Exclusive: Shine International has closed a deal with PBS on Will & Grace exec producer Gary Janetti’s British sitcom Vicious. The public broadcaster will air Vicious in the U.S. next year. The initial six-part series premiered on ITV in April and at the time was the highest-rated comedy launch on any UK channel in 2013. It went on to hold an average of about 3.4M viewers. Veteran British thesps Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi play a constantly bickering couple who’ve lived together in a small Covent Garden flat for nearly 50 years. But underneath all their vicious co-dependent fighting, they deeply love each other. Harry Potter‘s Frances de la Tour and Game Of Thrones‘ Iwan Rheon also star. The show was given a second-season order by ITV in August and Shine America has been exploring a U.S. version. Vicious is a Brown Eyed Boy production in association with...
- 10/31/2013
- by NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor
- Deadline TV
Edward Burns, in so many ways, became the heart of the film, Man On A Ledge. He.s perfect as an NYPD cop assisting his fellow negotiator, Lydia Mercer (Elizabeth Banks) to get Nick Cassidy (Sam Worthington) off the ledge. In this interview, we talked about:
*** What made him want to join Man On A Ledge
*** What attracted him to the character of Jack Dougherty? The character.s arc was written specifically for him
*** Striking a chemistry with Elizabeth Banks
*** As a director, how does he rate first-time feature film director Asger Leth?
*** Shooting and the production behind Man On A Ledge
*** The immediacy of the film
*** What.s his biggest fear?
Have Fun!
*** What made him want to join Man On A Ledge
*** What attracted him to the character of Jack Dougherty? The character.s arc was written specifically for him
*** Striking a chemistry with Elizabeth Banks
*** As a director, how does he rate first-time feature film director Asger Leth?
*** Shooting and the production behind Man On A Ledge
*** The immediacy of the film
*** What.s his biggest fear?
Have Fun!
- 1/26/2012
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
It.s hard not to respect Edward Burns. With The Brother.S McMullen, he gave audiences an insightful look into the life and love of three Long Island Irish Catholic siblings. His career since as a triple threat actor/writer/director is impressive to say the least. Yet in Man On A Ledge, he takes on a supporting role, only to bring the untrusting officer Jack Dougherty to life. And in person Edward is incredibly amiable besides being most assuredly talented. When I sat down with him, we talked...
- 1/25/2012
- by JimmyO
- JoBlo.com
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