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2 days ago
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Meryl Streep Returning for Season 5 of Only Murders in the Building
The post Meryl Streep Returning for Season 5 of Only Murders in the Building appeared first on Consequence. Meryl Streep will return to the Arconia once again. The actress has confirmed her appearance in Season 5 of Hulu's Only Murders in the Building, which completed its fourth season last fall. Streep confirmed the news in a new social video alongside Only Murders cast member Selena Gomez. 'So you're coming back for Season 5,' Gomez says to Streep, with Streep then responding, 'Well, I think that depends on…' Gomez promptly cuts her off and reveals that her remark 'wasn't a question,' confirming that Streep will reprise her role as Loretta Durkin for the murder mystery show's upcoming fifth season. Revisit our review of Season 4, which we felt was fun, but a little bit bland. Popular Posts Billy Joel Diagnosed with Brain Disorder, Cancels All Upcoming Tour Dates Man Wearing Nazi T-Shirt Gets a Beatdown from Fans at Punk Rock Bowling Fest Freddie Mercury's Alleged Child Revealed in New Biography David Lynch's Personal Archive Going Up for Auction The 30 Best Action Movie Stars of All Time, Ranked Is The Who's Farewell Tour in Turmoil? Subscribe to Consequence's email digest and get the latest breaking news in music, film, and television, tour updates, access to exclusive giveaways, and more straight to your inbox.
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3 days ago
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Selena Gomez, Martin Short, Steve Martin and the ‘Only Murders in the Building' cast share their personal highlights from Season 4
Even in the fourth season of Only Murders in the Building, as Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez's characters visit Hollywood, there was at least one revelation to be found for cocreator Martin. 'It was not until our actual fourth season that I realized Marty did comedy,' Martin deadpanned during an FYC panel for the Hulu series. 'I mean, I did all these seasons with him and I'm thinking 'What a brilliant dramatic actor!' And that was only based on because there were no laughs.' More from GoldDerby 'Squid Game' cast and creative team reveal why Mingle was the standout Season 2 set piece and hopes for Season 3 'Bridget Jones' star Renée Zellweger's emotional admission: 'I didn't want Mark Darcy to go away' 'It's in my contract that I have great clothes, funny lines, and a lover': Christine Baranski on her surging career in her 70s 'Just like now, you mean,' Short quipped without missing a beat. The roasting repartee between the old friends was just one aspect of a rollicking conversation at the Directors Guild of America in Hollywood in which Martin, Gomez, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, and Michael Cyril Creighton joined via Zoom — they're currently at work filming the fifth season in New York City — while guest stars Jane Lynch, Molly Shannon, and Kumail Nanjiani joined cocreator and showrunner John Hoffman live. The panelists quickly zeroed in on some of their personal highlights of the season, which landed on building the show's big emotional moments as the Charles, Oliver, Mabel and their cohorts grow closer and more entwined, building out scene-stealing turns into bona fide costars, the effects of bringing Only Murders to Hollywood. Disney/Eric McCandless Gomez: 'I've spent five years with these iconic people and it's been wonderful being able to become really comfortable and in a groove with what we've created in our bond. So when we do get these emotional scenes I tend to prefer those, because I do have a soft spot for Steve and Marty. … I think there's just magic with them and I feel really grateful that I'm a part of that in any way, and genuinely it was really fun to explore that.' Martin: 'Characters like Howard and Det. Williams, they come in as it may be for two shows or something, and then later you realize 'You know who we need here? We need Howard back. We need Det. Williams back.' And they sort of create an intrinsic involvement in the show, just through their portrayals of their characters.' Creighton: 'I never know what's going to happen in a season. I always like to find out as I get the episodes. So I'm constantly surprised by how John and the writers flesh out how he could so easily just be a joke. But I feel very deeply for him. I think he's at his core really lonely and this trio has brought him out of his shell in such an amazing way. Howard started out as a really isolated character who never left his apartment and was constantly crying. Now he's doing anything he can to support the trio. He is desperate for their approval. He is deeply trying to be the fourth wheel on a tricycle, and it's been really exciting to see him figure out what he's good at, figure out what he's bad at and sort of use all his skills to try to help this amazing trio that he loves so much — even if their relationship is a little adversarial." Randolph: '[Det. Williams] could have easily become very stereotypical, and I love all of the nuances that we're able to create with her. … It's almost like siblings, right? Where it is at the core of it, she's absolutely madly in love with every single one of them, and she also can