In today’s Global Bulletin, U.K.’s National Theatre filmed plays to stream on Amazon Prime Video in the U.K. and Ireland; Mubi boards U.K., Ireland rights for Paul Verhoeven’s Cannes title “Benedetta”; Anton Corbijn directs Sergei Polunin ballet documentary “Dancer II”; Banff sets indigenous screen industry summit; Bild Studios and Lux Machina form Virtual Production partnership; and the third season of International Emmy-winning series “Bluey” will premiere globally on Disney.
Four stage productions filmed by the U.K.’s National Theatre will stream exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in the U.K. and Ireland from June 11.
The productions include “Frankenstein,” directed by Danny Boyle and written by Nick Dear, in which joint Olivier Award winners Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller alternate the roles of the creature and Victor Frankenstein; “Fleabag,” written and performed by Phoebe Waller-Bridge; and “Hamlet” with Benedict Cumberbatch, directed by Lyndsey Turner.
Four stage productions filmed by the U.K.’s National Theatre will stream exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in the U.K. and Ireland from June 11.
The productions include “Frankenstein,” directed by Danny Boyle and written by Nick Dear, in which joint Olivier Award winners Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller alternate the roles of the creature and Victor Frankenstein; “Fleabag,” written and performed by Phoebe Waller-Bridge; and “Hamlet” with Benedict Cumberbatch, directed by Lyndsey Turner.
- 5/25/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
In today’s Global Bulletin, “The Prince of Egypt” musical plans its return to London’s West End, BBC Arts unveils a slate of TV and radio adaptations for its Lights Up festival, Festival MiX Milano rebrands as MiX International Festival of LGBTQ+ Cinema and Queer Culture, Mip Cancun announces 2021 in-person market dates and details, and Telefilm backs two new features in Canada.
Theater
Following the latest U.K. government guidance on the easing of lockdown restrictions, DreamWorks Theatricals has announced that “The Prince of Egypt” musical theater adaptation of the DreamWorks Animation classic film, will resume live performances at London’s Dominion Theater in the West End on July 1 and has extended its booking through Jan. 8, 2022.
As an extra precautionary measure, performances from July 1 through Sept. 4 will be held under Step 3 protocols, including strict social distancing restrictions. Starting Sept. 6, performances will take place under Step 4 protocols, with limits on social contact lifted.
Theater
Following the latest U.K. government guidance on the easing of lockdown restrictions, DreamWorks Theatricals has announced that “The Prince of Egypt” musical theater adaptation of the DreamWorks Animation classic film, will resume live performances at London’s Dominion Theater in the West End on July 1 and has extended its booking through Jan. 8, 2022.
As an extra precautionary measure, performances from July 1 through Sept. 4 will be held under Step 3 protocols, including strict social distancing restrictions. Starting Sept. 6, performances will take place under Step 4 protocols, with limits on social contact lifted.
- 3/12/2021
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Danny Boyle is finally talking about James Bond. The filmmaker exited the film in August of last year after months of chatter about his involvement, and production is currently underway with Cary Fukunaga as director and “Fleabag” creator and star Phoebe Waller-Bridge as a script polisher. The Brit breakout has intimated that the bulk of her work on the script isn’t just to add a “female voice” to the continued adventures of the super-spy and his various female cohorts, but instead to liven up the entire enterprise.
Now, Boyle has indicated that he wouldn’t have gone that route. In a new interview with The Independent, Boyle was asked about the lack of female characters across his entire filmmaking canon, including his new release “Yesterday,” out later this week. On some level, it’s an unfair question: While Jacob Stolworthy writes that, of Boyle’s films, “only one has...
Now, Boyle has indicated that he wouldn’t have gone that route. In a new interview with The Independent, Boyle was asked about the lack of female characters across his entire filmmaking canon, including his new release “Yesterday,” out later this week. On some level, it’s an unfair question: While Jacob Stolworthy writes that, of Boyle’s films, “only one has...
- 6/24/2019
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
In the 1818 novel “Frankenstein,” Mary Shelley invented a creature that was philosophical, articulate and vengeful. But most people remember the Hollywood version: barely speaking, lumbering and with bolts in his neck, memorable thanks to Boris Karloff and the makeup designed by Jack P. Pierce. November 21 marks the anniversary of the film’s 1931 debut. At the time, Variety wrote that the studio added a prologue only two days before prints shipped, in which audiences were warned what to expect, since horror was a newish genre for U.S. films. The Variety story added that Universal and director James Whale reshot the ending after previews: “New scenes keep the doctor, who treats the monster, alive instead of burning him to death with his robot.”
Kansas City still wasn’t pleased. In those days, local communities could censor films, and K.C. demanded 34 cuts including the climax, because the movie “shows cruelty and tends to debase morals.
Kansas City still wasn’t pleased. In those days, local communities could censor films, and K.C. demanded 34 cuts including the climax, because the movie “shows cruelty and tends to debase morals.
- 11/23/2018
- by Tim Gray
- Variety Film + TV
Due to unprecedented audience demand, National Theatre Live and Fathom will present special encore screenings of The National Theatre of Great Britain's acclaimed Olivier Award winning production of Frankenstein, a play by Nick Dear based on Mary Shelley's novel. The production stars Olivier Award winners Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller, and directed by Academy Award-winner Danny Boyle, in select cinemas worldwide this week, October 27 amp 29, 2014. Watch the trailer below...
- 10/27/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Due to unprecedented audience demand, National Theatre Live and Fathom will present special encore screenings of The National Theatre of Great Britain's acclaimed Olivier Award winning production of Frankenstein, a play by Nick Dear based on Mary Shelley's novel. The production stars Olivier Award winners Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller, and directed by Academy Award-winner Danny Boyle, in select cinemas worldwide on October 27 amp 29, 2014. Watch the trailer below...
- 10/24/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
This latest incarnation of Mary Shelley's mythic monster comes to us courtesy of Nick Dear's award-winning National Theatre adaptation.
Oscar-winner Danny Boyle (127 Hours, Slumdog Millionaire) returned to the theatre in March 2011 to direct this critically lauded production with actors Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller alternating the lead roles of The Creature and the Doctor.Their performances went on to nab them both Britain's prestigious Olivier Award for Best Actor.
For those not fortunate enough to have caught it on stage in London during its brief sold-out run or when it was beamed into theatres around the world as a part of that year's Nt Live season, you're in luck! The production is returning to cinemas worldwide this October for a limited series of encore screenings.
So read on for the official trailer and synopsis, as well as for information on screening dates and tickets!
Oscar-winner Danny Boyle (127 Hours, Slumdog Millionaire) returned to the theatre in March 2011 to direct this critically lauded production with actors Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller alternating the lead roles of The Creature and the Doctor.Their performances went on to nab them both Britain's prestigious Olivier Award for Best Actor.
For those not fortunate enough to have caught it on stage in London during its brief sold-out run or when it was beamed into theatres around the world as a part of that year's Nt Live season, you're in luck! The production is returning to cinemas worldwide this October for a limited series of encore screenings.
So read on for the official trailer and synopsis, as well as for information on screening dates and tickets!
