Shea Whigham thought his pursuit of Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker would forever be his toughest assignment, but then Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt quickly proved him wrong in Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One.
In Christopher “McQ” McQuarrie’s critically acclaimed seventh chapter of the spy action franchise, Whigham plays Jasper Briggs, a foot soldier for the CIA’s Clandestine Services, and together with his partner Degas (Greg Tarzan Davis), he’s tasked with the tall order of chasing Ethan Hunt around the world. And while his similar role in Todd Phillips’ box office smash hit Joker (2019) would seem like the inspiration for his Mission casting, it was actually his Dod bureaucrat character from the Sam Esmail-directed and Julie Roberts-led Homecoming that piqued McQ’s interest.
“Mission: Impossible – Fallout and Homecoming were nominated for some stuff at one of those functions [24th Critics’ Choice Awards]. And [McQ and I] happened to be behind each other,...
In Christopher “McQ” McQuarrie’s critically acclaimed seventh chapter of the spy action franchise, Whigham plays Jasper Briggs, a foot soldier for the CIA’s Clandestine Services, and together with his partner Degas (Greg Tarzan Davis), he’s tasked with the tall order of chasing Ethan Hunt around the world. And while his similar role in Todd Phillips’ box office smash hit Joker (2019) would seem like the inspiration for his Mission casting, it was actually his Dod bureaucrat character from the Sam Esmail-directed and Julie Roberts-led Homecoming that piqued McQ’s interest.
“Mission: Impossible – Fallout and Homecoming were nominated for some stuff at one of those functions [24th Critics’ Choice Awards]. And [McQ and I] happened to be behind each other,...
- 7/12/2023
- by Brian Davids
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It took a moment for me to recognize Lucas Bravo in the movie “Ticket to Paradise.”
On Netflix’s “Emily in Paris,” Bravo plays Gabriel; the criminally handsome, criminally French neighbor of the titular Emily (Lily Collins), a French chef in France who speaks French and who is set up as Emily’s endgame from Season 1, Episode 1. He is kind and attractive (and French), the diet version of better romantic heroes, but not a particularly compelling or entertaining character — but it turns out Bravo has the capacity for both.
In “Ticket to Paradise,” Bravo plays easily the wildest part of an already wild film. Acrimonious divorcees David (George Clooney) and Georgia (Julie Roberts) reunite in Bali on a mission to stop their daughter from an impulsive marriage, and Bravo plays Georgia’s besotted young paramour. The character still lacks dimension, arguably, but in a way that bolsters his entertainment value...
On Netflix’s “Emily in Paris,” Bravo plays Gabriel; the criminally handsome, criminally French neighbor of the titular Emily (Lily Collins), a French chef in France who speaks French and who is set up as Emily’s endgame from Season 1, Episode 1. He is kind and attractive (and French), the diet version of better romantic heroes, but not a particularly compelling or entertaining character — but it turns out Bravo has the capacity for both.
In “Ticket to Paradise,” Bravo plays easily the wildest part of an already wild film. Acrimonious divorcees David (George Clooney) and Georgia (Julie Roberts) reunite in Bali on a mission to stop their daughter from an impulsive marriage, and Bravo plays Georgia’s besotted young paramour. The character still lacks dimension, arguably, but in a way that bolsters his entertainment value...
- 12/22/2022
- by Proma Khosla
- Indiewire
Blake Shelton has triumphed as the winning coach on “The Voice” six times already, but many season 17 artists are turning him down. Why are these singers going for rivals Kelly Clarkson, John Legend and even his girlfriend Gwen Stefani this time? Look back over our fascinating live blogs from the blind auditions for Night 1 on September 23 and Night 2 on September 24 to see what’s happened so far.
Legend is the reigning champ among coaches. Clarkson won the previous two seasons. Shelton has six championships under his belt. Stefani isn’t a rookie by any means, but she has yet to have a winning singer. Longtime coach Adam Levine is missing his first season ever for the program.
See‘The Voice’ fans want Adam Levine to return as soon as possible: ‘Bring Adam back!’
All throughout this season, enjoy our live updating blogs while each episode is airing on the East coast.
Legend is the reigning champ among coaches. Clarkson won the previous two seasons. Shelton has six championships under his belt. Stefani isn’t a rookie by any means, but she has yet to have a winning singer. Longtime coach Adam Levine is missing his first season ever for the program.
