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Claire talking about Hugh for Vanity Fair

Claire gave an interview to Vanity Fair Magazine about her new TV Show ” Fleishman Is in Trouble” and she mentions Hugh a couple of times. Read below:

“When Claire Danes first started filming Homeland, she did what many actors can’t help but do, and brought work home to her husband, Hugh Dancy—specifically, the Showtime drama’s liberal use of swear words. “The first season was littered with pretty foul language, and that bled into my personal life—I was talking like a sailor,” she tells Vanity Fair. “I remember Hugh being really grossed out by it and chastising me a little bit, like, ‘Claire!’” Cut to a decade later, with Danes deep into her new show, Fleishman Is in Trouble, FX on Hulu’s juicy and twisty tale of a bitter divorce. “Fighting in the way that I had been for 12 hours a day, for many consecutive days, just made me more inclined to pick fights with Hugh, who was entirely undeserving of it,” Danes says. “It was not at all his fault. But it’s hard to turn the spigot off because it feels good, in a perverse way.”

 

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December 22nd, 2022
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Hugh Dancy Joins ‘Law & Order’, Anthony Anderson Set To Return For NBC Revival

Hugh Dancy has been tapped as a lead in NBC’s upcoming Law & Order revival. Meanwhile, Anthony Anderson has become the first alumnus of Dick Wolf’s venerable crime drama to sign on for the upcoming Season 21.

Dancy will play a new character, an Assistant District Attorney. He joins fellow new cast addition to the franchise, Jeffrey Donovan, who also is set as a lead, playing an NYPD detective.

Anderson, who I hear has signed a one-year deal, will reprise his role as Detective Kevin Bernard, which he played on Seasons 18-20 of Law & Order. He is one of two original cast members, alongside Sam Waterston, who were approached early on about returning in a major way. Waterston is still in discussions, I hear.

The new installment of Law & Order, from Wolf and writer-showrunner Rick Eid, will continue the classic bifurcated format and will once again examine “the police who investigate crime and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders.”

Law & Order is produced by Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group. Wolf, Eid, Arthur W. Forney and Peter Jankowski are executive producers.

Dancy is known for his starring role as Will Graham in NBC’s Hannibal, receiving two Critics Choice Award nominations for Best Actor in a Drama Series. He also starred in Hulu’s The Path and most recently wrapped production on the Apple TV+ anthology series Roar with Nicole Kidman, Cynthia Erivo and Issa Rae. He’ll next be seen starring in Focus Features’ upcoming film Downton Abbey: A New Era, which will hit theaters in March. He is repped by UTA, United Agents in the UK, Untitled Entertainment and Jackoway, Austen, Tyerman.

Anderson has starred in and executive produced ABC’s Black-ish, which is heading into its 8th and final season, since the series’ launch in 2014. He is repped by UTA, Artists First and Goodman, Genow, Schenkman.

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Dancy, who will star in the upcoming “Downtown Abbey” movie sequel, is best known for his portrayal of Will Graham in NBC’s “Hannibal.” Dancy also starred in Hulu’s cult drama “The Path” alongside Aaron Paul and Michelle Monaghan. Most recently, Dancy wrapped production on Apple TV Plus’ upcoming “Roar” opposite Nicole Kidman, Cynthia Erivo and Issa Rae. He is repped by Untitled, UTA and Jackoway Tyerman Wertheimer.

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November 23rd, 2021
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Homeland final season delayed as first plot details are revealed

Homeland is going out with a bang with its eighth and final season… but viewers will just have to be patient.

Even though the spy thriller from Showtime and Channel 4 has been off-screens since mid-2018, its return has been delayed all the way until Sunday, February 9, 2020 at 9pm ET in the US at least.

At the TCA press tour on Friday (August 2), Showtime president Gary Levine blamed the delay on the hugely “ambitious” storyline for the season, rather than any trouble on set (via TVLine).

“[Showrunner Alex Gansa] wants to go out proudly, and that has involved production in multiple countries at times and in places that have some issues. It just takes time,” Levine explained.

