Ronnie Screwvala’s RSVP, Global One Studios Set Bhopal Gas Tragedy Series Based on Dominique Lapierre and Javier Moro’s Bestseller (EXCLUSIVE)

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

Colin Farrell makes his way out of his truck as he stops by a gas station to fuel up on Sunday afternoon (December 20) in Los Angeles.

EXCLUSIVE: Fox has put in development Daylight, a one-hour thriller drama based on Marion Pauw’s bestselling Dutch novel Daglicht, from writer Denise Hahn (Untitled Jason Katims Project) and Blue Ant Studios. Pauw will serve as an executive producer on the project.

EXCLUSIVE: Jonathan I. Kidd and Sonya Winton-Odamtten, co-executive producers and writers of HBO’s critically acclaimed woke sci-fi horror Lovecraft Country, have extended their overall deal with the premium cable network for four years. Under their re-upped eight-figure deal, the pair will develop the limited series Say Their Names.

Twitter India has released its annual report and singer Justin Bieber is in the lead, as he generated the most music conversations on the microblogging site. Bieber emerged as the most mentioned global music artist.

Disney Appoints APAC Chief Disney has named Luke Kang as President, Asia Pacific, following the departure of Uday Shankar, which was announced in October and becomes effective from December 31. Kang will not, however, be taking on Shankar’s responsibilities in India, with a separate appointment set to be made for the territory by Rebecca Campbell, Chairman, International Operations and Direct-to-Consumer for Disney.

Naman Ramachandran In today’s global bulletin, U.K. union Bectu calls for a group to curb racism; Amazon Prime Video buys AMC’s “Soulmates;” biopic on Indian hockey legend Dhyan Chand greenlit; gameshow “Family Fortune” renewed for another season; and TF1 gets record numbers for gameshow “District Z.”A new report published by U.K.

Alicia Vikander is set to star in an HBO limited series based on Olivier Assayas’ 1996 feature film Irma Vep!

Tired of global pandemics yet? CBS All-Access hopes not, and for a good reason: their nine-episode adaptation of Stephen King’s 1141-page behemoth, “The Stand,” is damn good.

One of the more interesting announcements is confirmation of a long-gestating rumor that Marvel Studios had been developing a project featuring whiz-kid Riri Williams. “Ironheart,” the second of the newly announced series coming to Disney+, stars Dominique Thorne as Riri Williams, a genius inventor who creates the most advanced suit of armor since Iron Man.

Vice President Mike Pence announced the first two Space Force bases during a speech Wednesday at the eighth meeting of the National Space Council that reiterated the organization's mission. The vice president dedicated the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and the Patrick Space Force Base, both in Florida, as the first two installations for the organization.

YouTube will launch the New Year alongside a number of Hollywood names including Matthew Matthew McConaughey, RuPaul and Storm Reid with its global celebration video Hello 2021. Set to premiere in the Americas, United Kingdom, Korea, Japan and India, Hello 2021 is also set to feature appearances from Dua Lipa, Demi Lovato, J Balvin and more.

Law & Order: SVU fans have a lot to look forward to! OG cast member Christopher Meloni is returning to the franchise and reprising his iconic role as Elliot Stabler in the new spinoff, Law & Order: Organized Crime. The actor gave fans the first look at his time on set, posting a photo of his character’s tattoo to Instagram on December 8. “#firstdayofschool,” he captioned the snap, which showed a USMC tattoo, representing Elliott’s former role in the United States Marine Corps.

Naman Ramachandran Rising Indian star Ishaan Khatter believes that North American audiences will respond strongly to Mira Nair’s newly-launched six-part series “A Suitable Boy” because of its universal themes and the filmmaker’s globally appealing storytelling.The series, based on Vikram Seth’s novel, is set against the backdrop of the Indian general elections of 1951, and features Khatter as one of the leads.

fentanyl smuggling in Mexico, scamming in Jamaica and counterfeit money in Peru. The Portuguese-born van Zeller, 44, is a Peabody Award-winning investigative journalist and correspondent for National Geographic and Fusion. Her previous documentaries include  “This (Illegal) American Life,” “Soccer’s Lost Boys” and “El Chapo: CEO of Crime.”Van Zeller answered some questions for The Post about “Trafficked.” I’ve been covering the underworld and these black markets for over 15 years.

Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, the European Film Awards detail this year’s special five-day virtual ceremony, the Spain Film Commission extends an invitation to international productions, ITV Studios sells more than 300 hours of content in India and the National Lottery announces a special Pantoland performance for key workers.AWARDSThe 2020 European Film Awards have announced measures to host a COVID-19 era edition, “The EFAs at Eight,” including a series of live-streamed virtual

Dua Lipa’s virtual event was huge!

No Time To Die actress Lashana Lynch has wrapped filming on UK indie Ear For Eye, Debbie Tucker Green’s feature film adaptation of her well received play of the same name, which debuted at the Royal Court in 2018 with Lynch in the lead role.