From Lovejoy to Deadwood, Ian McShane has made a career out of playing rogues. He tells us about his drink- and drug-fuelled past, and how he's given it all up to make blockbusters for his grandchildren
On a breezy spring afternoon in Santa Monica, Ian McShane and I are hauling furniture around a hotel room. The suite has been used recently for a photo shoot, and McShane has decided he wants everything back the way it was. I pull one of the sofas towards the fireplace, dragging the rug with it. He manoeuvres the other with surprising ease: he's a small but compact man, around 5ft 7in, sinewy, with a light mahogany tan; and although there is some grey amid the glossy black curls, it's very easy to forget that he is 70. "Seventy years old!" he rages in his distinctive Lancastrian burr, like syrup on sandpaper. "How did that happen?...
On a breezy spring afternoon in Santa Monica, Ian McShane and I are hauling furniture around a hotel room. The suite has been used recently for a photo shoot, and McShane has decided he wants everything back the way it was. I pull one of the sofas towards the fireplace, dragging the rug with it. He manoeuvres the other with surprising ease: he's a small but compact man, around 5ft 7in, sinewy, with a light mahogany tan; and although there is some grey amid the glossy black curls, it's very easy to forget that he is 70. "Seventy years old!" he rages in his distinctive Lancastrian burr, like syrup on sandpaper. "How did that happen?...
- 3/16/2013
- by Ryan Gilbey
- The Guardian - Film News
With Cannes well underway, the latest installment in Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise, "On Stranger Tides," made a splashy premiere on Saturday (May 14) at the film festival. The movie sails in to U.S. theaters on Friday (May 20).
Stars Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Geoffrey Rush and Ian McShane -- among others -- were all on deck to walk the red carpet, wave at fans and pose for the assembled press. We've combed through the pictures to grab these great shots.
Penelope Cruz opts for lavender tulle. We approve:
Johnny Depp (aka Captain Jack Sparrow) pauses to sign a fan photo:
Co-star Ian McShane walks the red carpet with wife Gwen Humble...
Stars Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Geoffrey Rush and Ian McShane -- among others -- were all on deck to walk the red carpet, wave at fans and pose for the assembled press. We've combed through the pictures to grab these great shots.
Penelope Cruz opts for lavender tulle. We approve:
Johnny Depp (aka Captain Jack Sparrow) pauses to sign a fan photo:
Co-star Ian McShane walks the red carpet with wife Gwen Humble...
- 5/16/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
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