Sharpe update

[linaewen]

Here's an update on Friday's Sharpe alert:

"As of 17 July 2004, here are the facts:

ITV have commissioned two new Sharpe tv movies from Picture Palace/Celtic Film, the original producers of the series.

The two films are each 75 mins. long and will be filmed in India in January/February 2005.

The two films will be screened on ITV (UK) in Autumn 2005.

The new stories will be based on Bernard Cornwell's novels set in India, rather than the Peninsular Wars (the setting of the original Sharpe series). The two films will be a combination of Sharpes Tiger and Sharpes Fortress.

The new films may or may not include original cast and crewmembers.

Sean has been approached about reprising his role as Sharpe.

This is the fourth time in the past few years that the idea of a new Sharpe tv show, movie or series has been floated.

- sources, Muir Sutherland (producer of Sharpe), Bernard Cornwell and Chris Clarke (Sharpe Appreciation Society)"

http://www.compleatseanbean.com/rumour-sharpe2004.html

Sounds good! Now if Sean will just agree to do it... Sharpe's Tiger is my favorite of the books, and it will be great to see it on film!

Comments

[lothithil.livejournal.com]

Pleeeeeeeeeease! Sean, do it! *grovels and begs* That would be so AWESOME!!

[boriel.livejournal.com]

d'you think it would be worthwhile to ssend the original 'sharpe' a few nice postcards, or d'you think that wouldnt sway his decision at all?

[lin4gondor.livejournal.com]

Well, I don't see that it can hurt. We know where he is right now, filming a new film on the Isle of Man. I don't know how to get ahold of him there though.

He's been freshly approached about it, so now might be the time for it! I'm in, if we go for it.

[boriel.livejournal.com]

if you could find out the name of the film or who is producing or directing the film, i can try to find an address....i'll tell you, there would be so many women here on LJ willing to send off a postcard it would boggle the mind! all we'd have to do is post a blurb on bean_daily and i bet over 200 women would see it!

what say you?

[lin4gondor.livejournal.com]

Okay, here's what I know from the articles:

ITV has commissioned two new Sharpe tv movies from Picture
Palace/Celtic Film, the original producers of the series. So it looks like it is Picture Palace/Celtic Films. Sources for this info were Muir Sutherland (producer of Sharpe), Bernard Cornwell and Chris Clarke (Sharpe Appreciation Society).

Here are some links to sites that might have phone numbers, email addresses, etc.

http://www.southessex.co.uk/

http://www.bernardcornwell.net/index.cfm?page=9

http://www.picturepalace.com/index.html

I think you found the contact info for ITV.

One further tidbit I discovered is that according to a guy at ITV: "the Sharpe drama would be based on an original story written for TV and would probably be shot on location in India." Though from my other research, it seems the tale is also based on Tiger and Fortress.

If you don't mind, I'll let you go ahead and do the contacting if you want, since you have done it before. If you organize a campaign, I'm sure we can get some folks to back us. ;-)

[boriel.livejournal.com]

DOH!

i should slow down and be more explicit when i write stuff! what i meant was he is currently filming on the Isle of Man, and we dont have a way to contact him, but if you know what movie it is he is filming, and/or who is producing/directing the movie currently being filmed, i can track down an address to send stuff now.

sorry for the confusion

[lin4gondor.livejournal.com]

Double doh!

I guess I should have figured that out, too. Okay, here you go, this is what I know.

The film is The Dark, filming on the Isle of Man since midJune. I would think it likely he is still there.

http://www.compleatseanbean.com/thedark.html

http://www.gov.im/dti/iomfilm/pastproductions/thedark.xml

The second link has a link for contact info for this film company.

[boriel.livejournal.com]

does this look like the right place? i think so but a second opinion is always welcome.

iofilmstudio"

[lin4gondor.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I think it does. I checked the IoM Government site I gave you above that talks about the film itself, and found that it does give that as the link for the Studio, here:

http://www.gov.im/dti/iomfilm/

That would seem to be what we want, wouldn't it?

[boriel.livejournal.com]

so i sent an email there asking if they were still filming the movie and added a bunch of stuff to say i was interested in seeing it in canada etc, and this is the reply i got back:

Dear [....],

Unfortunately I am unable to help with yor request as The Dark wasn't filmed
at our studio.

Regards

G Brady
Administrator

so this is not the right place. I guess its back to the drawing board. sigh

[lin4gondor.livejournal.com]

This is very strange. The Isle of Man site lists the film as being filmed there. Hmmm... I guess just because they filmed on location at Isle of Man doesn't mean they used their studio. :-/

I just looked at the info on The Dark at the SB fansite, and it also lists them as filming at London's Ealing Studios. Would that be of any use?

http://www.compleatseanbean.com/thedark.html Production info is at the bottom of the page.