The duo talked about their characters, Tony Towers and Sue, and their favorite Christmas movies. Read more below:
Ler maisWhen Michael Sheen first appears in the film Last Train to Christmas, sporting a blonde mullet wig, you could think you had tuned into a Peter Stringfellow biopic.
And, looks aside, we learn that Sheen’s character Tony Towers is indeed, like the late Stringfellow, a nightclub owner. The year is 1985 and Tony is taking a train to join his family at home for the festive period.
But this is not a film about night-time culture – and this is no ordinary train. Tony realises that by walking through the different carriages he is sent backwards and forwards in time, with his actions in one compartment having major consequences for what happens in the next.
The film could be considered a modern-day Christmas Carol, with a nod to Sliding Doors and a smidgen of Back to the Future.
Michael Sheen returned as team captain on the Christmas special episode of There’s Something About Movies, aired on December 16 on Sky Max. Check out some screencaptures on our gallery:
Michael Sheen appeared on ITV morning show This Morning to promote his new movie Last Train To Christmas. He talked about doing the more, working with his partner Anna Lundberg, his daughter Lyra and more. Watch it below:
Check out photos and screencaptures from this appearance on our photo gallery:
Michael Sheen and Nathalie Emmanuel gave an interview on Last Train To Christmas published in this coming Saturday (December 18) issue of Radio Times magazine. Check out the scan on our photo gallery:
In an interview to Yahoo UK, Michael Sheen and his co-star Nathalie Emmanuel talked about doing the Sky Cinema Christmas movie. You can see them in this video.
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Ler maisMichael Sheen is seldom shy of an on-screen transformation, having played the likes of Chris Tarrant and an angel in the last few years alone, but Last Train to Christmas called for even more extravagant work.
The film stars Sheen as nightclub impresario Tony Towers, who finds himself able to travel through time as he moves between the carriages of his Christmas train back to Nottingham.
As he flits up and down the train, Sheen changes in age and level of success, requiring some hefty make-up and costuming — with one look requiring eight hours in the chair.
“For one of the looks, I was in the chair for eight hours before I went on set. A lot of them were much shorter than that because we wouldn’t get any filming done.
Christmas Day with Michael Sheen is set to air on December 25 at 2pm GMT. More on the show below:
Spend your Christmas with Michael Sheen as he entertains the nation with a special Christmas Day programme on BBC Radio Wales.
The Welsh actor will host the two-hour show, Christmas Day with Michael Sheen on December 25 from 2pm. The show will feature a mix of music and guests, including a performance from James Dean Bradfield of the Manic Street Preachers.
Michael Sheen says: “Coming together at this time of year is what makes it so special and thanks to Radio Wales this Christmas Day, I’ll get to share some great festive music, a few Christmas catch ups with friends and a bit of a Yuletide magic.”
Additionally, Michael will use the programme as a moment for reflection and will be reciting extracts from Dylan Thomas’ A Child’s Christmas in Wales.
Meyrick and Irene Sheen, Michael’s lovely parents, have donated three two-piece suits and one jacket to the British Heart Fundation shop in Port Talbot. You have until December 20 to place a bid on eBay. Click on the links below to check them out:
BHF Cymru aims to “beat heartbreak for Wales by continuing to fund life saving research into heart and circulatory diseases to find better ways of diagnosing, treating and ultimately curing them.”
Here’s a video of Meyrick and Irene recorded for them:
The Sky panel show There’s Something About Movies will be back for a Christmas special episode set to go on air next Thursday, December 16 at 8pm. Michael Sheen, Jennifer Saunders, Tom Allen and host Alan Carr are joined by guests James Acasterm Thomas Sangster and Susan Wokoma.
Watch a teaser from the episode below:
The BBC Two festive production starring Lily James and Oliver Chris as the title characters is set to premiere on December 19. More below:
“Oh no it isn’t”, “Oh, yes, it is.” The world’s funniest and most star-studded Comic Relief pantomime is back, as writers Ben Crocker, Dawson Bros and Richard Curtis turn Beauty And The Beast into a festive panto delight, all to raise money for some very good causes.
Returning to tell this years’ tale will be narrator Guz Khan as Bonzo. He will gleefully retell the beloved fairy-tale of an unlikely romance between a cursed beast and his warm-hearted prisoner as part of this new BBC Christmas tradition.
Lily James (The Pursuit of Love, Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again!, Downton Abbey) will portray Beauty alongside Oliver Chris as The Beast (Trying, Motherland).
They will be joined by Kiell Smith-Bynoe (Ghosts, Stath Lets Flats) as Beauty’s brother Jacques, Sian Gibson (Murder, They Hope, Car Share) who plays their mother, Ma, and Susan Wokoma (Enola Holmes, Chewing Gum) stars as Amelie.
Further cast names and roles include Celia Imrie (Keeping Faith, Better Things) as Malabelle, Simon Bird (Friday Night Dinner, The Inbetweeners) as Remy, Pam Ferris (Call The Midwife, Holmes & Watson) as Marie and Tom Rosenthal (Friday Night Dinner, Plebs) as Mr Bell.
But what will the cast do with the classic, Beauty And The Beast? In this unique interpretation there promises to be some clever camera tricks, surprising moments of comedy and of course big guest stars popping up including Miranda Hart, Lenny Henry, David Tennant, David Walliams and Michael Sheen. Illustrations will once again be provided by Quentin Blake.
While viewers enjoy the show at home, they will have the opportunity to donate to Comic Relief, if they feel able to, to help support people living with hunger, struggling with their mental health or feeling lonely or unsafe.
Beauty And The Beast, comes off the back of last year’s Cinderella, which starred Regé-Jean Page, Olivia Colman, Helena Bonham Carter, Anya Taylor Joy and 007 himself, Daniel Craig as the horse Wheezy Jeff, which raised nearly £900,000 for Comic Relief.
Beauty And The Beast – A Pantomime for Comic Relief will air on Sunday 19th December at 9pm on BBC Two.