“Sexy Beast” is the new crime thriller prequel TV series, spinning-off from director Jonathan Glazer’s 2000 feature, now streaming on Paramount+:
“…’Sexy Beast’ traces the origins of best friends ‘Gal Dove’ (James McArdle) and ‘Don Logan’ (Emun Elliott), two thieves navigating London’s criminal underworld during the 1990’s.
“The duo will cross paths with ‘DeeDee Harrison’ (Sarah Greene), an adult star who begins a love affair with Gal, and ‘Teddy Bass’ (Stephen Moyer), a crime boss who recruits Gal and Don to work for his empire…”
Additional cast members include Tamsin Greig, Eliza Bennett, Ralph Brown, John Dagleish, Peter Ferdinando, Nitin Ganatra, Robbie Gee, Alice Bailey Johnson, Paul Kaye, David Kennedy, Cally Lawrence, Clea Martin, Nicholas Nunn, Julian Rhind-Tutt, and Lex Shrapnel.
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“…’Sexy Beast’ traces the origins of best friends ‘Gal Dove’ (James McArdle) and ‘Don Logan’ (Emun Elliott), two thieves navigating London’s criminal underworld during the 1990’s.
“The duo will cross paths with ‘DeeDee Harrison’ (Sarah Greene), an adult star who begins a love affair with Gal, and ‘Teddy Bass’ (Stephen Moyer), a crime boss who recruits Gal and Don to work for his empire…”
Additional cast members include Tamsin Greig, Eliza Bennett, Ralph Brown, John Dagleish, Peter Ferdinando, Nitin Ganatra, Robbie Gee, Alice Bailey Johnson, Paul Kaye, David Kennedy, Cally Lawrence, Clea Martin, Nicholas Nunn, Julian Rhind-Tutt, and Lex Shrapnel.
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- 2/1/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
“Sexy Beast” is the new prequel TV series,, from director Jonathan Glazer’s 2000 crime thriller, streaming January 25, 2024 on Paramount+:
“…’Sexy Beast’ traces the origins of best friends ‘Gal Dove’ (James McArdle) and ‘Don Logan’ (Emun Elliott), two thieves navigating London’s criminal underworld during the 1990’s.
“The duo will cross paths with ‘DeeDee Harrison’ (Sarah Greene), an adult star who begins a love affair with Gal, and ‘Teddy Bass’ (Stephen Moyer), a crime boss who recruits Gal and Don to work for his empire…”
Additional cast members include Tamsin Greig, Eliza Bennett, Ralph Brown, John Dagleish, Peter Ferdinando, Nitin Ganatra, Robbie Gee, Alice Bailey Johnson, Paul Kaye, David Kennedy, Cally Lawrence, Clea Martin, Nicholas Nunn, Julian Rhind-Tutt, and Lex Shrapnel.
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“…’Sexy Beast’ traces the origins of best friends ‘Gal Dove’ (James McArdle) and ‘Don Logan’ (Emun Elliott), two thieves navigating London’s criminal underworld during the 1990’s.
“The duo will cross paths with ‘DeeDee Harrison’ (Sarah Greene), an adult star who begins a love affair with Gal, and ‘Teddy Bass’ (Stephen Moyer), a crime boss who recruits Gal and Don to work for his empire…”
Additional cast members include Tamsin Greig, Eliza Bennett, Ralph Brown, John Dagleish, Peter Ferdinando, Nitin Ganatra, Robbie Gee, Alice Bailey Johnson, Paul Kaye, David Kennedy, Cally Lawrence, Clea Martin, Nicholas Nunn, Julian Rhind-Tutt, and Lex Shrapnel.
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- 1/16/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Sexy Beast is coming to Paramount+ later this month, and the streaming service has now released a trailer and poster teasing the new series inspired by the 2000 film of the same name.
Starring James McArdle, Emun Elliott, Tamsin Greig, Stephen Moyer, and Sarah Greene, the series is a prequel to the film set in the 1990s and shows the origins of the relationship between Gal and Don (McArdle and Elliot). Eliza Bennett, Clea Martin, Nicholas Nunn, Peter Ferdinando, John Dagleish, Robbie Gee, Paul Kaye, Lex Shrapnel, Cally Lawrence, David Kennedy, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Ralph Brown, Nitin Ganatra, and Alice Bailey Johnson also appear in the series.
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Starring James McArdle, Emun Elliott, Tamsin Greig, Stephen Moyer, and Sarah Greene, the series is a prequel to the film set in the 1990s and shows the origins of the relationship between Gal and Don (McArdle and Elliot). Eliza Bennett, Clea Martin, Nicholas Nunn, Peter Ferdinando, John Dagleish, Robbie Gee, Paul Kaye, Lex Shrapnel, Cally Lawrence, David Kennedy, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Ralph Brown, Nitin Ganatra, and Alice Bailey Johnson also appear in the series.
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- 1/10/2024
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
A prequel television series to classic crime drama Sexy Beast will stream on Paramount+. Here’s the trailer…
Writer and director Jonathan Glazer is currently enjoying a plaudits for his Holocaust drama The Zone Of Interest. Based on the 2014 novel by Martin Amis, it follows Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Hess and his wife as they try to build a life living next door to the concentration camp.
Chosen as the British entry for Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards, the film is due to be released in UK cinemas on the 2nd February.
Astonishingly, Glazer has only made four feature films in his career thus far – Sexy Beast in 2000, Birth in 2004, Under The Skin in 2013 and Zone Of Interest. Sexy Beast continues to have notable impact too, staying in the cultural conversation long after it was released. The film followed Ray Winstone as Gary ‘Gal’ Dove, a criminal...
Writer and director Jonathan Glazer is currently enjoying a plaudits for his Holocaust drama The Zone Of Interest. Based on the 2014 novel by Martin Amis, it follows Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Hess and his wife as they try to build a life living next door to the concentration camp.
Chosen as the British entry for Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards, the film is due to be released in UK cinemas on the 2nd February.
Astonishingly, Glazer has only made four feature films in his career thus far – Sexy Beast in 2000, Birth in 2004, Under The Skin in 2013 and Zone Of Interest. Sexy Beast continues to have notable impact too, staying in the cultural conversation long after it was released. The film followed Ray Winstone as Gary ‘Gal’ Dove, a criminal...
- 1/10/2024
- by Jake Godfrey
- Film Stories
“Sexy Beast” is the new prequel TV series to director Jonathan Glazer’s crime thriller feature , streaming January 25, 2024 on Paramount+:
“…’Sexy Beast’ traces the origins of best friends ‘Gal Dove’ (James McArdle) and ‘Don Logan’ (Emun Elliott), two thieves navigating London’s criminal underworld during the 1990’s.
