Last month Eddie Marsan faced a happy dilemma: two high-profile projects in which he co-stars –Apple TV+ series “Franklin” led by Michael Douglas and Sam Taylor Johnson’s highly-anticipated Amy Winehouse biopic “Back to Black” – were both being released on the same day, April 12, in Marsan’s native U.K. (“Back to Black came out in the U.S. on May 17).
The resulting publicity maelstrom was, Marsan says, “intense.” And yet despite that, the actor – who has starred in over 150 screen projects including “Ray Donovan,” “Deadpool 2” and Guy Ritchie’s “Sherlock Holmes,” can truthfully claim to be “not really that famous.”
Partly that’s because his highest profile roles in the U.S. have seen the East London-born actor putting on an American accent, including in “Franklin,” in which he plays the second U.S. President, John Adams. Marsan has a long history with the character, having once been...
The resulting publicity maelstrom was, Marsan says, “intense.” And yet despite that, the actor – who has starred in over 150 screen projects including “Ray Donovan,” “Deadpool 2” and Guy Ritchie’s “Sherlock Holmes,” can truthfully claim to be “not really that famous.”
Partly that’s because his highest profile roles in the U.S. have seen the East London-born actor putting on an American accent, including in “Franklin,” in which he plays the second U.S. President, John Adams. Marsan has a long history with the character, having once been...
- 5/30/2024
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Marisa Abela in Back To BlackImage: Focus Features
Since the blockbuster success of the Queen movie Bohemian Rhapsody in 2018, a music biopic gold rush has been underway in Hollywood. Some of the resulting films—made as they are with the participation of the artist, or more often their estate—have...
Since the blockbuster success of the Queen movie Bohemian Rhapsody in 2018, a music biopic gold rush has been underway in Hollywood. Some of the resulting films—made as they are with the participation of the artist, or more often their estate—have...
- 5/15/2024
- by Brogan Morris
- avclub.com
Writer Matt Greenhalgh and director Sam Taylor-Johnson, who previously collaborated on the John Lennon biopic Nowhere Boy, return to the genre with Back to Black, telling the story of iconic musician Amy Winehouse. Although the film’s heart is consistently in the right place, its attempts at a complicated execution all too often misfire, leaving a somewhat bitter aftertaste despite occasional success.
Back to Black focuses on Winehouse’s ascent from humble beginnings as a lounge singer in Britain to become one of the most acclaimed voices of her generation. With Winehouse’s tragic rise and fall happening not even a decade and a half ago, audiences likely already know much of this story, but Greenhalgh’s script doesn’t imagine that audiences are ignorant.
Where Back to Black succeeds the most is exploring Winehouse’s struggles with addiction, from alcohol to drugs and codependence with her partner. It narrowly avoids being didactic and exploitative,...
Back to Black focuses on Winehouse’s ascent from humble beginnings as a lounge singer in Britain to become one of the most acclaimed voices of her generation. With Winehouse’s tragic rise and fall happening not even a decade and a half ago, audiences likely already know much of this story, but Greenhalgh’s script doesn’t imagine that audiences are ignorant.
Where Back to Black succeeds the most is exploring Winehouse’s struggles with addiction, from alcohol to drugs and codependence with her partner. It narrowly avoids being didactic and exploitative,...
- 5/15/2024
- by Sean Boelman
- FandomWire
Eddie Marsan, who played the role of the abusive headmaster in Deadpool 2, is starring in the upcoming biopic of Amy Winehouse, Back to Black. There has been a lot of conversation around the film, and not all of it has been positive. Unfortunately, a lot has been done at the expense of Marisa Abela, who plays the role of Winehouse.
Marisa Abela plays Amy Winehouse in Back to Black
While many do not agree with her casting and have voiced it in a tame manner, sometimes the media can take it a step further and cross many lines. Recently, Marsan spoke about how the paparazzi took some extreme measures during the filming of the movie. The steps they took seemed to have had serious effects on Abela, and the Deadpool star is not happy about it.
Deadpool Star Was Protective Over Marisa Abela
Recently, Eddie Marsan gave an interview with IndieWire,...
Marisa Abela plays Amy Winehouse in Back to Black
While many do not agree with her casting and have voiced it in a tame manner, sometimes the media can take it a step further and cross many lines. Recently, Marsan spoke about how the paparazzi took some extreme measures during the filming of the movie. The steps they took seemed to have had serious effects on Abela, and the Deadpool star is not happy about it.
Deadpool Star Was Protective Over Marisa Abela
Recently, Eddie Marsan gave an interview with IndieWire,...
- 5/14/2024
- by Ananya Godboley
- FandomWire
“Back to Black” will mark a star-making breakout turn for lead actress Marisa Abela, but portraying late Grammy winner Amy Winehouse came with a symphony of vitriol during production — including critics calling out Abela’s casting.
Abela’s co-star Eddie Marsan, who portrays Winehouse’s father Mitch in the film, told IndieWire that Abela had to endure “terrible” hate from naysayers while filming in the U.K. The real-life Mitch Winehouse even had to defend Abela’s casting when the film was first announced, despite Abela being the first actor formally attached to the project.
“I could tell she was nervous. She’s only a young actor, and it was a massive part,” Marsan told IndieWire during a recent interview. “We had a bond straight away, and so it was terrible when we had to film scenes in London on location in Camden and Soho because even though we had...
Abela’s co-star Eddie Marsan, who portrays Winehouse’s father Mitch in the film, told IndieWire that Abela had to endure “terrible” hate from naysayers while filming in the U.K. The real-life Mitch Winehouse even had to defend Abela’s casting when the film was first announced, despite Abela being the first actor formally attached to the project.
“I could tell she was nervous. She’s only a young actor, and it was a massive part,” Marsan told IndieWire during a recent interview. “We had a bond straight away, and so it was terrible when we had to film scenes in London on location in Camden and Soho because even though we had...
