August 16, 2011: Site updates
Today's updates: More photos from Saturday's Homeland premiere screening in East Hampton, NY, and photos from Hugo.

August 14, 2011: Site updates
Today's updates: Photos from yesterday's Homeland premiere screening in East Hampton, NY.

August 13, 2011: Site updates
Today's updates: Photos and a study guide from The Late Middle Classes.

July 27, 2011: Helen reportedly featured in ITV 1 television special about the Harry Potter film series tonight
For those of you in the UK, the ITV 1 television network will present a two-hour special programme tonight at 8 pm (UK time) entitled 50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments. Helen is reportedly interviewed in the programme.

July 27, 2011: Site updates
Today's updates: A link to a video of Helen and Damian at the London premiere of Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part II.

July 23, 2011: Site updates
Today's updates: A link to view or download, free from iTunes, the complete video of the Meet The Cast: Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part II event at the Apple Store in London.

July 22, 2011: Site updates
Today's updates: A link to a video of Helen and Damian at the London premiere of Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part II.

July 17, 2011: Site updates
Today's updates: Articles about Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part II and Hugo.

July 14, 2011: Site updates
Today's updates: A link to the first trailer for Hugo Cabret, and articles about Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part II.

July 13, 2011: Helen appearing in We'll Take Manhattan
Helen has a new film project: She portrays former Vogue fashion editor Lady Clare Rendlesham in We'll Take Manhattan, a new television film about the 1960s love affair between photographer David Bailey and supermodel Jean "The Shrimp" Shrimpton. In production from May 2011, the film will be presented either later this year or sometime next year on BBC 4 television in the UK and the Ovation television network in the US.

July 13, 2011: Hugo gets a shorter title and earlier UK-release date
The "Cabret" has been dropped from the title of Helen's upcoming film Hugo (much like the "The Invention Of" part was dropped a some months ago), and the release date has been moved a week earlier, shifting from December 9, 2011, to December 2, 2011. The US release date remains set for the Thanksgiving weeked at November 23, 2011.

July 13, 2011: Site updates
Today's updates: More photos from Thursday's Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part II London Premiere, an interview article from the Stylist, articles about We'll Take Manhattan, performance information about We'll Take Manhattan, and quotes from Helen.

July 12, 2011: Site updates
Today's updates: Articles about Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part II.

July 11, 2011: Helen featured in TV Guide television special on Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part II
Over the weekend, the TV Guide television network in the US is premiered a one-hour special previewing Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part II that is being replayed various times over the next several days. The special includes footage from the recent London red-carpet premiere, along with a brief interview with Helen. Visit the Events page for upcoming replays of the special.

July 11, 2011: Site updates
Today's updates: Links to videos of Helen and Damian at last week's London premiere of Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part II.

July 10, 2011: Site updates
Today's updates: Links to view the complete film Carla online, a link to view cast and crew interviews at the London premiere of Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part II, more photos from Thursday's Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part II London Premiere, and articles about Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part II.

July 9, 2011: Site updates
Today's updates: A link to view clips from the recent Meet The Cast: Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part II event at the Apple Store in London, more photos from Thursday's Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part II London Premiere, and articles about Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part II.

July 7, 2011: Site updates
Today's updates: Link to view Wednesday's press conference for Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part II, photos from today's Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part II London Premiere, photos from Tuesday's Associated Press Interview Session, photos from Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part II, and articles about Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part II.

July 6, 2011: Site updates
Today's updates: Photos from today's Photocall For Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part II, and articles about Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part II including some interviews with Helen.

July 4, 2011: Helen scheduled to attend Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part II event at Apple Store in London tomorrow
The Apple Store on Regent Street in London will present Meet The Cast: Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part II at 7-8 pm (UK time) on Tuesday, July 5, 2011. Helen is among the cast members scheduled to attend, along with Tom Felton, Jason Isaacs and Matthew Lewis. For more information, visit the Apple Store, Regent Street site.

June 22, 2011: Helen scheduled to attend New York City premiere of Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part II
The New York City red-carpet premiere for Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part II will take place on Monday, July 11, 2011, in New York City at Avery Fisher Hall. Helen is among the cast members scheduled to attend. It is not yet known whether she will be able to attend the London premiere, which takes place on July 7, 2011.