“The duo will cross paths with ‘DeeDee Harrison’ (Sarah Greene), an adult star who begins a love affair with Gal, and ‘Teddy Bass’ (Stephen Moyer), a crime boss who recruits Gal and Don to work for his empire…”
Additional cast members include Tamsin Greig, Eliza Bennett, Ralph Brown, John Dagleish, Peter Ferdinando, Nitin Ganatra, Robbie Gee, Alice Bailey Johnson, Paul Kaye, David Kennedy, Cally Lawrence, Clea Martin, Nicholas Nunn, Julian Rhind-Tutt, and Lex Shrapnel.
Click the images to enlarge…...
“…’Sexy Beast’ traces the origins of best friends ‘Gal Dove’ (James McArdle) and ‘Don Logan’ (Emun Elliott), two thieves navigating London’s criminal underworld during the 1990’s.
“The duo will cross paths with ‘DeeDee Harrison’ (Sarah Greene), an adult star who begins a love affair with Gal, and ‘Teddy Bass’ (Stephen Moyer), a crime boss who recruits Gal and Don to work for his empire…”
Additional cast members include Tamsin Greig, Eliza Bennett, Ralph Brown, John Dagleish, Peter Ferdinando, Nitin Ganatra, Robbie Gee, Alice Bailey Johnson, Paul Kaye, David Kennedy, Cally Lawrence, Clea Martin, Nicholas Nunn, Julian Rhind-Tutt, and Lex Shrapnel.
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- 1/9/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Paramount+ has set January 25 for the premiere of Sexy Beast, the drama series prequel to the 2000 cult British gangster movie, starring James McArdle, Emun Elliott, Tamsin Greig, Stephen Moyer and Sarah Greene. The series will premiere exclusively on the service in the U.S. and international territories where available. You can check out some first-look photos below.
Produced by AC Chapter One and Anonymous Content, in association with Paramount Television International Studios, the prequel series explores the origins of Gal (McArdle) and Don’s (Elliott) complicated relationship as they find themselves descending into the seductive madness of the London criminal world during the vibrant and volatile 1990s, while Gal’s budding relationship with Deedee (Greene) threatens everything in their world.
“I feel very fortunate to be a part of this world,” said series star McArdle. “The original story leaves so much space for us all to wonder what happened within...
Produced by AC Chapter One and Anonymous Content, in association with Paramount Television International Studios, the prequel series explores the origins of Gal (McArdle) and Don’s (Elliott) complicated relationship as they find themselves descending into the seductive madness of the London criminal world during the vibrant and volatile 1990s, while Gal’s budding relationship with Deedee (Greene) threatens everything in their world.
“I feel very fortunate to be a part of this world,” said series star McArdle. “The original story leaves so much space for us all to wonder what happened within...
- 12/4/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Emun Elliot as Don Logan and James McArdle as Gal Dove in ‘Sexy Beast’ episode 1 season 1 (Photo Credit: Matt Towers/Paramount+)
Paramount+ has set a January 25, 2024 premiere date for the drama Sexy Beast, a prequel to the 2000 feature film starring Sir Ben Kingsley and directed by Jonathan Glazer. The prequel series focuses on the backstories of Gal and Don, played by Ray Winstone and Kingsley in the Oscar-nominated feature film.
James McArdle (Mare of Easttown) stars as Gal Dove and Emun Elliott (The Rig) plays Don Logan. The eight-episode season also features Tamsin Greig (Episodes) as Cecilia, Stephen Moyer (who played an actual sexy beast in True Blood) as Teddy Bass, and Sarah Greene (Bad Sisters) as Deedee Harrison. Additional cast of season one includes Eliza Bennett (Dynasty), Clea Martin (Hanna), Nicholas Nunn (The Victim), Peter Ferdinando (The Letter for the King), John Dagleish (The Third Day), Robbie Gee (Motherland...
Paramount+ has set a January 25, 2024 premiere date for the drama Sexy Beast, a prequel to the 2000 feature film starring Sir Ben Kingsley and directed by Jonathan Glazer. The prequel series focuses on the backstories of Gal and Don, played by Ray Winstone and Kingsley in the Oscar-nominated feature film.
James McArdle (Mare of Easttown) stars as Gal Dove and Emun Elliott (The Rig) plays Don Logan. The eight-episode season also features Tamsin Greig (Episodes) as Cecilia, Stephen Moyer (who played an actual sexy beast in True Blood) as Teddy Bass, and Sarah Greene (Bad Sisters) as Deedee Harrison. Additional cast of season one includes Eliza Bennett (Dynasty), Clea Martin (Hanna), Nicholas Nunn (The Victim), Peter Ferdinando (The Letter for the King), John Dagleish (The Third Day), Robbie Gee (Motherland...
- 12/4/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Is there any corner of the globe left untouched by the British crime drama? If it’s not Kenneth Branagh stalking through the inky expanses of the Swedish winter, or Roger Allam quaffing rosé in Provence, it’s Ralf Little, Ben Miller, Kris Marshall or Ardal O’Hanlon nicking killers (and evading taxes) in Guadeloupe. Now, British crime turns its attention to the Costa del Sol with A Town Called Malice (Sky Max). a pulpy, blood-soaked vision of Brits abroad. “Death arrives on the Costa,” growls the local Spanish detective. “I like it.”
Gene (Jack Rowan) is the youngest of the Lord brothers, heirs-apparent to a south-London crime family. But he’s different, determined to make it as a newspaper journalist. “My family couldn’t lie in bed straight, but that’s not me,” he tells Cindy (Tahirah Sharif), a beautiful bartender. Soon enough, Gene and Cindy are engaged to be married,...
Gene (Jack Rowan) is the youngest of the Lord brothers, heirs-apparent to a south-London crime family. But he’s different, determined to make it as a newspaper journalist. “My family couldn’t lie in bed straight, but that’s not me,” he tells Cindy (Tahirah Sharif), a beautiful bartender. Soon enough, Gene and Cindy are engaged to be married,...
- 3/16/2023
- by Nick Hilton
- The Independent - TV
Sky has launched the teaser trailer for its upcoming crime thriller series ‘A Town Called Malice.’
This intoxicating cocktail of crime thriller and family saga in the early ’80s follows the Lords – a family of former South London gangsters who’ve fallen to the bottom of the criminal food chain – and they’re not happy about it. When they flee to the Costa del Sol in Spain following a gangland battle, the Lords realise this is a golden opportunity to re-invent themselves and re-capture their former glory. However, they spend as much time battling each other as they do their opponents. This high-octane, neon Western is a musical love letter to the ’80s – filled with romance, obsession, violence, deceit, and swagger.
The Lord family is headed up by Jason Flemyng as Albert Lord, Jack Rowan (Born to Kill) as Gene Lord, Tahirah Sharif (The Haunting of Bly Manor) joins as Cindy Carter,...
This intoxicating cocktail of crime thriller and family saga in the early ’80s follows the Lords – a family of former South London gangsters who’ve fallen to the bottom of the criminal food chain – and they’re not happy about it. When they flee to the Costa del Sol in Spain following a gangland battle, the Lords realise this is a golden opportunity to re-invent themselves and re-capture their former glory. However, they spend as much time battling each other as they do their opponents. This high-octane, neon Western is a musical love letter to the ’80s – filled with romance, obsession, violence, deceit, and swagger.
