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Daily Record
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Graham McTavish reflects on Outlander journey as series comes to an end
Reach Screen Time spoke to the Outlander star about his time on the series An Outlander star has recently shared insights into their experience with the colossal historical drama series, reports the Scottish Daily Express. Graham McTavish, known for his portrayal of Clan War Chieftain Dougal MacKenzie, opened up about the internationally acclaimed series approaching its conclusion. Speaking to Reach Screen Time, he commented: "Well, it's a sort of strange one because I've kind of been leaving Outlander for years and they keep bringing me back. It's like Al Pacino in The Godfather Part III, they keep pulling me back in." He revealed with amusement: "I think the best was when they rang me and said, 'Oh, we want you to play your own bastard son' and I was like, 'Okay.'". Open to various opportunities, he remarked: "I mean, I'm up for anything really and it was great fun to do it, and it was great fun to go back to the flashback episode stuff in season seven." McTavish noted: "Well, you never really leave Outlander that's the thing I've learnt, because there's so many people that come into it. Even very recently I met people the other day just watching season one. So it's a continual mushrooming of the fandom." The actor emphasised the enduring impact of the show, sharing: "There's literally not a day that doesn't go by when people stop me to talk about Outlander. Every day and in every possible part of the world, in the most unlikely places." Reflecting on the sustained popularity of Outlander, he stated it was "remarkable" to see the growth of its fan base, especially as the show is poised to enter its eighth and climactic season – highlighting the formidable reach of streaming platforms. McTavish first caught the attention of network Starz for their action-packed pirate series Black Sails, but he was already committed to The Hobbit film series at the time. When Starz approached him for a role in Outlander, a historical drama set in Scotland's rugged Highlands, McTavish was "absolutely" onboard to join. The next step took him to London for a chemistry read with Sam Heughan, who had already secured his spot on Outlander. Reflecting on the meeting, McTavish shared, "It just went really, really well. We got on straight away. He was very, very warm, very welcoming, very generous and we had a great time,". After securing his role, he along with fellow cast members engaged in Highland bootcamp, diving deep into Diana Gabaldon's vivid universe. McTavish has admitted: "The thing that I would emphasise is that nobody, when we were making [Outlander] especially the first season, really had any idea how it would be received." He elaborated on the pressures they faced: "We were aware of the huge fan following that the books had and we had that kind of weight of responsibility in that respect, but we didn't know whether people would like it." The actor then spoke about the challenge of gauging the show's potential success from within its production: "When you're inside something like that, it's very difficult to get a view from the outside of what is this going to be like." Concluding with appreciation for the team, he remarked: "We were very lucky with all the people we were working with. It's just been a real phenomenon. It's been wonderful." The cast and crew of Outlander have wrapped up filming for the final season, although Starz has yet to announce a release date. In the interim, Starz will broadcast its 10-episode prequel series, Outlander: Blood of My Blood. This series is set years prior to the original drama's timeline and delves into the lives of Jamie (portrayed by Heughan) and Claire Fraser's (Caitríona Balfe) parents. Unlike Outlander, which is based on existing source material, Blood of My Blood is an entirely new creation. The narrative centres around the romance between Brian Fraser (Jamie Roy) and Ellen MacKenzie (Harriet Slater) in 17th century Scotland, as well as the World War I love story between Henry Beauchamp (Jeremy Irvine) and Julia Moriston (Hermione Corfield) amidst the trenches. The series will also introduce younger versions of characters such as Dougal (Sam Retford), Colum MacKenzie (Séamus McLean Ross), Ned Gowan (Conor MacNeill), Lord Lovat (Tony Curran), and Jocasta Cameron (Sadhbh Malin).
