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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Jeremiah Brent on ‘coming home' to ‘Queer Eye': ‘I felt a huge amount of responsibility'
"I keep saying to people, it feels like I've come home in a lot of ways," Jeremiah Brent tells Gold Derby about being the newest host of Queer Eye, joining fellow Fab Five members Antoni Porowski, Jonathan Van Ness, Karamo Brown, and Tan France. "It's the culmination of everything that I've learned, and I get to do it alongside people that I love and admire, and I get to help people. So, it's been a really wild journey." Brent reveals he was "originally" asked to do the reality TV show when Netflix "brought it back" in 2018; previously, it was called Queer Eye for the Straight Guy and aired between 2003 and 2007 on Bravo. "But at the time, my husband and I had just welcomed our first child, and she was just under a year old, and there was no world that I could imagine leaving and going off to shoot," he notes. "I painfully said no, but it was the right move, and I don't regret it." More from GoldDerby How Eddie Redmayne crafted his 'deeply unflappable' assassin on 'The Day of the Jackal' How 'Succession' creator Jesse Armstrong freshly explores mega wealth through tech bro one-upmanship in 'Mountainhead' TV composers roundtable: 'Adolescence,' 'Day of the Jackal,' 'Interview With the Vampire,' 'Your Friends and Neighbors' Over the decade, Brent says he became "really close" with the other Queer Eye hosts, and that "the synchronicity" around the timing of his hiring was "really smooth." He readily admits, "It just worked out beautifully." When we inform Brent that showrunner Jennifer Lane previously told Gold Derby that he "fit like a glove," he reacts, "That is a high praise coming from her, because she is a tough cookie! I was really scared coming into the show. I felt a huge amount of responsibility with what the show represents culturally." His only intention was to "be a good partner" to everyone involved, particularly the rest of the Fab Five, who are frequently advocating for "marginalized queer communities." Brent's first moment on the show involved him hiding inside a wooden box, waiting to be revealed. "Just so you know, that was my worst nightmare," Brent recalls. "Contrary to what my profession is, that was the last thing I wanted to do. I was like, 'Can't I suddenly just appear, and we're good?' Popping out of a box, albeit gratifying for my husband, was my worst nightmare ... but it was fun." Speaking of his design background, which he's been cultivating for over a decade, Brent declares, "I love what I do. It's such a treat and a reward, and to be able to live and work through your passion is something that I don't ever take for granted. If you need something — a towel, a hook, a candle, something fixed — I'm your gal, for sure." Brent says it's a "good lesson" for him to keep tissues in his pockets going into next season, because of how much crying goes on between the Fab Five and the "heroes," the show's term for its weekly documentary subjects. "I didn't expect to be as emotional as I was," he confesses. "It's such a testament to the process and the honesty around it. The people that we meet are so vulnerable, and expose so many parts of themselves, and they open their entire life up — the good and the bad. There was just a lot of power to that." He remarks that the show has stakes that are "real" and "not produced." Season 9 filmed in Las Vegas, which Brent describes as an "interesting character" in and of itself, with all of its "glitz and glam." Looking ahead, the host is "very excited" about Season 10, which is shooting in Washington, D.C. "Little known fact: if I wasn't in design, I would have loved to have gone into politics, which most people would say right now, 'What is wrong with you?'" he chuckles. "The backdrop of the Capitol and what D.C. has represented, and still represents? It's gonna be an important moment at the right time." Also in our exclusive video interview, Brent explains why he's "a little witchy" and obsesses over crystals, why Queer Eye heroes like Nicole, Paula, and Jen'ya stuck with him long after filming ended, and what it was like designing a dog park for Mr. Piffles, the dog of Las Vegas star Piff the Magic Dragon. "First time I've designed something for someone to pee and poop on!" he laughs. SIGN UP for Gold Derby's free newsletter with latest predictions Best of GoldDerby How Eddie Redmayne crafted his 'deeply unflappable' assassin on 'The Day of the Jackal' TV composers roundtable: 'Adolescence,' 'Day of the Jackal,' 'Interview With the Vampire,' 'Your Friends and Neighbors' 'Your Friends and Neighbors' composer Dominic Lewis on matching the show's tonal shifts and writing the catchy theme song 'The Joneses' Click here to read the full article.
