The region’s top cop confirmed that community police officers will be on the beat soon as the force welcomed 12 new recruits last week.
04.12.2023 - 09:19 / deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: Cameras are rolling Stargazer, a new feature from artist-filmmaker Christian Neuman, which producers have described as a “modern psychic thriller” starring Poppy Delevingne and Rosalind Halstead (The Trial of Christine Keeler).
The pic is Neuman’s second feature, following the 201 horror feature Skin Walker, starring Udo Kier and Amber Anderson. The first week of principal photography has wrapped up in London, with the production now in Belgium and set to conclude in Luxembourg by mid-December.
The film’s synopsis reads: “Stargazer follows Fey Vilar, portrayed by Rosalind Halstead, a celebrated actress grappling with the abduction of her son, Paul. Using performance as a coping mechanism, Fey’s life takes an unexpected turn when she is offered a role in a play in which she must embody the character of Estelle Maar, Paul’s captor, in order to uncover the truth about her son’s disappearance. The film is said to explore themes of grief, loss, and the blurred lines between reality and fiction.
Pic is produced by Alexandra Hoesdorff and Désirée Nosbusch for the Luxembourg-based Deal Productions (Souvenir, Lemon and Poppy Seed Cake, Poison) in co-production with Bert Hamelinck, Robin Kerremans, and David Ragonig for the Belgium-based Caviar/Beluga Tree (Sound of Metal, Rebel). Also on board are Richard Kondal and Alexandra Bentley of the UK-based Big Safari (Svalta). Budget is said to be around 4.6 million euros. Producers expect the film to be completed in Q3, 2024.
The cast is rounded out by Koen De Bouw, who plays Doctor Andrews, and Elisabet Johannesdottir, who is Estelle Maa.
Rosalind Halstead is represented internationally by Claire Hoath at Claire Hoath Management. Poppy Delevingne is represented by
The region’s top cop confirmed that community police officers will be on the beat soon as the force welcomed 12 new recruits last week.
Katie Price is said to be set for a return to I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! for its All Star series, twenty years after originally starring on the show. Back in 2004, the 45 year old mum-of-five charmed the nation as she fell in love with now-ex husband Peter Andre, with whom she shares children Junior, 18, and Princess, 16.
The Berlinale has announced the first seven productions, including one series, to be invited to the Berlinale Specials strand of its 74th edition running February 15 to 25, 2024.
Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Neha Dhupia (“A Thursday”) and Adil Hussain (“Life of Pi”) will star in Egyptian director Ali El Arabi‘s upcoming drama “Blue 52,” about a young Indian soccer fan’s journey as a migrant worker to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. El Arabi’s “Blue 52” chronicles the true tale of a young man named Ashish, who is a fervent soccer fan.
Holly Jones A remote and dilapidated lighthouse proves an increasingly sinister backdrop for newly widowed father, Pablo (Hugo Silva) and his adolescent daughter Lidia (Zoe Arnao) in the first international teaser trailer for the upcoming Ángeles Hernández thriller “Restless Waters, Shivering Lights” (“El Faro”). Distribution in Spain is handled by Alfa Pictures with an expected release date of Jan.
Six teams have been shortlisted by the Manchester City Council to submit tenders to develop a new Neighbourhood Development Framework (NDF) for Holt Town.
Jack Harlow is becoming a virtual reality. The rapper and White Men Can’t Jump actor will take canter stage for Jack Harlow No Place Like Home: A VR Concert, a concert and documentary special coming to at Meta Horizon Worlds’ Music Valley next month.
Summit Fever, a new action film starring Ryan Phillippe set for the digital platforms in October. The climbing thriller will land on digital from 17th October.Here’s the synopsis.A young climber (Freddie Thorp, Fate: The Winx Saga) spends a hedonistic summer in Chamonix whilst attempting the world’s deadliest trio of mountains.
EXCLUSIVE: Olivia Holt (Totally Killer), Connor Swindells (Barbie), Lucy Punch (Motherland) and Peter Serafinowicz (Guardians of the Galaxy) are in production in London on Jingle Bell Heist, a new rom-com that Michael Fimognari (To All the Boys franchise) is directing for ACE Entertainment.
