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Along with Rihanna and A$AP Rocky, Daisy Ridley was one of the stylish attendees at the 2024 Fashion Awards, which took place at the Royal Albert Hall.

Although Rihanna stole the show, Ridley also drew my attention with her eye-catching and flirtatious two-piece outfit—something I don’t often see on her.

Daisy Ridley frequently adopts an understated yet sophisticated look on the red carpet. She typically wears simple, classic styles, which I don’t really appreciate. But she made an impression on me at the recently concluded Fashion Awards.

Daisy Ridley graces The Fashion Awards 2024 red carpet, presented by the British Fashion Council, at the Royal Albert Hall (Credit: Pa Images / INSTARimages)

A Festive Look: Daisy Ridley’s Holiday-Ready Miu Miu Outfit

Daisy appeared to be celebrating Christmas early as she was dressed in festive clothing. Although I didn’t particularly like how her top blended with the backdrop,...

Daisy Ridley has insisted 'Star Wars: New Jedi Order' is alive and well.Recent reports suggested the project has been thrown into production purgatory at Lucasfilm, but the 32-year-old actress – who is set to reprise her role as Rey Skywalker in 'New Jedi Order' – has now insisted there are no issues with the project going on behind the scenes.In an interview with City Am, Ridley said: "Of course I’m really excited to film and I’m really excited to share developments with the world. It’s all good, it really is!"The 'Young Woman and the Sea' star – who played Rey in J.J. Abrams' 'The Force Awakens' and 'The Rise of Skywalker, and Rian Johnson's 'The Last Jedi' – added she was having discussions with Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy about getting more involved with the project behind the camera.She explained:...

No, the image above is not Melissa Fumero as the beloved Amy Santiago in Brooklyn Nine-Nine. In fact, the actress' new character is nowhere near being a part of law enforcement. Even though she pretends to be! That would be Fumero as Drew/Olivia in Peacock's Based on a True Story season 2, which is now streaming.

No matter what she does, Fumero brings a great element to any role. And this one is no different! In the second season of the dark comedy, the star plays Drew, who is Ava's [Kaley Cuoco] new mom friend. At first all is well and good, and she shares she's a detective. However, all of that is not true. Even the baby she says is hers is the one Drew babysits.

It turns out Drew's real name is Olivia, and she's Matt's [Tom Bateman] ex-wife. Aka the mother of his son, Ollie! Whaat? Talk about complicated.

[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for Based on a True Story, Season 2.] Based on a True Story‘s second season was filled with twists and turns, one of which was the introduction of Drew (Melissa Fumero), a woman who befriends true-crime obsessive Ava (Kaley Cuoco). As Ava dug deeper into trying to uncover the identity of the newest serial killer galavanting around town, Drew was doing some meddling of her own. But instead of being the detective Ava thinks her to be, she is actually Olivia, the ex of Westside Ripper Matt (Tom Bateman). It turns out that Olivia wanted to end Matt’s murder spree by catching him in the midst of a crime and revealing evidence to authorities. Realizing the threat Olivia is making, Ava’s sister and Matt’s fiancee, Tory (Liana Liberato) stabbed the woman, killing her. While Olivia’s time was short-lived, Fumero’s latest role certainly packed a punch. Below,...

[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for Based on a True Story, Season 2.] Based on a True Story‘s second season has arrived on Peacock and with it more twists and turns in the story of couple Ava (Kaley Cuoco) and Nathan (Chris Messina), who find themselves entangled with Matt (Tom Bateman), a serial killer known as the Westside Ripper. After Season 1’s adventures, the trio continue their entanglement as Matt becomes romantically involved with Ava’s younger sister Tory (Liana Liberato). Vowing to never murder again, Matt works on steering clear of his killer instincts, but suspicions are raised when a string of murders occurs around Ava and Nathan’s town. Ava, meanwhile pieced together the clues and concluded that a copycat killer was at large. This investigation was partly tied to her new friendship with Drew (Melissa Fumero), a woman she believed was an investigator herself, but later learns is actually Matt’s ex. Threatening...

Did “Based on a True Story” need a second season? Arguably no, but credit where credit is due: Season 2 the Peacock series — now led by Annie Weisman — is significantly more confident, entertaining, and batshit (respectfully) than the first, so when the inevitable cliffhanger rolls around, it actually feels earned.

Season 2, Episode 8, “This Week’s Guest” starts with Ava (Kaley Cuoco) and Nathan (Chris Messina) held hostage at a podcast studio by the as-yet-unidentified Copycat Killer. This is a show with so few characters that I was genuinely stumped as to the murderer’s identity, and thrilled by the reveal that its Chloe Lake’s (Natalia Dyer) sister (Sarah Paxton) — whose sister was killed by Matt (Tom Bateman), the West Side Ripper.

