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  • Tatiana Maslany Finally Gets Emmy Nomination For “Orphan Black”

    Tatiana Maslany finally has the validation she has deserved for so long.

    Since her beginning with Orphan Black, Tatiana Maslany has blown audiences away with her raw talent.

    Now, she is confirmed by the Emmy folks to be truly amazing with a nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.

    After nominations were announced Thursday, Twitter went wild with congratulations for Tatiana Maslany.

    Tatiana Maslany even posted a heartfelt thanks to her fans.

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    “To me, it’s an awesome honor and really unexpected,” Tatiana Maslany said after her nomination was announced.

    Tatiana Maslany was quick to thank her fans in the interview as well, saying, “The thing that I find exciting is the fans have always been so supportive of us, and this Emmy nomination means a lot to them. So it’s not necessarily just for me. It’s very much about the fans.”

    Tatiana Maslany seemed surprised that her role in Orphan Black was in the running with ladies like Claire Danes for Homeland, Taraji P. Henson for Empire, and Robin Wright for House of Cards.

    Tatiana Maslany said of her fellow nominees, “These people that I’m nominated with are in high dramas. It’s very crazy. Our show has broken the barrier of just being a sci-fi cult show.”

    That’s not the only barrier Tatiana Maslany and others of her ilk are breaking.

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    For example, in an interview for the Los Angeles Times, Tatiana Maslany explained how her character and others are changing the way women’s roles are perceived.

    Tatiana Maslany said, “We’re breaking stereotypes about how women can behave on TV. In the past women have been placed in so many oppressive boxes — you can be the sideline character or the love interest.”

    She added, “I love that on this show, the women I play are dark, weird, funny, scary, daring and vulnerable. It’s not just ‘strong,’ not just ‘feminine.’”

    Are you super excited for Tatiana Maslany and her Emmy nomination?

  • Orphan Black Is Streaming on Amazon for Free Today

    If you’ve been waiting to watch the first season of the hit BBC show Orphan Black, today’s your day.

    Amazon is letting anyone and everyone stream the first season – 10 episodes – for free. Both seasons one and two of Orphan Black are on Amazon Prime Instant Video, which means subscribers can watch them.

    But to the rest of you non-Amazon Prime subscribers, today may prove your only chance.

    The free streaming window will close at 11:59 pm PT Friday night, so you better get going.

    “Orphan Black has been extremely popular with Prime members since the series became available exclusively in Prime Instant Video—that’s why we’re excited to make season one available to all customers for free, for a day,” said Michael Paull, Vice President of Digital Video at Amazon. “We saw an incredible response when we made our Golden Globe-winning original series Transparent available to everyone, so we’re giving customers an opportunity to try out another great series that Prime members already love.”

    If you’re conflicted, the appropriate response to this is cool, but also gee thanks for the day, Amazon.

    “For fans of television who have heard the critical and fan buzz around Orphan Black, but just haven’t had gotten to it, this offering from Amazon is a treat—and available to not only existing Prime members but everyone who goes to Amazon during this 24 hour period. You better cancel all meetings and take Friday off from work,” said Matt Forde, EVP, Sales, Co-productions and Digital Distribution, BBC Worldwide North America.

    Easier said than done, Mr. Forde.

    Amazon is running this promotion to mark the kick-off of season three, which will debut this Saturday at 9pm ET on BBC AMERICA.

    So, if you really do have time off today – start your Orphan Black journey. You won’t be disappointed.

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  • Tatiana Maslany Tests For “Star Wars” Stand-Alone

    Tatiana Maslany is reportedly testing for a female lead role in the first Star Wars stand-alone movie.

    The young actress, who stars as multiple replicants in BBC America’s hit series Orphan Black, is among a list of people that are rumored to be testing for this movie.

    Others include Rooney Mara of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo fame and Felicity Jones from The Theory of Everything.

    The focus of this stand-alone movie has yet to be revealed, but it is to be directed by Gareth Edwards (Godzilla).

