Jeffrey worked in the Art Department of Michael’s new movie Beautiful Boy and he kindly shared some of his pictures. Thanks! We’ve added them to the Gallery…
– Beautiful Boy: On the set (new!)
The Special Relationship Reviews
The Special Relationship is playing in Australian cinemas since yesterday. The reviews are coming in…
The brilliance of the movie starts with the performers. Sheen and McCrory as the Blairs are excellent… Sheen is brilliant, as we have come to expect… Seeing Sheen bring the British PM to life on screen has been one of the great theatrical joys of recent years, and he doesn’t disappoint in his third outing…
- What’s Playing (read)
- ABC Canberra (read)
- Sydney Morning Herald (read)
- Quickflix (read)
Beautiful Boy at TIFF
Shawn Ku’s indie drama Beautiful Boy will play the Toronto Film Festival in September. The film stars Michael Sheen and Maria Bello as Bill and Kate Carroll, an unhappily married couple who are trying to put the pieces of their life back together after learning that their son was responsible for a college massacre before committing suicide. They decide to move in with Kate’s brother (Alan Tudyk) and his wife (Moon Bloodgood). The TIFF takes place from September 9 to 19. The schedule will be announced on August 24.
- Toronto Film Festival Adds Shawn Ku’s Drama ‘Beautiful Boy’ (read)
Ancient Rome Screencaps
Screencaps of Michael as Emperor Nero in Ancient Rome: The Rise And Fall Of An Empire are now available in the Gallery. This docudrama series aired in 2006 on BBC. A huge thank you to Lindsay for sharing these.
– Ancient Rome: The Rise And Fall Of An Empire: Screencaps (new!)
BAFTA/LA to honor Michael Sheen
BAFTA/LA will honor Christopher Nolan and Michael Sheen at its 2010 Britannia Awards on November 4 in Los Angeles. Michael Sheen will receive the Award for British Artist of the Year. “We could not be more delighted about our first honorees of this year’s Britannia Awards, representing two outstanding British talents,” said BAFTA/LA chairman Nigel Lythgoe.
- BAFTA/LA sets kudos duo (read)
Gallery Updates
To end the weekend, we updated the Gallery with some older pictures… Hope you enjoy browsing through them. Stay tuned for more “oldie” updates over the next few days.
– Henry V: On Stage as Henry V (+8)
– Henry V: Promotional Images (new!)
– Photoshoots 2003 & Earlier: Set #14 (new!)
An Evening with Michael Sheen
BAFTA and American Cinematheque at the Aero Theatre present ‘An Evening With Michael Sheen’…
US audiences will have their first chance to see his fabulous performance as British comedy legend Kenneth Williams in Fantabulosa, followed by the 1969 Williams sidesplitter Carry On Camping. Michael will be present for a discussion between these two films.
This one night only event will take place at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica, CA on Thursday, August 26 from 7:30pm. Tickets can be purchased via Fandango.
New Tron Legacy Picture
We finally got a better look at Michael’s Tron Legacy character Castor… The first promotional image has been added to the Gallery! Click on the thumbnail below to see a somewhat bigger version.
And this is how Castor is being described: he is a vivacious and well-known program in the Grid who runs the End of Line Club at the top of the tower in Tron city. The Club is a social hotspot where programs can find anything they want: a nonstop dance party, company and relaxation,… if the price is right.
– Tron Legacy: Promotional Images (new!)
Manic Street Preachers Videoclip
NME reports that Michael will appear in the Manic Street Preachers‘ new videoclip for (It’s Not War) Just the End of Love due to be shot in early August.
“It looks like Michael Sheen is gonna be in the video, which we’re really thrilled about,” says bassist Nicky Wire. “We’ve tried to recreate the classic ’70s chess match between Kasparov and [Bobby] Fischer. That’s the kind of vibe behind it. It’s real ’70s Russia – just that idea of ‘it’s not war, just the end of love’, I think a chess game really fits that.”
Manic Street Preachers release ‘(It’s Not War) Just The End Of Love’ on September 13, a week ahead of new album ‘Postcards From A Young Man’.
- Michael Sheen to star in Manic Street Preachers video (read)
New Movie Projects
In a very recent interview with FearNet, Michael spoke about two new movie projects that are on the horizon for him… We are excited about these already!
“I’m doing a film that I’m playing Edgar Allan Poe in, about the last few months of Poe’s life. And I’m producing it as well. Hopefully we’ll be shooting it next year in Toronto. The title is The Raven, imaginatively enough. Or that’s what it’s called at the moment anyway.” Regarding Elric (Michael Moorcock’s famed sword-and-sorcery character), Sheen simply said, “We’ve got plans maybe to do something with Elric as well. We’ll see what happens with that.”
- Michael Sheen on ‘Elric’, ‘The Raven’, ‘Breaking Dawn’ and ‘TRON: Legacy’ (read)
