Merry Xmas!

To Each And EveryOne Of Those Who Read Me...

Merry Xmas!

AP

PhotoShoot

So Many Thanks, Neutron And Suzi for bringing this up to my attention! 

As the links you provided "did not work for me", I shortened them. :)

Mark Harrison - Suzikane's Photos- powered by SmugMug

http://bit.ly/72pdGx

Mike Owen - Suzikane's Photos- powered by SmugMug

http://bit.ly/57yF7o

http://suzikane.smugmug.com/Ioan-Gruffudd

Igam Ogam

BBC - TV commission gives Cardiff company the Zoo Factor "Calon is also developing a prime-time comedy with ITV and their latest pre-school animation Igam Ogam was premiered on S4C featuring the voice of Ioan Gruffudd."

http://bit.ly/5xLFuL

Ioan And Math Mention

So Lucky! They Can Dine Out!

WalesOnline - News - Wales News - Photographer thinks Rhodri pictured with tea, suits him to a T

"Welsh celebrities such as Anthony Hopkins, Ioan Gruffudd and Matthew Rhys, he said, shared the same ability to talk about rugby and the minutiae of life in Wales – even when out for dinner together in Hollywood.

He said: “They are all the same – I could have been down the pub with the boys.”

Mr Morris hopes the picture will have a place in the Assembly for decades to come."

http://bit.ly/7CBX6y

Mixed Mentions

"Hollywood star Ioan Gruffudd and Manic Street Preachers singer James Dean Bradfield will help the Wales and Blues star raise money to help vulnerable children and cancer victims as part of his testimonial year, dubbed "Spirit of Wales"."

http://bit.ly/5E4iP0

In Search of a Hero: Halloween, Christmas and Other Atrocities

"Amazing Grace (2006)The story of William Wilberforce (Ioan Gruffuld), the tireless politician who eradicated slavery from the British Empire, is featured in this mannered, and yet frequently inspiring film. Gruffuld is effective enough, although there are times (such as his scenes with Albert Finney) where he seems strangely absent, too much so considering the charismatic force which we know Wilberforce to have been. This is also a movie about a politican who believed in parliament and was disinterested in any kind of armed revolution, so be warned."

http://bit.ly/6kVTyl

90 Minutes With Sigourney Weaver -- New York Magazine

"In Jake Kasdan's The TV Set, for example, Weaver took a man's role and even kept the name: Lenny. Lenny had things to say on the topic of boobs. “I think it's more accurate coming from a woman,” Weaver says. “I don't think her boobs are real is definitely something a woman would say.”"

http://bit.ly/8fRYeH

Lance Mention

How Hollywood destroyed our classical legends | Film | The Guardian

"But if Lancelot first drew breath in the steppes of central Asia, why would you get an actor named Ioan Gruffudd to play him?"

http://bit.ly/5KepIi

Tweet

AWWWWWWWWW. Lucky guy; he can afford to eat out!

Still, I cannot see where the poster tweets from. I'd hope Ireland because of Toad. :)

i served Ioan Gruffudd aka mr fantastic today, why do you always realise who they are too late!

http://twitter.com/katesee

Rom Tome Mention

Whereabouts: Ioan Gruffudd

http://romancingthetome.blogspot.com/2009/11/whereabouts-ioan-gruffudd .html

More On Igam

WalesOnline - News - Cardiff News - Siwan and Macsen are S4C's youngest stars

"They will feature alongside Cardiff-born Fantastic Four actor Ioan Gruffudd who narrates each of the 10-minute episodes following Igam Ogam and her friends Doggy the dinosaur, Roly the monkey and Triple Tog, the sabre tooth tiger, on their adventures as they learn about typical pre-school situations.

Ioan, who became a dad for the first time in September when his wife Alice Evans gave birth to their daughter Ella Betsi, recorded his role via a link-up with a studio near his LA home."

http://bit.ly/hsKE5

Ioan Mention - Where To Eat

Where to eat? Home! :D

WalesOnline - News - Wales News - They've all got a little list... an insight into lives of great rugby players

"Rugby's Best of the Best also includes Hollywood A-lister Ioan Gruffudd's guide to the best places to eat in Los Angeles, Katherine Jenkins' thoughts on the best places to sing and rugby legend Gareth Edwards' advice on the best river fishing locations."

http://bit.ly/2QXwfB

Ioan mention - Whewe

Where to eat? Home! :D

WalesOnline - News - Wales News - They've all got a little list... an insight into lives of great rugby players

"Rugby's Best of the Best also includes Hollywood A-lister Ioan Gruffudd's guide to the best places to eat in Los Angeles, Katherine Jenkins' thoughts on the best places to sing and rugby legend Gareth Edwards' advice on the best river fishing locations."

http://bit.ly/2QXwfB

Toad PhotoShoot

More Pics From Toad. :)

Agentura isifa Image Service http://bit.ly/4n88r

Reading For Ella

A Little Bit More Complete

WalesOnline - News - Wales News - Ioan Gruffudd reveals daughter'As inspiration for new role

http://bit.ly/1Z4PE6

Video

Thanks Bonita @IoanZone - Choo Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fIf2uUODf0

Reading For Ella

WalesOnline - Lifestyle - I read my lines to my baby girl, admits Ioan Gruffudd

http://bit.ly/1MCgBH

http://itn.co.uk/c2677f15e072f75c02d9d242e222db22.html

More Pics - Cassie

Cassie's post: 

http://cassie00.livejournal.com/46645.html

Back In US! Jimmy Choo

Back In US!

Jimmy Choo For H&M - Arrivals

http://www.gettyimages.com/Search/Search.aspx?contractUrl=1&language=en-US&family=editorial&p=Ioan&src=standard

http://www.rexfeatures.com/search/?kw=Ioan&iso=GBR&viah=Y&lkw=Gruffudd&stk=N&sft=&search_oldest.x=-1&search_newest.x=0&search_newest.y=0

http://www.wireimage.com/SearchResults.aspx?navtyp=SRH&sfld=C&logsrch=1&s=Gruffudd

http://www.filmmagic.com/SearchResult.aspx?str=Gruffudd&sfld=C

The Kid PhotoShoot

PhotoShoot For The Kid! :) - June 2009

Scroll Down

http://www.rexfeatures.com/search/?kw=Ioan&ord=N

Ioan In UK (For Toad?)

Ioan Gruffudd and Alice Evans in Mortehoe pub ¦ this is North Devon

"A CELEBRITY couple were believed be staying in North Devon at weekend.

Hornblower star Ioan Gruffudd and his actress wife Alice Evans who appears
in hit US series Lost, visited a pub in Mortehoe on Saturday and Sunday with
their baby daughter Ella Betsi who was born in September."

http://bit.ly/LUx9v

Amazing Grace

On the last sentence: didn't Ioan and MA say they "fell in love" with each other and with the movie? 

Meteorology and Evolution « Cherry Makes

"Seeing Toby Jones and Ben Cumberbatch in a film together again made me recall Amazing Grace which had similarities to Creation, though I liked Amazing Grace a lot more. Like Creation, it takes an enormous subject with lots of implications (the British parliament abolishing the slave trade) and looks at it through a particular aspect ... the relationship between William Wilberforce (Ioan Gruffudd) and his wife (Romola Garai), and also the strong friendship between Wilberforce and Prime Minister William Pitt (Ben Cumberbatch). Like Creation, this film also has an incredibly strong supporting cast ... seriously, I could go on and on… in quite small roles. From what director Michael Apted has said, I get the impression that he was only allowed to make the film with 3 relatively unknown leads (in the days before Ioan attacked Hollywood) if he lured in big names for other parts, as an audience draw. Anyway, Amazing Grace is a terrific film and I can recommend it."

http://bit.ly/19x1AF

Centuy City - SPOILERISH

Lower Decks » Blog Archive » Review from the FuturePast "Century City" http://bit.ly/3D2qab

Ella

More on EBJEG. These articles areslightly different from the others. :)

Ioan Gruffudd and Alice Evans Introduce Their Daughter, Ella Betsi Janet! |
PREGNANT HOLLYWOOD

http://bit.ly/45kmnk

David Beckham plays doting dad - Celebrity | Bounty "This comes after fellow
Brit Ioan Gruffudd, who is also living in LA with his family, unveiled his
new baby to the world last week.Welsh-born Ioan and his actress wife Alice
Evans were pictured holding baby Ella Betsi Evans-Gruffudd on their
doorstep.The little girl was born back in September, weighing in at a
healthy 6lb 3oz."

http://bit.ly/3vcDPA

Gary Hawes On IoanZone

IoanzoneCommunity :: View topic - From Director, Gary Hawes

http://bit.ly/2oJzl1

Welsh Myths

Marco Christen (XPCT2WN) on Twitter "Interactive Myths: Journey into the world of Welsh myths as actors Ioan Gruffudd and Ruth Jones read..."

http://bit.ly/4DBDmL

http://bit.ly/15FsZ9

Take Your Seat

A big thanks to Ioan Gruffudd for his support - he has bought a seat in our
soon to be built 450-seat theatre http://tiny.cc/5WBEj

http://twitter.com/#search?q=Ioan%20Gruffudd

http://www.rwcmd.ac.uk/other/capital_development_project/take_your_seat.aspx

Meet Ella!

Meet Ella Betsi Janet Gruffudd! – Celebrity Baby Blog – People.com http://bit.ly/PaC8W

Charity

give me a look » Blog Archive » Blog:Star’s cyber-fans help Welsh charity

American fans of Welsh movie star Ioan Gruffudd have donated thousands of dollars to a Welsh charity through the internet.

The Hornblower and Titanic star was amazed that fans from as far as New York, San Francisco and Chicago tapped into cyberspace to give cash to his home charity.

The actor backed Cardiff-based charity Tenovus by taking part in their video “The Rough Guide to Cancer” along with fellow Welsh star Catherine Zeta Jones and Yasmin le Bon.

Fans picked up the details on the internet and donated up to $3,000. The funds were raised through two Ioan Gruffudd fan clubs - the HMS Hornblower Message Board, run from San Francisco, and the Ioan Gruffudd Mailing List from Chicago.

“I am totally overwhelmed that my internet fans have clubbed together for such a worthy cause,” said Ioan.

“It’s amazing to think that money has been zipping across the globe through the internet.

“It means a great deal to me personally that my fans should raise money for Tenovus, which is such a true Welsh institution.”

http://bit.ly/O75od

Ella!

Ioan Gruffudd and Alice Evans introduce their first child as they pose with baby Ella on doorstep of their home | Mail Online http://bit.ly/eyV1r

Graden Review

Garden:

http://www.herald.ie/entertainment/film-cinema/love-commitment-and-family-tragedy-1910220.html

Happy Birthday, Ioan!

Happy Birthday! :) Enjoy this first one as a father. :) Also, hugs to EB, who is 1 month today. .)

More Details

Someone "wrote down the script of the show", so to speak. :)

Matthew Rhys Evans Mugged...By Pregnant Woman? : LimeLife http://bit.ly/kd3dG

Math - Mouth

Math opened his mouth. :)

NEWS WELSH STARS RHYS AND GRUFFUD MUGGED BY PREGNANT WOMAN

Music, movie & Entertainment News

http://bit.ly/c9745

The TV Set On TV

>> The TV Set '06. David Duchovny. A network picks up Mike Klein's pilot for a TV series, and now he must navigate through one incompetent executive after another, hoping the concept of the show still bears some resemblance to his original idea.
(R) (1:30) TMC: Tue. 8:05 A.M., Sat. noon.

