His perfect “Love Song”! Sir Elton John and David Furnish have an everlasting love story after connecting right off the bat.
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Naman Ramachandran BAFTA nominees Lindsay Duncan (“Birdman,” “Le Week-End”) and Simon Callow (“Four Weddings and a Funeral,” “Shakespeare In Love”) join Joe Stephenson’s upcoming “Doctor Jekyll,” starring Eddie Izzard. Also added to the cast are Jonathan Hyde (“Titanic, Jumanji”) Tony Jayawardena (“The Crown”) and Robyn Cara (“The Rising,” “Ackley Bridge”). In the film, a modern interpretation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s iconic 1886 novella “The Strange Case of Dr.
Jekyll & Mr. Hyde,” Izzard plays Dr. Nina Jekyll, a recluse who finds friendship with her newly hired help, Rob, played by emerging actor Scott Chambers (“Chicken”) and they must work together to prevent Hyde from destroying her life.
The screenplay is by first time writer Dan Kelly-Mulhern. Joe Stephenson, director of Edinburgh and Busan selected film “Chicken” and feature documentary “McKellen: Playing the Part,” directs. The film is produced by London based B Good Picture Company in association with Fluidity Films (“Journey’s End”).
Stephenson produces with Guy de Beaujeu (“The Laureate”) with Liam Coutts (“The Good Drug”) associate producing. Christian Angermayer (“Army of Thieves”) serves as executive producer.The newly reestablished Hammer Studios recently acquired the U.K. rights, making it the first film to be released by the outfit.
Principal photography wrapped on Tuesday in the U.K. The production is expected to target a fall festival birth. Metro International Entertainment is handling global sales.Duncan is also in Sky series “A Discovery of Witches” and had a cameo in Slim Film + Television’s “Around the World in 80 Days,” which was a ratings success for the BBC over the Christmas/New Year holiday period.
His perfect “Love Song”! Sir Elton John and David Furnish have an everlasting love story after connecting right off the bat.
Cole Sprouse is looking forward to life after “Riverdale”.
Kevin and Danielle Jonas are the veteran parents of the Jonas bunch, but they are happy to welcome everyone into the club.“It’s so exciting, right?” the oldest Jonas Brother tells ET’s Rachel Smith. “We love it. It’s great. We love a growing family.
Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentFrench-American podcast network Paradiso Media has unveiled a trio of prestige podcast shows, “Wild Whispers,” “STYX” and “Conference Call” with high-profile talent, including Jeff Ward (“Hacks”), Gregory Stees (“Funny or Die”) and Elizabeth Henstridge (“Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.).”All three shows were presented at Series Mania’s”IP Pitch: Podcast to Screen” session where Paradiso Media was out in force. “Conference Call” is a new scripted startup parody podcast adapted from Paradiso’s own hit French podcast “Conf Call” which was released in Europe on Deezer.
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefAquarius Films has optioned the film development and production rights to Abdul Karim Hekmat’s acclaimed article “True Love in Nauru,” and aims to produce it as feature film “Paradise.”“Paradise” is the powerful true story of two men who meet and fall in love in an Australian offshore detention center. Their relationship becomes a life-affirming source of strength as they take on institutional indifference and overcome hopelessness, finally making their way to freedom.Hekmat’s original article was published in The Monthly, an Australain political and society magazine.
Neil Simon’s Plaza Suite couldn’t seem better suited to the long-in-coming stage-taking of real-life couple Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker. What better way for two actors who got their early starts in the theater – she as a young star of Annie, he in Simon’s Brighton Beach Memoirs and Biloxi Blues – than a vintage Broadway comedy with multiple roles for its leading man and woman?
