UK News – Page 15
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News‘Star Wars: Starfighter’ begins production in UK; Amy Adams, Aaron Pierre join cast
Flynn Gray, Matt Smith, Mia Goth, Simon Bird also board Shawn Levy-directed project.
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NewsThomasin McKenzie, Toby Wallace to star in Frances O’Connor’s ‘Sister Maria Goes To Rome’ for Embankment
Desmar Films, Tempo Productions and Notorious Pictures produce.
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NewsJulia Jackman’s ‘100 Nights Of Hero’ to close BFI London Film Festival 2025
Emma Corrin, Charli XCX, Nicholas Galitzine and Maika Monroe star in the Venice Critics’ Week closing night film.
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NewsCarla Simon’s ‘Romeria’ racks up sales worldwide including UK-Ireland, Italy and Japan
EXCLUSIVE: ’Romeria’ concludes the family cycle that Carla Simon started with ’Summer 1993’ and Golden Bear winner ’Alcarràs’.
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NewsEmbankment launches sales on adaptation of Tessa Bailey novel ‘It Happened One Summer’
Nina Dobrev, Tyler Hoechlin and Virginia Gardner will star in the romantic comedy.
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NewsBBC, Sky among first organisations to put UK’s CIISA standards to the test
A group of creative industry organisations have been unveiled as CIISA ‘trailblazers’.
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NewsGabrielle Stewart, David Garrett, Vanessa Saal join Screen Summit 2025
The leading UK sales agents and producers will talk about navigating an evolving market with strong projects.
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News‘The Thursday Murder Club’ director Chris Columbus on working with UK talent, Steven Spielberg and Netflix
Watch Screen interviews with Chris Columbus, Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan and more.
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NewsChristian Petzold’s Cannes title ‘Miroirs No. 3’ acquired for UK-Ireland release
EXCLUSIVE: Film will head to Toronto and New York film festivals this autumn.
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NewsBFI Flare comedy ‘Departures’ sells to US, France and other key territories
EXCLUSIVE: The UK queer comedy has also sold to Canada, Germany and Austria.
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NewsKFilm adds former Parkland, Thunderbird executives to sales & acquisitions senior team
EXCLUSIVE: New members take on director of acquisitions and head of theatrical sales roles.
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News‘Weapons’ top for third weekend as UK-Ireland box office stagnates
Picturehouse Entertainment’s ‘Sorry, Baby’ among top per-site performers.
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NewsGlobal Constellation, Cinetic Media board Venice-bound ’Broken English’
EXCLUSIVE: Career-spanning portrait of singer and actress stars Tilda Swinton and George MacKay as well as Faithfull’s last recorded performance.
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NewsUK’s Cineworld to stage its own ‘Big Screen Weekend’ with heavily discounted tickets
Cineworld-owned Picturehouse sites are excluded from the £4 ticket offer.
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NewsCinematographer Eduardo Serra dies aged 81
“He had a painterly sense,” said director Peter Webber.
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NewsJapan blockbuster ‘Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback’ set for UK-Ireland release
EXCLUSIVE: The blockbuster anime feature is the second highest-grossing film of the year at the Japan box office
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘The Life Of Chuck’ dances into 622 cinemas, ‘Eddington’ also launches
Mike Flanagan directs his latest Stephen King adaptation starring Tom Hiddleston, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Karen Gillan and Mark Hamill.
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News‘The Thursday Murder Club’ star joins Steven Spielberg’s next project; Richard Osman praises UK film industry
Helen Mirren also discussed Kate Winslet’s directorial debut ‘Goodbye June’.
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NewsNoel Clarke loses libel case against The Guardian
The Guardian “succeeded in establishing both truth and public interest defences”, read the judgement.
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NewsWhat were the buzzy films and major talking points at this year’s Edinburgh film festival?
This year marked the second edition under the leadership of director Paul Ridd and producer Emma Boa.














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