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Sam Mendes

Here's where we keep the latest news and updates on British director, producer and screenwriter Sam Mendes. Sam, 54, works on both stage and screen projects, with notable hits of his including American Beauty, Skyfall, Revolutionary Road and 1917. He was previously married to Kate Winslet from 2003 until 2011, and is now married to Alison Balsom.

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The Beatles biopic slated for being 'horribly miscast' as Fab Four actors are revealed

Channel: Film Film 10 hours ago By Kitty Chrisp
Elizabeth Olsen in Silent House looking scared over her shoulder, George Mackay as a young WW1 soldier on the front line in 1917 and Stephen Graham as a chef in Boiling Point

The 9 best 'one-shot' movies to watch after Adolescence – and where to find them

Channel: Film Film 2 days ago By Tori Brazier
Daniel Craig as James Bond, sits at table wearing tuxedo in Skyfall

James Bond producers want 'more controllable' director claims man behind Skyfall

Channel: Film Film October 7, 2024 By Danni Scott
A compilation image of Sean Connery and Daniel Craig as James Bond

The 5 best James Bond films ever made - including a record-breaking classic

Channel: Film Film September 21, 2024 By Rebecca Sayce
A compilation image of Sean Connery and Daniel Craig as James Bond

The 5 best James Bond films ever - including a record-breaking blockbuster

Channel: Film Film September 21, 2024 By Rebecca Sayce
Play Video "Empire of Light" Photocall

Sir Sam Mendes worried the 'great era' of cinema is now dying and streaming is to blame

Channel: TV TV January 10, 2023 By Tori Brazier
Play Video Mandatory Credit: Photo by Ash Knotek/Shutterstock (13700860ah) Olivia Colman, Sam Mendes and Toby Jones 'Empire of Light' film photocall, Margate, UK - 08 Jan 2023

Sam Mendes: Olivia Colman was ‘very embarrassed’ about filming sex scenes with co-star, 25

Channel: TV TV January 9, 2023 By Tori Brazier
2022 Toronto International Film Festival - "Empire Of Light" Premiere

Oscar-winning director Sir Sam Mendes believes gender neutral awards are 'inevitable'

Channel: Film Film January 8, 2023 By Emily Bashforth
EDITORIAL USE ONLY Previously unissued photo dated 17/11/22 of Olivia Colman during filming for the Graham Norton Show at BBC Studioworks 6 Television Centre, Wood Lane, London, to be aired on New Year's Eve. PA Photo. Issue date: Tuesday December 27, 2022. Photo credit should read: Matt Crossick/PA Wire

Olivia Colman mortified by remark from younger co-star while filming sex scene

Channel: TV TV December 27, 2022 By Pierra Willix
Editorial use only. No book cover usage. Mandatory Credit: Photo by MGM/Eon/Danjaq/UPI/Kobal/Shutterstock (10569636m) Daniel Craig as James Bond 'No Time To Die' Film - 2020 James Bond has left active service. His peace is short-lived when Felix Leiter, an old friend from the CIA, turns up asking for help, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.

Sam Mendes claims responsibility for James Bond's death in No Time To Die

Channel: Showbiz Showbiz November 18, 2022 By Robert Oliver
2022 Toronto International Film Festival - "Empire Of Light" Premiere

Sam Mendes says it's time for a woman to direct next James Bond

Channel: Film Film September 18, 2022 By Rebecca Sayce

What to watch on TV this week: From State of Happiness to Redemption

Channel: TV TV August 31, 2022 By Keith Watson
Sir Sam Mendes and with wife Alison Balsom

Oscar-winning director Sir Sam Mendes knighted at Windsor Castle

Channel: Showbiz Showbiz November 30, 2021 By Tori Brazier
Pictures from Strike Back, The Monuments Men, 1917 and military consultants

Veteran military movie advisors on delivering sensitivity and authenticity in war films

Channel: Film Film November 14, 2021 By Tori Brazier
Editorial use only. No book cover usage. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Focus Features/Moviestore/REX/Shutterstock (12443985b) Anya Taylor-Joy, Matt Smith Last Night In Soho - 2021

How Sam Mendes helped Edgar Wright's Last Night in Soho to happen

Channel: Film Film October 10, 2021 By Tori Brazier
Mandatory Credit: Photo by David Fisher/BAFTA/REX (10543584ct) Sam Mendes 73rd British Academy Film Awards, Arrivals, Royal Albert Hall, London, UK - 02 Feb 2020

Netflix donates £500k to help theatre workers in fund headed by 1917 director Sam Mendes

Channel: Showbiz Showbiz July 6, 2020 By Mel Evans
Sam Mendes

Sam Mendes slams Netflix for 'making lockdown millions' while theatre is left to struggle

Channel: Showbiz Showbiz May 27, 2021 By Ekin Karasin
George MacKay as Schofield in 1917

1917 visual effects boss defends artists after Cats blunder

Channel: Film Film May 18, 2020 By Mel Evans
LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 02: BAFTA winner Renee Zellweger and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge speak at the EE British Academy Film Awards 2020 at Royal Albert Hall on February 2, 2020 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Gilbert - WPA Pool / Getty Images)

Prince William and Kate Middleton mingle with movies stars at the Baftas

Channel: Showbiz Showbiz February 3, 2020 By Rebecca Calderwood
George Mackay as Schofield in the film 1917

Was Bafta-winner 1917 filmed in one take and what is a single shot film?

Channel: Film Film February 3, 2020 By Anna Paul