Netflix has revealed the cast for “Department Q” from showrunner Scott Frank (“The Queen’s Gambit”).
The cast is led by Matthew Goode (“The King’s Man”), Chloe Pirrie (“The Queen’s Gambit”), Alexej Manvelov (“Jack Ryan”) Kelly Macdonald (“Line of Duty”) and Leah Byrne (“Call The Midwife”). It also includes Mark Bonnar (“Napoleon”), Shirley Henderson (“Harry Potter”), Jamie Sives (“Guilt”) and Kate Dickie (“Inside Man”).
“Department Q” is an adaptation of the novels of the same name from Danish author Jussi Adler-Olsen. They have spawned a successful Danish film series with more in production.
Written by Scott Frank, Chandni Lakhani, Stephen Greenhorn and Colette Kane, the series revolves around Carl Morck, a former top-rated detective in Edinburgh assigned to a new cold case whilst wracked with guilt following an attack that left his partner paralysed and another policeman dead.
Goode plays Morck. Upon his return to work, he is tasked with setting...
The cast is led by Matthew Goode (“The King’s Man”), Chloe Pirrie (“The Queen’s Gambit”), Alexej Manvelov (“Jack Ryan”) Kelly Macdonald (“Line of Duty”) and Leah Byrne (“Call The Midwife”). It also includes Mark Bonnar (“Napoleon”), Shirley Henderson (“Harry Potter”), Jamie Sives (“Guilt”) and Kate Dickie (“Inside Man”).
“Department Q” is an adaptation of the novels of the same name from Danish author Jussi Adler-Olsen. They have spawned a successful Danish film series with more in production.
Written by Scott Frank, Chandni Lakhani, Stephen Greenhorn and Colette Kane, the series revolves around Carl Morck, a former top-rated detective in Edinburgh assigned to a new cold case whilst wracked with guilt following an attack that left his partner paralysed and another policeman dead.
Goode plays Morck. Upon his return to work, he is tasked with setting...
- 2/6/2024
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Department Q, the popular Danish crime novel, has seen a film series adaptation since 2013’s Danish film, Department Q: The Keeper of Lost Causes. It would then be followed by 2014’s Department Q: The Absent One. Then, that installment would be followed by 2016’s Department Q: A Conspiracy of Faith. Those would then proceed with 2018’s Journal 64, 2021’s The Macro Effect and the upcoming Boundless. Additionally, Netflix will be producing a series based on the crime novels.
Deadline has just unveiled the cast for the upcoming Department Q Netflix show. The series, which is based on author Jussi Adler-Olsen’s popular works, is currently filming in Scotland. Matthew Goode, who is known for Antony Armstrong Jones in season two of Left Bank’s regal drama The Crown, has been cast as Dci Carl Morck, along with Chloe Pirrie, who you may know from The Queen’s Gambit, plays ruthless and ambitious prosecutor Merrit Lingard.
Deadline has just unveiled the cast for the upcoming Department Q Netflix show. The series, which is based on author Jussi Adler-Olsen’s popular works, is currently filming in Scotland. Matthew Goode, who is known for Antony Armstrong Jones in season two of Left Bank’s regal drama The Crown, has been cast as Dci Carl Morck, along with Chloe Pirrie, who you may know from The Queen’s Gambit, plays ruthless and ambitious prosecutor Merrit Lingard.
- 2/6/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Department Q has staffed up. Cameras are rolling in Scotland on the upcoming series adaptation of Danish author Jussi Adler-Olsen’s hugely popular crime novels.
Matthew Goode, Chloe Pirrie, Alexej Manvelov, Leah Byrne and Kelly Macdonald are all on board Netflix’s English-language series Deadline can reveal.
The project comes from showrunner Scott Frank (The Queen’s Gambit). It has been written by Frank, Chandni Lakhani, Stephen Greenhorn and Colette Kane. Frank directs the first two of the eight instalments. Filming is taking place in Edinburgh, where the series will be set.
Goode will play Dci Carl Morck. After a violent incident turns Morck’s life upside down, the emotionally scarred detective is charged with setting up cold case unit, Department Q, upon his return to work. At first, the disillusioned cop is happy to waste his days away, but his detective instincts are ultimately reawakened and his new department becomes...
Matthew Goode, Chloe Pirrie, Alexej Manvelov, Leah Byrne and Kelly Macdonald are all on board Netflix’s English-language series Deadline can reveal.
The project comes from showrunner Scott Frank (The Queen’s Gambit). It has been written by Frank, Chandni Lakhani, Stephen Greenhorn and Colette Kane. Frank directs the first two of the eight instalments. Filming is taking place in Edinburgh, where the series will be set.
Goode will play Dci Carl Morck. After a violent incident turns Morck’s life upside down, the emotionally scarred detective is charged with setting up cold case unit, Department Q, upon his return to work. At first, the disillusioned cop is happy to waste his days away, but his detective instincts are ultimately reawakened and his new department becomes...
- 2/6/2024
- by Stewart Clarke
- Deadline Film + TV
The ceremony will be held in Glasgow on November 20
Terence Davies’ Benediction and Michael Caton-Jones’ Our Ladies have scooped up two nominations each in the Bafta Scotland awards.
Both Peter Capaldi and former Screen Star of Tomorrow Jack Lowden are nominated for their performances in Davies’ biopic about war poet Siegfried Sassoon. Benediction was previously nominated for two Bifas, and picked up the jury prize for best screenplay at San Sebastian in 2021 where it was screening in official competition.
Scroll down for the film nominations
2018 Screen star Marli Siu received an acting nomination for Our Ladies; while the comedy-drama is...
Terence Davies’ Benediction and Michael Caton-Jones’ Our Ladies have scooped up two nominations each in the Bafta Scotland awards.
