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CONTACT US AT: 8351-9456, [email protected] Tuesday October 24, 2017 16 ENtertainment “DOCTOR Who”’s first female Time Lord will be joined by three new companions, the BBC has announced. Jodie Whittaker, who takes over as the 13th Doctor next year, will be joined by new cast regulars Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole and Mandip Gill, as well as Sharon D Clarke in a return- ing role. Walsh will star as Graham, Cole will play Ryan and Gill will play Yasmin. Walsh said he was looking forward to being part of the show — some 50 years after first becoming a fan. The former “Coronation Street” actor and host of quiz game show “The Chase” said: “I remember watching William Hartnell as the first ‘Doctor.’ Black and white made it very scary for a youngster like myself. “I was petrified, but even though I’d watch most of it from behind the sofa through my fingers, I became a fan. “Am I thrilled to be part of this whole ground breaking new dawn for the ‘Doctor?’ Oh yes!” Gill, who has appeared in “Hollyoaks” and “Casualty,” said she was “over the moon” to join the “iconic” show, adding: “Certain roles seem unattain- able and this is one of those, so much so I didn’t believe it to be true for the first few weeks.” Cole, who had roles in “East- Enders” and “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” said he was looking forward to “jumping into this ‘Doctor Who’ uni- verse.” Chris Chibnall, the show’s new head writer, said those chosen as companions were “three of Britain’s brightest talents.” “The new ‘Doctor’ is going to need new friends,” he added. The BBC also confirmed the series will have a 10-week run of 50-minute episodes in autumn 2018, starting with a feature-length hour show for the launch. No details about the new characters beyond their names have yet been revealed. Whittaker was revealed as the next Time Lord in a trailer broadcast at the end of the Wimbledon men’s singles final in July. The “Broadchurch” star suc- ceeds Peter Capaldi, who took over the role in 2013 and leaves in the forthcoming Christmas special. The reaction to Whittaker’s casting was mostly positive - but a sizeable minority protested that the “Doctor” shouldn’t be played by a woman. The appointment also sparked a war of words between two former Doctors. Peter Davison, who played the character from 1981 to 1984, said he felt “a bit sad” the character might no longer be “a role model for boys,” but his comments were dubbed “rubbish” by his succes- sor, Colin Baker. (SD-Agencies) ‘ Doctor Who: ’ Bradley Walsh among new cast members “THOR” is back on the big screen, and the critics seem pretty happy about it. According to the Daily Tele- graph, “Thor: Ragnarok” is one of the Marvel Studios’ “best films to date... funny, charm- ing, dazzling [and] gorgeously designed.” The film, says Variety, is “easily the best of the three ‘Thor’ movies,” with “self-aware punchlines throughout.” Empire, meanwhile, gives four stars to a superhero adven- ture it describes as “a full-blown comedy using blockbuster spec- tacle as a backdrop for gags.” “Thor: Ragnarok,” which fol- lows 2011’s “Thor” and 2013’s “Thor: The Dark World,” sees the titular god of thunder, played by Chris Hemsworth, face a fearsome new adver- sary. This new character, named Hela, is “played with haughty relish” by Oscar winner Cate Blanchett, according to the Radio Times’ Jeremy Aspinall. The action in Taika Waititi’s film also sees Hemsworth come to blows with fellow “Avenger the Hulk,” now a gladiator on a distant planet named Sakaar. His appearance, writes The Guardian’s Steve Rose, con- stitutes “the most fleshed-out performance of Hulk we’ve yet had in this Marvel universe.” The result, says Screen Daily’s Tim Grierson, is “a grinningly goofy comic-book movie that reverberates with boyish delight.” The Independent, however, does take issue with the film’s “convoluted” plot and bemoans its lack of “dramatic urgency.” “Thor: Ragnarok,” which also stars Tom Hiddleston and Jeff Goldblum, opens in the U.K. and Ireland on Oct. 24. (SD-Agencies) ‘Thor’ out of fi ve: Marvel’s latest has critics raving Cate Blanchett plays Hela, the villainess of the piece. SD-Agencies JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE is to headline next year’s Super Bowl half-time show, 14 years after his role in Janet Jackson’s infamous “wardrobe malfunc- tion.” The U.S. pop star revealed the news on his Twitter feed — with a little help from talk show host Jimmy Fallon. Timberlake sang at the 2001 Super Bowl with former band N’Sync before sharing the stage with Jackson in 2004. That performance saw the singer rip off part of Jackson’s bodice, exposing her right breast. The “Nipplegate” moment overshadowed events on the field and saw broadcaster CBS receive a record fine. Timberlake will take to the stage on Feb. 4, 2018 at the U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Super Bowl is tradition- ally the most-watched televi- sion event of the year in the United States. Other stars to have staged the event’s spectacular interval performance in the past include Madonna, Katy Perry, Prince and U2. Lady Gaga was the headline performer at this year’s Super Bowl at the NRG Stadium in Houston. (SD-Agencies) Justin Timberlake to make Super Bowl return Bradley Walsh (2nd L) and his three new companions. SD-Agencies Justin timberlake
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Tuesday October 24, 2017 16 ENtertainment
“DOCTOR Who”’s fi rst female Time Lord will be joined by three new companions, the BBC has announced.
