‘Succession’ Star J. Cameron Smith Begs Jesse Armstrong to Write a Sequel Series for Her: ‘Please Consider a Spin-Off Called Gerri!’

Note: Spoilers ahead for “Succession” Season 4, Episode 4, “Connor’s Wedding.” Sunday night’s episode of “Succession” shockingly killed off Logan Roy (Brian Cox). He’s been in bad health since the beginning of the series. But, it was still unexpected for the event to happen so soon in the final season.

Note: The following contains spoilers for “Succession” Season 4, Episode 3During this week’s behind-the-scenes look at “Succession,” actor Kieran Culkin and executive producer and director Mark Mylod broke down how they shot “Connor’s Wedding,” the pivotal third episode of season 4 which revolves around the Roy family’s reaction to the surprise death of Logan (Brian Cox). Specifically, Mylod revealed that the scene in which the Roy kids first get a call from Tom was shot in one long, unbroken 27-minute take.“In the planning of the shots, it felt to me like the camera had to be almost sadistically voyeuristic,” Mylod recalled.

Connor’s Wedding” to follow. The shock came early in the episode, when the children of media mogul Logan Roy (Brian Cox) learn that he has collapsed on an airplane and died.

Note: Spoilers for “Succession” Season 4 Episode 3 follow below.“Succession” viewers were shocked on Sunday night when, in the third episode of the final season, Brian Cox’s Logan Roy died. It was a twist no one saw coming, and the emotional fallout that occurred in the Roy family resulted in some series-best performances from Jeremy Strong, Sarah Snook, Kieran Culkin and Alan Ruck.Killing off the family patriarch and central force in the series so early in the final season was certainly unexpected, but creator and showrunner Jesse Armstrong said that was partly the point.“Shooting the episode honestly was quite exciting because it felt high risk,” Armstrong said in the show’s behind-the-scenes featurette for the episode.

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Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Warning: This story contains spoilers from “Connor’s Wedding,” the third episode of “Succession” Season 4, now streaming on HBO Max. If you watched Sunday night’s dramatic third episode of this season’s “Succession,” you bore witness to the death of billionaire CEO Logan Roy, portrayed by two-time lead actor nominee and presumed 2023 Emmy contender Brian Cox. As a result, the burning question on awards pundits’ minds has turned toward a new type of uncertainty — where will Cox seek to campaign for his legendary portrayal as the head of media and entertainment conglomerate Waystar RoyCo? Cox’s acclaimed performance has received multiple accolades for the HBO drama, including those two Emmy nominations for the second and third seasons for lead actor (drama). He was nominated alongside his co-star Jeremy Strong, who plays his eldest son Kendall, and who won for the show’s second season.

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains major spoilers for “Succession” Season 4, Episode 3, “Connor’s Wedding.“Fans are still reeling over Sunday night’s emotionally shocking episode of “Succession.” It was a moment many fans expected to come at some point in the season — but not as soon as it did.Logan Roy is dead.The episode, written by creator Jesse Armstrong and directed by Mark Mylod, started off centered around Connor Roy’s (Alan Ruck) wedding with girlfriend Willa (Justine Lupe), but quickly took a turn when Logan Roy (Brian Cox) suddenly collapsed on board his private jet — leaving the Roy siblings grieving over their father’s unexpected death at a wedding.In a highly emotional scene, Tom Wambsgans (Matthew MacFadyen) called Shiv (Sarah Snook), Kendall (Jeremy Strong) and Roman Roy (Kieran Culkin) from the plane to let them speak to their dad in case he could still hear them, with all of the children grieving and processing in their own ways.Mylod revealed in the behind-the-scenes look after the episode that the stunning sequence was filmed in one almost 30-minute continuous take.But as the kids deal with the death of their patriarch, the Waystar RoyCo team jumps into crisis mode, figuring out what kind of statement to release that will keep the markets happy and not negatively impact their impending deals.The show notably did not have a dramatic death scene. Viewers don’t get to see the media mogul die on-screen — just doctors doing chest compressions on a body that was most likely already dead and the aftermath of grief.It turns out, Cox, 76, wasn’t even there for the death.

During the fourth and final season of, fans were treated to another wedding episode, making for a third lively Roy family gathering filled with events that tend to overshadow the marriage at hand. «There's a lot more going on during Connor's wedding than just the wedding. It's a very complicated episode,» Alan Ruck told ET, while J.

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details of tonight’s episode of Succession. So stop right now if you don’t want to know what went down.

J Smith-Cameron has revealed how her sizzling real-life chemistry with Succession co-star Kieran Culkin was spotted by show execs and turned into something on screen more… enthralling. 

