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Paapa was so impressed with the scripts he didn't feel compelled to catch up on the series (Picture: BBC/Heyday Films/NBC Universal/Getty) Paapa Essiedu may be joining the cast of tense BBC drama The Capture, but he didn't exactly know what he was getting himself in for. The I May Destroy You actor plays politician Isaac Turner in the second instalment of the murder investigation series, which centres on fudged CCTV footage and deepfakes. However, while the first season won legions of fans and was widely praised by critics, it apparently bypassed the 32-year-old Londoner. Ahead of the latest series, which will air on the BBC next Sunday, Paapa revealed he took on the job without ever having seen the show, which is created and written by The Missing director Ben Chanan. It was until halfway through filming the gripping drama that the former Royal Shakespeare Company actor decided to give it a go. 'I remember watching it being like, "Thank god it's ...

Downton Abbey 's Matthew Goode is back on the big screen, alongside X-Men: The Last Stand 's Ben Foster and The Dark Knight Trilogy 's Michael Caine in the new historical action epic Medieval . The film tells the story of Jan Žižka, a famous Czech warlord who fought off the armies of the Holy Roman Empire and the Teutonic Order in the early 1400s. He was known as One-eyed Žižka as he famously lost one eye, but eventually lost them both. Despite his blindness, he was said to have still commanded his forces and, through ahead-of-their-time means, never lost a major battle. VERTICAL ENTERTAINMENT Vertical Entertainment/Stanislav Honzik Related: Michael Caine launches podcast about real-life gangs Although the main cast aren't Czech (beyond the big three, we've also got The Chronicle...

Conferred with several awards for his performances, the Dookudu actor emerged as one of the highest paid actors in South India.  Some of his most notable works include Business Man, Pokiri, Athadu and Sainikudu, among others.  South superstar Mahesh Babu is celebrating his 47th birthday today, 9 August . Born in Chennai as Ghattamaneni Mahesh Babu to veteran actor Krishna, he started his acting career at the age of four. Coming from a family of film industry professionals, Mahesh Babu is known for both his acting prowess and his stunningly good looks. As a child actor, he was seen in several of his father's films. Mahesh Babu took the Telugu film industry by storm after his debut as a lead in 1999. Conferred with several awards for his path-breaking performances, the  Dookudu  actor emerged as one of the highest-paid act...

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Slapstick comedy, zany characters and laugh-out-loud skits will be on display when Pasadena Little Theatre presents "A Tribute to the Carol Burnett Show" Aug. 12-14. "All of the sketches are from the first few seasons of the show," said director Renea Runnels, including spoofs that are titled "Bonnie and Clod," "As the Stomach Turns" and "Lovely Story." Runnels will begin each performance by coming onstage to interact with the audience, the way Burnett started her episodes with a question-and-answer session. "We wanted to do the show in much the same way as the variety show," she said. Tickets are $20. "The show is divided into two acts, with each act composed of six independent scenes and also a musical performance," said Judy Ahlhorn of Seabrook, who will appear in several skits with Julie Owen of Clear Lake. For e...

DETROIT LAKES — Construction of the new, 30,000 square foot Becker County Museum is expected to be complete within the next couple of months, according to its executive director, Becky Mitchell. "We're slated to take ownership (of the building) in October," Mitchell said, "but we probably won't reopen until after the new year." According to an Aug. 3 post on the museum's Facebook page, "interior studs are in place, mechanical is being installed, sewer and water are starting on the west side." The museum is currently closed to the public, Mitchell said, as the demolition of the old building is expected to begin this month and the new building is not yet ready for occupancy. "The demolition of the old building will be happening in mid to late August," she said. "The goal is to have the new parking area (where the old building now sits) done this fall." ...

Kimora Lee Simmons has defended her daughter Aoki Lee Simmons' modelling career. The TV fashion guru has spoken out to back Aoki's career move after she was criticised for taking on jobs while studying at America's prestigious Harvard University - insisting the teenager isn't "any less of a student" for following her passions outside of the classroom.