UK News – Page 376
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NewsCinemaNext, Empire Cinemas strike services deal
The deal with Empire sees CinemaNext expand UK footprint.
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NewsCinestaan, Film London’s Shakespeare adaptation 'The Hungry' begins shoot
EXCLUSIVE: Naseeruddin Shah and Tisca Chopra head the cast of UK-India co-production, which is a contemporary adaptation of Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus.
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NewsStephen Fry to play top Nazi in biopic of wartime opera singer Margery Booth
EXCLUSIVE: Udo Kier attached to play Hitler and Lesley Garrett to provide vocals for biopic based on remarkable true story.
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NewsXavier Marchand exits eOne to launch Moonriver Content
Moonriver signs multi-year partnership with eOne and The Mark Gordon Company; announces first movie.
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NewsBafta reveals membership diversity, eligibility shake-up
Bafta to introduce a series of diversity measures following survey of members.
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NewsHorror 'Nails' gets world sales and UK distribution deal
EXCLUSIVE: Comedian Ross Noble co-stars in horror from Irish outfit Fantastic Films.
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NewsProtagonist strikes for Sundance drama 'God’s Own Country'
EXCLUSIVE: UK debut backed by BFI and Creative England stars rising actor Josh O’Connor, Ian Hart and Gemma Jones.
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NewsUK financier acquires screen rights to WWII story 'Operation Suicide'
EXCLUSIVE: Motion Picture Capital acquires movie rights to new account of WWII raid.
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NewsBAME charity funding slashed
Creative Access facing closure as government withdraws £2m for paid internship programmes.
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NewsUK box office: 'Fantastic Beasts' retains lead for fourth straight week
Warner Bros’ Harry Potter spin-off up to $53.2m (£42.3m); eOne’s Office Christmas Party lands with five-day $1.5m (£1.19m) debut.
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NewsGoldfinch Entertainment bought out by MD
EXCLUSIVE: Backer of Burn Burn Burn, Tiger Raid and Broken spins off from accountancy firm NLP.
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NewsFirst look: Imelda Staunton, Timothy Spall in UK rom-com
EXCLUSIVE: Production is underway in London and Rome on Richard Loncraine’s British comedy ‘Finding Your Feet’.
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News21st Century Fox makes Sky takeover offer
Bid from Rupert Murdoch-controlled US outfit values Sky at £18.5bn.
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NewsControversial comedy character Dapper Laughs wraps debut feature 'Fanged Up'
EXCLUSIVE: Screen can reveal a first-look image from the comedy-horror.
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News'Star Wars: Rogue One' dominates UK social media buzz
Rogue One topped this week’s chart, while Disney’s Moana maintained a high level of interest.
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NewsThe five commandments of VR
Speakers from this year’s VR Creative Summit reveal their tips for combining storytelling and technology to create high-quality VR content.
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NewsRugby player Ady Spencer set for big screen biopic
UK financier Motion Picture Capital to tackle story of UK rugby player.
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NewsPoem-play 'Pink Mist' set for big screen adaptation
Catalyst Global Media to produce Owen Sheers’ critically applauded verse drama and stage play.
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NewsKaleidoscope buys distributor Platform Entertainment
EXCLUSIVE: UK distributor buys slate and catalogue with more than 500 titles; predicts “doubled market share”.