A Different Man’s Adam Pearson to star in new film of The Elephant Man
Pearson, who will be the first disabled actor to play the role in a film, said: ‘I can think of no greater honour than to tell the true story of Joseph Carey Merrick’
Poker Face, Another Simple Favor and Tina Fey’s new show: what’s new to streaming in Australia in May
Plus another season of Nine Perfect Strangers, Robert Eggers’ The Northman, and a 70s crime throwback
I am sick of seeing the rich and powerful on my screen. Where are all the TV shows about normal people?
I personally don’t really want to watch another movie about a billionaire – unless he is in some sort of trap
Rock’n’roles: Dwayne Johnson films – ranked!
As the wrestler turned action hero turns 53, we count down his best movies – from Baywatch to Jumanji to that time he played the Tooth Fairy
Robert De Niro supports daughter Airyn as she comes out as trans: ‘I don’t know what the big deal is’
After her announcement of her transition, the actor said: ‘I loved and supported Aaron as my son, and now I love and support Airyn as my daughter’
Freakier Friday cast and crew criticise ‘hurtful’ Asian stereotypes in 2003 film
Director Nisha Ganatra said she felt they ‘owed audiences to make it right’ in the new film
Rust review – tragedy-marred Alec Baldwin western is a tough slog
The late cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who died on set, shows herself to be the saving grace of an otherwise poorly acted and overly long mess
Brendan Gleeson to make West End debut in Conor McPherson’s The Weir
Revival of the ‘profoundly moving’ Irish pub drama will open at the Olympia theatre in Dublin before arriving in London this autumn
Martin Scorsese announces film that will feature Pope Francis’s ‘final interview’
Aldeas – A New Story documentary to examine work of organisation pontiff founded to connect young people around the world
Damien Thomas obituary
Film character actor who also appeared in the 1980 US TV mini-series of Shogun and in Tenko and House of Cards in the UK
Tinā review – a feelgood choir drama that follows a winning formula
A huge hit in Aotearoa New Zealand, this film follows a teacher who transforms an elite private school with music, played beautifully by Anapela Polataivao
‘As a film lover, I want more’: the Black female directors taking centre stage
The curator of the BFI’s Black Debutantes season on piracy, truncated careers and the frustrations of dealing with big studios
Restless Natives: The Musical review – rambling remake sings different tune to cult 80s movie
Two working-class lads become modern-day highwaymen in this adaptation of the Scottish film but the plentiful songs slow down the story
Slade in Flame review – Midlands glam rockers offer A Hard Day’s Night meets Get Carter
The 1975 musical satire is a curious amalgam of madcap comedy and Brit realism as the band ride the giddy highs and brutal lows of the 70s music industry
Borrowed Time: Lennon’s Last Decade review – reverential reminiscence takes its time
There’s potentially too many run-of-the-mill I-met-Lennon anecdotes from talking heads and fans, but enough wheat among the chaff to keep things interesting