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Metro
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Metro
Irish 00s heartthrob new favourite to play James Bond villain
The latest candidate for James Bond's next archenemy is unexpectedly an Irish heartthrob. Six years after Daniel Craig announced his retirement from the franchise, fans are still speculating who may take on the role of 007 as well as the role of his next villainous adversary. Betway turned to a supercomputer to forecast who might take on the role of James Bond's next adversary, analysing traits shared by previous villains – including age and gender at the time of filming. Topping the list with a 15.8% likelihood is acclaimed Irish actor Colin Farrell, making him the most probable candidate to face off against 007. Hot on his heels is Dune star Oscar Isaac, who came in with a 13.8% chance of landing the villainous role. Not far behind, Oppenheimer lead Cillian Murphy emerged with a 9.6% probability, while fellow Irishman Barry Keoghan – known for Saltburn and The Banshees of Inisherin – secured an 8.5% chance, placing him in the top four. Also in the mix are Pedro Pascal, with an 8.2% likelihood, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson – previously rumored to be in the running for Bond himself – who scored a 7.3% chance of becoming the franchise's next big bad. Former favourite Idris Elba, 52, previously ruled himself out from playing the British spy, while other hotly tipped actors, including James Norton and Theo James, have not confirmed any involvement. Ladbrokes have also given preferential odds to the likes of Henry Cavill, Jack Lowden, and Tom Hardy in the past. The new odds come during a period of major upheaval behind the scenes of the Bond universe. Amazon Studios officially purchased MGM for $8.45billion (£6.7billion) in 2022, with a new agreement over creative control meaning Bond — and whoever is next to play 007 – is entirely under the streamer's control. More Trending It is a landmark decision as family-run Eon Productions has brought Bond to the big screen since the franchise began. After decades of tight creative control, producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson – heirs to the franchise through their father, original Bond producer Albert 'Cubby' Broccoli – have ceded key decision-making power to Amazon MGM Studios. Given all the changes in the franchise, it's perhaps not surprising if an unexpected pick like Farrell ends up as the next Bond villain. 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: James Bond legend shares thoughts on new 007 director Denis Villeneuve MORE: Emmy-nominated action film starring new James Bond favourite available to stream on Netflix MORE: BBC star emerges as surprising new contender to play next James Bond
News18
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- News18
Friendship X Reviews: Tim Robinson's Cringe Comedy Strikes A Gold With Paul Rudd
Last Updated: Since Friendship was released online, viewers are saying that the movie has a lot of funny scenes, but it's also tough to watch because of some real moments. Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd share a friendship in the new comedy film Friendship. The story is about Robinson's character trying to make friends with his neighbour, played by Rudd. While Robinson wants the friendship to succeed, Rudd's character isn't interested and this difference causes problems for both of them. Since the movie was released online, viewers have been praising it on X (formerly Twitter). While the movie has a lot of funny scenes, at the same time, it's tough to watch because of how awkward and real some moments feel. Other than Robinson and Rudd, the movie, directed by Andrew DeYoung, also stars Kate Mara, Jack Dylan Grazer, Rick Worthy, Josh Segarra, Billy Bryk and Whitmer Thomas. #Friendship is a comedic triumph. It's the cringe comedy Tim Robinson is notorious for, but in service of a larger narrative that is actually an interesting exercise in male friendship/ Rudd's turn as Austin is his best role since Brian Fantana — kurt @ the movies (@kurtkidman) May 17, 2025 Another shared, 'Friendship. I have not laughed that hard or consistently in a theatre in a long time. I might go see it again. Fu****g slam dunk, Tim Robinson cracks me up. So good." Friendship. I have not laughed that hard or consistently in a theater in a long time. I might go see it again. Fucking slam dunk, Tim Robinson cracks me up. So good.— Gary (@MothMonsterManG) May 25, 2025 'Friendship was so good. It's been more than a decade since I've been in a theatre where people were crying and laughing," a comment read. An individual stated, 'My favourite performance of the year so far. Tim Robinson is a one-of-a-kind actor." My favorite performance of the year so far. Tim Robinson is a one of a kind actor — TheClubOrtiz (@RobertoTylerOr1) May 13, 2025 Another mentioned, 'Friendship is easily one of the most demented and unsettling films I've seen this year. A film that made me constantly recoil and wince. But it's also easily one of my favourite movies this year and has two scenes that made me laugh so hard I thought I was gonna puke. Recommended." FRIENDSHIP is easily one of the most demented and unsettling films I've seen this year. A film that made me constantly recoil and wince. But it's also easily one of my favorite movies this year and has two scenes that made me laugh so hard I thought I was gonna puke. Recommended! — Reyna Cervantes (@Jfcdoomblade) July 7, 2025 One more added, 'One thing I really love about Friendship (2025) is that from the trailers you think it's gonna be like The Banshees of Inisherin, but there's a very clear reason and build up to Austin's friendship dumping Craig, which simultaneously makes it funnier and sadder somehow." One thing I really love about Friendship (2025) is that from the trailers you think it's gonna be like The Banshees of Inisherin, but there's actually a very clear reason and build up to Austin friendship dumping Craig, which simultaneously makes it funnier and sadder somehow— Josef (@Slither2006) June 13, 2025 After its official release on May 23, Friendship became available to buy on demand starting June 17. Fans who missed it in cinemas can now watch it from home. First Published: July 17, 2025, 17:06 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
The Irish Sun
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Irish seaside spot ‘perfect for swimming' with ‘calm waters' named one of best beaches in world – can you guess where?