Both Peter Capaldi and former Screen Star of Tomorrow Jack Lowden are nominated for their performances in Davies’ biopic about war poet Siegfried Sassoon. Benediction was previously nominated for two Bifas, and picked up the jury prize for best screenplay at San Sebastian in 2021 where it was screening in official competition.
Scroll down for the film nominations
2018 Screen star Marli Siu received an acting nomination for Our Ladies; while the comedy-drama is...
- 10/12/2022
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
Music Video
After a cameo at Wednesday night’s “La Casa de Papel: El Legado” global fan event streamed from Madrid, Becky G has dropped the full-length video of her reggaeton cover of “Bella Ciao,” an Italian anti-fascist protest song co-opted by the “Money Heist” gang as a resistance anthem of their own.
“I have always loved ‘La Casa de Papel’ (Money Heist) and the way this show connected with millions of people across the world,” said the singer in a statement released with the video. “‘Bella Ciao’ is an iconic song and marks an important moment in the series, so being asked to reimagine it and be a part of the ‘Casa de Papel’ world is truly an honor. From recording the song to shooting the video, I hope everyone enjoys this cover as much as I do!”
The video release comes just ahead of Netflix’s launch...
After a cameo at Wednesday night’s “La Casa de Papel: El Legado” global fan event streamed from Madrid, Becky G has dropped the full-length video of her reggaeton cover of “Bella Ciao,” an Italian anti-fascist protest song co-opted by the “Money Heist” gang as a resistance anthem of their own.
“I have always loved ‘La Casa de Papel’ (Money Heist) and the way this show connected with millions of people across the world,” said the singer in a statement released with the video. “‘Bella Ciao’ is an iconic song and marks an important moment in the series, so being asked to reimagine it and be a part of the ‘Casa de Papel’ world is truly an honor. From recording the song to shooting the video, I hope everyone enjoys this cover as much as I do!”
The video release comes just ahead of Netflix’s launch...
- 12/2/2021
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Around The World In 80 Days writer Stephen Greenhorn is penning an adaptation of James Goodhand’s YA novel Last Lesson for Sanditon producer Red Planet Pictures.
Death In Paradise indie Red Planet has optioned the rights to Goodhand’s debut, which was published last year and examines the psychological breakdown of model student and talented musician Ollie Morcombe after he suffers an horrific accident. Having previously been one of the popular kids, he’s now become an outcast and his life made a living hell by vicious bullies. As Ollie reaches the extremities of breaking point, he takes matters into his own hands and, on the last day of the school year, brings those bullies a gift; a homemade pipe bomb.
Greenhorn, who is part of the writing team on BBC1’s upcoming Around The World In 80 Days adaptation, is penning the series, which is not yet attached to a broadcaster.
Death In Paradise indie Red Planet has optioned the rights to Goodhand’s debut, which was published last year and examines the psychological breakdown of model student and talented musician Ollie Morcombe after he suffers an horrific accident. Having previously been one of the popular kids, he’s now become an outcast and his life made a living hell by vicious bullies. As Ollie reaches the extremities of breaking point, he takes matters into his own hands and, on the last day of the school year, brings those bullies a gift; a homemade pipe bomb.
Greenhorn, who is part of the writing team on BBC1’s upcoming Around The World In 80 Days adaptation, is penning the series, which is not yet attached to a broadcaster.
- 12/2/2021
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Mystery fans, rejoice!!
There's a new Acorn TV Original right around the corner, and it's very, very good.
P.D. James wrote 14 novels based on detective and poet Adam Dalgliesh, and the new series simply goes by the title Dalgliesh.
Bertie Carvel is bringing the enigmatic yet emotionally intelligent and empathetic Dalgliesh to life in a season set in 1970s England.
Dalgliesh specializes in solving unusual murders. The cases may sound relatively benign, but they unfold unusually and strike a chord with the viewer.
We'll first meet Dalgliesh looking into the murder of a nursing student poisoned to death during a live training demonstration (it's a death that sticks with you!).
Another investigation will involve the murders of a homeless man and a recently resigned Tory MP whose throats were slit in a London church.
Dalgliesh will also be called upon to solve a series of suspicious deaths at a home for the disabled.
There's a new Acorn TV Original right around the corner, and it's very, very good.
P.D. James wrote 14 novels based on detective and poet Adam Dalgliesh, and the new series simply goes by the title Dalgliesh.
Bertie Carvel is bringing the enigmatic yet emotionally intelligent and empathetic Dalgliesh to life in a season set in 1970s England.
Dalgliesh specializes in solving unusual murders. The cases may sound relatively benign, but they unfold unusually and strike a chord with the viewer.
We'll first meet Dalgliesh looking into the murder of a nursing student poisoned to death during a live training demonstration (it's a death that sticks with you!).
Another investigation will involve the murders of a homeless man and a recently resigned Tory MP whose throats were slit in a London church.
Dalgliesh will also be called upon to solve a series of suspicious deaths at a home for the disabled.
- 9/28/2021
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
(L-r) Ashley Pharoah, Ahmed Sylla and Simon Crawford Collins.
The Seven Network and three European public broadcasters have commissioned a big budgeted, eight-part re-imagining of the Jules Verne classic Around the World in 80 Days.
A co-production between Seven West Media’s London-based Slim Film + Television and Paris-based Federation Entertainment, the series will be filmed around the world, budgeted at about €3 million ($4.7 million) per episode.
A leading British actor yet to be announced will play Phileas Fogg, a rich but solitary gentleman who sets off in 1872 to circumnavigate the world in 80 days to win a £20,000 bet with fellow members of the Reform Club.
