Dan Stevens decided not to sit down with John Dean, Republican lawyer in the Watergate era turned news pundit and circuit speaker, ahead of playing him in the Starz drama Gaslit.
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John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentA Canneseries main competition contender, “The Dreamer – Becoming Karen Blixen” begins with a voiceover from Connie Nielsen (“Gladiator,” “Wonder Woman”) reading, in beautifully cadenced Danish, a letter ‘Out of Africa’ author Karen Blixen writes to her mother in 1931.In it, she expresses the joy Africa has given her, that the family farm she ran has gone bankrupt, and she will soon take her life.Exquisite shots of Africa play out, meanwhile, on the screen.It this mix of lush period detail and big production value and a harder economic edge and sustained portrait of a woman’s sentiments and soul – through read letters, dialog confession and Nielsen’s central commanding central performance – that sets “The Dreamer” apart. Developed from a concept by Nielsen, “The Dreamer” begins when Blixen near ends, economically and emotionally bankrupt after her farm fails and her soulmate, as she calls English aristocrat Denys Finch Hatton, dies in an air crash at Kenya’s Voi Airport.Her suicide fails.
Rescued by her brother, she is brought back to the family manor house at Rungstedlund, north of Copenhagen, where “The Dreamer” recounts how Baroness Blixen, a member of Kenya’s European high-society, haltingly becomes Karen Blixen, a world-famous writer. It is not an easy transformation.Created by Dunja Gry Jensen (“The Good Traitor”) and directed by Jeanette Nordahl (“When the Dust Settles”), Viaplay series “The Dreamer” is produced by Zentropa Episode and sold by TrustNordisk and Viaplay Content Sales.Variety talked to Nielsen just after the series had world premiered at Cannes.If the opening stretches of “The Dreamer” are anything to go by, rarely do series sustain so persistently a
.Dan Stevens decided not to sit down with John Dean, Republican lawyer in the Watergate era turned news pundit and circuit speaker, ahead of playing him in the Starz drama Gaslit.
Jesy Nelson and her on-off boyfriend Harry James have unfollowed each other on social media and are reportedly no longer on speaking terms. Jesy, 30, who recently returned to social media, is allegedly in the process of revamping her team as she sets to relaunch her solo career. And as part of the shake-up, The Sun has reported that the former Little Mix star has cut her beau from her inner circle.
Jesy Nelson rocked a stunning yellow bikini as she posed in a series of holiday snaps shared on Instagram on Friday. The 30 year old is enjoying some downtime in Los Angeles and looked stunning as she shared a shot of herself in a neon yellow flannel bikini top, with a matching towelled wrap miniskirt complimenting her deep tan.
Robert Downey, Jr. sports a full head of white hair on the set of his new movie, Oppenheimer, in New York on Tuesday afternoon (April 12).
Jesy Nelson has seemingly brushed off her former bandmates rumoured "dig" at her as she returned to social media.The star, 30, was enjoying some time in LA with friends as her former Little Mix co-stars continued their Confetti tour of the UK.The Boyz singer returned to social media as she posted videos of herself singing in the car with friends and then going out to a cafe for some cake. Jesy wore her curly hair loose and had some visor sunglasses covering her eyes as she filmed her friends in the car.
Little Mix star Leigh-Anne Pinnock reportedly made a dig at former bandmate Jesy Nelson over the weekend. Singer Leigh-Anne, 30, is rumoured to have made the jibe during her band's first performance of their Confetti tour in Belfast.
Céline Dion's fans voiced their concerns about the star's health, but on Friday the singing sensation took to her Instagram with an important update, filmed from inside her family home.DONATE NOW: What can you do to help Ukraine?With a message directed to the World Leaders, who are discussing the ongoing crisis in Ukraine on Saturday, Céline posted an appeal video to her Instagram feed.WATCH: Céline Dion health battle explainedCaptioning the post both in French and English, the star wrote: "I #StandUpForUkraine and for refugees around the world. I’m calling on world leaders to help all those who are forced to leave their homes.
By Dianna Agron is ready to let people in…on her own terms. The star best known for her portrayal of pregnant Christian cheerleader Quinn Fabray is back in a new film by Mayim Bialik.
Selome Hailu Though the reign of “Encanto” has begun to subside, Disney Plus remains on top with Pixar’s latest feature “Turning Red” debuting in the No. 1 position in Nielsen’s newly released Top 10 streaming rankings. The title accrued more than 1.7 billion minutes watched from March 7 to 13, beating out “The Last Kingdom” and “Pieces of Her,” the Netflix series that nabbed positions 2 and 3 respectively, both with 1.4 billion minutes watched.“Turning Red” wasn’t originally intended for a streaming debut at all, until Disney announced in January that the title would skip theaters and head straight to the small screen on March 11.
Naman Ramachandran Despite there being reports to the contrary, Princess Diana did not regret her infamous 1995 interview with Martin Bashir on BBC’s “Panorama” program, according to her biographer Tina Brown. Veteran journalist Brown, who wrote the biography, “The Diana Chronicles,” in 2007, has a new book titled “The Palace Papers: Inside the House of Windsor, the Truth and the Turmoil” releasing imminently. In an excerpt from the book, published in Vanity Fair, Brown describes a meeting with British entrepreneur Gulu Lalvani who had dated Diana shortly before her death.
The Bubble is the latest comedy with a star studded cast to drop on Netflix.
EXCLUSIVE: Christopher Denham (Being the Ricardos) and Josh Zuckerman (The Offer) have signed on for roles in Christopher Nolan’s film Oppenheimer for Universal Pictures, which is currently in production.
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefBanijay has picked up multi-territory format rights to two Korean reality shows which it will begin pitching this week at the MipTV market in Cannes.From Korean broadcaster and producer MBC, Banijay has picked up format rights to competition show “Bloody Game” in France, Germany, Italy, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Belgium, and the Netherlands. From CJ ENM, it has acquired rights in the Nordics, Spain, Portugal, Germany and Australia to relationship format, “EXchange.”“Bloody Game” launched in Korea in November last year, helping draw subscribers to Wavve, a joint venture streaming platform, in which MBC is a partner. The show is nominated for a C21 Format Award, with the winner revealed during MipTV.
Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentTrustNordisk, which is at the Canneseries Festival (Apr. 1-6) with “The Dreamer – Becoming Karen Blixen,” has scored a raft of deals on Christian Tafdrup’s psychological horror film “Speak No Evil.”The Sundance film follows a Danish family who befriends a Dutch family while vacationing in Tuscany.
Avengers' Karen Gillan has confessed she ditches her Scots accent to fool unwanted callers - instead using her American voice.
Youngster Kieran Offord wants to secure a place in St Mirren's starting XI after putting pen to paper on a two-year contract extension.
Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentLondon-based Headline Pictures (“Kin”) and French banner Itineraire Productions (“Oussekine”) are set to produce together “Who Killed Lady Di?,” a drama mini-series set in the aftermath of Princess Diana’s death in Paris in 1997. The series re-teams Itineraire Productions with Julien Lilti, the up-and-coming creator and screenwriter of Disney Plus Star’s original series “Oussekine” and Canal Plus hit show “Hyppocrates.” Lilti is writing the scripts for “Who Killed Lady Di” with the collaboration of Martine Monteil, who led the criminal investigation division of the French police at the time of Diana Spencer’s death.