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May 23, 2013: Production on Homeland season 3 has begun
For those of you wondering, Homeland is now in production. The cast (well, some of it) was reunited on the set in Charlotte on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, for the first day of production. Damian was not there, as he was in Cannes that day. When will he go to Charlotte? We will have to wait and see. But no one should assume necessarily that less time in Charlotte means less on-screen time this season. After all, Brody is in hiding, so it's possible that many of his scenes might be filmed separately from the regular cast. They might even be filmed in distant locations ... perhaps even the UK? This is all speculation, of course, and time will tell!
May 23, 2013: Site updates
Today's updates: A photo from Romeo And Juliet, and articles about Homeland and The Prince.
May 22, 2013: Damian and Homeland receive Critics' Choice Award nominations
The Broadcast Television Journalists Association Critics' Choice Television Award nominations were announced today, and Homeland received three nominations. Damian is nominated for Best Actor In A Drama Series, Claire Danes is nominated for Best Actress In A Drama Series, and Homeland is nominated for Best Drama Series. Congratulations! The Critics' Choice Television Awards will be presented at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA, on June 10, 2013, and the ceremony will stream live online at this Ustream page. The webstream time has not yet been announced, but it will be in the evening (PT time in the US). As further information surfaces, it will be announced here and on the Events page.
May 22, 2013: Site updates
Today's updates: A scan from the latest issue of People, and articles about Homeland.
May 21, 2013: Site updates
Today's updates: A portrait photo, photos of Damian today at the Cannes Film Festival, and an article about Damian's visit to Cannes.
May 20, 2013: Site updates
Today's updates: An interview article from the University of Bristol's Epigram.
May 18, 2013: Site updates
Today's updates: A scan of an article from this weekend's Evening Standard Magazine, more photos of Damian at Lord's Cricket Ground on Friday, more photos from the BAFTA Television Awards, and a photo from the Metropolitan Museum Gala (thanks to Chantal for the Met Gala photo find!).
May 17, 2013: Damian interviewed by BBC Radio today at Lord's, podcast available for 7 days
Damian attended the Test Match again today at Lord's Cricket Ground in London, and he was interviewed on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra's programme Test Match Special. The podcast of his complete interview is available for download from anywhere in the world for 7 days here, or to listen online, go to the Test Match Special podcast page and scroll down to "May 17 - Damian Lewis".
May 17, 2013: Morena Baccarin on tomorrow's episode of The Nerdist
Morena Baccarin will be a guest on this Saturday night's episode of The Nerdist (May 18, 2013), which is on BBC America television in the US at 10 pm (ET). It is likely that she might talk about Homeland, but it's doubtful that she'll reveal any spoilers or even mention her recently announced pregnancy, as the episode was taped several weeks ago.
May 17, 2013: Site updates
Today's updates: A links to a video of Damian interviewed by England Cricket at Lord's, photos of Damian today at Lord's Cricket Ground, a photo from earlier this month at Igor's Barber Shop in New York City, more photos from the BAFTA Television Awards, and articles about Homeland and The Silent Storm.
May 16, 2013: Site updates
Today's updates: A photo of Damian today at Lord's Cricket Ground, photos of Damian playing in the May 2011 HMV 5-A-Side Football Tournament, and articles about Homeland and The Silent Storm.
May 15, 2013: New film project
According to this Screen Daily article, Damian will appear in the film The Silent Storm. In the romantic drama, an enigmatic outsider (Andrea Riseborough living on a remote Scottish island is caught between her commanding husband (Damian) and a 17 year-old delinquent. Principal photography is due to get underway this summer in Scotland. What's puzzling about this project is the timing of production: It's due to begin filming this summer in Scotland. What that may or may not mean for
Homeland (and, for that matter, To Appomattox, which also reportedly will begin filming soon) remains to be seen.
May 15, 2013: Site updates
Today's updates: A link to a video of the complete episode of Damian reading The Baby In The Hat on CBeebies Bedtime Story, photo from CBeebies Bedtime Story: The Baby In The Hat, articles about A Delicate Truth, Homeland, The Silent Storm and Your Highness, and performance information about The Silent Storm.