A POPULAR Irish beach has been named one of the best beaches in the world - and it's 'perfect for swimming' with its 'calm waters'. Keem Beach in Mayo boasts beautiful white sands, adorable sea life and captivating views. Advertisement 4 Keem Bay has been ranked one of the best seaside spots in the world Credit: Getty 4 It's located on Achill Island, Co Mayo Credit: Getty Located in the west of Achill Island, the Blue Flag Beach is a favourite spot among locals and tourists. With its soft white sands, turquoise waters and steep slopes, beachgoers will feel like they have escaped to a far away paradise. Keem Bay is a very popular spot for water sports and Its perfect for walks and picnics as it's surrounded by plants, Advertisement READ MORE IN TRAVEL Experts at Ranking number 18 out of 50, the travel pros said the Irish spot is perfect swimming and discovering marine life. They said: 'Along the lush green coast of County 'The beach itself is surrounded by grassy slopes, and its curved shape helps to protect beachgoers from the elements. Advertisement Most read in Beach 'This Blue Flag Beach is perfect for swimming, offering calm waters that are full of rich and diverse marine life. 'The Bay was a former basking shark fishery, so even now you can see these gentle giants in and around the waters off Keem Beach. The incredible Irish beach with bay filled with playful dolphins and boat trip 'If you want a quiet, secluded trip to the beach, then we highly recommend visiting Keem Beach.' Movie fans may spot a major location that featured in the blockbuster Banshees of Inisherin. Advertisement Brendan Gleeson's character Colm Doherty's house is found on Keem Bay. Nearby sights to see include Moyteogue Head, Purteen Harbour and Achill Head. To make it a stay to remember, there's a selection of B&Bs and holiday homes close by. People took to to rate their experience at Keem Bay. Advertisement 'BEAUTIFUL' One visitor said: 'Well worth the drive out here. The views all around are very good and hard to beat. "You have a sense of being away from all the hustle of life.' Another shared: 'Beautiful beach and amazing views from above the beach. "Drive was adventurous thanks to roads and sheep! Weather was great when we went.' Advertisement While a family added: 'It's a great beach but can get busy. "There is a warden now who does his best to control the traffic and ensure sensible parking which is helpful. "There are a couple of food vans in the lower car park so it is a bit commercialised but probably quite useful. "The beach is excellent, good sandy area etc - and looks great.' Advertisement 4 Some scenes in The Banshees of Inisherin were filmed on Keem beach Credit: Getty 4 Keem Beach was ranker 18 out of 50 Credit: Getty
Sunday World
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Sunday World
The Bear star Ayo Edebiri's publicist thought she was having 'breakdown' after Irish claims
The Emmy-winning actress has been keeping the running gag going since March 2023 when she joked in an interview that she played the donkey in 'The Banshees of Inisherin'. The Bear star Ayo Edebiri has revealed how her publicist thought she was having a mental breakdown over her pretending she is Irish. The Emmy-winning actress has been keeping the running gag going since March 2023 when she joked in an interview that she played the donkey in 'The Banshees of Inisherin'. She even slipped into an Irish accent while claiming that she had lived in Ireland for four years and 'really got into character' of Jenny the donkey. Since then, Edebiri has been shouting out support for various locations in Ireland during awards acceptance speeches and in other interviews. But she told Conan O'Brien how her publicist thought she was having a mental breakdown because of her insistence on sticking to the pretence. 'I remember talking about this with a friend,' she told O'Brien. 'I was like, 'my favourite type of joke might be a lie.' Like, something where it's almost not even funny, it's mostly just funny to me.' She even recalled her publicist at that first interview being visibly confused by what she was doing. 'I remember in that moment I saw my PR,' she told Conan. 'She was at the corner of my eye and was kind of like, 'no, no, no, no, no, no,' because it was nonsense. 'It was just me being like, 'oh yeah, I was up in Ireland and I was kind of chilling' and she was like, 'ok, mental breakdown on the horizon'. 'I don't know, it just kept going." Conan O'Brien O'Brien who is actually Irish ruefully suggested that she is more respected in Ireland as he is 'rightfully loathed by the Irish'. 'I wanted to congratulate you, because you started this joke which you improvised, a joke about being Irish, and then you kept going,' O'Brien told Edebiri during a recent conversation on his 'Conan O' Brien Needs a Friend' podcast. 