Jessica Brown Findlay, Colin Farrell, Russel Crowe: Magical A New York Winter’s Tale trailer arrives

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Posted by: Amanda Keats  in Trailers and Clips
January 16, 2014

A New York Winter’s Tale arrives in cinemas on 21st February 2014

A New York Winter’s Tale synopsis

Set in a mythic New York City and spanning more than a century, “A New York Winter’s Tale” is a story of miracles, crossed destinies, and the age-old battle between good and evil. The film stars Colin Farrell (“Total Recall”), Jessica Brown Findlay (TV’s “Downton Abbey”), and Oscar® winners Jennifer Connelly (“A Beautiful Mind”), William Hurt (“Kiss of the Spider Woman”), Eva Marie Saint (“On the Waterfront”) and Russell Crowe (“Gladiator”). “Winter’s Tale” also introduces young newcomers Ripley Sobo and Mckayla Twiggs (both from Broadway’s “Once”).

The film marks the directorial debut of Academy Award®-winning screenwriter Akiva Goldsman (“A Beautiful Mind”), who also wrote the screenplay, based on the acclaimed novel by Mark Helprin. Goldsman is also producing the film with Marc Platt (“Drive”), Michael Tadross (“Sherlock Holmes”) and Tony Allard (Showtime’s “The Baby Dance”). The executive producers are Kerry Foster and Bruce Berman.

The behind-the-scenes creative team includes five-time Oscar®-nominated director of photography Caleb Deschanel (“The Passion of the Christ,” “The Patriot”), production designer Naomi Shohan (“Constantine,” “I Am Legend”), costume designer Michael Kaplan (“Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol,” “Star Trek”) and editors Wayne Wahrman (“I Am Legend”) and Oscar® nominee Tim Squyres (“Life of Pi,” “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”). The music is composed by Oscar® winner Hans Zimmer (“The Lion King,” “Inception,” “Man of Steel”).

Paul Bettany: Connelly's acting is OK (XPOSE)

Paul Bettany has jokingly played down his Oscar-winning wife's acting skills.

Paul Bettany has joked his Oscar-winning wife Jennifer Connelly is "quite good" at acting.

The British star is currently shooting film Transcendence with Johnny Depp in Los Angeles.

Paul is looking forward to his next project, which will involve him working alongside Jennifer.

"I should be directing a movie I wrote, called Shelter," Paul told UK newspaper The Guardian about his next project. "It's a homeless love story, set on the streets of Manhattan. And my wife is going to be in it, which is nice. She's quite good at the acting."

Paul admitted he's got no idea how well he'll do taking on the director's role. The thespian has worked under the direction of legendary industry figures such as Lars von Trier in the past. His experience of making films such as Dogville and the Iron Man franchise, has taught him what he doesn't want to be like behind the camera.

"Oh God, I guess we'll find out. I know how I'm not going to do it," he explained. "More and more, as an actor, I come on set from the trailer with very little preparation. For the most part, directors have lost faith in actors. Here is what used to happen: You got picked up in the morning and taken to your trailer. You got some coffee and then went and rehearsed the scene with just the director and the first assistant director. That time was written into the schedule. They would figure out how they were going to cover the action and you were part of the process. All sorts of ideas would come out of that discussion."

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