Daniel Radcliffe has signed on to play Sebastian Coe in the sports drama Gold, EW has confirmed.
Deadline, which first reported the news, notes that the movie will reunite the actor with his The Woman In Black director James Watkins. The story will be based on the book The Perfect Distance, with a script by Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire) and Will Davies (How To Train Your Dragon).
The true story centers on the rivalry between Olympic runners Sebastian Coe and Steve Ovett; Coe and Ovett started racing against each other in 1972 and were considered two of the fastest middle distance runners in the world.
Deadline, which first reported the news, notes that the movie will reunite the actor with his The Woman In Black director James Watkins. The story will be based on the book The Perfect Distance, with a script by Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire) and Will Davies (How To Train Your Dragon).
The true story centers on the rivalry between Olympic runners Sebastian Coe and Steve Ovett; Coe and Ovett started racing against each other in 1972 and were considered two of the fastest middle distance runners in the world.
- 10/30/2013
- by Erin Strecker
- EW - Inside Movies
Fight! Fight! Fight! Okay, so we gave you ten of the very Best choices the Academy ever made — it’s time for ten of the Worst. I wasn’t initially planning on doing a ten least deserving list but as I dove deeper into my research, one thing became clear: the Academy seems to have had their collective head up their ass on many occasions. This list could have been twice as long, easily.
But, we can’t have an endless list, can we? We’ll play nice(ish) and pare the list to ten and save you all a headache, or two, or three. Okay, enough yammering, let’s get to the list. Just remember, long, deep breaths. It’ll be fine.
I’m sorry for dredging up the past and reminding you guys of previous frustrations. And if you don’t agree? It’s okay to be wrong sometimes.
But, we can’t have an endless list, can we? We’ll play nice(ish) and pare the list to ten and save you all a headache, or two, or three. Okay, enough yammering, let’s get to the list. Just remember, long, deep breaths. It’ll be fine.
I’m sorry for dredging up the past and reminding you guys of previous frustrations. And if you don’t agree? It’s okay to be wrong sometimes.
- 8/30/2013
- by Lucas Flanagan
- Obsessed with Film
Oscar-winning drama about two British sprinters competing in the 1924 Paris Olympics is to be re-released on 13 July to celebrate London 2012
The Oscar-winning 1981 British film Chariots of Fire is to return to cinemas more than three decades on to celebrate the London Olympics.
Starring Ben Cross and Ian Charleson as British sprinters competing in the Paris Olympics of 1924, Hugh Hudson's drama won four Oscars at the 1981 Academy Awards, including best picture, best original screenplay, best costume design and best original music for Vangelis's stirring synth-fuelled score. Its victory is famous for screenwriter Colin Welland's speech while collecting his Oscar, in which he declared: "The British are coming".
The digitally restored Chariots of Fire will be re-released in more than 100 UK cinemas from 13 July with £150,000 in funding from the British Film Institute. It opens two weeks ahead of the London 2012 Olympics' opening ceremony. A previously mooted stage adaptation, Hudson's own idea,...
The Oscar-winning 1981 British film Chariots of Fire is to return to cinemas more than three decades on to celebrate the London Olympics.
Starring Ben Cross and Ian Charleson as British sprinters competing in the Paris Olympics of 1924, Hugh Hudson's drama won four Oscars at the 1981 Academy Awards, including best picture, best original screenplay, best costume design and best original music for Vangelis's stirring synth-fuelled score. Its victory is famous for screenwriter Colin Welland's speech while collecting his Oscar, in which he declared: "The British are coming".
The digitally restored Chariots of Fire will be re-released in more than 100 UK cinemas from 13 July with £150,000 in funding from the British Film Institute. It opens two weeks ahead of the London 2012 Olympics' opening ceremony. A previously mooted stage adaptation, Hudson's own idea,...
- 3/26/2012
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
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