Tony Curran: 'Defiance' news and updates

 

Tony Curran of "Defiance" attends Syfy 2013 Upfront at Silver Screen Studios
at Chelsea Piers on April 10, 2013 in New York City. Source: Zimbio

 

From Twitter:
Tony Tellado, host of Sci-Fi Talk, in conversation with Tony Curran of Defiance from SyFy Up Front - here
Tweeted by Tony Curran:

• Next weeks gonna get darker and more interesting https://twitter.com/TonyCurran69/status/325775343824822273/photo/1
• Scotty Stuart in background keeping an eye on me https://twitter.com/TonyCurran69/status/324023808010887168/photo/1
• he gets up to no good next Monday also.. April 22 9pm Syfy https://twitter.com/TonyCurran69/status/324368894242467841/photo/1
• A lot of passion and hard work went it to this wonderful journey with an amazing cast and crew Defiance2013 https://twitter.com/TonyCurran69/status/324009799547228161/photo/1
• Chilling between shooting Defiance2013 https://twitter.com/TonyCurran69/status/324007286945230848/photo/1
• Datak & Sukar hanging together before we shoot, Defiance2013 https://twitter.com/TonyCurran69/status/323996664727756801/photo/1
• "Don't mess with these fellas" https://twitter.com/TonyCurran69/status/324405766448611328/photo/1
• Shooting the final battle scene https://twitter.com/TonyCurran69/status/324026829709115392/photo/1

Defiance - Syfy Video Featurette: 'VFX Before & After' - Episode 1Take a look at the before & after visual effects from episode 1 here.

Defiance - Syfy Video Featurette: Episode 1 Recapby Antiopodalarapaima

Online Magazine - Guaranteed Post: Defiance Reviewed
by Geeks versus Nerds


Tony Curran's Favorite Scene from the PilotWatch the video at SyFy.com


Tony Curran Reveals What Really Happens in the BathVideo interview at SyFy.com

New Stills and Another Promo for Defiance Episode 1.02 - Down in the Ground Where the Dead Men Goat Dread Central


Defiance Actor Tony Curran Talks Defiance TV Series And Video Game
Actor Tony Curran reveals Syfy new TV Series Defiance and his portrayal of Datak Tarr.
Watch the video interview here.


Defiance - Game Hub: Tony Curran Video Interview
Defiance Actor Tony Curran Talks Defiance TV Series And Video Game


Watch the interview here.



Defiance - Syfy Video Featurette: Tony Curran Video Interview
Tony Curran (Datak Tarr) reveals what really happens in the bath with Jaime Murray (Stahma Tarr).
Watch the interview here.

Defiance Trailer: Beast
New Earth, New Rules. The world is your oyster.
Watch the trailer here.


3 Behind the Scenes Featurettes
at SF Series and Movies.

Intro to the AliensVideo at Defiance.com

Get to Know DatakVideo at Defiance.com


Defiance [1x01] "Pilot" Opening Creditscourtesy of YouTube



Actor Tony Curran sneaks off film set to watch the Celtic game still wearing his alien costume
Actor Tony Curran sneaked out of filming his new sci-fi telly show to catch Celtic vs Barcelona - dressed in his full alien costume. The Doctor Who star was given a couple of hours off from filming Defiance to catch the game.But the die hard Celtic fan was warned by producers not to remove his make up or costume.And ex pats watching the game at McVeigh’s Tavern in Toronto were stunned when he walked in dressed as his character in the new show Datak Tarr.

The Celtic-mad actor was in the middle of shooting a new science fiction programme in the Canadian city, and had begged the producers for a few hours off to watch his team play Barcelona in the Champions League.But with a hectic shooting schedule, Tony was told he could only nip out if he agreed to keep his full make up on so he had to head to the pub dressed as alien gangster Datak Tarr from the new series Defiance.