“There have been no missteps. It’s been a relatively smooth process. But it’s a very ambitious production schedule and it has taken more time than we [anticipated].”

The first plot synopsis certainly seems to back up his explanation, as season eight will send Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes) to Afghanistan to negotiate with the Taliban while not yet fully healed from her confinement in Russia.

Here’s the synopsis: “The final season of Homeland finds Carrie Mathison (Danes) recovering from months of brutal confinement in a Russian gulag. Her body is healing, but her memory remains fractured – which is a problem for Saul (Mandy Patinkin), now National Security Advisor to the newly ascendant President Warner (Emmy and Golden Globe winner Beau Bridges).

“The top priority of Warner’s young administration is an end to the ‘forever war’ in Afghanistan, and Saul has been dispatched to engage the Taliban in peace negotiations.

“But Kabul teems with warlords and mercenaries, zealots and spies – and Saul needs the relationships and expertise that only his protégé can provide. Against medical advice, Saul asks Carrie to walk with him into the lion’s den – one last time.”

The final season will also feature Claire Danes’s real-life husband Hugh Dancy joining the show as shrewd Washington consultant John Zabe, as well as True Blood‘s Sam Trammell as Vice President Benjamin Hayes.

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August 3rd, 2019
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Did ‘Homeland’ cast Hugh Dancy in its final season because of Gold Derby?

“Homeland” has cast Hugh Dancy in its upcoming eighth and final season. Dancy is a welcome addition not just because he is a terrific actor (with an Emmy nomination for “Elizabeth I” and two Critics’ Choice bids for “Hannibal” to prove it), but because “Homeland” stars his wife Claire Danes, a connection that was conspicuously omitted from Showtime’s standalone press release announcing his casting. This will mark their first on-screen collaboration since marrying almost 10 years ago and first time acting together since they met in 2006 on the set of the film “Evening.” Why did it take so long for them to get together (on screen)?

At a “Homeland” event for Emmy voters last year, I even asked Danes whether she would ever act with Dancy, with whom she was pregnant at the time with their second son. “I would love to, yeah,” she replied (watch above). Perhaps getting these two amazing actors to play off each other was not as obvious an idea as I had assumed that it was. She continued, “Maybe one day, something will manifest — some job, but not yet. Right now, I’m very happy cohabitating with him.” Did my question set the wheels in motion for this dream pairing?

After all, “Homeland” co-creator Howard Gordon told me minutes later on the same red carpet, “You’re giving me a good idea; maybe we’ll bring it into the writers’ room.” I had admittedly been talking with Gordon about something else, but he seemed to respond well to my line of thinking and perhaps he adopted it a month later when they resumed work in the “Homeland” writers’ room. (How much longer until LaTanya Richardson Jackson takes my advice and signs on to some Samuel L. Jacksonmovie?)

Dancy will recur as John Zabel, the foreign-policy advisor to Beau Bridges’s President Ralph Warner and a rival to Mandy Patinkin’s Saul Berenson. This Israel-set season has been filming in Morocco since February for a fall premiere, returning the show to the broadcast schedule of its first five seasons after its last two seasons aired in early 2017 and 2018.

Like most prestige dramas not named “Game of Thrones,” “Homeland” will miss eligibility for the 2019 Emmys, but it will contend in the bloodbath that is set for the next Golden Globes. The most recent award that the show won was Best Drama Episode Writing last month from the Writers Guild of America for showrunner Alex Gansa’s script of the seventh season finale, which is the episode that they screened in the Writers Guild Theater for Emmy voters at the aforementioned event last June.

Make your Emmy predictions today so that Hollywood insiders can see how their shows and performers are faring in our odds. You can keep changing your predictions as often as you like until the nominations announcement on July 16. And join in the debate taking place right now with Hollywood insiders in our television forum.

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March 29th, 2019
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‘Hannibal’ Revival in Talks

Fannibals, rejoice! Bryan Fuller says his fellow Hannibal executive producer Martha De Laurentiis has “started conversations” about reviving the much-loved show, which has been off the air since NBC screened the season 3 finale in August 2015. But Fuller also warned that it could still be a while before fans see the show return.

