Carey Mulligan has admitted that she was not Shame director Steve McQueen's first choice for the role of Sissy. The actress stars opposite Michael Fassbender in the drama, which follows a sex addict (Fassbender) whose life becomes infinitely more complicated when his younger sister (Mulligan) comes to stay with him. Mulligan revealed that McQueen did not initially believe in her ability to play such a raw and intense character and said that she was forced to campaign for the part by pointing to her past experience starring in a production of Anton Chekov's The Seagull.
> 'Shame', 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy', 'Tyrannosaur' lead Bifa nominations "I think the work that anyone has seen from me has been these middle-class, comfortable people or quiet and sensitive types, and I haven't really played anything (more)...
> 'Shame', 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy', 'Tyrannosaur' lead Bifa nominations "I think the work that anyone has seen from me has been these middle-class, comfortable people or quiet and sensitive types, and I haven't really played anything (more)...
- 11/30/2011
- by By Jennifer Still
- Digital Spy
Former X-Files star will be joined by Oscar-winner Helen Hunt in Relative Insanity, a big-screen update that will see the Russian play relocated to present-day New York
David Duchovny and Helen Hunt are to star in a new screen adaptation of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull.
Deadline.com reports that Larry Moss, their former acting coach, is set to direct Relative Insanity, which will update Chekhov's play to the present day and relocate the action from the Russian countryside to the Hamptons in upstate New York. Maggie Grace, Joan Chen and John Davidson will also star in the film, which will be written by Michael Din and Juri Henley-Cohn.
The Seagull centres on the fading actress Irina Nikolayevna Arkadina's relationship with her son Konstantin, a failing playwright in love with a bright, young actress, Nina Mikhailovna Zarechnaya. Though casting hasn't been officially announced, Hunt is likely to take the Irina...
David Duchovny and Helen Hunt are to star in a new screen adaptation of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull.
Deadline.com reports that Larry Moss, their former acting coach, is set to direct Relative Insanity, which will update Chekhov's play to the present day and relocate the action from the Russian countryside to the Hamptons in upstate New York. Maggie Grace, Joan Chen and John Davidson will also star in the film, which will be written by Michael Din and Juri Henley-Cohn.
The Seagull centres on the fading actress Irina Nikolayevna Arkadina's relationship with her son Konstantin, a failing playwright in love with a bright, young actress, Nina Mikhailovna Zarechnaya. Though casting hasn't been officially announced, Hunt is likely to take the Irina...
- 10/18/2011
- by Matt Trueman
- The Guardian - Film News
Helen Hunt, David Duchovny, Maggie Grace, Joan Chen and John Robinson are all set to star in "Relative Insanity" for Pier 3 Pictures says Deadline.
Based on Anton Chekhov’s 1895 play "The Seagull", the story follows the romantic and artistic conflicts between four characters: an ingenue, a fading actress, her playwright son, and a famous middlebrow story writer. This version shifts the action to the Hamptons in contemporary times.
Larry Moss, an acting coach who has been teaching many big names over the past 35 years, makes his feature directorial debut on the project which Michael Din and Juri Henley-Cohn adapted. Both scribes along with Jani Giaime will produce and shooting will kick off next year.
Based on Anton Chekhov’s 1895 play "The Seagull", the story follows the romantic and artistic conflicts between four characters: an ingenue, a fading actress, her playwright son, and a famous middlebrow story writer. This version shifts the action to the Hamptons in contemporary times.
Larry Moss, an acting coach who has been teaching many big names over the past 35 years, makes his feature directorial debut on the project which Michael Din and Juri Henley-Cohn adapted. Both scribes along with Jani Giaime will produce and shooting will kick off next year.
- 10/18/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Exclusive: Larry Moss has set Helen Hunt, David Duchovny, Maggie Grace, Joan Chen and John Robinson to star in Relative Insanity, a contemporary Hampons-set adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull. Pier 3 Pictures’ Michael Din and Juri Henley-Cohn wrote the script and will produce with their partner Janine Giaime. Moss is an acting coach whose students have included Hunt and Duchovny, as well as Hilary Swank, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Jim Carrey, Michael Clark Duncan, Tea Leoni and Justin Timberlake. After teaching acting for 35 years, Moss is making his feature directorial debut on an adaptation of his favorite play. They’ll start shooting next year and Pier 3 is putting together the funding.
- 10/17/2011
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
British model-turned-actress Lily Cole has landed the lead role in a student play at Britain's prestigious Cambridge University.