Edward Abbey argued, “Power is always dangerous. Power attracts the worst and corrupts the best.”Never has the axis of attraction and corruption been drawn more vividly or with more white collar viciousness than in HBO’s “Succession.” Written and produced by show runner Jesse Armstrong, “Succession” follows the Roy family.

Succession officially comes to an end after its fourth season.Created by Jesse Armstrong (Peep Show), the satirical comedy-drama about the power struggle within the Roy family has been a critical success since its inception in 2018 – picking up 13 Primetime Emmy Awards across its lifespan so far.The show’s cast includes Brian Cox as the family patriarch Logan Roy, alongside Jeremy Strong, Kieran Culkin, Sarah Snook, Matthew Macfadyen, Nicholas Braun and Alan Ruck.Armstrong confirmed Succession’s fourth season would be its last in February 2023 ahead of the show’s return.Speaking in an interview with The New Yorker, Armstrong explained that the show’s natural conclusion came to fruition in the fourth season.“You know, there’s a promise in the title of Succession,” Armstrong said. “I’ve never thought this could go on forever.

was first released in theaters and later became a cult classic, Netflix is reuniting the original, star-studded cast for an all-new anime series based on the original graphic novel series. That means, Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin, Chris Evans, Anna Kendrick, Brie Larson, Aubrey Plaza and many, many more are reprising their roles for an «epic new adventure» with the film's director, Edgar Wright, returning to the franchise as executive producer. «One of the proudest and most enjoyable achievements of my career was assembling and working with the dynamite cast of. Since the film’s release in 2010 we’ve done Q&A’s, remembrances and charity read throughs, but there was never the occasion to reunite the whole gang on an actual project.

Scott Pilgrim will be back, and in computer-generated living color: Netflix has picked up an anime series about the beloved slacker-musician from the classic graphic novels, which was made into a 2010 film that starred Michael Cera.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter The Netflix anime series based on the “Scott Pilgrim” graphic novels is bringing back the entire main cast of the film “Scott Pilgrim vs. The World” to voice their characters in the show. The show, which was first reported as being in development at Netflix in January 2022, has officially been ordered to series. The returning cast members are: Michael Cera (Scott Pilgrim), Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Ramona Flowers), Satya Bhabha (Matthew Patel), Kieran Culkin (Wallace Wells), Chris Evans (Lucas Lee), Anna Kendrick (Stacey Pilgrim), Brie Larson (Envy Adams), Alison Pill (Kim Pine), Aubrey Plaza (Julie Powers), Brandon Routh (Todd Ingram), Jason Schwartzman (Gideon Graves), Johnny Simmons (Young Neil), Mark Webber (Stephen Stills), Mae Whitman (Roxie), and Ellen Wong (Knives Chau). Additional cast members will be announced at a later date.

Succession star Kieran Culkin has revealed in a new interview that he wanted “to cry” after his co-star Sarah Snook made a comment about the show coming to an end.Speaking to Esquire for a cover story, Culkin revealed that at the Emmys last year, Snook approached him with a remark on how they might never work together again once Succession comes to an end. The comment was made long before anyone knew season four would be the show’s last.“Hey, Kieran, you’ll love this,” Snook said to Culkin.

Succession star Kieran Culkin has shared his unusual method to help Brian Cox calm down on set when he got grumpy.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Kieran Culkin said in a new Esquire digital cover story that Jeremy Strong’s acting process was never affected by various criticisms made about his Method acting, most notably by his “Succession” cast members in an infamous New Yorker profile published in December 2021. “It’s hard for me to actually describe his process, because I don’t really see it,” Culkin told The New Yorker at the time. “He puts himself in a bubble….The way Jeremy put it to me is that, like, you get in the ring, you do the scene, and at the end each actor goes to their corner. I’m, like, This isn’t a battle. This is a dance.” Regarding Strong’s self-isolation process, Culkin added, “That might be something that helps him. I can tell you that it doesn’t help me.” 

Warning: Spoilers for “Succession” season 4 episode, “The Munsters,” written by creator Jesse Armstrong and directed by Mark Mylod. Alan Ruck, Kieran Culkin and more from the cast talk to ET as they break down what’s at stake for members of the Roy family and tease the shifting dynamics that will follow the first episode. 

telling Variety: “He’s getting on! He’s getting old. He’s tired — he’s very tired!”Cox, 76, stars in the hit HBO drama as patriarch and business titan Logan Roy, whose children are constantly at odds over control of his media empire. He’s had health problems throughout the series.