(FX, March), HARD SUN Neil Cross, the creator of Luther, wants every minute of a show to feel like the end of the world, and hell leap past all bounds of plausibility and sound dramatic construction to make it happen. Oz was a favorite of mine and for a few years, every time JK Simmons was on screen, I was Oh, Schillingers in that. 'She never even liked it! (PBS, April 1), The Forecast: The Americans Ends, J.K. Simmons Multiplies, https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/05/arts/the-forecast-the-americans-ends-jk-simmons-multiplies.html, Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys star as Soviet spies Elizabeth and Philip Jennings in FXs The Americans.. 'I have to get my a**s to the gym': J.K. Simmons, 67, has admitted he was motivated to get completely ripped after watching his 'overweight' self on TV (pictured left in 2016, right in 2008), He told Business Insider: 'After the second and final time that I got hugely fat in my life and when I lost that weight six or seven years ago, I pretty much decided that I was going to stay in decent shape for the rest of my life.'. that picture of him with the umbrella, he looks like the Russian czar! No explanation for a mother demanding her daughter live in isolation is given, and Stellas reasoning is held back long enough for the mother-daughter duo to have the same fight, over and over. Classy JK. Batgirl Movie: J. K. Simmons Returns as Commissioner Gordon Me too, and when I see Beecher, I always call Lee Tergesen that. ", 'I have to get my a**s to the gym and be a believable hard-a**s. I've gone back and forth with fine-tuning the kind of conditioning I'm doing. That Daily Beast story makes me angrier than a sex rash. To be able to do the short and then do the feature a year later, and then to be sitting here in whatever fancy hotel this is talking about it has been a pretty cool journey. Sign up for notifications from Insider! What was he like, as a director, on that first movie, all those years ago, and what changes or evolution have you seen in him, over the years of working with him? JK Simmons WebJ.K. It turned out pretty well, after all. Now that Im not confused anymore, I totally support him getting the Oscar! The first episode of Night Sky offers nearly enough precision in its pathos to exist unto itself. (Hulu, March 7), JESSICA JONES The best of the many Marvel series returns after a nearly two-and-a-half-year break. Its very obvious Miles is the jerk. Did that reaction surprise you? He is happy with is roles and really does have an impressive body of work. Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! The actor also starred as Curly in the 2012 film The Three Stooges. The news about the veteran actor was originally broken by The Hollywood Reporter, who noted that several other performers were also being courted for various roles. Love him. The Forecast: The Americans Ends, J.K. Simmons Multiplies (AMC, March 26), THE CHILD IN TIME This BBC-Masterpiece film is a CliffsNotes version of the sci-fi-inflected Ian McEwan novel of the same name about loss, regret and the nature of time. Happy where he is. He will never ever have that. Jonesis no stranger to voice acting, most recently voicing Donna Who in the 2018 Grinch. On Broadway, Simmons played Benny Southstreet in the 1992 revival of Guys and Dolls. Their loving rapport extends to what at first appears a simple late-night request from Irene: Tonight, she wants to see the stars. Franklin, while less eager, agrees, and helps Irene get situated in her wheelchair, guides her outside, and leads her inside a small shed? He DGAF. Why do you think that approach is so effective? Reminds me of Bryan Cranston in that way. #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { Theres a lot to look forward to, or at least be curious about, on television and streaming this winter. Speaking of, I mentioned this late on the last thread, but isnt funny how two leads in that crazy show Oz became spokespeople for two institutional insurance companies? Making the young generation jealous. As far as I know, theres no opportunity, in the immediate future, for me to do more Commissioner Gordon, but I continue to be optimistic that it will happen again. The actor has also had a fruitful career in film, winning an Academy Award for best supporting actor in 2015 for his performance in Whiplash. J.K Spacek and Simmons, both Oscar winners, help make even the most dragged out bits watchable. And JK Simmons is awesome in everything he does. J.K. Simmons's knees ended his football career. As a teenager growing up in Ohio, Simmons played football for several years. But his knees became a problem, so he switched high school cliques. I went from being a jock to a hippie, he told The Guardian. It was a very clear-cut decision. I had to be one or the other. I was sold on that character, even before I got to the page 19, or whatever it was, where you realize that there are two of him. The 61-year-old actor stunned the Internet at the beginning of June when his trainer shared photos of Simmons' The more you work, the more difficult that gets. Miles Teller is a the worst. SIMMONS: Theres certainly been a lot of conjecture about that, at the time and since then. Hes appearing in Jon Stewarts film Irresistible in 2020. JK Simmons as Fletcher in Whiplash, the film that won him the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Rex Features JK Simmons: 'Being demanding is just not He learned it as part of his musical education. All that plus this very abbreviated list of particular highlights. I mean, I knew Miles was a big guy, but I thought JK was tall too. New and Upcoming Science Fiction and Fantasy, View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro. 3' Teaser. When we spoke for the first season of your Starz series Counterpart, you said that you werent really sure about what would happen with Commissioner Gordon in the DCEU, but that you were hoping to return to the role and get to explore him deeper. Always remember-able. Agreed! I think it says a lot that J.K. Has his arm around Miles and is smiling and Miles is standing their with his arms crossed with a smirk on his face. Attended and graduated from the University of Montana. He didnt want to come down on the side of Gary Hart being a guilty adulterer, and that its a good thing hes not president, and he didnt want to come down on the opposite side and say that the press should have left him alone and he should have been president. It's been a privilege helping him stay on point. J.K The Hollywood Reporter film critic John DeFore called the movie an "unexpected charmer." His counterintelligence wife Emily (Olivia Williams) is in a coma. J.K J.K. Simmons, Miles Teller. Yep, MTs got that kind of face that you just want to slap. Plus, most people really believe that JK is a major Oscar contender for Best Supporting Actor. I continue to be very fortunate and blessed, just to be able to do what Im doing for a living, and to have not been too much of a victim of being typecast and having to do the same thing, over and over again. Seriously. But I have no illusions about being a movie star. JK Simmons is a total class act. Here are some photos of Miles Teller and JK Simmons at the BFI London Film Festival yesterday these are photocall and premiere photos for Whiplash. And comparing himself with Ryan Gosling is laughable. One of these men is a jerk and the other isnt. The duo forms an unlikely friendship, as Mr. Klaus asks to accompany Jesper on his journey, creating a new origin story for Santa Claus. I know, dont you just want to slap that sanctimonious, self-righteous smirk into next weekplus Ive always been in love with JK he was so great in Juno. Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. "Justice League" could be taking its inspiration from a recent Batman comics storyline where, NOW WATCH: This is the single worst part of 'Batman v Superman'. From there, a light within the domed chamber flashes, and theyre transported to a room with two chairs, a table, and a stunning view of an unnamed planet. J.K. Simmons On How Commissioner Gordon's Role Will Change Studied to become a composer before getting to musicals and acting. And that was obviously part of the joy of doing Whiplash, because this is just a bigger supporting part than usual. Cusack was nominated for Academy Awards twice for best supporting role for the films Working Girl (1989) and In & Out (1998). But outcast Jesper, played by Jason Schwartzman, has a plan to remind the town of the importance of community and togetherness. JK Simmons daughter, Olivia Simmons, is the eldest child and is an Actress who has acted in movies like The Floor. J.K. Simmons was motivated to get into shape after watching himself on "Oz." 2023 The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. Cool. Like when Tom Wilkinson and later Richard Jenkins got their Oscar nods, even though they didnt win (because the Oscar always goes to the histronic, overplayed character and not the actors that portray their characters with underplayed subtlety, which IMO is much harder). Call for millions to take part in 'Homage of the People' to King Charles at the coronation sparks backlash NANA AKUA: Why I'm thrilled by the invitation to pledge my 'true allegiance' to King Charles III, MICK HUME: An oath of allegiance to the King? From the Bill Dixon perspective, which was the way that I approached things, there was a different version of his own personal ethics that he walked away from, of his own accord. Franklin helps her down the stairs, into a lit, underground tunnel, and peels back a heavy, metal door. Mackenzie Crook, left, and Toby Jones in Detectorists. The third and final season starts on Acorn TV on Jan. 15. Klaus takes place in the gloomy town of Smeerenburg, where children don't have friends and being mean to one another is the expected social etiquette. The premise is explored in reasonably plausible ways, but the real incentive to watch is J. K. Simmons, who plays two roles: a gentle paper pusher in one world and a cynical tough guy in the other. I love his work hes so great in both Juno and Burn After Reading, and countless other movies. The audience likely knows why: Theres an old church near their house that Stella protects and cares for, despite no one else being allowed inside. Like too many streaming TV shows that come across as stretched-out movies, Night Sky trickles out its premise over a full, frustrating season. Night Sky Season 1 premieres all eight episodes Friday, May 20 on Amazon Prime Video. A.I. We close comments on older posts to fight comment spam. Even though Im about the age of his father (Ivan Reitman), his experience is really greater than mine. J.K Not interested in being the second coming of Ryan Gosling. Oz was such a brilliant show and with so much male frontal nudity. Oh, Miles has a new interview with The Daily Beast this week go here to read. Compare that to any of Miles Tellers recent profiles and you wonder what JK really thinks of his costar. J.K. Simmons isn't playing a superhuman, super strong hero in the upcoming "Justice League" movie. Bottoms up! Next to the word supercilious in the dictionary should be this picture of his face. The actress most recently reprised the voice of Jessie in Toy Story 4 and will appear in another Netflix holiday movie this season, Let it Snow, adapted from a young adult novel.
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