While I wasn't expecting that Meryl would not be part of the upcoming fifth season of Only Murders in the Building, we hadn't really had any confirmation of her participation until today. She was spotted with her on-screen husband/real-life boyfriend Martin Short on the sidewalk while filming a scene for the show.
For additional photos, click here. If previous seasons are any indication, we can expect new episodes sometime late summer.
Jeff, I feel the same way as you. Not excited at all but good that she's happy and working and cozying up to Martin Short. Looks like there's no movie in the pipeline. Sigh!
ReplyDeleteI love when Meryl works but honestly I prefer leading roles. Having an actress of Meryl's caliber and not using her is truly a waste. If instead it is her choice I hope the desire to act returns soon
ReplyDeleteI really don't like actors to tie their private lives to their work. The role of Loretta has nothing to play. Fortunately, in the past,Don was not an actor and supported Meryl's career.
ReplyDeleteI'm very disappointed. This is probably the end of Meryl. She won't go into any movies except being Martin's girlfriend. I don't expect anything more from her.
ReplyDeleteI hope that she is offered other interesting roles and that she wants to play them
ReplyDeleteSomeone brought up an interesting point about mixing love life with work. I wouldn't go so far to say that Meryl has abandoned her interest in good movie roles but to a certain extent, I agree that she's doing S5 merely due to Martin because her Loretta character has already hit the dead end as far as engaging development is concerned - well, that's just my opinion anyway. This reminds me of Barbra Streisand when she hooked up with Jon Peters in the 70s and allowed him to produce some of her worst albums ever (Butterfly, anyone?) and traded her prestige movie roles (Way we were, what's up doc?) for horrid ones (main event). Anyway, to the person who has expressed disappointment in Meryl, please hang in there. I hope she surprises us.
ReplyDeleteI still hope in Joni Mitchell biopic and the Corrections...
ReplyDeleteOf course I want to see Meryl on other projects (as lead), but I’m delighted at these behind the scenes photos. I’m sure it takes a few weeks of her time in the year, at the most. And it looks like she’ll have a scene with Dianne Wiest which is always great.
ReplyDeleteHopefully her participation on this highly watched series will continue to whet the appetite of producers who will remember she is a very bankable star ⭐️.
I don't have faith that the Joni Mitchell project is even a thing.
ReplyDeleteFor us Meryl fans it isn’t *great*. But she’s got nothing to prove. She’s just having fun.
ReplyDeleteShe is in great physical shape, the kind of shape TDWP2 will demand. Don't lose your faith!
ReplyDeleteAn actress like Meryl is difficult to find, I live in Italy and perhaps Anna Magnani had her talents. By that I mean she should have a pipeline of directors who want to work with her!
ReplyDeleteAs a longtime fan, I can't help but be disappointed with this latest news. We're talking about Meryl here, one of the greatest actresses ever. Yet she prefers to inhabit this character to death in a so-so TV show, a character that has grown thin and weary in S4. Why? Martin? Maybe. Lack of juicy roles for women over 70s? I doubt so. Like I said, if she's not Meryl, yeah maybe. While I respect her choices, I am rather crushed. If she were the lead in some Broadway show, I would be over the moon even though I'm not from America and won't probably have a chance to see her. But at least she's playing the lead in a play, not some flimsy overstayed character in a TV series that's hardly exciting anymore despite the roster of special guest stars. I love S1 & 2 and 3 just because of Meryl if nothing else but S4 was a huge yawn. When was the last time she was in a movie? Don't Look up in 2021. Five f**ing years ago! Like I said, for other actresses, okay I understand. But one of our greatest actresses? I don't get it. Sorry for my ranting.
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