Edgar Wright To Direct ‘The Chain’ Kidnapping Thriller With Writer Jane Goldman

Tom Grater International Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Chinese crime drama Sheep Without A Shepherd, one of the last big box office hits in China before cinemas were forced to shutdown, grossing $167M, has been set for a UK theatrical release by distributor Trinity CineAsia.Theaters have started re-opening in the UK and multiplexes including Cineworld and Vue are set to following in the coming weeks.

Sometimes it doesn’t matter what the plot of a film is about, but there’s enough star power in the cast to warrant a watch. And that appears to be the case with the upcoming feature “Borderland.” According to Deadline, actors John Boyega, Jack Reynor, Jodie Turner-Smith, and Felicity Jones have all signed on to star in the new thriller, “Borderland.” The film follows the story of an Irish paramilitary fighter who watches his wife get gunned down by a SAS sergeant.

Also Read: Watch John Boyega's Passionate Speech at Black Lives Matter London Rally: 'We Have Always Been Important' (Video)The film plans to shoot on location in the UK in early 2021.Rocket Science is representing the sales rights and financing the film, and Endeavor Content is co-representing the sales rights. Chris Coen, Rebecca Brown and Felicity Jones’s Piecrust Productions will produce along with  Rocket Science.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: IRA thriller Borderland is set to feature an exciting cast of John Boyega (Star Wars), Jack Reynor (Midsommar), Jodie Turner-Smith (Queen & Slim) and Felicity Jones (The Theory Of Everything).The film will follow an Irish paramilitary, Michael (Reynor), who witnesses the shooting of his pregnant wife at the hands of an SAS sergeant named Tempest (Boyega) when a border ambush goes wrong.

Elton John has officially been minted a star.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterAardman, the Oscar-winning UK animation studio, has inked a deal with Chinese major Tencent that will see its Shaun The Sheep series hosted on the latter’s video platform. Shaun is hosted around the world by Netflix, which isn’t in China so this latest deal completes the global picture on the franchise.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorEXCLUSIVE: Hamilton Hodell, the UK talent agency that counts Tom Hiddleston, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Naomi Ackie and Oscar-winner Emma Thompson among its clients, has made a raft of promotions.Managing director Christian Hodell has become CEO, while Christopher Farrar has moved up to managing director.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorEXCLUSIVE: David Farr, the British writer behind The Night Manager and Hanna, is developing an adaptation of John Wyndham’s sci-fi novel The Midwich Cuckoos for Comcast-owned European broadcaster Sky.Deadline can reveal that Farr is working to turn the novel into an eight-part series after it was the inspiration for two movies last century, both of which were titled Village Of The Damned.The TV remake is housed at ITV Studios-backed Route 24, which is run by

Olivia de Havilland, one of the stars from Hollywood's Golden Age, is celebrating another year of life. The multiple-time Oscar winner, known for her performance as Melanie Wilkes in the 1939 film “Gone with the Wind," rang in her 104th birthday on Wednesday.

Channel 5 bosses after just one season. The British version of the successful US series launched last year and was presented by the ex- TOWIE star as he helped personal trainer Alex Marks on his quest to find love in South Africa.

Two feet, filmmaker Jon Wright and his team have established, is the optimum height for a creature you don’t want to find in your bedroom. "For something coming around the foot of the bed," the Northern Irish director of Grabbers, Tormented and Robot Overlords clarifies.