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Feb 19 2011 Paul English
Starring in Island was beautiful but I wasn't prepared for Mull, says star Colin MorganHE'S better known as the young man with magic in his fingertips but there was no trick Colin Morgan could pull off to rescue himself when he became stranded on a country road in a snowstorm on the Hebridean island of Mull.
The actor, who has charmed audiences with his boyish portrayal of fabled magician Merlin on the popular BBC1 family-fantasy series for the last three years, instead had to conjure up something altogether more human - the ability to just grin and bear it.
Colin was being driven round the island, where he was filming a new Scottish movie, by an enthusiastic local when they were trapped in a freak snowstorm, uncommon on the island normally warmed by the Gulf stream.
But rather than complaining, the likeable 25-year-old saw his midwinter misfortune as an opportunity to further develop his latest character - an eccentric young man whose head is filled with tales of Hebridean whimsy.
He said: "They rarely get snow on Mull but when we were filming it was sub zero and we got snow. It was beautiful but I was on a tour of the island with a guy and we got stranded. The car was stuck. We couldn't get it out.
"So we had to walk for an hour and a half through the snow after that. It was unbelievable. The 'character' in me was loving it though.
"Although I wasn't prepared - I didn't have the right gear on for walking for an hour and a half in sub-zero temperatures in the pitch black - I was taking as much advantage of it as I could."
The character he's referring to is one of the central figures in the film Island, shot last year on Mull. An adaptation of the novel by the same name written by Jane Rogers, it is a dark tale of revenge, deceit and death.
It's a long way from the brightly-coloured capers and early-evening jousting of Camelot.
Colin said: "The basic storyline is about a girl who was abandoned as a baby in London.
"She has grown up in foster care, living with loads of different families and having a nightmare of a childhood.
"She's self-abused, has been violent and has basically harboured lifelong resentment towards the mother who abandoned her.
"So it's all about closure - her journey for revenge. It's very dark stuff."
The film, which is being premiered as part of the Glasgow Film Festival this week is, in Colin's own words "hardly a romantic comedy", even if there is an uneasy romantic attachment between his character and female lead Natalie Press.
"It's not a rom-com," said Colin, laughing. "But it really is beautiful and I loved the sсript the minute I read it.
"It has so many qualities to it that I like - it's moody and has a fairytale feel. It actually doesn't feel like a typically British film, more like something from Scandinavia. It's really unique.
"It's almost as if the island of Mull (where the film was shot, rather than set) is a character in itself. It is shown off really well."
He describes his own character, Calum, as a free spirit, a young man whose head was filled with tales of silkies and fairies by his father before he died.
Colin said: "He collects stuffthat's been washed up by the sea, which he thinks of as treasure. He's definitely not your average Joe.
"When Nikki arrives in his home, he takes her under his wing and falls for her. But it's even more complicated than it seems."
Currently working at the Royal Court Theatre in a play called Our Private Life, Colin will fly up for a gala screening tomorrow at the city's Cineworld.
It marks a welcome return to the city he studied in, as a student at the Royal Scottish Academy, from where he graduated four years ago.
He said: "I cannot wait to come back to Glasgow. I know the place like the back of my hand. In fact, one of the jobs I had as a student was in Cineworld. And I was always at gigs in King Tut's, Nice 'n' Sleazy's and the Barras. I played Ultimate Frisbee down on Glasgow Green and pulled pints in O'Neills on Queen Street."
Not many wizards can say that. He added: "I just hope they think my Scottish accent is okay. I suppose, with it being Glasgow, they'll tell me if it isn't."
Having seen the film, his native Northern Irish burr is hidden every bit as well as it is when he's in "posh English" mode for Merlin. So does he expect the new movie - scheduled for a nationwide release in cinemas this spring - will shock fans of his best-known work? He said: "I'm very much part of that world but being an actor means doing different things. The film couldn't be more different from Merlin. It might be surprising for people."
If it is, it won't be for long. He'll don the period costume and be joining Richard Wilson, Bradley James and the rest of the mythical gang this March, filming in Wales and on location at Pierrefonds in Picardy, France.
He said: "I wouldn't say the people who watch Merlin are mostly kids. I actually get letters from an older audience, generally, and I had a woman in her 80s come up to me at midnight mass last year asking me when the new series was starting because she couldn't wait.
"I even had a professor of mythology come up to me on the tube in London the other day.
"But you can't fathom the impact this kind of show can have. It's light entertainment for some folk and for others it's the main thing they want to see that weekend on the TV. That's something worth remembering whenever you work as an actor - you're doing this for so many different people for different reasons.
"I'm just happy to be doing what I always wanted to do. Sometimes you have to remind yourself how privileged you are."
Colin will be at Cineworld, Renfrew Street, Glasgow tomorrow at 1.30pm for a Q&A before the screening of Island as part of the Glasgow Film Festival. The movie will also be shown at the same venue on Monday at 8.45pm.
