Take her out tonight! Rosario Dawson has been in the spotlight for decades — and so has her star-studded love life.
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Paramount has ransacked its back catalog to bring a new adaptation of its 1987 erotic thriller “Fatal Attraction“ to streaming. Since “Fatal Attraction” was released, it has become a signature movie in the erotic thriller genre and has faced detractors who point to the movie as a harrowing depiction of anti-feminism.
Expanding upon the movie with Michael Douglas and Academy-award-nominated Glenn Close, the new eight-episode series promises a deep dive into the minds of these characters–fleshing them out, examining family dynamics, and investigating our law system. Continue reading ‘Fatal Attraction’ Review: Joshua Jackson & Lizzy Caplan Star In A Lifeless Reimagining Of An Erotic Thriller Classic at The Playlist.
.Take her out tonight! Rosario Dawson has been in the spotlight for decades — and so has her star-studded love life.
A Starz series from Ava DuVernay starring Joshua Jackson and Lauren Ridloff is the latest series halting its production as a result of the writers strike.
It won’t be ignored! Fatal Attraction debuted in theaters more than three decades ago, but the critically acclaimed film remains a fan favorite.
Elisabeth Moss, Kate Hudson and Kaia Gerber have been tapped to star in the sexy, psychological thriller “Shell”.
Hide the bunnies! Fatal Attraction is coming back to screens as a TV adaptation — but it’s a very different beast than the 1987 movie starring Glenn Close and Michael Douglas.
Aramide Tinubu A curious Anne Archer lifts the lid off of a boiling pot only to discover the body of her young daughter’s mangled and bloated bunny. It’s a film scene that still echoes in the minds of cinephiles and physiological thriller enthusiasts alike. However, unlike the 1987 film starring Archer, Michael Douglas and the incomparable Glenn Close, Paramount+’s new series, “Fatal Attraction,” is void of boiled mammals. What it does have is a more intricately fleshed-out narrative of a pompous and ambitious district attorney Dan Gallagher (Joshua Jackson), whose tawdry affair with a young woman, Alexandra Forrest (Lizzy Caplan), quickly spirals out of his control. “Dirty John” creator Alexandra Cunningham and writer Kevin J. Hynes’ series opens in the present day in Los Angeles, with a frazzled and bearded Dan pleading his case for parole. He’s served 15 years for killing Alex, a crime he attests to, before being granted his freedom. A young woman, whom the audience later learns is Dan’s estranged daughter, Ellen (Alyssa Jirrels), listens to her father’s confession, intrigued since he’s always maintained his innocence. Just as suddenly as the audience gathers their bearings, the series catapults back to 2008.
Proud fathers! Fatal Attraction is a pretty dark show, but its stars — including Joshua Jackson and Reno Wilson — still found time to bond over how much they love their kids.
became a cultural phenomenon when it was first released in theaters in 1987, Paramount+ is revisiting the erotic thriller starring Michael Douglas and Glenn Close by expanding it into an eight-part series, with Joshua Jackson and Lizzy Caplan taking over the main roles. Adapted by creator Alexandra Cunningham, who also serves as the showrunner, the series also stars Amanda Peet, Alyssa Jirrels, Toby Huss, Reno Wilson and Brian Goodman, who all spoke to ET about this modern take on the now-classic but complicated tale about an affair gone wrong. «It's a reimagining of the original 1987 movie,» Peet says, acknowledging that not only does the series make some adjustments to key characters, but it expands upon the themes and overall world that were touchstones of the 119-minute film. She adds that Cunningham had the difficult task of «letting herself be awed by the film not enough» that she couldn't go beyond the original story. «I feel like our story, that's our jumping off point.
Jodie Turner-Smith, is a big fan of seeing him have sex on-screen. And it looks like the British model-actress will get her fill when hubby’s latest project, the erotic thriller series “Fatal Attraction,” debuts April 30 on Paramount+.The show, based on the 1987 film starring Glenn Close and Michael Douglas, follows an affair that threatens the lives of a cheating man (Jackson) and his wife (Amanda Peet). “Jodie is not fussed about my sex scenes.
Jodie Turner-Smith doesn’t feel an ounce of jealousy or awkwardness when it comes to her husband Joshua Jackson’s sex scenes with other women. In fact, she’s a big fan of watching them!
Joshua Jackson said this week that his wife Jodie Turner-Smith "enjoys" watching his on-screen sex scenes. "Jodie is not fussed about my sex scenes," the "Fatal Attraction" star told Variety while discussing his more intimate shoots for the remake of the 1987 Michael Douglas classic in a piece published Wednesday. "The sex scenes themselves, Jodie kind of enjoys them, actually," he joked. "It’s a weird thing where she’s like a voyeur.