Despite trying to hide his ghostly white face with a bunnet and scarf, he spent the whole night explaining to the members of the Downtown ...
Read much more at Daily Record

Defiance Review: New Sci-fi Drama Premieres Monday
From Cinema Blend:

We've had a long time to anticipate the arrival of Syfy's new drama series Defiance, and in that time, many of us have likely set our expectations high for what will hopefully be a new must-watch original sci-fi drama for the cable channel. The series premiere does not disappoint, bringing us into a story about human and alien characters who are trying to co-exist in a city that was once St. Louis and is now known as Defiance. Developed by Rockne S. O'Bannon, Kevin Murphy and Michael Taylor, Defiance's tone blends western with sci-fi and tells the story of humans and aliens as they attempt to co-exist with one another on what's left of Earth.

The history of the setting is explained throughout the premiere. Aliens showed up decades ago thinking earth was uninhabited, they were wrong, war broke out and after earth was torn apart by the battles and drastically changed by alien technology, humans and Votans (the collective term for the various alien species) eventually laid down their arms and have attempted to share what's left of the planet. There's a bit more to it than that, and we begin to learn the details as the first episode gets going.

Read much more at Cinema Blend


'Defiance' Review: New Syfy Drama Comes Out With Guns BlazingFrom Huffington Post:

"Defiance" (9 p.m. ET Monday, Syfy) is not just a smart, well-crafted TV show with a good cast and an adventurous flavor, it's also indisputably science fiction, which is a relief.

Read much much more at Huffington Post

Defiance: TV Review
by Hollywood Reporter


Meet the Aliens of Defiance
We love horror, which pretty much translates into loving aliens since they are often scary (exceptions include E.T., Stitch, Gleek the Monkey and that alien from Mac and Me that loved Sears). A new alien epic is coming via Syfy's Defiance (Airing Mondays at 9/8c on Syfy), where sheer terror is substituted with pure sci-fi, but that doesn't make these aliens any less tough. In the show, life on Earth is cataclysmically changed by the arrival of the Votanis Collective, a conglomeration of alien races fleeing the destruction of their world. After your standard issue alien war apocalypse, we're left with a world in which humans exist alongside a rash of extraterrestrial races.
Castithans: Of all the Votan races, Castithans are closest to humans. They are characterized physically by their white skin and hair, and culturally by their adherence to a strict caste system.
Irathient: Irathients are a proud, tribal and spiritual race possessed of excellent combat skills. They have broad and flat nasal bridges, reddish skin, and large eyes. They are sometimes seen as feral due to their love of nature and their aggression.
Indogenes: Indogene have bright, white skin laid with hexagonal patterns, and no hair. An intellectual race, they value science above all and upgrade themselves with cybernetic implants.
Gulanee: Gulanee are rarely seen, and are beings of pure energy.
Sensoth: Somewhat simian in appearance, Sensoth tend to be on the larger side, and are the longest-lived of the Votan races. Their size and strength makes them well-suited for use as muscle and manual labor.
Liberata: Short in stature and generally fairly hairy, the Liberata are a servant class with a lower social standing than the other races.
Volge: A frightening, war-like race, the Volge make use of Cold Fire weaponry and pose a threat to both Votans and humans, alike.
Source: Chiller TV


'Defiance': Everything You Need To Know
Huffington Post's very comprehensive guide to everything Defiance is here.


'Defiance': Syfy Attempts To Blend TV Series, Video Game
Earth is recovering from an apocalyptic event, alien races cooperate warily, a wise-cracking outsider suddenly finds himself shouldering new responsibilities.

Yes, the world of "Defiance" features familiar sci-fi touchstones, but it's taken an ambitious approach to how you can experience them: Through both a weekly TV series and an online-only video game.

Five years in the making, the joint project is the most high-profile and big-budget attempt at ongoing "transmedia" entertainment, promising characters and storylines that crisscross between the Syfy network show and Trion Worlds game.

Set in 2046 on a "terraformed" Earth where humans live alongside seven alien species, the series premiering Monday displays a space Western vibe with bar brawls, interspecies politics and love, plus actors familiar to genre fans like Julie Benz and Jaime Murray. The already-released game, a multiplayer third-person shooter, has plenty of guns to upgrade, quests for supplies, and boss battles in which players cooperate to bring down giant monsters.

Though they can be experienced separately, somebody who both plays the game and watches the show will gain an extra layer of insight to each, promises actor Grant Bowler, who appears in both. Bowler said he was impressed and a bit wary of that idea when he signed on to play lead Joshua "Jeb" Nolan, who becomes "lawkeeper" of the city of St. Louis, renamed Defiance by survivors.

Read more at Huffington Post




Popular video game 'Defiance' inspires SyFy TV series examining the uneasy co-existence of aliens and humans
Read more at Daily News


Defiance - Yahoo! TV: Monday's Picks Apr 15 '13 - NEW Series Syfy 9/8CRead more at Antipodalarapaima


Defiance - Syfy Video: "Down In The Ground Where The Dead Men Go' Episode Trailer - Airs Apr 22 '13
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Defiance - Syfy: NEW Series - April 2013 ScheduleRead more at Antipodalarapaima


'Defiance' Ratings: Syfy Series Hits High NotesRead more at Huffington Post


Syfy's 'Defiance' travels between media worlds with TV series and online gameRead more at Zap2it


TV Ratings: Syfy's Pricey 'Defiance' Gives Network Best Demo Premiere Since 2006Read more at Hollywood Reporter


Defiance Behind the Scenes: Tony Curran Talks about Castithan Honor
Source: YouTube

Doctor Who - BBC America: Season 5 Marathon Schedule Apr 18 '13

04:00PM Vincent and The Doctor

Visiting a museum, the Doctor (Matt Smith) and Amy (Karen Gillan) are especially excited with the gallery for Vincent van Gogh (Tony Curran). Many of van Gogh pieces are displayed, including "The Church at Auvers (1890)". However there is something irregular discovered on the painting - a small alien image within a window pane. The Doctor quickly takes Amy back to 1890 where they locate the troubled artist that upsets the locals, cannot pay his bills, and is able to see an invisible monster that no one else is able to see.

Guest stars include Defiance's Tony Curran, Nik Howden, Chrissie Cotterill and Sarah Counsell.
Source: Antipodalarapaima

Tony Curran: 'Defiance' and 'Labyrinth' behind the scenes info and updates

Defiance - Syfy Video Featurette: Making of Defiance Chapter 5: Vehicles

Despite the knicks, scratches and bullet holes, the Dodge Charger really holds up in the rugged world of Defiance. Check out how these vehicles were created in the latest Defiance Making Of: Vehicles.
Defiance premieres April 15, 9/8c only on Syfy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dz4YwoWBn7U&feature=player_embedded


In Defiance™, the future is a dangerous place. Starship wreckage is raining to Earth in massive "Arkfall" events that transform the landscape. Experience one first-hand as countless other players -- and a star from the Syfy series -- battle to survive and profit. Watch Ark Hunters wield the weapons of tomorrow against alien-hybrid horrors in a dynamic, scaling encounter, then travel seamlessly through a unified world into the weekly TV series. This -- Defiance -- is the future of transmedia entertainment.

The first of its kind, Defiance is the quintessential media property created with Igniters in mind— sparking their imaginations while encouraging them to truly open their minds to what is possible.

Set on Earth thirty years in the future, Defiance is a story of courage and survival on a new frontier where humans and aliens must band together to defend their very existence. United they stand. Divided they fall. It’s do or die in the small town of Defiance.

