Patrick J. Adams has lined up his next TV gig.
The Suits star has boarded Lockerbie, a limited series for Netflix and the BBC about the December 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over the titular Scottish town, our sister site Deadline reports.
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The Suits star has boarded Lockerbie, a limited series for Netflix and the BBC about the December 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over the titular Scottish town, our sister site Deadline reports.
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Rounding out the cast are Connor Swindells (Sex Education), Merritt Wever (Nurse Jackie), Peter Mullan (Ozark), Tony Curran (Your Honor), Phyllis Logan (Downton Abbey...
- 3/5/2024
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
Suits star Patrick J. Adams, Connor Swindells (Sex Education, Sas Rogue Heroes), Merritt Wever (Unbelievable, Godless) and Eddie Marsan (Ridley Road, The Pact) are part of the the cast of the upcoming six-episode series Lockerbie, about the December 1988 terrorist attack on Pan Am Flight 103, for the BBC and Netflix.
Further castmembers unveiled Tuesday include Peter Mullan (Ozark, Payback), Tony Curran (Mary & George, Mayflies), Lauren Lyle (Karen Pirie, Vigil), Andrew Rothney (The Undeclared War, Traces), Phyllis Logan (Downton Abbey, Guilt), Parker Sawyers (Spy/Master, P-Valley), James Harkness (The Sixth Commandment, The Victim), Khalid Laith (Vigil, Cobra) and Amanda Drew (The Gold, Wolf).
The BBC and Netflix didn’t detail what roles each castmember will play, but said that filming on the show, described as a “factual drama” made by ITV Studios banner World Productions, has begun in Scotland.
“The six-part series is based on the real events surrounding the 1988 Lockerbie bombing and the joint Scottish-u.
Further castmembers unveiled Tuesday include Peter Mullan (Ozark, Payback), Tony Curran (Mary & George, Mayflies), Lauren Lyle (Karen Pirie, Vigil), Andrew Rothney (The Undeclared War, Traces), Phyllis Logan (Downton Abbey, Guilt), Parker Sawyers (Spy/Master, P-Valley), James Harkness (The Sixth Commandment, The Victim), Khalid Laith (Vigil, Cobra) and Amanda Drew (The Gold, Wolf).
The BBC and Netflix didn’t detail what roles each castmember will play, but said that filming on the show, described as a “factual drama” made by ITV Studios banner World Productions, has begun in Scotland.
“The six-part series is based on the real events surrounding the 1988 Lockerbie bombing and the joint Scottish-u.
- 3/5/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Hacks will deliver Max comedy with a bevy of guest stars slated for the upcoming season.
Helen Hunt, Christina Hendricks, Christopher Lloyd, Dan Bucatinsky, George Wallace and Tony Goldwyn are all set to appear in Season 3, TVLine has learned. Character details remain Tba.
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This comes after it was previously announced that Megan Stalter and Paul W. Downs,...
Helen Hunt, Christina Hendricks, Christopher Lloyd, Dan Bucatinsky, George Wallace and Tony Goldwyn are all set to appear in Season 3, TVLine has learned. Character details remain Tba.
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This comes after it was previously announced that Megan Stalter and Paul W. Downs,...
- 2/29/2024
- by Keisha Hatchett
- TVLine.com
Catherine McCormack has joined Colin Firth in Sky and Peacock’s upcoming limited series “Lockerbie,” about the 1988 flight disaster in which 259 passengers and crew members were killed.
The “Slow Horses” actor will play Jane Swire, the wife of Dr. Jim Swire (Firth). The Swires lost their daughter, Flora, in the terror attack on Pan Am Flight 103 and have been searching for justice ever since.
Sky and Peacock have also announced the rest of the cast, which includes Sam Troughton (“Chernobyl”) as Murray Guthrie, Mark Bonnar (“Napoleon”) as Roderick McGill, Andy Nyman (“A Small Light”) as Edwin Bollier, Ardalan Esmaili (“Opponent”) as Abdelbaset al-Megrahi and Selwa Jghalef (“Layers”) as Aisha.