Police say a teenager who vanished near a hotel in the Scottish Borders may have travelled to Fife.
EXCLUSIVE: Writer-director Adam Sherman (This Game’s Called Murder) has set the cast for his newest indie feature, the horror comedy Vampires of the Velvet Lounge. Mena Suvari (American Beauty) and Dichen Lachman (Severance) lead the ensemble, which also includes Stephen Dorff (Blade), Rosa Salazar (Alita: Battle Angel), Lochlyn Munro (Peacemaker), India Eisley (I Am the Night), Sarah Dumont (Scout’s Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse), Mark Boone Jr. (Sons of Anarchy), Tom Berenger (Platoon), Timothy V. Murphy (The Fabulous Four), Sherman Augustus (Strangers Things) and Tyrese Gibson (Fast & Furious franchise).
EXCLUSIVE: BAFTA winner and Emmy nominee Kari Skogland has been set to direct live-action feature The Age of Legends, the first installment in the planned trilogy of films that will explore the origins of Robert Jordan’s bestselling book series The Wheel of Time.
Ed Sheeran has made a surprise appearance with The Darkness, playing a surprise opening set and later joining them to perform their song ‘Love Is Only A Feeling’ – watch the footage below.The global popstar has had a long relationship with The Darkness. Sheeran previously confessed his intentions to take Taylor Swift to the Suffolk band’s show: “I think she’d really dig The Darkness.” Meanwhile, the band opened for Sheeran on the UK leg of the 2019 ‘Divide Tour’ along with James Bay and Zara Larsson.Now, Sheeran has repaid the favour by performing a surprise opening set for the band’s show at London’s Roundhouse last night (December 9). According to website setlist.fm, Sheeran played six of his megahits, including his mashup of ‘Don’t’ (from 2014 album ‘x‘) and Blackstreet‘s ‘No Diggity’.
It seems like anytime a bidding war breaks out these days, the only ones who can truly win it are Netflix, Amazon, or Apple, the streamers with essentially the biggest coffers. And true to this posit, Apple has won another big one in “Two For The Money,” a heist thriller with an enticing package: Charlize Theron and Daniel Craig starring with filmmaker Justin Lin (“Fast & Furious 6” “F9,” and “Star Trek Beyond”) directing.
Brent Lang Executive Editor Apple Studios has emerged victorious in a bidding war for “Two For The Money,” a hot package that has attached Oscar-winner Charlize Theron and ex-007 Daniel Craig. Justin Lin, who oversaw several “Fast & Furious” films, is set to direct and produce.
Phillip Schofield is being tipped to make a return to broadcasting in 2024 after ITV "drew a line in the sand" over his exit from This Morning. On Thursday, ITV released the findings of an external review into This Morning, following the scandal which saw the long-time presenter leave the show amid rumours of a feud with co-host Holly Willoughby and later admitted to having an 'unwise but not illegal' affair with a younger colleague. The review has since concluded that ITV made "considerable efforts" to find out the truth about an alleged relationship between Phillip and a runner on This Morning in 2019 but was "unable to uncover the relevant evidence" until Schofield's admission in late May 2023.
EXCLUSIVE: Veteran action icon Jean-Claude Van Damme is set to star in sequel Kill ‘Em All 2, which will shoot in the Caribbean island of Antigua from January.
Likely thanks to delays caused by the now settled dual Hollywood strikes, we won’t see the third season of Max‘s And Just Like That until 2025.
The Masked Singer is set to return later this month, ITV bosses have confirmed. The hit show will return for its fifth series on Saturday 30 December - with comedian Joel Dommett hosting once again.The series sees various celebrities dress up in elaborate character costumes, with their identities hidden, while they perform well known songs.
EXCLUSIVE: #Nova, a film documenting the tragic events of the October 7 attack on the Supernova music festival minute-by-minute, is set to launch this evening on Israel‘s Yes TV. The network’s sales arm, Yes Studios, is also launching it for international distribution.