This year has maybe been the best year of Ryan Gosling’s storied Hollywood career. His scene-stealing role as Ken in “Barbie” is the biggest success he’s been part of, and he’ll likely get plenty of awards season recognition for his performance.
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Marta Balaga ITVX thriller “Platform 7,” produced by Fremantle’s Dancing Ledge, has debuted first-look images ahead of MipCom. Adapted from Louise Doughty’s novel, it sees young teacher Lisa wandering around a small railway station. Lisa has a secret – she is a ghost and she died right there.
But even though everyone ruled it a suicide, she doesn’t remember what happened to her. “It’s tense, fresh and engaging, with supernatural elements that combine important modern issues, resulting in an exceptional lead performance from Jasmine Jobson, who breaks new ground in this limited series,” says Fremantle’s Jens Richter, calling Doughty’s writing “phenomenal.” The show was adapted by Paula Milne, also behind “The Politician’s Husband” and Oliver Hirschbiegel’s “The Same Sky.” Toby Regbo, Reece Ritchie, Yaamin Chowdhury co-star. “I feel very passionately that if ghosts would really exist, they wouldn’t be just floating around in white nighties in stately homes and country houses.
They would be haunting multi storey car parks, shopping centers and railway stations,” notes Doughty. “The novel is set at Peterborough station, which is where I used to change trains. I grew up in a small town and went to university in Leeds, then moved to London.
My standing joke was: ‘If I had been bad and died, I would find myself trapped on that station on a freezing November night,’” she laughs. “That’s where the idea of that ghost came from. I love taking supernatural elements and putting them somewhere modern and ordinary.” Lisa can’t interact with frantic commuters, however.
She also can’t leave. “That was one of the things that attracted us to Louise’s novel. Lisa is a ghost unable to control her environment, which mirrors the place she
.This year has maybe been the best year of Ryan Gosling’s storied Hollywood career. His scene-stealing role as Ken in “Barbie” is the biggest success he’s been part of, and he’ll likely get plenty of awards season recognition for his performance.
Matthew Perry looked so lively just 24 hours before his death… It’s wild how fast things can change.
about Matthew Perry following the “Friends” alum’s death at age 54 on Saturday.The Oscar winner shared an emotional tribute for the late star via Instagram on Sunday.“I met Matthew Perry in 1993 at the Williamstown Theater Festival in Massachusetts. We were both there for most of the summer doing plays. He was so funny and so sweet and so much fun to be with,” Paltrow, 51, began.“We drove out to swim in creeks, had beers in the local college bar, kissed in a field of long grass.
Chris Pine gets into villain mode as King Magnifico in a new first look at his song in the upcoming Walt Disney Animation film Wish!
Marta Balaga Following musical sequences in her latest doc “Vika!,” Polish director Agnieszka Zwiefka will turn to animation for an upcoming project under the working title “Runa.” “What can I say? I really like fusion cuisine,” she laughs. “I like hybrid films, because this division between documentary and fiction is completely pointless. I see documentary as a very capacious bag.
Beta Cinema and the UK’s Free Turn Films and Tempo Productions have officially announced Nick Hamm’s epic drama William Tell, as its under-the-radar shoot enters its final week in Italy.
EXCLUSIVE: Shooting has wrapped on Went Up the Hill, the psychological ghost story starring Cannes award winner Vicky Krieps and Stranger Things actor Dacre Montgomery.
Dr Death is coming back in a couple months and we have our first look at season two!
National Geographic announced a 2024 premiere date for Genius: MLK/X, the latest installment in Nat Geo’s Genius franchise. Genius: MLK/X will premiere the first two episodes Feb. 1 on National Geographic and stream the next day on Disney+ and Hulu, with two new episodes debuting weekly on all platforms. The news was announced during Nat Geo’s content showcase Wednesday night in NYC.
Amazon is entering The 1% Club.
The blossoming relationship between Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Fayed has been teased in first look images from the final season of The Crown.The sixth series of the hit royal drama will be released in two parts, with the first instalment of four episodes launching on 16 November and part two airing on 14 December. On Monday, 16 October, the streaming giant released a selection of images which include a picture of Diana on a yacht belonging to business tycoon Mohamed Al Fayed.The billionaire’s relationship with the royal family was depicted in season five of The Crown, where Mohamed (Salim Daw) was seen getting to know Diana – played by Elizabeth Debicki.
Netflix‘s big drama series “The Crown” is coming to an end, with the sixth and final season debuting on November 16 in a Part 1 and Part 2 coming out on December 14. The series focusing on drama within the British royal family is now directly into the final days of Princess Diana along with the tragedy of her death in France and that impact on her children.
EXCLUSIVE: Mathieu Kassovitz has quit the Paris Has Fallen television series citing creative differences. He has been replaced by Spiral actor Tewfik Jallab.
Joe Otterson TV Reporter “The Walking Dead” spinoff centered on Rick and Michonne revealed a host of new information at New York Comic Con on Thursday The show, officially titled “The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live,” will debut in February 2024 according to a new teaser trailer that can be seen below. New first look photos have also been released, which can likewise be seen below. Finally, multiple cast members have been confirmed.
Brandy and Heather Graham are old college friends in the upcoming movie BEST. CHRISTMAS. EVER!
Princess Diana in an upcoming play about her notorious 1995 “Panorama” interview is here. The 35-year-old actress looks just like the late Princess of Wales in photos released Wednesday from “The Interview,” which will debut at London’s Park Theatre at the end of the month.Kettle donned a nearly identical blazer and skirt that Diana wore to speak with disgraced journalist Martin Bashir.
Eddie Murphy is getting us so excited for Christmas!
EXCLUSIVE: Here’s your first look at So Fly Christmas, the upcoming BET+ holiday movie starring Tichina Arnold (The Neighborhood, Martin), Tami Roman (The Ms. Pat Show, Truth Be Told), Robert Christopher Riley (The Pass, Greenleaf), and newcomer Laurissa Romain (Son of The South, Top Five).
Filmmaker Pablo Larraín (Jackie) has revealed two first photos of Angelina Jolie as Maria Callas in his new film that will explore the life of the legendary singer, often described as the original diva.
Get ready for the return of Chicken Run!