- 5/13/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Once a show becomes popular, there are many celebrities who want to be a part of the story and have a cameo. Quinta Brunson, the creator of The Abbott Elementary, once shared that she has a long list of people who have contacted her hoping to be involved in the story in some way.
Heartstopper, originally created by Alice Oseman as a graphic novel and then adapted into a series, is probably no exception. Judging by the story of Jonathan Bailey, who was extremely happy to get his guest role in the show, there must be a long line of celebrities who want to do the same.
Jonathan Bailey Heartstopper Season 3
Speaking to Variety at the 2024 Met Gala, Jonathan Bailey praised the show, calling it ‘one of the biggest, most beautiful gifts’. What the actor also shared is the story of his personal journey from a supporter of the show...
Heartstopper, originally created by Alice Oseman as a graphic novel and then adapted into a series, is probably no exception. Judging by the story of Jonathan Bailey, who was extremely happy to get his guest role in the show, there must be a long line of celebrities who want to do the same.
Jonathan Bailey Heartstopper Season 3
Speaking to Variety at the 2024 Met Gala, Jonathan Bailey praised the show, calling it ‘one of the biggest, most beautiful gifts’. What the actor also shared is the story of his personal journey from a supporter of the show...
- 5/10/2024
- by virginia-singh@startefacts.com (Virginia Singh)
- STartefacts.com
Michael Douglas is in terrific form as Benjamin Franklin in Apple TV’s new historical limited series “Franklin” but he isn’t the only actor to emerge with awards whispers whizzing through the air. Veteran actor Eddie Marsan features in a key supporting role as John Adams and delivers one of the finest performances of his career while also shining a new light onto a man that many actors have depicted before.
The limited series follows Franklin’s eight years in France as he tried to persuade King Louis XVI (Tom Pezier) to join the colonies’ cause and aid them in the American Revolutionary War. The scenes between Douglas and Marsan are nothing short of spectacular and Marsan nails his performance as Adams, as noted by critics.
Clint Worthington (Roger Ebert) noted: “Marsan’s energy as Adams is decidedly different from Paul Giamatti’s in Ellis’ original 2008 miniseries—“Franklin” feels...
The limited series follows Franklin’s eight years in France as he tried to persuade King Louis XVI (Tom Pezier) to join the colonies’ cause and aid them in the American Revolutionary War. The scenes between Douglas and Marsan are nothing short of spectacular and Marsan nails his performance as Adams, as noted by critics.
Clint Worthington (Roger Ebert) noted: “Marsan’s energy as Adams is decidedly different from Paul Giamatti’s in Ellis’ original 2008 miniseries—“Franklin” feels...
- 4/30/2024
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Eddie Marsan, Hayley Atwell and Jonathan Bailey have joined the cast of ‘Heartstopper’ for season 3.
Atwell joins the Nelson family as Nick’s Aunt Diane, who takes Nick on a summer holiday to Menorca and has some tough advice to impart about his relationship. Marsan will be portraying a beloved character from the graphic novels: Geoff, Charlie’s wise and straight-talking therapist. And lastly, Bailey will be making a cameo appearance as Jack Maddox, an Instagram-famous classicist and celebrity crush of Charlie.
Also in news – Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jodie Comer & Ralph Fiennes join ’28 Years Later’
The eight-episode season 3 will see Charlie struggle to tell Nick that he loves him. Nick also has something important to say to Charlie. As the summer holiday ends and the months race on, the friends begin to realise that the school year will come with both its joys and its challenges. As they learn more...
Atwell joins the Nelson family as Nick’s Aunt Diane, who takes Nick on a summer holiday to Menorca and has some tough advice to impart about his relationship. Marsan will be portraying a beloved character from the graphic novels: Geoff, Charlie’s wise and straight-talking therapist. And lastly, Bailey will be making a cameo appearance as Jack Maddox, an Instagram-famous classicist and celebrity crush of Charlie.
Also in news – Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jodie Comer & Ralph Fiennes join ’28 Years Later’
The eight-episode season 3 will see Charlie struggle to tell Nick that he loves him. Nick also has something important to say to Charlie. As the summer holiday ends and the months race on, the friends begin to realise that the school year will come with both its joys and its challenges. As they learn more...
- 4/29/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Heartstopper has been quite the hit on Netflix, and while it doesn't rely on stunt casting, it has had some talented people on board, including Olivia Colman sharing the screen with stars Joe Locke and Kit Connor. Season 3 is adding more big names, with Bridgerton's Jonathan Bailey joining the cast alongside Hayley Atwell and Eddie Marsan.
Created and written by Alice Oseman based on her graphic novels of the same name, follows the complicated love story between teens Charlie Spring (Locke) and Nick Nelson (Connor) who attend an all-boys grammar school.
Here's the official synopsis for Season 3: "Charlie would like to tell Nick that he loves him. Nick also has something important to say to Charlie. As the summer holiday ends and the months race on, the friends begin to realize that the school year will come with both its joys and its challenges. As they learn more about each other and their relationships,...
Created and written by Alice Oseman based on her graphic novels of the same name, follows the complicated love story between teens Charlie Spring (Locke) and Nick Nelson (Connor) who attend an all-boys grammar school.
Here's the official synopsis for Season 3: "Charlie would like to tell Nick that he loves him. Nick also has something important to say to Charlie. As the summer holiday ends and the months race on, the friends begin to realize that the school year will come with both its joys and its challenges. As they learn more about each other and their relationships,...
- 4/25/2024
- by James White
- Empire - TV
Jonathan Bailey, Hayley Atwell and Eddie Marsan have joined the cast of “Heartstopper” Season 3.
Atwell will play Diane, Nick’s (Kit Connor) aunt who takes him on a summer holiday to Menorca and has some tough advice to impart about his relationship with Charlie (Joe Locke). Marsan will play Geoff, Charlie’s wise and straight-talking therapist who first appeared in the “Heartstopper” graphic novels. Bailey will make a cameo appearance as Jack Maddox, an Instagram-famous classicist and celebrity crush of Charlie.
