International Drama Dominates Mild MIPCOM Market

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: Terence Davies’ (A Quiet Passion) Siegfried Sassoon biopic Benediction has wrapped in the UK, with joining cast including Geraldine James (Downton Abbey), Kate Phillips (Downton Abbey), Gemma Jones (Ammonite), Anton Lesser (Game Of Thrones), Jeremy Irvine (War Horse), Ben Daniels (The Crown), Lia Williams (The Crown), Jude Akuwudike (Gangs Of London), Suzanne Bertish (Atlantic Crossing), Simon Russell Beale (The Death Of Stalin) and newcomer Callum

Darren Star was in New York, readying production on the seventh (and what he envisions as final) season of TV Land favorite Younger when, like many, the pandemic stopped him in his tracks. Instead of another location shoot, the months that followed saw the prolific creator of Sex and the City, Beverly Hills, 90210, Melrose Place and, more recently, Emily in Paris spending his surplus of free time with 9-year-old son Evan.

Lily James seems to be in the middle of a real life drama, as the actress has been rumored to be in a relationship with her married co-star Dominic West, causing her to cancel some of her TV appearances and interviews amid the scandal.The star of Mamma Mia!  was schedule to promote her new Netflix drama   Rebecca  alongside Armie Hammer in three high-profile TV shows, NBC’s Today Show, the Graham Norton Show and the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.Both stars have yet to address the relationship,

Darren Star opened up about the possibility of a second season of Netflix’s Emily in Paris, the half-hour drama that follows Lily Collins‘ Emily, a marketer from Chicago sent to Paris to integrate the American way of doing business into the firm.“I don’t know about season 2 yet, but I think Emily has some surprising tough choices,” Star, 59, told E! News in an interview posted on Monday, October 19.

Janet W. Lee Doreen Montalvo, stage and screen actor known for her performance in the Broadway musical “In the Heights,” died on Saturday afternoon after a sudden ailment, Variety has confirmed.

Doreen Montalvo, a talented actress known for her work on Broadway, has died at the age of 56.

Before the trailer for “Inception” introduced the world to the bassy, brassy “braaaams” that dominated movie trailers for years, there was one song that could be heard in virtually every movie trailer of the early ’00s, Clint Mansell‘s “Lux Aeterna.” Now, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Darren Aronofsky‘s gut-punching “Requiem for a Dream,” Lionsgate has released a new recording of the iconic song.

The four leads in Darren Aronofsky’s “Requiem for a Dream” are all incredible actors that give truly great performances in a film that was clearly physically and emotionally demanding. And with that acclaim, folks like Jared Leto and Marlon Wayans were able to prove that they were up-and-coming talents that were destined for bright futures.

Lindsay Blake There are strange true crime cases and there are those that are downright bizarre. The death of Kathleen Peterson falls into the latter category.

Cinderella star Lily James‘ quote about how she makes mistakes “all the time” amid her now-infamous photos with Dominic West is going viral. In a resurfaced video series for Harper’s Bazaar UK, given just one month before the photos emerged, Lily spoke about being rebellious in her past and making mistakes. “I feel I’ve rebelled in that way, I was always a rebellious teenager and I think it’s important to rebel in that way.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorEXCLUSIVE: Oscar-nominated 12 Years A Slave actor Chiwetel Ejiofor is to narrate a film about the world’s water shortage crisis, which is funded by an executive from Chinese tech giant Tencent and co-directed by Emmy-winner Kevin Sim.Housed at Keo Films and OoS Pictures, Day Zero is the brainchild of Tencent’s chief exploration officer David Wallerstein, who personally financed the production after becoming fascinated by the status of Earth’s water

Two decades later, Darren Aronofsky’s “Requiem for a Dream” remains one of the best films in the acclaimed director’s filmography. Some might argue that it’s his greatest.

“Dr. Death” has found a new lead.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorNetflix’s coronavirus safety protocols may prohibit Ted Sarandos from visiting sets, but the streamer’s co-CEO is looking on the bright side after revealing that the guidelines are actually saving money and cutting shoot times on some productions.Speaking at the virtual Mipcom, where he was accepting the Variety Vanguard Award, Sarandos revealed that Netflix has seen a surprising upside to the layers of pandemic procedure, which many feared could cripple the

Given the near-apocalyptic state of the world right now, the international television executives preparing for the global TV market MIPCOM Online+ are remarkably bullish. Ahead of MIPCOM 2020 —an all-virtual event this year, due to COVID-19, which runs Oct.