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“I’ve had dinner with Bong five or six times between here and Korea,” said Bong Joon Ho’s Oscar rival Quentin Tarantino (“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”), who has been a fan of the director’s work longer than anyone else at the annual “daytime formal” Oscar Nominees Luncheon. Now the Korean filmmaker’s fans are legion, it seems.

Per usual, the nominees mingled during cocktails at this year’s venue, the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood and Highland, featuring a new set of risers for the real purpose of their visit: to be called onstage for the annual class picture.

The Academy was forced to find a new location due to the earlier-than-ever schedule, which made the Beverly Hilton unavailable. “The Two Popes” star Jonathan Pryce was there without Anthony Hopkins, chatting with fellow Brits George MacKay (“1917”) and Florence Pugh (“Little Women”). “The Irishman” director Martin Scorsese...

Toot Toot! The Little Engine that Could becomes a tale of the little town that could, when their tiny rail service is discontinued. A crackerjack cast of Ealing regulars — Stanley Holloway, Naunton Wayne, John Gregson — band together to take over the little spur line and keep it running. We get to see a vintage locomotive from the early 1800s in action, but the appeal isn’t limited to lovers of trains — Ealing’s knack for inspired, understated comedy is all over this show. Plus, it’s the company’s first feature in Technicolor, and is beautifully remastered.

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Starring: Stanley Holloway, George Relph, Naunton Wayne, John Gregson, Godfrey Tearle, Hugh Griffith, Gabrielle Brune, Sidney James, Reginald Beckwith, Edie Martin, Michael Trubshawe, Jack MacGowran, Ewan Roberts.

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The adventures of Stamford Raffles, a British statesman and founder of modern Singapore, is to be told through the perspective of his wives in “Mrs Raffles.” The independently produced series has attached British writer Alison Hume as lead writer and showrunner.

The project is an adaptation of “Olivia & Sophia,” a novel written by Singapore-based writer Rosie Milne. “The untold story of their extraordinary adventures in the early 1800s will immerse viewers in the exotic and diverse countries of Southeast Asia through a thrilling mix of character-driven fiction and factual historical events,” said production company 108 Media.

The project will be developed through 108 Media’s London office by Richard Mewis. Financing will be assembled through an equity media fund that 108 Media is launching in the region early next year. 108 Media’s CEO Abhi Rastogi and its president of production/development, Justin Deimen will serve as executive producers.

“’Mrs Raffles’ is a...

An adaptation of a novella co-written by the author’s son Joe Hill starts out with promise but soon descends into repetitive and nonsensical theatrics

“Can grass be scary?” is a key question propelling the gory Netflix chiller In the Tall Grass, an adaptation of a creepy novella uncomfortably stretched to a not-quite-as-creepy full-length feature. Greenery has proved scary before, in everything from The Day of the Triffids to Signs to the grisly extremes of The Ruins, but here, it’s more of an annoyance and plays second fiddle to the nightmarish terror of … a big rock.

Related: In the Shadow of the Moon review – goofy but ambitious Netflix thriller...

We conclude (probably) our Howard Keel Centennial celebration with one of the actors last pictures before retirement (though he returned in the 1980s via "Dallas" stardom). Here's Deborah Lipp...

When Nathaniel announced a celebration of Howard Keel’s centennial, I had my pick of Keel movies. Perhaps counter-intuitively, I lept at the chance to write about my beloved The Day of the Triffids (1963). Once committed, I had a moment of fear. Here is a movie I have loved almost my entire life; a movie played over and over on local television in the pre-cable days of my youth. I have probably not seen Triffids since graduating from high school—what if it doesn’t hold up?

I need not have worried but if you want to argue that Triffids is a terrible movie, there is plenty of evidence...

UK Television Network ITV is prepping a new 13-part 'warrior drama' mini-series, based on the saga of "Beowulf", starting April 2015:

Created by James Dormer, Tim Haines and Katie Newman, the series will be written by James Dormer ("Outcast") set in the mythical 'Shieldlands' "...a place of spectacle and danger populated by both humans and fantastical creatures..."

