Rupert Friend To Star In New Podcast Series From QCODEContent studio QCODE today announced a new science fiction thriller podcast series titled The Mysterious Master M, starring Rupert Friend (Anatomy of a Scandal). Friend will also act as an executive producer on the six-episode podcast series, which will debut in Spring 2023. Mike Lesslie (The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds) and his Storyteller Productions banner will produce with Laure Eve (Blackheart Knights) attached to write and executive produce. Tomer and Asaf Hanuka, Sammy Kattan, Automatik, and QCODE will also serve as Executive Producers on the series. “This is a gripping story that shows how messy yet beautiful it is to be human, and I truly can’t wait to share it with all of you,” Friend said of the show.
Bectu & Pact Extend UK TV Drama Agreement Negotiations Once Again – Ballot Now Expected In December
24.10.2022 - 15:07 / deadline.com
Another extension has been agreed between Pact and Bectu for the pair’s UK TV Drama Agreement, with the saga now looking set to rumble on for almost a year.
Broadcasting union Bectu was supposed to be balloting its members from 14 October to 23 October with a result due today but instead the five-year agreement, which has already been extended twice and was due to lapse on September 1, will be balloted in December. Negotiations between the pair over the working agreement that has stood since 2017 first broke down in February 2022.
The move will give indie trade body Pact the opportunity to draft an agreement in full so as to avoid any doubt, according to CEO John McVay.
The issue has already been balloted on, with Bectu’s members “overwhelmingly” rejecting Pact’s terms over the summer.
The pair have had a longstanding disagreement over areas such as working hours, prep and wrap and wellbeing.
Large indies, streamers and studios have tended to side with Pact. Major producers such as Banijay, Bad Wolf and Element Pictures took the unprecedented step of writing to UK crew urging them to sign up to Pact’s agreement in September or risk “the whole of [UK] scripted TV being damaged,” and subsequently Pact invited commissioners to a “summit” to break the deadlock.
Deadline understands streaming services had been considering pulling shows out of the UK if Bectu’s full demands were met due to what they would deem too sharp an increase in costs.
Sabrina Carpenter To Star In Nicholl Fellowship Drama ‘Into The Deep Blue’
EXCLUSIVE: Singer and actress Sabrina Carpenter (Tall Girl 2) is set to star in Nicholl Fellowship winner Into the Deep Blue.
Italy’s Eagle Pictures Seals Sony Deal; BBC Studios Australia Snags Dating Format ‘The Matchmakers’; Norway-UK Sign MoU To Boost Film & TV Collaboration; Nominees Unveiled For Arab Critics’ Awards For Euro Films – Global Briefs
Eagle Pictures Seals Italy Distribution & Production Deal With Sony
Bradley Cooper & Irina Shayk Spotted Reuniting AGAIN At NYC Event!
Bradley Cooper and Irina Shayk have reunited again — out at an event!
UTA Hires Fremantle’s Samantha Glynne To Oversee New EMEA Brand Clients Division
EXCLUSIVE: UTA is setting up an EMEA branch of its Entertainment and Culture Marketing (E&CM) group and has hired Fremantle Global Branded Entertainment boss Samantha Glynne to oversee the new department.
‘Tár,’ ‘Till’ Post Tepid Numbers in Wide Release at Specialty Box Office
“Till” is sixth on the box office charts after expanding to 2,058 theaters, grossing just $2.8 million for a per-theater average of $1,366 and a running total of $3.6 million. The good news for Chinonye Chukwu’s true-story drama about the murder of Emmett Till is that critical and audience praise has been overwhelming, with a 98% Rotten Tomatoes score and an A+ on CinemaScore.
Julia Fox Pictured In Denim Jacket, Bikini Bottoms In New York City
,” we have… well I'm not quite sure how to categorize it. If I could positively confirm that this garment is in a single piece, I'd be tempted to call it a deconstructed bodysuit. We've got a brown acid wash denim jacket up top that's patterned like a ballerina wrap sweater, ending in some sort of bustle in back.