The Lord family is headed up by Jason Flemyng as Albert Lord, Jack Rowan (Born to Kill) as Gene Lord, Tahirah Sharif (The Haunting of Bly Manor) joins as Cindy Carter,...
- 11/16/2022
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The “Sexy Beast” prequel series at Paramount+ has found its cast, Variety has learned.
The original U.K. drama will star James McArdle as Gal Dove and Emun Elliott as Don Logan, the roles played by Ray Winstone and Ben Kingsley respectively in the original 2000 film.
The show follows Gal and Don as best friends and small-time thieves living the good life in ‘90s East London. The series will explore Gal and Don’s complicated relationship as Gal finds himself descending into the seductive madness of the London criminal world during the vibrant and volatile 1990s, while falling in love with DeeDee.
Sarah Greene is Deedee, a captivating adult film star, who has the potential to turn Gal’s whole life upside down. DeeDee was played by Amanda Redman in the film
Stephen Moyer is Teddy Bass, a rising name in the gangster world, who Gal and Don are offered...
The original U.K. drama will star James McArdle as Gal Dove and Emun Elliott as Don Logan, the roles played by Ray Winstone and Ben Kingsley respectively in the original 2000 film.
The show follows Gal and Don as best friends and small-time thieves living the good life in ‘90s East London. The series will explore Gal and Don’s complicated relationship as Gal finds himself descending into the seductive madness of the London criminal world during the vibrant and volatile 1990s, while falling in love with DeeDee.
Sarah Greene is Deedee, a captivating adult film star, who has the potential to turn Gal’s whole life upside down. DeeDee was played by Amanda Redman in the film
Stephen Moyer is Teddy Bass, a rising name in the gangster world, who Gal and Don are offered...
- 8/8/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Paramount+ has set the lead cast for its upcoming drama series Sexy Beast, the prequel to the 2000 cult British gangster movie, which is set to premiere in 2023.
The series will track the origin story of the Gal Dove, Don Logan and Teddy Bass characters, played in the movie by Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley and Ian McShane, respectively. It will explore Gal and Don’s complicated relationship as Gal finds himself descending into the seductive madness of the London criminal world during the vibrant and volatile 1990s, while falling in love with DeeDee.
James McArdle (Mare of Easttown) leads the cast as Gal Dove, with Emun Elliot (The Gold) starring as Don Logan, Gal’s best friend. The pair are small-town thieves living the good life in ‘90s East London.
Sarah Greene (Normal People) is Deedee, an adult film star with the potential to turn Gal’s whole life upside down.
The series will track the origin story of the Gal Dove, Don Logan and Teddy Bass characters, played in the movie by Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley and Ian McShane, respectively. It will explore Gal and Don’s complicated relationship as Gal finds himself descending into the seductive madness of the London criminal world during the vibrant and volatile 1990s, while falling in love with DeeDee.
James McArdle (Mare of Easttown) leads the cast as Gal Dove, with Emun Elliot (The Gold) starring as Don Logan, Gal’s best friend. The pair are small-town thieves living the good life in ‘90s East London.
Sarah Greene (Normal People) is Deedee, an adult film star with the potential to turn Gal’s whole life upside down.
- 8/8/2022
- by Sofia Behzadi
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Ian McKellen is among the stars of Ken McMullen’s Hamlet Within, a part-documentary feature investigating the mythology around the Shakespeare play, which is headed to the Cannes Market.
The Art Cinema and Scape Films co-production will be released as an Nft collection on newly formed Blockchain ecosystem platform Cineverse, which allows filmmakers, distributors and producers to market their features directly.
The film will launch in Cannes at an event on May 21, with Screenbound International Pictures selling it at the market.
Hamlet Within is billed as a “radical cinematic investigation into the myth of Hamlet, its origins and its enduring appeal across cultures and systems of beliefs.” Part-doc and part-fictional discourse, it is shot in five acts and framed by a prelude and an epilogue and billed as “a collage of acted monologues and staged dialogues referencing Hamlet’s most famous soliloquies.”
It will feature the likes of the...
The Art Cinema and Scape Films co-production will be released as an Nft collection on newly formed Blockchain ecosystem platform Cineverse, which allows filmmakers, distributors and producers to market their features directly.
The film will launch in Cannes at an event on May 21, with Screenbound International Pictures selling it at the market.
Hamlet Within is billed as a “radical cinematic investigation into the myth of Hamlet, its origins and its enduring appeal across cultures and systems of beliefs.” Part-doc and part-fictional discourse, it is shot in five acts and framed by a prelude and an epilogue and billed as “a collage of acted monologues and staged dialogues referencing Hamlet’s most famous soliloquies.”
It will feature the likes of the...
- 5/12/2022
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Sky Sets ‘A Town Called Malice’ Cast
Sky has set cast and filming dates for 1980s Costa del Sol drama A Town Called Malice. Save Me star Jason Flemyng will helm the project as Albert Lord, the head of a family of petty thieves from South London who decamp to Spain to profit from an unexpected windfall. Joining Flemyng are Jack Rowan (Born to Kill), Tahirah Sharif (The Haunting of Bly Manor), Martha Plimpton(Mass), Dougray Scott (Ever After, Mission: Impossible 2), Lex Shrapnel (Captain America), Daniel Sharman (Fear the Walking Dead), George Jaques (The Third Day: Autumn) and Eliza Butterworth (The Last Kingdom). Filming begins later this month on the series from Vertigo Films, Rogue State and Sky Studios, which is due to air on Sky Max and Now TV next year. Bulletproof scribe Nick Love is lead writer and is joined in the writers’ room by Melissa Bubnic,...
Sky has set cast and filming dates for 1980s Costa del Sol drama A Town Called Malice. Save Me star Jason Flemyng will helm the project as Albert Lord, the head of a family of petty thieves from South London who decamp to Spain to profit from an unexpected windfall. Joining Flemyng are Jack Rowan (Born to Kill), Tahirah Sharif (The Haunting of Bly Manor), Martha Plimpton(Mass), Dougray Scott (Ever After, Mission: Impossible 2), Lex Shrapnel (Captain America), Daniel Sharman (Fear the Walking Dead), George Jaques (The Third Day: Autumn) and Eliza Butterworth (The Last Kingdom). Filming begins later this month on the series from Vertigo Films, Rogue State and Sky Studios, which is due to air on Sky Max and Now TV next year. Bulletproof scribe Nick Love is lead writer and is joined in the writers’ room by Melissa Bubnic,...
- 1/6/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Good Omens star David Tennant is to play infamous Scottish serial killer Dennis Nilsen in an ITV drama from the makers of Sky and HBO’s Catherine The Great.
New Pictures’ three-part miniseries, Des, is based on the Brian Masters book Killing For Company, in which the author cooperated with Nilsen to get inside the mind of a man who murdered at least 15 men and boys between 1978 and 1983. Nilsen died in jail last year.
