A Star is born...

...or rather laid...err...unveiled in Sheffield. Sean finally got to unveil his Sheffield Legends Star at Sheffield City Centre on Saturday, January 16, 2010. SBO's very own Pauline and Exbill were on hand for the festivities. Check out the BBC video of the event at Sheffield Legends Unveiling. I was really thrilled when I received a few emails from anonymous sources containing photos from the event to accompany those that Pauline and Exbill got. Thank you, everyone. (How very clever to use email names and addresses I've never seen before, just so I wouldn't mention you here.) They are in the Gallery:

Among other happenings in the Beaniverse is news that filming on Clean Skin will start shortly. That comes from the horse's mouth during the interview included in the BBC video. Problem is, there is absolutely no real information on this project other than what our Lighty is hoping to get concerning private investing in the project. They are going a similar route as Outlaw did for funding and looking to the private sector and small investors. There's no IMDB page, either. So if anyone hears anything about it, please drop us a line here at SBO.

Our Lighty has graced us with nice big scans of the playbill from Sean's theatre days in Fair Maid of the West. Check out a young, innocent *cough, cough* Bean having his head off, also in the gallery:

Elsewhere, Game of Thrones looks like its getting closer to being greenlit. Lots of activity: HBO has rented parts of the Paint Hall for 5 years, trademarking for merchandise has happened and HBO reps have seen some bits of the pilot. Details can be found on the Westeros site at Westeros.org

Twitterers have posted a couple of interesting things recently, one being that exterior filming for A Woman of No Importance has happened. This from a lady who happened to have a bit part. She didn't know how much she could say due to non-disclosure statements but she did say that principle cast was Sean, Annette Bening and Amanda Seyfried. Supposedly, the interior filming will be done at a studio in the US. A quick check of IMDB does show this film having gone from fallen-off-the-radar status to In Production for the actors involved and for the director. So time will tell if we will ever get to see this Oscar Wilde gem.

The other little tweet tidbit came from one of the photographers at the Sheffield Legends event. He said that he had a few words with Sean and it appears that Sean has been reading Sharpe scripts. Now that one really perked up this particular Sharpe fanatic's ears.

Black Death theater opening has been pushed back to May, but apparently there have been some lucky devils who have seen a screener. The review that turned up was a rave for a fabulous film. Horror, yes, but still a superb film. You can check that out over in the Forums in the Black Death thread and there's more info about press screenings at bobbithobbit's blog at Summer of Blood

Other bits of news about Percy Jackson opening and info on pre-orders for Cash and Black Death and other Bean happenings can be found above in the news ticker. Just click on the headlines.

I don't know about everyone else, but this is one Webmiss who is really excited about the bounty of Bean projects coming to fruition in 2010. Stay tuned for developments...Sable.

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It's a wrap...

...on the HBO pilot Game of Thrones. Now, we have to wait til March for HBO to decide if its a go or not. Of course, I'm sure HBO knows that fan backlash will be enormous if the series doesn't see the light of day.

Meanwhile, Black Death has a release date of February 26, most likely limited to Europe. More news on other regions as we get it.

Cash hasn't yet gotten a release date, but the publicity wagon seems to be gearing up with the release of a new poster and some more production stills. Plus, Amazon UK has Cash Region 2 available for preorder.

The Red Riding Trilogy is finally coming to US screens after premiering at Telluride, turning up at select theaters and via IFC simultaneous VoD release in February.

Percy Jackson is a go for a February 12 US big screen release. Check out the awesome trailer over at Percy Jackson, The Movie. Check out the trailer caps in the gallery of Sean as a very stu**, err...godly Zeus:

The Gallery is home to quite a few new items. Caps have been added for Windprints, Winterflight and Extremely Dangerous. Odds and ends from a bunch of different projects. New publicity items for Cash and Black Death and pics from Sean's visit to his nephew's Broomhill Friery.

As the long boring days of Winter set in be sure when you are looking for something to occupy your time to go visit the Arcade. Lots of new puzzles and some Beanified games along with a new Gallery just for Bean sillyness.