Vernon God Little
Colin plays Vernon with Mariah Gale as Ella
Merlin
Colin with cast members Bradley James and, right, Richard Wilson
Our Private Life
Another starring role for Colin
Island
Colin with co-star Natalie Press in the movie shot on Mull
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Feb 19 2011 Paul English
Starring in Island was beautiful but I wasn't prepared for Mull, says star Colin MorganHE'S better known as the young man with magic in his fingertips but there was no trick Colin Morgan could pull off to rescue himself when he became stranded on a country road in a snowstorm on the Hebridean island of Mull.
The actor, who has charmed audiences with his boyish portrayal of fabled magician Merlin on the popular BBC1 family-fantasy series for the last three years, instead had to conjure up something altogether more human - the ability to just grin and bear it.
Colin was being driven round the island, where he was filming a new Scottish movie, by an enthusiastic local when they were trapped in a freak snowstorm, uncommon on the island normally warmed by the Gulf stream.
But rather than complaining, the likeable 25-year-old saw his midwinter misfortune as an opportunity to further develop his latest character - an eccentric young man whose head is filled with tales of Hebridean whimsy.
He said: "They rarely get snow on Mull but when we were filming it was sub zero and we got snow. It was beautiful but I was on a tour of the island with a guy and we got stranded. The car was stuck. We couldn't get it out.
"So we had to walk for an hour and a half through the snow after that. It was unbelievable. The 'character' in me was loving it though.
"Although I wasn't prepared - I didn't have the right gear on for walking for an hour and a half in sub-zero temperatures in the pitch black - I was taking as much advantage of it as I could."
The character he's referring to is one of the central figures in the film Island, shot last year on Mull. An adaptation of the novel by the same name written by Jane Rogers, it is a dark tale of revenge, deceit and death.
It's a long way from the brightly-coloured capers and early-evening jousting of Camelot.
Colin said: "The basic storyline is about a girl who was abandoned as a baby in London.
"She has grown up in foster care, living with loads of different families and having a nightmare of a childhood.
"She's self-abused, has been violent and has basically harboured lifelong resentment towards the mother who abandoned her.
"So it's all about closure - her journey for revenge. It's very dark stuff."
The film, which is being premiered as part of the Glasgow Film Festival this week is, in Colin's own words "hardly a romantic comedy", even if there is an uneasy romantic attachment between his character and female lead Natalie Press.
"It's not a rom-com," said Colin, laughing. "But it really is beautiful and I loved the sсript the minute I read it.
"It has so many qualities to it that I like - it's moody and has a fairytale feel. It actually doesn't feel like a typically British film, more like something from Scandinavia. It's really unique.
"It's almost as if the island of Mull (where the film was shot, rather than set) is a character in itself. It is shown off really well."
He describes his own character, Calum, as a free spirit, a young man whose head was filled with tales of silkies and fairies by his father before he died.
Colin said: "He collects stuffthat's been washed up by the sea, which he thinks of as treasure. He's definitely not your average Joe.
"When Nikki arrives in his home, he takes her under his wing and falls for her. But it's even more complicated than it seems."
Currently working at the Royal Court Theatre in a play called Our Private Life, Colin will fly up for a gala screening tomorrow at the city's Cineworld.
It marks a welcome return to the city he studied in, as a student at the Royal Scottish Academy, from where he graduated four years ago.
He said: "I cannot wait to come back to Glasgow. I know the place like the back of my hand. In fact, one of the jobs I had as a student was in Cineworld. And I was always at gigs in King Tut's, Nice 'n' Sleazy's and the Barras. I played Ultimate Frisbee down on Glasgow Green and pulled pints in O'Neills on Queen Street."
Not many wizards can say that. He added: "I just hope they think my Scottish accent is okay. I suppose, with it being Glasgow, they'll tell me if it isn't."
Having seen the film, his native Northern Irish burr is hidden every bit as well as it is when he's in "posh English" mode for Merlin. So does he expect the new movie - scheduled for a nationwide release in cinemas this spring - will shock fans of his best-known work? He said: "I'm very much part of that world but being an actor means doing different things. The film couldn't be more different from Merlin. It might be surprising for people."
If it is, it won't be for long. He'll don the period costume and be joining Richard Wilson, Bradley James and the rest of the mythical gang this March, filming in Wales and on location at Pierrefonds in Picardy, France.
He said: "I wouldn't say the people who watch Merlin are mostly kids. I actually get letters from an older audience, generally, and I had a woman in her 80s come up to me at midnight mass last year asking me when the new series was starting because she couldn't wait.
"I even had a professor of mythology come up to me on the tube in London the other day.
"But you can't fathom the impact this kind of show can have. It's light entertainment for some folk and for others it's the main thing they want to see that weekend on the TV. That's something worth remembering whenever you work as an actor - you're doing this for so many different people for different reasons.
"I'm just happy to be doing what I always wanted to do. Sometimes you have to remind yourself how privileged you are."
Colin will be at Cineworld, Renfrew Street, Glasgow tomorrow at 1.30pm for a Q&A before the screening of Island as part of the Glasgow Film Festival. The movie will also be shown at the same venue on Monday at 8.45pm.
Vernon God Little
Colin plays Vernon with Mariah Gale as Ella
Merlin
Colin with cast members Bradley James and, right, Richard Wilson
Our Private Life
Another starring role for Colin
Island
Colin with co-star Natalie Press in the movie shot on Mull