http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=OgTBa8QKq8k
source: @blackstarjp and @sakuma_SH)
Monday, 28 January 2013
‘Star Wars’: A new hope? 7 things we want from a J.J. Abrams film
Benedict cumberbatch: So, we still don’t really know much about his Star Trek Into Darkness character but, seriously, just listen to that voice. Is there anyone who could make a better Sith Lord? The chameleonic British actor already is beloved by genre fans. He’d be a great addition to the cast in really any role. As would Simon Pegg. Maybe not as a Sith Lord, but there’s no question he could be the cool teacher at, say, a Jedi Academy?source: GinaMcIntyre / Los Angeles Times
CONFIRMED: Benedict Cumberbatch to guest star on The Simpsons February 10 2013, voice roles announced
UPDATE 27/01/12: Broadcast for the episode is now confirmed for February 10 2013.
Benedict Cumberbatch’s roles confirmed as ‘The Prime Minister’ and… Alan Rickman!
Early scheduling from FOX indicates Benedict Cumberbatch’s episode of The Simpsons is currently set to air on February 17 at 8ET/9C in the USA. [Subject to change]
The episode sees the return of Bart’s almost girlfriend Mary Spuckler (Zooey Deschanel – who co-starred with Martin Freeman in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy in 2005). The episode also guest stars Robert Caro and Max Weinberg.
International broadcast dates for the episode are currently unknown.
source: sherlockology
Friday, 25 January 2013
Quote from Colin Morgan about his NTA win for Merlin (23 January, 2013)
“This award is a true testament to the amazing support of the public, it will always be a reminder for me of the love people have for the show, the great times I had, the hard work of everyone involved and how lucky I am to be doing what I’m doing. I want to send my huge appreciation to everyone who voted for me and for giving me this tremendous honour.”
Colin Morgan
source: bbc.co.uk
Colin Morgan
source: bbc.co.uk
Just yesterday, we showed you the first photo of Benedict Cumberbatch as the very blonde WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in director Bill Condon's The Fifth Estate.
So what does the villian of the upcoming Star Trek Into Darkness think about the look? "It was really spooky," Cumberbatch recently told us of seeing himself in character for the first time. "I closed my eyes as the wig was going on…When I opened them, I looked in the mirror and it was quite freaky. To be honest, there are huge differences between us as there are between Margaret Thatcher and Meryl Streep but it's hard to see yourself, which is really exciting."
source: ca.eonline.com
So what does the villian of the upcoming Star Trek Into Darkness think about the look? "It was really spooky," Cumberbatch recently told us of seeing himself in character for the first time. "I closed my eyes as the wig was going on…When I opened them, I looked in the mirror and it was quite freaky. To be honest, there are huge differences between us as there are between Margaret Thatcher and Meryl Streep but it's hard to see yourself, which is really exciting."
source: ca.eonline.com
"It’s official: we finally have an answer to the question that has been plaguing fans of quality British drama the world over for the past few years: Who is best out of Sherlock and the Doctor? Well, it’s Merlin."
— “A Magical Win For Colin Morgan At The National Television Awards” via BBCamerica.com
The acting awards, though only centring on the very mainstream – Doctor Who, Sherlock, Merlin, Call the Midwife – also seemed to go to the right people. Miranda Hart’s performance as Chummy in Call the Midwife, although not particularly subtle, has a warmth and humanity which the public clearly love. She won Best Actress. But the surprise winner of the evening was Colin Morgan as the boy wizard Merlin. As ever, much of the media reported on the Sherlock/Doctor Who rivalry (both shows went home empty handed), and so it was a lovely moment when the rather underpraised Irishman was honoured.
source: Ben Lawrence for telegraph.co.uk
source: Ben Lawrence for telegraph.co.uk
Thursday, 24 January 2013
Wednesday, 23 January 2013
Colin Morgan: "It's great to end Merlin on a high"
The star of the fantasy drama, who beat Matt Smith and Benedict Cumberbatch at the National Television Awards, thanked fans for their "fantastic support"
"It's been a five year journey for ourselves, so it's a huge honour to end on a high after that and get the recognition from the fans," he said after collecting his award.
