28/08/10 ITV announce The Suspicions of Mr Whicher...
ITV commissions major adaptation of award-winning best-seller 'The Suspicions of Mr Whicher'; adapted from the novel by Kate Summerscale about an infamous murder in a Victorian country house. The two hour drama will star Paddy in the lead role of Inspector Jonathan Whicher and will be adapted by Neil McKay (Mo, See No Evil: The Moors Murders).
Set in 1860, this is a gripping true story of murder, psychological suspense and courtroom drama. As the local police struggle to solve the crime, the case becomes a national scanda and on the orders of the Home Secretary, Inspector Jonathan “Jack” Whicher, the so-called “Prince of Sleuths” from the newly formed Scotland Yard detective department, is despatched to the countryside to restore justice. A very modern story. It gripped the country in the way that the case of Madeleine McCann has done in our day.
The Suspicions of Mr Whicher will film on location around London in October. Directed by James Hawes (DCI Banks: Aftermath, Enid) and Executive Produced by Hat Trick Productions' Mark Redhead (Mutual Friends, God On Trial, Bodies, Bloody Sunday).
“The Suspicions of Mr Whicher has been a huge literary success and Neil McKay has done a superb job adapting Kate Summerscale’s fascinating book. Paddy Considine is the perfect actor to bring Whicher to the screen”. - Sally Haynes (ITV Controller of Drama Commissioning).
Welsh filmmakers will be taking to the red carpet at the 35th Toronto International Film Festival running from 9th – 19th September. Submarine, funded by the Film Agency for Wales, has been selected for the internationally renowned film festival.
A Warp Films Production, Submarine stars Craig Roberts, Paddy Considine, Yasmin Paige, Noah Taylor and Sally Hawkins. It is based on a book by Joe Dunthorne, and is executive produced by Ben Stiller.
Written and directed by Richard Ayoade, the off-beat comedy tells the story of Oliver Tate, a young boy who must fight to save his mother from the advances of a mystic, and simultaneously lure his eczema-strafed girlfriend in to the bedroom.
Submarine has also been selected for the London Film Festival and joins other films backed by the Film Agency for Wales that are now enjoying international recognition. More HERE.
14/07/10 Coleman at work...
They say that the sweetest sound of all is praise; Issue 67 of The Stage podcast is an Olivia Coleman feature following the first airing of her new TV sitcom "Rev' on BBC2. The issue contains links to a free extended podcast interview with Olivia on all things Coleman. A familiar face through her appearance on That Mtchell & Webb Look, Look around you, Peep Show and Beautiful People. Olivia speaks in length about her career to date and future projects and about her experience of working under the direction of Paddy during the recent filming of his debut feature 'Tyrannousaur'. Listen to what Olivia has to say HERE (iTunes) or streaming HERE.
14/07/10 Paddy and Arctics reunite on comedy...
So, you thought that Paddy's involvement with the Artic Monkeys ended when the credits rolled on 'Le Donk and Scor-zay-zee' but you'd be wrong. We have news that following the completion of Paddy's latest acting role in the Richard Ayoade (IT Crowd) helmed comedy 'Submarine', Arctic Monkey's and Last of the Shadow Puppets frontman; Alex Turner has written the original 'Submarine' soundtrack with the help of Simian Mobile Disco'sJames Ford. Combining the acting skill of Paddy and the signature Arctics sounds for the first time since 2004's 'Leave Before the Lights Come On' music video. Keep your eyes open and ears peeled for the film and soundtrack appearing 2011!
07/06/10 In the mix...
It's a big week because Adam Buxton (of Adam & Joe fame) has Paddy as his guest on Adam Buxton's Big Mix Tape on BBC Radio 6 music. Adam lovingly crafts a weekly compilation tape for listeners, based on a theme (This week it's film related music with particular emphasis on music by actors). It's well documented that Paddy's obsessed with American indie kings Guided By Voices and the solo work of lead singer Robert Pollard so we expect he'll be bringing along some good stuff from his GBV locker.
Catch the show as a downladable podcast on the BBC Radio 6 site HERE from Wednesday the 9th July onwards or live on Sunday from midday to 2pm. Alternativley you could relentlessly stalk Mr Buxton on his Twitter at twitter.com/AdamsBigMixTape.
EDIT: This Just in: after days of preparation, we hear that mere hours before they were due to record the show, that Paddy has been forced to cancel due to unforeseen work commitments. However there is a silver lining. Ken Korda the writer/director, entrepreneur and Jim Belushi historian has agreed to fill in at very short notice in the role of both presenter and guest. Look out fo a Paddy apearace soon!
01/06/10 A conversation with...
Paddy's feature writer/director debut Tyrannosaur wrapped earlier this month and both film and Paddy are deep in the editing process.
We'll be speaking exclusivley to Paddy about the whole experience very soon but in the meantime we leave you with this taster, Paddy deep in conversation directing his lead actor Peter Mullan during the shoot. These great photographs come coutesey of Jack English, stills photographer for Tyrannosaur (and Gary Oldman's Nil By Mouthjackenglish.co.uk) See the full size image here.
