Exclusive: FilmNation Entertainment, the independent studio behind such Oscar-winning titles as Promising Young Woman and Arrival, has appointed Melissa Morkus to the role of Senior Vice President, Physical Production.
Coming to the company from MGM, where she spent just over two years as Vice President, Physical Production, Morkus will be tasked with overseeing all aspects of physical production as FilmNation continues to expand its slate, focusing primarily on television, as she has throughout her career.
Morkus served, prior to her time at MGM, as Director, Physical Production for eOne Television, where she worked on the first season of Showtime’s hit drama series Yellowjackets. She prior to that worked in physical production at Marvel Television, where she co-produced Seasons 3 of Daredevil and Jessica Jones as well as Season 2 of Cloak & Dagger.
Morkus will be based in Los Angeles, reporting to FilmNation’s Executive Vice President, Physical Production and Post,...
Coming to the company from MGM, where she spent just over two years as Vice President, Physical Production, Morkus will be tasked with overseeing all aspects of physical production as FilmNation continues to expand its slate, focusing primarily on television, as she has throughout her career.
Morkus served, prior to her time at MGM, as Director, Physical Production for eOne Television, where she worked on the first season of Showtime’s hit drama series Yellowjackets. She prior to that worked in physical production at Marvel Television, where she co-produced Seasons 3 of Daredevil and Jessica Jones as well as Season 2 of Cloak & Dagger.
Morkus will be based in Los Angeles, reporting to FilmNation’s Executive Vice President, Physical Production and Post,...
- 6/1/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
The 78th Golden Globe Awards aired Sunday, February 28 on NBC in a bicoastal ceremony hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. As usual, we’re still picking our jaws up off the floor over several of the night’s shocking TV winners, as determined by the quirky Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Below, check out our minute-by-minute live report of all 11 Golden Globe television races including what we thought of the drama, comedy and limited series champions. Did you have the same “Omg! Wtf?” reactions as we did?
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Heading into the ceremony, Netflix was predicted to dominate with six wins: “The Crown” for Best Drama Series, lead actress (Emma Corrin) and supporting actress (Gillian Anderson), “The Queen’s Gambit” for Best Limited Series and lead actress (Anya Taylor-Joy) and “Ozark” for Best Drama Actor (Jason Bateman). Next in line with two predicted victories was Pop TV,...
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Heading into the ceremony, Netflix was predicted to dominate with six wins: “The Crown” for Best Drama Series, lead actress (Emma Corrin) and supporting actress (Gillian Anderson), “The Queen’s Gambit” for Best Limited Series and lead actress (Anya Taylor-Joy) and “Ozark” for Best Drama Actor (Jason Bateman). Next in line with two predicted victories was Pop TV,...
- 3/1/2021
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Mark Ruffalo won the limited series/TV movie actor award at the 78th Annual Golden Globes for his double role in “I Know This Much Is True.”
Ruffalo followed his Emmy win for portraying twins, caretaker Dominick Birdsey and his schizophrenic twin brother Thomas in HBO’s limited series adaptation of “I Know This Much Is True” with this Globe win, his first-ever honor from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Previously, Ruffalo was nominated for three other Globes across the film (“Infinitely Polar Bear” and “Foxcatcher”) and television (“The Normal Heart”) sides of the Golden Globes ballots, but he had yet to win.
He accepted the award at home surrounded by his family members, thanking them along with HBO, the HFPA, director Derek Cianfrance, the show’s crew and Wally Lamb, who wrote the 1998 novel “I Know This Much Is True.”
“Thank you for always leading with the idea of humanity,...
Ruffalo followed his Emmy win for portraying twins, caretaker Dominick Birdsey and his schizophrenic twin brother Thomas in HBO’s limited series adaptation of “I Know This Much Is True” with this Globe win, his first-ever honor from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Previously, Ruffalo was nominated for three other Globes across the film (“Infinitely Polar Bear” and “Foxcatcher”) and television (“The Normal Heart”) sides of the Golden Globes ballots, but he had yet to win.
He accepted the award at home surrounded by his family members, thanking them along with HBO, the HFPA, director Derek Cianfrance, the show’s crew and Wally Lamb, who wrote the 1998 novel “I Know This Much Is True.”
“Thank you for always leading with the idea of humanity,...
- 3/1/2021
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
At the most recent Emmy Awards, Mark Ruffalo took home a trophy for his dual roles on HBO’s dark limited series “I Know This Much Is True.” The popular “Avengers” actor cuts his teeth portraying twin brothers Dominick Birdsey and Thomas Birdsey, a paranoid schizophrenic, in this adaptation of Wally Lamb‘s 1998 novel. Now, he’s on track to win his first-ever Golden Globe in Best TV Movie/Limited Series Actor, per Gold Derby odds, after three prior nominations.
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Ruffalo was previously recognized by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for his film work in “Foxcatcher” and “Infinitely Polar Bear,” plus the TV movie “The Normal Heart.” He lost those contests to J.K. Simmons (“Whiplash”), Matt Damon (“The Martian”) and Billy Bob Thornton (“Fargo”), respectively. He also has three Best Supporting Actor Oscar...
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Ruffalo was previously recognized by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for his film work in “Foxcatcher” and “Infinitely Polar Bear,” plus the TV movie “The Normal Heart.” He lost those contests to J.K. Simmons (“Whiplash”), Matt Damon (“The Martian”) and Billy Bob Thornton (“Fargo”), respectively. He also has three Best Supporting Actor Oscar...
- 1/9/2021
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Imogen Poots has been cast in the upcoming dramatic thriller series Outer Range. She joins Josh Brolin, Lili Taylor, Tamara Podemski and Tom Pelphrey.
Outer Range centers on Royal Abbott (Brolin), a rancher fighting for his land and family, who discovers an unfathomable mystery at the edge of Wyoming’s wilderness. Poots will portray Autumn, an itinerant woman who charms the Abbotts enough to let her camp on their land. A seeker of cosmic truths with a checkered past, she lives without regrets and embraces the unknown with reckless abandon. Outer Range comes from creator and executive producer Brian Watkins, with executive producers Zev Borow, Heather Rae and Plan B Entertainment for Amazon Studios. The series falls under Amazon Studios’ overall TV deal with Plan B. Poots can currently be seen opposite Jesse Eisenberg in Lorcan Finnegan’s Vivarium. She was also recently seen opposite Mark Ruffalo in the HBO...
Outer Range centers on Royal Abbott (Brolin), a rancher fighting for his land and family, who discovers an unfathomable mystery at the edge of Wyoming’s wilderness. Poots will portray Autumn, an itinerant woman who charms the Abbotts enough to let her camp on their land. A seeker of cosmic truths with a checkered past, she lives without regrets and embraces the unknown with reckless abandon. Outer Range comes from creator and executive producer Brian Watkins, with executive producers Zev Borow, Heather Rae and Plan B Entertainment for Amazon Studios. The series falls under Amazon Studios’ overall TV deal with Plan B. Poots can currently be seen opposite Jesse Eisenberg in Lorcan Finnegan’s Vivarium. She was also recently seen opposite Mark Ruffalo in the HBO...
- 12/3/2020
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Mark Ruffalo has won an Emmy Award for playing two characters.
