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PEOPLE/ARTS Wednesday 1 november 2017
2 best friends in a charming Aussie comedy about friendship

By FRAZIER MOORE Luke: “We prepared for we saw was, they’re better
AP Television Writer about three hours. Our as friends.”
NEW YORK (AP) — It’s time pitch was over in seven Luke: “I think the only way
to make two new friends: seconds.” they’ll get together is if WE
Celia Pacquola and Luke Celia: “It was ‘Best friends in get married in real life. But
McGregor. a small country town in Tas- I’m in a full-time relation-
They are real-life best mania selling real estate.’” ship. With another person.”
friends and the creator- Luke: “My parents are both Celia: “He has a very un-
stars of “Rosehaven,” an real estate agents in Tas- derstanding girlfriend. Luke
adorable comedy set in mania, and Celia is from a and I spend more time
their native Australia that small town. So we just kind together than they do. I
has now been imported of merged the two things.” spend more time with him
by SundanceTV. It airs So there it is: McGregor than I do with all my Tindr
Wednesday night at 1 a.m. plays Daniel, who returns to dates.”
Eastern. his rural Tasmanian home- Luke: “I was scared that
“Rosehaven” is sweet and town of Rosehaven to run since we see each other This image released by SundanceTV shows Celia Pacquola,
ever-so-gently absurd. It will his ailing mother’s real-es- whenever we’re working, right, and Luke McGregor in a scene from “Rosehaven.”
Associated Press
tickle you. tate business. Meanwhile, we’d start associating each
“Every now and then I real- Emma (played by Pac- other with ‘homework.’ So are happily available for return.
ly wish we were super-edgy quola), his best friend from we have friendship dates. viewing on Netflix.) Celia: “It’s very exciting,
and dark,” says Celia with a the mainland, lands on his We go to the movies or do Luke: “We’d wait around doing another season. We
big grin splashed across her doorstep after her mar- something else fun without for the cameras to be set didn’t feel done with the
face. “But it’s not our thing. riage goes bust during her talking about work at all, to up, talking rubbish to each show after Season 2.”
We’re silly. We like putting honeymoon. Their staunch reset the friendship.” other.” Luke: “We didn’t even in-
ourselves down. So we just friendship, and their stum- Celia: “Remarkably, we’re Celia: “We enjoy logic-ing troduce the vampires yet.”
wanted to do something bling persistence in this still friends. And there was things out: Would you rath- Celia: “We’re treating this
where we play characters quirky burg, fuel the charm- no guarantee that was er THIS, or THAT?” trip as a holiday, a time for
who are silly and nice.” ing humor. gonna happen.” Luke: “I remember we were us to have fun.”
“And we wanted a show Luke: “We went to live with They both started in show talking just the other day: On the itinerary planned by
that let us re-create the my parents in Tasmania for biz as standup comics, If you had to have a third Luke, a first-timer to these
dumb conversations we about a week to research then met on the set of an arm, where would you put shores: the American Mu-
have with each other,” the show. We got in our earlier Australian sitcom, it?” seum of Natural History and
adds Luke, whose red hair suits and pretended to be “Utopia,” which mines un- Celia: “On your back!” the “Ghostbusters” fire-
matches a just-as-bright real estate agents. If we likely comedy from the Luke: “So you could pat house.
smile. ever got recognized (as thwarted ambitions of the yourself on the back? But “Everything I loved growing
Celia: “We pitched a TV stars) we just said, ‘Our fictitious Nation Building Au- you’d have to tuck it in ev- up — ‘Star Trek,’ ‘Ghost-
bunch of stuff to the net- comedy didn’t work out.’” thority. Think “The Office,” ery time you sat in a chair.” busters’ — is from here,” he
work: We were a married Celia: “When we initially if its stated mission instead The day before jetting to says. “To be appreciated
couple, we were psychics. pitched it, the network was of selling paper were plan- the U.S. for “Rosehaven” in the same country that
There was even a haunt- assuming the two charac- ning vast new infrastructure publicity, the pair had made the shows I love, and
ed one. ‘Rosehaven’ was ters would get together ro- projects that never seem to wrapped season 2. They to know that same coun-
probably our fifth and final mantically. We said, ‘May- get built. (Retitled “Dream- would start brainstorming try loves OUR show . THAT
pitch.” be. We’ll just see.’ But what land,” the first two seasons Season 3 as soon as they would be a dream!”q
MGM returns to film distribution with Annapurna partnership

By JAKE COYLE MGM to regain control of cently begun marketing titled “Nasty Women.” less successful. None of its
AP Film Writer its own destiny and return and distributing its own ti- Since its founding in 2012, three releases this year —
NEW YORK (AP) — The sto- to U.S. theatrical distribu- tles, will handle campaigns Annapurna has become Kathryn Bigelow’s “Detroit,”
ried movie studio MGM is tion,” Gary Barber, MGM for all MGM titles. an Academy Awards Angela Robinson’s “Profes-
getting back into distribu- chief executive and chair- “We are thrilled to ex- regular thanks to films like sor Marston & the Wonder
tion, teaming with Megan man, said in a statement. pand our relationship with “American Hustle,” ‘’Zero Woman” and Mike White’s
Ellison’s Annapurna Pictures MGM remains the home Gary and the entire MGM Dark Thirty” and “Her.” Its “Brad’s Status” — have
in a joint venture that could of James Bond, but nei- team,” said Ellison. “MGM’s recent forays into distribu- performed well at the box
have ramifications for the ther MGM nor Annapurna distinguished legacy and tion, however, have been office.q
next James Bond film. said if the next Bond movie, library of films has made
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer planned for 2019, is a part them a pillar in the indus-
and Annapurna on Tues- of their new deal. MGM’s try and I couldn’t be more
day announced a partner- pact with Sony Pictures on proud and confident in our
ship to distribute films in the the franchise expired in team’s ability to collabo-
United States. The move 2015. Worldwide distribu- rate on the distribution of
signals growing ambitions tion rights for the 25th Bond their upcoming slate.”
for MGM, which was once film, MGM said, would be The first movie MGM will re-
one of Hollywood’s pre- announced “at a later lease under the agreement
mier brands. After financial date.” will be Eli Roth’s “Death
struggles, the Beverly Hills, MGM and Annapurna said Wish,” a remake of the 1974
California-based studio, they will together release revenge thriller, in March.
founded in 1924, emerged about 15 films a year, in- Also on the docket are a
from bankruptcy protec- cluding six to eight by musical of 1983’s “Valley
tion in 2000 and has since MGM. Each company re- Girl,” the Rocky saga se-
released its films through tains creative control over quel “Creed 2,” and a fe-
larger studios. their individual projects. male-led remake of 1988’s
“The time has come for Annapurna, which has re- “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels”