Luke Evans and Elisabeth Moss join Tom Hiddleston in High-Rise

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Emma Daly
11:06 AM, 28 June 2014



Tom Hiddleston is in good company in Ben Wheatley’s adaptation of J.G. Ballard’s thriller High-Rise as Luke Evans and Elisabeth Moss join the ranks, Variety reports.

The story charts the lives of affluent residents of a futuristic apartment block, in which all modern amenities are contained, leaving them cut off from the rest of society. It’s an unnerving tale of life running out of control, as residents become driven by their primal urges.

Hiddleston plays the role of doctor Robert Laing, who is fascinated by the building, forming a relationship with the architect’s aide Charlotte, played by Sienna Miller.

Evans was most recently seen on the big screen in Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. He’s a busy man too, taking on the title role in Dracula Untold, which is due for release on 3 October.

Moss is perhaps best-known for her role as Peggy Olson in TV hit Mad Men and for her Golden Globe-winning turn in Top of the Lake.

Big-name stars Jeremy Irons, James Purefoy and Reece Shearsmith will also star.


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‘The Following’ season 2 spoilers: Confirmation and James Purefoy

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August 7, 2013

Just in case you for whatever reason had any doubt at all regarding whether or not Joe Carroll was still alive on “The Following,” we have this story here to prove to you that the character is still alive and kicking.

Granted, you probably assumed this courtesy of the news that James Purefoy is still going to be back on the show for more, but it is always nice to hear something that confirms it.

Of course, Purefoy is not interested in having Kevin Williamson follow him around with a pitchfork, so he has kept a lot of the details about the upcoming episodes a secret. However, he did tell E! News in a new interview that he does not see Joe repeating anything that got him in trouble last time. He’s a smart man, and that to us translates mostly to mean that he is rather resourceful:

“I think he’ll learn from lost mistakes and I think he’ll rise up like a phoenix and create more murder, mischief, and mayhem.”


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JAMES PUREFOY talks Season 2 of The Following at Comic Con

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NEWS/ The Following at Comic-Con 2013: James Purefoy Makes Surprise Appearance, Returning For Season 2

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by Tierney Bricker

Talk about a killer return!

Though he wasn't scheduled to attend 2013 Comic-Con, James Purefoy made a surprise appearance at The Following's panel on Friday, joining executive producers Kevin Williamson and Marcos Siega and actors Kevin Bacon, Shawn Ashmore and Valorie Curry.

And though his iconic serial killer character Joe Carroll was supposedly killed off in the finale (being inside a building that blows up tends to do that), it was announced that Purefoy will be returning as a series regular for the Fox hit's highly anticipated second season, debuting January 2014. We guess Joe had a few more tricks up his sleeve after all!

Purefoy popped up in character to make the announcement via a "phone call" with Bacon's Ryan. "On the contrary, Ryan, I'm very much alive and kicking," he said.  "My apologies for not calling sooner…You didn't really think you could do a Comic-Con panel without me?"

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Sean Bean, James Purefoy: Abigail Breslin answers Wicked Blood‘s call (MOVIEHOLE)

 

After her showy turn in “The Call”, young Abigail Breslin is set for a bigger gig, playing the female lead in writer/director Mark Young’s crime thriller “Wicked Blood”.

Sean Bean, James Purefoy, and Alexa Vega are already set for the pic. Story tells of a teenage girl, Hannah (Breslin) who makes an enemy out of her fearful crook Uncle Frank (Sean Bean), who runs the illegal family business with an iron fist, when she falls for his rival (Purefoy).

Vega, of “Spy Kids” and “Machete Kills”, plays Breslin’s sister.

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JAMES PUREFOY: ‘The Following’ finale spoilers: Assorted teases from James Purefoy (CARTER)

We don’t need to tell you at this point that Monday night’s season finale for “The Following” is going to be intense. Odds are, you have already seen the last 14 episodes, and know just what the Fox series is building up to: An epic showdown between Ryan Hardy and Joe Carroll. Is it going to be their last stand? That is what is still unclear. There’s only so long that viewers are going to want to watch Hardy chase after one villain, especially since it further steps over the bounds of realism to have a serial killer out there for years on end without a capture.

The teasers we have to share now from James Purefoy (via E! News), are vague at the moment, but nonetheless insight....

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James Purefoy: Today's News: Our Take - The Following: Who's a Follower? (TV GUIDE)

With all the twists and turns that have marked The Following's first season, we wouldn't be surprised if creator Kevin Williamson doesn't sneak in another twist in the show's final two episodes. Like... a mole in the FBI perhaps? We ...