It’s a turn very much of a piece with the rest of the season, which smartly pulls away from Ava, Nathan, and Matt’s hit podcast and its dubious ethics.

Spoiler Alert: This post contains details about Season 2 of Based on a True Story.

Wedding bells are in store for Liana Liberato this season on Based on a True Story, and let’s just hope someone knows how to get blood stains out of white.

After the first season saw Tory unwittingly sparking romance with a serial killer, the actress told Deadline about “justifying her choices” as she gets engaged to ‘Westside Ripper’ Matt (Tom Bateman) and “holding up a mirror” to true-crime obsessives in Season 2 of the Peacock dark comedy thriller, now streaming on the platform.

“I definitely thought at first, Tory would probably be in the dark in Season 2 and she’d just be dating Matt and having no idea that she was in bed with a serial killer,” admitted Liberato. “But it was an interesting challenge being thrown that curveball and having to justify her decisions and her choices.

Spoiler Alert: This post contains details about Season 2 of Based on a True Story.

Kaley Cuoco and Chris Messina have a copycat on their hands, but the sophomore season of their dark comedy thriller is anything but a retread.

In Season 2 of Peacock‘s Based on a True Story, premiering Thursday on the streamer, the duo is back as new parents Ava and Nathan, who have mostly settled into the chaos of parenthood after diving into their serial killer friend Matt’s (Tom Bateman) mind on their podcast.

“I’ve said from Season 1, they are as guilty as Matt is at this point,” Cuoco told Deadline. “They have done a lot of bad things, so they all kind of need each other in a way and no one can ditch the other. They’ve got a lot of dirt on each other. So, we kind of all have to deal...

Based on a True Story season 2 premiered on Peacock with all eight episodes today, and I have to tell you that it was a really fun watch overall! When the first season came out, I really enjoyed it and so I was excited that there was more to tell in the story, especially with some of those season 1 cliffhangers. Let's get into the review of season 2 overall, and whether it's worth your time. Major Spoilers Below.

(But first, be sure to check out our exclusive interviews with stars Tom Bateman and Liana Liberato, as well as showrunner Annie Weisman!)

Colleen Hayes/Peacock Our thoughts on Based on a True Story season 2

A big part of Nathan's journey in the first season included his lack of self-worth and struggles at work. He was a big tennis star, and now it's difficult for him to feel so overlooked. Matt sees this and...

Plot: Season two finds new parents Ava and Nathan Bartlett three months into parenthood. Focused on taking care of her family, Ava is determined to resist her true crime obsession and return to work as a real estate agent while Nathan trains private tennis clients. But a series of new murders pulls her back in – is Matt behind the slayings? Is Tory, now entangled in a relationship with Matt, in danger? For a while, life is good — Ava’s TikTok habit and her new friend Drew provide a welcome distraction, and Nathan’s all in on reigniting his tennis career as well as his friendship with Matt — until danger comes knocking, literally.

Review: When the first season of Based on a True Story dropped last year on Peacock, I was not impressed with the story of a couple who started their own true-crime podcast with input from a real serial killer.

“Based on a True Story” returns with a deliciously dark and twisted second season that takes the true-crime podcast concept and flips it. After a whirlwind trip in Season 1, where Ava (Kaley Cuoco) and Nathan Bartlett (Chris Messina) were entangled with serial murderer Matt Pierce (Tom Bateman), the series delves deeper into the intricate world of crime, media, and personal transformation.

The first season introduced us to a suburban couple at their wit’s end – Ava, a true crime fanatic, and Nathan, a failed tennis coach – who mysteriously decide to launch a podcast after discovering Matt’s identity as the Westside Ripper. Their strange blackmail-turned-podcast strategy not only rescued their marriage but also landed them in a deadly dance with a charismatic serial murderer.

Season 2 begins with dramatic life changes: Ava has given birth to baby Jack, Nathan is scraping by with private tennis lessons, and Matt appears to have endured a recovery journey.

Based on a True Story may not be based in reality, but Season 2 is keeping serial killer Matt’s (Tom Bateman) story unpredictable as his entanglement with new parents Ava (Kaley Cuoco) and Nathan (Chris Messina) continues. The series returns to Peacock on Thursday, November 21, and Bateman stopped by TV Insider’s studio to tease what’s in store for the latest chapter. As fans may recall, the killer who led a double life as a plumber weaseled his way into Ava and Nathan’s lives when their true crime obsession uncovers him as the Westside Ripper in Season 1. Colleen Hayes / Peacock After initially starting a podcast together in agreement that they’d all stay on their own side of metaphorically drawn lines, those boundaries were blurred when people in Ava and Nathan’s lives began snooping and uncovering some answers about their activities. When a friend of Ava and Nathan’s wound up dead,...

