LATEST NEWS:
DESERTER trailer release:
www.deserterthefilm.co.uk/video/trailer.html
BORN OF HOPE gets 4 STARS in The Times!!!
"Christopher Dane not only looks rather like Mortensen, he is genuinely effective as the noble warrior and orc-slaughterer" THE TIMES
CURRENT WORK:
08.10
Just had a day out with Kate Madison and Neill Phillips to shoot a few teaser sequences and some stills for BLOOD TRAPS.
07.10
ROUTINE
You can have a look at Routine here:
www.virginmediashorts.co.uk/films/entry/344603/routine
06.10
ROUTINE
This is going to be a little gem of a film. I play a man totally stuck in his morning routine. But what happens when his wall turns into a window to the universe?
05.10
Had a brilliant Cannes, and as you can see it hard work this year:
04.10
CODEWORD TASTY
I spent a day tied up to a chair drenched with water... who said we do not suffer for our art anymore? I play a Jack Bauer type agent under interrogation by a sinister foreign spy in this MB Films production. Have a look and a laugh here:
kingofads.doritos.co.uk/#/gallery/video/id=1974772900&type=userSubmission
03.10
THE LAST COWBOY
I was cast as the very sinister character THE PRIEST in this promising short film. The film takes the Western genre and sets it in a post-apocalyptic future. We filmed at the last remaining airbase from WWI, which was a great location apart from the total lack of heating. I was cold to the bones, but had a nice costume and a gun - happy days. The film was shot on the RED, and I'm very excited about a graphic novel style introduction sequence based on pictures of the main characters.
03.10
COLGATE
Just filmed a major commercial for Colgate. More than 80 people on set, including a dentist checking that the testimonials were genuine, and two great guys directing (Rob and Alastair from Doubleact). Looking forward to see it when it screens in June.
01.10
WORKPLACE
Made a quick competition film with Beat24 Productions. It involved me giving a group of clowns (no, really they were clowns) a peptalk about 21st century perception of clowning... and ending up with a pie in the face... obviously. Have a look and a laugh here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndYEWqzjMO4
10.09
ZOMBLIES
I spent the last weekend in October filming with the brilliant team behind Zomblies (Realm Pictures). The scenes with my character (General Frank Marshall) and the head of the research facility bookends the film itself and takes place in a brilliant and inventive set. The film should be ready early next year. Check out www.zomblies.com
09.09
ZOMBLIES
I have been cast as General Frank Marshal in Realm Pictures feature Zomblies. We are filming at the end of the month and the film should be finished by the end of the year. Have a look at www.zomblies.com
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08.09
DESERTER
I have just been wrapped on this very interesting film, where I played a supporting character to Steven Hartley's Swartzer. The film should look really good as the DOP is Oscar award winning Mikolaj Jaroszewicz (Zona Pictures) and director Callum Mackinnon has put a lot of money into costume and equipment. The film should be ready for the festival circuit next year beginning with Berlin.
07.09
BORN OF HOPE
We filmed a few pick-up scenes today and the film is now on the home stretch. Another weekend of filming coming up next week and then everything is ready for the final edit - prepare yourself for a great film.
05.09
THE WOMAN IN THE RED DRESS
I just filmed the Film Noir tribute with Moonlighting Films. It was a rare opportunity to act out a series of complex emotions without any dialogue as the film depends entirely on a Voice Over. The film should be ready in August for the autumn festivals.
03.09
BORN OF HOPE
For the last month and a bit, I have been filming the last big chunk of this epic film. This weekend was the big duel between Arathorn and Gorganog (the Orc muscle man played brilliantly by Lewis Penfold). It took six hours to film it, and I hope it will be worth the effort when the film is released in October. Check out www.bornofhope.com
02.09
BORN OF HOPE
On possibly the worst day of all days to travel, Kate Madison (Director) and myself went to North Wales and filmed Arathorn on his lonely travels in Born of Hope. We got some amazing shots - not surprisingly with a lot of snow in them.
11.08
BORN OF HOPE
Another round of BOH was completed this week. The weather gods weren't smiling on us as they threw everything from rain and fog to zub zero temperatures and snow at us. We managed however to get some seriously good scenes in the can... it's looking very exciting.
