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Revenge creator Mike Kelley answers burning questions from season finale.

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Spoiler Alert!

Season finale of ABC’s delectable soap Revenge — perfectly titled “Reckoning” — was, in a word, explosive. And filled with juicy cliffhanger after cliffhanger.

With so many doors opened, there are so many questions that are begged: Is Victoria Grayson (Madeleine Stowe) really dead? What’s going on with the increasingly tangled love life of Emily (Emily Van Camp), Jack (Nick Wechsler), Amanda (Margarita Levieva), Daniel (Josh Bowman), and Ashley (Ashley Madekwe)? Is Amanda’s baby really Jack’s? Who will play Emily’s mother? And what will the character be like? How did the show so perfectly pick Florence and the Machine’s haunting “Seven Devils” to play during the episode?

To answer these questions, we went straight to the source: Revenge creator and executive producer Mike Kelley, who holds the keys to the show’s castle. As usual, he was tight-lipped about some things — but let a few other juicy tidbits slip. Read on for the answers to all your burning questions from season finale.

What were you thinking when you went in to writing this episode?
MIKE KELLEY: I think we set a record for storytelling pace, and so I don’t think fans would have been satisfied — or I would have been satisfied — if we didn’t turn over some pretty significant cards at the end of this season. So, I went at it and I had an idea where I wanted it to end, with one exception — I wasn’t certain about who I wanted to reveal as alive. I wasn’t sure I wanted to tell the audience about Emily’s mother at the end. I wanted to perhaps save that for next season. But I find that in telling the story of Revenge, that any time I try to stretch out story, it feels false. It doesn’t feel like the show. I decided let’s just trust ourselves to keep the pace going and reveal all at the end of the season. We definitely went in wanting to keep it going.

Speaking of Emily’s mother, that was a great reveal — and we don’t know much about her. Are you thinking about who is going to play her? What can you say about that character?
What we really want to do is find the perfect actor for the role. It would be really great for her to be as formidable as Madeleine [Stowe], but it’s a completely different part. What you’re going to discover about the woman who was Emily’s mother is the circumstances under which they were separated and you’re going to find that there’s some deep psychological issues with her, which I think is going to be fun for us to explore. For Emily, she’s going to start seeing some of the psychological damage that her mother has in herself. So she’s going to start doing a lot of soul-searching about who she is, what part DNA has played in her life choices and how she’s going to move forward, whether or not this person is going to be part of her life or if this is going to be someone that is going to disappoint and hurt her.

Alright, there’s a much larger conspiracy going on. Did you know that you were working toward this much, much larger conspiracy?
We did definitely know that was going to play a larger role. You have to continue to expand into season 2, we need a larger palette. We don’t want to get repetitive. We need new discoveries and new sinister twists and new villains. So we definitely knew that there was going to be a larger thing at play. What’s going to be fun is that we’re going to reveal is that we’ll find out that Emily’s involvement about what’s about to happen in season 2 was not by chance. There is a lot happening here, a larger plot is at play and she’s part of it. She’ll become more mad than ever, and with the help of Nolan, she’ll really plan to do something significant to bring down a very large, very evil, very untouchable force.

Amanda is back! How can Jack not see that he’s being played?
The thing about Jack is that if there’s any place that we’re more ponderous with storytelling, it’s with Jack, who really — and by design — sees the best in people. We want him to be a moral center. He doesn’t immediately go to the I’m-being-played place. Now he’s not an idiot. He knows that Amanda has been tricky, but the last thing that happened was she told him that she loved him and wanted to go before she ran off. He’s got a lot of questions, and as far as the baby is concerned, if he was sleeping with her, he has no other reason to believe that it’s not his. And, I will tell you: There is a baby. So it’s not illogical that the baby would belong to him. He’s the kind of guy that is going to do the right thing. He’s not immediately going to go to the dark place.

With Victoria Grayson reportedly being killed in this plane explosion. When did you know that you were going to work toward this?
I knew I wanted a cliffhanger on Victoria. I wasn’t sure what the details were going to be. After the Fire and Ice Ball, I started to think of the last seven episodes, I thought of those as a contained story, episodes 16 through 22. Since it was leaning toward the white-haired man and the conspiracy and all those things were coming up, what I really wanted to do was twin the first plane crash and it seems poetic in a lot of ways, for her to almost knowingly get on a plane and go to her fate, by her own design. I didn’t want her to be tricked into her own demise. I wanted her to sort of embrace her fate and the role she played in bringing herself to this terrible place. We had thought about it extensively, but we were so buy writing that I didn’t get the chance to flesh out how I wanted it to work.

