UK News – Page 88
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NewsWriters’ Guild of Great Britain plan UK protest to support US strike
It will take place in London’s Leicester Square on June 14.
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NewsLeo Leigh’s comedy drama ‘Sweet Sue’ snapped up for UK-Ireland (exclusive)
HanWay Films represents sales on Leigh’s feature debut.
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News‘Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse’ soars with £8.2m UK-Ireland box office debut; ‘The Boogeyman’ opens in top five
‘Across The Spider-Verse’ made nearly seven times that of its predecessor on its opening weekend.
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NewsElan Closs Stephens appointed acting BBC chair
Welsh non-executive board member to replace Richard Sharp later this month
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse’ swings into cinemas
Also new this weekend: Disney’s ‘The Boogeyman’ and Paul Mescal-starring musical drama ‘Carmen’.
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NewsPicturehouse Entertainment swoops up Un Certain Regard title ‘Only The River Flows’ (exclusive)
It is the third feature from Chinese filmmaker Wei Shujun, and the sixth title Picturehouse has picked up from this year’s Cannes.
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NewsDogwoof founder Andy Whittaker takes legal action against company
Whittaker’s claim for unfair dismissal will proceed at a hearing in late June
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NewsWarner Bros Discovery, Liberty Global weigh £1bn sale of UK production group All3Media - reports
Group is home to ’Empire Of Light’ producer Neal Street Productions and ’The Tourist’ producer Two Brothers.
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News‘Bardot’ producer Featuristic Films hires Laura Brook as head of film as part of UK expansion plan (exclusive)
UK production company is looking to make as many as 10 films this year.
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NewsSyndicado boards Cannes Docs bullfighter film ‘The Boy And The Suit Of Light’ (exclusive)
Follows a young boy living in a small Spanish town dealing with pressures from his family to become a bullfighter
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NewsMister Smith Entertainment to handle sales on Tribeca MMA documentary ‘Stylebender’
Mister Smith is overseeing international sales and co-representing North American rights with WME Independent.
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NewsKim Longinotto, Anna Higgs among Sheffield DocFest jurors (exclusive)
The documentary festival also announced the ‘Filmmaker Challenge’ participants and key guest speakers
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NewsBafta unveils dates for 2024 film awards ceremony, nominations
As per last year, the ceremony will take place during the Berlinale in February.
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News‘The Little Mermaid’ swims to first place at UK-Ireland box office with £5m debut
The live-action remake made a total of £6.9m including bank holiday Monday
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NewsStephanie Di Giusto’s Cannes title ‘Rosalie’ lands UK-Ireland deal (exclusive)
Period drama inspired by the true story of a French bearded woman.
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NewsDeluge of packages overwhelms Cannes buyers as international deal-making carries on
“Everyone felt like there was too much product out there.”
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NewsUK studios, cast and crew facing quiet summer as impact of WGA strike ripples across Atlantic
The downturn is mainly in high-end TV, with UK studios expecting US studio tentpoles to keep on rolling.
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NewsJonathan Glazer’s hot Cannes title ’The Zone Of Interest’ secures major territory deals for A24
Holocaust drama has emerged as likely awards contender at Cannes and for 2024 awards season.
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NewsUK-Ire box office preview: ‘The Little Mermaid’ hopes to make a splash
Also opening this weekend is ‘Hypnotic’, ‘Sisu’, ‘Full Time’ and ‘Master Gardener’.
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NewsFilming on Amazon Studios’ ‘Blade Runner 2099’ in Northern Ireland delayed by US writers’ strike
Series had been prepping in Belfast for many months.