The Citizen
3 days ago
- Politics
- The Citizen
Forsyth leaves big void
His stories often imitated his own life Master thriller writer Frederick Forsyth died last week. Many readers of a certain age will remember him for stories like The Day of the Jackal and The Odessa File. He wrote many other stories of course, all as successful, becoming one of those rare authors who was able to make two fortunes in one lifetime – after losing the first to his financial advisor. Forsyth, who had no pretensions about his writing – he wrote to make a living as all the best ones do – never strayed too far from his journalistic roots. He had incredible sources, went into the field to do his research and put in the hard yards in front of his typewriter. Forsyth's stories His stories often imitated his own life. In his 2015 memoir The Outsider: My Life in Intrigue, he admitted that he had done work for British intelligence. Much has been written since last week about assignations, à la James Bond with a sultry Czech agent, but not much about his role in this country, in particular, just before the transition to democracy in 1994. The British, like the Americans, were very curious about what would happen to the six nuclear bombs that the apartheid regime had built from the 1970s onwards. ALSO READ: Eddie Redmayne confirms second season of hit series 'The Day of The Jackal' [VIDEO] Forsyth's relationship with foreign minister Forsyth, who had developed a convivial relationship over the years with then foreign minister Pik Botha, was sent out in the South African winter of 1992, so tensibly on a hunting trip to the Kalahari with his two sons, when the British discovered that Botha would be spending part of the parliamentary recess shooting there. Booked into the same lodge, their paths would cross at meal times, until finally, on the last night around the braai, Forsyth broached the question as off-handedly as he could. 'Freddie,' laughed Botha, 'you can tell your government we are going to destroy the lot.' Botha had known precisely why Forsyth was there and made full use of the opportunity to send a very important message back to London. His work As a writer, Forsyth's work was often a case of life imitating art; Simon Mann's ill-fated Wonga coup to Equatorial Guinea felt like something straight out of The Dogs of War, which is, ironically, where Forsyth had set the novel, while the Jackal became the nom de guerre of the most infamous terrorist of his day, Ilich Ramírez Sánchez. They don't make writers like Forsyth anymore. We're all the poorer for that. NOW READ: Eddie Redmayne mesmerises in 'The Day of the Jackal'
Business Upturn
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Business Upturn
Is The Day of the Jackal Season 2 releasing in June 2025? Everything we know so far
By Aman Shukla Published on June 16, 2025, 18:00 IST Last updated June 16, 2025, 11:15 IST The gripping spy thriller The Day of the Jackal took audiences by storm with its first season, starring Eddie Redmayne as the elusive assassin and Lashana Lynch as the determined MI6 agent Bianca Pullman. Following its record-breaking debut on Sky Atlantic and Peacock, fans are eagerly awaiting news about The Day of the Jackal Season 2. One burning question on everyone's mind: Is Season 2 releasing in June 2025? Here's everything we know. Has The Day of the Jackal Season 2 Been Confirmed? Yes, The Day of the Jackal Season 2 has been officially confirmed! Sky and Peacock renewed the series in November 2024, before the Season 1 finale even aired, due to its massive success. The show became Sky's biggest new series launch ever, drawing 4.5 million viewers in just 26 days after its UK premiere on November 7, 2024. Is The Day of the Jackal Season 2 Releasing in June 2025? As of now, no official release date has been announced for The Day of the Jackal Season 2, and a June 2025 release seems unlikely. Based on the production timeline for Season 1, which began filming in June 2023 and premiered in November 2024 after seven months of production and a 12-month post-production period, Season 2 is more likely to arrive in 2026. Where Can You Watch The Day of the Jackal Season 2? The Day of the Jackal Season 2 will air on Sky Atlantic and stream on NOW in the UK, and on Peacock in the US. Ahmedabad Plane Crash Aman Shukla is a post-graduate in mass communication . A media enthusiast who has a strong hold on communication ,content writing and copy writing. Aman is currently working as journalist at
