SF Studios Expands U.K. Biz, Develop English-Language Thriller ‘Don’t Move’ – Variety

By Jake Kanter

NEW YORK -- New Yorkers will awake Friday to find the coronavirus has left their their famously bustling city with no Broadway, no basketball games, no big gatherings, and a populace unnerved by an ever-worsening crisis.

EastEnders fans have bid farewell to Bex Fowler after she left Walford for pastures new.

Big Show is, beyond doubt, one of the world’s most popular wrestlers ever. And according to him, he wouldn’t be half as successful if WWE champion Brock Lesnar did not take a chance of working with him during the early stage of his career.

By Tom Grater

All3Media-owned Little Dot Studios has acquired London-based production company Wing.

As BTS celebrates its third career top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 (on the chart dated March 7), as "On" rockets in at No. 4, the best placement yet for the Korean pop superstars, the song also earns the distinction as the 20th hit sung primarily in a language other than English to hit the top 10.

Prince Harry and Jon Bon Jovi are making a legendary stop.

John, Paul, George, Ringo, and Harry! Prince Harry visited London's iconic Abbey Road Studios on Friday, where The Beatles recorded many hits, including their album of the same name. 

RIO DE JANEIRO  Cesar Rodrigues’ “Airplane Mode” is the most popular non-English language feature on Netflix so far in the world, Netflix disclosed exclusively to Variety on Thursday Feb. 27.

Cate Blanchett has said that on the back of Harvey Weinstein’s conviction, the industry must move forward and ensure a new culture is established, particularly when it comes to parity.

Pathé has closed major pre-sales on Sian Heder’s anticipated film “Coda,” starring Emilia Jones, Eugenio Derbez and Marlee Matlin, after unveiling an exclusive promo reel of the film at EFM.

Scandinavian powerhouse SF Studios has boosted its presence in the U.K. with two new executive hires.

Comcast-owned European pay TV giant Sky's Sky Studios production arm and Fremantle’s The Apartment, one of the production firms behind The New Pope, on Wednesday unveiled a multi-year drama development and production partnership.Financial terms of the deal weren't disclosed. Under the agreement, Sky Studios will provide development funding for a minimum of three shows alongside a commitment to produce.

Sky Studios and Italy’s The Apartment, the Fremantle-owned production company headed by Lorenzo Mieli, have forged a multi-year development and production partnership that marks Sky’s first agreement of this type outside the U.K.