Exclusive: Producers Ian Collie and Rob Gibson are best known for helping bring an injured mongrel dog into the global consciousness in Colin From Accounts. Ahead of a busy 2024, the pair sat down with Deadline to chat about plans for their Easy Tiger Productions imprint, the state of TV in Australia and signing with CAA.
And where else to start, but with Colin From Accounts, Australian streamer Binge’s romantic sitcom series written by and starring real-life couple Patrick Brammall and Harriet Dyer. Over the weekend, the critically acclaimed show, winner of the Most Outstanding Comedy Program at the Logies, went into production on Season 2 after a delay primarily caused by the U.S. writers strike.
Gibson was first alerted to what would become Colin just after leaving his post as Head of Originals at Binge rival Stan. “Harriet had given me the script as a writing sample for another show,...
And where else to start, but with Colin From Accounts, Australian streamer Binge’s romantic sitcom series written by and starring real-life couple Patrick Brammall and Harriet Dyer. Over the weekend, the critically acclaimed show, winner of the Most Outstanding Comedy Program at the Logies, went into production on Season 2 after a delay primarily caused by the U.S. writers strike.
Gibson was first alerted to what would become Colin just after leaving his post as Head of Originals at Binge rival Stan. “Harriet had given me the script as a writing sample for another show,...
- 12/20/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Rob Gibson and Ian Collie.
TV drama producers face a balancing act next year: How to take advantage of the 30 per cent Producer Offset while coping with watered-down local content regulations and the financial constraints affecting all Australian broadcasters – public and commercial.
For Easy Tiger, and no doubt other production companies, one solution lies in attracting more investment from international streamers, networks and co-productions.
Hence Easy Tiger founder/producer Ian Collie and CEO/producer Rob Gibson are working on multiple international deals, not just with the US and the UK, but also with less obvious markets such as Mexico, Norway and India.
In addition, the production company backed by Fremantle continues to foster new and emerging writing talent including Imogen McCloskey, Hannah Lehmann, Anchuli Felicia King and Julia Patey.
“The drama market in Australia is increasingly tough and the changes to the sub-quotas leave the industry in a much more precarious position,...
TV drama producers face a balancing act next year: How to take advantage of the 30 per cent Producer Offset while coping with watered-down local content regulations and the financial constraints affecting all Australian broadcasters – public and commercial.
For Easy Tiger, and no doubt other production companies, one solution lies in attracting more investment from international streamers, networks and co-productions.
Hence Easy Tiger founder/producer Ian Collie and CEO/producer Rob Gibson are working on multiple international deals, not just with the US and the UK, but also with less obvious markets such as Mexico, Norway and India.
In addition, the production company backed by Fremantle continues to foster new and emerging writing talent including Imogen McCloskey, Hannah Lehmann, Anchuli Felicia King and Julia Patey.
“The drama market in Australia is increasingly tough and the changes to the sub-quotas leave the industry in a much more precarious position,...
- 10/26/2020
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Meg Mundell.
Fremantle and Triptych Pictures’ Kristian Moliere are teaming up to make a TV drama adapted from New Zealand-born author Meg Mundell’s second novel The Trespassers.
The tome follows a shipload of migrant workers fleeing from a pandemic-stricken UK who seek a fresh start in Australia. For nine-year-old Cleary the journey promises adventure, for former nurse Billie it’s a chance to put a shameful mistake behind her, while struggling schoolteacher Tom hopes for a brighter future.
But when a crew member is murdered and people start falling gravely ill, the Steadfast descends into chaos. Trapped on the ship, the trio must join forces to survive the journey and its aftermath.
The screenplay is being written by Andy Cox, who was a script consultant on Stephen Johnson’s High Ground, script editor on Jeremy Sims’ Last Cab to Darwin and script consultant on Kim Mordaunt’s The Rocket.
Fremantle and Triptych Pictures’ Kristian Moliere are teaming up to make a TV drama adapted from New Zealand-born author Meg Mundell’s second novel The Trespassers.
The tome follows a shipload of migrant workers fleeing from a pandemic-stricken UK who seek a fresh start in Australia. For nine-year-old Cleary the journey promises adventure, for former nurse Billie it’s a chance to put a shameful mistake behind her, while struggling schoolteacher Tom hopes for a brighter future.
But when a crew member is murdered and people start falling gravely ill, the Steadfast descends into chaos. Trapped on the ship, the trio must join forces to survive the journey and its aftermath.
The screenplay is being written by Andy Cox, who was a script consultant on Stephen Johnson’s High Ground, script editor on Jeremy Sims’ Last Cab to Darwin and script consultant on Kim Mordaunt’s The Rocket.
- 9/4/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
(L-r) Tanya Phegan, Ian Collie, Rachael Turk and Rob Gibson.