“In the wake of the disaster and his daughter Flora’s death, Dr. Jim Swire is nominated spokesperson for the U.K. victims’ families, who have united to demand truth and justice,” the show’s official description states. “Traveling across continents and political divides,...
The “Slow Horses” actor will play Jane Swire, the wife of Dr. Jim Swire (Firth). The Swires lost their daughter, Flora, in the terror attack on Pan Am Flight 103 and have been searching for justice ever since.
Sky and Peacock have also announced the rest of the cast, which includes Sam Troughton (“Chernobyl”) as Murray Guthrie, Mark Bonnar (“Napoleon”) as Roderick McGill, Andy Nyman (“A Small Light”) as Edwin Bollier, Ardalan Esmaili (“Opponent”) as Abdelbaset al-Megrahi and Selwa Jghalef (“Layers”) as Aisha.
“In the wake of the disaster and his daughter Flora’s death, Dr. Jim Swire is nominated spokesperson for the U.K. victims’ families, who have united to demand truth and justice,” the show’s official description states. “Traveling across continents and political divides,...
- 2/28/2024
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
Catherine McCormack (Slow Horses, Temple) has joined Sky and Peacock original limited series Lockerbie to star opposite Colin Firth.
McCormack will play the role of Jane Swire, wife of Dr. Jim Swire who will be played by Academy Award- and BAFTA-winning star Firth (The King’s Speech, A Single Man, The Staircase). The couple lost daughter Flora in the terrorist attack on Pan Am Flight 103 in 1988. The five-part series will explore their search for justice ever since.
Also joining the cast are Sam Troughton (Chernobyl) as Murray Guthrie, Mark Bonnar (Napoleon, Guilt) as Roderick McGill, Andy Nyman (A Small Light, Judy) as Edwin Bollier, Ardalan Esmaili (Opponent) as Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, and Selwa Jghalef (Layers) as Aisha.
In the attack, a Pan Am transatlantic flight from Frankfurt to Detroit was destroyed by a bomb 38 minutes after take-off while flying over the Scottish town of Lockerbie, killing all 243 passengers and 16 crew members. Parts...
McCormack will play the role of Jane Swire, wife of Dr. Jim Swire who will be played by Academy Award- and BAFTA-winning star Firth (The King’s Speech, A Single Man, The Staircase). The couple lost daughter Flora in the terrorist attack on Pan Am Flight 103 in 1988. The five-part series will explore their search for justice ever since.
Also joining the cast are Sam Troughton (Chernobyl) as Murray Guthrie, Mark Bonnar (Napoleon, Guilt) as Roderick McGill, Andy Nyman (A Small Light, Judy) as Edwin Bollier, Ardalan Esmaili (Opponent) as Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, and Selwa Jghalef (Layers) as Aisha.
In the attack, a Pan Am transatlantic flight from Frankfurt to Detroit was destroyed by a bomb 38 minutes after take-off while flying over the Scottish town of Lockerbie, killing all 243 passengers and 16 crew members. Parts...
- 2/28/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Comcast execs did some more crowing about Peacock’s landmark AFC Wild Card game this month and said it drove paid signups to the streaming service. They declined to specify how many new customers came aboard but said they’re focused on retaining those — and all — subscribers and scaling up the streamer, which passed $1 billion in revenue and hit 31 million subscribers last quarter.
Losses of $845 million were narrowed, and peaked in 2023, but, in any case, the company isn’t stressing about that or about content spending — a bit of different playbook from other traditional media companies who have been pushing profitability over sub growth for the past year and a half. Comcast is bigger, more diversified and has the strongest balance sheet of the group. It has a massive “connectivity” business with cable, broadband and wireless.
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That’s driven speculation the company...
Losses of $845 million were narrowed, and peaked in 2023, but, in any case, the company isn’t stressing about that or about content spending — a bit of different playbook from other traditional media companies who have been pushing profitability over sub growth for the past year and a half. Comcast is bigger, more diversified and has the strongest balance sheet of the group. It has a massive “connectivity” business with cable, broadband and wireless.
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That’s driven speculation the company...
- 1/25/2024
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Colin Firth will headline Lockerbie, a Sky drama about the real-life tragedy. Here are some details about the production…
Rightly or wrongly, the British television industry often uses true life tragedies as the basis for drama. As proven with Gwyneth Hughes’ brilliant Mr Bates And The Post Office, such dramas, when done right, can provoke discussion on a national scale.
The latest true-life tragedy to make its way to the screen is Lockerbie, which will chronicle the aftermath of the horrific events of the 21st December 1988, when a bomb caused Pam Am Flight 103 to crash over the Scottish town, killing 270 people.
Scottish playwright David Harrower, whose film Una, based on his play Blackbird, is well worth seeking out, will act as lead writer, with Maryam Hamidi writing an episode. They adapted their scripts from the book The Lockerbie Bombing: A Father’s Search For Justice, which Swire co-wrote with Peter Biddulph.
Rightly or wrongly, the British television industry often uses true life tragedies as the basis for drama. As proven with Gwyneth Hughes’ brilliant Mr Bates And The Post Office, such dramas, when done right, can provoke discussion on a national scale.
The latest true-life tragedy to make its way to the screen is Lockerbie, which will chronicle the aftermath of the horrific events of the 21st December 1988, when a bomb caused Pam Am Flight 103 to crash over the Scottish town, killing 270 people.
Scottish playwright David Harrower, whose film Una, based on his play Blackbird, is well worth seeking out, will act as lead writer, with Maryam Hamidi writing an episode. They adapted their scripts from the book The Lockerbie Bombing: A Father’s Search For Justice, which Swire co-wrote with Peter Biddulph.
- 1/24/2024
- by Jake Godfrey
- Film Stories
Colin Firth is teaming up with Peacock for a new limited series.
The 63-year-old Oscar-winning actor will be starring in the new series Lockerbie about the real-life December 1988 terrorist attack on Pan Am Flight 103.
On Dec. 21, 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland 38 minutes after take-off. Along with the 259 casualties onboard the flight, 11 more residents died as the plane came down over Lockerbie.
In the series, Colin will be playing Dr. Jim Swire, who lost his daughter Flora in the tragic event, and dedicated his life to seek justice for the victims’ families.
Keep reading to find out more…
“In the wake of the disaster and his daughter Flora’s death, Dr. Jim Swire (Firth), is nominated spokesperson for the U.K. victims’ families, who have united to demand truth and justice,” according to a series description, via THR. “Traveling across continents and political divides, Jim embarks on a relentless...
The 63-year-old Oscar-winning actor will be starring in the new series Lockerbie about the real-life December 1988 terrorist attack on Pan Am Flight 103.
On Dec. 21, 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland 38 minutes after take-off. Along with the 259 casualties onboard the flight, 11 more residents died as the plane came down over Lockerbie.
In the series, Colin will be playing Dr. Jim Swire, who lost his daughter Flora in the tragic event, and dedicated his life to seek justice for the victims’ families.
Keep reading to find out more…
“In the wake of the disaster and his daughter Flora’s death, Dr. Jim Swire (Firth), is nominated spokesperson for the U.K. victims’ families, who have united to demand truth and justice,” according to a series description, via THR. “Traveling across continents and political divides, Jim embarks on a relentless...
- 1/24/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Colin Firth (Photo Credit: Mariano Vivanco)
Oscar winner Colin Firth (The King’s Speech) is attached to star in Lockerbie, a five-episode limited series set up at Sky and Peacock. Filming is expected to get underway soon, with Firth onboard to play a father who lost his daughter in the devastating December 1988 plane crash.
The series is based on multiple sources, including The Lockerbie Bombing: A Father’s Search for Justice by Jim Swire and Peter Biddulph. Colin Firth will star as Dr. Swire.
David Harrower (Blackbird) is confirmed as the lead writer, and BAFTA Award winner Otto Bathurst (Peaky Blinders) is the lead director. Executive producers include Harrower, Liz Trubridge, Jim Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan, Oskar Slingerland, Sky Studios’ Sam Hoyle, and Carnival Films’ Gareth Neame and Nigel Marchant.
“On 21st December 1988, 259 passengers and crew were killed when Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie 38 minutes after take-off, with a further 11 residents...
Oscar winner Colin Firth (The King’s Speech) is attached to star in Lockerbie, a five-episode limited series set up at Sky and Peacock. Filming is expected to get underway soon, with Firth onboard to play a father who lost his daughter in the devastating December 1988 plane crash.
The series is based on multiple sources, including The Lockerbie Bombing: A Father’s Search for Justice by Jim Swire and Peter Biddulph. Colin Firth will star as Dr. Swire.
David Harrower (Blackbird) is confirmed as the lead writer, and BAFTA Award winner Otto Bathurst (Peaky Blinders) is the lead director. Executive producers include Harrower, Liz Trubridge, Jim Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan, Oskar Slingerland, Sky Studios’ Sam Hoyle, and Carnival Films’ Gareth Neame and Nigel Marchant.
“On 21st December 1988, 259 passengers and crew were killed when Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie 38 minutes after take-off, with a further 11 residents...
- 1/23/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Colin Firth will star as a grieving father in Sky and Peacock’s true-life drama series Lockerbie.
The The King’s Speech and A Single Man actor has signed on to play Dr Jim Swire, a man who tragically lost his daughter when Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over a small town on December 21, 1988. Swire and his wife, Pam, have doggedly pursued justice ever since.
Sky and Peacock’s limited series, a five-part Comcast co-production between Carnival Films, which is part of Universal International Studios, and Sky Studios, has also brought on Scottish playwright David Harrower as lead writer. Maryam Hamidi (Vigil) is guest writer on an episode, while Otto Bathurst is lead director. Jim Loach (Save Me) will also direct an episode.
The Lockerbie air disaster killed 259 passengers and crew, and a further 11 residents lost their life as the plane came down over the quiet Scottish town.
The The King’s Speech and A Single Man actor has signed on to play Dr Jim Swire, a man who tragically lost his daughter when Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over a small town on December 21, 1988. Swire and his wife, Pam, have doggedly pursued justice ever since.
Sky and Peacock’s limited series, a five-part Comcast co-production between Carnival Films, which is part of Universal International Studios, and Sky Studios, has also brought on Scottish playwright David Harrower as lead writer. Maryam Hamidi (Vigil) is guest writer on an episode, while Otto Bathurst is lead director. Jim Loach (Save Me) will also direct an episode.
The Lockerbie air disaster killed 259 passengers and crew, and a further 11 residents lost their life as the plane came down over the quiet Scottish town.
- 1/23/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Academy Award winner Colin Firth is set to star in Lockerbie, a limited series for Peacock and Sky about the December 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over the titular Scottish town.
On Dec. 21, 1988, 259 passengers — including 35 Syracuse University students who had been studying abroad — and crew were killed when Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie 38 minutes after take-off. Eleven Lockerbie residents also lost their lives, as the plane came down.
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On Dec. 21, 1988, 259 passengers — including 35 Syracuse University students who had been studying abroad — and crew were killed when Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie 38 minutes after take-off. Eleven Lockerbie residents also lost their lives, as the plane came down.
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- 1/23/2024
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Colin Firth will lead the upcoming Sky and Peacock original series “Lockerbie,” about the 1988 flight disaster in which 259 passengers and crew members were killed.
On Dec. 21, 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland 38 minutes after take-off. In addition to the 259 casualties on board the flight, a further 11 residents died as the plane came down over the quiet town. The Oscar-winning actor will portray Dr. Jim Swire, who tragically lost his daughter Flora in the event and has worked with his wife, Jane, to seek justice for the victims’ families ever since.
“In the wake of the disaster and his daughter Flora’s death, Dr. Jim Swire (Firth), is nominated spokesperson for the U.K. victims’ families, who have united to demand truth and justice,” the show’s official description states. “Traveling across continents and political divides, Jim embarks on a relentless journey that not only jeopardizes his stability, family and life,...
On Dec. 21, 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland 38 minutes after take-off. In addition to the 259 casualties on board the flight, a further 11 residents died as the plane came down over the quiet town. The Oscar-winning actor will portray Dr. Jim Swire, who tragically lost his daughter Flora in the event and has worked with his wife, Jane, to seek justice for the victims’ families ever since.
“In the wake of the disaster and his daughter Flora’s death, Dr. Jim Swire (Firth), is nominated spokesperson for the U.K. victims’ families, who have united to demand truth and justice,” the show’s official description states. “Traveling across continents and political divides, Jim embarks on a relentless journey that not only jeopardizes his stability, family and life,...
- 1/23/2024
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
Colin Firth (The King’s Speech, A Single Man, The Staircase) will star in the upcoming original limited event series Lockerbie about the December 1988 terrorist attack on Pan Am Flight 103 for Comcast’s Peacock and Sky.
In the attack, a Pan Am transatlantic flight from Frankfurt to Detroit was destroyed by a bomb 38 minutes after take-off while flying over the Scottish town of Lockerbie, killing all 243 passengers and 16 crew members. Parts of the aircraft crashed into a residential area, killing an additional 11 people.
Firth will portray Dr. Jim Swire, who lost his daughter Flora in the event.
“In the wake of the disaster and his daughter Flora’s death, Dr. Jim Swire (Firth), is nominated spokesperson for the U.K. victims’ families, who have united to demand truth and justice,” says a plot description for the series. “Traveling across continents and political divides, Jim embarks on a relentless journey that not only jeopardizes his stability,...
In the attack, a Pan Am transatlantic flight from Frankfurt to Detroit was destroyed by a bomb 38 minutes after take-off while flying over the Scottish town of Lockerbie, killing all 243 passengers and 16 crew members. Parts of the aircraft crashed into a residential area, killing an additional 11 people.
Firth will portray Dr. Jim Swire, who lost his daughter Flora in the event.
“In the wake of the disaster and his daughter Flora’s death, Dr. Jim Swire (Firth), is nominated spokesperson for the U.K. victims’ families, who have united to demand truth and justice,” says a plot description for the series. “Traveling across continents and political divides, Jim embarks on a relentless journey that not only jeopardizes his stability,...
- 1/23/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Louis Theroux’s Mindhouse Productions is making a premium Sky documentary about the tragic Lockerbie bombings as the celebrated documentarian and his Mindhouse co-founders talk moving into scripted, “leaning into the U.S. market,” future investment and the BBC’s controversial Jimmy Savile drama.
Alongside Co-Founder and Creative Directors Nancy Strang and Arron Fellows, Theroux sat down with Deadline for lunch at Soho House Hotel for a rare interview as the trio’s fledgling production company turns three, following what has been a whirlwind 36 months where they have secured multiple commissions, struck distribution deals, developed meaningful relationships with talent and set their sights Stateside.
Deadline can reveal three-parter Lockerbie, which is described as the “first premium box-set series about the disaster” by Sky and has been commissioned several months after a Sky/Peacock drama on the tragic event that led to the death of almost 300 people and poses unanswered questions to this day.
Alongside Co-Founder and Creative Directors Nancy Strang and Arron Fellows, Theroux sat down with Deadline for lunch at Soho House Hotel for a rare interview as the trio’s fledgling production company turns three, following what has been a whirlwind 36 months where they have secured multiple commissions, struck distribution deals, developed meaningful relationships with talent and set their sights Stateside.
Deadline can reveal three-parter Lockerbie, which is described as the “first premium box-set series about the disaster” by Sky and has been commissioned several months after a Sky/Peacock drama on the tragic event that led to the death of almost 300 people and poses unanswered questions to this day.