French actor Ahmed Sylla will play Passepartout, his valet who accompanies him on the adventure of a lifetime. The lead female role, newspaper reporter Abigail Fix, who joins the travellers in an attempt to make her mark in a man’s world and to emerge from...
The Seven Network and three European public broadcasters have commissioned a big budgeted, eight-part re-imagining of the Jules Verne classic Around the World in 80 Days.
A co-production between Seven West Media’s London-based Slim Film + Television and Paris-based Federation Entertainment, the series will be filmed around the world, budgeted at about €3 million ($4.7 million) per episode.
A leading British actor yet to be announced will play Phileas Fogg, a rich but solitary gentleman who sets off in 1872 to circumnavigate the world in 80 days to win a £20,000 bet with fellow members of the Reform Club.
French actor Ahmed Sylla will play Passepartout, his valet who accompanies him on the adventure of a lifetime. The lead female role, newspaper reporter Abigail Fix, who joins the travellers in an attempt to make her mark in a man’s world and to emerge from...
- 3/27/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
The Alliance, the new partnership formed by leading European pubcasters to counter the growing power of Netflix and other players, is revving up with two new international dramas, “Around the World in 80 Days” and “Mirage.”
The Alliance was formed last year by France Televisions, Germany’s Zdf and Italy’s Rai. The partners unveiled their two new ambitious shows Wednesday at Series Mania in Lille, France.
For France Televisions in particular, the series are part of a wider move into high-end international drama that also includes French series like “Germinal,” based on Emile Zola’s classic novel, and the adaptation of Guillaume Musso’s bestseller, “La jeune fille et la nuit,” both of which France Televisions is developing outside of the Alliance.
The French pubcaster’s push has been spearheaded by Nathalie Biancolli, an industry veteran who helped created Snd, the commercial division of M6 network, and worked at...
The Alliance was formed last year by France Televisions, Germany’s Zdf and Italy’s Rai. The partners unveiled their two new ambitious shows Wednesday at Series Mania in Lille, France.
For France Televisions in particular, the series are part of a wider move into high-end international drama that also includes French series like “Germinal,” based on Emile Zola’s classic novel, and the adaptation of Guillaume Musso’s bestseller, “La jeune fille et la nuit,” both of which France Televisions is developing outside of the Alliance.
The French pubcaster’s push has been spearheaded by Nathalie Biancolli, an industry veteran who helped created Snd, the commercial division of M6 network, and worked at...
- 3/27/2019
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
BBC
Doctor Who was a staple of British television throughout the sixties, seventies and eighties before its cancellation, and has dominated ratings since its return ten years ago. That’s four decades of television, over eight hundred episodes: a current smash hit show that’s run for so long that ninety-seven of the older episodes have actually been lost for good, vanished in the mists of time.
With all of that, it’s not particularly surprising that this venerable science fiction family show has occasionally not lived up to its own lofty standards. Any Doctor Who fan can reel off a list of the stories that didn’t cut the mustard, the serials that didn’t deliver the goods, and filler episodes are an occupational hazard in a show with that much history.
But then there’s the terrible ideas… the high (and sometimes low) concepts that were doomed from the drawing board,...
Doctor Who was a staple of British television throughout the sixties, seventies and eighties before its cancellation, and has dominated ratings since its return ten years ago. That’s four decades of television, over eight hundred episodes: a current smash hit show that’s run for so long that ninety-seven of the older episodes have actually been lost for good, vanished in the mists of time.
With all of that, it’s not particularly surprising that this venerable science fiction family show has occasionally not lived up to its own lofty standards. Any Doctor Who fan can reel off a list of the stories that didn’t cut the mustard, the serials that didn’t deliver the goods, and filler episodes are an occupational hazard in a show with that much history.
But then there’s the terrible ideas… the high (and sometimes low) concepts that were doomed from the drawing board,...
- 9/23/2015
- by Ben Cooke
- Obsessed with Film
Exclusive: Discussions to cover development, financing, exhibition and sustainability, and will include a new distribution market.
The Edinbugh International Film Festival (Eiff) has unveiled the line-up of industry events set to take place alongside this year’s festival.
Nine days of events will be held at the Eiff Delegate Centre at the Traverse Theatre from June 18.
Topics to be discussed will range from development and financing through to exhibition and sustainability.
There will be a number of events aimed at offering support and advice to emerging writers, directors and producers including two sessions hosted by partners of the BFI Net.Work looking at progressing from shorts to features.
Representatives from Creative England, Film London and the Scottish Film Talent Network will take part in the events including an opportunity for filmmakers to practice their feature pitch to get feedback on making their future applications stronger.
There will be events focussing on areas of interest specifically for producers...
The Edinbugh International Film Festival (Eiff) has unveiled the line-up of industry events set to take place alongside this year’s festival.
Nine days of events will be held at the Eiff Delegate Centre at the Traverse Theatre from June 18.
Topics to be discussed will range from development and financing through to exhibition and sustainability.
There will be a number of events aimed at offering support and advice to emerging writers, directors and producers including two sessions hosted by partners of the BFI Net.Work looking at progressing from shorts to features.
Representatives from Creative England, Film London and the Scottish Film Talent Network will take part in the events including an opportunity for filmmakers to practice their feature pitch to get feedback on making their future applications stronger.
There will be events focussing on areas of interest specifically for producers...
- 6/3/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
To end a week celebrating New Who's 10th birthday, here's a bumper list of Doctor Who titbits from Russell T Davies' The Writer's Tale...
We’ve touched on why The Writer’s Tale, the 2008 (expanded in 2010) compendium of correspondence between Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies and journalist Benjamin Cook, deserves a space on your bookshelf here.
