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News from Contactmusic.com:
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The USA network has announced the air date for the pilot of Frankenstein - Sunday, October 10 at 9 p.m. (EST). Director Marcus Nispel said he was swayed to take on the project by Dean Koontz's teleplay. "I was actually quite blown away by what they came up with, because there's just a great switch happening. The story of Dr. Frankenstein and the monster actually became a spiritual tale, but in its essence, it was much more of a good suspense thriller." The script updates Mary Shelley's classic book to the modern day and turns it into a murder mystery and police procedural. The cast includes Parker Posey as Det. Carson O'Connor, Michael Madsen as Det. Harker, Thomas Kretschmann a Victor Helios (aka Dr. Frankenstein), Anne Ewen as Sandra, and Tom Niwicki as Watkins. The characters played by Adam Goldberg and Vincent still have not been announced. USA Network has yet to commit to further episodes.
The photos below were taken at Cannes this year by Monsieur Guerin, the celebrated photographer whose work often results in unflattering portraits of his subjects. However, the stars keep posing for him, so obviously they don't mind.
Back to the more glamorous photos - a new one of Vincent and Karine at Cannes this year.
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| It's that time of year and I'm off to the coast of Maine, so there will be no updates until August. | |
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There are several favorable reviews for Bienvenue en Suisse, especially for Vincent! "Here is a film which should guarantee a good amount of laughter... Vincent Perez, as in Je Reste! once again proves his gift to play the side-splitting fop as a worthy heir to Thierry Lhermitte." ...aVoir-aLire "First-time filmmaker Lea Fazer can give this comedy the necessary tempo and rate/rhythm for its gags like a clock mechanism. The characters are colorful, triumph going to Vincent Perez, the Swiss seducer with the Vaud accent." ...Figarascope "The scenes of pure comedy, where the irresistable Vincent Perez initiates Podalydes to his Helvetic origins are particularly successful." ...Studio "Vincent Perez, irresistible from beginning to end, saves the film offering a few good moments opposite the enamoured Emmanuelle Devos." ...Monsieur Cinema ""The scene-stealer is Vincent Perez, playing knowingly on his matinee-idol image, the filmatic twist being that his character is an out-and-out creep from the start." ...Screen Magazine "Podalydes is perfect as the spiritual loser, Perez (who grew up close to Lausanne) is delectable as the kind boy-scout ecologist." ...Telerama "Vincent Pérez surprend en pur Suisse des montagnes aux expressions farfelues. (Anyone want to translate?) With this first astonishing work, Lea Frazer testifies she knows how to handle comic subleties. Thanks to staging scenes with infernal timing, the younger screenwriter transforms her film into a model of clock-making." ...Premiere "The confirmed talented and irresistable Vincent Perez is able to imitate like Michel Leeb or Guy Montagne, adapting the regional accent which is very funny. He should be seen - trailing the vowels, rebounding on the consonants: he is terrific." ...Chronic'art "As the chief Helvetic scout, Lausannien Perez does extremely well." ...Le Point |
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It appears that Vincent had
a busy weekend! The French publication, Le Parisien, reports that his wife
Karine's sister, Virginie Silla, and Luc Besson were married on Saturday in
Normandy. The couple have two children - Talia, age 3 and Satine, age 15 months.
The 45-year-old director/producer has been previously married to French actresses Anne
Parillaud and Milla Jovovich and has two older daughters. The photo of the couple was
taken at Cannes this May.
In the August 29-Sept 4 issue of TV Guide, readers can get an
exclusive preview at USA network's Frankenstein. Yes, a photo of Vincent! It
looks more like a scene from Passion of the Christ. At least he's still
recognizable. Executive producer John Shiban says, "Our Frankenstein is not a horror
show; it's a mystery thriller. Here the monster has become human and the human,
monstrous." It does puzzle me why the casting crew would think of Vincent. Perhaps it
was because of his Marius role in Queen of the Damned. They also cast German
actor Thomas Kretschmann as the scientist, so perhaps they were going for that European
feel. In years past this role was played by Robert de Niro, Randy Quaid, David Warner and
Peter Boyle, but most likely Boris Karloff is the name people recall. I'm very intrigued
with the Deucalion character and how Vincent will play him. He looks like a very tortured
soul in this photo. 
Today
an article appeared at Europa1.fr reiterating the news about Vincent writing a
children's film. (see June 29th update below) The headline read, "Vincent
Perez tells us stories". Loose translation - He is starting to edit tales for
children inspired by Breton legends with fairies, witches and phantoms. How did he arrive
at such an idea? Could it be five-year-old Iman, daughter of Vincent and actress/model
Karine Silla? Having proven his talent as an actor, when he writes, he will have to face a
public much more merciless: children. (photo is from Cannes 2004)
Hallmark has
decided to move up their own Frankenstein four-hour mini-series
just days ahead of USA's two-hour pilot with Vincent on October 10th. Hallmark's
production, originally scheduled for October 26 & 27, includes William Hurt, Donald
Sutherland and French actress Julie Delpy. Up until now, it's been left to conjecture as
to what role Vincent plays. It was rumored he was playing the "murderer" and now
that this photo has appeared on the Internet, perhaps he has taken on the role of
Frankenstein's monster! Here he is in the FX makeup trailer with makeup artist Robin
Mathews. Has "Ashe" been resurrected?
