Percy Jackson and the Olympians wants you to ring in the holidays with some Greek gods.
The live-action Disney+ series will premiere the first two episodes on Wednesday, Dec. 20, with new episodes released weekly.
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The streamer also unveiled a new teaser featuring WWE wrestler Edge as Ares, which you can check out above.
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The live-action Disney+ series will premiere the first two episodes on Wednesday, Dec. 20, with new episodes released weekly.
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The streamer also unveiled a new teaser featuring WWE wrestler Edge as Ares, which you can check out above.
Adapted from Rick Riordan’s best-selling book series, the...
- 8/18/2023
- by Keisha Hatchett
- TVLine.com
"I'm not sure that Americans have penises," Ewan McGregor declares, carefully and painstakingly keeping his expression as deadpan as possible.
Danny Boyle's ears suddenly perk up. "Wait, your penis isn't there? Did they blur it out?" He lets out a laugh that might be characterized as the sound of exploding joy. "That would explain a lot!"
"They have to import them from Scotland," Jonny Lee Miller adds, at which point McGregor's stone-faced look begins to crack a bit.
"Scottish sausage!" Ewan Bremner chimes in, chuckling. "It's where the term comes from.
Danny Boyle's ears suddenly perk up. "Wait, your penis isn't there? Did they blur it out?" He lets out a laugh that might be characterized as the sound of exploding joy. "That would explain a lot!"
"They have to import them from Scotland," Jonny Lee Miller adds, at which point McGregor's stone-faced look begins to crack a bit.
"Scottish sausage!" Ewan Bremner chimes in, chuckling. "It's where the term comes from.
- 3/17/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Back on Track: Interview with star of T2: Trainspotting, Jonny Lee MillerBack on Track: Interview with star of T2: Trainspotting, Jonny Lee MillerJulide Tanriverdi - Cineplex Magazine3/14/2017 10:01:00 Am
When, in June 2016, rumour got out that director Danny Boyle had started filming the sequel to his cult hit Trainspotting people got very excited.
Paparazzi and fans alike flocked to the Edinburgh set and disrupted filming, making it tough for the filmmakers to keep anything secret. “They were trying to shelter our costumes. They had umbrellas and were like, ‘Put your hood on when you get your hair done,’” recalls Jonny Lee Miller, who once again plays platinum-blond drug addict Sick Boy. “Danny said, ‘It’s like f--king Star Wars up here.’ There was a level of excitement which was quite alarming.”
The 1996 film was an unexpected sensation and made instant stars out of Miller and his co-stars Ewan McGregor,...
When, in June 2016, rumour got out that director Danny Boyle had started filming the sequel to his cult hit Trainspotting people got very excited.
Paparazzi and fans alike flocked to the Edinburgh set and disrupted filming, making it tough for the filmmakers to keep anything secret. “They were trying to shelter our costumes. They had umbrellas and were like, ‘Put your hood on when you get your hair done,’” recalls Jonny Lee Miller, who once again plays platinum-blond drug addict Sick Boy. “Danny said, ‘It’s like f--king Star Wars up here.’ There was a level of excitement which was quite alarming.”
The 1996 film was an unexpected sensation and made instant stars out of Miller and his co-stars Ewan McGregor,...
- 3/14/2017
- by Julide Tanriverdi - Cineplex Magazine
- Cineplex
Featured in today's Horror Highlights, we have Splathouse podcast's discussion of the 2001 movie The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra, DVD release details for The Abduction of Jennifer Grayson, the SXSW Film Festival poster for Atomic Blonde, details on The Mason Brothers' upcoming theatrical run, a Q&A with Fashionista director Simon Rumley, and a look at the short film Nightmare.
Splathouse Podcast Discusses The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra: From Splathouse: "Sleepy skeletons, spirited space aliens, and super-scientists are the focus of this week's show! That's right, we're profiling Larry Blamire's excellent comedy "The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra".
Two of the film's featured performers, Brian Howe ("Westworld") and Fay Masterson ("50 Shades Darker"), stop by to talk about their careers and their work on "Lost Skeleton..."
Our good friend Sarah Jane (aka @fookthis on Twitter and Letterboxed, and she of the Talk Film Society) stops by with her cinematic picks for fans of “Lost Skeleton.
Splathouse Podcast Discusses The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra: From Splathouse: "Sleepy skeletons, spirited space aliens, and super-scientists are the focus of this week's show! That's right, we're profiling Larry Blamire's excellent comedy "The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra".
Two of the film's featured performers, Brian Howe ("Westworld") and Fay Masterson ("50 Shades Darker"), stop by to talk about their careers and their work on "Lost Skeleton..."
Our good friend Sarah Jane (aka @fookthis on Twitter and Letterboxed, and she of the Talk Film Society) stops by with her cinematic picks for fans of “Lost Skeleton.
- 2/28/2017
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Ahead of the UK premiere of his latest film Fashionista at Horror Channel FrightFest Glasgow, Simon Rumley reveals why he’s a fan of drugs in film and his planned foray into London gangster land…
Fashionista finds you back in Austin after Red White and Blue. What excites you about Austin so much? Could Fashionista have been set anywhere else?
I had such a great experience on Red White & Blue for so many different reasons that it was only natural that, at some point, I’d return to Austin. With Tim League (exec producer), Paul Knauss (co-producer) and Karen Hallford (casting director) I’ve got a great bunch of friends who also happen to be great collaborators and they form the core of both films’ Austin based crew and most probably without them neither films would have happened. Beyond that, I love the unique style of Austin, the food, the music,...
Fashionista finds you back in Austin after Red White and Blue. What excites you about Austin so much? Could Fashionista have been set anywhere else?
I had such a great experience on Red White & Blue for so many different reasons that it was only natural that, at some point, I’d return to Austin. With Tim League (exec producer), Paul Knauss (co-producer) and Karen Hallford (casting director) I’ve got a great bunch of friends who also happen to be great collaborators and they form the core of both films’ Austin based crew and most probably without them neither films would have happened. Beyond that, I love the unique style of Austin, the food, the music,...
- 2/21/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
(Polydor)
Like its parent film, T2 Trainspotting’s soundtrack eschews cosy Cool Britannia nostalgia for something weirder and better. The original soundtrack was a sharp mix of cult classics and of-the-moment artists. Rather than get Blur and co back, Danny Boyle has called on a more leftfield lineup of young guns, the likes of Mercury-winning Edinburgh alt hip-hop trio Young Fathers, Brixton scuzz rockers Fat White Family and deliciously demented Irish rappers Rubberbandits. The classic side of things is held up by Queen, Run Dmc, Blondie and more, with the whole bookended by Trainspotting’s biggest tracks reborn: a mad-dog Prodigy remix of Iggy’s Lust for Life and Underworld’s Slow Slippy. In our retromaniac world, it might not attain the original’s classic status, but it’s all the better for its bravery.
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Like its parent film, T2 Trainspotting’s soundtrack eschews cosy Cool Britannia nostalgia for something weirder and better. The original soundtrack was a sharp mix of cult classics and of-the-moment artists. Rather than get Blur and co back, Danny Boyle has called on a more leftfield lineup of young guns, the likes of Mercury-winning Edinburgh alt hip-hop trio Young Fathers, Brixton scuzz rockers Fat White Family and deliciously demented Irish rappers Rubberbandits. The classic side of things is held up by Queen, Run Dmc, Blondie and more, with the whole bookended by Trainspotting’s biggest tracks reborn: a mad-dog Prodigy remix of Iggy’s Lust for Life and Underworld’s Slow Slippy. In our retromaniac world, it might not attain the original’s classic status, but it’s all the better for its bravery.