June 22, 2011: Site updates
Today's updates: A photo from Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part II, and articles about Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows.

June 20, 2011: Site updates
Today's updates: A scan from Friday's Evening Standard Magazine, a photo from the Butley Press Night After-Party, and a photo from last month's British Academy Television Awards.

June 19, 2011: Change of email address for Lewis McCrory Central
The email address for Lewis McCrory Central has been changed. The new address is lewis_mccrory @ att.net. If you have saved the previous Lewis McCrory Central email address in your email address book, please replace it with the new email address. A notice regarding the email-address change has been sent by email to all subscribers of Helen McCrory alerts, Damian Lewis alerts and Gareth Lewis alerts. If you are a subscriber and did not receive the email, please make sure that your email filter is set up to accept (and not block or junk) messages from lewis_mccrory @ att.net. If you wish to sign up for email alerts, you may do so from the Helen's Haven home page.

June 16, 2011: Helen performed in event to benefit Human Rights Watch
Last Sunday, June 12, 2011, Helen was among the performers who took part in Cries From The Heart: The Iron Rice Bowl, a fundraising event to benefit Human Rights Watch, one of the world’s leading independent organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights. See today's site updates entry (below) for links to information and a photo from the event.

June 16, 2011: Site updates
Today's updates: A photo from Cries From The Heart: The Iron Rice Bowl, and performance details about Cries From The Heart: The Iron Rice Bowl.

June 11, 2011: Site updates
Today's updates: Scans from yesterday's Evening Standard Magazine, and a portrait photo.

June 10, 2011: Site updates
Today's updates: Today's article from the Evening Standard (the scan isn't available yet, but should be added to the site this weekend), and quotes from Helen from the article.

June 9, 2011: Helen and Damian featured in The Evening Standard -- today and tomorrow
Today's edition of the UK newspaper The Evening Standard featured a photo and teaser for an article about Helen and Damian, to appear in the newspaper's Evening Standard Magazine supplement tomorrow (Friday, June 10, 2011). Click here to see a scan of today's teaser. A scan of Friday's article will be added to this site as soon as it is available.

June 9, 2011: Site updates
Today's updates: A scan of an article from today's Evening Standard, and a portrait photo.

June 7, 2011: Site updates
Today's updates: Photos from last night's Butley Press Night After-Party.

June 4, 2011: Encouraging news regarding To Appomattox
It now looks like the odds are extremely good that Helen and Damian will both be taking part in To Appomattox. The producers of To Appomattox were recently asked whether everyone shown on the cast list at the To Appomattox official site has agreed to do the project, or if it is a "dream cast." The producers responded as follows: "Every single one of them has personally agreed and is commited to these roles. Many of them sought out the project .... Since many of them have other commitments, scheduling this is quite a task. Fortunately, since we're using one director we can block shoot their parts across the entire series in concentrated segments. Also, as being on opposing armies and further divided by Eastern and Western theaters, they don't all work together all the time. So far, it's planning out quite nicely."

May 29, 2011: Details firming up for To Appomattox
Although casting has not yet been confirmed for To Appomattox, so we still do not know for certain whether Helen and/or Damian will take part in this project, other details are firming up. First, the producers have confirmed that pre-production will now begin in February 2012, and the filming location for exterior scenes has been narrowed down to the following locations (ultimately just one of these will be selected): Georgia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, South Carolina or Tennessee. As for the national US television network to present the mini-series, that choice has been narrowed down to three possibilities. The ongoing negotiation process prevents the producers from publicly revealing the three networks in contention, but they have clarified that HBO is not among them. Lastly, the producers have confirmed that the mini-series will be presented during the summer of 2013 as originally planned, to coincide with the 150th Anniversaries of Gettysburg and Vicksburg.

May 24, 2011: Site updates
Today's updates: More photos from the British Academy Television Awards.

May 23, 2011: Site updates
Today's updates: More photos from the British Academy Television Awards, and a photo from the Evening Standard Awards (February 2004).

May 22, 2011: Site updates
Today's updates: Photos from today's British Academy Television Awards.

May 2, 2011: Site updates
Today's updates: More photos from the Harry Potter: The Exhibition Grand Opening, and a photo from Macbeth.

