News and Updates

Damian Lewis will play the role of Orlando in the upcoming period film Love and Virtue! Raoul Ruiz will direct the film which is based on the epic poems “The Song of Roland” and “Orlando Innamorato.” The production company’s site describes the project as “a film of undying passion, friendship, and devotion: the magical haunting saga of Charlemagne and his knights.” Damian Lewis plays the hero, a knight in Charlemagne’s court, who falls for Angelica (Virginie Ledoyen). The film will also star John Malkovich, Michael Madsen, Daryl Hannah, Peter O’Toole, and Saffron Burrows. Shooting begins in March 2007 in Belgium, Luxembourg, then London. (Sources: Variety and Hollywood Reporter.)

There’s no IMDb listing yet. Visit the project page here. For more background on the story, click on the following links: 1 l 2 l 3.

• Ann shared this interview with An Unfinished Life author Mark Spragg, including comments about Damian’s character of the abusive boyfriend Gary, a.k.a. Roy.
• The alien-infested, animatronic dog - that was carried through the snow by an alien-possessed Damian Lewis in Dreamcatcher - just sold on eBay for $910.

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• Click here for updated information about obtaining the Region 2 DVD of Warriors starring Damian Lewis.

• Ginger Bond! Click here and scroll down to download and listen to Damian Lewis read part one of The Living Daylights for BBC Radio’s eight part adaptation of The James Bond Stories (the clip is available in both Real Player and MP3 formats.)
• Sue reported that the Australian Broadcasting Corporation has been running promos for the 2007 broadcast of Shakespeare Retold including Much Ado About Nothing starring Damian Lewis. [Sue from South Australia]