related, via comingsoon.net
Various news sites have picked up a report from the tabloid site TMZ that actress Brittany Murphy died early Sunday morning after going into full cardiac arrest and being declared dead on arrival after being rushed to Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles. The former child actress who first gained attention at the age [...]
December 20, 2009 → Actress Brittany Murphy, Dead at 32
May 17, 2009 → Our 'Ronin' tour of France
Philstar.com
You’ve got to love it when life imitates art. A favorite “car chase” movie for most guys is John Frankenheimer’s 1998 flick, Ronin. Starring Robert De Niro as a semi-retired Special Forces operative who agrees to do a heist-for-hire with fellow ex-soldier Jean Reno and a shady crew that includes Natasha McElhone, Stellan Skarsgård and [...]
May 13, 2009 → Wild Bunch taking 'Black Death' to Germany
source: THR.com
French indie distributor branching into new territory
CANNES — French indie giant Wild Bunch is kicking off its German distribution operation with the Middle Ages mystery thriller “Black Death” starring Sean Bean.
Wild Bunch will bow the Christopher Smith-directed feature in Germany next year.
The 14th century drama, which also stars Carice van Houten and Eddie Radmayne, [...]
May 7, 2009 → Steve Coogan, Rosario Dawson join cast of 'Percy Jackson'
source: ew.com
The cast of Twentieth Century Fox’s upcoming fantasy adventure Percy Jackson, about a teenager who discovers that his father is the Greek god Poseidon, just got a whole lot randier. The studio has hired Steve Coogan to play the lord of the underworld, Hades, and Rosario Dawson will take on the role of his [...]
March 31, 2009 → Viggo Mortensen: Empire Icon
TheOneRing.net
At this year’s Jameson Empire Awards, the winner of the “Empire Icon” award was kingly indeed. Viggo Mortensen was presented the award by non other than Boromir (Sean Bean) whom also became part of Viggo’s acceptance speech:
“Let’s talk about Sean Bean. Empire magazine was an early and ardent supporter of Lord of the Rings before [...]
February 28, 2009 → o2 report a 10% rise in revenue
The Guardian via T3
O2 reports a 10% rise in revenue, thanks to the iPhone
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So it’s good news from the o2 camp, then. We credit Sean Bean’s alluring voice on the adverts more than anything else…[...]
read full article on T3
February 26, 2009 → Red Riding Interviews
Telegraph.co.uk
Interview: Mark Addy, Andrew Garfield and David Morrissey on Red Riding
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‘Yeah, it’s not an advert for tourism in Yorkshire,’ says Mark Addy (the marvellous fat Dave in The Full Monty), who plays saddo solicitor John Piggott in part three of the series, titled 1983. Addy’s remark is the [...]
October 12, 2008 → Agincourt wins battle of bestsellers
Guardian.co.uk
The rain poured down and many of the men sleeping on the battlefield that night were crippled with dysentery. Some were also doubtful about the cause for which they were about to fight, but this month, as we approach the anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt, fought on 25 October 1415, a novel commemorating the [...]
May 22, 2008 → Stars who call the shots
Independent.co.uk
[...] In the UK, Damon’s equivalent may be Ewan McGregor, suggests Joe Sené, who is head of editorial at Splash News, one of this country’s biggest photo agencies. “He is Hollywood A-list – one of the world’s biggest actors – who has been in some of the biggest films ever. But how many people know [...]
May 15, 2008 → An Unexpected Party
from Weta Holics
Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro invite you all to chat with them on May 25th and 26th to talk about their Hobbit project. Head over to An Unexpected Party to register.
Chat Start Time
Los Angeles (Pacific) Saturday 24 May 1 pm
New York (Eastern) Saturday 24 May 4 pm
London Saturday 24 May 9 pm
Paris, [...]
