UK News – Page 564
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NewsCate Blanchett, Susanne Bier circle Sutton Hoo drama
EXCLUSIVE: Cate Blanchett is in talks to star in The Dig, a drama about one of Britain’s most famous archaeological finds - the Sutton Hoo burial grounds.
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NewsBunny Game director prepares Western
Adam Rehmeier, director of controversial feature The Bunny Game, is preparing to shoot a “hardcore” Western with the exec producer of Robert Redford’s The Company You Keep.
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NewsRio 2 tops UK chart
Fox’s sequel leads the way thanks to preview-boosted $4.8m (£2.9m) debut; Disney’s Winter Soldier heads up Fri-Sun weekend; Fox’s Grand Budapest Hotel becomes Wes Anderson’s best-ever UK performer.
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NewsCalvary, Philomena scoop IFTAs
Chiwetel Ejiofor and Judi Dench win top prizes at the Irish Film & Television Awards, as Calvary and Philomena are handed best film trophies.
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NewsEx-Revolver exec launches online service
Ross Bispham launches new online service, Ignite Film Fans, to help build a fan base for movie projects.
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NewsGary Kurtz execs Centurion Resurrection
Short marks first production from GBK Hybrid and the first live action film from former Disney animator Richard Bazley.
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NewsUK buzzing over Divergent
Teen action drama Divergent leads the online buzz of films opening in the UK this week – but Captain America still commands the chart.
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NewsBAFTA wins online video project funding
BAFTA to receive a share of £30m ($50m) in government funding to help improve the quality of online video.
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NewsKelsey Grammer begins Breaking the Bank shoot
EXCLUSIVE: Vadim Jean directing British comedy with the Fraiser star.
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NewsTom Hardy, Ridley Scott team for BBC drama
Ridley Scott and Tom Hardy to executive produce period drama Taboo from Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, financed by the BBC and Sonar Entertainment.
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NewsCineworld to add 11 IMAX theatres
IMAX Corporation is to expand its partnership with Cineworld Group PLC to cover a further 11 IMAX theatres.
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NewsOrigin Pictures partners with Endemol
Endemol and Origin will jointly develop and finance a new slate of drama series for the UK and international markets, with EWD as distributor
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NewsGoldcrest adds trio to picture post team
Goldcrest Post has bolstered its picture post team with the appointment of three senior staff members.
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NewsUmbrella hires C & C as Euro consultant
EXCLUSIVE: Aus/NZ distributor hires Coffee & Cigarettes as European consultant.
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NewsBaxter joins Pinewood Pictures
EXCLUSIVE: Protagonist exec named head of acquisitions and development at Pinewood Pictures.
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NewsStephen Garrett to leave Shine
Kudos co-founder and Shine Pictures executive chairman to step down after more than 20 years to “reinvent” himself.
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NewsNvizible opens studio in Belfast
VFX house behind Kick-Ass 2 working on upcoming sci fi project Robot Overlords.
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NewsRitzy staff vote to strike
BECTU members vote yes to strike action after pay dispute with Picturehouse cinema.