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Had a pretty average day today actually. Listened to a bit of Dr Who on audio, watched Benedict Cumberbatch in Parade's End, worked on my Sherlock Holmes scifi novel number 2, Facebook chat with some Dr Who fans and decided to buy the second Downey Holmes movie. All pretty routine really! :)
Meanwhile, people are saying on Facebook that "Sherlock" has been given the go-ahead for a fourth season! :)
From today's RadioTimes:...the show's star Benedict Cumberbatch has whetted appetites further ahead of series three, which begins filming next week.
"You are in for an absolute stonker. It's going to be a treat," said Cumberbatch, when asked about yesterday's initial read-through rehearsal for the first episode of the new series, which will finally explain how the detective survived his fall from the roof of St Bart's Hospital.
"It's a terrific episode," added the star, speaking at the South Bank Show Awards, where his BBC1 period drama Parade's End took the TV Drama prize.
Yesterday, fans were treated to a photo of Cumberbatch and co-star Martin Freeman larking about during the Sherlock read-through. "[It was] great, it was really good fun," said Cumberbatch today. "It's really lovely to be back."
It gets better:
In arguably the biggest (Sherlock) news of the century, Benedict Cumberbatch has announced that he and co-star Martin Freeman have signed up to make a fourth season of the BBC1 detective drama.
"We've agreed to two more series but I could get into trouble for saying that," revealed Cumberbatch at the South Bank Show Awards this afternoon.
"All I know at the moment is I'm doing these three [episodes of the upcoming series] and another three."
The star added that he would like to see the show continue beyond a fourth series but admitted it would depend on whether he, Freeman and co-creator Steven Moffat could find the time to do it.
"It just depends on Martin and I's availability, how long we can keep it going. It depends on Steven's ability. I'd love to keep it going."
Moffat is also showrunner on Doctor Who, while both Cumberbatch and Freeman are rising Hollywood stars. Freeman is Bilbo Baggins in Peter Jackson's ongoing Hobbit trilogy and Cumberbatch – as well as voicing characters in the same movies – is about to hit cinema screens as the enigmatic villain of Star Trek sequel Into Darkness.
Filming of Sherlock season three begins on Monday (18 March) with the series expected to air in the autumn.
Woohoo.
I don't like it as much as the old style :(
Tiffany wrote: "147. I spend way too much time looking for Sherlock/Cumberbatch/ Doctor Who stuff!":P
Tiffany wrote: "New Sherlock hair:http://25.media.tumblr.com/6674b89a68..."
Hmmm, I don't know. It just looks a tad bit odd with it being that short. We shall wait and see. *sips tea*
Lol, big news!
MARTIN FREEMAN AND BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH CONFIRMED THEY ARE SIGNED ON FOR A FOURTH SEASON!!
MARTIN FREEMAN AND BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH CONFIRMED THEY ARE SIGNED ON FOR A FOURTH SEASON!!
WHAT?! SWEET! ALL CAPS! (Way to many exclaims but oh well!)
So looks like the amount of Cumberbatch Sherlock Holmes will increase to at least double!
Following yesterday's news piece by Deadline, we've independently verified with Sherlock producer Sue Vertue, and the production publicist, that Jeremy Lovering is attached to the third series, and will be behind the camera when S3E1 begins filming on Monday March 18 2013. This is the first time the first episode in a series of Sherlock has been filmed first in the production schedule. Yes, that's a lot of firsts.
Series One saw S1E3: The Great Game open the shooting schedule in January 2010, while Series Two began filming with S2E2: The Hounds of Baskerville in May 2011.
Jeremy Lovering has nearly twenty years of experience in television directing and writing across documentary, comedy and drama genres. Beginning with a 1995 instalment of the 'Our Man in…' series, which saw presenter Clive Anderson journey to Beirut, Jeremy rose to greater prominence in 2001 when he directed three episodes of the first series of the much loved Channel 4 drama 'Teachers.'
In 2003 he wrote and directed the BBC drama documentary 'Killing Hitler', a ninety minute film which recounted the British attempts to kill the dictator during Operation Foxley in 1944. The documentary was nominated for a Royal Television Society Award. Other notable credits include 'Sex & Lies' in 2004, two episodes of 'Spooks' fourth series in 2005, and the drama 'Miss Austen Regrets' in 2007, starring Olivia Williams as the beloved author in the last years of her life. In 2010 Jeremy directed an acclaimed and challenging two part adaptation of Martin Amis' novel 'Money', starring Nick Frost.