Celine Dion returned to social media on Monday to share a heartbreaking statement in support of the people of Ukraine.MORE: Celine Dion shares poignant message amid health battle: 'Life is precious'While usually posting with the help of her team, this time the singer shared an emotional message of her own alongside a video.VIDEO: Celine Dion shares heartfelt message with her fans as she announces career newsShe wrote: "It's so horrible what's going on in Ukraine and around the world with the refugee situation. They desperately need our help now. "Join us and @glblctzn as we #StandUpforUkraine to help these people who had to leave their homes and leave everything behind to go to a safe place.
Love & Hip Hop star Apple Watts is in critical condition after a disastrous car crash on Wednesday, March 24. After her black Mercedes and a Ford F250 pickup truck collided on I-15 in Burbank, California, she was life-lifted to a hospital in Nevada where she is fighting for her life. She reportedly suffered “major injuries” from the crash that left her car in flames, the police tells TMZ.
Miley Cyrus' plane was forced to make an emergency landing after getting struck by lightning Tuesday night. The singer was traveling to Paraguay to headline day 2 of the Asunciónico festival, but her plans were canceled after the plane rerouted to safety. "To my fans and everyone worried after hearing about my flight to Asunción.
Wish granted. Molly Ringwald gave Selena Gomez‘s upcoming Sixteen Candles-inspired series her seal of approval.
Emilio Mayorga Argentine actor Joaquín Furriel is set to topline Rafa Russo’s next feature, “Devotion” (“Devoción”), which will be produced by Málaga-born producer-director Ezekiel Montes at his label 73140323PC.Spanish actress Elena Martínez, who has starred in Gustavo Hernández’s “Lobo Feroz” and Montes’ admired feature debut “A Dead Man Cannot Live,” which premiered at the Málaga fest last year, will co-star in “Devotion.”Furriel is mainly known for his star turn in Sebastián Schindel’s Guadalajara Actor, New Director double-winner “The Boss, Anatomy of a Crime” and “The Son” by the same director. He was also a standout in the HBO Latin America and Pol-Ka-produced TV show “The Bronze Garden,” recipient of five Telly Awards in 2018 and an international Emmy Awards nomination.
The Viscount Who Loved Me, focuses on the eldest Bridgerton sibling, Anthony (Jonathan Bailey), as he embarks on a quest to find a wife. 's Simone Ashley plays Anthony's love interest, Kate Sharma, and newcomer Charithra Chandran plays Kate's younger sister, Edwina. The Sharma family was reimagined for the series.«Everything they loved in season 1 is still there but we've got the the most amazing introduction of a new family, the Sharmas, who are incredible,» Jessie recently shared in an exclusive interview with ET's Lauren Zima. «They're such a rich vibrant, interesting family to come into the show.
TOWIE star Chloe Sims and her daughter Madison posed for our gorgeous exclusive photo shoot to celebrate Mother's Day and sat down with New Magazine to open up on their close bond through the years.
2022 Malaga Festival Lineup:Main Competition“Emperor Code,” (“Código Emperador,” Jorge Coira, Vaca Films, Playtime, Spain)The Malaga Fest opener, a noirish crime thriller with special services operative Luis Tosar moonlighting for the elite, here trying to dig up the dirt on a young politico. Segueing rapidly to Netflix after an A Contracorriente release in Spain.“A Mae,” (Cristiano Burlan, Brazil) The latest from the prolific Brazilian narrative and doc director, maker of euthanasia-themed “Antes do fim,” and 2015’s “Hunger.” In it, a humble street vendor mother searches desperately for her missing son, claiming the right to at least bury his body.
EXCLUSIVE: Aaron Magnani has optioned screen rights to Walker Percy’s New York Times bestseller The Second Coming, with plans to develop the novel for film.
HARDCOVER FICTION1. “Run, Rose, Run” by Parton/Patterson (Little, Brown)2. “Shadows Reel” by C.J.
EXCLUSIVE: The Queen’s Gambit creator Allan Scott has set his next project, the crossover drama from Millionaire Matchmaker star Patti Stanger and Kissing Booth producer Andrew Cole-Bulgin.