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8 hours ago
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- Yahoo
Alexis Bledel Recalls Her ‘Deeply Upsetting' Story on ‘Handmaid's Tale' in Rare Interview
After taking a step back from acting, Alexis Bledel gave a rare interview in which she reflected on her last role before her hiatus. Bledel, 43, discussed her time on The Handmaid's Tale with The Hollywood Reporter on Thursday, May 22, ahead of the show's series finale, saying, 'I was actually offered the role [of Emily] and when I read the pilot script, I immediately said yes. Somehow, [creator] Bruce [Miller] just knew I had Ofglen in me.' Bledel broke down the difficult story lines written for her character, who faced sexual abuse amid upheaval in Gilead. 'It was deeply upsetting to even imagine Emily going through something like that," she added. "Being captured, powerless, with no say over her body." Miller weighed in on how The Handmaid's Tale explored controversial topics, adding, 'Every time I thought Hulu would balk at a controversial story line, they didn't. It's a story of a society that's built on rape. You're going to show sexual assault because that's what it's built on." 'The Handmaid's Tale' Cast: See the Hulu Show's Stars Then and Now He continued: "I'm trying to minimize what we see and maximize what we feel. You don't need to be there to see what happened to poor Emily, but when we show the impact, that should be real. So real that you think you saw it.' Bledel's insight comes after the actress stepped away from Hollywood. She previously surprised The Handmaid's Tale viewers when she announced her exit after season 4. "After much thought, I felt I had to step away from The Handmaid's Tale at this time," she told Variety in a 2022 statement. "I am forever grateful to [executive producer] Bruce Miller for writing such truthful and resonant scenes for Emily, and to Hulu, MGM, the cast and crew for their support." Despite Bledel's character no longer being on the show, fans have still wondered whether she could return ahead of the series finale. Miller addressed the possibility during an interview with Us Weekly in April, "I don't know who that is. ... I'm just kidding." Breaking Down Biggest Differences Between 'The Handmaid's Tale' TV Show and Margaret Atwood's Book Miller dodged the question but did hint at some surprises. "There are so many people who I wish came back," he added. "We've had such good luck with our guest stars just as people and how wonderful they are. But I don't want to blow anything." In addition to her rare interview, Bledel recently signed on to narrate the audiobook for the 50th anniversary edition of Natalie Babbitt's novel Tuck Everlasting. 'It has been an amazing experience to revisit this world,' Bledel said in a statement earlier this month. 'Tuck Everlasting holds a special place in my heart, having played Winnie Foster in the film many years ago. Narrating this beloved story for its 50th anniversary edition is a wonderful journey back into a tale that challenges us to think about what it truly means to live a meaningful life.'
The Irish Sun
3 days ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Heartache as Leaving Cert student, 18, dies in Kerry swimming tragedy & tributes pour for ‘witty & smart' schoolboy
AN 18-year-old Leaving Certificate student has sadly died following a swimming accident in Co Kerry last weekend. Luke Silles passed away in hospital yesterday after he was rendered unconscious in the water following an accident at the pier in Fenit Village while swimming last Saturday. Advertisement It is understood he was enjoying the good weather when the incident took place. He was retrieved from the water and transported to the It is understood he had been in an induced coma since the accident. The 18-year-old was a sixth-year student at CBS The Green in Tralee, who was preparing himself for the upcoming Advertisement READ MORE ON NEWS He played Luke was well-known by students at The Green and was highly regarded by both staff and students. He is survived by his parents, Tony and Paula, his siblings, Oran and Aimee and a wide circle of friends and extended family. Funeral details will be announced soon. Advertisement Most read in Irish News Breaking Exclusive Exclusive Since the tragic news of his passing, tributes have started to flood social media pages, with one teacher saying how he was "a bright spirit leave a mark on everyone he meets". His local club, Ballymacelligott GAA, said: "The sun set in a black cloud last evening as our community mourned the loss of our beloved Luke Silles "Luke was sporting, witty, smart and roguish. He was called early by our creator at just 18 years of age. "His family and our club have been denied a great man. Rest in peace Luke." Advertisement The club stated that it will halt all further media until the funeral as a mark of respect to the grieving family, who are heavily involved with the club. A spokesperson for Tralee Dynamos football club said: "It is with great sadness to us all here at Tralee Dynamos AFC to hear of the sad passing of club member and Youths player, Luke Silles. "Luke, who had graduated from the Club Academy Ranks at the young age of 