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Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan, and Helen Mirren have been added to the cast list for the new Guy Ritchie TV show on Paramount+ with Showtime. The project is currently untitled.

The streamer is describing it as an “electrifying, new global crime series” that focuses on “two warring families and the loyal fixer charged with protecting one of them at any cost.” Production is underway in London right now.

Hardy plays Harry Da Souza, a professional conciliator on behalf of the Harrigan family. Brosnan takes on the role of Conrad Harrigan, the head of a successful Irish crime family based out of London for whom Harry works. And Mirren will sink her teeth into Maeve Harrigan, Conrad’s wife and the Harrigan family matriarch.

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Chris McCarthy, Paramount Global Co-CEO and President/CEO of Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios,...

Bridget Fonda's car accident was not the reason for her acting exit; she chose personal fulfillment with family life. The actor's career peaked with diverse roles, a cultivated fan base, and critical acclaim. With her signature work in notable movies like Single White Female and Jackie Brown, Fonda's career was a brief triumph.

Bridget Fonda was in a major car accident in 2003, but that wasn't why she quit acting. A scion of the esteemed Fonda acting dynasty, which includes Hollywood legends like her grandfather, western movie star Henry Fonda, and aunt Jane Fonda, Bridget Fonda carved out her own niche in the film industry with a compelling presence and versatile acting skills. Beginning her career in the 1980s, Bridget quickly ascended to fame with notable roles in films such as Single White Female, Point of No Return, and Jackie Brown.

Fonda's ability to embody diverse characters across various genres...

Helen Mirren made a welcome return to TV with her stunning Western series “1923” opposite the inimitable Harrison Ford. The series is another show from Taylor Sheridan‘s Western world, which started off with Kevin Costner‘s “Yellowstone” and also includes the prequel “1883.”

This one is set in between those two shows and follows Mirren and Ford as married couple Cara and Jacob Dutton, who lead their family through a variety of challenges in the early 20th century, including the prohibition era and the Great Depression. As Cara, Mirren owns the screen with her Dame-like presence and commands your attention in every scene she’s in. She’s introduced with a shotgun but doesn’t need such props to show what a powerful actress she is. She’s a force to be reckoned with, as usual, as critics have noted.

Max Gao (The Av Club) explained that both veteran...

The American Cinematheque said Monday that Oscar, Emmy and Tony winner Helen Mirren will receive the 2023 American Cinematheque Award, which will be bestowed November 4 at the Beverly Hilton during the nonprofit organization’s annual gala tribute.

The group also said that the 2023 Power of Cinema Award will be given to Kevin Goetz and his company Screen Engine, a leading global marketing and data analytics firm servicing the entertainment and media industries.

Mirren has been tapped to receive the 37th annual award, following previous honorees Ryan Reynolds last year, Scarlett Johnasson in 2021 and Spike Lee in 2020.

Mirren has four Oscar nominations in total, winning in 2007 for playing Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen. She also played the monarch on the stage, winning Tony and Olivier awards for The Audience in 2015. One of her two Emmys came from playing Elizabeth I in the 2006 HBO miniseries; she also won an Emmy for her...

“Yellowstone” may have been shut out at the 2022 Emmys, but Paramount+’s Western spinoff “1923” is hoping to break that cycle.

Creator Taylor Sheridan, who wrote the entire first season of the freshman series, has chosen to submit the premiere episode, titled “1923,” for Emmy consideration, Variety can exclusively confirm. In addition, the same kickoff episode will serve as Ben Richardson’s official submission for outstanding directing for a drama.

Read Variety’s Awards Circuit for the latest Emmy predictions in all categories.

The eight-episode prequel to Paramount Network’s “Yellowstone” and sequel to Paramount+’s “1883” follows a generation of the Dutton family during various hardships, including prohibition, drought and the early stages of the Great Depression.

With the star power of veteran actors Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren, the duo will be vying for the lead actor and lead actress drama prizes.

Ford, 80, has never received an Emmy nom — and this year,...

Dame Helen Mirren is no stranger to the Emmy podium. The Oscar and Tony-winning actress has earned five Emmy statues from 12 nominations over the course of her nearly fifty-year career in television. Despite that impressive track record the actress has never earned an Emmy nomination for a performance on a series. That should change this year thanks to her commanding performance as the Dutton family matriarch in the Paramount+ hit “1923.”

