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De acuerdo con The Hollywood Reporter, Andrew Garfield (“Hasta el Último Hombre”) y Claire Foy (“Desconocidos”) protagonizarán la adaptación cinematográfica del clásico infantil de Enid Blyton, “The Magic Faraway Tree”.
La historia sigue a Polly (Foy) y Tim (Garfield) y a sus hijos Beth, Joe y Fran, una familia moderna que se ve obligada a trasladarse a la remota campiña inglesa.
El proyecto cuenta con Ben Gregor (“Fatherhood”) como director y Simon Farnaby como guionista, que ha declarado: «contar con dos actores de la calidad de Andrew Garfield y Claire Foy es un sueño para cualquier guionista. Hace tiempo que admiro su calidez, su ingenio y su ligereza. Además, tienen el poder de impregnar a sus personajes de complejidades que yo no tengo el poder de escribir… Quiero decir, hasta Enid Blyton estaría impresionada de que tengamos a Spiderman y a la...
De acuerdo con The Hollywood Reporter, Andrew Garfield (“Hasta el Último Hombre”) y Claire Foy (“Desconocidos”) protagonizarán la adaptación cinematográfica del clásico infantil de Enid Blyton, “The Magic Faraway Tree”.
La historia sigue a Polly (Foy) y Tim (Garfield) y a sus hijos Beth, Joe y Fran, una familia moderna que se ve obligada a trasladarse a la remota campiña inglesa.
El proyecto cuenta con Ben Gregor (“Fatherhood”) como director y Simon Farnaby como guionista, que ha declarado: «contar con dos actores de la calidad de Andrew Garfield y Claire Foy es un sueño para cualquier guionista. Hace tiempo que admiro su calidez, su ingenio y su ligereza. Además, tienen el poder de impregnar a sus personajes de complejidades que yo no tengo el poder de escribir… Quiero decir, hasta Enid Blyton estaría impresionada de que tengamos a Spiderman y a la...
- 5/7/2024
- by Marta Medina
- mundoCine
Enid Blyton’s The Magic Faraway Tree film continues to take shape, with Simon Farnaby writing the script. Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy are to star.
The latest family adventure from screenwriter Simon Farnaby has nabbed a pair of proper A-listers for its cast, with Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy joining the film adaptation of Enid Blyton’s beloved children’s novels, The Faraway Tree series.
The plot of the film sees Polly (Foy), Tim (Garfield) and their children move to the English countryside, where they encounter a magical tree which transports them to extraordinary lands. Featuring beloved characters like Moonface, Silky, Dame Washalot and Saucepan Man, the four books in the series have become children’s classics since the first was published in 1939.
This marks the second time Garfield and Foy have played an on-screen couple after 2017’s polio drama, Breathe (pictured).
Farnaby said: “To have two actors of...
The latest family adventure from screenwriter Simon Farnaby has nabbed a pair of proper A-listers for its cast, with Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy joining the film adaptation of Enid Blyton’s beloved children’s novels, The Faraway Tree series.
The plot of the film sees Polly (Foy), Tim (Garfield) and their children move to the English countryside, where they encounter a magical tree which transports them to extraordinary lands. Featuring beloved characters like Moonface, Silky, Dame Washalot and Saucepan Man, the four books in the series have become children’s classics since the first was published in 1939.
This marks the second time Garfield and Foy have played an on-screen couple after 2017’s polio drama, Breathe (pictured).
Farnaby said: “To have two actors of...
- 5/3/2024
- by James Harvey
- Film Stories
Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy are to reunite to star in the adaptation of Enid Blyton’s ‘The Magic Faraway Tree’.
Based on The Faraway Tree series of novels for children, the project follows Polly and Tim and their children Beth, Joe and Fran – a modern family who find themselves forced to relocate to the remote English countryside.
Soon after the family arrives in the countryside, the children discover a magical tree and its extraordinary and eccentric residents including treasured characters Moonface, Silky, Dame Washalot and Saucepan Man. At the top of the tree, they are transported to spectacular and fantastical lands and, through the joys and challenges of their adventures, the family learn to reconnect and value each other for the first time in years.
Garfield will play Tim while Foy takes on the role of Polly. The pair have previously starred together in Andy Serkis’ 2017 offering ‘Breath’.
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Based on The Faraway Tree series of novels for children, the project follows Polly and Tim and their children Beth, Joe and Fran – a modern family who find themselves forced to relocate to the remote English countryside.
Soon after the family arrives in the countryside, the children discover a magical tree and its extraordinary and eccentric residents including treasured characters Moonface, Silky, Dame Washalot and Saucepan Man. At the top of the tree, they are transported to spectacular and fantastical lands and, through the joys and challenges of their adventures, the family learn to reconnect and value each other for the first time in years.
Garfield will play Tim while Foy takes on the role of Polly. The pair have previously starred together in Andy Serkis’ 2017 offering ‘Breath’.
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- 5/3/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Enid Blyton adaptation The Magic Faraway Tree has found key cast in the shape of two-time Oscar nominee Andrew Garfield (The Amazing Spider Man) and two-time Emmy winner Claire Foy (All of Us Strangers).
Neal Street Productions, Elysian Film Group and Ashland Hill Media Finance are behind the movie which is being adapted by BAFTA-winner Simon Farnaby (Paddington 2) and will be directed by Ben Gregor (Britannia).
Based on The Faraway Tree series of novels for children, the feature will follow Polly and Tim and their children Beth, Joe and Fran – a modern family who find themselves forced to relocate to the remote English countryside. Garfield will play Tim and Foy will take on the role of Polly.
Soon after the family’s arrival in the countryside, the children discover a magical tree and its extraordinary and eccentric residents including treasured characters Moonface, Silky, Dame Washalot and Saucepan Man. At the top of the tree,...
Neal Street Productions, Elysian Film Group and Ashland Hill Media Finance are behind the movie which is being adapted by BAFTA-winner Simon Farnaby (Paddington 2) and will be directed by Ben Gregor (Britannia).
Based on The Faraway Tree series of novels for children, the feature will follow Polly and Tim and their children Beth, Joe and Fran – a modern family who find themselves forced to relocate to the remote English countryside. Garfield will play Tim and Foy will take on the role of Polly.
Soon after the family’s arrival in the countryside, the children discover a magical tree and its extraordinary and eccentric residents including treasured characters Moonface, Silky, Dame Washalot and Saucepan Man. At the top of the tree,...
- 5/3/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy have joined the cast of magical family adventure feature “The Magic Faraway Tree,” based on Enid Blyton’s beloved children’s classic.
The film — from Neal Street Productions, Elysian Film Group and Ashland Hill Media Finance — has been adapted by BAFTA winner Simon Farnaby (“Wonka” and “Paddington 2”) and will be directed by Ben Gregor. Palisades Park Pictures are handling sales in Cannes. Principal photography will begin in June, with additional casting currently underway.
Based on “The Faraway Tree” series of novels for children, “The Magic Faraway Tree” follows Polly (Foy) and Tim (Garfield) and their children Beth, Joe and Fran — a modern family who find themselves forced to relocate to the remote English countryside. Soon after the family’s arrival in the countryside, the children discover a magical tree and its extraordinary and eccentric residents including treasured characters Moonface, Silky, Dame Washalot and Saucepan Man.
The film — from Neal Street Productions, Elysian Film Group and Ashland Hill Media Finance — has been adapted by BAFTA winner Simon Farnaby (“Wonka” and “Paddington 2”) and will be directed by Ben Gregor. Palisades Park Pictures are handling sales in Cannes. Principal photography will begin in June, with additional casting currently underway.
Based on “The Faraway Tree” series of novels for children, “The Magic Faraway Tree” follows Polly (Foy) and Tim (Garfield) and their children Beth, Joe and Fran — a modern family who find themselves forced to relocate to the remote English countryside. Soon after the family’s arrival in the countryside, the children discover a magical tree and its extraordinary and eccentric residents including treasured characters Moonface, Silky, Dame Washalot and Saucepan Man.