Joining Tennant is The Crown star Jason Watkins, who will play Masters, and Line Of Duty actor Daniel Mays, who features as Detective Chief Inspector Peter Jay. The story charts Nilsen’s arrest and trial, through the prism of the three men.
Des was developed by Luke Neal and Lewis Arnold, with Neal writing the first two episodes and Kelly Jones penning the third. Willow Grylls, Kim Varvell, Charlie Pattinson, Elaine Pyke, Neal, Lewis Arnold and Tennant are the executive producers.
New Pictures’ three-part miniseries, Des, is based on the Brian Masters book Killing For Company, in which the author cooperated with Nilsen to get inside the mind of a man who murdered at least 15 men and boys between 1978 and 1983. Nilsen died in jail last year.
Joining Tennant is The Crown star Jason Watkins, who will play Masters, and Line Of Duty actor Daniel Mays, who features as Detective Chief Inspector Peter Jay. The story charts Nilsen’s arrest and trial, through the prism of the three men.
Des was developed by Luke Neal and Lewis Arnold, with Neal writing the first two episodes and Kelly Jones penning the third. Willow Grylls, Kim Varvell, Charlie Pattinson, Elaine Pyke, Neal, Lewis Arnold and Tennant are the executive producers.
- 11/22/2019
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Level 33 Entertainment, the Los Angeles-based sales and distribution outfit, has taken global rights to British thriller Eve ahead of the film’s world premiere at the San Diego International Film Festival on Saturday, October 19.
Set in London’s Notting Hill, the film follows two actresses who have auditioned for the role of Eve in a screen adaptation of Paradise Lost. When one of them is awarded the role, her excitement is quickly tempered by a disturbing home invasion. Unsure of who or what is tormenting her, her sense of reality starts to spiral out of control, threatening her sanity.
Rory Kindersley directed the project, his feature debut, with Toby Cook and Matt Cook producing for their outfit Fablemaze.
Christine Marzano stars, with Rachel Warren, Andrew Lee Potts, Elizabeth Healey, Lex Shrapnel and Jonathan Forbes also in the cast.
Level 33 is lining up a release in early spring 2020. The deal...
Set in London’s Notting Hill, the film follows two actresses who have auditioned for the role of Eve in a screen adaptation of Paradise Lost. When one of them is awarded the role, her excitement is quickly tempered by a disturbing home invasion. Unsure of who or what is tormenting her, her sense of reality starts to spiral out of control, threatening her sanity.
Rory Kindersley directed the project, his feature debut, with Toby Cook and Matt Cook producing for their outfit Fablemaze.
Christine Marzano stars, with Rachel Warren, Andrew Lee Potts, Elizabeth Healey, Lex Shrapnel and Jonathan Forbes also in the cast.
Level 33 is lining up a release in early spring 2020. The deal...
- 10/18/2019
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Iwan Rheon (Game Of Thrones) and Erin Richards (Gotham) are among the cast for feature thriller-horror Suppression from U.S. filmmaker J.Mackye Gruber (The Butterfly Effect).
Also starring are Stephanie Leonidas (Defiance), Lex Shrapnel (Medici) and Ella-Rae Smith (Into the Badlands). The project started shooting yesterday in North Wales, UK.
Suppression follows a grieving couple (Rheon and Leonidas) who are given an alternative treatment to suppress their violent urges.
Joseph Baker wrote the screenplay. Producers are Tom Large and Daniel Caltagirone of Snowdonia Studios with Georgia Gwynne Gruber and Andrew Baird of Gruber’s La-based Darklight Entertainment. Executive producers are Mark Culbert, Christopher J. Marino, Tony Livsek and Chris Moger.
The project is fully-financed by New York outfit Double M Ventures, with additional backing from Welsh private finance raised through Snowdonia Studios. National body Screen Wales has provided logistical support.
“I was instantly drawn to Suppression because everything about it is unexpected.
Also starring are Stephanie Leonidas (Defiance), Lex Shrapnel (Medici) and Ella-Rae Smith (Into the Badlands). The project started shooting yesterday in North Wales, UK.
Suppression follows a grieving couple (Rheon and Leonidas) who are given an alternative treatment to suppress their violent urges.
Joseph Baker wrote the screenplay. Producers are Tom Large and Daniel Caltagirone of Snowdonia Studios with Georgia Gwynne Gruber and Andrew Baird of Gruber’s La-based Darklight Entertainment. Executive producers are Mark Culbert, Christopher J. Marino, Tony Livsek and Chris Moger.
The project is fully-financed by New York outfit Double M Ventures, with additional backing from Welsh private finance raised through Snowdonia Studios. National body Screen Wales has provided logistical support.
“I was instantly drawn to Suppression because everything about it is unexpected.
- 9/24/2019
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Stars: Michael Peña, Lizzy Caplan, Amelia Crouch, Erica Tremblay, Lex Shrapnel, Emma Booth, Lilly Aspell, Mike Colter, Israel Broussard | Written by Spenser Cohen, Brad Kane | Directed by Ben Young
A family man is plagued by dreams of loss. But his dreams turn out to be more prophetic than paranoid when the planet is attacked by an offworld invasion. As he fight to protect the people he loves, he discovers he has a hidden strength that can keep them safe from harm.
Ben Young’s Michael Pena and Lizzy Caplan starring sci-fi thriller Extinction has a had a rough ride to the finality of audiences eyes glaring upon the screen. Infamously curated by Universal studios as a cinematic release only to be ultimately sold in mid-post-production to the streaming platform Netflix as a Netflix exclusive, two months after it was taken off a cinema schedule, causing questions to be asked long...
A family man is plagued by dreams of loss. But his dreams turn out to be more prophetic than paranoid when the planet is attacked by an offworld invasion. As he fight to protect the people he loves, he discovers he has a hidden strength that can keep them safe from harm.
Ben Young’s Michael Pena and Lizzy Caplan starring sci-fi thriller Extinction has a had a rough ride to the finality of audiences eyes glaring upon the screen. Infamously curated by Universal studios as a cinematic release only to be ultimately sold in mid-post-production to the streaming platform Netflix as a Netflix exclusive, two months after it was taken off a cinema schedule, causing questions to be asked long...
- 8/17/2018
- by Jak-Luke Sharp
- Nerdly
“Everyday we go about our routines. Work. Home. Family. Work. Home. Family.” But something truly horrifying is about to happen.
Netflix has released the first trailer for sci-fi thriller Extinction.
Directed by Ben Young (Hounds Of Love), Extinction stars Michael Peña as a working class father of the future who faces recurring dreams of destruction by an unknown force. When his unwanted nightmares begin to affect his relationship with his family, he soon realizes they may be the key to a horrible reality, as a relentless alien attack begins to destroy the Earth. As the invaders’ assault progresses, he is forced to find both the strength to protect his family and an understanding of who he truly is.
Lizzy Caplan, Mike Colter, Lilly Aspell, Emma Booth, Israel Broussard, Erica Tremblay and Lex Shrapnel co-star in the film, written by Spenser Cohen and Bradley Caleb Kane.
