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CREATORS of The Tudors
The Creators of The TudorsTHE TUDORS is an Ireland-Canada co-production, executive produced by Morgan O’Sullivan for Octagon Films; Benjamin Silverman and Teri Weinberg for Reveille Productions; Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan for Working Title Films, and Sheila Hockin; and is created, written and executive produced by Michael Hirst. SHOWTIME presents the series in association with Peace Arch Entertainment. Click EasyEdit to update this page! (Don't see the EasyEdit button above? |
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Writer & Executive Producer : Michael Hirst |
 “In movies, the writer is, beyond a certain point, incidental and a bit of a nuisance. But in series TV, the writer is God. And given the choice, I prefer to be God.” | Career Highlights The Decievers (1988) - screenplay Fools of Fortune (1990) - writer Meeting Venus (1991) - writer The Ballad of the Sad Cafe (1991) - writer Elizabeth (1998) - writer Giovane Casanova Il (2002) - writer Elizabeth, the Golden Age (2007) - writer & executive producer |
| Date of Birth: 1952 Place of Birth: United Kingdom Bio: In an era of one-dimensional screenwriters, Michael Hirst stands out for his rare ability to combine historical drama with high entertainment. Prior to writing the entire first three seasons of THE TUDORS single-handedly, he is perhaps best known for his sparkling screenplay of “Elizabeth,” starring Cate Blanchett, and has recently completed the follow-up “The Golden Age,” also directed by Shekhar Kapur. Among his other screenwriting credits are “Meeting Venus,” “The Ballad of the Sad Café,” “Fools Fortune” and “The Deceivers” starring Pierce Brosnan. Interview April 2009: What or who influenced you to enter the world of entertainment? My entry into the film fraternity was purely accidental. I always thought of being an academic. While I was pursuing my academics, I came across English film director Nicolas Roeg, who persuaded me to write movie scripts. At first I was quite hesitant, but that’s what Nicolas loved because, in a way, that innocence offered me a liberation that’s needed to write screenplays. You’ve written scripted films like Elizabeth. When will you direct films? I don’t think that’s going to happen. I am not interested in directing films. During the shooting of Elizabeth, we were walking across the three sets and Shekhar mentioned how he wasn’t afraid of managing the scale and grandeur of such a large production. I, on the other hand, had a completely different view because I would prefer my blank sheet of paper any day. |  Quotes:
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 Michael Hirst with a team of Morris Dancers called "the side" who performed on the set for the May day scene - Season 2. |  [photo by by Jonathan Hession] |
 with Tamzin Merchant ( Katherine Howard) |  |
 |  with James Frain ( Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex) |
 Season 3 Launch Party - March 30th, 2009 From left to right : Morgan O'Sullivan, Tamzin Merchant, Annabelle Wallis, Joan Bergen (Costume designer), Jonathan Rhys Meyers & Michael Hirst |
 Matt Blank, Chairman and CEO of Showtime Networks with JRM and Robert Greenblatt, President of Entertainment for Showtime Networks Inc. where he is responsible for programming development, scheduling, and acquisitions across all Showtime channels. |
| Executive Producer : Morgan O'Sullivan |
 | Career Highlights King Arthur Becoming Jane P.S. I love you The Blackwater Lightship The Roman Spring of Mrs Stone Ella Enchanted Veronica Guerin Reign of Fire Tristan & Isolde Highbinders The Count of Monte Cristo An Everlasting Piece David Copperfield Angela's Ashes, The Nephew, Oliver Twist, Moll Flanders, Mystic Nights of Tir na nOg (Gaban); St. Patrick (Saban Entertainment); Animal Farm (Hallmark); David Copperfield (Hallmark); Durango (Hallmark Hall of Fame); Her Own Rules (CBS); Braveheart (Icon); Scarlett and |
| Date of Birth: 1946 Place of Birth: Ireland Bio: Morgan O'Sullivan was born and educated in Dublin. He began his career in broadcasting with RTE and then went to Australia to work in various production management capacities. He also acted in a broadcasting capacity on TV and radio as an on-air announcer. Returning to Ireland three years later, he rejoined RTE and established himself as a major on-air celebrity with a weekly interview show broadcast on radio.Morgan is now the Managing Director of World 2000 Entertainment Ltd. Morgan O’Sullivan as an Irish based producer has acted as an executive producer or co-producer on films such as “P.S I Love You,” “Braveheart,” “Angela’s Ashes,” “Animal Farm,” “David Copperfield,” “The Count of Monte Cristo” (2002), “Reign of Fire,” “Veronica Guerin,” “King Arthur,” “Ella Enchanted,” and “Becoming Jane.” Prior to producing films for theatrical and television release he was a leading broadcaster in Ireland with the national broadcasting service Radio Telifis Éireann (RTE) presenting a daily radio program. He also acted as Managing Director of Ardmore Studios during the 1980s. He is a former member of Bord Scánann na hÉireann / The Irish Film Board. |  Quotes: However, O'Sullivan (62) himself said the cornerstone of the period drama was writer Michael Hirst, whose screen credits include 1998 Oscar- winning film Elizabeth."It's Michael's vision we're trying to make happen," he says. "But along with Michael, you have Irish directors like Brian Kirk, Ciaran Donnelly and Dearbhla Walsh, and a huge team, including Tom Conroy our set designer, and Joan Bergin our Emmy-winning costume designer. O'Sullivan said about the prospect of the king's weight gain later in life: "We still want him to be appealing. We don't want to destroy his good looks. An exact portrayal of Henry is not a factor that we think is important." Links: |
 Morgan O'Sullivan with Michael Hirst, Seamus McInernery & James Flynn accepting the IFTA for Best Drama Series / Soap | Jonathan Rhys Meyers giving credit to Morgan O'Sullivan |
