Olivia Colman, Anya Taylor-Joy to Lead BBC’s Starry ‘Cinderella’ – Global Bulletin

Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, Hugh Grant recalls doubt over Renee Zellweger’s casting in the now iconic role of Bridget Jones in a BBC2 documentary; RSVP and Guilty By Association team on a new Indian spy thriller; the Meihodo International Youth Visual Media Festival will honor Juliette Binoche and Hayao Miyazaki while Natpe recognizes Disney exec Diego Lerner; and Defunct Films makes “We Will Sing” free to stream with donations going to Irish homeless organizations.1.2 million people

Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, Netflix, HBO and DAZN all announce new Spanish originals, Disney Plus orders a nature series from Warner Bros.

Anya Taylor Joy has opened up in a brand new interview about how “Harry Potter” helped her to learn English when she was a young girl.

In today’s Global Bulletin, Amazon Prime Video snags Champions League rights in Italy, Dhanush joins the Russo brothers’ “The Gray Man,” Leigh Tavaziva joins the BBC as COO and “Big Brother Célébrités” finds its broadcaster in French-speaking Canada.Amazon Prime Video has confirmed Italian reports that it has snapped up rights to exclusively broadcast 16 top UEFA Champions League soccer matches on Wednesday nights, live in Italy, along with the UEFA Super Cup, for three seasons from 2021/22.The

Naman Ramachandran In today’s Global Bulletin, Italy’s Oscar contender “Notturno” named European Movie of the Year; U.K.

Olivia Colman has been knocking it out of the park with her incredible portrayal of The Queen on Netflix.

Anya Taylor-Joy seems to be the actress on everybody’s lips at the moment thanks to her hit series Queen’s Gambit on Netflix and some big Hollywood films too.

Thanks to “The Queen’s Gambit,” filmmaker Scott Frank is getting the buzz and acclaim that he has deserved for years. (This is our usual spot where we highly recommend that you go back and watch the Netflix series, “Godless.”) So, the world wants to know what’s next? Speaking to The Watch podcast, Frank answered that very question, and he teased a number of projects that are going to have film and TV fans excited for years to come.

The Queen’s Gambit star Anya Taylor-Joy has revealed she can make her nose bleed on cue.The actress, discussing her titular role in Autumn de Wilde’s Jane Austen adaptation Emma, detailed the scene in which her character gets a nosebleed during a scene with Johnny Flynn’s Mr Knightley.“I didn’t know I had that talent until that scene,” Taylor-Joy told The Guardian.

The Cambridges and The Crown just had a major crossover event.Per People, one of the stars of the hit Netflix series, Olivia Colman, donated to an online auction sponsored by one of Duchess Kate's charities that helps families and children in hospices. For the auction, Colman—who portrays Queen Elizabeth II in Seasons 3 and 4 of the show—offered a signed script of the Season 4 finale episode.

Anya Taylor-Joy let out her inner fangirl while working on “The Queen’s Gambit”.

Gallery: The best TV shows of all time (Espresso) Prince Charming will be played by Rege-Jean Page, Guz Khan has been cast as Buttons, and Jimmy Akingbola will step into the role of Dandini. Filmmaker Richard Curtis, the co-founder of the Comic Relief charity, will executive produce the show, which Matt Lipsey will direct.

Anya Taylor-Joy is opening up about how she didn’t know anything about chess before starring as a chess prodigy on the hit Netflix series The Queen’s Gambit.

The Crown stars Olivia Colman and Helena Bonham Carter are to star in a socially distanced, virtual staging of pantomime classic Cinderella for BBC Two, with Richard Curtis executive producing.

Naman Ramachandran In today’s bulletin, the BBC acquires Warner Bros. TV titles; U.K.’s National Theatre launches a streamer; ZDF chief is set to get an International Emmy in 2021; and Martin Luther King and Robin Williams films set release dates.The BBC has acquired “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” “Pretty Little Liars” and the spin-off “Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists” from Warner Bros.

Naman Ramachandran In today’s bulletin, “Line of Duty” wraps filming; ViacomCBS and Morena team on “The Kellys”; Netflix is set to change its Spanish billing system; Woodcut and Spark merge; DAZN buys key soccer rights; and Berlin sets Shooting Stars jury.Jed Mercurio‘s hit police procedural “Line of Duty” has completed shooting its sixth season, complying with U.K. government COVID-19 protocols, and will debut on the BBC in 2021.Kelly Macdonald (“Giri/Haji”) is the next guest series lead.

Anya Taylor-Joy is the star of Netflix’s smash hit series The Queen’s Gambit and she’s opening up about her physical appearance in a new interview.