On this Halloween morning let’s take a look at some Rupert Grint news from the past week. First, Rupert will be filming a pilot for NBC. The pilot is for a comic book hero and, according to Deadline, was developed for Rupert because he is a big comic book fan. A short description of the untitled show is as follows:
The British actor would star as Rupert, a low-level New York office drone obsessed with Imperial City, a comic book series his father created before his death. Rupert has spent his whole life believing he owned all nine issues. But when a mysterious comic book collector reveals the existence of a tenth issue, Rupert discovers that the world of Imperial City is real, and he is the one person who can save it.
Fans will recall that Rupert also filmed a pilot for a superhero show, Super Clyde on CBS, a couple years ago which didn’t go into production. Hopefully this series is picked up after the pilot is created. We will of course keep you updated on the progress!
Also, thanks to Rupert-Grint.us we have a new clip and a trailer from Rupert’s upcoming film, Moonwalkers.
In a new video Rupert Grint discussed his newest film Moonwalkers. Watch Rupert’s segment starting at 10:40 below. The film’s Japanese Facebook page has also posted a bunch of new promotional photos from the film. Moonwalkers will be released on 14 November 2015 in Japan. No US or UK release dates have been announced!
After a successful showing at this years SXSW it has been announced that Rupert Grint’s Moonwalkers has been picked up for release in the United States. Alchemy has bought the rights to the film, written by Dean Craig. A description of the film may be read below:
What if Apollo 11 never actually made it? What if, in reality, Stanley Kubrick secretly shot the famous images of the moon landing in a studio, working for the US administration? This is the premise of a totally plausible conspiracy theory that takes us to swinging sixties London, where a stubborn CIA agent (Ron Perlman a.k.a. Hellboy) will never find Kubrick but instead is forced to team up with Rupert Grint’s lousy manager of a seedy rock band to develop the biggest con of all time, in this riotous, high-tempo action-comedy.
This Sunday, at 5:30pm, Rupert Grint will be appearing on PIX 11’s Celebrity Taste Makers. The show’s description is as follows: The show that uncovers where the stars love to eat, and teaches you the recipe of their favorite dish. An amusing blooper/teaser may be watched below:
A couple weeks ago we reported that Rupert Grint’s Broadway show, It’s Only a Play, would be extending it’s run through March 29th. Unfortunately, it was revealed today that Rupert (as well as Megan Mullally and Nathan LAne) will not be returning after the original end date of January 4th. Rupert’s replacement has not yet been announced, but Martin Short will be taking over for Nathan Lane.
In It’s Only A Play, it’s opening night of Peter Austin’s (Matthew Broderick) new play as he anxiously awaits to see if his show is a hit. With his career on the line, he shares his big First Night with his best friend, a television star (Nathan Lane), his fledgling producer (Megan Mullally), his erratic leading lady (Stockard Channing), his wunderkind director (Rupert Grint), an infamous drama critic (F. Murray Abraham), and a fresh-off-the-bus coat check attendant (Micah Stock) on his first night in Manhattan. It’s alternately raucous, ridiculous and tender — and proves that sometimes the biggest laughs happen offstage.
It has been revealed that Rupert Grint’s current Broadway show, It’s Only A Play, has been extended through March 29th. Rupert will be reprising his role, as will everyone else, with the exception of Nathan Lane who will be replaced by Martin Short.
Producers Tom Kirdahy, Roy Furman, and Ken Davenport announced today that Broadway’s record-breaking, star-studded smash hit It’s Only a Play by 4-time Tony® Award winner Terrence McNally, will extend, and with a new star: Tony® and Emmy® Award winner Martin Short will assume the role of ‘James Wicker’ originated by Nathan Lane, who departs January 4th to prepare for his upcoming performance in director Robert Falls’ production of The Iceman Cometh at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in 2015. Previously scheduled as a limited engagement through January 4th, It’s Only a Play will extend at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (where it has shattered house records) through January 18, 2015 and then transfer to its sibling Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre (242 West 45th Street) starting January 23, 2015 and currently scheduled through March 29, 2015. Short officially joins the company for performances beginning January 7, 2015. Tickets are now on sale for all performances through March 29th.
The biggest hit of the new season, It’s Only A Play, is now in performances and celebrated its opening night on Thursday, October 9, 2014. Academy Award® winner F. Murray Abraham, Tony® Award winner Matthew Broderick, Emmy® and Tony® Award winner Stockard Channing, international film sensation Rupert Grint, Tony® Award winner Nathan Lane, Emmy® Award winner Megan Mullally, and newcomer Micah Stock star in It’s Only a Play. 3-time Tony® Award winner Jack O’Brien directs. For more information, please visit www.ItsOnlyAPlay.com.
In It’s Only A Play, it’s opening night of Peter Austin’s (Matthew Broderick) new play as he anxiously awaits to see if his show is a hit. With his career on the line, he shares his big First Night with his best friend, a television star (Nathan Lane), his fledgling producer (Megan Mullally), his erratic leading lady (Stockard Channing), his wunderkind director (Rupert Grint), an infamous drama critic (F. Murray Abraham), and a fresh-off-the-bus coat check attendant (Micah Stock) on his first night in Manhattan. It’s alternately raucous, ridiculous and tender — and proves that sometimes the biggest laughs happen offstage.
Mr. McNally—a four-time Tony® Award winning playwright—recently celebrated the premiere of his 20th Broadway production, Mothers and Sons, which marks his 50th year on Broadway. Mothers and Sons, which was nominated for Best Play at the 2014 Tony® Awards, ended its celebrated Broadway run June 22, 2014 at the Golden Theatre and will be seen in more than twenty countries next year.
The design team for It’s Only A Play includes scenic design by Tony® winner Scott Pask, costume design by Academy Award® and Tony® winner Ann Roth, lighting design by Philip Rosenberg, and sound design by Fitz Patton.
Tickets are available by visiting the Schoenfeld Theatre box office Monday – Saturday, 10am – 8:30pm; Sunday, 12 – 6pm; by visiting the Jacobs Theatre box office Monday – Saturday, 10am – 8:30pm; Sunday, 12 – 6pm; or online at Telecharge.com. For groups of 20 or more, call 855-329-2932.
It’s Only A Play is produced on Broadway by Tom Kirdahy, Roy Furman, Ken Davenport, Hunter Arnold, Morris Berchard and Susan Dietz, Caiola Productions, Carl Daikeler, Jim Fantaci, Wendy Federman, Barbara Freitag and Loraine Alterman Boyle, Hugh Hayes, Jim Herbert, Ricardo F. Hornos, Stephanie Kramer, LAMS Productions, Scott Landis, Mark Lee and Ed Filipowski, Harold Newman, Roy Putrino, Sanford Robertson, Tom Smedes and Peter Stern, and Brian Cromwell Smith.
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