Gracepoint Casting News: Anna Gunn And Jacki Weaver Will Join David Tennant

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkHW6iJqYgPSXa6iO61Jf4jYSCbYwzgE-Cik8gtdbIfz8y3g6bUf3qp32bhkZbFFSEkGY-2MOu1pu_CaoBlEYTFVvjA0AB4jaysDvS9RLR5sfQrJmsFN8KgJIv-FcjEsYPWTIUPEMDgLFn/s1600/Cast.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkHW6iJqYgPSXa6iO61Jf4jYSCbYwzgE-Cik8gtdbIfz8y3g6bUf3qp32bhkZbFFSEkGY-2MOu1pu_CaoBlEYTFVvjA0AB4jaysDvS9RLR5sfQrJmsFN8KgJIv-FcjEsYPWTIUPEMDgLFn/s1600/Cast.jpg" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">More cast names have been announced to join David Tennant in the in the FOX adaptation of ITV hit drama <i>Broadchurch</i>, which will be produced as <i>Gracepoint </i>in the <st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region>. </span></div></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Hollywood Reporter have announced that Anna Gunn and Jacki Weaver have signed up for the ten-part reimagining that will be part written and executive produced by the show's original creator Chris Chibnall. David Tennant, who starred as DI Alec Hardy in the original <st1:place w:st="on">UK</st1:place> version, will be returning to the role of the lead investigator into the murder of a young boy in a small coastal town, but his character will now be an American detective named Emmett Carver.</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Emmy award winner Anna Gunn (<i>Breaking Bad</i>) will take the role of Detective Ellie Miller. She is a happily married resident of the town with a young family. To her annoyance, her expected promotion at work goes to Emmett Carver, a new arrival in the small Californian community of Gracepoint, but she must still work alongside him when tragedy strikes the town.</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Jacki Weaver (<i>Silver Linings Playbook</i>) will play Susan Wright, an unpleasant individual, also new to the town, who lives in the RV park and works various odd jobs. Susan Wright has a secret which she fiercely guards.</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">James Strong, one of the directors of the original series in the <st1:place w:st="on">UK</st1:place>, has also signed on to direct multiple episodes.</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Gracepoint</i> goes into production in January, for broadcast during the 2014-2015 season. It is being produced in partnership with Shine <st1:country-region w:st="on">America</st1:country-region> in association with Kudos and Imaginary Friends. Shine International is distributing internationally. Dan Futterman and Anya Epstein (<i>In Treatment</i>) join Chris Chibnall as executive producers along with Shine <st1:place w:st="on">America</st1:place>’s Carolyn Bernstein (<i>The Bridge</i>) and Kudos’ Jane Featherstone (<i>The Hour</i>).</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://tennantnews.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/gracepoint-audition-tapes-reveal-david.html"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Click here for more hints to character names and details for Gracepoint</span></a></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Source: <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/anna-gunn-jacki-weaver-cast-656795">The Hollywood Reporter</a></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div></div>

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More cast names have been announced to join David Tennant in the in the FOX adaptation of ITV hit drama Broadchurch, which will be produced as Gracepoint in the USA. The Hollywood Reporter have announced that Anna Gunn and Jacki Weaver have signed up…

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Gracepoint: Audition Tapes Reveal David Tennant Character's Name In US Adaptation Of Broadchurch

