Fan's report of brown-eyed Cillian in Peacock

11 May 2008 at 08:14 PM | by Quetzaltlaloc, with Melty_Girl

Determined fan Girl Jen was lucky enough to have a friendly encounter with Cillian on Friday 9 May while he took a break from filming Peacock. Most intriguing is her observation that Cillian was wearing brown contact lenses that day, giving us another glimpse into how he will appear in the role of John Skillpa. John is described as nondescript and rather invisible in the small town of Peacock, so masking Cillian's distinctive blue eyes seems like a good start in the process of transforming his looks from exotic to ordinary. However, as Girl Jen herself says, even without the baby blues we all love so much, Cillian was "still gorgeous."

Please take a moment to relive her adventure yourself: we've added her story to the Cillian Encounters part of our Fandom section.

Thanks to Girl Jen for sharing the story of her enviable encounter!

New Top 5 page is ready

7 May 2008 at 10:33 PM | by Quetzaltlaloc

We know you've been waiting for The Top 5 Actors Cillian Murphy Should be Romantically Paired With Onscreen lists; after touching up the submissions, I've concluded that this topic is an obvious fan favorite. The lists are downright sexy! Various types of romantic co-stars are represented herein, including some enticing young men and a few older seductresses. All of the contributors put their hearts (and libidos) into these lists, so please take a moment to fantasize along with us and be sure to reward our brave contributors by discussing your opinions in the comments.

The whole staff would like to thank Ee, JT, and Mistress Kizuna for joining in with us on this fun topic.

First glimpse of Cillian in Peacock

6 May 2008 at 09:43 PM | by Melty_Girl and Quetzaltlaloc

Cillian Murphy on the set of Peacock
Cillian on the set of Peacock

Principal photography started today on Peacock: Sioux City's KTIV News Channel 4 reports that the production just kicked off a week of filming in small town Odebolt, Iowa, which has been transformed temporarily into fictional Peacock, Nebraska. The greatest treat, though, is that we get to see the first public footage of Cillian as John, the male side of his character's split personality. Admittedly, the video is brief and shot from a distance, but we can see that Cillian is sporting a clean cut look very appropriate for a nebbishy, small town bank teller.

We also learn a bit more about John, when producer Barry Mendel describes the film:

"It's the story of a bank clerk who is a very shy and rather invisible member of his community. He's a clerk at the bank and nobody really talks to him. He's kind of the strange guy, and he lives on the edge of town in the old family house by himself."

Peacock is expected to hit theaters in 2009, but Mendel gives us a little hope by suggesting that we could see this film at the end of the year. Let’s all cross our fingers!

Thanks to Mistress Kizuna for putting the WMA video file up on YouTube, giving us a second link option for video viewing.

Edge of Love exhibition in Wales + new contributing editor

2 May 2008 at 02:14 PM | by Quetzaltlaloc

Dylan Thomas Centre hosts Edge production materials

The Western Mail reports that Swansea, Wales will be the first to experience The Edge of Love, but not in theaters. Visitors to the Dylan Thomas Centre have the opportunity to view an exhibition of props and production aids used in the creation of the film, before the film is even released. From the end of May, LionsGate Film UK will provide the Centre with "costumes, storyboards, graphics and other iconic pieces from the movie." Although the Centre has yet to officially list the exhibition as an upcoming event on their webpage, we hope that anyone lucky enough to be near to the museum will take the time to explore some of what went into the creation of the film.

Hello there!

I'm proud to announce that I am joining The CillianSite as a contributing editor. As an obsessed fan of Cillian's for five years now, it's rewarding to be given a chance to help cover his fascinating career with such a devoted group of enthusiasts.

Edge of Love production notes

30 April 2008 at 11:54 PM | by Pierspaul, with Melty_Girl

The publicity campaign for The Edge of Love is slowly coming to life. While there is still no trailer online, Capitol Films, one of the production companies behind Edge, has the film's production notes available for download (click the Marketing Materials tab). Be warned: the lengthy synopsis contains spoilers, so read at your own risk. There are also quotes from the filmmakers and actors about the process of making the film. In part, Cillian commented:

"What was so appealing to me about the script was that dynamic between the four very different characters and how they interact. When they get to Wales the dynamic shifts and that's when it becomes really interesting. I liked the complexity of the character, the difference pre-war and post-war and I've never played a British officer before so that appealed. The opportunity to work with (director) John (Maybury) who I'd admired for a long time was irresistible and also to work with actors like Keira (Knightley), Sienna (Miller) and Matthew (Rhys), you don't get that opportunity very often".

Just a reminder to those of you in the U.K.: in addition to opening the Edinburgh Film Festival on 18 June, Edge will be released in London on 20 June, then widely on 27 June.

