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Daily Mail
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Nicole Kidman voices support for Australian film and television industry as it faces threats from Donald Trump's tariff plans
Hollywood superstar Nicole Kidman has come out in support of the Australian film and TV industry as it faces a threat from Donald Trump 's White House. The US President alarmed the international film and TV sector when he announced earlier this month that Hollywood movies made outside of the US could face a 100 per cent tariff. Such a move could make a significant impact on the health of the local screen sector. While Trump's scheme is yet to unfold, The Last Anniversary star says that it is important for Australians to keep creating their own home grown content. 'I was just glad that The Last Anniversary, which we made in Australia with Australians, has been a huge success,' Nicole told Confidential on Thursday. Nicole was one of the producers of the Binge mystery series which has been wowing critics and fans since it dropped on Binge in March. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. While Nicole did not mention Trump's tariff threat directly in her interview with the publication, she did say a major disruption would be unfavourable to the local content sector, which typically relies upon foreign interests to bolster production of home grown content. 'I think a lot of [us are] just right now hoping that things stay [the same] because we're not sure with streamers what's happening... there's a lot of change happening,' she said. Foreign investment in the local screen sector, including both film and TV, was worth a whopping $768 million in 2023-2024 reported the ABC earlier this month. Recent high-profile OS productions made in Australia include The Fall Guy, Anyone But You, the streaming series Apples Never Fall and more recently The Mongoose. It comes after Nicole Kidman shocked host Waleed Aly into stunned silence on Monday's episode of The Project when she suddenly ' moprhed' into her sinister character from the streaming hit Nine Perfect Strangers. The 57-year-old Oscar winner appeared on the panel show alongside her co-star, fellow Aussie Murray Bartlett, to tease details about season two of the thriller in which she plays the creepy 'wellness' guru Masha. Fans were first introduced to the sinister 'psychedelic therapist' in 2021 in season one of NPS which saw Masha drugging guests on her retreat without their knowledge. After Waleed asked Nicole why her character did not end up in 'jail' Nicole appeared to get into her character of Masha. 'Because I'm on the run,' she said in a tone fans familiar with the show would recognise in an instant. Nicole continued in character as she answered, 'I'm very clever, very smart and I am able to shape shift.' Uncharacteristically, Waleed appeared lost for words before continuing the interview. However, Nicole's screen companion, Murray appeared to love his co-stars spontaneous 'performance' and laughed hysterically. Season two of the streaming hit, which is set to drop on May 22 on Amazon Prime Video, shifts the action from Down Under to the Austrian Alps. This season Masha is the director and proprietor of Tranquillum House, a resort that offers wellness treatments and is a relaxing vacation destination. The enigmatic Russian-American figure appears eager to take any measures necessary to enhance her guests' path toward better health. Nine distinct characters arrived at the resort and began their journey toward healing but some of the guests started to question the unconventional methods of the retreat. In 2023, Hulu renewed Nine Perfect Strangers for another season following a successful debut. The show's first season was based on the book written by Liane Moriarty, who also authored Big Little Lies.
