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BBC Unveils Trio Of Animation Series As It Steps Up Search For British ‘Simpsons’
The BBC has unveiled the trio of projects that it hopes could fulfil the search for a British Simpsons. Coming from the Ignite animation program, the corporation has greenlit Duck and Frog, The Underglow and Captain Onion’s Buoyant Academy for Wayward Youth. The former is a slacpstick comedy with a modern British setting and an energetic anarchic sense of humor, The Underglow is a preschool series with little creatures and characters that come out to play when the sun goes down and the latter follows Marvin and his friends on their boat-based boarding school, the Unsinkable II. The projects were greenlit after producers submitted ideas to the BBC and have been chosen following an 18-month development process. BBC Children’s boss Patricia Hidalgo has made clear her ambitions for UK animation and used her first setpiece to say she was seeking a British verison of The Simpsons two years ago. “The reason we chose these three is because they all have a clear sense of the audience they are trying to target and a strong creative vision,” she said. “The ideas, stories and characters felt truly British and very original but they hold a sense of the familiar which is what usually makes a show successful amongst kids.”
UK Indies Strike MoU With Northern France
Producer trade body Pact has struck a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to increase opportunities between the UK and northern France. Pact has signed the MoU with the UK business center in Lille in order to “facilitate cooperation and mutual exchange in the film & TV content industry.” The agreement, which will run for an initial period of three years, promises to increase opportunities for
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Here are your Manchester United morning headlines for Wednesday, July 19.
The BBC’s main primetime news presenter Huw Edwards and his family are receiving advice from former News of the World tabloid editor Andy Coulson, The Guardian reports.
Luke Shaw, Marcus Rashford, Casemiro and Bruno Fernandes were among the Manchester United stars who returned to Carrington on Saturday morning.
Loretta Devine will step in for her old Dreamgirls co-star Jennifer Holliday in the upcoming New York City Center gala presentation of Pal Joey starring Ephraim Sykes.
EXCLUSIVE: David Neumann’s management company Newmation, for animation creators in film and TV, on Thursday announced its signing of Malenga Mulendema, the creator of Supa Team 4 — Netflix’s first-ever original animated series out of Africa, which debuts on the platform on July 20th.
The search is on for two EuroMillions ticket holders in the UK who are tens of millions of pounds richer following an 'amazing night'. The pair have split the £62 million jackpot available for the EuroMillions draw last night (July 11).
Matt Healy brought his famous dad and Benidorm star Tim with him to TRNSMT festival.
Peacock today is launching Moley, the animated kids series starring Warwick Davies, Gemma Arterton and Julie Walters.
K.J. Yossman Kaya Scodelario is set to join Netflix limited series “Senna” about Brazilian Formula One champ Ayrton Senna. The series, a Brazilian production, will be shot in Brazil and Argentina. According to the logline, it will tell “the story of the adventure and triumph of the man who became a Brazilian national hero and conquered the world’s attention both on and off the Formula 1 track.” Senna was one of the top racing drivers of the late 1980s and early 1990s, winning 41 Grands Prix over the course of his career. His life was tragically cut short in 1994 during the San Marino Grand Prix, when he hit a concrete wall at around 145 miles per hour.
Bravo is giving fans a first look at “Vanderpump Rules” season 11.
Michael Jordan is not putting his stamp of approval on his son Marcus' relationship with Larsa Pippen.The basketball legend was spotted leaving a restaurant in Paris, France, Sunday when he was asked about 32-year-old Marcus' relationship with the 48-year-old star.Laughing at first, Michael brushes off the question, but when the photographer doubles down and asks if he approves, the former Chicago Bulls star replies with a blunt «No.» The photographer asks again, confirming Michael's response, to which he answers by shaking his head no.Basketball fans will remember that Larsa was married to Michael's former Bulls teammate and friend, Scottie Pippen, for over 20 years, with the pair finalizing their divorce in 2021. The parents of four first separated in 2016 after 19 years of marriage.As for Larsa and Marcus, the pair, who confirmed their relationship earlier this year amid ongoing rumors, told ET last month that their families' approval of their relationship gave them the green light to go public with their romance after keeping things tightly under wraps.«We spent some time together during the holidays. She came and visited some of my family, I visited some of her family, so I think once we realized our families were OK with it, then I feel like that was easier for us,» Marcus told ET.He added, «My family loves her.
Filming for Vanderpump Rules Season 11 has started in West Hollywood and Bravo shared a first look of the cast coming together with cameras rolling.
Justin Bieber has had periods of closeness — and times of estrangement — with his mom, Pattie Mallette, and dad, Jeremy Bieber.
Monica Bellucci is happy in love.
Monica Bellucci confirmed her romance with Tim Burton after months speculation about their relationship — and it sounds like things are getting serious.
Welcome to Global Breakouts, Deadline’s fortnightly strand in which we shine a spotlight on the TV shows and films killing it in their local territories. The industry is as globalized as it’s ever been, but breakout hits are appearing in pockets of the world all the time and it can be hard to keep track… So, we’re going to do the hard work for you.
Maisie Peters is casting a spell over the Official Albums Chart this week, with The Good Witch on track to become her first Number 1.
Ryan Reynolds poses with Great British Bake Off host Prue Leith and Paul HollywoodRyan Reynolds, Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood - and no it's not the start of a 'walk into a bar joke' - the actor recently shared a picture of them all looking very happy in front of the Bake Off tent. Fans of the Great British Bake Off have been going wild after the actor was seen wrapping his arms around the TV Stars Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood as they posed together for an Instagram snap. The Deadpool actor shared the image on his Instagram account with the caption “A full and unconditional hug of pure serotonin.
taking a fashionable jab at Meghan, who recently lost out on a ritzy deal with French couturier Dior, by sporting an all-white outfit from the label Tuesday. Alleged acrimony between the two nobles reportedly erupted after Harry and Meghan opted to abdicate their royal stations in the UK and relocate to California to quietly raise Archie, 4, and Lilibet, 2.Rumors of contention between the prince’s royal family and his wife reached a fever pitch in January, when Harry released memoir “Spare,” in which he dubbed his father’s wife a “wicked stepmother.” Years prior to the fallout, Camilla and Meghan were said to have had a friendly bond. “In many ways, Camilla had paved the way for Meghan,” Vanity Fair Royal Editor Katie Nicholl said in a Channel 5 documentary, seemingly noting the parallels between the now-queen’s initially frosty welcome into the royal family due to her years-long affair with Charles. “Camilla would have been there to tell her not to take any criticism personally,” added Nicholl, “but this is just what happens when you’re an outsider.”And while it’s unclear whether Camilla’s re-do regalia at the Ascot was meant to be a dig at Markle, sources told Page Six Wednesday, “The gossip in the royal enclosure was how happy everyone was that Meghan and Harry weren’t here.”