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  • Lisa Kudrow to headline Taika Waititi’s Apple sequence ‘Time Bandits’ 

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES: Actor Lisa Kudrow has been roped in to play the lead position within the Apple sequence “Time Bandits”.

    The present, co-written, directed and govt produced by Taika Waititi, relies on 1981’s Terry Gilliam-directed film of the identical identify.

    The fantasy movie follows the time-travelling adventures of an 11-year-old historical past buff named Kevin who, one night time, stumbles on six dwarfs who emerge from his closet.

    According to the leisure web site Deadline, the upcoming present additionally options actors Kal-El Tuck, Charlyne Yi, Tadhg Murphy, Roger Jean Nsengiyumva, Rune Temte, Kiera Thompson and Rachel House. Waititi is directing the primary two episodes.

    The 10-episode sequence is co-produced by Paramount Television Studios, Anonymous Content’s AC Studios and MRC Television. It’s described as a “comedic journey through time and space with a ragtag group of thieves and their newest recruit: an eleven-year-old history nerd.”

    “Time Bandits” has been in improvement at Apple since 2019.

    LOS ANGELES: Actor Lisa Kudrow has been roped in to play the lead position within the Apple sequence “Time Bandits”.

    The present, co-written, directed and govt produced by Taika Waititi, relies on 1981’s Terry Gilliam-directed film of the identical identify.

    The fantasy movie follows the time-travelling adventures of an 11-year-old historical past buff named Kevin who, one night time, stumbles on six dwarfs who emerge from his closet.

    According to the leisure web site Deadline, the upcoming present additionally options actors Kal-El Tuck, Charlyne Yi, Tadhg Murphy, Roger Jean Nsengiyumva, Rune Temte, Kiera Thompson and Rachel House. Waititi is directing the primary two episodes.

    The 10-episode sequence is co-produced by Paramount Television Studios, Anonymous Content’s AC Studios and MRC Television. It’s described as a “comedic journey through time and space with a ragtag group of thieves and their newest recruit: an eleven-year-old history nerd.”

    “Time Bandits” has been in improvement at Apple since 2019.

  • Claire Danes on The Essex Serpent: ‘I think the serpent is a symbol for people’s nervousness’

    Claire Danes says her first position after practically a decade in hit drama Homeland was each “wonderful” and “scary”, going from taking part in a CIA officer to a grieving nineteenth century British widow in new mini-series The Essex Serpent.

    The 43-year-old actress gained quite a few awards for her portrayal of intrepid bipolar protagonist Carrie Mathison within the 2011-2020 present.

    Set centuries earlier and primarily based on the hit novel by Sarah Perry, The Essex Serpent sees Danes play Cora, who strikes from London to the English county of Essex to look into speak of a legendary serpent.

    She befriends pastor Will, performed by Tom Hiddleston, however quickly finds herself going through the wrath of native residents who blame her for a tragedy.

    “It felt wonderful… I loved finally being able to play somebody who was in relationship with other human beings because Carrie really wasn’t,” Danes instructed Reuters in an interview.

    “I kind of thought of her as like Edward Scissorhands, weirdly… she understood her volatility and she was very inclined to protect other people from that and so she isolated herself. Cora doesn’t have to, she was allowed to enjoy intimacy of varying kinds… That was fun but it was also kind of scary to be in uncharted territory.”

    While the mysterious serpent is feared by locals, Cora is intrigued to be taught extra about it.

    “I think the serpent is a symbol for people’s anxiety, for all of the myriad unknowns that plague us and worry us,” Danes stated.

    “All of the characters are wrestling with quite a bit of internal tumult and this is a way for them to attempt to make sense of that and to fixate on something seemingly tangible and concrete.”

    The story focuses on the controversy of science versus religion, with the characters believing totally different causes for the creature’s existence.

    “I find it a very nourishing debate…the interconnectedness between faith and reason, science and religion. As a society and as communities, we need belief systems in order to make sense of our lives and to understand how our lives are meaningful,” Hiddleston stated.

    “And at this particular time… the end of the 19th century, there was so much change in terms of the way people understood their lives. And I think the conversation continues.”

    The Essex Serpent premieres on Apple TV+ on Friday.

  • Anne Hathaway, Jared Leto to star in Apple collection We Crashed

    Actors Anne Hathaway and Jared Leto are set to play the lead roles in Apple’s scripted collection We Crashed.
    According to Variety, the restricted collection is predicated on the Wondery podcast of the identical title.
    The present is described as following the greed-filled rise and inevitable fall of WeWork, one of many world’s most respected startups, and the narcissists whose chaotic love made all of it attainable.
    Leto will play WeWork founder Adam Neumann, with Hathaway set to essay the function of his spouse and co-founder Rebekah Neumann. Both stars can even function govt producers on the present.

    Lee Eisenberg and Drew Crevello are on board as creators, whereas This Is Us duo John Requa and Glenn Ficarra will direct and govt produce.
    Apart from We Crashed, one other WeWork TV collection within the works with Nicholas Braun on board to play Adam Neumann within the drama created by Stephen Falk. The collection is predicated on a ebook from Wall Street Journal reporters Eliot Brown and Maureen Farrell.