The 52-year-old actor picked up his second Emmy award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie, recognized for his dual roles in HBO miniseries 'I Know This Much Is True.'
It’s the first acting Emmy Award for Ruffalo, who plays the Incredible Hulk in Marvel’s 'Avengers' films.
Mark Ruffalo bested the substantial competition, including Hugh Jackman (Bad Education), Paul Mescal (Normal People), Jeremy Pope (Hollywood), and Jeremy Irons (Watchmen) for the outstanding lead actor in a limited series or TV movie trophy.
An emotional Ruffalo accepted the trophy as he sat on a couch at his home in New York. The actor used his acceptance speech to encourage fans to vote in November.
“Our story is about family. It’s about a man who’s fighting for his brother, who’s living with mental illness.
The 52-year-old actor picked up his second Emmy award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie, recognized for his dual roles in HBO miniseries 'I Know This Much Is True.'
It’s the first acting Emmy Award for Ruffalo, who plays the Incredible Hulk in Marvel’s 'Avengers' films.
Mark Ruffalo bested the substantial competition, including Hugh Jackman (Bad Education), Paul Mescal (Normal People), Jeremy Pope (Hollywood), and Jeremy Irons (Watchmen) for the outstanding lead actor in a limited series or TV movie trophy.
An emotional Ruffalo accepted the trophy as he sat on a couch at his home in New York. The actor used his acceptance speech to encourage fans to vote in November.
“Our story is about family. It’s about a man who’s fighting for his brother, who’s living with mental illness.
- 9/21/2020
- by Omkar Padte
- GlamSham
Tonight at the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards, Mark Ruffalo won the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie, recognized for his dual roles in HBO miniseries I Know This Much Is True.
“Wow, ok. To be with these [fellow nominees] is such an honor. You’re such beautiful performers this year, and beautiful people. I want to thank HBO. The Academy, thank you so much, and Derek Cianfrance, brother, you did something beautiful,” said the actor, whose nomination marked the series’ only recognition by the Television Academy. “You gave me these performances. I couldn’t have done it without you. It was a great collaboration.”
In an impassioned speech, the actor went on to discuss what the story he was telling with Cianfrance was about, and how it relates to the world as it is now. “Our story is about family. It’s about a man who’s fighting for his brother,...
“Wow, ok. To be with these [fellow nominees] is such an honor. You’re such beautiful performers this year, and beautiful people. I want to thank HBO. The Academy, thank you so much, and Derek Cianfrance, brother, you did something beautiful,” said the actor, whose nomination marked the series’ only recognition by the Television Academy. “You gave me these performances. I couldn’t have done it without you. It was a great collaboration.”
In an impassioned speech, the actor went on to discuss what the story he was telling with Cianfrance was about, and how it relates to the world as it is now. “Our story is about family. It’s about a man who’s fighting for his brother,...
- 9/21/2020
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: FilmNation Entertainment, producer of the Emmy-nominated HBO limited series I Know This Much Is True, is signaling a further push into television, signing a multi-year TV development fund deal with Wishmore (The Personal History of David Copperfield), the company owned and run by Greek film financier and producer Christos V. Konstantakopoulos. Wishmore is the sister company of Konstantakopoulos’s Faliro House, with whom FilmNation has had a successful film-focused development partnership for several years.
The multi-million dollar development investment will allow FilmNation Entertainment’s U.S. television division, led by President of Production Ben Browning, to expand its slate of high-profile television development properties, while simultaneously broadening Wishmore’s TV slate with series for the international marketplace. All funded projects, on which FilmNation will serve as a studio, are intended to be financed under the company’s existing credit facility. The studio’s focus remains on developing, producing and...
The multi-million dollar development investment will allow FilmNation Entertainment’s U.S. television division, led by President of Production Ben Browning, to expand its slate of high-profile television development properties, while simultaneously broadening Wishmore’s TV slate with series for the international marketplace. All funded projects, on which FilmNation will serve as a studio, are intended to be financed under the company’s existing credit facility. The studio’s focus remains on developing, producing and...
- 9/17/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
A potent tale of generational trauma, loss, immigration, hope and reconciliation, HBO’s I Know This Much Is True is a dual-role tour de force from Mark Ruffalo. And the Emmy-nominated actor is unequivocal on what it meant to him professionally and personally.
“It was the most gratifying and challenging thing I’ve ever done,” the Avengers alum said during a panel for Deadline’s Contenders Television: The Nominees about the middle-aged twin brothers he portrayed in the six-episode limited series.
The acclaimed performance by Ruffalo sees the actor up for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie heading towards the September 20 Emmy Awards ceremony on ABC.
Based on Wally Lamb’s 1998 novel of the same name, the early 1990s-set I Know This Much Is True delves into the close and fractured relationship between the charismatic yet rage-filled Dominick Birdsey and his paranoid schizophrenic twin Thomas. In a remarkable physical and psychological transformation,...
“It was the most gratifying and challenging thing I’ve ever done,” the Avengers alum said during a panel for Deadline’s Contenders Television: The Nominees about the middle-aged twin brothers he portrayed in the six-episode limited series.
The acclaimed performance by Ruffalo sees the actor up for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie heading towards the September 20 Emmy Awards ceremony on ABC.
Based on Wally Lamb’s 1998 novel of the same name, the early 1990s-set I Know This Much Is True delves into the close and fractured relationship between the charismatic yet rage-filled Dominick Birdsey and his paranoid schizophrenic twin Thomas. In a remarkable physical and psychological transformation,...
- 8/17/2020
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
“Not only is this show about family history, it’s about American history,” reveals filmmaker Derek Cianfrance about his first television project, HBO’s six-part limited series “I Know This Much Is True.”
By tying a intimate family story of loss and trauma to a wider exploration of American society, Cianfrance says that the series ultimately became a “reckoning of sins from the past and trying to become whole from them, trying to reconcile those sins and move forward. Not to ignore them, or erase them, but to acknowledge them and do better.” Watch our exclusive video interview with Cianfrance above.
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“I Know This Much is True,” adapted from the novel by author Wally Lamb stars Oscar nominee Mark Ruffalo as Dominick and Thomas Birdsey, identical twin brothers with a deeply troubled past. Thomas is a paranoid schizophrenic that has...
By tying a intimate family story of loss and trauma to a wider exploration of American society, Cianfrance says that the series ultimately became a “reckoning of sins from the past and trying to become whole from them, trying to reconcile those sins and move forward. Not to ignore them, or erase them, but to acknowledge them and do better.” Watch our exclusive video interview with Cianfrance above.
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“I Know This Much is True,” adapted from the novel by author Wally Lamb stars Oscar nominee Mark Ruffalo as Dominick and Thomas Birdsey, identical twin brothers with a deeply troubled past. Thomas is a paranoid schizophrenic that has...
- 6/29/2020
- by Rob Licuria
- Gold Derby
When Derek Cianfrance was putting together his 2012 feature The Place Beyond the Pines, his first cut of the film was three and a half hours. "I had planned for it to have an intermission, but it's just not a reality of the movies," says the director. So when star-producer Mark Ruffalo brought him Wally Lamb's 900-page novel I Know This Much Is True, Cianfrance knew it could never be a feature film. "There's no way this story or the characters would exist in a movie theater unless I was making three movies," he ...