- 9/25/2014
- by Emma Badame
- Cineplex
Due to unprecedented audience demand, National Theatre Live has announced special encore screenings of The National Theatre of Great Britain's acclaimed Olivier Award winning production of Frankenstein, a play by Nick Dear based on Mary Shelley's novel. The production stars Olivier Award winners Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller, and directed by Academy Award-winner Danny Boyle, in select cinemas worldwide on October 27 amp 29, 2014. Tickets go on sale beginning this Friday, September 12. Dates vary at venues internationally and further screenings will follow.
- 9/10/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
We return with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes details on zombie-themed charities working to fight Cancer, DVD release details for Raze, first details on Autumn Moon and The Infected, and much more:
The Walking Hope Charity Details: “Do you Relay like I do? Are you a supporter of Relay for Life and the American Cancer Society? Are you a fan of the AMC Show “The Walking Dead?” Yes…Yes…and Yes!! This shirt is for you! All proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society via Rfl!
The Walking Hope has broad support of fans and cast and crew of the show like Melissa Mcbride, Norman Reedus, Addy Miller, Kyla Kenedy, Jon Bernthal, Steven Yeun, Emily Kinney, Lauren Cohan, Brighton Sharbino, Chad Coleman and more!
Each year, millions of people in 21 countries take place in Relay For Life events.
The Walking Hope Charity Details: “Do you Relay like I do? Are you a supporter of Relay for Life and the American Cancer Society? Are you a fan of the AMC Show “The Walking Dead?” Yes…Yes…and Yes!! This shirt is for you! All proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society via Rfl!
The Walking Hope has broad support of fans and cast and crew of the show like Melissa Mcbride, Norman Reedus, Addy Miller, Kyla Kenedy, Jon Bernthal, Steven Yeun, Emily Kinney, Lauren Cohan, Brighton Sharbino, Chad Coleman and more!
Each year, millions of people in 21 countries take place in Relay For Life events.
- 4/27/2014
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
The film version of Danny Boyle's award-winning Frankenstein stage play returns to theatres around the world beginning October 31 as part of the National Theatre's 50th anniversary celebration. Read on for details, a new trailer, and to find your nearest cinema.
If you're looking for a special way to celebrate Halloween, this is it. If you haven't seen the play yet (or even if you have), be sure to put it on your agenda Asap!
Oscar winner Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire, Trainspotting, 127 Hours, 28 Days Later) directs a sensational production with Benedict Cumberbatch (Star Trek: Into Darkness, BBC's "Sherlock") and Jonny Lee Miller (Trainspotting, CBS's "Elementary," Showtime's "Dexter") alternating roles as Victor Frankenstein and his creation. Frankenstein was written by Nick Dear based on the novel by Mary Shelley.
Frankenstein enjoyed a sell-out run at the National Theatre in 2011 and went on to win several awards, including the 2012 Olivier Award...
If you're looking for a special way to celebrate Halloween, this is it. If you haven't seen the play yet (or even if you have), be sure to put it on your agenda Asap!
Oscar winner Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire, Trainspotting, 127 Hours, 28 Days Later) directs a sensational production with Benedict Cumberbatch (Star Trek: Into Darkness, BBC's "Sherlock") and Jonny Lee Miller (Trainspotting, CBS's "Elementary," Showtime's "Dexter") alternating roles as Victor Frankenstein and his creation. Frankenstein was written by Nick Dear based on the novel by Mary Shelley.
Frankenstein enjoyed a sell-out run at the National Theatre in 2011 and went on to win several awards, including the 2012 Olivier Award...
- 10/29/2013
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
With Halloween fast approaching, it’s time that those yearly Halloween specials start showing on the television.
Shows as varied as the British soap opera Hollyoaks and the classic American cartoon The Simpsons (which is particularly well-known for this) have Halloween-themed episodes around this time of year.
But there are also inevitably some great one-off shows on around Halloween – shows that run for either a single episode or over a handful of episodes, but only once, never to be replicated and not part of a long-running or ongoing series – and it’s those kind of programmes I’ll be focusing on here.
As an Englishman, I’ve watched many great British one-off Halloween television specials and some of them have been highly enjoyable and very memorable.
On that note, here are half a dozen great one-off British Halloween TV specials that you should seek out and watch (or watch again,...
Shows as varied as the British soap opera Hollyoaks and the classic American cartoon The Simpsons (which is particularly well-known for this) have Halloween-themed episodes around this time of year.
But there are also inevitably some great one-off shows on around Halloween – shows that run for either a single episode or over a handful of episodes, but only once, never to be replicated and not part of a long-running or ongoing series – and it’s those kind of programmes I’ll be focusing on here.
As an Englishman, I’ve watched many great British one-off Halloween television specials and some of them have been highly enjoyable and very memorable.
On that note, here are half a dozen great one-off British Halloween TV specials that you should seek out and watch (or watch again,...
- 10/23/2013
- by Kev Stewart
- Obsessed with Film
David Suchet is filming his final Hercule Poirot film 'Dead Man's Folly'.
The film is one of the final five starring Suchet in his 13th series as author Agatha Christie's detective, alongside 'Elephants Can Remember', 'Curtain; Poirot's Last Case', 'The Labours of Hercules' and 'The Big Four'.
Zoë Wanamaker returns as Poirot's unwitting sidekick Ariadne Oliver and the pair are joined by a cast including Sean Pertwee, Sinead Cusack, Tom Ellis, Martin Jarvis, Sam Kelly and Stephanie Leonidas.
'Dead Man's Folly' is written by Nick Dear, directed by Tom Vaughan and produced by David Boutler.
The book was published in 1956 and centres around a house inspired by Christie's former holiday home Greenway, now a National Trust-owned property.
While it has already been shot, the last film to air will be 'Curtain; Poirot's Last Case'.
Suchet was cast as Poirot for ITV in...
The film is one of the final five starring Suchet in his 13th series as author Agatha Christie's detective, alongside 'Elephants Can Remember', 'Curtain; Poirot's Last Case', 'The Labours of Hercules' and 'The Big Four'.
Zoë Wanamaker returns as Poirot's unwitting sidekick Ariadne Oliver and the pair are joined by a cast including Sean Pertwee, Sinead Cusack, Tom Ellis, Martin Jarvis, Sam Kelly and Stephanie Leonidas.
'Dead Man's Folly' is written by Nick Dear, directed by Tom Vaughan and produced by David Boutler.
The book was published in 1956 and centres around a house inspired by Christie's former holiday home Greenway, now a National Trust-owned property.
While it has already been shot, the last film to air will be 'Curtain; Poirot's Last Case'.
Suchet was cast as Poirot for ITV in...
- 6/3/2013
- Digital Spy
Boyle joins growing list of illustrious directors ruling themselves out of artistic director role
Danny Boyle has become the latest high-profile director to rule himself out of contention to succeed Nicholas Hytner at the National Theatre.
The Oscar-winning director, who made his National Theatre debut two years ago to much acclaim with Nick Dear's adaptation of Frankenstein, has told the Telegraph he won't be applying for the artistic director's position, which comes free in 2015. However, he did express hope that he would return to the South Bank in the future.
