Category: TV/Film Projects

Damian Lewis in The Runner: Unpacking the Official Trailer

One of the movies we’re most excited to see Damian Lewis in this year is The Runner, written by Mark Gibson, directed by Kevin Macdonald, and starring Gal Gadot in the lead role. The film was shot across London during the spring and summer of 2025.

Amazon MGM Studios has now released the official trailer and poster for The Runner. The psychological thriller will premiere globally on Prime Video on September 2, 2026.

When we published our first article about The Runner, we knew very little about Damian’s role. All we had were a plot synopsis, some intriguing photographs from the set, one magnificent mustache—and a great deal of enthusiasm for endless speculation! Continue reading “Damian Lewis in The Runner: Unpacking the Official Trailer”

Pressure Review: Damian Lewis Brings Thunder and Lightning to Montgomery

Damianista’s note (July 31, 2026) I first published this post after seeing Pressure at an early screening in New York City last May. Now that the film is available to stream on Peacock, I wanted to share it again—and encourage everyone to watch!

I had the opportunity to watch Pressure at an early screening in New York followed by a Q&A with Andrew Scott and Brendan Fraser. And now that I have properly gathered my thoughts (and notes!) from the evening, here is my full review. You can also get the scoop and see photos from the New York premiere here.

Pressure tells the story of a real-life man many of us probably had never even heard of before this film.

Ask people to name famous World War II figures and they will probably say Eisenhower. Montgomery. Patton. MacArthur.

But James Stagg?

A Scottish meteorologist helping decide whether D-Day should go ahead?

Probably not.

Continue reading “Pressure Review: Damian Lewis Brings Thunder and Lightning to Montgomery”

Damian Lewis in The Runner: Unpacking the Official Trailer

One of the movies we’re most excited to see Damian Lewis in this year is The Runner, written by Mark Gibson, directed by Kevin Macdonald, and starring Gal Gadot in the lead role. The film was shot across London during the spring and summer of 2025.

Amazon MGM Studios has now released the official trailer and poster for The Runner. The psychological thriller will premiere globally on Prime Video on September 2, 2026.

When we published our first article about The Runner, we knew very little about Damian’s role. All we had were a plot synopsis, some intriguing photographs from the set, one magnificent mustache—and a great deal of enthusiasm for endless speculation! Continue reading “Damian Lewis in The Runner: Unpacking the Official Trailer”

Damian Lewis in The Runner: A First Look *UPDATED with Official Trailer*

One of the movies we’re excited to see Damian Lewis in later this year is The Runner, written by Mark Gibson, directed by Kevin Macdonald, and starring Gal Gadot in the lead role. The film was shot in London over the spring–summer of 2025 and will be distributed by Amazon MGM Studios.

Damian Lewis hasn’t just been cast in The Runner — he’s been spotted on set in a way that raises a lot of questions. His look, his position next to the main characters, and the fact that we don’t know his role yet make him one of the most interesting mysteries in the film.

While Gal Gadot might be the official star of The Runner, if you are a Damian Lewis fan, you already know where the real intrigue lies: Damian showed up on set sporting the most serious mustache of 2025.

And since we still don’t know who he is playing in the movie, the only sensible thing to do is speculate wildly, irresponsibly, and with great enthusiasm! If the production wanted us to behave, they would release a character description… So let’s go! Continue reading “Damian Lewis in The Runner: A First Look *UPDATED with Official Trailer*”

Throwback Thursday to Damian Lewis in Romeo & Juliet

capuletsToday’s throwback takes us to, probably, the most famous star-crossed lovers in history… Oh, no, sorry, I am not talking about Carrie and Brody 😀

Damian Lewis is no stranger to Shakespeare. He played Romeo in Birmingham Rep’s Romeo and Juliet, and Hamlet in Hamlet in the Open Air Theatre, Regent’s Park, London in 1993 and 1994, respectively, as a fresh graduate of Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Then he did his Broadway debut as Laertes to Ralph Fiennes’ Hamlet in Almeida Theatre’s production in 1995. Damian also performed as Posthumous in Cymbeline and Don John in Much Ado About Nothing with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He also brought to life a lovely Benedick on BBC’s Shakespeare Retold: Much Ado About Nothing. Damian took on the role of Lord Capulet in a 2013 big screen adaptation of Romeo and Juliet. Damian kicked off Shakespeare’s 450th Birthday Celebrations in 2014 at Guildhall Library reading the great man’s first five sonnets and he gave a wonderful performance of Mark Antony’s “Friends, Romans, Countrymen” speech from Julius Ceasar  in The Guardian‘s Shakespeare Solos in 2016. Continue reading “Throwback Thursday to Damian Lewis in Romeo & Juliet”