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Penny Dreadful: Season One Comes to Blu-ray and DVD Oct. 7th

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (July 24, 2014) – The acclaimed SHOWTIME® original series PENNY DREADFUL – SEASON ONE will arrive on Blu-ray Disc and DVD October 7, it was announced today during the PENNY DREADFUL panel at San Diego Comic-Con International 2014.

From Showtime Networks, CBS Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Media Distribution, the Blu-ray and DVD collections will include every episode of the series’ first season, celebrated by critics as “scary, seductive, surprising, and smart” (NPR) and “solidly entertaining, well cast and oozing with atmosphere” (Variety). Both Blu-ray and DVD collections also boast extensive special features that delve into the gripping thriller.

From three-time Oscar® nominee John Logan (Skyfall, Hugo, Gladiator) and Oscar winner Sam Mendes (American Beauty, Skyfall),PENNY DREADFUL is a frightening psychosexual drama that weaves together classic horror origin stories into a gripping series that is “moody, mystical and wonderfully twisted” (Cleveland Plain Dealer). PENNY DREADFUL, starring Josh Hartnett (Black Hawk Down), Timothy Dalton (The Living Daylights) and Eva Green (Casino), completely reinvents literature’s most famous characters. Icons of terror such as Victor Frankenstein, Dorian Gray and timeless figures from Dracula join a core of original characters in a dark and brutal quest to save a soul – even as they grapple with their own monstrous temptations.

The series also stars Reeve Carney (Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark), Rory Kinnear (Skyfall), Billie Piper (Doctor Who, Secret Diary of a Call Girl), Danny Sapani (The Bill) and Harry Treadaway (The Lone Ranger). A co-production of Sky Atlantic, PENNY DREADFUL was created, written and executive produced by John Logan and executive produced by Logan’s Desert Wolf Productions, along with Sam Mendes and Pippa Harris (Revolutionary Road, Call The Midwife), both of Neal Street.

PENNY DREADFUL – SEASON ONE includes the first eight episodes of the series as a three-disc collection, and will be available for the suggested retail prices of $48.99 US and $52.99 CAN (Blu-ray) and $42.99 US and $47.99 CAN (DVD). The Blu-ray Disc is presented in 1080p high definition with English TrueHD 5.1, and Spanish 2.0 Stereo with English subtitles and English SDH.

The DVD is presented in Widescreen 16:9 with English 5.1 Surround, English 2.0 Surround, and Spanish 2.0 Stereo with English subtitles. The Blu-ray and DVD are Not Rated in the U.S. and rated 18A in Canada.  The total running time is approximately 7 hours and 15 minutes. The disc breakdown is as follows:

    Disc One
        Night Work
        Séance
        Resurrection
    Disc Two
        Demimonde
        Closer Than Sisters
        What Death Can Join Together
        Possession
    Disc Three
        Grand Guignol
        Special Features:
            Ray Donovan: Season One, Episodes 1 & 2
            What is a Penny Dreadful?
            Literary Roots
            Coming Together
            The Artisans Pt. 1
            The Artisans Pt. 2
            The Grand Guignol
            Prostitution and Sex in Victorian Times
            British Exploration & The Search for the Nile
            The Science of Medicine

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EGW EXCLUSIVE: Dracula Illustrator Martin Stiff Talks About His Craft, Working with John Logan and his Favorite Penny Dreadful Character

Penny Dreadful has four main characters based on three Gothic literature: Frankenstein, Dracula and The Picture of Dorian Gray. At San Diego Comic Con 2014, Showtime released three hardcover Special Editions of these books. The books contain original illustrations that were commissioned and oversaw by Penny Dreadful Creator John Logan. Here, we talk to Dracula illustrator Martin Stiff about his craft, working on the book with John Logan and who is his favorite character on the show.

First of all, tell us a little bit about yourself.

I’m a writer, designer and illustrator living in London. In my day job, I’m co-director of Amazing15, a design studio specialising in books, magazines, branding and merchandise. We’ve worked on a wide range of diverse projects including Sherlock, Doctor Who and Breaking Bad, and some of our book covers have won awards. On top of all this, for the past few years I’ve been writing and drawing a big award-nominated graphic novel called The Absence which finally saw publication this March from Titan Comics. I’m also married with a couple of kids. Life is busy.

How did you get started in art and illustration?

I don’t think I was ever not in art or illustration. Since I’ve been able to hold a pencil I’ve always enjoyed drawing and even from a young age it was always my intention to somehow make a living out of it. I’m lucky enough to have managed to make that happen. I studied illustration at university, spent a few years working in theatre set design and then kind of ended up as a graphic designer which is where I’ve been for the last decade or so. I’m a massive nerd so to be able to work on books and comics and get paid for it is like some kind of crazy dream come true.