- 5/3/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy will lead the adaptation of Enid Blyton’s children’s book The Magic Faraway Tree, with principal photography to begin in June.
The film is produced by Pippa Harris for Neal Street Productions, with Danny Perkins of Elysian Film Group and Jane Hooks. Executive producers are Ashland Hill Media Finance’s Simon Williams, Joe Simpson and Jonathan Bross, and Palisade Park Pictures’ Tamara Birkemoe.
Ben Gregor is directing from a script by Wonka and Paddington 2 writer Simon Farnaby. The Magic Faraway Tree is based on Blyton’s The Faraway Tree novel series. It follows a...
The film is produced by Pippa Harris for Neal Street Productions, with Danny Perkins of Elysian Film Group and Jane Hooks. Executive producers are Ashland Hill Media Finance’s Simon Williams, Joe Simpson and Jonathan Bross, and Palisade Park Pictures’ Tamara Birkemoe.
Ben Gregor is directing from a script by Wonka and Paddington 2 writer Simon Farnaby. The Magic Faraway Tree is based on Blyton’s The Faraway Tree novel series. It follows a...
- 5/3/2024
- ScreenDaily
“The Crown” is on the cusp of history at the Emmys. Imelda Staunton is one of the top contenders for Best Drama Actress for her role as Queen Elizabeth II in the sixth and final season of the Netflix biographical drama. She would be the third Elizabeth II to win for “The Crown,” following Claire Foy and Olivia Colman. That would mean Emmys for every lead actress who played the monarch on the show. And it would make “The Crown” the first show to win Best Drama Actress for three different women.
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If Staunton does win this year it would be quite fitting as it would continue the trend of Queens Elizabeth winning on their second try. Foy was first nominated in 2017, but lost to Elisabeth Moss (“The Handmaid’s Tale”). Then Foy won for season two of the series in...
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If Staunton does win this year it would be quite fitting as it would continue the trend of Queens Elizabeth winning on their second try. Foy was first nominated in 2017, but lost to Elisabeth Moss (“The Handmaid’s Tale”). Then Foy won for season two of the series in...
- 4/9/2024
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Having trouble predicting who will win Best Drama Actress at the 2024 Emmy Awards? Let’s consult Gold Derby’s Emmy Experts! These savvy pundits from major media outlets have chimed in with their first set of predictions, and they say the trophy will go to Jennifer Aniston (“The Morning Show”). The other potential nominees at this early stage are Emma Stone (“The Curse”), Imelda Staunton (“The Crown”), Juliette Binoche (“The New Look”), Rosario Dawson (“Ahsoka”) and Carrie Coon (“The Gilded Age”) — but that could all change in the coming months.
As of this writing, four out of our nine Emmy Experts predict a victory for Aniston: Clayton Davis (Variety), Jazz Tangcay (Variety), Joyce Eng (Gold Derby) and Ray Richmond (Gold Derby). She plays journalist Alex Levy who, during Season 3 of Apple TV+’s “The Morning Show,” begins a romantic relationship with tech billionaire Paul Marks (Jon Hamm). This would be...
As of this writing, four out of our nine Emmy Experts predict a victory for Aniston: Clayton Davis (Variety), Jazz Tangcay (Variety), Joyce Eng (Gold Derby) and Ray Richmond (Gold Derby). She plays journalist Alex Levy who, during Season 3 of Apple TV+’s “The Morning Show,” begins a romantic relationship with tech billionaire Paul Marks (Jon Hamm). This would be...
- 4/1/2024
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Claire Foy and Richard E. Grant are set to lead a new period drama directed by Peter Glanz.
Titled “Savage House,” the eighteenth century black comedy also stars Bel Powley (“A Small Light”) and Jack Farthing (“The Lost Daughter”).
Kila Lord Cassidy (“The Wonder”), Richard McCabe (“Napoleon”), Vicki Pepperdine (“Poor Things”) and Pip Torrens (“The Iron Lady”) round out the cast. The film recently wrapped in the U.K.
“Set against the backdrop of eighteenth century England, a massive pox outbreak, and Jacobite uprising – this is a timely and darkly satirical story of Sir Chauncey Savage (Grant) and Lady Savage (Foy) and their blind pursuit of a better life,” reads the logline. “It is not without a tinge of irony that their family name is the Savages, for this is a Savage House indeed. Filled with duels, decadence, and bloodshed, this is a madcap play on class and power.”
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Titled “Savage House,” the eighteenth century black comedy also stars Bel Powley (“A Small Light”) and Jack Farthing (“The Lost Daughter”).
Kila Lord Cassidy (“The Wonder”), Richard McCabe (“Napoleon”), Vicki Pepperdine (“Poor Things”) and Pip Torrens (“The Iron Lady”) round out the cast. The film recently wrapped in the U.K.
“Set against the backdrop of eighteenth century England, a massive pox outbreak, and Jacobite uprising – this is a timely and darkly satirical story of Sir Chauncey Savage (Grant) and Lady Savage (Foy) and their blind pursuit of a better life,” reads the logline. “It is not without a tinge of irony that their family name is the Savages, for this is a Savage House indeed. Filled with duels, decadence, and bloodshed, this is a madcap play on class and power.”
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- 2/16/2024
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Sundance dealmaking was buoyant, the awards season is coming to a head with a number of critically acclaimed movies having done well at the box office, and apparently peak TV is over. Whisper it quietly, but after years of movies being almost a dirty word compared to the lustre of TV, is independent theatrical film staging a comeback?
If the turbocharged and upbeat European Film Market (EFM) — which officially got underway today in Berlin, but has been in swing for a while — is anything to go by, the indie sales and production sectors are in decent health, at least.
Things were looking up even before the market. A week ago we broke news of the biggest North American deal in years for an indie movie when Paramount stumped up around $25M for Michael Gracey’s Better Man with a big theatrical commitment. “That gives you hope,” one movie financier texted at the time.
If the turbocharged and upbeat European Film Market (EFM) — which officially got underway today in Berlin, but has been in swing for a while — is anything to go by, the indie sales and production sectors are in decent health, at least.
Things were looking up even before the market. A week ago we broke news of the biggest North American deal in years for an indie movie when Paramount stumped up around $25M for Michael Gracey’s Better Man with a big theatrical commitment. “That gives you hope,” one movie financier texted at the time.
- 2/15/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman and Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Two-time Emmy and Golden Globe winner Claire Foy and Oscar nominee Brendan Gleeson are set to star in H Is For Hawk for Plan B and Film4.
Based on author Helen MacDonald’s well-received New York Times memoir of the same name, the film is to be directed by BAFTA winner Philippa Lowthorpe (The Crown), and written by Emma Donoghue (Room).
The true story follows Helen (Foy) who, after losing her beloved father (Gleeson), finds herself saved by an unlikely friendship with a stubborn hawk named Mabel. Through the bond, Helen rediscovers the beauty of being alive.
Protagonist Pictures’ is launching worldwide sales on the buzzy package ahead of the EFM. Pic is being produced by Plan B and was developed with Film4 who will executive-produce and co-finance.
Based on author Helen MacDonald’s well-received New York Times memoir of the same name, the film is to be directed by BAFTA winner Philippa Lowthorpe (The Crown), and written by Emma Donoghue (Room).
The true story follows Helen (Foy) who, after losing her beloved father (Gleeson), finds herself saved by an unlikely friendship with a stubborn hawk named Mabel. Through the bond, Helen rediscovers the beauty of being alive.
Protagonist Pictures’ is launching worldwide sales on the buzzy package ahead of the EFM. Pic is being produced by Plan B and was developed with Film4 who will executive-produce and co-finance.
- 2/9/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
There’s something inherently a little unsettling about a tower block. And that’s particularly true of the glistening edifices of modern London, with enormous windows, uninspired furnishing, and even less personality than a geography teacher convention. In Andrew Haigh‘s new drama All of Us Strangers, one of these tower blocks becomes pure purgatory – a cavernous liminal space in which two lonely men are trapped, at least until they can find each other.
Haigh simply doesn’t make noisy films. With the likes of Weekend and 45 Years, he has proven adept at telling smart, human stories about relationships at very different stages. In some ways, his work lives in those liminal, uncertain spaces. All of Us Strangers, which combines Haigh’s trademark thoughtful humanity with lashings of ghost story, is no different and is as fascinating as it is desperately painful.
The story begins with Adam (Andrew Scott), who...
Haigh simply doesn’t make noisy films. With the likes of Weekend and 45 Years, he has proven adept at telling smart, human stories about relationships at very different stages. In some ways, his work lives in those liminal, uncertain spaces. All of Us Strangers, which combines Haigh’s trademark thoughtful humanity with lashings of ghost story, is no different and is as fascinating as it is desperately painful.
The story begins with Adam (Andrew Scott), who...
- 1/26/2024
- by Tom Beasley
- Talking Films
Wild audition stories are a dime a dozen in Hollywood, but McLean Stevenson's "M*A*S*H" casting is one of the stranger bits of classic sitcom mythology. According to casting director Eddie Foy III (per MeTV), the actor who would go on to play beloved buffoon Colonel Henry Blake for three seasons of the long-running series first earned the part in an especially roundabout way. The casting department didn't simply have Stevenson audition but instead put him in an entirely different TV movie to get him on executive producer Gene Reynolds' radar.
"I remember McLean Stevenson, I got McLean to do [the series]," Foy recalled in an interview with the Archive of American Television. "In fact," he continued, "we snuck him in on a picture called 'Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones,' where he played an eccentric minister, and we showed it to Gene Reynolds. He said, 'I love the guy.
"I remember McLean Stevenson, I got McLean to do [the series]," Foy recalled in an interview with the Archive of American Television. "In fact," he continued, "we snuck him in on a picture called 'Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones,' where he played an eccentric minister, and we showed it to Gene Reynolds. He said, 'I love the guy.
- 1/23/2024
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
Though January is notorious as a movie “dumping ground” with several forgettable big studio releases (often a mediocre horror flick), it’s also when many of the “indie” studios give a wide release to some of their “award hopefuls”, after getting a quickie end-of-the-year Oscar-qualifying “run’ on both of the coasts. And that’s surely the case with this thought-provoking and conversation-starting motion picture. All Of US Strangers (the title is appropriately vague) takes us into a dreamy “netherworld’ for 105 minutes, before sending us back into the jolting harsh reality. The focus of the film is an aspiring writer named Adam (Andrew Scott) who is nearly numb from the routine of “cocooning” in his comfy condo (or it may be an apartment) in a brand-new high-rise on the outskirts of London. Ah, but he’s been noticed by a neighbor, a friendly fellow named Harry (Paul Mescal) who knocks on Adam’s door,...
- 1/19/2024
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
“All of Us Strangers” is praised for its wistful same-sex romance, but writer/director Andrew Haigh also credits Frankie Goes to Hollywood and the Pet Shop Boys. In fact, he wouldn’t start production until he knew the film had the music rights.
“I think almost every single song that comes out was scripted,” he told IndieWire. “I knew what that music was before I even started, and I made sure we got the rights to it before we started. Everything was sort of designed with that in mind. [The movie] is about the power of music, weirdly, to drag us back into the past.”
For Adam (Andrew Scott), the songs he chooses to play are as telling as the eerie silence that fills his apartment building, empty save for his neighbor and soon-to-be lover, Harry (Paul Mescal). Their relationship ends with a gut punch, but the final, devastating moment finds them...
“I think almost every single song that comes out was scripted,” he told IndieWire. “I knew what that music was before I even started, and I made sure we got the rights to it before we started. Everything was sort of designed with that in mind. [The movie] is about the power of music, weirdly, to drag us back into the past.”
For Adam (Andrew Scott), the songs he chooses to play are as telling as the eerie silence that fills his apartment building, empty save for his neighbor and soon-to-be lover, Harry (Paul Mescal). Their relationship ends with a gut punch, but the final, devastating moment finds them...
- 1/13/2024
- by Mark Peikert
- Indiewire
The powerful emotions of loneliness, loss and the spirit of memory that run through “All of Us Strangers” spoke volumes to cinematographer Jamie Ramsay.
Written and directed by Andrew Haigh, the movie stars Andrew Scott as Adam, a gay screenwriter who lives alone. A chance encounter with Harry (Paul Mescal) leads to a relationship and triggers memories for Adam, who finds himself in a fantastical world when he visits his childhood home and sees his parents (Claire Foy and Jamie Bell) 30 years after they died in a car accident.
Ramsay needed to represent the concept of isolation and loneliness of Adam’s character, while maintaining warmth.
Ramsay lit Adam’s day-to-day world in a straightforward manner.
“But when he goes back to his parents, that’s when the lighting starts to develop this ethereal sense, and the ghost of the past starts to affect his real life.”
In scenes with Adam’s parents,...
Written and directed by Andrew Haigh, the movie stars Andrew Scott as Adam, a gay screenwriter who lives alone. A chance encounter with Harry (Paul Mescal) leads to a relationship and triggers memories for Adam, who finds himself in a fantastical world when he visits his childhood home and sees his parents (Claire Foy and Jamie Bell) 30 years after they died in a car accident.
Ramsay needed to represent the concept of isolation and loneliness of Adam’s character, while maintaining warmth.
Ramsay lit Adam’s day-to-day world in a straightforward manner.
“But when he goes back to his parents, that’s when the lighting starts to develop this ethereal sense, and the ghost of the past starts to affect his real life.”
In scenes with Adam’s parents,...
- 1/9/2024
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Like “Weird Al” Yankovic, Ed Sheeran won his first-ever Primetime Emmy Award Saturday as his Ted Lasso track “A Beautiful Game” was named Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics. With the singer abroad for an upcoming tour — and thus missing the Creative Arts Emmy ceremony — Sheeran turned to social media to deliver his acceptance speech of sorts.
“We won an Emmy last night,” Sheeran wrote. “I was not expecting to win at all, it was a real real surprise waking up to the news, I wish I had been there but...
“We won an Emmy last night,” Sheeran wrote. “I was not expecting to win at all, it was a real real surprise waking up to the news, I wish I had been there but...
- 1/7/2024
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Clare Foy is satisfied that her battle over pay for The Crown has paid off for other female actors.
The British star of the first two series of the Netflix big-budget drama was famously enraged on the discovery that, despite holding the crown of the title in her lead role of a young Elizabeth II, she was being paid less than her co-star Matt Smith, who played a young Prince Philip.
When this discrepancy came to light, the show’s producers Left Bank Pictures explained it down to Smith’s higher profile coming into the show. However, as Foy emerged the breakout star of the drama – securing a Golden Globe and two Emmy awards for her work – they pledged this would not happen again on the production.
This weekend, Foy told The Times newspaper she realised she had made a difference within the industry. “The difference is, as the female actor,...
The British star of the first two series of the Netflix big-budget drama was famously enraged on the discovery that, despite holding the crown of the title in her lead role of a young Elizabeth II, she was being paid less than her co-star Matt Smith, who played a young Prince Philip.
When this discrepancy came to light, the show’s producers Left Bank Pictures explained it down to Smith’s higher profile coming into the show. However, as Foy emerged the breakout star of the drama – securing a Golden Globe and two Emmy awards for her work – they pledged this would not happen again on the production.
This weekend, Foy told The Times newspaper she realised she had made a difference within the industry. “The difference is, as the female actor,...