"...set in the 'Dark Ages' of Britain's past, the first episode sees 'Beowulf' who, after spending many years wandering as a mercenary warrior, returns to 'Herot' to pay his respects to the recently deceased 'Thane', 'Hrothgar' - the man who raised him. But when Herot is attacked by the terrifying monster 'Grendl', Beowulf has no choice but to hunt it down, winning favour with Herot’s new female Thane and the wider community..."

"Hundreds of years ago our ancestors listened to the story of 'Beowulf' because it was a great adventure story," said Dormer,...

"Strike Back" executive producer James Dormer is set to adapt a new action drama series based on the ancient Anglo-Saxon poem "Beowulf" for British broadcaster ITV.

The thirteen-episode series, which ITV has greenlit, is set in the mythical Shieldlands and described as a "western set in the Dark Ages of Britain's mythic past". Both humans and fantastical creatures populate this world which will actually be filmed in England's North East.

Tim Haines ("Primeval," "Sinbad") and Katie Newman ("Primeval: New World") will executive produce, Stephen Smallwood ("Ripper Street," "The Day of the Triffids") will produce. Filming is slated to begin in April, but there's no casting locked down as yet.

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Ghost House Pictures has hired director Mike Newell to helm their upcoming sci-fi adventure The Day of the Triffids.

Based on John Wyndam's 1951 sci-fi horror novel, the film is set in a world where a shower of comets blinds the world's population. It's up to a group of people that were not effected by the event to take down alien plants, known as triffids, on a mission to destroy mankind.

Mike Newell is directing from a script by Neil Cross. Mark Gordon, Michael Preger, Don Murphy are partnering with Ghost House's Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert to produce.

The book was previously adapted in 1962 and was turned into a miniseries starring Dougray Scott and Joely Richardson in 2009. No production schedule has been released.

The Day of the Triffids was released in 2012.

Ghost House Pictures has found a director for its upcoming adaptation of The Day of the Triffids . Deadline reports that Four Weddings and a Funeral and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire helmer Mike Newell will take on the adaptation of John Wyndam's 1951 sci-fi horror novel, previously turned into the 1962 film Invasion of the Triffids . Featuring a screenplay by Neil Cross (who worked with a different kind of alien invasion with last year's Pacific Rim ), The Day of the Triffids has the Earth being invaded by extraterrestrial plants (Triffids) who begin their attack by blinding Earth's inhabitants. Mark Gordon, Michael Preger and Don Murphy are partnering with Ghost House principals Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert to produce. Ghost House principals Nathan Kahane and...

The Eli Roth ('Cabin Fever') produced horror series 'Hemlock Grove' is set to air on Netflix's streaming service from 19th April so it was about time we got another new teaser one-sheet for the series with some added bite! Roth will helm the first episode entitled 'Jellyfish in the Sky' which kicks off on the 19th. The show, based on the novel by Brian McGreevy, stars Famke Janssen ('Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters'), Dougray Scott ('The Day of the Triffids'), gorgeous 'Nikita' star Eliana Jones, Emilia McCarthy, Aaron Douglas, Landon Liboiron, Marty Adams, Bill Skarsgard and Laurie Fortier. Head below for the plot deets and of course the new one-sheet....

The Weinstein Company (TWC) has acquired the U.S. Distribution rights to Vampire Academy: Blood Sisters, the first feature film installment of the highly successful Vampire Academy series of young adult books from financiers Reliance Entertainment and Im Global.

Vampire Academy: Blood Sisters, to be directed by Mark Waters (Mean Girls, The Spiderwick Chronicles), is based on the first book in author Richelle Mead's hugely successful series of books, with the screenplay written by Daniel Waters (Batman Returns, Heathers). The

Vampire Academy book series is a worldwide phenomenon, with over 8 million copies in print across 35 countries. To date there are 6 books in the series, with the last 4 on the NY Times Best Sellers list.