Who are some of your favorite artists and/or illustrators and why? Who or what are some of your influences right now?

I like a wide variety of artists, but I guess primarily my main influences come from comics. Artists like Dave McKean (Arkham Asylum, Cages) had a huge effect on me when I was a teenager and really beginning to ‘learn’ about art. His use of collage and mixed media to tell the story was massively influential. I’ve always been a big fan of the anthology science fiction comic 2000AD, and the range of artists working on it was hugely inspiring. I tend towards artists that have a lot of energy and movement in their work so love people like Jock and Sean Phillips, Duncan Fegredo and Alex Maleev.

Tell us about the physical process of developing imagery. Do you begin with sketches and then scan them into your computer to be rendered digitally or do you work another way?

I tend to work in whichever way suits the project. The Absence was 272 pages long and I hand drew all of it in the traditional comic way of working in pencil then going over it in black ink. But then I scanned it all into the computer and mucked about with it in Photoshop so actually I don’t think there’s a single page of the book which exists as a complete page of ‘handmade’ art. For the Penny Dreadful Dracula book I suggested we produce portraits of each of the main characters and I spent some time researching photography and paintings from the Victorian period to try and get a feel of how the subjects sit and look and what environment they’re placed in. Each portrait tries to capture something of the spirit of the character. I roughly doodled each picture to get a general sense of how it’d work, then did a pen and ink drawing which I scanned in to the Mac so I could… well, muck about with it in Photoshop. The pleasure of working digitally is that you can just keep moving stuff around and adding and removing elements until you’re happy with it.

Do you prefer working digitally, traditionally, or both, and how has this influenced your work?

As I say, I like all the ways of working. I like getting my hands dirty with pens and brushes and ink but being able to fix stuff on the computer gives you a fearlessness which is both a convenience (you can correct mistakes) but also a hindrance (it can make you careless). I try and use everything available and make best use of whatever I can.

Could you describe your creative process to us? What helps you be more creative?

Deadline terror makes me creative. I tend to get bored easily, so I work best when I don’t have much time to faff about and worry. I can be inspired by anything. I think it’s just a trick of keeping your eyes and ears open, take in as much stuff as you can and with any luck something will emerge from the soup.

How were you approached by John Logan & Co. to do the gorgeous artwork for Penny Dreadful’s Dracula?

I’ve got a long history with Titan Books (the publishers of the books) – I used to be the books art director there before starting my own company and we’re lucky enough to still do a lot of work with them. Originally they asked us to design the covers to the Penny Dreadful book series but then they also asked for some illustration samples from me. John Logan saw and liked them – especially the photo-montage covers I did for The Absence – and so I was asked to do a couple of sample illustrations for Dracula. We went backwards and forwards a few times – John’s feedback was incredibly supportive and he seemed really keen to see me experiment with ideas and push things as far as I could – and we finally settled on the sort of collagey portrait style.

Were you given the choice between Dracula, The Picture of Dorian Gray and Frankenstein? Or did they commission you a specific book among the three right from the get go?

Nope, they gave me Dracula from the start which made me nervous as how the hell do you find a fresh way of illustrating such an influential and well known book?

Do you have a favorite part or illustration in the book or a sketch inside the book that you could say is the centerpiece of your work in it?

Well, without spoiling it for those that haven’t seen the book, I like my Dracula portrait. Some might see it as a cop-out, and It was a total gamble which I felt sure would get knocked back as slightly too arch but everyone seemed to dig it so in it stayed! After that I like the Renfield portrait. That was the first one I did and the one which won over John.

How did you find the inspiration for illustrating Dracula? Did you do any kind of research? Did you know exactly what you wanted?

I’m pretty familiar with the novel (who isn’t) so I knew the characters well enough to get a general sense of what I wanted to say about each. The biggest challenge was finding a quote from each one which neatly sums them up (the illustrations have text collaged into them) but thank heavens for Google.

What did you do in order not to repeat previous illustrations of the story? Was there a specific route or point of view that your were directed to do or did you sketched based on your preference?

Originally I tried a few traditional directions which more illustrative of certain scenes but John, quite rightly, was keen to avoid the cliched comic or graphic novel approach and wanted something more esoteric and unusual. Let’s face it, Dracula is one of the most adapted and well known books ever written so to go specifically looking for something new and fresh that hadn’t been done before was going to be a nonstarter. I went in blind and just hoped I’d produce something interesting.

How do you feel about Dracula as a character, both in literature and mythology?

He’s the original, archetypal villain. Mysterious, enigmatic, intelligent, sinister, unstoppable and entirely without mercy. But he’s also flawed and sensitive and even human. It’s not hard to see how the character has been so influential.

Would you say you relate in any way to the character that you were assigned to sketch?

