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The Sopranos, one of his co-stars has claimed.READ MORE: ‘The Sopranos’ greatest moments – as chosen by ‘The Many Saints of Newark’ castJamie-Lynn Sigler, who played Meadow, the daughter of Gandolfini’s Tony Soprano on the HBO show, said that she felt he was saying it primarily as a way to help his fellow actors.“It had nothing to do with his confidence,” Sigler told the Inside of You podcast. “He would question himself.

Stand up comic, “SNL” writer, actor, director: Albert Brooks has done it all. And he’s done it over the course of a six-decade-plus career.

The Last Of Us star Bella Ramsey has discussed how their neurodivergence has shaped their acting craft.The actor found out they were neurodivergent while they were filming the smash-hit HBO show after “thinking for years” they were so. “o find that out whilst filming this show was super special,” they told Elle earlier this year.In a new interview with The Times, Ramsey was asked if their neurodivergence influences their acting, to which they said “Massively.”“I don’t know if I’d be an actor if it wasn’t for that.

Game Of Thrones.In his memoir, Putting The Rabbit In The Hat, published two years ago, the Succession star addressed a number of near misses in his career, which included the opportunity to play Robert Baratheon in the HBO fantasy series.READ MORE: ‘Succession’ season four, episode one recap: deals, drama and divorce“I’m often asked if I was offered a role in Game of Thrones – reason being that every other bugger was – and the answer is, yes, I was supposed to be a king called Robert Baratheon,” he wrote.The actor explained that he turned down the role because the money wasn’t great and the character got killed off early.“There’s always been a tendency of American productions to treat British actors differently from American actors,” he said. “In other words, to get them cheap.”Cox also rejected the part of the governor in Pirates Of The Caribbean, a role that eventually went to Jonathan Pryce.

Recent docs on Indigenous peoples in the United States emphasize the troubled, tragic legacy between Native Americans and the US government, like “Lakota Nation Vs. United States.” Others, like Showtime‘s “Murder In Big Horn,” chart ongoing issues like the murdered and missing indigenous women crisis and the media and government’s relative neglect to take it seriously.

HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter series.According to Online Betting Guide (OLBG), Nighy is 3/1 odds to take on the role, followed by Benedict Cumberbatch with odds at 4/1.Ralph Fiennes, who played the villain character across five Harry Potter movies, is 5/1 odds to reprise the role in the TV adaptation.Charles Dance is the frontrunner with 2/1 odds to play Albus Dumbledore, who was played by late actors Richard Harris and Michael Gambon in the movies. Nick Frost, meanwhile, is 2/1 odds to play Rubeus Hagrid, originally played by Robbie Coltrane.In the movies, Nighy played Rufus Scrimgeour in Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1.

Bottoms, the acclaimed comedy starring The Bear’s Ayo Edebiri, has finally received a UK release date.Directed by Emma Seligman, the teen comedy follows two high school senior girls, PJ (Rachel Sennott) and Josie (Edebiri), who set up a fight club as a way to hook up with cheerleaders.After it was released in US cinemas on August 25, Warner Bros. has confirmed the film will arrive in UK cinemas on November 3, 2023.Bottoms has been praised by critics as one of the best comedies of the year, with the film currently holding a 92 per cent score on review aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes.Written by Seligman and Sennott, the film also stars Ruby Cruz, Havana Rose Liu, Kaia Gerber, Nicholas Galitzine, Miles Fowler, Dagmara Dominczyk and Marshawn Lynch.A synopsis reads: “Bottoms, a refreshingly unique raunchy comedy, focuses on two girls, PJ and Josie, who start a fight club as a way to lose their virginities to cheerleaders.“Their bizarre plan works.

Even if you haven’t seen one minute of “The Gilded Age,” you can probably guess the series’ vibe based on one name alone—Julian Fellowes. The man who gave the world “Downton Abbey” is the creator of “The Gilded Age,” and as such, he has created what appears to be the true successor to his massively popular British period drama.

Filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi is no stranger to documenting huge moments in American political history. She’s also no stranger to politics, considering she is the daughter of former Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi.

Even if you haven’t seen one minute of “The Gilded Age,” you can probably guess the series’ vibe based on one name alone—Julian Fellowes. The man who gave the world “Downton Abbey” is the creator of “The Gilded Age,” and as such, he has created what appears to be the true successor to his massively popular British period drama.

