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Director Nicholas Hytner and writer Alan Bennett are collaborating again, with The Lady in the Van, The History Boys and The Madness of King George duo set to team on The Choral, which will star Ralph Fiennes, Jim Broadbent and Simon Russell Beale. Production begins in May in Yorkshire, according to Sony Pictures Classics, which said Wednesday that it has acquired all worldwide rights to the pic.

EXCLUSIVE: Saoirse Ronan (Foe) has found her next project in Bad Apples, a biting satirical comedy with thriller elements, for which HanWay Films is launching worldwide sales at AFM. Marking the English language debut of Swedish writer-director Jonatan Etzler (One More Time), the film to be produced by Pulse Films is targeting a UK shoot, under an Equity contract, in spring 2024.

Sarah Sands, former deputy editor of The TelegraphIt was an unreal moment for the nation and, for me, there was this extra layer of unreality in that, as the news started to seep through, I was at a fancy dress “Scouts and Guides” 40th birthday party in Norfolk, sat around a campfire. I remember seeing the horror on people’s faces as it dawned on everyone, in those early hours, that something momentous and horrible was happening. By later that morning, I’d driven to our offices in Canary Wharf to meet the Telegraph’s then-editor Charles Moore and we went for a walk.

Cherie Blair is heading to the Monaco Streaming Film Festival at the end of May to discuss project The Rock Pile.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorThe BBC has responded to the story that’s the talk of the British TV industry: that the government is poised to appoint the right-wing Daily Telegraph columnist Charles Moore as the BBC’s next chairman.The Sunday Times reported over the weekend that it was a “done deal” that Moore would get the top job, even though the government is yet to launch a formal recruitment process for the role.The news shocked many industry watchers, given Moore has a history of

Jake Kanter International TV EditorBritain’s culture secretary Oliver Dowden has denied a report that the government has asked right-wing commentator Charles Moore and former Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre to fill two powerful UK media jobs.The Sunday Times reported that Moore has been tapped to be the next chair of the BBC, while Dacre is set to be installed as the new chair of UK media regulator Ofcom.The government is responsible for recruiting for both roles and the Sunday Times said prime