'Normal People' Star Daisy Edgar-Jones to Lead 'Where the Crawdads Sing' Movie

Will Tizard ContributorIn filming the surprise hit young love story “Normal People” for the BBC and Hulu, cinematographer Suzie Lavelle departed from the big-scale war dramas and multi-camera TV work she had done previously (“World on Fire,” “Sherlock”) to create a more intimate, essential Irish-set story, she tells Variety.Working with directors Hettie Macdonald (“Howards End”) and Lenny Abrahamson (“Room”), while adapting scenes from the source book by Sally Rooney, Lavelle discovered after

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVFor four years on the CW’s “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” Rachel Bloom mined some of her own life, including her journey with mental health, for her fictional character of Rebecca Bunch.

Yalitza Aparicio just landed a major gig. The star has been announced as the co-host of the 2020 Latin GRAMMY Awards, taking place Nov.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent‘Normal People’ star Paul Mescal will play the male lead in Benjamin Millepied’s film “Carmen,” a modern-day reimagining of one of the world’s most celebrated operas.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Michael Bisping, the retired UFC Middleweight Champion and Hall of Famer, has been set to lead The Journeyman, an adaptation of British author Mark Turley’s book Journeymen.Bisping will play Kenny ‘The Beast’ Breen, an alcoholic, drug-abusing, past-his-prime journeyman boxer with a record of 11-85-0 who, after being diagnosed with neurological damage, continues his career on the small-hall circuit at grave risk to himself.Dax Phelan is directing

Normal People thrust her into the spotlight in April. The series quickly became BBC Three’s most-watched programme ever, with nearly seven million viewers (among them Saoirse Ronan, Jodie Comer and Candice Carty-Williams) tuning into observe the young lovers’ on-off romance.

The year 2020 is Daisy Edgar-Jones’ breakthrough year.

Also Read: 11 New Fall TV Shows Ranked by Premiere Viewers, From 'Supermarket Sweep' to 'Weakest Link' (Photos)Ramras, Davidson and Dorf will serve as co-showrunners on the limited series. Additional executive producers include Will Ferrell, Jessica Elbaum, and Brittney Segal for Gloria Sanchez Productions and Bell.

Paul Mescal is adjusting to fame.

Normal People’s Paul Mescal appears in the November issue of GQ wearing lots of stylish knits, bold shirts and, of course, a chain.The 24-year-old actor reveals his thoughts on the much buzzed-about accessory from the hit BBC series in the accompanying interview, admitting that he doesn’t quite understand the hype.“It wasn’t something that we put any focus on during filming,” he told the publication.

Peter White Television EditorEXCLUSIVE: Kelly McCreary, who plays Dr.