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Muscat Daily
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Muscat Daily
Glenn Close, Billy Porter join new Hunger Games prequel
Los Angeles, US – Hollywood veterans Glenn Close and Billy Porter have been cast in Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping , the latest film in the popular dystopian franchise. Close will play Drusilla Sickle, the ruthless escort for District 12's Tributes, while Porter takes on the role of Magno Stift, her estranged husband and the designer responsible for the Tributes' striking looks. The prequel, based on Suzanne Collins' novel, is set nearly 25 years before the original saga. It follows the events leading up to the 50th Hunger Games — the infamous Second Quarter Quell — which saw Haymitch Abernathy, later mentor to Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark, fight for survival in the arena. The cast also features Joseph Zada as a young Haymitch, along with Whitney Peak, Mckenna Grace, Jesse Plemons, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Maya Hawke, Lili Taylor, Ben Wang, Ralph Fiennes, Elle Fanning and Kieran Culkin. Producer Nina Jacobson described Close as 'a dream Drusilla', adding that she brings 'intellect and imagination' to every character. On Porter, she said, 'Billy can dazzle and devastate in equal measure, both on stage and screen.'
See - Sada Elbalad
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- See - Sada Elbalad
Glenn Close Joins "Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping"
Yara Sameh Glenn Close and Billy Porter have joined the cast of 'Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping.' Close will play Drusilla Sickle, the cruel escort to the District 12 Tributes, while Porter will portray Magno Stift, her estranged husband and designer to the Tributes. They join the previously announced ensemble of Joseph Zada as Haymitch Abernathy, Whitney Peak, Mckenna Grace, Jesse Plemons, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Maya Hawke, Lili Taylor, Ben Wang, Ralph Fiennes, Elle Fanning and Kieran Culkin. Based on Suzanne Collins' novel of the same name, 'Sunrise on the Reaping' will revisit the world of Panem nearly a quarter of a century before the events of the original 'Hunger Games' saga. It starts on the morning of the reaping of the 50th Hunger Games, known as the Second Quarter Quell, in which Haymitch Abernathy enters the deadly arena. In 2012's 'Hunger Games,' Haymitch serves as a mentor to Jennifer Lawrence's Katniss Everdeen and Josh Hutcherson's Peeta Mellark. Close, an eight-time Oscar nominee for 'Fatal Attraction,' 'Dangerous Liaisons,' and 'The Big Chill,' will appear next in Rian Johnson's next 'Knives Out' sequel,' Wake Up Dead Man.' 'Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping' will open in theaters on November 20, 2026. read more New Tourism Route To Launch in Old Cairo Ahmed El Sakka-Led Play 'Sayidati Al Jamila' to Be Staged in KSA on Dec. 6 Mandy Moore Joins Season 2 of "Dr. Death" Anthology Series Don't Miss These Movies at 44th Cairo Int'l Film Festival Today Amr Diab to Headline KSA's MDLBEAST Soundstorm 2022 Festival Arts & Culture Mai Omar Stuns in Latest Instagram Photos Arts & Culture "The Flash" to End with Season 9 Arts & Culture Ministry of Culture Organizes four day Children's Film Festival Arts & Culture Canadian PM wishes Muslims Eid-al-Adha News China Launches Largest Ever Aircraft Carrier Sports Former Al Zamalek Player Ibrahim Shika Passes away after Long Battle with Cancer Lifestyle Get to Know 2025 Eid Al Adha Prayer Times in Egypt Business Fear & Greed Index Plummets to Lowest Level Ever Recorded amid Global Trade War Arts & Culture Zahi Hawass: Claims of Columns Beneath the Pyramid of Khafre Are Lies News Flights suspended at Port Sudan Airport after Drone Attacks Videos & Features Video: Trending Lifestyle TikToker Valeria Márquez Shot Dead during Live Stream News Shell Unveils Cost-Cutting, LNG Growth Plan Technology 50-Year Soviet Spacecraft 'Kosmos 482' Crashes into Indian Ocean News 3 Killed in Shooting Attack in Thailand
Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Kim Woodburn shares heartfelt thank you to fans in final video message before her death at 83
Kim Woodburn shared a heartfelt thank you to her fans in her last video message before her death aged 83. The How Clean is Your House? and Celebrity Big Brother star passed away on Tuesday, June 16 following a short illness. Kim recorded her final message to fans on Valentine's Day, where she thanked them for requesting custom videos from her on the website Cameo. Cameo allows fans to pay public figures for personalised video messages and Kim was a frequent user of the site. In her last video, shared to Instagram, Kim encouraged her fans to get their latest Cameo requests in by February 21. She also thanked them for their support, saying she enjoyed recording messages for people and they gave her 'a laugh'. She said: 'Hello my loves. I hope you're all OK... and keeping well. Thanks so much for asking me to do these videos. They give me such a laugh. Thank you very much.' Kim's Instagram account is believed to have been managed by her husband Peter Woodburn in recent weeks while she was ill. On March 2, a note was put on Kim's account saying: 'We regret to tell you that Kim is unable to record any further videos for the forseeable fiuture, due to a health problem.' One user replied to this saying: 'I hope she's secretly filming The Traitors or I'm A Celeb All Stars tbh'. The person running the account lost their patience with the user and replied: 'Kim is very ill - idiot!' Kim is survived by her husband Peter and tributes flocked in for the beloved presenter following the sad news. Her representative confirmed to MailOnline: 'It is with immense sadness that we let you know our beloved Kim Woodburn passed away yesterday following a short illness. After a user replied, 'I hope she's secretly filming The Traitors or I'm A Celeb All Stars tbh', the person running Kim's account called them an 'idiot' 'Kim was an incredibly kind, caring, charismatic and strong person. Her husband Peter is heartbroken at the loss of his soulmate. 'We are so proud of the amazing things Kim achieved in her life and career. 'We kindly ask that Kim's husband and close friends are given the time and privacy they need to grieve. 'We will not be releasing any further details.' Known as the 'Queen of Clean', Kim rose to fame as the co-host of Channel 4 's popular series How Clean is Your House?. Kim went on to become a household name on ITV chat shows This Morning and Loose Women. She also starred in a number of reality TV shows including a stint on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! in 2009 and Celebrity Big Brother in 2017. In recent weeks, Kim had cancelled her work commitments due to health concerns, with her husband believed to have been managing her Instagram in recent weeks. She had been offering personal video messages to her fans on content-sharing website Cameo for £25, but paused selling the content in March due to her health. 'We regret to tell you that Kim is unable to record any further videos for the foreseeable future, due to a health problem. Kim sends her love to you all,' a statement confirmed at the time. 'No more videos for now, my loves, I need to get better,' she wrote in an Instagram post shared on March 2. In response to her post, one fan said they hoped she was secretly filming another TV show, prompting her husband Peter to hit back and clarify again that she was unwell. 'Kim is very ill - idiot,' he commented via Kim's account. It became the final post Kim shared to her Instagram platform prior to her death, while she last featured in a video on her page shared on February 14 for Valentine's Day. Kim was last seen publicly at the funeral of RuPaul's Drag Race star The Vivienne in Denbighshire, Wales, on January 27 alongside her husband Peter. Kim joined Ian 'H' Watkins, Jade Thirlwall, Aston Merrygold and Claire Sweeney in paying tribute to the drag queen, who died aged just 32 on January 5, 2025. Born on March 25, 1942, Kim grew up in Eastney, Hampshire, and left her family home at the age of 16 and moved to Liverpool. In 2017, she emotionally revealed she was physically and sexually abused by her own father during a discussion on Loose Women. Kim - whose full name is Patricia Mary Woodburn - worked as a social worker and then a live-in housekeeper and cleaner after leaving home. Her charismatic personality and cleaning experience led to her being discovered by Channel 4 to host How Clean Is Your House? alongside Aggie MacKenzie. She was recruited through Channel 4 contacting a cleaning company looking for someone with experience who had a 'funny temperament, leading to her recommendation. How Clean Is Your House?, which ran for six seasons, became a huge hit and launched Kim into the public eye, garnering her huge numbers of loyal fans. Her on-screen success saw her go on to star in a number of reality TV shows, including I'm A Celebrity, Celebrity Come Dine With Me and Celebrity Big Brother. She first appeared as a regular panelist on Big Brother's spin-off series Bit on the Side in 2011 and then entered as a housemate in 2017's celebrity edition, where she came in third place. Kim featured on Celebrity Come Dine With Me alongside Claire Sweeney, Darren Day and Tom O'Connor in March 2010. Entering the Australian jungle in 2009, Kim had another major success on I'm A Celebrity, finishing as runner-up on the show after winner Gino D'Acampo. In recent years, Kim became known for her very outspoken opinions on famous TV personalities, and she has taken aim at a number of under-fire stars. In February of this year, Kim criticised her I'm A Celebrity co-star Gino after it emerged that he was facing allegations of sexually inappropriate behaviour. Gino was rocked by 'over 40' allegations of sexually inappropriate and intimidating behaviour over a 12-year period - claims which he denies, saying he finds them deeply distressing. In response to the allegations, Kim alleged that Gino made foul-mouthed outbursts which forced producers to march him out of camp, arguing that ITV 's 'good edit' led to his win. She also claimed Gino 'rubbed his penis through his shorts' as he struggled being away from his wife during his time in the camp. She told The Sun: 'He used to stand over a log and stroke his penis area over his shorts. He'd talk to his penis saying, 'I know you haven't had any sex, but when you get out of here, you will get so much'. 'He would say his penis was being deprived and neglected, and his wife would give him a good seeing to when he got home. We would all just turn away. 