Adapted from Anthony Doerr’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Netflix’s limited series “All the Light We Cannot See” sets two unlikely kindred spirits on a collision course as World War II begins in France when Germany occupied the country. Shawn Levy directed all four episodes of Steven Knight’s scripts.
Marie-Laure LeBlanc (Aria Mia Loberti) and Werner Pfennig (Louis Hoffman) share curiosity and empathy, which translates across their opposing countries and positions in the war. Werner’s skill for fixing and translating radios leads him to a high position in the Nazi effort to decode secret broadcasts that their targets might send. Marie-Laure herself becomes a broadcaster after her father moves her to her uncle’s home in a small, seaside French town.
Here are the cast and characters of “All the Light We Cannot See”:
Aria Mia Loberti in “All the Light We Cannot See” (Netflix)
Marie-Laure LeBlanc...
Marie-Laure LeBlanc (Aria Mia Loberti) and Werner Pfennig (Louis Hoffman) share curiosity and empathy, which translates across their opposing countries and positions in the war. Werner’s skill for fixing and translating radios leads him to a high position in the Nazi effort to decode secret broadcasts that their targets might send. Marie-Laure herself becomes a broadcaster after her father moves her to her uncle’s home in a small, seaside French town.
Here are the cast and characters of “All the Light We Cannot See”:
Aria Mia Loberti in “All the Light We Cannot See” (Netflix)
Marie-Laure LeBlanc...
- 11/3/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
Hugh Laurie is a man of many talents. He first rose to fame during the 1980s as one half of the comedy duo Fry and Laurie. After gaining further popularity in the British sitcom "Blackadder," Laurie achieved even greater recognition with leading roles in "House," "Veep," and "Avenue 5." Most recently, he's starring in the Netflix series "All the Light We Cannot See" alongside Aria Mia Loberti and Mark Ruffalo.
Outside of acting, Laurie is a devoted husband and father. According to The Sun, Laurie met his wife Jo Greene before he was famous. After falling in love, Laurie and Greene welcomed their first child together - a son named Charlie - in 1988. The following year, the couple officially tied the knot in June 1989. Laurie and Greene then welcomed their second son, Bill, in 1991, and their daughter Rebecca in 1992.
Over thirty years later, Laurie and Greene are still happily married.
Outside of acting, Laurie is a devoted husband and father. According to The Sun, Laurie met his wife Jo Greene before he was famous. After falling in love, Laurie and Greene welcomed their first child together - a son named Charlie - in 1988. The following year, the couple officially tied the knot in June 1989. Laurie and Greene then welcomed their second son, Bill, in 1991, and their daughter Rebecca in 1992.
Over thirty years later, Laurie and Greene are still happily married.
- 11/2/2023
- by Michele Mendez
- Popsugar.com
Stephen Fry has joined the cast of “Iron Box,” a multi-generational comedy about a New York businesswoman who journeys with her father to Poland in an effort to explore their roots.
The film is being directed by Julia Von Heinz, best known for her work on “And Tomorrow the Entire World” and “Isolation.” Principal photography begins this month. Zbigniew Zamachowski (“Three Colors: White”) has also joined the cast. The package is coming together for the European Film Market (EFM) at Berlin.
Fry is an actor, screenwriter, author, playwright, journalist, poet, comedian, television presenter, film director and bon vivant. He starred to great acclaim as Oscar Wilde in “Wilde” and teamed memorably with Hugh Laurie on “A Bit of Fry and Laurie,” “Jeeves and Wooster” and “Blackadder.” On screen, Fry’s credits include “V for Vendetta,” “Sherlock Holmes” and “The Hobbit” series. He recently appeared on Hulu’s “The Dropout.” He...
The film is being directed by Julia Von Heinz, best known for her work on “And Tomorrow the Entire World” and “Isolation.” Principal photography begins this month. Zbigniew Zamachowski (“Three Colors: White”) has also joined the cast. The package is coming together for the European Film Market (EFM) at Berlin.
Fry is an actor, screenwriter, author, playwright, journalist, poet, comedian, television presenter, film director and bon vivant. He starred to great acclaim as Oscar Wilde in “Wilde” and teamed memorably with Hugh Laurie on “A Bit of Fry and Laurie,” “Jeeves and Wooster” and “Blackadder.” On screen, Fry’s credits include “V for Vendetta,” “Sherlock Holmes” and “The Hobbit” series. He recently appeared on Hulu’s “The Dropout.” He...
- 2/3/2023
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
"Spice World" debuted 25 years ago, signalling the absolute zenith of the Spice Girls' celebrity and the phenomenon of Girl Power.
They've got fire in their eyes, hunger in their bellies, and great big shoes on their feet. For any girl who grew up in the '90s, there was one quintet of sassy, stomping women who embodied the era more thoroughly than anyone else. The Spice Girls weren't just a pop band: they were a genuine phenomenon. They sold millions of records and defined a kind of fierce young feminism that seemed tailor-made for the turn of the millennium. While their star burned briefly, it was bright and continues to cast a shadow over 25 years later. For some of us, Ginger, Scary, Posh, Sporty, and Baby Spice symbolized a brand of endless possibility and feminine force that felt like someone had blown the doors off the entire decade. And for one film,...
