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  • GlobalGrind caught up with Australian actress Melissa George to talk about her upcoming film Bag of Bones, based off of Stephen King’s well-known novel.



    The film stars actor Pierce Brosnan as Mike Noonan, an author who is going through a major writer’s block after the death of his wife, Jo.



    Melissa plays Mattie, a town outcast that Pierce helps claim custody of her daughter after the child's grandfather tries to shun her from society.



    Melissa is not only stunningly gorgeous, but she has also entertained us over in the years in such films and TV shows as: 30 Days Of Night, Alias, Grey's Anatomy, In Treatment and many, many others.



    Check out our exclusive interview with Melissa to find out more below!



    GG: We know you are in the process of filming Bags Of Bones, how is it going?



    Melissa George: It is going really well. Meeting Pierce was great, he’s lovely to work with. Got a good attitude, and the costumes are great, the director’s great, the shoot is beautiful. I haven’t done the heavy work really, I’ve done two major scenes yesterday, but I’ve got the bulk of the work next week.



    What is your preparation for a role like this?



    Really it’s about reading the script. And then getting the director’s take on it and reading the book and the idea is that I’m the lead female in the book and I fall in love with Pierce's character. There’s going to be a great age difference … an age gap. She’s very bouncy and happy. She comes across Pierce's character and starts to represent the wife that he lost and she helps put the pieces together so he can discover what really happened to his dead wife. She’s almost like the woman who changes his life.



    It’s just great. Look at the setting … it’s a log cabin in the middle of Nova Scotia on the river and my dress is sort of very 50’s. It’s a very happy role, very bouncy, very cheery. I tend to go for a more dramatic role, but it was a good one! So fun! So good!



    When you start a new project, what are your biggest fears and what are your greatest hopes?



    It’s going to be the largest thing I have ever had movie-wise. I think because it is a four hour tele-movie you’re going to get more and the fact that Pierce took it on, it says a lot about the quality of the job. Also, the director … I worked with him 10 years ago and the fact that he just hired me without even reading was such an honor and when I got on set, the camera crew was just so good between Pierce and I, that the studio is just very happy. It's so great to be opposite a leading man, with such an amazing career and as a female, you know that for sure you always want to be put alongside the best possible leading man. You want them to [be] better than you in many ways, or their stature to be bigger and I think it makes me want to be a better actress. It makes me stretch myself a little bit. I just hope it comes out great, I think it will! The script is dynamite!



    >>> The entire interview
  • Her dress is sort of very '50s???



    John
  • Wal-Mart chic?
  • That would be more in line with what the book is.



    John
  • According to Dread Central:



    Two young actresses have joined the cast of A&E's four-hour adaptation of the Stephen King novel "Bag of Bones" from director Mick Garris: Caitlin Carmichael, who has credits in both "True Blood" and "Dexter", is playing Kyra Devore while local Canadian thespian Fiona Forsythe has signed on for an as yet unnamed character.
  • More Bag of Bones casting news: Jason Priestly as Mike's agent and William Schallert as Max Devore. Priestly has been directing and acting in Haven, lately, so he must like spending time in Nova Scotia! Schallert looks perfect, though he usually plays more congenial characters.
  • A&E has released a behind the scenes teaser video for Bag of Bones airing in December. The two-and-a-half-minute video features commentary from the cast and on-set footage that will surely pique your interest.

    Bag of Bones Coming to A&E this December



    A&E Network presents “Stephen King’s Bag of Bones,” a four-hour epic miniseries based on The New York Times #1 bestselling novel, and featuring Pierce Brosnan’s return to television. The two-night event from Sony Pictures Television premieres on Sunday, December 11 and concludes on Monday, December 12, airing at 9PM ET/PT on both nights.



    “Bag of Bones” is a ghost story of grief and lost love's enduring bonds, about an innocent child caught in a terrible crossfire and a new love haunted by past secrets. Melissa George (“In Treatment”), Annabeth Gish (“Brotherhood”), Anika Noni Rose (Dreamgirls), William Schallert (“The Patty Duke Show”), Jason Priestley (“Beverly Hills, 90210”) and Caitlin Carmichael (“True Blood”) also star.



    In “Bag of Bones,” bestselling novelist Mike Noonan (Brosnan) is unable to stop grieving after the sudden death of his wife Jo (Gish). Suffering from writer’s block, a dream inspires him to return to the couple's lakeside retreat in western Maine. While there, Mike befriends an attractive young widow, Mattie (George) and her daughter Kyra (Carmichael), and becomes involved in a custody battle with the child's enormously wealthy grandfather, Max (Schallert). Though his ability to write suddenly returns, Mike is plagued by ever-escalating nightmares and mysterious ghostly visitations from Sara Tidwell (Rose), a blues singer whose spirit lingers in the house. As he is haunted by the many secrets at the lake, Mike comes to realize that his late wife still has something to tell him.


