Wimbledon News

2004

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Richard Loncraine's 'Wimbledon' is a lighthearted romantic comedy set in the high-pressure world of professional tennis. Peter Colt (Paul Bettany) is a 31-year-old Englishman who was once ranked 11th in the world, but has now dropped to a pathetic 119th. Realising that his days are numbered, Peter intends to retire from the .. Read more

Starring	Kirsten Dunst, Paul Bettany, Sam Neill, Jon Favreau
Director	Richard Loncraine
Genres	Comedy, Romance

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Sheen shocked as Morgan quits film
- 26 Jun 2009
Michael Sheen is devastated after his director pal Peter Morgan quit work on his new Tony Blair movie The Special Relationship. The pair has shared a close friendship since the screenwriter cast the actor in his 2006 play Frost/Nixon, which went onto become Sheen's Oscar-nominated movie. Morgan was also responsible for casting Sheen as former Prime Minister Blair in his critically acclaimed film The Queen. Morgan was set to make his directorial debut in The Special Relationship - based on... Read more
Tennis tale a smash hit
- 29 Sep 2004
Romantic comedy Wimbledon has powered its way to the number one spot at the UK box-office. Tipped as a tennis turkey, British director Richard Loncraine's (The Gathering Storm, Band Of Brothers) movie about a has-been tennis player rekindling past glories, has defied the odds by knocking Tom Cruise thriller 'Collateral' from the top spot. Starring the endearingly goofy Paul Bettany as Peter, and sassy Kirsten Dunst as Lizzy, the Brit-flick was torn to shreds by critics who slammed its weak gags Read more
New balls please
- 21 Sep 2004
British actor Paul Bettany and Spider-Man star Kirsten Dunst were among the celebrities at the UK premiere of Wimbledon last night. The glitzy event in Leicester Square comes ahead of the romantic comedy's general release later this week. Dunst stars as the golden girl of American tennis, distracted from her goal of winning Wimbledon by her fling with British outsider, Paul Bettany. Bettany, who appeared alongside Russell Crowe in Master and Commander and Heath Ledger in A Knight's Tale,... Read more
She Hate Me
- 24 Sep 2004
Spike Lee's latest offering opened in UK cinemas this week and is set to battle it out with the likes of Hero and Wimbledon over the weekend. She Hate Me tells the story of a down on his luck New Yorker who lets his lesbian girlfriend pimp him out as a sperm donor. Despite some mixed reviews, Lee's movies are always popular with seasoned moviegoers. Hero, starring Jet Li, will also be in the running for a share of this weekend's cinema traffic. The visually spectacular movie, backed by Quentin... Read more
Sky Captain rules US box office
- 21 Sep 2004
CGI action romp Sky Captain And The World Of Tomorrow has rocketed to the number one spot in the US and Canadian box office taking $16.2 million in its opening weekend. Staring Jude Law, Angelina Jolie and Gwyneth Paltrow Sky Captain sees a computer-generated 1930s New York under attack from giant killer robots. Mr 3000 took $9.2 million and second place in the listings in front of last week's gore-drenched pole-positioner Resident Evil, which took $9 million. Endearing romantic Brit flick... Read more