Chaplin writer to adapt novel for Wild Tales and Mad To Be Normal producers.
Bad Penny Productions has picked up rights to Graham Greene’s last published novel The Captain And The Enemy, which is being adapted for the big screen by screenwriter and novelist William Boyd (Chaplin).
The novel tells the story of a young boy named Victor Baxter taken away from his boarding school by a stranger to live in London. The mysterious stranger is simply known as “the Captain”.
In London Victor companions a sweet but withdrawn woman named Liza, serving as her conduit to the outside world. When Victor reaches manhood, he finally learns the secrets of the Captain.
The thriller includes smuggling, jewel theft and international espionage and culminates in a dramatic showdown in Panama.
In addition to Bad Penny’s Phin Glynn (Mad To Be Normal), other producers are Victor Glynn (That Good Night) and Axel Kuschevatzky (Wild Tales).
The film will...
Bad Penny Productions has picked up rights to Graham Greene’s last published novel The Captain And The Enemy, which is being adapted for the big screen by screenwriter and novelist William Boyd (Chaplin).
The novel tells the story of a young boy named Victor Baxter taken away from his boarding school by a stranger to live in London. The mysterious stranger is simply known as “the Captain”.
In London Victor companions a sweet but withdrawn woman named Liza, serving as her conduit to the outside world. When Victor reaches manhood, he finally learns the secrets of the Captain.
The thriller includes smuggling, jewel theft and international espionage and culminates in a dramatic showdown in Panama.
In addition to Bad Penny’s Phin Glynn (Mad To Be Normal), other producers are Victor Glynn (That Good Night) and Axel Kuschevatzky (Wild Tales).
The film will...
- 3/29/2017
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Read More: Review: 'Justified' Season 6, Episode 12, 'Collateral': The Ballad of Boyd Crowder "Justified," in its six seasons on FX, has succeeded where many shows fail and in a manner few pull off. Consistently, Creator Graham Yost’s menagerie of Kentucky lawmen and lawbreakers has provided a source of unabashed entertainment, delivered by way of sharp shootouts and sharper wits. But in our sixth and last year in Harlan, the story of Raylan and Boyd, and the holler from which they hail, has deepened and deepened again. To borrow generously from the mythology of the show itself, it seems as if, in its final breaths, "Justified" is revealing all its boarded up mine shafts normally hidden from view. Throughout the season, death has been on the minds of all the heroes and villains and everyone in between. Will Raylan live? Will Boyd? Will Ava finally get her much-deserved new...
- 4/14/2015
- by David Ballard
- Indiewire
Sneak Peek new images of Brit actress Hayley Atwell ("Agent Carter") in a recent issue of "Hunger" magazine:
Atwell's first feature film role was in the 2007 feature "Cassandra's Dream", followed by the 2008 film "The Duchess" and "Brideshead Revisited".
She appeared in the AMC 2009 miniseries "The Prisoner" and in 2010, she starred in the UK Channel 4 adaptation of author William Boyd's novel "Any Human Heart".
Atwell played 'Agent Peggy Carter' in Marvel Studios' "Captain America: The First Avenger", then voiced the character in the 2011 movie tie-in video game "Captain America: Super Soldier". She reprised the role in the 2013 short film "Agent Carter", the 2014 film "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" and the TV series "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."
Atwell will continue in the 'Marvel Cinematic Unverse' as 'Peggy Carter' in ABC's "Agent Carter" and will reprise the character again in the 2015 release "Avengers: Age of Ultron".
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek Hayley Atwell.
Atwell's first feature film role was in the 2007 feature "Cassandra's Dream", followed by the 2008 film "The Duchess" and "Brideshead Revisited".
She appeared in the AMC 2009 miniseries "The Prisoner" and in 2010, she starred in the UK Channel 4 adaptation of author William Boyd's novel "Any Human Heart".
Atwell played 'Agent Peggy Carter' in Marvel Studios' "Captain America: The First Avenger", then voiced the character in the 2011 movie tie-in video game "Captain America: Super Soldier". She reprised the role in the 2013 short film "Agent Carter", the 2014 film "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" and the TV series "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."
Atwell will continue in the 'Marvel Cinematic Unverse' as 'Peggy Carter' in ABC's "Agent Carter" and will reprise the character again in the 2015 release "Avengers: Age of Ultron".
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek Hayley Atwell.
- 11/27/2014
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
The global arm of AMC Networks is readying plans to launch the Sundance Channel in the UK.
Screen’s sister publication Broadcast understands that AMC/Sundance Channel Global is in carriage negotiations with pay-tv platforms including Sky, with a view to launching in 2015.
The plans follow parent firm AMC Networks’ $1bn (£600m) acquisition of Chellomedia, which operates around 40 channels around the world, last year.
The company is home to major global programme brands such as Mad Men and The Walking Dead.
Its channels include AMC, which aired Breaking Bad in the Us, female-skewing WEtv and comedy network IFC. It has been keen to establish a presence in the UK for some time and a number of sources have told Broadcast that it has now selected the Sundance Channel as its first launch.
The drive is being led by Harold Gronenthal, executive vice-president of programming and operations at AMC/Sundance Channel Global, who has been...
Screen’s sister publication Broadcast understands that AMC/Sundance Channel Global is in carriage negotiations with pay-tv platforms including Sky, with a view to launching in 2015.
The plans follow parent firm AMC Networks’ $1bn (£600m) acquisition of Chellomedia, which operates around 40 channels around the world, last year.
The company is home to major global programme brands such as Mad Men and The Walking Dead.
Its channels include AMC, which aired Breaking Bad in the Us, female-skewing WEtv and comedy network IFC. It has been keen to establish a presence in the UK for some time and a number of sources have told Broadcast that it has now selected the Sundance Channel as its first launch.
The drive is being led by Harold Gronenthal, executive vice-president of programming and operations at AMC/Sundance Channel Global, who has been...
- 4/16/2014
- ScreenDaily
Spoiler alert! If you haven’t yet watched this week’s episode of Justified, “The Toll” written by Benjamin Cavell and directed by Jon Avnet, stop reading now. As he’ll do throughout the season, showrunner Graham Yost takes us inside the writers room. An additional warning this week for fans of The Good Wife: the big twist in that show’s March 23 episode is referenced, twice.
Entertainment Weekly: We have to start with Picker’s death, which was as surprising as Danny’s death last episode though not quite as funny. At their meeting with Wynn and Katherine,...
Entertainment Weekly: We have to start with Picker’s death, which was as surprising as Danny’s death last episode though not quite as funny. At their meeting with Wynn and Katherine,...
- 3/26/2014
- by Mandi Bierly
- EW - Inside TV
Last year, the estate of James Bond author Ian Fleming announced that William Boyd, who wrote the screenplay for Robert Downey Jr's "Chaplin," has been hired to write the next James Bond novel, which is called "Solo" and will hit Us stores on October 8th. While promoting the book, Boyd spoke about actors who should play James Bond in future movies, naming Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln) as his favorite. He said: "If there was to be an actor to play my James Bond, I'd choose another actor who has also been in a film of mine and who I also know and who is also called Daniel -- Daniel Day-Lewis -- because I think Daniel Day-Lewis actually resembles the Bond that [Ian] Fleming describes." Boyd wrote the screenplay for "Stars and Bars," a 1988 comedy that started Day-Lewis. But Boyd also worked with such Bond actors as Sean Connery, Pierce Brosnan, and Craig.
- 9/28/2013
- WorstPreviews.com
London, Sep 26: William Boyd has revealed Daniel Day-Lewis is his choice for the role of the super-spy for his new Bond novel 'Solo'.
