Lee Pace recently sat down for the press junket for his upcoming film “Miss Pettrigrew Lives for a Day“. In the video below, Lee talks to Chuck the Movieguy about working on the film, recording at the legendary Abbey Road and the possibility of a musical episode of PUSHING DAISIES.
Note to self…when interviewing a celebrity, (1) actually ask them questions and (2) let them talk without constant interruptions. Lee remains gracious throughout a rather trying interview.
Were you lucky enough to score tickets to the PUSHING DAISIES panel at next month’s PaleyFest? We were! Chuck (Kath) will be flying out from Boston to L.A. for the big night. ThePieMaker.com will bring you all the scoop from Bryan Fuller and the cast. It’s going to be quite the night for PUSHING DAISIES and we hope fellow Pie Maker’s will be there celebrating with us. If you are attending, leave a comment and let us know.
And if you have questions for the PUSHING DAISIES panel submit them to the panel moderators via email (askpaleyfest@paleycenter.org) by Mar. 10. I’ll also be asking you to submit a bunch of questions for me to ask during the panel…or you know, in case I’m walking down the street and run into the cast. Hey…it’s Hollywood - stranger things have happened.
We might not have any new PUSHING DAISIES news to share these days, but the wonderful cast is keeping us interested with all their fantastic side projects. It seems like every time I turn around Lee Pace has a new film, and believe me, I’m not complaining. We hope everyone will support Lee when “Possession” and “Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day” are released in the near future. And now we have another Pace film to look forward to - “The Fall“.
“The Fall” directed by Tarsem Singh is the tale of Alexandria (Catinca Untaru), a hospital a little girl with a broken collar bone who meets Roy Walker (Lee Pace), a bedridden man who starts telling her a fantastical story which reflects his state of mind. As time goes by fiction and reality start to intertwine in this uplifting epic fantasy.
This film was first released two years ago, but will be re-released again in April to a wider audience due in part to the championing of the film by David Fichner and Spike Jonze.
As you will see from this stunning trailer, “The Fall” is visually stunning. When a release date it announced we will be sure to let you know.
In case you missed it, here is the impeccable Ms. Kristin Chenoweth performing “That’s How You Know” from ‘Enchanted’ during the 80th Academy Awards ceremony. Applause all around.
Special thanks to Pushing Daisies fan Pibby for sharing this with all of us via the Pushing Daisies LJ community.
PUSHING DAISIES star Kristin Chenoweth looked stunning as she walked the red carpet at the Oscars. Kristin will be performing a song from the Academy Award nominated movie ‘Enchanted’.
CinemaBlend.com recently had a chance to take part in an interview with Lee Pace for his upcoming role as Michael in Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day. Among other things, Lee talked about taking on an English accent for the role, the difference between TV and movies, and why he was at the legendary Abbey Road Studios.
It’s a great read and you should really check it out. Here are a few excerpts from the interview.
How did you work on the British accent you have in the film? How hard was it?
I think people are really picky about English accents. When a Brit comes over here and kind of does an OK American accent, everyone’s like “You were great! Fantastic!” But in England, even if you were doing a pretty good accent, they’re like “But where are you from?” “London.” “What part of London?” Accents are really precious over there. Joan Washington did both me and Frances’ dialect work. When I first read it, I saw the script as full of these posh English people. I just wanted to do something a little different with Michael. I did him with a northern accent– Albert Finney was what I had in mind. So he was more blue collar, heart on his sleeve, passionate. I don’t know it if makes much of a difference.
Did they instruct you to look at any old movies to get at the very specific way of speaking in this movie?
Pushing Daisies, is that old-fashioned romance where you’re not going to see the kiss until the very end of the movie, or there’s a good banter between the leads of it. We watch those Cary Grant, Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn…. I don’t know if a modern audience would buy people talking the way they did back then. It’s a very specific kind of acting. About three years ago I saw this documentary with out-takes with people like Montgomery Clift. It was so cool to watch them doing their crazy acting talk, and then all of a sudden they would mess up their line, and they would talk like we talk. These are the guys who are supposed to have invented naturalism, and they’re not natural, they’re nowhere near natural. I don’t know if that style would really work now.
