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In Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove, United States Air Force Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper goes rogue and launches an unprovoked nuclear attack on the Soviet Union. He is asked by Raf Group Captain Lionel Mandrake — a voice of reason in the madness — to recall the B-52 bombers that will end civilization. Ripper refuses. Mandrake asks politely, in an arch British way, why he feels the need to blow up the world. The general talks of how forces beyond our comprehension are slowly poisoning America with a toxic chemical known as … fluoride.

Known for his commanding presence and impressive skill with prose, Sir Ian McKellen is among the best actors of a generation who can bring depth to any role he’s given, create great chemistry with other actors and capture the audience’s attention whenever on screen. Appearing in several films over decades, the actor has performed in all sorts of genres and has consistently chosen projects that engage with the viewer, while also highlighting great filmmaking on display.

At the same time, some dedicated fans may assume that Ian McKellen’s work extends to only franchise-heavy material, however, the actor’s expansive filmography ranges in size of spectacle, drama and narrative scale, where no matter the film, Ian McKellen commits himself to the performance and helps make each project that much better. Moreover, with each Ian McKellen film offering something different to say to viewers, it re-establishes how truly versatile...

As Godzilla’s director Gareth Edwards prepares to helm Scarlett Johansson’s 2025 Jurassic World sequel, Universal’s project steadily builds up its cast. Making headlines, the upcoming movie reportedly hires Obi-Wan Kenobi star Rupert Friend and Baby Reindeer actor/creator Richard Gadd to join the cast.

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While Rupert Friend makes headlines for his alleged casting, Richard Gadd’s rumored appearance comes as a surprise to fans, considering the explosive controversies surrounding his Netflix show Baby Reindeer. Although netizens are happy to see Gadd’s progress, people are also hooked to the tabloid-laden reports surrounding the star.

Rupert Friend and Richard Gadd Joins Scarlett Johansson’s Jurassic World 2025

Following the success of its three previous Jurassic World movies, Universal is currently preparing Scarlett Johansson’s 2025 sequel to be helmed by Gareth Edwards. According to THR, it has been confirmed that the...

Baby Reindeer Set To Become Most-Watched Show On Netflix - Main Image

Netflix is no stranger to breakout hits, but Baby Reindeer was a surprise hit and is on the road to becoming one of the most-watched series on the platform. Written by and starring comedian Richard Gadd, it has rapidly become one of Netflix's most popular shows.

Released on April 11, the autobiographical series has captivated audiences with its raw and intense narrative, based on Gadd's real-life experience with a stalker.

Baby Reindeer Rise to the Top

According to Deadline, Baby Reindeer racked up 18 million views between April 29 and May 5, totalling 56.5 million within 26 days of its release. This rapid viewership growth has set it on a trajectory to break into the platform's top 10 most-watched shows.

Baby Reindeer needs an additional 27 million views in the remaining 65 days of its 91-day premiere window to make the list. It will join shows like...

Netflix has argued that it took care to disguise the identities of the real-life Baby Reindeer characters after the show’s extraordinary success sparked an internet guessing game.

In some of Netflix’s first comments about the viral circus surrounding Baby Reindeer, policy chief Benjamin King told a UK Parliament hearing that the streamer was satisfied with duty of care standards on the show.

King told lawmakers that Netflix and producer Clerkenwell Films took “every reasonable precaution in disguising the real-life identities of the people involved in that story.”

John Nicolson, a Scottish National Party MP who sits on the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, pointed out that this had not prevented the character of Martha from being identified online.

Baby Reindeer was billed as a “true story” and provides a searingly raw account of comedian Richard Gadd’s experience with an alleged stalker.

Gadd plays the lead character Donny,...

Exposing startling elements and narrating the thrilling story of a stalker, Richard Gadd’s Baby Reindeer turned into a Netflix hit, following its release. Further, by notifying fans and audiences that his show is a semi-autobiographical project, based on his real-life experience, Gadd drew attention towards his show.

Richard Gadd in Baby Reindeer

However, on informing fans about how Baby Reindeer is actually based on his real-life experience of being stalked and abused, Richard Gadd unknowingly took things to a different route. Addressing Gadd’s comments, people started figuring out who his stalker might be, which led some to falsely accuse director and writer Sean Foley. Considering the weight of the situation, Richard Osman shared a dark revelation of how everyone in the industry knows Gadd’s abuser.

Fans Falsely Accused Sean Foley for Richard Gadd’s Assault

Over the years, through the evolution of cinema and art, the world...

