Sean has joined the cast of Crusoe, UK indie Power’s adaptation of the Daniel Defoe story for NBC. Sam Neill (Jurassic Park) is also a member of the cast.

The Northern Echo

[...] Film-makers are lavishing almost £18m on a swashbuckling new version of Daniel Defoe’s classic tale Robinson Crusoe.

And the cameras have now started rolling on the star-studded production, with the North Yorkshire locations including York and Whitby.

Visitors to the former have been startled to see big names like Sean Bean and Sam Neill striding the streets and rowing on the river in full period costume. [...]

World Screen

[...] “With such a wonderful script, a stellar cast and visionary director on board, we are well on course to deliver a landmark piece of event television,” said Bodle, Power’s CEO. [...]

C12Media

[...] The 13-part series, previously reported by C21, is slated for a 20.00 slot in the fall and is being coproduced with Muse and Moonlighting. Previously reported cast members include Philip Winchester (Thunderbirds), who plays Crusoe, and Anna Walton (Hell Boy). Joss Ackland will appear in one episode. Crusoe’s companion Friday is yet to be cast. [...]

TimesOnline

[...] A major new TV adaptation of Robinson Crusoe has just been announced, to be filmed in the Seychelles. Sam Neill and Sean Bean are among the cast but the eponymous role goes to a younger hunk, Philip Winchester (Thunderbirds). The last TV adaptation of Defoe’s novel was way back in 1964, a much-loved version starring Robert Hoffman. [...]

Times Online

[...] The Sharpe star will be joined by the American actor Philip Winchester, as the English castaway, and Sam Neill in the first remake of Daniel Defoe’s novel since 1964. Winchester recently played Scott Tracy in the film adaptation of the television series Thunderbirds. [...]

YorkPress

[...] he pair, who starred in blockbuster movies Lord of the Rings and Jurassic Park respectively, were filming scenes in a boat on the Ouse and then later shot footage in the Guildhall.

A spokeswoman for the production company, Power Studios International, said the actors will be filming in York and the surrounding area for the next two weeks. [...]