Edgy Shattered Breaks Drama Conventions
Edgy Shattered Breaks Drama Conventions
Interactivity (Canada Media Fund newsletter)
If actors relish memorable roles playing conflicted heroes or legendary villains, then Callum Keith Rennie must be one happy guy. Rennie is the star of Shattered, a Vancouver-shot, Force Four Films/E1 Entertainment production premiering on both Showcase and Global in September. It’s Rennie’s first lead role, although the A-list Canadian actor has 100 television and film credits to his name, including Californication, Battlestar Galactica, and the film Memento.
“It is amazing that’s he’s never had his own show; he’s always been supporting, often playing offbeat, bad characters,” says executive producer Hugh Beard of Force Four. “When you look at this show, people will ask, ‘Why didn’t this happen before?’ He’s just riveting on screen.”
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Interactivity (Canada Media Fund newsletter)
If actors relish memorable roles playing conflicted heroes or legendary villains, then Callum Keith Rennie must be one happy guy. Rennie is the star of Shattered, a Vancouver-shot, Force Four Films/E1 Entertainment production premiering on both Showcase and Global in September. It’s Rennie’s first lead role, although the A-list Canadian actor has 100 television and film credits to his name, including Californication, Battlestar Galactica, and the film Memento.
“It is amazing that’s he’s never had his own show; he’s always been supporting, often playing offbeat, bad characters,” says executive producer Hugh Beard of Force Four. “When you look at this show, people will ask, ‘Why didn’t this happen before?’ He’s just riveting on screen.”
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