Best on-screen disastrous duos!

From Homer Simpson to Joey Tribbianis, there's something undeniably great about watching a loveable idiot blunder their way through life. Now, times that childish chaos by two and what do you get? A disastrous duo! We all love a bit of double trouble and one iconic pair have been creating some new time-travelling turmoil recently. So, to celebrate the upcoming physical release of Bill & Ted Face The Music, we've created a list of our favourite on-screen disastrous duos.

Bill & Ted Face The Music is available on Digital NOW, Available on 4K, Blu-ray™, DVD & VOD on January 25th, https://amzn.to/3o8eQDL

    1.) Bill & Ted (and their equally disastrous daughters…) – Bill & Ted Face The Music

Best dudes Bill (Alex Winter) & Ted (Keanu Reeves) are disastrously dumb, yet completely lovable layabouts. Renowned for their time traveling adventures, this latest venture requires them to to write a song that will save the world from collapse. Transporting themselves through time to take the song from their future selves seems like the simplest option, but they soon discover they aren't living the successful lives that they would have hoped.

Despite their continued childish ways, the boys have done some growing up since their earlier films, meaning there's a new duo on the scene, their now grown-up daughters Billie & Thea. Despite their best efforts to help their Dad's save the world, they wind up in Hell, which we'd say is a fairly disastrous as far as disasters go…

    2.) Brennan Huff & Dale Doback – Step Brothers - https://amzn.to/3973OtX

Another duo well versed in the lazy lifestyle are Brennan (Will Ferrell) and Dale (John c. Reilly). 40, Unemployed, still living at home and firmly labelled – losers, their worlds collide when Dales mum and Brennan's Dad get married. The love birds move in together, big kids in tow, forcing the pair to become roommates. Like any siblings unwillingly existing in the same space, they despise one another, and each sets out to sabotage the day-to-day life of their new brother.

From dodgy job interviews to doggy do-dos, there's disaster around every bunk bed post. However, amongst the madness they discover a shared love of music, transforming their turbulent relationship into a blossoming bromance.

    3.) Greg Jenko & Morton Schmidt - 21 Jump Street - https://amzn.to/2YihU5T

Friends and colleges Greg Jenko (Channing Tatum) and (Jonah Hill) are careless cops who are tasked with an undercover mission to bring down a synthetic drug ring at their old High School (what could possibly go wrong?) Just about everything it seems… faced with a series of shootouts and car chases that make a mockery of any serious action film, Jenko & Schmidt attempt to rewrite their High School experiences and iron out the screw ups of their past.

With a strong dose of bromance that makes the drug they're after look weak in comparison, the dynamic duo blunder through the operation, messing up their mission in a continuous spiral of catastrophe.

    4.) John Beckwith and Jeremy Grey - Wedding Crashers - https://amzn.to/2KHiIxS

John (Vince Vaughn) and Jeremy (Owen Wilson) are committed to two things - womanizing and each other. The pair lie and bribe their way into wedding receptions, in a bid to win over the female guests. A sport that spells trouble if we ever heard of one… the pair break hearts faster than you can say 'I do'. With a high-profile wedding on their radar, the friends embark upon their most mischievous mission yet.

When John meets the love of this life, things get a little rocky for the pair, and their wing-manning days seem to be over. But there's still plenty of hilarious hiccups to enjoy before either of these loveable idiots ties the knot.

    5.) Shaun & Ed - Shaun of the Dead - https://amzn.to/3988tvS

Let's go out with a bang, or a zombie apocalypse, because what could possibly be more disastrous than that? Shaun is a video game loving, pint drinking layabout, determined to win back his fed-up girlfriend Liz. Room mate Ed is equally as unambitious and together they make a pretty clueless pair, certainly not equipped to fight off an onslaught of zombies…

More frustrated by the realisation that they will have to leave their beloved Winchester pub, than concerned by the threat of being eaten alive, they are forced to protect their friends and family as the end of the world looms. Their already sloth-like states aren't too dissimilar to those of the brain-dead zombies, making this duo completely disastrous in the face of danger, and utterly hilarious to watch.

Bill & Ted Face The Music is available on Digital NOW, Available on 4K, Blu-ray™, DVD & VOD on January 25th

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Interview with Derek Ting - Director and Writer of Agent Revelation

 

Written, directed by and starring Derek Ting,  AGENT REVELATION fixes on Jim Yung, a rejected CIA analyst, has been exposed to an ancient 'dust' that transforms him into a super soldier that can communicate with aliens. When a secret organization works with him to discover why aliens have returned to Earth, the truth comes at a price. The film is now available on digital from Quiver Distribution. 

