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 'Wicked Blood': Sean Bean plays Uncle Frank Stinson!

Last week in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA shooting began for Wicked Blood, a film slated for 2013 release per info so far. Directed by Mark Young. Here's the synopsis:

Hannah Lee (Abigail Breslin) is a bright teen girl trapped in the dark Southern underworld of violence and guns, drugs and vicious biker gangs. Neglected by her angry sister Amber (Alexa Vega), her only refuge is her troubled uncle Donny, who is a drug addict. Both live in fear of “Uncle Frank” Stinson (Sean Bean), who runs the illegal family business with an iron fist, aided by his psychotic younger brother Bobby. But when Amber falls in love with family rival Wild Bill (James Purefoy), Hannah realizes there is no escape from the ruthless Stinsons, and cleverly schemes to pit one pawn against another in a cunning game of revenge.

LOVE that Sean is reunited working with James Purefoy! We last saw them on film together in Sharpe's Sword:

There's been a flurry of update tweets from the set by some cast and here's the photo ones!
Sam Medina (https://twitter.com/TeamSamMedina) was very kind to post this great picture to Twitter:

James Purefoy, Sam Medina, Sean Bean

Also a very cool picture from Jake Busey (https://twitter.com/TheJakeBusey), thanks!!!

UPDATE! Lew Temple (https://twitter.com/LewTempleActor) posted a great pic too!

Here's the IMDb page for Wicked Blood: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2761578/

SO GLAD Sean is so busy, much for us to watch for in coming months! Updates as I see them!

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)

Happy Birthday Sean!

Today 17 April is Sean's 54th birthday, wishing you a wonderful day!

 

Sean's life has always been closely tied to football, in particular our beloved Sheffield United F.C., so I always thought it was fitting that he was born on the same date that The Football League was founded, at a meeting of clubs in Manchester.
Today is their 125th birthday!

Written by Donna DeBoer (@DRLDeBoer on Twitter)

2013 BAFTA Leading Actor Nomination for Sean Bean!

This is GREAT, Sean has another nomination!! As reported by several British media outlets, 
Sean has been nominated for Leading Actor per his role as as English poetry teacher & transvestite Simon Gaskell / Tracie Tremarco in Accused's "Tracie's Story."
Co-star Stephen Graham is also nominated for Supporting Actor in that same episode.
The Arqiva British Academy Television Awards take place on Sunday 12 May at London’s Royal Festival Hall, and will be hosted by Graham Norton.

You really must see this episode if you haven't yet! Excellent story by Jimmy McGovern, great cinematography & editing too.

Here's the link to the story & full nomination list on BAFTA's site:

http://www.bafta.org/press/nominations-announced-for-the-arqiva-british-academy-television-awards-in-2013,260,SNS.html

It would be brilliant to see Sean win a BAFTA!

Written by Donna DeBoer (@DRLDeBoer on Twitter)

Sean Bean Completes Shooting of Trailer for Macbeth Adaption Film Enemy of Man

Remember when our Sean played Macbeth live on stage?

It was fabulous! And for years after there was talk of & proposals for him to star in a film version.

I'm so pleased to hear that there is finally some concrete news!
Word on this Monday past was that Sean finished shooting a trailer for film hopeful Enemy of Man (also titled Come Like Shadows at one point), a Shakespeare's Macbeth adaption by Vincent Regan, Jennifer Lee Carell, Nick Saunders and Pete Travis, with Sean once again playing Macbeth. 

Other cast listed so far are: James D'Arcy (Cloud Atlas, Master & Command: Far Side, Nicolas Nickleby) as Banquo; Rupert Grint (Harry Potter films) as Rosse; Stephen Graham (Boardwalk Empire, This Is England, Pirates of the Caribbean) as Macduff; Charlotte Gainsbourg (The Science of Sleep, Melancholia, Jane Eyre) as Lady Macbeth (this part was originally tapped for Tilda Swinton); Neil Maskell, and Sam Spruell.

Here is the Enemy of Man IMDb page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338258/
Updates on that page are sparse but now that I know something definite is in motion, I have added it to my Watchlist. Details are available on mobile & device apps. It has 2013 attached but that will likely change, hopefully next year!
The tagline so far: A war hero and the lure of ambition and decent into hell.

