Thursday, March 12, 2020

Michael Shannon in Bug


'I've always thought that Bug was a love story. It's a love story between two intensely-damaged individuals... but it's not called 'Love Story,' its called 'Bug,' so it's probably about some other things, too. Namely, bugs.'


Actor Michael Shannon has been playing Peter in Bug since the play originally premiered at the Gate Theatre in Notting Hill, London, England on September 20, 1996.  Following its run in London play made debut in the US with Michael reprising his role in both the Chicago premier in 2001 and it's debut off-Broadway in 2004.

1996

Shannon is the only actor to also be the cast in the 2006 film adaptation.  Ashley Judd and Harry Connick Jr. rounded out the main cast.  During the Southern Louisiana shoot, the cast and crew had their own issues with bugs....  Many on the crew members ended up with rashes from bed bugs in their hotel rooms.

Bug 2006

An unhinged war veteran holes up with a lonely woman in a spooky Oklahoma motel room. The line between reality and delusion is blurred as they discover a bug infestation.

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