see their strengths and weaknesses. And so I think this far along and the world of the show, she would do anything for them. She would kill for them. Well, let me not start propaganda!' Hoffman: 'Coming to L.A. felt exactly right — and anachronistic, and that was exactly what felt right about the comedy potential for that, and also for these young amateur podcasters to be enticed and invited to Hollywood, which is very much of the moment, I think, so it felt natural. And I was really curious about these three dyed-in-the-wool New Yorkers in Los Angeles … watching them sort of make their way through the embrace of someone like Molly Shannon as a studio head felt just too dreamy to avoid. ... It was just story-wise, ready to give it a little bit of a jolt and then bring them back to New York.' Martin: 'Our first scene that we shot in L.A. was on the Paramount lot, right there. It was the inner gate and it was a spot I'd walked over 50 years going back and forth on the Paramount lot, getting rejected.' Nanjiani: 'I genuinely begged to be on the show. I had a Zoom with John and I was like, 'Please, I need to be on this show! I love this show, I'm a fan of everyone on this show!' And then when I got there, you kind of have to pretend to be just normal and act like you've been there. Like, 'Steve — am I saying that right? Steve?' 'Marty — Nice to meet you.' I was like, just be cool. And then on day two I was like, 'So when you guys were making Three Amigos…' And they totally indulged me and told me everything and at was really, really sweet.' Lynch: '[It was] a delight to watch Steve, and every time we did a scene together I would watch him in rehearsal and I would mimic what he did when he would. He had the idea of the first thing we did together, which was with our glasses, and then we took off from there. It was fun to wear the same clothes he wears. It was fun to steal his girlfriend. It was fun to be so much more charming and more sociable than he is. It's fun to be a much more happy person than he is. And yet the love was real — there's such love for him.' Nanjiani: 'At one point Steve came up to me because one of a line, I had referenced a movie of his and he's like, 'Hey, Kumail, I want to tell you: I was in this movie called Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid…' And I was like, 'Steve, I know who you are!' I genuinely think Steve does not know that he's an icon. I don't think he knows. Marty knows. Marty will refer to himself as such. And I do not disagree because he is right.' Patrick Harbron/Hulu Randolph: 'It's really, really cool to see major names in their own right, you almost see the little actor in them when they come on this show, because that true love of why they do what they do comes out. I've seen it in every single major new star that we get every season. I thought I knew them. … If people could see the behind the scenes of this show and see people's heart and who they are as actors, you see that little thing in them that grew big to make them who they are. And that's to me just the coolest thing to watch.' Nanjiani: 'What I loved about working with them was that the joy of the job is so evident. They obviously make so much great stuff, but in every single scene when they're there, they want to be the best that they can be in that scene. And I think as someone who's grown up — I'm getting emotional — watching them since I can remember. genuinely they've never been better than they are right now.' Gomez: 'It's actually so incredible. And you see why these people are so incredible through their work ethics, through the fun they have, the passion. They're on time, they pour their all into it. I never in a million years thought I'd seen Meryl Streep punch [Melissa McCarthy].' Shannon: 'When I was a struggling actress in Hollywood I worked for agencies, and so I felt like I was like a spy because I was studying for producers and how they work behind the scenes. … So mostly the greatest was trying to make Selena laugh because she's the best. There's nothing better than me making Selena laugh and she is the greatest comedy partner — so my character was, she's just like, 'F--k it! Actors! And your little slippers, and your special food…'' She gets to go off on them.' Short: 'Molly comes in and she's changing the words in every take. And you just see Selena turn upstage, and she's shaking.' Gomez: 'We actually had to use edits of me laughing anyway because there was no other option! You did it different every time — and I hate to say it, but it was really spot on!' Shannon: 'That particular scene — Meryl was in it too, and I was just so nervous, actually, in all honesty! I was like, 'I have to bring my A-game because I'm with these superstars.' So I was nervous. And so that scene did go very well … and I have to say, when I got home to my hotel that night, a fancy hotel that the show put me up in, and I had a margarita and I did little dance because I was so excited! That's the truth!' Best of GoldDerby 'I cried a lot': Rob Delaney on the heart and humor in FX's 'Dying for Sex' — and Neighbor Guy's kick in the 'zone' TV directors roundtable: 'American Primeval,' 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,' 'Paradise' 'Paradise' directors John Requa and Glenn Ficarra on the 'chaos' of crafting 'the world coming to an end' Click here to read the full article.
