Sean Astin on Colour of Magic--From Rim to Hub

Sean Astin on Colour of Magic

24 November 2007 (18:18)

In Beck and Smith’s celebrity gossip column published in October, Sean Astin mentioned his work in the Colour of Magic TV production. To quote the column:

The Lord of the Rings actor tells us he just returned from England, where he made the adaptation of Terry Pratchett’s The Colour of Magic for Sky TV with a cast that includes Tim Curry and Christopher Lee. Astin tells us the plan is to air the magical fantastical production here [the United States] on Fox. Pratchett’s Discworld book series has sold more than 60 million copies throughout the English-speaking world, from the United Kingdom to New Zealand, so far, and is picking up steam in the United States.

“It’s like Lord of the Rings meets Harry Potter meets Monty Python,” says Astin. He plays the character Twoflower, Discworld’s first tourist. “I show up with the big, flowered shirt and my camera, and when I pull the lever on my camera, there’s a one-inch-tall picture imp in there, drawing the pictures real fast.”

The Colour of Magic film follows the massive success of Terry Pratchett’s Hogfather, which aired December 2006.

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