“Conversations couldn’t start until 2 years after the final airing of season 3,” Fuller wrote on Twitter earlier this week, in response to a request for news about Hannibal. “@neoprod has started those conversations. This takes time.”

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August 12th, 2017
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On the Set of Hulu’s ‘The Path’: “We Get to Bring the Drama and the Weird”


We do not get to see Hugh in the video, but there is a scene of his from season one included.

So says Michelle Monaghan as she, Aaron Paul, showrunner Jessica Goldberg and others keep it light on the set of the show about a cult-like religious group even as they shoot intense scenes about passionate affairs, messy rivalries and bursts of violence.

The Path are shooting a scene in which Eddie (Aaron Paul) quite literally is threading a needle, or trying to — he’s blindfolded. “Stay close to the light,” intones his elegant spiritual mentor, Felicia (Adriane Lenox). “The light provides everything you need.” Paul misses once, twice, then guides the thread through. Awestruck, he lifts the blindfold and raises his eyes to Lenox. “OK, cut,” says veteran director Phil Abraham. Paul pumps his fist. “That’s how you do it,” he says. “Badaboom badabing.”

The first season of The Path introduced viewers to the Meyerists, a cult-like religious group struggling to move forward after its founder falls ill. The second season ratchets up the pressure on both leaders and followers. But the set of the intense show — which features passionate affairs, messy rivalries and bursts of violence — is calm and efficient. “We keep it light and focused,” says Paul. “A lot of that starts with Jessica [Goldberg, the show’s creator and showrunner].”

On the monitor, Sarah (Michelle Monaghan) now is in the same hotel room having a confrontation with Felicia. It’s a grim moment, but Monaghan laughs after finishing the scene. “It’s a great environment,” she says. “We get to bring the drama and the weird.”

There’s a palpable respect among the cast and crew of Path, and that extends to the writing and to Goldberg — who looks remarkably alert, considering that she just got off a red-eye flight from Los Angeles. She waves away any compliments. “Look, one of the blessings is having met [executive producer] Jason Katims. He knows how to create a good place to work, and he’s not a time-waster. It’s good to be mentored by someone like that.”

A key strength of the series is that it presents the Meyerists as having a range of faith and belief. Goldberg has set up a kind of religious love triangle: Eddie is the doubter, Cal [Hugh Dancy] the pragmatist, and Sarah the true believer. Tensions among them become more pronounced in the second season. “The first season was about people, and with the religion, maybe the skeptics were right, maybe there’s nothing,” says Goldberg. “This season we’re exploring if maybe there’s something.”

It’s time for lunch, for the crew at least. Paul heads to his dressing room to run lines, and Monaghan is giving a set tour. Goldberg ducks into a production meeting. “I heard that script is turning out great,” she says. “How’s it going with this episode. Amazing?”

This story first appeared in a November standalone issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To receive the magazine, click here to subscribe. Read article on HollywoodReporter.com

November 24th, 2016
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24 Hour Plays on Broadway

The annual event will be held at the American Airlines Theatre.

Participants have been announced for The 24 Hour Plays on Broadway—the annual event that brings together professionals from the entertainment industry to write, direct and perform six original plays within a day’s time—which will be presented November 14 at 8 PM at the American Airlines Theatre.

Proceeds benefit the Company’s program supporting theatre professionals 25 and under—The 24 Hour Plays: Nationals.

Actors planning to participate in this year’s event include Justin Bartha (The Hangover); Jason Biggs (Orange is the New Black); Michael Cerveris (Fun Home); Michael Chernus (OITNB); Joanna Christie (Narcos); Hugh Dancy (Hannibal); Rachel Dratch (Saturday Night Live); Grace Gummer (Mr. Robot); Mamie Gummer (The End of the Tour); Gaby Hoffmann (Transparent); David Krumholtz (Numbers); Andre Royo (The Wire); Thomas Sadoski (The Newsroom); Justice Smith (The Get Down); Amber Tamblyn (Joan of Arcadia); and Alicia Witt (The Walking Dead).