They've got fire in their eyes, hunger in their bellies, and great big shoes on their feet. For any girl who grew up in the '90s, there was one quintet of sassy, stomping women who embodied the era more thoroughly than anyone else. The Spice Girls weren't just a pop band: they were a genuine phenomenon. They sold millions of records and defined a kind of fierce young feminism that seemed tailor-made for the turn of the millennium. While their star burned briefly, it was bright and continues to cast a shadow over 25 years later. For some of us, Ginger, Scary, Posh, Sporty, and Baby Spice symbolized a brand of endless possibility and feminine force that felt like someone had blown the doors off the entire decade. And for one film,...
- 1/23/2023
- by Kayleigh Donaldson
- Slash Film
On March 26 1969, on a quiet country road outside Biloxi, Mississippi, John Kennedy Toole took his own life. Aged just 31, the literary professor and author left behind two unpublished novels. Over the course of the next decade, Toole’s grieving mother Thelma dedicated her life to ensuring the second of these, “A Confederacy Of Dunces,” found publication. Eventually, she succeeded, and the New Orleans-set picaresque tale of slovenly philosopher and medievalist Ignatius J. Reilly went on to sell over two million copies and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1981, making Toole one of only three writers to win the prize posthumously.
Almost as much as the book itself, readers were intrigued by the unique journey the novel took to publication, with a flamboyant yet grief-stricken mother dedicating what remained of her life to ensuring her son’s genius was recognized by the world.
Inevitably, with such a successful novel and such a compelling lead character,...
Almost as much as the book itself, readers were intrigued by the unique journey the novel took to publication, with a flamboyant yet grief-stricken mother dedicating what remained of her life to ensuring her son’s genius was recognized by the world.
Inevitably, with such a successful novel and such a compelling lead character,...
- 3/25/2021
- by Nathan O'Hagan
- The Wrap
One of the consequences of the BBC’s decision to start up their own streaming service (how dare they) is that a lot of their shows will soon be departing from their competitors.
Britbox, in partnership with ITV, launched in the UK last November, and now the content available elsewhere has started to catch up. Today we’re going to run through the wealth of titles that’ll exit Netflix UK at the end of March. There’s a lot to run down, too. And yes, this is redundant for American readers. You’re more than welcome to stay for tea, though (which is more than just a cultural stereotype).
First up – and probably of most interest – are the BBC comedies leaving on March 30th:
A Bit of Fry and Laurie (4 Seasons) Absolutely Fabulous (6 Seasons) Almost Royal (2 Seasons) Daniel Deronda (1 Season) Extras (2 Seasons) Fawlty Towers (2 Seasons) French and Saunders (6 Seasons...
Britbox, in partnership with ITV, launched in the UK last November, and now the content available elsewhere has started to catch up. Today we’re going to run through the wealth of titles that’ll exit Netflix UK at the end of March. There’s a lot to run down, too. And yes, this is redundant for American readers. You’re more than welcome to stay for tea, though (which is more than just a cultural stereotype).
First up – and probably of most interest – are the BBC comedies leaving on March 30th:
A Bit of Fry and Laurie (4 Seasons) Absolutely Fabulous (6 Seasons) Almost Royal (2 Seasons) Daniel Deronda (1 Season) Extras (2 Seasons) Fawlty Towers (2 Seasons) French and Saunders (6 Seasons...
- 3/3/2020
- by Alex Crisp
- We Got This Covered
Doctor Who is back soon!
BBC America has confirmed the hit drama will return to screens Wednesday, January 1st at 8 Om Et/Pt.
The Thirteenth Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) returns with the launch of the latest season resuming her time-and-space travels with friends Ryan (Tosin Cole), Yasmin (Mandip Gill), and Graham (Bradley Walsh).
Subsequent episodes will air Sundays at 8pm Et/Pt beginning January 5 on BBC America.
Starting with a blockbuster, action-packed two-part episode entitled Spyfall, the Thirteenth Doctor is well and truly back with a bang.
BBC America also dropped the official global trailer for Jodie Whittaker’s second season as the Doctor, which introduces terrifying new monsters alongside the return of some familiar but not-so-friendly faces.
Following the show’s return on New Year’s Day, BBC America has partnered with BBC Studios and Fathom Events to bring Doctor Who back to the big screen on Sunday, January 5.
This one-day-only special event,...
BBC America has confirmed the hit drama will return to screens Wednesday, January 1st at 8 Om Et/Pt.
The Thirteenth Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) returns with the launch of the latest season resuming her time-and-space travels with friends Ryan (Tosin Cole), Yasmin (Mandip Gill), and Graham (Bradley Walsh).
Subsequent episodes will air Sundays at 8pm Et/Pt beginning January 5 on BBC America.
Starting with a blockbuster, action-packed two-part episode entitled Spyfall, the Thirteenth Doctor is well and truly back with a bang.
