Liv Tyler, Mark Gatiss join Kit Harington in BBC thriller "Gunpowder"February 20, 2017 - 10:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Liv Tyler ("The Leftovers"), Mark Gatiss ("Sherlock") and Peter Mullan ("Top of the Lake") will star on BBC One's Guy Fawkes-inspired thriller "Gunpowder". The three are joining the previously-announced cast member, Kit Harington ("Game of Thrones"), who will play the plot's mastermind named Robert Catesby, AceShowbiz said. Tyler will take the role of Catesby's cousin Anne Vaux, the one who worries about the whole idea. Gatiss will portray King James' spymaster-in-chief Robert Cecil, who is instructed to hunt down and torture those involved in the sinister plan. Meanwhile, Mullan will play Jesuit Father Garnet, who wants to keep the peace despite his unfavorable view of King James I. Set in 1605, the historical drama is based around British radical Fawkese and a group of provincial English Catholics who attempted to blow up the House of Lords in United Kingdom Parliament and kill King James I in order to help restoring a Catholic to the crown. The attempted plot or best known as Gunpowder Plot, was foiled on November 5 when authorities at Westminster Palace found Fawkes guarding the explosives. Brits still celebrate Guy Fawkes Night every year on November 5 with a fireworks display and by burning his effigy on a bonfire. "Gunpowder" will begin filming this month. The series is developed by Ronan Bennett, who also serves as the writer. The thriller is executive produced by Harington and is produced by Kudos in association with Harington's Thriker Film. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |