News about Tom Wilkinson

What happened to The Full Monty cast?Where are the film's stars now as actor from the British comedy Tom Wilkinson dies aged 75

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 31, 2023
Tom Wilkinson, who was best known for his role in Gerald Arthur Cooper's 1997 comedy The Full Monty died'suddenly' aged 75 on Saturday. Wilkinson received a Bafta for best supporting actor in The Full Monty, which came after a group of overworked steelworkers from Sheffield who decided to create an all-male striptease act in order to make a living.

Ruby Rose pays a loving tribute to late SAS co-star Tom Wilkinson after his death at the age of 75

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 30, 2023
Following Tom Wilkinson's death at the age of 75, Australian actress Ruby Rose paid tribute to him. On Saturday, the Oscar-nominated actor, best known for his role as Gerald Arthur Cooper in the 1997 comedy The Full Monty, died'suddenly' at home, surrounded by his wife and family. Rose, 37, co-starring Wilkinson in the 2021 action thriller SAS: Red Notice, took to Instagram just hours after her death to express her condolences.

'The epitome of elegance': George Clooney leads tributes to co-star Tom Wilkinson after his death aged 75 - as showbiz world mourns 'British acting royalty'

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 30, 2023
Gerald Arthur Cooper, the British film actor best known for his role in the 1997 comedy The Full Monty, died'suddenly' on Saturday, according to his family. Mr Clooney, who appeared alongside Mr Wilkinson in Michael Clayton's tense 2007 drama, joined the ranks of his fellow cast members in expressing their admiration for the late actor. 'Tom made every project run as smoothly as possible.' The Oceans 11 actor told Variety,'made every actor better.' Mr Wilkinson is survived by his actress wife Diana Hardcastle, 74, and their two children, Alice and Mollie. In The Full Monty, a group of unemployed steelworkers from Sheffield who decided to open an all-male striptease act to make a living.

Tom Wilkinson, an Oscar nominee who appeared in The Full Monty, Batman Begins, and Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol has died at the age of 75

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 30, 2023
Tom Wilkinson, a two-time Oscar-nominated actor, has died at the age of 75, according to his family. Gerald Cooper, the British film actor best known for his role in The Full Monty as a former steel mill foreman, died'suddenly' on Saturday. Wilkinson received a Bafta for his best supporting actor in the 1997 comedy about a group of overworked steelworkers from Sheffield who decided to start an all-male striptease company in order to make a living. The film was also nominated for three other categories, including best picture and best director, after winning an Academy Award for best original musical or comedy film. Wilkinson also appeared in 1998 romcom Shakespeare in Love, Christopher Nolan's 2005 blockbuster Batman Begins, and 2011 action thriller Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, spanning nearly 50 years.

How Tom Wilkinson's struggles with money, unemployment and depression helped him become the toast of Hollywood when he starred in The Full Monty aged 49 - and how a canny decision meant he'd never have to worry about money again

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 30, 2023
In the 1997 hit comedy The Full Monty, British actor Tom Wilkinson, who has died at the age of 75, is smiling and waving his shirt and jacket around his head. Undoubtedly, Gerald Cooper's appearance in the 1997 comedy starring Wilkinson earned him a Bafta as the best supporting actor in the 1997 comedy revival, as well as the chance to reprise Cooper in the 2023 Disney+ film, The Full Monty. However, it was also a role as a Sheffield steel worker who lost his position that really resonated with the Yorkshire actor, who lived with poverty, unemployment, and depression himself.

Who is Tom Wilkinson's wife Diana Hardcastle and how many children do they have?

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 30, 2023
Since meeting on the set of First Among Equals, a political drama about four MPs aspiring to become Prime Minister in 1987, the two couples started dating in 1987. Alice, 34 and Molly, 31, married for a year before marrying on January 5, 1988.

Despite critics branding a flop, Disney+ is in talks to 'bring back hit show for a second series'

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 29, 2023
Despite scathing critiques from critics, Disney+ is reportedly reviving a second season of one of its hit shows.

We live next door to Alton Towers and we don't mind the traffic and the noise - because they give us 20 free tickets a year

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 24, 2023
Despite the chaos of thrill-seekers screaming and heavy traffic, villagers living near Alton Towers theme park say they still love it because they get free tickets. More than 5.6 million people visit Staffordshire each year. However, despite the noise and traffic that tourists brought to Alton's small nearby village, locals maintain that the theme park has major benefits. Residents have revealed how the passing trade provides a much-needed boost to the local economy and keeps businesses thriving and property prices booming

The Full Monty cast: 26 years after the boys first stripped off, who stars in the new 2023 series?

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 7, 2023
On June 14th, the latest eight-part sequel will premiere on Disney+, and with the support of the original cast, the series will explore the same working class brothers 25 years ago. According to the synopsis, the highly awaited comeback is planned in the same post-industrial city and will explore'society's dying healthcare, education, and jobs sectors.'

Hugo Speer speaks out about his ordeal after being fired from The Full Monty

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 3, 2023
Hugo Speer, who was little less than a year ago, was enjoying a full life. He had a blissfully happy wife Vivienne, two wonderful daughters, Nico, now ten, and six-year-old Elki, and a wonderful family home in leafy North London, where children would leap over fences to play in each other's gardens. Hugo, a retired steel worker from Sheffield, was filming The Full Monty television drama for a hefty sum, with his Monty companions Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, Paul Barber, Steve Huison, Lesley Sharp and Tom Wilkinson, 25 years after they made the wonderful original film about six unemployed steel workers from Sheffield, who formed a striptease group. However, this blessed life was marred last year when Hugo was barred from 'inappropriate behaviour' during filming in Manchester. His crime? He is struggling to understand it. Hugo was suspended for being caught undressed in the privacy of his own trailer while changing after a day of filming.

They're back, this time for a television sequel 25 years after they bared all in The Full Monty

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 2, 2023
Six unemployed Sheffield blokes stripped off to applause in The Full Monty for a quarter of a century. The BAFTA-winning film highlighting the value of families was a worldwide hit, grossing £208 million on a £2.8 million budget. The ragtag band of brothers is back for an eight-part television series for Disney+ that catches up with the guys 25 years later.