Saturday, May 11, 2013
ROSAMUND PIKE: New turn for Pike as she heads north DAILY MAIL
Rosamund Pike (right) and David Tennant will head north next month, playing a couple going through marital discord as they travel from their home ‘down South’ to visit relatives in Scotland.
What We Did On Our Holiday shoots through June and July.
Billy Connolly also stars in the picture, directed by Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin (the team behind the hit TV series Outnumbered)
for BBC Films.
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Keira Knightley Receives 100-Year-Old Tree as Wedding Gift 0 BY ALLYSON KOERNER MAY 9, 2013 (ECORAZZI)
Love is truly in the air for actress Keira Knightley, as she recently received an 100-year-old olive tree from her new hubby, James Righton, as a wedding gift.
A source told The Sun, the tree cost Righton over $4,000 and he even had their initials carved into it, “James had it planted in the back garden of her home in France on the day of the wedding. He had carved their initials in a heart and showed her in front of everyone. She collapsed into fits of giggles, it was very sweet.”
Last Saturday, the couple tied the knot at the town hall in Mazan, a city in France. It was a small ceremony with Knightley’s parents as witnesses. Siblings and other family members were also in attendance.
After the ceremony, the newlyweds, along with family and friends, celebrated at Knightley’s family-owned $5 million vineyard.
HUGH BONNEVILLE: (YAY) TwentyTwelve spin-off in the pipeline reuniting hapless Olympics planning team (YAY) (MIRROR)
BBC comedy chiefs are plotting a spin-off of Bafta-nominated Olympic mockumentary TwentyTwelve.
They hope to reunite the core team of hapless PRs including Jessica Hynes as Siobhan Sharpe, Hugh Bonneville as Ian Fletcher, Olivia Colman as his PA Sally and Amelia Bulmore as Kay Hope.
A BBC insider said: “There is a real desire for this to happen.
"The show was such a fantastic success and writer John Morton is a genius, such a massive talent.
"It would be so great to get the team together again.”
Plans are in their early stages, with the spin-off likely to see dithering Fletcher taking on another major national project and hiring back his Olympic colleagues to help him out.
In the show, made in the style of a fly-on-the-wall documentary, Ian headed up the fictional Olympic Deliverance Commission while Siobhan, who has her own PR company Perfect Curve, was head of brand.
One of the highlights was the development of a travel strategy - called Way to Go - in which pedestrians were banned from pavements.
Morton has indicated that a follow-up comedy could be possible, given the right circumstances. He said: “There’s been some talk about whether there can be a life post-Olympics and it’s tempting because I’d love to work with those actors again.”
The BBC2 series received widespread critical acclaim when it was shown in the run-up to the Olympics last year.
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DOWNTON ABBEY - THE NEW CAST (MIRROR)
Gary Carr will play a jazz singer called Jack Ross
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa is on board
Tom Cullen will play Lord Anthony Gillingham, a potential suitor for Lady Mary Crawley
Julian Ovenden has previously appeared in Foyle's War
Former EastEnder Nigel Harman will play Green, a visiting valet
Wife to Edward Fox and mother to Emilia Fox and Freddie Fox, Joanna David has also appeared in Foyle's War
Harriet Walter was given a damehood for in 2011for services to drama
A decade of Downton Abbey? TV bosses want the hit show to run and run (MIRROR)
Lady Mary Crawley, and the ups and downs of her aristocratic 1920s family, could grace our screens for a decade if Downton Abbey bosses get their wish.
Producer Gareth Neame said: “I think Downton Abbey is going to go on for a while. Right now the show is still growing in the US and it would be awful to think of it ending now.
"I would rather let the show run between four and 10 years, I imagine.”
But he added that he was wary of pushing creator Julian Fellowes’ hit drama too far.
The fourth series is now in production. Gareth said: “I’d rather that in 20 years’ time it was loved rather than we went on a season too long and people fell out of love with it.”
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Sean Bean in "Legends" TNT drama series trailer (video)
PanARMENIAN.Net - TNT has just greenlit another new show a day after ordering Michael Bay's "The Last Ship". Getting a series pick with 10-episodes order this time is "Legends" from "Homeland" producer Howard Gordon, AceShowbiz said.
The new drama series stars Sean Bean as Martin Odum, an undercover agent working for the FBI's Deep Cover Operations (D.C.O.) division. Martin has the uncanny ability to transform himself into a completely different person for each job. But he begins to question his own identity when a mysterious stranger suggests that Martin isn't the man he believes himself to be.
" 'Legends' has everything you want in a good spy drama: intriguing characters, multi-layered plots, a terrific cast and lots of action and suspense," Michael Wright, president, head of programming for TNT, TBS and Turner Classic Movies (TCM), says of the new show.
"At the center of it all is Sean Bean, giving an outstanding performance in an extremely complex and difficult role. We are very excited to work with Howard Gordon and his fellow executive producers, who have put together a truly extraordinary drama."
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Eddie Redmayne, Matt Smith, Nicholas Hoult: Who Will Play 'Poldark' In The BBC's Reboot Of The 70s Period Drama? by Holly Williams | 10 May 2013 (CONTACT MUSIC)
'Poldark' is set to return to our screens in a brand new reboot almost four decades on from the first episode premiere of the original series.
The BBC costume drama was first aired in 1975, based on the series of books by Winston Graham. It follows the trials and tribulations of Army Officer Ross Poldark's love life as he returns to Cornwall to find that the love of his life, Elizabeth, is set to marry his cousin. Embittered and unable to move on from his stolen love, he marries a simple servant girl named Demelza as the rest of his once idyllic life crashed around him.
Filming for the new series is set to begin later this year in Cornwall, though producers are still searching for the right candidate to play the coveted lead role. So far, suggestions as to who might land the part include 'Les Miserables' actor Eddie Redmayne, Matt Smith of 'Doctor Who', 'Kick-Ass' star Aaron Johnson, Jonas Armstrong from 'Robin Hood', 'Merlin''s Colin Morgan, Rob James Collier from 'Downton Abbey' and 'Warm Bodies' actor Nicholas Holt.
Friday, May 10, 2013
Luke Evans: MOVIE REVIEW 'NO ONE LIVES' A Night in Louisiana Can Be Harrowing, by Ryuhei Kitamura (NEW YORK TIMES)
Utterly mad yet improbably fascinating, Ryuhei Kitamura’s “No One Lives” camouflages an oddly compelling central idea with the trashy trappings of the low-budget slasher movie. The expectations raised by the first 20 minutes, however, make it all the more disappointing when incoherent slaughter replaces soul-chilling dread.
Unfolding in a single, eventful night, David Lawrence Cohen’s loopy script details the outrageous misfortune of Driver (Luke Evans) and Betty (Laura Ramsey), a tense couple with a weird interpersonal vibe. After stopping at a deserted motel for cryptic conversation and explicit sex — during which we notice the strange scar on Betty’s stomach — the pair run afoul of a ruthless gang of hillbilly hooligans. News of a missing heiress streams from televisions, but what she has to do with any of our characters has yet to be revealed. Like the hillbillies, we’ve only just realized that attacking Driver might not have been the wisest move.
Filming in Louisiana, the photographer Daniel Pearl (who shot the 1974 “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” as well as the 2003 remake) gives the early scenes a vague but irresistible menace. Terrified screams echo in dense woods, pounding feet crunch through glass, and animal traps lie in wait for the unwary. But Mr. Kitamura, an action enthusiast who prefers to show rather than tell, seems unaware that the film’s dialogue is laughable, its characters unfathomable and the acting often less than optimal.
Michael Fassbender and Natalie Portman star in the modern-day Shakespeare adaptation from director Justin Kurzel. (THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER)
Studiocanal has boarded Macbeth, the Shakespeare adaptation for director Justin Kurzel (Snowtown) starring Michael Fassbender as the doomed Scottish king and Natalie Portman as Lady Macbeth. Kurzel's version is described as modern take on the tale of a fearless warrior ultimately destroyed by ambition and desire.
Studiocanal will co-finance the feature which British shingle See-Saw Films is producing. Pre-production is set to start at the end of the year for a planned January 2014 shoot.
Studiocanal will distribute Macbeth in the U.K., Germany and France and will handle international sales duties, shopping the title to buyers in Cannes next week.
Iain Canning and Emile Sherman of See-Saw, whose credits include the Oscar-winning The King's Speech, will produce. See-Saw developed the project together with Film4, who are also a financier on Macbeth.
“We are very pleased to be financing Macbeth which deftly brings contemporary themes to an iconic story," said Olivier Courson, Chairman and CEO of StudioCanal.
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Jonny Lee Miller: Sherlock to face showdown with Moriarty in Elementary finale (RADIO TIMES)
A tense, season-ending showdown between Sherlock Holmes and his arch-nemesis Moriarty – it’s a scenario fans of BBC1's Sherlock are familiar with. And it’s one that’s set to repeat itself in Elementary, the stateside take on the great detective.
So far, the closest Jonny Lee Miller’s New York-based Sherlock Holmes has come to the criminal mastermind he believes murdered his former lover – one Irene Adler – is a phone conversation. But as the first series of the US show approaches its conclusion, Elementarycreator Rob Doherty says all that is about to change.
“It is a Moriarty-centric finale” says Doherty. “It comes to our attention he may be operating in New York. The finale is really about a build to a showdown between Sherlock and Moriarty."
Not that the action will be entirely confined to the Big Apple. For the first time, viewers will see Sherlock in his native London, in flashback sequences that will also introduce Adler, played by British actress and Game of Thrones star Natalie Dormer.
“For the first time, we're going to see actual moments from his past,” says Doherty. “We're going to see him outside of New York and in London. Seeing London isn't so much the point. It's really about how he came to meet and fall for Irene Adler.
First Look At James McAvoy As Charles Xavier On The Set Of ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ (FLICKS AND BITS)
In a long line of news, behind-the-scenes images and teasers, director Bryan Singer has tweeted the above first image of James McAvoy on the set of ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ as Charles Xavier/Professor X in his 1970s costume. Singer captioned the image with “#Serpico”, referencing the 1973 Sidney Lumet thriller which starred Al Pacino as NYPD officer Frank Serpico. ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past,’ the seventh installment in the ‘X-Men’ film series, commenced filming last month in Montreal, Canada. It will be the first film in the ‘X-Men’ film series to be filmed in 3D.
Bryan Singer recently announced that ‘Game of Thrones’ star Peter Dinklage joined the cast of ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past.’ Further reports bring word that the Emmy and Golden Globe Award winning actor will play the main antagonist in the film. With Singer merging past and present ‘X-Men’ actors for ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past,’ the director also announced that Anna Paquin (Rogue), Ellen Page (Kitty Pryde), Halle Berry (Storm), Daniel Cudmore (Colossus) and Shawn Ashmore (Iceman) will be joining the film – which is ostensibly a sequel to ‘X-Men: First Class,’ but will prominently feature actors from the first ‘X-Men’ trilogy.
Additionally, Hugh Jackman will be playing Wolverine again, and Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart are to reprise their roles as Magneto and Professor X, with Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy returning to play younger versions of the same characters in the film. Seeds of a tie-in between the trilogies were sown when Jackman cameoed as Wolverine in ‘X-Men: First Class.’ Jennifer Lawrence, Omar Sy, Fan Bingbing, Booboo Stewart, Adan Canto and Nicholas Hoult have also been confirmed to star.
Dominic Cooper is in talks to star in a new film version of Dracula alongside Welsh actor Luke Evans. (XPOSE)
Dominic Cooper is set to appear in the reboot of Dracula.
Variety reports that the British actor is in negotiations to co-star alongside Luke Evans in the Universal film.
The trade publication describes the movie as "a mix of mythology and history". The plot follows the origin story of Prince Vlad, the inspiration behind author Bram Stoker's Dracula character.
Dominic's last big project was also fang-related. He starred as assistant Henry Sturges in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.
Welsh actor Luke will play the legendary vampire in the tale penned by Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless.
"[Don't think] of the Dracula that Bram Stoker created," Luke recently told ComingSoon.net. "The Dracula that I'm going to be portraying is the origin of Dracula. It's about the man that became Dracula. Don't be too quick to think he's a bad guy. I'm just going to say that."
