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Rhyl Journal
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Rhyl Journal
Celebrity Traitors to ‘dial into established relationships' of famous cast
Actor and broadcaster Sir Stephen Fry, Olympian Tom Daley, singer Charlotte Church and TV presenter Kate Garraway are among the names who have filmed the new series in the Scottish Highlands. Hosted by Strictly Come Dancing co-presenter Claudia Winkleman, the nine-part series will give contestants the chance to win a cash prize of up to £100,000 for a charity of their choice by trying to find the 'traitors' or deceive their fellow stars. Mike Cotton, creative director of unscripted shows at Studio Lambert and executive producer for The Traitors, was asked by online site The Playlist what lessons the team had learned working on the celebrity-focused series in the US. He replied: 'I think it is quite tricky. 'Without giving away details of the celebrity season, it is going to be slightly different, I would say, to the US celebrity version. 'I think one of the really interesting things that Sam (Rees Jones) touched on earlier is the established relationships that cast members have. 'If you watch the British version of The Traitors, none of the cast know each other. They all come in. 'Some of them have lied about who they are or hid that their son or their sisters are in the show as well. 'And what we've learned to do more in the US version is to embrace… people's preconceived notions about one another, and embrace the different relationships that they have. And that's 100% a learning that we are taking through for that.' The Traitors US is hosted by Scottish actor Alan Cumming, and has had Sam Asghari, the estranged husband of Britney Spears, former House of Commons speaker John Bercow and Love Island winner Ekin-Su Culculoglu among contestants. Producer Sam Rees Jones said the team has tried to 'dial into previous relationships and dynamics'. He said: 'And that was a really important reason for that twist because it helped us deep dive into those dynamics straight away. 'Was (Survivor star) Carolyn (Wiger) going to swap out (former Survivor contestant) Tony (Vlachos) because they had a previous history with (Big Brother American stars) Danielle (Reyes) and Britney (Haynes)? We were able to explore it and expand on it in a storytelling way.' In Celebrity Traitors, due to air on the BBC in the autumn, Sir Stephen will appear with acclaimed actress Celia Imrie, who he starred with in legal show Kingdom and comedy film Thunderpants. Other contestants include comedian Alan Carr, who has also been on episodes of Lucy Beaumont's comedy Meet The Richardsons, in which she played a fictional version of herself with former partner Jon Richardson, as well as broadcasters Jonathan Ross, Clare Balding and Garraway. Other stars joining the group at Ardross Castle are former England rugby player Joe Marler, singers Paloma Faith and Cat Burns, comedians Nick Mohammed and Joe Wilkinson, who have been on comedy shows together, EastEnders star Tameka Empson, and Bafta-winning filmmaker and historian David Olusoga, There will also be influencer Niko Omilana, who has more than seven million subscribers on YouTube and millions more followers across other platforms, Scottish actor and Shetland star Mark Bonnar, and Irish actress Ruth Codd. Since the UK version began in 2022, millions of fans have watched The Traitors on the BBC and it has picked up a Bafta TV Award for best reality and constructed factual programme, and best entertainment performance for Winkleman. The show follows contestants as they try to detect the traitors in the group while completing a series of challenges to win cash towards the prize pot. If at the end of the series a traitor is among the finalists, the faithfuls lose out on the money and the traitor takes the full cash prize. The third and most recent series saw project manager Jake Brown and former soldier Leanne Quigley share the prize pot of £94,600.