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- 1/29/2017
- by Emily Mackay
- The Guardian - Film News
Ewan McGregor and the rest of the gang are back in Danny Boyle's sequel to Trainspotting. Here's our review of the unexpectedly moving T2...
Time can play cruel tricks. A recent strain of Hollywood movie showed us the cosy side of nostalgia - the dinosaurs roaring again in Jurassic World, the Millennium Falcon taking flight in Star Wars: The Force Awakens - but there can be a bittersweet, even cruel side to the lure of old memories.
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For Renton (Ewan McGregor), heading back to his old stomping ground in Edinburgh after 20 years is akin to opening a box of old photographs. There’s a comfort at seeing old faces, but then the regret starts flooding back: the drugs, the alcohol, the friends he's lost and...
Time can play cruel tricks. A recent strain of Hollywood movie showed us the cosy side of nostalgia - the dinosaurs roaring again in Jurassic World, the Millennium Falcon taking flight in Star Wars: The Force Awakens - but there can be a bittersweet, even cruel side to the lure of old memories.
See related Jessica Jones’ Kilgrave: Marvel’s creepiest villain yet Iron Fist: episode titles and directors confirmed Luke Cage smashed Marvel's 2016 Netflix ratings
For Renton (Ewan McGregor), heading back to his old stomping ground in Edinburgh after 20 years is akin to opening a box of old photographs. There’s a comfort at seeing old faces, but then the regret starts flooding back: the drugs, the alcohol, the friends he's lost and...
- 1/20/2017
- Den of Geek
A rerelease of the 1996 box-office smash finds its tale of Edinburgh heroin addicts looking remarkably fresh faced despite the advancing years
Danny Boyle’s celebrated picture is rereleased in advance of its sequel, due in cinemas in two weeks. What’s interesting, viewing the film now, is how it manages to be both inarguably of its time, the mid 90s, but also has not dated nearly as badly as most youth culture movies tend to. This is at least partly due to Boyle’s canny music choices – Iggy Pop and Lou Reed already had their cool credentials established, while Underworld have maintained a credibility that owes something to their association with this film. What remains to be seen is how much Sick Boy’s unifying theory of life applies to the Trainspotting gang: “At one point, you’ve got it, then you lose it. Then it’s gone for ever.
Danny Boyle’s celebrated picture is rereleased in advance of its sequel, due in cinemas in two weeks. What’s interesting, viewing the film now, is how it manages to be both inarguably of its time, the mid 90s, but also has not dated nearly as badly as most youth culture movies tend to. This is at least partly due to Boyle’s canny music choices – Iggy Pop and Lou Reed already had their cool credentials established, while Underworld have maintained a credibility that owes something to their association with this film. What remains to be seen is how much Sick Boy’s unifying theory of life applies to the Trainspotting gang: “At one point, you’ve got it, then you lose it. Then it’s gone for ever.
- 1/15/2017
- by Wendy Ide
- The Guardian - Film News
Danny Boyle’s 1996 film “Trainspotting” follows a group of heroin addicts in an economically depressed Edinburgh in the late 1980s. Based on Irvine Welsh’s novel by the same name, the film went on to become a critical and commercial hit around the globe. Besides parking controversy for its subject matter, the film also produced two acclaimed soundtracks that featured music from and inspired by the film, including Iggy Pop, Brian Eno, Primal Scream, Pulp, New Order and more.
Read More: ‘Trainspotting 2’ Trailer: Danny Boyle Unleashes Another Round Of Mayhem On Rent Boy And The Gang
Now, Boyle has prepped a sequel, “T2 Trainspotting,” due out early this year, based on Welsh’s sequel “Porno,” that picks up 20 years after the events of the first film. Ahead of the film’s release, the soundtrack has leaked onto Amazon UK, as reported by NME, and features music from artists young and old.
Read More: ‘Trainspotting 2’ Trailer: Danny Boyle Unleashes Another Round Of Mayhem On Rent Boy And The Gang
Now, Boyle has prepped a sequel, “T2 Trainspotting,” due out early this year, based on Welsh’s sequel “Porno,” that picks up 20 years after the events of the first film. Ahead of the film’s release, the soundtrack has leaked onto Amazon UK, as reported by NME, and features music from artists young and old.
- 1/10/2017
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
As iconic as Renton, Sick Boy, Spud and Begbie — and arguably more so — was the music that powered Danny Boyle‘s zeitgeist capturing “Trainspotting.” It launched the mass commercialization of Iggy Pop‘s “Lust For Life,” and for a few years there it seems you couldn’t turn around without bumping into the song, while Underworld‘s “Born Slippy” went from the clubs and into the homes of kids everywhere.
Continue reading ‘T2: Trainspotting’ Soundtrack Includes Iggy Pop, Wolf Alice, Underworld, And More at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘T2: Trainspotting’ Soundtrack Includes Iggy Pop, Wolf Alice, Underworld, And More at The Playlist.
- 1/10/2017
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
All things considered, the years have been relatively kind to Renton (Ewan McGregor), Spud (Ewan Bremner), Sick Boy (Jonny Lee Miller) and the volatile Begbie (Robert Carlyle), who are no strangers to Edinburgh’s criminal underground and drug-induced trips into the worst toilet in all of Scotland. Basically, they’ve been through the wringer, to put it kindly, and soon director Danny Boyle will be getting the gang back together for Trainspotting 2.
Set a full 20 years after the original classic, T2 is said to mine inspiration from Irvine Welsh’s novel sequel Porno, and an all-new international trailer released today sheds light on the story underpinning Danny Boyle’s long-anticipated follow-up. Containing many of the same shots glimpsed in the sequel’s reveal trailer, Trainspotting 2 continues to impress with its electrifying visual style – you can thank Boyle and cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle for that – which is all set against the...
Set a full 20 years after the original classic, T2 is said to mine inspiration from Irvine Welsh’s novel sequel Porno, and an all-new international trailer released today sheds light on the story underpinning Danny Boyle’s long-anticipated follow-up. Containing many of the same shots glimpsed in the sequel’s reveal trailer, Trainspotting 2 continues to impress with its electrifying visual style – you can thank Boyle and cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle for that – which is all set against the...
- 11/23/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Danny Boyle and Ewan McGregor roll back the years with today’s electrifying first trailer for Trainspotting 2, which not only sees the latter reprise the role of Scottish drug addict Mark Renton, but also features a modern spin on the iconic “Choose life” monologue.
“Choose life, choose Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and hope that someone, somewhere, cares.” Set against the pulsing house beats of Underworld’s “Born Slippy” and Wolf Alice’s “Silk,” this T2 teaser essentially rounds up the crew from the ’96 original before asking the question, just what on Earth have they been up to for the past 20 years?
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Adapted from Irvine Welsh’s literary sequel Porno, here we see Renton (McGregor), Spud (Ewan Bremner), Sick Boy (Jonny Lee Miller) and Begbie (Robert Carlyle) stumble through another drug-induced saga of narcotic dream sequences and crime. If the cult original tackled themes of urban poverty and squalor in Edinburgh,...
“Choose life, choose Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and hope that someone, somewhere, cares.” Set against the pulsing house beats of Underworld’s “Born Slippy” and Wolf Alice’s “Silk,” this T2 teaser essentially rounds up the crew from the ’96 original before asking the question, just what on Earth have they been up to for the past 20 years?
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Adapted from Irvine Welsh’s literary sequel Porno, here we see Renton (McGregor), Spud (Ewan Bremner), Sick Boy (Jonny Lee Miller) and Begbie (Robert Carlyle) stumble through another drug-induced saga of narcotic dream sequences and crime. If the cult original tackled themes of urban poverty and squalor in Edinburgh,...
