The tragic events that occurred in Orlando last weekend have prompted Amy Schumer to change some things creatively. E! News has exclusively learned that the actress, who is currently in Hawaii filming her yet-to-be-titled film, decided to cut at least one scene from the movie which shows someone shooting a gun at people, following the mass shooting that claimed the lives of 49 people at Pulse nightclub recently. E! News has reached out to Schumer's rep for comment. The Fox mother-daughter comedy stars Schumer, Goldie Hawn and British star Tom Bateman. Fox announced in October that it had scheduled the project for a Mother's Day weekend release on May 12, 2017, according to Variety. Schumer,...
- 6/16/2016
- E! Online
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
Olga Kurylenko ("Quantum of Solace") is set to join Adam Driver and Michael Palin in Terry Gilliam's long in the works "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote" at Alfama Films. Paolo Branco is also aboard as producer which aims to begin shooting in Spain, Portugal and the Canary Islands in October.
Gilliam co-wrote the script with Tony Grisoni. Palin is set to play Don Quixote and Driver is an advertising executive who is mistaken by Quixote for his friend Sancho Panza. The film is set entirely in the present day. [Source: Deadline]
The Square
Elisabeth Moss ("Mad Men") has signed on to star alongside Danish actors Claes Bang and Christopher Laesso in "Force Majeure" director Ruben Ostlund's darkly humorous drama "The Square" which deals with responsibility for other individuals in public spaces. The film will be shot from June to October in Sweden and Berlin for a 2017 release.
Olga Kurylenko ("Quantum of Solace") is set to join Adam Driver and Michael Palin in Terry Gilliam's long in the works "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote" at Alfama Films. Paolo Branco is also aboard as producer which aims to begin shooting in Spain, Portugal and the Canary Islands in October.
Gilliam co-wrote the script with Tony Grisoni. Palin is set to play Don Quixote and Driver is an advertising executive who is mistaken by Quixote for his friend Sancho Panza. The film is set entirely in the present day. [Source: Deadline]
The Square
Elisabeth Moss ("Mad Men") has signed on to star alongside Danish actors Claes Bang and Christopher Laesso in "Force Majeure" director Ruben Ostlund's darkly humorous drama "The Square" which deals with responsibility for other individuals in public spaces. The film will be shot from June to October in Sweden and Berlin for a 2017 release.
- 5/19/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Exclusive: Creative England backs feature about gay couple who plot revenge against a conservative B&B owner.
UK production outfit Hummingbird Films has begun shooting in Bristol on thriller B&B, the directorial debut of Trance co-writer Joe Ahearne.
Paul McGann (Withnail & I), Tom Bateman (Jekyll & Hyde) and Sean Teale (Reign) star in the story of a gay couple who return to bait the owner of a remote B&B one year after they successfully sued him for not allowing them to share a bed.
However, events take a deadly turn when a guest with even more sinister intentions arrives.
B&B is backed by Creative England, Ffilm Cymru Wales and Isabelle Georgeaux of Pont Neuf Productions. 4SquareFilms handles international sales.
Joe Ahearne writes and directs the feature, which is produced by Jayne Chard (Dartmoor Killing) of Hummingbird Films. Ahearne, creator of BBC TV series The Secret Of Crickley Hall and Apparitions, was also a...
UK production outfit Hummingbird Films has begun shooting in Bristol on thriller B&B, the directorial debut of Trance co-writer Joe Ahearne.
Paul McGann (Withnail & I), Tom Bateman (Jekyll & Hyde) and Sean Teale (Reign) star in the story of a gay couple who return to bait the owner of a remote B&B one year after they successfully sued him for not allowing them to share a bed.
However, events take a deadly turn when a guest with even more sinister intentions arrives.
B&B is backed by Creative England, Ffilm Cymru Wales and Isabelle Georgeaux of Pont Neuf Productions. 4SquareFilms handles international sales.
Joe Ahearne writes and directs the feature, which is produced by Jayne Chard (Dartmoor Killing) of Hummingbird Films. Ahearne, creator of BBC TV series The Secret Of Crickley Hall and Apparitions, was also a...
- 1/26/2016
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
The first season of the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company Live will be broadcast into Australian cinemas from London's Garrick Theatre in January.
The season begins with The Winter.s Tale. Shakespeare.s timeless tragicomedy of obsession and redemption is reimagined in a new production co-directed by Rob Ashford and Kenneth Branagh, following their staging of Macbeth in Manchester and Manhattan.
The Winter's Tale tells the story of King Leontes, who appears to have everything: power, wealth, a loving family and trusted friends..
But sexual jealousy sets in motion a chain of events with tragic consequences
The Winter.s Tale stars Judi Dench as Paulina, alongside Tom Bateman (Florizel), Jessie Buckley (Perdita), Hadley Fraser (Polixenes), Miranda Raison (Hermione), Adam Garcia (Lord Amadis) and Kenneth Branagh as Leontes.
Screenings begin nationally on January 30.
The season begins with The Winter.s Tale. Shakespeare.s timeless tragicomedy of obsession and redemption is reimagined in a new production co-directed by Rob Ashford and Kenneth Branagh, following their staging of Macbeth in Manchester and Manhattan.
The Winter's Tale tells the story of King Leontes, who appears to have everything: power, wealth, a loving family and trusted friends..
But sexual jealousy sets in motion a chain of events with tragic consequences
The Winter.s Tale stars Judi Dench as Paulina, alongside Tom Bateman (Florizel), Jessie Buckley (Perdita), Hadley Fraser (Polixenes), Miranda Raison (Hermione), Adam Garcia (Lord Amadis) and Kenneth Branagh as Leontes.
