Former child star Elle Fanning has shared her teenage experience of the darker side of Hollywood.
20.06.2023 - 01:49 / deadline.com
There are a lot of guns in season 3 of Hulu’s The Great, particularly a season where Catherine the Great is trying to outlaw Russia’s pastime –murder. But throughout the chaos, reason and serenity arise as Elle Fanning’s royal comes into her full reign.
“We don’t know how it’s going to end,” says Fanning on The Great creator Tony McNamara’s approach every season. While he’s happy to share some sort of end-game with actors, the creator leaves himself in a position where he can tweak and pivot if needed storywise.
One of the major to-dos this season was the fate of Nicholas Hoult’s Peter the III.
“I think we knew it was looming, even though we’re not completely historically accurate,” says Fanning about the show’s insane and zany fun in blurring fact with fiction, “It had to happen at some point.”
“I think he officially died of hemorrhoids, but that didn’t seem very dramatic,” comments McNamara about taking another way, “Seemed kind of funny. I think Nic Hoult may have drawn the line there and said, ‘Boss, no’.”
“Her stress has changed throughout the season and in unexpected ways and in ways she never predicted,” Fanning tells us on Crew Call.
“The strain on Peter and Catherine’s relationship is bigger than ever,” she continues, “Her goals are beautiful, but how can she implement them while being married to this person? She desperately loves him, but she’s desperately trying to change him like we do with all our partners.”
Listen to our conversation below on other fun deviations from Russian history in The Great.
“We cherry pick things from their period and make them our own,” McNamara says.
We also talk with EP and star Fanning and McNamara on what a possible season 4 could look like; filled with the continuing
Former child star Elle Fanning has shared her teenage experience of the darker side of Hollywood.
The Lincoln Lawyer starring Manuel Garcia-Rulfo returns for its second season this month.Based on the books by Michael Connelly, the legal drama series follows LA defense attorney Mickey Haller who takes on cases from the backseat of a chauffeur-driven Lincoln Navigator instead of an office.Other cast members include Neve Campbell, Becki Newton, Jazz Raycole, Angus Sampson and Christopher Gorham. New cast additions for season two include Yaya DaCosta, Lana Parrilla and Angelica Maria.The second season is based on the fourth book in the series, titled The Fifth Witness, and is split into two parts.The first five episodes will drop on Netflix on Thursday July 6 at 8am BST in the UK.
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The Morning Show is back!
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And Just Like That… is back for this Thursday with the first two episodes, followed by a new installment every week. I’ve seen the first seven made available to press; without giving away too much, let’s just say you’re in for an emotional ride.
Malina Saval Associate Editor, Features When series creator Tony McNamara was crafting the character of Aunt Elizabeth in Hulu’s Emmy-winning biographical comedy “The Great,” he penned it with his actor wife and fellow Aussie, Belinda Bromilow, front of mind. “I knew the character and I knew what I needed from an actor to do it,” says McNamara, a seasoned playwright and Oscar-nominated screenwriter for Yorgos Lanthimos’ piquant 2018 drama “The Favourite.” “I knew [Elizabeth] needed to have a strong dramatic voice but also be a bit idiosyncratic and have really good comic bones,” McNamara continues. “The actor needed to be able to do comedy and be able to shift gears into a darker place. And I’d worked with Belinda before and knew that she could do that.”
Jenelle Riley Deputy Awards and Features Editor This article first appeared as part of Jenelle Riley’s Acting Up newsletter – to subscribe for early content and weekly updates on all things acting, visit the Acting Up signup page. There’s a long history of great actors who have never won an Emmy Award. Hugh Laurie has a total of 10 Emmy nominations with zero wins for his work but the most glaring oversight is that after six nominations for his iconic role on “House” he never took home the prize. But that’s nothing compared to Angela Lansbury, who went home empty-handed a whopping 18 times. But they’re in good company – including the likes of Jackie Gleason, Desi Arnaz Jr. and Phylicia Rashad.
Elle Fanning and Kaia Gerber supported friend Bel Powley for her screening party of A Small Light at San Vincente Bungalows in West Hollywood on Thursday. Actresses Elle, 25, and Kaia, 21, oozed sophistication as they posed for a picture next to the glamorous Bel, 31, who opted for sparkles for the evening. The National Geographic series on Disney+ tells the real-life story about a couple who had a pivotal role in helping Anne Frank hide from the Nazis, starring Bel Powley and Joe Cole.
Last year, Netflix‘s adaptation of Michael Connelly‘s hit book series “The Lincoln Lawyer” quickly won over critics and subscribers. So no surprise the streamer has big plans for Season 2 of the legal drama.
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