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Hindustan Times
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Kristin Scott Thomas reveals personal connection to directorial debut ‘My Mother's Wedding'
Kristin Scott Thomas, known for her poise and emotional depth on screen, is stepping behind the camera for the first time with My Mother's Wedding: a deeply personal story inspired by her own life. The film, which premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival under the title North Star, will be released in theaters on August 8. The Oscar-nominated actor, now 65, co-wrote the film with her husband, journalist John Micklethwait, drawing from the loss of both her father and stepfather: Royal Navy pilots who died in separate training accidents. Kristin Scott Thomas alongside Scarlett Johansson, Sienna Miller, and Emily Beecham(Instagram/kristinscottthomas) Speaking to CBS, she talked about growing up with the weight of unresolved grief, 'I had this feeling of something missing. These events left a huge hole I tried to fill through imagination.' Kristin Scott Thomas brings personal memories to the screen In My Mother's Wedding, Thomas plays Diana, a woman preparing for her third marriage after she was widowed twice: a fictional mirror of her own mother's life. The film explores how Diana and her three daughters reunite for the weekend wedding and are forced to confront their past, their pain, and their fractured relationships, according to another People report. Scarlett Johansson, Sienna Miller, and Emily Beecham portray Diana's daughters, each carrying emotional baggage of their own. Johansson plays a Royal Navy captain, Miller a famous actor, and Beecham a nurse: all women shaped by the shadow of their lost fathers and a complicated mother. Also read: How Fantastic Four: First Steps gives Marvel's 'first family' a second chance Thomas, who spent much of her life in France but is now based in London, said during the interview that her English blood and French culture coexist. Her duality has long been present in her acting career: as comfortable in The English Patient and Darkest Hour as in French-language drama like I've Loved You So Long. Directing, she told CBS, was an extraordinary and exhausting joy. 'The satisfaction that comes from filmmaking is unlike anything else,' Thomas said and likened the creative control to the completeness she searched for as a child writing stories of the family life she never knew. My Mother's Wedding plot Set in the English countryside, My Mother's Wedding is more than a family drama; it is an emotional reckoning with loss, identity, and motherhood. According to People, Diana declares in the film, 'I brought you up to be women, not just daughters,' and urges her children to grow beyond grief. With a supporting cast that includes Freida Pinto and a tone that balances heartbreak with humor, Thomas' debut captures the complex, messy beauty of family and the strength it takes to heal. FAQs Is Kristin Scott Thomas fluent in French? Yes. She is fluent and has starred in numerous French-language films. She has said, "My blood is English, but my culture is French." Did Ralph Fiennes and Kristin Scott Thomas date? Despite their chemistry in The English Patient, there's no confirmed record that they dated. Who is Kristin Scott Thomas's new husband? She is married to journalist John Micklethwait, with whom she co-wrote My Mother's Wedding. Who is Kristen Scott Thomas's ex-husband? She was previously married to François Olivennes, a French gynaecologist. They share three children.
Mint
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Mint
Kristin Scott Thomas opens up on grief and healing in emotional directorial debut My Mother's Wedding
Kristin Scott Thomas has stepped behind the camera for the first time with 'My Mother's Wedding', a deeply personal directorial debut that draws from the most profound corners of her own life. Speaking candidly about the film's emotional origins in a CBS interview, Thomas shared how the grief and loss she experienced as a child became the creative foundation for the project. 'When I was five, my father was killed, and my mother remarried. And tragically, he was killed five years later,' Thomas revealed. 'And I know that a lot of the time when I was a younger woman, I had this feeling of something missing, this piece of my puzzle missing having grown up with only one parent.' Both men had served as pilots in the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm and died in eerily similar training accidents, leaving young Kristin to process unimaginable loss. 'My blood is English, but my culture is French,' she said, reflecting on how her bicultural identity shaped her storytelling instincts. 'The memories of my dad were incomplete, fuzzy, like sketches I played out in my head.' Those fragmented images and the stories she began crafting as a child — simple tales of 'a mommy and a daddy and two children, just doing ordinary things, like going away on holiday and things like that' — would eventually grow into the script for 'My Mother's Wedding'. The film stars Scarlett Johansson, Sienna Miller, and Emily Beecham as three sisters grappling with the death of a father or stepfather, just as their mother prepares to marry again. The process of writing and directing her first film was anything but easy. 'I think it was Sydney Pollock – or it might have been Robert Redford, take your pick,' Thomas laughed. 'One of them said to me, 'You know, you have to be generous. Forget what you're trying to defend. Forget trying to hide. Be more generous.' And I'm not sure I really understood what he meant by that. He just planted a seed, and then I was able to kind of unzip a bit more.' My Mother's Wedding offers a poignant, quietly powerful look at what it means to lose, to remember, and to move forward — and marks a new chapter in Thomas' already celebrated career.
CBS News
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- CBS News
Kristin Scott Thomas on the pain behind "My Mother's Wedding"
She may be Dame Kristin Scott Thomas, but you're just as likely to find her living in Paris as you might in London. "My blood is English, but my culture is French," she said. There is a duality about her. She can be as heartwarming in English ("Darkest Hour") as she can be heartwrenching in French ("I've Loved You So Long"). Many of her foreign films have been showcased at the Cine Lumiere, a French art house in London. "A little slice of Paris," she said. It's convenient, now that she's back in London, playing the deputy director of MI5 in the Apple TV+ series "Slow Horses." A chilly, stiff upper-lip has often been a calling card for Thomas – too stiff, she admits, early on: "I think it was Sydney Pollock – or it might have been Robert Redford, take your pick," she laughed. "One of them said to me, 'You know, you have to be generous. Forget what you're trying to defend. Forget trying to hide. Be more generous.' And I'm not sure I really understood what he meant by that. He just planted a seed, and then I was able to kind of unzip a bit more." And she about to unzip even more, creatively digging into something intensely personal in her past. She said, "When I was five, my father was killed, and my mother remarried. And tragically, he was killed five years later. And I know that a lot of the time when I was a younger woman, I had this feeling of something missing, this piece of my puzzle missing having grown up with only one parent." Both had been pilots in the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm; both were lost in remarkably similar training accidents; and both left a hole that had her climbing out into her imagination. When she was a little girl she wrote and illustrated stories: "A mommy and a daddy and two children, just doing ordinary things, like going away on holiday and things like that" – a family experience she never knew. The memories of her dad were incomplete, fuzzy, like sketches she played out in her head. But those images became the seeds for what grew into a screenplay, and then came to life as the first movie she's ever directed: "My Mother's Wedding." It garnered an all-star cast: Scarlett Johansson, Sienna Miller and Emily Beecham play Thomas' daughters who are each struggling in different ways with the loss of a father or stepfather, just as their mother prepares to marry again. To watch a trailer for "My Mother's Wedding" click on the video player below: Thomas has already done movie weddings, of course, as in "Four Weddings and a Funeral." Early on, she had a sarcastic confidence about her. She didn't have the most lines in that 1994 film, but in brevity she was brilliant: That demeanor might have been a surprise to those who knew her when she was bouncing around Royal Naval bases, a bit of a wallflower as a child, even into adulthood. "I was excruciatingly shy," she said. "I don't know when it changed, to be honest." She's hardly shy anymore, if her character in "Fleabag" is any indication. Perhaps it's fitting she was discovered by another admittedly shy success story, Prince. You'd think that would make her a pretty cool mom (she has three children with her first husband), but it turns out … not so much. "I hadn't watched it with them, but as I was leaving my teenage children alone one evening, and they were having pizza and a friend 'round, I said, 'Watch "Under the Cherry Moon," it's on the telly! Come on, it'll be fun!' And when I got back, they weren't actually very polite about it." She has more than made up for it, later starring opposite Robert Redford ("The Horse Whisperer"), Harrison Ford ("Random Hearts"), and Tom Cruise ("Mission: Impossible"). "I'm so proud to be in 'Mission: Impossible,' I cannot even get over it!" she said. "I'm in this thing, which is this enormous monster, and you know, these kids, they have no idea about 'Gosford Park.' They have no idea about 'Four Weddings,' but they've all seen 'Mission: Impossible'! And they have no idea I speak French or do all these other kind of slightly murkier films in France, you know?" And then, of course, there was "The English Patient," which earned her an Academy Award nomination for best actress. "It's quite moving actually, when you see yourself at sort of 30 acting your socks off," she said. Another place she acted her socks off is at the Royal Court Theatre, where she won an Olivier Award for her performance in "The Seagull," a role she later took to Broadway. "New York audiences, when they are enjoying themselves, I mean it's electric – you can really, really feel it," she said. And London audiences? "We are much more kind of passive, perhaps. Reserved. Of course we are!" she laughed. But even while talking at the Royal Court, she found herself thinking about her film. As intimate as the stage may be, for her, "My Mother's Wedding" is more so. "I love working on stage, as you can probably tell. I really, really love it. But the joy and satisfaction and exhaustion that comes from filmmaking when you are being a director, that is not far off. Pretty good. It's just extraordinary." At 65, and now a grandmother, she's working as hard as ever, not taking a lot of time to smell the roses per se, but she'll surely stop for someone who has a kind word or two: "A lady came up to me the other day and said, 'I know you hate this, but I just wanted to say...' and I said, 'I don't hate this at all! Keep it coming!'" WEB EXCLUSIVE: Extended interview - Kristin Scott Thomas: For more info: Story produced by Sari Aviv. Editor: Steven Tyler.
