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Charlie Higson and Paul Whitehouse in The Fast Show (1994)

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Everything We Know About HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ Series
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Thirteen years after “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” released in theaters and brought an end to Harry’s journey on the big screen, the Harry Potter universe is gearing up for a return in the form of episodic television.

Led by showrunner Francesca Gardiner and director Mark Mylod of “Succession,” HBO’s take on the beloved book-turned-movie-franchise aims to bring the magical world back to life as Harry Potter discovers he’s a wizard and leaves his muggle family behind to attend Hogwarts, a school of magic. Along the way, he befriends Ron and Hermione and becomes a significant part of a plot against Lord Voldemort, or as most call him, “He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named.”

The show comes nearly 30 years after J.K. Rowling published “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” which was adapted into a film directed by Chris Columbus in 2001. In total, the original “Harry Potter” film series has...
See full article at Variety Film + TV
  • 5/29/2025
  • by Matt Minton
  • Variety Film + TV
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HBO’s Harry Potter Series Finds Its Harry, Ron and Hermione — Meet the Young Actors Playing the Trio
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Unfurl those red and gold banners, because it’s a big day for Gryffindor House.

Eight months after opening a casting call for Harry Potter‘s central trio of Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, HBO has found the actors that will play the young wizards in its forthcoming Harry Potter series.

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See full article at TVLine.com
  • 5/27/2025
  • by Rebecca Luther
  • TVLine.com
‘Harry Potter’ HBO Series Casts Harry, Ron and Hermione
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HBO’s “Harry Potter” TV series has officially found its Harry, Ron and Hermione.

Dominic McLaughlin will play the role of Harry Potter, Arabella Stanton is Hermione Granger and Alastair Stout is Ron Weasley. More than 30,000 actors auditioned for the lead roles since HBO launched an open casting call last fall. Filming is expected to begin this summer.

“After an extraordinary search led by casting directors Lucy Bevan and Emily Brockmann, we are delighted to announce we have found our Harry, Hermione and Ron. The talent of these three unique actors is wonderful to behold, and we cannot wait for the world to witness their magic together onscreen. We would like to thank all the tens of thousands of children who auditioned. It’s been a real pleasure to discover the plethora of young talent out there,” said showrunner Francesca Gardiner and executive producer and director Mark Mylod in a statement.
See full article at Variety Film + TV
  • 5/27/2025
  • by Jordan Moreau
  • Variety Film + TV
International Disruptors: ‘The Uninvited’ Producer Rosie Fellner On The Hard Realities Of Indie Film & Plans To Push Ahead & Champion First-Time Filmmakers Through New Shingle Rosebud Pictures
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Welcome to Deadline’s International Disruptors, a feature where we shine a spotlight on key executives and companies outside of the U.S. shaking up the offshore marketplace. This week we’re talking to Rosie Fellner, who recently produced The Uninvited, a dark comedy starring Walton Goggins, Elizabeth Reaser, Pedro Pascal, Rufus Sewell and Lois Smith. The British producer talks about her career as a multihyphenate and why she’s passionate about supporting first-time filmmakers through her new shingle Rosebud Pictures.

Rosie Fellner loves a puzzle. “I love putting things together – I’m a doer and like the puzzle of putting financing together for projects I’m passionate about,” the UK native tells Deadline.

So, for Fellner, who began her career as an actor on cult British comedy TV series The Fast Show before taking roles in Michael Winterbottom’s The Trip, The Face of an Angel and, more recently,...
See full article at Deadline Film + TV
  • 5/14/2025
  • by Diana Lodderhose
  • Deadline Film + TV
Late-night host calls UK version of SNL a 'terrible idea'
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Plans for a British version of Saturday Night Live don't have one late-night TV host feeling too excited. The veteran comedian called the idea of exporting SNL to the UK a "terrible idea."

Last month, NBC announced Saturday Night Live would get a British edition, expected to premiere next year. While not the first international edition of SNL, the show will likely feature some of the same celebrities who have hosted Saturday Night Live in the United States.

But don't expect John Oliver to get involved. The Last Week Tonight host called the idea "terrible" during an interview on Late Night with Seth Meyers.

"It just sounds like a bad ... we have had sketch comedy before," Oliver told Seth Meyers. "And it feels like Saturday Night Live is such a unique group. It's a cult."

Oliver continued, questioning how the "cult" of Saturday Night Live could transfer to a British version of the sketch show.
See full article at Last Night On
  • 5/7/2025
  • by Matt Moore
  • Last Night On
HBO’s Harry Potter Cast: 6 Actors Confirmed So Far, Dumbledore Actor Also Confirmed
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HBO just filled up the faculty at Hogwarts with talented actors. Harry Potter has finalized John Lithgow in the role of Albus Dumbledore and Janet McTeer in the role of Professor McGonagall. The casting for the three main leads, the characters of Harry, Hermione, and Ron, is still underway.

Francesca Gardiner, the showrunner, and Mark Mylod, the director, have also announced actors in the crucial roles of Professor Snape and Rubeus Hagrid. Paapa Essiedu plays Snape, while comedian Nick Frost has been roped in to play the gentle giant Hagrid. Lithgow, McTeer, Essiedu, and Frost are confirmed as regulars in the series.

