Riz Ahmed In Talks To Play Popular Marvel Character in ‘Venom’
The cast of Sony’s Venom is slowly starting to take shape as Riz Ahmed is in early talks to join Tom Hardy in the Spider-Man spin-off about the webslinger’s arch nemesis. No details have been revealed...
View Article‘The Night Of’ Emmy Nominee Michael Kenneth Williams On Nephew’s Experience...
When Michael Kenneth Williams calls from the South African set of his latest movie, The Red Sea Diving Resort, he’s about to head out to dinner with co-stars Sir Ben Kingsley and Chris Evans for what...
View ArticleRiz Ahmed Reps ‘The Night Of’, Thanks James Gandolfini, As He Wins Emmy For...
Riz Ahmed took the Emmy home tonight for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for HBO’s The Night Of. Bowing early in the season last year, The Night Of felt like it was trailing the...
View ArticleDiversity Makes History At The Emmys With Wins By Sterling K. Brown, Riz...
After Emmy voters embraced a record number of performers from diverse backgrounds with 27 acting nominations back in July, history continued to be made tonight when the Primetime winners were...
View ArticleEmmy Winner Riz Ahmed In Negotiations With Netflix On ‘Hamlet’
EXCLUSIVE: Fresh from his Emmy win for HBO’s The Night Of, Riz Ahmed is setting up a feature role, and it will be one of Shakespeare’s greatest characters. The actor is sealing a deal with Netflix to...
View ArticleRiz Ahmed, David Harewood & ‘The Fall’ Creator Allan Cubitt Lead Line-Up Of...
Projects from Riz Ahmed, David Harewood and The Fall creator Allan Cubitt lead an ambitious line-up of new commissions from BBC Two. The British public broadcaster has unveiled a huge slate of shows...
View ArticleSony Swings Into Hall H With New Footage, Characters From ‘Venom’ &...
Comic-Con fans were caught in a Hall H web when Sony swung into the confab with Venom and Spider-man: Into The Spider-Verse with mind-blowing footage. The Spidey extravaganza was moderated by the...
View Article‘Venom’ Trailer #2: First Look At New Villain Who Battles Tom Hardy’s Parasite
“I’ve got a parasite,” says an embarrassed Eddie Brock – played by Tom Hardy – in this new trailer for Venom, as if that explains all the mayhem. With an unexpected amount of sly humor – and no small...
View ArticleJohn C. Reilly On Jacques Audiard’s ‘The Sisters Brothers’: “It’s A Fresh...
Many Europeans flounder with their first English-language feature, but France’s Jacques Audiard took Venice’s Silver Lion for his, winning Best Director at this year’s festival. Based on the book by...
View Article‘Venom’s Riz Ahmed Is Quietly Blazing A Trail For Representation Across All...
In Venom, Riz Ahmed plays the character of Carlton Drake who eventually becomes the symbiote villain Riot (not a spoiler, because it is in the trailer). In the Marvel comic, Drake is traditionally...
View ArticleIn The “Profound & Universal” ‘Sound Of Metal’ Riz Ahmed Is A Drummer Facing...
In Darius Marder’s Sound of Metal, Riz Ahmed is Ruben, a drummer who loses his hearing in the midst of a nomadic music tour with Lou (Olivia Cooke), and finds solace in the deaf community. Before...
View ArticleAmazon Studios Catches Beat Of ‘Sound Of Metal’ – Toronto
EXCLUSIVE: Amazon Studios has closed a U.S. rights deal on Sound of Metal, the Darius Marder-directed drama that stars Nightcrawler‘s Riz Ahmed as a drummer in a band who most come to terms with a new...
View ArticleRiz Ahmed Drama ‘Sound Of Metal’ Drums Up UK Deal With Vertigo Releasing
EXCLUSIVE: Sound Of Metal, Darius Marder’s well-received TIFF premiere, has scored a UK distribution deal with indie releasing outfit Vertigo. Riz Ahmed and Olivia Cooke star in the pic about a...
View Article‘Venom’ Review: Tom Hardy Channels His Inner Alien, But This Comic Book Movie...
As the Batman supervillain Bane in 2012’s The Dark Knight Rises, Tom Hardy hid mostly behind a mask and muddled voice, to mixed reviews at best. So why not try another comic book baddie and get...
View ArticleDarius Marder On ‘Sound Of Metal’: “I Got Obsessed With This Idea Of Sound...
Making his directorial debut in the Platform competition, Darius Marder came to TIFF with Sound of Metal, an unusual and somewhat formally experimental drama starring Riz Ahmed as Ruben, the drummer...
View ArticleBerlin Film Festival Adds Riz Ahmed Pic ‘Mogul Mowgli’, Oleg Sentsov-Directed...
The Berlin International Film Festival (February 20 – March 1) continues to add to its 2020 line-up, with new titles today unveiled for its Panorama and Berlinale Special programs. Joining the Panorama...
View ArticleRiz Ahmed Talks Berlin Pic ‘Mogul Mowgli’ & Diverse Filmmaking: “The Time For...
Riz Ahmed is a multi-talented man. Alongside being a name actor on both sides of the pond – with recent credits including HBO’s The Night Of, Marvel movie Venom and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – Ahmed...
View ArticleRusso Brothers’ AGBO Partners With Obamas’ Higher Ground & Netflix On ‘Exit...
Joe and Anthony Russo’s AGBO production of Mohsin Hamid’s bestseller Exit West is coming together, Deadline has confirmed. The project, which now has Rogue One: A Star Wars Story‘s Riz Ahmed attached...
View Article‘Venom’ Actor Riz Ahmed Reveals He Has Lost Two Family Members To COVID-19
Riz Ahmed, the Brit actor whose credits include Venom and HBO series The Night Of, says he has lost two family members to coronavirus. Speaking in a lengthy interview with GQ Hype, Ahmed revealed he...
View ArticleSony Swings Into Hall H With New Footage, Characters From...
Comic-Con fans were caught in a Hall H web when Sony swung into the confab with Venom and Spider-man: Into The Spider-Verse with mind-blowing footage. The Spidey extravaganza was moderated by the...
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