19/04/10 No need to Cry, The Owl hits DVD today...
We first told you about Jamie Thraves' The Cry of the Owl during last November, then things were rather silent. Now comes word that Paramount Home Entertainment today has released the film onto DVD with US release to follow on June 8th. Sadly no extras of any kind will be included on the disc. Trust us when we say that the story is strong enough to stand on its own.
From the writer of "The Talanted Mr. Ripley". Reeling from a painful divorce, Robert (Paddy) escapes his city life for the tranquility of a small town. But when his attraction to a new neighbour (Julia Stiles) turns into something horrifyingly darker both their lives begin to spiral out of control into a fatal path of obsession, cold blooded murder and unrelenting fear.You can draw your curtains, you can lock your doors, but somebody is always watching you.
The below artwork is for the reg 2. DVD, Does any one think they might be trying to capitalise on Paddy's British indie credentials with this cover concept?
03/04/10 Paddy to shoot debut feature starting April 12th...
Paddy's debut feature Tyrannosaur, starring Peter Mullan, Olivia Colman and Eddie Marsan, starts shooting April 12th.
Paddy makes his feature writing/directorial debut with Tyrannosaur, an exploration of how love and friendship can be found in the darkest of places. Tyrannosaur stars Peter Mullan (My Name Is Joe, Trainspotting), Olivia Colman (Peep Show, Hot Fuzz) and Eddie Marsan (Happy Go Lucky, Vera Drake). Tyrannosaur will be produced by Warp's Diarmid Scrimshaw, with shooting to take place on location in Leeds for four weeks starting next week.
Tyrannosaur is the story of Joseph (Peter Mullan), a man plagued by violence and a rage that is driving him to self-destruction. As Joseph's life spirals into turmoil a chance of redemption appears in the form of Hannah (Olivia Colman), a Christian charity shop worker. Their relationship develops to reveal that Hannah is hiding a secret of her own with devastating consequences for both of them.
Paddy previously wrote and directed the short film Dog Altogether for Warp Films, winning the Best Short Film BAFTA and BIFA awards as well as the Silver Lion award at Venice in 2007. Dog Altogether stared Peter Mullan and Olivia Colman and introduces the story which Paddy's feature debut Tyrannosaur now continues.
Tyrannosaur is a Warp X and Inflammable Films presentation, backed by Film4, the UK Film Council, Screen Yorkshire, Optimum Releasing, EM Media, Madman and Nonstop Entertainment. International sales are being handled by Protagonist Pictures.
Plus: read an interview with Paddy Considine about his year ahead HERE.
10/04/10 Donk on the DL...
WARP FILMS LAUNCHES DIGiTAL DOWNLOAD STORE.
Warp Films’ new digital download store is now live. DRM-free downloads, scaled to fit any device, are available now from www.warpfilmstore.comPaddy's most recent project, Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee is one of the first few Warp films to be made available for download alongside, All Tomorrow's Parties, and Arctic Monkeys at the Apollo (directed by Paddy's mate Richard Ayoade).
To date the Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee DVD has only been available in Britain for Region 2 devices, so overseas Pad fans don't miss the chance to get hold of your own copy of the film today!
14/03/10 Paddy in his own words. Exclusive: first 2010 interview...
Following last months exclusive first look at his latest film (above), comes this: This week we were lucky enough to have the chance to interview Paddy exclusivley for his first interview of the year.
Have a read to find out exactly why he's been chasing Sally Hawkins around Wales under the watchful eye of the IT Crowd's Richard Ayode, Who he's still itching to collaborate with (casting directors; pens at the ready), how he's feeling about embarking on the mammoth task of directing his first solo feature Tyrannosaur and already planning the one after that. And what's this about about the BBC sci-fi series; Heatseekers that got cancelled after one season? All will be revealed!
21/02/10 Exclusive: first Paddy pic from new Britcom...
May I present to you this world exclusive image, first still of Paddy's character from Submarine, showing him as the films antagonist, The scuzzy, New Age, motivational speaker; Graham T. Purvis in front of his very own van, customised respray and everything. gotta love the hairdo, is anybody getting a strong whiff of Terence Stamp's General Zod from Superman II?
Based on the terrific novel by Joe Dunthorne, Submarine has a superb British cast, a real talent on the megaphone (Richard Ayaode) and from what we’ve heard a most exciting soundtrack. So if it’s not already on your movie radar, make sure it pings onto it now. Submarine involves anti-hero teen Oliver Tate (Craig Roberts) burgeoning romance with a pyromaniac (Yasmin Paige) and attempts to stop his mother (Sally Hawkins) cheating on his Dad (Noah Taylor) with Paddy's Graham. See it bigger here.
This image is copyright of and used with the kind permisson of Warp Films and Red Hour Films.
29/01/10 Go on, tweet yourself...
