Personally, I’m tickled enough by the idea of a period zombie comedy called The Curse of the Buxom Strumpet, but it gets even better when you add in the cast: Dame Judi Dench is the most recent addition, joining Sir Ian McKellen, Gillian Anderson, and Mark Williams. You guys! M, Gandalf, Scully, and Arthur Weasley are all going to be in the same movie! And that movie is about ZOMBIES! It really doesn’t get much better than that! More »
When Disney announced last week that unknown British actor Sam Claflin would be joining the cast of the next installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean series, we rightly thought, “Wha?” Who is this good looking 23-year-old actor pretty much plucked from obscurity to play “the key role of Philip, a youthful missionary,” alongside the inimitable Johnny Depp? Claflin has just a couple of professional projects under his belt, although not one has yet to air. Still, he has worked with some huge names in the industry — a credit to his natural talent, connections or a hardworking agent. More »
I swear, she’s getting more pretty the older she gets. Just like Julianne Moore, or Meryl Streep, or Susan Sarandon. I hope that happens to me, but with my genes, I’ve probably got something like Bea Arthur to look forward to, dammit.
Anyway, here’s Gillian Anderson on the Tonight Show. She talks about being pregnant, living in London, accents, Top Gear show, London paparazzi, seeing David Beckham and Posh backstage in England in this first clip:
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