 Maria Doyle Kennedy and producer Morgan O'Sullivan arrive at the New York premiere of Showtime's 'The Tudors' on March 28, 2007 in New York City. |  Morgan O'Sullivan accepts the honorary award on behalf of Jonathan Rhys Meyers during the 4th annual "Oscar Wilde: Honoring The Irish In Film" awards held at The Ebell Club of Los Angeles on February 19, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. |
 Season 1 |  Morgan can be seen behind Annabelle Wallis - the "new" Jane Seymour - Season 3 |
| NEWS : What is the next project for the Creators? Date: November 10th, 2008 Source: http://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/00019750.html Title: Showtime Picks Up a New Series Entitled 'Camelot' Showtime and BBC's partnership works on a new upcoming series project, "Camelot", a contemporary retelling of the history of Camelot. Showtime has picked up a new series project which will be titled "Camelot". The network will make a collaboration with BBC to develop the new series which is described as a contemporary retelling story of Camelot's true history. Production team that will work for the series including Michael Hirst and Morgan O'Sullivan, "The Tudors" creators. Hirst who also has several credits on "Elizabeth" movie (1998) and the sequel " Elizabeth:The Golden Age" (2007) will be responsible as the series' executive producer and the scripts' writer along with O'Sullivan and Douglas Rae. "Camelot" is planned to be produced by Ecosse Films and Octagon Filmes, while Showtime and BBC cooperate to co-finance the development of the series' scripts project. The casts, airdates, and other details about "Camelot" are to be determined further. Meanwhile, Showtime has recently finished producing the third season of "The Tudors" which will be premiered in April 2009. |
| The Directors: |
 Ciaran Donnelly with Jonathan Rhys Meyers on the set of season 1. Directed Season 1 Episodes 9 & 10 & Season 2 Episodes 1 - 10 He is the Chairman of the Screen Directors Guild of Ireland. |  Alison Maclean Season 1 Episodes 7 & 8 a Canadian film director of music videos, short films, television (episodes of Sex & the City, The Tudors, Homicide. Life On the Streets), commercials and feature films. |
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 Justin Pollard Place of Birth: 1968 Bio: Popular British historian Justin Pollard received his MA and BA from St Albans School and Downing College Cambridge. He worked for years as an archealogist with the Museum of London and worked on the excavation of Thomas Becket's monastery Merton Priory. After leaving the Museum in 1990, Pollard began working as a researcher in documentary films before moving into writing and producing. Pollard has worked as a historical consultant for several feature films including director Shekar Kaptur's "Elizabeth" and Joe Wright's "Atonement". Pollard has also written several nonfiction history and archeology books. Offical Website: Visual Artefact.com | Career Highlights: Feature Films: Elizabeth (1998) The Four Feathers (2002) Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) Atonement (2007) The Boy in the Stripped Pajamas (2008) Television: QI (Quite Interesting Ltd.) The Gunpowder Plot: Exploding the Legend Terry Jone's Barbarians Seven Ages of Britain Ancient Discoveries Egypt's Golden Empire Time Team Royal Secrets Books: The Seven Ages of Britain Alfred the Great: The Man Who Made Britain The Rise and Fall of Alexandria Wonders of the Ancient World: Antiquity's Greatest Feats of Design and Engineering The Interesting Bits: The History You May Have MIssed |
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| Lady-Anne | Hirst on the Agincourt field | 0 | Jul 17 2009, 4:38 PM EDT by Lady-Anne | ||
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I've found this article saying that M. Hirst is going to adapt the novel by B. Cornwell into a movie...
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118006050.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2562 I've not read the book but I thought it would be nice to share and keep our eyes open because of what I know of the battle of Agincourt it was kind of a though day for France... *sic* lol! Hirst being part of the project makes it quite interresting and promissing IMO! ;) Did you guys read the book?
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| theothertudorgirl | Fourth Season Will Be The Last | 8 | Apr 14 2009, 9:07 PM EDT by theothertudorgirl | ||
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Thread started: Apr 14 2009, 8:52 AM EDT
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I just found this article on the internet and it says that The Tudors will be filmed in Ireland for a fourth and final series. I am glad that they will do all the wives but I am upset that they won't go into Edward and Mary's reign. Maybe it is so they don't have to figure what to do with Lady Jane Grey. At least it will have ten episodes. Anway I have the link for the article below
http://www.rte.ie/arts/2009/0414/thetudors.html (Does anyone find it funny that they are still using photos from Season 1 promotional shoots. Not that I mind but it is funny) |
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| karenofbethany | Sex and The Series (page: 1 2) | 32 | Apr 3 2009, 3:11 PM EDT by Boudica | ||
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Thread started: Mar 9 2009, 6:23 AM EDT
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Given the debates we've had over what some say is too much (plot-less) sex and creative license in The Tudors, do you think a historical epic would gain an audience (on Showtime or elsewhere) without these qualities? I'd be interested to know, for instance, how you think Elizabeth or Mary and their reigns would be portrayed since their "sex lives" are so ambiguous...and do you think the average viewer is willing or able to sit through a prolonged series without the soap opera element?
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