Drama/Thriller (Stephen Warrington)

A few years ago Lynda LaPlante told Richard E. Grant that she was going to write a part that would be perfect for him. When he saw the script for Trial and Retribution and realised that part was Stephen Warrington, a man suffering from a form of manic depression called cyclothymia, he was “completely taken aback, but of course incredibly flattered at the same time”.

“I knew it was a hell of a part. The character has so many facets to his personality and I was extremely fortunate to meet real sufferers of the condition during the research process,” says Grant. He went to the Orpington branch of the Manic Depression Fellowship and talked to people with cyclothymia. “They shared the most amazing stories with me,” he recalls, “and their experiences completely altered any preconceptions I had about the part. There is clearly a terrible and obvious prejudice with mental illness. I just hope I have done the role justice.”

The story is also available in book form.

Best REG line:

There are THREE animated Treasure Islands featuring Richard’s voice. They are:

The Watchtower

The Quest Begins

Now You Can See Me

REG “stars” as the one-legged fox with a sword :) along with Dawn French, Robert Powell, Hugh Laurie, Juilet Stevenson and Chris Barrie.

It is a Filmfair Production For Central Independent Television Central Independent Television PLC MCMXCIII. It’s distributed by Plaza Entertainment, INC. (www.fun-co.com)

Directed by Dino Athanassiou, Produced by Eric Parkinson and Gordon R. Granger.

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Children’s adventure (Jarvis Jarvis)

Best REG line:

REG stars with Peter Capaldi and Rebecca Callard in this sci-fi thriller.

A group of para-psychologists trapped in a disused hospital by a creature that travels around in a machine made of living human beings. A fast-paced shocker by Parade Films, has special effects by the people who designed for ALIENS, ROBOCOP, and THE FIFTH ELEMENT.”

TITLE: THE SURGEON
Creators: John Dorans, Jaeson Fin, Craig Forrester.
Pages: 28
Format: US Colour Cover
Issues Available: One Off Special.
Cover Price: 2.00
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Based on the excellent screenplay from Parade Films, this bloodthirsty thriller is a sure fire hit. With some stunning black and white artwork reminiscent of David Lloyd, that illustrates some truly gruesome scenes.

This comic is selling extremely fast, so order now to secure your copy!

Less than 10 copies in stock
Update: Issues 1+2 now withdrawn from UK sales!

Due for a 1999 release?

The Serpent’s Kiss – a.k.a. Le Baiser Du Serpent (France) a.k.a. Der Schlangenkuss (Germany)

Drama (James Fitzmaurice)

This film stars Greta Scacchi, Carmen Chaplin, Ewan McGregor, Pete Postlethwaite and REG. I’ve not seen it, but in my broken French have tried to glean what this film is about from a French review.

Set in England in 1699, it’s the story of a man named Thomas Smithers, who, driven by vanity and a desire to impress his beautiful wife Juliana decides to transform his garden from a waste land into true work of art worthy of his social status.

A young and brilliant Dutch landscape designer, is hired to take on the task, who I’m guessing is played by Ewan McGregor. REG plays James Fitzmaurice, a scheming jealous friend who recommends the landscape designer in the hope of ruining Thomas Smithers’ plans and winning the love of the beautiful Juiliana (don’t ask me how!). But it all backfires on him.

Despite being well received at Canne in 1997, the film is still to find a distributor. Although Buena Vista were, at one time, rumoured to be releasing it, at the moment it’s sitting at sales company J&M waiting to be picked up (distributor screenings have, thus far, proven unsuccessful).

J&M is, however, optimistic that someone will acquire it to be released before the end of 1999.

Due for a 1999 release