News for In the Heart of the Sea

Director Ron Howard's  In the Heart of the Sea , Warner Brothers' sea action explosion, brings the narrative that inspired Herman Melville's Moby Dick to the screen.

Brad Brevet in Rope of Silicon.com.

Hollywood Reporter's Hilary Lewis.

In the Heart of the Sea Movie Poster Released

In the Heart of the Sea is on Facebook.

In the Heart of the Sea official Warner Brothers' website.

Images from Novelist Nicolas Sparks' Twitter Page

Travis Parker (actor Benjamin Walker) and his dog (Moby).  Between takes on set of new Nicholas Sparks' movie, The Choice, directed by Ross Katz with screenplay by Brian Sipe.

Tom Wilkerson.

Teresa Palmer.

Benjamin Walker.

Images from "The Choice" Director Ross Katz' Twitter Feed

Moby.

Wilmington.

Photos by Ross Katz.

In the Heart of the Sea Trailer

In the Heart of the Sea trailer released today.



IMDB.com of cast and crew.

In the Heart of USA Today

Brian Truitt in USA Today.  A first look at Ron Howard's In the Heart of the Sea movie.

In the Heart of the Sea, Vanity Fair, Ron Howard

From the Real Ron Howard on Twitter.  Cillian, Benjamin & Chris photo.

Filming Begins on "The Choice" (2014)

Filming began today on the Nicholas Sparks' The Choice.

Variety, Justin Kroll and Tom Wilkinson.

Benjamin Walker & Nicholas Sparks' The Choice

Imdb

Nicholas Sparks.com

LD

Benjamin Walker Makes The Choice

Benjamin Walker (Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter,  Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson) leads Nicholas Sparks' The Choice:

Jake Perlman in Entertainment Weekly.

Dave McNary's note in Variety.

Borys Kit in The Hollywood Reporter.

Deadline.com

Benjamin Walker co-stars in Ron Howard's upcoming Heart of the Sea (2015).

American Psycho Posts

Second Stage.

NYT.

Deadline.com

Patrick Healy & Jeremy Gerard report.

Ron Howard's Recent Tweets for Heart of the Sea (2015)

Ron's recent tweets for Heart of the Sea movie.  Click here to see tweet and follow Ron.

The Moon and the Sun US Distribution

Sandy George's article on investment in The Moon and the Sun.

Greg Kilday on the Paramount Studios release of The Moon and the Sun in the Hollywood Reporter.

Benjamin Walker's Abraham and Patrick Interview

Read through to get to the Patrick Bateman paragraphs.  Josh Horowitz reprise from MTV.

Benjamin Walker May Lead American Psycho (2015)

Jeremy Gerald in Deadline.com

Michael Gioia in Playbill.

Broadway.com

Theatermania's Bethany Rickwald.

Jake Perlman in EW's Popwatch.  &   Jason Clark.

Reviews of Hair: The Musical (2014) at Hollywood Bowl

Bob Verini's review of Hair: The Musical (2014) Hollywood Bowl.

Lawrence Ho's photos in the LA Times.

Charles McNulty in the LA Times (Review of Hair: The Musical 2014)

Jake Perlman in Entertainment Weekly review.

Michael L. Quintos in BroadwayWorld.com

Hair: The Musical Video Interview

Hair:The Musical Rehearsal Photos

Just Jared.

Mark Kennedy in Newser.

Ann Haskins in LA Weekly.

Andrew Gans in Playbill.

David Ng in LA Times.

@ Hair: The Musical @ the Hollywood Bowl (2014)

 

 

It's a big bowl.

 

This is the view of the Hollywood Bowl seen from rehearsal.  COPR. More News About Benjamin Walker 2014

Hair: The Musical - the Hollywood Bowl

Official site.

Benjamin Walker cast page.

"Greatest Fight of Muhammad Ali" is 2014 Emmy Nom

Greatest fight of Muhammad Ali is nominated as Best Television Movie of 2014 Emmys.

Another post from the More News archive.

In the Heart of the Sea & Benjamin Walker in Post-Production

Image from Ron Howard's Tweet feed.

