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On having no songs to-date on a Bond soundtrack, Del Rey said: "I mean, how has that not happened yet?"

Kevin Costners role of Ray Kinsella in the 90s movie Field of Dreams could almost have been played by Robin Williams, but Costner won the role for one very specific reason. While speaking about many of his iconic movies in a retrospect for GQ, Costner discussed his catching in the baseball drama, and how director Phil Alden Robinson wanted him for the role rather than Williams because he believed Costners more grounded reputation would add to the believability of the character.

"I'm hoping that I can continue on somewhere, somehow, because I do feel like it is such a fun character, and I have been very spoiled by the writers."

Ryan Gosling's film has stiff competition from Alex Garland's latest in their debut PVOD weeks.

"The Sympathizer" star Hoa Xuande tells IndieWire that he began to think his months-long audition was to prove "that I can handle the trauma and the devastation towards the end of this show."

George Lucas is known for many things in his career, most notably the creation of the iconic Star Wars franchise, so when he talks people tend to listen. Now, the pioneering director has weighed in on the use of AI in movies, saying its inevitable, while many in the industry are putting their efforts into halting its rise.