Tom's Guide
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Tom's Guide
This tense spy thriller show just crashed the Prime Video top 10 — and it's inspired by a '70s classic
Looks like plenty of Prime Video subscribers are getting hooked on a tense spy thriller from the previous decade, as "Condor" has climbed into the streaming service's most-watched list. Similar to 2024's excellent thriller, "The Day of the Jackal," "Condor" is a fresh spin on another classic '70s thriller, "Six Days of the Condor" by James Grady (which was subsequently turned into Sydney Pollack's "Three Days of the Condor" movie, which starred Robert Redford). The series originally premiered on AT&T's Audience Network back in 2018 and was subsequently picked up by Epix (now MGM Plus), with the second season premiering on the streamer in 2021. Both seasons are also available on Prime Video and are proving popular at present. At the time of writing, "Condor" is currently sitting in ninth place in Prime Video's top 10 shows chart. And given that the chart is currently dominated by Prime Video Originals like "Reacher," "The Better Sister" and "The Summer I Turned Pretty," that's pretty impressive for a 7-year-old show. If you're a thriller fan and you happen to be on the hunt for a new show, you can find out a little more info about the series below, and a round-up of what viewers have to say to help you decide whether to stream "Condor" on Prime Video. "Condor" sees us heading along for the ride with Joe Turner (Max Irons), a brilliant low-level CIA analyst who joined the agency with the hope of reforming it from the inside. When Joe stumbles upon a secret plan that threatens the lives of millions, he finds himself in the crosshairs. After narrowly dodging the killers who take out everyone else at his office, Joe ends up on the run, striving to get to the bottom of what's really going in... while dodging assassins and whatever the agency throws at him in the process. Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. In addition to Irons, "Condor" also stars William Hurt, Sam McCarthy Jr., Leem Lubany, Kristen Hager, Bob Balaban, Brendan Fraser, Mira Sorvino and Katherine Cunningham, among others "Condor" comes reasonably well recommended by viewers. At the time of writing, the first season holds an 87% rating on the review aggregate site, Rotten Tomatoes, with a slightly lower 79% score on the Popcornmeter. The site's critical consensus reads: "'Condor' never aspires to be a realistic depiction of spy games -- instead, it excels at evoking a uniquely 21st century brand of paranoia with its slick concept and propulsive pacing." Looking for specific reactions? Well, IndieWire's Ben Travers called the show "a smartly expanded adaptation" back in 2018. He wrote that it isn't a "drop everything and subscribe to DirecTV" kind of show, but it is an engaging spy story suitably updated for modern times and slyly incorporating elements of the original film." Vulture critic Matt Zoller Seitz dubbed the show "an honorable effort" (though one lacking some of the thrills of the Redford movie), describing it as "something along the lines of "Homeland" with a touch of Tom Clancy: a workplace drama, essentially, in which bureaucrats, military personnel, analysts, and spies get tangled up in an international conspiracy." Finally, The Washington Post's Hank Stuever spun the series as "quite the little pulse-pounder — the sort of thing '24' fans can eat with a spoon," praising the show's supporting cast for "lift[ing] this story into a taut choice for summer viewing." Having only just checked the show out myself now that it's picked up steam on Prime Video, I wouldn't want to offer a definitive verdict just yet, but as a fan of thrillers of this ilk, I'm certainly intrigued by Joe's plight, and it feels like a show I'd want to make time for. If you enjoy this kind of taut spy thriller, shows where innocent agents are left high and dry and caught in life-or-death situations, you might want to follow in the footsteps of other Prime users and stream "Condor" on Prime Video, too. Already streamed it "Condor," or not sure it's right for you? Check out our round-up of the best shows on Prime Video for tons more top streaming recommendations worthy of a spot on your watchlist.