April 28, 2011: Site updates
Today's updates: Link to the trailer for Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part II, and photos from Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part II.

April 27, 2011: Site updates
Today's updates: Link to more video interviews during the week of the Harry Potter: The Exhibition Grand Opening, and articles about Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows.

April 26, 2011: The Special Relationship receives BAFTA nomination
The nominees for the BAFTA Television Awards have been announced, and The Special Relationship is nominated in the category of Best Single Drama. Congratulations to everyone involved in this project! The BAFTA Television Awards will be presented in London on May 22, 2011.

April 21, 2011: Site updates
Today's updates: A link to video interviews with the cast and crew during the week of the Harry Potter: The Exhibition Grand Opening, and articles about Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows.

April 20, 2011: Site updates
Today's updates: A link to a PopSugar video interview during the week of the Harry Potter: The Exhibition Grand Opening.

April 19, 2011: To Appomattox to begin filming in late October 2011
Plans for the production of To Appomattox are taking shape and firming up, and as of now, production will begin at the end of October 2011. We don't know yet for certain whether Helen or Damian will take part in this mini-series. Check back here regularly for updates.

April 19, 2011: Site updates
Today's updates: A link to a video of Helen signing autographs in New York.

April 13, 2011: Site updates
Today's updates: Articles about Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows.

April 12, 2011: Site updates
Today's updates: Links to video interviews with the cast and crew during the week of the Harry Potter: The Exhibition Grand Opening.

April 9, 2011: Site updates
Today's updates: More photos from the Harry Potter: The Exhibition Grand Opening, and articles about Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows.

April 8, 2011: Site updates
Today's updates: A link to audio coverage of the press conference at the Harry Potter: The Exhibition Grand Opening, and articles about Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows.

April 7, 2011: Site updates
Today's updates: Articles about Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows.

April 6, 2011: Site updates
Today's updates: More photos from the Harry Potter: The Exhibition Grand Opening, and articles about Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows.

April 5, 2011: Site updates
Today's updates: A link to videos of cast interviews with MTV at the Harry Potter: The Exhibition Grand Opening, more photos from the Harry Potter: The Exhibition Grand Opening, and articles about Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows.

April 4, 2011: Site updates
Today's updates: Photos from today's Harry Potter: The Exhibition Grand Opening.

April 3, 2011: Site updates
Today's updates: A link to an audio recording of today's Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows cast and crew Q&A session at The Apple Store Soho, a link to a video of the opening scene of Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part II, and photos from today's Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Q&A Session At Apple Soho and this evening at How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying.

March 31, 2011: MTV to present live stream of red-carpet premiere of Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part I DVD in New York on Monday
A red-carpet premiere for the upcoming DVD release of Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part I will take place on Monday, April 4, 2011, in New York City at the Discovery Times Square building, where the Harry Potter: The Exhibition is on display. MTV.com will present a live stream of the event online beginning at 7 pm (ET). Helen is among the cast members scheduled to attend, and Damian is accompanying her.

March 31, 2011: Site updates
Today's updates: Articles about Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows.

March 15, 2011: Site updates
Today's updates: Articles about As You Like It

March 14, 2011: Site updates
Today's updates: A link to a trailer for Muse Of Fire: A Documentary.

March 13, 2011: Helen narrates another Horizon documentary for the BBC
It was recently discovered that Helen narrated Horizon: Predators in Your Backyard, which was presented on BBC 2 television in the UK on March 8, 2011. It will be presented again tonight at 11 pm (UK time) on BBC HD television in the UK, and it is also available for online viewing (within the UK only) at the BBC iPlayer site until Tuesday evening.

March 13, 2011: Site updates
Today's updates: Links to the complete film and video clips from Horizon: Predators In Your Backyard, and articles about Horizon: Predators In Your Backyard.

March 11, 2011: Site updates
Today's updates: Articles about Twelfth Night and Uncle Vanya.

March 10, 2011: Site updates
Today's updates: Articles about Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows.

March 8, 2011: Update, of sorts, on To Appomattox
A new report from KIKN radio indicates that filming on To Appomattox will likely begin this summer or autumn, rather than this spring. There still has been no announcement confirming casting (probably since a production timeframe needs to be established before actors can commit to the project), so we still don't know for certain whether Helen or Damian will take part in this mini-series. Hopefully, more news about this project will surface soon.

