‘True Detective: Night Country’ Stars Talk Inspiration and Connecting to Characters at Variety’s Indigenous Storytelling in Entertainment Breakfast

obituary. The cause of death wasn’t made public.Wesley Eure and Kathy Coleman, who played Milligan’s son and daughter on the show, paid tribute to Milligan on Facebook.“This is a video we didn’t want to have to make,” Eure, 72, said. “We heard rumors, and finally it was confirmed.

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Leo Barraclough International Features Editor “Fingernails,” starring Jesse Buckley, Riz Ahmed and Jeremy Allen White, is to close the Karlovy Vary Film Festival. The tender and idiosyncratic romantic drama, co-produced by Cate Blanchett, is the sophomore outing from director Christos Nikou, who made a splash with his debut “Apples.” The film centers on the Love Institute, a scientific organization that tests the mutual compatibility of people who have decided to embark on life’s journey together.

Jack Dunn Variety’s Cannes Lions Studio, presented by Canva, concludes after a week of hosting the industry’s most influential voices to discuss their work and future visions for marketing, media, and Hollywood. Highlights include Queen Latifah and the senior vice president of commercial strategy and marketing at Novo Nordisk Tejal Vishalpura, as well as CMO of NBCUniversal Josh Feldman and CMO and SVP of customer experience and brand marketing at Volkswagen of America Rachael Zaluzec.

Loose Women star Brenda Edwards has candidly declared she's too busy for love right now. The 55 year old television personality, known for her role on the daytime show has opened up about her personal life, stating in an interview with Woman's Own: "No, I'm single and loving it. I don't need a man, or a woman.

Alan Hutton fears Rangers summer transfer recruits are too young and inexperienced to handle the heat at Ibrox as he made another sales pitch for Lawrence Shankland.

From a distance, many in Hollywood were wondering just how Issa López landed the show-running gig on “True Detective” season four. The Mexican filmmaker had directed two well-regarded films including 2017’s “Tigers Are Not Afraid,” but she hadn’t worked in American television.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large I think I can say this on behalf of the entire collective of reporters who cover television: Nothing makes us groan more than when a series star or producer refers to the setting as another “character” in their show. (Actually, I take that back, something else causes even heavier eye rolls: When a performer says their co-stars are “like a family.”) And yet, I may have to temper my cynicism.

Halfway through True Detective: Night Country, Kali Reis’ character experiences a loss so traumatic it would make most people lose their minds. Steely State Trooper Evangeline Navarro has but one way of coping with the situation: She instigates a brawl, in essence begging for a physical manifestation of her pain. Watching one of the most heart-wrenching sequences of the anthology series play out, and Reis’ portrayal of her stoic character’s momentary collapse, it is near impossible to comprehend that this is only the 37-year-old’s third on-screen role.

She has two Best Actress Oscars and five nominations including one most recently for 2023’s Nyad. She received her first for 1976’s Taxi Driver when she was only 14. Add to these impressive accomplishments, three BAFTA awards, three Golden Globes, and an Honorary Palme d’Or among other accolades and honors. Still it is surprising to note she has never once been nominated for an Emmy for any acting role.

Gorka Marquez said he was 'excited' as he made an announcement on his Strictly Come Dancing future - and it is good news for fans. The dancer has confirmed that he'll be heading back to the ballroom later this year when the BBC One dance contest returns.

Escape To The Country presenter, Alistair Appleton, has spoken out candidly about how he craved a different type of escape during his early days on TV, as he battled with drink and drugs outside of work. The presenter and psychotherapist, who returns to his role on BBC One on Friday, 7 June, first started presenting the show in 2007.

True Detective: Night Country is the fourth season of the acclaimed HBO anthology series and the stars are promoting it at FYC events ahead of the Emmys!

Selena Kuznikov Variety hosted its inaugural Indigenous Storytelling in Entertainment Breakfast on June 5 in Los Angeles. The event included insightful conversations with Indigenous and Native creators, talent, and industry executives such as “Reservation Dogs” showrunner Sterlin Harjo, Bird Runningwater from “Fancy Dance,” Kali Reis from “True Detective” (who was joined by co-star Isabella Star LaBlanc and showrunner Issa López) and many more. The program highlighted Indigenous storytelling and the achievements of Indigenous communities in film and TV and even included a surprise message from director James Cameron.

After a five-year hiatus, “True Detective” returned for a fourth season, a season that turned out to be one of its most critically acclaimed and most watched ever. With Emmy Award voting right around the corner, “True Detective: Night Country” stars Jodie Foster, Kali Reis, John Hawkes, Isabella Star LaBlanc, executive producer Mari Jo Winkler-Ioffreda, and series creator Issa Lopez reunited for a screening and Q&A at the Television Academy to revisit the latest installment of the HBO anthology series.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Production has begun on a second season of “Scrublands,” the Australian crime thriller series starring Luke Arnold (“Black Sails”) and Bella Heathcote (“The Neon Demon,” “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies”). With action set a year after the events of the first season, award-winning investigative journalist Martin Scarsden (Arnold) has returned to his coastal hometown, Port Silver, in Western Australia, to set up a new life with partner Mandy Bond (Heathcote). When he arrives to find his childhood friend Jasper brutally murdered and Bond the prime suspect, Scarsden struggles with doubts – about Bond and about his own ability to recognize the truth.

This year's Love Island has gotten off to a dramatic start, with the show's first celebrity bombshell, Joey Essex, entering the villa.The villa has previously had some semi-famous residents including Gemma Owen, the daughter of footballer Michael Owen and Rochelle Humes's sister Sophie Piper. However, Joey is the first celeb entrant, since the show switched from having a celebrity line-up to a civilian one.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor A pivotal moment comes as the fourth season of “True Detective: Night Country” hits a thrilling end in episode six. Law enforcement officers Liz Danvers (Jodie Foster) and Evangeline Navarro (Kali Reis), find themselves at the entrance to the ice cave. After they reach a dead end, Liz decides they should head back, but just as they do so, the two end up falling into the cave’s lower levels.

EXCLUSIVE: After announcing that the studio would be expanding on its universe earlier this year, 20th Century and Dan Trachtenberg’s next standalone pic Badlands looks to be gaining momentum with some serious star power. Sources close to Deadline say that Elle Fanning is in negotiations to star in the film with Trachtenberg directing. Trachtenberg co-wrote script with Patrick Aison.

Alex Ritman True Brit Entertainment has acquired U.K. rights to “The Death of Robin Hood,” one of the hot market packages at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, where A24 picked up the project up for the U.S.