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• March 9, 2010: A nice long video interview with Michael Bassett with clips.

• March 7, 2010: Disney filming John Carter of Mars in Dorset England, dudemusic.tv

Also: Adorable doodle by James up for charity auction.

• March 3, 2010: Solomon Kane article at ClickOnline.com e-magazine. Thanks Red!

• Feb. 27, 2010: Interview with James at the Houston, Examiner.com for Solomon Kane at TIFF. Adorable pic as well. :)

Thanks to Holly for sending me a flyer from the Forbidden Planet appearance! So Cool!! :D

• Feb. 24, 2010: Solomon Kane is at the very top of the IMDB.com page, so pop by and watch the trailer, just in case they may be tracking how much interest there is in it by number of views.

And, there are some nice UK article scans for Kane at this blog: confuzzledreel.blogspot.com.

• Feb. 23, 2010: See the interview with James for A Night Less Ordinary at Nus.org.uk.

• Feb. 22, 2010: Latest images of James on KMK over at RexFeatures.com.

And, photos of James from his TalkSport.net interview.

And, interview with James at News.Scotsman.com.

• Feb. 21, 2010: Cute interview with James over at Metro.co.uk.

• Feb. 20. 2010: James and Mike Bassett met a whole slew of fans at Forbidden Planet in London today! Watch the video!

Solomon Kane is getting great reviews from both critics and fans. Hopes are high that US and other release dates will soon follow. In the meantime be sure to Demand It to be shown in your city!

And, James Purefoy and Willem DaFoe film some John Carter of Mars scenes at Christ's Hospital Boarding School in Horsham, TheArgus: Brighton News.

• Feb. 19, 2010: It's the BIG DAY! Solomon Kane is released in the UK. Here are the latest news bits: Wonderful praise for James at GlobalComment.com.

And, Interview with James at News.BBC.co.uk.

And, Interview with James at TotalSciFiOnline.com.

And, James on London Tonight Tonight.

And, read the first chapter of the Solomon Kane film novelization at HeyYouGuys.co.uk.

And, a few nice reviews: SFFMedia.com & this one is good coming from Guaridan, TheGuardian.co.uk

• Feb. 18, 2010: Be sure to check ANightLessOrdinary.org.uk for images and more from James appearance there on the 16th.

Digital Magazine Talk Sports has a short article, video iinterview and gives Kane 4/5!!

More James interviews for Kane today. ComicBookMovie.com.

And. over at IndieLondon.co.uk.

And, ViewLondon.co.uk has yet another interview.

• Feb. 17, 2010: Keep an eye out on the A Night Less Ordinary website for the full scoop of James appearance there yesterday.

And, SFX review of Solomon Kane 4/5 stars.

And, video interview with James at VodPod.com.

And, EmpireOnline webchat with James transcript is now up.

And, interview with James at DenOfGeek.com.

And, TotalFilm Q&A with James.

And, Solomon Kane review at TimeOut.com.

• Feb. 16, 2010: Loads of Kane stuff going on. Another great video interview with James can be found at DigitalSpy.com.

PRESS RELEASE: James Purefoy @ Forbidden Planet!! Don't you dare miss it, you oh so lucky UK fans!! :)

And, there was a live chat at empireonline.com that I missed. Should be a transcript there for review soon.

And, a nice Solomon Kane review can be found at DenOfGeek.com with this marvelous quote, "[James Purefoy] shouts and growls his way through the script like a West Country Batman"

And, IGN Movies has met James Purefoy and Michael Bassett, promoting Solomon Kane: Hero-Movies.com.

• Feb. 15, 2010: Audio interview with James for Solomon Kane at HeyYouGuys.co.uk. Excellent stuff! :D

And, some new images from Solomon Kane.

• Feb. 12, 2010: New video, James talks more Solomon Kane at Mirror.co.uk.

