Photo: NetflixDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, production of Netflix’s upcomingHalstonwas shut down in March 2020 and the entire cast was sent home to quarantine. So several months later when they emerged from isolation to continue filming, shooting glamorous nightclub scenes was especially exciting.“When we came back, the world had changed. I suppose we were all rather looking forward to spending a couple of nights in Studio 54,“Ewan McGregor, who stars as legendary fashion designer Roy Halston Frowick in the limited series, told PEOPLE during a Netflix round table discussion on Monday.“The lovely thing about being an actor is you can sort of transport yourself back in time and here, there, and everywhere in different people’s shoes and clothes,” the actor continued. Still, with strict coronavirus restrictions in place, McGregor joked, “It was a pretty bleak-looking Studio 54.“NetflixATSUSHI NISHIJIMA/NETFLIXHis co-star Krysta Rodriguez (who plays Liza Minelli) said getting dressed up in ultra-suede and luxurious silk chiffons — especially after wearing sweatpants during quarantine! — was “the best part of the job.“netflix"It was so fun to see everybody at their most glamorous all the time. They rose to the occasion at every moment to make every scene be curated into this perfect era. It was one of the greatest things to look at when you got on set.“NetflixTheRyan Murphy-directed series, premiering on May 14, will follow Halston’s rise to fame and fortune, his drug-induced fall from grace and everything in between.Thedebut trailer for the limited series, released on Monday, opens with Ewan McGregor (Halston) proclaiming “I have a vision. I’m going to change the face of American fashion.“NetflixThe clip sees the designer developing his signature simple but luxurious aesthetic, his frequent Studio 54 nightclub appearances and his famous entourage of Minnelli,Elsa Peretti(Rebecca Dayan) and Victor Hugo (Gian Franco Rodriguez).NetflixIt also teases Halston’s drug addiction, with one person telling the designer he’s “out of control,” and his then-controversial business decision to bring high fashion to the masses witha $1 billion J.C. Penney deal.“Do you ever feel like everything you have could disappear in an instant?” McGregor says in the final scene as he looks out at New York City from a skyscraper window.Halstonpremieres on Netflix May 14.
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, production of Netflix’s upcomingHalstonwas shut down in March 2020 and the entire cast was sent home to quarantine. So several months later when they emerged from isolation to continue filming, shooting glamorous nightclub scenes was especially exciting.“When we came back, the world had changed. I suppose we were all rather looking forward to spending a couple of nights in Studio 54,“Ewan McGregor, who stars as legendary fashion designer Roy Halston Frowick in the limited series, told PEOPLE during a Netflix round table discussion on Monday.“The lovely thing about being an actor is you can sort of transport yourself back in time and here, there, and everywhere in different people’s shoes and clothes,” the actor continued. Still, with strict coronavirus restrictions in place, McGregor joked, “It was a pretty bleak-looking Studio 54.“NetflixATSUSHI NISHIJIMA/NETFLIXHis co-star Krysta Rodriguez (who plays Liza Minelli) said getting dressed up in ultra-suede and luxurious silk chiffons — especially after wearing sweatpants during quarantine! — was “the best part of the job.“netflix"It was so fun to see everybody at their most glamorous all the time. They rose to the occasion at every moment to make every scene be curated into this perfect era. It was one of the greatest things to look at when you got on set.“NetflixTheRyan Murphy-directed series, premiering on May 14, will follow Halston’s rise to fame and fortune, his drug-induced fall from grace and everything in between.Thedebut trailer for the limited series, released on Monday, opens with Ewan McGregor (Halston) proclaiming “I have a vision. I’m going to change the face of American fashion.“NetflixThe clip sees the designer developing his signature simple but luxurious aesthetic, his frequent Studio 54 nightclub appearances and his famous entourage of Minnelli,Elsa Peretti(Rebecca Dayan) and Victor Hugo (Gian Franco Rodriguez).NetflixIt also teases Halston’s drug addiction, with one person telling the designer he’s “out of control,” and his then-controversial business decision to bring high fashion to the masses witha $1 billion J.C. Penney deal.“Do you ever feel like everything you have could disappear in an instant?” McGregor says in the final scene as he looks out at New York City from a skyscraper window.Halstonpremieres on Netflix May 14.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, production of Netflix’s upcomingHalstonwas shut down in March 2020 and the entire cast was sent home to quarantine. So several months later when they emerged from isolation to continue filming, shooting glamorous nightclub scenes was especially exciting.
“When we came back, the world had changed. I suppose we were all rather looking forward to spending a couple of nights in Studio 54,“Ewan McGregor, who stars as legendary fashion designer Roy Halston Frowick in the limited series, told PEOPLE during a Netflix round table discussion on Monday.
“The lovely thing about being an actor is you can sort of transport yourself back in time and here, there, and everywhere in different people’s shoes and clothes,” the actor continued. Still, with strict coronavirus restrictions in place, McGregor joked, “It was a pretty bleak-looking Studio 54.”
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His co-star Krysta Rodriguez (who plays Liza Minelli) said getting dressed up in ultra-suede and luxurious silk chiffons — especially after wearing sweatpants during quarantine! — was “the best part of the job.”
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“It was so fun to see everybody at their most glamorous all the time. They rose to the occasion at every moment to make every scene be curated into this perfect era. It was one of the greatest things to look at when you got on set.”
TheRyan Murphy-directed series, premiering on May 14, will follow Halston’s rise to fame and fortune, his drug-induced fall from grace and everything in between.
Thedebut trailer for the limited series, released on Monday, opens with Ewan McGregor (Halston) proclaiming “I have a vision. I’m going to change the face of American fashion.”
The clip sees the designer developing his signature simple but luxurious aesthetic, his frequent Studio 54 nightclub appearances and his famous entourage of Minnelli,Elsa Peretti(Rebecca Dayan) and Victor Hugo (Gian Franco Rodriguez).
It also teases Halston’s drug addiction, with one person telling the designer he’s “out of control,” and his then-controversial business decision to bring high fashion to the masses witha $1 billion J.C. Penney deal.
“Do you ever feel like everything you have could disappear in an instant?” McGregor says in the final scene as he looks out at New York City from a skyscraper window.
Halstonpremieres on Netflix May 14.
source: people.com
