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Bayona To Helm "Penny Dreadful" Series
4 hours ago | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
"The Impossible" and "The Orphanage" director Juan Antonio Bayona is set to helm the first two episodes of the upcoming psycho-sexual monster series "Penny Dreadful" at Showtime.
The eight-episode period drama revolves around literature's famed monsters - Dracula, Frankenstein's creature, Dorian Gray - and combines their classic horror origin stories as they deal with their own monstrous alienation.
John Logan ("Skyfall," "Gladiator") will pen and executive produce with Sam Mendes and Pippa Harris. Shooting begins this Fall in London.
Source: The Live Feed »
- Garth Franklin
Juan Antonio Bayona Heads to Showtime for Penny Dreadful
9 hours ago | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
Juan Antonio Bayona has made quite a name for himself with films like The Orphanage under his belt, and now the time has come to see what this incredibly capable filmmaker can do on the small screen, specifically for Showtime with "Penny Dreadful."
From the Press Release
Critically-acclaimed, award-winning Spanish director Juan Antonio Bayona (The Impossible, The Orphanage) will helm the first two episodes in the eight-episode series order of the upcoming Showtime drama "Penny Dreadful" – created, written and executive produced by three-time Oscar nominee John Logan (Hugo, The Aviator, Gladiator) and executive produced by Oscar winner Sam Mendes (American Beauty, Skyfall) and Neal Street's Pippa Harris (Revolutionary Road, Call the Midwife). "Penny Dreadful," a psychosexual horror series, features some of literature’s most iconic figures and will begin production in London this fall.
In "Penny Dreadful," some of literature’s most famously terrifying characters – including Dr. Frankenstein and his creature, »
- Uncle Creepy
Juan Antonio Bayona to Direct Sam Mendes and John Logan’s Showtime Horror Series Penny Dreadful
12 hours ago | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
The first television outing for Skyfall duo Sam Mendes and John Logan has roped in even more prestige talent. The Impossible director Juan Antonio Bayona has been tapped to direct the first two episodes of the new Showtime series Penny Dreadful, which was created, written, and executive produced by Skyfall scribe John Logan and has Sam Mendes onboard as an executive producer. The incredibly promising “psychosexual horror series” takes place in Victorian London and weaves together the classic origin stories of horror icons like Dr. Frankenstein and his creature, Dorian Grey, and several characters from the novel Dracula. Hit the jump for more. Logan will write every episode of the show, and while the initial hope was that Mendes could helm a couple of installments, he is likely knee-deep in development on Bond 24 (which Logan is also writing). Showtime has ordered an eight-episode first season of Penny Dreadful, with »
- Adam Chitwood
Juan Antonio Bayona To Direct First Two Episodes Of “Penny Dreadful”
12 hours ago | FamousMonsters of Filmland | See recent Famous Monsters of Filmland news »
Juan Antonio Bayona, the Spanish director who’s known for The Orphanage and The Impossible, has been tapped to direct the first two episodes of Showtime’s psychosexual horror series Penny Dreadful. The series is created, written and executive produced by John Logan (Hugo, The Aviator, Gladiator, Skyfall) and also executive produced by Sam Mendes (American Beauty, Skyfall) and Pippa Harris (Revolutionary Road).
The show will feature Dorian Gray, Van Helsing, Dracula, Dr. Frankenstein and his monster, and other famous characters from literature. Due to the talent and content involved, Penny Dreadful is one of my most anticipated projects.
Production begins in London this fall, and I’d expect we’ll start hearing some casting news pretty quick. »
- Andy Greene
'The Impossible' Director Juan Antonio Bayona to Direct Showtime's 'Penny Dreadful'
12 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Juan Antonio Bayona, director of "The Orphanage" and "The Impossible," has been tapped to direct the first two episodes of "Penny Dreadful," the Sam Mendes-produced drama series coming to Showtime. The eight-episode series, which re-teams Mendes with "Skyfall" writer John Logan -- who created, wrote and is executive producing the series -- is billed as "a psychosexual horror series" featuring some of literature's most iconic figures. Production on the series, which Mendes is also executive producing (as is Pippa Harris) begins in London this fall. Also read: Michael C. Hall Adapting Talent-Agent »
- Tim Kenneally
The Orphanage Director to Helm Penny Dreadful for Showtime
13 hours ago | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »
Spanish director Juan Antonio Bayona (The Impossible, The Orphanage) will helm the first two episodes in the eight episode series order of the upcoming Showtime drama Penny Dreadful – created, written and executive produced by John Logan (Gladiator) and executive produced by Oscar winner Sam Mendes (Skyfall) and Neal Street's Pippa Harris (Revolutionary Road).