May 14, 2013: Site updates
Today's updates: More photos from Sunday's BAFTA Television Awards.
May 13, 2013: Damian is The Prince on BBC Radio 4 later this month
Damian portrays Machiavelli in a new one-hour radio drama The Prince to be presented on BBC Radio 4's Saturday Drama programme at 2:30 pm (UK time) on Saturday, May 25, 2013. Anyone worldwide may listen live at the time of broadcast here. The programme also will be available for online listening for 7 days following the broadcast (link not yet available).
May 13, 2013: Site updates
Today's updates: Links to videos of Damian on the red carpet and on stage at the BAFTA Television Awards, articles about the BAFTA Television Awards, articles about A Delicate Truth and Homeland, and performance information about The Prince.
May 12, 2013: Site updates
Today's updates: Photos from today's BAFTA Television Awards, and more photos from Thursday in New York City.
May 10, 2013: Damian and Helen to read poetry at Hay Festival
Damian and Helen will read the poetry of Byron, Keats and Shelley at The Josephine Hart Poetry Hour: The Romantics on May 29, 2013, at this year's Hay Festival, which takes place May 23 - June 2, 2013, in Hay-on-Wye, Wales. Visit this page of the Hay Festival site for information and to purchase tickets.
May 10, 2013: Site updates
Today's updates: Photos from yesterday in New York City, more photos from Monday's Metropolitan Museum Gala, and an article about The Josephine Hart Poetry Hour: The Romantics.
May 9, 2013: Homeland filming update
Earlier this week, it was posted here (in an erroneous news entry now deleted) that filming of season 3 of Homeland had begun in Charlotte this week. That is incorrect -- a misunderstanding stemming from Charlotte news site WCNC's posting on Wednesday of a gallery of thirty Homeland on-location production photos captioned as having been from "Tuesday." As it turns out, those photos are actually from a Tuesday in late August 2012, when scenes were filmed at and around Mike's home for season 2, episode 8. According to an announcement from the main casting firm for background actors for Homeland, filming actually begins in about two weeks.
May 9, 2013: Site updates
Today's updates: Links to audio clips of an interview with Damian about A Delicate Truth and a clip from his reading of it, a link to a video of Damian and Helen signing autographs on the Olivier Awards red carpet, a photo from A Delicate Truth, another photo from backstage at a recent performance of Lucky Guy, and articles about Homeland.
May 8, 2013: Damian to read his fourth CBeebies Bedtime Story next Wednesday
Damian will read the children's story The Baby In The Hat on the series CBeebies Bedtime Story on Wednesday, May 15, 2013, on the CBeebies television network in the UK. The seven-minute episode begins at 6:50 pm (UK time), and it will also be available for viewing online (in the UK only) for seven days following the broadcast here.
May 8, 2013: Site updates
Today's updates: More photos from Monday's Metropolitan Museum Gala.
May 7, 2013: Site updates
Today's updates: Photos from Monday's Metropolitan Museum Gala, a photo from backstage at a recent performance of Lucky Guy, an article about Damian taking part in the upcoming Aberglasney Mansion event, and articles about Homeland.
May 6, 2013: Site updates
Today's updates: A newly released photo from the Freedom of the City of London honor (March 2013), a new article about the Freedom of the City of London honor, and articles about A Delicate Truth.
May 5, 2013: Site updates
Today's updates: A link to a video of the complete episode of Damian reading Monty and Milli: The Totally Amazing Magic Trick on CBeebies Bedtime Story, photos of Damian In New York City in September 2012, apparently on his way to tape Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (thanks to Chantal for the find!), a photo from yesterday In London, more photos from the Olivier Awards, a photo from CBeebies Bedtime Story: Monty and Milli: The Totally Amazing Magic Trick, photos from Desire, and articles about A Delicate Truth.
