L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables
| L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables | |
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| Genre | Historical period drama |
| Based on | Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery |
| Written by | Susan Coyne |
| Directed by | John Kent Harrison |
| Starring | |
| Composer | Lawrence Shragge |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producer | Ross Leslie |
| Cinematography | Ousama Rawi |
| Editor | Ron Wisman |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production company | Breakthrough Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | YTV |
| Release | February 15, 2016 |
L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables is a Canadian television film based on Lucy Maud Montgomery's 1908 novel of the same name. It first aired on YTV on February 15, 2016 and starred Ella Ballentine, Martin Sheen and Sara Botsford. Montgomery's granddaughter, Kate Macdonald Butler, was one of the film's executive producers.[1] The film's world premiere was held February 2, 2016 at the Canadian Museum of History.[2][3]
The 90-minute film replaced the previously announced 13-part series that had been set to film in 2013.[4] It was filmed in Milton, Ontario and Prince Edward Island.[5][6]
Cast
[edit]- Ella Ballentine as Anne Shirley
- Martin Sheen as Matthew Cuthbert
- Sara Botsford as Marilla Cuthbert
- Julia Lalonde as Diana Barry
- Kate Hennig as Rachel Lynde
- Stefani Kimber as Josie Pye
- Drew Haytaoglu as Gilbert Blythe
- Kyle Gatehouse as Mr. Phillips
- Linda Kash as Mrs. Barry
- Zoe Fraser as Ruby Gillis
International distribution
[edit]The film was released theatrically in Australia and New Zealand on June 9 and July 7, 2016, respectively, by Umbrella Entertainment.[7] The company also released it on DVD on October 10, 2016.[8] In the United Kingdom, the movie aired on ITV3 on August 28, 2016 and was later released on DVD on March 20, 2017 by Second Sight Films.[9][10]
US rights were acquired by PBS, and the film was released on DVD on November 8, with the channel broadcasting it on November 24, 2016 (Thanksgiving Day).[11][12] The network claims the television run was seen by more than 3.2 million viewers, with an additional 230,000 watching online.[13]
The film has also seen a release in Germany, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Italy.[14][15][16][17] In Japan, it was released theatrically on May 6, 2017 and later home video, by Happinet and Synergy Entertainment.[18]
Sequels
[edit]On September 19, 2016, YTV's parent company, Corus Entertainment announced that they had approved two sequels; Anne of Green Gables: The Good Stars for broadcast in 2017, and Anne of Green Gables: Fire & Dew in 2018.[19] The Good Stars premiered on February 20, 2017. Bumped up from its original 2018 release window, Fire & Dew premiered on July 1, 2017.[20] PBS has also picked up both followups.[13]
| Year | Title | Anne Shirley | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables | Ella Ballentine | John Kent Harrison |
| 2017 | Anne of Green Gables: The Good Stars | ||
| Anne of Green Gables: Fire & Dew |
References
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- ^ "Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, daughter check out new Anne of Green Gables movie". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. February 8, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
- ^ "In brief: Industry awards, mid-season debuts, Anne bows in style". Playback. Brunico Communications. February 9, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
- ^ "Anne of Green Gables returns to TV". CBC News. June 11, 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
- ^ Desjardins, Lynn (January 19, 2016). "Preview of new movie on Anne of Green Gables". Radio Canada International. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
- ^ "CBC visits set of new Anne of Green Gables movie". CBC News. June 14, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
- ^ "L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables". Umbrella Entertainment. June 8, 2016. Archived from the original on June 8, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
- ^ "Anne of Green Gables - DVD & Blu-Ray". Umbrella Entertainment. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
- ^ "Anne of Green Gables - Second Sight Films". Retrieved April 17, 2017.
- ^ Pinto, Jordan (September 9, 2016). "Deals: Breakthrough, Squeeze, Cineflix, Force Four". Playback. Brunico Communications. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
- ^ Lefebvre, Benjamin (September 1, 2016). "L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables on DVD". L.M. Montgomery Online. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
- ^ Vlessing, Etan (June 12, 2016). "PBS Acquires Martin Sheen's 'Anne of Green Gables' Reboot for U.S. Broadcast". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
- ^ a b Pinto, Jordan (March 15, 2017). "PBS scoops up two more Anne MOWs". Playback. Brunico Communications.
- ^ "Anne of Green Gables Heads to Germany". License Global. July 21, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
- ^ "Az HBO augusztusi újdonságai". SorozatWiki. August 1, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
- ^ "Anne z Green Gables (2016) - Televize". Fdb.cz. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
- ^ "Premiery HBO (sierpień 2016)". August 7, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
- ^ Padovano Tong, Joanna (March 29, 2017). "Breakthrough's Anne of Green Gables Heads to Japan". Worldscreen.com. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
- ^ Pinto, Jordan (September 19, 2016). "Corus greenlights two more Anne MOWs". Playback. Brunico Communications.
- ^ Reid, Regan (January 30, 2017). "YTV preps Anne of Green Gables sequels". Playback. Brunico Communications. Retrieved April 17, 2017.