Brendan Fraser‘s first role since winning Best Actor at the 2023 Academy Awards has been met with mixed reviews. Director Martin Scorsese doesn’t see eye-to-eye with his critics, though.
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K.J. Yossman “Motherland” star Anna Maxwell Martin has joined the cast of BBC drama “A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder,” Variety can reveal. She is set to play Leanne, the mother of lead character Pip Fitz-Amobi, who will be portrayed on screen by “Wednesday’s” Emma Myers.
Gary Beadle (“Small Axe”) plays Pip’s father Victor while Mathew Baynton joins as Elliot Ward. Myers leads the cast in the screen adaptation of Holly Jackson’s hit mystery series, which is produced by BBC Three, Moonage Pictures (“The Pursuit of Love”) and German co-production partner ZDFneo. The show is set to air in the U.K.
on BBC Three and iPlayer. BBC Studios, who own a minority stake in Moonage Pictures and are repping international distribution of the series, are launching sales at Mipcom this week. “A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder” tells the story of murdered schoolgirl Andie Bell.
Everyone – including the police — suspects her boyfriend Sal Singh but Myers’ Pip isn’t so sure. “If Sal Singh isn’t a murderer and the real killer is still out there, how far will they go to keep Pip from the truth?” reads the logline. Rounding out the cast are Henry Ashton as Max Hastings, Mitu Panicucci as Stella Chapman, India Lillie Davies as Andie Bell, Rahul Pattni as Sal Singh, Orla Hill as Ruby Foxcroft, Ephraim O.P.
Brendan Fraser‘s first role since winning Best Actor at the 2023 Academy Awards has been met with mixed reviews. Director Martin Scorsese doesn’t see eye-to-eye with his critics, though.
Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis previously revealed that he cried every day for three years after losing his mother after she was involved in a tragic horse-riding accident. The Good Morning Britain star, who gives people money-saving advice and tips, opened up about the moment he was told about his mother's sad death when he was just 11 years old.
Anna Tingley Martin Scorsese and Julia Louis-Dreyfus touched on the profound possibilities and perils of modern technology in their speeches at the 2023 WSJ Innovator Awards on Wednesday night. During his acceptance speech for the Film Innovator Award, Scorsese recounted the first time he used a Steadicam while shooting his 1980 sports drama “Raging Bull.” “At this point it’s brand new,” he says about the camera stabilizer mount which was first introduced in 1975. “I got in the ring and De Niro’s in there and I looked at the rushes and I realized I actually foolishly expected the tools to do the work,” he said.
Manchester United's injury issues continue to blight their start to the season.
Several months ago, we got our first peek at the Chanel campaign ad that would feature Timothée Chalamet. Obviously, he’s a big star and that’s a huge “get” for Chanel.
Seasoned agent and commercial exec Ian Moffitt has joined IMG‘s studios business in London after exiting BBC Studios.
Gemma Collins has stunned fans after showing off her incredible weight loss in a new snap shared on Instagram.
The cancellation of BBC stalwart drama Doctors has had a huge impact on the UK’s TV community and the Writers Guild of Great Britiain (WGGB) has now launched a campaign to save the show.
EXCLUSIVE: Re: Uniting, a feature debut from Laura Adkin which reteams The Flash stars Jesse L. Martin and Michelle Harrison, is set to world premiere at the Austin Film Festival this coming weekend, and we’ve got a first-look clip, check it out above.
On his press tour for “Killers Of The Flower Moon,” Martin Scorsese states that he may have “one more” or a “couple more” films left in his masterful career. And with the director turning 81 soon, that’s a fair assessment on his part.
Brunello Cucinelli hosted a star-studded party this week!
