Oonah Kearney, who directs the Channel 4 two-part drama Vardy v Rooney: A Courtroom Drama, revealed to The Irish Examiner how happy she was to have Michael Sheen as barrister David Sherbone OC in the cast:

Ryan and Kearney are full of praise for the cast, especially Chanel Cresswell (This is England) as Coleen Rooney and Natalia Tena (Game of Thrones) as Rebekah Vardy. They also scored a coup in securing the talents of Michael Sheen to play Rooney’s formidable lawyer David Sherborne.

“I was pinching myself… I remember the moment when Julie [Ryan, producer] confirmed that he was on board and it was like, wow, this is really happening,” says Kearney. 

“He is one of the most charismatic and compelling actors of his generation and so well suited to this role. It’s a really strong cast and I was incredibly blessed to work with them, because they made it a joy and a privilege to turn up on set every day.”

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Vardy v Rooney: A Courtroom Drama airs on Channel 4 on December 21 and 22 at 9pm UK time.

Michael Sheen spoke with Metro UK’s ‘Sixty Seconds’ about Vardy v Rooney: A Courtroom Drama, Staged season 3, doing Amadeus and his stay in Australia. More below:

Channel 4’s Vardy v Rooney: A Courtroom Drama is featured on the December 17 issues of TV & Satellite Week and Radio Times, which you can read on our photo gallery:

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We’ve updated the photo gallery with screencaptures from the third season of Staged, available on BritBox. Check them out:

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Read below an interview Michael Sheen gave to news.com.au in which he talked about Amadeus for the second time, visiting Sydney and career choices:

Michael Sheen has revealed to Far Out magazine a list of his 10 all time favorite songs, which includes Manic Street Preachers, Radiohead, Bob Dylan and more. Read more below:

In a new interview for the Sydney Morning Herald, Michael Sheen discusses playing Amadeus as both Mozart in 1999 and as Salieri now, his career and what his first stay in Australia has been like. A couple of photos of him at the Sydney Opera House have been released. Check them out on our photo gallery:

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Read the full interview below:

Brit Box announced that Staged, the lockdown series starring Michael Sheen and David Tennant, is coming back for six new episodes on November 24, to be streamed exclusively on the platform alongside the two first seasons:

Check out the first look at Michael and David in Staged season 3 on our photo gallery:

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Michael Sheen was one guest of yesterday’s (November 13) edition of Australian news and talk show The Project. He tells what he’s been up to in Sydney, how he’s learning the Australian accent, the Homeless World Cup and more.

Michael is in Sydney since last Thursday, where he’ll be playing Antonio Salieri in Peter Shaffer’s production of Amadeu, starting this December at Sydney Opera House.

Watch it below:

Michael Sheen met fans at MCM Comic Con in London last weekend (October 29-30), where he took photos with them and signed their stuff. On Sunday he also did a panel where he discussed his career, his friendship with David Tennant and more.

Below you will find some photos of Michael with fans, their anecdotes and parts from the panel: