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Oasis' Paul Arthurs Steps Away From Tour For Cancer Treatment
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Oasis’ Paul Arthurs Steps Away From Tour For Cancer Treatment

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An Oasis founding member is stepping away from the band’s highly-anticipated reunion tour following a prostate cancer diagnosis.

On Friday, guitarist Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs shared his health news on Instagram, announcing his temporary departure from the Oasis Live ’25 World Tour, which kicked off on July 4 in Cardiff, Wales.

“Early this year I was diagnosed with prostate cancer,” he shared in his post. “The good news is I’m responding really well to treatment, which meant I could be part of this incredible tour. Now, I am having to take a planned break for the next phase of my care, so I’ll be missing the gigs in Seoul, Tokyo, Melbourne and Sydney.”

Arthurs continued, “I’m really sad to be missing these shows but I’m feeling good and will be back ready to go in time for South America. Have an amazing time if you’re going this month and I’ll see you back onstage with the band in November. Bonehead. X”

The band’s next stop after Arthurs’ break will be in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Nov. 15 and 16.

Following reports of an Oasis reunion tour, Liam Gallagher confirmed the news last August that he and brother Noel were reuniting, after their long-held sibling rivalry resulted in the latter leaving the group mid-tour in 2009.

“It is with some sadness and great relief…I quit Oasis tonight,” Noel wrote in a statement at the time. “People will write and say what they like, but I simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer.”

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How the PS5 powered Ghost of Yōtei's heartwarming new feature
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How the PS5 powered Ghost of Yōtei’s heartwarming new feature

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At the press of a button, you can send Atsu instantaneously into a childhood flashback. You’re standing in the exact same location, but you’ve travelled back in time to Atsu’s younger years when her parents were still alive. In the blink of an eye, you’re back in those happier days.

It’s a neat trick, and one that we can imagine lots of other games trying to emulate in future. For example, It would work super well for the Star Wars Jedi games, where the lead character already senses ‘echoes’ of the past.

On the eve of the Yōtei’s launch, we had the chance to ask Nate Fox, one of the game’s directors, about the thinking behind this feature and how it is even possible. So, what was thinking behind the flashbacks?

In Fox’s words: “We really want players to be able to experience Atsu’s youth. You know, why does she love her mum so much, who just hen-pecks her to keep practicing her shamisen. Or her dad, you know, making dad jokes. The kind of things that you can relate to, so that, when Atsu is furious about the life that was stolen from her, you understand.

“And because it’s a video game, of course, you get to play the thing. And I don’t know you, when you play video games, I tend to say, like, ‘Oh, I died on that level’. You are the character. And that’s a great thing about games, right? That they’re immersive on that level, that is unique.”

This seamless cutting into Atsu’s early years, as we assumed, was it by any chance made possible by the Solid State Drive in the console itself?

“You’re right,” Fox told us. “It is, in fact, because of the power of the SSD on the PlayStation 5 that we can have, effectively, the level loaded twice.

“And early on, we wanted to do that for the exact reason I was just talking about, so that players would be in charge of being able to go from this kind of sad, cold, lonely reality that she starts as, she’s a lone wolf, and then effortlessly go back into that moment of remembering what this place was like, when it was when it was warm.”

Fox added an interesting question: “Have you ever had the experience of going back to your parents’ house and walking into the bedroom you grew up in, and whether you like it or not, memories come to you?

“That’s what we were going for, right? That whether you like it or not, the past is still real, alive in your mind. And it seemed like a thing that would be cool to put into a game.”

“When Atsu is furious about the life that was stolen from her, you understand.” Sucker Punch Productions

Indeed, it is cool. And unlike the studio’s previous game, Ghost of Tsushima, Yōtei is not launching on PS4. And this heartwarming feature isn’t the only upgrade you’ll see because of that. So, what else was made possible in the new game by stepping away from the old hardware?

Fox explained: “It’s great to be able to target one piece of hardware and go deep on it, particularly the DualSense controller, which, to me, is unbelievably cool. It does things that couldn’t have didn’t occur 10 years ago, right?

“Haptics change your experience playing video games – instead of just sight and sound, you can feel things. Have you ever given your DualSense controller to somebody who doesn’t play games, and they jump when the controller moves a little bit? And they’re freaked out. It’s like, ‘Oh, this is possessed by a ghost’, you know? Because they’re not used to the game or media of any kind kind of coming at them through those vectors. It’s really cool.