Morgan pipped both Benedict Cumberbatch in Sherlock and Matt Smith in Doctor Who to the gong, and claims that his award was down to the support of the Merlin series' fans.
"They're very supportive," he said. "We got to experience that when we went to comic book conventions – fantastic support."
Fans of the fantasy series will be disappointed to learn that there's little chance of an onscreen Merlin reunion for the cast.
"I don't think that's going to happen, but who knows? We're definitely going to stay friends though," he said.
He also explained how he was enjoying the challenge of his new TV series Quirke in Ireland alongside Gabriel Byrne – although he still wasn't allowed to use his native Irish voice.
"Although I'm working in Dublin, I'm still not using my own accent! Hopefully I'll get to use my own accent soon," he said.
source: radiotimes.com
Morgan pipped both Benedict Cumberbatch in Sherlock and Matt Smith in Doctor Who to the gong, and claims that his award was down to the support of the Merlin series' fans.
"They're very supportive," he said. "We got to experience that when we went to comic book conventions – fantastic support."
Fans of the fantasy series will be disappointed to learn that there's little chance of an onscreen Merlin reunion for the cast.
"I don't think that's going to happen, but who knows? We're definitely going to stay friends though," he said.
He also explained how he was enjoying the challenge of his new TV series Quirke in Ireland alongside Gabriel Byrne – although he still wasn't allowed to use his native Irish voice.
"Although I'm working in Dublin, I'm still not using my own accent! Hopefully I'll get to use my own accent soon," he said.
source: radiotimes.com
Colin Morgan's acceptance speech
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=KIZpX2Efk08
source: kaanssn
I'm especially cracking up over the announcer's statement at the end. No, he does not sound like Merlin at all, that's just one of the things that make him such a brilliant actor!!!!! Seems that many people had no clue that Colin is Irish:
source: kaanssn
I'm especially cracking up over the announcer's statement at the end. No, he does not sound like Merlin at all, that's just one of the things that make him such a brilliant actor!!!!! Seems that many people had no clue that Colin is Irish:
A note from our Guest Director, Benedict Cumberbatch
cumberbatchcoffeeklatch:
source:Cambridge Science Festival is delighted to welcome Benedict Cumberbatch as the 2013 Guest Director.
‘I’m delighted to be the Guest Director of the 2013 Cambridge Science Festival. My link to a science festival may seem a little tenuous at first glance. And yet as an actor who has researched playing Stephen Hawking, Joseph Hooker, Heisenburg and both Frankenstein and his creation I’ve long had a passion for all fields of science. It really all began at school in the biology lab and keeping mice! But ever since then and partly thanks to my ridiculously privileged existence as an actor, I have been able to keep that amateur interest and investigation of science alive and build a very personal relationship with some of my heroes from that world like Professor Hawking.
I believe science and our engagement with it has reached a crucial crossroads. Whether it’s fighting disease on a cellular scale, tackling climate change, solving food and energy crises, exploring the outer regions of the universe or simply making it easier to shop online – science and technology play an increasingly integral part of our daily lives. And yet to the layperson like me, the intellectual and ethical complexities and technical detail can often seem daunting and distancing. Hence a festival of this range and accessibility is a hugely important bridge between the public and science. While it has been an exciting time for science, with the work at CERN producing incredible results in the search for the Higgs-Boson particle, it’s vital for us to look beyond the headlines. And as while there is much to marvel at, scientific discovery is a step-bystep, day-by-day process that involves incredible hard work and devotion. Those aspects can be related to so many of our lives and other non-scientific pursuits. We hope the programme entertains and inspires you to take a deeper look at our extraordinary world and our existence in it and the universe. With Science on Saturday, the whole family is encouraged to participate in/with hands on scientific exhibits and activities. You can try anything from dissecting owl pellets to extracting and taking home your DNA and finding out what makes you you!
Personally, as someone who has portrayed Sherlock Holmes, I’m of course particularly looking forward to Professor Jim Woodhouse on 8 March talking about why the violin is so hard to play, and also on 16 March testing my real-life deduction skills in the mock crime scene at the Central Science Library during Science on Saturday. I’m also a huge fan of last year’s Guest Director Robin Ince; his mixture of humour and insight is as informative as it is entertaining, so watch out for his ‘The Importance of Being Interested’ on Sunday 17 March. Robin will bring science within the reach of all of us and dare us to become engaged. This is surely the ambition of science at school as well as a way to reignite adult interest. Have a wonderful Festival and hopefully I’ll see you there!