- 1/6/2024
- by Caroline Frost
- Deadline Film + TV
Logan (Brian Cox) once told his kids, “I have you beat” on “Succession,” and the show could basically say the same to its Golden Globe competition. The HBO hit was already expected to dominate prior to nominations, but its record-breaking nine bids for its fourth and final season just underscored how it is truly the one to beat on the drama side — and perhaps nothing can beat it.
The show feels locked and loaded in Best Drama Series at 82/25 odds. It has more than 1,600 predictions to win. No other nominee — “The Last of Us,” “The Crown,” “The Morning Show,” “The Diplomat” and “1923” — has even hit 100 (not a typo) predictions to triumph. “Succession” would tie “The X-Files” and “Mad Men” with a record three drama series trophies, but unlike those two shows, it will never have suffered a loss in the category, which is definitely something to brag about. It...
The show feels locked and loaded in Best Drama Series at 82/25 odds. It has more than 1,600 predictions to win. No other nominee — “The Last of Us,” “The Crown,” “The Morning Show,” “The Diplomat” and “1923” — has even hit 100 (not a typo) predictions to triumph. “Succession” would tie “The X-Files” and “Mad Men” with a record three drama series trophies, but unlike those two shows, it will never have suffered a loss in the category, which is definitely something to brag about. It...
- 1/5/2024
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Claire Foy recently appeared on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast while on the press tour for “All of Us Strangers” and was asked to reveal the worst acting note she ever got on set from a director. She didn’t hesitate to answer: “Start acting, darling!”
“First job I ever did on TV, which was ‘Being Human.’ The pilot, with Russell Tovey and Andrea Riseborough. I didn’t know what I was doing and he shouted it at me,” Foy remembered. “It’s taken me a long time to accept that it was actually a very unkind thing to do to a 23-year-old on their first job ever.”
Foy said that “instead of taking [a newcomer actor] under your wing and helping them,” as perhaps a kinder filmmaker would do, her director was “just shouting at them in front of everyone.”
“Sometimes not very nice directors need someone to bully on set, and I was like that person,...
“First job I ever did on TV, which was ‘Being Human.’ The pilot, with Russell Tovey and Andrea Riseborough. I didn’t know what I was doing and he shouted it at me,” Foy remembered. “It’s taken me a long time to accept that it was actually a very unkind thing to do to a 23-year-old on their first job ever.”
Foy said that “instead of taking [a newcomer actor] under your wing and helping them,” as perhaps a kinder filmmaker would do, her director was “just shouting at them in front of everyone.”
“Sometimes not very nice directors need someone to bully on set, and I was like that person,...
- 1/3/2024
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
Claire Foy has revealed how the director on her first major acting job made her feel bullied.
The Emmy-winning star of The Crown said the director of the BBC’s Being Human pilot was “unkind” to her during filming on the 2008 show.
Foy did not name the individual, but Declan O’Dwyer is credited as the director of the Being Human pilot episode. O’Dwyer’s agent has been contacted for comment.
Speaking on Josh Horowitz’s Happy Sad Confused podcast, Foy accused O’Dwyer of giving her the “worst note” she has ever received from a director.
Foy alleged that he told her to “start acting, darling” as she shot scenes as the character Julia. The revelation drew an audible gasp from Horowitz’s audience. “I didn’t know what I was doing and he shouted it at me,” Foy remembered.
She was being interviewed alongside her All of Us Strangers co-star Andrew Scott,...
The Emmy-winning star of The Crown said the director of the BBC’s Being Human pilot was “unkind” to her during filming on the 2008 show.
Foy did not name the individual, but Declan O’Dwyer is credited as the director of the Being Human pilot episode. O’Dwyer’s agent has been contacted for comment.
Speaking on Josh Horowitz’s Happy Sad Confused podcast, Foy accused O’Dwyer of giving her the “worst note” she has ever received from a director.
Foy alleged that he told her to “start acting, darling” as she shot scenes as the character Julia. The revelation drew an audible gasp from Horowitz’s audience. “I didn’t know what I was doing and he shouted it at me,” Foy remembered.
She was being interviewed alongside her All of Us Strangers co-star Andrew Scott,...
- 1/3/2024
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Please Note: This forecast, assembled by Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter’s executive editor of awards coverage, reflects Scott’s best attempt to predict the behavior of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, not his personal preferences. He arrives at these projections by drawing upon conversations with voters and other industry insiders, analysis of marketing and awards campaigns, results of awards ceremonies that precede the Oscars, and the history of the Oscars itself. There will be regular updates to reflect new developments.
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Best Picture
Frontrunners
1. Oppenheimer (Universal)
2. Barbie (Warner Bros.)
3. Killers of the Flower Moon (Apple)
4. American Fiction (Amazon/MGM)
5. The Holdovers (Focus)
6. Poor Things (Searchlight)
7. Maestro (Netflix)
8. Past Lives (A24)
9. Anatomy of a Fall (Neon)
10. The Zone of Interest (A24)
Major Threats
11. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Sony)
12. The Color Purple (Warner Bros.)
13. May December (Netflix)
14. Society of the Snow (Netflix)
15. The Boy and the Heron (Gkids)
Possibilities...
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Best Picture
Frontrunners
1. Oppenheimer (Universal)
2. Barbie (Warner Bros.)
3. Killers of the Flower Moon (Apple)
4. American Fiction (Amazon/MGM)
5. The Holdovers (Focus)
6. Poor Things (Searchlight)
7. Maestro (Netflix)
8. Past Lives (A24)
9. Anatomy of a Fall (Neon)
10. The Zone of Interest (A24)
Major Threats
11. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Sony)
12. The Color Purple (Warner Bros.)
13. May December (Netflix)
14. Society of the Snow (Netflix)
15. The Boy and the Heron (Gkids)
Possibilities...
- 12/27/2023
- by Scott Feinberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Queen Elizabeth II’s former private secretary isn’t all that impressed by The Crown’s portrayal of the late monarch. Following the premiere of the Netflix original series’ sixth and final season, the late queen’s former private secretary shared their thoughts on the show as well as performances from actors Claire Foy, Olivia Colman, and Imelda Staunton.
[Spoiler alert: This article contains spoilers from The Crown Season 6.]
Imelda Staunton, Olivia Colman, and Claire Foy all appeared as Queen Elizabeth in ‘The Crown’ Season 6
Spoilers ahead. For those who haven’t watched Part II of The Crown, look away now because here’s what happened at the culmination of the series.
Staunton’s Queen Elizabeth, after some encouragement from Prince Philip (Jonathan Pryce), got involved with the planning for her death — Operation London Bridge — and funeral. She attended a meeting, made a joke about dying at the most convenient location, and saw detailed plans a long time in the making.
[Spoiler alert: This article contains spoilers from The Crown Season 6.]
Imelda Staunton, Olivia Colman, and Claire Foy all appeared as Queen Elizabeth in ‘The Crown’ Season 6
Spoilers ahead. For those who haven’t watched Part II of The Crown, look away now because here’s what happened at the culmination of the series.
Staunton’s Queen Elizabeth, after some encouragement from Prince Philip (Jonathan Pryce), got involved with the planning for her death — Operation London Bridge — and funeral. She attended a meeting, made a joke about dying at the most convenient location, and saw detailed plans a long time in the making.
- 12/27/2023
- by Mandi Kerr
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Actress Claire Foy is ready and braced for a lot of personal reactions to her latest film All of Us Strangers. Adapted from Taichi Yamada’s novel Strangers, writer-director Andrew Haigh’s emotional reimagining finds gay screenwriter Adam (Andrew Scott) working on a script inspired by a devastating personal tragedy: in the early ’80s, both his parents died in a car crash when he was just 12. Seeking inspiration, Adam travels back to his childhood neighborhood where he encounters his parents (Claire Foy and Jamie Bell) — not only still living in his former home but looking exactly the same as the last time he saw them.
Deadline: How did you first hear about All of Us Strangers?
