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Los Angeles Times
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
What's the matter with men? The year's most-talked-about TV shows have answers
They've hurt people in sudden fits of rage and calculated, premeditated attacks. They've blackmailed, threatened, lied and seduced. Now, they're starting to face the consequences. After years of showing toxic male behavior onscreen, this TV season has seen plenty of badly behaved men — well, at least the fictional ones — receive retribution. Netflix's 'You' ends with white-knight-in-his-own-mind Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley) behind bars. During the final season of Hulu's 'The Handmaid's Tale,' Nick Blaine (Max Minghella) and Joseph Lawrence (Bradley Whitford), onetime functionaries of the fundamentalist post-America known as Gilead, realize that oppression based on one religion's beliefs may not be a good idea. 'Black Mirror' sequel episode 'USS Callister: Into Infinity' showed just how deep the toxicity of an abusive captor can run. And after four episodes of Netflix's 'Adolescence,' baby-faced teen killer Jamie Miller (Owen Cooper) finally admits fault. 'Handmaid's,' the 2017 drama series Emmy winner that many saw as a coded message about President Trump's first term, is a particularly potent example of the shift. 'There's no such thing as a good commander,' says Yahlin Chang, who with Eric Tuchman serves as this season's showrunner. 'If you are commander in Gilead, then you are by definition this toxic, poisonous force that needs to be rooted out from top to bottom.' In a world where the powerful increasingly act with impunity, taking fictional villains to task makes sense, a form of Hollywood wish fulfillment for those who feel stuck or hopeless. Programs such as Prime Video's 'The Better Sister' and Apple TV+'s 'Bad Sisters' further the conversation by showing the domino effect male toxicity has on others. The first season of creator and star Sharon Horgan's dark comedy 'Bad Sisters' is about a family of women who hate their sister's emotionally and physically violent husband almost as much as they want to save her from him. In the second season, which premiered last November, the sisters learn there's more to it than simply removing him from the situation. 'Something I was really drawn to write about is that, in the end, they didn't save her,' Horgan says of the battered Grace, played by Anne-Marie Duff. Instead, with years of trauma to work through, she retreats into herself — exactly the outcome her sisters hoped to prevent. 'She couldn't reach out to her sisters, who were heroes to her, and who she knew, deep down, would have done everything for her,' Horgan says. 'But she couldn't quite save herself. And it, structurally, gave us this journey for them.' With 'The Better Sister,' creators Olivia Milch and Regina Corrado look at all the people affected by Corey Stoll's Adam, a husband and father who's only perfect in the public eye. This isn't just about the abuse he inflicts on his wife, Chloe (Jessica Biel), a media personality known for her cutting feminist wit. It also includes Adam's mockery of teen son Ethan (Maxwell Acee Donovan). 'Ethan is at this intersection of childhood and adulthood, and he has this innocence as well as this somewhat complex understanding of adult relationships because he's been witnessing this tension unfold with his parents,' Milch says. Like a lot of teens, Ethan seeks guidance in the online manosphere, going down a rabbit hole of misogynistic comments about his stepmother. Ethan could easily label Chloe a hypocrite in these forums or at home. Instead, the other users disgust him. 'We wanted to talk about how there was a healthy aspect to it for him … that he needed to get it out … and that this was something that was cathartic for him,' adds Corrado. By contrast, the British series 'Adolescence' delves into the ways the internet can push boys in the wrong direction. But co-creator Jack Thorne stresses that collaborator Stephen Graham, who stars as Jamie's father, didn't want this to be the only factor. 'I know that, when I was 13, if I'd read or been told '80% of women are attracted to 20% of men' — a common misogynist talking point online — 'I'd have said, 'Yes, I believe that,'' says Thorne, who is in his 40s. He adds that he also would have acted on the idea that 'your job is to make yourself attractive; your job is to get yourself fitted; your job is to learn how to manipulate the situation.' Thorne says he, Graham and director Philip Barantini weren't just concerned with younger men, though: 'We wanted to examine ourselves in this a bit.' 'We're three men, all of the same age,' Thorne explains. 'We've had different lives, but we've all exhibited cruelty. We've all behaved in ways that were less than perfect. We've all got a relationship with our own shame.' The reason 'You' worked for five seasons is that Badgley's love-obsessed stalker has the charisma to gaslight himself and others into believing he's a good guy. He is incapable of self-examination. 'Performatively, he's a feminist,' says co-showrunner Michael Foley, noting that Badgley's Joe sees himself as a lover rather than a killer — albeit a lover who will kill anyone who keeps him from the object of his infatuation. 'You' premiered in 2018. Co-showrunner Justin Lo says that, if it premiered now, 'Joe would have started off a lot meaner.' 'The toxicity would be more unapologetic, more front and center,' Lo continues. 'Our Joe's toxicity began in a way that was more buried, more covert. And as the series and our culture has progressed, it's gotten more pronounced.' In fact, Joe's final words to his viewers are that he isn't to blame for his actions. You are — for watching.