In film, Jeremy worked as the second unit director on the 2007 action-comedy feature 'Hot Fuzz', directed by Edgar Wright and starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. He has made his feature film debut in 2013 with the horror 'In Fear', which caused a huge stir at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and saw him listed in many places as a breakout talent to watch. Jeremy wrote an extensive blog on the experience of taking the film to Sundance for Film4's website.
Jeremy and Colm McCarthy are at present the only confirmed directors on Sherlock Series three. The third has yet to be announced.
First Series Three cast member revealedThe information that emerged around today's events also quietly yielded news of the first new member of the cast for Sherlock Series Three to become publicly known, with the honour falling to Tomi May.
Tomi May is a British actor of Serbian descent, and has had several supporting roles in British TV and Film since 2009, including a role across four episodes of the hard hitting BBC One drama serial Line of Duty. Thanks to a post on his Twitter account (since removed), we know Tomi attended the read-through today, but at present the size and nature of the role he plays within the episode itself is unknown
Anyone have an idea of who he will be playing?
Very disturbing story from Mirror TV News:Benedict Cumberbatch has revealed his shock at discovering a neighbour was documenting his movements live on Twitter.
The Sherlock star told The Telegraph that he found the “very worrying” experience “very hard to deal with” but decided not to involve the police.
“I would say that it was the strangest fan experience that I’ve ever had,” said the 36-year-old.
“I had someone live tweeting my movements while I was in my own house.”
Cumberbatch continued: “It was such a strange and a direct thing to see these tweets saying what I was doing as I was doing them. I found it really worrying, and, yes, of course, very hard to deal with.
“I worked out after a while who it was who was doing it so, when it came to it, I didn’t actually call in the police, but I was prepared to do so.”
He added: “I just found it very hard to come to terms with the idea that an individual could look into my house like this, and talk about me online, and think it is a perfectly okay thing to do.”
The star, who yesterday let slip that he and co-star Martin Freeman are on board for a fourth season of the BBC1 hit drama, also said that his TV popularity often proves intrusive on his life day-to-day.
“The sad thing is I don’t really have anonymity any more in the UK as it has got just like it is in America,” he continued.
“Here I get stopped quite a lot now. Sometimes it is bearable and sometimes it isn’t."
The price of fame! The internet can be awful when misused by jerks, I have to say. You don't even need to be as famous as Benedict to find that out, either!
Now for some good news:Sherlock has won a single award from a possible three nominations at the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards at a ceremony in Central London this lunchtime, with Benedict Cumberbatch winning for Best Actor.
The series featured in three categories - Best Drama Series, Best Actor (Benedict Cumberbatch) and the BPG Writer's Award (Steven Moffat).
Benedict's nomination and win was for both Sherlock and Parade's End, which led the pack with a total of five nominations across all categories. The World War I drama series took away four awards itself - Best Drama Series, Best Actor (Benedict Cumberbatch), Best Actress (Rebecca Hall) and the BPG Writer's Award (Tom Stoppard).
Well I know he's good in Sherlock and I've only seen snippets of him in Parade's End but it looks great. Has anyone else seen it?http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbd...
Christopher Tietjens correcting the Encyclopedia Britannica.
Seems a good time to say that in the recent past I have penned a Sherlock Holmes/Dr Who crossover. (Think JB as Holmes and DT as the Doctor).
In my novels, Sherlock Holmes is practically a substitute Dr.Who, since the Doctor had many traits in common with Sherlock Holmes, notably when fighting the Master or gadding about in deer stalker hat and Inverness cape in Talons of Weng Chiang. In fact, Matt Smith pretends to be Holmes in The Snowmen. In my new book, Holmes has manifested in the modern day but is sent back in time to Victorian London to fight a masked Phantom who is creating rat-men mutants at a London hospital!
Giant Rat Men of Sumatra? Just thinking out loud here!!!
I wanted to evoke the Dr Who Talons of Weng Chiang so I thought of half man, half rat mutations coming out of the pea soup fog on the viaduct near Big Ben and caped London coppers with rifles trying to hold them off while Holmes faces their insane creator.
Saw a new interview for RCN with Benedict where he says he was misunderstood regarding confirmation of a 4th Season of Sherlock. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-D_FtB...But in an earlier interview for RadioTimes he stated: "We've agreed to two more series but I could get into trouble for saying that."