"Frankenstein was fantastic because of the support they offered me, but I haven't done much theatre work lately, and they don't want to make a celebrity appointment," he said. "That's the wrong approach, but I'd love to work there again, with whoever gets it."
Boyle is the latest of a number of hotly tipped candidates to distance themselves from the role.
Danny Boyle has become the latest high-profile director to rule himself out of contention to succeed Nicholas Hytner at the National Theatre.
The Oscar-winning director, who made his National Theatre debut two years ago to much acclaim with Nick Dear's adaptation of Frankenstein, has told the Telegraph he won't be applying for the artistic director's position, which comes free in 2015. However, he did express hope that he would return to the South Bank in the future.
"Frankenstein was fantastic because of the support they offered me, but I haven't done much theatre work lately, and they don't want to make a celebrity appointment," he said. "That's the wrong approach, but I'd love to work there again, with whoever gets it."
Boyle is the latest of a number of hotly tipped candidates to distance themselves from the role.
- 5/10/2013
- by Matt Trueman
- The Guardian - Film News
The director of the Olympic opening ceremony has been garlanded with awards for his films and praised for his down-to-earth approach
A junkie diving into "the worst toilet in Scotland" to recover his drug suppositories; a double-decker bus lying on its side in the deserted, zombie-infested London streets; privileged Edinburgh students dismembering corpses; a poet living with a stray dog in a squalid flat; a policeman telling residents they should expect to be burgled – probably not the "best of Britain" image the Olympic organisers had in mind for the opening ceremony.
But despite being the purveyor of these memorably grim moments (via Trainspotting, 28 Days Later, Shallow Grave, TV movie Strumpet, and Millions, respectively), Danny Boyle was chosen to direct the show.
And when his appointment was announced two years ago, the collective response was one of pleasant surprise, rather than collective groans and yawns. Such a commission could easily have been put into safer,...
A junkie diving into "the worst toilet in Scotland" to recover his drug suppositories; a double-decker bus lying on its side in the deserted, zombie-infested London streets; privileged Edinburgh students dismembering corpses; a poet living with a stray dog in a squalid flat; a policeman telling residents they should expect to be burgled – probably not the "best of Britain" image the Olympic organisers had in mind for the opening ceremony.
But despite being the purveyor of these memorably grim moments (via Trainspotting, 28 Days Later, Shallow Grave, TV movie Strumpet, and Millions, respectively), Danny Boyle was chosen to direct the show.
And when his appointment was announced two years ago, the collective response was one of pleasant surprise, rather than collective groans and yawns. Such a commission could easily have been put into safer,...
- 7/26/2012
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
Want to see 28 Days Later director Danny Boyle's stage production of Frankenstein starring Trainspotting's Jonny Lee Miller and "Sherlock" Benedict Cumberbatch but can’t afford airfare to the UK? No worry; it’s coming back to a Us theater near you for two nights only next month.
Fathom Events will present Frankenstein as part of its “National Theater Live” series in select theaters around the United States on Wednesday, June 6, 2012, and Thursday, June 7, 2012 (7:00 Pm local time).
Want to know if your neighborhood theater will be broadcasting it? Click here for the current list of cinemas participating in this very special presentation.
Frankenstein was written by Nick Dear based on the novel by Mary Shelley. Oscar winner Danny Boyle (127 Hours, Slumdog Millionaire) returned to the theatre to direct this visionary production with Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller, who reverse roles each night from the creator to the created.
Fathom Events will present Frankenstein as part of its “National Theater Live” series in select theaters around the United States on Wednesday, June 6, 2012, and Thursday, June 7, 2012 (7:00 Pm local time).
Want to know if your neighborhood theater will be broadcasting it? Click here for the current list of cinemas participating in this very special presentation.
Frankenstein was written by Nick Dear based on the novel by Mary Shelley. Oscar winner Danny Boyle (127 Hours, Slumdog Millionaire) returned to the theatre to direct this visionary production with Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller, who reverse roles each night from the creator to the created.
- 5/9/2012
- by Foywonder
- DreadCentral.com
It’s alive! On screen! Again! Fathom Events announced today that on June 6 and 7, it will rebroadcast into select movie theaters the 2011 filmed U.K. stage production of Frankenstein, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller, written by Nick Dear, and directed by Danny Boyle.
When the production played last spring at the Royal National Theatre in London, it won wide acclaim for Cumberbatch and Miller, who alternated playing Dr. Frankenstein and his Creature. (They shared an Olivier Award for Best Actor.)
The National Theatre already broadcast the play into U.S. movie theaters on two separate nights last March.
When the production played last spring at the Royal National Theatre in London, it won wide acclaim for Cumberbatch and Miller, who alternated playing Dr. Frankenstein and his Creature. (They shared an Olivier Award for Best Actor.)
The National Theatre already broadcast the play into U.S. movie theaters on two separate nights last March.
- 5/8/2012
- by Adam B. Vary
- EW - Inside Movies
The latest incarnation of Mary Shelley's mythic monster comes to us courtesy of Nick Dear's award-winning National Theatre adaptation.
Oscar-winner Danny Boyle (127 Hours, Slumdog Millionaire) returned to the theatre last March to direct this critically lauded production with actors Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller alternating the lead roles of The Creature and the Doctor.
For those not fortunate enough to have caught it on stage in London during its brief sold-out run or when it was beamed into theatres around the world as a part of last year's Nt Live season, you're in luck! The production is returning to cinemas worldwide in June for a limited series of encore screenings.
So read on for the official trailer and synopsis, as well as for information on screening dates and tickets!
Oscar-winner Danny Boyle (127 Hours, Slumdog Millionaire) returned to the theatre last March to direct this critically lauded production with actors Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller alternating the lead roles of The Creature and the Doctor.
For those not fortunate enough to have caught it on stage in London during its brief sold-out run or when it was beamed into theatres around the world as a part of last year's Nt Live season, you're in luck! The production is returning to cinemas worldwide in June for a limited series of encore screenings.
So read on for the official trailer and synopsis, as well as for information on screening dates and tickets!
- 3/27/2012
- by Emma Badame
- Cineplex
Due to popular demand Danny Boyle's award-winning production of Frankenstein returns to cinemas from June this year, with Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller alternating the roles of Victor Frankenstein and the Creature for a special two-part presentation.
Tickets for Frankenstein are now on sale at selected UK cinemas, with many more venues being added in coming weeks. Click here for more info and to find your nearest venue.
Frankenstein was written by Nick Dear based on the novel by Mary Shelley. Oscar winner Danny Boyle (127 Hours, Slumdog Millionaire) returned to the theatre to direct this visionary production with Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller. It will return to cinemas worldwide from June for a limited season of encore screenings.
Synopsis:
Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein's bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. Meeting with cruelty wherever he goes,...
Tickets for Frankenstein are now on sale at selected UK cinemas, with many more venues being added in coming weeks. Click here for more info and to find your nearest venue.
Frankenstein was written by Nick Dear based on the novel by Mary Shelley. Oscar winner Danny Boyle (127 Hours, Slumdog Millionaire) returned to the theatre to direct this visionary production with Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller. It will return to cinemas worldwide from June for a limited season of encore screenings.