The acclaimed author of 'A Good Man in Africa' said that Day-Lewis truly resembles the Bond that Ian Fleming describes in his James Bond series of spy novels, and has picked him to play the role when his new novel which is set in 1969, is adapted for the big screen, the Independent revealed.
He added that Fleming described Bond in three novels as looking like Hoagy Carmichael, a singer-songwriter famous around the Second World War, and in his opinion, the 56-year old 'Lincoln' actor fits.
The acclaimed author of 'A Good Man in Africa' said that Day-Lewis truly resembles the Bond that Ian Fleming describes in his James Bond series of spy novels, and has picked him to play the role when his new novel which is set in 1969, is adapted for the big screen, the Independent revealed.
He added that Fleming described Bond in three novels as looking like Hoagy Carmichael, a singer-songwriter famous around the Second World War, and in his opinion, the 56-year old 'Lincoln' actor fits.
- 9/26/2013
- by Smith Cox
- RealBollywood.com
Solo, by William Boyd, is latest novel to follow in Ian Fleming's footsteps, which charts spy 'recklessly motivated by revenge'
We may have got James Bond slightly wrong. Yes, he is a prodigious drinker, heavy smoker and consummate killer, but when it comes to his womanising, the author of his new incarnation believes that the spy was more honourable than some think. "It seems to me he wants a relationship," said William Boyd. "It is not just casual sex."
Boyd was speaking at the launch of his new Bond book, Solo, at which he was asked who his favourite Bond girl was. "I'm not too keen on the expression 'Bond girl' because I think Bond has relationships with women," he said. Having said that, he named the character Honeychile Rider – "nothing to do with Ursula Andress playing her in the movie … I think she is a very interesting Bond woman".
Boyd should know,...
We may have got James Bond slightly wrong. Yes, he is a prodigious drinker, heavy smoker and consummate killer, but when it comes to his womanising, the author of his new incarnation believes that the spy was more honourable than some think. "It seems to me he wants a relationship," said William Boyd. "It is not just casual sex."
Boyd was speaking at the launch of his new Bond book, Solo, at which he was asked who his favourite Bond girl was. "I'm not too keen on the expression 'Bond girl' because I think Bond has relationships with women," he said. Having said that, he named the character Honeychile Rider – "nothing to do with Ursula Andress playing her in the movie … I think she is a very interesting Bond woman".
Boyd should know,...
- 9/26/2013
- by Mark Brown
- The Guardian - Film News
By Mark Pinkert
Contributor
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Until recently, the television miniseries seemed to be a dying artform. During the first decade of the 21st century, Band of Brothers (2002) was the only miniseries to receive broad critical and public acclaim. And by 2011, the Television Academy struggled so mightily to fill its outstanding miniseries Emmy category with worthy releases — nominating only four films in 2009 and 2010, respectively — that it eventually decided to combine it with its television movies category in 2011. Since 2011, though, the miniseries has surged back to life. Among others, BBC America’s Luther (2010-2011), HBO’s Mildred Pierce (2011) and History’s Hatfields & McCoys (2012) proved to be giant hits, garnering attention not just from critics but also from massive audiences, and helped to breathe new life into the genre.
The 2013 Primetime Emmys, which air this Sunday, includes among its nominees some of the most widely-seen and/or acclaimed miniseries of all-time: FX’s American Horror Story: Asylum,...
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Until recently, the television miniseries seemed to be a dying artform. During the first decade of the 21st century, Band of Brothers (2002) was the only miniseries to receive broad critical and public acclaim. And by 2011, the Television Academy struggled so mightily to fill its outstanding miniseries Emmy category with worthy releases — nominating only four films in 2009 and 2010, respectively — that it eventually decided to combine it with its television movies category in 2011. Since 2011, though, the miniseries has surged back to life. Among others, BBC America’s Luther (2010-2011), HBO’s Mildred Pierce (2011) and History’s Hatfields & McCoys (2012) proved to be giant hits, garnering attention not just from critics but also from massive audiences, and helped to breathe new life into the genre.
The 2013 Primetime Emmys, which air this Sunday, includes among its nominees some of the most widely-seen and/or acclaimed miniseries of all-time: FX’s American Horror Story: Asylum,...
- 9/21/2013
- by Mark Pinkert
- Scott Feinberg
Join William Boyd for a discussion of his new James Bond novel Solo at the Royal Institution on Monday 28 October
Date: Monday 28 October
Time: 7pm (doors open at 6.30pm)
Venue: The Royal Institution of Great Britain, 21 Albemarle Street, London W1S 4Bs*
Tickets: £12
In a break from our usual format, William Boyd will join us for a special James Bond Book Club. He will talk to John Mullan about the genius of Ian Fleming and the enduring appeal of his iconic spy. He'll also introduce his new novel, Solo, the latest addition to the Bond series, set in 1969. Details of the plot are being kept tightly under wraps, but we are promised the essential Bond elements – cocktails, fast cars, sharp suits - in a tale spanning three continents as the veteran spy (he's 45) embarks on an unauthorized mission during a trip to America.
William Boyd is the author of eleven novels,...
Date: Monday 28 October
Time: 7pm (doors open at 6.30pm)
Venue: The Royal Institution of Great Britain, 21 Albemarle Street, London W1S 4Bs*
Tickets: £12
In a break from our usual format, William Boyd will join us for a special James Bond Book Club. He will talk to John Mullan about the genius of Ian Fleming and the enduring appeal of his iconic spy. He'll also introduce his new novel, Solo, the latest addition to the Bond series, set in 1969. Details of the plot are being kept tightly under wraps, but we are promised the essential Bond elements – cocktails, fast cars, sharp suits - in a tale spanning three continents as the veteran spy (he's 45) embarks on an unauthorized mission during a trip to America.
William Boyd is the author of eleven novels,...
- 9/16/2013
- The Guardian - Film News
William Boyd has revealed the name of his new official James Bond novel.
Solo will be the title of the 1969-set spy adventure, which will take 007 across Europe, Africa and the USA. Boyd, who announced the title at this year's London Book Fair, said that he has had "tremendous fun" penning the story.
"Mark my words, I've undertaken writing this very seriously," he said, adding: "No gimmicks, this is a real spy story."
The announcement comes 60 years since the publication of Ian Fleming's first James Bond novel Casino Royale.
The Fleming estate has continued to publish 007 novels, recruiting writers including Sebastian Faulks (Devil May Care) and Jeffrey Deaver (Carte Blanche) to continue the British spy's story. Bond movie producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson have kept the character's screen adventures separate from the literary continuity.
Boyd's highly-acclaimed novels include A Good Man in Africa, Any Human Heart and Cold War espionage thriller Restless.
Solo will be the title of the 1969-set spy adventure, which will take 007 across Europe, Africa and the USA. Boyd, who announced the title at this year's London Book Fair, said that he has had "tremendous fun" penning the story.
"Mark my words, I've undertaken writing this very seriously," he said, adding: "No gimmicks, this is a real spy story."
The announcement comes 60 years since the publication of Ian Fleming's first James Bond novel Casino Royale.
The Fleming estate has continued to publish 007 novels, recruiting writers including Sebastian Faulks (Devil May Care) and Jeffrey Deaver (Carte Blanche) to continue the British spy's story. Bond movie producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson have kept the character's screen adventures separate from the literary continuity.
Boyd's highly-acclaimed novels include A Good Man in Africa, Any Human Heart and Cold War espionage thriller Restless.
- 4/15/2013
- Digital Spy
FX wrapped up Justified Season 4 this week with "Ghosts," an episode that resulted in heartbreak for Boyd and reflection for Raylan.
