Ukraine President voiced Paddington Bear for home audiences
Before he was the president of Ukraine, Volodymry Zelenskyy was the voice of the beloved, marmalade-loving "Paddington Bear."
Prior to his political career, President Zelenskyy was a successful comedian and actor.
One of his gigs included being the voice of Paddington for Ukrainian audiences.
One of the franchise stars, Hugh Bonneville, who played Mr Brown, tweeted this little-known fact and thanked the Ukraine President.
The video below shows Zelenskyy talking about how excited he is to be part of the films, which were massive hits earning near perfect ratings.
Until today I had no idea who provided the voice of @paddingtonbear in Ukraine. Speaking for myself, thank you, President Zelenskiy. #PaddingtonBear https://t.co/5VaMi201Fs
— Hugh Bonneville (@hughbon) February 27, 2022
Illness almost caused Sporty Spice to lose her spot
Mel.C was almost never part of the Spice Girls.
In an interview on the "Changes" with Annie Macmanus podcast, Sporty Spice revealed that she was struck down with tonsillitis and never made it to her second audition.
A while after finishing three years of performing arts college, she saw an ad for auditions for a girl band and decided, "that's what I'm going to do."
After she got a callback, a viral infection left her unable to speak. Her mom called pleading her case but was told, "No, sorry, we've chosen the girls now; it wasn't meant to be."
She was heartbroken, but fate intervened when one of the singers chosen didn't work out, and she was called back.
Emma Bunton. AKA Baby Spice joined the group shortly after, and the rest is history.
Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice 2
Thanks to Brad Pitt, a sequel to Beetlejuice could happen.
Audiences have been asking about a sequel to the 1988 Tim Burton film for years, with rumours constantly swirling with no real developments.
Reports say that Pitts Plan B company wants to get the long-awaited film off the ground floor finally.
Plan B is on board to produce the film, with shooting to begin this summer.
There is no official word on the cast, but rumours say Michael Keeton and Winona Ryder will reprise their roles as Beetlejuice and Lydia Deetz.
The movie still needs the green light from Warner Bros.
EXCLUSIVE: Brad Pitt's company Plan B has come aboard to produce BEETLEJUICE 2, which could shoot this summer with original stars Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder reprising their roles. No Alec Baldwin though... https://t.co/XuCg0XVNdF pic.twitter.com/QeiK3BneUt
— Jeff Sneider (@TheInSneider) February 28, 2022
