- Chromophobia news!
» This bio for director Martha Fiennes says that her film Chromophobia (starring Damian Lewis, Kristin Scott Thomas, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Chaplin, Penelope Cruz, Rhys Ifans, and Ian Holm) will be released in the UK in November by Momentum Pictures.
» This information about music supervisor Kle Savidge (PDF file) says that Chromophobia’s music “…ranges from Opera & Classical to David Holmes and a specially recorded version of Leonard Cohen’s Dance Me To The End Of Love by The Wild Colonials.”
- Life starring Damian Lewis will broadcast in America on the NBC network on Wednesday nights at 10 pm (ET) starting September 26th. Programs will be repeated on the USA Network; the pilot episode will air on USA at midnight (ET) on September 30th and will be repeated at 6 pm (ET) on October 3rd. Subsequent episodes are scheduled to air weekly on Sunday nights at midnight (early Monday morning).
- This month US television viewers can watch Helen McCrory portray Cherie Blair in The Queen on the Starz cable television network. This acclaimed film starring Oscar winner Helen Mirren is also available for viewing at any time (at no additional cost) on Starz On Demand.
- The Welsh press has coined the term “Taff Pack” to describe British actors of Welsh heritage – such as Damian Lewis, Matthew Rhys, Owain Yeoman, and Sophia Myles – who have been cast to star in Hollywood television programs for the upcoming fall season. Veteran members of the “Taff Pack” that are already established as Hollywood regulars include Catherine Zeta-Jones, Ioan Gruffudd, and Michael Sheen (who played opposite of Helen McCrory in The Queen.)
- A uniform worn by Damian Lewis for his portrayal of American war hero Richard Winters in Band of Brothers is currently up for auction on eBay and the bidding has already exceeded $1,300!