Forbes
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Some Great News For ‘Slow Horses' Fans As Apple Drops A Major Update
Slow Horses Apple has given us many genuinely great shows that start with the letter 'S', from Severance to Shrinking to Silo and many more, but few bang out new seasons quite like Slow Horses. Indeed, few shows out there have been renewed so far into the future, either. With Season 5 just around the corner, we now have three more seasons to look forward to, and I'd be shocked if it wasn't actually four. Apple just announced that the spy thriller, based on the books by Mick Herron, has been renewed for a seventh season. The award-winning series (which you should watch ASAP if you haven't already) stars Gary Oldman as the malodorous but brilliant Jackson Lamb, the rundown chief of Slough House where British spies are sent when they crash out at MI5. This band of misfits is colloquially known as the 'slow horses' and includes River Cartwright (Jack Lowden), Roddy Ho (Christopher Chung), Louisa Guy (Rosalind Eleazar), Catherine Standish (Saskia Reeves) and more (including several dead agents at this point in the story). Other cast members include Jonathan Pryce as David Cartwright and Kristin Scott Thomas as Diana Taverner. The reason I say I'd be shocked if we didn't have four more seasons of the espionage series to look forward to is the fact that the series creators film two seasons back-to-back. Season 6 has already wrapped filming ahead of Season 5's release. If the trend continues, this would mean that Season 8 will almost certainly be done filming by the time Season 6 lands on Apple TV+. Season 5 of the Will Smith-created series is based on Herron's novel, London Rules, the sequel to Spook Street which Season 4 was based on. The Season 5 logline reads: 'In season five of 'Slow Horses,' everyone is suspicious when resident tech nerd Roddy Ho has a glamorous new girlfriend. When a series of increasingly bizarre events occur across the city, it falls to the Slow Horses to work out how everything is connected. After all, Lamb knows that in the world of espionage, the London Rules — cover your back — always apply.' Saul Metzstein returns as director. Season 7 of the series is based on the book Bad Actors. According to the press release, 'In season seven, Lamb and his Slow Horses are on the hunt to find and neutralize a mole at the heart of British Government before they can bring down the state.' For his part, Oldman has said he'd like to keep filming the show as long as he can. 'I consider it very much a highlight of my career," the actor told AV Club. "It's a wonderful character [and has]
Geek Girl Authority
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Girl Authority
Check Out These SLOW HORSES Season 5 First-Look Photos
Apple unveiled first-look photos for Slow Horses Season 5, which you can view below. Slow Horses The new six-episode season adapts the events of Mick Herron's fifth novel in the Slough House series, London Rules . Slough House London Rules Expect the new season to arrive this fall on Apple TV+. September can't come soon enough for fans of Apple TV+'s Slow Horse s series. After the dramatic developments of Season 4, the Season 5 premiere will reveal how the Slough House team of misfit MI5 agents are dealing with the fallout. In the meantime, take a look at the first-look images below, which Apple TV+ released from select Season 5 episodes. Be forewarned: The rumors are true — Roddy Ho (Christopher Chung) has a real-life girlfriend. For real. Hiba Bennani and Christopher Chung, Image Credit: Apple TV+ Slow Horses Season 5 Based on the fifth book in Mick Herron's Slough House series, London Rules , Slow Horses Season 5 hinges on a series of terrorist attacks in the wake of Brexit. This puts still-new-to-the-job First Desk, Claude Whelan (James Callis), under the proverbial gun, much to Diana Taverner's (Kristin Scott Thomas) delight. Kristin Scott Thomas and James Callis, Image Credit: Apple TV+ RELATED: TV Review: Slow Horses Season 4 Of course, Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman) and the Slough House team get sucked into the investigation. Whether that's Taverner's doing or it's despite her best efforts to keep them out, it puts her and Lamb together again, closer than she usually wants to get to her odoriferously complex colleague. Kristin Scott Thomas and Gary Oldman, Image Credit: Apple TV+ Gary Oldman, Image Credit: Apple TV+ Preoccupied Much? While the country's concerned about the terrorist attacks, the Slough House team prioritizes their in-house concerns. Apple TV+'s description of the season: Everyone is suspicious when resident tech nerd Roddy Ho has a glamorous new girlfriend, but when a series of increasingly bizarre events occur across the city, it falls to the Slow Horses to work out how everything is connected. After all, Lamb knows that in the world of espionage, the London Rules – cover your back – always apply. RELATED: 5 Spy Thrillers to Check Out if You Love Slow Horses Aimee-Ffion Edwards and Saskia Reeves, Image Credit: Apple TV+ And, of course, there's the whole thing where Marcus Longridge (Kadiff Kirwan) died in the final confrontation in their headquarters. Shirley (Aimee-Ffion Edwards) nearly shot his killer as retribution. Newcomer JK Coe (Tom Brooke) talked her out of it, only to shoot him once she left. Jack Lowden and Tom Brooke, Image Credit: Apple TV+ Speaking of Coe. The ex-Psych Eval agent is a mixed bag of skills and most probably a textbook psychopath. (He was easily my favorite addition to Season 4. One wouldn't think that would stand out much in Slough House, but based on the novel's synopsis, it's a stress point. Penguin Random House's site describes the mood at Slough House in London Rules like this: The agents are struggling with personal problems: repressed grief, various addictions, retail paralysis, and the nagging suspicion that their newest colleague is a psychopath. ( Is anyone else curious about the 'retail paralysis' and whether that'll make it on screen?) Christopher Chung, Image Credit: Apple TV+ Roddy Ho All signs point to a Roddy-centric season. Not only does he have this inexplicably gorgeous girlfriend, but apparently, someone is also trying to kill him. Now, whether those things are connected could explain the first thing, but we're getting ahead of ourselves. RELATED: Read our Slow Horses Season 4 recaps Ruth Bradley and Christopher Chung, Image Credit: Apple TV+ Jack Lowden, Image Credit: Apple TV+ Nick Mohammed Besides Hiba Bennati playing Roddy's girlfriend, Nick Mohammed joins the cast as Zafar Jaffrey. In London Rules , Jaffrey is a West Midlands mayoral candidate, described as the Prime Minister's 'favorite Muslim,' expected to win despite hiding a dark secret. However, Mohammed told Hello! magazine that he's playing the Mayor of London in Slow Horses . Chances are the dark secret still holds, though. Nick Mohammed, Image Credit: Apple TV+ Gary Oldman, Image Credit: Apple TV+ But, of course, we're here for Gary Oldman's Jackson Lamb. Described once as subtle of brain, if nothing else, he's arguably the best character on television. And with Season 6 greenlit and nine novels in the series (plus five spin-off novellas/short stories and three related novels), there is so much more Jackson Lamb to enjoy. Slow Horses Season 5 premieres on September 24 on Apple TV+. On Location: The Lighterman in Apple TV+'s SLOW HORSES Diana lives in Vancouver, BC, Canada, where she invests her time and energy in teaching, writing, parenting, and indulging her love of all Trek and a myriad of other fandoms. She is a lifelong fan of smart sci-fi and fantasy media, an upstanding citizen of the United Federation of Planets, and a supporter of AFC Richmond 'til she dies. Her guilty pleasures include female-led procedurals, old-school sitcoms, and Bluey. She teaches, knits, and dreams big. You can also find her writing at The Televixen, Women at Warp, TV Fanatic, and TV Goodness.