- 6/25/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
When Derek Cianfrance was putting together his 2012 feature The Place Beyond the Pines, his first cut of the film was three and a half hours. "I had planned for it to have an intermission, but it's just not a reality of the movies," says the director. So when star-producer Mark Ruffalo brought him Wally Lamb's 900-page novel I Know This Much Is True, Cianfrance knew it could never be a feature film. "There's no way this story or the characters would exist in a movie theater unless I was making three movies," he ...
- 6/25/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
As a director, Derek Cianfrance is usually given a major say in determining who will be cast in a project. But in the case of HBO’s adaptation of Wally Lamb’s “I Know This Much Is True,” Mark Ruffalo was already in place to star as Dominick Birdsey and his twin brother, Thomas, when Cianfrance signed on. In fact, Ruffalo, who had the option on the 1998 novel and was also set to serve as an executive producer, was the reason Cianfrance signed on.
“Mark was always one of my favorite actors. I had tried to get him in ‘Blue Valentine’ back in the mid-2000s and he instead chose to do ‘13 Going on 30,’” Cianfrance says. “We sat down to breakfast together and my answer was ‘yes’ before I even read the material.”
The bond the two formed was integral to the level of trust needed on-set because there were...
“Mark was always one of my favorite actors. I had tried to get him in ‘Blue Valentine’ back in the mid-2000s and he instead chose to do ‘13 Going on 30,’” Cianfrance says. “We sat down to breakfast together and my answer was ‘yes’ before I even read the material.”
The bond the two formed was integral to the level of trust needed on-set because there were...
- 6/18/2020
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
For all involved in the making of HBO limited series “I Know This Much Is True,” one word continues to come up when describing the filming process: generosity.
This was the word of the hour during the Variety Streaming Room Q&a with writer, director and executive producer Derek Cianfrance, executive producer and star Mark Ruffalo and cast members Kathryn Hahn, Rosie O’Donnell, John Procaccino, Philip Ettinger and Archie Panjabi.
“I don’t think there was a cast member or a crew member that didn’t give everything of themselves. It’s their complete heart, soul, mind, spirit, body, health, everything,” Cianfrance said.
Based on the 1998 novel of the same name by Wally Lamb, “I Know This Much Is True” follows identical twin brothers, Dominick and Thomas Birdsey, the latter of which is a paranoid schizophrenic who has been in and out of mental hospitals for most of his adult life.
This was the word of the hour during the Variety Streaming Room Q&a with writer, director and executive producer Derek Cianfrance, executive producer and star Mark Ruffalo and cast members Kathryn Hahn, Rosie O’Donnell, John Procaccino, Philip Ettinger and Archie Panjabi.
“I don’t think there was a cast member or a crew member that didn’t give everything of themselves. It’s their complete heart, soul, mind, spirit, body, health, everything,” Cianfrance said.
Based on the 1998 novel of the same name by Wally Lamb, “I Know This Much Is True” follows identical twin brothers, Dominick and Thomas Birdsey, the latter of which is a paranoid schizophrenic who has been in and out of mental hospitals for most of his adult life.
- 6/18/2020
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
Gold Derby readers can’t stop talking about Mark Ruffalo‘s role(s) on HBO’s dark limited series “I Know This Much Is True,” which concluded Sunday night. The popular “Avengers” actor cuts his teeth portraying twin brothers Dominick Birdsey and Thomas Birdsey, a paranoid schizophrenic, in Wally Lamb‘s 1998 novel of the same name. “Emmy voters, Mark Ruffalo is giving the performance of his career here,” writes our forum poster Atypical. Another reader, DvirBA, proclaims, “Mark Ruffalo is winning this right? This show is brilliant.” What do You think, Derbyites? Give us your Emmy predictions right now.
It wouldn’t be the first time somebody won an industry award for playing multiple roles — after all, voters rightly see this concept as two performances for the price of one. A recent example is Tatiana Maslany, who took home an Emmy for playing a collection of clones on “Orphan Black...
It wouldn’t be the first time somebody won an industry award for playing multiple roles — after all, voters rightly see this concept as two performances for the price of one. A recent example is Tatiana Maslany, who took home an Emmy for playing a collection of clones on “Orphan Black...
- 6/15/2020
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Network: HBO
Episodes: Six (hour)
Seasons: One
TV show dates: May 10, 2020 -- June 14, 2020
Series status: Ended
Performers include: Mark Ruffalo, Melissa Leo, Rosie O’Donnell, Archie Panjabi, Imogen Poots, John Procaccino, Rob Huebel, Philip Ettinger, Aisling Franciosi, Michael Greyeyes, Guillermo Diaz, Marcello Fonte, Bruce Greenwood, Brian Goodman, with Juliette Lewis and Kathryn Hahn.
TV show description:
Based on the novel by Wally Lamb, I Know This Much Is True is a drama series that revolves around identical twin brothers Dominick and Thomas Birdsey. It's a family saga that follows their parallel lives in a story of betrayal, sacrifice, and forgiveness.
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Episodes: Six (hour)
Seasons: One
TV show dates: May 10, 2020 -- June 14, 2020
Series status: Ended
Performers include: Mark Ruffalo, Melissa Leo, Rosie O’Donnell, Archie Panjabi, Imogen Poots, John Procaccino, Rob Huebel, Philip Ettinger, Aisling Franciosi, Michael Greyeyes, Guillermo Diaz, Marcello Fonte, Bruce Greenwood, Brian Goodman, with Juliette Lewis and Kathryn Hahn.
TV show description:
Based on the novel by Wally Lamb, I Know This Much Is True is a drama series that revolves around identical twin brothers Dominick and Thomas Birdsey. It's a family saga that follows their parallel lives in a story of betrayal, sacrifice, and forgiveness.
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- 6/15/2020
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Warning: This post contains spoilers about the series finale of HBO’s “I Know This Much Is True.”
The sixth and final episode of HBO’s limited series “I Know This Much Is True” aired Sunday, and with it came the surprising reveal of the identity of Dominick and Thomas Birdsey’s biological father.
TheWrap spoke with writer and director Derek Cianfrance, who adapted the screenplay from Wally Lamb’s novel, to learn more about Henry Drinkwater — and why their stepfather, Ray, continued to keep him a secret from them, even years after their mother had died.
“I think he understands that he’s not going to lose Dominick, and that he loves Dominick and Dominick deserves to know. It just comes a time when, I think later in life when people are entering their final chapters, I think a lot of their secrets can come out.”
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The sixth and final episode of HBO’s limited series “I Know This Much Is True” aired Sunday, and with it came the surprising reveal of the identity of Dominick and Thomas Birdsey’s biological father.
TheWrap spoke with writer and director Derek Cianfrance, who adapted the screenplay from Wally Lamb’s novel, to learn more about Henry Drinkwater — and why their stepfather, Ray, continued to keep him a secret from them, even years after their mother had died.
“I think he understands that he’s not going to lose Dominick, and that he loves Dominick and Dominick deserves to know. It just comes a time when, I think later in life when people are entering their final chapters, I think a lot of their secrets can come out.”
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- 6/15/2020
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
Mark Ruffalo was willing to push himself to great lengths both physically and mentally in order to play the Birdsey twins in HBO’s limited series “I Know This Much Is True” — so much so that he was game to do “probably 500 pushups a day” while shooting the scenes as Dominic, said writer and director Derek Cianfrance.