Live long and think hard!
Benedict Cumberbatch’
cumberbatchcoffeeklatch:
londonphile:
Check out Benedict Cumberbatch as Wikileaks’ Julian Assange in ‘The Fifth Estate’ — FIRST LOOK
The year of Benny Batch continues! DreamWorks announced today that principal photography has commenced on its heretofore untitled feature film about the creation of the controversial website WikiLeaks and its co-founder and international fugitive Julian Assange. Now titled The Fifth Estate, the film traces the meteoric rise of the site through the eyes of Assange colleague Daniel Domscheit-Berg. He’s played by Inglourious Basterds‘ Daniel Brühl, who’s pictured above with Benedict Cumberbatch as Assange in the first official image from the film. Bleached white hair is eerily becoming on Mr. Cumberbatch, is it not?Director Bill Condon (Dreamgirls, Kinsey, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn) and screenwriter Josh Singer (Fox’s Fringe, NBC’s The West Wing) have based the screenplay in part on Domscheit-Berg’s book Inside WikiLeaks: My Time with Julian Assange and the World’s Most Dangerous Website, as well as WikiLeaks: Inside Julian Assange’s War on Secrecy by British journalists David Leigh and Luke Harding.
Cumberbatch and Brühl are joined by co-stars Laura Linney, Anthony Mackie (The Hurt Locker), David Thewlis (War Horse, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban), Peter Capaldi (In the Loop), Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey), Alicia Vikander (Anna Karenina), and Carice van Houten (Valkyrie, Black Book).
source: anindoorkitty
UPDATE: Scheduled broadcast for the episode has now been moved up a week to February 10 2013.
Early scheduling from FOX indicates Benedict Cumberbatch’s episode of The Simpsons is currently set to air on February 17 at 8ET/9C in the USA. [Subject to change]
Benedict stars in two small roles as ‘a sinister accountant and a snake-like character’ in the Valentine’s day themed episode ‘Love is a Many Splintered Thing’, which sees the return of Bart’s almost girlfriend Mary Spuckler (Zooey Deschanel – who co-starred with Martin Freeman in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy in 2005). The episode also guest stars Robert Caro and Max Weinberg.
International broadcast dates for the episode are currently unknown.
Thursday, 17 January 2013
More info on Quirke
Based on the books by Benjamin Black (pseudonym of award-winning Irish writer John Banville), Quirke is a new series for BBC One adapted by screenwriters Andrew Davies and Conor McPherson and starring Gabriel Byrne in the title role.
Quirke (we never get to know his Christian name) is the chief pathologist in the Dublin city morgue – a charismatic loner whose job takes him into unexpected places as he uncovers the secrets of sudden death in 1950s Dublin. It’s a rich and smouldering world along whose smoky streets and damp alleys Quirke goes from bars that glimmer with peat fires and whiskey to elegant Dublin houses brimming with sexual tension. It’s a time full of mystery, secrets and intrigue.
Each episode will see him investigate the death of one of the unfortunate souls who end up on his mortuary slab. But as Quirke turns accidental detective he discovers his investigations are often more closely linked to his own life than he could ever have imagined. Little by little he is forced to confront the sins of his past as he peels back the layers of his own tangled family history.
The three feature-length episodes each take their stories from different books in the series, ‘Christine Falls’ and ‘The Silver Swan’ by Andrew Davies and ‘Elegy for April’ by Conor McPherson. Commissioned by Danny Cohen, Controller BBC One and Ben Stephenson, Controller Drama Commissioning.
John Banville says: “I am very excited by the prospect of seeing my character Quirke incarnated by Gabriel Byrne, a perfect choice for the part. I know both Quirke and Benjamin Black will be wonderfully served by Andrew Davies and Conor McPherson, two masters of their craft."
John McColgan, Founding Director, Tyrone Productions, adds: “As a friend and colleague of Gabriel Byrne over the years I am thrilled to see him bringing the brilliant, mercurial character of Quirke as created by John Banville to screens worldwide. BBC Drama has brought an incredible pool of writing talent to this project and I’m looking forward to seeing their scripts going into production.”