In the recurring role of Argus Filch, the series has cast senior Welsh actor Paul Whitehouse. HBO has also confirmed that theater actor Luke Thallon will play Professor Quirrell in the first season of the series. More cast members from the series will be announced in the coming days.
See full article at FandomWire
  • 4/15/2025
  • by Hashim Asraff
  • FandomWire
'Harry Potter' Series Cast Confirmed with Huge Update
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The HBO Original Harry Potter series has confirmed some major cast additions for the show. After some odd back-and-forth about John Lithgow's casting as Albus Dumbledore, the six-time Emmy Award winner is now officially confirmed for the role. HBO also announced that the Tony Award and Golden Globe-winning actress Janet McTeer has been cast as Minerva McGonagall, while Emmy, Olivier, and BAFTA nominee Paapa Essiedu has been cast as Severus Snape. Additionally, in a move that will please just about everyone, the delightful Nick Frost has been cast as Rubeus Hagrid. All will serve as series regulars.

Along with the aforementioned cast, HBO has also announced a recurring cast that includes Luke Thallon (The Favourite) as Quirinus Quirrell and five-time BAFTA winner Paul Whitehouse as Argus Filch. Francesca Gardiner, showrunner and executive producer of the Harry Potter series, and Mark Mylod, director of multiple episodes and executive producer, said...
See full article at MovieWeb
  • 4/14/2025
  • by Matt Mahler
  • MovieWeb
‘Harry Potter’ HBO Series Confirms Casting for Dumbledore, Snape, McGonagall, Hagrid and More Hogwarts Staffers
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HBO is officially confirming the first cast members for the “Harry Potter” TV series.

The cast now includes the following series regulars: John Lithgow as Albus Dumbledore, Janet McTeer as Minerva McGonagall, Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape, and Nick Frost as Rubeus Hagrid. It had previously been reported that all four actors were in talks for the show.

In addition, Luke Thallon has joined in the recurring role of Quirinus Quirrell. Paul Whitehouse will appear in the recurring role of Argus Filch.

“We are happy to announce the casting of John Lithgow, Janet McTeer, Paapa Essiedu, Nick Frost, Luke Thallon and Paul Whitehouse to play Dumbledore, McGonagall, Snape, Hagrid, Quirrell and Filch,” said Francesca Gardiner, showrunner and executive producer, and Mark Mylod, director of multiple episodes and executive producer. “We’re delighted to have such extraordinary talent onboard, and we can’t wait to see them bring these beloved characters to new life.
See full article at Variety Film + TV
  • 4/14/2025
  • by Joe Otterson
  • Variety Film + TV
High-profile guests confirmed for Scarred For Life season two
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Scarred For Life, the podcast based on Stephen Brotherstone and Dave Lawrence’s hit book series, will return for season two on December 23.

Presented by Andy Bush, the voice of Hometime for over 2m listeners on Absolute Radio, the podcast sees a celebrity join Brotherstone and Lawrence to confess three terrifying items or events from their childhood.

Season one, which topped the TV & Film podcast charts in the UK, featured guests including The League of Gentlemen’s Reece Shearsmith, Garth Marenghi creator Matthew Holness and journalist Samira Ahmed.

Season two will launch on Monday December 23 with Little Britain, Sherlock and Black Mirror actor Alice Lowe, followed by a Christmas Day Special exploring the dark underbelly of the festive season. Weekly episodes will follow every Monday morning, with confirmed guests including The Fast Show’s John Thomson and Dinnerladies actor Maxine Peake.

Season two of Scarred For Life will be produced...
See full article at Podnews.net
  • 12/23/2024
  • Podnews.net
The Mallorca Files Season 3 Trailer and Key Art Debut
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Prime Video debuted the official trailer and key art for The Mallorca Files Season 3 today. The all-new season will launch on August 8 exclusively on Prime Video, including the U.S., UK, Germany, Australia, and Mexico.

All eight episodes will be available on premiere day. The first two seasons are currently available on the free streaming service Amazon Freevee in the U.S., the UK, and Germany. Starting August 1, select Prime Video customers will also be able to watch Seasons One and Two.

Set on the sun-drenched and glamorous Spanish island of Mallorca, The Mallorca Files centers around ambitious British detective Miranda Blake and her laid-back German partner Max Winter, who make up the perfect team – if only they could see it.

In Season Three, amid high-stakes adventures, treasure hunts, arson, kidnappings, and murders, Max and Miranda’s personal tensions and odd-couple partnership are put to the test. Overseeing their cases...
See full article at Vital Thrills
  • 7/18/2024
  • by Mirko Parlevliet
  • Vital Thrills
Paul Whitehouse at an event for Alice au pays des merveilles (2010)
Paul Whitehouse’s Sketch Show Years: The 2000s (Gold 18 July 2024)
Paul Whitehouse at an event for Alice au pays des merveilles (2010)
The maestro of the sketch show, Paul Whitehouse, known for his work on “The Fast Show,” has curated and narrated this UKTV Original series, guiding audiences through his favourite British sketch shows from the past six decades. Each episode broadly covers a decade, and in this final instalment, we explore the sketch shows of the […]

Paul Whitehouse’s Sketch Show Years: The 2000s (Gold 18 July 2024)...
See full article at MemorableTV
  • 7/13/2024
  • by Izzy Jacobs
  • MemorableTV
M&m’S® Short Film Festival: Anders The Dogman Trailer Has A Billionaire Seeking Human Connection
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Created by Empire for M&m’S Chocolate.

They do say that dogs are man’s best friend – but what if they were more than that? What if canines were the key to finding a human friend?

Introducing the M&m’S Short Film Festival, an exciting new way to find the filmmakers of tomorrow. Bringing together diverse voices from across the UK and shining a light on the next generation of talent, the M&m’S Short Film Festival is a competition which gives up and coming directors the chance to receive £25,000 in funding to bring their short film idea to life. The best part? You get to be involved too, and vote for who takes the top prize.