Bolstered by the arrival of Rob Gibson as CEO and producer, Ian Collie’s Easy Tiger Productions is ramping up the development of Australian and internationally-targeted projects, drawing on emerging talent as well as seasoned creatives.
“The difficulty we all recognise is that people like Tony McNamara, Andrew Knight and Kris Mrksa are getting pulled into Us or UK projects,” says Collie, who launched the company in 2017 with the backing of Fremantle.
“Our big focus is working with tomorrow’s talent, the wonderful emerging writers and creators who hopefully will be the next generation.”
Gibson adds: “It’s very much a two-pronged strategy of finding prestige projects and international opportunities with our increasingly sought after partners like Andrew Knight and Tony McNamara, and also working with rising stars and the next generation.
Collie and Gibson are working with development executives...
Bolstered by the arrival of Rob Gibson as CEO and producer, Ian Collie’s Easy Tiger Productions is ramping up the development of Australian and internationally-targeted projects, drawing on emerging talent as well as seasoned creatives.
“The difficulty we all recognise is that people like Tony McNamara, Andrew Knight and Kris Mrksa are getting pulled into Us or UK projects,” says Collie, who launched the company in 2017 with the backing of Fremantle.
“Our big focus is working with tomorrow’s talent, the wonderful emerging writers and creators who hopefully will be the next generation.”
Gibson adds: “It’s very much a two-pronged strategy of finding prestige projects and international opportunities with our increasingly sought after partners like Andrew Knight and Tony McNamara, and also working with rising stars and the next generation.
Collie and Gibson are working with development executives...
- 2/13/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Guy Pearce and Roy Billing in Jack Irish.
Asked how he's doing after a whirlwind year, screenwriter Andrew Knight is characteristically understated:.
"I'm alive and trying to construct a breakfast at the moment".
In between film work last year, Knight wrote new seasons of Rake and Jack Irish simultaneously, a process he calls "a blur"..
The new Jack.begins this Thursday - a six-part series instead of the earlier telemovies.
Knight calls the change "liberating"..
"We had more time to tell a story. The hard part was working out where everything would fall. We had an overall story, but assigning things episodically was a constant trade-off and shifting game"..
"I worked closely with the other two writers, Matt Cameron and Andrew Anastasios. The three of us would go away and write our bits, then we'd come back and say - that needs to move, this needs to shift"..
"If you're just writing a tele-movie,...
Asked how he's doing after a whirlwind year, screenwriter Andrew Knight is characteristically understated:.
"I'm alive and trying to construct a breakfast at the moment".
In between film work last year, Knight wrote new seasons of Rake and Jack Irish simultaneously, a process he calls "a blur"..
The new Jack.begins this Thursday - a six-part series instead of the earlier telemovies.
Knight calls the change "liberating"..
"We had more time to tell a story. The hard part was working out where everything would fall. We had an overall story, but assigning things episodically was a constant trade-off and shifting game"..
"I worked closely with the other two writers, Matt Cameron and Andrew Anastasios. The three of us would go away and write our bits, then we'd come back and say - that needs to move, this needs to shift"..
"If you're just writing a tele-movie,...
- 2/8/2016
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
Tomorrow When The War Began has finished filming at Dockland Studios and is scheduled for ABC viewing next year.
John Marsden.s popular stories of teenagers, who return from a camping trip to learn that their country has been invaded by a foreign power, will star Molly Daniels (You.re Skitting Me, The Librarians) as Ellie and Jon Prasida (Hiding) as Lee..
They will be joined by Deborah Mailman, Sibylla Budd, James Stewart and Alison Bell.
Also shot at Docklands Studios, Aquarius Film.s The Berlin Syndrome, is now in post-production..
The film, directed by Cate Shortland and based on the novel of the same name by Australian writer Melanie Joosten, was shot at the Studios following a period on location in Berlin..
A psychological thriller, The Berlin Syndrome examines the themes of obsession, captivity and truth as a young Australian photojournalist, Clare (Teresa Palmer) meets a charismatic stranger, Andi...
John Marsden.s popular stories of teenagers, who return from a camping trip to learn that their country has been invaded by a foreign power, will star Molly Daniels (You.re Skitting Me, The Librarians) as Ellie and Jon Prasida (Hiding) as Lee..
They will be joined by Deborah Mailman, Sibylla Budd, James Stewart and Alison Bell.
Also shot at Docklands Studios, Aquarius Film.s The Berlin Syndrome, is now in post-production..
The film, directed by Cate Shortland and based on the novel of the same name by Australian writer Melanie Joosten, was shot at the Studios following a period on location in Berlin..
A psychological thriller, The Berlin Syndrome examines the themes of obsession, captivity and truth as a young Australian photojournalist, Clare (Teresa Palmer) meets a charismatic stranger, Andi...
