Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman have revealed they both related deeply to the characters in Big Little Lies, before going on to star in HBO’s new TV adaptation of the book. The story tells the tale of three mothers whose seemingly perfect lives start to fall apart — to the point of murder. It is based on Liane Moriarty’s bestselling book
Legendary producer Jimmy Iovine says he first delved into hip-hop after hearing Dr. Dre’s iconic album The Chronic — which eventually led to him teaming up with the music legend. Iovine was speaking at the Television Critics Association (TCA) winter press tour about new four-part HBO documentary series The Defiant Ones, which tells the story of
SIX star Barry Sloane has revealed the cast “had their asses kicked” to prepare them for their roles on History’s new military combat drama series. Speaking at the Television Critics Association (TCA) winter press tour, he said they endured “four days of hell” at a boot camp which they all went through in preparation for
Ryan Hurst says the Farrell clan from WGN’s runaway hit Outsiders are like “Tarzan meets Shakespeare”. Speaking at the Television Critics Association (TCA) winter press tour, he described the show — which returns for Season 2 on January 24 — as having a “primal elegance”. He added: “If Tarzan and Shakespeare were put together, you’d
Matthew Perry says his first effort at doing Ted Kennedy’s accent for his role in The Kennedys: After Camelot made him sound like Foghorn Leghorn. The actor told the Television Critics Association (TCA) winter press tour that a dialect coach tried to teach him how to mimic the former Senator. But after being told incorrectly to
The star of FX’s new series Snowfall, Damson Idris, has spoken about his breakout role in John Singleton’s crack cocaine drama — which comes just four years after he started acting. The 25-year-old told the Television Critics Association (TCA) winter press tour that growing up in the deprived neighborhood of Peckham, London, had allowed him
Ewan McGregor has revealed he hadn’t seen the first two seasons of Fargo before being approached about being in Season 3. The actor said he was asked about being on the FX show while he was on a ski trip, and binged both seasons in a week. He also admitted that he found doing the Minnesotan accent
Tom Hardy says his character James Keziah Delany in FX’s new show Taboo was based on a conversation he had with his dad about Bill Sykes from Oliver Twist. The actor says the idea came about when he and his father Edward “Chips” Hardy asked each other: “Wouldn’t it be great to take Bill Sykes
The team behind Season 5 of FX’s hit show The Americans said they enjoyed “in a twisted way” watching the story of Russian hacking and spying play out in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s election win. However after recent revelations, executive producer Joe Weisberg said: “Now it doesn’t feel so good”. Weisberg was speaking at Television Critics’ Association
FX’s new Marvel series Legion is a new breed of superhero show — one unlike fans have ever have seen before, its makers say. Creator Noah Hawley said the series, based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, is “the kind of show Marvel has never made before.” Marvel Television executive Jeph Loeb added