'Now it has resonated so much that the people of Ireland have accepted you as one of their own, which they will not do with me,' O'Brien admitted. 'You got a day in Boston and you're revered by the Irish people. I am rightfully loathed by the Irish and never a day in Boston.' However, Edebiri suggested that he might still gain the love and admiration of the Irish. 'I think your day could come is what I'll say about that,' Edebiri said. While Boston, where both Edebiri and O'Brien are from, has a large Irish population, Edebiri's mother is Barbadian and her father is Nigerian. Edebiri subtly joked about being Irish while accepting the Critics' Choice Award for best actress in a comedy for her work in The Bear in January 2024. 'To everybody in Boston, Barbados, Nigeria, Ireland in many ways,' she told the crowd during her acceptance speech at the Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport. 'Thank you so much.' Ayo Edebiri Today's News in 90 Seconds - July 9th
Toronto Sun
30-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Toronto Sun
Kerry Condon is off to the races in 'F1' opposite Brad Pitt
Published Jun 30, 2025 • 10 minute read Kerry Condon Photo by Maegan Gindi / Washington Post NEW YORK – Kerry Condon was in the thick of Oscars season two years ago, bantering and glad-handing from London to Los Angeles, when she took a breather to campaign for a different kind of prize. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. 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Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Nominated for her first Academy Award for the pitch-black tragicomedy 'The Banshees of Inisherin,' Condon had crossed paths with 'Top Gun: Maverick' director Joseph Kosinski at many an industry event and gleaned that his follow-up feature would be set in the world of Formula 1. When the Irish actress realized he still needed a female lead, the high-octane project piqued her curiosity. Realizing this character would go toe-to-toe with Brad Pitt, she became all the more intrigued. Thus Condon did something she had never done in her two decades in Hollywood: 'I literally just sold myself like crazy.' Sitting down with Kosinski, Condon pragmatically pointed out that her pair of passports would make traveling and working abroad less of a headache for the globe-trotting production. She also noted that the film wouldn't need to pay for her housing during its England shoot because she had a London apartment. Having worked with frequent Pitt collaborator David Fincher on the scrapped series 'Videosynchrazy,' Condon mentioned that the director could vouch for her professionalism. And she posited that playing a jockey in the HBO series 'Luck' taught her how to get up to speed on an unfamiliar sport. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'I knew it was a big shot in the dark,' Condon says. 'I'd never seen an Irish woman as a female lead in a big, massive Hollywood movie. 'Banshees' was quite arty, so there could have been a sense of, 'Well, you're not bankable.' There's millions of reasons, so I didn't presume I'd gotten it.' Kosinski ultimately bought Condon's pitch. A couple of days after the Oscars, he called to offer her the role. As Condon subsequently strolled the streets of Los Angeles, a stranger clocked her expression and offered an observation: 'You must have gotten good news.' 'I must've still been beaming,'' Condon recalls. 'It was the best week of my life. I mean, I'd been at the Oscars and been nominated, and then I got this dream job that really put me off where I wanted to be – which was a leading lady.' Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. To those who have been paying attention, the big-screen breakthrough that began with 'Banshees' is overdue. An icy stare, a warm nod, a spit-fire spiel – Condon has long excelled at delivering whatever a script requires. In playing Caesar Augustus's naive sister in the HBO epic 'Rome,' a hit man's grieving daughter-in-law on 'Better Call Saul' and a secret-harboring teacher in 'Star Wars: Skeleton Crew,' she has developed a reputation as a habitual scene stealer. Even when Condon voices Iron Man's F.R.I.D.A.Y. system in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, her disembodied performance rings with pluck and personality. Condon moves up to the front seat of another summer spectacle with 'F1: The Movie' now playing in theatres. As Kate McKenna, the first female technical director of a Formula 1 team in Kosinski's fictional flick, the 42-year-old plays the numbers-crunching aerodynamicist with an incredulous streak, effortless authority and a sharp tongue. When it comes time for her and Pitt's plucked-from-retirement racer to radiate on-screen, Condon shows she also knows her way around a simmering romance. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'I like that it's a little new for her,' Kosinski says. 