In this edition of the TV Fanatic Round Table, staff members Dan Forcella, Nick McHatton, Christine Orlando and Jim Garner break down the finale of one of television's best shows...
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What was your favorte scene from the episode?
Dan: I loved so much about this finale, but my favorite scene was probably the conversation between Raylan and Sammy, and then watching Raylan walk away as Nicky Augustine got shot dead a million times over.
Nick: Loved Raylan and Winona working together to eliminate the threats to the baby. It's rather remarkable how unshaken they were in that situation.
Christine: There was so much to love about this finale but like Nick, I loved when Winona and Raylan took down Nicky's guys together. Winona not not backing down for...
In this edition of the TV Fanatic Round Table, staff members Dan Forcella, Nick McHatton, Christine Orlando and Jim Garner break down the finale of one of television's best shows...
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What was your favorte scene from the episode?
Dan: I loved so much about this finale, but my favorite scene was probably the conversation between Raylan and Sammy, and then watching Raylan walk away as Nicky Augustine got shot dead a million times over.
Nick: Loved Raylan and Winona working together to eliminate the threats to the baby. It's rather remarkable how unshaken they were in that situation.
Christine: There was so much to love about this finale but like Nick, I loved when Winona and Raylan took down Nicky's guys together. Winona not not backing down for...
- 4/4/2013
- by matt@tvfanatic.com (TV Fanatic Staff)
- TVfanatic
Refresh for latest… Keshet International‘s UK office has hired producer Amelia Hann as head of unscripted programming to oversee a new factual production venture. Hann was most recently executive producer on Channel 4’s The Undateables and her other credits include the BAFTA winning Ross Kemp On Gangs, Wife Swap USA, Baby Bible Bashers, Scrapheap Challenge/Junkyard Wars and The Hunt For Britain’s Sex Traffickers. AMC/Sundance Channel Global has made a trio of exec promotions bumping Harold Gronenthal to Evp, programming and operations; Jennie Morris to VP affiliate marketing; and Mark Fareri to director of operations, AMC/Sundance Channel Global. The group has also pacted with Passion Distribution to acquire Push Girls for We tv Asia and with We tv Us for Cyndi Lauper docu-soap Cyndi. Sweden’s Svt, Finland’s Yle and Denmark’s Dr networks have acquired Restless, the adaptation of William Boyd’s spy novel that stars Hayley Atwell,...
- 4/4/2013
- by NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor
- Deadline TV
[Warning: The following story contains spoilers from the Season 4 finale of FX's Justitfied. Read at your own risk.]
Justified's season finales have generally lived up to their names. Just as "Bulletville," "Bloody Harlan" and "Slaughterhouse" were as violent and intense as you'd expect, the Season 4 finale, "Ghosts" was at times often hauntingly quiet. But that's not to say that no bullets flew.
Having pretty much wrapped up the season-long search for the mysterious Drew Thompson (Jim Beaver) in this season's penultimate episode, trigger-happy Deputy U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant) was eager to settle into his 30-day suspension by spending some quality time with his pregnant ex-wife Winona (Natalie Zea). Unfortunately, Winona was being held captive by the thugs of Nicky Augustine (Mike O'Malley), the Detroit mobster who had hoped to catch (and kill) Drew Thompson first.
Justified Finale: Will Boyd and Ava get their happy ending?
Though Raylan quickly dispatched the thugs with a few slugs to the chest, the only way to ensure Winona...
Justified's season finales have generally lived up to their names. Just as "Bulletville," "Bloody Harlan" and "Slaughterhouse" were as violent and intense as you'd expect, the Season 4 finale, "Ghosts" was at times often hauntingly quiet. But that's not to say that no bullets flew.
Having pretty much wrapped up the season-long search for the mysterious Drew Thompson (Jim Beaver) in this season's penultimate episode, trigger-happy Deputy U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant) was eager to settle into his 30-day suspension by spending some quality time with his pregnant ex-wife Winona (Natalie Zea). Unfortunately, Winona was being held captive by the thugs of Nicky Augustine (Mike O'Malley), the Detroit mobster who had hoped to catch (and kill) Drew Thompson first.
Justified Finale: Will Boyd and Ava get their happy ending?
Though Raylan quickly dispatched the thugs with a few slugs to the chest, the only way to ensure Winona...
- 4/3/2013
- by Adam Bryant
- TVGuide.com - Features
[Warning: The following story contains spoilers from the Season 4 finale of FX's Justitfied. Read at your own risk.]
Justified's season finales have generally lived up to their names. Just as "Bulletville," "Bloody Harlan" and "Slaughterhouse" were as violent and intense as you'd expect, the Season 4 finale, "Ghosts" was at times often hauntingly quiet. But that's not to say that no bullets flew.
Having pretty much wrapped up the season-long search for the mysterious Drew Thompson (Jim Beaver) in this season's penultimate episode, trigger-happy Deputy U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant) was eager to settle into his 30-day suspension by spending some quality time with his pregnant ex-wife Winona (Natalie Zea). Unfortunately, Winona was being held captive by the thugs of Nicky Augustine (Mike O'Malley), the Detroit mobster who had hoped to catch (and kill) Drew Thompson first.
Justified Finale: Will Boyd and Ava get their happy ending?
Though Raylan quickly dispatched the thugs with a few slugs to the chest, the only way to ensure Winona...
Justified's season finales have generally lived up to their names. Just as "Bulletville," "Bloody Harlan" and "Slaughterhouse" were as violent and intense as you'd expect, the Season 4 finale, "Ghosts" was at times often hauntingly quiet. But that's not to say that no bullets flew.
Having pretty much wrapped up the season-long search for the mysterious Drew Thompson (Jim Beaver) in this season's penultimate episode, trigger-happy Deputy U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant) was eager to settle into his 30-day suspension by spending some quality time with his pregnant ex-wife Winona (Natalie Zea). Unfortunately, Winona was being held captive by the thugs of Nicky Augustine (Mike O'Malley), the Detroit mobster who had hoped to catch (and kill) Drew Thompson first.
Justified Finale: Will Boyd and Ava get their happy ending?
Though Raylan quickly dispatched the thugs with a few slugs to the chest, the only way to ensure Winona...
- 4/3/2013
- by Adam Bryant
- TVGuide - Breaking News
New 007 book set in 'the classic era of 1969' will be written by the Any Human Heart writer, Ian Fleming's estate announced
A new James Bond novel will be published in September, written by British novelist William Boyd, the estate of the British spy's creator Ian Fleming said on Monday.
Fleming wrote his first Bond novel, Casino Royale, in 1953 and 13 more before he died 11 years later, aged 56.
The title and plot of the new book remain under wraps, but the Fleming estate gave a hint of the style and the setting to woo fans who have been wowed by Daniel Craig's film portrayal of 007 in Skyfall.
"We can reveal that this novel will see a return to the classic Bond era, featuring a 45-year-old 007 in 1969," the estate said.
The novel will be published in Britain on 26 September by Jonathan Cape, Fleming's original publisher, and available from HarperCollins, a subsidiary of News Corp,...
A new James Bond novel will be published in September, written by British novelist William Boyd, the estate of the British spy's creator Ian Fleming said on Monday.
Fleming wrote his first Bond novel, Casino Royale, in 1953 and 13 more before he died 11 years later, aged 56.
The title and plot of the new book remain under wraps, but the Fleming estate gave a hint of the style and the setting to woo fans who have been wowed by Daniel Craig's film portrayal of 007 in Skyfall.
"We can reveal that this novel will see a return to the classic Bond era, featuring a 45-year-old 007 in 1969," the estate said.
