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‘Industry’ Star Marisa Abela Needed a Break. So She Took a Role Opposite Cate Blanchett
The 28-year-old actress, already a breakout on the HBO hit series, is about to kick her career up a notch with Steven Soderbergh’s new spy thriller.
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‘Black Bag’ Review: Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender Cozy Up in Steven Soderbergh’s Snazzy Spy Thriller
Marisa Abela, Tom Burke, Naomie Harris, Regé-Jean Page and Pierce Brosnan flesh out the ensemble in this twisty tale of loyalty and deception among British intelligence agents.
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‘The Agency’ Bosses Explain That Season Finale Betrayal and How Current U.S. Politics Will Factor Into Season 2
Co-creators Jez and John-Henry Butterworth also reveal their intentions behind the espionage thriller and why it’s more authentic than what’s typically seen in the spy genre.
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How Director Rich Peppiatt Reinvented an Entire Film Genre With ‘Kneecap’
Off the back of six BAFTA nominations, the helmer discusses the determination that drove him to make one of the riskiest, buzziest and most audacious indie films of the year: "One way or another, I was going to make this film."
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Michael Fassbender Was Caught in a Storm During a Boat Trip … While ABBA Music Blasted
"I was like, ‘If we have to die tonight, this is a good soundtrack to die to,'" the actor quipped.
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Cate Blanchett, Michael Fassbender Play Spy Games in Steven Soderbergh’s ‘Black Bag’ Trailer
The thriller about married intelligence agents – a wife who betrays her country and a husband whose loyalty to her is tested – will hit theaters on March 14.
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Jodie Turner-Smith on Portraying a Sudanese Woman in ‘The Agency’: “We Should All Be Able to Play Each Other”
The British Jamaican actress also talks about working with Michael Fassbender and having control over this chapter of her life and career: "My life is not dictated by men."
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Why Michael Fassbender’s CIA Drama ‘The Agency’ Is Set in April 2023
Director Joe Wright explains why the series set amid authentic wars between the Ukraine and Russia and in Sudan had to "plant our pin somewhere" to avoid real-life events "overtaking" the fictional world of the show.
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Richard Gere on His TV Turn in ‘The Agency’ and Moving His Family to Spain
The iconic film actor plays a CIA boss in his first major U.S. series regular role, in a series reflecting current geopolitical realities.
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‘The Agency’ Review: Michael Fassbender Leads a Stellar Cast in Paramount+ with Showtime’s Promising but Disjointed Spy Thriller
Jeffrey Wright, Jodie Turner-Smith and Richard Gere also star in the drama created by Jez and John-Henry Butterworth, which looks at the world of international espionage through the London CIA station.
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Showtime Spy Thriller ‘The Agency’ Gets Premiere Date, Trailer
Michael Fassbender heads the cast of the drama, which will debut Thanksgiving weekend.
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Michael Fassbender to Topline Paramount+ Spy Thriller ‘The Agency’
Production has begun on the series, formerly titled 'The Department.'
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