Screenings begin nationally on January 30.
- 12/1/2015
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
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What is the elusive quality that Doctor Who has that makes it succeed where other Saturday night dramas have failed? In the case of Jekyll and Hyde – which started last night and stars Tom Bateman as Robert Jekyll – you might say ‘Well it’s on Sunday for a start’ but other than that, with...
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What is the elusive quality that Doctor Who has that makes it succeed where other Saturday night dramas have failed? In the case of Jekyll and Hyde – which started last night and stars Tom Bateman as Robert Jekyll – you might say ‘Well it’s on Sunday for a start’ but other than that, with...
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- 10/26/2015
- by Andrew Reynolds
- Kasterborous.com
Eyebrows were raised when ITV decided to air its new gory thriller Jekyll and Hyde at 6.30pm on Sundays, and nearly 500 viewers weren't impressed.
Charlie Higson's new adaptation of the classic Robert Louis Stevenson novel received 280 complaints at ITV and a further 212 with regulator Ofcom.
The debut episode featured various graphic and violent moments, including a man being shot in the chest and another getting burned to death. Ouch.
Starring Tom Bateman and Richard E Grant, it follows the original Dr Jekyll's nephew in 1930s London, and has a rather superhero twang.
An Ofcom spokesperson said: "Ofcom has received 212 [complaints] about Jekyll and Hyde, which aired on ITV on Sunday. We will assess these complaints before deciding whether to investigate or not."
ITV added: "ITV issued a warning before the transmission of Jekyll and Hyde advising the parents of younger children they may find some scenes scary."
The channel's...
Charlie Higson's new adaptation of the classic Robert Louis Stevenson novel received 280 complaints at ITV and a further 212 with regulator Ofcom.
The debut episode featured various graphic and violent moments, including a man being shot in the chest and another getting burned to death. Ouch.
Starring Tom Bateman and Richard E Grant, it follows the original Dr Jekyll's nephew in 1930s London, and has a rather superhero twang.
An Ofcom spokesperson said: "Ofcom has received 212 [complaints] about Jekyll and Hyde, which aired on ITV on Sunday. We will assess these complaints before deciding whether to investigate or not."
ITV added: "ITV issued a warning before the transmission of Jekyll and Hyde advising the parents of younger children they may find some scenes scary."
The channel's...
- 10/26/2015
- Digital Spy
ITV got back into the 'teatime adventure series' game tonight, launching a new competitor to the BBC's Doctor Who with a fast-paced, flashy take on Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Jekyll and Hyde - from writer Charlie Higson - casts Tom Bateman as Robert Jekyll, who like his grandfather Henry has a monstrous alter ego.
But this Hyde is a departure from the grotesque figures we've seen in other films and series. He's a wild and powerful beast, but with a certain unhinged charm.
The first episode of Jekyll and Hyde - also starring Natalie Gumede and Richard E Grant - took in deformed villains, shape-shifters, shadowy conspiracies, romance and one epic bar brawl.
But does ITV have a hit on their hands? Could Higson's reinvention run and run? Or did this revamp of a horror classic leave you cold?
Digital Spy wants to hear your thoughts. Is this perfect...
Jekyll and Hyde - from writer Charlie Higson - casts Tom Bateman as Robert Jekyll, who like his grandfather Henry has a monstrous alter ego.
But this Hyde is a departure from the grotesque figures we've seen in other films and series. He's a wild and powerful beast, but with a certain unhinged charm.
The first episode of Jekyll and Hyde - also starring Natalie Gumede and Richard E Grant - took in deformed villains, shape-shifters, shadowy conspiracies, romance and one epic bar brawl.
But does ITV have a hit on their hands? Could Higson's reinvention run and run? Or did this revamp of a horror classic leave you cold?
Digital Spy wants to hear your thoughts. Is this perfect...
- 10/25/2015
- Digital Spy
Set in 1930’s London at a time of Hollywood glamour, aerodynamic cars and monster movies, the drama pays homage to the Stevenson novel, and focuses on the young, attractive, troubled hero, Robert Jekyll, the grandson of the original doctor. Robert Jekyll’s quest is to discover his real identity, his true family history and the nature of his ‘curse’. Jekyll transforms into superhero Hyde in moments of extreme anger, stress and when his or the lives of others are threatened. The new fantasy show of Jekyll and Hyde stars Tom Bateman as Jekyll and Hyde, Richard E. Grant as Bullstrode, Natalie Gumede as Bella and Donald Sumpter as Garson. Jekyll & Hyde airs every Sunday at 6.30pm on ITV (UK and Ireland). Tba for the United States and the rest of the world. Jekyll & Hyde has been published by many comic book properties.
- 10/25/2015
- ComicBookMovie.com
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As Jekyll & Hyde arrives on ITV, we chatted to creator and novelist Charlie Higson about kids’ horror, VFX budgets and more…
Charlie Higson is currently a very busy man. After the press launch of ITV’s Jekyll & Hyde, he has to rush off to a VFX meeting (“If an episode’s got shit special effects in it,” he jokes, “it’ll be your fault because you kept me too long!”). Then he’s straight on to filming his second Professor Branestawm adaptation for the BBC, appearing at live events to mark The Fast Show’s twenty-first birthday, and, at the end of this month, bringing out the final instalment in his Ya horror series, The Enemy. That’s a full plate by anyone’s standards.
Incidentally, Higson is eating from a full plate as we chat, multi-tasking interviews with the consumption of a modest Jenga tower of posh chips and bijou burgers.
