Fargo Fun Facts, Quotes and Tweets

24^th February 2015

Fact: Kate Walsh has a pet dog named after fellow actress and native New Yorker Rosie Perez. The Fargo star says of her pooch, "She's a bada** New Yorker, I rescued her, actually, from New York about seven years ago."

2^nd October 2013

Fact: Tom Hanks' actor son Colin has joined the cast of the Tv revamp of cult Coen Brothers movie Fargo. He will play a police deputy in the 10-episode series, inspired by the 1996 film, which was nominated for a Best Picture Oscar. Billy Bob Thornton and Martin Freeman have previously been cast as characters portrayed on the big screen by Steve Buscemi and William H. MACy.

25^th September 2012

Fact: Filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen are taking their 1996 movie drama Fargo to Tv. The pair will executive produce the new Tv adaptation for U.S. cable network Fx.

6^th September 2011

Fact: Fargo actress Frances McDormand is to chair the jury at the San Sebastian Film Festival in Spain later this month (Sep11). Other panellists will include British actress Sophie Okonedo, Babel screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga and Chinese actress Bai Ling.

21^st January 2011

Fact: Fargo star Frances McDormand will voice the villain in the third animated MADAGASCAR movie.

23^rd August 2005

Quote: <p>"I get mistaken for him and he gets mistaken for me. We talked recently. The last time I was on a plane the flight attendant walked by and said, 'You were great in Fargo.' I just said, 'Thank you.'" Movie-maker John Waters on getting mistaken for PULP FICTION star Steve Buscemi. </p>