March 8, 2011: Site updates
Today's updates: A link to a new audio clip of Rascal Flatts talking about To Appomattox, and articles about To Appomattox.

March 1, 2011: London red-carpet premiere of Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part II kicks off at Trafalgar Square
The London premiere of Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part II will be the first-ever red-carpet movie event to take place in Trafalgar Square. Attendees will begin their journey on the red carpet at Trafalgar Square and make their way to the multiple cinemas at Leicester Square where the screening will take place. The event takes place on July 7, 2011.

February 27, 2011: Site updates
Today's updates: Photos from earlier this week in London, photos from the BAFTAs (February 2007), the London Premiere Of Keane (October 2005), Closing Night of As You Like It (September 2005), Jacket Premiere (May 2005), performance photos from As You Like It, and several portrait photos.

February 23, 2011: Site updates
Today's updates: Articles about the Talking Pictures photo exhibition.

February 22, 2011: Site updates
Today's updates: Articles about North Square.

February 21, 2011: Site updates
Today's updates: Articles about the Talking Pictures photo exhibition.

February 19, 2011: Hugo Cabret to be released for Thanksgiving in US
The US cinematic release date for Hugo Cabret has been moved from December 9, 2011, to Wednesday, November 23, 2011 -- the start of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. This date change has just been announced, and it is not yet known if the shift will have any impact on release dates in the UK or elsewhere.

February 19, 2011: Site updates
Today's updates: Articles about Hugo Cabret.

February 15, 2011: Berlinale confirms that Helen remains attached to Bad Stock
Earlier this month (see news item dated February 4, 2011), it was announced that Bad Stock had been selected as one of the forthcoming film projects included in the Berlinale Co-Production Market, which concludes today. The Berlinale site's profile page for Rachel Tillotson, the film's writer and director, confirms that Helen McCrory and Tim Spall both remain attached to the project. No word yet on the outcome of the Berlinale Co-Production Market, but here's hoping that it was successful for this film project and will move forward soon.

February 7, 2011: Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part I to be released on DVD in April
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part I will be released on DVD in the UK on Monday, April 11, 2011. And although DVDs in the US are usually released on Tuesdays, the DVD release date for the US is set for Friday, April 15, 2011.

February 7, 2011: Site updates
Today's updates: Information about the forthcoming Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part I DVD.

February 6, 2011: The Special Relationship wins Writers Guild Award
Last night, Peter Morgan's screenplay for The Special Relationship won the Writers Guild Award in the category of Long Form Original. Congratulations!

February 4, 2011: Bad Stock selected for Berlinale Co-Production Market
Bad Stock has been selected as one of 38 forthcoming film projects (out of the hundreds of applications submitted) to be included in the Berlinale Co-Production Market, which takes place in Berlin, Germany, February 13-15, 2011, during the Berlin Film Festival and is part of the European Film Market. The producers and directors of the selected projects will meet with potential co-production and financing partners. By facilitating these partnerships, the goal of the Berlinale Co-Production Market is to help more film projects reach completion. Screen International had reported in May 2010 that Helen had signed on for this project. It is not known whether she is still connected to the project after all this time, but hopefully some news will surface in the near future.

February 4, 2011: Site updates
Today's updates: Articles about Bad Stock.

February 1, 2011: Helen named to panel of judges for playwrighting prize
It has been announced that Helen is on the international panel of six judges for the 2011 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, an award which honors outstanding new English-language plays written by women. The 10 finalists were announced today, and all six judges read read each finalist's play before determining the winner. A ceremony honoring all finalists and announcing the winner will take place in New York City on February 28, 2011. (It is not known whether or not the judges will attend the ceremony.)

February 1, 2011: Site updates
Today's updates: Articles about the 2011 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize.

January 13, 2011: Site updates
Today's updates: Articles about Hugo Cabret.

January 5, 2011: The Special Relationship receives Writers Guild Award nomination
Peter Morgan's screenplay for The Special Relationship has been nominated for a Writers Guild Award in the category of Long Form Original. Congratulations, Peter! The Writers Guild Awards will be presented on February 5, 2011.