Courier-Mail
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Courier-Mail
First look at Teresa Palmer's new Aussie drama Mix Tape
Don't miss out on the headlines from TV. Followed categories will be added to My News. What if you had a second chance at your first love? That's the question the new Australian series Mix Tape will leave you asking when it premieres on BINGE on June 12. Beloved Aussie actress Teresa Palmer and Irish actor Jim Sturgess and star in the romantic drama, playing former 80s high school sweethearts Alison and Daniel who are now living in different countries but reconnect in the modern world through a song from their shared past. Aussie actress Teresa Palmer and Irish actor Jim Sturgess star in Mix Tape, which premieres on June 12 on Binge. On Tuesday, BINGE released the highly anticipated first trailer for the four-part miniseries, which generated buzz back in March at the SXSW Film and TV Festival in Texas, when it won the coveted Audience Award in the TV Spotlight category. It is a story about love and loss, family and friendship, and the power of music – and resonated strongly with viewers at the festival. 'To have had Mix Tape even selected to premiere at South by Southwest was massive,' Palmer, 39, tells 'I was hearing rumours of it, maybe this was happening. Then when we found out that we got into South by Southwest – that was just a huge accomplishment.' 'And then to find out we won the Audience Award, which is the award that you want because we know that it resonates with an audience, it's huge. It's truly exciting.' Stream Mix Tape from June 12 on BINGE, available on Hubbl. Palmer plays Alison in the series. Alison's younger self will be played by Florence Hunt. Julia Savage, who plays Palmer's on-screen daughter Stella, is just as excited for the win and can't wait to showcase Australia to the world. 'I'm so privileged and so lucky and grateful to be part of it because I think Aussies have some cool stuff going on,' 18-year-old Savage – who was nominated for Best Lead Actress at the 2022 AACTAs for her stellar performance in the psychological drama Blaze – tells 'We make great project and it's really cool to be being part of these other great projects in Australia and be able to really show how our film industry works and what we can do when we are given the chance.' Sturgess will play Daniel in the four-part series. Rory Walton-Smith portrays the younger version of Daniel. In the trailer, viewers get a first look at Palmer in character as Alison, a lovestruck teen who is madly in love with Daniel – a boy who makes Alison her first ever mix tape. Years and distance inevitably come between them, but a pivotal moment occurs and they once again reconnect, with a certain song evoking memories and making them wonder if they were meant to be. The BINGE Original Series began production in May 2024 with filming taking place at various locations across Sydney and Ireland, where the cast filmed some flashback scenes for the series. Mix Tape also stars (from left to right) Ben Lawson, Julia Savage, Palmer, Sturgess, Chika Ikogwe and Jacqueline McKenzie. Picture: Binge Palmer and Sturgess play former lovestruck teenagers who reconnect through music. Picture: BINGE / Joel Pratley The four-part miniseries is adapted by Irish writer Jo Spain from the critically acclaimed novel of the same name by Jane Sanderson and directed by Australian director Lucy Gaffy. 'We are incredibly proud of this award-winning series with its acclaimed international cast, rich sense of nostalgia and incredible soundtrack, viewers will be drawn into a world they won't want to leave,' Lana Greenhalgh, Head of Scripted Originals, Foxtel Group said in a statement. 'Subotica and Aquarius Films have taken international storytelling to another dimension that will transport viewers back in time to that intoxicating feeling of first love and we can't wait to share it with the world.' Mix Tape premieres Thursday, June 12 on BINGE and on Showcase at 8.30pm and will be available On Demand Originally published as First look at Teresa Palmer's new Aussie drama Mix Tape after series receives coveted award at festival
Perth Now
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Asher Keddie in her producing era but isn't quitting acting
When watching a comedy movie or TV show, you may wonder if the actors struggle with trying not to crack up when reciting their lines on set. For one of Australia's most adored actors Asher Keddie, becoming hysterical mid-line is something she is very good at. These latest crack-ups came when playing Evelyn Jones, the lead character in Strife, which follows the modern imperfect woman and publisher on her journey from a blogger to a force in digital media with her startup Eve Life. After the first season in 2023 became Binge's biggest original series premiere of all time, the second season premiered on May 8 and sees Keddie's character exploring the complexities of womanhood, relationships, dealing with the threat of a new rival women's website, and tackling nasty trolls — all the while keeping up just the right level of lighthearted gags. 'This is the sort of show that incites so much mischief and laughter,' Keddie says on a phone call from Sydney. 'The whole ensemble is always engaged in shenanigans and humour and, you know, so much fun behind the scenes. It's about creating a certain level of hysteria when you're doing comedy drama, I think.' It's something the actor, who also serves as executive producer on the show, always encourages 'to the point of being probably the most unprofessional of the lot of them'. 'I'm terrible when it comes to hysterical laughing in the middle of a scene,' she says. 'It's not my strong point, put it that way. if I'm amused by something, I find it difficult not to respond in the moment, and this cast is incredibly amusing, so we've had such fun together.' Asher Keddie as Evelyn Jones. Credit: John Platt In among the comedy, of course, is the importance of telling authentic female stories. After all, the series is a fictionalised adaptation of Mia Freedman's 2017 memoir Work Strife Balance, about her experience of leaving magazines to launch women's lifestyle website Mamamia. 