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Richard E. Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?), Archie Madekwe (See) and Alison Oliver (Conversations with Friends) are the newest additions to the cast of Prime Video’s upcoming feature Saltburn, written and directed by Academy Award winner Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman). The trio joins an ensemble, which also includes Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi and Rosamund Pike, as previously announced.

Angelique Jackson The cast for Academy Award-winner Emerald Fennell’s upcoming film “Saltburn” is shaping up with the addition of Oscar nominee Richard E. Grant, Archie Madekwe and Alison Oliver. The trio join previously announced stars Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi and Rosamund Pike in the MRC Film and Amazon Studios project. Following her best picture-nominated feature directorial debut “Promising Young Woman,” Fennell wrote and is directing “Saltburn,” which is described as a “story of obsession” with other plot details kept under wraps. Production is currently underway in the U.K. Variety exclusively announced plans for the film in January, noting that Fennell would also produce the project alongside LuckyChap Entertainment’s Josey McNamara, Tom Ackerley and Margot Robbie. Prime Video landed worldwide streaming rights to “Saltburn,” which will also be released in theaters by Amazon Studios and MGM, and then stream on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.

Killing Eve's Jodie Comer and Emerald Fennell, who starred in The Crown, are reportedly in the frame to play Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy in a TV drama. Rebekah, 40, launched legal action after Coleen, 36, claimed her fellow WAG's Instagram account was linked to stories about her leaking to the press.The seven day-long trial took place back in May and after a wait of over eight weeks, Mrs Justice Karen Steyn delivered her verdict on Friday 29 July – announcing that Rebekah had lost.

No Time To Die star Ana De Armas has said “there’s no need” for a female actor to play James Bond.The actor – who starred alongside Daniel Craig in the most recent 007 film – explained she would like the female roles in Bond films to be “brought to life in a different way”.“There’s no need for a female Bond,” de Armas recently told The Sun. “There shouldn’t be any need to steal someone else’s character, you know, to take over.“This is a novel, and it leads into this James Bond world and this fantasy of that universe where he’s at.”She continued: “What I would like is that the female roles in the Bond films, even though Bond will continue to be a man, are brought to life in a different way.“That they’re given a more substantial part and recognition.

John Wick spinoff film Ballerina.The actor will star as the titular character, a young woman raised as an assassin who hunts down the hitmen who killed her family.“It was really important for me to hire a female writer, because to that point when I got involved in the project, it was only the director, Len Wiseman, and another guy,” de Armas told Elle. “And I was like, ‘That’s not going to work.'”De Armas explained she interviewed “five or six female writers” and eventually hired Promising Young Woman director Emerald Fennell to join the project, which she said she “was so proud of”.On the “conversations” in the US today regarding women’s rights, the actor continued: “I grew up in the most macho-man culture, and at the same time, Cuba is just so free in so many other ways that sometimes I’m shocked with the things that I hear that are still conversations in this country.

EXCLUSIVE: Marisa Abela (Industry) is the latest addition to the cast of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie. She joins an ensemble led by Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, which also includes America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon, Simu Liu, Will Ferrell, Ariana Greenblatt, Emma Mackey, Alexandra Shipp, Issa Rae, Michael Cera, Hari Nef, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Rhea Perlman, Ncuti Gatwa, Emerald Fennell, Sharon Rooney, Scott Evans, Ana Cruz Kayne, Connor Swindells, Ritu Arya and Jamie Demetriou, as previously announced.

Clayton Davis Fifteen years in the game, English-born Carey Mulligan proves herself to be one of the best talented and exciting actresses working today. With two Oscar nominations to her name, she’s delivered an incredible array of characters and performances, many of which should have been recognized by the Academy.Many remember her film debut in Joe Wright’s breathtaking “Pride and Prejudice” (2005) as Kitty Bennett opposite Keira Knightley.

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon is in final negotiations to pre-buy rights to in-demand Cannes market package Saltburn, the next film from Oscar winner Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman).

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Rosamund Pike, best known for her Academy Award-nominated turn as the tormented Amy Elliot Dunne in David Fincher’s 2014 Gone Girl, is set to team up with director/writer Emerald Fennell in a new drama concentrating on a “grand, aristocratic English family.” Reportedly titled “Saltburn,” the film will be familiar territory for Fennell, as she attended the prestigious boarding school Marlborough College in the eponymous English city.

EXCLUSIVE: Academy Award-winning writer and director Emerald Fennell has lined up her cast for her next film, Saltburn with Jacob Elordi and Barry Keoghan attached to star in the project from MRC Film. Deadline recently broke that Rosamund Pike will also co-star with  principal photography set to begin this summer in the UK. The pic will be produced by Fennell and LuckyChap Entertainment’s Josey McNamara, Tom Ackerley and Margot Robbie.

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar winner Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman) has cast Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl) to lead her second feature film.

