Saoirse Ronan wants to try her hand at comedy!
24.08.2023 - 17:11 / etcanada.com
A futuristic dilemma tests one couple.
On Thursday, Amazon Studios debuted the official trailer for the upcoming sci-fi drama “FOE”, starring Saoirse Ronan, Paul Mescal and Aaron Pierre.
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“Hen (Ronan) & Junior (Mescal) farm a secluded piece of land that has been in Junior’s family for generations, but their quiet life is thrown into turmoil when an uninvited stranger (Pierre) shows up at their door with a startling proposal,” the official description reads.
As the trailer for the film, which is set in the year 2065, reveals the proposal is to send Junior up to a space station for an extended period while his wife stays behind.
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To make up for Junior’s absence, he will be replaced on Earth by a biochemical duplicate who can take care of Hen.
In order to create the duplicate, Pierre’s character Terrance pays frequent visits to the couple in order to interview Junior and collect as much data as possible to help configure the replacement.
Directed by Garth Davis (“Lion”), the film was co-written by Davis and Canadian author Iain Reid, upon whose novel the film is based. Reid also wrote the novel I’m Thinking of Ending Things, which was made into a film by director Charlie Kaufman in 2020.
“FOE” is set to premiere at the New York Film Festival before its theatrical release on Oct. 6.
Saoirse Ronan wants to try her hand at comedy!
Jaden Thompson Four-time Oscar nominee and indie darling Saoirse Ronan revealed in a recent Harper’s Bazaar UK interview that she’s keen to star in a comedy soon, referencing Paul Feig’s “Bridesmaids” and the Larry David-created sitcoms “Seinfeld” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm” as her favorite comedic projects. “I would love to do something modern and funny,” Ronan said.
In Taichi Yamada’s 1987 novel, All of Us Strangers was a ghost story of a son reconnecting with his long-dead parents while navigating romance in the current era. In adapting this weird story for the screen, writer-director Andrew Haigh made some changes, largely making the main character gay, not heterosexual, and letting the ghostly elements disappear into a feeling that this is all happening in the present day, even if son and parents are essentially the same age.
Paul Mescal has revealed that he was “too afraid” to approach Pedro Pascal on the set of Gladiator 2.The story will follow Lucius (Mescal) – the son of Lucilla (Neilson) and Maximus (previously played by Russell Crowe) – and the nephew of Emperor Commodus, who Joaquin Phoenix played in the first film. Pascal’s role is currently unknown.Speaking to Esquire, Mescal discussed his role in the film and how he was intimidated by his co-star.“I was too afraid to go up to him,” he said of Pescal.
EXCLUSIVE: Two time Emmy-nominated actor Margaret Qualley has signed with CAA for representation.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Paul Mescal said in an interview with Esquire UK (conducted prior to the SAG-AFTRA strike) that he did not get in contact with Russell Crowe regarding Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator 2.” Mescal is headlining the upcoming sequel to the 2000 historical epic, which won Crowe the Academy Award for best actor. Crowe’s character, Maximus, dies at the end of “Gladiator.” The sequel picks up years later and stars Mescal as Lucius, the nephew of Commodus (played by Joaquin Phoenix in “Gladiator”). “I don’t know what we would talk about,” Mescal said of never reaching out to Crowe.
Paul Mescal has shared the advice Andrew Scott gave him after his break-up with Phoebe Bridgers.Bridgers and Mescal were reportedly engaged in 2022 before breaking up. Mescal then said he intends to keep his relationship status private in future owing to interest around that break-up.Now, he has told Esquire of the words of wisdom shared to him by Scott, his co-star in upcoming film All Of Us Strangers.Quoting Scott, Mescal said: “The only thing you’re left with after love is grief.
Paul Mescal is the lead of the Gladiator sequel and will have Pedro Pascal as a co-star. The Normal People actor is opening up about his first interaction with The Mandalorian star and why the Ridley Scott-directed sequel film has him “stressed.”
There’s a brand new trailer for Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal‘s upcoming film, Foe!
How well does a couple know each other? That’s the question behind the upcoming drama “Foe,” which chronicles a marriage’s disintegration with a sci-fi twist. And director Garth Davis has two of the UK’s great young acting talents as his stars: Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal.
Jaden Thompson Amazon Studios has debuted the first trailer for its upcoming sci-fi thriller “Foe,” starring Paul Mescal and Saorise Ronan. Based on the novel of the same name, the latest feature from director Garth Davis stars Mescal and Ronan as Junior and Henrietta, a husband and wife who live about 40 years in the future on a secluded farm.
A huge Coronation Street star has hinted at a wedding on the cobbles for their on-screen character and their partner.Tony Maudsley, who plays resident funeral director George Shuttleworth on the ITV soap, has revealed that he would love to see his character marry Eileen Grimshaw. George arrived on the famous street in 2020 and he has been seeing Eileen since 2021.Things haven't always been easy for the couple, but they seem to be one of the strongest on the show.
Ethan Shanfeld According to “All of Us Strangers” filmmaker Andrew Haigh, Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott hit it off immediately while on the set of the upcoming gay romance film. “There was chemistry between the two of them literally the second I saw them together,” Haigh said in an interview with Vanity Fair.
Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal star in the upcoming movie All Of Us Strangers and the film’s director is opening up about their sex scenes.
Beyoncé sent out a special request for her fans who are attending upcoming shows of the «Virgo season is upon us. This tour has been such a joy and as we approach the last month, my birthday wish is to celebrate with you wearing your most fabulous silver fashions to the shows 8.23 — 9.22!» the «Break My Soul» singer wrote on her Instagram Story on Tuesday.«We'll surround ourselves in a shimmering human disco ball each night,» Beyoncé continued.
Jared Leto and Thet Thinn have been spotted together again!
Saoirse Ronan and Jack Lowden have been enjoying a trip to the Scottish countryside.
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter New York Film Festival will serve as the world premiere of Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie’s genre-defying series “The Curse,” led by Emma Stone; and Garth Davis’s science-fiction drama “Foe,” starring Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal. They will screen as part of Spotlight, which Film at Lincoln Center describes as a selection of “significant and surprising films, one-of-a-kind presentations including adventurous portraits of creative minds, one-night only events with live musical accompaniment, bold short films by acclaimed directors, and probing documentaries.” As previously announced, Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro” will hold its North American premiere on Oct.
Garth Davis’s science-fiction sci-fi drama Foe, directed by Garth Davis (Lion) and starring Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal, will have its world premiere at the New York Film Festival.
Paul Mescal is among the celebs featured in Harper’s Bazaar‘s September 2023 “Icons” issue, alongside fellow stars Doja Cat and Kendall Jenner.