Add that to the 1,000 calorie-a-day diet Ruffalo went on in order to lose the 20 pounds necessary to become the neurotypical brother, and you’ve got a recipe for the physical embodiment of “toxic masculinity,” Cianfrance told TheWrap ahead of Sunday’s series finale.
“I guess you could say he was always a little bit hangry. He was eating an egg white for breakfast and just starving. And he couldn’t eat for another 3 hours, and all he could eat then was a granola bar that had 120 calories or something, because he was on this strict diet.
Add that to the 1,000 calorie-a-day diet Ruffalo went on in order to lose the 20 pounds necessary to become the neurotypical brother, and you’ve got a recipe for the physical embodiment of “toxic masculinity,” Cianfrance told TheWrap ahead of Sunday’s series finale.
“I guess you could say he was always a little bit hangry. He was eating an egg white for breakfast and just starving. And he couldn’t eat for another 3 hours, and all he could eat then was a granola bar that had 120 calories or something, because he was on this strict diet.
- 6/14/2020
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
Kathryn Hahn just had one of the busiest TV seasons, concluding her role in “Transparent” and the limited series “Mrs. Fletcher.” The Emmy nominee is currently on another HBO limited series, “I Know This Much Is True,” plus the new Apple TV+ animated musical “Central Park.”
Hahn spoke with Gold Derby senior editor Rob Licuria recently, where she discussed wrapping up “Transparent,” taking on a demanding role in “I Know This Much Is True,” singing in “Central Park” and much more. Watch the exclusive video interview above and read the complete transcript below.
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Gold Derby: Kathryn, what’s it like to be so in demand? You’re in a lot of projects coming up.
Kathryn Hahn: I’m very excited about the two things that are about to be released. The first is “I Know This Much Is True,” which...
Hahn spoke with Gold Derby senior editor Rob Licuria recently, where she discussed wrapping up “Transparent,” taking on a demanding role in “I Know This Much Is True,” singing in “Central Park” and much more. Watch the exclusive video interview above and read the complete transcript below.
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Gold Derby: Kathryn, what’s it like to be so in demand? You’re in a lot of projects coming up.
Kathryn Hahn: I’m very excited about the two things that are about to be released. The first is “I Know This Much Is True,” which...
- 6/13/2020
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
The finale of HBO’s celebrated mini-series “I Know This Much
Is True” starring Mark Ruffalo airs tomorrow night at 9pm Et. The
series, directed by indie filmmaker Derek Cianfrance, features Mark Ruffalo in a dual
role playing twins, Derek and Thomas Birdsey. Based on the bestselling
novel by Wally Lamb, this limited series follows Dominick as he
struggles to care for his schizophrenic twin Thomas, while discovering the
truth about his own family history.
Continue reading ‘I Know This Much Is True’: Derek Cianfrance On The Epic Canvas Of TV, ‘Empire Of The Summer Moon’ & Much More [Interview] at The Playlist.
Is True” starring Mark Ruffalo airs tomorrow night at 9pm Et. The
series, directed by indie filmmaker Derek Cianfrance, features Mark Ruffalo in a dual
role playing twins, Derek and Thomas Birdsey. Based on the bestselling
novel by Wally Lamb, this limited series follows Dominick as he
struggles to care for his schizophrenic twin Thomas, while discovering the
truth about his own family history.
Continue reading ‘I Know This Much Is True’: Derek Cianfrance On The Epic Canvas Of TV, ‘Empire Of The Summer Moon’ & Much More [Interview] at The Playlist.
- 6/13/2020
- by Rodrigo Perez
- The Playlist
Derek Cianfrance, the writer and director of HBO’s “I Know This Much Is True,” said he quickly sparked to two aspects of the project: It was a family story, and it was a tragic story.
“It just fell in line with so much of what I feel like my mission as a filmmaker has been, which is to explore stories of family,” Cianfrance said in an interview with IndieWire. “Stories of these intimate connections that we don’t necessarily choose in our lives, but that we’re bound to.”
“Bound to” is a choice of words as apt as it is revealing, given the trademark sorrow infused in so much of Cianfrance’s work. Watching films like “Blue Valentine” and “The Place Beyond the Pines,” can feel like you’re trapped — forcing you to confront your grief, ready or not.
“I always understood that to experience a tragedy — to witness,...
“It just fell in line with so much of what I feel like my mission as a filmmaker has been, which is to explore stories of family,” Cianfrance said in an interview with IndieWire. “Stories of these intimate connections that we don’t necessarily choose in our lives, but that we’re bound to.”
“Bound to” is a choice of words as apt as it is revealing, given the trademark sorrow infused in so much of Cianfrance’s work. Watching films like “Blue Valentine” and “The Place Beyond the Pines,” can feel like you’re trapped — forcing you to confront your grief, ready or not.
“I always understood that to experience a tragedy — to witness,...
- 6/8/2020
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
“I loved the book so much when I read it all those years ago and I had been thinking about this character and what a wonderful role it would be to play,” admits Rosie O’Donnell about wanting to be involved in HBO’s “I Know This Much Is True,” in which she plays a stoic and empathetic social worker. Watch our exclusive video interview with O’Donnell above.
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HBO’s star-studded project is adapted from the Wally Lamb novel by writer/director Derek Cianfrance. It stars Mark Ruffalo as a man revisiting his troubled past and the relationship he has with his schizophrenic twin brother (also played by Ruffalo) while trying to have him released from the asylum in which he is being held. O’Donnell costars as his brother’s well-meaning social worker Lisa Sheffer, who...
See Which ‘I Know This Much is True’ actress will the Emmys nominate?
HBO’s star-studded project is adapted from the Wally Lamb novel by writer/director Derek Cianfrance. It stars Mark Ruffalo as a man revisiting his troubled past and the relationship he has with his schizophrenic twin brother (also played by Ruffalo) while trying to have him released from the asylum in which he is being held. O’Donnell costars as his brother’s well-meaning social worker Lisa Sheffer, who...
- 5/19/2020
- by Rob Licuria
- Gold Derby
HBO’s six-part limited series “I Know This Much is True” premiered on Sunday night, May 10, starring Mark Ruffalo as twin brothers struggling with mental illness, relationships and more. It’s written and directed by Derek Cianfrance and adapted from the novel by Wally Lamb, which was once an Oprah Winfrey book club pick. So how do critics think it turned out?
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As of this writing the series has a MetaCritic score of 65 based on 23 reviews counted so far: 11 positive, 11 somewhat mixed, and only 1 outright negative. Over on Rotten Tomatoes, which classifies reviews simply as positive or negative, the series has a 74% freshness rating based on 42 reviews, 11 of which are rotten. The Rt critics’ consensus summarizes the reviews by saying, “Despite strong performances from Mark Ruffalo, ‘I Know This Much is True’ is relentlessly grim, making it a difficult watch.
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As of this writing the series has a MetaCritic score of 65 based on 23 reviews counted so far: 11 positive, 11 somewhat mixed, and only 1 outright negative. Over on Rotten Tomatoes, which classifies reviews simply as positive or negative, the series has a 74% freshness rating based on 42 reviews, 11 of which are rotten. The Rt critics’ consensus summarizes the reviews by saying, “Despite strong performances from Mark Ruffalo, ‘I Know This Much is True’ is relentlessly grim, making it a difficult watch.