Final Casting of Hair: The Musical

BroadwayWorld.com

David Ng's notice in LA Times

Actor Benjamin Walker Movies (2014)

Benjamin Walker's movie credits.

Musical "Hair" at the Hollywood Bowl (2014)

Three shows August 1st, 2nd & 3rd.

EW click here.

Time.

The Wrap.

Joanna Robinson in Vanity Fair.

Bustle.

New Astronomy for The Moon and the Sun Movie

New movies down under OZ.

Melbourne's Dockyard Studios on FaceBook.

Cinematic astronomy.

Production Notes: The Moon and the Sun (2014)

 

Prwire.com

 

imdb

Twenty Pix of Actor Benjamin Walker

On I4U site.

The Moon and the Sun Movie Now Shooting (2014)

Benjamin Walker is the Broadway and film actor in WB's Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter,  In the Heart of the Sea now in post production and directed by Ron Howard,in the current production The Moon and the Sun directed by Sean McNamara and produced by Bill Mechanic and in the recently announced 2:22, which is scheduled to begin filming in October, 2014.

The Moon and the Sun is the narrative of the king of France's (Pierce Brosnan) quest for immortality using the life-force of a fantastic sea creature (played by Bingbing Fan) after the creature is discovered by a sea-faring explorer (played by Benjamin Walker).  The film stars Pierce Brosnan, Kaya Scodelario, William Hurt, Ben Lloyd-Hughes, Pablo Schreiber and Benjamin Walker.

Sean McNamara directs and Bill Mechanic produces with: Raphael Benoliel, co-producer, David Brookwell, producer, Yvonne Collins, line producer, Paul Currie, producer, Wei Han, producer, Steve Hutensky, producer, James M. Vernon, executive producer,  J. David Williams, executive producer and Leo Shi Young, co-producer (see the imdb The Moon and the Sun page for the complete production list and cast.)

The Moon and the Sun by Vonda N. McIntyre is an award-winning work of historical fiction.

New Benjamin Walker Thriller 2:22 Announced (2014)

2:22 link in Variety.

Playbill.

Deadline.

Hollywood Reporter. 

The Wrap

ScreenDaily by Jeremy Kay

BroadwayWorld.com

Joblo

Tracking Board

Merpeople in Australia: Mechanic's The Moon and the Sun Movie (2014)

Link here.

Movie Moves Down Under for The Moon and the Sun

Link here.

The Moon and the Sun Movie on Set in Versailles

Link to Pierce Brosnan and Kara Scodelario interview on French tv.

Vonda McIntyre and Pierce Brosnan on set of The Moon and the Sun.

More Photos "The Moon and the Sun" Movie (2014)

Link to Just Jared Jr.

Four Stars and The Moon and the Sun movie

Notice for The Moon and the Sun movie now in production.

New Notices: The Moon and the Sun movie (2014)

K. West in Page to Premiere.

Punch Drunk Critics' Hopson.

ONTD.

Matt Goldberg in Collider.

Portal Cinema.

Kino-Zeit

Don Groves in IF.com.

imdb

Kevin Jagermauth in Indewire

Benjamin Walker Cast in The Moon and the Sun

Variety article by Justin Kroll .

Casting Splash for McIntyre's The Moon and the Sun Movie

Cast begins production in April 2014.

Up and Comers article.

Hollywood Reporter

IMDB

Variety

Benjamin Walker outside the VH1 & Today Studios

Sold Out "Find the Funny" Comedy Show Restarts

After a year's hiatus from comedy, impresario and stand-up comedian, Benjamin Walker's "Find the Funny" show restarted at the Public Theatre's Joe's Pub to a sold out crowd without missing one beat.  Dylan Jarrett in Washington Square News.

Actor Sighting: Benjamin Walker amfAR (2014)

Benjamin Walker fotos at amfAR gala and fund-raiser in Zimbio and Just Jared.

Benjamin Walker: Interview Magazine (2014)

Emma Brown's article with Benjamin Walker in Interview.

Body Parts and Benjamin Walker: Part One

Elizabeth Vincentelli in the New York Post's expose of 'best Broadway on-stage pectoral muscles of 2013.'  It's social media at its zenith, its culmination, its apex, its summit.  Ok, its zenith.  It's also a lot of fun. 