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus star is studying History of Art at the establishment and she's using her spare time to tackle an amateur production of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull.
Cole, who also appeared in 2007 movie St. Trinian's, will take on the role of Nina, who dreams of becoming an actress - a part which Carey Mulligan played on the Broadway stage in 2007.
A spokesman for the university's theatre tells Britain's Daily Mail, "Everyone is acting in their spare time and for free, and it's great she is doing that too, especially when - as a celebrity - she could be doing paid work."...
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus star is studying History of Art at the establishment and she's using her spare time to tackle an amateur production of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull.
Cole, who also appeared in 2007 movie St. Trinian's, will take on the role of Nina, who dreams of becoming an actress - a part which Carey Mulligan played on the Broadway stage in 2007.
A spokesman for the university's theatre tells Britain's Daily Mail, "Everyone is acting in their spare time and for free, and it's great she is doing that too, especially when - as a celebrity - she could be doing paid work."...
- 1/24/2011
- WENN
London, Oct 16 – Actress Carey Mulligan wants a tattoo of a seagull on her right wrist to remind her of the Broadway play she starred in three years ago.
The ‘An Education’ star played Nina in Anton Chekhov’s ‘The Seagull’ in 2007 and she wants a permanent reminder of her time on stage, reports dailystar.co.uk.
Mulligan has asked her friend illustrator Zoe More O’Ferrall to create the ink design for her.
Ians...
The ‘An Education’ star played Nina in Anton Chekhov’s ‘The Seagull’ in 2007 and she wants a permanent reminder of her time on stage, reports dailystar.co.uk.
Mulligan has asked her friend illustrator Zoe More O’Ferrall to create the ink design for her.
Ians...
- 10/16/2010
- by News
- RealBollywood.com
Carey Mulligan has revealed that she plans to get a tattoo of a seagull. The actress said that she wants the ink to commemorate her time in a New York production of Anton Chekov's The Seagull but admitted that she was too embarrassed to use a regular tattoo parlour. "I'm so middle-class! I couldn't walk in - there were all these cool-looking people," she told the Daily Mail. (more)...
- 10/15/2010
- by By Jennifer Still
- Digital Spy
British actress Carey Mulligan wants a tattoo of a seagull on her right wrist - to remind her of the Broadway play she starred in three years ago. The "An Education" star played Nina in Ian Rickson's New York production of Anton Chekhov's "The Seagull" in 2007 - and she wants a permanent reminder of her time on stage.
Mulligan has asked her friend, illustrator Zoe More O'Ferrall, to create the ink design for her. But the actress was too embarrassed to go under the needle in London's trendy Soho district and has opted to book an appointment at a parlor in upmarket department store Selfridges instead.
She tells Britain's Daily Mail, "I'm so middle class! I couldn't walk in - there were all these cool-looking people. I'm doing the ultimate pretentious actor thing. But I'm never going to tattoo any of my other jobs onto myself. I'm the...
Mulligan has asked her friend, illustrator Zoe More O'Ferrall, to create the ink design for her. But the actress was too embarrassed to go under the needle in London's trendy Soho district and has opted to book an appointment at a parlor in upmarket department store Selfridges instead.
She tells Britain's Daily Mail, "I'm so middle class! I couldn't walk in - there were all these cool-looking people. I'm doing the ultimate pretentious actor thing. But I'm never going to tattoo any of my other jobs onto myself. I'm the...
- 10/15/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
British actress Carey Mulligan wants a tattoo of a seagull on her right wrist - to remind her of the Broadway play she starred in three years ago.
The An Education star played Nina in Ian Rickson's New York production of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull in 2007 - and she wants a permanent reminder of her time on stage.
Mulligan has asked her friend, illustrator Zoe More O'Ferrall, to create the ink design for her.
But the actress was too embarrassed to go under the needle in London's trendy Soho district and has opted to book an appointment at a parlour in upmarket department store Selfridges instead.
She tells Britain's Daily Mail, "I'm so middle class! I couldn't walk in - there were all these cool-looking people.
"I'm doing the ultimate pretentious actor thing. But I'm never going to tattoo any of my other jobs onto myself. I'm the least tattoo person in the world."...
The An Education star played Nina in Ian Rickson's New York production of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull in 2007 - and she wants a permanent reminder of her time on stage.
Mulligan has asked her friend, illustrator Zoe More O'Ferrall, to create the ink design for her.
But the actress was too embarrassed to go under the needle in London's trendy Soho district and has opted to book an appointment at a parlour in upmarket department store Selfridges instead.
