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Forbes
24-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Mantel's‘Wolf Hall,' With Stars Rylance And Lewis, Returns To PBS
LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 04: (L to R) Joss Porter, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Kate Phillips, Damian Lewis, Will Tudor and Charlie Rowe attend a photocall for "Wolf Hall: The Mirror And The Light" at BFI Southbank on November 4, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Alan Chapman/Dave Benett/WireImage) Academy Award winner Mark Rylance is returning in his BAFTA-winning role of Thomas Cromwell, with Emmy Award winner Damian Lewis returning as King Henry VIII, alongside Academy Award nominee Jonathan Pryce as Cardinal Wolsey, Kate Phillips as Henry VIII's third wife, Jane Seymour, and Lilit Lesser as Princess Mary, the daughter of Henry and his first wife, Catherine of Aragon. New cast members are Harriet Walter as Lady Margaret Pole and Timothy Spall as the Duke of Norfolk Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light traces the final four years of Cromwell's life, completing his journey from self-made man to the most feared, influential figure of his time. Masterpiece described Cromwell 'as complex as he is unforgettable: a politician and a fixer, a diplomat and a father, a man who both defied and defined his age.' Series director Peter Kosminsky said, 'The Mirror and the Light picks up exactly where Wolf Hall ended, with the execution of Henry VIII's second wife, Anne Boleyn. I'm overjoyed to be able to reunite the extraordinary cast we were lucky enough to assemble for Wolf Hall, led by the brilliant Mark Rylance and Damian Lewis, with the original creative team of Gavin Finney (director of photography), Pat Campbell (designer) and Joanna Eatwell (costume designer). We are all determined to complete what we started, and to honor the final novel written by one of the greatest literary figures of our age, Hilary Mantel.' Colin Callender, CEO of Playground Entertainment, a producer of the series, said, 'Following the success of the BAFTA and Golden Globe-winning original television adaptation of the first two books in Hilary Mantel's acclaimed Wolf Hall trilogy, we are thrilled and honored that, nine years later, we have been able reunite Peter Kosminsky and his brilliant team, in front of and behind the camera, to bring Thomas Cromwell 's final chapter to the screen. Intimate, thrilling, and deeply moving, The Mirror and the Light shines a fresh light on the politics of power and the personal price paid by those who wield it. Cromwell's story is as contemporary as ever, a story of loyalty and betrayal that just happens to be about people 500 years ago.' In an interview with Callendar said Kosminsky had collected 'extensive notes' from conversations he had with Mantel about the new series before her death in 2022. 'We are honoring her approach to the story,' he explained. He said the sequel was shot entirely on location, in various Tudor castles and stately homes all over England, where the sequel's story actually really took place. He said the sequel 'is really about a man who's looking back at the decisions he's made, assessing the things he thinks he did right and things he may have done wrong. It's a story that everyone can relate to. It's about where is your life going? That's the sort of emotional journey everyone of us goes through at some point in our lives.'
Yahoo
22-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
ITV and BBC could not afford to make Adolescence, Wolf Hall director says
Wolf Hall director Peter Kosminsky has said there is 'no way' the BBC and ITV could afford to make Netflix hit Adolescence. The crime drama, which stars This Is England actor Stephen Graham as the father of a boy accused of killing a classmate, had more than 100 extras and had each of the episodes filmed in a continuous single shot. The four-part limited series, made near Pontefract in West Yorkshire, has received backing from Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, and creators Graham and Jack Thorne have accepted an invitation to a parliamentary meeting by Labour MP Josh McAlister to discuss online safety with MPs. It has prompted a number of conversations around so-called incel (involuntary celibate) culture, which has been blamed for leading to misogyny online, and bullying using social media. Kosminsky previously revealed he took a pay cut along with actor Sir Mark Rylance so they could conclude Dame Hilary Mantel's epic historical work with Wolf Hall: The Mirror And The Light on the BBC last year. He told BBC current affairs programme Newsnight that after working for 45 years in the industry, public broadcasting is facing its first 'existential crisis' of his long career. Kosminsky added that American streaming companies have pushed up prices so the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 'can't afford to make dramas like Wolf Hall anymore' or programmes such as ITV's Mr Bates Vs The Post Office and Hillsborough. He also said that Adolescence is a 'fantastic programme', but Netflix would not make the show if it was not successful outside the UK. Kosminsky also said that streamers would not make issue-led dramas such as Mr Bates Vs The Post Office as they are too British focused. 'I think the BBC or ITV would wish to make Adolescence, but let's be absolutely clear, there is no way they could make it at the moment,' he added. 