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As Jekyll & Hyde arrives on ITV, we chatted to creator and novelist Charlie Higson about kids’ horror, VFX budgets and more…
Charlie Higson is currently a very busy man. After the press launch of ITV’s Jekyll & Hyde, he has to rush off to a VFX meeting (“If an episode’s got shit special effects in it,” he jokes, “it’ll be your fault because you kept me too long!”). Then he’s straight on to filming his second Professor Branestawm adaptation for the BBC, appearing at live events to mark The Fast Show’s twenty-first birthday, and, at the end of this month, bringing out the final instalment in his Ya horror series, The Enemy. That’s a full plate by anyone’s standards.
Incidentally, Higson is eating from a full plate as we chat, multi-tasking interviews with the consumption of a modest Jenga tower of posh chips and bijou burgers.
- 10/21/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
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Coming to ITV this Sunday is Charlie Higson's new superhero take on Jekyll & Hyde. Here's what we learned on set this summer...
It's not every day you see Richard E. Grant and Tom Bateman tussling in an underground bunker. Visiting the set of ITV’s superhero-retelling of Jekyll & Hyde in the outskirts of London this June, that’s exactly what we got.
The new show, a 1930s adaptation of the oft-retold Robert Louis Stevenson novel, focuses on Robert Jekyll, the grandson of Edward Hyde and inheritor of the family’s dark secret. It’s 19th Century literature with a modern superhero twist, and fully intends to take over Sunday-night family viewing.
The show, which premieres this Sunday at 6.30pm on ITV, filmed its first ten-episode series in London over the summer. With a gaggle of other journalists, Den of Geek visited the set and chatted with...
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Coming to ITV this Sunday is Charlie Higson's new superhero take on Jekyll & Hyde. Here's what we learned on set this summer...
It's not every day you see Richard E. Grant and Tom Bateman tussling in an underground bunker. Visiting the set of ITV’s superhero-retelling of Jekyll & Hyde in the outskirts of London this June, that’s exactly what we got.
The new show, a 1930s adaptation of the oft-retold Robert Louis Stevenson novel, focuses on Robert Jekyll, the grandson of Edward Hyde and inheritor of the family’s dark secret. It’s 19th Century literature with a modern superhero twist, and fully intends to take over Sunday-night family viewing.
The show, which premieres this Sunday at 6.30pm on ITV, filmed its first ten-episode series in London over the summer. With a gaggle of other journalists, Den of Geek visited the set and chatted with...
- 10/20/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
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Jekyll And Hyde will begin on Sunday the 25th of October on ITV, starring Tom Bateman and Richard E. Grant…
The Fast Show writer and novelist Charlie Higson’s televised take on Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde has had our attention for a while.
Today we’ve learned that the show – going by the title Jekyll And Hyde - will kick off on ITV on Sunday the 25th of October. It’s in a relatively early timeslot of 6.30pm.
Tom Bateman of Da Vinci's Demons stars in the title role(s), and Richard E. Grant co-stars as the head of the secret service.
Mr Grant told us recently that “it’s about Jekyll’s grandson, and so it’s set in the 1930s. And so, Charlie Higson has taken licence to include monsters and vampires and all those genre horror elements.
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Jekyll And Hyde will begin on Sunday the 25th of October on ITV, starring Tom Bateman and Richard E. Grant…
The Fast Show writer and novelist Charlie Higson’s televised take on Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde has had our attention for a while.
Today we’ve learned that the show – going by the title Jekyll And Hyde - will kick off on ITV on Sunday the 25th of October. It’s in a relatively early timeslot of 6.30pm.
Tom Bateman of Da Vinci's Demons stars in the title role(s), and Richard E. Grant co-stars as the head of the secret service.
Mr Grant told us recently that “it’s about Jekyll’s grandson, and so it’s set in the 1930s. And so, Charlie Higson has taken licence to include monsters and vampires and all those genre horror elements.
- 10/15/2015
- by rleane
- Den of Geek
Tom Bateman will soon explode onto our TV screens in ITV's brand new superhero-inspired adaptation of Jekyll and Hyde.
Writer Charlie Higson has already described Bateman as a "sexy" update of the doctor with the split personality, who will be the grandson of the title character in Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale.
Speaking to Digital Spy, Bateman said that watching Heath Ledger's take on The Joker in The Dark Knight was a big influence on how he played Hyde.
"Jekyll is quite close to me, a little bit more shy. Whereas Hyde is a mish-mash of lots of things. I didn't realise I was borrowing it throughout the auditions – but Heath Ledger's Joker [was an influence].
"You love watching the Joker, and yes that's what I was doing, subconsciously that. I'd obviously seen it and it had embedded it self a little bit. A Clockwork Orange also has that sort of gross,...
Writer Charlie Higson has already described Bateman as a "sexy" update of the doctor with the split personality, who will be the grandson of the title character in Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale.
Speaking to Digital Spy, Bateman said that watching Heath Ledger's take on The Joker in The Dark Knight was a big influence on how he played Hyde.
"Jekyll is quite close to me, a little bit more shy. Whereas Hyde is a mish-mash of lots of things. I didn't realise I was borrowing it throughout the auditions – but Heath Ledger's Joker [was an influence].
"You love watching the Joker, and yes that's what I was doing, subconsciously that. I'd obviously seen it and it had embedded it self a little bit. A Clockwork Orange also has that sort of gross,...
- 10/15/2015
- Digital Spy
The Fast Show star Charlie Higson has already tackled cult with his Young James Bond novels, and embraced horror with post-apocalyptic series The Enemy. Now, he's taking on both with ITV's new version of Jekyll and Hyde.