The Herald Scotland
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Herald Scotland
Death Valley: does it deserve a welcome in the hillsides?
** I can imagine the pitch meeting only too well. 'So, what do you have for us?' 'A murder mystery.' 'Sounds quirky. Always risky, quirky, when dealing with death. Unless it's Only Murders in the Building, that's genius. Is it like Only Murders in the Building?' 'Well, the central character is a retired actor who used to play a detective on TV, and he solves cases with a kooky young woman Detective Sergeant, so it is a bit like Only Murders.' 'Kooky. That's as bad as quirky. Where's it set?' 'Vale of Glamorgan, hence Death Valley. Plenty of local actors involved, including Steffan Rhodri, aka Dave Coaches from Gavin and Stacey, and Gwen from Gavin and Stacey plays the mum of the young woman DS.' 'Gavin and Stacey, eh? That's more promising, but I still think it would be more at home in a sleepy afternoon slot rather than Sunday evening. So sorry, it's a no.' 'Did I mention we've got Timothy Spall, bona fide national treasure, lined up to play the retired telly detective?' 'Talk about burying the lead, mate! We'll have six episodes and don't stint on the scenery.' Given the series' reliance on Spall, the first episode takes too long to introduce his character. Police have been called to the home of a property developer who appears to have shot himself. As forensics officers gather evidence, there's a telly on in the background showing old re-runs of Caesar, starring John Chapel (Spall) as the crime-cracking supremo with a literary bent. Turns out Chapel lives in the village, and the officer in charge of the shooting investigation, DS Janie Mallowan (Gwyneth Keyworth), is his number one fan. But Chapel is a recluse and doesn't want to help. Then he does want to help, but now Mallowan has cooled on the idea of having a civilian involved. In short, a monumental amount of faffing goes on before we can get down to business, by which time the Janie character has become seriously annoying. It is a pity because under other circumstances, Kirstie Allsopp-lookalike Keyworth would be a likeable sort. And perhaps the gentle humour would land better. Are jokes about star signs still a thing? Spall is incapable of a duff performance, and his delightfully hammy Chapel/Caesar is reason enough to keep watching. But national treasure or not, the national patience has its limits. With the full series on iPlayer now, the better news for writer Paul Doolan is that Death Valley settles down and starts to grow on you, and a couple of starry guest appearances liven things up no end. This, however, was a patchy start. One of the highlights of the weekend (apart from the Bob Servant night on BBC4 on Saturday), was the documentary Liza: a Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story. The 101-minute film lived up to its title, with the standout turn Mia Farrow passing judgment on all who had crossed Minnelli's path, for good and ill. A portrait of Farrow next, please.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
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Lea Michele Recalls Her Home Turned Into a Tragic Tourist Attraction After Cory Monteith Died
Lea Michele remembers a dark time in her life during her Glee days. Michele was a guest on a recent episode of Jake Shane's Therapuss podcast where she opened up about 'very different' life during the show's run of 2009 to 2015. Especially, after her co-star Cory Monteith and real-life partner died in 2013 from a drug overdose, noting that her L.A. became a tourist attraction. More from The Hollywood Reporter 'Awards Chatter' Pod: Jane Lynch on 'Only Murders,' Christopher Guest Collabs and Sue Sylvester's Funniest Lines Kalen Gorman, Producer of Behind-the-Scenes Content for 'Glee,' Dies at 59 Pregnant Lea Michele Reveals Multiple Miscarriages in "Painful" Journey to Conceive Second Child 'There was also a tour bus that used to drive by my house, my publicist will probably want to cut this, but it was the tour of people that have died. And after everything happened, this bus would come by, it was like the you know, whatever, 'Hollywood tragedy' tour bus,' the actress-singer said. 'Here I was, 26 years old, and this tour bus would go back by my house.' 