Tag: Jeremy Strong
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The Best Episode From Each Season of ‘Succession’
Succession was almost instantly recognized as one of the greatest drama shows of all time. HBO’s groundbreaking satire about the interior politics of a media empire family and its legacy wrapped its fantastic four-season run earlier this year with the excellent finale, “With Open Eyes.” Succession follows the legendary business tycoon Logan Roy (Brian Cox)…
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Bradley Cooper Makes Appearance at NYFF ‘Maestro’ Premiere
“Maestro” director and star Bradley Cooper made an inconspicuous appearance at the New York Film Festival premiere, skipping press in solidarity with SAG-AFTRA.Fitting for a film that focuses on legendary conductor Leonard Bernstein, the starry premiere marked a homecoming given its location: David Geffen Hall, home of the New York Philharmonic. On Sept. 23, 1962,…
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Succession Creator Jesse Armstrong Says Kendall’s Name Was Underlined, Not Crossed Out
This article contains spoilers for “Succession” season 4.Just when “Succession” fans thought that business mogul Logan Roy (Brian Cox) was done torturing his children (on account of being dead), he reached out from beyond the grave to flick one last barb into his hapless would-be heir, Kendall Roy (Jeremy Strong). The fourth season of the…
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Sarah Snook Insisted on ‘Succession’ Fight Rehearsal: ‘I’m Not Going to Keep My Mouth Shut When I’m Pregnant’
The messy showdown in the series finale of “Succession” between the Roy siblings as they jockeyed for the final grab of power over their late father’s empire was almost even more physical.In a new interview with Variety, Sarah Snook (Shiv Roy) talked about how the boardroom fight scene involving Shiv, Roman (Kieran Culkin), and Kendall…
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Stars on Broadway: Daniel Radcliffe, Jeremy Strong, and More
It’s always a delight when a major star comes to Broadway.This past season saw Jessica Chastain and Arian Moayed in a bare bones revival of “A Doll’s House,” as well as Jodie Comer win a Tony for her performance in one-woman show “Prima Facie.” There was Sara Bareilles in “Into the Woods” and Laura Linney…
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‘Succession’ leads 2023 Emmys nominations on 27
Awards ceremony currently scheduled for September 18.Succession has earned 27 nominations in the 2023 Emmys race, followed by fellow HBO Max shows The Last of Us on 24 and The White Lotus on 23, while Apple TV’s Ted Lasso earned 21.HBO Max – which Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav recently reduced to a tile…
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‘Succession’ Creator Was ‘Terrified’ by Jeremy Strong’s Improvised Moment Cut from Final Scene
[Editor’s Note: The following story contains spoilers for the series finale of “Succession.”]“Succession” showrunner Jesse Armstrong may not have been worried to end the Emmy-winning series, but he was “terrified” over lead actor Jeremy Strong’s Method acting dedication to the series finale.Armstrong revealed during NPR’s “Fresh Air” that Strong’s nearly jumping into the Hudson River…
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‘Succession’s Finale Was the Happiest Ending the Roys Could’ve Had
Editor’s note: The below contains spoilers for the series finale of Succession.Let’s face it: the final episode of Succession, a series famously modeled after King Lear and other Shakespearian tragedies, was hardly going to give the Roy siblings their happy ever afters. A scenario in which Kendall (Jeremy Strong) fulfills his lifelong CEO dreams, Shiv…
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Jeremy Strong Embraces Those ‘Babygirl’ Memes About ‘Boy-Man’ Kendall
Amid the daddy trend, “Succession” star Jeremy Strong is just fine being a babygirl.During an interview with The New York Times, Strong addressed the memes of his character Kendall Roy, some of which have labeled him “babygirl Kendall,” while elsewhere on HBO, “The Last of Us” star Pedro Pascal is deemed daddy in contrast.“It’s wild,…
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Succession’s Jeremy Strong Wanted Kendall Roy To Die In The End
This post contains spoilers for the “Succession” series finale.The swift reversals of fortune during the last few episodes of Jesse Armstrong’s “Succession” were whiplash-inducing and, in the context of the narrative, darkly satisfying. Though the writers and the cast were phenomenally successful at getting us emotionally invested in the conniving exploits of the Roy siblings, there was…