(L-r) Greg McLean, Phoebe Tonkin, Bryan Brown, Glen Dolman.
During filming of Stan’s Bloom in Victoria last year the creator/showrunner Glen Dolman was already hatching ideas for a second series of the supernatural drama.
So when Stan’s Mike Sneesby and Nick Forward ordered another six episodes in April after he pitched an overview Dolman pressed ahead with plans to bring a fresh perspective to the show.
That involved hiring new directors in Greg McLean and Sian Davies (who collaborated on Stan’s The Gloaming), assembling a new team of writers and adding half a dozen fresh faces to the cast, with the assistance of casting director Leigh Pickford.
Joining him in the writers’ room are Giula Sandler, Matt Ford, Tommy Murphy and Catherine S McMullen. Dolman scripted four of the six eps of the first series, which was named Drama Series Production of the Year at last...
During filming of Stan’s Bloom in Victoria last year the creator/showrunner Glen Dolman was already hatching ideas for a second series of the supernatural drama.
So when Stan’s Mike Sneesby and Nick Forward ordered another six episodes in April after he pitched an overview Dolman pressed ahead with plans to bring a fresh perspective to the show.
That involved hiring new directors in Greg McLean and Sian Davies (who collaborated on Stan’s The Gloaming), assembling a new team of writers and adding half a dozen fresh faces to the cast, with the assistance of casting director Leigh Pickford.
Joining him in the writers’ room are Giula Sandler, Matt Ford, Tommy Murphy and Catherine S McMullen. Dolman scripted four of the six eps of the first series, which was named Drama Series Production of the Year at last...
- 11/17/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Phoebe Tonkin and Bryan Brown.
Jacqueline McKenzie, Gary Sweet, Bella Heathcote, Toby Schmitz, Jackson Heywood, Scott Lee and Ed Oxenbould are new additions to the cast of Stan’s Bloom, the second season of which is now shooting in regional Victoria.
Greg McLean and Sian Davies (who both directed episodes of Stan’s The Gloaming) are directing the six-part supernatural drama created and written by Glen Dolman, produced by Sue Seeary for Playmaker Media. Geoffrey Hall is the Dop.
Jacki Weaver, Bryan Brown, Phoebe Tonkin, Genevieve Morris, John Stanton, Anne Charleston, Terry Norris and Thomas Ersatz are all returning.
In the first series the residents of a small country town were left reeling after a “fountain of youth” appeared in the wake of a devastating flood. A mysterious plant with luminous berries gave those who consumed it a second chance to return to their prime. The results were miraculous for...
Jacqueline McKenzie, Gary Sweet, Bella Heathcote, Toby Schmitz, Jackson Heywood, Scott Lee and Ed Oxenbould are new additions to the cast of Stan’s Bloom, the second season of which is now shooting in regional Victoria.
Greg McLean and Sian Davies (who both directed episodes of Stan’s The Gloaming) are directing the six-part supernatural drama created and written by Glen Dolman, produced by Sue Seeary for Playmaker Media. Geoffrey Hall is the Dop.
Jacki Weaver, Bryan Brown, Phoebe Tonkin, Genevieve Morris, John Stanton, Anne Charleston, Terry Norris and Thomas Ersatz are all returning.
In the first series the residents of a small country town were left reeling after a “fountain of youth” appeared in the wake of a devastating flood. A mysterious plant with luminous berries gave those who consumed it a second chance to return to their prime. The results were miraculous for...
- 11/12/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Fayssal Bazzi. (Photo: Amelia J Dowd)
Actor Fayssal Bazzi’s father is Lebanese and his mother is Syrian, so for much of his career he was determined to avoid being typecast as Arabic characters, particularly criminals and terrorists.
After scoring the lead role in Mark Grentell’s comedy-drama The Merger, he has enjoyed a higher profile and portrayed a diverse range of characters.
“I just want to play characters whose ethnicity is incidental and I’ve been lucky to be able to do that in the past few years,” he tells If.
Earlier this year he played the son-in-law of Damon Herriman’s seedy night club owner in the second season of FX/Foxtel’s Mr Inbetween, created by and starring Scott Ryan and directed by Nash Edgerton. That was his second collaboration with Herriman following Abe Forsythe’s 2015 Cronulla race riot drama Down Under.
Currently he is in Adelaide shooting Stateless,...
Actor Fayssal Bazzi’s father is Lebanese and his mother is Syrian, so for much of his career he was determined to avoid being typecast as Arabic characters, particularly criminals and terrorists.
After scoring the lead role in Mark Grentell’s comedy-drama The Merger, he has enjoyed a higher profile and portrayed a diverse range of characters.
“I just want to play characters whose ethnicity is incidental and I’ve been lucky to be able to do that in the past few years,” he tells If.
Earlier this year he played the son-in-law of Damon Herriman’s seedy night club owner in the second season of FX/Foxtel’s Mr Inbetween, created by and starring Scott Ryan and directed by Nash Edgerton. That was his second collaboration with Herriman following Abe Forsythe’s 2015 Cronulla race riot drama Down Under.
Currently he is in Adelaide shooting Stateless,...
- 6/23/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Tony McNamara.
Us streaming service Hulu has commissioned The Great, a series created and scripted by Tony McNamara, which stars Elle Fanning as the 18th Century Russian Empress.
McNamara and Marian Macgowan, who produced his 2002 movie The Rage in Placid Lake, will be among the executive producers on the 10-part series produced by Mrc. Paramount has the rights in the rest of the world.
Last year Hulu ordered the pilot which was directed by Matt Shakman (Game Of Thrones) and filmed in Yorkshire. The plot was described as a genre-bending, anti-historical ride through Russia as Catherine rises from Catherine the Nothing to Catherine the Great.
Gwilym Lee will reprise his role as Grigory Orlov, the best friend and confidant of Russian emperor Peter (Nicholas Hoult). The cast includes Phoebe Fox, Adam Godley, Charity Wakefield, Douglas Hodge and Sacha Dhawan.
On Sunday McNamara and Deborah Davis, his co-writer on The Favourite,...
Us streaming service Hulu has commissioned The Great, a series created and scripted by Tony McNamara, which stars Elle Fanning as the 18th Century Russian Empress.
McNamara and Marian Macgowan, who produced his 2002 movie The Rage in Placid Lake, will be among the executive producers on the 10-part series produced by Mrc. Paramount has the rights in the rest of the world.
Last year Hulu ordered the pilot which was directed by Matt Shakman (Game Of Thrones) and filmed in Yorkshire. The plot was described as a genre-bending, anti-historical ride through Russia as Catherine rises from Catherine the Nothing to Catherine the Great.
Gwilym Lee will reprise his role as Grigory Orlov, the best friend and confidant of Russian emperor Peter (Nicholas Hoult). The cast includes Phoebe Fox, Adam Godley, Charity Wakefield, Douglas Hodge and Sacha Dhawan.
On Sunday McNamara and Deborah Davis, his co-writer on The Favourite,...
- 2/11/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
‘Backtrack Boys.’
Russell Crowe last week urged his 2.73 million Twitter followers to see Backtrack Boys in cinemas, lauding Catherine Scott’s feature documentary as really special and a great story.
A reasonable number of Crowe’s followers did so as Umbrella Entertainment launched the film as an alternate content release, which means exhibitors have the flexibility to run limited sessions.
Meanwhile writer-director Heath Davis’ drama Book Week began its staggered roll-out on eight screens via Bonsai Films.
Backtrack Boys examines a youth program run by rule-breaking jackaroo Bernie Shakeshaft (hailed by Crowe as a “good fella and a bit of a genius”) on the outskirts of Armidale Nsw. Voted as the top feature documentary at the Melbourne International Film Festival, the film collected $24,000 from one session on Saturday and Sunday on 44 screens, and $56,000 including festival screenings.
