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Rupert Friend

May 2023

  • Steve Carell in Asteroid City.

    Peter Bradshaw's film of the week
    Asteroid City review – Wes Anderson’s 1950s sci-fi is an exhilarating triumph of pure style

    This tale of earth-shattering events in a space-obsessed desert town leans nicely into its own artificiality, and every delicious, microscopic detail is a delight

April 2022

  • Anatomy of a Scandal Season 1. Rupert Friend as James Whitehouse in episode 2 of Anatomy of a Scandal Season 1. Cr. Ana Cristina Blumenkron/NETFLIX © 2020.

    That Anatomy of a Scandal scene: is this the silliest TV moment ever?

    A jaw-dropping reveal in Netflix’s twisty new courtroom thriller has become talked about for all the wrong reasons
  • Sophie Miller and Rupert Friend in Anatomy of a Scandal

    TV review
    Anatomy of a Scandal review – none of these characters speak like human beings

    Borderline criminal dialogue, nauseating camera work and a ridiculously far-fetched plot mar Sienna Miller’s turn in this Netflix political thriller
  • From left: Roar; The Kardashians; Hard Cell; Anatomy of a Scandal; Our Great National Parks.

    The seven best shows to stream this week
    Anatomy of a Scandal to Roar: the seven best shows to stream this week

    Rupert Friend and Sienna Miller play a Tory MP and his long-suffering wife caught in a sexual assault cover-up, and a starry new series of feminist fables. Plus: the return of Catherine Tate and the Kardashians

September 2017

  • The Death of Stalin.

    First look review
    The Death of Stalin review – Armando Iannucci has us tremblin' in the Kremlin

    The Thick of It and Veep writer’s tilt at Soviet-era satire boasts an outstanding cast, with Simon Russell Beale as the secret police chief with a satanic surprise

August 2017

  • Death of Stalin

    The Death of Stalin: first trailer for Armando Iannucci's Soviet satire revealed

    Iannucci’s film features a host of acting talent as the Russian dictator’s underlings, including Steve Buscemi, Jason Isaacs and Michael Palin

August 2015

  • Rupert Friend in Hitman: Agent 47.

    First look review
    Hitman: Agent 47 review – an idiotic mess with gory flair

  • Rupert Friend in Berlin

    Rupert Friend: I thought acting wasn’t for me

January 2014

  • Rupert Friend as Peter Quinn in Homeland

    Paul Walker's Agent 47 movie role to go to Rupert Friend

    Homeland star to take over videogame adaptation after death of Fast and Furious actor, while James Marsden to take The Best of Me lead

September 2010

  • London film festival highlights: Black Swan, Never Let Me Go, The King's Speech, 127 Hours

    London film festival lineup revealed

    Festival announces full schedule that includes directorial work from Mike Leigh, Anton Corbijn and David Jason alongside new films from Danny Boyle, Colin Firth and Keira Knightley

December 2009

  • Michelle Pfeiffer and Rupert Friend in Cheri

    The Observer interview: Rupert Friend

    He's been feted for his appearances with Johnny Depp and Michelle Pfeiffer and is soon to open in the West End. Yet the media only want to discuss his relationship with Keira Knightley. No wonder he is wary says Elizabeth Day

May 2009

  • Rupert Friend and Michelle Pfeiffer in Cheri

    Film blog
    Don't confuse love with style, mon Chéri

    Why it's France that's the passion-killer for Michelle Pfeiffer and Rupert Friend in Stephen Frears's new film

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