Per the season’s official description, “Charlie would like to tell Nick that he loves him. Nick also has something important to say to Charlie. As the summer holiday ends and the months race on, the friends begin to realize that the school year will come with both its joys and its challenges. As they learn more about each other and their relationships, plan social events and parties...
Atwell will play Diane, Nick’s (Kit Connor) aunt who takes him on a summer holiday to Menorca and has some tough advice to impart about his relationship with Charlie (Joe Locke). Marsan will play Geoff, Charlie’s wise and straight-talking therapist who first appeared in the “Heartstopper” graphic novels. Bailey will make a cameo appearance as Jack Maddox, an Instagram-famous classicist and celebrity crush of Charlie.
Per the season’s official description, “Charlie would like to tell Nick that he loves him. Nick also has something important to say to Charlie. As the summer holiday ends and the months race on, the friends begin to realize that the school year will come with both its joys and its challenges. As they learn more about each other and their relationships, plan social events and parties...
- 4/25/2024
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
“One size fits most”
It’s the guiding ethos behind the cult classic Gen-z clothing brand Brandy Melville, known for its Americana aesthetics and stylized social media presence beloved by pre-teen girls across the country. But in the new Max documentary Brandy Hellville & the Cult of Fast Fashion, Oscar winning director Eva Orner explores a behind-the-scenes look at the company culture and dozens of allegations of racism, anti-feminism, fatphobia, and abhorrent fast fashion business and production practices.
The popular Instagram account and retail empire first opened a brick-and-mortar store...
It’s the guiding ethos behind the cult classic Gen-z clothing brand Brandy Melville, known for its Americana aesthetics and stylized social media presence beloved by pre-teen girls across the country. But in the new Max documentary Brandy Hellville & the Cult of Fast Fashion, Oscar winning director Eva Orner explores a behind-the-scenes look at the company culture and dozens of allegations of racism, anti-feminism, fatphobia, and abhorrent fast fashion business and production practices.
The popular Instagram account and retail empire first opened a brick-and-mortar store...
- 4/13/2024
- by CT Jones
- Rollingstone.com
CBS Studios and the BBC’s period drama series “King & Conqueror” has revealed additional cast members, including “The Crown’s” Luther Ford and “Game of Thrones” actor Joseph Mawle, as it begins production in Iceland.
According to its official plot description, “King & Conqueror” is “the story of a clash that defined the future of a country – and a continent – for a thousand years, the roots of which stretch back decades and extend out through a pair of interconnected family dynasties, struggling for power across two countries and a raging sea. Harold of Wessex and William of Normandy were two men destined to meet at the Battle of Hastings in 1066; two allies with no design on the British throne, who found themselves forced by circumstance and personal obsession into a war for possession of its crown.”
Additional cast members include Eddie Marsan, Juliet Stevenson, Jean-Marc Barr, Geoff Bell, Elliot Cowan,...
According to its official plot description, “King & Conqueror” is “the story of a clash that defined the future of a country – and a continent – for a thousand years, the roots of which stretch back decades and extend out through a pair of interconnected family dynasties, struggling for power across two countries and a raging sea. Harold of Wessex and William of Normandy were two men destined to meet at the Battle of Hastings in 1066; two allies with no design on the British throne, who found themselves forced by circumstance and personal obsession into a war for possession of its crown.”
Additional cast members include Eddie Marsan, Juliet Stevenson, Jean-Marc Barr, Geoff Bell, Elliot Cowan,...
- 3/18/2024
- by Ellise Shafer and K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Stephen Graham on being honored with the Richard Harris Award at the BIFAs: ‘It’s next level really’
“All of Us Strangers” was the big winner at Sunday’s British Independent Film Awards, coming away with seven wins including Best Film, but it was Stephen Graham who was the most celebrated artist in attendance. The Liverpudlian actor, who has starred in a variety of films and TV shows from “Gangs of New York” and “The Irishman” to “Help” and “Boiling Point,” received he Richard Harris Award. This prize, named after the Oscar-nominated legend who played Dumbledore in the first two “Harry Potter” movies, is given to an actor or actress whom the academy believes has contributed significantly to British independent films throughout their career.
The inaugural winner was John Hurt (coincidentally also a two-time Oscar nominee who featured in “Harry Potter” — as Ollivander) in 2003 while last year’s recipient was “The Walking Dead” star Samantha Morton. Other winners have included Tilda Swinton, Daniel Day-Lewis, Ralph Fiennes, Emma Thompson,...
The inaugural winner was John Hurt (coincidentally also a two-time Oscar nominee who featured in “Harry Potter” — as Ollivander) in 2003 while last year’s recipient was “The Walking Dead” star Samantha Morton. Other winners have included Tilda Swinton, Daniel Day-Lewis, Ralph Fiennes, Emma Thompson,...
- 12/4/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
A string of high-profile figures from the entertainment world attended a march against antisemitism on the streets of London yesterday, in what is thought to be the biggest rally of its kind for nearly 90 years.
The likes of Maureen Lipman, Eddie Marsan and It’s a Sin star Tracy Ann-Oberman were at the march, which is reported to have attracted more than 100,000 people. Others who attended included former Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie Johnson, Countdown host Rachel Riley and comedian David Baddiel. Marsan, Baddiel and Riley were amongst those who addressed the crowds.
Organized by the Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA), the rally took place to counter heightened concerns over antisemitism among Jewish communities in multiple European countries since the attack on October 7 by Hamas on Israel – which saw the kidnap of 200 civilians and killing of around 1,400 – and the war that has followed.
There was a 1,300% increase in antisemitic...