Where does your love of filmmaking stem from?

Movies have always come from a simple sense of enjoyment and bonding with friends and family.  Growing up, my Dad rented movies at the local video store on Sundays, when he had off from work.  It got to the point where I had seen most movies in the entire store.

You obviously gravitate towards science-fiction  - --  I imagine it was either Star Wars or Star Trek that spurred the interest?

As a kid I was a Star Wars fan(of the originals).  It’s one of the best hero’s journey trilogies.  In college, I became a Star Trek The Next Generation fan.  Each episode tackles many of our real world’s problems in an engaging way.  I believe the world creation in Sci-Fi is the fun part.   You get to make up the rules.  The hard part is making it all make sense and work together seamlessly to tell a story.  I think that’s why a lot of the reboots have either been great, or flops.  You can’t just throw money at it.  It’s a skill that takes mastery.    

And would you say Agent Revelation is not only your grandest film but your most accomplished?

In terms of world creation, yes.  What should the Aliens and spaceship look like?  How should the physics of the energy behave: the wall, the weapons, the reservoir?  How about the Ash?  What about Jim’s powers?  What’s the science behind that?  What is this base?  What does it look like?  How do they live?   I tried to base it on real life instead of using preconstructed “sci-fi” looking sets that often mimic: Star Wars or Aliens.  For example, we shot at an actual genetics lab, because they are analyzing Jim’s blood, and I had a geneticist culture bacteria for us in an incubation gel. 

Who did you base the title character on?

I believe great characters and stories are grounded with some sort of reality we live in.       

I met up with a friend of mine from New York who was visiting Hong Kong where I have been based for the last 15 years, and he told me about meeting and finding his biological Mother for the first time as well evaluating how his life would have been had he not been adopted at the age of 8 years old.  He grew up rebellious in the United States, eventually being disowned by his adopted parents: not a phone call after turning 18.  Having grown up with loving protective parents all my life: a support system to pursue my dreams; the thought of having been abandoned twice by parents is a fascinating perspective.

Was it a conscious decision to have a richly diverse cast?

Yes, absolutely.  It’s always a risk, but I believe as Steve Jobs would say, “Stay Foolish” that in the end, diversity yields better stories, and therefore is better business despite what we’ve seen traditionally.     

Take the character Alastair for instance, my instinct is that we had seen this character before in movies, the tech CEO, to the point the actors are cast to look like an Elon Musk, or Steve Jobs, turtle neck and all.  But what if Alastair was like a Ken Chenault (The CEO of American Express)?  This to me is much more intriguing and unpredictable, and therefore, there’s a greater sense of suspense and mystery. 

You spend time between Los Angeles and Hong Kong – did the film shoot in both parts of the world?

We shot most of Agent Revelation entirely in Los Angeles vicinity.  So I had to fly back and forth to scout it, film it, and do post production.  However, interestingly enough, I’m writing Agent 3, and with the treatment(summary) done, I can tell you we will be filming in both Los Angeles and Hong Kong .

Wrong Turn (2021) - Trailer - Starring Matthew Modine & Emma Dumont

 

Synopsis: A chaotic fight for survival befalls a group of friends on the Appalachian trail in this iconic franchise reboot from the original creator Alan B. McElroy.

When a dream trip turns into a nightmare, one group of friends finds themselves at the mercy of an urban legend - The Foundation. As a freak accident drives the group deeper into the mountains, they find themselves succumbing one by one to hunting traps large enough to take out anyone that dares venture off the beaten path.

The group soon realises they are not alone and what happens next escalates into a gruesome game of survival, as those who called the mountain home respond to this outside threat with their own swift and brutal justice.

Starring Matthew Modine (Stranger Things) and rising star Emma Dumont (The Gifted). Directed by award-winning director Mike P. Nelson (The Domestics) and written by Alan B. McElroy (Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers). WRONG TURN is produced by Robert Kulzer (Resident Evil: Extinction)

What Lies Below - Trailer - Starring Mena Suvari

 

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Synopsis:

A Quiet Place meets Species.

#MenaSuvari faces aquatic horrors in this tense, original and sexy sci-fi thriller. Sixteen-year-old Libby returns from summer camp to the surprise introduction of her Mum's chiselled fiancée, John Smith, who emerges from the backyard lake.

When John ignites an inappropriate curiosity in Libby her suspicions are escalated when, one night, she wakes to a piercing, amber light from the depths of the lake outside. She spots John on the shore, basking in the luminance, until he walks into the water, completely submerges and then.... disappears.

