Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos already have a third film together in the making.

Following the critical acclaim of their feature films The Favorite (2018) and Poor Things (2023), for which she earned her second Best Actress Oscar on Sunday, Searchlight Pictures announced that the pair will have an anthology film in theaters on June 21.

While the plot of their upcoming project is being kept under wraps, the film, directed by Lanthimos, will star Stone, Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Hong Chau, Joe Alwyn, Mamoudou Athie and Hunter Schafer.

At the Golden Globes, he said Deadline That Kinds of Kindness consists of ‘three contemporary stories, and there is a core of actors – seven in total – who play one character in each story.’

“So they’ll be playing three different characters,” he told the outlet in January.

Poor Things grossed an impressive $108.7 million worldwide and earned four Academy Awards, including Best Actress for Stone’s performance as Bella Baxter, Makeup and Hair Styling, Costume Design and Production Design.

Meanwhile, The Favorite took home $95 million worldwide and Olivia Colman scored her Oscar for Best Actress.

While accepting her award this weekend, Stone admitted that she recently started to “freak out” when thinking about the possibility of receiving the honor.

‘Yorgos [Lanthimos] said to me, please get yourself out of it,” Stone told viewers. “And he was right, because it’s not about me. It’s about a team that came together to create something greater than the sum of its parts.”

She also thanked Lanthimos for giving her “the gift of a lifetime” in starring “in Bella Baxter.”

Last year, during an interview with Stone, Lanthimos revealed why he enjoyed working with Stone Entertainment weekly.

‘Besides she’s a great actress, [Emma] is a very unique presence overall,” he told the outlet. “And as soon as I told her the story, she was immediately excited and just wanted to know everything about the world and read the script.”

He continued, “I started discussing who else would work on it, how we were going to film it, just like other actors. She just became very fascinated by every aspect of the film.”

“So that’s how she became a producer on the film too, because she was there so early and involved in every aspect of it that it was inevitable that she took on that role as well,” he added.

The Scottsdale native’s latest win at the Oscars came seven years after he took home the leading actress Oscar award for La La Land.

She was also previously nominated in the supporting actress category for Birdman (2014) and The Favorite (2018).

Throughout her career, the actress, one of the highest-paid actresses in the world, has also earned two British Academy Film Awards, two Golden Globe Awards and several accolades.

Originally from Athens, Greece, Lanthimos has received a British Academy Film Award and a Golden Globe Award for his work, as well as six Oscar nominations.

His films include The Lobster (2015), My Best Friend (2001), Kinetta (2005) and Dogtooth (2009).

No matter who wins or loses on Hollywood’s Biggest Night, Oscar nominees will not be going home empty handed.

British and Irish nominee are expected to sweep the board tonight, with Christopher Nolan’s  Oppenheimer the bookies’ favourite to win Best Picture and Best Actor and Best Director.

But win or loose, the likes of Ryan Gosling, Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt and Margot Robbie will receive an ‘Everyone Wins’ gift bag stuffed with £140,000 of the most buzzed-about swag, regardless of whether or not they take home the iconic gold statue.

Bags were curated by LA-based entertainment marketing company, Distinctive Assets, and designed to pamper, delight, surprise and inspire.

They include such things as an all-inclusive luxurious Swiss getaway, the full line of Miage ultra-luxury transformative skincare products, and a private villa in St. Barts.

‘While our gifts may be famous for being fun, fabulous and unique, they also serve to elevate small businesses, minority-owned brands, female entrepreneurs and companies who give back. This is celebrity marketing with a mission,’ said Lash Fary, Founder, Distinctive Assets.

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A Rubik’s Cube 50th Anniversary Collector’s Edition, Wesper’s in-home Clinical Sleep Consultation, and ‘You Talkin’ to Me?’ collection of iconic lines from movies from Work are three of the many other party favors.

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Inside rehearsals for Oscars 2024: Jennifer Lawrence, Emily Blunt, Al Pacino and Steven Spielberg take to the stage in casual garb as stars do a final run-thru at LA’s Dolby Theatre ahead of ceremony 

Jennifer Lawrence and Emily Blunt were among the many A-listers at rehearsals on Saturday for the upcoming 96th Academy Awards.

Ahead of Oscars Sunday, Lawrence, 33, took to the stage to practice her presentation while Al Pacino, 83, practiced handing out gold statuettes with a bright smile on his face.

Blunt, 41, looked radiant wearing light makeup and a blue tie-dye top as she beamed on stage as her latest film Oppenheimer leads the nominations with 13 nods and she herself is up for the Best Supporting Actress award. 

Steven Spielberg bundled up in a cozy bomber jacket and crochet scarf as he also took the stage for the award ceremony, which will be hosted by talk show host Jimmy Kimmel at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on March 10.

The 77-year-old film director had an envelope in his hand as he practiced presenting an award ahead of the real thing on Sunday. 

Chris Hemsworth, 40, put on a casual display in a white T-shirt and a pair of sunglasses hooked at the top as he rehearsed ahead of taking the stage at the highly-anticipated event.

America Ferrera, 39, and Kate McKinnon, 40, who both looked stunning as they opted out of makeup for their read-through, were seen rehearsing on stage together around the same time Ryan Gosling prepared for his performance of I’m Just Ken. 

The 43-year-old actor prepared for his performance of I’m Just Ken in a colorful graphic T-shirt, a Caterpillar Workwear trucker hat and a pair of reflective shades. 

Issa Rae, 39, their co-star in Barbie, which received a total of nine nominations, looked effortlessly stylish in a pair of sunglasses and casual tracksuit as she rehearsed her lines. 

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, 51, looked dapper in a striped, crochet polo shirt and a pair of semi-rimless specs on stage.

Anya Taylor-Joy, 27, looked stunning in a sleeveless button-down crop top and her bare-faced beauty on display while rehearsing with the teleprompter. 

