Otto Bathurst

Date of Birth

1971-01-18

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

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Frankenstein TV series: Otto Bathurst to direct new adaptation

Posted 5 years ago

Last November, we heard that Stone Village Television and BlackBox Multimedia were developing a premium television series adaptation of Mary Shelley's classic novel Frankenstein. Now the project has found its director, as Deadline learned that Otto Bathurst has signed on...

Pablo Schreiber to play Master Chief in Showtime’s Halo series

Posted 7 years ago

There are only two video games that have taken up several hours of my life in the last thirteen years – Friday the 13th: The Game and Halo. The original Halo: Combat Evolved. I have never ventured into the sequels,...

Showtime’s Halo series just scored its director

Posted 7 years ago

Looks like that HALO series over at Showtime just took a big step forward. Today we got a press release letting us know that Otto Bathurst (BLACK MIRROR, ROBIN HOOD, PEAKY BLINDERS) is set to executive produce and direct multiple...

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Robin Hood helmer Otto Bathurst to direct Showtime’s Halo TV series

Posted 7 years ago

After scouring places like the Arcadia Outskirts, the Pillar of Autumn, and even a few Covenant star ships, Showtime has found its director for the long-gestating HALO television series in British filmmaker Otto Bathurst. As per the deal, Bathurst will...

We talk Robin Hood w/ Taron Egerton, Jamie Foxx, Jamie Dornan & more!

Posted 8 years ago

Is the world ready for another ROBIN HOOD? Why not? We've seen countless iterations of the legendary outlaw on the silver screen – dating back to the early 1900s – so it doesn't seem a stretch to think we'll see...

Exclusive: Ben Mendelsohn is law and order in Robin Hood clip

Posted 8 years ago

Ben Mendelsohn has proven time and time again why he’s perfect for playing any baddie any movie requires. He’s sadistic, cunning, and would be perfect shouting “I want their head on a spike!” In the new movie ROBIN HOOD, he...

Taron Egerton isn’t nearly quick enough for Jamie Foxx in Robin Hood clip

Posted 8 years ago

We're a little over a month away from the release of the next "gritty, revisionist" take on the Robin Hood legend, but hopefully the Otto Bathurst (Peaky Blinders) film will give us a little more than that. ROBIN HOOD will...

Kingsman’s Taron Egerton in early talks for lead role in Robin Hood: Origins

Posted 11 years ago

Last week we learned Jack Huston, Taron Egerton, Jack Reynor, Dylan O'Brien and Nicholas Hoult were on Lionsgate's shortlist for the lead role in ROBIN HOOD: ORIGINS, with Reynor having a slight edge over his fellow actors, but now Deadline...

Josh Brolin, Maggie Gyllenhaal & Olivia Munn may join thriller Three Seconds

Posted 11 years ago

Josh Brolin, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Olivia Munn are in talks to join THREE SECONDS, according to a report from The Wrap. Peaky Blinders and Black Mirror helmer Otto Bathurst is making his feature film directorial debut with the thriller (before...

Peaky Blinders’ director Otto Bathurst takes the helm of Robin Hood: Origins

Posted 11 years ago

It's a little ridiculous how many Robin Hood films are currently in development; we're got HOOD from Sony, which is said to be in the vein of MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE and THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS, Disney has NOTTINGHAM & HOOD,...