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Marton Csokas Cast In ‘Rogue’, ‘Noah’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday July 18, 2012 @ 8:06pm PDTTags: Noah, Rogue, Thandie Newton, The Debt

Marton Csokas has joined the cast of Rogue as the male lead in the DirecTV original series opposite Thandie Newton. Csokas has also been cast in a supporting role in Darren Aronofsky’s Noah, which stars Russell Crowe, Anthony Hopkins, Emma Watson and Jennifer Connelly. Written by Matthew Parkhill, Rogue is executive produced by Nick Hamm, Steven Marrs, Michael Rosenberg and John Morayniss and produced by Entertainment One for DirecTV. The series centers on an undercover cop (Newton) who goes after a crime lord (Csokas) after her young son is killed in a drive-by shooting. Csokas’ previous feature work includes The Debt and Alice In Wonderland as well as The Lord of The Rings trilogy. Rogue marks Csokas’ first series regular role. Production will begin next month in Vancouver. The series will premiere summer 2013. Csokas is represented by WME, Anonymous Content and Troika.

Related: DirecTV Orders Rogue TV Drama

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It’s Official: DirecTV Orders Thandie Newton Drama ‘Rogue’ For Summer 2013

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Thursday May 10, 2012 @ 8:30am PDTTags: DirecTV, Rogue, Thandie Newton

Related: DirecTV Greenlights Original Drama Series ‘Rogue’, Thandie Newton In Talks To Star

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., May 10, 2012 – DIRECTV announced today that it has ordered ten episodes of an original suspense-drama, ROGUE, starring award-winning actress Thandie Newton (Mission Impossible 2, Crash) from leading independent studio Entertainment One Television (eOne) and Greenroom Entertainment. ROGUE marks DIRECTV’s first foray into commissioning an original drama series exclusively for its customers. Production is slated to begin in August 2012 and the series will premiere next summer 2013 on DIRECTV’s Audience Network.

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DirecTV Greenlights Original Drama Series ‘Rogue’, Thandie Newton In Talks To Star

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday March 21, 2012 @ 3:06pm PDTTags: DirecTV, Rogue, Thandie Newton
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Thandie Newton RogueEXCLUSIVE: After venturing into original scripted series with the pickups of two acclaimed dramas that had faced cancellation, Friday Night Lights and Damages, DirecTV is moving onto launching its own original drama series. I’ve learned that the … Read More »

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Jamie Bell Joins British Thriller ‘The Retreat’

By TIM ADLER AND MIKE FLEMING JR. | Thursday August 12, 2010 @ 7:57am PDTTags: Cillian Murphy, Jamie Bell, Movie Casting, Thandie Newton, The Retreat

Jamie Bell has signed on to star with Cillian Murphy and Thandie Newton in The Retreat, the British thriller that begins production in Wales next month. Produced by Magnet Films, the thriller focuses on a couple vacationing on a remote island as they try to repair their marriage. When they find a soldier washed up on the beach in a biohazard suit, they discover everyone else has been killed by an airborne virus. Carl Tibbets is making his directorial debut on the script he wrote and Magnet’s Gary Sinyor is producing and David Frost is exec producer. Read More »

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Cillian Murphy To Star In ‘The Retreat’

By TIM ADLER in London | Wednesday July 28, 2010 @ 5:31am PDTTags: Cillian Murphy, Sony Pictures, Thandie Newton, The Retreat

EXCLUSIVE: The Inception star begins filming this British thriller in September on location in Wales. Thandie Newton will play Murphy’s wife. Sony Pictures has already taken UK rights. Moon was its last British acquisition. Another studio deal is pending for … Read More »

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