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‘Succession’: Adrien Brody Joins Season 3 Of HBO Series.
Oscar winner Adrien Brody is joining the third season of HBO’s Emmy-winning Succession.
Brody will guest star as Josh Aaronson, a billionaire activist investor who becomes pivotal in the battle for the ownership of Waystar.
Ambushed by his rebellious son Kendall at the end of Season 2, Logan Roy (Brian Cox) begins Season 3 in a perilous position. Scrambling to secure familial, political and financial alliances, tensions rise as a bitter corporate battle threatens to turn into a family civil war.
Production on the third season is underway.
Succession comes from creator/showrunner/executive producer Jesse Armstrong. Additional executive producers include Adam McKay, Frank Rich, Kevin Messick, Jane Tranter, Mark Mylod, Tony Roche, Scott Ferguson, Jon Brown and Will Ferrell.
Brody won the Oscar and Cesar Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of real-life Holocaust survivor Wladislaw Szpilman in Roman Polanski’s The Pianist. He recently wrapped production on Searchlight’s untitled murder mystery feature opposite Saoirse Ronan and Sam Rockwell. He stars next in Wes Anderson’s upcoming The French Dispatch, HBO’s untitled drama series about the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1980s, in which he’ll play legendary basketball coach Pat Riley, Netflix’s Blonde, the Chapelwaite series for Epix and action-thriller Clean, which he co-wrote, scored and produced under his Fable House banner. Brody is repped by CAA.
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Source: Deadline https://deadline.com/2021/05/succession-adrien-brody-season-3-hbo-series-1234750317/
Adrien Brody será Pat Riley en la serie de HBO sobre los legendarios Lakers de los años 80
La cadena estadounidense recreará una de las épocas de gloria del equipo angelino con el técnico que logró cuatro anillos.
Adrien Brody interpretará al entrenador Pat Riley en la ambiciosa serie que está preparando HBO sobre los míticos Los Angeles Lakers de los 80, una brillante época del equipo conocida como “Showtime” por el espectacular y explosivo baloncesto que practicaron.
Medios estadounidenses como Variety y Deadline aseguraron este martes que Brody, ganador del Óscar al mejor actor por “El pianista” (2002), se meterá en la piel del legendario entrenador que hizo historia en la NBA con los Lakers de los 80 dirigiendo a emblemáticos jugadores como Earvin “Magic” Johnson y Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Brody se unirá a un elenco en el que ya figuraban Quincy Isaiah (“Magic” Johnson), Solomon Hughes (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), John C. Reilly (Jerry Buss) y Jason Clarke (Jerry West).
Esta serie se basará en el libro “Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s”, que escribió Jeff Pearlman.
El realizador Adam McKay, uno de los nombres en mayúsculas de Hollywood en los últimos años, dirigió el episodio piloto y también será productor ejecutivo de esta serie.
Ganador del Óscar al mejor guion original por “The Big Short” (2015), McKay ha destacado como director en cintas como “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy” (2004), “The Big Short” y “Vice” (2018).
También se ha convertido en un productor televisivo de prestigio al situarse entre bastidores en series tan aclamadas como “Succession”.
“A través de la ciudad de Los Ángeles en los 80, experimentaremos el viaje emocionante de un equipo que dominó una década de baloncesto y los veremos no solo alcanzar un estatus icónico, sino también transformar el deporte en todos los sentidos”, dijo en un comunicado la vicepresidenta de programación de HBO, Francesca Orsi, a finales de 2019.
“Fue una de las dinastías deportivas más veneradas y dominantes, un equipo que definió a su época, tanto dentro como fuera de la cancha”, argumentó.
Adrien Brody to Star as Pat Riley in HBO’s 1980s Los Angeles Lakers Drama.
Adrien Brody is among a slew of high-profile actors set to appear in HBO’s upcoming basketball show.
The cast for HBO’s upcoming drama series about the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers NBA team is coming together.
Variety reported on Tuesday that Adrien Brody, who starred in films such “The Pianist,” “The Thin Red Line,” and “The Village,” will portray legendary Los Angeles Lakers coach Pat Riley in the upcoming show.
Brody is among several high-profile talents who will appear in the series. Others include Jason Clarke (“Zero Dark Thirty,” “Catherine the Great”) as Jerry West, a 14-time NBA All-Star, John C. Reilly (“Step Brothers”) as Lakers owner Jerry Buss, Quincy Isaiah as point guard Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Solomon Hughes as center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Molly Gordon as Linda Zafrani, DeVaughn Nixon as point guard Norm Nixon (DeVaugn is Norm’s son), Rob Morgan as Earvin Johnson Sr., Spencer Garrett as announcer Chick Hearn, Kirk Bovill as former owner Donald Sterling, and Delante Desouza as shooting guard Michael Cooper.
HBO’s untitled Lakers series was ordered in December 2019. The series is described as a chronicle of “the professional and personal lives of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers, one of sports’ most revered and dominant dynasties — a team that defined its era, both on and off the court.” The project will examine the team’s “Showtime Era,” when Riley’s coaching helped lead the Lakers to win four NBA championships.
The show is written by Max Borsenstein, who also serves as executive producer. Adam McKay (“Succession”) directed the pilot and executive produces via Hyperobject Industries alongside Kevin Messick and Jason Shuman. The series’ story was co-written by Jim Hecht, who executive produces alongside Scott Stephens and Rodney Barnes.
Brody’s starring role in the series will mark one of the most high-profile television credits of his career. Brody previously appeared in an episode of British drama “Peaky Blinders” in 2017 and also starred in shows such as “Houdini,” “Breakthrough,” and “Dice.” Brody has been prolific on the film side in recent years, appearing in titles such as “Bullet Head” and “Air Strike.” He is slated to appear in a handful of upcoming films, including Wes Anderson’s “The French Dispatch,” which also stars Benicio del Toro and Tilda Swinton, as well as films such as “El Tonto” and “Blonde.”
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Source: https://www.indiewire.com/2021/03/adrien-brody-pat-riley-hbo-lakers-series-1234624206/
[Photos] HBO’s Official 2015 Emmy After Party. 09/20/2015
Adrien Brody and his parents, Sylvia Plachy and Elliot Brody attends HBO’s Official 2015 Emmy After Party at The Plaza at the Pacific Design Center on September 20, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.
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