Robert Downey Jr. stars as not one, but four characters in HBO’s newest thriller series, “The Sympathizer.”
The limited series, which is based on Viet Thanh Nguyen’s novel of the same name, follows a half-French, half-Vietnamese communist spy as he hides his identity from a refugee community in Los Angeles during the final days of the Vietnam War.
Keep on reading for the full breakdown of all the characters in “The Sympathizer,” and where you’ve seen each actor before.
Hoa Xuande in “The Sympathizer.” (Hopper Stone/HBO)
Hoa Xuande as The Captain
Hoa Xuande stars as the Captain, a spy for North Vietnam who becomes embedded in a refugee community in Los Angeles. His dual identities prompt him to get caught between his conflicting loyalties and contradicting desires.
Xuande has been featured in “Last King of the Cross,” “A Stitch in Time,” “Cowboy Bebop” and “Hungry Ghosts.
The limited series, which is based on Viet Thanh Nguyen’s novel of the same name, follows a half-French, half-Vietnamese communist spy as he hides his identity from a refugee community in Los Angeles during the final days of the Vietnam War.
Keep on reading for the full breakdown of all the characters in “The Sympathizer,” and where you’ve seen each actor before.
Hoa Xuande in “The Sympathizer.” (Hopper Stone/HBO)
Hoa Xuande as The Captain
Hoa Xuande stars as the Captain, a spy for North Vietnam who becomes embedded in a refugee community in Los Angeles. His dual identities prompt him to get caught between his conflicting loyalties and contradicting desires.
Xuande has been featured in “Last King of the Cross,” “A Stitch in Time,” “Cowboy Bebop” and “Hungry Ghosts.
- 4/15/2024
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
The Twilight Singers have announced a definitive box set titled Black Out the Windows/Ladies and Gentlemen, The Twilight Singers, out in October via One Little Independent Records. In addition to newly remastered versions of the Greg Dulli-led band’s studio releases, it contains an LP of rare and previously unreleased material.
The 13-piece (six 2xLP and one EP) box set was pressed onto 180g crystal clear vinyl housed in reimagined white embossed album sleeves. It contains remasterings of the studio albums Twilight as Played by The Twilight Singers, Blackberry Belle, She Loves You, Powder Burns, and Dynamite Steps as well as the 2006 EP A Stitch in Time. The bonus album, Etcetera, features 11 tracks of rare and previously unreleased material.
Accompanying the vinyl is a 56-page book containing essays by Mark Lanegan, Duff McKagan, The Church’s Steve Kilbey, and more. It also includes career-spanning rare and previously unseen photos by Danny Clinch,...
The 13-piece (six 2xLP and one EP) box set was pressed onto 180g crystal clear vinyl housed in reimagined white embossed album sleeves. It contains remasterings of the studio albums Twilight as Played by The Twilight Singers, Blackberry Belle, She Loves You, Powder Burns, and Dynamite Steps as well as the 2006 EP A Stitch in Time. The bonus album, Etcetera, features 11 tracks of rare and previously unreleased material.
Accompanying the vinyl is a 56-page book containing essays by Mark Lanegan, Duff McKagan, The Church’s Steve Kilbey, and more. It also includes career-spanning rare and previously unseen photos by Danny Clinch,...
- 6/28/2023
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
Sales slate includes A Stitch In Time.
Game Of Thrones star Iain Glen and Sasha Luss, star of Luc Besson action thriller Anna, will play the leads in The Coven Cannes sales title and war epic The Last Front.
The drama recounts a family’s resolve to protect their village during the German invasion of Belgium in the First World War as a peaceful farmer is driven to spearhead a resistance.
This film is in the final stages of post and marks the feature director debut of director Julien Kerknawi who said, “This film pays homage to the extraordinary strength...
Game Of Thrones star Iain Glen and Sasha Luss, star of Luc Besson action thriller Anna, will play the leads in The Coven Cannes sales title and war epic The Last Front.
The drama recounts a family’s resolve to protect their village during the German invasion of Belgium in the First World War as a peaceful farmer is driven to spearhead a resistance.
This film is in the final stages of post and marks the feature director debut of director Julien Kerknawi who said, “This film pays homage to the extraordinary strength...
- 5/12/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Micky Levy, to direct psychological horror.
Angela Sarafyan (Westworld) and Shohreh Aghdashloo (The House Of Sand And Fog) have been cast in the psychological horror She’s Not Gone which The Coven is launching for worldwide sales at Cannes market.
Micky Levy, who wrote the Warner Bros. feature Rails And Ties starring Kevin Bacon and Marcia Gay Harden, will direct the story about a woman who must battle her demonic inheritance and untangle her mother’s secretive past to save herself and two young children.
“The film explores the deep bond between mothers and daughters and delves into the experience...
Angela Sarafyan (Westworld) and Shohreh Aghdashloo (The House Of Sand And Fog) have been cast in the psychological horror She’s Not Gone which The Coven is launching for worldwide sales at Cannes market.
Micky Levy, who wrote the Warner Bros. feature Rails And Ties starring Kevin Bacon and Marcia Gay Harden, will direct the story about a woman who must battle her demonic inheritance and untangle her mother’s secretive past to save herself and two young children.
“The film explores the deep bond between mothers and daughters and delves into the experience...
- 4/30/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
"Champagne's not actually mentioned in the manual, but it is strong implied." Madman Films has debuted another official trailer for an Australian indie drama titled A Stitch in Time, made by the filmmaker Sasha Hadden. This originally premiered and opened Down Under back in 2022, though we have only caught up with it now. Hopefully it will eventually get a US release, as it has never shown up outside of Oz yet. A heart-warming story about a former dressmaker named Liebe, and her partner Duncan. Liebe leaves Duncan to reinvent herself after befriending young Chinese fashion designer, played by Hoa Xuande (from "Cowboy Bebop"). Starring Australian theatre fave Maggie Blinco, Glenn Shorrock. Aussie icon Belinda Giblin, and rising star Hoa Xuande. A charming, easy-to-watch film about rediscovering your passion at any age. // Continue Reading ›...
- 4/19/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
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