Penny Dreadful, a psychosexual horror series, features some of literature’s most iconic figures, and will begin production in London this fall.
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'The Impossible' Filmmaker Juan Antonio Bayona Will Direct the First Two Episodes of Showtime's 'Penny Dreadful'
13 hours ago | Indiewire Television | See recent Indiewire Television news »
"Penny Dreadful," Showtime's upcoming "psychosexual horror series" executive produced by Sam Mendes ("American Beauty") has snagged an impressive director for its first two episodes. Spanish filmmaker Juan Antonio Bayona ("The Impossible") will helm the first two of the eight installments in the season, which will begin shooting in London in the fall.Created, written and executive produced by John Logan ("Hugo," "Skyfall," "Noah"), "Penny Dreadful" weaves together the origin stories of three iconic literary characters -- Dr. Frankenstein and his creature, Dorian Gray and figures from "Dracula" -- in Victorian London. The series will be Logan and Mendes' first collaboration for the small screen (Mendes Ep'd "The Hollow Crown," a new adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henriad," for BBC last year). It will be produced by Mendes' Neal Street Productions.While disaster film "The Impossible" was certainly wrenching, Bayona also has experience directing literary-inflected...
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- Alison Willmore
'The Impossible' Filmmaker Juan Antonio Bayona Will Direct the First Two Episodes of Showtime's 'Penny Dreadful'
13 hours ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
"Penny Dreadful," Showtime's upcoming "psychosexual horror series" executive produced by Sam Mendes ("American Beauty") has snagged an impressive director for its first two episodes. Spanish filmmaker Juan Antonio Bayona ("The Impossible") will helm the first two of the eight installments in the season, which will begin shooting in London in the fall.Created, written and executive produced by John Logan ("Hugo," "Skyfall," "Noah"), "Penny Dreadful" weaves together the origin stories of three iconic literary characters -- Dr. Frankenstein and his creature, Dorian Gray and figures from "Dracula" -- in Victorian London. The series will be Logan and Mendes' first collaboration for the small screen (Mendes Ep'd "The Hollow Crown," a new adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henriad," for BBC last year). It will be produced by Mendes' Neal Street Productions.While disaster film "The Impossible" was certainly wrenching, Bayona also has experience directing literary-inflected »
- Alison Willmore
Juan Antonio Bayona To Direct John Logan- Sam Mendes’ ‘Penny Dreadful’ At Showtime
13 hours ago | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
Showtime has officially announced that Spanish director Juan Antonio Bayona (The Impossible, The Orphanage) will helm the first two episodes of the upcoming eight-episode drama series Penny Dreadful, created, written and executive produced by John Logan and executive produced by Sam Mendes and Neal Street’s Pippa Harris. The psychosexual horror series features some of literature’s most iconic figures — including Dr. Frankenstein and his creature, Dorian Gray, and characters from the novel Dracula — as then become embroiled in Victorian London, and will begin production in London this fall. »
- NELLIE ANDREEVA
Podcast: 'Man of Steel' Controversy, 'Mortal Instruments' and 'G.I. Joe 2' Came Out This Year
13 hours ago | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Today's podcast is random topics galore plus some extended conversation regarding Man of Steel and a silly controversy making its way around the Internet concerning its ending. We also play our usual grouping of games, talk a little about Mortal Instruments: City of Bones and movies like it and discuss today's new DVD and Blu-ray releases. I want to remind you that you can call in and leave us your comments, thoughts, questions, etc. directly on our Google Voice account, which you can call and leave a message for us at (925) 526-5763, which may be even easier to remember at (925) 5-bnl-pod. Just call, leave us a voice mail and we'll add those to the show and respond directly. An alternative to that option is a new way of leaving us a voicemail directly from your computer. Just click here and no matter where you live in the world, all you »
- Brad Brevet
Juan Antonio Bayona to Direct Showtime's Penny Dreadful
20 hours ago | Comingsoon.net | See recent Comingsoon.net news »
Critically-acclaimed, award-winning Spanish director Juan Antonio Bayona ( The Impossible , The Orphanage ) will helm the first two episodes in the eight episode series order of the upcoming Showtime drama "Penny Dreadful" . created, written and executive produced by three-time Oscar nominee John Logan ( Hugo , The Aviator , Gladiator ) and executive produced by Oscar winner Sam Mendes ( American Beauty , Skyfall ) and Neal Street's Pippa Harris ( Revolutionary Road , Call The Midwife ). "Penny Dreadful," a psychosexual horror series, features some of literature.s most iconic figures, and will begin production in London this fall. In "Penny Dreadful," some of literature.s most famously terrifying characters . including Dr. Frankenstein and his »
10 Reasons Why Chris Nolan Should Stay Away From James Bond
16 June 2013 1:01 AM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
All right, all right. Since it’s been sort-of unofficially confirmed that Sam Mendes is signed up for the catchily-named ‘Bond 24’, this is a bit academic but nevertheless his name comes up each and every time a new helmer is needed for the 007 franchise. In fact it was even believed that Christopher Nolan had been informally approached for the next Bond movie before Sam Mendes eventually agreed to return.
