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USA Today
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
'Dexter: Resurrection' serial killers: See Neil Patrick Harris as 'Tattoo Collector'
'Dexter: Resurrection' serial killers: See Neil Patrick Harris as 'Tattoo Collector' Krysten Ritter, Eric Stonestreet, and David Dastmalchian are killers in 'Dexter' revival series 'Resurrection' Reborn vigilante Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall) faces off against a Murderer's Row of serial killers in "Dexter: Resurrection." The "Dexter" revival series (first two episodes streaming on Paramount+ July 11) features beloved Hollywood stars earning sinister tabloid monikers, including "Doogie Howser, M.D." star Neil Patrick Harris (as "The Tattoo Collector") and "Modern Family" star Eric Stonestreet (as "Rapunzel"). "Jessica Jones" star Krysten Ritter puts the chill into "Lady Vengeance," and David Dastmalchian ("The Suicide Squad") does double evil duty as "The Gemini Killer." The serial killers are summoned to New York for a MurderCon-style meetup with Charley (Uma Thurman), the head of security for mysterious billionaire Leon Prater (Peter Dinklage). "They don't all live in New York City, but let's say they've been invited there; it's a gathering," says "Dexter" creator and executive producer Clyde Phillips, who stocks "Resurrection" with new uber-villains. "This season is a unique launching pad for however many years this series will be going." Here's the new legion of "Dexter" doom: 'Dexter: Resurrection' miracle! Michael C. Hall returns from TV dead in Showtime series Neil Patrick Harris is Lowell, aka 'The Tattoo Collector': The successful anesthesiologist targets victims with tattoos to add to his grisly collection. Krysten Ritter is Mia, aka 'Lady Vengeance': A serial killer by night, sommelier by day, "Lady Vengeance" is vivacious and lives her life to the fullest, whether it's in her day job or her life on the hunt. Eric Stonestreet is Al, aka 'Rapunzel': Jolly and cordial, a Midwestern father of two, Al is the last person you'd ever expect to be a serial killer. But his bizarre need to strangle ponytailed women has left a trail of bodies that has terrified the country. David Dastmalchian is Gareth, aka 'The Gemini Killer': A brilliant mind with a devious need to kill people in pairs. He's been killing for years, leaving the FBI with zero clue of his true identity. But he's built such a name for himself that books, movies and podcasts detail his terrifying exploits. Wait, so 'Dexter' is alive again? Dexter survived what was clearly meant to be a permanent shotgun death, depicted in the January 2022 finale of "Dexter New Blood." In the 2024-25 "Dexter: Original Sin" prequel, which Hall's Dexter narrates, the barely alive serial killer is shown being rushed by ambulance to an upstate New York hospital. In "Resurrection," Dexter slips off to New York City as soon as his recovery allows, looking for his son, Harrison (Jack Alcott), who also happens to be the guy who shot his dad upstate. Now that Hall has been reborn as Dexter for "Resurrection," Phillips plans to keep the franchise star alive as long as series renewals allow. That means the villains who come across Dexter in "Resurrection" won't fall to his signature Saran Wrap death right away. "One of these characters will end up being what we call 'The Big Baddie,' and they will be taken care of this season," says Phillips. The rest will have to wait their turn for a lethal faceoff, which could take "however many years we're going to be on. And really, that's up to Michael." How to watch the new 'Dexter: Resurrection'? The first two episodes stream on demand for Paramount+ with Showtime subscribers on July 11, before airing on Paramount+ with Showtime on July 13 (8 EDT/PDT), then weekly on Sundays.
Fox News
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
'Ransom Canyon' star James Brolin says son was basically raised as a 'cowhand'
James Brolin has been living the ranch life for years, joking that his son, Josh Brolin, was "basically raised as a cowhand." The "Ransom Canyon" actor told Fox News Digital that he wasn't raised on a farm, but growing up he was a huge fan of Roy Rogers and Gene Autry, and as an adult he got his first horse. It was a former Palomino parade horse that he bought at auction for $235 "that was almost dead," but Brolin quickly realized he had nowhere to put the animal, so it had to sleep in his garage for the first night. "And it started slipping around," he said. "And so the next day I found a house to rent that had a corral and everything. And the next thing I knew, I bought a place with six acres and had six horses on it." By the second year of his 1967-1976 series "Marcus Welby, M.D.," Brolin said he moved to a 270-acre ranch in Central California, four hours north of where the show was shot at Universal Studios in Los Angeles. "I was a four-hour drive away from work," he said, "but I did it, and I loved that life. "And Josh was raised as a cowhand, really," he said of his 57-year-old actor-son. WATCH: James Brolin says living the ranch life prepared him for new role on Western 'Ransom Canyon' "I loved that life. And Josh was raised as a cowhand, really." Brolin said when Universal found out he had moved away from L.A., they gave him a little house to live in on the lot while he was on set. "They said we're gonna let you use this for now, but we're also putting your work into three days or four days a week, so you can be home," he explained, adding that to him, the ranch was "so perfect, I couldn't wait to get there." The 84-year-old is in familiar territory with his new Netflix show "Ransom Canyon," a Western that has been compared to "Yellowstone" about three Texas ranching dynasties. Brolin said he plays a drunk who spews "profanities" who is angry "at the world about losing a son and wife." The veteran actor said he's heard from people that they feel his character Cap Fuller's "pain, his crustiness." Brolin wanted to make the character "so real that people can't wait till the next scene he's in," he told Fox News Digital, adding, "and I think I kind of got there." The series was shot in Santa Fe, New Mexico, which he said is "not my wife's style, but man, I can live there." Brolin also praised his "No Country for Old Men" actor-son as the "most attentive father I've ever seen." Josh shares two children — Trevor, 36, and Eden, 31 — with his first wife, Alice Adair, and two children — Westlyn, 6, and Chapel, 4 — with his current wife, Kathryn Boyd. WATCH: James Brolin praises son Josh Brolin as 'most attentive father' he's ever seen Along with Josh and daughter Jess, 53, from his first marriage to late actress Jane Cameron Agee, Brolin also shares a daughter, Molly, 37, from his second marriage to former actress Jan Smithers. "In our business, you're not always there," Brolin admitted. "I'm amazed on how well [Josh is] there. And I envy him in a way that I wasn't more like that — kids are first, work is second. And he makes sure that his bosses know that before he takes the job." Brolin said he did his best to put his kids first as well when they were growing up, and during the three to four days a week at the ranch he "really attended with my kids and took them on camping trips and things like that." Brolin said he also adores his two youngest granddaughters. "It's a great time of life, and they may be a little spoiled, but man, what a family and what fun they have," he said. Brolin has been married to legendary singer and actress Barbra Streisand since 1998. "You practice on the first ones," Brolin laughed when asked about his long-lasting marriage to the "Funny Girl" star. "That's a joke, but maybe not." WATCH: James Brolin jokes 'you practice on the first ones' with successful marriage to Barbra Streisand "It's being able to know when to take a walk outside, you know, don't stay in the heat," he said of marriage. "Don't try and win the argument… The world is no one's fault. It's just the way it is. And sometimes if you just take a breather from each other, and I don't mean off the problem, I mean just going outside and walking around the pool, and loving nature and walking back in and making like, 'Oh, that was a weird little argument.'" He also suggested therapy for an "ongoing problem." "It's good to sit down and talk about it," said Brolin. "And it's actually good to sit down maybe with a pro who plays referee. And then you both end up in tears, and it just goes 'poof.' It's an amazing thing."