Tom Bateman stars as the eponymous doctor with the split-personality, in a rebooted superhero-themed adaptation taking place in 1930s London. It also stars Richard E Grant and former Coronation Street actress Natalie Gumede, and will focus on the grandson of the doctor featured in Robert Louis Stevenson's story.
Writer Higson told Digital Spy that Doctor Who's success on the BBC led to ITV searching for a monster hit (pun intended) that could prove a success overseas. He also spoke of his previous attempts to bring back the fantasy genre in the early 2000s.
"I've always wanted to do something of a heavy fantasy nature. And I tried it with Randall and...
Tom Bateman stars as the eponymous doctor with the split-personality, in a rebooted superhero-themed adaptation taking place in 1930s London. It also stars Richard E Grant and former Coronation Street actress Natalie Gumede, and will focus on the grandson of the doctor featured in Robert Louis Stevenson's story.
Writer Higson told Digital Spy that Doctor Who's success on the BBC led to ITV searching for a monster hit (pun intended) that could prove a success overseas. He also spoke of his previous attempts to bring back the fantasy genre in the early 2000s.
"I've always wanted to do something of a heavy fantasy nature. And I tried it with Randall and...
- 10/14/2015
- Digital Spy
Sunday evenings are sorted for the next few months as ITV's Jekyll and Hyde are taking over.
The 10-part drama stars Da Vinci's Demons actor Tom Bateman in the lead role.
Bateman will be playing the dual role of evil Hyde and his mild-mannered alter ego Jekyll in the paranormal drama.
The series is set in 1930s London, and will focus on the grandson of the doctor featured in the famous Robert Louis Stevenson story.
Joining him will be Richard E Grant and former Coronation Street actress Natalie Gumede, along with Stephanie Hyam (Murdered By My Boyfriend), Donald Sumpter (Game of Thrones), Amit Shah (Hustle) and Phil McKee (Ripper Street).
Lead writer Charlie Higson billed the show as a "superhero story" with a "sexy" Mr Hyde earlier this year, and has big plans for the series.
"ITV want this to be a big international show that they can sell around the world,...
The 10-part drama stars Da Vinci's Demons actor Tom Bateman in the lead role.
Bateman will be playing the dual role of evil Hyde and his mild-mannered alter ego Jekyll in the paranormal drama.
The series is set in 1930s London, and will focus on the grandson of the doctor featured in the famous Robert Louis Stevenson story.
Joining him will be Richard E Grant and former Coronation Street actress Natalie Gumede, along with Stephanie Hyam (Murdered By My Boyfriend), Donald Sumpter (Game of Thrones), Amit Shah (Hustle) and Phil McKee (Ripper Street).
Lead writer Charlie Higson billed the show as a "superhero story" with a "sexy" Mr Hyde earlier this year, and has big plans for the series.
"ITV want this to be a big international show that they can sell around the world,...
- 10/14/2015
- Digital Spy
Hot weather or not, there's something about the summer that seems to reduce the television landscape to a barren desert. But with autumn comes an influx of TV gems - both new series and familiar favourites.
These are just a few we recommend - and check back tomorrow for part two of our autumn 2015 TV guide, with even more terrific telly.
1. This Is England '90 - Channel 4
Shane Meadows' searing saga draws to a close, as we dip into the lives of Lol (Vicky McClure), Woody (Joseph Gilgun) and Shaun (Thomas Turgoose) one last time. Picking up two years after the last instalment, there'll be heartbreak and hilarity as the gang embrace rave culture and the Stone Roses, and face an uncertain future. Begins September 13 at 9pm on Channel 4.
2. Doctor Who - BBC One
Peter Capaldi returns for his second series as the enigmatic Time Lord, with...
These are just a few we recommend - and check back tomorrow for part two of our autumn 2015 TV guide, with even more terrific telly.
1. This Is England '90 - Channel 4
Shane Meadows' searing saga draws to a close, as we dip into the lives of Lol (Vicky McClure), Woody (Joseph Gilgun) and Shaun (Thomas Turgoose) one last time. Picking up two years after the last instalment, there'll be heartbreak and hilarity as the gang embrace rave culture and the Stone Roses, and face an uncertain future. Begins September 13 at 9pm on Channel 4.
2. Doctor Who - BBC One
Peter Capaldi returns for his second series as the enigmatic Time Lord, with...
- 9/3/2015
- Digital Spy
Hot weather or not, there's something about the summer that seems to reduce the television landscape to a barren desert. But with autumn comes an influx of TV gems - both new series and familiar favourites.
These are just a few we recommend - and check back tomorrow for part two of our autumn 2015 TV guide, with even more terrific telly.
1. This Is England '90 - Channel 4
Shane Meadows' searing saga draws to a close, as we dip into the lives of Lol (Vicky McClure), Woody (Joseph Gilgun) and Shaun (Thomas Turgoose) one last time. Picking up two years after the last instalment, there'll be heartbreak and hilarity as the gang embrace rave culture and the Stone Roses, and face an uncertain future. Begins September 13 at 9pm on Channel 4.
2. Doctor Who - BBC One
Peter Capaldi returns for his second series as the enigmatic Time Lord, with...
These are just a few we recommend - and check back tomorrow for part two of our autumn 2015 TV guide, with even more terrific telly.