- 12/1/2015
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Essential Media and Entertainment will co-produce The Fabulist, a drama about a charismatic con artist in Victorian England, with the UK.s Archery Pictures.
UK-based Australian Adam Gyngell wrote the screenplay inspired by the true story of one of history.s greatest hoaxers.
Archery Pictures was launched last year by former head of Scott Free London Liza Marshall and Kris Thykier, who produced Simon Curtis. Woman in Gold starring Helen Mirren.
Essential.s Ian Collie has been developing the project for two years with funding from Screen Australia. He was introduced to the Archery duo by Gyngell earlier this year and they decided to join forces.
Thykier.s credits include One Chance, I Give It A Year, Manors, Kick-Ass and Harry Brown. Marshall produced or exec produced Get Santa, Before I Go To Sleep, Welcome To The Punch and the upcoming Tom Hardy period TV drama Taboo.
Collie says, .The...
UK-based Australian Adam Gyngell wrote the screenplay inspired by the true story of one of history.s greatest hoaxers.
Archery Pictures was launched last year by former head of Scott Free London Liza Marshall and Kris Thykier, who produced Simon Curtis. Woman in Gold starring Helen Mirren.
Essential.s Ian Collie has been developing the project for two years with funding from Screen Australia. He was introduced to the Archery duo by Gyngell earlier this year and they decided to join forces.
Thykier.s credits include One Chance, I Give It A Year, Manors, Kick-Ass and Harry Brown. Marshall produced or exec produced Get Santa, Before I Go To Sleep, Welcome To The Punch and the upcoming Tom Hardy period TV drama Taboo.
Collie says, .The...
- 7/24/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
ABC TV has confirmed new series of. Janet King, Rake, Jack Irish, The Code and The Doctor Blake Mysteries.
Marta Dusseldorp will star in the second series of Janet King, Richard Roxburgh returns as Cleaver Greene in the fourth series of Rake and Guy Pearce stars in a six-part series based on the crime novels by Peter Temple in Jack Irish: The Series, a spin-off of the three telepics. Craig McLachlan returns as. Dr Lucien Blake in the fourth outing of The Doctor Blake Mysteries, together with Nadine Garner as his housekeeper Jean Beazley. Dan Spielman and Ashley Zuckerman are back for the second season of The Code. ABC Head of Fiction Carole Sklan said: .ABC TV is very happy to be able to bring back this collection of hugely entertaining, favourite dramas. They feature such a wonderful, eclectic mix of indelible characters.. Head of Programming Brendan Dahill said: .This...
Marta Dusseldorp will star in the second series of Janet King, Richard Roxburgh returns as Cleaver Greene in the fourth series of Rake and Guy Pearce stars in a six-part series based on the crime novels by Peter Temple in Jack Irish: The Series, a spin-off of the three telepics. Craig McLachlan returns as. Dr Lucien Blake in the fourth outing of The Doctor Blake Mysteries, together with Nadine Garner as his housekeeper Jean Beazley. Dan Spielman and Ashley Zuckerman are back for the second season of The Code. ABC Head of Fiction Carole Sklan said: .ABC TV is very happy to be able to bring back this collection of hugely entertaining, favourite dramas. They feature such a wonderful, eclectic mix of indelible characters.. Head of Programming Brendan Dahill said: .This...
- 6/30/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Political thriller The Code took the major Awgie award as well as the trophy for best original miniseries at the Australian Writers. Guild awards on Friday night.
The six-hour series, which premieres on ABC on September 21, is written by Blake Ayshford, Shelley Birse and Justin Monjo and produced by Playmaker Media. The major Awgie recognises the best of the night's winners across stage, screen, new media and radio.
The feature film award went to Adelaide writer Matthew Cormack for his first debut feature 52 Tuesdays, the gender-bending drama hailed as .bold and structurally adventurous..
Winner of the best documentary prize was Sally McKenzie for A Woman.s Journey Into Sex.
Andrew Knight was rewarded for his script for Essential Media and Entertainment.s telemovie The Broken Shore, adapted from the Peter Temple novel. Writer/director Peter Duncan won best TV series script for Essential.s Rake.
Niki Aken and Felicity Packard...
The six-hour series, which premieres on ABC on September 21, is written by Blake Ayshford, Shelley Birse and Justin Monjo and produced by Playmaker Media. The major Awgie recognises the best of the night's winners across stage, screen, new media and radio.
The feature film award went to Adelaide writer Matthew Cormack for his first debut feature 52 Tuesdays, the gender-bending drama hailed as .bold and structurally adventurous..
Winner of the best documentary prize was Sally McKenzie for A Woman.s Journey Into Sex.