The novel will be published in Britain on 26 September by Jonathan Cape, Fleming's original publisher, and available from HarperCollins, a subsidiary of News Corp,...
- 2/19/2013
- The Guardian - Film News
The Granthams lost the plot in a glutinous Downton Christmas special and a disappointing William Boyd thriller somehow transformed Rufus Sewell into Michael Gambon
Downton Abbey (ITV1) | ITVPlayer
Restless (BBC1) | iPlayer
Loving Miss Hatto (BBC1) | iPlayer
The Girl (BBC2) | iPlayer
David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul (BBC1) | iPlayer
By tradition the Christmas special is special only in the sense that it's broadcast at Christmas. For with a vast captive audience gastronomically paralysed in front of the box, Christmas Day is a time devoted not to quality but gluttony.
As the ITV1 continuity announcer said: "Your ITV Christmas wouldn't be complete without a trip to Downton Abbey." Leaving aside the queasy thought of an "ITV Christmas", it's the idea of completion that's key here. The Christmas special is the pudding that must be eaten, regardless of appetite or appeal, because it will make us full. The gluttonous paradox,...
Downton Abbey (ITV1) | ITVPlayer
Restless (BBC1) | iPlayer
Loving Miss Hatto (BBC1) | iPlayer
The Girl (BBC2) | iPlayer
David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul (BBC1) | iPlayer
By tradition the Christmas special is special only in the sense that it's broadcast at Christmas. For with a vast captive audience gastronomically paralysed in front of the box, Christmas Day is a time devoted not to quality but gluttony.
As the ITV1 continuity announcer said: "Your ITV Christmas wouldn't be complete without a trip to Downton Abbey." Leaving aside the queasy thought of an "ITV Christmas", it's the idea of completion that's key here. The Christmas special is the pudding that must be eaten, regardless of appetite or appeal, because it will make us full. The gluttonous paradox,...
- 12/30/2012
- by Andrew Anthony
- The Guardian - Film News
William Boyd's thriller about a woman who was a former spy explores the effect of secrets on relationships
After her, by now traditional, pantomime dame performance as Lady Mary in the Downton Abbey Christmas special, Michelle Dockery was back two days later as Charlotte Rampling's daughter in another period drama, one that flitted between the 1970s and the second world war. Restless (BBC1), William Boyd's adaptation of his own 2006 novel, was everything Downton isn't: well-acted, well-written, well-paced and well-filmed. And no less enjoyable for it, unless you missed Downton's comedy value. Mind you, I'd be happy to watch Charlotte Rampling reading a gearbox repair manual.
Boyd has written everything from brilliantly funny comic novels to very hit-and-miss serious fiction. But it is as the author of upmarket thrillers – a genre often looked down on by the literati – that he has really come into his own and received...
After her, by now traditional, pantomime dame performance as Lady Mary in the Downton Abbey Christmas special, Michelle Dockery was back two days later as Charlotte Rampling's daughter in another period drama, one that flitted between the 1970s and the second world war. Restless (BBC1), William Boyd's adaptation of his own 2006 novel, was everything Downton isn't: well-acted, well-written, well-paced and well-filmed. And no less enjoyable for it, unless you missed Downton's comedy value. Mind you, I'd be happy to watch Charlotte Rampling reading a gearbox repair manual.
Boyd has written everything from brilliantly funny comic novels to very hit-and-miss serious fiction. But it is as the author of upmarket thrillers – a genre often looked down on by the literati – that he has really come into his own and received...
- 12/28/2012
- by John Crace
- The Guardian - Film News
London, Dec 12: James Bond was far from the English gent portrayed in the 007 films, but rather a more troubled, heavy-drinking character, the new Bond author claims.
Novelist William Boyd, famed for "Any Human Heart", said Bond's true character, until now, had been underplayed.
"In the films Bond is a cartoon character but in the novels he is far more troubled, nuanced and interesting," the Daily Mail Wednesday quoted Boyd as saying.
It is the clearest indication yet that the author plans to steer away from what he described as the "cartoon" portrayed on film.
The portrayal of Bond as an English toff is also flawed,.
Novelist William Boyd, famed for "Any Human Heart", said Bond's true character, until now, had been underplayed.
"In the films Bond is a cartoon character but in the novels he is far more troubled, nuanced and interesting," the Daily Mail Wednesday quoted Boyd as saying.
It is the clearest indication yet that the author plans to steer away from what he described as the "cartoon" portrayed on film.
The portrayal of Bond as an English toff is also flawed,.
- 12/12/2012
- by Smith Cox
- RealBollywood.com
Peter Mullan's bravura performance wasn't enough to rescue Channel 4's incoherent four-part drama about a Brighton crime boss suffering from dementia
The Fear (C4) | 4oD
The Town (ITV1) | ITV Player
A Young Doctor's Notebook (Sky Arts 1)
The Secret Life of Rubbish (BBC4) | iPlayer
Imagine Jeanette Winterson: My Monster and Me (BBC2) | iPlayer
Inside Claridge's (BBC2) | iPlayer
The Fear ran across four consecutive nights for a total of four hours. The question is whether that was two hours or three hours too long. Those who argue that it was four hours too long have a strong case, but that would be unfair to Peter Mullan, who gave a powerful performance in difficult circumstances.
He played Richie Beckett, a Brighton crime boss with fast-moving dementia. He went from administrative incompetence to hopeless incontinence in about as much time as it would have taken him to pull his trousers down.
The Fear (C4) | 4oD
The Town (ITV1) | ITV Player
A Young Doctor's Notebook (Sky Arts 1)
The Secret Life of Rubbish (BBC4) | iPlayer
Imagine Jeanette Winterson: My Monster and Me (BBC2) | iPlayer
Inside Claridge's (BBC2) | iPlayer
The Fear ran across four consecutive nights for a total of four hours. The question is whether that was two hours or three hours too long. Those who argue that it was four hours too long have a strong case, but that would be unfair to Peter Mullan, who gave a powerful performance in difficult circumstances.
He played Richie Beckett, a Brighton crime boss with fast-moving dementia. He went from administrative incompetence to hopeless incontinence in about as much time as it would have taken him to pull his trousers down.
- 12/9/2012
- by Andrew Anthony
- The Guardian - Film News
This week The Sundance Channel will premiere the first episode of the upcoming two-part miniseries titled Restless, starring Michelle Dockery and Charlotte Rampling. Today, we have an extended look at the miniseries, which you can check out below.
The series is based on the bestselling novel by William Boyd and centres around a young woman (Dockery) who finds out that her mother (Gambling) was a British Secret Service Spy in World War II and has been on the run ever since. The series cuts between the present and the War, where Captain America star Hayley Atwell takes on the younger version of Gambling’s character.
The video below shows off some behind the scenes footage as well as a couple scenes from the series itself. From the looks of it, Restless seems like a very intriguing and intellectual piece with a stellar cast that also includes Rufus Sewells and Michael Gambon.
The series is based on the bestselling novel by William Boyd and centres around a young woman (Dockery) who finds out that her mother (Gambling) was a British Secret Service Spy in World War II and has been on the run ever since. The series cuts between the present and the War, where Captain America star Hayley Atwell takes on the younger version of Gambling’s character.
The video below shows off some behind the scenes footage as well as a couple scenes from the series itself. From the looks of it, Restless seems like a very intriguing and intellectual piece with a stellar cast that also includes Rufus Sewells and Michael Gambon.
