Ray Winstone News

Ray Winstone, the 52-year-old veteran of movies such as Scum, Nil by Mouth, Sexy Beast and Cold Mountain is to star in Four Working Days by Pembrokeshire- born writer John McNally.

WHO'S the daddy? the e-mail asked in the subject line. There was no further message.

Oscar-winning scribe WIlliam Monahan has gathered a glittering cast for his directorial debut with Keira Knightley and Colin Farrell starring in "London Boulevard," which begins filming in the British capital this week.

Extras are being called to film a scene of the new Ian Dury movie, starring Ray Winstone and Naomie Harris, at Watford Palace Theatre on June 1, 2 and 3. The British movie is set to be one of the bigs ones with a production team behind it with great movie credentials.

It's amazing what you can do with a computer: the wonders of motion-capture technology here transform hefty geezer Ray Winstone into a heroically buffed Beowulf.

Cult rock opera Quadrophenia has finally made it to the stage 30 years after its screen debut.

ROCK legend Pete Townshend dropped into Plymouth for the official launch of his musical Quadrophenia.

Ray Winstone's eight-year-old daughter taught him how to use a computer. The 'Beowulf' actor's youngest child Ellie forced him to get to grips with modern technology so the pair can keep in touch while he is away working on films.

BURLY Ray Winstone has carved out a career playing evil, tough guy roles, so it's a bit unnerving when he starts talking about his beloved pet pigs, Babe and Kelly.

Has it really been five years since we saw Mel Gibson in a feature film? Or are we counting THE COLONEL ? EDGE OF DARKNESS is the script that lured Mel out of semi-retirement, and it's a remake of Troy Kennedy-Martin's critically-acclaimed BBC miniseries from the 1980s.

Caption: Brit actor RAY WINSTONE has signed up to play the father of punk legend IAN DURY in the forthcoming... Brit actor RAY WINSTONE has signed up to play the father of punk legend IAN DURY in the forthcoming biopic SEX & DRUGS & ROCK & ROLL.

England will celebrate its national day on Thursday so this week we devote a section to all things English.

Omid Djalili will appear as Napoleon and Henry VIII in the new series of his comedy show.

A while back Screenhead reported that one of Kiera Knightley's upcoming movies is the crime thriller London Boulevard , staring opposite Colin Farrell.

Anna Friel is set to join the cast of new crime movie London Boulevard. The former Brookside actress will play the sister of a criminal in the flick, reports Variety.

The London News.Net Tuesday 14th April, 2009 London, Apt 14 : Ray Winstone and Keira Knightley have teamed up to play unlikely lovers in a new gangster movie.

William Monahan, who probably wishes people would stop mentioning that he wrote Kingdom of Heaven and hopes that in the future his screenplay for The Departed will eventually somehow erase it from his resume, is set to direct his first movie.

Actor Ray Winstone arrives at the Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull Premiere at the Palais des Festivals during the 61st International Cannes Film Festival on May 18 , 2008 in Cannes, France.

Judging by the new casting, "Brits-only" is the sign on William Monahan's upcoming crime drama, "London Boulevard" . However, all three new members of the film are from jolly old England.

Darley Dale Film Society will be screening Fred Schepisi's film Last Orders tomorrow at the Whitworth Centre.