BBC America also dropped the official global trailer for Jodie Whittaker’s second season as the Doctor, which introduces terrifying new monsters alongside the return of some familiar but not-so-friendly faces.
Following the show’s return on New Year’s Day, BBC America has partnered with BBC Studios and Fathom Events to bring Doctor Who back to the big screen on Sunday, January 5.
This one-day-only special event,...
- 12/2/2019
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of TV critics two questions and publishes the results on Tuesday. (The answer to the second, “What is the best show currently on TV?” can be found at the end of this post.)
This week’s question: Which lesser known network or streaming service deserves more love? Why?
Damian Holbrook (@damianholbrook), TV Guide Magazine
I just wrote about this for TVInsider.com! Recently, I am obsessed with truTV, which has unleashed two of my favorite summer programs: “The Chris Gethard Show” and Andrea Savage’s perfect “I’m Sorry.” The first is the “Pee Wee’s Playhouse” of live late-night talk shows featuring the supremely likable comedian and the second, sort of a “Curb Your Enthusiasm” for suburban marrieds, Finally gives Savage a chance to carry a show after years of scene-stealing support. Originally designed as a true-crime network, the rebranding to comedy (and edgy comedy at that!
This week’s question: Which lesser known network or streaming service deserves more love? Why?
Damian Holbrook (@damianholbrook), TV Guide Magazine
I just wrote about this for TVInsider.com! Recently, I am obsessed with truTV, which has unleashed two of my favorite summer programs: “The Chris Gethard Show” and Andrea Savage’s perfect “I’m Sorry.” The first is the “Pee Wee’s Playhouse” of live late-night talk shows featuring the supremely likable comedian and the second, sort of a “Curb Your Enthusiasm” for suburban marrieds, Finally gives Savage a chance to carry a show after years of scene-stealing support. Originally designed as a true-crime network, the rebranding to comedy (and edgy comedy at that!
- 8/8/2017
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
Some actors manage to catch lightning in a bottle twice. It’s impressive enough to find your niche in Hollywood’s A-list even once. Occasionally, an actor will reinvent him/herself and begin a new phase of their careers that will be even more successful than it was before. Here are nine actors who had a cinematic rebirth.
Liam Neeson- Neeson has had a long career, and the early part of it was in dramatic roles. An intense dramatic actor, he apeared in films like The Dead Pool, Dark Man, Schindler’s List, Rob Roy and Les Miserables. His career rebirth came after playing Qui-Gon Jinn in Star Wars-Episode one: The Phantom Menace. After that, he got more offers for actions parts and recreated himself as an action hero in films like Gangs of NY, Batman Begins, Taken, Clash of the Titans, the A-Team, Unknown, the Grey, Taken 2,...
Liam Neeson- Neeson has had a long career, and the early part of it was in dramatic roles. An intense dramatic actor, he apeared in films like The Dead Pool, Dark Man, Schindler’s List, Rob Roy and Les Miserables. His career rebirth came after playing Qui-Gon Jinn in Star Wars-Episode one: The Phantom Menace. After that, he got more offers for actions parts and recreated himself as an action hero in films like Gangs of NY, Batman Begins, Taken, Clash of the Titans, the A-Team, Unknown, the Grey, Taken 2,...
- 4/22/2017
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Rob Young)
- Cinelinx
Like Harry Potter firing spells at an army of Dementors, Jk Rowling has gone to war on behalf of the BBC on Twitter.
As the battle between the government and the BBC rages on, Rowling and her legions of fans are using the hashtags #BackTheBBC and #BBCMemories to have their say.
We've rounded up some of the best tweets below:
From Red Dwarf to Panorama, The Good Life to Fry and Laurie, Rowling and her fans started sharing their favourite memories:
That's an excellent idea. Let's see: Basil Brush, the Clangers, Monty Python, Blackadder... #BBCmemories https://t.co/7zjdYuXmHu
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) July 17, 2015
... the best Pride and Prejudice adaptation ever (Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle), The Royle Family, Rab C Nesbitt... #BBCmemories
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) July 17, 2015
Saw the Good Life for the first time in ages the other day. Always reminds me of my mum. #BBCmemories https://t.
As the battle between the government and the BBC rages on, Rowling and her legions of fans are using the hashtags #BackTheBBC and #BBCMemories to have their say.
We've rounded up some of the best tweets below:
From Red Dwarf to Panorama, The Good Life to Fry and Laurie, Rowling and her fans started sharing their favourite memories:
That's an excellent idea. Let's see: Basil Brush, the Clangers, Monty Python, Blackadder... #BBCmemories https://t.co/7zjdYuXmHu
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) July 17, 2015
... the best Pride and Prejudice adaptation ever (Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle), The Royle Family, Rab C Nesbitt... #BBCmemories
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) July 17, 2015
Saw the Good Life for the first time in ages the other day. Always reminds me of my mum. #BBCmemories https://t.
- 7/18/2015
- Digital Spy
Hollywood went hunting for lots of British comedy talent in the 1990s - and lured the likes of Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry and Emma Thompson...