Libby quickly uncovers his true nature and sinister motive, but will she be able to protect her Mother who clings to his infectious charm.

The Owners - Trailer - Starring Sylvester McCoy, and Swinging Sixties icon Rita Tushingham

 

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Synopsis:

Get ready for a super tense and shockingly fresh twist on home invasion with THE OWNERS. The seventh ‘Doctor Who’, Sylvester McCoy, and Swinging Sixties icon Rita Tushingham (Doctor Zhivago, A Taste of Honey) take on Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones Arya Stark) in a super entertaining new horror adapted from the graphic novel ‘Une Nuit de Pleine Lune’ from legendary creators Hermann and Yves H. 

One night in 1990s rural England, a retired couple finds their isolated house besieged by a gang of young criminals. The thieves think it will be easy to make them give up the secret of their safe. But they have no idea the nightmare they’ve gotten into and soon need to fight to escape the house alive. Also starring Ian Kenny (Solo: A Star Wars Story) and Jake Curran (Maze Runner: The Death Cure). Original Soundtrack by Never Not Nothing. 

THE OWNERS was adapted for screen and directed by Julius Berg (La Forêt) in what Empire Magazine calls “an astonishingly assured feature debut.”

Falling for Figaro Trailer - Coming to Cinemas 2021

 

From acclaimed director Ben Lewin (The Sessions), FALLING FOR FIGARO is a romantic comedy set in the fierce world of opera singing competitions, starring Danielle Macdonald (Dumplin’, Patti Cake$, Skin) and Joanna Lumley (Me Before You, The Wolf of Wall Street, Absolutely Fabulous).

Millie (Macdonald) is a brilliant young fund manager, who leaves her unfulfilling job and long-term boyfriend to chase her lifelong dream of becoming an opera singer…in the Scottish Highlands! She begins intense vocal training lessons with renowned but fearsome singing teacher and former opera diva Meghan Geoffrey-Bishop (Lumley). It is there she meets Max, another of Meghan’s students who is also training for the upcoming “Singer of Renown” contest. What begins as a brutal competition between Millie and Max slowly turns into something more…

FALLING FOR FIGARO CINEMAS 2021

Further cast announcement for ITV’s McDonald & Dodds

Saira Choudhry, Rosie Day, Nitin Ganatra, Nicholas Goh, Siobhan Hewlett, Sarah Parish and Rhashan Stone join the cast for the third and final film of series two of ITV's McDonald & Dodds

Saira Choudhry, Rosie Day, Nitin Ganatra, Nicholas Goh, Siobhan Hewlett, Sarah Parish and Rhashan Stone joined the cast for the third film of series two of ITV's McDonald & Dodds, alongside leading actors Jason Watkins and Tala Gouveia.

Filming has now finished on the contemporary detective drama series, produced by leading independent production company, Mammoth Screen, an ITV Studios company, and is due to air next month on ITV. 

The new series sees Tala Gouveia (Cold Feet) and BAFTA award winning actor Jason Watkins (The Lost Honour Of Christopher Jefferies, Des) reprise their roles as the smart and ambitious DCI McDonald and the humble, and quietly brilliant, DS Dodds in three new murder mysteries. They are joined in the third film by guest cast members Saira Choudhry (No Offence), Rosie Day (Outlander), Nitin Ganatra (EastEnders), Nicholas Goh (Skyfall), Siobhan Hewlett (Sherlock), Sarah Parish (Bancroft) and Rhashan Stone (Finding Alice).

Returning cast includes James Murray as Chief Superintendent Houseman, Jack Riddiford as DC Darren Craig with Lily Sacofsky joining as DC Milena Pachiorkowski.

Set in picturesque Bath, the series pairs feisty DCI McDonald, who has recently transferred from London's Met Police, with the unassuming DS Dodds, who has been happy in the background for most of his working life. To McDonald's surprise they form an unexpectedly effective crime solving partnership.

The third film tells the story of a social media influencer Rose Boleyn (Rosie Day) who elects to have plastic surgery at a clinic run by soon to be divorced couple Al (Rhashan Stone) and Mariel (Sarah Parish). After tragedy strikes, McDonald & Dodds are brought in to investigate the clinic and its staff. Nitin Ganatra plays anesthetist Dr Dan McCartney, Saira Choudhry is clinic receptionist Alliyah, Nicholas Goh and Siobhan Hewlett play theatre nurses Jian Yang and Penny Haggard. 

Date of 2021 NTAs announced

Britain's most popular TV awards show, the NTAs, have today announced the show will be rescheduled to take place live on Thursday 9th September 2021 from The O2 London.

