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Tangle adds new cast members
Tangle begins shooting its second season today and announces new cast members in Kick Gurry (Speed Racer, Looking for Alibrandi), Tim Draxl (Red Canyon, Swimming Upstream), Adam Zwar (Wilfred, Underbelly, Rush), Leah Vandenberg (East of Everything, Stupid Stupid Man) and previously announced Don Hany (East West 101, Underbelly).
Justine Clarke, Catherine McClements, Joel Tobeck, Matt Day and Kat Stewart have all been confirmed to return. Due to the plotline nature of the season cliffhanger, so far there is no confirmation on a return by actor Ben Mendelsohn.
Produced by John Edwards and Imogen …
Second season for Tangle
It’s official.
Showtime has commissioned a second season of Tangle, the acclaimed Australian drama about two generations of families in suburban Melbourne.
Minor Spoiler: Justine Clarke, Catherine McClements, Joel Tobeck, Matt Day and Kat Stewart are all returning. Due to the plotline nature of the season cliffhanger, so far there is no confirmation on a return by actor Ben Mendelsohn.
As revealed by TV Tonight, Don Hany (East West 101, Dirt Game, Underbelly) is also joining the cast.
The second season has been written by original writers Fiona Seres (Love My Way, Dangerous, The …
No risk for 20-TEN
A year ago when TEN unveiled its programming for 2009 it brazenly shocked the nation when it said Big Brother would be replaced by a cooking show. And it promised other local titles including Talkin’ ’Bout Your Generation, Guerilla Gardeners, Bondi Vet and even some that never eventuated: Australia’s Hidden Genius and Undercover Boss.
Unveiling its 2010 titles last night in Melbourne, TEN programmer David Mott played it both safe and sure, only promising one new local title, the Junior Masterchef spin-off. …
Rush wins third season on TEN
TEN has approved a third series for Rush.
The drama starring Rodger Corser, Callan Mulvey and Catherine McClements has had a strong second season in its new Thursday timeslot.
Producers John Edwards and Mimi Butler said: “From the get go TEN have loved the show and given it the best support possible. We’re thrilled to be going again.”
TEN drama executive Rick Maier said: “Rush has commanded attention from the start with its killer cast and strong commitment to quality. TEN is immensely proud of the show’s success both here and overseas.”
Earlier this …
Asher Keddie for TEN telemovie
One of the busiest producers in the biz, John Edwards, will co-produce a contemporary telemovie for Channel TEN, Offspring.
Asher Keddie (Hawke, Rush, Love My Way, Underbelly) will star in a story of the impossible loves of 30-something obstetrician Nina Proudman, and her fabulously messy family, as they navigate the chaos of modern life. Kat Stewart (Tangle, Underbelly, 30 Seconds) will star as her wild sister Billie. Don Hany (Underbelly, East West 101, White Collar Blue) is also confirmed for the project.
Filming of the Southern Star project begins next Monday in Melbourne.
Edwards …
ABC gets the Lowdown on Adam Zwar
The ABC will produce a new 8 part comedy, Lowdown, starring and co-created by actor / writer Adam Zwar (Wilfred).
Zwar, who has just completed a second season of Wilfred for SBS, told TV Tonight, “I created it with Amanda Brotchie, an AFI Award winning filmmaker. It’s based very loosely on my career as a celebrity profile writer for a Sunday newspaper.”
Joining Zwar in the cast are Paul Denny (Love of Lionel’s Life, Wilfred, Hawke), Beth Buchanan (Hey Dad, The King) and Dailan Evans (Eagle and Evans, Mark Loves Sharon.)
During his time …
Bob Hawke consults on TEN telemovie
Former Prime Minister Bob Hawke has been involved as a consultant on the new Channel TEN telemovie Hawke, currently filming in Melbourne.
Richard Roxburgh plays the title role, which promises to be a “warts and all” look at the colorful politician’s rise from trade union leader to PM.
The telemovie will touch upon Hawke’s alcoholism and womanising.
“It’s there, there’s no point in it not being there,” Roxburgh told the Herald Sun. “But it’s not there to the detriment of other elements of his nature.
“I began this (research process) by reading thousands of bits …
Screen Australia funds new TV projects
A true-crime drama about a woman locked in the boot of her car, Australian nuns taken prisoner by WWII Japanese, and new seasons of Elephant Princess and Who Do You Think You Are? -just some of the new projects given funding approval by Screen Australia.
TEN’s Hawke telemovie starring Richard Roxburgh was also a winner in the latest round of investment funding.
Foxtel’s Slide is an integrated multiplatform drama about five teens as they ’smash their way into adulthood.’
There are also new docos for ABC, SBS and pay television channels.
The approvals are as …
TEN casts Hawke
The casting is in on Hawke, TEN’s new telemovie that begins filming in August, first revealed here.
Richard Roxburgh will play the title role with Rachael Blake as former wife Hazel Hawke.
Asher Keddie will play Hawke’s present partner, Blanche d’Alpuget. Felix Williamson will play Paul Keating.
The story will follow the former PM’s incredible transformation from the alcoholic, womanising but skilled Trade Union President to a politician on the world stage.
The Producer is Richard Keddie, director is Emma Freeman and the script is written by Glen Dolman.
“There are not many bigger stories …
Network manoeuvres and the art of programming
In the second of a 2-part interview with TEN’s programmer, David Mott admits to apprehensions with his commissioning of MasterChef Australia. The apathy shown to the idea when it was announced was enough to make him question his decision. Thankfully for everyone, it was a move that has paid off enormously.
Mott says the industry was cynical, and so was the public.
“We were concerned about Masterchef, and many of your (TV Tonight) forums were quite critical when we commissioned it. It was an interesting read at the time. It made us …
Zemiro = Z Force
Julia Zemiro will feature as Zelda Forsyth (Zed), a multi-talented accident-prone special agent in a new pilot to be filmed by Renegade Films (RocKwiz, Ned Kelly Uncovered).
Z Force is described as ‘a thirty minute spy-com where physical humour meets verbal dexterity in an improvisational environment.’ The pilot is produced by Peter Bain-Hogg and written by Simon Rogers.
Z Force is one of several new television projects to win funding from Fim Victoria. The others include:
Hawke
The Film Company Pty Ltd
Telemovie, Biopic, 95 mins
Producer, Richard Keddie
Writer, Glen Dolman
Director, Emma Freeman
The story of …
TEN to film Bob Hawke telemovie
Channel TEN will soon commence production on a telemovie centered around Bob Hawke, simply titled Hawke.
Hawke was Australia’s longest serving Labor Prime Minister from 1983 – 1991, when he was eventually de-throned by his Treasurer, Paul Keating. Hawke himself toppled Malcolm Fraser, who was a lead character in TEN’s most acclaimed political drama, The Dismissal, produced by Kennedy Miller in 1983.
If this is half as good as that it should make for terrific television.
No cast are yet announced for the project, which begins shooting in Melbourne in August.
TEN is also filming …