The challenge for these budding movie-makers was to come up with a compelling cinematic concept that fits the theme of ‘belonging’. After receiving many incredible applications, a panel of judges selected three finalists,...
See full article at Empire - Movies
  • 3/8/2024
  • by Empire
  • Empire - Movies
Charlie Higson and Paul Whitehouse in The Fast Show (1994)
The Fast Show | Cast reuniting for thirtieth anniversary live tour
Charlie Higson and Paul Whitehouse in The Fast Show (1994)
1990s sketch series The Fast Show is hitting the road for a 30th anniversary tour around the UK, and here are the details.

When talking about British comedy in the 1990s, it is impossible to overstate the impact of The Fast Show. With a plethora of characters that have successfully stood the test of time, the series itself stands up remarkably well to repeat viewings.

Although many of the characters were well known for their catchphrases – has anybody ever been measured up for a suit in the last thirty years without being able to resist the temptation to say “suits you sir! – there was a darker edge to the writing.

A good example is Rowley Birkin, a Paul Whitehouse character who is usually played as a babbling alcoholic. The final episode of series two features an unusually restrained performance, where the audience stops laughing and are stunned into silence as...
See full article at Film Stories
  • 1/26/2024
  • by Jake Godfrey
  • Film Stories
The Best Cosy Crime Series: Marple, Death in Paradise, Murder She Wrote & More
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Why do we find murder mysteries so uniquely relaxing? This is one of the age-old questions about human nature, up there with ‘what is consciousness?’ and ‘why do we keep eating mouldy cheese and fish eggs like it’s a good thing?’ Because, despite the grief and blood and mountains of paperwork that a gruesome murder causes, we simply can’t get enough of curling up on the sofa with a mug of tea and a cosy crime drama to keep us blissfully entertained all the way through to bedtime.

This isn’t a new thing, either: while modern series like Death in Paradise and Shakespeare and Hathaway are the current champions of cosy crime TV, back in the eighties and nineties classics like Murder She Wrote and Hetty Wainthropp Investigates taught us how it’s done. So whether you’re after the latest in the cosy crime genre or some more nostalgic viewing,...
See full article at Den of Geek
  • 7/29/2023
  • by Lauravickersgreen
  • Den of Geek
Benedict Cumberbatch, Claire Foy Lead Cast of Animated ‘Mog’ Adaptation About Loveable Cat
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Benedict Cumberbatch and Claire Foy are set to play a married couple in an animated adaptation of beloved British children’s book “Mog’s Christmas.”

Cumberbatch and Foy will lend their voices to the Channel 4 adaptation of Judith Kerr’s book, playing Mog’s owners Mr and Mrs Thomas.

Joining them are “Bridgerton’s” Adjoa Andoh as the narrator, Miriam Margolyes (“Harry Potter”) and Maggie Steed (“Paddington 2”) as the Aunts, Zawe Ashton (“Fresh Meat”) as Mog’s neighbor Mrs Gaynor, Charlie Higson (“The Fast Show”) as the Jolly Uncle, comedian Gareth Berliner (“Dr Who”) as the Chestnut Seller and newcomers Amelie Law (age 11) and Teddy Skelton (age 9) as The Thomas’s children Debbie and Nicky.

Mog’s miaows and purrs will be provided by Kerr’s daughter Tacy Kneale.

The “Mog” books were based on Kerr’s own family cat and the first in the series was published...
See full article at Variety Film + TV
  • 5/23/2023
  • by K.J. Yossman
  • Variety Film + TV
Christopher Eccleston, Billy Jenkins Return for Three ‘Dodger’ Specials
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“Dodger,” the high-octane family drama based on Charles Dickens’ “Oliver Twist,” is set to return to the BBC for three specials.

Production has just wrapped in Bristol on the three one-off episodes, which include a Christmas-themed offering, with Christopher Eccleston (“Doctor Who”) returning as Fagin and Billy Jenkins (“Peaky Blinders”) returning as the eponymous child pickpocket.

Also returning for high jinks in Victorian London are Ellie-May Sheridan (“Call The Midwife”), Aabay Ali, Connor Curren, Mila Lieu, David Threlfall (“Shameless”), Alex Kingston (“Doctor Who”), Rhys Thomas (“The Fast Show”), Javone Prince (“No Time To Die”), Lucy Montgomery (“Disenchantment”), Saira Choudhry (“Life”), James Fleet (“Vicar of Dibley”), Lenny Rush (“A Christmas Carol”) and Sam C Wilson (“Hanna”).

They are joined by newcomers to the series Anita Dobson (“EastEnders”), Robert Lindsay (“My Family”), Mark Benton (“Waterloo Road”), Rufus Jones (“Home”), Matthew Holness (“Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace”) and Jane Horrocks (“Absolutely Fabulous”).

“Dodger” will air...
See full article at Variety Film + TV
  • 9/1/2022
  • by K.J. Yossman
  • Variety Film + TV
Rupert Everett, Derek Jacobi, Tom Felton Join Giles Borg’s ‘Lead Heads’
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Rupert Everett, Derek Jacobi and Tom Felton have joined the ensemble cast of “Lead Heads,” described as a “drama about greed and the repercussions it has on the soul.” Also in the cast are Luke Newberry, Mark Williams and Olatunji Ayofe. Giles Borg directs. Principal photography begins in March in London.

The film centers on “a group of men, strangers to one another but all corrupted by greed, who, in their desperation, are drawn together for one night to play a game that may cost them both their souls and lives,” according to a statement from the producers, Lawrence Steven Meyers, Randy Dannenberg and John Evangelides.

Alexa Waugh is onboard to line produce. The script was written by Patrick Makin.

Borg has worked in film and television for more than 20 years, directing commercials, music videos, TV series and feature films. He made his feature debut with “1234” in 2008, a quirky music-themed drama,...
See full article at Variety Film + TV
  • 12/8/2020
  • by Leo Barraclough
  • Variety Film + TV
BBC Nabs Dickensian-Era Artful Dodger Comedy From NBCUniversal International Studios
Exclusive: The BBC is heading back to the Dickensian-era for its latest family comedy. The British public broadcaster has ordered Dodger from NBCUniversal International Studios.

The series is a family adventure comedy set in 1830s Dickensian London and tells the story of the Artful Dodger, the infamous pickpocket character from Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist.

The character, whose name was Jack Dawkins, is the leader of a gang of child criminals, trained by Fagin. He was described by Dickens as a “snub-nosed, flat-bowed, common-faced boy” with the “airs and manners of a man”.

The Artful Dodger has been portrayed by a slew of child actors over the years, most recently by Wilson Radjou-Pujalte in BBC period drama Dickensian.

Dodger is written by Rhys Thomas, best known for his roles in comedies including The Fast Show, Sirens and Nathan Barley, who also co-wrote spoof music doc series The Life of Rock with Brian Pern.
See full article at Deadline Film + TV
  • 2/20/2020
  • by Peter White
  • Deadline Film + TV
Nancy Zamit, Greg Tannahill, Jonathan Sayer, Chris Leask, Charlie Russell, Henry Shields, Henry Lewis, Bryony Corrigan, and Dave Hearn in The Goes Wrong Show (2019)
BBC Renews Lionsgate-Backed Comedy ‘The Goes Wrong Show’ For Second Season
Nancy Zamit, Greg Tannahill, Jonathan Sayer, Chris Leask, Charlie Russell, Henry Shields, Henry Lewis, Bryony Corrigan, and Dave Hearn in The Goes Wrong Show (2019)
Lionsgate-backed comedy The Goes Wrong Show has been renewed by the BBC for a second season.

The series, produced by Mum producer Big Talk Productions and Mischief Screen, is based on the latter’s eponymous play from the team behind Peter Pan Goes Wrong and A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong.

The first season followed the Cornley Drama Society undertaking another overly ambitious endeavour, held back by prolific over-actor Robert Grove, the screen-hogging Sandra Wilkinson and the artistically mistrusted Dennis Tyde. The half-hour episodes are described as “theatrical catastrophe”.

The Goes Wrong Show is written by and stars the original founding Mischief Theatre members including Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields alongside Nancy Zamit, Charlie Russell, Bryony Corrigan, Greg Tannahill, Dave Hearn and Chris Leask. It is filmed in front of a live studio audience.

Lionsgate sells internationally in a deal similar to its arrangement for Sharon Horgan-penned Motherland.
See full article at Deadline Film + TV
  • 2/14/2020
  • by Peter White
  • Deadline Film + TV
Charlie Higson in The Fast Show (1994)
Charlie Higson to Co-Write ‘Curse of the Kohinoor’ Series (Exclusive)
Charlie Higson in The Fast Show (1994)
Charlie Higson, British writer and actor, known for his “Young Bond” novel series, has boarded “Curse of the Kohinoor,” a recently announced Anglo-Indian heist series, as its co-writer. He will join Farrukh Dhondy (“Mangal Pandey: The Rising”), screenwriter and former Channel 4 commissioning editor for multicultural programming, on the project.

The thriller recounts a plot to steal the Kohinoor diamond, centerpiece of the British Crown Jewels. Featuring many of the biggest names from the Indian entertainment industry, “Curse” intertwines the history of the iconic diamond with the story of an incredible robbery attempt.

The series will be directed by Colin Teague, director of the BAFTA-winning BBC series “Dr Who” and ITV’s “Beowulf.” “Curse” will be shot on location in India and the U.K. from March 2020. Executive producers are Padma Galla for Amara Raja Media & Entertainment, Rahul Aggarwal for Star Entertainment Worldwide, and Bobby Bedi for Contentflow Studios.

Charles Thompson,...
See full article at Variety Film + TV
  • 11/9/2019
  • by Patrick Frater
  • Variety Film + TV
Benedict Cumberbatch at an event for Le Hobbit : La Bataille des Cinq Armées (2014)
Benedict Cumberbatch, Tamsin Greig, David Oyelowo To Voice ‘The Tiger Who Came To Tea’ For Channel 4
Benedict Cumberbatch at an event for Le Hobbit : La Bataille des Cinq Armées (2014)
Benedict Cumberbatch, Tamsin Greig, David Oyelowo, David Walliams and Paul Whitehouse have been set as voice cast for Channel 4’s animated Christmas special, The Tiger Who Came To Tea. Lupus Films is producing after striking a deal last year with HarperCollins Children’s Books to adapt the classic story by the late Judith Kerr. Joanna Harrison penned the half-hour screen transfer.

The Tiger Who Came To Tea has sold over 5M copies since it was first published in 1968. Inspired by Kerr’s daughter, the story will be adapted in Lupus’ distinctive, hand-drawn animated style and air this holiday season.

The tale looks at what happens when the doorbell rings just as Sophie and her Mummy are sitting down to tea in the kitchen. Confronted with a very unexpected guest — a big, furry, striped tiger — they invite...
See full article at Deadline Film + TV
  • 7/29/2019
  • by Nancy Tartaglione
  • Deadline Film + TV
Ghost Stories Premiere Interviews – Martin Freeman, Paul Whitehouse, Andy Nyman & more
Last night the West End saw the return of one of its recent crowd pleasers, albeit in a different medium. Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman’s Ghost Stories chilled and delighted theatre-goers in equal measure and seven years later they attended a special screening of their big screen adaptation, which is out in UK cinemas on the 6th of April.

The film is adapted from the stage play and is written and directed by Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman. Nyman also leads the cast, reprising his role as Professor Goodman alongside Paul Whitehouse (Alice in Wonderland, ‘Harry & Paul’, ‘The Fast Show’), Alex Lawther (‘Black Mirror’, Old Boys, The Imitation Game) and Martin Freeman (The Hobbit franchise, ‘Fargo’, ‘Sherlock’).

Ghost Stories is released in the UK on the 6th Of April. Zehra Phelan and Colin Hart were on the carpet to interview the cast and crew, here’s how they got on.
See full article at HeyUGuys.co.uk
  • 3/28/2018
  • by Jon Lyus
  • HeyUGuys.co.uk
Ghost Stories: here’s the first full trailer
Simon Brew Jan 12, 2018

Andy Nyman and Jeremy Dyson’s West End hit Ghost Stories is coming to the big screen. And here's the trailer...

Exciting times ahead chums, with the impending release of the screen adaptation of Ghost Stories. Based on the hugely successful West End play, the film is arriving on cinema screens in April (having been shepherded there by its original creators), off the back of its very successful premiere at last year’s London Film Festival. And the full trailer and synopsis have been released.

Here, then, is the trailer…

And here’s the synopsis…

Based on Andy Nyman and Jeremy Dyson’s original Olivier nominated stage production, the same team have co-written and directed this adaptation for the big screen.

Starring: Martin Freeman, Alex Lawther, Andy Nyman, Paul Whitehouse, and Kobna Holdbrook-Smith

Andy Nyman also leads the cast, reprising his role as Professor Goodman alongside Paul Whitehouse (Alice in Wonderland,...
See full article at Den of Geek
  • 1/11/2018
  • Den of Geek
Catfight review
Sandra Oh and Anne Heche beat the ever-loving crap out of each other in Onur Tukel's latest indie offering...

If you’ve only heard the briefest of things about Catfight, you’d be forgiven for imagining a sort of female version of The Fast Show’s ‘Long Big Punch Up’ and, to be fair, that wouldn’t be too far off the mark.

Turkish-American indie filmmaker Onur Tukel is back in the spotlight with this new outing, leaning into satire and away from his slightly more uncomfortable forays into horror-comedy.

While some of the director’s previous efforts, like Applesauce and Summer Of Blood, drew some extremely positive reviews, general audiences haven’t responded in kind so far, and he doesn’t make it easy for the mainstream to embrace him with Catfight, either. And you know what? Good. I may not have personally enjoyed a lot of Onur Tukel’s films,...
See full article at Den of Geek
  • 4/11/2017
  • Den of Geek
SS-gb episode 3 review
Louisa Mellor Mar 5, 2017

SS-gb isn’t just period drama, it’s old-fashioned in every respect. This week, Douglas Archer gets dragged in even deeper…

This review contains spoilers.

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When SS-gb launched a fortnight ago, there was talk about its inadvertent modern-day relevance. With right-wing nationalism once again appearing to be taking hold in western politics, the story of an England occupied by Nazis felt dangerously applicable. The feeling was that intentionally or not, a drama about a past that never was might tell us something about where we are now.

Three fifths of the way through,...
See full article at Den of Geek
  • 3/3/2017
  • Den of Geek
Caroline Aherne: 1963-2016
Den Of Geek Jul 3, 2016

The brilliant Caroline Aherne has left us, at the age of just 52.

Horrible, horrible news. 2016 has now taken from us the brilliant Caroline Aherne, at the age of just 52.

Her death was confirmed yesterday by her publicist. She had been battling cancer, having being first diagnosed with the disease a couple of years back.

Where do you start? Across her career, Aherne gave us the wonderful The Mrs Merton Show, wrote and performed for The Fast Show, and - of course - created, co-wrote and co-starred in the sublime The Royle Family. Her gifts for comedy had few equals.

But you knew all of that, we're guessing. And thus you more than likely knew too that she was an incredibly gifted comedy writer and performer, whose loss is going to be keenly felt.

Our thoughts are with her friends and family at what must be such an awful time.
See full article at Den of Geek
  • 7/3/2016
  • Den of Geek
Caroline Aherne Dies: British Star Of ‘Mrs Merton’ & ‘The Royle Family’ Was 52
British actress, comedian and writer Caroline Aherne, known for such TV comedies as The Royle Family, Mrs Merton and The Fast Show, died today at age 52 following a two-year battle with lung cancer. Her death was confirmed by her publicist Neil Reading, who noted that Aherne died at home in Timperley, Greater Manchester. Aherne also narrated Channel 4’s 2013 reality series Gogglebox. A stand-up comic who expanded her career into TV comedy writing and performing, Aherne…...
See full article at Deadline TV
  • 7/2/2016
  • Deadline TV
Casting: West, Comer, Adams, Rockwell, Higson
Z

Shane West will star opposite Leslie Bibb in Jonathan Wright's thriller "Z" for Sony Pictures. Michael Baker and Jeff Sackman will produce.

The story follow a down-on-their-luck blue-collar couple young who discover a serial killer's film reels and take a chance to capture him for the major reward - they soon end up in his crosshairs. Filming begins in Ottowa in late May. [Source: Deadline]

The White Princess

Jodie Comer ("Doctor Foster") has scored the title role in Starz's "The White Princess," the sequel to the acclaimed historical TV drama "The White Queen". Based on Philippa Gregory's Cousins' War novels, this continues the story of the beautiful eldest daughter of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville – the White Queen – the young princess Elizabeth.

Forced into marriage with Henry VII, she must reconcile her slowly growing love for him with her loyalty to the House of York, and choose between her...
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  • 4/17/2016
  • by Garth Franklin
  • Dark Horizons
‘Broadchurch’ Third & Final Season Adds Cast; New Case To Tie Up Trilogy
As ITV’s acclaimed crime drama Broadchurch heads into its final chapter, new cast has been added alongside returning stars David Tennant, Olivia Colman, Jodie Whittaker and Andrew Buchan. Taking significant roles in Season 3 are Julie Hesmondhalgh (Happy Valley), Georgina Campbell (Murdered By My Boyfriend), Sarah Parish (Atlantis), Charlie Higson (The Fast Show) and Mark Bazeley (Home Fires). The eight-part drama is co-produced for ITV by Kudos, Imaginary Friends and…...
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  • 4/12/2016
  • Deadline TV
Broadchurch series 3: air date confirmed
Louisa Mellor Rob Leane Feb 15, 2017

Broadchurch series 3 arrives on ITV on Monday the 27th of February in the UK...

David Tennant and Olivia Colman will return for Broadchurch series 3 this year, as writer Chris Chibnall delivers the show's final series before heading off to become the Doctor Who showrunner.

See related Legion: 18 questions we have after the X-Men TV show pilot Legion: Chapter One review Legion: spoiler-free review Legion: trailer for Chapter Three

Today, ITV has released the first trailer for the new run. Here it is...

Broadchurch series 3 UK air date

Series 3 of Broadchurch will start on Monday the 27th of Feburary on ITV in the UK.

Broadchurch series 3 cast

Comedian, actor, writer, campaigner and knight bachelor Sir Lenny Henry has joined the ensemble cast of ITV's Broadchurch series three in an as-yet-undisclosed role. Don't expect it to be a comic part though, given the series' "serious sexual assault" storyline.
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  • 4/12/2016
  • Den of Geek
Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson have marriage-like partnership
'The Fast Show' was the result of a ''marriage''-like writing partnership between Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson. The duo created the iconic comedy sketch show - which featured the likes of Mark Williams, Simon Day and John Thomson - and Charlie has claimed their contrasting skill-sets were the foundation of the programme's success. Charlie shared: ''It's the same for a writing partnership and a marriage is that you both have to be quite different. You both bring different things to it. If you both bring the same, it doesn't work.'' But while Paul formed a similarly successful writing partnership with fellow British...
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  • 11/12/2015
  • Virgin Media - TV
Jekyll and Hyde writer Charlie Higson apologises after getting almost 500 complaints
Jekyll and Hyde writer Charlie Higson has apologised after the show drew almost 500 complaints about its airing on Sunday (October 25).

Eyebrows were raised when ITV decided to show the new gory thriller at 6.30pm.

Speaking to Stuart Maconie on BBC Radio 6, Higson said: "I'm sorry that anyone got upset by it. It wasn't my intention to upset people by it. Obviously, it was my intention for it to be scary - it's a scary show."

He added: "I was expecting more people to complain that it wasn't scary enough, rather than people saying, 'This is a scary show and I found it scary'.

"You think, well that's slightly the point. It'd be like writing The Fast Show and someone writing in saying it is quite funny."

Explaining what he'd set out to do, Higson said: "I wanted to make a big, family entertainment that everybody can sit down together and watch,...
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  • 10/29/2015
  • Digital Spy
Charlie Higson interview: Jekyll & Hyde, scaring kids, monsters
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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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  • 10/21/2015
  • by louisamellor
  • Den of Geek
Jekyll And Hyde: airdate for ITV’s fantasy drama confirmed
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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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  • 10/15/2015
  • by rleane
  • Den of Geek
Doctor Who and X-Men were big influences on the new Jekyll and Hyde remake, says Charlie Higson
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...
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  • 10/14/2015
  • Digital Spy
Doctor Who series 9: geeky spots in Under The Lake
Toby Whithouse's Under The lake is packed with references, from a 7th Doctor story through to Star Trek. Here's what we spotted...

This article contains lots and lots of spoilers for Under The Lake.

Under The Lake may not be the Dalek-filled continuity fest of the last couple of weeks, but that doesn’t mean it didn’t set our geek senses tingling. Here’s everything we were able to spot, from the obvious references to the slightly tenuous connections, from this week’s episode...

Ghosts From The Past

Under The Lake is a perfect example of what’s commonly referred to as a ‘base under siege’ story. These were a staple of the classic series, particularly during the Patrick Troughton era, not least because they meant the ever-stretched production team could save on the set budget. The first proper base-under-siege tale was William Hartnell’s final story, The Tenth Planet,...
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  • 10/3/2015
  • by simonbrew
  • Den of Geek
Cold Feet: Where are the cast of ITV's hit series now?
Is ITV really going to bring back Cold Feet?

That's the rumour, with the broadcaster apparently looking to plug the Downton-shaped hole in its schedule with a revival of the popular comedy-drama.

If it's true, they'll have a job bringing the cast back together - some have gone on to be huge telly and film stars, while others have stepped out of the spotlight entirely...