Should we be wondering whether Victoria Grayson is really dead? Could it have been faked in some way? It seems insane to kill off one of television’s best characters.
This is all part of the show. People should listen to their instincts because they’re invested in characters in the show, but there are twists and turns and they love to be surprised. What everybody expects happened that night has not been fully reported. How about that?

Music last night was important: That Florence and the Machine song, “Seven Devils,” was used perfectly. How did it come to be that you used that song?
Our director Sanford Bookstaver temped that in, and we have a music supervisor. They give us some options. The music supervisor reads the sсript and they know what tone we’re going for, and we have discussions about it, but really, their instincts are spot on. We needed an epic feel. We needed something that felt really dangerous and really emotional and raw and frightening. There aren’t a whole lot of songs that cover that, so Florence, we were just so lucky to get it. It’s one of those things where you temp a song in, you become so attached to it, you can’t imagine that sequence without it now. I don’t know what we would have done had we been unable to license that song.

So, romance-wise, there was a triangle with Emily, Jack, and Daniel, but now Ashley and Amanda are involved. So are we dealing with a five-way? How would you describe the way that the romance is playing out on the show going forward?
Emily is kind of the odd man out now, right? That’s not going to sit well with her. This whole Ashley bit with Daniel is going to play out in a really fun way for us next season. Daniel has a say in the matter, as well. He’s not a pawn any longer. He’s made some pretty dark choices, and I don’t think that feeling misled by Emily is going to make him any nicer. We’re going to continue the ride to the dark side with Daniel. I think Ashley is going to get perilously close to making herself a target to Emily. You know, the fun thing with Ashley is that there are some surprises that we’ve been holding on her. I can’t wait to bring to light something about Ashley that will make everyone go, “Oh! That’s why she’s hanging on!”

Was Ashley always intended to be such a big part in what’s going on? She seemed like a sleeper at first.
I’ve worked with Ashley before, so I happen to know what a comprehensive actress she is. I would really hate to miss an opportunity to let her loose. For a long time, I’ve been waiting for the right moment. We’ve been a little bit busy with Emily, so that’s why it took a while.

Sammy died in last week’s episode. Fans want to know the backstory to that, I’m sure. Walk me through that a bit. Will there be a new dog? Did Sammy die because of all the chatter about his age?
Well, two things. I lost my dog this year of 14 years. It was very emotional for me, and really, all the things Jack was saying to Sammy were pretty much verbatim how I let my dog go. It was something really emotional that I wanted to share with people. People were really, really devastated by it in a way that surprised me. They weren’t angry about it because death is part of life. The second part is that I wanted to make sure that Sammy’s death performed the function that it was always meant to, which was to bring Jack and Emily together. Unfortunately, Sammy wasn’t around to bite Amanda and push her into the water, but had he lived, he would have done that, I’m sure. That’s a joke, but listen, I always wanted the dog to be the linchpin that holds these two together, and he did that, and they’ll always have that. In television, whenever a dog dies, a puppy springs up.

So I’m sure you’re in the throws of season 2. What are you thinking? Where will we pick up?
Well, obviously, we have a lot of questions to answer. Something that served us very well in season 1 was flashing forward to a very dramatic event and telling our audience how we got there. The audience trusts us to tell a satisfying story without dragging it out for 100 years. So I think you can expect that we’ll answer a lot of questions up front and we’ll pose a lot of new ones as to where we’re headed, and you can expect a Fire and Ice-level event that we’re headed to in the opening of season 2. That’s my plan for now. I reserve the right to change my mind. We get back into the writers’ room next week, and I want to know what everybody thinks. Everyone has had a chance to sit and think — I want to know what they think, if there’s a better idea, but the formula that we began seems to have been working for us.

You had said originally, there might be a wedding and a death in the same day in the opening. Is that still on the table?
It is.

Will we be back in summer? You had said that season 2 would launch back in a Hamptons summer. That still the case?
Yes. I can tell everybody to expect another summer in the Hamptons.

@темы: Спойлеры, Mike Kelley, Интервью

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Ashley Madekwe Covers 'Bello' Magazine's Entertainment Section.

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@темы: Фотографии, Ashley Madekwe/Ashley Davenport, Сканы из журналов

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Connor Paolo and Christa B Allen shot by Tyler Shields.