Andrew Knight was rewarded for his script for Essential Media and Entertainment.s telemovie The Broken Shore, adapted from the Peter Temple novel. Writer/director Peter Duncan won best TV series script for Essential.s Rake.
Niki Aken and Felicity Packard...
- 9/5/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Last year U.S. television network Fox produced and then quickly cancelled "Rake," a toothless and weakly received version of the well-regarded and darkly humoured Australian legal comedy of the same name from local broadcaster ABC TV.
That isn't stopping Fox from trying again with another show from the same Australian broadcaster, this time they're planning a crime drama series based on the telemovie series "Jack Irish" which starred Guy Pearce.
Based on the detective novels by Peter Temple, two TV movies were produced in 2012 and one in 2014 that starred Pearce as a former criminal lawyer turned private investigator and debt collector.
Getting his life back together after the murder of his wife, he usually finds himself landing cases by being in the wrong place at the wrong time - cases involving high-level corruption, dark sexual secrets, and murder.
Seamus Kevin Fahey (The Following") is penning the script for the...
That isn't stopping Fox from trying again with another show from the same Australian broadcaster, this time they're planning a crime drama series based on the telemovie series "Jack Irish" which starred Guy Pearce.
Based on the detective novels by Peter Temple, two TV movies were produced in 2012 and one in 2014 that starred Pearce as a former criminal lawyer turned private investigator and debt collector.
Getting his life back together after the murder of his wife, he usually finds himself landing cases by being in the wrong place at the wrong time - cases involving high-level corruption, dark sexual secrets, and murder.
Seamus Kevin Fahey (The Following") is penning the script for the...
- 8/29/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Written by Ian Collie
Direct by Jeffrey Walker
Available streaming on Acorn.TV
Jack Irish doesn’t just have an incredibly banal, writerly name (it could easily be Reginald Fakename), he has a completely bland existence of the sort that feels carbon-copied from any of dozens of mystery novels, films, and television shows. Jack has it all: a dead wife, a dark past, a former legal career that has transformed into work as a private eye, and rugged good looks that suggest he has seen some things he’d rather forget. Jack Irish: Dead Point is the third time Guy Pearce has played the character (he previously appeared in Jack Irish: Bad Debts and Jack Irish: Black Tide, all based on the series of novels by Peter Temple), and he is completely wasted in the role. Irish doesn’t really emote; he mostly walks through the by-the-numbers plotting as if...
Direct by Jeffrey Walker
Available streaming on Acorn.TV
Jack Irish doesn’t just have an incredibly banal, writerly name (it could easily be Reginald Fakename), he has a completely bland existence of the sort that feels carbon-copied from any of dozens of mystery novels, films, and television shows. Jack has it all: a dead wife, a dark past, a former legal career that has transformed into work as a private eye, and rugged good looks that suggest he has seen some things he’d rather forget. Jack Irish: Dead Point is the third time Guy Pearce has played the character (he previously appeared in Jack Irish: Bad Debts and Jack Irish: Black Tide, all based on the series of novels by Peter Temple), and he is completely wasted in the role. Irish doesn’t really emote; he mostly walks through the by-the-numbers plotting as if...
- 3/23/2014
- by Jordan Ferguson
- SoundOnSight
From the story of a teenage daughter of a parent undergoing gender transitioning to North Korea's first rom-com, our pick of the Adelaide film festival
It has been more than two and a half years since the last Adelaide film festival, a long stretch even for a city nurtured on (and thankfully leaving behind) the notion of only hosting major arts events biennially. But anguished cinema junkies can rejoice, with a fresh-look festival bringing joy to October away from the city's crowded "Mad March" calendar. If you're a little rusty and intimidated at the sight of the full package of features, shorts, seminars and parties, then here are 10 filmic delights not to miss.
52 Tuesdays
There is sizzling anticipation for this local production and it will be one of the most prized tickets of the festival. Shot once a week over a year, Sophie Hyde's drama charts the relationship between...
It has been more than two and a half years since the last Adelaide film festival, a long stretch even for a city nurtured on (and thankfully leaving behind) the notion of only hosting major arts events biennially. But anguished cinema junkies can rejoice, with a fresh-look festival bringing joy to October away from the city's crowded "Mad March" calendar. If you're a little rusty and intimidated at the sight of the full package of features, shorts, seminars and parties, then here are 10 filmic delights not to miss.
52 Tuesdays
There is sizzling anticipation for this local production and it will be one of the most prized tickets of the festival. Shot once a week over a year, Sophie Hyde's drama charts the relationship between...
- 10/10/2013
- The Guardian - Film News
Jack Irish
Kieran Kinsella
Guy Pearce became a household name in his native Australia and the UK when he took on the role of Mike in Neighbours. Since then, he has gone on to become a Hollywood heartthrob with appearances in hits ranging from L.A. Confidential to Iron Man 3. After enjoying that kind of success it was always going to take something pretty special to lure Mr Pearce back to Aussie TV. He happened upon such a part when network chiefs asked him to appear in a TV adaptation of Peter Temple’s detective novels involving Jack Irish. Pearce signed on to appear in three stories the first two of which are coming to Acorn DVD on 1 October.
Jack Irish is a bit of an oddball. He’s a failed criminal lawyer who now pieces together a living running errands for bookies and debt collectors. He mixes with...
Kieran Kinsella
Guy Pearce became a household name in his native Australia and the UK when he took on the role of Mike in Neighbours. Since then, he has gone on to become a Hollywood heartthrob with appearances in hits ranging from L.A. Confidential to Iron Man 3. After enjoying that kind of success it was always going to take something pretty special to lure Mr Pearce back to Aussie TV. He happened upon such a part when network chiefs asked him to appear in a TV adaptation of Peter Temple’s detective novels involving Jack Irish. Pearce signed on to appear in three stories the first two of which are coming to Acorn DVD on 1 October.
Jack Irish is a bit of an oddball. He’s a failed criminal lawyer who now pieces together a living running errands for bookies and debt collectors. He mixes with...
- 9/29/2013
- by Edited by K Kinsella
Rolf de Heer on location for.Charlie's Country with David Gulpilil
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Rolf de Heer's Charlie's Country, Warwick Thornton.s The Darkside and Rowan Woods' The Broken Shore will have their world premieres at the 2013 Adelaide Film Festival, which runs October 10-20. Among the other world premieres unveiled today by the Aff.s new CEO/ Director Amanda Duthie are the Adelaide-shot features One-Eyed Girl and 52 Tuesdays and the documentaries All This Mayhem, Muriel Matters and Sons and Mothers. Duthie ticked off an impressive list of 166 titles from 48 countries, including 28 world premieres, 47 Australian premieres and 34 South Australian projects. The line-up features 14 works including seven features which were supported by the Aff.s investment fund. As announced, the fest will open with John Curran.s South Australian-shot Tracks, the true story of Robyn Davidson.s solo 2,700 km trek via camels across the Australian desert in 1977, accompanied by her dog Diggity. Curran,...
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Rolf de Heer's Charlie's Country, Warwick Thornton.s The Darkside and Rowan Woods' The Broken Shore will have their world premieres at the 2013 Adelaide Film Festival, which runs October 10-20. Among the other world premieres unveiled today by the Aff.s new CEO/ Director Amanda Duthie are the Adelaide-shot features One-Eyed Girl and 52 Tuesdays and the documentaries All This Mayhem, Muriel Matters and Sons and Mothers. Duthie ticked off an impressive list of 166 titles from 48 countries, including 28 world premieres, 47 Australian premieres and 34 South Australian projects. The line-up features 14 works including seven features which were supported by the Aff.s investment fund. As announced, the fest will open with John Curran.s South Australian-shot Tracks, the true story of Robyn Davidson.s solo 2,700 km trek via camels across the Australian desert in 1977, accompanied by her dog Diggity. Curran,...
- 8/28/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Foyle's War: one of the most highly acclaimed British TV shows of all time.
Silver Spring, MD; August 15, 2013 – Rlj Entertainment’s (Nasdaq: Rlje) Acorn TV, the first streaming service focused on the best of British TV in North America, announces more exclusive U.S. premieres as well as tripling its available content. Available at www.Acorn.TV and via its popular Roku app, Acorn TV brings many of the best British mysteries, comedies, and dramas, as well as select Australian, U.S. and Canadian series, to the increasing number of consumers who prefer to stream content. Previously, Acorn TV streamed a full season of 18 rotating series; moving forward, Acorn TV will add at least six new and classic series each month, as well as offering a catalog of 65 series for catch-up viewing and discovery of new series, with no set end dates. Acorn TV also continues to offer a free 30-day trial.
Silver Spring, MD; August 15, 2013 – Rlj Entertainment’s (Nasdaq: Rlje) Acorn TV, the first streaming service focused on the best of British TV in North America, announces more exclusive U.S. premieres as well as tripling its available content. Available at www.Acorn.TV and via its popular Roku app, Acorn TV brings many of the best British mysteries, comedies, and dramas, as well as select Australian, U.S. and Canadian series, to the increasing number of consumers who prefer to stream content. Previously, Acorn TV streamed a full season of 18 rotating series; moving forward, Acorn TV will add at least six new and classic series each month, as well as offering a catalog of 65 series for catch-up viewing and discovery of new series, with no set end dates. Acorn TV also continues to offer a free 30-day trial.
