Always Ascending by Franz Ferdinand: The Scottish rock band’s fifth album....
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* Albums
Always Ascending by Franz Ferdinand: The Scottish rock band’s fifth album; comes after 2013’s Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action; includes the songs ‘Feel the Love Go’ and ‘Lazy Boy’.
Little Dark Age by MGMT: Fourth album by the American rock band; follows 2013’s self-titled MGMT; includes the singles ‘When You Die’ and ‘Hand It Over’.
* Movies
Peter Rabbit (starring Domhnall Gleeson, Rose Byrne, Sam Neill, James Corden, Daisy Ridley, Margot Robbie) – comedy, based on the character created by Beatrix Potter; the mischievous Peter Rabbit (Corden) feuds with a farmer’s (Gleeson) family as the latter tries to get rid of the former.
Fifty Shades Freed (starring Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan) – based on E. L. James’ novel, sequel to Fifty Shades Darker (2017); the newlywed Ana (Johnson) and Christian (Dornan) must deal with their past.
The 15:17 to Paris (Spencer Stone, Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos) – biographical thriller; three American friends (Stone, Sadler, Skarlatos as themselves) confront a terrorist abroad a train to Paris.
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Musical drama; a financially struggling man (Jackman) creates a show starring "freaks" that becomes a sensation.
Based on the real life story of P. T. Barnum.
Had a budget of $84 million; has made $264 million in around 6 weeks.
Has received mixed to negative reviews from critics who found it flashy but shallow and clichéd.
Is Efron’s fifth musical.
Anne Hathaway was sought for the role of singer Jenny Lind but reportedly passed on the part; the role eventually went to Rebecca Ferguson.
Score by John Debney and Joseph Trapanese. The musical numbers performed in the film were written by La La Land lyricists Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.
Star
Thomas William Hiddleston
Born on 9th February 1981 in Westminster, London, U.K.
Has an older sister, Sarah, who is a journalist, and younger sister, Emma, who is an actress.
Parents divorced when he was 12.
Went to Pembroke College at the University of Cambridge before studying acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, graduating in 2005.
Started appearing in television dramas before getting his first film role in Unrelated (2006).
Gained global fame after being cast as Loki in the Marvel Cinematic Universe; has appeared in the films Thor (2011), The Avengers (2012), Thor: The Dark World (2013), and Thor: Ragnarok (2017).
Has also appeared in the films War Horse (2011), The Deep Blue Sea (2011), Midnight in Paris (2011), I Saw the Light (2015), and Kong: Skull Island (2017).
Won praise for his role in the British television limited series The Night Manager (2016).
Is also an acclaimed theatre actor.
Upcoming movies include Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and an untitled Avengers film (2019).