- 12/6/2012
- by Blake Dew
- We Got This Covered
Having already scored with its two scripted ventures -- Carlos and Appropriate Adult -- Sundance Channel keeps its streak going with Restless, a superb two-part miniseries about British spies in the early 1940s before America's entry into World War II. With an excellent cast and a stirring story (it frays a bit near the end, though not enough to do any damage), Restless is based on the book by British novelist William Boyd (who also wrote the teleplay) and has enough intrigue, deceit, twists and lingering suspicions to lure you into its web. The miniseries stars Hayley Atwell (Captain America: The
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- 12/6/2012
- by Tim Goodman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The BBC has released new images of Michelle Dockery in drama Restless. The Downton Abbey star will play Ruth Gilmartin in the two-part spy thriller - penned by Any Human Heart's William Boyd. Restless - based on Boyd's novel - is set in 1976 and follows Gilmartin as she learns that her mother Sally (Charlotte Rambling) is in fact Eva Delectorskaya, an operative of the British Secret (more)...
- 12/6/2012
- by By Morgan Jeffery
- Digital Spy
The Sundance Channel's latest foray into original programming, "Restless," is a two part mini-series about a woman ("Downton Abbey"'s Michelle Dockery) who discovers that her mother (Charlotte Rampling) was a spy during World War II. "Restless" also stars Rufus Sewell, Michael Gambon and Hayley Atwell. Edward Hall directs. The series was filmed in South Africa and the UK, and follows themes of espionage, love and betrayal. It is based on a novel and teleplay by William Boyd, who is also set to pen the next round of James Bond novels. The Sundance Channel has hosted the critically-beloved "Carlos" mini-series in 2010, as well as "Appropriate Adult" with Dominic West and Emily Watson. The channel is also gearing up for "Rectify," its first scripted drama series from the producers of "Breaking Bad," as well as Jane Campion's recently-wrapped New Zealand-set "Top of the Lake" with Holly...
- 11/19/2012
- by Sophia Savage
- Thompson on Hollywood
Spies are really having a moment right now, between "Homeland," "Skyfall," USA Network's ongoing "Covert Affairs," FX's upcoming Keri Russell drama and, of course, the Petraeus affair. So the time's ripe for "Restless," the new original miniseries from Sundance Channel about a young woman named Ruth Gilmartin (Michelle Dockery of “Downton Abbey”) who finds out her mother Sally (Charlotte Rampling) was a spy during World War II. The two-part British coproduction also stars Rufus Sewell, Michael Gambon and Hayley Atwell, and is based on a novel by William Boyd, who will be writing the next James Bond novel. Part one will premiere December 7th at 9pm, with part two airing on December 14th. Check out the trailer below:...
- 11/13/2012
- by Alison Willmore
- Indiewire
Sundance Channel is ready to hit the ground running with new miniseries Restless. Based on the novel by British novelist William Boyd, Restless follows the story of a daughter Ruth (Michelle Dockery) who discovers that her mother Sally (Charlotte Rampling) was recruited as a spy during World War II. The Hollywood Reporter has the exclusive trailer for the upcoming two-parter and it's every bit as intriguing as one would imagine a tale like this would be. As the trailer suggests, it's quite a harsh reality to be met with, finding out that all of a sudden, the mother you've
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- 11/12/2012
- by Philiana Ng
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Michelle Dockery is time-traveling to the 1970s for her latest TV project, "Restless." In the Sundance Channel series, Dockery co-stars in the drama opposite Hayley Atwell, Rufus Sewell, Michael Gambon and Charlotte Rampling.
In the two-part series, Dockery's character discovers her mother (Rampling) was recruited as a spy in World War II. "Restless," based on the novel penned by William Boyd, premieres on December 7 at 9 p.m. Et with part two following on December 14 at 9 p.m. Et.
Below, see how Sundance Channel describes the series and check out photos of Dockery in the '70s.
"Restless" asks the question: What becomes of your life when everything you thought was solid and certain about it turns out to be a fantastically complicated lie? This is the quandary faced by Ruth Gilmartin (Michelle Dockery) when, one day in 1976, her mother Sally (Charlotte Rampling) suddenly reveals that she has been living a double life.
In the two-part series, Dockery's character discovers her mother (Rampling) was recruited as a spy in World War II. "Restless," based on the novel penned by William Boyd, premieres on December 7 at 9 p.m. Et with part two following on December 14 at 9 p.m. Et.
Below, see how Sundance Channel describes the series and check out photos of Dockery in the '70s.
"Restless" asks the question: What becomes of your life when everything you thought was solid and certain about it turns out to be a fantastically complicated lie? This is the quandary faced by Ruth Gilmartin (Michelle Dockery) when, one day in 1976, her mother Sally (Charlotte Rampling) suddenly reveals that she has been living a double life.
- 11/9/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Rising British actress Hayley Atwell will play a policewoman who becomes obsessed with tracking down the killer of a 15-year-old girl in ITV’s just-commissioned Life Of Crime. The series comes from Ecosse Films, the company behind the upcoming Princess Diana biopic with Naomi Watts and the original UK format of Mistresses, whose U.S. version ABC picked up for next summer. Told in three parts over three decades, the series begins against the backdrop of London’s Brixton riots in 1985 when Atwell’s rookie cop discovers the body of a murdered girl. The drama then follows her professional and personal struggles picking up again in 1997 and 2013. Waking The Dead and Ripper Street‘s Declan Croghan is writing the drama that Oranges & Sunshine‘s Jim Loach will direct. Life Of Crime is produced by Emma Kingsman-Lloyd with Ecosse’s Douglas Rae and Michael Parke exec producing. Ireland’s Octagon Films is co-producer.
- 10/26/2012
- by NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor
- Deadline TV
The Sundance Channel has set a premiere date for their new scripted miniseries "Restless," a drama about a young woman who discovers her mother's secret past as a Russian spy working for the British Secret Intelligence Service. "Restless" will air on the network on December 7th at 9pm Et/Pt. Based on the novel by William Boyd (who also wrote the teleplay) and directed by Edward Hall ("Strike Back"), "Restless" stars Hayley Atwell ("Captain America"), Rufus Sewell, Michelle Dockery ("Downton Abbey"), Michael Gambon and Charlotte Rampling. The two-part series will air over two weeks, on December 7th and 14th. Dockery plays Ruth, who discovers in 1976 that her mother (Rampling) has been leading a double life -- Atwell stars as Rampling's younger counterpart, getting involved with an alluring Englishman (Sewell) who trains her in espionage. Produced by Endor Productions, who did the...
- 10/19/2012
- by Alison Willmore
- Indiewire
Rufus Sewell in Zen. co. PBS Masterpiece
Zen’s Rufus Sewell is set to star alongside Harry Potter’s Michael Gambon and Downton Abbey’s Michelle Dockery in a new two part BBC adaptation of the spy thriller Restless. The best selling novel tells the story of a Russian woman named Eva Delectorskaya who is recruited to work as a British spy by Lucas Romer (Sewell). A botched mission places her life in jeopardy and Eva goes under cover for thirty years before revealing the truth to her unsuspecting daughter Ruth (Dockery). As the lives of both women rapidly unravel, Eva reconnects with her former spymaster.
Michael Gambon plays the ageing Lucas Romer while Hayley Attwell and Charlotte Rampling share the role of Eva. Author William Boyd wrote and produced the drama which is due to air on BBC One late in 2012.
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Zen’s Rufus Sewell is set to star alongside Harry Potter’s Michael Gambon and Downton Abbey’s Michelle Dockery in a new two part BBC adaptation of the spy thriller Restless. The best selling novel tells the story of a Russian woman named Eva Delectorskaya who is recruited to work as a British spy by Lucas Romer (Sewell). A botched mission places her life in jeopardy and Eva goes under cover for thirty years before revealing the truth to her unsuspecting daughter Ruth (Dockery). As the lives of both women rapidly unravel, Eva reconnects with her former spymaster.
