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Daily Mail
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Celebrity dentist kills himself at a casino - leaving his widow with a shocking burden... Plus, the secret past of new society queen bee - and a missing socialite rocks up at The Royal: THE GROUP CHAT
Widow's burden after dentist kills himself at Crown Her reputation as the go-to injector for Perth 's social elite means she has clients reaching as far afield as Sydney's eastern suburbs.
Times
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Times
The Merry Widow review — a mafia rewrite hits the target
Scottish Opera happened to choose the warmest day of the year so far to launch its miniature season of operetta, but the coincidence was apt, because it's hard to imagine a more sunlit, summery experience than this new production of The Merry Widow. This co-production with D'Oyly Carte and Opera Holland Park is the Widow as we haven't seen her. John Savournin's staging translates the action to the 1950s world of the New York mafia where Don Zeta needs his mafioso family to get its hands on Hanna Glawari's fortune before it falls into the hands of their mob rivals, so he gives Danilo, his consigliere, the job of marrying her. It works remarkably well because Savournin appreciates that the key to a successful
Perth Now
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Thunderbolts* star Florence Pugh ‘grateful' to play ‘struggling and suffering' Yelena Belova
Florence Pugh is 'grateful' to have been given the opportunity to play 'someone who was struggling and was suffering' in 'Thunderbolts*'. The 29-year-old actress has reprised her role as Widow agent Yelena Belova in the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) blockbuster, and has now said she is thankful to have been given the chance to play a character who tackles depression and loneliness. Speaking with Collider, Pugh said: 'I loved that I was allowed to play someone who was struggling and was suffering. That, to me, is what I'm grateful that I get to put my mark on where we're going with the MCU. 'We got to make a movie that feels textually different. It feels strange because it is. It's a movie that isn't about the usual baddies versus goodies. 'It's actually about something very common, and it hopefully has many different parts of it that we can all see ourselves in, and that's a very cool honour to have to be a part of a movie like this.' The 'Dune: Part Two' star added she wanted to 'create a woman that maybe we weren't expecting' with Yelena. She explained: 'I didn't want her to be a silhouette. I wanted her to be unique and bizarre and excited for life, and have strange timing and be strangely comic.' 'Thunderbolts*' will be the third time fans get to see Yelena in action, with the character previously appearing in 20221's 'Black Widow' and the Disney+ show 'Hawkeye', and Pugh admitted the Widow agent has 'lost that excitement' seen in her first two outings in 'Thunderbolts*'. She said: 'I think all of the charms that I loved about her in Black Widow and Hawkeye, we don't really see that in her in 'Thunderbolts*'. 'She's still funny in her own way, but she's lost that excitement, and I loved that I was allowed to do that.' 'Thunderbolts*' - which also stars Sebastian Stan, David Harbour, Wyatt Russell and Julia Louis-Dreyfus - follows the mismatched team of former villains and anti-heroes who band together for a covert mission, only to discover they've been set up and must fight for their own survival. Pugh debuted as Yelena opposite Scarlett Johansson's Natasha Romanoff in 'Black Widow', and the actress is thankful that the character remains so closely connected to her big sister, who heroically died in 'Avengers: Endgame'. The 'We Live in Time' star said: 'Natasha was her hero and her idol. She's her big sister. 'Even when she was angry at her, she never stopped loving her. So, the idea that she's gone and she never got to have that relationship that she finally got back in 'Black Widow'? If I hadn't been able to play this beat, I would've been p***** off because it's natural instincts. 'You've got to allow these characters to be human. You've got to allow them to feel. And also, the fans wouldn't have liked it.'