For some reason, Hollywood fell in love with British actors again in the 1990s. Sparked by Alan Rickman's turn as Hans Gruber in Die Hard at the back end of the 1980s, many movie villains were either Brits, or in the case of Cliffhanger, John Lithgow taking on the mannerisms of a British antagonist.
Yet in particular, Hollywood went recruiting British comedy talent, with faces then mainly - but not exclusively - known for their small screen work getting roles of various sizes in Hollywood productions. Here are some who racked up the air miles - starting with the man who arguably became one of the most successful...
Hugh Laurie - 101 Dalmatians
Laurie is a man of many talents, who ultimately cracked America with...
For some reason, Hollywood fell in love with British actors again in the 1990s. Sparked by Alan Rickman's turn as Hans Gruber in Die Hard at the back end of the 1980s, many movie villains were either Brits, or in the case of Cliffhanger, John Lithgow taking on the mannerisms of a British antagonist.
Yet in particular, Hollywood went recruiting British comedy talent, with faces then mainly - but not exclusively - known for their small screen work getting roles of various sizes in Hollywood productions. Here are some who racked up the air miles - starting with the man who arguably became one of the most successful...
Hugh Laurie - 101 Dalmatians
Laurie is a man of many talents, who ultimately cracked America with...
- 4/20/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Stephen Fry has addressed the possibility of a Bit of Fry and Laurie reunion.
During tonight's (February 7) edition of The Jonathan Ross Show, the comedian says "never say never" about making a return, but admits that both he and Hugh Laurie see sketch comedy as "a young person's game".
"We do miss it," Fry admitted. "I see him as often as possible... and we just fit right back into our old modes of speech and silliness and it's divine…
"We talk about [performing together again] but generally speaking feel that sketch comedy is a young person's game."
He continued to tell Ross: "Never say never. We talk about it and who knows?
"Maybe I think the thing we'd most like to do - because it's somehow just more direct and fun than recording sketches in a studio - is to go on the road and play theatres and things, not necessarily stadiums exactly...
During tonight's (February 7) edition of The Jonathan Ross Show, the comedian says "never say never" about making a return, but admits that both he and Hugh Laurie see sketch comedy as "a young person's game".
"We do miss it," Fry admitted. "I see him as often as possible... and we just fit right back into our old modes of speech and silliness and it's divine…
"We talk about [performing together again] but generally speaking feel that sketch comedy is a young person's game."
He continued to tell Ross: "Never say never. We talk about it and who knows?
"Maybe I think the thing we'd most like to do - because it's somehow just more direct and fun than recording sketches in a studio - is to go on the road and play theatres and things, not necessarily stadiums exactly...
- 2/7/2015
- Digital Spy
It's not quite the end to another month, although we're just 3 days away; it's also a time when Netflix's usual monthly purge of films from its streaming library happens. So if any of the below listed movies is of interest to you, now is the time to watch them, because, on February 1, 2015, they'll be gone! By the way, for a list of films that will be added to Netflix's streaming library next month, click here. Here's the complete list of titles that will disappear on February 1 (maybe you'll find a few to add to your weekend watch-list): "A Bit Of Fry And Laurie" (1987-1995) "Airheads" (1994) "Allosaurus: Walking With Dinosaurs Special"...
- 1/28/2015
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
TV junkies everywhere rejoiced when "Gilmore Girls" was added to Netflix last October, then proceeded to practically die of joy when "Friends" started streaming in January, but now it looks like most of our favorite BBC shows (from cult classics like "A Bit of Fry and Laurie" to juggernauts like "Doctor Who," and its popular spin-off "Torchwood") are going to be yanked from the site on January 31. Read More: The Beginner's Guide to 'Friends' -- 12 Tips for the Netflix Generation Luckily, all hope is not lost. First, "Sherlock" doesn't appear to be going anywhere, so that's a win. Also, there's still a chance the BBC and Netflix could renegotiate their agreement in the final hour (fingers crossed). As for other options? There's always Amazon Prime, which carries most of your BBC mainstays, as well as the ever-more popular (not to mention award-winning) original series "Mozart in the Jungle,"...
- 1/13/2015
- by Rosie Narasaki
- Indiewire
From the Macra to The Mysterious Planet, Andrew finds the gold in oft-unloved Doctor Who episodes from across the decades...
For the show's fiftieth anniversary, Doctor Who Magazine ran a new poll ranking the 241 stories up to and including The Time Of The Doctor. The Twin Dilemma came last again, having done so in 2009 survey, and though it does have many faults, it isn't completely bad. Colin Baker blazes his way haughtily through it, and the story noticeably lacks energy when he's off screen. Perhaps it might have been marginally better just to have had the Sixth Doctor and Peri go to a Little Chef so he could complain about the service.
In the lower half of the poll (compiled by people rating all the stories out of ten) are some pretty good stories, or at least ones that arguably don't deserve to be there. We've therefore compiled a list...
For the show's fiftieth anniversary, Doctor Who Magazine ran a new poll ranking the 241 stories up to and including The Time Of The Doctor. The Twin Dilemma came last again, having done so in 2009 survey, and though it does have many faults, it isn't completely bad. Colin Baker blazes his way haughtily through it, and the story noticeably lacks energy when he's off screen. Perhaps it might have been marginally better just to have had the Sixth Doctor and Peri go to a Little Chef so he could complain about the service.
