The Wire – Where are they now?
The Telegraph has an interesting article on the Wire cast and what they are up to now that the show has finished. Last time i spotted my personal favourite “McNulty” was in Frank Millers 300.
View ArticleOmar of The Wire – Michael K. Williams – The Philantropist
Michael K. Williams, or better known as Omar Little among the Wire fans, is keeping busy with a new project in life after the Wire. He plays Dax of the new eight part drama The Philantripist. The show...
View ArticleMarlo of the Wire in Real World Gun Battle
When the real world catches up with fiction. Apparently a teen was killed during a gun battle at Jamie Hector’s, who plays gangster Marlo Stanfield, baby shower in New York. A massive 50 bullets were...
View ArticleWatching the Wire with Subtitles is Criminal
The wire writer George Pelecanos says that watching the wire using subtitles is criminal – you’ll miss a big bit of the experience. “We wrote it so audiences would have to work at it!” he said in an...
View ArticleNamond of The Wire aka Julito McCullum to NYC Fringe Festival
Namond The Wire (image from hbo.com) A year after the Wire actor Julito McCullum who played the hopper Namond is moving on to new exciting opportunities. His next stop is in NYC at the Staten Island...
View ArticleThe Wire Unleashed in Aussie Land
The Aussies have got bitten by the Wire bug, badly. Season 1 has just started on Australian ABC2 and is getting some fans. You definitely need to check out the video review on the link below as the...
View ArticleThe Avon Barksdale Story out on DVD in March
Wow. I didn’t even know about this, but apparently there’s a movie about druglord Avon Barksdale of the Wire. The movie will hit the stores in March. I’m not too sure about the quality of the movie...
View ArticleIdris Elba of the Wire take on Morgan Freeman role
British actor Idris Elba, famed for his brilliant role as drug Kingpin Stringer bell, is to play a psyhochologist in an upcoming movie – Cross. The Freeman connection is that Morgan Freeman played the...
View ArticleMichael K. Williams of the Wire new Movie gets slagged off
While the Omar Little character in the Wire was a massive success that got actor Michael K. Williams a massive fan following, his latest movie isn’t as lucky. Read the full review
View ArticleThe Wire as a Comic Book?
The artist Dennis Culve has created som amazing illustrations of the Wire characters. Check out the full set on his flickr stream.
View ArticleThe Wire makes topic at Law and Society Conference?
I stumbled upon an interesting blog post about law professors that argue that shows like the Wire are bringing the justice system out of the shadows. Apparently they organised a panel conversation on...
View ArticleOmar is the most popular character of the Wire
I’ve been running a poll on this site for a while now, asking the simple question – “Who’s your The Wire favourite?”. At the moment nearly 2500 people have voted and here are the results Omar gets a...
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