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“Selma,” said he’s always willing to take chances in different types of roles.“I’ve always believed that the way to a long career is to challenge yourself and the audience’s perception of you,” Oyelowo, 45, told The Post. “I’ve gravitated towards roles that are different from my cultural background, my physical appearance, my accent.
My acting hero is Daniel Day-Lewis. I love his ability to be so chameleonic.
So, when opportunities come along that present that possibility, I tend to jump at them. “When Gugu Mbatha-Raw, my dear friend, called me about [‘The Girl Before’], she talked about it as a role she’d be curious to see me in.
It’s hard to pin down if [my character] is an out-and-out villain, or just a guy who’s deeply complicated.” Now streaming, “The Girl Before” is a four-episode limited series based on a 2016 novel about PR exec Jane (Mbatha-Raw), who gets a chance to move into an unusual minimalist house designed by the controlling and enigmatic architect, Edward Monkford (Oyelowo). In order to live there, Jane must adhere to Edward’s peculiar rules and answer his strange series of questions (such as, “Would you sacrifice your life to save 10 innocent strangers?”) But, she’s game as the two grow closer and bond over suffering similar past tragedies, involving losing children. In another timeline, the story of her predecessor in the house, Emma (Jessica Plummer) unfolds, and Jane begins to question her own circumstances when she learns about Emma’s fate. Oyelowo, who is Nigerian British American, has been friends with Mbatha-Raw for a long time, he said. “Ironically, even though we’re both from the U.
EXCLUSIVE: Audio Up, the podcast studio behind series from the likes of Anthony Anderson and James Ellroy, is ramping up its moves into TV and film.
Sir David Attenborough’s “The Mating Game” is coming to Canada and we have your exclusive sneak peek above.
David Byrne performed ‘Like Humans Do’ with the cast of his American Utopia show on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night (March 7) – you can watch their performance below.American Utopia, the hugely successful stage production of the Talking Heads musician’s 2018 solo album of the same name (which also features songs from across his back catalogue), is currently playing at Broadway’s St. James Theatre in New York City until April 3.Byrne and the current cast of American Utopia visited The Tonight Show yesterday to perform ‘Like Humans Do’, which originally featured on Byrne’s 2001 album ‘Look Into The Eyeball’.You can watch Byrne and the cast of American Utopia perform ‘Like Humans Do’ below.The Tonight Show performance follows on from Byrne’s recent appearance on CBS Saturday Sessions, where he and his band performed Talking Heads’ 1983 hit ‘Burning Down The House’ and ‘Marching Through The Wilderness’.The Spike Lee-directed concert film version of American Utopia was released in 2020, which NME described as “a rare concert film that packs in brilliant music, incredible visuals, a vital political message and jokes”.
K.J. Yossman Red Nose Day, the BBC’s annual televized fund-raising event, is set to return on March 18.Featuring comedy sketches and specials, live performances and a host of celebrity names, the live show will be broadcast from the broadcaster’s Manchester headquarters on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in the U.K.Sir Lenny Henry will return to host the event alongside former Doctor Who David Tennant, “Walk the Line” judge Alesha Dixon, former “Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two” host Zoe Ball and comedian Paddy McGuinness.The show will include cameos from comedians Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, Jack Whitehall, David Walliams and Matt Lucas as well as public figures such as Olympian Tom Daley and actor Rose Ayling Ellis.
Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorRepublic Records has appointed David Wolter executive vice president of A&R,label co-president Wendy Goldstein announced today (March 7). He is based in Republic Records’ New York headquarters.Throughout his career, Wolter has signed or worked closely with artists ranging from Gorillaz to Jack Antonoff’s Bleachers. At Republic, he will oversee upcoming releases for Benee, Greta Van Fleet, Jimmy Fallon and others, in addition to signing new talent.Prior to joining Republic Records, Wolter had been an executive VP of Virgin Records at Capitol Music Group since 2017.
HBO just announced that The Larry David Story, a two part documentary, will not be premiering tonight after all.
David Beckham is among the many stars to speak out on the Ukraine and Russia conflict, expressing their shock and sadness over the news.MORE: Elton John and David Furnish release emotional statement - 'We are heartbroken'Taking to his Instagram page on Sunday, the 46-year-old - who became a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 2005 - shared a series of heartbreaking images of Ukrainian civilians.WATCH: David Beckham shares emotional video from Cotswolds home"The situation in Ukraine is devastating and terrifying for its people," he wrote. "Like any parent it is heartbreaking to see the effect on the innocent children that are now living in a war zone.MORE: Holly Willoughby lost for words as her kids ask about Ukraine crisisREAD: David Beckham makes shock food revelation about unusual dinner date with wife Victoria"As conflict escalates so do the needs of children.
David Brenner, the Oscar-winning film editor who worked on a string of blockbusters as well as nine films for director Oliver Stone, died on Thursday. He was 59. The news was confirmed by Avatar producer Jon Landau, with whom Brenner had been working on the sequels.
Warning: Spoilers for all episodes of “The Girl Before.”
GoFundMe page set up by “Avatar” producer Jon Landau, as well as in a social media post by Snyder. Amber Brenner did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment. Brenner won his Oscar in 1990 (shared with Joe Hutshing) for working on Stone’s “Born on the Fourth of July,” and he’s also credited on films such as “The Doors,” “Independence Day,” “The Day After Tomorrow,” “World Trade Center,” “Man of Steel,” “300: Rise of an Empire” and most recently “Zack Snyder’s Justice League.” He was currently at work editing James Cameron’s “Avatar” sequels.
Katcy Stephan SPOILER ALERT: This piece contains spoilers for all episodes of “The Girl Before,” which arrived to HBO Max on February 10.David Oyelowo isn’t eager to inhabit a minimalist home like his character from “The Girl Before.” “It would probably be fun for a weekend as a novelty, but this is not the place for me,” he says. “If Edward Monkford were my landlord, I think he would murder me.”And murder was certainly on viewers’ minds during the four-episode HBO Max series, as Gugu Mbatha-Raw’s Jane doggedly pursues answers about the death of her building’s former tenant, Emma (Jessica Plummer).Before joining the cast, Oyelowo didn’t read the book “The Girl Before” is based on, written by creator and executive producer J.P.
HBO – check out the trailer below.Set to be released on March 1, The Larry David Story is a two-part documentary where he’ll discuss his childhood and career breakthroughs with director Larry Charles.“I never thought of myself as being funny,” David says in the trailer. “Anything I was associated with that could be successful was a shock.”The writer, producer, actor and comedian is known as the co-creator of Seinfeld along with Jerry Seinfeld.
The chances for a True Detective revival are good, Curb Your Enthusiasm is likely to come back and Mare of Easttown could return when Kate Winslet and the creative team are ready.
2022 Oscar nominee Will Smith (King Richard) and two-time Emmy nominee David Oyelowo (The Girl Before) have come aboard Netflix’s film adaptation of Tọlá Okogwu’s upcoming book Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun as producers, Deadline has confirmed.
Angelique Jackson Will Smith’s Westbrook Studios and David Oyelowo’s Yoruba Saxon have partnered with Netflix to produce the film adaptation of “Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun.”Based on the upcoming book by British-Nigerian author, journalist and hair care educator Tọlá Okogwu, “Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun” tells the tale of a teenager who learns she has powers and travels to Nigeria to learn more about her origins, where she discovers a threat to her newfound magical community.Described as “Black Panther” meets “X-Men” or “Percy Jackson,” the book is the first in an action-packed series for middle-grade children and will be published by Simon & Schuster in the U.S. and U.K.