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| 'Sheriff Country' star Matt Lauria: Boone knows Alec is a bad dude | Friday Night Lights, Parenthood and Dickinson alum Matt Lauria says there are many reasons his Sheriff Country character, Deputy Nathan Boone, doesn't like DEA Agent (Wes Chatham) and, he warns viewers, their relationship will deteriorate further before Season 1 of the CBS drama wraps up Friday. "Boone knows this is a bad dude. It's multifaceted and none of it's good and what Boone really thinks of Alec, I wouldn't say in an interview, because of the expletives and, by the way, Wes Chatham, who plays Alec, is a sweetheart of a gentleman," Lauria told UPI in a recent Zoom interview. "That's probably what made Alec such a fantastic villain -- the humanity that seeps through," he said. "He's not a two-dimensional bad guy. |
| Reports: Tom Hardy exits 'MobLand' ahead of Season 2 premiere | MobLand star Tom Hardy has reportedly exited the show ahead of its Season 2 premiere. Sources told Variety Hardy won't return as Harry Da Souza if the series is renewed for Season 3 at Paramount+. The actor, 48, allegedly had onset issues with executive producer Jez Butterworth and 101 Studios. Deadline said Hardy also clashed with his co-stars. The Hollywood Reporter confirmed reports of onset conflicts but said Hardy's future with the show is undecided. Season 2 completed filming in March and is expected to premiere in the fall. MobLand is a crime drama starring Hardy as Da Souza, a fixer for the heads (Pierce Brosnan, Helen Mirren) of the London-based Harrigan crime family. |
| 'Peaky Blinders' sequel introduces Charlie Heaton as Tommy's son | Charlie Heaton has joined the cast of the Peaky Blinders sequel series. Netflix announced Friday that Heaton, an actor known for playing Jonathan Byers on Stranger Things, will star as Charles Shelby, the younger son of Peaky Blinders' Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy). Bell, meanwhile, was previously announced to portray Charles' older half-brother, Duke Shelby. "Charles is now embracing normality and hasn't seen his half-brother Duke in years. He's severed all ties to the Peaky Blinders gang, and the hedonistic Shelby lifestyle. But can you ever escape your own blood?" Netflix wrote on Instagram. The original Peaky Blinders was created by Steven Knight and had a six-season run from 2013 to 2022. |
| 'Vought Rising' first look shows Jensen Ackles in 'The Boys' prequel | Prime Video is giving a glimpse of the new series Vought Rising. The streaming service shared a first look teaser for the show Friday featuring Jensen Ackles and Aya Cash. Vought Rising is a prequel to The Boys, which concluded Wednesday after a five-season run on Prime Video. The show takes place in the 1950s and explores "the twisted origins of Vought International," according to a press release. Set in the same world as the Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson comic book series that inspired The Boys, Vought Rising centers on a younger Soldier Boy (Ackles) and Stormfront (Cash). Mason Dye, Will Hochman, KiKi Layne, Jorden Myrie, Nicolo Pasetti, Elizabeth Posey, Ricky Staffieri and Brian J. Smith also star. |
| Paul McCartney joins Stephen Colbert for 'Late Show' finale | Beatles icon Paul McCartney joined Late Show host Stephen Colbert for the late-night talk show's final episode Thursday. McCartney, 83, performed the Beatles' 1967 hit "Hello Goodbye" alongside fellow musicians Elvis Costello and Jon Batiste, Late Show band leader Louis Cato, and the show's staff. Colbert, Batiste, Costello and Cato also performed Costello's 1997 song "Jump Up." In a wide-ranging interview, McCartney spoke to Colbert about the Beatles' 1964 performance on The Ed Sullivan Show, which was filmed on the same stage as The Late Show. "We'd never been to America. We come here and people said, 'It's like the biggest show. |