Filmclub Story

Some more features from Michael’s recent Filmclub interview at a school in Rhondda Valley… Alex, one of the film club members who got to interview Michael, has shared his story here. Two pictures of their meeting have also been added to the Gallery.

- Appearances 2009: Filmclub Interview

Us Twilight Special

We’ve added a wonderful scan of the Us magazine special ‘The Sexy Stars Of Twilight’. Thanks to ‘mediocrechick’.

- Magazine Scans 2009: Us Twilight special

Peter Morgan leaves ‘Relationship’

Peter Morgan has pulled out as director of ‘The Special Relationship’. Richard Loncraine has come on board to direct the project. The cast, crew and filming schedule remain intact.

- Peter Morgan leaves ‘Relationship’ (read)

Today’s Press Highlights

Walt Disney Pictures has released the first promotional photos from Tim Burton’s 3D re-imagining of Alice In Wonderland. You can see Johnny Depp as a freakish-looking Mad Hatter, Anne Hathaway as The White Queen, Michael Sheen as the White Rabbit and Matt Lucas as Tweedledee and Tweedledum.

- First look at Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland (read)
- Cherie Blair: Michael Sheen doesn’t “do it for me at all” (read)

Swansea Bay Film Festival

Michael recently attended the Swansea Bay Film Festival in South Wales. Check out the 15 new pictures from this event in our Gallery…

New The Damned United Pictures

We’ve added five new official pictures of Michael as Brian Clough in ‘The Damned United’. Click the links below to see the updated sets…

- The Damned United: On The Set
- The Damned United: Stills

Today’s Press Highlights

Just days after Peter Morgan, writer of Frost/Nixon, The Queen and others, was brought on board the currently untitled Bond 23, along comes a rumour suggesting that Sheen is in talks to play the villain. And not just any villain: Ernst Stavro Blofeld, the quintessential Bond villain.

- Is Michael Sheen Blofeld In Bond 23? (read)
- The Special Relationship: Producer Frank Marshall’s Upcoming Projects (read)
- Unthinkable: Cannes 2009 Producer’s Patch: Kimmel International (read)

Back In Business

The Michael Sheen Online team is back from holidays.

Keep visiting over the next few days… we’ve got lots of updates in store for you!

Today’s Press Highlights

A slice of Hollywood glamour came to Wales as actor Michael Sheen handed out the gongs at the Swansea Film Festival yesterday. Sheen was due to fly to Vancouver next week to start work on a top secret filming assignment.

- Michael Sheen hands out prizes at Swansea Film Festival (read)
- Harold Pinter: a celebration, National Theatre, London (read)
- Sher pleasure with Pinter (read)
- Theatreland remembers Harold Pinter (read)

Michael Becomes BIFA Patron

The twelfth annual British Independent Film Awards will be held in Central London on December 6. The ceremony will celebrate the best of this year’s independent film talent.

Three of Britain’s top stars have become official patrons of the organisation. Helen Mirren, Michael Sheen and David Thewlis will join the list of other patrons including Mike Figgis, Ken Loach, Bill Nighy, Tilda Swinton and Michael Winterbottom.

Source: ScreenDaily