Charlie Hunnam front and center at LA premiere of new AppleTV+ series Shantaram
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Charlie Hunnam was seen Monday night at the Los Angeles premiere of his new Apple TV+ series Shantaram at the Regency Village Theater.
The 42-year-old English actor wore a navy blue suit with a brick blue tie and dark brown shoes at the glitzy event.
He wore a goatee and had his dark blond locks pulled back in a ponytail.
The latest: Charlie Hunnam, 42, was pictured Monday night at the Los Angeles premiere of his new Apple TV+ series Shantaram at the Regency Village Theater
The British native plays Lin Ford in the series, which is based on the 2003 book by Gregory David Roberts. In the series, set in the 1980s, Ford is on the run from the law after being expelled from the United States. escaped prison and hid in Bombay.
Ford becomes romantically involved with a beautiful woman named Karla Saaranen (played by Antonia Desplat) and is faced with difficult decisions as a result.
Desplat looked stunning in a floor-length dress with scrappy sandal heels and her brown locks to the side.
Also in attendance at Monday’s premiere were costars Elektra Kilbey, Rachel Kamath and Shubham Saraf.
The English actor wore a navy blue suit with a brick blue tie and dark brown shoes at the glitzy event
Hunnan posed with costar Antonia Desplat at the cinematic event
The series marks Hunnam’s first regular TV role since his previous series Sons of Anarchy ended in 2014
Hunnam said he first came across the book four years before the series went into production
(LR) Elektra Kilbey, Hunnam, Desplat and Shubham Saraf posed during entrances
The series marks Hunnam’s first regular television role since his previous series Sons of Anarchy ended in 2014.
“I was really a kid when I started Sons, but that grew into a sense of pride in some of the work I’ve done in the later seasons,” Hunnam said. Weekly entertainment last month. “I’m just a different person now. I’m now north of 40 and I’ve taken stock of who I am and who I’d like to be, and the work I do is definitely part of that.
“I think it was an important step for me to challenge myself in those ways. It was well worth pushing myself out of my comfort zone with this project – I’ve never worked on anything as hard as I did on this project, so I’m nervous and just really excited to see what the reaction will be. ‘
Desplat looked stunning in a floor-length dress with scrappy sandal heels and her brown locks to the side
She plays Hunnam’s love interest Karla Saaranen in the TV series
Shubham Saraf, who plays Prabhuon the show, wore a blush garment to the screening
Elektra Kilbey looked elegant in a black dress with her brown locks pulled back tightly
The beauty, who plays the role of Lisa Carter in the series, is decorated with earrings
Sujaya Dasgupta, who plays Kavita Singh in the show, looked glamorous in a shimmering off-the-shoulder dress
Hunnam said he took the time to sign on to the series knowing how much time it takes to produce a TV series.
“I really enjoy the process of long storytelling and the consistency of working with the same cast and being able to play the same character for a long period of time, but once I finished Sons of Anarchy I needed a break from the rigor from that routine because it’s pretty tough to shoot television,” he told the outlet.
Hunnam added: “I also wanted to wait for the right thing to come, because it’s such a big commitment. It was definitely on my mind to return to television if I had the chance.”
Hunnam said he first came across the book four years before the series went into production.
“A friend of mine gave me a copy of the book, and I went on vacation to Thailand the next day and took it with me, which ended up being great for me, but not so great for my partner because it’s 936. pages long,” Hunnam told the outlet. “I just devoured it on that vacation. I came back from that vacation and said to my friend, who is a writer and producer, ‘Can we make this?’
Rachel Kamath, who plays Parvati in the show, wore a blue dress with parted black locks
Kilbey and Kamath posed for a photo at the screening
Actor Isaiah Washington wore a black T-shirt with blue jeans and a cowboy hat
Gabrielle Scharnitzky, who plays Madame Zhou on the show, looked gracious
Vincent Perez, who plays Didier, wore a navy blue three-piece suit
Hunnam said that Warner Bros. and Johnny Depp had the first rights to produce a film project based on the book.
“A few years later they admitted that they were defeated in that process, I think because of the length and complexity of the story. It’s really impossible to bring it down to two hours,” he said. After many, many noble attempts, Warner Bros. the hat in the ring and the rights became available again, so the dream came back to life and here we are.’
Hunnam described Shantaram as “a truly beautifully written novel that has just exposed me to a world I had never seen before, and many different facets of the world of India”, a “grand, compelling, wild romantic love story” and “also a story of great adventure and self-discovery.’
Producer Andrea Barron wore a cream ensemble with a black top to the event
Actress Kara Royster beamed in an all-black ensemble with her locks pulled back
Actress Minolta Araya wore a flattering ensemble with knee-high red boots
Entertainer Kendall Keith looked stylish in a brown dress with metallic strappy sandals
Blogger Alexis Joy looked gorgeous in a beige dress with a gold watch and her locks down and broke up
He said, “What I thought was really ripe for exploration is this conflict between what I call the kingdom of God and the kingdom of gold. Lin finds himself in India on this simultaneous journey of spiritual awakening, while also being swept deeper into the realm of organized crime.”
Hunnam said the first season takes up about “a third in the text,” which “really just sets up the world and the big players and some of the conflict.
“If we’re lucky enough to get a second season, that’s really going to be the focal point of the story. We take Lin into the world where he is exposed to both elements, but the choice between the two, the conflict between the two, only becomes really clear later.’
The show’s first three episodes will air on Apple TV+ from October 14, with new weekly episodes through December 16.
Insecure star Kean Elie wore a blue sweater coat with black jeans and boots
Australian actress Nicky Whelan wore seasonal colors with an off-white top and khaki pants
TV personality Francesca Eastwood donned a black dress with her blonde locks down
The show’s first three episodes will air on Apple TV+ on October 14, with new weekly episodes through December 16