It was an era-defining moment when departing Vogue UK editor Edward Enninful gathered together 40 of the most famous faces to have graced the cover of his magazine for a farewell group shot.
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“The Farewell”), and is based on the novel, “The Expatriates” by Janice Y.K. Lee. The series follows wealthy Margaret (Kidman, 56) and her husband Clarke (Tee), who are Americans living in Hong Kong in 2014, trying to raise their kids and get on with life after tragically losing a child.
The show also follows troubled recent Columbia grad Mercy (Ji-young Yoo), and Margaret and Clarke’s friends, Hilary (Sarayu Blue) and David (Jack Huston), whose marriage is falling apart. “Lulu is just such an incredible filmmaker. And that’s what this is, it’s cinematic, if you look at the episodes, we’re given the opportunity to really explore these characters on so many different levels,” Huston, 41 — who is part of the Huston acting family that includes his aunt Anjelica — told The Post.
“With all the tragedy, there’s alway a healthy dose of humor on set. You’ve got to laugh. Sometimes, if you don’t laugh, you’ll cry.“I remember one day – I had to gain a lot of weight for the role, and there’s a scene where I run around in the [nude].
The first time I did it, you drop trou, and it’s a room full of women, which I think is a wonderful role-reversal. It’s fantastic. “But, I’m meant to be running around losing my mind.
I opened a cupboard, and Lulu was inside the cupboard, and I was startled and naked. It was a wonderful moment.”As the story unfolds, it reveals more about the tragedy that occurred in the past, the crack’s in everyone’s relationships, and a sense of mounting tension. “We related a lot, as far as the character and I, in so many different ways,” said Tee, who has a child with his wife, actress Mirelly Taylor (“Monarch: Legacy of Monsters”).
It was an era-defining moment when departing Vogue UK editor Edward Enninful gathered together 40 of the most famous faces to have graced the cover of his magazine for a farewell group shot.
Is it time to officially anoint Nicole Kidman as the queen of prestige television officially? Because she’s exactly that, and kudos to her and her agents for reading the tea leaves on the shifting industry ages ago. After helping usher in the new era of prestige peak TV with “Big Little Lies,” and following that up with a lot of acclaimed TV work— “Top Of The Lake” for Jane Campion, HBO’s “The Undoing,” “Nine Perfect Strangers” for Hulu, Apple TV+’s “Roar,” “Special Ops: Lioness” for Paramount+, and currently on Prime Video, the series, “Expats” from director Lulu Wang— Kidman has yet another hot TV package in the works that sounds like it’ll be at the top of the most anticipated TV series of 2025.
Netflix is doing its annual blitz, a big dog and pony show for the press that’s revealing its entire TV slate for 2024. Many heavy hitters are returning for 2024, including a confirmed “Squid Game,” season two, “Cobra Kai” season six, “Emily in Paris” season four, “The Night Agent” season two, “Outer Banks” season four, “Heartstopper” season three, a second season of “That 90’s Show,” “The Diplomat” season two, “Girls5Eva” season three, and the fourth and final season of “The Umbrella Academy.” Noticeable absent, “Stranger Things” season five so we may officially be waiting until 2025.
Hunter Ingram SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers from the two-episode premiere of “Expats,” now streaming on Prime Video. Lulu Wang can’t escape Blondie’s “Heart of Glass.” At first, the acclaimed writer-director of “The Farewell” thought she was just hyper aware of the 1978 classic after she’d handpicked it to score the single moment of genuine happiness in the premiere episode of “Expats,” her new Prime Video limited series. The scene in question finds series stars Nicole Kidman and Sarayu Blue letting loose and dancing to the song during a late-night meal in a Hong Kong restaurant.
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What To Watch. Today we recommend a mix of new releases and newly available titles, from movies and shows, all available to stream on the most popular platforms.What to Watch: 7 movies and shows to stream this week - Jan 12What to Watch: 7 movies and shows to stream this week - January 19Sofia Vergara is back on TV, with “Griselda” premiering on Netflix over the past week. The series follows the rise and fall of Griselda Blanco, one of the most successful drug lords in history.“Queer Eye” is back for its eighth season, set in New Orleans.
Having already worked with compatriots Baz Luhrmann, James Wan, Kim Farrant, Phillip Noyce, and John Polson (who is directing her in the upcoming “The Last Anniversary” from author Liane Moriarty), Nicole Kidman generally finds a way to work with every notable Aussie filmmaker she can. And now she can add one more to the list: Justin Kurzel, the celebrated indie filmmaker known for “Macbeth,” “Assassin’s Creed,” and “True History of The Kelly Gang,” starring Aussie Russell Crowe.
Nicole Kidman is talking Big Little Lies!
with multiple hidden details. wore the sexy style to the New York premiere of Expats, her upcoming Amazon series. Her black gown features a structured bodice literally strapped onto her chest by mere ribbon, and a kind of half-skirt that wraps around the back to leave a hip-high slit.
EXCLUSIVE: The team behind Nine Perfect Strangers and The Undoing — Blossom Films and Made Up Stories – have put together another solid film that Nicole Kidman will star in for director Justin Kurzel.
Expats.”Kidman said she and “Big Little Lies” co-star Reese Witherspoon are “texting every day . . .
Elizabeth Taylor “Big Little Lies” Season 3 is coming along nicely. “We’re at work on it,” Nicole Kidman told Variety Sunday night at the New York premiere of her new series “Expats.” Kidman says she and Reese Witherspoon are “texting every day” about the third season. “And there’s a timeline and we’re doing it.” She laughed when asked for more details.
Nicole Kidman is stunning at the premiere of Prime Video’s Expats!
Foo Fighters have been joined by special guest Jack Black to cover AC/DC‘s ‘Big Balls’ – watch the footage below.The band have kicked off their 2024 tour in Auckland, New Zealand, where they brought out Black to continue their tradition of performing cover songs live. This time round, it was AC/DC’s ‘Big Balls’Watch the moment down here:Foo Fighters are set to travel to the UK and US for further shows in 2024.
Nicole Kidman has revealed that she felt unable to film one particular scene in her forthcoming Amazon Video drama set in the expatriate world of Hong Kong.
Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic The story of Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis is being steered toward a screen adaptation, with Universal having optioned the rights to the singer’s bestselling memoir, “Scar Tissue.” Kiedis himself has been set as a producer on the project along with Brian Grazer, representing Imagine Entertainment, and Guy Oseary, who took over management duties for the Chili Peppers in 2021. Kiedis was represented in the deal by CAA, Oseary, and Eric Greenspan at Myman Greenspan Fineman Fox Rosenberg & Light LLP. Universal’s announcement reports that Jay Polidoro, the studio’s executive VP pf production development, will oversee the project.
Nicole Kidman has revealed the fib she used to tell to secure auditions in her early career.The Big Little Lies star recently told The Radio Times Podcast that she used to lie about her height in order to make it through to auditions, after she was told she wouldn’t make it as an actor on account of being “too tall”.Kidman is five foot 11 inches, but used to pretend she was five foot ten and a half inches, to try and improve her chances of succeeding in an acting career.“I was told, ‘You won’t have a career. You’re too tall’,” shared the Australian actor.“People would say, ‘How’s the air up there?’ Now I get, ‘You’re so much taller than I thought’, or men grappling with how high my heels should be,” she continued.Speaking on red carpet fashion, she said: “Whenever I go on the red carpet, I get sent shoes that are always so high.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Nicole Kidman revealed on the “Radio Times Podcast” (via Business Insider) that she was once told she would never have a career in Hollywood because of her height. Long before she became a star in the U.S. and an Oscar winner for “The Hours,” Kidman was an aspiring actor in Australia and said her height was often challenged during auditions as a teen.
Radio Times Podcast. “People would say, ‘How’s the air up there?’”“I was told, ‘You won’t have a career.
An Outlander boss has been opening up on the “challenges” faced by show makers that are different to other productions.