Us actress Lupita Nyong’o, 41, looked effortlessly chic as she bundled up in a white sweatshirt, matching beanie and gray puffer vest at the Oscar rehearsals. 

Wicked star Cynthia Erivo, 37, looked incredible in an eccentric look while reading through her part. 

She donned a purple and pink rugby shirt layered underneath an orange-brown, suede jacket. 

She sported bold green glasses and gold jewelry as she radiated sunshine on stage. 

Michael Keaton, 72, and Catherine O’Hara, 70, also teased their Beetlejuice reunion on stage as the vivacious and stunning actress joined her former co-star on stage

The 96th Academy Awards will air live beginning at 7 p.m. ET on Sunday.  

The Oscars honors the best films of 2023 – with the glittering ceremony held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. 

The most hotly anticipated movies of the past year – Barbie and Oppenheimer – lead the nominations. 

Oppenheimer has bagged 13 nods, including best picture and best actor for Cillian Murphy – who is favorite to win the major category after scooping a BAFTA, a Golden Globe and SAG award for his role as physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer.

The impressive total – which also includes best supporting actor and actress for Robert Downey Jr. and Emily Blunt, as well as best director for Christopher Nolan – is just one nomination short of the all-time record set by Titanic in 1998.

Last year’s other smash hit movie – Barbie – was nominated for eight awards, but also fell victim to notable snubs from the Academy.

Its star Margot Robbie was not nominated for best actress, while Greta Gerwig was not nominated for best director.

Another surprise saw America Ferrera nominated for best supporting actress over her role in Barbie, with pundits saying her character’s impassioned speech on feminism had sealed the deal. 

Barbie’s other nominations include best picture, best supporting actor for Ryan Gosling and two nods for best song – including Gosling’s famed ‘I’m Just Ken.’ 

The second most-nominated movie was Poor Things, a graphic art house movie starring Emma Stone that has wowed critics but so-far failed to set the box office alight.

Stone plays a sex-crazed young woman, with her performance wowing critics. She previously won best actress in 2017 for her performance in La La Land. 

For best actor in leading role Bradley Cooper and Cillian Murphy are set to duke it out for the award. Colman Domingo, Paul Giamatti and Jeffrey Wright received nominations as well.

Leonardo DiCaprio was not recognized for his acting on Killers Of The Flower Moon.

Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things took home 11 Oscar nominations and Killers of the Flower Moon landed 10.

Annette Bening, Lily Gladstone, Sandra Huller, Carey Mulligan and Emma Stone have been nominated for best actress in a leading role.

Gladstone is the first Native American nominated for best actress, for her performance in Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon – and is the favorite in the category thanks to her wins at the Golden Globes and SAG Awards,

What Was I Made For by Billie Eilish and I’m Just Ken performed by Ryan Gosling from Barbie received their expected nominations for best original song. 

Sterling K. Brown, Robert De Niro, Robert Downey Jr., Ryan Gosling and Mark Ruffalo received nominations for best actor in a supporting role.

Emily Blunt, Danielle Brooks, America Ferrera, Jodie Foster and Da’Vine Joy Randolph received nominations for best actress in a supporting role.

Joy already has  Golden Globe, Bafta, Critics Choice and Screen Actors Guild awards and is favorite for an Oscar for her performance as a bereaved cook in The Holdovers.

Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon and Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer were nominated for best directing, snubbing Greta Gerwig’s Barbie. 

Gerwig was nominated for best director in 2018 for her solo directorial debut, Lady Bird. Only three women have won Oscars for best director – Kathryn Bigelow, Chloe Zhao and Jane Campion.

Though Nolan is regarded as the big-budget auteur of his era, he’s never won an Academy Award, nor have any of his films won best picture. 

Bradley Cooper was not nominated for directing Maestro but he was recognized for his acting in that bio movie.

American Fiction, Anatomy of a Fall, Barbie, The Holdovers, Killers of the Flower Moon, Maestro, Oppenheimer, Past Lives, Poor Things and The Zone of Interest landed best picture nominations.  

The 96th Academy Awards will be held on March 10 at 7 pm ET/4pm PT live on ABC, hosted for a fourth time by Jimmy Kimmel. 

Michelle Yeoh had the sweetest reason to die by Emma Stone Oscar on to Jennifer Lawrence at the 96th Academy Awards.

Yeoh, 61, with Lawrence, 33, Sally Field, Charlize Theron And Jessica Lange they all took to the stage to present the Best Actress award during the ceremony on Sunday, March 10. After naming Stone, 35, as the winner, Yeoh confused viewers when he quickly handed the trophy to Lawrence, who then passed it to Stone.

“I wanted to share that glorious moment of handing Oscar over to you, along with your best friend Jennifer!!” Yeoh explained via Instagram on Monday, March 11, in addition to a slideshow of photos from the evening. “She reminded me of my Bae Jamie Lee Curtis .” (Yeoh and Curtis both starred Everything everywhere at oncetaking home the Oscars for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress respectively in 2023.)

Yeoh then praised Stone and Lawrence for their years of friendship, writing that the two women are “always there for each other!! .” She concluded the message: “Congratulations Emma!!’

All of the women who took to the stage to present with Yeoh previously received the Best Actress award, with Lawrence winning in 2013 for Silver Linings Playbook. Field won twice for Norma Rae And Places in the heart in 1979 and 1984 respectively, while Lange took the statue home in 1995 for Blue sky. Theron received the award in 2004 for her role in Sample.

Stone, meanwhile, was defeated Lily Gladstone in Killers of the Flower Moon, Annette Bening in NYAD, Carey Mulligan in Master And Sandra Hüller in Anatomy of a fall. She earned the honor for her role as Bella Baxter Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor thingswinning the award for the second time after receiving it for the first time in 2017 La La Land. (Stone’s other previous nominations include Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Birdman in 2015 and The favorite in 2019. She was also nominated for Best Picture this year for her work as a producer Poor things.)

Stone opened her acceptance speech by thanking her fellow Best Actress nominees. “This is really overwhelming. My voice is also a bit gone. Whatever. The women in this category, you are all incredible. Sandra, Annette, Carey, Lily, I’m sharing this with you,” she said as she looked at Gladstone, who was also a frontrunner for the evening. “I am deeply honored to share this with every cast member, everyone who put their love into making this film. Thank you for the gift of a lifetime in Bella Baxter.”

Stone also took a moment to thank her family, including husband Dave McCary and daughter Louise Jean – for being her support system over the years.

“My mom, my brother Spencer, my dad, my husband, I love you so much,” she said through tears. “And most importantly: my daughter, who will be three in three days and has given our lives a technical color. I love you bigger than the whole sky, my girl.

She’s been nominated for a Tony Award, is an alumna of the Yale School of Drama and had her big screen break starring opposite Eddie Murphy in the Netflix film Dolemite Is My Name… yet Da’Vine Joy Randolph is hardly a household name.

However, that will likely change starting today after the 37-year-old Philadelphia-born actress won Best Supporting Actress at the 96th annual Academy Awards on Sunday.

She’s been working in the industry for more than a decade, but Da’Vine is now the toast of Hollywood for her turn as grieving chef Mary Lamb in boarding school drama The Holdovers, in which co-star Paul Giamatti plays grumpy teacher Paul Hunham.

The actress – who beat Oppenheimer’s Emily Blunt and Barbie’s America Ferrera to her gong – has proven unbeatable this awards season after big wins at the Screen Actors Guild, Golden Globes, BAFTA and Critics’ Choice Awards.

But performing as an actor on stage and screen was never a lifelong dream for Da’Vine, who trained as an opera singer before her mother urged her to take acting lessons.

“I didn’t think I should do this as a career. I started out as a singer,” a tearful Randolph told the crowd at the Dolby Theater.

“And my mother said to me, ‘Go across that street to that theater department.’ There’s something for you.’ And I thank my mother for that.

“I thank all the people who have come my way and guided and guided me. I’m so grateful for all you beautiful people there.’

Da’Vine was born on May 21, 1986. As a youth, she attended the prestigious Interlochen summer arts camp in Michigan for theater.

At Temple University in Philadelphia, she initially focused on classical music and opera performance before switching to a musical theater major.

She refined those skills at the Yale School of Drama, where she received her master’s degree.

A year later, Da’Vine turned heads on Broadway and received a 2012 Tony nomination for her portrayal of psychic Oda Mae Brown in “Ghost: The Musical.”

She made her big screen debut in 2013 in “Mother of George,” which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and starred Danai Gurira.

On television, she appeared in the cult favorite “Selfie” and guest-starred on several shows, including “The Good Wife,” “Veep,” “This Is Us” and the musical drama “Empire.”

Da’Vine’s film breakthrough came in the well-received 2019 Netflix film “Dolemite Is My Name,” starring Eddie Murphy.

Voice work in several animated films followed, along with appearances in ‘The United States vs. Billie Holiday” opposite Andra Day, and “The Lost City” starring Sandra Bullock.

On television, she scored recurring roles on “High Fidelity” and “Only Murders in the Building.”

And then director and screenwriter Alexander Payne called about The Holdovers. I find that actors who are skilled in comedy can play dramatic roles without being somber about it,” Alexander told USA Today. “She can laugh a lot and also make you cry.”

Da’Vine also appeared in another Oscar-nominated film last year, “Rustin,” starring Colman Domingo, in which she played gospel singer Mahalia Jackson, who sang at the March on Washington.

Upcoming projects include the action thriller “Shadow Force” starring Kerry Washington and Omar Sy, and the action comedy “Bride Hard” starring Rebel Wilson.

“I’m very grateful for people’s appreciation of my talent, but in no way have I shown my potential,” she told The New York Times ahead of the Oscars. “I’m now starting to have a growing platform to do this. Let’s do it!’

She was all along favored to win Best Supporting Actress for The Holdovers, but she brought many to tears with a moving speech about her path to victory.

“I always wanted to be different for so long,” Da’Vine said. “And now I realize that I just have to be myself.”

Thanking a mentor, she said, “When I was the only black girl in class, you saw me and told me I was enough.”

And she thanked her publicist and said she knew that was unusual “but you don’t have a publicist like I have a publicist!” Da’Vine added near the end, “I pray to God I can do this more than once.”

Da’Vine’s tears first began to flow as she sat in her seat as Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o stood on stage and paid tribute to the actress. Lupita spoke about the amazing performance of Da’Vine, who wore her grandmother’s glasses in the film.

“What an honor to see the world through her eyes and yours,” Lupita said.

Along with her grandmother’s glasses, Da’Vine said she used other accessories in the film as a “love letter to black women.”

‘I knew this would be a difficult role. It would take a lot of vulnerability on my part,” she said.

“I knew that (my grandmother) was someone in my life who would allow me to return to my center. But it was a lot of other women.

‘I did a lot of research and some subliminal messages with hairstyles, details and accessories beyond the glasses, paying tribute to women – from (American sitcom) The Jeffersons, (American singer and actress) Phyllis Hyman, things like that.

“So I included all these women who were ‘impressed’ by me… and that meant a lot because it felt like a love letter to black women.”

Her The Holdovers character Mary is one of the few black faces on the New England campus, where the film is set in the 1970s.

She mourns her son, one of the school’s few black graduates who died in the Vietnam War and was stuck on campus at Christmas.

One of Da’Vine’s big moments in the film comes when Mary unexpectedly attends a family party with moody teacher Paul Hunham (Paul Giamatti) and anxious student Angus Tully (Dominic Sessa), and catharstically releases some of her grief.

“I was pleasantly surprised to see how much context Mary had, the emotion of a completed storyline,” Da’Vine told the Los Angeles Times late last year. “That may sound trivial and silly, but it’s not always available, especially to people of color.”