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@темы: Фотографии, Фотосессии, Christa B. Allen/Charlotte Grayson, Connor Paolo/Declan Porter

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Fox 11 Google+ Hangout: Gabriel Mann

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@темы: Фотографии, Gabriel Mann/Nolan Ross, Видео, Интервью

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Revenge Stars Tease Finale at Disney's International upfront presentation.

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It's all been building up to this, Revenge fans! The ABC breakout series' highly anticipated finale is upon us, and viewers will be saying goodbye to "a couple of people" by the end of "Reckoning."

We chatted with Emily VanCamp, Josh Bowman and Madeleine Stowe at Disney's International upfront presentation, where they were more than happy to dish on tonight's "roller-coaster" episode, Nolan's (Gabriel Mann) chances of survival, Victoria's (Stowe) latest dirty deeds and more! Plus, what's in store for the love triangle now that Emily and Jack (Nick Wechsler) shared their first kiss? Find out...

Watch out, people. This love triangle is about to get twisted!

"There is definitely some [resolution] in the finale," Emily teases of the love triangle. "She kind of figures everything out in the finale and then is sort of swayed by other occurrences, other things that happen around her. She kind of finds true and deep resolve after this whole thing with Jack—and then a series of events happen, and then you'll have to see! It changes everything for her, so there are many, many cliffhangers. It's just a roller-coaster episode."

And yes, Daniel (Bowman) will definitely be finding out about Emily and Jack's kiss. "I'd be pissed if I found out, wouldn't you?" Josh teases. "It's a big episode. I think there's about four episodes crammed into one here, so it's going to be very, very good to watch. I'm actually excited to watch it!"

While Emily and Josh kept things a bit vague in relation to the finale, Madeleine was a bit more forthcoming when it came to doling out scoop, telling us, "Let's see, a couple of people die. Emily, who has concocted this whole plan, is going to watch it all go in a direction that she didn't expect it to go. And Victoria does something that is entirely unexpected, really unexpected."

As for the extremely unfriendly exes Victoria and Conrad (Henry Czerny)? "It gets so bad," Madeleine says. "I mean, literally almost physically at each other's throats. It pushes towards the end of the show, and there's going to be a huge surprise."

Fans of Nolan (so really, everyone who watches the show) shouldn't worry too much about our billionaire genius's safety. Why? When we asked Emily if she'll be coming through for her fellow Revenger, she responded, "She always does! I mean, come on, it's Emily Thorne!" Word!

Team Daniel have slowly been watching their favorite Grayson turn to the dark side and become more like his parents...a change Josh fully embraces. "I hope we go further. Hopefully Mike continues down that path. For me, as an actor, I think it's better and more fun," he tells us. "I'm still learning on the show and there are so many great actors; I'm just trying to keep up. It's nice to be able to explore a different side of the character. Hopefully he stays on this path...or maybe he's going dark for a reason to help Emily? I don't know, we'll see!"

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@темы: Спойлеры, Christa B. Allen/Charlotte Grayson, Emily VanCamp/Emily Thorne, Joshua Bowman/Daniel Grayson, Madeleine Stowe/Victoria Grayson, Видео, Интервью

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Is David Clarke really dead on ‘Revenge’? James Tupper has the answers

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America's guilty pleasure nighttime soap, "Revenge," wraps its first season Wednesday night at 10 on ABC. Fans of the show have been hit with twists and turns since its September premiere, so we enlisted star James Tupper, who plays the (supposedly) murdered David Clarke on the series, for some clarity as to what's really going on in this Hamptons murder mystery.

What can you tell us about the finale?

[Creator Mike Kelley] is amazing because he's really an artist. What he's managed to figure out is this incredible, intricate, detailed story where every week it seems that every single person is in peril. [Laughs.] It's fun for us because we crack open a new sсript and at the end of a reading, everybody's like, "Oh, my God, I'm going to jail?" "This person's dead?" He's great at surprising people constantly.

How much do you know about what's going to happen in future episodes?

I'm following it like everybody else. We get it probably six weeks before you guys and we just read it then make it. But I have a general idea where it's going. At the front of every sсript there's a big confidentiality agreement that we all sign. So I'm not gonna tell you, but I will tell you that it's alarming. He's not locked into having all the same characters.

Is your character really dead?

