EXCLUSIVE: No stranger to telling compelling stories about real-life figures who overcome incredible odds, Imagine Entertainment co-founder Brian Grazer is set to unveil his new passion project based on one of the great dynasties in sports.
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“Peggy Ramsay used to say ‘agent’ is the most disgusting word in the English language,” ponders Adam Welsh, the founder of Divergent Talent Group (DTG).
For a group of changemakers making their way through the UK’s bustling agenting landscape, the words uttered by Ramsay, one of the greats — who repped the likes of Stephen Poliakoff, David Hare and J.B. Priestley — don’t exactly chime.
These agents are spearheading the UK TV and film industry’s drive to improve representation for disabled talent, a minority that makes up 20% of the British population and yet is vastly under-utilized both on the small screen and behind the camera.
Welsh founded his agency devoted to repping neurodivergent talent in 2021. Sara Johnson and Julie Fernandez have recently joined Casarotto Ramsay in an intriguing dual role representing, training and developing talent, while long-time advocate Andrew Roach, whose clients include Britain’s Got Talent winner Lost Voice Guy, was snapped up by Insanity last year. Plenty of others are making waves in the space as well, and some, like VisABLE People founder Louise Dyson, have been banging the drum for years.
And it is a drum that requires banging.
While broadcasters and producers have talked tough on improving disability representation since Help scribe Jack Thorne’s blistering 2021 Edinburgh MacTaggart address, the figures paint anything but a positive picture. Just 8.2% of UK TV acting and presenting roles were filled by disabled people according to the most recent data from diversity monitor Project Diamond, with this figure at a paltry 6.5% for behind-the-camera talent — both woefully shy of the national average. A broadcaster-wide target set in 2018 to double representation off screen within
EXCLUSIVE: No stranger to telling compelling stories about real-life figures who overcome incredible odds, Imagine Entertainment co-founder Brian Grazer is set to unveil his new passion project based on one of the great dynasties in sports.
Helen Mirren made a statement about AI while accepting her Lifetime Achievement award at the 37th Annual American Cinematheque Awards on Thursday night (February 15) in Beverly Hills, Ohio.
Fox and Hare Save the Forest, a new animated feature film from the Netherlands which is premiering at the Berlinale, the international film festival kicking off in the German capital today.Director Mascha Halberstad’s second feature film will celebrate its world premiere in Generation Kplus at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival 2024. She will present the film in Berlin later this week.The story is as follows.Strange things are happening in the forest! Owl has disappeared, mischievous Rats are terrorising the neighbourhood, and a lake is overflowing towards the home of our forest friends. Could this be the work of a megalomaniac beaver? Fox and Hare are determined to find out. They must find their best friend Owl and a way to save their homes. It will push their friendship to the limit!Fabie Hulsebos wrote the script.Check out the trailer for the film below which is delivered by trade paper Screen.When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.@ THN - The Hollywood News 2023 This website uses cookies to improve your experience.
Matty Healy‘s mum Denise Welch has said that she is seen as “the Virgin Mary” among The 1975‘s fanbase.During a new interview with BBC News, the Loose Women panellist and former Coronation Street star spoke about being recognised as the mother of the Manchester band’s frontman.“With Matthew’s fans, it’s, ‘There is the Virgin Mary – there is the woman who gave birth to the Messiah,” she explained. “I’ve had people in the foyer of The O2 touch me and burst into tears.”Welch continued: “He provokes this hero worship, to the point that the fact that I actually produced him in my body gives me that sort of reverence – and it’s quite hysterical.
EXCLUSIVE: The Berlin Film Festival gets underway tomorrow but organizers and staff will be doing so bruised after an uncomfortable build-up to the event.
Addie Morfoot Contributor In“The Housewife and the Hustler 2: The Reckoning,” Erika “Jayne” Girardi of Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” meets the victims whom her estranged husband Tom Girardi allegedly defrauded over many years. It’s an awkward, and at times frosty and defensive encounter — and is the centerpiece of this new documentary that dropped on Hulu on Feb. 12.
Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor How big was the Taylor Swift effect on the Super Bowl? Her impact on viewership of CBS’s Super Bowl LVIII telecast will continue to be debated even after ratings for TV’s biggest event of the year come out. But it’s undeniable that Swift — who jetted from Tokyo to Las Vegas to cheer on beau Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs in Sunday’s Super Bowl — has ratcheted up interest in the NFL and is responsible for recruiting a new cadre of fans to pro football.
It's been a long time coming, but in the 85th minute of Manchester City's 36th game of the season, Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland finally combined for the first time in 2023/24. A through-ball played with precision and a finish that required strength and then poise, it was a classic combo from the Etihad's star turns.
Travis Kelce didn’t get to be in the company of his good luck charm on Super Bowl eve.
Charvarius Ward has a lot to play for in the 2024 Super Bowl!
Kate Middleton has headed out on her first family outing since having planned abdominal surgery last month, and is said to be 'recovering well'.
It’s a weekend of well-reviewed indie openings with Bleecker Street’s Out Of Darkness, The Monk And The Gun (from the directors of Lunana: A Yak In The Classroom) and limited openings for The Taste Of Things, Perfect Days (Best International Feature nominated), Anthony Chen’s Drift, Bas Devos’ Here and Ennio by Giuseppe Tornatore, which premiered in Venice in 2021 and is finally getting a U.S. release.
Kletnoy wrote Saturday on social media. “Everyone who knows me knows I love Nicki, Megan and so many other musicians.” “I joined a livestream from one of my fave artists and was excited to hear there’s a new song from her,” Kletnoy continued.
After all the Christmas chaos and heading back to work or getting the kids back to school, is there anything more relaxing than slipping away for an overnight getaway? If you’re looking for a pick-me-up to help survive the long and cold winter months, then you’re in luck as Horwood House Hotel, a stunning luxury country house in Buckinghamshire, has teamed up with luxe and Fashion Editor-approved pyjama brand Their Nibs to launch their Stylish Sleepover package. Sometimes a night away in the countryside with your mum, sister, or friends is just what you need, and this package is the perfect excuse to book a mini staycation.
Nicki Minaj has previewed a Megan Thee Stallion diss track and made numerous claims about the rapper over X/Twitter.Yesterday (January 26), Megan dropped her defiant new track ‘Hiss‘, but it is one bar in particular that has made headlines: “These hoes don’t be mad at Megan, these hoes mad at Megan’s Law,” she raps.Megan’s Law makes information about registered sex offenders available to the public; Minaj’s husband, Kenneth Petty, is a registered sex offender after pleading guilty to attempted rape age 16. He was recently sentenced to a year of house arrest after failing to register as a sex offender at his new address whilst moving to California with Minaj.In response, Minaj hopped on Instagram Live to share a diss track aimed at Megan.
EXCLUSIVE: Silver Lining Entertainment has signed Mercedes Mason, an actress known for turns on shows like The Rookie and Fear the Walking Dead, for management.
Morrissey has cancelled his concerts commemorating the 20th anniversary of ‘You Are The Quarry’ due to “unforeseen circumstances”.The musician was scheduled to perform two shows in California celebrating the 2004 album, namely on January 26 at Anaheim, California’s Honda Center, and the following day, on January 27 at Los Angeles’ Kia Forum.However, last night (January 25), the two venues took to X to announce that the shows will not proceed due to “unforeseen circumstances”, and that “tickets will be automatically refunded to purchasers”.pic.twitter.com/p6noCHTcpY— Honda Center (@HondaCenter) January 25, 2024pic.twitter.com/BHir1IQzrs— The Kia Forum (@thekiaforum) January 25, 2024Morrissey is noted to have a history of cancelling shows. Last April, he pulled the plug on his concert scheduled for London’s Crystal Palace on July 9, before announcing a tour of the UK and Ireland during the same month of the Crystal Palace show.
Matthew Vaughn’s latest spy adventure “Argylle” inches closer to its premiere, one important question remains unanswered: Who is Elly Conway? For those unfamiliar with “Argylle,” the film — starring Henry Cavill, Bryce Dallas Howard, Sam Rockwell, Dua Lipa and more — is said to be based on a book of the same name by Conway, an unknown, first-time author. Indeed, the book itself is real, published by Penguin and available for purchase. But in a twist revealed by the movie’s trailer, Conway is also the name of Howard’s character, a bestselling spy novelist who finds herself involved in some real-life espionage.
EXCLUSIVE: The Ford Foundation is coming through for documentary filmmakers in a big way.
Angelique Jackson Lionel Richie has been very emotional lately, but he wants to reassure everyone that he’s okay. According to Richie, it’s just been a heady experience to look back nearly 40 years and relive all the wondrous and chaotic memories of writing and recording “We Are the World” for the new Netflix documentary “The Greatest Night in Pop.” “Every segment of this journey, I cry,” Richie said at the Variety Studio presented by Audible at Sundance Film Festival, where the film made its world premiere.