- 11/3/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Next year, the original cast and director of the 1996 film Trainspotting will reunite on-screen for T2 Trainspotting, with the film's first trailer surfacing Thursday.
In an homage to the original, a voiceover declares, "choose life," before providing a modern twist: "Choose Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and hope that someone, somewhere cares." Time may have passed, but little else in the Trainspotting world seems to have changed: the clip is full of drug use, sex, mayhem and Underworld's "Born Slippy," all of which were central to the first movie's appeal.
T...
In an homage to the original, a voiceover declares, "choose life," before providing a modern twist: "Choose Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and hope that someone, somewhere cares." Time may have passed, but little else in the Trainspotting world seems to have changed: the clip is full of drug use, sex, mayhem and Underworld's "Born Slippy," all of which were central to the first movie's appeal.
T...
- 11/3/2016
- Rollingstone.com
We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about shows including Outlander, Once Upon a Time, Scorpion and Arrow!
1 | Is it safe to say, Grimm fans, that Jim & Dave’s Tavern was a nod to series co-creators James Kouf and David Greenwalt? And remind us again why baby Kelly is going to work with Adalind at the law firm? Are there no trustworthy babysitters in Portland?
2 | As cool as Outlander‘s illness-sniffing dog is, couldn’t you have lived without the graphic scene where...
1 | Is it safe to say, Grimm fans, that Jim & Dave’s Tavern was a nod to series co-creators James Kouf and David Greenwalt? And remind us again why baby Kelly is going to work with Adalind at the law firm? Are there no trustworthy babysitters in Portland?
2 | As cool as Outlander‘s illness-sniffing dog is, couldn’t you have lived without the graphic scene where...
- 4/29/2016
- TVLine.com
Since any New York cinephile has a nearly suffocating wealth of theatrical options, we figured it’d be best to compile some of the more worthwhile repertory showings into one handy list. Displayed below are a few of the city’s most reliable theaters and links to screenings of their weekend offerings — films you’re not likely to see in a theater again anytime soon, and many of which are, also, on 35mm. If you have a chance to attend any of these, we’re of the mind that it’s time extremely well-spent.
Metrograph
The most exciting theater to hit New York in years opens today. They’ll begin with The Purple Rose of Cairo and Taxi Driver on Friday. Saturday and Sunday unbelievably packed, the schedule including The Spirit of the Beehive, Vivre Sa Vie, The Long Day Closes, Femme Fatale, Goodbye, Dragon Inn, and Noah Baumbach‘s...
Metrograph
The most exciting theater to hit New York in years opens today. They’ll begin with The Purple Rose of Cairo and Taxi Driver on Friday. Saturday and Sunday unbelievably packed, the schedule including The Spirit of the Beehive, Vivre Sa Vie, The Long Day Closes, Femme Fatale, Goodbye, Dragon Inn, and Noah Baumbach‘s...
- 3/4/2016
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
There’s a long list of Star Wars videogames that never reached gamers, and today brings us more information on a proposed “sequel” to the Star Wars movies (at the time) which could have made many Expanded Universe fans happy. Come inside to learn more about Shadows of the Sith!
Over the last few months, I've had the good fortune to chat with former LucasArts developers about Star Wars games we all enjoyed. Even more exciting, however, has been the fact that they've revealed some never before heard details on Star Wars games that never saw the light of day. It's been a bittersweet process (as some of these would have been amazing to play), but very enlightening as to the goings on within LucasArts at the time.
Rogue Leaders: The Story of LucasArts released in 2008 and revealed some logos for various games that never developed beyond initial ideas/pitches...
Over the last few months, I've had the good fortune to chat with former LucasArts developers about Star Wars games we all enjoyed. Even more exciting, however, has been the fact that they've revealed some never before heard details on Star Wars games that never saw the light of day. It's been a bittersweet process (as some of these would have been amazing to play), but very enlightening as to the goings on within LucasArts at the time.
Rogue Leaders: The Story of LucasArts released in 2008 and revealed some logos for various games that never developed beyond initial ideas/pitches...
- 2/23/2016
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Jordan Maison)
- Cinelinx
Was Arrow Wrong to Propose? Should Once Leave Henry Home? Did Ringers Make Race Dull? And More TV Qs
We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about shows including Once Upon a Time, Fargo, Bones and The Originals!
1 | Much as we loved seeing America’s Next Top Model‘s dashing, darling Nyle crowned the series’ final winner, is there any denying Mame kinda crushed him in the last runway challenge?
PhotosCancellation Jitters: 8 Shows in Danger
2 | Is there any situation in which Justin and Diana don’t win The Amazing Race? (Even a one-hour penalty couldn’t stop them!) And hasn’t their...
1 | Much as we loved seeing America’s Next Top Model‘s dashing, darling Nyle crowned the series’ final winner, is there any denying Mame kinda crushed him in the last runway challenge?
PhotosCancellation Jitters: 8 Shows in Danger
2 | Is there any situation in which Justin and Diana don’t win The Amazing Race? (Even a one-hour penalty couldn’t stop them!) And hasn’t their...
- 12/11/2015
- TVLine.com
As it stands, if you want to divide a room by old dance music fans and new dance music fans, all you need to do is mention Underworld and see how many people know who you’re talking about. That might all change in 2016, though, because the British trio have announced their first album in over five years in the form of Barbara Barbara, We Face A Shining Future.
Perhaps best known for “Born Slippy,” a track which would reach international audiences after landing in the soundtrack for the 1996 film Trainspotting, Underworld continued to release music up through 2010’s Barking before an extended silence left them in a shroud of obscurity through the Edm explosion of the past several years.
While a teaser of a handful of tracks from the effort doesn’t promise much in the way of updated sound design elements from the trio, perhaps it will reach...
Perhaps best known for “Born Slippy,” a track which would reach international audiences after landing in the soundtrack for the 1996 film Trainspotting, Underworld continued to release music up through 2010’s Barking before an extended silence left them in a shroud of obscurity through the Edm explosion of the past several years.
While a teaser of a handful of tracks from the effort doesn’t promise much in the way of updated sound design elements from the trio, perhaps it will reach...
- 11/25/2015
- by John Cameron
- We Got This Covered
Trainspotting director Danny Boyle has confirmed that all four leads are keen to return for the sequel.
Boyle suggested to Deadline that the main obstacle now is accommodating everyone's busy schedules.
"All the four main actors want to come back and do it," Boyle said. "Now it is only a matter of getting all their schedules together, which is complicated by two of them doing American TV series."
Robert Carlyle currently stars in Once Upon a Time, while Jonny Lee Miller stars in Elementary. Ewan McGregor and Ewen Bremner also featured in the original film, alongside Kevin McKidd and Kelly Macdonald.
The script, written by John Hodge, is based on author Irvine Welsh novel Porno - the sequel to the Trainspotting book release.
Interestingly, Carlyle recently suggested that any movie version of Porno would need a rewrite given the changes in internet pornography since the novel was written.
Trainspotting's...
Boyle suggested to Deadline that the main obstacle now is accommodating everyone's busy schedules.
"All the four main actors want to come back and do it," Boyle said. "Now it is only a matter of getting all their schedules together, which is complicated by two of them doing American TV series."
Robert Carlyle currently stars in Once Upon a Time, while Jonny Lee Miller stars in Elementary. Ewan McGregor and Ewen Bremner also featured in the original film, alongside Kevin McKidd and Kelly Macdonald.
The script, written by John Hodge, is based on author Irvine Welsh novel Porno - the sequel to the Trainspotting book release.
Interestingly, Carlyle recently suggested that any movie version of Porno would need a rewrite given the changes in internet pornography since the novel was written.
Trainspotting's...
