Benedict Cumberbach & Noel Clarke added to ‘Star Trek’ cast.
Man that films’s going to make a bajillion dollars at the box office. Clever move Abrams
[I’m still watching it in 2D mind…]
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Blimey…
Just watching an old episode of Spooks when suddenly… House & Sherlock Holmes within two episodes of each other… Fancy that.
- Already own the story as part of a “Complete collected works” physical book.
- Already own the story as part of a “Complete collected works” Kindle ebook.
Introduction from Moffat? And pic of Cumberbatch and Freeman on the cover?
Must. Buy. Nao!
Which is what I did.
Second trailer for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.
OR
“And The Academy Award goes to…”
Movie Trailer: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy [2011]
AKA one of my most anticipated films of the year. Based on the John Le Carré novel of the same name [which’ll also be appearing tomorrow, as part of my July preview], the film, directed by Tomas Alfredson [Let The Right One In] stars, among a cast of talented actors - deep breath…
- Gary Oldman,
- Colin Firth,
- Mark Strong,
- Tom Hardy,
- Benedict Cumberbatch,
- Toby Jones.
To name but six. The film is an adaptation of the now iconic spy thriller by Le Carré, which sees a retired spy forced out of retirement, to uncover a Russian spy at the heart of the British Security Services. The book [which I’ll have more info on tomorrow] is considered among the greatest spy thrillers of any age, which combined with a [seemingly] talented director, a cast to die for, and some serious Oscar buzz, makes this an absolute must watch for me.
Edit: Can’t believe I forgot this - It’s also worth pointing out, that the novel has been adapted previously, into a somewhat iconic in it’s on right, BBC Mini-Series, back in 1979, with Alec Guinness taking the lead role.
![Before the three part mini-series that everyone fell in love with, the BBC originally commissioned a 60 min “pilot” episode, based on the novel “A Study in Scarlet”. Produced at an estimated cost of £800,000 / $1.22m the pilot was eventually scrapped, and the decision made to produce 3x90 min episodes, as opposed to more episodes, of a shorter length.
Reports at the time suggested the unaired pilot was terrible, so the announcement that it would be available on the Blu-Ray / DVD release, most definitely made me want to check it out.
What’s interesting, is that, it’s far from terrible. It’s actually OK - certainly not as good as either the re-imagined “A Study in Pink” - which interestingly enough features the exact same characters, actors, and general plotline as the discarded pilot.
What the pilot did lack, however, was the character development and visual “flairs” that make the mini-series work. Freemans’ portrayl of Dr. John Watson is similar to that which we’ve seen in the broadcast series, however Cumberbatchs’ interpretation of the Great Detective, is certainly - well let’s just say different.
I’m reluctant to say more at the moment, as I don’t wanna spoil any enjoyment people might have, if they pick the series up for themselves / are lucky enough to get the Blu-Ray / DVD as a present, at somepoint in the near future.
So in short - The pilot most certainly isn’t in anyway shape, or form, as terrible as the initial reports suggested, though personally I’m glad the BBC, and Gatiss / Moffat, decided to “change direction” slightly, spice the visuals up a wee-bit, and eventually deliever the series they did.
Now bring on 2011, and series 2.
[Geeky gripe - I do wish the BBC would film, and more importantly, release, their blu-rays in true HD. 1080i isn’t true HD.]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l8185msz441qa7o0ko1_500.jpg)
Before the three part mini-series that everyone fell in love with, the BBC originally commissioned a 60 min “pilot” episode, based on the novel “A Study in Scarlet”. Produced at an estimated cost of £800,000 / $1.22m the pilot was eventually scrapped, and the decision made to produce 3x90 min episodes, as opposed to more episodes, of a shorter length.
Reports at the time suggested the unaired pilot was terrible, so the announcement that it would be available on the Blu-Ray / DVD release, most definitely made me want to check it out.
What’s interesting, is that, it’s far from terrible. It’s actually OK - certainly not as good as either the re-imagined “A Study in Pink” - which interestingly enough features the exact same characters, actors, and general plotline as the discarded pilot.
What the pilot did lack, however, was the character development and visual “flairs” that make the mini-series work. Freemans’ portrayl of Dr. John Watson is similar to that which we’ve seen in the broadcast series, however Cumberbatchs’ interpretation of the Great Detective, is certainly - well let’s just say different.
I’m reluctant to say more at the moment, as I don’t wanna spoil any enjoyment people might have, if they pick the series up for themselves / are lucky enough to get the Blu-Ray / DVD as a present, at somepoint in the near future.
So in short - The pilot most certainly isn’t in anyway shape, or form, as terrible as the initial reports suggested, though personally I’m glad the BBC, and Gatiss / Moffat, decided to “change direction” slightly, spice the visuals up a wee-bit, and eventually deliever the series they did.
Now bring on 2011, and series 2.
[Geeky gripe - I do wish the BBC would film, and more importantly, release, their blu-rays in true HD. 1080i isn’t true HD.]
An Apple Danish, and a copy of Sherlock on Blu-Ray? Pretty sure that’s my evening sorted.
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