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The Damned United

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Simon Says THE DAMNED UNITED is a Lesson in Character Acting, but not in Adaptation…

It was always going to be an enthralling prospect- a cinematic take on David Peace's astounding and controversial non-linear novel charting Brian Clough's disastrous…

 
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Facts over dramatic license please

Don't think this article is to discourage you into avoidance form seeing The Damned United, if you haven't seen it already because that's not my intention…

 
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THE DAMNED UNITED doesn’t quite break the football movie curse, but it’s fun

According to FIFA, association football’s international governing body, there are probably one billion people who play the beautiful game worldwide. Yet despite its global appeal,…

 
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“They love me for what I’m not…they hate me for what I am” – THE DAMNED UNITED poster

Finally Michael Sheen's gonna get the chance to shine in a movie that's all about him. He's playing Brian Clough...full stop! There's no Helen Mirren,…

 

First look at THE DAMNED UNITED – Plus the day in the life of a virginale extra!

Morning folks, Peter here. From the writer of THE QUEEN and FROST/NIXON comes THE DAMNED UNITED, the story of Brian Clough's infamous 44 day role…

 
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THE DAMNED UNITED preview

Why THE DAMNED UNITED should be the best football movie ever made.

 
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Sony, two HARRY POTTER cast members & a Trekkie join DAMNED UNITED

Jim Broadbent, Timothy Spall & Colin Meaney join the biopic of the late eccentric soccer manager Brian Clough.