In short, The Writer’s Tale is both a screenwriting masterclass and an unparalleled look behind the scenes of new Doctor Who. As well as following the production triumphs and emergencies as the show lurches “from one crisis to another”, it lets you witness story ideas being created in the wild. See pivotal Doctor Who moments tottering unsurely out of Davies’ mind like new-born giraffes and watch them transform into sleek, galloping beasts of majesty! Think of it like a classy David Attenborough doc on storytelling, with bonus David Tennant photos and chat about Tony from Skins.
We’ve touched on why The Writer’s Tale, the 2008 (expanded in 2010) compendium of correspondence between Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies and journalist Benjamin Cook, deserves a space on your bookshelf here.
In short, The Writer’s Tale is both a screenwriting masterclass and an unparalleled look behind the scenes of new Doctor Who. As well as following the production triumphs and emergencies as the show lurches “from one crisis to another”, it lets you witness story ideas being created in the wild. See pivotal Doctor Who moments tottering unsurely out of Davies’ mind like new-born giraffes and watch them transform into sleek, galloping beasts of majesty! Think of it like a classy David Attenborough doc on storytelling, with bonus David Tennant photos and chat about Tony from Skins.
- 3/26/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Starred Up the big winner at Scottish BAFTAs David Mackenzie took home the top film honours at the Scottish BAFTAs tonight, with his prison drama Starred Up winning the prizes for best film and best director, while his scriptwriter Jonathan Asser was named best TV/film writer (read what David Mackenzie told us about the film earlier in the year here).
The film beat stiff competition from Filth and Sunshine On Leith.
The film acting honours went to James McAvoy for Irvine Welsh adaptation Filth and Sophie Kennedy Clark for her role in Stephen Frears' drama Philomena.
The full list of film nominees and winners (in bold) is below:
Feature Film
Filth Jon S Baird, Ken Marshall, Trudie Styler - Steel Mill Pictures, Maven Pictures, Logie Pictures/Lionsgate
Starred Up David Mackenzie, Gillian Berrie, Jonathan Asser - Sigma Films/Fox Searchlight
Sunshine On Leith Dexter Fletcher, Stephen Greenhorn, Andrew Macdonald,...
The film beat stiff competition from Filth and Sunshine On Leith.
The film acting honours went to James McAvoy for Irvine Welsh adaptation Filth and Sophie Kennedy Clark for her role in Stephen Frears' drama Philomena.
The full list of film nominees and winners (in bold) is below:
Feature Film
Filth Jon S Baird, Ken Marshall, Trudie Styler - Steel Mill Pictures, Maven Pictures, Logie Pictures/Lionsgate
Starred Up David Mackenzie, Gillian Berrie, Jonathan Asser - Sigma Films/Fox Searchlight
Sunshine On Leith Dexter Fletcher, Stephen Greenhorn, Andrew Macdonald,...
- 11/16/2014
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
British actress Antonia Thomas will co-star in the film adaptation of the stage musical Sunshine On Leith, which is inspired by, and features the music of Scottish duo The Proclaimers' album of the same name. Filming took place in Edinburgh and Glasgow, Scotland late last year, and the completed film is now screening at Eden Court Theaters in Inverness, Scotland, until October 24; and is also playing in Vue Cinema in Inverness, Moray Playhouse in Elgin, and Thurso Cinema in Aberdeen, Scotland. The project, co-produced by DNA Films and Black Camel Pictures, is directed by Dexter Fletcher (Wild Bill). Stephen Greenhorn, the man behind the musical, also adapted the...
- 10/17/2013
- by Emmanuel Akitobi
- ShadowAndAct
It's hard not to warm to the Proclaimers' answer to Mamma Mia!. And James McAvoy impresses in a dark, exhausting Irvine Welsh adaptation
The great Scottish film-maker Bill Forsyth memorably described his timeless gem Local Hero as "Brigadoon meets Apocalypse Now". There's an echo of that dichotomy in the simultaneous opening of two new movies offering opposing views of life north of the border – both fantastical in their own way. In one, we find ourselves in a land of star-crossed lovers who burst into spontaneous song and dance at every opportunity; in the other, we descend into an ever-deepening abyss of squalor, swearing, racism and homophobia, where foul deeds and drug-addled pestilence lurk at each turn.
Let's start on the sunny side. Dexter Fletcher's Sunshine on Leith is a sprightly and unabashed adaptation of the Dundee Rep's much-loved stage show, spinning a Mamma Mia!-style narrative around the songs of the Proclaimers.
The great Scottish film-maker Bill Forsyth memorably described his timeless gem Local Hero as "Brigadoon meets Apocalypse Now". There's an echo of that dichotomy in the simultaneous opening of two new movies offering opposing views of life north of the border – both fantastical in their own way. In one, we find ourselves in a land of star-crossed lovers who burst into spontaneous song and dance at every opportunity; in the other, we descend into an ever-deepening abyss of squalor, swearing, racism and homophobia, where foul deeds and drug-addled pestilence lurk at each turn.
Let's start on the sunny side. Dexter Fletcher's Sunshine on Leith is a sprightly and unabashed adaptation of the Dundee Rep's much-loved stage show, spinning a Mamma Mia!-style narrative around the songs of the Proclaimers.
- 10/5/2013
- by Mark Kermode
- The Guardian - Film News
This feelgood musical featuring the Proclaimers' work is likable but feels too staged – except for some stirring star performances
Andy Warhol's famous prediction about everyone getting to be world-famous for 15 minutes may soon be replaced by something else. Soon every band in the world will have its own feelgood jukebox musical. Everyone who has ever released a record, or performed live, will by EU directive get their greatest-hits catalogue crowbarred into a high-energy musical on the lines of Mamma Mia! – including Joy Division, Jesus and Mary Chain, Freddie and the Dreamers, the Wurzels and Slipknot. Every band's songs will be crammed into a laughter-and-tears story about family parties, love and young women with lovably rumpled dads they didn't know they had.
