News / Archive - August 2004

August 30, 2004 Another Showtime article ... :) With great thanks to Grilka, below is another small article further discussing the Showtime pilot in which Annabeth has been cast (now called "Brotherhood"; also, those local to Providence, Rhode Island may want to keep an eye out for filming. :) ) ---------- WoonsocketCall.com August 28, 2004 Providence is the setting for drama about ruthless politicians PROVIDENCE -- Come Monday, Providence will be playing host to film crews shooting a pilot they hope will become a dramatic series to air on the cable network Showtime. Elected officials, press and fans crowded into a Statehouse meeting room to welcome the cast and crew of the new series "Brotherhood." Lt. Gov. Charles Fogarty might have gotten the biggest laugh with his feigned straight-man surprise at a show featuring ruthless politics and unchecked ambition being shot in the Ocean State. "Why Rhode Island? It seemed like a stretch to me," Fogarty deadpanned. Providence Mayor David Cicilline said he first met with the show’s creators months ago and has managed to get onto the set. Cicilline said he’ll be making a cameo appearance in the pilot. "Brotherhood" will follow two tough, ambitious, morally flexible brothers -- one a politician and the other embracing a less-than-legal lifestyle -- as they make their way in Rhode Island. Jason Clarke and Jason Isaacs, veterans of the films "Rabbit Proof Fence" and the "Harry Potter" series, respectively -- Isaacs played the deceitful father Lucius Malfoy in the Potter movies -- have been cast as brothers Thomas and Mike Caffe. Annabeth Gish of "X-Files" fame will play Mrs. Thomas Caffe. The pilot had been working under the name "The Hill" and may trade in "Brotherhood" before making it to the small screen, according to Producer Henry Bronchstein. Bronchstein, co-executive producer of the HBO smash "The Sopranos," said the first 15 days of shooting will start Monday, somewhere in Providence. Asked exactly where, he said "I’d rather not say ..crowds start showing up and that makes things harder." In all, the "Brotherhood" cast and crew will be in town for about a month. Bronchstein said it would be several more months before he’d know if Showtime would agree to pick up the show as a regular cable series. ----- || Have a great day! :)

August 20, 2004 A couple of misc. articles ... :) With thanks to alfornos over at the Haven Message Board, below are just a couple of small articles further discussing the Showtime pilot in which Annabeth has been cast: ---------- Daily Variety Aug. 19, 2004 Fionnula Flanagan ("The Others," "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood") has inked for a role in the Untitled Blake Masters Project at Showtime (previously dubbed "Southie"). Phillip Noyce is set to helm the one-hour drama pilot, written by Masters, which revolves around two brothers in Providence, R.I - one a tough politician and the other a brutal gangster. Flanagan, who recently wrapped production on Duncan Tucker's film "Transamerica" with Felicity Huffman and Graham Greene, will play the boy's mother. Annabeth Gish and Jason Clarke also star in the project, skedded [scheduled] to lense [film] in Toronto and Rhode Island. --------- Daily Variety Aug. 20, 2004 It's Showtime for Isaacs 'Harry Potter' baddie offers talents to cable network By DENISE MARTIN Jason Isaacs ("Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets") has been tapped to star in Showtime's untitled Blake Masters drama pilot. Written and exec produced by Masters, drama follows the lives of two brothers in Providence, R.I. Phillip Noyce is on board to direct the pilot episode. Isaacs will play Michael Cassey, brutal gangster and brother of a tough-minded politician played by Jason Clarke ("Rabbit-Proof Fence"). Annabeth Gish ("The X-Files") stars as the wife of Clarke's character. Elizabeth Stephen is exec producing with Masters. Shooting begins end of the month in Toronto and Rhode Island. Isaacs was most recently seen in the role of Captain Hook in the live-action feature "Peter Pan." Thesp [Actor] is shooting "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire." ----- || Have a great day! :)

August 13, 2004 Misc. update ... :) I've been remiss in reporting that August is Follmer/Reyes Awareness Month over at Kristi's You Know I'm On Your Side site (dedicated to supporting the relationship between X-Files characters Special Agent Brad Follmer and Special Agent Monica Reyes). If you are a supporter of FRR, or if you just want to check out another of Kristi's great sites, be sure to head on over - she's added a bunch of new features. || Have a great day! :)

August 3, 2004 July Q&As ... :) Annabeth has sent along her answers to the questions that were submitted for the month of July. Enjoy! ---------- Name: Brian Question: Could you describe your "dream" character that you would like to portray were you to commission an original script written specifically for yourself, as well as a historical figure and a literary character that you would also like to play. Annabeth's Answer: Alright, I’m writing these answers just as the month of July is coming to a close. Literally, there is a blue moon rising (I love full moons) and I am finally in front of my computer to write a few responses ... My dream character ... There is only the hope to play women who are complex, multi-dimensional and imperfect—just as most people really are. I am finding myself more and more ready to work on roles that are symphonic, rather than simply one or two notes to play. From the literary world women like Anna Karenina or Hedda Gabler or Madame Bovary ... Heroines who are not easily defined and not easily redeemed, but who are intensely themselves and intensely flawed - which is, essentially, real and robust work. If I could commission a script ... Well, there would be a few ... the tough Sigourney Weaver-esque role from Alien, and then there would be the tortured Jessica Lange-like Frances ... then the sweeping, romantic epic like Pride and Prejudice. Brian, are you a writer??? Get started!!! ----- Name: Carol E. Question: I haven’t seen you since graduation from NU High, but I want to know what qualities of your life in Cedar Falls and rural Iowa living did you take with you on your way to success. Also, which actor or actress that you have worked with could you identify with most as to home roots ideals. Thanks! Annabeth's Answer: Wow. Is this Carol, the mother of Eric, with whom I went to school? How are you? I hope your family is doing well! Please tell Eric hello. I still carry many things with me from my years in Cedar Falls. Growing up in a midwestern community gave me a real sense of a normal American life with good values and good people. The qualities that will be with me always are simple kindnesses ... smiling at people, helping when I can, believing there is more to any equation than just myself and my ego, a deep appreciation for weather/nature (I miss seasons so much!) and something I can only qualify as a willingness to abide or endure—maybe because of those seasons! Growing up in Iowa gave me a sense of heartiness ... As far as home roots ... actors are always such mixed bags of ideals and elements ... if I met someone who grew up in Cedar Falls, that is who I would most identify with ... Good to hear from you and give my best to Cedar Falls. || Have a great day! :)

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