This opens theatrically in Australia on Thursday.
It’s really special.
Go and see it.
Russell Crowe last week urged his 2.73 million Twitter followers to see Backtrack Boys in cinemas, lauding Catherine Scott’s feature documentary as really special and a great story.
A reasonable number of Crowe’s followers did so as Umbrella Entertainment launched the film as an alternate content release, which means exhibitors have the flexibility to run limited sessions.
Meanwhile writer-director Heath Davis’ drama Book Week began its staggered roll-out on eight screens via Bonsai Films.
Backtrack Boys examines a youth program run by rule-breaking jackaroo Bernie Shakeshaft (hailed by Crowe as a “good fella and a bit of a genius”) on the outskirts of Armidale Nsw. Voted as the top feature documentary at the Melbourne International Film Festival, the film collected $24,000 from one session on Saturday and Sunday on 44 screens, and $56,000 including festival screenings.
This opens theatrically in Australia on Thursday.
It’s really special.
Go and see it.
- 10/28/2018
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
The final season of executive producer Michael Bay’s thrilling prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson’s “Treasure Island,” the Starz hit series “Black Sails: The Complete Fourth Season” arrives on Blu-ray™ (plus Digital HD) and DVD August 29 from Lionsgate. “Black Sails” has been nominated for multiple Emmy® Awards, and won in 2014 for Outstanding Special and Visual Effects in a Supporting Role, and Outstanding Sound Editing. The show was also nominated for the 2016 GLAAD Awards for “Outstanding Drama Series.” The critically acclaimed series boasts a dynamic cast, including Toby Stephens (13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi), Luke Arnold (”Inxs: The Michael Hutchence Story”), Toby Schmitz (“Newton’s Law”), Hannah New (Maleficent), and Jessica Parker Kennedy (“The Secret Circle”), Tom Hopper (“Merlin”) and Ray Stevenson (“Rome) as the iconic pirate “BlackBeard”.
Now you can own Black Sails The Complete Fourth Season on Blu-ray. We Are Movie Geeks has four copies to give away.
Now you can own Black Sails The Complete Fourth Season on Blu-ray. We Are Movie Geeks has four copies to give away.
- 8/29/2017
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The final season of executive producer Michael Bay’s thrilling prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson’s “Treasure Island,” the Starz hit series “Black Sails: The Complete Fourth Season” arrives on Blu-ray™ (plus Digital HD) and DVD August 29 from Lionsgate. “Black Sails” has been nominated for multiple Emmy® Awards, and won in 2014 for Outstanding Special and Visual Effects in a Supporting Role, and Outstanding Sound Editing. The show was also nominated for the 2016 GLAAD Awards for “Outstanding Drama Series.” The critically acclaimed series boasts a dynamic cast, including Toby Stephens (13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi), Luke Arnold (”Inxs: The Michael Hutchence Story”), Toby Schmitz (“Newton’s Law”), Hannah New (Maleficent), and Jessica Parker Kennedy (“The Secret Circle”), Tom Hopper (“Merlin”) and Ray Stevenson (“Rome) as the iconic pirate “BlackBeard”.
It’s war in the West Indies, and the shores of New Providence Island have never been bloodier. While Eleanor...
It’s war in the West Indies, and the shores of New Providence Island have never been bloodier. While Eleanor...
- 8/22/2017
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Warning: Spoilers Ahead!Black Sails pillaged and plundered for the last time this past weekend. Recently, creators Robert Levine and Jonathan E. Steinberg spoke with Deadline about the Starz series' finale.The adventure drama is set roughly 20 years prior to the events depicted in the Treasure Island novel and follows the most feared pirate of the day, Captain Flint (Toby Stephens). The cast also includes Hannah New, Luke Arnold, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Tom Hopper, Toby Schmitz, Clara Paget, Ray Stevenson, Luke Roberts, and Zethu Diomo.Read More…...
- 4/4/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Fans of the Black Sails TV show don't have to worry that the Starz series will be cancelled this time around. It's already been announced that season four is the end and there won't be a fifth season. Will the ratings improve in the final season, now that the show's moved to Sunday nights? Stay tuned.The Black Sails TV show is set roughly 20 years prior to the events depicted in the Treasure Island novel and follows the most feared pirate of the day, Captain Flint (Toby Stephens). The final season finds the pirates at war in the West Indies. The shores of New Providence Island have never been bloodier, but the closer civilization comes to defeat, the more desperately, and destructively, it will fight back. The cast also includes Hannah New, Luke Arnold, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Tom Hopper, Toby Schmitz, Clara Paget, Ray Stevenson, Luke...
- 2/1/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Check out "A Legend Will Rise" -- Starz' new trailer for the fourth and final season of the Black Sails TV show. A prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island, Black Sails stars Toby Stephens, Luke Arnold, Zach McGowan, Hannah New, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Toby Schmitz, Clara Paget, and Winston Chong.Black Sails, season four, premieres on Starz, Sunday, January 29, 2017 at 9:00pm Et/Pt. Starz promises the final ten-episode season will bring fans to the "heroic conclusion."Read More…...
- 12/22/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Newton's Law cast members Andrew McFarlane, Toby Schmitz, Brett Tucker, Claudia Karvan, Georgina Naidu and Sean Keenan.
Filming has started in Melbourne on the eight-part ABC drama series Newton.s Law, with Claudia Karvan taking the lead role of Josephine Newton.
The series is created by Deb Cox and Fiona Eagger, the team from Every Cloud Productions who previously adapted Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries for TV.
Karvan, who plays a suburban solicitor who attempts to return to her briefly glorious stint at the Bar, is joined by Toby Schmitz (Black Sails), Georgina Naidu (Wentworth, The Time of Our Lives), Sean Keenan (Glitch), Brett Tucker (McLeod.s Daughters) and Miranda Tapsell (The Sapphires) with Jane Hall, Freya Stafford, Andrew McFarlane, Ming-Zhu Huii, Will Ewing, Grant Piro, Ella Newton and Makwaya Musudi.
Produced by Eagger, Cox and Anna Molyneaux, the series will shoot for 12 weeks around Melbourne and in studio..
Writers are Belinda Chayko,...
Filming has started in Melbourne on the eight-part ABC drama series Newton.s Law, with Claudia Karvan taking the lead role of Josephine Newton.
The series is created by Deb Cox and Fiona Eagger, the team from Every Cloud Productions who previously adapted Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries for TV.
Karvan, who plays a suburban solicitor who attempts to return to her briefly glorious stint at the Bar, is joined by Toby Schmitz (Black Sails), Georgina Naidu (Wentworth, The Time of Our Lives), Sean Keenan (Glitch), Brett Tucker (McLeod.s Daughters) and Miranda Tapsell (The Sapphires) with Jane Hall, Freya Stafford, Andrew McFarlane, Ming-Zhu Huii, Will Ewing, Grant Piro, Ella Newton and Makwaya Musudi.
Produced by Eagger, Cox and Anna Molyneaux, the series will shoot for 12 weeks around Melbourne and in studio..
Writers are Belinda Chayko,...
- 8/28/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Newton's Law cast members Andrew McFarlane, Toby Schmitz, Brett Tucker, Claudia Karvan, Georgina Naidu and Sean Keenan.
Filming has started in Melbourne on the eight-part ABC drama series Newton.s Law, with Claudia Karvan taking the lead role of Josephine Newton.
The series is created by Deb Cox and Fiona Eagger, the team from Every Cloud Productions who previously adapted Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries for TV.