It's almost time to see what comes next in our favorite comedic murder-mystery, Based on a True Story season 2 on Peacock! This show quickly became a favorite of mine, with Kaley Cuoco, Chris Messina, Liana Liberato, and Tom Bateman doing an excellent job of bringing the series to life. Showrunner Annie Weisman teases what's to come in Ava and Nathan's relationship, as well as more about the season, here.

The second season premieres with all eight episodes on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. And to help us gear up for what comes next, Show Snob had the opportunity to speak with Liberato and Bateman about their characters' surprising relationship, whether Matt is genuine in his feelings for Tory, and more. Be sure to either watch or read our interview below!

Show Snob: Obviously Tory and Matt's relationship was kept a secret. And then at the end of Based on a True Story...

After Season 1’s abrupt cliffhanger, there was no doubt that Peacock’s “Based on a True Story” was angling for a second season, and it’s the increasingly rare show to turn one around in roughly a year once that light turned green.

The first season of Craig Rosenberg’s dark comedy introduced Ava (Kaley Cuoco) and Nathan (Chris Messina), a married couple living in Los Angeles who accidentally cross paths with active serial killer Matt (Tom Bateman) and decide to start a true crime podcast with him. As the specter of the West Side Ripper grows, so too does the podcast’s notoriety, and Matt sinks his claws into the lives of two people in way over their heads and dancing with the devil.

Also they all did drugs and made out with each other. But that was just a dream sequence.

With Season 2 dropping on November 21, here’s...

Parenthood, murder, and podcasting — just another day for the Bartletts in season two of “Based on a True Story.”

Kaley Cuoco has found her stride post “Big Bang Theory,” first with “The Flight Attendant” (season one is awesome), and now with the returning dark comedy series, “Based on a True Story.” All eight episodes of the second season of “Based on a True Story” will drop on Thursday, Nov. 21 on Peacock. This was one of my favorite shows of 2023 (it lands No. 3 on my list of favorite comedy murder mystery TV shows on streaming), so let’s get you prepped for season two with everything you need to know.

Everything You Need to Know About ‘Based on a True Story’ Season 2:

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In this week’s episode of The Discourse, host Mike DeAngelo suspects something is not what it seems when discussing “Magpie.” The thriller follows a couple who find their lives turned upside-down when their daughter is cast in a film alongside a controversial major star. The Sam Yates-directed film stars Daisy Ridley, Shazad Latif, Matilda Lutz, Pippa Bennett-Warner, and more.

Read More: ‘Conclave’: John Lithgow Talks About His Catholic Thriller, ‘The Old Man’ & More [The Discourse Podcast]

Producer and star Daisy Ridley joins the podcast to discuss her new film, which, as it turns out, was her original idea that she then shared with her screenwriter husband, Tom Bateman.

Continue reading ‘Magpie’: Daisy Ridley Discusses Her Tense Marriage Thriller, ‘Star Wars,’ ‘Spaceballs 2’ and More [The Discourse Podcast] at The Playlist.

Daisy Ridley's new thriller ‘Magpie’ “changed quite a lot” after she pitched her ideas to husband Tom Bateman. The 32-year-old actress appears in the noir flick as lonely mother Anette - whose husband becomes infatuated by a famous movie star as he chaperones their young daughter on a film set - and now Ridley has revealed the project underwent major changes after she presented it to her partner, who she co-wrote the picture with, with Anette becoming the focal point of the plot.Speaking to Dread Central, Ridley said: “It changed quite a lot. I had an initial idea about an actress infiltrating a family, and told Tom and we started developing it.“And he just said he was much more drawn to Anette being the centre of the story. Once he made that decision I was like, ‘Sounds great!’ He just said the story sort of flowed out from there.

A rough boxing drama comes to life in the dusty, sun-baked Western Australia of the 1970s. It’s more than just another story about punches and forgiveness. “Kid Snow” is a one-of-a-kind piece of Australian film. It brings the world of traveling tent boxing shows back to life with raw realism and gripping human drama.

Paul Goldman, known for movies with complex plots like “Suburban Mayhem,” directed the movie. It is about an Irish boxer named Kid Snow, played by Billy Howle. Stories about family, survival, and the never-ending search for second chances are told against the background of a moving carnival.

The story of Goldman’s return to making movies after 18 years is a story of resilience, just like the movie’s ideas. Kid Snow is a thoughtful look at broken people trying to get away from their past, set in the rough-and-tumble world of bush entertainment.

This review...