10.08
BORN OF HOPE
The next bout of BOH filming was achieved this weekend. I fought orcs in knee-deep mud and it was glorious! Everyone made the shoot look so good: orcs, rangers, the crew behind the three cameras and all who worked so hard behind the scenes to do makeup, costume and not least food.
08.08
FRONTMAN
I make a cameo appearance in this independent feature as hard drinking womanizing Stan. I spent all day in a Gorilla costume and enjoyed every moment of it.
08.08
BORN OF HOPE
The first week of filming BOH was a huge success. An army of extras helped bring this epic story to life and it bodes well for the autumn shoots.
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08.08
BORN OF HOPE
Preparations are in full flow for the week long first part of this years filming of Born of Hope starting on July 14th. Wigs, swords, costumes and locations are slowly coming together. The project started in 2003 and by the end of this year there should be a 60 minute film to enjoyed as a free download for all Lord of the Rings fans out there.
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08.08
THE CHESS PLAYER
I play a chess champion detained during WWII for sending messages to the Germans through the games he plays. This is a highly complex character who's sanity is slowly broken down by his captors. The film should be finished late July.
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04.08
THE SUBSTITUTE
A woman writes letters to a prisoner. But he is not just any prisoner, and she's not who she claims to be. I play Stephen who discovers that his wife is entangled in a dangerous game of deception and revenge.
03.08
LING LING'S NEW TOY BOY
I play a doctor who has to break the news that a patient is actually a Giant Panda. This is a very funny script by young filmmaker Martin Cavannagh and will be finished late April.
11.07
THE LEGEND OF THE ALLEYMAN
I put in a cameo performance as a dad who's slain in the beginning of this horror feature.
10.07
THE BUTTERFLY TATTOO
I take on the role of DI Fletcher, who is fatally instrumental to the film's conclusion, in this £130,000 feature adaptation of Philip Pullman's novel The Butterfly Tattoo. Phil Hawkins, who has just been on Steven Spielberg's TV show On The Lot, directs and Dynamic Entertainment expects a massive interest in the project on the back of Pullman's Dark Materials trilogy starting this December. For more information log on to www.tbtproject.com
10.07
SAAB
I did two SAAB commercials before the credit crunch set in... glorious days!
09.07
THE LAST B&B
Principal photography has begun on this wonderfully bizarre modern take on several classic Grimm tales. Carl Homer directs and I play George who has saved a spoilt Little Red Riding Hood esque girl from a major nuclear strike on London.
07.07
JENS MUNK
I have also been cast in this exciting feature as the English navigator John Watson, who assisted the Danish explorer of the title on his dramatic quest to find the North West Passage to China in 1619-20. This epic tale will be shot in Denmark over the next couple of months and will hit local (and hopefully European) cinema screens next year. Nikolaj Feifer directs for Japp Productions.
07.07
DARK RAGE
This horror/thriller contains some of the strongest scenes I have recorded so far, with the final showdown with my character's brother (played by Christopher Dunne) as the highlight. The post-production is in the early stages and is expected to last till the end of this year. Production company Media Killer Ltd is aiming for a DVD rental release early next year. For more information log on to www.darkrage.co.uk
04.07
IN THE NATIONAL INTEREST
This is a very provocative short film about a secret Joint Intelligence Committee meeting with the Polish Home Army in 1942. I play real life Col Menzies (Head of MI6), and the film will be ready for the festival circuit in the autumn.
12.06
PRISONER OF WAR
MB FILMS have now finished the edit on this German language film about a young soldier (played by Torsten Schwick) at the mercy of an East European volunteer Officer on a hunting trip, that will change his life forever. The film premiered at the Palm Springs International Film Festival and will be showcased in the UK later this year. The producers are now working on a feature based on this brilliant short. For more information log on to www.mbfilms.co.uk
08.06
THE HORSEMEN
This darkly comic short, where I play all four horsemen of the Apocalypse, was the runner up for the people's choice at the Stamford Film Festival. The film was also well received at Short Film Corner in Cannes and will be entered into a number of festivals over the next few months.
DESERTER trailer release:
www.deserterthefilm.co.uk/video/trailer.html
BORN OF HOPE gets 4 STARS in The Times!!!
"Christopher Dane not only looks rather like Mortensen, he is genuinely effective as the noble warrior and orc-slaughterer" THE TIMES
CURRENT WORK:
08.10
Just had a day out with Kate Madison and Neill Phillips to shoot a few teaser sequences and some stills for BLOOD TRAPS.
07.10
ROUTINE
You can have a look at Routine here:
www.virginmediashorts.co.uk/films/entry/344603/routine
06.10
ROUTINE
This is going to be a little gem of a film. I play a man totally stuck in his morning routine. But what happens when his wall turns into a window to the universe?
05.10
Had a brilliant Cannes, and as you can see it hard work this year:
04.10
CODEWORD TASTY
I spent a day tied up to a chair drenched with water... who said we do not suffer for our art anymore? I play a Jack Bauer type agent under interrogation by a sinister foreign spy in this MB Films production. Have a look and a laugh here:
kingofads.doritos.co.uk/#/gallery/video/id=1974772900&type=userSubmission
03.10
THE LAST COWBOY
I was cast as the very sinister character THE PRIEST in this promising short film. The film takes the Western genre and sets it in a post-apocalyptic future. We filmed at the last remaining airbase from WWI, which was a great location apart from the total lack of heating. I was cold to the bones, but had a nice costume and a gun - happy days. The film was shot on the RED, and I'm very excited about a graphic novel style introduction sequence based on pictures of the main characters.
03.10
COLGATE
Just filmed a major commercial for Colgate. More than 80 people on set, including a dentist checking that the testimonials were genuine, and two great guys directing (Rob and Alastair from Doubleact). Looking forward to see it when it screens in June.
01.10
WORKPLACE
Made a quick competition film with Beat24 Productions. It involved me giving a group of clowns (no, really they were clowns) a peptalk about 21st century perception of clowning... and ending up with a pie in the face... obviously. Have a look and a laugh here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndYEWqzjMO4
10.09
ZOMBLIES
I spent the last weekend in October filming with the brilliant team behind Zomblies (Realm Pictures). The scenes with my character (General Frank Marshall) and the head of the research facility bookends the film itself and takes place in a brilliant and inventive set. The film should be ready early next year. Check out www.zomblies.com
09.09
ZOMBLIES
I have been cast as General Frank Marshal in Realm Pictures feature Zomblies. We are filming at the end of the month and the film should be finished by the end of the year. Have a look at www.zomblies.com
08.09
DESERTER
I have just been wrapped on this very interesting film, where I played a supporting character to Steven Hartley's Swartzer. The film should look really good as the DOP is Oscar award winning Mikolaj Jaroszewicz (Zona Pictures) and director Callum Mackinnon has put a lot of money into costume and equipment. The film should be ready for the festival circuit next year beginning with Berlin.
07.09
BORN OF HOPE
We filmed a few pick-up scenes today and the film is now on the home stretch. Another weekend of filming coming up next week and then everything is ready for the final edit - prepare yourself for a great film.
05.09
THE WOMAN IN THE RED DRESS
I just filmed the Film Noir tribute with Moonlighting Films. It was a rare opportunity to act out a series of complex emotions without any dialogue as the film depends entirely on a Voice Over. The film should be ready in August for the autumn festivals.
03.09
BORN OF HOPE
For the last month and a bit, I have been filming the last big chunk of this epic film. This weekend was the big duel between Arathorn and Gorganog (the Orc muscle man played brilliantly by Lewis Penfold). It took six hours to film it, and I hope it will be worth the effort when the film is released in October. Check out www.bornofhope.com
02.09
BORN OF HOPE
On possibly the worst day of all days to travel, Kate Madison (Director) and myself went to North Wales and filmed Arathorn on his lonely travels in Born of Hope. We got some amazing shots - not surprisingly with a lot of snow in them.
11.08
BORN OF HOPE
Another round of BOH was completed this week. The weather gods weren't smiling on us as they threw everything from rain and fog to zub zero temperatures and snow at us. We managed however to get some seriously good scenes in the can... it's looking very exciting.
