Stewart, who has long expressed admiration for poetry, philosophy, and feminist literature, also harbors a quiet passion for the Spanish language. She’s been learning it for a while—out of love for its rhythm, emotion, and expressive power. “Spanish feels like a language made for cinema,” she’s said, often toying with the idea of directing in it someday.
We spoke with this jovial Chilean star in Los Angeles about the highly anticipated second season of HBO's most popular series ‘The Last of Us’. Pascal, who emigrated to the United States in his teens, has proven he's the actor of the moment: his career spans decades and is packed with incredible credits in both film and television, working alongside some of the biggest names in Hollywood. Pascal talked to us about returning to his role as Joel in 'The Last of Us', his passion for reading and his past in Madrid.
The Oscar winning actor reinvents himself for the small screen. In ‘Nada’, he takes the audience in a comedic yet heartwarming cultural collision, intertwining the lives of the quirky food critic Manuel, portrayed by Luis Brandoni, and De Niro’s character, an American writer navigating the vibrant and sometimes chaotic tapestry of Spanish culture.
Based on the book “Dylan Goes Electric” by Elijah Wald, ‘A Complete Unknown’ tracks Dylan’s rise as an artist leading up to his infamous set at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival, during which he performed live with electric instruments for the first time. The film also stars Edward Norton as Pete Seeger, Elle Fanning as Sylvie Russo (based on Dylan’s former girlfriend Suze Rotolo), Monica Barbaro as Joan Baez and Boyd Holbrook as Johnny Cash.
There is no doubt that Luca Guadagnino has proven over and over that he is the most revealing director of erotic desire on screen. The filmmaker brings to the screen the surreal and sweaty 'Queer', an adaptation of William S. Burroughs' short novel written in 1952 and published in 1985.
The Danish actress comes back this month to the big screen with the movie Gladiator II, as Lucilla, a character that reprises 25 years after the one she played in ‘Gladiator’. In Los Angeles, the actress talked about her preparation and her ability to speak multiple languages attributed to her passion for learning languages and structure.
The father of fellow actors Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez, decorated performer Martin Sheen first rising to prominence in the 1968 drama ‘The Subject Was Roses’ and then Terrence Malick's 1973 crime drama ‘Badlands’. Sheen was catapulted to superstardom when he brilliantly portrayed Captain Benjamin Willard in Francis Ford Coppola’s Oscar-winning ‘Apocalypse Now’ in which he appeared alongside Marlon Brando and Robert Duvall.
So, when we last saw them, season one concluded with former CIA agent ‘Dan Chase’, played by Jeff Bridges, and FBI Assistant Director, ‘Harold Harper’, played by John Lithgow, living out their worst nightmare after the woman they both call daughter, ‘Emily Chase’, played by Alia Shawkat, is kidnapped.
But, despite such power at the box office, the American actress admits that she is attracted to different roles, and reveals in this interview conducted during the French competition that she was looking forward to working in Spanish. Of Dominican origin, Saldaña has also released the series 'Special Ops: Lioness', a spy thriller created by Taylor Sheridan, the writer behind the series 'Sicario' and 'Yellowstone'.
We had the opportunity to talk with the executive producer and star of the series, Freddie Highmore, who also speaks Spanish perfectly because he lived for several years in Madrid. The actor, who has reached maturity on screen as the surgeon Shaun Murphy, premieres the last season very soon, which says goodbye to his character, closing his plots with emotion and pride for making an inspiring and inclusive series.
