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‘Rocketman’ Actor Taron Egerton Is Taking A Break From ‘Addictive’ Social Media (Photo Credit – Bang Showbiz) Taron Egerton is taking the rest of the year off social media. The ‘Rocketman’ actor is stepping away from his Instagram account because he is finding the app increasingly “addictive” and he wants to use his time in better ways. He wrote on Instagram: “I’m going to take a break from social media for a while. “While I’m not sure why I’m making a big declaration about it, I just think it’s hard to break away…

Robin Hood Actor Taron Egerton Turns Red As His Boy-Crush On The Mummy Actress Rachel Weisz Was Revealed During An Interview! (Picture Credit: Instagram & IMDB) Actor Taron Egerton was hugely embarrassed and blushed when his boyhood crush on Rachel Weisz was revealed during a live interview with the actress. The incident occurred during a series talk, when a Variety staff member handed Weisz, 53, an iPad which caused Egerton to become noticeably embarrassed and concerned about its contents. Taron Egerton, 33,…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeWith its coloured blocks tumbling through the air as players frantically jigsaw them together, Tetris remains one of the world’s most elegantly simple video games. Even now, 39 years on from its creation. But not many know the story behind the game. When filmmaker Jon S Baird (of Stan & Ollie and the Irvine Welsh adaptation Filth) first heard it, after reading the script for what…

Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for SXSW On the surface, Taron Egerton is virtually everything a franchise like the Marvel Cinematic Universe or James Bond would be looking for when it comes to a leading man. He’s got plenty of experience under his belt despite still being just 33 years old – coincidentally the exact same age as current Multiverse Saga big bad Jonathan Majors – while he’s equally adept at intimate dramas as he is action-packed and effects-heavy blockbusters. Box office success stories…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeTaron Egerton has expressed his strong disdain for wearing fake moustaches, going so far as to compare the “horrendous” experience to childbirth. The 33-year-old Welsh actor stars as real-life videogame designer Henk Rogers in Apple TV Plus’ new movie Tetris – released on Friday (31 March) – which tells the story of how the Russian video game made its way to the West.To accurately…

Image via 20th Century Fox Taron Egerton is still hopeful when it comes to rounding out the Kingsman trilogy. It’s been over five years since Kingsman: The Golden Circle, the sequel to Taron Egerton and Colin Firth-starred spy-action adventure, hit theaters. Since then, rumors have been floating around about a possible third film that would round out the main storyline of Dave Gibbons’ comic book, The Secret Service. Earlier in 2021, director Matthew Vaughn debuted a prequel film instead, titled The King’s Man;…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeTaron Egerton has shared his doubts about being cast as the next James Bond actor as he doesn’t believe he’d be the “right choice”.Since Daniel Craig’s departure from the secret agent franchise in 2021’s No Time to Die, speculation has grown as to who will portray the character next.Names frequently raised in conversations around the incoming 007 include Regé-Jean Page, Henry Cavill,…

Hollywood’s lazy yet lucrative obsession with adapting material that carries a pre-awareness with it shows no obvious sign of abating and why would it given the ease that comes with marketing something new that automatically reminds so many of something old. But with other, more obvious barrel bottoms scraped, from comic books to video games, there’s been a recent rise in looking toward products and businesses instead and an attempt to turn Wikipedia backstories into compelling dramas.Last year saw TV shows detailing the…

Image via Apple In 1989, when gaming classic Tetris launched, it took the world by storm. Now explored by Apple TV’s latest original that lands on Mar. 31, this fiendishly addictive, perfectly portable, and instantly accessible title would sell millions. However, behind that global success story sits something altogether more unbelievable, involving Russian premiers, newspaper tycoons, and some good old fashioned political wrangling.   Written by Noah Pink, directed by Jon S. Baird (Stonehouse), and starring…

Donald Glover’s Amazon show Swarm, Apple’s making-of Tetris movie and Disney+ series American Born Chinese are among the new additions to the TV and film lineup at the upcoming SXSW festival. The Elizabeth Banks-produced MGM movie Bottoms, from the team behind Shiva Baby, is set for the headliners section, joining the Taron Egerton-fronted Tetris and previously announced titles Problemista, from A24, franchise flick Evil Dead Rise, and Eva Longoria’s directorial debut, Flamin’ Hot. Dungeons &…