The likes of Maureen Lipman, Eddie Marsan and It’s a Sin star Tracy Ann-Oberman were at the march, which is reported to have attracted more than 100,000 people. Others who attended included former Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie Johnson, Countdown host Rachel Riley and comedian David Baddiel. Marsan, Baddiel and Riley were amongst those who addressed the crowds.
Organized by the Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA), the rally took place to counter heightened concerns over antisemitism among Jewish communities in multiple European countries since the attack on October 7 by Hamas on Israel – which saw the kidnap of 200 civilians and killing of around 1,400 – and the war that has followed.
There was a 1,300% increase in antisemitic...
- 11/27/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Dominic Cooper, Tamsin Greig and Eddie Marsan are among the names joining Anne-Marie Duff on season 2 of Channel 4 and BritBox International drama series Suspect.
Filming on the drama’s second run is underway, with Vinette Robinson (Boiling Point, The Lazarus Project), Celine Buckens (Showtrial, The Ex-Wife), Nicholas Pinnock (Top Boy, For Life) and Gina McKee (Bodyguard, Our Friends in the North) joining Cooper (Preacher, Mamma Mia!), Greig (Friday Night Dinner, Belgravia) and Marsan.
Duff stars in the series as Dr Susannah Newman. In the eight-part series, she is on a desperate quest to track down a self-confessed serial killer before he kills again that night. When a mysterious new client Jon (Cooper) admits under hypnosis that he is a murderer and intends on killing another young female that evening, Susannah knows he must be stopped at all costs.
Filming on the drama’s second run is underway, with Vinette Robinson (Boiling Point, The Lazarus Project), Celine Buckens (Showtrial, The Ex-Wife), Nicholas Pinnock (Top Boy, For Life) and Gina McKee (Bodyguard, Our Friends in the North) joining Cooper (Preacher, Mamma Mia!), Greig (Friday Night Dinner, Belgravia) and Marsan.
Duff stars in the series as Dr Susannah Newman. In the eight-part series, she is on a desperate quest to track down a self-confessed serial killer before he kills again that night. When a mysterious new client Jon (Cooper) admits under hypnosis that he is a murderer and intends on killing another young female that evening, Susannah knows he must be stopped at all costs.
- 11/15/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s 2010, and Gemma Arterton is describing to Empire Magazine having spent an entire day shooting kidnap thriller The Disappearance of Alice Creed in tears. “Your body’s not supposed to cry that much. It is exhausting.” Martin Compston, her co-star in the crying scene, agrees in earnest and the interviewer jokes off-camera, “So what you’re saying is: feel-good hit of the summer?”
Compston laughs, “Yeah, Disney Channel!” and Arterton repeats the gag, shaking her head at its ridiculousness “Disney Channel!”
13 years, a brand shift and a streaming revolution later, and Disney is now the UK home of The Disappearance of Alice Creed. Disney+ is also the UK home of writer-director J Blakeson’s latest collaboration with Arterton: TV thriller Culprits, which is out on Hulu in the US.
That eight-part series is the story of consequences catching up with the diverse crew who pulled off a mega-money heist years earlier.
Compston laughs, “Yeah, Disney Channel!” and Arterton repeats the gag, shaking her head at its ridiculousness “Disney Channel!”
13 years, a brand shift and a streaming revolution later, and Disney is now the UK home of The Disappearance of Alice Creed. Disney+ is also the UK home of writer-director J Blakeson’s latest collaboration with Arterton: TV thriller Culprits, which is out on Hulu in the US.
That eight-part series is the story of consequences catching up with the diverse crew who pulled off a mega-money heist years earlier.
- 11/8/2023
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Of all our Sundance predictions this item might be our Hail Mary prediction we find Back to Black. Cannes programmers would be keen on grabbing it for what would be a nice Out of Compeition slot and since lensing was closed out last April means that there’ll be the extra load of having a blazing soundtrack. Either way — both fests would be great launching pads for the film and actress Marisa Abela who takes on Amy Wineshouse and her beehive coiffe. For her fourth feature film, Sam Taylor-Johnson also nabbed Jack O’Connell, Eddie Marsan, Lesley Manville — O’Connell portrays Blake Fielder-Civil, Marsan and Manville play Amy’s father and grandmother, Mitch Winehouse and Cynthia Winehouse.…...
- 11/7/2023
- by Eric Lavallée
- IONCINEMA.com
Now what would be more cozy on a brisk Fall evening than a film about an office romance? Y’know, just like Pam and Jim on that TV sitcom set in the previously mentioned locale. The flirting, the smoldering glances, and the eventual declarations of affection. Ah, but what if employee intimate relationships are frowned upon, or just plain verboten, at the company? That too has been fodder for sitcoms like “The People’s Choice” and “Occasional Wife” and…I’m really, really aging myself. In this week’s new release, that notion isn’t played for laughs as the stakes are truly high. So, if all’s fair in “love and war”, then what could truly be considered Fair Play when the “going gets tough” and desperate?
This tale starts with the story’s main couple full of the excitement of, often physically exhausting, romance. Twenty-somethings Emily (Phoebe Dynevor) and...
This tale starts with the story’s main couple full of the excitement of, often physically exhausting, romance. Twenty-somethings Emily (Phoebe Dynevor) and...
- 9/29/2023
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Morfydd Clark of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power and Saint Maud has signed on to join Eddie Marsan (Happy-Go-Lucky) and Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù (His House) in the cast of the revenge thriller Uncle, Deadline reports.
Joe Marcantonio will be directing Uncle from a screenplay he crafted with Owynne Dawkins. Their story has the following synopsis: After the brutal murder of their family, barely teenage Millie and her Uncle John (Dìrísù) embark on a brutal mission of revenge and retribution. But as they get closer to the people responsible, Millie must decide if she is ready to follow the bloody path of vengeance… and its violent, premature journey into adulthood.
Details on the characters Clark and Marsan will be playing have not been revealed. We also don’t know who will be playing the Millie character, which sounds like it will be a great role for a young actor.
