Grint In INTO THE WHITE

The latest trailer is out for Into The White, the new Norwegian film from director Petter Næss starring RUPERT GRINT.

High above the harsh Norwegian wilderness, English and German pilots shoot each other to the ground after a violent chance encounter. Isolated, they must fight to survive the brutal winter. Though war has made them enemies, antagonism is hard to maintain as days go by and, through mutual need, unlikely friendships bloom. Somehow, they become comrades. War, after all, is absurd.

RUPERT plays Gunner Robert Smith and Into The White will receive its world premiere in Oslo, Norway on 4th March 2012, opening in Norwegian cinemas on 9th March. Check out the trailer below.

Barbican WHORE

After a hugely successful tour of France and the UK, Cheek By Jowl’s fantastic new adaptation of John Ford’s classic play‘Tis Pity She’s A Whore is now showing at the Barbican, London.

JACK GORDON, who stars as Giovanni (above, right), has been receiving great reviews for his emotional and passionate performance in the leading role.

In this violent and bloody drama, we watch a brother and sister’s passionate descent into hell. Incest, morality, religion and corruption all intertwine to make this play as shocking and controversial today as it was almost four hundred years ago. The show is directed by Declan Donnellan, designed by Nick Ormerod and produced by Cheek by Jowl in co-production with the Barbican, London, Les Gémeaux/Sceaux/Scène Nationale and Sydney Festival.

‘Tis Pity She’s A Whore will be playing at the Barbican’s Silk Street Theatre until 10th March 2012. Tickets are in high demand and the show has nearly sold out, so be sure to book here to avoid disappointment.

After its run at the Barbican, the production will move to New York where it will show at the Brooklyn Academy Of Music (BAM) as part of its 2012 Winter/Spring Season, 20th-31st March 2012. Check out the trailer below:

David And Dockery

If you missed MICHELLE DOCKERY‘s fantastic interview on the Late Show With David Letterman last Thursday, you can watch it in its entirety below.

Go MICHELLE!

Will Gone Wild

The official trailer has just been released for Wild Bill, the brand new feature film directed by Dexter Fletcher and starring WILL POULTER.

Out on parole after 8 years inside, Bill Hayward (played by Charlie Creed-Miles) returns home to find his now 11 and 15 year old sons abandoned by their mother and fending for themselves.

WILL stars as Dean, Bill’s 15 year old son, and SEAN PERTWEE also makes a cameo appearance.

Wild Bill is released in UK cinemas on 30th March 2012. Check out the trailer below:

Top 10 Agent

Our very own Commercial & Voice agent extraordinaire LOUISE DONALD is featured in this month’s Spring/Summer 2012 edition of ’10 Magazine’.

Check out the super cool interview below as she discusses a few of her favourite things…

Ruth’s Inside Job

Exciting new four-part BBC drama serial Inside Men begins tonight, Thursday 2nd February, at 9pm on BBC1 and stars RUTH GEMMELL.

Told entirely from their perspective, Inside Men is the story of three employees of a security depot who plan and execute a multi-million pound cash heist.

Steven Mackintosh plays John Coniston, manager of the cash counting house, a character too scared to confront the humdrum normality of his life. Joining him in the robbery is depot security guard Chris, played by Ashley Walters, and forklift driver Marcus, played by Warren Brown. RUTH‘s character works in the depot and becomes a hostage (though we can’t say any more just yet!) The tension very quickly reaches fever pitch, with exciting twists and plot turns aplenty.

Inside Men starts tonight and continues every Thursday at 9pm on BBC1. Check out the teaser below:

East End Evans

Popular ITV crime drama Whitechapel returned to our TV screens on Monday night, with HH client SHAUN EVANS playing a guest lead in the first two episodes.

The series sees the return of Chandler (Rupert Penry-Jones), Buchan (Steve Pemberton) and Miles (Phil Davis), this time investigating a massacre involving a tailor’s shop. When gruesome crimes summon up screaming and restless ghosts of the past,  it’s up to Chandler’s team to decipher their historic relevance, in order to piece together the clues of modern day crimes.

SHAUN EVANS will return again in next Monday’s episode (6th January) so be sure to tune in. And don’t worry if you missed epsiode 1 – you can watch it now on ITV Player.

RANDOM Streaming

random, the award-winning Channel 4/Film 4 feature directed by debbie tucker green and starring NADINE MARSHALL, is back on 4OD for a limited period.

