Amazon Adapts Son Heung-Min Series For UK; Sky Signs Movie Deal With Studiocanal; UK’s Indielab Accelerator Opens — Global Briefs

The late Chadwick Boseman made  SAG nomination history today receiving four nominations. No actor has ever gotten that many in a single year in the movie categories, but Boseman was nominated for his lead role in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, his supporting turn in Da 5 Bloods, plus two more nominations as member of the casts of both those films , truly historic,and a sign of just how much respect his fellow actors have for the star who died of cancer in August , far too young.

If the rumors are true, then the upcoming “Spider-Man” sequel from Marvel Studios and Sony is going to be an absolutely massive film. No, I’m not just talking about box office, but actually in sheer scope, as the speculation surrounds the fact that Tom Holland will be joined by Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield in a film that will feature the confluence of all three ‘Spidey’ franchises.

The Witch Boy.Molly Knox Osterag’s novels are set in a world where boys grow up to be shapeshifters, girls are raised to be witches, and anyone who tries otherwise is exiled.The story centers on Aster, a thirteen-year-old boy who has yet to shift and is fascinated by witchery.

Noah Baumbach is chilling with Netflix. The Oscar-nominated filmmaker behind last award season’s darling Marriage Story has signed a deal to write and produce films for the streaming giant for the next several years.

Following the success of Baumbach’s recent collaborations with Netflix, the acclaimed director, writer and producer will exclusively write and direct films for Netflix for the next several years.

coronavirus outbreak with at least six drivers testing positive. Around 24 people have been told to self-isolate after at least six contract delivery drivers tested positive at Bathgate’s Amazon warehouse in West Lothian.

Nathan Evans, the Scottish postman who became a sensation on TikTok with his sea shanty performances, has signed a record deal with Polydor.

As expected, here’s more shifting of the Q1 theatrical release schedule: Universal Amblin Entertainment’s Bios, which stars Tom Hanks, will open now on Aug. 13, taking the place of an untitled Blumhouse movie that Uni had there.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter“Bios,” an upcoming sci-fi movie starring Tom Hanks and an pup named Goodyear, has been delayed.The movie, from Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment, was initially scheduled for April 16, 2021. It has been pushed back four months and will now open on Aug.

Comcast-owned European pay TV giant Sky has further expanded its array of studio content deals, signing a pact with StudioCanal. Under the arrangement, StudioCanal's upcoming releases —such as Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci drama Supernova, JoJo Moyes adaptation The Last Letter From Your Lover, female action thriller Gunpowder Milkshake, and Benedict Cumberbatch and Claire Foy starrer The Electrical Life of Louis Wain —will be added to Sky's platform following their theatrical release.

Naman Ramachandran “Sonsational,” a documentary on star South Korean soccer player Son Heung-min, is set to bow on Amazon Prime Video U.K. on Jan.

direct to your inboxA man filmed himself launching a sickening sex attack on a woman who was 'out cold' - using the victim's phone.Wayne McLaughlin, 31, was jailed for six years at Minshull Street Crown Court today (Thursday) after admitting sexual assault by penetration; and voyeurism.The court heard he had spent an evening with the victim last year.Both had consumed drugs and alcohol before the victim went to bed, the court was told.Prosecutor Peter Cadwallader said the victim was 'incapable'

EXCLUSIVE: We hear that the Paramount/Skydance Chris Pratt movie The Tomorrow War was recently screened to the major streamers over the weekend. It played really well, I hear, and that there is a strong interest for the movie. Skydance, I understand, is leading the process in selling the movie here, not Paramount.