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‘Dark River’
« on: May 03, 2016, 07:33:52 AM »
Sean Bean, Mark Stanley In Talks For Clio Barnard’s ‘Dark River’ Opposite Ruth Wilson

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EXCLUSIVE– Sean Bean and Mark Stanley are in talks to join Clio Barnard’s Dark River opposite Ruth Wilson. The film is Barnard’s eagerly anticipated next feature after The Selfish Giant. It marks a welcome return for Bean to indie Brit filmmaking after a number high profile roles in big budget and fantasy-inflected fare such as Game of Thrones, Jupiter Ascending and The Martian. Mark Stanley has some impressive credits on his filmography, too, with Star Wars: The Force Awakens alongside well-received turns in TV projects such as Dickensian. His breakthrough role came in Paul Katis’ Kilo Two Bravo aka Kajaki. Protagonist Pictures will be shopping the project at Cannes.

 Barnard has established herself as one of the UK’s most distinctive cinematic voices following rave reviews and awards for her feature-length debut The Arbor, a documentary about the late Bradford poet Andrea Dunbar, as well as her sophomore feature The Selfish Giant. The latter film followed two scrappy 13-year-old working-class friends in Bradford seeking fortune by getting involved with a local scrap dealer and criminal. The film was a critical darling on its release, winning the best British film of the year at the London Critics Circle Film Awards and a number of other festival awards. Sundance Selects released it domestically.

Film4 developed Dark River with Left Bank Pictures producing. Longtime Barnard collaborator Tracy O’Riordan is producing through her Moonspun Films. Barnard writes and directs. Exec producers for Left Bank are Lila Rawlings, Suzanne Mackie and Andy Harries. The film is backed by Film4, the British Film Institute, Screen Yorkshire and The Welcome Trust.

Sean Bean is repped by Independent Talent Group and CAA. Mark Stanley is repped by Tavistock Wood and WME.
http://deadline.com/2016/05/sean-bean-mark-stanley-clio-barnard-dark-river-ruth-wilson-1201748208/



‘Dark River’ Brings Clio Barnard Back to Yorkshire Roots

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Acclaimed Yorkshire born director Clio Barnard is set to return to her home county to film her next feature film project, Dark River, this summer. The film is written and directed by Clio Barnard and produced by Tracy O’Riordan’s Moonspun Films with investment from Screen Yorkshire’s Yorkshire Content Fund. Executive Producers for Left Bank Pictures are:  Lila Rawlings, Suzanne Mackie and Andy Harries

Details of the screenplay are yet to be released, but it has been confirmed that The Affair star Ruth Wilson, who won the Golden Globe for her role on the Showtime infidelity melodrama, will play the female lead. Ruth Wilson is also known for her role opposite Idris Elba on TV drama Luther. Since then, she has starred in Saul Dibb’s Suite Francaise and Saving Mr Banks opposite Tom Hanks.

 Former Leeds College of Art student Clio Barnard won critical acclaim in 2010 for her feature length documentary The Arbor, which she followed with The Selfish Giant in 2013 – both projects won several awards and nods, including Best Screenplay at the Evening Standard British Film Awards and British Film of the Year at the London Critics Circle Film Awards respectively.

Film4 and the Wellcome Trust developed Dark River. Left Bank Pictures is producing with backing from the BFI and Screen Yorkshire through its Yorkshire Content Fund. Protagonist Pictures is handing international sales. Longtime Barnard collaborator Tracy O’Riordan is producing.

In the last 4 years, Screen Yorkshire has brought 38 new productions to the region through the Yorkshire Content Fund – including Peaky Blinders and Dad’s Army. In that time Screen Yorkshire’s investment of £14.4m into these projects has generated at least £48m GVA in the region.
 
http://www.screenyorkshire.co.uk/dark-river-brings-clio-barnard-back-yorkshire-roots/



Clio Barnard’s Dark River to shoot in Yorkshire

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Clio Barnard is returning to Yorkshire this summer, to film her new project, Dark River. 
http://www.prolificnorth.co.uk/2016/04/clio-barnards-dark-river-to-shoot-in-yorkshire/



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Re: ‘Dark River’
« Reply #1 on: May 03, 2016, 08:12:15 AM »
Oh, this sounds GOOD. I love Ruth Wilson. She was fantastic in The Affair.  She and Sean would be dynamite together.   :snoopy:

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« Reply #2 on: May 03, 2016, 12:23:33 PM »
Sean Bean & Mark Stanley Runoff Towards Clio Barnard’s “Dark River”

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Potentially taking on his most significant film in recent “memory”, Deadline reports that Sean Bean and up-and-coming actor Mark Stanley (Mike Leigh’s Mr. Turner) are in talks to join Clio Barnard’s Dark River. Actress Ruth Wilson is already signed on. Production begins in Yorkshire this summer.