Powys County Times
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Powys County Times
Celebrity Traitors to ‘dial into established relationships' of famous cast
Celebrity Traitors will explore the 'established relationships' of the famous cast, producers have said as they suggested tension will be created by leaning on the friendships that already exist. Actor and broadcaster Sir Stephen Fry, Olympian Tom Daley, singer Charlotte Church and TV presenter Kate Garraway are among the names who have filmed the new series in the Scottish Highlands. Hosted by Strictly Come Dancing co-presenter Claudia Winkleman, the nine-part series will give contestants the chance to win a cash prize of up to £100,000 for a charity of their choice by trying to find the 'traitors' or deceive their fellow stars. Mike Cotton, creative director of unscripted shows at Studio Lambert and executive producer for The Traitors, was asked by online site The Playlist what lessons the team had learned working on the celebrity-focused series in the US. He replied: 'I think it is quite tricky. 'Without giving away details of the celebrity season, it is going to be slightly different, I would say, to the US celebrity version. 'I think one of the really interesting things that Sam (Rees Jones) touched on earlier is the established relationships that cast members have. 'If you watch the British version of The Traitors, none of the cast know each other. They all come in. 'Some of them have lied about who they are or hid that their son or their sisters are in the show as well. 'And what we've learned to do more in the US version is to embrace… people's preconceived notions about one another, and embrace the different relationships that they have. And that's 100% a learning that we are taking through for that.' The Traitors US is hosted by Scottish actor Alan Cumming, and has had Sam Asghari, the estranged husband of Britney Spears, former House of Commons speaker John Bercow and Love Island winner Ekin-Su Culculoglu among contestants. Producer Sam Rees Jones said the team has tried to 'dial into previous relationships and dynamics'. He said: 'And that was a really important reason for that twist because it helped us deep dive into those dynamics straight away. 'Was (Survivor star) Carolyn (Wiger) going to swap out (former Survivor contestant) Tony (Vlachos) because they had a previous history with (Big Brother American stars) Danielle (Reyes) and Britney (Haynes)? We were able to explore it and expand on it in a storytelling way.' In Celebrity Traitors, due to air on the BBC in the autumn, Sir Stephen will appear with acclaimed actress Celia Imrie, who he starred with in legal show Kingdom and comedy film Thunderpants. Other contestants include comedian Alan Carr, who has also been on episodes of Lucy Beaumont's comedy Meet The Richardsons, in which she played a fictional version of herself with former partner Jon Richardson, as well as broadcasters Jonathan Ross, Clare Balding and Garraway. Other stars joining the group at Ardross Castle are former England rugby player Joe Marler, singers Paloma Faith and Cat Burns, comedians Nick Mohammed and Joe Wilkinson, who have been on comedy shows together, EastEnders star Tameka Empson, and Bafta-winning filmmaker and historian David Olusoga, There will also be influencer Niko Omilana, who has more than seven million subscribers on YouTube and millions more followers across other platforms, Scottish actor and Shetland star Mark Bonnar, and Irish actress Ruth Codd. Since the UK version began in 2022, millions of fans have watched The Traitors on the BBC and it has picked up a Bafta TV Award for best reality and constructed factual programme, and best entertainment performance for Winkleman. The show follows contestants as they try to detect the traitors in the group while completing a series of challenges to win cash towards the prize pot. If at the end of the series a traitor is among the finalists, the faithfuls lose out on the money and the traitor takes the full cash prize.
RTÉ News
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- RTÉ News
Celebrity Traitors to 'dial into established relationships' of famous cast
Celebrity Traitors will explore the "established relationships" of the famous cast, producers have said as they suggested tension will be created by leaning on the friendships that already exist. Actor and broadcaster Stephen Fry, Olympian Tom Daley, singer Charlotte Church and TV presenter Kate Garraway are among the names who have filmed the new series in the Scottish Highlands. Hosted by Strictly Come Dancing co-presenter Claudia Winkleman, the nine-part series will give contestants the chance to win a cash prize of up to £100,000 for a charity of their choice by trying to find the "traitors" or deceive their fellow stars. Mike Cotton, creative director of unscripted shows at Studio Lambert and executive producer for The Traitors, was asked by online site The Playlist what lessons the team had learned working on the celebrity-focused series in the US. He replied: "I think it