The Sharpe Compendium is getting some attention. There are now upwards of 60 battles summarized in the the Sharpe's Battles section and Richard's ink is all thawed out and he's writing in his log again. Also, the US will finally get to see Sharpe's Peril on the telly along with a rebroadcast of Sharpe's Challenge via Masterpiece Theater on PBS, March 28 - April 4. Check your local listings for channel and time.

There is one rumour floating around based on something Danny Dyer said:

"I'm going to do a movie called Devil's Playground a horror movie, and it's not a horror comedy it's a straight horror, and then I'm going to go off and do a movie with Sean Bean called The Age of Heroes which sees me playing a commander during Dunkirk. Again it's something a bit different and I love Sean I worked with him on Outlaw. There is also talk of me doing Severance 2."

If anyone hears anything about Sean being involved in The Age of Heroes project, be sure to drop us a line via the Post a Comment feature or the Contact Form. Till next time, remember, never let an enemy know when he's making a mistake...Sable.

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Ready on the set...

HBO reports the official A Game of Thrones start of filming is October 24th with full production mode starting October 26th. The cast has had a full table read in the past week and from a report of a sighting, in the company of Mark Addy, Sean took in a Kings of Leon tribute band show at a club in Belfast last weekend, so it can be assumed that he was present for the table read. Needless to say, the more boring the news about Sean the harder he is working. According to several columnists and entertainment reporters, the buzz and anticipation for this project is at record levels, so I think its safe to say that the media blitz that will hit us once HBO gets a show date is going to be monumental.

HBO has also released the official complete cast list. You can see it at Tower of the Hand website, along with lots of other good info on the books and the production. The crowning glory is casting Ian "Wagon Master General" McNeice as Illyrio Mopatis. The list of sites for keeping track of the production and for learning more about A Game of Thrones is definitely growing:

In other news, the recent Sharpe Chefs booksigning in Nottingham was a rousing success. Leggy has posted a detailed account of the day at the Sharpe Chefs Blog Also, our very own Bluejay attended. She's put up a ton of photos over on the Forums and some lovely footage:

Christopher Smith has reported that he's finished editing Black Death and is now plotting out the release date. He says that they want to premiere during the winter and are looking at either February, 2010 or October, 2010. More on that as things develop.

...and its true...Winter is coming...snow predicted for the Great Plains this weekend...gotta run and get my survival rations...Sable, outta here.

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Lights...Cameras...

Action commences on October 26 in Belfast, Northern Ireland! Sean will be back to work in front of the cameras for HBO's pilot for the adaptation of George R.R. Martin's book A GAME OF THRONES. As previously posted, you can follow all the developments and check out the other cast members at the author's blog , as well as Winter is Coming blog, and join in on discussions of all things Westeros at A Song of Ice and Fire fan forums. Of course, we're following the project quite closely also on our own SBO forums

There's some new puzzles over in the Arcade to keep you busy and your mind sharpe. While you're there, be sure to check out the links to the new Quizzes , Funnies , and Games pages. There are also 12 new postcards added to Cheeky Sod, A Very Naughty Boy, Smooth Operator and Dastardly Deeds albums. There's a Black Death interview video and the new Percy Jackson trailer available for download in the Audio/Video Archives.

The Gallery has additions, including fan-inspired art for HBO's Game of Thrones, done by Narwen and Mary, among others, on the Russian sites Wheel of Time and 7 Kingdoms Game of Thrones has sparked interest around the world. One of my favs:

Be sure to stop by the new Daragh O'Malley photo gallery. Christine can now add all the screencaps of Daragh's performances she can collect now with the new gallery application implementation.

We all know that Sean can be a very boring lad when he's working, but after a quiet Summer, he's starting off the Autumn with a bang as he dons the cloak and sword of Lord Eddard Stark. Stay tuned to SBO for every tidbit of information that we can root out about the project. He may be quiet when he's working, but, you can be sure that you can always find something interesting on SBO.
... meanwhile, watch out for those grumkins...Sable

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Our old SBO friend...

and founder, Kari, has just launched a new fansite for Alan Rickman. Check it out at Alan Rickman Fan. There's a forum there also, so if you like Alan or think you might or simply admire his work, by all means, join in the discussion.

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