Monday, March 31, 2025

ABBA Voyage setlist to change in honour of third anniversary

The 'ABBA Voyage' setlist is to change for the first time in the show's history. The legendary Swedish pop...

Latest Posts

Bill Murray watches as The Who close The Teenage Cancer Trust series

Bill Murray watched The Who close The Teenage Cancer Trust concert series at the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday (30.03.25) night.

Vera Farmiga to release debut albim with metal band The Yagas

Vera Farmiga is to release a debut album with her metal band The Yagas. The 51-year-old actress – who...

Mae Stephens struggled to wash out paint after filming Woah Man! music video

Mae Stephens struggled to wash out the paint after shooting the music video for her song 'Woah Man!'. The...

Geri Horner hints that the Spice Girls will reunite as a ‘collective’

Geri Horner wants the Spice Girls to reunite as a "collective". The five members of the 'Wannabe' group –...

Sam Claflin’s ‘eye-opening’ PTSD research with ex-soldiers

Sam Claflin spoke with four former soldiers who suffered with PTSD to research his role in ‘Journey’s End’ and he admits it was an "eye-opening" experience.
The 31-year-old actor stars in the movie adaptation of RC Sheriff’s classic play as alcoholic serviceman Captain Stanhope and he had the honour of meeting with men who had served in the armed forces.
Claflin is most famous for his performances in ‘The Hunger Games’ franchise and the Brit hopes his fans will go to see his latest movie and get a lesson on World War One.
Speaking to Time Out London magazine, Claflin said: "I hope people want to learn what happened in World War One, and want to learn more about what servicemen experience now. We were fortunate enough to sit with four ex-soldiers who shared their experiences with PTSD. It was the most eye-opening few hours I’ve ever had."
The film – helmed by Saul Dibb – follows C-company arriving to take its turn in the front-line trenches in France led by Captain Stanhope.
As the German forces move in, the officers -played by Paul Bettany, Stephen Graham and Tom Sturridge – as well as their cook (Toby Jones) distract themselves with talk of food and their past lives.
However, Stanhope continues to soak his fear in whisky but when a young new officer Raleigh (Asa Butterfield) arrives fresh out of training, he is forced to serve under Stanhope – his former school house monitor and object of his sister’s affections.
Each of the men are trapped in the trenches with the tension rising and the imminent attack draws near.
Claflin learned how to play an alcoholic at drama school, but after watching his performance in ‘Journey’s End’ back he was worried he had gone "too far" in trying to mimic somebody inebriated.
He said: "Someone at drama school told me that the key to drunk acting is to not play drunk. There are moments watching the film back where I wince, ‘Did I go too far there?’ but that’s the truth of my character, he doesn’t know when to stop.
"I had to keep a diary on set so I knew how drunk he was. On the ‘Riot Club’, all our characters were on drugs or drunk, so we were all finding the atmosphere together, but here it was just me. I almost had to take myself off at times."

Latest Posts

Bill Murray watches as The Who close The Teenage Cancer Trust series

Bill Murray watched The Who close The Teenage Cancer Trust concert series at the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday (30.03.25) night.

Vera Farmiga to release debut albim with metal band The Yagas

Vera Farmiga is to release a debut album with her metal band The Yagas. The 51-year-old actress – who...

Mae Stephens struggled to wash out paint after filming Woah Man! music video

Mae Stephens struggled to wash out the paint after shooting the music video for her song 'Woah Man!'. The...

Geri Horner hints that the Spice Girls will reunite as a ‘collective’

Geri Horner wants the Spice Girls to reunite as a "collective". The five members of the 'Wannabe' group –...

Don't Miss

Kesha to release new song featuring T-Pain

Kesha will release the track 'Yippe-Ki-Yay' featuring rapper T-Pain on Thursday (27.03.25). The 'Tik Tok' hitmaker has announced a...

Miley Cyrus teases new album Something Beautiful’s bold aesthetic and visual storytelling’

Miley Cyrus' upcoming album, 'Something Beautiful', promises "bold aesthetic and visual storytelling". The 32-year-old pop star has unveiled the...

Justin Bieber and Sekou were joined by Fred Again.. in their recent studio session

Justin Bieber has been in the studio with Fred Again.. again. It's emerged that the 'Baby' hitmaker had not...

James Arthur teases departure from ‘angsty’ vocals on new album

James Arthur has promised a departure from the "angsty, typical vocals" fans expect from him. The 'Say You Won't...

‘It’s a fusion of all sorts of styles’ Metallica’s Kirk Hammett working on debut solo album

Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett is "getting ideas together" for his debut solo album. The 62-year-old musician says his...

Stay in touch

To be updated with all the latest news, offers and special announcements.