Marisa Pavan, the Italian actress and twin sister of Pier Angeli who received an Oscar nomination for her performance as the daughter of Anna Magnani’s seamstress in the 1955 drama The Rose Tattoo, has died. She was 91.
Pavan died Wednesday in her sleep at her home in Gassin, France, near Saint-Tropez, Margaux Soumoy, who wrote Pavan’s 2021 biography, Drop the Baby; Put a Veil on the Broad!, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Pavan also portrayed the French queen Catherine de’ Medici in Diane (1956), starring Lana Turner; an Italian girl who had an affair years ago with a corporate exec (Gregory Peck) in The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956); and the love interest of a former cop (Tony Curtis) investigating the murder of a priest in the film noir The Midnight Story (1957).
In Paramount’s The Rose Tattoo (1955), an adaptation of the Tennessee Williams play that won four Tony Awards, including best play,...
Pavan died Wednesday in her sleep at her home in Gassin, France, near Saint-Tropez, Margaux Soumoy, who wrote Pavan’s 2021 biography, Drop the Baby; Put a Veil on the Broad!, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Pavan also portrayed the French queen Catherine de’ Medici in Diane (1956), starring Lana Turner; an Italian girl who had an affair years ago with a corporate exec (Gregory Peck) in The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956); and the love interest of a former cop (Tony Curtis) investigating the murder of a priest in the film noir The Midnight Story (1957).
In Paramount’s The Rose Tattoo (1955), an adaptation of the Tennessee Williams play that won four Tony Awards, including best play,...
- 12/6/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Welcome to Global Breakouts, Deadline’s fortnightly strand in which we shine a spotlight on the TV shows and films killing it in their local territories. The industry is as globalized as it’s ever been, but breakout hits are appearing in pockets of the world all the time and it can be hard to keep track… So we’re going to do the hard work for you.
This week we head down under to Australia, where Paramount+ original Last King of the Cross has been making a serious racket. Telling the true story of gang warfare in the notorious Sydney Kings Cross district, the 10-part crime thriller harks back to classics such as The Godfather. Its journey to screen has been a lengthy but enjoyable one, say producers.
Name: Last King of the Cross
Country: Australia
Network: Paramount+ Australia
Producer: Helium Pictures
International sales: Cineflix Rights
For fans of: Godfather,...
This week we head down under to Australia, where Paramount+ original Last King of the Cross has been making a serious racket. Telling the true story of gang warfare in the notorious Sydney Kings Cross district, the 10-part crime thriller harks back to classics such as The Godfather. Its journey to screen has been a lengthy but enjoyable one, say producers.
Name: Last King of the Cross
Country: Australia
Network: Paramount+ Australia
Producer: Helium Pictures
International sales: Cineflix Rights
For fans of: Godfather,...
- 3/21/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Hunter Page Lochard in 'Cleverman' season two..
When Goalpost Pictures. Rosemary Blight visited Weta Worksop in Wellington to discuss ideas for the new world in Cleverman season 2, the firm.s founder Sir Richard Taylor had an inspired suggestion.
.Let.s create an iconic Hairy that no one will ever forget,. Taylor said. To play the character named Jarli the Bindawu warrior, the producers cast Clarence Ryan, who first worked for Goalpost as a teenager in the children.s series Lockie Leonard 10 years ago. He played Egg, Lockie.s best friend.
Jarli is one of several new characters which make the sequel .bolder, even bigger and better and more compelling as we put the characters under even more pressure,. Blight told If.
Directed by Wayne Blair and Leah Purcell, the six-part futuristic sci-fi drama co-produced by Goalpost and New Zealand.s Pukeko Pictures premieres at 9.30 pm on June 29 on the ABC and at 10 pm on June 28 on Sundance TV in the Us..
The story picks up with the destruction of the Zone and the Hairy people splitting up as they hide around the city in fear for their lives. Koen (Hunter Page-Lochard), the chosen Cleverman, sets out to harness his powers in hopes of bringing all the cultures together..
His half-brother Waruu (Rob Collins) shares the same vision but his methods are dubious. For Koen to realize his mission, he must defeat Waruu and the full force of the government..
The writers are Jane Allen, Stuart Page, Justine Juel Gillmer, the series creator Ryan Griffen and Jada Alberts.
Among the new characters, Luke Ford plays Dolan, who forms a relationship with Nerida (Alberts), while Taylor Ferguson (Strangerland) is Audie. Blight predicts Ferguson is destined to become a star in the Us.
