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O rare David Hoyle! |
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In the middle of the night, a mysterious man arrives
at a museum with an ancient relic |
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UK, 2009. Pathétique Films.
Executive Producer: David McGillivray.
Produced by Janet Sate.
Directed by Joe McCallum.
Written by Rupert Smith.
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| “I interviewed David Hoyle, the artist formerly known as The Divine David, in 2007 and then began going to see his extraordinary shows, Magazine, at London’s Royal Vauxhall Tavern. There was a group of us and my friend, Edward Main, called us The Hoylistas. He said, “You ought to put David [Hoyle] in one of your films.” I didn’t think he’d do it for a minute. But then, at a party, he told me his ambition was to play Dr Phibes, with his silent assistant, Jay Cloth, as Vulnavia, and he wanted me to sort it out. Because of the copyright problems, I couldn’t see this happening. But then, as luck would have it, the Guardian writer, Rupert Smith, sent me an idea for a film and I thought it could be adapted for David. We worked on it together and then in a matter of days Rupert came up with this fantastic script, tailor-made for David and Jay, and David said yes, just like that, and didn’t want to change a word. This is just the most exciting project I’ve been involved with since we started making these films. We’re going to shoot it in the spring in Brighton.” |
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