May 2, 2013: Damian to be guest of honour at Aberglasney Mansion event later this month
Aberglasney Mansion in Carmarthenshire, Wales, has announced that Damian will be the guest of honor at the official opening of the mansion's restored ground floor. The event will take place on May 25, 2013. More details about the event are expected to be released next week.
May 2, 2013: Site updates
Today's updates: A link to a video of Damian being interviewed on the Olivier Awards red carpet, a link to a video of an interview with the director and producer of Desire, more photos from the Olivier Awards, an article about Damian taking part in the upcoming Aberglasney Mansion event, and articles about Desire and Homeland.
May 1, 2013: Site updates
Today's updates: More photos from the Olivier Awards, and articles about Homeland.
April 30, 2013: Damian to read John le Carré's A Delicate Truth on BBC Radio 4 in May
Young children aren't the only ones to have a bedtime story read to them by Damian this spring. Beginning on May 13, we can listen to Damian reading John le Carré's A Delicate Truth on BBC Radio 4's Book At Bedtime programme. The readings will be presented in 10 weeknight episodes of 15 minutes each at 10:45 pm (UK time) beginning Monday, May 13, 2013, and continuing through Friday, May 24, 2013. Anyone worldwide may listen live at the time of broadcast here. Each episode will also be available for online listening for 7 days following the broadcast (those links are not yet available, but they will be posted when they are known).
April 30, 2013: Site updates
Today's updates: More photos from the Olivier Awards, articles about Homeland, and performance details about A Delicate Truth.
April 29, 2013: Site updates
Today's updates: A link to a video of Damian on stage at the Olivier Awards, more photos from the Olivier Awards, an article about Damian having played in an Eton vs. Harrow alumni football match over the weekend (alas, no photos have surfaced from the event yet!), and articles about Homeland.
April 28, 2013: Site updates
Today's updates: Photos from today's Olivier Awards, another photo from yesterday's Children Helping Children Concert, and articles about the Olivier Awards.
April 27, 2013: Site updates
Today's updates: Photos from today's Children Helping Children Concert.
April 26, 2013: Damian to appear on CBeebies Bedtime Story again, to read a third story, a week from Sunday
Damian will read the children's story Monty and Milli: The Totally Amazing Magic Trick on the series CBeebies Bedtime Story on Sunday, May 5, 2013, on the CBeebies television network in the UK. The seven-minute episode begins at 6:50 pm (UK time), and it will also be available for viewing online (in the UK only) for seven days following the broadcast here.
April 26, 2013: To Appomattox update
Lots of developments regarding To Appomattox. First off, the title has reverted back to the original To Appomattox (thank goodness!) from the "Grant vs. Lee" title that Sony Pictures had mandated. Speaking of Sony, To Appomattox producer Michael Frost Beckner announced today that the project has "officially severed ties with Sony." Although that sounds like bad news, it's actually very good, as Mr. Beckner explains: "Sony held this project hostage for two years. ... My cast and music attachments and crew are all thrilled. We're going to do this now. No more waiting around." At this point, a few US television networks (broadcast and cable) are expressing interest in presenting the miniseries. As for financing it, with Sony out, the producers are looking at an innovative option that has had some very significant success in the industry recently: It's called Kickstarter. Put simply, it is a program through which the people who want to see a project made (in this case, the fans and viewing public) collectively contribute toward it. When you're talking about several thousand to several million people, a few dollars per person adds up fast: In a recent Kickstarter campaign, Rob Thomas, Kristen Bell and the team behind the Veronica Mars movie raised nearly $6 million in contributions from fans that averaged about $30-$50 each. (There isn't any minimum contribution, either, by the way.) The goal certainly is not to fund the entire project this way, just enough of a financial commitment to convince major Hollywood backers that it's a good investment for them to add their big Hollywood bucks to. In return for pledging financial support through a Kickstarter campaign, members of the public receive incentives/rewards, typically tiered to the size of the contribution. Rewards may range from items such as posters, T-shirts and DVDs to on-set tours and roles as extras, among other things. (Specific rewards are set by the producers and others on the team who set up the Kickstarter campaign for a specific project.) Regarding Kickstarter plans for To Appomattox, Mr. Beckner said today that he has put together a pretty [Kickstarter] savvy team, and details regarding the Kickstarter will be "coming soon."