- 9/7/2015
- Digital Spy
For this week’s Nostalgia Bomb, we take you to the deep, dark, and mysterious realm of what is known as Underworld.A British electronic group formed in the 1980’s, Underworld has seen a cult following and some major commercial success early on, as some of their music was featured in the movie, “Trainspotting” in 1996. The members of the group have come and gone over the years, but frontman Kyle Hyde has remained at the helm.Underworld has released eight official studio albums, two collections, and has collaborated in recent years with UK drum n’ bass duo, High Contrast, and artists such […]...
- 7/17/2015
- by Austin Meyer Whitlock
- Monsters and Critics
Rumours of a Trainspotting movie sequel have been getting louder in recent years, but Robert Carlyle has predicted big differences from Irvine Welsh's 2002 follow-up novel Porno.
The actor played Francis Begbie in Danny Boyle's 1996 adaptation of Welsh's bestselling 1993 novel and would return if the long-awaited sequel happens.
"One of the difficulties of just adapting Porno is that so much of it is to do with internet porn, which has moved on a lot since the book was written - or so I understand - so it would require a hefty rewrite," Carlyle told ShortList.
"It's also difficult getting all our ships aligned at the same time. What I would say is that it's closer than it's ever been."
Asked where Begbie would be today if the film doesn't directly follow the plot of Porno, Carlyle added: "Oh jail. Jail or dead. That's what's interesting. Where are these guys 20 years later?...
The actor played Francis Begbie in Danny Boyle's 1996 adaptation of Welsh's bestselling 1993 novel and would return if the long-awaited sequel happens.
"One of the difficulties of just adapting Porno is that so much of it is to do with internet porn, which has moved on a lot since the book was written - or so I understand - so it would require a hefty rewrite," Carlyle told ShortList.
"It's also difficult getting all our ships aligned at the same time. What I would say is that it's closer than it's ever been."
Asked where Begbie would be today if the film doesn't directly follow the plot of Porno, Carlyle added: "Oh jail. Jail or dead. That's what's interesting. Where are these guys 20 years later?...
- 7/16/2015
- Digital Spy
A rising star of theatre, TV and film, before this year Theo James was best known for his lead roles in Bedlam as well as CBS's Golden Boy - about a young police commissioner in New York City.
Now, he looks set to become even bigger as he stars as Four in Divergent, the latest sci-fi action blockbuster which is currently out in cinemas.
Here are ten fun facts we found out about this new Hollywood icon:
1. Theodore Peter James Kinnaird Taptiklis was born in Oxford on December 16, 1984. His exotic name derives from his Greek grandfather who lived in New Zealand, and he also has English and Scottish heritage. The youngest of five children, he changed his name since 'Theo James' is a little easier to spell.
2. He actually became an actor by accident. After graduating from the University of Nottingham with a degree in philosophy, his girlfriend...
Now, he looks set to become even bigger as he stars as Four in Divergent, the latest sci-fi action blockbuster which is currently out in cinemas.
Here are ten fun facts we found out about this new Hollywood icon:
1. Theodore Peter James Kinnaird Taptiklis was born in Oxford on December 16, 1984. His exotic name derives from his Greek grandfather who lived in New Zealand, and he also has English and Scottish heritage. The youngest of five children, he changed his name since 'Theo James' is a little easier to spell.
2. He actually became an actor by accident. After graduating from the University of Nottingham with a degree in philosophy, his girlfriend...
- 4/6/2014
- Digital Spy
The Olympics are over and scripted TV is back, which means juicy quotes from shows like "The Blacklist" and "Scandal," which have taken a backseat to all the winter sports we've been watching for the past month. Read on for more of TV's best lines from the week of Feb. 23 to March 1:
'Broad City'
Ilana, after looking at the Facebook profile of the guy who just friended Abbi: "He likes 'Roseanne'?! This -- this is your next sexual partner."
'Hannibal'
Hannibal: "I never feel guilty about eating anything."
Hannibal: "It's rare that I cook a meatless meal."
Will, to Hannibal: "I'm going to remember, and when I do, there will be a reckoning."
'Shameless'
Fiona, after telling Lip she doesn't want to accept a plea deal after their baby brother ingested her cocaine: "I can't go back to jail."
Lip: "Of course this is all about you.
'Broad City'
Ilana, after looking at the Facebook profile of the guy who just friended Abbi: "He likes 'Roseanne'?! This -- this is your next sexual partner."
'Hannibal'
Hannibal: "I never feel guilty about eating anything."
Hannibal: "It's rare that I cook a meatless meal."
Will, to Hannibal: "I'm going to remember, and when I do, there will be a reckoning."
'Shameless'
Fiona, after telling Lip she doesn't want to accept a plea deal after their baby brother ingested her cocaine: "I can't go back to jail."
Lip: "Of course this is all about you.
- 3/2/2014
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
The wait is over! After countless festival screenings and a blockbuster debut Stateside, Alfonso Cuarón's Gravity is finally initiating its landing sequence for UK shores. The Sandra Bullock-George Clooney thriller has already been declared the greatest space film ever made by a certain James Cameron, and it's following in a long line of movie masterpieces that have embraced the infinite celestial darkness.
Digital Spy takes a look at 9 space movies we think are essential viewing ahead of Gravity's release on November 8. Before you read on, it's best to establish the ground rules: these are all films that in some way feature men, women or robots of Earth exploring space. Star Wars is strictly fantasy so doesn't make the list and Moon misses out because, well, it mostly takes place on the moon!
Our pre-Gravity recommendations (in no particular order) and where to watch them are as follows.
Digital Spy takes a look at 9 space movies we think are essential viewing ahead of Gravity's release on November 8. Before you read on, it's best to establish the ground rules: these are all films that in some way feature men, women or robots of Earth exploring space. Star Wars is strictly fantasy so doesn't make the list and Moon misses out because, well, it mostly takes place on the moon!
Our pre-Gravity recommendations (in no particular order) and where to watch them are as follows.
- 11/2/2013
- Digital Spy
Superman v Batman, Avengers 2 and a very sexy Frankenstein monster ... Ben Child picks the top five stories from this year's Comic-Con, the annual convention for comic-book culture and superhero fans
1. Superman and Batman remain the biggest draw in comic books
Both the man of steel and the caped crusader have been through their fair share of disastrous outings on the big screen. For Supes, there were the last two Christopher Reeve movies and the god-awful fawning Bryan Singer paean to the Richard Donner years that was 2006's Superman Returns. For the dark knight, readers will recall with horror George Clooney's bemused and Bat-nippled turn in the execrable Batman and Robin in 1997. But times have changed, and the combined success of Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy and Zack Snyder's passable Man of Steel have pushed the pair back to the top of the superhero tree. The loudest shout from...
1. Superman and Batman remain the biggest draw in comic books
Both the man of steel and the caped crusader have been through their fair share of disastrous outings on the big screen. For Supes, there were the last two Christopher Reeve movies and the god-awful fawning Bryan Singer paean to the Richard Donner years that was 2006's Superman Returns. For the dark knight, readers will recall with horror George Clooney's bemused and Bat-nippled turn in the execrable Batman and Robin in 1997. But times have changed, and the combined success of Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy and Zack Snyder's passable Man of Steel have pushed the pair back to the top of the superhero tree. The loudest shout from...
- 7/22/2013
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
Feature Sarah Dobbs 12 Jul 2013 - 05:39
With his latest film, Trap For Cinderella, out in UK cinemas now, director Iain Softley talks about film locations, Hackers and more...
Iain Softley is a filmmaker who’s hard to categorise. His career is pretty fascinating, because it’s almost impossible to predict what kind of film he’ll make next. His first film was a drama about the early career of the Beatles, which he followed with an unconventional action movie about computer hackers. Then he made a period drama. Then a weird sci-fi movie set in a mental hospital. Then a spooky horror film, and followed it up with a fantasy movie for kids. How many directors can you name who’ve made a series of films that diverse?
