Girl you know it’s – girl you know it’s – girl you know it’s –. Milli Vanilli’s lip-syncing scandal was one of the biggest pop culture controversies of the 1990s, which is really saying something. That it happened so early in the duo’s career made them both a blip and a punchline in the music world. Now, surviving member Fab Morvan is reflecting on the most trying time of his career ahead of the release of the aptly titled documentary Milli Vanilli this month.
Speaking with The Messenger, Morvan said the public perception turned incredibly fast on Milli Vanilli. “We were not what people thought we were, which is the puppet master of everybody and everything. We were the front people, but behind, there was so much more. Unfortunately, the journalists didn’t investigate properly.” As it turns out, the decision to have both Morvan and Rob Pilatus...
Speaking with The Messenger, Morvan said the public perception turned incredibly fast on Milli Vanilli. “We were not what people thought we were, which is the puppet master of everybody and everything. We were the front people, but behind, there was so much more. Unfortunately, the journalists didn’t investigate properly.” As it turns out, the decision to have both Morvan and Rob Pilatus...
- 10/19/2023
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
Simon Rumley (director of Red, White & Blue, Fashionista & Crowhurst) has begun a six week shoot on the brutal gangster thriller Once Upon a Time in London – for Gateway Films – which dramatises the violent reign of two of London’s most notorious gangsters, Billy Hill (Leo Gregory) and Jack ‘Spot’ Comer (Terry Stone), charting the legendary rise and fall of a nationwide criminal empire that lasted until the mid-fifties and which paved the way for the notorious Kray Twins and The Richardsons.
Director and co-writer Simon Rumley commented:
Having spent the last decade or so writing and directing thematically disparate but collectively extreme dramas, it makes absolute sense for me to progress to the gangster genre where love, lust, greed, paranoia, betrayal and violence are every day occurrences. The story of Jack Spot Comer, Billy Hill and their respective battles to become King of London’s Underworld has remained one of Britain’s most dynamic,...
Director and co-writer Simon Rumley commented:
Having spent the last decade or so writing and directing thematically disparate but collectively extreme dramas, it makes absolute sense for me to progress to the gangster genre where love, lust, greed, paranoia, betrayal and violence are every day occurrences. The story of Jack Spot Comer, Billy Hill and their respective battles to become King of London’s Underworld has remained one of Britain’s most dynamic,...
- 4/4/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Simon Rumley directs story of notorious criminals Billy Hill and Jack ‘Spot’ Comer.
Once Upon A Time In London, a British gangster drama from director Simon Rumley (The ABCs Of Death), has begun a six-week shoot in the English capital.
The film will tell the story of notorious criminals Billy Hill (played by Leo Gregory, pictured) and Jack Comer (Terry Stone), who were active in London’s organised crime scene from the 1920s to the 1950s.
An eclectic cast has been lined up for the feature, including Holly Earl, Dominic Keating, Geoff Bell, Jamie Foreman, Doug Allen, Andy Beckwith, Roland Manookian, Justin Salinger, Kate Braithwaite and Laura Carter.
Joining them are comedian Simon Munnery, boxers Frank Buglioni, a current British light heavyweight belt holder, Joe Egan, footballer Jamie O’Hara, singers Nadia Forde and Jj Hamblett (from band Union J), and magician Ali Cook.
Gateway Films (Anuvahood, The Messenger) is the lead production outfit on the project...
Once Upon A Time In London, a British gangster drama from director Simon Rumley (The ABCs Of Death), has begun a six-week shoot in the English capital.
The film will tell the story of notorious criminals Billy Hill (played by Leo Gregory, pictured) and Jack Comer (Terry Stone), who were active in London’s organised crime scene from the 1920s to the 1950s.
An eclectic cast has been lined up for the feature, including Holly Earl, Dominic Keating, Geoff Bell, Jamie Foreman, Doug Allen, Andy Beckwith, Roland Manookian, Justin Salinger, Kate Braithwaite and Laura Carter.
Joining them are comedian Simon Munnery, boxers Frank Buglioni, a current British light heavyweight belt holder, Joe Egan, footballer Jamie O’Hara, singers Nadia Forde and Jj Hamblett (from band Union J), and magician Ali Cook.
Gateway Films (Anuvahood, The Messenger) is the lead production outfit on the project...
- 4/3/2017
- by tom.grater@screendaily.com (Tom Grater)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Screen can reveal a first-look image from the comedy-horror.
Daniel O’Reilly, aka controversial comedy character Dapper Laughs, has wrapped shooting on his debut feature film as an actor, the vampire comedy Fanged Up.
Directed by Christian James (Stalled), the film’s cast also features Steven Berkoff (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo), Lauren Socha (E4 series Misfits), Danielle Harold (Eastenders), former WWE wrestler Stu Bennett, and Joe Egan (Sherlock Holmes).
The film was shot entirely on location in Portsmouth. It follows a young rogue (O’Reilly) who is thrown into prison for the weekened, unaware that the guards are blood-sucking vampires and the inmates are their victims.
Fanged Up was produced by Terry Stone (Anuvahood) and Richard Turner (Nativity!), with Chris Howard (The Messenger) as executive producer. It was financed by film financer Investor Profit Portfolio and The Wealth Advisory.
O’Reilly co-wrote the screenplay with Nick Nevern (The Hooligan Factory) and Dan Palmer ([link...
Daniel O’Reilly, aka controversial comedy character Dapper Laughs, has wrapped shooting on his debut feature film as an actor, the vampire comedy Fanged Up.
Directed by Christian James (Stalled), the film’s cast also features Steven Berkoff (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo), Lauren Socha (E4 series Misfits), Danielle Harold (Eastenders), former WWE wrestler Stu Bennett, and Joe Egan (Sherlock Holmes).
The film was shot entirely on location in Portsmouth. It follows a young rogue (O’Reilly) who is thrown into prison for the weekened, unaware that the guards are blood-sucking vampires and the inmates are their victims.
Fanged Up was produced by Terry Stone (Anuvahood) and Richard Turner (Nativity!), with Chris Howard (The Messenger) as executive producer. It was financed by film financer Investor Profit Portfolio and The Wealth Advisory.
O’Reilly co-wrote the screenplay with Nick Nevern (The Hooligan Factory) and Dan Palmer ([link...
- 12/9/2016
- by tom.grater@screendaily.com (Tom Grater)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Robert Sheehan, Joely Richardson, Lily Cole star in horror.
Metrodome has picked up UK rights to mystery-horror The Messenger, starring Robert Sheehan (The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones), Joely Richardson (Nip/Tuck) and Lily Cole (The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus).
Directed by David Blair (Best Laid Plans), Sheehan stars as a troubled young man haunted by spirits in the Sixth Sense-style UK horror due to be released this summer.
Producers are Terry Stone for Gateway Films, Richard Turner and Richard Hart for Ratio Film, and Michael Knowles. The film was executive produced by Investor Profit Portfolio and The Wealth Advisory.
Cinema Management Group (Cmg) handles international sales.
Stone said: “The Messenger boasts a superb cast, a fantastic director and a story that makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up. I am delighted that the film will be given the release it deserves by such a fantastic distributor as Metrodome.”...
Metrodome has picked up UK rights to mystery-horror The Messenger, starring Robert Sheehan (The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones), Joely Richardson (Nip/Tuck) and Lily Cole (The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus).
Directed by David Blair (Best Laid Plans), Sheehan stars as a troubled young man haunted by spirits in the Sixth Sense-style UK horror due to be released this summer.
Producers are Terry Stone for Gateway Films, Richard Turner and Richard Hart for Ratio Film, and Michael Knowles. The film was executive produced by Investor Profit Portfolio and The Wealth Advisory.
Cinema Management Group (Cmg) handles international sales.
Stone said: “The Messenger boasts a superb cast, a fantastic director and a story that makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up. I am delighted that the film will be given the release it deserves by such a fantastic distributor as Metrodome.”...
- 4/27/2015
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Timothy Spall and Juno Temple have joined the cast of Away.
The pair will play "kindred spirits" who become unlikely friends in the film, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Away is set in Blackpool and tells a story of love, loss and hope.
David Blair (Accused) will direct from a script penned by Roger Hadfield, with Terry Stone, Richard Turner and Mike Knowles on board as producers.
Stone, from Gateway Films, said: "Away is an incredible story that will touch audiences around the world.
"[The cast] are superb and bring together the right mix of intensity, intelligence and gravitas required to tell this story. We can't wait to get started."
Production on the film will begin in the UK next Monday (March 2).
Last month, Spall revealed that he was disappointed to miss out on an Oscar nomination for his performance in Mr Turner.
The pair will play "kindred spirits" who become unlikely friends in the film, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Away is set in Blackpool and tells a story of love, loss and hope.
David Blair (Accused) will direct from a script penned by Roger Hadfield, with Terry Stone, Richard Turner and Mike Knowles on board as producers.
Stone, from Gateway Films, said: "Away is an incredible story that will touch audiences around the world.
"[The cast] are superb and bring together the right mix of intensity, intelligence and gravitas required to tell this story. We can't wait to get started."
Production on the film will begin in the UK next Monday (March 2).