And, another video, James gives a little tidbit about John Carter of Mars and his take on the Oscars. :D

And, Spotlight on James @ Entertainment.Timesonline.co.uk. Nice interview about Solomon Kane.

• Feb. 10th, 2010: James snagged a quick shot of the Solomon Kane bus ad in London. This was originally posted on Mike Bassett's blog. Very cool!!

• Feb. 9th, 2010: Another wonderful video interview with James at Film4.com.

And, a bit of news about filming John Carter of Mars in Utah: DenverPost.com.

• Feb. 8, 2010: James is interviewed on BBC News Morning show for Solomon Kane. I just LOVE this. http://news.bbc.co.uk

And, The Sun featured an article on Solomon Kane, too, with great photos. Mmm, that bod all tattooed. Nice! TheSun.co.uk

And, James participated in a charity event as a contestant in a quiz to raise money for the Centrepoint charity for homeless people. No photo of James has surfaced yet that I can find, but here is a brief writeup. Guardian.co.uk

• Feb. 7, 2010: Swashbuckling James tells all about his injuries while filming Solomon Kane. Of course I really want them to get to do the trilogy, but I'll worry myself to bits over his wellbeing. Cant' help it. DailyRecord.co.uk

• Feb. 6, 2010: Such darling "Photo Booth" pics of James a the Mat Szwajkos website: http://szwajkos.com - Click on "Celebrity" on the left, then click on "InStyle Celebrity Photo Booth, then click the right arrow at the bottom and he's the fifth photo from the left. Yummy!! ;)

• Feb. 4, 2010: Portions of John Carter of Mars will be filmed in the Lake Powell area. More at The Lake Powell Chronicle

• Feb. 2, 2010: Additional details about the Forbidden Planet Kane signing in London on Sat. Feb. 20th with a nice new photo, though I really wish it was bigger. http://forbiddenplanet.com

Also, First look Ironclad poster! OMG! This has slayed me totally. I'm a mess I tell you! A total mess!!

• Jan. 29, 2010: James & Mike Bassett will be at London's Forbidden Planet to do a signing for Solomon Kane on Feb. 20th. If you can make it, be sure to drop by. www.slashfilm.com

• Jan. 26, 2010: Making of Solomon Kane with James Purefoy, Paul Berrow, and Mike Bassett interview segments and spoilers. YAY!

• Jan. 22, 2010: Wonderful interview with James and Mike Bassett for Solomon Kane in France. I just adore James expressions and the enthusiasm radiating off of them both. I can't believe I still haven't seen this film! UGH!
http://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-33391/interviews/

Also, seeking extras for John Carter of Mars in both the UK and Utah!

* Jan. 20, 2010: Get Solomon Kane on your smart phone, sign up for alerts and email newsletter @ http://www.solomonkane.com

• Jan. 18, 2010: Ciaran Hinds officially joins John Carter of Mars. WOOT!!
http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=26737

Also, James donates to ActionAid to support the Haiti relief efforts.

• Jan. 15, 2010: John Carter of Mars has started filming in London! So excited!! :D
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=62442

• Jan. 13, 2010: Sneak peek at the Ironclad trailer! Oh my heavens, that VOICE!! ::swooon::
http://www.azmovies.net/ironclad.html

• Jan. 11, 2010: The lovely Polly Walker talks about her upcoming role in John Carter of Mars. I'm so utterly pleased about her casting it's crazy! She's beyond perfect for Sarkoja!! Wow!
http://scifiwire.com/2010/01/becoming-a-giant-green-al.php

• First image of James from Ironclad, and it's a "killer!" ;) (click here for full size image and short writeup)


• Jan. 1, 2010: Producer Paul Berrow reports: Solomon Kane #2 in Spain on opening day! (click here)

Paul Berrow, "Well here it is. Opening night we landed the number 2 slot very slightly behind the mighty Avatar in the stats.This is really great news for the start of the New Year....the distributors are very happy and tell me the natural response to the film has surprised even their optimistic expectations. They have been great believers in the franchise right from the start and supported the unique approach to the material. I can see the Spanish speaking world going bright green on my web audit software this morning.Its an important language in global terms as you can imagine.Roll on 2010!"

