The Grand Jury Prize for International Competition at Sheffield DocFest has gone to At the Door of the House, Who Will Come Knocking, the feature directorial debut of Maja Novaković, a filmmaker from Bosnia-Herzegovina.
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Jack Dunn “Wedding Crashers” star Isla Fisher, Nico Parker (“How To Train Your Dragon”), Josette Simon (“Anatomy of a Scandal”) and Leila Farzad (“Black Mirror: Joan is Awful”) have joined the cast of “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy,” which premieres on Valentine’s Day next year in theaters internationally and on Peacock in the U.S. Gemma Jones and Jim Broadbent return to play Bridget’s mom and dad. Sarah Solemani, Sally Phillips, Shirley Henderson and James Callis will return to reprise their roles as Bridget’s friends.
Neil Pearson, Joanna Scanlan and Celia Imrie also return for this latest installment in the “Bridget Jones” series. They join stars Renée Zellweger, Hugh Grant and Emma Thompson as well as newcomers Chiwetel Ejiofor and Leo Woodall. “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy” is based on the third “Bridget Jones” novel by Helen Fielding and will be the fourth movie in the franchise.
The film is currently in production with Michael Morris directing from a script by Fielding, Abi Morgan and Dan Mazer. “Bridget Jones’s Baby,” released in 2016, grossed $212 million worldwide with a budget of $35 million. The “Bridget Jones” films have grossed over $760 million at the worldwide box office.
Universal, StudioCanal and Miramax’s “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy” is produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner and Jo Wallett through Working Title Films. Amelia Granger, Sarah-Jane Wright and Fielding serve as executive producers. StudioCanal will co-finance and co-distribute in select international territories.
The Grand Jury Prize for International Competition at Sheffield DocFest has gone to At the Door of the House, Who Will Come Knocking, the feature directorial debut of Maja Novaković, a filmmaker from Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Sacha Baron Cohen appears to have been spotted wearing his wedding rings, two months after he and Isla Fisher revealed that they had filed to end their 14-year marriage. In new pictures published in The Sun, the 52 year old could be seen out on a walk in North London, sporting a navy jumper and flat cap. In the snaps, the Ali G actor also appeared to be wearing his wedding band on his left hand despite being seen without the wedding band last week, the Mirror reports.The pictures come after Sacha and Isla revealed in a social media post uploaded in April that they had called time on their relationship in 2023 and that they had been "quietly working through this change".
Annika Pham Invited by the new ECAM Forum co-production market in Madrid to inspire up-and-coming filmmakers and creators, veteran U.S. indie producer and former Amazon Studios film executive Ted Hope is delivering a masterclass, The Transformative Moment is Now. Double Down on the Glorious Disaster That Makes Us Human.
Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Warner Bros. Pictures has acquired Pedro Almodóvar’s English-language film debut “The Room Next Door” for key international territories, including the U.K., Spain, Italy, Germany and Latin America. Starring Julianne Moore, Tilda Swinton and John Turturro, “The Room Next Door” will also be released by Warner Bros.
Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Turkish director Tolga Karaçelic, who made a splash in the U.S. with absurdist comedy “Butterflies,” is getting ready to premiere his first English-language film, “The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer,” in which the offbeat serial killer in question is played by Steve Buscemi. The New York-set film, which takes Karaçelic’s comic streak in a new direction, will launch on Saturday from the Tribeca Film Festival.
Ed Meza @edmezavar Madrid-based Begin Again Films has nabbed Santiago Maza’s Mexican documentary “State of Silence,” produced by Diego Luna and La Corriente del Golfo, the shingle he runs with Gael García Bernal. The sales agency and distributor, which acquired international rights with the exception of North America and Latin America, has also unveiled the film’s first trailer.
If you've ever found yourself at work, daydreaming about swapping your high heels for your comfy slippers, it seems you're in good company, as the cast of Bridget Jones have been doing just that on set. Photos of Isla Fisher, who plays a friend of Renee Zellweger's lead character in the new sequel, Mad About the Boy, show the Aussie actress trading her sturdy heels for a cosy pair of sheepskin slippers while filming on location in London.
Lexi Carson Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival has unveiled its second wave of titles, which includes Ant Timpson’s “Bookworm” as the opening night film. This year’s edition, the 28th for the festival, will run from July 18 to August 4.
