Venetian Heat
Last Update: 07 December 2003
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Rumours about Sean's involvement in Venetian Heat (originally referred to as Italian Heat) began when actor James Marsters announced at a convention in June 2003 that he would be starring in the film. The start date for principal photography was mentioned as September 2003. Sean and Derek Jacobi were mentioned by Marsters as being co-stars.
The buzz was picked up by assorted chat groups and some newswires, which led to articles in The Sun (UK), and a few other newspapers, magazines and online websites, which reported that Sean was going to play the part of a "gay Nazi soldier".
Additional cast members and information were supplied by a James Marsters website at the beginning of August 2003, however this information was later removed from the site, and at the time of this writing has not been re-instated. The page included the following cast members:
ADRIANO - James Marsters
FRANCO - Patrick Dempsey
DON GIORGIO - Derek Jacobi
SCHNEIDER - Sean Bean
FABIANI - Franco Nero
MARIO - Rupert Evans
The start date and location for principal photography was listed as October 27, 2003 in Papigno, Italy.
James Marsters later reported (at a Comic.con convention in August 2003) that Patrick Dempsey had dropped out of the production.
On September 24, 2003, it was officially announced that Sean's next project would be Disney/Touchstone's National Treasure, which was shortly due to begin principal photography in the US and Canada.
On October 2, 2003, "kdavid323" posted the following message to a James Marsters chat group:
"I was a very lucky girl last night and I got to attend the WB premiere party for "Angel" here in Los Angeles. Great event and the whole cast was there except for Alexis Denisof who apparently was filming for a very Wesley-centered episode."
"Met just about everyone and got photos with them, including James, and I talked to him for a bit. Told me that the movie is definitely NOT happening. They lost their financing so the whole thing is off."
No official press release confirming start of principal photography, production or cast members was ever issued by Torchlight Pictures, the production company behind Venetian Heat.
For a record of the discussions about Venetian Heat among James Marsters fans, please visit the following chat groups:
Marsters Mobsters
More Than Spike
The James Marsters Forum (1)
The James Marsters Forum (2)
I got this from
www.compleatseanbean.com/rumour-venetianheat.html. I hope it clears things up.