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Cillian gives Killick "dignity" + Peacock train footage filmed

11 June 2008 at 04:06 PM | by Quetzaltlaloc, with Pierspaul

Cillian as William Killick in <cite>Edge</cite>
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Killick's granddaughter sees "dignity and integrity" in Cillian's Edge performance

The Telegraph recently published an article in which the granddaughter of William and Vera Killick, Rebekah Gilbertson, gives her opinion of the veracity of The Edge of Love. Interestingly, Gilbertson is also a producer of the film, who started this endeavor in her grandparents' honor. "I adored both my grandparents and, in an odd way, this film started off as a love letter to them." She admits, though, that she did not wish for the actors to try to imitate the real Killicks or Thomases for the film's sake:

"I was not interested in making a biopic or a documentary, but in taking four young people with the background of a global war and seeing the push and pull of their emotions. ... And I've been living with this for so long that they're not my grandparents any more. They're just two characters that we've developed."

However, Gilbertson was pleased with Cillian's "darkly smouldering performance" in his portrayal of the fictional version of her beloved grandfather. "He gives William dignity and integrity."

Train footage shot for Peacock special effects

The Boone News Republican reports that on 6 May, Peacock's film crew shot train footage for four hours, which will amount to a total of 10-15 seconds on screen, once digital effects have been added.

The character of John Skillpa, played by Cillian Murphy ... has a train that frequently runs through his backyard.

After several takes from a number of specific camera heights and angles and through the use of computer editing, Skillpa's backyard will appear to have a train passing through it, though the train isn't physically there.

"It's movie magic," said [line producer Brian] Bell.

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Reply #1 on : Tue August 12, 2008, 06:00:57
First of all, I just want to say how much I appreciate how comprehensive this site is. It's really amazing.

Secondly, I want to say that I'm especially keen on the upcoming film Peacock, for it seems to have so many things going for it, in particular Mr. Murphy's intriguing role as the quiet bank teller who lives a secret, divided life within a rural town in the American Midwest. For some reason I feel that this will be one of his great movies, playing the sort of challenging, hard-to-define role that he excels in.