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Jude Law, Woody Harrelson, Timothy Spall with Colm Meaney, Turner Prize Shortlist

Jude Law and Ivo van Hove on Obsession on stage; Timothy Spall and Colm Meaney play Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness; Woody Harrelson filming live; the Turner Prize shortlist.

In 2002 the actor Woody Harrelson had a wild night in London which ended with a police pursuit and his arrest. In January he recreated that escapade in his film Lost in London, which was the first to be shown in cinemas live, as it was being shot. As it had a 30 strong cast, 24 locations, chases on foot and in cars, this was an invitation to chaos. One slight hiccup was that an unexploded bomb was discovered in the Thames a bridge that evening and a bridge, crucial to the action, was blocked. Harrelson talks to Samira Ahmed about his project now the film is having a more predictable release.

Jude Law stars as the love sick and murderous drifter Gino in star director Ivo van Hove's stage adaptation of Visconti's classic film Obsession. They reduced this lush and expansive movie to just 6 characters, but with huge screens and a treadmill on the Barbican stage, and a roaring lorry engine suspended above it. They explain their radical approach to this classic.

The Journey imagines what happened when Martin McGuiness and Ian Paisley travelled in the same car from St Andrews to Glasgow airport during the peace talks. Colm Meaney plays McGuiness and Timothy Spall is Paisley, and the two of them tell Samira how they went about portraying these giants of Northern Irish history.

With the announcement today of the contenders for this year's Turner Prize, critic Charlotte Mullins assesses the work of the four shortlisted artists, one of whom will be awarded the 拢25,000 prize when the winner is announced at the Ferens Art Gallery in Hull in December.

Producer: Julian May.

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30 minutes

Chapters

  • The Journey

    Duration: 07:37

  • Turner Prize Shortlist

    Duration: 05:38

  • Obsession

    Duration: 07:35

  • Woody Harrelson

    Duration: 07:24

The Journey

The Journey
Timothy Spall and Colm Meaney in The Journey
Photo credit: Swen/Shear

The Journey is in cinemas from Friday 5 May, cert PG-13

Obsession, Ivo van Hove and Jude Law

Obsession, Ivo van Hove and Jude Law
Halina Reijn and Jude Law in Obsession
Obsession is at the Barbican until听20 May & screened live in cinemas on 11 May

Photo and Main image credit: Jan Versweyveld
Main image shows Halina Reijn and 听Jude Law听in Obsession

Lost in London, Woody Harrelson

Lost in London, Woody Harrelson
Woody Harrelson in Lost in London

Lost in London is in from Friday 5 May, cert 12A


Credits

Role Contributor
Interviewed Guest Woody Harrelson
Interviewed Guest Jude Law
Interviewed Guest Ivo Van Hove
Interviewed Guest Colm Meaney
Interviewed Guest Timothy Spall
Interviewed Guest Charlotte Mullins
Presenter Samira Ahmed
Producer Charlotte Mullins

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  • Wed 3 May 2017 19:15

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