Новости за 02.11.2020

EXCLUSIVE: Helena Bonham Carter and Pierce Brosnan have been set to lead Not Bloody Likely, a romantic comedy exploring the true story of the 1914 West End production of George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion. In the movie, Shaw (Brosnan) has written is masterpiece Pygmalion (which would go on to be adapted into the Oscar-winning musical My […]

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a hot one. We can reveal that Lily James (Baby Driver), Shazad Latif (Star Trek: Discovery) and Emma Thompson (Beauty And The Beast) have been set to star in a new Working Title rom-com: What’s Love Got To With It?, which will start next month. Written and produced by Jemima Khan (Impeachment: American Crime […]

AMC Entertainment plans to sell 20 million of its Class A shares, netting $47.7 million, as it contends with ongoing shutdowns of many of its movie theaters and a withdrawal of studio films from the 2020 release calendar. COVID-19 hampered the release of Tenet in August and aside from less-expensive, targeted titles, wide releases have […]

Golden Globe-winning actor, writer and producer Taraji P. Henson will host the “2020 American Music Awards” (AMAs) live on Sunday, Nov. 22 at 8:00 PM ET/PT, on ABC. “The AMAs brings together the music community to celebrate what really drives all artists – the fans,” said Henson.  “I’m proud to take the stage as this […]

Florida will count its results relatively quickly; Pennsylvania won’t. President Donald Trump already is saying that it all should be over on November 3, raising fears that if not he’ll declare victory early, or insist that the process is rigged. Networks are grappling with a potentially complicated, long-drawn out Election Night, the possibility that no […]

AMC Networks anticipates 5.5 million SVOD subscribers by year end including its new AMC+ premium offering, but lower distribution and ad revenue — in-part COVID related — squeezed earnings and profits at U.S. linear networks for the third quarter ended in September. Total revenue dipped 9% to $654 million on as national networks declined 17% […]

EXCLUSIVE: UK sales firm The Mise En Scene Company launches this week ahead of the virtual AFM with a slate including thriller What Lies Ahead starring Rumer Willis, Emma Dumont, Kelly Blatz and Katie Keene. Based in London, the company will represent between 5 – 20 new low to mid-budget ($3-10M) films per year and […]

EXCLUSIVE: Terence Davies’ (A Quiet Passion) Siegfried Sassoon biopic Benediction has wrapped in the UK, with joining cast including Geraldine James (Downton Abbey), Kate Phillips (Downton Abbey), Gemma Jones (Ammonite), Anton Lesser (Game Of Thrones), Jeremy Irvine (War Horse), Ben Daniels (The Crown), Lia Williams (The Crown), Jude Akuwudike (Gangs Of London), Suzanne Bertish (Atlantic […]

EXCLUSIVE: You’ve Been Trumped, the 2011 documentary chronicling Donald Trump’s disruptive efforts to build a golf course in the middle of a treasured Scottish nature reserve, has been optioned for a TV series dramatization by Bulletproof and Britannia outfit Vertigo Films. The show will retell how the Trump Organisation caused a storm in the local […]

Banijay Executive Team Banijay has set its leadership plans for Creative Networks, with James Townley and Lucas Green remaining in the business to lead the central content team. Both will report to Chief Executive Officer, Marco Bassetti. In the revised posts, Green will become Global Head of Content Operations. He will be at the helm […]

A UK court has ruled against the actor Johnny Depp in his explosive libel case with The Sun, saying that the tabloid was justified in its use of the phrase “wife beater” in a 2018 article about his relationship with ex-wife Amber Heard. The judge, Justice Andrew Nicol, decreed that the allegation was “substantially true” […]

Cinemas in England will close their doors once again on Thursday (November 5) as the country enters a second national lockdown to combat rising coronavirus cases. Phil Clapp, chief executive of the UK Cinema Association, says the government must announce additional funding for venues beyond the furlough job retention scheme if they are to weather […]