Photo: Matt Holyoak exclusively for EmpireSince handing back the keys to the Tardis (though he’ll be on our screens until he regenerates into Peter Capaldi this Christmas), soon to be ex-Doctor Who star Matt Smith has been striking out in very different directions. He’ll be a strange character in Ryan Gosling’s directorial debut How To Catch A Monster and is now set to step into Christian Bale’s fashionable loafers for an American Psycho musical.The Almeida Theatre in London's West End is working up the musical, with Rupert Gould directing a book written by Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark’s Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and lyrics from Glee’s Duncan Sheik.Like the Bret Easton Ellis book and, more likely Mary Harron’s 2000 film adaptation, the musical will follow the murderous mayhem of New York investment banker Patrick Bateman as he chops up rivals, prostitutes and anyone who gets in his way.
- 10/7/2013
- EmpireOnline
Soon to depart "Doctor Who" star Matt Smith is about to tackle a distinctly different character - Patrick Bateman.
Smith is set to star as Bateman in a West End stage musical adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis' controversial novel "American Psycho" which will run from December 3rd to January 25th.
He begins rehearsals today for a production that includes several dance numbers and songs.
Almeida Theatre Artistic Director Rupert Goold will direct from a production book by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa ("Spider Man: Turn Off The Dark") and music and lyrics by Duncan Sheik ("Spring Awakening").
Also starring are some notable British stage and TV actors like Ben Aldridge, Charlie Anson, Jonathan Bailey, Katie Brayben, Cassandra Compton, Holly Dale Spencer, Susannah Fielding, Simon Gregor, Holly James, Lucie Jones, Tom Kay, Gillian Kirkpatrick, Eugene McCoy and Hugh Skinner.
The serial-killing 1980s Wall Street investment banker character was previously portrayed by Christian Bale in the 2000 film adaptation.
Smith is set to star as Bateman in a West End stage musical adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis' controversial novel "American Psycho" which will run from December 3rd to January 25th.
He begins rehearsals today for a production that includes several dance numbers and songs.
Almeida Theatre Artistic Director Rupert Goold will direct from a production book by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa ("Spider Man: Turn Off The Dark") and music and lyrics by Duncan Sheik ("Spring Awakening").
Also starring are some notable British stage and TV actors like Ben Aldridge, Charlie Anson, Jonathan Bailey, Katie Brayben, Cassandra Compton, Holly Dale Spencer, Susannah Fielding, Simon Gregor, Holly James, Lucie Jones, Tom Kay, Gillian Kirkpatrick, Eugene McCoy and Hugh Skinner.
The serial-killing 1980s Wall Street investment banker character was previously portrayed by Christian Bale in the 2000 film adaptation.
- 10/7/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
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- 8/13/2013
- Horror Asylum
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B Van Heusen
British TV’s most expensive soap opera returned to ITV on Sunday night and it’s apparent that the winds of change are blowing through Downton Abbey. The central characters have aged amazingly well since we’re now in the 1920s but while their faces look the same their attitudes (for the most part) have changed.
Matthew Crawley and his nagging Mom are eagerly embracing the notion of a classless society while Branson and Sybil are proving that religion, politics, social standing and nationality are no obstacles to 20th century love. Nevertheless, the old guard of Lord Grantham and Carson are doing their best to keep everyone firmly rooted in the 19th century. Grantham mopes around his Pentagon sized house wondering if poor investment decisions will cause him to lose a butler or two while poor old Carson is...
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