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| Casting Announced for CTV Original Movie Shades of Black |
| Posted
on Friday, September 30, 2005 - 02:55 PM |
Canadian stage and screen actor Albert Shultz and Hollywood actress Lara Flynn Boyle have been tapped to play Conrad Black and Barbara Amiel Black in the upcoming CTV Original Movie Shades of Black.
CTV and Screen Door revealed today the dynamic casting choices for the timely CTV production, based on the book by Richard Siklos. Joining Shultz and Flynn Boyle on the bill is Jason Priestley, who has been cast as fictional investigator Jeff Riley. Principal photography begins October 8 in the United Kingdom and continues in Toronto on October 19 through November 12.
Shades of Black is the sixth original movie in CTV's "Heroes, Champions and Villains" production strand that focuses on remarkable Canadian personalities, characters and stories. Previous titles that have enjoyed critical and ratings success include the two-part mini-series Lives of the Saints and, most recently, TERRY, the story of Terry Fox's remarkable Marathon of Hope.
Known for tussling with prime ministers, amassing a newspaper conglomerate and making a splash on society pages on both sides of the Atlantic, Lord Conrad Black of Crossharbour is Canada's own "Citizen Kane." Along with his brilliant and beautiful wife Barbara Amiel, Black has held court for everyone from Margaret Thatcher and Princess Diana to Elton John and Henry Kissinger. The ongoing story of his rise and fall as one of the world's pre-eminent media titans is a fascinating reversal of the classic rags-to-riches story.
"Canadians have long been captivated by both the charm and complexity of Conrad Black," said Susanne Boyce, CTV's President of Programming and Chair of the CTV Media Group. "Albert Shultz and Lara Flynn Boyle bring to the screen the many shades of one of Canada's most fascinating couples."
"We want to go beyond people's preconceptions and explore this complex man who is as charismatic as he is controversial," said Shades director Alex Chapple.
As Conrad Black, popular Canadian actor Albert Shultz portrays one of Canada's most fascinating personalities. Shultz joined the Stratford Festival's Young Company in the late 1980s and went on to become one of Canada's most acclaimed actors. His varied film and television career includes roles in hit Canadian series Street Legal and Side Effects. Shultz is a co-founder of Toronto's Soulpepper Theatre Company, where he is currently starring in the title role in Hamlet.
Lara Flynn Boyle rose to fame as Donna Hayward in the popular series Twin Peaks. Her numerous television and film credits include the legal drama The Practice and the box office hit Men In Black II. Most recently, Boyle has joined the cast of the high-rolling drama Las Vegas.
Canadian-born Jason Priestly first broke hearts as Brandon Walsh in the pop-cult hit Beverly Hills 90210. Priestly has achieved success both in front and behind the camera with roles in dramas such as CTV's Sleep Murder and an impressive line-up of director credits including Barenaked in America, a documentary about Canadian rock band Barenaked Ladies. He will begin work soon on the CBS mid-season series Love Monkey.
Shades of Black's supporting cast includes Jason Schombing as David Radler (Cool Money) and Amy Price Francis (Our Fathers) as Shirley Black, Conrad's first wife.
Shades of Black is a CTV Original Movie produced by Screen Door and Box TV. It is developed and produced in association with CTV. Mary Young Leckie and Heather Haldane (Tagged: The Jonathan Wamback Story, Prom Queen, Spirit Bear) are Executive Producers for Screen Door. Gub Neal and Justin Thomson-Glover (Gunpowder, Treason and Plot) are Executive Producers for Box TV in the U.K. Shades of Black is written by Andrew Wreggitt (In the Blue Ground) and directed by Alex Chapple (Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story, Law & Order: Criminal Intent). Tim Bider (TERRY, Prom Queen) is Production Designer, René Ohashi is Cinematographer (Stone Cold, Saint Ralph) and Composer is Christopher Dedrick (Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story, Childstar). Robin Johnston is CTV's production executive overseeing the movie. Bill Mustos is Senior Vice-President, Dramatic Programming for CTV. Susanne Boyce is President of Programming and Chair of the CTV Media Group.
Screen Door has achieved widespread critical and commercial success and has been recognized for its award-winning mini-series and films such as Tagged: The Jonathan Wamback Story, Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion and Prom Queen. Screen Door's most recent project Spirit Bear, based on the true story of BC teen Simon Jackson's fight to save the domain of the rare and endangered Kermode Bear, is slated for upcoming broadcast on CTV. For additional information please visit www.screendoor.org.
Box TV is one of the UK's leading independent production companies. Since being founded in 2000 by former Head of Drama at Channel 4, Gub Neal, it has produced over $75m of television and film production, including the multi award-winning Sunday and Gunpowder, Treason and Plot. Most recently, Box co-produced Martin Scorsese's critically acclaimed documentary No Direction Home: Bob Dylan. Box is currently in post-production on Sweeney Todd for the BBC, starring Ray Winstone. More information can be found at www.box-tv.co.uk.
Titles in CTV's Heroes, Champions and Villains stream slated for upcoming broadcast include Hunt for Justice: The Louise Arbour Story and The Man Who Lost Himself: The Terry Evanshen Story.
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