‘Petrov’s Flu’ Trailer: Visually Striking Pandemic Comedy By Russian Filmmaker Kirill Serebrenninkov Premieres At Cannes

Idris Elba loves being a cowboy.

EXCLUSIVE: Ed Westwick (Gossip Girl), singer-actor Matt Willis (Allies) and Rupert Graves (Sherlock) have been set to star in WWII action-thriller Wolves Of War, which began filming today in the UK.

Oscar nominees Emily Watson and Richard E. Grant have been set to star in director Jason Wingard’s romantic comedy Fado! from a script by Andrea Mann. Global sales agent Protagonist Pictures will introduce the project to buyers at the upcoming Cannes Market.

EXCLUSIVE: UK sales company Parkland Pictures has picked up worldwide sales rights to feature documentary Never Forget Tibet about the Dalai Lama.

IFC Midnight has boarded U.S. rights to UK genre pic Burial.

Christopher Vourlias If the coronavirus pandemic has been a boon to global streaming services, which saw their subscriber numbers climb in the past year as homebound audiences stayed glued to their screens, that’s only accelerated a trend already taking hold in the Russian VOD space.According to TMT Consulting, the Russian VOD market grew by 66% in 2020 to reach a value of 27.8 billion rubles ($384 million), with revenue from subscriptions rising by 87%.

EXCLUSIVE: Rocket Science is launching world sales ahead of the Cannes market on under-the-radar UK psychological thriller She Will, the debut film from UK artist and filmmaker Charlotte Colbert with an original score from Black Swan and Requiem For A Dream composer Clint Mansell.

Christopher Vourlias The coronavirus pandemic wreaked havoc on cinema chains across the globe, with protracted lockdowns, limited seating capacity, and delayed releases of Hollywood blockbusters sending the likes of Alamo Drafthouse into—and out of—bankruptcy and pushing giants like Cineworld and AMC to the brink.Yet for Russia’s Karo Cinemas, the past year has hardly slowed pre-pandemic growth; at the rapidly expanding cinema chain, which is among the country’s largest, it’s currently full

“Starstruck” is a refreshing comedy about what happens when a young woman’s meet-cute with a movie star takes a romantic, awkward turn.New Zealand comedian Rose Matafeo co-wrote and stars in the six-episode series, premiering Thursday (June 10) on HBO Max. It’s a co-production with the BBC and premiered in late April in the UK.Matafeo plays Jessie, a 28-year-old New Zealander living in London and holding down two uninspiring jobs, one working the concession stand at a local movie theater.

Rebecca Davis editorRussian director Kirill Serebrennikov is banned from leaving his home country and thus cannot legally attend the Cannes Film Festival this summer, where his film “Petrov’s Flu” will debut in competition, his lawyer told AFP Monday.The 51-year-old helmer was sentenced in June 2020 to a three-year suspended prison sentence and issued a fine over a case of embezzlement.His supporters argue that the case against him was politically motivated, since his daring work engages with

the film’s trailer, complete with the heroine’s mother voicing concerns about her daughter’s romance with a manager twice her age who seems very much like Dion’s late husband René Angélil.

Seth Rogen is speaking out about cancel culture and approaching it in a way that relates to his career as a comedian.

Piers Morgan has enjoyed a few days in Scotland golfing and drinking £700 bottles of wine, but his holiday nearly ended in disaster when he almost missed his flight. The 56-year-old shared the story on Instagram and said when he arrived at Edinburgh airport late, he wasn't sure if he would be allowed to board the flight.But three British Airways staff bargained with him and said they would only let him on if he returned to Good Morning Britain.

HBO Max Remakes ‘The Great British Bake Off’ In Mexico HBO Max is planning to adapt the UK’s hit cooking competition series The Great British Bake Off in Mexico as The Great Bake Off. A 10-part celebrity version of the show will be produced by WarnerMedia Latin America, in what represents HBO Max’s first original unscripted production in Mexico. The Love Productions show was licensed by BBC Studios and follows WarnerMedia previously making local versions in Argentina and Chile.

Good Morning Britain whether he thought jokes in his movies might leave people “uncomfortable” today.“I think there are certain jokes that for sure have not aged well,” Rogen began. “But I think that’s the nature of comedy.

Seth Rogen downplayed the impact of cancel culture by arguing that some comedians are going a bit overboard in reckoning with past jokes that have not aged well.  Rogen, 39, appeared on "Good Morning Britain" earlier this week to discuss his new book "Yearbook," a collection of essays about his life.The hosts made sure to ask the comedic actor and writer about jokes from his past that have not aged well and may be considered offensive to modern audiences.  Rather than balk or get defensive,

Seth Rogen has said he imagines Tom Cruise “is not thrilled” about the “absurd” Scientology story he wrote about him in his new book. The actor, who has released a book of essays detailing awkward encounters with some of Hollywood’s most famous stars, appeared on Good Morning Britain where he reflected on the reaction he might receive from certain actors, including Cruise and Nicolas Cage.

Sometimes jokes age poorly, and Seth Rogen is okay with that.