“And so, by virtue of being just on PlayStation 5, we can really pour energy into making sure things like the controller get the attention they deserve.”

Fox then offered up some specific examples of DualSense features in the game: “One of my favourites is you start a fire by kind of, oh yeah, making a spark with some flint. And it’s just simply swiping up on the touch pad. But because what you do immediately represents the thing that would happen, while doing the flint, it feels like you’re doing the flint.

“Is this a major challenge in the game? No, it is not. It’s just to make you feel immersed. And I appreciate that the controller can let players have this small experience that’s real. And of course, we use it in all sorts of other ways, like Sumi-e painting, or feeling the clash of swords with the haptics.

“It all adds up. But I like that we have the flexibility to let players encounter gameplay from a bunch of different formats.”

Another example is forging a sword by physically moving the controller up and down. As Fox puts it, “By just kind of doing a basic hammering action, you make that heated metal get flattened out as you stamp out a sword. I don’t know if you’ve ever fantasised about making a katana?”

In Fox’s words, “It’s all part of the fantasy.” And the tech inside the PS5 really helps it feel like you’re living out that fantasy.

Ghost of Yōtei is out now on PS5 and you can order your copy here.

Check out the rest of this interview on the Radio Times Gaming YouTube channel.

Check out more of our Gaming coverage or visit our TV Guide and Streaming Guide to find out what’s on. For more TV recommendations and reviews, listen to The Radio Times Podcast.

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Monster: The Ed Gein Story. Charlie Hunnam as Ed Gein in episode 302 of Monster: The Ed Gein Story. Cr. Courtesy Of Netflix © 2025
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‘Monster’ Offers Fans the ‘Mindhunter’ Crossover We Didn’t Know We Needed

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In the final episode of Monster: The Ed Gein Story, “The Godfather,” audiences are transported back to the 1970s and confronted with a new kind of monster. A predator ahead of his time, this murderous figure targets young women and is known by the moniker “the Pacific Northwest Killer.”

His telltale light yellow VW bug, the cast on his arm, and his deceptive charm identify him as Ted Bundy (John T. O’Brien), though at this point in the story, his true identity remains a mystery. The narrative then shifts to a nearby prison, where FBI agents John Douglas and Robert Ressler (Sean Carrigan and Caleb Ruminer) interview Jerry Brudos (Happy Anderson), the serial killer infamously dubbed the “Shoe Fetish Slayer.”

For fans of the series Mindhunter, these agents are the real-life pioneers who traveled the country interviewing serial killers in an effort to understand their psyches. Along with Ann Burgess (Megan Ketch), they question Brudos, who claims that Ed Gein (Charlie Hunnam) inspired his murders.

Seem familiar? The trio was also the inspiration for their Mindhunter counterparts: Holden Ford, Bill Tench, and Dr. Wendy Carr (Jonathan Groff, Holt McCallany, and Anna Torv).

In the Monster miniseries, the FBI go to Gein for his help to catch the killer, and he provides insight into the mind of a serial killer. In reality, Gein was arrested in 1957, long before the FBI’s Behavioral Science Unit was established in the early 1970s. There is no record of Gein ever being formally interviewed by the FBI. But while he never worked with the FBI, his crimes indirectly influenced the later study of serial killers.

However, the shout-out to the much-beloved Netflix series goes beyond just a passing reference to the FBI agents. In addition to the nod to the Mindhunter trio in the Ed Gein story, Anderson reprises his role as Jerry Brudos, a character he originally played in Mindhunter, serving as a clever Easter egg for fans. The crossover not only acknowledges the series’ devoted following but also ties the two portrayals together in a way that rewards attentive viewers.

Recently, there has been a little buzz about a possible third season for the series, which was canceled six years ago. In an an interview with CBR, Mindhunter star Holt McCallany, the actor tease a possible return: “So look, you know, I had a meeting with David Fincher in his office a few months ago, and he said to me that there is a chance that it may come back as three two-hour movies, but I think it’s just a chance…I know there are writers that are working, but you know, David has to be happy with scripts.”

So, is Monster testing the waters of interest in a possible return of Mindhunter?