'Because the cost of making it has increased radically, directly as a result of the streamers coming and making their programmes here. Nobody disputes that.' Earlier this year, Kosminsky called the finance of public broadcasters 'insufficient to make high-end TV drama in 2024/5 – in the inflated cost environment created here by the streamers' in a letter to MPs. In a submission to MPs in the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, he called for making 5% of streaming income part of a UK 'cultural fund' that would finance 'exclusively for high-end drama of specific interest to UK audiences but which doesn't necessarily have cross-border appeal'. 'A British TV (body), with its self-financing cultural fund, would be brought into existence entirely to address this market failure. Its criterion wouldn't be profit, it would be excellence,' he also said. 'And our culture would be the richer for it.' Mr Bates Vs The Post Office, which saw a number of its actors take pay cuts, made more people aware of subpostmasters being wrongfully prosecuted, and sparked the Government to take more action on getting the workers compensation. The original Wolf Hall series won Baftas for best drama series and a best actor gong for Oscar winner Sir Mark, was nominated for multiple Emmys, and picked up the best limited TV series award at the Golden Globes. The Mirror And The Light, based on the final book by Dame Hilary, who died in 2022 aged 70, sees Sir Mark return as the adviser Thomas Cromwell along with Damian Lewis as King Henry VIII. Kosminsky, who is known for the Hollywood drama White Oleander, is currently working on a three-part BBC drama series about Grenfell.
The Independent
22-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
ITV and BBC could not afford to make Adolescence, Wolf Hall director says
Wolf Hall director Peter Kosminsky has said there is 'no way' the BBC and ITV could afford to make Netflix hit Adolescence. The crime drama, which stars This Is England actor Stephen Graham as the father of a boy accused of killing a classmate, had more than 100 extras and had each of the episodes filmed in a continuous single shot. The four-part limited series, made near Pontefract in West Yorkshire, has received backing from Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, and creators Graham and Jack Thorne have accepted an invitation to a parliamentary meeting by Labour MP Josh McAlister to discuss online safety with MPs. It has prompted a number of conversations around so-called incel (involuntary celibate) culture, which has been blamed for leading to misogyny online, and bullying using social media. Kosminsky previously revealed he took a pay cut along with actor Sir Mark Rylance so they could conclude Dame Hilary Mantel's epic historical work with Wolf Hall: The Mirror And The Light on the BBC last year. He told BBC current affairs programme Newsnight that after working for 45 years in the industry, public broadcasting is facing its first 'existential crisis' of his long career. Kosminsky added that American streaming companies have pushed up prices so the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 'can't afford to make dramas like Wolf Hall anymore' or programmes such as ITV's Mr Bates Vs The Post Office and Hillsborough. He also said that Adolescence is a 'fantastic programme', but Netflix would not make the show if it was not successful outside the UK. Kosminsky also said that streamers would not make issue-led dramas such as Mr Bates Vs The Post Office as they are too British focused. 'I think the BBC or ITV would wish to make Adolescence, but let's be absolutely clear, there is no way they could make it at the moment,' he added. 'Because the cost of making it has increased radically, directly as a result of the streamers coming and making their programmes here. Nobody disputes that.' Earlier this year, Kosminsky called the finance of public broadcasters 'insufficient to make high-end TV drama in 2024/5 – in the inflated cost environment created here by the streamers' in a letter to MPs. In a submission to MPs in the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, he called for making 5% of streaming income part of a UK 'cultural fund' that would finance 'exclusively for high-end drama of specific interest to UK audiences but which doesn't necessarily have cross-border appeal'. 'A British TV (body), with its self-financing cultural fund, would be brought into existence entirely to address this market failure. Its criterion wouldn't be profit, it would be excellence,' he also said. 'And our culture would be the richer for it.' Mr Bates Vs The Post Office, which saw a number of its actors take pay cuts, made more people aware of subpostmasters being wrongfully prosecuted, and sparked the Government to take more action on getting the workers compensation. The original Wolf Hall series won Baftas for best drama series and a best actor gong for Oscar winner Sir Mark, was nominated for multiple Emmys, and picked up the best limited TV series award at the Golden Globes. The Mirror And The Light, based on the final book by Dame Hilary, who died in 2022 aged 70, sees Sir Mark return as the adviser Thomas Cromwell along with Damian Lewis as King Henry VIII. Kosminsky, who is known for the Hollywood drama White Oleander, is currently working on a three-part BBC drama series about Grenfell.