Joan Egan, Executive Producer, Tyrone Productions, adds: “The Dream Team - John Banville, Gabriel Byrne, Andrew Davies, Conor McPherson and of course the character of Quirke, who could not be thrilled by the prospect of bringing this series to a world audience in this co-production with BBC Drama and Element Pictures.”
Ed Guiney, Executive Producer, Element Pictures, adds: “Noir Dublin in the Fifties seen through John Banville's eyes is such an appealing prospect. And who better to go on the journey with than Gabriel Byrne. We could not be more excited about being part of bringing this to the screen with the BBC and Tyrone.”
The series is a co-production between BBC Drama Production and Dublin-based companies Element Pictures and Tyrone Productions. It is 3x90-minutes and filming begins in Dublin later this year.
The executive producers are Jessica Pope for the BBC, Ed Guiney for Element Pictures and Joan Egan for Tyrone Productions. Lisa Osborne is the BBC producer and John Alexander is the director of the first film ‘Christine Falls’.
Additional casting announced includes: Judge Garret Griffin played by Michael Gambon, Malachy Griffin played by Nick Dunning, Sarah played by Geraldine Somerville, Rose played by Sara Stewart, Inspector Hackett, played by Stanley Townsend, Sinclair played by Brian Gleeson and Phoebe played by Aisling Franciosi.
source: bbc.co.uk
Each episode will see him investigate the death of one of the unfortunate souls who end up on his mortuary slab. But as Quirke turns accidental detective he discovers his investigations are often more closely linked to his own life than he could ever have imagined. Little by little he is forced to confront the sins of his past as he peels back the layers of his own tangled family history.
The three feature-length episodes each take their stories from different books in the series, ‘Christine Falls’ and ‘The Silver Swan’ by Andrew Davies and ‘Elegy for April’ by Conor McPherson. Commissioned by Danny Cohen, Controller BBC One and Ben Stephenson, Controller Drama Commissioning.
John Banville says: “I am very excited by the prospect of seeing my character Quirke incarnated by Gabriel Byrne, a perfect choice for the part. I know both Quirke and Benjamin Black will be wonderfully served by Andrew Davies and Conor McPherson, two masters of their craft."
John McColgan, Founding Director, Tyrone Productions, adds: “As a friend and colleague of Gabriel Byrne over the years I am thrilled to see him bringing the brilliant, mercurial character of Quirke as created by John Banville to screens worldwide. BBC Drama has brought an incredible pool of writing talent to this project and I’m looking forward to seeing their scripts going into production.”
Joan Egan, Executive Producer, Tyrone Productions, adds: “The Dream Team - John Banville, Gabriel Byrne, Andrew Davies, Conor McPherson and of course the character of Quirke, who could not be thrilled by the prospect of bringing this series to a world audience in this co-production with BBC Drama and Element Pictures.”
Ed Guiney, Executive Producer, Element Pictures, adds: “Noir Dublin in the Fifties seen through John Banville's eyes is such an appealing prospect. And who better to go on the journey with than Gabriel Byrne. We could not be more excited about being part of bringing this to the screen with the BBC and Tyrone.”
The series is a co-production between BBC Drama Production and Dublin-based companies Element Pictures and Tyrone Productions. It is 3x90-minutes and filming begins in Dublin later this year.
The executive producers are Jessica Pope for the BBC, Ed Guiney for Element Pictures and Joan Egan for Tyrone Productions. Lisa Osborne is the BBC producer and John Alexander is the director of the first film ‘Christine Falls’.
Additional casting announced includes: Judge Garret Griffin played by Michael Gambon, Malachy Griffin played by Nick Dunning, Sarah played by Geraldine Somerville, Rose played by Sara Stewart, Inspector Hackett, played by Stanley Townsend, Sinclair played by Brian Gleeson and Phoebe played by Aisling Franciosi.
source: bbc.co.uk
A summary for Elegy for April (Episode 3, Colin Morgan’s episode)
Black, Benjamin - 'Elegy for April'
Hardback: 304 pages (Apr. 2010) Publisher: Henry Holt & Company ISBN: 0805090916
ELEGY FOR APRIL is the third in the series featuring Dublin pathologist Quirke, written by Benjamin Black, nom de plume of literary author John Banville.