The first season of Bad Sisters was an unexpected hit for Apple TV+, earning fans and four Emmy nominations. Now in its sophomore season — a feat not achieved by the Belgian show on which it was based — the darkly comedic mystery is struggling to find its own identity, having problems in its attempt to expand the world while staying in line with what worked about the acclaimed first season.

Bad Sisters Season 2 Review

Season 2 of Bad Sisters picks up years after the Garvey sisters have moved on from the “accidental” death of one sister’s abusive husband, as new evidence — and a new suspicious death — causes the authority to start asking questions again. If this second season of Bad Sisters deserves credit for one thing, it’s that it doesn’t feel like it’s simply re-hashing the same beats that happened in the previous season; however, the new direction...

This debut thriller from theatre director Sam Yates deals with hot, messy emotions in a cold, contained manner. Taking its cue from the spacious yet airless modernist house that encases the crumbling family at its centre – and from producer/star Daisy Ridley’s short, sharp haircut, perhaps clipped from Rosemary’s Baby – it’s a measured and muted affair, all slow build and steely colours.

Given that writer Ben (Shazad Latif) proves himself to be an unsupportive, self-absorbed dick from the opening scene and only gets worse from there, you might find yourself wishing for more heat: a Midsommar-style bonfire by the half-hour mark would do it. For while Latif brings a wrinkle of humour and a twinkle of eye to the part, he’s not afforded a great deal of nuance to play with. This, after all, is a guy who happily uses his cute daughter to cosy up...

Fantastic performances from the leads – you can practically hear the eggshells cracking as Ridley tiptoes around the vanities and insecurities of husband Shazad Latif

The post Star Wars trajectory is a mixed bag for actors. Maybe you get lucky, go the Harrison Ford route and become one of the shiniest movie stars of your generation. Maybe you’re more of a Mark Hamill type – initially out in the cold, before carving out a niche (in Hamill’s case as a sought after voice actor) and going on to cult success. Carrie Fisher, of course, was always a bit cooler than the entire endeavour, and continued her work as a writer, as well as dazzling in a variety of independent films. With Magpie, Daisy Ridley, who starred as Rey in the most recent round of George Lucas’ space opera, subtly signals that she would very much like to sit at Fisher’s table,...

Daisy Ridley and Tom Bateman are stepping out for the U.K. premiere of their new thriller!

The married couple held hands as they arrived at the premiere of Magpie held during FrightFest 24 on Friday (November 1) held at the Odeon Luxe West End in London, England.

Also in attendance was director Sam Yates and producer Kate Solomon.

Here’s the synopsis: “Magpie is a stylish neo-noir thriller centered on married couple Anette (Ridley) and Ben (Shazad Latif), whose lives begin to fracture when their daughter is cast alongside a glamorous movie star, Alicia (Matilda Lutz). As Anette’s suspicions of Ben’s infatuation with Alicia intensify, their secrets and lies threaten to burst to the surface and destroy them all.”

Tom wrote the screenplay.

Daisy opened up about a health diagnosis.

Magpie is out in select theaters in the United States. Watch the trailer here!

Fyi: Daisy is wearing Michael Kors.

Overall, October was a great month that brought with it many new releases and debuts of new seasons of some of our favorite shows. And now, it's time for a new month to look forward to! Here are the new releases coming to Peacock in November 2024:

Special Election Night Coverage - Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024Eat Slay Love - Thursday, Nov. 7The Day of the Jackal - Thursday, Nov. 14Twisters (Movie added to Peacock) - Friday, Nov. 15Making Manson (docuseries) - Tuesday, Nov. 19Based on a True Story season 2 - Thursday, Nov. 21Press Start (Animated kids program)- Thursday, Nov. 21Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 2024 - Thursday, Nov. 28

Ready to learn more about some of the shows? We're really excited about The Day of the Jackal starring Eddie Redmayne and Based on a True Story season 2 starring Kaley Cuoco. Keep reading for more details about the new releases below!

The Day of the Jackal...

Daisy Ridley and her husband Tom Bateman are stepping out for the day.

The 32-year-old Star Wars actress and the 35-year-old Based on a True Story actor went for a walk around New York City on Sunday afternoon (October 27).

For their outing, Daisy wore an off-green dress while Tom sported a gray shirt over a white tank shirt paired with olive green pants.

The following day, Daisy looked pretty in a silk yellow dress as she stepped out for the 2024 Scad Savannah Film Festival in Savannah, Georgia.

During the event, Daisy was honored with the Lumiere Award in recognition of her work in Magpie and Young Woman and the Sea. She was presented with the award by Jerry Bruckheimer, who produced Young Woman and the Sea.

In a recent interview, Daisy talked about her upcoming return to the Star Wars movies and revealed the one and only person she tells franchise secrets to!

