I am so jealous! Those of you living in the UK are in for a real treat! This documentary about the making of John Boorman’s classic look at the Arthurian legend, written and directed by Mark Wright, will air on PBS America in the UK on December 1 at 9:00pm. PBS […]
Original Projects Page for Excalibur: Behind the Movie Status: Released Release Date: 2016 Written and directed by Mark Wright; produced by Alec Moore and Lawrence Fee Cast: Gabriel Byrne, Liam Neeson, Helen Mirren, Nigel Terry, John Boorman, Helen Mirren, Patrick Stewart Trailer Synopsis Ambitious, operatic and featuring an all-star cast […]
Excalibur: Behind the Movie, the documentary film about the making of John Boorman’s Arthurian fantasy, aired on RTÉ One in Ireland on Monday evening, July 31. It was so exciting to see the film finally become available and the audience could not have been more appropriate. The original film was […]
One of the interesting aspects of a long acting career is the opportunity to reflect on early projects and help to put them in some kind of context. Gabriel Byrne has participated in documentary films as a producer and as a narrator, but these days he is often to be […]
It has been a long time coming, but finally there is great news for the documentary Behind the Sword in the Stone, the film about the making of John Boorman’s Excalibur! Mark Wright, the director of the film, reports that PBS is now the official worldwide distributor and will be […]
The premiere of the new documentary took place in Bray, Co Wicklow on December 20 at the Mermaid Theatre. I arrived the day before and spent some time exploring Dublin, but I have to confess I don’t remember much about that first day except a fantastic tour of the Abbey […]