Gist: Adapted from Rose Tremain novel Trespass, this is about someone in their 60s who, as a teenager, was abused within their family.

Worth Noting: Better informing her screenplay, Barnard spent a year meeting psychologists, psychiatrists and neuroscientists investigating memory, perception, hallucination and the impact of trauma.

Do We Care?: Plenty of creative upside to this production with Barnard stating “part of what has been fascinating about those conversations is that scientists use the term ‘flashback’, which comes from film – so art is informing science and science is informing art.” Here is an interview with the book author.
 
http://www.ioncinema.com/news/casting-news/sean-bean-mark-stanley-runoff-towards-clio-barnards-dark-river




Trespass by Rose Tremain

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/feb/28/trespass-rose-tremain-review



Sean Bean joins Dark  River

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Contractual Sean Bean Joke: no, we don't know whether he will make it to the final reel in this one. Happy? Right, on with the story, as Deadline reports that Bean and Mark Stanley are in talks to join Clio Barnard's new film Dark River.

Ruth Wilson is already attached to star in the film, which Barnard has written based on Rose Tremain's 2010 novel Trespass, featuring siblings dealing with terrible, traumatic events from their family past. Though the novel is set in France, Barnard is preparing to shoot the film this summer in Yorkshire, and we'll have to wait and see what changes have been made on the path from the page to the screen.

It's exciting to contemplate Barnard's return to filmmaking after 2013's excellent The Selfish Giant and she seems to be rounding up a great cast for this one. Bean, who made it through The Martian intact, is appearing in The Young Messiah, which has yet to secure a UK release. Ditto new Final Fantasy tie-in film Kingsglaive, which we reported on here. Stanley, who was one of the Knights of Ren in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, is back on our screens in a  couple of weeks playing Ollie in Our Kind Of Traitor.
 
http://www.empireonline.com/people/sean-bean/sean-bean-joins-dark-river/





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Re: ‘Dark River’
« Reply #3 on: May 03, 2016, 01:54:53 PM »
Ooh, yes I like the vibe of this idea ... Love Rose Tremain, love Ruth Wilson. Fingers crossed SB rises to the bait.

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Re: ‘Dark River’
« Reply #4 on: May 03, 2016, 04:42:38 PM »
I'm not familiar with Ruth Wilson, but this movie sounds promising!

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« Reply #5 on: May 04, 2016, 12:06:11 AM »
I'm not familiar with Ruth Wilson, but this movie sounds promising!

Ruth Wilson was mentioned for a part in Cleanskin but later dropped out.

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« Reply #6 on: May 04, 2016, 12:09:29 AM »
Ooh, yes I like the vibe of this idea ... Love Rose Tremain...

Have you read the book? Has anybody? I'm trying to figure out (from the articles and interview posted) who could be who.

The two men are supposed to be late middle-aged, so Sean could be either of those.  However, Mark Stanley is way too young, and I am not sure who Ruth Wilson could play either. Unless... Sean is the Frenchman (although I first assumed he'd be the Englishman), and they have decided to make the English trio a lot younger?

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Re: ‘Dark River’
« Reply #7 on: May 07, 2016, 01:41:26 AM »
The book is called "Trespass."

It is bleak.

Most of the characters are not very likeable.

There are lots of flashbacks to when all the characters were young adults or children.

It's set in southern France. Aramon, the land owner has a violent past. He is letting his hunting dogs starve and his home fall apart.He decides to sell. His sister Audrun lives by herself on the same land in a small modern house.She has had a miserable life.Along comes Anthony Verey who is  a wealthy but weary antiques dealer from London. He comes to visit his sister and her lover who are living there on a small farm of their own.

He decides he wants to buy a place of his own and his world collides with Aramon and Audrun.