Michael Gambon plays the ageing Lucas Romer while Hayley Attwell and Charlotte Rampling share the role of Eva. Author William Boyd wrote and produced the drama which is due to air on BBC One late in 2012.
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- 6/27/2012
- by Edited by K Kinsella
Ewan McGregor is nice and caring, but this hero narrative is all a bit icky
Ewan McGregor in Cold Chain Mission (Sunday, BBC2) is delivering vaccinations for deadly childhood diseases to all the kids he didn't catch in episode one. Additional drama is provided by the fact that the vaccines must be kept cold, which, journeying deep into the jungle, down a river that's like a cross between Apocalypse Now and Death on the Nile (translation: these are two films I've seen which also feature a river), is no small matter. Every leg of the journey sees him leaping from the chopper and darting into a hut to find the fridge, like the Tiger Who Came to Tea. "Right, I'm just going to freeze these ice-packs and put the vaccines in the fridge, so that when we set off again, everything really will be as cold as possible."
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Ewan McGregor in Cold Chain Mission (Sunday, BBC2) is delivering vaccinations for deadly childhood diseases to all the kids he didn't catch in episode one. Additional drama is provided by the fact that the vaccines must be kept cold, which, journeying deep into the jungle, down a river that's like a cross between Apocalypse Now and Death on the Nile (translation: these are two films I've seen which also feature a river), is no small matter. Every leg of the journey sees him leaping from the chopper and darting into a hut to find the fridge, like the Tiger Who Came to Tea. "Right, I'm just going to freeze these ice-packs and put the vaccines in the fridge, so that when we set off again, everything really will be as cold as possible."
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- 4/30/2012
- by Zoe Williams, Charity Celebrity
- The Guardian - Film News
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Acclaimed British author William Boyd has started work on a new Bond book, joining a handful of contemporary writers who’ve tried their hand at continuing Ian Fleming’s series.
In an interview Thursday with the British Broadcasting Corporation, Mr. Boyd said Mr. Fleming’s estate had chosen him to write the next installment, which is to be published in 2013.
The author, twice nominated for the prestigious Man Booker Prize, called the Bond assignment “a dream come true,...
Acclaimed British author William Boyd has started work on a new Bond book, joining a handful of contemporary writers who’ve tried their hand at continuing Ian Fleming’s series.
In an interview Thursday with the British Broadcasting Corporation, Mr. Boyd said Mr. Fleming’s estate had chosen him to write the next installment, which is to be published in 2013.
The author, twice nominated for the prestigious Man Booker Prize, called the Bond assignment “a dream come true,...
- 4/12/2012
- by Jeanne Whalen
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
Booker Prize-nominated author William Boyd has been given the mission of creating the next James Bond novel.
The A Good Man in Africa writer was personally selected to pen 007's latest adventure by the estate of Bond creator Ian Fleming.
Boyd will follow in the footsteps of peers Jeffery Deaver and Sebastian Faulks, who revisited the superspy in their novels Carte Blanche and Devil May Care, respectively.
The author is refusing to give away any plot points or characters, but he has revealed his novel will be set in 1969 and published in 2013 to mark the 60th anniversary of Bond's introduction to the literary world in Casino Royale.
Boyd admits he didn't hesitate when the Fleming estate administrators asked him to write a new Bond book: "For me the prospect appeared incredibly exciting and stimulating."
A longtime fan, Boyd created a character called Ian Fleming in his 2002 novel Any Human Heart.
The A Good Man in Africa writer was personally selected to pen 007's latest adventure by the estate of Bond creator Ian Fleming.
Boyd will follow in the footsteps of peers Jeffery Deaver and Sebastian Faulks, who revisited the superspy in their novels Carte Blanche and Devil May Care, respectively.
The author is refusing to give away any plot points or characters, but he has revealed his novel will be set in 1969 and published in 2013 to mark the 60th anniversary of Bond's introduction to the literary world in Casino Royale.
Boyd admits he didn't hesitate when the Fleming estate administrators asked him to write a new Bond book: "For me the prospect appeared incredibly exciting and stimulating."
A longtime fan, Boyd created a character called Ian Fleming in his 2002 novel Any Human Heart.
- 4/12/2012
- WENN
Following recent instalments by Sebastian Faulks and Jeffery Deaver, the next James Bond novel will be written by the Scottish author William Boyd. Boyd previously used Bond's creator Ian Fleming as a character in Any Human Heart, in 2002."My father introduced me to the James Bond novels in the 1960s," Boyd says, "and I read them all then, and became very intrigued by Ian Fleming the man. From Russia With Love is my favourite. When the Ian Fleming estate invited me to write the new James Bond novel I accepted at once. For me the prospect appeared incredibly exciting and stimulating. It's a once-in-a-lifetime challenge."Sebastian Faulks' Devil May Care kicked off this occasional series of new Bonds for the Fleming centenary in 2008, and Boyd's novel will mark the 60th anniversary of the publication of the first Bond novel, Casino Royale. Last year's Carte Blanche by the American thriller writer Jeffery Deaver,...
- 4/12/2012
- EmpireOnline
Justified certainly knows how to pull off a good tragedy. Between the downward spiral and eventual horrific death of Robert Quarles, and the somewhat sad quasi father-son triangle that led to Arlo blatantly choosing Boyd over Raylan, "Slaughterhouse" was a fitting end to the third season of Justified.
Robert Quarles should go down as one of the most interesting and entertaining villains in TV history, and Neal McDonough should receive any and all accolades that are up for grabs this year. His portrayal of the Detroit mobster was riveting all season long, and that was no different in the season finale.
Quarles almost looked content seconds before his arm was chopped off.
The last we had seen Bobby, we thought he had killed Trooper Tom, but we later found out that wasn't true at all. After fleeing the scene at Boyd's bar, Quarles just wanted to get out of Kentucky alive,...
Robert Quarles should go down as one of the most interesting and entertaining villains in TV history, and Neal McDonough should receive any and all accolades that are up for grabs this year. His portrayal of the Detroit mobster was riveting all season long, and that was no different in the season finale.
Quarles almost looked content seconds before his arm was chopped off.
The last we had seen Bobby, we thought he had killed Trooper Tom, but we later found out that wasn't true at all. After fleeing the scene at Boyd's bar, Quarles just wanted to get out of Kentucky alive,...
- 4/11/2012
- by d4cella@gmail.com (Dan Forcella)
- TVfanatic
When FX’s Justified returns tonight with its season 3 premiere (catch up here), Timothy Olyphant’s Deputy U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens will be uncharacteristically a bit off his game. ”It can only continue for so long, because I have to continue to live,” Olyphant says. “I think it was more or less the idea that we’re starting with a guy who’s just got a lot of things up against him: He’s recovering from a gunshot wound, he’s got a pregnant girlfriend who he used to be married to. He’s got a lot on his mind.
- 1/17/2012
- by Mandi Bierly
- EW - Inside TV
There are some bands that never seem to lose their popularity. Whether this is due to them appealing to an enduring audience, or that they possess an aura and a sound that attracts certain ages and tastes, or even if it’s because of the simple fact that they churn out quality material again and again, their popularity means that they’ve managed to do what many bands try and fail at. And that is: they’ve made a success out of themselves and have the ability to create music that remains popular through the years.
