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TV Times Magazine interview: "Colin Morgan: 'Merlin's not afraid to go dark'"

  TV Times Magazine

Colin Morgan: 'Merlin's not afraid to go dark'

Sep 27, 2011

Star Colin Morgan chats about Merlin's scary new adventures as the hit BBC1 fantasy returns for series four on Saturday, October 1...

What can you tell us about the first episode? 
"The series kicks off one year after the last series, with celebrations in Camelot in full swing and all the knights are there. It’s a special day on which people remember the dead and remember all those that we’ve lost. The theory is that on this special day, the veil between the real world and the spirit world is at it’s thinnest. Morgana sacrifices her sister Morgause to split the veil – and all these terrifying creatures come out, which leads to all sorts of problems."

What can you tell us about the creatures? 
"They almost appear like a small child and then they sort of turn into something like a skull! They only function at night and are really creepy. It looks like a shadow at first and then you only see it’s true form in the moment of it coming at you. I think people will be scared of this because we all have to gather around light to be safe and if you venture out of the light you’re a goner."

We hear this series has got a lot of darker tones to it... 
"It’s really cool to see the show is not afraid to go in those directions at the same time as still making it suitable for everyone. The series starts with a two-parter that seems to play on that childhood fear I think we’ve all had of being afraid of the dark and what’s in the dark and what’s lurking out there."

"Every episode we’ve done I’ve been so excited about. In previous years you get an episode that’s a little bit light-hearted or it’s trying to break the tone and it’s trying to do something a bit lighter. There are lighter elements in these episodes, but it’s continuous in storylines. It’s feeling almost like an American season of episodes in a way. That’s what it feels like to me."

Is Morgana as evil as ever this year? 
"Yes, Morgana’s in her own sort of separate zone. She has a mole set in Camelot - Agravaine, played by Nathaniel Parker - who is Arthur’s uncle. They’re very much a good duo in terms of manipulating Arthur, making sure he takes these turns and twists that lead to certain areas. She’s really, really devious. Also, Morgana’s having visions of this old man called Emrys chasing her and she keeps dreaming about it; she doesn’t know that that’s really Merlin. She becomes obsessed with finding out who this Emrys person is and so, yes, she’s inadvertently on Merlin’s trail."

What can you reveal about Merlin in future episodes? 
"Something terrible happens in the third episode. It’s not just a blow to his self confidence, but a blow to everything. The future then looks bleak as he’s meant to ensure the future of magic and what happens, what he’s done, leads to the complete opposite."

Merlin is shown in around 200 countries now – have you ever been spotted in a strange place? 
"I was on holiday last year in Italy and went in a cable car to a really remote place, but what do you know! I was recognised. These people were obviously talking about me in Italian. And another time, I was at the top of the Empire State Building and a little kid recognised me. It’s always at the most unexpected times."

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Merlin nominees for "National Television Awards 2012" : 'Merlin' for Drama, Colin Morgan & Bradley James for Male Drama Performance, Katie McGrath & Emilia Fox for Female Drama Performance!

BRITISH TV

National Television Awards 2012: The nominees

Monday, September 26 2011, 7:01pm EDT Add comment

By Catriona Wightman, TV Reporter

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The full list of nominees for the National Television Awards 2012, to be held in London in January, is as follows:

Talent Show
Britain's Got Talent
Dancing On Ice
Got To Dance
Let's Dance for Comic Relief
Popstar to Operastar
So You Think You Can Dance
Strictly Come Dancing
The X Factor

Comedy Panel Show
8 Out of 10 Cats
Celebrity Juice
Have I Got News For You
Mock The Week
Odd One In
Pointless
QI
Would I Lie To You?