Detectives won't be watched by many + Josh Lucas cast in Peacock

28 April 2008 at 10:08 AM | by Melty_Girl, with Pierspaul

Cillian Murphy
See more Detectives stills

Straight to DVD

As I blogged last month, the delay of Cillian's first romantic comedy, Watching the Detectives, was likely due to its artistic shortcomings. Last year it failed to find a major distributor, and then this year, with its production company, Peace Arch set to distribute it, it didn't come out on Valentine's Day as scheduled. Director Paul Soter blogged that the movie would be delayed until this month, but now the Peace Arch site confirms what many of us suspected: Detectives will go straight to DVD in North America (as it already has in Poland). Peace Arch's old page for Detectives has been removed from their Theatrical Films section and migrated over to the Television and Home Entertainment section. To editorialize for a moment, I must comment that this development is a good thing for Cillian's career.

Peacock adds another fine actor

The Des Moines Register is reporting on local Iowans who won the stand-in jobs for Peacock; more interesting to a wider audience is the news that Josh Lucas is one of the cast members for whom a stand-in was needed. Also revealed is Susan Sarandon's role: the mayor's wife.

P.S. A bit of trivia for those who closely followed the making of Sunshine: Peacock's costume designer is Sunshine's Suttirat Anne Larlarb.

Donation and rave review + calendar editor wanted

26 April 2008 at 12:02 AM | by Melty_Girl

A new reader puts her money where her mouth is

A wonderful fan, Dana, has seen fit to help support The CillianSite. We're proud to share her comments:

The visuals are fantastic and the interview coverage is fierce! I've just about read myself out and I've only scratched the surface! I had no idea there was a place like this. I am eternally grateful. Viva The CillianSite!!!

Donations have slowed of late, which could lead to the undesirable result of our having to carry advertisements, so we hope you will join Dana and contribute to our web rent.

Volunteer wanted to maintain The CillianSite Calendar

The CillianSite Collective has lost a few members in the past few months, and the two remaining lead editors are stretched a bit thin. With that in mind, we're putting out a call for a calendar editor to join our contributing staff. If you're interested in maintaining our calendar of Cillian-related events, please e-mail the Collective at .

No Cannes do for Edge of Love

25 April 2008 at 12:00 AM | by Melty_Girl

As This is London laments, The Edge of Love did not make the list of films selected for the Cannes Film Festival, despite high hopes in the U.K. Instead, as we reported earlier this month, the film will open the Edinburgh Film Festival on 18 June, and will be released in the U.K. in late June. (No word yet on release dates elsewhere, except that the Netherlands has long been listed on IMDb as 6 November.)

Sarandon and Pullman cast in Peacock

24 April 2008 at 01:09 PM | by Melty_Girl, with Madra Rua

MoviesOnline has a brief interview with Susan Sarandon, in which she reveals the following about her next project:

"I'm doing something called Peacock with Cillian Murphy, Bill Pullman and I'm not sure who else..."

This is exciting news!

Peacock needs extras and stand-ins

23 April 2008 at 10:47 PM | by Melty_Girl

Copeland Creative Talent is looking for extras of all types and ages for Peacock. If you're in Iowa, or can be in Iowa from 6 May to 8 June, you should give it a whirl! There will be an open casting call in Lorimor on Saturday and another in Greenfield on Sunday, but you can also mail or email them a photo. See the Copeland Creative Peacock page for all the details.

They are also looking for six stand-ins, including one who's "Male, 5'9", brown hair, very slim build"—I would imagine that's for Cillian. Actually, given the storyline, "Female, 5'9", brown hair" might be a second stand-in for him!

We hope that anyone who tries out will let us know how it goes.

Carrabba's Cillian crush

20 April 2008 at 10:13 AM | by Melty_Girl

Here's a fun media mention of Cillian. Today, The Hartford Courant reran a September 2007 Metromix interview with emo rocker Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional. The interviewer asked Carrabba, "Many straight men have crushes on you. Who is your man-crush?" Carrabba replied:

"Cillian Murphy. He’s a beautiful man. He’s so beautiful he’s like a woman."

Edge of Love pub production still

10 April 2008 at 12:04 AM | by Melty_Girl

Matthew Rhys, Sienna Miller, Keira Knightley, Cillian Murphy
See this photo full-size and more production stills from The Edge of Love

Film site OutNow.ch has some new production stills from The Edge of Love, including this new one of Cillian as William Killick entertaining his wife and friends with a song. Or maybe Keira Knightley is singing? I wonder if Cillian is really playing piano—and what's the song?

Please if you spot any other new photos or a new poster from the movie!

Edge of Love to open Edinburgh Film Festival

9 April 2008 at 11:52 AM | by Melty_Girl and Pierspaul, with Madra Rua

Cillian Murphy and Keira Knightley
See more "on location" photos

The Edge of Love has been chosen as the opening film for this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival, which runs from 18 to 29 June. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Keira Knightley, Sienna Miller, Matthew Rhys and director John Maybury are all scheduled to attend the festival. There's no mention of Cillian attending; it is likely that he will still be in Iowa filming Peacock at that time.

Variety quotes EIFF artistic director Hannah McGill:

"I couldn’t be happier to be opening this most auspicious festival with this utterly seductive and fascinating film, which stars some of the most charismatic young performers in the business, and affirms John Maybury as one of our most important directors. It's a film that I personally adore..."

Edge release date + Peacock auditions on Sunday

4 April 2008 at 11:55 AM | by Pierspaul

June release for Edge of Love in U.K.

It seems that U.K. fans won't have to wait long much longer to see The Edge of Love, as Empire and MSN U.K. are reporting a release date of 20 June. There's no information on a North American release date, but we'll let you know as soon as we hear any news.

Peacock casting call on Sunday in Iowa

On 24 March we blogged that PMS Casting is looking for actors to fill some of the supporting roles in Cillian’s upcoming film Peacock. The Cedar Rapids Gazette has details of auditions taking place on 6 April, so actors and fans in the Des Moines area should not miss this opportunity to be in a film with Cillian.

Nightclub photo of Cillian and Keira

25 March 2008 at 12:27 AM | by Melty_Girl, with Pierspaul

Keira Knightley and Cillian Murphy in The Edge of Love
See the full-size photo

The web site for nightclub Café de Paris features this lovely shot on the page that details how to rent their space for film or photo shoots. Apparently, the Piccadilly venue dates back to 1924, making it an ideal set for The Edge of Love.

The photo appears to give us a sneak peek at the wartime courtship of Captain William Killick (Cillian) and Vera Phillips (Keira Knightley).

Peacock casting in Iowa

24 March 2008 at 02:08 PM | by Pierspaul, with Melty_Girl

Production for Cillian’s new film, Peacock, is underway, and The Des Moines Register reports that filming will take place in and around Des Moines, Iowa starting 6 May, with local auditions for supporting roles being held in April. PMS Casting has a casting notice detailing the supporting characters being cast. The Iowa casting director is looking for "good actors who look and feel like 'real folks'."

Spoiler alert: If you click on the character names at the bottom of the casting notice, you will be able to read parts of the script. The casting notice also gives more details about the storyline and Cillian's character:

John Skillpa, a retiring, shy and completely nondescript bank employee, leads a double life as Emma, his female alter-ego, who, so far, has never ventured beyond the boundaries of John's house. But when a train derails in John's backyard, the nosy neighbors in his small town of Peacock, Nebraska finally meet John's "wife"—and the fragmented sides of John's split personality begin to rip asunder...

Edge of Love web site coming

22 March 2008 at 01:25 PM | by Melty_Girl

Here's something for us to keep an eye on: theedgeoflove.co.uk. The official domain for The Edge of Love is online, though the full web site isn't ready yet. Hopefully it will go live soon, and with video clips!

Edge of Love going to Cannes in May?

20 March 2008 at 11:44 PM | by Melty_Girl

The prestigious Cannes Film Festival lineup for this year has not yet been chosen, but according to the The Hollywood Reporter, The Edge of Love is likely to be selected. So we might be seeing the film's glamorous cast on the red carpet in France in mid-May. The slate will be announced next month.

Hippie cast shot + Cillian on gift giving + possible site outage

18 March 2008 at 11:55 PM | by Melty_Girl, with Pierspaul

New photo from the Hippie set

An extra from Hippie Hippie Shake, Leela Tikadar, has a photo of her and another extra with the film's principals, Cillian, Chris O'Dowd, Sienna Miller, and Max Minghella on her MySpace page (ETA/Warning: commenters assert that her page has a virus). It's a charming candid shot.

Hippie Hippie Shake cast
See the full-size photo

Newly found 2003 interview

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Thanks to Nairin78 for turning up the cast shot on Photobucket and finding the New Humanist article!

Cillian narrates documentary + new French scans

11 March 2008 at 12:50 AM | by Melty_Girl, with Claudia and Pierspaul

Cillian rides a Wave

Cillian has a new film role, and it's something unexpected: documentary narrator. It's for the Irish surfing documentary Wave Riders, which just won the audience award at the Dublin International Film Festival. It will next show at the Belfast Film Festival on 19 April.

More details about the movie are on another page of our News section: the Latest Work page.

French magazine scans

We've just added two new French article spreads, from 2006 issues of Première and Ciné Live, plus a better scan of a 2007 Ciné Live article.

Thanks to Roulidou for the French article spreads!