It's a pectoral pictorial.

Synoptic History of the Whaling Vessel Essex

The ship Essex was sunk by a whale on November 20th, 1820.

Narrative by Owen Chase, 1821.
 
Narrative by Thomas Nickerson was unpublished until 1984.

Canaries Fly

"It's a wrap" for In the Heart of the Sea from Ron Howard's Twitter feed: Here.

New Photos: In the Heart of the Sea (2013)

Oh No They Didn't site: Benjamin Walker and crew.

Capt. George Pollard in In the Heart of the Sea (2013)

 

Benjamin Walker as George Pollard in In the Heart of the Sea directed by Ron Howard: located here.

 

 

 

 



In the Heart of the Sea News (2013)

In the Heart of the Sea tentative release date set.   Also, Deadline.com.

Peruvian actor Esquivel casts off for In the Heart of the Sea.

Eire represented in cast of In the Heart of the Sea.   Meanwhile, Americans, director Ron Howard and actor Benjamin Walker, celebrate Thanksgiving with (low-cal) feast.

In the Heart of La Gomera: Photos from the Canary Islands

Photos from the production site of Ron Howard's In the Heart of the Sea.

Video from the production site of Ron Howard's In the Heart of the Sea.

November 20, 1820

11/20/1820 is the date of the tragic wreck of the Essex by an irate whale off the coast of South America.

Benjamin Walker on working in the heart of the sea.

Photos and Press from In the Heart of the Sea (2013)

Article by Debbie Emery from The Daily Mail.

Photo gallery on JustJared.com.

Synopsis and cast on Flicks and Bits.

The Canary Islands.

WB Business Wire press release.

Jeffrey Bolster's NYT review of In the Heart of the Sea book.

Canaries a'Twitter with "In the Heart of the Sea" Production

Setting

Local commerce boom

Production transforms

Photos

1820's Nantucket reborn in Canaries

The Compleat Cast and Crew: In the Heart of the Sea Movie

In the Heart of the Sea, directed by Ron Howard, is currently in production.   Here for complete cast and crew.

Ron Howard's Twitter photos from the London Warner Bros. set.

The Essex from Real Ron Howard.

Actor Benjamin Walker Photostream

 Photos of actor Benjamin Walker on Zimbio.

Images of Benjamin Walker

Images of Benjamin Walker's roles:

as himself
Press tour for Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Revival of William's Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Fox Movie Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter
From Dust to Dreams
as Andrew Jackson
as a Musician

New Benjamin Walker Interview (October 2013)

Christina Radish's interview with Benjamin Walker in Collider.com.  ***Note: Strong Language***

More News About "In the Heart of the Sea"

Emma Thrower's article in The Hollywood Reporter.

Dave Trumbore's article in Collider.com

Benjamin Walker Interview on LIfe, Liberty and the Pursuit of the Great White Whale

Vulture.com's Jennifer Vineyard's interview with actor Benjamin Walker on Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight, In the Heart of the Sea, and Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter (2012).

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight premieres October 5, 2013, on HBO.

Interview with Benjamin Walker of Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

Interview posted on HBO Films site with Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight's Benjamin Walker.

More on Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013)

Times-Picayune's Dave Walker's review.

Melissa Hayer in NewsOK.com

David Hinckley in Daily News.

Matthew Gilbert Boston Globe.

Lori Acken Channel Guide Magazine

Premiere a Highlight of Three Days of Greatness in Louisville

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight premiere is a highlight of the Three Days of Greatness tribute to the sports career of world champion boxer Muhammad Ali in Louisville, KY USA.

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (HBO) directed by Stephen Frears and written by Shawn Slovo, stars Oscar winner Christopher Plummer, Frank Langella, Danny Glover and Benjamin Walker.  The film premieres on October 5th on HBO.

HBOs Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight October 5th Premiere

Stephen Frears' Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight  premieres on October 5th on HBO.  The saga of Ali's legal fisticuffs before the US Supreme Court to validate his conscientious objector status during the Viet War, stars Oscar award winner Christopher Plummer, Frank Langella, Danny Glover and Benjamin Walker.

"In the Heart of the Sea" Photos

From Ron Howard's Twitter channel.  And here.

Set Photo from Howard's In the Heart of the Sea

Adam Chitwood's article in Collider.

Howard's Heart . . . in Production

In the Heart of the Sea, the new WB movie directed by Ron Howard and based on Philbrick's book is in production in London.

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight on HBO

Deadline.com notice for premiere of HBO's Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight, directed by Stephen Frears and starring Christopher Plummer, Frank Langella, Danny Glover and Benjamin Walker.  Movie airs October 5th at 8:00 EST on HBO.

New Photos of Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

On Collider's site, new HBO images including Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight's Benjamin Walker and Stephen Frears from the Oct. 5th premiere of MAGF on HBO.

Interview with Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight's Writer Shawn Slovo

Here.  HBO's Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight directed by Stephen Frears and written by Shawn Slovo airs October 5th.

Benjamin Walker on Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

 Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight, the story of the 10-round Supreme Court contest over Ali's conscience objection to military service on religious grounds, airs October 5th on HBO.  Directed by Stephen Frears, MAGF stars Christopher Plummer, Frank Langella and Benjamin Walker.  New photo of Benjamin Walker here.

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight New Trailer (HBO Films)

HBO Film's Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight premieres October 5th.   The film is directed by Stephen Frears and stars Christopher Plummer. Frank Langella, Danny Glover and Benjamin Walker.

New Interview with The Missionary Director Kormakur

Steven "Frosty" Weintraub's interview with The Missionary's director Baltasar Kormakur in the Collider.com.  Video is halfway down page.

New Actors Cast In the Heart of the Sea Movie

Article here.

Benjamin Walker at Love's Labour's Lost

Photo of Benjamin Walker attending Delacourt Theater's Shakespeare In the Park Love's Labour's Lost directed by Alex Timbers with music by Michael Friedman.

Christopher Plummer Talks New HBO Film

Pat Cerasero's article in BroadwayWorld.com profiles Christopher Plummer's work in HBO's "Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight" directed by Stephen Frears and co-starring Benjamin Walker, Danny Glover, Frank Langella and Ed Begley, Jr.

More Christopher Plummer and Benjamin Walker photos.

HBO's "Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight" Promoters

Greg Braxton's LA Times article and photo here.

Muhammed Ali's Greatest Fight Trailers

Trailers for Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight scheduled for air on HBO October 5th from Oliver Lyttleton's article on The Playlist.

Benjamin Walker, Christopher Plummer and Stephen Frears on HBO Tour

HBO's "Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight's" Benjamin Walker and Christopher Plummer directed by Stephen Frears all took the stage to introduce the 2013 Summer Television Critics Association Tour July 25th in Beverly Hills, CA, to "MA'sGF" on Time Warner's HBO.  See article and 20 photos here.
                          
"Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight" debuts on HBO on October 5th, 2013.

Brendan Gleeson and Sam Keeley Join Cast of "In the Heart of the Sea"

Hugh Armitage's article in Digital Spy.

"Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight" at Cannes

HuffPo's Karin Badt's interview with Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight's director Stephen Frears at Cannes.

Interview: Director Stephen Frears on "Muhammed Ali's Greatest Fight"

The Hollywood Reporter staff interviewed "Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight" director Stephen Frears at the films Cannes preview in May 2013.

Variety Reviews "Muhammed Ali's Greatest Fight" at Cannes

Leslie Felperin's Variety review of HBO's  "Muhammed Ali's Greatest Fight"  directed by Stephen Frears and starring Christopher Plummer, Frank Langella and Benjamin Walker.

More "In the Heart of the Sea" Movie Links

Snarkerati article. 

Digital Spy.  Cillian Murphy joins the cast.

Benjamin Walker Cast as George Pollard In the Heart of the Sea

Nathaniel Philbrick's In the Heart of the Sea is getting a big-screen narration, coming soon.  Directed by Ron Howard and starring Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker and Tom Holland, In the Heart of the Sea is the saga of the whaling ship Essex and the events that changed forever the way we see seafood and the way we read 19th century American literature. 

Inspired by the Essex's tragic last voyage, the American writer Herman Melville used the events as a basis of the American classic, Moby Dick or, The Whale (1851).  See Linda Ge's post in Up&Comers.com

Ron Howard and Philbrick's In the Heart of the Sea

Description of how the director came to the book.