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Korea Herald
22-04-2025
- Politics
- Korea Herald
[Kim Seong-kon] Out of the 'Badlands' and into a 'Dreamland'
These days, we are witnessing some extraordinary global crises: territorial disputes, trade wars and ideological clashes. Many of us are worried about severe inflation and the sharp increase in prices. Others are concerned about the worldwide decline of democracy and the prospect of Orwellian societies looming everywhere. Suffice to say, many of us feel that our future has become nebulous and grim. Recently, I watched a television drama that mirrors our present and foretells our possible future. It was a 2015 American TV series titled 'Into the Badlands,' a futuristic, post-apocalyptic drama that depicts the world five hundred years from now after it is completely ruined by war. The narrator says, 'They destroyed themselves because they had no way to control the power they unleashed.' In the drama, human beings have degenerated into primitive tribes who fight with swords and crossbows. In a territory called the Badlands, several feudal states have developed, ruled by tyrannical barons. People there live in an authoritarian society that demands absolute loyalty to their baron, who seeks total power and control. Among the states, there are endless territorial disputes, trade wars over drugs and fuel, and ideological conflicts. Naturally, the states are divided by an 'us and them' mentality of antagonism toward one another. 'The Badlands' presciently depicts the predicament of our world today. The Widow, one of the barons, leads an antifeudal campaign and opens her territory as a sanctuary for escapees from other states. To accomplish her grand cause, however, she cannot avoid battles with other barons and thus causes many warriors to die. Then one day, she wonders, 'I told myself it was for the greater good. But what if it wasn't? What if I've become the monster I swore to defend them from?' Our ideologically oriented politicians should ask themselves the same question, because they do not seem to hesitate to sacrifice others for their ideologies, which they believe are for the 'greater good.' They also believe 'the ends justify the means' and that collateral damage is inevitable in the pursuit of a grand cause. Such firm convictions eventually lead to a self-righteousness that makes them believe they are always right, whatever they do. Indeed, when fighting a tyrant, it is easy to become a tyrant oneself. In "Badlands," there are those who have dark energy inside them that turns them into black-eyed, ferocious killing machines when they get angry or see their own blood spilled. Blinded by hate, they attack others in madness. Naturally, the barons want to use these people as lethal weapons to win wars with other states. Originally, this ability was considered a 'gift' for healing the injured, but they mistook it for a tool for revenge. In our real world, we can also find people who become easily enraged and vengeful when provoked or offended. Such extremists are prone to manipulation by belligerent politicians. The Totemists and some other people in the Badlands believe there is a utopian city called Azra outside the Badlands. Thus, they set out on a journey to find the mythical city. Their leader is a pseudoreligious man called the Pilgrim, who is, in fact, another self-righteous, power-wielding tyrant who pretends that he is both God and the Messiah. He calls himself a liberator and savior, while condemning others as 'heretics.' He does not tolerate differences and kills those who do not believe in him. Under the pretext of rebuilding the lost utopian city, he and his black-eyed warriors attack the Badlands and massacre innocent people. His religion has become a dogmatic ideology. The Pilgrim reminds us of some of our political leaders whose ideologies have become religions to them. The series illustrates that choosing the wrong leader destroys not only our lives but also our country. The wrong leader can be either an autocratic tyrant or a phony preacher who deludes himself that he can resuscitate an already failed and obsolete ideology that he believes will save the world. Both will take us down the wrong path, and we all will have to suffer the consequences. In 'Badlands,' people do not welcome pregnancy because they see a bleak future. However, the Widow, who is pregnant, decides to give birth to her baby because 'children can be a new beginning.' Sagely, she says, 'We should teach our children not to make the same mistakes we made.' These days, the world seems to be turning into the Badlands. Young people are reluctant to have children because of the uncertain future, and their elders either hate and fight one another out of prejudice or join the 'panic buying' madness, worrying about drastic rises in prices. As a result, we feel that we are going through another pandemic frenzy. Indeed, fears, ideologies and racial biases in our world are as contagious and harmful as the COVID-19 virus. Nevertheless, we will overcome this crisis, too -- and prevail. We should build a Dreamland for our children, instead of stumbling mindlessly into the nightmarish Badlands.
Yahoo
11-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘The Big Bang Theory's John Ross Bowie To Join Max Spinoff, Reprising Barry Kripke Role
EXCLUSIVE: Gweat news for woyaw Big Bang fans: another popular character from the hit CBS sitcom is poised to return for the upcoming spinoff on Max. John Ross Bowie, who played plasma physicist Barry Kripke on The Big Bang Theory, is joining fellow alums Kevin Sussman (Stuart Bloom), Brian Posehn (Bert Kibbler) and Lauren Lapkus (Denise) on the offshoot from franchise boss Chuck Lorre and Warner Bros. Television. Since the project is still in development and has not been officially greenlighted, Bowie — just like Sussman, Posehn and Lapkus — has signed a WBTV talent holding deal with the purpose of starring in the proposed offshoot. More from Deadline 2025 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Cable & Streaming Jake & Logan Paul To Star In New Reality Series For Max; Watch Teaser Michael Crichton's Widow & Warner Bros Discovery's Battle Over 'The Pitt' Sees Judge Offer "Soft" Punt On Breach-Of-Contract Suit As Deadline reported exclusively in December, Big Bang co-creator Lorre has recruited feature writer Zak Penn and fellow Big Bang co-creator Bill Prady for the spinoff, with the trio co-writing the script and set to executive produce the single-camera series. Bowie was a mainstay on the original series. His character Barry Kripke quickly became a fan favorite when it was introduced in Season 2 and continued to recur for the rest of the series' 12-season run. A Caltech plasma physicist and string theorist, Kripke was known for relentlessly teasing his colleagues — with most of his barbs directed at his string theorist rival Sheldon (Jim Parsosn) — and for his distinct speech pattern. He has rhotacism, pronouncing 'r' and 'l' as 'w', making him sound a bit like a cartoon character. The addition of his recurring role on Big Bang, Bowie starred on the ABC comedy series Speechless. He also recurred on another Chuck Lorre CBS comedy, United States of Al. His feature credits include Jumanji: The Next Level. Bowie, who is a regular performer at The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles and New York, is repped by Innovative Artists. Best of Deadline Everything We Know About Christopher Nolan's Next Film – 'The Odyssey': Release Date, Cast And More 2025 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Oscars, Spirits, Grammys, Tonys, Guilds & More 2024 Hollywood & Media Deaths: Photo Gallery & Obituaries