is quite tricky. "Without giving away details of the celebrity season, it is going to be slightly different, I would say, to the US celebrity version. "I think one of the really interesting things that Sam (Rees Jones) touched on earlier is the established relationships that cast members have. "If you watch the British version of The Traitors, none of the cast know each other. They all come in. "Some of them have lied about who they are or hid that their son or their sisters are in the show as well. "And what we've learned to do more in the US version is to embrace… people's preconceived notions about one another, and embrace the different relationships that they have. And that's 100% a learning that we are taking through for that." The Traitors US is hosted by Scottish actor Alan Cumming, and has had Sam Asghari, the estranged husband of Britney Spears, former House of Commons speaker John Bercow and Love Island winner Ekin-Su Culculoglu among contestants. Producer Sam Rees Jones said the team has tried to "dial into previous relationships and dynamics". He said: "And that was a really important reason for that twist because it helped us deep dive into those dynamics straight away. "Was (Survivor star) Carolyn (Wiger) going to swap out (former Survivor contestant) Tony (Vlachos) because they had a previous history with (Big Brother American stars) Danielle (Reyes) and Britney (Haynes)? We were able to explore it and expand on it in a storytelling way." In Celebrity Traitors, due to air on the BBC in the autumn, Fry will appear with acclaimed actress Celia Imrie, who he starred with in legal show Kingdom and comedy film Thunderpants. Other contestants include comedian Alan Carr, who has also been on episodes of Lucy Beaumont's comedy Meet The Richardsons, in which she played a fictional version of herself with former partner Jon Richardson, as well as broadcasters Jonathan Ross, Clare Balding and Garraway. Other stars joining the group at Ardross Castle are former England rugby player Joe Marler, singers Paloma Faith and Cat Burns, comedians Nick Mohammed and Joe Wilkinson, who have been on comedy shows together, EastEnders star Tameka Empson, and Bafta-winning filmmaker and historian David Olusoga, There will also be influencer Niko Omilana, who has more than seven million subscribers on YouTube and millions more followers across other platforms, Scottish actor and Shetland star Mark Bonnar, and Irish actress Ruth Codd. Since the UK version began in 2022, millions of fans have watched The Traitors on the BBC and it has picked up a Bafta TV Award for best reality and constructed factual programme, and best entertainment performance for Winkleman. The show follows contestants as they try to detect the traitors in the group while completing a series of challenges to win cash towards the prize pot. If at the end of the series a traitor is among the finalists, the faithfuls lose out on the money and the traitor takes the full cash prize.
South Wales Guardian
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- South Wales Guardian
Celebrity Traitors to ‘dial into established relationships' of famous cast
Actor and broadcaster Sir Stephen Fry, Olympian Tom Daley, singer Charlotte Church and TV presenter Kate Garraway are among the names who have filmed the new series in the Scottish Highlands. Hosted by Strictly Come Dancing co-presenter Claudia Winkleman, the nine-part series will give contestants the chance to win a cash prize of up to £100,000 for a charity of their choice by trying to find the 'traitors' or deceive their fellow stars. Mike Cotton, creative director of unscripted shows at Studio Lambert and executive producer for The Traitors, was asked by online site The Playlist what lessons the team had learned working on the celebrity-focused series in the US. He replied: 'I think it is quite tricky. 'Without giving away details of the celebrity season, it is going to be slightly different, I would say, to the US celebrity version. 'I think one of the really interesting things that Sam (Rees Jones) touched on earlier is the established relationships that cast members have. 'If you watch the British version of The Traitors, none of the cast know each other. They all come in. 'Some of them have lied about who they are or hid that their son or their sisters are in the show as well. 'And what we've learned to do more in the US version is to embrace… people's preconceived notions about one another, and embrace the different relationships that they have. And that's 100% a learning that we are taking through for that.' The Traitors US is hosted by Scottish actor Alan Cumming, and has had Sam Asghari, the estranged husband of Britney Spears, former House of Commons speaker John Bercow and Love Island winner Ekin-Su Culculoglu among contestants. Producer Sam Rees Jones said the team has tried to 'dial into previous relationships and dynamics'. He said: 'And that was a really important reason for that twist because it helped us deep dive into those dynamics straight away. 