You all know what this monolithic 'T' means by now don't you? Well, like a web based Luddite we here at Paddyconsidine.co.uk have been avoiding following suite, jumping in with both feet and embraing the craze of Twitter untill we finaly caved and gave in realising it was actually quite useful after all. So now we've seen the future why not be part of it with us. Log on to twitter.com/paddy_considine and start following our tweets. By following what we tweet you'll get instant up to the second Paddy updates including stuff that dosen't normally make this news page meaning you'll get more news updates, sooner. Go on take a look now...your in for a real tweet.
Should you have missed any of the early twitter updates you will have certainly missed this slice of fried gold; lovley forum member JudeCalverttoulmin managed to capture a Le Donk post screening Q&A event with Paddy, Shane and producer Mark Herbert from the Showroom in Sheffield in October 2009. Jude has kindly uploaded it for all to see and has also very professionally introduced the video herself like some kind of pretty Mark Kermode off the telly. See it here on Vimeo today.
For this and much, much more get following us on Twitter.
09/01/10 Red Riding US domestic promotion 2010...
Following festival success Stateside, arriving in US theaters next month is The Red Riding Trilogy.
IFC (the US distributor) has given Vulture [of nymag.com] first look at the poster and they premiered the above image on their site today.
The poster is, like the trilogy clearly both striking and severe. Despite looking a bit too much like an alternate (or rather generic) design for something like Angels and Demons, it would get our attention if we didn’t already know anything about the films.
Considering that the trailer has to represent three films, it gets the core idea across really well. It's much slicker and sexier than the UK version. See for yourself HERE.
See extended US trailers for each of the three films at www.ifcfilms.com.
Enjoy our film America! But remember. Evil Lives Here.
02/11/09/ Paddy boards Richard Ayoade's 'Submarine'...
Paddy, [Our favourite leading lady] Sally Hawkins (Happy-go-lucky) and Noah Taylor (Shine, Vanilla Sky) will all be starring in the comedy; Submarine, which is being brought to the screen by Brit comedy god Richard Ayoade.
Adapted from Joe Dunthorne's novel, Submarine finds teenaged Oliver Tate (newcomer Craig Roberts) attempting to woo classmate Jordana Bevan (Yasmin Page).
Ayoade, of course, is probably best known for his work as super geek; Moss on The IT Crowd and for co-creating, directing and co-starring (as Dean Lerner) in the awesome Garth Marenghi's Darkplace and his work on The Mighty Boosh and Nathan Barley.
The acting talent he's gathered is impressive, and frankly, we're very excited to see what he can do with a real budget and a cinematic outlet. The film is shooting even as you read this.
Billed as a coming of age comedy, The film is set in Swansea and details the story of 15-year-old Oliver Tate who is living through his parents' marriage breakup and his first love. Paddy will play a self-help guru who runs courses on Mental and Physical Wellbeing.
The movie production team include Mark Herbert (Dea Man's Shoes, Le Donk & Scor-Zay-Zee) under the Warp FIlms production banner and Red Hour Films' Executive producer Ben Stiller [Yes that Ben Stiller!].
The film began shooting in Swansea on Monday for seven weeks.
16/10/09/ Paddyconsidine.co.uk exclusive Le Donk signed goodies competiton...
Join in on our brand new exciting Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee competition exclusive to paddyconsidine.co.uk where the prize is a unique oppourtunity to win a signed cinema sized quad poster for Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee. The poster is signed by Director; Shane Meadows, Stars; Le Donk and Scorzayzee and Paddy Considine.We have three up for grabs plus a special runners up prize, so why not head on over to the competition page HERE right now and just answer three simple questions. Rock the F**k on!
Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee is in cinemas now and will be released on DVD on the 26th October. Get the chance to meet the film’s director Shane Meadows, and stars of the film Paddy & Scor-Zay-Zee when they make an in-store appearance at HMV’s Wheelergate store in Nottingham on Monday 26th October 2009 to celebrate the release of the film on DVD. They will all be at the store from 1.00 pm to meet fans and sign copies of the new DVD.
We have recently uploaded some recent interviews recorded during the promotional tour for 'Le Donk...'. You can hear Paddy in an indepth interview on the BBC Radio 4 'The Film Programme' HERE, You can listen to him in another indepther with Simon Mayo (with a cameo from Kevin Smith!) HERE, and finaly you can wrap your ears around Paddy, Shane Meadows and Scorz in a two part extravaganza on 'Number One Celebrity Paddy fan'; Edith Bowman's show, Part one HERE and two HERE.
08/10/09/ Le Donk released in UK cinemas tomorrow! plus competition time...
Le Donk & Scor-Zay-Zee is released across the UK on the 9th of October.
With the release now upon us, the promotion for the film has hit the promo trail hard with interviews appearing on TV, radio and online left right and center.