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    This movie is one of two that are in the works so far. The other is one directed by Josh Trank.

    Garry Whitta reportedly wrote the first draft of the script, then jumped ship. Rumors quickly surfaced that Simon Kinberg, who is already working on the Josh Trank stand-alone movie along with Lawrence Kasdan, would take over writing.

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    However, sources say that Kinberg will be involved, but will not really take over the job. I mean the guy is already busy creating the X-Men universe and is writing the X-Men: Apocalypse script for Fox.

    He is also overseeing some Fantastic Four reshoots for which he was in charge of the rewriting.

    So, the project is currently searching for a writer.

    As far as which roles Tatiana Maslany and Rooney Mara are testing for, we must wait to find out, but the movie does already have a release date of December 16th, 2016.

    What do you think about Tatiana Maslany or Rooney Mara for a lead role in a Star Wars movie? Which one do you think is a better actress all around?

  • Tatiana Maslany Ready for Season 2 of ‘Orphan Black’

    Tatiana Maslany is one of the quickest rising, yet most unheard of stars in television currently. The 28-year-old Saskatchewan, Canada native has been in the acting business since 1997, yet most of her roles over the course of those 17 years have been relatively minor. In 2013, Maslany appeared on the hit NBC comedy Parks and Recreation. Unknown to her at the time, though, Maslany was also currently working as the lead actress on a television series which would launch her into stardom – Orphan Black.

    While Orphan Black received less than one million viewers in its first season run on BBC America, that does not delegitimize the show’s potential for success.

    After the first season of Orphan Black ended, some 5.2 million viewers tuned in to the show through other mediums, mostly on-demand and DVDs. Since the show ended last summer, it has obtained a cult following, with #TheCloneClub pushing the show to prominence.

    The show would be nowhere, however, without the outstanding acting by Tatiana Maslany. Maslany’s role on Orphan Black forces her to not only play her single identity on the show, but also the identities of 11 different clones. The labor and intensity of such an act earned Maslany a Golden Globe nomination in 2013 for Best Performance by an Actress in a Dramatic Television Series.

    Going into Season 2, Maslany feels more confident in being able to portray all 11 clones in their own unique ways. She credits that confidence to understanding the characters better now that she has one season under her belt.

    “I know these women now, so it was about going deeper with it and challenging them and not getting stuck in just going to do the Alison thing. It’s like what happens when Alison is thrown into this situation. And we left them all at very tense places, kind of high-stakes places, so there was so much to work with,” Maslany explained.

    While Maslany is more familiar with the diverse cast of characters she has to portray in each episode, it doesn’t mean that the preparation to achieve such a task is any easier. When asked how she handles the difficulty in portraying multiple characters on the same set in one day, Maslany responded:

    “I kind of have to think about all of them. As much as I can I try to block them out, but I do block the scene as all of them first off, so I have to think about what maybe the impulse might be on that side or who I want to have move into the space at that time or how something is gonna play out. I kind of have to direct it ahead of time in a way and have it all in my head. I try to sort of forget it, forget, forget, forget. And then just be there. Simplifying it in my head as much as possible is the way to do it. Just breathing and being there as that character, and letting that come out, with an awareness that I do have to move on from that person at the end of it.”

    Maslany’s co-star Jordan Gavaris understands and appreciates the daunting nature of Maslany’s performances: “I don’t think there’s another actor right now, especially in her age range, who could have tackled something like this. The value of getting to work with an actor of her caliber is not lost on me.”

    Orphan Black‘s co-creators Graeme Manson and John Fawcett feel the same way. “She’s a total natural, a working prodigy… Everyone wants to do their best work because she’s working harder than everyone here, and everyone knows she’s doing something special.”

    If one is intrigued by the concept of a sci-fi show centered around a cloning project gone wrong, one can view the episodes on Amazon Prime Instant Video, which has locked down an exclusive online streaming deal for the show.

    If you do decide to tune in, however, expediency must be a priority. Season 2 of Orphan Black airs on BBC America starting this Saturday, April 19.

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