Evanescence is one of these bands. Their first album, ‘Fallen’, released in 2003, was hugely popular and propelled the band to fame almost immediately. It sold more than 15 million copies worldwide, is one of 8 albums in the history of the Billboard chart to spend at least a year in its top 50 (it spent 104 weeks) and was certified Platinum status 7 times.
Evanescence is one of these bands. Their first album, ‘Fallen’, released in 2003, was hugely popular and propelled the band to fame almost immediately. It sold more than 15 million copies worldwide, is one of 8 albums in the history of the Billboard chart to spend at least a year in its top 50 (it spent 104 weeks) and was certified Platinum status 7 times.
- 9/11/2011
- by Rhys Milsom
- Obsessed with Film
BBC One has announced a range of new dramas, including shows penned by William Boyd and Sally Wainwright. Boyd has agreed to adapt his novel Restless into a two-part drama for the channel, Broadcast reports. Restless focuses on a young woman who finds out that her mother was a spy during World War II. The Channel 4 adaptation of another of Boyd's novels, Any Human Heart, won a BAFTA on Sunday. Wainwright, who has worked on shows such as At Home with the Braithwaites and Unforgiven, has signed up to write Anthony and Cleopatra. The six-part series focuses on two widows in their 70s who fall in love but have to deal with their families. Elsewhere, Stephen Butchard will pen Savage, a show about a young policeman who witnesses the murder of his best friend. Butchard's credits include Five Daughters, (more)...
- 5/26/2011
- by By Catriona Wightman
- Digital Spy
It's been a long climb to the top, but character actor Jim Broadbent is now at the top of his game
Jim Broadbent is probably Britain's favourite character actor at the moment. He'll soon be appearing as Denis Thatcher to Meryl Streep's Maggie in The Iron Lady. We've seen him play the geologist Tom in Mike Leigh's latest film, Another Year. He took the lead in the recent adaptation of William Boyd's Any Human Heart, which won best mini-series at the Baftas this weekend, and he also starred as a father suffering from Alzheimer's in the BBC's gripping psychological thriller Exile.
Sadly, Broadbent knew the subject matter only too well, as his sculptor mother, Dee, died from the disease in 1995. "She was in a nursing home for a year," he says. "So I saw an awful lot of different Alzheimer's patients at that time. I definitely drew on my own experience.
Jim Broadbent is probably Britain's favourite character actor at the moment. He'll soon be appearing as Denis Thatcher to Meryl Streep's Maggie in The Iron Lady. We've seen him play the geologist Tom in Mike Leigh's latest film, Another Year. He took the lead in the recent adaptation of William Boyd's Any Human Heart, which won best mini-series at the Baftas this weekend, and he also starred as a father suffering from Alzheimer's in the BBC's gripping psychological thriller Exile.
Sadly, Broadbent knew the subject matter only too well, as his sculptor mother, Dee, died from the disease in 1995. "She was in a nursing home for a year," he says. "So I saw an awful lot of different Alzheimer's patients at that time. I definitely drew on my own experience.
- 5/23/2011
- by Rosanna Greenstreet
- The Guardian - Film News
Source: FilmShaft - Sam Clafin Cast In ‘Snow White And The Huntsman’
It has been confirmed that rising young actor Sam Clafin will play Prince to Kristen Stewart’s Snow White in director Rupert Sanders’ Snow White and the Huntsman. The Ipswich-born Clafin has recently finished filming ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’, the fourth instalment of Disney’s blockbuster franchise, and is best known for his work in television drama, starring in Channel Four’s serialisation of William Boyd’s ‘Any Human Heart’ last year and most recently BBC’s dramatisation of the tragic “Busby babes” air disaster, ‘United’ alongside Michael Sheen.
Clafin joins an already impressive cast, also featuring Charlize Theron who will star as the Evil Queen, a role which will surely see her don the most prosthetics since her part in ‘Monster’. Although the role of the Huntsman is yet to be officially attached to an actor,...
It has been confirmed that rising young actor Sam Clafin will play Prince to Kristen Stewart’s Snow White in director Rupert Sanders’ Snow White and the Huntsman. The Ipswich-born Clafin has recently finished filming ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’, the fourth instalment of Disney’s blockbuster franchise, and is best known for his work in television drama, starring in Channel Four’s serialisation of William Boyd’s ‘Any Human Heart’ last year and most recently BBC’s dramatisation of the tragic “Busby babes” air disaster, ‘United’ alongside Michael Sheen.
Clafin joins an already impressive cast, also featuring Charlize Theron who will star as the Evil Queen, a role which will surely see her don the most prosthetics since her part in ‘Monster’. Although the role of the Huntsman is yet to be officially attached to an actor,...
- 5/5/2011
- by Rob Fred Parker
- FilmShaft.com
FX Scene from “Justified”
With the season more than two-thirds over, it’s time for a status report of all the major players in the show we call “Justified,” and last night’s episode, “Debts & Accounts,” is the assessment/calm before the storm episode that does just that, and then some.
We’ll start with Raylan (how could we not). He and Art have been uneasily wary around each other for quite a while now. Raylan wants to know where he stands with his boss,...
With the season more than two-thirds over, it’s time for a status report of all the major players in the show we call “Justified,” and last night’s episode, “Debts & Accounts,” is the assessment/calm before the storm episode that does just that, and then some.
We’ll start with Raylan (how could we not). He and Art have been uneasily wary around each other for quite a while now. Raylan wants to know where he stands with his boss,...
- 4/14/2011
- by Chris Simmons
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
Veteran British actor Jim Broadbent picked up a prestigious prize for his moving role in "Any Human Heart" at the Royal Television Society Awards in London on Tuesday, March 15. The "Bridget Jones's Diary" star walked away with the Best Actor trophy for his portrayal of Logan Mountstuart in the British TV adaptation of William Boyd's novel.
Former "D:Ream" star-turned-physicist Professor Brian Cox was also a big winner at the annual prize-giving, taking home two trophies. He saw off competition from Piers Morgan to win Best Presenter for his "Wonders of the Solar System" show, as well as the science and natural history trophy for the same programme.
Meanwhile Simon Cowell's TV talent contest "The X Factor" won the Best Entertainment Title. British funnywoman Miranda Hart won two awards for Best Comedy Performance and Best Scripted Comedy for her hit BBC sitcom "Miranda".
Former "D:Ream" star-turned-physicist Professor Brian Cox was also a big winner at the annual prize-giving, taking home two trophies. He saw off competition from Piers Morgan to win Best Presenter for his "Wonders of the Solar System" show, as well as the science and natural history trophy for the same programme.
Meanwhile Simon Cowell's TV talent contest "The X Factor" won the Best Entertainment Title. British funnywoman Miranda Hart won two awards for Best Comedy Performance and Best Scripted Comedy for her hit BBC sitcom "Miranda".
- 3/16/2011
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Veteran British actor Jim Broadbent picked up a prestigious prize for his moving role in Any Human Heart at the Royal Television Society Awards in London on Tuesday.
The Bridget Jones's Diary star walked away with the Best Actor trophy for his portrayal of Logan Mountstuart in the British TV adaptation of William Boyd's novel.
Former D:Ream star-turned-physicist Professor Brian Cox was also a big winner at the annual prizegiving, taking home two trophies. He saw off competition from Piers Morgan to win Best Presenter for his Wonders Of The Solar System show, as well as the science and natural history trophy for the same programme.
Meanwhile Simon Cowell's TV talent contest The X Factor won the Best Entertainment Title.
British funnywoman Miranda Hart won two awards for Best Comedy Performance and Best Scripted Comedy for her hit BBC sitcom Miranda.
The Bridget Jones's Diary star walked away with the Best Actor trophy for his portrayal of Logan Mountstuart in the British TV adaptation of William Boyd's novel.