James Nesbitt

Nesbitt's carefree lothario Adam Williams met his match in Helen Baxendale's Rachel - the couple overcame infidelity and infertility but were denied lasting happiness when Rachel was killed in a traffic accident.

Since Cold Feet wrapped, Nesbitt has become one of British television's most in-demand leading men.

He fronted BBC One's gritty cop series Murphy's Law from 2003-07, led Steven Moffat's supernatural thriller Jekyll - also in 2007 - and played the title character in ITV's short-lived medical drama Monroe (2011-12).

Of late,...
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  • 8/25/2015
  • Digital Spy
Christopher Walken at an event for Serial noceurs (2005)
17 actors impersonating other actors: Leonardo DiCaprio's Jack Nicholson impression is crazy good
Christopher Walken at an event for Serial noceurs (2005)
You might think you can do a decent Christopher Walken, but really, you can't touch the professionals. Here, from Kevin Spacey to Steve Coogan, are the very finest impersonators in the business (of other people in the business).

1. Kevin Spacey

Actors impersonated: Katharine Hepburn, Jimmy Stewart, Marlon Brando, Christopher Walken

To know Kevin Spacey is to know his impersonations. Willing to bust out a Brando at the drop of a hat, the former Old Vic head honcho was more than willing to obey James Lipton's commands during his appearance on Inside The Actors Studio.

Ps - there are Kevin Spacey impressions, then there are Kevin Spacey impressions in front of the people he's impersonating. Ladies and gentlemen, Al Pacino and "Al Pacino".

2. Bradley Cooper

Actors impersonated: Robert De Niro, Owen Wilson, Christopher Walken, Christian Bale

Everyone can do a Christopher Walken - even if it's a terrible Christopher Walken...
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  • 8/24/2015
  • Digital Spy
Goodnight, Nurse: BBC Two has apparently axed the Paul Whitehouse series
The BBC has apparently axed Paul Whitehouse's Nurse television series after four episodes.

According to actor and comedian Charlie Higson, who tweeted yesterday (August 10), Nurse will return for another radio series but won't be appearing on TV screens again.

Fun day out on Saturday recording a bit for the new radio series of Nurse with Paul W. The BBC in their 'wisdom' have axed the TV version

— charlie higson (@monstroso) August 10, 2015

Nurse was based on the acclaimed Radio 4 series of the same name, which follows community psychiatric nurse Liz (Esther Coles).

The Fast Show's Whitehouse appeared as multiple roles including Liz's patients.

The series was made up of four 30-minute episodes and aired in March 2015 on BBC Two.
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  • 8/11/2015
  • Digital Spy
ITV's Jekyll And Hyde: Enzo Cilenti explains new take
“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,...
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  • 8/6/2015
  • by rleane
  • Den of Geek
Competition: Win British thriller ‘Flutter’ on DVD
To celebrate the release of Flutter – available on DVD 3rd August 2015 – we have a copy to giveaway!

Flutter is the unmissable sexy British thriller starring Luke Evans (The Hobbit, Dracula Untold), Joe Anderson (Hannibal, The Grey), Billy Zane (Titanic) and Mark Williams (Harry Potter, The Fast Show). Flutter adds its own dark twist to the urban crime world familiar from films such as Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch and Layer Cake – making it a killer addition to one of British cinema’s most entertaining and popular genres!

Dark, gritty and packed with surprises, Flutter is quite simply a modern British cinema gem. Order your copy today: http://amzn.to/1LNnzUX

To win a copy of Flutter on DVD, just answer the following question:

Flutter stars Luke Evans, but in which of the following films does Evans also star? Is it:

a) No One Lives

b) Never Say Never Again...
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  • 8/2/2015
  • by Phil Wheat
  • Nerdly
10 largely forgotten UK sci-fi sitcoms
Remember Kinvig, Clone, Not With A Bang? These are the UK sci-fi sitcoms you’re unlikely to see on comedy best-of lists…

With E4 sci-fi comedy commissions, Tripped and Aliens, and in-development Channel 4 projects, Space Ark and Graham Linehan/Adam Buxton collaboration The Cloud, in the works, a new crop of sci-fi sitcom could be making its way to UK TV.

Making funny sci-fi on a small-screen budget is tough enough without the additional pressure of having to attract viewers more traditionally down-to-earth in their sitcom tastes. Sci-fi sets and effects can be seen as prohibitively expensive by comedy commissioners (which is perhaps why the best UK sci-fi sitcoms of recent years has been on BBC Radio), and the genre’s niche status doesn’t scream mainstream hit. Over the years, one or two stand-outs have managed to straddle the sci-fi and comedy TV worlds, but plenty more have stumbled in the attempt.
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  • 7/23/2015
  • by louisamellor
  • Den of Geek
Jekyll And Hyde: trailer lands for ITV series
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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  • 7/21/2015
  • by rleane
  • Den of Geek
Justice League Dark (2017)
The lost projects of Guillermo del Toro: From Justice League Dark to The Hobbit
Justice League Dark (2017)
Guillermo del Toro's exit from Justice League Dark is the latest in a long line of films, video games and TV shows that have gotten away from the Pan's Labyrinth director.

At times, the filmmaker feels like the Hollywood equivalent of The Fast Show's Unlucky Alf - frequently attaching himself to fanboy-friendly properties before seeing them vanish into the wind. We take a look back at the multiple del Toro projects that never made it to the starting line below.

Justice League Dark

The flip side of the regular, primary colours Justice League heroes, DC Comics' Dark united such disparate characters as Deadman, Zatanna, John Constantine and Swamp Thing. Del Toro penned a script for the film but reportedly dropped out to focus on Crimson Peak and Pacific Rim 2.

