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Alexander Skarsgard Joins Nicole Kidman in HBO’s ‘Big Little Lies’

in Entertainment News January 5, 2016




Alexander Skarsgard and James Tupper lead the latest cast additions to HBO’s “Big Little Lies” starring Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman and Shailene Woodley, the company announced Tuesday.

Skarsgard has been cast as Perry, Kidman’s character Celeste’s husband, while Tupper will play Nathan, ex-husband to Witherspoon’s character Madeline. Other new cast members include Jeffrey Nordling, P.J. Byrne, Kelen Coleman, Sarah Burns, Virginia Kull, Sarah Baker, Kathreen Khavari, Larry Bates and Gia Carides.

Witherspoon’s “Wild” collaborator Jean-Marc Vallee is directing “Big Little Lies,” which is based on Liane Moriarty‘s bestselling book of the same name. Previously announced cast members include Adam Scott, Laura Dern, Zoe Kravitz, Kathryn Newton, Hong Chau and Santiago Cabrera.

David E. Kelley wrote the script, which follows three mothers of kindergarteners whose seemingly perfect lives unravel to the point of murder.

Witherspoon and Kidman are executive producing “Big Little Lies” under their respective production companies, Pacific Standard (with Bruna Papandrea) and Blossom Films (with Per Saari). Kelley also serves as an executive producer alongside Vallee and his frequent collaborator Nathan Ross.

Skarsgard previously starred as a series regular on HBO’s long-running vampire series “True Blood.” He will next be seen in Warner Bros’ big screen “Legend of Tarzan” opposite Margot Robbie. He is represented by CAA.

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True Blood's Alexander Skarsgard Joins HBO Limited Series Big Little Lies as Nicole Kidman's Husband
By Michael Ausiello / January 5 2016, 3:00 PM PST

True Blood alum Alexander Skarsgard is putting down stakes at HBO again with a co-starring role opposite Oscar winner Nicole Kidman in the cabler’s star-studded limited series Big Little Lies, TVLine has learned.

David E. Kelley is penning the eight-episode adaptation of Liane Moriarty’s 2014 darkly comic novel about three three mothers (Kidman, Reese Witherspoon and Shailene Woodley) of kindergartners whose seemingly perfect lives unravel to the point of murder.

Skarsgard will play Perry Wright, devoted husband to Kidman’s Celeste.

Revenge vet James Tupper, meanwhile, has been cast as the ex-husband of Witherspoon’s Madeline.

The enviable ensemble also includes the previously announced Adam Scott (as Madeline’s current husband), Laura Dern (as an anti-bullying crusader) and Zoë Kravitz (as the wife of Tupper’s character)

Production begins in January.

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More Info on "Big Little Lies"

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New Role for Alex: Perry Wright in Big Little Lies!

Alexander Skarsgard, James Tupper Join HBO’s Nicole Kidman-Reese Witherspoon Drama

The premium cable network also confirms Shailene Woodley’s co-starring role and announces the limited series’ supporting cast.

HBO’s Big Little Lies is firming up its cast.

The premium cable network on Tuesday confirmed that Shailene Woodley would play the third leading role and cast True Blood alum Alexander Skarsgard as Nicole Kidman’s on-screen husband. Additionally, Revenge grad James Tupper has been tapped to play Reese Witherspoon’s ex.

The comedic drama centers on three mothers (Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman and Woodley) of kindergartners whose apparently perfect lives unravel to the point of murder. Based on Liane Moriarty’s book of the same name, the drama hails from David E. Kelley (Boston Legal, Ally McBeal) who is writing the seven-episode limited series. HBO landed the project in May following a bidding war with Netflix.

Woodley, whose casting leaked in December, will play Jane, a single mom of modest means and a mysterious past, she is new to not only Monterey but to the complicated social hierarchy of Mesa Elementary School, where her son is a student.

Skarsgard will return to HBO after rising to fame in the cabler’s vampire drama True Blood and portray Perry Wright, the husband to Kidman’s Celeste and a successful businessman, father and devoted husband.

Tupper is set as Nathan Carlson, Madeline’s (Witherspoon) ex-husband who remarried a beautiful and younger yoga instructor named Bonnie (Zoe Kravitz), who is tasked with co-parenting his teen daughter with his ex.

Additionally, HBO announced the supporting cast for the limited series:

Jeffrey Nordling as Gordon Klein, a high-powered executive, married to Renata (Laura Dern).

Santiago Cabrera as Joseph Bachman, who runs the local Monterey theater company and has an extramarital affair with Madeline (Witherspoon).

