UK News – Page 55
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NewsGolda Rosheuvel, Nick Frost to star in Sky Original family comedy ‘Grow’ for GFM
Other cast include Jeremy Swift, Tim McInnerny and Jane Horrocks.
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NewsGFM Animation launches sales on ‘HitPig’, with Jason Sudeikis, RuPaul among voice cast
Lilly Singh, Hannah Gadsby and Rainn Wilson also lend their voices to the project.
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NewsFirst-look at Pierce Brosnan and Amir El-Masry in Naseem Hamed biopic ‘Giant’
Production is underway in Leeds, with AGC Studios selling the title at Cannes.
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NewsAugust Diehl, Andrea Riseborough to star in Christopher Hampton adaptation of ’The Noise Of Time’ for Beta (exclusive)
Beta Cinema launches pre-sales on adaptation of Julian Barnes’ acclaimed novel to be directed by Jan Komasa.
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NewsAndrea Arnold’s Cannes Competition title ‘Bird’ flies to UK-Ireland (exclusive)
Barry Keoghan and Franz Rogowski star alongside newcomers Nykiya Adams and Jason Buda.
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NewsBombito, MTP execs launch UK outfit Randan with busy production slate (exclusive)
Randan, Scottish slang for ‘raucous partying’ has been launched by Bombito’s Reece Cargan and MTP’s James Heath.
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NewsThriller ‘The Mother’ starring Michelle Yeoh finds home in UK, Ireland, Nordics (exclusive)
Signature Entertainment has acquired the film from AGC.
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NewsJosh Whitehouse, Natalia Tena howl at ‘The Last Moon’ for LevelK (exclusive)
Project has been selected for development labs including European Genre Forum and London Production Finance Market.
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NewsGemma Arterton joins cast of Carl Tibbetts’ comic thriller ‘Sweet Dreams’ (exclusive)
She joins already announced Aimee Lou-Wood, Niamh Algar, Nick Frost, Paapa Essiedu and Billy Howle.
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News‘Rise Of The Footsolider’ stomps to Ibiza for seventh instalment (exclusive)
Craig Fairbrass and Anthony Skordi will reprise their roles.
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NewsKatherine Waterston, Simon Pegg to star in ‘Angels In The Asylum’ (exclusive)
Minnie Driver, Cush Jumbo, Rose Williams and Miriam Margolyes will also star.
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News‘Downton Abbey 3’ in production with Paul Giamatti joining cast
Simon Curtis returns to direct, with Joely Richardson and Alessandro Nivola also added to cast.
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News‘Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes’ tops UK and Ireland box office with £3.2m debut
The fourth instalment in the ‘Apes’ reboot had the lowest opening weekend of the franchise.
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NewsUK romantic thriller ‘White Widow’ acquired for world sales (exclusive)
Rory Fleck Byrne, Adelaide Clemens, Kim Bodnia, Saffron Burrows, Russell Tovey star.
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NewsDogwoof boards Oliver Stone’s Cannes documentary ‘Lula’ (exclusive)
The documentary feature will receive a special screening at Cannes.
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NewsBankside launching David Jonsson, Tom Blyth prison thriller ‘Wasteman’ in Cannes; Lionsgate takes UK & Ireland (exclusive)
Calum Macdiarmid makes feature directorial debut.
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NewsSam Claflin, Rupert Friend to star in WW2 thriller ‘Perdition’ for Thunder Road Pictures, Mister Smith
Mister Smith Entertainment is launching international sales at Cannes, with CAA and UTA to oversee North American rights.
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NewsMoin Hussain’s Venice Critics’ Week title ‘Sky Peals’ acquired for UK-Ireland (exclusive)
Faraz Ayub, Natalie Gavin and Claire Rushbrook all star.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes’ climbs into over 650 cinemas
Space for indie titles ‘La Chimera’, ‘The Almond And The Seahorse’.
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NewsCycling drama ‘Hard Miles’ starring Matthew Modine secures UK-Ireland theatrical deal (exclusive)
Sean Astin, Cynthia Kaye McWilliams, Leslie David Baker star alongside Modine.