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    Musical versions of films absolutely nobody asked for – from Human Centipede to Slenderman

    While some films perfectly lend themselves to a musical adaptation, others very much don’t…not that it’s stopped some daring creative types from trying!11:03, 24 Jun 2025Updated 11:03, 24 Jun 2025Slenderman prompted a musical rebootIt might not seem the most obvious inspiration for a musical. But Titanique – a comedy based on the sinking of the Titanic – opened the prestigious Champs Élysées Film Festival in Paris.The cult stage hit retells the story of James Cameron’s 1997 film from the perspective of Celine Dion. Here, we take a look at some more unlikely musicals…A Slenderman MusicalHe’s a folk tale for the internet age – a thin, unnaturally tall humanoid with a featureless white face, wearing a black suit. Tales of the sinister Slender Man been around on forums since 2009. So of course, in 2015 he got his own musical, released as a three-act audio album by Paul Shapera.Human Centipede: The Musical!You might think there’s nothing more shocking than the Human Centipede movies. They all involve a mad surgeon stitching people together, mouth to anus, to form the titular arthropod. But imagine if it started singing? Thanks to writers Liam Hartley and Oliver Catton, you don’t have to.The Human Centipede attracted outrage(Image: More

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    EastEnders legend addresses Michelle Ryan’s return as soap ‘looks to the past’

    EXCLUSIVE: An EastEnders star, who played one of the show’s most recognisable characters, has weighed in on Michelle Ryan’s return to the soap after two decades11:00, 24 Jun 2025An EastEnders icon has broken their silence on Michelle Ryan’s return as Zoe Slater.In an exclusive chat with Daily Star, former EastEnders star Samantha Womack, who played the unforgettable Ronnie Mitchell, weighed in on Michelle’s return to the soap after she left the BBC show back in 2005.She told us: “I did see a little clip of it and I thought: ‘Well, that’s really exciting!’ because one of the most iconic [EastEnders scenes is]: ‘You’re not my mother!’ ‘Yes I am!””That’s kind of cool to have that back. Maybe that means they’re looking to the past? Maybe, who knows….nice!”Michelle left the BBC soap back in the early 2000s and fans are excited for her return(Image: More