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09277/1002299-67.stm

No NY Comic Con, It Seems

I seems as if appearances have have been canceled. :(

As of tonight, all the celebrities mentioned in the posting have been removed from the Big Apple Comic-Con's website, except for Willem Dafoe. 

Link totally stolen from a post Kevin Boyd made. Thanks for the heads up.

http://thepakistanicomicreader.wordpress.com/2009/10/01/trouble-brewing-with-the-2009-big-apple-comic-con/

Math Talks Ioan

Math @ Jimmy Kimmel - Ioan Mention from Minute 2. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVUUtIEGDUk&feature=player_embedded

Garden DVD

Win Fireflies in the Garden on DVD! - rollcreditsonline.com

http://bit.ly/3yh8vz

The Salon - Mention

I remember the Bay Restaurant; the salon is new to me. :)

Former Biomorphic salon owner Ronan Quigley in court to face bankruptcy hearing "The salon, once one of Wales's best-known, was opened by Hollywood star Ioan Gruffudd in 2001, and featured in Channel Five's reality show Trust Me I'm a Beauty Therapist in 2006." http://bit.ly/mJzet

The Kid

Many thanks to neutron @ IMDB. :)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00mqjxb

You need to fast forward to 13:34 to watch The Kid on location

Enjoy!

Hurry its only available for another four days...

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0344435/board/inline/147909716

Ioan On TV - KA And FF

Not exactly my fave, but...

King Arthur - Friday Sept 26 - 21:10 - Rete 4

FF- Sunday Sept 20 - Italia 1

Gary Hawes

Thanks Stevie @IoanZone

VFS Blog - After The End of the World (And Jennifer’s Body)

"But he's also kept making his own short films, exercising his creative muscle while patiently learning from some of the best in the business. The shorts stand out partly because of their impressive casts, featuring out-of-town talent like Ioan Gruffudd (Fantastic Four) and Alan Cumming (X2) and top Vancouver actors like Alisen Down (Battlestar Galactica) and Thea Gill (Queer as Folk). Gary was touted by Screen International UK as one of “Ten Short Filmmakers to Watch For”, and his most recent short, Swap, was nominated for five Leo Awards in 2007."

http://bit.ly/1p0cFl

Mention - PSwayze

This mention allows me to bring my thoughts and prayers to the Swayze - Niemi family. :(

Dirty Dancing Memories | Stuff.co.nz

" I strongly suspect that Patrick Swayze has the dubious distinction of being the only bloke that both my mother and I have fancied (though I haven't quizzed her on her feelings toward Colin Firth or Ioan Gruffudd, so I may be wrong about that, I'm sure she'll let me know one way or the other)."

http://bit.ly/1lfGs

Thanks Nicolette @ IoanZone

http://ioanzone.19.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?p=30991&sid=a64e3bffe5eb6e53da5090962946ae3c#30991

FF On TV

Thanks Frances @ IoanZone

FF
Sunday 20th September
21:20
Italia 1

The TV Set On TV

On Demand movie picks - The Boston Globe

"THE TV SET (Encore on Comcast) A satire about network TV - subtopic: pilot season - that's small, astute, and merciless. David Duchovny plays the hapless creator of a would-be hit and Sigourney Weaver (above) is an assured, soulless programming executive; both are great fun to watch. It's inside baseball, but writer-director Jake Kasdan hits every one of his targets, and how often does that happen? Costarring Ioan Gruffudd. (R; runs through Oct. 8)"

http://bit.ly/16FHTz

Wales OnLine

WalesOnline - Lifestyle - New daughter for Ioan Gruffudd

http://bit.ly/3gCFLW

Hello! Mag

Definitely, the couple loves Hello! Mag. :)

♥~Celebs and Bubs~♥: Alice Evans :"Ella is very small and unbelievably beautiful,"

"Two years after their romantic ocean-side wedding at a Mexican resort, acting couple Ioan Gruffudd and his 38-year-old wife Alice Evans have become the Fantastic Three, hellomagazine.com can report.The photogenic pair welcomed a healthy little girl named Ella Betsi Janet, weighing six lbs, three oz, at 2.16am on Sunday in Los Angeles."Ella is very small and unbelievably beautiful," her overjoyed mum told us, before adding fondly that the smasher "hasn't got much hair yet".One of the baby's middle names - Janet - is in honour of Alice's own mother, who passed away ten years ago this month."

http://bit.ly/2AMsoD

Ella Betsi!

US Magazine reports that Fantastic Four star Ioan Gruffudd and wife, actress Alice Evans have welcomed a baby girl!

After a 40-hour-labor, Alice gave birth to Ella Betsi Evans Griffith at 2:16am on Sunday morning (August 6). Baby Ella weighed in at 6lbs 3oz and measured 21 inches in length.

Alice is most recently known for her role as Eloise Hawking on Lost, while Ioan is best known for playing Mr. Fantastic in Fantastic Four.

This is the first baby for the couple who announced the pregnancy in April. They currently reside in Los Angeles.

Ioan, 35, and Alice, 38, met on the set of 102 Dalmatians in 2000 and were married in Mexico in 2007.

Congratulations to the happy couple!

ETA - All Links provided. So far. :)http://www.usmagazine.com/momsbabies/news/ioan-gruffudd-and-alice-evans-a-dad-200999http://celebrity-babies.com/2009/09/09/ioan-gruffudd-and-alice-evans-welcome-daughter-ella-betsi/http://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/00027086.htmlhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20303402,00.htmlhttp://celebritybabyscoop.com/2009/09/09/ioan-gruffudd-alice-evans-welcome-a-daughter

W On La7

Calling all my Fratelli D'Italia:

I was given a TV guide @ my discount and...

9/11
La7
21.10

W.

FF3 - Proposal From IGN

An alternative FF cast: proposal from from IGN. :)

IGN: Players Wanted: Fantastic Four Reboot

Jon Hamm as Reed Richards

We were torn between Mad Men's Don Draper and Bruce Greenwood (AKA Trek's new Christopher Pike) for the role of the smartest man ever made. But we put ourselves into (cringe) the studio's mindset and went with youth over age.

Hamm is one of the few actors who you can actually see thinking on screen, processing choices and risks that would come in handy for rebooting Reed Richards and keeping the character closer to his comic book origins. Hamm was also built to be a leading man and blend in with an ensemble, which is another win for the new Fantastic Four. Fox tends to tap rising TV talent for their feature film projects, see Jennifer Garner in Elektra, or Chiklis in the original F4 films. Hamm is the Clooney of cable TV right now. If he's not at the top of the studio's short list, he should be.

http://bit.ly/1NRWD

Moonacre Tickets - Oz

New Pics - Check Up!

~Celebs and Bubs~: Parents To Be Ioan Gruffudd and Alice Evans

"Ioan Gruffudd gives his wife Alice Evans a hand on the way to her check-up in LA. Ioan and Alice are expecting their first child this month."

http://bit.ly/dFSos

FF3 OverHaul

Fantastic Four to get Film Overhaul : Comicbook.com Blog 

http://bit.ly/QmKYy

icWales Coverage

WalesOnline - News - Wales News - Why a rise of the rush remake could deprive Ioan of his super status

http://bit.ly/t5Lvd

FF3 Reboot - Pouring Articles

Articles on FF3 are literally pouring. :)

Ioan Gruffudd - Google News

http://bit.ly/3Ihlmy

IGN - Reboot Confrimed

IGN says "reboot confirmed", whatever it means.

Fantastic Four Reboot Confirmed

Fox hires Batman & Robin scribe to oversee redo.

http://movies.ign.com/articles/102/1020293p1.html

FF3 - Reboot

After Disney bought Marvel, the rumors of a reboot started again.

Fox sets 'Fantastic' reboot - Entertainment News, Film News, Media - Variety

"The 2005 "Fantastic Four" and 2007 sequel "Rise of the Silver Surfer" were directed by Tim Story and starred Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans and Michael Chiklis. Since the deals for the reboot are just getting made, it is unclear if any of them will return."

http://bit.ly/dDrHL

Fox Will Reboot Fantastic Four | /Film

Variety reports that a screenwriter has been hired to reboot the franchise: Michael Green, a producer/writer for Smallville, Everwood and Heroes (ugh…) who co-wrote the upcoming big screen adaptation of The Green Lantern. No other details are known at this time, as Fox has not commented about its plans. But one would assume that the creative talent (and I use that term loosely) from the original 2005 film and the 2007 sequel, will not be a part of this new attempt. And that includes director Tim Story and stars Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans and Michael Chiklis.

http://bit.ly/Soo5n

Fox Set to Reboot FANTASTIC FOUR Franchise

http://bit.ly/hkEIq

The TV Set On TV

The TV Set '06. David Duchovny. A network picks up Mike Klein's pilot for a TV series, and now he must navigate through one incompetent executive after another, hoping the concept of the show still bears some resemblance to his original idea. (R) (1:30) SHO: Sun. 8:45 A.M.

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09242/993912-67.stm

NY Comic Con

Confirmed, it seems. :) "Daddied" WelshCake hits The Big Apple. :)

Boondock Saint Willem Dafoe to headline Big Apple Comic-Con guest list - Film Fetish

"Dafoe joins other confirmed celebrity guests including Linda Hamilton (Terminator 1 and 2), Sean Young (Blade Runner), Ioan Gruffudd (Fantastic Four), and Emma Caufield (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)."

http://bit.ly/lNwq7

Moonacre

Nice pics from Moonacre. :)

Ioan Gruffudd as Sir Benjamin in The Secret of Moonacre

- Movie pictures

http://bit.ly/O9207

Ioan Pics

forning @ IGFForum brought these to my attention. Once again, the contagious smile makes an appearance. :)

IMG: http://www.contactmusic.com/pics/lb/art_of_elysium_gala_2_110109/ioan_gruffudd_2239209.jpg

IMG: http://www.contactmusic.com/pics/lb/italia_film_fest_160209/ioan_gruffudd_5248939.jpg

IMG: http://www.contactmusic.com/pics/lb/fallout_3_launch_8_171008/ioan_gruffudd_2127071.jpg

--
Love

AP

Odd HH Mention

Only myself could have mentioned Horatio in a Health Care Article. Well, not.

Israpundit » Blog Archive » Let's Put Health Care Rationing On the Table: Don't Treat AIDS

"In the new Horatio Hornblower series with Ioan Gruffudd, a sailor who merely eats more than his ration of food is flogged while the captain, Sir Edward Pellew, promises to hang the next such transgressor."

http://bit.ly/AMiRZ

Ioan And OY

I know WelshCake and OY were friends (it was said repeatedly); I did not know they competed over the same role. :)

>> In fact I came close once, when I was up against (Cardiff-born actor) Ioan Gruffudd, who's a friend of mine, for a role in the Fantastic Four.

http://bit.ly/MKsta

AMC - Garden

Flashback Five - The Best Julia Roberts Movies You've Never Seen

>> 1. Fireflies in the Garden (2008)

Julia Roberts stars as the matriarch of a family torn apart by tragedy in this movie that practically nobody has heard of. Beyond Roberts' performance, one of her strongest to date, there's the all star cast including Ryan Reynolds, Willem Dafoe, Emily Watson, Carrie-Anne Moss, Ioan Gruffudd, and Hayden Panettiere. So why didn't you see this? Because it was only released in Germany, though it was made right here in the U.S.A.

http://blogs.amctv.com/future-of-classic/2009/08/underrated-julia-roberts-movies.php

HQ Pics

Many Thanks To Crystal And Nic @ CUtopia.

