Production Update: 'Enemy of Man' Gets Funding! Sean Bean stars in 'Macbeth' adaption

It's been pretty quiet this year as far as major releases with Sean Bean, but never fear he is hard at work on various productions and 2014 is shaping up to be a very busy & active release year!

As was last referred to on this site here, the trailer for Enemy of Man was shot in hopes of attracting the needed funding to complete the project. I'm very glad to report great news from the in progress 2013 Toronto International Film Festival: this Macbeth adaption that's been on Sean's CV as "in development" for a very long time has finally received funding to start filming in January 2014! Sean will star as Macbeth. Kaleidoscope Film Distribution struck a deal to distribute the film worldwide. The film was conceived of and is being adapted from Shakespeare by Vincent Regan (actor 300, Strike Back, Mistresses).

Other cast listed so far are: Charles Dance (Game of Thrones, Gosford Park) as Duncan; Rupert Grint (Harry Potter films) as Rosse; Jason Flemyng (X-Men First Class, Primeval) as Macduff; James D'Arcy (rumoured) (Cloud Atlas, Master & Command: Far Side) as Banquo; Charlotte Gainsbourg (rumoured) (The Science of Sleep, Melancholia, Jane Eyre) as Lady Macbeth (this part was originally tapped for Tilda Swinton) 

Earlier this year some great pictures from the trailer shoot were posted by Roopesh Parekh. Here is the link to the original FB status: https://www.facebook.com/roopesh.parekh/posts/10200092460167296. Link appears to be inactive so here's the stills:

Enemy of Man IMDb page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338258/
The tagline so far: A war hero and the lure of ambition and decent into hell.

This looks FANTASTIC!!! Can't wait to see the finished film!!

Written by Donna DeBoer (@DRLDeBoer on Twitter)

TNT Orders LEGENDS Starring Sean Bean to Series w/10 Episodes! Trailer Link

As reported on the TV Line site & other articles, TNT has ordered Howard Gordon's spy drama Legends, starring Sean as Martin Odum, to start producing a 10 episode series!

Great news!! The only bad thing is that we must wait a year as it is now scheduled to start airing in summer of 2014. We were first scheduled to get a look at the pilot this summer, however, I will take this trade-off in exchange for more!






Here are some screen caps I made from the trailer. Going to be very exciting!!

For more info on story, cast etc., here are links to our previous posts about Legends:
http://seanbeanfans.blogspot.com/2013/01/production-update-legends-sean-bean.html
http://seanbeanfans.blogspot.com/2013/01/legends-on-set-report-utkarsh-ambudkar.html


Written by Donna DeBoer (@DRLDeBoer on Twitter) 

Filming Begins for Jupiter Ascending! Sean Bean will star as "Stinger"

On 2 April 2013 trucks began arriving at Ely Cathedral in Ely, Cambridgeshire UK, preparing for the beginning of shooting for Jupiter Ascending, the Wachowski's major production film that is scheduled for release summer next 2014. Shooting is now in full swing! Several photos have appeared in the press, here are some of the location:

 

It's also been reported that Elveden Hall in Suffolk UK is prepared for shooting scenes:

No identified photos of Sean yet but he did report for work on 24 April, just a few days after the passing of his father Brian Bean. I'm terribly saddened as I remember Brian fondly. We owe him a huge debt of gratitude for everything he did for Shaun, far more than I can ever express in words. Our deepest condolences to the Bean family & friends.

UPDATE: There's been speculation that this photo is Sean, but as of right now, unconfirmed!

Stay tuned, more updates as I find them!

Written by Donna DeBoer (@DRLDeBoer on Twitter)