Both Paddy and Shane Meadows were interviewed by Jonathan Ross on Film 2009 on Monday night. If you missed it, then you'll be pleased to know that the lovley people at Auntie Beeb have the BBC iPlayer for you (in the UK). You can watch Monday's show HERE or catch it on an
y PS3. It will remain on the iPlayer for 7 days. I'll make sure it is made avaliable after then elsewhere.
Rotten Tomatoes.com recently uploaded a very rare interview with Le Donk himself in which he talks at length about his top ten favourite films of all time. You can watch it HERE.
Secondly, there's an interview with Paddy, Shane and Scorz on digitalspy.co.uk HERE. If that's not enough for you then why not finish off with a Timout magazine online exclusive interview with Paddy HERE. Keep your ear and eye holes open over the next few days for more.
An exciting competition has appeared on TotalFilm.com where The prize is a unique oppourtunity to win walk-on part in Shane's forthcoming TV series, We Were Faces (which is a four part TV series sequel to This Is England) Which may feature a cameo from Paddy.
head over to the Total Film competition page HERE and just answer one simple question. Look out for an exclusive signed goodies competiton here very soon.
25/09/09/ George Lamb and Paddy; Riding the low in Submarine...
Paddy Considine joined George Lamb on his BBC radio 6 show this week and talked about his deep dark well and told George about his new musical project; Riding the low.
Paddy also confirmed the rumours that he will be going on to star alongside Michael Sheen in the adaptation of Joe Dunthorn's novel 'Submarine' following the completetion of shooting 'Blitz' this week.
Submarine will be the directorial debut by Richard Ayaode, better known for his acitng work as Maurice Moss in 'The IT crowd'. Paddy said of the project "I play a David Ike, Guru style character...who's been around America and come back to a small town as a kind of Guru and gives a few little seminars, but he's basically just trying to get Chicks".
He also revealed that he'd really love to work with Tom Hardy (Bronson) or Stephen Graham (This is England) at some time in the future.
Listen to the full interview HERE. For more on paddy's new music project please visit www.ridingthelow.co.uk.
17/09/09/ Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee DVD...
The final design for the cover of the Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee DVD has now been corrected and finalised!
The DVD is released on the 26th of October and has the following extra features:
* Edinburgh international Film Festival Special Footage
* Deleted scenes
* Feature trailer
* Bigger Things Trailer.
To pre-order a copy of the DVD please go to the paddyconsidine.co.uk shop. To watch the latest trailer for Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee just have a look down to the news item below.
Thanks to Dave at shanemeadows.com and Alice at Warp for all the info.
09/09/09/ Final offical Le Donk & Scor-Zay-Zee trailer plus Q&A event in London...
The new theatrical trailer is out now...take a look!
A special Q&A event will be taking place at the Curzon cinema in Soho, London on Sunday the 11th of October. Paddy, Shane Meadows Considine, and Warp films producer Mark Herbert will all be there with a possible appearance from the movies star Le Donk.
For further information on this special event on the Curzon cinemas website HERE. There will also be a special preview screening at the Watershed in Bristol on the 8th of October where Scor-zay-zee and either Paddy or Le Donk will be making an appearance followed by a special appearance by Paddy at Old Vic theatre also in Bristol.
The film will aslo be shown at the Electric Cinema in Birmingham on the 6th of October followed by Q&A with Shane Meadows hosted by the owner of the Electric Cinema Tom Lawes.
03/09/09/ PU-239 get's UK premiere at Raindance, Le Donk images & more...
The lineup for the 17th Raindance Film Festival was announced yesterday, with the London-based event playing host to a wide range of 75 features and 150 shorts over 12 days from 30th September – 11th October. Finally after almost a decade* of waiting, having its world premiere is The Cry Of The Owl. More at Raindance.co.uk.
Forum member Chromebaby (BKA Bill Edwards), the talent behind the acclaimed title sequence for Le Donk & Scor-Zay-Zee, has kindly given us a sneaky peek at some artwork from the film's titles in advance of the film's release, see them on the forum HERE. What's more, the press has responed well to his story and have recently published an article about him in the Guardian. Read the full article at Guardian.co.uk. An advance screenings of Le Donk will be shown at the Cambridge Film Festival on the 26th September.
Finally, The Observer Film quarterly recently ran a poll to find the 25 Greatest British films of the past twenty five years, three Paddy films made the grade with Dead Man's Shoes in 19th place and My Summer Of Love and 24 hour Party People making it in at 23rd and 24th place respectivley. We can't forget to mention Paddy's pal Shane Meadows gets another nod with This is England making it in higher at 17th.
03/07/09/ Welcome whoever you are...