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Egypt's Mohamed Karim Boards Brian Skiba's Desert Race Thriller ‘Dead End' As Star & Producer
EXCLUSIVE: Egyptian actor Mohamed Karim is set to star in Brian Skiba's desert race thriller Dead End, which will shoot in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, and Arizona in 2026. Karim was recently seen in Skiba's western adventure Gunslingers, which starred Nicholas Cage, Heather Graham and Stephen Dorff, and hit theaters in the U.S. in April. For this latest collaboration, Karim will star and produce under his MK Global Entertainment banner. More from Deadline 'Bad Sisters' Execs Ready New European Series 'Dead End' For An English-Language Remake Miriam Margolyes & Stephen Fry Set For UK Short; Nordisk Film Production Hire; Federation Lands Latest Series From 'Bad Sisters' Co-Creator - Global Briefs 'How To Kill Your Sister': Director Of Canneseries Competition Entry Talks Timelessness, Roadtrips & The "Absurdity" Of Belgian Content Kirk Shaw (Ambitious Entertainment) joins as a producer, bringing experience on more than 200 productions including Academy Award-winning drama The Hurt Locker. Karim will star as Nixon Callahan,a former street racing legend, has been hiding in Cairo, haunted by a tragic past. When forced into one last drive, he must confront his demons. Teaming with a rogue mechanic, he must survive a deadly cross-desert run, navigating outlaw bikers, assassins, and a global syndicate, all while transporting a mysterious trunk that's worth killing for. The film will be shot in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, and Arizona in 2026, with further cast members to be announced soon. Combining a blend of Middle Eastern roots and Hollywood experience, Karim has long been a major player in the Middle East's film and television community. A GQ Middle East's Man of the Year in 2022 and the former host of The Voice Arabia, Karim's feature MENA feature credits include Shahata's Store and Stolen Kisses. The producers are planning to showcase Dead End at Saudi Arabia's Red Sea Film Festival and market in Saudi Arabia in December. Best of Deadline 'Nine Perfect Strangers' Season 2 Release Schedule: When Do New Episodes Come Out? Everything We Know About The 'Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping' Movie So Far Sean 'Diddy' Combs Sex-Trafficking Trial Updates: Cassie Ventura's Testimony, $10M Hotel Settlement, Drugs, Violence, & The Feds
The Irish Sun
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Young Irish actress set to star alongside Hollywood hunk George Clooney in new Netflix flick
AN IRISH actress is gearing up to star in a brand-new Netflix flick with Hollywood hunk George Clooney. Bad Sisters' star, Eve Hewson, who is the daughter of U2 star Bono, will star alongside the Ocean's Eleven actor in a new heartbreak comedy. 3 Eve Hewson is set to star in a new Netflix flick 3 Eve, 33, is the daughter of U2 frontman, Bono 3 Eve will star alongside Hollywood a-lister, George Clooney Eve is no stranger to the streaming giant, previously starring in the hit murder-mystery The Perfect Couple. This time, the 33-year-old will team up with silver fox, George Clooney for an exciting new project. Of course, Eve is used to rubbing shoulders with a-listers, growing up as the daughter of Irish icon, Bono. The Dublin native will star in Netflix's latest movie titled, Jay Kelly, which sees Clooney as the leading character. READ MORE IN EVE HEWSON The new film also features Happy Gilmore actor Adam