Nathaniel Philbrick's In the Heart of the Sea tome was a National Book Award winner for nonfiction.

Eastern Europe New Set for Film, TV

Eastern Europe is the new hot spot for film and television production, from incentives to studios.  See Leo Barraclough's article in Variety.

 

 

 

Benjamin Walker: New Project Proposed

http://www.deadline.com/2013/05/benjamin-walker-in-talks-to-join-ron-howards-in-the-heart-of-the-sea/

Variety

Broadway.com

Empireonline

Gayle Rankin, The Missionary HBO

http://www.deadline.com/2013/04/kristin-chenoweth-to-co-star-in-cbs-matthew-broderick-pilot-gayle-rankin-cast-in-hbos-missionary/

Plemons, Walker in HBO's The Missionary

Jessie Plemons joins cast of HBO's The Missionary; see Morgan Jeffery"s article in Digital Spy.

Benjamin Walker in HBO '60s Thriller "The Missionary"

Leslie Goldberg's article in The Hollywood Reporter, Benjamin Walker is Roy in The Missionary.

Benjamin Walker completed an acclaimed and commercially successful Broadway run of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (2013) starring Scarlett Johannson and directed by Rob Ashford on March 30th, 2013. 

Kormákur Directs, Describes HBO's The Missionary

Steve "Frosty" Weintraub's interview with The Missionary's director, Baltasar Kormákur, in The Collider.

Benjamin Walker Pilots The Missionary (2013)

IMDB The Missionary (2013) production, cast and crew. 

2013 Cast of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Here.

1955 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Playbill

From Theater-words.com, scans of the original 1955 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Playbill.

Ciarán Hinds wants comedy, seriously.

Williams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof directed by Rob Ashford and starring Scarlett Johannson, Benjamin Walker, Ciarán Hinds, and Debra Monk at the Richard Rogers Theater until March 30th, 2013.

Actor Benjamin Walker Quips

Are they tattoo worthy or just bumper sticker fodder?  You decide.

Benjamin Walker is Brick in the Tennessee Williams' classic American drama, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, directed by Rob Ashford and starring Scarlett Johannson, Ciarán Hinds, and Debra Monk.  Final days of Scarlett and Benjamin on the boards, this week only (closing on 3-30-13).

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Photos

Joan Marcus' Broadway.com photos.

The revival of Williams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is scheduled for closure on March 30, 2013.  The play, in its final performances, stars Scarlett Johannson, Benjamin Walker, Ciarán Hinds, and Debra Monk, with Rob Ashford, director.

Julie Weiss, Costume Designer Talks Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Lorna Koski and Julie Weiss talk frocks, tailored slips and towels.  more here.

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof starring Scarlett Johannson, Benjamin Walker, Ciarán Hinds, and Debra Monk with direction from Rob Ashford finishes its Broadway revival run at the Richard Rogers Theater this week.

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof's Final Performances

Revival of Tennessee Williams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof's final performances this week.

Actor Benjamin Walker, Storyteller

New interview tells Benjamin's storied Georgia upbringing.

Benjamin Walker appears as the character Brick in Tennessee Williams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof directed by Rob Ashford and starring Scarlett Johannson, Ciarán Hinds, and Debra Monk at the Richard Rogers Theater, NYC.  The production runs until March 30, 2013. 

Benjamin Walker Fotos (2013)

Peter and the Starcatcher (2012) rolls up 200 performances, Benjamin Walker with Jackson castmate and Starcatcher star Greg Hildreth and Teddy Bergman.  Article about Greg and Benjamin in Broadway.com.

Benjamin Walker and Mamie Gummer on the red carpet at the premiere of Porgy and Bess.

Benjamin Walker, Another "Brick" in the Wall

In the cavalcade of American theater, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is iconic. 

In the current revival of Cat at the Richard Rogers Theater through March 30, 2013, Benjamin Walker is the abused, disabused and self-medicating character, Brick.  He's one of a line of actors to play that role.

Here are some Brick predecessors.
And here.
And here (1985).
Theatrical productions here.