Serbia has jumped to the defense of its countryman Milos Bikovic after Ukraine attacked HBO‘s decision to cast the Russian sympathizer in The White Lotus.
16.01.2024 - 22:11 / deadline.com
Walton Goggins, Aimee Lou Wood, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sarah Catherine Hook and Sam Nivola are the final major cast additions to the upcoming third installment of Mike White’s anthology The White Lotus.
In the Thailand-set third season, the quintet are joining previously cast Leslie Bibb, Jason Isaacs, Michelle Monaghan, Carrie Coon, Parker Posey, Dom Hetrakul , Tayme Thapthimthong, Miloš Biković, Christian Friedel, Morgana O’Reilly, Lek Patravadi, Shalini Peiris as well as returning Season 1 standout Natasha Rothwell.
Like Coon, star of HBO’s The Gilded Age, Goggins also is on another HBO series, The Righteous Gemstones, with The White Lotus production schedule fitting the filming dates of their other shows.
Additionally, The White Lotus reunites Schwarzenegger with HBO/Max after his starring role on The Staircase limited series.
Season 3 of The White Lotus, slated to begin filming in and around Koh Samui, Phuket, and Bangkok in February, will follow a new group of guests at another White Lotus property.
As usual, no character details about the guests are shared but as Deadline reported in November, the multi-generational group includes a patriarch, a female corporate executive, an actress, a couple of mothers, including a country club wife, a misfit and a yogi.
Hook is believed to be playing the misfit, Schwarzenegger’s character is believed to be involved in finance.
On the filming and promotion of the third installment, HBO has partnered with the Tourism Authority of Thailand.
Following the Season 2 finale in December 2022, White said that Season 3 will be exploring “death in Eastern religion and spirituality.”
“It’s going to be a supersized White Lotus,” he said about the new installment this past November.
Serbia has jumped to the defense of its countryman Milos Bikovic after Ukraine attacked HBO‘s decision to cast the Russian sympathizer in The White Lotus.
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“The White Lotus” — saying that he’s “the Kremlin’s foreign mouthpiece.”“Milos Bikovic, Serbian actor who has been supporting Russia since the start of the full-scale invasion, is now set to star in HBO’s ‘The White Lotus’ Season 3,” read a post on X, formerly Twitter, from Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ account.“@HBO, is it all right for you to work with a person who supports genocide & violates international law?”Soon after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Biković, 36, shared a poll showing that trust in Russian President Vladimir Putin was higher than for Ukraine leader Volodymyr Zelensky, according to Deadline.Biković has starred in a handful of Russian films, including “Sunstroke” (2014), directed by Oscar winner Nikita Mikhalkov. Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs also said that Biković filmed a movie in Crimea, the peninsula that was annexed by Russia in 2014.Biković was awarded Russian citizenship in 2021, when he told the Serbian media outlet Telegraf that he felt an affinity with the country’s culture, according to Deadline.In its post criticizing HBO, the Ukraine Ministry of Foreign Affairs embedded a video accusing Biković of supporting the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
HBO for casting Serbian actor Miloš Biković – who is believed to support Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – a starring role in the new season of The White Lotus.Biković was given Russian citizenship in 2021 and was personally honoured by the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, for his contribution to Russian arts and culture. In 2019, the actor said he had been banned from entering Ukraine for national security reasons.HBO announced earlier this month that Biković would star in the third season of the White Lotus, prompting an immediate backlash from Ukrainian social media users.“Miloš Biković, Serbian actor who has been supporting Russia since the start of the full-scale invasion, is now set to star in HBO’s The White Lotus Season 3,” the Ukrainian foreign ministry wrote on X/Twitter on Wednesday.
Ukraine is not happy with HBO for hiring Serbian actor Miloš Biković for season three of The White Lotus.
Ukraine has attacked HBO after The White Lotus cast Miloš Biković, a Serbian actor who has voiced his admiration for Russia and accepted a medal from Vladimir Putin.
HBO in November 2022 announced a third season for , which will bring a new installment of the Mike White-created anthology series to screens.
Meghann Fahy‘s character is not set to return for a third season of The White Lotus. However, that doesn’t mean that we’ve seen the last of her.
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The cast of The White Lotus‘ third season is coming together!
As production begins to ramp up on “The White Lotus” Season 3, we’re finally getting a full picture of what the ensemble cast will look like for the next iteration of the HBO hit. Some names have already been announced as cast members for “The White Lotus” Season 3. Folks like Carrie Coon, Leslie Bibb, Dom Hetrakul, Jason Isaacs, Michelle Monaghan, and Parker Posey have been confirmed.
Sex Education actress Aimee Lou Wood has been cast in the upcoming third season of The White Lotus.The show is set to return to screens in 2025, after filming on the new episodes was delayed due to the actors’ strike. Series creator Mike White will return to write and direct, and the season will be set in Thailand, revolving around a different set of guests at a new hotel.Wood will be joined in the new season by Justified‘s Walton Goggins and Gen V’s Patrick Schwarzenegger, as well as Sam Nivola (Maestro) and Sarah Catherine Hook (The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It).Other actors previously announced include Jason Isaacs, known for playing Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter films, as well as Michelle Monaghan (Mission: Impossible, True Detective), Parker Poser (Beau is Afraid, The Good Wife) and Leslie Bibb (Iron Man, Jupiter’s Legacy).Also joining the cast will be Dom Hetrakul and Tayme Thapthimtong, alongside Natasha Rothwell, who will return to her role as Belinda, the spa manager from season one.Speculation around the identities of the new cast members has been swirling for several months.
Five more cast members have been confirmed for the cast of the upcoming third season of HBO’s The White Lotus!
Joe Otterson TV Reporter “The White Lotus” Season 3 has added another five actors to its cast. Walton Goggins (“Justified,” “The Shield”), Sarah Catherine Hook (“First Kill,” “Impeachment: American Crime Story”), Sam Nivola (“Maestro,” “White Noise”), Patrick Schwarzenegger (“Gen V,” “The Staircase”), and Aimee Lou Wood (“Sex Education,” “Living”) have all joined the third season of the hit HBO series. They join previously announced new cast members Leslie Bibb, Dom Hetrakul, Jason Isaacs, Michelle Monaghan, Parker Posey, and Tayme Thapthimthong as well as Miloš Biković, Christian Friedel, Morgana O’Reilly, Lek Patravadi, and Shalini Peiris.
“It was a good night,” Casey Bloys, Chairman and CEO of HBO and Max Content, said after the Emmy ceremony, and not only because HBO/Max topped the list of networks and platforms with 31 wins across 11 series.
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Jeremy Allen White has already won two prestigious awards, making 2024 a promising year for the ‘Shameless’ actor. Following his recent Golden Globe accolade for Best Comedy Actor, the actor also won a Critics‘ Choice Award this past weekend for his outstanding performance in the acclaimed series ‘The Bear.’With the show’s success, Jeremy is a top contender for another renowned award, the SAG, scheduled for February 24th.Moreover, his recent Calvin Klein underwear campaign has further elevated his status as a sex symbol, making it safe to say that the 32-year-old New Yorker is having quite a remarkable start to the year!While he is experiencing a significant phase in his career, Jeremy is also going through a new phase in his personal life.
Meghann Fahy and Leo Woodall are stepping out for events ahead of the 2024 Emmys!
The cast of The White Lotus‘ third season is coming together!
Mike White‘s The White Lotus is rounding out its Season 3 cast with Milos Bikovic (South Wind), Christian Friedel (The Zone of Interest), Morgana O’Reilly (Neighbours), Lek Patravadi and Shalini Peiris (The Arc) in the Thailand-set new installment.