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The ‘Toy Story: Retro Roundup’ game officially acknowledges ‘Buzz Lightyear of Star Command’. It proclaims this version of the character is the “real Buzz Lightyear” in contrast of the ‘Lightyear (2022)’ film.

Sir Ian McKellen pays tribute to the late Patrick Stewart: “Before everything else, Patrick was defined by being born and bred in Yorkshire, the proud county in the north of England which he loved to the end. You could hear it in his accented voice and in the stern honesty with which he told you what he thought and felt. Yorkshiremen have no truck with half-truths or avoidance of big issues. He wore his heart on his sleeve, which made him a man to rely on, to admire and in my case, love. We first met as ambitious young actors with the Royal Shakespeare Company half a century ago but we weren't in the same productions. My first strong memory was a few years later, meeting him in the street in central London when he told me about an offer to take over a leading part in 'Star Trek'. “But Patrick think of your stage career in the UK. Do you really want to risk-getting lost in Hollywood for years and years?". Well, he took the risk and thank goodness for us all that he did for not just his devoted Trekkies but film and theatre audiences, who marvelled at his using international celebrity to star in a string of cinema successes ('X-Men' of course) and in great classical plays by Shakespeare, Ibsen, Arthur Miller, Peter Shaffer, Pinter and Beckett at Stratford-upon-Avon, in London's West End and on Broadway. America was his adopted home, where he met his adored Sunny who has cared for him through sickness and health, through thick and thin. But he never forsook his origins: and the proudest achievement of the most respected and beloved actor of his generation on either side of the Atlantic, was his appointment as Chancellor of Huddersfield University in Yorkshire.”

We just lost another screen legend today at 85 😔🕊️ Elke Sommer, the German-born Hollywood actress whose international career stretched from The Prize and A Shot in the Dark to The Muppet Show, Carry On Behind and decades of film and television, has passed away at 85. Sommer became one of the most recognizable European stars to break into Hollywood during the 1960s. She could play sophisticated comedy opposite Peter Sellers, step into thrillers and horror, appear alongside major stars such as Paul Newman and Bob Hope, and later bring the same unmistakable presence to television and voice work, Even voicing Yzma in the German dub of The Emperor’s New Groove (2000) Some of her most memorable roles included: • Maria Gambrelli — A Shot in the Dark • Yzma — The Emperor’s New Groove — German Dub • Inger Lisa Andersen — The Prize • Linka Karensky — The Wrecking Crew • Cleopatra / Herself — The Muppet Show • Professor Anna Vooshka — Carry On Behind • Lisa Reiner — Lisa and the Devil • Vera Clyde — And Then There Were None • Irma Eckman — Deadlier Than the Male • Eva Arnold — Baron Blood • Dr. Ilse Martin — The Six Million Dollar Man • Didi — Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! • Paula Schultz — The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz • Nikki Dunay — The Art of Love • Erika Altschul — Zeppelin • Countess Montparnasse — The Prisoner of Zenda • Lisa Baron — The Money Trap • Kay Bergdahl — The Oscar • Helga — The Victors • Isabel von Hohenstauffen — Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna What made Sommer’s career remarkable was how easily she crossed borders, languages, and genres. A star who emerged from European cinema became a familiar face in Hollywood comedy, drama, horror, adventure, and television. More than six decades after her rise to international fame, films like A Shot in the Dark and The Prize still preserve the elegance, humor, and screen presence that made Elke Sommer unforgettable. Rest in peace, Elke Sommer. 🎬🕊️