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Unknown actor lands star role in film of iconic singer's life
A LEEDS man has beaten off competition from Hollywood to land a top role in a new film.
Sam Riley, who sings with Yorkshire rock group 10,000 Things, will take the part of Ian Curtis, the troubled lead singer with iconic Manchester band Joy Division who committed suicide in 1980, in a forthcoming biopic. It will be his first major acting role.
The film, provisionally titled Control, will co-star Oscar-nominated Samantha Morton as Curtis's wife, Deborah. Filming begins on location in Manchester later this year.
Mr Riley, 25, of Woodhouse, was told he had the role on his birthday.
He said: "I initially went auditioning for the drummer. But then they asked me back. I left without much hope. But I guess I didn't do too bad."
"I didn't believe it to begin with because I know there were a couple of major Hollywood actors interested but it was obviously a pretty amazing present. They asked me not to tell anyone because they didn't want it leaking on to the internet. So I went out that night to celebrate but I couldn't actually say anything to anybody other than the band and my family."
The movie, to be released next year, is not the first to portray Curtis. Sean Harris played the singer in 2002's 24-Hour Party People in which Mr Riley had a bit-part, later edited out.
It told the story of Factory Records, the Manchester label to which Joy Division famous for hits such as Love Will Tear Us Apart, Transmission and Atmosphere were signed.
Mr Riley said: "I'm not an obsessive Joy Division fan, but I've always rated them they're a class band. Now, though, I'm trying to get as much of their material and as much footage as I can."
The job will not, he says, effect his position in 10,000 Things.
He said: "I'm not about to use this role as a tool to get into Coronation Street or whatever. Hopefully it will raise the band's profile."
His brother George, 23, who plays bass in the band, was equally pleased as his brother.
He said: "It's good news. I'll be at the premiere."
This will be the first film to make Curtis its central character. Based on the book, Touching From A Distance by Deborah Curtis, it will focus on the star's battles with epilepsy and depression. The book ends with his suicide in 1980, just weeks before Joy Division were due to embark on their first American tour.
Anton Corbijn, who has previously made music videos with the likes of U2 and Nirvana, will direct the film. New Order, the band formed from the ashes of Joy Division after Curtis's death, will provide the soundtrack.
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Is his voice anything like Curtis'
http://www.10000things.tvObviousman wrote:Is his voice anything like Curtis'
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He's already older than Ian Curtis was when he died. That's the magic of the movies.Big Si wrote:Mr Riley, 25, of Woodhouse, was told he had the role on his birthday.
Sth else puzzles me : Curtis looked incredibly ordinary. At first glance he had no sex appeal whatsoever, and yet he was such a charismatic figure. Finding the right looking guy to impersonate such a complicated character is no piece of cake.
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Well thank god it's not Jude Law like it was hyped up to be IIRC
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Brideoffrankenstein wrote:Well thank god it's not Jude Law like it was hyped up to be IIRC
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He does look more like Steve Morris though.
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Fingers crossed.
Rate 24 Hour Party People very highly, and read Touching From a Distance.
We'll see...
Rate 24 Hour Party People very highly, and read Touching From a Distance.
We'll see...
Excellent bookBadlander wrote:The Deborah Curtis book was good.
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That's what I think.Hom_Corleone wrote:He does look more like Steve Morris though.
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Let's hope he manages to lip synch his way through the onstage sequences then.Quiff Boy wrote:saw 10,000 Things at the royal park cellars a few years ago, supporting some friends
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And another Ian Curtis/Joy Div film - based on another biography - is announced too! Can't be bothered to look it up right now though
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Besides money, what are they hoping to achieve with this movie?
The film will expand on Deborah's Touching From A Distance book, which was a personal account of her life with Ian Curtis, to give a fuller account of the man and his life.nick the stripper wrote:Besides money, what are they hoping to achieve with this movie?
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Right . . . What’s there to know? He moped around Manchester for a couple years, recorded some cracking tunes and then hung himself.Big Si wrote:The film will expand on Deborah's Touching From A Distance book, which was a personal account of her life with Ian Curtis, to give a fuller account of the man and his life.nick the stripper wrote:Besides money, what are they hoping to achieve with this movie?
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I bet I can guess the ending.
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He gets married, kids and lives happily ever after?
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With lots of hanging aroundObviousman wrote:He gets married, kids and lives happily ever after?
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Just found this nice site about the "Heart and Soul" boxset
Just found this nice site about the "Heart and Soul" boxset