1. This Is England '90 - Channel 4
Shane Meadows' searing saga draws to a close, as we dip into the lives of Lol (Vicky McClure), Woody (Joseph Gilgun) and Shaun (Thomas Turgoose) one last time. Picking up two years after the last instalment, there'll be heartbreak and hilarity as the gang embrace rave culture and the Stone Roses, and face an uncertain future. Begins September 13 at 9pm on Channel 4.
2. Doctor Who - BBC One
Peter Capaldi returns for his second series as the enigmatic Time Lord, with...
- 9/3/2015
- Digital Spy
Jekyll & Hyde is coming to ITV this autumn, and here is your first look at the show's lead Tom Bateman in action.
The Da Vinci's Demons star is playing the dual-role of Hyde and his mild-mannered alter ego Jekyll in the paranormal drama.
In the first clip from the series, Jekyll finds himself transformed into a monster whilst facing off against a group of thugs.
Richard E Grant and former Coronation Street actress Natalie Gumede join Bateman in the cast, along with Stephanie Hyam (Murdered By My Boyfriend), Donald Sumpter (Game of Thrones), Amit Shah (Hustle) and Phil McKee (Ripper Street).
The series is set in 1930s London, and will focus on the grandson of the doctor featured in Robert Louis Stevenson's story.
Lead writer Charlie Higson has previously described the drama as a "superhero story" with a "sexy" Mr Hyde.
He cited classic '60s series - including The Prisoner,...
The Da Vinci's Demons star is playing the dual-role of Hyde and his mild-mannered alter ego Jekyll in the paranormal drama.
In the first clip from the series, Jekyll finds himself transformed into a monster whilst facing off against a group of thugs.
Richard E Grant and former Coronation Street actress Natalie Gumede join Bateman in the cast, along with Stephanie Hyam (Murdered By My Boyfriend), Donald Sumpter (Game of Thrones), Amit Shah (Hustle) and Phil McKee (Ripper Street).
The series is set in 1930s London, and will focus on the grandson of the doctor featured in Robert Louis Stevenson's story.
Lead writer Charlie Higson has previously described the drama as a "superhero story" with a "sexy" Mr Hyde.
He cited classic '60s series - including The Prisoner,...
- 8/27/2015
- Digital Spy
ITV has dropped the first look at Jekyll & Hyde, the upcoming 10-part action-adventure drama from ITV Studios. Tom Bateman (Da Vinci's Demons), Richard E Grant and Coronation Street‘s Natalie Gumede star in the series that’s infused with mystery, fantasy, horror and sci-fi. It’s based on an idea conceived by British actor and author Charlie Higson and inspired by the Robert Louis Stevenson classic. Bateman, who’s hot off a West End run in Shakespeare In Love, plays…...
- 8/27/2015
- Deadline TV
ITV has released the first clip from its upcoming ten-part "Jekyll & Hyde" event series which isn't so much a new adaptation of the Robert Louis Stevenson short story so much as a superhero-themed reimagined sequel to it.
Tom Bateman, Richard E. Grant and Natalie Gumede star in this new take in which we follow the grandson of the original Dr. Jekyll who is a young, sensitive and meek man. His 'Hyde' however is a confident, risk-taking superhero with super powers who gets things done. The series premieres sometime this Fall.
Tom Bateman, Richard E. Grant and Natalie Gumede star in this new take in which we follow the grandson of the original Dr. Jekyll who is a young, sensitive and meek man. His 'Hyde' however is a confident, risk-taking superhero with super powers who gets things done. The series premieres sometime this Fall.
- 8/27/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
“It’s not a re-imagining or anything," says Enzo Cilenti, who will appear as Captain Dance in ITV's Jekyll And Hyde series...
Actor Enzo Cilenti has had a very geek-friendly few years recently, appearing in Guardians Of The Galaxy, Kick Ass 2, Game Of Thrones and the wonderful Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell.
Now, he's nabbed a role in The Fast Show writer Charlie Higson's take on Jekyll And Hyde, for ITV. The upcoming show stars Tom Bateman and Richard E Grant. Mr Cilenti plays the villainous Captain W. M. Dance, and has been chatting to CultBox about the show.
“It’s amazing! There’s so many adaptations that you might think ‘I’m not entirely sure they need doing again,’" he admitted, "and when I saw the title Jekyll And Hyde I thought ‘Haven’t we done this? Haven’t we seen this?’. And then I got further down the email and though ‘Shit,...
Actor Enzo Cilenti has had a very geek-friendly few years recently, appearing in Guardians Of The Galaxy, Kick Ass 2, Game Of Thrones and the wonderful Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell.
Now, he's nabbed a role in The Fast Show writer Charlie Higson's take on Jekyll And Hyde, for ITV. The upcoming show stars Tom Bateman and Richard E Grant. Mr Cilenti plays the villainous Captain W. M. Dance, and has been chatting to CultBox about the show.
“It’s amazing! There’s so many adaptations that you might think ‘I’m not entirely sure they need doing again,’" he admitted, "and when I saw the title Jekyll And Hyde I thought ‘Haven’t we done this? Haven’t we seen this?’. And then I got further down the email and though ‘Shit,...
- 8/6/2015
- by rleane
- Den of Geek
Charlie Higson's Jekyll And Hyde now has a substantially-sized trailer, featuring Richard E Grant and Tom Bateman...
Since we heard that The Fast Show writer Charlie Higson was working on Jekyll And Hyde series for ITV, we've been excited to see what he'll come up with.
Now, we've seen a trailer that gives us a decent look at the upcoming ten-part series. Here it is, starring Da Vinci's Demons' Tom Bateman in the lead role, and Richard E Grant as the head of a shady organisation...
We'll bring you more on this one as it comes in. We're certainly intrigued to see how it pans out.
