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Emma Thompson paid a visit to Late Night with Seth Meyers on Tuesday night (October 29) and discussed her new film Last Christmas, which was inspired by the music of George Michael.

The 60-year-old actress worked on the screenplay with her husband Greg Wise and also stars as the character Adelia.

Emma told Seth that George was well aware of the film that has been eight years in the making: “I met George Michael about it two years before he died,” she said. “What a lovely guy. He was an extraordinary man.”

“We had to carry on doing Christmas until February. A nightmare,” Emma said about filming the movie, which stars Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding.

READ MORE: Emilia Clarke Looks Simply Stunning at ‘Last Christmas’ Premiere with Henry Golding!

Emilia Clarke stuns on the red carpet at the premiere of her new movie Last Christmas on Tuesday night (October 29) at the AMC Lincoln Square in New York City.

The 33-year-old actress was joined at the event by her leading man Henry Golding, who walked the carpet with wife Liv Lo.

Also in attendance were co-stars Emma Thompson and Michelle Yeoh, as well as director Paul Feig. Emma wrote the screenplay with her husband Greg Wise and they attended the premiere together.

FYI: Emilia is wearing a Valentino dress. Henry is wearing a Ralph Lauren Purple Label suit.

Emilia Clarke shares a laugh with Last Christmas co-star Henry Golding while participating in a SiriusXM Town Hall for their movie on Tuesday (October 29) in New York City.

The actors were joined by co-star and the film’s co-writer Emma Thompson, as well as director Paul Feig and co-writer Greg Wise, who is married to Emma in real life.

During the panel, Emilia and Henry talked about the first time they met in person. While Henry was expecting her to be like Khaleesi from Game of Thrones, she was actually sick that day.

“When I first met Henry.. yeah I was a sniveling ball of illness cause when you’ve been doing a show for ten years, what happens when you stop is you then get shingles and fever at the same time,” Emilia said. He added, “It’s the most amazing first meeting because I am expecting the queen of dragons.”

“It’s just myself, Emilia and Paul, doing sort of a table read and I’m like ‘oh man I am really excited’ because I am a massive fan of Game of Thrones obviously, and I get there and this poor little girl is like ‘Hi, I’m Emilia‘ [laughs],” Henry added. “I love her so much more because she was human and that goes back to saying that is what we yearn for to be who we are. I saw Emilia at her kind of who she is.”

FYI: Emilia is wearing an AKNVAS outfit and Christian Louboutin shoes with Jemma Wynne earrings.

Emma Thompson went up against Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon in a fun game segment called, “Random Instrument Challenge.”!

In the challenge, host Fallon and the 60-year-old actress took turns selecting a number off a game board and then attempted to play a basic song on an instrument for The Roots to guess.

“It’s literally impossible to get a note out of a trombone,” Thompson said. “Unless you have been doing it since you were like five. Good luck!”

Emma Thompson also sat down with Fallon to discuss her new film Last Christmas, which was inspired by the music of George Michael.

“He was just the loveliest guy you can imagine,” Thompson said. “All of these themes in the movie, he was passionate about homelessness, he had this great social conscience, he was so lovely. I got really enthused and we started to write and then he had that tragic early death in 2016 on Christmas. I miss him so much and I wish he was here because I know he’d love it.”

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The official trailer for Robert Downey Jr.‘s Dolittle is out now!

The 54-year-old actor plays Dr. John Dolittle in the upcoming film.

Here’s the synopsis for the vivid reimagining of the classic tale of the man who could talk to animals: “After losing his wife seven years earlier, the eccentric Dr. John Dolittle (Downey), famed doctor and veterinarian of Queen Victoria’s England, hermits himself away behind the high walls of Dolittle Manor with only his menagerie of exotic animals for company. But when the young queen (Jessie Buckley) falls gravely ill, a reluctant Dolittle is forced to set sail on an epic adventure to a mythical island in search of a cure, regaining his wit and courage as he crosses old adversaries and discovers wondrous creatures.”

It continues, “The doctor is joined on his quest by a young, self-appointed apprentice (Harry Collett) and a raucous coterie of animal friends, including an anxious gorilla (Rami Malek), an enthusiastic but bird-brained duck (Octavia Spencer), a bickering duo of a cynical ostrich (Kumail Nanjiani) and an upbeat polar bear (John Cena) and a headstrong parrot (Emma Thompson), who serves as Dolittle’s most trusted advisor and confidante.”

The film also stars Antonio Banderas, Michael Sheen, and Jim Broadbent and features additional voice performances from Marion Cotillard, Frances de la Tour, Carmen Ejogo, Ralph Fiennes, Selena Gomez, Tom Holland, and Craig Robinson. (See more details on which characters they voice.)

The film is directed by Stephen Gaghan and executive produced by Robert Downey Jr..

Dolittle hits theaters on January 17, 2020. Watch the trailer now!

See the poster here if you missed it.

The first trailer for the upcoming holiday rom-com Last Christmas, starring Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding, has arrived!

The highly anticipated movie was directed by Bridesmaids‘ Paul Feig and written by Oscar-winning writer Emma Thompson, who also stars in the film.

Here is the movie’s synopsis: Kate (Clarke) harumphs around London, a bundle of bad decisions accompanied by the jangle of bells on her shoes, another irritating consequence from her job as an elf in a year-round Christmas shop. Tom (Golding) seems too good to be true when he walks into her life and starts to see through so many of Kate’s barriers. As London transforms into the most wonderful time of the year, nothing should work for these two. But sometimes, you gotta let the snow fall where it may, you gotta listen to your heart … and you gotta have faith.

Last Christmas, which reunites Henry with his Crazy Rich Asians co-star Michelle Yeoh, features the music of George Michael. The film hits theaters on November 8.

Emma Thompson paid a visit to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Tuesday (June 4) and talked about receiving her damehood last year from Prince William.

The 60-year-old actress revealed that the ceremony didn’t involve a sword, which she said was “not fair,” and left her husband unhappy.

“If you get a knighthood, your wife or person who lives with you becomes ‘Lady So-and-so’,” Emma told Colbert. “But the husband doesn’t get anything. So I’m Dame Emma, and he’s just plain old Greg Meh-bleh. So he’s not pleased. Plus, I wear the badge in bed and it’s sharp!”

Later in the interview, Emma talked about her character in the new film Late Night: “She’s a woman late-night talk show [host], so it’s basically science fiction,” Emma teased. “Did you see the way I slipped that in, sneaky little political remark there from Dame Thommo?”

Colbert joked in response, “We don’t need politics in late night.”