Tag: A Christmas Carol
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Stephen Graham: ‘The Irishman was my Champions League final’
The British actor reflects on a year in which he was ‘everywhere’, from gritty TV drama The Virtues to Martin Scorsese’s starry gangster epicMerseyside-born Stephen Graham, 46, discovered acting aged eight, before joining Liverpool’s Everyman youth theatre in his teens. His breakthrough role was his Bafta-nominated performance as skinhead Combo in Shane Meadows’s This Is…
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Apple Splurges on ‘A Christmas Carol’ Movie Starring Ryan Reynolds, Will Ferrell
Movie stars. They don’t come cheap. But when you’ve got pockets as deep as Apple does, a film’s budget is just a rounding error in the greater scheme of things. With that surely in mind, Apple has splurged on an early Christmas present for itself, beating out Netflix, Warner Bros. and Paramount for the rights…
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Richard Williams, ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’ Animator, Dies at 86
Renowned animator Richard Williams, best known for his work on “Who Framed Roger Rabbit,” died Friday at his home in Bristol, England, Variety has confirmed. He was 86.Williams was a distinguished animator, director, producer, author and teacher whose work has garnered three Oscars and three BAFTA Awards. In addition to his groundbreaking work as the…
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‘The Terror’ Star Adam Nagaitis Joins ‘Gunpowder Milkshake’ (Exclusive)
Adam Nagaitis, who had breakout roles in “The Terror” and “Chernobyl,” has landed a significant part in “Gunpowder Milkshake,” joining Karen Gillan and Paul Giamatti.Lena Headey and Michelle Yeoh are also on board.Navot Papushado and Ehud Lavski wrote the pic, with Papushado directing the action-thriller about a group of female assassins that come together after…
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First Look at Steven Knight’s ‘A Christmas Carol’ Miniseries Starring Guy Pearce and Andy Serkis
FX and BBC have revealed the first look at Steven Knight’s upcoming miniseries adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Although Tom Hardy was originally set to star in the production, but now he’s only going to executive produce. Guy Pearce will lead the adaptation as Ebenezer Scrooge. The rest of the cast includes: Andy…
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Carey Mulligan, Andy Serkis lead British voice cast on ‘A Christmas Carol’ as Saboteur boards for Afm (exclusive)
Principal photography on radical retelling of Dickens classic wrapped in UK and Ukraine in August.Saboteur Media has boarded worldwide rights heading into the Afm on a radical retelling of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol featuring a voice cast led by UK luminaries Carey Mulligan, Daniel Kaluuya, Andy Serkis, and Martin Freeman.Mark Lindsay, president of distribution…
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Carey Mulligan, Daniel Kaluuya, Andy Serkis lead voice cast on ‘A Christmas Carol’ (exclusive)
Principal photography on radical retelling of Dickens classic wrapped in UK and Ukraine in August.Saboteur Media has boarded worldwide rights heading into the Afm on a radical retelling of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol featuring a voice cast led by UK luminaries Carey Mulligan, Daniel Kaluuya, Andy Serkis, and Martin Freeman.Mark Lindsay, president of distribution…
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‘Bill and Ted 3’: Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter Reveal What the Proposed Sequel Has in Common With ‘A Christmas Carol’
Having gone on both an “Excellent Adventure” and “Bogus Journey,” Bill and Ted might appear to be done traveling together. Not so, according to Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter, who spoke to Entertainment Weekly about the long-rumored “Bill and Ted 3,” also known as “Bill and Ted Face the Music,” which co-writer Ed Solomon likened…