The deal was negotiated over the past few days at the Berlin Film Festival by TWC Co-Chairman Harvey Weinstein, COO David Glasser and Acquisitions President, Mark Gooder with Im Global CEO Stuart Ford and attorney...

Last week saw the release of a handful of new international films, with Jo Nesbø’s Headhunters topping the list, and this week brings with it a rather different line-up, with Peter Berg’s Battleship being the biggest name amongst the new arrivals, opposite Kevin Macdonald’s critically acclaimed documentary, Marley.

My picks of the week:

Kevin Macdonald’s Marley & Daniel Lee’s White Vengeance.

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Oscar-winner Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland) returned this year with Marley, a documentary following on from his Life in a Day project last year, bringing us a portrait of one of the most iconic figures in music of the last century.

And we’ve currently got three copies of the film on Blu-ray to give away – click here to enter the competition.

“Marley is the definitive film about one of...

Tributes have been paid to Doctor Who actress Mary Tamm, who died in a London hospital today at the age of 62 after an 18-month battle with cancer.

She played Romana (pictured above and below), a Time Lady who was companion to Tom Baker's fourth Doctor from 1978 to 1979. Tamm opted not to return for another series and the role was recast with Lalla Ward.

The daughter of Estonian refugees, Bradford-born Tamm trained at Rada. Her first professional job was at the new Birmingham Repertory theatre where she spent nine months working alongside Derek Jacobi, Joan Sims and Ronnie Barker.

She also appeared on the big screen in The Odessa File and The Likely Lads and after leaving Doctor Who was in numerous other TV shows including EastEnders, Brookside and Wire in the Blood.

Doctor Who returns to our living rooms for a seventh series in August, with guest stars including Stratford-upon-Avon actor David Bradley,...

Harry Potter actor David Bradley will be among those to get an honorary degree from Warwick University in the summer of 2012.

Yorkshire-born Bradley, who lives in Stratford-upon-Avon and received the Laurence Olivier Award in 1991 for his role in King Lear at the Royal National Theatre, has been in numerous stage, TV and film productions.

He is particularly well-known for playing Hogwarts caretaker Argus Filch in the Harry Potter films.

David appeared as Cohen the Barbarian in a Sky One television adaptation of The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett, who is also an honorary graduate from Warwick University.

And it's been revealed that David is set to appear as Solomon in the second episode of the next Doctor Who series.

He previously voiced Shansheeth Blue in the story Death of the Doctor in spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures.

Diana Rigg (TV's The Avengers, On Her Majesty's Secret Service) and her...

Neil Cross (“Luther., Mama) will write The Day of the Triffids, based on the classic sci-fi horror novel written by John Wyndam and the 1962 film Invasion of the Triffids. The film will be produced by Ghost House Pictures, The Mark Gordon Company, and Preger Entertainment, LLC. Mark Gordon, Michael Preger and Don Murphy are partnering with Ghost House principals Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert to produce. Ghost House principals Nathan Kahane and Joe Drake will executive produce alongside Susan Montford. J.R. Young and Audrey Chon will oversee the project for Ghost House. Drew Simon will supervise the project for The Mark Gordon Company.

Neil Cross created and wrote the highly acclaimed television show “Luther,. which will air its third season on BBC. He was recently named one of Variety’s 10 Screenwriters to Watch for 2012. Cross currently has several feature scripts being produced by Guillermo Del Toro including the horror film Mama,...

Neil Cross, the creator behind the acclaimed Idris Elba-led BBC series "Luther", has been hired to pen a new adaptation of the sci-fi classic "The Day of the Triffids" for Ghost House Pictures reports Heat Vision.

John Wyndam penned the 1951 post-apocalyptic classic which has since became a landmark of science-fiction literature.

Set in the near future, the story has a meteorite shower hitting the Earth which renders those who looked at it (almost the entire population) blind.

With civilisation having collapsed, triffids - tall, ambulatory, seemingly sentient genetically engineered plants with poisonous whip stingers - start to become the dominant life form on the planet.

