2007/09/22


  • Updates for Damian Lewis’s new TV series Life that will officially premiere in the US on NBC September 26th:

    » NBC has added two new video clips to their web site for Life; the new clips are titled “Meet the Cast & Crew” and “LIFE BTS Featurette” and are also currently available on some Video On Demand channels.

    » According to the Lodi News-Sentinel two local police captains appear as extras in the pilot for Life and one of them is the brother-in-law of producer Far Shariat.

    » The unmarked police vehicle driven by Damian Lewis in Life is a Ford Taurus. In the pilot episode his personal car is a $100,000 Bentley and he also owns a “big, red tractor”.

    » Click here to access a new fan site for Life that has been created by Ryan and click here for the Damian Lewis/Life page at Pop Tower.

    » Ann reported that the September 28th issue of Entertainment Weekly offers an advertisement for the premiere of Life and also includes an intriguing reference to “orginal bonus content brought to you by Mastercard“!? (Promotions for Life also appear in the current issues of People and In Touch.)

    » This review in The Star describes Life as a “…remarkable new drama…anchored and brilliantly balanced by the nuanced lead performance of British Band of Brothers break-out Damian Lewis…” The article also includes quotes from Damian and writer/producer Rand Ravich.

  • The University College of Engineering, University of the Basque Country in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain will host a free screening of Keane starring Damian Lewis on October 29th. The film will be shown in the original English with Spanish subtitles. The UK television premiere of Keane took place on September 21st on Film4.