Former D:Ream star-turned-physicist Professor Brian Cox was also a big winner at the annual prizegiving, taking home two trophies. He saw off competition from Piers Morgan to win Best Presenter for his Wonders Of The Solar System show, as well as the science and natural history trophy for the same programme.
Meanwhile Simon Cowell's TV talent contest The X Factor won the Best Entertainment Title.
British funnywoman Miranda Hart won two awards for Best Comedy Performance and Best Scripted Comedy for her hit BBC sitcom Miranda.
- 3/16/2011
- WENN
Any Human Heart, PBS, Sundays at 9 p.m. through February 28
Three myths about Masterpiece Classic that I can now dispel:
The stories are stuffy and irrelevant.It takes itself too seriously.It shies away from sex and romantic intrigue.
I thoroughly enjoyed the first installment of Any Human Heart, despite expecting myself to be bored by this 20th-century-spanning saga. Adapted to television by William Boyd (who also wrote the 2002 novel), the series is told through the reminisces of Logan Mountstuart, an ambitious young novelist whose career puts him in professional and romantic entanglements with key literary characters of the 20th century.
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Three myths about Masterpiece Classic that I can now dispel:
The stories are stuffy and irrelevant.It takes itself too seriously.It shies away from sex and romantic intrigue.
I thoroughly enjoyed the first installment of Any Human Heart, despite expecting myself to be bored by this 20th-century-spanning saga. Adapted to television by William Boyd (who also wrote the 2002 novel), the series is told through the reminisces of Logan Mountstuart, an ambitious young novelist whose career puts him in professional and romantic entanglements with key literary characters of the 20th century.
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- 2/14/2011
- by Natalie Zutter
- Filmology
"Any Human Heart" is a "Masterpiece Classic" presentation. Part 1, 9 p.m. Sun.; Part II, 9 p.m. Feb. 20; Part III, 9 p.m. Feb. 27 on PBS affiliates. "Any Human Heart," which premieres Sunday on PBS' "Masterpiece Classic," is, a measured pace look back at a man's love life, and the exhilaration and let downs that made his carefully noted journals. Jim Broadbent is the oldest version of Logan Mountstuart, a half-Uruguayan, half-English privileged son of the merchant class, who marries into a titled family. In the process, his life becomes incredibly complex. Based on William Boyd's 2002 novel "Any Human Heart: The Intimate Journals of Logan Mountstuart," this lushly lensed miniseries follows the life of a...
- 2/14/2011
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
"Never say you know the last word about any human heart." - Henry James Logan Mountstuart, the central character of Any Human Heart, which begins this Sunday on PBS' Masterpiece Classic, has experienced the sort of life that is overflowing with love and loss. It's a portrait of not just a life lived, but also of England in the 20th century. The three-part drama (which aired last year in the UK on Channel 4) is adapted from William Boyd's 2002 novel, "Any Human Heart: The Intimate Journals of Logan Mountstuart," and recounts the extraordinary life of the central character, played throughout his life by Sam Claflin, Matthew Macfadyen, and Jim Broadbent. Told in a non-linear fashion, we witness key moments in Logan's life: his Oxford collegiate days, the blush of first love and fatherhood, wartime encounters, romance and death, success and failure. It's the elderly Logan (Broadbent) who is...
- 2/11/2011
- by Jace
- Televisionary
Lawman Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant) is back with a bang as the gripping second season of FX's taut drama series Justified kicks off tonight. In the time since we last caught up with the beleaguered Raylan, this taut series hasn't lost any of its luster or its off-kilter nature. Season Two, which launches tonight, begins with "The Moonshine War," which picks up exactly where we left off at the end of last season as Raylan, Boyd (Walton Goggins), and Ava (Joelle Carter) attempted to fend off fire from the Miami drug cartel's hitmen. The action picks up moments later to reveal just how the three manage to live to tell the tale. But rather than sweep last season's plotlines under the rug, there are consequences to the shootout in Bulletville and to Raylan professionally. Will he be held accountable for the death of Bo Crowder? Will he stay in Harlan or return to Miami?...
- 2/9/2011
- by Jace
- Televisionary
Masterpiece Classic brings a timely drama, Any Human Heart, described as a rollercoaster ride through one man's life, to PBS on Sundays February 13 through 27, 2011 at 9pm. From PBS Based on the betselling novel by William Boyd, Any Human Heart is a rollercoaster ride through one man's life. A trio of great actors portray the different life stages of hero Logan Mountstuart, a writer, lover, art dealer and spy living by his wits in the tumultuous 20th century. Oscar-winner Jim Broadbent stars as Mountstuart in his dotage, with Matthew Macfadyen as the hero in his prime and Sam Claflin as the eager seducer in his impetuous youth. A footloose writer takes part in the tumultuous 20th...
- 1/24/2011
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
Any Human Heart is not, as you.d be forgiven for assuming, a teary documentary about heart transplants. It.s an adaptation of William Boyd.s 2002 novel, charting the accidentally extraordinary life of Logan Mountstuart (Sunday, 9pm on Channel 4). Any fans of the author concerned that a TV adaptation will iron out Boyd.s quirky sparkle will be happy to hear that he also wrote the script. It transfers to the screen beautifully and Boyd has produced a subtle, funny reworking.
We meet Mountstuart as a sick old boy sorting through his affairs and flashing back, chronologically, to the major events in his life. Rather than plastering a young... More >>...
We meet Mountstuart as a sick old boy sorting through his affairs and flashing back, chronologically, to the major events in his life. Rather than plastering a young... More >>...
- 11/19/2010
- by Ruth Margolis
- TV.com
Actress Gillian Anderson wore items from American socialite Wallis Simpson's personal wardrobe in a bid to capture the essence of the historical icon for a new British TV series.
The X-Files star admits she has turned down opportunities to play the late Duchess of Windsor in the past, but fell in love with writer William Boyd's Any Human Heart script and signed on.
Wracked with nerves about the role - her first real-life character - Anderson went to great lengths to make sure she was properly portraying the wife of British royal Edward VIII.
She studied up on Simpson and then insisted on perfecting her voice, walk and mannerisms.
The actress says, "Getting the voice helped. I worked with a fantastic voice coach and that brought a lot of her personality out. Plus the costume department found pieces of clothing that actually belonged to Wallis so I felt like I was really living the part."
But Anderson is still nervous about what Brits will think of her portrayal when the series begins on Sunday.
She adds, "I was more nervous doing this than anything I've done before... Everyone has such strong ideas about who she is and what she represents, but I had to knuckle down and do my work and give a flavour of who I saw her as. She's portrayed as an ogress by the press, but I wanted to make her more complicated than that."...
The X-Files star admits she has turned down opportunities to play the late Duchess of Windsor in the past, but fell in love with writer William Boyd's Any Human Heart script and signed on.
Wracked with nerves about the role - her first real-life character - Anderson went to great lengths to make sure she was properly portraying the wife of British royal Edward VIII.
She studied up on Simpson and then insisted on perfecting her voice, walk and mannerisms.
The actress says, "Getting the voice helped. I worked with a fantastic voice coach and that brought a lot of her personality out. Plus the costume department found pieces of clothing that actually belonged to Wallis so I felt like I was really living the part."
But Anderson is still nervous about what Brits will think of her portrayal when the series begins on Sunday.
She adds, "I was more nervous doing this than anything I've done before... Everyone has such strong ideas about who she is and what she represents, but I had to knuckle down and do my work and give a flavour of who I saw her as. She's portrayed as an ogress by the press, but I wanted to make her more complicated than that."...
- 11/19/2010
- WENN
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