Defiance airs on Syfy on Monday, April 15, 2013 at 9/8C with a two-hour premiere episode.
Defiance cast includes Grant Bowler, Julie Benz, Graham Greene, Jaime Murray, Tony Curran and Stephanie Leonidas.
Source (including image and video): Antipodal Arapaima


Behind the scene of Defiance
Welcome to Behind the scene of Defiance just a place for all Picture you can find in Twitter Twitterd from the People from/with #Defiance
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Actor Tony Curran speaks onstage at the "Defiance" panel discussion during the Syfy portion of the 2013 Winter TCA Tour- Day 4 at the Langham Hotel on January 7, 2013 in Pasadena, California.
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Miniseries Review: Labryinth (2012)
Whether or not you believe in a religion, let alone the grail stories, this two part story will hold you spellbound.

Based on the book by Kate Mosse (who has a small cameo and acts as consultant), the story switches between the town of Carcassone in 1209, when the crusaders have arrived, and present day, 2012.

Jessica Brown Findlay, is at the centre in the 13th century story as Alais Pelletier, who let into the grail secret by her father, and is in even more danger as a result. The lord of the town, Viscount Trencavel, portrayed by an almost unrecogniseable Tom Felton, is a close ally to the family.

In present time, Alice Tanner, portrayed by Vanessa Kirby, is a PhD graduate working on an archeological dig. All hell breaks loose when she wanders into a nearby cave and finds a ring and a skeleton.

John Hurt and Tony Curran have a small role each in the present and past parts, respectively. Both are excellent as always.

This is a really well made production, the switching between past and present is seamless, which helps keep the story coherent.
Source: Fun Film TV


Labyrinth photoshow
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'Brave' behind-the-scenes featurette

Exclusive: Behind the scenes of Pixar's Scottish-set feature Brave

Pixar's John Lasseter is joined by Scots actors Kelly Macdonald and Kevin McKidd as they talk about the work involved in bringing Scotland-set animation Brave to life.

Disney/Pixar shows the character Merida, voiced by Kelly Macdonald, in a scene from "Brave."

From the Daily Record:

Pixar's latest animated feature, Brave, being released on DVD and Blu-ray this week, we have an exclusive clip from behind the scenes.
In it we hear from Pixar's very own John Lasseter as well as actors Kevin McKidd and Kelly Macdonald who provide voice work for two of the main charcters.

Watch the featurette at Daily Record

Kelly Macdonald voicing her famous scene for her character, Merida.

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Tony Curran

Defiance set tweets (with photos) from Tony Curran: 

Me with some friends in the hollows but on my way home to my Stahma...
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Me and my Beautiful wife Stahma
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Ban gwa Wo me ka, Mim ba A du, Kur ro sha Da ra Va nu Hin ji Lu
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the Defiance massive chilling on the main street
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Datak&Stahma Tarr are a colorful couple,but we do have a dark side
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Don't dry because it's over Datak smile because it happened, final week of shooting @DefianceWorld April 2013
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Making of Defiance Chapter 4: Cultures, Makeup and Languages
Want all the details about the new species that now call Earth home? Catch the new Making of Defiance: Cultures, Makeup and Languages on Saturday at 10/9c.

Source: YouTube

Making of Defiance Chapter 4: Cultures, Makeup and Languages (17.11.2012)


Get all the details on the different Votan species that now call Earth home in our latest Making of Defiance Chapter 4: Cultures, Makeup and Languages.
Source: YouTube

Photo courtesy of Defiance France @DefianceFrance Fan Page: Datak & Stahma Tarr

Greg McHugh: 'Fresh Meat' pictures, interview, reviews

Fresh Meat: behind-the-scenes pictures from series two 
Source: Telegraph

Fresh Meat stars reveal second series secrets - with catch up video for each character Check out the videos for superb recaps of what happened to TV's funniest students in the first series of Fresh Meat - but be warned, there are a few rude words 
Source: Mirror

Fresh Meat series 2 episode 1 review 
Despite its promising pedigree, Jake finds Fresh Meat's series two opener wanting... This review contains spoilers. 
Source: Den of Geek


Greg McHugh interview at The British Comedy Guide 
Source: British Comedy Guide


Details omitted to avoid spoilers! 

Sir Peter Jackson releases video of Hobbit studio (includes Billy Connolly)

Sir Peter Jackson has released the latest in a series of Hobbit behind the scenes video blogs.