Drama
Above Suspicion: Deadly Intent
Case Histories
Casualty
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
DCI Banks: Aftermath
Doc Martin
Doctor Who
Downton Abbey
Glee
Holby City
Hustle
Inspector George Gently
Kidnap and Ransom
Lark Rise to Candleford
Law & Order: UK
Lewis
Luther
Merlin                                        VOTE NOW!
Midsomer Murders
Monroe
New Tricks
Scott & Bailey
Shameless
Silent Witness
Silk
South Riding
Spooks
The Shadow Line
Torchwood: Miracle Day
Upstairs Downstairs
Vera
Waking The Dead
Waterloo Road
Whitechapel
Wild At Heart

Drama Performance: Male
Ciarán Hinds - Above Suspicion
Jason Isaacs - Case Histories
Ben Turner - Casualty
Stephen Tompkinson - DCI Banks/Wild at Heart
Martin Clunes - Doc Martin
Matt Smith - Doctor Who
Brendan Coyle - Downton Abbey
Dan Stevens - Downton Abbey
Guy Henry - Holby City
Adrian Lester - Hustle
Martin Shaw - Inspector George Gently
Trevor Eve - Kidnap and Ransom/Waking The Dead
Bradley Walsh - Law & Order: UK
Laurence Fox - Lewis
Kevin Whately - Lewis
Idris Elba - Luther
Colin Morgan - Merlin                                                   VOTE NOW!
Bradley James - Merlin
Neil Dudgeon - Midsomer Murders
James Nesbitt - Monroe
Alun Armstrong - New Tricks
James Bolam - New Tricks
Dennis Waterman - New Tricks
David Threlfall - Shameless
David Morrissey - South Riding
Peter Firth - Spooks
John Barrowman - Torchwood
Stephen Rea - The Shadow Line
Ed Stoppard - Upstairs Downstairs
Alec Newman - Waterloo Road
Rupert Penry-Jones - Whitechapel/Silk
Phil Davis - Whitechapel

Talk Show
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
Loose Women
Paul O'Grady Live
Piers Morgan's Life Stories
That Sunday Night Show
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
The Graham Norton Show
The Jonathan Ross Show
The Rob Brydon Show
The Wright Stuff

Drama Performance: Female
Kelly Reilly - Above Suspicion
Georgia Taylor _ Casualty
Caroline Catz - Doc Martin
Karen Gillan - Doctor Who
Joanne Froggatt - Downton Abbey
Michelle Dockery - Downton Abbey
Laila Rouass - Holby City
Kelly Adams - Hustle
Julia Sawalha - Lark Rise to Candleford
Freema Agyeman - Law & Order: UK
Katie McGrath - Merlin
Sarah Parish - Monroe
Amanda Redman - New Tricks
Suranne Jones - Scott & Bailey
Lesley Sharp - Scott & Bailey
Sally Carman - Shameless
Emilia Fox - Silent Witness                                            VOTE NOW!
Maxine Peake - Silk
Anna Maxwell Martin - South Riding
Nicola Walker - Spooks
Eve Myles - Torchwood
Keeley Hawes - Upstairs Downstairs
Brenda Blethyn - Vera
Tara Fitzgerald - Waking The Dead/The Body Farm
Jaye Jacobs - Waterloo Road
Dawn Steele - Wild At Heart

Factual Program
An Idiot Abroad
Antiques Roadshow
BBC Breakfast
Big Fat Gypsy Weddings
Billy Connolly's Route 66
Britain's Hidden Heritage
Countryfile
Crimewatch
Daybreak
DIY SOS: The Big Build
Human Planet
Inside The Human Body
Long Lost Family
Lost Land of the Tiger
MasterChef
Ocean Giants
Royal Navy Caribbean Patrol
Strangeways
The Biggest Loser
The One Show
This Morning
Top Gear
Turn Back Time - The High Street
Wallace & Gromit's World of Invention
Watchdog
Who Do You Think You Are?

Situation Comedy
Benidorm
Candy Cabs
Come Fly With Me
Friday Night Dinner
In With The Flynns
Miranda
Mrs Brown's Boys
My Family
Not Going Out
Outnumbered
Reggie Perrin
Trollied
Whites

Serial Drama
Coronation Street
Doctors
EastEnders
Emmerdale
Hollyoaks
Home and Away
Neighbours

