James McAvoy News

The nominations for this year's British Independent Film Awards were announced today by Ewan McGregor,. Leading the pack is David Mackenzie's Starred Up with eight nods including Best British Independent Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay for Jonathan Asser, and Best Actor for Jack O'Connell.

The Pride will, due to popular demand, extend its run at Trafalgar Studios until 23 October 2013 with extra tickets now on sale, making this your last chance to see this critically acclaimed and award nominated production.

The hit West End production of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, directed by Sam Mendes, announced today that it has extended its booking period by six months until 1 November 2014. The show had previously been booking until 31 May 2014. The production, which has so far been seen by almost 300,000 people since it began previews in May 2013, is extending its run due to popular demand, releasing almost 400,000 extra tickets.

A new trailer has been revealed for Bryan Singer's highly anticipated X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST. The film hits theaters on May 23, 2014. Get a first look below!

The longlist for the annual Evening Standard Theatre Awards has been announced, and includes Dame Judi Dench, Dame Helen Mirren, James McAvoy and Dominic West.

The first teaser for X MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST has just been released - check it out, in all of its 6-second glory, below!

Doug Liman is set to helm Sony's film, which was originally to star Tom Hardy as George Mallory, ' the famous British mountaineer who rallied a nation with his attempts to conquer Everest.'

It's the news that everyone's been waiting for! Cameron Mackintosh announced today the first four cast members of his acclaimed new production of Alain Boublil & Claude-Michel Schonberg's Tony Award-winning musical masterpiece Les Miserables, which returns to Broadway beginning Saturday, March 1 at the Imperial Theatre.

The Ambassador Theatre Group Ltd (ATG) today announces that an agreement has been reached for global private equity firm Providence Equity Partners to become a major shareholder in the company, having successfully reached agreement for its seventh fund to purchase a majority share from current investors led by Exponent Private Equity.

Organisers of the Autism & Theatre - Inspiration Day 2013 on Monday 2 September at the Lyceum Theatre, London, attended by over 170 delegates from theatres and arts organisations across the UK, have reported the event to be a huge success.

Jessica Chastain was recently on the scene at the Toronto International Film Festival for her upcoming movie, The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby, in which she stars with James McAvoy and Viola Davis. Below you can check out photos of the star in the BroadwayWorld.com series 'In The Spotlight' by acclaimed photographer Walter McBride!

Killian Donnelly, Sarah O'Connor and Sean Kearns have joined the ensemble for the musical adaptation of Roddy Doyle's novel THE COMMITMENTS, to play the Palace Theatre from tonight, September 21, 2013, with an opening set for October 8, 2013.

An exciting programme of platform events and a special gala night for Stonewall, with Will Young, has been scheduled to run in conjunction with The Pride, Jamie Lloyd's third production as part of his Trafalgar Transformed season, at Trafalgar Studios.

Honorary co-hosts Susan Sarandon and Forest Whitaker celebrate the contributions that actress advocate Mary-Louise Parker has given to Hope North at their inaugural gala to take place this September at City Winery, New York City. The first annual gala hopes to raise funds and awareness for the organization.

In an interview with the Daily Beast, Tony Award winning actor Hugh Jackman teased details about the newest X-Men film, X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST.

Filmmaker Ned Benson wrote and directed THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ELEANOR RIGBY: Him and Her, starring Jessica Chastain and Joel Edgerton portraying the film's married couple.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, 'Downton Abbey's Jessica Brown Findlay has signed on to 20th Century Fox's upcoming reboot of FRANKENSTEIN.

Honorary co-hosts Susan Sarandon and Forest Whitaker celebrate the contributions that actress advocate Mary-Louise Parker has given to Hope North at their inaugural gala to take place this September at City Winery, New York City. The first annual gala hopes to raise funds and awareness for the organization.

Stage Entertainment and Syco Entertainment invited the press today to meet the leads of the upcoming I CAN'T SING!, The X Factor Musical by Harry Hill and Steve Brown. Tickets for the brand new comedy are now on general sale ahead of the world premiere of I CAN'T SING! at the London Palladium on WEDNESDAY 26 MARCH 2014, with previews from THURSDAY 27 FEBRUARY 2014.

Thomas Kilroy's version of The Seagull is a reappraisal of Chekhov's first great comedy, a story of a distinguished actress and her passionate lonely son. Trudie Styler will play that actress under the direction of Max Stafford Clark.