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IOL News
2 hours ago
- Entertainment
- IOL News
Kicking off nostalgia: 'Bend It Like Beckham' sequel set to score big
'Bend It Like Beckham 2' joins a long list of early-2000s classics including 'The Devil Wears Prada' and 'Freaky Friday', to get the sequel treatment. Image: Instagram. Director Gurinder Chadha has announced that a sequel to the iconic 2002 movie, "Bend It Like Beckham", is in the works. The original film follows Jess Bhamra (Parminder Nagra), a young British-Indian woman who is passionate about football despite her traditional Sikh family's disapproval. The film explores themes of cultural identity, gender roles, family expectations and following one's dreams. She secretly joins a local women's team, where she befriends Jules (Keira Knightley) and falls for their coach, Joe (Jonathan Rhys Meyers). The 'Bend It Like Beckham' sequel is finally in the works over 20 years after the movie first came out. Image: Instagram. Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Advertisement Next Stay Close ✕ Chadha was reported online saying: "I'm excited to revisit the original characters and revive the enduring story and build on the legacy we helped to create for the women's game. She added that Nagra, Knightley, Archie Panjabi, Juliet Stevenson and other members of the original cast "are aware that a sequel is being developed, but they obviously want to see a script before they commit". "I'm pretty certain that everyone's going to want to come back." The director said that for 23 years, she didn't have a story to tell; however, just a month ago, she came up with a "great story". 'Really super-cool story. So now I'm inspired. Literally came up with it just about a month ago. It's my very clear wish to bring the characters back very, very soon. Women's football is more competitive, more exciting and more global than ever. It is an honour for me to be a small part of it." Director Gurinder Chadha. Image: Instagram. One of the most exciting aspects of this sequel is its planned release in 2027, which will mark 25 years since the first film opened in the UK. That year is also extra special, as it coincides with the FIFA Women's World Cup taking place in Brazil from June 24 to July 25. Chadha reminisced about the original film, describing it as a story that encouraged girls everywhere to pursue their dreams, despite what society may dictate. As "Bend It Like Beckham 2" joins a list of other popular early-2000s movies getting sequels, such as "The Devil Wears Prada" and "Freaky Friday", fans are more eager than ever to see how Jess and Jules's journey will unfold this time around.
India Today
3 hours ago
- Entertainment
- India Today
Lindsay Lohan on life in Dubai far from Hollywood, paparazzi: The privacy is unique
Actor Lindsay Lohan recently reflected on her quite, private life in Dubai, UAE. She spoke about how she is at peace, compared to being scrutinised by Hollywood's paparazzi while promoting her upcoming film 'Freakier Friday', on the YouTube show Live with Kelly and Mark, stated that she enjoys her privacy far away from Hollywood. The actor said, "It's just far away from Hollywood. And I live a very normal life. There's no worry of like, I can't go eat at this place because someone's going to take a picture of my son. It's just, I feel very safe. It's not legal (to click paparazzi photos). You can't even take a picture of someone else if you're at a restaurant. You have to ask the person. Which is a big difference. The privacy is unique."advertisementOn a lighter note, she mentioned missing New York's pizza in Dubai. She further said, "Um, not like New York. No. Whenever I come to New York, the first thing I do is bagel and pizza. My husband talked about it a lot: bringing New York pizza to Dubai." Lindsay has been living in Dubai along with her husband, Bader Shammas and son, Luai since 2021. In 2014, she announced her engagement to financier Bader Shammas after dating him for years. The couple got married in April 2022. They welcomed their son, Luai, in July reprises her role as Anna Coleman/Harper Coleman for 'Freakier Friday'. The movie is a sequel to 'Freaky Friday' (2003). Actors Jamie Lee Curtis and Chad Michael Murray also reprise their roles from the original.'Freakier Friday' is scheduled to release globally on August 8, 2025.- Ends
UPI
5 hours ago
- Entertainment
- UPI
Watch: Lindsay Lohan plays guitar with Pink Slip in 'Freakier Friday'
1 of 5 | Lindsay Lohan poses with her CinemaCon Vanguard Award during the CinemaCon Big Screen Achievement Awards in April. She discussed the "Freaky Friday" sequel on "Tonight" Monday. File Photo by James Atoa/UPI | License Photo July 29 (UPI) -- Lindsay Lohan says she plays a more complicated guitar solo when Pink Slip reunites in the Freaky Friday sequel, due in theaters Aug. 8. The actress, 39, discussed Freakier Friday when she stopped by The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday. "I was excited because I started my lessons again, because I haven't played in a long time..." she said. "It was really fun. It's nice to kind of like have that experience of playing guitar and singing in the movie and acting. I haven't done that since I was young." The original 2003 film saw Anna (Lohan) and her mother Tess (Jamie Lee Curtis) switch bodies. The movie features a memorable scene where Anna performs a guitar solo with her band Pink Slip. "So Anna is older now," Lohan said of the sequel. "She has a teenage daughter, and she's fallen in love with a guy who also has a teenage daughter. The two girls are in school together, they don't really get along. Tess is still micromanaging Anna a bit, and there's a swap that happens, and everyone has to learn a lesson." The actress also said the sequel has more physical comedy and more music. Julia Butters, Sophia Hammons, Manny Jacinto, Maitreyi Ramakrishan, Rosalind Chao, Chad Michael Murray, Vanessa Bayer and Mark Harmon also star.
7 hours ago
- Entertainment
Chad Michael Murray talks 'Freakier Friday'
The actor discusses his return as Jake in the sequel of the 2005 hit comedy, "Freaky Friday."
Perth Now
7 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
'Come out Mommy!': Lindsay Lohan's son thought she was trapped in the TV
Lindsay Lohan's son thought she had got trapped inside their television. The 39-year-old actress - who has two-year-old Luai with husband Bader Shammas - is "kind of scared" about how to handle life in the spotlight with her toddler now that he is becoming "more aware" of her fame, even though seeing her interviewed on TV left him baffled. Speaking on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday (28.07.25), she said: "Actually, this morning, he was with my in-laws and my husband and I were doing Good Morning America, and he was like, 'Mommy, come out! Mommy!' "He thought I was stuck in the TV. "So now I'm like, now that he's getting older and more aware, I'm kind of scared. I don't want get confused." Jimmy stepped in to reassure Luai that the Freakier Friday actress was OK on his show. He waved at the camera and said: "Mommy's fine, Mommy's safe, Mommy says, 'Hi!' We're good, we're happy, everything's great." When it comes to showing her work to her son, Lindsay has one particular movie in mind. She said: "Herbie: Fully Loaded, because it's cars and fun." Lindsay recently admitted little Luai has already started "mocking" her. She told E! News: "I have this thing, where I'm like, 'Luai, don't do that.' "And this morning before I was going to say it, he's like, 'Don't do that, Luai,' and looked at me and I was like, 'Oh my god, he's mocking me.'" Lindsay still has over a decade to go until she has to deal with the teenage rebellion years like Jamie Lee Curtis' character did in the original Freaky Friday film. She added: "I'm not in that position with my son yet. He's still a toddler. [But] he runs! Fast, out of the house. He's like, 'Outside!' Gone." In March 2024, Lindsay reflected on the way her mindset has changed since becoming a mother for the first time. She explained to E! News at the time: "I want to do things that my son can see. But I also want to do things that inspire me. "It's a learning process — I'm having a different go at it, figuring out what I want to do and how I want to do it."