- 8/15/2013
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
We love Guy Pearce, the actor has shined in so many great roles. Now he is cast in Acorn TV's "Jack Irish" as a detective. This new series makes an exclusive U.S. premiere on Acorn TV and is streaming now, you can buy the DVD and B;u Ray in the fall 2013. Acorn TV's "Jack Irish" stars Guy Pearce (Mildred Pierce, Iron Man 3, Memento, L.A. Confidential). Called “the coolest show on television” by Daily Record (UK), Jack Irish is the brooding antihero of Australian writer Peter Temple’s award-winning novels. Reeling in the wake of his wife’s murder, the former lawyer has reinvented himself as a part-time private investigator and debt collector. In two feature-length mysteries, Pearce delivers a...
- 7/22/2013
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
Sydney-based Essential Media and Entertainment, producer of the Australian TV series Rake and executive producer of the Fox adaptation, is opening a Los Angeles office which will be headed by Simonne Overend, who has been named VP of Drama Development. Overend will be working closely with Essential CEO Chris Hilton and Head of Drama Ian Collie to build a full drama slate for the Us market. The Sony TV/Fedora Entertainment-produced Rake starring Greg Kinnear appears a lock for a series pickup at Fox, which is expected to start making series orders later today or tomorrow. UTA-repped Essential also produced a series of TV movies, Jack Irish, starring Guy Pearce. The company is currently in production on The Broken Shore for ABC Australia, based on Peter Temple’s best-selling novel On the film side, Essential executive produces Disney’s upcoming Saving Mr Banks (with Ruby Films) starring Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson.
- 5/8/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Jack Irish, adapted from Peter Temple's critically-acclaimed detective novels, stars Guy Pearce in the lead role as a former criminal lawyer, turned private investigator and debt collector.
Directed by Jeffrey Walker, the two TV movies, Bad Debt and Black Tide, follow the life of Irish after his wife Isabel has been murdered by an ex-client, which leads him on a near-suicidal drinking binge.
Jason Baird's make-up effects company, Jmb FX Studio, was invited to design concepts for a number of dead bodies in the two telemovies at an early stage in the production cycle. Walker wanted the corpses to be as realistic as possible, which is why they turned to Baird's team following their success on productions like The Pacific, where the company.s work creating hundreds of mutilated dead bodies won it an Emmy.
Over the years, the effects experts have studied a number of real corpses...
Directed by Jeffrey Walker, the two TV movies, Bad Debt and Black Tide, follow the life of Irish after his wife Isabel has been murdered by an ex-client, which leads him on a near-suicidal drinking binge.
Jason Baird's make-up effects company, Jmb FX Studio, was invited to design concepts for a number of dead bodies in the two telemovies at an early stage in the production cycle. Walker wanted the corpses to be as realistic as possible, which is why they turned to Baird's team following their success on productions like The Pacific, where the company.s work creating hundreds of mutilated dead bodies won it an Emmy.
Over the years, the effects experts have studied a number of real corpses...
- 1/8/2013
- by Rodney Appleyard
- IF.com.au
Jack Irish: Bad Debts, an Australian TV movie starring Guy Pearce has delivered the ABC its highest rating for Sunday night.
Produced by Essential Media and Entertainment for ABC1, the film rated 950,000 across the five city metro markets, according to preliminary ratings from OzTam.
In its 8.30pm time slot, the movie beat Ten’s series return of Homeland which rated 633,000 and 14th for the night, but couldn’t top Nine’s House Husbands, which rated 1.04m and fifth for the night.
The first of two Jack Irish tele movies adapted from the Peter Temple book series, rated sixth across all viewers. Directed by Jeffrey Walker, the film also starred Aaron Pederson, Roy Billing, Marta Dusseldorp and Anthony Hayes. The second in the films, Jack Irish: Black Tide will screen next Sunday at 8.30pm on ABC1.
The show did worse, however, in the key advertising demographics. In 16-39 age demo the show was 18th,...
Produced by Essential Media and Entertainment for ABC1, the film rated 950,000 across the five city metro markets, according to preliminary ratings from OzTam.
In its 8.30pm time slot, the movie beat Ten’s series return of Homeland which rated 633,000 and 14th for the night, but couldn’t top Nine’s House Husbands, which rated 1.04m and fifth for the night.
The first of two Jack Irish tele movies adapted from the Peter Temple book series, rated sixth across all viewers. Directed by Jeffrey Walker, the film also starred Aaron Pederson, Roy Billing, Marta Dusseldorp and Anthony Hayes. The second in the films, Jack Irish: Black Tide will screen next Sunday at 8.30pm on ABC1.
The show did worse, however, in the key advertising demographics. In 16-39 age demo the show was 18th,...