His new film, Trap For Cinderella, is yet another different kind of movie, and maybe one of the most difficult to categorise...
With his latest film, Trap For Cinderella, out in UK cinemas now, director Iain Softley talks about film locations, Hackers and more...
Iain Softley is a filmmaker who’s hard to categorise. His career is pretty fascinating, because it’s almost impossible to predict what kind of film he’ll make next. His first film was a drama about the early career of the Beatles, which he followed with an unconventional action movie about computer hackers. Then he made a period drama. Then a weird sci-fi movie set in a mental hospital. Then a spooky horror film, and followed it up with a fantasy movie for kids. How many directors can you name who’ve made a series of films that diverse?
His new film, Trap For Cinderella, is yet another different kind of movie, and maybe one of the most difficult to categorise...
- 7/11/2013
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
The general consensus regarding Danny Boyle’s 2007 flick Sunshine is as follows; thoughtful and atmospheric set up, promising narrative with originality and good characterization and mood, then dumped on its ass by an off-tangent mood swing of a climax, resorting to slasher horror suspense instead of its distinct brainy sensibilities. Considering the fact that Boyle is one of the most celebrated current Directors on the circuit, this apparent misstep wasn’t just galling to many – it was an unintelligible creative choice. In the blink of an eye, one with cataracts belonging to a brain suffering a severe migraine, the film opted from 2001 to Event Horizon. Considering how many questions Alex Garland’s script poses, there’s no harm in asking another; what if it didn’t mess it up at all? What if it just went all metaphysical and transcended from philosophical musings to mind bending presentation of quasi-reality? What if the problem,...
- 5/25/2013
- by Scott Patterson
- SoundOnSight
Sylvester Stallone has put out a call on Twitter, presumably with his latest iteration of "The Expendables" in mind: "A young Sigorney Weaver anywhere out there?" The misspelling of her name aside, Weaver became one of Hollywood's few female action stars because Ridley Scott cast her as androgynous astronaut Ripley in "Alien," and another director who likes strong women, James Cameron, encouraged her to kick ass in the sequel "Aliens," at which point he passed the baton to David Fincher, who continued the tradition in "Alien 3." Stallone has plenty of tough action femmes to choose from now, from Gina Carano and Michelle Rodriguez, who memorably fight each other in "Fast & Furious 6" and Jennifer Garner ("Alias") to Cate Beckinsale ("Underworld"), Zoe Saldana ("Star Trek Into Darkness") and Gwyneth Paltrow ("Iron Man 3"). Rodriguez herself recently complained about the lack of female superheroes. Check out the interview below with Sony chief Amy Pascal,...
- 5/24/2013
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
There's a tiny moment in Danny Boyle's 2007 sci-fi thriller Sunshine in which Michelle Yeoh's biologist finds a tiny green plant growing from the ashes in her spaceship's oxygen-supplying botanical garden that was burnt to a crisp. As Boyle explained to this writer at the time: "It's a very potent image, I think, a regeneration out of the ashes."
The same could be said of the movie itself. Upon release, this tale of a group of scientists trying to save the Earth by reigniting a failing sun failed to shine at the box office or make a significant cultural impact. Yet it was recently described as the Slumdog Millionaire and Trainspotting director's "most misunderstood and underrated film" by influential critic Mark Kermode in his BBC blog.
But why was this British movie, described by this writer's 2007 Digital Spy review as "a fantastically enjoyable film that works our minds, delights...
The same could be said of the movie itself. Upon release, this tale of a group of scientists trying to save the Earth by reigniting a failing sun failed to shine at the box office or make a significant cultural impact. Yet it was recently described as the Slumdog Millionaire and Trainspotting director's "most misunderstood and underrated film" by influential critic Mark Kermode in his BBC blog.
But why was this British movie, described by this writer's 2007 Digital Spy review as "a fantastically enjoyable film that works our minds, delights...
- 4/14/2013
- Digital Spy
Chicago – Danny Boyle’s “Trance” is an undeniably well-made thriller that works back in on itself a few too many times for disbelief to stay suspended but delivers enough escapist entertainment to be considered a success. It’s totally ridiculous and yet never boring, propelled by the quick-cut style of the man who brought similar momentum to “Shallow Grave,” “Trainspotting,” and “28 Days Later.” At this point in his career, nearly everything Boyle does is interesting. The fact that “Trance” doesn’t rise above that faint praise is only due to the silliness of the script by Joe Ahearne & John Hodge. When one reconsiders the plot after the end, it’s nearly miraculous that Boyle and his talented cast pull it off as expertly as they do.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
“Trance” is an art heist movie for adrenalin junkies. Simon (James McAvoy) works at a well-known art auction house. He has been well-trained...
Rating: 3.5/5.0
“Trance” is an art heist movie for adrenalin junkies. Simon (James McAvoy) works at a well-known art auction house. He has been well-trained...
- 4/11/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
British filmmaker Danny Boyle, whose new film -- a mind-melting hypnotism thriller called "Trance" -- is showing nationwide, is known for his intense creative collaborations between writers like Alex Garland and John Hodge, and (for a while at least) actors like Ewan McGregor. But one of his most important and frequently overlooked collaborative relationships is with the British dance duo Underworld (nee Karl Hyde and Rick Smith), who have provided music for a number of Boyle projects, both film and otherwise, including last summer's Olympics Opening Ceremony. We got to chat with one half of Underworld, Rick Smith, about his various collaborations with Boyle, including the dizzying score for "Trance," which he completed without his frequent partner Hyde. “Trainspotting” There are a number of memorable musical moments in "Trainspotting," Boyle's sophomore effort and the film that would effectively launch his career as one of the most fearless and utterly brilliant filmmakers in the.
- 4/10/2013
- by Drew Taylor
- The Playlist
Danny Boyle is a hard director to pin down. Unlike his fellow indie-film auteurs, he has neither a signature cinematic style nor has he moved onto helming superheroic blockbusters. Instead, since the one-two punch of "Shallow Grave" and "Trainspotting" through the one-two punch of "Slumdog Millionaire" and "127 Hours" up to his just-released techno-heist flick "Trance," Boyle has jumped genres like he was being chased by the fast zombies from his "28 Days Later" flick.
But what often gets forgotten is Boyle's biggest critical bomb, "The Beach," a Razzie-nominated film from 2000 that was meant to be his Leonardo DiCaprio-propelled entry into the mainstream. That wouldn't fully happen until 2008's Oscar-winning "Slumdog Millionaire" but, in an unlikely twist befitting, well, a Danny Boyle film, he tells us during a late-night interview at the SXSW launch party for "Trance" that the former's failure is directly responsible for the latter’s success.
Moviefone: Do...
But what often gets forgotten is Boyle's biggest critical bomb, "The Beach," a Razzie-nominated film from 2000 that was meant to be his Leonardo DiCaprio-propelled entry into the mainstream. That wouldn't fully happen until 2008's Oscar-winning "Slumdog Millionaire" but, in an unlikely twist befitting, well, a Danny Boyle film, he tells us during a late-night interview at the SXSW launch party for "Trance" that the former's failure is directly responsible for the latter’s success.
Moviefone: Do...
- 4/8/2013
- by Moviefone Canada
- Huffington Post
Irvine Welsh has said that the planned sequel to Trainspotting will be the "big movie talking point of the year" when it is released.
Welsh's debut 1993 novel was adapted into an award-winning film by Danny Boyle in 1996, and there have been rumours of a follow-up since the author wrote sequel Porno in 2002 and Boyle recently teased a 2016 release date for the project.
