'Normal People' Breakout Paul Mescal Joins Maggie Gyllenhaal Directorial Debut 'The Lost Daughter' (Exclusive)

Peter White Television EditorElement Pictures, the production company behind Hulu and BBC drama Normal People, is ramping up its television activities with the hire of two executives.It has hired former Pulse Films exec Lucas Ochoa, who was Chief Creative Officer of its scripted division and Silverprint Pictures’ Michael Dawson. They will be based in London and will develop new projects as well as work across the existing slate.

Regina King is stepping behind the camera in a big way.

Normal People leads the way ahead of tonight’s TV Choice Awards, which are taking place online for the first time due to coronavirus restrictions.

Normal People actor Paul Mescal has said he felt “objectified” after the release of the show.Reflecting on the hit BBC Three series, in which the breakout star plays Sally Rooney’s character Connell Waldron opposite Daisy Edgar-Jones as Marianne Sheridan, Mescal said the newfound attention often felt overwhelming.“I felt objectified after Normal People,” Mescal told Elle magazine, who included the actor as part of their annual “movers and shakers” list alongside Edgar-Jones.“It’s to be

ELLE‘s list of top 50 movers and shakers for 2020 which celebrates new talent in the world of fashion, beauty, politics, culture and beyond.The list is compiled by a panel of special judges each year and 2020’s judges included ELLE’s Editor-in-Chief Farrah Storr, the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, actress Gemma Chan and Ireland’s own Sinead Burke.Speaking about his new-found fame, Paul told Elle how he felt ‘objectified’ in the weeks the show went to air: ‘I felt objectified after Normal People.

Paul Mescal is opening up about his first Emmy nomination in a brand new interview, and addressing Normal People co-star Daisy Edgar-Jones‘s snub.

Paul Mescal is making his feature film debut!

Normal People star Paul Mescal has landed his next film role.Mescal will appear alongside Olivia Colman, Dakota Johnson and more in The Lost Daughter, the directorial debut of Maggie Gyllenhaal.The new film will be based on Elena Ferrante’s 2006 book of the same name, and Mescal has now come on board for the movie, which also features Jessie Buckley, Peter Sarsgaard and more, as The Hollywood Reporter notes.The official synopsis for The Lost Daughter reads: “When her daughters leave home, Leda

Peter Sarsgaard.It’s not clear yet which part the Kildare actor has taken on but the film is based on Elena Ferrante’s critically acclaimed book of the same name and has Maggie Gyllenhaal at the helm as director.The adaptation marks The Dark Knight actress’s directorial debut and Paul Mescal’s first feature film.As The Hollywood Reporter exclusively broke the news of his role, Paul took to Twitter to tell fans how thrilled her was to be joining the cast writing: ‘I’m a very excited boy!’His fans

Paul Mescal’s somewhat unusual 2020 — at least compared to most other people around the world — has been well documented. The young Irish actor went into the COVID-19 lockdown an emerging talent looking forward to his first significant on-screen debut and — thanks to one of the most talked about TV shows of the year — emerged the other side a bona fide star, not to mention a new Instagram obsession.

Honestly, if you were to tell me that Maggie Gyllenhaal has directed a half dozen feature films, I wouldn’t be able to argue against that. Not that I’m completely oblivious to the actress’ career, but instead, she just strikes me as someone with a filmmaking maturity that would seemingly come from a great deal of experience.

Virgin Media have today announced their new season schedule, lead by Irish Drama The Deceived starring Paul Mescal and Emmet J Scanlan.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorPaul Mescal isn’t sure what he’ll wear to the virtual Emmys.“I’m definitely going to be informal on the bottom — not that anyone is ever going to see it,” the “Normal People” star says on Thursday’s episode of Variety and iHeart’s podcast The Big Ticket from his home in London.Mescal is up for an Emmy for his work as Connell in the Hulu coming-of-age drama.

Daisy Edgar-Jones has said she would like to take on a role that is different to her breakout part as Marianne in Normal People so she can “keep learning”.

Olivia Colman, Tom Hiddleston and Paul Rudd will narrate natural world documentaries for Apple TV+.

“Normal People,” based on Sally Rooney’s bestselling novel and produced by Element Pictures, have revealed the process that went into the much lauded intimate scenes between leads Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal.“The intimacy between the characters and the attraction and physical dimensions of the relationship is such a huge part of the novel that we knew it was something that we had to get right,” said director Lenny Abrahamson, during a “Normal People” panel discussion at the Edinburgh TV

Naman Ramachandran The creators and actors behind hit BBC and Hulu show “Normal People,” based on Sally Rooney’s bestselling novel and produced by Element Pictures, have revealed the process that went into the much lauded intimate scenes between leads Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal.“The intimacy between the characters and the attraction and physical dimensions of the relationship is such a huge part of the novel that we knew it was something that we had to get right,” said director Lenny

David Oyelowo’s feature directorial debut “The Water Man” has been added to the Toronto International Film Festival lineup for 2020 as one of the festival’s special events.Also added to this year’s TIFF Official Selection are the documentaries “Underplayed” about female artists in the electronic music industry, “The Boy From Medellín” about Colombian musician J Balvin, “The Truffle Hunters” from director Michael Dweck and the animated “Wolfwalkers” from the team behind “The Secret of Kells.”“The