Around the time of Inception (2010)—and Christopher Nolan mentioning that film’s debt to the James Bond movies in general and On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969) in particular—the Internet nearly exploded with volleys of counter-attacks saying why Nolan would be the best or worst thing to happen to Ian Fleming’s superspy.
A couple of years later—and with Nolan the power behind Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel throne—we can possibly be a bit more rational about the pros and cons. »
- Hamish Crawford
On my radar: Rebecca Front
15 June 2013 4:01 PM, PDT | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
The actress and writer picks her cultural highlights, from Adrian Lester's Othello to David Sedaris's humour
Born in north London, actress, comedian and writer Rebecca Front went to Oxford University before appearing on TV comedy shows such as The Day Today. She recently played hapless MP Nicola Murray in Armando Iannucci's acclaimed political satire The Thick of It, for which she won a Bafta in 2010, and has also starred in Grandma's House, The Spa and Lewis. Front is currently in Playhouse Presents: Psychobitches on Sky Arts 1 and in Jo Brand's Great Wall of Comedy, starting 16 June on Gold at 7.30pm.
Folksy.com
Like Camden Market but online, this website is full of individual traders and it's worth browsing generally as what's on offer ranges from slightly hysterical to cutting-edge and beautiful. I've had my ears pierced in the last six months so I've now discovered the world of earrings, »
- Gemma Clarke, Gemma Kappala-Ramsamy
Kevin Spacey Deals on ‘House of Cards’
14 June 2013 12:00 PM, PDT | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
Kevin Spacey lives with “House of Cards” through a stack of his own cards, which are peppered with lines and directions. “My cards are my routine,” Spacey explains after another 12 hours on the set of the Netflix series, which shoots in Baltimore.
At a certain point in production, Spacey ditches his script in favor of the more mobile notecards, allowing him to wander restaurants, elevators, stores, anywhere he wants, and absorb Francis Underwood.
“I like to live with the material two weeks ahead. … My cards, they’re my compact little bible.”
As production shifts back into overdrive on the Netflix streaming series, Spacey is, in a way, only now beginning to understand his character — the conniving, power-hungry House majority whip from South Carolina hellbent on rising to America’s highest office.
Living with the likes of Underwood, who — carved with the sharp pen of scribe and showrunner Beau Willimon — is “relentless, »
- AJ Marechal
Ten Things About... Michael Shannon
14 June 2013 2:00 AM, PDT | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - Movie News news »
He's been on our screens since the early '90s and now Michael Shannon is getting suited up as General Zod in Man of Steel, which is released in cinemas today (June 14).
Well known for playing characters with an unstable edge and an evil glare, Shannon will be battling against Henry Cavill's Superman in the highly-anticipated film.
Here are ten things that you may not know about the man behind the villainous Zod.
1. Shannon was born in Kentucky on August 7, 1974. His mother is a lawyer and his father was an accounting professor. He was raised in both Kentucky and Chicago after his parents divorced.
2. He began his career in theatre, where his first acting role was in Winterset at the Illinois Theater Centre. Since then, Shannon has appeared in off-Broadway shows in New York as well as in London's West End, such as Killer Joe and Bug. He also »
Michael Shannon's 9 Craziest Roles
13 June 2013 1:00 PM, PDT | NextMovie | See recent NextMovie news »
Here’s a good question: Has Michael Shannon ever played a normal guy? You know, just your average, every day, run-of-the-mill sort?