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnfsrELx_htTKiTYzAgA-9bAGvB5goBTWL4w7TpkcWSiLgZ__W7uyDRkfHudqmwXBz3q7ksQzPQShotZEqxlfAQUdqpoAJ4fzmhUWjnJx6YpACDIaDwzzLx22v21e46jRWCItlO8jr5nqZ/s1600/DT+Broadchurch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnfsrELx_htTKiTYzAgA-9bAGvB5goBTWL4w7TpkcWSiLgZ__W7uyDRkfHudqmwXBz3q7ksQzPQShotZEqxlfAQUdqpoAJ4fzmhUWjnJx6YpACDIaDwzzLx22v21e46jRWCItlO8jr5nqZ/s1600/DT+Broadchurch.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Actor audition tapes for <i>Gracepoint</i>, the new FOX US adaptation of ITV’s hit murder mystery <i>Broadchurch</i> have revealed some details about the new drama, including the name of David Tennant’s character. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While there is no guarantee that the dialogue used in auditions is the same as the final shooting script, the tapes appear to give some indication of changes to character names and a profile of the town of Gracepoint itself. However do bear in mind that some of the details may be based on the original UK script and may be changed, or may be false. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">David Tennant’s character, based on DI Alec Hardy in the original, will be renamed Emmett Carver, according to the tapes. Carver was previously involved in the Rosemont investigation, where three girls disappeared. As the Karen White character, who has been following Carver’s history reveals, “He fumbled the Rosemont investigation then he all but vanished. Now suddenly he’s here, working this case.”</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hardy’s character is not the only one to be renamed for the American version. Local hack Olly becomes Owen, and he is now the uncle of Tom rather than his cousin, so it’s possible that he will be the Ellie character’s brother. Meanwhile his mentor Karen White, a big shot journalist from the San Francisco Chronicle, appears to be renamed Renee. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Latimer family are referred to as the Lassiters, but the family names: Mark, Beth, Chloe and Danny remain the same, as does the name of Ellie’s son Tom. Local minister Paul Coates seems to have retained his original name too but Mark’s workmate Nige Carter is now Vince. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A conversation between Paul and Beth reveals what could be an interesting back story. “I can’t tell you what to do,” Paul says to the grieving mother. “I couldn’t tell you twenty years ago and I can’t tell you now. I think we both know that. Can I hug you? Then I’ll leave you alone.” In the original version, Paul had only come to the town as a new priest a few years previously. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The town of <st1:city w:st="on">Broadchurch</st1:city>itself is renamed Gracepoint. It is a small coastal place in <st1:state w:st="on">California</st1:state>, the only town for twenty miles, with one road in and one road out. The nearest big town is <st1:city w:st="on">Sacramento</st1:city>. The residents of Gracepoint tend to live there all their lives, and some don’t even like to travel far afield. Lately there have been some newcomers, younger families coming for the schools or attracted by the views. Otherwise, people visit as tourists or to whale watch. Owen says that he surfs. There is little crime: just drunk driving, bored teens and graffiti. There has never been a murder before.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Gracepoint</i> goes into production in late January 2014 and is expected to air as part of the FOX 2014/15 season. The drama is executive produced by Chris Chibnall with Jane Featherstone of Kudos, Dan Futterman, Anya and Shine <st1:country-region w:st="on">America</st1:country-region>'s Carolyn Bernstein. Chris Chibnall will also be writing the first of the drama’s ten episodes. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A number of audition tapes for <i>Gracepoint</i> can be found on <a href="http://vimeo.com/search/sort:date/format:thumbnail?q=gracepoint">Vimeo</a>.</span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></o:p></div>

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Actor audition tapes for Gracepoint, the new FOX US adaptation of ITV’s hit murder mystery Broadchurch have revealed some details about the new drama, including the name of David Tennant’s character. While there is no guarantee that the dialogue used…

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Broadchurch Is Renamed For FOX US Remake

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW9FEdNOano0VE-8JtAqG1VLSNw4SAQct1nbvXf2jqMOKseN30jb6zPGOiemeDH-xQu23GlhKhGMQlMwVAhWmnyY5KIR8F4V16a5fGxrjX3Ni0vpjk8V2woKsrpxVuxcDgOclNTInXoLNX/s1600/bbca1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW9FEdNOano0VE-8JtAqG1VLSNw4SAQct1nbvXf2jqMOKseN30jb6zPGOiemeDH-xQu23GlhKhGMQlMwVAhWmnyY5KIR8F4V16a5fGxrjX3Ni0vpjk8V2woKsrpxVuxcDgOclNTInXoLNX/s640/bbca1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Broadchurch </i>will have a new name when it is remade for American TV next year. It has been confirmed today that FOX will produce the new series under the title <i><b>Gracepoint.</b></i></span><br /><i><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">David Tennant has been confirmed in the lead, playing a character based on that of DI Alec Hardy in the original UK version. This time round, however, his character will be American. Chris Chibnall, the creator of the award winning UK series, is writing the first episode of the ten-part drama and will be executive producing. Dan Futterman and Anya Epstein are also on board as executive producers and showrunners. The show will also be executive produced by Shine <st1:country-region w:st="on">America</st1:country-region>'s Carolyn Bernstein and Jane Featherstone from drama producer Kudos.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Gracepoint</i> goes into production in late January 2014 and is expected to air as part of the 2014/15 season</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Chris Chibnall will also be writing and executive producing the second series of <i>Broadchurch </i>for the UK. So far no cast or plot details have been announced. Production is thought to be scheduled for late spring 2014. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>

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Broadchurch will have a new name when it is remade for American TV next year. It has been confirmed today that FOX will produce the new series under the title Gracepoint.David Tennant has been confirmed in the lead, playing a character based on that …

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