See‘The Voice’ fans want Adam Levine to return as soon as possible: ‘Bring Adam back!’
All throughout this season, enjoy our live updating blogs while each episode is airing on the East coast.
- 9/30/2019
- by John Benutty and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Amazon is adding another new character for the second season of “Homecoming,” casting Chris Cooper as the head of The Geist Group, the shadowy conglomerate backing the Homecoming Transitional Support Center that’s at the center of the series.
Cooper will play Leonard Geist, an eccentric botanist, more at home in his greenhouse than in the boardrooms of the company he created. He joins previously announced “Homecoming” season two stars Janelle Monáe, Stephan James, and Hong Chau. The later two are returning from Season 1.
Geist Group was the company backing the Homecoming project, which ends up developing an experimental drug that “cures” veterans of Ptsd by physically erasing painful memories. While it’s initially stated that its purpose is to help veterans transition back to civilian life, the twist is that Geist is doing this in order to send them back out into the field.
Also Read: 'Homecoming'...
Cooper will play Leonard Geist, an eccentric botanist, more at home in his greenhouse than in the boardrooms of the company he created. He joins previously announced “Homecoming” season two stars Janelle Monáe, Stephan James, and Hong Chau. The later two are returning from Season 1.
Geist Group was the company backing the Homecoming project, which ends up developing an experimental drug that “cures” veterans of Ptsd by physically erasing painful memories. While it’s initially stated that its purpose is to help veterans transition back to civilian life, the twist is that Geist is doing this in order to send them back out into the field.
Also Read: 'Homecoming'...
- 9/4/2019
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Kyle Patrick Alvarez (The Stanford Prison Experiment) is set to direct and executive produce the second season of Amazon’s psychological thriller drama series Homecoming, from Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail. Additionally, Stephan James, who received a Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal of Walter Cruz last season, will return to reprise the role, along with Hong Chau, who plays Audrey Temple. James and Chau will star alongside Janelle Monáe, who is joining the series this season, succeeding Julie Roberts who toplined Season 1 in a one-year deal.
Alvarez will direct all episodes, taking over from Esmail, who helmed all episodes in Season 1. Homecoming is heading into a second season that will deviate from the popular Gimlet Media’s podcast which Season 1 was based on and will introduce new characters.
Monáe’s character provides a glimpse into the potential Season 2 mystery — she plays a woman who finds herself floating in a canoe,...
Alvarez will direct all episodes, taking over from Esmail, who helmed all episodes in Season 1. Homecoming is heading into a second season that will deviate from the popular Gimlet Media’s podcast which Season 1 was based on and will introduce new characters.
Monáe’s character provides a glimpse into the potential Season 2 mystery — she plays a woman who finds herself floating in a canoe,...
- 8/21/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva and Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Hidden Figures and Moonlight star Janelle Monáe is set to headline the second season of Amazon’s psychological thriller drama series Homecoming, from Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail.
The description of her character provides some clues about the premise of Season 2. The actress/musician plays a tenacious woman who finds herself floating in a canoe, with no memory of how she got there — or even who she is.
As a leading lady, Monáe succeeds Julie Roberts who toplined Season 1 in a one-year deal. Roberts is continuing as an executive producer on the series, a co-production between Amazon Studios and Ucp.
Homecoming, which is in the middle of a two-season initial order from Amazon, is heading into a second season that will deviate from the popular Gimlet Media’s podcast which Season 1 was based on and will introduce new characters.
It has not been confirmed yet who from the original cast would come back,...
The description of her character provides some clues about the premise of Season 2. The actress/musician plays a tenacious woman who finds herself floating in a canoe, with no memory of how she got there — or even who she is.
As a leading lady, Monáe succeeds Julie Roberts who toplined Season 1 in a one-year deal. Roberts is continuing as an executive producer on the series, a co-production between Amazon Studios and Ucp.
Homecoming, which is in the middle of a two-season initial order from Amazon, is heading into a second season that will deviate from the popular Gimlet Media’s podcast which Season 1 was based on and will introduce new characters.
It has not been confirmed yet who from the original cast would come back,...
- 7/23/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Tyler Childers offers the first taste of his upcoming album with “House Fire,” Lady Antebellum are haunted by memories in “What If I Never Get Over You” and Ashton Shepherd stays strong in “This Heart Won’t Break,” plus more must-hear songs for this week.