The Company has also announced five writers who will participate in the creation of the original plays: Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire; playwright Hansol Jung; playwright and television producer Warren Leight; playwright Jonathan Marc Sherman; and Drama Desk Award-winning playwright Bess Wohl. Additional cast members, writers and directors will be announced over the coming weeks.

New York-based singer, songwriter and playwright Ethan Lipton and his Orchestra will be the musical guests for the evening.

“This year, we are proud to be once again working with a diversity of great talent spanning the entertainment industry—from upcoming actors leading hit television series, to those breaking ground in theater and film,” said Mark Armstrong, executive director of The 24 Hour Plays, said in a statement. “The 24 Hour Plays on Broadway has always provided an opportunity for many actors to try their hand at theater for the first time, while others return to the art form we all fell in love with. We look forward to seeing the six original productions this group will create.”

It was previously announced that Tony-nominated director Leigh Silverman will be the honoree for the evening. At the event, playwright Lisa Kron and actor Jayne Houdyshell will speak about Silverman’s influential work.

Following the November 14 gala, productions of The 24 Hour Plays are planned to take place in Denmark, Germany, Mexico and Dublin as well as in various theatres across the United States.

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October 5th, 2016
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@TheArticleMag – Hugh Dancy Deluxe Edition

You can read my review about the original article magazine here. This review is for the Deluxe Hugh Dancy Edition.

Article Magazine Deluxe Edition arrived in the mail today is safe packaging, which kept it in perfect condition during shipping. And once opened, Hugh’s gorgeous face came into view. Like I had said about the previous edition, everything about ARTICLE is wonderful. Everything feels like I had said in the previous review both professional and authentic. The quality of this item is really high. It is something that when you set it out you just want to keep picking it back up and re-reading, re-browsing. It’s something that makes a statement and this deluxe edition does that as well.

It comes encased in a brand new sleeve, which has images from the photoshoot never before seen in the previous edition. It’s such a gorgeous sleeve that I guarantee you will never want to remove it. The other feature is a brand new 8-page poster booklet, with exclusive unreleased images. And when they say exclusive, they mean it. In this booklet I find my favorite shot of the entire set. It includes Hugh in black and white. I won’t go into detail about this gorgeous shot as I believe it needs to be seen to experience how truly amazing it is, along with the other stunning never before seen photos in the booklet.

The next feature is an A2-size full colour, double-sided fold-out poster of Hugh. Let me tell you what a treat it is to have this poster. It’s something that would go perfect either framed or not, but it is something as a fan I would want to showcase to friends who come to visit. It’s gorgeous. Beautiful. One side has the cover photo for article and the other has the close up image (which I adore).

On a rating scale from 1-100, this would surpass the 100 marker with flying colors. I absolutely adore this and am very satisfied with it as a fan. Anything ARTICLE releases is worth it. Trust me!

You can purchase from them at their store here (deluxe edition) or the original edition here.

August 2nd, 2016
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Hugh Dancy for WMagazine

Hugh Dancy
The Path (Hulu)
Cal, your character, is the charismatic leader of a religious movement, called Meyerism, which has been described as cultlike. Do you see it that way?
Honestly, at this point I no longer distinguish. I think it’s really true that my cult is your religion.

What was the first part you ever landed?
I was 13 and at this very British school, the kind of school where someone could just come up to you and say, “We’re doing The Tempest next year, and you’re going to be Ariel.” And you would have to say, “Ah, okay…” I didn’t realize at the time I was taking any sort of plunge. Professionally, my first role was in a TV miniseries called Trial and Retribution. I played the acolyte to a serial killer—and I then spent several years after that doing costume dramas, which some would say was more what I was destined for. I’ve had to claw my way back to playing a serial killer’s acolyte.

Dancy wears a Dior Homme shirt.

Grooming by Lauren Kaye Cohen at Tracey Mattingly.
Photography by Mona Kuhn
Styled by Patrick Mackie
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June 29th, 2016
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[2016] Emmy Magazine #6

I have added scans from Emmy Magazine‘s no. 6 issue to our photo archive. You can click on the thumbnails to go to the album.

June 26th, 2016
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