Claire Foy: It was actually three or four months before we started shooting. One of my agents, Billy Lazarus, had a very, very emotional response to it, and I knew that it was something quite special.
Deadline: How did you first hear about All of Us Strangers?
Claire Foy: It was actually three or four months before we started shooting. One of my agents, Billy Lazarus, had a very, very emotional response to it, and I knew that it was something quite special.
- 12/24/2023
- by Stevie Wong
- Deadline Film + TV
Andrew Haigh’s All of Us Strangers has its share of mysteries and dreamscapes and detours into the mystical, but it drops a breadcrumb morsel of a clue to viewers early on. You don’t know it on a first viewing — and this is the sort of rich, layered, remarkable work of art that requires more than a few — yet the detail that the filmmaker momentarily fixates on is telling. Adam (Andrew Scott) is a screenwriter, struggling to start work on a project. He alternates between staring at a blank...
- 12/22/2023
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
In English filmmaker Andrew Haigh’s All of Us Strangers, grief is overwhelming. Emotions run deep, relationships ebb within the span of a scene, and loneliness becomes all-consuming. Haigh’s ephemeral drama follows Adam (a darting Andrew Scott) as he begins a relationship with Harry (Paul Mescal in another role as a broken young man), while he grapples with the death of his parents many years ago. He visits these parents (Claire Foy and Jamie Bell), remembering them as they once were, sleeping in his childhood home, telling them about his childhood, his sexuality, and his immense sadness.
Haigh’s films often contain this amount of emotional weight, this blanket of innate feeling. He oscillates with the novels he chooses to adapt, most recently taking on grim brutality in The North Water––far from the brighter touch of his newest film, even if both stories retain high levels of intensity.
Haigh’s films often contain this amount of emotional weight, this blanket of innate feeling. He oscillates with the novels he chooses to adapt, most recently taking on grim brutality in The North Water––far from the brighter touch of his newest film, even if both stories retain high levels of intensity.
- 12/21/2023
- by Michael Frank
- The Film Stage
Claire Foy was "embarrassingly excited" to be in 'All of Us Strangers' with Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal and Jamie Bell.The 39-year-old star features in Andrew Haigh's tear-jerking romantic fantasy film and explained how she had to "rein it in" working with her co-stars.Claire told IndieWire: "I got to tick off a lot of my bucket list actors in this."I was embarrassingly excited to be in the film with the three of them. I wasn't a fan girl! I managed to rein it in. There were some definitely very exciting days."Claire had particular praise for 'Billy Elliot' star Jamie and was desperate for him to join the cast after learning that he had been approached by the director.'The Crown' actress explained: "When I heard that Andrew was going to offer it to Jamie, I was just like, oh, my God, I wish...
- 12/21/2023
- by Joe Graber
- Bang Showbiz
Tucked into the official logline of Andrew Haigh’s heartbreaking “All of Us Strangers” are plenty of intriguing ideas. Mainly, there’s the revelation that Harry’s (played by Andrew Scott) parents are long dead by the time the film opens, and begin appearing to him three decades after they passed away. So stars Claire Foy and Jamie Bell, known simply as “Mum” and “Dad” in the film, are, what? Ghosts? Memories made corporeal? Dreams?
For Foy, those big questions weren’t the most thrilling part of the film. Instead, it was the chance to dive so deeply into a character that, even more than a year since the end of production — the film shot in the summer of 2022 in the UK — she can still conjure up intensely personal alternate realities for a woman literally bound in time.
I met Foy in the restaurant of a Manhattan hotel the afternoon...
For Foy, those big questions weren’t the most thrilling part of the film. Instead, it was the chance to dive so deeply into a character that, even more than a year since the end of production — the film shot in the summer of 2022 in the UK — she can still conjure up intensely personal alternate realities for a woman literally bound in time.
I met Foy in the restaurant of a Manhattan hotel the afternoon...
- 12/20/2023
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott in All Of Us StrangersPhoto: Searchlight Pictures
Andrew Haigh is a master storyteller of love stories, both about budding connections (Weekend) and lifetime marriages falling apart (45 Years). He’s also one of the best contemporary chroniclers of gay lives. In All Of Us Strangers, he...
Andrew Haigh is a master storyteller of love stories, both about budding connections (Weekend) and lifetime marriages falling apart (45 Years). He’s also one of the best contemporary chroniclers of gay lives. In All Of Us Strangers, he...
- 12/20/2023
- by Murtada Elfadl
- avclub.com
Andrew Haigh’s romance, starring Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal, secures nine London critics’ circle film award nods, closely followed by Oppenheimer with seven
British drama All of Us Strangers has consolidated its position as a serious awards-season contender with nine nominations at the London critics’ circle film awards, including film of the year.
Written and directed by Andrew Haigh, All of Us Strangers secured nods for three of its principal cast: Andrew Scott as actor of the year, and Claire Foy and Paul Mescal in supporting categories. The film tells the story of a romance between Scott and Mescal’s characters, with Foy and Jamie Bell as Scott’s parents who appear to have been suspended in time. The film has not yet been released in the UK but premiered at the prestigious Telluride film festival in September, where the Guardian’s chief film critic Peter Bradshaw described it as a “mysterious,...
British drama All of Us Strangers has consolidated its position as a serious awards-season contender with nine nominations at the London critics’ circle film awards, including film of the year.
Written and directed by Andrew Haigh, All of Us Strangers secured nods for three of its principal cast: Andrew Scott as actor of the year, and Claire Foy and Paul Mescal in supporting categories. The film tells the story of a romance between Scott and Mescal’s characters, with Foy and Jamie Bell as Scott’s parents who appear to have been suspended in time. The film has not yet been released in the UK but premiered at the prestigious Telluride film festival in September, where the Guardian’s chief film critic Peter Bradshaw described it as a “mysterious,...
- 12/20/2023
- by Andrew Pulver
- The Guardian - Film News
Exclusive: The Crown’s finale dropped on Thursday and featured a surprise coming together of the three incarnations of Queen Elizabeth II.
Imelda Staunton, Olivia Colman, and Claire Foy gathered for a stirring penultimate scene in which they united under the arches of St George’s Chapel, where the real Queen is buried.
Dickie Arbiter, the Queen’s former press secretary, has been a hawkish viewer of the Netflix series and can now reflect on the performances of the three women who played his boss.
He was withering about Colman and Staunton’s portrayals of Queen Elizabeth over the past four seasons of The Crown — the period in which he worked closely with Her Majesty.
Arbiter said he did not recognize the “drawn” woman played by Colman, while he argued that Staunton’s Queen was gloomy in a way that did the Queen a disservice.
He told Deadline: “I don...
Imelda Staunton, Olivia Colman, and Claire Foy gathered for a stirring penultimate scene in which they united under the arches of St George’s Chapel, where the real Queen is buried.
Dickie Arbiter, the Queen’s former press secretary, has been a hawkish viewer of the Netflix series and can now reflect on the performances of the three women who played his boss.
He was withering about Colman and Staunton’s portrayals of Queen Elizabeth over the past four seasons of The Crown — the period in which he worked closely with Her Majesty.
Arbiter said he did not recognize the “drawn” woman played by Colman, while he argued that Staunton’s Queen was gloomy in a way that did the Queen a disservice.
He told Deadline: “I don...
- 12/17/2023
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
‘The Crown’ Queens Unite: Olivia Colman & Claire Foy Flank Imelda Staunton In Netflix Series’ Finale
Spoiler Alert: This news story features details from Season 6 of The Crown
The Crown’s stirring finale has landed on Netflix — and there is a surprise for fans of the series.
Olivia Colman and Claire Foy have reprised the role of Queen Elizabeth II to flank Imelda Staunton in some of the Netflix show’s final scenes.
Directed by the returning Stephen Daldry, the concluding episode features the Queen making arrangements for “Operation London Bridge,” the codename for her death and funeral.