The role of Aramon would be a "meatier role" - a drunken nasty man. Anthony is a rich gay antiques collector who love his mother very much. Bit of a stereotype in my opinion.

If you want details of where the characters and the story goes - send me a personal message.

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« Reply #8 on: May 07, 2016, 10:03:47 AM »
I just hope he signs on for this movie.The filming in Yorkshire might make this atractive for him.

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Re: ‘Dark River’
« Reply #9 on: May 10, 2016, 02:35:26 PM »
Dark River  (pre-production)

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Sean Bean (rumored)
 
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5700176/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_2



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Re: ‘Dark River’
« Reply #10 on: May 19, 2016, 12:07:00 AM »
Dark River  (pre-production)

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Sean Bean (rumored)
 
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5700176/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_2

Sean still rumored.

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Director @cliobarnard seeks Yorkshire-based non-actors for new film DARK RIVER: A bitter dispute between brother & sister | see @amyhubcast
https://twitter.com/Artangel/status/733233499528953857

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Stars Ruth Wilson and Mark Stanley
OVERALL SHOOT DATES: 20TH JUNE TO 23RD JULY IN YORKSHIRE
https://twitter.com/amyhubcast/status/732918447168999424

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YOUNG ALICE – AGE 13-16 DO YOU KNOW ANY YORKSHIRE TEENS WHO LOOK LIKE OUR LEAD ACTRESS, RUTH WILSON?  NO ACTING EXPERIENCE NECESSARY.

YOUNG JOHN – AGE 16-18 DO YOU KNOW ANY YORKSHIRE TEENS WHO LOOK LIKE OUR LEAD ACTOR MARK STANLEY? NO ACTING EXPERIENCE NECESSARY.
https://twitter.com/amyhubcast



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« Reply #11 on: May 20, 2016, 12:06:01 AM »
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Do you know any teenagers who look like #TV stars Ruth Wilson and Mark Stanley?  @amyhubcast @cliobarnard #casting 

https://twitter.com/acting_updotcom/status/733436034768375808

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« Reply #12 on: June 20, 2016, 10:50:01 AM »
Clio Barnard's Dark River starts shooting

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Principal photography has commenced on Dark River, the third feature film from writer/director Clio Barnard (The Arbor, The Selfish Giant), starring Ruth Wilson (The Affair, Saving Mr Banks), Mark Stanley (Game of Thrones, Kajaki) and Sean Bean (The Martian, The Lord of The Rings).

Dark River is produced by Clio Barnard’s long-term producer Tracy O’Riordan (The Arbor, The Selfish Giant) of Moonspun Films with Left Bank Pictures’ Lila Rawlings, Andy Harries and Suzanne Mackie executive producing. The film is backed by Film4, the BFI Film Fund, Screen Yorkshire and the Wellcome Trust and was developed by Film4, the BFI and the Wellcome Trust. Protagonist Pictures is handling world sales. Shooting will take place on location in Yorkshire for 5 weeks.

Following the death of her father, Alice (Ruth Wilson) returns to her home village for the first time in 15 years, to claim the tenancy to the family farm she believes is rightfully hers. Once there she is confronted by a brother (Mark Stanley) she barely recognises, worn down by years of trying to keep the farm going, who is naturally hostile to her arrival and her claim over the tenancy. Their dispute unearths traumatic memories for Alice, memories which have remained dormant for years but which now threaten both of their futures.

Writer/director Clio Barnard has established herself as one of the UK’s most distinctive cinematic voices following rave reviews and awards for her feature-length debut The Arbor, a documentary about the late Bradford playwright Andrea Dunbar, as well as her sophomore feature The Selfish Giant. The latter film followed two scrappy 13-year-old working-class friends in Bradford seeking their fortune by getting involved with a local scrap dealer and criminal. The film was a huge critical success on its release, launching at Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes and winning the British Film of the Year at the London Critics Circle Film Awards along with a host of other festival awards.

Clio Barnard was the first recipient of the Wellcome Trust Screenwriting Fellowship, in partnership with BFI and Film4, in 2013. Dark River was developed during her year in residence at Wellcome when she had unparalleled access to experts in traumatic memory.