‘Mary, oh Mary. You’ve changed my life. You made me feel seen in so many ways that I could never have imagined,” the actress said in her Golden Globes acceptance speech.

Maria Steenburgen just gave a sartorial nod to her 1981 Oscar win.

The 71-year-old actress attended the Academy Awards on Sunday, March 10, wearing a strapless black floor-length dress by Tom Ford with a thigh-high slit and gold buckle detailing down the front.

During the presentation of the award for Best Supporting Actress (which was won by Da’Vine Joy Randolph), Steenburgen added a black velvet jacket on top – the same velvet jacket she wore when she won Best Supporting Actress in 1981 for her role in Melvin and Howard.

The mid-length jacket had long sleeves and yellow floral embroidery throughout.

Steenburgen presented Randolph, 37, with her award next to it Lupita Nyong’o, Jamie Lee Curtis, Rita Moreno And Regina Kingall of whom have previously won the prestigious award.

Steenburgen accessorized her red carpet look with a small beaded bag and bracelets. She wore her hair straightened and wore black eyeliner, smokey eyeshadow and pink lipstick for the occasion.

Before he went to the ceremony, Steenburgen said Etalk that this was the first time she presented an award at the Oscars.

“I never presented because the year after I won I had a little baby and I was working in Europe and I couldn’t leave her and fly all the way back so I never did,” Steenburgen explained, adding admits: “It just feels sweet. I probably appreciate it even more now than then.”

Like Steenburgen, Nyong’o, 41, also put a lot of effort into her Oscars dress. Eagle-eyed viewers noticed that the baby blue Armani Privé dress Nyong’o wore to Sunday’s ceremony was strikingly similar to the Prada dress she wore to the 2014 Oscars, where she won Best Supporting Actress for her role in 12 years slave.

Nyong’o’s stylist, Micaela Erlanger, went to Instagram that same day to reveal how the 2014 look “changed the course of my career.”

“It was a journey,” Erlanger continued. “I knew from the start that our dress was very special in its simplicity, in its elegance, with the soft blue color and delicate beading. But I couldn’t even imagine it would have the impact it did.”

After receiving eight nominations over the course of 24 years, Christopher Nolan finally took home the Academy Award for Best Director last night.

The British-American director, 53, who is now based in Los Angeles, appeared emotional as he delivered his heartwarming acceptance speech for his blockbuster Oppenheimer.

Having thanked Universal Studios and his ‘incredible’ cast and crew, the father-of-four moved his focus to his wife Emma Thomas, who has produced all of his films.

He said: ‘Thank you for those who have been there for me and believed in me my whole career […]

‘My family and the incredible Emma Thomas – the producer of all our films and producer of all our children. I love you.’

The Oppenheimer director married his university sweetheart Emma Thomas in 1997 and the couple share four children. He has previously said he fell in love with his wife at first sight.

Christopher and Emma’s eldest daughter Flora, 23, made a brief appearance in his latest film as a woman whose face melted off in a nuclear blast.

But Flora isn’t the only Nolan child who has followed her parents into the creative arts – with her brothers Oliver, Rory and Magnus all having made cameos in at least one of Nolan’s films.

Despite their parents’ high profile in Hollywood, the children side-stepped the red carpet at last night’s Oscars – but were pictured sitting beside them during the ceremony and watching Christopher’s speech with pride. 

Here FEMAIL delves into Christopher Nolan’s family life – after the director praised his wife and four children for their unwavering support. 

‘Incredible’ producer wife Emma Thomas 

Christopher Nolan met his wife Emma Thomas on their first day as students at University College London in 1989.

Emma was born in London but spent time living in the Middle East as a child as a result of her father’s work in the Civil Service.

Christopher and Emma – who studied English Literature and Ancient History – were placed in the same halls of residence and arranged movie screenings as part of their work with UCL’s Film Society.

In 2017, the director was granted an honorary doctorate and told graduating students: ‘We have four children. We have a body of work that we have made together. 

‘So the moral of the story is: pay a lot of attention to who you meet on your first night at your halls of residence.’ 

During his Desert Island Discs interview in 2008, Christopher said: ‘I’ve come to believe in the concept of love at first sight because I realise it actually happened to me.’ 

In 2001, the couple welcomed their daughter Flora together – just one year before the critically acclaimed film Insomnia, starring Al Pacino and Robin Williams, hit screens.

The same year they became parents, the couple opened their own production company Syncopy Films.

Although the couple are fiercely private, they have shed light on their relationship in previous interviews.

In an interview with Variety, Emma gushed about her husband’s most ‘underrated’ quality.

She replied: ‘He’s funny! People think he’s dead serious, they accuse his films of also being so serious.

‘Even in Oppenheimer there are moments I find funny, even in the actor’s expressions. There is humour in his movies, and I don’t think he gets enough credit for it.’

In an interview with Screen Daily in 2018, Emma shed light on their creative partnership and detailed how she’ll often give her husband books she thinks could be adapted on screen.

She joked: ‘Yes, I’ll continue to give him books and he’ll continue to not be excited by some.’ 

In 2018, Christopher said he enjoys working with Emma and writing scripts with his brother because their ‘only agenda is making the best film possible’.

During his appearance on Desert Island Discs, the director – who was promoting Dunkirk at the time – said the key to his success was ‘surrounding yourself with the people who understand and support what it is you’re trying to do, but are unafraid to criticise… You’re looking for honest feedback without an agenda.’

What’s more, Christopher has also previously credited his wife for coming out with the ‘correct answer’ regarding the end of the 2010 movie Inception.

Appearing on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Christopher explained how he was constantly being asked if Leonardo DiCaprio’s character Cobb was still dreaming at the end when the movie first came out.

Praising his wife’s interpretation, Christopher said: ‘I think it was Emma who pointed out the correct answer, really, is that the character, Leo’s character – the point of the shot is the character doesn’t care at that point. It’s not a question I comfortably answer.’

Flora Nolan’s devastating Oppenheimer cameo

The couple’s eldest child Flora appears to be following her parents into the creative industry – having studied Collaborative Arts at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.

Flora supported her father last year when she made a fleeting appearance in Oppenheimer as a woman who is affected by a nuclear bomb. 

In June 2023, Christopher revealed that he cast Flora as a woman whose face melts off in Oppenheimer in the wake of a nuclear bomb explosion.

Speaking to The Telegraph, the director explained: ‘We needed someone to do that small part of a somewhat experimental and spontaneous sequence. So it was wonderful to just have her sort of roll with it.’

Although Christopher admitted that the casting may have seemed strange at first, the director said watching his daughter play that part brought the subject matter really hit home for him.

He added: ‘The point is that if you create the ultimate destructive power it will also destroy those who are near and dear to you. 

‘I suppose this was my way of expressing that in what, to me, were the strongest possible terms.’ 

In an interview that appears on the university’s website, Flora revealed that she is also an aspiring filmmaker and credits her father for showing her how to film on Super 8 movie film.

She said: ‘My dad taught me how to shoot on Super 8 when I was younger and I’ve been into it ever since. I just love the way it looks. 

‘Shooting on film has given me a really great understanding of light and colour and I would love to shoot on larger format if I get a chance.’ 

What’s more, she also revealed that she is following in her mother’s footsteps by producing a short film with two friends. 

On top of this, Flora is also an aspiring musician – and detailed in the interview how she likes to layer ‘ambient sounds’ in her productions.

She added: ‘I’ll record the birds outside or rain or people talking and use that as a starting point. I love singing and it just feels like a really interesting tool to use. 

‘There are a lot of ways you can sample and chop up the human voice to create all kinds of sounds.’

Aspiring photographer Magnus Nolan

Following in his big sister’s footsteps, aspiring photographer Magnus Nolan, 15, also made a brief appearance in one of his father’s films. 

When he was a toddler, Christopher and Emma’s son played James Cobb in Inception.

He only appeared in fleeting moments in the film and was seen from the back playing on a beach in Cobb’s memory.

What’s more, Magnus’ father has been especially supportive of his dream of becoming a photographer.  

In June 2023, Wired magazine published a profile of Christopher Nolan featuring only images his son had taken. 

The following month, Magnus travelled to China with his father to promote Oppenheimer. 

The aspiring photographer also walked the BAFTAs red carpet with his parents in London last month.

Rory Nolan’s working title for The Dark Knight

Like Magnus and Flora, Rory Nolan has also made a cameo in his parents’ films.

Christopher and Emma’s son is credited as the ‘boy on the bridge’ in the 2014 movie Interstellar.

In The Dark Knight Rises, Rory appeared as ‘the boy on the bus’ during one of Batman’s battles.

According to Screen Rant, Nolan names the working titles of his films after his children and The Dark Knight rises was dubbed ‘Rory’s First Kiss’.

The publication reports that Inception was dubbed ‘Oliver’s Arrow’ for a time while Interstellar had the working title of ‘Flora’s Letter’. 

Oliver Nolan’s Oppenheimer insight

In 2006, Christopher and Emma’s eldest son Oliver was only a baby when he appeared in their film The Prestige, starring Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman and Michael Cane. 

While promoting Oppenheimer, Christopher shed light on a conversation he’d had with his children about the film.

Speaking to Wired, the director said: ‘I told one of my sons about it as I started to write it, and he literally said to me: “But nobody really worries about that anymore.”

‘Two years later, he’s not saying that. The world’s changed again. And that’s a lesson for all of us, but particularly for the young. The world changes fast.’

As well as paying tribute to his wife in his BAFTA acceptance speech last night, Nolan also recognised campaigning groups who have ‘fought long and hard to reduce the number of nuclear weapons’.

He added: ‘In accepting this I do just want to acknowledge their efforts and point out they show the necessity and potential of efforts for peace.’ 

Oppenheimer won a whopping seven Oscars at Sunday night’s Academy Awards – while rival Barbie only won one.

The historical epic directed by Christopher Nolan swept the major categories with wins for Best Actor Cillian Murphy, Best Supporting Actor Robert Downey Jr. and Nolan – with the film also winning Best Picture.

In contrast, Barbie, who memorably won against Oppenheimer in the ‘Barbenheimer’ box office showdown over the summer, walked away with just one award for Best Original Song for What Was I Made For? by Billie Eilish and Finneas McConnell. 

Downey Jr. jokingly thanked his ‘terrible childhood’ as he finally won an Oscar for his portrayal of Lewis Strauss, was delighted as he took to the stage –  after host Jimmy Kimmel made a very awkward quip about his drug use.

The veteran actor – who has acted for over five decades –  took home the Academy Award over stiff competition including Sterling K. Brown, American Fiction, Robert De Niro, Killers of the Flower Moon, Ryan Gosling, Barbie, and Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things.

The talented star took to the podium to showcase his signature wit and even joked about his ‘terrible childhood’ while accepting the honor.

He said: ‘Thank you, thank you. Ah — thanks, Sam, thanks, fellas. You only flubbed one line. I’d like to thank my terrible childhood and The Academy, in that order.

‘I’d like to thank my — veterinarian — I meant wife, Susan Downey over there. She found me a snarling rescue pet and you loved me back to life. That’s why I’m here. Thank you.’

The talented actor went on talk about how much he needed his role in Oppenheimer while thanking director Christopher Nolan and castmates Emily Blunt and Cillian Murphy.

Taylor Swift’s romance with Kansas City Chiefs football player Travis Kelce has taken the world by storm.

The Karma singer, 34, and the athlete, 34, first sparked dating rumors in September 2023, after Swift attended a number of his games. 

The pair went public with their relationship in October 2023, when they stepped out holding hands at a Saturday Night Live afterparty.