The property was previously adapted to the screen three times - once into a British film in 1962, and twice for television. The first small screen attempt, a 1981 BBC mini-series, remains the most acclaimed translation of the work thus far with scenes from it inspiring...

One of our favorite older flicks around these parts is without question the ultra-creepy Day of the Triffids. With Sam Raimi as one of the driving forces behind the remake, it's impossible to not be excited. Read on for an update on the latest spooker from Ghost House.

According to Variety, Ghost House Pictures has tappped Neil Cross ("Luther") to write The Day of the Triffids, based on the sci-fi horror novel written by John Wyndam and the 1962 film. The remake will be produced by Ghost House Pictures, The Mark Gordon Company, and Preger Entertainment, LLC.

Mark Gordon, Michael Preger, and Don Murphy are partnering with Ghost House principals Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert to produce. Ghost House principals Nathan Kahane and Joe Drake will exec produce alongside Susan Montford. J.R. Young and Audrey Chon will oversee the project for Ghost House. Drew Simon will supervise the project for The Mark Gordon Company.

Neil Cross, the creator of the acclaimed BBC police series Luther, has been hired to write The Day of the Triffids, Ghost House's adaptation of the English sci-fi horror novel by John Wyndam. Photos: Iconic Horror Movies Mark Gordon, Michael Preger and Don Murphy are partnering with Ghost House principals Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert to produce. The 1951 novel, which was adapted into a 1962 film also titled The Day of the Triffids, is set in the aftermath of a comet shower that blinds most of the world's population. Those with sight must battle alien plants, known as

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The Day of the Triffids U.S. remake is alive and well and it has landed a writer.

Ghost House Pictures announced today that Neil Cross (Luther, Mama) will write The Day of the Triffids, based on the classic sci-fi horror novel written by John Wyndam and the 1962 film Invasion of the Triffids. The film will be produced by Ghost House Pictures, The Mark Gordon Company, and Preger Entertainment, LLC.

Mark Gordon, Michael Preger and Don Murphy are partnering with Ghost House principals Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert to produce.  Ghost House principals Nathan Kahane and Joe Drake will executive produce alongside Susan Montford.  J.R. Young and Audrey Chon will oversee the project for Ghost House.  Drew Simon will supervise the project for The Mark Gordon Company.

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Neil Cross has been set by Ghost House Pictures to write The Day of the Triffids, based on the classic sci-fi horror novel written by John Wyndam and the 1962 film Invasion of the Triffids. In the original film, a meteorite shower produces a glow that blinds anyone looking at it. The majority of the population is left sightless, and prey to the Triffid plants that emerged in spore form from a previous meteor storm. Mark Gordon, Michael Preger and Don Murphy are partnering with Ghost House principals Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert to produce. Ghost House principals Nathan Kahane and Joe Drake will executive produce alongside Susan Montford. Cross created and writes the terrific Idris Elba BBC TV drama Luther, and he scripted two Guillermo Del Toro-produced genre films: Mama, staring Jessica Chastain, which is in post-production; and an actioner called Midnight Delivery which is on the fast track.

Ghost House Pictures announced today that Neil Cross (.Luther,. Mama ) will write The Day of the Triffids , based on the 1951 sci-fi horror novel by John Wyndam and the 1962 film Invasion of the Triffids . The film will be produced by Ghost House Pictures, The Mark Gordon Company, and Preger Entertainment, LLC. Mark Gordon, Michael Preger and Don Murphy are partnering with Ghost House principals Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert to produce. Ghost House principals Nathan Kahane and Joe Drake will executive produce alongside Susan Montford. J.R. Young and Audrey Chon will oversee the project for Ghost House. Drew Simon will supervise the project for The Mark Gordon Company. Neil Cross created and wrote the highly acclaimed television show .Luther,. which will air its third season on...