- 5/18/2020
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
It appears that I Know This Much Is True is a close-ended mini-series so there wouldn't be a second season. However, if the ratings and interest is strong enough, might the HBO series be continued somehow, ala Big Little Lies? It seems unlikely but, stay tuned.
Based on the novel by Wally Lamb, I Know This Much Is True stars Mark Ruffalo, Melissa Leo, Rosie O’Donnell, Archie Panjabi, Imogen Poots, John Procaccino, Rob Huebel, Philip Ettinger, Aisling Franciosi, Michael Greyeyes, Guillermo Diaz, Marcello Fonte, Bruce Greenwood, Brian Goodman, with Juliette Lewis and Kathryn Hahn. The story revolves around identical twin brothers Dominick and Thomas Birdsey. It's a family saga that follows their parallel lives in a story of betrayal, sacrifice, and forgiveness. After paranoid schizophrenic Thomas Birdsey (Ruffalo) has a violent public breakdown, his identical twin brother, Dominick...
Based on the novel by Wally Lamb, I Know This Much Is True stars Mark Ruffalo, Melissa Leo, Rosie O’Donnell, Archie Panjabi, Imogen Poots, John Procaccino, Rob Huebel, Philip Ettinger, Aisling Franciosi, Michael Greyeyes, Guillermo Diaz, Marcello Fonte, Bruce Greenwood, Brian Goodman, with Juliette Lewis and Kathryn Hahn. The story revolves around identical twin brothers Dominick and Thomas Birdsey. It's a family saga that follows their parallel lives in a story of betrayal, sacrifice, and forgiveness. After paranoid schizophrenic Thomas Birdsey (Ruffalo) has a violent public breakdown, his identical twin brother, Dominick...
- 5/12/2020
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
When you tune in to I Know This Much Is True on HBO this Sunday, no need to adjust your sets: There really are two Mark Ruffalos on your screen. In the limited series based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Wally Lamb written and directed by Blue Valentine auteur Derek Cianfrance, the Avengers star takes on the intense task of playing identical twins Dominick and Thomas Birdsey in what the network describes as "a family saga that follows their parallel lives in an epic story of betrayal, sacrifice and forgiveness. While playing two characters in one project sounds difficult enough, Ruffalo's job here also requires him to sensitively tackle the portrayal of severe mental illness as Thomas suffers...
- 5/10/2020
- E! Online
What's the only thing better than Mark Ruffalo? Two Mark Ruffalos. A six-part HBO miniseries, I Know This Much Is True, is premiering on May 10, and in it, Ruffalo plays twin brothers Dominick and Thomas Birdsey. The Place Beyond the Pines' Derek Cianfrance directed the series, and other cast members include Rosie O'Donnell, Kathryn Hahn, Juliette Lewis, Melissa Leo, Archie Panjabi, and Imogen Poots. Another important tidbit: the series is actually based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Wally Lamb. We're not sure how close the series will stick to the source material, but if you're curious and don't have time to read the 900-page tome before the series' debut, here's a quick synopsis to fill you in.
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Like several of Lamb's other novels, I Know This Much Is True is set in the fictitious town of Three Rivers,...
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- 5/10/2020
- by Corinne Sullivan
- Popsugar.com
Without question, Jody Lee Lipes is one of the most underrated cinematographers in the business. Just looking at his resume, which consists of A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Bluebird, Manchester by the Sea, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Tiny Furniture, and Trainwreck on the big screen, as well as episodes of episodes of Girls and The Sinner (also directing) on the small screen. Lipes is a uniquely diverse talent, seen even more so this weekend when his work shooting the new Derek Cianfrance project I Know This Much Is True hits HBO. All this made a chance to jump on the phone with him for an interview an easy choice. For those not aware, I Know This Much Is True is a high profile miniseries, based on the novel of the same name by Wally Lamb. The IMDb synopsis, which does not do it justice, at all, is as follows:...
- 5/9/2020
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Jody Lee Lipes’ first answer was drowned out by a cacophonous eruption outside his window. We’d scheduled our interview about HBO’s new show I Know This Much Is True for 7 pm—the time when New Yorkers take to their windows and balconies each night to shower frontline workers with cheers of appreciation. Wally Lamb’s source novel was released in 1998 and the show’s 10-month shooting schedule began in early 2019. Yet it’s not hard to draw parallels between the show’s weary humanism and our new pandemic reality, with lines like “We’re connected, whether I like you or not” and “You […]...
- 5/8/2020
- by Matt Mulcahey
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Jody Lee Lipes’ first answer was drowned out by a cacophonous eruption outside his window. We’d scheduled our interview about HBO’s new show I Know This Much Is True for 7 pm—the time when New Yorkers take to their windows and balconies each night to shower frontline workers with cheers of appreciation. Wally Lamb’s source novel was released in 1998 and the show’s 10-month shooting schedule began in early 2019. Yet it’s not hard to draw parallels between the show’s weary humanism and our new pandemic reality, with lines like “We’re connected, whether I like you or not” and “You […]...
- 5/8/2020
- by Matt Mulcahey
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
The combination of cutting-edge motion capture technology, a bond between actors and Stella Adler’s training allowed Mark Ruffalo to pull off the impressive double-act of playing twin brothers in the HBO limited series “I Know This Much Is True.”
In the adaptation of the 1998 novel by Wally Lamb, which debuts Sunday, Ruffalo portrays brothers Dominick and Thomas Birdsey. Dominick is a blue collar, guy’s guy construction worker while Thomas is chubby and deeply sensitive man, who has been institutionalized due to mental illness.
With Ruffalo playing two characters, the six-episode series, written and directed by Derek Cianfrance, had to be shot out of sequence. When Ruffalo first approached Cianfrance about collaborating on “I Know This Much Is True,” the actor admitted that he wasn’t aware of many instances where one actor playing twins really worked well in an adult drama.
“Usually, it feels like the actor has...
In the adaptation of the 1998 novel by Wally Lamb, which debuts Sunday, Ruffalo portrays brothers Dominick and Thomas Birdsey. Dominick is a blue collar, guy’s guy construction worker while Thomas is chubby and deeply sensitive man, who has been institutionalized due to mental illness.
With Ruffalo playing two characters, the six-episode series, written and directed by Derek Cianfrance, had to be shot out of sequence. When Ruffalo first approached Cianfrance about collaborating on “I Know This Much Is True,” the actor admitted that he wasn’t aware of many instances where one actor playing twins really worked well in an adult drama.
“Usually, it feels like the actor has...
- 5/8/2020
- by Cynthia Littleton and Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
There’s an old folk tale I heard a lot back in Hebrew school. In the little village of Chelm, a poor farmer goes to see the rabbi to complain that his house is far too small to accommodate himself, his wife, and their children. The rabbi tells the farmer to take all his chickens from out of their coop and move them into the house. A week later, the farmer returns complaining that his home is more cramped and noisy than ever. The rabbi tells him to now also bring his goat indoors.
- 5/7/2020
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
On paper, an adaptation of Wally Lamb's I Know This Much Is True starring Mark Ruffalo as embittered twins sounds like a novel concept.
