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Yahoo
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
How F1 Fan Keanu Reeves Became the Face of Cadillac's New Racing Docuseries (Exclusive)
Keanu Reeves is back for more. After the huge success of North One's Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story on Disney+, which was hosted by Reeves, budding F1 team Cadillac — who have the world of sport watching after nabbing a coveted 2026 grid spot — wanted to recreate the magic. And that includes the A-list action star, of course. More from The Hollywood Reporter U.K. Streaming Levy Officially Rejected by Government: "We Support a Mixed Ecology" BBC Deemed Bob Vylan "High Risk" Before Glastonbury Set, Moves Staff Off Live Events Team Italian Film Chief Resigns Amid Probe Into Tax Credit for U.S. Producer Now Accused of Double Murder 'Once [Cadillac] had seen [Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story ], they were very keen to get the band back together,' North One boss and three-time BAFTA-winner Neil Duncanson tells The Hollywood Reporter. 'Keanu is up for it and he thinks the story is an extraordinary one.' The new docuseries, reported by THR earlier this week, will have Reeves serve as host and executive producer through his KR+SH production company as showbiz continues to capitalize on the wild success of F1 (see: Brad Pitt's movie currently obliterating the rest of the field at the global box office). The John Wick actor's passion for F1 goes back decades, Duncanson explains, so after sharing Brawn's story, helping to chronicle Cadillac's race to make a worthy car in time for the opening Grand Prix of the 2026 season was a no brainer. 'It was Keanu and [Brawn producer and Emmy-winning director] Simon Hammerson who came up with the idea that they would like to do the Brawn story,' Duncanson says about how Reeves came aboard the projects. 'But weirdly, they couldn't get the thing away in the States. So [former Brawn GP CEO] Nick Fry, who they'd been talking to, suggested speaking to me and timing was everything. Disney were looking for a British last dance, and it ticked all of the boxes.' 'Whilst we're not going to do exactly the same thing with Cadillac, we will be doing something similar,' adds Duncanson. 'We didn't want [Reeves] standing there doing pieces to camera or just a voice-over, we wanted to assimilate him into the narrative. But the main drives of the Cadillac story is us being on the inside and following everything that's going on as it's happening. I don't think anyone would have seen that before.' It sets apart the show from a series like Drive to Survive because it's documenting the build-up to the Melbourne Grand Prix in March as Cadillac prepare to make their hotly-anticipated debut in what is known to be an incredibly exclusive sport. Top of the list? Find a pair of fast drivers. 'The final test, our end game, is when they turn the engine on. Are they competitive?' Duncanson continues. 'They describe it as landing a man on the moon in record time. In terms of engineering, getting the right people, they've got to get the drivers. They've got to build the motor home and design the race suits and the color of the car and find sponsors — everything that goes into that enormous jigsaw that is building a Formula One team, you will see from the inside out.' The show will appeal to as many people as possible, not just those hardcore F1 fans, Duncanson adds. 'Formula One is a unique and extremely rarefied atmosphere… What we're aiming to do is appeal to a broader audience, and I think that's about the characters and the amount of access.' Filming on the docuseries began around a month ago and will continue through to the start of the 2026 season. As Duncanson speaks, he's getting ready to shoot at Silverstone, the British Grand Prix, from the weekend of July 4 onwards. 'Cadillac is one of the great motoring brands in the world,' Duncanson adds, 'known throughout the world as a luxury brand. But now, I think they're trying to reposition as a brand for the next generation.' North One is part of RedBird IMI's production giant All3Media. KR&SH Productions is a documentary-focused production company founded by Reeves and Hammerson that created Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story. Best of The Hollywood Reporter 'The Studio': 30 Famous Faces Who Play (a Version of) Themselves in the Hollywood-Based Series 22 of the Most Shocking Character Deaths in Television History A 'Star Wars' Timeline: All the Movies and TV Shows in the Franchise
RTÉ News
18-06-2025
- Entertainment
- RTÉ News
Aisling Bea to go on the road with new stand-up tour
Irish comedian and actress Aisling Bea has announced a brand new stand-up tour for Ireland and the UK in 2026. The BAFTA-winner will debut her Older Than Jesus tour in London on 27 February, before taking in dates across the UK. She will bring the tour to Ireland with dates in Dublin's Vicar Street on 18 March and the Wexford Opera House on 19 March. Tickets go on sale on Friday, 20 June at 10am via Ticketmaster. 🤩 BAFTA and British Comedy Award-winning Irish stand-up Aisling Bea (@WeeMissBea) is finally hitting the road, bringing a new show, 'Older Than Jesus', to @Vicar_Street on 18 March 2026. 🎫 Tickets are on sale Friday at 10am — Ticketmaster Ireland (@TicketmasterIre) June 18, 2025 A description of the show promises "tales of travel, home, immigration, history, sex, babies, music, lovers and enemies". Announcing the tour on Instagram, Bea joked: "OH MY GOD I HOPE PEOPLE COME! Enemies welcome."
The Hindu
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Hindu
‘Echo Valley' trailer: Julianne Moore and Sydney Sweeney bury a dark secret to save themselves
Apple TV on Wednesday (May 7) unveiled the trailer of its upcoming thriller film, Echo Valley, headlined by Julianne Moore and Sydney Sweeney. The film, written by Mare of Easttown creator Brad Ingelsby, premieres on June 13 on Apple TV+. The trailer introduces Sweeney's character as Claire, who seeks help from her estranged mother Kate (Moore) on a rainy night, at the titular farm in southern Pennsylvania, covered in someone else's blood. 'As Kate pieces together the shocking truth of what happened, she learns just how far a mother will go to try to save her child in this gripping tale of love, sacrifice and survival,' reads the logline. Directed by BAFTA-winner Michael Pearce, the film also stars Domhnall Gleeson, Fiona Shaw, Edmund Donovan, Albert Jones and Kyle MacLachlan. Ridley Scott, Michael Pruss, Kevin J. Walsh, and Ingelsby produce the film in partnership with Apple TV.
RTÉ News
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- RTÉ News
Simon Pegg reveals 'mind-boggling' Mission: Impossible 7 stunts
Simon Pegg has called Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning"the biggest mission yet", describing sequences filmed on the Arctic island of Svalbard as "extraordinary". "It's the biggest mission yet. The stuff that we did in it, particularly Tom, is just kind of mind-boggling," Pegg told Patrick Kielty on RTÉ One's Late Late Show. The BAFTA-winner said that filming in temperatures of minus 40 °C brought many hazards. "We were filming on a frozen sea, so the only thing stopping us from drowning in ice-cold water was… more frozen water in a solid kind of mass," he explained. Pegg also revealed that wildlife intrusions were the norm during filming. "We literally had to stop shooting three times to allow polar bears to walk through the set," he said, adding with a laugh, "Even Tom Cruise can't stop polar bears from doing their business." Speaking about the authenticity of the stunts in the Mission: Impossible movies, Pegg said: "For real... there's no AI. This is you on location - you can't fake it." The actor, who plays gadget specialist Benji Dunn, said his role has evolved since he first joined the blockbuster franchise twenty years ago. "Benji's sort of a hacker… he's become more action, though. In this one, I do get to do some pretty cool stuff, and there was a lot of danger... I don't want to give too much away." Pegg also recalled watching Cruise perform a high-altitude stunt. He said: "We were all up there watching that… you'd see him disappear and then there's just a big pause and you wait to hear 'good canopy', which meant his chute had opened. Thankfully, and then you could relax. "You very rarely see him nervous, but he was nervous that day."