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Since we heard that The Fast Show writer Charlie Higson was working on Jekyll And Hyde series for ITV, we've been excited to see what he'll come up with.
Now, we've seen a trailer that gives us a decent look at the upcoming ten-part series. Here it is, starring Da Vinci's Demons' Tom Bateman in the lead role, and Richard E Grant as the head of a shady organisation...
We'll bring you more on this one as it comes in. We're certainly intrigued to see how it pans out.
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- 7/21/2015
- by rleane
- Den of Geek
ITV's new Jekyll & Hyde series has been billed as a "superhero story" - with a "sexy" Mr Hyde.
Cast and crew from the new paranormal drama attended a panel at McM London Comic Con on Saturday (May 23).
Lead writer Charlie Higson said: "It's a superhero Jekyll & Hyde - about Dr Jekyll's grandson, who doesn't know anything about who he is or why he's like he is.
"[The book is] the prototype superhero story - it's a guy with an alter ego. He can turn into someone else, nobody knows it's him and he can do all the things he dreams about, so I thought there was a lot you could do with it that was new and exciting."
Higson described the show's Hyde as "sexy", "good-looking" and "dangerous" - with Da Vinci's Demons actor Tom Bateman playing the dual-role of Hyde and his mild-mannered alter ego Jekyll.
"We didn't want Hyde to be...
Cast and crew from the new paranormal drama attended a panel at McM London Comic Con on Saturday (May 23).
Lead writer Charlie Higson said: "It's a superhero Jekyll & Hyde - about Dr Jekyll's grandson, who doesn't know anything about who he is or why he's like he is.
"[The book is] the prototype superhero story - it's a guy with an alter ego. He can turn into someone else, nobody knows it's him and he can do all the things he dreams about, so I thought there was a lot you could do with it that was new and exciting."
Higson described the show's Hyde as "sexy", "good-looking" and "dangerous" - with Da Vinci's Demons actor Tom Bateman playing the dual-role of Hyde and his mild-mannered alter ego Jekyll.
"We didn't want Hyde to be...
- 5/26/2015
- Digital Spy
Bates Motel & The Returned
A&E Network has announced back-to-back premiere dates for the third season of "Bates Motel" and the U.S. remake of acclaimed French supernatural series "The Returned". Both will premiere on March 9th.
Speaking about the latter, show runner Cartlon Cuse says that the first six episodes of the show share a lot of similarities with the original. After that point they diverge and the end of the first season is "fairly, distinctively different" from the original. [Source: The Live Feed]
The Flash
Canadian actress Britne Oldford ("Skins," "American Horror Story") has been cast as Lashawn Baez on The CW's "Flash". Lashawn Baez is apparently based on the DC Comics character Shawna Baez, better known as the reluctant teleporting villain Peek-a-Boo.
Oldford will reportedly play the girlfriend to Micah Parker's character, an Iron Heights inmate who convinces his significant other to break him out of prison and use her...
A&E Network has announced back-to-back premiere dates for the third season of "Bates Motel" and the U.S. remake of acclaimed French supernatural series "The Returned". Both will premiere on March 9th.
Speaking about the latter, show runner Cartlon Cuse says that the first six episodes of the show share a lot of similarities with the original. After that point they diverge and the end of the first season is "fairly, distinctively different" from the original. [Source: The Live Feed]
The Flash
Canadian actress Britne Oldford ("Skins," "American Horror Story") has been cast as Lashawn Baez on The CW's "Flash". Lashawn Baez is apparently based on the DC Comics character Shawna Baez, better known as the reluctant teleporting villain Peek-a-Boo.
Oldford will reportedly play the girlfriend to Micah Parker's character, an Iron Heights inmate who convinces his significant other to break him out of prison and use her...
- 1/9/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Tom Bateman and Richard E Grant have been cast in ITV's Jekyll & Hyde.
The ten-part adventure drama - based on Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886 novella - will also star Coronation Street's Natalie Gumede.
Bateman will take the role of Robert Jekyll, Grant will play Sir Roger Bulstrode, and Gumede will star as Bella.
The cast of the series also includes Stephanie Hyam (Murdered By My Boyfriend), Donald Sumpter (Game of Thrones), Amit Shah (Hustle), Phil McKee (Ripper Street) and Christian McKay (Rush).
Ruby Bentall (The Paradise), Enzo Cilenti (Game of Thrones), Lolita Chakrabarti (The Smoke), Michael Karim (Inspector Lewis) and Ace Bhatti (Silk) will feature in supporting roles.
The series will be set in 1930s London, and will focus on the grandson of the doctor featured in Stevenson's story.
Colin Teague will direct the series, which begins filming in Sri Lanka later this month. Production will take place in London from February until July.
The ten-part adventure drama - based on Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886 novella - will also star Coronation Street's Natalie Gumede.
Bateman will take the role of Robert Jekyll, Grant will play Sir Roger Bulstrode, and Gumede will star as Bella.
The cast of the series also includes Stephanie Hyam (Murdered By My Boyfriend), Donald Sumpter (Game of Thrones), Amit Shah (Hustle), Phil McKee (Ripper Street) and Christian McKay (Rush).
Ruby Bentall (The Paradise), Enzo Cilenti (Game of Thrones), Lolita Chakrabarti (The Smoke), Michael Karim (Inspector Lewis) and Ace Bhatti (Silk) will feature in supporting roles.
The series will be set in 1930s London, and will focus on the grandson of the doctor featured in Stevenson's story.
Colin Teague will direct the series, which begins filming in Sri Lanka later this month. Production will take place in London from February until July.