The ensemble cast includes Iain Glen (Game of Thrones), Frances O.Connor (The Missing), Deborah Mailman (Offspring) and Rachael Blake (Rake). Weta created all the Hairies in the new world and the props they use.
For viewers who missed the first series, it is now screening on ABC iview and the sequel will include a recap..
ABC head of scripted production Sally Riley said, .The Cleverman world expands in this thrilling second season introducing new characters and deepening relationships with our established characters. It.s an exciting ride for new and returning audiences..
Blight is happy with the 9.30 timeslot, noting that the target audience is rather younger than traditional ABC viewers, who often watch shows on their mobile phones, tablets and on catch-up.
BBC3 and Tvnz are on board again and the international distributor Red Arrow International has sold the series to a raft of other territories including Germany, Canada and South Africa. Now there are 12 episodes it will be easier to sell to the remaining markets.
The producers screened the first two episodes at the Sydney Film Festival and were gratified when audience members said they wanted to see more.
Will there be a Cleverman 3? Blight said: .We are heading into the writers. room for early development of season 3 in the next couple of weeks. We are going into the room to discover what the underlying theme would be..
When Goalpost Pictures. Rosemary Blight visited Weta Worksop in Wellington to discuss ideas for the new world in Cleverman season 2, the firm.s founder Sir Richard Taylor had an inspired suggestion.
.Let.s create an iconic Hairy that no one will ever forget,. Taylor said. To play the character named Jarli the Bindawu warrior, the producers cast Clarence Ryan, who first worked for Goalpost as a teenager in the children.s series Lockie Leonard 10 years ago. He played Egg, Lockie.s best friend.
Jarli is one of several new characters which make the sequel .bolder, even bigger and better and more compelling as we put the characters under even more pressure,. Blight told If.
Directed by Wayne Blair and Leah Purcell, the six-part futuristic sci-fi drama co-produced by Goalpost and New Zealand.s Pukeko Pictures premieres at 9.30 pm on June 29 on the ABC and at 10 pm on June 28 on Sundance TV in the Us..
The story picks up with the destruction of the Zone and the Hairy people splitting up as they hide around the city in fear for their lives. Koen (Hunter Page-Lochard), the chosen Cleverman, sets out to harness his powers in hopes of bringing all the cultures together..
His half-brother Waruu (Rob Collins) shares the same vision but his methods are dubious. For Koen to realize his mission, he must defeat Waruu and the full force of the government..
The writers are Jane Allen, Stuart Page, Justine Juel Gillmer, the series creator Ryan Griffen and Jada Alberts.
Among the new characters, Luke Ford plays Dolan, who forms a relationship with Nerida (Alberts), while Taylor Ferguson (Strangerland) is Audie. Blight predicts Ferguson is destined to become a star in the Us.
The ensemble cast includes Iain Glen (Game of Thrones), Frances O.Connor (The Missing), Deborah Mailman (Offspring) and Rachael Blake (Rake). Weta created all the Hairies in the new world and the props they use.
For viewers who missed the first series, it is now screening on ABC iview and the sequel will include a recap..
ABC head of scripted production Sally Riley said, .The Cleverman world expands in this thrilling second season introducing new characters and deepening relationships with our established characters. It.s an exciting ride for new and returning audiences..
Blight is happy with the 9.30 timeslot, noting that the target audience is rather younger than traditional ABC viewers, who often watch shows on their mobile phones, tablets and on catch-up.
BBC3 and Tvnz are on board again and the international distributor Red Arrow International has sold the series to a raft of other territories including Germany, Canada and South Africa. Now there are 12 episodes it will be easier to sell to the remaining markets.
The producers screened the first two episodes at the Sydney Film Festival and were gratified when audience members said they wanted to see more.
Will there be a Cleverman 3? Blight said: .We are heading into the writers. room for early development of season 3 in the next couple of weeks. We are going into the room to discover what the underlying theme would be..
- 6/21/2017
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Cleverman.
A second season of Cleverman will go into production in Australia later this year, with production to again be based in Sydney.
Season two will constitute a further six one-hour episodes produced by Goalpost Pictures Australia and New Zealand.s Pukeko Pictures.
Series directors Wayne Blair and Leah Purcell are returning, while the season two writers room will consist of Stuart Page, Jane Allen, Jada Alberts, Justine Gillmer and Ryan Griffen..
Producers are Rosemary Blight, Ryan Griffen, Jane Allen and Sharon Lark.
Executive producers are Sally Riley, Ben Grant, Kylie du Fresne, Wayne Blair, Angela Littlejohn, Lisa Chatfield, Adam Fratto, Jan David Frouman, Amelie Kienlin and Irena Ignatiew.