#BARBIEJuly 21, 2023Only in theaters pic.twitter.com/mauCGpizD1“Barbie” has been in development since 2014, with Amy Schumer at one point attached to star.The cast for Gerwig’s film includes Ryan Gosling as Ken alongside Will Ferrell, America Ferrera, Simu Liu, Kate McKinnon, Issa Rae, Michael Cera, Hari Nef, Kingsley Ben-Adir and Emerald Fennell.Robbie is also a producer on the film via LuckyChap Entertainment with producing partner Tom Ackerley. “Harry Potter” producer David Heyman is also attached to the film along with Mattel Films’ Robbie Brenner.In addition to “Barbie,” Warner Bros.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterJ.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot has signed on to produce the live-action adaptation of the iconic toy “Hot Wheels,” Mattel and Warner Bros.

Directors Greta Gerwig and Christopher Nolan are both seemingly attempting to cram as many actors as humanly possible into their respective films. The former is behind a live-action “Barbie” movie that sees Aussie actress Margot Robbie star/produce with a script that was co-written by Noah Baumbach (“Marriage Story“), which has been collecting as many names as there are versions of the iconic doll.

EXCLUSIVE: Having already landed an A-list ensemble for its upcoming Barbie pic, Warner Bros. and Mattel have upped the anty by rounding out the cast with some high level talent. Sources tell Deadline that Kingsley Ben-Adir, Rhea Perlman, Ncuti Gatwa, Oscar winner Emerald Fennell, Sharon Rooney, Scott Evans, Ana Cruz Kayne, Connor Swindells, Ritu Arya and Jamie Demetriou. They join a cast that includes Margot Robbie, who will star in the titular role, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrara, Kate McKinnon, Simu Liu, Ariana Greenblatt, Emma Mackey, Alexandra Shipp, Issa Rae, Michael Cera, Hari Nef and Will Ferrell.

Irish actor Barry Keoghan has quickly become a rising star after appearing in “The Green Knight,” “Eternals,” and having a brief cameo as the newest incarnation of DC Comics villain The Joker in Matt Reeves‘ “The Batman.” The young actor isn’t slowing down as he’s reuniting with Colin Farrell for “The Banshees of Inisherin” from writer-director Martin McDonagh and has now dished two more projects on the horizon.

Last month it was reported that Netflix were looking to cast young actors to play Prince William and Price Harry in it's sixth season. And now reports have suggested that Kate Middleton could also play a minor role within the show. While a casting call has yet to be put out, former royal butler Grant Harrold tells OK! that Kate would have nothing to worry about should she be portrayed in the final season of the hit Netflix drama.

individual Oscar statuettes handed out on Sunday night, the worst showing for female winners since the 2018 Academy Awards. That’s 23% of the overall individual winners across the Oscars’ 23 competitive categories, bolstered by wins for Best Director Jane Campion, as well as others for Sian Heder for Best Adapted Screenplay and Billie Eilish for Best Original Song.

Camilla was forced to miss an event on Monday as she continues to suffer from the side effects after testing positive for Covid-19.The 74 year old future Queen Consort was absent from a meeting with leading figures from the Commonwealth's young leadership and diplomatic community after attending the Commonwealth Day service hours before. It's believed she is pacing herself as she continues to recover from coronavirus. Camilla revealed last week that she has been "coughing and spluttering" as she mingled with charity rowers at Clarence House.

The stars are stepping out for the night!

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, delivered a speech to celebrate International Women’s Day on Tuesday. But her empowering words weren’t the main focus of the event. Instead, royal fans shared their worries about the future Queen Consort’s shaky hand.The Duchess spoke to 90 outstanding women - including Emerald Fennell, who plays young Camilla in Netflix series The Crown - at Clarence House, tremoring as she joked: “It is reassuring to know that, if I should fall off my perch at any moment, my fictional alter ego is here to take over - so, Emerald, be prepared!” Concerns come just weeks after Camilla tested positive for Covid.

Emerald Fennell and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, have officially met!

The Crown in which Emerald Fennell playing Camilla Parker-Bowles meets Florence Pugh playing Emerald Fennell.An International Women's Day reception at Clarence House, home to Charles, the Prince of Wales, and Camilla Parker-Bowles, the Duchess of Cornwall, became the site of CamillaFest 2022. The Crown star Emerald Fennell, who in addition to playing Parker-Bowles on the Netflix series also wrote and directed last year's hit movie Promising Young Woman, came face-to-face with her nonfiction counterpart.

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall came face-to-face with the actress who played her on. The royal was joined by actress Emerald Fennell during an event in honor of International Women’s Day on Tuesday.  Camilla, who hosted the engagement at Clarence House, was all smiles and laughs, as she met and chatted with her TV counterpart.

The Duchess of Cornwall has met her doppelgänger

“Queen Consort” hopeful, 74, came face to face with Emerald Fennell — the actress who played Parker-Bowles in Seasons 3 and 4 of Netflix’s “The Crown” — at a reception to celebrate International Women’s Day on Tuesday.Luckily, there seemed to be no hard feelings and they were both chuffed about the royal run-in.“I was nervous I might be thrown in the Tower — but so far, so good,” the 36-year-old Oscar winner joked at the Clarence House event. “[Camilla] has been in the spotlight for a long time and has always weathered it with grace.”The duchess also gushed over the “Promising Young Woman” director and writer in a speech during the bash.