Such a one is Sunshine on Leith, a good-natured, likable but sometimes contrived and eerily artificial movie-musical – like something cultivated in a lab or generated from a computer...
Andy Warhol's famous prediction about everyone getting to be world-famous for 15 minutes may soon be replaced by something else. Soon every band in the world will have its own feelgood jukebox musical. Everyone who has ever released a record, or performed live, will by EU directive get their greatest-hits catalogue crowbarred into a high-energy musical on the lines of Mamma Mia! – including Joy Division, Jesus and Mary Chain, Freddie and the Dreamers, the Wurzels and Slipknot. Every band's songs will be crammed into a laughter-and-tears story about family parties, love and young women with lovably rumpled dads they didn't know they had.
Such a one is Sunshine on Leith, a good-natured, likable but sometimes contrived and eerily artificial movie-musical – like something cultivated in a lab or generated from a computer...
- 10/3/2013
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
★★★☆☆ Inspired by the discography of The Proclaimers and based on Stephen Greenhorn's stage hit, Dexter Fletcher's Sunshine on Leith (2013) is a convivial and well-shot musical that forms a narrative and articulates the variable emotions of its characters through upbeat, crowd-pleasing pop songs to varying degrees of success. Fresh from a tour in Afghanistan, Davy (George MacKay) and Ally (Kevin Guthrie) return home to Edinburgh. At first, everything seems fine: Ally dives head-first back into his relationship with Davy's sister Liz (Freya Mavor), and Davy strikes up a romance with Liz's best friend Yvonne (Antonia Thomas).
However, as time passes and they settle further back into normality, their dreams of happiness are thrown into chaos, much like Davy's parents' relationship, which is rocked by a startling revelation during their silver wedding anniversary celebrations. It all sounds terribly pedestrian yet Fletcher, who received wide acclaim for his feature debut Wild Bill...
However, as time passes and they settle further back into normality, their dreams of happiness are thrown into chaos, much like Davy's parents' relationship, which is rocked by a startling revelation during their silver wedding anniversary celebrations. It all sounds terribly pedestrian yet Fletcher, who received wide acclaim for his feature debut Wild Bill...
- 10/2/2013
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
Director: Dexter Fletcher; Screenwriter: Stephen Greenhorn; Starring: George MacKay, Antonia Thomas, Kevin Guthrie, Freya Mavor, Peter Mullan, Jane Horrocks; Running time: 100 mins; Certificate: PG
Dexter Fletcher made a seamless transition from acting to directing with 2011's Wild Bill, a London-set film about a fresh-out-of-prison dad trying to set things right with his two young sons. It's a bruising, sharp-of-wit drama that rightly earned plaudits and a BAFTA nomination, yet for Fletcher's follow-up he pulls a swift 180 to make a musical in Edinburgh based on the songs of The Proclaimers. You don't quite have to walk 500 miles to get from England to Scotland, but Fletcher's trip is near enough.
Based on Stephen Greenhorn's stage musical and screenplay adaptation, the film charts soldiers Davy (George MacKay) and Ally (Kevin Guthrie) as they return home and are forced to re-find their place outside of service. Ally's girlfriend Liz (Freya Mavor) is Davy's sister,...
Dexter Fletcher made a seamless transition from acting to directing with 2011's Wild Bill, a London-set film about a fresh-out-of-prison dad trying to set things right with his two young sons. It's a bruising, sharp-of-wit drama that rightly earned plaudits and a BAFTA nomination, yet for Fletcher's follow-up he pulls a swift 180 to make a musical in Edinburgh based on the songs of The Proclaimers. You don't quite have to walk 500 miles to get from England to Scotland, but Fletcher's trip is near enough.
Based on Stephen Greenhorn's stage musical and screenplay adaptation, the film charts soldiers Davy (George MacKay) and Ally (Kevin Guthrie) as they return home and are forced to re-find their place outside of service. Ally's girlfriend Liz (Freya Mavor) is Davy's sister,...
- 9/30/2013
- Digital Spy
The first clip from Sunshine on Leith has been released.
Unveiled exclusively through Digital Spy, the new footage from Dexter Fletcher's upcoming filml features a young cast including George Mackay (How I Live Now) and Antonia Thomas (Misfits).
Skins actress Freya Mavor also appears in the clip, which showcases one of the film's musical numbers.
Jason Flemyng, Peter Mullan and Kevin Guthrie are among the cast of Sunshine on Leith, which is written by Stephen Greenhorn.
It is Fletcher's follow-up to his acclaimed 2011 directorial debut Wild Bill.
Sunshine on Leith will be released in the UK on October 4.
Watch a trailer below:...
Unveiled exclusively through Digital Spy, the new footage from Dexter Fletcher's upcoming filml features a young cast including George Mackay (How I Live Now) and Antonia Thomas (Misfits).
Skins actress Freya Mavor also appears in the clip, which showcases one of the film's musical numbers.
Jason Flemyng, Peter Mullan and Kevin Guthrie are among the cast of Sunshine on Leith, which is written by Stephen Greenhorn.
It is Fletcher's follow-up to his acclaimed 2011 directorial debut Wild Bill.
Sunshine on Leith will be released in the UK on October 4.
Watch a trailer below:...
- 9/16/2013
- Digital Spy
Set for release on October 4th, we’ve got the first look at Dexter Fletcher’s new movie Sunshine on Leith. The Wild Bill Director has pulled together a wonderful British cast which includes Peter Mullan, Jane Horrocks, George MacKay, Kevin Guthrie, Antonia Thomas, Freya Mavor and Paul Branningan who you may have seen recently in The Angel’s Share.
Sunshine on Leith is written and adapted by Stephen Greenhorn stage play of the same name. Check out the trailer and images below and let us know what you think in the comments section.
Dexter Fletcher directs Sunshine on Leith; a jubilant, heartfelt musical about the power of home, the hearth, family and love. It is the tale of one tight-knit family, and the three couples bound to it, as they experience the joys and heartache that punctuate all relationships. And they do it all while singing to the euphoric music of The Proclaimers.
Sunshine on Leith is written and adapted by Stephen Greenhorn stage play of the same name. Check out the trailer and images below and let us know what you think in the comments section.
Dexter Fletcher directs Sunshine on Leith; a jubilant, heartfelt musical about the power of home, the hearth, family and love. It is the tale of one tight-knit family, and the three couples bound to it, as they experience the joys and heartache that punctuate all relationships. And they do it all while singing to the euphoric music of The Proclaimers.
- 8/21/2013
- by David Sztypuljak
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Check out the trailer to director Dexter Fletcher's new feature Sunshine on Leith starring George Mackay, Kevin Guthrie, Antonia Thomas and Freya Mavor.
It's a film adaptation of Stephen Greenhorn's hit stage musical featuring the music of The Proclaimers, the tale of one tight-knit family, and the three couples bound to it, as they experience the joys and heartache that punctuate all relationships.
It's out in cinemas 4th October 2013.
Video: Sunshine On Leith: exclusive trailer...
It's a film adaptation of Stephen Greenhorn's hit stage musical featuring the music of The Proclaimers, the tale of one tight-knit family, and the three couples bound to it, as they experience the joys and heartache that punctuate all relationships.
It's out in cinemas 4th October 2013.
Video: Sunshine On Leith: exclusive trailer...
- 8/19/2013
- by noreply@blogger.com (ScreenTerrier)
- ScreenTerrier
Exclusive: Focus International nabs Toronto-bound Proclaimers musical with Jane Horrocks, Peter Mullan.
Focus Features International has taken international sales rights to musical Sunshine on Leith, which will receive its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
The second feature from British actor-turned-director Dexter Fletcher (Wild Bill) stars Peter Mullan (Tyrannosaur) and Jane Horrocks (Little Voice) in an adaptation of the acclaimed stage musical, inspired by Scottish band The Proclaimers.
The film was financed by Entertainment Film Distributors, the BFI Film Fund and Creative Scotland, with Entertainment distributing in the UK.
Andrew Macdonald and Allon Reich produce from DNA with Arabella Page Croft and Kieran Parker from Black Camel Pictures (Outpost). Stephen Greenhorn wrote the script.
Identical twin brothers Charlie and Craig Reid of The Proclaimers have released nine albums since 1987 and are probably best known for hits I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles), I’m On My Way and Letter from America. The title of...
Focus Features International has taken international sales rights to musical Sunshine on Leith, which will receive its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
The second feature from British actor-turned-director Dexter Fletcher (Wild Bill) stars Peter Mullan (Tyrannosaur) and Jane Horrocks (Little Voice) in an adaptation of the acclaimed stage musical, inspired by Scottish band The Proclaimers.
The film was financed by Entertainment Film Distributors, the BFI Film Fund and Creative Scotland, with Entertainment distributing in the UK.
Andrew Macdonald and Allon Reich produce from DNA with Arabella Page Croft and Kieran Parker from Black Camel Pictures (Outpost). Stephen Greenhorn wrote the script.
Identical twin brothers Charlie and Craig Reid of The Proclaimers have released nine albums since 1987 and are probably best known for hits I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles), I’m On My Way and Letter from America. The title of...
- 8/15/2013
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Focus International nabs Toronto-bound Proclaimers musical with Jane Horrocks, Peter Mullan.
Focus Features International has taken international sales rights to musical Sunshine on Leith, which will receive its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
The second feature from British actor-turned-director Dexter Fletcher (Wild Bill) stars Peter Mullan (Tyrannosaur) and Jane Horrocks (Little Voice) in an adaptation of the acclaimed stage musical, inspired by Scottish band The Proclaimers.
The film was financed by Entertainment Film Distributors, the BFI Film Fund and Creative Scotland, with Entertainment distributing in the UK.
Andrew Macdonald and Allon Reich produce from DNA with Arabella Page Croft and Kieran Parker from Black Camel Pictures (Outpost). Stephen Greenhorn wrote the script.
Identical twin brothers Charlie and Craig Reid of The Proclaimers have released nine albums since 1987 and are probably best known for hits I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles), I’m On My Way and Letter from America. The title of...
Focus Features International has taken international sales rights to musical Sunshine on Leith, which will receive its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
The second feature from British actor-turned-director Dexter Fletcher (Wild Bill) stars Peter Mullan (Tyrannosaur) and Jane Horrocks (Little Voice) in an adaptation of the acclaimed stage musical, inspired by Scottish band The Proclaimers.
The film was financed by Entertainment Film Distributors, the BFI Film Fund and Creative Scotland, with Entertainment distributing in the UK.
Andrew Macdonald and Allon Reich produce from DNA with Arabella Page Croft and Kieran Parker from Black Camel Pictures (Outpost). Stephen Greenhorn wrote the script.
Identical twin brothers Charlie and Craig Reid of The Proclaimers have released nine albums since 1987 and are probably best known for hits I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles), I’m On My Way and Letter from America. The title of...
