Friday, August 26, 2011

Bradley Cooper, Benjamin Walker, Djimon Hounsou, Johnny Milton in "Paradise Lost"

Djimon Hounsou is the latest actor cast in the upcoming Paradise Lost epic from Legendary Pictures. Joining Bradley Cooper, Lucifer, and Benjamin Walker, the archangel Michael, Hounsou is cast as Abdiel, the Angel of Death.

Filming in Sydney, John Milton's Paradise Lost is a motion/performance capture 2D/3D/4D extravangaza that could take 100 weeks to finish.

Paradise Lost is directed by Alex Proyas and is from Legendary Pictures.

Thursday, August 04, 2011

Benjamin Walker in Paradise Lost Movie?

Benjamin Walker set for the Archangel Michael in silver treatment of John Milton's epic Paradise Lost. Entertainment Weekly, HuffPo, The Audition Report.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Link to Cast of "Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter" Movie

2011 link to credits of Anthony Mackie, who plays Will in the 20th Century Fox movie, Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter. Mackie and actor Benjamin Walker, who is cast as Abraham Lincoln, are alumni of the famed Juilliard Actor Training Program. This is the first project where the two actors appear together.
Other castmates include Dominic Cooper, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Robin McLeavy, Alan Tudyk, Jimmi Simpson, Jacqueline Fleming, Alex Lombard & Frank Berman. According to IMDB, ALVH is directed by Timur Bekmambetov and adapted for the screen from the best-selling Seth Graham-Smith novel of the same title.
Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter is coproduced by Tim Burton, Jim Limley & Timur Bekmambetov for 2012 release.
Cinematography is by Caleb Deschanel, casting by Mindy Marin & and makeup creation and application is by Greg Cannom.
Filming is reportedly in progress (April 2011) in Louisiana, USA.

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Video with Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson's Benjamin Walker

What's odd for BBAJ is next to normal for every other show.

Video from Playbill, here.

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Pulitzer Prizer Jon Meacham Reviews Broadway Musical Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson

Jon Meacham's bio of Andrew Jackson, American Lion, was awarded the 2009 Pulitzer. Read his take on BBAJ's historical accuracy in the NYT here.
Hint: It's a Tylenol for pedants insisting on historical accuracy.

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson's Benjamin Walker featured in Entertainment Weekly Magazine 10-14-10

Here.

And here.

Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson's Benjamin Walker featured in GQ Magazine's Verge

Here. Benjamin Walker answers questions and talks about Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson.

PBS's Video "Need to Know" with Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson's Alex Timbers & Benjamin Walker

Two "Need to Know" Videos featuring the 2008 Pullitzer Prize winner Jon Meacham, author of Jackson bio American Lion, who interviews Alex Timbers, director and writer of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson and Benjamin Walker, who plays Andrew Jackson in the Broadway musical.
Second video click here.

Tuesday, October 05, 2010

Preview of Broadway Cast of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (2010)

Jacobs Theater cast of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson starring Benjamin Walker.

Here. from Broadway.com

Thursday, September 30, 2010

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Broadway Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson's (2010) Benjamin Walker in IBDB

Young talented Juilliard-educated Benjamin Walker finds that his stock continues to rise in the Internet Broadway Database (IBDB).

Here.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Cast Recording Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (2010)

Review of cast recording of emo score of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson by Robert Hurwitt in SF Chronicle.

Here

Monday, September 27, 2010

Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (2010) Cast Photo Call Redux

Benjamin Walker and the cast of the Broadway transfer of the Timbers Friedman musical Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson in REX photocall daguerretypes from the show's September 8, 2010, photocall & preview.

Here.

Sunday, September 26, 2010

Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson's (2010) Composer Michael Friedman on NPR

Audio from Friedman's interview from September 23, 2010, National Public Radio's "Talk of the Nation" segment here.

Benjamin Walker Talks Andrew Jackson to The Wall Street Journal

Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson's (2010) Benjamin Walker's interview in the "Speakeasy" segment in Thursday's WSJ (9/23/2010) concerns the long development history for Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, the character of the historical Andrew Jackson, the parallels of post-modern politics with the play, and having work and fun at once.

Read all about it here if you already canned of the Journal after you checked the Broadway ETF.

Friday, September 17, 2010

Colonial Adolescents Storm NBC Jimmy Fallon Show

Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson's cast of colonial adolescents, including the 7th President of the United States played by Benjamin Walker, stormed NBC's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Show on 9/16/2010.

It could happen.

Click the video.

And here for BBAJ clip only.

Thursday, September 09, 2010