9, went on to represent our club at all age groups, with great pride and distinction. "An honest and unassuming young teenager, Luke forged strong and close relationships with all those around him." Advertisement 'HE WILL BE REMEMBERED' In a statement issued this afternoon to Radio Kerry, a spokesperson for CBS The Green school said: "Today CBS The Green and the surrounding community are coming to terms with the passing of our student Luke Silles. "Our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with his parents, Tony and Paula, his brother and sister, Oran and Aimee, his extended family and large circle of friends. No words can capture our sense of loss and pain at this time. Our hearts are broken. "Luke was a very popular student at The Green and was highly regarded by both staff and students. He was kind, gentle, thoughtful, good-humoured, cared deeply for all and engaged positively with everyone. He had a kind word and a smile for all he met. "He loved sport and representing our school. He played football for The Green and was part of the team that won the Br. Taft competition in 2022. In the same year, he was part of the soccer team that won the U-15 Kingdom Cup. Advertisement "Luke was preparing for his Leaving Certificate examination alongside his classmates and always showed gratitude for the guidance given. "Luke Silles encapsulated the spirit of The Green. The loss of Luke is deeply felt by all who knew him, but he will be remembered for the light he brought to our lives." 1 Luke Silles tragically passed away after a swimming accident in Kerry Credit: Facebook
Time of India
5 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Breaking News Live Updates: Pakistan poses threat not only to India but to the whole world: Rajeev Rai
23 May 2025 | 06:57:33 AM IST Breaking News Live Updates: The leaders from India's all-party delegation to Russia expressed their firm commitment to representing India's stance on fighting terrorism and hailed Russia's support. Breaking News Live Updates: The leaders from India's all-party delegation to Russia expressed their firm commitment to representing India's stance on fighting terrorism and hailed Russia's Party leader Rajeev Rai spoke to ANI and said, "Russia is our historical friend, standing by side in every situation... Pakistan poses a threat not only to India but to the whole world because there is no such terrorist incident in the world where the strings don't lead to Pakistan".Calling Russia a special friend of India, Rai said that the delegation has come with evidence. He added, "It is important for everyone to isolate Pakistan."While speaking to ANI, DMK MP Kanimozhi said, "We all know that Russia has been a strategic partner, and we've always worked together on diplomatic issues... The heads of our states have always worked together when it comes to important issues, whether it's of global importance or which is of interest to India and Russia. So it becomes very important at this point to reach out to Russia when we have been facing terror attacks time and again, and we've lost 26 lives in India."She shared that MPs from across the country and from different parties have been sent to represent India's stand against terrorism and explain our position to the world. Show more Grabbing her daughter's feeble arm, Asmaa al-Arja pulls a shirt over the 2-year-old's protruding ribs and swollen belly. The child lies on a hospital bed, heaving, then wails uncontrollably, throwing her arms around her own shoulders as if to console herself. This isn't the first time Mayar has been in a Gaza hospital battling malnutrition, yet this 17-day stint is the longest. She has celiac disease, an autoimmune disorder that means she can't eat gluten and requires special food. But there's little left for her to eat in the embattled enclave after 19 months of war and Israel's punishing blockade, and she can't digest what's available."She needs diapers, soy milk and she needs special food. This is not available because of border closures. If it's available, it is expensive, I can't afford it," her mother said as she sat next to Mayar at Nasser Hospital in Khan is among the more than 9,000 children who have been treated for malnutrition this year, according to the U.N. children's agency, and food security experts say tens of thousands of cases are expected in the coming year. The high-level all-party delegation led by Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Eknath Shinde participated in an interaction event with the Indian community in the UAE, where the members shared the 'New India' and the 'new normal' which has emerged after the dastardly Pahalgam terror attack and subsequent Operation Sindoor launched in the interaction event, BJD MP Sasmit Patra shared that Operation Sindoor highlighted India's response towards terrorism. He said, "We will ensure more than 100 terrorists die for what you're doing. This is the new India."Speaking about the all-party delegations going across the world to convey India's message, Sasmit Patra said, "This is the new India where we will not allow political differences that various political parties are sitting together but we're speaking one language, one voice, one thought and one