Michael Apted

Date of Birth

1941-02-10

Date of Death

2021-01-08

Place of Birth

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Known for

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The World is Not Enough : Pierce Brosnan – James Bond Revisited

Posted 5 years ago

Despite opening on the same day as Titanic, Pierce Brosnan's second outing as James Bond 007, Tomorrow Never Dies, was a big box office hit. A third Brosnan Bond, The World is Not Enough, was put immediately into production, resulting...

007 director Michael Apted dies at 79

Posted 5 years ago

Michael Apted, director of such films as Coal Miner's Daughter, Gorillas in the Mist, and the James Bond film The World Is Not Enough has died at the age of 79. The Gersh Agency confirmed the news just moments ago...

Review: Unlocked

Posted 9 years ago

PLOT: When a CIA interrogator (Noomi Rapace) based in London discovers a terror plot with connections to the upper echelons of the service, she finds herself hunted by both former colleagues and a skilled team of assassins. REVIEW: UNLOCKED should...

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Noomi Rapace & Orlando Bloom unleash their fists in Unlocked trailer

Posted 9 years ago

Action stars come out of nowhere all the time, and as long as they can kick some ass they will be welcomed with open arms. From the looks of it we can welcome actress Noomi Rapace to the field, who...

We’re going back to Narnia for The Silver Chair

Posted 10 years ago

Looks like someone is taking another crack at bringing us back to Narnia. Sony's TriStar Pictures, is teaming up with The Mark Gordon Company, eOne and The C.S. Lewis Company to resuscitate THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA series, picking the story...

Producer says The Silver Chair will reboot Chronicles of Narnia franchise

Posted 10 years ago

It's been a little over five years since the release of THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER, and besides the hiring of LIFE OF PI writer David Magee to script THE SILVER CHAIR, there hasn't been...

Noomi Rapace and Orlando Bloom to star in terrorist thriller Unlocked

Posted 12 years ago

In case you were wondering what Noomi Rapace was going to kick ass in next, that answer comes in the form of UNLOCKED. Helmed by director Michael Apted (THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER, THE WORLD...

Life of Pi writer David Magee to script Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair

Posted 13 years ago

After three films, most recent being 2010’s THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER, C.S. Lewis’ beloved fantasy series is preparing a fourth chapter. It was previously announced that The Mark Gordon Company would be taking over...

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair is now in the works

Posted 13 years ago

Fans of THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA may or may not rejoice to this news, as The C.S. Lewis Company is joining forces with The Mark Gordon Company to jointly develop the fourth entry in the franchise, based on The Silver...