Sean Bean: The Changing Roles Of Sean Bean (FEMALE FIRST)

6th March 2012 1Comments |


Deep undercover in London’s criminal under belly, hot on the heels of a deadly terrorist cell is Ewan (Sean Bean) - a Secret Service Agent. His mission: to terminate extremism. Directed, written, edited and produced by Hadi Hajaig Cleanskin is an explosive thriller, set across the dramatic backdrop of London under terrorist siege.

Sean Bean in fine form as the gritty agent on a mission - to celebrate the film’s release check out this round of Sean Bean’s film and TV performances from Middle Earth to the 21st century.

 - Sharpe (TV Movies) - from 1993 There can be no retrospective of Bean’s work without mentioning Richard Sharpe. Thanks to a freak accident to Paul McGann, Sean took over the role as the Napoleonic hero that was to make his name. Many TV movies on this theme followed leaving swooning female fans in his wake. - GoldenEye

 - 1995 Sean cemented his rep as a dastardly villain when he played Agent 006, Alec Trevelyan, opposite Pierce Brosnan’s James Bond. Could Bond prevent Bean from unleashing a nuclear hell in London? Well of course he could.

 - When Saturday Comes - 1996 Lifelong Sheffield Utd fan Sean, couldn’t resist this football drama where a nobody goes on to play in the Cup Final for United. Full of every footie cliché under the sun, it’s a good intentioned flick or die-hard football fans.

 - Ronin - 1998 It was a mark of his growing reputation that he was cast alongside Robert De Niro as a weapons expert in the thriller Ronin. The fact that he is still remembered to have been in the popular film despite the presence of De Niro says something more!

 - The Lord of the Rings Trilogy - 2001-2003 Sean will be fondly remembered as Boromir the goodie/baddie/goodie who was slain at the hands of the Orcs while bravely trying to fend them off. It was here that he caught the eye of the future producers of the fantasy TV series Game of Thrones.


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Sean Bean: 'Cleanskin' review: Sean Bean fights UK terrorism (DIGITAL SPY)

Published Monday, Mar 5 2012, 3:55am EST |
By Simon Reynolds

Everyone from Robert Redford (Lions for Lambs) to Paul Haggis (In the Valley of Elah) and Paul Greengrass (Green Zone) has tried to answer big questions about America's response to 9/11.

The box office failings of those films suggests that audience appetite for war on terror as entertainment may be limited, but with Homeland enjoying success on the small screen, is there scope for more exploration of the hot topic subject matter?

This week's new release Cleanskin (starring the always-excellent Sean Bean) puts terrorism in the UK under the microscope. It's an action-thriller that wisely favors character development over sermonising, presenting two men at opposing ends of the ideological spectrum.

Bean plays Ewan Keane, a war veteran and secret service agent who saw friends die on the frontlines and lost his wife in the attacks on London. He's on the trail of a terrorist cell who swipe Semtex from a shady arms dealer in Cleanskin's bloody and brutal opening sequence. Ewan's handlers, played by Charlotte Rampling and James Fox, know that his grief and fury makes him an asset who'll shoot to kill.




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Sean Bean: Clean Skin (LONDON INSIDER)

Lean Bean: ”Clean Skin”, an independently financed British movie starring Sean Bean, has been bought by Warner Bros and is due in UK cinemas on 9th March.

The film began with a budget of around £700K and was said that after investors saw what amazing stunts were being carried out on set (restaurants and cars blowing up and decent Bourne-style fights) the investment increased to just under £2million GBP.

The picture, directed by Hadi Hajaig, sees Sean Bean as a secret service agent pursuing a terrorist. It also features Charlotte Rampling and Michelle Ryan (”Bionic Woman”). Early word suggests this could be a sleeper hit and that director Hadi’s next film is eying up one Nicolas Cage.

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