Karvan, who plays a suburban solicitor who attempts to return to her briefly glorious stint at the Bar, is joined by Toby Schmitz (Black Sails), Georgina Naidu (Wentworth, The Time of Our Lives), Sean Keenan (Glitch), Brett Tucker (McLeod.s Daughters) and Miranda Tapsell (The Sapphires) with Jane Hall, Freya Stafford, Andrew McFarlane, Ming-Zhu Huii, Will Ewing, Grant Piro, Ella Newton and Makwaya Musudi.
Produced by Eagger, Cox and Anna Molyneaux, the series will shoot for 12 weeks around Melbourne and in studio..
Writers are Belinda Chayko,...
Filming has started in Melbourne on the eight-part ABC drama series Newton.s Law, with Claudia Karvan taking the lead role of Josephine Newton.
The series is created by Deb Cox and Fiona Eagger, the team from Every Cloud Productions who previously adapted Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries for TV.
Karvan, who plays a suburban solicitor who attempts to return to her briefly glorious stint at the Bar, is joined by Toby Schmitz (Black Sails), Georgina Naidu (Wentworth, The Time of Our Lives), Sean Keenan (Glitch), Brett Tucker (McLeod.s Daughters) and Miranda Tapsell (The Sapphires) with Jane Hall, Freya Stafford, Andrew McFarlane, Ming-Zhu Huii, Will Ewing, Grant Piro, Ella Newton and Makwaya Musudi.
Produced by Eagger, Cox and Anna Molyneaux, the series will shoot for 12 weeks around Melbourne and in studio..
Writers are Belinda Chayko,...
- 8/28/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
St Kilda Film Festival.
The St Kilda Film Festival has revealed its 2016 lineup with films including Perry, Whoever was Using This Bed and Young Labor leading the pack.
The Festival will kick off at the Palais Theatre with about 3,000 industry guests and film-lovers on the red carpet to sample a selection of the best shorts from the 2016 program..
For the second year, the St Kilda Town Hall will be transformed into a cinema to host Australia.s top 100 short films, music videos, archival footage, international programs, youth screenings and an extensive filmmaker development program.
Festival Director Paul Harris said he was delighted to announce a world-class line up of short films created by some of Australia.s most talented filmmakers..
Highlights from Australia.s Top 100 short film program include the world premiere of the Matt Day directed, Perry, starring Toby Schmitz, Ryan Johnson, Adrienne Pickering.
Perry tells the story of...
The St Kilda Film Festival has revealed its 2016 lineup with films including Perry, Whoever was Using This Bed and Young Labor leading the pack.
The Festival will kick off at the Palais Theatre with about 3,000 industry guests and film-lovers on the red carpet to sample a selection of the best shorts from the 2016 program..
For the second year, the St Kilda Town Hall will be transformed into a cinema to host Australia.s top 100 short films, music videos, archival footage, international programs, youth screenings and an extensive filmmaker development program.
Festival Director Paul Harris said he was delighted to announce a world-class line up of short films created by some of Australia.s most talented filmmakers..
Highlights from Australia.s Top 100 short film program include the world premiere of the Matt Day directed, Perry, starring Toby Schmitz, Ryan Johnson, Adrienne Pickering.
Perry tells the story of...
- 4/27/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
From Nowhere.
Matthew Newton's latest film as a director, his first since Three Blind Mice in 2008, has won an audience award at Austin's annual SXSW festival.
Three Blind Mice starred Ewen Leslie, Toby Schmitz and Newton himself as buddies on a night out in Sydney..
By contrast From Nowhere.takes place in a Bronx high school and stars relatively unknown actors..
Julianne Nicholson, J. Mallory McCree and Octavia Chavez-Richmond play students about to graduate who are also undocumented immigrants.
A clip from the film can be watched here.
The hot-button feature was praised by Variety's Joe Leydon as a "compelling indie drama".
"Arriving in the middle of an election season when debates over U.S. immigration policy have devolved into sloganeering and shouting matches, .From Nowhere. feels all the more urgent and relevant as it applies human faces to abstract statistics and arguments", Leydon said.
"Writer-director Matthew Newton neatly...
Matthew Newton's latest film as a director, his first since Three Blind Mice in 2008, has won an audience award at Austin's annual SXSW festival.
Three Blind Mice starred Ewen Leslie, Toby Schmitz and Newton himself as buddies on a night out in Sydney..
By contrast From Nowhere.takes place in a Bronx high school and stars relatively unknown actors..
Julianne Nicholson, J. Mallory McCree and Octavia Chavez-Richmond play students about to graduate who are also undocumented immigrants.
A clip from the film can be watched here.
The hot-button feature was praised by Variety's Joe Leydon as a "compelling indie drama".
"Arriving in the middle of an election season when debates over U.S. immigration policy have devolved into sloganeering and shouting matches, .From Nowhere. feels all the more urgent and relevant as it applies human faces to abstract statistics and arguments", Leydon said.
"Writer-director Matthew Newton neatly...
- 3/21/2016
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
From Nowhere.
Matthew Newton's latest film as a director, his first since Three Blind Mice in 2008, has won an audience award at Austin's annual SXSW festival.
Three Blind Mice starred Ewen Leslie, Toby Schmitz and Newton himself as buddies on a night out in Sydney..
By contrast From Nowhere.takes place in a Bronx high school and stars relatively unknown actors..
Julianne Nicholson, J. Mallory McCree and Octavia Chavez-Richmond play students about to graduate who are also undocumented immigrants.
A clip from the film can be watched here.
The hot-button feature was praised by Variety's Joe Leydon as a "compelling indie drama".
"Arriving in the middle of an election season when debates over U.S. immigration policy have devolved into sloganeering and shouting matches, .From Nowhere. feels all the more urgent and relevant as it applies human faces to abstract statistics and arguments", Leydon said.
"Writer-director Matthew Newton neatly...
Matthew Newton's latest film as a director, his first since Three Blind Mice in 2008, has won an audience award at Austin's annual SXSW festival.
Three Blind Mice starred Ewen Leslie, Toby Schmitz and Newton himself as buddies on a night out in Sydney..
By contrast From Nowhere.takes place in a Bronx high school and stars relatively unknown actors..
Julianne Nicholson, J. Mallory McCree and Octavia Chavez-Richmond play students about to graduate who are also undocumented immigrants.
A clip from the film can be watched here.
The hot-button feature was praised by Variety's Joe Leydon as a "compelling indie drama".
"Arriving in the middle of an election season when debates over U.S. immigration policy have devolved into sloganeering and shouting matches, .From Nowhere. feels all the more urgent and relevant as it applies human faces to abstract statistics and arguments", Leydon said.
"Writer-director Matthew Newton neatly...
- 3/21/2016
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
Take a look @ new footage from the "Treasure Island" prequel, pirate drama series "Black Sails" and the episode titled "Xxiv", directed by Lukas Ettlin, airing February 27, 2016 on Starz:
"...'Captain Flint' (Toby Stephens) challenges 'Teach' aka 'Blackbeard' (Ray Stevenson) over the future of piracy.
"'Woodes Rogers' (Luke Roberts) makes an arrest.
"'Rackham' (Toby Schmitz) finds new purpose.
"'Madi Roberts' (Jocelin Donahue) comes to the aid of 'John Silver' (Luke Arnold) ..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Black Sails: Xxiv""...
"...'Captain Flint' (Toby Stephens) challenges 'Teach' aka 'Blackbeard' (Ray Stevenson) over the future of piracy.
"'Woodes Rogers' (Luke Roberts) makes an arrest.
"'Rackham' (Toby Schmitz) finds new purpose.
"'Madi Roberts' (Jocelin Donahue) comes to the aid of 'John Silver' (Luke Arnold) ..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Black Sails: Xxiv""...