P. J. Byrne as Principal Warren Nippal, who runs the school in Monterey where the children of characters played by Witherspoon, Kidman, Woodley and Dern all attend first grade.

Kelen Coleman as Harper, a Monterey parent and neighbor of the lead characters.

Sarah Burns as Gabrielle, a Monterey parent and neighbor.

Darby Camp as Chloe Mackenzie, the 7-year-old daughter of Madeline (Witherspoon).

Cameron and Nicholas Crovetti as Max & Josh Wright, 7-year-old twin sons of Celeste and Perry (Kidman and Skarsgard)

Ivy George as Amabella Klein, the 7-year-old daughter of Renata and Gordon (Dern and Nordling).

Chloe Coleman as Skye Carlson, the 7-year-old daughter of Nathan and Bonnie (Tupper and Kravitz).

Virginia Kull as Ms. Emily Barnes, the first-grade school teacher for the children.

Sarah Baker as Thea, a Monterey parent and neighbor.

Kathreen Khavari as Samantha, a Monterey parent and neighbor.

Larry Bates as Stu, a Monterey parent and neighbor.

Hong Chau as Jackie, a Monterey parent and neighbor of our leading characters.

Gia Carides as Melissa, a Monterey parent and neighbor of our leading characters.

They join a cast that also includes previously announced Adam Scott as Ed, Madeline’s husband; and Kathryn Newton as Abigail, Madeline’s teen daughter.

Kelley is attached to pen the series via his David E. Kelley Productions banner. Kidman and Witherspoon will both exec produce alongside Kelley. Exec producers include Kelley, Witherspoon and Pacific Standard’s Bruna Papandrea, Kidman and Blossom Films’ Per Saari. Jean-Marc Vallee will exec produce and direct all seven episodes. Gregg Fienberg will also exec produce, while Australian novelist Moriarty will serve as a producer on Big Little Lies.

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[christine73]

Sounds really good and with a pretty amazing sounding cast too. Looking forward to when this comes out so we can all watch and live chat it together. Be nice seeing Alex regularly on TV too, even if it is a limited running series. What a great compromise too, still allowing him time to pursue other movie projects and not being tied to a long running series.

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Variety Tells Us a Bit More

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Alexander Skarsgard and James Tupper Join HBO’s ‘Big Little Lies’



HBO’s A-list ensembler “Big Little Lies” is now complete with the additions of Alexander Skarsgård and James Tupper, Variety has learned.

The two actors join Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman in the David E. Kelley limited series, along with previously announced stars Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern, Adam Scott, Zoë Kravitz and Kathryn Newton.

Based on Liane Moriarty’s 2014 novel of the same name, “Big Little Lies” is a darkly comic drama centering on three mothers (Witherspoon, Kidman, Dern) of first graders whose apparently perfect lives unravel to the point of murder.

Skarsgård will play Kidman’s husband, Perry, a successful businessman, loving father and devoted husband. Tupper will play Witherspoon’s ex-husband, who’s now married to a young yoga instructor (Kravitz) and faces the challenges of co-parenting a teenage daughter (Newton) with his ex-wife.

Kidman is playing Celeste, who’s the envy of her peers as she seems to have it all. Witherspoon is playing Madeline, who’s married to Ed (played by Scott) and is described as a whirlwind of energy with good intentions and compulsion to set things right, which has unintended consequences. Dern will portray Renata, a powerful career woman and anti-bullying crusader who’s at the center of schoolyard politics. Woodley will play Jane, a single mom of modest means and a mysterious past.

Also announced on Tuesday were additional cast including Jeffrey Nordling as Gordon Klein, a high-powered executive and Renata’s (Dern) husband; Santiago Cabrera as Joseph Bachman who runsthe local Monterey theatre company and has an extramarital affair with Madeline (Witherspoon); P.J. Byrne as Principal Warren Nippal, who runs the school in Monterey where the children attend first grade; Virginia Kull as the first grade teacher; and Kelen Coleman, Sarah Burns, Sarah Baker, Larry Bate, Hong Chau, Gia Carides and Kathreen Khavarias Monterey parents and neighbors of the leading characters.

The young cast playing the children of the main characters includes Darby Camp as Madeline’s7-year old daughter; Cameron and Nicholas Crovetti as the 7-year old twin sons of Celeste and Perry; Ivy George as Renata and Gordon’s 7-year old daughter; and Chloe Coleman as Nathan and Bonnie’s daughter.

