Jeremy Strong Sets Broadway Return: ‘Succession’ Actor Will Star In 2024 Amy Herzog Adaptation Of Ibsen’s ‘An Enemy Of The People’

One Direction singer Zayn Malik is swapping the stage for the screen set to appear in a new star-studded animated film with Bridgerton star Simone Ashley. The pair will star in 10 Lives alongside the likes of Living's Bill Nighy, comedian Mo Gilligan, Death on the Nile's Sophie Okonedo, and Ted Lasso star Jeremy Swift. The plot tells the tale of Beckett, an indulgent and self-centered cat who has never appreciated the lives he's had.

HBO series Succession.Jeremy Strong has revealed that he attempted to jump into the river during his final scene in Succession, but was stopped by another cast member.The popular drama series came to its bitter conclusion last week (May 28), with the last episode of the fourth and final season drawing to a close with the Roy children finally losing control of their family’s media empire, and Tom Wambsgans named new CEO following the company’s acquisition by GoJo.In the last moments of the episode, the final scene shows Jeremy Strong’s character, Kendall Roy, alone in New York’s Battery Park contemplating the events that have just unfolded — and seemingly stripped of his life’s purpose.According to a new interview with Vanity Fair, however, the actor admitted that he tried to choose an alternate ending for his character, and attempted to jump into the Hudson River when filming.“To me, what happens at the board vote is an extinction level event for this character. There’s no coming back from that,” he explained, adding that he was stopped from climbing the railing by Scott Nicholson, who played Colin.“I tried to go into the water after we cut — I got up from that bench and went as fast as I could over the barrier and onto the pilings, and the actor playing Colin raced over,” he said.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers from “With Open Eyes,” the series finale of HBO’s “Succession,” now streaming on Max. Kendall Roy finds himself alone in Battery Park during the last shot of HBO’s “Succession.” He’s officially lost control of his family’s media empire, as Tom Wambsgans has been named the new Waystar CEO following the company’s purchase to GoJo. Kendall has been stripped of his life’s purpose. The show cuts to black with Kendall starring blankly at the river ahead, but that’s not where actor Jeremy Strong was ready to leave Kendall during filming. In a recent interview with Vanity Fair following the “Succession” series finale, Strong revealed he attempted to jump into the river as Kendall during one take of filming the show’s final moment.

Warning: Spoilers ahead for the Succession finaleIf you’re feeling dead inside after watching the last ever episode of Succession, it’s since emerged things could’ve been even more bleak.Season 4, episode 10 heralded the end of HBO’s multi-award winning drama, arguably, the best small screen storytelling of the past decade.And that ending … It was right. Dreary, but right.Kendall Roy (Jeremy Strong) was the character to close out the series, after losing Waystar at the very last second courtesy of his sister Shiv (Sarah Snook), who ultimately helped bolster Tom Wambsgans (Matthew Macfadyen) to the top job.For Kendall, everything is gone – the company, his family, his dream.

Ballin’ on a budget! Kieran Culkin’s Succession character shocked fans with an affordable fashion statement during the series finale. 

“AI ain’t gonna write Succession, or Chinatown or The Godfather,” says Jeremy Strong of what’s at stake with the writers’ strike. “It’s just not going to,” the actor who brought Jesse Armstrong’s words for Kendall Roy to life bluntly adds.

Warning: Spoilers for the series finale (season 4, episode 10) of “Succession”. 

WARNING: This article contains major spoilers from the series finale of “Succession.”He had a strong gut. Actor Jeremy Strong, 44, revealed that he actually drank the disgusting “king” smoothie that was made for him by Sarah Snook, 35, and Kieran Culkin, 40, for the series finale that aired on Max Sunday night, according to the official “Succession” podcast.

Succession,” you know that things didn’t exactly play out like Kendall Roy (played masterfully by Jeremy Strong) had hoped. And now the actor is shedding light on how things could have been even darker than what ended up in the episode, telling Kara Swisher on the official “Succession” podcast: “It always to me felt like there’s no coming back from this.”Spoilers for the “Succession” series finale follow.In the final moments of the episode, Kendall, having lost the bid to block the sale to tech weirdo Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgård) and all chances of leading the company that his father had once promised him, sits alone, dejected, in a public park, looking out against the slate grey water. The only person with him is Colin (Scott Nicholson), his father’s former driver and now his employee.