'It made me uncomfortable because it was vile and crude. It's not appropriate to do that in front of women. But Gino thinks he can do what he wants.' Kim additionally claimed the chef treated the crew 'like garbage' and after calling one crew member a 'f***ing bastard' and 'c***', refused to leave the set. She said: 'We had to stop filming while two men took him by the arm and forced him off the set back to the camp. They should have thrown him off the show. Ghastly it was.' Last year, Kim also branded Louis Walsh a 'nasty, two-faced' music mogul after he appeared on the newly-revived version of Celebrity Big Brother. Over the years, she has also taken aim at Holly Willoughby, 'toxic' ITV and criticised BBC bosses for employing reality TV stars as presenters in unfiltered remarks. Kim famously criticised ITV after she claimed she was was 'mocked' on Loose Women in an infamous episode back in August 2018. The TV personality memorably clashed with her former Celebrity Big Brother housemate Coleen Nolan on the daytime chat show. The pair had a high-profile falling out during their time in the Big Brother house and the conflict only worsened after their Loose Women appearance. After Kim felt she was 'bullied' by Coleen and her other housemates, the pair attempted an on-air reconciliation but Kim stormed out after a heated argument. In 2023, Kim reflected back on her experience and called for a 'full investigation' at ITV as she claimed some of their shows 'thrive on bullying and being unkind'. Kim argued she was 'exploited' by ITV, and claimed the channel should 'provide a better duty of care'. An ITV spokesperson told MailOnline at the time: 'As we said five years ago, Kim agreed to appear on the show on the understanding it was for a reconciliation with Coleen. 'Kim becoming upset was never the intention and the panel did endeavour to comfort her. Kim was offered and accepted support from ITV following the programme and Ofcom found the programme not to be in breach of the Broadcasting Code.'
Time of India
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Glenn Close, Billy Porter bag roles in 'Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping'
Glenn Close and Billy Porter will be seen sharing screen space in ' Sunrise on the Reaping'. Glenn Close and Billy Porter will be seen sharing screen space in 'Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping'. As per Variety, Close will play Drusilla Sickle, the cruel escort to the District 12 Tributes, while Porter will portray Magno Stift, her estranged husband and designer to the Tributes. They'll joined the previously announced ensemble of Joseph Zada, Whitney Peak, Mckenna Grace, Jesse Plemons , Kelvin Harrison Jr. , Maya Hawke, Lili Taylor, Ben Wang, Ralph Fiennes , Elle Fanning and Kieran Culkin . Based on Suzanne Collins' novel of the same name, "Sunrise on the Reaping" will revisit the world of Panem nearly a quarter of a century before the events of the original "Hunger Games" saga. It starts on the morning of the reaping of the 50th Hunger Games, known as the Second Quarter Quell, in which Haymitch Abernathy enters the deadly arena. In 2012's "Hunger Games," Haymitch serves as a mentor to Jennifer Lawrence 's Katniss Everdeen and Josh Hutcherson's Peeta Mellark. 'Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping' will be out on November 20, 2026.
Express Tribune
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Glenn Close and Billy Porter confirmed for Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
Glenn Close and Billy Porter are the latest high-profile additions to Lionsgate's upcoming The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, the studio confirmed during its CineEurope presentation. The film is slated for release on November 20, 2026. Close, an eight-time Oscar nominee, will portray Drusilla Sickle, the ruthless escort for District 12's Tributes. Porter, a three-time Tony winner, takes on the role of Magno Stift, her estranged husband and the Tributes' disillusioned designer. The two join an ensemble cast that includes Joseph Zada, Whitney Peak, Mckenna Grace, Jesse Plemons, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Maya Hawke, Lili Taylor, Ben Wang, Ralph Fiennes, Elle Fanning, and Kieran Culkin. Directed by Francis Lawrence and based on Suzanne Collins' bestselling novel, the screenplay is penned by Billy Ray. The project is produced by Color Force's Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson, with Cameron MacConomy serving as executive producer. Jacobson praised Close's casting, calling her a 'dream Drusilla' and noting her ability to bring depth and memorability to every role. On Porter's addition, she said, 'Billy is one of those rare performers who can dazzle and devastate in equal measure,' referencing their previous collaboration on Pose. The film is set 24 years before the original Hunger Games story and centres on the reaping day of the Fiftieth Hunger Games, known as the Second Quarter Quell. The novel, released in March 2025, sold 1.5 million copies in its first week globally, including 1.2 million in the U.S. alone—outpacing previous franchise installments. Close is represented by CAA, MGMT Entertainment and Loeb & Loeb, while Porter is repped by CAA, Amplified, and Felker Toczek Suddleson McGinnis Ryan LLP. Lionsgate executives Meredith Wieck and Scott O'Brien are overseeing the project, with Robert Melnik handling negotiations.