New York Post
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Bridget Fonda and husband Danny Elfman seen together for the first time in 16 years
Bridget Fonda and Danny Elfman have popped up in public together for the first time in 16 years. The couple were photographed outside their Los Angeles home on Monday. 15 Bridget Fonda and Danny Elfman at their LA home on April 28. NORTH-SUNSET / BACKGRID 15 Bridget Fonda with her husband Danny Elfman. NORTH-SUNSET / BACKGRID 15 Bridget Fonda and Danny Elfman organizing items in their garage. NORTH-SUNSET / BACKGRID Fonda, 61, wore a black peacoat, a white T-shirt and a pair of dark sweatpants, while Elfman, 71, had on a black and grey shirt, black pants and a black baseball cap. 15 Bridget Fonda at her Los Angeles home on April 28. NORTH-SUNSET / BACKGRID 15 Danny Elfman inside his garage in LA. NORTH-SUNSET / BACKGRID The stars, who have been married since 2003, appeared to be organizing items in their garage in the photos. 15 Bridget Fonda seen with her husband for the first time since 2009. NORTH-SUNSET / BACKGRID 15 Bridget Fonda with her husband Danny Elfman. NORTH-SUNSET / BACKGRID The retired actress and her composer husband are rarely spotted together. Back in 2009, they attended the 'Inglourious Basterds' premiere at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. Fonda has been photographed without Elfman a handful of times more recently. 15 Danny Elfman, Bridget Fonda at the 'Inglourious Basterds' premiere in 2009. Getty Images 15 Bridget Fonda, Danny Elfman attend the 'Inglourious Basterds' afterparty in West Hollywood in August 2009. WireImage 15 Bridget Fonda photographed in Los Angeles in January 2023. / In Aug. 2024, she arrived at LAX Airport with their son Oliver, 19, without her wedding ring on. The outing sparked speculation that Fonda split from Elfman, who was previously accused of sexual abuse and harassment. In 2017, pianist Nomi Abadi claimed she was sexually harassed by the star, who she accused of stripping naked and masturbating in front of her. Elfman denied those claims; however, he reportedly settled the lawsuit she filed against him for $830,000 in 2018. 15 Bridget Fonda and Danny Elfman in 2002. WireImage Then in 2023, a second accuser — known as Jane Doe XX — stepped forward with allegations against the famous musician. Her lawsuit accused Elfman of allegedly 'grooming' her when she was 21 and a student at the New York Film Academy in 1997. Elfman denied the accusations against him, with his spokesperson telling The Hollywood Reporter: 'The allegations of misconduct made against Mr. Elfman are baseless and absurd. His legal team is assessing all options and he will vigorously defend these claims in court.' 15 Danny Elfman at the 2023 Burbank International Film Festival. Getty Images 15 Bridget Fonda, Danny Elfman at the 'Charlotte's Web' premiere in 2006. Getty Images Fonda is a member of the famous Fonda family that includes dad Peter Fonda and aunt Jane Fonda. She's appeared in well-known movies like 'Singles' (1992), 'The Godfather Part III' (1990), 'Point of No Return' (1993) and 'Jackie Brown' (1997). She has not acted since the 2002 TV film 'Snow Queen.' 15 Bridget Fonda in 'Jackie Brown.' ©Miramax/Courtesy Everett Collection 15 Bridget Fonda in 'Single White Female.' ©Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection Fonda retired from the silver screen after she was involved in a 2003 crash on the Pacific Coast Highway due to rainy conditions. In April 2023, she told paparazzi while at LAX that she'd never return to Hollywood. 'It's too nice being a civilian,' she stated.
