Richard Armitage: 'Berlin Station' Is Back, And Tackling The Rise Of The Far-Right In This Season 2 Exclusive Clip

Movie Pilot

By Ricky Derisz

Berlin Station's debut season provided a modern twist on the espionage genre, depicting the stealth, double-crossing attempts of the CIA's attempt to discover the identity of whistleblower, Thomas Shaw. Returning for Season 2, the EPIX show will this time turn its attention to a wider and painfully topical issue of the rise of far-right political parties across Europe.

Under the direction of new Station Chief BB Yates (Ashley Judd), Daniel Miller (Richard Armitage), Robert Kirsch (Leland Orser), Valerie Edwards (Michelle Forbes) and the rest of the team will return, tasked with another covert and arguably higher-stakes mission — to investigate the root of a conspiracy to swing the election in the far-right's favor.

In Movie Pilot's exclusive clip below, Valerie is joined by fresh CIA recruit April Lewis (Keke Palmer). The pair are preparing to bug the home of Katerina Gerhardt, the charismatic leader of the German Alt-Right political party. As part of the conspiracy, the #BerlinStation team will be tasked with an unsanctioned mission to prevent a potential terrorist attack from the far-right.

Read more here: https://moviepilot.com/p/berlin-station-season-2-exclusive-clip-preview/4380072

THEO JAMES: Divergent Still: Introducing Four! (THE HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP)

by Justin Dweeber at June 10, 2013 5:59 pm.

Good news, Divergent fans!

We've got a fourth look at First!

Er, no, a first look at Four.

Let's just average it out and call it a second look at Two.

Ansel Elgort, Ray Stevenson, Kate Winslet, Zoe Kravitz, Ben Lloyd-Hughes, Jai Courtney, Ashley Judd, Mekhi Phifer, and Miles Teller also star.

Neil Burger directs the film, which will premiere March 21, 2014.

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Gerard Butler - Olympus Has Fallen Climbs To The Top Of U.k. Box Office Chart (CONTACT MUSIC)

Gerard Butler's action thriller Olympus Has Fallen has shot to the top of the U.K. box office after pulling in $3.7 million (£2.3 million) in its first weekend (19-21Apr13) on release.

The blockbuster, which stars Butler as a Secret Service agent protecting the White House from a terrorist threat, pushed Tom Cruise's Oblivion into second place.

The sci-fi thriller brought in weekend takings of $2.7 million (£1.7 million), ahead of horror reboot Evil Dead, which debuted at three with ticket sales of $2.2 million (£1.4 million).

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Gerard Butler - Gerard Butler Spooked By Real-life Events Mimicking Olympus Has Fallen 18 April 2013 CONTACT MUSIC)

Actor Gerard Butler has been left spooked as storylines from his new film Olympus Has Fallen play out in real-life as if producers had a premonition about the future

The action thriller, chronicles the rising tensions between North and South Korea, as well as America's attempt to aid their allies before a terrorist attack is carried out on the White House in Washington, D.C.

The film was shot in early 2012, well before the communist country threatened to bomb the United States with nuclear missiles and Butler admits the parallels are startling.

He tells GQ magazine, "It's almost like we had a crystal ball. The headline (of the newspaper) was something like, 'Obama assures South Koreans that the U.S. will back them up.' That's the opening scene for the movie!"

And he's also convinced the film's writers knew it wouldn't be long before a woman was appointed head of the Secret Service.

Angela Bassett's role in the film was originally intended for a man, but the part was rewritten when director Antoine Fuqua opted to cast a woman.


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Gerard Butler: 'Olympus Has Fallen' Q&A in London! (JUST JARED)

Gerard Butler is all smiles while attending the Meet The Filmmakers event for his new flick Olympus Has Fallen at Apple Store, Regent Street on Tuesday (April 2) in London, England.

The 43-year-old Scottish actor was joined by his co-star Aaron Eckhart.