Set over the course of one day, random is a touching and profound story that follows an ordinary family’s daily routine which is shattered by one random act.

Both the production and NADINE‘s performance received rave reviews when the film premiered back in Summer 2011. The film was nominated for Best New Programme at The Broadcast Awards 2012 and it won the Best Film award at the 5th Annual Black International Film Festival 2011, where NADINE also won the Best Actress award.

For full information on the film and the creatives, read our blog from August 2011: Totally RANDOM

If you haven’t seen NADINE‘s stunning performance in this excellent drama yet, go WATCH IT NOW ON 4OD.

“One of the most powerful, not to say poetic, films ever screened”
The Observer

“This felt important…(it) takes you out of your comfort zone to great effect”
The Times

“If this is the kind of thing Channel 4 has lined up to replace Big Brother
then something good has happened in the world”
The Telegraph

“As timely as it is vividly imagined and affectingly performed”
Time Out

Life On The Outside: PRISONERS’ WIVES

Prisoners’ Wives is a brand new six-part drama for BBC1, following the lives of four very different women, each struggling to cope with a significant man in her life serving time in prison.

POLLY WALKER (left) stars as Francesca, a colourful and glamorous career criminal’s wife. Confident, dynamic and fun, Francesca takes life in her stride and has everything she’s ever wanted – a gorgeous house, a successful marriage and two high-achieving children. But for all of her outward self-assurance, hidden underneath is a complex, lonely woman who misses her husband desperately.

Produced by Tiger Aspect and the BBC and written by Julie Gearey, this relationship-based ensemble drama is set and filmed in Sheffield. It was cast by HH client SAM JONES and also stars Emma Rigby, Pippa Haywood, Natalie Gavin, Jonas Armstrong and Iain Glen.

Episode one premiered last night and the series will continue every Tuesday at 9pm on BBC1. You can see the trailer below and if you missed last night’s premiere, you can watch it now on iPlayer.

DECOY BRIDE Trailer Released

The official trailer has just been released this week for The Decoy Bride, a brand new romantic comedy starring David Tennant and MICHAEL URIE.

The movie takes place on a small Scottish island where famous Hollywood actress Lara Tyler (Alice Eve) is about to get married to James Arber (Tennant). With the world’s media sensing a big scoop, the pair hire a stand-in bride (Kelly MacDonald), hoping to stop the paparazzi from ruining the ceremony. MICHAEL stars as Lara’s manager ‘Steve Korbitz’, charged with the struggle of readying the island for the fairytale wedding.

Smack the Pony‘s Sally Phillips and Neil Jaworski penned the script for the film, which is directed by Sheree Folkson, and Phillips, Dylan Moran, James Fleet and HH client ROSS ARMSTRONG are amongst the supporting cast.

The Decoy Bride will debut in UK and US cinemas on March 9th 2012. Check out the trailer below:

The Dark Side Of DISNEY

21 years after it came kicking and screaming into the world, Philip Ridley’s dark and twisted play The Pitchfork Disney has returned to the London stage, starring CHRIS NEW.

When it premiered at London’s Bush Theatre in 1991, The Pitchfork Disney caused a sensation. With its barrage of barbaric and magical imagery, its gleaming dark comedy and catastrophic air of violence and sexual tension, audiences were left breathless, intoxicated and, in some cases, fleeing in terror.

Now director Edward Dick – following his critically acclaimed revival of Ridley’s The Fastest Clock In The Universe at Hampstead Theatre in 2009 – takes on this contemporary classic and reveals that Ridley’s dark and glittering vision looks today more like breathtaking prophecy.

Ten years ago something terrible happened to Presley and Haley. Since then they have lived alone in their dead parents’ house. But one night their safe isolation is shattered by the arrival of Cosmo Disney, who confronts them with the scariest question of all… what exactly happened to their parents?

CHRIS stars as Presley Stray, alongside Mariah Gale, Steve Guadino and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett.

The play is currently showing at the Arcola Theatre and will run until 17th March 2012. Book your tickets here.

A Curious Announcement

In July 2012, Simon Stephens’ stage adaptation of Mark Haddon’s bestselling novel The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time will open at the Cottesloe Theatre, National Theratre, London.

LUKE TREADAWAY will star as Christopher, an autistic boy who goes about investigating the death of his neighbour’s dog. Una Stubbs and Nicola Walker will also be starring in the production.

The much loved novel on which the play is based is both funny and heartbreaking in equal measure. The book has gone on to win a clutch of literature awards since its publication in 2005.

