Jamie Bell on ‘Half Man,’ Fatherhood and Wanting to Make a Tap-Dancing Movie After Fred Astaire Biopic Fell Apart

Jamie Bell is still dancing. Twenty-five years ago, an 11-year-old boy from northeast England filmed a small movie about a coal miner’s son who wanted to dance ballet. Three years later, that boy, a 14-year-old Jamie Bell, stood on a BAFTA stage holding the prize for best leading actor, the youngest person ever to win […]

‘Half Man’ Emmy Submissions Revealed: Richard Gadd Goes Supporting as Jamie Bell Leads HBO Limited Series Push (EXCLUSIVE)

The “Half” men are splitting up for the Emmys. The Richard Gadd-created HBO Max miniseries, which wrapped its six-episode run on Thursday, has revealed its 21 official Emmy submissions exclusively to Variety. Jamie Bell and Mitchell Robertson, who play the older and younger versions of Niall Kennedy, will both go up in the lead actor […]

‘Half Man’ Creator and Star Richard Gadd on the ‘Ambiguous’ Finale, That ‘Grueling’ Fight and [SPOILER]’s Death: ‘It Felt Like the Right Way to End a Show Like This’

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains major spoilers for the series finale of the HBO/BBC drama “Half Man,” now streaming on HBO Max. For the past six weeks, Richard Gadd’s sophomore drama, “Half Man,” kept viewers on tenterhooks as they waited to find out what actually went down between his character Ruben and Jamie Bell’s Niall in […]

‘Half Man’ Cast on Shooting HBO Series’ Intense (And Incestuous) Themes and Its Potentially Polarizing Finale: ‘I Don’t Think Happy Endings Are Really True to Life’

Richard Gadd is fast establishing himself as the master of uncomfortable viewing. If “Baby Reindeer,” the super-viral 2024 Netflix series he wrote and starred in, raised difficult questions about masculinity, power and sexuality, his follow-up, “Half Man,” does the same — on steroids. The HBO/BBC co-prod, which ends its six-episode run on May 28, follows […]

‘Half Man’ Star Julie Cullen on Persuading Niall to Tell the Truth and Confronting Ruben’s Mum in That Awkward Dinner Scene: ‘I Was Honestly Scared of Her’

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers from Episode 3 of “Half Man,” now streaming on HBO Max. “Half Man,” the new drama from “Baby Reindeer” creator Richard Gadd, has split viewers and critics alike thanks to its brutal depiction of misogyny, violence and toxic masculinity. Following the story of two teenage boys — Niall and Ruben — […]

‘Half Man’ Creator/Star Richard Gadd on His Physical Transformation, Taking a Beat After His Back-to-Back Series and His Hot Take on Tuna and Peanut Butter

After “Baby Reindeer” wrapped production in 2023, Richard Gadd didn’t take a beat. Virtually the next day, he started on his follow-up, the gripping new HBO limited series “Half Man.” Now, as he spoke to Variety’s Awards Circuit Podcast, Gadd said he has finally come up for air. “Half Man,” which premieres Friday, is locked. […]

Richard Gadd Reveals Jamie Bell Suggested Him For “Unhinged” ‘Half Man’ Role & Recalls “Famous” Hollywood Actresses Auditioning For ‘Baby Reindeer’

Richard Gadd never planned to play the “unhinged” Ruben Pallister in his new BBC and HBO series Half Man. During a talk at the Canneseries festival this week, the Baby Reindeer creator revealed it was Jamie Bell, who plays his co-lead Niall Kennedy, who had the idea when they met in L.A. to discuss the […]

‘Half Man’ Stars on Their ‘Sinister’ Fraternal Relationship in Richard Gadd’s New Drama and That Shocking Virginity-Loss Scene: ‘A Lot Scarier on the Page Than It Was to Shoot’

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains stories from the series premiere of “Half Man,” now streaming on HBO Max. “Half Man,” the sophomore drama from “Baby Reindeer” creator Richard Gadd, follows the story of two very different teenage boys thrown together by fate, whose relationship will affect the rest of their lives. There’s awkward, under-confident Niall (played […]

Page 1 Older →