> Danny Boyle's movie music: Underworld, Moby, Iggy Pop, Sigur Rós
"The Trainspotting sequel - the attention is going to be even more intense this time round because the first was such a great movie. And Danny's such a colossus now," Welsh told The Big Issue
"When it comes out it's going to be the big movie talking point of the year, it's going to grab all the attention."
He added: "The thought of the whole project - it doesn't overwhelm me but there are issues to be...
Welsh's debut 1993 novel was adapted into an award-winning film by Danny Boyle in 1996, and there have been rumours of a follow-up since the author wrote sequel Porno in 2002 and Boyle recently teased a 2016 release date for the project.
> Danny Boyle's movie music: Underworld, Moby, Iggy Pop, Sigur Rós
"The Trainspotting sequel - the attention is going to be even more intense this time round because the first was such a great movie. And Danny's such a colossus now," Welsh told The Big Issue
"When it comes out it's going to be the big movie talking point of the year, it's going to grab all the attention."
He added: "The thought of the whole project - it doesn't overwhelm me but there are issues to be...
- 3/27/2013
- Digital Spy
Danny Boyle has revealed that his next movie is likely to be a period drama.
The Trance director told Digital Spy that he is currently working on two historical films, which he hopes will be more "immediate" than traditional period fare.
> Danny Boyle interview uncut: 'Trance', Olympics, period drama
"All I can say is they won't be like Downton Abbey," he said. "It won't be that kind of period movie."
Boyle previously revealed in Amy Raphael's book Danny Boyle: In His Own Words that he was hoping to film an adaptation of Andrew Miller's novel Ingenious Pain based on a script from Patrick Marber.
Ingenious Pain takes place in 18th-century England and Russia and centres on James Dyer, a surgeon who is impervious to physical pain.
Boyle also spoke of his fondness for Apocalypse Now, adding that he could potentially tackle a war film in the future.
The Trance director told Digital Spy that he is currently working on two historical films, which he hopes will be more "immediate" than traditional period fare.
> Danny Boyle interview uncut: 'Trance', Olympics, period drama
"All I can say is they won't be like Downton Abbey," he said. "It won't be that kind of period movie."
Boyle previously revealed in Amy Raphael's book Danny Boyle: In His Own Words that he was hoping to film an adaptation of Andrew Miller's novel Ingenious Pain based on a script from Patrick Marber.
Ingenious Pain takes place in 18th-century England and Russia and centres on James Dyer, a surgeon who is impervious to physical pain.
Boyle also spoke of his fondness for Apocalypse Now, adding that he could potentially tackle a war film in the future.
- 3/27/2013
- Digital Spy
Danny Boyle has described his new movie Trance as the "evil cousin" of his London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony Isles of Wonder.
The Oscar-winning director arranged two sabbaticals during his preparations for last summer's games: one to work on a stage adaptation of Frankenstein and a second to shoot mind-bending thriller Trance.
James McAvoy stars in Trance as an auctioneer involved in the theft of a priceless Goya painting. After taking a blow to the head and forgetting where he stashed the artwork, his accomplice (Vincent Cassel) sends him to a hypnotherapist (Rosario Dawson) to delve deep inside his mind and find where it's hidden.
"Trance kept us sane because the Olympics Games would drive you mad. Preparing that, it takes so long and there's so much committee work," Boyle told Digital Spy. "It was lovely to be able to work at night on our evil cousin of the Olympic opening ceremony.
The Oscar-winning director arranged two sabbaticals during his preparations for last summer's games: one to work on a stage adaptation of Frankenstein and a second to shoot mind-bending thriller Trance.
James McAvoy stars in Trance as an auctioneer involved in the theft of a priceless Goya painting. After taking a blow to the head and forgetting where he stashed the artwork, his accomplice (Vincent Cassel) sends him to a hypnotherapist (Rosario Dawson) to delve deep inside his mind and find where it's hidden.
"Trance kept us sane because the Olympics Games would drive you mad. Preparing that, it takes so long and there's so much committee work," Boyle told Digital Spy. "It was lovely to be able to work at night on our evil cousin of the Olympic opening ceremony.
- 3/26/2013
- Digital Spy
Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
Danny Boyle returns to full-tilt cerebral mode for the first time since 2002′s superb 28 Days Later in this heady psychological-thriller-cum-heist-flick that will test the audience’s attention span as well as their tolerance for being led down the wrong garden path. Though there’s plenty to like on a superficial level, Trance is a major step down from Boyle’s recent major works, while at the same time lacking the quiet, unassuming charm of his minor league hit Millions; sadly, this is more in the murky territory of The Beach.
Simon (James McAvoy) is a young fine art auctioneer who gets embroiled in a scheme to steal a highly valuable painting from his place of employment. After the particulars of the heist don’t quite go as planned, a head injury causes Simon to forget where he has stashed the piece. The leader of the gang,...
Danny Boyle returns to full-tilt cerebral mode for the first time since 2002′s superb 28 Days Later in this heady psychological-thriller-cum-heist-flick that will test the audience’s attention span as well as their tolerance for being led down the wrong garden path. Though there’s plenty to like on a superficial level, Trance is a major step down from Boyle’s recent major works, while at the same time lacking the quiet, unassuming charm of his minor league hit Millions; sadly, this is more in the murky territory of The Beach.
Simon (James McAvoy) is a young fine art auctioneer who gets embroiled in a scheme to steal a highly valuable painting from his place of employment. After the particulars of the heist don’t quite go as planned, a head injury causes Simon to forget where he has stashed the piece. The leader of the gang,...
- 3/26/2013
- by Shaun Munro
- Obsessed with Film
Danny Boyle's film career has taken him from the streets of Mumbai (Slumdog Millionaire) to the canyons of Utah (127 Hours) and outer space (Sunshine), but home is where the heart is for the Oscar-winning British director.
Boyle's latest film Trance - a trippy rollercoaster ride into the mind of James McAvoy's amnesiac auctioneer - takes place predominantly in East London, with the director showing fresh sides to the capital after he decimated famous landmarks with a viral infection in 28 Days Later.
> 'Trance' trailer: James McAvoy under Rosario Dawson's spell
> Danny Boyle's movie music: Underworld, Moby, more
"I love London and I love shooting there," Boyle told Digital Spy. "We particularly liked shooting in the East End, which is where I live and where we were preparing the London 2012 Opening Ceremony at Stratford."
Digital Spy takes a tour around Danny Boyle's United Kingdom - taking in locations from Trainspotting,...
Boyle's latest film Trance - a trippy rollercoaster ride into the mind of James McAvoy's amnesiac auctioneer - takes place predominantly in East London, with the director showing fresh sides to the capital after he decimated famous landmarks with a viral infection in 28 Days Later.
> 'Trance' trailer: James McAvoy under Rosario Dawson's spell
> Danny Boyle's movie music: Underworld, Moby, more
"I love London and I love shooting there," Boyle told Digital Spy. "We particularly liked shooting in the East End, which is where I live and where we were preparing the London 2012 Opening Ceremony at Stratford."
Digital Spy takes a tour around Danny Boyle's United Kingdom - taking in locations from Trainspotting,...
- 3/25/2013
- Digital Spy
Danny Boyle has discussed the recently-announced sequel to Trainspotting.
The director was speaking to Jonathan Ross, in an interview to be aired tonight.
Photo gallery - the world according to Trainspotting's Renton:> Danny Boyle's movie music: Underworld, Moby, Iggy Pop, Sigur Rós, more
Explaining what the movie - based on Irvine Welsh's follow-up novel Porno - will involve, he told Ross: "It's going to look at the same actors playing the same parts but 20 years later.
"Like a 7 Up, 14 Up, 21 Up, I always find those things amazing. Seeing time pass with people that you're familiar with.