Australian outback town, where there’s no cellphone service or police station — but there is a local crocodile, a bar and just under a dozen eccentric residents including Fran Hodgetts, known for her prickly attitude and her pies. The documentary dives into the town’s history, the sharp-tongued residents’ various squabbles and the missing persons cold case of Paddy Moriarty, 70, who vanished in December 2017 along with his dog, prompting a police investigation.“Early on, I showed [footage] I had to an Australian person.

Want a doc to look forward to on HBO this Fall? How about “AKA Mr. Chow,” which looks at the life of one of the world’s most heralded restauranteurs, Michael Chow? Of course, Mr.

“Talking Sopranos” tickets.That’s because Michael Imperioli, Steve Schirripa and Vincent Pastore — also known as Christopher Moltisanti, Bobby Bacala and Big Pussy, respectively — just announced an additional five shows celebrating their 21-Emmy winning show this year and next.That includes stops at Huntington, NY’s Paramount on Sunday, Dec. 10 and Montclair, NJ’s Wellmont Theater on Sunday, Feb.

pic.twitter.com/HMYqq8S3arPespas has struggled with heroin addiction in the past but said that he had stopped using the drug later in the docuseries. He relies on methadone to survive his past addiction, according to his wife.

A few years after Season 1 debuted, we are on the precipice of Season 2 of HBO’s “30 Coins.” Now, if you’re in the U.S., like me, you may be wondering, “What the hell is ‘30 Coins?’” Yeah, well, that’s a good question. All I know is Season 2 brings in Paul Giamatti as a villain looking to end the world, and I’m completely sold.

HBO‘s The Last Of Us season two will being “the second” the ongoing Hollywood strikes come to an end, according to showrunner Craig Mazin.Today (September 25), Mazin took to Threads to share the update following the recent news that the Writers Guild of America (WGA) has reached a tentative deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) to end the writers strike that began in May.“Very proud of the WGA and its membership, and excited to get back to work on The Last of Us Season 2. The strike has not yet been officially lifted, but the second it is, we will spring into action!,” Mazin wrote on Threads.Craig Mazin, the showrunner for 'The Last Of Us,' has announced that Season 2 production will resume as soon as the WGA strike is over.“Very proud of the WGA and its membership … The strike has not yet been officially lifted, but the second it is, we will spring into action" pic.twitter.com/GmTUa4iJ1S— Episodes (@episodesent) September 25, 2023Mazin’s comments on The Last Of Us season two’s production comes a month after he teased that his and The Last Of Us creator Neil Druckmann’s vision for the HBO series could see it last anywhere between three to five seasons, though he thinks “four seems like a good number”.“[The Last Of Us] can end up being three or five.

With “Succession” over, HBO has an opening for its next premier drama. There are couple of candidates for the slot already, like “The Last Of Us” and “The White Lotus.” But if “Succession” creator Jesse Armstrong had cut the show’s final season in two, as he considered doing at one point, HBO wouldn’t have a gap to fill at all.

Succession fans are making the same joke after Lachlan Murdoch was appointed the new chairman of News Corp and Fox Corporation.As announced on Thursday (September 21) in a note to employees, media mogul Rupert Mordoch said he was stepping down as chairman of both companies, with his eldest son Lachlan set to take over.Rupert Murdoch, who will transition into the role of chairman emeritus for both firms in mid-November, wrote in a note (via the Guardian): “For my entire professional life, I have been engaged daily with news and ideas, and that will not change. But the time is right for me to take on different roles.”Murdoch has been married four times and has six children, the majority of which have followed their father’s footsteps in working for the family business.Succession creator Jesse Armstrong previously confirmed the HBO series is partially based on the Murdochs, along with other media mogul families like the Redstones and Mercers. In the series, family patriarch Logan Roy (Brian Cox) leads media company Waystar RoyCo, as his children vie to become his successor.“The amazing thing about this stuff is that it’s everywhere,” Armstrong told The New York Times in 2019.

Euphoria, died aged 25 on July 31 from an accidental drug overdose.The actor’s cause of death was confirmed on Thursday (September 21) by the Alameda County Coroner’s Office (via Variety).According to the coroner, his cause of death was “acute intoxication due to combined effects of methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl and benzodiazepines”.Cloud’s death was confirmed in a statement from his family, who said he “intensely struggled” with the death of his father just weeks prior.“Angus was special to all of us in so many ways,” the statement read. “Last week he buried his father and intensely struggled with this loss.

Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty has ended after two seasons. The HBO drama, a biographical look at the 1980s Showtime era of the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team, debuted in 2022. The second season finale aired on HBO on Sunday (September 17) and showed the Lakers losing the 1984 NBA finals to the Boston Celtics.