Hindustan Times
5 days ago
- Hindustan Times
The man who made us root for An assassin: A farewell to Forsyth
Dear Reader, The news of Frederick Forsyth's passing sends me upstairs to my grandfather's study. There, through the wood-panelled little room with its writer's leather-topped desk and well worn divan, I head for the bookshelf. Nestled among Wilbur Smith's adventures, Len Deighton thrillers and Desmond Bagley novels, I find what I am looking for—three yellowed paperbacks with crumbling pages. The Day of the Jackal, The Odessa File and The Devil's Alternative. Their author, the journalist-turned-novelist who redefined the geopolitical thriller, has died at 86. Looking at these paperbacks, I am back thirty years, to my summer holidays in this house, riveted by Frederick Forsyth. This master thriller writer got me to commit my first literary crime—rooting for a killer ! I followed the Jackal, watching him set up his sniper's nest in a Paris apartment, and actually hoped this assassin would manage to kill Charles de Gaulle. Such is the power of a fiction writer to create empathy for any character, and Forsyth does this superbly for his lone wolf killer in The Day of the Jackal. Little wonder it's sold over 10 million copies, inspiring generations of assassin-protagonist stories from The Manchurian Candidate to Killing Eve. So why should you read Frederick Forsyth? 1. To learn geopolitics - In The Dogs of War, a British mercenary overthrows an African dictator for mineral rights in a fictional Guinea-like nation; it's a pattern that repeats in pursuit of everything from petroleum to silicon chips. In The Odessa File, Nazi networks resurface just as far-right fascist networks today mutate and reappear—they never disappear. 2. For geography and history - This former journalist spent years reporting on the troubled hotspots of the world, from the Biafran War to the Cold War's front lines, and he sets his novels in these conflict zones, everywhere from Europe to Africa to Iraq and Afghanistan. 3. Real insights into military technology - This former RAF pilot-turned-journalist-turned-author features cutting-edge technology—military intelligence, espionage and drone warfare (The Kill List) and details their real-world ramifications. He was prescient about disinformation too (The Fourth Protocol). 4. An insider's view into unholy alliances - Forsyth's books reveal alliances between democratic governments, military contractors, dictators, intelligence agencies and opium smugglers (The Afghan). While this is fiction, much of it is based on real-world politics, making it both insightful and instructive. 5. The books make for great reading - Forsyth is a master storyteller. His books are perfectly paced with memorable characters (the assassin, the journalist, the spy) and non-stop action that keeps you turning pages . Forsyth's autobiography offers riveting insights from a reporter who knew too much. Forsyth was a correspondent in conflict zones, rumoured to be a spy for MI6, the British intelligence service. As he writes: 'The Stasi arrested me, the Israelis regaled me, the IRA prompted a quick move from Ireland to England, and a certain attractive Czech secret police agent—well, her actions were a bit more intimate. And that's just for starters.' A fascinating life, told with thriller-like prose, only everything here is true. Goodbye Frederick Forsyth, and thank you for the sleepless nights spent racing through your pages. Thank you for giving us geopolitics wrapped in pacy prose. Thank you for showing us the world in all its complexity—for investigating morality in the world's darkest corners. Above all, thank you for telling us uncomfortable truths in such an entertaining way that we couldn't look away. From Forsyth's Shadows to The Safekeep: 2024's Women's Prize Winner From the geopolitical shadows of Forsyth's fiction to the emotional shadows of post-war Europe, this year's Women's Prize winner, Dutch trans writer Yale van der Wouden exposes hidden histories through a Rebecca-like gothic tale of love and grief, set in post-war Netherlands, in the shadow of the Holocaust. Creepy and compelling, even if it reads a tad too 'arty'. And finally, as Father's Day approaches, these lines by Dylan Thomas, from Fatherhood: poems about Fathers, remind us of the fierceness of fatherly love and loss. Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light… And you, my father, there on the sad height, Curse, bless me now with your fierce tears, I pray. Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light. What are your favourite father and child poems ? (Sonya Dutta Choudhury is a Mumbai-based journalist and the founder of Sonya's Book Box, a bespoke book service. Each week, she brings you specially curated books to give you an immersive understanding of people and places. If you have any reading recommendations or reading dilemmas, write to her at sonyasbookbox@ The views expressed are personal.)
