The Damned United News

2009

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The chameleon-like Michael Sheen - an actor that has already portrayed Tony Blair in THE QUEEN and Sir David Frost in FROST/NIXON - stars as Brian Clough: the short-lived manager of Leeds United in the 1970s. Read more

Starring	Michael Sheen, Timothy Spall, Colm Meaney, Jim Broadbent
Director	Tom Hooper
Genres	Audio Descriptive, Drama, Sport

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Sheen urges Clough family to watch film
- 20 Mar 2009
Actor Michael Sheen is pleading with the family of English soccer legend Brian Clough to watch upcoming movie The Damned United - insisting they will be pleased with his portrayal of the late star. Sheen plays Clough in the film, which is based on a book chronicling his 44 days spent managing soccer team Leeds United in 1974 before he was sacked. Clough's family plans to boycott the movie in protest at the way he was portrayed in the novel - but Sheen is adamant the big-screen version adopts a Read more
Sheen 'used YouTube for Clough research'
- 19 Mar 2009
Michael Sheen has revealed that he used YouTube to research his current role as Brian Clough in The Damned United. The Welsh actor is portraying the legendary football manager during his tenure with Leeds United. Speaking at a press conference, Sheen said he found online footage of Clough being interviewed by David Frost, who he recently played in Frost/Nixon. He said: "The very first thing I ever did, I'd just finished filming Frost/Nixon, and I went on YouTube and put in Brian Clough.... Read more
The Crew: Stephen Graham interview
- 16 Jan 2009
Stephen Graham is having a great year. Not only is the Snatch and This is England star’s pet project The Crew – a British crime thriller set in Stephen’s home town of Liverpool – released on DVD on 12th January, but he’s also appearing in two of 2009’s most highly anticipated films: Michael Mann’s period gangster epic Public Enemies, starring Johnny Depp and Christian Bale, and screenwriter Peter Morgan's (Frost/Nixon) latest, The Damned United, which... Read more