The National Theatre has only just announced the production for it’s Summer 2012 season, but we will bring you more information as soon as we are allowed. This is set to be a fascinating and exciting piece of theatre so get ready to book your tickets once they have been released.

The Trial Of Ubu

Now showing at the Hampstead Theatre: The Trial Of Ubu, starring NIKKI AMUKA-BIRD.

The Trial of Ubu is a savage comedy that interrogates the assumptions of a Court as it struggles to deal with defendants who are not only opposed to the morality of law, but exist in a different moral dimension altogether.

The play is set in The Hague in January 2010. The dictator Ubu, the grotesque and amoral megalomaniac from Jarry’s 1896 play Ubu Roi, is before a UN constituted International Tribunal charged with ‘crimes against humanity’ and other serious violations of international humanitarian law.

Writer Simon Stephens’ virtuosic satire examines the often absurd legal wrangling of the international justice system. Is this the justice of the victors? Is this the best way to deal with the perpetrators of unspeakable crime? Wherein lies the legitimacy of an internationally convened Tribunal?

NIKKI AMUKA-BIRD plays one of two headphone-wearing interpreters, starring alongside Josie Daxter, Kate Duchêne, Paul McCleary, Rob Ostlere and George Taylor. The play is directed by Katie Mitchell, reuniting with playwright Stephens after their critically acclaimed Wastwater at the Royal Court.

The Trial Of Ubu runs until 25th February 2012. Be sure to book tickets, which you can buy here.

 

In Cinemas This Week

Intruders (starring KERRY FOX) and Acts Of Godfrey, starring (DOON MACKICHAN) are both released in UK cinemas this week.

Director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo’s new English-language horror thriller Intruders is one of the most hotly anticipated Spanish films of the year. Based on a script by Nicolás Casariego and Jaime Marqués, it tells the terrifying story of two families whose lives are turned upside down by menacing apparitions. In Spain, a mother protects her son from a faceless stranger, while in the UK a young girl has terrifying dreams of Hollowface, a demon who becomes a threat to the girl and her family.

KERRY FOX stars opposite an international cast including Clive Owen, Carice van Houten, Daniel Brühl and Pilar López de Ayala.

Intruders opens nationwide tomorrow. Here’s the trailer:

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Also out this week is Acts of Godfrey – a delightfully dark British indie comedy with a wicked sense of humour, directed by Johnny Daukes. DOON MACKICHAN stars alongside an ensemble cast of renowned British actors and comedians, including Simon Callow, Harry Enfield, Celia Imrie and Iain Robertson.

A motley crew of bizarre characters, including a conman, a couple of medical reps and a boy-band manager, assemble for a two-day motivational sales course called ‘Win Only Win’. When God (or Godfrey) intervenes, things aren’t as straightforward as they should be. Throw in greed, deceit and a new sexual super drug and you have a recipe for disaster.  Oh, and the whole thing is told in rhyming couplets!

Acts Of Godfrey also opens nationwide tomorrow. Check out the trailer below and make sure you catch both of these films on the big screen.

New SKINS

Skins will return to our TV screens next week for its sixth series, with episode one premiering at 10pm on Monday 23rd January on E4.

Series 6 continues to follow the “third generation” of characters introduced in Series 5 last year, picking up two weeks before the beginning of a new academic school year, their second (and final) year of sixth form.

All eight characters from Series 5 will return, including our very own FREYA MAVOR as Mini McGuiness who, after dealing with her issues in the previous series, is “less of a bitch, more of the group – she’s had to do some growing up of her own.”

And this time around, there is an additional ninth character introduced in the form of Alex Henley, the “mysterious flirty new guy”. Alex is played by brand new Hamilton Hodell client SAM JACKSON, to whom we would like to give a very warm welcome into the Hamilton Hodell collective!

We can’t give away too much just yet but Skins Series 6 will offer up the usual dose of drugs, partying, sex, relationships and crazy antics from its teenage cast. Don’t miss episode one on Monday night, which includes Moroccan marijuana, nudity and goats! Or if you can’t wait, you can now watch ep one streaming on 4OD before it airs officially on E4 next week.

Below is the series trailer to get you excited:

1883: Issue 4

Here’s a sneak preview of the forthcoming Issue 4 of 1883 magazine, which features TOM HIDDLESTON as the cover star (above).

Issue 4 hits stores on February 9th 2012 and will be available at WHSmith, Barnes & Noble and all good retailers.

This issue will include a fantastic spread and interview with TOM, as well as additional features on HH clients JULIAN MORRIS and GEORGIE HENLEY.

To pre order your copy, go to: http://www.1883magazine.com/buy

Here is the ultra-stylish promo video for the issue, starring TOM:

London Evening Standard British Film Awards 2012

Awards season is in full swing and the shortlist nominations are out this week for the 39th London Evening Standard British Film Awards, which include several nominations for Hamilton Hodell clients and films in which they star. Congrats to all involved!

TOM HIDDLESTON is nominated for Best Actor, for Archipelago.

TILDA SWINTON is nominated for Best Actress, for We Need To Talk About Kevin.

Archipelago (also starring KATE FAHY) and We Need To Talk About Kevin (also starring JOHN C. REILLY) are also nominated for Best Film.

Other notable nominations include:
The London Film Museum Award For Technical Achievement (Sound Design) for We Need To Talk About Kevin and
Best Screenplay for Archipelago and Weekend (which stars CHRIS NEW).

And the nominations for the People’s Choice – Blockbuster Of The Year award include:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (starring RUPERT GRINT),
Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (starring DAMIAN O’HARE) and
Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes (starring DAVID OYELOWO)

This award is open for voting by online readers, so be sure to cast your vote HERE.

BAFTAs 2012

The nominations are out for the Orange British Academy Film Awards 2012. Congratulations to all our nominated clients and the films they star in. Full list of HH-related nominees below:

Nominated for Best Leading Actress:
TILDA SWINTON for We Need To Talk About Kevin

Nominated for The Orange Wednesdays Rising Star Award:
TOM HIDDLESTON*
*This award is voted for by the public. Cast your vote for Tom here.

Nominated for Outstanding British Film:
My Week With Marilyn, cast by NINA GOLD
We Need To Talk About Kevin, starring TILDA SWINTON and JOHN C. REILLY

Nominated for Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer:
Attack The Block (Joe Cornish – writer/director), starring NICK FROST, FRANZ DRAMEH, LUKE TREADAWAY and ALEX ESMAIL

Nominated for Best Animated Film:
The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn, starring NICK FROST
Arthur Christmas, starring ASHLEY JENSEN

We Need To Talk About Kevin has also been nominated for Best Director (for Lynne Ramsay).

My Week With Marilyn is also up for Best Make-Up & Hair.

The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn is also nominated for Best Special Visual Effects, as is Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes, which stars DAVID OYELOWO.

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, which stars LEO BILL and ELODIE YUNG, has been nominated for Best Original Music and Best Cinematography.

War Horse, which stars TOM HIDDLESTON, is up for Best Original Music, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Sound and Best Special Visual Effects.

Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows – Part 2, starring RUPERT GRINT, has been nominated for Best Production Design, Best Make-Up & Hair and Best Special Visual Effects.

The Iron Lady, also cast by NINA GOLD and starring SUSAN BROWN, has been nominated for Best Hair & Make-Up.

And Jane Eyre, starring JAYNE WISENER, is also nominated in the Best Hair & Make-Up category.

Tune in for the ceremony on Sunday 12 February, which will be hosted by STEPHEN FRY at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London and will be broadcast exclusively on BBC One.

Globes’ Best Dressed

TILDA SWINTON, looking absolutely stunning in Haider Ackermann and adorned in Fred Leighton jewelry, has been voted No. 1 Best Dressed at the 2012 Golden Globe Awards by Vogue magazine! You can see her gorgeous red carpet look above.

TILDA was nominated at this year’s ceremony in the prestigious Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture (Drama) category for her amazing performance in We Need To Talk About Kevin.

Ashley & Aardman’s ARTHUR At The Annies

The hit 2011 Aardman/Sony Pictures animation film Arthur Christmas, starring ASHLEY JENSEN, has been nominated in numerous categories at this year’s 39th Annual Annie Awards (the highest honor given for excellence in animation).

Congrats to ASHLEY JENSEN, who has been nominated for the Best Vocal Acting In A Feature Production award, for voicing ‘Bryony’, one of Santa’s elves in the film.

Arthur Christmas is also nominated for Best Animated Feature, Best Character Design, Best Soryboarding and Best Writing In A Feature Production.

This year’s ceremony will take place on Saturday February 4th 2012, at UCLA’s Royce Hall in Los Angeles. Good luck!

(see also: Christmas Is Coming Early)