Round of the week's music and film news
Until September 7, the world's largest music festival, the BBC Proms, takes place at the Royal Albert Hall in London. At least one concert — normally of classical music — takes place every day. One of this year's highlights is a special show of music from Doctor Who, to mark the 50th anniversary of the sci-fi series
David Beckham has reportedly signed up to star in a forthcoming children's show on British TV. The Sun claims the recently-retired player will feature on a Saturday morning show that aims to encourage kids to play sport. The British Olympic champion Jessica Ennis-Hill will co-host
Claire Danes has revealed she considered quitting acting before landing the lead role on the hit TV series Homeland. 'It was grim. I was very hurt. Two years of not working was brutal,' she told the August issue of Vogue US
Helen Mirren has signed on to star in The Hundred-Foot Journey, to be directed by Lasse Hallström. The movie, based on the novel of the same name, is about an Indian family who opens a restaurant in the French Alps
The 15-second teaser trailer of the soon-to-be-released Steve Jobs biopic, starring Ashton Kutcher, has premiered on the social media mobile app, Instagram – the first movie ever to do so
Django Unchained co-stars Jamie Foxx and Leonardo DiCaprio have both signed on to an adaptation of the S Craig Zahler novel Mean Business on North Ganson Street. DiCaprio will play a detective exiled to Missouri and who ends up partnering with Foxx to investigate a series of police murders
Back in 2012, Kanye West revealed he was in talks to become the creative director for a forthcoming Jetsons movie – a claim quickly denied by producers. In an interview with W magazine this month, West says he's been officially hired as creative director
Ben Affleck is reportedly the director David Fincher's top pick to play the male lead in Gone Girl, an adaptation of the best-selling 2012 thriller by Gillian Flynn. Affleck is currently in pre-production on his next directorial gig, Live By Night
