Billy Crudup to join Naomi Watts in Netflix drama “Gypsy”August 18, 2016 - 14:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Billy Crudup is headed to the small screen. The Tony and SAG Award winner has been tapped to star opposite Naomi Watts in the Netflix drama Gypsy, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Picked up to series in January, the project follows the journey of Jean Holloway, a therapist who begins to develop dangerous and intimate relationships with the people in her patients' lives. Watts will star as Holloway and also be credited as an executive producer. From writer/executive producer Lisa Rubin (I Was Here), the 10-episode drama is produced by Universal Television and Working Title. Working Title president Liza Chasin, Andrew Stearn and Rubin also exec produce alongside Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner. Sam Taylor-Johnson (Fifty Shades of Grey) will direct the first two episodes of the series, which will premiere in 2017. Crudup will play MIchael Holloway, Jean's husband and loving father to their daughter. He navigates their twisted and complicated marriage as well as his own morally gray relationships. The role marks Crudup's largest TV commitment to date. The actor next has feature 20th Century Women opposite Annette Bening, Elle Fanning and Greta Gerwig. His credits include Alien: Covenant, Life at These Speeds and Spotlight, for which he was part of the Oscar- and SAG Award-winning cast. On Broadway, he won a Tony for his role in The Coast of Utopia and nominations for The Elephant Man, The Pillowman and Arcadia, among others. Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. |