Also: James Purefoy is "reasonably adventurous" when it comes to food. When interviewed about Heston's Xmas feast he said, "Nothing really scares me food wise."
http://www.channel4.com/food/on-tv/heston-blumenthal...

• Dec. 31, 2009: Spanish magazine scans posted at JamesPurefoy.es with lovely portrait of James:

www.jamespurefoy.es/...

• Dec. 30, 2009: More from Spain. Two web interviews with oh so lovely images of James. Also an interview with Mike Bassett. These are in Spanish, but you can either use the Google toolbar or paste the URL into search and click "translate page":

www.20minutos.es...

www.20minutos.es...

www.guzmanurrero.es...

• Dec, 29, 2009: Solomon Kane fight documentary. This has to be my favorite so far. Rough and sexy James, oh YES:

 

• Dec, 28, 2009: Two videos of an interview with James for Solomon Kane recorded in Spain:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tImWvQdOxXo

http://videos.que.es/informaciondecontenido.php?con=126645

Also, according to James in one of these videos, Heaven and Earth is going ot happen! YAY! Great news!!

• Dec. 26, 2009: A short Spanish article about Solomon Kane with a gorgeous photo of James. Here is the Google translated version link:
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://www.elpais.com

• Dec. 25, 2009: Fresh video interview with Michael Bassett in Spain for Solomon Kane. Video is in English.

 


• Dec. 24, 2009: Solomon Kane, fighting outside the castle walls. Great new scene and such a TEASER! UGH!

 

The Creatures of Solomon Kane. Wonderful shots of James and a great brief on the creature creations for the film. I just LOVE this!

• Dec. 22, 2009: Great interview recorded in France for Solomon Kane. Both James and Michael Bassett talk about the film: http://www.dailymotion.com

• Dec. 16, 2009: A very lovely video interview with James about Solomon Kane. Posted at: http://www.dalealplay.com/

 

• Dec. 15, 2009: Some new images from Solomon Kane emerging on some Spanish sites: http://www.fotogramas.es

• Dec. 14, 2009: James appeared on the holiday food special with Heston Blumenthal and was served a dormouse lollypop. http://www.thesun.co.uk/EWWW!!

• Dec. 9, 2009: Latest Solomon Kane in-depth interview with Michael Bassett in France. http://www.allocine.frLove his comments about James, Kane, and fantasy films.

Video of James and Mike Bassett at French premiere of Kane: http://www.dailymotion.com Very dark & awful music in the intro & exit, but worth seeing for the brief camera-flash glimpses of James. :)

Also, latest photos of James at the Paris Kane premiere: http://www.gettyimages.com (search James Purefoy) and http://www.wireimage.com(thanks redhol2000)

• Dec. 2, 2009: James will take part in a strange sounding Christmas dinner by chef Heston Blumenthal. Channel 4, UK. I so can't miss this!!

Also: The French movie poster for Solomon Kane... it's STUNNING!

 

• Nov. 22, 2009: Access Hollywood video interview with James about The Philanthropist. Originally recorded June 24, 2009: http://www.accesshollywood.com

• Nov. 14, 2009: Ironclad Recreates Rochester Castle Siege - In Wales. http://www.kentnews.co.uk

• Nov. 14, 2009: Ciaran Hinds to play Tardos Mor in John Carter of Mars! YAY!! http://www.ciaranhinds.eu/ - Full cast & crew: http://www.hollywood.com

• Nov. 13, 2009: Director Michael Bassett squashes rumors that Lionsgate has picked up Solomon Kane. Drat! :( http://michaeljbassett.wordpress.com

• Nov. 11, 2009: A nice writeup about the story of Ironclad. http://twitchfilm.net

• Nov. 8, 2009: FusedFilm.com's Exclusive Interview with Michael Bassett: "Understanding Solomon Kane." http://fusedfilm.com

• Oct. 31, 2009: Interview with James and Michael Bassett for Moving Pictures Magazine, Toronto 2009.
http://movingpicturesmagazine.com

• Oct. 30, 2009: Some behind the scenes video from Ironclad. No James that I could see. (Thanks Redhol2000 for posting this to the yahoo group). http://news.bbc.co.uk

• Oct. 29, 2009: Solomon Kane on the web.