Watching one’s spouse act out a steamy sex scene onscreen can understandably be awkward — but not for Joshua Jackson and wife Jodie Turner-Smith.
She doesn’t wanna wait … for the sex scenes to be over! Joshua Jackson revealed that his wife, Jodie Turner-Smith, is all about his NSFW roles.
Joshua Jackson has no problem talking about sex. In our time together, he doesn’t blush when referencing a woman’s nipples or breaking down how two people “fuck” on television. He’s been viewed as a sex symbol since he was a teen, playing the class-clown-turned-heartthrob Pacey Witter on “Dawson’s Creek,” and now it’s just who he is. And it’s a very big part of “Fatal Attraction.” “The sex scenes are of great importance,” says Jackson, 44, “because they’re furthering the narrative. You have to believe that these people want to fuck each other.” The series, which premieres on Paramount+ on April 30, doesn’t shy away from the kind of nudity that Hollywood used to pepper R-rated adult movies with in the ’70s and ’80s.
Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor “Fatal Attraction” showrunner Alexandra Cunningham says it was at a table read on Zoom when she knew that Joshua Jackson and Lizzy Caplan had the chemistry to make her reimagining of the 1987 movie work. “The entire cast was there and it’s everyone in their little windows,” Cunningham told me at the premiere of the Paramount+ series Monday night in West Hollywood at the Pacific Design Center. “As soon as Josh and Lizzy started talking to each other, there was chemistry. When you have chemistry on Zoom, you’re going to have chemistry when you meet in real life.” She continued, “Immediately it was like, ‘These people are really flirting. These people are really living this moment.’ And I was like, ‘Oh, my god, it’s gonna be okay.’”
Amanda Peet has her friends by her side at the premiere of her Paramount+ show Fatal Attraction at the SilverScreen Theater on Monday night (April 24) in West Hollywood, Calif.
Joshua Jackson is his spilling the tea on his wife's latest role.ET's Will Marfuggi spoke to Jackson at the premiere of his new limited series, , where he dished on wife Jodie Turner-Smith's upcoming role in the saga.«I can't reveal exactly what she is. She is not a Jedi,» Jackson teased.
Back in December, it was announced that Robert De Niro would be making the leap to TV with a new limited series, titled “Zero Day.” Now, it appears the actor has surrounded himself with a great supporting cast for the upcoming Netflix series. READ MORE: ‘Zero Day’: Robert De Niro To Play A Former US President In Upcoming Political Thriller Limited Series At Netflix According to Netflix, Robert De Niro is set to be joined by Lizzy Caplan (“Fleishman Is in Trouble”), Jesse Plemons (“Power of The Dog”), Joan Allen (“The Bourne Ultimatum”), and Connie Britton (“The White Lotus”) in the upcoming series “Zero Day.” The Netflix limited series is a six-episode tale where De Niro will play a former President of the United States who is pulled back into public life to help prevent a global cyber-attack.
Lizzy Caplan (Fleishman Is in Trouble and Fatal Attraction), Jesse Plemons (Power of The Dog, Fargo), Joan Allen (The Bourne Ultimatum, The Contender) and Connie Britton (White Lotus, Friday Night Lights) have been tapped for main roles opposite Robert De Niro in Netflix’s conspiracy thriller limited series Zero Day.
“Twilight” and “Harry Potter,” will get TV series adaptations doesn’t mean you’ve time-traveled back to a decade ago.This still is 2023.The reboot culture in television has run rampant for a while — “Magnum P.I.,” “True Lies,” “Fantasy Island,” “Hawaii Five-0,” “Queer Eye” and “Cobra Kai,” to name a few.This month alone will offer upcoming small-screen adaptations of “Dead Ringers,” and “Fatal Attraction,” with A-list stars attached to each project (Rachel Weisz and Joshua Jackson, respectively). But at least those stories have been lying dormant for 20-odd years (or more) before their resurrection.But in turning to the early 2000s regarding “Twilight” and “Harry Potter,” Hollywood has gone too far in that “How can we miss you when you won’t go away?” vein.Let’s face it: not enough time has passed for either franchise from their first round in the spotlight.The last “Potter” film came out in 2011, while the last “Twilight” movie was released a year later, in 2012. Even Gen Z was around then.Both franchises are still beloved by audiences, warts and all.