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Billy Elliot
2000
Features the films BILLY ELLIOT and SIXTY SIX, which both chronicle an adolescent boy's difficulties with his family.In BILLY ELLIOT, the titular character (Jamie Bell) is an 11-year-old boy living in north-east England in the mid-1980s. While his gruff father and brother are taking part in a massive coal miners strike, Billy .. Read more
| Starring | Jamie Bell, Julie Walters, Gary Lewis, Jamie Draven |
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| Director | Stephen Daldry |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama |
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Billy Elliot heading back to the big screen?
- 08 Jun 2009
Sir Elton John is in talks to take Billy Elliot back to the big screen. John wrote the music for the theatre adaptation of the 2000 movie, which was written by Lee Hall and directed by Stephen Daldry. Now the trio want to take the story about a young ballet dancer full circle by re-making the movie as a musical. Speaking after the Broadway adaptation of Billy Elliot The Musical scooped ten Tony Awards on Sunday (07Jun09), Hall revealed, "We've been talking about making the musical back into a... Read more
Billy Elliot star to take on King Kong
- 29 Jul 2004
"Billy Elliot" star Jamie Bell has reportedly signed up to star in Peter Jackson's forthcoming "King Kong" remake. The ballet dancing young Brit plays a cameraman who accompanies filmmaker Carl Denham (played by US actor Jack Black) into the jungle on Skull Island, in search of the giant gorilla. The Universal Pictures version of "King Kong" will also star Naomi Watts, Oscar-winner Adrian Brody and Evan Parke. Parke has been cast as the first mate on the Venture,... Read more
Jamie Bell to play Tintin opposite Daniel Craig's villain
- 27 Jan 2009
Jamie Bell has landed the lead role in Steven Spielberg's movie adaptation of schoolboy cartoon hero Tintin. The Billy Elliot actor will appear alongside James Bond star Daniel Craig, Toby Jones, Mackenzie Crook and Shaun of the Dead co-stars Simon Pegg and Nick Frost in The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn. Studio giants Paramount and Sony announced the casting on Monday (26Jan09), when principle photography on the project began. The story is based on Belgian Georges 'Herge' Remi's Read more
John, Lansbury & Laurents get Broadway honours
- 16 Apr 2009
Sir Elton John, actress Angela Lansbury and Tony-winning playwright Arthur Laurents will receive special recognition next month (May09) for their contributions to Broadway. The trio will be honoured at the 75th Annual Drama League Awards, hosted by Jeremy Irons and Cynthia Nixon. The ceremony honours stars' achievements in theatre, musical theatre and directing in Broadway and Off-Broadway productions. John, who wrote the music for New York productions of Billy Elliot and The Lion King, will... Read more
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Billy Elliot
Features the films BILLY ELLIOT and SIXTY SIX, which both chronicle an adolescent boy's difficulties with his family.
In BILLY ELLIOT, the titular character (Jamie Bell) is an 11-year-old boy living in north-east England in the mid-1980s. While his gruff father and brother are taking part in a ...
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