- 10/14/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Entertainment One (Hopscotch/E1) has secured international sales and distribution rights for Essential Media & Entertainment's television adaption of The Broken Shore for ABC in Australia, based on Peter Temple's (pictured) multi-award winning crime novel of the same name. The Broken Shore follows detective Joe Cashin as he attempts to rebuild his life after a traumatic bungled police incident in Melbourne. Transferred to a sleepy hamlet on the Victorian Coast, it seems an ideal place for Cashin to get back on his feet again, but this plan is disrupted by the home invasion of a wealthy local philanthropist, which holds profound ramifications for the detective and his new community.
- 5/4/2012
- FilmInk.com.au
Screen Australia has invested $5.6 million across four TV projects, including a comedy series for Nine, an ABC telemovie and two shows for Network Ten.
Nine's House Husbands tells the story of four modern Australian families through the eyes of stay at home dads. The ten-part series is produced by Sue Seeary and Drew Proffitt and will be directed by Geoff Bennett and Shirley Barrett. The show's stable of seven writers includes Griff the Invisible screenwriter Leon Ford.
After being commissioned by the ABC last October, Essential Media & Entertainment's adaptation of Peter Temple's novel The Broken Shore has also received funding. The adaptation is written by Andrew Knight, directed by Jeffrey Walker and produced by Ian Collie. It follows big-city detective Joe Cashin as he discovers that all may not be as it appears in a quiet coastal town.
FremantleMedia is producing Mr & Mrs Murder for Ten. The 13-part series...
Nine's House Husbands tells the story of four modern Australian families through the eyes of stay at home dads. The ten-part series is produced by Sue Seeary and Drew Proffitt and will be directed by Geoff Bennett and Shirley Barrett. The show's stable of seven writers includes Griff the Invisible screenwriter Leon Ford.
After being commissioned by the ABC last October, Essential Media & Entertainment's adaptation of Peter Temple's novel The Broken Shore has also received funding. The adaptation is written by Andrew Knight, directed by Jeffrey Walker and produced by Ian Collie. It follows big-city detective Joe Cashin as he discovers that all may not be as it appears in a quiet coastal town.
FremantleMedia is producing Mr & Mrs Murder for Ten. The 13-part series...
- 5/4/2012
- by Amanda Diaz
- IF.com.au
Australian actor Guy Pearce has been nominated for a Golden Globe, best performance by an actor in a supporting role, series, mini-series or motion picture made for TV.
Pearce is nominated for his role of Monty Beragon in the miniseries Mildred Pierce for HBO. The nominations are made by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
The actor won an Emmy for best supporting actor (miniseries/tele-movie) for the same role in September.
On Wednesday Pearce was also nominated at the 18th Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards by the American actors’ guild for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a television movie or miniseries.
Also nominated for a SAG is Australian actress Rose Byrne, recognised for her contribution to the cast of Bridesmaids. The cast has been nominated for Outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture.
The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards will be held on January 15. The Screen...
Pearce is nominated for his role of Monty Beragon in the miniseries Mildred Pierce for HBO. The nominations are made by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
The actor won an Emmy for best supporting actor (miniseries/tele-movie) for the same role in September.
On Wednesday Pearce was also nominated at the 18th Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards by the American actors’ guild for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a television movie or miniseries.
Also nominated for a SAG is Australian actress Rose Byrne, recognised for her contribution to the cast of Bridesmaids. The cast has been nominated for Outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture.
The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards will be held on January 15. The Screen...
- 12/16/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
The ABC has commissioned Melbourne writer Andrew Knight to adapt another Peter Temple novel, after.penning the.successful script of Jack Irish telemovie Bad Debts. And Knight says.the novel.is Temple.s true .masterpiece. . The Broken Shore. .It.s one of the best bits of writing going round,. Knight says of the 2005 novel which has netted several awards including the Duncan Lawrie Dagger trophy. Temple, one of Australia's best crime writers who is also based in Victoria, won the Miles Franklin Award for his subsequent book Truth, but Knight says The Broken Shore was more deserving. The book tells the story of Melbourne homocide detective Joe Cashin, who, after a history of family tragedy, racism and police corruption,...
- 10/30/2011
- by Sam Dallas
- IF.com.au
Guy Pearce has landed the role of Jack Irish in two upcoming telemovies. The Australian actor, who is best known for his roles in Memento and Mildred Pierce, will play the criminal lawyer-turned-private investigator and debt collector in ABC TV adaptations of Peter Temple's novels Jack Irish: Bad Debts and Jack Irish: Black Tide. ABC's head of fiction Carole Sklan said: "ABC TV is bringing to the screen one of Australia's finest contemporary writers, Peter Temple, and to bring one of his most famous characters to life, we are thrilled to have one of Australia's leading actors, Guy Pearce." The books have been adapted by SeaChange (more)...