Joe Marcantonio will be directing Uncle from a screenplay he crafted with Owynne Dawkins. Their story has the following synopsis: After the brutal murder of their family, barely teenage Millie and her Uncle John (Dìrísù) embark on a brutal mission of revenge and retribution. But as they get closer to the people responsible, Millie must decide if she is ready to follow the bloody path of vengeance… and its violent, premature journey into adulthood.
Details on the characters Clark and Marsan will be playing have not been revealed. We also don’t know who will be playing the Millie character, which sounds like it will be a great role for a young actor.
- 5/26/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Most movies about England’s King Henry VIII like to focus on the mercurial monarch’s failed marriages. His six wives have been collectively described as divorced, died, beheaded, divorced, beheaded, survived. That last one, the little talked-about Katherine Parr, had the distinction of outlasting Henry — their marriage was about four years as he started to succumb to the result of hard living. She was there during that time, but also a wife who if she weren’t so connected to the King easily could have qualified as a feminist. She not only was the first English woman to have a book published, was privately a radical Protestant in an England that had been staunchly Catholic, but also a sharply intelligent woman who had a head on her shoulders and was determined to keep it there.
The new movie from Brazilian-Algerian filmmaker Karim Aïnouz, Firebrand premiered in competition Sunday at the Cannes Film Festival.
The new movie from Brazilian-Algerian filmmaker Karim Aïnouz, Firebrand premiered in competition Sunday at the Cannes Film Festival.
- 5/21/2023
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
Eddie Marsan and Morfydd Clark have signed on to join Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù (His House) in Uncle, a revenge thriller directed by Joe Marcantonio (Kindred).
Co-written by Joe Marcantonio and Owynne Dawkins, synopsis reads: After the brutal murder of their family, barely teenage Millie and her Uncle John (Dìrísù) embark on a brutal mission of revenge and retribution. But as they get closer to the people responsible, Millie must decide if she is ready to follow the bloody path of vengeance… and its violent, premature journey into adulthood.
Principal photography is set to begin in Autumn in the UK. WestEnd is handling worldwide sales.
The pic is produced by Auroral Pictures’ Rebecca Knapp and Matthew Wakeham. Nicola Pearcey of Picnik Entertainment is executive producing.
Co-written by Joe Marcantonio and Owynne Dawkins, synopsis reads: After the brutal murder of their family, barely teenage Millie and her Uncle John (Dìrísù) embark on a brutal mission of revenge and retribution. But as they get closer to the people responsible, Millie must decide if she is ready to follow the bloody path of vengeance… and its violent, premature journey into adulthood.
Principal photography is set to begin in Autumn in the UK. WestEnd is handling worldwide sales.
The pic is produced by Auroral Pictures’ Rebecca Knapp and Matthew Wakeham. Nicola Pearcey of Picnik Entertainment is executive producing.
- 5/18/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Eddie Marsan has joined the cast of Supacell, Blue Story director Rapman’s Netflix drama series about a group of South Londoners who develop superpowers.
Marsan will play a character named Ray in the show, which has now wrapped shooting in London. No launch date has been set.
The series will follow five ordinary Black South Londoners with little in common who unexpectedly develop superpowers. One man Michael Lasaki (Tosin Cole) has to bring them all together in order to save the woman he loves.
“Eddie has just got such a good energy,” said Rapman at a Netflix See What’s Next Event in London last night. “He is a legend, such a nice human. He was making me feel like Scorsese on set.” Watch him talk about the series in a behind-the-scenes promo tape below.
Marsan joins a cast that includes Cole, Nadine Mills as Sabrina, Eric Kofi Abrefa as Andre, Calvin Demba as Rodney, Josh Tedeku as Tazer, Adelayo Adedayo as Dionne, Rayxia Ojo as Sharleen and Giacomo Mancini as Spud.
Rapman (aka Andrew Onwubolu) serves as showrunner, creator and lead director on the six part series with Sebastian Thiel directing half the episodes.
Joanna Crow is series producer, with Sheila Nortley block 2 producer and associate producer. Geraldine Hawkins serves as Co-Producer. Rapman is executive producer alongside Anna Ferguson and Steve Searle for Netflix and Mouktar Mohammed of New Wave. Henrietta Lee is associate producer for New Wave.
“Do not forget the name Supacell.”
Writer/director @RealRapman takes us behind the scenes of his upcoming Netflix series following five ordinary people who unexpectedly develop superpowers. pic.twitter.com/oizn8WKyv2
— Netflix UK & Ireland (@NetflixUK) April 27, 2023...
Marsan will play a character named Ray in the show, which has now wrapped shooting in London. No launch date has been set.
The series will follow five ordinary Black South Londoners with little in common who unexpectedly develop superpowers. One man Michael Lasaki (Tosin Cole) has to bring them all together in order to save the woman he loves.
“Eddie has just got such a good energy,” said Rapman at a Netflix See What’s Next Event in London last night. “He is a legend, such a nice human. He was making me feel like Scorsese on set.” Watch him talk about the series in a behind-the-scenes promo tape below.
Marsan joins a cast that includes Cole, Nadine Mills as Sabrina, Eric Kofi Abrefa as Andre, Calvin Demba as Rodney, Josh Tedeku as Tazer, Adelayo Adedayo as Dionne, Rayxia Ojo as Sharleen and Giacomo Mancini as Spud.
Rapman (aka Andrew Onwubolu) serves as showrunner, creator and lead director on the six part series with Sebastian Thiel directing half the episodes.
Joanna Crow is series producer, with Sheila Nortley block 2 producer and associate producer. Geraldine Hawkins serves as Co-Producer. Rapman is executive producer alongside Anna Ferguson and Steve Searle for Netflix and Mouktar Mohammed of New Wave. Henrietta Lee is associate producer for New Wave.
“Do not forget the name Supacell.”
Writer/director @RealRapman takes us behind the scenes of his upcoming Netflix series following five ordinary people who unexpectedly develop superpowers. pic.twitter.com/oizn8WKyv2
— Netflix UK & Ireland (@NetflixUK) April 27, 2023...
- 4/27/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Eddie Marsan has shut down an agitated fan who called him a “woke lefty” after he defended Good Morning Britain presenter Adil Ray against racist bullying.
Earlier this month, Ray opened up about the racism he had been subjected to on social media following disparaging comments made about British-Pakistani men by Home Secretary Suella Braverman.
“To see the racist bullying @adilray has been subject to over the last few days, has been heartbreaking, but the way he’s dealt with it, with skill, humour and far superior intelligence has been inspiring,” Marsan tweeted on Sunday (16 April).
The next day, a user responded to The Power star’s post, angrily writing: “I wish you were like the characters you portrayed. Not the woke lefty who tweets what he thinks people want to hear [middle finger emoji].”
Shortly after, Marsan replied: “Have you seen the characters I play?”
The 54-year-old British actor currently features in...
Earlier this month, Ray opened up about the racism he had been subjected to on social media following disparaging comments made about British-Pakistani men by Home Secretary Suella Braverman.
“To see the racist bullying @adilray has been subject to over the last few days, has been heartbreaking, but the way he’s dealt with it, with skill, humour and far superior intelligence has been inspiring,” Marsan tweeted on Sunday (16 April).
The next day, a user responded to The Power star’s post, angrily writing: “I wish you were like the characters you portrayed. Not the woke lefty who tweets what he thinks people want to hear [middle finger emoji].”
Shortly after, Marsan replied: “Have you seen the characters I play?”
The 54-year-old British actor currently features in...
- 4/17/2023
- by Inga Parkel
- The Independent - TV
Eddie Marsan admitted to being fearful of “white working-class men” while growing up in east London.
The Ray Donovan actor was born into a working-class family in Bethnal Green; his father was a lorry driver and his mother was a school dinner lady.
On the Channel 4 News podcast Ways To Change The World With Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Marsan said there was “a lot of violence” when he was growing up, “a lot of criminality”.
“The estate where I was raised, most of the fathers had court orders not to come near the house.”
Guru-Murthy asked the actor if he remembered being “afraid of men” as a young boy.
“I remember being afraid of white working-class men,” the actor responded.
“It’s very interesting... there are other actors from the same background like Danny Dyer or Ray Winstone who are much more successful and much more charismatic in portraying those men,...
The Ray Donovan actor was born into a working-class family in Bethnal Green; his father was a lorry driver and his mother was a school dinner lady.
On the Channel 4 News podcast Ways To Change The World With Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Marsan said there was “a lot of violence” when he was growing up, “a lot of criminality”.
“The estate where I was raised, most of the fathers had court orders not to come near the house.”
Guru-Murthy asked the actor if he remembered being “afraid of men” as a young boy.
“I remember being afraid of white working-class men,” the actor responded.
“It’s very interesting... there are other actors from the same background like Danny Dyer or Ray Winstone who are much more successful and much more charismatic in portraying those men,...
- 4/8/2023
- by Tom Murray
- The Independent - TV
Eddie Marsan admitted to being fearful of “white working-class men” while growing up in east London.
The Ray Donovan actor was born into a working-class family in Bethnal Green; his father was a lorry driver and his mother was a school dinner lady.
On the Channel 4 News podcast Ways To Change The World With Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Marsan said there was “a lot of violence” when he was growing up, “a lot of criminality”.
“The estate where I was raised, most of the fathers had court orders not to come near the house.”
Guru-Murthy asked the actor if he remembered being “afraid of men” as a young boy.
“I remember being afraid of white working-class men,” the actor responded.
“It’s very interesting... there are other actors from the same background like Danny Dyer or Ray Winstone who are much more successful and much more charismatic in portraying those men,...
The Ray Donovan actor was born into a working-class family in Bethnal Green; his father was a lorry driver and his mother was a school dinner lady.
On the Channel 4 News podcast Ways To Change The World With Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Marsan said there was “a lot of violence” when he was growing up, “a lot of criminality”.
“The estate where I was raised, most of the fathers had court orders not to come near the house.”
Guru-Murthy asked the actor if he remembered being “afraid of men” as a young boy.
“I remember being afraid of white working-class men,” the actor responded.
“It’s very interesting... there are other actors from the same background like Danny Dyer or Ray Winstone who are much more successful and much more charismatic in portraying those men,...
- 4/7/2023
- by Tom Murray
- The Independent - TV
Eddie Marsan has called out the friend of a college “bully” who tried to mock him on social media.
The London-born actor, who has been in the profession since the 1990s, has racked up an impressive string of credits throughout his career, including roles in Mission: Impossible III (2006), Mike Leigh film Happy-Go-Lucky (2008), Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes (2009) and The World’s End (2013), directed by Edgar Wright.
On Monday (3 April), Marsan, 54, spotted a mean-spirited post on Twitter reading: “Do you ever scroll through Netflix, when you think that you’ve found a film to watch, all of a sudden you scream “Eww! F*** that! It’s got Eddie Marsan in it!”? It keeps happening...”
In reply, one of the actor’s former fellow students at London College of Printing School of Media in Elephant and Castle wrote: “Many years ago my oppo was at the Print College @ the Elephant. Marsan came late...
The London-born actor, who has been in the profession since the 1990s, has racked up an impressive string of credits throughout his career, including roles in Mission: Impossible III (2006), Mike Leigh film Happy-Go-Lucky (2008), Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes (2009) and The World’s End (2013), directed by Edgar Wright.
On Monday (3 April), Marsan, 54, spotted a mean-spirited post on Twitter reading: “Do you ever scroll through Netflix, when you think that you’ve found a film to watch, all of a sudden you scream “Eww! F*** that! It’s got Eddie Marsan in it!”? It keeps happening...”
In reply, one of the actor’s former fellow students at London College of Printing School of Media in Elephant and Castle wrote: “Many years ago my oppo was at the Print College @ the Elephant. Marsan came late...
- 4/4/2023
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - Film
Plot: A group of mercenaries working for the British government try to recover a super weapon called The Handle. Believing that the device is now in the hands of a billionaire arms dealer (Hugh Grant), they use a famous movie star (Josh Hartnett) to infiltrate the man’s estate and recover the weapon.
Review: Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre is an action flick I’ve been looking forward to seeing for a while now. While the movie wrapped ages ago, it sat on the shelf for over a year because a group of bad guys in the film are said to be Ukranian, although any mention of their nationality seems to have since been cut from the film. Strangely, it’s getting a low-wattage release, with it only opening in the United States, and set to go to streaming in Canada and the UK. A bizarre fate for a...
Review: Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre is an action flick I’ve been looking forward to seeing for a while now. While the movie wrapped ages ago, it sat on the shelf for over a year because a group of bad guys in the film are said to be Ukranian, although any mention of their nationality seems to have since been cut from the film. Strangely, it’s getting a low-wattage release, with it only opening in the United States, and set to go to streaming in Canada and the UK. A bizarre fate for a...
- 3/3/2023
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
So, all savvy filmgoers know that the season for big, noisy action blockbusters is the Summertime (when the livin’ is easy), but with Spring break looming, well, why wait for some popcorn escapism? After all, we’re right in the middle of two big superhero franchise entries (from the competing studios), and a few days away from a thriller in a horror series, not to mention a sports sequel that opens on the same day. It may just be the perfect time for a spy spectacular since Bond is in flux, Bourne is in limbo, and Mr. Cruise is about to trade in his flight suit for a tux full of nifty gadgets. I’m sure this new movie hopes to begin a “tentpole”, as it mixes in some satire and some “caper” elements. Plus there’s a fan-favorite director behind Operation Fortune: Ruse De Guerre.
The opening sequence throws...
The opening sequence throws...
- 3/3/2023
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Amy Winehouse’s father is standing by the controversial casting of the upcoming biopic “Back to Black.”
After fans reacted to the late singer being portrayed onscreen for the first time, Mitch Winehouse stood by the casting of “Industry” breakout Marisa Abela as the Grammy-winning singer.
“Marisa’s a great choice for the role, even if she doesn’t look exactly like Amy,” Mitch told TMZ amid social media backlash to first-look images.
The Focus Features film is helmed by Sam Taylor-Johnson with production beginning January 16 in London. The film follows Amy’s “vibrant years living in London in the early aughts and her intense journey to fame,” per an official logline.
Eddie Marsan plays Mitch in the film, with “Skins” alum Jack O’Connell cast as Amy’s ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil. The couple divorced in 2009, two years before Amy’s overdose death in 2011. Lesley Manville stars as Amy’s maternal grandmother.
After fans reacted to the late singer being portrayed onscreen for the first time, Mitch Winehouse stood by the casting of “Industry” breakout Marisa Abela as the Grammy-winning singer.
“Marisa’s a great choice for the role, even if she doesn’t look exactly like Amy,” Mitch told TMZ amid social media backlash to first-look images.
The Focus Features film is helmed by Sam Taylor-Johnson with production beginning January 16 in London. The film follows Amy’s “vibrant years living in London in the early aughts and her intense journey to fame,” per an official logline.
Eddie Marsan plays Mitch in the film, with “Skins” alum Jack O’Connell cast as Amy’s ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil. The couple divorced in 2009, two years before Amy’s overdose death in 2011. Lesley Manville stars as Amy’s maternal grandmother.
- 1/23/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Jack O’Connell, Eddie Marsan and Lesley Manville have joined the ensemble of Amy Winehouse biopic ‘Back to Black’, starring Marisa Abela as the Grammy-winning singer who died in 2011 at 27.
Sam Taylor-Johnson is on board to direct the film from StudioCanal, Focus Features and Monumental Pictures, reports Deadline.
Jack will play the love of Winehouse’s life, Blake Fielder-Civil. The two would marry in 2007 but after a tumultuous relationship that was filled with booze and drugs that led to stints in rehab, the two would ultimately divorce prior to Winehouse’s passing.
As per ‘Deadline’, Marsan will play Winehouse’s father and Manville will play her maternal grandmother. Winehouse is considered one of the greatest artists in recent history, selling more than 30 million records worldwide, and today generating more than 80 million streams per month.
Her 2006 album ‘Back to Black’ propelled her to stardom, earning her a (then) record-breaking five Grammys including...
Sam Taylor-Johnson is on board to direct the film from StudioCanal, Focus Features and Monumental Pictures, reports Deadline.
Jack will play the love of Winehouse’s life, Blake Fielder-Civil. The two would marry in 2007 but after a tumultuous relationship that was filled with booze and drugs that led to stints in rehab, the two would ultimately divorce prior to Winehouse’s passing.
As per ‘Deadline’, Marsan will play Winehouse’s father and Manville will play her maternal grandmother. Winehouse is considered one of the greatest artists in recent history, selling more than 30 million records worldwide, and today generating more than 80 million streams per month.
Her 2006 album ‘Back to Black’ propelled her to stardom, earning her a (then) record-breaking five Grammys including...
- 1/20/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Exclusive: Jack O’Connell, Eddie Marsan and Lesley Manville have joined the ensemble cast of Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black, starring Marisa Abela as the Grammy-winning singer who died in 2011 at 27. Sam Taylor-Johnson is on board to direct the film from of StudioCanal, Focus Features and Monumental Pictures.
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Focus will distribute the pic in the U.S., with Universal Pictures International handling international distribution excluding the UK, France, Germany, Australia/New Zealand, Benelux,...
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Focus will distribute the pic in the U.S., with Universal Pictures International handling international distribution excluding the UK, France, Germany, Australia/New Zealand, Benelux,...
- 1/19/2023
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Stars: Raffiella Chapman, Eddie Marsan, Richard Brake, Rosy McEwen, Melanie Gaydos, Edmund Dehn | Written by Kristina Buozyte, Bruno Samper, Brian Clark | Directed by Kristina Buozyte, Bruno Samper
Vesper, directed by duo Kristina Buozyte and Bruno Samper, written by Buozyte, Samper and Brian Clark, follows a young girl as she searches for a way to fix her father’s life support system and eventually replenish the largely diminished food supply on a destroyed Earth.
Since there’ve been examples of just about every world-ending event across every medium, it’s hard to come away with something truly unique in the apocalyptic department. Buozyte, Samper and Clark know this and abide by an acceptable, oft-told story, but add flavour between beats.
An opening crawl informs us that the world has been torn asunder by efforts to fix it; genetically engineered food, organisms and viruses wreaked havoc on the population except for those that live in “citadels,...
Vesper, directed by duo Kristina Buozyte and Bruno Samper, written by Buozyte, Samper and Brian Clark, follows a young girl as she searches for a way to fix her father’s life support system and eventually replenish the largely diminished food supply on a destroyed Earth.
Since there’ve been examples of just about every world-ending event across every medium, it’s hard to come away with something truly unique in the apocalyptic department. Buozyte, Samper and Clark know this and abide by an acceptable, oft-told story, but add flavour between beats.
An opening crawl informs us that the world has been torn asunder by efforts to fix it; genetically engineered food, organisms and viruses wreaked havoc on the population except for those that live in “citadels,...
- 10/17/2022
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
Having appeared in everything from EastEnders to Mission: Impossible, the versatile character actor is also famous for being nice and he’s ready to spill the beans
British actors don’t come more versatile than Eddie Marsan. You may remember him from when he played a henchman opposite Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible III, the Sherlock-consulting Inspector with Robert Downey Jr in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, or as one of Simon Pegg’s last surviving pub-crawlers in The World’s End.
On TV, Marsan moved up through The Bill, Casualty, EastEnders, to older brother Terry Donovan in all seven series of Ray Donovan. In April, he starred in The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe, about the man who infamously reappeared five and a half years after he faked his own death in a canoeing accident.
British actors don’t come more versatile than Eddie Marsan. You may remember him from when he played a henchman opposite Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible III, the Sherlock-consulting Inspector with Robert Downey Jr in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, or as one of Simon Pegg’s last surviving pub-crawlers in The World’s End.
On TV, Marsan moved up through The Bill, Casualty, EastEnders, to older brother Terry Donovan in all seven series of Ray Donovan. In April, he starred in The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe, about the man who infamously reappeared five and a half years after he faked his own death in a canoeing accident.
- 9/23/2022
- by Rich Pelley
- The Guardian - Film News
If Hollywood’s sci-fi outings have left one a bit disappointed in terms of a lack of imagination, a more grounded genre outing looks to hit the mark. Lithuanian director Kristina Buozyte’s new feature Vesper, which world premiered at Karlovy Vary, stars Raffiella Chapman, Eddie Marsan, Rosy McEwen, and Richard Brake in a tale of survival set after the collapse of the Earth’s ecosystem. Ahead of a September 30 release from IFC Films, the new trailer has now arrived.
Scripted by Bruno Samper, Brian Clark and Kristina Buozyte, the film follows Vesper (Chapman), a headstrong 13-year-old girl who uses her survival skills to subsist in the remnants of a strange and dangerous world with her ailing father, Darius (Brake). When Vesper finds a mysterious woman, Camellia (McEwen), alone and disoriented after an aerial crash, she agrees to help find her missing companion in exchange for safe passage to the...
Scripted by Bruno Samper, Brian Clark and Kristina Buozyte, the film follows Vesper (Chapman), a headstrong 13-year-old girl who uses her survival skills to subsist in the remnants of a strange and dangerous world with her ailing father, Darius (Brake). When Vesper finds a mysterious woman, Camellia (McEwen), alone and disoriented after an aerial crash, she agrees to help find her missing companion in exchange for safe passage to the...
- 8/10/2022
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Apple’s limited series starring Michael Douglas as Benjamin Franklin has added eight new cast members, including Noah Jupe.
The untitled series was picked up to series at Apple in February, with Douglas’ casting being announced at that time. The show is based on the book “A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America” by Stacy Schiff. The eight-episode drama explores the true story of one of the greatest gambles of Benjamin Franklin’s career. At age 70, without any diplomatic training, Franklin convinced France – an absolute monarchy – to underwrite America’s experiment in democracy. Production on the series is now underway.
Jupe will star as Temple Franklin, Benjamin’s grandson. The other new cast members are:
–Ludivine Sagnier (“Lupin”) as Madame Brillon
–Thibault de Montalembert as Vergennes
–Daniel Mays as Edward Bancroft
–Assaad Bouab as Beacumarchais
–Eddie Marsan (“Ray Donovan”) as John Adams
–Jeanne Balibar as Helvetius
–Theodore...
The untitled series was picked up to series at Apple in February, with Douglas’ casting being announced at that time. The show is based on the book “A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America” by Stacy Schiff. The eight-episode drama explores the true story of one of the greatest gambles of Benjamin Franklin’s career. At age 70, without any diplomatic training, Franklin convinced France – an absolute monarchy – to underwrite America’s experiment in democracy. Production on the series is now underway.
Jupe will star as Temple Franklin, Benjamin’s grandson. The other new cast members are:
–Ludivine Sagnier (“Lupin”) as Madame Brillon
–Thibault de Montalembert as Vergennes
–Daniel Mays as Edward Bancroft
–Assaad Bouab as Beacumarchais
–Eddie Marsan (“Ray Donovan”) as John Adams
–Jeanne Balibar as Helvetius
–Theodore...
- 6/8/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
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