The reality is, unfortunately, much different.
When Lamb first arrived on the scene, I recall reading his debut book. I also remember that it prompted some discussion, but looking back, I cannot recall anything about it.
Still, if it sparked conversation, then that's a good start. It seems his other works have gone on to some acclaim, and I Know This Much Is True is lauded through reviews.
That's all I knew going into this series other than the basic concept focusing on two middle-aged brothers, one vastly different than the other. Mark Ruffalo plays Dominick Birdsey a brother who has been taking care of his slightly older, by one minute, twin, Thomas, most of their lives.
Thomas suffers from paranoid schizophrenia, and with that and their troubled upbringing,...
The reality is, unfortunately, much different.
When Lamb first arrived on the scene, I recall reading his debut book. I also remember that it prompted some discussion, but looking back, I cannot recall anything about it.
Still, if it sparked conversation, then that's a good start. It seems his other works have gone on to some acclaim, and I Know This Much Is True is lauded through reviews.
That's all I knew going into this series other than the basic concept focusing on two middle-aged brothers, one vastly different than the other. Mark Ruffalo plays Dominick Birdsey a brother who has been taking care of his slightly older, by one minute, twin, Thomas, most of their lives.
Thomas suffers from paranoid schizophrenia, and with that and their troubled upbringing,...
- 5/7/2020
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
Writer/director Derek Cianfrance (“Blue Valentine”) didn’t write the original story for “I Know This Much Is True,” his new HBO miniseries about family burdens, sins, lineage, and legacy and more specifically about a brother trying to save his schizophrenic identical twin and himself in the process. But the heart aching, and compassionate series—adapted from Wally Lamb’s novel of the same name (read our review here), —is so chock full of Cianfrance’s trademark preoccupations of troubled family dynasties, the legacy of handed-down family traumas and damaged people struggling to survive emotional hardship, ‘Iktmit’ feels like something the director would have willed into existence if Lamb hadn’t already written it.
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- 5/7/2020
- by Rodrigo Perez
- The Playlist
To start the second episode of “I Know This Much Is True,” writer-director Derek Cianfrance flashes back to Dominick and Thomas Birdsey’s childhood, as the twin brothers later played by Mark Ruffalo embark on a fateful class field trip to the Statue of Liberty. After Thomas suffers a very public, very embarrassing incident on the bus ride there, Dominick experiences feelings that resurface for the rest of his life: anger toward his jeering classmates, resentment toward his brother for humiliating him by association, and self-admonishment for turning, even for a second, against his family and his closest friend. By the time they reach the ferry to take them to the iconic New York monument, Thomas is too demoralized to make the journey and Dominick has to stay behind with his brother. As the flashback ends, Cianfrance frames the twins sitting next to each other, watching everyone else drift off...
- 5/7/2020
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Derek Cianfrance, writer-director of the HBO limited series “I Know This Much Is True,” has set a two-year overall deal with HBO.
The deal calls for the helmer to develop a range of projects for the pay TV powerhouse.
The pact comes a few days before the six-episode series bows on May 10. Cianfrance partnered with “Iktmit” executive producer and star Mark Ruffalo to tackle the adaptation of the acclaimed 1998 novel by Wally Lamb about the lives of two twin brothers, one of whom struggles with mental illness. The cast also features Melissa Leo, Rosie O’Donnell, Archie Panjabi, Imogen Poots, Bruce Greenwood, Juliette Lewis and Kathryn Hahn.
In an interview with Variety in March, Cianfrance discussed the process of filming “Iktmit” with Ruffalo playing both brothers. “He just became both guys,” Cianfrance said. “When he was Dominick, he was an alpha male and a little more angsty. He was a bear to wrestle with.
The deal calls for the helmer to develop a range of projects for the pay TV powerhouse.
The pact comes a few days before the six-episode series bows on May 10. Cianfrance partnered with “Iktmit” executive producer and star Mark Ruffalo to tackle the adaptation of the acclaimed 1998 novel by Wally Lamb about the lives of two twin brothers, one of whom struggles with mental illness. The cast also features Melissa Leo, Rosie O’Donnell, Archie Panjabi, Imogen Poots, Bruce Greenwood, Juliette Lewis and Kathryn Hahn.
In an interview with Variety in March, Cianfrance discussed the process of filming “Iktmit” with Ruffalo playing both brothers. “He just became both guys,” Cianfrance said. “When he was Dominick, he was an alpha male and a little more angsty. He was a bear to wrestle with.
- 5/6/2020
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
This I Know This Much Is True review contains no spoilers.
It’s possible that no limited series release in recent memory is as poorly timed as HBO’s new drama I Know This Much Is True. The series is gorgeously written, well-made and features what may well be a career defining performance from star Mark Ruffalo. But it’s hard to imagine that anyone self-distancing at home, worried about their families, friends and finances in the world of coronavirus, is going to enthusiastically tune into this grim, depressing tale of family struggle and compounding misery. This isn’t the series’ fault, of course, but it is an uncomfortable truth.
Which is a shame, because I Know This Much Is True is technically great, a beautifully bleak and intensely dark piece of prestige television about the struggle of a pair of identical twins whose lives are beset by a seemingly...
It’s possible that no limited series release in recent memory is as poorly timed as HBO’s new drama I Know This Much Is True. The series is gorgeously written, well-made and features what may well be a career defining performance from star Mark Ruffalo. But it’s hard to imagine that anyone self-distancing at home, worried about their families, friends and finances in the world of coronavirus, is going to enthusiastically tune into this grim, depressing tale of family struggle and compounding misery. This isn’t the series’ fault, of course, but it is an uncomfortable truth.
Which is a shame, because I Know This Much Is True is technically great, a beautifully bleak and intensely dark piece of prestige television about the struggle of a pair of identical twins whose lives are beset by a seemingly...
- 5/6/2020
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
A single performer’s double act is among the showier maneuvers that can be attempted on film. There’s the technical aspect: Getting one actor, twice, into the same frame — or cutting to fool the mind into thinking that’s so — is inevitably showy. And, too, there’s the way it maximizes the performer, giving opportunities for more acting as — from Nicolas Cage in “Adaptation” to James Franco in “The Deuce” to, yes, Lindsay Lohan in “The Parent Trap,” performers amp up the differences in their dual portrayals. All those actors capitalized, hugely, on the chance to create divergent characters who shared every physical detail, but little more.
Ruffalo, playing twins Dominick and Thomas Birdsey, is given ample raw material: The script, based on Wally Lamb’s novel, places Dominick, a relatively even-keeled fellow, in perpetual counterpoint to Thomas, whom we first meet when he cuts off his own hand in a public library.
Ruffalo, playing twins Dominick and Thomas Birdsey, is given ample raw material: The script, based on Wally Lamb’s novel, places Dominick, a relatively even-keeled fellow, in perpetual counterpoint to Thomas, whom we first meet when he cuts off his own hand in a public library.
