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Tom Hooper to direct ‘Nineteen Steps’; Millie Bobby Brown’s novel heads to THIS platform

ANI / Apr 21, 2026, 13:03 (IST)

Millie Bobby Brown's bestselling novel 'Nineteen Steps' is being adapted into a feature film for Netflix, with Academy Award winner Tom Hooper set to direct. Anthony McCarten is penning the screenplay for the WWII story, which draws on Brown's grandmother's experiences and is expected to star Brown herself.

Tom Hooper: Trans actors need more access in Hollywood

PTI / Sep 07, 2015, 11:49 (IST)

Filmmaker Tom Hooper says Hollywood needs to give transgender actors more access and embrace them as they are.

Tom Hooper: Sensed gender fluidity in Redmayne

PTI / Sep 06, 2015, 16:36 (IST)

'The Danish Girl' director Tom Hooper says Eddie Redmayne is the right choice to play a transgender woman in the film because the filmmaker sensed a certain gender fluidity in the Oscar-winner and felt something in the actor was drawn to the feminine.

Alicia Vikander 'felt safe' during 'The Danish Girl' audition

PTI / Nov 30, 2015, 12:39 (IST)

Actress Alicia Vikander says she was initially scared to audition for "The Danish Girl", but actor Eddie Redmayne and director Tom Hooper made her 'feel safe' and comfortable.

88th Academy Awards: Alicia Vikander wins best supporting actress

PTI / Feb 29, 2016, 08:07 (IST)

Rising Swedish star Alicia Vikander won the best supporting actress Oscar for her role of portrait artist Gerda Wegener in Tom Hooper's semi- biographical drama 'The Danish Girl'.

Will Natalie cry at the Oscars?

TNN / Feb 27, 2011, 00:00 (IST)

The ceremony is leading to many quirky bets being won right now...

Tom Hooper to receive Goteborg's Honorary Dragon Award

PTI / Jan 21, 2016, 12:27 (IST)

The Oscar-nominated director was recently bestowed yet another honour.

'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' reboot in development

PTI / Feb 08, 2020, 14:18 (IST)

Reboot of 1974 horror classic 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' is in the works at Legendary Pictures.

Jason Derulo boards Tom Hooper's 'Cats' musical

PTI / Nov 21, 2018, 12:22 (IST)

Singer Jason Derulo is latest A-lister to join the star-studded voice cast of 'Cats', the film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's beloved musical.

Why Judi Dench didn't like her look in 'Cats'

IANS / May 06, 2020, 14:58 (IST)

Dame Judi Dench didn't like her look in Tom Hooper's recent film, 'Cats', and said she was "battered and mangy".

Russell Crowe joins Les Miserables

Sep 09, 2011, 15:49 (IST)

Russell Crowe will play police inspector Javert in the forthcoming Tom Hooper musical 'Les Miserables.

I was devastated: Nicole Scherzinger on being denied audition for 'Cats' movie

PTI / Nov 30, 2019, 13:32 (IST)

Singer Nicole Scherzinger says she felt 'devastated' after a casting director refused to take her audition for the big screen adaptation of 'Cats'.

Eddie Redmayne plays transgender in new film

PTI / Feb 27, 2015, 14:42 (IST)

After portraying Stephen Hawking in 'The Theory of Everything', Eddie Redmayne is now playing a transgender pioneer in a new drama.

Eddie Redmayne transforms into beautiful woman in new film's trailer

PTI / Sep 02, 2015, 14:56 (IST)

The new trailer for 'The Danish Girl' features Oscar-winning Eddie Redmayne transforming into a transgender woman.

My deepest thanks to the Academy: Colin

TNN / Feb 28, 2011, 17:28 (IST)

After winning his first Oscar for playing a strutting monarch in "The King's Speech", Colin Firth said the award is "quite formidable" and possibly "the greatest honour" for him.

Sacha Baron Cohen joins Les Miserables

Dec 08, 2011, 16:48 (IST)

Sacha Baron Cohen has signed up to star in musical 'Les Miserables', alongside Anne Hathaway and Hugh Jackman.

Judi Dench hasn't seen 'Cats'

PTI / Mar 15, 2020, 15:53 (IST)

Veteran actor Judi Dench is yet to watch 'Cats' and she said that despite an overwhelmingly negative response to the musical fantasy film, people have been 'rather kind' about her performance.

Idris Elba in talks for 'Cats' movie

PTI / Oct 17, 2018, 15:11 (IST)

Actor Idris Elba is in negotiations to join the voice cast of 'Cats', the film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webr's beloved musical.

Lana Wachowski helped Eddie Redmayne prepare for 'Danish Girl'

PTI / Sep 24, 2015, 11:03 (IST)

'The Matrix' director Lana Wachowski, who came out as a transgender in 2012, suggested a few books to actor Eddie Redmayne to help him prepare for his role in Tom Hooper's 'The Danish Girl'.

'The Danish Girl' gets standing ovation in Venice premiere

PTI / Sep 06, 2015, 16:22 (IST)

Academy-award winning actor Eddie Redmayne starrer 'The Danish Girl' got a standing ovation of nearly 10-minute after its premiere at the 72nd Venice Film Festival, Italy.

Eddie Redmayne: Transgender community galvanised me

PTI / Sep 07, 2015, 10:53 (IST)

Oscar-winning actor Eddie Redmayne, who is playing the role one of the first known recipients of gender reassignment surgery in 'The Danish Girl', said the support he got from the community motivated him.

'Cats' coming to the big screen

TNN / Jul 24, 2018, 16:00 (IST)

'Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats' by T.S. Eliot is best known by it's Broadway adaptation, the musical 'Cats'. Now these cats are headed to the big screen in a movie.

Actor Russell Crowe to do a musical film

TNN / Sep 09, 2011, 15:50 (IST)

The Gladiator star has signed on for Les Miserables

Crowning glory: ‘King’s Speech’ in 7th heaven at Baftas

PTI / Feb 15, 2011, 07:39 (IST)

Royal drama ‘The King’s Speech’ swept the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta) ceremony taking home seven awards, including best picture and acting trophies for Colin Firth and Helena Bonham Carter.

The Clan to bring down curtains on Iffi ’15

TNN / Nov 17, 2015, 04:36 (IST)

Argentine crime film, The Clan will be the closing film of the 46th International Film Festival of India (Iffi). Two-time Oscar award-winning music director A R Rahman, will be chief guest at the festival’s closing ceremony on November 30. A biographical documentary on the life and works of Rahman will also be screened during the 10-day-long festival.

Reviews don't matter: Jason Derulo on poor response to 'Cats'

PTI / Dec 21, 2019, 18:29 (IST)

Patricia Arquette, Jennifer Lawrence discuss 'equal pay' at party

PTI / Feb 28, 2016, 14:08 (IST)

Actresses Patricia Arquette and Jennifer Lawrence took part in a discussion on pay parity at Women in Film Pre-Oscar Cocktail Party.

Taylor Swift surprises fans with new song 'Beautiful Ghosts' from 'Cats' musical film

TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Nov 16, 2019, 02:00 (IST)

Singer Taylor Swift surprised fans with new music from the upcoming musical fantasy drama 'Cats' ahead of its release date.

School in London outsources maths classes to India

TNN / Oct 04, 2010, 03:19 (IST)

A north London school, Ashmount Primary, has outsourced mathematics teaching to India. And, according to BBC, pupils in this institution are improving in this subject.