AGC Options Thriller Novel ‘The Englishman’

With the arrival of Alex Wheatle, the fourth of five installments that make up Small Axe, Steve McQueen’s adamant and penetrating series of roughly hourlong dramas centering on the Black immigrant community experience in post-World War II Britain, the emerging core concern is the hypocrisy involved in the nation laying out the welcome mat to newcomers in the first place while denying opportunity once they’ve arrived.

told The Mail on Sunday that he will write to the streaming giant amid mounting concerns that the royal family’s reputation is being soiled by fictionalized scenes on the show.“It’s a beautifully produced work of fiction, so as with other TV productions, Netflix should be very clear at the beginning it is just that,” the minister told the UK paper.“Without this, I fear a generation of viewers who did not live through these events may mistake fiction for fact,” he cautioned.Princess Diana’s

Matt Lucas revealed all his hair fell out when he was six-years-old, two years after he was knocked down by a car in Portugal. Matt, 46, who hosted The Great British Bake Off this year, explained he found a few strands of hair on his pillow after waking up.

EXCLUSIVE: I May Destroy You and The Maze Runner actor Aml Ameen has commenced production on his directorial debut feature, Boxing Day, a UK based Christmas romantic comedy in which he’ll also star. Joining him on the call sheet are How to Get Away with Murder alum Aja Naomi King, Leigh-Anne Pinnock of the British girl group Little Mix (in her first film role), and Golden Globe and BAFTA-winner Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Secrets & Lies).

twist!”The OK first movie, a whopping seven years ago, sought to answer the age-old question: “What if cavemen spoke English?”The fun sequel, with a smidge more ambition than its predecessor, tacks on, “What if cavemen met non-cavemen?”Answer: hijinks, and lots of ’em.This time around, the Croods, voiced by the strange ensemble of Nicolas Cage, Catherine Keener, Emma Stone, Cloris Leachman and Clark Duke, leave home and encounter the Bettermans, a posh and more recognizably human clan.The

Freddie Mercury died on November 24, 1991 when he was just 45, but his legacy lives on with the numerous hits he wrote and composed for Queen, as well as his own solo career.

Dave McNary Film ReporterBron Media Corp.

Steve McQueen's Small Axe took a long time to make it to television screens, but McQueen, director of 12 Years a Slave and Widows among other memorable films, certainly hasn't underdelivered. Debuting nearly simultaneously on Britain's BBC One and Amazon Prime Video, the project began as a conventional TV series that would tell stories set in London's West Indian community.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: Historian William Dalrymple and journalist Anita Anand’s well-received history book Koh-i-Noor: The History Of The World’s Most Infamous Diamond has been optioned for a TV drama series adaptation by Paris, LA and Mumbai-based producers 185 Carat Films.The book charts the winding true story of the Indian diamond, the 27th largest in the world, which is currently part of the British Crown Jewels.