Sandler and Jurassic Park star Laura Dern. And Eve isn't the only Irish face in the film, Down actress Thaddea Graham will also appear in the movie. Also starring in the film are Elvis' granddaughter and star of Daisy Jones and The Six, Riley Keough, as well as legendary English actors Jim Broadbent and Lenny Henry. The plot of the film online reads: "It's a heartbreaking comedy from Noah Baumbach starring George Clooney, Adam Sandler, and Laura Dern." Most read in News TV Unfortunately, fans will have to sit tight before they get to watch this one. Jay Kelly won't drop on Netflix until Friday, December 5, 2025 and will also open in select theaters on November 14, 2025. Eve Hewson becomes new face of Calvin Klein campaign This comes after Eve starred in the new Calvin Klein shapewear campaign. The Irish actress showed off the brand's first shapewear range. It included sexy no-show thongs, sculpting bodysuits, smoothing leggings and more. HEWGE NEWS In a post on They said: "Daring with uncompromising comfort. In the pictures, the Dubliner could be seen wearing the new body sculpting pieces - which was a new avenue for the The ad campaign was shot by Charlotte Wales, and Eve could be seen wearing an array of the new pieces including a black lace one-piece bodysuit and a sheer lace bra. The pieces were made from no-slip zoned compression and smooth microfiber with clean-cut edges. They have been described by Calvin Klein as "a sensual base layer". Over the pieces she wore an oversized grey coat, a black blazer over her shoulders and some heels with socks. Bono's daughter joined major celebs including
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Sharon Horgan, Anne-Marie Duff, Fiona Shaw, and every ‘Bad Sisters' Emmy acting submission
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Generate Key Takeaways Bad Sisters will submit 10 actors at the Emmys for Season 2, Gold Derby has learned. Sharon Horgan, who was nominated for Best Drama Actress Season 1 in 2023, will be the sole lead submission. More from GoldDerby The other nine actors will all be submitted in supporting. Owen McDonnell, Michael Smiley, and Barry Ward will enter in Best Drama Supporting Actor. Eva Birthistle, Anne-Marie Duff, Thaddea Graham, Sarah Greene, Eve Hewson, and Fiona Shaw will be in Best Drama Supporting Actress. McDonnell, Graham, and Shaw were Season 2 cast additions. The show will not enter any performers in either guest category. SEE Fiona Shaw was 'scared' to join tight-knit Bad Sisters cast, but 'they were so welcoming I never wanted to leave them' At the moment, Bad Sisters is in 16th place in Gold Derby's Best Drama Series odds. Horgan is in 12th place in the Best Drama Actress rankings. Besides Best Drama Actress, Season 1 of Bad Sisters received three other Emmy nominations. It was up for casting, directing, and writing, the last of which Horgan, who co-created the show, was a co-nominee alongside Dave Finkel and Brett Baer. These 10 are only Apple TV+'s submissions. Anyone can personally submit themselves, so other actors from the show could still appear on the Emmy ballot. Emmy nominations will be announced July 15. See Bad Sisters' acting submissions below. Drama Actress: Sharon Horgan Drama Supporting Actor: Owen McDonnell, Michael Smiley, Barry Ward Drama Supporting Actress: Eva Birthistle, Anne-Marie Duff, Thaddea Graham, Sarah Greene, Eve Hewson, Fiona Shaw Best of GoldDerby Sign up for Gold Derby's Newsletter. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Click here to read the full article.