Set in the murky gloom of wintry, fifties Dublin, the book opens with Quirke about to leave rehab whilst his daughter Phoebe frets about the disappearance of her close friend, junior doctor April Latime. As Quirke finds his feet in the outside world, Phoebe persuades him to start asking some questions about April's whereabouts, and about the sicknote she submitted to her hospital employers shortly before disappearing. Quirke find April's wealthy grandee family surprisingly disinterested in April's disappearance; despite her medical training, she is regarded as the feckless black sheep of the family, and her prominent politician uncle is keen to shut down any hint of scandal or publicity.
Quirke also finds April's other friends not entirely forthcoming; Jimmy Minor the journalist has thoughts of a story for his paper, and the femme fatale actress Isobel Galloway and African student Patrick also have their own secrets to hide. Against the wishes of April's family, Quirke speaks to his police friend, Inspector Hackett, and they visit April's flat together, where they find disturbing traces of blood. In the meantime, having turned over a sober new leaf, Quirke has time to develop a new romance and to buy and not quite learn to drive an exotic new car, a source of some gentle humour.
ELEGY FOR APRIL is beautifully written, conjuring up the murk, hypocrisies and casual racism of fifties Ireland. As ever Quirke remains an engaging and troubled character, with a tangled family history, and struggling to relate to the females in his life and to stay away from alcohol. The April of the title remains a deliberately shadowy figure, elusive even to her friend Phoebe, who is forced to wonder just how well she knew her.
The plotline follows similar themes to the previous books in the series: a toxic cocktail of families, sex, religion and hypocrisy, with a sprinkling of privilege and political influence thrown in for good measure. There is relatively little emphasis on Quirke's day job in this book; the author concentrates his focus on Quirke's struggle to remain on the wagon. The actual plotting is somewhat languid, eventually proceeding hastily to a dramatic denouement coming from a flash of intuition by Quirke. But with writing of this quality, quibbling about the pace of plotting feels somewhat churlish; ELEGY FOR APRIL is another slice of classy Emerald Noir.
source: www.eurocrime.co.uk/reviews/Elegy_for_April.html
Hardback: 304 pages (Apr. 2010) Publisher: Henry Holt & Company ISBN: 0805090916
ELEGY FOR APRIL is the third in the series featuring Dublin pathologist Quirke, written by Benjamin Black, nom de plume of literary author John Banville.
Set in the murky gloom of wintry, fifties Dublin, the book opens with Quirke about to leave rehab whilst his daughter Phoebe frets about the disappearance of her close friend, junior doctor April Latime. As Quirke finds his feet in the outside world, Phoebe persuades him to start asking some questions about April's whereabouts, and about the sicknote she submitted to her hospital employers shortly before disappearing. Quirke find April's wealthy grandee family surprisingly disinterested in April's disappearance; despite her medical training, she is regarded as the feckless black sheep of the family, and her prominent politician uncle is keen to shut down any hint of scandal or publicity.
Quirke also finds April's other friends not entirely forthcoming; Jimmy Minor the journalist has thoughts of a story for his paper, and the femme fatale actress Isobel Galloway and African student Patrick also have their own secrets to hide. Against the wishes of April's family, Quirke speaks to his police friend, Inspector Hackett, and they visit April's flat together, where they find disturbing traces of blood. In the meantime, having turned over a sober new leaf, Quirke has time to develop a new romance and to buy and not quite learn to drive an exotic new car, a source of some gentle humour.
ELEGY FOR APRIL is beautifully written, conjuring up the murk, hypocrisies and casual racism of fifties Ireland. As ever Quirke remains an engaging and troubled character, with a tangled family history, and struggling to relate to the females in his life and to stay away from alcohol. The April of the title remains a deliberately shadowy figure, elusive even to her friend Phoebe, who is forced to wonder just how well she knew her.