- 2/27/2016
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Network: Starz
Episodes: Ongoing (hour)
Seasons: Ongoing
TV show dates: January 25, 2014 -- present
Series status: Has not been cancelled
Performers include: Toby Stephens, Hannah New, Luke Arnold, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Tom Hopper, Zach McGowan, Toby Schmitz, Clara Paget, Mark Ryan, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Sean Cameron Michael, Louise Barnes, Rupert Penry-Jones, Luke Roberts, and Ray Stevenson.
TV show description:
This adventure series takes place in 1715 in the Caribbean. Pirates have been declared enemies of all civilization. Ruthless Captain Flint (Toby Stevens) is feared amongst pirates and is facing threats on all sides.
A former British colony, New Providence Island has become a notorious haven for pirates, prostitutes, and criminals. Richard Guthrie (Sean Cameron Mitchell) and his daughter Eleanor (Hannah New) run a smuggling operation on the island, turning the pirate’s ill-gotten gains into profits.
Episodes: Ongoing (hour)
Seasons: Ongoing
TV show dates: January 25, 2014 -- present
Series status: Has not been cancelled
Performers include: Toby Stephens, Hannah New, Luke Arnold, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Tom Hopper, Zach McGowan, Toby Schmitz, Clara Paget, Mark Ryan, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Sean Cameron Michael, Louise Barnes, Rupert Penry-Jones, Luke Roberts, and Ray Stevenson.
TV show description:
This adventure series takes place in 1715 in the Caribbean. Pirates have been declared enemies of all civilization. Ruthless Captain Flint (Toby Stevens) is feared amongst pirates and is facing threats on all sides.
A former British colony, New Providence Island has become a notorious haven for pirates, prostitutes, and criminals. Richard Guthrie (Sean Cameron Mitchell) and his daughter Eleanor (Hannah New) run a smuggling operation on the island, turning the pirate’s ill-gotten gains into profits.
- 2/7/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Ray Stevenson has signed on to play Edward Teach, the notorious pirate Blackbeard, in the upcoming third season of Starz's pirate drama "Black Sails".
In the series, Blackbeard returns from a long absence to settle some unfinished business - but with so much having changed, he'll disrupt some cemented alliances and form some new ones.
The series airs its second season finale this weekend and production is currently underway on the third season in Cape Town, South Africa for airing in the first quarter of next year. Stevenson joins a cast that includes Toby Stephens, Hannah New, Luke Arnold, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Tom Hopper, Zach McGowan, Clara Paget and Toby Schmitz.
Starz has also released a brief 30-second feature showing some early filming on the third season, ending with a shot of Stevenson in costume.
In the series, Blackbeard returns from a long absence to settle some unfinished business - but with so much having changed, he'll disrupt some cemented alliances and form some new ones.
The series airs its second season finale this weekend and production is currently underway on the third season in Cape Town, South Africa for airing in the first quarter of next year. Stevenson joins a cast that includes Toby Stephens, Hannah New, Luke Arnold, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Tom Hopper, Zach McGowan, Clara Paget and Toby Schmitz.
Starz has also released a brief 30-second feature showing some early filming on the third season, ending with a shot of Stevenson in costume.
- 3/24/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Today’s film is the 2002 short Heaven. The film is written and directed by Samuel Bennetts, and stars Scott Kelly, Toby Schmitz, and Rose Byrne. Byrne’s work on tv includes the role of Ellen Parsons on Damages, and her movie roles include Sunshine, Wicker Park, Bridesmaids, Insidious, and The Place Beyond The Pines. Her newest feature, titled Neighbors, opens in wide release in American theatres this weekend.
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- 5/10/2014
- by Deepayan Sengupta
- SoundOnSight
The pirate adventure Black Sails centers on the tales of Captain Flint and his men and takes place twenty years prior to Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic “Treasure Island.” Flint (Toby Stephens), the most brilliant and most feared pirate captain of his day, takes on a fast-talking young addition to his crew who goes by the name John Silver (Luke Arnold). Threatened with extinction on all sides, they fight for the survival of New Providence Island, the most notorious criminal haven of its day – a debauched paradise teeming with pirates, prostitutes, thieves and fortune seekers, a place defined by both its enlightened ideals and its stunning brutality. The series also stars Zach McGowan (“Shameless”) as rival Captain Charles Vane; Toby Schmitz as Rackham, Vane’s right hand; Hannah New as...
- 3/14/2014
- by Pietro Filipponi
- The Daily BLAM!
Black Sails, Season 1: Episode 7 – “VII.”
Written by Michael Angeli
Directed by Marc Munden
Airs Saturday nights at 9 on Starz
It’s amazing to see the differences between an exposition-heavy episode of Black Sails in its seventh episode and an exposition-heavy episode in its second or third. By now, most of the characters are fleshed out so that even if you might not be invested in them and their conflicts, their intentions are clear. The problem with the information dumps earlier in the season were mainly that the there wasn’t much in the way of action and thus the stakes were ambiguous. Now that we’ve seen plenty of people die along the way, the stakes couldn’t be more evident, making the drama surrounding Flint’s crazed mission both compelling and exciting.
That’s not to say that the exposition here is terribly interesting, as “VII.” functions much...
Written by Michael Angeli
Directed by Marc Munden
Airs Saturday nights at 9 on Starz
It’s amazing to see the differences between an exposition-heavy episode of Black Sails in its seventh episode and an exposition-heavy episode in its second or third. By now, most of the characters are fleshed out so that even if you might not be invested in them and their conflicts, their intentions are clear. The problem with the information dumps earlier in the season were mainly that the there wasn’t much in the way of action and thus the stakes were ambiguous. Now that we’ve seen plenty of people die along the way, the stakes couldn’t be more evident, making the drama surrounding Flint’s crazed mission both compelling and exciting.
That’s not to say that the exposition here is terribly interesting, as “VII.” functions much...
- 3/10/2014
- by Sean Colletti
- SoundOnSight
Black Sails, Season 1: Episode 3 – “III.”
Written by Jonathan E. Steinberg & Robert Levine
Directed by Neil Marshall
Airs Saturday nights at 9 on Starz
When Black Sails premiered, I welcomed its slow pace and narrative interest. Going the less obvious route, the series has – so far – avoided laying the action on too thick and, instead, has stuck close to its main characters. However, these characters have mostly been conniving and stressing out, wanting to kill certain people but being unable to for whatever reasons (like due to John’s craftiness). At some point, tensions need to be relieved, and the fact that this is a series about pirates makes that very easy to accomplish – throw a sword between two characters and let them go for it. For all its similar kind of quietness in the face of a loud premise, The Walking Dead still manages to have a zombie-based action set-piece in almost every episode.
Written by Jonathan E. Steinberg & Robert Levine
Directed by Neil Marshall
Airs Saturday nights at 9 on Starz
When Black Sails premiered, I welcomed its slow pace and narrative interest. Going the less obvious route, the series has – so far – avoided laying the action on too thick and, instead, has stuck close to its main characters. However, these characters have mostly been conniving and stressing out, wanting to kill certain people but being unable to for whatever reasons (like due to John’s craftiness). At some point, tensions need to be relieved, and the fact that this is a series about pirates makes that very easy to accomplish – throw a sword between two characters and let them go for it. For all its similar kind of quietness in the face of a loud premise, The Walking Dead still manages to have a zombie-based action set-piece in almost every episode.
- 2/10/2014
- by Sean Colletti
- SoundOnSight
Starz
Black Sails continues an upward trend after a sleepy pilot two weeks ago, and “III” contains some of the most promising material we’ve seen from the pirate drama. Last week’s episode (read the review here) saw development in several of the major characters, especially Luke Arnold’s John Silver and Tom Hopper’s Billy Bones – those characters continue to gain momentum and personality in the third installment, while Toby Stephens’s Captain Flint still operates behind a veil of mystery. Spoilers follow for the third episode “III.”