Staunton’s monarch is also considering abdicating the throne and is visited by apparitions of her younger self as she grapples with the idea.
Colman and Foy return to offer their wisdom before the curtain is ready to fall on the lavish series with a shot of the three Queens in unison under the arches of St George’s Chapel.
They are standing in front of a vision of the Queen’s coffin,...
The Crown’s stirring finale has landed on Netflix — and there is a surprise for fans of the series.
Olivia Colman and Claire Foy have reprised the role of Queen Elizabeth II to flank Imelda Staunton in some of the Netflix show’s final scenes.
Directed by the returning Stephen Daldry, the concluding episode features the Queen making arrangements for “Operation London Bridge,” the codename for her death and funeral.
Staunton’s monarch is also considering abdicating the throne and is visited by apparitions of her younger self as she grapples with the idea.
Colman and Foy return to offer their wisdom before the curtain is ready to fall on the lavish series with a shot of the three Queens in unison under the arches of St George’s Chapel.
They are standing in front of a vision of the Queen’s coffin,...
- 12/14/2023
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
An unexpected thing happens in the series finale of The Crown, which Netflix released today: Queen Elizabeth is the main character.
This would seem to be the most predictable thing in the world, right? The Crown began with Elizabeth’s unexpected ascension to the British throne at the age of 25, and it concludes a little over 50 years later. First Claire Foy, then Olivia Colman, and most recently Imelda Staunton have been playing the protagonist, haven’t they?
In theory, yes. But The Crown creator Peter Morgan has always had an...
This would seem to be the most predictable thing in the world, right? The Crown began with Elizabeth’s unexpected ascension to the British throne at the age of 25, and it concludes a little over 50 years later. First Claire Foy, then Olivia Colman, and most recently Imelda Staunton have been playing the protagonist, haven’t they?
In theory, yes. But The Crown creator Peter Morgan has always had an...
- 12/14/2023
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
As speculation continues over who will be the next James Bond, Andrew Scott, who played the villainous C in Sam Mendes’ “Spectre,” is weighing on his “All of Us Strangers” co-star Paul Mescal stepping into the shoes of 007.
“He’d probably be a great James Bond,” Scott told me Saturday night at Los Angeles special screening of “All of Us Strangers” at Vidiots in Eagle Rock.
But then he added with a sly smile, “I want to see him in ‘Gladiator’ first.”
Mescal, who couldn’t attend the Saturday screening because he is currently filming the “Gladiator” sequel in Malta, has been a fan favorite to lead the James Bond franchise after the departure of Daniel Craig.
Scott says Mescal has sent him photos from the “Gladiator” set. “It’s gonna be incredible,” Scott said. “It’s so exciting. I’ve seen some images that are going to delight the world over.
“He’d probably be a great James Bond,” Scott told me Saturday night at Los Angeles special screening of “All of Us Strangers” at Vidiots in Eagle Rock.
But then he added with a sly smile, “I want to see him in ‘Gladiator’ first.”
Mescal, who couldn’t attend the Saturday screening because he is currently filming the “Gladiator” sequel in Malta, has been a fan favorite to lead the James Bond franchise after the departure of Daniel Craig.
Scott says Mescal has sent him photos from the “Gladiator” set. “It’s gonna be incredible,” Scott said. “It’s so exciting. I’ve seen some images that are going to delight the world over.
- 12/10/2023
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
As All of Us Strangers begins to rack up the awards season accolades — so far being nominated at the Gothams, Film Independent Spirits and National Board of Review Awards — stars Andrew Scott, Claire Foy and Jamie Bell premiered their film in Los Angeles on Saturday night alongside writer-director Andrew Haigh.
The project stars Scott as a gay writer who begins a relationship with his mysterious neighbor (played by Paul Mescal), while at the same time discovering his parents (played by Foy and Bell) appear to be living just as they were on the day they died, 30 years before.
“I thought it was really one of the most extraordinary scripts I’d ever read. Truly heartbreaking,” Scott told The Hollywood Reporter of taking on the project. “I was really in bits after reading the script and the finished movie really doesn’t differ too much from the original script.”
Scott and...
The project stars Scott as a gay writer who begins a relationship with his mysterious neighbor (played by Paul Mescal), while at the same time discovering his parents (played by Foy and Bell) appear to be living just as they were on the day they died, 30 years before.
“I thought it was really one of the most extraordinary scripts I’d ever read. Truly heartbreaking,” Scott told The Hollywood Reporter of taking on the project. “I was really in bits after reading the script and the finished movie really doesn’t differ too much from the original script.”
Scott and...
- 12/10/2023
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“The Crown” series finale premiere in London on Tuesday evening brought out the cast and creatives behind the hit Netflix show as well as a smattering of other familiar faces keen to catch a sneak peek of the last-ever episode.
Imelda Staunton, who plays the last iteration of Queen Elizabeth II in the fifth and sixth seasons of the series, led the red carpet. Despite the chaos around her — from reporters clamoring to ask questions to photographers shouting her name — the star told Variety her focus had always been on the character.
“I don’t look at maelstrom,” she said. “It doesn’t interest me. I just look at the script, look at the part, go to work.”
Newcomer Meg Bellamy, who joined the series as a college-age Kate Middleton for Season 6, was more emotional about getting the part, which also happened to be her first ever professional acting job.
Imelda Staunton, who plays the last iteration of Queen Elizabeth II in the fifth and sixth seasons of the series, led the red carpet. Despite the chaos around her — from reporters clamoring to ask questions to photographers shouting her name — the star told Variety her focus had always been on the character.
“I don’t look at maelstrom,” she said. “It doesn’t interest me. I just look at the script, look at the part, go to work.”
Newcomer Meg Bellamy, who joined the series as a college-age Kate Middleton for Season 6, was more emotional about getting the part, which also happened to be her first ever professional acting job.
- 12/6/2023
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
“All of Us Strangers” kicked off awards season with a sweep of the BIFAs on Sunday. The Andrew Haigh film stars Andrew Scott, of “Fleabag” and “Sherlock” fame, as Adam, a gay writer who enters into a new relationship with Paul Mescal’s Harry. Adam is then drawn back to his hometown, wherein he finds his parents (Jamie Bell and Claire Foy) living just as they were on the day they died 30 years ago.
This fantastical ghost story is a wonderful queer movie and it is drawing Oscar buzz. What will help that potential buzz is its success with the British Independent Film Awards where it picked up a lucky seven prizes including bothBest Screenplay and Best Director for Haigh and the night’s top trophy, Best Film. It also won Best Supporting Performance for Mescal (alongside Shaun Thomas for “How to Have Sex”) and picked up victories for Cinematography,...
This fantastical ghost story is a wonderful queer movie and it is drawing Oscar buzz. What will help that potential buzz is its success with the British Independent Film Awards where it picked up a lucky seven prizes including bothBest Screenplay and Best Director for Haigh and the night’s top trophy, Best Film. It also won Best Supporting Performance for Mescal (alongside Shaun Thomas for “How to Have Sex”) and picked up victories for Cinematography,...
- 12/4/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Netflix’s ‘The Crown’ has become a cultural phenomenon, offering a peek into the lives of Britain’s Royal Family. A significant part of its allure lies in the impeccable casting, with actors bringing depth and nuance to their royal counterparts. As we explore this regal gallery, we’ll see how these talented individuals have brought history to life with their performances. Claire Foy as Queen Elizabeth II Claire Foy was the first to step into the shoes of Queen Elizabeth II, capturing the early years of her reign with a performance that earned her two Emmy wins. Foy’s embodiment of the Queen...
- 11/27/2023
- by Steve Delikson
- TVovermind.com
Hallmark Channel needs new drama series and the channel tried something a little different with The Way Home. The gamble paid off (the show's been renewed for a second season), and now, Hallmark has introduced Ride. Will this show be a success in the ratings? Will Ride be cancelled or renewed for season two? Stay tuned. *Status Update Below.
