Hugh attended 50th Monte Carlo Television Festival with Enrico Colantoni, for Flashpoint - and for Hugh, also for Durham County, being nominated for both. (Hugh didn’t win but Michelle Forbes did win the award for Best Actress in a Drama Series for Durham County).
ziina already posted
pics from the photocall,
scriggle posted a
pic of the closing ceremony, it's time for more... (warning, heavy post)
Hugh signing autographs (from
here)
I already posted those at my lj, but they deserve reposting, yes?
There are also vids!
You can watch Enrico and Hugh goofing around during the photocall in
June 8th highlights (part 1) (sorry, bad vid, bad caps!)
In this
one (at around 06:50), Hugh has some difficulties to say the name of the French cable channel airing Flashpoint.
And is generally dorking around
here (click on "Acces direct" to go to the page vid) (~00:30 and 03:01)
A glimpse of Hugh at a party (~04:44) in June 8th highlights (part 2)
vid
Another short glimpse of Hugh in June 9th Party
vid (01:14)
And articles...
(links open pdf files)
Hugh Dillon knows the score from the
Official festival press release n°4 How a Punk Rock singer became the leader of Toronto Strategic Responses Unit (SRU), Canadian elite commando unit, in an internationally acclaimed series - that’s the magic of Hugh Dillon’s career, swinging between cinema, television and music. He just finished filming"Flashpoint" third season -airing here on Canal+ - and is ready to move on to season 4. "It’s a real action series with a strong emotional component which makes it different from other series", he says.
In order to play his character, he has spent of lot of time with police officers, the real ones. He has talked with them to better understand their lifestyle, their feelings and convey all these emotions in his acting.
Now, Hugh Dillon is not only a good actor, he’s also a musician. He started young with a Punk Rock group called "The Head Stones". This summer, he’s going to tour across North America with his group. And his greatest pleasure is to be directly involved in "Flashpoint" soundtrack.
Next (original) rendezvous for Hugh Dillon in Europe: on June 20, he’ll be at Paris Pere Lachaise cemetery to pay homage to his favorite stars who are buried there, starting with Jim Morrison.
Who’s On First? from the
Official festival press release n°5 Memo To Jerry Seinfeld : Hey Jer’ if you still thinking about setting up a biopic of your favourite comics, Abbott and Costello… we have found your stars… You’ll be surprised to learn these closet comics are the ultra straight, cool, upstanding "Flashpoint" heroes. They’d be a blast as the dynamic duo. That’s sharpshooter (and ex-punk rocker) Hugh Dillon as Bud and Enrico Colantoni, similarly Italian, as Lou. ("I can do fat !").
They passed their audition on the photo-call set yesterday, clowning to the manner born…Think it started when someone said: Hugh’s on first.
"Uniforms translate well," says Enrico about the huge success of their Canadian (yes, Canadian) series. "When you see a uniform, you know what the show’s about. We’ve immediately got your attention. Then, instead of the underbelly of law enforcement, like "The Shield," we’re going back to clean ideals and morals. We’re trying to prevent trouble… We talk … maybe we have to shoot later, but not without remorse, not without consequences."
Enrico is the cool team leader, Hugh is the hitman. "I’m the emotional one, who talks first and he’s let’s-get-it-done - together we’re the complete human being, the complete cop. We work so well together…"
"He’s like an older brother to me," says Hugh." Rico’s been in the business longer, in America longer and my life has changed just from meeting this guy. He makes me kinda re-think what I am… one of those people you don’t wanna punch in the head.
"We’re both from Ontario, from humble beginnings, small towns, moved to the States, took a shot at stuff and here we are back in Canada working on a show we love. It’s like playing in a rock band."
And Hugh knows all about that. His 90s’ group, Headstones, won three gold records . Youngest of the family, his fairy tales were called "Yellow Submarine" and "Hey Jude (his brother is Jude- Jude Dillon - say it!) In trouble at home, he split to London ("because of The Clash, The Pistols, the Stones") and was a busker - with a Mohawk- in Leicester Square. Quentin Tarantino picked up his 1996 movie, "Head Case Logo," (sic) and that really opened doors. Here, on his first vacation in three years (he’s in two shows ), he’s competing against himself for best series actor. "I like that. I like that, a lot. Hey, you get a little bit of luck, and some skill along the way." TC