Stroll In HQ

http://tinyurl.com/pj5462

Thnaks To LLK @ CUtopia

Pea Pod HQ: http://tinyurl.com/qrerm9

icWales - Pea Pod

Not very precise, still sweet mention. :)

>> FINDING clothes to suit your figure is never easy, least of all when
you're pregnant.

So it's no surprise Ioan Gruffudd and his wife, Alice Evans, whose baby is
due in September, have been splashing the cash in A Pea in the Pod – a
favourite Beverly Hills haunt for celebrity mothers-to-be.

Gruffudd, originally from Llwydcoed, Aberdare, met Ms Evans, 37, in 2002
while filming 102 Dalmatians. They wed in Mexico in 2007 and announced they
were expecting their first child earlier this year.

Gruffudd revealed last month he already knew the sex of their baby, and said
he could not wait to become a father.

The 35-year-old said he'd been working “very hard” to keep his wife of two
years happy during the pregnancy, and added: “It's been one long summer, and
I've basically been the best husband in the world – or trying to be!”

Those good intentions were evident when pictures yesterday showed the couple
shopping at A Pea in the Pod just four days after attending the launch of
Nicole Richie's new and exclusive maternity line for the department store,
which has also provided maternity wear for stars including actresses Sarah
Michelle Gellar, Parminder Nagra and Marley Shelton.

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/08/12/the-challenge-of-staying-on-trend-with-a-growing-bump-91466-24377624/

http://tinyurl.com/qtencl

Ioan @ Bar 1200

August 10: Ioan @ Bar 1200


They are among the pea pod ones

http://tinyurl.com/oy3dso

Glamour Stroll

Glamour Covers The Stroll. :) So Nice!

Ioan Gruffudd and Alice Evans were all smiles as they were spotted doing some maternitywear shopping in Beverly Hills. Alice, who sported an impressive baby bump, took her very patient husband round the LA stores, before making some purchases at A Pea In The Pod boutique.

http://tinyurl.com/lsb8dc

http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/celebrity/photo-galleries/glam-cam-voting/090811-ioan-gruffudd-with-pregnant-wife-al.aspx

New Pics!

New Pics!

Sightings In LA. :)

If you "do not trust the links", you can go directly to the sites. :)

Film Magic: http://tinyurl.com/ioanfm
WireImage: http://tinyurl.com/ioanwi
Getty: http://tinyurl.com/ioangtt
Rex: http://tinyurl.com/ioanrxf
Isifa: http://tinyurl.com/ioanisf

More Pod

More On Pod Prices. :) And another new-ish pic. 

http://www.americansuperstarmag.com/pics/alice-evans-and-ioan-gruffudd -pictures-nicole-richie-a-pea-in-the-pod-maternity-line-launch-par

http://tinyurl.com/lsamwc

More Pea Pod

Another coverage from Pea Pod. I didn't notice Rick Forrester was there, too. :) 

http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheydidnt/38035748.html

http://celebritybabyupdate.blogspot.com/2009/08/nicole-and-other-expectant-stars-shine.html

With Ben Lyons

Ioan And Ben Lyons. :) Funny And Natural pic. :)

http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/celebs/c111767_Ioan_Gruffudd.html

http://alternativechronicle.wordpress.com/2009/08/08/criticizing-the-c ritics/

More Coverage From Pea Pod

>> Ioan Gruffudd is a hands-on dad already! The actor helps wife Alice Evans show off that belly on Thursday evening.

The couple know the sex of the baby they expect in September, but are staying mum. What will they share?

http://tinyurl.com/n9zqd4

http://celebrity-babies.com/2009/08/07/expectant-celebrity-moms-party- at-nicole-richies-line-launch/

Daughter

More Coverage!

Lovely AJ and lovely hubby out in LA 

Radieux, le couple, qui attend avec impatience leur premier enfant (une petite fille !), est apparu plus amoureux que jamais.

Deeply In Love and expecting A DAUGHTER. :)

http://tinyurl.com/lbo8ve

http://www.purepeople.com/article/alice-evans-une-future-maman-tres-en-forme-s-et-folle-de-son-seduisant-mari-ioan-gruffudd_a37300/1

New Pics - Pea Pod

A Pea In The Pod Launch Party For The Nicole Richie Maternity Collection

06 Aug 2009

If you "do not trust the links", you can go directly to the sites. :)

Film Magic: http://tinyurl.com/ioanfm
WireImage: http://tinyurl.com/ioanwi
Getty: http://tinyurl.com/ioangtt
Rex: http://tinyurl.com/ioanrxf
Isifa: http://tinyurl.com/ioanisf

Happy Birthday, Alice!

Just wanted to wish Alice a very happy birthday! Many returns of the day. :)

Ioan Pics

Many thanks to the ones who posted these. :)

http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/3696/380570k7yukm7.jpg
http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/6716/060154086ylyt9.jpg
http://storeimgs.com/out.php/i24576_2007.05.27NASCARNextelCupZimbio009.jpg
http://storeimgs.com/out.php/i24585_2005.03.17Showest001.jpg
http://storeimgs.com/out.php/i24486_2007.02.20HollywoodnewswireAmazingGrace001.jpg

Ioan And Math Mention

Si ripropone il duetto di spin isotopico.

-When asked how he felt about joining the likes of Ioan Gruffudd in the Gorsedd, Rhys said he treated the occasion with "absolute reverence".

"It didn't quite hit me until I walked in and saw the faces I would be sharing the stage with. Every aspect of Welsh life is here," said Rhys, clad in his new robes.-

http://tinyurl.com/mc3bra

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/07/30/the-eisteddfod -returns-renewed-for-a-new-age-91466-24272668/

Moonacre Review

Telegraph DVD review. :) 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/dvd-reviews/5901482/The-Secret -of-Moonacre-DVD-review.html

Ioan And Alice Pic

Very nice pic I have not seen before. :)

http://tinyurl.com/lvc3jf

Play Dad

Ioan Gruffudd can't wait to play dad

The icWales Mix

http://tinyurl.com/m6gcwd

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/showbiz-and-l...91466-24240031/

The TV Set ScreenCaps

Many Thanks to GG @ IoanZone for these screencaps. :)

http://ioanzone.19.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?p=30181#30181

Ioan Pics

My coadmin ioan gruffudd posted these. :) And Mr. Wow makes an appearance! :)

http://ioangruffuddfan.blogfree.net/?t=1382586&st=0#entry4506665

Card Related Videos

-Christmas Card ("The Christmas Blessing")-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTvhXEeLoQA&feature=related

-Ed Asner, Peter Jason, Alice Evans Thank the Troops-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zQ2Qc5RL5I

Mix

It seems as if both the Kid And Toad see Ioan involved. :) At some point Wiki mentioned FF3, to be released in 2010.

-Ioan Gruffudd ("Fantastic Four") will star in U.K.-based HSL Studio's Kenneth Grahame biopic "Banking on Mr. Toad."

Helmer Bruce Beresford is attached to direct the project, which charts Grahame's journey to authoring of classic children's book "The Wind in the Willows." Pic will also touch on the relationship the author had with his autistic son.

Gruffudd was last seen playing Tony Blair in the bio pic "W." and can be seen next in "The Kid" with Rupert Friend.-

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118006374.html?categoryid=28&cs=1

-The Secret of Moonacre - Preview-

http://www.indielondon.co.uk/DVD-Review/the-secret-of-moonacre-preview

Moonacre Review - Metro

Metro Moonacre Review. :)

http://www.metro.co.uk/metrolife/films/article.html?The_Secret_Of_Moonacre&in_article_id=705839&in_page_id=27

Toad - Comparison

The IcWales Coverage. Interesting comparison here between Ioan And Math.

-The Cardiff-born actor has been cast as the writer in Banking On Mr Toad, which will focus on the peculiar tale of Grahame’s life with his wife Elspeth Thompson.

Gruffudd’s role in the film has more than a little in common with his great friend Matthew Rhys’ part in the Dylan Thomas biopic The Edge of Love.

In both films, the Welsh actors played famous writers in stories revealing details of their often tortuous love lives.

The Edge of Love revolved around Dylan Thomas’ relationship with his wife Caitlin and his alleged affair with family friend Vera Phillips.-

http://tinyurl.com/lcjbxq

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/07/20/gruf
fudd-to-bring-story-of-wind-in-the-willows-author-to-the-big
-screen-91466-24192412/

KGrahame - Sunday Express

Sunday Express

-ON FILM...THE TRAGIC STORY OF KENNETH GRAHAME

THE troubled life of the author who has captivated generations of readers with The Wind In The Willows is to be brought to the big screen.-

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/114828/On-film-the-tragic-story-of -Kenneth-Grahame

Welcome To Moonacre!

Many thanks To tamba. :)

Welcome To Moonacre! To My Compatriots Especially. :)

http://harrypotterforum.forumcommunity.net/?t=27760244

Moonacre DVD Review

Moonacre DVD Reviews.

-‘The Secret Of Moonacre’ cannot end soon enough-

http://breakingnews.iol.ie/entertainment/the-secret-of-moonacre-cannot -end-soon-enough-419157.html

HH Pics

Many thanks to mata @ LJ and to maiden @ IoanZone. :)

http://mata090680.livejournal.com/514224.html#cutid1

http://ioanzone.19.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?p=29986&sid=a236c81774b2b840f2fc04e44f551a53#29986

Moonacre DVD Review from The Mirror

http://blogs.mirror.co.uk/the-ticket/2009/07/dvd-review-the-secret-of-moona.html 

FF Mention

Many Thanks To Alejandro.

-Action And Fantasy-

http://hardwarereactor.de/alejandrolandessblog/2009/07/16/fantastic-fo ur-action-fantas/

Rounds

It's doing the rounds. :)

http://beaniecat.blogspot.com/2009/07/ioan-gruffudd-i-have-basically-b een.html

http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/entertainment/Ioan_Gruffudd_Talks_Fathe rhood.html

Newish Pic

Same article, new pic. I couldn't set a date for this. They kind of look younger "than today"; I may be wrong, though.

http://www.everythingy.com/blog/ioan-gruffudd-fantastic-father-to-be?b igimage=1

Fantastic Fatherhood

Best Dad Ever!

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20290897,00.html

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/a165351/gruffudd-trying-to-be-best-husband-ever.html

FF3 - Cavill

Ioan to be replaced by Cavill?

-MISTER FANTASTIC: Most recently portrayed by Ioan Gruffudd, it would appear that the ever-stretchy role of Reed Richards is up for grabs, thanks to Fox's rumored reboot of the “Fantastic Four” franchise. If Cavill couldn't land a spot on the Avengers lineup, perhaps he’d fare better with Marvel's first family.