'It was just so incredible listening to the stories at the beginning that Mia had of her experiences throughout, and the challenge of presenting her ideas online and putting them out there and using her voice no matter what the consequences were, and sometimes the consequences in the cost to her were huge,' Keddie says. 'We explore in the second series trolling, which became a really big thing around the time that Mia started up Mamamia, so that's a really interesting storyline.' The Offspring star says viewers need to see women's vulnerabilities on screen. 'What I want to see is not to apologise for getting it wrong and failing sometimes and not being able to achieve that kind of elusive perfection that we put on ourselves all the time,' she says. 'I think those themes that we explore in the show, particularly in the second season, are the things that I really want to lean into as a woman and a viewer, so I'm hoping that other people feel the same way.' Asher Keddie attends the 2025 AACTA Awards. Credit: Dan Peled / Getty Images for AFI The Melburnian reunited with Bruna Papandrea, whom she worked with for roles in Nine Perfect Strangers and The Lost Flowers Of Alice Heart, to produce the show. Keddie found it helpful rather than challenging to be a producer as well as an actor. 'Being able to produce and being in conversation about how we can write it, how we're going to perform it, where it's gonna be, all the different millions of choices that you make on the entirety of a production, it's so involving for me that it's almost easier to be a bigger part of it in that way than it is just to deliver a performance,' she says. Despite loving the production side of things, Keddie isn't stepping away from acting. 'Oh no, I'm not gonna give up my day job,' she says. 'I love acting. I always have. I enjoy it more now actually than ever so no, I still love what I do but I just like combining the two.'
West Australian
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- West Australian
Asher Keddie loved producing as well as acting in Strife but isn't giving up her day job
When watching a comedy movie or TV show, you may wonder if the actors struggle with trying not to crack up when reciting their lines on set. For one of Australia's most adored actors Asher Keddie, becoming hysterical mid-line is something she is very good at. These latest crack-ups came when playing Evelyn Jones, the lead character in Strife, which follows the modern imperfect woman and publisher on her journey from a blogger to a force in digital media with her startup Eve Life. After the first season in 2023 became Binge's biggest original series premiere of all time, the second season premiered on May 8 and sees Keddie's character exploring the complexities of womanhood, relationships, dealing with the threat of a new rival women's website, and tackling nasty trolls — all the while keeping up just the right level of lighthearted gags. 'This is the sort of show that incites so much mischief and laughter,' Keddie says on a phone call from Sydney. 'The whole ensemble is always engaged in shenanigans and humour and, you know, so much fun behind the scenes. It's about creating a certain level of hysteria when you're doing comedy drama, I think.' It's something the actor, who also serves as executive producer on the show, always encourages 'to the point of being probably the most unprofessional of the lot of them'. 'I'm terrible when it comes to hysterical laughing in the middle of a scene,' she says. 'It's not my strong point, put it that way. if I'm amused by something, I find it difficult not to respond in the moment, and this cast is incredibly amusing, so we've had such fun together.' In among the comedy, of course, is the importance of telling authentic female stories. After all, the series is a fictionalised adaptation of Mia Freedman's 2017 memoir Work Strife Balance, about her experience of leaving magazines to launch women's lifestyle website Mamamia. 'It was just so incredible listening to the stories at the beginning that Mia had of her experiences throughout, and the challenge of presenting her ideas online and putting them out there and using her voice no matter what the consequences were, and sometimes the consequences in the cost to her were huge,' Keddie says. 'We explore in the second series trolling, which became a really big thing around the time that Mia started up Mamamia, so that's a really interesting storyline.' The Offspring star says viewers need to see women's vulnerabilities on screen. 'What I want to see is not to apologise for getting it wrong and failing sometimes and not being able to achieve that kind of elusive perfection that we put on ourselves all the time,' she says. 'I think those themes that we explore in the show, particularly in the second season, are the things that I really want to lean into as a woman and a viewer, so I'm hoping that other people feel the same way.' The Melburnian reunited with Bruna Papandrea, whom she worked with for roles in Nine Perfect Strangers and The Lost Flowers Of Alice Heart, to produce the show. Keddie found it helpful rather than challenging to be a producer as well as an actor. 'Being able to produce and being in conversation about how we can write it, how we're going to perform it, where it's gonna be, all the different millions of choices that you make on the entirety of a production, it's so involving for me that it's almost easier to be a bigger part of it in that way than it is just to deliver a performance,' she says. Despite loving the production side of things, Keddie isn't stepping away from acting. 'Oh no, I'm not gonna give up my day job,' she says. 'I love acting. I always have. I enjoy it more now actually than ever so no, I still love what I do but I just like combining the two.'