- 11/3/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Peacock and Britain’s Sky TV are teaming up for a new mini-series dramatizing the events of Lockerbie, the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. The show will follow the search for justice made by Dr. Jim Swire and his wife Jane who lost their daughter, Flora, in the disaster. A five-part event, the series is being written by Academy Award-nominated talents, Jim Sheridan and Kirsten Sheridan (above). All 259 passengers and crew perished when a bomb exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland, 38 minutes after taking off. Additionally, 11 residents of the town lost their lives as a result of the crash. Thirteen years later, in 2001, Libyan national Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was convicted of the crime. But that wasn’t the end of the saga as he was later released on compassionate grounds in 2009. Dr. Jim Swire (Graham Barclay/bwp media/Newsmakers) Following the bombing, which is still considered one of the worst terrorist attacks in history,...
- 2/24/2022
- TV Insider
It is the first scripted co-commission from Sky and sister company Peacock, NBCUniversal’s streaming service.
Irish filmmakers Jim and Kirsten Sheridan will write a five-part TV series called Lockerbie based on the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over the Scottish town of Lockerbie in 1988 for UK pay-tv broadcaster Sky and Universal’s streaming platform Peacock.
The story is based on the fight for justice of Dr Jim Swire and his wife Jane, whose daughter Flora was killed in the terrorist atrocty.
The five-part series is a co-production between Gareth Neame’s UK outfit Carnival Pictures, Universal Content Productions (UCP...
Irish filmmakers Jim and Kirsten Sheridan will write a five-part TV series called Lockerbie based on the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over the Scottish town of Lockerbie in 1988 for UK pay-tv broadcaster Sky and Universal’s streaming platform Peacock.
The story is based on the fight for justice of Dr Jim Swire and his wife Jane, whose daughter Flora was killed in the terrorist atrocty.
The five-part series is a co-production between Gareth Neame’s UK outfit Carnival Pictures, Universal Content Productions (UCP...
- 2/24/2022
- by Louise Tutt
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Sky and Peacock are behind a drama based on the notorious 1988 Lockerbie disaster from Academy Award-nominated writers Jim Sheridan and Kirsten Sheridan, Deadline can reveal.
Airing next year, Lockerbie will be based on the search for justice by Dr Jim Swire and his wife Jane who lost their daughter Flora in the air disaster, which killed all 259 passengers and crew on board when it exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland, 38 minutes after take off. A further 11 residents lost their lives when the plane came down.
Swire led a campaign for truth and justice and went on a journey that included meeting Libya’s Colonel Gaddafi and successive British Prime Ministers before Libyan national Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was convicted 13 years later. He was released on compassionate grounds in 2009. The series is based on Swire and Peter Biddulph’s book about thee disaster.
The five-parter comes from UCP, Sky Studios and Universal International Studios’ Carnival Films,...
Airing next year, Lockerbie will be based on the search for justice by Dr Jim Swire and his wife Jane who lost their daughter Flora in the air disaster, which killed all 259 passengers and crew on board when it exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland, 38 minutes after take off. A further 11 residents lost their lives when the plane came down.
Swire led a campaign for truth and justice and went on a journey that included meeting Libya’s Colonel Gaddafi and successive British Prime Ministers before Libyan national Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was convicted 13 years later. He was released on compassionate grounds in 2009. The series is based on Swire and Peter Biddulph’s book about thee disaster.
The five-parter comes from UCP, Sky Studios and Universal International Studios’ Carnival Films,...
- 2/24/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Six-time Oscar-nominee Jim Sheridan is busy these days with Sky Studios documentary series “Murder in the Cottage,” but he has plenty more on his plate.
One of Sheridan’s most celebrated films is “In America” (2002), where a family of Irish immigrants adjusts to life in New York’s Hell’s Kitchen while grieving the death of a child. A series based on the film was in the works.
“I tried to do it with HBO and it was difficult because they wanted it to be more dramatic,” Sheridan tells Variety. “I’d still like to do it. I love the immigration story in America.”
“It got very politicized with Trump and everybody wanted higher level, more drama, and it just got difficult to do,” Sheridan adds.
Now with Joe Biden, a President elect with Irish ancestry, Sheridan hopes that the journey will be easier. “I’ve met Joe Biden and he seemed like a sweet,...
