Category: Interviews
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Interview with Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light’s Mark Rylance
– Special Feature – by Staff | PBS Masterpiece | April 29, 2025 Mark Rylance’s riveting, quiet, and intense portrayal of Thomas Cromwell in Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light marks the culmination of a decade-long journey. In this exclusive interview, Rylance reflects on revisiting Cromwell and the emotional evolution of the character. Rylance also delves…
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Wolf Hall Producer Discusses Reuniting With Damian Lewis 10 Years Later
– It’s a Bit Like Going Home – by Mark Peikert | Gold Derby | April 29, 2025 A full decade ago, before Damian Lewis starred on Billions and Mark Rylance won an Oscar for Bridge of Spies, the two starred in a sumptuous adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies. The books and subsequent limited series explored the complex relationship…
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VIDEO: Damian Lewis on Returning to the Many Layers of Henry VIII in Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light
– “This Great Bear, Lion, Bulldog King” – by Awards Buzz | YouTube | April 28, 2025 Film and television enthusiast, and Awards Buzz journalist Abe Friedtanzer chatted with Damian about the PBS Masterpiece television mini-series Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light. Damian has been nominated for a British Academy Film and Television Arts…
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Mark Rylance on Wolf Hall Podcast
– Masterpiece Studio – WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Six of Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light. Actor Mark Rylance earned multiple awards for his nuanced portrayal of Thomas Cromwell in Wolf Hall. He returns to the role in the sequel, Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, and explores a more vulnerable side to…
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‘Wolf Hall’ Team Explains Cromwell’s Ending, Anne Boleyn Parallels and Why Henry Cried
– Cromwell Flies Too Close To The Sun – by Kelli Boyle | TV Insider | April 27, 2025 Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall book trilogy puts historical figure Thomas Cromwell into a more favorable spotlight. The Tudor-era figure is known for masterminding the separation of the Church of England from Rome and playing a major role in…
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Peter Straughan on Wolf Hall Podcast
– Masterpiece Studio – WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Five of Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light. Screenwriter, and newly minted Oscar winner, Peter Straughan is fascinated by stories of loyalty and betrayal. In Episode Five of Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, Cromwell’s loyalty is under question. Today, Peter joins the podcast…
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Damian Lewis on the Tommy Tiernan Show
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– Music, Acting, and Helen – Surprise! Damian was the mystery guest on the Tommy Tiernan Show on Saturday, April 19, 2025. It is a live chat show where the host has no idea who his guests are until they walk on stage, and is filmed on the RTÉ Campus in Dublin, Ireland. Damian discussed acting…
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Kate Phillips Discusses Wolf Hall and Most Memorable Scene with Damian Lewis
– Challenging Her King – by Staff | PBS Materpiece | April 16, 2025 In an exclusive interview with MASTERPIECE, Kate Phillips (Miss Scarlet, Peaky Blinders) takes us behind the scenes of Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light and her interpretation of the dutiful Jane Seymour. From favorite moments with costars Damian Lewis (Henry VIII) and Mark…