In this second prequel series to Taylor Sheridan’s “Yellowstone,” Mirren stars as Cara Dutton, wife of family patriarch Jacob Dutton (Harrison Ford). Over the course of the show’s first season, Cara is forced to take charge of the family after Jacob is nearly killed by a rival rancher, leaving the ranch vulnerable to all manner of encroachers.

Cara is the backbone of the family and is willing and able to stand up to anyone who crosses her,...

Since her work on “The Dropout” has already brought her an Emmy, a Golden Globe, and a Critics Choice Award, Amanda Seyfried only needs a Screen Actors Guild Award in order to complete her major industry TV prize sweep. Based on the fact that no woman who has been nominated for all four awards and won the Emmy first has failed to win the other three, her path to victory is arguably clearer than that of any other 2023 SAG Award contender. If she is successful on this final bid, she will be the 12th woman to win both a lead Emmy and a SAG Award for the same TV movie or miniseries performance.

Lead actresses make up the largest subset of non-continuing program Emmy-to-sag Award champions, followed by lead actors with seven examples, supporting actors with three, and supporting actresses with two. The group of female stars Seyfried is looking...

Hulu’s comedy series “The Great” premiered on May 15 with its true(ish) story of the rise of Catherine the Great in Russia. It’s actually the second program this season chronicling the life and rule of the empress, following HBO’s limited series “Catherine the Great” last fall. That means there could be two actors nominated for Emmys for playing the same role.

See‘The Great’ reviews: Is Hulu’s royal comedy the critics’ favourite new show?

Elle Fanning plays Catherine in “The Great” as a wide-eyed young woman who quickly becomes disillusioned after she marries the cruel, boorish Peter III (Nicholas Hoult). The 22-year-old Fanning hasn’t been nominated for an Emmy in her career yet, but the show was created by Tony McNamara, who earned an Oscar nomination for co-writing “The Favourite,” which won Best Actress for its leading lady Olivia Colman as Queen Anne. So he...

Fifty years after the release of low-budget rebel odyssey “Easy Rider,” which pushed Hollywood into the ’70s and shook the foundations of Hollywood, writer-director-actor Peter Fonda has died of respiratory failure from lung cancer. The son of Hollywood star Henry Fonda and New York socialite Frances Seymour Brokaw was born 79 years ago in New York City. He is survived by his older sister, actress Jane Fonda, and his daughter, actress Bridget Fonda.

In a statement to People magazine, the family said Fonda “passed away peacefully on Friday morning, August 16 at 11:05am at his home in Los Angeles surrounded by family …In honor of Peter, please raise a glass to freedom.”

Said Jane Fonda: “I am very sad. He was my sweet-hearted baby brother. The talker of the family. I have had beautiful alone time with him these last days. He went out laughing.”

Fonda made a splash with his...

Fifty years after the release of low-budget rebel odyssey “Easy Rider,” which pushed Hollywood into the ’70s and shook the foundations of Hollywood, writer-director-actor Peter Fonda has died of respiratory failure from lung cancer. The son of Hollywood star Henry Fonda and New York socialite Frances Seymour Brokaw was born 79 years ago in New York City. He is survived by his older sister, actress Jane Fonda, and his daughter, actress Bridget Fonda.

In a statement to People magazine, the family said Fonda “passed away peacefully on Friday morning, August 16 at 11:05am at his home in Los Angeles surrounded by family …In honor of Peter, please raise a glass to freedom.”

Said Jane Fonda: “I am very sad. He was my sweet-hearted baby brother. The talker of the family. I have had beautiful alone time with him these last days. He went out laughing.”

Fonda made a splash with his...

Peter Fonda, the Oscar-nominated actor whose roles in Dennis Hopper’s Easy Rider and Roger Corman’s The Trip made him a counterculture hero in the late 1960s, died Friday at the age of 79. The cause of death was respiratory failure due to lung cancer, his family confirmed to People.

“It is with deep sorrow that we share the news that Peter Fonda has passed away,” the family said. “[Peter] passed away peacefully on Friday morning, August 16 at 11:05am at his home in Los Angeles surrounded by family,” they continued.

Peter Fonda, a two-time Oscar nominee best known for his work in the groundbreaking Easy Rider, which he co-wrote, produced, and co-starred in, has died at age 79.

The son of Hollywood legend Henry Fonda, brother of actress Jane Fonda, and father of actress Bridget Fonda, his death was confirmed by his publicist.

