Vanessa Redgrave, Nathalie Baye, Kerry Fox, Ross Noble, Anna Friel, and Ben Wheatley are among the stars joining Irish talents Jack Reynor, Moe Dunford, Cillian Murphy, John Butler, and Aiden Gillen on the red carpet.

Earlier this week, there were rumours that Angela Lansbury would be appearing in Game of Thrones Season 7. Fortunately for the citizens of Westeros, the Murder She Wrote star will not feature in the upcoming season.

Good afternoon. Here’s all the news you need to know this lunchtime.

Game of Thrones season 7 is going to be pretty epic television, with a shorter run and a headlong sprint towards the finale coming in season eight.

Five things from the worlds of arts, culture and film this week

The festival once known as JDIFF (previously sponsored by Jameson) is now ADIFF, thanks to the involvement of Audi. But it's still the same celebration of cinema which we know as the Dublin International Film Festival.

March 22 was a special day for the world of musical theatre as it marks the birth of two of the greatest and most accomplished composers for stage musicals that the world has ever seen.

MUSIC NEWS: Beyoncé has posted a short teaser trailer for the upcoming 50 Shades Of Grey movie on her Instagram account — although it seems fairly ironic that the singer, a key figure in the ‘Ban Bossy’ campaign for young girls, should lend her support to a film based on a book which has been criticised for its portrayal of women and overt sadomasochist themes.

Size: 159 sq m (1,700 sq ft)

Morgan Freeman says 'King Kong' "scared the daylights" out of him when he first saw it.

ACTRESS Lake Bell is on a mission to eradicate a pandemic ‘disease’: ‘sexy-baby’ voice.

Angelina Jolie paid tribute to her partner Brad Pitt as she was honoured at an early Oscars ceremony.

Angelina Jolie will be honoured with an Academy Board of Governors award.

Johnny Depp will star in Wes Anderson's new film 'The Grand Budapest Hotel'.

Johnny Depp is to star in Wes Anderson's 'The Grand Budapest Hotel'.

I could probably come up with a better pan for 'Mr Popper's Penguins' than "flightless and foul" but that would entail expending more creative energy on the film than its makers did.

Jennifer Garner will play sleuth Miss Marple in a new movie.

Tom Bosley, whose long acting career was highlighted by his hugely popular role as the understanding father on television's nostalgic, top-rated 1970s comedy series 'Happy Days', died today. He was 83.

CATHERINE Zeta-Jones and Douglas Hodge were winners at the Tony Awards in New York, picking up gongs for best actress and best actor in a musical.

Scarlett Johansson and Denzel Washington were among the winners at last night’s Tony Awards.

Catherine Zeta-Jones’s Broadway debut received mixed reviews today, with veteran co-star Angela Lansbury diverting the bulk of critics’ praise following the opening of 'A Little Night Music'.

'Billy Elliot' danced away with a host of Tony Awards today, including the title for best musical.

AND so the search for the Toxic Loan Ten continues.

THE Borrowers may be coming back to Kilcoe Rectory, and in more ways than one.

Johnny Depp will re-teamwith Tim Burton and Helena Bonham Carter in the big-screen adaptation of Sweeney Todd.

Angela Lansbury was at one time TV’s highest paid actress.

What is it with the English and their nannies? Here we have Ms McPhee turning up in the unruly lives of Mr Brown and his brood to nanny them into order, with lots of TLC and magic.

Also out this week are two old-time but still hugely enjoyable TV detective series from Universal Playback.