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Master Herald: "The Man From U.N.C.L.E. 2 being written"

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Posted By:  Tijana Damjanovic Posted date:  April 29, 2017 In:  TV Great news – one of the most underrated movies recently might be getting a sequel, according to Armie Hammer who revealed some details! To be honest, this is a surprise. After The Man From U.N.C.L.E. failed at the box office, we thought that would be the end of Guy Ritchie’s revival of this old show. It was implied that the franchise plans fell into the water after the first movie failed. The film is really entertaining, and it deserves a sequel, and we are not the only ones with this opinion. Collider’s Steve Weintraub spoke to Armie Hammer about the actor’s new film Free Fire, and he asked what would be necessary to make The Man From U.N.C.L.E. 2 a possibility.  We still have no confirmation from Warner Bros. and the fact that the first part earned only $109,8 million worldwide on a budget of $75 million isn’t really encouraging. Why would the studio decide to make a sequel? To read t...

Illya Kuryakin and his girls

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Illya Kuryakin, the other UNCLE agent, was a magnet for beautiful girls. While Napoleon Solo was an assumed womanizer, Illya behaved timidly and attracted the maternal instinct of the women who crossed his path. (In the picture above, David McCallum, who played Illya, opposite his own wife in real life, Jill Ireland). This is a clip of scenes showing Illya Kuryakin and his many girls: Much more about the  Man From UNCLE  in the  Open Channel D  book: Amazon.com -  http://goo.gl/OD1XKW Amazon Australia -  http://goo.gl/ODQYPY Amazon Brazil -  http://goo.gl/qYPYg6 Amazon Canada -  http://goo.gl/XrC6gc Amazon France-  http://goo.gl/IGxkLq Amazon Germany -  http://goo.gl/Wtz6WB Amazon India-  http://goo.gl/vtNMYo Amazon Italy -  http://goo.gl/gPOn6X Amazon Japan-  http://goo.gl/Cwqw1s Amazon Mexico -  http://goo.gl/xY6ANr Amazon Netherlands-  http://goo.gl/y1t4KO Amazon Spain ...

The Man From UNCLE Episode 14: gipsies and fake nazis in Albania

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Episode 14 of The Man From UNCLE ("The Trebuf Affair") is set in Albania. Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin are in Rome (spending a vacation) when an old Solo's flame ask him to help his husband. It is the first time the Men From UNCLE worked as free-lancers. Albania in this episode is a place for gipsies and soldiers that look a lot like nazis. Much more about the  Man From UNCLE  in the  Open Channel D  book: Amazon.com -  http://goo.gl/OD1XKW Amazon Australia -  http://goo.gl/ODQYPY Amazon Brazil -  http://goo.gl/qYPYg6 Amazon Canada -  http://goo.gl/XrC6gc Amazon France-  http://goo.gl/IGxkLq Amazon Germany -  http://goo.gl/Wtz6WB Amazon India-  http://goo.gl/vtNMYo Amazon Italy -  http://goo.gl/gPOn6X Amazon Japan-  http://goo.gl/Cwqw1s Amazon Mexico -  http://goo.gl/xY6ANr Amazon Netherlands-  http://goo.gl/y1t4KO Amazon Spain -  http://goo.gl/ph9s0Z A...

Illya Mania - London, 1966

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David McCallum (as Illya Kuryakin) was extremely popular in 1966. He was called "the blond Beatle". In the Pathé video above you will see the arrival of McCallum in London sometime in 1966. The girls gone crazy. David lands in a beautiful Vickers VC-10 from BOAC (minute 01:50). He confronts an army of reporters and waves to the crowd of fans. You can watch the film at the botton of this post. Sorry, no sound. Much more about the  Man From UNCLE  in the  Open Channel D  book: Amazon.com -  http://goo.gl/OD1XKW Amazon Australia -  http://goo.gl/ODQYPY Amazon Brazil -  http://goo.gl/qYPYg6 Amazon Canada -  http://goo.gl/XrC6gc Amazon France-  http://goo.gl/IGxkLq Amazon Germany -  http://goo.gl/Wtz6WB Amazon India-  http://goo.gl/vtNMYo Amazon Italy -  http://goo.gl/gPOn6X Amazon Japan-  http://goo.gl/Cwqw1s Amazon Mexico -  http://goo.gl/xY6ANr Amazon Netherlands-...

Vanity Fair: "A Man from UNCLE Sequel Is in the Works"

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A Man from UNCLE Sequel Is in the Works Star Armie Hammer breaks the news. by JOANNA ROBINSON  APRIL 16, 2017 7:49 PM When Guy Ritchie’s stylish Man from U.N.C.L.E. opened in 2015, it did so to middling reviews and a disappointing box office. What was clearly meant to be the start of a franchise starring Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander, Hugh Grant, and, dare we even hope, Elizabeth Debicki seemed dead on arrival. But as is sometimes the case, U.N.C.L.E. seemed to find its audience once it left theaters and made its way into people’s homes. And according to Hammer, he gets asked about a sequel all the time. Well, has he got good news for you. Speaking with Jack Giroux of Slashfilm, Hammer broke some exciting news for the devoted U.N.C.L.E. fanatics out there. “I called Lionel Wigram, the producer of the movie, and he and Guy produced it and wrote it all together,” Hammer said. “I was like, ‘Dude, what’s the deal? I get asked about this shit all the ...

