UK News – Page 181
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News‘A Quiet Place Part II’ leads UK box office with £2.2m opening
Further new releases included Warner Bros’ ‘Dream Horse’ and Universal’s ‘Land’.
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NewsPathé, Warner Bros strike UK-Ireland distribution deal
Source: Pathe UK ‘The Duke’ Warner Bros. Entertainment is set to distribute all Pathé titles in the UK and Ireland from later this year. The new agreement will kick off on September 3 with the release of Roger Michell’s The Duke, starring Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren. ...
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NewsUK box office preview: ‘A Quiet Place Part II’ aims to replicate international success
Paramount’s thriller sequel opened on Thursday 3.
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NewsModern Films secures three Berlin titles for UK-Ireland (exclusive)
The distributor has also picked up a SXSW drama.
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NewsHeretic wraps ‘Inside’ starring Willem Dafoe; Bankside boards sales (exclusive)
Vasilis Katsoupis’ fiction feature directorial debut is Heretic’s first English-language production.
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NewsCannes’ Thierry Fremaux on women directors, Covid challenges, potential international screenings
Frémaux discusses hopes around travel restrictions, determination to keep Cannes international.
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News‘Mission: Impossible 7’ UK shoot on hold after positive Covid test
Action thriller was halted twice last year due to virus.
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NewsCannes festival president offers foreign travel update
Pierre Lescure shared the latest details at a press conference revealing the festival’s 2021 line-up.
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NewsRemote working boosts out-of-London opportunities but Covid hits UK industry numbers
16% of workers have left the screen industries since the pandemic began.
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NewsShudder acquires Venice selection ‘Mosquito State’ for North America, UK, Australia
Filip Jan Rymsza’s psychothriller joins ‘Summer Of Chills’ line-up.
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NewsSundance doc ‘Misha And The Wolves’ lands UK-Ireland release (exclusive)
Republic Film Distribution has acquired the title.
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News‘Zola’, ‘Mass’, ‘CODA’ among Sundance London 2021 line-up
15 films have been selected for the UK offshoot of Sundance this year.
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NewsNFTS, Pinewood partner on training centre for UK filmmakers
The site will sit within Pinewood’s proposed Screen Hub UK expansion.
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NewsDominic Dromgoole to direct Shakespeare anniversary feature ‘Folio! Folio!’ (exclusive)
The film will be released to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s Folio in 2023.
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NewsUK’s Film and TV Charity to investigate mental health of workforce
Impact of Covid-19 and systemic discrimination to be explored in new research.
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NewsFormer Sony exec launches UK outfit Golden Gate Studios
Company secures first-look film and TV deal with Sony Pictures.
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NewsCornerstone boards ‘Aisha’, starring Letitia Wright and Josh O’Connor, ahead of Cannes
First look revealed of feature directed by Frank Berry.
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News‘Peter Rabbit 2’ holds UK box office crown as ‘Cruella’ opens third
Sunny weather didn’t adversely affect box office takings too much.
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NewsAmazon to invest £1m in UK creative industry apprenticeships
Entry-level roles at production and post-production firms to be supported.
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NewsUK producer Charlie Hanson removed from Netflix’s ‘After Life’ following abuse allegations
Bafta suspends Hanson, who denies all allegations.