My God, I have to tell you: I was pushing a stroller with my 3-year-old in it, and a woman yelled at me from across the street, like, "You're not dead, are you?" It's the question I get asked the most often and I get asked everywhere. It's fine, I love it. I love how invested people are in it -- it's awesome. You know, as far as I know, I think I'm dead so far.

The rumor is that star Emily VanCamp is dating her co-star, Josh Bowman, who plays Daniel.

I heard that rumor. I can't confirm or deny it. I really don't know, actually. I mean, they get along great on set. They're discreet.

How do you feel about the show being people's guilty pleasure?

When I first started getting interviewed about the show, they were like, "I'm calling it my guilty pleasure." I realized that it's so fun to be that dramatic, and allow yourself to go there that people feel guilty. [Laughs.] I think "Revenge" is a lot of fun wrapped up in this sinister, pretty serious world where lots of things are at stake.

What do you think is it about Emily that viewers can't get enough of?

Every guy relates to Daniel not quite having the whole story -- like, "What? You're who?" Emily has mastered the Mona Lisa smile. That's the great female mystery: "Do you love me, or do you want to kill me? I can't tell." [Laughs.]

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@темы: James Tupper/David Clarke, Интервью

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Revenge cast - Disney Media Networks International Upfronts in Burbank 2012.05.20

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Revenge - Official 1x22 Promo (Reckoning . Season Finale)

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@темы: Спойлеры, Промо видео

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Revenge stars at Tyler Shields' Mouthful exhibit in LA 05/19/12.

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@темы: Фотографии, Christa B. Allen/Charlotte Grayson, Connor Paolo/Declan Porter, Gabriel Mann/Nolan Ross, Nick Wechsler/Jack Porter

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Henry Czerny Teases Conrad's Challenges and the Finale.

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As ABC’s Revenge moves toward its final two episodes, Conrad Grayson will find himself and his business the target of the show’s major forces of nature, his vengeful wife Victoria Grayson (Madeleine Stowe) and his mysterious future daughter-in-law, Emily (Emily VanCamp).

“In terms of being attacked on several fronts, he’s used to that,” Henry Czerny, who plays Conrad Grayson, tells The Hollywood Reporter. “He’s been doing this for a long time and like Rupert Murdoch, like Donald Trump, like Conrad Black, like [Bernie] Madoff, these people are used to people coming at them. And I think the more people that come after this Conrad, the more weapons you will see come out of his closet arsenal.”

THR spoke to Czerny, 53, about Conrad’s upcoming challenges, his exit strategy and what to expect from the show’s season finale.

The Hollywood Reporter: How has it been like playing this role this season?
Henry Czerny: Well, obviously for the first part of it as good storytellers do they need to focus on their key characters and of course that’s Emily and Victoria, and the others need to fill in to support that. But as we went along once that was established and that momentum was secure, they could focus on the underpinning, or the environment around which those two characters survive or thrive in or defend themselves against. So, Conrad in the latter part of this season is coming up to a terrific challenge.

THR: What can you say about what Conrad is capable of doing when faced with the challenges?
Czerny: There’s a couple of passages in The Count of Monte Cristo [which Revenge is based on] that I kind of keep in my back pocket about what his overarching intention might be or hope might be. And it’s to remain in a position regardless of what seems to be going on, to be able to if push comes to shove just go somewhere; to have the means to always be able to free himself from the comings and goings that I think he on some level enjoys.

As difficult as they are, as painful as they might be, I think he thrives as a hunter might going through some very tough terrain looking for the prize buck. I think he on some level enjoys the tussle, which is one of the reasons I think he’s been with Victoria for so long. It proves to himself in some subconscious level his strengths when he’s challenged. So as the company is now being challenged, I think he’s stepping up to protect his ability to as [Alexandre] Dumas puts it, separate himself from all the rest of mankind at pleasure.

THR: What can we expect next from Conrad and Victoria?
Czerny: As Victoria would do to Conrad, these people love squashing other people who have made them uncomfortable. That’s part of the business world too... Victoria comes to play her cards and Conrad really is not interested in the card game anymore.

THR: On the next episode, Emily will try to play Conrad in order to find the white-haired man. Why hasn’t Conrad shown much suspicion when it comes to Emily and will that change?
Czerny: He has absolutely no reason to. Conrad has nothing to lose with his son marrying a very well off, beautiful young woman who lives next door, nothing to lose by that. Victoria in her mind has everything to lose because she will lose the one male she feels she still has control over, and that’s Daniel.