She tells Britain's Daily Mail, "I'm so middle class! I couldn't walk in - there were all these cool-looking people.
"I'm doing the ultimate pretentious actor thing. But I'm never going to tattoo any of my other jobs onto myself. I'm the least tattoo person in the world."...
- 10/15/2010
- WENN
Hollywood 30s ingenue whose return to acting gained her an Oscar nomination for Titanic
When Gloria Stuart, who has died aged 100, was nominated for the best supporting actress Oscar for her spirited performance in James Cameron's Titanic (1997), there were few filmgoers who remembered her earlier acting career in the 1930s. Stuart played the 101-year-old Rose (portrayed in the rest of the film by Kate Winslet), who recalls the time when she was 17 onboard the doomed liner. ("I can still smell the fresh paint," she says.)
Sixty-five years earlier, Stuart stood out as a blonde ingenue in James Whale's comedy-thriller The Old Dark House (1932), in which she wore a tight evening gown and was chased by Boris Karloff as a sinister butler. Stuart recalled how Whale told her: "When Karloff chases you through the halls, I want you to be like a flame or a dancer." She was both.
When Gloria Stuart, who has died aged 100, was nominated for the best supporting actress Oscar for her spirited performance in James Cameron's Titanic (1997), there were few filmgoers who remembered her earlier acting career in the 1930s. Stuart played the 101-year-old Rose (portrayed in the rest of the film by Kate Winslet), who recalls the time when she was 17 onboard the doomed liner. ("I can still smell the fresh paint," she says.)
Sixty-five years earlier, Stuart stood out as a blonde ingenue in James Whale's comedy-thriller The Old Dark House (1932), in which she wore a tight evening gown and was chased by Boris Karloff as a sinister butler. Stuart recalled how Whale told her: "When Karloff chases you through the halls, I want you to be like a flame or a dancer." She was both.
- 9/28/2010
- by Ronald Bergan
- The Guardian - Film News
Kristin Scott Thomas thinks Robert Pattinson is ''sweet''. The British actress worked alongside the 'Twilight' hunk on upcoming drama 'Bel Ami', and she admits he was a great acting partner. Asked if she was involved in the hysteria surrounding the young actor, she said: ''No, you wouldn't have known. Robert Pattinson is the loveliest man - he's just so sweet.'' However the 50-year-old actress admires plenty of her contemporaries, most of all 'The Office' star Mackenzie Crook, with whom she worked on a stage production of Anton Chekhov's 'The Seagull'. She told Stylist magazine: ''I've been really, really lucky with my acting ..
- 7/8/2010
- Virgin Media - Movies
Today, on the 5th of January 147 years ago Constantin Stanislavsky was born. Stanislavsky’s revolutionary method of acting influenced the process of acting arguably more than anyone else in the twentieth century and to celebrate his birthday we asked our friend NY based director and teacher Marc Weitz about his view on acting techniques invented by Stanislavsky.
Constantin Stanislavsky was born into a wealthy Russian family in Moscow, and as a teenager joined a theatrical group organized by his parents and very soon became a central figure and started directing plays. In 1898 Stanislavsky together with his partner Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko opened the Moscow Art Theatre which became famous around the world – Anton Chekhov wrote the play “The Seagull” especially for this theatre.
It was while working in this theatre Stanislavsky came up with basic principles of acting which contributed to his system. The core principle of this system lies in the...
Constantin Stanislavsky was born into a wealthy Russian family in Moscow, and as a teenager joined a theatrical group organized by his parents and very soon became a central figure and started directing plays. In 1898 Stanislavsky together with his partner Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko opened the Moscow Art Theatre which became famous around the world – Anton Chekhov wrote the play “The Seagull” especially for this theatre.
It was while working in this theatre Stanislavsky came up with basic principles of acting which contributed to his system. The core principle of this system lies in the...
- 1/5/2010
- by Victoria Russo
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
First, she channeled Julia Child in "Julie & Julia." Later this month, she'll play a divorcée torn between Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin in "It's Complicated." Back Stage recently spoke with actors fortunate enough to have shared scenes with Streep."It's hard not to speak in clichés when talking about Meryl Streep and her career of incredible performances," says Jane Lynch, Streep's co-star in "Julie & Julia." Lynch, who portrays Dorothy, Julia Child's sister, falls back on sports analogies when she talks about acting with the star: "The bar is raised with Meryl Streep, and you hope to rise to the occasion, just like playing tennis with someone better than you can make your game better."Like many performers, Lynch cites intimidation as a first response to the idea of sharing a scene with the star. "I met her briefly on the set of 'Lemony Snicket's [A Series of Unfortunate Events],' a few years before 'Julie & Julia,...