Todd Lieberman, David Hoberman and Alex Young produce.
Netflix has released the first trailer for sci-fi thriller Extinction.
Directed by Ben Young (Hounds Of Love), Extinction stars Michael Peña as a working class father of the future who faces recurring dreams of destruction by an unknown force. When his unwanted nightmares begin to affect his relationship with his family, he soon realizes they may be the key to a horrible reality, as a relentless alien attack begins to destroy the Earth. As the invaders’ assault progresses, he is forced to find both the strength to protect his family and an understanding of who he truly is.
Lizzy Caplan, Mike Colter, Lilly Aspell, Emma Booth, Israel Broussard, Erica Tremblay and Lex Shrapnel co-star in the film, written by Spenser Cohen and Bradley Caleb Kane.
Todd Lieberman, David Hoberman and Alex Young produce.
- 7/11/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix continues to make moves, and in their latest deal the streaming service has purchased worldwide rights for the sci-fi thriller Extinction from Universal only two months after Universal pulled it off its schedule. Variety reports that Netflix plans to release Extinction later this year. The news comes four days after it began streaming J.J. Abrams’ The Cloverfield Paradox immediately after the Super Bowl, and two weeks after sources revealed that Netflix was buying the rights of what was then called “God Particle” from Paramount.
Extinction stars Michael Pena (Ant-Man) and Lizzy Caplan (Now You See Me 2 and Allied) as a husband and wife. Pena's character has recurring nightmares of losing his family when that bad dream becomes a reality when the planet is invaded by an alien force bent on destruction. Fighting for their lives, he comes to realize an unknown strength to keep his family safe from harm.
Extinction stars Michael Pena (Ant-Man) and Lizzy Caplan (Now You See Me 2 and Allied) as a husband and wife. Pena's character has recurring nightmares of losing his family when that bad dream becomes a reality when the planet is invaded by an alien force bent on destruction. Fighting for their lives, he comes to realize an unknown strength to keep his family safe from harm.
- 2/9/2018
- by Kristian Odland
- GeekTyrant
Network: PBS. Episodes: Ongoing (two hours). Seasons: Ongoing. TV show dates: June 24, 2017 — present. Series status: Has not been cancelled. Performers include: Stefanie Martini, Sam Reid, Blake Harrison, Alun Armstrong, Ruth Sheen, Jessica Gunning, Andrew Brooke, Nick Sidi, Geraldine Somerville, Geoffrey Streatfeild, Nancy Carroll, Rosie Day, Lex Shrapnel, Jay Taylor, Jacob James Beswick, Joshua Hill, Daniel Ezra, Tommy McDonnell, and Jordan Long. TV show description: A prequel to the Helen Mirren police drama, and adapted from the Lynda La Plante novel Tennison, the Prime Suspect: Tennison TV show airs on ITV in UK as Prime Suspect: 1973. The series centers on Jane Tennison (Martini) in the early days of her...
- 6/26/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Ken McMullen directs this modern update of Shakespeare’s most famous play.
TrustNordisk has boarded sales for Ken McMullen’s Hamlet Revenant, which will star Mikkel Boe Folsgaard as a contemporary Hamlet and Maria Boda asOphelia, alongside an all-star cast including Ian McKellen, Gabriel Byrne, Connie Nielsen, Lambert Wilson, Dominique Pinon and Lex Shrapnel.
The film will begin shooting later this year.
France’s Albatros Films produces in co-production with Germany’s Twenty Twenty Vision Filmproduktion, Italy’s Filmexport Group, Denmark’s SequoiaPictures and Zdf in co-operation with Arte with the support of ArtKoCo.
London-based Ken McMullen has credits including Arrows of Time, Partition, Lucky Man and Zina.
The screenplay by McMullen, adapted from Shakespeare’s most famous play, is set in present times and will “brings to the surface the violence anddestructive instincts that haunt the human psyche,” the filmmakers said. They added the film would have a “haunting and atmospheric visual aesthetic.”
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TrustNordisk has boarded sales for Ken McMullen’s Hamlet Revenant, which will star Mikkel Boe Folsgaard as a contemporary Hamlet and Maria Boda asOphelia, alongside an all-star cast including Ian McKellen, Gabriel Byrne, Connie Nielsen, Lambert Wilson, Dominique Pinon and Lex Shrapnel.
The film will begin shooting later this year.
France’s Albatros Films produces in co-production with Germany’s Twenty Twenty Vision Filmproduktion, Italy’s Filmexport Group, Denmark’s SequoiaPictures and Zdf in co-operation with Arte with the support of ArtKoCo.
London-based Ken McMullen has credits including Arrows of Time, Partition, Lucky Man and Zina.
The screenplay by McMullen, adapted from Shakespeare’s most famous play, is set in present times and will “brings to the surface the violence anddestructive instincts that haunt the human psyche,” the filmmakers said. They added the film would have a “haunting and atmospheric visual aesthetic.”
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‘McKellen: Playing The Part...
- 5/17/2017
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Ian McKellen, Gabriel Byrne and Connie Nielsen are set to star in Hamlet Revenant, directed by Ken McMullen. Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Lambert Wilson, Dominique Pinon and Lex Shrapnel also join the cast for the title, which TrustNordisk is shopping to buyers along the Croisette. Story is an adaptation of Shakespeare's iconic play Hamlet and follows a character caught amidst treasonous political upheavals, family crisis, sexual tensions and ambiguous friendships: a vortex of…...
- 5/17/2017
- Deadline
Gem Wheeler Mar 9, 2017
Prime Suspect 1973's second episode ramps up the tension while maintaining the same period charm as the series opener...
This review contains spoilers.
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The investigation into Julie Ann Collins’ murder continues in Prime Suspect 1973’s second episode, while, far from the police’s notice, the bank robbery planned by Clifford Bentley and his sons enters its early stages. Eddie Phillips, Julie Ann’s boyfriend, has still not been traced after his escape from hospital, and Di Bradfield’s questioning of the young man’s associates isn’t getting very far. An interview with the smooth-talking Dwayne Clarke (Thomas Coombes) is obtained through collaboration with undercover officer, Duke...
Prime Suspect 1973's second episode ramps up the tension while maintaining the same period charm as the series opener...
This review contains spoilers.
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The investigation into Julie Ann Collins’ murder continues in Prime Suspect 1973’s second episode, while, far from the police’s notice, the bank robbery planned by Clifford Bentley and his sons enters its early stages. Eddie Phillips, Julie Ann’s boyfriend, has still not been traced after his escape from hospital, and Di Bradfield’s questioning of the young man’s associates isn’t getting very far. An interview with the smooth-talking Dwayne Clarke (Thomas Coombes) is obtained through collaboration with undercover officer, Duke...
- 3/9/2017
- Den of Geek
It’s time to meet Jane Tennison (again).
