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Katrina Law joins Sean Bean in The Oath

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Katrina Law (Spartacus: Blood and Sand, Arrow) is the latest to join The Oath, Crackle’s new series starring former Game of Thrones actor Sean Bean. The series comes from Hawaii Five-O creator Joe Haplin and also stars Ryan Kwanten (True Blood), Cory Hardrict (American Sniper) and Arlen Escarpeta (The Magicians). Law will portray Karen Beach, “a police officer, and the sole female […]

Countdown to Spectre – GoldenEye Review

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Ricky Church continues his countdown to Spectre with a review of GoldenEye… Between 1989 and 1995 the Bond franchise was in limbo due to a changed world. The Soviet Union had collapsed and the Berlin Wall came down, effectively ending the Cold War. Between those were legal troubles with MGM, owner of Bond distributor United […]

Filming underway on Clio Barnard’s Dark River starring Ruth Wilson, Mark Stanley and Sean Bean

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Principal photography has commenced on Dark River, the new feature film from The Selfish Giant and The Arbor writer-director Clio Barnard, who has assembled a cast that includes Ruth Wilson (The Affair), Mark Stanley (Game of Thrones) and Sean Bean (The Martian). Here’s the official synopsis… Following the death of her father, Alice (Ruth Wilson) […]

Movie Review – The Martian (2015)

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The Martian, 2015. Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Jeff Daniels, Kate Mara, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Kristen Wiig, Michael Pena, Sebastian Stan, Donald Glover, Mackenzie Davis, Benedict Wong, and Sean Bean. SYNOPSIS: During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his […]

Young Ned Stark reportedly cast for Game of Thrones season 6

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Although it’s still a mystery whether or not Jon Snow will return to Game of Thrones next season, fan favorite character Ned Stark will be coming back to the show.  However, it won’t be Sean Bean, who portrayed Ned Stark on the show’s first season, returning to the role. Instead, 13-year-old English actor Sebastian Croft will […]

Sean Bean set for lead in Frankenstein Chronicles

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Game of Thrones and Lord of the Rings star Sean Bean has found himself a leading role in the upcoming re-imagining of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.  The adaptation is set to span over six episodes taking the form a period crime drama. The ITV original drama has already found its executive producers in Game of Thrones‘ […]

Second Opinion – Dark River (2017)

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Dark River, 2017. Directed by Clio Barnard. Starring Ruth Wilson, Mark Stanley, Sean Bean, and Dean Andrews. SYNOPSIS: Alice (Ruth Wilson) returns to the family farm after the death of her father.  It’s 15 years since she left, the farm is falling apart and brother Joe (Mark Stanley) is barely managing to keep it going.  […]

Movie Review – Dark River (2018)

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Dark River, 2018. Written and directed by Clio Barnard. Starring Ruth Wilson, Mark Stanley and Sean Bean. SYNOPSIS: After the death of their father, two siblings engage in a power struggle for control of the dilapidated farm their parent left behind. The first two features from Yorkshire-born filmmaker Clio Barnard marked her out as a […]