Thomas Mann is an award-winning storyteller who is best known for the layered characters he’s brought to life in projects including Project X, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, Kong: Skull Island, Maine, and Halloween Kills. Currently, he can be seen in the cerebral sci-fi thriller Chariot. Written and directed by Adam Sigal, Chariot tells the story about a corporation and a doctor (John Malkovich) that oversees the process of reincarnation and a young man (Thomas Mann) who becomes a glitch in the system when he encounters a woman
Actor Jordan Preston Carter is an exciting new face who is making his mark on the industry. He’s landed coveted roles in projects including The Violent Heart, Shaft, and The Haves and the Have Nots, and has worked with legends like Tyler Perry and Ava DuVernay. This spring, he starts in the critically-acclaimed new series DMZ, starring opposite Rosario Dawson. Pop Culturalist was lucky enough to speak with Jordan about his career, DMZ, and more! PC: How did you discover your passion for storytelling? Jordan: My passion for storytelling started
Shannon Dang is delivering one of the most versatile performances on television. Starring as tech-savvy Althea Shen in the CW’s Kung Fu, Shannon has shown her depth as an actress by displaying her impeccable comedic timing as well as tackling emotional storylines with vulnerability. Now in its second season, Kung Fu follows a young Chinese-American woman, Nicky Shen (Olivia Liang), whose quarter-life crisis causes her to drop out of school and make a life-changing journey to a monastery in China. When she makes her return home, she discovers that her
Production on the bluegrass musical comedy Paradise the Movie is underway in Los Angeles. With director Justin Ward (Relish) at the helm, the film centers around Paradise, a Southern coal-mining town that is hit by financial hardships. Hope of salvation arrives with a fast-talking evangelist (Jon Root, Brooklyn Nine-Nine) and a Latin TV producer (Eric Casalini) and their reality television show concept. Only the town’s matriarch-by-default, Louanne (Mary Sarah, The Voice Season 10), has reservations. The preacher and TV producer team up with ex-stripper Chastity (Raquel Castro, The Voice Season