Movie Reviews and Previews The Slap has cursed Hollywood (Thandiwe vs Channing edition) Yesterday afternoon, news broke that Thandiwe Newton was exiting Magic Mike’s Last Dance, filming now in Britain, for “personal reasons” and that Salma Hayek would replace her. The official statement released by Warner Brothers, the studio bankrolling Last Dance, said that Newton “made the difficult decision to step away By Sarah • Apr 14, 2022 09:51 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Chan and Thandiwe on the Last Dance Filming on the third and final installment of the Magic Mike franchise is now underway in London as Channing Tatum and Thandiwe Newton were seen on set yesterday. Steven Soderbergh is back to direct and the film is called Magic Mike’s Last Dance, not to be confused with The By Lainey • Mar 31, 2022 11:04 am
Style Outfit of the Week: Thandiwe Newton in Rodarte It’s one of those looks that’s worth a scream. Thandiwe Newton wearing the sh-t out of this Rodarte dress – better on her than it was on the runway. The same dress was also seen on Lorde recently in Vogue Australia: Thandiwe and her stylist tightened the straps which By Lainey • Mar 11, 2022 01:39 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Chris Pine’s semi-weekly appearance Chris Pine! Once again! So soon! I feel like we don’t see or hear from Pine for long stretches, and then suddenly he’s unavoidable. For instance, showing off his salt-and-pepper wolfman look just a couple weeks ago, and just this week, news that he and Annabelle Wallis have By Sarah • Mar 04, 2022 11:14 am
Style Thandiwe and Nico: A mom and daughter carpet Remember the other day when Hollywood insiders who allegedly rep A-list talent were bitching to Page Six that this year’s Met Gala was being ruined by influencers and TikTokers? One of them said that the real stars were staying away from the event this year because the pandemic is By Lainey • Aug 18, 2021 02:13 pm
Name Nerd Her Name Is Thandiwe The May issue of British Vogue features an interview with cover star Thandiwe Newton – and the entire piece is framed by that once-omitted ‘w’, and the correct pronunciation, ‘Tan-DI-we’. The explanation in the piece is that it was ‘carelessly missed out’ from her first credit, which seems both overly generous By Duana • Apr 06, 2021 01:18 pm
Thandiwe Newton Tom & Hayley’s “vibration” After shooting on a train the other day in Norway, Mission: Impossible 7 production has moved to Italy and here are Tom Cruise and Hayley Atwell shooting a car chase scene – what kind of other scene would it be involving a vehicle where Tom Cruise is concerned? It’s never By Lainey • Oct 07, 2020 12:57 pm
Xenu Smut Leah Remini tells on Tom Cruise Leah Remini has been telling on the Church of Scientology for years now, at great personal risk, if you believe the stories out there about the organisation’s revenge and silencing tactics. Now she’s coming for the Church’s most high profile member: Tom Cruise. All the details are By Lainey • Jul 28, 2020 12:27 pm
Top Reads Thandie Newton: A career shaped by pain When we analyze an actor’s career, we often look at what common threads can be found among the projects they’ve been a part of and what does it say about that artist. This week we learned that the common thread of Thandie Newton’s career is pain. E. By Cody • Jul 09, 2020 12:43 pm
TV Updates Big Mouth is big time Earlier this year, Prem tried to get you to watch Big Mouth. Did you? I hope so, you should really be watching Big Mouth. It’s the best show about puberty…ever. And every season it attracts more and bigger names to the guest cast. The upcoming season three is By Sarah • May 02, 2019 03:47 pm
Equality Issues Intro for April 9. 2019 Dear Gossips, Yesterday in What Else? I linked to an article about Thandie Newton and how she said that every woman should try a good vibrator at least once – agree, but I also added that we also need recommendations, like not a website with a list of products but actual By Lainey • Apr 09, 2019 09:28 am
Golden Globes 2019 Thandie’s consistency I just realized what the Golden Globes was missing: Tracee Ellis Ross. Tracee can SHUT DOWN a red carpet. When Tracee shows up, I know more times than not that she’ll automatically be in the running for Best Dressed. Her consistency is something I always look forward to – it’ By Kathleen • Jan 07, 2019 04:16 am
Emmy Awards 2018 Thandie Newton is the best thing about Westworld One of Oprah’s favourite questions is “what do you know for sure?” She means it in a meditative, life-reflecting kind of way but I use it for absolute statements about TV shows. I know for sure that Westworld is no longer a good television show. And I really know By Kathleen • Sep 18, 2018 08:35 am
LifestyleArticle Carpets & Candids: Thandie Newton's Outfits of the Week Thandie Newton wore a one-shoulder top and pants outfit to the Solo: A Star Wars Story photocall the other day that I had already decided would be the Outfit of the Week on, like, Tuesday. And the reason I love this on her so much is because it could have By Lainey • May 18, 2018 12:37 pm
LifestyleArticle Carpets & Candids: Thandie’s incredible VF dress Many of the dresses that were at the Vanity Fair Oscar party were better than the dresses at the Oscars. If Thandie Newton wore this to the Oscars? She’d have been one of the contenders for best dressed. When Duana and I saw these photos we started making sounds, By Lainey • Mar 01, 2017 09:33 am
Style Thandie Newton #SayHerName It’s a badass outfit without the message. But the message… Here’s Thandie Newton at the Essence Black Women in Hollywood event yesterday in a message tee that reads off the top: Black women are killed by police too And then a list of names. At the bottom: Can By Lainey • Feb 26, 2016 12:46 pm