The real-life stalker who is portrayed in Netflix‘s Baby Reindeer is speaking out about how she’s been treated since the show was released. She says that she is extremely unhappy with how the show made her look and she’s considering taking legal action. Keep reading to find out what she has said since coming forth.

Real-Life Baby Reindeer Stalker Received Death Threats

The woman, who is played by Jessica Gunning in the Netflix series, gave her opinions on the show. Baby Reindeer is allegedly based on the real-life experiences of the show’s creator, Richard Gadd.

Although there were no real-life names used in Baby Reindeer, the woman on whom the character Martha is based has been receiving “death threats and abuse from Richard Gadd supporters.”

“He’s using Baby Reindeer to stalk me now,” she said in an interview with The Daily Mail. She then proceeded...

The Baby Reindeer fans who harassed alleged real-life counterparts of characters missed the show's message of empathy and understanding mental illness. Richard Gadd and the cast urge fans to stop detective work, emphasizing the show's intentions were not to speculate on real-life inspirations. It's important to separate fact from fiction while engaging with media Baby Reindeer aims to shed light on mental health issues, not malign individuals.

Baby Reindeer enthusiasts have, in a move so ironic, you couldn't make it up if you tried, tracked down, and begun to harass who they believe to be the real-life counterparts of some of the characters on the show. Baby Reindeer is a Netflix series by Scottish comedian Richard Gadd that tells the true story of his traumatic experience of being stalked and harassed by a customer at the bar where he used to work. It's a show that is relentlessly sympathetic to this antagonist,...

The alleged real-life stalker from Baby Reindeer has spoken out following the show’s success on Netflix.

An unnamed woman, who claims to be the inspiration behind Jessica Gunning’s Martha in the new, popular series, told the Daily Mail she was considering legal action for defamation following the release of the Richard Gadd project.

Baby Reindeer follows Gadd’s Donny Dunn, a struggling comedian who encounters a lonely woman at the bar where he works. The chance encounter, during which he offers her a free cup of tea, spirals over several months as Martha is revealed to be a dangerous, serial stalker. Over the course of multiple years, she sent him more than 41,000 emails, 744 tweets, 100 pages of letters and 350 hours of voicemails.

While speaking with the tabloid, the woman insisted that Gadd was actually the one obsessed with her. “He’s using Baby Reindeer to stalk me now,” she said.

This article contains spoilers for Baby Reindeer

Behind the epic saga of Netflix’s Baby Reindeer lies a brutal tale of one man’s truth and trauma. A story that is more fact than fiction, the true story that inspired the Netflix show is enough to send chills down the spine. As the author and actor of the show, Richard Gadd moves through life balancing the unfair cruelty bestowed on him, he takes ownership of his life by turning the tragedy into a dialogue on trauma and mental illness.

Baby Reindeer [Credit: Netflix]While Richard Gadd ponders the effects of truth and personal experience coloring the stories of every person around the world, fans ponder the extent of facts that went into crafting Baby Reindeer, even as the show blurs every line between fiction and reality.

The Real-Life Story That Inspired Netflix’s Baby Reindeer

The highly intimate story behind Baby Reindeer...

Baby Reindeer has been getting a lot of traction in communities across Hollywood. On top of the series’ stellar reviews, its immersive premise has hypnotized its viewers into obsession. The story follows Donny, who is faced with one of the most terrifying possibilities for many people; a stalker. As many fans have come to know, the concept of the show is based on the real-life experiences of Richard Gadd, who plays the protagonist and also created the series.

Richard Gadd in Baby Reindeer

During the promotion of the series, the actor revealed that he was sexually assaulted and stalked in his twenties, which led to the creation of the show. Unfortunately, there was one aspect he did not see coming.

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Richard Gadd in Baby Reindeer

Crown of antlers: Baby Reindeer, Netflix’s lightly fictionalized story of a comedian being pursued by a creepy stalker, has reigned over the cultural conversation in the UK and beyond this week. Created by Richard Gadd, the series has wowed critics with its sharp dialogue and gripping story. Viewers have agreed with the verdict. The drama from The End of the F***ing World producer Clerkenwell Films cemented its sleeper hit status by growing its audience by 64% in its second week on Netflix, meaning Episode 1 has been watched by nearly 5 million people in the UK. It’s a similar story elsewhere: Baby Reindeer surged to the top of Netflix’s English-language TV chart, racking up 13.3 million views in the week to April 21.

Unintended consequences:...

Nava Mau has been seeing the positive response to Baby Reindeer and is reacting to it.

The star of the Netflix limited series who plays Teri, a trans woman Richard Gadd’s Donny meets on a dating site, shared a post on social media following the “overwhelming” reactions to the drama.

