Bill Nighy
Love Actually Cast Reuniting for 20th Anniversary TV Special
The jury’s still out on how many lobsters were present at the birth of Jesus, but at least five of the biggest stars of Love Actually will be in attendance for Love Actually: 20 Years Later, a November 29th anniversary special hosted by Diane Sawyer on ABC. The modern Christmas classic will be represented by director Richard Curtis, as well as the film’s Prime Minister of England (Hugh Grant), his sister Karen (Emma Thompson), washed up rock and roll legend Billy Mack (Bill Nighy), the lovelorn Sarah (Laura Linney), and aspiring young drummer Sam (Thomas Brodie-Sangster, now all grown up at the age of 32). A trailer for the TV special shows the cast attempting to answer the question, “Love actually is…?” (“Dead,” Grant replies), and offering a behind-the-scenes loo...
Why Bill Nighy Was Chosen to Succeed David Bowie For Showtime’s The Man Who Fell to Earth
The new Showtime series The Man Who Fell to Earth isn’t a remake — it continues the story of the cult classic Nicholas Roeg film, which starred David Bowie as Thomas Jerome Newton, a mysterious alien whose arrival on our planet ends in tragedy. So while the show starts decades after the film, with the arrival of a new titular man who’s fallen to Earth (Chiwetel Ejiofor), the original man is still there, albeit with a new face in veteran stage and screen actor Bill Nighy, beloved from roles in Love Actually, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Shaun of the Dead. Despite Bowie no longer being alive, there was never a question of continuing the story without the presence of Thomas Jerome Newton, according to co-creator Jenny Lumet. “He’s important — the first alien and the second alien that was alw...
Bill Nighy Crashes into Lead Role of Showtime’s The Man Who Fell to Earth
Beloved character actor Bill Nighy (Love, Actually, the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise) has booked a trip on Showtime’s The Man Who Fell to Earth. The upcoming series is based on Walter Tevis‘ 1963 novel of the same name, which in 1976 also provided the source material for one of David Bowie’s most iconic on-screen performances. The Man Who Fell to Earth tells the story of Thomas Jerome Newton, a refugee from an alien planet who journeys to Earth in the hopes of ferrying the few remaining members of his species to safety. Nighy will be joined along his journey by Chiwetel Ejiofor and Naomie Harris, while Alex Kurtzman and Jenny Lumet executive produce. “I was honored to be invited to play the part of Thomas Jerome Newton that glorious David Bowie made so f...
