‘Stranger Things’ star Brett Gelman is ‘scared’ over antisemitism bullying: ‘We’re not liked’

‘Stranger Things’ star Brett Gelman is ‘scared’ over antisemitism bullying: ‘We’re not liked’

“Stranger Things” star Brett Gelman admits that the online vitriol he has received for his support of Israel and Jewish people is frightening. “Am I scared? Absolutely,” he told The Post in a recent interview. “I think I’d be insane not to be scared.” Gelman, 47, added that he is “taking all the necessary precautions” … Read more

‘Game of Thrones’ star John Bradley reveals if he’ll be in the Jon Snow spinoff

‘Game of Thrones’ star John Bradley reveals if he’ll be in the Jon Snow spinoff

Winter is not coming for him. John Bradley, who starred as Samwell Tarly, a k a Sam, on “Game of Thrones,” told The Post that he’s unlikely to be in the Jon Snow spinoff show.  “I’m not sure [that I’ll be in that],” Bradley, 35, told The Post while promoting his new Netflix show “3 … Read more

‘Mary & George’ star Tony Curran calls raunchy show ‘liberating’: ‘I got into acting to take my clothes off’

‘Mary & George’ star Tony Curran calls raunchy show ‘liberating’: ‘I got into acting to take my clothes off’

He just can’t wait to be King.  Scottish actor Tony Curran co-stars as King James I in the raunchy period drama miniseries “Mary & George,” also starring Julianne Moore.  “I was saying to my wife, some of the dialogue that I have, I would open a script and go, ‘My god, it’s such a delight … Read more

Alfred Molina says he was a ‘working actor’ before ‘Spider-Man’ Doctor Octopus success

Alfred Molina says he was a ‘working actor’ before ‘Spider-Man’ Doctor Octopus success

Alfred Molina was first on Broadway nearly 30 years ago in “Art,” but admits he still gets butterflies when he hears the stage manager announce on a Saturday: “Ladies and Gentlemen, it’s Saturday night on Broadway!” “You kind of go, ‘F – – k! What a dream come true,” the British actor, 70, told the New … Read more

‘Hamilton’ director Tommy Kail reveals hopes for new Holocaust mini-series ‘We Were the Lucky Ones’

‘Hamilton’ director Tommy Kail reveals hopes for new Holocaust mini-series ‘We Were the Lucky Ones’

Tommy Kail knew all about the book “We Were the Lucky Ones” by Georgia Hunter years before it became a best-selling novel. “I met Georgia in 1999 before I graduated college,” he told the NY Post in an exclusive interview, “and she married one of my best friends.” The New York Times bestselling book is … Read more

Giancarlo Esposito on his ‘Parish’ alter-ego: ‘He’s drowning … and he’s in trouble’

Giancarlo Esposito on his ‘Parish’ alter-ego: ‘He’s drowning … and he’s in trouble’

“It’s a city that seems alive with its goodness and lightness and darkness as well.” Giancarlo Esposito on why his new series “Parish” is set in New Orleans. Source link #Giancarlo #Esposito #Parish #alterego #Hes #drowning #hes #trouble

‘Animal Control’ star Joel McHale knows he’s played a lot of ‘d–ks’: I ‘craved’ work when I was jobless

‘Animal Control’ star Joel McHale knows he’s played a lot of ‘d–ks’: I ‘craved’ work when I was jobless

Hollywood’s busiest actor, Joel McHale is currently doing four projects simultaneously — and that’s how he likes it. “A lot of stuff has been happening all at once, which is great, because I went from ‘Animal Control’ to ‘House of Villains,’ now to ‘Crime Scene Kitchen,’ and at some point, [the ‘Community,’ movie]. So I’m … Read more

‘Doubt’ writer John Patrick Shanley gets advice from Bugs Bunny

‘Doubt’ writer John Patrick Shanley gets advice from Bugs Bunny

Playwright John Patrick Shanley likes to run ideas past the people who populated his youth growing up in the Bronx. But one of his regular helpers isn’t even human. “I definitely confer with Bugs Bunny,” the Tony Award and Oscar winner told The Post. Shanley, 73, thinks the tricky rabbit exemplifies New York attitude. “He … Read more

Danny DeVito has a favorite memory of working with ex Rhea Perlman on ‘Matilda’

Danny DeVito has a favorite memory of working with ex Rhea Perlman on ‘Matilda’

It may have been a bad-hair day for Danny DeVito, but one wild scene is his best memory of working with ex Rhea Perlman on the movie “Matilda.” “I think when they bleach my hair is my favorite,” DeVito, 79, told The Post of the 1996 film in which he played Mr. Wormwood.  “I came … Read more

Jodie Whittaker pivots from ‘Doctor Who’ to ‘challenging’ prison drama ‘Time’: ‘Highlights a broken system’

Jodie Whittaker pivots from ‘Doctor Who’ to ‘challenging’ prison drama ‘Time’: ‘Highlights a broken system’

Jodie Whittaker pivots from “Doctor Who” to Season 2 of the BritBox anthology series “Time,” premiering March 27. The three-part drama from Jimmy McGovern and Helen Black focuses on a year in the lives of three women — Orla (Whittaker), Abi (Tamara Lawrance) and Kelsey (“The Last of Us” star Bella Ramsey) — serving time … Read more

Why Santiago Cabrera loves playing ‘menacing’ role on ‘The Cleaning Lady’: He’s from a ‘world of violence’

Why Santiago Cabrera loves playing ‘menacing’ role on ‘The Cleaning Lady’: He’s from a ‘world of violence’

