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Cosmopolitan
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Cosmopolitan
Who Is Patrick Brammall, Andy's 'The Devil Wears Prada 2' Boyfriend
Pretty much every character from The Devil Wears Prada is returning for the sequel, except—thank god—for Nate "Worst Boyfriend Ever" Cooper. Who I think we can all agree was the true villain of the movie. Sooo, with Nate out of the picture, is Andy single in The Devil Wears Prada 2? Plot details are under-wraps, but Patrick Brammall was cast as Anne Hathaway's love interest—and the pair were spotted filming what looks to be a date night in Brooklyn: Truly we've seen so much of this scene that the movie is on the verge of being spoiled, but regardless: the time has clearly come for a deep dive on Patrick. Here's what we know: Which is important because a) they're cute, and b) they cocreated a hit show. Harriet and Patrick co-created the hit Australian sitcom Colin from Accounts. "Australians are great," Patrick told The Guardian of their show being super successful back home. "They'll say, 'sorry, sorry, sorry, love your work', and then they're gone. The great dichotomy of Colin from Accounts is we'll leave our dog for six months in America to go and make a TV show about people who love their dog. It's really rude." Patrick also chatted about working with his wife to GQ, saying "We rarely disagree, creatively. We're really on the same page about what's funny and we don't have to explain why—we either know it is or it isn't." BTW, the show was just renewed for a third season! Harriet, Patrick, and their kids live in Los Angeles—though they spend a lot of time in Australia thanks to filming Colin from Accounts. Let's see, he played Sergeant James Hayes in ABC's Glitch for four years. And he was in a show called Offspring if that rings a bell? He's also on a TV show called Evil. In other words, he's busy!
USA Today
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
'Devil Wears Prada 2' photos tease Anne Hathaway's possible love interest
Andy Sachs has officially left the "lumpy blue sweater" behind. Photos from the set of "The Devil Wears Prada 2" may offer some insight into the big-city life of Anne Hathaway's character two decades after the beloved original book adaptation came out on June 30, 2006. In photos captured Aug. 5 on the streets of Brooklyn, Hathaway, 42, is seen getting cozy with a new costar, "Colin from Accounts" actor/creator Patrick Brammall. Hathaway, whose character Andy is presumably out from under the thumb of "Runway" magazine overlord Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep), dons a glittery blue, shin-length Rabanne dress from the designer's 2026 cruise collection. Perhaps an ode to the cerulean sweater that prompted Priestly's long-winded rant in the original film? That remains to be seen. It's unclear what character Brammall, 49, plays in the sequel. The Australian actor is married to "Colin from Accounts" costar and co-creator Harriet Dyer. In the first "Devil Wears Prada," Andy's love life is largely a casualty as her job as Priestly's second assistant takes precedence. She lives with her boyfriend, Nate (Adrian Grenier), but the two ultimately are unable to find middle ground as Andy develops an edge while working in the cutthroat fashion world. She also dabbles in a romance with journalist Christian Thompson (Simon Baker), which doesn't pan out. Details of the highly anticipated sequel are scant while it's in production, but fans have for weeks dissected the characters' fashion, as captured in paparazzi photos. "The Devil Wears Prada," based on the book of the same name, grossed more than $325 million at the worldwide box office and earned Streep an Academy Award nomination for best actress. 'The Devil Wears Prada 2' cast Among the returning stars are Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci. Lucy Liu, Justin Theroux and B.J. Novak flesh out the cast, according to Variety and People. Undoubtedly bringing comic relief, "Sex Lives of College Girls" actress Pauline Chalamet will also appear, according to the outlets. The film has also brought in Broadway talent, with "Maybe Happy Ending" star Helen J. Shen and "Oh, Mary!" actor Conrad Ricamora confirmed, per Variety. The halls of Runway won't be missing familiar faces, though. Tracie Thoms, who played Lily, Hathaway's best friend, will reprise her character, as will Tibor Feldman, who portrayed media executive Irv Ravitz. David Frankel, director of the original "Devil Wears Prada," is returning for the sequel, and the first movie's screenwriter, Aline Brosh McKenna, is writing the script. "The Devil Wears Prada 2" will give Hathaway the opportunity to revisit one of her most iconic early roles, 20 years later. The first movie hit theaters just five years after she made her film debut with 2001's "The Princess Diaries." When will 'The Devil Wears Prada 2' come out? "The Devil Wears Prada 2" is set for release on May 1, 2026. Contributing: Brendan Morrow and Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY
Tom's Guide
24-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Tom's Guide
Ring in the new financial year with Binge's birthday offer — now 50% off for 5 months