We’re Here. The exciting news, first shared by Variety, marks a significant shift in the show’s lineup.In the forthcoming season, Royale, Priyanka, Sasha Velour, and Jaida Essence Hall will step into the limelight, switching things up and breathing new life into the series. The four beloved queens will replace the previous trio of hosts: Bob the Drag Queen, Eureka O’Hara, and Shangela, who had been at the helm for the series’ first three seasons.

The Sopranos star Michael Imperioli has revealed that he met with a witch to help get Summer Of Sam made.Speaking in the documentary Ghosts of the Chelsea Hotel, the actor explained how he took supernatural steps to get the 1999 crime-thriller — which he co-wrote with Spike Lee and Victor Colicchio — through development.“I really wanted to get it made. So I met somebody who was living here [in the Chelsea Hotel] who was a witch, who said he could help me get it made, but it wasn’t going to happen the way I thought it would.“I was very ambitious at the time and wanted to get that made, so (I) resorted to tapping into otherworldly means to get it through the studio system.”Imperioli also had a cameo in the film, which is based on the real-life serial killer David Berkowitz (also known as the Son of Sam), who operated in New York in 1977.

True Blood, has died aged 70.As Variety reports, the actor passed away in Altadena, California last Saturday (September 2) following a long illness.De Rousse appeared as the aforementioned character – a doctor for supernatural beings – in three episodes of the HBO original series. She first took on the role in an episode of season two called ‘Scratches’, and later returned in the show’s fourth and seventh seasons.In April, de Rousse wrote in a post on Facebook that she had suffered “a fall in [her] doctor’s office” which she said “would lead to [her] death”.She continued: “It caused my hiatal hernia to move to an area where it is now dangerous.

Olivia Rodrigo has spoken about why she’ll never watch The Idol.The pop star said in a new interview that she has no interest in watching the HBO show because she regards it as anti-feminist.“I don’t have the desire to [watch it],” Rodrigo told The Guardian. “I remember walking out of Barbie and being like, ‘Wow, it’s so long since I’ve seen a movie that is female-centred in a way that isn’t sexual or about her pain or her being traumatised.’”The Idol, which stars Lily-Rose Depp and The Weeknd (Abel Tesfaye), was originally pitched as a satire about the music industry that follows Depp’s pop star Jocelyn as she frees herself from a toxic relationship with Tesfaye’s club owner/cult leader Tedros.But when Euphoria creator Sam Levinson took over after the exit of director Amy Seimetz, he reportedly turned Seimetz’ vision on its head, stuffing the season with a large number of sex scenes and providing little commentary on its original themes.“The Idol was one of HBO’s most provocative original programs, and we’re pleased by the strong audience response,” HBO said when it announced the series’ cancellation last month.“After much thought and consideration, HBO, as well as the creators and producers have decided not to move forward with a second season.

Succession creator Jesse Armstrong appears to have settled a debate that emerged regarding the fourth episode of the show’s final season.Following the death of business magnate Logan Roy (Brian Cox), an important typed document was found that appeared to name his son Kendall (Jeremy Strong) as his successor as chief executive of the family’s media empire, WayStar Royco. However, there was a line in ink that started under Kendall’s name but moved up through it, prompting debate over whether his name was underlined or crossed out.At a Financial Times event in London yesterday (September 3), Armstrong suggested what the actual answer to the question was, which he would have definitively known since he was the one who drew the line itself on the paper.“This is the sort of thing I would have hated to do while we were still doing the show,” Armstrong said.

“True Detective” fans will need to wait a little longer for the HBO show’s latest season. Deadline reports that HBO now has the fourth season of its crime anthology series dated for a January 2024 premiere date.

slammed the show for being “nasty,” and overly salacious, while behind-the-scenes reports pointed to a troubled production. “The Idol” is far from the first high-profile buzzy show that crashed and burned. Here’s a look at some others.

