SITE UPDATED 29th July
2010
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NEWS - updated Made in Dagenhan news
Harry
Potter and the Deathly Hallows
It has been confirmed that Miranda will be
reprising her role as Rita Skeeter in the next Harry
Potter film (the seventh), 'The Deathly Hallows Part
One'. Miranda previously played Rita in the fourth movie
'Goblet of Fire'
Chuck
the Eco Duck
Miranda has recorded a promotional DVD for this
new animated TV series, and appears on the official
website. Check out this link to see/hear some of the promotional material.
Rubicon
Early in 2009, Miranda filmed the pilot of a new
political thriller for the American cable network AMC.
Entitled 'Rubicon'., The network has
recently been filming a series of 12 hour long episodes.
The pilot itself screened as a 'sneak peek' on AMC on
13th June 2010.
As well as Miranda it will star James Badge Dale. The
location is New York City. The plot revolves around an
analyst at a national think tank who discovers that his
employers are not who they seem to be. Miranda plays a
society woman who finds herself drawn in the story's
central intrigue. The series itself is due to screen in
the US on August 1st 2010.
An official webiste has been launched at http://www.amctv.com/originals/Rubicon
Made
in Dagenham
Miranda has been filming a new British movie
'Made in Dagenham' (originally titled 'We
Want Sex' and 'Dagenham Girls').
Miranda will play colourful Labour
politician Barbara Castle in the next film from the
director of Calendar Girls. The film features a fantastic
cast including Sally Hawkins, Andrea Riseborough, Bob
Hoskins, Jaime Winstone, Daniel Mays and Rosamund Pike.
The film tells the story of the 1968 women's strike by
machinists at Ford's Dagenham car plant which paved the
way for equal pay in Britain. The film will premiere at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival, and will get a general release in the
UK on 1st October 2010
Miranda
narrating new wildlife documentary
Miranda has done the narration on a new
documentary to be cinematically released. Titled 'Turtle:
The Incredible Journey', the trailer can be seen
here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Vqd2kybRoI. The movie recently premiered at the Toronto
International Film Festival.
Miranda
to voice new animated film
Miranda will be lending her vocal talents to the
English version of a new animated movie 'A Foxs
Tale' as a character 'Anna Conda'. Other well
known actors in this movie include Bill Nighy, Sienna
Miller and Freddie Highmore. The original movie is
Hungarian, but an international release is expected in
2009. The English trailer can be found here
Forthcoming
and recent work: -
THE YOUNG VICTORIA
Miranda is playing the Duchess of Kent in this
movie. The story focuses on the early life of Queen
Victoria, and also stars Emily Blunt as Victoria, Rupert
Friend as Prince Albert and Mark Strong. It is scripted
by Julian Fellowes. The movie went on general UK release
on 6th March 2009. The charity premiere supporting
Children in Crisis was held on 3rd March at the Odeon
Leicester Square and Miranda was in attendance. The USA
general release is on December 18th. Check out the
trailer below, and the official site at http://www.theyoungvictoriamovie.com
Oxfam
Climate Challenge game
Miranda has taken part in an innovative online
game devised by Oxfam, called The Climate Challenge to
promote awareness of global warming.
The game features a range of celebrities including David
Tennant, Gael Garcia Bernal, Mackenzie Crook as well as
Miranda appearing as contestants in a quiz about the
future of our planet, for which you must decide the
answers.
There are three rounds to choose from - Beer Cans &
Laughing Gas; Trains, Planes & Bananas; and Pollution
Solution - with a petition to sign at the end that urges
world leaders to prevent catastrophic climate change.
Click here or on the banner below to play the
game.
Grasses
of a Thousand Colours
Miranda returned to the stage for a 5 week
season in rhe play 'Grasses of a thousand colours'. It
was written by and starred Wallace Shawn. The play was
part of a series of Wallace Shawn plays at the Royal
Court Theatre. 'Grasses of a Thousand Colours' is
described as an extreme, disturbing and funny vision of
the embattled relationship between man and beast. The
plot is is about a man and his wife and two mistresses.
Miranda plays the wife, Cerise. Further details on the Stage page, and at the Royal Court
news page
TELEPATHY
This film seems to have hit trouble, and there
are rumours that Cillian Murphy has dropped from the
cast, and it may no longer be a going concern. Miranda
was originally cast in this science fiction film,
together with Sam Neill, Cillian Murphy and Natalie
Press. It tells the story of Josef and Viktor Zalenski,
estranged identical twin brothers who are chosen by the
Russian government as the subjects of a top-secret
experiment to test the powers of telepathy as a viable
form of communication between earth and outer space
Click image to play the Climate Challenge with Miranda
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