Taron Egerton portrays which famed English sportsman in a film biopic of his life released in 2016?
"CD right after the show. A triple LP vinyl recording of the concert was also made available. OMD collaborated with Gary Barlow, Taron Egerton and Hugh Jackman on the song ""Thrill Me"", co-written by Barlow and McCluskey for the soundtrack of the film ""Eddie the Eagle"". In October, work was begun on what was to be their 13th studio album ""The Punishment of Luxury"", which was released on 1 September 2017. OMD toured Europe and North America in support of the album. Critic Hugo Lindgren wrote that OMD have cultivated a ""legacy as musical innovators"". In February 2007 a ""Scotsman"""
"into fame and resulted in him signing a three-movie contract with 20th Century Fox. Egerton co-starred in ""Testament of Youth"", based on the life of Vera Brittain, and appeared in the two-part episode ""The Ramblin' Boy"" in the seventh series of ""Lewis"" as Liam Jay. In 2015, it was announced that Egerton would be starring in ""Billionaire Boys Club"". He was named one of ""GQ"" 50 best-dressed British men in 2015 and 2016. In 2018, Egerton was picked to play Elton John in the 2019 biopic ""Rocketman"". Taron Egerton Taron David Egerton (born 10 November 1989) is an English actor"
"topped the poll), Eric Cantona and George Best. He is a member of the Laureus World Sports Academy. On 6 February 2012 Sir Bobby Charlton was taken to hospital after falling ill, and subsequently had a gallstone removed. This prevented him from collecting a Lifetime Achievement award at the Laureus World Sports Awards. On 15 February 2016, Manchester United announced the South Stand of Old Trafford would be renamed in honour of Sir Bobby Charlton. The unveiling took place at the home game against Everton on 3 April 2016. In October 2017, Charlton had a pitch named after him at"
"team captain François Pienaar, found the film faithful to the true story. He remarked: ""I thought it was steady and balanced."" Invictus (film) Invictus is a 2009 American-South African biographical sports drama film directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon. The story is based on the John Carlin book ""Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation"" about the events in South Africa before and during the 1995 Rugby World Cup. The Springboks were not expected to perform well, the team having only recently returned to high-level international competition following the dismantling"
"This Sporting Life This Sporting Life is a 1963 British drama film directed by Lindsay Anderson. Based on the 1960 novel of the same name by David Storey, which won the 1960 Macmillan Fiction Award, it recounts the story of a rugby league footballer, Frank Machin, in Wakefield, a mining town in Yorkshire, whose romantic life is not as successful as his sporting life. Storey, a former professional rugby league footballer, also wrote the screenplay. The film stars Richard Harris, Rachel Roberts, William Hartnell and Alan Badel. The film was Harris's first starring role, and won him the Best Actor"
"in Wimbledon, bringing together celebrities, corporate donors and schools to provide sustainable sports education to schools across Merton. 21 sporting celebrities, 18 young sporting hopefuls, 39 sponsors and partners, 27 True Volunteers and over 60 individuals from different walks of life all donated their time, expertise and resources to produce an inspirational film and book for young people. It is estimated the film would have cost over £90,000 to produce, but due to its partner ecosystem, only cost £400. Celebrities starring in the film and book include Jacquie Beltrao, Greg Rusedski, Will Greenwood, Steve Cram, Daley Thompson, Alec Stewart, Sean"
"was the subject of ""This Is Your Life"" in 1970 when he was surprised by Eamonn Andrews at Thames Television's Euston Road Studios. Henry Cooper Sir Henry Cooper (3 May 19341 May 2011) was an English heavyweight boxer. Cooper held the British, Commonwealth, and European heavyweight titles several times throughout his career, and unsuccessfully challenged Muhammad Ali for the world heavyweight championship in 1966. Following his retirement from the sport, Cooper continued his career as a television and radio personality; he was the first (and is today one of four people) to twice win the public vote for BBC Sports"
"The book won the Herbert Warren Wind Book Award as the best golf book of 2007, was one of the five books that ""Sports Illustrated"" selected as the ""Books of the Year"" in 2007, and was #32 of ""the 50 best sports books ever written"" selected by ""The Telegraph"". The film opened the 2016 Edinburgh International Film Festival on 15 June 2016. It went into theatrical release in the U.S. and internationally beginning in the spring of 2017. In St Andrews, Scotland in 1866, 15-year-old Tommy Morris (Jack Lowden) is an avid golfer like his legendary and pioneering father, Tom"
