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Hollywood ageism sees talking animals get more roles than older women

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The Independent UK · May 26

Dame Emma Thompson urges cinema to 'catch up' after startling stats on older women in film

Dame Emma Thompson has helping campaign for a new study which found films are more likely to star an actor named Chris or a talking animal than a woman over the age of 60.

BANG Premier · May 26

Emma Thompson calls for change after new study finds more hit films star a man called Chris than a woman over 60

‘Absolutely ludicrous,’ said the actor following research from the Age Without Limits campaign

The Independent UK · May 26

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AAP · May 25

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AAP · May 25

UK:Films more likely to star a 'Chris' than an older woman

Top films are more likely to have a man named Chris or a talking animal in the lead role than a woman over 60, a new analysis shows.

AAP · May 25

Films more likely to star a 'Chris' than an older woman

Top films are more likely to have a man named Chris or a talking animal in the lead role than a woman over 60, a new analysis shows.

AAP · May 25

Films more likely to star an actor called Chris or a talking animal than a woman over 60, study finds

Emma Thompson among voices supporting anti-ageism campaign, which has uncovered striking findings in top-grossing UK films over past three years

The Guardian - UK · May 24

Reality documentaries starring Tyson Fury and Gordon Ramsay up for TV awards

Sir David Attenborough, who has just celebrated his 100th birthday, has nods for five of his programmes in the Factual Entertainment category.

Evening Standard · May 18

Cate Blanchett launches non-profit to tackle ‘unchecked’ spread of image theft by AI

Platform plans to introduce ‘human consent standard’ for people to formally declare whether AI systems are allowed to use their creative work and personal identities

The Independent UK · May 13