- 1/9/2015
- Digital Spy
The first pictures have been released from the stage adaptation of Shakespeare in Love.
The adaptation of the Oscar-winning 1998 movie is currently in previews at London's Noël Coward Theatre.
It has been adapted for the stage by Lee Hall (Billy Elliot) and features a company of 28 actors and musicians.
It is directed by Declan Donnellan and designed by Nick Ormerod, and tickets are on sale now.
Tom Bateman plays William Shakespeare and Viola de Lesseps is played by Lucy Briggs-Owen.
Anna Carteret plays Queen Elizabeth and Tony Bell takes on the role of Ralph.
"Everyone who loves the theatre loves what Tom Stoppard and Marc Norman created with the miracle that is Shakespeare in Love," said Thomas Schumacher, President and Producer of Disney Theatrical Productions.
"It is a Valentine to the Theatre and what better way to celebrate that than to turn to consummate theatre artists; Declan, Nick, Lee and...
The adaptation of the Oscar-winning 1998 movie is currently in previews at London's Noël Coward Theatre.
It has been adapted for the stage by Lee Hall (Billy Elliot) and features a company of 28 actors and musicians.
It is directed by Declan Donnellan and designed by Nick Ormerod, and tickets are on sale now.
Tom Bateman plays William Shakespeare and Viola de Lesseps is played by Lucy Briggs-Owen.
Anna Carteret plays Queen Elizabeth and Tony Bell takes on the role of Ralph.
"Everyone who loves the theatre loves what Tom Stoppard and Marc Norman created with the miracle that is Shakespeare in Love," said Thomas Schumacher, President and Producer of Disney Theatrical Productions.
"It is a Valentine to the Theatre and what better way to celebrate that than to turn to consummate theatre artists; Declan, Nick, Lee and...
- 7/8/2014
- Digital Spy
Da Vinci’s Demons, Season 2: Episode 6 – “The Rope of the Dead”
Written by David S. Goyer & Matt Fraction
Directed by Jon Jones
Airs Saturday nights at 9 on Starz
Ever since Spartacus, the series which will most likely remain the network’s standard forever, Starz has been trying to build a brand that works for them as a premium cable network. That branding, unfortunately, doesn’t allow for a series like Magic City, which was better than it needed to be in its short run. However, the intent to create an identity in contrast to what HBO and Showtime do is one that I find admirable. And, finally, I think Starz knows exactly what it needs. “The Rope of the Dead” is that thing. It is the perfect blend of high octane action, visual spectacle (enhanced by a little bit of sexiness, of course) and powerfully emotional character beats. The...
Written by David S. Goyer & Matt Fraction
Directed by Jon Jones
Airs Saturday nights at 9 on Starz
Ever since Spartacus, the series which will most likely remain the network’s standard forever, Starz has been trying to build a brand that works for them as a premium cable network. That branding, unfortunately, doesn’t allow for a series like Magic City, which was better than it needed to be in its short run. However, the intent to create an identity in contrast to what HBO and Showtime do is one that I find admirable. And, finally, I think Starz knows exactly what it needs. “The Rope of the Dead” is that thing. It is the perfect blend of high octane action, visual spectacle (enhanced by a little bit of sexiness, of course) and powerfully emotional character beats. The...
- 4/28/2014
- by Sean Colletti
- SoundOnSight
Review Ron Hogan 28 Apr 2014 - 06:59
Pain, violence and hallucinatory drugs; here's Ron's review of this week's episode...
This review contains spoilers.
2.6 The Rope Of The Dead
Da Vinci's Demons is a show that loves to play with the concept of reality. In particular, it seems to hang onto the idea of a Jungian-type collective unconscious, a sort of pseudo/actual spiritual real in which everyone is connected on some sort of deep level. Leonardo and Lorenzo, who are blood brothers after that transfusion, seem to share some sort of deeper connection in this week's episode, which features both our major characters (and most of our minor characters) at serious risk of death from various torments. Beaten to a pulp or hallucinating due to a combination of snake venom and ayahuasca, Leonardo and Lorenzo are apparently on a shared spiritual quest. One's trying to recover the book that can either...
Pain, violence and hallucinatory drugs; here's Ron's review of this week's episode...
This review contains spoilers.
2.6 The Rope Of The Dead
Da Vinci's Demons is a show that loves to play with the concept of reality. In particular, it seems to hang onto the idea of a Jungian-type collective unconscious, a sort of pseudo/actual spiritual real in which everyone is connected on some sort of deep level. Leonardo and Lorenzo, who are blood brothers after that transfusion, seem to share some sort of deeper connection in this week's episode, which features both our major characters (and most of our minor characters) at serious risk of death from various torments. Beaten to a pulp or hallucinating due to a combination of snake venom and ayahuasca, Leonardo and Lorenzo are apparently on a shared spiritual quest. One's trying to recover the book that can either...
- 4/28/2014
- by sarahd
- Den of Geek
The cast for the forthcoming stage production of Shakespeare in Love has been announced.
Tom Bateman will be playing William Shakespeare and Viola de Lesseps will be played by Lucy Briggs-Owen.
It was announced in November last year that Disney and Sonia Friedman Productions had plans to put the Oscar-winning film on the West End, with Tony-winner Lee Hall adapting the movie for the stage.
Shakespeare in Love tells the story of a promising young playwright, Will Shakespeare, who is tormented by writer's block until he finds his muse in the form of Viola de Lesseps. Their forbidden love draws many others, including Queen Elizabeth, into the drama and inspires Will to create the greatest love story ever written.
