Damson Idris
Damson Idris on Filming Alongside Brad Pitt, Real Drivers for ‘F1’ Movie: “We Shoot All of This Epic Stuff”
Damson Idris is looking back at filming alongside Brad Pitt and real Formula 1 drivers for the upcoming Joseph Kosinski-directed F1 movie. The Snowfall actor recently sat down with Vanity Fair where he recalled his audition for the highly-anticipated movie as well as the first day of filming once he landed the role of Joshua […]
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Brad Pitt ‘F1’ Teaser Trailer Arrives: “We Need to Build Our Car for Combat”
The first trailer for Brad Pitt’s Formula 1 movie has arrived. The F1 teaser features a high-speed montage of racing set to Queen’s “We Will Rock You.” “Red Bull, Ferrari, Mercedes, Aston and now McLaren all have a speed on the straights. Our shot is battling it in the turns,” Pitt says in the trailer. […]
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Lori Harvey and Damson Idris Split After One Year of Dating (Exclusive)
Lori Harvey and Damson Idris have gone their separate ways after a little more than one year of dating. In a joint statement shared exclusively with The Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday, Harvey and Idris said, “We are at a point in our lives where our individual paths require our full attention and dedication. We part […]
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Femi Oguns Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Identity School of Acting, Eyes Expansion of Growing Empire
Back in the fall of 2003, Femi Oguns — then a working British actor who had appeared in a number of well-known U.K. TV shows — was on the streets of London handing out flyers for his yet-to-open school. Having felt that his own experience at drama school had been stifled due to his race (he was one of […]
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Apple Reveals First Look at Brad Pitt’s Formula One Film
Apple Studios has revealed a first-look image from Brad Pitt’s hotly anticipated Formula One feature. The untitled film, which also features Snowfall star Damson Idris in a lead role, is set in the world of elite motor racing. Pitt stars as a former F1 driver who returns to race for the fictional APXGP team, a […]
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Spies, Killers and Internet Daddies: Pedro Pascal, Kieran Culkin and the THR Drama Actor Roundtable
It was a Saturday afternoon in late April, and the writers strike was looming, if not inevitable. Still, the six men gathered in L.A. for The Hollywood Reporter’s annual Drama Actor Emmy Roundtable showed no signs of panic. In fact, The Old Man’s Jeff Bridges and Dahmer’s Evan Peters were busy sharing breathing exercises, while […]
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‘Snowfall’ Stars Damson Idris, Michael Hyatt Remember John Singleton as USC Dedicates Lounge in His Honor
The University of Southern California’s (USC) School of Cinematic Arts (SCA) announced the creation of the John Singleton Lounge during a special screening of the series finale of FX’s Snowfall — Singleton’s final work — on the campus Thursday night. Set for location outside of the dean’s office suites, the seating area will be decorated […]
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‘Snowfall’ Boss on How “Dramatic Irony” of Ending “Seemed Like It Was Right”
Showrunner Dave Andron breaks down the character-focused series finale of the FX drama about the origins of the crack cocaine epidemic.
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Damson Idris Joins Brad Pitt in Formula One Apple Movie
Snowfall star Damson Idris will star with Brad Pitt in Apple’s Formula One racing movie. The filmmaking team behind Top Gun: Maverick is reuniting on the project, with Joseph Kosinski set to direct, as well as produce alongside Jerry Bruckheimer. Ehren Kruger, one of the writers on Maverick, will pen the screenplay. Also producing is […]
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‘Snowfall’ Star on Character’s Tragic Fate: “It’s Not a Fairy Tale”
The actor talks about learning his role would come to an end and how it serves as "a cautionary tale" as well as making his directorial debut with next week's eighth episode in the sixth and final season of FX's drama about the origins of the crack cocaine epidemic.
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‘Snowfall’ Boss on How Season Finale “Crisis Point” Sets Up “Heavier” Final Installment: “This Story Has to Ultimately Be a Tragedy”
[This story contains spoilers from the fifth season finale of FX’s Snowfall.] Family loomed in large in Snowfall’s fifth season, which came to an end with tonight’s suspenseful season finale, from Damson Idris’ Franklin expecting a baby to his Aunt and Uncle finally getting married as they plotted to secure their own financial future. But […]
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‘Snowfall’ Star Damson Idris Is TV’s Hottest Antihero
One afternoon in 2015, at a hotel in L.A., Damson Idris’ phone rang as he was taking a dip in the pool. To answer, the British actor — who had flown to Hollywood to try to win the lead role in John Singleton’s FX crime drama Snowfall — inched his way through the deep end, holding […]
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