There’s just something about Shannon that makes Hollywood think "nut job," to the point that it was probably inevitable that he was cast as the villainous General Zod in "Man of Steel." It's hard to pick the nine craziest roles of a man known for almost always bringing the crazy, but if we had to choose ...
9. Bobby Monday, 'Premium Rush' (2012)
He's a cop with a severe gambling addiction, and he's chasing after Joseph Gordon-Levitt on a bicycle. Honestly, does it get much wackier than that? Well, when you're Michael Shannon it's hard to say, but that doesn't make his villainous turn in "Premium Rush" any less crazy. In fact, he's totally f***ing nuts in this as he tries to recover a high-stakes boat ticket »
- Zach Laws
Sam Mendes rules himself out of National Theatre role
12 June 2013 10:40 AM, PDT | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - Movie News news »
Sam Mendes has revealed that he has not applied for the artistic director role at the National Theatre.
The Skyfall filmmaker returns to the theatre this autumn to direct King Lear starring Simon Russell Beale.
However, despite admitting he is "interested", he is not planning on securing a full-time position.
He told The Stage: "How can you not be interested? It's the most amazing job.
"But it's a simple thing for me, and if I run the National Theatre I can't direct movies. It's no more complicated than that - I love directing movies as well as plays."
He continued: "Anyone who seriously does the job has to do it for ten years, or the very minimum five, and you can't just go away and direct movies.
"I did it at the Donmar, but that's a 250-seat theatre that does just five shows a year. The National Theatre is the National Theatre. »
Sam Mendes Directing Bond 24 & 25 – Pros And Cons
10 June 2013 12:47 PM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
The drama of who will be directing Bond 24 has constantly been in the headlines recently as Eon and Sony searched for a suitable candidate to helm the next installment in the long-running franchise. After Skyfall director Sam Mendes said he would not be returning, the list began to include everyone from Shane Black to Nicolas Winding Refn. Some fans hoped that Christopher Nolan would take the job, but his commitments to next year’s Interstellar made it unlikely he would be able to deliver a product up to his standards in time for a 2015 or 2016 release date.
Then, it was revealed that Mendes would return not just for Bond 24, but also Bond 25 as well. As it turns out, the producers wanted the Oscar-winning director all along and are willing to wait for Mendes to complete work on theatrical productions before rolling the cameras on the next Bond film early next year. »
- Chris Agar
Ethan Hawke: playing all the angles
10 June 2013 1:51 AM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Ethan Hawke has had the most unique of careers: a bona fide film star who has avoided Hollywood. On the eve of Before Midnight, Emma John meets the actor, director, novelist – and music lover – in New York
Ethan Hawke is out and about in New York, the city he's lived in for 30 years, a place where famous faces slide past every day. He's wearing a baseball cap, a muddy brown hoodie and a schlubby pair of cords. It's an outfit you might think he chose especially to look nondescript, but in reality it's because he likes corduroy trousers, though his stylist hates them and wishes to God he wouldn't wear them in public.
Someone spots him and timidly approaches. As they lean forward Hawke can see the tears in their eyes. The fan trembles: "Mr… Dorff?" Hawke doesn't want to ruin their moment, so he gives a smile, shakes their hand. »
- Emma John
Is Skyfall’s Rory Kinnear Your New Doctor Who?
9 June 2013 8:45 AM, PDT | SciFiCool.com | See recent SciFiCool.com news »
According to one newspaper, that’s a Yes. If, that is, he accepts the gig, because according to The Telegraph, actor Rory Kinnear (“Skyfall”) has been “offered” the role by the BBC. The newspaper quotes an unnamed source as saying: He has been offered the part and we are waiting to hear if he will accept. He is the perfect choice. Wait, so those three guys we listed previously are out? Bummer. I was kind of hoping for a black Doctor Who. Or maybe Dominic Cooper (though I always thought he was a longshot, being too famous and all). So who is Rory Kinnear? As previously mentioned, his biggest high-profile role to date has been in Sam Mendes’ James Bond movie “Skyfall”, but IMDb.com has him listed as having a pretty extensive British TV career, so he’s not a completely unknown. But if true, of course he’s going to say Yes. »
- Nix
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