McMafia (BBC) avec James Norton

Un nouveau projet pour James Norton : il s'agit d'une mini-série en 8 épisodes.

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Actor James Norton (Happy Valley, War & Peace) has been cast in the lead role of BBC One’s new eight-part drama, McMafia.

Inspired by Misha Glenny’s bestselling book of the same name as written by Hossein Amini (Drive) and James Watkins (The Woman In Black), McMafia is a hard-hitting look at global crime, centering around one family in London.

Norton will play, Alex Godman, the English-raised son of Russian exiles with a mafia past. Alex has spent his life trying to escape the shadow of that criminal past, building his own legitimate business and forging a life with his girlfriend Rebecca. But when his family’s past murderously returns to threaten them, Alex is drawn into the criminal world and forced to confront his values to protect those he loves.

McMafia charts Alex’s journey through a terrifying labyrinth of international criminals, money launderers, corrupt politicians and ruthless intelligence agencies. He soon finds himself embroiled in an underworld that stretches from London to Moscow, Dubai to Mumbai, Africa to the Americas; a battleground where Mexican cocaine cartels compete with Pakistani drug lords, Balkan smugglers and the Russian Mafia itself. What starts out as a story of survival and revenge becomes an epic tale of a man’s struggle against the lures of corruption in the modern world and in himself.

McMafia delves into how, with the rise of globalization, the corporate has become criminal and the criminal corporate and how, driven by the global demand for cheap products, everyone is complicit in some way.

Nick Marston, CEO, Cuba Pictures, says: “We are thrilled to have James Norton play Alex. Like so many others, we have been enjoying his tremendous performances over the past few years, so it is great to have the opportunity to work with him. We are also delighted that James Watkins is going to be directing the whole series. As a co-creator of the show, these terrific scripts could not be in better hands.”

The writing team also includes David Farr (The Night Manager, Spooks), Peter Harness (Doctor Who, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell) and Laurence Coriat (Wonderland, Me Without You). James Watkins will also direct the series.

Je ne connais pas du tout le roman d'origine mais ce projet me semble tout à fait prometteur. Retour à la BBC pour notre James !

Tout comme Titine, je ne connais pas le roman, mais je suis intriguée

Ca a l'air d'être un super (et très coûteux !) projet (et qui me tente bien plus que Bond, je dois dire)  
ET 8 épisodes c'est vraiment pas mal !

Titine a écrit :

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Je ne connais pas du tout le roman d'origine mais ce projet me semble tout à fait prometteur. Retour à la BBC pour notre James !

D'après ce que j'ai compris, le livre est un documentaire. J'imagine que le scénariste a créé une fiction à partir de cet ouvrage, ce qui me rend d'autant plus curieuse.

L'auteur du livre a d'ailleurs tweeté ceci :

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This fast-paced thriller is epic and intimate, glamorous and gritty, global in scale and forensic in detail. It delves into how, with the rise of globalization, the corporate has become criminal and the criminal corporate and how, driven by the global demand for cheap products, everyone is complicit in some way.

Charlotte Moore, Director of BBC Content, says: “James Norton is at the top of his game and I know he will do justice to the riveting McMafia created by Hoss Amini and James Watkins.”

Scheduling has yet to be confirmed, but BBC sources said it was likely to run in the 9pm Sunday night slot, and would have a budget of several million pounds per episode.

Hâte de connaître le reste du casting maintenant !

On peut d'ailleurs penser qu'il ne sera pas James Bond, entre ce tournage et la saison 3 de Grantchester.

Hourra alors !

Shelbylee a écrit:

On peut d'ailleurs penser qu'il ne sera pas James Bond, entre ce tournage et la saison 3 de Grantchester.

C'est bien ce que je me suis dit également et ça m'enchante !!!

Ah, très juste Shelbylee! Effectivement, ça semble compliqué de tout associer!

Ce projet m'intéresse beaucoup!

Très très intéressant en effet. Je suis curieuse d'en savoir plus!

Le tournage de McMafia commence ce mois-ci (James ne s'arrête jamais !  )

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A lengthy shoot gets underway later this month on McMafia, BBC One’s hefty new drama inspired by journalist Misha Glenny’s bestselling investigative book about global organised crime.  

The drama comes from Cuba Pictures and has been written by Hossein Amini and James Watkins with a writing team including David Farr, Peter Harness and Laurence Coriat. Watkins will direct all eight episodes.

The series stars James Norton as Alex Godman, the English-raised son of Russian exiles with a mafia past who finds himself drawn into a dangerous international underworld of corruption, money laundering and ruthless intelligence agents.

McMafia is executive produced by Nick Marston, Ben Hall and Robyn Slovo for Cuba Pictures, Matthew Read for BBC One and Amini, Watkins and Glenny. Paul Ritchie produces.

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Effectivement, ce rythme de tournage est impressionnant !

Les premiers repérages de la série ont commencé, en Croatie.

Faye Marsay a rejoint le casting ! Elle jouera la sœur de James

Chouette!!

Et ça c'est vraiment une super nouvelle !!!

Un petit aperçu du casting en images :

Ça donne envie !

Le tournage a commencé à Londres il y a quelques jours :

On a une photo de l'acteur Alexey Serebryakov qui jouera le père de James



Et James est redevenu brun pour la série ^^

Merci pour les photos !

Merci pour les photos, il est toujours aussi beau notre James ! 

James Norton et l'actrice Mariya Shukshina (qui joue sa mère) sur le tournage de la série au Victoria & Albert Museum (pourquoi là, je ne sais pas) :

Toujours aussi classe en smoking notre James !!!

Première photo officielle et nouveau synopsis :

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The first picture of James Norton as the son of Russian exiles for a new BBC drama about the Mafia shows him at a family funeral.

Sporting a dark suit and fixed, solemn gaze, Norton stands next to his on-screen mother Oksana, played by Maria Shukshina, who is consoling another mourner.

The Bafta-nominated 31-year-old will take the leading role in McMafia, inspired by Misha Glenny's best-selling 2008 book of the same name, which delved into the global reach of organised crime.

Norton, best known for his roles in ITV series Grantchester as well as Happy Valley and period drama War And Peace, stars as Alex Godman, the English-raised son of Russian exiles with previous links to organised criminals.

The eight-part drama will focus on Alex as he is drawn into the criminal underbelly he has spent his life trying to avoid through his legitimate business and with girlfriend Rebecca (Juliet Rylance).

Filming is currently taking place in London before moving to Croatia.

Starring alongside Norton, Shukshina and Rylance is Game Of Thrones star Faye Marsay, The Bourne Ultimatum's David Strathairn and Aleksey Serebryakov.

James Watkins, who directed 2012 movie The Woman In Black, joined forces with Oscar-nominated screenwriter Hossein Amini to create the TV series.

They led a writing team including Night Manager writer David Farr, Doctor Who writer Peter Harness and Me Without You's Laurence Coriat.

Ça se précise, ça se précise !