"I think to see (Ewan) go back to Renton, to see Bobby Carlyle go back to Begbie, I'd like to see that."
The Trance director also discussed the project's name, joking: "We're going to try and do T2, if James Cameron will let us use that title."
Elsewhere in the interview,...
The director was speaking to Jonathan Ross, in an interview to be aired tonight.
Photo gallery - the world according to Trainspotting's Renton:> Danny Boyle's movie music: Underworld, Moby, Iggy Pop, Sigur Rós, more
Explaining what the movie - based on Irvine Welsh's follow-up novel Porno - will involve, he told Ross: "It's going to look at the same actors playing the same parts but 20 years later.
"Like a 7 Up, 14 Up, 21 Up, I always find those things amazing. Seeing time pass with people that you're familiar with.
"I think to see (Ewan) go back to Renton, to see Bobby Carlyle go back to Begbie, I'd like to see that."
The Trance director also discussed the project's name, joking: "We're going to try and do T2, if James Cameron will let us use that title."
Elsewhere in the interview,...
- 3/23/2013
- Digital Spy
Alongside Quentin Tarantino, Danny Boyle is one of the few filmmakers who knows exactly how to meld sound and image to enhance the moviegoing experience. The Oscar-winning director sent Ewan McGregor storming down a Scotland street for Trainspotting to Iggy Pop, while Cillian Murphy wandered through the deserted streets of London in 28 Days Later to the eerie sound of Godspeed You! Black Emperor.
Boyle's latest movie Trance is an equally memorable sonic experience, as the director continues his working relationship with Underworld's Rick Smith. To mark the film's release, Digital Spy has picked out 10 great songs or musical tracks from Danny Boyle's back catalogue.
> Danny Boyle talks 'Trainspotting' sequel: 'We want to call it T2'
> Danny Boyle: 'I treated Ewan McGregor badly'
Andy Williams - 'Happy Heart' (Shallow Grave)
Ewan McGregor bleeds out on the floor, a double-crossed Kerry Fox breaks down in tears,...
Boyle's latest movie Trance is an equally memorable sonic experience, as the director continues his working relationship with Underworld's Rick Smith. To mark the film's release, Digital Spy has picked out 10 great songs or musical tracks from Danny Boyle's back catalogue.
> Danny Boyle talks 'Trainspotting' sequel: 'We want to call it T2'
> Danny Boyle: 'I treated Ewan McGregor badly'
Andy Williams - 'Happy Heart' (Shallow Grave)
Ewan McGregor bleeds out on the floor, a double-crossed Kerry Fox breaks down in tears,...
- 3/23/2013
- Digital Spy
Danny Boyle has admitted that he treated Ewan McGregor badly in the past.
Speaking to Jonathan Ross in an interview to be aired tonight (March 23), the Trance director explained that he has since apologised to the actor.
After casting McGregor as a lead in Trainspotting, Shallow Grave and A Life Less Ordinary, Boyle confessed that he let the star down for his fourth feature film The Beach.
"We didn't treat him very well, I've got to be honest about it, we didn't behave at our best," he said.
"You learn and we've apologised. We made this film called The Beach, and we gave Ewan the impression we were going to cast him in it and we didn't cast him in it, we cast another actor, a wonderful actor Leonardo DiCaprio, who was a lovely guy, they're both wonderful."
Explaining his reasons, he said: "You think you're moving up, it's the...
Speaking to Jonathan Ross in an interview to be aired tonight (March 23), the Trance director explained that he has since apologised to the actor.
After casting McGregor as a lead in Trainspotting, Shallow Grave and A Life Less Ordinary, Boyle confessed that he let the star down for his fourth feature film The Beach.
"We didn't treat him very well, I've got to be honest about it, we didn't behave at our best," he said.
"You learn and we've apologised. We made this film called The Beach, and we gave Ewan the impression we were going to cast him in it and we didn't cast him in it, we cast another actor, a wonderful actor Leonardo DiCaprio, who was a lovely guy, they're both wonderful."
Explaining his reasons, he said: "You think you're moving up, it's the...
- 3/23/2013
- Digital Spy
Review Paul Martinovic 22 Mar 2013 - 06:38
Danny Boyle's new film, Trance, has lots of ambition, but lots of problems, reports Paul...
There are things that feel seismically important at their moment in time, then fade in the memory as the years go by, their artifice and unremarkable nature suddenly apparent when plucked from their initial context.
The opening ceremony for the Olympics is not one of these things. It was spectacular then when I watched it in a garden in Hackney with all of my friends, initially sceptical, then awed by the spectacle, tickled by Bond and the Queen, weirdly moved by Mr Bean then completely won over by the NHS celebration, before heading onto the roof to watch the entire horizon explode into fireworks and generally radiate with the feeling that we (with we pertaining to us as individuals, our friendship groups and respective relationships, and the whole...
Danny Boyle's new film, Trance, has lots of ambition, but lots of problems, reports Paul...
There are things that feel seismically important at their moment in time, then fade in the memory as the years go by, their artifice and unremarkable nature suddenly apparent when plucked from their initial context.
The opening ceremony for the Olympics is not one of these things. It was spectacular then when I watched it in a garden in Hackney with all of my friends, initially sceptical, then awed by the spectacle, tickled by Bond and the Queen, weirdly moved by Mr Bean then completely won over by the NHS celebration, before heading onto the roof to watch the entire horizon explode into fireworks and generally radiate with the feeling that we (with we pertaining to us as individuals, our friendship groups and respective relationships, and the whole...
- 3/21/2013
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
From a circle of heroin addicts to the stage of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" to the mountains of Utah, British filmmaker Danny Boyle has taken audiences on every crazy, dramatic, thrill ride imaginable...almost. With his latest film "Trance," starring James McAvoy, Vincent Cassel and Rosario Dawson, Boyle takes us on a hypnotic mind trip down the rabbit hole of the art world. While all of Boyle's films are wildly diverse, they are united by one common thread: their use of iconic pop music. The memorable songs that both define and defy the pivotal moments of Boyle’s films range from Moby's "Porcelain" in "The Beach," to Iggy Pop's "Lust For Life" in "Trainspotting," to Mia's "Paper Planes" in "Slumdog Millionaire," to many songs by Rick Smith of Welsh electronic duo Underworld in "Trance." At a recent event at 92YTribeca in Manhattan, Boyle sat down with...
- 3/14/2013
- by Erin Whitney
- Indiewire
Last night in New York, the 92YTribeca presented a Conversation with Danny Boyle; an hour-long conversation with the Academy Award-winning filmmaker (“Trainspotting,” “Slumdog Millionaire”) about his career, his oeuvre, his iconic use of music in film and his upcoming mind-bending art heist movie, “Trance.” Hosted by Rolling Stone’s Logan Hill, the conversation hewed closely towards Boyle’s use of music in film. From the big-beat eclecticism of “Trainspotting” (Underworld, Iggy Pop, New Order), the pacific lilt of "The Beach" (Moby, Underworld, Unkle), the crescendoing guitars of “28 Days Later” (John Murphy as influenced by John Cage and Godspeed! You Black Emperor), the worldbeat flavor of “Slumdog Millionaire” (M.I.A. and A.R. Rahman) and more, Boyle’s always had a distinctively dynamic style of using music in his films, many of them giving them the kinetic energy that has made them so popular. Boyle, a lovely man as always,...