With the cost of streaming services in Australia steadily rising, scoring a discount on a subscription is becoming rare. However, Australia's own Binge has just turned five, and to celebrate, it's offering a juicy discount on its Basic tier. From today (June 24) to June 30, Binge has slashed the price of its Basic subscription in half to just AU$5 p/m for five months — that's AU$25 total. This subscription usually retails at AU$50 over that time, so new and returning customers will save a massive 50% off. With some upcoming new originals, select on-demand sporting events, lifestyle content, and more available within, Binge's birthday offer is not one to miss. You'll need to act fast to nab this discounted offer, as this deal will end on June 30, 2025. Typically costing AU$10p/m for a Basic subscription, this Binge deal will save you AU$25 over the first five months. For a nice AU$5 per month, you can access all of Binge's content catalogue and stream in HD on one screen. Note that this is an ad-supported tier, meaning you'll experience around 5 minutes of advertisements for every hour of viewing. Despite losing the HBO catalogue in recent months with the launch of Max, Binge is still thriving on its own. A slate of new originals is heading to the platform, including the comedic documentary "SOLD! Who Broke the Australian Dream?" coming on July 21, which explores Australia's housing crisis. Notably, the recent mini-series "Mix Tape" has received rave reviews after its debut last month. The show stars Teresa Palmer and Jim Sturgess as Alison and Daniel, as the series moves between their teenage romance in Sheffield, England, in 1989, and modern-day reality as they reconnect through a song from their shared past. Binge is also home to "Colin from Accounts", "The Last Anniversary", which is based on a Liane Moriarty novel of the same name, and new seasons of "Selling Houses Australia", "Mr Inbetween", "Real Housewives of Sydney", "The Twelve", and "Love It Or List It Australia". Binge likewise features some popular international series, including "Day of the Jackal", "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills", and complete boxsets of fan favourites like "The Office" and "The Walking Dead". As for sports fans, select NRL and AFL games will be streamed live and available on-demand with no ad-breaks during play, thanks to an integration with sister site, Kayo Sports. And considering both Kayo tiers just experienced a price increase, with Binge, you can watch fan favourite games for as little as AU$5p/m until November. That means you'll be able to stream the NRL Grand Final on October 5 and the AFL Grand Final on September 27 for less. You beauty! But what does a Binge Basic subscription actually include? Here's what this discounted rate will get you: What you miss out on — compared to higher tiers — is the comfort of ad-free viewing and the ability to stream select titles in 4K resolution (a feature that's only available on Standard and Premium plans). If you're okay with watching up to 5 minutes of ads per hour, then this is a good way to access all of Binge's exclusive shows, movies, and sports. And if you find that the streamer isn't up your alley, you can always cancel your Binge subscription at any time.
Mint
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Mint
‘Colin From Accounts' is the cleverest romantic comedy out there
There is a screenwriting technique referred to as 'Saving the Cat". This suggests that a hero, before plunging into the story, perform a small act of pure goodness that instantly makes the viewer root for them, no matter how flawed or foolish they later become. This is narrative seduction at its shiniest and most basic: think of Aladdin giving his stolen bread to starving children, or Ripley tenderly (and literally) saving Jonesy the cat amid the carnage of Alien. In short, it's the cinematic equivalent of buying the first round before the bar brawl breaks out. The delightful Australian romantic-comedy series Colin from Accounts (with both its seasons finally streaming in India on JioCinema) goes in a diametrically opposite direction. The show does naturally involve an odd-couple and a meet-cute—as mandated by the genre—but far from saving a cat, the show's two protagonists first bump heads when one of them runs a car over a small dog (the titular Colin) after being distracted by the other's nipple. Woof. Consider this both trigger-warning as well as prophecy: love begins by accident. Created by real-life husband and wife Patrick Brammall and Harriet Dyer—who play brewery owner Gordon and medical student Ashley— Colin from Accounts is a clever, relatable and ultimately optimistic look at modern romance by way of two protagonists who, while flawed, really want to make this damn thing work. Having injured a dog—and racked up a $12,000 bill to get him wheels instead of hind-legs—the two are forced to stay in touch and put up with each other's respective nonsense. The fact that the creators are writing and enacting the arguments, gives the show a refreshing balance and fairness. As all romantics can be, they're both jerks. Part of what makes this coupling odd is the age difference. He's in his 40s, she's not quite 30. This gap both attracts Ashley as well as makes Gordon insecure. The first time he mentions When Harry met Sally , she asks if those are his friends. He has an increasingly unused drum kit in his bedroom, she has tequila in her handbag. In the second season, Ashley speaks about the importance of their injured furry friend to their beleaguered romance that suffers from 'age gap, different friendship