The plotline follows similar themes to the previous books in the series: a toxic cocktail of families, sex, religion and hypocrisy, with a sprinkling of privilege and political influence thrown in for good measure. There is relatively little emphasis on Quirke's day job in this book; the author concentrates his focus on Quirke's struggle to remain on the wagon. The actual plotting is somewhat languid, eventually proceeding hastily to a dramatic denouement coming from a flash of intuition by Quirke. But with writing of this quality, quibbling about the pace of plotting feels somewhat churlish; ELEGY FOR APRIL is another slice of classy Emerald Noir.
source: www.eurocrime.co.uk/reviews/Elegy_for_April.html
Colin Morgan's character description for Quirke
JIMMY MINOR (Male, 22 - 26)
Energetic and dashing young reporter who works with the Evening Press. A
friend of APRIL's and PHOEBE's. Very fond of PHOEBE; perhaps he has a crush
on her. We see him in his working environment. He is very much a part of the
city and described by QUIRKE as a man of the world. He can be quite
tactless. He knows a lot more about April's life that he reveals to QUIRKE.
Smoker. Recurring character in this book.
source: www.facebook.com/east15alumni/posts/553160194699094
Energetic and dashing young reporter who works with the Evening Press. A
friend of APRIL's and PHOEBE's. Very fond of PHOEBE; perhaps he has a crush
on her. We see him in his working environment. He is very much a part of the
city and described by QUIRKE as a man of the world. He can be quite
tactless. He knows a lot more about April's life that he reveals to QUIRKE.
Smoker. Recurring character in this book.
source: www.facebook.com/east15alumni/posts/553160194699094
Katie McGrath on Colin Morgan
“I don’t like him at all. I keep rotten tomatoes in my dressing room and wait for him to walk by so I can pelt him in the face [laughs]. Actually, in Season 4, I have the most scenes with Colin than I think I ever have, which is wonderful because, to be honest, he makes me a better actor. He is so bloody good at what he does that you can’t come in with an off-day with Colin. You know you have to hit the ground running. You know you have to be better than you are on your best day because no matter how good you are, he’s going to be even better than you are.” Katie McGrath
Wednesday, 16 January 2013
Benedict Cumberbatch on Heroes and Villains
http://soundcloud.com/bullseye-with-jesse-thorn/cumberbatch-1301
source: bullseyewithjessethorn
source: bullseyewithjessethorn
PBS Announces Stephen Hawking and 'Latino Americans' Docs, New Drama 'The Bletchley Circle'
PBS announced plans for the "first-ever autobiographical documentary of physicist Stephen Hawking, "A Brief History of Mine," as well as the documentary series "Latino Americans" and the new Sunday-night murder mystery "The Bletchley Circle."
The announcements were among several from PBS at the Television Critics Association winter press tour.
"A Brief History of Mine" (a working title) is slated to air this year and will tell Hawking's life story, largely in his own words. It will feature contributors and Hawking fans including astronaut Edwin Eugene “Buzz” Aldrin Jr., actors Jim Carrey and Benedict Cumberbatch, mathematical physicist Sir Roger Penrose and entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson.
source: thewrap.com
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"A Brief History of Mine" (a working title) is slated to air this year and will tell Hawking's life story, largely in his own words. It will feature contributors and Hawking fans including astronaut Edwin Eugene “Buzz” Aldrin Jr., actors Jim Carrey and Benedict Cumberbatch, mathematical physicist Sir Roger Penrose and entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson.
"Latino Americans," a three-part series airing in the fall, will be narrated by Benjamin Bratt and will look at how Latinos have helped shape the United States over more than 500 years. The filmmakers will document the evolution of a “Latino American” identity, from the 1500s to the present day, through interviews with about 100 Latinos in politics, business and pop culture.
The three-part murder mystery "The Bletchley Circle" will air on Sundays beginning on April 21. A production of World Productions distributed worldwide by Content Television, the series aired in the UK in September. It follows ordinary women with the extraordinary ability to break codes, a skill they sharpened during World War II at Bletchley Park, the site of the UK's main decryption site.
The two-hour special "How Sherlock Changed the World," meanwhile, will look at the impact the fictional Holmes had on real investigative techniques. It will premiere in the fall.
PBS also announced that it will hold the second Online Film Festival, featuring short-form films, beginning Monday, March 4, and a multi-platform Independent Film Showcase. Both will feature films from "POV" and "Independent Lens," as well as other public media partners.source: thewrap.com
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