I remember vividly the first time I saw Gemma Arterton on stage, early 2007. It was not a great play, in a dingy basement studio at drama school—the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art—and I had missed half a dinner party to be there, so I was quite grumpy. Gemma then walked on stage and shone out.
At the time, I was casting this British comedy called “St. Trinians,” with Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, and Russell Brand. The actress we had cast to play the lead girl had just dropped out, and I went from feeling awful about that to being literally thrilled by the opportunity to cast someone completely fresh and new.
Gemma Arterton simply wowed on the red carpet for her film Clash of the Titans in Leicester Square last night. Showing off her fabulous figure in a bodycon dress by Gucci, Gemma teamed her LBD with a pair of ferocious black platforms.
The first images from the “St Trinian’s 2″ World Premiere in London tonight. We’ll surely add more soon.
We’ve also added a few stragglers from the BIFAs and Posters & Wallpapers from the first “St Trinian’s” movie.
It’s been nearly two years since the film’s release in the UK, but the remake of St. Trinian’s has finally arrived in theaters stateside. Set in an unruly girls’ school, the film stars a laundry list of British film actors like Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Russell Brand, Stephen Fry, Gemma Arterton, Talulah Riley, Tamsin Egerton, Juno Temple, Lena Headey and Jodie Whittaker. Mischa Barton also makes a brief cameo.
The St. Trinian’s franchise has a long history in British pop culture. In the 1940s, illustrator Ronald Searle created the St. Trinian’s cartoon series about a fictional girls’ school constantly teetering on the edge of anarchy. Those cartoons became celebrated films in the 1950s, starting with The Belles of St. Trinian’s in 1954. Comic actor Alistair Sim played the school headmistress Miss Fritton (in full drag) and her brother Clarence.
St. Trinian’s was released on August 11 on DVD in Canada, and the United States will finally get to see the bad girls in action stateside when it hits theaters on August 28 October 2 (thanks Karen for the heads-up).
We’ll be adding more new old photos whenever it’s possible.
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Cinematical has just received this exclusive final USA one-sheet for St.Trinian’s, the British comedy that boasts a whole mixture of Brit talent from Talulah Riley and Gemma Arterton to Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Russell Brand, and Lena Headey.
St. Trinian’s was released a few years ago in the UK, but America will finally get to see the bad girls in action stateside when it hits theaters on August 28.
U.K. hit comedy sets U.S. video and TV terms
By Tatiana Siegel
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group has acquired U.S. video and TV rights to the U.K. hit comedy “St. Trinian’s” from independent theatrical distributor and foreign sales agent NeoClassics Films.
NeoClassics, which acquired U.S. rights to “St. Trinian’s” from Ealing Studios, will distribute the film theatrically in the U.S. this summer.
The remake of the 1950s Ealing classic “The Belles of St. Trinian’s” grossed more than $25 million in its U.K. theatrical run.
Don’t you worry if you missed the first half of Tess of the D’Urbervilles, PBS.org is streaming it so you can get up to speed before Sunday, Jan. 11 at 9pm. You can also select your favorite chapters instead of watching the full episode.
Episode One is available for online viewing from January 5 to January 19, 2009.
Episode Two (which means the third and fourth episodes that aired in the UK combined) airs next Sunday.
PBS.org now has a website of sorts up for Tess as well.
While you’re at it, why not take the time to visit Hans Matheson Online (Alec D’Urberville) and Eddie Redmayne Online (Angel Clare), two wonderful fansites dedicated to Gemma’s co-stars in the series?
Last but not least, attention UK visitors: St Trinian’s will be showing on Sky Movies Premiere on Satuday, Jan. 10 at 8pm.
Bond girl Gemma Arterton may have worked her way to Hollywood stardom but it seems the Quantum Of Solace star is ready to go back to school.
The 22-year-old Briton, who is filming her next blockbuster Prince Of Persia, hopes to star in a sequel to St Trinian’s, the boarding-school movie that launched her career.
‘There is talk of a St Trinian’s 2 and I will definitely do it,’ Gemma told the Mail Online.
‘It was my first big film and I will never forget that. I hope it goes ahead as I had such a good time making the first one.’
Gemma Arterton graduated from St Trinian’s to star as Tess of the d’Urbervilles. Now she’s playing opposite Daniel Craig in the new Bond film. Is this the start of global domination for the girl from Gravesend?
The moment Gemma Arterton heard she’d be the new Bond girl is ingrained on her mind for ever. She was on a boat, just off the coast of Gibraltar, filming the comedy Three and Out with Mackenzie Crook. Dressed in full scuba-diving gear – what else would a prospective Bond girl be wearing? – Arterton answered her mobile phone to her agent, who immediately began humming the James Bond theme down the line; the role of Agent Fields in the 22nd 007 film, Quantum of Solace, was hers. So moved was Crook, he shed a tear for his co-star and uttered, “This is such a big moment in your life.”
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