They cemented their love in January with an amorous display after the Chiefs secured their place at the Super Bowl, with Kelce heard saying ‘I love you’ to his pop star girlfriend for the first time. 

As the power couple’s romance has sparked rumors of a possible future engagement – Dailymail.com looks back at their whirlwind relationship. 

JULY 8, 2023: TRAVIS KELCE ATTENDS TAYLOR SWIFT’S ERAS TOUR 

Whispers of a possible romance first began circling the couple in July, when eagle-eyed fans spotted Kelce attending Swift’s Eras Tour at Arrowhead Stadium.

Arrowhead is where he plays football for the Kansas City Chiefs.

He was pictured watching the concert from a private box, and even trading friendship bracelets with fans at the venue.

JULY 26, 2023: TRAVIS SAYS HE TRIED TO GIVE TAYLOR HIS PHONE NUMBER 

The NFL heartthrob revealed how he tried – and failed – to make a move on Swift at her concert.

He said he had his phone number inscribed on a bracelet, which he planned to present to the pop star.

However when he attended one of Taylor’s concerts in Kansas City, he was unsuccessful in his attempts to meet her backstage.

‘So she doesn’t meet anybody and she doesn’t – or at least she didn’t want to meet me, so I took it personal,’ he quipped on his podcast New Heights to his brother Jason Kelce.

He said he was ‘disappointed that she doesn’t talk before or after her shows because she has to save her voice for the 44 songs that she sings, so I was a little butthurt I didn’t get to hand her one of the bracelets I’ve made for her.’

‘If you’re up on Taylor Swift concerts, there are friendship bracelets, and I received a bunch of them being there, but I wanted to give Taylor Swift one with my number on it.’

Although he was unable to meet with Taylor face-to-face, he had nothing but warm words for her performance, which he hailed as ‘an unbelievable show.’

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023: TRAVIS’ BROTHER JASON KELCE SPEAKS ABOUT RUMORS THAT TRAVIS AND TAYLOR ARE DATING 

In September, Travis’ brother Jason addressed the rumors about the pair dating.

‘I’ve seen these rumors. I cannot comment,’ Jason quipped while speaking with Prime’s Thursday Night Football panel.

‘Ever since Catching Kelce everybody’s been infatuated with Travis’ love life,’ he added, referring to his brother’s former reality dating show.

‘I don’t really know what’s going on there, but I know Travis is having fun and we’ll see what happens with whoever he ends up with.’

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023: TRAVIS REVEALS HIS BIGGEST TURNOFFS AMID TAYLOR DATING RUMORS 

While appearing on Kristin Cavallari’s Let’s Be Honest podcast in September, Kelce revealed his biggest turnoffs amid reports he was dating Taylor.

The two-time Super Bowl winner said ‘high maintenance’ would have him running for a getaway car.

‘High maintenance, I’m out the door,’ he said. ‘If you’re arrogant, snooty or just higher or above people, that’s the biggest turn-off for me.’

Kelce added that he would be enchanted by ‘some sort of sweetness’ in a partner, explaining that his mom, Donna, is ‘kind-hearted.’

The eight-time pro bowler added that he’s a guarded fortress when entering into a relationship.

He said that he would look to take things slow, explaining: ‘To really dive into a relationship with somebody I feel like it’s going to take at least, I don’t know, it’s going to take some time.’

‘It’s not going to be immediate because, the stuff I’ve been through, just in my past, I feel like you really gotta know somebody to take that step and really be committed and be in full-throttle. I can’t just meet somebody and just automatically think that forever is just a day away… I think it takes quite a bit of time for somebody to really get to know somebody and really get to find that affection and love for them.’

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023: TRAVIS’ BROTHER JASON JOKES THE DATING RUMORS ARE ‘100 PERCENT TRUE’

While appearing on DeCamara & Ritchie on Audacy’s SportsRadio 94 WIP, Kelce’s brother Jason discussed the dating rumors once again.

This time he said they were ‘100% true.’

However, right afterwards he added he was ‘joking.’

‘It’s hard to answer because I don’t really know a lot about Travis’ love life. I try to keep his business kind of his business, stay out of that world,’ he explained.

He continued: ‘Having said that, man, I think they’re doing great and I think it’s all 100% true, and I hope this thing goes a mile — no, I’m joking, I don’t know what’s happening.’

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023: TRAVIS BREAKS HIS SILENCE ON TAYLOR RUMORS AND REVEALS HE HAS INVITED HER TO WATCH HIM PLAY AN NFL GAME

After his brother’s interview, Kelce set the record straight on The Pat McAfee Show, revealing that he has invited the pop superstar to watch him play a game for the Kansas City Chiefs.

‘I threw it out there, I threw the ball in her court. I said, “I’ve seen you rock the stage in Arrowhead, you might have to come see me rock the stage in Arrowhead, and see which one’s a little more lit.”

‘We’ll see what happens in the near future.’

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023: TAYLOR ATTENDS KELCE’S KANSAS CITY CHIEFS GAME FOR THE FIRST TIME

Swift surprised fans when she showed up at Kelce’s game on September 24.

She was seen watching the game from Kelce’s suite alongside his mother Donna as they faced off against the Chicago Bears.

After the game, the two were seen walking out together, with Swift rocking Kansas City Chiefs gear, before leaving in his vintage convertible.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023: TRAVIS SAYS TAYLOR ‘LOOKED AMAZING’ AT CHIEFS GAME AND HAILS ‘BALLSY’ SUPERSTAR FOR STICKING TO HER WORD AND TURNING UP 

Travis heaped praise on ‘ballsy’ Taylor for sticking to her word and turning up at his Chiefs game – and said she ‘looked amazing’ in his suite.

Speaking alongside his brother Jason on their popular New Heights podcast, Travis said: ‘Shout out to Taylor for pulling up. That was pretty ballsy.

‘I just thought it was awesome how everyone in the suite had nothing but great things to say about her. The friends and family. She looked amazing, everybody was talking about her in a great light.’