In the lower half of the poll (compiled by people rating all the stories out of ten) are some pretty good stories, or at least ones that arguably don't deserve to be there. We've therefore compiled a list...
- 11/18/2014
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
BBC
We Brits are known for our sense of class, or to be precise, upper class. Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry embody this stereotype beautifully, whether it’s stealing the spotlight from Rowan Atkinson in the various Blackadders, playing to their perceived personas in Jeeves and Wooster, or indulging in the middle class alternative to Bottom with their sketch show A Bit of Fry and Laurie.
It’s been two years since it was reported that the duo would be getting back together for a one-off adaptation of the Oscar Wilde novel The Canterville Ghost, but not a peep has been heard since then. But what I’m asking for here isn’t just a one off, I, and I’m sure many others included, wouldn’t mind something a bit more permanent.
Obviously, and sadly, the pair are in no position to warrant a substantial reunion. They’re both...
We Brits are known for our sense of class, or to be precise, upper class. Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry embody this stereotype beautifully, whether it’s stealing the spotlight from Rowan Atkinson in the various Blackadders, playing to their perceived personas in Jeeves and Wooster, or indulging in the middle class alternative to Bottom with their sketch show A Bit of Fry and Laurie.
It’s been two years since it was reported that the duo would be getting back together for a one-off adaptation of the Oscar Wilde novel The Canterville Ghost, but not a peep has been heard since then. But what I’m asking for here isn’t just a one off, I, and I’m sure many others included, wouldn’t mind something a bit more permanent.
Obviously, and sadly, the pair are in no position to warrant a substantial reunion. They’re both...
- 8/4/2014
- by Fred McNamara
- Obsessed with Film
Content to handle worldwide sales of the Oscar Wilde animated adaptation at Cannes.
Imelda Staunton, star of Vera Drake and the upcoming Maleficent, and has joined the voice cast of Oscar Wilde’s The Canterville Ghost.
Other new cast include Freddie Highmore, star of Bates Motel and Charlie And The Chocolate Factory; Call the Midwife star Miranda Hart; and Toby Jones, who lent his voice to a computer in Captain America: The Winter Soldier and voiced Dobby in the Harry Potter series.
The film, directed by Kim Burden, also features the voices of House star Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry.
Giles New and Keiron Self are adapting the classic Oscar Wilde story. The animated film is produced by Robert Chandler and Gina Carter.
Content will be handling worldwide sales starting at the Cannes market this week.
Currently in pre-production, the animated comedy follows the story of Sir Simon de Canterville who has been haunting his ancestral home in...
Imelda Staunton, star of Vera Drake and the upcoming Maleficent, and has joined the voice cast of Oscar Wilde’s The Canterville Ghost.
Other new cast include Freddie Highmore, star of Bates Motel and Charlie And The Chocolate Factory; Call the Midwife star Miranda Hart; and Toby Jones, who lent his voice to a computer in Captain America: The Winter Soldier and voiced Dobby in the Harry Potter series.
The film, directed by Kim Burden, also features the voices of House star Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry.
Giles New and Keiron Self are adapting the classic Oscar Wilde story. The animated film is produced by Robert Chandler and Gina Carter.
Content will be handling worldwide sales starting at the Cannes market this week.
Currently in pre-production, the animated comedy follows the story of Sir Simon de Canterville who has been haunting his ancestral home in...
- 5/9/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Matt Smith has ditched Doctor Who for Patrick Bateman in American Psycho. It's quite a contrast, and he's not the first to do this sort of thing. So why do actors love these big switcheroos?
Matt Smith really doesn't want to be typecast as the guy from Doctor Who any more. That's why he's starring as Patrick Bateman in American Psycho – a musical stage version of American Psycho, in fact. As professional handbrake turns go, it's pretty drastic. But he isn't the first. History is littered with actors who've been pushed to extreme measures to break out of their typecasting straitjackets. Here are some of the best.
Hugh Grant
It's a shame nobody really saw Cloud Atlas, because it contained the largest assembly of actors performing against type in modern cinema. Lovely, funny Tom Hanks played a sort of post-apocalyptic caveman. Halle Berry was a male Korean dentist. But most startling of all,...
Matt Smith really doesn't want to be typecast as the guy from Doctor Who any more. That's why he's starring as Patrick Bateman in American Psycho – a musical stage version of American Psycho, in fact. As professional handbrake turns go, it's pretty drastic. But he isn't the first. History is littered with actors who've been pushed to extreme measures to break out of their typecasting straitjackets. Here are some of the best.
Hugh Grant
It's a shame nobody really saw Cloud Atlas, because it contained the largest assembly of actors performing against type in modern cinema. Lovely, funny Tom Hanks played a sort of post-apocalyptic caveman. Halle Berry was a male Korean dentist. But most startling of all,...
- 12/11/2013
- by Stuart Heritage
- The Guardian - Film News
Hugh Laurie has revealed that he and Stephen Fry have discussed plans for a possible reunion in the future.