As negative reports have been coming in about the upcoming New Jedi Order film, many have wondered about the project's future. However, Daisy Ridley, who is set to return and star as Rey Skywalker, remains optimistic about the film.

It was reported last week that screenwriter Steven Knight has departed the film. Citing creative differences with Lucasfilm, the studio is searching for a new scribe. These kinds of creative changes are normal in filmmaking, especially early in the process. Still, the move left Star Wars fans nervous. Despite the writing change, the star of the upcoming movie, Ridley, has voiced her excitement.

Star Wars fans rejoiced when it was announced at the Star Wars Celebration in 2023 that the popular actress and character was set to return. Rey has had an overwhelmingly positive reaction from Star Wars faithful, including many younger girls who love to emulate the character.

Ridley has recently...

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Paramount+ is ready with an entertainment-packed November this year. The upcoming month will see the premiere of some of the best Paramount+ original shows including Landman and The Agency. Just like every month, Paramount+ is ready to overload you with great content. So, we’re here to tell you about the 10 best movies and TV shows coming to Paramount+ in November 2024.

Hacksaw Ridge (November 1)

Hacksaw Ridge is a biographical epic war drama film directed by Mel Gibson from a screenplay co-written by Robert Schenkkan and Andrew Knight. Based on the 2004 documentary The Conscientious Objector by Terry Benedict, the 2016 film follows the story of Desmond Doss, who joins the army after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour but refuses to handle weapons and engage in war instead he chooses to serve as a combat medic in the American army.

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Peacock is ready with an entertainment-packed November this year. The upcoming month will see the return of some hilarious comedy shows like Night Court, and also new original series like The Day of the Jackal. Just like every month, Peacock is ready to overload you with great content. So, we’re here to tell you about the 5 new movies and TV shows coming to Peacock in November 2024.

St. Denis Medical Season 1 (November 13)

St. Denis Medical is an upcoming mockumentary-style medical comedy series created by Justin Spitzer and Eric Ledgin. The NBC series follows the dedicated doctors and nurses working at St. Denis Medical Centre who do everything they can to take care of their parents while trying to maintain their own sanity under extreme pressure from every side. St. Denis Medical stars Wendi McLendon-Covey, David Alan Grier, Allison Tolman,...

Tom Bateman had just days to write the script for 'Magpie'.The 35-year-old actor is married to 'Star Wars' actress Daisy Ridley and explained that his wife initially came up with the concept for the new film - which follows a couple dealing with their young daughter becoming a movie star - but she so quickly sold the idea to producers that he was left with limited time to complete the screenplay. He told Movie Web: "Daisy had the initial idea, she was working on a movie out in Canada and she had a little girl playing her daughter. She became fascinated, children have no ability to lie or comment. They are just present. And at a point, this little girl almost believed Daisy to be her mum and Daisyw as facisnted by this blur of reality that can happen when people are creating things."So I picked her up...

Magpie stars Daisy Ridley (Star Wars) and Shazad Latif (Profile) as a couple whose seemingly idyllic life is thrown astray when their daughter is cast in a film alongside an attractive young actress. The film’s story was created by Ridley, and the screenplay was written by her husband, Tom Bateman (Murder on the Orient Express), making this a very… unique husband-and-wife collaboration.

We at FandomWire got to speak with Tom Bateman about Magpie and making the jump from acting to screenwriting. Check out the interview below!

Magpie Tom Bateman Interview

FandomWire: One of my favorite things about Magpie is that it subverts the classic trope of the femme fatale. How do you think the film challenges the audience’s expectations in this way?

Tom Bateman: I’m so glad you picked up on that because it was one of the initial driving forces behind me really loving this idea that Daisy had.

Indie releases from limited (Memoir of a Snail) to wide (Conclave) are testing an increasingly lively specialty box office heading into awards season with a handful of decorated documentaries this week including Dahomey, Black Box Diaries, My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock and A New Kind of Wilderness and some notable expansions.

Also hitting theaters this weekend, a new documentary showing the soft side of Donald Trump, The Man You Don’t Know, whose producers are crying foul, saying a number of theaters have bailed on opening weekend.

Expansions: Anora, Neon’s Cannes Palme d’Or-winning film by Sean Baker, expands to 35 screens after posting 2024’s top limited opening of $550,000 on six screens. It heads into week 2 with a $752,400 cume. Utopia’s The Line goes from one screen to 55, and High Tide from Strand Releasing expands from NYC to Los Angeles at the Laemmle’s Royal and NoHo 7.

A24’s We Live In Time...

The second season of Based on a True Story debuts on Peacock next month, and viewers are getting a look at what is ahead in the series. The streaming service has released a new trailer and new from photos for the comedic thriller. The first batch of photos for season two were released in August.