Synopsis:
Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein's bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. Meeting with cruelty wherever he goes,...
- 2/28/2012
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
When we interviewed Danny Boyle a few months back, around the time that his humanist survival tale "127 Hours" was hitting screens, we overheard him talking to someone about his upcoming "Frankenstein" play. "Would it play on the West End?" the person asked, referring to the London version of Broadway. "No, no, no," the typically exuberant Boyle said. "It's a little too extreme for that crowd." Now, having seen the play, we understand what he was talking about; Boyle's "Frankenstein" (written by Nick Dear) is pretty outrageous – it's violent, bleak, boundary-pushing stuff that's primarily concerned with aspects of sexuality…...
- 4/11/2011
- The Playlist
Oscar winner Danny Boyle (127 Hours and Slumdog Millionaire) returns to the theatre to direct this visionary new production, Frankenstein by Nick Dear, based on the novel by Mary Shelley.
For the first time ever, National Theatre Live will broadcast two separate performances of a production. Throughout the run of Frankenstein at the National Theatre, Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller are alternating the roles of Victor Frankenstein and the Creature. Audiences in cinemas will have the chance to see both combinations, with two broadcasts a week apart.
April 2 at 11am: Benedict Cumberbatch (Creature), Jonny Lee Miller (Victor)
April 9 at 11am: Jonny Lee Miller (Creature), Benedict Cumberbatch (Victor)
You Can Catch Both Of These At The Tivoli Theater In St. Louis.
Synopsis:
Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein.s bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. Meeting with cruelty wherever he goes,...
For the first time ever, National Theatre Live will broadcast two separate performances of a production. Throughout the run of Frankenstein at the National Theatre, Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller are alternating the roles of Victor Frankenstein and the Creature. Audiences in cinemas will have the chance to see both combinations, with two broadcasts a week apart.
April 2 at 11am: Benedict Cumberbatch (Creature), Jonny Lee Miller (Victor)
April 9 at 11am: Jonny Lee Miller (Creature), Benedict Cumberbatch (Victor)
You Can Catch Both Of These At The Tivoli Theater In St. Louis.
Synopsis:
Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein.s bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. Meeting with cruelty wherever he goes,...
- 3/30/2011
- by Melissa Howland
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
In 2009 the National Theatre launched Nt Live, a project to broadcast their plays live to cinemas in the UK and around the world via satellite. The initiative has been a huge success, and next to reach cinemas is Academy Award winner Danny Boyle's much-lauded production of Frankenstein, which is playing at the National Theatre until May.
The myth of Dr Victor Frankenstein and his monstrous creation has become embedded in popular culture through countless stage and screen adaptations, from the 1930s Boris Karloff classics and the later Hammer Horror movies, to Kenneth Branagh's big-budget Frankenstein (1994). However, Boyle's adaptation bypasses film history and returns to the original source of Mary Shelley's 1818 novel. Scripted by Nick Dear, the play is an intelligent and sensitive re-imagining that combines spectacular imagery and intimate drama while capturing the spirit of Shelley's story. Dear's most ingenious move has been to strip down and...
The myth of Dr Victor Frankenstein and his monstrous creation has become embedded in popular culture through countless stage and screen adaptations, from the 1930s Boris Karloff classics and the later Hammer Horror movies, to Kenneth Branagh's big-budget Frankenstein (1994). However, Boyle's adaptation bypasses film history and returns to the original source of Mary Shelley's 1818 novel. Scripted by Nick Dear, the play is an intelligent and sensitive re-imagining that combines spectacular imagery and intimate drama while capturing the spirit of Shelley's story. Dear's most ingenious move has been to strip down and...
- 3/28/2011
- by Matt Groizard
- CineVue
Chicago – Mary Shelley’s infamous monster is alive and well in Nick Dear’s acclaimed new stage adaptation set to be screened worldwide. It’s the latest installment of National Theatre Live, a series of high definition filmed performances released theatrically, courtesy of Britain’s National Theatre.
This hotly anticipated play marks the latest audacious collaboration between Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle and BAFTA-winning production designer Mark Tildesley. Actors Benedict Cumberbatch (“Atonement,” “Four Lions”) and Jonny Lee Miller (“Trainspotting,” “Mansfield Park”) alternate in the roles of deranged Dr. Frankenstein and his misunderstood Creature. Chicago audiences will have four opportunities to experience the show when it screens at the Music Box Theatre in late April and early May. Cumberbatch will portray the Creature April 27 and April 30. Miller will switch places with him during performances on May 4 and May 7.
Frankenstein designer Mark Tildesley stands outside Britain’s National Theatre.
Photo credit: AP
The...
This hotly anticipated play marks the latest audacious collaboration between Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle and BAFTA-winning production designer Mark Tildesley. Actors Benedict Cumberbatch (“Atonement,” “Four Lions”) and Jonny Lee Miller (“Trainspotting,” “Mansfield Park”) alternate in the roles of deranged Dr. Frankenstein and his misunderstood Creature. Chicago audiences will have four opportunities to experience the show when it screens at the Music Box Theatre in late April and early May. Cumberbatch will portray the Creature April 27 and April 30. Miller will switch places with him during performances on May 4 and May 7.
Frankenstein designer Mark Tildesley stands outside Britain’s National Theatre.
Photo credit: AP
The...
- 3/23/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
***Update 3/16/11: Now you can find out whether this will be broadcast in a theater near you. Read the post below first, if you missed it the first time, and then click Here to find out if there’s a planned venue in your city.***
I knew that Danny Boyle was working on a stage adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic tale, Frankenstein… but what I didn’t know was that Naomie Harris was co-starring in it. What I also wasn’t aware of is that the play, written by Nick Dear and directed by Danny Boyle, will be broadcast live in HD from the National Theatre to cinemas around the world, starting March 17th.
A coincidence, considering my very recent post about filmed stage plays with Hollywood actors in starring roles.
Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller will alternate the roles of Victor Frankenstein and The Creature. Harris will play Elizabeth Lavenza,...
I knew that Danny Boyle was working on a stage adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic tale, Frankenstein… but what I didn’t know was that Naomie Harris was co-starring in it. What I also wasn’t aware of is that the play, written by Nick Dear and directed by Danny Boyle, will be broadcast live in HD from the National Theatre to cinemas around the world, starting March 17th.
A coincidence, considering my very recent post about filmed stage plays with Hollywood actors in starring roles.
Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller will alternate the roles of Victor Frankenstein and The Creature. Harris will play Elizabeth Lavenza,...
- 3/17/2011
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
For those of us lamenting the lack of new "Sherlock" episodes and the opportunity to see more of Benedict Cumberbatch, this news makes the day a little bit brighter. London's National Theater Live is giving us the opportunity to see performances of Danny Boyle's production of Frankenstein at theaters across the country (by some miracle, even close to me), even if we're nowhere near the UK. Nick Dear's ("Agatha Christie's Poirot, Persuasion) play, based on Mary Shelley's classic tale of a creature cast out into a cruel world by his creator, stars Jonny Lee Miller ("Dexter, Eli Stone," Trainspotting, The Escapist) and Cumberbatch (The Whistleblower, Four Lions). And in one of the coolest twist-ups ever, two performances will be recorded, each one featuring the lead roles reversed. That's right, one performance will feature Miller as the creature and Cumberbatch as the creator and the next, Cumberbatch as creature and Miller as creator.
- 3/14/2011
- by Cindy Davis
Oh, happy day! The complete movie theatre listings for Danny Boyle's stage production of Frankenstein are here, and you'll be happy to know it's opening pretty damned wide! See if it's playing by you and take a gander at the new one-sheet!
Mary Shelley's classic tale, adapted for the stage by Nick Dear and directed by Danny Boyle, will be broadcast Live in HD from the National Theatre online to cinemas around the world! Click here for theatre listings!
Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller will alternate the roles of Victor Frankenstein and the Creature.
Synopsis
Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein's bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. Meeting with cruelty wherever he goes, the friendless Creature, increasingly desperate and vengeful, determines to track down his creator and strike a terrifying deal.
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Mary Shelley's classic tale, adapted for the stage by Nick Dear and directed by Danny Boyle, will be broadcast Live in HD from the National Theatre online to cinemas around the world! Click here for theatre listings!
Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller will alternate the roles of Victor Frankenstein and the Creature.
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Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein's bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. Meeting with cruelty wherever he goes, the friendless Creature, increasingly desperate and vengeful, determines to track down his creator and strike a terrifying deal.
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- 3/10/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
You've been hearing a lot of Danny Boyle's stage play "Frankenstein," but who cares if you'll never see it? Wait, but you can, and you will! Mary Shelley's classic tale, adapted for the stage by Nick Dear and directed by Danny Boyle, will be broadcast Live in HD from the Nation Theater to cinemas around the world! Inside you'll find the trailer and poster, while clicking here will provide you with a complete theater listing. "Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein's bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. Meeting with cruelty wherever he goes, the friendless Creature, increasingly desperate and vengeful, determines to track down his creator and strike a terrifying deal." Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller will alternate the roles of Victor Frankenstein and the Creature.
- 3/10/2011
- bloody-disgusting.com
Olivier; Donmar; Barbican, all London
In the centre of the Olivier stage is a pale disc like an enormous seed pod. Within it you can just make out a shadowy figure. It pulses, and the theatre reverberates to the beat of a heart. Serried ranks of bare bulbs sizzle, dip and flare, and out of the pod rips a pink, blotched, raw thing whose naked limbs have gone all wrong, as if they've been attached back to front: it slips around the stage in judders, as if it were allergic to the ground on which it has fallen. On one night that thing is Jonny Lee Miller; on the next, it is Benedict Cumberbatch.
The undoubted hit (real people, not just relatives and backers are up on their feet night after night at curtain call) that is Danny Boyle's production of Frankenstein depends on a gorgeously gargantuan feat of design by Mark Tildesley,...
In the centre of the Olivier stage is a pale disc like an enormous seed pod. Within it you can just make out a shadowy figure. It pulses, and the theatre reverberates to the beat of a heart. Serried ranks of bare bulbs sizzle, dip and flare, and out of the pod rips a pink, blotched, raw thing whose naked limbs have gone all wrong, as if they've been attached back to front: it slips around the stage in judders, as if it were allergic to the ground on which it has fallen. On one night that thing is Jonny Lee Miller; on the next, it is Benedict Cumberbatch.
The undoubted hit (real people, not just relatives and backers are up on their feet night after night at curtain call) that is Danny Boyle's production of Frankenstein depends on a gorgeously gargantuan feat of design by Mark Tildesley,...
- 2/27/2011
- by Susannah Clapp
- The Guardian - Film News
The reviews are in -- and London’s critics are swooning after sitting through two nights of director Danny Boyle’s production of Frankenstein at the National Theatre. Boyle had actors Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller playing the parts of Dr. Frankenstein and the Monster on Tuesday night. Then the thesps swapped roles for Wednesday night. The Guardian called Boyle’s production “a bravura triumph ... a stunning evening”, while The Times has called it “a theatrical coup”. Oscar-winner Boyle’s work, the paper continued, “is the equivalent of jamming your fingers into a plug socket”. Charles Spencer in the Daily Telegraph’s review concludes: “Boyle, returning to the theatre after his Oscar-winning success with Slumdog Millionaire, pulls off something truly spectacular here. The Frankenstein story has become so familiar that it might seem an impossible task to make the old story seem fresh. Yet somehow Boyle does just that.
- 2/25/2011
- by TIM ADLER in London
- Deadline London
Now don't get too excited... Danny Boyle is not returning to the horror genre on the big screen (at least not yet). But he is directing a new stage adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein for the National Theatre in London. The script was written by Nick Dear, and even though it is a play, it will be broadcast to select cinemas across the world via their National Theatre Live [1] program. It stars Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock) and Jonny Lee Miller (Hackers), and the interesting thing is that they are alternating roles with every performance. So one night Cumberbatch will play Doctor Frankenstein while Miller will play The Creature, then vice versa. After seeing Miller on this past season of Dexter, I can see him doing a great job with this, and I also really enjoyed Benedict Cumberbatch's performance as Sherlock Holmes. Check out a teaser trailer for the production...
- 2/24/2011
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
Danny Boyle's role-swapping production highlights the incestuous relationship between genius and madness. But which was the show itself?
If the critics' advice should ever be followed, and if you can get a ticket, then Frankenstein at the National is clearly the place to be. There was always going to be hype around any production that could promise Danny Boyle's return to the theatre, the presence of telly's Benedict Cumberbatch and American telly's Johnny Lee Miller, plus an original score from Underworld. (That's a three-way Trainspotting reunion, 90s fans.) What is never guaranteed is a good reaction from the reviewers. Let alone the kind of ecstasy that Frankenstein provoked.
"The opening 10 minutes are stunning," says Henry Hitchings in the Standard, setting the scene. "They are as atmospheric as theatre ever gets. When the naked Creature emerges from a papery womb, he writhes spectacularly. Slowly he adjusts to his surroundings,...
If the critics' advice should ever be followed, and if you can get a ticket, then Frankenstein at the National is clearly the place to be. There was always going to be hype around any production that could promise Danny Boyle's return to the theatre, the presence of telly's Benedict Cumberbatch and American telly's Johnny Lee Miller, plus an original score from Underworld. (That's a three-way Trainspotting reunion, 90s fans.) What is never guaranteed is a good reaction from the reviewers. Let alone the kind of ecstasy that Frankenstein provoked.
"The opening 10 minutes are stunning," says Henry Hitchings in the Standard, setting the scene. "They are as atmospheric as theatre ever gets. When the naked Creature emerges from a papery womb, he writhes spectacularly. Slowly he adjusts to his surroundings,...
- 2/24/2011
- by Leo Benedictus
- The Guardian - Film News
Olivier Theatre, London
Forget Boris Karloff with a bolt through his neck. Forget even Peter Boyle as the new, improved monster singing Puttin' On The Ritz in the Mel Brooks pastiche. What you get in Danny Boyle's production and Nick Dear's adaptation of Mary Shelley's mythic fable, with Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller alternating as Victor Frankenstein and the Creature, is neither shlock nor satire. Instead it's a humane, intelligent retelling of the original story in which much of the focus is on the plight of the obsessive scientist's sad creation, who becomes his alter ego and his nemesis: it's rather like seeing The Tempest rewritten from Caliban's point of view.
As a piece of staging, it is brilliant. But, before listing its virtues, one has to concede that Boyle and Dear, in focusing more on the victim than on Victor, downplay some of Shelley's themes.
Forget Boris Karloff with a bolt through his neck. Forget even Peter Boyle as the new, improved monster singing Puttin' On The Ritz in the Mel Brooks pastiche. What you get in Danny Boyle's production and Nick Dear's adaptation of Mary Shelley's mythic fable, with Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller alternating as Victor Frankenstein and the Creature, is neither shlock nor satire. Instead it's a humane, intelligent retelling of the original story in which much of the focus is on the plight of the obsessive scientist's sad creation, who becomes his alter ego and his nemesis: it's rather like seeing The Tempest rewritten from Caliban's point of view.
As a piece of staging, it is brilliant. But, before listing its virtues, one has to concede that Boyle and Dear, in focusing more on the victim than on Victor, downplay some of Shelley's themes.
- 2/24/2011
- by Michael Billington
- The Guardian - Film News
Danny Boyle is back in theatreland (where he began his career) with a production of Nick Dear’s Frankenstein for the National Theatre on London’s Southback. Bleeding Cool has posted a teaser trailer of sorts, which is embedded below.
The director is reunited with Trainspotting actor Jonny Lee Miller and the nation’s second favorite Sherlock Homes, Benedict Cumberbatch is also onboard for this adaptation of Shelley’s classic. The added attraction here is that both actors will be swapping roles throughout the production. Wonder if this will encourage theatergoers to make a return visit to see both performances?
Frankenstein will be broadcast to cinemas as a part of National Theatre Live on 17th March 2011.
The director is reunited with Trainspotting actor Jonny Lee Miller and the nation’s second favorite Sherlock Homes, Benedict Cumberbatch is also onboard for this adaptation of Shelley’s classic. The added attraction here is that both actors will be swapping roles throughout the production. Wonder if this will encourage theatergoers to make a return visit to see both performances?
Frankenstein will be broadcast to cinemas as a part of National Theatre Live on 17th March 2011.
- 2/23/2011
- by Adam Lowes
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Danny Boyle’s much hyped stage production of Frankenstein begins at the National Theatre in London next Tuesday (though it’s previewing now) and will continue through March, starring Johnny Lee Miller (Trainspotting) and Benedict Cumberbatch (BBC’s Sherlock) in the lead roles. The real selling point of the play, I’m told, is that Miller and Cumberbatch have both prepared performances as both Frankenstein and his monster – and depending on which night you attend, will determine which performance you see.
A pretty neat gimmick and one that will no doubt get a few people buying multiple tickets to see how both performances compare. Here’s a newly released and compelling trailer for the production;
With not living in London myself, I’m often frustrated by not being able to see such cool shows on stage but the really great thing about Boyle’s Frankenstein is that the plan is...
A pretty neat gimmick and one that will no doubt get a few people buying multiple tickets to see how both performances compare. Here’s a newly released and compelling trailer for the production;
With not living in London myself, I’m often frustrated by not being able to see such cool shows on stage but the really great thing about Boyle’s Frankenstein is that the plan is...
- 2/23/2011
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
Taking a brief break from filmmaking to return to the stage, Danny Boyle's direction of Nick Dear's stage adaptation of Mary Shelley's original "Frankenstein" is now getting a limited theatrical release in England, the trailer for which is viewable below. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller in alternating live performances as either Victor Frankesntein or the Creature, the play will screen in select theaters on March 17th and March 24th (swapping the roles). For details on the live cinema shows, visit National Theatre Live .
- 2/23/2011
- shocktillyoudrop.com
From Twelfth Night to Danny Boyle's new production at the National Theatre, theatre adores twins and doppelgangers. What's really going on?
Danny Boyle's hotly anticipated production of Frankenstein, in a new version by Nick Dear, opens next week at the National theatre. The show's two leads, Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller, will be alternating the roles of Victor Frankenstein and the Creature, so, unless they can afford to go twice, audience members are going to have to choose which way round they want to see the casting. But is this doubling up just an astute marketing ploy? Or is it, perhaps, a broader commentary? Can the relationship of Frankenstein and the Creature tell us anything about the symbiotic relationship of stage and audience? Even about the theatre itself?
There is quite a history of doubling parts in the theatre. The renowned 19th-century actors William Macready and Samuel...
Danny Boyle's hotly anticipated production of Frankenstein, in a new version by Nick Dear, opens next week at the National theatre. The show's two leads, Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller, will be alternating the roles of Victor Frankenstein and the Creature, so, unless they can afford to go twice, audience members are going to have to choose which way round they want to see the casting. But is this doubling up just an astute marketing ploy? Or is it, perhaps, a broader commentary? Can the relationship of Frankenstein and the Creature tell us anything about the symbiotic relationship of stage and audience? Even about the theatre itself?
There is quite a history of doubling parts in the theatre. The renowned 19th-century actors William Macready and Samuel...
- 2/17/2011
- The Guardian - Film News
In the new adaptation of Mary Shelley's novel, the two leads switch between the roles of Frankenstein and his 'hideous progeny', telling the story from the creature's point of view
"And now, once again, I bid my hideous progeny go forth and prosper . . ." Thus Mary Shelley, prefacing the revised 1831 edition of her Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus. By then she had possibly surmised that a novel she wrote when she was not quite 19 had begun to take on the poetic force of myth. Several unlicensed stage versions had thrilled the rowdier London venues through the 1820s, and Shelley understood that polite society did wonder how a mere girl had conceived of "so very hideous an idea".
Today nearly everybody knows – or thinks they know – the tale of Frankenstein: an unhinged visionary doctor who makes the crude shape of a man from grave-robbed body parts and brings it to life,...
"And now, once again, I bid my hideous progeny go forth and prosper . . ." Thus Mary Shelley, prefacing the revised 1831 edition of her Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus. By then she had possibly surmised that a novel she wrote when she was not quite 19 had begun to take on the poetic force of myth. Several unlicensed stage versions had thrilled the rowdier London venues through the 1820s, and Shelley understood that polite society did wonder how a mere girl had conceived of "so very hideous an idea".
Today nearly everybody knows – or thinks they know – the tale of Frankenstein: an unhinged visionary doctor who makes the crude shape of a man from grave-robbed body parts and brings it to life,...
- 2/12/2011
- The Guardian - Film News
While we wait patiently for Boyle to either return to the 28 Days Later universe or to helm the werewolf flick Sharp Teeth, we'll still get a chance to see some of his work on the big screen when his Frankenstein stage play is broadcast to 85 theatres in the Us on March 17th...
Adapted by Nick Dear, the play stars Johnny Lee Miller as Frankenstein and Benedict Cumberbatch as the Monster. At least that's the version we'll all see. On March 24th a second broadcast will take place in the UK and Europe where the two actors will switch roles. Lucky readers on the other side of the pond will get two chances to see this one and that should be an interesting little twist.
