Warren Brown plays history's most famous swimmer in new movie Captain Webb - but he has a secret... he's scared of the sea.
The Luther star confessed to Digital Spy that he had to overcome his fear to play Matthew Webb - the first man to swim the English Channel unaided.
"I am effing petrified of the sea," he revealed. "I wasn't going to tell them, 'cos I wanted to do the job!
"I told them I used to be a lifeguard - and I was, but for a very short period of time, a long time ago, in a very small pool. It wasn't out at sea!
"I wasn't a huge fan of the sea - in some ways, it was facing a fear [making this movie] and rediscovering a love of swimming."
Captain Webb was shot on-location on the Channel and Brown spent extended periods of time in the water. He...
The Luther star confessed to Digital Spy that he had to overcome his fear to play Matthew Webb - the first man to swim the English Channel unaided.
"I am effing petrified of the sea," he revealed. "I wasn't going to tell them, 'cos I wanted to do the job!
"I told them I used to be a lifeguard - and I was, but for a very short period of time, a long time ago, in a very small pool. It wasn't out at sea!
"I wasn't a huge fan of the sea - in some ways, it was facing a fear [making this movie] and rediscovering a love of swimming."
Captain Webb was shot on-location on the Channel and Brown spent extended periods of time in the water. He...
- 8/14/2015
- Digital Spy
Stick-on sideburns and phoney yokel accents are just two of the problems with this cheap and unconvincing biopic
This attempt to elevate the reputation of Capt Matthew Webb, first man to swim the English Channel, suffers from a visibly stretched budget and a careworn structuring device, flashing back mid-crossing to detail how Webb got his toes wet. Among those dropping by the heritage locations to do Justin Hardy a favour, Steve Oram’s coach provides flickers of cheer, but Warren Brown’s oafish performance ensures a less than winning protagonist, and the supporting cast is awash with stick-on sideburns and phoney yokel accents. Sporadic handheld shots fail to lend a sexy modern edge, merely pointing up how unconvincing it all looks.
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This attempt to elevate the reputation of Capt Matthew Webb, first man to swim the English Channel, suffers from a visibly stretched budget and a careworn structuring device, flashing back mid-crossing to detail how Webb got his toes wet. Among those dropping by the heritage locations to do Justin Hardy a favour, Steve Oram’s coach provides flickers of cheer, but Warren Brown’s oafish performance ensures a less than winning protagonist, and the supporting cast is awash with stick-on sideburns and phoney yokel accents. Sporadic handheld shots fail to lend a sexy modern edge, merely pointing up how unconvincing it all looks.
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- 8/13/2015
- by Mike McCahill
- The Guardian - Film News
Justin Hardy’s feature about the first man to swim the English Channel shot on location in Dover and London.
Warren Brown, best known for roles in TV drama Luther and Neil Jordan’s Byzantium, will next be seen in a new feature about the first man to swim the English Channel.
The Greatest Englishman is the biopic of Captain Matthew Webb, who made the dangerous crossing on August 24, 1875.
Directed by Justin Hardy, the cast also includes Steve Oram (Sightseers) and TV stars Terry Mynott, Hannah Tointon and Tom Stourton.
The soundtrack will be provided by UK band British Sea Power.
Producers for Marathon Films are Jack Fishburn and Muireann Price, recently shortlisted for the Best British Newcomer Award at the 2013 BFI London Film Festival for their debut feature Love me till Monday.
Executive producer is James Salter and the screenplay has been written by Jemma Kennedy.
The film is structured around Webb’s record-breaking achievement, which...
Warren Brown, best known for roles in TV drama Luther and Neil Jordan’s Byzantium, will next be seen in a new feature about the first man to swim the English Channel.
The Greatest Englishman is the biopic of Captain Matthew Webb, who made the dangerous crossing on August 24, 1875.
Directed by Justin Hardy, the cast also includes Steve Oram (Sightseers) and TV stars Terry Mynott, Hannah Tointon and Tom Stourton.
The soundtrack will be provided by UK band British Sea Power.
Producers for Marathon Films are Jack Fishburn and Muireann Price, recently shortlisted for the Best British Newcomer Award at the 2013 BFI London Film Festival for their debut feature Love me till Monday.
Executive producer is James Salter and the screenplay has been written by Jemma Kennedy.
The film is structured around Webb’s record-breaking achievement, which...
- 12/12/2013
- ScreenDaily
Details have emerged of director Justin Hardy’s feature about the first man to swim the English Channel.
Warren Brown, best known for roles in TV drama Luther and Neil Jordan’s Byzantium, is to star in a new feature about the first man to swim the English Channel.
The Greatest Englishman is the biopic of Captain Matthew Webb, who made the dangerous crossing on August 24, 1875.
Directed by Justin Hardy, the cast also includes Steve Oram (Sightseers) and TV stars Terry Mynott, Hannah Tointon and Tom Stourton.
The soundtrack will be provided by UK band British Sea Power.
Producers for Marathon Films are Jack Fishburn and Muireann Price, recently shortlisted for the Best British Newcomer Award at the 2013 BFI London Film Festival for their debut feature Love me till Monday.
Executive producer is James Salter and the screenplay has been written by Jemma Kennedy.
The film is structured around Webb’s record-breaking achievement, which spanned...
Warren Brown, best known for roles in TV drama Luther and Neil Jordan’s Byzantium, is to star in a new feature about the first man to swim the English Channel.
The Greatest Englishman is the biopic of Captain Matthew Webb, who made the dangerous crossing on August 24, 1875.
Directed by Justin Hardy, the cast also includes Steve Oram (Sightseers) and TV stars Terry Mynott, Hannah Tointon and Tom Stourton.
The soundtrack will be provided by UK band British Sea Power.
Producers for Marathon Films are Jack Fishburn and Muireann Price, recently shortlisted for the Best British Newcomer Award at the 2013 BFI London Film Festival for their debut feature Love me till Monday.
Executive producer is James Salter and the screenplay has been written by Jemma Kennedy.
The film is structured around Webb’s record-breaking achievement, which spanned...
- 12/12/2013
- ScreenDaily
Warren Brown is set to star in upcoming film The Greatest Englishman.
The Luther actor will play Captain Matthew Webb, the first person to successfully swim the English Channel.
Steve Oram, Terry Mynott, Hannah Tointon, Tom Stourton and Georgia Maguire are also set to feature in the film, set in 1875.
The movie's soundtrack will be provided by Mercury Prize nominees British Sea Power.
The Greatest Englishman chronicles Webb's 39-mile journey from Dover to the shores of France, punctuated by a number of flashbacks of his life.
Brown said of the role: "Being a part of this project has been a fantastic experience.
"Captain Webb was a brave and courageous man who made the impossible happen through sheer determination and courage and it has been an honour to bring his story to life."
Catch up on all the latest TV and Movies releases in Digital Spy's Screen Time:...
The Luther actor will play Captain Matthew Webb, the first person to successfully swim the English Channel.
Steve Oram, Terry Mynott, Hannah Tointon, Tom Stourton and Georgia Maguire are also set to feature in the film, set in 1875.
The movie's soundtrack will be provided by Mercury Prize nominees British Sea Power.
The Greatest Englishman chronicles Webb's 39-mile journey from Dover to the shores of France, punctuated by a number of flashbacks of his life.
Brown said of the role: "Being a part of this project has been a fantastic experience.
"Captain Webb was a brave and courageous man who made the impossible happen through sheer determination and courage and it has been an honour to bring his story to life."
Catch up on all the latest TV and Movies releases in Digital Spy's Screen Time:...
- 12/11/2013
- Digital Spy
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