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“I’m very grateful”: Luke Evans gushes about his long-term boyfriend Fran Tomas

Luke Evans has peeled back the curtains on his love life. Since breaking into the entertainment industry in the early 2000s, the dreamy talent has captivated audiences worldwide with dynamic performances in films like Clash of the Titans, The Hobbit franchise, Dracula Untold and the live-action Beauty and the Beast. While he has cultivated a long and successful career as one of Hollywood’s biggest actors, Evans has kept his personal life relatively under wraps– specifically regarding his romantic partnerships. However, in a recent interview with Out, the Fast and the…

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Good Grief: Dan Levy and Luke Evans star in heartbreaking new trailer

Netflix has dropped the first trailer for Good Grief. From a grieving Dan Levy, to his immutable friendship with Ruth Negga and Himesh Patel, it is an emotionally turbulent one. Opening with Marc (Levy) recounting the loss of his husband Oliver (Luke Evans) and reeling over the effects of grief to a lawyer (Celie Imrie). The sombre and melancholy mood of the trailer is interrupted when Marc reveals to his friends, “Oliver met someone else”. As the trailer progresses the true extent of the complexities are Marc’s relationship with Oliver…

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“You are destroying everything”: Our Son’s new trailer is emotional and utterly human

The emotionally charged trailer for the queer drama Our Son, starring Billy Porter and Luke Evans, has dropped. The trailer starts with the family unit sitting around the table as the son of the pair, Owen, explains to his parents Nicky (Evans) and Gabriel (Porter): “Sometimes when I play with Eli, he wants to be the princess and I am the prince.” “Well that’s okay your daddy always wanted to be the princess too,” Gabriel responds, to which Nicky answers: “Hello, who doesn’t want to be Cinderella?” The mundanities of…

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Our Son: Here’s when you can watch Billy Porter and Luke Evans’ emotional LGBTQ+ drama

A release date for Billy Porter and Luke Evans’ new drama Our Son has finally been announced.  Directed by Bill Oliver, the film follows Nicky (Evans) and Gabriel (Porter), a gay married couple, as they go through a messy divorce and custody battle over their eight-year-old son Owen.  The official synopsis reads: “Nicky, a book publisher devoted to his work, lives with his husband Gabriel, a former actor and stay-at-home dad, and their eight-year-old son Owen. Gabriel loves Own more than anything; Nicky loves Gabriel more than anything.  “Despite appearances,…

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Penelope Wilton and Luke Evans star in camp comedy Backstairs Billy – review

Picture the scene: against a backdrop of political turmoil, a cost of living crisis and constant public sector strikes, we find ourselves – perhaps surprisingly not in the present day – but instead in 1979, with the UK about to elect its first female prime minister in what will eventually prove to be a seismic shift in British politics. Inside Clarence House, however, it’s business as usual; The Queen Mother (Penelope Wilton) is entertaining the usual quirky parade of guests, ably supported by her favourite page Billy (Luke Evans). Backstairs…

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Luke Evans breaks silence over those James Bond rumours

Luke Evans has opened up about potentially playing James Bond in a new interview. Back in 2021, fans were finally treated to the 25th film in the long-running James Bond series after its release was delayed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. While the movie received critical acclaim for its action and sleek aesthetic, the release was a bittersweet affair for fans of Daniel Craig due to the film signalling the actor’s final run as the iconic spy. Since the Glass Onion star’s departure, movie enthusiasts have been eager for…

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Luke Evans shares his thoughts on the gay casting debate

Beauty and The Beast star Luke Evans has weighed in on the controversial gay casting debate.  Over the last few years, Hollywood has been embroiled in a debate regarding LGBTQ+ roles being portrayed by openly queer actors. One of the biggest supporters of authentic casting has been It’s A Sin creator Russell T Davies who told Radio Times, “authenticity leads to joyous places.”  “I’m not being woke about this… but I feel strongly that if I cast someone in a story, I am casting them to act as a lover,…

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Luke Evans breaks silence over the Disney+ Beauty and the Beast prequel series

Luke Evans has opened up about the future of Disney+’s Beauty and the Best prequel series. Back in 2020, the streaming service revealed that Evans and Josh Gad would be reprising their roles as Gaston and LeFou in a series based on the 2017 live-action film. However in February, Deadline revealed that production on the project was put on hold due to “creative reasons.” According to an unnamed source, the “scripts and original music” were not coming together in the “direction expected or running behind schedule.” Shortly after the news…

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Billy Porter and Luke Evans set to play married couple in new drama Our Son

Cinderella star Billy Porter and Beauty and the Beast actor Luke Evans have joined the upcoming film Our Son. In the new drama, the two are set to play a married couple caught up in a messy divorce. As the title suggests, their characters will also be fighting over the custody of their eight-year-old child. Bill Oliver is expected to direct the project and co-write the script alongside Peter Nickowitz. Shortly after the news made headlines, Evans took to Instagram to express his excitement about the film. “I am very…

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Disney+’s Beauty and the Beast prequel series has been put “on hold”

The highly anticipated Beauty and the Beast prequel series has been put “on hold” indefinitely. Back in 2020, the streaming service revealed that it would be releasing a prequel project to the 2017 live-action movie. The eight-episode limited musical series will see Luke Evans and Josh Gad reprise their memorable roles as Gaston and LeFou with newcomer Briana Middleton as the latter’s stepsister, Tilly. Last month, series star Josh Gad updated fans on the show’s production and announced that filming would start later this year. “We’re still planning on shooting…

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