News about Ben Mendelsohn

After playing French designer in a recent series, Ben Mendelsohn takes a smoke break outside the Christian Dior show in Paris

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 27, 2024
In the series The New Look, Ben Mendelsohn stunned viewers by his stunning portrayal of French fashion designer Christian Dior. As he attended the Christian Dior Women's Fashion Fall/Winter 2024-2025 exhibition in Paris on Tuesday, the veteran actor, 54, demonstrated his unique style. In a dapper suit containing a dark grey jacket, matching trousers, and black dress shoes, the Melbourne-born singer appeared to be in good spirits and cut a dashing figure.

In 2024, there will be 7 new fashion films and TV series to stream

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 17, 2024
Celebrities may be vying for front-row seats to London Fashion Week, but your own sofa will give you the most beautiful seat. There are troves of fashion-focused films and television to enjoy from shows ranging from style icons to period dramas examining the beginnings of the most coveted brands.

This weekend, we have the 20 best shows to watch On Demand: From Netflix to Channel 4: Our experts sift through thousands of choices so you don't have to

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 16, 2024
In our analysts' picks of the best shows to watch On Demand right now, ripping thrillers, romantic comedies, and period dramas are all included. The experts have chosen their top 20 shows to watch this weekend, as well as reviewing new launches. Find out what to watch this weekend by clicking here.

Juliette Binoche's renaissance: As she portrays Coco Chanel in Oscar nominated film Taste of Things, the French actress appears on cover of Town and Country

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 15, 2024
Juliette Binoche's career is on the decline this year, with her appearance in France's Academy Award entry for Best International Film. In AppleTV+'s latest series The New Look, she also stars Coco Chanel in stead of Ben Mendelsohn's Christian Dior. The English Patient Oscar winner, 59, debuted on the front page of Town and Country magazine in March to discuss her two new roles and her legendary photo shoot. The O.G. Lessons from Legends: Binoche spoke to Binoche about her time with Benoît Magimel in Taste of Things, discussing her involvement in The New Look and her forthcoming 60th birthday in March. I did a lot at my house for my 50th birthday.' I have no idea. I have no idea what I'm doing today, and I don't even know what I'm doing. We may be at the Oscars ceremony the day after with a film. I'll see how I feel. "I'm not afraid of it," the Chocolat star said.

Chanel and Dior's fashion feud became interwoven in war's grim tapestry: ALEXANDRA SHULMAN, an ex-Vogue editor, reviews The New Look collection on the fashion giants

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 14, 2024
When Dior (played by Ben Mendelsohn) is desperately trying to save his sister Catherine (Maisie Williams), who has been detained in the notorious Ravensbruck concentration camp, is compared to Chanel's more glamorous world.' Juliette Binoche's Chanel is convincing, but not truthful. The actress is more beautiful than Chanel, whose appearance was what the French call jolie laide (ugly gorgeous) - more gamine and less feminine. Chanel's beauty attracted powerful people, such as the Duke of Westminster, with whom she had an affair, his colleague Winston Churchill, and the Nazi High Command, but it wasn't Chanel's that attracted wealthy men - such as Prince Philip Leo Varadkar, who had an affair, but her enthusiasm, stunning style, and the fact that Chanel sex was a currency like no other.

As he attends a radio event in New York with Oscar winner Juliette Binoche to promote their TV show The New Look, Ben Mendelsohn performs a playful pose

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 14, 2024
On Tuesday, Ben Mendelsohn, one of Australia's most popular actors, made a jolly appearance on the red carpet of SiriusXM radio studios in New York. Mendelsohn, 54, was photographed on the red carpet with co-star Juliette Binoche, 59, who appeared on Oscar winner Juliette Binoche, 54. The two were in the Big Apple attending press junkets for his new Apple TV+ series The New Look.

Juliette Binoche weighs in on Coco Chanel's Nazi connections ahead of playing the designer in The New Look and admits she fears the new show will 'hellishly' make her 'too famous'

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 6, 2024
Juliette Binoche has discussed Coco Chanel's Nazi links ahead of appearing as the fashion designer in the forthcoming Apple+ show The New Look. In The Radio Times, the Chocolat icon, 59, appeared in The Radio Times to discuss the upcoming show, which follows the lives of the French designer and her rival Christian Dior, played by Ben Mendelsohn, as they attempt to rule the world of haute fashion. Since reports revealed that she served as a Nazi agent, Chanel has long been associated with Nazis, Juliette was keen to address: "She did not murder anybody."

