Tag: True Blood
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‘Westworld’: How Evan Rachel Wood Took Dolores From Prairie Girl to Cyborg Sarah Connor
Following her breakthrough role in Catherine Hardwicke’s “Thirteen” (2003), Evan Rachel Wood became Hollywood’s go-to actress for a certain kind of irresistible archetype: The wise-beyond-her-years teenager with heaps of attitude masking a deep well of vulnerability. Now, nearly two decades later and comfortably mid-career (she started so young), Wood has weathered the transition from promising…
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Amazon Studios Buys ‘Uncle Frank’ for $12 Million Out of Sundance (Exclusive)
Amazon Studios has bought “Uncle Frank,” an acclaimed drama about a closeted gay man forced to come out to his Southern family in the 1970s. The film debuted this weekend at the Sundance Film Festival.UTA Independent Film Group brokered the deal, which insiders valued at $12 million, individuals close to the talks said. It was…
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Seen but not heard: why don’t women speak in The Irishman?
Scorsese has created provocative roles for women. But with only six words in his latest film, Anna Paquin’s moral spectre is a sign of a troubling trend in HollywoodWhen Anna Paquin joined the cast of Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman, it seemed like a decent break for the actor who has flown under the radar since…
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‘The Parting Glass’ Trailer: ‘True Blood’ Star Stephen Moyer Enlists A Great Cast For His Directorial Debut In This Family Drama
Sometimes a film comes out of nowhere and surprises you with a trailer and a release date. We pride ourselves on staying up to date with as many of the upcoming films as we possibly can, but somehow “The Parting Glass” snuck under our radar. And judging by the cast and crew involved, we should…
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Anna Paquin: ‘My Oscar? It’s not the highlight of my career’
The actor on Megan Rapinoe, aggressive relaxation, and the key to The Piano’s successBorn in Canada, Anna Paquin, 37, was raised in New Zealand. Aged nine, she was cast in Jane Campion’s 1993 film The Piano, and won an Oscar for her performance. Between 2008 and 2014 she starred in the HBO series True Blood…
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First Look at Steven Knight’s ‘A Christmas Carol’ Miniseries Starring Guy Pearce and Andy Serkis
FX and BBC have revealed the first look at Steven Knight’s upcoming miniseries adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Although Tom Hardy was originally set to star in the production, but now he’s only going to executive produce. Guy Pearce will lead the adaptation as Ebenezer Scrooge. The rest of the cast includes: Andy…
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‘True Blood’ Musical Details Revealed By Series Creator Alan Ball
We’ve known about a possible musical based on the HBO vampire series True Blood for four years, but details about the project have been hard to come by. Now Alan Ball, the creator of the TV show, has revealed the premise of the new adaptation. Keep reading to learn the latest True Blood musical details.…
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The ‘True Blood’ Musical Is a Tragic Opera About Going Back Into the Closet
“True Blood” creator Alan Ball appeared Sunday at a 10th-anniversary screening of the pilot episode at L.A.’s Vulture Festival and, while delivering a live commentary, he dropped a few details regarding a “True Blood” live musical, which has been in the works since being announced back in 2014. Composer Nathan Barr is behind the project…
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Ryan Kwanten & Kodi Smit-McPhee Lead Oz Climate Change Thriller ‘2067’; Shoot Underway; Kew Inks North America Deal
Exclusive: Ryan Kwanten (True Blood) and Kodi Smit-McPhee (X-Men Apocalypse) lead cast in climate-change sci-fi-thriller 2067, which is now underway in Australia.Also starring are Deborah Mailman (The Sapphires), Aaron Glenane (Killing Ground), Damian Walshe-Howling (Mystery Road), Leeanna Walsman (Safe Harbour), Finn Little (Storm Boy) and Oz newcomers Sana’a Shaik and Matt Testro.Seth Larney (Tombiruo) is…