In this, the seventh video of its kind, Sir Peter kicks off a tour around the Stone Street Studio based in Miramar.

"It used to be a paint factory, we got hold of it just before Lord of the Rings," Sir Peter explains.

He then hands the tour over and the cameras are taken swiftly through the production office where actor Billy Connolly, who portrays Dain, is hanging out.

From there the blog follows the trail of some urgent script revisions that need to go out, which are hand-delivered in this case to the trailer of James Nesbitt aka Bofur.

"I've decorated my trailer with things that remind me of home," says Nesbitt, pointing to flags and pictures of the Irish seaside adorning the campervan.

The video then takes a tour with Luke Evans, or Bard.

Evans takes a walk through the trailers the actors have been living in for the last seven-and-a-half years, knocking on doors to get the other actors to come out in various stages of costume.

It then follows actor Peter Hambleton to the prosthetics lab, where he is radically transformed into the epically bearded Gloin.

After that the cameras go for a stroll through the assistant-director's Portacom and the stunts department where an all-out brawl ensues, then it's off to the Hair and Make Up Department and the Costume Department.

Sir Peter pops back up again to show stages A and B, as well as the studio's biggest soundstage, K.

"K being named after King Kong," said Jackson.

The K studio has recently housed monumental set-pieces including Milk Wood Forest.

Fans also get a peek at F and G stages, which were built specifically for The Hobbit, and are housing some fiery scenes at the time of the blog shooting.

Following that, the video heads to the art department, most of which is fuzzed out for secrecy, but the team show off some of the intricate models put together for Sir Peter.

There are also some shots of the onset action, a look at the tremendous green screen, and a peek in the weapons shed.

The video then heads over to Sir Richard Taylor's Weta Workshop were the team are insanely busy making all the props needed for the film, including prosthetics for a team of "scale doubles", a set of dwarves who double for the lead actors.

The video then wraps with tiny Bilbo double Kiran Shah, revealing the surprising "behind the scenes team" filming the blog.

Sir Peter says the team will put out another blog shortly after shooting has wrapped in a few weeks time.

Source (with video): TVNZ

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey stars Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Andy Serkis, Benedict Cumberbatch, Graham McTavish, Ken Stott, Hugo Weaving, James Nesbitt, Aidan Turner, Luke Evans, Stephen Fry, Billy Connolly, Evangeline Lilly, Christopher Lee, Cate Blanchett, Ian Holm, Elijah Wood and Orlando Bloom

[Note : I can’t view the video here in the UK, but hopefully you’ll be able to see it!]

One-man Macbeth: Behind the scenes at ‘The Scottish Play’

Alan Cumming’s one-man Macbeth is the year’s most talked-about piece of theatre. Susan Mansfield goes behind the scenes to find out how it’s done.

It’s all in a twist of the body, a shift in the tone of voice, the smallest of facial inflexions, but it’s enough. One moment, Alan Cumming is Macbeth, the next he is Lady Macbeth. Moving fluidly from one character to the other, he acts out the charged, sexy encounter which begins with Macbeth resolving not to kill Duncan, his king and house guest, and ends with murder.

“Fan. Tas. Tic!” enthuses John Tiffany, who is co-directing the National Theatre of Scotland production with New Yorker Andy Goldberg, the man behind smash hit The Bomb-itty of Errors and Boney M musical Daddy Cool. A taller, quieter figure, he remains seated, but lifts a big hand in a thumbs-up. Then it’s back to the detail: “If you arch your back just a little more when you’re here,” says Tiffany. “Like a cat. Yeah…”

Cumming says later that this is the pivotal scene of the play. “Although this is a play about kings and queens and violence and battles and deaths, actually it’s about a decision being made, and how that affects everyone else’s lives. It’s really about that moment when you look into someone’s eyes and they look at you and you think, ‘OK, we’re gonna do it’. That split second, and everything reels out from that moment.”