SlashFilm: ‘The Man From U.N.C.L.E.’ Sequel Is Being Written

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‘The Man From U.N.C.L.E.’ Sequel Is Being Written Posted on Sunday, April 16th, 2017 by Jack Giroux The Man From U.N.C.L.E. is the kind of fun, self-aware, stylish summer popcorn movie we don’t see often enough. Director Guy Ritchie‘s adaptation of Sam Rolfe‘s television series is one charismatic film with three leads we wouldn’t mind watching save the world, in impeccable style, every couple of years. Unfortunately, the slick action-comedy didn’t perform as well as it should’ve at the box-office back in 2015, making the odds of a sequel appear unlikely. The makers of the film are still keen on bringing back Napoleon Solo (Henry Cavill) and Illya Kuryakin (Armie Hammer) though. According to Hammer, the original film’s co-writer is currently writing a sequel. Below, read what the Free Fire star had to say about The Man From UNCLE sequel. While recently speaking with Hammer, who’s well aware of how fun The Man From U.N.C.L.E. is, he mentioned he’d been asked more than a few t...

Man From UNCLE Episode 14: The Terbuf Affair (Part 2: Alan Caillou, writer & villain)

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Alan Caillou is a unique case in the UNCLE universe. In The Terbuf Affair, Caillou was at the same time the script writer and one of the actors, as the chief of secret police, Colonel Morisco. Screenwriter Caillou, author of seven The man From UNCLE episode scripts, would perform as an actor again in the episode 37, The Tigers Are Coming Affair . He was a rich caracter himself: "Alan Caillou was the nom de plume of Alan Samuel Lyle-Smythe M.B.E., M.C. (9 November 1914 – 1 October 2006), an English born author, actor, screenwriter, soldier, policeman and professional hunter. Alan Lyle-Smythe was born in Surrey, England. Prior to World War II he served with the Palestine Police from 1936 to 1939, where he learned the Arabic language. He was awarded an MBE in June 1938. He married Aliza Sverdova in 1939, then studied acting from 1939–1941. In January 1940, Lyle-Smythe was commissioned in the Royal Army Service Corps. Due to his linguistic skills, he transferred to the I...

Entertainment Weekly: The Man From UNCLE as a soviet-american joint venture

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In a long article about The Americans series new season, the Entertainment Weekly magazine (March 17, 2017 edition) selected 7 examples of Russians and Americans getting along in pop culture. Man From UNCLE was number 6.

Man From UNCLE Episode 14: The Terbuf Affair (Part 1)

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The Man From UNCLE Episode 14 : The Terbuf Affair  Writer : Alan Caillou  Director : Richard Donner  Guests : Madlyn Rhue (Clara Valder), Jacques Aubuchon (Emil), Alan Caillou (Morisco), Albert Paulsen (Vicek)  Filmed : 27 October - 03 November 1964  Premiere : 29 December 1964  Places: Terbuf (Albania), Roma (Italy)  The Guests: Madlyn Rhue   Born in Washington, DC. She graduated from Los Angeles High School and studied drama at Los Angeles City College. From the 1950s to the 1990s, Rhue appeared in some twenty films, including Operation Petticoat (1959), The Ladies Man (1961), A Majority of One (1961), and Escape from Zahrain (1962). Stanley Kramer's It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), He Rides Tall (1964), . She also was a guest star in dozens of television series, including Star Trek, Bonanza, Have Gun – Will Travel, Route 66 (1962); The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964, 1967), Mannix (1968); Mission: Impossible. In ...

Opening Channel D again

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Channel D: The Man From UNCLE Affair , the blog, is back with a new design. And you can find Channel D , the book, through these links: Amazon.com  -  http://goo.gl/OD1XKW   Amazon Australia  -  http://goo.gl/ODQYPY   Amazon Brazil  -  http://goo.gl/qYPYg6   Amazon Canada  -  http://goo.gl/XrC6gc   Amazon France -  http://goo.gl/IGxkLq   Amazon Germany  -  http://goo.gl/Wtz6WB   A mazon India -  http://goo.gl/vtNMYo   Amazon Italy  -  http://goo.gl/gPOn6X   Amazon Japan -  http://goo.gl/Cwqw1s   Amazon Mexico  -  http://goo.gl/xY6ANr   Amazon Netherlands -  http://goo.gl/y1t4KO   Amazon Spain  -  http://goo.gl/ph9s0Z   Amazon UK -  http://goo.gl/RDkUxB