- 5/4/2020
- by Daniel D'Addario
- Variety Film + TV
The trailers for upcoming HBO miniseries “I Know This Much is True” advertise, “Academy Award nominee Mark Ruffalo, Academy Award winner Melissa Leo, Emmy winner Rosie O’Donnell, Emmy winner Archie Panjabi, with Academy Award nominee Juliette Lewis and Emmy winner Kathryn Hahn.” With such a deep bench and Ruffalo the Best Movie/Limited Actor front-runner for his dual role as twins Dominick and Thomas Birdsey, “I Know This Much is True” is a formidable contender for a Best Movie/Limited Supporting Actress nomination, but for which star?
SEEour rundown on the “Mrs. America” supporting actresses.
Honorable mention: Juliette Lewis as Nedra Frank
Nedra is a scholar whom Dominic hires to translate an Italian manuscript for an autobiography by his late grandfather. Anyone who tunes into the premiere might want to nominate Lewis, who is unhinged and unpredictable in an uncomfortable nine-minute scene when she shows up unexpectedly at Dominic’s door one night.
SEEour rundown on the “Mrs. America” supporting actresses.
Honorable mention: Juliette Lewis as Nedra Frank
Nedra is a scholar whom Dominic hires to translate an Italian manuscript for an autobiography by his late grandfather. Anyone who tunes into the premiere might want to nominate Lewis, who is unhinged and unpredictable in an uncomfortable nine-minute scene when she shows up unexpectedly at Dominic’s door one night.
- 4/30/2020
- by Riley Chow
- Gold Derby
Plot: Set in the fictional town of Three Rivers, Connecticut, the series shows Dominick and Thomas at different stages in their lives, beginning in their present in the early 1990s with both brothers approaching middle-age, filled in with Dominick’s flashbacks to their young adulthood and childhood. Review: First published in 1998, Wally Lamb's novel I Know This Much…...
- 4/29/2020
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
The battle for supremacy in Outstanding Limited Series at the Emmy Awards is always full of stiff competition, but this year, the playing field is particularly packed, even though several pandemic-delayed productions, including FX’s fourth season of “Fargo” and NatGeo’s “Genius: Aretha,” have been pushed out of eligibility until next year.
With the loss of those two potential contenders, this year’s field skews heavily toward literary adaptations, with players including HBO and Hulu betting big that what’s worked before on paper will work again on television
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Keeping that in mind, here’s where to stream the most likely contenders for limited series accolades at this year’s Emmy Awards.
HBO
As often happens with these lists, we begin with HBO, not only...
With the loss of those two potential contenders, this year’s field skews heavily toward literary adaptations, with players including HBO and Hulu betting big that what’s worked before on paper will work again on television
More from IndieWire'Extraction' Test Screenings Divided Viewers and Changed Director's Preferred Ending'Westworld' Review: Episode 7 Struggles to Introduce the Human Element of a Robotic War
Keeping that in mind, here’s where to stream the most likely contenders for limited series accolades at this year’s Emmy Awards.
HBO
As often happens with these lists, we begin with HBO, not only...
- 4/25/2020
- by Libby Hill
- Indiewire
Mark Ruffalo is having a hard time connecting.
Not professionally, nor on a personal level. Instead he’s struggling with perhaps the most urgent aspect of the way we live now — his Wi-Fi service.
It’s the afternoon of March 16, and the actor known for his work in everything from “The Avengers” to indie hits like “The Kids Are All Right” is roughly two-thirds of the way through a lengthy Variety interview conducted via Zoom video conference. At his home in rural Sullivan County, a patch of upstate New York that lies halfway between Poughkeepsie and Scranton, Pa., the spotty connection keeps cutting him off mid-sentence.
After the fourth dropout, no one would have begrudged Ruffalo, 52, if he asked to finish the conversation on a less-chaotic day. On this momentous Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is taking a historic 2,997-point dive. In Albany, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has...
Not professionally, nor on a personal level. Instead he’s struggling with perhaps the most urgent aspect of the way we live now — his Wi-Fi service.
It’s the afternoon of March 16, and the actor known for his work in everything from “The Avengers” to indie hits like “The Kids Are All Right” is roughly two-thirds of the way through a lengthy Variety interview conducted via Zoom video conference. At his home in rural Sullivan County, a patch of upstate New York that lies halfway between Poughkeepsie and Scranton, Pa., the spotty connection keeps cutting him off mid-sentence.
After the fourth dropout, no one would have begrudged Ruffalo, 52, if he asked to finish the conversation on a less-chaotic day. On this momentous Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is taking a historic 2,997-point dive. In Albany, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has...
- 4/15/2020
- by Cynthia Littleton and Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
“This was a really precious experience for me,” reveals Kathryn Hahn about her role as Dessa Constantine, a grieving mother on HBO’s upcoming limited series “I Know This Much Is True.” “It was so actor-forward, this process. That kind of respect, with performance first over anything. It’s so rare and appreciated and I think I will never forget that, being able to be a part of it.” Watch our exclusive video interview with Hahn above.
See ‘Mrs. Fletcher’ reviews: Kathryn Hahn is ‘indomitable’ in HBO limited series
Hahn has been really busy this TV season. After returning to Amazon Prime’s groundbreaking “Transparent” for its series “Musicale Finale” last fall, Hahn starred in the raunchy, critically acclaimed dramedy “Mrs Fletcher.” This year, the actress features alongside leading man Mark Ruffalo in HBO’s highly anticipated and star-studded “I Know This Much Is True.” Adapted from the Wally Lamb...
See ‘Mrs. Fletcher’ reviews: Kathryn Hahn is ‘indomitable’ in HBO limited series
Hahn has been really busy this TV season. After returning to Amazon Prime’s groundbreaking “Transparent” for its series “Musicale Finale” last fall, Hahn starred in the raunchy, critically acclaimed dramedy “Mrs Fletcher.” This year, the actress features alongside leading man Mark Ruffalo in HBO’s highly anticipated and star-studded “I Know This Much Is True.” Adapted from the Wally Lamb...
- 4/8/2020
- by Rob Licuria
- Gold Derby
It is a testament to actor Mark Ruffalo’s acting prowess that he currently tops the list of actors likely to be Emmy-nominated for their work in a TV movie or limited series despite his current project being sight unseen save for trailers. He also does not lack for competition, either, considering he is up against the likes of Russell Crowe in “The Loudest Voice,” Aaron Paul in “El Camino,” Jeremy Irons in “Watchmen,” Hugh Jackman in “Bad Education” and Andre Holland in “The Eddy.”
One reason why Ruffalo is already ahead of the game with 731 Gold Derby users predicting him to win at 71/20 odds is that he is playing identical twin brothers. One is a paranoid schizophrenic while the other tries to be an advocate for his sibling’s emotional well-being in a six-part adaptation of author Wally Lamb’s nearly 900-page novel, “I Know This Much is True,...
One reason why Ruffalo is already ahead of the game with 731 Gold Derby users predicting him to win at 71/20 odds is that he is playing identical twin brothers. One is a paranoid schizophrenic while the other tries to be an advocate for his sibling’s emotional well-being in a six-part adaptation of author Wally Lamb’s nearly 900-page novel, “I Know This Much is True,...
- 4/7/2020
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
Before the world changed and Americans were asked to stay at home to “flatten the curve” and prevent the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, “Medical Police” co-creator Rob Corddry and star Rob Huebel shared some of their TV picks — both high- and low-brow — for Variety.