- 12/3/2009
- backstage.com
Carey Mulligan has heaped praise on her "wonderful" An Education co-star Peter Sarsgaard. The British actress stars opposite Sarsgaard in this week's comedy drama and also appeared with him in a production of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull on Broadway. "We spent almost the whole year together, we had a few months off in the middle, it was great, amazing," Mulligan told Digital Spy. "We wouldn't have done a play together if we hadn't gotten on so well. We got to play the older man, younger girl (more)...
- 10/27/2009
- by By Simon Reynolds
- Digital Spy
Source: CNN
Actress Natasha Richardson has died at the age of 45...
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Partner of Liam Neeson, Richardson was taking beginners skiing lessons at the Mont Tremblant ski resort in Quebec when she fell. Initially okay, Richard complained of headaches later and was rushed to hospital for head trama.
Transferred to New York earlier this week, she was taken off life support on Wednesday evening. She leaves her partner and two sons.
Bio from CNN.com:
Richardson was practically born to perform. Her grandfather, Sir Michael Redgrave, was a famed British actor. Her mother, Vanessa Redgrave, is an Oscar-winning actress, and her father, the late director Tony Richardson, helmed such films as "Look Back in Anger," "The Entertainer" and the Oscar-winning "Tom Jones."
Natasha Richardson's uncle Corin Redgrave, aunt Lynn Redgrave, and sister Joely Richardson are also noted performers.
Richardson's first film role was a bit part in her father's "The...
Actress Natasha Richardson has died at the age of 45...
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Partner of Liam Neeson, Richardson was taking beginners skiing lessons at the Mont Tremblant ski resort in Quebec when she fell. Initially okay, Richard complained of headaches later and was rushed to hospital for head trama.
Transferred to New York earlier this week, she was taken off life support on Wednesday evening. She leaves her partner and two sons.
Bio from CNN.com:
Richardson was practically born to perform. Her grandfather, Sir Michael Redgrave, was a famed British actor. Her mother, Vanessa Redgrave, is an Oscar-winning actress, and her father, the late director Tony Richardson, helmed such films as "Look Back in Anger," "The Entertainer" and the Oscar-winning "Tom Jones."
Natasha Richardson's uncle Corin Redgrave, aunt Lynn Redgrave, and sister Joely Richardson are also noted performers.
Richardson's first film role was a bit part in her father's "The...
- 3/19/2009
- by admin
Natasha Richardson, who more than upheld her lineage as part of one of the great acting dynasties by establishing an eclectic career in film, TV and theater, where she earned a Tony in 1998 for her performance as Sally Bowles in "Cabaret," died Wednesday in New York. She was 45.
Richardson suffered a head injury while taking a skiing lesson Monday at the Mont Tremblant resort north of Montreal. Although she initially showed no visible signs of injury, she developed a headache about an hour later and was taken first to a local hospital in Ste. Agathe, Quebec, and then was transferred to the Hopital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal.
On Tuesday, she was transported to Lenox Hill Hospital in New York, where her family, including husband Liam Neeson and her mother, Vanessa Redgrave, gathered to keep vigil.
Alan Nierob, the Los Angeles-based publicist for Neeson, confirmed her...
Richardson suffered a head injury while taking a skiing lesson Monday at the Mont Tremblant resort north of Montreal. Although she initially showed no visible signs of injury, she developed a headache about an hour later and was taken first to a local hospital in Ste. Agathe, Quebec, and then was transferred to the Hopital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal.
On Tuesday, she was transported to Lenox Hill Hospital in New York, where her family, including husband Liam Neeson and her mother, Vanessa Redgrave, gathered to keep vigil.
Alan Nierob, the Los Angeles-based publicist for Neeson, confirmed her...
- 3/18/2009
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Russian playwright Anton Chekhov was born in 1860 and died in 1904. He was also a short story writer and a physician, but his plays include "The Seagull," "Uncle Vanya" and "The Cherry Orchard." He is, as we say, kind of a big deal. I only mention this because on Sunday (March 8) night's episode of "The Amazing Race," eight players had to unscramble the name of a Russian playwright from a pile of seven letters. For at least six of them, the task was impossible and required total guesswork. That just makes me a little sad. I understand that...
