‘Black Mirror’ returns this month, with a cast led by Salma Hayek

The sixth season of “Black Mirror,” Charlie Brooker’s award-winning anthology series that Netflix turned into an original in 2016, might be the most inconsistent in the show’s history. At first, it’s tempting to dismiss it entirely as a production that’s past its sell-by date, especially given how much the world has changed in the four years since the last installment.

Charlie Brooker has responded to a viral theory connecting new Black Mirror episode ‘Mazey Day’ to Twilight.This article contains spoilers for episode four of the new season.Episode four of season six of Brooker’s dystopian series teases the synopsis: “A troubled starlet, Mazey, is dogged by invasive paparazzi while dealing with the consequences of a hit-and-run incident.”The big twist of ‘Mazey Day’ is that – major spoiler alert – Mazey turns into a werewolf.After fans watched the episode, a theory subsequently did the rounds on social media about the episode’s central song, Muse‘s ‘Supermassive Black Hole’, which also famously features in the baseball scene of the werewolves versus vampires film franchise Twilight.“Somebody pointed [the link] out to me,” Brooker told NME before the season six release. “They asked me if it was winking at [Mazey’s fate], which it wasn’t necessarily…”“The wink was something that, if it happened, it happened very subconsciously for all of us,” added executive producer Jessica Rhoades.

Naman Ramachandran Stage, television and film star Anjana Vasan’s latest role is the lead in the “Demon 79” episode in Season 6 of Charlie Brooker’s hit Netflix series “Black Mirror.” Set in northern England, 1979, Vasan plays a meek sales assistant who is told she must commit terrible acts to prevent disaster in the episode written by Brooker and Bisha K. Ali (“Ms. Marvel”) and directed by Toby Haynes (“Andor”). Paapa Essiedu (“Gangs of London”) has a pivotal role in the episode. “Every episode of ‘Black Mirror’ is different but this one felt just distinctly like trying to do something different,” Vasan told Variety. “And when I read it, I was genuinely surprised. I didn’t know where the story was going to go. And I thought the dynamic between Paapa’s character and myself was so interesting and so surprising. I just wanted to be a part of that world, I wanted to go into 1979 and just explore her journey.”

Note: The following Annie Murphy interview discusses spoilers for “Black Mirror” Season 6 episode “Joan Is Awful.”“Black Mirror” Season 6 star Annie Murphy was stoked to film the memorable church scene in “Joan is Awful,” despite its “gnarly” nature.In the episode, an ordinary woman named Joan (Murphy) is shocked to discover a dramatized version of her life has become the subject of a new TV show on popular streaming service Streamberry, with Joan portrayed by Salma Hayek (who is playing herself). Except, instead of the real Hayek, it’s a computer-generated likeness licensed out by the “From Dusk Til Dawn” actress.Joan learns that she has no legal recourse after signing her rights away by accepting the terms and conditions of the app, and takes another route to solving the problem by doing something outrageous in hopes that Hayek objects to her image being used in such a way.Cue the church scene.

Salma Hayek has admitted that she was worried about playing herself in the new season of Black Mirror.The actress appears in the sixth season of Charlie Brooker’s dystopian anthology series, starring in an episode titled ‘Joan Is Awful’.In the episode, a woman named Joan (Annie Murphy) learns that her life has been turned into a TV show on a Netflix-style streaming service, with Salma Hayek playing her.Speaking to Radio Times about her role, Hayek said that Black Mirror had gifted her “a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to play an interpretation of myself”.“I got to explore the concepts and clichés people have about me and be self-deprecating,” she said.“It’s as if I created an alter ego where I could do the most disgusting, grotesque things that you would never do in real life… and have permission to do that.”Hayek added: “There are so many moments that shocked me in the script. There is one huge one that I had to come to terms with, and made me ask myself, ‘Do I really want to do this? Am I going to get in trouble?’’”‘Joan Is Awful’ co-stars Michael Cera, Ben Barnes and Rob Delaney.

Salma Hayek admitted she was reluctant about being a part of the "Black Mirror" cast.  In Season 6 of the dystopian, sci-fi drama series, Hayek said she was afraid the "disgusting" and "grotesque" scenes she acted in would be largely criticized by viewers.  "There are so many moments that shocked me in the script.There is one huge one that I had to come to terms with, and made me ask myself, ‘Do I really want to do this? Am I going to get in trouble?’" Hayek said during a cover story interview for Radio Times, according to the Independent.  The 56-year-old actress portrays a character on "Black Mirror" that is a non-famous version of herself who is shocked by a streaming platform’s launch of a new drama based on her life.  "It’s as if I created an alter ego where I could do the most disgusting, grotesque things that you would never do in real life… and have permission to do that." Despite Hayek’s fears that she would get in "trouble" for her "Black Mirror" role, she confessed she enjoyed working on the popular television series.  "It’s been absurd and a lot of fun. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to play an interpretation of myself," Hayek added.

Charlie Brooker’s anthology series, Black Mirror, has been quietly working on its sixth series ready for release to hardcore fans today. The show, which first aired in 2011, has already produced quite the next level and bizarre stories, from Miley Cyrus’ Ashley O AI doll in series five to the ‘Hang the DJ’ dating app ep in season four. However, in the run-up to the season six drop, Charlie was drip feeding fans teasers of what they could expect.

Annie Murphy can’t believe she gets to star in “Black Mirror” season 6 alongside Salma Hayek.

