Jim Broadbent Will Charm You Senseless In ‘The Duke’ An Irresistible Art-Heist Britcom Co-Starring Helen Mirren [Venice Review]

Naman Ramachandran Pathé has sold Roger Michell’s Venice title “The Duke,” starring Helen Mirren and Jim Broadbent to Sony Pictures Classics for the U.S., Latin America and Scandinavia.Written by Richard Bean and Clive Coleman, the comedy drama follows a 60-year-old taxi driver who, in 1961, stole Francisco Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first, and remains the only, theft in the Gallery’s history.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorSony Classics has taken Venice Film Festival movie The Duke for the U.S., Latin America and Scandinavia. Directed by Roger Michell from a script by Richard Bean and Clive Coleman, the comedy drama stars Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren in the story of a 60 year-old taxi driver who steals Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London.Subscribe to Deadline Breaking News Alerts and keep your inbox happy.Launch dates for broadcast,

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Jim Davidson has faced huge backlash after suggesting Diversity should do a dance on “mugging”.The 66 year old comedian made the comments in response to Diversity’s Black Lives Matter performance on Britain’s Got Talent, which ITV have strongly defended after 21,000 complaints to Ofcom. Jim has since shared his views in a YouTube video entitled, Who Needs Diversity.

Emma Corrin is enjoying a little downtime in Venice!

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Guy Lodge Film CriticIf the improbably named Kempton Bunton hadn’t really lived, Ealing Studios would probably have written him into existence. A 60-year-old working-class Newcastle gent with a cheeky sense of humor and a cheerily rabble-rousing spirit, who just happened to be implicated in a headline-making London art heist, he was born to be the hero of a jaunty, crowd-pleasing British comedy caper.

Manori Ravindran International EditorRoger Michell, the British director behind Venice competition title “The Duke” and films such as “Notting Hill” and “Venus,” says he feels “great sympathy” for the BBC and its ongoing tensions with the U.K.

Manori Ravindran International EditorTilda Swinton accepted her Golden Lion for career achievement at the Venice Film Festival with a touching love letter to cinema, which she punctuated with “Wakanda Forever,” in a nod to “Black Panther” star Chadwick Boseman.The British actor accepted the prize from Venice jury president Cate Blanchett during the festival’s opening ceremony on Wednesday evening, where the festival kicked off with a tribute to Italian composer Ennio Morricone — complete with

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