Новости за 23.06.2021

EXCLUSIVE: Cast has rounded out on As Sick As They Made Us, the feature directing debut of The Big Bang Theory actress Mayim Bialik. As Deadline previously revealed, Dustin Hoffman, Candice Bergen, and fellow Big Bang Theory cast member Simon Helberg will lead the comedy-drama. New additions are Justin Chu Cary (Black Summer) and Charlie […]

EXCLUSIVE: Disney+ is close to unveiling its next UK scripted series, which hails from The Salisbury Poisonings producer Dancing Ledge Productions and Emily In Paris outfit Jax Media. Deadline understands that the two companies are gearing up to go into production on Wedding Season, though the project has not yet been fully greenlit. Sources billed […]

EXCLUSIVE: Hanna actress Cherrelle Skeete has joined Sky Original drama The Midwich Cuckoos, which is in production in the UK. Keeley Hawes (Bodyguard) and Max Beesley (The Outsider) lead the eight-part modern-day adaptation of John Wyndham’s sci-fi novel of the same name. The series is written by David Farr, the British writer behind The Night Manager and Hanna, and […]

EXCLUSIVE: Hamilton Hodell, the UK talent agency that has clients including Daisy Edgar-Jones, Naomi Ackie and Tom Hiddleston, has upped a pair of its employees to partner: Senior Talent Agent Sian Smyth and Head of Commercials, Campaigns and Voice-Over India Sinclair. Smyth joined the company’s talent division in 2013, building her client list alongside co-agent […]

EXCLUSIVE: Abacus Media Rights has boarded international distribution on Savage Waters, the feature documentary about a mission to find and surf a spectacular big wave in the Atlantic Ocean. The pic follows renowned skipper Matt Knight, who teams up with world-class big wave surfer Andrew Cotton to adventure into the most dangerous waters of the […]

EXCLUSIVE: Los Angeles and Oslo-based management outfit Inner Voice Artists has tied up with Immaterial Agents, one of the leading literary agencies in the Nordic region, for a partnership that will see them co-rep book rights for film and TV adaptations. The companies will pool resources across their library catalogues and clients in a bid […]

Simon Cowell is to front a genre-bending ITV musical game show, which will combine a talent contest with a gaming element, as singers decide whether to stay in the competition or cash out. Walk The Line is the latest format from Cowell’s Syco Entertainment and will be produced for ITV in partnership with Lifted Entertainment, […]

Hours after the UK government fired the starting gun on a process that could end with Channel 4 being privatized, the backlash has begun, with the likes of Veep creator Armando Iannucci railing against the proposals. Ministers have launched a consultation on Channel 4’s future and culture secretary Oliver Dowden has said an “alternative ownership model” […]

A feature documentary is in the works that will chronicle the storied history of the Cannes Film Festival. The pic promises to delve behind the scenes of the famously glitzy event and will release in time for the fest’s 75-year anniversary in 2022. Cannes Uncut comes from indie producer Colin Burrows, critic and film festival […]

EXCLUSIVE: Outlander actor César Domboy has joined the cast of Steven Knight’s (Peaky Blinders) new series SAS: Rogue Heroes in a supporting role. Filming is ongoing on the starry series, which is led by Connor Swindells (Sex Education), Jack O’Connell (The North Water), Alfie Allen (Game Of Thrones), Sofia Boutella (Modern Love), and Dominic West […]

After 17 months of on-and-off promotion, including two Super Bowl spots, Universal’s F9 finally arrives at U.S. and Canadian theaters this Friday with high hopes of turbo-charging what has been a rudderless summer box office as the pandemic calms. F9 will be the widest theatrical release during the pandemic at 4K+ theaters in a marketplace which […]

On Tuesday’s episode of Conan, Conan O’Brien sought some life advice from actor-producer Seth Rogen. “You seem like a guy who’s relaxed, centered, like you know who you are,” the late-night host observed. “I’m going to have a lot of free time on my hands now for a while. We’re going to start something else […]