Legendary comedy duo Vic Reeves & Bob Mortimer return with a brand new series of the hit comedy panel show 'Shooting Stars' this month. Joining in with madness, music and sketches is none other than Paddy Considine (Eranu!). The brand new series starts in August on BBC Two and BBC HD. Paddy will join fan favourite; George Dawes (Little Britain's Matt Lucas) with original team captain Ulrika [ka ka] Jonsson and new boy, Jack Dee. Vic is quoted in saying that Paddy was amongst "his favourites in the new series". Paddy's episode will be shown on Wed 9th September 2009 @ 22.00 on BBC2 and BBC HD where he will face-off against Julia Bradbury and comedy actor Martin Freeman (Hot Fuzz,The Office) on Jack's team. As promised a behind the scenes clip HERE. We really wanna see those fingers!
15/08/09/ Le Donk & Scor-Zay-Zee; the tour rocks on...
Le Donk & Scor-Zay-Zee is now scheduled to have a limited theatrical release in October, followed by the DVD release towards the end of October with an online version avaiable to view via Warp films during this time. However There is still a chance to see the film before the masses though, as it is being shown duringboth August on the Alternative stage at the Reading and Leeds festivals. Le Donk & Scor-Zay-Zee will be shown at Leeds on Saturday 29th and at Reading on Sunday 30th. The film with be verry fittingly acompanied by the screening of the rockumentaries This is Spinal Tap and Anvil! The Story of Anvil. for more follow the links HERE
In other news principal photography began on August 9 for Paddy's latest film Blitz (see below). Blitz is scheduled for a release via Lionsgate U.K in 2010.
03/07/09/ Paddy and Statham Blitz it...
Paddy and Jason Statham (Snatch, Crank, Transporter) have both been confirmed as signed on to star in Blitz, based on a crime novel by Ken Bruen. In Blitz, Statham will play Brant, a crude, un-pc, borderline sociopath of a cop, with Paddy playing his partner; Sergeant Porter Nash an openly gay cop who works with Statham's homophobe. Brant is on the trail of a serial killer called "The Blitz" who is killing cops all over London. Elliott Lester (Love Is the Drug) is directing from a script by Nathan Parker, who made his debut with this summer's indie sci-fi sensation, Moon. Filming starts on August 10th in London.
01/07/09/ Le Donk & Scor-Zay-Zee; the tour continues...
If you missed the world premiere of Le Donk in Edinburgh you have another unique chance. There's a host of new additions to the other entertainment on offer at this summer's Latitude Festival in Southwold, Suffolk away from the music.
In the Film and Music Arena BAFTA presents a line-up of events including an on-stage Q&A with Shane Meadows and Paddy alongside a screening of 'Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee'.
Le Donk and the Q&A will take place in the Film & Music Arena
on Saturday 18th July. Latitude festival is held Henham Park in Southwold, Suffolk. Find Latitude Festival tickets, information, merchandise and more at Latitudefestival.co.uk.
For anyone who has already seen Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee and even if you haven't yet, you will be pleased to know that in his recent Empire Magazine interview Shane Meadows has confessed that because of the huge positive reponse from the film he and Paddy are already planning to make another with the charachter Le Donk saying "...the big news is that we’re already thinking about doing another Le Donk. It’ll be another ‘Le Donk And...’. We’ve come up with a few ideas, and we might just go straight back and do another one, because we had such a laugh doing this one...So it’ll be something like Le Donk & The Tomb Of The Cursed Fanny."[that title was right off the top of his head]. read the full interview at Empireonline.com
29/06/09/ Le Donk & Scor-Zay-Zee Edinburgh aftermath...
First up, thanks to Paddy we have The official Le Donk & Scor-Zay-Zee film poster which was made for the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF).
surfers with a keen eye for detail will notice that Scor-Zay-Zee's name is spelt incorrectly (as confirmed and apologised for by Shane Meadows on his forum) so the final poster may change a little before the theatrical release and following Download/DVD release [on the 5th October] Click HERE to see it bigger.
That would normally be enough to see me trhough until the DVD release but the lovley people up there in Edinburgh have gone and put a big red cherry on top of this already sweet cake by uploading a three part series of their day 7 Festival Rushes with three clips which show some amusing behind the scenes peeks during the premiere which reveal some rifts between Le Donk and Shane during the festival. Not only that, but we get an impromptu freestyle rap from the talented Scor-Zay-Zee in the back of his pink pimp limo. Click the links below to see the videos on the EIFF website:
23/06/09/ Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee World Premiere takes Edinburgh by storm...
After last year's 71-minute Somers Town Shane Meadows is backin Edinburgh with the similarly sized Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee, which receives it's world premiere today.
Paddy and Shane join forces again for this hilarious improvised mockumentary.The story follows roadie Le Donk who has lived, loved and learned. Along the way, he’s lost a classy girlfriend (Olivia Colman), but gained a sidekick in up-and-coming Nottingham rap prodigy Scor-zay-zee (playing himself). With Meadows’ fly-on-the-wall crew in tow, Donk sets out to make Scor-zay-zee a star…with a little help from the Arctic Monkeys (or as Donk calls them "these Article Monkeys").