groups, your knees". It's the uniquely named Colin who holds them together, becoming what they have in common. The romantic banter is clever and irreverent, forever cutting through predictability and tropes. There are oddballs around every bend—including Ashley's irrepressibly vivacious mother Lynelle (Helen Thomson) who starts an organisation called 'Women against Women against Men"—yet the show somehow humanises (most of) them. We're all bonkers, and there is often a reason for our denial and our delusions, if one looks closely enough. This show is affectionate and empathetic enough to do so, yet also—crucially—world-weary enough to roll its eyes at a lot. When Gordon describes an ex-girlfriend as ancient history ('Ancient Greece," he reassures), Ashley realises that, as someone much younger, she doesn't have any reference to that timeline. She hears about a pickup-trick Gordon used to use at parties when he was a 20-something and cringes, calling it out for being 'creepy-adjacent". He's been sexually active for decades longer than her, and he owns a bar—yet she can't wrap her head around his sexual history. Gordon, like all ageing men acutely aware how quickly they are getting older, cares about history—particularly holding on to his own history. 'Should Leonard Cohen have deleted So long Marianne ," he reasons desperately, 'when he started seeing Suzanne?" She looks at him blankly, unimpressed by an older man talking about even older men. The potential turn-on about an older man, it then appears, may not actually be the (undeniably superior) soundtrack of his youth and adulthood, but in fact the possibility that he—older and somewhat wiser, hopefully—may be willing to step up to the plate, whatever the plate may be. One of my favourite lines in the first season has Ashley telling Gordon just what is attracting her to him so much. 'You just got 40% hotter because you took responsibility," she sighs. 'It was hot." There is, of course, no blueprint for relationships. Gordon's best friend and partner at the brewery, Chiara (a wonderful Genevieve Hegney), can be calm and collected at the workplace, but utterly heedless in love. Ashley's closest friend Megan (Emma Harvie) is all impulse and judgement, frequently silly but quick to call out Ashley. When she hears about the bizarre and canine-endangering way by which Ashley met Gordon, her big question is about the breast that was flashed: 'Was it your party tit?" 'Not even," sighs Ashley. 'It was the small one." Yet—wouldn't you know it—this turns out to be a flash of love. Love, that sneaky thing, the one that comes up from behind when we least expect it, that robs us of our sleep and upends our lives. Much like a dog does. 'Happiness is a warm puppy," Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz once wrote, impossibly but immediately getting one over on The Beatles. At one point in Colin from Accounts , both lovers plan quite seriously to steal a Border Terrier from a little girl. This sounds reprehensible and unforgivable, but—as with a relationship—it would be even worse not to try. Go get 'em.
The Guardian
04-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
TV tonight: could this Aussie comedy be the next Colin from Accounts?
9.30pm, BBC OneWhat starts as a zippy Aussie comedy about a man on the brink of being cancelled soon turns into something quite heartwarming. Ben Miller is British children's author Julian, who is about to lose his career and wife Ingrid (Sally Phillips) while on tour in Australia, when neurodivergent Austin (Michael Theo) introduces himself as Julian's estranged son … It has been a hit in Oz, so may just have the Colin from Accounts effect. Hollie Richardson 7.30pm, Channel 4Elon Musk's satellite internet service Starlink is transforming life in Brazil's remote Amazon (the 'internet's final frontier') – but at what cost? Guillermo Galdos travels deep into the Javari valley, home to the world's largest number of uncontacted tribes, where Starlink has been dividing Indigenous leaders, luring village teenagers away and even aiding criminals. Ali Catterall 8pm, Channel 4'Hun icon' Natalie Cassidy has her own show – and she's going to be testing all the hyped products that target us with adverts on social media. The EastEnders actor starts with LED face masks, ice baths, lion's mane mushrooms and packing cubes, and she's helped by six families who road-test them with her. HR 9pm, BBC Two The knotty crime drama set in Queensland returns with a new case – but continues to straddle two timelines. In this series, detective James Cormack (Travis Fimmel) investigates what really happened when a woman disappeared without a trace on her 21st birthday more than 20 years before. HR 9.35pm, BBC FourIn case you didn't keep up with last week's fun at Victoria Warehouse Manchester, some of the indie festival's best moments are packaged up nicely here. Mercury prize winners Ezra Collective top the bill, followed by post-rock band Mogwai, with Kae Tempest closing affairs with a premiere of their new material. Nicole Vassell 10pm, Sky MaxDeborah (Jean Smart) needs some creative inspiration for her upcoming charm-the-networks big gig, and Ava (Hannah Einbinder) needs distracting from her broken heart. A hiking trip to the woods is just the thing – what could possibly go wrong? Ellen E Jones Women's Nations League football: England v Belgium, 7.30pm, ITV1 A Group A3 match, at Ashton Gate.
