All UK/Ireland articles – Page 750
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CommentJames McAvoy gets Filth-y
James McAvoy turns to whisky and pies in preparing for his latest role.
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NewsBAFTA, WB name Prince William scholars
BAFTA has announced the ten UK recipients of its BAFTA Scholarship Programme, which assists students in need of financial support to study a post-graduate course in film, television or games.
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NewsMonuments Men UK release date set
Twentieth Century Fox has announced the UK release date for The Monuments Men, a Second World War thriller directed by and starring George Clooney.
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NewsInsidious: Chapter 2 tops UK box office
eOne’s sequel scares up strong $4.6m (£2.9m) from its 414 sites to land the number one spot; StudioCanal’s Rush takes $3.3m (£2.1m) from the distributor’s widest-ever UK release of 456 sites.
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NewsVinterberg begins Madding Crowd shoot
Shoot begins today on period drama starring Carey Mulligan, Matthias Schoenaerts and Michael Sheen.
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NewsSky boards Mendes' Penny Dreadful
Sky Atlantic has boarded Showtime’s horror drama Penny Dreadful, which is being produced by Sam Mendes’ Neal Street Productions.
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NewsCumberbatch, Knightley begin Imitation Game shoot
WWII code-breaking drama underway in UK; FilmNation handles sales.
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NewsMetrodome takes UK on Visitors
Submarine Entertainment has licensed UK rights for Godfrey Reggio’s Toronto special presentation Visitors to Metrodome and struck an Italian deal with Feltrinelli Films.
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NewsWestEnd racks up TIFF sales on Joe
WestEnd Films has closed a raft of deals on David Gordon Green’s Joe starring Nicholas Cage and Tye Sheridan on the back of its Venice and Toronto premieres.
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FeaturesCreative Scotland, Screen International, TIFF 2013
Creative Scotland and Screen International hosted a reception in Toronto to celebrate the Scottish films screening at this year’s festival.
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NewsIron Box secures development backing
EXCLUSIVE: London production outfit secures £1.5m, according to company heads.
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NewsWeinsteins acquire Paddington; Firth, Kidman join cast
Principal photography to begin this month; 2014/15 release dates set.
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NewsArrow strikes Mr Morgan's Last Love
Global Screen inks deal with Arrow for Michael Caine romance-drama.
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NewsWarner Bros, JK Rowling team for Harry Potter spin-off series
JK Rowling to make screenwriting debut with Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
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FeaturesWe Are UK Film party, TIFF 2013
The BFI and BFC co-hosted the annual UK party in Toronto’s Spoke Club in partnership with The British Council and UKTI Toronto, where UK industry, filmmakers and talent rubbed shoulders with US and international reps.
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NewsElstree upgrade underway
Construction work is underway at Elstree Studios on four-acres of new film and TV production facilities.
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CommentJoe Cornish gives NFTS masterclass
Writer-director Joe Cornish talks Attack the Block and working with Edgar Wright on Marvel’s Ant-Man.
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NewsCurzon nabs Gordon Green’s Joe
EXCLUSIVE: Curzon takes UK rights to Venice drama starring Nicolas Cage, Tye Sheridan.
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NewsLionsgate plans UK TV push
Mad Men producer Lionsgate is to expand its TV production business into the UK as part of a wider international push.