NEWS: MANY LIVES AND DEATHS OF CHRISTOPHER LEE DOCUMENTARY, 2023. This sounds to be quite a different and very interesting concept of documentary ,an animation of Christopher Lee, with a voice artist to speak for his character? A different documentary with Lee, 'RESURRECTED through ANIMATION, MARIONATION and ARCHIVAL TREATS!'....
THE MANY LIVES AND DEATHS OF CHRISTOPHER LEE 2023
ABACUS Media Rights has pre-sold the feature documentary “The Life and Deaths
of Christopher Lee,” to Sky Arts, SBS Television Australia; to NonStop
Entertainment for Scandinavia, Iceland and the Baltics and to Movistar
for Spain.
LEE IS KNOWN as the Dracula character and for
transitioning from 1960s Hammer horror films to a distinguished acting
career that encompassed James Bond films, the “Star Wars” and “Lord of
the Rings” franchises.
LESS WELL-KNOWN are his aristocratic
Italian roots, a close family connection to James Bond novelist Ian
Fleming, Lee’s wartime experiences in the British and Finnish military,
post-war Nazi-hunting adventures and a side career as a heavy metal rock
singer. As an actor, Lee achieved a Guinness world record for the
highest number of screen appearances.
PRODUCED in association
with the British Film Institute and Trigger Films by Canal Cat Films,
“Life and Deaths” is an innovative documentary which uses fresh
interviews, archive material and multiple forms of traditional and
cutting-edge animation, including marionation, to bring one of the
world’s leading actors back to life on screen.
A-LIST DIRECTORS
and actors set as contributors include Peter Jackson, John Landis and
Joe Dante, as well as Lee’s niece, actor Dame Harriet Walter.
The
film will feature animated sequences from a number of award-winning
artists including legendary illustrator/artist/filmmaker Dave McKean
(Sandman, Arkham, Asylum, Mirrormask), artist/animator Astrid Goldsmith
(Quarantine, A Funeral in Freiburg) and 2000AD’s Simon Coleby (Judge
Dredd, Rogue Trooper). It will also feature puppet work from Arch Model
Studios (Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs and Asteroid City, and Tim Burton’s
Corpse Bride and Frankenweenie).
DIRECTED
by Jon Spira (“Reel Britannia,” “Hollywood Bulldogs,” “Elstree 1976”),
produced by Hank Starrs (“Reel Britannia,” “Being Frank”) and executive
produced by Adam F. Goldberg (“The Muppets Mayhem”), the documentary is
narrated by popular actor and voice artist Peter Serafinowicz (“Star
Wars,” “John Wick 2,” “Guardians of the Galaxy”) who plays the voice of
Lee.
JON SPIRA comments, “Christopher Lee is a cinematic icon but what is
commonly known about him pales in comparison to the true story of this
driven, complex, fascinating man. It has been fantastic working with the
BFI and our returning creative team from last year’s Reel Britannia to
create a really special film which will illuminate and entertain movie
fans of all ages.”
JONATHON FORD, Managing Director at AMR adds, “There is so much more
to the life and career of Sir Christopher Lee – and who better to tell
that story than the man himself? Despite being dead for the past six
years, there could be no better candidate for narrator than the Prince
of Darkness and Master of Macabre himself. We’re very pleased to have
this captivating and ingenious piece of film-making to offer our clients
around the world.”
-marcus
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