Exec Producer Kim Turberville said:

"The NTAs will return to The O2 London in September to mark the UK's best, boldest and most beloved TV shows with a surprise-packed event – and we look forward to seeing you on the night for a celebration like no other."

The NTAs is unique as the only UK TV awards ceremony where all the winners are chosen exclusively by the public via a huge nationwide poll and the results are revealed live on the night!

Expect exciting new categories, high octane drama, special guest performances and a night when some much-needed glitz and glamour returns to our screens!

Tickets are on sale now at nationaltvawards.com and existing tickets will of course be honoured for the new date.

Pete Wicks and Sam Thompson to present Reality News on E4

We know it's almost impossible to keep up with all the gossip and drama from the world of reality TV. But fear not, TOWIE's Pete Wicks and Made in Chelsea's Sam Thompson have the perfect solution – and it's launching this month!

Following the hugely popular Instagram series, of the same name, the 12 x 15" series will build on its triumphant success across the breadth of E4's digital and linear platforms. Pete & Sam's Reality News will launch on Snapchat, YouTube, Instagram and All 4 from Monday 25th January 2021 and will also air on E4 at 11pm each week.

Across each episode, the self-described z-listers will anchor the news service providing you with all the essential information - including high and lows, rows and reconciliations from the hottest reality TV shows.

The duo will bring their unique charm and honest opinions to some of the most laugh out loud and outrageous stories making the headlines. The boys will also be joined by celebrity guests, conduct some juicy interviews and give a platform to up and coming comedians and presenters.

Sam Thompson commented, "It's a dream come true, who would have thought I not only get to work with my best mate Pete, but thanks to Channel 4 we get to bring the best reality news to the masses!"

Pete Wicks commented, "Can't quite believe it, I give us four weeks before we're taken off air..."

The Bay Series 2 - 20 January 2021

Watch the entire new series of The Bay on the ITV Hub from 20 January 2021.

ITV

Wed 20 Jan 2021
9.00pm - 10.00pm

Series overview

After dealing with the repercussions of her actions from last year, DC Lisa Armstrong is given the opportunity to step up when asked to assist a murder investigation in Morecambe.

Episode 1

After dealing with the repercussions of her actions from last year, DC Lisa Armstrong is given the opportunity to prove herself when asked to assist a murder investigation in Morecambe. Tensions remain high as Lisa struggles to do her job whilst following the orders of her previously lower ranking colleague, Med. As the team try to uncover why the victim was targeted, Lisa and her kids are unknowingly stalked by a mysterious figure who has returned with an agenda.

Full cast list

           

DC Lisa Armstrong - Morven Christie

DI Tony Manning - Daniel Ryan

Stephen Marshbrook - Stephen Tompkinson

Bill Bradwell - James Cosmo

Andy Warren - Joe Absolom

Penny Armstrong - Lindsey Coulson

Abbie Armstrong - Imogen King

Lyn Chee - Wendy Kweh

Ds Alexander Stewart - Simon Manyonda

Frank Mercer - Owen Mcdonnell

DS Med Kharim - Taheen Modak

Rob Armstrong - Art Parkinson

Mark Bradwell - Steven Robertson

Stella Bradwell - Sunetra Sarker

Rose Marshbrook - Sharon Small

Ellen Manning - Kerrie Taylor

Oliver Marshbrook - Leo Ashton

Cass Hammond - Kelcie Atkinson

Delivery Man - Aleksandar Mikic

Mrs Ollerenshaw - Angela Bain

DC Eddie Martin - Thomas Law

The Ranganation set to return to BBC Two and BBC iPlayer for third series

Romesh Ranganathan's Bafta-nominated topical comedy show The Ranganation (6x45') will return to BBC Two this February to bring a dose of optimistic entertainment to the nation.

Romesh has traded his garage in for a studio but will once again be joined virtually by his focus group, the Ranganation - 20 loveable, outspoken characters who represent a cross section of modern Britain.

Each week two celebrity guests will also be beamed into the studio to mull over the lighter end of the news spectrum alongside Romesh and the Ranganation. Previous guests have included Aisling Bea, Danny Dyer, Freddie Flintoff, Jo Brand, Katherine Ryan, Paloma Faith and Richard Osman.

Past discussions with members of the Ranganation such as Technophobe, Gen Z, Never Voted, Lord Dave and Romesh's Mum, have covered such disparate areas as paranormal activity, homeschooling during lockdown, dating apps, whether or not you should wash your legs in the shower, and of course Trousers Or No Trousers?