Monster: The Ed Gein Story, all episodes streaming, Netflix

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NYFF Debuts 'Anemone,' 'After the Hunt' — Screen Talk
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NYFF Debuts ‘Anemone,’ ‘After the Hunt’ — Screen Talk

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The New York Film Festival is wrapping up its first week, which began last Friday with the North American premiere of Luca Guadagnino’s controversial academic thriller “After the Hunt.” The other world premiere that sparked debate was Ronan Day-Lewis’ “Anemone,” which brings his father, Daniel Day-Lewis, out of acting retirement for his first onscreen role since 2017’s “Phantom Thread.”

And speaking of Paul Thomas Anderson, “One Battle After Another” debuted to $22 million domestic in its first weekend at the box office. On this week’s episode of IndieWire’s “Screen Talk” podcast, co-hosts Anne Thompson and Ryan Lattanzio preview second-weekend chances for the action thriller, which is screening in a variety of formats from 70mm IMAX to VistaVision around the country. It’s also a major Oscar player, positioning Anderson to potentially win his first Oscar after years of also-ran nominations on films from “Magnolia” to “There Will Be Blood” and “Phantom Thread.” Anne hears good word-of-mouth from Academy voters, who are turning up for “One Battle After Another” with an enthusiastic response.

'The French Italian'

With Anne now joining Ryan in New York, we discuss receptions to films including “After the Hunt” (which was mixed out of NYFF opening night but has a chance with Golden Globes voters) and “Anemone.” While Ryan liked Ronan Day-Lewis’ dark, surreal two-hander about estranged British brothers (Sean Bean stars opposite Daniel Day-Lewis) with a few secrets dating back to the Troubles of Northern Ireland, Anne had quibbles about some of the film’s artistic choices that we both share in.

Meanwhile, the talk of the town this week was an AI “actor” named Tilly Norwood, a very much not real person created by artificial intelligence talent studio Xicoia. SAG-AFTRA released a statement decrying the AI performer, for whom the studio has been sharing headshots, selfies, and motion graphics via social media. Will the statement make an impact? As Anne explains, the stable has opened, the horses are galloping out of it, and the AI revolution is here. We can’t stop what’s coming.

As a reminder, Anne Thompson and Ryan Lattanzio will host a “Screen Talk” Live at the New York Film Festival on Monday, October 6 at the Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center at 4 p.m. at Lincoln Center in Manhattan. Attendance is free, and our special guest is Daniel Battsek, the new president of Film at Lincoln Center, who will join us for a lively discussion with audience questions.

Listen to this week’s “Screen Talk” podcast below.

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Bone Lake Director on Making an Erotic Thriller, Ignoring Prudes
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Bone Lake Director on Making an Erotic Thriller, Ignoring Prudes

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Violence and sexuality walk hand-in-hand in “Bone Lake,” a new thriller now playing in theaters via Bleecker Street. In fact, the film opens with a nude couple running away from certain death through the forest, an attention-grabbing opening.

That wild spirit is what attracted director Mercedes Bryce Morgan to Joshua Friedlander’s twisty script about two couples who accidentally double-book an Airbnb. As they get to know each other, dark and sinister secrets start to emerge.

“It’s something that wasn’t afraid to be extreme,” she says of the script. “I’ve been so excited about thrillers coming back and the fact that this movie doesn’t shy away from sex. But I’m also attracted to the fact that it’s like a European relationship dramedy. We start off, and you really care about these characters, because the relationship is the mechanism that the horror goes through later. To be able to have that but then actually pay it off and go big or go home in the end made me go, ‘OK, this is what I’m interested in.’”

“Bone Lake” director Mercedes Bryce Morgan on set.

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While Gen Z has been oddly outspoken about wanting less sex in their entertainment, Morgan thinks that most audiences will be able to ride the film’s wavelength.

“Everything is 180, right?” she says. “Either we think skinny jeans are cool and then we’re like ‘Baggy pants are cool’ — I’m pretty sure skinny jeans are going to be cool again. So I think it’s a generational thing. As a millennial, we’re like, ‘Sex in movies … of course.’ I think younger generations probably go, ‘You guys fucked up so many things. Why are you doing this?’ The thing that I say is the people who love this movie are the people who are going to come and see it. And if it’s not for someone, that’s okay. But it makes the people who love our movie just a stronger fan base.”

That said, Morgan was sure to make the sexuality safe and comfortable on set by setting some ground rules.

“First of all, if there’s female nudity, I make sure that there’s male nudity. It’s either everyone’s nude or no one’s nude, to equal it out,” she says. “It was also talking about, ‘What’s the story reason behind why we’re seeing something?’ Nudity is almost even more fun or interesting sometimes if it’s not used in a sexual context.”

Another key to making an erotic thriller is to make sure the cast has chemistry, and Morgan was able to amp that up with a decidedly G-rated exercise.

“One of the first things I did is when Alex Roe and Andra Nechita got to set to play Will and Cin … It might sound silly, but I had them just dance to fun, silly music together because you’re able to get comfortable with someone physically fast,” she says. “That’s a really easy way to do it. They probably thought, ‘Man, Mercedes, this is like in kindergarten. Why are you having us do this?’ But I go, ‘We need to break down these barriers and just integrate with each other.’”

That sense of play kept Morgan energized during the indie film’s shoot, as well as its long road to theaters. “Bone Lake” first debuted at Fantastic Fest in 2024, making it over a year from its world premiere to wide release date. She remains energized and excited for audiences to see it.

“Whenever I choose a movie, I need to love it so much that I expect to carry it around for years of my life,” she says. “So one could be like, ‘Man, it’s been so long,’ but also we wanted to wait to do it the right way, because the right way is for us to release it in theaters. Also, my job is getting to talk about sex and silliness. So just being able to continue to do that with this, I go, ‘All right, I’m fucking here. Let’s go.’ That’s awesome.”

Watch the “Bone Lake” trailer below.

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Eric Dane Reveals Why He Missed Emmy's 'Grey's Anatomy' Reunion
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Eric Dane Reveals Why He Missed Emmy’s ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Reunion

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While Eric Dane missed a recent planned Grey’s Anatomy reunion, he made a hospital visit on Emmys night last month.

Following his ALS diagnosis, the actor revealed he was “getting stitches put in my head” after losing balance and falling in his kitchen, shortly before he was scheduled to present with fellow cast alum Jesse Williams at the 77th annual awards show.

“ALS is a nasty disease. I missed an opportunity I was really looking forward to,” Dane told the Washington Post. “It would have been great to see Jesse and get reunited with some of my peers, and to be able to present in front of my colleagues, I thought would have been a special moment. So I was really upset about it, but you know, there was nothing I could do about it.”

After the Emmy producers revealed the planned reunion for America’s longest-running primetime medical drama, in which Dane played Dr. Mark ‘McSteamy’ Sloan, Deadline reported that Dane pulled out of the appearance at the last minute, and Williams presented solo.

The Euphoria star previously revealed his diagnosis to People in April. “I have been diagnosed with ALS,” he said in a statement at the time.

Jesse Williams speaks onstage during the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sept. 14, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

“I feel fortunate that I am able to continue working and am looking forward to returning to set of Euphoria next week,” added Dane. “I kindly ask that you give my family and I privacy during this time.”

The Mayo Clinic describes ALS as “a nervous system disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord,” causing a “loss of muscle control. The disease gets worse over time.”

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Grace Van Patten Dives Into Amanda Knox Finale, Teases 'Tell Me Lies'
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Grace Van Patten Dives Into Amanda Knox Finale, Teases ‘Tell Me Lies’

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[This story contains spoilers from the season finale of The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox, “Libertá.”]

The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox intentionally kept the camera pointed away from the person who is heard in the Hulu miniseries’ final scene. After eight episodes of a dramatic retelling of Amanda Knox’s harrowing legal journey to freedom, the final two episodes followed Knox, played by Grace Van Patten, as she tried to reclaim her life following her murder conviction being overturned on appeal and regaining her freedom after years spent in prison and in the courts. Part of that journey was Knox traveling back to Italy to confront her former prosecutor, Giuliano Mignini (which happened in real life), but the series stops short of confirming that it is Mignini who steps into the confessional booth to end the series; the show leaves the person’s identity a mystery, and ends before that person speaks.

“I’m so obsessed with that ending. I think it’s so smart,” Van Patten tells The Hollywood Reporter. “It’s so common that shows and movies are wrapped up in a bow for the audience, and the fact that this gives space for an interpretation, I think, is so smart. I am curious to hear what people think: Who that is, what are they about to confess?” She adds, “Everything’s out in the open now. Amanda’s side is out in the open.”

Below, Van Patten dives into her process to play Knox — her first role embodying a real person — to explain how her firm belief in her innocence brought a newfound depth to the series, and shares set stories of her relationship with Knox herself. She also teases her other Hulu series Tell Me Lies, which just wrapped production on its highly anticipated third season: “Buckle up,” she says. “Buckle. Up.”

