29 February 2008
- A rumor posted on the IMDb Forum says that Damian Lewis may be cast to portray the great actor Steve McQueen in a new biopic! The message below (registration required) was posted earlier today by andrew-talbot:
“Just heard Damian Lewis is rumoured to play Steve McQueen in a new biopic of Steve McQueen. Rumours originally came out of the recent Sundance Festival and then further talk is coming from a production company linked to Fox Searchlight. Pre-production to begin after Lewis has completed next series of ‘Life’, which begins shooting in May. Sam Mendes was rumoured to be in talks as director. Keep your eye on Screen International.”
(No idea if there is any truth to it, but wouldn’t it be cool if it were true?) 
- Once again Damian Lewis will lend his talent to The Josephine Hart Poetry Hour. Damian and Harriet Walter will read from T.S. Elliot’s The Waste Land on Monday, March 3rd at 6:30 PM at the British Library. The event has already sold out but some tickets may be available on the night of the performance; click here and here for more information.
- Click here (PDF document) for the full list of television programs nominated for the Rose d’Or Awards. The “Best Drama” nominations are listed below and include Life starring Damian Lewis. Life is the only US show that received a nomination and it was submitted by NBC/Universal UK on behalf of their US parent company. The Rose d’Or winners will be announced in Lucerne on May 6th.
Rose d’Or Award Nominees for Best Dramatic Television Program:
» 2030 - The Senior Rebellion
» Insiders
» Jekyll
» Land Scale
» Life
» Love On The Run
» Secret Diary Of A Call Girl
» Skins
» The Street II
» The Whistleblowers
- Click here and here to enjoy new Damian fan art from chouquette176.
28 February 2008
- Life starring Damian Lewis is the only US television program nominated for a prestigious Rose d’Or Award!
The Rose d’Or Festival will take place in Lucerne, Switzerland from May 2nd through May 6th. Life is one of 75 programs selected from 402 submissions to compete across 8 categories. Life will compete against 9 other shows in the “Best Drama” category and the winners will be announced on May 6th. Click here to read about it in the Hollywood Reporter (thanks to Ann for the news!)
- When The Baker starring Damian Lewis has its US premiere at the RiverRun International Film Festival in North Carolina in April it will be one of 10 films screening in the Narrative Competition and competing for various jury awards and an audience award.
The Narrative Competition is described as “the heart and soul of RiverRun” demonstrating “how the festival strives to showcase unsung voices, share new viewpoints and present the best new films from around the world.” The festival’s schedule will be released on March 26th.
27 February 2008
- Click here for an interview with Damian from Tuesday’s Metro. Many thanks to Jo for the article!
- Life will begin broadcasting on RTL 5 in the Netherlands on Tuesday, March 4th at 21.30! Click here for RTL 5’s Life page. Thanks to Milou and Lilly for the heads-up!
- (Spoilers!) Click here at the personal pineapple community for a discussion on “A Civil War” - episode 7 of Life. The thread includes memorable moments, quotes, a list of music from the episode …
26 February 2008
- Update: Damian Lewis will introduce two screenings of The Baker on Feb 29th! Friday’s 9:00 PM screening of The Baker at the Ritzy PictureHouse has sold out, so Damian will now be introducing the 6:50 PM showing, too! Tickets to that screening and all other screenings of The Baker are on sale now! Click here to order tickets online. The Baker will screen at the Ritzy PictureHouse from the February 29th through March 6th.
- Click on the ‘Listen Again’ button here at the BBC Radio 2 site for a nice review of The Baker from Sunday. It’s about 36 min into the program.
- Click here for the new Facebook group for The Baker. The Escapist Facebook group can be found here.
- The Evening Standard lists Gareth Lewis among those “up and coming” in its “Who’s in and who’s out?” article.
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