Cumming’s one-man Macbeth has quickly become the year’s most talked-about piece of theatre. Speculation about it extends from the red carpets of New York and Hollywood to the taxi drivers of Glasgow. Cumming’s impish, blood-streaked face has been freaking out travellers on the Glasgow subway for the last month. Everyone wants to know how you can do Macbeth with a single actor. Now, having seen Cumming in action, I begin to see how you can.

Read more (with photos) at The Scotsman

Similarly reported by The Telegraph 

Brave: extended behind-the-scenes featurette

Extended Behind-The-Scenes Featurette For Pixar’s ‘Brave’

With the film's release date fast approaching, Disney•Pixar has set loose this new featurette for their upcoming fantasy-adventure flick ‘Brave,’ providing us with a behind-the-scenes look at the film's story, characters, and cast. 

‘Brave’ is set in the mystical Scottish Highlands, where Merida is the princess of a kingdom ruled by King Fergus (Billy Connolly) and Queen Elinor (Emma Thompson). An unruly daughter and an accomplished archer, Merida (Kelly Macdonald) one day defies a sacred custom of the land and inadvertently brings turmoil to the kingdom. In an attempt to set things right, Merida seeks out an eccentric old Wise Woman (Walters) and is granted an ill-fated wish. Also figuring into Merida’s quest – and serving as comic relief – are the kingdom’s three lords: the enormous Lord MacGuffin (Kevin McKidd), the surly Lord Macintosh (Craig Ferguson), and the disagreeable Lord Dingwall (Robbie Coltrane). 

Look out for Disney•Pixar’s ’Brave’ this summer from June 22nd in the US and August 17th in the UK.

Read more at Flicks and Bits 

Brave fears Scots accents

Published on Saturday 9 June 2012 13:38

Makes of animated blockbuster Brave have hired actors to dub the film overseas because they fear the Scottish accents will be difficult to understand.

The Disney Pixar film, which will premiere in Edinburgh, is to be voiced by natives in countries such as Japan, Taiwan and France to avoid confusion.

That means Scottish cast members Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly, Robbie Coltrane, Craig Ferguson and Kevin McKidd will not be heard in non-English speaking countries.

Brave is set to provide a multi-million pound tourism boost for the country.

Source: The Scotsman

Defiance: sneak peek at the new Syfy TV show and game

From SFX.co.uk:

Filming has just commenced on Syfy’s Defiance, the TV element in a multimedia project that also involves a massively multiplayer online game. That doesn’t just mean there’s a game of the show; the story in the show and the game will, apparently, weave together.

The story in the TV show follows the survivors of an alien invasion in one small frontier town, while the game will be set across the country but in the same, connected world.

Gotta admit, at the start of the video we were worried that it looked like a US version of Outcasts. Then they reveal the FX shots… which are pretty awesome. And the game footage has big FO monsters… hopefully they’ll be in the show as well.

Good cast too: Grant Bowler (True Blood), Julie Benz (Buffy, Angel), Jaime Murray (Hustle, Warehouse 13), Tony Curran (Vincent Van Gogh in Doctor Who), Stephanie Leonidas (Mirrormask, BBC’s Dracula), Graham Greene (Dances with Wolves), Mia Kirshner (24) and Fionnula Flanagan (Lost).

Here’s the official description:

“Defiance introduces players and viewers to a completely transformed planet Earth, inhabited by the disparate survivors of a universal war who endeavor to build a new society among the devastation. The game combines the intense action of a AAA console shooter, with the persistence, scale, and customization of an MMO, while its TV counterpart weaves the rich tapestry of the world into a series with the scope, characters, and drama of a classic sci-fi epic. Because they exist in a single universe, the show and the game will influence each other and evolve together over time, with actions in both mediums driving the overall story of Defiance.”

Source: SFX

Visit the SFX website (link above) to see the trailer and a look behind the scenes 

Also reported by ScienceFiction and CinemaBlend