What is the difference for you between working in TV and film?
The day is different. The way the day runs if totally different. With TV, you have so much to get done during the day that you don’t really have a lot of time to feel your way through it. I know before I walk on the set exactly what I’m going to do. With film you can kind of find your way in it a little more, play with it some.
(continue reading at CinemaBlend.com)
CNN via the Associated Press has a great article about Kristin Chenoweth’s preparation for her upcoming performance at Sunday’s Oscar ceremony. The PUSHING DAISIES star will be singing a song from the movie “Enchanted”.
“It’s the biggest audience I’ve ever had,” the 4-foot, 11-inch performer with the outsized voice told The Associated Press. “I’ve played many of the famous concert halls in the world but this is something altogether different. I’m just going to try to perform the song and make it about the music and not get too nervous.”
Chenoweth went on to say “I’m trying to think of it like another gig, even though I know it’s not the Met or Carnegie Hall. It’s the Oscars and it’s several billion people,” she said, pretending to gag at the overwhelmingness of it all.
“I’m really excited about my dress and I’m really excited about the whole night. Of course I’m rooting for anything from ‘Enchanted’ to win.”
Kristin will have her PUSHING DAISIES fans rooting her on. Best of luck!!
A few new scenes have been released from Lee Pace’s upcoming movie “Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day“. The movie which opens on March 7th also stars Academy Award winner Frances McDormand and Academy Award Nominee Amy Adams. If you haven’t seen the trailer for the movie you can see it here. We hope you will all make plans to support Lee by seeing the movie when it opens on the 7th.
Below is a short featurette for the movie, and then a clip featuring Michael (Lee Pace), Delysia (Amy Adams) and Miss Pettigrew (Frances McDormand).
Women’s Health Magazine recently conducted a wonderful interview with PUSHING DAISIES star Anna Friel where she talks about everything from the show, to adjusting to life in L.A, to the paparazzi and her amazing faux American accent. It’s a wonderful read.
A Conversation with Anna Friel
by Deanna Kizis
[An excerpt from the interview]
Speaking of touch, what has Chuck taught you about physical intimacy?
When you can’t ever touch, it makes you want to do it more. You forget how much it’s a part of communicating. I often think if I could just touch Ned, I could show the audience so much more.
You’ve done so many risqué roles; this must be a huge change.
It’s so clean compared to, say, a play like Closer. Being bubbly, happy, and positive five days a week is more challenging than I expected. I think risky material helps you grow as an actress, which you need if you want longevity. If you’re just the pretty girl, you’re going to have a really short career. A ripe actress like Susan Sarandon or Judi Dench, with lots of layers, is more interesting to me than the young, unripe version.
Your American accent on the show is flawless.
Thanks. In my car on the way to work, I speak with an American accent and keep it the whole day, even during personal phone calls. I have a voice coach who gives me 30 notes [on how to improve] every day! I wanted the character to have a lot of air in her voice and to be very wide-eyed. I based it a lot on my daughter, Gracie. I wanted my character to be childlike.
It must be fun to do a show your 2-year-old can watch!
Those bright visuals really get her. She likes to come to the set because they’ve built a sweet shop that looks like something from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. She takes sweets from all the jars. Her new thing is to say to me “Cut, Mummy! Cut!”
Special birthday wishes go out to ThePieMaker.com’s very own Pie Maker, Ned (dan). May this year bring us more PUSHING DAISIES and more Lee Pace. What else could we ask for? Have a great birthday!
CNN via the Associated Press has a great article about Kristin Chenoweth’s preparation for her upcoming performance at Sunday’s Oscar ceremony. The PUSHING DAISIES star will be singing a song from the movie “Enchanted”.
