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Benedict Cumberbatch Interview For ‘Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy’ – Out December 9th In The US
Dec 1st
John Le Carré’s classic tale of treachery and espionage, directed by Tomas Alfredson, features a stellar cast including Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, Kathy Burke, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ciarán Hinds, John Hurt, Toby Jones, Simon McBurney, David Dencik, Roger Lloyd Pack, Stephen Graham, Svetlana Khodchenkova, Konstantin Khabensky and Mark Strong. The must-see big-screen version of Le Carré’s best-selling Cold War novel, ‘Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy,’ set in the 1970s, finds George Smiley (Gary Oldman), a recently retired MI6 agent, doing his best to adjust to a life outside the secret service. However, when a disgraced agent reappears with information concerning a mole at the heart of the Circus, Smiley is drawn back into the murky field of espionage. Tasked with investigating which of his trusted former colleagues has chosen to betray him and their country, Smiley narrows his search to four suspects – all experienced, urbane, successful agents – but past histories, rivalries and friendships make it far from easy to pinpoint the man who is eating away at the heart of the British establishment. ‘Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy’ opens in the US December 9th.
There’s so much layers to your character in this film, I can imagine taking on this role was a no-brainer?
Benedict Cumberbatch: Certainly. It’s a fantastic role, there’s a lovely character arc to play with him. At the start he’s pretty innocent, then by the end of the film he’s almost as equally corrupt and compromised as the masters he’s serving. There’s a very interesting relationship with Smiley, which is almost paternal, this real admiration for this man. The script was fantastically tight, there was an awful lot of brilliant suggestion and subtext to play. Playing a spy is a fantastically thrilling thing to do anyway, because you’re constantly having to shift masks depending on what company you’re in – and what a company of actors! When I heard Gary Oldman was playing Smiley, I just couldn’t believe my luck at being asked to play his right hand man. Also, it’s a phenomenal thing to work with a director like Tomas Alfredson, he’s a master at perversing the obvious, there’s no cliché in his work – that was a huge draw.
New Theatrical Trailer For ‘John Carter’ – Starring Taylor Kitsch, Willem Dafoe & Lynn Collins
Nov 30th
UPDATED: High-quality version added. Good Morning America has premiered this new theatrical trailer for Andrew Stanton’s (WALL•E, Finding Nemo) upcoming action-adventure epic ‘John Carter.’‘John Carter’ chronicles the journey of Civil-War veteran John Carter (Taylor Kitsch), who finds himself battling a new and mysterious war amidst a host of strange Martian inhabitants, including Tars Tarkas (Willem Dafoe) and Dejah Thoris (Lynn Collins). The film is set for release March 9th 2012, and stars the likes of Kitsch, Collins, Samantha Morton, Mark Strong, Ciaran Hinds, Dominic West, James Purefoy, Daryl Sabara, Polly Walker, Bryan Cranston, Thomas Hayden Church and Dafoe. The film is an adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs ‘John Carter of Mars.’ Look out for a higher quality version of the trailer soon.
From Academy Award(R)-winning filmmaker Andrew Stanton comes “John Carter”–a sweeping action-adventure set on the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars). “John Carter” is based on a classic novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, whose highly imaginative adventures served as inspiration for many filmmakers, both past and present. The film tells the story of war-weary, former military captain John Carter (Taylor Kitsch), who is inexplicably transported to Mars where he becomes reluctantly embroiled in a conflict of epic proportions amongst the inhabitants of the planet, including Tars Tarkas (Willem Dafoe) and the captivating Princess Dejah Thoris (Lynn Collins). In a world on the brink of collapse, Carter rediscovers his humanity when he realizes that the survival of Barsoom and its people rests in his hands. The cast also includes Samantha Morton, Mark Strong, Ciaran Hinds, Dominic West, James Purefoy, Daryl Sabara, Polly Walker, Bryan Cranston and Thomas Haden Church.
Six New Images From ‘John Carter’ – Starring Taylor Kitsch, Willem Dafoe & Lynn Collins
Nov 25th
SFX have released this new batch of images from Andrew Stanton’s (WALL•E, Finding Nemo) upcoming action-adventure epic ‘John Carter.’‘John Carter’ chronicles the journey of Civil-War veteran John Carter (Taylor Kitsch), who finds himself battling a new and mysterious war amidst a host of strange Martian inhabitants, including Tars Tarkas (Willem Dafoe) and Dejah Thoris (Lynn Collins). The film is set for release March 9th 2012, and stars the likes of Kitsch, Collins, Samantha Morton, Mark Strong, Ciaran Hinds, Dominic West, James Purefoy, Daryl Sabara, Polly Walker, Bryan Cranston, Thomas Hayden Church and Dafoe. The film is an adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs ‘John Carter of Mars.’ Look out for the films new trailer on Thursday.
From Academy Award(R)-winning filmmaker Andrew Stanton comes “John Carter”–a sweeping action-adventure set on the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars). “John Carter” is based on a classic novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, whose highly imaginative adventures served as inspiration for many filmmakers, both past and present. The film tells the story of war-weary, former military captain John Carter (Taylor Kitsch), who is inexplicably transported to Mars where he becomes reluctantly embroiled in a conflict of epic proportions amongst the inhabitants of the planet, including Tars Tarkas (Willem Dafoe) and the captivating Princess Dejah Thoris (Lynn Collins). In a world on the brink of collapse, Carter rediscovers his humanity when he realizes that the survival of Barsoom and its people rests in his hands. The cast also includes Samantha Morton, Mark Strong, Ciaran Hinds, Dominic West, James Purefoy, Daryl Sabara, Polly Walker, Bryan Cranston and Thomas Haden Church.
New International ‘Black Gold’ Poster – Starring Tahar Rahim, Antonio Banderas, Mark Strong & Frieda Pinto
Nov 24th
This new international poster has emerged online for Jean-Jacques Annaud’s upcoming drama ‘Black Gold.’ Starring Tahar Rahim, Antonio Banderas, Mark Strong, Frieda Pinto, Riz Ahmed, Eriq Ebouaney and Corey Johnson, the film centers on a young Arab prince torn between allegiance to his conservative father and modern, liberal father-in-law as well as the rivalry between two Emirs in Arabia.
‘Black Gold’ will use Hans R. Ruesch’s 1957 novel “South Of The Heart: A Novel Of Modern Arabia” as a launching pad for the story that revolves around the rivalry between Arabian rulers in the 1930s just as oil is being discovered, and the rise of a young, dynamic leader who unites the various tribes of the desert kingdoms. ‘Black Gold’ is set for release December 23rd in the US, and Febuary 24th 2012 in the UK. Source: KinoGallery.
New Image From ‘John Carter’ – Starring Taylor Kitsch, Willem Dafoe & Lynn Collins
Nov 23rd
EW has let loose this new image from Andrew Stanton’s (WALL•E, Finding Nemo) upcoming action-adventure epic ‘John Carter.’‘John Carter’ chronicles the journey of Civil-War veteran John Carter (Taylor Kitsch), who finds himself battling a new and mysterious war amidst a host of strange Martian inhabitants, including Tars Tarkas (Willem Dafoe) and Dejah Thoris (Lynn Collins). The film is set for release March 9th 2012, and stars the likes of Kitsch, Collins, Samantha Morton, Mark Strong, Ciaran Hinds, Dominic West, James Purefoy, Daryl Sabara, Polly Walker, Bryan Cranston, Thomas Hayden Church and Dafoe. The film is an adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs ‘John Carter of Mars.’ Accompanying this new image EW also spoke to Andrew Stanton about the film. On the topic of the above image and John Carter’s skill-set Stanton had the following the say:
“He’s not Superman. He has this one Superman-like ability where he can leap farther than we can here [on Earth]. But it’s like being a man on the moon. It can’t be forever. He can build up momentum. This green species called Tharks, they know his one special jumping ability, so they chain him to a rock. It’s entertainment. It’s entertainment to watch this execution. They give him a nice long length of chain, so he can bounce around, but he can’t go out of the arena. It’s an interesting problem to have for that guy.”
Gary Oldman Interview For ‘Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy’ – Out December 9th In The US
Nov 22nd
John Le Carré’s classic tale of treachery and espionage, directed by Tomas Alfredson, features a stellar cast including Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, Kathy Burke, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ciarán Hinds, John Hurt, Toby Jones, Simon McBurney, David Dencik, Roger Lloyd Pack, Stephen Graham, Svetlana Khodchenkova, Konstantin Khabensky and Mark Strong. The must-see big-screen version of Le Carré’s best-selling Cold War novel, ‘Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy,’ set in the 1970s, finds George Smiley (Gary Oldman), a recently retired MI6 agent, doing his best to adjust to a life outside the secret service. However, when a disgraced agent reappears with information concerning a mole at the heart of the Circus, Smiley is drawn back into the murky field of espionage. Tasked with investigating which of his trusted former colleagues has chosen to betray him and their country, Smiley narrows his search to four suspects – all experienced, urbane, successful agents – but past histories, rivalries and friendships make it far from easy to pinpoint the man who is eating away at the heart of the British establishment. ‘Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy’ opens in the US December 9th.
Code naming the Secret Intelligence Service the Circus, it fits….
Gary Oldman: (Laughs) Yes, it’s not an accident that he calls it the Circus. I mean, there you are, you have the circus, then you have Smiley the Clown. You know, Smiley at the Circus. At the Circus you’ve got this whole jamboree of extraordinary characters. It’s a branch of the Secret Intelligence Service, MI6, but yes, a Circus (laughs).
Apart from maybe Commissioner Gordon, much of the characters you’ve played have been hyperactive and quite outrageous, how was it to play someone who doesn’t so much express themselves verbally, more so through their gestures and facial expressions?
Gary Oldman: Yes, I’ve played characters in the past who’ve been quite frenetic, and express themselves emotionally in a very physical way. So this was a wonderful opportunity to play something very different from that. You are at the mercy, to some extent as an actor, you are at the mercy of the industry and the imagination of the people who cast you. I thought Christopher Nolan had great imagination casting me as Commissioner Gordon (laughs). That gave me an opportunity to do something I don’t think people had seen from me before, then the same goes with the opportunity Tomas Alfredson gave me for ‘Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.’ Lucky for me he cast me in this part.