- 3/9/2009
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Strawdog Theatre Company continues their 21st season with Curt Columbus' translation of Anton Chekhov's classic "Cherry Orchard" (note this translation doesn't have "The" in the title); directed by Strawdog Artistic Associate Kimberly Senior. Chekhov's dark comedy follows the aristocratic Gayev family as they return to their beloved orchard estate, desperate to save it from foreclosure. "Cherry Orchard" was the last play written by Chekhov, whose esteemed canon includes "Uncle Vanya," "The Seagull" and "Three Sisters." "Cherry Orchard" runs about two hours with one intermission, and includes free admittance to Strawdog Late Night following the Friday and Saturday shows (Late Night schedule available on www.strawdog.org).
- 1/29/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
Classic Stage Company's new production of Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya, starring Tony Award winner Denis O'Hare as Vanya, Maggie Gyllenhaal as Yelena and Peter Sarsgaard as Astrov, extended its limited engagement through Sunday, March 8, it was announced today by Csc Artistic Director Brian Kulick and Executive Director Jessica R. Jenen. Directed by Austin Pendleton, Uncle Vanya will begin previews on this Saturday, January 17 at Classic Stage Company at 136 East 13th Street, with an official opening set for Thursday, February 12. The cast of Uncle Vanya also features Mamie Gummer (Sonya), Louis Zorich (Waffles), George Morfogen (Srebryakov), Delphi Harrington (Maria) and Cyrilla Baer (Marina). Uncle Vanya will feature scenic design by Tony Award winner Santo Loquasto, who received wide acclaim last season at Csc for his design of The Seagull and who has designed numerous Chekhovian productions in his esteemed career including the famed Lincoln Center production of The Cherry Orchard...
- 1/17/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
Due to very strong ticket sales, Classic Stage Company's new production of Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya, starring Tony Award winner Denis O'Hare as Vanya, Maggie Gyllenhaal as Yelena and Peter Sarsgaard as Astrov, has extended its limited engagement through Sunday, March 8, it was announced today by Csc Artistic Director Brian Kulick and Executive Director Jessica R. Jenen. Directed by Austin Pendleton, Uncle Vanya will begin previews on this Saturday, January 17 at Classic Stage Company at 136 East 13th Street, with an official opening set for Thursday, February 12. The cast of Uncle Vanya also features Mamie Gummer (Sonya), Louis Zorich (Waffles), George Morfogen (Srebryakov), Delphi Harrington (Maria) and Cyrilla Baer (Marina). Uncle Vanya will feature scenic design by Tony Award winner Santo Loquasto, who received wide acclaim last season at Csc for his design of The Seagull and who has designed numerous Chekhovian productions in his esteemed career including the...
- 1/16/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
Yesterday we learned an unfinished version of Doubt will be replacing The Soloist at the AFI Film Festival on October 30. The fact Miramax is cool with showing an unfinished print as an Opening Night Gala film tells me a lot about the quality of the flick. I thought the first trailer was outstanding and have since been looking forward to see this film. Speaking of looking forward to films, Milk was supposed to screen here in Seattle this past Monday, but when Gus Van Sant bailed on his Seattle Pa tour the screening was cancelled only hours beforehand, which now means I must wait until November 6 to get my first drink of the flick, which along with Doubt, looks like one to love. This will mark Doubt's second screening as it was shown to its original Broadway cast plus a few dozen journalists and film industry honchos last night (Oct.
- 10/26/2008
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
As if getting rave reviews and major Oscar buzz for her role in I’Ve Loved You So Long isn’t enough, actress Kristin Scott Thomas is sharing a Broadway stage with Peter Sarsgaard and Chiwetel Ejofar in the hot ticket revival of Anton Chekhov’S The Seagull. Thomas tells Hollywood Outbreak that while she’s not keen on reviews, [...]...
- 10/15/2008
- by admin
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
"How good did you do the scene? That was the goal," recalls Melissa Leo of her time at New York's Purchase College. "And after I left Purchase, like many conservatory-trained actors, my ambitions continued to be about doing good work. It was never about making the right moves or playing the game. I'm still trying to figure that out. I certainly never anticipated this," she says, gesturing at herself prominently featured on the poster for Frozen River, the new independent film that marks Leo's first starring role in a movie. Best known for playing Detective Sergeant Kay Howard on Homicide: Life on the Street and for her supporting role as wife to Benicio Del Toro's character in 21 Grams, Leo has worked fairly steadily for almost 30 years and is generally satisfied with her career. Still, she's had her share of reappraisals. So have actors Larry Keith, Robert Joy, Robert Foxworth,...
- 8/8/2008
- by Simi Horwitz
- backstage.com
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