Tickets for the first 10 weeks of the play have already sold out so this may be the only way some people even get to see the play.
Adapted by Nick Dear, the play stars Johnny Lee Miller as Frankenstein and Benedict Cumberbatch as the Monster. At least that's the version we'll all see. On March 24th a second broadcast will take place in the UK and Europe where the two actors will switch roles. Lucky readers on the other side of the pond will get two chances to see this one and that should be an interesting little twist.
Tickets for the first 10 weeks of the play have already sold out so this may be the only way some people even get to see the play.
- 2/9/2011
- by Keepers of the Bid
- Horrorbid
Director Danny Boyle won't be making a new film for the next year, because he's got a National Theatre [1] stage version of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein to direct in the UK, and then he's got to work on pageantry for the London Olympics. The first ten weeks of Frankenstein are already sold out, but due to that success the production has been given a longer life, and tickets for performances into May will be on sale soon. For everyone else, however, there is still a way to see Danny Boyle's Frankenstein, as an performance of the play will be broadcast to 375 screens around the world -- 85 in the Us -- on March 17. Deadline [2] says that there will also be a second broadcast for the UK and Europe on March 24. And there's an interesting twist to that encore broadcast: two key actors will switch roles. Frankenstein, adapted by Nick Dear,...
- 2/9/2011
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
What's it like to play Frankenstein one night and his Creature the next? Maddy Costa meets Jonny Lee Miller and Benedict Cumberbatch as they tackle Danny Boyle's new production at the National
Danny Boyle is not a man to shy away from a challenge. The proof is all over cinema screens in his latest film 127 Hours, and it's evident in his return to British theatre, where he cut his teeth as a director in the 1980s. Boyle's choice of play – an adaptation (by Nick Dear) of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, opening at London's National theatre next month – might be conventional, but not the way he is presenting it. Two actors will alternate the lead roles – a ploy attempted rarely, possibly with good reason.
"Frankenstein is creating life without women," Boyle reasons. "The idea is to bring two actors as close to that notion as possible. And how do you do that?...
Danny Boyle is not a man to shy away from a challenge. The proof is all over cinema screens in his latest film 127 Hours, and it's evident in his return to British theatre, where he cut his teeth as a director in the 1980s. Boyle's choice of play – an adaptation (by Nick Dear) of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, opening at London's National theatre next month – might be conventional, but not the way he is presenting it. Two actors will alternate the lead roles – a ploy attempted rarely, possibly with good reason.
"Frankenstein is creating life without women," Boyle reasons. "The idea is to bring two actors as close to that notion as possible. And how do you do that?...
- 1/18/2011
- by Maddy Costa
- The Guardian - Film News
Dance duo's crackling electronics will bring monster to life in director's stage adaptation of Mary Shelley's classic novel
Underworld are once again collaborating with Danny Boyle, teaming up with the director for his stage adaptation of Frankenstein. The National Theatre production will feature a "soundscore" by dance duo Karl Hyde and Rick Smith, who are bringing the monster to life with crackling electronics and pounding bass.
Boyle and Underworld have a history of collaboration. In 1996, the director's use of Born Slippy .Nuxx in Trainspotting catapulted the dance act to stardom. Hyde and Smith later co-wrote the score to Sunshine, Boyle's 2007 science-fiction film.
Frankenstein is already in rehearsals in London and will open next year. With an original script by Nick Dear, actors Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller are to alternate in the roles of Victor Frankenstein and his creature.
Hyde hinted at his involvement with the play in...
Underworld are once again collaborating with Danny Boyle, teaming up with the director for his stage adaptation of Frankenstein. The National Theatre production will feature a "soundscore" by dance duo Karl Hyde and Rick Smith, who are bringing the monster to life with crackling electronics and pounding bass.
Boyle and Underworld have a history of collaboration. In 1996, the director's use of Born Slippy .Nuxx in Trainspotting catapulted the dance act to stardom. Hyde and Smith later co-wrote the score to Sunshine, Boyle's 2007 science-fiction film.
Frankenstein is already in rehearsals in London and will open next year. With an original script by Nick Dear, actors Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller are to alternate in the roles of Victor Frankenstein and his creature.
Hyde hinted at his involvement with the play in...
- 12/21/2010
- by Sean Michaels
- The Guardian - Film News
How do you follow a film that sweeps the Oscars and wins universal acclaim? If you're Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle, you switch genre, downsize, work harder... As well as directing 127 Hours, a film that tells the true story of stricken climber Aron Ralston, Boyle is taking a production of Frankenstein to the National and overseeing the Olympics opening ceremony. And what drives such relentless energy and enthusiasm? A fear of mediocrity...
There is a celebrated scene in Danny Boyle's film Trainspotting in which Sick Boy and Renton are discussing greatness, how it comes and goes in a minute:
Sick Boy: "It's certainly a phenomenon in all walks of life."
Renton: "What do you mean?"
Sick Boy: Well, at one time, you've got it, and then you lose it, and it's gone forever. All walks of life: George Best, for example. Had it, lost it. Or David Bowie, or Lou Reed.
There is a celebrated scene in Danny Boyle's film Trainspotting in which Sick Boy and Renton are discussing greatness, how it comes and goes in a minute:
Sick Boy: "It's certainly a phenomenon in all walks of life."
Renton: "What do you mean?"
Sick Boy: Well, at one time, you've got it, and then you lose it, and it's gone forever. All walks of life: George Best, for example. Had it, lost it. Or David Bowie, or Lou Reed.
- 12/6/2010
- by Tim Adams
- The Guardian - Film News
A man who can currently do no wrong, director Danny Boyle is currently promoting his true-to-life movie, “127 Hours“, a film which is already creating Oscar buzz, but the “Slumdog Millionaire” director is also nurturing another project back to life – a stage adaptation of Frankenstein.
The Oscar-winner is apparently lining up “Sherlock” actor, Benedict Cumberbatch and Johnny Lee Miller to play both Frankenstein and his much misunderstood monster, in a move that will see them share the iconic roles from Mary Shelly’s classic novel. This from The Daily Mail:
The actors will play Mary Shelley’s literary creations – the monster and his creator Dr Frankenstein – on alternate nights at the National Theatre when performances begin in early February on the building’s Olivier stage.
‘They’ll share it,’ Boyle told me exclusively. ‘One night one will be Frankenstein, while the other will play his creator Victor,’ he said, adding that...
The Oscar-winner is apparently lining up “Sherlock” actor, Benedict Cumberbatch and Johnny Lee Miller to play both Frankenstein and his much misunderstood monster, in a move that will see them share the iconic roles from Mary Shelly’s classic novel. This from The Daily Mail:
The actors will play Mary Shelley’s literary creations – the monster and his creator Dr Frankenstein – on alternate nights at the National Theatre when performances begin in early February on the building’s Olivier stage.
‘They’ll share it,’ Boyle told me exclusively. ‘One night one will be Frankenstein, while the other will play his creator Victor,’ he said, adding that...
