Sophie Butcher

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The creators of The Last Of Us have shared a teaser about what’s to come in season three, including a hint about Pedro Pascal’s return to the show. READ MORE: When will ‘The Last Of Us’ season three be released? Speaking at a press conference about the season two finale, co-creators Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin dropped some hints about what fans can expect from the next season of HBO’s acclaimed post-apocalyptic drama.

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Kevin Costner is among those being sued by a stunt performer over an unscripted rape scene on the set of Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2 in 2023. As reported by People, Devyn LaBella, who was the stunt double for actor Ella Hunt in the second of Costner’s self-funded westerns, claims that she “was the victim of a violent, unscripted, unscheduled rape scene directed by Kevin Costner”. LaBella was hired under a SAG (Screen Actors Guild) agreement to stand in for Hunt “during physical scenes”.

1 week ago | nme.com | Sophie Butcher

The creator of The Handmaid’s Tale has responded to rumours that Taylor Swift had a cameo in a recent episode. Some thought they had spotted the star in the opening of episode nine of the sixth and final season, when a member of the Mayday rebellion gets out of a vehicle that Elisabeth Moss’ June and other handmaids are using to get to safety. The suspected Swift can only be seen from the back, and in silhouette, but fans thought the person’s walk alone was enough to indicate it was her.

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The Bob Dylan jukebox musical Girl From The North Country is going to be available to stream in the UK next week. READ MORE: ‘A Complete Unknown’ review: don’t think twice about seeing this brilliant Bob Dylan biopicWritten by Conor McPherson, the play is set in a guesthouse in Dylan’s hometown of Duluth, Minnesota during the Great Depression of the 1930s, and sees its characters struggle against racism, dementia, alcoholism and poverty.

1 week ago | nme.com | Sophie Butcher

A former stuntwoman has opened up about her experience on the set of Game Of Thrones, and what it says about wider issues in the stunt industry. Casey Michaels, who worked as a stunt performer on Game Of Thrones between 2016 and 2019, has spoken to Deadline about the injury that ended her career sustained while shooting the final season of the hit HBO fantasy show.