star Daniel Craig as the secret agent 007, after he first took on the role in 2006’s ‘Casino Royale’, and subsequently starred in ‘Quantum of Solace’, ‘Skyfall’, and ‘Spectre’.
The movie – which is being directed by Cary Fukunaja, who co-wrote the screenplay alongside Scott Z. Burns and Phoebe Waller-Bridge – will also star Rami Malek as the primary antagonist, as well as Ralph Fiennes as M, Naomie Harris as Mrs Moneypenny, and Ben Whishaw as Q.
As of the time of writing, the artist lined up for the coveted role of recording the theme tune to the movie has not yet been announced, but it was previously claimed Daniel was keen to get Ed Sheeran on board.
A source said: “Daniel was introduced to Ed’s music by his daughter Ella. She loves Ed, and Daniel now really likes his stuff too and wants Ed for the theme tune.”
Daniel – who has 27-year-old Ella with ex-wife Fiona Loudon – is also a producer for ‘No Time To Die’ and has “huge sway” over decisions concerning the movie, and so could get his way.
But bosses are also looking to Adele – who performed the theme to 2012’s ‘Skyfall’ with a song of the same name – to take on a second theme, as well as “other artists” who are said to be in the running.
The insider added: “There was talk of Adele doing it again as her song was such major hit, but Ed is under serious consideration. Daniel is not just the lead actor on the movie but also one of the producers, so he has huge sway over every aspect.
“The sticking point is that Ed translates more to a younger generation, while Adele was more across all ages – so there are other artists they’re also looking at.”

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