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Jack O’Connell cast as Alexander McQueen in biopic

British star will take on troubled fashion designer’s life

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10 years ago

October 26, 2016

Mariah Cooper

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British actor Jack O’Connell has been cast as Lee Alexander McQueen in a biopic about the fashion designer distributed by French production company Pathé, according to Deadline.

O’Connell, 26, is best known for his film roles in “Unbroken,” directed by Angelina Jolie, and “Money Monster,” starring alongside George Clooney and Julia Roberts. He also starred in the U.K. television series “Skins.”

The film, based on the 2015 biography “Blood Beneath the Skin” by Andrew Wilson, will be directed by “45 Years” director Andrew Haigh. Producer Damian Jones, whose latest work includes “Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie,” is also attached to the project.

“In 2009, Alexander McQueen put on one of his greatest shows – a stunningly beautifully re-working of his greatest designs from the past 15 years,” Pathé said in a statement. “It was a show that he dedicated to his mother and one in which he tried to make sense of his life and art. The film explores McQueen’s creative process in the months leading up to the show providing an intimate portrait of the man behind the global brand – a moving celebration of a visionary genius whose designs transcended fashion to become art.”

McQueen, who was openly gay, came from a working-class London family and worked his way to chief designer at fashion house Givenchy before starting his own fashion label Alexander McQueen. He committed suicide in 2010 at 40 years old.

Filming begins in spring 2017.

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The Equality Chamber of Commerce is bringing together LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs, business leaders, professionals, advocates, and community partners on Thursday, Oct. 15 at 2:30 p.m. at the D.C. Mayor’s Office for LGBTQ Affairs (899 N. Capitol Street, NE).

This is an afternoon and evening focused on one essential question: How do we build businesses and a business community that can thrive? The Pride in Business Expo and Profits & Pours with Stephanie will create a powerful forum for connection, practical knowledge, and economic opportunity at the Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ Affairs. The Pride in Business Expo, taking place from 4-7 p.m., brings the region’s LGBTQ+ business community together to showcase businesses, build relationships, discover resources, and create new opportunities.

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Annapolis Pride arrives this weekend

Sixth annual LGBTQ celebration held in Maryland capital

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Annapolis Pride is set for Saturday. (Washington Blade file photo by Michael Key)

The Sixth Annual Annapolis Pride Parade and Festival will be held on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 11 a.m. on the streets adjacent to St. John’s College.

The theme of this year’s Annapolis Pride Parade and Festival celebration is “United in Pride, Together We Thrive!” Saturday’s parade will begin on St. John’s Street adjacent to St. John’s College, continue along Calvert Street to Northwest Street, to Church Circle, and onto West Street. The parade route then turns onto Amos Garrett Boulevard and eventually ends on Constitution Avenue near Maryland Hall.

Those with disabilities will be able to watch the parade from a special viewing porch at the Graduate Hotel at 126 West St. An Annapolis Pride volunteer will be there and available to assist.

For more details, visit the festival’s website.