For the second episode of Variety’s “My Guilty Pleasure,” Corddry and Huebel sat down with senior editor Michael Schneider to reveal their (1) TV guilty pleasure; (2) the “deep cut” show you probably haven’t heard of but they recommend; and (3) their “show-mate” — in other words, the TV series neither of them could live without.
“Medical Police,” now streaming on Netflix, is the successor to beloved medical drama parody “Childrens Hospital.” This time, the show is inadvertently timely: it’s a medical cop spy drama set amid the spread of a potentially world-threatening virus.
Just like “Childrens Hospital,” “Medical Police” is filled with irreverent gags, and...
For the second episode of Variety’s “My Guilty Pleasure,” Corddry and Huebel sat down with senior editor Michael Schneider to reveal their (1) TV guilty pleasure; (2) the “deep cut” show you probably haven’t heard of but they recommend; and (3) their “show-mate” — in other words, the TV series neither of them could live without.
“Medical Police,” now streaming on Netflix, is the successor to beloved medical drama parody “Childrens Hospital.” This time, the show is inadvertently timely: it’s a medical cop spy drama set amid the spread of a potentially world-threatening virus.
Just like “Childrens Hospital,” “Medical Police” is filled with irreverent gags, and...
- 4/2/2020
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
HBO has pushed the premiere date for the Mark Ruffalo limited series “I Know This Much Is True” until May 10, the network announced Tuesday.
The drama, based on the bestselling novel by Wally Lamb, was originally slated to premiere on April 27. The decision to delay the premiere comes after HBO said last week that it would postpone the Nicole Kidman-Hugh Grant drama “The Undoing” until later in the year.
Written and directed by Derek Cianfrance, “I Know This Much Is True” stars Ruffalo as twin brothers Dominick and Thomas Birdsey, one of whom suffers from paranoid schizophrenia. Per HBO, the drama is “a family saga that follows their parallel lives in an epic story of betrayal, sacrifice and forgiveness.”...
The drama, based on the bestselling novel by Wally Lamb, was originally slated to premiere on April 27. The decision to delay the premiere comes after HBO said last week that it would postpone the Nicole Kidman-Hugh Grant drama “The Undoing” until later in the year.
Written and directed by Derek Cianfrance, “I Know This Much Is True” stars Ruffalo as twin brothers Dominick and Thomas Birdsey, one of whom suffers from paranoid schizophrenia. Per HBO, the drama is “a family saga that follows their parallel lives in an epic story of betrayal, sacrifice and forgiveness.”...
- 3/31/2020
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Mark Ruffalo’s drama I Know This Much Is True has got a new premiere date after HBO pushed the limited series by two weeks.
Deadline understands that the shift comes after news that The Undoing will move from May 10 to the fall. The premium network revealed last week that The Undoing, which is based on Jean Hanff Korelitz’s novel You Should Have Known, which stars Hugh Grant and Nicole Kidman, was moving to later in the year.
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I Know This Much Is True, which comes from writer and director Derek Cianfrance, was originally scheduled...
Deadline understands that the shift comes after news that The Undoing will move from May 10 to the fall. The premium network revealed last week that The Undoing, which is based on Jean Hanff Korelitz’s novel You Should Have Known, which stars Hugh Grant and Nicole Kidman, was moving to later in the year.
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I Know This Much Is True, which comes from writer and director Derek Cianfrance, was originally scheduled...
- 3/31/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
HBO has shifted the premiere date of the Mark Ruffalo-led limited series “I Know This Much Is True.”
The six-episode series will now debut May 10. It was originally set to begin airing on April 27. The show moves into the date previously reserved for the limited series “The Undoing” starring Nicole Kidman. HBO announced last week that show would be moved to the fall due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
This is the latest television scheduling shift in recent weeks as networks and streaming services grapple with the fallout from the pandemic. In addition to “The Undoing,” FX’s fourth season of “Fargo” and “Genius: Aretha” at Nat Geo have also been pushed back. HBO confirmed within the last week that two of its critically-acclaimed returning series — “Barry” and “Succession” — have suspended production as a precautionary measure.
Read Variety’s list of all the shows and films delayed due to the outbreak here.
The six-episode series will now debut May 10. It was originally set to begin airing on April 27. The show moves into the date previously reserved for the limited series “The Undoing” starring Nicole Kidman. HBO announced last week that show would be moved to the fall due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
This is the latest television scheduling shift in recent weeks as networks and streaming services grapple with the fallout from the pandemic. In addition to “The Undoing,” FX’s fourth season of “Fargo” and “Genius: Aretha” at Nat Geo have also been pushed back. HBO confirmed within the last week that two of its critically-acclaimed returning series — “Barry” and “Succession” — have suspended production as a precautionary measure.
Read Variety’s list of all the shows and films delayed due to the outbreak here.
- 3/31/2020
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Bad Education
Embezzlement, corruption, and a student journalist: one school district’s scandal won’t stay hidden. Based on real events, superintendent Frank Tassone (portrayed Hugh Jackman) scrambles to protect the district’s successes – and himself. But he’s not the only one implicated; Pam Gluckin (portrayed by Allison Janney) is also under fire. The clip teases a tearful Pam saying, “I’m ashamed of my actions. I’m ashamed of myself. There’s no excuse for it.” To which Ray Romano’s character deadpans, “Well, the sociopathy.” (Apr. 25)
Defending...
Embezzlement, corruption, and a student journalist: one school district’s scandal won’t stay hidden. Based on real events, superintendent Frank Tassone (portrayed Hugh Jackman) scrambles to protect the district’s successes – and himself. But he’s not the only one implicated; Pam Gluckin (portrayed by Allison Janney) is also under fire. The clip teases a tearful Pam saying, “I’m ashamed of my actions. I’m ashamed of myself. There’s no excuse for it.” To which Ray Romano’s character deadpans, “Well, the sociopathy.” (Apr. 25)
Defending...
- 3/28/2020
- by Natalli Amato
- Rollingstone.com
Chances are, no matter how much television you normally watch, you’ve been watching more than usual lately. A lot more. We’re all stuck inside, bored to tears, and there’s only so many times you can watch the same Parks and Recreation reruns. (Except for the Snake Juice episode. That one has infinite replay value.) In the midst of all this bad news, the good news is that new TV shows and highly anticipated premieres continue to arrive with regularity. (At least for now: the Covid-19 pandemic has...
- 3/25/2020
- by Keith Phipps
- Rollingstone.com
HBO has released the first official trailer for upcoming series I Know This Much Is True. The six-episode limited series, which premieres April 27th, stars Mark Ruffalo as identical twins.
The series is based on Wally Lamb’s 1998 novel of the same name and follows two brothers, Dominick and Thomas Birdsey, who are both dealing with mental illness, with one suffering from paranoid schizophrenia. The official synopsis notes, “A family saga, it tells a story of betrayal, sacrifice and forgiveness set against the backdrop of 20th century America.” The trailer expands on the teaser,...
The series is based on Wally Lamb’s 1998 novel of the same name and follows two brothers, Dominick and Thomas Birdsey, who are both dealing with mental illness, with one suffering from paranoid schizophrenia. The official synopsis notes, “A family saga, it tells a story of betrayal, sacrifice and forgiveness set against the backdrop of 20th century America.” The trailer expands on the teaser,...
- 3/23/2020
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
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