Rabbits on the run again

29 April 2016 - 02:15 By Tymon Smith

If the 1978 version and its theme song Bright Eyes made you cry then you'll be glad to know that the BBC and Netflix are teaming up to produce a four-part animated version of Watership Down. This version of Richard Adams' beloved classic will feature the voice talents of John Boyega, James McAvoy, Nicholas Hoult, Ben Kingsley and Gemma Arterton.After his much-loved SNL George Bush impressions, comedian Will Ferrell is setting his sights on Ronald Reagan. The Hollywood Reporter reports that Ferrell is attached to star as Reagan in a film based on the premise that when the former president "falls into dementia at the start of his second term, an ambitious intern is tasked with convincing the commander-in-chief that he is an actor playing the president in a movie".Prince fans can take advantage of a special free screening of his 1984 film Purple Rain at The Bioscope in Johannesburg this Monday. www.thebioscope.co.za..

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