The actors playing the star-crossed lovers will be joined by a company of over 30 actors and musicians and will be directed by Declan Donnellan. More of the cast are expected to be announced soon.
Tom Bateman will be playing William Shakespeare and Viola de Lesseps will be played by Lucy Briggs-Owen.
It was announced in November last year that Disney and Sonia Friedman Productions had plans to put the Oscar-winning film on the West End, with Tony-winner Lee Hall adapting the movie for the stage.
Shakespeare in Love tells the story of a promising young playwright, Will Shakespeare, who is tormented by writer's block until he finds his muse in the form of Viola de Lesseps. Their forbidden love draws many others, including Queen Elizabeth, into the drama and inspires Will to create the greatest love story ever written.
The actors playing the star-crossed lovers will be joined by a company of over 30 actors and musicians and will be directed by Declan Donnellan. More of the cast are expected to be announced soon.
- 2/14/2014
- Digital Spy
Da Vinci’s Demons was one of the richest, most eye-popping new series of 2013. The sets and the costumes set the stage for the characters and the mysteries in a unique way, a combination of Italian Renaissance and punk that worked a lot of screen magic. And while Leo fully commanded the screen, there was something about his arch-enemy Riario, especially when he wore those amazing sunglasses…
Those sunglasses, by the way, belong to Blake Ritson, who plays Riario. He brought them to the set. One of the cool things you can learn from the Season 1 Blu-ray or DVD. Just saying.
We didn’t see the two of them together very often in Season 1, but happily for we fans, it looks like we’ll be seeing the two share a lot more screen time together in the new season. We have a new featurette about Leo and Riario, and a very cool (X-Men inspired?...
Those sunglasses, by the way, belong to Blake Ritson, who plays Riario. He brought them to the set. One of the cool things you can learn from the Season 1 Blu-ray or DVD. Just saying.
We didn’t see the two of them together very often in Season 1, but happily for we fans, it looks like we’ll be seeing the two share a lot more screen time together in the new season. We have a new featurette about Leo and Riario, and a very cool (X-Men inspired?...
- 1/29/2014
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
Genre: Adventure | Drama
Air Date/Time: April 12 at 9/8c
Network: Starz
Creator: David S. Goyer
Director: David S. Goyer
Writer: David S. Goyer
Starring: Tom Riley, Laura Haddock, Blake Ritson, Elliot Cowan, Lara Pulver, Greg Chillen, Hera Hilmar, Eros Vlahos, James Faulkner, Tom Bateman, Alexander Siddig.
Summary:
In a world where thought and faith are controlled, one man fights to set knowledge free. The secret history of Leonardo da Vinci’s tantalizing life reveals a portrait of a young man tortured by a gift of superhuman genius. He is a heretic intent on exposing the lies of religion. An insurgent seeking to subvert an elitist society. A bastard son who yearns for legitimacy with his father.
He finds himself in the midst of a storm that has been brewing for centuries. A conflict between truth and lies, religion and reason, past and future. His aspirations are used against him by...
Air Date/Time: April 12 at 9/8c
Network: Starz
Creator: David S. Goyer
Director: David S. Goyer
Writer: David S. Goyer
Starring: Tom Riley, Laura Haddock, Blake Ritson, Elliot Cowan, Lara Pulver, Greg Chillen, Hera Hilmar, Eros Vlahos, James Faulkner, Tom Bateman, Alexander Siddig.
Summary:
In a world where thought and faith are controlled, one man fights to set knowledge free. The secret history of Leonardo da Vinci’s tantalizing life reveals a portrait of a young man tortured by a gift of superhuman genius. He is a heretic intent on exposing the lies of religion. An insurgent seeking to subvert an elitist society. A bastard son who yearns for legitimacy with his father.
He finds himself in the midst of a storm that has been brewing for centuries. A conflict between truth and lies, religion and reason, past and future. His aspirations are used against him by...
- 4/12/2013
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
Harry, He’s Here To Help and Lemming director Dominik Moll has come aboard to helm the The Tunnel, the Franco-British adaptation of Scandinavian series The Bridge. Shooting starts this month on the Sky Atlantic/Canal Plus co-production from Kudos Film and TV and Shine France Films in association with Filmlance. As I reported last week, the 10-part drama stars Harry Potter actress Clémence Poésy and Game Of Thrones‘ Stephen Dillane as detectives investigating the death of a French politician who are forced into an uneasy partnership as they seek out a politically-motivated serial killer. Also joining the cast are Game Of Thrones‘ Joseph Mawle, Da Vinci’s Demons‘ Tom Bateman, Dancing On The Edge and Merlin‘s Angel Coulby, Silent Witness‘ Tobi Bakare, French actors Jeanne Balibar, Thibault de Montalembert and Mathieu Carrièrre and British actor Jack Lowden. The second episode will also feature Upstairs Downstairs‘ Keeley Hawes and veteran British actress Liz Smith.
- 2/1/2013
- by NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor
- Deadline TV
Joining Robert Lindsay Henry II and Joanna Lumley Eleanor of Aquitane in Trevor Nunn's production of James Goldman's The Lion in Winter are Tom Bateman Richard, Sonya Cassidy Alais, Joseph Drake John, Rory Fleck-Byrne Philip and James Norton Geoffrey. The Lion in Winter, produced by the Theatre Royal Haymarket Company, runs until 28 January 2012, Set and costume designs are by Stephen Brimson Lewis with music by Steven Edis, sound by Paul Groothuis and video design by Ian William Galloway.Checkout production shots from the show below...
- 11/29/2011
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
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