This Is Us creator Dan Fogelman is aware that viewers of his breakout time-jumping family drama want to know how Jack (Milo Ventimiglia) died — and season two will provide those answers. "If that is a question that has haunted people, over the course of the second season, they will get all the answers they want," Fogelman told reporters Thursday at the Television Critics Association's summer press tour. "The first episode has a big giant piece of the puzzle that will potentially set the internet abuzz and hopefully give some momentum toward that storyline." Season one ended with Jack and Rebecca (Mandy Moore) having a big fight in the past that led to their separation. Season two will pick up the day after that fight in the past, while the present day storyline will pick up with the Big Three — Randall (Sterling K. Brown), Kate (Chrissy Metz) and Kevin (Justin Hartley) — celebrating their 37th birthdays. (The pilot kicked off with their 36th birthday.) … [Read more...] about ‘This Is Us’ Season 2 Will Answer How Jack Died, Feature Sylvester Stallone
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‘This Is Us’ Star Chrissy Metz Joins ‘The Impossible’
This Is Us star Chrissy Metz is set to star in the Fox 2000 Pictures drama The Impossible, from director Roxann Dawson and preacher-turned-producer DeVon Franklin, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.Metz will play a mother whose teen son falls through a frozen lake and is left lifeless. She remains at his bedside and offers prayers until he is nursed back to life.Metz came to prominence with a recurring role on FX's American Horror Story: Freakshow from 2014-15, and her profile skyrocketed with NBC's This Is Us. Metz is coming off best supporting actress Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for her work as Kate Pearson on the family drama.The Impossible is a movie adaptation of Joyce Smith’s true-life book memoir, The Impossible: The Miraculous Story of a Mother’s Faith and Her Child’s Resurrection. Production on the pic is set to start next month in Winnipeg, Manitoba, according to the Directors Guild of Canada.Metz is represented by CAA. … [Read more...] about ‘This Is Us’ Star Chrissy Metz Joins ‘The Impossible’
SAG Awards: ‘This Is Us’ Wins Best Ensemble in a Drama Series
This Is Us won the SAG Award for best ensemble in a drama series on Sunday night.The cast beat out The Crown, Game of Thrones, The Handmaid’s Tale and Stranger Things."We are just a small collection of a lot of very talented and very hard-working people that work on this show," Milo Ventimiglia said, speaking on behalf of the cast including Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz and Justin Hartley.After thanking creator Dan Fogelman, the show's writers and crew, Ventimiglia took a moment to also thank the series' fans. "For the people that watch with us every Tuesday night and embrace the show that reflects positivity and hope and inclusion, we love you," he said.Earlier in the night, Brown also took home the award for best male actor in a drama series.The SAG Awards, simulcast live on TNT and TBS, took place at the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles, with Kristen Bell serving as the first-ever host of the show, which featured an all-female lineup … [Read more...] about SAG Awards: ‘This Is Us’ Wins Best Ensemble in a Drama Series
Golden Globes Aftershow: Sterling K. Brown Says ‘This Is Us’ Will Return “With a Vengeance”
Best actor in a TV drama winner Sterling K. Brown said that NBC's This Is Us will return on Tuesday "with a vengeance, with an absolute vengeance" on The Hollywood Reporter's official Golden Globes aftershow."There is an about 11-minute scene which includes Kevin and Randall and Kate and Rebecca that is one of the best things I think we've ever shot," Brown said. "I'm telling you, there's gonna be some consequences and repercussions. It's going down. That's all I'm saying … It's a really wonderful scene," he added.Brown also addressed his historic win at the Globes ceremony for This Is Us, the first time a black actor had won in the TV drama category. After being nominated for This Is Us' first season and not winning last year, "when they actually did say my name this year, it was really joyous," he said.When THR's Marc Malkin pressed Brown on his upcoming role as N'Jobu in Ryan Coogler's Black Panther, Brown said that the production felt historic. "Just being at base camp, … [Read more...] about Golden Globes Aftershow: Sterling K. Brown Says ‘This Is Us’ Will Return “With a Vengeance”
Golden Globes: Sterling K. Brown Wins Best Performance by an Actor for ‘This Is Us’
Sterling K. Brown took home the Golden Globe for best performance by an actor in a TV series, drama on Sunday night.The This Is Us star beat out Jason Bateman (Ozark), Freddie Highmore (The Good Doctor), Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul) and Liev Schreiber (Ray Donovan).He thanked his wife, kids, and his cast upon accepting the award, as well as creator Dan Fogelman.It was his first Golden Globe win.Seth Meyers hosted the 75th annual Globes ceremony, which took place at the Beverly Hills Hilton in Los Angeles. Tune in after the telecast for The Hollywood Reporter and Hollywood Foreign Press Association's official aftershow, live on Twitter. … [Read more...] about Golden Globes: Sterling K. Brown Wins Best Performance by an Actor for ‘This Is Us’