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people & Arts Thursday 3 augusT 2017

James Wolk balances daddy duty with saving humanity on ‘Zoo’

By ALICIA RANCILIO his family life in a recent play this year. AP: There are
Associated Press interview with The Associ- memes out there of your
NEW YORK (AP) — In real ated Press. “Mad Men” character, Bob
life, actor James Wolk is a Associated Press: How has Benson. Have you seen
new dad enjoying father- “Zoo” separated itself from them? Wolk: My friends sent
hood and family time, but the James Patterson novel that to me. I think that’s
on the CBS summer drama that the series is based on? their favorite pastime, the
“Zoo,” he’s trying to save Wolk: The story of ‘Zoo’ that guys I grew up with, is to
the human race from mu- James Patterson wrote, send ridiculous memes of
tant animal hybrids. we’re so beyond that be- myself to me, but the Bob
“I’m embracing it,” the cause he wrote a book Benson one carving a tur-
32-year-old actor said of and we’re three seasons key is a good one.
adjusting to life after the in, so they’re just creating a AP: Your wife isn’t in enter-
birth of his son. “I’m also in new story all the time. And tainment. Do you like hav-
love with him. You just fig- what’s happening in sea- ing that break from Holly-
ure it out.” “Zoo,” now in its son three is there’s this fertil- This image from video released by CBS shows Hilary Jardine, wood in your home life?
third season, has jumped ity problem — no one can left, and James Wolk in a scene from, “Zoo,” a series about wild Wolk: I love the entertain-
10 years to 2027. A cure have a baby or has had animals attacking humans . ment business but also love
to tame the wild animals a baby in 10 years. And Associated Press having time to get away
attacking humans in the my character, Jackson, is these people almost like to play, too; I mean that from it as well. It is nice hav-
first two seasons has been on the West Coast of the refugees get to these safe was the cool thing about ing my partner in crime, my
found, but it has sterilized United States where these zones. AP: How has your the 10-year reset. I think the wife, not of that world, and
the human race. hybrid animals, you know, character changed since writers just said, ‘OK, what so we can just easily talk
And there are genetically these kind of ‘Jurassic season one? are the best parts of the about other stuff and shift
modified, razor-backed hy- Park’ lab-made creatures, Wolk: When you meet show, what are the best focus to other things. AP:
brids wreaking havoc on have taken over and the Jackson in season three, he parts of these characters, Is your wife impressed by
the West Coast. West Coast of the United isn’t really that wide-eyed let’s just throw that all to- Hollywood? Wolk: She has
Wolk’s character, Jackson, States is really like it’s kind boy we met in season one, gether and use the 10-year a healthy relationship with
a zoologist, is trying to help of apocalyptic. There’s no he’s more of a man, he’s a jump as an excuse to make this world. She’s excited for
people escape the area. civilization, people are just little bit more hardened by it as big it can be,’ so Jack- me. She’s happy for me,
He talked about “Zoo” and in hiding, so I’m helping life, and that was really fun son has been really fun to but she’s not in awe of it.q

James Comey has book deal,

publication set for next spring

By HILLEL ITALIE into former National Secu- power, and a remarkable
AP National Writer rity Adviser Michael T. Flynn lesson in leadership itself.”
NEW YORK (AP) — Former FBI and kept memos about Comey was represented
Director James Comey has his meetings with the presi- by Matt Latimer and Keith
a book deal. Flatiron Books dent. According to Flatiron, Urbahn of Javelin. Financial
told The Associated Press Comey will cite “examples terms were not disclosed,
on Wednesday that Com- from some of the highest- but several publishers bid
ey is writing a book about stakes situations in the past for the book and three of-
leadership and decision two decades of American ficials with knowledge of
making that will draw upon government” and “share the negotiations said the
his career in government. yet-unheard anecdotes auction topped $2 mil- In this Thursday, June 8, 2017, file photo, former FBI director
Comey will write about ex- from his long and distin- lion. The officials asked not James Comey speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee
periences that made him guished career.” The book to be identified because hearing on Capitol Hill, in Washington.
the FBI’s best-known and is currently untitled and were not authorized to dis- Associated Press
controversial FBI head in scheduled for publication cuss the book. Over the attacks. (The program was careless in their handling of
recent times, from his han- next spring. “Throughout past two decades, Com- eventually restructured). very sensitive, highly clas-
dling of the bureau’s probe his career, James Comey ey has been praised and During the 2016 presiden- sified information.” In late
into Hillary Clinton’s private has had to face one diffi- criticized by both Demo- tial campaign, Comey was October, less than two
email server to allegations cult decision after another crats and Republicans. In twice at the center of news weeks before Election Day,
of ties between Russia and as he has served the lead- 2004, he was among the involving the FBI’s investiga- he issued a letter to Con-
Donald Trump’s presiden- ers of our country,” Flatiron Justice Department of- tion of whether Clinton, the gress saying that the FBI
tial campaign. Trump fired Publisher and President ficials who threatened to Democratic candidate, had found emails that “ap-
Comey in May and soon Bob Miller said in a state- quit after White House offi- broke any laws when she pear to be pertinent” to the
after told NBC News that ment. “His book promises cials in the George W. Bush used a private email server investigation. While Comey
he was angered by the to take us inside those ex- administration pressured while secretary of state. announced two days be-
FBI’s investigation into “this traordinary moments in then-Attorney General In June 2016, Comey an- fore the election that no
Russia thing with Trump and our history, showing us how John Ashcroft, who was nounced that while the bu- charges would be recom-
Russia,” which he called these leaders have be- recovering from gallblad- reau had concluded there mended, the renewed at-
a fake story. Comey has haved under pressure. By der surgery, to authorize a was no reason to bring tention to Clinton’s emails
since testified before Con- doing so, Director Comey domestic surveillance pro- criminal charges, he chas- is believed to have dam-
gress that Trump asked him will give us unprecedented gram begun in response to tised Clinton and her asso- aged the candidate, who
to end an investigation entry into the corridors of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist ciates for being “extremely lost narrowly to Trump.q