Serial Drama Performance
Alison King - Coronation Street
Andrew Lancel - Coronation Street
Chris Gascoyne - Coronation Street
Jane Danson - Coronation Street
Katherine Kelly - Coronation Street
Simon Gregson - Coronation Street
Jake Wood - EastEnders
Jessie Wallace - EastEnders
Lindsey Coulson - EastEnders
Nina Wadia - EastEnders
Nitin Ganatra - EastEnders
Steve McFadden - EastEnders
Charley Webb - Emmerdale
Danny Miller - Emmerdale
Jeff Hordley - Emmerdale
Lucy Pargeter - Emmerdale
Pauline Quirke - Emmerdale
Steve Halliwell - Emmerdale
Claire Cooper - Hollyoaks
Emmett J Scanlan - Hollyoaks
Jonny Clarke - Hollyoaks
Kieron Richardson - Hollyoaks
Rachel Shenton - Hollyoaks
Stephanie Davis - Hollyoaks

Reality Program
71 Degrees North
Celebrity Big Brother
Coach Trip
Come Dine With Me
Don't Tell The Bride
I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!
Made In Chelsea
Peter Andre: The Next Chapter
The Apprentice
The Only Way Is Essex

Newcomer
William Beck - Casualty
Chris Fountain - Coronation Street
Jacqueline Jossa - EastEnders
Chelsea Halfpenny - Emmerdale
Jimmy Akingbola - Holby City
Danny Mac - Hollyoaks

Entertainment Program
All Star Family Fortunes
Ant & Dec's Push The Button
Celebrity Mastermind
Dynamo: Magician Impossible
Harry Hill's TV Burp
John Bishop's Britain
Lee Mack's All Star Cast
Live At The Apollo
Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow
New You've Been Framed!
Red or Black?
Sing If You Can
Take Me Out
The Cube
The Magicians
The Million Pound Drop
The National Lottery: In It To Win It
Tonight's The Night
Total Wipeout
University Challenge
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?

Entertainment Presenter
Adrian Chiles
Alan Carr
Alex Jones
Ant & Dec
Bradley Walsh
Bruce Forsyth
Cat Deeley
Chris Tarrant
Dale Winton
Davina McCall
Dermot O'Leary
Graham Norton
Harry Hill
Holly Willoughby
John Barrowman
John Bishop
Jonathan Ross
Keith Lemon
Lee Mack
Lenny Henry
Michael McIntyre
Myleene Klass
Paddy McGuinness
Paul O'Grady
Philip Schofield
Piers Morgan
Richard Hammond
Rob Brydon
Steve Jones
Tess Daly
Vernon Kay

Colin Morgan (Merlin) & Angel Coulby (Guinevere) on Something for the Weekend, & Clip from Merlin Series 4, Episode 1 "The Darkest Hour" shown at SFTW: its a SPOILER!

Colin Morgan & Angel Coulby on Something for the Weekend part 1 of 2

video from Spookslucas on YouTube

Colin Morgan & Angel Coulby on Something for the Weekend part 2 of 2

video from Spookslucas on YouTube

Clip from Merlin Series 4 Episode 1 "The Darkest Hour" shown at Something for the Weekend

video from BJsRealm on YouTube

Martin Scorsese has cast 'Mordred' aka. Asa Butterfield in the movie "Hugo;" it looks amazing!! I must see it!

Early Buzz: Martin Scorsese’s ‘Hugo’ Proves “The Possibilities of 3D To Be Something More Than A Novelty”

Posted on Thursday, September 22nd, 2011 by Peter Sciretta

Paramount Pictures has begun test screening Martin Scorsese‘s Hugo, with screenings in New York City and Chicago. Like many of you, I’ve been anxiously awaiting this film. Not just because its a new Scorsese film, but I’m really interested to see what a master filmmaker can do with the 3D camera. Advance buzz coming out of the first test screenings is quite positive. Read the first spoiler-free reactions, after the jump.

Disclaimer: Test screenings happen for a reason. The film has not completed post production and the filmmaker/studio want to see what works and what doesn’t. Films can change drastically from a test screening cut, or might not change at all. The bottom line is that you can not take the opinions from a test screening as a true review of the final feature film. But I think it gives you an indication of the possibilities.

We received the following exclusive report from an anonymous /Film reader:

When I heard that Martin Scorsese was doing a film in 3D my interest was piqued. I’m not a fan of the technology, to be clear. But to see such an old master experimenting with something new is inherently exciting. I knew that if nothing else, Scorsese would not be one to resort to using 3D as a gimick.