“Thanks for coming to the Q&A w/ Aaron Eckhart & me at the Apple Store in London! You guys were awesome. It turned out to be a real blast,” Gerard tweeted.

READ MORE: http://www.justjared.com/2013/04/02/gerard-butler-olympus-has-fallen-qa-in-london/

Gerard Butler: 'Olympus Has Fallen' is really a tale of 'redemption' (LA TIMES)

By Steven Zeitchik
March 22, 2013, 6:01 p.m.

If you head out to see the Gerard Butler action movie “Olympus Has Fallen” this weekend, you’re probably going for the pyrotechnics: The White House is blown to smithereens, the Washington Monument dramatically implodes, many bad guys die violently.

But Butler, who stars as the fallen Secret Service agent and one-man wrecking crew Mike Banning in the D.C.-under-fire-from-North-Korean-terrorists tale, sees in it something a little more … nuanced.

“This movie is a hero's journey about a guy who faces his demons and finds his redemption,” Butler told The Times when asked what he thought the movie was really about. Butler's character is wracked by guilt over a mistake that led to the death of the first lady.

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Gerard Butler tweets cute snap of his parents before taking them to the premiere of Olympus Has Fallen By SARAH FITZMAURICE (MAIL ON LINE)

He sent his mother 10 bouquets of flowers to celebrate her 70th birthday earlier this month, and on Monday night Gerard Butler proved himself to be the perfect son yet again.

The 43-year-old Scottish actor took his parents to the premiere of his latest film Olympus Has Fallen and he posted a cute picture to his Twitter page, ahead of the screening.

Along with the snap, he wrote: 'Folks in town for the premiere. My mum loves watching me kick some ass (especially when it's the bad guys).'

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'Olympus Has Fallen' Screening: Gerard Butler, Angela Bassett Get Handsy on the Red Carpet (PHOTOS) Posted: 03/13/2013 1:12 pm EDT

Angela Bassett and Gerard Butler attend a screening of FilmDistrict's "Olympus Has Fallen" hosted by the Cinema Society with Roger Dubuis and Grey Goose on Monday, March 11, 2013 in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/A

Gerard Butler and Angela Bassett looked very happy at the New York City screening of their new movie "Olympus Has Fallen" on Monday.

The co-stars hugged and laughed on the red carpet, and posed with the film's director, Antoine Fuqua, at the event, held at the Tribeca Grand Hotel.

In "Olympus," the President of the Unites States (Aaron Eckhart) is kidnapped, and the White House is overrun by terrorists. The president's and the nation's safety lies in the hands of a disgraced presidential guard (Butler).

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Watch: Gerard Butler Is ‘Kicking A**’ The popular Scottish actor swung by Celebuzz's LA studio to dish on what it was like to play a Secret Service agent.

On March 22, Gerard Butler returns to the big screen in the action-packed drama Olympus Has Fallen, in which he plays a disgraced Secret Service agent called to duty again when the White House is infiltrated by North Korean terrorists.

The film mixes all of the elements of a good ol’ fashioned time at the movies — which is exactly how Butler described it when he stopped by the Celebuzz studio earlier this week.

“When [my character] gets in there, you want to see him kick some ass — and he does that,” the hunky Scottish actor, 43, revealed. “And there are a lot of funny moments. There’s definitely some cheering and laughing in the movie, as well.”

READ MORE: http://www.celebuzz.com/2013-03-08/watch-gerard-butler-talks-olympus-has-fallen/

Gerard Butler: Fogo de Chao Dinner! (JUST JARED)

Gerard Butler keeps it cool while exiting Fogo de Chao after enjoying some Brazilian BBQ on Monday (March 4) in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Last week, the 43-year-old Scottish actor posted a video and tweeted, “Hey everyone, Exactly three weeks until @OlympusMovie is in theaters! Here’s an inside look… – GB.” Check out the video below!