With all the twists and turns that have marked The Following's first season, we wouldn't be surprised if creator Kevin Williamson doesn't sneak in another twist in the show's final two episodes. Like... a mole in the FBI perhaps? We know Joe Carroll (James Purefoy) was able to infiltrate local law enforcement with Roderick (Warren Kole) and also put Molly (Jennifer Ferrin) in place to keep an eye on Ryan Hardy (Kevin Bacon). But who else is in on it?

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James Purefoy: The Following Spoilers - Get Out of Town Written By Jon Lachonis on April 15th, 2013 at 4:17 pm (TVOM)

THE FOLLOWING: Joe (James Purefoy, R) and his followers have an escape plan in the "The End is Near" episode of THE FOLLOWING airing Monday, April 22 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2013 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Barbara Nitke/FOX

With only three episodes remaining, The Following has been building to an epic confrontation between Ryan Hardy (Kevin Bacon) and Joe Carrol (James Purefoy).  The FBI is closing in on his location and if you've caught the previews of tonight's episode, "Havenport",  you probably know they are about to get a big boost from one of Carrol's most trusted insiders:  Roderick himself.

So what will the setup for The Following's finale be?  Will Ryan and his Federal compadres descend on Joe's compound Waco style and force Joe into a desperation play, or has the psycho prepared for this all along.  Thanks to a collection of images from next week's penultimate episode "The End is Near" we have some tantalizing details of what is to come.  Not major spoilers, mind you, but enough to set the stage for what is bound to be an incredible finale for The Following.


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James Purefoy takes the EW Pop Culture Personality Test (and proves he's not so scary after all) -- VIDEO (EW)

by Mandi Bierly

To know how convincing he is as serial killer Joe Carroll on Fox’s The Following, all James Purefoy has to do is walk down the street. “I got out of a car the other day, and I was talking to somebody, and as I turned, I bumped into this middle-aged lady, and she made the sound of a small dog being kicked. She didn’t scream, she yelped at me,” he says. “It turned out that she’d been watching the show the night before and thinking about it, and then suddenly, poof, there I was.”

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James Purefoy: The Following renewed for season 2 News Louisa Mellor 5 Mar 2013 - 07:00 (DEN OF GEEK)

Kevin Bacon and James Purefoy will be taking another spin on the serial killer merry-go-round as Fox renews The Following...

Fans of puppet master serial killer drama The Following can rest easy in the knowledge that, though we're almost at the halfway point in season one, a further fifteen episodes are on their way. The Kevin Williamson thriller starring Kevin Bacon and James Purefoy as a former FBI agent and his cult-leading serial-killing nemesis, has just been renewed for season two.

Described by Fox as an "edge-of-your-seat" "thrill ride", The Following debuted to somewhat mixed reviews, but audience interest has seen it through. Fulfilling the unspoken rule that everyone involved with The Following has to be named Kevin, here's what Fox entertainment chairman Kevin Reilly had to say:

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James Purefoy on 'The Following' violence: 'Concerns are preposterous' Published Tuesday, Feb 19 2013, 5:48am EST | By Morgan Jeffery (DIGITAL SPY)

James Purefoy has argued that concerns about violence in his show The Following are "preposterous".

The English actor plays serial killer Joe Carroll on the Fox drama, which has attracted some criticism for airing violent scenes on network television.

James Purefoy has argued that concerns about violence in his show The Following are "preposterous".

The English actor plays serial killer Joe Carroll on the Fox drama, which has attracted some criticism for airing violent scenes on network television.

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JAMES PUREFOY: “FOLLOWING” IN BLOODY FOOTSTEPS (FANGORIA)

Posted by Abbie Bernstein Feb 13, 2013

In person, actor James Purefoy seems like a charming, erudite fellow. So does his character Joe Carroll on THE FOLLOWING—at first. Carroll is a serial killer who escapes from prison in the first episode of the hit Fox thriller, only to be recaptured by Kevin Bacon’s character, ex-FBI agent Ryan Harding. Alas, Ryan discovers as the series goes on that Carroll has quite a few friends on the outside who are willing to die—and kill—for him in extremely gruesome fashion.

While THE FOLLOWING (which airs Monday nights at 9/8 Central) was created by SCREAM originator Kevin Williamson, the show is notably far more serious than the film franchise—which seems to be fine with TV audiences, who have tuned in en masse for the episodes aired so far. Part of the fun, and the fear, is that anybody can be one of Carroll’s disciples, from an angelic-looking young nanny to a seemingly friendly security guard, and they can have been living in constructed identities for years.