Succession.In the finale titled With Open Eyes, Shiv (Sarah Snook) and Roman (Kieran Culkin) prepare a smoothie for their brother Kendall (Strong) after agreeing to support his bid to become the new CEO of Waystar Royco.The smoothie, described as “a meal fit for a king”, contains milk, Tabasco hot sauce, bread crusts, Branston pickle, raw eggs, cocoa powder and Shiv’s spit.Kendall takes a large gulp of the smoothie, and after he refuses to drink the rest, Roman tips the leftovers over his brother’s head.Speaking on the official Succession podcast to host Kara Swisher, Strong said the smoothie contained “all those things” seen on screen, which he actually consumed for the scene.“We did it only a few times and I went outside and retched, and jumped in the ocean, and washed it off my hair,” the actor said. “Yeah, I did drink it, yeah.”After Swisher remarked that he “really was a method actor”, Strong replied: “I wouldn’t know how not to drink it.

Jeremy Strong is renowned for his commitment to Method acting, and Bowen Yang can attest to his dedication to the craft.

The BBC has revealed that it will not be replacing Amy Dowden on this year's series of Strictly Come Dancing following the professional dancer's breast cancer diagnosis.The 32-year-old announced yesterday on Instagram that she had been diagnosed with "grade three" breast cancer last week but was "determined to get back on that dance floor". While Amy has not confirmed whether she'll be taking part in Strictly Come Dancing's upcoming series, the BBC show told OK! that it would not be hiring another professional dancer for this year.

Jeremy Strong’s Succession character Kendall Roy is so much a part of him, he sometimes can’t turn it off.

William Earl Jeremy Strong’s method acting style has been well–documented, and one story about his time working on “Succession” is an amusing glimpse into just how far he takes the process. On the May 24 episode of the podcast “Las Culturistas,” co-host Bowen Yang, who is also part of the cast of “Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens,” told a story about Strong while filming near the “Succession” set, which he said supported “the idea that Jeremy Strong has a sense of play and irony.” “The most recent season of ‘Nora From Queens’ shot at the same studio as this season of ‘Succession,'” he said. “The ‘Nora From Queens’ production office was pretty close to the ‘Succession’ stages and their production office, and as we famously know, Jeremy Strong is a method actor. At one point, Jeremy walks into the ‘Nora From Queens’ production office and says, ‘Excuse me, do you know where the bathroom is?’ and then someone in the office is like, ‘Yeah, it’s just down the hall to the left.’ He goes, ‘Thank you so much’ and he leaves.

Strictly star Tyler West has spoken about his co-star Amy Dowden's recent breast cancer diagnosis, revealing that it has been "a massive shock to the system". The Strictly Come Dancing professional, who has been with the show since 2017, announced today that she's been diagnosed with "grade 3" breast cancer and was waiting to receive a full treatment plan. Appearing as an entertainment presenter on Lorraine this morning, Tyler West — who competed on Strictly Come Dancing last year with Dianne Buswell — said that he has "no doubt that [Amy will] be powering through it".

Joaquin Phoenix‘s next role is going to be an explicit one.

“Succession,” which earned him an Emmy Award nomination for guest actor in 2022. And he’s now nominated for his second Tony Award for playing one of theater’s most disdained patriarchs in “A Doll’s House” opposite Jessica Chastain. But in reality, he might just be one of the nicest, most humane and well-liked guys in entertainment today – and he’s got the seems-to-be-everywhere working actor’s resume to prove it.Starring in Amy Herzog’s revival of Henrik Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House” as Torval, the sexist husband who ultimately sends his wife, Nora, out the door, Moayed manages to make himself not exactly likable, but somehow more understandable. “The consciousness came less about how he would be perceived, and more about what [director] Jamie Lloyd and Amy Herzog wanted to do,” Moayed told TheWrap.

Succession actor Fisher Stevens has revealed that he’s written a spin-off focusing on his character, Hugo Baker.Stevens has portrayed Hugo, an executive at the fictional Waystar RoyCo company, in seasons two, three and four of the HBO series.Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, the actor said he wrote an unofficial story about Hugo’s future, with the show coming to an end later this month with the conclusion of the fourth and final season.“I do that whenever I get a part. I write a bio,” he said.

His next project. Alec Baldwin will star in a movie about the 1970 shootings at Kent State University after he finishes work on Rust.

Succession, discussed his relationship with his father, David Strong, during an interview with CBS Sunday Morning.Strong explained that his father put his own life at risk when a car drove at him while they both walked to the local Arnold Arboretum park in Boston, Massachusetts.“There was a car coming like [at] like 40mph that wasn’t slowing down for the traffic light,” Strong said. “So he picked me up and threw me out of the way.