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Time of India
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
‘Breaking Bad' actor Aaron Paul joins the cast for the new psychological thriller ‘The Midnight Pool'
Aaron Paul joins the cast of 'The Midnight Pool' Aaron Paul talks about his new role as 'Johnny Black' Actor Aaron Paul , who's best known for his roles in ' Breaking Bad ', 'Better Call Saul', and 'Need for Speed', recently signed to star in another possibly hit movie. The actor has joined hands with director James McTeigue for his next film, ' The Midnight Pool '.Aaron Paul has officially signed on to become the lead of McTeigue's latest blockbuster and psychological thriller film 'The Midnight Pool', as reported by 2022 script comes from the Black List archives and centres around a journalist named Johnny Black (played by Aaron Paul) whose life turns upside down after a major tragedy hits him. He is then led into an elite and completely exclusive society that sends him on a trip of facing the demons from his past as well as the hellish future that he's become a part actor shared more insights about how he feels about the film and how he got signed for the role of the journalist. The actor shared that as soon as the script came to him, he knew he had to act in shared that 'The world created by Jonathan Easley (writer of the film) stayed with me long after I put the script down. The idea of James holding the reins to tell this story got me extremely excited to tackle this world with him. We sat down in my backyard and spoke for hours about the love of filmmaking. After that meeting, it was very clear we both wanted to lean in. I am such a huge admirer of James, and I feel truly blessed to be on this journey with him and the rest of the team.'
Time of India
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
I'm always gonna be a student and a fan: A$AP Rocky shares fan love for Denzel Washington
American rapper A$AP Rocky is set to share screen with actor Denzel Washington in the upcoming film 'Highest 2 Lowest'. The film will have a premiere in Cannes in May 2025. The rapper shared his fan love for Denzel Washington, saying that no matter how successful he becomes, he will always be a "fan" and a "student" of the an interview with Variety, rapper and actor Rocky shared his experience working with Denzel Washington. He called it a "dream come true" moment of his life."It was like a dream come true. But trust me, it was difficult to not fan out every millisecond of the duration. It was crazy -- it's Denzel, man. I don't give a f*** how successful [I am]: I'm always gonna be a student and a fan of certain people, and I'm always going to give them their flowers. I'm never going to be too big to be able to say that I had to hold my composure from not fanning out," said Rocky as quoted by Highest 2 Lowest stars Denzel Washington, Ilfenesh Hadera, Jeffrey Wright, Ice Spice (in her film debut), and ASAP Rocky in the lead roles. The movie is directed by Spike preparation for his role in the film, A$AP Rocky said he considers himself a "method actor" and he tried to make his character as "realistic" as possible, as stated by Variety."I read it (script). Spike was open to me creating my character. I'm a Method actor -- I've gotta embody this person. So wearing different hats -- like fatherhood and all that other stuff -- there's only so much time you've got, right? So I needed this guy to be realistic. His name was MC Microphone Checka -- like microphone check, 1, 2, 1, 2 -- and I said, "No, he's Yung Felon. Spike is OK with allowing collective ideas. It was a blessing for him to be so receptive and open-minded to my ideas. He shut down a lot, and he fucked with a lot," said Rocky as quoted by Variety.A$ap Rocky attended the Met Gala 2025 with his wife Rihanna on Monday (early Tuesday) in New York.