- 8/15/2013
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Feature Andrew Blair 9 May 2013 - 07:00
Andrew looks at some likely (and unlikely) theories to answer the question running through Doctor Who 7b: who is Clara Oswald?
This article contains spoilers for the current series, and finale, of Doctor Who.
Maybe, by making us ask this question, Steven Moffat is giving us a subtle clue: Clara is Who, ie. The Doctor and/or Valeyard. Probably not though. Let's be more scientific about this*.
We first saw someone looking very like Clara through the medium of an insane Dalek, formerly Oswin Oswald, with leet haxor skillz and a position of Junior Entertainment Manager on a starliner in the future. Then, in the past, we saw Clara Oswin Oswald – governess and barmaid – whose date of birth is the 23rd of November. In Clara's 101 Places to See book she misses out the number 23. What Does It All Mean?
Sorry, I just spat on you there.
Andrew looks at some likely (and unlikely) theories to answer the question running through Doctor Who 7b: who is Clara Oswald?
This article contains spoilers for the current series, and finale, of Doctor Who.
Maybe, by making us ask this question, Steven Moffat is giving us a subtle clue: Clara is Who, ie. The Doctor and/or Valeyard. Probably not though. Let's be more scientific about this*.
We first saw someone looking very like Clara through the medium of an insane Dalek, formerly Oswin Oswald, with leet haxor skillz and a position of Junior Entertainment Manager on a starliner in the future. Then, in the past, we saw Clara Oswin Oswald – governess and barmaid – whose date of birth is the 23rd of November. In Clara's 101 Places to See book she misses out the number 23. What Does It All Mean?
Sorry, I just spat on you there.
- 5/8/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
British actress Antonia Thomas will co-star in the film adaptation of the musical Sunshine On Leith, which is inspired by, and features the music of Scottish duo The Proclaimers' album of the same name. Filming began in Edinburgh and Glasgow, Scotland earlier this month. The project, co-produced by DNA Films and Black Camel Pictures, is being led by director Dexter Fletcher (Wild Bill). Stephen Greenhorn, the man behind the musical, also adapted the film's script. Sunshine On Leith tells the story of two army veterans returning home from war in Afghanistan; one finds his soul mate, while the other loses the girl he left behind. The film's name is taken...
- 11/15/2012
- by Emmanuel Akitobi
- ShadowAndAct
Sunshine on Leith, a film adapted by Stephen Greenhorn from his hit stage musical featuring the music of The Proclaimers, is currently shooting for six weeks in and around Edinburgh and Glasgow, and stars Peter Mullan and Jane Horrocks.
Directed by Dexter Fletcher – who helmed this year’s critically acclaimed Wild Bill – it tells the story of two army friends who return home to Leith from Afghanistan. One of them finds the love of his life, while the other loses the girl he left behind.
The two soldiers are played by 20 year old George MacKay (represented by Gordon and French) most recently seen in Private Peaceful and soon to be seen in How I Live Now opposite Saoirse Ronan, and 24 year old Scottish actor Kevin Guthrie who trained at Rcs, in his first film role.
Skins star Freya Mavor (represented by Hamilton Hodell), who recently filmed on another Glasgow-based film Not Another Happy Ending,...
Directed by Dexter Fletcher – who helmed this year’s critically acclaimed Wild Bill – it tells the story of two army friends who return home to Leith from Afghanistan. One of them finds the love of his life, while the other loses the girl he left behind.
The two soldiers are played by 20 year old George MacKay (represented by Gordon and French) most recently seen in Private Peaceful and soon to be seen in How I Live Now opposite Saoirse Ronan, and 24 year old Scottish actor Kevin Guthrie who trained at Rcs, in his first film role.
Skins star Freya Mavor (represented by Hamilton Hodell), who recently filmed on another Glasgow-based film Not Another Happy Ending,...
- 11/7/2012
- by noreply@blogger.com (ScreenTerrier)
- ScreenTerrier
Prisoners
Viola Davis has joined the cast of Denis Villeneuve's "Prisoners" which begins shooting early next year.
The story revolves around a small-town carpenter (Hugh Jackman) whose young daughter and her best friend are kidnapped. Keller takes the law into his own hands and runs up against a hot-shot cop (Jake Gyllenhaal). [Source: The Wrap]
Sunshine on Leith
Peter Mullan and Jane Horrocks have joined the cast of "Wild Bill" director Dexter Fletcher's new musical "Sunshine On Leith" at DNA Films.
Stephen Greenhorn wrote the script about two friends returning to Leith after a stint in the army, while various Proclaimers tunes are incorporated into the narrative. A six week shoot is currently underway in Edinburgh and Glasgow. [Source: Variety]
Are We Officially Dating
Imogen Poots has scored a role opposite Zac Efron in Tom Gormicon's young ensemble rom-com "Are We Officially Dating?" which begins shooting this month in New York City.
The...
Viola Davis has joined the cast of Denis Villeneuve's "Prisoners" which begins shooting early next year.
The story revolves around a small-town carpenter (Hugh Jackman) whose young daughter and her best friend are kidnapped. Keller takes the law into his own hands and runs up against a hot-shot cop (Jake Gyllenhaal). [Source: The Wrap]
Sunshine on Leith
Peter Mullan and Jane Horrocks have joined the cast of "Wild Bill" director Dexter Fletcher's new musical "Sunshine On Leith" at DNA Films.
Stephen Greenhorn wrote the script about two friends returning to Leith after a stint in the army, while various Proclaimers tunes are incorporated into the narrative. A six week shoot is currently underway in Edinburgh and Glasgow. [Source: Variety]
Are We Officially Dating
Imogen Poots has scored a role opposite Zac Efron in Tom Gormicon's young ensemble rom-com "Are We Officially Dating?" which begins shooting this month in New York City.