'Every day I would hear these are the details and blah blah blah and eerie music would be playing from the tour bus and there I was just at home,' she said before adding that everyone behind the camera where the podcast was filming looked 'shocked.' Michele and Monteith played a on-and-off again couple, Rachel Berry and Finn Hudson, for four seasons on the Ryan Murphy-led Fox series. They also dated off-screen for more than a year until Monteith passed away. The Funny Girl star noted that the tour bus experience was 'so sad. It was so, so depressing.' Jane Shane then asked Michele if the Glee cast was able to band together in a 'tight-knit way' following the death of Monteith?' Michele responded, 'No, I think it really fractured so much. I mean, again, I can't speak for everyone. I think that maybe in some ways it did for certain people.' She continued, 'For me, it was so hard. I just completely broke. I was in a really one-track mind of just doing my job. It was way too much to try to process at such a young age, but I'm very grateful for everyone there, whether or not they know it. I personally felt a lot of support.' Best of The Hollywood Reporter 22 of the Most Shocking Character Deaths in Television History A 'Star Wars' Timeline: All the Movies and TV Shows in the Franchise 'Yellowstone' and the Sprawling Dutton Family Tree, Explained
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Only Murders in the Building,' ‘Paradise,' ‘Doctor Odyssey' casting director on ‘stressful scheduling' and the audition that ‘blew everyone away'
There's a high chance you've watched more shows cast by Tiffany Little Canfield in the past year than anyone else. The six-time Emmy nominee is the casting director on Only Murders in the Building, Paradise, and Doctor Odyssey, among others. Little Canfield has been with Only Murders since the beginning, which means she's been there for every season finale murder that sets up the following season's mystery. "Usually, like way before we really, really start with the concept of it, that is a conversation that we start brainstorming ideas," she tells Gold Derby at our Meet the Experts: Casting Directors panel. "I'll get a call like, 'OK, we're doing like this. I think it was literally like, 'We need to do the famous actor, like who's gonna play our three in the movie version?' And so that is where it sort of started. And there was lots of fun decisions to be played around with there, which then led to obviously our dream cast that we got." More from GoldDerby 'I've never been on a show that got this kind of recognition': Katherine LaNasa on 'The Pitt's' success and Dana's 'existential crisis' Why you can't watch Francis Ford Coppola's 'Megalopolis' at home Everything to know about Celine Song's 'Materialists' with Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans, and Pedro Pascal Only Murders went Hollywood in Season 4, with a film adaptation of the podcast by Charles (Steve Martin), Oliver (Martin Short), and Mabel (Selena Gomez). Their onscreen counterparts were played by Eugene Levy, Zach Galifianakis, and Eva Longoria, respectively. Since the show is a comedy, Little Canfield could have more fun with the casting because it didn't have to be realistic. At one point, there were discussions about having a child play Mabel before they landed on Longoria, a mogul and multi-hyphenate in real life. "Which is kind of ironic with the role of Mabel, who's sort of having a failure to launch moment," Little Canfield notes. "She was especially in Season 4. She's really feeling like, 'What's my next step? What what am I going to do?' And then you have playing her someone who is literally a brand ambassador. She's a producer. That's where some of the like internal fun for us was — the irony there. And then it was hard with Steve and Marty. You have icons and so you're just trying to think about it. And I'll be honest, I didn't even think about like Between Two Ferns and Jiminy Glick connection with Marty and Zach until later. And then I was like, 'My goodness, duh!'" The star-studded fourth season also featured Melissa McCarthy, Molly Shannon, Kumail Nanjiani, cameos from Scott Bakula, John McEnroe, and Ron Howard, and the returns of Amy Ryan, Meryl Streep, and Paul Rudd. As the show goes on, more and more people want to come on and play. "Only Murders is such a gift for