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