Cillian Murphy’s Berlin Drama ‘Small Things Like These’ Acquired By Lionsgate

The wait for news is over… Babylon Berlin is officially coming back for a fifth and final season.

Jamie Lang The fifth and final season of the global hit series “Babylon Berlin” has received an official green light, and eight new episodes will be shot this fall. “Babylon Berlin” is produced by X-Filme Creative Pool in co-production with ARD Degeto, SWR, WDR, Radio Bremen and Beta Film.

Naman Ramachandran Lotus Visual Productions, the banner behind festival circuit film hits, SXSW awardee “Ek Jagah Apni” and Frameline winner “Sheer Qorma,” is pivoting to the mainstream space with “Once Upon a Crime in Borivali.” The Mumbai-set thriller blending dark comedy with suspense elements follows two young men whose quest for excitement lands them in hot water. Bombay Berlin Film Productions, known for “Loev”(featured at Tallinn Black Nights, SXSW, BFI Flare and Frameline) boards as creative producer.

EXCLUSIVE: Apple TV+ has boarded the fast-paced German medical drama KRANK Berlin.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent New Berlin Film Festival director Tricia Tuttle has appointed two in-house programmers as co-directors of film programming as she puts a new executive team in place. Jacqueline Lyanga, a former U.S.

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical has acquired North American rights to Girl You Know It’s True, a music biopic chronicling pop sensation Milli Vanilli‘s meteoric rise and tabloid-fueled fall in the late ’80s to early ’90s. Written and directed by Simon Verhoeven, and starring Tijan Njie and Elan Ben Ali, the film will be released day-and-date on August 9.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Berlin-based sales agency Films Boutique has closed further deals for Ray Yeung’s “All Shall Be Well,”following the North American deal with Strand Releasing and the first international sales previously announced by Variety.The film has been acquired by Nour Films in France, One From the Heart in Greece, Mezipatra in Czech Republic and Slovakia, HBO Europe in Eastern Europe, Beta Film in Bulgaria and Falcon in Indonesia, in addition to the already announced deals with Vedette in the Benelux, Karma in Spain, Trigon in Switzerland and Lev in Israel.Films Boutique is in negotiations with potential buyers in the U.K., Latin America, Germany and Japan.Additionally, New Voice Film Productions Ltd. secured distribution deals with Golden Scene for Hong Kong and Macau and Flash Forward Entertainment in Taiwan.“All Shall Be Well” is written and directed by Yeung and was produced by Yeung’s frequent collaborator Michael J.

K.J. Yossman “Six Feet Under” star Rachel Griffiths gets a new job in upcoming drama series “Madam” – as an ethical brother owner. The first trailer for the series sees Griffiths, playing wife and mother Mack, get to grips with the business after she discovers her husband has been seeing sex workers behind her back.

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EXCLUSIVE: Annette Hess accepted Deadline’s first ever German TV Disruptor Award at Seriencamp in Cologne today. The powerhouse writer lived up to her award billing when speaking with Deadline, with a no-holds-barred take on the industry’s gender pay gap. She also dished details on Ku’damm 77, the latest instalment in the German drama franchise and which is hugely anticipated by fans.

K.J. Yossman Banijay U.K. has acquired “Peaky Blinders” producers Caryn Mandabach Productions Limited (CMP) for an undisclosed sum.

In a major M&A move, Banijay UK has acquired independent scripted production company Caryn Mandabach Productions Limited (CMP). CMP, founded by prolific award-winning producer Caryn Mandabach, produces and owns the BAFTA-winning global hit drama series and brand, Peaky Blinders.

Alex Ritman “Small Things Like These,” the Irish drama starring newly-minted Oscar winner Cillian Murphy that opened the Berlinale earlier this year, finally has a domestic home, Variety has learned, with Lionsgate picking up the film for the U.S., the U.K. and Ireland. The studio will partner with Roadside Attractions for its North American theatrical release.

Netflix has confirmed an 'explosive' new Peaky Blinders film, starring Cillian Murphy, is in the works.

Netflix has officially confirmed that a Peaky Blinders film is in the works.Last night (June 4), Netflix announced the film’s confirmation on social media, sharing a picture of what is assumed to be the film’s script. In the post, Netflix wrote: “Tommy Shelby returns. A Peaky Blinders Film starring Cillian Murphy is coming to Netflix”.It remains to be seen if the upcoming movie will be titled A Peaky Blinders Film, or if that is the movie’s current working title.The post also includes a quote from Murphy, who said: “It seems like Tommy Shelby wasn’t finished with me… It is very gratifying to be recollaborating with Steven Knight and Tom Harper on the film version of Peaky Blinders.

A Peaky Blinders movie is officially in the works at Netflix!

Fans of hit TV show Peaky Blinders are in for a treat as Netflix have confirmed a movie is in the works.Taking to Twitter (X), Netflix shared a picture of a script titled 'A Peaky Blinders film' - with it confirmed Cillian Murphy would be reprising his role as Tommy Shelby.The streaming giant captioned the exciting snap: "BIG NEWS: A Peaky Blinders film is coming to Netflix!" The account then added: "A few words from Cillian Murphy: 'It seems like Tommy Shelby wasn't finished with me... It is very gratifying to be recollaborating with Steven Knight and Tom Harper on the film version of Peaky Blinders.This is one for the fans'".

Katcy Stephan Thomas Shelby is back. Oscar winner Cillian Murphy will return as the fearsome gangster in a “Peaky Blinders” film at Netflix, directed by Tom Harper (“Heart of Stone,” “Wild Rose”), who directed episodes of the first season in 2013. “It seems like Tommy Shelby wasn’t finished with me…It is very gratifying to be recollaborating with Steven Knight and Tom Harper on the film version of ‘Peaky Blinders.’ This is one for the fans,” Murphy said.

EXCLUSIVE: It’s been a long time coming amid trickles of information that never were fully confirmed, but the Shelby family faithful can now wholly rejoice as the Peaky Blinders movie is officially moving forward. Netflix has greenlit a feature film that will star Oscar winner Cillian Murphy in a return to the iconic role of the Birmingham clan’s leader Tommy Shelby. 

EXCLUSIVE: German drama series I Am Scrooge has landed homes in North America, Europe and Australia ahead of its world premiere at Seriencamp in Cologne this week.