Weta Workshop will again provide the creature design and physical effects, while Park Road Post is providing picture, visual effects and sound post production services.
ABC TV's Head of Scripted Production Sally Riley noted that it was .rare that you get...
A second season of Cleverman will go into production in Australia later this year, with production to again be based in Sydney.
Season two will constitute a further six one-hour episodes produced by Goalpost Pictures Australia and New Zealand.s Pukeko Pictures.
Series directors Wayne Blair and Leah Purcell are returning, while the season two writers room will consist of Stuart Page, Jane Allen, Jada Alberts, Justine Gillmer and Ryan Griffen..
Producers are Rosemary Blight, Ryan Griffen, Jane Allen and Sharon Lark.
Executive producers are Sally Riley, Ben Grant, Kylie du Fresne, Wayne Blair, Angela Littlejohn, Lisa Chatfield, Adam Fratto, Jan David Frouman, Amelie Kienlin and Irena Ignatiew.
Weta Workshop will again provide the creature design and physical effects, while Park Road Post is providing picture, visual effects and sound post production services.
ABC TV's Head of Scripted Production Sally Riley noted that it was .rare that you get...
- 6/2/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Cleverman.
Park Road Post has worked on some major productions over the past few years including the The Hobbit, Bilal, The Hunt for the Wilderpeople and The Dark Horse.
But it.s their work on Australian-New Zealand co-production Cleverman which has set tongues wagging on both sides of the Tasman.
Park Road Post chief executive, Cameron Harland told If one of the biggest highlights of 2015 was working with Goalpost and Pukeko on Cleverman.
.This was an Australian production with very much an Australian heart and story but posted in its entirety in New Zealand at Park Road,. he said..
.We have been blown away by how successful the early screenings have been and how widely the production has been picked up, but also in the way the production worked..
.I know that Graeme Mason (Screen Australia chief executive) is a big advocate of co-productions and was particularly engaged in this...
Park Road Post has worked on some major productions over the past few years including the The Hobbit, Bilal, The Hunt for the Wilderpeople and The Dark Horse.
But it.s their work on Australian-New Zealand co-production Cleverman which has set tongues wagging on both sides of the Tasman.
Park Road Post chief executive, Cameron Harland told If one of the biggest highlights of 2015 was working with Goalpost and Pukeko on Cleverman.
.This was an Australian production with very much an Australian heart and story but posted in its entirety in New Zealand at Park Road,. he said..
.We have been blown away by how successful the early screenings have been and how widely the production has been picked up, but also in the way the production worked..
.I know that Graeme Mason (Screen Australia chief executive) is a big advocate of co-productions and was particularly engaged in this...
- 2/19/2016
- by Brian Karlovsky
- IF.com.au
Cleverman cast and crew Deborah Mailman, Frances O'Connor, Hunter Page-Lochard, Tasma Walton, Stef Dawson, Wayne Blair, Ryan Griffen, Rosemary Blight and Angela Littlejohn have walked the Berlinale's red carpet ahead of a screening of the show's first two episodes.
The series tells the story of two estranged brothers, Koen (Hunter Page-Lochard) and Waruu West (Rob Collins), who are forced together to fight against terrifying enemies, both human and not. But can Koen, a man bestowed with a powerful gift and destined to become the Cleverman, learn to harness his power before everything around him crumbles?
Directed by Wayne Blair and Leah Purcell, the ensemble cast includes Scottish actor Iain Glen (Game of Thrones), Rob Collins (The Lion King) as well as O.Connor, Mailman, Page-Lochard.and Dawson.
Creatures and effects are by Jacob Nash (Bangarra Dance Theatre) and Weta Workshop.
Cleverman is based on an original concept by Ryan Griffen,...
The series tells the story of two estranged brothers, Koen (Hunter Page-Lochard) and Waruu West (Rob Collins), who are forced together to fight against terrifying enemies, both human and not. But can Koen, a man bestowed with a powerful gift and destined to become the Cleverman, learn to harness his power before everything around him crumbles?
Directed by Wayne Blair and Leah Purcell, the ensemble cast includes Scottish actor Iain Glen (Game of Thrones), Rob Collins (The Lion King) as well as O.Connor, Mailman, Page-Lochard.and Dawson.
Creatures and effects are by Jacob Nash (Bangarra Dance Theatre) and Weta Workshop.
Cleverman is based on an original concept by Ryan Griffen,...
- 2/17/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Janet King season 2 begins production this week with Marta Dusseldorp reprising her lead role.
In the second series, King is seconded from the Dpp to lead a Royal Commission into a deadly upsurge in gun crime..