Kaley Cuoco, Chris Messina, Tom Bateman, Priscilla Quintana, Liana Liberato, Natalia Dyer, Alex Alomar Akpobome, Aisha Alfa, and Annabelle Dexter-Jones star in the Based on a True Story series, which follows a couple producing a podcast, trying to capitalize on people’s love of true crime.

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It’s quietly been a stellar year for Daisy Ridley.

She began 2024 with the critically acclaimed offbeat dramedy Sometimes I Think About Dying, only to follow it up with arguably the finest performance of her career as legendary swimmer Gertrude Ederle in Young Woman and the Sea. And she concludes this period of time with her most personal work to date, Magpie, a modern noir that she conceived and produced.

Directed by Sam Yates, the well-received Magpie chronicles the fractured marriage of Annette (Ridley) and Ben (Shazad Latif), all while their young daughter Matilda (Hiba Ahmed) acts in a period piece film. Ben, who volunteered to look after his daughter on set, then becomes infatuated with Alicia Romano (Matilda Lutz), the Italian star who’s playing Matilda’s mom in the fictional film within the film. Ben’s wandering eye is well-known, so Annette must finally decide whether she’s...

Surely we can all admit that Daisy Ridley captured our hearts as Rey in the Star Wars movies she appeared in. In the wake of a potential new film that Disney+ will be working on, the 32-year-old actress has been making a few appearances here and there to spill some tea on her life and the upcoming project.

Daisy Ridley and Mark Hamill in Star Wars: The Last Jedi | Credits: Lucasfilm

In her latest interview with Josh Horowitz, Ridley, who has also worked on incredible projects like Young Woman and the Sea and The Murder on the Orient Express, spoke about a small issue she had after filming her first Star Wars film.

Daisy Ridley felt miserable being away from her Star Wars co-stars after filming concluded Daisy Ridley at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con International | Credits: Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0

We’ve all heard several...

Daisy Ridley’s husband Tom Bateman "knows the story" of her upcoming ‘Star Wars’ film.The 32-year-old actress - who confirmed that she had married the ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ star, 35, in January 2023 - is set to reprise her role as Rey Skywalker in the new blockbuster, and has now revealed her spouse is "in the know" about what will happen in the movie but will not be giving away any spoilers.Speaking with People, Ridley said: "He knows the story. [He] swore to secrecy."It's also interesting because there are so many more intricacies than one might [think]. If I'm describing something to you, the actual reality of what it is might be quite different. But he does know the story."While the ‘Young Woman and the Sea’ star insisted she was "not much of a revealer" when it came to spoilers, Ridley emphasised that she was not expecting Lucasfilm...

Peacock’s black comedy thriller, Based on a True Story, is back for a second season of suburban angst and serial killer shenanigans, premiering November 21. Kaley Cuoco and Chris Messina return as Ava and Nathan Bartlett, the couple who inexplicably befriended murderer Matt (Tom Bateman) in the name of podcast fame. Season 2 picks up […]

Peacock’s Based on a True Story Returns for Season 2 November 21...

Daisy Ridley‘s return to the Star Wars franchise is shrouded in mystery for all but one person!

Over a year ago, we learned that the actress would lead a new movie in the franchise. It will mark her first time playing Rey since 2019′s Rise of Skywalker.

Since then, we’ve gotten very few details about what the movie will be about and if it’s setting up another trilogy.

In a recent interview, Daisy reflected on her comeback and said that only one person knows all of the details about the new project.

Keep reading to find out more…

Daisy told People that the only person who knows about her role is husband Tom Bateman.

“He knows the story,” she revealed, adding that he was “swore to secrecy.”

While she acknowledged that there were “so many more intricacies than one might [think],” Daisy said that her husband “does know the story.

Kaley Cuoco, Chris Messina, Tom Bateman and Liana Liberato are back with more murder and mayhem in Based on a True Story season two. And this time, there’s a new pint-sized accessory in tow.

Based on a True Story is based on (or partly inspired by) a true story. The series, which satirizes true-crime tropes, introduced Cuoco and Messina as Ava and Nathan, a down-on-their-luck couple who crossed paths with an infamous serial killer, “The Westside Ripper,” in Los Angeles. Ava, a pregnant true-crime obsessive, suggested making a podcast with the killer as a way out of their marital rut.

Now, after the events of season one, season two opens with Ava and Nathan as new parents who attempt to now get out of the true-crime game — but, as the trailer shows, those aspirations are fleeting. The season opens on Ava and Nathan struggling to balance parenthood with waking away from their obsession.

Kaley Cuoco and Chris Messina are back solving crime, but just how many serial killers live in the suburbs?

“Based on a True Story” Season 2 centers on new parents Ava (Cuoco) and Nathan (Messina) who try to tame their true crime obsession amid the arrival of their baby. But after discovering that their friend Matt (Tom Bateman) was the Westside Ripper in Season 1, the duo agree to keep his secret if he stops killing people and anonymously shares his story on their true crime podcast. So who is behind the new copycat Westside Ripper killings?

The official synopsis reads: “Focused on taking care of her family, Ava (Cuoco) is determined to resist her true crime obsession and return to work as a real estate agent while Nathan trains private tennis clients. But a series of new murders pulls her back in – is Matt (Bateman) behind the slayings? Is Tory (Liana Liberato...

Based on a True Story is back for Season 2!

Peacock debuted the official second season trailer for the dark comedic thriller, starring Kaley Cuoco, Chris Messina, Tom Bateman and Liana Liberato.

All eight episodes premiere on November 21 on the streamer.

Keep reading to find out more…

Here’s a plot summary: “Season two finds new parents Ava and Nathan Bartlett three months into parenthood. Focused on taking care of her family, Ava is determined to resist her true crime obsession and return to work as a real estate agent while Nathan trains private tennis clients. But a series of new murders pulls her back in – is Matt behind the slayings? Is Tory, now entangled in a relationship with Matt, in danger? For a while, life is good — Ava’s TikTok habit and her new friend Drew provide a welcome distraction, and Nathan’s all in on reigniting his tennis career...

Buckle up, murder bunnies, Based on a True Story‘s season two trailer has arrived filled with clues as to what’s in store. Season one premiered way back in June 2023, and all eight episodes of season two will debut on Peacock on November 21, 2024.

“Season two finds new parents Ava and Nathan Bartlett three months into parenthood. Focused on taking care of her family, Ava is determined to resist her true crime obsession and return to work as a real estate agent while Nathan trains private tennis clients,” reads Peacock’s synopsis. “But a series of new murders pulls her back in – is Matt behind the slayings? Is Tory, now entangled in a relationship with Matt, in danger? For a while, life is good — Ava’s TikTok habit and her new friend Drew provide a welcome distraction, and Nathan’s all in on reigniting his tennis career as well as...

When Daisy Ridley last appeared on screen in Young Woman and the Sea earlier this year, she was literally and figuratively swimming for her life. She's no longer swimming or anywhere near a large body of water in her latest film, Magpie, but her character, Anette, isn't far from drowning metaphorically if not in real -- or rather, reel -- life. As scripted with surprising, not entirely unwelcome, bluntness by screenwriter Tom Bateman's (Ridley's real-life husband), Anette fails into a familiar category, the woman on the verge of a public and/or private breakdown, of letting slip the thin veneer of societal norms, asserting her singular agency, and acting/reacting against those norms,...

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It's almost time to continue the tale of Based on a True Story on Peacock, starring Kaley Cuoco and Chris Messina! This is one of the best dark comedies that came out in 2023, and I'm so excited to see what happens next. Thankfully, the streamer has now shared the official trailer to gear us up for the next chapter.

Based on a True Story season 2 premieres Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024 with all 8 episodes on Peacock. Per the synopsis, the second season picks up three months after Ava (Cuoco) and Nathan (Messina) welcome their new baby to the world. The two are trying to stay away from their "true crime obsession" to focus on their family, but when a number of murders start to happen they couple is reeled back in. We shared the trailer below:

The trailer reveals Tory (Liana Liberato) and murderer Matt (Tom Bateman) now engaged, with Tory telling her...

Peacock has released the official trailer and key art for season two of the dark comedic thriller series Based on a True Story, starring and executive produced by Kaley Cuoco and Chris Messina. All eight episodes of the season will premiere on November 21, 2024.

Season two finds new parents, Ava (Cuoco) and Nathan Bartlett (Messina), three months into parenthood. Focused on taking care of her family, Ava is determined to resist her true crime obsession and return to work as a real estate agent while Nathan trains private tennis clients.

But a series of new murders pulls her back in – is Matt behind the slayings? Is Tory, now entangled in a relationship with Matt, in danger?

For a while, life is good — Ava’s TikTok habit and her new friend Drew provide a welcome distraction, and Nathan’s all in on reigniting his tennis career as well as his friendship with Matt — until danger comes knocking,...

Being a parent is killer — and in more ways than one for the Bartletts on “Based on a True Story.”

On Thursday, Peacock dropped the trailer for Season 2 of the comedic thriller, which finds Ava (Kaley Cuoco) and Nathan (Chris Messina) three months into parenthood and seemingly taking a hiatus from their podcast. Tory (Liana Liberato), Ava’s sister, gets engaged to Matt (Tom Bateman), who is apparently “healing” from his murdering ways. Or is he? The Westside Ripper is killing again, but Matt insists it’s not him.

