TIMOTHY SPALL TO LEAD
THE LAST BUS DRAMA MOVIE
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| Timothy Spall has a busy schedule this Autumn |
This sounds like a beautiful story: one of Britain's biggest living thespians
Timothy Spall is set to lead
THE LAST BUS movie directed by
Gillies MacKinnon. The new drama will tell the story of widower Tom (
Timothy Spall) who, on the recent passing of his wife Mary (
Phyllis Logan), uses his free bus pass to travel the length of Britain from John O’Groats in Scotland to Land’s End in Cornwall, their shared birthplace, using only local buses. His encounters with local people make him a media phenomenon, though Tom is totally unaware of his growing fame.
Speaking of Timothy Spall, he is currently over at Malta shooting new
comedy movie THE OBSCURE LIFE OF THE GRAND DUKE OF CORSICA in which he
plays a cantankerous and brilliant architect, Alfred, who embarks on a
highly unusual commission in Malta for a man who calls himself 'The
Grand Duke Of Corsica' (Peter Stormare). An epidemic hits the Island
and all must flee, but Alfred remains to finish the job.
It sounds lovely! How often do people talk on buses anymore? We immediately sit down and avoid eye contact with fellow passengers. We'll tinker on our phones or read a book just so we don't have to communicate with another human being. Maybe this movie will remind us how beautiful it can be to just sit and talk to another person, even just for a short bus ride.
ReplyDeleteI've seen somewhere that his character is possibly ill too and that it might be his last bus ride ever.
DeleteHow sad that would be. But I suppose it's sad anyway losing your spouse. I just hope there are a few happy bits in here and it's not a depressing movie.
DeleteTimothy himself recently survived cancer, that is why he went so thin suddenly.
DeleteSurvived means he's in remission then. He can gain that weight back, thankfully!
DeleteYes!
DeleteIs this Speed 3?
ReplyDeleteThere was Speed 2?
DeleteBoth of these movies sound interesting!
ReplyDeleteAgreed.
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