Actor Kate Winslet took a break from starring in dramas to do the Nancy Meyers picture The Holiday. But although the feature was a lighthearted romantic comedy, Winslet asserted it was the hardest role she’d ever done.
Kate Winslet never played a modern English character before ‘The Holiday’ Kate Winslet | Alan Chapman/Dave Benett/Getty Images
Winslet was aware of how different The Holiday was from her usual pictures. For one, the feature was a romcom, which Winslet seldom starred in. It also focused on a contemporary English woman, which Winslet also never really played before. Whenever the actor did play contemporary characters, like in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, they were usually American. But her Holiday character, Iris, was so similar to her that Winslet was uncomfortable in the role.
“I’ve never played a contemporary English woman. The closest I’ve come is that I did...
Kate Winslet never played a modern English character before ‘The Holiday’ Kate Winslet | Alan Chapman/Dave Benett/Getty Images
Winslet was aware of how different The Holiday was from her usual pictures. For one, the feature was a romcom, which Winslet seldom starred in. It also focused on a contemporary English woman, which Winslet also never really played before. Whenever the actor did play contemporary characters, like in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, they were usually American. But her Holiday character, Iris, was so similar to her that Winslet was uncomfortable in the role.
“I’ve never played a contemporary English woman. The closest I’ve come is that I did...
- 9/28/2023
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Succession is one of HBO’s most successful and acclaimed shows. It premiered in 2018 and features a star-studded cast, including Brian Cox, Matthew Macfadyen, Nicholas Braun, Kieran Culkin, and Alan Ruck. The series tells the story of the Roy family, the wealthy owners of Waystar RoyCo, a massive media conglomerate. With the fourth and final season set to premiere in just a few days, many fans are looking back over the show’s history and wondering whether they could see more of the characters in the years to come, while members of the cast, including Cox himself, are recounting why the show has been such a hit with so many people.
The final season of ‘Succession’ Brian Cox attends the UK Premiere of “Succession” Season 4. I Alan Chapman/Dave Benett/WireImage
Succession deals with not just the dynamics and power play at work within major organizations – but with what goes...
The final season of ‘Succession’ Brian Cox attends the UK Premiere of “Succession” Season 4. I Alan Chapman/Dave Benett/WireImage
Succession deals with not just the dynamics and power play at work within major organizations – but with what goes...
- 4/1/2023
- by Christina Nunn
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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