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Daily Record
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
TRNSMT day one as thousands descend on Glasgow Green with 50 Cent set to headline
Around fifty thousand fans descended on the festival from midday to enjoy the mini heatwave and get their space to watch headliner 50 Cent. It was sizzling temperatures on day one of TRNSMT on Glasgow Green as festival revellers basked in temperatures of 28C. Around fifty thousand fans descended on the festival from midday to enjoy the mini heatwave and get their space to watch headliner 50 Cent. The Script, Wet Leg, Schoolboy Q, Twin Atlantic and Jamie Webster are all set to take to the stage today. It was taps off weather for many while other music lovers dressed in hot pants, day glow shorts, bikini tops and the lightest of T-shirts to keep hydrated. As sunscreen was slapped on, and people basked in the heat, the day kicked off with Scots upcoming talent Calum Bowie. On stage he admitted he was 'roastin' as he opened the festival ahead of James Bay who got the crowd chorusing on hits including Let It Go and Hold Back The River. The King Tuts tent, which will see headliners Confidence Man, a replacement for Kneecap who were removed from the line-up amidst safety concerns, welcomed The Royston Club and Good Neighbours to the stage. Openers Remember Monday sang an impromptu happy birthday to singer Lauren Byrne on stage, while Arthur Hill made a brief appearance in the photo booth on site, surprising festival goers early doors by having his picture with them. Scots rapper Bemz was looking forward to his headline slot on the BBC Introducing stage, while Nimini couldn't wait to get everyone dancing as the final act on the Radio 1 Stage. Amongst those who enjoyed the fun were Archie, Lucas Ewan and Scott Brown from Castlemilk and East Kilbride. Archie said: 'This is my first time here and I can't wait to see Jamie Webster. Scott added: 'We're here to see Jamie Webster and 50 Cent.' Lucas said: 'This is my third time here.' Maya Adair, 18, from Glenrothes was at the festival with a group of friends including Lewis Roy. Lewis said: "We're here to see 50 Cent. He's getting older and we hope that getting older keeps him sane." Maya said: "I met Arthur Hill before in Germany, but I've I just met him at the photo booth too.' Olivia Black and her friends from Ardrossan added: 'We are here for 50 Cent, James Bay and The Script. Faces may have been red and the sweat was rolling down backs but everyone loved the fact it was a scorcher for day one of a three day festival which will also see Biffy Clyro, Fontaines D.C., Snow Patrol and Gracie Abrams take to the stage.
Buzz Feed
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
Disney Facts That You Might Not Know And Are Surprising
Elsa was almost the villain! In the original concept for Frozen, Elsa was written as a classic villain with an icy heart and a thirst for revenge. But everything changed when the team heard "Let It Go." The song captured a sense of vulnerability and empowerment that didn't fit a traditional villain, inspiring the filmmakers to rewrite Elsa as a layered and misunderstood heroine. Cruella de Vil was inspired by a real-life Hollywood actor. Legendary Disney animator Marc Davis, who did the key animation for Cruella, based parts of her design, movements, and personality on actor Tallulah Bankhead, who was known for her dramatic flair, raspy voice, and larger-than-life presence. And, Cruella sounding like Tallulah was actually unintentional. Betty Lou Gerson, who voiced the character, told the LA Times in 1991, "Well, I didn't intentionally imitate her. I was raised in Birmingham, Alabama, and Tallulah was from Jasper, Alabama. We both had phony English accents on top of our Southern accents and a great deal of flair. So our voices came out that way." Cruella pays homage to Tallulah Bankhead being the inspiration for the character in a scene early in the film where Cruella robs the hotel room. In the scene, the movie playing on the TV in the room is Alfred Hitchcock's Lifeboat, which starred Tallulah. According to Lin-Manuel Miranda, he pitched "We Don't Talk About Bruno" as a song to "hold all the characters in the movie." Before working on Encanto, Miranda had worked on Moana, where he saw firsthand in the development process that characters are cut if they aren't important to the main character (saying Moana originally had eight brothers when he started to work on it). By having a "song as a way to check in with the family members who weren't going to get a solo," he knew they would be able to keep all the characters, which was important since the "magic of the story" was that it revolved around a large family. Walt Disney almost made a sequel to Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs called Snow White Returns. It would have been a featurette instead of a full-length movie, and the plot would have revolved around the Seven Dwarfs getting the cottage ready for a visit from Snow White. Not much is known about the movie, but it did