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Where were you in Tell Me Lies world when this show about Amanda Knox first came to you?

I was in between seasons two and three. I had first heard about it while we were filming, and I knew it was going to be a Hulu show, and I was like, “Does that mean maybe I could be considered?” But then I didn’t hear anything about it for months and months, and completely forgot about it until I saw that Amanda Knox had started following me on Instagram. That’s when my stomach dropped, and I reached out to my agents right away like, “What does this mean?!” That’s when the process began.

Did the timing line up with scheduling so you could film both series?

It worked out perfectly. It was a couple of months after we wrapped season two [of Tell Me Lies] when I found out about Amanda, so it was: go, go, go. I left for Italy two months later. Then, when I wrapped, I had about two and a half weeks and went right into Tell Me Lies, and we just finished filming a few days ago. So now I’m a free woman!

Tell me everything you just filmed.

You don’t want to know. It’s scary. For different reasons, both of these shows are terrifying!

What was that adjustment like, to go back into Tell Me Lies mode two weeks after absorbing yourself in the world of Amanda Knox?

I was really nervous at first. Since I’ve started Tell Me Lies, it’s only been Tell Me Lies. I haven’t had to go from another character to Lucy, so I didn’t know what to expect. But that’s the beauty of doing something for three seasons, which I didn’t know, but it’s just kind of in your body more and something you can switch on as opposed to having to find every time and every season. Lucy, unfortunately, is in my body! So it was more about igniting her, as opposed to figuring out who this person is again.

Jackson White as Stephen DeMarco here with Grace Van Patten as Lucy Albright in Tell Me Lies.

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When it came to figuring out Amanda, from what I’ve read, you had an awareness but were not the expert that I imagine you are now. Would you say you had an opinion about her innocence or guilt going in?

I remember it being controversial. I know people felt very strongly about if she was innocent or if she was guilty, and there were both existing opinions. But I didn’t have one. I just didn’t know. And then, as soon as I started doing research, I gathered a very factual opinion, which is: No, this girl did not do this. And that it’s a way deeper and more complicated story than what I realized, and I think what people realize. Doing that research made me even more motivated to help tell her side of the story.

At what point in that research process did you then get to meet Amanda and have the choice to collaborate closely or keep some distance? How did you approach that relationship?

I was figuring it out as I went along. I had no plan. I had never played a real person before, so everything was new to me. I didn’t know how involved she wanted to be. The first time I met her was really discovering all of these things; discovering that she does want to be involved and that she is willing to speak to me, and that was so reassuring. The fact that she was so open and vulnerable with me and I felt like I could ask her a million questions and she was willing to give me the answers. I felt so thankful that I could use her, as opposed to guess. I had two months before we went to go shoot, so that was filled with speaking to her and learning Italian as much as I could.

I was going to ask if you had spoken any Italian before the show.

No. None. That was the main skill I had to work on. Those two months were definitely crammed with talking to her, and learning Italian and doing as much research as I possibly could.

You read her book, so you had read her perspective before doing the show, but as you were going through the filming process and asking questions, was there anything that stood out to you as a misconception or something the public didn’t know?

What’s crazy is that the whole thing was a misconception. Learning the details were shocking, like the amount of the lack of evidence. It’s not like there was a little bit of evidence — there was no evidence, which is crazy that two people are being accused of murder with zero evidence. But I would say the most surprising thing and the most beautiful thing I learned was who Amanda was as a person who went through this thing, and how still, to this day, after going through something so horrible and tragic, she has maintained positivity and hope and compassion for people. I could imagine that after going through something like that it could be very easy to slip into a life filled with a lot of resentment and anger, and she did not let that defeat her. She really is such a strong woman. I’m really inspired by her mentality.

Showrunner K.J. Steinberg said the show could have ended at episode six, but that going beyond the verdict and following Amanda home was always part of the plan. Why did you think it was key to tell that after story, especially with these final two episodes?

It’s so important to see her readapt to normal life. She was still only 24, and so to watch the discomfort of that reentry and figure out how to navigate real life again… I know I’ve never seen that play out in a show. That was so fascinating to me to talk to her about and read in the scripts. The build of watching Amanda decide how to regain control of her life — whether that’s writing the book or writing that first letter to her prosecutor, and how this whole show up to this point is leading up to her regaining control of a life that has been completely out of her control. It gives it a hopeful end. It shows a continuation of an existing person who actually went through this, and that that’s not the story — the story is who she is now. That’s what I hope people take away from it.

With Amanda co-writing the last episode, “Libertá,” viewers get a lot of insight into her via her inner monologue in your finale scenes. What was that experience like, and was she on set for any of that final episode?

She was. She was there the last two or so weeks of filming, so she was there with the big Mignini scene at the end, which was super emotional and shot over two or three days. It was a scene we all really wanted to get right. It’s a very long, complex scene with so much going on between two people. So that one was tedious and emotional, and the fact that she was there for that made me feel very emotional doing it.

Were there any big questions you had for her when making the finale?

Any time she gave me validation that I was portraying her emotions authentically meant the world to me. She said that a few times throughout, and it made me feel so good that I was able to give her that. That was my main goal through all of this — to help her feel understood and for people to hopefully, by watching this, understand her more. To feel seen by her was really flattering and such an honor for me.

Grace Van Patten as Amanda Knox in The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox.

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The final words from Amanda in the show are that there will be some people who will believe her and think she’s innocent, and some who still won’t. Do you feel Amanda has an acceptance that even after you release this show and put it all out there that there might still be people who think she’s guilty?

I don’t want to speak for her, but I do know from getting to know Amanda that she’s very confident in who she is, and has never strayed away from who she is, which unfortunately, in the time of her being accused for murder, was used against her. But she is so true to who she is, and I am so inspired by that. Making this show, and having a platform to help somebody tell their story, was so meaningful to me. But I’m sure this helped her. Everything’s out in the open now. Her side is out in the open. So knowing her, she’s approaching it with positivity and acceptance.

Have you been following along with the viewer response and engaging on social media?

No. It’s probably partly a defense mechanism! But what’s helped is that I’ve been shooting Tell Me Lies as the show has been coming out, so it’s been a nice distraction of not reading things. It’s the first thing I’ve ever been a part of where I’m just so proud of what we did. Not even necessarily the outcome; it’s such a great show. But I’m so proud of the actual product and of everyone who came together to make this, and the reason we all made this. So I’m kind of with Amanda where people can hate it or love it, but I feel like we did something really important and good. There’s less weight to the response because of that.

In the final scene of the series, we don’t see who has arrived to confess. We only hear them breathe and see that it’s someone the priest recognizes. Do you all want people to make their own opinions about who’s in that confessional booth?

I’m so obsessed with that ending. I think it’s so smart. It’s so common that shows and movies are wrapped up in a bow for the audience. And the fact that this gives space for an interpretation, I think, is just so smart. I am curious to hear what people think: Who that is, what are they about to confess? I’m curious for that reaction.

What do you hope people take away from that final scene?

I hope that through watching this show, they really see who Amanda is, and can gather and form an opinion based on understanding her more and based on the facts. I really think it’s a story about this young girl regaining control of her life and never giving up, and being extremely resilient through it all and not letting a bad thing define and destroy her. That’s really inspiring to anybody, no matter what scale of tragedy you’ve gone through, or trauma. You can take that and use that mentality through any aspect of your life. I think that’s so beautiful.

This story also brings both Raffaele Sollecito and Meredith Kercher into the forefront. KJ has called them both the “oft-forgotten” victims in this story. What was it like to be a part of getting their stories out?

There is no doubt that this story involves so much pain and so much tragedy from multiple people and families, and that’s why we approached it with as much sensitivity as possible. I hope people see this was a tragic story on so many different levels, and that it is not one person’s story. It’s, unfortunately, the pain and tragedy of a lot of people involved.

What was it like working with Monica Lewinsky [who is a producer] on this project, and how did she help steer what you all hope to accomplish?

I look up to her so much. I think she’s so extremely smart and cool, and what she’s doing with her life, reclaiming her own story in her own way, is so inspiring. The team of Amanda and Monica is so badass. Honestly, just being able to talk to Monica about not only this show but her life and life in general, I learned so much from every conversation.

Looking ahead to what’s next for you, what is the most non-spoiler tease you can share about season three of Tell Me Lies?

Buckle up. (Laughs.) Buckle. Up. I mean, it’s absolute chaos in the purest form, with everybody. People can get excited about the drama for every character — everyone’s going through it.

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The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox is now streaming all episodes on Hulu. Read THR’s recent cover story with Amanda Knox and Monica Lewinsky.