The...
- 11/6/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Ever since he broke into film directing with the impressive, funny and touching Wild Bill, we’ve been eagerly anticipating Dexter Fletcher's follow-up. Now we know a little more about it, with the news that he’s cast Peter Mullan and Jane Horrocks in Sunshine On Leith.Stephen Greenhorn wrote the script, which adapts his own musical. With the music of the Proclaimers threaded through the story, it’ll find two friends returning to Leith from time spent in the army.Fletcher has rounded up the likes of George McKay, Kevin Guthrie, Antonia Thomas and Freya Mavor to co-star in the film, which he’s now shooting around Edinburgh and Glasgow at the start of a six-week stint.DNA Films is backing the project, with Andrew Macdonald producing his first film in Scotland since he worked with Danny Boyle on Trainspotting. Good, intriguing choice of a follow-up for both director and producer,...
- 11/5/2012
- EmpireOnline
Well now, it's been a while since we've had a truly boring Doctor Who story. By my reckoning and my hazy memory, the last real snoozefest was when I reviewed The Mark Of The Rani , a pondersome ramble in Killingworth with waggling trees, incomprehensible dialogue and endless point scoring between two ageing Time Lords. Ever since the reboot of Doctor Who came about in 2005, we've had the occasional calamity, but never has a story been so boring.
Step forward The Doctor's Daughter – the big turkey of Tennant's third season and probably one of the worst duffers of the era. Don't be fooled by the title – in no way does The Doctor suddenly realise he's misplaced a long-lost daughter in the constellation of Canthares or some other obscure location. There's no jaw-dropping revelation that The Doctor had some late night fumblings with either Romana, Todd or even Rose. No – all that...
Step forward The Doctor's Daughter – the big turkey of Tennant's third season and probably one of the worst duffers of the era. Don't be fooled by the title – in no way does The Doctor suddenly realise he's misplaced a long-lost daughter in the constellation of Canthares or some other obscure location. There's no jaw-dropping revelation that The Doctor had some late night fumblings with either Romana, Todd or even Rose. No – all that...
- 8/6/2011
- Shadowlocked
Usually Americans are the ones to adapt foreign concepts for their markets. This year alone has seen three remakes of British television shows to hit the American airwaves and it’s only February: MTV adapted E4’s controversial teen-drama “Skins” for the American market, Syfy remade BBC Three’s “Being Human” and Showtime went with a new take on E4’s long-running drama “Shameless”.
It’s rather unusual for a British network to adapt an American tv series, but that’s exactly what ITV did with its newest drama-series “Marchlands”, which premiered last week. “Marchlands” is based on the American tv series “The Oaks”. Written by David Schulner, it was developed for Fox in 2008 and starred Matthew Morrison (”Glee”) and Jeremy Renner (”The Hurt Locker”) among others, but was ultimately rejected by the network’s executives, when the produced pilot failed to make an impression. Rejected pilots rarely get a second chance of life,...
It’s rather unusual for a British network to adapt an American tv series, but that’s exactly what ITV did with its newest drama-series “Marchlands”, which premiered last week. “Marchlands” is based on the American tv series “The Oaks”. Written by David Schulner, it was developed for Fox in 2008 and starred Matthew Morrison (”Glee”) and Jeremy Renner (”The Hurt Locker”) among others, but was ultimately rejected by the network’s executives, when the produced pilot failed to make an impression. Rejected pilots rarely get a second chance of life,...
- 2/6/2011
- by Sascha Antschak
- The Cinema Post
I don't know about you, but I love Alex Kingston. The ER actress has recently become a genre favorite with her recurring roles as Fiona Banks in FlashForward and as River Song in Doctor Who. She's enigmatic, charismatic, and has an almost ageless quality that makes you unsure if she's thirty or fifty (she's 47, believe it or not).
Now, it looks like genre fans will have another reason to appreciate Kingston, since she'll be appearing in another supernatural drama. It's distinctly different from her other sci-fi outings Who and FlashForward, and is more easily akin to Ghost Whisperer or Medium. Interested yet?
Britain's ITV has commissioned the series, titled The Oaks, from writer Stephen Greenhorn (known for the Doctor Who episodes "The Lazarus Experiment" and "The Doctor's Daughter"). According to Digital Spy, the five-part series "will tell the story of three different families living in the same house over several decades: the 1960s,...
Now, it looks like genre fans will have another reason to appreciate Kingston, since she'll be appearing in another supernatural drama. It's distinctly different from her other sci-fi outings Who and FlashForward, and is more easily akin to Ghost Whisperer or Medium. Interested yet?
Britain's ITV has commissioned the series, titled The Oaks, from writer Stephen Greenhorn (known for the Doctor Who episodes "The Lazarus Experiment" and "The Doctor's Daughter"). According to Digital Spy, the five-part series "will tell the story of three different families living in the same house over several decades: the 1960s,...
- 7/21/2010
- by Sam McPherson
- TVovermind.com
ITV has commissioned a supernatural drama starring Alex Kingston. The Doctor Who actress and Wired star Jodie Whittaker will lead the cast of The Oaks, which is described as "gripping". The five-part drama, written by Stephen Greenhorn (Glasgow Kiss, Doctor Who), will tell the story of three different families living in the same house over several decades: the 1960s, 1980s and present day. The families are linked by the spirit of a young girl, the daughter of the 1960s family who died in mysterious circumstances. Kingston and Whittaker are joined by cast members including Ashes To Ashes star Dean Andrews, Shelley Conn (Mistresses), Elliot Cowan (The Fixer), Denis Lawson (Criminal Justice), (more)...
- 7/21/2010
- by By Ryan Love
- Digital Spy
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