Annika Pham Toronto-based Syndicado Film Sales has picked up international rights to “Petroleo,” the fiction debut of doc Spanish filmmaker Álvaro F. Pulpeiro, lauded worldwide for his sensory and lyrical filmmaking, most recently displayed in the CPH:DOX-selected “So Foul a Sky.” The Galician-born filmmaker said the project was significantly influenced by Pier Paolo Pasolini’s unfinished book “Petrolio,” will draw inspiration “from Michelangelo Antonioni’s “The Passenger” (1975), the visual intensity of “Apocalypse Now” (1979) and the digital noir of “Miami Vice” (2006).” “Petroleo” will compete for the €30,000 ($32,700) Filmin Award for best title in the Film to Come section at the inaugural ECAM Forum co-production market, unspooling June 10-15 in Madrid.
Annika Pham Leading Barcelona-based production outfit Oberon Media (“Wild Flowers, “Holy Mother”) has confirmed co-financiers on “The Turtles” (“Los Tortuga”), the anticipated sophomore feature by the multi-prized Spanish filmmaker Belén Funes (“A Thief’s Daughter”). Besides sales agent Film Factory Entertainment and Spanish distributor A Contracorriente Films who came on board at an early stage, the round of co-financiers includespublic broadcasters RTVE for Spain, TVC (Televisió de Catalunya) for Catalonia and Andalusia’s Canal Sur, as well as Spanish pay TV/SVOD operator Movistar Plus+.
Renee Zellweger is back in action filming her new Bridget Jones movie, Mad About The Boy.The film, which is currently being shot across London, sees Renee reprising her role as the beloved character Bridget Jones.The plot revolves around Bridget's life as a single mum to her two kids, Mabel and Billy, whom she shared with her late ex Mark Darcy, played by Colin Firth. Exclusive new pictures show Renee in full character mode, filming the first school run scenes of the movie.
Renee Zellweger has been playing Bridget Jones now for over two decades. However, you might be interested in seeing some of the other actresses that were up for the part.
Bridget Jones 4, aka Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, is in production and we now know which stars from the first three films will be returning!
Isla Fisher (Wedding Crashers), Josette Simon (Anatomy of a Scandal), Nico Parker (How to Train Your Dragon) and Leila Farzad (I Hate Suzie) have joined the cast of Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy, with nine signing on to reprise roles from previous installments of the beloved rom-com franchise.
, whose Playboy sweatshirt added a dash of mild spice to her cozy airport 'fit.Turner and her boyfriend Peregrine Pearson were spotted at London's Heathrow airport on May 27, on their way to a romantic getaway. Turner, ever a relatable queen, wore her version of every girlie's favorite long-haul flight outfit. This included black yoga pants, obviously, with Ugg Tasman slippers, and quite possibly her boyfriend's brown jacket.
In the year plus since The Last of Us became a Max hit series with Season 1 debuting on the streamer January 15, 2023, the second season has gone full steam ahead in production after the dual Hollywood strike. Exciting developments such as an expanding cast and projected release date were given even before Warner Bros. Discovery’s Upfront presentation in May, where a first look was provided.
Filming has officially commenced on the fourth Bridget Jones movie – Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy. We’re now getting the first photos of franchise star Renee Zellweger and newcomer Isla Fisher on set.
Renée Zellweger has been giving London a Hollywood glow while filming the hotly anticipated new instalment of the Bridget Jones series. Looking like the character fans know and love, the 55-year-old Oscar-winning actress was seen merrily waving at thrilled fans as she roamed about Hackney around 8pm on Wednesday, May 22.
Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Cannes Film Festival president Iris Knobloch said she learned about the “power of cinema to carry messages, liberate speech and accomplish a duty of remembrance” from her parents, who are Holocaust survivors. Speaking at the Kering Women in Motion Talks at the Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday, the Munich-born Knobloch said her parents took her to the movie theater several times a week.
The Splendour of Life” (“Une splendeur de vivre”) is set to start principal photography at locations across Canada and the Philippines, the producers revealed at the Cannes Film Festival. The ensemble cast includes Camille Rutherford (“Anatomy of a Fall”), Garance Marillier (“Raw”), Sue Prado (“Your Mother’s Son”), Kyrie Samodio (“Hito”) and Amaryllis Tremblay (“Genesis”). Set against a lush countryside backdrop, Marie (Rutherford) questions her relationship, while Noée (Marillier) grieves her father.