- The official French Solomon Kane website has launched: http://www.solomonkane.fr/

- Fan the Solomon Kane Page Officielle on Facebook.

• Oct. 28, 2009: A bit of casting news about Ironclad. http://www.screendaily.com

• Oct. 24, 2009: Two articles from WalesOnline.com about Ironclad beign filmed at Dragon Studios in Cardiff, England.-http://www.walesonline.co.uk
The video at the top of the one below seems to have nothing to do with the article. Maybe it's an error and they'll correct it at some point.
-http://www.walesonline.co.uk

Also, The French Solomon Kane poster is revealed with this nice article: http://packinheat2u.blogspot.com

• Oct. 21, 2009: It's official, we've seen all we're going to see of The Philanthropist. It's been cancelled: http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/the-philanthropist-cancelled/ It's not a big surprise, but still sad.

• Oct. 6, 2009: More Solomon Kane stills here: aurumproducciones.com (Yummy!! Thanks Patri)

Also - Solomon Kane will play twice at the Sitges Film Festival in Spain on Oct. 10th. More information and showtimes are litsed on the Sitges official site. sitgesfilmfestival.com (Thanks Redhol2000)

• Sept. 30, 2009: Excellent news, James will star in film John Carter of Mars, an Edgar Rice Borroughs story. James will play Kantos Kan, the "Han Solo-esque" captain of Xavarian, the Kingdom of Helium’s grand warship. This is going to ROCK! Read more here: collider.com - bscreview.com - comingsoon.net - mania.com - slashfilm.com- liveforfilms - ramascreen

• Sept. 26, 2009: News and shooting locations for Ironclad: thisissouthwales.co.uk

Fab response to Solomon Kane at Fantastic Fest in Austin TX!

•Sept. 25, 2009: Excellent Friday Night Flicks review of Solomon Kane from Fantastic Fest! fridaynightflicks.com

•Sept. 24, 2009: Today Michael Bassett and Paul Berrow are in Austin, TX for Fantastic Fest where Solomon Kane will be showing. the latest news is pending at Solomon Kane on Facebook.

•Sept. 23, 2009: From TIFF: Introduction and Q&A with Michael Bassett and James. The videos are very dark, but the sound is pretty good. moviemoxie.blogspot.com

Plus, Tomorrow is the day for Kane in Austin, TX. If only I could have scored tickets, I would have found a way to go! DRAT! Michael Bassett will attend, but James was unable to be there for this showing. fantasticfest.bside.com

•Sept. 22, 2009: The website for the SITGES International Fantastic Film Festival with info about Solomon Kane and the trailer. You can get your tickets here: http://sitgesfilmfestival.com/cas/programa/entrades
You can also change the language (to English) on the site. (Thanks Patri from JP.es)

•Sept. 21, 2009: The latest links for Kane at TIFF, with some images of James and Michael: moviemoxie.com - petemonsterLJ

Also... Solomon Kane will be shown in Spain at the Siges Festival: corridorstylefilms.com - jamespurefoy.es

•Sept. 19, 2009: More news & reviews of Kane: scifiscoop.com - Cinematical - scifiguy.ca - tor.com

•Sept. 18, 2009: Some news about Ironclad, newsbriefs.ew - filmstalker.co.uk - variety.com - joblo.com - collider.com

•Sept. 17, 2009: TIFF reviews of Kane are pouring in! dailyfilmdose.com - filmjunk.com - twitchfilm.net

James images from TIFF: thestar.com- imnotobsessed.com - wireimage.com - Also check James Facebook page for loads of new and old images!

