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Prime Video has unveiled the cast members for its upcoming British original romantic-comedy. Bridgerton star Simone Ashley and After actor Hero Fiennes Tiffin as the lead actors. It is based on Prime Video’s Australian original film Five Blind Dates, written by Shaung Hu and Nathan Ramos-Park. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming film: Simone Ashley set to star in Prime Video's upcoming original rom-com Picture This (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) Who are the showrunners for Picture This?The upcoming…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeJoseph Fiennes has spoken out about how an interaction with Harvey Weinstein influenced his choice to step away from a lucrative multi-film deal in the late 1990s.The actor starred in the Best Picture Academy Award-winning historical drama Shakespeare in Love in 1998, playing a fictionalised version of the playwright.Fiennes was cast in the film by disgraced film producer Weinstein,…

Joseph Fiennes, star of the television series The Handmaid’s Tale and of the 1998 hit movie, Shakespeare in Love, has explained why he turned down the chance to play major roles in a run of Hollywood blockbusters early in his career.It was, he said, a reaction to bullying pressure put on him by Harvey Weinstein, who wanted to take control of his life, and Fiennes does not regret the decision.Speaking to the Observer this weekend, the younger brother of Ralph Fiennes revealed that he backed away from a lucrative deal with…

The first thing Joseph Fiennes does, when we meet at London’s National Theatre so I can quiz him about playing England manager Gareth Southgate on stage, is quiz me about England manager Gareth Southgate. This is disconcerting, but understandable. Fiennes has yet to meet Southgate, having had to make do with YouTube. I’ve interviewed Southgate, albeit for half an hour a couple of years ago.Did you like him, Fiennes asks? Did anything stand out? What was he like?To which I can only mutter: yes, not really, and… um, he’s…

A leading director has warned that documentary film-making in the UK is in a state of crisis owing to a dearth of resources and risk-averse commissioning.Sophie Fiennes said audiences are losing out because the sector is now suffering from an “absolute lack of resources” and commissioners who are wary of taking risks.She said: “There is an abdication of public service broadcast for this work. They want to make ‘factual entertainment’ and compete with streamers and get the best possible viewing figures. This compromises…

Halloween has come and gone, and Thanksgiving is already upon us. What better time, then, to release a horror movie centered around food? The Menu stars Ralph Fiennes as celebrity chef Julian Slowik, who hosts a small group of wealthy foodies, writers and celebrities for an exclusive meal at his restaurant, which is located on a remote island. Suffice it to say these guests have a few surprises headed their way. The movie garnered pretty positive reactions when it premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, and…

While Ralph Fiennes may have been Jennifer Lopez’s love interest in one of JLo’s best rom-coms Maid in Manhattan, in real life the actor ended up being a decoy for her and Ben Affleck back in the early days of Bennifer. While the actor was out promoting his role in his latest movie The Menu, he revealed that he was caught with JLo by the paparazzi, which ended up acting as a decoy to the public to hide the early days of her and Ben Affleck's relationship.  The Menu actor was asked on Watch What Happens Live with Andy…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeDir: Mark Mylod. Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult, Hong Chau, John Leguizamo, Janet McTeer. 15, 107 minutes.Anti-capitalism is hot again. Or, I should say, hot, but served on a crunchy bed of pulpy violence and topped off with an ice-cold, liquid nitrogen-cooled, mousse of social satire. After Get Out skewered white guilt, Ready or Not poked holes in inherited…

Foodie films come in two flavours: joyous life-affirming celebrations of family, community and sharing (Babette’s Feast, Big Night) or horrifying denunciations of consumerism and despair (La Grande Bouffe, The Meaning of Life). This horror comedy about a hyper-exclusive restaurant which must be visited on its own island comes from screenwriters Seth Reiss and Will Tracy and director Mark Mylod, and it is very much in the latter category. Its chapter-heading intertitles are the menu items as the meal progresses and they…

Image via Warner Bros Warner Bros. previously announced that it’s interested in producing more Harry Potter films since it generated profits for the company in the past. Despite a disinterest in returning from the series’ former-lead actor, Daniel Radcliffe, another big face in the franchise has expressed interest to come back on set. Potterheads could expect the return of Lord Voldemort, reprised by Ralph Fiennes, after he told Variety that he’d be willing to play the Dark Wizard once more in a future film. The…