I think the success of any work of art – be it book or film or music – depends on the audience finding something relatable within it and Dracula succeeds on that level many times over. It’s cast is so broad and well realised that it’s impossible not to be drawn into it and emphasise with even the most unpleasant of the characters.

Are you a fan of Bram Stoker’s Dracula or gothic horror in general?

I’ve certainly read all the classics but I’m no expert. My interests tend to be fairly broad. I’ve just finished reading a couple of books about the history of MI6 and life behind the Berlin Wall so now I’m going to enjoy a trashy horror novel.

What do you see as the primary theme of the novel?

That’s a big question. Dracula covers a lot of themes. The Victorian period saw a huge shift from superstition to science and I think the most interesting theme for me is the way it explores that conflict. It’s a theme which remains relevant even today.

What’s your favorite Gothic novel? And, more generally speaking, what’s your favorite book, comic book, or graphic novel?

Like with most of these sorts of things, I don’t really have a ‘favourite’ so much as a whole bunch of books which I like. It really depends on when you ask. Looking along my bookshelves reminds me that I’ve just finished The Ghost Hunters by Neil Spring which I really enjoyed. It’s not a traditional gothic horror but Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy is horrific in all the right ways. I’m a massive Nick Cave fan – both his music and his written work – and And the Ass Saw the Angel is brilliant. Outside of that genre, I’ll read anything really. Particularly anything Dave Eggers writes.

We just have to ask: DC or Marvel?

2000AD. Oh alright, Marvel.

Have you ever worked on any other Victorian era and/or Gothic projects before?

Funnily enough, I co-wrote a stage adaptation of Dracula in the late 90s. For a while I ran a theatre company and we did a site-specific version of the book on the subterranean ruins of a chapter house in South London. Because of the location, the local vicar condemned the show as blasphemous and it made the cover of the local newspaper… and caused record audience numbers. I should probably find the vicar and thank him…

Additionally I’m the cover designer of the Anno Dracula books, a series of alternative vampire history novels by Kim Newman which are brilliant.

Do you have any personal projects you’re working on at the moment?

After finishing The Absence I’m taking a bit of time off but I’m just starting to circle my next book. It’s a sort of horror spy thriller set in 1960s Berlin.

Have you been watching Penny Dreadful? What do you like the most about it? Who’s your favorite character (so far) and why?

Yes! It’s bloody ace. My favourite character (and I’m not just saying this…) is Vanessa. Eva Green just knocks it out of the park. She can flip between bat-shit crazy, sinister and then loveable all in a heartbeat. I also like Sir Malcolm because Timothy Dalton.

Is there an online site where people can look into or buy some of your art?

The Absence is available from Amazon and other good bookshops that *do* pay their taxes. I have a blog about it which I don’t update nearly enough: absencecomic.blogspot.co.uk

Any last words for Penny Dreadful fans who enjoy your work and who bought the book that you illustrated?

Thank you! I hope you like it. Also, a final plug: I’m just about to start designing The Art and Making of Penny Dreadful for Titan. It’s written by the extremely talented and award winning author Sharon Gosling and contains interviews and behind the scenes stuff. I think it’s due out before season two starts in 2015. So if you liked the show, make sure you get the book.

And finally… Do you have anything motivational to say to artists and/or illustrators or students first starting out?

Work hard. Do it for it’s own enjoyment. Don’t expect to get rich. Get to know loads of people and be open minded. Keep going and never give up. And then work harder.

Follow Martin Stiff on Twitter.

Kire
У нас тоже на ура!))) Ждали каждую серию со страшной силой))) а какие сюрпризы! Как тебе главные герои? Лирические линии? Абсент, латынь, обезьяна, портреты , зеркала... есть что ждать на второй сезон!

Очень интересно  , спасибо за идею и воплощение! Отвечать интересно, а ещё интереснее, кто и что думает по поводу. До выхода второго сезона уйма времени, а тут просто сказочно увлекающее действо, обязательно нужно продолжать, зарубежные друзья активность проявляют, надеюсь, подтянутся и наши поклонники сериала.
Предлагаю для круглого стола отдельную тему у нас на Форуме, для удобства! 

Kire

Многие, и я в том числе, 50/50 ожидали, что Итан- и есть Джек-Потрошитель, но, в первой серии, в конце, у Итана на руке три раны- будто от когтей, подсказывало, что он перевоплощается в зверя.

Обещают во втором сезоне.

Этот эпизод порвал всех))) даже на нетрадиционных сайтах писали: "Да как же это, да Джош же  -мужик"Стальные яйца", и тут такое... и признали, что он шедеврально сыграл сцену с абсентом.   

Ой, а мы уже следим за Гарри, ожидаем, что во втором сезоне Логан и ему устроит веселую жизнь сексуальную сцену. 