HBO Max‘s Our Flag Means Death is officially returning for its second season this year – watch the first teaser trailer below.The first teaser trailer for Our Flag Means Death‘s second season was unveiled by HBO Max last night (August 30), and confirms its release date of October 5 on the streaming service.The teaser trailer for season two sees Taika Waititi return as Blackbeard (aka Ed Teach) and Rhys Darby return as Stede Bonnet for HBO’s loose retelling of real-life English pirate Bonnet’s adventures with a comedic twist.Watch the teaser trailer for HBO Max’s Our Flag Means Death season two below.Season one of Our Flag Means Death ended on a bitter note as Bonnet and Teach were separated, leading Teach to believe he had been abandoned by Bonnet. The teaser for season two sees Bonnet embark on a quest to reunite with Teach, who has begun plotting his revenge against Bonnet for his perceived act of betrayal.Aside from Darby and Waititi, Samson Kayo, Vico Ortiz, Ewen Bremner, Joel Fry, Matthew Maher, Kristian Nairn, Con O’Neill, David Fane, Samba Schutte, Nat Faxon and Leslie Jones also star in the series.For its premiere on October 5, HBO Max will release three new episodes, with the rest of the season being released weekly until its conclusion on October 26.In other HBO news, the streaming service announced earlier this week that it has cancelled Sam Levinson and The Weeknd’s controversial series The Idol after just one season.

Simultaneously one of the most hyped series and one of the most hated, it’s not a surprise that HBO decided to cancel “The Idol.” But yet, it’s still news because of just how this show was such a trainwreck. READ MORE: ‘The Idol’ Review: Sam Levinson’s Crude Provocation With The Weeknd & Lily-Rose Depp Is Gross & Sexist [Cannes] According to Variety, HBO has canceled “The Idol” after only one season.

The Idol, The Weeknd and Sam Levinson’s divisive HBO series, has been canceled, Variety reports. The show debuted earlier this year and will end after just one season.

The Idol will not be returning for a second season, HBO has confirmed.The controversial series wrapped up its first – and only – season in early July after just five episodes, one shorter than its originally planned six-episode run.A spokesperson for HBO announced the cancellation in a statement to Variety, saying: “The Idol was one of HBO’s most provocative original programs, and we’re pleased by the strong audience response.”“After much thought and consideration, HBO, as well as the creators and producers have decided not to move forward with a second season. We’re grateful to the creators, cast, and crew for their incredible work.”The Idol – created by Euphoria director Sam Levinson and The Weeknd – starred The Weeknd, Lily-Rose Depp, Troye Sivan, Moses Sumney, BLACKPINK‘s Jennie and more.

“The Idol,” a series from Sam Levinson, creator of the hit show “Euphoria,” after just one season, The Post can confirm. “The Idol was one of HBO’s most provocative original programs, and we’re pleased by the strong audience response,” a spokesperson for HBO told The Post.“After much thought and consideration, HBO, as well as the creators and producers have decided not to move forward with a second season,” the statement continued.

will not be returning to HBO for a second season.HBO has decided to not renew the drama series — co-created by Abel «The Weeknd» Tesfaye,creator Sam Levinson, and Reza Fahim — after its controversial and divisive first season, reports. premiered in June and ran for five episodes. The story was left open-ended at the conclusion of the season for the possibility of a second season, although nothing had been previously confirmed.

Zendaya has teased a brand-new direction for her career after she finishes playing teenager Rue in the hit HBO series Euphoria.In a wide-ranging interview with ELLE, the Emmy-winning actress, who turns 27 in September, spoke about tackling more “grown-up” roles.“From a character perspective, I want to find things that will push me,” she said. “As I get older, you know, I can’t play a teenager for the rest of my life.”The actress is next set to appear in Luca Guadagnino’s tennis drama Challengers, in which she plays a former champion-turned-coach, who finds herself in the middle of a love triangle between two highly competitive players, portrayed by Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist.“I felt like it was a good step into a more, I guess you could say, ‘grown-up’ role and into that next phase,” Zendaya said of the film.

HBO‘s hit series Euphoria, has revealed new information about the show’s highly anticipated third season.In a new Elle profile on the show’s star Zendaya, Levinson described its upcoming third season as a “film noir” and teased that Zendaya’s character of a recovering addict would “explore what it means to be an individual with principles in a corrupt world.”Little else is known of Euphoria‘s third season at the time of publishing. The show has had a history of long gaps between seasons, with season one and two being released three years apart; season one debuted in 2019 while season two premiered in 2022.Now, with the ongoing WGA writers’ strike and Hollywood actors’ strike, it is currently unclear when work on the show will resume and when the show will be released.Zendaya’s Euphoria co-star Angus Cloud died late last month.

Yeah, I F–ked That Up” podcast Tuesday.“What’s that about?” he continued. “My inner dynamo was finally recognized.”The revelation came just ahead of the Season 2 finale of “AJLT,” which drops at 3 a.m. Thursday, Aug.