One of Sheridan’s most celebrated films is “In America” (2002), where a family of Irish immigrants adjusts to life in New York’s Hell’s Kitchen while grieving the death of a child. A series based on the film was in the works.
“I tried to do it with HBO and it was difficult because they wanted it to be more dramatic,” Sheridan tells Variety. “I’d still like to do it. I love the immigration story in America.”
“It got very politicized with Trump and everybody wanted higher level, more drama, and it just got difficult to do,” Sheridan adds.
Now with Joe Biden, a President elect with Irish ancestry, Sheridan hopes that the journey will be easier. “I’ve met Joe Biden and he seemed like a sweet,...
- 11/20/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Irish filmmaker Jim Sheridan is developing a movie about the 1988 Pan Am terrorist bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland.
Sheridan and Irish screenwriter Audrey O'Reilly are developing the screenplay and say the project will "definitely happen in the next few years."
The film's narrative follows real-life story of Jim Swire, an English doctor whose daughter Flora was among the 270 dead when Pan Am Flight 103 was blown up over the Scottish village on its way from London to the United States.
Swire soon became a campaigner for the truth and was unconvinced by the accusations leveled at Libya. Eventually he became a working medic treating Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, the alleged Libyan intelligence officer who was jailed for the bombing.
The incident recently returned to the news after an Iranian intelligence officer who defected to Europe claims the bombing was done by a Syria-based terror group under orders from Iran due to a U.S.
Sheridan and Irish screenwriter Audrey O'Reilly are developing the screenplay and say the project will "definitely happen in the next few years."
The film's narrative follows real-life story of Jim Swire, an English doctor whose daughter Flora was among the 270 dead when Pan Am Flight 103 was blown up over the Scottish village on its way from London to the United States.
Swire soon became a campaigner for the truth and was unconvinced by the accusations leveled at Libya. Eventually he became a working medic treating Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, the alleged Libyan intelligence officer who was jailed for the bombing.
The incident recently returned to the news after an Iranian intelligence officer who defected to Europe claims the bombing was done by a Syria-based terror group under orders from Iran due to a U.S.
- 4/25/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
The director will examine the aftermath of the bombing and the role of Jim Swire, whose daughter was killed and who met Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, the Libyan convicted of the attack
Jim Sheridan launches Dublin Arabic film festival
Six-time Oscar nominee Jim Sheridan is working on a film about the Lockerbie bombing, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The film will cover the aftermath of the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 over the Scottish town, which killed 270 people in 1988. Sheridan told THR his screenplay would examine the role of Jim Swire, the British doctor who became a leading campaigner for truth and justice after his daughter died in the attack. Swire met Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, the only man convicted of the bombing. Meghrahi died in Libya in 2012 protesting his innocence, and Swire is said to have believed him.
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Jim Sheridan launches Dublin Arabic film festival
Six-time Oscar nominee Jim Sheridan is working on a film about the Lockerbie bombing, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The film will cover the aftermath of the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 over the Scottish town, which killed 270 people in 1988. Sheridan told THR his screenplay would examine the role of Jim Swire, the British doctor who became a leading campaigner for truth and justice after his daughter died in the attack. Swire met Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, the only man convicted of the bombing. Meghrahi died in Libya in 2012 protesting his innocence, and Swire is said to have believed him.
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- 4/25/2014
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
The story of the Lockerbie bombing is a bleak chapter in British history that remains raw in the extreme. News then, via The Hollywood Reporter, that Jim Sheridan is planning to make a film inspired by the events of 1988 will stir a mixture of emotions in those affected.The Irishman, who has a strong track record in directing true-life stories, notably with My Left Foot and In The Name Of The Father, with skill and sensitivity, is promising “a drama basically looking at the effect on a family of terrorism”. Eschewing the idea of a United 93-style in medias res thriller, the yet-unnamed script by the Oscar winner and Irish screenwriter Audrey O’Reilly will tackle the aftermath of the terrorist bombing that cost the lives of 270 passengers and residents of the Scottish town.The film would centre on Jim Swire, a real-life English doctor whose daughter died when...
- 4/25/2014
- EmpireOnline
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