- 8/9/2011
- by By Rebecca Davies
- Digital Spy
Consistently interesting Aussie actor Guy Pearce has signed on to play Jack Irish, a former criminal lawyer now part-time private investigator and debt collector, in two telemovies adapted from Peter Temple's award-winning novels, and set to screen on ABC1 next year. This role will see Pearce return to Australia after recently completing production on Ridley Scott's sci-fi epic Prometheus. The actor has had a string of hits recently. He's currently nominated for a 2011 Emmy Award for his work on the HBO Todd Haynes directed series Mildred Pierce, alongside Kate Winslet. Pearce has also had supporting roles in the two most recent Best Picture Oscar winners - this year's crowd favourite The King's Speech and last year's acclaimed war film The Hurt Locker.
- 8/8/2011
- FilmInk.com.au
Screen Australia CEO Ruth Harley this evening announced production investment of $18million in 13 projects.
Announced at Melbourne International Film Festival’s 37 degree South Market, Harley said ““I’m thrilled to announce a compelling slate of quality screen productions that promise to engage audiences of all ages and tastes.”
The investment will trigger $85million in production over six feature films, five adult tv programs, a children’s series and a documentary series.
Feature films to receive funding include:
Pig-shooter Mick Taylor is back in Wolf Creek 2 terrorising the outback and another unfortunate backpacker.
Australian bro-mantic comedy Save Your Legs, directed by Boyd Hicklin and written by Brendan Cowell, tells the story of cricket tragic Teddy Brown who takes his local D-grade team on a tour of India.
David Pulbrook’s political drama Last Dance, produced by Antony Ginnane is a taut human story, torn from today’s headlines of love, loss and hope.
Announced at Melbourne International Film Festival’s 37 degree South Market, Harley said ““I’m thrilled to announce a compelling slate of quality screen productions that promise to engage audiences of all ages and tastes.”
The investment will trigger $85million in production over six feature films, five adult tv programs, a children’s series and a documentary series.
Feature films to receive funding include:
Pig-shooter Mick Taylor is back in Wolf Creek 2 terrorising the outback and another unfortunate backpacker.
Australian bro-mantic comedy Save Your Legs, directed by Boyd Hicklin and written by Brendan Cowell, tells the story of cricket tragic Teddy Brown who takes his local D-grade team on a tour of India.
David Pulbrook’s political drama Last Dance, produced by Antony Ginnane is a taut human story, torn from today’s headlines of love, loss and hope.
- 7/23/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
An Australian bestselling crime novel is to be turned into a movie. Peter Temple's Truth, which tells the story of a detective on the trail of a Melbourne murder case, has been picked up by Tropfest founder John Polson and will be filmed in Melbourne. Polson told The Age: "'I haven't made a film in this country for 10 or 11 years. I've been close on a few things over that time but for one reason or another, usually creative differences, it just hasn't happened.'' Temple said that he wanted Polson to make the movie because ''I (more)...
- 2/17/2011
- by By Rebecca Davies
- Digital Spy
Founder of Tropfest and respected director in his own right, John Polson, has recently revealed his plans to bring Peter Temple's award-winning crime novel, Truth, to the screen with production to take place in Melbourne. Having secured the rights to Temple's novel late last year, Polson is more than a little excited to have the chance to bring the literary work to life. "Truth is one of the most stunning books I've read for a very long time," Polson enthuses. "It's an intricately layered crime novel about an imperfect cop fighting for emotional survival in a world of corruption and betrayal.
- 2/17/2011
- FilmInk.com.au
After our review of Primeval: Extinction Event we talked to its author, Dan Abnett. Dan is a British comic book writer and novelist, with decades of experience who produces an insane amount of work both solo and with frequent comic writing partner Andy Lanning. He has worked for 2000Ad, Marvel Comics, Marvel UK, DC Comics, Games Workshop, and has recently been releasing original fiction through Harper Collin’s via their Angry Robot imprint.
Hi Dan, I’m Andrew, aka Baron Fortnightly of Blogomatic3000.com, thanks for taking the time to answer my questions.
First off, what is your origin story? How did you first become a comic book writer and later a novelist?
Dan: I’ve always liked comics, because they combined two of the things I loved to do best as a kid – draw pictures and write stories. I spent a lot of my childhood making my own comics.
Hi Dan, I’m Andrew, aka Baron Fortnightly of Blogomatic3000.com, thanks for taking the time to answer my questions.
First off, what is your origin story? How did you first become a comic book writer and later a novelist?
Dan: I’ve always liked comics, because they combined two of the things I loved to do best as a kid – draw pictures and write stories. I spent a lot of my childhood making my own comics.
- 1/11/2011
- by Baron Fornightly
- Nerdly
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