Released on DVD on March 14th, Savage is the debut feature from writer-director Brian Muldowney and stars Darren Healy (Disco Pigs; Layer Cake) and Nora-Jane Noone (The Day Of The Triffids; The Descent; The Magdalene Sisters) in a gritty and brutal “Straw Dogs”-meets-“Taxi Driver” exploration of violence, obsession and revenge that has been described as “uncompromising… utterly compelling… [and] not for the faint-hearted”.

Dubliner Paul Graynor (Darren Healy) works as a freelance press photographer, visually documenting the day-to-day events of a vibrant city that, like many others, is becoming increasingly hostile and threatening. What Paul doesn’t realise is he is about to become front-page tabloid news himself. Walking home alone at night after a date with Michelle (Nora-Jane Noone), the care worker who is responsible for looking after his ailing father, Paul is accosted and violently assaulted by two youths.

Left unconscious by his attackers, he awakes several...

Irish indie production “Savage” marks the debut of writer-director Brian Muldowney, and is basically a “Taxi Driver” style tale of urban ills and revenge, showing a distinctly non-tourist friendly side to the streets of Dublin. The film features Darren Healy (“Disco Pigs”, “Layer Cake”) in the lead, with support from Nora-Jane Noone (“The Day of the Triffids”, “The Descent”) and various nasty looking young thugs. Having enjoyed a measure of critical praise at festivals, the film now arrives on region 2 DVD via High Fliers Films, coming complete with commentary by and a Q&A session with Muldowney, plus cast auditions. Healy stars as Dubliner Paul Graynor, a press photographer whose trade often brings him into contact with the worst of humanity. One night, walking home after a date with his elderly father’s care worker Michelle (Noone), the poor man is attacked by a couple of particularly vicious youths, who...

Here's a new movie trailer for an apocalyptic environmental thriller called Ice, which stars Stephen Moyer, Sam Neill, Frances O’Connor, Richard Roxburgh, Claire Forlani, Ben Cross, Simon Callow and Patrick Pergin.

I haven't heard of this film until today, but it looks a hell of a lot like The Day After Tomorrow, only much better. At the same time this seems like a very preachy environmental type movie. This is nothing we haven't already seen before.

The film was directed by Nick Copus who recently made the BBC version of The Day of the Triffids.

Here’s an detailed synopsis of the film from The Quiet Earth:

Ice sees the destructive effects of climate change cause unimaginable devastation and panic worldwide as the human race finds itself contemplating the dawn of a new ice age.

It is 2020. Findings by environmental scientist Professor Thom Archer suggest that Halo, the...

Mandate Pictures has won the auction for The Day Of The Triffids. The 3-D film will be produced by Ghost House, the partnership between Mandate, Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert. Rumor has it that Raimi wants to direct it, as the original 1962 film was one of his favorite movies as a child. Raimi and Tapert join a producing team that includes Michael Preger, Angry Films’ Don Murphy and Susan Montford, and Mark Gordon, who previously worked with Raimi on A Simple Plan.

Deadline is reporting that Mandate Pictures, on behalf of Sam Raimi, has won a bidding war for the rights to produce The Day Of The Triffids, with Raimi in line to direct (as it was is favorite film as a child). A shower of meteorites produces a glow that blinds anyone that looks at it. As it was such a beautiful sight, most people were watching, and as a consequence, 99% of the population go blind. In the original novel, this chaos results in the escape of some Triffids: experimental plants that are capable of moving themselves around and attacking people. In the 1962 film, however, the Triffids are not experimental plants. Instead they are space aliens whose spores have arrived in an earlier meteor shower. Raimi and Tapert will board the producer roster, joining Michael Preger, Angry Films' Don Murphy and Susan Montford, and Mark Gordon.

Brian Cox seems to have made a career out of being everywhere at once, popping up in Hollywood blockbusters next to Brad, Jake, Matt and friends one minute and lending his actorly weight to a low-key television drama or a play at London's Royal Court the next. In the past seven months alone, he's been a scientist with a death-wish in the BBC's re-make of The Day of the Triffids, the beleaguered ex-Speaker of the House of Commons, Michael Martin, in On Expenses and the voice of an Ood elder on Doctor Who.