The former House actor told BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs host Kirsty Young that he and his former comedy partner "often" talk about working together again.
However, Laurie ruled out the chances of the pair filming a new sketch show.
"I think probably sketching is a young man's game because, by and large, it's about mocking people much older than you," he said.
"We are now not only the age of cabinet ministers, we are actually probably older than half the cabinet."
Fry and Laurie first met at Cambridge University, before making four series of the sketch show A Bit of Fry and Laurie. They also starred together in a TV adaptation of PG Wodehouse's Jeeves and Wooster.
Speaking about Fry, Laurie said that he had a "pretty instantaneous" friendship...
The former House actor told BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs host Kirsty Young that he and his former comedy partner "often" talk about working together again.
However, Laurie ruled out the chances of the pair filming a new sketch show.
"I think probably sketching is a young man's game because, by and large, it's about mocking people much older than you," he said.
"We are now not only the age of cabinet ministers, we are actually probably older than half the cabinet."
Fry and Laurie first met at Cambridge University, before making four series of the sketch show A Bit of Fry and Laurie. They also starred together in a TV adaptation of PG Wodehouse's Jeeves and Wooster.
Speaking about Fry, Laurie said that he had a "pretty instantaneous" friendship...
- 6/23/2013
- Digital Spy
Stephen Fry is ready to open up. In a recent revealing interview for Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre podcast, the British character actor and comedian, who has spoken about his struggles with bipolar disorder, revealed that he attempted suicide in 2012. "I took a huge number of pills and a huge [amount] of vodka," he said. Fry also revealed that this isn't the first time he has attempted to take his own life and that he is "not always happy." Fry, the former comic partner of Hugh Laurie in the sketch series A Bit of Fry and Laurie, serves as the president of the mental health charity, Mind, and he spoke about the disorder and how if greatly affects his daily...
- 6/5/2013
- E! Online
It's a slow time in the TV season. Most shows aren't airing new episodes this week, though, even if they were, many of us are still digging our ways out of postholiday funks. It's a Netflix week is what we're saying. Luckily, in the last few weeks, a ton of stuff has either made its way or made its way back to ye olde Instant Netflix. Here are some recently Instant-able picks for your perusal. (And duh, still watch West Wing.) British Shows A tonne — har, har — of British shows just reappeared: On the sketch front, the always strange Little Britain, the essential Stephen Fry/Hugh Laurie collaboration A Bit of Fry and Laurie, and The Catherine Tate show are all back. Sitcom-wise, Gavin & Stacey, Coupling, and all eight seasons of the sci-fi comedy Red Dwarf are also back from Instant purgatory. Pretty much everything in the BBC catalogue...
- 1/2/2013
- by Margaret Lyons
- Vulture
The RoboCop remake. Booo. Blah blah blah. The end. [You need more than that, - Ed.]. Fine. RoboCop remake – yeah, you know the one. You may know it from the anticipation that it inspires in your household during conversations similar to “Oh, they’re remaking RoboCop? Please pass the salt. What were you saying?” Yeah, you could say I’m not really keen on this remake. Perhaps unfairly so. But I doubt it. Have you not watched the video I made where I dressed up like Chris Crocker and cried “Leave RoboCop alone!” (24 views and counting, natch)?
Anyway, the fucking RoboCop remake keeps casting pretty awesome people. First up, it cast Gary Oldman. I love him. Then it cast Sam Jackson. I love him like I do my father – in a vaguely terrified fashion. Then Abbie Cornish. Again, great. Now, THR is reporting, it may be casting Hugh Laurie.
Laurie is one of those guys I really like,...
Anyway, the fucking RoboCop remake keeps casting pretty awesome people. First up, it cast Gary Oldman. I love him. Then it cast Sam Jackson. I love him like I do my father – in a vaguely terrified fashion. Then Abbie Cornish. Again, great. Now, THR is reporting, it may be casting Hugh Laurie.
Laurie is one of those guys I really like,...
- 6/13/2012
- by Liam Jose
- Boomtron
Patricia Highsmith novel to be adapted for big screen; and Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie to reunite in animation
Cate Blanchett and Mia Wasikowska are to play the leads in a film version of Patricia Highsmith's lesbian classic Carol, adapted by Phyllis Nagy and directed by John Crowley.
The novel, first published in 1952 under a pseudonym, dared to suggest a happy ending for the lovers at the heart of the tale, rather than the doom usually served up at the time to homosexual women in fiction.
Lesbian romances remain thin on the ground in mainstream cinema, but the film's producer Elizabeth Karlsen said: "We've come a long way since Dirk Bogarde starred in Victim. We've had Brokeback Mountain, A Single Man, Far From Heaven – and President Obama came out in support of gay marriage."
Blanchett, who has recently been starring in Botho Strauss's play Big and Small at the Barbican theatre in London,...
Cate Blanchett and Mia Wasikowska are to play the leads in a film version of Patricia Highsmith's lesbian classic Carol, adapted by Phyllis Nagy and directed by John Crowley.