Following it's premiere today the film has already been entered into the 'Best of the Fest' selection for the Festival (see the full line-up at edfilmfest.org.uk) and has already received from the film press with Empire magazine's Nev Pierce proclaiming "EMPIRE loves Le Donkt" and goes on to say that "[Le Donk]...does not disappoint, is very funny and oddly touching and features a brilliant performance from Considine." See the full review at empireonline.com.
07/05/09/ Le Donk World Premiere confirmed for Edinburgh!...
The wait is finally over... the full program for the 63rd Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) has finally been announced, and 2009 is set to be a special year. Why?
You guessed it. This years Special Screening/World premiere film just happens to be Le Donk. Shane Meadows' first '5-Day-Feature' project will receive its world premiere on the 23rd of June. The screening will be followed by a Q&A session with Shane.
For details and to book tickets for the event on the EIFF website HERE.
On the following day (the 24th of June) Shane Meadows and producer Mark Herbert will be holding a second event to launch the '5-Day-Features' film-making philosophy to encourage film-makers to have a go at shooting a feature length film in 5 days!.
As if all this wasn't already enough the amazing news comes that Bi-forum member Chromebaby AKA Ben has been asked to animate the opening titles sequence for the film and is currently undertaking the unenviable task of hand drawing over a minutes worth of material. He has kindly let us have a sneak peak at two cells of his animation. see it yourself too here.
13/04/09/ Red Riding DVD out now...
Too old for Easter Eggs? Prefer a treat that's a bit more grown up? Look no further. The not so long awaited Red Riding Trilogy DVD boxed set is released today. Jam packed with special features including interviews and deleted scenes from all three films. Now's the time to pick up your copy of the full set, for the bargain price of £17.99 including free delivery (the cheapest on the web) HERE, then sit tight and enjoy the ride! this time without those freaking ad breaks every five minutes.
See an exclusive behind-the-scenes clip from the making of 1980 on the guardian.co.uk website Here. (Thanks to Amy on the forum for this info).
If you'd like the chance to win a free copy of the trilogy then get your answer registered in the Channel 4 Red Riding competition HERE. The closing date for entries is at midnight on 20th of April 2009.
02/04/09/ Put a Donk on it; Dogme-style goes on tour?...
With plans on hold whilst King Of The Gypsies fights its way through legal red tape, attention has shifted towards Shane Meadows and Paddy's latest collaboration; Le Donk, Meadows new Dogme-style (see Wikipedia for more) feature-length mocumentary.
Meadows took time out at the recent Empire Awards to speak to the magazine about what he describes as "his first balls-out comedy" which he claims is akin to Spinal Tap albeit 'on the road'.
Made in five days for just £30,000, Le Donk stars Paddy as a roadie for the Arctic Monkeys as he takes retired UK rapper Scorzayzee, on tour with him in the hope of launching his career. "Paddy’s a rocker who’s always wearing a beanie and Scorzayzee’s this big, 17 stone white rapper who’s converted to Islam" says Meadows "They’re a brilliant comedy double act".
The exciting news for us is that Meadows has announced that Le Donk will debut at the Edinburgh Festival this June and on top of that "If people like the film, the two of them may go on tour". Check out the full article by clicking HERE. Many thanks to Pedro on the forum for the scoop.
08/03/09/ Read all about it, More news than you can shake a stick at!...
So much news this time around that I may just have to do a news report in bullet points. At the time of writing this we a one film in to the Red Riding Trilogy eagerly awaiting Paddy to take over our screens in the second offering '1980',screening on THURSDAY 12TH MARCH 9PM Channel 4. If you were unlucky enough to miss the first installment of the trilogy or you just know you're going to need to see 1980 again, the good news is that the DVD is available from the 13th of April but can be pre-ordered HERE if you just can't wait to hand over the money.
If you happened to be looking to expand you DVD collection just a little more (and you just happen to have a region one DVD player) then look no further than this months DVD release of the BBC/HBO production 'My Zinc Bed' starring Paddy, Uma Thurman and Jonathan Pryce available from the HBO online store HERE from 17th of March.
Trailers Galore: Hot on the heels of last months random Spanish trailer for 'Cry of the Owl', Myriad Pictures has released the official UK/US trailer for all to see. We think it's a better version than the previous incarnation but judge for yourself HERE. Anyone with a keen eye will notice that the title of the films has changed to 'The Cry of the Owl' Thanks to Bill Campbell on the email for this information. Whilst your on Youtube why not take the opportunity to take in the extended UK trailer for Red Riding and a short interview with Paddy on his role in the project HERE and THERE. Be sure to leave a comment.
One more news worthy item before you run off to follow up all these links. Shane Meadows has responded to new reports that the script for King of the Gypsies is complete and ready to by saying "...I wish the script for King of the Gypsies was finished! We have finished the first draft, not the entire writing process I'm afraid. We had to stop writing due to a Hollywood mogul trying to get in on the act last year.Daft two will commence this year but there is no way it will get made until 2010 at the earliest..." Read More at Shanemeadows.co.uk.
22/02/09/ If you were born in the 80's...