Stefanie Martini, (Doctor Throne, Emerald City) will in effect playa young Helen Mirren in ITV’s Prime Suspect prequel, tentatively titled Tennison and written by creator Lynda La Plante. The six-part series will follow the title character, played by Mirren from 1991 to 2006, at the beginning of her police career in London circa the 1970s.
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Sam Reid (The Astronaut Wives Club), Blake Harrison (The Inbetweeners), Alun Armstrong (Penny Dreadful), Ruth Sheen (Unforgotten), Lex Shrapnel (Hunted) and Jay Taylor (The Bill) are set to costar.
Stefanie Martini, (Doctor Throne, Emerald City) will in effect playa young Helen Mirren in ITV’s Prime Suspect prequel, tentatively titled Tennison and written by creator Lynda La Plante. The six-part series will follow the title character, played by Mirren from 1991 to 2006, at the beginning of her police career in London circa the 1970s.
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Sam Reid (The Astronaut Wives Club), Blake Harrison (The Inbetweeners), Alun Armstrong (Penny Dreadful), Ruth Sheen (Unforgotten), Lex Shrapnel (Hunted) and Jay Taylor (The Bill) are set to costar.
- 7/18/2016
- TVLine.com
Emulsion Trailer. Suki Singh‘s Emulsion (2011) movie trailer stars Sam Heughan, Claudia Bassols, Lex Shrapnel, David Ajala, and Mem Ferda. Emulsion‘s plot synopsis: “Emulsion is a Psychological Thriller about a man looking for his missing wife. When Isabella mysteriously disappears from a car park her husband, Ronny, becomes obsessed with finding her. In an [...]
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- 12/14/2012
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
The Hunted Season finale, “Snow Maiden,” airs tonight on Cinemax.
Photos below feature: Melissa George, Patrick Malahide, Stephen Dillane, Lex Shrapnel, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Adam Rayner, Morven Christie, Oscar Kennedy, and Stephen Campbell Moore.
In the Hunted Finale:
Sam (George) is placed in terrible danger, but is unable to leave the Turner house. Meanwhile, Byzantium is forced to take evasive action against Jack Turner (Malahide). Events take an unexpected turn as Jack reveals what he plans to do with the evidence and why. With time running out, Sam and the Byzantium team must defeat Jack and complete their mission.
Cinemax will host an encore airing of Hunted‘s freshman season on Wed, Dec 12 from 1-9pm Et/Pt.
Photos below feature: Melissa George, Patrick Malahide, Stephen Dillane, Lex Shrapnel, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Adam Rayner, Morven Christie, Oscar Kennedy, and Stephen Campbell Moore.
In the Hunted Finale:
Sam (George) is placed in terrible danger, but is unable to leave the Turner house. Meanwhile, Byzantium is forced to take evasive action against Jack Turner (Malahide). Events take an unexpected turn as Jack reveals what he plans to do with the evidence and why. With time running out, Sam and the Byzantium team must defeat Jack and complete their mission.
Cinemax will host an encore airing of Hunted‘s freshman season on Wed, Dec 12 from 1-9pm Et/Pt.
- 12/8/2012
- by Bags Hooper
- BuzzFocus.com
Now that Sam (Melissa George) is back with Byzantium, she’s back to work as the espionage agency’s lead undercover field agent.
In Hunted Episode 2, “Lb,” Sam begins to monitor Jack Turner’s clandestine activities from within his home, all the while undercover as an innocent tutor for Edward (Oscar Kennedy). Expect more secrets to be revealed regarding the truth behind Sam’s shooting over a year ago.
Who do you think is involved in the conspiracy?
“Lb” was written by Frank Spotnitz and directed by Sj Clarkson.
Photos feature George, Neil Finnighan, Patrick Malahide, Scott Handy, Campbell Moore, Morven Christie, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Lex Shrapnel and Adam Rayner.
Hunted airs Fridays at 10Pm E/P on Cinemax.
In this clip from Episode 2, “Lb,” Sam watches a struggle outside of Jack Turner’s estate, while her surveillance monitors.
In this clip, Sam shows us what happens to anyone who tries...
In Hunted Episode 2, “Lb,” Sam begins to monitor Jack Turner’s clandestine activities from within his home, all the while undercover as an innocent tutor for Edward (Oscar Kennedy). Expect more secrets to be revealed regarding the truth behind Sam’s shooting over a year ago.
Who do you think is involved in the conspiracy?
“Lb” was written by Frank Spotnitz and directed by Sj Clarkson.
Photos feature George, Neil Finnighan, Patrick Malahide, Scott Handy, Campbell Moore, Morven Christie, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Lex Shrapnel and Adam Rayner.
Hunted airs Fridays at 10Pm E/P on Cinemax.
In this clip from Episode 2, “Lb,” Sam watches a struggle outside of Jack Turner’s estate, while her surveillance monitors.
In this clip, Sam shows us what happens to anyone who tries...
- 10/26/2012
- by Bags Hooper
- BuzzFocus.com
X Files and Millennium writer-producer Frank Spotnitz is to unveil his new BBC suspense thriller Hunted at this weekend's McM London Comic Con.
Spotnitz and cast members will host a panel at 3pm on Friday, October 26.
Set in the world of international espionage, Hunted is produced by Kudos Film for BBC One and HBO's Cinemax channel.
At the heart of the eight-part drama is Sam, played by Melissa George (above; Triangle, Grey's Anatomy, Alias, In Treatment) - a highly-skilled operative for an elite private intelligence firm who survives an attempt on her life that may have been orchestrated by members of her own team.
Once she returns to the firm, she performs her secretive duties without knowing who to trust and who wants her dead.
Adam Rayner (Hawthorne, Mistresses) plays Sam's colleague at the firm and love interest. The dedicated and complex members of the firm operate in the shadows,...
Spotnitz and cast members will host a panel at 3pm on Friday, October 26.
Set in the world of international espionage, Hunted is produced by Kudos Film for BBC One and HBO's Cinemax channel.
At the heart of the eight-part drama is Sam, played by Melissa George (above; Triangle, Grey's Anatomy, Alias, In Treatment) - a highly-skilled operative for an elite private intelligence firm who survives an attempt on her life that may have been orchestrated by members of her own team.
Once she returns to the firm, she performs her secretive duties without knowing who to trust and who wants her dead.
Adam Rayner (Hawthorne, Mistresses) plays Sam's colleague at the firm and love interest. The dedicated and complex members of the firm operate in the shadows,...
- 10/24/2012
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
The second episode of 'Hunted' demonstrated again what I feared from last week's debut - basically, that this whole series appears to have been based on a plot line that would have filled one and a half episodes of 'Spooks'.
It all got a bit claustrophobic as the writers didn't stray too far from the one setting of the elegant London villa where upstairs, it was all beautiful hall floor tiles and drinks before dinner, while downstairs, patriarch Jack Turner (a scenery-chewing Patrick Malahide) got to indulge in some no-holds-barred barrow-boy-made-good thuggery.