The novel, first published in 1952 under a pseudonym, dared to suggest a happy ending for the lovers at the heart of the tale, rather than the doom usually served up at the time to homosexual women in fiction.
Lesbian romances remain thin on the ground in mainstream cinema, but the film's producer Elizabeth Karlsen said: "We've come a long way since Dirk Bogarde starred in Victim. We've had Brokeback Mountain, A Single Man, Far From Heaven – and President Obama came out in support of gay marriage."
Blanchett, who has recently been starring in Botho Strauss's play Big and Small at the Barbican theatre in London,...
- 5/18/2012
- by Charlotte Higgins
- The Guardian - Film News
With the long-running medical drama series "House M.D." coming to an end next week, I'm hoping that means Hugh Laurie will have more time for feature films. He's lent his voice to films like Hop, Monsters vs. Aliens and Arthur Christmas recently (since voice roles are considerably less time consuming when hiatus between seasons of a TV show), and he's adding another one to the mix. However, this time THR reports Laurie will reunite with his old comedy cohort Stephen Fry for the first time in 13 years to lend their voices to an animated film called The Canterville Ghost, an adaptation of Oscar Wilde's short story. The two made quite the name for themselves in their comedy series "A Bit of Fry and Laurie" and now they'll star opposite each other with Fry playing the title character, Sir Simon de Canterville, a 300 year old ghost, while Laurie voices his...
- 5/18/2012
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
The ever-enigmatic and brilliant pairing of Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie will be reuniting once more!
The duo have been working together for decades, starring not only alongside each other in Blackadder, but bringing us their own programmes in the form of A Bit of Fry and Laurie (1987-1995) and Jeeves and Wooster (1990-1993).
Fry has taken to Twitter to announce that he and Laurie will be working together again to lend their voices to Melmoth Films’ animated production of Oscar Wilde’s The Canterville Ghost, currently in pre-production, being developed with the assistance of the BFI.
The film is an adaptation of Wilde’s original short story, first published in 1887.
Kim Burden (Stressed Eric) is directing from a script co-written by frequent collaborators Giles New and Keiron Self (That Mitchell and Webb Look), with Sprout Pictures (co-owned by Fry) co-producing with Hibbert Ralph.
The first promo image Fry tweeted...
The duo have been working together for decades, starring not only alongside each other in Blackadder, but bringing us their own programmes in the form of A Bit of Fry and Laurie (1987-1995) and Jeeves and Wooster (1990-1993).
Fry has taken to Twitter to announce that he and Laurie will be working together again to lend their voices to Melmoth Films’ animated production of Oscar Wilde’s The Canterville Ghost, currently in pre-production, being developed with the assistance of the BFI.
The film is an adaptation of Wilde’s original short story, first published in 1887.
Kim Burden (Stressed Eric) is directing from a script co-written by frequent collaborators Giles New and Keiron Self (That Mitchell and Webb Look), with Sprout Pictures (co-owned by Fry) co-producing with Hibbert Ralph.
The first promo image Fry tweeted...
- 5/15/2012
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
If the foul schemes of Marjorie, scourge of the Uttoxeter spa scene, still make you shudder, you'll be thrilled by the news that Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry are teaming up again.Even if you're not an aficionado of their late '80s sketch show, A Bit Of Fry And Laurie - or their work together on Blackadder and Jeeves And Wooster for that matter - who wouldn't want to see these two comedic maestros back together again and voicing, say, an adaptation of Oscar Wilde's The Canterville Ghost? Dammit, no-one. That's who.The news broke via Fry's Twitter feed: "M'coll Hugh & I will be working together to voice the new animated feature of Oscar Wilde’s The Canterville Ghost." The Canterville Ghost is currently in financing and pre-production, but the kind folk at Melmoth Films have put together this poster to give us a sneak peek at the ghost.
- 5/15/2012
- EmpireOnline
Fire up the kettle and break out the Jaffa Cakes, because I’m ready to curl up with a cup of tea and devote my television habits exclusively to the efforts from across the pond. Okay, even I know I couldn’t live without a weekly one-two punch of Leslie Knope and Liz Lemon (returning this week on Parks and Recreation and 30 Rock, respectively), but the BBC has been offering up a bevvy of programming that seems tailor-made for TV geeks like myself, and I’ve aristocratically sipped the British Kool-Aid in a big way. I’ve long been a fan of television with a stiff upper lip. At a young age, my European mother, bored with some of the comedies of the 80s (not everybody loved Mork & Mindy, apparently), turned to the programming of her mother continent – re-runs of Are You Being Served?, A Bit of Fry and Laurie, heck...
- 1/11/2012
- by Mikela Floyd
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
For many years, the only way you could see British programming in America was on Public Television. Wgbh in Boston was one of the first stations that set out to culture we savages, by bringing us comedy programs like Monty Python’s Flying Circus and Are You Being Served?, and well as dramas, and established programs like Masterpiece Theatre and Mystery! PBS helped establish my long love of Doctor Who, and made me a fan of a whole new slew of actors that my contemporaries had never heard of (although now, many of those actors are quite popular with Americans). I soon found myself laughing at Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry in Jeeves and Wooster, and then in A Bit of Fry and Laurie, as well as loving them with Rowan Atkinson in the various Blackadder series. A small group of my friends started watching these imported shows, and soon...