K.J. Yossman Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall met her on-screen counterpart in London on Tuesday.The duchess, who is set to become queen consort when her husband Prince Charles takes the throne someday, held a reception for female leaders at her royal residence, Clarence House, in honor of International Women’s Day.

Camilla has been photographed meeting The Crown actress Emerald Fennell, who portrayed the Duchess of Cornwall on the Netflix series. Prince Charles' wife, 74, smiled as she posed alongside actress Emerald, 36, during the encounter, which took place as Camilla hosted a reception she was for International Women’s Day today, Tuesday 8 March at Clarence House.The two women were seen chatting together at the reception and Camilla even shared a joke about her "fictional alter ego" in her speech, saying Emerald could finish the speech if she were to "fall off her perch".The Duchess of Cornwall was also seen mingling with a number of famous faces at the reception including Mel B, former Prime Minister Theresa May, and author and journalist, Elizabeth Day.

K.J. Yossman “Promising Young Woman” scribe Emerald Fennell and “His Dark Materials” scribe Jack Thorne were among those honored at the 29th Writers’ Guild of Great Britain awards on Monday night.The ceremony, which was hosted by WGGB president Sandi Toksvig in London, handed out awards in 16 categories including film, television, radio, theatre, comedy, books, and videogames.Awards covered the past two years of work, after the 2021 ceremony was cancelled due to the pandemic.Which is why Fennell won a prize for first screenplay for “Promising Young Woman” while Thorne picked up the award for outstanding contribution to writing.Also walking away with gongs were Chinonyerem Odimba for best musical theater bookwriting for “Black Love,” Russell T.

His Dark Materials and Help writer Jack Thorne has been recognized for Outstanding Contribution to Writing at tonight’s 29th Writers’ Guild of Great Britain Awards (WGGBAs), with Russell T Davies, Emerald Fennell and Armando Iannucci also taking home gongs.

Oscar more than once.The director of The Power of the Dog earned a nod today (February 8) at the 2022 Oscars for her revisionist Netflix Western starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons and Kodi Smit-McPhee.Campion was nominated for Best Director for The Piano in 1993, which also won her the Palme D’Or prize in Cannes that year.This year, she’s nominated alongside Kenneth Branagh, Paul Thomas Anderson, Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Steven Spielberg. It also marks the first time the Academy has nominated a woman for Best Director in two years in a row, after Emerald Fennell and Chloé Zhao were nominated last year.Seven women have been nominated for Best Director in the history of the Oscars: Lina Wertmüller, Sofia Coppola, Kathryn Bigelow, Greta Gerwig, Chloé Zhao, Emerald Fennell and Jane Campion.

Zack Sharf Jane Campion has entered the Oscars history books following the 2022 nominations, as the New Zealand helmer is now the first woman filmmaker to boast two career nominations in the best director category.Campion is nominated for directing this year thanks to her acclaimed work on the Netflix-backed “The Power of the Dog,” which also won her the directing prize at last year’s Venice Film Festival and nabbed her a nomination at the Directors Guild of America Awards. Campion’s first Oscar nomination for directing came in 1994 when she was nominated for “The Piano” at the 66th Academy Awards.

Jane Campion made Oscar history this morning as the first female director to be nominated for Best Director twice, after The Power of the Dog. She was previously nominated in the category for The Piano in 1994, but won in the original screenplay category.

Wilson Chapman editorThe cat and mouse games are coming to an end.BBC America has released the official trailer for the fourth season of “Killing Eve.” The spy thriller is set to return with its final season on Feb. 27.“Killing Eve” stars Sandra Oh as Eve Polastri, an MI5 analyst who is recruited by MI6 head Carolyn Martens (Fiona Shaw) to track an international assassin Villanelle (Jodie Comer) and her handler Konstantin Vasiliev (Kim Bodnia).

Clayton Davis After a stampede of awards announcements that include ACE Eddies, Producers Guild and Writers Guild of America Awards, the prestigious Directors Guild of America Awards finally weighs in with their own set of nominees that recognizes achievements in directing.In the motion pictures category, the group nominated Kenneth Branagh for “Belfast” (Focus Features), Jane Campion for “The Power of the Dog” (Netflix), Paul Thomas Anderson for “Licorice Pizza” (MGM/United Artists Releasing), Steven Spielberg for “West Side Story” (20th Century Studios) and Denis Villeneuve for “Dune” (Warner Bros).Notable snubs included Joel Coen (“The Tragedy of Macbeth”), Adam McKay (“Don’t Look Up”), Siân Heder (“CODA”), Guillermo del Toro (“Nightmare Alley”) and Ryûsuke Hamaguchi (“Drive My Car”). Campion is the second woman ever to receive a second nod from the Directors Guild.