'In a big movie, you still want great actors. It's not about the size of the movie – it's about who's the right fit for the role. And she was the perfect person to play Kate McKenna.' – – – As Condon sits down for lunch at the Four Seasons in Midtown Manhattan on a mid-June afternoon, hours before 'F1's' world premiere at Radio City Music Hall, it's easy to understand how she won over Kosinski. While Condon points out she has lived in the United States as long as she lived in Ireland (she left home at age 16), her Irish-accented charm, mischievous humor and wholesome essence endure. Eyeing my recorder on the table, she leans in and raises her eyebrows. 'It's like we're in one of those espionage movies,' she whispers with a smirk. After suggesting that we share a couple of appetizers, Condon relishes the meal on a day packed with so much publicity that she otherwise might be running on an empty stomach. 'I don't mind it,' she says, 'except my tummy starts making loads of noise, and then I get really embarrassed and I'm red in the interview.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Kerry Condon in Midtown Manhattan at the Four Seasons, where she talked about her role in 'F1: The Movie.' Photo by Maegan Gindi / Washington Post Raised by an unfussy family in the unfussy county of Tipperary, Condon caught the acting bug at a young age, eschewed one teacher's suggestion that she go into accounting and in 2001 starred in the Royal Shakespeare Company's productions of 'The Lieutenant of Inishmore' and 'Hamlet.' Then 18, Condon made history as the youngest to perform the part of Ophelia at the RSC. But it was the former play – penned by Martin McDonagh – that set the stage for her career's most fruitful artistic partnership. After Condon reprised her 'Inishmore' role for a 2006 off-Broadway run and returned to New York for the 2009 production of McDonagh's 'The Cripple of Inishmaan,' the playwright and filmmaker cast her in a small part in his acclaimed 2017 movie 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.' When McDonagh subsequently wrote 'Banshees,' he imagined the character of Siobhán – the no-nonsense sister of Colin Farrell's sad-sack Pádraic – with Condon in mind. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. A pair of infinitely memable 'Banshees' scenes put the range of Condon's talents on display. In one, as Siobhán gently declines the advances of Barry Keoghan's town simpleton, Condon conveys volumes with a smile and a shake of her head. In the other, as Siobhán lashes out at Brendan Gleeson's character about his petty feud with Pádraic, Condon wields eye rolls and f-bombs with uproarious aplomb. 'I love that the ferocity and danger she had onstage as an 18-year-old is still intact in the movies she now gets to make,' McDonagh says over email. 'The only surprise is that it's taken the world so long to see what we saw onstage 20 years ago.' Asked what he appreciates about Condon, Farrell writes: 'Too much to admire about Kerry to share it all, but I suppose it's a close finish between her fearlessness and honesty. But honesty has to always win out. So that. She's just a truth teller.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. In the wake of 'Banshees,' Condon at last exited the audition circuit and skipped straight to fielding offers. But even when she used to vie for a dozen roles without booking one, Condon says she mostly didn't mind the audition grind, crediting the repetitive process with honing her craft. It was only when she regularly got down to the last two or three for a coveted part and fell short that the letdown left her questioning her place in show business. 'That's when it started to get a bit like, 'F— this s—,'' Condon says. 'I kind of didn't know how I could change that. I'm not going to go out and try and make myself famous just to make it easier because it's not really my style to do something like that.' As those dream parts failed to materialize, Condon accepted a few gigs in the name of financing her passions – specifically, her love of horses. After filming 'Luck' a decade ago reignited that youthful infatuation, Condon adopted a pair of horses, including one she rode on the show. 'Some people have children, and they're allowed to have children,' she remembers thinking. 'Well, I'm having horses because that's what I deserve and that's what I want.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. When Condon subsequently bought a farm in Washington state, where she now oversees a slew of rescue horses and other animals, she says her lender changed the down payment from 20 percent to 30 percent at the 11th hour – prompting her to rapidly find a project to replenish her drained savings. But as Condon says, 'There's no shame in working for money.' If 'Banshees' and 'F1' hadn't changed the equation, she would've been perfectly content working when she needed to work and spending the rest of her days tending to her animals. 