•Sept. 15, 2009: Solomon Kane Featurette! WOOT!! splashpage.mtv.com

•Sept. 15, 2009: Loads more Kane news today via Google and other alerts: cinerati - philly.com - hollywoodreporter.com - beyondhollywood.com - cinemablend.com (with screencaps!)

• Sept 13, 2009: Latest on TIFF - James is at the Toronto Film Festival with Michael Bassett for Kane - Fear Net: click here. Thanks Redhol2000!Hollywood Reporter: click here.(click here)

• Sept. 11, 2009: The English version of the Solomon Kane trailer is up finally! It's stunning!!!: http://www.dailymotion.com

• Sept. 8, 2009: Very nice writeup about James and Kane for TIFF: http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/TIFF/article/692108

• Sept. 7, 2009: Purchase tickets to see Kane at TIFF: The Toronto International Film Festival, here: http://www.tiff.net Boy, I sure wish we could go!

• Sept. 6, 2009: Good news! James will be much more careful and selective about doing his own stunts. Little quote about Ironclad at this link: http://www.telegraph.co.uk

• Sept. 4, 2009: High hopes for Kane getting picked up at Toronto Film Festival. Here's the artile that talks about it. http://www.screendaily.com

• Sept. 4, 2009: James signed up for the 10:10 campaign to cut emmissions! Click here to learn about it. Sign up now!

• August 20, 2009: James expected to attend the Toronto Film Festival with Michael Bassett for the showing of Kane (click here)

• August 17, 2009: Brand NEW Kane stills here!! Wish they were bigger, dang it! http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/film/4187/gallery

• August 16, 2009: More Comic Con images as of August 09 Through the Lense Blog spot. (click here)

• July 31, 2009: Loverly little Q&A with James for MyLife & Action Aid. Good Stuff!! (click here)

• July 28, 2009: More about that injury James got on the set of Solomon Kane. Sounds so scary, thank God it was not serious! (click here)

• July 26, 2009: Photo and a little tidbit from the set of Philanthropist. (click here)

• July 25, 2009: • The First COMIC CON review of the Kane presentation there: (click here) And here's Michael Bassett's first Tweet after arriving at the Con: "walking through crowds at SDCC with James P getting stopped every 10 yards, I spend most of my time taking pictures for people with James." LOL! Yep, figured that would be the case. :)

• July 24, 2009: Seems James posted a write up about the Philanthropist Episode 5, Kosovo. Very very nice. (click here)

•July, 24, 2009: Several new Kane news bits and LOVE the new images and poster!! (click here)

Also, some news about Kane at Comic Con. (click here)

IMDB will be updated with Comic Con news so keep watch. (click here)

Seems there will be posters ready to be signed for Kane at the Con. (click here)

•July, 21, 2009: Kane invited to Toronto Film Festival-Dates forthcoming. (click here)

• July 20, 2009: You can now download full episodes in regular and HD versions from iTunes store! :)

• July 16, 2009: Another nice image of James at the Burma VJ UK Film Premiere. (click here for article & more images) YAY!

 

• July 15, 2009: James at the Burma VJ UK Film Premiere. Lovely photo. (click here)

 

• July 11, 2009: Three news bits:
- James is now working with ActionAid charity. A very lovely video! (click here) And some more about it here.
- The Fast & Loose theater has a new patron, James! (click here)
- James attended the Serpentine Gallery summer party in Hyde Park.
(click here)

• July 8, 2009: James joined the anti-poverty group Action Aid (click here)

• July 7, 2009: A few news tidbits: James will join Michael Bassett for Comic Con in Calif end of this month. (click here)

• July 1, 2009: Seems James might not have gotten the chance to meet Pres. Obama when he visited the White House. (click here)