The determining factor would be whether or not Fox chooses to age Reed's character — but if Cavill just adds a dash of gray to his hair, then playing Marvel's smartest superhero would hardly be a stretch for the budding actor.-

http://tinyurl.com/ng3p7v

http://splashpage.mtv.com/2009/07/14/henry-cavills-many-misses-as-a-dc -superhero-should-he-give-marvel-a-shot/

Ioan Clones

-Ioan Grufford has signed on to star in HLS Studio's Kenneth Grahame
biography Banking on Mr. Toad. According to Variety, Samantha Morton is
gearing up to play Kenneth's wife Elspeth.-

http://www.movieweb.com/news/NEx7yxyGQjrIBy
Another clone appears! New-ish coverage, though.

-Ioan Gruffodd is Banking on Mr. Toad-

http://www.canmag.com/nw/14353-ioan-gruffudd-banking-mr-toad

Sometimes author's make a large enough impact that they deserve their own
story, about them. It looks like this rule applies to Kenneth Grahame, the
19th century author who gave us the classic children's book, The Wind in the
Willows. So who to play Grahame?

Ioan Gruffudd for Banking on Mr. Toad
Considering that The Wind in the Willows was published back in 1898, I guess
one doesn't need to worry about likeness when casting the character. I mean,
I've seen the author's picture and I can't say he looks much like Ioan
Gruffudd, who has been cast to play the author.

Titled Banking on Mr. Toad, the biopic will charts Grahame's journey from
his job as the secretary of the Bank of England during the era of
industrialization at the end of the 19th century through to his authoring of
Willows. There will also be added emphasis on Grahame's relationship with
his autistic son.

Bruce Beresford will direct.

Sir Benjamin Pic

Worth A Gush. :)

http://moonacre.blogfree.net/?t=1379642

More Coverage

More coverage - Being in Ireland is so... magical. :)

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118005908.html?categoryId=19&cs=1

http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Ioan-Gruffudd-Going-Back-In-Time-Again-13927.html

New Role!

New Role!

http://www.screendaily.com/news/production...5003511.article


Spoilerish



Welsh actor Ioan Gruffudd will star as The Wind In The Willow’s author Kenneth Graham in Bruce Beresford’s Banking On Mr Toad.


Samantha Morton is also in discussions to star as the author’s wife. Shooting of the live action-animation film is due to take place in Ireland later this year.

The screenplay he been co-written by Timothy W Haas and Wendy Oberman and it will tackle the author’s family life, his high profile career at the Bank of England and his love for his autistic son.

Haas, who is also producing the film, has been given access to the Bank of England’s archive for the film, which is set in 1898, and John Keyworth, the bank’s longest serving officer, is acting as a consultant to the production.

New Pics!

-Riders For Health Benefit 

Los Angeles
11 Jul 2009-

Film Magic: http://tinyurl.com/ioanfm
WireImage: http://tinyurl.com/ioanwi
Getty: http://tinyurl.com/ioangtt
Rex: http://tinyurl.com/ioanrxf
Isifa: http://tinyurl.com/ioanisf

Ioan On TV - AG

- Amazing Grace '06. Ioan Gruffudd. William Wilberforce and his close friend, William Pitt, wage a lengthy battle to abolish slavery in Great Britain. (PG) (2:00) MAX: Wed. 6 A.M. (CC)- 

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09193/983073-67.stm

Ioan On UK TV

Many Thanks To Stevie @ IoanZone

-» Another Life (UK TV)
by StevieT on Fri Jul 10, 2009 5:24 pm

» Amazing Grace (UK TV)
by StevieT on Fri Jul 10, 2009 5:21 pm

» Titanic on UK TV
by StevieT on Fri Jul 10, 2009 5:15 pm

» FF2:Rise of the Silver Surfer (UK TV)
by StevieT on Fri Jul 10, 2009 5:11 pm-

http://ioanzone.19.forumer.com/

http://www.sky.com/

Filmography

 Many Thanks To neutron @ IMDB for finding this. 

There is a nice new chronological Filmography about Ioan films:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=DE&hl=de&v=KiZGuaRiEis

Thanks very much to kkbronson and YouTube!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0344435/board/inline/142356265

Mixed Mentions

-Big Apple Comic-Con Adds Fantastic Guest- 

http://www.conventionscene.com/2009/07/06/big-apple-comic-con-adds-fantastic-guest/

Michael Gambon's Biography - AG:

-Then would come more period drama in Amazing Grace, where Ioan Gruffudd would play the 18th Century politician William Wilberforce, dedicating his life to the abolition of the slave trade. Gambon would steal the scenes he had as Lord Charles Fox, arguing vociferously with Wilberforce then, by dramatically defecting to his opponent's side, changing the course of world history.-

http://www.tiscali.co.uk/entertainment/film/biography/artist/michael-gambon/biography/137?page=12

Big Apple Comic Con

-Wizard World's Big Apple Comic-Con will be held October 16-18 in New York City. The guests of honor are comics artist Jim Lee and Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada; additional guests announced so far include Linda Hamilton, Ioan Gruffudd, and Kristanna Loken. To learn more visit http://www.wizardworld.com/home-apple.html.-

http://nescifievents.org/?p=623

http://www.wizardworld.com/iaon.html

The Kid - Footage

Many thanks to Stevie @ IoanZone for finding this. :)
Still cannot foresee how big Ioan's role is.

The London UK Film Focus, the annual showcase for new British Films, launched Monday (June 29) attracting more than 100 international buyers to the capital.

-The programme also includes “footage” screenings of some much hyped new British titles, including Nick Moran's The Kid, starring Rupert Friend, Bernard Rose’s Mr Nice, based on Howard Marks' autobiography, Simon Fellows' horror Malice In Wonderland and Stuart Hazeldine's drama Exam.-

http://tinyurl.com/r9g3mh

http://www.screendaily.com/news/uk-ireland/london-uk-film-focus-retain s-its-pull-with-international-buyers/5003010.article?referrer=RSS

AG On TV

AG On TV

- *Amazing Grace '06. Ioan Gruffudd. William Wilberforce and his close friend, William Pitt, wage a lengthy battle to abolish slavery in Great Britain. (PG) (2:00) MAX: Mon. 5:30 A.M. (CC)* -

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09186/981591-67.stm

OT - Happy July 4th :)

I just wanted to wish every US member an Happy Independence Day. :) And to everyone who does not "celebrate" an happy weekend. :)

Ioan And Clive Comparison

WelshCake UnSexier than Clive? Boh. :(

You could even go so far as to argue that all that honey mead addled their brains: that's the only explanation I can find for why Keira Knightley's Guinevere would dump Clive Owen's King Arthur in favor of Ioan Gruffudd's weedy and barely passable Lancelot. Love -- especially when heavily influenced by honey mead -- is blind.

http://tinyurl.com/ly9o9e

http://www.examiner.com/x-562-Book-Examiner~y2009m7d2-Book-Lush-101-Lecture-3-Another-round-for-the-Knights-of-the-Round-Table--Sir-Thom

Garden Release Date

Many Thanks To Stevie @ IoanZone and to Coolinout1 at IMDB.

I seems as if Garden will see a late summer US release date. :)  

Senator still will go out with at least one its smaller releases—the Julia Roberts drama "Fireflies in the Garden," which is set for late summer.

http://tinyurl.com/l8mgrg 

http://www.filmjournal.com/filmjournal/content_display/news-and-features/features/movies/e3id2aff40c7008d4169a9b907b21c49684 

HH On ABC

I don't get ABC on my TV; still I hope someone will be able to watch this.

The crime drama Blue Murder season five, starring Caroline Quentin; Jeeves & Wooster, starring Hugh Laurie (House) and Stephen Fry (Bones) and the costume drama Hornblower, starring Ioan Gruffudd (Fantastic Four) will return for encore broadcasts on ABC.

http://www.worldscreen.com/articles/display/21559

Ash B Cohen - TGL And Ioan Mention

Ash Baron Cohen and TGL mention. :) 

In the July issue of Esquire, they did a small story on Ash Baron Cohen, and while he hasn’t made the most well-known films we've ever heard of, his story is wonderful and decorated with the praises of cinematic legends. Some of the films he has made are: Bang, which Roger Ebert called one of the best movies of 1997; Pups, which had Mischa Barton and Burt Reynolds; and probably his biggest project was This Girl’s Life, which starred James Woods, Rosario Dawson, Michael Rapaport, and Ioan Gruffudd. He also currently has three movies on the way that are in various states of production.

http://geeksofdoom.com/2009/06/30/the-amusing-hollywood-tale-of-sacha- baron-cohens-cousin-ash/

AG - 100 Words Review

FilmInAFlash has a 100 words review of AG. :)
 
Tuesday, 30 June 2009
Amazing Grace
This film charts the political career of William Wilberforce, of which a great deal of time was spent trying to persuade fellow members of parliament of the barbarism and depravity of the slave trade - a system that was keeping the kingdom's coffers lined.

The acting is sublime; to be expected from such a talented line-up and Ioan Gruffudd proves his worth as the leading man. Whilst the action is kept firmly away from the Indies, we are left in no doubt as to the horrors of slavery and the savagery of this shameful period in history.

http://filmsinaflash.blogspot.com/2009/06/amazing-grace.html

Mata Pics

Many thanks to mata for finding this amazing pic. :)

http://pics.livejournal.com/mata090680/pic/025h29w7

HQ Pic

Many Thanks to maiden @IoanZone for finding this. :)

http://ioanzone.19.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?p=29713#29713

IOL WayBack Archive

Many thanks to Selma @ IoanZone for finding this:

http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://ioanonline.com

http://ioanzone.19.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?p=29647&sid=0a6c14b0872cf31950c8087ecdb9b031#29647

NewsArama - Ioan Mention

Animated Shorts: Voice Actor's Work on Batman a Miracle

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“I treaded very carefully,” he said. “He's only in the teaser, so I had to make my words count. I hope they bring him back. Soon. Funny thing is, I worked with Ioan Gruffudd a couple of months later and I was like, ‘Hey, we're Mister Miracle!‘ of course, he's also Mister Fantastic, so he still wins. (Gruffudd voiced Miracle in an episode of Justice League--ED).
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http://www.newsarama.com/tv/090625-animated-shorts.html

Chocolate - Ioan Sighting

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"W" star Ioan Gruffudd ordering 6 dark chocolate cupcakes and 2 red velvet cupcakes from Sprinkles Cupcakes in L.A. on Wednesday morning. 

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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,529045,00.html

Sweet Mention

After permission from my sponsor, I decided to post this. :) It's very sweet because of the last part. :) Sweet because now the situation has changed. :)

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DEAR STACY: I just watched the wonderful film "Amazing Grace," and would like to find out what Ioan Gruffudd is up to now. And also, is he married? Children? Age? — Julie C., Canton, Ohio

DEAR JULIE: Recently seen as Tony Blair in Oliver Stone's movie "W," Welsh actor Gruffudd has the film "The Secret of Moonacre" opening in the U.K. next week, but there is no U.S. release date scheduled at this time. The 35-year-old wed actress Alice Evans in 2007.

