Lily James won’t be playing another autobiographical role anytime soon.
16.03.2022 - 21:17 / etonline.com
fandom was starting to peak, there was growing criticism around sexualized, female nudity often seen on the HBO series, especially compared to the lack of any stripping down seen by its male cast members. Now, seven years later, in the year of the penis, there’s far more male full frontal onscreen than ever before, with outdoing with its own montage of male genitalia in the premiere episode. Ahead of its revealing debut, the cast, including Jake Johnson and Ophelia Lovibond, and creator Ellen Rapoport of the HBO Max workplace comedy open up to ET about the inspiration for the series, embracing all the nudity and ’s unexpected connection to, another series that bared all onscreen. Inspired by the magazines, like, and, tells the story about an unlikely duo – a young feminist named Joyce (Lovibond) and a low-rent publisher named Doug (Johnson) – who come together to launch the first erotic publication marketed to straight women. “It just felt like a way to tell a period story that was set in a specific moment in time that we were able to look at through our modern lens,” Rapoport tells ET’s Rachel Smith about diving into these real-life workplaces populated by feminist and pornographers working together to publish what was considered at the time an erotic feminist magazine, that mixed naked photos of men with articles about abortion, rape and sexual harassment.
Set in 1970s Los Angeles, the series largely takes place inside the offices where the issues are produced as the staff, Bambi (Jessica Lowe), Richie (Oscar Montoya) and Tina (Idara Victor), try to bring Joyce and Doug’s vision to life. When it comes to what the vision is, however, the two have very different ideas about not only what they want to achieve with the
.Lily James won’t be playing another autobiographical role anytime soon.
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By If you were disappointed by the lack of actual sex on , there's a new HBO Max series that has you covered (and then some): Enter Minx, a fast-paced, thought-inducing, feminist, erotic comedy that stars Ophelia Lovibond opposite .Over the course of 10 episodes—two of which are available today, March 17—you'll dive into the polyester-clad world of the 1970s where Joyce (Lovibond) is determined to create a women's magazine that isn't about pleasing a man or losing five pounds. She struggles to get it off the ground, until an interesting meet-cute with low-rent porn magazine publisher Doug (Johnson).
Pam & Tommy to transform into Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee. Aside from dyeing his hair, being covered in tattoos and wearing fake nipple piercings, the Captain America star also had to lose weight. Speaking to EW, he said: "It was always difficult because I just wasn't the same frame as him.
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HBO Max, “Minx” is a period-piece comedy set in the early 1970s. It follows Joyce (Ophelia Lovibond), an earnest Vassar-educated feminist who’s trying to launch a women’s magazine called “The Matriarchy Awakens,” which has more substance than the typical beauty and housekeeping tips.
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Minx, which will air on HBO Max and stars Jake Johnson in his best role since New Girl. Set in the ‘70s, it's about one woman’s attempt to start her own magazine that's different from anything else on the market. You will be talking about this one for weeks to come.
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Seth Rogen is talking all things .ET's Lauren Zima spoke with Rogen at the show's finale screening Tuesday, where he talked about his role in the buzzed-about series and how he feels about Pamela Anderson telling her side of the story in her own Netflix documentary.«I'm excited to watch it. Yeah, I can't wait,» Rogen, who plays Rand Gauthier, a disgruntled former employee of the star couple, said of Anderson's upcoming doc.«The film, which has been in the making for several years, will feature the pop culture icon setting the record straight as she looks back on her professional path and her personal journey,» reads the statement from the streaming service. The doc is directed by Ryan White (, ), and promises to be «an intimate portrait» of Anderson's life.Pamela Anderson is ready to tell her story in a new documentary.
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Wyatte Grantham-Philips editorWhile Hulu’s “Pam & Tommy” chronicled the events behind Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee’s infamous stolen sex tape, Anderson announced last week that she is preparing to tell her side of the story in a new Netflix documentary. Lily James, who plays Anderson in “Pam & Tommy,” says she looks forward to watching it.At the series finale premiere for “Pam & Tommy” at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles Tuesday night, the Hulu series’ cast and creatives stressed the importance of spotlighting Pamela Anderson’s story in today’s world.“I think these violations of privacy happen way too often — and the way that the media responds and us, as a society, respond is often so awful, particularly toward women,” James told Variety on the red carpet.
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Hulu series , star Sebastian Stan truly transformed into legendary rocker Tommy Lee. However, Stan says the most challenging part becoming the Mötley Crüe drummer had nothing to do with getting the look right.The 39-year-old star walked the red carpet at the premiere screening of the finale at The Greek Theater in Los Angeles on Tuesday, and he spoke with ET's Lauren Zima about the acclaimed series and portraying the real-life music legend.When asked what the hardest part of becoming Lee really was, Stan admitted it was «the drums.»«Because I don't play the drums.
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Lily James is looking back on her time as Pamela Anderson. ET's Lauren Zima spoke to James at the finale screening of Tuesday, where she shared what a «huge responsibility» it was to play the star.«It's always such a huge responsibility to play someone, a real person, particularly with Pam, she's such an icon, I really love her, and I wanted to try and do her justice and try and capture her spirit and really explore what happened at that time and how she was treated and how things have changed, or not changed,» James explained.The miniseries recounts the total real-life rollercoaster that Anderson and Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee, played by Sebastian Stan, experienced after their sex tape was leaked. From understanding what she went through during that traumatic time to mimicking her voice and nailing Anderson's signature look, James underwent a major transformation to take on the role, one that involved intensive hair and makeup, a wardrobe with spot-on throwbacks to some of Anderson's most iconic '90s looks, and a prosthetics team that truly allowed James to get lost in the character.«We just worked so hard 'cause I was like, you can't play Pamela and not like, you know, and I obviously do not look like Pamela.