Anne of Green Gables – The Evolution of a Series – Pt. 1
Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning marked an evolution in the saga of Anne's life. The next three blogs will provide insights into how Kevin Sullivan developed the story and how everything ties together.
Five fun facts about Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning
Hannah's Hat
Love Hannah Endicott-Douglas' performance in Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning? You're in luck! Sullivan Entertainment is now selling select accessories and garments from various productions, and Hannah's adorable paper-boy cap (pictured here) is among them.
Photo of the Day: Action!
Hannah Endicott-Douglas calls the shots in this great behind-the-scenes shot from Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning.
Authentic Anne Prop Now on eBay!
Anne fans can own a piece of authentic Anne memorabilia actually used in the productions of both Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel and Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning! The spindle wood chair, shown in the image above, was featured in both movies and is now being sold on eBay.
Sullivan's Take on A New Beginning
Fans interested in learning more the latest Anne film, A New Beginning, which stars Barbara Hershey and Shirley MacLaine, should take a look at the following excerpt from a fan interview with director Kevin Sullivan. Here is what Kevin has to say about how fans should view the fourth Anne movie:
World's First Anne School in Kenya
This summer, Sullivan Entertainment sent a team of people to Kenya to oversee the building of the world’s first Anne of Green Gables school. The team included Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning star Hannah Endicott-Douglas (who played the young Anne Shirley), Sullivan Entertainment President Trudy Grant, and members of her family.
Oscar Buzz for Anne Star
One of this year’s leading Oscar contenders, Black Swan, is a psychological thriller set in the high pressure world of a ballet company. A lot of the buzz surrounding the movie, ever since it premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, is that Barbara Hershey – who starred as Anne Shirley in Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning – may be one of the Academy’s recipients, along with some of her fellow cast members.
The Restoration and Airing of Anne
Starting in November, Public Television stations across the United States will be able to air Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning and the original Anne of Green Gables, shown for the first time in HD, over a two-year period.
From Boarding School to Asylum
At the beginning of Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning, Anne is left with no one to take care of her and finds herself forced to stay at a cold and destitute asylum. Surrounded by the ill and insane, Anne’s fate is up in the air within the dark stone walls of this prison. If you’re wondering where these scenes were actually filmed, we have the inside (and historic) scoop.