Candy
Popstar and actor Justin Timberlake asked to cameo onCandy , Jessica Biel ’s raw true criminal offense telecasting miniseries on Hulu . Biel stars as Candy Montgomery , a suburban housewife who was accused of the 1980 brutal murder of her best friend Betty Gore , play by Melanie Lynskey . Both Biel and Lynskey ’s husbands , Timberlake andRaising Dionstar Jason Ritter , portray a brace of police officers who look into Gore ’s slaying . Although Timberlake is mostly known for his euphony , he has starred in films such asBlack Snake Moan , The Social connection , In Time , and the Apple TV+ dramaPalmer .
Candyis a five - part miniseries that centers on the vicious murder that sway the Texas townsfolk of Wylie . Created by Robin Veith and Nick Antosca , the show offer a character subject on ax - murderer Montgomery in an endeavour to pour forth light on what made this seemingly retiring woman confide such a wretched act . critic have praised the serial for its terrificperformances from Biel and Lynskey , as well as for creating a haunting and tense atmosphere out of period - exact late-70s interior decoration .
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EWcaught up with Biel to discourse her married man ’s coming into court on Hulu ’s new straight - crime miniseriesCandy . The actor described Timberlake ’s cast as a police force officer as an " accident . " As both Biel and Timberlake are actors , they now and then prepare for forthcoming roles with each other . While going over the screenplay forCandy , Timberlake became concerned in one of the uncommitted part in her script . Read how Biel described how her married man join the serial publication below .
" Justin was reading the scripts . We always partake material and get bank bill from each other and clobber like that . And he was interpret it , and he require about that particular case , Steve Deffibaugh , [ and enunciate ] ' Who ’s playing this cat ? ' I said , ' Oh , I do n’t fuck . Probably like a local amazing actor from Atlanta . ' ' We do n’t have any money left ' was basically the conversation . And he tell , ' I desire to play this part . ' And I said , ' Yeah . Okay . ' He operate , ' No , no . I require to play this part . ' "
According to Biel , she was not ab initio convinced that her husband was serious about the part but contacted her producer to see if he could join the roll . She immediatelyfound out that Timberlakehad already contacted them beforehand . Biel further explained that she recount her husband that the studio could not pay him for the office , but that did not deter Timberlake as he was stagnant - set on being shed . Biel added that her husband secernate her , " ' I do n’t like about getting paid . I just want you to pay for my wig and I need my prosthetic belly . ' "
Although many actors have to tirelessly audition for little purpose in films , the producers look more than unforced to treat their audience with a cameo from one of the large popular asterisk of the past few decade . However , Timberlake ’s appearance and overt popularity may be a distraction for viewers wishing to be immersed in a world of sex , perfidy , and murder . Regardless of the Isaac Bashevis Singer ’s cameo , Biel ’s performance as Montgomeryhas win over critics and audiences likewise , which can be seen inCandy ’s five - night event concluding May 13 on Hulu .
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