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Henry Cavill a Hot and Considerate Boyfriend By Raissa on May 9, 2013 (waleg)
Henry Cavill is, without a doubt, a hottie! He was able to hold his own at the London Premiere of “Fast & Furious 6” even with handsome guys like Paul Walker and Luke Evan on the red carpet. Henry’s presence could not be overlooked!
Before you think of anything else, Henry is not a part of the movie. His girlfriend Gina Carano is! He was just playing the doting boyfriend that’s why he was there. Gina plays a member of the Diplomatic Security Service in the movie.
Henry did not accompany his girlfriend on the red carpet to let her shine on her own but he made time to sign some autographs for fans. After that he proceeded inside the theater where he met up with Gina.
Obviously, Henry is a very considerate boyfriend. He knows his time on the red carpet will come when the Man of Steel hits theaters next month so, he made sure Gina has hers.
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH: 'Star Trek Into Darkness': Five Secrets Revealed J.J. Abrams and the cast MTV News' live stream. By Kevin P. Sullivan (@KPSull) (MTV)
In our exclusive 30-minute interview with the cast of "Star Trek Into Darkness" and director J.J. Abrams, the conversation touched on just about everything under the stars. From Spock's eyebrows to laughing on set, the topics were as vast as the travels of the USS Enterprise.
While it's hard to cover all of the topics touched on during "MTV First: Star Trek Into Darkness" without giving a blow-by-blow, these five takeaways should give you a feel for what went on when MTV News' Josh Horowitz sat down with Abrams and the cast.
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Benedict Cumberbatch had the best food on set. It's hard joining any group of people who have previously established relationships with each other, and the same went for Benedict Cumberbatch when he was added to the cast. But as the film's villain, Cumberbatch needed to keep some distance. "With me, I guess it played into my hands, being an outsider to the actual team who made the first film," he said. Of course, he was still the new guy, but Cumberbatch quickly learned a way into the hearts of the original cast. "He bought us though," Zoe Saldana said. "He used to share his food with us."
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Ringer Actor Ioan Gruffudd and Wife Alice Evans Expecting Second Child by Brett Malecn (E! ON LINE)
Ioan Gruffudd and Alice Evans are expanding their family!
The 39-year-old former Ringer star and his 41-year-old wife are expecting their second child, E! News confirms.
"Yes it's true!" Evans' rep tells us. "They are due in September and are thrilled and blessed to welcome their long awaited addition to the family!"
HENRY CAVILL: Henry Cavill in Glamour UK Magazine (from Henry Cavill Website)
Henry Cavill is featured in the June issue of Glamour UK where he talks about landing the role of Superman, getting acting advice from Russell Crowe and addresses rumours once again about the Fifty Shades of Grey movie.
On getting the role of Superman Henry said, "For a guy, it's pretty much the most awesome moment you can imagine."
On rumours he will be in the Fifty Shades of Grey film: "Put it this way, I've not read a script, spoken to a producer or a director."
On nudity: "I'm not a big fan of getting naked for the sake of it. I wouldn't use a body double, because I'm particular about the physicality of acting, but I won't just get my arse out because people are insisting I do."
Read the complete article in the scans below for more.
Having lost the role of Harry Potter’s Cedric Diggory to Robert Pattinson, Twilight’s Edward Cullen once again to Pattinson, and James Bond to Daniel Craig, Henry was beginning to be known as “the unluckiest man in Hollywood”.
On the day we meet, in a beachside fish bar on a sunny LA afternoon, Henry looks anything but unlucky. He doesn’t much look like a bridesmaid (another nickname the industry press lumbered him with) either, although with his chiseled jaw, cleft chin and mass of dark curls, he’s pretty enough to be one. No, today, Henry is definitely the bride — Vera Wang gown, eight-tiered wedding cake and all. “It would have to be an alternative wedding,” he chuckles. “A blue-tights-wearing wedding.”
The secrecy shrouding the film is such that Henry is unable to say much about the Man of Steel’s new incarnation (he wasn’t even allowed to send pictures of himself in costume to his parents), but early promotional trailers have shocked fans, revealing, as they do, two crucial omissions: the kiss curl and the red trunks. “lt’s a new take on him,” laughs Henry. “Nobody has a kiss curl any more, and those shorts were derived from turn-of-the-century strong men, so we decided he could do without them.”
He still laughs about the moment the call came in from director Zack Snyder. “I was playing an online computer game, which you couldn’t pause or save, so I thought, ‘Maybe I’ll let it ring.’ Then I look down at the last minute and see Zack’s name, so I dive for it — and I just miss it.” When Henry did finally reach the director, and Zack casually asked him whether he fancied “doing a little movie with me”, Henry “wanted to explode. But you have to play it cool, you know? Although not so cool that you seem unappreciative. Then I put the phone down and there was this moment of surreal silence while I stood there and thought: ‘Did I just get a call saying, ‘You’re now Superman’?”
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Jeremy Irons: ‘THE BORGIAS’ SEASON 4 NOT LIKELY, SHOWTIME PLOTS MOVIE WRAP-UP? by Kevin Fitzpatrick May 8, 2013 7:30 PM (SCREEN CRUSH)
Rarely have Showtime series been in actual danger of cancellation, but Jeremy Irons’ papal drama ‘The Borgias’ may soon find itself without a fourth season. Via Deadline, we’ve learned the under-performing period drama could instead graduate to a two-hour movie wrapping up the series plot, in lieu of a fourth season.
“I would like to finish it with a two-hour movie,” series creator Neil Jordan told the British press. “Another 10 episodes is kind of exhausting. I’ve mapped out a movie, which, if (Showtime brass) agree, will shoot in June with the same cast, and finally the Pope will die horribly.” ‘The Borgias’ had long been a moderate ratings performer for Showtime, though recent episodes have gained momentum as high as 674,000 viewers.
Wrapping up ‘The Borgias’ with a film would fall in line with Showtime’s commitment to provide floundering series with proper endings, much as ‘The Big C‘ was granted four additional episodes to wrap up its final arc. “It’s really important to me that our audience feels taken care of,” Showtime boss David Nevins said earlier this year.
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Keira Knightley & New Hubby Honeymoon In Corsica! (PEREZ HILTON)
Keira Knightley and her brand new husband James Righton recently committed to each other at an intimate ceremony in Provence, France…
So obviously we've been dying to know WHERE the newlyweds are spending their romance-stuffed honeymoon!
Well, it seems the pair are basking in the hot sun on the coast of Corsica. Magnifique!
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Jonny Lee Miller: Holmes to visit London in 'Elementary' season premiere (USA TODAY)
The CBS drama is heading to London, the home of the original Holmes, to film the second-season premiere.
In the episode, the first to be shot outside New York, Holmes, the brilliant, eccentric detective played by Jonny Lee Miller, journeys back to his former home to look at an old case and, in the process, runs up against his past. Watson (Lucy Liu), the companion who keeps him grounded, learns more about Holmes before he moved to New York.
"We couldn't be more excited to have this opportunity to see Sherlock's old stomping grounds and take a closer look at a life that, until now, we've only been able to glimpse through the lens of his recovery," executive producer Robert Doherty said in a statement accompanying the filming announcement. "By meeting old friends and revisiting prior cases, Watson will gain even more insight into Holmes. She'll have to keep up with a Sherlock who is both more comfortable in his surroundings and even bolder in testing the limits of those around him."
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SEAN BEAN: TNT orders 'Legends' starring Sean Bean MAY 8, 2013BY: DANIELLE TURCHIANO (EXAMINER)
“Legends has everything you want in a good spy drama: intriguing characters, multi-layered plots, a terrific cast and lots of action and suspense,” Michael Wright, president, head of programming for TNT, TBS and Turner Classic Movies (TCM) said in a statement to the press.
“At the center of it all is Sean Bean, giving an outstanding performance in an extremely complex and difficult role. We are very excited to work with Howard Gordon and his fellow executive producers, who have put together a truly extraordinary drama.”
