British channel Sky announced today that Michael Sheen and Nathalie Emmanuel are starring in a Sky Original film called Last Train To Christmas, written and directed by Julian Kemp and set to be released on Sky Cinema and streaming service NOW on December 18. This is the synopsis:
Ler maisTony Towers (Sheen) is about to take the trip of a lifetime. It’s 1985 and he’s a successful nightclub manager, a local celebrity and engaged to a much younger woman, Sue (Emmanuel). Things are going great. But when he embarks upon the 3:17 to Nottingham for a Christmas family reunion, things get a little strange. Moving up a carriage to the buffet car lands him in 1995, where he finds his clubs have failed and his life has fallen apart. Tony discovers that by moving up and down this fateful train, he can transport himself forward and backward to various stages of his life. Not only that, but the actions he takes in one carriage directly affect his life in the next. The question is, can Tony change his life – and the lives of the people he loves – for the better, or will he just make things worse?
The second season of Good Omens filming has begun! At least for Michael Sheen, who shared a first photo from his trailer in the set Scotland:
Ahead of the second season of Amazon Studios’ Good Omens, Michael Sheen plays the angel Aziraphale in a new audiobook production of Neil Gaiman and Terry Prachett classic book, featuring David Tennant as the demon Crowley, Rebecca Front as the narrator and a full cast.
Good Omens comes out on November 2. Click here to learn more about the audiobook. Additionally, watch the trailer below:
Michael Sheen and his partner Anna Lundberg were seen at the National Television Awards, last night in London. He was invited to present the Best Drama Performance award, given to David Tennant’ for his performance in Des. Watch the lovely moment they shared in video below:
We’ve added some photos of Michael’s appearance to our photo gallery:
Michael Sheen’s fantastic performance as Who Wants To Be a Millionaire? host Chris Tarrant in ITV minisseries Quiz has earned him another nomination, this time as best actor at this year’s BAFTA Cymru Awards, his third in the awards so far – he has been nominated for his performances in The Gospel of Us, which he won, and in Apostle. Check out the nominees:
Actor
Callum Scott Howells – It’s A Sin – Red Production Company / Channel 4
Keith Allen – The Pembrokeshire Murders – World Productions in association with Severn Screen / ITV
Mark Lewin Jones – Gangs of London – Pulse Films, SISTER / Sky Atlantic
Michael Sheen – Quiz – Left Bank Pictures / ITV
The 30th annual British Academy Cymru Awards will take place on October 24 at 7 PM GMT. The digital ceremony will be streamed across BAFTA’s social channels.
Congratulation, Michael, and good luck!
The shortlist of this year’s Broadcast Digital Awards has been released. The Sky One panel show There’s Something About Movies recieved a nomination as best lockdown programme. Check out the nominees below:
Best Lockdown Programme – Comedy, Entertainment & Scripted
A League of Their Own
Don’t Hate the Playaz – WINNER
How’s Your Head, Hun?
InterConnected: Salvation Calling
Lockdown Juice
There’s Something About Movies
The winners will be announced on October 6 at The Brewery, London. You can book seats or tables here.
Congratulations to team TSAM!
The second installment, The Sandman: Act II, is set to premiere on Audible on September 22; Michael Sheen returns as Lucifer. Read more below:
Ler maisJames McAvoy is coming back as Morpheus in Neil Gaiman’s “The Sandman: Act II” audio drama — set to premiere exclusively on Audible this fall.
The audio series will continue Audible’s adaptation the best-selling graphic novel series written by Gaiman and published by DC. “The Sandman: Act II” will debut Sept. 22, 2021, on Audible at this link. Amazon-owned Audible announced its order for seasons 2 and 3 of “The Sandman” earlier this year, after launching the first installment a year ago.
Ahead of the part 2 premiere, Audible will make the first installment of “The Sandman” available for free starting today. Previously, the series was available only via Audible Premium Plus ($14.95/month) or as an a la carte purchase for $34.95.
In an article published on the New Statesman page, Michael Sheen tells about the importance of giving under-represented backgrounds a voice, the aim of the project “A Writing Chance”:
Ler maisUnpaid internships and an increasingly London-centric industry are preventing people from lower-income backgrounds from entering the arts. I want to change that.
As I heard it, Beryl Reid was visiting a friend performing at the National Theatre. The visit over, she said her goodbyes, picked up her shopping bags and headed for the stage-door exit. A few turns down similar-looking backstage corridors later, she found herself standing in the middle of a crowd scene in Julius Caesar. Like something out of a terrible dream, there she was, shopping in hand, a full house across the footlights and Brutus in full flow before her! Rather than recoiling or freezing in horror, the late and truly great Beryl Reid set her shopping down and confidently took her place among the toga-clad Roman crowd. When Brutus was finished, she picked up her bags, left the stage with the rest of the crowd and continued out of the theatre to get her bus.
Michael Sheen and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation have joined forces to create a new project called A Writing Chance to help “new and aspiring storytellers from under-represented backgrounds.”
We sought fresh perspectives and great stories from people whose voices have historically not been heard in publishing and the media.
The 11 writers selected for A Writing Chance will receive £1,500 bursaries, one-to-one mentoring with industry leaders, publication or broadcast of their work and more.
This UK-wide project is co-funded by Michael Sheen and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and supported by media partners New Statesman and Daily Mirror. The project is delivered by New Writing North and literature organisations nationally, with research from Northumbria University.
Click here to learn more about the project.
He talked to the Mirror about it:
Ler maisIt’s official! Good Omens is returning to Amazon for a new batch of six episodes, with shooting beginning in Scotland in September. Michael Sheen is reprising his role as the angel Aziraphale. The first poster has been released and you can check it out on our photo gallery:
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