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Elle
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Elle
Lux Pascal Joins Her Brother Pedro Pascal at the 'Fantastic Four: First Steps' Premiere
THE RUNDOWN Pedro Pascal's younger sister, Lux Pascal, has become a star in her own right. The 33-year-old (to Pedro's 50) has graced red carpets and acted in notable projects like Narcos. Here's everything to know about Lux and her sweet sibling dynamic with her older brother Pedro. Lux was born on June 4, 1992, in Orange County, California. She was raised in Chile and studied theater there. She earned her bachelor's degree at Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile and later attended Juilliard, graduating with her MFA in 2023. Her acting roles include Netflix's Narcos and the Spanish-language productions Miss Carbón and La Jauría. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Lux revealed that she currently has a few American roles in the works. 'I have two projects coming out, and I filmed one,' she shared with THR. 'I can't really give details of what's coming up, but yes, I do have projects coming up in the United States, and I'm excited.' In her 2021 Ya Magazine cover story, Lux publicly came out as a transgender woman. In the story, she spoke about how much Pedro supported her throughout her transition. Translated to English, she said, 'He's been an important part of this. He's also an artist and has been a guide. He was one of the first to give me the things that shaped my identity.' Pedro also posted her Ya cover on his Instagram and captioned it, 'Mi hermana, mi corazón, nuestra Lux,' which translates in English to 'My sister, my heart, our Lux.' Lux has since elaborated on what Pedro's support means to her. 'What makes him so fabulous is that he wears all of his humanity on his sleeve, and he doesn't hide who he is,' she told THR. 'And I think that's refreshing, because usually we move around the world hiding who we are. That's the main lesson I've gotten from him: There's no reason for me to hide who I am, right? And I think people are seeing that.' 'We protect each other very much,' Lux told People. 'He protects me a lot, but I guess I'm more under the radar, but I protect him a lot too.' She also spoke about the joys of growing up with him. 'He has a very powerful personality, and he was always the most fun to be around with,' she said. 'I would ditch all my friends just to hang out with my brother. It was such a special moment whenever he would visit us in Chile.' In his 2023 Esquire cover story, Pedro spoke about their childhood, too. '[Lux] ruled the household right away,' he shared. 'When my older sister and I would visit [Chile], we were like intruders. Our mother was her mother, but for us to think that we were entitled to this woman's attention in any way was absurd.' He elaborated on their connection, saying, 'She is and has always been one of the most powerful people and personalities I've ever known. My protective side is lethal, but I need her more than she needs me.' Lux has made several red carpet appearances with Pedro. In January 2024, the siblings attended the Emmys in Los Angeles. Pedro was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his role in The Last of Us. They also stopped by HBO's post-Emmy Reception in West Hollywood. Last November, Lux joined her brother for his Gladiator II premiere in London. In May 2025, the siblings attended the Eddington red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival in France. On July 21, Lux went to Pedro's Fantastic Four: First Steps Los Angeles premiere.
Perth Now
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Uma Thurman reveals the one reason she doesn't want to force her children to obey her
Uma Thurman does not want to force her children to obey her. The Kill Bill actress is a mother to three children: Maya, 26, and Levon, 23, from her marriage to Ethan Hawke, and Luna, 13, whose father is the financier Arpad 'Arki' Busson. Opening up about her busy life juggling her career and motherhood, Uma told The Sunday Times about her clear view on discipline when it comes to her kids: 'You don't want to make a girl be obedient. It's not in her best interests.'' She made the comments during a Zoom interview from her rural New York home. Uma also spoke warmly about the joys of her childrem's spirited independence, adding" 'It's kind of wonderful that they know the rules and don't always listen.' She added she reflects on her own youth when it comes to raising her family, adding: 'As a mother, the freedoms I was given as a teenage girl are mind-boggling. 'I mean, it's unimaginable. Those were different times.' Uma described her teenage years as marked by independence and self-reliance during her interview with The Sunday Times, By 15, she was earning money, navigating New York alone, and attending auditions with 'just a Filofax and a quarter in case I got lost and needed to call someone', she revealed. Her upbringing had encouraged autonomy – as her parents, Robert Thurman and Nena von Schlebrügge, were independent figures who allowed her to follow her path without restraint. She said: 'Both my parents did the same sort of thing when they were young. They were very independent. So I think there was a certain amount of being raised to be independent.' Uma shared her approach to parenting her own children, particularly when it comes to giving her eldest daughter, Maya, advice about her blossoming acting career. She said: 'Oh, she knows what she's doing. She went to Juilliard, thank God. She actually finished high school. 'And what I did learn (about mothering) is that nobody listens. So it's really about being there for them rather than telling them what to do.' She also spoke about allowing Maya freedom with her style, laughing her daughter has 'ransacked' her iconic 1990s wardrobe, including the very first Prada dress she wore to the Oscars. With her youngest now a teenager, Thurman described entering what she calls the 'sunset period' of motherhood. She added: 'I'm starting to think about what comes next, when I don't have to invest so much energy in shopping and driving and emailing teachers and all the things we do.'