get storyboarded. It's speculated that, aside from wanting to make a follow-up because of the tremendous success and popularity of Snow White, the sequel was being made because it used two almost completed animation sequences that were cut from Snow White. In 2005, a direct-to-video, computer-animated prequel film to Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was put into production. The prequel was titled The Seven Dwarfs and was led by director Mike Disa and screenwriter Evan Spiliotopoulos — who both knew the reputation of Disney animated sequel films being unoriginal and not great — and wanted to make something very different. According to Disa, he said it would be "Disney's answer to The Lord of the Rings." However, in 2006, when John Lasseter became the Chief Creative Officer of Walt Disney Animation Studios, he canceled the movie, along with all other direct-to-video movies still in development. The plot of the movie was actually interesting. It followed Grumpy and Dopey on a quest into the Old Forest to the city of Dwarfenholme; along the way, they would meet the other Dwarfs and befriend a young girl named Narcissa. Also, during the journey, the Dwarfs are being hunted by an evil wizard who wants to use them to get the Olden Dwarf's ancient magical power. But Narcissa is actually the wizard's daughter and works with him to trick the Dwarfs. The film would have ended with Narcissa double-crossing her father by stealing the Olden Dwarf's magic and placing him in the mirror before turning on the Dwarfs. Lyricist Tim Rice first suggested ABBA to Disney for The Lion King. He had previously collaborated with the band's Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus on the musical Chess. Unfortunately (depending on how you look at it), Andersson and Ulvaeus were developing the Swedish musical Kristina från Duvemåla at the time, opening the door for Elton John to step in and ultimately compose the iconic soundtrack. Elton John and Tim Rice wrote a song called "To Be King" for The Lion King. It was originally intended for Mufasa and Zazu to sing to teach Simba about leadership. Reportedly, it was cut during production because its upbeat style didn't suit Mufasa's character, and James Earl Jones's deep voice wasn't a good fit for the song. Originally, Lilo & Stitch featured a climactic scene where Stitch, Jumba, Pleakley, and Nani hijacked a commercial 747 and flew it through Honolulu, narrowly missing buildings. After 9/11, Disney (understandably) reanimated the sequence, replacing the plane with Jumba's spaceship and moving the scene to mountains and canyons. The Black Cauldron is Disney's most infamous production and a low point that nearly killed the animation department. However, the film — which was in development since 1973 — was doomed nearly from the start. In 1979, legendary animator Don Bluth, whose team had been working on The Black Cauldron, left Disney, taking 14 key animators with him to start his own animation production company. This left Disney's already small animation department short-staffed and impacted the film's production, causing issues with the story's direction and animation quality, ultimately resulting in a disjointed film. Though it was originally scheduled to be released in 1980, Disney was forced to delay it by several years (at first saying it would be released in Christmas 1984, before ultimately releasing it in the Summer of 1985) as they reworked the story and trained new animators. When it came out in 1985, The Black Cauldron was the first Disney film to use the now classic Walt Disney Pictures logo with the castle, blue background, and falling star. Michael Eisenberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg turned down The Little Mermaid when it was first pitched. At the time, they were making a sequel to Splash (another Disney production) and were concerned about making two mermaid movies. The two changed their minds when they read the two-page treatment for it and realized they had the makings of a classic Disney fairy tale. And if you're wondering, the sequel to Splash — Splash, Too — was a pretty forgettable made-for-TV movie that didn't even star Tom Hanks or Daryl Hannah. Howard Ashman, who, along with Alan Menken, is credited with saving Disney Animation and starting the Disney Renaissance, first worked with Disney on lyrics for a song in Oliver & Company. While working on the song, Ashman was offered several Disney projects to create music for. Of all the projects, he chose The Little Mermaid. He then brought on board his longtime collaborator, Menken, to help him with the music, and the rest is cinematic history. In 1988, during the production of The Little Mermaid, Howard Ashman and Alan Menken wrote a treatment for Aladdin. Disney turned it down, and the two would go on to work on Beauty and the Beast. However, after the success of The Little Mermaid, Disney decided to revive the idea of an Aladdin animated movie. There were many story changes from the original treatment that Ashman and Menken wrote, but three songs ("Friend Like Me," "Prince Ali," and "Arabian Nights") that were written for it did make it into the movie. Beauty and the Beast was originally meant to be a much darker film. Before the version we know and love, Disney envisioned Beauty and the Beast as a somber, non-musical adaptation set in 18th-century France. Inspired by French Gothic films and classic literature, the early drafts leaned heavily into drama and realism, with a more brooding tone and less emphasis on enchantment After watching a 20-minute reel of sketches set with temporary vocals that outlined the story, then-chairman of Walt Disney Studios, Jeffrey Katzenberg, decided to kill that version and start over. The song "Human Again" was cut from the original 1991 version of Beauty and the Beast. The song was replaced during production by "Something There," which better fit the pacing and emotional arc of the story. When the film was adapted into a Broadway musical, "Human Again" was revived for it. The song was also added to the 2002 special edition of Beauty and the Beast. According to Alan Menken, he loved the song, but it was too long. In 2017, he told the Hollywood Reporter, "I love that song, but it was a nine-minute number and problematic because of the logic of the story. So instead, we used 'Something There,' since both deal with Belle and the Beast falling in love and everyone anticipating becoming human again." If you watched the brilliant Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers movie, then you know the villain of it was a grown-up Peter Pan. However, according to the film's director, Akiva Schaffer, they also had a version that they "played with" where the villain was a grown-up Charlie Brown. According to Akiva, while they toyed with the idea, they never attempted to get the rights. And lastly, Ugly Sonic's appearance in the Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers movie was arguably the best cameo. However, Ugly Sonic was not supposed to be in the movie; originally, the character at the expo that Dale talks with was supposed to be Jar Jar Binks.
Buzz Feed
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
Frozen Facts That Will Forever Change How You Watch
There were only a few movies in the 2010s that garnered as much obsession as the Disney animated film Frozen. Following the success of Tangled, it felt like princess movies were back on a whole new level. You couldn't go into a store without some Olaf memorabilia or "Let It Go" blasting on the radio. Here are 21 cool Frozen movie facts that will make you go watch it again on Disney+: Although it may be surprising, Frozen, released in 2013, was the first Disney film directed by a woman. Directors Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck collaborated on the project, making Lee the first woman to direct a Disney animated film in 52 projects. Filmmakers invited a real-life reindeer onto the set to gain a better understanding of the animal's behavior, which helped them create the character of Sven. (The reindeer, not that funny-looking donkey) Opening weekend for Frozen was, well, cold. The film only made $67.4M in its opening weekend. Turns out, word of mouth and reviews did the heavy lifting after those three days, because the film earned $1.28B in total at the global box-office. Yes, that "B" is BILLION. In the first Frozen, Elsa is confirmed to be 21 years old. This makes her the oldest Disney princess ever! On the topic of ages, Hans is 23 years old in the first movie. In addition to being the youngest brother in his family, he is also the youngest villain in a non-Pixar Disney film. I emphasize "non-Pixar" film because "Happy Child" Sid (Toy Story) is still our youngest antagonist. I'd say Sid is more of a troubled child, whereas Hans is just a P.O.S. (Piece of Snow). "Let It Go," although the one of the most popular Disney songs to date, wasn't much of a challenge. It only took composers Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez a day to write a demo. That pen must've been on fire. The opening song, "Do You Want To Build A Snowman?" was almost left in the cold. According to Anna's voice actor, Kristen Bell, "[the song] was not put back in the film until the witching hour before we released it." We almost had to say, "okay, byeee," to one of the more emotional songs in the film. Arendelle is based on real Norwegian towns. Bergen, Norway was a major inspiration to the design of the buildings and how the town sat on the water. Elsa was actually going to be the villain. In the fairy tale the film is loosely based on, "The Snow Queen," the queen is actually the baddie. Her alternate character design was evil, heartless, and dare I Hans Christian Andersen, the author of "The Snow Queen," plays a huge role in Hans, Kristoff, and Anna are all based on the name of the fairy tale writer — a pretty cool homage if you ask me. The cast actually recorded their line reads together, which is an uncommon practice when it comes to recording voice-overs for animated films. There are plenty of animation marvels in Frozen, but Elsa's hair might take the cake. She has almost half a million hair strands that had to be animated. Sven's original name was going to be Thor, as in God of Thunder. One can only assume another Disney-owned character undercut the original name since the acquisition of Marvel happened around the same time as Frozen's production. The voice of Oaken (yoo-hoo, big summer blowout) is also that of Frozen's storyboard artist Chris Williams. Williams is a director, writer, and has helped write stories we love like Moana, Prep & Landing, The Emperor's New Groove, and Mulan. The beloved song "Let It Go" is available in 41 different languages. Rick Dempsey, Senior Vice President of Creative for Disney Character Voices International, said, "We held auditions all over the world," in order to find the right international voices for Elsa. We see evil queens and majestic queens throughout the history of Disney films, but Elsa is technically the first Disney princess ever shown crowned queen. Again, in 50+ Disney movies, whenever you see a first, you know it's magical. The snow monster was originally not-so-scary at all. In fact, the original version was just a giant-sized Olaf and acknowledged as a "brother" to Olaf. It didn't quite have the same impact that they had wanted, since the character was meant to be intimidating, not silly. When Olaf is told to give Anna a minute alone with Elsa, he proceeds to count to 60. Well, if you watch the whole scene and time it, the mischievous snowman makes good on his word. It is EXACTLY 60 seconds. Actor Alan Tudyk was actually in back-to-back Disney movies: Wreck-It-Ralph (2012) and Frozen (2013). He voiced King Candy and then The Duke of Weaseltown...I mean, Weselton. This would lead him to voice acting for numerous Disney characters. The ice castle changes colors to reflect Elsa's emotions. In a way, it works like a mood ring, fitting the proper emotions of the scene: dark colors for anger and fear, and warmer colors for when she speaks with her sister. Kristoff was originally going to punch Hans, but the filmmakers found more satisfaction in Anna getting the honors. It really wouldn't have made any sense storyline-wise, so the change was the correct one. Hans is, however, seen rubbing his chin, implying either Kristoff or Sven punched him. Watch Frozen on Disney+. What's your favorite Frozen moment? Comment below!
Evening Standard
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Evening Standard
British rocker issues urgent plea after sentimental items stolen in north London
The 34-year-old singer-songwriter, known for hits like Let It Go and Hold Back the River, revealed the instruments were taken on Tuesday, July 1 as he prepares to head out on tour.
Metro
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Metro
Rock star appeals to fans for help after revealing heartbreaking robbery
James Bay has appealed for help after two of his vintage guitars with 'great sentimental value' were stolen from his car in London. The Let It Go hitmaker, 34, has just released a new album and was preparing for his 2025 tour when the robbery occurred. He appealed to fans to keep their eyes peeled for the 1960s Silvertone sunburst acoustic and cherry red, double P90 1969 Epiphone Al Caiola, taken on Tuesday, July 1. 'Hey everyone, this is my first experience of this (lucky to have avoided it until now),' he wrote on Instagram. 'Tuesday 1st July, I had 2 guitars stolen from my car in North London. 'These are two vintage instruments of great sentimental value.' He then asked if anyone 'sees or hears of them anywhere' to please message him or email his team at info@ 'I'd really love to get them back,' James added. 'Please ask any guitar players/collectors you know, or local or online stores. 'Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks x.' He also shared pictures of both guitars, hoping it will help fans identify them if they see them around. James lives around North London, where the robbery took place, but is set to be on tour around Europe and South Africa this year – with a stop in Hitchin this month. Hitchin is Give Me A Reason singer's hometown, where he met childhood sweetheart and wife Lucy Smith. The pair tied the knot in 2022, having been together since they were around 16 years old. In October 2021, they welcomed their first child together, a daughter named Ada Violet. More Trending Best known for the track Hold Back The River, James has two Brit Awards, an Ivor Novello and has been nominated for three Grammys. Last year, he released the album Changes All The Time, which had major collaborations from the likes of The Lumineers, Noah Kahan and Brandon Flowers (of The Killers). Noah, who just played BST Hyde Park, and James have worked together regularly over the years, with the Stick Season star inviting him on tour last year. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: The best and worst-paid UK cities revealed — how does yours compare? MORE: Prince William joins survivors and bereaved at emotional 7/7 memorial MORE: Teenage girls arrested after woman left with 'life-changing' stab wounds