Надеюсь, что Логан и тут извратится  по полной)))

Когда Итан схватил Дориана за горло, подумала- сейчас задушит)) а потом- начала ругаться матом... 

Да! Дайош такую сцену!)))

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«Ужасы по дешевке»: Тимоти Далтон рассказывает о сэре Малкольме

Обнаружила у себя в «закромах» любопытное интервью Тимоти Далтона, которое он дал ресурсу AVClub после первой серии первого сезона «Ужасов по дешевке». В этой беседе актер рассказывает о своем герое — сэре Малкольме, проводит интересные параллели. Сейчас, когда первый сезон сериала остался далеко позади, читать мысли актера о своем герое особенно интересно — ведь мы тоже уже знаем, о чем была история и чем она пока закончилась.

С Тимоти Далтоном беседует Уилл Харрис.

Как вы оказались в этом проекте?

Очень просто: мне позвонили и пригласили.

Действительно, довольно просто. Хорошо бы, чтоб всегда так было.

Да в общем-то, так оно и есть (смеется). Вот как было дело: мне позвонили и попросили сыграть эту роль. Но я не говорю, что я был первый и единственным у них на примете! Иногда я таим являюсь, но ведь могу быть и 79-м!

Итак, кто же такой сэр Малкольм?

Не буду оригинальным в своем ответе, повторюсь, мне очень нравится, как Ванесса (Ева Грин) назвала моего героя в одной из последних серий. «Слабым, жалким, похотливым и тщеславным»! К этому определению я бы добавил одержимый, ограниченный, жестокий, манипулирующий людьми… и, вы увидите, я — один из хороших парней!

После просмотра первой серии мне показалось, что ваш герой, Малкольм, во многом похож на капитана Ахава (из романа Г. Мелвилла «Моби Дик»), в основном своей одержимостью.

Господи, что же побудило вас это сказать? Вы же не говорили с создателем сериала, или говорили ? (смеется). Знаете, сложно ведь делать какие-то выводы по первой серии, потому что мы ведь только представили наших героев, дальше события будут развиваться, станет интереснее. По первой серии вообще ничего нельзя сказать, сюжет будет довольно закрученным, вы увидите целый мир, познакомитесь с великолепно написанной историей.

Мне довольно трудно суммировать и говорить, о чем наша история. Но вы правы, я почти всегда вспоминал о капитане Ахаве, когда обдумывал своего персонажа. Если кто-то спросит вас, о чем роман «Моби Дик», и вы ответите, что это рассказ о капитане, который охотится за китом, вы будете правы, но и будете чудовищно ошибаться. Если ответите, что это повесть об угрюмом моряке, который пытается найти себя в ките, то вы тоже будете правы и все равно ошибетесь. Но это и не какий-нибудь альманах об охоте на китов, понимаете? Трудно подвести черту там, где все взаимосвязано и интересно. Но нельзя все усложнять – если вы будете слишком серьезно к этому относиться, то вам очень скоро все наскучит (смеется). В общем, я часто думал о Моби Дике, правда… или, о… вы имели в виду бороду?

Да, я вспомнил об этом белом ките, и подумал, что ваш герой также ответственен за судьбу своей дочери.

Да, думаю, вы тут что-то нащупали. Мне кажется, когда меня с этой бородой увидел Джон Логан, у него в голове тоже что-то переключилось.. . Он тоже вспомнил капитана Ахава. Сэр Малкольм определенно одержим. И он манипулятор. И ограниченный. И вероятно, еще и безумный.

Когда вы соглашались на роль, что вы знали о развитии сюжета, о том, что ждет вашего героя?

Очень немного. Как только мы стали ближе узнавать друг друга, то я стал больше понимать, но пока мы не сблизились, он (Логан) был довольно скрытным. Даже на площадке, команда часто и не знала, что сейчас будем снимать! Это могло бы далеко зайти, как мне кажется. Но вы знаете, сериал это такая интересная штука. Я вот что хзочу сказать, он ведь мог не написать сценарии к шестой, седьмой и восьмой серии сразу. То есть, он, конечно же написал, но ведь он – бог, понимаете? Он создает эту историю, и создает так, как хочет. Чтобы он ни говорил сегодня, завтра он может поменять свое мнение, и напишет нечто совершенно новое, если захочет, конечно же.

Да, как актеру, мне бы хотелось знать от начала до конца, что же ожидает моего героя, так сказать, основу, которую можно заполнять образами, чувствами. Но если ты не знаешь, что произойдет, то все становистя довольно сложным. Приходится действовать интуитивно, и всегда есть шанс, что ты ошибешься. Я , конечно же предпочел бы знать все от начала и до конца.

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