Ashton Shepherd, “This Heart Won’t Break”
The title track from Shepherd’s new album is a mid-tempo salute to resilience and resolve. “You’ve gotta keep your faith and stay strong, even when everything else in your life is going wrong,” she sings over power chords and mandolin,...
Ashton Shepherd, “This Heart Won’t Break”
The title track from Shepherd’s new album is a mid-tempo salute to resilience and resolve. “You’ve gotta keep your faith and stay strong, even when everything else in your life is going wrong,” she sings over power chords and mandolin,...
- 5/20/2019
- by Robert Crawford
- Rollingstone.com
As seen on NBC’s Today, country music star, and Grand Ole Opry veteran Tim Atwood was recently reunited onstage with fifty-one year Grand Ole Opry member, and country music icon, Jeannie Seely.
Charlie McCoy, Tim Atwood, Matt Baugher, Julie Roberts, Paul Allen Coons, Jeannie Seely, Kathie Lee Gifford and Sarah Martin
Credit/Copyright: Jeremy Westby
Atwood & Seely – who’ve accompanied each other many times over the years on the Grand Ole Opry stage – performed a duet of Bill Gaither’s gospel classic “There’s Something About That Name” at Lipscomb University’s Allen Arena for the Fifth Annual ‘Nashville Senior Christmas ShinnDig.’
Atwood also sang his latest single, “I’ll Stand Up & Say So” from his latest album, Livin’ The Dream.
The special event was established to honor Nashville senior citizens by George Shinn and The George Shinn Foundation as a promise to his mother to always remember our seniors.
Charlie McCoy, Tim Atwood, Matt Baugher, Julie Roberts, Paul Allen Coons, Jeannie Seely, Kathie Lee Gifford and Sarah Martin
Credit/Copyright: Jeremy Westby
Atwood & Seely – who’ve accompanied each other many times over the years on the Grand Ole Opry stage – performed a duet of Bill Gaither’s gospel classic “There’s Something About That Name” at Lipscomb University’s Allen Arena for the Fifth Annual ‘Nashville Senior Christmas ShinnDig.’
Atwood also sang his latest single, “I’ll Stand Up & Say So” from his latest album, Livin’ The Dream.
The special event was established to honor Nashville senior citizens by George Shinn and The George Shinn Foundation as a promise to his mother to always remember our seniors.
- 12/21/2018
- Look to the Stars
When Johnny Cash hosted his own variety show for two seasons on ABC in the early Seventies, each episode incorporated the feel of inviting viewers into the Cash home, with his new bride, June Carter Cash, and her mother and sisters, who performed as the Carter Family, singing along with the Man in Black each week. On a show that originally aired Christmas Day 1970, Cash and family, including his parents, brother Tommy and the country legend’s nine-moth-old son John Carter Cash, were joined by guests including comedian George Gobel,...
- 12/19/2018
- by Stephen L. Betts
- Rollingstone.com
"Good Morning America" and host Robin Roberts will return to Haiti, Nashville, and Mississippi next week to explore where the communities stand after some of the most devastating natural disasters hit each of the regions in different ways in a new segment, "Road to Recovery."
On Tuesday and Wednesday, Roberts will head to Haiti nearly seven months after the devastating earthquake. She will also revisit the orphanage where she reunited a lost, terrified young girl who was reunited with her adoptive parents who didn't know she was alive.
On Thursday, Roberts will revisit Nashville, Tennessee after the historic flooding in the region and how the community is coping. Roberts will speak with country star Julie Roberts about her family's devastating ordeal and how the singer's partially renovated home has changed.
Roberts will return to her hometown of Pass Christian, Mississippi to anchor a live segment on Friday, Aug. 27 to see...
On Tuesday and Wednesday, Roberts will head to Haiti nearly seven months after the devastating earthquake. She will also revisit the orphanage where she reunited a lost, terrified young girl who was reunited with her adoptive parents who didn't know she was alive.
On Thursday, Roberts will revisit Nashville, Tennessee after the historic flooding in the region and how the community is coping. Roberts will speak with country star Julie Roberts about her family's devastating ordeal and how the singer's partially renovated home has changed.
Roberts will return to her hometown of Pass Christian, Mississippi to anchor a live segment on Friday, Aug. 27 to see...
- 8/24/2010
- icelebz.com
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