On the SBF Facebook page I posted 4 photo updates of Sean in armour that were kindly uploaded by Roopesh Parekh.
Here is the link to the original FB status: https://www.facebook.com/roopesh.parekh/posts/10200092460167296

Hope more production gets underway soon, can't wait to see the finished film!!!
Sean's stage Macbeth photos courtesy of The Compleat Sean Bean

Written by Donna DeBoer (@DRLDeBoer on Twitter)

UPDATE: SEAN WON!!! re Sean Bean Nominated for Best Male Actor at the Royal Television Society's Programme Awards 2012

As reported by several British media outlets, Sean, along with Lennie James and Oliver Lansley, have been nominated for Best Male Actor at the prestigious Royal Television Society's Programme Awards 2012. The awards will be given out at a ceremony on Tuesday 19 March at the Grosvenor House Hotel in central London.

Sean was nominated for his challenging & brilliant performance in BBC1's Accused episode "Tracie's Story," as English poetry teacher & transvestite Simon Gaskell / Tracie Tremarco. If you haven't yet seen this you need to! Excellent story by Jimmy McGovern, great cinematography & editing too.

It would be great to see Sean win this award!

UPDATE 19-3-2013
SEAN WON!!!!!!! Woooooo!!!

Here's a link to several pix taken after the show!

Written by Donna DeBoer (@DRLDeBoer on Twitter)

Sean Bean Accepts Role in Wachowskis' Jupiter Ascending film : Latest Casting News

This is exciting! Recently it was announced that Sean has signed on for Jupiter Ascending, the new major film project from The Wachowski's (Matrix films, V For Vendetta, Speed Racer, Cloud Atlas). I have to admit I was quite surprised! I've seen most of their films, really liked The Matrix, but their style of writing & filming isn't something that I thought would fit Sean, so I applaud both him & them for expanding their universes! 

Sean Bean in Cleanskin

Sean's casting has been quoted in most of the major entertainment publications & websites. I held off writing this article, however, to see what else would surface, and yesterday's bit of news finally prompted me: Sean's Cleanskin co-star Tuppence Middleton, who played Kate in that film & recently seen in BBC's Spies of Warsaw, has also been cast! So that's 2 of Sean's former co-stars, the other being Eddie Redmayne who starred with Sean in Black Death. Also of note among the announced cast so far is Mila Kunis, who will play Jupiter, a last hope for humans in a universe dominated by other life forms. I last saw her as the Russian ballet dancer in Black Swan. Rounding out the list is popular actor Channing Tatum (G.I. Joe films, Magic Mike) as Django Wise, and Douglas Booth (Pillars of the Earth, Great Expectations).

Tuppence Middleton in Cleanskin

Here's the current working description of the film:

In a universe where humans are near the bottom of the evolutionary ladder, a young destitute human woman is targeted for assassination by the Queen of the Universe because her very existence threatens to end the Queen's reign.

Sean's character in Jupiter Ascending is a man named Stinger, and he is described as being a Stars Wars-esque "Han Solo" type, which I presume means something like a smartass, charming, big hearted rouge who fights for right & protects the ones he loves. Unfortunately, he is not the leading man.

I will definitely be keeping an eye on this film's progression, stay tuned!

For more info:

IMDb page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1617661/

Written by Donna DeBoer (@DRLDeBoer on Twitter)

Legends: On the Set Report: Utkarsh Ambudkar

Here's a nice surprise! Actor/musician Utkarsh Ambudkar, who is playing Bobby Mehta in the Legends pilot, kindly tweeted publicly a few statuses of his first day on the set. Here's 2 screen shots mentioning Sean (see left)

He also tweeted an Instagram picture of a call sheet, where you can see Sean's name at the top (click through for status): http://instagram.com/p/UhGhq1sNj8/

As of this writing there's no further info as to how long Utkarsh is scheduled to shoot, but the peek is very cool, thanks!

Thanks also to MyrL (@faboamanto on Twitter) for heads up.

  

Written by Donna DeBoer (@DRLDeBoer on Twitter)

Associated posts:

http://seanbeanfans.blogspot.com/2013/01/production-update-legends-sean-bean.html

http://seanbeanfans.blogspot.com/2012/12/sean-bean-replaces-brendan-fraser-in.html

Info sources:

Give Utkarsh a follow if you like: https://twitter.com/UTKtheINC

IMDb page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2402137/

For more info about Utkarsh's EP: http://utktheinc.bandcamp.com/album/members-only-ep

Production Update: Legends: Sean Bean stars in 2013 TV spy drama pilot

Delighted to see some more news about Fox 21's Legends, an upcoming 60 min. TV pilot for TNT. A few days ago Iceman Fitness head man Ricky Parcell kindly posted publicly a couple photos of himself & Sean to Facebook, with his captions (status links please click through to see pictures):

7 January 2013

8 January 2013

Sean's involvement is underway! Legends is based on the novel of the same name by Robert Littell, the subtitle is: A Novel of Dissimulation. In "spy speak," the word "legend" means an agent's fake identity & memories. The story is about deep-cover CIA operative Martin Odum (Sean Bean), who has the useful ability to make himself appear completely different for each job. But he also has amnesia bouts... and a stranger shakes his world with a thought... Is Martin really who he thinks he is? Or is he himself a legend?

Newly cast is Ali Larter (Heroes TV series, Resident Evil films) as Crystal Quest, another operative that has a history with Martin Odum. She initially doesn't like him coming back into the fold. Also appearing on the main cast list so far is Rob Mayes (John Dies At The End film, Jane By Design TV series) as Troy and Steve Harris (Awake TV series, The Practice TV series) as CIA Task Force director Yates. (Side note: I was a big fan of Awake.)

20/01/2013 UPDATE to cast: Lux Haney-Jardine (Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter film) is son Aiden Odum; Utkarsh Ambudkar (The Mindy Project TV series) is Bobby Mehta; Amber Valletta (Revenge TV series, Transporter 2 film) is ex-wife Jardine Odum; Brendan McCarthy (Justified, True Blood TV series) is Leroy Streeter; Tina Majorino (Veronica Mars, Grey's Anatomy TV series) is Maggie Poole.
27/01/2013 UPDATE: Tracy Brennan, who is as yet uncredited with a role, tweeted a photo of her & Sean outside the set from her Instagram account: http://instagram.com/p/U5U2XWAtt0/
Jesse Wang is also newly added to cast as Tsou Xing, he posted a photo of himself & Sean on Facebook.
And another near set photo with Sean from Jennifer Kim, who is apparently playing Minh, on Instagram: http://instagram.com/p/UxtNd-PEsh/

30/01/2013 Director of Photography Sidney Sidell tweeted this fantastic picture of Sean on set! (Click thru): https://twitter.com/SidneySidell/status/294990739602022401/photo/1/large

It will be interesting to see how the TV series is planned if it is picked up. There are a few options I can imagine. One is that a different male actor for Odum could be employed for each episode, unhappy for us Sean fans but cost effective for keeping a credible adaption. Makeup these days is good, and so is Sean's ability to transform himself, but neither may suffice for what I think will be demanded. Another option I can think of is digital enhancement of Sean for Odum's shifting appearance. How exciting would that be! Using such high tech would depend on the budget. Please note I'm merely speculating here and I'll be eagerly watching for details from the production.

Legends is co-executive produced by Homeland & 24's Howard Gordon, developed for Fox 21 by Howard Gordon, Jeffrey Nachmanoff and Mark Bomback.
TNT is a mark of Turner Network Television.

Written by Donna DeBoer (@DRLDeBoer on Twitter)

Associated posts:
http://seanbeanfans.blogspot.com/2012/12/sean-bean-replaces-brendan-fraser-in.html
http://seanbeanfans.blogspot.com/2013/01/legends-on-set-report-utkarsh-ambudkar.html

Info & image sources:

IMDb page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2402137/
https://www.facebook.com/ricky.parcell.1

For more info about the Iceman Fitness system visit: www.icemanfitness.com