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Kate
Winslet in negotiation to voice the live action drama Pride, with
Sean Bean and Helen Mirren, for 大象传媒 ONE
A real
pride of lions, filmed on the plains of Africa, become the characters
in a magical and dramatic tale of love and survival in Pride,
an ambitious new family film.
Kate
Winslet (Titanic, Iris) is in negotiation to head the cast of celebrated
international talent as the voice of the young, rebellious Suki,
with Sean Bean (Lord of the Rings, Golden Eye) as Dark, her dangerous
yet magnetic suitor, and Helen Mirren (Gosford Park, The Clearing,
Prime Suspect) as Suki's mother Macheeba, the wise matriarch of
the pride.
John
Downer (who made the acclaimed documentary Lions: Spy in the Den),
is one of the world's most prominent natural history film makers.
He
has teamed up with leading television writer Simon Nye (Men Behaving
Badly, How Do You Want Me, Beast) to create the captivating live
action tale.
Jane
Tranter, 大象传媒 Controller of Drama Commissioning, says: "Pride,
like The Canterbury Tales, is part of a growing slate of original,
ambitious pieces for 大象传媒 ONE that work alongside our new and established
popular dramas.
"It
fuses the 大象传媒's core strengths with our desire to extend drama into
new areas."
With
the aid of computer manipulated images as well as some habituated
lions, Pride depicts the almost human traits of real lions in a
close community.
Family,
love and loyalty are tested in a conflict with another pride of
marauding wanderers over ultimate control of the Pride lands.
Simon
Nye, best known for penning sharp comedies but also responsible
for bringing the cherished childrens series The Railway Children
and Pollyanna to television, understands the need for engaging family
programmes:
"I've
got four children so I wanted to write something we could all sit
down and enjoy together. Pride is a rip-roaring tale, a fusion of
comedy, drama and natural history."
"This
genre is a completely new thing for television, in the manner of
Babe, using real animals and animation techniques," says John
Downer.
"The
main story focuses on a pride of lions, fantastic unique animals,
who live in human type set-ups. They defend each other and form
allegiances. It's more biologically accurate than The Lion King,
and the starting point is natural history."
Pride,
which has been shooting in lush African savannah over the past year,
will be shown next year. It is a 大象传媒 and A&E Networks co-production,
in association with ProSieben and John Downer Productions.
The
director is John Downer, the producer is Christopher Hall (The Hound
of the Baskervilles, The Lost World), and the executive producers
are John Downer, Simon Curtis, Laura Mackie, Head of 大象传媒 Drama Serials
and Delia Fine for A&E.
The
world-renowned Jim Henson's Creature Shop is responsible for the
animation.
Notes
to Editors
Jane
Tranter announces two new drama commissions for 大象传媒 ONE - Pride
and The Canterbury Tales (16.12.02)
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