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14 articles from 2009
Armstrong, Freeman for BBC '80s drama
30 June 2009 7:10 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news
Martin Freeman and Alexander Armstrong have landed roles in a new BBC Four comedy drama, it has been announced. Syntax Era (working title) documents the rivalry between Armstrong's character, maverick visionary Sir Clive Sinclair, and his former colleague Chris Curry (Freeman) as they go head to head to achieve domination of the growing home computer market. Other key cast members include Derek Riddell and Colin Michael Carmichael. "Those of us that lived through the '80s will remember the sense of excitement (more)
By Dan French
Which Lord of the Rings Cast Members Will Return for The Hobbit?
12 June 2009 8:59 AM, PDT | From FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news
Guillermo del Toro has been pretty tight-lipped thus far regarding his upcoming two-film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit, but he's finally broken the silence this week with a welcome -- albeit fairly minor -- casting announcement. While being interviewed on BBC Radio 5 [1] this past Tuesday, del Toro confirmed that Hugo Weaving, Ian McKellen, and Andy Serkis would all reprise "the roles they originated in the trilogy". (That is Gandalf, Elrond and Gollum respectively.) To be honest, this was all kind of assumed anyway since these are the only characters that appear in both The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings (as far as I know). Still, I wouldn't be surprised if they find a way to work in a few other characters as well, even though that could be kind of lame. Will they cross paths with a young Aragorn? It had been hinted previously that Viggo Mortensen might be involved,
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Sean
Reed’s Bargain Bin: The Good Night
1 June 2009 10:14 AM, PDT | From FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news
Reed's Bargain Bin [1] is a recurring column where Reed Farrington tells us about a movie he bought for under $5, and whether or not he regrets the purchase. On a recent foray to a local video store for bargain bin videos, I picked up a movie called The Good Night, written and directed by Jake Paltrow, Gwyneth’s brother. I’m not sure how obscure this movie is (Sean had heard of it and correctly named one of the stars, Martin Freeman), but it had a limited theatrical release in 2007 after premiering at the Sundance Film Festival. Besides Freeman, it also stars Penelope Cruz, Gwyneth, Simon Pegg, and Danny DeVito. (One of the photos on the DVD cover is of Martin Freeman, but I initially thought the photo was of Ewan McGregor.) Now if you know your actors and also that I have an unusual penchant for collecting anything obscurely related to Star Trek,
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Reed
'The Office' star Martin Freeman still not cool
23 May 2009 1:00 AM, PDT | From Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news
Martin Freeman hasn't been cool for seven years. The 'Hot Fuzz' actor hasn't enjoyed the same credibility since his hit UK TV show 'The Office' finished in 2002 and doesn't think he will ever get it back. He said: "I was probably cool around the end of 2002. It was when 'The Office' was massive. That was the time in my life I got the Hoxton fin haircut." Martin is currently involved with a project called Ctrl.Alt.Shift, which makes short films on current issues. He confesses his coolness has taken another hit because the scheme helps support the Church of England charity Christian Aid. He said: "I think Ctrl.Alt.Shift was really just a way for Christian Aid.