No offspring as yet.
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http://www.creators.com/lifestylefeatures/fashion-and-entertainment/ho llywood-exclusive/ask-stacy-2009-01-31.html

On IoanZone

I just wanted to clear one thing up. :) Sorry if I somehow was not clear enough on this.

It was brought up to my attention that, as I link IoanZone with "my" other sites, some think I am an admin @IoanZone too. 

Well, I am NOT. :) Simply, as Stevie was so polite to link my site, I linked hers.And I am really sorry (it must be very humiliating for her) for this misunderstanding.

Annee

More On FF3

Wait And see, I think.

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STUDIO BOSSES at 20th Century Fox are reportedly planning an "all-new cast" and a "far darker take" on the Fantastic Four in their proposed reboot of the franchise.
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http://blogs.coventrytelegraph.net/thegeekfiles/2009/06/fantastic-four-film-franchise.html

BRD - Famiglia Cristiana Interview

Here is an interview to Ms. Richards made for my fave magazine: FC. :)
She was promoting Moonacre, of course. :)

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Dakota, com'è stato recitare con Ioan Gruffudd e Natascha McElhone?

«Oh, sono stati deliziosi... Non pensavo che due attori famosi potessero essere così disponibili e affettuosi! L'intera troupe era fatta di persone simpatiche. Sul set, però, c’è sempre pressione.

How was it like to work with IG and NME?

AWWWWWW they're delicious. :) I did not think 2 famous actors could be so nice and lovely. :) The whole troupe was nice. There's always pressure on set, though.
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http://www.stpauls.it/fc/0925fc/0925fc72.htm

Kirk And Horatio

Kirk And Horatio - Thanks Calexical and Judith 

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This puts so simply something I've been mulling over in my head ever since seeing the movie. I'm sure you know Kirk was based in large part on Horatio Hornblower, but much as I like Shatner's Kirk, he never hit me on the same level as Hornblower, either the book character or Ioan Gruffudd's portrayal, and it's for exactly the reason you outlined. Hornblower claws his way up through the ranks despite the disadvantages of his birth and relative poverty. He doesn't lead a charmed life, but he's tenacious through every hard knock the story gives him, he has natural tactical brilliance, and inspires fierce loyalty in his men. (Also, both he and all incarnations of Kirk are basically like Wedge Antilles: *beep* just happens when they're around.)
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http://watervole.livejournal.com/390259.html

FF Reboot

MIGHT

HOLD

Spoilers



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Fantastic Four Reboot in the Works
June 16, 5:17 PM

Fox has announced that they will be rebooting the Fantastic Four franchise. The first two Fantastic Four movies were not received very well, despite the inclusion of Jessica Alba in a skin tight outfight. Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer was comparable to the massive flop Daredevil, also released by Fox. Hopefully this time around Fox will be able to create a movie worthy of Marvel's first family.

The studio has announced that this will be a complete reboot of the franchise, new cast, new story, new everything. They want to capture a darker feel for the new movie, and hopefully get a Dr. Doom who is actually menacing. It is not known whether this will be a new origin movie or not at this point, but it wouldn't be surprising to once again see how the Fantastic Four received their powers. An origin story would also help introduce the new cast and erase memory of Fox's original Fantastic Four origin movie.

The fact that a reboot is in the works so soon after the franchise's last movie says a lot, mostly about the quality of the previous movies. It seems Fox has also finally figured out that it pays to make a good comic book movie after seeing the success of The Dark Knight and Iron Man. Rather than turning out mediocre movies like X-Men: The Last Stand, Fox has realized they will have to start producing quality films to keep up with other studios. Hopefully this time Fox can put out a Fantastic Four movie that will do the comics justice. The new Fantastic Four movie is slated for a 2011 release.
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http://www.examiner.com/x-8579-Denver-Comic-Books-Examiner~y2009m6d16- Fantastic-Four-Reboot-in-the-Works

http://tinyurl.com/mb65vv

Hob And Nob

Many thanks to Sylviane @ IoanZone and C Jordan for posting this. 

Hob and Nob Turn To Singers

http://ioanzone.19.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?p=29571#29571

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gRS_6Zpxy4

London Eye Interview

Thanks to GG @ IoanZone:

London Eye Interview

http://www.reelzchannel.com/trailer-clips/19610/sam-rubins-uncut-interview-with-ioan-gruffudd

Washington Cymru

Washington Cymru

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WEDNESDAY 24 June - 20.00 DAL: YMA NAWR (2004) (Welsh language with English sub-titles) Director: Marc Evans (Snow Cake, Trauma, My Little Eye, Beautiful Mistake) Duration: 73min with thanks to S4CThis film takes the audience on a 2,000-year odyssey through Europe's oldest surviving bardic tradition. It takes in everything from Aneirin's sixth-century war reportage to today's modern poetry slams, along with subtle clues to the secrets of its survival. The film features some of Wales' greatest performing talents. Sian Phillips, Ioan Gruffudd, Matthew Rhys and Rhys Ifans are among those reading poems while singer-songwriters Cerys Matthews and John Cale perform their own arrangements of two Welsh melodies. The film has a stirring musical score composed by Catatonia's Owen Powell and Bedwyr Humphries.
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http://thewriterscenter.blogspot.com/2009/06/wales-washington-cymru-20 09.html

http://tinyurl.com/mtgfe2

Ioan Sightings - Cafe Rodeo

Happy for Wendy, who was lucky and met Ioan. :) So cool!

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Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Seen in Cafe Rodeo

My heart skipped a beat when I noted actor, Ioan Gruffudd, having breakfast in Cafe Rodeo this morning. Although most recognizable for his role as Reed Richards [or Mr. Fantastic] in the feature comic book adaptation "Fantastic Four" [2005 and again 2007], I adored him as the fictional naval officer, "Horatio Hornblower" [1998 -2003]. He was the real 'master and commander'.
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http://wendykrueger.blogspot.com/2009/06/seen-in-cafe-rodeo.html

Ioan Mention - Horatio Versus Reed

Nice mention from Quesse.

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- I find myself rewatching Fantastic Four now that I've seen the Horatio Hornblower: New Adventures movies (and Netflix, get on the ball and let me get the original 6 disc collection, I see it mocking me in Borders, why can't you be a friend like you have been all these months and move it from saved into my queue?). I just not sure which Ioan Gruffudd is better...but I think I have to go with the one with the accent. You win, Horatio. Sorry, Reed. You're awesome and smart and all but I have to stick with the Napoleonic war era naval genius version. I'm sure you understand.
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http://quesse.blogspot.com/2009/06/musings-part-bb.html

Blog Mention - Good HH Question

Good Question, IMO. 

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Q Dear 100 Hour Board, 

Are any of you familiar with the A&E series "Horatio Hornblower" starring Ioan Gruffudd? There's something that I just can't figure out.

Why on earth does Horatio marry Maria? It's pretty obvious he doesn't love her, although he does consider her a good friend.
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http://theboard.byu.edu/index.php?area=viewall&id=52071

Various PhotoShoots

Many Thanks To Reece @ CelebUtopia

I really love the green shoes he wears in the first picture. 

http://tinyurl.com/m83duw

 

http://www.celebutopia.net/forum/showthread.php/ioan-gruffudd-various-photoshoots-x190-21319.html?t=21319 

The Kid - Diary Of An Extra

The Kid: diary of an extra. :) 

http://willdrinkforcash.blogspot.com/2009/05/beginnings-of-my-movie-ca reer.html 

http://tinyurl.com/l5z7s5

Garden Comment

Blog Comments By Bexquisite. :) 

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Fireflies, though, was decent enough, even though it seemed to want to be seen of as a higher art form than the Sunday-night-TV fodder it probably really is. Also, Ioan Gruffudd is hot although his role is small and he is also supposed to be playing present-day Julia Roberts's "older" lover but looks much younger, so isn't entirely convincing. 
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http://bexquisite.blogspot.com/2009/05/fireflies-in-lone-star-state.ht ml

Graden Reviews

Garden Reviews are rolling in. Click below if you want to read them. :)

http://news.google.com/news?ned=us&hl=en&q=Julia+Roberts+Garden

Ioan And Alice Pic

The poll is old; the pic is nice, though, and worth sharing. 

http://www.celebritysnap.com/celebrities/celebrity-of-the-month-april- 2/

Graden - UK Release Date And Reviews

Selected UK Release Date For Garden: May 25th, According To The List. 

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film /film_reviews/article6373297.ece 

http://www.list.co.uk/article/17982-fireflies-in-the-garden/

The Kid - Extras Needed

Filming for The Kid began and they are looking for extras. Hope someone in UK may be interested. :) 

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Gritty Croydon film looking for extras 
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http://www.croydonguardian.co.uk/news/4395598.Gritty_Croydon_film_look ing_for_extras/ 

http://tinyurl.com/oclp99

Old KA Interview

Many Thanks To Stevie @ IoanZone for finding it. 

http://www.urbancinefile.com.au/home/view.asp?a=9150&s=Interviews 

http://ioanzone.19.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?p=29251#29251

Garden Out In UK

Out in UK cinemas next Friday: 

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• Fireflies In The Garden Emotional family drama led by Willem Dafoe, Emily Watson and Ryan Reynolds. 
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2009/may/23/tormented-awaydays-night-mu seum-jonas-brothers 

http://tinyurl.com/r7n8da

Virgo Girl, It Seems

According to this article... It's A Virgo Girl The One They Are Expecting! 

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Le couple formé par les Britanniques Ioan Gruffudd et Alice Evans sont très heureux d'attendre la naissance d'une fille ! L'heureux événément est prévu pour la mi-septembre. 
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http://www.purepeople.com/article/ioan-gruffudd-et-alice-evans-les-fut urs-parents-attendent-impatiemment-une-fille_a31632/1 

http://tinyurl.com/p2adpd

WelshCake Lends A Hand

Fantastic Four’s Ioan Gruffudd keeps his baby close, resting a hand on expectant wife Alice Evans‘ bump as they run errands in Hollywood, Calif. on Sunday.

Ioan, 35, and Alice, 37, announced the pregnancy last month — however, no due date was given.

Next up for Ioan? Appearing with Julia Roberts in Fireflies in the Garden, out in June.

http://celebrity-babies.com/2009/05/19/ioan-gruffudd-lends-a-hand/

The Kid - Release

The FriendInNeedIsAFriendIndeed spills some other beans on The Kid. And it seems as if the film (will be) released later this year. 

NOTA BENE: it's not R Friend; it's Keira's fella! 