Romesh Ranganathan says: "Working with The Ranganation is always a highlight for me, so I'm looking forward to being virtually reunited with them all and unpicking the week's events together. We are also back in the studio, which is partly because we have figured out a way to do it safely but mainly because my marriage wouldn't have survived doing the show from my house again."

Shanthi Ranganathan added: "I am delighted to be back on screen soon with Rommy and The Ranganation, although Romesh still says that getting me up and running on Zoom is incredibly annoying! I am looking forward to regularly telling him what I think of his hosting."

Patrick Holland, Controller, BBC Two says: "For my money The Ranganation was the best lockdown comedy series on TV last year and I'm delighted that Romesh and his merry band are returning to our screens. The Ranganation are a unique cross-section of modern Britain and Romesh is a master at driving the most insightful and hilarious insights into contemporary life."

Bafta award-winning Peaky Blinders returns to production for sixth and final series

One of the BBC's most successful dramas, Peaky Blinders has become a huge international phenomenon, thrilling millions of viewers worldwide with the story of Tommy Shelby and his notorious family's rise to prominence and power, against the backdrop of working class, post-First World War Birmingham.

Creator and writer, Steven Knight, says: "Peaky is back and with a bang. After the enforced production delay due to the Covid pandemic, we find the family in extreme jeopardy and the stakes have never been higher. We believe this will be the best series of all and are sure that our amazing fans will love it. While the TV series will be coming to an end, the story will continue in another form."

Executive producer, Caryn Mandabach, says: "Along with our wonderful, supportive, partners at BBC and Netflix, we have been working diligently to ensure we can get Peaky safely back into production; the safety of our cast and crew is always our priority. Thank you to all the Peaky fans who have been so unwaveringly supportive and patient. Steve's scripts are incredible and mark the end of an epic story that has entranced audiences since it first started in 2013, but the world of Peaky Blinders will most definitely live on."

Tommy Bulfin, Executive Producer for the BBC, says: "We are very excited that filming for Peaky Blinders has begun and so grateful to everyone for all their hard work to make it happen. Steve's scripts for series six are truly remarkable and provide a fitting send-off which we are sure will delight fans."

The sixth series is written by Knight, Anthony Byrne returns as director having directed series five to great acclaim, and Nick Goding will produce. Executive producers are Caryn Mandabach, Steven Knight, Jamie Glazebrook, David Mason, Anthony Byrne and Cillian Murphy. Tommy Bulfin is executive producer for the BBC and Lucy Bedford is executive producer for Tiger Aspect. Peaky Blinders, from Caryn Mandabach Productions, is co-produced with Tiger Aspect Productions and distributed internationally by Banijay Rights.

The Peaky Blinders production team have developed comprehensive production protocols to ensure that the series will be produced in a safe and responsible manner, and in accordance with government guidelines, during this time of global pandemic.

Celebrity Best Home Cook

Celebrating the very best of home cooking, ten stars and keen home cooks from the worlds of sport, TV and comedy will cook their hearts out with one goal: to serve up brilliant and tasty food to impress the judges in a bid to be crowned Celebrity Best Home Cook 2021.

The famous faces donning the Best Home Cook apron for the first time are reality TV star Ferne McCann; broadcaster and former Shadow Chancellor, Ed Balls; Don't Take My Baby and Years And Years actor Ruth Madeley; Celebs Go Dating's Tom Read Wilson; Coronation Street and Doctor Who actor Shobna Gulati; CBBC presenter and Strictly contestant Karim Zeroual; journalist and presenter Rachel Johnson; comedian and presenter Ed Byrne; comedian and writer Desiree Burch and former Welsh rugby captain Gareth Thomas.

In each episode the celebrities will face two rounds: Mary's Ultimate challenge, where contestants serve up their tried and tested dishes for special occasions. Followed by Chris's Rustle Up challenge, where our celebrities really have to think on their feet, given one star ingredient and one hour to make it shine. For those who haven't impressed by this stage it's time to face Angela's Eliminator round. Going head to head they will follow one of Angela's recipes to a tee. The result of this dish alone, judged blind, will determine who stays in the competition and can return to cook another day.

The Celebrity Best Home Cook kitchen, as with most things in the last year, has undergone some changes. To give everyone plenty of social space, the celebrities don't live together as they have in previous series, and there's a revamped kitchen, including a brand new mezzanine level, giving the judges a unique vantage point to assess each celebrity's cooking skills as they tackle the challenges.

At the end of Mary's Ultimate challenge, the celebrities return home to share their thoughts from the day and what they think they may have in store ahead of Chris's Rustle Up challenge the following day.