Brian Cox has been cast as the villain in 20th Century Fox's Planet of the Apes prequel.

He is in final negotiations to play the cruel owner of a primate sanctuary, reports The Wrap.

Rise of the Apes, set for release in June 2011, will see Cox collaborating again with director Ruper Wyatt, with whom he worked on 2008 prison break movie The Escapist.

The story tells of a chimp called Caesar (Andy Serkis) whose intelligence evolves after experiments to find a cure for Alzheimer's disease. The ape ultimately leads a simian uprising against mankind in modern-day San Francisco.

James Franco, Freida Pinto and John Lithgow are also in the cast.

Cox's previous credits include playing baddie William Stryker in X-Men 2 and the scientist father of Dougray Scott's lead character Bill Masen in the BBC's 2009 remake of The Day of the Triffids.

How do you get someone excited for a film adaptation of Coriolanus with zero interest in Shakespeare? Pack it with a fantastic cast, of course, Not only is the film marking Ralph Fiennes. directorial debut, but it.ll feature him, Gerard Butler, John Kani, Paul Jesson, James Nesbitt, Ashraf Barhom, Lubna Azabal and Jessica Chastain. Still not convinced? What if I tack on Brian Cox and Vanessa Redgrave? According to THR, Cox and Redgrave have decided to stick together and go from the BBC production The Day of the Triffids straight to Coriolanus, which begins shooting next week in Belgrade, Serbia. Fiennes leads as the Roman general Coriolanus. Redgrave will play his mother, Volumnia, who insists that he join the Senate. What seems like inevitable success turns into a disaster when conniving tribunes stifle his efforts. Coriolanus grows so upset he incites a riot, which ultimately leads to his expulsion.

London -- Brian Cox and Vanessa Redgrave are to appear together on the big screen in Ralph Fiennes' directorial debut "Coriolanus," fresh from the duo teaming up for the small screen update of "The Day of The Triffids."

The pair joins Gerard Butler to star on screen alongside the director in his movie update of the Shakespearean historical tragedy.

John Kani, Paul Jesson, James Nesbitt, Ashraf Barhom, Lubna Azabal and Jessica Chastain also feature in the cast.

It stars shooting next week in Belgrade, Serbia from a script penned by John Logan, whose credits include "The Aviator."

The multi-hyphenate Fiennes also produces, along with Logan, Gabrielle Tana, Julia Taylor-Stanley and Colin Vaines.

Cinematographer Barry Ackroyd and sound mixer Ray Beckett, fresh from their BAFTA and Oscar success with "The Hurt Locker," are on the crew list.

Fiennes plays revered Roman general Coriolanus who is at odds with the city...

Missed the BBC mini-series remake of “The Day of the Triffids”? Don’t worry, you can still catch it on DVD, which the Associates has released on a two disc Ultimate Edition DVD earlier this month on February 1st, and they’ve scheduled a single disc Blu-ray edition on February 22. The film, “an effects-laden CGI extravaganza about a world threatened by carnivorous, man-eating plants – boasts a star-studded cast that includes Dougray Scott (Desperate Housewives), Joely Richardson (Nip/Tuck), Eddie Izzard (Valkyrie; Ocean’s Thirteen), Brian Cox (The Bourne Supremacy), Vanessa Redgrave (Atonement; Evening), Jason Priestley (My Name Is Earl; Medium), Shane Taylor (Band Of Brothers) and Ewen Bremner(Hallam Foe).” With traditional global fuel sources dwindling, mankind’s search for an alternative has led to the cultivation and harvesting of the Triffid, a relatively newly discovered plant rich in oil extracts. Capable of seemingly intelligent behaviour and able to move around on their leg-like roots,...