Black Mirror is known for its dystopian satire, the show has also featured some notable music choices over its six seasons.In the show’s fifth season, Miley Cyrus released original song ‘On A Roll’ under the character moniker of Ashley O, while episode San Junipero is synonymous with track ‘Heaven Is A Place On Earth’ by Belinda Carlisle.The sixth season similarly features an eclectic soundtrack, including tracks by Saweetie, The Specials and Boomtown Rats.The episode features track ‘Supermassive Black Hole’ by Muse, which was the lead single from the band’s 2006 album ‘Black Holes And Revelations’.You can check out the track below.Other songs in the episode include ‘1 Thing’ by Amerie, ‘I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’’ by Scissor Sisters, and Jo Dee Messina track ‘My Give A Damn’s Busted’.Starring Clara Rugaard, Danny Ramirez and Zazie Beetz, Mazey Day follows “a troubled starlet” who is “dogged by invasive paparazzi while dealing with the consequences of a hit-and-run incident,” as per a synopsis.Other cast members in the sixth season include Annie Murphy, Ben Barnes, Michael Cera, Rob Delaney, Aaron Paul, Josh Hartnett, Rory Culkin and Salma Hayek Pinault.Black Mirror originally began on Channel 4 in 2011, before shifting over to Netflix from season three onwards in 2016.

Warning: spoilers for season 6 of “Black Mirror”. 

Salma Hayek is revealing how she felt on the set of the new season of ‘Black Mirror,’ admitting that it was “bizarre” to play herself in the series, and confessing that she even thought she would “get in trouble” at some point during filming after some “grotesque” scenes.”The 56-year-old Hollywood star is currently promoting the Netflix show and has made a series of special appearances. During her latest interview with Good Morning America, Salma was asked about her experience “playing Salma Hayek,” to which she clarified that it is “a terrifying version” of herself on screen.The actress explained that given the nature of the series she was not expecting “anything other than bizarre,” however she was “shocked” when she read the script.

Salma Hayek is among the stars appearing in the new season of “Black Mirror”, the acclaimed Netflix anthology series that takes a “Twilight Zone”-style approach to the more dystopian aspects of technology’s impact on society.

Salma Hayek is in a summer state of mind. The Hollywood star showed off her incredible figure over the weekend, turning up the heat in a chic side-tie blue bikini while relaxing during her yacht outing. The 56-year-old actress wore black sunglasses and gave her best pose, sharing a special message for her fans and followers on Instagram.

When we talk about the future of the world when it comes to technology and, specifically, the rise of Artificial Intelligence (A.I.), you can’t help but think that we are perhaps living in a real episode of “Black Mirror.” And wouldn’t you know it? The creator of “Black Mirror” performed a bit of an experiment with A.I. when it came to crafting an episode of Season 6.

Salma Hayek shared a makeup-free selfie with her followers on Tuesday. In the humorous caption, the 56-year-old Oscar-nominated star said she counted the number of white hairs and wrinkles on her face. “Waking up and counting how many white hairs and wrinkles have crashed the party this morning,” she wrote.Despite her lighthearted post about aging, Salma’s celebrity friends, including Olivia Wilde and Cindy Crawford, flooded her comments with compliments on her everlasting allure and charm.A post shared by Salma Hayek Pinault (@salmahayek)In an earlier interview with Glamour, Salma spoke about her perspective on aging and how it hasn’t affected her career or love life.

Salma Hayek is aging gracefully. In an extremely close-up selfie shared to Instagram, the 56-year-old actress shows off an unfiltered look at her graying hair and creased forehead. «Me waking up and counting how many white hairs and wrinkles have crashed the party this morning,» she captioned the photo. Hayek's post garnered praise from friends and fans, including Cindy Crawford, 57, who commented: «Beautiful!» Olivia Wilde, 39, chimed in with fire and heart emojis. Another popular fan comment thanked Hayek for her unflinching honesty. «Thank you for sharing! It helps all of to see that even the most beautiful and famous also age,» the comment reads.A post shared by Salma Hayek Pinault (@salmahayek)The star is known to keep things real on social media, posting everything from her glammed-up red carpets to a silly wardrobe malfunction video. Hayek took to Instagram last month to celebrate reaching 24 million followers, posting a clip of herself and a friend dancing while wearing white bathrobes.

, and Tracee Ellis Ross, Salma Hayek is no stranger to a . The , 56, mixes up her aspirational content (think red-carpet looks and sensational swimsuit shots) with the odd candid snap to remind her followers that it’s not all glam squads and Gucci dresses.The acclaimed actor posted a close-up crop of her bare-faced beauty on her feed on Tuesday, June 6.

Salma Hayek is always showing her authentic self to her fans and followers on social media. This time the Mexican star decided to share a special message in honor of World Environment Day, sharing a glimpse of her unique life with her beloved alpacas, dogs, and multiple pets.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director “Black Mirror” creator Charlie Brooker revealed to Empire magazine that he went full “Black Mirror” by asking the artificial intelligence chatbot known as ChatGPT to write an episode of his beloved anthology series. The final results were “shit,” according to Brooker. “I’ve toyed around with ChatGPT a bit,” Brooker said. “The first thing I did was type ‘generate “Black Mirror” episode’ and it comes up with something that, at first glance, reads plausibly, but on second glance, is shit. Because all it’s done is look up all the synopses of ‘Black Mirror’ episodes, and sort of mush them together. Brooker added, “If you dig a bit more deeply you go, ‘Oh, there’s not actually any real original thought here.’ It’s [1970s impressionist] Mike Yarwood — there’s a topical reference.”

Salma Hayek a run for her money. Following the Met Gala, award winning pet fashion couturie Athony Rubia recreated her red Gucci gown on the precious pooch for the Pet Gala. Hayek caught wind of the copydog and shared an adorable video of their twinning moments on Instagram.Una publicación compartida por Salma Hayek Pinault (@salmahayek)The Desperado star quipped in the caption, “You know you’ve made it when rescue dogs start copying your style!” “Who wore it better,” she asked her 24.3 million followers.