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36 minutes ago
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Noah Wyle on his Emmy nomination for 'The Pitt': 'This time around, it's much more gratifying'
Twenty-six years after Noah Wyle was last nominated for an Emmy, for his role as Dr. John Carter on NBC's long-running medical drama "ER," the actor has scrubbed back in for a chance at a golden trophy. The star and executive producer of "The Pitt" received a nomination for lead actor in a drama series for his role as Dr. Michael "Robby" Robinavitch, and overall, HBO Max's breakout hit received 13 nominations. Wyle will be competing alongside Sterling K. Brown ("Paradise"), Pedro Pascal ("The Last of Us"), Gary Oldman ("Slow Horses") and Adam Scott ("Severance") for the award. The actor's skill around a fictional emergency room has yielded strong results. While it's his first Emmy nomination since 1999, it's the actor's sixth Emmy nomination for playing a doctor — the previous five were for his supporting role as the med student-turned-hospital veteran on "ER." Tuesday's nomination is his first ever in the lead actor in a drama category. Wyle was in production on "The Pitt's" sophomore season on the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank when he got the celebratory news, and The Times caught up with him during a break. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Read more:After a 15-hour shift on 'The Pitt,' Noah Wyle reviews Dr. Robby's day Noah, congratulations! Production on Season 2 is underway. You were on set when you got the news? Thank you. Yes, we're working today. I was on set. We shot the first scene. I asked to go to the bathroom. On a bathroom break, I checked my phone and saw a text from my wife that said, "Baby!" I thought, "Oh." By the time I came back onto set, everybody was starting to get very excited. Then just now, [R.] Scott Gemmill [the show's creator] came down and made a formal announcement and read off all the 13 nominations, and that just exploded the crew and cast background into massive celebration. How do you get back to work after this? Oh, so easily. I'm going [to] go in there, and we're gonna get right back at it. I don't know. I guess with a little bit of a bounce in our stride. When I look at the sound department, who works so hard on our show, parsing out all that overlapping dialogue — to see them get recognized, and see our makeup departments, both prosthetic and non-prosthetic, be recognized for their labor — everybody puts such pride into their work, and I am inspired by so many incredible artists who bring their expertise to this place every day. To see everybody be recognized makes it feel even more special, because it's truly a group effort. Dr. John Carter on "ER" was a newbie to the healthcare industry, bright-eyed and eager to learn. Dr. Robby in "The Pitt" is a veteran of the industry, sort of jaded by the systemic challenges but as committed as ever to the patients. How is it to track someone deep in their career at this stage in yours? There was a lot of one-to-one identification with Carter back then, as I was new and eager to be good at my job and seen as being good at my job — both ambitious, both aspirational. This time around, it's much more gratifying because you have perspective. When you're 23, you don't necessarily know what the peaks and valleys of a life or career are going to be, but at 53, you have a better understanding of the road traveled and the road ahead, and it just makes this feel even sweeter. The show is confronting issues changing in our world in real time, and you're inhabiting someone behind the headlines, in the trenches, dealing with the realities of those issues. What intrigues you about what Dr. Robby and the rest of the characters on this show say about this moment in time, especially as the healthcare industry is on the precipice of more drastic change? Season 1 was trying to put a spotlight on the community of front-line workers and hospital personnel who've been doing sort of unending tours of duty since the pandemic. It was a thesis on tracking the emotional and physical toll that it's taken on our workforce, in a way to try to inspire the next generation, but really to also highlight the heroism of people that are in the trenches now. Unfortunately, we've had to move on from that thesis because the world events since that [time] have taken such a turn, and healthcare in particular is in such crosshairs that it is both extremely incumbent upon us to stay current in our storytelling and reflective of what's happening. But it's really quite a challenge to try and peer into a crystal ball and see what the world will look like 13 months from now, when these episodes air, because the events are changing on the ground daily, so quickly that things that we didn't think would have come to pass by now have already come and gone and been normalized. So it's a challenge. The last time we spoke, you talked about how you strolled into work every morning, sort of mimicking Dr. Robby's routine — that entrance to the hospital, listening to "Baby" by Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise. Is that still the case for Season 2? No, we have a different opening this year. So, I have a different ritual and routine every morning. But I'm a creature of habit, and so I do my odd, little eccentric things every day to get ready. How are you feeling about this new season? It was recently revealed that your co-star Tracy Ifeachor would not appear in Season 2; there has been speculation about that decision and whether it's linked to her allegedly being a member of a London evangelical megachurch that performs 'gay exorcisms.' Can you comment on the reason for parting ways? I can only comment and say that that was all revelatory to me. All these stories that have come out subsequently are news to us. It had nothing to do with anything like that. How are you feeling about that kind of cast change early in the show's