Don’t let the on-going Hollywood writer’s strike get you down. With both sides meeting this week for the first time in just about a month, there actually might be a flicker of a light at the end of the tunnel with, hopefully, the studios understanding the gravity of the WGA and SAG concerns, come to […]
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With the BBC’s Hollow Crown hitting the air on BBC2 in the UK, it’s hard, once again, to find words to describe the next chapter in the book on Benedict Cumberbatch when it comes to his acting ability. It was 2004 when I first ran across the star of Sherlock in the television film, Hawking, where he brilliantly portrayed […]
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Based on Shakespeare’s four distinct works, Henry VI, Part I, Henry VI, Part II and Henry VI, Part III (condensed into one film), and Richard III, the second installment of The Hollow Crown franchise features a cast that reads like a who’s who in British acting. Subtitled “The Wars of the Roses”, Shakespeare’s first tetralogy will star Benedict Cumberbatch as Richard […]
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There are big plans ahead to mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death in April of this year. The BBC’s Shakespeare Festival 2016 will feature a wealth of not-to-be-missed programming in 2016. The centerpiece of the celebration will be The Hollow Crown: War of the Roses airing on BBC2 and PBS in 2016. The second in […]
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Filming for the second cycle of Shakespeare’s history plays airing on BBC2 and PBS in America under the Hollow Crown is now underway. As with the first set of programs, this years follow-up sports quite the line-up that plays out like a who’s who of British actors who will lend their talents and star in […]
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From the Department of When it Rains, it Pours… As if the three forthcoming Shakespeare adaptations under the title The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses couldn’t have gotten any better given the likes of Benedict Cumberbatch, Hugh Bonneville and Sophie Okonedo already signed up to star. Now comes the official announcement that Dame […]
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It seems as though Benedict Cumberbatch is adding casting director to his ever-growing list of CV accomplishments. According to the BBC, his initial efforts came at the conclusion of the Hay Festival in Powys this past weekend.
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Shakespeare’s Richard III. Seems like a logical next step after Fargo, right? Not sure Martin Freeman will be pulling much from his performance as Lester Nygaard but he will be following in the footsteps of fellow Sherlock co-star, Benedict Cumberbatch, and head to the Trafalgar Studios in London’s West End beginning this summer to tackle […]
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Both the BBC and PBS confirmed Saturday that Tony and Olivier award-winning actor Mark Rylance will play Thomas Cromwell in the BBC’s upcoming adaptation of the novels from author Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies. The six-part drama, which will air on BBC Two and PBS’ Masterpiece series, will be overseen by […]
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