Jodie Whittaker, who takes over as the 13th Doctor next year, will be joined by new cast regulars Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole and Mandip Gill, as well as Sharon D Clarke in a return-ing role.
Walsh will star as Graham, Cole will play Ryan and Gill will play Yasmin.
Walsh said he was looking forward to being part of the show — some 50 years after fi rst becoming a fan.
The former “Coronation Street” actor and host of quiz game show “The Chase” said: “I remember watching William Hartnell as the fi rst ‘Doctor.’ Black and white made it very scary for a youngster like myself.
“I was petrifi ed, but even though I’d watch most of it from behind the sofa through my fi ngers, I became a fan.
“Am I thrilled to be part of this whole ground breaking new dawn for the ‘Doctor?’ Oh yes!”
Gill, who has appeared in “Hollyoaks” and “Casualty,” said she was “over the moon” to join the “iconic” show, adding: “Certain roles seem unattain-able and this is one of those, so much so I didn’t believe it to be true for the fi rst few weeks.”
Cole, who had roles in “East-Enders” and “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” said he was looking forward to “jumping into this ‘Doctor Who’ uni-verse.”
Chris Chibnall, the show’s new head writer, said those chosen as companions were “three of Britain’s brightest talents.”
“The new ‘Doctor’ is going to need new friends,” he added.
The BBC also confi rmed the series will have a 10-week run of 50-minute episodes in autumn 2018, starting with a feature-length hour show for
the launch.No details about the new
characters beyond their names have yet been revealed.
Whittaker was revealed as the next Time Lord in a trailer broadcast at the end of the Wimbledon men’s singles fi nal in July.
The “Broadchurch” star suc-
ceeds Peter Capaldi, who took over the role in 2013 and leaves in the forthcoming Christmas special.
The reaction to Whittaker’s casting was mostly positive - but a sizeable minority protested that the “Doctor” shouldn’t be played by a woman.
The appointment also
sparked a war of words between two former Doctors.
Peter Davison, who played the character from 1981 to 1984, said he felt “a bit sad” the character might no longer be “a role model for boys,” but his comments were dubbed “rubbish” by his succes-sor, Colin Baker.
(SD-Agencies)
‘Doctor Who:’ Bradley Walsh among new cast members
“THOR” is back on the big screen, and the critics seem pretty happy about it.
According to the Daily Tele-graph, “Thor: Ragnarok” is one of the Marvel Studios’ “best fi lms to date... funny, charm-ing, dazzling [and] gorgeously designed.”
The fi lm, says Variety, is “easily the best of the three ‘Thor’ movies,” with “self-aware punchlines throughout.”
Empire, meanwhile, gives four stars to a superhero adven-ture it describes as “a full-blown comedy using blockbuster spec-tacle as a backdrop for gags.”
“Thor: Ragnarok,” which fol-lows 2011’s “Thor” and 2013’s “Thor: The Dark World,” sees the titular god of thunder, played by Chris Hemsworth, face a fearsome new adver-sary.
This new character, named Hela, is “played with haughty
relish” by Oscar winner Cate Blanchett, according to the Radio Times’ Jeremy Aspinall.
The action in Taika Waititi’s fi lm also sees Hemsworth come to blows with fellow “Avenger the Hulk,” now a gladiator on a distant planet named Sakaar.
His appearance, writes The Guardian’s Steve Rose, con-stitutes “the most fl eshed-out performance of Hulk we’ve yet had in this Marvel universe.”
The result, says Screen Daily’s Tim Grierson, is “a grinningly goofy comic-book movie that reverberates with boyish delight.”
The Independent, however, does take issue with the fi lm’s “convoluted” plot and bemoans its lack of “dramatic urgency.”
“Thor: Ragnarok,” which also stars Tom Hiddleston and Jeff Goldblum, opens in the U.K. and Ireland on Oct. 24.
(SD-Agencies)
‘Thor’ out of fi ve: Marvel’s latest has
critics raving
Cate Blanchett plays Hela, the villainess of the piece. SD-Agencies
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE is to headline next year’s Super Bowl half-time show, 14 years after his role in Janet Jackson’s infamous “wardrobe malfunc-tion.”
The U.S. pop star revealed the news on his Twitter feed — with a little help from talk show host Jimmy Fallon.
Timberlake sang at the 2001 Super Bowl with former band N’Sync before sharing the stage with Jackson in 2004.
That performance saw the singer rip off part of Jackson’s
bodice, exposing her right breast.
The “Nipplegate” moment overshadowed events on the fi eld and saw broadcaster CBS receive a record fi ne.
Timberlake will take to the stage on Feb. 4, 2018 at the U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The Super Bowl is tradition-ally the most-watched televi-sion event of the year in the United States.
Other stars to have staged the event’s spectacular interval
performance in the past include Madonna, Katy Perry, Prince and U2.
Lady Gaga was the headline performer at this year’s Super Bowl at the NRG Stadium in Houston.
(SD-Agencies)
Justin Timberlake to make Super Bowl return
Bradley Walsh (2nd L) and his three new companions. SD-Agencies
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