idea- India".He added that India is going around the world to take the message across. He said that India is showcasing the truth and "...we are going to speak it face to face across the table... within the last 30 days, so much has happened. I'm pretty sure in the next 300 days, more things will happen. I can assure you of that." Walt Disney's movie studio has postponed the release of the next two installments in Marvel's blockbuster "Avengers" series, the company said on Thursday."Avengers: Doomsday" now will come out on December 18, 2026, about seven months later than its previous date of May 1. "Doomsday" will bring Robert Downey Jr. back to the franchise as the villain, Doctor also moved "Avengers: Secret Wars" to December 17, 2027 from May 2, 2027. The District Reserve Guard (DRG) jawans celebrated the operation, in which 27 naxals were neutralised, including the general secretary of the banned Maoist organisation, the videos, the personnel were seen dancing and celebrating the operation's success among each other. Despite the rain, personnel enjoyed the splashes and danced to songs by playing with relatives of the DRG personnel welcomed them with arti and chanted "Bharat Mata ki Jai."The Inspector General (IG) of Bastar Range in Chhattisgarh, P Sundarraj, on Thursday said CPI (Maoist) general secretary Basavaraju, who was killed in an encounter on Wedenesday, had an active role in the planning of many Naxalite attacks on security forces and people's representatives, and termed his killing a great achievement in the anti-Naxal operation. The leaders from India's all-party delegation to Russia expressed their firm commitment to representing India's stance on fighting terrorism and hailed Russia's Party leader Rajeev Rai spoke to ANI and said, "Russia is our historical friend, standing by side in every situation... Pakistan poses a threat not only to India but to the whole world because there is no such terrorist incident in the world where the strings don't lead to Pakistan".Calling Russia a special friend of India, Rai said that the delegation has come with evidence. He added, "It is important for everyone to isolate Pakistan."While speaking to ANI, DMK MP Kanimozhi said, "We all know that Russia has been a strategic partner, and we've always worked together on diplomatic issues... The heads of our states have always worked together when it comes to important issues, whether it's of global importance or which is of interest to India and Russia. So it becomes very important at this point to reach out to Russia when we have been facing terror attacks time and again, and we've lost 26 lives in India."She shared that MPs from across the country and from different parties have been sent to represent India's stand against terrorism and explain our position to the world.
Time of India
6 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Breaking News Live Updates: 'Serious' accident at N. Korea warship launch ceremony: state media
22 May 2025 | 06:37:59 AM IST Breaking News Live Updates: A major accident occurred at a launch ceremony for a new North Korean naval destroyer, state media reported Thursday, with leader Kim Jong Un saying the mishap was a "criminal act". Breaking News Live Updates: A major accident occurred at a launch ceremony for a new North Korean naval destroyer, state media reported Thursday, with leader Kim Jong Un saying the mishap was a "criminal act".At a ceremony to launch a new 5,000-ton destroyer in the eastern port city of Chongjin on Wednesday "a serious accident occurred," the official Korean Central News Agency "inexperienced command and operational carelessness" during the launch, which was being observed by Kim, KCNA said there was a mishap which left "some sections of the warship's bottom crushed". It said the accident managed to "destroy the balance of the warship." Show more Here's what BJP MP Atul Garg said before leaving for his four-nation visit as part of India's diplomatic outreach under 'Operation Sindoor' and efforts to further expose Pakistan-sponsored terrorism:"The delegation will not merely make statements, we will answer all the questions of the people. We will explain that, like any other country, India has the right to retaliate against any act of terrorism committed against us." Israel's military said Thursday it had downed a missile fired from Yemen, from where Huthi rebels have regularly launched attacks they say are in response to Israel's offensive in Gaza."Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in several areas in central Israel, a missile launched from Yemen was intercepted," a military statement Magen David Adom emergency service said no one was hurt by the launch itself, while one man was hurt while seeking Iran-backed Huthis have regularly fired missiles and drones at Israel since the Gaza war broke out in October 2023, following a Hamas attack on Huthis paused their attacks during a two-month ceasefire in the war that ended in March, but resumed them after Israel restarted its campaign in the besieged territory. Pope Leo XIV called Wednesday for humanitarian aid to reach the Gaza Strip and for an end to the 'heartbreaking' toll on its people, as he presided over his first general audience in St. Peter's Vatican said that around 40,000 people were on hand for the audience, which came just days after an estimated 200,000 people attended the inaugural Mass on Sunday for history's first American the former Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago, began the audience with a tour through the piazza in the popemobile and stopped to bless several babies. In addressing specific greetings to different groups of pilgrims, Leo spoke in his native English, his fluent Spanish as well as the traditional Italian of the papacy.'I renew my heartfelt appeal to allow the entrance of dignified humanitarian aid to Gaza and to put an end to the hostilities whose heartbreaking price is being paid by children, the elderly and sick people,' he said. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met billionaire Elon Musk at the Pentagon on Wednesday, officials said, the second known time the close ally of President Donald Trump has visited the department's March, Musk, whose businesses have a number of Defense Department contracts, was granted an unprecedented top-level meeting at the Pentagon."The Secretary met with Elon Musk and other members of the X AI team this morning," Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said in a statement."The Department of Defense is committed to engaging with AI industry CEOs to ensure our warfighters are equipped to face 21st century threats," Parnell added. President Donald Trump used a White House meeting to forcefully confront South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, accusing the country of failing to address Trump's baseless claim of the systematic killing of white even dimmed the lights of the Oval Office to play a video of a far-left politician chanting a song that includes the lyrics 'kill the farmer.' He also leafed through news articles to underscore his point, saying the country's white farmers have faced 'death, death, death, horrible death.'Trump had already cut all U.S. assistance to South Africa and welcomed several dozen white South African farmers to the U.S. as refugees as he pressed the case that a 'genocide' is underway in the country. Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai emphasised that ever since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has come to power, the security forces have been fighting "strongly" against further asserted that the government has requested the Naxals to cast aside violence and come back to mainstream life. They will be given justice and the government will do their further added that Naxals have begun to surrender in large numbers and the operation which was conducted recently has been the biggest so far. The U.N. said Wednesday it was trying to get the desperately needed aid that has entered Gaza this week into the hands of Palestinians amid delays because of fears of looting and Israeli military restrictions. Israeli strikes pounded the territory, killing at least 86 people, according to Gaza's Health Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the country is days away from implementing a new aid system in Gaza that has come under heavy international criticism. He said Israel later plans to create a 'sterile zone' there, free of Hamas, where the population, which has repeatedly evacuated and relocated throughout the war, would be moved and receive renewed ceasefire talks appearing to make little progress, Netanyahu said he will end the war only if Hamas releases all hostages and steps down from power — and if President Donald Trump's plan to relocate the territory's population outside Gaza is implemented. The Palestinians, along with nearly all of the international community, have rejected Trump's plan to empty Gaza of its Palestinian population and place the territory under U.S. control. President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was considering selling off US mortgage-backing giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac almost two decades after they were brought under government control during a global financial move, if confirmed, could resolve an issue that has dogged administrations as far back as Barack Obama's, offering possible dividends for investors, but risking driving up borrowing rates for homebuyers."I am giving very serious consideration to bringing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac public," Trump wrote on his Truth Social website."I will be speaking with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, and the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, William Pulte, among others, and will be making a decision in the near future. A major accident occurred at a launch ceremony for a new North Korean naval destroyer, state media reported Thursday, with leader Kim Jong Un saying the mishap was a "criminal act".At a ceremony to launch a new 5,000-ton destroyer in the eastern port city of Chongjin on Wednesday "a serious accident occurred," the official Korean Central News Agency "inexperienced command and operational carelessness" during the launch, which was being observed by Kim, KCNA said there was a mishap which left "some sections of the warship's bottom crushed".It said the accident managed to "destroy the balance of the warship."
