by Ed Sheeran: Fifth album by the English singer; follows 2021’s =; produced and co-written by The National’s Aaron Dessner; includes the singles ‘Eyes Closed’ and ‘Boat’....
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Out this week
Albums
* – by Ed Sheeran: Fifth album by the English singer; follows 2021’s =; produced and co-written by The National’s Aaron Dessner; includes the singles ‘Eyes Closed’ and ‘Boat’.
Movies
* Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper) – action adventure, the 32nd film in the MCU; when things about Rocket’s (Cooper) past resurface, the Guardians embark on a dangerous mission to protect him.
* Love Again (starring Priyanka Chopra, Sam Heughan, Russell Tovey, Celine Dion) – romantic comedy, remake of the 2016 German film SMS für Dich which was based on a Sofie Cramer novel; a woman (Chopra) forms a connection with the man (Heughan) who now uses her late fiancé’s phone number.
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins
* Born on 5 May 1988 in Tottenham, London, England.
* Parents split when she was 2. Was raised by her mother.
* Started singing as a child.
* Graduated from the BRIT School for Performing Arts & Technology in Croydon in 2006.
* Earned recognition with the release of her debut album, 19 (2008), which featured successful singles like ‘Chasing Pavements’, ‘Make You Feel My Love’, and ‘Hometown Glory’.
* Has since released three massively popular albums: 21 (2011), 25 (2015), 30 (2021).
* Has so far named each album for her age at the time many of its songs were written.
* Was married to charity entrepreneur Simon Konecki from 2018 till their divorce which was finalized in 2021; they have a son (born in 2012) together.
* Is engaged to sports agent Rich Paul.
Ghosted
Cast: Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Adrien Brody, Mike Moh, Tate Donovan, and Amy Sedaris
Director: Dexter Fletcher
Tagline: You’ve heard of girl meets guy. Get ready for boy meets spy.
* Romantic action comedy; a man (Evans) falls for an enigmatic woman (de Armas), only to discover that she is a secret agent.
* Had the most watched film debut in Apple TV+ history.
* Has been panned by critics, receiving very negative reviews that criticised its unoriginality, script, and the lack of chemistry between the leads.
* Scarlett Johansson was set to star in the film but dropped out due to scheduling conflict. Ana de Armas was cast in her place.
* A large part of the film takes place in Pakistan, but the cars depicted have steering wheels on the left, like they have in the US, not like Pakistan where cars usually have steering wheels on the right side of the car.
* Score composed by Lorne Balfe.
