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  • AFRICA UNITED follows the story of five young friends as they travel from Rwanda to South Africa so that football mad Fabrice can take part in the World Cup Opening Ceremony. The film’s been compared to Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire and raises some of the tough issues facing Africa today with a lightness of touch. Freelance film journalist Jan Gilbert interviews two of the film’s young stars: Sherrie Silver, who plays child prostitute Celeste, and...

    Sherrie Silver & Roger Nsengiyumva – Africa United

    AFRICA UNITED follows the story of five young friends as they travel from Rwanda to South Africa so that football mad Fabrice can take part in the World Cup Opening Ceremony. The film’s been compared to Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire and raises some of the tough issues facing Africa today with a lightness of touch. Freelance film journalist Jan Gilbert interviews two of the film’s young stars: Sherrie Silver, who plays child prostitute Celeste, and...

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  • Director GORE VERBINSKI (Pirates of the Caribbean) talks about his animated feature film RANGO starring Johnny Depp as a chameleon with an identity crisis. Verbinski chats about casting British actor Bill Nighy as an evil rattlesnake and channelling classic westerns. **RANGO is in cinemas from 4 March. MMM: Rango makes a number of references to classic westerns. Does that mean you spent your childhood watching the likes of Ford, Leone, and Peckinpah? Verbinski: Definitely. I...

    Gore Verbinski – Rango

    Director GORE VERBINSKI (Pirates of the Caribbean) talks about his animated feature film RANGO starring Johnny Depp as a chameleon with an identity crisis. Verbinski chats about casting British actor Bill Nighy as an evil rattlesnake and channelling classic westerns. **RANGO is in cinemas from 4 March. MMM: Rango makes a number of references to classic westerns. Does that mean you spent your childhood watching the likes of Ford, Leone, and Peckinpah? Verbinski: Definitely. I...

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  • ABIGAIL BRESLIN chats about voicing animated characters and having to chipmunk-ify her voice in the new animated movie RANGO. **RANGO is in cinemas from 4 March. MMM: It seems incredible that just 5 years ago you were getting ready for Oscar night for your performance in Little Miss Sunshine. You’re now in this A-list movie, so is this all down to the amazing success of that film? Breslin: Of course, I definitely think I was...

    Abigail Breslin – Rango

    ABIGAIL BRESLIN chats about voicing animated characters and having to chipmunk-ify her voice in the new animated movie RANGO. **RANGO is in cinemas from 4 March. MMM: It seems incredible that just 5 years ago you were getting ready for Oscar night for your performance in Little Miss Sunshine. You’re now in this A-list movie, so is this all down to the amazing success of that film? Breslin: Of course, I definitely think I was...

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  • ISLA FISHER chats about the surreal experience of playing a lizard in the animated feature film, RANGO. Find out who Fisher based the voice of her animated character on and why she’s a comedy actress through and through. **RANGO is in cinemas from 4 March. MMM: Where did you look to get the voice for this? Fisher: Actually, Gore had already had the idea of the voice when I joined. He wanted her to sound...

    Isla Fisher – Rango

    ISLA FISHER chats about the surreal experience of playing a lizard in the animated feature film, RANGO. Find out who Fisher based the voice of her animated character on and why she’s a comedy actress through and through. **RANGO is in cinemas from 4 March. MMM: Where did you look to get the voice for this? Fisher: Actually, Gore had already had the idea of the voice when I joined. He wanted her to sound...

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  • EMILY BLUNT and ASHLEY JENSEN star in GNOMEO & JULIET, an inventive 3D animated version of Shakepeare’s classic play, Romeo & Juliet, with music by Elton John. **GNOMEO & JULIET is in cinemas from 11 February.  MMM: What was your initial reaction when you were told you’d be voicing gnomes in an adaptation of one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies? Blunt: I was really baffled. I remember when I got the call from my agent, they...

    Emily Blunt & Ashley Jensen – Gnomeo & Juliet

    EMILY BLUNT and ASHLEY JENSEN star in GNOMEO & JULIET, an inventive 3D animated version of Shakepeare’s classic play, Romeo & Juliet, with music by Elton John. **GNOMEO & JULIET is in cinemas from 11 February.  MMM: What was your initial reaction when you were told you’d be voicing gnomes in an adaptation of one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies? Blunt: I was really baffled. I remember when I got the call from my agent, they...

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  • Director KELLY ASBURY talks about his latest movie GNOMEO & JULIET, a 3D animated version of Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet which features the music of Elton John. **GNOMEO & JULIET is in cinemas from 11 February MMM: How did you become involved with Gnomeo & Juliet? Asbury: Baker Bloodworth [producer] rang me and said, ‘Kelly, we’ve got this great movie and we’d love you to direct. It’s using the music of Elton John and Bernie Taupin.’...

    Kelly Asbury – Gnomeo & Juliet

    Director KELLY ASBURY talks about his latest movie GNOMEO & JULIET, a 3D animated version of Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet which features the music of Elton John. **GNOMEO & JULIET is in cinemas from 11 February MMM: How did you become involved with Gnomeo & Juliet? Asbury: Baker Bloodworth [producer] rang me and said, ‘Kelly, we’ve got this great movie and we’d love you to direct. It’s using the music of Elton John and Bernie Taupin.’...

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  • Comedian MATT LUCAS chats about playing a gnome in 3D animated movie GNOMEO & JULIET, an inventive 21st-century makeover of Shakespeare‘s classic Romeo & Juliet. **GNOMEO & JULIET is in cinemas from 11 February MMM: What was your initial reaction when you were told you’d be voicing gnomes in an adaptation of one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies? Lucas: How much? Honestly, I was just happy to get the work. I was chuffed to bits. I know David Furnish and...

    Matt Lucas – Gnomeo & Juliet

    Comedian MATT LUCAS chats about playing a gnome in 3D animated movie GNOMEO & JULIET, an inventive 21st-century makeover of Shakespeare‘s classic Romeo & Juliet. **GNOMEO & JULIET is in cinemas from 11 February MMM: What was your initial reaction when you were told you’d be voicing gnomes in an adaptation of one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies? Lucas: How much? Honestly, I was just happy to get the work. I was chuffed to bits. I know David Furnish and...

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  • In his latest film, The King’s Speech, COLIN FIRTH plays George VI, the reluctant British monarch who overcame a debilitating stammer with the help of unconventional Australian speech therapist Lionel Logue, played by Geoffrey Rush. Firth talks to film journalist Jan Gilbert about the challenges of depicting a stammer on screen and the mystery of playing a royal. MMM: Your journey was almost the reverse of the film because you had to learn how to...

    Colin Firth – The King’s Speech

    In his latest film, The King’s Speech, COLIN FIRTH plays George VI, the reluctant British monarch who overcame a debilitating stammer with the help of unconventional Australian speech therapist Lionel Logue, played by Geoffrey Rush. Firth talks to film journalist Jan Gilbert about the challenges of depicting a stammer on screen and the mystery of playing a royal. MMM: Your journey was almost the reverse of the film because you had to learn how to...

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  • My Movie Mundo meets JACK BLACK, BILLY CONNOLLY, JAMES CORDEN, and EMILY BLUNT, the stars of GULLIVER’S TRAVELS, a modern 3D take on the Jonathan Swift classic. Black is Lemuel Gulliver, a mailroom clerk at a New York newspaper who bluffs his way into writing a travel feature about the Bermuda Triangle. However, on his way to Bermuda, Gulliver’s transported to Lilliput where he finds he’s giant-sized compared to the people who live there, including Emily Blunt...

    Jack Black, Billy Connolly, James Corden, & Emily Blunt – Gulliver’s Travels

    My Movie Mundo meets JACK BLACK, BILLY CONNOLLY, JAMES CORDEN, and EMILY BLUNT, the stars of GULLIVER’S TRAVELS, a modern 3D take on the Jonathan Swift classic. Black is Lemuel Gulliver, a mailroom clerk at a New York newspaper who bluffs his way into writing a travel feature about the Bermuda Triangle. However, on his way to Bermuda, Gulliver’s transported to Lilliput where he finds he’s giant-sized compared to the people who live there, including Emily Blunt...

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  • British writer-director DEBBIE ISITT and actor JASON WATKINS join forces for the second time on Christmas movie NATIVITY! Like their first collaboration Confetti, Nativity! is improvised by its stars including Watkins (Being Human), Martin Freeman (The Office), Ashley Jensen (Ugly Betty), and Marc Wootton (Shirley Ghostman). Watkins plays actor-turned-teacher Gordon Shakespeare who indulges his love of the theatre by staging his school’s nativity play each year. While Shakespeare’s efforts are always greeted with success, fellow...

    Jason Watkins & Debbie Isitt – Nativity!

    British writer-director DEBBIE ISITT and actor JASON WATKINS join forces for the second time on Christmas movie NATIVITY! Like their first collaboration Confetti, Nativity! is improvised by its stars including Watkins (Being Human), Martin Freeman (The Office), Ashley Jensen (Ugly Betty), and Marc Wootton (Shirley Ghostman). Watkins plays actor-turned-teacher Gordon Shakespeare who indulges his love of the theatre by staging his school’s nativity play each year. While Shakespeare’s efforts are always greeted with success, fellow...

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