After committing the entire schedule of the Urca d’Lima to memory, John Silver showed this week that he’s one of the more cunning scoundrels on an island full of, well, cunning scoundrels. By refusing to give up the ultimate destination of the treasure-laden galleon, Flint and his crew are forced to take Silver along on their quest, ensuring...
Black Sails continues an upward trend after a sleepy pilot two weeks ago, and “III” contains some of the most promising material we’ve seen from the pirate drama. Last week’s episode (read the review here) saw development in several of the major characters, especially Luke Arnold’s John Silver and Tom Hopper’s Billy Bones – those characters continue to gain momentum and personality in the third installment, while Toby Stephens’s Captain Flint still operates behind a veil of mystery. Spoilers follow for the third episode “III.”
After committing the entire schedule of the Urca d’Lima to memory, John Silver showed this week that he’s one of the more cunning scoundrels on an island full of, well, cunning scoundrels. By refusing to give up the ultimate destination of the treasure-laden galleon, Flint and his crew are forced to take Silver along on their quest, ensuring...
- 2/9/2014
- by Matt Hannigan
- Obsessed with Film
Black Sails, Season 1: Episode 2 – “II.”
Written by Jonathan E. Steinberg & Robert Levine
Directed by Sam Miller
Airs Saturday nights at 9 on Starz
Following last week’s premiere of Black Sails, it was clear that the toughest obstacle the series was going to face in its first season was making such a large group of characters interesting enough that we have stakes in the landlocked portions of episodes. “II.” largely begins to address some of those concerns, and while there is still a lot of work to be done with central figures like John Silver and Charles Vane, the rest of the group members are starting to become much more recognizable as characters and not just people who are on the screen.
“II.” begins by focusing on what is currently the love story in Black Sails – the relationship between Hannah New’s Eleanor Guthrie and Jessica Parker Kennedy’s Max.
Written by Jonathan E. Steinberg & Robert Levine
Directed by Sam Miller
Airs Saturday nights at 9 on Starz
Following last week’s premiere of Black Sails, it was clear that the toughest obstacle the series was going to face in its first season was making such a large group of characters interesting enough that we have stakes in the landlocked portions of episodes. “II.” largely begins to address some of those concerns, and while there is still a lot of work to be done with central figures like John Silver and Charles Vane, the rest of the group members are starting to become much more recognizable as characters and not just people who are on the screen.
“II.” begins by focusing on what is currently the love story in Black Sails – the relationship between Hannah New’s Eleanor Guthrie and Jessica Parker Kennedy’s Max.
- 2/3/2014
- by Sean Colletti
- SoundOnSight
Starz is setting sail with a new drama when "Black Sails" launches Saturday (Jan. 25).
The swashbuckling adventure combines real-life pirates from the 18th century, like Charles Vane (Zach McGowan), Calico John Rackham (Toby Schmitz) and Anne Bonny (Clara Paget) and characters from Robert Louis Stevenson's classic "Treasure Island," like Captain Flint (Toby Stephens) and John Silver (Luke Arnold), with new fictional characters like Nassau proprietor Eleanor Guthrie (Hannah New) and her right-hand man and woman, Mr. Scott (Hakeem Kae-Kazim) and Max (Jessica Parker Kennedy).
At first glance, the high seas adventure might appear to be more along the lines of former Starz program "Spartacus," which often seemed like a pornographic movie with fighting and a large budget. Like its predecessor, "Black Sails" does not shy away from violence and sex.
But four episodes in, "Black Sails" is actually spinning a cleverly-crafted tale of intrigue, secrets and deceit surrounding a...
The swashbuckling adventure combines real-life pirates from the 18th century, like Charles Vane (Zach McGowan), Calico John Rackham (Toby Schmitz) and Anne Bonny (Clara Paget) and characters from Robert Louis Stevenson's classic "Treasure Island," like Captain Flint (Toby Stephens) and John Silver (Luke Arnold), with new fictional characters like Nassau proprietor Eleanor Guthrie (Hannah New) and her right-hand man and woman, Mr. Scott (Hakeem Kae-Kazim) and Max (Jessica Parker Kennedy).
At first glance, the high seas adventure might appear to be more along the lines of former Starz program "Spartacus," which often seemed like a pornographic movie with fighting and a large budget. Like its predecessor, "Black Sails" does not shy away from violence and sex.
But four episodes in, "Black Sails" is actually spinning a cleverly-crafted tale of intrigue, secrets and deceit surrounding a...
- 1/25/2014
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Starz is bringing a new drama to life when "Black Sails" premieres next weekend. But if you don't want to wait that long, the channel has released the first episode early. The video above is the premiere episode in its entirety.
The swashbuckling show chronicles the adventures of pirates in the early 1700s, or what is referred to as the "golden age" of piracy. A prequel, of sorts, to the events of literary classic "Treasure Island," the show has real-life pirates like Charles Vane (Zach McGowan), John Rackham (Toby Schmitz) and Anne Bonny (Clara Paget) joining fictional characters like Eleanor Guthrie (Hannah New) and Long John Silver (Luke Arnold) in the Caribbean in a race for an enormous treasure, and it sounds as though the actors loved making first season as much as we've enjoyed watching it so far.
"This is the project you hope comes along your whole career,...
The swashbuckling show chronicles the adventures of pirates in the early 1700s, or what is referred to as the "golden age" of piracy. A prequel, of sorts, to the events of literary classic "Treasure Island," the show has real-life pirates like Charles Vane (Zach McGowan), John Rackham (Toby Schmitz) and Anne Bonny (Clara Paget) joining fictional characters like Eleanor Guthrie (Hannah New) and Long John Silver (Luke Arnold) in the Caribbean in a race for an enormous treasure, and it sounds as though the actors loved making first season as much as we've enjoyed watching it so far.
"This is the project you hope comes along your whole career,...
- 1/19/2014
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Starz Releases the Full 1-Hour Pilot Episode of Their New Pirate Adventure Series Black Sails Online
The pirate adventure Black Sails centers on the tales of Captain Flint and his men and takes place twenty years prior to Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic “Treasure Island.” Flint (Toby Stephens), the most brilliant and most feared pirate captain of his day, takes on a fast-talking young addition to his crew who goes by the name John Silver (Luke Arnold). Threatened with extinction on all sides, they fight for the survival of New Providence Island, the most notorious criminal haven of its day – a debauched paradise teeming with pirates, prostitutes, thieves and fortune seekers, a place defined by both its enlightened ideals and its stunning brutality. The series also stars Zach McGowan (“Shameless”) as rival Captain Charles Vane; Toby Schmitz as Rackham, Vane’s right hand; Hannah New as...
- 1/17/2014
- by Pietro Filipponi
- The Daily BLAM!
Starz has released another trailer for their great looking new pirate series Black Sails! The story focuses on the adventures of Captain Flint and his men. It takes place twenty years before the events of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island. I'm really looking forward to this series, it looks like one that a lot people could get hooked on. Hopefully it turns out as good as it looks!
Flint (Toby Stephens), the most brilliant and most feared pirate captain of his day, takes on a fast-talking young addition to his crew who goes by the name John Silver (Luke Arnold). Threatened with extinction on all sides, they fight for the survival of New Providence Island, the most notorious criminal haven of its day – a debauched paradise teeming with pirates, prostitutes, thieves and fortune seekers, a place defined by both its enlightened ideals and its stunning brutality.
The series also...
Flint (Toby Stephens), the most brilliant and most feared pirate captain of his day, takes on a fast-talking young addition to his crew who goes by the name John Silver (Luke Arnold). Threatened with extinction on all sides, they fight for the survival of New Providence Island, the most notorious criminal haven of its day – a debauched paradise teeming with pirates, prostitutes, thieves and fortune seekers, a place defined by both its enlightened ideals and its stunning brutality.
The series also...
