By ARCHIE THOMASLONDON ? Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has snapped up U.K. DVD rights to Ed Blum’s directorial debut “Scenes of a Sexual Nature,” which opened last weekend in Blighty.The London-set relationship drama, which stars Ewan McGregor, Sophie Okonedo, Tom Hardy and Catherine Tate, was shot in less than a month on a budget of just $500,000 and then self-distributed through The Really Honest Little Distribution Company, which was set up by Blum and exec producer Suran Goonatilake.In its opening frame last weekend, “Scenes” scored $85,797 at 35 for a respectable screen average of $2,451, which was better than that posted by other openers “Little Children” ($1,475) and “Sixty Six” ($2,217) and the fifth frame of “The Devil Wears Prada” ($2,272).”We turned down offers from several distributors so we could establish a new model of theatrical distribution in the U.K.,” said Blum. “I’m delighted that Sony has now come on board for the U.K. DVD rights, it’s the icing on the cake in what has been an extraordinary 18 months.”The Works is handling theatrical sales on the pic, which has sold to Australia and New Zealand (Madman Entertainment), Turkey (Bir Film), Poland (SPI International), Russia (Russian Report) and Portugal (Prisvideo). Source: www.variety.com
On Sunday, November 05, Ewan attended the press conference for ‘Miss Potter at the Waldorf Astoria, NY. :tongue: :tongue: :tongue: :tongue:
November 01, 2006. Ewan filming ‘The Tourist’ on film set, New York. [i]edit:I replaced the old pics for HQ, enjoy![/i]and thanks to Roberta for sending more screencaps:
Ewan McGregor chats to Edith about his new Brit flick Scenes Of A Sexual Nature.And he explains why it’s small British-made movies (like this one) that get his backing over US blockbusters.Plus find out where he’s next burning off on his bike! Listen again to the show. (Ewan comes about 1hr50mins into the show). 🙂
TAG is delighted to launch its first ever online video collection care of YouTube. The videos celebrate the work of one of Scotland’s most loved theatre companies and feature a very special interview with Ewan McGregor.In March 2006 Ewan McGregor very graciously gave his time to meet with TAG to talk about his early years and how the arts have influenced him. Excerpts from this interview have been incorporated into TAG videos in this section. However we are delighted to have the full interview now online for you to enjoy.Part one – Early memoriesIn an interview with TAG Theatre Company, Scotland’s longest running theatre in education company, Ewan talks about his first memories of acting and going to the theatre.Part two – Performing at SchoolIn the second part of TAG’s interview with Ewan McGregor, the actor talks about performing at school, the importance of music, and being in the pipe band.Part three – Starting WorkIn the third part of TAG’s interview with Ewan McGregor, he talks about his first job at Perth Rep Company, studying drama, and early experience performing in schools.Part four – AttitudeIn the final part of his interview for TAG Theatre Company, Ewan McGregor talks about his responsibility as an actor, and not being disheartened by negative attitudes.Source: www.youtube.com, www.tag-theatre.co.uk
