Bleecker Street Picks Up Stephen Daldry Comedy Feature ‘Together’

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Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani are performing together for the first time as a married couple. The newlyweds hit the Ole Red, a bar Shelton owns in his native Oklahoma, for an intimate performance at the small town watering hole.The 45-year-old country music star was just as shocked as the crowd to have Stefani singing in the small town bar, that quickly filled up as the pair geared up to perform.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaBleecker Street and ShivHans have secured U.S. rights to “Golda,” a biopic about Israel’s only female prime minister, Golda Meir.The film stars Helen Mirren, an expert at revealing the inner lives of public figures in films like “The Queen.” It will be directed by Guy Nattiv, an Oscar winner for his short film “Skin,” with a script from “Florence Foster Jenkins” writer Nicholas Martin.

Bleecker Street and ShivHans have secured U.S. rights to Golda by Oscar-winning director Guy Nattiv’s (Skin), about Israel’s legendary and only female Prime Minister, Golda Meir.

“Golda,” a drama about Israel’s only female prime minister and the “Iron Lady of Israel,” Golda Meir, was acquired by Bleecker Street and ShivHans Pictures. Helen Mirren stars in the biopic as Meir.Guy Nattiv (“Skin”) is directing “Golda,” and the film will go into production this October in Europe.

Shares of publicly traded move chains fell sharply Monday while broader markets rose as Disney’s Black Widow helped drive the post (ish) pandemic box office to new highs but plenty of viewers siphoned off to Disney+, raising an alarm or  at least a lot of questions.

Jon Stewart is set to get back in front of a live studio audience for his new Apple show.

Sure, we’re still in the middle of the Cannes Film Festival, but it’s also time to look ahead to the fall festivals, as it appears the Venice Film Festival has added yet another high-profile film to its lineup. So far, we have a Venice that is going to include the sci-fi epic, “Dune,” the horror sequel, “Halloween Kills,” a family drama, “The Power of the Dog,” and now, a highly-anticipated biopic.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent“Spencer,” Pablo Larraín’s high-anticipated drama starring Kristen Stewart as Lady Diana, will world premiere in competition at the Venice Film Festival, Variety has learned.Written by “Peaky Blinders” creator Steven Knight, the film centers on a weekend in the early 1990s when Diana decided to separate from Prince Charles amid rumours of affairs.

Bulgaria and Germany have low enough coronavirus cases to get the green light from the government. Representatives from the UK Government and the devolved administrations are set to meet later this week to decide which countries should be put on the green, amber and red lists.

Manori Ravindran International EditorFilmmaker/producer Steven Soderbergh is on board to executive produce a feature-length adaptation of buzzy Directors’ Fortnight short film “The Vandal,” Variety can reveal.Directed by American helmer Eddie Alcazar, the Quinzaine-premiering film — which is presented by filmmaker/producer Darren Aronofsky — is being tipped as an early contender for the best animated short Oscar.

Gallery: Marion Cotillard opens up about how she chose her Cannes gown (Harper's Bazaar (UK))Her long blonde locks were parted in the middle and were left natural in waves, and she accessorised with thick silver bracelets and a chunky watch.  The author, who was once married to Rod Stewart, kept it natural with her make up and only wore a slick of lip gloss.

Britain's Got Talent and In For A Penny presenter Stephen Mulhern has confessed that he wouldn't mind being part of the next Masked Singer line up. He also fancies his odds at winning the competition were he given the chance.

Bleecker Street has acquired the North American rights to Stephen Daldry’s latest film “Together,” a dramedy filmed during the pandemic that stars James McAvoy and Sharon Horgan (“Catastrophe”). McAvoy and Horgan play a couple pushed to reflect on both themselves and their relationship amid the abundance of time and stress that the COVID-19 lockdown has presented them.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media“Together,” a new comedy from “Billy Elliot” director Stephen Daldry, will be distributed by Bleecker Street after the indie studio secured North American rights to the film. “Together” stars James McAvoy (“Wanted”) and Sharon Horgan (“Catastrophe”).

Legendary soap star Stuart Damon sadly passed away this week and his former television daughter, Amber Tamblyn is paying tribute to him.

EXCLUSIVE: The Spanish Princess and Game Of Thrones actress Charlotte Hope will star with Julian Sands (The Killing Fields) in feature horror The Piper which is now underway at Millennium Media’s Nu Boyana Studios in Bulgaria.

Christopher Vourlias Bulgarian helmer Stephan Komandarev, whose critically acclaimed feature “Directions” played in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard sidebar, has wrapped production on the documentary feature “Life From Life,” the director announced this week during the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival.The film explores the hurdles facing organ transplant recipients in Bulgaria, once among Eastern Europe’s leaders in the medical procedure, but now ranking last on the continent for the number of