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Cattrall Heading Back To The Stage
23 October 2009 5:06 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Sex And The City star Kim Cattrall is planning to hang up her heels after she wraps the forthcoming sequel - she has signed up for another stint on the London stage.
The 53-year-old actress is currently shooting the second movie based on the hit TV series, but when filming finishes she will swap New York for the U.K. capital in a new production of Noel Coward's comedy, Private Lives.
Cattrall will star as Amanda opposite British actor Matthew Macfadyen, playing a former couple who rekindle their romance after both having re-married.
The star first appeared in London's West End in 2005 in Whose Life Is It Anyway? She returned a year later for a production of David Mamet's The Cryptogram. »
Universal Releases Synopses for Green Zone, MacGruber, Untitled Robin Hood Adventure, Get Him To The Greek, Your Highness
12 October 2009 6:20 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Universal Studios has released synopses for some of their major 2010 films and the two that are especially worth reading are “MacGruber” and Ridley Scott’s “Untitled Robin Hood Adventure”. While it might surprise you to hear this, a few people have told me “MacGruber” is going to shock everyone next year as it’s a super-violent, hard-r movie. Also, I’ve heard there are many lines that we’re all going to quote. Did I mention Val Kilmer plays the villain and his name is Dieter Von Cunth? I know, I know–I am just as shocked to report SNL’s “MacGruber” might be a great movie.
As for Ridley Scott’s “Untitled Robin Hood Adventure”, this synopsis is the first real story details I’m hearing about the plot. Since I haven’t watched every version of “Robin Hood”, I’ll let the synopses do the talking, but I »
- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub
'Criminal Justice' returns to 4.4 million
6 October 2009 2:20 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Criminal Justice returned to 4.44m (18.9%) at 9pm last night, according to early viewing figures. The first new episode of the BBC One series, which stars Maxine Peake and Matthew Macfadyen, was down on last year's opening episode, which drew 5.5m (26%) on Monday, July 1, 2008. It was beaten by the penultimate episode of ITV1's Caroline Quentin-fronted Blue Murder, which logged an impressive 4.63m (19.7%). Also at 9pm, the second episode of Five's FlashForward was seen by 3.26m (13.9%), just topping last week's premiere. Channel 4's Daredevils (more) »
- By Dan French
Russell Crowe to Spend Three Days With Haggis
29 July 2009 9:36 PM, PDT | TheMovingPicture.net | See recent TheMovingPicture news »
Russell Crowe has signed on to star in The Next Three Days, the adaptation of the 2008 French film Pour Elle that Paul Haggis is directing for Lionsgate, the same studio that developed Haggis’ Oscar winning ensemble drama Crash. Haggis also wrote the screenplay for the film, which will see Crowe play a teacher whose wife is arrested and convicted of a murder she says she did not commit. He then comes up with a desperate plan to free her. Haggis says the film explores deeper themes of faith and belief. The original, written and directed last year by Fred Cavaye, starred Diane Kruger and Vincent Lindon. Haggis is also producing the remake with Michael Nozik through their Highway 61 Films. Crowe, whose recent credits include State of Play, Body of Lies and American Gangster, is currently finishing Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood, which is slated to hit theaters May 5, 2010. The film also stars Cate Blanchett, »
- James Cook
Wolverine villain cast as King Richard in Robin Hood
13 July 2009 4:01 AM, PDT | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
Ridley Scott'S Robin Hood remake now has its king, with Danny Huston joining the cast as Richard the Lionheart, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The film, set for release on May 14, 2010, was recently revealed by star Russell Crowe to be called Robin Hood, despite many other sites saying it's 'as-yet-untitled.'
In the Robin Hood story, King Richard I went off to the Crusades, earning the Lionheart title for his exploits and leaving a power vacuum that was filled by Prince John and the Sheriff of Nottingham.
Russell Crowe plays the legendary folk hero in the movie, originally scripted by Ethan Reiff, Cyrus Voris and Brian Helgeland and reportedly reworked by Tom Stoppard.
Cate Blanchett is Maid Marian and Matthew Macfadyen will play the Sheriff.
Huston was most recently seen in X-Men Origins: Wolverine as the nefarious William Stryker who added indestructible metal (including claws) to Hugh Jackman's title character. »
- David Bentley
Danny Huston Cast In Robin Hood
12 July 2009 10:41 PM, PDT | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »
Danny Huston is joining Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett and director Ridley Scott on the set of Robin Hood, according to THR.
Huston, who appeared this year in “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” as the villainous William Stryker, has been cast as King Richard (The Lionheart) in the retelling of the classic tale.
Also starring in the picture are Matthew Macfadyen, Mark Strong, Kevin Durand and William Hurt. The film gets it’s UK release on 14th May 2010. Huston has just completed filming on “Clash of the Titans,” in which he plays Poseidon.
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- Craig Sharp
Danny Huston Joins Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood
12 July 2009 10:12 PM, PDT | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »
Apparently Ridley Scott didn’t need an actor for King Richard until now — THR reports that Scott’s currently in-production movie “Robin Hood”, starring Russell Crowe as the vigilante hero, has cast Danny Huston (recently in “X-Men Origins: Wolverine”) as King Richard. Richard is a real historical figure, and was more commonly known as Richard the Lionheart because of his exploits during the Third Crusade. They did a lot of those back in the day, the Crusades. Apparently anyone who was anyone had to go at least once, or so I’ve heard. Huston will be segueing into “Robin Hood” after wrapping up his part on Louis Leterrier’s “Clash of the Titans” remake, where he played the God Poseidon, king of the sea and fishes and all things wet. He’ll join a “Robin Hood” cast that’s headlined by Crowe as the titular character and Cate Blanchett as Maid Marion. »
- Nix
BBC One Unveils Fall Schedule, Including "Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars" and New Season Of "Gavin & Stacey"
9 July 2009 10:42 AM, PDT | Televisionary | See recent Televisionary news »
BBC One announced their fall line up of programs today, which includes the third (and likely final season) of the award-winning comedy series Gavin & Stacey and the latest Doctor Who special starring David Tennant (entitled "The Waters of Mars"). Also on tap for UK viewers this autumn: a slew of other programming that includes a new adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma, starring Romola Garai (Atonement), Jonny Lee Miller (Endgame, Melinda And Melinda), Michael Gambon (Harry Potter, Cranford), Tamsin Greig (Black Books, Green Wing), Robert Bathurst (Cold Feet), and Jodhi May (Einstein And Eddington, The Amazing Mrs Pritchard); the return of Peter Moffat's BAFTA-award winning thriller Criminal Justice, starring Maxine Peake, Matthew Macfadyen, Denis Lawson, Steven Mackintosh, Eddie Marsan, and Sophia Okonedo. Also announced: family drama Framed starring Waking the Dead's Trevor Eve and Torchwood's Eve Myles; period legal drama Garrow's Law; fashion drama Material Girl, starring Being Human's Leonora Crichlow, »
- Jace
DVD Review: ‘Mi-5: Volume 1′
7 July 2009 8:30 AM, PDT | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »
I thought this week we could scoot across the pond and visit one of my favorite television series discoveries. A few years back, I was watching BBC America, and I stumbled on a show called Mi-5. If you’re in the UK or are a hard-core Anglophile, you probably know the show as Spooks. But here in the Us, a title like that could bring the Aclu kicking and screaming to the gates of Warner Bros., so they ended up going a different way here in the States.
Mi-5 is about the clandestine British security service of the same name. It stars the delicious Matthew MacFadyen (Pride and Prejudice) as Tom Quinn, the stoic and complicated officer who leads a band of talented young spies in their daily struggles against terrorism, organized crime, anarchists, and their sister organization, Mi-6. The subtly sexy Keeley Hawes is Zoe Reynolds, the female officer »
- Heather Toshiko
Slater Deposes Penry-Jones
6 July 2009 3:29 PM, PDT | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »
ABC has recast the leading role in The Forgotten, a new procedural drama that will debut this fall.
Rupert Penry-Jones played Alex Donovan in the pilot that was part of ABC’s upfront presentation in May, but Christian Slater will take on the role when the series comes to the airwaves this fall.
Slater, who starred in NBC’s My Own Worst Enemy last fall, plays a former cop who leads a group of amateur detectives in solving the murders of unidentified victims.
