It’s Gabriella-ception!
16.04.2022 - 02:37 / usmagazine.com
Back to school! From Chase Stokes to Nicola Coughlin, plenty of TV stars have played teenagers years after aging out of the demographic.
In fact, shows often gravitate toward older actors to fill roles that would be hard for actual high school students to fit into their schedules. There are also certain confines that create difficulties in the casting process when aiming to include young stars.
“It’s all because of the labor laws. The number of hours that children are allowed to work are highly restricted, which limits the amount of time that producers can actually have adolescents on set,” casting director Todd Thaler told Vice in May 2017. “Within those limited hours that children can work, part of that time includes education, rest and meals.”
However, placing older actors in teenage roles comes with its own set of issues. Crystal Reed, for instance, made her debut as Beacon Hills high schooler Allison Argent when Teen Wolf premiered on MTV in 2011. The actress was 26 at the time.
After three seasons on the show, Reed asked to leave, in part due to the age gap between her and her character. “I felt like, creatively, there were things I wanted to do differently, and I wanted to explore other avenues of film and TV,” she told Entertainment Weekly in March 2014. “I wanted to jump into different characters. You know, I’m 29. So I think the age difference was something I wanted to change as well because she’s 17. I love the show so much. So I went to [executive producer Jeff Davis] and talked about it and he said, ‘We’ll write you a great ending.’”
In March 2022, Reed returned to her Teen Wolf role when Paramount+ announced their plans for a revival movie.
Other series — such as Pretty Little Liars — handled the problem with
It’s Gabriella-ception!
Derry Girls and Bridgerton characters at her very first Met Gala.Nicola, aka Penelope Featherington/Lady Whistledown herself, was seen arriving at 2022's Met Gala, that had a "Gilded Glamour" theme, in an impressive pink and black ballgown (complete with feathers) by designer Richard Quinn.Her fans were taken aback with how amazing she looked, with one writing on Instagram, "Oh my GOD!!!!!! You look FABULOUS."Another added, "You understand the assignment."Despite the fancy frock and being surrounded by some of the biggest names in Hollywood, Nicola kept it very real as she posted on her Instagram story at the after party. Sharing a video of the entertainment, she simply said, "Good at times like this to remember I used to work in a Spar."Now though, she counts Kim Kardashian as her BESTIE, as she told Bustle that Kim slid into her DMs.She told Bustle, I woke up one morning and had a DM from Kim Kardashian.
Ditching their corsets. The Bridgerton cast traded their period costumes from the Netflix drama for some designer duds at the Met Gala 2022 in New York City on Monday, May 2.
Reclaiming his space. Chase Stokes is back on social media after taking a brief break from posting last month.
Manori Ravindran International EditorNeon has snapped up the North American rights to “The Royal Hotel,” directed by “The Assistant” helmer Kitty Green and “Power of the Dog” producer See-Saw Films.Billed as social thriller, the film stars two-time Emmy Award winner Julia Garner (“Inventing Anna,” “Ozark”), AFI winner Hugo Weaving (“Patrick Melrose,” “The Matrix”) and Jessica Henwick (“The Matrix Resurrections,” “Knives Out 2”).“The Royal Hotel” reunites Green with her “The Assistant” star Garner. “The Assistant” dealt with the broken culture at a film production company, where women are regularly sexually harassed by higher-ups.
More disabled students will be able to attend St John Fisher High School in Wigan after their redevelopment plans were approved. A recent planning committee meeting gave the green light for a new three storey teaching block with disabled access - something the current site lacks.
Golborne High School is set to permanently expand and will see a funding boost of more than £1 million to help make it happen. A cabinet meeting at Wigan Town Hall saw the approval of recommendations to allow the Lowton Road site to admit 230 pupils in Year 7 as of 2022.
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Chase Stokes has slammed social media users for sending him “death threats” after he posted a snap with his younger sister Rylie Walker.
K.J. Yossman Matrix stars Jessica Henwick and Hugo Weaving may never have shared a screen in the sci-fi mega-franchise (Weaving appeared in the original Matrix trilogy but due to scheduling conflicts missed out on the fourth instalment, in which Henwick stars) but fans will no doubt be thrilled to learn the duo will be uniting for Kitty Green’s upcoming thriller “The Royal Hotel.”Henwick and Weaving join “Inventing Anna” star Julia Garner in the See-Saw Films production, which is based on a true story.
Director Emma Seligman made waves with the hilarious comedy “Shiva Baby” and highlighted the talents of actress Rachel Sennott. They clearly hit it off during the movie, and the pair are reuniting for another comedy.
Rachel Sennott (Shiva Baby), Ayo Edebiri (Big Mouth), Marshawn Lynch (Murderville), Ruby Cruz (Castle Rock), Havana Rose Liu (No Exit), Kaia Gerber (American Horror Story), Nicholas Galitzine (The Craft), Miles Fowler (Winning Time), Dagmara Dominczyk (Succession) and Punkie Johnson (Love Life) have signed on to star in Bottoms, an upcoming high school sex comedy that Emma Seligman (Shiva Baby) is directing for MGM’s Orion Pictures and Brownstone Productions.
here and above.“Senior Year” is directed by Alex Hardcastle and produced by Todd Garner, Rebel Wilson, Timothy M.
Nicola Coughlan has revealed that she auditioned for another Netflix series, Stranger Things. The Bridgerton star admitted that she auditioned for the role of Robin Buckley in series 3, who works with Steve Harrington in Scoop’s Ahoy ice cream parlour. Despite, her staggering success in the regency drama, the 35 year old missed out on the part which went to Maya Hawke.