UK News – Page 15
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NewsAdvance ticket sales of ‘Wicked: For Good’ are double that of ‘Wicked’, say UK exhibitors
Both chains and independent venues are reporting rapid sales.
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NewsPathé relaunches English-language film business, names Ben Browning president of global film
Former FilmNation exec relocates from Los Angeles to London.
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NewsSara Frain to lead Picturehouse’s UK distribution arm; Clare Binns becomes creative director
Clare Binns to transition into a part-time role as creative director at UK exhibitor and distributor.
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News‘Now You See Me 3’ pips ‘The Running Man’ in close UK-Ireland box office battle
Sky Cinema’s ‘Nuremberg’ opens in top five; ‘Christmas Karma’ in top 10.
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News‘The Outrun’, ‘On Falling’ lead winners at Bafta Scotland awards
Saoirse Ronan and James McArdle won the acting prizes.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office: ‘The Running Man’, ‘Now You See Me 3’ open in busy weekend for new titles
Further releases include ‘Nuremberg’, ‘Christmas Karma’ and horror title ‘Keeper’.
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NewsNeon takes Hirokazu Kore-eda’s ‘Sheep In The Box’ for US, UK and Australia
Neon previously released the Japanese auteur’s ‘Broker’.
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News‘Rose’s Baby’ starring Antonio Banderas and Eva Birthistle scores key pre-sales
Trudie Styler directed film is about a long-divorced couple who team up to have another baby.
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NewsAmerican Film Market attendees give mid-market verdict: “It feels more elevated”
Sellers and buyers are happy with the new LA venue, but landing on-site sales remains a challenge.
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NewsBankside’s ‘Surviving Earth’ sells to UK-Ireland
EXCLUSIVE: The SXSW and Edinburgh premiere will be released theatrically in spring 2026.
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NewsWhy UK sellers are feasting on Australian genre
‘From Below’, ’Dogs Of War’, ’Croak’ and ’Hot Mother’ are among the Australian projects being shopped by UK sales agents.
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News‘Magazine Dreams’ starring Jonathan Majors picked up for UK-Ireland
The film premiered at Sundance in 2023 where it won a special jury award.
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NewsLuckyChap teams with Mediawan for London-based division run by Mona and Tanya Qureshi
Netflix exec Mona Qureshi and BBC drama commissioner Tanya Qureshi will run the TV-focused company.
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NewsKharmel Cochrane, Rory Aitken among backers of UK startup casting platform Performeo
The directory will be free for actors and individual casting directors.
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NewsTom Ford’s ‘Cry To Heaven’ starring Nicholas Hoult, Adele and Owen Cooper to shoot in UK, Italy
Further cast includes Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Colin Firth, Hunter Schafer and Ciaran Hinds.
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News‘Winter Of The Crow’ starring Lesley Manville and Tom Burke flies to UK-Ireland
EXCLUSIVE: Hanway represents sales on the Toronto and San Sebastian neo-noir thriller.
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NewsGlasgow Film Festival 2026 to spotlight Sweden, unveils first titles
The festival runs from February 25-March 8.
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NewsUK’s Warp Films hires Film4’s Amy O’Hara as producer
O’Hara will focus on developing new projects and filmmaker-led TV series.
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NewsNetflix’s ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ ruled out of Bafta awards due to streaming debut
The animated hit is still expected to be eligible for the Academy Awards.
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NewsIdris Elba and Neil Cross set for second Luther film at Netflix
Chernin Entertainment will produce the as-yet-untitled project.