Unsurprisingly I wasn’t disappointed. Instead of popping out at you, the 3D in “Hugo” takes you into the film. It’s used to enhance the depth of field, and this is done masterfully. Particularly splendid are the scenes of Paris and those within the station walls. It still gave me a bit of a headache, however, and I’m no more a fan of those ridiculous glasses, but the film displayed the possibilities of 3D to be something more than a novelty.

Then there was the film itself. Again, something exploratory for Scorsese; a children’s film. Aside from some comedic relief bits that may seem unnecessary to adults, it completely managed to transcend that distinction and offer a cinematic experience for people of all ages. Asa Butterfield gives a truly great performance as a young orphan boy living inside the walls of a train station, where he steals parts from a toyshop run by Ben Kingsley in order to fix a machine he had been working on with his father. When the boy is finally caught in the act, a mystery concerning Kingsley’s murky past begins to unravel. Chloe Moretz does a wonderful job as Kingsley’s goddaughter, as does Helen McCroy who plays his wife. Sacha Baron Cohen plays the station inspecter, around whom much of aforementioned comic relief is centered, but he’s entertaining as ever to watch, while Jude Law appears briefly in some flashbacks as Hugo’s father.

I don’t want to give away too much of the plot, so I won’t say how, but the early history of film plays huge part in “Hugo”. For cinephiles this is a great opportunity to feel glib about your knowledge, and for those who are less versed on the subject I think it offers an interesting history lesson. It’s clear that Scorsese had fun with this aspect of the film, which may very well have been a factor in his choosing to direct it.

This is largely a movie about overcoming the past, whether it be the loss of a father or in Kingsley’s case something else. It is also about the search for self-identity and offers some profound if unsubtle ruminations on the subject. The sincerity of the subject matter is such that the disclaimer “for a children’s film” need not be added to any claim about its merits- “Hugo” stands on its own as a singular new work by a beloved director.

And here is another report from the NYC screening from a couple weeks back:

the family had been invited by some friends from their church to an advance screening of the invention of hugo cabret, now being called simply hugo. i’d read the book upon which it’s based this past spring. i had enjoyed the concept but had been a little irritated that the content (i.e. storyline/plot) wasn’t strong enough to match. still, i was curious to see what sort of spin the director, one martin scorsese, would give to it. martin scorsese himself walked in to introduce the film. he explained, in simple language, for there were about 15 or so kids present, that this was a rough cut. some of the digital effects were still being tweaked and sometimes, we would just see the green screen backgrounds. … sacha baron cohen provided some much needed comic relief to balance the solemnity of the story … the state of the film as described by scorsese was true but considering that it’s due out in november, it felt mostly finished. of course, after the candid observations which we poured into the surveys passed around once the lights returned, hopefully the movie makers will respond to our suggestions and comments by making the film the best it can be. overall, i thought it was quite good. and as previously noted, i thought the comic elements inserted into the somewhat dry story helped a lot.

And here are some of the reactions from the September 15th Chicago screening from Twitter users:

• eedunbar: I just saw the test screening of Hugo. I thought it was really good. But unfortunately that’s all I can say.
• Fortitude1913: At a movie screening-although I’m told I can’t say what it is or else they’ll have to kill me… (@ AMC River East 21) Chicago news is depressing me. Gonna focus on the great movie I just saw…
• happyrhodesfan: I’m off to go stand in line for the Movie Which Must Not Be Named (but rhymes with You Go). So excited! Except that it’s in *beep* 3D. Ugh. Rhymes With You Go @ RE21. Had to sign away my life and First Born prior to seeing it that I wouldn’t talk about it. But…**LOVED!!!**
• TXTMovieClub: Hugo was a masterpiece… I think it is shockingly one of his best- and ultimately his most personal film. Touching and about loving movies at its core.

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Merlin Series 4 Episode 3 Photos & Title, SPOILER WARNING: bottom of page - last photo = huge story spoiler!!!

Merlin Series 4  Episode 3
"An Uncle and an Enemy"

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