'Was (Survivor star) Carolyn (Wiger) going to swap out (former Survivor contestant) Tony (Vlachos) because they had a previous history with (Big Brother American stars) Danielle (Reyes) and Britney (Haynes)? We were able to explore it and expand on it in a storytelling way.' In Celebrity Traitors, due to air on the BBC in the autumn, Sir Stephen will appear with acclaimed actress Celia Imrie, who he starred with in legal show Kingdom and comedy film Thunderpants. Other contestants include comedian Alan Carr, who has also been on episodes of Lucy Beaumont's comedy Meet The Richardsons, in which she played a fictional version of herself with former partner Jon Richardson, as well as broadcasters Jonathan Ross, Clare Balding and Garraway. Other stars joining the group at Ardross Castle are former England rugby player Joe Marler, singers Paloma Faith and Cat Burns, comedians Nick Mohammed and Joe Wilkinson, who have been on comedy shows together, EastEnders star Tameka Empson, and Bafta-winning filmmaker and historian David Olusoga, There will also be influencer Niko Omilana, who has more than seven million subscribers on YouTube and millions more followers across other platforms, Scottish actor and Shetland star Mark Bonnar, and Irish actress Ruth Codd. Since the UK version began in 2022, millions of fans have watched The Traitors on the BBC and it has picked up a Bafta TV Award for best reality and constructed factual programme, and best entertainment performance for Winkleman. The show follows contestants as they try to detect the traitors in the group while completing a series of challenges to win cash towards the prize pot. If at the end of the series a traitor is among the finalists, the faithfuls lose out on the money and the traitor takes the full cash prize. The third and most recent series saw project manager Jake Brown and former soldier Leanne Quigley share the prize pot of £94,600.
Perth Now
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Alex Garland to helm Elden Ring movie
Alex Garland is to helm an 'Elden Ring' movie. The 'Warfare' filmmaker, 54, has signed up to write and direct a live-action movie adaptation of Bandai Namco's 2022 fantasy video game of the same name for A24, Deadline reports. Plot details about the 'Elden Ring' flick are being kept under wraps, and no actors are attached to the project yet. In 'Elden Ring', a fallen exile known as the Tarnished journeys through the war-ravaged Lands Between to restore a broken order. Battling demigods and uncovering lost truths, they seek to claim the Elden Ring and ascend as Elden Lord. Garland's next movie is the 2025 horror sequel '28 Years Later', which will see him team up with '28 Days Later' director Danny Boyle again to serve as producer. While the 'Civil War' filmmaker has returned to the horror franchise after sitting out 2007's '28 Weeks Later', Garland explained he had left the franchise after 2002's '28 Days Later' because he "couldn't be in a cynical mindset" to make '28 Years Later'. He explained to The Playlist: "It was this. '28 Days Later' was a very uncynical film. It had a punk sensibility. And in order to make a follow-up to it, you couldn't be in a cynical mindset. "There's various reasons why that wouldn't have worked. And enough time had passed [with us]. There was a key idea that felt tonally correct to what we did 20-something years ago." '28 Years Later' will follow Jamie (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and Isla (Jodie Comer) as they leave their tight-knit island community after their 12-year-old son Spike (Alfie Williams) embarks on a coming-of-age journey beyond the safety of the island, forcing the family to come face-to-face with the Rage Virus. The blockbuster - which releases in June - will kick off the series' first trilogy, with the second entry '28 Years Later Part II: The Bone Temple' due to arrive in cinemas next year. While Garland confirmed he had written the scripts for '28 Years Later' and 'The Bone Temple', he did not reveal if he would also work on the upcoming third movie. The writer previously explained it felt like the "natural form" of '28 Years Later' was a trilogy. During an interview with Empire magazine, he said: "This is very narratively ambitious. Danny and I understood that. "We tried to condense it, but its natural form felt like a trilogy." Boyle added that the '28 Years Later' movies would be a "wholly different approach" to what had been seen with '28 Days Later' and '28 Weeks Later'. The filmmaker teased: "It was about what that 28 years gives you." While '28 Years Later' will mark a new era for the horror franchise, producer Andrew Macdonald confirmed Cillian Murphy - who starred as protagonist Jim in '28 Days Later' - wouldn't be in the movie, but would serve as executive producer. Macdonald said: "We wanted [Murphy] to be involved and he wanted to be involved. He is not in the first film, but I'm hoping there will be some Jim somewhere along the line. "He's involved at the moment as an executive producer, and I would hope we can work with him in some way in the future in the trilogy."
