Listen, getting an opportunity to chat with a celebrity who is also a famous St. Louisan is so rare. So often celebrities come from New York or Los Angeles, especially these days (thanks nepo babies), so it's a real treat to talk with a fellow former Missourian. That's why I jumped at the chance to chat with Jon Hamm.
Now, we talked about his incredible new Apple TV+ series Your Friends & Neighbors. He plays Andrew Cooper, a hedge fund bigwig who gets fired and turns to a life of crime to maintain his lavish lifestyle. If you're like, "Wait, hasn't Hamm played a rich dude living a double life before?" The answer to that would yes, in Mad Men. "Don Draper was responsible for selling the American dream, and Andrew Cooper's pretty much responsible for buying it," Hamm told me.
Seriously, this show is so good. You need to watch.
But because we're both from St. Louis, Missouri, I had to ask Jon if he would join me for an Imo's Pizza date. (If you know anyone from St. Louis or have had Imo's, you know how polarizing Imo's Pizza can be. Some think it's amazing–me, I'm part of that "some"–while others think it's cheese on a cracker with a little bit of tomato sauce). Anyway, Jon was coy with me about our date. You'll just have to watch or listen to find out what he said.
That's it for me today. I'll be back on Friday! Keep scrolling for more entertainment news.
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Carey Mulligan knew she wanted to be part of The Ballad of Wallis Island from the moment she read the script. "I just loved it and thought it was so moving, funny, beautiful—it made me cry," she told Newsweek. "It's really rare to read unbelievable writing, and I don't know if there's many films that really do that. So I wanted to be part of this group putting something lovely into the world that's just gorgeous."
Written by Tom Basden and Tim Key, The Ballad of Wallis Island expands on their 2007 short film The One and Only Herb McGwyer Plays Wallis Island. It centers on folk musician turned pop artist Herb McGwyer (Basden), who is booked to perform on a remote island only to find that the millionaire (Key) who hired him is pulling a bit of a "parent trap," having also arranged for his former bandmate and ex-girlfriend Nell Mortimer (Mulligan) to play the concert.
The reunion is meant to bring back the magic of their McGwyer Mortimer duo—but it also opens old wounds. What's more, Nell is accompanied by husband Michael (Akemnji Ndifornyen), forcing Herb to confront not only his past, but her present. In an exclusive conversation with Newsweek, Basden shared how the film evolved over two decades and the pandemic gave him and Key time to turn their long-gestating idea into a feature-length project.
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