THR: How would you describe the finale for fans?
Czerny: For those who have been there since the pilot, and for those who haven’t and went back and watched the pilot, as intriguing and as satisfying in terms of a guilty pleasure storytelling episode it was and for those who were thrilled with the turn of events near the end regarding Daniel’s demise, the end of season one will be that times 20.

@темы: Спойлеры, Henry Czerny/Conrad Grayson, Интервью

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Revenge Stars at Entertainment Weekly & ABC-TV’s 2012 Upfront Party, May 15

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@темы: Фотографии, Emily VanCamp/Emily Thorne, Joshua Bowman/Daniel Grayson, Madeleine Stowe/Victoria Grayson

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Emily VanCamp: Revenge Finale Is 'Intense,' 'Mind Blowing'.

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@темы: Спойлеры, Emily VanCamp/Emily Thorne, Видео, Интервью

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Emily Vancamp, Joshua Bowman, Madeleine Stowe- Good Morning America 5/15/12

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@темы: Фотографии, Emily VanCamp/Emily Thorne, Joshua Bowman/Daniel Grayson, Madeleine Stowe/Victoria Grayson, Видео, Ссылки

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В новом сезоне сериал будет выходить на канале ABC по воскресеньям.

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Interview: 'Revenge' Star Ashley Madekwe Dishes On Her Fashion Blog 'Ring My Bell'

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There’s no question about it. Revenge actress Ashley Madekwe is absolutely stunning on and off the set. With just one episode left before the explosive finale, we felt it necessary to chat all about Ashley’s eye-catching style. Many may not know but Ashley has her own fashion blog named Ring My Bell that features her day-to-day wardrobe and is photographed by fiancé Iddo Goldberg. By a look at the page, it’s no wonder why she was invited on for an episode of E! Fashion Police to comment on the several looks those in Hollywood have to offer. Her photographs on her blog are to die for. Though it’s obvious that her character on the ABC series has great taste, she herself is very fashion forward in her own right.

[Her beautiful vintage engagement ring]

“I’ve always loved fashion blogs and have always loved reading them and have always been inspired by them so I figured maybe I could do this too,” she tells me. “I don’t put anything about my acting on there because I don’t know—I don’t want to use anything about my acting to make my blog successful. I guess eventually they’ll mold into two but I just loving doing it.” Her looks vary on the site with our personal favorites that include neon heels, vintage, jumpers, lace shorts and mint and coral jeans and features retailers like Steve Madden, Michael Kors and J. Crew.

“The problem with me is I’m uncommitted. I love it all. I always want to try new things and I’m really inspired by all the women just walking down the street or fashion blogs or magazines. I’m always looking at things going, ‘How can I recreate it? What do I have that looks like that?’ I enjoy doing it. I like doing different things.”

Though she keeps her Hamptons style semi-away from the real one, asking if she has any say in her wardrobe for Ms. Davenport was a must. “It’s really collaborative,” she begins. “I don’t use my own clothes but Jill [Ohannesson], the costume designer, brings in loads of options and the original fitting we had--the first fitting is kind of finding out what you both like, how everything’s felt, how you see the character. You try on absolutely everything and try to put the character together. We originally came up with this character we’re both pretty happy with…she’ll buy it in a size and alter it to fit and I put together, I pick the dress or shoes or cardigan. She’s really good about letting me have a lot of options in my trailer in the morning so I’ll have the outfit and then my shoes and my jewelry and then my belts in the trailer so I can put my outfit together and then she’ll take it.” Ashley tries to style her the way she would but doesn’t try to make Davenport exactly like herself.

Madekwe keeps busy with the addicting series and definitely seems to love having her blog as a second creative outlet too. But what’s been on her mind first and foremost recently? Her wedding! She and fiancé Goldberg are set to marry this June and the two actually just touched down in London Tuesday to continue the planning. “I hate to do a 'weather' tweet but...This is NOT going to be good enough for my wedding. Sunshine by June please London!!!” she tweets.

With Ashley’s gorgeous fashion sense, her wedding dress is sure to be memorable. We also have a sneaky suspicion that some of her co-stars will join in on the celebration. Will we be seeing some wedding pictures on her blog? Let's hope so! As you head on over to her site Ring My Bell, just think: When Ashley returns for season two of Revenge on Sunday’s next year she’ll be coming back to the Hamptons a married gal!

