This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/sussex/8288632.stm
The article has changed 2 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
Previous version
1
Next version
Version 0 | Version 1 |
---|---|
Hundreds queue for Brighton Rock | Hundreds queue for Brighton Rock |
(about 13 hours later) | |
About 500 movie hopefuls queued at a casting session to find extras for a remake of the 1947 film Brighton Rock. | About 500 movie hopefuls queued at a casting session to find extras for a remake of the 1947 film Brighton Rock. |
The film, based on Graham Greene's 1939 novel and featuring Dame Helen Mirren, will be set in 1964 and filmed in Brighton and Eastbourne. | The film, based on Graham Greene's 1939 novel and featuring Dame Helen Mirren, will be set in 1964 and filmed in Brighton and Eastbourne. |
Saturday's casting session was held at the International Lawn Tennis Centre in Eastbourne. Another session is being held in Brighton on Sunday. | |
Poducers were looking extras to play Mods and Rockers and local characters. | |
They will be filling parts for day trippers and an array of girlfriends, housewives, parents, children and grandparents. | They will be filling parts for day trippers and an array of girlfriends, housewives, parents, children and grandparents. |
Children needed | Children needed |
"I was hoping to see this many people here because we need about 300 to 400," said crowd assistant director Candy Marlowe in Eastbourne on Saturday. | |
"Then we have got two weeks filming in Brighton and we need about the same number again. | "Then we have got two weeks filming in Brighton and we need about the same number again. |
"We are also looking for specific people who could end up saying the odd thing. | "We are also looking for specific people who could end up saying the odd thing. |
"And we need at least 10 children every day we are filming in Eastbourne." | "And we need at least 10 children every day we are filming in Eastbourne." |
Filming in the town is to take place from 18 to 23 October. | Filming in the town is to take place from 18 to 23 October. |
Eastbourne was chosen for its traditional seafront, which has been promoted by the borough council as a film and TV location. | Eastbourne was chosen for its traditional seafront, which has been promoted by the borough council as a film and TV location. |
The 2008 film Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging was filmed and set in Eastbourne and the town has been used in EastEnders and Little Britain. | The 2008 film Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging was filmed and set in Eastbourne and the town has been used in EastEnders and Little Britain. |
Dame Helen Mirren will star in the film as Ida Arnold | Dame Helen Mirren will star in the film as Ida Arnold |
"The Film Liaison Unit has been a roaring success for Eastbourne during the past few years, attracting significant names to the resort," said councillor Susan Morris. | "The Film Liaison Unit has been a roaring success for Eastbourne during the past few years, attracting significant names to the resort," said councillor Susan Morris. |
Earlier this year Eastbourne hosted a familiarisation trip for location managers, showing them Sovereign Harbour, the Napoleonic Redoubt Fortress and Eastbourne College's cloisters corridor. | Earlier this year Eastbourne hosted a familiarisation trip for location managers, showing them Sovereign Harbour, the Napoleonic Redoubt Fortress and Eastbourne College's cloisters corridor. |
Brighton Rock tells the story of teenager Pinkie who seduces a young waitress after she stumbles on evidence linking him and his gang to a revenge killing he committed. | Brighton Rock tells the story of teenager Pinkie who seduces a young waitress after she stumbles on evidence linking him and his gang to a revenge killing he committed. |
The original 1947 movie starred Richard Attenborough in the lead role. | The original 1947 movie starred Richard Attenborough in the lead role. |
Mirren will star as Ida Arnold alongside Bafta-nominated actor Sam Riley playing the lead character Pinkie Brown. | Mirren will star as Ida Arnold alongside Bafta-nominated actor Sam Riley playing the lead character Pinkie Brown. |
Pete Postlethwaite and Happy Go Lucky's Andrea Riseborough will also star in the remake. | Pete Postlethwaite and Happy Go Lucky's Andrea Riseborough will also star in the remake. |
Previous version
1
Next version