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Anna Sawai is critically sizzling property in Hollywood proper now — however the award-winning star of Shōgun has responded noncommittally to buzz round her taking up the position of Yoko Ono within the hotly anticipated Beatles films.
Chatting with Us Weekly and different press shops on the SAG Awards after winning Outstanding Performance by a Feminine Actor in a Drama Sequence for her position within the epic interval drama, the 32-year-old actress stated the Ono gossip was mere hypothesis.
“I feel a rumor is only a rumor,” she stated. “I’m nonetheless attempting to determine what I need to do, so I’m studying lots of scripts. I’m additionally doing lots of conferences and I simply need to make it possible for no matter I’m selecting is the proper factor. It would take time for me to search out the proper tasks, however I’m attempting to be selective in order that I can shock everybody who’s going to observe it.”
Sawai taking up such an iconic position would definitely be a welcome shock, notably alongside the opposite massive, thrilling names who’ve been rumored to be a part of the Sam Mendes venture. Thus far, no casting has been formally confirmed, however, based on Deadline, it’s anticipated that Paul Mescal will play Paul McCartney alongside Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr, Joseph Quinn as George Harrison and Harris Dickinson as John Lennon.
When the 2025 SAG Awards purple carpet was rolled out, there was no scarcity of scene-stealing vogue moments from the beginning. The thirty first annual Display Actors Guild Awards streamed reside through Netflix on Sunday, February 23, and Kristen Bell hosted the ceremony. A few of the earliest stars to reach had been dressed to the nines, together with […]
If all goes to plan, the sequence of movies by Mendes, that are penciled in for a 2027 launch, might be a who’s who of sizzling younger expertise. They can even mark the primary time that The Beatles and Apple Corps have allowed the legendary British band’s life tales and music for use in scripted movies.
Sawai’s SAG Award is the most recent in a sequence of honors for her position in Shōgun. She additionally took the Emmy for Excellent Lead Actress in a Drama Sequence — the primary actress of Asian descent ever to win — and the Golden Globe for Finest Actress in a TV Drama.
Throughout her interview with the press, she stated she has combined feelings about profitable so many awards, provided that she isn’t signed up for season 2.
“I don’t assume that is one thing that you just actually get used to,” she stated. “It’s additionally, I assume, simply the love for the entire staff that I’ve and understanding that I most likely gained’t be capable of have fun with them like this anymore, that that is actually the ultimate day for me representing Mariko. … So simply all of that made me very emotional as a result of I really like the staff a lot.”
With reporting by Mariel Turner
Anna Sawai Amy Sussman/Getty Pictures
Anna Sawai is critically sizzling property in Hollywood proper now — however the award-winning star of Shōgun has responded noncommittally to buzz round her taking up the position of Yoko Ono within the hotly anticipated Beatles films.
Chatting with Us Weekly and different press shops on the SAG Awards after winning Outstanding Performance by a Feminine Actor in a Drama Sequence for her position within the epic interval drama, the 32-year-old actress stated the Ono gossip was mere hypothesis.
“I feel a rumor is only a rumor,” she stated. “I’m nonetheless attempting to determine what I need to do, so I’m studying lots of scripts. I’m additionally doing lots of conferences and I simply need to make it possible for no matter I’m selecting is the proper factor. It would take time for me to search out the proper tasks, however I’m attempting to be selective in order that I can shock everybody who’s going to observe it.”
Sawai taking up such an iconic position would definitely be a welcome shock, notably alongside the opposite massive, thrilling names who’ve been rumored to be a part of the Sam Mendes venture. Thus far, no casting has been formally confirmed, however, based on Deadline, it’s anticipated that Paul Mescal will play Paul McCartney alongside Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr, Joseph Quinn as George Harrison and Harris Dickinson as John Lennon.
When the 2025 SAG Awards purple carpet was rolled out, there was no scarcity of scene-stealing vogue moments from the beginning. The thirty first annual Display Actors Guild Awards streamed reside through Netflix on Sunday, February 23, and Kristen Bell hosted the ceremony. A few of the earliest stars to reach had been dressed to the nines, together with […]
If all goes to plan, the sequence of movies by Mendes, that are penciled in for a 2027 launch, might be a who’s who of sizzling younger expertise. They can even mark the primary time that The Beatles and Apple Corps have allowed the legendary British band’s life tales and music for use in scripted movies.
Sawai’s SAG Award is the most recent in a sequence of honors for her position in Shōgun. She additionally took the Emmy for Excellent Lead Actress in a Drama Sequence — the primary actress of Asian descent ever to win — and the Golden Globe for Finest Actress in a TV Drama.
Throughout her interview with the press, she stated she has combined feelings about profitable so many awards, provided that she isn’t signed up for season 2.
“I don’t assume that is one thing that you just actually get used to,” she stated. “It’s additionally, I assume, simply the love for the entire staff that I’ve and understanding that I most likely gained’t be capable of have fun with them like this anymore, that that is actually the ultimate day for me representing Mariko. … So simply all of that made me very emotional as a result of I really like the staff a lot.”
With reporting by Mariel Turner