BBC Two's night of programming themed around June Whitfield Cbe was a ratings success last Tuesday (December 29). The veteran actress and future DS Icon was celebrated in the documentary The Many Faces Of June Whitfield, which averaged 2.44m (10.4%) in the 9pm hour. Earlier, a rerun of the 1995 episode of This Is Your Life featuring Whitfield - then OBE - appealed to 2.28m (9.7%) between 8pm and 8.30pm, after which the 1985 festive special of Terry and June kept hold of 2.05m (8.6%). A classic episode of Absolutely Fabulous drew 2.16m (10.6%) from 10pm. The concluding half of The Day Of The Triffids was seen by 5.6m (24.3%) between 9pm and 10.30pm on BBC One. The audience was down around 500k on the first episode. Earlier, Holby City took 5.86m (24.8%) for BBC One in the 8pm hour, easily trumping ITV1's Funniest Ever (more)...

Doctor Who special The End of Time certainly improved in its second instalment but the same can't really be said for The BBC's adaptation of The Day of the Triffids, which lost some of its sting.

I'm left with the feeling that there should have been a few more episodes to develop the story. But it was a brave effort at updating John Wyndham's classic novel and boasted a top-notch cast. Spoilers ahead...

The Triffids themselves - which were not shown in any images or trailers before the programme aired - were fine when they appeared, this time looking more like lilies than the pitcher plants of the 1981 serial and with writhing root tendrils for locomotion (and snaring prey) rather than the ginseng-like nodules of their earlier incarnation.

These man-eaters were a naturally-occurring species from Africa rather than being the result of 'ingenious biological meddling' in Russia (as in...

The first half of The Day Of The Triffids was a ratings hit for BBC One last Monday (December 28), according to early figures. The remake, which starred Dougray Scott and Joely Richardson as survivors of an attack from carniverous plants, averaged 6.1m (26.9%) for the channel between 9pm and 10.30pm. It comfortably beat ITV1's John Hurt drama An Englishman In New York, which averaged a disappointing 2.21m (9.7%) over the same period. BBC Two even fared better than ITV1, taking 2.63m (11.6%) for retrospective programme Not Again: Not The Nine O'Clock News. Also between 9pm and 10.30pm, Channel 4's The Greatest Songs Of The Noughties averaged 1.09m (4.8%). Five aired four episodes of CSI from 9pm, seen by respective audiences of 1.17m (5.1%), 993k (5%), 783k (6.3%) and 603k (9%). Earlier, a rerun of the Top Gear Bolivia (more)...

Year: 2009

Directors: Nick Copus

Writers: Patrick Harbinson

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Reviewed by: projectcyclops

Rating: 7 out of 10

Ever since I first saw those amazing opening scenes from 28 Days Later, I've been waiting for someone to step-up and adapt John Wyndham's brilliant apocalyptic novel The Day of the Triffids, and do it right. We had a disastrous film version in 1962, that I watched once and vowed never to revisit. There is also a far more faithful UK television adaptation from 1981 that I would recommend to anyone who might be curious, although it was somewhat limited by a low budget and quite stilted direction, although the bleakness and horror were certainly there.

So now it's 2009, and we have a fairly big budget BBC adaptation with some serious star power: Dougary Scott (Mi:2), Joely Richardson (Nip/Tuck), Eddie Izzard (Valkary), Vanessa Redgrave (Atonement), Ewen Bremner (Trainspotting) and one of my favourite actors Mr.

Joely Richardson is throwing herself back into work following the tragic death of her sister Natasha earlier this year - she has landed a high profile role in period drama The Tudors.

The former Nip/Tuck star was left devastated when her sibling passed away in March following a skiing accident.

She recently completed work on TV movie The Day Of The Triffids and is continuing her busy schedule with an appearance in the hit historical TV show opposite Jonathan Rhys Meyers, who portrays King Henry VIII.

Richardson will join the programme as Henry's sixth and last wife Catherine Parr, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The British actress will appear in five episodes of the upcoming fourth season, which is due to air in American in 2010.

Back in February we brought you news of that the cast of BBC's remake of The Day of the Triffids was actually looking pretty stellar with Vanessa Redgrave, Joely Richardson, Jason Priestley and Brian Cox rounding out the list of top-liners. Well now we've got your first look at the cast in action in this first promotional image from the Beeb (via: broadcastnow).