John Malkovich, Fanny Ardant Comedy-Drama ‘Mr. Blake At Your Service!’ Nets Slew Of Deals For France TV Distribution
EXCLUSIVE: France tv distribution has unveiled a first round of deals for best-selling French writer Gilles Legardinier’s feature directorial debut Mr. Blake At Your Service!, reuniting John Malkovich and Fanny Ardant on the big screen.
Viaplay Sets UK Launch Date; Cambodia Oscars Entry; ‘Agatha Christie’s Hjerson’ Drama Sells; Fifth Season Format; ‘That’s My Jam’ Spreads; Antenna Studios Drama — Global Briefs
Viaplay Plans November 1 Launch Date For UK As Premier Sports Deal Closes
Listen to Fred Again..’s new single ‘Delilah (Pull Me Out Of This)’
Fred Again.. has shared a new track called ‘Delilah (Pull Me Out Of This)’ – listen below.The song will appear on the producer’s third album ‘Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9 2022)’, which is due to arrive next Friday (October 28) via Atlantic (pre-order/pre-save here).Speaking to Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1 about his latest song, Fred Again.. explained: “I think the feeling that I became really obsessed with was trying to take the very fleeting moments and trying to expose as much beauty as is in them.“You know how sometimes if you see something in [a] normal thing, and you see it in slow-mo, it’s like, ‘Oh wow’.
Julianne Moore To Lead Sky & AMC Period Drama ‘Mary & George’ About Mary Villiers, Son George & Royal Court Intrigue In Jacobean England — Mipcom
EXCLUSIVE: Oscar winner Julianne Moore is set to lead Sky and AMC period-drama series Mary & George, about powerful royal family favourites Mary Villiers and her son George.
AMC+ And Prime Video Among Buyers Of David Tennant Drama ‘Litvinenko’; ‘My Mom, Your Dad’ Lands ITV Studios Remakes – Mipcom Cannes
ITVX and Viaplay four-partner Litvinenko, which will see David Tennant playing the doomed Russian dissident, has sold into 80 territories ahead of its launch. AMC+ and Sundance Now have taken rights in the U.S., while Prime Video bagged Canada from distributor ITV Studios.
Carey Mulligan Attends 'She Said' UK Premiere, Just Hours After the New York Premiere!
It looks like Carey Mulligan must’ve gotten on a plane right after the New York premiere of her movie She Said!
Florence + The Machine share new live album from Madison Square Garden
Florence + The Machine have shared a new live album recorded at their huge Madison Square Garden show in New York last month.The gig took place on September 17 as part of a world tour behind Florence’s new album ‘Dance Fever’, and a 24-track live album of the performance has hit streaming services today (October 14).The career-spanning set begins with recent single ‘Heaven Is Here’, with ‘Dance Fever’ songs ‘Free’, ‘King’ and more also aired.The live album then finishes with renditions of huge hits ‘Shake It Out’ and ‘Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)’.Listen to the whole thing below.The North American leg of the ‘Dance Fever’ world tour will wrap up tonight (October 14) with a show at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. From there, the tour will continue on to the UK and Europe in November, before heading to Australia and New Zealand in early 2023.‘Dance Fever’, Florence + The Machine’s fifth studio album, was released in May 2022.
Blink-182 welcome Tom DeLonge back with anthemic new single ‘Edging’
Blink-182 have returned with their first song to feature Tom DeLonge in just months shy of a decade: a belting pop-punk anthem titled ‘Edging’.Despite its title (and the returning frontman’s penchant for tongue-in-cheek raciness) the song is surprisingly void of sex jokes, instead offering a self-deprecative take on the dissolution of a relationship. It opens with DeLonge singing the first verse, as he quips: “I ain’t that cool, a little fucked in the head / They’ll be hangin’ me quick when I’m back from the dead.”A music video for ‘Edging’, directed by Cole Bennett, is due to be released tomorrow (October 15).
Kate Garraway says husband Derek Draper is back in hospital again in new update as they face fresh battle
Kate Garraway has said her husband Derek Draper is back in hospital after saying he is still "damaged" from the effects of Coronavirus. The former political advisor is believed to be the worst-affected living Covid patient in the UK after spending 13 months in hospital between March 2020 and April 2021 after contracting the virus.