"the Clock Tower: Time's on the wing, how swift he speeds his way, Hastening to sink in one continuous day, Pause passing traveller, ""what thy destiny?"" When death unveils a vast eternity Live then to Christ, in Christ eternal gain No Christ, No Hope, but everlasting pain. Dan Wheldon (1978–2011), one of the biggest names in American motorsport, hailed from Emberton. Though relatively unknown in his native Britain, Wheldon became a star in the United States after winning both the IndyCar championship and the Indy 500 in 2005 and 2011. He was killed in a high-speed crash involving 15 cars"
"at the Memorial Stadium Home of Bristol Rovers. On 21 September 2017, a competition was launched on the CBBC television programme ""Blue Peter"" to design a prehistoric character inspired by ""Early Man"", with the winner receiving the opportunity to see their character brought to life by Aardman, as well as receiving tickets to the premiere alongside the runners up. It closed on 12 October 2017, and the winner was announced in January 2018. ""Early Man"" was released in the United Kingdom on 26 January 2018, by StudioCanal. StudioCanal also distributed the film in France, Germany, Australia and New Zealand. In"
"optioned formats. He hosted the ""Soccerex Business of Football Conference"" - the largest in the world - since its inception in 1996. He has anchored the UEFA Champions League Draw and has also worked for the Football Association, the League Managers Association, the Professional Footballers' Association and most of the current roster of Premier League clubs. From 2013 to 2016 he produced the cinema feature ""Bobby,"" which examines the life story of footballer Bobby Moore. It was the first film to be premiered on the pitch at Wembley Stadium - In May 2016 - as part of the celebrations surrounding"
"Rocketman (film) Rocketman is an upcoming biographical musical film based on the life of musician Elton John. The film is directed by Dexter Fletcher and written by Lee Hall. It stars Taron Egerton as John, with Jamie Bell, Richard Madden, and Bryce Dallas Howard also starring. The film follows John's early days as a prodigy at the Royal Academy of Music up to his eventual musical partnership with Bernie Taupin. The film gets its title from John's 1972 song of the same name. An Elton John biopic was announced in January 2012, and went through several directors and actors, including"
"reviews, with an average rating of 6.5/10. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 63 out of 100, based on 30 critics, indicating ""generally favorable reviews"". Borg vs McEnroe Borg vs McEnroe (, ), also known as Borg McEnroe, is a 2017 biographical sports drama film focusing on the famous rivalry between tennis players Björn Borg and John McEnroe at the 1980 Wimbledon Championships, culminating in their encounter in the men's singles final. The film is directed by Janus Metz Pedersen, from a screenplay written by Ronnie Sandahl, and stars Sverrir Gudnason, Shia LaBeouf, Stellan Skarsgård, Tuva"
"discipline. He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to cycling. Hannah Hobley, actress, best known for playing Chantelle ""Telle"" Garvey in ITV's ""Benidorm"". Alan Wharton, (1923–1993) England Test cricketer who played for Lancashire and later Leicestershire. Geoff Hall (1941–2009) played for Somerset David Fishwick owns David Fishwick Minibus Company and stars in Channel 4's ""Bank of Dave"". Dave Walker (1941 - 2015), born in Colne, became a professional footballer for Burnley F.C. and Southampton F.C. John Rawnsley, Opera Singer and Actor, Glyndebourne Opera, Royal Opera House and"
"Damson Idris Damson Idris (born 2 September 1991) is an English television, movie and stage actor. He currently stars on John Singleton's crime drama ""Snowfall"", which debuted 5 July 2017 on FX. Idris was born in Peckham, south-east London, and is of Nigerian descent. He is the youngest of six children raised by a single mother. He played football and dreamed of being the next Cristiano Ronaldo. He also played rugby, and in 2002 he shook the hand of Queen Elizabeth II when his team took part in her Golden Jubilee. Idris's elder siblings—three brothers and two sisters—have all gone"
"after his death by ""Ipswich Star"" and ""East Anglian Daily Times"" editor Brad Jones. Ipswich Town Kevin Beattie Thomas Kevin Beattie (18 December 1953 – 16 September 2018) was an English footballer. Born into poverty, he played at both professional and international levels, mostly as a centre-half. He spent the majority of his playing career at Ipswich Town with whom he won both the FA Cup and the UEFA Cup. He was also named the inaugural Professional Footballers' Association Young Player of the Year at the end of the 1972–73 season and featured in the film ""Escape to Victory"" alongside"
"has become the highest grossing British documentary, and second highest grossing documentary of all time in the United Kingdom, overtaking Kapadia's 2010 movie ""Senna"". In 2018, a documentary film titled ""Maradona"", based on Argentine football legend Diego Maradona, is to be released. Following on from ""Senna"" and ""Amy"", Kapadia states, ""Maradona is the third part of a trilogy about child geniuses and fame."" He added, ""I was fascinated by his journey, wherever he went there were moments of incredible brilliance and drama. He was a leader, taking his teams to the very top, but also many lows in his career."