Veteran actor Santiago Cabrera has been part of the superhero world (“Heroes”), domestic dramas (“Big Little Lies”) and sci-fi franchises (“Star Trek: Picard”). Now, he’s entering the crime-thriller world of the Fox hit “The Cleaning Lady.”  “I like to shake things up,” Cabrera, 45, told The Post, referring to his disparate genres.  “I didn’t do … Read more

How ‘Lose Control’ singer Teddy Swims survived drowning in a ‘toxic’ relationship — and became pop’s breakout star

How ‘Lose Control’ singer Teddy Swims survived drowning in a ‘toxic’ relationship — and became pop’s breakout star

As one of the biggest breakouts in pop this year, Teddy Swims has rode the wave of his soul-crushing smash “Lose Control” all the way to No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. And it’s taken a triumvirate of music’s mightiest — Beyoncé, Kanye West and Ariana Grande — to keep the singer-songwriter born Jaten … Read more

Why ‘Game of Thrones’ star John Bradley is hesitant to watch ‘House of the Dragon’

Why ‘Game of Thrones’ star John Bradley is hesitant to watch ‘House of the Dragon’

Sam Tarly isn’t on team Targaryen.  John Bradley, who starred as Jon Snow’s (Kit Harington) best friend Samwell Tarly on all eight seasons of “Game of Thrones,” isn’t one of the 29 million viewers who reportedly tuned in on a weekly basis to watch the hit HBO spinoff show, “House of the Dragon.” “I’ve still … Read more

Danny DeVito reveals that he and Arnold Schwarzenegger are working on a new movie together: ‘It’s coming’

Danny DeVito reveals that he and Arnold Schwarzenegger are working on a new movie together: ‘It’s coming’

The dynamic duo are back at it.  Danny DeVito, 79, told The Post that he’s planning an on-screen reunion with Arnold Schwarzenegger, 76, who famously played his mismatched twin in the 1988 comedy “Twins.”  “We’ve talked to [a Warner Bros. exec] about a movie for Arnold and I,” DeVito told The Post, while promoting his narration … Read more

‘The Girls on the Bus’ creator Julie Plec still has ‘bunch of ideas’ for ‘Vampire Diaries’ universe

‘The Girls on the Bus’ creator Julie Plec still has ‘bunch of ideas’ for ‘Vampire Diaries’ universe

She’s on the move.  Creator/executive producer Julie Plec, best known for teen supernatural dramas such as “The Vampire Diaries,” and its spinoff shows “The Originals” and “Legacies,” has moved on to less magical fare with the Max series “The Girls on the Bus.”  “I like writing about emotions,” Plec told The Post.  “I like making … Read more

‘Game of Thrones’ star John Bradley: David Benioff and D.B. Weiss ‘have to win those fans back’

‘Game of Thrones’ star John Bradley: David Benioff and D.B. Weiss ‘have to win those fans back’

“Game of Thrones” star John Bradley said he hopes his new Netflix sci-fi series “3 Body Problem” rehabilitates the images of the “GoT” creators, David Benioff and D.B. Weiss.  “There were no expectations on David and Dan [Weiss] or any of us when we started ‘Game of Thrones,’ because nobody knew who we were,” Bradley … Read more

‘All That’ alums describe ‘extremely close’ relationship with sex offender Brian Peck: Under a ‘naive cloak’

‘All That’ alums describe ‘extremely close’ relationship with sex offender Brian Peck: Under a ‘naive cloak’

Brian Peck wasn’t just a dialogue coach to child actors on Nickelodeon’s “All That” in the late ’90s and 2000s.  Show stars Giovonnie Samuels and Bryan Hearne, who both joined the sketch-comedy production as preteens during its seventh season in 2002, actually considered Peck, then age 42, a friend.  “We were extremely close,” Samuels, now … Read more

‘Alice & Jack’ co-star Aisling Bea rewrites the rules on supporting character: ‘Quiet, heroic moment’

‘Alice & Jack’ co-star Aisling Bea rewrites the rules on supporting character: ‘Quiet, heroic moment’

Aisling Bea’s supporting role in “Alice & Jack” resonates with the Irish-born actress/comedian in its portrayal of a character type often shunted aside on screens big and small. Not so here. Bea (“This Way Up,” “Living With Yourself”) plays Lynn, the short-lived wife of Jack (Domhnall Gleeson), whose 15-year on-again/off-again romance with Alice (Andrea Riseborough) … Read more

Tobey Maguire ‘Spider-Man’ standalone might be coming, Thomas Hayden Church says

Tobey Maguire ‘Spider-Man’ standalone might be coming, Thomas Hayden Church says

Call the Daily Bugle. Tobey Maguire, who swung around New York as Peter Parker in four “Spider-Man” films over 22 years, could be donning the old Spandex suit once again in his very own Spidey flick, according to a former co-star. Thomas Haden Church, who played the villainous Sandman in 2007’s “Spider-Man 3,” told The … Read more

Tom Hollander was ‘very nervous’ to nail down Truman Capote’s ‘Feud’ accent: It’s ‘almost cartoonish’

Tom Hollander was ‘very nervous’ to nail down Truman Capote’s ‘Feud’ accent: It’s ‘almost cartoonish’

FX is closing the door on “Feud: Capote vs. The Swans.” For the uninitiated, the eight-episode series — ending Wednesday night at 10 p.m. — charts the relationship between acclaimed writer Truman Capote (Tom Hollander) and his coterie of high society friends he dubs the “Swans”: Babe Paley (Naomi Watts), Nancy “Slim” Keith (Diane Lane), … Read more