“It is with deep sorrow that we share the news that Peter Fonda has passed away. Fonda, 79 years old, passed away peacefully on Friday morning, August 16th at 11:05am at his home in Los Angeles surrounded by family. The official cause of death was respiratory failure due to lung cancer.

“In one of the saddest moments of our lives, we are not able to find the appropriate words to express the pain in our hearts. As we grieve, we ask that you respect our privacy.

And, while we mourn the loss of this sweet and gracious man,...

The Egot — an acronym for Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony — is the greatest honor in entertainment. These stars are (or were) close to achieving it.

Jack Albertson

Anne Bancroft

Ingrid Bergman (1915-1982)Emmy: Single Performance by an Actress, “Startime” (1960); Actress in Limited Series or Special, “A Woman Called Golda” (1982).Oscar: Actress, “Gaslight” (1944); Actress, “Anastasia” (1956); Supporting Actress, “Murder on the Orient Express” (1974).Tony: Actress (Dramatic), “Joan of Lorraine” (1947).No Grammys to Egot.

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Ralph Burns Ellen Burstyn Viola Davis (1965 – ) Emmy: Actress in a Drama Series, “How to Get Away With Murder” (2015).Oscar: Actress, “Fences” (2016).Tony: Featured Actress in a Play, “King Hedley II” (2001); Actress in a Play, “Fences” (2010).No Grammys for Egot. Melvyn Douglas

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Jeremy Irons (1948 – )

Emmy: Voiceover Performance, “The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century” (1997); Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie, “Elizabeth I” (2006); Narrator, “Big Cat Week” (2014).Oscar: Actor, “Reversal of Fortune” (1990).Tony: Actor in a Play,...

Helen Mirren reprised her Oscar-winning portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II on Broadway this season in “The Audience" and bagged her first Tony for her efforts. She won one of her four Emmys for portraying the reigning monarch's ancestor, Elizabeth I, in an HBO miniseries (the other three are for two seasons of “Prime Suspect” and “The Passion of Ayn Rand”). Now, she only needs a Grammy to become the 14th person to complete the Egot. In keeping with her winning ways when she plays women named Elizabeth, perhaps she could record some of Elizabeth Barret Browning's poems. -Break- Mirren had been the overwhelming frontrunner to win Best Actress (Play) this year, having already claimed an Olivier Award for the London run of the play which looks at the 60-plus reign of Elizabeth II through her weekly meetings with her prime ministers (12 and counting). Mirren plays the monarch at various ages,...

The British dominate the race for Best Actress (Play). The clear favorite is Helen Mirren who is ruling Broadway as Queen Elizabeth II in “The Audience.” Do you think she will win a Tony to go with the Oscar she won for playing the reigning monarch in "The Queen"? Make the best predictions in our Tony nominations contest and you could win a $100 Amazon gift certificate and a place of honor in our famous leaderboards. -Break- Mirren snagged one of her four Emmys for portraying Elizabeth I on HBO (the other three are for two seasons of “Prime Suspect” and “The Passion of Ayn Rand”). She won an Olivier Award for the London run of “Audience” and has been nominated for a Tony twice before (for revivals of “A Month in the Country” and “Dance of Death”) without a win, so she is due. It’s also an excellent performance...

Helen Mirren is not high on the list of people we'd expect to find on "Glee," but, in fact, Helen Mirren will be on "Glee" in January.

More or less, anyway. TVLine reports the Oscar and Emmy winner has done some voice-over work for the episode scheduled for Jan. 17 but won't actually appear on screen.

Here's the deal: The show wrote the voice-only role with Mirren in mind -- she'll provide the "inner voice" of one of the characters, whose identity is being kept secret for now. Producers then sent regular "Glee" director Eric Stoltz, a friend who co-starred with Mirren in "The Passion of Ayn Rand" a few years ago, to approach Mirren about the role.

She said yes, and earlier this month she recorded "several long and hilarious monologues" for the character -- we're going to guess Brittany (Heather Morris) -- and visited the cast. "They had no idea she was coming,...

How’s this for a crowning achievement: Glee is playing host to the Queen!

Oscar winner Helen Mirren has signed on to guest star in the show’s first episode back on Jan. 17, TVLine has learned exclusively.

But in a twist, the British dame will be heard, not seen.

Per a Glee insider, Mirren provides the “inner voice” of a character who shall remain nameless. (For now at least.)

“Helen came in and secretly recorded several long and hilarious monologues two weeks ago,” says the source. “Then she visited the kids on set, and they had no idea she was coming; they were stunned.

Washington, D.C., March 14, 2011 . Academy Award®-winning actress Helen Mirren will receive the “CinemaCon Career Achievement Award,” it was announced today by Mitch Neuhauser, managing director of CinemaCon, which will be held March 28-31, 2011, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Mirren will be presented with this special honor at the inaugural “CinemaCon Big Screen Achievement Awards” ceremony to take place on Thursday evening, March 31st, in The Colosseum of Caesars Palace. The Coca-Cola Company, Official Presenting Sponsor of CinemaCon will host the final night gala awards program.

“A consummate actress, Helen Mirren has entertained audiences around the globe for over four decades with her stunning performances on the big screen,” noted Neuhauser. “With an incredible diversity in role selection, Mirren has graced the screen in such memorable movies as ‘The Queen,’ ‘The Last Station,’ and the ‘The Madness of King George,’ and, more recently, in 2010′s summer action hit ‘Red,...

Helen Mirren is so hardworking that it is tempting to take her for granted. But she is always looking for something different

Have you seen the wild look in Helen Mirren's eyes? It's as if she knows the world has gone mad, so she can do anything. The pained realism and long-suffering compromises that dogged Jane Tennison in Prime Suspect are put aside. She has been Queen Elizabeth, both I and II, and if anyone cared to propose an Elizabeth of Transylvania from the Dark Ages then Mirren could do it. Or if you prefer a bloodthirsty and lascivious pope, she is your actor. At 65, she is still one of the sexiest women on screen. It's not what she does, but what she knows.

Mirren has never been anything less than accomplished and bold, but Stephen Frears' The Queen was a confirming potion for her, a laying on of hands.

Sandra Bullock, 'The Blind Side'For years, Sandra Bullock has charmed audiences with endearing turns in films like "While You Were Sleeping," "Miss Congeniality," and "Two Weeks Notice." While most people associate her with romantic comedies, Bullock has also turned in terrific dramatic performances in films like "Crash" and the underrated "Infamous." She probably didn't have awards aspirations when she signed on to play Leigh Anne Tuohy, the wealthy Memphis matriarch who takes in an African-American teenager named Michael Oher and helps him launch a football career, in "The Blind Side."On the page, the role could smack of condescending schmaltz, with lines like "You threaten my son, you threaten me." Yet when asserted by Bullock, with a perfect Tennessee twang, they work. And she gets off some great ones, such as when she warns one person, "If you so much as set foot downtown, you will be sorry.

Nominees for the 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG Awards) for both film and television categories were announced this morning. Michelle Monaghan and Chris O'Donnell announced the nominees at the Pacific Design Center's Silver Screen Theater in West Hollywood.

The 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will be simulcast live nationally on TNT and TBS on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt, 7 p.m. Ct, and 6 p.m. Mt from the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center. Recipients of the stunt ensemble honors will be announced from the SAG Awards red carpet during the TNT.TV and TBS.Com live pre-show webcasts.

If you want to predict the acting categories for the Oscars, look no further than the results of the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Voted by actors' peers, the SAG award has closely resembled the winners of the Oscars in the past few years.

For example, the SAG...

British actress Helen Mirren is considering auctioning off the high-heeled shoes that almost led to her most embarrassing moment at the Emmy Awards. The Prime Suspect star, who just won an Emmy for Elizabeth I, stumbled when she walked to the stage to pick up her Best Actress award and then upset family groups across America by joking she almost fell "a**e over tit." Now, Mirren, who doubts she'll ever wear the designer shoes again, is thinking about selling them off for charity. She says, "I may auction them off." The actress previously won an Emmy for her role in The Passion of Ayn Rand.

French actress Julie Delpy has set her sights on the role of cryptologist Sophie Neveu in the forthcoming movie adaptation of best-selling book The Da Vinci Code. The Before Sunset star is a huge fan of Dan Brown's novel and is desperate for director Ron Howard to cast her opposite Tom Hanks in the mystery thriller. An American Werewolf in Paris and The Passion of Ayn Rand star Delpy enthuses, "The character is French, in her thirties and has a shade of red in her hair. I can become a redhead."...