Elle
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Elle
'Big Tit Energy': Kristen Stewart Talks Breaking the Rules with 'The Chronology of Water' at Cannes
Beneath the blazing Côte d'Azur sun, on a terrace as red as her conviction, Kristen Stewart lit a match under the old rules of filmmaking. Ahead of the Cannes premiere of her directorial debut, The Chronology of Water - an uncompromising adaptation of Lidia Yuknavitch's cult memoir - Stewart explained why she refused to cast a big-name star or take the lead herself to secure financing, instead opting for English actress Imogen Poots. 'Everyone's like, 'Why didn't you do it? And what about [Poots], why?' She doesn't have big tits or anything, but she seems like she does,' she deadpans at Campari's beachfront location. 'She has Big Tit Energy. It's like Big Dick Energy - she has BTE. I was like, I just feel like you have these big tits and you just have to play this part. 'The list of women and men that can finance a movie in the entertainment industry are so beyond me. They change quickly, and I don't understand them at all. There's just no way to make something with a face or a voice without making truly intrinsic decisions based on instinct.' Speaking at the Campari-hosted event with Breaking Through The Lens - a global nonprofit creating pathways to finance for women, LGBTQIA+, and other marginalised filmmakers - Stewart was quizzed on announcing her intention to direct the film back in 2018. 'I probably shouldn't have said it out loud in 2018,' she laughs, remembering her Cannes promise. 'But thank God I stamped my feet - without that public tantrum, it wouldn't have happened.' For years, the project languished in development purgatory: too bold, too messy, too uncompromising for typical financiers. 'I won't make a f*cking-nother movie until I make this movie,' she has warned in the most Kristen Stewart way possible. A film carved from instinct rather than market trends, The Chronology of Water is, as Stewart described it, 'difficult… full of secrets, because women have been forced to hide everything that hurts—and everything that feels good.' Based on Yuknavitch's memoir, The Chronology of Water is a sensory cannonball into the life of a woman shattered - and then remade - by trauma, grief, addiction, and the radical act of reinvention. It traces Yuknavitch's real-life journey from Olympic-level swimmer to self-destructive drifter to literary phoenix. The film includes harrowing scenes of sexual abuse by her father and her spiral into drug use, juxtaposed with the poetic salvation she found in water. In Stewart's hands, the story becomes a fragmented, poetic howl of female pain and pleasure—delirious, violent, sexual, tender, and defiantly un-neat. 'People say, 'What's the movie about?' and I'm like, 'Oh f*ck, I don't know—life?'' she shrugged. 'It's about being in love. It's about losing people. It's about your parents fcking you up. It's about writing. It's about making art. It's about how memory works. It's about the ocean. It's about the body. It's about hating the body. It's about loving the body. It's about desire. And it's also just this vibe.' To sculpt the emotional tornado of Yuknavitch's life into cinema, Stewart leaned on her chosen family of film women. Sofia Coppola, a friend and unofficial mentor, read the script and offered notes. 'She's so cool about it,' Stewart said. 'Just like: 'Hey, what if this one thing was tighter?'' She also personally wrote Fiona Apple a letter to request permission to use two of her songs in the film. 'My hands were shaking!' Stewart said of reaching out, before adding, 'It worked - and she wrote me a letter back.' Stewart knew making this film risked alienating a mainstream audience used to arcs and resolutions. And she didn't care. 'This isn't a movie that's trying to get an A on a test,' she said. 'It's not about logic. It's about feeling. It's about letting yourself drown and see what's still there when you come up.' Her advice to young directors? Build your own process. Don't copy anyone else's. 'If you accept a standardised series of events, you're going to make something that we've seen before. And who wants that?' By 2008, Stewart had become a household name as Bella Swan in Twilight. The five-film franchise grossed a combined £2.4billion worldwide and starred Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner as her love interests. The Chronology of Water received a four-minute standing ovation on Friday night - and left many in the crowd wiping their eyes, as Poots's performance and Stewart's unflinchingly raw directing style were praised by critics. The long-in-the-works passion project premiered in the festival's Un Certain Regard sidebar, which this year also features actor-director debuts from Scarlett Johansson (Eleanor the Great) and Harris Dickinson (Urchin). In addition to directing, Stewart co-wrote the screenplay with Yuknavitch's husband, Andy Mingo. 'Making movies is like being in a gang,' Stewart said. 'You have to pick your people and then ride or die.' The Chronology of Water isn't just Stewart's debut. It's her battle cry. Kristen Stewart was speaking at The Breaking Through The Lens event at Hyde Beach by Campari.