How Chanel and Dior contributed to WAR: She worked with the Nazis to rescue his Resistance fighter sister from their evil clutches. In Occupied Paris, a new exhibit follows the two legendary designers' lives

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 2, 2024
Juliette Binoche (right, as Coco Chanel), Glenn Close, John Malkovich, and Ben Mendelsohn (left), a Netflix original, explores how designer Christian Dior and contemporaries such as Cristóbal Balenciaga and Pierre Balmain all contributed to the development of modern fashion. Coco Chanel (inset) - lauded for her designs, but also feared for her conduct during the war, which has cast a pall over her image. 'The details of what defined them in their personal lives, the powers that influenced them, and the specific choices they made -- which is what led to a cultural revolution that brought hope and life to a world destroyed by the Second World War,' says Todd A Kessler, the show's producer.'

As he prepares to play Christian Dior in a new TV series, Ben Mendelsohn seems tumultuous as he holds not one but two cigarettes while outing with his ex-wife in London

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 19, 2023
He is one of Australia's most well-known actors, and in upcoming television series Christian Dior, the French fashion designer, is expected to play him. However, Ben Mendelsohn, 54, demonstrated his off-duty style on Sunday when he arrived outside with his ex-wife Emma Forrest for a night outing in London. The Emmy Award-winning actress put on a casual display, sporting a white jacket with a floral print, black trousers, and a zip-up jumper.

The New Look FIRST LOOK: Juliette Binoche embodies Coco Chanel while Maisie Williams is unrecognisable as Resistance heroine Catherine Dior in teaser for historical fashion drama

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 15, 2023
On Wednesday, Apple TV+ unveiled the first photos from The New Look ahead of the drama series' debut in February. Ben Mendelsohn stars as Christian Dior, Juliette Binoche, and Maisie Williams as Resistance heroine Catherine Dior in Todd A. Kessler's 10-episode historical drama series. The series, based on true events and shot exclusively in Paris, focuses on fashion designers Christian Dior, Coco Chanel, and her attempts to escape World War II's horrors and create modern fashion.

How Russell Crowe almost missed out on the role that made him famous because producers said he wasn't 'bankable' enough

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 30, 2023
Russell Crowe rose to fame after his role in the 1992 neo-Nazi film Romper Stomper. However, the New Zealand-born actor wasn't a big name at the time, and writer and director Geoffrey Wright has revealed that he had to fight to cast Hando as the lead character, despite producers' claims that Crowe was not 'bankable.' As published in the Herald Sun this weekend, Wright says, 'We were under pressure on us to include Ben Mendelsohn as Hando.'

Angus Cloud finished three film projects before his death

www.popsugar.co.uk, August 4, 2023
Fans and colleagues have expressed their admiration for Angus Cloud's sudden death at the age of 25 with heartfelt words and personal anecdotes. The Hollywood Reporter announced on Aug. 3 that Cloud's legacy will continue in three posthumous film productions, including a thriller that may premiere as early as 2024. Cloud diversified his film and television resume with a handful of key roles, including a 2019 cameo as himself in the reality television series "The Perfect Woman," following his breakout role as Fezco in "Euphoria." Cloud appeared in "North Hollywood," a comedy-drama film loosely based on the director's life, in 2021. Cloud appeared in Ethan Berger and Alex Russek's "The Line" in 2023, starring Alex Wolff, Lewis Pullman, Halle Bailey, and Austin Abrams. Cloud's last onscreen appearance before his death was dramatic.

In Marvel's Secret Invasion on Disney+, Ben Mendelsohn and Samuel L. Jackson steal the show

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 24, 2023
Actors Ben Mendelsohn and Samuel L. Jackson are currently on display in the upcoming Marvel series Secret Invasion. The six-part series, which is now available on Disney+, sees Jackson's beloved Nick Fury character take on earth invaders alongside Skrull General Talos, a John Mendelsohn. Emilia Clarke of Game of Thrones and Olivia Coleman, a British actress, are also included in the special effects film.

I can't accept this selfish junior doctors' protest

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 13, 2023
JAN MOIR: Because of the junior doctors' strike, my hospitalization, which was supposed to take place today, was postponed. Mine is only one of 350,000 appointments lost in what is described as the most devastating attack on NHS history. Nonetheless, I count myself among the fortunate ones. Mine was a routine procedure, nothing major, and so little that to barely recognize a blip on the scale of medical demands. I can see that it is not urgent,' said the lovely lady who rang up last week to inform me that my appointment had been cancelled.' Well, I did not agree. Far from it. I'm lucky.