Penry-Jones, the English actor who stepped into the BBC’s Mi-5 after Matthew Macfadyen’s Tom Quinn left, isn’t the only actor from the pilot that won’t be around come the fall. Also off the project is Reiko Aylesworth (Lost, ER), who played Linda Manning. That role has yet to be recast.
The Forgotten premieres on ABC on Tuesday, Sept. 22. »
Tea Cozies, Tweed, and Murder Most Foul: An Advance Review of "Marple" on PBS' "Masterpiece Mystery"
6 July 2009 6:40 AM, PDT | Televisionary | See recent Televisionary news »
The sunshine might be more intense than ever this summer, but it's also the perfect time to curl up with a good mystery, or four in this case. This weekend, PBS' Masterpiece Mystery launches the first of four fantastic new Miss Marple feature-length mysteries, based on the spinster detective character created by Agatha Christie. Stepping into the role for the first time is the superlative Julia McKenzie (Cranford), who replaces Geraldine McEwan as the titular sleuth following McEwan's retirement after the third season of Marple, which airs in the UK on ITV. McKenzie is pitch perfect as the perspicacious Jane Marple; she might look like an elderly spinster but her tweed suits and constant knitting belie the keen mind of a true detective in every sense of the word. The four installments presented here--"A Pocket Full of Rye," "Murder is Easy," "They Do It With Mirrors," and "Why Didn't They Ask Evans? »
- Jace
More Images From The Robin Hood Set!
23 June 2009 10:13 PM, PDT | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »
…98 of them to be exact! There have been so many pictures coming out of this production that I’m beginning to wonder if Ridley Scott himself is keeping a photo journal!
This time round it looks like King John’s men are trying (rather unsuccessfully) to set sail on the high seas.
Robin Hood is directed by Ridley Scott and stars Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Mark Strong, Matthew Macfadyen and Kevin Durand, the film will liberate UK theatres from 14th May 2010.
Check out a couple of the happy snaps below, head over to Coming Soon for the other 96!
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- Craig Sharp
New Set Photos as Filming Begins on Robin Hood
31 May 2009 6:17 AM, PDT | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
Elaborate sets are the order of the day as filming for Ridley Scott's Robin Hood begins in earnest. The Daily Mail has some new behind-the-scenes photos from the production, which is being filmed in the English countryside. The not-so-secret location is a bit removed from the real Sherwood forest because Robin's old haunts are apparently no longer leafy enough to create the right atmosphere.
The Mail's pictures show off the two principal shooting locations, a 2000-acre medieval village and a 1000-acre clearing that has been converted into a medieval fort town. The latter location is actually being used for a part of the movie that is set in France and the English king will mount a bloody assault on its central castle.
Robin (Russell Crowe) and Maid Marrion (Cate Blanchet) are now both on set, with Crowe reportedly on an intensive exercise regimen in a continuing effort to slim »
- Bill Stouffer
Vanessa Redgrave replaced by Eileen Atkins in Robin Hood
25 May 2009 1:46 PM, PDT | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
Vanessa Redgrave has pulled out of Ridley Scott's new Robin Hood movie following the death of her daughter Natasha Richardson in a skiing accident in March.
The 72-year-old actress has been replaced by Dama Eileen Atkins, according to the Daily Mail, which has published some new pictures from the filming of the movie in Bourne Woods, Surrey.
The images - two of which are included here - show actors in 12th century clothing riding at speed on horses. It's part of a scene in which the Sheriff of Nottingham (played by Matthew MacFadyen) and his men storm a village.
Dame Eileen (pictured below right) said: "They keep rewriting the script and changing my lines quite dramatically, so I'm terrified of forgetting them."
She will star as Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine alongside Russell Crowe, who plays the Sherwood Forest hero: "He was brilliant in Gladiator", she said, "and he can »
- David Bentley
'Criminal Justice' returns to BBC One
11 May 2009 1:27 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Criminal Justice is returning to BBC for a new five-part series, it has been announced. Maxine Peake will take the lead in the new series as Juliet Miller, a woman in desperate trouble. She will be joined by Matthew Macfadyen, Denis Lawson, Steven Mackintosh and Sophie Okonedo. BBC controller Ben Stephenson said of the new series: "It is a stunning piece of work that shows a writer at the top of his game and has attracted a wonderful director in Yann Demange, and an (more) »
- By Dan French
Robin Hood Rewrites, Macfadyen Confirmed for Sheriff
1 May 2009 4:03 PM, PDT | newsinfilm.com | See recent newsinfilm news »
According to Showbiz 411, veteran playwright Tom Stoppard has been reworking the Robin Hood script from top to bottom for director Ridley Scott. Stoppard is best known for his screenwriting work on Brazil, Empire of the Sun, and an Oscar win for Shakespeare in Love.