'Even though I wasn't getting these big, massive roles, I was really content in my life,' Condon says. 'Also, I kind of always knew that I was good [as an actress]. I didn't need a lot of confirmation from other people.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. – – – Kosinski, who shaped 'F1's' story with screenwriter Ehren Kruger, says the character of Kate was inspired by Susie Wolff, the Scottish ex-racer who is now the managing director of the all-female F1 Academy. Undergoing a crash course in Formula 1, Condon read Adrian Newey's 'How to Build a Car' and picked the brain of Bernadette Collins, a Northern Ireland native who became one of the circuit's first strategy engineers. Brad Pitt as Sonny Hayes and Kerry Condon as Kate in 'F1.' Photo by Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures / / Courtesy of Warner Bros. Picture An ability to rattle off Kate's labyrinthine lingo with conviction was one of Condon's top assets. As the production filmed during tight windows in real-life race weekends – attended by hundreds of thousands of fans in Hungary, Belgium, Italy, Japan and more – Condon also took being low maintenance to new heights. 'I couldn't be asking for makeup checks or stuff,' she explains. 'But that's easy for me because I grew up in the country.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. That mindset informed how Condon played the romance between her character and Pitt's Sonny Hayes. Although Condon has seen many a film with a 'sexually confident' female love interest, those characters never rang true to her. 'I don't really know a lot of girls that are like that,' she says. 'I really wanted to play this as someone who's super confident in her job, but when it comes to romance, there's still a quite sweet – jeez, how can I describe it? – kind of a girly aspect to her.' That approach is most evident during a scene toward the end of the film, in which Kate plays peacemaker between her team's at-odds drivers – Pitt's convention-bucking vet and Damson Idris's cocksure rookie – over a game of Texas hold 'em. While Kate lets her hair down at a Las Vegas hot spot and deals flirtatious glances, Condon also rules the table with the same put-the-boys-in-their-place command she summoned in 'Banshees.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'She has the strong personality of a woman who can exist in a man's world,' Kosinski says, 'and have that grit and that toughness and the smarts to embody this character.' When Kate utters, 'Plenty of people think I don't belong here,' it may as well have been Condon addressing her own winding path to mainstream success. But the actress has no plans to forget her modest roots. Case in point: Audiences can next see her in a brief but impactful appearance as a forestry services worker in the meditative drama 'Train Dreams,' which was acquired by Netflix out of this year's Sundance Film Festival and is set for a November release. 'It feels very natural for her to be able to bridge these worlds between doing something very small and very intimate and then going to a big summer blockbuster,' says Clint Bentley, the director and co-writer of 'Train Dreams.' 'People who come into contact with her, whether they be the audience or filmmakers, they just want to be in her presence.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. With all due respect to her admirers, the feeling might not always be mutual. Although Los Angeles gets knocked for its isolating sprawl, Condon finds herself oddly at home there. 'I like being alone,' she says, 'and I think that city allows me to be alone.' For all of the pulse-pounding thrills of shooting 'F1,' one of her most cherished memories from the production is the night she returned to her Abu Dhabi hotel and quietly watched a shooting star from her balcony. Asked toward the end of our conversation if there's anything she'd like to add that we didn't touch on, Condon flashes a playful grin. 'God no,' she blurts out. 'Are you joking? If it's not coming up, I'm grand about it.' After all this time, Condon remains sheepish in the spotlight. But following years of stops and starts in an unforgiving industry, she's still prepared to forge ahead at full throttle. 'There's a lot to be said for things coming later in life,' Condon says. 'I think if this had come to me a long time ago, I would have pulled it off, but I wouldn't have enjoyed it as much or slept as good every night. 'Coming now, I felt like, 'Yeah, I can act opposite Brad Pitt. I can totally do this. I can totally handle all this pressure.' It just came at the right moment for me.' Read More Canada Sunshine Girls Toronto Maple Leafs Sunshine Girls Relationships