run, or what it means for Season 2? We made it clear at the outset that part of being in a realistic teaching hospital is a revolving door of characters, whether you have somebody not come back, or you have somebody die, or whether you have somebody rotate to another department or go on another specialty. These are the things that we pull our hair out in the writers' room trying to figure out how to keep this ensemble together for as long as time possible, but knowing that there has to be a revolution of characters coming through to keep the place realistic. And the character of Collins was a significant character in the first season, and Tracy was amazing. I loved working with her. I wish her all the best in her future. I heard she got another gig. As far as how this impacts your character, there's concern about Dr. Robby's mental health. Fans want to see Dr. Robby smile. Are you smiling in Season 2? [Laughs] If it means that much to you, I'll trying to work one in. I would imagine it'll be easy today. How do you plan to celebrate? I looked at that list of nominees that I'm in the company of, and I send my congratulations to all of them. It's incredibly gratifying and humbling to be included in their company. I'm going to celebrate quietly with my family and come back to work tomorrow. Have you heard from your "ER" counterparts? George Clooney? Eriq La Salle? They don't get up this early. [Laughs] What's a memory that stands out from your last Emmys experience? Talk about perspective. It was such a beautiful, wonderful, heady time for me that the last time I was nominated, I was annoyingly blasé about it, and if I had known that it was going to be 20-plus years before I was invited to the party again, I think I would have had a better time. Before I let you get back to work, tell me: what's the medical procedure on the docket for you today? Today I'm removing some taser barbs from the back of a thrashing patient's neck. We're shooting, actually, an episode that I wrote, so it's really kind of a heavy week already. Sign up for Screen Gab, a free newsletter about the TV and movies everyone's talking about from the L.A. Times. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Miami Herald
37 minutes ago
- Miami Herald
Q&A: ‘The Studio's' Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg hope their 23 Emmy nominations help stack Season 2
LOS ANGELES - His impact on the film world is debatable, but fictional Hollywood studio head Matt Remick has earned the respect of his TV peers. The first season of "The Studio," which stars Seth Rogen as the bumbling Hollywood studio head, received 23 Emmy nominations, making the Apple TV+ series the most nominated freshman comedy in Emmy history - a distinction previously set by "Ted Lasso." The series also tied the record set by "The Bear" last year as the most nominated comedy series ever. "The Studio" made an impressive showing in the major categories, including for writing, directing and acting. Created by Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory and Frida Perez, the satire explores a movie lover's executive ascension and the resulting struggle to balance his desire to make quality films and uphold artistic integrity while up against the corporate demands of the job. In addition to Rogen, who co-directed the season with Goldberg, the ensemble cast includes Catherine O'Hara, Ike Barinholtz, Chase Sui Wonders and Kathryn Hahn. But the insider's look at Hollywood stands out with its impressive roster of A-list cameos, including directors Ron Howard, Martin Scorsese, Dave Franco, Anthony Mackie, Bryan Cranston and Zoë Kravitz - all of whom received guest actor nominations. The Times spoke with Rogen and Goldberg about the "The Studio's" big Emmys debut. Q: Congratulations on the big morning. I have to know: how soon did you hear from Matt Belloni? [The entertainment biz journalist and founding partner of the Puck newsletter had frequent mentions and a cameo in the show's first season.] Rogen: He hasn't texted me yet. Goldberg: Me either. Rogen: That motherf-. No messages. Zero. I'm checking right now. Nothing! [laughs] Goldberg: Ron Howard stopped his busy day. Belloni can't find the time. Q: "The Studio" is the most nominated freshman comedy in Emmy history, surpassing "Ted Lasso." What's your reaction to that? Goldberg: It's a real honor and an incredible thrill. Rogen: It's totally unexpected. We've had a long and lovely career that awards have not been a part of in any way shape or form. [laughs] The fact that [we're] people who started in their early 20s and are now in their mid-40s, and there's a whole new thing being introduced into our lives and our jobs, is very lovely. There's a real novelty to it and it's incredibly flattering in a way that we are not used to being flattered. Goldberg: And it will either trigger or prevent our midlife crisis. Rogen: Too late for that. Q: Seth, how do you think Matt views award nomination mornings? How does his routine compare to yours? Rogen: Oh, my God. Me and Matt, unfortunately, are more similar than I would like to admit - both as people who greatly crave external validation but also instantly translate any good news into potential pressure and anxiety to maintain that level of work. I think Matt would respond very similarly to how I'm responding to that. I'm both thrilled and feel immense pressure simultaneously to continue doing a show that people like. Q: So much of the show is about the push and pull of the Hollywood ecosystem - the decisions that even the most ardent lovers of movie or TV have to bend on to stay in the game or to keep making the thing they love. How has expressing this conundrum through the show illuminated or changed either your outlook or approach to the current realities of being a creative? Goldberg: It makes me appreciate it so much more. I've always appreciated it a great deal, but the the idea that we get to make art - now I'm just repeating Zoe's speech from the Globes [episode] - is just