Actor Jarad Daperis as Squizzy Taylor..
Despite being the star of Channel Nine.s latest instalment in the Underbelly franchise, Jarad Daperis admits to having never watched any of the previous series.
.I never really got around to it. I know enough of Underbelly and I know what it.s like, I didn.t really deem it relevant to watch prior series, because they.re so different. Totally different stories,. the Underbelly: Squizzy actor told If..
The sixth and rumoured final Underbelly series follows the story of Melbourne-born gangster Leslie .Squizzy. Taylor, a character producer Peter Gawler describes as .a bit of an artful dodger type...
.As a kid he made a bit of money picking pockets and then he graduated to thieving of other types, and then he graduated to major robberies,. Grawler tells If. .The thing about Squizzy that set him apart is that he had an imagination.
Despite being the star of Channel Nine.s latest instalment in the Underbelly franchise, Jarad Daperis admits to having never watched any of the previous series.
.I never really got around to it. I know enough of Underbelly and I know what it.s like, I didn.t really deem it relevant to watch prior series, because they.re so different. Totally different stories,. the Underbelly: Squizzy actor told If..
The sixth and rumoured final Underbelly series follows the story of Melbourne-born gangster Leslie .Squizzy. Taylor, a character producer Peter Gawler describes as .a bit of an artful dodger type...
.As a kid he made a bit of money picking pockets and then he graduated to thieving of other types, and then he graduated to major robberies,. Grawler tells If. .The thing about Squizzy that set him apart is that he had an imagination.
- 8/19/2013
- by Emily Blatchford
- IF.com.au
Screentime has begun production on the latest instalment of Underbelly for Nine.
The announcement:
Australia’s most colourful crime tsar is set to reclaim his throne when Underbelly: Squizzy commences filming on location in Melbourne this week.
A Screentime production for the Nine Network, the sixth instalment in this iconic series will chronicle the exploits of Joseph Theodore Leslie Taylor, known to all as “Squizzy” – the celebrity gangster whose ego and ambition knew no boundaries.
Spanning the years from 1915 to 1927, Underbelly: Squizzy tells the epic story of Squizzy’s relentless quest for power, ultimately creating a public persona that made him the first superstar gangster of the 20th Century.
With rising star, Jared Daperis, in the titular role, the dynamic cast will include Susie Porter, as matriarch “Rosie Taylor”, alongside Luke Ford, Dan Wyllie, Nathan Page, Richard Cawthorne, Ashley Zukerman, Matt Boesenberg, Diana Glenn, Ken Radley, Andrew Ryan,...
The announcement:
Australia’s most colourful crime tsar is set to reclaim his throne when Underbelly: Squizzy commences filming on location in Melbourne this week.
A Screentime production for the Nine Network, the sixth instalment in this iconic series will chronicle the exploits of Joseph Theodore Leslie Taylor, known to all as “Squizzy” – the celebrity gangster whose ego and ambition knew no boundaries.
Spanning the years from 1915 to 1927, Underbelly: Squizzy tells the epic story of Squizzy’s relentless quest for power, ultimately creating a public persona that made him the first superstar gangster of the 20th Century.
With rising star, Jared Daperis, in the titular role, the dynamic cast will include Susie Porter, as matriarch “Rosie Taylor”, alongside Luke Ford, Dan Wyllie, Nathan Page, Richard Cawthorne, Ashley Zukerman, Matt Boesenberg, Diana Glenn, Ken Radley, Andrew Ryan,...
- 9/23/2012
- by mumbrella
- Encore Magazine
Australian film Last Dance has begun production in Melbourne.
Directed by David Pulbrook, principle photography began on Monday in and around St Kilda, Melbourne.
The film is Pulbrook’s debut feature film. Pulbrook has had a long history as an editor, beginning his career in the 60s working on episodes of Homicide and Division 4. He’s since edited Gillian Armstrong’s Smokes and Lollies, Kevin Dobson’s Squizzy Taylor, Michael Pattinson’s Street Hero and Ground Zero which he won an AFI for. Most recently he edited Simon Wincer’s The Cup.
The film stars Julia Blake (Innocence, Bed of Roses), Firass Dirani (Killer Elite, Underbelly) and Alan Hopgood.
Pulbrook said of his film: “Last Dance digs beneath the stereotypes to reveal the basic humanity of the two principle protagonists and transcends the tragedy of their pasts and speaks of optimism, possibilities and tolerance. We were careful not to...
Directed by David Pulbrook, principle photography began on Monday in and around St Kilda, Melbourne.
The film is Pulbrook’s debut feature film. Pulbrook has had a long history as an editor, beginning his career in the 60s working on episodes of Homicide and Division 4. He’s since edited Gillian Armstrong’s Smokes and Lollies, Kevin Dobson’s Squizzy Taylor, Michael Pattinson’s Street Hero and Ground Zero which he won an AFI for. Most recently he edited Simon Wincer’s The Cup.
The film stars Julia Blake (Innocence, Bed of Roses), Firass Dirani (Killer Elite, Underbelly) and Alan Hopgood.
Pulbrook said of his film: “Last Dance digs beneath the stereotypes to reveal the basic humanity of the two principle protagonists and transcends the tragedy of their pasts and speaks of optimism, possibilities and tolerance. We were careful not to...
- 11/9/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
"Extra" is highlighting the 2011 Academy Award nominees, starting with the Best Supporting Actress category. Jacki Weaver is nominated for her outstanding performance as Janine "Smurf" Cody in the crime thriller, "Animal Kingdom."
The actress, born Jacqueline Ruth "Jacki" Weaver, is an Australian theatre, film and television star.
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After discovering she was nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Weaver exclaimed, "I'm...
The actress, born Jacqueline Ruth "Jacki" Weaver, is an Australian theatre, film and television star.
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Oscar Nominee Trivia File: Jacki WeaverJacki Feels Euphoric
After discovering she was nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Weaver exclaimed, "I'm...
- 2/5/2011
- Extra
Jacki Weaver is a major star in her native Australia but has never performed on screen or stage in the States. That's odd, she says, in light of her love for everything Americana. She grew up with Mickey Mouse; her son was weaned on "Sesame Street." And during this interview—taking place after 11:30 p.m. in Adelaide, Australia—Weaver's husband, South African actor Sean Taylor, is sitting in front of the television watching "Late Night With David Letterman." Weaver has performed in dozens of American plays Down Under—from "Death of a Salesman" and "The Last of the Red Hot Lovers" to "A Streetcar Named Desire," "They're Playing Our Song," and "Steel Magnolias"—and has had no trouble mastering American accents, as long as the character is not from the South. New York speech is second nature to her; indeed, she says, "At heart I'm a New Yorker." The veteran actor,...
- 8/9/2010
- backstage.com
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