A family drama series, the Ride TV show stars Nancy Travis, Tiera Skovbye, Beau Mirchoff, Sara Garcia, Jake Foy, and Tyler Jacob Moore. In the story, Isabel McMurray (Travis) is the matriarch of a small-town ranching family that goes back a generation. After losing her husband years ago, Isabel has resiliently kept the ranch afloat and single handedly raised their three sons -- illustrious champion Austin (Marcus Rosner), servicemember Cash (Mirchoff) and ever-dependable Tuff (Foy). Over the years, the...
A family drama series, the Ride TV show stars Nancy Travis, Tiera Skovbye, Beau Mirchoff, Sara Garcia, Jake Foy, and Tyler Jacob Moore. In the story, Isabel McMurray (Travis) is the matriarch of a small-town ranching family that goes back a generation. After losing her husband years ago, Isabel has resiliently kept the ranch afloat and single handedly raised their three sons -- illustrious champion Austin (Marcus Rosner), servicemember Cash (Mirchoff) and ever-dependable Tuff (Foy). Over the years, the...
- 11/21/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
The Ride TV series won't be back for another round. The show has been cancelled, so there won't be a second season on Hallmark Channel. The first season of 10 episodes finished airing in May.
A family drama series, the Ride TV show stars Nancy Travis, Tiera Skovbye, Beau Mirchoff, Sara Garcia, Jake Foy, and Tyler Jacob Moore. In the story, Isabel McMurray (Travis) is the matriarch of a small-town ranching family that goes back a generation. After losing her husband years ago, Isabel has resiliently kept the ranch afloat and single-handedly raised their three sons -- illustrious champion Austin (Marcus Rosner), servicemember Cash (Mirchoff), and ever-dependable Tuff (Foy). Over the years, the family has grown to include Austin’s talented wife, Missy (Skovbye), and Valeria (Garcia), a one-time runaway the family had taken in. One day, just...
A family drama series, the Ride TV show stars Nancy Travis, Tiera Skovbye, Beau Mirchoff, Sara Garcia, Jake Foy, and Tyler Jacob Moore. In the story, Isabel McMurray (Travis) is the matriarch of a small-town ranching family that goes back a generation. After losing her husband years ago, Isabel has resiliently kept the ranch afloat and single-handedly raised their three sons -- illustrious champion Austin (Marcus Rosner), servicemember Cash (Mirchoff), and ever-dependable Tuff (Foy). Over the years, the family has grown to include Austin’s talented wife, Missy (Skovbye), and Valeria (Garcia), a one-time runaway the family had taken in. One day, just...
- 11/21/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
The saga of the McMurray family is over at Hallmark Channel. The network has decided not to renew the rodeo drama Ride for season 2, according to reports.
‘Ride’ canceled at Hallmark Channel Nancy Travis and James Tupper in ‘Ride’ Season 1 | ©2023 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Michelle Faye
Ride was one of two new scripted series to premiere on Hallmark in 2023. (The other is the time-travel drama The Way Home.) It debuted in March 2023; the season finale aired in May.
In contrast to The Way Home, which Hallmark renewed mid-way through its first season, Ride languished in limbo after its dramatic season 1 finale. Now, Vulture reports that the network has quietly decided not to move forward with Ride Season 2.
As recently as two weeks ago, some of the Ride cast appeared to be holding out hope for a renewal. When a fan commented on Instagram in early November that she was looking forward to season 2, Jake Foy,...
‘Ride’ canceled at Hallmark Channel Nancy Travis and James Tupper in ‘Ride’ Season 1 | ©2023 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Michelle Faye
Ride was one of two new scripted series to premiere on Hallmark in 2023. (The other is the time-travel drama The Way Home.) It debuted in March 2023; the season finale aired in May.
In contrast to The Way Home, which Hallmark renewed mid-way through its first season, Ride languished in limbo after its dramatic season 1 finale. Now, Vulture reports that the network has quietly decided not to move forward with Ride Season 2.
As recently as two weeks ago, some of the Ride cast appeared to be holding out hope for a renewal. When a fan commented on Instagram in early November that she was looking forward to season 2, Jake Foy,...
- 11/17/2023
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Welcome to Oscar Experts Typing, a weekly column in which Gold Derby editors and Experts Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen discuss the Oscar race — via Slack, of course. This week, we look at Best Supporting Actress, where one film is expected to take up two slots.
Christopher Rosen: Hello, Joyce! Another year, another Oscars Best Supporting Actress race that remains wide open after the presumed frontrunner departed for another category. We’re now two months removed from the news that Lily Gladstone had chosen to campaign in the Best Actress race for “Killers of the Flower Moon” instead of Best Supporting Actress, and it’s hard to say any one contender has jumped fully into the vacuum left by Gladstone’s exit. Or is it? Most experts and prognosticators, including both of us, have moved presumed runner-up Da’Vine Joy Randolph into first place for “The Holdovers.” That certainly feels possible:...
Christopher Rosen: Hello, Joyce! Another year, another Oscars Best Supporting Actress race that remains wide open after the presumed frontrunner departed for another category. We’re now two months removed from the news that Lily Gladstone had chosen to campaign in the Best Actress race for “Killers of the Flower Moon” instead of Best Supporting Actress, and it’s hard to say any one contender has jumped fully into the vacuum left by Gladstone’s exit. Or is it? Most experts and prognosticators, including both of us, have moved presumed runner-up Da’Vine Joy Randolph into first place for “The Holdovers.” That certainly feels possible:...
- 11/17/2023
- by Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
Ten years ago, Irish singer Foy Vance released his breakthrough 2013 album Joy of Nothing, which boasted the closing track “Guiding Light” featuring Ed Sheeran. To mark a decade since the song’s arrival, Vance and Sheeran reunited with two more singers you’ve probably heard of — Elton John and Keith Urban — for the “Anniversary Edition” of “Guiding Light.”
The new rendition, produced by Johnny McDaid, was also paired with a video starring actress AnnaSophia Robb:
In a trio of statements, Sheeran, John, and Urban all explained why they wanted...
The new rendition, produced by Johnny McDaid, was also paired with a video starring actress AnnaSophia Robb:
In a trio of statements, Sheeran, John, and Urban all explained why they wanted...
- 11/16/2023
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Films set in London dominate the nominations.
Raine Allen-Miller’s London-set romantic comedy Rye Lane leads the nominations for the 2023 British Independent Film Awards (Bifas), followed closely by Charlotte Regan’s Scrapper and Andrew Haigh’s All Of Us Strangers.
Rye Lane has scored 16 nominations, including best British independent film, director and debut director for Allen-Miller; plus best screenplay and debut screenwriter for Nathan Bryon and Tom Melia. Vivian Oparah is nominated for breakthrough performance, as well as for best joint lead performance alongside David Jonsson.
Scroll down for the full list of nominations
Scrapper, another London-set first film, received 14 nominations,...
Raine Allen-Miller’s London-set romantic comedy Rye Lane leads the nominations for the 2023 British Independent Film Awards (Bifas), followed closely by Charlotte Regan’s Scrapper and Andrew Haigh’s All Of Us Strangers.
Rye Lane has scored 16 nominations, including best British independent film, director and debut director for Allen-Miller; plus best screenplay and debut screenwriter for Nathan Bryon and Tom Melia. Vivian Oparah is nominated for breakthrough performance, as well as for best joint lead performance alongside David Jonsson.
Scroll down for the full list of nominations
Scrapper, another London-set first film, received 14 nominations,...
- 11/2/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
The wait is nearly over for fans of the hit Netflix series, The Crown. The much-anticipated final chapter, season 6, is poised to break new ground by arriving in two separate parts, a first for the series.
This season promises a mix of royal drama, star-studded casting, and historical events, keeping fans riveted until the final curtain falls.