Is he trying to kill us, or what?
My guess is that BBC jumped down his throat for saying that, and now he's trying to backtrack. BBC, give the Sherlock fandom SOMETHING! The fandom has been making do with microscopic dust of information up to this point, so stop trying to take our joy away!
I think you're right. I think he jumped the gun by saying something (he said he was tired and not on his game , or something like that) so he made a boo-boo. We can live and hope. At least 3 is certain.
I think the exact opposite. In my opinion, they are doing a fourth season, BC let it slip when he shouldn't have and the excuses of being tired and "off his game" is complete and utter hogwash to cover up his mistake. I'm sure he got in big trouble for letting it slip and was forced to cover it up himself.
Thanks! I tend to believe the first news and think the following stuff is a coverup
Ebony~My God's not dead, He's surely ALIVE! wrote: "I think the exact opposite. In my opinion, they are doing a fourth season, BC let it slip when he shouldn't have and the excuses of being tired and "off his game" is complete and utter hogwash to c..."I agree! Benedict is backtracking now because BBC didn't want him to release that, but I do think there'll be a fourth series.
176> Sorry, I didn't make my point too clearly. I agree he let it slip out and is now trying to cover up. The boo-boo was that he let the cat out of the bag, not that he was mistaken about a 4th season. Now he's doing damage control. He clearly said he was doing 3 episodes for Season 3 AND a further 3 episodes for a 4th Season. I haven't seen Moffat or Gatiss saying anything publicly yet. I know they're busy but it seems they may be hoping it will just die down.
*bounces up and down* I really want the new season!
Sherlock actually starts filming on Monday. THIS MONDAY. Me and Stephen Colbert just can't wait.
I've only seen the first episode of Parade's End, the stupid network pre-empted the next episode for some daft reason but it was good and Benedict and his two leading ladies made it worth watching because of their...well...CHARISMA! :)
Ah, that's what you call it!!
Hahahah! Yes, well, I was trying to be tactful, there, you know. "On-screen presence" is another one they use, isn't it?
Is it? You appear to be the expert in such euphemisms!! But you may have a point.....
Tiffany wrote: "Sherlock actually starts filming on Monday. THIS MONDAY. Me and Stephen Colbert just can't wait."Really? That's great! I can't wait for season 3!!!
The excitementt mounts..............
Check out this amazing WhoLock video:www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8oiXrF9c6Q
This sent chills down my spine.
That was splendiferous! I love the way they tie in the Doctor's fall with Sherlock's and how they both have their friends involved. I wish they had really made that movie!
Thank you for all these amazing links! Keep em coming!
Benedict and James McAvoy star in Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere on BBC4.http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mb8...
Ben plays The Angel Islington and there's a terrific audio clip going around of him singing (with a very breathy, haunting voice) as The Angel. I'm not able to post a link but you can easily google it if you're interested. After listening to this, I can totally imagine him playing a REALLY bad guy.
Colm McCarthy to direct Sherlock season 3 episode. Colm McCarthy - the veteran TV director acclaimed for his work on ‘Hustle’, ‘Murphy's Law’, ‘The Tudors’ and ‘Spooks’ - has been confirmed to direct one of the three feature-length episodes of the much anticipated third season of BBC’s Sherlock, which begins shooting this Monday 18th March.
Colm is the son of prolific Cork actor, playwright and screenwriter Sean McCarthy - who worked at the Abbey Theatre and wrote several episodes of Glenroe during a long and illustrious career.
Sherlock’s popularity and international recognition soared following the casting of Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit trilogy, Peter Jackson’s long awaited prequels to Lord of The Rings. Freeman’s co-star, Benedict Cumberbatch will also appear in the second Hobbit film - ‘The Desolation of Smaug’ - providing the voice of the titular fire-breathing dragon.
Most recently, Colm McCarthy directed ‘Endeavour’, the Inspector Morse prequel; two episodes of ‘Ripper Street’, which was shot in Dublin; and a forthcoming episode of Doctor Who entitled ‘The Bells of St John’ set to premiere on BBC One on 30th March.
The latter will introduce a new enemy for the Doctor, played by Matt Smith, as he discovers something evil lurking within the Wi-Fi network in London.
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Books mentioned in this topic
The Detective the Woman and the Winking Tree: A Novel Of Sherlock Holmes (other topics)Neverwhere (other topics)
