Category: News
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MAY IN THE SUMMER To Open Sundance Film Festival
The lineup for the prestigious Sundance Film Festival was announced today, and May in the Summer is not only an official selection but has been honored with opening the festival. The film, which co-stars Alexander Siddig, is one of 16 entries chosen to be showcased at Sundance, out of more than 12,000 submissions. It will be…
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Happy Birthday, Siddig!
They say it’s your birthday… On this day 47 years ago, the lovely Siddig came into the world. Please join us in celebrating Sid’s birthday by leaving a comment below for the man of the day. I’ll start things off: Roses are red, Violets are blue, Most poems rhyme, Happy birthday. XOXO, Mel Your turn!
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FALCON: New Crime Series Airs November 15 on Sky
Falcon, the new crime series from Sky Atlantic, premieres Thursday, November 15 at 10PM in the UK. As previously reported, Sid co-stars as Julio Menendez in the first series, Falcón: The Blind Man of Seville. Sid’s character is shrouded in mystery, to the extent that promotional photos couldn’t be released without spoiling plot points, so if you…
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MAY IN THE SUMMER: Alexander Co-Stars in Romantic Comedy from Cherien Dabis
We’re pleased to share that Alexander Siddig has yet another new project heading to screens! He co-stars in the new romantic comedy, May in the Summer, by writer/director Cherien Dabis ([easyazon-link asin=”B002T921C0″]Amreeka[/easyazon-link]) who also stars in the film. May in the Summer is the story of three Arab-American sisters and their strong-willed, single mom as…
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Sid Guest Stars In Another Doctor Who Audiobook from Big Finish
Head’s up, Whovians! Alexander Siddig provides his lovely voice to another Doctor Who audiobook from Big Finish, 1001 Nights, coming December 31. (Pre-order from Amazon UK.) We asked Sid about what took him back to the studio to work with the Big Finish team again, and here’s what he said: 1001 Nights was my latest…
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DA VINCI’S DEMONS: New Teaser Trailer Including First Look at Sid
STARZ just released a new trailer teasing the Spring 2013 series Da Vinci’s Demons. It focuses mostly on Tom Riley’s Da Vinci, of course, but we get our first look at Alexander Siddig as his mentor. NOTE: The video below is only available to US viewers. For those outside the US, try this link from…
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FALCON: Sid Guest Stars In Sky Atlantic Crime Series {UPDATED}
We’ve just been alerted that Alexander Siddig has a guest starring role in Sky Atlantic’s mini-series Falcón: The Blind Man of Seville. Based on [easyazon-link asin=”B0085SGCGA”]the bestselling novel[/easyazon-link] by Joseph Wilson, the two-episode series stars Marton Csokas as Javier Falcón, a Chief Inspector for the Seville police. Falcón: The Blind Man of Seville follows Falcón‘s investigation into a brutal…
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DA VINCI’S DEMONS: New Blog and Interviews
Starz! continues to roll out promotion for their new series, Da Vinci’s Demons, coming in 2013. The main cast descended on New York Comic Con last weekend to introduce the show to genre fans. Sid wasn’t there, but IGN snagged some interviews with those who were that shed a lot of light on the series.…
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Sid Attends Theatre to Support Primeval Co-Star
Ciaran McMenamin, who played Matt in Primeval, is currently starring in the play Timon of Athens at the National Theatre in London. A pair of fans attended the performance this weekend and bumped into Alexander Siddig, there to support his former co-star along with Ben Mansfield (Captain Becker from Primeval). They had their photo taken…
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DA VINCI’S DEMONS Gets Sneaked at New York Comic Con
Da Vinci’s Demons, the new series from Starz!, will get the promotional ball rolling at New York Comic Con this weekend with first-look footage and a Q&A with cast members Tom Riley, Laura Haddock, and Lara Pulver, and creator David Goyer. Although Sid won’t be attending, we’re hoping to get some reports back on the…