- 3/13/2013
- by Rodrigo Perez
- The Playlist
On Saturday morning at the South by Southwest Film Festival, a special retrospective of the works of chameleonic British film director Danny Boyle was presented. Moderated by craggy New York Times reporter David Carr, who spent a copious amount of time with Boyle during the extended Oscar campaign for "Slumdog Millionaire" (and remains an avid fan), the presentation also featured Rick Smith who, as one half of electronic music duo Underworld, has been working with Boyle since his landmark "Trainspotting" in 1996 and who, most recently, provided the score for Boyle's new psychedelic mind-bender "Trance," opening in April. (We've seen the movie but are under embargo, but suffice to say the filmmaker has scored once again.) The panel started off with a stunning montage combining footage from all of Boyle's movies, including "Trance." (Boyle fanatics will notice some notable exclusions, most glaringly that there was nothing from "Vacuuming Completely Nude In Paradise,...
- 3/11/2013
- by Drew Taylor
- The Playlist
The buzz out of Austin this afternoon is Danny Boyle's SXSW Film Festival talk with the New York Times' David Carr (more on that later). The filmmaker unveiled some footage of his new mindbending heist film (which we've seen mind you, and it's very good), "Trance," starring James McAvoy and Rosario Dawson, discussed his filmmaking career and his ongoing musical collaboration with Underworld's Rick Smith. Much more exciting however, is our interview with Boyle this afternoon. Drew Taylor spoke to the director in Austin and all the projects the filmmaker has brewing are quite tantalizing. The first bit? Boyle's mooted sequel to "Trainspotting," the adaptation of author Irvine Welsh's own sequel, "Porno," is back on. Boyle told The Playlist he hopes to make the film in 2016 and thinks he can get the entire original cast, including Ewan McGregor, back on board. Boyle said he's very optimistic on...
- 3/10/2013
- by Rodrigo Perez
- The Playlist
On the surface, Danny Boyle’s movies could not be more different – from the heroin-infused Trainspotting, to the aesthetically entrancing Slumdog Millionaire, to the solo character study 127 Hours. But the Oscar-winning director told the crowd gathered at his SXSW Q&A with New York Times media reporter David Carr that he doesn’t quite see it that way.
“You try to make a different film every time, and often you end up making the same film again and again,” Boyle said. The through line, he said, is that all of his characters have huge odds to overcome.
That statement holds true in Trance,...
“You try to make a different film every time, and often you end up making the same film again and again,” Boyle said. The through line, he said, is that all of his characters have huge odds to overcome.
That statement holds true in Trance,...
- 3/9/2013
- by Laura Hertzfeld
- EW - Inside Movies
After the almost universal acclaim that greeted his Olympic opening ceremony, it seems Danny Boyle is teaming up again with singer Emeli Sandé and frequent collaborator Rick Smith, who also directed the music for the London 2012 extravaganza. The “Trance” soundtrack will mark the seventh time the Oscar-winning director and the Underworld veteran have worked together since coming together for the seminal “Trainspotting” in 1996. Boyle has described “Trance” as “reach[ing] back to the darker, more anarchic spirit of films like 'Trainspotting' on which Rick was a key collaborator. The film is a puzzle of the protagonist's own making and Rick's music brilliantly drives the interior landscape of these characters as they try to solve it.” The soundtrack also features contributions from fellow stalwarts of the nineties dance scene Moby and Unkle as well as the track “Here it Comes” written especially for the film by Sandé. The Olympic project,...
- 3/6/2013
- by Kieran McMahon
- The Playlist
Here’s a brand new and exclusive new look at Vincent Cassell in Danny Boyle’s new movie, Trance. It’s set for release in the UK 27th March and also stars James McAvoy and Rosario Dawson. This poster follows the previous set released by Pathe and Twentieth Century Fox which can also be seen below along with images from the movie. If you missed the trailer for the release, click right this way!
Following the spectacular London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony, Academy Award® winning director Danny Boyle returns to the big screen with this psychological thriller about a fine art auctioneer, mixed up with a criminal gang, who join forces with a hypnotherapist to recover a lost painting. Trance stars James McAvoy (Atonement, X-Men First Class), Vincent Cassel (Black Swan, Mesrine) and Rosario Dawson (Seven Pounds, Sin City).
The film re-unites Boyle with many of his frequent collaborators including screenwriter John Hodge (Trainspotting,...
Following the spectacular London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony, Academy Award® winning director Danny Boyle returns to the big screen with this psychological thriller about a fine art auctioneer, mixed up with a criminal gang, who join forces with a hypnotherapist to recover a lost painting. Trance stars James McAvoy (Atonement, X-Men First Class), Vincent Cassel (Black Swan, Mesrine) and Rosario Dawson (Seven Pounds, Sin City).
The film re-unites Boyle with many of his frequent collaborators including screenwriter John Hodge (Trainspotting,...
- 2/27/2013
- by David Sztypuljak
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Underworld's Emeli Sandé and Rick Smith have recorded a duet 'Here It Comes' for new Danny Boyle movie Trance.
Smith, a frequent Boyle collaborator who directed the music for his London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony, is behind the soundtrack for the follow-up to 127 Hours.
"After finishing the Opening Ceremony, I hardly knew what day of the week it was. I took a month off work, off music, off everything," Smith said.
"Exactly one month and three days after we said goodbye in the stadium, I received a text from Danny that said, 'Do you ever want to hear from me again workwise and would that go as far as having a chat about Trance... questions, questions'. Two minutes later I was on board."
Sandé, who was also an integral part of the Olympics ceremony, added: "It was wonderful to work with Rick again after the amazing time I had with...
Smith, a frequent Boyle collaborator who directed the music for his London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony, is behind the soundtrack for the follow-up to 127 Hours.
"After finishing the Opening Ceremony, I hardly knew what day of the week it was. I took a month off work, off music, off everything," Smith said.
"Exactly one month and three days after we said goodbye in the stadium, I received a text from Danny that said, 'Do you ever want to hear from me again workwise and would that go as far as having a chat about Trance... questions, questions'. Two minutes later I was on board."
Sandé, who was also an integral part of the Olympics ceremony, added: "It was wonderful to work with Rick again after the amazing time I had with...
- 2/27/2013
- Digital Spy
In a reverse Professor X situation, James McAvoy plays a guy who has His mind invaded, albeit through the cunning hypnosis techniques of the ferociously hot Rosario Dawson, in the new Danny Boyle flick "Trance."
MSN has the trailer, which finds McAvoy as an art auctioneer and wannabe "Thomas Crown" who assists gang leader Vincent Cassel in a daring heist, but when the painting goes missing McAvoy inconveniently gets amnesia as to its whereabouts.
Enter hypnotist Dawson, who's assigned to probe his mind, but from the looks of things that's not all that gets probed.
"Trance" has the ever-eclectic Boyle ("127 Hours," "Slumdog Millionaire") bringing his knack for kaleidoscopic, Nicolas Roeg-esque layered visuals as well as the omnipresent soundtrack by Underworld's Rick Smith ("Trainspotting," "Sunshine"). Although the plot is about two-steps away from being a standard direct-to-dvd thriller, this cast and Oscar-winner Boyle seem like ingredients for unexpected success.
MSN has the trailer, which finds McAvoy as an art auctioneer and wannabe "Thomas Crown" who assists gang leader Vincent Cassel in a daring heist, but when the painting goes missing McAvoy inconveniently gets amnesia as to its whereabouts.
Enter hypnotist Dawson, who's assigned to probe his mind, but from the looks of things that's not all that gets probed.
"Trance" has the ever-eclectic Boyle ("127 Hours," "Slumdog Millionaire") bringing his knack for kaleidoscopic, Nicolas Roeg-esque layered visuals as well as the omnipresent soundtrack by Underworld's Rick Smith ("Trainspotting," "Sunshine"). Although the plot is about two-steps away from being a standard direct-to-dvd thriller, this cast and Oscar-winner Boyle seem like ingredients for unexpected success.
- 1/10/2013
- by Max Evry
- NextMovie
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