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Him star Marlon Wayans can’t wait for fans to see the alternative ending
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Him star Marlon Wayans can’t wait for fans to see the alternative ending

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The film stars Tyriq Withers (I Know What You Did Last Summer) as young American football quarterback Cameron ‘Cam’ Cade, who is invited to train with his idol – legendary quarterback Isaiah White (Marlon Wayans) – as he attempts to recover from a potentially career-ending injury.

What seems like a great opportunity soon develops into something very dark, with the film going to some pretty bonkers places as Cam is put through a series of increasingly tough tests and it becomes clear that there are sinister forces at play.

It all culminates in a shocking reveal that Cam could achieve footballing immortality in return for drinking Isaiah’s blood – as part of a longstanding ritual that sees the skills of the best players of all time passed down to the next in line through this rather unorthodox means.

When he realises he must take part in a fight to the death with Isaiah to claim the GOAT (Greatest of All Time) status and continues this lineage, Cam understandably baulks at the prospect, before going on a rampage that sees him kill a number of people and refusing to sign the contact that would make him the next GOAT.

It’s pretty explosive stuff, but according to director Justin Tipping, he shot several versions of the ending before deciding which one to go for. And although he said they’re all “the same movie in essence” when it comes to themes and messaging, at one point there was the possibility of going in a very different direction.

“I mean, there’s a version where in the Faustian deal he says, yes,” he explained in an exclusive interview with RadioTimes.com. “Totally different movie.

“And there’s something about us collectively landing on this version that felt more darkly hopeful or cathartic and fun and f**ked up – which was kind of in step with ‘here’s this fancy professional league, here’s all the things that come with the seduction of players into a league in spite of maybe their own health.'”

Tyriq Withers as Cam and Marlon Wayans as Isaiah in Him. Universal

Still, there’s one ending which star Marlon Wayans is looking forward to showing the world in due course.

“I can’t wait for the alternate ending,” he said. “I still say I love the way it ended, but there’s this little Easter egg that we have that you’ll get when it gets to streaming. And you know, that’s my favourite ending, because it does it all… I’m not going to give anything away.”

“I think that’s the cool thing about making movies,” added Tyriq Withers. “I think it’s all a creative process, and it’s a group of filmmakers coming together to tell a story. And the beautiful thing about a story is it can end a thousand different ways. And this is what we landed on.

“It was exciting – because you film it and you just don’t know what you’re gonna get until you’re in a screening room and you get to watch it.”

Him is now showing in UK cinemas.

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‘Chicago Med’ Casts Gbenga Akinnagbe as Sharon’s Son David in Season 11

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We’re finally going to meet Sharon Goodwin’s (S. Epatha Merkerson) oldest son David on Chicago Med!

TV Insider has learned that Gbenga Akinnagbe has been cast in the recurring role in Season 11. The Wire star will first appear in Episode 6. New episodes air Wednesdays at 8/7c on NBC (and stream the next day on Peacock).

“I’ve been a fan of his for a very long time,” showrunner Allen MacDonald tells TV Insider. “He’s just a wonderful actor.”

He also shares that we’ll see David’s father, Bert (Gregory Alan Williams), again. Sharon’s ex-husband has Alzheimer’s, and he was the person she went to see at the end of the Season 10 finale after a tough season for her that culminated in the end of her relationship with Dennis Washington (John Earl Jelks) as she was forced to make cuts at the hospital.

“I think Goodwin just showed an incredible amount of strength in character development last season. And S. Epatha Merkerson, there’s nothing you can’t give her that she’s not going to knock out of the park. And she just had me in tears so many times last season,” MacDonald shares. “What she says in the finale is that she finds forgiveness hard, and I think it was very telling that the person she went to talk to was her ex-husband Bert, who was in end stage Alzheimer’s basically. And even though he didn’t understand her, that is kind of her safe place, her home because I don’t think there was a person she was ever emotionally connected to than Bert. And they had three children together and raised three children together.”

Looking ahead, Chicago Med will be bringing back more of her family in addition to Bert and introducing David early on in Season 11. “We will see her son, Michael [Hampton Fluker]. We will see Tara [Nicolette Robinson], who we saw in Episode 9 last year while Goodwin was in surgery from being stabbed by Cassidy,” MacDonald says.

What are you hoping to see with Sharon this season? Let us know in the comments section below.

Chicago Med, Wednesdays, 8/7c, NBC

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