April 26, 2013: Site updates
Today's updates: Photos from Desire, and articles about Desire.
April 25, 2013: Homeland nominated for Golden Nymph Award
The nominees for the Monte Carlo Television Festival Golden Nymph Awards have been announced, and Homeland is nominated in the Best Drama TV Series category. Congratulations! The awards will be presented on June 13, 2013, the last day of the Monte Carlo Television Festival, which takes place June 9-13, 2013, in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
April 25, 2013: Site updates
Today's updates: Photos from Desire, a photo of Damian backstage for The Misanthrope (thanks to Sami for the find!), and articles about Desire, Homeland and The Misanthrope.
April 24, 2013: Vote for Damian in the Sun's "Hottest Hunk of 2013" competition
Damian is among the 25 men included in the "Hottest Hunk of 2013" online competition from the UK newspaper the Sun. To vote, go to this page of the Sun's site. You may vote repeatedly, as often as you wish, if you reload/refresh your browser each time (you might have to close the browser window and reopen it). The Sun does not post a specific deadline for voting, but apparently the competition ends sometime later this week.
April 24, 2013: Site updates
Today's updates: A link to a video of the complete short film Desire, photos from Desire, an article about Damian's participation in this coming Saturday's HemiHelp charity event, and articles about Desire and Homeland.
April 22, 2013: Site updates
Today's updates: Articles about Homeland.
April 20, 2013: Site updates
Today's updates: A link to a video of the complete episode of Damian reading I Got A Crocodile on CBeebies Bedtime Story, and a photo from CBeebies Bedtime Story: I Got A Crocodile.
April 19, 2013: Damian to take part in HemiHelp fundraiser next weekend
The charitable organization HemiHelp has announced via Twitter that Damian will be "performing [at] and supporting" the Children Helping Children Concert In aid of HemiHelp, which takes place April 27, 2013, at Cadogan Hall, Sloane Square, London. No further details about Damian's participation have surfaced yet, but check back here throughout the week for possible updates. For more information about the event and tickets (which are quickly selling out), visit this page of the Cadogan Hall site.
April 17, 2013: Details for Desire premiere at Sundance announced
Desire will be screened on Wednesday, April 24, 2013, at 12:30 pm (UK time) at the 02 Arena in London, during a special preview event preceding the Sundance Film and Music Festival (which takes place April 25-28, 2013). Desire will be released online for public viewing soon afterward -- possibly later the same day, or perhaps on a later date (hopefully not much later!).
April 17, 2013: Helen and Damian featured in London portrait exibition next month
Portraits of Damian and Helen taken recently by photographer Debbi Clark will be included in Debbi Clark's photograph exhibit at The Proud Gallery on The Strand in London the week of May 7-12, 2013. (A private, invitation-only preview will take place May 6, 2013.)
April 17, 2013: Site updates
Today's updates: A link to a video of a TV spot for the US release of The Sweeney on DVD, and articles about Desire and Romeo And Juliet.
April 16, 2013: Site updates
Today's updates: A few more photos from Romeo And Juliet.
April 15, 2013: Site updates
Today's updates: Articles about Desire.
April 15, 2013: Desire to be screened at London's Sundance festival
Desire will be screened during the Sundance Film and Music Festival, which takes place April 25-28, 2013, at the 02 Arena in London. (Jaguar is one of the key sponsors of the festival.) The screening date has not yet been announced, but the film should be available for online viewing very soon after it takes place.
April 13, 2013: Damian to appear on CBeebies Bedtime Story again, to read a different story, this Thursday
Damian will read the children's story I Got A Crocodile on the series CBeebies Bedtime Story this Thursday, April 18, 2013, on the CBeebies television network in the UK. The seven-minute episode begins at 6:50 pm (UK time), and it will also be available for viewing online (in the UK only) for seven days following the broadcast here.