The Spinoff
30-04-2025
- Politics
- The Spinoff
Here we go again… why voting is not a privilege to be removed as punishment
The move to reinstate the total ban on prisoners voting resurrects a deeper debate over who deserves to be a part of our political community, writes Andrew Geddis. Sigh. Looks like I'm going to have to join the battle again over the issue of voting rights and, specifically, should people who are in prison get to cast one. I feel a bit like Al Pacino in The Godfather Part III: wheeled out to play the same role for diminishing returns in a storyline that has pretty much run its course. The lines have been drawn by Paul Goldsmith's announcement that the current National/New Zealand First/Act government plans to reverse a law passed in 2020 by the then Labour/New Zealand First government. That law in turn reversed a law passed in 2010 by the then-National/Act government. And that law repealed a law passed in 1993 by every MP in parliament. Honestly, the amount of parliamentary time and political energy spent on this particular issue in an era of collapsing everything is just a little bit silly. Nevertheless, here's where Goldsmith's proposal would take us. All people serving a sentence of imprisonment will lose the legal right to enrol to vote. That means, if you are in jail when an election takes place having been convicted and sentenced to that punishment, you won't be able to vote in it. This would be a change from the current rule that only prisoners serving sentences of three years or more lose their right to vote. In practice, some 2,000 people would be affected (on current prisoner populations, which very likely will go up given other changes to sentencing laws). Beyond such raw numbers, the move resurrects a deeper debate over who deserves to be a part of our political community. Goldsmith told RNZ that: 'A total prison voting ban for all sentenced prisoners underlines the importance that New Zealanders afford to the rule of law, and the civic responsibility that goes hand-in-hand with the right to participate in our democracy through voting.' On this view, the right to take part in collectively choosing our nation's leaders is a privilege that can be taken from you if you fail to exhibit the right moral virtues. Given the cyclical nature of this debate, I've had cause to disagree with this view before. And the Independent Electoral Review that I was a part of also rejected it in our final report at the end of 2023: 'The New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 provides for the right of citizens to vote. Voting is an inherent right that should not be removed when a person is in prison without strong justification. The law has generally moved away from the concept of voting as a privilege and by extension the need for a person to prove their moral worth to be able to vote. What society seeks to achieve by sentencing a person to prison is fundamentally different from what it seeks to achieve through voting in elections, which upholds the principles of participation and representation. On that basis, the loss of voting rights should not generally be used as an additional form of punishment.' There's then a bunch of more technical reasons why (as both the attorney general and Supreme Court have found) a total ban on prisoner voting will result in arbitrary, and thus unjustifiable, limits on the right to vote. The consequence is tied to when a person is sentenced and so happens to be in prison, not to what they have done to be imprisoned in the first place. A person sentenced to five years' imprisonment the day after an election likely will be free on parole at the next election and so can vote, while a person sentenced to two months' imprisonment a few weeks out from it cannot. The sentencing decision that puts a person in prison doesn't just reflect their offending. For example, a person whose actions would attract a sentence of two or fewer years in prison but with access to suitable accommodation can get a home detention sentence instead (and so retain their right to vote). A person who has no such access will be sent to prison and so lose their right to vote. Same crime, different consequences. And we cannot ignore the differential impact on Māori of the removal of voting rights from prisoners. As Carwyn Jones has pointed out, the Waitangi Tribunal found in its quite blistering report in 2020 that the consequence of our shamefully racialised criminal justice process is that any law that impedes the rights of prisoners to vote will disproportionately impact Māori more than any other group. It consequently recommended that the Electoral Act 1993 'is amended urgently to remove the disqualification of all prisoners from voting, irrespective of their sentence. … All Māori have a Treaty right to exercise their individual and collective tino rangatiratanga by being able to exercise their vote in the appointment of their political representatives.' All of which is to say that the government's proposal is a pretty terrible one for a lot of reasons. But, for all that, it's odds on that it will still get passed. The current coalition is so wedded to the wedge-issue 'we're tough on crime, the opposition aren't' mantra that pesky things like individual rights and the reasons for limiting them can't be allowed to get in the way. And the hostility shown by various ministers to institutions like the Waitangi Tribunal and 'activist' courts makes it unlikely that it'll be swayed by their views of the matter. Added to that, the last time National and Act collaborated on a total ban on prisoner voting back in 2010 we saw some of the worst law-making behaviour in parliamentary history. I'm being serious about that; take a look at the Act Party's explanation in the House (via then MP Hillary Calvert) for why it was supporting the legislation.
Yahoo
30-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Kevin Love is NBA Instagram MVP with his Jimmy Butler meme game
Kevin Love, NBA player, father, husband, fashion model, influencer, pusher of fine goods. Add this to his list of titles: content creator. Love is the undisputed king of the Jimmy Butler memes, using his Instagram account to satirize Butler's saga with the Miami Heat. Adding even more enjoyment to Love's antics is that Love also plays for the Heat. Don't know if the Heat are having a good time and don't know if Butler is having a good time, but Love is enjoying the spectacle while showing off his meme game with an impressive knowledge of pop culture and aptitude for applying it to Butler's situation. IG is a visual and audio medium so it needs to be consumed as such. But it started on Jan. 3, the day the Heat suspended Butler seven games. Love posted a photo of a person sporting a hairstyle like the one Jimmy Butler wore in his media day photo 2023 with the caption: 'Last 3 hours – 'Emo State' ". View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kevin Love (@kevinlove) The same day, Love posted again with the caption: 'Entering my Winston Wolfe (sic) phase' with a clip from "Pulp Fiction" when the character played by Harvey Keitel rings a doorbell and says, 'You're Jimmie right? This is your house?' 'Sure is.' 'I'm Winston Wolf, I solve problems." 'Good, we got one.' 'So I heard.' View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kevin Love (@kevinlove) Love followed up with a clip from "The Godfather Part III": 'Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in' with the caption 'Jimmy after yesterdays news.' In the next post, Love wrote, 'LIVE LOOK – Jimmy after his meeting with Micky #getmyjoyback" (Heat owner Micky Arison) and a clip from "The Wolf of Wall Street" when Leonardo DiCaprio's character says, 'I'm not (expletive) leaving! The show goes on! This is my home! They're going to need a (expletive) wrecking ball to take me out of here!' View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kevin Love (@kevinlove) It is brilliant, and interspersed in Love's Butler memes are photos of Love with Ralph Lauren, both men dapper in tuxedoes; a heartfelt post about the California wildfires; a post of Love, whose uncle is Mike Love of The Beach Boys and whose dad, Stan, was a Beach Boys employee, wearing his dad's Beach Boys jacket; and a tender moment between dad and daughter. He uses a clip from "Scarface" captioned 'Jimmy dining out in Miami this evening' with Al Pacino's Tony Montana character saying, 'You don't have the guts to be what you want to be. You need people like me. You need people like me so you can point your (expletive) fingers and say, 'That's the bad guy.' ' Love has kept it going throughout three Butler suspensions, including the most recent on Monday when the Heat suspended Butler indefinitely. The caption: 'Bam (Adebayo) in Spo's office (Heat coach Erik Spoelstra) pouring his heart out over this whole situation …' with a video from "The Green Mile" with Michael Clarke Duncan's character telling Tom Hanks' character: 'I want it to be over and done with. I do. I'm tired boss. Tired of being on the road, lonely as a sparrow in the rain. I'm tired of never having me a buddy to be with or tell me where we's going to or coming from or why.' Love is on point and never more so than when the caption is 'Pat's response (Heat president Pat Riley) to 'anywhere BUT Memphis' – a reference to potential trade destinations – with a clip of Brian Cox's Logan Roy character from "Succession" saying, '(Expletive) off!' more than 20 times. Love has taken a situation that has serious components and shed light on the silliness of it all, too. It has resonated with an NBA audience including players. His 10 Butler-memed IG posts have received nearly 350,000 likes and more than 210,000 shares. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kevin Love (@kevinlove) After one Butler-related post, LeBron James replied with nine crying laughing emojis. James' agent, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul, responded to a post: 'This is so good.' Channing Frye, Richard Jefferson, Tristan Thompson, DeAndre Jordan, Max Strus, Kevin Hart and Bobby Cannavale have replied. One user wrote: 'Kevin Love's IG is the best TV show of 2025.' When questioned by another user that Love must want to leave Miami too, Love responded: 'not even a little bit! Love the people I work with.' Love may no longer be an All-Star on the court, but he's the NBA Instagram MVP in 2025. Follow NBA reporter Jeff Zillgitt on social media @JeffZillgitt This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Jimmy Butler Instagram meme game has a winner: Kevin Love
USA Today
30-01-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Kevin Love is NBA Instagram MVP with his Jimmy Butler meme game
Kevin Love, NBA player, father, husband, fashion model, influencer, pusher of fine goods. Add this to his list of titles: content creator. Love is the undisputed king of the Jimmy Butler memes, using his Instagram account to satirize Butler's saga with the Miami Heat. Adding even more enjoyment to Love's antics is that Love also plays for the Heat. Don't know if the Heat are having a good time and don't know if Butler is having a good time, but Love is enjoying the spectacle while showing off his meme game with an impressive knowledge of pop culture and aptitude for applying it to Butler's situation. IG is a visual and audio medium so it needs to be consumed as such. But it started on Jan. 3, the day the Heat suspended Butler seven games. Love posted a photo of a person sporting a hairstyle like the one Jimmy Butler wore in his media day photo 2023 with the caption: 'Last 3 hours – 'Emo State' ". All things Heat: Latest Miami Heat news, schedule, roster, stats, injury updates and more. The same day, Love posted again with the caption: 'Entering my Winston Wolfe (sic) phase' with a clip from "Pulp Fiction" when the character played by Harvey Keitel rings a doorbell and says, 'You're Jimmie right? This is your house?' 'Sure is.' 'I'm Winston Wolf, I solve problems." 'Good, we got one.' 'So I heard.' Love followed up with a clip from "The Godfather Part III": 'Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in' with the caption 'Jimmy after yesterdays news.' In the next post, Love wrote, 'LIVE LOOK – Jimmy after his meeting with Micky #getmyjoyback" (Heat owner Micky Arison) and a clip from "The Wolf of Wall Street" when Leonardo DiCaprio's character says, 'I'm not (expletive) leaving! The show goes on! This is my home! They're going to need a (expletive) wrecking ball to take me out of here!' It is brilliant, and interspersed in Love's Butler memes are photos of Love with Ralph Lauren, both men dapper in tuxedoes; a heartfelt post about the California wildfires; a post of Love, whose uncle is Mike Love of The Beach Boys and whose dad, Stan, was a Beach Boys employee, wearing his dad's Beach Boys jacket; and a tender moment between dad and daughter. He uses a clip from "Scarface" captioned 'Jimmy dining out in Miami this evening' with Al Pacino's Tony Montana character saying, 'You don't have the guts to be what you want to be. You need people like me. You need people like me so you can point your (expletive) fingers and say, 'That's the bad guy.' ' Love has kept it going throughout three Butler suspensions, including the most recent on Monday when the Heat suspended Butler indefinitely. The caption: 'Bam (Adebayo) in Spo's office (Heat coach Erik Spoelstra) pouring his heart out over this whole situation …' with a video from "The Green Mile" with Michael Clarke Duncan's character telling Tom Hanks' character: 'I want it to be over and done with. I do. I'm tired boss. Tired of being on the road, lonely as a sparrow in the rain. I'm tired of never having me a buddy to be with or tell me where we's going to or coming from or why.' Love is on point and never more so than when the caption is 'Pat's response (Heat president Pat Riley) to 'anywhere BUT Memphis' – a reference to potential trade destinations – with a clip of Brian Cox's Logan Roy character from "Succession" saying, '(Expletive) off!' more than 20 times. Love has taken a situation that has serious components and shed light on the silliness of it all, too. It has resonated with an NBA audience including players. His 10 Butler-memed IG posts have received nearly 350,000 likes and more than 210,000 shares. After one Butler-related post, LeBron James replied with nine crying laughing emojis. James' agent, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul, responded to a post: 'This is so good.' Channing Frye, Richard Jefferson, Tristan Thompson, DeAndre Jordan, Max Strus, Kevin Hart and Bobby Cannavale have replied. One user wrote: 'Kevin Love's IG is the best TV show of 2025.' When questioned by another user that Love must want to leave Miami too, Love responded: 'not even a little bit! Love the people I work with.' Love may no longer be an All-Star on the court, but he's the NBA Instagram MVP in 2025. Follow NBA reporter Jeff Zillgitt on social media @JeffZillgitt