As the launch of the long awaited TV trilogy; Red Riding draws ever closer I can finally offer you a date. Make a note 21:00 THURSDAY 5TH MARCH (UK) Channel 4. The trilogy kicks off with 1974 so get your Betamax primed for recording and prepare to take the phone off the hook. If this is just too long to wait and you happen to live anywhere near the fine cities of Leeds or London then your in luck! As the BFI Southbank and the Cottage Road Cinema in Leeds are offering a unique opportunity to see all three films back-to-back on the big screen before the TV airing. The London screening offers an appearance by a number of those involved in the project talking about their work including writer Tony Grisoni and the three directors with several cast members including Paddy Considine, Andrew Garfield and Maxine Peake (Sat 28 Feb 15:00).The Leeds showing offers punters the opportunity to see the films at £5 per film or all three for £12. To the North!
On a slightly different note a trailer for Paddy's latest completed US release; psychological thriller 'Cry of the Owl' an adaptation of the Patricia Highsmith novel of the same name has unexpectedly surfaced via a Spanish movie site. There is still very little information on when, where and if this is going to get an official UK or US cinema release but a trailer is as good a signal of intent as any. Until anything else pops up have a look at the trailer for yourself HERE amigos.
10/01/09/ Red Riding Good...
If you have been at home watching TV on an evening you may have come across a short 10 second teaser trailer on (UK) Channel 4 for one of Paddy's latest complete film projects 'Red Riding' during the ad breaks (with a web link to a longer one online). If you missed it then here it is. 'Red Riding 1980' is the second of three TV movies about the true crimes of the Yorkshire Ripper set between 1974-1983. Coming soon to a TV near you. Get excited.
Slightly worse news however with regards to the 'King of the Gypsies' project.
Written by Shane Meadows and Paddy and due to be the pair's next feature film project it is a bio-pic of bare-knuckle boxer Bartley Gorman. However, due to unspecified legal issues, the pre-production on the film is currently at a stand-still.
Here's hoping that whatever the issue is, it's resolved as soon as possible! Paddy has advised fans to take the news with a pinch of salt.
You can read the original source of this story at the Empireonline website HERE.
Thanks to Pedro on the FORUM for letting us know about the article.
Here we'll include stuff we hear. However, there are no guarantees to the accuracy of the information...
Word on the street (meaning the internet!) is that Paddy is being courted for a role in 'Last Will and Testament' a thriller from Geoff Thompson the writer of 'Watch my back', 'Bouncer', 'Clubbed' and the BAFTA award winning short 'Brown Paper Bag'.
'Last Will...' is to be an adaptation of his novel 'Red Mist' and is being develoed with Screen West Midlands. The Story is a tragic love story of Martin and Ginger set against a cruel and brutal world. Paddy is said to be in talks to play Martin.
It si understood that The film is to be directed by The Shammasian brothers [Paul and Ludwig] winners of Cannes Young Director award in 2005.
According to cimenatical, fans of 'Scott Pilgrim Vs The World director'; Edgar Wright are backing Paddy to make an appearance in Wright's third and final instalment of his three-flavored Cornetto Trilogy begun by Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz currently under the working title of 'The World's End'. Wright announced a two-film deal with Working Title Films -- World's End with Simon Pegg, and a separate action thriller currently titled Baby Driver.
Wright hasn't given up much on what genre it could be, but admitted it might be a doomsday sci-fi piece. "It's kind of going in that direction." Sci-fi does seem to be an appropriate choice for mint chocolate chip Cornetto that is supposed to appear in this.
Following unexpected popularity of Shane & Paddy's MockDoc; 'Le Donk & Scorzayzee' rumours have been circulating the web with regards to a follow up Donk film.
These rumours were fueled by recent comments from Shane Meadows in Empire magazine who said: "Yeah, the big news is that we’re already thinking about doing another Le Donk. It’ll be another ‘Le Donk And...’, something completely not music based. We’ve come up with a few ideas, and we might just go straight back and do another one, because we had such a laugh doing this one. Not like a sequel in terms of trying to be like the other one, but he’s got his missus and his kid’s a bit older, and a whole different set of events. So maybe before I do this next big film, might just go out, grab five days somewhere and knock another out so we can come back (to Edinburgh) next yearSo it’ll be something like Le Donk & The Tomb Of The Cursed Fanny,”and we’ll stress that title was right off the top of his head.
According to Screendaily website, Warp Films’ new project Submarine, a comedy written and directed by Richard Ayoade (The IT Crowd),is currently in pre-production.
Based on Joe Dunthorne’s debut novel, it is the coming-of-age story of 15-year-old Oliver Tate who is on a quest to lose his virginity to a pyromaniac bully and to stop his mother leaving his father for her capoeira teacher.
Casting for the film is currently under way, with Michael Sheen (The Damned United, The Queen) and Paddy both rumored to be confirmed.
Submarine will benefit from the creative input of Ben Stiller through Warp Films’ alliance with Red Hour Films.
According to a recent interview, Paddy's next project may be an adaptation of Sebastian Faulks' bestseller "Birdsong". His involvement with the project was announced by British director Rupert Wyatt who revealed some of the cast on comingsoon.net, which will include Michael Fassbender from 300 and Steve McQueen's drama Hunger, and Brian Cox, the star of The Bourne Supremacy and Identity, Xmen and Manhunter who should be appearing in the film as a tough army colonel.
Wyatt told a little about the general plot for the film: "It's a very well known book in the UK. It's a big bestseller about 10, 15 years ago, but it's set during World War I. I supposed you could relate it to 'The English Patient' albeit of a different period, but it has a similar structure in terms of it deals with different timelines. It's about a man whose heart is broken during a love affair with this married woman who ultimately ends up experiencing the horrors of the first World War."
The plan is to start shooting in August 2009.
Watch this space.
According to recent interviews, Paddy and Shane Meadows next project may be the boxing epic 'King of the Gypsies' based on the life of Gypsy Bare-knuckle boxing champion; Bartley Gorman. Gorman (now sadly deceased) was the inspiration for Morell's unusual accent in 'A Room for Romeo Brass'
This project has been Paddy and Shane's dream project for many years. (In the same way that 'Raging Bull' was that of De niro and Scorsese)
In the light of This Is England's box office success and predicted DVD sales, it appears that Shane may now have access to all the financial backing he needs to do the story justice.
Both Shane and Paddy have stated recently that they begin work on a script for the film this Autumn/Winter (2007).
Watch this space.
According to varied sources, Paddy may have a future project in line with BAFTA award winning writer, teacher and martial arts master and former hard-man Geoff Thompson. Thompson penned the successful short film 'Bouncer' starring Ray Winstone and Paddy (which was nominated for a BAFTA in the 2003 awards). And 'Clubbed' 2009.
Geoff Thompson has written 30 published books and was on the Sunday Times Best-Seller list with his autobiographical book 'Watch My Back'. According to his official site Thompson has Paddy in his sights to take the lead in 'The Death of Christine James' about the violent breakdown of a marriage , optioned by Dreamfinder Productions with Michael Baig-Clifford (Bouncer) attached to direct.
In response to this Paddy states: "Geoff's an amazing talent and I know we will work together. It's just a matter of when. I love 'The Death of Christine James' and fully wish to do the project
Following the Festival success of Paddy's directorial debut, the short film 'Dog Altogether' Paddy is working on the script for another short film about a prize fighting boxer provisionally titled 'Journey Man'.
Selected films that Paddy was attached to but which never became reality'.The Water Horse', 'Then She found me' ,'The Watchmen' 'Once upon a Time in the Midlands'...
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Word on the street (meaning the internet!) is that Paddy is being courted for a role in 'Last Will and Testament' a thriller from Geoff Thompson the writer of 'Watch my back', 'Bouncer', 'Clubbed' and the BAFTA award winning short 'Brown Paper Bag'.
According to cimenatical, fans of 'Scott Pilgrim Vs The World director'; Edgar Wright are backing Paddy to make an appearance in Wright's third and final instalment of his three-flavored Cornetto Trilogy begun by Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz currently under the working title of 'The World's End'. Wright announced a two-film deal with Working Title Films -- World's End with Simon Pegg, and a separate action thriller currently titled Baby Driver.
Wright hasn't given up much on what genre it could be, but admitted it might be a doomsday sci-fi piece. "It's kind of going in that direction." Sci-fi does seem to be an appropriate choice for mint chocolate chip Cornetto that is supposed to appear in this.
Following unexpected popularity of Shane & Paddy's MockDoc; 'Le Donk & Scorzayzee' rumours have been circulating the web with regards to a follow up Donk film.
According to Screendaily website, Warp Films’ new project Submarine, a comedy written and directed by Richard Ayoade (The IT Crowd),is currently in pre-production.
According to a recent interview, Paddy's next project may be an adaptation of Sebastian Faulks' bestseller "Birdsong". His involvement with the project was announced by British director Rupert Wyatt who revealed some of the cast on comingsoon.net, which will include Michael Fassbender from 300 and Steve McQueen's drama Hunger, and Brian Cox, the star of The Bourne Supremacy and Identity, Xmen and Manhunter who should be appearing in the film as a tough army colonel.
According to recent interviews, Paddy and Shane Meadows next project may be the boxing epic 'King of the Gypsies' based on the life of Gypsy Bare-knuckle boxing champion; Bartley Gorman. Gorman (now sadly deceased) was the inspiration for Morell's unusual accent in 'A Room for Romeo Brass'
According to varied sources, Paddy may have a future project in line with BAFTA award winning writer, teacher and martial arts master and former hard-man Geoff Thompson. Thompson penned the successful short film 'Bouncer' starring Ray Winstone and Paddy (which was nominated for a BAFTA in the 2003 awards). And 'Clubbed' 2009.