The Somerset, England-born Purefoy is no stranger to horror, having starred alongside Milla Jovovich in the original RESIDENT EVIL as her treacherous boyfriend, played the title role in SOLOMON KANE and appeared as Henry Clerval in the 2007 televersion of FRANKENSTEIN, but he’s never had a role quite like Carroll. He has played a very tricky and occasionally homicidal lawyer in the English miniseries INJUSTICE, but isn’t sure if that character would have followed Joe Carroll or not. “I suppose he might have. I don’t know. I think that character was very much his own man.”

The actor helpfully explains the proper pronunciation of his last name—“Pure—like orange juice—foy”—and then gets down to the business of discussing how came to play a charismatic, persuasive college professor-turned-murderer. Wanting to work in the U.S. was “very much” part of the equation, Purefoy explains. “I was beginning to feel a bit lonely in London. A lot of my friends came over here and have been part of the great American golden age of television. I had been asked to do a number of pilots, and this one was sitting there, and I was offered it and Kevin and I had to go and sniff each other’s behinds like a couple of dogs in the park.”

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JAMES PUREFOY: 'The Following': Joe Carroll Gets Under Ryan Hardy's Skin (Exclusive Video) 12:55 PM PST 2/8/2013 by Philiana Ng (THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER)

In a scene from Monday's The Following, exclusive to The Hollywood Reporter, Ryan (Kevin Bacon) squares off against notorious serial killer Joe Carroll (James Purefoy) to get information from Joe about Maggie's (Virginia Kull) connection to the location of Claire Matthews' (Natalie Zea) kidnapped son Joey.

Ryan and Joe have a lot of history, the origin of which is established in this past Monday's episode, but the interrogation in "Mad Love" is still fraught with tension.


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Clive Owen is 48 years old & sideburn-y in Paris: could Clive still get it? (CELENEWS)

I will never stop talking about Clive Owen, even if he isn’t in my current Forever Dong rotation. My current rotation is: Benedict Cumberbatch, Kevin Bacon (has anyone else been watching The Following?!?) and Michael Fassbender. It’s been a while since I’ve had a good, dirty fantasy about Clive. It’s been even longer since he wrote me a dirty letter! But even in his absence… Clive could still get it, right? He’s 48 years old, by the way. Aging like a fine wine.

Anyway, these are new photos of Clive at the Paris premiere of his film Shadow Dancer. I believe we had photos of London premiere last year, so I guess this film is coming out in not-so-steady drips. Maybe they’re having distribution problems. Clive looks good, right? He always wears the hell out of a suit, his hair looks decent, and I’m enchanted by his late-in-life sideburns. He still knows how to eye-f—k a camera too.

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The Following: Kevin Bacon, James Purefoy and Kevin Williamson Preview TV's Next Big Thriller (E!)

by Jenna Mullins

How do you get someone like Kevin Bacon to star in your TV show? Kevin Williamson (The Vampire Diaries) apparently has the key.

"When it came time to cast Ryan Hardy I was like, 'Well, we need someone like Kevin Bacon. We should get someone like Kevin Bacon,' thinking we'd never get someone like Kevin Bacon," Williamson tells us. Turns out, Kevin had all the ammunition he needed in the form of his pilot script.

"I knew that I wanted to do something that was heroic. And I knew that if I was going to do something heroic the guy would have to be complex and have vulnerabilities…and have a certain kind of damaged nature," Bacon says to us about his retired FBI character. "The show moves at a breakneck speed, and every time I get a new script, I pick it up and what I'm mostly amazed at is that both from a plot standpoint and from a character standpoint, there are so many things I don't see coming."

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The Following Video Looks At Kevin Bacon And James Purefoy's Characters Author: Kelly West (CINEMA BLEND)

Among the handful of shows that we selected as the top new series we can't wait to start watching this winter is Kevin Williamson's suspenseful looking Fox thriller The Following. Fox has wisely been sharing promotional content for the drama over the last couple of months, and among the more recent videos is one that talks about the intentions of serial killer Joe Carroll and Kevin Bacon's character, FBI Agent Ryan Hardy.

The Following stars Kevin Bacon as an FBI agent who's brought out of retirement to pursue convicted serial killer Joe Carroll (James Purefoy). In addition to escaping, Carroll's also been developing a group of devoted followers , which explains the title of the new series.

The video below features clips from the drama, some of which should be familiar if you've seen the previously released trailers and previews. But it also includes series creator Kevin Williamson as well as Bacon and Carroll as they talk about the series.