10.08
BORN OF HOPE
The next bout of BOH filming was achieved this weekend. I fought orcs in knee-deep mud and it was glorious! Everyone made the shoot look so good: orcs, rangers, the crew behind the three cameras and all who worked so hard behind the scenes to do makeup, costume and not least food.
08.08
FRONTMAN
I make a cameo appearance in this independent feature as hard drinking womanizing Stan. I spent all day in a Gorilla costume and enjoyed every moment of it.
08.08
BORN OF HOPE
The first week of filming BOH was a huge success. An army of extras helped bring this epic story to life and it bodes well for the autumn shoots.
08.08
BORN OF HOPE
Preparations are in full flow for the week long first part of this years filming of Born of Hope starting on July 14th. Wigs, swords, costumes and locations are slowly coming together. The project started in 2003 and by the end of this year there should be a 60 minute film to enjoyed as a free download for all Lord of the Rings fans out there.
08.08
THE CHESS PLAYER
I play a chess champion detained during WWII for sending messages to the Germans through the games he plays. This is a highly complex character who's sanity is slowly broken down by his captors. The film should be finished late July.
04.08
THE SUBSTITUTE
A woman writes letters to a prisoner. But he is not just any prisoner, and she's not who she claims to be. I play Stephen who discovers that his wife is entangled in a dangerous game of deception and revenge.
03.08
LING LING'S NEW TOY BOY
I play a doctor who has to break the news that a patient is actually a Giant Panda. This is a very funny script by young filmmaker Martin Cavannagh and will be finished late April.
11.07
THE LEGEND OF THE ALLEYMAN
I put in a cameo performance as a dad who's slain in the beginning of this horror feature.
10.07
THE BUTTERFLY TATTOO
I take on the role of DI Fletcher, who is fatally instrumental to the film's conclusion, in this £130,000 feature adaptation of Philip Pullman's novel The Butterfly Tattoo. Phil Hawkins, who has just been on Steven Spielberg's TV show On The Lot, directs and Dynamic Entertainment expects a massive interest in the project on the back of Pullman's Dark Materials trilogy starting this December. For more information log on to www.tbtproject.com
10.07
SAAB
I did two SAAB commercials before the credit crunch set in... glorious days!
09.07
THE LAST B&B
Principal photography has begun on this wonderfully bizarre modern take on several classic Grimm tales. Carl Homer directs and I play George who has saved a spoilt Little Red Riding Hood esque girl from a major nuclear strike on London.
07.07
JENS MUNK
I have also been cast in this exciting feature as the English navigator John Watson, who assisted the Danish explorer of the title on his dramatic quest to find the North West Passage to China in 1619-20. This epic tale will be shot in Denmark over the next couple of months and will hit local (and hopefully European) cinema screens next year. Nikolaj Feifer directs for Japp Productions.
07.07
DARK RAGE
This horror/thriller contains some of the strongest scenes I have recorded so far, with the final showdown with my character's brother (played by Christopher Dunne) as the highlight. The post-production is in the early stages and is expected to last till the end of this year. Production company Media Killer Ltd is aiming for a DVD rental release early next year. For more information log on to www.darkrage.co.uk
04.07
IN THE NATIONAL INTEREST
This is a very provocative short film about a secret Joint Intelligence Committee meeting with the Polish Home Army in 1942. I play real life Col Menzies (Head of MI6), and the film will be ready for the festival circuit in the autumn.
12.06
PRISONER OF WAR
MB FILMS have now finished the edit on this German language film about a young soldier (played by Torsten Schwick) at the mercy of an East European volunteer Officer on a hunting trip, that will change his life forever. The film premiered at the Palm Springs International Film Festival and will be showcased in the UK later this year. The producers are now working on a feature based on this brilliant short. For more information log on to www.mbfilms.co.uk
08.06
THE HORSEMEN
This darkly comic short, where I play all four horsemen of the Apocalypse, was the runner up for the people's choice at the Stamford Film Festival. The film was also well received at Short Film Corner in Cannes and will be entered into a number of festivals over the next few months.