“If you’re not killing these people, then who is?” Ava asks.

“That’s what I want to know,” he says.

The series follows Ava, a real estate agent and Nathan, a tennis pro-turned-coach, who suspect Tom, their plumber, is the Westside Ripper serial killer and decide to start a podcast with him to exploit America’s true crime obsession and solve their money problems.

In a new trailer for Based on a True Story, Kaley Cuoco’s Ava recruits her toddler, nicknamed “murder bunny,” to help dissect her living room evidence board. When a friend asks Ava whether she’s monitoring the crop of murders in the neighborhood, Ava immediately denies it.

“The only investigating I’m doing these days is who shit their pants,” Cuoco’s Ava quips in the teaser, sitting beside her baby. “All signs lead to that guy.”

In the second season of Based on a True Story, Ava and Nathan,...

Now a family of three, Kaley Cuoco and Chris Messina are tackling parenthood and murder in the new season of Based on a True Story.

On Thursday, Peacock revealed the first trailer for Season 2 of its comedy thriller, which returns on Nov. 21 with all eight episodes, featuring Ava (Cuoco) and Nathan Bartlett (Messina) with a 3-month old baby and a new series of murders on their minds.

After discovering their friend Matt (Tom Bateman) is a killer known as the Westside Ripper in Season 1, they made a deal to keep his secret if he stops killing and anonymously shares his story on their true crime podcast.

Season 2 sees Ava’s sister Tory (Liana Liberato) announcing her engagement to Matt, whom she says is “actively taking steps to change” from his homicidal ways.

“I was sick, but I am healing,” Matt assures Nathan.

But with a new string of murders connected to the Westside Ripper,...

“Magpie” screenwriter Tom Bateman doesn’t want you to guess his film’s twist ending; he wants you to squirm.

“I want an audience to just be nudging their boyfriend, girlfriend, mum or dad like, ‘Something’s wrong here. There’s something up,'” he says with a laugh.

“Magpie” follows married couple Anette (Daisy Ridley) and Ben (Shazad Latif), whose lives begin to fracture when their daughter is cast in a film alongside a glamorous movie star, Alicia (Matilda Lutz). As Anette’s suspicions of Ben’s infatuation with Alicia intensify, their secrets and lies burst to the surface, culminating in a jaw-dropping finale.

Bateman, an actor known for his work in projects including “Murder on the Orient Express” and “Behind Her Eyes,” makes his screenwriting debut with the captivating neo-noir thriller directed by Sam Yates. He penned the script based on an idea from wife and star Ridley,...

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Fatal Seduction is an erotic thriller series with little to offer as a smart television series but a lot to offer as a guilty pleasure. Created by Steven Pillemer, the Netflix series follows a married woman who goes on a weekend trip where she cheats on her husband because they have been having trouble in their marriage for a long time. Add a murder mystery to that storyline and Fatal Seduction runs like any erotic thriller. So, if you loved the erotic scenes and the thrilling mystery in Fatal Seduction here are some similar erotic thriller shows you should check out next.

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Pigeon Shrine FrightFest, the UK’s leading genre film festival, is back with a thrilling Halloween special, returning to the Odeon Luxe West End in Leicester Square on November 1 and 2, 2024. Following the spectacular celebration of its 25th anniversary in August, the festival promises another adrenaline-fuelled weekend with a selection of nine new genre films from around the world.

This year’s line-up features premieres from six countries, representing an exciting variety of cinematic talent from Europe, North America, South America, and Asia. Festival-goers will have the opportunity to experience each film twice, as both screens at the Odeon Luxe will be taken over by FrightFest’s special Halloween showcase.

Opening the event is the UK premiere of Magpie, directed by Sam Yates. This tense psychological thriller stars Daisy Ridley, who will be in attendance alongside her husband, actor Tom Bateman. The film explores the unraveling of a family as Ridley’s character,...

Daisy Ridley and Tom Bateman aren’t spotted in public that often, but they just made a rare appearance together for Paris Fashion Week!

The married couple stepped out to attend the Miu Miu show on Tuesday (October 1) in Paris, France.

Daisy and Tom met while working on the 2017 movie Murder on the Orient Express and she confirmed their marriage in 2023.

Earlier this year, Daisy starred in the movie Magpie, which marked Tom‘s debut as a screenwriter.

“I found that process wonderful because our tastes align on basically everything,” Daisy said of working with Tom. “I think he’s a brilliant writer and we were so clear about what it is that we wanted to make. And we’ve achieved that.”

Make sure to see all of the celebs who attended the Miu Miu show!