Sky News AU
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Sky News AU
Real Housewives of Sydney's Caroline Gaultier speaks out on 'media smear campaign' following fiery season three reunion
Caroline Gaultier has alleged she was the target of a 'smear campaign' instigated by two castmates ahead of the Real Housewives of Sydney reunion. The season three reunion, which is streaming now on Binge, saw a simmering feud between Gaultier and fellow housewives Terry Biviano and Kate Adams turn vicious. Behind the scenes, the Sydney-based socialite and former model claimed the animosity between the cast bubbled over into the tabloid media, with cast members allegedly planting stories against each other. Gaultier told she has faced legal threats and been the target of hit pieces in the press. "They tried to sue me (and) had a plan to take everybody down," she said. In April, the Daily Mail ran a story claiming Gaultier had been axed from a cast trip to New Zealand due to 'volatile behaviour'. The story also claimed Gaultier flung a stiletto at a producer during production of the season three finale, an allegation the ex-model has emphatically denied. 'It's heartbreaking when you develop friendships and they turn,' she said. '(The stiletto story) never happened.' The mum-of-two told that the Daily Mail did not reach out for comment before running the hit piece. Gaultier revealed that the reason she was suddenly axed from the New Zealand cast trip was because Adams filed a "woke" HR complaint over a 'non-consenting' hug. A mystified Gaultier claimed that she was goaded by producers to reconcile with Adams before being slapped with the humiliating HR claim. 'I was packed and ready (for New Zealand) and then she filed a case for a hug without consent,' she said. Castmate Krissy Marsh has publicly corroborated Gaultier's version of events. 'I can 100 stand by the fact producers asked you (Gaultier) to make up with Kate,' Marsh wrote via Instagram. 'You said a hug fixes everything and when you did that to Kate she went to HR and put in a complaint.' The Real Housewives of Sydney originally went to air on Foxtel's Arena channel in 2017 but did not return for a second season, allegedly due to the viciousness of the fighting. Six years later, Binge picked up the series for a revival that promised to steer the show in a more aspirational direction in line with the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. 'We were told they were taking a new angle, there was no way we would have signed on if it was like the first season,' Gaultier said. But the up-market rebrand was short lived and season three noticeably saw the reality series revert to its darker roots. Gaultier attributed the shift to the return of a producer who had worked on the infamous first season. She also thinks that the show's message about offering a humorous glimpse into the glamorous lives of Sydney's elite has been lost. 'The clickbait became more important than the show,' she said. 'This is Housewives, not Fortnite.' Worse, she left the set in November feeling a complete lack of resolution between the women. 'There's beauty in resolving and fixing the problem to inspire the viewers,' she said. 'The disappointing thing was that nobody stood up and said the truth.' The update comes after the Daily Telegraph revealed production company Matchbox Pictures is working behind the scenes on a spin-off series — Real Housewives Ultimate Girls' Trip — that would combine cast members from the Sydney and Melbourne shows. 'I would have to think long and hard about coming back again,' Gaultier said. "There is no chance of us signing back on if it includes certain cast members." The Real Housewives franchise began with The Real Housewives of Orange County in 2006 on the Bravo network and has grown to include more than ten American cities and about 24 international locations. asked Kate Adams and production company Matchbox Pictures to comment on the accusations, but did not receive a response by time of publication.