Last month, Spall revealed that he was disappointed to miss out on an Oscar nomination for his performance in Mr Turner.
- 2/24/2015
- Digital Spy
Cast of supernatural drama also includes Lily Cole and Jack Fox.
The cast of supernatural chiller The Messenger has been confirmed, as Gateway Films and Ratio Films begins principal photography this week in the UK on locations including the Peak District.
Robert Sheehan, star of The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones and TV series Misfits, will be joined in the cast by Jack Fox (Dracula, Fresh Meat), Lily Cole (Snow White and the Huntsman), David O’Hara (The Departed) and Tamzin Merchant (Jane Eyre, The Tudors).
The film is directed by David Blair (Best Laid Plans) and was written by Andrew Kirk.
The Messenger centres on Jack, a young man who has been in and out of secure units all his life, given drugs to try and shut out his visions of the dead. He becomes unwillingly embroiled in the unfinished business of Mark, a journalist brutally murdered in the local park and his television presenter wife, Sarah...
The cast of supernatural chiller The Messenger has been confirmed, as Gateway Films and Ratio Films begins principal photography this week in the UK on locations including the Peak District.
Robert Sheehan, star of The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones and TV series Misfits, will be joined in the cast by Jack Fox (Dracula, Fresh Meat), Lily Cole (Snow White and the Huntsman), David O’Hara (The Departed) and Tamzin Merchant (Jane Eyre, The Tudors).
The film is directed by David Blair (Best Laid Plans) and was written by Andrew Kirk.
The Messenger centres on Jack, a young man who has been in and out of secure units all his life, given drugs to try and shut out his visions of the dead. He becomes unwillingly embroiled in the unfinished business of Mark, a journalist brutally murdered in the local park and his television presenter wife, Sarah...
- 7/22/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Is the ability to channel the spirits of the dead a legit talent, or are those who claim they can simply suffering from a mental illness? That's the question that lies at the heart of the upcoming film The Messenger, and we've got all the details for ya today. Dig in!
Screen Daily reports that David Blair (Best Laid Plans) will direct the film, which is set to begin its UK shoot in the summer of this year. Casting is currently under way on the project, which is a joint venture among Gateway Films, Ratio:Film, and NoW Films.
Written by Andrew Kirk and developed by Michael Knowles, the film centers on Jack, a young man who has been in and out of secure units all his life, given drugs to try and shut out his visions of the dead. He becomes unwillingly embroiled in the unfinished business of Mark, a...
Screen Daily reports that David Blair (Best Laid Plans) will direct the film, which is set to begin its UK shoot in the summer of this year. Casting is currently under way on the project, which is a joint venture among Gateway Films, Ratio:Film, and NoW Films.
Written by Andrew Kirk and developed by Michael Knowles, the film centers on Jack, a young man who has been in and out of secure units all his life, given drugs to try and shut out his visions of the dead. He becomes unwillingly embroiled in the unfinished business of Mark, a...
- 4/1/2014
- by John Squires
- DreadCentral.com
Exclusive: Chiller about a young man who sees dead people to shoot this summer.
Gateway Films, Ratio:Film and NoW Films have announced that pre-production will commence on feature film The Messenger following casting, which is now taking place. Shooting will begin summer 2014.
Shooting on location in the UK, The Messenger is written by Andrew Kirk and developed by Michael Knowles, with Richard Turner and Richard Hart and has double BAFTA and Emmy award-winning director David Blair attached to the project.
Blair is best known for directing episodes of Jimmy McGovern’s award-winning BBC dramas including The Street and Accused, as well as period TV movie Bert and Dickie, starring Matt Smith, and feature Best Laid Plans.
The Messenger centres on Jack, a young man who has been in and out of secure units all his life, given drugs to try and shut out his visions of the dead. He becomes unwillingly embroiled in the unfinished business of Mark...
Gateway Films, Ratio:Film and NoW Films have announced that pre-production will commence on feature film The Messenger following casting, which is now taking place. Shooting will begin summer 2014.
Shooting on location in the UK, The Messenger is written by Andrew Kirk and developed by Michael Knowles, with Richard Turner and Richard Hart and has double BAFTA and Emmy award-winning director David Blair attached to the project.
Blair is best known for directing episodes of Jimmy McGovern’s award-winning BBC dramas including The Street and Accused, as well as period TV movie Bert and Dickie, starring Matt Smith, and feature Best Laid Plans.
The Messenger centres on Jack, a young man who has been in and out of secure units all his life, given drugs to try and shut out his visions of the dead. He becomes unwillingly embroiled in the unfinished business of Mark...
- 4/1/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
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