In the not too distant future, man's search for an alternative fuel supply leads him to uncover the ominous Triffid, a crop now cultivated for its fuel that seems to have a life of its own. But when billions of humans are mysteriously blinded, the Triffids find their way out of captivity. Free to roam the planet with a fatal sting, and a retributive taste for human flesh, the Triffids begin rapid breeding.

Now Dr Bill Masen (Dougray Scott) must lead the brave in their epic battle...

Grieving actor Liam Neeson has returned to shoot the final scenes of his forthcoming movie Chloe after he was forced to abandon filming to be at the side of his dying wife Natasha Richardson during her final hours.

The Irish star quit the production of Chloe in Toronto, Canada on 16 March after learning Richardson had been hospitalised in Montreal, Canada after a fall during a skiing lesson.

He then flew his seriously ill partner to New York, where he was joined by family members and close friends at the Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan. Richardson passed away two days later.

The producers of Chloe rescheduled shooting to accommodate Neeson, allowing him time to comfort his devastated sons, Michael, 13, and Daniel, 12.

The star threw himself back into filming once he had buried his beloved wife last Sunday - returning to Toronto to wrap the movie.

But he was lost in mourning when the cameras were turned off, according to New York gossip column PageSix.

A source who spotted him sitting alone in a Toronto hotel tells the publication, "It was so sad. He looked like he was in an Edward Hopper print."

Neeson's representative confirms the actor has "completed the movie".

Neeson's sister-in-law Joely Richardson also returned to work on TV movie The Day Of The Triffids. However, bereaved Vanessa Redgrave, mother of Natasha and Joely Richardson, has delayed a charity performance in New York from April to October following her daughter's death.

Well this is a blast from the past - It was waaaay back in 2007 that we first reported that a contemporary remake of the classic British sci-fi classic The Day of the Triffids, was in the works. After that news on the production pretty much dropped off a cliff….until now. Variety have just released news on a pretty stellar cast list for the TV movie which will include: Dougray Scott, Joely Richardson, Brian Cox, Eddie Izzard, Jason (hmm??) Priestley and Vanessa Redgrave. And its gets even better. ”ER” and “Law and Order” writer Patrick Harbinson has written the script. A great story, a superb cast and gritty British production values. Count us In. Running at around 4 hours, the two part mini series will air on the BBC in the UK this year. No pics or trailer yet, but we have found a teaser poster. 2011, man has created a substitute...

Well this is a blast from the past - It was waaaay back in 2007 that we first reported that a contemporary remake of the classic British sci-fi classic The Day of the Triffids, was in the works. After that news on the production pretty much dropped off a cliff….until now. Variety have just released news on a pretty stellar cast list for the TV movie which will include: Dougray Scott, Joely Richardson, Brian Cox, Eddie Izzard, Jason (hmm??) Priestley and Vanessa Redgrave. And its gets even better. ”ER” and “Law and Order” writer Patrick Harbinson has written the script. A great story, a superb cast and gritty British production values. Count us In. Running at around 4 hours, the two part mini series will air on the BBC in the UK this year. No pics or trailer yet, but we have found a teaser poster. 2011, man has created a substitute...

Well this is a blast from the past - It was waaaay back in 2007 that we first reported that a contemporary remake of the classic British sci-fi classic The Day of the Triffids, was in the works. After that news on the production pretty much dropped off a cliff….until now. Variety have just released news on a pretty stellar cast list for the TV movie which will include: Dougray Scott, Joely Richardson, Brian Cox, Eddie Izzard, Jason (hmm??) Priestley and Vanessa Redgrave. And its gets even better. ”ER” and “Law and Order” writer Patrick Harbinson has written the script. A great story, a superb cast and gritty British production values. Count us In. Running at around 4 hours, the two part mini series will air on the BBC in the UK this year. No pics or trailer yet, but we have found a teaser poster. 2011, man has created a substitute...