Martin Scorsese‘s Killers Of The Flower Moon lands on Apple TV+ this week, and comes complete with an epic soundtrack.The film, which stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro, is based on a series of murders in the Osage tribe in 1920s Oklahoma.A synopsis reads: “In the 1920s, members of the Osage Native American tribe of Osage County, Oklahoma, are murdered after oil is found on their land, and the FBI decides to investigate.”In a five-star review of the film, NME wrote: “This is among Scorsese’s most important work. Popular music from the 1920s, Native American songs and Robbie Robertson’s bluesy score help round off this remarkable Western, a film that will linger in the minds of its audience for a long time.”Alongside a score from Robbie Robertson, who died in August of this year after completing the score, the film’s soundtrack features a host of popular music from the 1920s and Native American songs.1. ‘(Intro) The Sacred Pipe’2. ‘Osage Oil Boom’3. ‘My Land…My Land’4. ‘Heartbeat Theme/ Ni-U-Kon-Ska’5. ‘They Don’t Live Long’6. ‘The Wedding’7. ‘Tribal Council’8. ‘Reign Of Terror’9. ‘Insulin Train’10. ‘Tulsa Massacre Newsreel’11. ‘Shame On Us’12. ‘Too Much Dynamite’13. ‘Not If it’s Illegal’14. ‘Salvation Adagio’15. ‘Still Standing’16. ‘Tupelo Blues’ – Rayna Gellert, Kieran Kane, Philip Jamison & David Mansfield17. ‘Livery Stable Blues’ – Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks18. ‘The Gallop, Chasse, Pas de Bourree’ – Adam Nielsen19. ‘Metropolis (A Blue Fantasie)’ – Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks20. ‘Mollie’ – Andy Stein21. ‘Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)’ – Osage Tribal SingersTalking to NME about his relationship with Robertson and his score for the film, Scorsese said: “We knew each other for 50 years.
The AMC-distributed Taylor Swift concert movie Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, which paused weekday play from Monday-Thursday, is looking at a 60%-70% dive in its second weekend with $27M-$37M off its first weekend of $92.3M. Those industry projections are based on the front-loaded nature of female-skewing pics, per sources.
K.J. Yossman “A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder” is based on Holly Jackson’s bestselling book-series about 17-year-old Pip, who finds herself drawn into a murder investigation when she begins to suspect the police have got the wrong man. Moonage Pictures are now adapting the book alongside the BBC (who own a minority stake in Moonage) and German co-producers ZDF, with “Wednesday” star Emma Myers cast as Pip.
When the Traitors first hit our screens in 2022, viewers were captivated by the series as they watched a battle unfold to become the winner of the show between the Traitors and the Faithfuls. Now, the last remaining Traitor, Wilfred Webster, 28, has revealed in an exclusive interview with OK! that although he murdered his close friends on the show and found it tough at times, he'd go on the series again. “I got close to people and murdered the people who were closest to me.
Todd Haynes tells me that May December, his gripping melodrama starring Oscar winners Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore, “aggressively disturbs our moral moorings.”
Angelique Jackson Veteran film executive Paul Davidson has acquired the remake rights to “Electric Dreams,” the 1984 film written and produced by Rusty Lemorande. Davidson — who previously ran The Orchard and IDW Entertainment — struck the deal with Lemorande (“Yentl,” “Caddyshack”), who retained the rights to the film after its release nearly four decades ago. Brian T.
A new BBC mini-series will tell the horrific story of sexual predator Jimmy Savile and his victims. The Reckoning, which will air on BBC1, stars Steve Coogan as disgraced DJ and entertainer Savile.
banana ball.Starting Feb. 8, 2024, the Savannah Bananas will kick off their nationwide 2024 season where they’ll bring in trick pitchers, plop catchers down on bean bags, let umpires dance and even let former MLBers like Johnny Damon, Barry Zito, Jake Peavy, Hunter Pence and Bill “Spaceman” Lee play.And this time around, they’re playing much bigger venues.Last season, the Bananas would square off against the Party Animals — they’re sort of the Washington Generals to the Bananas’ Harlem Globetrotters — in minor league parks and novelty stadiums.
Caroline Brew editor The Savannah College of Art and Design’s 26th annual SCAD Savannah Film Festival, which will run from Oct. 21-28, has announced its film lineup. “Nyad,” a film based on the life of world-class athlete Diana Nyad, will open the festival on Oct.