Dark River reunites many of Clio Barnard’s long-term collaborators including production designer Helen Scott (Fish Tank, Red Road, The Selfish Giant); casting director Amy Hubbard (The Lord of The Rings trilogy, Homeland, The Arbor) winner of a BIFA for her casting of The Selfish Giant; costume designer Matthew Price (Wild Bill, The Arbor, The Selfish Giant); Tim Barker (The Deep Blue Sea, Bronson) responsible for sound on both The Arbor and The Selfish Giant; and Nick Fenton (Submarine, The Double) responsible for editing both The Arbor and The Selfish Giant.

Ruth Wilson’s career has been on the rise since her role as Alice Morgan in the psychological crime drama Luther. Since then, she has appeared in Anna Karenina, Suite Francaise, Saving Mr Banks opposite Tom Hanks, and in Locke as the voice of Katrina. A two-time Olivier Award winner for her theatre work in A Streetcar Named Desire and Anna Christie, Ruth was BAFTA and Golden Globe nominated for her role in the mini-series Jane Eyre and was awarded a Golden Globe for her role in the TV series The Affair. Ruth’s upcoming films include Osgood Perkins’ I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House and John Cameron Mitchell’s How to Talk to Girls at Parties opposite Nicole Kidman and Elle Fanning.

Mark Stanley’s film credits include Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Mr. Turner. His well-received performances in TV projects include his portrayal of Grenn in Game of Thrones and Bill Sikes in Dickensian. His breakthrough role came in Paul Katis’ Kajaki (released as Kilo Two Bravo in the US).

Sean Bean’s 20 year career spans films, television, theatre and radio. His most prominent film roles include Boromir in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Alec Trevelyan in the James Bond film GoldenEye and Odysseus in Troy, as well as roles in Patriot Games, Ronin, National Treasure, North Country, The Island, Silent Hill, Black Death, Jupiter Ascending and The Martian. His TV performances include the portrayal of Richard Sharpe in the series Sharpe, the role of Ned Stark in Game of Thrones, and his Emmy-winning performance in Accused.

‘Dark River is a visceral, haunting and lyrical story and we're delighted to have assembled our regular collaborators to help bring Clio's beautifully crafted script to life and welcome DOP, Adriano Goldman to the team. Ruth Wilson and Mark Stanley's fearless commitment to the roles of siblings Alice and Joe leading up to the shoot is exciting to behold’ says producer Tracy O’Riordan.
 
http://www.channel4.com/info/press/news/clio-barnard-s-dark-river-starts-shooting

http://www.screendaily.com/news/production/clio-barnards-dark-river-underway/5106066.article?referrer=RSS



Sean can shoot both movies back to back.

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Drone will be filming in Vancouver and British Columbia until June 25th.
http://www.whatsfilming.ca/2016/06/08/drone-and-death-of-a-vegas-show-girl-start-filming-in-vancouver-british-columbia/



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Re: ‘Dark River’
« Reply #13 on: June 20, 2016, 11:05:05 AM »
 :snoopy:

His IMDb page still says "rumored" but hopefully that will soon change.

Seems like little time to prepare and get over jetlag, but I guess he is used to living like that.

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« Reply #14 on: June 20, 2016, 01:25:26 PM »
Hang on, maybe I am not so happy...
I thought the brother would have been the role for Sean, but he's the gay antique dealer?  :wtf?:

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« Reply #15 on: June 20, 2016, 02:44:43 PM »
Yeah .. and what's with the "20 year career": 35 years more like!

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Re: ‘Dark River’
« Reply #16 on: June 20, 2016, 03:08:13 PM »
Yeah .. and what's with the "20 year career": 35 years more like!

He's probably happy with the 20 years as opposed to the 35...makes him feel "younger".  :mutley:

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« Reply #17 on: June 20, 2016, 03:09:22 PM »
Hang on, maybe I am not so happy...
I thought the brother would have been the role for Sean, but he's the gay antique dealer?  :wtf?:

Cheers to him for being cast against type!!! I hope he relishes the challenge and brings home another award for his efforts! And he'll be "home" in Yorkshire, so that should make him happy. And working back to back films keeps him too busy to "tie the knot"....see? there's always a bright side!
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« Reply #18 on: June 20, 2016, 03:28:13 PM »

Cheers to him for being cast against type!!!

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« Reply #19 on: June 20, 2016, 03:30:41 PM »
LOL! I did my best to cheer you up, Ms Angry Kitty. Hang in there and no one is forcing you to go see the movie...