{"id":12472,"date":"2011-07-22T21:27:25","date_gmt":"2011-07-22T20:27:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/?p=12472"},"modified":"2011-09-21T01:49:21","modified_gmt":"2011-09-21T00:49:21","slug":"interview-duncan-kenworthy-on-the-eagle-dvd-blu-ray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2011\/07\/22\/interview-duncan-kenworthy-on-the-eagle-dvd-blu-ray\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview: Duncan Kenworthy on The Eagle"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Eagle<\/a><\/strong> is a historical drama directed by Kevin MacDonald<\/a> and adapted from Rosemary Sutcliff<\/a>‘s 1954 historical novel The Eagle of the Ninth<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Set in Britain during 140 AD, it tells the story of a young Roman officer (Channing Tatum) and his slave (Jamie Bell), who venture to the North of England in order to find the eagle standard of an ill-fated legion who disappeared several years before.<\/p>\n

Duncan Kenworthy<\/a><\/strong> has produced several British films, including Four Weddings and a Funeral<\/a> (1994), Lawn Dogs<\/a> (1997), Notting Hill<\/a> (1999) and Love Actually<\/a> (2003) and he has wanted to make this film for a number of years.<\/p>\n

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I recently spoke with him about its development, the historical accuracy of the piece, choosing Kevin MacDonald as director and the current state of the British film industry after the closure<\/a> of the UK Film Council<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Listen to the interview by clicking below:<\/p>\n[audio:http:\/\/filmdetail.receptionmedia.com\/Duncan_Kenworthy_on_The_Eagle.mp3]\n

You can also download this interview as a podcast via iTunes by clicking\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The DVD and Blu-ray is out in the UK on Monday and\u00a0includes the following extras:<\/p>\n