@темы: Ashley Madekwe/Ashley Davenport, Статьи, Интервью

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Revenge - Episode 1.21 - Grief - 4 Sneak Peeks

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@темы: Спойлеры, Sneak Peeks, Видео

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Ashley Madekwe в фильме Victim (2011).

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Tyson (Ashley Chin), Mannie (Jason Maza) and Jason (Michael Maris) grew up together in a tough inner-city world, where no one could be trusted and everyone was out for themselves.
With opportunities limited, it's crime that pays the bills. For Tyson, it's not about living the lifestyle, it's about supporting his little sister, Nyla (Letitia Wright), through school and paying off his mum's gambling debts.

When he meets Tia (Ashley Madekwe), she helps him see there are other ways to escape the cycle of poverty. But with a final job promising a big pay day, Tyson prepares to take his biggest gamble yet. Caught up in an escalating chain of violent events, will he have to make the ultimate sacrifice?
Victim is a powerful urban thriller about justice, society, self-respect and redemption. It co-stars BAFTA winner Adam Deacon, and star of smash hit TV series, Homeland, David Harewood.

Премьера - 8 июня (Великобритания)

@темы: Другие фильмы, Ashley Madekwe/Ashley Davenport, Видео

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Gabriel Mann Dishes On His 3 Passions, What Distinguishes Him From Eccentric Nolan.

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Ology Exclusive: Happy Birthday Gabriel Mann! (May 14, 2012)

If you haven’t noticed, we’re pretty obsessed with Gabriel Mann. Not in the way Charlotte is to prescription drugs or Emily is to taking down the matriarch Victoria. The infatuation is more about his personality and how he’s made it possible to be just as likeable as his character Nolan Ross on Revenge. He’s offbeat, just wants to be loved (Ahem, Jack), has the best one-liners and yet Gabriel is an even match for the CEO of Nolcorp. Sure, he admits to me that he’s not necessarily like Nolan and his sneaky ways, but just like his phone plans to Emily, his phone conversations off screen are quite memorable too.

So, why are we bringing this all up today even though the game changer “Grief” premieres two days away? Because it’s Gabe’s birthday! The actor celebrates turning 40 just days after his co-star Emily VanCamp turned 26. I spoke to Gabe awhile back and he filled me in on his three passions besides acting.

“Besides Revenge? Oh my God, well I’m just a vessel filled with Revenge!” he quipped. “I got nothing left to give. Three passions, let’s see. Music, cooking shows and now I was just thinking the other day how I’ve gone through so many strange phases in terms of things that’s you know, caught my fancy along the way. I was remembering like, ‘What happened to the 20 swatches you used to have? Where those go man?’ You talk to me like 15 years ago and I would have been like, ‘Ah, man! Swatch watch.’ He may have tucked those in a draw somewhere but oddly enough, the watches seem right up Nolan’s alley. “Right?” he added. “That would be genius. It’s time to bring back the vintage archival Swatch watches and I think he would wear two or three at once.”

Gabe grew up in Middlebury, Vermont and based on his interests, his former days as a fashion model seem to have rubbed off quite a bit. Art is one of his many interests once he tucks away his whale camera for the night and walks off set. “I’m a big painting and painter enthusiast. Art appreciator. I love traveling to different cities and going to see their museums and artwork, the modern stuff like Warhol Basquiat and the classics like Rembrandt.”

Swoon. Am I right? He didn’t think so though! “I’m like, ‘Music, art, cooking shows and swatch watches.’ Wow, like really dude?” he laughed at himself. “I wish I were half eccentric and interesting as Nolan is but I’m a little more straight forward. Well, actually, thank God! Could you imagine my friends and family? What they would have to deal with if I was really like that?”

True, but at least he would be fun company. In any case, compared to stirring up trouble in the Hampton’s (or trying to keep Emily out of major trouble), Gabe admits to opting out of situations like that in his real life. Which just makes us like him even more.

“I don’t have the time or energy to be running around doing half the shit that Nolan does, nor do I have any personal vendettas that I kind of want to ruin peoples lives like that. You know in my experience over time, maybe Nolan would smarten up and say this to Emily at some point. ‘Look, karma takes care of everything, everybody gets what’s coming to them whether you bring it or life brings it.’ You know its kind of just always the way. In my life it takes care of itself. It’s not overnight. Sometimes it’s not as soon as we like but hang in there.” Nolan could potentially get that chance to tell Emily that too, being that she’s one step away from leaving some major blood behind.

