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‘Étoile’ Cast Unpack Feelings About Prime Video Cancellation: “I Thought About Starting A GoFundMe!”
‘Étoile’ Cast Unpack Feelings About Prime Video Cancellation: “I Thought About Starting A GoFundMe!”
Prime Video ’s decision in early June to ditch Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino’s classical ballet themed dramady Étoile after just one season sent shockwaves through the high-end drama community earlier this month. Cast members Yanic Truesdale, Taïs Vinolo and Ivan du Pontavice put on a brave face as they touched down at the SCAD Lacoste Film Festival in France’s Provence region this past week for a screening and Q&A, which was arranged prior to news of the non-renewal. Vinolo, who plays Mishi Duplessis, a U.S.-trained French ballerina who is sent back to Paris against her will, suggested the cancellation was indicative of the challenges facing the real classical ballet world, which were explored in the short-lived show.
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