    Check out the Behind-the-Scenes Preview Video
  • Looks pretty good. I'm excited.
  • Nicholas Pike will compose the score for Bag of Bones.
  • Movie tie-in trade paperback announced:



    Pocket Books, December 2011

    Trade Paperback, 560 pages

    ISBN-10: 1451678622

    ISBN-13: 9781451678628
  • A&E has announced that its four hour miniseries Bag of Bones will premiere on the cable network on Sunday December 11, 2011 and conclude on Monday December 12, 2011.



    The official website is www.bewarethelake.com
  • King novel in the bag at A&E



    P.S. Stay tuned for my 35-minute interview with Mick Garris in the near future.
  • Photos from Bag of Bones



    A&E has loaded the Facebook page with a slew of images from the Mick Garris-directed adaptation of Stephen King's "Bag of Bones".
  • Too bad I avoid Facebook.  I'm almost willing to sign up. Almost.



    John
  • Instead, go here! Some great photos. Check out the books beside Mike Noonan, for example (Mike Enslin's, for example, from 1408). Or the bumper sticker behind the butcher. This is where Stephen King fans go when they die!
  • This is cool -- I tweeted about the Dark Score site, saying how much fun the photos were, and I Stephen Coulson responded to me: "Your books were VERY helpful during that photoshoot." The name wasn't familiar to me, so I looked him up -- he's with Campfire, "a marketing agency that launches products and changes perceptions through storytelling. We ignite the influencers, fan cultures and communities that drive results for our clients."
  • Can I brag? I'm very happy about these photos...











    Lilja
  • That is very cool.



    I think every fictional author who's ever been in a King story has a book on the shelves in the bookstore.
  • A&E NETWORK LAUNCHES INTERACTIVE ONLINE PREQUEL TO ‘STEPHEN KING’S BAG OF BONES’



    IMMERSIVE VISUAL NARRATIVE EXPLORES SECRETS OF FOUR-HOUR TELEVISION EVENT WITH HAUNTED PHOTO GALLERIES AND HIDDEN SECRETS



    NEW YORK – November 9, 2011 -- A&E Network has launched an online narrative prequel, ‘Dark Score Stories,’ to “Stephen King’s Bag of Bones,” a four-hour epic miniseries based on The New York Times #1 bestselling novel, and featuring Pierce Brosnan’s return to television. ‘Dark Score Stories’ (www.darkscorestories.com) is a visual and interactive exploration of the setting and characters of “Bag of Bones” through a series of eerie, animated images, striking black-and-white still photographs and audio interviews.



    In ‘Dark Score Stories,’ characters from the upcoming miniseries (including those played by stars Pierce Brosnan, Annabeth Gish and Melissa George) come to life in seven striking, photojournalistic portraits and oral histories. Each vignette will provide a glimpse into every day life at Dark Score Lake, “Bag of Bones” setting, and is introduced with an animated still – a unique visual technique with subtle, mysterious movements hinting at the dark secrets bubbling beneath the surface of each tale. Visitors to the site will find a series of secrets hidden in the rich detail of each image, recognizable especially to Stephen King fans.



    “The worlds and characters of Stephen King have an incredible depth,” said Guy Slattery, Senior Vice President of Marketing, A&E Network. “’Dark Score Stories’ is a great opportunity for fans to explore the rich world of ‘Bag of Bones’ before they experience the excitement of our premiere.”



    The haunting photography is by award-winning Danish photojournalist Joachim Ladefoged, whose work has previously appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Newsweek and TIME. ‘Dark Score Stories’ was created for A&E by Campfire, a marketing agency founded by the creators of The Blair Witch Project.



    “Bag of Bones” is a ghost story of grief and lost love's enduring bonds, about an innocent child caught in a terrible crossfire and a new love haunted by past secrets. Melissa George (“In Treatment”), Annabeth Gish (“Brotherhood”), Anika Noni Rose (Dreamgirls), William Schallert (“The Patty Duke Show”), Jason Priestley (“Beverly Hills, 90210”) and Caitlin Carmichael (“True Blood”) also star in the television event premiering Sunday, December 11 and concludes on Monday, December 12, airing at 9PM ET/PT on both nights.



    “Bag of Bones” is produced by Sony Pictures Television for A&E. Executive producers are Mark Sennet for Mark Sennet Entertainment, Inc., Mick Garris for Nice Guy Productions, Inc. and Stewart Mackinnon for Headline Pictures Limited. Brian Gary and David Davoli are the co-executive producers. Mick Garris directed the Matt Venne penned script, based on The New York Times #1 bestseller by Stephen King.



    For more information on “Bag of Bones” visit http://www.aetv.com/BagofBones or the show’s Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/BagofBonesAETV.
  • I got this wonderful promo book from A&E today:











    It has a foreword by Mick Garris and is published by Zenith House. Sound familiar?
  • Yeah, I got one as well and it's beutiful.



    Lilja
  • Playing Tag with Death: Part 1 of my interview with Mick Garris.
  • Some new photos from Bag of Bones at News from the Dead Zone
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