Warner Bros has a "dark and gritty" mandate for its comic-to-movie properties, leading many to believe that...
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  • 7/4/2015
  • Digital Spy
Daredevil, Empire and more: The 13 best TV shows of 2015 so far
Believe it or not, 2015 is half done already - and the past six months have delivered some top-notch television, much of it brand new drama, comedy and documentaries.

Picking the finest from a particularly fine crop was no easy task, but these were our rules: it had to launch in 2015, it must have aired one series / season in its entirety and it had to be a continuing series.

So no-one off pieces - e.g. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - and nothing that got the chop - sorry, Banished.

Here - in original broadcast order - are the DS Staff Picks from the year so far.

Marvel's Agent Carter - Morgan Jeffery, TV Editor

Hopes were high for Marvel's Agent Carter - not least because fans had been clamouring for a series featuring Hayley Atwell's heroine ever since her 2013 One-Shot short film.

Happily, this 8-part first season met and...
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  • 6/26/2015
  • Digital Spy
Fortitude episode 4 review
Some answers serve only to deepen the mystery in this week's Fortitude. Here's Michael's review...

This review contains spoilers

‘He had good reason for using overwhelming force’. You have to admire Hildur’s attempts to take control of the narrative as events twist themselves around her. Frank was naked in the shower when Dan assaulted him and gave him such a vicious beating that it’s probably possible to trace the Sheriff’s fingerprint’s in the poor guy’s bruises. Morton, as we now expect, isn’t buying it and immediately seizes control for himself. It’s a piece of narrative necessity that lends the episode pace and structure while offering the chance, in-universe, for the investigation to be done properly.

The central face of the matter is that it takes an outsider to even consider the questions that Morton asks and a man of his tenacious character to...
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  • 2/22/2015
  • by michaeln
  • Den of Geek
Glasgow 2015: 'A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence'
★★★★☆ Tragedy says "We all die", whilst comedy says "Ah, but life goes on". The winner of last year's Golden Lion, Roy Andersson's first feature film in seven years - the brilliantly titled existential comedy A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (2014) - is essentially a tragi-comedy which says "We all die and life goes on". A compendium of sketches and tableaux, running jokes and even musical numbers, Andersson packs his film with thought-provoking deadpan humour: think The Fast Show, but Swedish and obviously not particularly pacey. Just to get things rolling nicely, a number of people drop dead. A corpulent man suffers a fatal heart attack while uncorking a bottle of wine (pictured below).
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  • 2/22/2015
  • by CineVue UK
  • CineVue
Birdman, Whiplash and the sound of drums
Birdman and Whiplash are both enhanced by their percussion-laden scores. We dig into the music of both of them...

This article contains spoilers for Birdman and Whiplash (including Whiplash's ending)

What makes a great drummer?

That's the question asked by Whiplash, which was up for Best Picture at the Oscars (although ultimately, as you more than likely know, didn't prevail). Damien Chazelle's thriller - easily the most exciting (and horrifying) account of music practice in cinema history - goes head to head with Birdman, another percussion-heavy flick. While the two share an instrument, though, their answers to that question couldn't be more different.

For Whiplash, it mostly seems to boil down to one thing: how quickly can you drum? The opening track of the album makes that clear, as we hear a snare drum banged repeatedly by Andrew (Miles Teller), faster and faster. "Can someone clean the blood off my drum kit?...
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  • 2/21/2015
  • by simonbrew
  • Den of Geek
David Koepp interview: Mortdecai, Jurassic Park, Indy 4
Mortdecai director David Koepp chats to us about the film, along with Indiana Jones, Jurassic Park, Spider-Man, Mission: Impossible & more.

This piece contains spoilers for Snake Eyes and Mission: Impossible (the first one)

David Koepp has a rather solid CV as a director, including Secret Window with Johnny Depp, the underrated ghost story Stir Of Echoes, and the really fun Joseph Gordon-Levitt bike messenger action film Premium Rush. But as a screenwriter, he’s worked on some of the biggest films of the last 25 years – Jurassic Park and its sequel, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Angels and Demons, Mission: Impossible, and Spider-Man.

He’s also had a hand in other notable Hollywood hits (and flops) including Carlito’s Way, The Shadow, Snake Eyes, Zathura, Panic Room, Death Becomes Her, and many, many more. He’s had a fascinating career.

His latest directorial effort is Mortdecai, a...
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  • 1/22/2015
  • by simonbrew
  • Den of Geek
Charlie Mortdecai (2015)
Mortdecai review: Johnny Depp dons a moustache to act the fool
Charlie Mortdecai (2015)
Director: David Koepp; Screenwriter: Eric Aronson; Starring: Johnny Depp, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ewan McGregor, Paul Bettany, Jeff Goldblum; Running time: 107 mins; Certificate: 15

Since going mainstream in Pirates of the Caribbean, Johnny Depp has trawled for laughs with mixed results in big-budget fare like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Dark Shadows and The Lone Ranger. The costume and make-up department has become ever more important in the process of transformation, and his ostentatious 'tache is even a running joke in knockabout caper Mortdecai. This is the last straw.

Depp is a gifted comic actor and the character of Charles Mortdecai, an eccentric art dealer (created by novelist Kyril Bonfiglioli), benefits from his particular brand of effete charm, but this is a performance formed entirely of mannerisms.

The comedy is broad and rather brash, except for Mortdecai's elaborate turn of phrase, peppered with twee English exclamations of "I say," "old boy" and...
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  • 1/22/2015
  • Digital Spy
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