Michael Shannon and Gretchen Mol relax between takes on the set of Boardwalk Empire
Quiet on set! Michael Shannon and Gretchen Mol relax between takes on the set of Boardwalk Empire
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Michael Shannon does a good job of looking mean – even when he isn’t playing a tough guy in HBO hit Boardwalk Empire.
The 38-year-old actor was enjoying a quiet smoke between takes on the set of the hugely popular show, in which he plays hired muscle George Mueller, AKA former Prohibition Agent Nelson Van Alden.
Dressed in full costume, Shannon cut an imposing figure despite being out of character, with his distinctive features set into a scowl as he relaxed with a cigarette on Tuesday.
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Resting Up: Michael Shannon enjoys a quiet smoke on the Brooklyn set of Boardwalk Empire, season 4
Don't mess: Shannon adopts a mean looking scowl as he relaxes with a cigarette between takes
A host of familiar faces from the show have been spotted on the Brooklyn set over the last few days as they shoot scenes for the show’s fourth season.
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ShareIndeed, a handful of streets in the traditionally trendy New York borough have received a sweeping 1920's and 30’s make-over in keeping with the show’s setting, while cast-members new and old mill about in authentic looking Depression era clothes.
Amongst those sighted over the last few days is model and actress Gretchen Mol, whose character, Gillian Darmody, has been a regular fixture on the show since its launch in 2010.
Look into my eyes: Gretchen Mol appears smitten with newcomer Ron Livingstone, with whom she develops a relationship in the forthcoming series
A shady girl: Mol, who plays Gillian Darmody in the show, stays cool beneath a parasol
Love interest: Back in August, Mol was spotted in Brooklyn shooting the fourth season alongside Ron Livingston as wealthy businessman Roy Phillips
The 40-year-old was photographer filming scenes with newcomer Ron Livingstone – the TV veteran who played Carrie Bradshaw’s boyfriend in another HBO show, Sex and the City.
Livingstone has been cast as an ‘out-of-town- businessman’ who develops a romance with Gillian shortly after arriving in Atlantic City, where the show is based.
Shooting on Friday, the pair certainly appeared smitten as they exchanged lines on a local pier, with Mol holding a parasol as she gazed into a very dapper looking Livingstone’s eyes.
Hat's amazing: An authentic looking florist provides the backdrop for another scene on the set of Boardwalk Empire, season 4
Blast from the past: A 1930's style ca, complete with dust on the hood and windscreen, rests by the kerb on the Brooklyn set
Suited and booted: Filming has been taking place in Brooklyn ahead of the season 4 launch in September
A huge budget, stellar cast and the creative input of Martin Scorcese has helped turn Boardwalk Empire into one of HBO’s most successful shows despite its relatively limited run.
As well as Shannon and Mol the show also features the talents of leading man Steve Buscemi, Scottish actress Kelly McDonald and Michael Kenneth Williams – perhaps best known for his role as gay stick-up man Omar Little in The Wire.
Hugely popular: Steve Buscemi plays shady political figure Enoch 'Nucky' Thompson in Boardwalk Empire
The show launched with a pilot directed by Scorcese in 2010, with Buscemi taking the lead as shady political figure Nucky Thompson and his various dealings with a string of politicians, gangsters and policemen in prohibition ere New Jersey.
Boardwalk Empire season 4 is expected to air on HBO in September.
A sweeping change: New York's Brooklyn has been taken back to the past for season four of the hugely popular show
Quiet on set: Another scene shows an authentic looking sidewalk bustling with people
It's a cracker: The show's authenticity has helped turn into a massive hit for premium cable channel HBO
Flapper: As Gillian Darmody, Gretchen plays a former showgirl who runs the Artemis Club brothel while searching for her next fix
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