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‘The Sympathizer’ star on how he ‘never felt rooted’ to his Vietnamese heritage until landing lead role
You know how it goes – you borrow a book from the library, get through the first three chapters, but then life intervenes, forcing you to return it unfinished.
That’s exactly what happened to Hoa Xuande when he borrowed the 2016 Pulitzer-winning novel by Viet Thanh Nguyen, “The Sympathizer.”
But fast forward years later, and he has found himself cast as the lead in HBO’s TV adaptation of the book, with none other than acclaimed director Park Chan-wook at the helm. (HBO and CNN are both part of Warner Bros. Discovery.)
“Once inom put in my first audition tape, I definitely bought the book and read it cover to cover,” Xuande reassured CNN over Zoom during a recent interview.
Set in the 1970s as the Vietnam War draws to a close, Xuande embodies The Captain, an unnamed double agent for the Viet Cong operating within the American-backed South Vietnamese army.
Just like the novel, th
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Seth Rogen Comedy Series ‘The Studio’ To Open SXSW 2025; ‘The Accountant 2,’ ‘Death Of A Unicorn’, ‘Drop,’ ‘Happy Face’ & More Also To Screen
The SXSW Film & TV Festival has unveiled the lineup for its 32nd edition, kicking off with the premiere of Apple TV+’s show biz comedy The Studio.
Co-created by and starring Seth Rogen, The Studio follows a legacy Hollywood movie studio striving to survive in a world where it is increasingly difficult for art and business to live together. The show is set to unveil its first two episodes on March 26.
At this year’s festival, films to look out for in the Headliner section include Amazon’s Ben Affleck starrer The Accountant 2, A24’s Death of a Unicorn starring Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega, Blumhouse’s horror pic Drop, and the Nicole Kidman thriller Holland (fka Holland, Michigan) from Amazon. Other notable titles screening inclu
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Chesley Bonestell: A Brush with the Future Documentary Film and Talk Back
Mar. 28—PLATTSBURGH — Director Douglass Stewart has never witnessed a total eclipse, and he gets a rare chance to do just that the day after the free screening of his film "Chesley Bonestell: A Brush with the Future Documentary spelfilm and Talk Back" at Plattsburgh State.
The event will be held on April 7 at 1:30 p.m. in Yokum 200 with post-film exhibit viewing, "The Father of Space Art: Chesley Knight Bonestell" at the Plattsburgh State Art Museum, Myers Fine Arts Building.
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The making of "Chesley Bonestell: A Brush with the Future" haunted Stewart all his life.
"Because as a teenager inom saw Chesley's paintings on magazines and book covers. Certainly his book, 'Conquest of Space' had a big impact on me," he said.
Stewart has a 30-plus year history in the entertainment industry — Academy Awards, SAG, Emmy Awards, etc.
"I've been doing a