- 5/12/2011
- Shadowlocked
London -- They were the darlings of nineties primetime. Now, "House" star Hugh Laurie and his one-time comedy partner and mentor Stephen Fry are to reunite onscreen for the first time in 15 years.
In a new documentary for cable channel Gold, part of UKTV, the two will talk about their interlinked careers, their on-screen partnership and a friendship that has spanned 30 years.
From their time together at Cambridge University where they were introduced by fellow Footlights performer Emma Thompson -- through an on-screen career which included "A Bit of Fry & Laurie" and "Jeeves & Wooster" in the eighties and nineties -- the two have remained close friends.
In the U.K. it was writer and polymath Stephen Fry, now the host of "Qi" who had the higher-profile of the pair, while Laurie's specialty was his portrayal of slightly effete upper class English idiots.
But when Laurie found a home in the U.
In a new documentary for cable channel Gold, part of UKTV, the two will talk about their interlinked careers, their on-screen partnership and a friendship that has spanned 30 years.
From their time together at Cambridge University where they were introduced by fellow Footlights performer Emma Thompson -- through an on-screen career which included "A Bit of Fry & Laurie" and "Jeeves & Wooster" in the eighties and nineties -- the two have remained close friends.
In the U.K. it was writer and polymath Stephen Fry, now the host of "Qi" who had the higher-profile of the pair, while Laurie's specialty was his portrayal of slightly effete upper class English idiots.
But when Laurie found a home in the U.
- 6/23/2010
- by By Mimi Turner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
For my birthday this year, I received one of the most unique gifts I've ever received. A friend who knows me and my deep love for House, (and especially Hugh Laurie) got me a custom-made House/Cuddy tote back, a Hugh Laurie before-House kit, including Jeeves and Wooster, A Bit of Fry and Laurie, and All or Nothing at All, five small Hugh Laurie pins, and to top it off, a pair of underwear with Laurie's face on it.
I am well aware that this makes me sound like a crazy fan, but keep in mind, someone bought it all for me and I haven't worn the underwear. Yet. ...
I am well aware that this makes me sound like a crazy fan, but keep in mind, someone bought it all for me and I haven't worn the underwear. Yet. ...
- 3/1/2010
- by editor@buddytv.com
- buddytv.com
Lots of actors make a movie or attempt to headline a television show, fail, and then vanish into obscurity. Maybe they resign themselves to character roles or bit parts, or they say "I'm going to concentrate on my family." It's noble, but time and time again we've seen these types burst back onto the public radar courtesy of a breakthrough role in a television series or film. Below is the first part of a list of the ones we think are the best and have since had the longest lasting impact. Feel free to suggest additions.
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Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle - Neil Patrick Harris
Granted, that poster was actually for the second Harold & Kumar movie, but the fact remains: that brief cameo in the stoner flick Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle gave Neil Patrick Harris an unprecedented bounce-back. After his child-star role in Doogie Howser, M.D.
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Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle - Neil Patrick Harris
Granted, that poster was actually for the second Harold & Kumar movie, but the fact remains: that brief cameo in the stoner flick Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle gave Neil Patrick Harris an unprecedented bounce-back. After his child-star role in Doogie Howser, M.D.
- 1/17/2010
- by Lex Walker
- JustPressPlay.net
'House' star honored with OBE nod
LONDON -- House star Hugh Laurie was awarded an Order of the British Empire award in the Queen's New Year's Honors list, it was announced Monday.
The British actor was recognized for his contribution to drama in a career that has spanned over 20 years. The actor began his career as a sketch comedian in A Bit of Fry and Laurie and later played a series of English upper class twits in such shows as Jeeves and Wooster and Blackadder before crossing the pond to take U.S. audiences by storm as the curmudgeonly but brilliant medic.
Also honored in the Royal list was director Peter Greenaway who was named a Commander of the British Empire for a career featuring such textured and intricate films as The Draughtman's Contract, Drowning by Numbers, A Zed and Two Noughts and Prospero's Books.
Other leading media figures named in the annual honors list include singer Rod Stewart, television actress Penelope Keith and former Ofcom chief executive Stephen Carter, who were awarded CBEs.
The British actor was recognized for his contribution to drama in a career that has spanned over 20 years. The actor began his career as a sketch comedian in A Bit of Fry and Laurie and later played a series of English upper class twits in such shows as Jeeves and Wooster and Blackadder before crossing the pond to take U.S. audiences by storm as the curmudgeonly but brilliant medic.
Also honored in the Royal list was director Peter Greenaway who was named a Commander of the British Empire for a career featuring such textured and intricate films as The Draughtman's Contract, Drowning by Numbers, A Zed and Two Noughts and Prospero's Books.
Other leading media figures named in the annual honors list include singer Rod Stewart, television actress Penelope Keith and former Ofcom chief executive Stephen Carter, who were awarded CBEs.
- 1/1/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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