2024-03-25 19:38:34
Many temptations attracted big screen stars to the world of soap operas
Clint Eastwood, Bruce Lee, Johnny Depp, Tom Hanks, Bruce Willis, Brad Pitt, and other actors who created the glory of Hollywood cinema; A common denominator unites them, which is that they all started from the small screen, before landing on the big screen. Cinema was an unattainable dream at the time, so actors found a bridge to it through television series. Today, with the rise of global streaming platforms such as Netflix, HBO, Apple, and others, the season of reverse migration has begun.
Stars from different generations are rushing to experience series, after spending a lifetime accumulating cinema championships and sometimes “Oscar” awards. The reasons for this shift are understandable, and they are, in addition to the popularity of the platforms and their influence on the entertainment scene, their ability to reach large numbers of viewers, their continuity since it is still an emerging and promising project, and their attractive productions with huge budgets, in addition to their financial solidity that allows the temptation of actors. Those who join its series receive high wages.
Well-known names in the world of cinema have recently intensified their appearances through series on international broadcasting platforms (Reuters)
For her role in the series “Big Little Lies”, actress Nicole Kidman received $1 million for each episode of the second season. Her colleague Julia Roberts earned $600,000 for each episode of “Homecoming” in 2018, while the character “Frank Underwood” in the series “House of Cards” earned actor Kevin Spacey $500,000 for each episode. episode.
From the platforms’ point of view, attracting famous names in the world of cinema helps them attract viewers and add value to their series. Even veteran actor Anthony Hopkins was tempted by this move, as he is known for his loyalty to cinema. In 2016, the HBO platform convinced the international star to join the team of the series “Westworld” in the character of Dr. Robert Ford.
Anthony Hopkins in Westworld (HBO)
Jane Fonda (right) and Lily Tomlin, stars of the series “Grace and Frankie” (Netflix)
From the founding generation, actress Meryl Streep also emerged, who has always balanced her television and television appearances, but since 2010 she has intensified her appearances through series. In 2017, Streep won an Emmy Award for her participation as narrator in the documentary series “Five Came Back” on Netflix. Between 2019 and 2023, she had a major role in both the famous series “Big Little Lies” and “Only Murders in the Building.”
Meryl Streep in the series “Only Murders in the Building” (Hulu platform)
The day Netflix decided to launch its first powerful dramatic production, it hired actor Kevin Spacey, who won two Oscars. He gave an amazing performance in the series “House of Cards” as the imaginary President of the United States, Frank Underwood. His participation over 5 seasons was one of the most prominent reasons for the success of the work, and he won a Golden Globe Award for his role, while the series won 7 Emmy Awards.
Many will not remember the face of “American Beloved,” actress Julia Roberts, in series such as “Crime Story” in 1987, and “Miami Vice” in 1988, but they have certainly not forgotten her appearance in the movie “Pretty Woman.” Beautiful) despite the passage of 34 years since its release.
The American star stuck to her cinematic identity and did not deal seriously with series until 2018, when she starred in the series “Homecoming” on the “Amazon Prime” platform, to repeat the rosary and appear in the series “Gaslit” as Martha Mitchell, the wife of the US Attorney General during the era of Richard Nixon, who… It revealed a lot of what was hidden in the Watergate scandal.
Julia Roberts as Martha Mitchell in the series “Gaslit” (Amazon Prime)
As for Roberts’ colleague, the Australian actress Nicole Kidman, despite a busy television start that lasted from 1983 until 1989, she moved to the cinema screen in the early nineties and settled there until 2013. In that year, she returned to the small screen through the series “Top of the Lake” ( Head of the Lake) on the HBO platform, but the qualitative shift was not completed until 2017, when Kidman embarked on the adventure “Big Little Lies” as the character of Celeste Wright, winning an Emmy Award for her performance. Since then, Kidman has starred in 9 series.
Matthew McConaughey has long been known as a prominent name in the world of cinema, and the star of the platforms had to shine in order for the American actor to be convinced to move to its series. His serious start was in 2010 with “Eastbound & Down” on HBO, followed by the series “True Detective” in 2014 on the same platform, where he gave a dazzling performance in the character of lawman “Rust Cole.” It seems that the experience pleased McConaughey, who in 2023 lent his voice to the character of the artist Elvis Presley in the animated series “Agent Elvis” (Secret Agent Elvis Presley) on Netflix.
Matthew McConaughey, star of True Detective (HBO)
Before engraving her name in Seventh Art as one of its most important stars, Penelope Cruz began her acting career through two television roles in the early nineties. But she soon moved to cinema and stuck with it. In 2018, she returned to television with the series “The Assassination of Gianni Versace” in the role of the sister of the international designer Donatella.
American actress Reese Witherspoon has an ambiguous relationship with soap operas, as she repeatedly entered them and then stayed away from them for long periods of time. However, since 2017, she has been committed to her television appearances on streaming platforms. Her comeback was with “Big Little Lies,” for which she won an Emmy Award. However, the dramatic role that was etched in our minds is that of reporter and broadcaster Bradley Jackson in the series “The Morning Show” on the “Apple” platform. It is noteworthy that Witherspoon not only acts, but is also the executive producer of most of the series in which she participates.
Reese Witherspoon as Bradley Jackson in The Morning Show (Apple platform)
Among the actors who underwent the opposite migration from cinema to platforms is Jude Law, who distinguished himself alongside “HBO” in the character of Pope Pius VIII in the series “The Young Pope” in 2016, repeating the television experience in 5 other series.
As for the latest to join the platform series, she is the Oscar-winning French actress Juliette Binoche. In 2022, she participated in the series “The Staircase” on “HBO”, followed recently by the series “The New Look” on the “Apple” platform, in the role of international fashion designer Coco Chanel.
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