“Baby Reindeer has been out for one week, and the response has been overwhelming. Like whoa,” Mau shared on Instagram. “When I first read the script a couple years ago, I saw myself in Teri. I also saw myself in every single character. Richard’s writing invites us to embrace honesty—true, ground-shaking, walls-crumbling honesty. And the truth is that we’re all human after all.”

She continued, “I hope that every single person who worked on this feels as proud as I am. I’m so lucky that Teri belonged to me for just a little while. Now,...

In the era of true crime in media, social media is abuzz following the release of Baby Reindeer on Netflix.

The series created by Richard Gadd is based on a true story based on Gadd’s own experiences. This has led internet sleuths to take into their own hands and uncover who the real-life characters could be, leading to wrongfully accusing innocent people.

Gadd is now breaking his silence and recently shared a message to viewers.

“People I love, have worked with, and admire (including Sean Foley) are unfairly getting caught up in speculation,” Gadd posted on Instagram Stories. “Please don’t speculate on who any of the real life people could be. That’s not the point of our show.”

Foley reshared Gadd’s statement on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. The director had previously shared that “police have been informed and are investigating all...

Baby Reindeer has become an unexpected breakout hit for Netflix, but the attention has come with unwanted consequences, according to creatives behind the series.

Jessica Gunning, who stars as Martha in the drama, has called on fans to stop trying to identify the characters after social media has been flooded with false allegations.

Created by and starring Richard Gadd (Donny), Baby Reindeer tells the true story of the Scottish writer and actor’s stalker, played by Gunning.

Produced by Clerkenwell Films, the UK company behind The End of the F*cking World, Gunning said the online Baby Reindeer speculation is “quite sad” and “not the point of the show at all.”

She told BBC Scotland’s The Edit: “If you like the show and you are a fan of it, you should stick with the story of Martha and Donny being what connects you, not trying to do any detective...

Richard Gadd urges viewers not to search for real-life figures from his show Baby Reindeer to avoid unfair accusations. Gadd specifically mentions his friend Sean Foley was caught up in speculation that ended up not being true. The creators implore viewers not to speculate on the identities of the real-life counterparts in Baby Reindeer.

Baby Reindeer creator Richard Gadd has responded to viewers who are trying to find the real-life stalker from the miniseries, discouraging them from their search. The Netflix limited series is loosely based on Gadd's real-life experiences with a stalker, where he portrays Donny Dunn, a young man stalked by an older woman and assaulted by a TV writer. Because the series is based on his life experiences, it has led to public speculation about who the real figures in his story actually are.

Now, TV Insider reports that, in an Instagram story, Gadd asked viewers not...

The new limited series Baby Reindeer is the hottest show on Netflix right now and fans are trying to learn more about the real story that inspired it.

Baby Reindeer follows struggling comedian Donny Dunn’s (Richard Gadd) warped relationship with his female stalker (Jessica Gunning) and the impact it has on him as he is ultimately forced to face a deeply buried trauma.

The series opens with the disclaimer, “This is a true story.” But, how true is it?

Keep reading to find out more…

Richard is speaking out and imploring fans to stop trying to figure out the name of the real person who inspired the story.

“It’s all emotionally 100 percent true if that makes sense,” Richard told Variety. “It’s all borrowed from instances that happened to me and real people that I met. But of course, you can’t do the exact truth, for both legal and artistic reasons.

Baby Reindeer opens with a disclosure typical amid today’s boom in crime content: “This is a true story.”

It’s a fitting declaration as the new Netflix limited series, which shot to No. 1 on the streamer’s TV rankings over the weekend to become the latest viral hit, is based on the life and experiences of its creator, writer, executive producer and star, Richard Gadd. The multihyphenate adapted it from his award-winning Edinburgh Festival Fringe one-man play.

Baby Reindeer casts Gadd as Donny Dunn, a struggling comedian who encounters a lonely woman one day while at his bartending gig. The chance meeting, during which he offers her a complimentary cup of tea when she turns up in tears, spirals over many months as it’s revealed that Martha, who is played by Jessica Gunning, is a dangerous serial stalker.

Richard Gadd as Donny in one of his stand-up scenes.

Armando Iannucci and Steve Coogan will collaborate once again for a stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove. The play is set to premiere at London’s Noel Coward Theatre on October 8th, 2024.

