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Daily Mirror
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
The film that shot Cillian Murphy to fame is airing on TV tonight
The film that Peaky Blinders star Cillian Murphy credits as his breakthrough role is airing on TV tonight - as the much anticipated sequel is set to be released in cinema soon Peaky Blinders fans can prepare to watch fan favourite Cillian Murphy onscreen tonight - although they may not hear his Brummy accent. The star was already an established actor before the hit show, however, the drama significantly boosted his profile when it first aired in 2013. Now, fans will be able to see the star 11 years prior to the show, as movie 28 Days Later airs on BBC One tonight. Fans will be able to catch the Horror/Sci-fi movie on the box at 10.30pm tonight (Sunday June 15) just after the news - with it wrapping up at 0.15am. The movie is set 28 days after a killer virus is accidentally unleashed from a British research facility. It follows a small group of London survivors, who are caught in a desperate struggle to protect themselves from the infected. Cillian Murphy stars in the lead role as Jim, a survivor of the Rage Virus. He starts off as a bicycle courier in the movie, with a nasty fall landing him in hospital. However, people with the Rage Virus overan London, and as hospital staff fled to escape, Jim was locked into a secure room. He later woke from his coma 28 days later in an abandoned hospital. Also starring alongside Cillian in the film is Naomie Harris, Christopher Eccleston and Alex Palmer. The film airing on BBC One comes shortly before the release of the second film in the series, 28 Years Later. Set almost three decades after the first movie offering, released in 2002, some have found ways to exist amidst the infected. Fans were curious as to whether they'd see Cillian in the role - although, it's bad news as character Jim won't be making an appearance in the movie. However, fans can look forward to a potential return for the star in the third instalment, due to be released in 2026. Earlier this year, producer Andrew Macdonald, confirmed to EW would not return to the movie in an onscreen capacity. It doesn't mean a no forever, though - as director Danny Boyle hinted at a return during the ending of its 2026 sequel, The Bone Temple. 'He is in the second one,' Danny Boyle told IGN. 'I shouldn't give away too much. I'll get killed.' 'All I can say is you have to wait for Cillian, but hopefully he will help us get the third film financed,' he later told Business Insider. Cillian has spoken highly about his role on the movie crediting it for being his "breakthrough role". At the time, he was just 26 years old.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Ukraine arrests two suspects accused of extorting foreign defense supplier
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has arrested two individuals in Kyiv accused of attempting to extort $200,000 from a European defense company, potentially jeopardizing the delivery of electronic warfare (EW) systems to Ukraine's military, the SBU reported on June 14. The suspects allegedly demanded the payment in exchange for facilitating the successful testing and adoption of five radio electronic warfare systems provided to Ukraine at no cost, according to statements released by the SBU and the Prosecutor General's Office. The devices, supplied by a private foreign manufacturer, were financed by Ukraine's international partners. The producer had already delivered five systems to Ukraine, with additional contracts possible if the equipment performed well in combat conditions, the SBU said. According to investigators, the suspects falsely claimed to have influence within Ukraine's Defense Ministry and promised to use their connections to ensure positive evaluations of the equipment. "Under the guise of having contacts within the ministry, the men demanded $200,000 from the company in exchange for ensuring no obstacles during official trials of the equipment," the Prosecutor General's Office said in a statement. Both men have been formally charged under Ukraine's Criminal Code for alleged obstruction of the Armed Forces and receiving unlawful benefits through influence peddling. The charges carry a possible sentence of up to eight years in prison and asset confiscation. The arrests were made as part of a broader investigation led by the SBU and conducted under the procedural oversight of the Specialized Defense Prosecutor's Office. Authorities say the investigation is ongoing to identify all individuals involved. Ukraine continues to rely heavily on international military assistance as it defends against Russia's full-scale invasion, now in its fourth year. Ukraine uses EW systems during Russian attacks on its cities and on the front line. Kyiv and its Western partners launched an electronic warfare coalition in April, which consists of 11 countries and comes on top of other eight Western coalitions to support Ukraine. Other similar initiatives include an artillery coalition, a fighter jet coalition, and a demining coalition, organized within the framework of the Ramstein format. Read also: From buffer zone to new front: Russia pushes deeper into Sumy Oblast We've been working hard to bring you independent, locally-sourced news from Ukraine. Consider supporting the Kyiv Independent.
Metro
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Metro
The degrading moment the 'best TV show' crossed a line and never looked back
There have been plenty of TV moments that critics and viewers have declared 'crossed a line'. I'm thinking of shocking moments like when Spike assaulted Buffy, the time Negan introduced Glenn to Lucille, or Black Mirror's very first episode (if you know, you know). Yet arguably the best TV series of the 2010s made a name for itself in doing things that other TV shows would never dare to do. I'm writing, of course, about Game of Thrones, a show where heroes were slaughtered, villains triumphed, and the good trampled under the boot of tyranny. From its very first episode, which ended with the attempted murder of a child who'd witnessed incest, Game of Thrones was deliberately transgressive. Yet despite its reputation for pushing boundaries, it took until season five for critics to claim the series had 'crossed a line'. Ten years ago today, the season five finale, Mother's Mercy, aired, during which Jon Snow was betrayed by his brothers, Daenerys was captured by the Dothraki, and Myrcella was murdered. However, it wasn't those stories that shocked fans and critics alike; it was Cersei Lannister's (Lena Headey) penance walk. This scene saw the former queen of Westeros walk through the streets of King's Landing naked while the common folk pelted her with rotten food. When you read those words, it may sound a bit tame – especially considering the moment has evolved into the 'shame' meme – but it genuinely was horrible to see Cersei, a character who'd always seemed so in control, robbed of her dignity and pride. The scene was criticised at the time for being gratuitously cruel, overly long, and a lazy attempt to drum up sympathy for a widely despised character. In their article for EW, Melissa Maerz – titled 'Cersei's walk of shame: Too much on Game of Thrones?' – wrote that what bothered her was how 'sexual violence and humiliation have become TV's laziest trick for getting viewers to sympathise with cold female characters.' She went on to say, 'There are more creative ways to create empathy for Cersei without resorting to sexual humiliation'. The walk, however, did inspire a lot of sympathy for Cersei. A quick scroll through the comments under the clip on YouTube will show lots of fans saying how they hated Cersei, but that this scene had made them feel sorry for her. Here's the thing, though, I think Cersei's penance walk was just the final bow from a season that taught the Game of Thrones creators the wrong lesson. You see, season five generated a lot of controversy. Beyond Cersei's walk there was the brutal murder of Shireen and Sansa Stark's rape all of which shocked viewers and got the series a lot of publicity. After this season, I think Game of Thrones – in the absence of books to adapt – became addicted to shock and scandal. That's why we got moments that seemed spectacular in the moment – I'm thinking specifically about Cersei blowing up the Sept of Baelor – but don't make much sense when you stop and think about it (why would anyone follow Cersei after this?). This wasn't a huge problem in season six, but as we moved into seasons seven and eight, characters seemed to keep losing IQ points between episodes, acting in stranger and more ridiculous ways. Our Deputy TV Editor Tom Percival shares where Game of Thrones went wrong… Game of Thrones fell off in a big way in its last two seasons, and there are a couple of reasons why. As we've addressed in this piece, the series got in a sort of arms race with itself, with each season trying to up the spectacle and surprises at the expense of its characters and the story it was trying to tell. It's also undeniable that the series lost its way a little when it ran out of books to adapt, leaving the writers with only a vague idea of where George R.R. Martin planned on taking the books. Finally, and I think this is probably the biggest problem, everyone working on it was exhausted after a decade of making the show. I think this led to them rushing the final season and caused the massive pacing issues (especially around Daenerys' turn to the dark side). It was clear the show had become more and more dependent on scandal and shock as the quality of the writing waned. More Trending This all culminated, of course, with the much-maligned season eight finale, where Jon Snow killed Daenerys after she went mad and torched King's Landing. This ending, while undeniably surprising, was widely criticised as rushed and poorly executed. And you know what put the show on the road to ruin? I think it was Cersei's first few steps of her penance walk. 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Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Whoopi Goldberg calls out 'The View' cohosts over 'fake' Donald Trump vs. Elon Musk feud: 'Y'all bought into it'
Whoopi Goldberg told her View cohosts that they "bought into" a "fake" feud between Donald Trump, Elon Musk. "It's not fake," former Trump associate Alyssa Farah Griffin said. "You're giving him too much credit." Trump and Musk sparred on social media over political View's Whoopi Goldberg doesn't trust Donald Trump — even when he's feuding with his 2024 presidential election ally Elon Musk. On Monday's live show, the Oscar-winning Ghost actress held firm in her belief that Trump's recent headline-making clash with Musk — the billionaire who helped Trump win the race against Vice President Kamala Harris — isn't real. "In this fight, my money is on Donald Trump, though, because he clapped back and said he'll go after Elon's Pentagon contracts," former Trump associate and current conservative View cohost Alyssa Farah Griffin said during a Hot Topics discussion about the feud, which