Okay, in fairness this Q&A is mostly about the his project 'Bert and Dickie'. The full article is worth the read, but I have included the Doctor Who related bits below.
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NO time machines were required when Matt Smith travelled back to the London Olympics of 1948.
An era of post-war austerity, rationing and that certain kind of British spirit.
Bert And Dickie is a BBC1 drama telling the real life story of two young men from different sides of the river.
Bert Bushnell, played by Matt, was a “chippy” single sculler from Maidenhead in search of solo Olympic glory.
Instead finding himself paired with Eton and Oxford educated Dickie Burnell (Sam Hoare) in the double sculls.
Writer William (Billy) Ivory’s wise and touching script explains how Bert and Dickie were thrown together just five weeks before the Olympic final at Henley.
Charting their often choppy path to a golden victory.
Due on screen next month (July) ahead of the London 2012 Games, the film is also, among other things, a tale of the two young men’s relationship with their fathers.
John Bushnell played by Douglas Hodge, with Geoffrey Palmer as Charles Burnell.
Matt – presumably there’s only a short space of time in each year when you’re not filming Doctor Who? Do you have to pick and choose your other projects more carefully?
Matt Smith: “Oh, yeah, I mean there’s loads to pick from. I’m inundated. (smiles) Yeah, of course, you have to be selective. But I love Bill’s writing. He’s got a great filmic history and I responded to the script. It’s made by people I know at the BBC and people that are of great repute. And that’s important. There was a good director attached and I always thought it would get a good, strong cast. But it just has to start with a script and I guess I just responded to that.”
Can only do one other project a year?
Matt Smith: “Kind of, yeah. Because we shoot for nine, ten months, really, all in all. And you get about a month to do something else.”
Matt…Doctor Who…how long are you staying?
Matt Smith: “Forever. 50 years. I’m loving making it. I think we’ve got one of our strongest seasons yet coming up. I really do. We go into the 50th year all guns blazing. And I’ll be around. So…that’s it, really.
Read the full Q&A at LifeOfWylie.
One never knows who will be an Olympic Torch bearer these days!
ReplyDeleteInteresting Q&A.... I may have to check this out when it makes its way to DVD or the internet....
Never noticed how much Matt Smith looks like Where's Wally/Waldo before, except somehow even dorkier.
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ReplyDeleteYa he does.... and you have to remember those pics are of him AFTER he has "bulked up" to play the Olympic sculler! XD
I keep seeing the promo on TV, but still no air date/time, grrrr
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