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2009/05/18/unfriendly-side-of-keira-s-fella-115875-21368183/

Ioan Pic - Camie 2008

Many Thanks To Stevie @ IoanZone for posting this. 
The pic comes from the Camie Awards.

http://ioanzone.19.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?p=29149#29149

Mixed Mentions

AG Mention by pnugent: 

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Michael Apted's Amazing Grace stars Ioan Gruffudd--in another corner of his career, Reed Richards of the Fantastic Four---as William Wilberforce, the abolitionist firebrand who was central to Britian's outlawing of slavery. I don't want to say that there's not a lot of drama in a subject like the abolition of slavery because there's not a lot of room for moral shades of gray in the issue, or because we know how it'll turn out; still, I wish the most genuinely exciting (and instructive) part of the movie deals with the way the more cunning politicians involved in the fight were able to resort to parliamentary trickery to get their way, and I wish there were more of that sort of thing in the picture and fewer scenes of Wilberforce's vile enemies laughing, Mwah-hah-hah, into the camera lens. 
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http://philnugentexperience.blogspot.com/2009/05/february-march-movie- diary-march-2007.html 

http://tinyurl.com/q3gzfq 

Ioan On TV: 

- Amazing Grace '06. Ioan Gruffudd. William Wilberforce and his close friend, William Pitt, wage a lengthy battle to abolish slavery in Great Britain. (PG) (2:00) HBO: Thu. 8:30 A.M. (CC) 

- The Gathering '02. Christina Ricci. An amnesiac has disturbing visions while staying with an art scholar investigating an ancient altarpiece. (R) (1:40) HBO: Wed. 4:20 A.M. (CC) 

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09137/970227-67.stm 

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION 

Very Annie Mary (2001), starring Rachel Griffiths, Ioan Gruffudd and Matthew Rhys; Blaengarw, Pontycymmer, Newbridge Memorial Hall, Cardiff. 

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/05/17/location-location-location-91466-23640608/ 

http://tinyurl.com/ppn7l3

Another Mention - It's Cymru Time Again!

It's BAFTA (Cymru) time again! 

Ioan Gruffudd, winner of the 2008 "Sian Phillips Award" said of the 2008 awards ceremony "The BAFTA Cymru show was brilliant and I thought it was incredibly tasteful as well as brilliantly put together and highly entertaining". 

http://strictlygethinjones.blogspot.com/2009/05/its-bafta-cymru-time-a gain.html 

http://tinyurl.com/pn5rez

Ioan And Math Mention - Happy To Chat

Happy To Chat. 

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My favourite celebs to chat with are some of our Welsh stars. While there are a few who drop you like a tonne of bricks as soon as they taste stardom (you know who you are!) the ones who are really conquering the world always have time for the Welsh Press. Matthew Rhys never fails to respond to a call, even if he is filming in the desert, Michael Sheen and Ioan Gruffudd are always happy to chat, as is Katherine Jenkins. 
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http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/columnists/2009/05/16/the-first-word -karen-price-91466-23625635/ 

http://tinyurl.com/qmartu

BAFTA Cymru - Ioan Mention

Inside Track:

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And bringing a touch of Hollywood style to proceedings will be two of our finest actors – Michael Sheen and Matthew Rhys. The annual event is always a great excuse for old friends to reunite and enjoy a party and over the years I've enjoyed bopping with Torchwood actress Eve Myles, catching up with Rhys and his best pal Fantastic Four actor Ioan Gruffudd and swapping stories with Gavin & Stacey actress Joanna Page. 

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http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/columnists/2009/05/15/karen-price-in side-track-91466-23627280/ 

http://tinyurl.com/oqjpku

Flattering W Mention

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W
A compelling, comedic and disturbing film that tells the life story of George W Bush, Oliver Stone's 'W' jumps backwards and forwards from the events following the invasion of Iraq, back to when Bush was a young tearaway at Yale. Perfectly cast, actor Josh Brolin portrays the verbally challenged President, while screen veteran Richard Dreyfuss plays his equally controversial vice President Dick Cheney. British audiences should keep a special look out for Ioan Gruffudd's brilliant portrayal of Tony Blair in the film. Although most of Gruffudd's scenes ended up on the cutting room floor, they can be found in the deleted scenes featured on the DVD.
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http://www.prweb.com/releases/movies/politicians/prweb2413904.htm

Mixed Mentions

Cassie's Coverage: Erase MS 

http://cassie00.livejournal.com/30029.html 

AG Mention From Stephanie: 

The first time I saw the movie Amazing Grace on a flight from LA to Sydney it seemed one of the most boring, drawn out movies I could remember seeing, and so I stopped watching half way through. I must have been dead-tired at the time because when I re-watched it a few weeks ago, it struck me as one of the most amazing stories I've seen in a long time. 

http://therubicon.org/2009/05/the-twenty-piece-shuffle/ 

A Doc Savage Movie - Ioan Would Be OK, according To Omiconic 

At some point, it will surely get made (there has been some hint that Sam Raimi might have some role as director and/or producer). Casting? Daniel Craig would make a fine Doc Savage, Clive Owen, Ioan Gruffudd andStephen Dillane would all make a dashing supporting group for Doc. Sam Raimi has expressed some interest in producing/directing a new Doc Savage film. For now, pulp/Doc Savage fans will have to content themselves with this 70s piece of solid gold junk. 

Link To Warner Bros. Archive storefront 
http://www.wbshop.com/Warner-Archive/MOVIEARCHIVE,default,sc.html 

http://www.omnicomic.com/2009/05/hidden-s-in-phone-booth_13.html 

FF2 Mentions: 

http://hauntedorchid.blogspot.com/2009/05/26-capes-later-day-twelve.ht ml 

http://peetwo.blogspot.com/2009/05/fantastic-four-rise-of-silver-surfe r.html

Bute Park: The BeeB Coverage

The BeeB Coverage. :)

The Welsh Embassy Got Attention From The BeeB 
 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/8047736.stm 

Erase MS Further Coverage

Other Coverage 

osoblog 
celebritybabyblog 

http://www.osoblog.tv/2009/05/90210s_jessica_lowndes_ups_her.html 

http://celebrity-babies.com/2009/05/12/ioan-gruffudd-and-alice-evans-g o-black-tie/

Ioan - Bute Park Protest

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Stars Gruff Rhys and Ioan Gruffudd join protest against Bute Park bridge 
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http://tinyurl.com/qyo6w7 

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/05/11/stars-gruff-rh ys-and-ioan-gruffudd-join-protest-against-bute-park-bridge-91466-23588 908/

Two More Pics

CBB Has Two More Pics. 

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Parents to be Alice Evans and Ioan Gruffudd at the 16th Annual Race To Erase MS Gala, Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in CA 
On 20 April Ioan and wife Alice announced they were expecting their first child 
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http://beaniecat.blogspot.com/2009/05/mum-to-be-alice-evans.html

Nice Old Ioan Pic

Thanks Pez. :) 

Scroll Down... 

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http://pezgirl7.livejournal.com/14333.html

Trust PA

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Cardiff-born Paul-Andre Blundell suffered a severe injury while playing rugby in 2001. He died months later, aged 26. In the wake of his death, his parents Rob and Gerri Blundell set up Trust PA to raise money for spinal research. As part of their work, which has been supported by the likes of iconic climber Sir Chris Bonington and actors Ioan Gruffudd and Matthew Rhys, they are hosting Prof Raisman’s talk. 
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http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/05/09/charity-brings -in-spine-repair-expert-91466-23580824/ 

Erase MS

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Actor Ioan Gruffudd and Alice Evans 
16th Annual Race To Erase MS 
08 May 2009 

Los Angeles 
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http://www.wireimage.com/SearchResults.aspx?navtyp=SRH&sfld=C& logsrch=1&s=Gruffudd 

http://www.gettyimages.com/Search/Search.aspx?contractUrl=2&langua ge=en-US&family=editorial&assetType=image&p=Gruffudd&s rc=standard 

http://www.filmmagic.com/SearchResult.aspx?str=Gruffudd&sfld=C 

http://www.rexfeatures.com/search/?kw=Gruffudd&iso=GBR&viah=Y&lkw=Ioan&stk=N&sft=&search_oldest.x=-1&search_newest.x=0&search_newest.y=0 

Lost Finale - SPOILERS

Thanks To GreatEscaper @ IMDB for the hint. :)

The filming of the LOST finale: a behind the scenes look. Despite not being listed, it seems as if AJ will be in tho episodes, too.

http://www.fancast.com/blogs/tv-news/exclusive-lost-finale-footage/

GE On DVD

It seems as if GE is a nice way to spend Mother's Day. 

Media Room: DVD & Blu-ray reviews 

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"Little Dorrit," filmed in high-definition, comes from the pen of BBC "Pride and Prejudice" scribe Andrew Davies and stars Matthew Macfadyen, Tom Courtenay, Andy Serkis and Claire Foy. "The Old Curiosity Shop" might have an even better cast — Sir Derek Jacobi, Gina KcKee, Toby Jones, Martin Freeman and Zoe Wanamaker. And then there's "Great Expectations," with Charlotte Rampling, Ioan Gruffudd and Justine Waddell. The British take their heritage seriously and always seem to line up the best talent for their top-notch literary adaptations. 
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http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/08/media-room-dvd-blu-ray-reviews-70752013/

Plus: how to get Ioan's hair. AKA: The Appearance Of The Curls - Not

http://superlifestyle.dnip.net/Ioan-Gruffudds-Hairstyles/

Friend On The Kid

The FriendInNeedIsAFriendIndeed spills some beans on The Kid. 

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He told us about his next role, very much a break from his run of period pieces: “I'm doing a film called The Kid based on a book by Kevin Lewis, about his abusive childhood. Nick Moran is directing and Natasha McElhone, Ioan Gruffudd and James Fox are in it. It's set in the '80s in South London on an estate, so it's Toffee Crisps and Pot Noodles.
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http://www.empireonline.com/news/feed.asp?NID=24734

Ioan - Mixed Mentions

The TV Set (2006). Showtime taping. A scattershot but funny satire on the TV industry that called to mind Lisa Kudrow’s underrated HBO series The Comeback. This one follows the pet project of screenwriter David Duchovny as he pitches an autobiographical drama to a crass, UPN-like network. The show is picked up, and mercilessly picked apart by a cadre of network suits headed by Sigourney Weaver as a power suited Gorgon who says things like “Originality scares me.” The film is somewhat half-baked at times, and I wish it could have followed the show past the affiliates’ preview to its airing and critical reception. For something so brief (90 minutes), it also had too many extraneous scenes following the supporting characters’ private lives (gorgeous as he is, I didn’t really need to know about the tortured home life of Ioan Gruffudd’s exec). For all its faults, though, I enjoyed it as a “scary if it wasn’t so true” tonic.

http://www.scrubbles.net/2009/05/04/weekly-mishmash-ii-april-26-may-2/


Horatio:

Patrick Mon, May 4, 2009 at 07:17 PM EST

What a shame that the "Life" had a DNR. It has been awhile since we enjoyed a new show like we did Life. Damian Lewis was great and I hope he ends up on the big screen. Band of Brothers was a fantastic performance and it reminded me of Ioan Gruffud's performance in the Hornblower Series. 

I can't believe that NBC chose Parks and Recreation over Life.........

http://watching-tv.ew.com/2009/05/life.html

Morgan's Blog - The Sick Sad Career

I ran into this nice MR Blog; as it's very well written, I want to pay her and Ioan a tribute.

http://preppiesoftheapocalypse.blogspot.com/2007/03/strange-sick-sad-career-of-ioan.html

AG Mention - Acordion Diaries

It seems as if this person did not enjoy AG that much. 