thrilling and you feel how difficult it is in the show. That's something that we keep running into it. My friends back home, they're like, "I love that show. It's so fun." And my friends in Hollywood are like, "Jesus Christ, that's stressful. I can only watch two at a time." And it's because they know that how real it is, how stressful it is, how difficult it can be, and how rewarding it can be. I feel like it's something that making the show and living it is a constant reminder of how difficult it all is. Rogen: The show is very reflective of our own attitude towards it, in that you see that Hollywood is much less willing to take risks in some ways than they than they used to be and in order to navigate that, you sort of have to accept that. We, as filmmakers, have. We make things based on big properties, and we also try to make smaller things based on original ideas. A lot of the show is based on our own frustrations and sort of trials and tribulations of being people who primarily want to create original material, but have found, at times, that if you want to do anything close to that in a way that actually is well-funded and seen by people, you have to make original things based on things that exist already. But, honestly, the more we get into it, it's like, "Jaws" is IP, technically; "The Godfather" is IP; "Gone With the Wind" is IP - it's nothing new. Hollywood has always looked for ways to mitigate their risk. I think individuals have always looked for ways to like be held less accountable for something going wrong. If you're making a thing that exists already in some way, then then no one will blame you for doing it. The fact that we got to make this show is like a vote for the other side. It is a big original idea. It's about Hollywood; people say, "No one wants to make a show about that, or watch a show about that." They let us take huge, creative swings with the show. The show, at once, is criticizing a system that is also allowing the show itself to kind of flourish, which we are very aware of. Q: Have you thought about who you will thank on the big night? And where does Netflix boss Ted Sarandos rank in that list? Goldberg: We just get up there, shout Ted's name and just walk off. Rogen: Yeah, we only thank Ted and no one from Apple. Q: "The Studio" is riddled with iconic cameos. Ron Howard and Martin Scorsese got their first acting nominations. How does it feel to have given them the platform for that? And Seth, how long before you find a way to get some of "The Valley" cast to make a cameo? Goldberg: To answer the first part of the question - my brain can't even accept it. It doesn't seem real. To even meet those two men was crazy. The fact that we did anything that makes them look good is one of the craziest things that's ever happened in my life. Rogen: Yeah, much like in the show, my greatest fear as a person is letting down the filmmakers who I love and who inspired me in the first place. The fact that they're getting recognition and doesn't seem like they wasted their time working with us is an enormous relief. It makes me just feel much better about the whole thing. My fear is that that I'm convincing people I love to work with me and that they'll walk away being unhappy with the experience or feeling like we didn't make them look good. [As for "The Valley"], I'll think about it. I haven't brought it up with the team yet, but now that you've cracked the door, I might have a way in. Q: Are you looking at this appearance at the Emmys as a way to get in your requests with some nominees in the room? Goldberg: If we play our cards right, we'll come out of there with the whole Season 2 stacked and ready to go. Rogen: Every Hollywood event I go to now is literally just so I can ask people to be on our show. Copyright (C) 2025, Tribune Content Agency, LLC. Portions copyrighted by the respective providers.
Miami Herald
37 minutes ago
- Miami Herald
Harrison Ford Earns First-Ever Emmy Nomination At 83-Years-Old
With a career as long and storied as Harrison Ford's, it's easy to believe the actor has accrued his fair share of prestigious awards and other distinguished accolades. Days after celebrating his 83rd birthday, however, the legendary Star Wars and Indiana Jones actor has officially added a fresh feather to his cap, earning his first-ever Emmy nomination for Apple TV+'s comedy drama, Shrinking. As the streaming provider's talked-about new series looks ahead to its third season, Ford has secured an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. The iconic actor will compete alongside several other prominent comedic talents for the award, including Colman Domingo, Jeff Hiller, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Michael Urie, Bowen Yang and Ike Barinholtz. First premiering in 2023, Shrinking follows a grieving therapist (Jason Segel) who decides to take a different approach to his typical treatment methods. Rather than analyzing his patients' problems, he instead decides to tell them what he really thinks, causing unforeseeable consequences for doctor and patient alike. Debuting in the first season of the series as Segel's on-screen colleague Dr. Paul Rhoades, Ford has earned universally positive acclaim for his performance in the series, with many highlighting the character's battle with Parkinson's disease as a particularly strong area of the show. In the past, Ford has been far more active in the mainstream film industry, as seen through his work on Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Blade Runner and countless other well-known movies. For his contributions to the field, he garnered both an Academy Award and Golden Globe nomination for 1996's Witness. Since expanding into television, Ford has continued to rake in several sought-after career accolades, leading him to earn the Critics' Choice Television Award, the Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series for Shrinking. Copyright 2025 The Arena Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved