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Olympus Has Fallen Trailer Revealed With Awful Timing (But Sexy Gerard Butler)! (PEREZ HILTON)

Basically, it's Die Hard: White House Edition, with Gerard Butler going "Yippee Ki-Yay, Motherf***ers" all the way to the bank! LOLz!

Here's the plot synopsis:

"When the President (Aaron Eckhart) is taken hostage by a terrorist (Rick Yune), disgraced former agent Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) is called back into service. Unfortunately, Banning is still haunted by the death of the First Lady (Ashley Judd), whom he could not save after a car accident."

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'Missing' series finale: How it ended (spoiler alert) (Sean Bean lives!) by Mandi Bierly Tags: Television, TV Season Finales, TV (EW)

Spoiler alert! If you haven’t seen the Missing series finale and intend to, stop reading now.

Missing’s 10-episode first season, which became its only season, ended with a rollercoaster hour that gave us a complete ride, then forgot to brake and sent us flying off the track. Dax emerged a hero, helping to break Paul (Sean Bean) out of a Bulgarian prison — though Paul did most of the work shooting his way out. Nice to see Sean Bean get physical. Dax wounded an escaped Violet during a woods chase — is there any kind of chase this series didn’t do? (My favorite is still the ridiculously stealthy motorboat hunt.) And Becca (Ashley Judd) went against everything she stood for and tortured the location of where Martin’s uranium deal was going down in Istanbul out of Violet. Ashley Judd’s tear level afterward was perfect: Enough for someone forced to do what she’d just done to show remorse, but not too much that she lost any of her badass cred. Do not eff with mothers. After the raid of the drop was botched, Becca and Paul chased Martin, and Martin shot Paul in the right shoulder.

Becca continued on and came face-to-face with Michael, who Martin used as a human shield. Oksana reverse-headbutted the guy who’d first captured her long ago (poetic justice), and Becca shot him. When the police sirens started, Martin shoved Micheal toward Becca and ran the other direction. Michael and Becca embraced in slow motion. “This isn’t over yet,” she told Michael as she went off to have a rooftop shootout with Martin. After she finally hit his side, she told him she’d spent the last 10 years learning how to be a decent human being and in two weeks — it was only two weeks? — he took her right back. He didn’t think she’d finish him off. “You won’t kill me, Becca. You’re not that cold-blooded agent anymore,” Martin said. “You’re right. I’m not,” she said. “I’m a mother.” And, we heard a gunshot. Becca came to the side of the roof,  gun in hand, looked down on everyone, and was backlit by the sun like the Angelina Jolie-style action hero she was. Cheesy, but you know what, she earned it.

READ MORE:  http://popwatch.ew.com/2012/05/18/missing-series-finale-recap/

Sean Bean: ‘Missing,’ Season 1, Episode 7, ‘A Measure of a Man’: TV Recap MISSING (WALL STREET JOURNAL)

This episode sacrifices some of the series’ usual breakneck pace of action to focus on plot.

Much of the episode involves the CIA’s “Operation Songbird” that then-agents Paul and Becca Winstone conducted in Vienna in 1999, when their son was a boy. We get the story through flashbacks as well as Becca’s narration during an interrogation—in an undisclosed location–by CIA official Jamie Ortega, who suspects her of working with a network of rogue agents, and through the narration of Martin, the Winstones’ then-case officer.

 Martin is aiding CIA agents investigating the disappearance of the Winstones’ son, Michael, now 18, which occurred in the first episode. Jamie suspects Becca because her husband, Paul, believed to have been killed in an explosion 10 years earlier, was discovered to be alive in previous episodes.

 The CIA believes Paul is part of a vast network of rogue former agents from many countries that is involved in selling drugs and diamonds as well as in human trafficking. That network is headed by a long-sought “Suspect Zero.”


READ MORE:  http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2012/04/27/missing-season-1-episode-7-a-measure-of-a-man-tv-recap/

Exclusive Interview: Missing (ABC) Sean Bean Talks Character Return, Upcoming Episodes and Popeye (Yes, The Sailorman) By Americ Ngwije | April 11, 2012 | (TV EQUALS)

When the ABC series Missing premiered a few weeks ago, it opened with Sean Bean’s character Paul Winstone being blown to bits in a car explosion.

It turns out that the news of his demise were greatly exaggerated as he apparently was alive and well in the last scene of last week’s Missing episode “Tell Me No Lies”. TV Equals had the opportunity to chat with the supremely talented Sean Bean about the return of his supposedly deceased character, what impact this will have on Becca (Ashley Judd) and what fictional character he would like to rescue him if he was missing.

Check out what he had to say below and don’t miss the upcoming episode of Missing titled “The Three Bears” which airs tomorrow Thursday April 12 at 8 pm on ABC. (For more information, check out the Missing official site.)

Paul is back. That’s a twist.

 Sean Bean: Yeah. I’m glad he is, as well, because I did a few interviews and I had to explain why I was only in one episode, like, ‘There’s flashbacks and this and that,’ but he’s back in present time as it were and also in flashback on occasions.


READ THE REST OF THE EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH SEAN BEAN:  http://www.tvequals.com/2012/04/11/sean-bean-interview-missing/

Sean Bean: Review: 'Missing' - 'Tell Me No Lies': Dead or alive, you're coming with me FIGURES FROM BECCA'S PAST RETURN TO CAUSE TENSION IN THE PRESENT By Alan Sepinwall THURSDAY, APR 5, 2012 9:00 PM

I haven't written about "Missing" since the series debuted. Based on your comments at the time, and on the show's dwindling ratings, I'm guessing most of you haven't been watching it. But I did have one thing I wanted to discuss about tonight's episode, and how it ties back to something from the pilot, coming up just as soon as I have a butler...

Okay, so Sean Bean dies in virtually every role he plays. It's his thing. But he tends to die at the ends of movies and TV seasons, and not at the beginning. So when I saw Bean appear to blow up real good within the first five minutes of the "Missing" pilot — knowing that Bean had signed on as a series regular — I said to myself, "Okay, he faked his death and will turn out to be behind the whole kidnapping, right?"

And as the pilot moved along and Ashley Judd started coming across clues that someone had been photographing her son all those years, I felt like the "Missing" producers were aware that people would assume what I had, and were having some fun with it. Then I went to press tour, and I asked the producers about that, and they very firmly insisted that Bean's character was dead and they had hired Bean to appear only in flashbacks.

This sounded fishy, and became even fishier when Cliff Curtis let slip that he had filmed a scene where he was running after both Judd and Bean (whom Curtis wouldn't have known in the past, since he only meets Judd in the pilot). So I asked again, and they denied it firmly again, and at that point, some of my enthusiasm for "Missing" went away.

I get that they didn't want a big spoiler out there in the world, but to me it seemed so wildly obvious that I hoped they might find a way to at least be cleverly coy about it, when instead they were as sober as the tone of the whole series.

Sean Bean dead again in Missing (ZAP 2 IT)

We asked Poirier if casting Sean Bean as Becca's murdered husband was a given since the poor man gets killed off in every show or film he does.

Poirier laughs, "I just wanted to see if I could kill him faster than anybody else. I'm trying to set a record. No, obviously we're not done with him. We still have a lot of story that takes place in flashbacks that take place over the season, starting in episode 4."

Ashley Judd kicks some serious butt in "Missing." We asked Poirier if she was always the first choice for the role of Becca. He says, "Every producer on every project from the beginning of time has said this, but it really is true. She was our archetype for this. She was our first choice. We didn't think we'd get her. She's notorious for turning down everything.

He continues, "When she came in we thought, we'll have our dream meeting and get this behind us so we can move on. But she really responded."

"Missing" airs Thursday nights on ABC.


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Sean Bean talks 'Missing' future after pilot shock (EW)

by James Hibberd

Hey, I’m watching the premiere of ABC’s Missing. I didn’t realize Sean Bean was in this sho–

Boom!

And that’s about how much of Bean we saw in the pilot for ABC’s new globe-hopping action drama, which stars Ashley Judd as an ex-CIA agent searching for her kidnapped son. Bean plays her government agent husband Paul, who’s murdered by a car bomb explosion during the pilot’s prologue. But unlike Bean’s killed-off characters from other projects, he’ll continue to appear in flashbacks throughout the first season (in fact, we have an exclusive clip of an upcoming scene with Bean below).

Below, Bean talks to EW.com about the show:


READ THE REST OF THE ARTICLE AND SEE THE CLIP:  http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/03/16/sean-bean-missing/

Sean Bean: 'Missing': Ashley Judd And Cliff Curtis Preview Their Globe-Trotting New Mystery Show (VIDEO) (HUFF POST)

On the new series, Ashley Judd stars as Becca Winstone, a single mother left widowed after her husband CIA agent Paul Winstone (Sean Bean) is murdered right in front of their eight-year-old son, Michael (Nick Eversman). Now, her son is all grown up and, at 18, wants to travel the world and study abroad. When he disappears, Becca heads to Rome to investigate things herself, and that's where the adventure begins. Paul wasn't the only CIA agent in the family -- Becca is soon calling on old agency friends and hitting roadblocks along the way (like Dax Miller, played by Cliff Curtis) as she travels across Europe to get her son back.


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Sean Bean: 'Missing' review, Woman's compelling quest for son (SF GATE)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96bQB6I7Auk&feature=player_embedded

David Wiegand
 Monday, March 12, 2012

Hell hath no fury like the mom of a missing child, especially if mom is a widowed ex-CIA agent.

That's the premise of "Missing," ABC's stylish nail-biter premiering Thursday night and starring Ashley Judd as Becca Winstone, who has spent the 10 years since her husband was killed by a car bomb overprotecting their son, Michael (Nick Eversman).

Against her better instincts, she allows him to go off to Rome to study architecture, but talks to him by cell phone almost every day. Then the calls stop for a week and Becca goes into a panic and then into action. T

The supporting performances are all very solid, including Sean Bean as Becca's husband, Paul. He does get blown up at the start of Thursday's premiere, which is probably a faster way to go than having your head chopped off, which Bean's Ned Stark experienced at the end of the first season of "Game of Thrones." But, since Bean is listed in the main cast of "Missing," expect flashbacks.


READ THE ENTIRE REVIEW:  http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/03/11/DD1A1NJ00E.DTL

Sean Bean: Gone, baby gone Ashley Judd runs, jumps and cries on ‘Missing’ (NEW YORK POST)

By LARRY GETLEN

In “Missing,” Judd plays Becca Winstone, who lost her CIA-agent husband, played by Sean Bean (the former “Game of Thrones” star will be seen in flashbacks throughout the season), 10 years ago in a mysterious explosion.

When her college-age son goes missing in Europe, Becca — who, we quickly learn, was also a high-level CIA operative — travels the continent to find him, battling all manner of violent attacking fiends along the way.

Judd, 43, says she has rejected plenty of television work, but the show’s stunt factor was part of what brought her aboard. “I love to fight, and I’m really good at it,” says Judd. “I think it has to do with the Vinyasa yoga practice I have, where there’s a lot of slow sequences, and a lot of energy that moves in ways similar to fighting.

To tap into that fierce goddess energy is really, really fun.” While Judd’s experiences in yoga, and in her many films, helped her prepare for the stunt work, it also didn’t hurt that her husband is two-time Indianapolis 500 champion Dario Franchitti.

“We do a Vespa chase scene [in the pilot],” says Judd. “I said, ‘OK babe, I’m gonna be riding a Vespa.’ And he reminded me of the ways in which it’s different from a motorbike: the steering is different, the breaking is different, the center of gravity. I wanna make sure I’m careful and do it right, so he doesn’t groan when he watches it.”


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