everyone. I think everyone can kind of feel the energy of that. And everyone who comes on seems to want to come back, which is fantastic," Little Canfield says. "And they do. So the logistics part of it is the real challenge. It's a real challenge for production, for writers, and for me, and the agents and managers, and for the talent because they really want to do it. And so, and a lot of them, especially the bigger name you get, the more projects they're attached to, let alone their actual lives and families and etc., so we really try to be as conscious of what we're asking for and make it as seamless as we possibly can." SEE Watch interviews with 2025 Emmy contenders Little Canfield had worked on This Is Us, so Paradise was a reunion for her, creator Dan Fogelman, and star Sterling K. Brown. Fogelman had wanted James Marsden and Julianne Nicholson for the two key supporting parts, and Little Canfield is "so, so excited that it worked out with Julianne and James." The role she loved casting was Agent Billy Pace, played by Jon Beavers, whom she met "many, many years ago." Beavers "blew everyone away" with his audition, and after a competitive callback, during which "Jon just took the part," Fogelman asked if the actor could cold read a scene. "I'm like, 'It will be ice cold.' So I was ready to prepare, like this guy's getting this part, if it doesn't go well for the cold read, I'm gonna insist we see him again with time to prepare. Because this is a huge scene," Little Canfield recalls. "And he almost memorized it in, I think, three minutes. And we came in and read it, and it was like we were just blown away, like truly blown away. And I was like, this is a perfect example of the right actor meeting the right material where something magic happens." Little Canfield also already had history with Ryan Murphy when she joined Doctor Odyssey. She had cast Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story and Grotesquerie. Joshua Jackson also been cast in the lead role before she boarded (no pun intended) the cruise ship medical drama, and Little Canfield focused on filling the other two parts of the love triangle with with Hamilton star Philippa Soo and British actor Sean Teale. "I felt like casting a British actor in that part gives us more of a global luxury vibe," she says. "At first, he was really preparing with an American accent and then Ryan and I spoke, and we were like, 'Actually, isn't it kind of a step?' Like it just feels global and luxury to me to have a global cast." To play the captain of The Odyssey, Little Canfield felt Don Johnson would be the perfect fit for a frothy, high-seas drama. "He, to me, is a giant network television star in the like greater picture of television. And he's just got glamour. And I think glamour was one of the number one things we wanted to have for the audience." Even more so than Only Murders, Doctor Odyssey is overflowing with guest stars as it is a case-of-the-week procedural. Some who have stopped by include Shania Twain, Margo Martindale, Jaclyn Smith, John Stamos, Rachel Dratch, and Amy Sedaris. "It's stressful because of scheduling. That's always the stressful part of our jobs, but it's really fun to get the theme of the week and think about what kind of guest stars and celebrity guest stars, especially that come from which world," Little Canfield says, pointing to the third episode, "Plastic Surgery Week," which featured Justin Jedlica, aka Human Ken. "[We] worked on reaching out to him, pitching him the idea, because there was a lot of vulnerability actually in that role for someone like him, what his business and his brand is based on. That was really kind of fun because for plastic surgery fanatics and fans of shows, he is really as big as it gets, right? He is really famous in that world and the nicest guy. And it was so exciting to get him." This article and video are sponsored content by Disney and Hulu. Best of GoldDerby 'I've never been on a show that got this kind of recognition': Katherine LaNasa on 'The Pitt's' success and Dana's 'existential crisis' How Charlie Cox characterizes Matt Murdock through action scenes in 'Daredevil: Born Again' 'Agatha All Along' star Joe Locke on learning from Kathryn Hahn, musical theater goals, and the 'Heartstopper' movie with Kit Connor Click here to read the full article.