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Uncool Martin Freeman
23 May 2009 1:00 AM, PDT | From Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news
Martin Freeman hasn't been cool for seven years. The 'Hot Fuzz' actor hasn't enjoyed the same credibility since his hit UK TV show 'The Office' finished in 2002 and doesn't think he will ever get it back. He said: "I was probably cool around the end of 2002. It was when 'The Office' was massive. That was the time in my life I got the Hoxton fin haircut." Martin is currently involved with a project called Ctrl.Alt.Shift, which makes short films on current issues. He confesses his coolness has taken another hit because the scheme helps support the Church of England charity Christian Aid. He said: "I think Ctrl.Alt.Shift was really just a way for Christian Aid. I suppose there's
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ITV's 'Boy Meets Girl' drops to 2.4m
11 May 2009 5:29 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news
The second episode of ITV drama Boy Meets Girl lost a million viewers on Friday, according to early figures. The four-part series, which stars Martin Freeman and Paterson Joseph, opened with an unspectacular 3.43m (15.7%) on May 1 but was down to 2.44m (11%) on Friday. It was almost beaten in its slot by NCIS, which took 2.33m (10.5%) for Five. A double-bill of Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA had a decent 2.16m (10.2%) for Channel 4, with a further 185k (1.3%) on timeshift, while BBC Two's English Heritage put in 1.74m (7.9%). A Jack Dee-fronted Have I Got News For You brought in 5.19m (23.2%) to BBC One in the first half of the hour, then the third (more)
By Neil Wilkes
Final 'Pushing Daisies' seen by 860,000
5 May 2009 1:35 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news
The final episode of Pushing Daisies was seen by just 860k (6.5%) on ITV1 on Friday, early figures suggest. The series, which starred British actress Anna Friel as the female lead, was axed by ABC after two seasons last year. The final three episodes premiered on ITV1 and are still to air in the Us. The series had begun strongly for ITV1 last year, with 5.95m (25.7%) tuning in for the premiere in a Saturday night slot. When the show returned for its second season at the end of January, the audience dropped to 1.74m (9.4%) and slowly declined thereafter. Earlier, ITV1's new comedy drama series Boy Meets Girl, starring Martin Freeman and Paterson Joseph, made an unspectacular start with 3.43m (15.7%) in the 9pm hour. On BBC One, Have I Got News For You had 5.03m (22.7%) in the first half of the hour, then the second episode of Martin Clunes (more)
By Neil Wilkes
Wild Target Shoots for July Distribution Date
22 March 2009 1:55 PM, PDT | From ScreenStar | See recent ScreenStar news
Rupert Grint, best known for his role as Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter franchise and winning the Celebrity Love Awards of 2007 on our website, is having an exciting year, with no less than three movies released in 2009: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Cherrybomb (a gritty Irish indie thriller), and Wild Target (a remake of the 1993 French comedy Cible Emouvante.) All three movies have been making headlines recently. Cherrybomb has already been screened at Berlin and Dublin film festivals, and it is being shown next on March 30th and April 1st at the Jameson Belfast International Film Festival. As for Wild Target, it has just been announced by Variety that the movie (directed by Jonathan Lynn, starring Bill Nighy, Emily Blunt, Rupert Grint, Rupert Everett, Martin Freeman, Gregor Fisher, and Eileen Atkins) will be "available for delivery" in July 2009. We are assuming this means that final editing will
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Wild Target Shoots for July Distribution Date
22 March 2009 1:55 PM, PDT | From ScreenStar | See recent ScreenStar news
Rupert Grint, best known for his role as Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter franchise and winning the Celebrity Love Awards of 2007 on our website, is having an exciting year, with no less than three movies released in 2009: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Cherrybomb (a gritty Irish indie thriller), and Wild Target (a remake of the 1993 French comedy Cible Emouvante.) All three movies have been making headlines recently. Cherrybomb has already been screened at Berlin and Dublin film festivals, and it is being shown next on March 30th and April 1st at the Jameson Belfast International Film Festival. As for Wild Target, it has just been announced by Variety that the movie (directed by Jonathan Lynn, starring Bill Nighy, Emily Blunt, Rupert Grint, Rupert Everett, Martin Freeman, Gregor Fisher, and Eileen Atkins) will be "available for delivery" in July 2009. We are assuming this means that final editing will
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rsw@corp.popstar.com (Robert Samuel White)
Wild Target Shoots for July Distribution Date
22 March 2009 1:55 PM, PDT | From PopStar | See recent PopStar news
Rupert Grint, best known for his role as Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter franchise and winning the Celebrity Love Awards of 2007 on our website, is having an exciting year, with no less than three movies released in 2009: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Cherrybomb (a gritty Irish indie thriller), and Wild Target (a remake of the 1993 French comedy Cible Emouvante.) All three movies have been making headlines recently. Cherrybomb has already been screened at Berlin and Dublin film festivals, and it is being shown next on March 30th and April 1st at the Jameson Belfast International Film Festival. As for Wild Target, it has just been announced by Variety that the movie (directed by Jonathan Lynn, starring Bill Nighy, Emily Blunt, Rupert Grint, Rupert Everett, Martin Freeman, Gregor Fisher, and Eileen Atkins) will be "available for delivery" in July 2009. We are assuming this means that final editing will
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Rupert Grint Movie Wild Target Available In July!
22 March 2009 9:07 AM, PDT | From Rupert-Grint.us/ | See recent Rupert Grint - Ice Cream Man news
We haven't heard any news regarding Rupert Grint's latest film Wild Target in a while, except that it is still in post-production. Well, here's a trace of hope that we'll be hearing more about it soon! Laura has discovered an article which suggests that the film, directed by Jonathan Lynn and starring Bill Nighy, Emily Blunt, Rupert Grint, Rupert Everett, Martin Freeman, Gregor Fisher and Eileen Atkins, will be "available for delivery" in July 2009! We suppose this means that editing will be finished and the movie will be put up for sale or distribution in less than four months. So hopefully we'll get the first Wild Target trailer around that time as well! We'll keep you updated of course. Source: Variety (and judging by the title of the article, it seems that Wild Target was promoted in Berlin at the European Film Market, where Cherrybomb was screened as well!
Ivana
12th Annual EU Film Festival Highlights, Week Three: ‘Angel,’ ‘Left Bank,’ ‘Eden,’ ‘Fear Me Not’
18 March 2009 10:00 AM, PDT | From HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news
Chicago – The third week of the 12th Annual EU Film Festival at the Siskel Film Center is nearly upon us and we’re back to give you an idea of what to expect in the second half of arguably the best fest in the Windy City. We feature great new films from Ireland, Denmark, the United Kingdom and Belgium.
The first half of EU 2009 (which you can read about here and here) produced some excellent films including Ireland’s “Kisses,” Denmark’s “Worlds Apart,” and France’s “Shall We Kiss?” There’s nothing that we’ve seen that’s quite as notable as “Kisses” or “Worlds Apart,” the two best of the fest through week three, but there is a quartet of films well worth seeing this weekend. Get your calendar out and take notes.
You’re going to be busy on Saturday with a dark trio of quality films - Denmarks “Fear Me Not,
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adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Stars Come Out For Minghella
13 March 2009 5:15 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news
Stars including Jude Law, Alan Rickman and Martin Freeman are to launch a memorial event for late director Anthony Minghella.
The actors have teamed up to launch the Minghella Movie Marathon - a mini film festival in tribute to the star, who died last year after a battle with cancer.
The event will take place in Newport on the Isle of Wight - a tiny island off the south coast of England - this weekend (14-15Mar09) and will feature screenings of some of Minghella's most famous films.
Rickman will kick off the event with 1990's Truly, Madly, Deeply while Law will introduce a showing of his 1999 movie The Talented Mr Ripley.
A statement on behalf of the Minghella family reads, "Anthony was passionate about everything he loved, including film making and the Isle of Wight. It seems entirely fitting to celebrate his memory with a movie marathon on the island and we look forward to welcoming his many, many film industry friends to Newport this weekend."
News: Martin Freeman: I Was Considered
5 February 2009 10:36 PM, PST | From Kasterborous.com | See recent Kasterborous news
The Office and Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy actor Martin Freeman has revealed that he was considered for the role of Eleventh Doctor, which eventually went to Matt Smith. Freeman co-stars in a new series soon - a modern adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes tales written by a certain Steven Moffat as Dr Watson alongside Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sherlock Holmes. “Apparently I got a mention from Russell T Davies himself on some documentary programme but never made the...
Christian Cawley info@kasterborous.com
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