‘Kung Fury 2’ Co-Producer Maze Pictures Boards Russian Comedy Spy Series ‘Pawns’ (EXCLUSIVE)

While much of the industry has been having a 2020 they'd rather forget, for Pulse Films it's arguably been one of the studio's best to date. Among a number of reasons to celebrate, the production and talent management house — in which Vice took a majority stake in 2016 —has seen Mogul Mowgli, the music-soaked feature co-written by and starring Riz Ahmed in a deeply personal role,earn rave reviews following its world premiere in Berlin and more recently in London.

Two F-22 stealth fighter jets intercept a pair of Russian bombers late Monday near Alaska just weeks after another incident required jets to be scrambled.  The Russian Tu-95 “Bear” bombers flew 35 miles off the coast of Alaska, but remained in international airspace, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, better known by its acronym, NORAD,  said in a statement. Last month, a pair of Russian supersonic bombers buzzed the coast of Alaska, which were also intercepted by U.S.

Prophet Mohammed in a French school has been pictured for the first time.Samuel Paty, 47, had received several threats before he was murdered by an 18-year-old Russian national on Friday afternoon.The history teacher was attacked in a street on the outskirts of Paris amid claims the assailant, identified as Aboulakh A, shouted Allahu Akbar during the horror incident.The Islamist terrorist was gunned down by police after cutting off the victim’s head with a kitchen knife in the

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Andreas Wiseman International EditorTwo-time Oscar-nominee Sally Hawkins (The Shape of Water), and BAFTA-nominee Rhys Ifans (The Amazing Spider-Man) have joined the cast of comedy-drama The Fantastic Flitcrofts alongside Mark Rylance with shooting now underway in the UK.Ahead of the shoot, eOne acquired UK distribution rights.

Christopher Vourlias MTS Media, the production arm of leading Russian telecom and internet service provider MTS, is partnering with Sreda Production to co-produce seven new series for the MTS TV streaming platform. Four of those projects will launch international sales during Mipcom Online+ this week.In the psychological thriller “Crystal City,” a veteran investigator is forced to return to the city of his childhood to investigate a string of murders.

Ed Meza @edmezavarReal Film, the Berlin-based co-producer of the hit Emmy-winning Netflix series “Unorthodox,” looks set to continue its recent success with a slew of hard-hitting fact-based series.The Studio Hamburg subsidiary is focusing on German-language productions aimed at the international market, including a take on one of the biggest automotive industry scandals in history and an exploration of Germany’s role in international money laundering.

Tom Grater, Nancy Tartaglione Focus Features has struck a deal for Wolf, an Irish drama starring George MacKay and Lily-Rose Depp. The Screen Ireland-backed picture recently wrapped after a COVID-19-safe shoot.

Eccho represents Sony Pictures Television titles; ViacomCBS commissions Artemesia Gentileschi series; Channel 4 revives “Changing Rooms”; and Cake sells “Tish Tash.”Sweden-based global distributor Eccho Rights has agreed an exclusive representation deal with Sony Pictures Television that includes 15 titles from all over the world.The titles that are part of this deal are “Leverage” (South Korea), “Crane in the Sky,” “Midwives” (Russia), “Friday on My Mind,” “Love Child” (Australia), “Hugo El

Ed Meza @edmezavarThe life of Germany’s first gentleman will be the focus of a new comedy series currently in development at Berlin-based Readymade Films, maker of local hit “MaPa.”Joachim Sauer, a quantum chemist and professor of physical and theoretical chemistry, is also the husband of German Chancellor Angela Merkel.