Merlin

Merlin star Colin Morgan has revealed that fans of the show are often confused by his accent. The 23-year-old, who is originally from Northern Ireland, told SFX magazine that people assume he is English because his titular role on the BBC One series requires him to disguise his Irish accent. He said: "One of my mates told me that a work colleague was saying, 'Is that your friend who does Merlin? His accent's really changed'. Well, yeah, it's called acting! "Often when you meet people, they're like, 'Oh you're not... What are you?' Whenever I do go home, my accent becomes a lot stronger. When my »
- By Dan French

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Magma Films' latest project, an adaptation of Ken Bruen's 'The Guards', has begun shooting today, October 27th, in Co. Galway. The film is directed by Stuart Orme (Inspector Morse, Merlin) with Iain Glen (Song for a Raggy Boy, Tara Road) leading the cast. Produced by Ralph Christians (Niko and the way to the Stars) and Clodagh Freeman (Summer of the Flying Saucer), the script was adapted from Bruen's novel by Anne McCabe, Tom Collins and Ralph Christians. Other crew involved includes Director of Photography John Conroy (The Bourne Ultimatum) and Production Designer Derek Wallace (Triage). Iain Glen (Tara Road) leads the cast as disgraced ex-cop Jack Taylor whilst Ralph Brown (The Boat that Rocked) stars as his sidekick Sutton. The female leads are played by Irish actresses Tara Breathnach (The Tudors) and Nora-Jane Noone (Savage). »

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A second volume of music from the popular BBC fantasy TV series Merlin will be released in November by MovieScore Media. The label released composer Rob Lane’s music from the premiere season of the show last year, which was nominated for an International Film Music Critics Association Award for ‘Best Original Music for Television’. The new album features over 50 minutes of music from the second season, which currently airs ... »
- Mikael Carlsson

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