Boston Globe
26-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
In ‘The Ballad of Wallis Island,' a reunion concert for one sets the stage for a bittersweet story
After years of isolation, Charles is giddy about meeting Herb and can't stop blathering on, though his ebullience only irritates the perpetually wounded singer. In a recent video interview, Key, who co-wrote the movie with Basden, says Charles's nervous energy is the 'motor' for the film's humor, with Herb finding himself increasingly on edge as one thing after another goes awry. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up 'It's a classic dynamic, like 'Planes, Trains and Automobiles' — when one character is annoyed by another, the audience can enjoy the irritant from a safe distance,' Basden said, noting that Key being so 'funny and lovable' helps. When Herb gets soaked trudging from boat to beach, Charles refers to him as 'Dame Judi Drenched.' Charles sells Herb on the island's charms by saying, 'The beauty of this island is the silence,' then gestures to the gorgeous vista and, unable to help himself, talks over the silence, adding 'and the beauty.' (The island is fictional; the movie was largely filmed along the coast of Wales.) Charles's babbling, especially his wordplay, comes from the fact that the duo and their group of friends 'are not afraid of a pun, which can be partly funny but also just funny that someone would actually say something so rubbish,' Key said. 'Gradually, we've both learned that the stupid stuff that we say to each other has an authenticity and the seal of approval because your friends have already laughed at it.' Advertisement Another dynamic comes into play when Nell's arrival churns up Herb's hurts and desires. That she's now married and brought her husband along only exacerbates tensions. The film is simultaneously silly and sweet; a poignant look at healing from loss and finding oneself. It is not, despite the setup, a rom-com. Carey Mulligan and Tom Basden in "The Ballad of Wallis Island." Alistair Heap/Focus Features Director James Griffiths (whose TV work includes 'Bad Sisters' and 'Black-ish') said there was a 'conscious effort' to steer clear of that genre. 'We were keen to avoid those tropes,' he said. 'Herb is living in his version of a romantic comedy, and he projects that onto Nell, but she's really well-adjusted.' Herb McGwyer is actually a stage name, which Basden said is crucial: 'There's an artifice to him, and even to his way of understanding the past, that he needs to strip away. The name ramps up the idea that his persona — the thing that Charles has loved — is a fabrication and that the best thing is to give it all up completely.' The film began as a 2007 short film focused on Charles and Herb. Key and Basden, who were in a sketch-comedy group and living together, had aspiring director friends looking for material. Griffiths met both while filming a commercial (casting Basden over Key for the part) and wanted to use that money to make a short. In that short, neither Herb nor Charles had endured the romantic loss that imbues the feature with its pathos. Still, unlike some of their early comedic shorts — like one where a policeman chases a thief into a maze and neither can escape — 'there was something at its heart that was compelling and lived beyond its comic setup,' said Basden. Advertisement 'We felt the characters would sustain a feature so we kept going back to it,' Key said, adding that they grew as writers in the intervening years. 'It's good we didn't write it back then,' Basden continued. 'We've been through that first, optimistic stage of a career, and there's something about looking back on that with a bit of wisdom. If we made this film straight away back then, it might have been funny, but I don't think it would've had the same heart.' Adding Nell gave Herb a former life and his songs (which Basden wrote) extra heft, the duo said. 'When we started thinking about what the music meant to Charles, we began to see how the film could work emotionally,' Basden said. That combination is what enabled them to land a legitimate movie star to play Nell. Mulligan loved her character and 'that the film had compassion without sentimentality,' she said. 'The people have grace for one another — maybe not initially, but they can look at another person they don't understand, and find something that makes sense and then change their mind.' The actress, who's married to Mumford & Sons lead singer Marcus Mumford, also appreciated how the movie captured musicians, 'the ease with which two people will just pick up a guitar and start singing a song,' she said. 'That's not my world, but I've always thought it's unbelievably cool.' Griffiths says as they cut the film down in editing, the goal was to 'make sure we didn't veer into being too self-aware. We wanted it to be really truthful and authentic. We wanted these characters to be eccentric but not unbelievable.' Advertisement That can be a tricky balancing act, especially while tossing in silly jokes amid the angst and even anguish. 'I don't know how we did it, and doing it again may be quite difficult,' Key said. 'It just sort of fell into place quite naturally.' Stuart Miller can be reached at .