Marking the first-ever adaptation of a Kubrick film, Iannucci is teaming with Sean Foley, who will co-direct the production. Like Peter Sellers did in the 1964 movie, Coogan will portray multiple roles in the play. Known in full as Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, Kubrick’s Cold War satire follows an Air Force general who orders a preemptive nuclear attack on the Soviet Union.

Sellers played three roles in the film: Group Captain Lionel Mandrake, fictional President Merkin Muffley, and Dr. Strangelove, the former Nazi who serves as Muffley’s scientific advisor. Both Sellers and Kubrick were nominated for Academy Awards for the landmark black comedy.

Iannucci’s take...

Steve Coogan, Armando Iannucci and Sean Foley are teaming for a West End stage production of Stanley Kubrick’s classic 1964 war satire, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.

Billed as the first-ever adaptation of a Kubrick work, Dr. Strangelove will star Coogan in multiple roles at London’s Noel Coward Theatre for a limited run from October 8, 2024-December 21, 2024.

The adaptation hails from Veep creator and Coogan’s Alan Partridge collaborator Iannucci, and Olivier Award-winner Foley. Foley will also direct.

The original Oscar-nominated film about a rogue U.S. General who triggers a nuclear crisis, starred Peter Sellers, George C Scott, Sterling Hayden and Slim Pickens, among others. Sellers memorably played more than one character, scoring an Oscar nomination in the process.

Said Coogan, “The idea of putting Dr. Strangelove on stage is daunting. A huge responsibility. It’s also an exciting challenge, an...

Steve Coogan is going full Peter Sellers. The Alan Partridge and Philomena star has signed on for a British stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s seminal nuclear war satire Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, with Coogan set to play multiple roles, as Sellers did in the 1964 feature film.

Veep and Death of Stalin director Armando Iannucci is adapting Kubrick’s film for the stage together with Sean Foley. Foley, who has had West End success with such adaptations as The Painkiller starring Kenneth Branagh and Ben Elton’s The Upstart Crow, will also direct the play, which is set to premiere at London’s Noel Coward Theatre on Oct. 8, 2024.

The official Stanley Kubrick account on X, formerly known as Twitter, made the Coogan casting announcement on Tuesday.

Breaking News – Steve Coogan named as lead in the stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s dark comedy Dr. Strangelove.

Hey Alexa, how is artificial intelligence reshaping our world? Robert Downey Jr. will explain in The Age of A.I., a new documentary series from YouTube originals that premieres December 18. Check out the first trailer above and key art below.

The eight-episode series takes a deep dive into the fascinating world of the most transformational technology in the history of humankind, per YouTube’s logline. Downey brings an irreverent enthusiasm and curiosity to the screen as the learning series takes an immersive look at artificial intelligence and its potential to change the planet.

In each episode, viewers will meet the people on the front lines of A.I. – the scientists, innovators and dreamers who are shaping the future and the real people whose lives might be changed forever as technology races to tackle some of the world’s greatest challenges.

The premiere episode follows co-founder of Soul Machines, Mark Sagar, an...

Network: CBS. Episodes: Ongoing (hour). Seasons: Ongoing. TV show dates: May 11, 2018 — present. Series status: Has not been cancelled. Performers include: Mark Keller (announcer). TV show description: From executive producers Stephen Lambert, Sean Foley, and Greg Goldman, the Undercover Boss: Celebrity Edition TV show is a spinoff of the CBS reality TV series, Undercover Boss. The spinoff grew out two May 2017 special celebrity episodes of the original series, which featured musician Darius Rucker and chef and restaurateur Marcus Samuelsson. Undercover Boss: Celebrity Edition follows celebrities from different fields, as they go undercover to identify talented unknowns, in the hope of helping them realize their dreams. Stars from the world of music, sports, modeling,...

Stars: Julian Barratt, Simon Farnaby, Essie Davis, Russell Tovey, Andrea Riseborough, Jessica Barden, Harriet Walter, Steve Coogan | Written by Julian Barratt, Simon Farnaby | Directed by Sean Foley

Washed-up Richard Thorncroft (Julian Barratt) peaked with hit 1980s detective show ‘Mindhorn’, playing the titular Isle of Man sleuth with a robotic eye that allowed him to literally “see the truth”. Decades later, when a deranged Manx criminal demands Mindhorn as his nemesis, Thorncroft returns to the scene of his greatest triumphs for one last chance to reignite his glory days, professional credibility and even romance with former co-star/paramour Patricia Deville (Essie Davis).

The idea of fans blurring the line between fiction and reality has been used numerous times in cinema, the latest example of which – Mindhorn – is a very British take on the idea: at once both spoofing and homaging the likes of 70s and 80s TV shows such as Bergerac,...