Le projet 'Epic'

Wrap party Georgian style its gonna be #Epic don't worry @myannaburing I'll have a drink for you x

— Ed Rigg (@EdRigg) 21 février 2013

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2014 (at Berlinale)

FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 27: Actor Matthew Macfadyen on set during the filming of movie 'Epic' on February 27, 2013 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. (Photo by Hannelore Foerster/Getty Images)

The film will be delivered at the end of July and we are aiming to launch its finished version at the Toronto and Venice Festivals.

World star Matthew Mcfadyen filming in Frankfurt am Main and Hesse.
Matthew Mcfadyen, best known as Mr. Darcy from Jane Austen adaptation of "Pride and Prejudice", from movies such as "The Three Musketeers" and "Anna Karenina" (but also for example from "Frost / Nixon"), removes the regency costumes and slips into comfortable corduroy jackets and scarves to embody a young director in Ben Hopkins new movie "Epic". But even with scarf, corduroy jacket and backpack on the set in Frankfurt, the charismatic Matthew Mcfadyen never loses his dignified bearing and unique charisma.

Now five days of shooting take place in Frankfurt, Wiesbaden and surrounding regions (for exemple a castle in Büdingen) and then one day of filming in London

The story of "Epic" (German: "epic") is about the award winning film director Emil Miller (Matthew Mcfadyen), invited by the fictional small country located in the Caucasus "Autonomous Republic Karastan" to the local and international film festivals honored here. President Aleluyev (Richard van Weyden) asks him to film in an epic story of the national hero Tannat, who early lost his mother and was then raised by an eagle (The animal selection of this heroic saga is my personal favorite detail). The director, who notices the grim military in the country, but also the charming President and seductive festival director (MyAnna Buring), begins a journey full of adventures by political and psychological nature , sex and love.

Ich werde in Irland eine Serie drehen und später in London am Theater spielen

"I will produce a series in Ireland and later play in London at the theatre"

The action was based on an idea of Epic the co-author of Ben Hopkins. "It's a little autobiographical, because it's based on things that I and my friends have experienced" says the director. In it, among other things on the go "blindness of artists", Matthew Macfadyen has already identified his personal favorite scene: "I'm sitting on a toilet in Georgia with panoramic views. And the best part: We even didn´t have to build the toilet. It was already there."

That's a wrap on '#Epic' German shoot.#Epic

— Ed Rigg (@EdRigg) 3 mars 2013

MARCH 2013: Shooting of EPIC - one of the scripts I wrote with Pawel Pawlikowski - is now completed. It was a great, mad shoot, and it was fun and exhausting to be directing again after a break of a few years. It's a comedy, 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. Starring Matthew Macfadyen, Myanna Buring, Noah Taylor, Richard van Weyden and Lasha Ramishvili. The editing and sound work should be completed by July, all being well.

Luce a écrit:Sur le site de "20 Steps", voici une nouvelle page dédiée à Epic.
Avec quatre photos de production dont deux nouvelles avec Matthew Macfadyen.

Marina a écrit:

Matthew Macfadyen has already identified his personal favorite scene...

The first ever Georgia-UK co-production just wrapped its six week shoot in Georgia and is now in Frankfurt, Germany for the final leg of principal photography. Film and Music Entertainment co-founder and producer Mike Downey spoke to Maria Sell about the project.

Marina a écrit:Picture of Matthew Macfadyen with Ümit Ünal on Facebook.

Thats a UK wrap on Epic. Boom.

— Ed Rigg (@EdRigg) 3 avril 2013

students on the College’s BTEC Creative Media programme, became runners for the day on the last shoot of the film ‘ Epic ’, starring Matthew Macfadyen. The scenes were shot in and around the streets of Swiss Cottage.

APRIL 2013: Shooting of EPIC - one of the scripts I wrote with Pawel Pawlikowski - is now completed. It was a great, mad shoot, and it was fun and exhausting to be directing again after a break of a few years. It's a comedy, 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. Starring Matthew Macfadyen, Myanna Buring, Noah Taylor, Richard van Weyden and Lasha Ramishvili. The editing and sound work should be completed by July, all being well.

Currently working on a Sky Atlantic / Canal + drama in Calais and Folkstone.(Série franco-britannique :The Tunnel)

Recently completed work as sound mixer on 'EPIC' - a feature film shot in Georgia (Tbilisi) directed by Ben Hopkins.

New photos from Matthew Macfadyen's press conference.demotix.com/news/1733051/m…

— KetevanMghebrishvili (@KetevanTraveler) 25 avril 2013

MAY 2013: Picture-editing of EPIC is now completed. We move on to the sound editing, my favourite part of the film-making process.EPIC is a comedy, 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. Starring Matthew Macfadyen, Myanna Buring, Noah Taylor, Richard van Weyden and Lasha Ramishvili. The post-production work should should continue over the summer