- 1/11/2014
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
The pirate adventure Black Sails centers on the tales of Captain Flint and his men and takes place twenty years prior to Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic “Treasure Island.” Flint (Toby Stephens), the most brilliant and most feared pirate captain of his day, takes on a fast-talking young addition to his crew who goes by the name John Silver (Luke Arnold). Threatened with extinction on all sides, they fight for the survival of New Providence Island, the most notorious criminal haven of its day – a debauched paradise teeming with pirates, prostitutes, thieves and fortune seekers, a place defined by both its enlightened ideals and its stunning brutality. The series also stars Zach McGowan (“Shameless”) as rival Captain Charles Vane; Toby Schmitz as Rackham, Vane’s right hand; Hannah New as...
- 1/11/2014
- by Pietro Filipponi
- The Daily BLAM!
The pirate adventure Black Sails centers on the tales of Captain Flint and his men and takes place twenty years prior to Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic “Treasure Island.” Flint (Toby Stephens), the most brilliant and most feared pirate captain of his day, takes on a fast-talking young addition to his crew who goes by the name John Silver (Luke Arnold). Threatened with extinction on all sides, they fight for the survival of New Providence Island, the most notorious criminal haven of its day – a debauched paradise teeming with pirates, prostitutes, thieves and fortune seekers, a place defined by both its enlightened ideals and its stunning brutality. The series also stars Zach McGowan (“Shameless”) as rival Captain Charles Vane; Toby Schmitz as Rackham, Vane’s right hand; Hannah New as...
- 1/9/2014
- by Pietro Filipponi
- The Daily BLAM!
Starz has released a behind the scenes featurette for their Michael Bay-produced pirate series Black Sails. The story focuses on the adventures of Captain Flint and his men, and it takes place twenty years before Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic Treasure Island. It's about time we get a TV series about pirates, and this one looks like it's going to be pretty fantastic!
Flint (Toby Stephens), the most brilliant and most feared pirate captain of his day, takes on a fast-talking young addition to his crew who goes by the name John Silver (Luke Arnold). Threatened with extinction on all sides, they fight for the survival of New Providence Island, the most notorious criminal haven of its day – a debauched paradise teeming with pirates, prostitutes, thieves and fortune seekers, a place defined by both its enlightened ideals and its stunning brutality.
The series also stars Zach McGowan (Shameless) as...
Flint (Toby Stephens), the most brilliant and most feared pirate captain of his day, takes on a fast-talking young addition to his crew who goes by the name John Silver (Luke Arnold). Threatened with extinction on all sides, they fight for the survival of New Providence Island, the most notorious criminal haven of its day – a debauched paradise teeming with pirates, prostitutes, thieves and fortune seekers, a place defined by both its enlightened ideals and its stunning brutality.
The series also stars Zach McGowan (Shameless) as...
- 12/10/2013
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
The pirate adventure “Black Sails” centers on the tales of Captain Flint and his men and takes place twenty years prior to Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic “Treasure Island.” Flint (Toby Stephens), the most brilliant and most feared pirate captain of his day, takes on a fast-talking young addition to his crew who goes by the name John Silver (Luke Arnold). Threatened with extinction on all sides, they fight for the survival of New Providence Island, the most notorious criminal haven of its day – a debauched paradise teeming with pirates, prostitutes, thieves and fortune seekers, a place defined by both its enlightened ideals and its stunning brutality. The series also stars Zach McGowan (“Shameless”) as rival Captain Charles Vane; Toby Schmitz as Rackham, Vane’s right hand; Hannah New...
- 12/9/2013
- by Pietro Filipponi
- The Daily BLAM!
The pirate adventure “Black Sails” centers on the tales of Captain Flint and his men and takes place twenty years prior to Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic “Treasure Island.” Flint (Toby Stephens), the most brilliant and most feared pirate captain of his day, takes on a fast-talking young addition to his crew who goes by the name John Silver (Luke Arnold). Threatened with extinction on all sides, they fight for the survival of New Providence Island, the most notorious criminal haven of its day – a debauched paradise teeming with pirates, prostitutes, thieves and fortune seekers, a place defined by both its enlightened ideals and its stunning brutality. The series also stars Zach McGowan (“Shameless”) as rival Captain Charles Vane; Toby Schmitz as Rackham, Vane’s right hand; Hannah New...
- 10/15/2013
- by Pietro Filipponi
- The Daily BLAM!
Starz has released an awesome trailer for their new pirate series, Black Sail, and it looks like it's going to be great! I've been wanting to see a badass hardcore pirate series or film for a long time, and it looks like producer Michael Bay has developed something really freakin' cool! I can't wait to watch it! Here's the synopsis:
The pirate adventure centers on the tales of Captain Flint (Toby Stephens) and his men and takes place twenty years prior to Robert Louis Stevenson's classic "Treasure Island." Flint, the most brilliant and most feared pirate captain of his day, takes on a fast-talking young addition to his crew who goes by the name John Silver (Luke Arnold). Threatened with extinction on all sides, they fight for the survival of New Providence Island, the most notorious criminal haven of its day - a debauched paradise teeming with pirates, prostitutes,...
The pirate adventure centers on the tales of Captain Flint (Toby Stephens) and his men and takes place twenty years prior to Robert Louis Stevenson's classic "Treasure Island." Flint, the most brilliant and most feared pirate captain of his day, takes on a fast-talking young addition to his crew who goes by the name John Silver (Luke Arnold). Threatened with extinction on all sides, they fight for the survival of New Providence Island, the most notorious criminal haven of its day - a debauched paradise teeming with pirates, prostitutes,...
- 10/13/2013
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Sneak Peek new images and a new trailer revealing more footage from the upcoming Starz sex and violence 'pirate' TV series "Black Sails", debuting January 2014.
"...'Flint', the most brilliant and feared captain of all the 'Golden Age' pirates is commander of the ship 'Walrus'.
"Flint adds a young stranger to his crew who goes by the name of 'John Silver' who has stolen a map to a Spanish Treasure galleon that Flint is after.
"Threatened with extinction on all sides...
"...he and his crew fight for the survival of 'New Providence Island'...
"...the most notorious criminal haven of its day - a debauched paradise teeming with pirates, prostitutes, thieves and fortune seekers..."
Cast includes Toby Stephens as 'Captain Flint', Tom Hopper as 'Billy Bones', Louise Barnes as 'Miranda Barlow' and Jessica Parker Kennedy as 'Max'.
Hannah New is 'Eleanor', Zach McGowan is 'Captain Charles Vane',...
"...'Flint', the most brilliant and feared captain of all the 'Golden Age' pirates is commander of the ship 'Walrus'.
"Flint adds a young stranger to his crew who goes by the name of 'John Silver' who has stolen a map to a Spanish Treasure galleon that Flint is after.
"Threatened with extinction on all sides...
"...he and his crew fight for the survival of 'New Providence Island'...
"...the most notorious criminal haven of its day - a debauched paradise teeming with pirates, prostitutes, thieves and fortune seekers..."
Cast includes Toby Stephens as 'Captain Flint', Tom Hopper as 'Billy Bones', Louise Barnes as 'Miranda Barlow' and Jessica Parker Kennedy as 'Max'.
Hannah New is 'Eleanor', Zach McGowan is 'Captain Charles Vane',...
- 10/12/2013
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Sneak Peek more new footage from the upcoming Starz 'pirate' TV series "Black Sails", renewed for a second season of 10 episodes, before the first season debuts January 2014.
"...'Flint', the most brilliant and feared captain of all the 'Golden Age' pirates is commander of the ship 'Walrus'.
"Flint adds a young stranger to his crew who goes by the name of 'John Silver' who has stolen a map to a Spanish Treasure galleon that Flint is after.
"Threatened with extinction on all sides...
