Le projet 'Epic'

Hi Ben,

Im a huge fan of Matthew Macfadyen and I was utterly pleased , when I heard, that he will be in a movie , written by you . Im very much looking forward to 'Epic', but cannot find more informations about it, especially about the rest of the cast. The IMDB site is not very helpful.

Perhaps you would be so nice to tell me more about the cast ? I´m perfectly aware, that you must be very buzy, ...a very short message would be sufficient.
I (and all the other fans ) would be immensely grateful.

Thank you in advance for your help.

I’m afraid I can’t really reveal the rest of the cast as we’re still in pre-production and not all contracts are signed and sealed yet. HOwever, there should be some publicity around the shoot and all will be revealed on the usual websites eventually... or feel free to write to me again in late October, by which time all should be confirmed...

all best wishes
Ben

Matthieu a écrit:Jeez, that was cheeky of you!

Matthieu a écrit:

SEPTEMBER 2012:. I'm now in Tiflis, in pre-production, preparing to direct one of the scripts I wrote with Pawel Pawlikowski... a comedy called EPIC, set in a fictitious Central Asian/Caucasian country called "Karastan" and dealing with (at least some of) the absurdities of making films, and fillm festivals. We will be shooting in Georgia and Germany in October and November

Source : Ben Hopkins

OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2012:. I'm in Tiflis, in pre-production, preparing to direct one of the scripts I wrote with Pawel Pawlikowski... a comedy called EPIC, set in a fictitious Central Asian/Caucasian country called "Karastan" and dealing with (at least some of) the absurdities of making films, and fillm festivals. We will be shooting in Georgia and Germany late October until early December.

OCTOBER 2012:. I'm in Tbilisi, preparing to direct one of the scripts I wrote with Pawel Pawlikowski... a comedy called EPIC, set in a fictitious Central Asian/Caucasian country called "Karastan" and dealing with (at least some of) the absurdities of making films, and fillm festivals. We will be shooting in Georgia some time in the coming months.

NOVEMBER 2012:. I'm still preparing to direct one of the scripts I wrote with Pawel Pawlikowski... a comedy called EPIC, set in a fictitious Central Asian/Caucasian country called "Karastan" and dealing with (at least some of) the absurdities of making films, and fillm festivals. We will be shooting in Georgia some time in the coming months... the proposed Oct/Nov shoot was delayed after annoying political interferences. So now I am at home working on my novel CATHEDRAL whilst I wait for the situation to clarify!

Yes, as you saw from my website, the film was delayed at the last minute. Normally by now we would already be filming and the cast confirmed and “publishable”... But now that we have had to reschedule, I’m back in the situation I was in when last you wrote – i.e. I can’t confirm anything as we are still in pre-production.

So, I’m sorry, but please contact me again in mid January 2013. By then we’ll be just starting filming... or it will be clear by then that we are unable to make the film... It’s not even clear at the moment if we’re filming in Germany or not, so I’m afraid I can’t tell you anything for certain. It’s really annoying for us, believe me!

Anyway, best wishes to you

Ben

Hi ...,

Your English is just fine! Aber du kannst mir auf Deutsch schreiben, wenn du willst.

Bis Januar!

mit freundlichen Grüßen

Ben

You also may  write me in German, if you want.
Until January.
Best regards

DECEMBER 2012:. I'm still preparing to direct one of the scripts I wrote with Pawel Pawlikowski... a comedy called EPIC, set in a fictitious Central Asian/Caucasian country called "Karastan" and dealing with (at least some of) the absurdities of making films, and fillm festivals. We will be shooting in Georgia some time in the coming months... the proposed Oct/Nov shoot was delayed after annoying political interferences.

Hessen supports two films with million sum

With over one million euros the State of Hesse supports the film production of a thriller and a black comedy....
Both projects have a strong relation to the federal state.......
300,000 euros go to the doers of "Epic", a comedy with Matthew Macfadyen in the leading role.
HessenInvestFilm belongs to the economic & infrastructural bank of Hessen and promotes films and TV films.

2012 Epic Feature Film And Music Entertainment In production
Director Ben Hopkins, Writer Ben Hopkins
Starring Matthew Macfayden & Patrick Stewart.

He remains unflustered about his career. One of the projects he had lined up has just fallen through, but Macfadyen is philosophical about that. “I was going to make a film called Epic. It’s a very funny comedy about filmmaking in a fictional post-Soviet state. Some of the money came from a Russian film foundation.

“But a week before shooting was supposed to begin, they gave it a quick read, and all of a sudden they pulled the money. The script pokes fun at the post-Soviet world and tinpot dictators. So they might have been worried about the reaction of some real-life leaders…”

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2013: On the 15th of Jan, shooting starts on one of the scripts I wrote with Pawel Pawlikowski... a comedy called EPIC, set in a fictitious Central Asian/Caucasian country called "Karastan" and dealing with (at least some of) the absurdities of making films, and fillm festivals. I am directing, the crew is Georgian and German, the budget is tight, the weather cold, the prospects nevertheless good. The shoot finishes off in Frankfurt at the end of February.

Avec les mêmes acteurs ?

Yes, we begin filming on the 15th of January ... confirmed are MM and Myanna Buring