Patrick Malahide revels in ill-concealed thuggery in his beautiful London villa
Meanwhile, Sam Hunter (Melissa George) silently stomped around the gloomy house, all eyes and ears, with only one line to say in the first quarter of an hour, still looking for the person who betrayed her, still traumatised by her childhood nightmares. And, just in case we missed it,...
It all got a bit claustrophobic as the writers didn't stray too far from the one setting of the elegant London villa where upstairs, it was all beautiful hall floor tiles and drinks before dinner, while downstairs, patriarch Jack Turner (a scenery-chewing Patrick Malahide) got to indulge in some no-holds-barred barrow-boy-made-good thuggery.
Patrick Malahide revels in ill-concealed thuggery in his beautiful London villa
Meanwhile, Sam Hunter (Melissa George) silently stomped around the gloomy house, all eyes and ears, with only one line to say in the first quarter of an hour, still looking for the person who betrayed her, still traumatised by her childhood nightmares. And, just in case we missed it,...
- 10/12/2012
- by Caroline Frost
- Huffington Post
From X-Files writer and producer Frank Spotnitz comes this eight-episode drama set in the world of international espionage. Hunted is scheduled to debut this Fall exclusively on Cinemax. Golden Globe nominee Melissa George stars as an operative for an elite private intelligence firm who survives an attempt on her life that may have been orchestrated by members of her own team; when she returns to work, she doesn't know who to trust. The series stars Melissa George (Alias), Adam Raymer (Hawthorne), Stephen Dillane (Game of Thrones, John Adams), Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Lost, Strike Back), Morven Christie (The Sinking of the Laconia), Lex Shrapnel (Captain America: The First Avenger), Uriel Emil (Criminal Justice), Patrick Malahide (Five Days, Billy Elliot), Stephen Campbell Moore (The...
- 9/8/2012
- by Pietro Filipponi
- The Daily BLAM!
Cinemax presents two new original series following up the success of Strike Back and joining The Transporter in the network's upcoming block. From X-Files writer and producer Frank Spotnitz comes this eight-episode drama set in the world of international espionage. Golden Globe nominee Melissa George stars as an operative for an elite private intelligence firm who survives an attempt on her life that may have been orchestrated by members of her own team; when she returns to work, she doesn't know who to trust. The series stars Melissa George (Alias), Adam Raymer (Hawthorne), Stephen Dillane (Game of Thrones, John Adams), Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Lost, Strike Back), Morven Christie (The Sinking of the Laconia), Lex Shrapnel (Captain America: The First Avenger), Uriel Emil (...
- 8/17/2012
- by Pietro Filipponi
- The Daily BLAM!
Cinemax has begun production on a new international suspense series to stand tall with the premium cable station’s action hit Strike Back. Nemesis, starring Melissa George (Lie to Me, Grey’s Anatomy), is set in the world of international espionage. Muck like Strike Back, the series bypasses the mundane overuse of studio sets and will shoot on location in Scotland, London and Morocco. The eight episode series will air in 2012. The series is created by Frank Spotnitz (The X-Files, Strike Back) In addition to George, Stephen Dillane (Game of Thrones, John Adams), Morven Christie (The Young Victoria), Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Lost, Strike Back), Lex Shrapnel (Captain America: The First Avenger), Uriel Emil (Criminal Justice), Patrick Malahide (Billy Elliot, Five Days), Stephen Campbell Moore (The Bank Job, The History Boys) and Oscar Kennedy (Toast) round out the cast. George plays Sam, a highly skilled operative for an elite private intelligence firm,...
- 11/23/2011
- by Bags H.
- BuzzFocus.com
Director Suki Singh (Spotters) has released his first trailer for Emulsion. The clip is very Lynch-esque, with surreal shots of two separated lovers. The clip is just over a minute long and if you like your thrillers with a little bit of style, then you will enjoy this clip. All the details on Emulsion are below.
*Note: there is a UK release date, but no North American confirmed release.
A plot summary for Emulsion here:
"Emulsion is a Psychological Thriller about a man looking for his missing wife. Ronny Maze and his wife Isabella stop at car park in Bournemouth to get some rest after a long drive. Rony wants to make a call home but he realizes his mobile battery has gone flat, so he makes a call from a local phone box. When he returns back to the car park, he finds the car door is open and...
*Note: there is a UK release date, but no North American confirmed release.
A plot summary for Emulsion here:
"Emulsion is a Psychological Thriller about a man looking for his missing wife. Ronny Maze and his wife Isabella stop at car park in Bournemouth to get some rest after a long drive. Rony wants to make a call home but he realizes his mobile battery has gone flat, so he makes a call from a local phone box. When he returns back to the car park, he finds the car door is open and...
- 10/13/2010
- by 28DaysLaterAnalysis@gmail.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Emulsion Alt PosterAs well as a second darkened poster, more exclusive production details are coming this way on Suki Singh's kidnap thriller Emulsion. The latest news reveals that British actor Mem Ferda (Revolver, The Devil's Double) makes a cameo appearance as a cockney gangster Egor, as well as being on board as an executive producer. In a recent interview Ferda revealed that it was wonderful to play a character with a London based accent: "I often play Eastern European gangsters, so it was very refreshing when director Suki suggested that I play Egor, with an accent closer to my way of natural speaking" (see Mem as Egor below). Other cast members include Sam Heugan (Young Alexander the Great), Claudia Bassols (Paintball), and Lex Shrapnel (Flyboys). The film will be released in 2011. More info' on this crime thriller is below, along with the Emulsion homepage for more details.
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- 9/17/2010
- by 28DaysLaterAnalysis@gmail.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Emulsion Movie Poster 2010Emulsion is a kidnap thriller from director Suki Singh (Spotters), which completed shooting in late March, 2010. Shot in Bournemouth off the south-coast of England, Emulsion is a story about abduction and confinement as character Ronny Maze (Sam Heughan) searches for his recently disappeared wife, Isabella (Claudia Bassols). Ronny finds her in not quite the same condition he left her. An early movie poster and plot summary are available here with cast and crew info' below.
A plot summary for Emulsion here:
"Emulsion is a Psychological Thriller about a man looking for his missing wife. Ronny Maze and his wife Isabella stop at car park in Bournemouth to get some rest after a long drive. Rony wants to make a call home but he realizes his mobile battery has gone flat, so he makes a call from a local phone box. When he returns back to the car park,...
A plot summary for Emulsion here:
"Emulsion is a Psychological Thriller about a man looking for his missing wife. Ronny Maze and his wife Isabella stop at car park in Bournemouth to get some rest after a long drive. Rony wants to make a call home but he realizes his mobile battery has gone flat, so he makes a call from a local phone box. When he returns back to the car park,...
- 6/22/2010
- by 28DaysLaterAnalysis@gmail.com (Michael Ross Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
LONDON -- It looked like a dubious enterprise trying to turn a clunky 1960s television puppet show about a family of daredevils and their fantastic vehicles and equipment into a live-action movie.