Forbes
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
How To Master Your Craft Like Composer John Williams
John Williams and Stephen Spielberg Even if you've never heard of John Williams, he has made your life better. His music is an integral part of movies including Star Wars, Jaws, E.T., Schindler's List, Harry Potter, and Indiana Jones, enhancing those experiences for all. He is a true master of his craft with a different level of caring and sensibilities about music's impact on storytelling. Part of what got him there was his family heritage and innate talent. He built on that by learning about music, practicing like crazy, experiencing music in multiple ways, and soaking in all he could from a variety of masters of different crafts. Family heritage and innate talent Williams' father was a jazz drummer. His mother was a dancer. His parents' friends were musicians. Their home was always filled with music and musicians. He and all his siblings studied music. It was just a part of who they were. He inherited a talent for music. His family nurtured it, giving it every opportunity to grow. The lesson for you is not to fight the tide. Nurture your natural instincts. People generally enjoy things for which they have an innate talent. Embrace what comes easy and what you enjoy. Musical learning Williams was an avid student of music, getting piano lessons and studying music at UCLA, Los Angeles City College, and Juilliard in New York. He learned to play multiple instruments including piano, trombone, ukulele. He learned about harmony and orchestration, and studied late Romantic and Modern music. It's no wonder that his movie scores were so lush and complex, often performed by full symphony orchestras. Invest in learning – all kinds of learning: book learning, class learning, workshop learning, learning about things you're not sure you need to learn about, and especially learning about things you already know about. Because you can never learn all there is to learn. Practice like crazy As Williams said in the wonderful celebration of his life and work, 'Music by John Williams,' he practiced piano several hours a day, and 'all day' on weekends. He said it was more akin to athletic training than normal practice. Later in his career he wrote every day consistently for years. It's like the old joke: How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice. Practice. Practice. Give yourself the opportunity to practice skills. Be disciplined about it. Be devoted to it. Diverse experience Williams claims he never planned to be a film composer. He worked as a jazz pianist, then studio musician on film and television scores. Along the way, people asked him to orchestrate short pieces, then conduct some sessions. At one point he helped with music editing. Embrace diverse experiences and intelligent failures as essential steps in building your own strengths. Soak in what other masters have to share Early on Williams worked under legendary film composers like Alfred Newman and Franz Waxman. Later in his career he collaborated with some of the world's great musicians like Yo Yo Ma and Itzhak Perlman. Perhaps his greatest, most enduring collaboration was with Stephen Spielberg, partnering with him on the music side of his storytelling. That was his cause - storytelling. He used leitmotifs to tell stories, writing specific themes for different characters, places, or ideas. As Spielberg said, in Indiana Jones, even the individual snakes had themes. Williams was always trying to get better. When something he composed didn't match the film director's vision, he adapted. When he first saw Spielberg's Schindler's List, he told Spielberg the film was amazing and that "You need a better composer than I am for this film." Spielberg replied, "I know. But they're all dead!" The minute you think you're a master, the only way to go is down. Instead, devote yourself to a worthy cause and the pursuit of mastery. Implications for you 1) Embrace your innate talents and build on those. Don't try to be what you're not. 2) Invest in learning to acquire knowledge – books, courses, workshops and the like. 3) Practice to build skills – often on your own. 4) Be open to a wide range experiences in projects, assignments, roles including some that push you in new directions. These are the four components of strengths: innate talent, learned knowledge, practiced skills, and hard-won experience. If, and only if you want to go to the next level, then 5) Spend time with master craftspeople to develop craft-level caring and sensibilities for a cause that matters to you. Click here for a categorized list of my Forbes articles (of which this is #953)
New York Times
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Mark Snow, Who Conjured the ‘X-Files' Theme, Is Dead at 78
Mark Snow, a Juilliard-trained soundtrack composer who earned 15 Emmy Award nominations, including one for his eerily astral opening theme to 'The X-Files,' a 1990s answer to the timeless 'Twilight Zone' theme and the basis of a surprising dance hit in Europe, died on July 4 at his home in Washington, Conn. He was 78. The cause was myelodysplastic syndrome, a rare form of blood cancer, his son-in-law Peter Ferland said. Over an extraordinarily prolific five-decade career, during which he tallied more than 250 film and television credits, Mr. Snow excelled in a field that comes with built-in creative challenges. 'Some producers describe their musical idea as 'fast but slow,'' he said in a 2000 interview with Film & Video magazine. 'The director might say he wants to hear music that's 'blue with a hint of green.' Now, no one really knows what those terms mean. That's a big part of my job, interpreting the search for a project's musical voice.' Mr. Snow provided music for 90 episodes of 'Hart to Hart,' which starred Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers as a jet-setting couple who double as amateur sleuths, and 40 episodes of 'Falcon Crest,' the 1980s prime-time soap opera. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
South China Morning Post
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Who is David Corenswet? New Superman actor on journey to sky-high superhero
In true Clark Kent form, the new Superman would like to correct the record. David Corenswet gave an interview to Entertainment Weekly in 2019 where he said his 'pie-in-the-sky ambition' was to play Superman. At that point, the role was not on the market. And Corenswet, a graduate of the New York performing arts school Juilliard and a native of the US city of Philadelphia, was just making a name for himself in the industry, with roles in two Netflix series: The Politician and Hollywood Tall, dark and, you know, handsome, he had been told that he looked like Superman for a long time. However, he did not, he says now, think that he was going to get the chance to play him. But a few years later, he was cast to lead James Gunn's Superman , which will begin a new, hopefully high-flying era for the DC universe of films. It caused that once innocent quote to take on a life of its own. David Corenswet in a still from Superman (2025). Photo: TNS Many headlines and stories misinterpreted the phrase and wrote that he said it was his dream role, as though he had manifested it into existence.
