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TVLINE Interview
By all accounts, Timothy Olyphant ought to have a trophy case full of gold statuettes. His resume is stuffed with award magnets like Deadwood, Damages andThe Office. His acting is consistently acclaimed. And he’s extremely well-liked in the community. But for whatever reason, the self-effacing 44-year-old remains decidedly kudos-deprived. There’s a strong feeling that could change this year in the wake of his impressive work as laconic Deputy U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens in Justified’s pitch-perfect second season.
TVLINE | Season 2 presented us with a much more human, flawed Raylan. Did you discover anything new about the character that surprised you?
It’s hard for me to think of it in those terms, to be quite honest with you. I just do it. I don’t know if it’s a fault or not but I more or less really am just thinking about the stories. I invest a great deal of energy into the stories we’re trying to tell, or where the stories seem to want to go. I’m just guided by, “Oh my God, that would be entertaining. What a moment. What a scene. What an idea.” Everything else I just trust that we’re in the right world.TVLINE | Your storyline with young Loretta McCready revealed a paternal side to Raylan. As far as child stars go, how was Kaitlyn Dever to work with?
She was fantastic. What an actress. [I was] so pleasantly surprised. She was just so good. She wasn’t just good in terms of being present and truthful and capable, but I was really able to throw curve balls at her, change stuff on the spot, and she wasn’t fazed by it. She wasn’t rehearsed. Sometimes I think with kids they’re working with an acting coach and they’ve got their line readings and they’re really pinned down and then when you go, “We’re going to move this line, take this out, switch this around,” they’re like, “Mom! What the f–k is this guy talking about?” [Laughs] She was just so right there. I can’t tell you how much I appreciated that. She was no different than anyone else on that set. Her parents must be pretty cool, because usually if the kid actor is a pain in the ass there’s a pain in the ass right behind them. We lucked out there because those things can be a disaster. -
Critics’ Choice Television Awards 2011
The winners of the inaugural Critics’ Choice Television Awards were announced by the Broadcast Television Journalists Association, an offshoot of the Broadcast Film Critics Association, on Monday, June 20.
Unfortunately, Timothy didn’t win best actor in a drama series – but congratulations to Margo Martindale for her award for the best supporting actress in a drama series.
The cable network ReelzChannel is set to air the Critics’ Choice Television Awards on June 22 at 8 p.m. ET.
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Emmy Roundtable Drama Actors
I’ve added to our media some videos of the Emmy roundtable. You can also watch a short video from behind the scenes of the cover shoot.
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Interview For The UK DVD & Blu-Ray Release Of ‘I Am Number Four’
In ‘I Am Number 4′ Timothy Olyphant stars as Henri, a the Warrior/Guardian who’s job it is to protect and train John Smith (Alex Pettyfer), an alien from planet Lorien who was sent to Earth as a child alongside eight others to escape an invading race, the Mogadorians, which destroyed their home planet. ‘I Am Number 4? is released on DVD and Blu-ray from 20 June 2011 in the UK. Check out what Olyphant had to say about the film in a quick interview below.
How was the experience making the film?
Timothy Olyphant: There’s something just great about a set, especially this one where the director is so engaging, so enthusiastic and so in control of it all. Then we had this amazing cinematographer in Guillermo Navarro, just watching them at work was great. The movie looks amazing, it was really cool to see why it looked amazing. It’s quite a family with the crew DJ brings with him. Working with DJ was fantastic, I loved working with him. He’s just a class guy and a great director. He was really fun, our conversations from the jump were great. We were on the same page from day one.How did you become a part of the film?
Timothy Olyphant: When I first read the script it seemed pretty fun. I read it, then within an hour or two I got on the phone to DJ, he asked me what I was thinking, first of all the fact that he asked was lovely, he asked what I had in mind. I started riffing my gut instinct with what I thought would be fun with the character, he seemed…or at least pretended to be enthused (laughs). I just enjoyed right off the bat our conversation, where we were trying to take it, take the role. When I first I read the script, within four or five hours I knew I’d do the movie.What is your characters role in John’s life?
Timothy Olyphant: When we first meet Alex’s character John, he seems to be living a normal teenage life, but then he has these visions, before you know it he’s on the run. I’m in his life, I’m some sort of Guardian, there to basically try to help him survive, help him understand what these special abilities that he has are, allow him to eventually be able to live on his own. -
Envelope Emmy Week – June 6th, 2011
In anticipation of the 63rd Emmy Awards, the Los Angeles Times’ entertainment awards insider The Envelope delivered a week’s worth of exclusive screenings and roundtables for audiences comprised of Television Academy and guild members. Stars of the hottest shows in primetime took part in The Envelope’s Emmy Week.
Check out the video coverage of the roundtable for FX Channel’s Justified held June 6th, with executive producer and writer Graham Yost and actors Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Erica Tazel, Joelle Carter, Natalie Zea, Walton Goggins and Margo Martindale, with Times TV critic Mary McNamara moderating.
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The Hollywood Reporter – Magazine Scans [2]
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Photoshoots & Scans > Magazine Scans > The Hollywood Reporter – June, 17 2011
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The Hollywood Reporter Magazine Scans
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Photoshoots & Scans > Magazine Scans > The Hollywood Reporter – June 2011
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Emmy Magazine – June 2011
Photographed by Jack Guy for Emmy magazine, June 2011.
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Photoshoots & Scans > Magazine Scans > Emmy Magazine – June 2011
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TV shows nominated Critics’ Choice Television Awards
The nominations for the Critics’ Choice Television Awards were announced Monday morning with some very well deserved attention.
FX’s “Justified” walked away with four very well deserved nominations with Best Drama, Best Actor for Timothy Olyphant as Raylan Givens, Best Supporting Actress for Margo Martindale as Mags Bennett and best support actor for Walter Goggins as Boyd Crowder. Martindale was a standout show stopping character this season on “Justfied” as Mags Bennett the Harlan County matriarch of the Bennett clan. You might remember her performance as Hilary Swanks mother in “Million Dollar Baby” which was a similar character. We really are pulling for her in this role as it’s the only year she’ll be eligible to win. Olyphant has brought that area of the country to life with his portrayal of US Marshall with his arch enemy/savior nemesis/friend Boyd Crowder (Walter Goggins) both battling demons and each other in their complex onscreen relationship.
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‘Justified’ Season 2 – DVD
Timothy Olyphant returns as US Deputy Marshall Raylan Givens, the modern-day gunslinger who serves up renegade justice, in Justified: The Complete Second Season, available on DVD on July 18, courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.Based on the character created by legendary crime novelist Elmore Leonard, and raising the stakes of the electrifying debut season, Raylan faces his most daunting adversaries yet.
Featuring all thirteen action-packed episodes, including the explosive season finale, Raylan is back and serving up justice, one bullet at a time.
Justified: The Complete Second Season will be available for RRP £34.99 and is rated TBC.
Chaos ensues in Harlan County when two opposing criminal forces come head to head in a battle to the death.
Corruption, deceit and treachery are rampant and Raylan is caught in the crosshairs of a town under siege.
The series co-stars Nick Searcy as Givens’ longtime friend and boss ‘Chief Deputy Art Mullen’; Erica Tazel as ‘Deputy Marshal Rachel Brooks’; Joelle Carter as ‘Ava Crowder’, Boyd Crowder’s sister-in-law; and Natalie Zea as Raylan’s ex-wife ‘Winona Hawkins’.