The new 411 blog is written by hack reporter Roger Friedman, who you may remember as the genius who reviewed the Wolverine workprint and was promptly fired. Of course Friedman doesn’t get a few of the facts straight. The movie is currently shooting so Stoppard may have already finished writing duties.
In the first interpretation of the story (then titled Nottingham), the role reversal feature focused on the Sheriff of Nottingham as a benevolent leader hunting the roguish outlaw Robin Hood. Russell Crowe signed at the time to play the lead in a sort of Gladiator reunion with Scott. I read that particular script and it wasn’t very strong. »
- Jeff Leins
'Robin Hood' Gets a Sheriff
25 April 2009 9:00 PM, PDT | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »
Initially, it was announced that the new Ridley Scott-directed Robin Hood feature would focus on the Sheriff of Nottingham, portraying him as a noble lawman, while Robin Hood was cast in a less favorable light. Russell Crowe had signed on to play both parts in a story that producer Brian Grazier originally described as follows: "The two role confusion is that what Robin Hood does is he sees Nottingham in battle very early in the movie and Nottingham dies. And Robin Hood takes over the identity of Nottingham. That's how it plays out."
Of course, subsequently it was announced that the two roles would be quite separate after all, and follow the more traditional telling of the mythology, with Robin the hero and the Sheriff the villain, though ostensibly both characters will be more complicated overall. And while everyone had settled into the idea of Russell Crowe as Robin Hood, »
Robin Hood’s Sheriff Of Nottingham Finally Revealed!
24 April 2009 1:25 PM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
Last week, Screen Rant reported on the first ever image of Russel Crowe as Robin Hood in the upcoming Ridley Scott-directed adventure. It depicted Crowe in full costume sporting his Caesar-style haircut (reminiscent of Gladiator) while holding a longbow.
In our report, I discussed briefly on how the project had changed drastically from its initial plan to feature the Sheriff of Nottingham as the central character and hero of the story. Since then, it has returned to the classic Robin Hood story with the prince of thieves as the central character and the film began shooting that way.
What we were still awaiting, however, is information on who will play the Sheriff. They had the strange idea to have Crowe play both him and Robin Hood but that fortunately didn’t last long. Since then, casting reports and official announcements didn’t include details on who’s playing the Sheriff. »
- Rob Keyes
Macfadyen to play 'Robin Hood's Sheriff
24 April 2009 10:34 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Matthew Macfadyen has been cast as the Sheriff of Nottingham in Russell Crowe's Robin Hood. The British actor, whose credits include Pride And Prejudice as well as the recent Charles Dickens TV adaptation Little Dorrit, will play Sherwood Forest outlaw's nemesis in Ridley Scott's reinvention of the Robin Hood legend, according to Topix.net. Crowe was initially cast in the Sheriff role in Robin (more) »
- By Simon Reynolds
Matthew Macfadyen is the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood?
24 April 2009 3:35 AM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
We thought the entire cast had been announced for Ridley Scott's Robin Hood, but apparently not. SlashFilm has discovered that British actor Matthew Macfadyen (Pride & Prejudice, Death at a Funeral, Frost/Nixon) has been cast as the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood. But how can this be, wasn't Russell Crowe supposed to play that role and Robin Hood? If you missed it, in February we posted an update from Ridley Scott who clarified that they had gotten rid of that dual casting. But when all the casting confirmations came in around March, the Sheriff was mysteriously missing. At least we know who it is. Word is that Macfadyen first revealed at a Masterclass event that he was in Robin Hood, but that news didn't get very far. However, on the fansite Darcylicious, they eventually confirmed with Macfadyen's agent that he is indeed starring as the Sheriff of Nottingham. »
- Alex Billington
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