HUGH JACKMAN is here! Heâs back on the big screen, this time flying high in âEddie the Eagle,â proving once again that the skyâs the limit for his illustrious career! Hugh has a sneak peek and updates on life for Ellen, plus thereâs more of his muscles to be admired!
After they catch up, Hughâs co-star TARON EGERTON will join the convo! The breakout star of âKingsman: The Secret Serviceâ is a rising star in Hollywood, and he’s meeting Ellen for the first time!
Plus, thereâs a lot of hype surrounding the upcoming Super Bowl, but thereâs also excitement building for the third annual Kitten Bowl! Thatâs why Ellen has invited this yearâs host BETH STERN to give her audience a preview!
On Monday (February 1), Ellenâs soaring higher than ever!
This yearâs 2nd annual National Film Awards 2016 for the UK takes place in London, on the 31st of March 2016
Best Actor
Tom Courtenay (45 Years)
Colin Farrell (The Lobster)
Michael Fassbender (Macbeth)
Colin Firth ( Kingsman â The Secret Service)
Tom Hardy (Legend)
Tom Hiddleston (High-Rise)
Daniel Craig (Spectre) Taron Egerton ( Kingsman- The Secret Service)
Dev Patel (The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel)
Simon Pegg (Absolutely Anything)
Gudmundur Thorvaldsson (Chasing Robert Parker)
Keith Allen (North v South)
As, you know, Taron has been nominated for an EE BAFTA Rising Star 2016 award! Voting is for the public, but voting is only permitted in the UK. If you live the UK, make sure to vote for Taron by clicking here! You can also watch his nominee video below.
“I am delighted to be nominated for the EE Rising Star Award. It is such an honour to be recognised in this way and I am proud and excited to be following in the footsteps of some incredibly talented previous nominees.”
Egerton recently starred as the lead role of Gary ‘Eggsy’ Unwin in Matthew Vaughnâs box office smash hit Kingsman: The Secret Service opposite Colin Firth, Michael Caine and Samuel L. Jackson. Prior to that he had roles in Testament of Youth, based on the life of Vera Brittain, and as Edward ‘Mad Teddy’ Smith opposite Tom Hardy in Legend, a biopic feature about the Kray twins. 2016 will see Egerton take the title role in the film Eddie The Eagle, opposite Hugh Jackman, which is due for release in the Spring. Alongside Matthew McConaughey, Egerton has leant his voice to new musical animation comedy Sing which will also hit cinemas in 2016. Next year he will begin filming for the much anticipated second Kingsman film and opposite Ansel Elgort in a movie version of Billionaires Boys Club.
Hailing from the United Kingdom, Taron Egerton became known for his role on British TV series “The Smoke.” He has now made a splash on this side of the pond with a starring part in “Kingsman: The Secret Service;” a sequel is in the works.
The rising star, who broke through with the Matthew Vaughn-directed comic book adaptation Kingsman: The Secret Service, had been caught between the dueling schedules of LiongateâsRobin Hood reboot and Kingsman 2.
The latter had been distributed by Fox but was produced and financed by Vaughn and his MARV Films banner. MARV, which had first dibs on the actor, had planted its flag for an April shoot while Lionsgate was aiming for a February start.
The situation didnât look rosy last week, when Vaughn exercised his option on the actor, meaning thatKingsman 2 was going ahead no matter what, throwing Robin Hood: Origins temporarily into a loop. Would it wait for Egerton or recast?
But now that the dust has settled, THR has learned that Hood will shoot, with Egerton, after Kingsman wraps, likely at the end of summer 2016.
The moves have opened up Egertonâs winter slot but it may not lie vacant for long. Sources tell THR that the actor is attached to star in Crooks County, an indie crime drama package that is hitting the town. The project tells the true tale of a whistleblower involved in an undercover FBI operation in 1980s Cook County, Illinois, that resulted in the largest number of convictions of government officials in American history. Aron Gaudetand Gita Pullapilly wrote the script.
EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate is looking to beat its rival Robin Hood projects to the punch by mining up-and-coming talent from across the pond for its Robin Hood: Origins. Rising Brit actor Taron Egerton is on the mini-majorâs shortlist to head into Sherwood Forest, along with fellow Brit Jack Huston and Irish-American actor Jack Reynor. The Maze Runnerâs Dylan OâBrian is also believed to be under consideration. Scheduling is an issue for some of these hot young thesps. For example Egerton, who came to prominence with a career-making turn in Matthew Vaughnâs Kingsman: The Secret Service, could have availability issues if a sequel to Kingsman, which grossed over $400 million worldwide, gets its expected greenlight from Fox.
HUGH JACKMAN is here! Heâs back on the big screen, this time flying high in âEddie the Eagle,â proving once again that the skyâs the limit for his illustrious career! Hugh has a sneak peek and updates on life for Ellen, plus thereâs more of his muscles to be admired!