In addition to starring in the limited series, Witherspoon and Kidman will also serve as exec producers. They both optioned the book rights through their respective production shingles, Pacific Standard Films and Blossom Films.

Pacific Standard’s Bruna Papandrea, Blossom Films’ Per Saari, Nathan Ross and Gregg Fienberg will also exec produce, along with Kelley, who’s writing and producing through his David E. Kelley Prods. Director Jean-Marc Vallée will also pull double duty as an exec producer.

Skarsgård is repped by CAA. Tupper is repped by Untitled Entertainment and Jackoway Tyerman.
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[davischristinem]

Celeste and Perry are parents to 7 yr. old twin boys!    I can't wait for this!

[em666]

This really is 'A' list in terms of both the cast and the production/director. So it makes me happy they wanted Alex on board.
It's also good for him in terms of flexibility, because it's more like Generation Kill, in that it's an extended mini-series, and therefore he's not tied to a multi-season tv series, like he was with True Blood.
And since Mute's filming start has been delayed until later in the summer, it gives him something to do from now until Tarzan promotion really gets going later in spring.

[davischristinem]

This is How I Felt When I Read This Was Happening!

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HBO…mini-series…Skarsgard…i’m happy dancing like a kid jacked up on processed sugar.

Tagged: Alexander Skarsgard, happy dance, big little lies, reaction gif credit to sorry don't know.



                                                     
                                                            

[ohva]

Here's the AV Club take on the casting.

www.avclub.com/article/alexander-skarsgard-return-hbo-tell-big-little-lie-230339

7 episodes, that's a nice size miniseries!

[davischristinem]

Alex and Nicole Kidman Taking a Break from Work

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First set photo of Alex and Nicole Kidman filming Big Little Lies (January 12, 2016):

“…Nicole Kidman struck a serious silhouette in a pair of wide legged grey trousers and her luscious locks pulled as she chatted with co star Alexander Skarsgård on the film set.

The 48-year-old Hollywood star looked deep in conversation as she and Alexander took a break from filming on Tuesday in Los Angeles.“

-DailyMail.co.uk


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They both look great!  Casting them as this couple in Big Little Lies is so awesome!  It's wonderful to get a photo from them at work right away. 



                                                                                      

[wanderingstar78]

The Daily Mail is being kind. I don't think anyone has described Nicole Kidman's hair as "luscious" since her Days of Thunder days! 

I'm excited about this miniseries! It sounds really interesting. I hope that Alex has a fair amount of screen time.  That was one of my biggest complaints about TB - he was a huge draw for the show, but they gave him so little screen time.

[ohva]

[davischristinem]

Alex and Nicole Hard at Work on HBO's "Big Little Lies"

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Alex on the set of Big Little Lies with Nicole Kidman on 1/12/16

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[davischristinem]

About the Book...

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Liane Moriarty’s book BIG LITTLE LIES is fabulous and a must read! Her writing style and story made this one of my favorite books I’ve ever read.

It came out August 2014 and they are shooting the mini-series for HBO right now. Cast: Reese Witherspoon as Madeline, Nicole Kidman as Celeste, Shailene Woodley as Jane and my fave, Alexander Skarsgård as Celeste’s husband Perry. (I CANNOT WAIT to see this!!)

I truly hope you can read this book without any spoilers.

From EW.com:

Moriarty is an agile storyteller, moving between people and plotlines and moods with exceptional dexterity. In Big Little Lies, she tells a great, dark little tale: The kindergarten moms and dads in a small Australian community somehow drive one of their own to commit murder at the school’s trivia night. The characters all verge on caricatures—the PTA super-mom, the wealthy wife with a dark secret, the insecure single mother in a sea of married couples, the over-protective mom, the reformed absentee dad, the totally obtuse mom, the wealthy businessman husband. On some level, we know all these people.

The plot works backwards. The book starts with the murder, immediately rewinds six months, and counts down the events leading up to the tragic trivia night. Who did it? Why’d they do it? Who died? How is it possible that I am laughing on one page and dealing with very realistic issues of domestic violence on the next?

It’s a story fraught with secrets; each family has its own respective set. The novel will have you questioning each of them—and the twist at the end, well, I envy the reader who saw that coming.

Also:

Official EW.com Review (Grade: A)




                                                                                         

[wanderingstar78]

No new stills of Alex, but Big Little Lies continues to film in Monterey, CA

www.justjared.com/2016/01/28/nicole-kidman-reese-witherspoon-film-on-location-for-big-little-lies/

www.justjared.com/2016/01/28/shailene-woodley-reese-witherspoon-film-beachside-scene/