prompted Goldberg to push back against her. "I love that y'all bought into it," the 69-year-old said. Griffin countered, looking toward Goldberg as she stressed, "It's not fake," with the actress hitting back when she repeated, "I do believe it's fake. Yes, I do. It's too strategic." The Republican panelist said she felt that Goldberg was "giving him too much credit" in assuming that he'd concocted his feud with Musk — an assertion Goldberg staunchly opposed. "No, no, no. I just feel like, oh, suddenly everybody's upset about stuff. I'm sorry, no," Goldberg replied. "This is another distraction to keep us talking — not about the stuff we're talking about, but the stuff they want us to. I'm not buying it. I'm not buying it because they lie." She finished, "I don't believe anything they say anymore because they've shown themselves not to be the most trustworthy people you want." Late last week, Trump and Musk sparred over the former's proposed "big beautiful bill," with Musk taking issue over the proposed bill's impact on the federal deficit. In response, Musk claimed that Trump's administration withheld information indicating that Trump was mentioned in records related to child sex offender Jeffrey a subsequent interview with Theo Von, Vice President JD Vance responded to the claim, saying, "Donald Trump didn't do anything wrong with Jeffrey Epstein." When reached for comment on Goldberg's assessment and Musk's claim that Trump was associated with Epstein, the White House press team provided Entertainment Weekly with an unrelated statement from White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. The statement indicated that Trump "will continue the important mission of cutting waste, fraud, and abuse from our federal government," though it did not answer EW's inquiries directly. EW has additionally reached out to representatives for Musk for comment. The View airs weekdays at 11 a.m. ET/10 a.m. PT on ABC. Read the original article on Entertainment Weekly
Newsweek
12-06-2025
- Newsweek
National Guard Gets First Ever 'Electromagnetic Warfare' Unit
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. A branch of the National Guard has established a new unit dedicated to electronic warfare (EW), the first of its kind in the U.S. Army. Why It Matters Wielding the electromagnetic spectrum to one side's advantage while jeopardizing how the enemy can communicate or use its weapons is a crucial part of fighting a war. Military forces can use the electromagnetic spectrum to pick up on and track targets, communicate between soldiers or units and coordinate strikes with accurate location data. EW interferes with these functions, making it harder for an adversary to carry out missions like accurate strikes guided by reliable navigation data. Captain Caleb D. Rogers, commander of the 111th Electromagnetic Warfare Company, receives the recently uncased unit guidon from Lt. Col. Luke E. Gurley, commander of the 221st Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Battalion, assuming his new... Captain Caleb D. Rogers, commander of the 111th Electromagnetic Warfare Company, receives the recently uncased unit guidon from Lt. Col. Luke E. Gurley, commander of the 221st Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Battalion, assuming his new role as commander, June 7, 2025 in Forest Park, Ga. More Charles Emmons/ National Guard Russia and Ukraine have both used EW extensively in the more than three years of full-scale war in eastern Europe. EW has also figured heavily into fighting in the Middle East, including on Israel's northern border with Lebanon. What To Know The 111th Electronic Warfare Company, part of the 221st Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Battalion, "made history" by becoming the "first unit of its kind in the U.S. Army," the Georgia Army National Guard said on Monday. The unit's creation "marks a significant step in modernizing the Army's capabilities within a domain that is increasingly critical to national security," the Georgia Army National Guard added in a statement. The U.S. Army chief of staff, General Randy George, has said the modern battlefield is constantly changing, and the U.S. military must follow suit. "We have been watching what's happening in the battlefield here with Ukraine, the Middle East, really, around the world," he said during an appearance at the Council on Foreign Relations think tank in May. "All of our soldiers are expected to keep up with evolving technology," said company commander, Captain Caleb Rogers, who heads the new EW unit. "It's a great time to be in military intelligence and electromagnetic warfare," added Brigadier General Theodore Scott III, the head of the 78th Troop Command and former chief of the 221st Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Battalion. The 221st Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Battalion has previously deployed to the Middle East and has supported the U.S.'s Indo-Pacific Command. What People Are Saying Lieutenant Colonel Luke Gurley, commander of the 221st Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Battalion which oversees the 111th Electromagnetic Warfare Company, said the unit "will be at the forefront of our capabilities in the electromagnetic spectrum." "All of our Soldiers are expected to keep up with evolving technology, and the unit as a whole is remaining flexible with the expectation of receiving a growing number of mission types," said company commander, Captain Caleb Rogers. What Happens Next The 111th will carry out its first field exercise in August at the Chattahoochee National Forest, the Georgia Army National Guard said. Drills will focus on picking up and identifying both static and moving targets as well as training to use electromagnetic technology.
