COLOUR OF MAGIC CAST

Tuesday, 31st July , 2007

The Colour of Magic

31st July 2007

COLOUR OF MAGIC CAST

RHI Entertainment, the Mob Film Co. and Sky One have teamed for The Colour of Magic, a miniseries based on Terry Pratchett’s fantasy novel to star Sean Astin, Tim Curry, Christopher Lee and David Jason.

The live-action/CGI project, a follow-up to the trio’s successful adaptation of Pratchett’s Hogfather as a miniseries last year, was written by Vadim Jean, who also is directing.

Beyond its 2008 premiere on Sky One, RHI is looking to distribute The Colour of Magic as a theatrical movie in some territories.

RHI recently set up Hogfather for a U.S. debut on Ion Television as part of the RHI Movie Weekend franchise. There is no U.S. outlet yet for The Colour of Magic.

The Colour Magic is the first novel in Pratchett’s series of novels set in Discworld, a flat world balanced on the backs of four elephants. It follows Discworld’s first-ever tourist, Twoflower (Astin); the inept wizard Rincewind (Jason); and their scheming nemesis Trymon (Curry). Lee will voice Death, a prominent character in the novels.

Hogfather was an unparalleled success in every way we could have imagined, which makes it even more exciting to see that with this unbelievable cast already on board, The Colour of Magic is set to go even further beyond our expectations,” said Richard Woolfe, director of programs at Sky One, Two and Three.

Production on the multi-million dollar production recently started at U.K.’s Pinewood Studios.

“I’m honored to be given the chance to make the part of Twoflower my own, starring in a fantasy tale that has captured the imagination of millions of people around the world,” Astin said.

Jason, who starred in Hogfather, also will serve as an executive producer on The Colour of Magic.

Also exec producing are Rod Brown and Ian Sharples for the Mob Film, Elaine Pyke and Sarah Conroy for Sky One and Robert Halmi Sr. and Robert Halmi Jr. for RHI. All six worked on Hogfather.

 

CURTAIN CALL FOR THE EXTRAS

We have been told by Mob Films to bring down the curtain on this. They have already had to make some agonising choices as it is and those chosen, and indeed not chosen, will very shortly be informed.

We’ve seen some faces that could only come from Ankh-Morpork – you know who you are!

Thanks to one and all and we look forward to seeing the lucky few very early on August 1st.

Terry Pratchett