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Kevin Bacon, James Purefoy discuss 'The Following' THE FOLLOWINGJANUARY 6, 2013BY: DAWN JONES (EXAMINER)

"The Following," Fox's new highly anticipated psychological thriller is set to premier Jan 21. The show features Kevin Bacon as an FBI agent tracking James Purefoy's serial killer while finding himself in the center of a network of killers that have come together via the Internet and are set to do the bidding of their leader. Bacon, Purefoy and the shows producer Kevin Reilly sat down to discuss the adrenaline fueled show (LATimes, Jan 6)

"The Following" is Bacon's first full time television role. The actor confessed to being a movie snob and that taking a role on television was the end of an actors career. Watching his wife (Kyra Sedgwick) success on TV helped change his mind. Once he decided to make the jump he still didn't think he would end up on network TV saying "OK, I'll look, but only on Showtime and HBO"

The Emmy nominated actor is no longer a "network snob" is pretty excited about his new role and feels that it will be a hit.

"I think it's going to make a splash. I have a lot of ambitions for this show and I'd like it to be a hit commercially, I'd like it to bring home some trophies — and I'm pretty confident that it will."

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James Purefoy Talks About His Role And Preparation For 'The Following' Submitted by Emma on August 13, 2012 - 09:36 am (FANBOLT)

FanBolt sat down with James Purefoy at Comic Con 2012 to talk about his new lead role in The Following. The drama will follow an ex-FBI agent (played by Kevin Bacon) as he's called out of retirement to track down a diabolical serial killer (played by James Purefoy). Purefoy talked with us a bit about he prepared for such an intense role and what we can expect to see from his character in Season 1.

 
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Comic-Con 2012: Kevin Bacon and James Purefoy Want The Following to Draw a Crowd July 17, 2012 by Lauren Tyree (POPTIMAL)

For the sake of FOX‘s midseason lineup, let’s hope there’s room for more than one serial killer on TV. The Following is set to debut soon, and it’s as engaging as it is uncommonly dark for a broadcast network. The always appealing Kevin Bacon plays retired FBI Agent Ryan Hardy, a battered drunk who’s brought back into the game when murderous maniac Joe Carroll (James Purefoy) escapes from prison to add to his body count. Hardy is the cunning cat to Carroll’s mouse as the plot unfolds to reveal the charismatic convict’s legions of worshipful groupies.

When these brainwashed followers are shown to be as ruthless as their condemned leader, Hardy throws himself headfirst into a new investigation. At San Diego’s Bayfront Hilton during Comic-Con, I checked in with Bacon and Purefoy, along with Creator/Writer Kevin Williamson, Director Marcos Siega and co-star Shawn Ashmore (Agent Weston), before viewing the promising pilot.


“I got this idea when I was first writing Scream One.” Williamson said. “I’m not a procedural guy. At the time, this idea was so different than what I’d seen on TV. And then in the last five years, we discovered the hybrid show…a show that’s about everything.” The veteran writer discussed his desire to not be restricted in genre or tone. “I knew we needed the comfort of a hero, a tragic hero…It’s good storytelling when you can get someone emotionally involved and then surprise them. This is a story of good versus evil; bag guy, good guy. It’s classic. But I wanted to spin it.” It’s a new spin, indeed, with unpredictable plot turns and bombshells throughout the first episode. “We’re really setting up a lot in the pilot,” said the creative mastermind.

“We set up a thrill ride, but then we want to give people moments to breathe.” Inside a carefully woven web of clues, symbols and disturbing themes, there’s plenty of exposition and subtlety to temper the shock. “When you’re looking at serial killers, they’re really motivated by gruesome things, and we obviously can’t show it all [on FOX],” said Williamson. “But I’m not a bloody guy. I like emotional scary.”

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James Purefoy: Kevin Williamson on 'The Following': 'I've planned two seasons' Published Friday, Jun 1 2012, 1:22pm EDT | By Morgan Jeffery (DIGITAL SPY)

Kevin Williamson has revealed that he has planned two seasons of his new show The Following. The Fox thriller stars Kevin Bacon as FBI agent Ryan Hardy and James Purefoy as his serial killer nemesis Joe Carroll.

 "I have this [first] season pretty much worked out and next season, because I know how big we're gonna get," Williamson told IGN.

"Once you see the pilot, you'll actually understand... that it actually kind of writes itself in terms of the framework of the first season. The serial killer lays it all out.

"And so the first season will be watching that happen, and then we'll watch how our FBI team and Kevin Bacon's character has to constantly stay one step ahead of him."




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