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Clive Owen wants to give up his film career.

The 44-year-old actor – who trained in the theatre before making it big in a number of Hollywood blockbusters – said he’s thinking about giving up shooting movies in order to concentrate on a stage career.

He said: “I’m actually pretty sure that this will happen soon. I would imagine I’d have to stop the films in order to concentrate entirely on my stage career. I’ve always played theatre roles.”

The ‘Children of Men’ actor – who starred in the West End and Broadway hit play ‘Closer’ and was later in the 2005 film version – said sometimes you just have to do the things which made you happy. Read the rest of this entry »

November 25, 2009 – IGN chatted with acclaimed director Spike Lee yesterday about the DVD release of his documentary Kobe Doin’ Work, during which time we also asked the filmmaker about some long-gestating Joints on his development slate. Here’s what he had to say about them:

IGN: What’s up with Inside Man 2?

Spike Lee: Waiting on Universal Pictures. They have the script. They have the budget and we’ll see if they wanna make it. Denzel’s ready. Clive Owen’s ready. I’m ready. Jodie’s ready. Everyone’s ready. It’s like, “Coach, put us in!”

IGN: You’ve long wanted to do a film about Joe Louis [entitled Save Us, Joe Louis].

Spike Lee: I’ve been unable to get the financing. What’s really sad about that is that I had made a promise to the late great Budd Schulberg that we’d get it done and Budd passed recently. He was 95. Budd being, of course, the screenwriter of On the Waterfront and the novelist of What Makes Sammy Run. Great, great, great, great writer. Read the rest of this entry »

The Boys Are Back is your first Australian film. How’d you enjoy it?
Australia is stunning. We shot in McLaren Vale, a region (director) Scott Hicks knows very well and one of the most staggeringly beautiful areas of South Australia. I got a house near the location overlooking this gorgeous beach, brought the family out and we had an amazing few weeks in the great outdoors. My girls still talk about their time in Australia as the best holiday they’ve ever had. And for me, who considers time away from home as the greatest tyranny of being an actor abroad, it was very special.

Fertile wine country around there. Did you indulge?
I’m into researching roles so yeah, that part of my preparation was a big success!

Death. Abandonment. Chaos. This film’s about family… but it’s not a family film?
Right from the outset we didn’t want to make a clichéd sentimental family movie. This story moved something deep down inside me – the prospect of losing my partner is as awful a thing as I can imagine. So while it’s a small story in a big world context, it’ll touch the nerves of a lot of people. Read the rest of this entry »

Downtown Plymouth is a Metro Detroit favorite for holiday shopping and strolls, but this week you have one more incentive to hit Plymouth’s main square.

British actor Clive Owen will be in town filming his newest project “Trust,” which also stars Catherine Keener and is directed by “Friends” star David Schwimmer.

According to to the Detroit Free Press, filming starts today in Plymouth and will go through this Friday, picking up again after Thanksgiving. Read the rest of this entry »

Clive Owen’s co-star has revealed she was the envy of her daughters for being paid to be hugged by the hunky star.

Julia Blake – who plays Clive’s character’s difficult mother-in-law in The Boys Are Back – was the envy of many when they found out she was working with the Duplicity star.

At the film’s Australian premiere she said: “My daughters were a bit jealous that I got paid to be hugged by Clive Owen.”

She added: “He’s the best – he’s a very unselfish, giving actor. Quiet, very impressive and very, very likeable. Very down-to-earth and charming, with a lot of personal charm.”

Director Scott Hicks apologised for the absence of his leading man on the red carpet at the Wallis Piccadilly cinema in Adelaide, saying: “Clive just started shooting a movie today in the US – he really wanted to be here as we had travelled around the US, the UK and Europe to promote this film.” Read the rest of this entry »

The feature film “Trust”, starring Clive Owen and directed by David Schwimmer, will begin production at the University of Michigan’s new North Campus Research Complex in November.

U-M purchased the complex in June, about 18 months after pharmaceutical giant Pfizer vacated the 30-building campus on Ann Arbor’s north side. The research and development facilities currently are vacant as U-M plans to turn it into a center for innovative research and education. The site is not open to the public.

The script for the film, co-written by Schwimmer and Andy Bellin is a suspense-drama that sensitively addresses the topics of cyber stalking, rape and a father’s rage over his daughter’s trauma.

“Of all the scripts I’ve read in reviewing proposals for use of campus space for films, “Trust” is the most meaningful and important,” said Lee Doyle, director of the University of Michigan Film Office. “We are delighted to be able to accommodate the project and are eager for the opportunity it presents for our students and to stimulate the economy of our state.”

U-M opened its film office in 2008 to address the steady number of requests to use University locations that have arisen since the State of Michigan passed its tax incentive program for filmmakers.

The crew of Trust expects to hire students as both production assistants and extras. Directors are very interested in providing educational opportunities to U-M students.

Schwimmer, who is an active member of the Board of Directors of the Rape Foundation of Santa Monica California, says TRUST is a project of great personal significance.

In the film, Owen and Catherine Keener play the parents of a 14-year-old girl who are stunned to discover she has been vicitimized by an adult who gained her trust posing as a teenager on a chat room. Viola Davis plays a sexual assault counselor.

“I have heard countless stories and met many victims of rape and sexual assault ( men, women and children ), and know well the devastation of this trauma—to both the victim and his or her loved ones,” Schwimmer wrote about the project. Read the rest of this entry »

I’ve added new event photos of Clive attending BFI London Film Festival The Boys Are Back Gala Screening on October 21, 2009.

GALLERY LINK:
- Events in 2009: BFI London Film Festival The Boys Are Back Gala Screening

I’ve added new high quality candids of Clive leaving Mayfair Hotel on October 21, 2009.

GALLERY LINK:
- Candids in 2009: Leaving May Fair Hotel – October 21

I’ve added new event photos of Clive Owen at BFI London Film Festival The Boys Are Back Photocall & Press Conference on October 21, 2009.

GALLERY LINKS:
- Events in 2009: BFI London Film Festival The Boys Are Back Photocall
- Events in 2009: BFI London Film Festival The Boys Are Back Press Conference