EXCLUSIVE: Deadline has learned that Emmy-winning The Handmaid’s Tale actress Ann Dowd has joined the Amy Rice-directed political thriller The Independent, which Relativity Media and Rogue Pictures have also acquired North American rights on.
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108 Media Acquires DCD Rights
108 Media has acquired the assets of AIM-listed DCD Media Plc, the independent TV distribution and production group, in a deal worth $6.3m (£4.7m). The deal comprises September Films, RIZE USA and DCD Rights, which has a catalogue of more than 3,500 hours of programming across drama, entertainment, factual and music including the likes of Treasures With Bettany Hughes, David Bowie: A Reality Tour and Penn & Teller: Fool Us (pictured). 108 Media said DCD would
EXCLUSIVE: Deadline has learned that Emmy-winning The Handmaid’s Tale actress Ann Dowd has joined the Amy Rice-directed political thriller The Independent, which Relativity Media and Rogue Pictures have also acquired North American rights on.
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefSingapore-based 108 Media has acquired all the assets of DCD Media Plc, a U.K.-based TV distribution and production group.DCD is listed on London’s AIM stock market and the deal values it at $6.3m (£4.7m).
EXCLUSIVE: Brendan Moriarty (Road to Freedom) is gearing up to direct In the Night, a human trafficking thriller starring Gary Cairns, Jay Giannone, Vincent De Paul, Clayton T. Smith and Aizhan Lighg, which is inspired by real accounts from CIA agents.
Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentAs Saudi Arabia diversifies from an oil-based economy, the kingdom is pinning a significant portion of its hopes of becoming a major media industry hub on NEOM, a futuristic megacity in-the-making.It is where the $100 million seventh century actioner “Desert Warrior,” featuring an all-star international cast led by “Captain America” star Anthony Mackie, is currently shooting.Situated along the kingdom’s Red Sea coast in Tabuk, in the northwest of the
according to The Wrap. The movie was initially targeted to open in Saudi Arabia on Dec.
Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) will resign his congressional seat at the end of the year to become CEO of Donald Trump’s social media and technology company.
Musical fans in the Gulf states won’t be getting to see the new “West Side Story”.
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterSome audiences in the Middle East won’t get to experience the epic love story between Maria and Tony.Disney and 20th Century’s “West Side Story,” director Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of the classic musical, has been banned in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman and Kuwait. In some cases, like Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, the film wasn’t granted a release certificate.
Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story” will not screen in the Middle East nations of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, as well as other countries, TheWrap has confirmed. Saudi Arabia and Kuwait both did not grant the film a release certificate, while local censors in Bahrain, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates had requested cuts that Disney and 20th Century Studios opted not to make, an individual with knowledge said, and the film will not be released to those markets.
Disney/20th Century Studios’ West Side Story is due to begin international box office rollout on Wednesday this week, but it will not be heading to movie theaters in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar or the UAE, Deadline has learned. While an official reason has not been made public, the situation is believed to be related to the character called Anybodys.
Telfaz11, the Saudi Arabian production and finance company, has struck a deal to acquire Riyadh-based producer Last Scene Films.
Lewis Hamilton has spoken of his discomfort surrounding racing in Saudi Arabia, adding he believes he is now "duty-bound" to continue to raise awareness for certain issues, including women and LGBTQ+ rights in such countries. The event has faced criticism from many organisations, and on Wednesday, Human Rights Watch expressed concern to Formula One about what they felt was "a deliberate strategy to deflect attention from its pervasive human rights abuses" by holding a race in Jeddah.