King is joined by conscripting solicitors Richard Stirling (Hamish Michael) and Lina Badir (Andrea Demetriades), and the ambitious Owen Mitchell (Damian Walshe-Howling) as Counsel Assisting.
With coercive powers Detective Andy Campbell (Christopher Morris) can only dream of, King and her team peel back the complex layers of intrigue underpinning the illicit trade in weapons..
Completing the cast are Peter Kowitz, Leah Purcell, Terry Serio, Philip Quast, Anita Hegh, Aaron Jeffrey, Genevieve Hegney, Nicholas Hope and Ewen Leslie.
The series is produced by Screentime, a Banijay Group company, and series produced by Karl Zwicky, produced by Lisa Scott, with Hilary Bonney and Marta Dusseldorp as associate producers, and Greg Haddrick as executive producer..
It is written by Haddrick,...
In the second series, King is seconded from the Dpp to lead a Royal Commission into a deadly upsurge in gun crime..
King is joined by conscripting solicitors Richard Stirling (Hamish Michael) and Lina Badir (Andrea Demetriades), and the ambitious Owen Mitchell (Damian Walshe-Howling) as Counsel Assisting.
With coercive powers Detective Andy Campbell (Christopher Morris) can only dream of, King and her team peel back the complex layers of intrigue underpinning the illicit trade in weapons..
Completing the cast are Peter Kowitz, Leah Purcell, Terry Serio, Philip Quast, Anita Hegh, Aaron Jeffrey, Genevieve Hegney, Nicholas Hope and Ewen Leslie.
The series is produced by Screentime, a Banijay Group company, and series produced by Karl Zwicky, produced by Lisa Scott, with Hilary Bonney and Marta Dusseldorp as associate producers, and Greg Haddrick as executive producer..
It is written by Haddrick,...
- 10/7/2015
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
Red Arrow International and SundanceTV have stuck a deal to distribute Australian production Cleverman internationally.
The epic genre series, to be shot in Sydney, will feature an ensemble cast led by Scottish actor Iain Glen (Game of Thrones), Golden Globe nominee Frances O.Connor (The Missing), Deborah Mailman (The Sapphires), Hunter Page-Lochard (The Sapphires), Rob Collins (The Lion King) and Stef Dawson (The Hunger Games).
Cleverman, (6 x 1 hour) is produced by Goalpost Pictures Australia and New Zealand.s Pukeko Pictures for ABC TV Australia in co-production with SundanceTV and Red Arrow International, with the assistance of Screen Australia, Screen Nsw and the New Zealand Screen Production Grant.
Red Arrow International is distributing the drama worldwide and the show will have its market launch at Mipcom in October.
AMC and SundanceTV president of orgiginal programming and development, Joel Stillerman, said SundanceTV was becoming the Us home to some of the most...
The epic genre series, to be shot in Sydney, will feature an ensemble cast led by Scottish actor Iain Glen (Game of Thrones), Golden Globe nominee Frances O.Connor (The Missing), Deborah Mailman (The Sapphires), Hunter Page-Lochard (The Sapphires), Rob Collins (The Lion King) and Stef Dawson (The Hunger Games).
Cleverman, (6 x 1 hour) is produced by Goalpost Pictures Australia and New Zealand.s Pukeko Pictures for ABC TV Australia in co-production with SundanceTV and Red Arrow International, with the assistance of Screen Australia, Screen Nsw and the New Zealand Screen Production Grant.
Red Arrow International is distributing the drama worldwide and the show will have its market launch at Mipcom in October.
AMC and SundanceTV president of orgiginal programming and development, Joel Stillerman, said SundanceTV was becoming the Us home to some of the most...
- 9/4/2015
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
Nine features have been nominated for this year's Awgie Awards for performance writing.
Eight telemovies and miniseries are in contention. The Australian Writers. Guild says nominations in the 25 categories for the 48th Annual Awgie Awards reflect the abundance of outstanding work currently being produced in Australia. Nominees for best original telemovie are Steven McGregor for Redfern Now: Promise Me and Katherine Thomson for House of Hancock, while Christopher Lee.s Gallipoli and Jan Sardi and Mac Gudgeon.s The Secret River contend for best adaptation in a television miniseries. There are four nominees for original television mini-series: The Principal by Alice Addison and Kristen Dunphy; The Kettering Incident by Vicki Madden, Andrew Knight, Cate Shortland and Louise Fox; Deadline Gallipoli by Jacquelin Perske, Stuart Beattie, Shaun Grant and Cate Shortland; and Love Child: Series 2 from Tim Pye, Cathryn Strickland, Chris McCourt, Jane Allen and Tamara Asmar. In the categories...