READ MORE: http://www.examiner.com/article/tnt-orders-legends-starring-sean-bean
Benedict Cumberbatch: Caitlin Moran "Cumberbatch not a posh boy after all" (LONDON EVENING STANDARD)
Speaking at The Grand in Clapham Junction, the How To Be a Woman author explained that she had been trying to set up an interview with the Sherlock star and that he had “suggested that I come to the country and have Sunday lunch with his parents”.
“So I’m going down on the train, pretending this isn’t a big deal, and thinking about how ridiculous it was that there was all that fuss last summer about Benedict being posh — like that’s a problem.”
But, Moran admitted, she was a little intimidated to arrive at a vast, sprawling and apparently empty country mansion. “This house was so big that I couldn’t work out how to get in and I’m thinking f***ing hell, he really is posh.
Finally, I go to the nearby peasants’ cottage to ask for help, and there’s Benedict, leaning on a fence, politely asking why I’ve just spent the last half an hour trying to break into Kate Moss’s house’.”
READ MORE: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/londoners-diary/cumberbatch-not-a-posh-boy-after-all-8607705.html
Benedict Cumberbatch: STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS Review (5/5)
STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS (USA/12A/132mins)
Directed by J.J. Abrams. Starring Chris Pine, Benedict Cumberbatch, Zoe Saldana, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Alice Eve, Simon Pegg, Anton Yelchin, John Cho, Peter Weller, Bruce Greenwood, Nolan North.
THE VERDICT: Say what you like about the big, fat corporate branding being force-fed to us by the major studios, when it comes to big, fat entertaining franchise movies, dang, it seems to be working. Last week's Iron Man 3 was a giddy blast, and now, along comes the second of the rebooted Star Trek outings - and it might just be one of the year's finest films. J.J. Abrams once again sets his phaser to stun. And he does. Magnificently.
There's hardly time to breathe with In Darkness before you're hit with another thrill-ride, well-crafted quip or that all-important emotional punch - think Skyfall with holograms on. The alien-goes-to-Eton look of Benedict Cumberbatch makes for one delicious villain, whilst Pine, Quinto and the gang settle ever deeper into the roles they seem destined to play. Even the stock-character comedy accents of Yelchin (as Russian Tactical Officer Chekhov) and Pegg (as Scottish engineer Scotty) can't quite derail the sci-fi fantasy fun here. MajQa'.
RATING: 5/5
Review by Paul Byrne
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Martin Freeman, Simon Pegg, Rosamund Pike: THE WORLD’S END Trailer is Here and It’s Awesome Posted by Karin Abcarians - 05/08/2013 - (SCREEN INVASION)
Here’s the synopsis of the film: Director Edgar Wright and actors Simon Pegg and Nick Frost reunite for a third film following the successes “Shaun of the Dead” (2004) and “Hot Fuzz” (2007).
In “The World’s End,” 20 years after attempting an epic pub crawl, five childhood friends reunite when one of them becomes hellbent on trying the drinking marathon again. They are convinced to stage an encore by Gary King (Simon Pegg), a 40-year-old man trapped at the cigarette end of his teens, who drags his reluctant pals to their hometown and once again attempts to reach the fabled pub – The World’s End. As they attempt to reconcile the past and present, they realize the real struggle is for the future, not just theirs but humankind’s. Reaching The World’s End is the least of their worries.
Here’s the trailer:
Read more at http://screeninvasion.com/2013/05/the-worlds-end-trailer/#Bz6vvr1K3LJ44QIO.99
Colin Firth and Emily Blunt Discuss "Arthur Newman" (SANTA MONICA MIRROR)
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Colin Firth as Arthur Newman and Emily Blunt as Mike Fitzgerald in “Arthur Newman.”SEVEN DAYS, CELEBRITY, SANTA MONICA, MOVIES
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Co-starring Emily Blunt, the film explores the quest for life-changing decisions and takes the viewer through that odyssey. When Colin Firth walks into the room, he fills it with his delightful presence and charm. Having won every conceivable award for his riveting performance as King George VI in “The King’s Speech,” including the Oscar for Best Actor, one wondered could he shake off that strong association.
Indeed he has in his subsequent films that includes “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.”
He does it again in his 360-degrees different character of Arthur Newman in the film of the same name.
Firth is a good-luck charm for in addition to “The King's Speech,” two of his other pictures have won the Academy Award for Best Picture – “The English Patient” and “Shakespeare in Love.”
Who could ever forget Emily Blunt’s performance as the bedraggled assistant to Meryl Streep’s hard-hearted Miranda in “The Devil Wears Prada” as well as her performances in subsequence films including “The Young Victoria,” “The Adjustment Bureau,” “Salmon Fishing in Yemen,” “Your Sister’s Sister,” “The Five-Year Engagement,” and “Looper.” Written by Becky Johnston and directed by Dante Ariola, Blunt plays Michaela (Mike) who hooks up with Colin Firth’s character of Arthur Newman.
Firth and Blunt recently sat down with a select group of journalists to discuss their latest film and the following has been edited for content and continuity.
Is it easy to develop an American Accent?
Firth: No. But you focus on the character and that’s his voice. It’s not negotiable after a while. It’s who you hear and it’s not anybody else.
Did you go in and out during the shoot?
Blunt: We did unfortunately because we’re both Brits. Normally when I do an accent, for example when I did “Looper,” I was working with this little boy so I kind of stayed in the accent so he didn’t get confused, but I didn’t have a chance with Colin because we’re so completely British.
Firth: Your speech pattern changes. It’s not unlike working with a stutter in a way. It starts to find its way into your speech. Again, everybody’s stutter is different. It’s not a generic stutter. It’s this particular guy and how he expresses himself.
What did you find in the script that made you want to play the character?
Firth: It had a lot of unknowns for me. I read it and had a lot of questions. I liked the idea and was fascinated by the notion of ordinariness or apparent ordinariness; people who you could dismiss as ordinary or boring; people whose lives seem to be a series of disappointments and the potential for drama in what seems to be an unremarkable quiet life. That is something that I found fascinating – heroism not written on a big super hero stage.
Blunt: The script in general terms was just completely refreshing in how original it was. It was pretty uncompromising actually and didn’t want to conform to being any genre or anything I could sum up in a one-liner pitch, but I liked the idea of the more we mask ourselves, maybe the freer we are able to be within ourselves. I think the idea that at some point everyone wants to escape or run away or take on a different identity is something we’ve all felt. I don’t particularly think that these characters are necessarily crazy. I think they are just acting on that impulse. But, I just couldn’t put my finger on quite why I was so drawn to the script. I think that’s quite a good way in if you feel there’s some ambiguity there to play with.
Matthew Macfadyen: EPIC poster and photos from the new movie
EPIC
Status: In Production
Logline: A comedy about globalisation and nation-building, sex and art, money-laundering and love.
Synopsis: EPIC is a gentle black comedy about a confused, washed up British film director, Emil, who is invited by a nascent state to make a national Epic in an obscure Caucasus Republic ruled by an eccentric and corrupt dictator.
When down and out Academy award winning British film director Emil Miller receives an invitation to the Embassy of the Autonomous Republic of Karastan, little does he know that he will be embarking on one of the wildest journeys of his already diverse and colourful career.
Starring: Matthew MacFadyen (Anna Karenina,The Three Musketeers), Noah Taylor (Lawless, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Cradle of Life, Vanilla Sky), Myanna Buring (The Twilight Saga - Breaking Dawn 1+2, Kill List)
Eric Clapton, George Harrison: Even today, Pattie Boyd can’t choose between Eric Clapton, the Beatles’ George Harrison by Something Else! Reviews
As Pattie Boyd talks about old photos of George Harrison and Eric Clapton, she remains — perhaps appropriately, given that she was the inspiration for Clapton’s love-lorn “Layla” — unable to decide which had been more inspirational.
“I think probably George was very inspirational,” Boyd says in the attached video. “He was very easy to photograph, and always looked fabulous. But on the other hand, Eric Clapton was very good as well. He was quite patient with me, taking photographs continually. He was probably annoyed occasionally.”
Boyd was married to both musicians, first to Harrison and then to his best friend Clapton, who used his torment over the love triangle to spark a turn-of-the-1970s classic in Layla and Assorted Other Love Songs.