- 11/2/2010
- by Craig Sharp
- FilmShaft.com
He’s currently busy doing the promotional rounds for true-life tale 127 Hours, but Danny Boyle has long harboured plans to return to the stage, the venue that birthed his directing career. And now he’s locked in two actors for his new show – a version of Frankenstein that will star Johnny Lee Miller and Sherlock’s Benedict Cumberbatch. The Daily Mail’s Baz Bamigboye reports that Boyle has locked in the two thesps to star, though if you’re hoping to see Miller as the creature and Cumberbatch as Dr Victor Frankenstein, you’ll have to pick your night carefully. "They’ll share it," Boyle tells the paper. "One night one will be Frankenstein, while the other will play his creator Victor." According to the director, the plan is to keep it fresh. But aside from the trick of switching roles, it’ll stick with the 19th century setting.Playwright...
- 11/2/2010
- EmpireOnline
Danny Boyle does seem to cast his net wide when it comes to making films. From heroin junkies to reviving the idea of a zombie movie or the lives in the slums of India, he makes each thing he does his own and leave no doubt that he is a master film maker.
Boyle’s early work was in theater with the the Royal Court and the Royal Shakespeare Company, and now he returns there with a new treatment of the classic Frankenstein.
Written by Nick Dear, the new version is told from the Monsters point of view. To make it even a bit more complex, the two main roles (Victor and the monster) will be played by the same two actors, alternating each night.
Cast so far in the leads are Benedict Cumberbatch (BBC’s new series Sherlock) and Jonni Lee Miller (Boyle’s own Trainspotting). Both are strong actors,...
Boyle’s early work was in theater with the the Royal Court and the Royal Shakespeare Company, and now he returns there with a new treatment of the classic Frankenstein.
Written by Nick Dear, the new version is told from the Monsters point of view. To make it even a bit more complex, the two main roles (Victor and the monster) will be played by the same two actors, alternating each night.
Cast so far in the leads are Benedict Cumberbatch (BBC’s new series Sherlock) and Jonni Lee Miller (Boyle’s own Trainspotting). Both are strong actors,...
- 11/1/2010
- by Dave
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Early this year we learned that Oscar winner Danny Boyle would be returning to his theatre roots with a new adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein for the stage, and as of today we know who will be playing both the Monster and his creator, Dr. Frankenstein. In an interesting twist, two people will be alternating playing the roles.
According to the UK's Daily Mail Online, Benedict Cumberbatch (pictured, left) and Jonny Lee Miller (pictured, right) will play Mary Shelley’s literary creations on alternate nights at the National Theatre when performances begin in early February on the building’s Olivier stage.
"They’ll share it," Boyle said. "One night one will be Frankenstein, while the other will play his creator Victor," adding that sharing the role will keep the production fresh. Also, the show - a major coup for the National and artistic chief Nicholas Hytner - will be...
According to the UK's Daily Mail Online, Benedict Cumberbatch (pictured, left) and Jonny Lee Miller (pictured, right) will play Mary Shelley’s literary creations on alternate nights at the National Theatre when performances begin in early February on the building’s Olivier stage.
"They’ll share it," Boyle said. "One night one will be Frankenstein, while the other will play his creator Victor," adding that sharing the role will keep the production fresh. Also, the show - a major coup for the National and artistic chief Nicholas Hytner - will be...
- 10/29/2010
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
When Danny Boyle snuck his new film "127 Hours" into the Telluride Film Festival last week it was as a heartfelt thank you to the festival for the early support it gave "Slumdog Milionaire" two years before. Audiences turned out to be just as grateful. The survival drama stars James Franco as mountaineer Aron Ralston, who managed to free himself after being trapped by a boulder in a Utah canyon for five days by severing his own arm. The experience is not just another kinetic work from Boyle, it's an especially intense one: A viewer in the very first screening required medical attention before the film was over.
The Hollywood Reporter: Why do you like bringing your films here? Because it sounds like the fest organizers didn't even expect '127 Hours' to be ready.
Danny Boyle: Because everybody can talk to each other in the street, it's honestly delightful for punters,...
The Hollywood Reporter: Why do you like bringing your films here? Because it sounds like the fest organizers didn't even expect '127 Hours' to be ready.
Danny Boyle: Because everybody can talk to each other in the street, it's honestly delightful for punters,...
- 9/11/2010
- by By Jay A. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
After being "distracted by film-making" for 15 years, Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle is to return to the theatre to stage a new adaptation of Frankenstein. Sir Nicholas Hytner, director of the National Theatre, revealed that Danny will make his debut at the venue directing Nick Dear's play, based on the novel by Mary Shelley. Danny, who was the toast of the Oscars last year for his film Slumdog Millionaire, will direct the play later this year.
- 1/24/2010
- Sky Movies
Director of Slumdog Millionaire and Trainspotting will make his National Theatre debut next winter with Frankenstein adaption
He won eight Oscars for Slumdog Millionaire and huge acclaim for such stylish films as Trainspotting, 28 Days Later and Sunshine. But now, just when his cinematic success is at its most giddying, Danny Boyle is to return to his theatrical roots – having been, in his words, "distracted for 15 years by the movies".
Boyle will make his National Theatre debut next winter, directing an adaptation of Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein, it was announced today.
According to the National's artistic director, Sir Nicholas Hytner, Boyle was one of the first artists he approached when he started at the theatre eight years ago. It was then that Boyle – over cake at a cafe – outlined his ideas about a Frankenstein production.
According to Hytner: "He has a very particular take … and he described to me in...
He won eight Oscars for Slumdog Millionaire and huge acclaim for such stylish films as Trainspotting, 28 Days Later and Sunshine. But now, just when his cinematic success is at its most giddying, Danny Boyle is to return to his theatrical roots – having been, in his words, "distracted for 15 years by the movies".
Boyle will make his National Theatre debut next winter, directing an adaptation of Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein, it was announced today.
According to the National's artistic director, Sir Nicholas Hytner, Boyle was one of the first artists he approached when he started at the theatre eight years ago. It was then that Boyle – over cake at a cafe – outlined his ideas about a Frankenstein production.
According to Hytner: "He has a very particular take … and he described to me in...
- 1/22/2010
- by Charlotte Higgins
- The Guardian - Film News
Oscar winner Danny Boyle is returning to the theater to direct "Frankenstein." The "Slumdog Millionaire" filmmaker feels he has been "distracted" by films and is thrilled to be returning to the National Theatre in London, for an adaptation of the Mary Shelley novel, about a scientist who tries to build a human but creates a monster. He said: "I am coming back to theater after being distracted for 15 years by the movies." According to the theater's artistic director Sir Nicholas Hytner, Danny first revealed his ideas to adapt the famous story into a stage show when the theater was started eight years ago. Nicholas said: "He has a very particular take... and he described to me in detail how he would make a theatrical event out of it. He wants to make a large-scale and visually ambitious event for our main stage." Danny also suggested the theater executive hire writer...
- 1/22/2010
- IrishCentral
Danny Boyle will direct a stage production of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at the National Theatre in London. Former National Theatre artistic directors Peter Hall and Richard Eyre have signed to produce the Slumdog Millionaire helmer's play, says Variety. Nick Dear has penned the adaptation. "Danny first talked about this eight years ago, and it has taken him eight years. He said he was coming back (more)...
- 1/22/2010
- by By Mike Moody
- Digital Spy
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