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Pretty bad; or maybe not bad enough. Ioan Gruffudd, so adorable as Horatio Hornblower, just looked perplexed as the 18th century English abolitionist William Wilberforce. So far as I could tell, the only woman in the film -- I can't really say this with any certainty because I watched so little of it, but I bet I'm not far off -- is the exquisitely beautiful Romola Farai. She is so clearly telegraphed as the Love Interest that when she and Horatio -- sorry, Ioan -- meet cute, you just want to fall on your knees and beg them to get on with it and not put you through the predictable preliminaries. Meanwhile Albert Finney is pushing a broom around a cathedral wearing some kind of dreadful off-the-shoulder monastic nightgown. 
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http://accordiondiaries.blogspot.com/2009/05/amazingly-graceless.html

Ioan Interviews: FF2 Premiere

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IOAN GRUFFUDD FF2 LONDON INTERVIEW

Ioan Gruffudd as well as Jessica Alba interviewed during FF2 London Premiere.
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[url]http://www.superinterview.com/?p=2504[/url]

Mixed Mentions

Which Role Would You Like Ioan To Be Cast In? 

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The man of good abilities and good emotions 

How about Hugh Jackman? The age seems about right, he's good at period drama -- having been the only watchable element in Kate and Leopold -- and I think he's got the range for it. And having a friend who adores him, I'd never want for company no matter how many times I went to see it! Ioan Gruffudd might be another possibility, having got both the period thing and the heroic thing down pat. 

I think Ioan Gruffudd would be great! He was wonderful in Amazing Grace and he seems the right age, younger than Russell Crowe and Colin Firth; the only thing is I imagine him being more polished than Carton (he'd definitely be a good Darnay). 
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http://dickensblog.typepad.com/dickensblog/2009/04/a-tale-of-two-citie s-1.html 

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James Fox Joins 'The Kid' 
Friday, May 1st, 2009 

James Fox has joined the cast of Nick Moran's "The Kid," which is due to start shooting here next week. 

Fox joins Rupert Friend, Natascha McElhone and Ioan Gruffudd in Moran's sophomore directorial outing, which is based on Kevin Lewis' best-selling autobiography. It details the story of a young man who survives a vicious upbringing and a violent past. 
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http://www.killermovies.com/k/thekid/news/2127_James_Fox_Joins_The_Kid .html

Math Talks Ioan's Baby!

Math Talks The Baby!

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Soon the group will be expanding as Gruffudd has announced that he and his wife, Alice Evans, are expecting their first baby.

“He is just over the moon and we are all very happy as they have wanted this to happen for ages.”

But he’s not sure yet whether or not he will be the godfather.

“I was lucky enough to be best man so I don't know.”
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http://tinyurl.com/cxkmf2

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/showbiz-and-lifestyle/2009/05/01/i-d-rather-watch-tv-than-party-says-matthew-rhys-91466-23518755/

The Kid - More Casting

More Casting For The Kid: 

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JODIE WHITTAKER ( pictured), who joins Natascha McElhone, Ioan Gruffudd, Alfie Allen, Bernard Hill, James Fox and Shirley Ann Field in The Kid. 

This is the movie based on Kevin Lewis's misery memoir about his rotten childhood in South London, where his parents did ghastly things to him. He lived to write about it all and now Nick Moran is directing a film version. I wrote about this last year, but it has taken that long to gather the cast and assemble some money (not a lot) to make it. 

Kevin will be portrayed at different ages by three actors, beginning with William Finn 
Miller as a pre-teen, Augustus Prew as a teen and Rupert Friend as the older Kevin. 

Mr Moran last directed Telstar, his portrait of rock pioneer Joe Meek and the crazy goings-on at his flat in Holloway when rock 'n' roll was taking baby steps. 

GRAHAM LINEHAN, who collected the Bafta TV award for best situation comedy for The IT Crowd. He is taking his eye off the small screen for a moment to breathe new life into the Ealing Comedy classic The Lady Killers. Linehan, who also co-wrote Father Ted, has adapted The Lady Killers for the West End. 

The 1955 movie starred Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom and Cecil Parker as crooks who pose as members of a classical music ensemble and rent rooms in a house close to where they want to pull off a robbery. But they underestimate the dear old lady who owns the house. 

With Linehan at the centre of a generation of comedy stars, he'll have the pick of people for his leading men - but who will play that senior citizen? For the moment, producers Rupert Lord and Edward Snape aren't saying. Mmm, that's a challenge. 
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1175909/Baz-Bamigboye-Cou ld-Anna-Friel-make-bed-breakfast-sexier-Tiffanys.html

CBBlog Coverage

Kind of... oddly sweet Dalmatian coverage @ CBBlog. 

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Actor Ioan Gruffudd and actress Alice Evans are expecting! These two stars from different continents met while filming 102 Dalmations and married in 2007. This will be the first child for them. As a romantic touch, I hope they buy their little boy or girl lots of Dalmatian toys or decorate the nursery to a puppy theme. Then they can tell their baby about how they met and make the room that much more special! 
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http://www.celebritybabies.info/index.php/2009/04/29/alice-evans-is-ex pecting/ 

http://tinyurl.com/dy9rvm

New And Old Pics

They date back to 2008; still, they are new to me. I like the way Alice is dressed; the scarf I do not rave about, though. :)

http://www.filmmagic.com/ItemListing.aspx?cgl=361425&evntI=0

FITG - Release Date

It seems as if FITG release date is June 26th and not June 19th. 

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Fireflies in the Garden: The death of the family matriarch (Julia Roberts) triggers a series of flashback to happier times. Ryan Reynolds, Willem Dafoe, Emily Watson, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hayden Panettiere and Ioan Gruffud co-star. June 26 
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http://www.mcall.com/entertainment/all-moviepreviewlist.6864407apr26,0 ,34731.story

PhotoShoots

Reece @ CelebUtopia posted these. 

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Ioan Gruffudd Various Photo Shoots 

Various MQ Pictures of Ioan Gruffudd from over the years. 220 all together 
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http://www.celebutopia.net/forum/showthread.php/ioan-gruffudd-various- photo-shoots-x220-p970941.html#post970941 

http://tinyurl.com/ckk986

Ioan Pic From ONTDN

This pics from OhNoTheyDidnT is definitely worth a gush, IMO. I like it when the curls make an appearance. 

http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheydidnt/34534502.html

Hello! Coverage

Hello! has a nice comment on the kid being multilingual:

The California-based couple are likely to give their baby a globetrotting upbringing. Welsh-speaking Ioan is proud of his Celtic roots, while Alice, who was born in America, also lived for in Paris eight years and speaks fluent French.

http://www.hellomagazine.com/film/2009/04/24/ioan-gruffud-baby/

Rex PhotoShoot

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Rex has some pics I do not remember of. They are dated "17 October 2000"; I remember the outfit, but I do not remember the couch and the pillow. 
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http://www.rexfeatures.com/search/?kw=Gruffudd&iso=GBR&viah=Y& amp; amp;lkw=Ioan&stk=N&sft=&search_oldest.x=-1&search_newe st.x=0&search_newest.y=0 

http://tinyurl.com/ioanrexf

More Coverage

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Word that Tony Blair, 56 next month, was expecting to become a father for the fifth time seemed rather improbable. 

Happily, it turns out to be his 35-year-old imitator, Welshman Ioan Gruffudd - he played the former Prime Minister in Oliver Stone's W - who is celebrating the good news. 

Gruffudd's pretty wife Alice Evans, 37, is pregnant with their first child. The couple, who met on the film set of 102 Dalmatians and married 18 months ago, were keen to start a family. 

'They are delighted with the news and very excited about becoming parents,' says a chum. 
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1172983/Browns-miracle-address .html 

Ioan Gruffudd: There's some fantastic news for the Fantastic Four star. Gruffudd and his wife, Alice Evans, are currently awaiting the birth of their first child. The two actors have been married since 2007. 

http://celebrities.gearlive.com/vip/article/hollywood-baby-roundup-apr il-23-2009/

The Kid - Shooting Begins Soon

Shooting for The Kid will start soon, it seems. 

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The Kid, Nick Moran's first film for Telstar, will begin shooting in London next week. The film is based on the harrowing autobiography by Kevin Lewis, who is also writing the screenplay.

The UK financed production will shoot at various locations in London over eight weeks. The cast also includes Rupert Friend and Natascha, McElhone, Ioan Gruffudd and James Fox.

Producer Judith Hunt from Tin House said: "The Kid is the inspiring and captivating story of a boy who has transcended suffering and circumstance. I was confident I would be able to attract a passionate and enthusiastic team to bring it to fruition."

Gary Smith, the chief executive of Intandem Films, which will handle worldwide sales, says: "The response to The Kid has been encouraging and though distributors are being prudent in the current economic climate this is a film we're sure the public will want to see."
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http://www.screendaily.com/ScreenDailyArticle.aspx?intStoryID=44139&Category=

icWales Coverage

Of course, icWales reports the news:

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Ioan Gruffudd expecting first child

Apr 22 2009 by Robin Turner, Western Mail 

IOAN GRUFFUDD and his wife Alice Evans are expecting their first child, it was announced yesterday.

The Welsh Fantastic Four star, 35, met Evans, 37, while they were filming the 2002 film 102 Dalmations and were married five years later.

They live in a two-bedroom Spanish-style bungalow in Los Angeles where their circle of friends includes LA-based Welsh actors Matthew Rhys and Owain Yeoman.

Gruffudd, who was born in Llwydcoed, near Aberdare to schoolteacher parents and brought up in Cardiff, said: “I have my eyes on a brood of three.

“Ideally, I would love a little daughter born in the same month as Alice, because then she would be this strong-headed, fun-loving young thing and it would be great to have two women with that kind of energy in the house.”

He first appeared on film as a 13-year-old in the Welsh-made movie Austin (1986) then starred in Welsh soap Pobol y Cwm.

He shot to fame in the British made-for-TV series Hornblower, appeared in the 2004 blockbuster King Arthur and has also starred as Reed Richards in the Fantastic Four film series.

Last year he played Tony Blair in Oliver Stone's W and he'll next be seen playing opposite Julia Roberts in Fireflies in the Garden, due out in June.

Alice Evans, the daughter of teachers, was born in New Jersey in the US but grew up in Bristol after her parents moved to the UK.
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http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/04/22/ioan-gruffudd-expecting-first-child-91466-23441168/

http://tinyurl.com/cczs5o

More Coverage

Here's a more complete coverage on Ioan and Alice becoming parents. Again: congrats to the couple! 

http://news.google.com/news?ned=us&hl=en&q=Ioan+Gruffudd&cf=all&scoring=n

BritWeek Forum

Thanks Stevie @ Ioanzone 

If you are a US movie maker who has made or has wanted to make a movie in the UK, or vice versa,the BritWeek Filmmakers Forum on April 24th at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills (9876 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, CA 90210) is for you. Called “Over There,” the Forum shines on the BritWeek calendar (www.britweek.org) as our UK and US film luminaries trade secrets, lessons and barbs about working in each other’s cultures. This is an unprecedented opportunity for both aspiring and seasoned film industry professionals to learn from successes and mistakes of some of the most exciting people in The Business today. 

ACTING OVER THERE: David Hunt (24, Amazing Grace, Everybody Loves Raymond) moderates and panelists include Ioan Gruffudd (Fantastic Four, Black Hawk Down, W.), Owain Yeoman (Troy, The Mentalist, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles), and Lucy Davis (Studio 60, Shaun of the Dead, The Office). 

http://www.duckstudios.com/blog/2009/04/britweek-filmmakers-forum-on-april-24/

They Are Pregnant!

They Expect! 

This is going to be some international family! Welsh actor Ioan Gruffudd and his wife, English actress Alice Evans, are expecting a baby, his rep confirms to PEOPLE. 

This will be the first child for the couple, who currently live in Los Angeles. 

The Fantastic Four actor, 35, met Evans, 37, while filming 2002's 102 Dalmations and they wed in the fall of 2007.

Gruffudd, who gained fame across the pond starring as Horatio Hornblower in Hornblower – the British made-for-TV films based on C.S. Forester's novels – has also appeared in 2004's King Arthur and 2006's Amazing Grace, and played former British Prime Minister Tony Blair in Oliver Stone's W. last year. He next appears with Julia Roberts in Fireflies in the Garden, due out in June.

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20273769,00.html

Welsh Stars Bond In LA

Yeoman: Welsh stars bond in LA 

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Asked about whether he hung out with the likes of Ioan Gruffudd, he said: "Funnily enough I know Ioan very well, and all the Welsh I think cling together." 

He added: "We all recently got together to watch Wales versus Ireland and were very upset with the result. 

"Matthew Rhys is over here enjoying great success in Brother And Sisters. And they're all great people at keeping things very real. They've enjoyed success over here and they've enjoyed working and we all share just the love of it," he added. 
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http://tinyurl.com/d29gwl 

http://www.metro.co.uk/fame/article.html?Yeoman:_Welsh_stars_bond_in_L A&in_article_id=626995&in_page_id=7&in_a_source=

Oh My!

Thud warning for this blog entry Lisa posted. :) 

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FROS stops by WALES and oh MY! 
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http://thegoddessblogs.com/index.php/2009/04/19/fros-stops-by-wales-and-oh-my/

Ioan And Alice Walk Home

Thanks Isa @ CUtopia 

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Ioan Gruffudd and Alice Evans walk home (April 17) 
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http://www.celebutopia.net/forum/showthread.php/ioan-gruffudd-and-alic e-evans-walk-home-april-112578.html?t=112578

Welsh Film Night

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The Cambrian Benevolent Society of Chicago is pleased to announce its first Welsh Film Night. 

The movie “Solomon and Gaenor” will be shown at the Wilmette Public Library on Friday May 29th, 2009 at 6:30pm. It stars Ioan Gruffudd (Solomon) and Nia Roberts (Gaenor) as two young lovers from widely divergent backgrounds. It is set in South Wales in 1911. He is from an orthodox Jewish family that peddles fabrics door-to-door to Welsh households in the valleys; she is the daughter of strict chapel-going parents. Their attraction for each other brings to a head deep seated feelings of resentment against the ‘foreigners’ and results in tragic consequences for the young couple. Our own Winston Evans has a small part as the postman in the movie. 
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http://chicagowelshcambrian.org/home/2009/04/welsh-film-night/

AG - Comments By Beth

Beth has very nice things things to say about AG. :) 

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This Friday evening found us at church for the monthly movie night, which my husband and a current seminarian began hosting a few months ago. This evening's film was "Amazing Grace," the 2006 film inspired by the life of William Wilberforce. 

D. and I originally saw the movie back in the fall of 2007. I loved it then, as you can see from my review here, but I loved it even more the second time around. Perhaps this time I wasn't so focused on seeing whether or not they were historically accurate in the way they portrayed one of my favorite heroes of the faith. This time I just sat back and soaked in the wonderful performances. All of them were excellent, but Ioan Gruffudd was really masterful as Wilberforce. I remembered how well he captured his passion and drive; I hadn't remembered so vividly how he captured his frailty and exhaustion. 
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http://bookwormjournal.blogspot.com/2009/04/revisiting-amazing-grace.h tml

Reunion Poster

Here's the Reunion IMDB Page. I enjoy the poster!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1193630/

Welsh BAFTA

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DOCTOR WHO will be given a run for his money by a rural drama at the Bafta Cymru awards.
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Dafydd goes head-to-head with Ryland Teifi for Caerdydd and Matthew Rhys for The Edge Of Love. Even though Cardiff-born Rhys has now relocated to Los Angeles, where he stars in the hit American series Brothers & Sisters, he returned to Wales to shoot his scenes as Dylan Thomas in the biopic about the Swansea poet.

Last night he told the Western Mail: “Playing Dylan was one of the most nerve-wracking, challenging parts I've ever tackled, as I was most nervous about the reaction from those at home. So to receive a nomination from Bafta Cymru is a great honour.”
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Last year's event was attended by a host of stars, including Gavin & Stacey stars Ruth Jones and Joanna Page and film director Mike Leigh. Ioan Gruffudd travelled from Los Angeles to pick up The Sian Phillips Award.
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http://tinyurl.com/deupk7

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/showbiz-and-lifestyle/showbiz/2009/04/17/doctor-who-faces-surprising-challenge-91466-23406720/2/

Top 5 Sexy SuperHeroes

Thanks Vuitton. :) 

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2. Ioan Gruffudd: Mr Fantastic 
Fantastic Four (2005); Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) 

The Welsh hunk Gruffudd stretched his CV when taking on the role of the super-supple Reed Richards, aka Mr Fantastic, in the Fantastic Four franchise. 

Bringing charm and good looks to the character of the boffin scientist, comic book guru Stan Lee regards him as the most intelligent character in the Marvel universe, heartthrob Gruffudd also cut a few fine moves on the dance-floor in the 2007 sequel. 
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http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheydidnt/34239275.html

Elton John Birthday Bash

 
Thanks To Nicolette @ IoanZone

So Cool To Party In LA!

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Ioan attends the 62nd Elton John's birthday party at Hamburger Hamlet, on March 27.
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http://ioanzone.19.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?p=28509&sid=62644f15ef03efce248aa248b52982d2#28509

Walking Through Memory Lane...

Watch what this LJ says...

Fore! Alice's swing gives Gruffudd a great shiner

Like a machete perforating the Mona Lisa smile, a domestic mishap has blemished the famously chiselled features of the Welsh thespian Ioan Gruffudd.

The actor, 34, who played William Wilberforce in Amazing Grace, sported heavy make-up at Sunday night's Welsh Baftas in Cardiff, where he picked up the Tlws Siâ*Phillips Award (pronounciation, anyone?) for his contribution to film. Beneath the slap on his left cheek, there was an unmistakable shiner of a black eye.

The explanation? His wife, the actress Alice Evans, 36, apparently whacked him in the face with a golf club – but it was an accident, mercy be. The couple married in Mexico in September, and there is clearly no trouble in paradise. 

Collecting his gong, Gruffudd paid tribute to Evans, who was back home in Los Angeles: "Love you, baby angel."

Fetch my nine iron...

http://news.independentminds.livejournal.com/1912558.html

Alice On Lost

Many Thanks To GreatEscaper. 

Alice will appear in two episodes of LOST, which will air on April 29th and May 6th.

She will play Young Eloise Hawking.

Earth - World Premiere

It seems like Ioan Will Attend "Earth" World Premiere Saturday. 

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WHAT: The WORLD PREMIERE of the movie EARTH from Disneynature, the first new Disney-branded label in 60 years. Narrated by JAMES EARL JONES, this film tells the remarkable story of three animal families and their amazing journeys across the planet we call home. The World Premiere is sponsored by Kodak and MySpace. 

WHO: Jodie Foster, Jamie Lee Curtis, [...] Ioan Gruffudd [...] 

Alastair Fothergill (director), Mark Linfield (director) 

WHEN: Saturday, April 18, 2009 
WHERE: 
Press Arrivals: 11:00 a.m. 
El Capitan Theatre 
Celebrity Arrivals: 12:00 p.m. 
6838 Hollywood Blvd. 
Film Screening: 1:00 p.m. 
Hollywood, CA 
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http://tinyurl.com/c387ym 

http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&am p;amp;newsId=20090414006143&newsLang=en

UpTown Girl

Maybe it's worth a gush... 

UpTown Girl!

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Ioan Gruffudd never fails to surprise me. He has a tendency to pop up in the most unexpected of places. 
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http://rusotherblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/ioan-gruffudd-has-never-fails-to.html

Ioan Mentions

I enjoy this Moonacre mention, which was brought to my attention by Stevie @ IoanZone and posted by Sarah. 

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The movie Chiara wanted to see was sold out. I saw a poster with a unicorn and Horatio Hornblower (or the actor who played him, good enough, good enough) on it. 

This one, I said urgently. This one, this one, this one please! 

To this day, they have not quite forgiven me. 

The movie was The Secret of Moonacre, based (I understand very loosely) on the book The Little White Horse. I loved the movie, mostly because of how entirely bizarre it was. 
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http://sarahtales.livejournal.com/128732.html 

Also, I enjoyed this AG Mention. 

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Bill Moyers did a special on "Amazing Grace" that runs on PBS every so often. And the 2006 film Amazing Grace ain't bad and is well cast (Ioan Gruffudd, Albert Finney, Romula Garai and Michael Gambon, among others). Wilberforce's commitment to social justice is driven in part by his religious convictions, although some of his cohorts have different motivations. Seeing and hearing about the realities of the slave trade – especially handling the shackles and smelling the rankness of the ships – also has a strong impact on Wilberforce and those he tries to move. The film's particularly good at depicting the dangers for activists of burnout, and what friendship and community can do to alleviate those. The slave trade was very profitable, and that was the chief objection in Britain's parliament to ending it. The film also shows a very clever side maneuver for achieving abolition. 
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http://vagabondscholar.blogspot.com/2009/04/bring-your-own-god-or-none .html

Ioan And Math Mention :(

As DreamTheater would say: "sadness grows inside of me" 

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But, despite a bevy of Welsh actors, notably Ioan Gruffudd, Matthew Rhys and Owain Yeoman, all seeking their fame and fortune in America, Rhodri is no rush to follow suit, happy living life in London with regular work both at home and away. 
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http://www.walesonline.co.uk/showbiz-and-lifestyle/2009/04/11/star-rho dri-meilir-loves-audiences-that-laugh-and-squirm-91466-23354026/ 

http://tinyurl.com/cftmya

KA On TV

According to KeiraWeb,

King Arthur is the BBC's big holiday film on Easter Monday at 9pm on BBC1.

Ioan Pics - The TV Set Premiere

It's a very nice pic from the TV Set Premiere. :) I remember the event, but I do not remember this specific one. :) 

http://theusdaily.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=707147&type=home

Classic Serial - Place

I hoped it was done in UK, so that he might have gone there for "The Kid". But it was done in LA, at The Invisible Studios.

Thanks mmt for pointing this out.

Admiration

Ioan And Math Get Admiration - Iwan Rheon Article 

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I really admire Welsh actors like Richard Burton and Anthony Hopkins as well as the young ones like Ioan Gruffudd, Matthew Rhys and Michael Sheen. 
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Whole Article:

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/showbiz-and-lifestyle/2009/04/02/the-dark -star-of-spring-awakening-91466-23289868/