‘To see the slow motion chest bumps, to see the high fives with mom, to see how the Chiefs kingdom was all excited she was there, that s*** was absolutely hysterical, it was definitely a game I’ll remember, that’s for damn sure,’ Travis added. ‘And then we just slid off in the getaway car in the end…’

‘Shout out to Taylor for coming through and seeing me rock the stage.’

OCTOBER 1, 2023: TAYLOR ATTENDS TRAVIS’ GAME FOR A SECOND TIME AND BRINGS FAMOUS FRIENDS 

Swift was spotted at MetLife Stadium as she cheered the Kansas City Chiefs for a second time, as they faced off against the New York Jets in New Jersey.

The Bad Blood hitmaker brought along her A-list entourage to help support her new beau, including Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds and Sophie Turner.

OCTOBER 4, 2023: TRAVIS DISCUSSES NFL’S MEDIA COVERAGE OF HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH TAYLOR 

Travis discussed the NFL’s coverage of their romance on his New Heights podcast.

‘Let’s get to it, is the NFL overdoing it?’ His brother asked.

‘I think it’s fun when they show who was at the game. I think it brings a little bit more to the atmosphere, brings a little bit more to what you’re watching. But at the same time I think…’

‘They’re overdoing it,’ Jason finished the sentence for him.

‘They’re overdoing it a little bit for sure, especially my situation. [But] I think they’re just trying to have fun with it,’ Travis concluded.

OCTOBER 6, 2023: KELCE’S MOM, DONNA, TALKS ABOUT HANGING OUT WITH TAYLOR 

In the wake of her son’s much-publicized romance with the pop superstar, Donna shared about her time spent with the Love Story star in private box seats.

During an appearance on the Got It From My Momma podcast, she said, ‘I feel like I’m in an alternate universe, because it’s something I’ve never been involved with before.’

‘I thought it would be over at that point, but it seems to just continue, and every week just seems to trump the week before,’ she said on the podcast, before adding, ‘So it’s really kind of wild, a wild ride.’

Donna also confessed that she finds it ‘petty cool’ that some of Swift young female fans are now taking an interest in NFL football now that their hero, Swift, has taken to the game of late.

OCTOBER 6, 2023: TRAVIS SAYS HE’S ‘ON TOP OF THE WORLD’ AMID TAYLOR ROMANCE 

Kelce said his new romance with Taylor left him feeling happier than when he won the Super Bowl.

‘As all the attention comes, it feels like, you know – I was on top of the world after the Super Bowl and right now even more on top of the world now,’ he said.

‘You have got a lot of people that care about Taylor, for good reason. Got to keep living and learning and enjoying the moments.

‘We’re learning with the paparazzi taking photos all over the place but it comes with it.’

OCTOBER 12, 2023: TAYLOR ATTENDS KANSAS CITY CHIEFS GAME AFTER HER ERAS TOUR FILM PREMIERE

One day after attending her Eras Tour film premiere in Los Angeles, Swift flew out to Kansas City to watch Kelce play at Arrowhead Stadium once again.

The superstar was pictured with Brittany Mahomes and both of Kelce’s parents.

OCTOBER 14, 2023: TAYLOR AND TRAVIS HOLD HANDS IN NEW YORK CITY AFTER SURPRISE SNL APPEARANCE

On October 14th both Taylor and Travis made surprise appearances on Saturday Night Live.

Swift introduced Ice Spice as the musical guest, while Kelce appeared in a skit about the NFL and their never-ending Taylor Swift coverage.

After the show they were spotted holding hands while attending an SNL afterparty at Catch Steak.

‘Taylor and Travis were there all night and they were so smiley, they were so happy,’ a source told People at the time.

‘They were always connected throughout the night. They were super comfortable with each other. They were very cuddly; they weren’t awkward. She was really comfortable with him, and he was a total gentleman.’

OCTOBER 15, 2023: TAYLOR AND TRAVIS ENJOY ANOTHER DATE NIGHT IN NEW YORK 

The next day they stepped out in New York again.

The pair had dinner at the Waverly Inn restaurant, and were seen holding hands as they left.

OCTOBER 22, 2023: TAYLOR ATTENDS HER FOURTH GAME AND WEARS BRACELET WITH KELCE’S NUMBER

Taylor was spotted at her fourth Kansas City Chiefs game in October.

The Karma singer wore a vintage 1990 red Chiefs sweatshirt from Ellie Mae Vintage and a short, black, pleated skirt with a brand-new accessory.

She ditched her usual 13 friendship bracelet for one with Kelce’s jersey number of 87 on it.

The number beads were surrounded on both sides by beads with hearts on them while the rest of the beads on the bracelet were gold.

OCTOBER 23, 2023: TAYLOR KISSES TRAVIS IN ADORABLE INSTAGRAM PHOTO

After the game Swift and Kelce hung out with his teammate Mecole Hardman Jr. and his girlfriend Chariah Gordon.

Gordon shared a number of photos with the group to Instagram, including one of Swift sweetly kissing Kelce on the cheek.

NOVEMBER 11, 2023: TRAVIS SUPPORTS TAYLOR AT HER ERAS TOUR IN ARGENTINA

Kelce supported his girlfriend at her Eras Tour stop in Argentina.

He was pictured with his dad Ed Kelce dancing and singing along in the VIP section.

Swift sweetly changed the lyrics of her song ‘Karma’ to mention her beau, as she sang, ‘Karma is the guy on the Chiefs coming straight home to me.’

After the show, she was seen running into Kelce’s arms backstage and giving him a kiss.

DECEMBER 3, 2023: THE SINGER CHEERS KELCE ON AT PACKERS-CHIEFS GAME 

The Bad Blood hitmaker attended Kansas City Chiefs’ game against Green Bay Packers in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Swift stunned in bright red coat as she sat next to Patrick Mahome’s wife.