"...he and his crew fight for the survival of 'New Providence Island'...
"...the most notorious criminal haven of its day - a debauched paradise teeming with pirates, prostitutes, thieves and fortune seekers..."
Cast includes Toby Stephens as 'Captain Flint', Tom Hopper as 'Billy Bones', Louise Barnes as 'Miranda Barlow', Jessica Parker Kennedy as 'Max', Hannah New as 'Eleanor', Zach McGowan as 'Captain Charles Vane',...
"...'Flint', the most brilliant and feared captain of all the 'Golden Age' pirates is commander of the ship 'Walrus'.
"Flint adds a young stranger to his crew who goes by the name of 'John Silver' who has stolen a map to a Spanish Treasure galleon that Flint is after.
"Threatened with extinction on all sides...
"...he and his crew fight for the survival of 'New Providence Island'...
"...the most notorious criminal haven of its day - a debauched paradise teeming with pirates, prostitutes, thieves and fortune seekers..."
Cast includes Toby Stephens as 'Captain Flint', Tom Hopper as 'Billy Bones', Louise Barnes as 'Miranda Barlow', Jessica Parker Kennedy as 'Max', Hannah New as 'Eleanor', Zach McGowan as 'Captain Charles Vane',...
- 9/1/2013
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
The new Starz 'pirate' TV series "Black Sails" has been renewed for a second season of 10 episodes, before the first season debuts in 2014.
"...'Flint', the most brilliant and feared captain of all the 'Golden Age' pirates is commander of the ship 'Walrus'.
"Flint adds a young stranger to his crew who goes by the name of 'John Silver' who has stolen a map to a Spanish Treasure galleon that Flint is after.
"Threatened with extinction on all sides, he and his crew fight for the survival of 'New Providence Island'...
"...the most notorious criminal haven of its day - a debauched paradise teeming with pirates, prostitutes, thieves and fortune seekers..."
Cast includes Toby Stephens as 'Captain Flint', Tom Hopper as 'Billy Bones', Louise Barnes as 'Miranda Barlow', Jessica Parker Kennedy as 'Max', Hannah New as 'Eleanor', Zach McGowan as 'Captain Charles Vane', Luke Arnold as 'John Silver',...
"...'Flint', the most brilliant and feared captain of all the 'Golden Age' pirates is commander of the ship 'Walrus'.
"Flint adds a young stranger to his crew who goes by the name of 'John Silver' who has stolen a map to a Spanish Treasure galleon that Flint is after.
"Threatened with extinction on all sides, he and his crew fight for the survival of 'New Providence Island'...
"...the most notorious criminal haven of its day - a debauched paradise teeming with pirates, prostitutes, thieves and fortune seekers..."
Cast includes Toby Stephens as 'Captain Flint', Tom Hopper as 'Billy Bones', Louise Barnes as 'Miranda Barlow', Jessica Parker Kennedy as 'Max', Hannah New as 'Eleanor', Zach McGowan as 'Captain Charles Vane', Luke Arnold as 'John Silver',...
- 7/28/2013
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
The pirate adventure “Black Sails” centers on the tales of Captain Flint and his men and takes place twenty years prior to Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic “Treasure Island.” Flint (Toby Stephens), the most brilliant and most feared pirate captain of his day, takes on a fast-talking young addition to his crew who goes by the name John Silver (Luke Arnold). Threatened with extinction on all sides, they fight for the survival of New Providence Island, the most notorious criminal haven of its day – a debauched paradise teeming with pirates, prostitutes, thieves and fortune seekers, a place defined by both its enlightened ideals and its stunning brutality. The series also stars Zach McGowan (“Shameless”) as rival Captain Charles Vane; Toby Schmitz as Rackham, Vane’s right hand; Hannah New...
- 7/25/2013
- by Pietro Filipponi
- The Daily BLAM!
First trailer for Black Sails, starring Toby Stephens, Luke Arnold and Tom Hopper. Starz has premiered a new trailer for Michael Bay's eagerly-anticipated upcoming series which follows Captain Flint and his pirates some twenty years before Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island. Also in the cast are Toby Schmitz, Clara Paget, Mark Ryan, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Sean Cameron Michael, Jannes Eiselen, Jessica Parker Kennedy and Zach McGowan. Shot in Cape Town, South Africa, the series is executive-produced by Andrew Form, Bradley Fuller and Bay.
- 4/17/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
First trailer for Black Sails, starring Toby Stephens, Luke Arnold and Tom Hopper. Starz has premiered a new trailer for Michael Bay's eagerly-anticipated upcoming series which follows Captain Flint and his pirates some twenty years before Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island. Also in the cast are Toby Schmitz, Clara Paget, Mark Ryan, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Sean Cameron Michael, Jannes Eiselen, Jessica Parker Kennedy and Zach McGowan. Shot in Cape Town, South Africa, the series is executive-produced by Andrew Form, Bradley Fuller and Bay.
- 4/17/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Australian cinematographer Jules O'Loughlin Acs has begun shooting big-budget Us TV series Black Sails in Cape Town, South Africa.
The eight-episode pirate series is being produced by filmmaker Michael Bay's company, Platinum Dunes, and also stars Australian lead Luke Arnold, who will play pirate John Silver (McLeod's Daughters, Rush), as well as Toby Schmitz (Crownies), who will play the role of Rackham.
Black Sails tells the story of Captain Flint (Toby Stephens) and his crew twenty years before their appearance in Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island. It also stars Zach McGowan (as John Silver's rival Captain Charles Vane) and Hannah New.
O'Loughlin (Sanctum) was set to shoot horror film Wolf Creek 2 in South Australia before the call-up which led to "the hardest decision of my career to make," he said. The South African Black Sails shoot is expected to take five-months. O'Loughlin was recently nominated for...
The eight-episode pirate series is being produced by filmmaker Michael Bay's company, Platinum Dunes, and also stars Australian lead Luke Arnold, who will play pirate John Silver (McLeod's Daughters, Rush), as well as Toby Schmitz (Crownies), who will play the role of Rackham.
Black Sails tells the story of Captain Flint (Toby Stephens) and his crew twenty years before their appearance in Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island. It also stars Zach McGowan (as John Silver's rival Captain Charles Vane) and Hannah New.
O'Loughlin (Sanctum) was set to shoot horror film Wolf Creek 2 in South Australia before the call-up which led to "the hardest decision of my career to make," he said. The South African Black Sails shoot is expected to take five-months. O'Loughlin was recently nominated for...
- 1/15/2013
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
Black Sails has cast Mark Ryan in the Michael Bay Pirate series as the right hand man to Captain Flint (Toby Stephens). Variety reports that eight episodes will air on Starz with Neil Marshall directing the pilot. Bay executive produces, and the cast also includes Luke Arnold, Tom Hopper, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Zach McGowan, Hannah New, Clara Paget and Toby Schmitz. The series is filming in Cape Town, South Africa with a story that follows Flint and his pirates twenty years before Robert Louis Stevenson's classic...
- 11/30/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Black Sails has cast Mark Ryan in the Michael Bay Pirate series as the right hand man to Captain Flint (Toby Stephens). Variety reports that eight episodes will air on Starz with Neil Marshall directing the pilot. Bay executive produces, and the cast also includes Luke Arnold, Tom Hopper, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Zach McGowan, Hannah New, Clara Paget and Toby Schmitz. The series is filming in Cape Town, South Africa with a story that follows Flint and his pirates twenty years before Robert Louis Stevenson's classic...
- 11/30/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
FX’s anthology series American Horror Story has been renewed for a third season of bat-shit cray-cray. Actress Jessica Lange, who has found a whole new generation of fans thanks to her Emmy and Golden Globe winning role on the series, will return as well.