April 12, 2013: Romeo And Juliet to be released in UK cinemas in July
According to some of the articles published today with the release of the trailer for Romeo And Juliet, the film's UK-cinema release date is currently set for July 26, 2103. No release date has been announced yet for the US. As soon as any more release news surfaces, it will be posted here.
April 12, 2013: Site updates
Today's updates: Links to videos of the complete episode of Damian's appearance on CBeebies Bedtime Story: Peace At Last, plus a related interview with Damian, a link to a MUCH better quality video of the trailer for Romeo And Juliet, photos from Romeo And Juliet, and articles about Romeo And Juliet.
April 9, 2013: Homeland nominated for another BAFTA TV Award
A week ago, the British Academy Of Film & Television Arts (BAFTA) Television Awards announced that Homeland is a nominee for the Audience Award. Today, the remaining nominations were announced, and Homeland is now also nominated for the International Award. Congratulations! The BAFTA TV Awards will be presented in London on May 12, 2013. And remember, between now and May 9, 2013, you may vote for Homeland to win the Audience Award. (See news item dated April 2, 2013, for details.)
April 9, 2013: Site updates
Today's updates: A video of the trailer for Romeo And Juliet (thanks to Sami for the find! the video isn't very good quality, but it'll have to do until the trailer is officially released online), and a photo from CBeebies Bedtime Story: Peace At Last.
April 6, 2013: Damian to appear on CBeebies Bedtime Story this Friday
Damian will read the children's story Peace At Last on the series CBeebies Bedtime Story this Friday, April 12, 2013, on the CBeebies television network in the UK. The seven-minute episode begins at 6:50 pm (UK time), and it will also be available for viewing online (in the UK only) for seven days following the broadcast here.
April 6, 2013: Damian to present an Olivier Award later this month
According to this Olivier Awards press release, Damian will be one of the presenters at the Laurence Olivier Awards. The awards ceremony takes place at the Royal Opera House in London on April 28, 2013. Also, Helen is a nominee in the category of Best Actress In A Supporting Role for The Last Of The Haussmanns. The ceremony will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 2 in the UK beginning at 6 pm (UK time), and ITV television in the UK will present a highlights programme after the ceremony. Anyone worldwide may listen to the ceremony on BBC Radio 2 online here.
April 6, 2013: Site updates
Today's updates: Information about CBeebies Bedtime Story: Peace At Last, and articles about The Sweeney.
April 5, 2013: Site updates
Today's updates: Links to several videos from the reception at Windsor Castle, more photos from the Recepton at Windsor Castle, and articles about the reception at Windsor Castle.
April 4, 2013: Site updates
Today's updates: Photos from today's Recepton at Windsor Castle and in London, a photo from The Sweeney, and articles about The Sweeney.
April 2, 2013: UK residents: Vote for Homeland to win the BAFTA TV Audience Award
The British Academy Of Film & Television Arts (BAFTA) Television Awards have announced the nominees for the Audience Award, the only BAFTA award to be voted on by the public, and Homeland has been nominated. Congratulations! Voting is restricted to residents of the UK, so to those of you in the UK, you know your mission: Vote!. You may vote at radiotimes.com/bafta at between now and midnight (UK time) on Thursday, May 9, 2013, and according to the rules, you may vote only once. Remaining nominations for the BAFTA TV Awards will be announced on April 9, 2013. (Homeland is eligible for the International Award, so fingers crossed for a nomination there, too). The BAFTA TV Awards will be presented in London on May 12, 2013. (Note to those outside the UK: The voting system seems to be accepting votes from outside the UK, at least at the time of voting. It's possible that the votes may subsequently be disqualified the system is able to trace them to non-UK origins. Or perhaps the votes will remain intact. So for those outside the UK, go ahead and vote: It's worth a try!)
April 2, 2013: Site updates
Today's updates: A photo from The Prince's Trust Celebrate Success Awards (thanks to Chantal for the find!), and articles about Homeland and The Sweeney.
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