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Olivia Colman among 1,300 refusing to work with firms ‘implicated in genocide’

The Film Workers For Palestine pledge was also signed by the likes of Susan Sarandon, Mark Ruffalo, Tilda Swinton, Julia Sawalha and Miriam Margolyes.

Evening Standard · Sep 8, 2025

Olivia Colman, Javier Bardem and Mark Ruffalo among Hollywood actors and film workers boycotting Israeli firms

The Film Workers For Palestine pledge was also signed by the likes of Javier Bardem and Aimee Lou Wood

The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2025

First-look at Father Brown series 13 shows Dame Maureen Lipman in guest role

Filming has wrapped for series 13 of the BBC drama, which follows a Roman Catholic priest who solves crimes.

Evening Standard · Aug 6, 2025

No, Chicken Run 2’s recasting controversy isn’t just ‘ageism’... necessarily

The decision not to invite Julia Sawalha and other stars back for the long-awaited animated sequel ‘Dawn of the Nugget’ has understandably gone down poorly, writes Louis Chilton. But there’s more to it than just corporate brutality

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2023

Chicken Run 2 review: Aardman’s belated sequel just about survives its controversial cast swap

Julia Sawalha isn’t back, but ‘The Last of Us’ star Bella Ramsey is at least on hand to deliver a joyous, buoyant voiceover performance as a plucky young chicken

The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2023

Chicken Run 2 director addresses claims voice actor was dismissed for sounding ‘too old’

‘To say I am devastated and furious would be an understatement,’ original voice star previously said

The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2023

Chicken Run 2 director addresses controversial ‘dismissal’ of original voice star Julia Sawalha

‘To say I am devastated and furious would be an understatement,’ original voice star previously said

The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2023

Chicken Run 2 director addresses Aardman sequel's recasting controversy

Exclusive: Dawn of the Nugget director Sam Fell explains why some voice actors returned for the Netflix follow-up and others didn't

Total Film · Nov 5, 2023

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget trailer teases new voice cast following Julia Sawalha controversy

Long-awaited sequel stars Bella Ramsey and Thandiwe Newton – but not Sawalha, who alleged in 2020 that she was dropped for sounding ‘too old’

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2023

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget - everything we know so far about the new movie

A release date for the second instalment has been confirmed and it's eggs-cellent news for fans...

GoodToKnow · Jun 21, 2023