"narrated by actor Morgan Freeman. On 10 January 2012, it was announced that his father Jim would be one of the Olympic torch bearers in London for the Summer Games. Two years after the Olympics in Barcelona, he was told by a surgeon that he would never run again or represent his country in sport. However, after coming to terms with the loss of athletics as a career, he began to turn his attention, with the encouragement of his father, to other sports that he enjoyed. He went on to play professional basketball for the Birmingham Bullets. Redmond formerly served"
"in North-West London. A memorial to Foot in Plymouth was vandalised with Nazi symbols in the wake of the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum in July 2016. Foot was portrayed by Patrick Godfrey in the 2002 BBC production of Ian Curteis's long unproduced ""The Falklands Play"" and by Michael Pennington in the film ""The Iron Lady"". Foot was likened to the scarecrow Worzel Gummidge in ""Dear Bill"", a long-running series of fictional letters which appeared in the British satirical magazine ""Private Eye"", purportedly written by Denis Thatcher, husband of Margaret Thatcher, to his friend and golfing partner Bill"
"the life of a professional rugby league footballer, Frank Machin, whose romantic life is not as successful as his sporting life. The film stars Richard Harris, Rachel Roberts, Alan Badel and William Hartnell. It is considered to be one of the last major films of the British New Wave or ""Free Cinema"" movement. Many of the scenes in ""This Sporting Life"" were filmed at Wakefield Trinity's Belle Vue stadium and include some Trinity players and coaching staff (Ken Traill) in the background. The highly acclaimed play, ""Up 'n' Under"" was made as a film in 1998. As a comedy set"
"I Am Bolt I Am Bolt is a 2016 Hollywood biographical documentary sports film co-directed by Benjamin Turner and Gabe Turner and produced by Leo Pearlman. It is based on the life of Jamaican sprinter and three times Olympic gold medalist and World Record holder for 100m, 200m and 4x100m, Usain Bolt, the fastest man in recorded human history. The film describes Bolt's journey in winning nine gold medals and the incidents surrounding the Olympic titles. The film was released on 28 September 2016 in United Kingdom and then worldwide. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics. ""I Am"
"money from TLC Laser Eye Centers to endorse them. In 2007, he had further laser eye surgery when his vision began to deteriorate again. On March 18, 2013, Woods announced that he and Olympic gold medal skier Lindsey Vonn were dating. They split up in May 2015. Tiger Woods Eldrick Tont ""Tiger"" Woods (born December 30, 1975) is an American professional golfer who is among the most successful golfers of all time, and one of the most popular athletes of the 21st century. He has been one of the highest-paid athletes in the world for several years. Woods is generally"
"of films such as ""SpiderMan"", ""Bad Boys 2"", ""Hancock"", ""Rambo"" and ""Men in Black 3"". His love of sport has earned him roles working alongside the organising committee for the Olympic Games 2012 in football (soccer) and basketball. In June 2008 he was one of the celebrities who took part in a ""Six pack in six weeks"" challenge for the magazine ""Men's Health"". Spoony has played DJ sets at rugby league events such as the Magic Weekend and Super League Grand Final. For the 2015 Super League Grand Final at Old Trafford (the home of Manchester United), self-confessed Liverpool FC"
"several who appeared as themselves. In the 2015 film ""Creed"", part of the Rocky franchise, Goodison Park features prominently and serves as the venue of climatic fight scene. Filming for this had been taken of the stadium and crowd during a match against West Bromwich Albion. Boxer Tony Bellew, an Everton supporter, plays Creed's opponent Ricky Conlon and wears the Everton badge on his training gear and shorts. The club have entered the UK pop charts on four occasions under different titles during the 1980s and 1990s when many clubs released a song to mark their reaching the FA Cup"
"highest grossing documentary of all time in the United Kingdom, and also won him an Academy Award and Grammy Award in 2016. In 2018 he will release the film ""Maradona"", based on Argentine football legend Diego Maradona, with Kapadia stating, ""Maradona is the third part of a trilogy about child geniuses and fame."" Asif Kapadia was born in 1972 in north London, to an Indian Muslim British family. He attended Newport Film School (formerly part of the University of Wales, Newport, now the University of South Wales), achieved a first-class degree (BA Hons) in Film, TV and Photographic Arts from"
"biopic about John's close friend Freddie Mercury, and will star Taron Egerton as John. In September 2018, John reportedly signed an agreement with Universal Music Group (UMG) to represent his new music ""for the rest of his career"" in addition to his work from the last 50 years. Elton John has written with his songwriting partner Bernie Taupin since 1967, when he answered an advertisement for talent placed in the popular U.K. music publication, ""New Musical Express"", by Liberty records A&R man Ray Williams. The pair have collaborated on more than thirty albums to date. The writing style that Elton"
"(Olympic gold medalist); rugby footballers Stuart Barnes, Simon Danielli, David Humphreys, David Edward Kirk, Anton Oliver, Ronald Poulton-Palmer, Joe Roff, and William Webb Ellis (allegedly the inventor of rugby football); runner Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister (who ran the first sub-four-minute mile), World Cup freestyle skier Ryan Max Riley (national champion); and tennis player Clarence Bruce. Three of the most well-known adventurers and explorers who attended Oxford are Walter Raleigh, one of the most notable figures of the Elizabethan era, T. E. Lawrence, whose life was the basis of the 1962 film Lawrence of Arabia, and Thomas Coryat. The latter, the"
"announced by ""The Daily Mail"" in October 2013, as a biopic about yacht-racer Donald Crowhurst, who gave misleading reports of his position in the 1968 ""Sunday Times"" Golden Globe Race which implied that he had sailed around the world when he had actually remained in the Atlantic. Scott Z. Burns wrote the screenplay; Colin Firth was reported to be considering portraying Crowhurst and Kate Winslet the role of his wife, Clare. On 27 January 2015 it was announced that James Marsh would direct the film, which StudioCanal, Blueprint Pictures, and BBC Films would produce. StudioCanal and BBC would finance the"
"the time the track was the longest and fastest in the UK. Amongst their riders were Phil Crump (father of Jason Crump), Les Collins (brother of Peter Collins), Dave Morton (brother of Chris Morton), Geoff Curtis, John Jackson, Jack Millen and Dave Parry. The stadium has since been demolished to be replaced by a retail park housing a number of national companies. The Crewe Railroaders are the town's American football team, currently competing in the BAFA Central League Division 2 and the subject of the film ""Gridiron UK"" which premiered at the Lyceum Theatre on 29 September 2016. Crewe also"
"themselves in the film and manager George Allison was given a speaking part. More recently, the book ""Fever Pitch"" by Nick Hornby was an autobiographical account of Hornby's life and relationship with football and Arsenal in particular. Published in 1992, it formed part of the revival and rehabilitation of football in British society during the 1990s. The book was twice adapted for the cinema – the 1997 British film focuses on Arsenal's 1988–89 title win, and a 2005 American version features a fan of baseball's Boston Red Sox. Arsenal have often been stereotyped as a defensive and ""boring"" side, especially"
"of 84,492. Jack Wilkinson moved to Bradford Northern, as captain-coach in 1963. That year the film ""This Sporting Life"" which starred Richard Harris was released and in it Wilkinson is clearly visible as a rugby player in several scenes. Jack Wilkinson (rugby league) Jack Wilkinson (birth registered third ¼ 1930 – death unknown) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, and coach of the 1960s. A Halifax and Wakefield Trinity Hall of Fame inductee, he was a Great Britain and England international forward. Wilkinson also represented Yorkshire, and ended his career as"
"tennis player Tony Mottram; footballers Kenneth Hegan, Reg Matthews, Bobby Gould, Graham Alexander, Gary McSheffrey and Callum Wilson; cricketers Tom Cartwright and Ian Bell MBE; rugby union players Ivor Preece, Keith Fairbrother, David Duckham MBE, Neil Back MBE, Danny Grewcock MBE, Geoff Evans, Andy Goode, Shane Geraghty and Tom Wood; motor-cyclist Cal Crutchlow; golfer Dame Laura Davies DBE; sprinter Marlon Devonish MBE; distance runners Brian Kilby and David Moorcroft OBE; darts player Steve Beaton; snooker player Dominic Dale. Boxer Errol Christie grew up in Coventry. Historically Coventry was the most important seat of ribbon-making in the UK. In this industry"
"Michael Gracey and Tom Hardy, before Egerton was cast as John in July 2017 and Fletcher signed on as director in April 2018. Principal photography began in August 2018. ""Rocketman"" is scheduled to be released in the United Kingdom on 24 May 2019 and in the United States on 31 May 2019, by Paramount Pictures. The film tells the story of Elton John's life, from his years as a prodigy at the Royal Academy of Music, through his influential and enduring musical partnership with Bernie Taupin. It was announced in January 2012 that Elton John was developing a biopic about"