Gabe’s views on life just prove how easy it is to like him. After all, co-star Ashley Madekwe did tell us that he’s the big sweetheart on set. He comes in each morning with a big kiss and hug for everyone.

Don’t be mistaken though. He may not be diving into the red pens like his character but heck—that doesn’t mean playing the role isn’t fun! This is the guy who pops his collars we’re talking about here.

“Sometimes the best revenge is smile and do nothing but in the meantime, if you’re going to give me freedom to do all of this on the show—bring it on!”

Ugh, but seriously Nolan. Don’t get hurt! We’ve seen the cutup face photos and we’re so not happy about it.

Happy Birthday Gabe! What’s better than catching up on the ABC series every week? Knowing that the memorable personality you play in the Hamptons effortlessly transcends to off screen too.

@темы: Gabriel Mann/Nolan Ross, Статьи, Интервью

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The mysterious "White Haired Man" killer on the show. Interview with James Morrison.

[_Revenge_]

James P. Morrison never sang for the Doors. No, he isn't "Broken Strings" singer James Morrison either. James P. Morrison is however a fantastic actor, musician, director and family man. You will recognize James' face from his many wonderful roles on TV & film. A fan favorite for his role on "24" as Bill Buchanan, James has also appeared on "Hawthorne", "Private Practice" & many more hit series. James' latest role is as the mysterious "White Haired Man" killer on the smash ABC show "Revenge". I recently talked with James about this role, his "Showing Up" film and more.

So tell me how you came to be a part of "Revenge" cast.
James: Mike Kelly called me out of the blue and said that they wanted me to be a part of the show. They didn't have anything written for me except that they were calling me "The Bearded Man". It transformed into "The White-Haired man." He promised me that I'd be the most evil bad guy of all time & I was in!

You have told me that the set of "Revenge" has been the best set that you have ever worked on.
James: Yes! When you come aboard a show as a guest star, except for rare instances, you are treated with "What are you doing here?" I was greeted on the set of "Revenge" by Emily Van Camp, Madeline Stowe & others with hugs. They told me "We're so happy that you are here!" Everyone is so kind. Madeline Stowe is the most swell thing in the world! I adore Emily so much!

James went on to tell me about how the cast & crew went out of the way to be kind to a couple of youngsters from his son's school.
James: Two of the students were interested in being a make up artist and an actress. I got permission to take the kids on the set and they were treated like Queens for the day. Emily and others spent time with them and gave them a day to remember.

I talked with James about the "Showing Up" movie that he directed & is now in the process of promoting. A fabulous film! Actors open up about the audition process like they never have before. The movie stars "Mad Men" 's John Slattery, Mary Lynn Rajskub from "24", Kristin Chenoweth among many others. I asked James how he came up with the concept.
James: I was talking with a character actor who shared with me a truly horrible audition story. I said to myself, I have to do something with this. Years later, this film is the result. We all audition in our own way. No matter what we do in life.

How easy was it to get all these great actors to participate?
James: Easier than I thought! We went to our friends first and then the great community of New York actors came through for us. Fantastic folks!

I have to ask. The "24" movie is in the works. Even though Bill Buchanan is dead, is there any chance we will see him in the movie. Death hasn't stopped them before!
James: You know what I'm going to say! I can't imagine that happening. A shame because that character brought something to the soup that was needed. "24" was a great ride.

Do you still get stopped on the street by "24" fans?
Yes, but you never know what you are going to be recognized for. I recently got stopped by someone on the subway who recognized me from "Numbers" You never know!

James' son went through a challenging health situation a few years ago. He had a brain tumor which was operated on & followed by a year of chemotherapy. Immediately after the surgery, he couldn't walk, talk or see. I asked James how Seamus is doing today.
James: He is doing great! He is making great strides! He was an amazing baseball player and dancer before the surgery and he has regained his skills.

James: Today Seamus has a full head of beautiful hair. He sometimes likes to cover it with a snazzy hat that he crocheted himself!
It's hard to convey on paper, the love, affection & pride I heard in James voice as he talked about his son. Seamus is a lucky boy to have such a great Dad.

James told me that the organization www.thinkagain.org/ was instrumental in helping Seamus regaining his skills. We both urge you to visit their website and support them with a donation. A fantastic cause!
James also shared that the good folks at www.wish.org/ granted Seamus his wish and provided him with some great smiles during the tough times.

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@темы: Другие актеры/герои, Интервью