Eight telemovies and miniseries are in contention. The Australian Writers. Guild says nominations in the 25 categories for the 48th Annual Awgie Awards reflect the abundance of outstanding work currently being produced in Australia. Nominees for best original telemovie are Steven McGregor for Redfern Now: Promise Me and Katherine Thomson for House of Hancock, while Christopher Lee.s Gallipoli and Jan Sardi and Mac Gudgeon.s The Secret River contend for best adaptation in a television miniseries. There are four nominees for original television mini-series: The Principal by Alice Addison and Kristen Dunphy; The Kettering Incident by Vicki Madden, Andrew Knight, Cate Shortland and Louise Fox; Deadline Gallipoli by Jacquelin Perske, Stuart Beattie, Shaun Grant and Cate Shortland; and Love Child: Series 2 from Tim Pye, Cathryn Strickland, Chris McCourt, Jane Allen and Tamara Asmar. In the categories...
- 7/23/2015
- by Staff writer
- IF.com.au
The ABC has begun production of a new legal series which will showcase the talent of Australia’s acting talent pool.
The announcement:
Marta Dusseldorp (A Place to Call Home, Jack Irish, Crownies) returns as Senior Crown Prosecutor Janet King in the title role of the powerful new eight hour mini-series for ABC1, which begins production today.
Joining the cast are Vince Colosimo (Underbelly, The Great Gatsby) as Chief Superintendent Jack Rizzoli, and Damian Walshe-Howling (Underbelly, Brothers In Arms, The Time of Our Lives) as Owen Mitchell, a rising star prosecutor – each crucial in Janet’s campaign to expose the truth behind a shocking murder that strikes at the very heart of the justice system.
Also appearing in the compelling high stakes legal thriller are John Howard (Fury Road, Packed to the Rafters, All Saints), Sonia Todd (Rake, Home and Away, McLeod’s Daughters), Jessica Napier (Sea Patrol, McLeod’s Daughters), Deborah Kennedy (Rake,...
The announcement:
Marta Dusseldorp (A Place to Call Home, Jack Irish, Crownies) returns as Senior Crown Prosecutor Janet King in the title role of the powerful new eight hour mini-series for ABC1, which begins production today.
Joining the cast are Vince Colosimo (Underbelly, The Great Gatsby) as Chief Superintendent Jack Rizzoli, and Damian Walshe-Howling (Underbelly, Brothers In Arms, The Time of Our Lives) as Owen Mitchell, a rising star prosecutor – each crucial in Janet’s campaign to expose the truth behind a shocking murder that strikes at the very heart of the justice system.
Also appearing in the compelling high stakes legal thriller are John Howard (Fury Road, Packed to the Rafters, All Saints), Sonia Todd (Rake, Home and Away, McLeod’s Daughters), Jessica Napier (Sea Patrol, McLeod’s Daughters), Deborah Kennedy (Rake,...
- 1/21/2013
- by Marcus Casey
- Encore Magazine
Marta Dusseldorp.s Crownies character, senior crown prosecutor Janet King, will star in her own self-titled eight-hour drama series.
Janet King will be a departure from its parent show - while both shows are legal dramas, the new series will lean more towards a political-thriller than drama.
Despite heavy promotion, the Screentime-produced Crownies was not a ratings winner and was quickly pushed to a later timeslot by the ABC last year.
Screentime.s Des Monaghan said: .It was apparent to us at Screentime and to the ABC, that the audience had a great deal of affection for Janet King. In conjunction with ABC TV, we have developed an exciting legal political-thriller which allows us to welcome back the brilliant Marta Dusseldorp as crown prosecutor Janet King..
Janet King was last seen in Crownies as she went into labour, giving birth to twins - the new series will pick up as...
Janet King will be a departure from its parent show - while both shows are legal dramas, the new series will lean more towards a political-thriller than drama.
Despite heavy promotion, the Screentime-produced Crownies was not a ratings winner and was quickly pushed to a later timeslot by the ABC last year.
Screentime.s Des Monaghan said: .It was apparent to us at Screentime and to the ABC, that the audience had a great deal of affection for Janet King. In conjunction with ABC TV, we have developed an exciting legal political-thriller which allows us to welcome back the brilliant Marta Dusseldorp as crown prosecutor Janet King..
Janet King was last seen in Crownies as she went into labour, giving birth to twins - the new series will pick up as...
- 8/20/2012
- by Anthony Soegito
- IF.com.au
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