Two video games are heading to the big screen, as CBS Films will bring Deus Ex: Human Revolution, while Warner Bros. is looking to sign Tom Hardy to star in their version of Splinter Cell, which was created with the help of Tom Clancy and has spawned several successful tie-in novels.
ABC has decided not to order the back nine for either 666 Park Avenue or Last Resort. However, both shows will remain on the air through the 13 episodes that the network ordered. So, both shows will remain in production, perhaps giving the creators a chance to finish off their tales. Both should eventually land on...
Two video games are heading to the big screen, as CBS Films will bring Deus Ex: Human Revolution, while Warner Bros. is looking to sign Tom Hardy to star in their version of Splinter Cell, which was created with the help of Tom Clancy and has spawned several successful tie-in novels.
ABC has decided not to order the back nine for either 666 Park Avenue or Last Resort. However, both shows will remain on the air through the 13 episodes that the network ordered. So, both shows will remain in production, perhaps giving the creators a chance to finish off their tales. Both should eventually land on...
- 11/19/2012
- by spaced-odyssey
- doorQ.com
Who doesn’t like a good pirate adventure? Starz is a fan. The network has ordered episodes of Black Sails, to be delivered by Jon Steinberg and Michael Bay. Today we learned two new actors have been cast. They are Zach McGowan and Luke Arnold.
Black Sails bypassed those uncertain waters where a series is just a pilot and no one knows if it will be picked up or not. Starz immediately asked for eight episodes.
The show is set 20 years before the events depicted in Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novel, Treasure Island, explained Deadline. The show’s lead character is Flint, a savvy pirate. He and his new shipmate John Silver are trying to survive adventures on New Providence Island. And here’s fair warning. It may look like a paradise, but the isle hides other pirates, whores, thieves and more.
British actor Toby Stephens is Captain Flint.
Black Sails bypassed those uncertain waters where a series is just a pilot and no one knows if it will be picked up or not. Starz immediately asked for eight episodes.
The show is set 20 years before the events depicted in Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novel, Treasure Island, explained Deadline. The show’s lead character is Flint, a savvy pirate. He and his new shipmate John Silver are trying to survive adventures on New Providence Island. And here’s fair warning. It may look like a paradise, but the isle hides other pirates, whores, thieves and more.
British actor Toby Stephens is Captain Flint.
- 11/16/2012
- by Sasha Nova
- Boomtron
Starz has announced the full cast for Michael Bay's upcoming eight episode original series "Black Sails," a prequel to the Robert Louis Stevenson's classic "Treasure Island."
Set twenty years before events in the book, the story chronicles the adventures of fabled buccaneer Captain Flint and his men. As already announced, Toby Stephens ("Jane Eyre," "Die Another Day") has been cast in the lead role as Captain Flint.
Aussie actor Luke Arnold ("Rush," "McLeod's Daughters," "Winners and Losers") has been cast as the young John Silver. Zack McGowan ("Shameless") will star as Captain Charles Vane, a rival pirate captain.
Hannah New ("Maleficent") will play the young and determined smuggler Eleanor Guthrie operating out of New Providence. Jessica Parker Kennedy ("The Secret Circle," "In Time") will play a tortured young prostitute who sees the dark side of the town.
Finally, Hakeem Kae Kazim ("Strike Back," "Hotel Rwanda") will play Mr.
Set twenty years before events in the book, the story chronicles the adventures of fabled buccaneer Captain Flint and his men. As already announced, Toby Stephens ("Jane Eyre," "Die Another Day") has been cast in the lead role as Captain Flint.
Aussie actor Luke Arnold ("Rush," "McLeod's Daughters," "Winners and Losers") has been cast as the young John Silver. Zack McGowan ("Shameless") will star as Captain Charles Vane, a rival pirate captain.
Hannah New ("Maleficent") will play the young and determined smuggler Eleanor Guthrie operating out of New Providence. Jessica Parker Kennedy ("The Secret Circle," "In Time") will play a tortured young prostitute who sees the dark side of the town.
Finally, Hakeem Kae Kazim ("Strike Back," "Hotel Rwanda") will play Mr.
- 11/16/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Zach McGowan and Luke Arnold have joined the cast of Starz‘s original series Black Sails, the eight-episode pirate adventure created by Jon Steinberg and Robert Levine that is set 20 years before the events in Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island. McGowan will play Captain Charles Vane, a rival to the feared and fabled buccaneer Captain Flint (played by Toby Stephens), whose exploits serve as the focal point of the drama series. McGowan, repped by Innovative Artists and Intellectual Artists Management, is coming off a three-year stint on Showtime’s Shameless. Aussie native Arnold will take on the role of the iconic seafarer John Silver in the years before his well-known feats. Also joining the cast is Jessica Parker Kennedy (the CW’s The Secret Circle) as Max, a tortured young prostitute who sees the dark side of the bustling pirate port of New Providence. Hakeem Kae Kazim (Hotel Rwanda...
- 11/15/2012
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
The hit National Theatre production is to visit major festivals in Asia and New Zealand, before taking up residency as part of Cate Blanchett's final season as co-artistic director of Sydney Theatre Company
The National Theatre's smash hit One Man, Two Guvnors will swap Brighton pier for Bondi beach when it embarks on a tour of Australia and east Asia next year.
Having just finished a successful five months on Broadway, Nicholas Hytner's production will visit major festivals in Hong Kong, Adelaide and Auckland from February, before playing six-week runs in each of Australia's two cultural capitals, Sydney and Melbourne. The transfer might require playwright Richard Bean to tinker with the script a second time, to smooth some of the particularly British terminology for a new audience.
With James Corden due to film his latest self-penned BBC sitcom, The Wrong Man, in early 2013, the cast will be led by Owain Arthur.
The National Theatre's smash hit One Man, Two Guvnors will swap Brighton pier for Bondi beach when it embarks on a tour of Australia and east Asia next year.
Having just finished a successful five months on Broadway, Nicholas Hytner's production will visit major festivals in Hong Kong, Adelaide and Auckland from February, before playing six-week runs in each of Australia's two cultural capitals, Sydney and Melbourne. The transfer might require playwright Richard Bean to tinker with the script a second time, to smooth some of the particularly British terminology for a new audience.
With James Corden due to film his latest self-penned BBC sitcom, The Wrong Man, in early 2013, the cast will be led by Owain Arthur.
- 9/10/2012
- by Matt Trueman
- The Guardian - Film News
Andrew Upton and Cate Blanchett tonight announced their final season as Co Artistic Directors of Sydney Theatre Company which will include exceptional onstage partnerships directed by internationally lauded directors. Cate Blanchett and legendary French actor Isabelle Huppert will play murderous sisters directed by Benedict Andrews in a fresh exploration of Genets The Maids by Andrew Upton and Benedict Andrews. Richard Roxburgh and Hugo Weaving are reunited with Uncle Vanya director Tams Ascher to give their all for a cornerstone of 20th century theatre, Becketts Waiting for Godot and Tim Minchin and Toby Schmitz take on another of theatres great double acts directed by Simon Phillips in Stoppards comic masterpiece Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead.
- 9/6/2012
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Surry Hills theatre company Belvoir has released a series of videos of its actors rehearsing to promote its new show Strange Interlude.
The videos, which offer a satirical glimpse into the rehearsal process, were shot by director Toby Schmitz.
“We want people to experience the intimacy of the actors in the rehearsal room, so we took marketing out of the equation and let the actors create their own campaign,’ explained Belvoir’s marketing manager Tina Walsberger.
The videos, which offer a satirical glimpse into the rehearsal process, were shot by director Toby Schmitz.
“We want people to experience the intimacy of the actors in the rehearsal room, so we took marketing out of the equation and let the actors create their own campaign,’ explained Belvoir’s marketing manager Tina Walsberger.
- 4/26/2012
- by Robin Hicks
- Encore Magazine
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