Thunderbirds was a cult hit in the United Kingdom, but its stilted action and quaintly old-fashioned derring-do didn't help it travel far. Full marks, then, to director Jonathan Frakes and his crew for coming up with a piece of whiz-bang children's entertainment that could appeal to the family market far and wide.
Smartly written by William Osborne and Michael McCullers, Thunderbirds expertly targets kids. Yet parents won't be entirely bored if they have any nostalgia for Saturday matinee serials and early TV adventure shows.
Thunderbirds may be the prettiest movie all year, rendered in high style and brilliant colors. The combined efforts of production designer John Beard, costumer Marit Allen and cinematographer Brendan Galvin give the film instant impact with gorgeous sets and locations.
International Rescue is run by billionaire Jeff Tracy (Bill Paxton) and his sons, who man a space station in order to monitor events on Earth. That way, they're ready to ride their jet-propelled vehicles and always-applicable machinery to save people and property threatened by anything from earthquake to flood to typhoon.
When the space station goes mysteriously haywire with only one of the sons, John (Lex Shrapnel), on board, the rest of the family naturally rockets to the rescue. Of course, it's a ploy to get the Tracys away from their paradise island headquarters.
A villain known only as the Hood (Ben Kingsley) and his cohorts smoothly take over at HQ so they can use the splendid array of supertoys to rob the world's banks and ruin the Tracys' reputation.
Little does the Hood know, however, that one Tracy has eluded him. That is young Alan Brady Corbett), who with his nerdy pal Fermat (Soren Fulton) and their island buddy Tintin Vanessa Anne Hudgens) know just what to do to save the day. This is the kind of kids' adventure in which the young heroes may be daydreaming dunces in school but have an innate ability to handle ultra-complex vehicles and machine tools when it comes to saving the world.
While the Hood goes about doing his best to keep the Tracy family in outer space as he steals their vehicles to break into the Bank of London, the three kids take on his cohorts in adventures that make full use of the island's vistas.
Also on hand to help the good guys is the glamorous and fearless Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward, who even in puppet form set male adolescent pulses racing in the '60s. Here she is mischievously brought to life by the beautiful Sophia Myles. Pretty in pink, Lady Penelope is a fluffy juvenile version of Mrs. Peel from The Avengers, and with her estimable manservant Parker (Ron Cook) makes a formidable ally for the International Rescue team.
The kids are all appealing, and Paxton clearly knows what is required, delivering a flawlessly deadpan performance as papa Tracy. Kingsley, too, spurns the temptation to chew the scenery and uses the lightest of touches for his villainy. Former "ER" star Anthony Edwards makes an appearance, having fun in a goofy kind of way as Brains, the Tracys' boffin.
THUNDERBIRDS
Universal Pictures
Universal Pictures and StudioCanal present a Working Title production
Credits:
Director: Jonathan Frakes
Screenwriters: William Osborne, Michael McCullers
Story: Peter Hewitt, William Osborne
Producers: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Mark Huffam
Executive producers: Debra Hayward, Liza Chasin
Director of photography: Brendan Galvin
Production designer: John Beard
Editor: Martin Walsh
Costume designer: Marit Allen
Composer: Hans Zimmer. Cast: Jeff Tracy: Bill Paxton
Brains: Anthony Edwards
Lady Penelope: Sophia Myles
Parker: Ron Cook
The Hood: Ben Kingsley
Alan Tracy: Brady Corbet
Fermat: Soren Fulton
Tintin: Vanessa Anne Hudgens
John Tracy: Lex Shrapnel
MPAA rating PG
Running time -- 87 minutes...
Thunderbirds was a cult hit in the United Kingdom, but its stilted action and quaintly old-fashioned derring-do didn't help it travel far. Full marks, then, to director Jonathan Frakes and his crew for coming up with a piece of whiz-bang children's entertainment that could appeal to the family market far and wide.
Smartly written by William Osborne and Michael McCullers, Thunderbirds expertly targets kids. Yet parents won't be entirely bored if they have any nostalgia for Saturday matinee serials and early TV adventure shows.
Thunderbirds may be the prettiest movie all year, rendered in high style and brilliant colors. The combined efforts of production designer John Beard, costumer Marit Allen and cinematographer Brendan Galvin give the film instant impact with gorgeous sets and locations.
International Rescue is run by billionaire Jeff Tracy (Bill Paxton) and his sons, who man a space station in order to monitor events on Earth. That way, they're ready to ride their jet-propelled vehicles and always-applicable machinery to save people and property threatened by anything from earthquake to flood to typhoon.
When the space station goes mysteriously haywire with only one of the sons, John (Lex Shrapnel), on board, the rest of the family naturally rockets to the rescue. Of course, it's a ploy to get the Tracys away from their paradise island headquarters.
A villain known only as the Hood (Ben Kingsley) and his cohorts smoothly take over at HQ so they can use the splendid array of supertoys to rob the world's banks and ruin the Tracys' reputation.
Little does the Hood know, however, that one Tracy has eluded him. That is young Alan Brady Corbett), who with his nerdy pal Fermat (Soren Fulton) and their island buddy Tintin Vanessa Anne Hudgens) know just what to do to save the day. This is the kind of kids' adventure in which the young heroes may be daydreaming dunces in school but have an innate ability to handle ultra-complex vehicles and machine tools when it comes to saving the world.
While the Hood goes about doing his best to keep the Tracy family in outer space as he steals their vehicles to break into the Bank of London, the three kids take on his cohorts in adventures that make full use of the island's vistas.
Also on hand to help the good guys is the glamorous and fearless Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward, who even in puppet form set male adolescent pulses racing in the '60s. Here she is mischievously brought to life by the beautiful Sophia Myles. Pretty in pink, Lady Penelope is a fluffy juvenile version of Mrs. Peel from The Avengers, and with her estimable manservant Parker (Ron Cook) makes a formidable ally for the International Rescue team.
The kids are all appealing, and Paxton clearly knows what is required, delivering a flawlessly deadpan performance as papa Tracy. Kingsley, too, spurns the temptation to chew the scenery and uses the lightest of touches for his villainy. Former "ER" star Anthony Edwards makes an appearance, having fun in a goofy kind of way as Brains, the Tracys' boffin.
THUNDERBIRDS
Universal Pictures
Universal Pictures and StudioCanal present a Working Title production
Credits:
Director: Jonathan Frakes
Screenwriters: William Osborne, Michael McCullers
Story: Peter Hewitt, William Osborne
Producers: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Mark Huffam
Executive producers: Debra Hayward, Liza Chasin
Director of photography: Brendan Galvin
Production designer: John Beard
Editor: Martin Walsh
Costume designer: Marit Allen
Composer: Hans Zimmer. Cast: Jeff Tracy: Bill Paxton
Brains: Anthony Edwards
Lady Penelope: Sophia Myles
Parker: Ron Cook
The Hood: Ben Kingsley
Alan Tracy: Brady Corbet
Fermat: Soren Fulton
Tintin: Vanessa Anne Hudgens
John Tracy: Lex Shrapnel
MPAA rating PG
Running time -- 87 minutes...
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