Henry Cavill: And the Best Supporting Boyfriend award goes to... Henry Cavill stays low-key as he joins girlfriend Gina Carano at Fast And Furious 6 premiere By EMILY SHERIDAN (MAIL ON LINE)
He's one of Hollywood's rising stars after landing the role of Superman in The Man Of Steel.
However, Henry Cavill was happy to take a backseat from the spotlight as he quietly supported girlfriend Gina Carano at the world premiere of her new film in London on Tuesday.
Although the couple didn't pose up together on the red carpet of Fast And Furious 6 screening, Henry's presence shows the couple's burgeoning romance is going from strength to strength.
Also the Leicester Square premiere were her co-stars Michelle Rodriguez, Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Elsa Pataky, Jordana Brewster, Luke Evans, Tyrese Gibson and Gal Gadot.
Gina and Henry, 30, started dating last September, shortly after he ended his engagement to showjumper Ellen Whitaker.
In February, they attended the BAFTA Film Awards together.
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Matthew Madfadyen, Myanna Buring, Martin Freeman: BAFTA AWARDS, Sunday May 12
Attendees announced for the Arqiva British Academy Television Awards
It’s the news you’ve all been waiting for: the confirmed list of attendees for the Arqiva BAFTA Television Awards on Sunday 12 May! Feast your eyes on the star-studded list of guests below…
Confirmed attendees to date include:
Ade Adepitan, Alan Dedicoat, Anastasia Hille, Andrew Castle, Andrew Buchan, Andrew Flintoff, Anita Rani, Anne Reid, Ant & Dec, Armando Iannucci, Brian Cox, Clare Balding, Charles Dance, Charlotte Bellamy, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Damian Lewis, David Harewood, Sir Derek Jacobi, Dermot O’Leary, Dustin Demri-Burns, Emily Maitlis, Giles Long, Graham Norton, Grayson Perry, Greg Davies, Gwendoline Christie, Helen George, Helen McCrory, Holly Willoughby, Hugh Bonneville, Huw Edwards, Ian Hislop, Imelda Staunton, Indira Varma, Jack Whitehall, Jamie Redknapp, Jenna-Louise Coleman, Jenni Falconer, Jeremy Bowen, Jessica Hynes, Jessie Wallace, Jim Carter, Jodie Whittaker, John Inverdale, John Partridge, John Middleton, Karren Brady, Kevin McCloud, Lara Pulver, Lesley Sharp, Lord Sugar, Martin Freeman, Mary Berry, Matt Johnson, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Macfadyen, Maxine Peake, Mel Giedroyc, Michael Palin, Miranda Hart, MyAnna Buring, Nick Hewer, Nina Conti, OJ Borg, Olivia Colman, Paul Hollywood, Peter Capaldi, Romola Garai, Russell Tovey, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Sarah Lancashire, Sarah Millican, Sebastian Cardinal, Shane Richie, Sienna Miller, Sir Bruce Forsyth, Stephen Graham, Stephen Mangan, Steve Cram, Sue Perkins, Tamsin Greig, Terry Jones, Toby Jones, Warren Brown.
Colin Firth Voted Sexiest Onscreen Heartthrob Ahead of Ryan Gosling (FEMALE FIRST)
If you’re a Ryan Gosling fan (and believe us, we are!) you may be slightly disappointed that he has lost out to the handsome Colin Firth when it comes to the sexiest heartthrob in a book to screen adaptation.
Odeon took a look into who our major crushes are on the big screen and found that Colin Firth firmly won us over when he played the stubborn yet alluring Mark Darcy in Bridget Jones’s Diary.
When talking about book to screen adaptations it’s hard to dismiss The Notebook and the public didn’t as they voted Ryan Gosling the second sexiest due to his portrayal of Noah.
One of the biggest books turned film has to be The Twilight Saga, so it’s no wonder that fans of the books and films voted Robert Pattinson in at number three.
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Colin Firth, Eddie Redmayne, Kate Beckinsale, Emma Watson, Gerard Butler, and more - British Stars at the 2013 Met Ball
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