Here’s what to expect for season 6 of ‘The Crown’
Netflix is all set to pull back the curtain on the much-anticipated final season of The Crown, and this time, it’s doing things a bit differently.
Season 6 will arrive in two parts, making it the first time the series has adopted a split-season format. Mark your calendars for November 16 and December 14 because that’s when the two parts of the final act will premiere.
To raise excitement levels, Netflix released a tantalizing preview featuring a montage of opulent royal settings and a haunting ticking clock.
This season promises a mix of royal drama, star-studded casting, and historical events, keeping fans riveted until the final curtain falls.
Here’s what to expect for season 6 of ‘The Crown’
Netflix is all set to pull back the curtain on the much-anticipated final season of The Crown, and this time, it’s doing things a bit differently.
Season 6 will arrive in two parts, making it the first time the series has adopted a split-season format. Mark your calendars for November 16 and December 14 because that’s when the two parts of the final act will premiere.
To raise excitement levels, Netflix released a tantalizing preview featuring a montage of opulent royal settings and a haunting ticking clock.
- 10/14/2023
- by Perry Carpenter
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Season 6 of Netflix’s The Crown is set to drop in mid-November, with reports claiming Princess Diana will appear as a ghost to then-Prince Charles and his mother, Queen Elizabeth. This season, the series says goodbye to the late Princess of Wales, but sources claim Diana’s spirit stays around to help her ex-husband and the queen transition into life without her.
Netflix’s ‘The Crown’ says goodbye to Princess Diana in season 6
The Crown will wrap up six seasons of royal family storylines by saying goodbye to Princess Diana. Her death will not be shown, but the events leading up to the car crash that took her life will be depicted.
However, The Daily Mail reports that Diana’s presence will continue to loom over the royal family in imagined scenes where she appears to both then-Prince Charles and his mother, Queen Elizabeth. The outlet reports that while...
Netflix’s ‘The Crown’ says goodbye to Princess Diana in season 6
The Crown will wrap up six seasons of royal family storylines by saying goodbye to Princess Diana. Her death will not be shown, but the events leading up to the car crash that took her life will be depicted.
However, The Daily Mail reports that Diana’s presence will continue to loom over the royal family in imagined scenes where she appears to both then-Prince Charles and his mother, Queen Elizabeth. The outlet reports that while...
- 10/11/2023
- by Lucille Barilla
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Netflix revealed a teaser trailer and the release plan for the sixth and final season of “The Crown,” which will launch in two parts.
Part 1, comprised of the first four episodes of Season 6, will release in a batch on Nov. 16, 2023, just before Thanksgiving. Part 2, which consists of six episodes, lands Dec. 14 ahead of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. Both drops are timed for binge-viewing with the family.
“The crown is a symbol of permanence,” Claire Foy’s Queen Elizabeth II says as a montage of Foy’s young queen transfers to Olivia Colman’s middle-aged version plays in the teaser trailer. “It’s something you are, not what you do.”
“Some portion of our natural selves is always lost,” Colman takes over. “We have all made sacrifices. This is not a choice, it is a duty.”
Cut to Imelda Staunton’s eldest version of the late monarch.
“But...
Part 1, comprised of the first four episodes of Season 6, will release in a batch on Nov. 16, 2023, just before Thanksgiving. Part 2, which consists of six episodes, lands Dec. 14 ahead of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. Both drops are timed for binge-viewing with the family.
“The crown is a symbol of permanence,” Claire Foy’s Queen Elizabeth II says as a montage of Foy’s young queen transfers to Olivia Colman’s middle-aged version plays in the teaser trailer. “It’s something you are, not what you do.”
“Some portion of our natural selves is always lost,” Colman takes over. “We have all made sacrifices. This is not a choice, it is a duty.”
Cut to Imelda Staunton’s eldest version of the late monarch.
“But...
- 10/9/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
In 2022, then-Vox writer Emily St. James coined a catchy phrase to describe an emerging cinematic trend: the “millennial parental apology fantasy.” Daniels’s Everything Everywhere All at Once and Domee Shi’s Turning Red represented the tip of the spear for a cohort of films, usually with explicitly or understood queer themes, that sought to reverse the tide of intergenerational trauma by demanding expiation from its source. Just a year later, however, All of Us Strangers proves that St. James’s term has already outlived its usefulness, what with 1970s-born writer-director Andrew Haigh and star Andrew Scott demonstrating that the dream isn’t exclusively the provenance of a single generation.
Haigh transposes and queers Yamada Taichi’s 1987 novel Strangers to contemporary London, where Scott’s reserved screenwriter, Adam, dwells in a new and largely unoccupied tower block. From outside the building one evening, he peers curiously into the only other tenanted unit.
Haigh transposes and queers Yamada Taichi’s 1987 novel Strangers to contemporary London, where Scott’s reserved screenwriter, Adam, dwells in a new and largely unoccupied tower block. From outside the building one evening, he peers curiously into the only other tenanted unit.
- 9/25/2023
- by Ed Gonzalez
- Slant Magazine
Searchlight Pictures’ theatrical trailer for All of Us Strangers teases the fantasy/drama without completely spoiling the storyline. Following the film’s successful festival run – it currently sits at 94% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes – All of Us Strangers is set to open in theaters on December 22, 2023.
Paul Mescal (Aftersun), Andrew Scott (Fleabag), Jamie Bell (Shining Girls), and Claire Foy (The Crown) star in the drama based on the novel Strangers by Taichi Yamada. Andrew Haigh adapted Yamada’s novel and directs, with Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, and Sarah Harvey producing. Diarmuid Mckeown, Ben Knight, Ollie Madden, Daniel Battsek, and Farhana Bhula serve as executive producers.
Searchlight Pictures offer this synopsis:
One night in his near-empty tower block in contemporary London, Adam (Scott) has a chance encounter with a mysterious neighbor Harry (Mescal), which punctures the rhythm of his everyday life. As a relationship develops between them, Adam is preoccupied with memories...
Paul Mescal (Aftersun), Andrew Scott (Fleabag), Jamie Bell (Shining Girls), and Claire Foy (The Crown) star in the drama based on the novel Strangers by Taichi Yamada. Andrew Haigh adapted Yamada’s novel and directs, with Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, and Sarah Harvey producing. Diarmuid Mckeown, Ben Knight, Ollie Madden, Daniel Battsek, and Farhana Bhula serve as executive producers.
Searchlight Pictures offer this synopsis:
One night in his near-empty tower block in contemporary London, Adam (Scott) has a chance encounter with a mysterious neighbor Harry (Mescal), which punctures the rhythm of his everyday life. As a relationship develops between them, Adam is preoccupied with memories...
- 9/21/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Two of Ireland's national treasures, Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott, are gearing up for their upcoming film "All of Us Strangers." The indie film, directed by queer British filmmaker Andrew Haigh, will see the pair of esteemed actors getting close after a chance encounter changes everything. If Haigh's previous projects, including "Weekend" and "Lean on Pete," are anything to go by, it's likely to be another LGBTQ+ film that needs to be on your watch list.
Oscar nominee Mescal and Emmy nominee Scott are the dynamic duo in the lead roles, and they're joined by Claire Foy ("The Crown") and Jamie Bell ("Rocketman"). Foy and Bell play Scott's parents, who died when he was just 12. As he tries to write about them - and falls in love with Mescal's character - his parents visit him as ghostly presences. The startling and emotional trailer for the film was released Sept. 21, and...
Oscar nominee Mescal and Emmy nominee Scott are the dynamic duo in the lead roles, and they're joined by Claire Foy ("The Crown") and Jamie Bell ("Rocketman"). Foy and Bell play Scott's parents, who died when he was just 12. As he tries to write about them - and falls in love with Mescal's character - his parents visit him as ghostly presences. The startling and emotional trailer for the film was released Sept. 21, and...
- 9/21/2023
- by Joely Chilcott
- Popsugar.com
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