Taron Egerton and Rachel Weisz discuss their roles in streaming shows "Dead Ringers" and "Black Bird," respectively, both of which involve playing dual characters. Weisz reveals that the idea for "Dead Ringers" came from a daydream about making the central characters sisters instead of brothers. Egerton talks about getting in shape for his role as a prisoner in "Black Bird" and how it was a departure from his previous work. The conversation ends with Egerton blushing as Weisz is shown a clip of him revealing on TV that she was his celebrity crush.
Rachel Weisz stars in a six-part reimagining of David Cronenberg's 1988 thriller "Dead Ringers," now streaming on Amazon Prime Video. Weisz plays both Elliot and Beverly Mantle, identical twin doctors whose personal lives are mutually self-destructive. The gender-flip is key, and it ends up being just the tip of an iceberg that's razor-sharp from top to bottom. The show explores themes of identity, sexuality, and biology, and takes advantage of both the medical progress that's happened since the late 1980s, as well as the fact that the politicization of women's bodies is once again drawing lines in the public mindset.
Rachel Weisz and Alice Birch discuss their adaptation of the 1988 film "Dead Ringers" into a six-episode series for Amazon. The show follows identical twin gynecologists who engage in a toxic pas de deux, pushing the moral boundaries of medicine and blurring the lines between their identities. Weisz and Birch discuss the show's genesis, its many plot convolutions, its sex and birthing scenes, its queer overtones, and its shocking finale. They also talk about their research into gynecology and obstetrics, their own experiences giving birth, and the show's examination of menopause and the pressure on women to look eternally young in the entertainment industry.
"Dead Ringers," the new limited series from Amazon Prime Video, is a successful reboot of the David Cronenberg film of the same name, swapping in Rachel Weisz for Jeremy Irons as a pair of codependent gynecologists. The show preserves Cronenberg’s signature strangeness while taking the premise to new, surprising heights, exploring themes of birth, babies, and biology. Weisz makes Beverly and Elliot two completely distinct characters, and the technical wizardry helps to tell them apart. The series is chilly and controlled, in contrast with the visceral, chaotic process of creating new life.
The first episode of Amazon Prime's Dead Ringers, adapted from the David Cronenberg film, introduces us to twin gynecologists Beverly and Elliot Mantle, played by Rachel Weisz. The sisters are different in many ways, with Beverly being more reserved and devoted to the science of childbirth, while Elliot is the public face of their operation and more confident. The episode sees the sisters trying to secure funding for a new birthing center while also dealing with personal issues, including Beverly's attraction to a patient and the cracks in their facade beginning to show. The show is hypersexual and hypergory, with sharp writing and excellent cinematography.
Actress Rachel Weisz has said she "didn't want to be coy" about showing graphic birth scenes in her new TV drama, Dead Ringers. The Amazon Prime series was the brainchild of the Oscar-winner, who wanted to re-make David Cronenberg's 1988 film of the same name. But this time, the lead characters - twin obstetricians - are female. Weisz says the realistic scenes in episode one of the six-parter were something she and creator Alice Birch were keen to portray.
Amazon's limited series adaptation of Dead Ringers is a worthwhile remake with a distinctive perspective and a towering central performance by Rachel Weisz. Creator Alice Birch uses the added narrative real estate of television to examine reproductive freedom and the fertility industry. The series is a direct assault on eons of archetypes suggesting that for a woman to be both ambitious and maternal requires duality. Dead Ringers is weird, unsettling, and nightmarish, but completely on its own terms, leaving Cronenberg's unmistakable version of body horror safe and sound.
The new six-episode Prime Video adaptation of Dead Ringers, a psychological thriller about twin gynecologists, features Rachel Weisz in a masterful acting achievement as both Beverly and Elliot. Showrunner Alice Birch gives the female characters all the power, with women in positions of power as doctors and wealthy medical donors. The drama dives deeply into issues such as abortion, medical experimentation, and the definition of human life. The visuals are intense, with lots of mirrors and blood, and the psychological rivalry builds to surprising twists.
Rachel Weisz revealed in an interview that she and husband Daniel Craig probably won't work together again, preferring to keep their private and professional lives separate. The couple last worked together in 2011's "Dream House" and starred in Broadway's "Betrayal" in 2013. Weisz is currently promoting her latest project, "Dead Ringers," at the Cannes International Series Festival, while Craig recently wrapped up filming for Netflix's "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery."
Rachel Weisz and husband Daniel Craig are not planning on acting together again any time soon, as they enjoy their private life as a family. The couple, who have been married since 2011, have worked together in the past, but prefer to alternate their work schedules so that one can stay home with the family while the other works. Weisz stars in the new Amazon series "Dead Ringers," which she co-created and executive produced, and premieres on April 21.
Rachel Weisz stars as twin sisters Beverly and Elliot in the new Prime Video series "Dead Ringers," which premiered at Canneseries. Created by Alice Birch, the show follows the ambitious New York obstetricians as they set out to create a birthing center that would change the existing system. Weisz also serves as an executive producer. The show elicited both applause and walk-outs from the audience due to its detailed depictions of childbirth and medical procedures. "Dead Ringers" will premiere on April 21.
Rachel Weisz wowed in a plunging midnight blue gown with sparkling embellishments at Day Two of the Canneseries International Festival in Cannes, France. The actress was promoting her series Dead Ringers, a gender-swapped adaptation of director David Cronenberg's 1988 psychological thriller of the same name. Weisz plays both Elliot and Beverly Mantle, twins who share everything and team up to push the boundaries of medical ethics.
Rachel Weisz stars in Prime Video's upcoming show Dead Ringers, based on David Cronenberg's 1988 film of the same name. Weisz plays twin gynecologists who create life and play God, a plot largely altered from the original film. The series premieres on April 21.
Rachel Weisz stars as twin sister obstetricians in the TV adaptation of David Cronenberg's horror film, Dead Ringers, premiering on April 21 on Prime Video. The sisters are asked to "grow a baby out of nothing," leading to a blend of psychological and visceral terror. Weisz takes on the dual role of Drs. Beverly and Elliot Mantle, with the story's portrayal of female healthcare taking on a sharper focus. The series has both mythical and religious concerns in addition to the purely biological.
