Better Call Saul actor Bob Odenkirk has confirmed that his heart attack in 2021 happened while filming next week’s episode of the hit show.On July 28, 2021, the 58-year-old star of the Breaking Bad prequel series collapsed in Albuquerque, New Mexico. His son, Nate Odenkirk, reassured fans the following day that the actor was “going to be okay”.Two days after the incident, Odenkirk, speaking for the first time since the incident, told fans on Twitter that he had suffered “a small heart attack” and would “be back soon”.Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Odenkirk revealed the episode he was filming when the attack happened and reflected on his health since the incident.
Landmark BFI UK Skills Review Calls For $127M Investment & 21,000 Extra Crew By 2025; Urges 1% Of Production Budgets Used For Training
29.06.2022 - 02:51 / deadline.com
An additional £104M ($127M) and 20,000 full-time jobs will need to be injected into the UK’s film and high-end TV (HETV) sectors over the next three years for the industry to keep up with demand for projects, according to the BFI.
The body published its long-awaited skills review today, with the key recommendation being that at least 1% of all production budgets are invested in training in order to mitigate the growing skills crisis.
The review, which has had buy-in from major stakeholders in the HETV and film sectors, said £104M will need to be spent and 20,770 more full-time posts created to meet demand by 2025, with production spend having rocketed over the past four years to £5.6BN ($6.8B). A similar report last week from UK training body ScreenSkills, which predicted film and HETV could hit £7.7B ($9.4B) by 2025, forecast roughly the same number of jobs required but a colossal £300M ($368M) investment needed.
Projects have been rushing back into production since the COVID-19-induced production hiatus and the UK industry is now virtually at full capacity, which is having knock-on effects on worker supply, diversity and wellbeing, according to the BFI review.
If the issues aren’t addressed, the BFI raised concerns that the sector’s “quality of work” could be threatened, which would “potentially damage the UK’s reputation as home to one of the most highly skilled and sought after crews in the world.”
The review noted skills shortages at all levels, which are especially threatening the UK’s indie film sector, placing pressure on already stretched budgets.
The body is immediately beginning work on implementing other recommendations including mapping crew shortages in detail via a service that would capture and quantify
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Cara Delevingne Calls For Trans and Women's Rights in British Vogue's Pride Issue
Cara Delevingne is opening up about trans rights, women's rights and the importance of representation.In a new interview with British for its August Pride Issue, the 29-year-old actress called on everyone to get involved regardless of whether they're part of the LGBTQ+ community.«Trans rights, women’s rights, they’re all human rights,» she said. «This isn’t about, ‘Oh, it’s not my job because I’m not part of the community.’ It’s all of our jobs to stand up for each other.»The star was among a slew of public figures interviewed for the Pride Issue.
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01.07.2022 / 19:59
El Salvador Civil War Movie ‘Fireflies at El Mozote,’ Exec Produced by Bob Yari, Greenlit by Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
Leo Barraclough International Features EditorBob Yari, whose credits include “Crash” and “Yellowstone,” will serve as executive producer on “Fireflies at El Mozote,” one of three films set in El Salvador greenlit by Premiere Entertainment, alongside “Toque de Queda” and “The Incredible Journey of Elba.” Moctesuma Esparza and Premiere CEO Elias Axume are producing all three movies, whose primary language will be English. Esparza’s credits include “Selena,” starring Jennifer López, “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortéz,” with Edward James Olmos, and “The Milagro Beanfield War,” directed by Robert Redford. “Fireflies,” set in 1980s El Salvador, follows a rebel group fighting to expose its government’s genocidal policies.
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30.06.2022 / 12:11
‘Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical’ To Open 66th BFI London Film Festival
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etcanada.com
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Dominic Raab pays tribute to ‘inspirational’ Dame Deborah James during PMQs
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29.06.2022 / 03:25
U.K. Crew Shortage Will Reach a Breaking Point Unless 1% of Production Budgets Go Toward Training, BFI Study Finds
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