DECEMBER 6, 2023: TAYLOR TALKS ABOUT HER ROMANCE WITH TRAVIS FOR THE FIRST TIME 

Taylor opened up about her relationship with Travis, revealing the power couple began their love story long before she made headlines by attending his games.

‘This all started when Travis very adorably put me on blast on his podcast, which I thought was metal as hell,’ she told TIME magazine, after being named Time Magazine’s ‘Person of the Year’.

‘We started hanging out right after that. So we actually had a significant amount of time that no one knew, which I’m grateful for, because we got to get to know each other. By the time I went to that first game, we were a couple. I think some people think that they saw our first date at that game? We would never be psychotic enough to hard launch a first date.’

‘When you say a relationship is public, that means I’m going to see him do what he loves, we’re showing up for each other, other people are there and we don’t care,’ she added.

‘The opposite of that is you have to go to an extreme amount of effort to make sure no one knows that you’re seeing someone. And we’re just proud of each other.’

DECEMBER 10, 2023: TAYLOR SUPPORTS TRAVIS AT GAME AND WEARS VINTAGE CHIEFS SWEATSHIRT 

Swift showed up to support Kelce as the Kansas City Chiefs took on the Buffalo Bills.

She wore a vintage red-and-black Chiefs sweatshirt from the ’90s from local Kansas City retailer Westside Storey.

DECEMBER 13, 2023: TAYLOR ENJOYS PDA-FILLED PRE-BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION WITH TRAVIS 

Kelce ensured his girlfriend’s final days as a 33-year-old would be unforgettable as they partied up a storm until 2.a.m. at a holiday bar in Kansas City.

Despite losing his game against the Buffalo Bills just hours ahead of the pop star’s pre-birthday celebration, he did not let his disappointment stop him from showering Swift with love in front of his mom, Donna, teammates and mutual friends.

As they enjoyed Christmas cocktails under hanging twinkly lights, the couple did not shy away from being publicly affectionate as they mingled with love ones.

His mother was reportedly the first to leave the holiday pop-up bar, around 10:45 p.m., while Swift’s new best friend Brittany Mahomes and her husband, Patrick, left at 1 a.m. in a party bus, according to TMZ.

DECEMBER 17, 2023: TAYLOR WEARS HAT WITH KELCE’S NUMBER ON IT AT GAME

Swift continued to show support to Travis as the Kansas City Chiefs faced off against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium.

She wore a gray Chiefs sweatshirt and a crochet beanie featuring Kelce’s jersey number, 87.

DECEMBER 25, 2023: TAYLOR AND HER FAMILY SPEND CHRISTMAS WITH TRAVIS

Swift brought her family to cheer for Travis on Christmas day.

Her mom, dad and brother watched as the Kansas City Chiefs took on the Las Vegas Raiders at Arrowhead Stadium.

After the game, the couple was seen leaving the stadium hand-in-hand.

DECEMBER 31, 2023: TRAVIS AND TAYLOR SPEND NEW YEAR’S EVE TOGETHER IN KANSAS CITY 

Travis and Taylor shared a passionate kiss as the clock struck midnight in Kansas City, with the loved-up couple celebrating the arrival of 2024 with a glitzy party surrounded by friends.

Video from the party surfaced across social media on New Year’s Day, with the singer and the NFL star caught on camera in a passionate embrace on a number of clips from the bash.

Kelce was wearing a sleek suit for the bash, while Swift was wearing a glittering dress for the occasion.

The pair looked as loved-up as ever as they posed with Brittany and Patrick Mahomes in another snap from the night. 

JANUARY 13, 2024: TAYLOR WEARS TRAVIS’ NUMBER AT FOOTBALL GAME

Swift continued to showed her support for Kelce by attending the AFC Wild Card Playoffs between the Miami Dolphins and the Kansas City Chiefs.

She sported her boyfriend’s number by wearing a custom puffer jacket designed by Kristin Juszczyk.

JANUARY 21, 2024: TAYLOR SPOTTED WITH TRAVIS’ BROTHER JASON AND WIFE KYLIE AT FOOTBALL GAME 

Swift was surrounded by Travis’ family during the AFC Divisional Playoff game between the Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills.

She was seen hanging out with Kelce’s brother Jason and sister-in-law Kylie.

JANUARY 28, 2024: TAYLOR AND TRAVIS PASSIONATELY KISS ON THE FIELD AFTER THE CHIEFS STAR LEADS HIS TEAM TO THE SUPER BOWL 

Travis celebrated making it to the Super Bowl with Swift.

America’s most famous couple hugged and kissed on the field at the M&T Bank Stadium in the aftermath of a magnificent victory for the Chiefs over the Baltimore Ravens.

Kelce found his girlfriend as he waited for the AFC Championship trophy presentation in emotional scenes and Swift looked almost tearful as the couple had a moment to celebrate together with the eyes of the world on them.

Kelce also declared his love to Taylor as the NFL microphone caught the Chiefs tight end saying ‘I love you’ to popstar girlfriend for the first time. 

Swift now turns her attention to four nights of her blockbuster Eras Tour in Japan’s capital from February 7-10 before now having to race back to the Allegiant Stadium for the biggest night in America’s sporting calendar. But she is expected to make the journey to be there for Kelce.

FEBRUARY 5, 2024: TRAVIS ADMITS THAT DATING THE GRAMMY-WINNING SINGER IS ‘A WILD EXPERIENCE’ 

Kelce revealed what it’s really like to date girlfriend Taylor during a press conference in Las Vegas.

He gushed that he is ‘loving every minute’ of their loved-up romance.

Amid the duo’s crazy schedules, he also admitted that dating the Grammy-winning singer is ‘a wild experience’.

He said: ‘Man, I tell you what, it’s a wild experience, but I’m enjoying and loving every bit of it.’

But shutting down any surprises for Taylor as Valentine’s Day approaches, Travis demanded how football is the ‘only thing on his mind right now’.