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UK-Ireland film cinema release dates: latest updates for 2026
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UK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Insidious: Out Of The Further’ and ‘Spa Weekend’ head up new releases
‘Teenage Sex And Death At Camp Miasma’ and Jason Statham action ‘Munity’ are also out.
2026 film and high-end TV productions shooting in the UK and Ireland: latest updates
Screen reveals a snapshot of the latest high-end TV and film productions shooting in the UK for the big studios and streamers.
UK skills body ScreenSkills appoints new CEO to start in November
New CEO has held management positions including at Channel 4.
Former Pact CEO John McVay joins AI skills platform Aimici
McVay will later take over as chair from the incumbent Sir John Lucas-Tooth.
Heyday Films, Amazon MGM Studios sign multi-year first-look deal
Amazon MGM Studios will have first look at scripted and unscripted Heyday projects.
‘Digger’ starring Tom Cruise lands UK world premiere
Warner Bros to release Digger in the UK and US on October 2.
Emily Watson joins cast of Mackenzie Crook’s directorial debut ‘Mars Express’
Watson was speaking at Sarajevo Film Festival, where she heads the jury and has received an honorary award.
‘The Odyssey’ becomes BFI Imax’s highest-grossing film of all time
Film has recorded over 100,000 admissions to date.
‘Villain – The Next Chapter’, starring Craig Fairbrass, starts filming in London
EXCLUSIVE: Crime thriller sequel is Neil Linpow’s directorial debut, and will be released in cinemas.
‘The End Of Oak Street’ opens with £2m at UK-Ireland box office; ‘Spider-Man’, ‘Odyssey’ lead
‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’, ‘The Odyssey’ both enter all-time UK-Ireland top 20.
BFI London Film Festival competition lineup includes world premiere of Carol Morley’s ‘7 Miles Out’
Hirokazu Koreeda’s ’Look Back’ and May el-Toukhy’s ’Woman Unknown’ are also competing.
Kenneth Branagh urges “caution and vigilance” around class representation in acting
Branagh recalled working on ‘Harry Potter’ with “the entire British film industry”.
BFI CEO Ben Roberts: “We have to find a way to get more money into the system”
Roberts talks incoming funds director Isabel Davis; defends BFI funding application forms.
UK-Ireland box office preview: ‘The End Of Oak Street’ races into 648 cinemas
George Jaques’ ‘Sunny Dancer’ and Anthony Bordain biopic ‘Tony’ are also out.
Neon to directly release Na Hong-jin’s ‘Hope’ in UK-Irish cinemas
The US studio is understood to be scaling up its UK-Irish distribution operations.
UK’s Grimmfest includes world premiere of Victor Catala’s ’They Always Come At Night’
Lucky Cerruti’s ‘Boxcutter’ will also world premiere at the Manchester-based festival.
Ollie Madden, head of UK film at Netflix, joins Screen Summit 2026 speaker lineup
Other confirmed speakers so far include Pathe UK’s Ben Browning and Elsinore producer Gabrielle Tana
Patrick Wang’s Galway title ‘A. Rimbaud’ lands UK-Ireland, France and US deals
EXCLUSIVE: Bulldog Film Distribution will release the Arthur Rimbaud biopic in UK-Ireland.
‘The Magic Faraway Tree’ is top grossing UK indie film in first six months of 2026
Market share for UK independent films falls 6.6%, down from 8.4%
