‘Sherwood’ Writer James Graham to Deliver MacTaggart Lecture at Edinburgh TV Festival – Global Bulletin

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief The Malaysia International Film Festival (Miffest), which runs July 21-28, will open with horror film “Indera” by local director Woo Ming Jin and starring Shaheizy Sam and Azira Shafinaz. The festival will conclude with the double feature of “Love Lies” by Ho Miu Ki and “Peg O’ My Heart” by Nick Cheung.

Police have released CCTV footage of two men after a late-night attack in a bar in Edinburgh city centre.

Naman Ramachandran “Devi Chowdhurani,” helmed by Subhrajit Mitra, has become the first Bengali-language film to secure official Indo-U.K. co-production status. The period drama, starring Prosenjit Chatterjee and Srabanti Chatterjee alongside Sabyasachi Chakraborty, Arjun Chakraborty, Darshana Banik, Bibriti Chatterjee and Kinjal Nanda, is produced by Adited Motion Pictures (U.S./India) and LOK Arts Collective (India/U.K.), with the U.K.’s HC Films and Moringa Studios serving as co-producers.

Jonathan Morano, a Peabody Award-winning writer of CBS’ The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, died peacefully June 20 at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles following a 15-month battle with Glioblastoma, an aggressive brain tumor. He was 56.

Naman Ramachandran London Theatre Company will stage a new production of Shakespeare‘s “Richard II” at the Bridge Theatre. Nicholas Hytner directs, with Jonathan Bailey starring in the title role. Bailey, renowned for his breakout role as Lord Anthony in “Bridgerton,” recently starred in Showtime’s “Fellow Travelers.” He is set to play Fiyero in the upcoming “Wicked” film and is currently filming “Jurassic World” alongside Scarlett Johansson.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief France’s Canal+ Group has increased its stake in multi-territory Asian video streamer Viu to 36.8%. It says that the move is in accordance with the terms of the strategic partnership with Viu owner PCCW Group announced a year ago and follows the satisfaction of key business milestones.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Coralie Fargeat’s Demi Moore-starring feminist body horror film “The Substance” has been set as the closing night title for the New Zealand International Film Festival. The picture is one of 16 which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival last month selected for the NZIFF which is now under the artistic leadership of Paolo Bertolin.

“Wise Guy: David Chase and the Sopranos,” premiered at Tribeca Film Festival on June 13 and revealed how the late Gandolfini battled demons while playing a mob boss on the iconic HBO series. His TV wife, Edie Falco, said in the doc that Gandolfini “was a very good, kindhearted man,” but that the role “may have taken a toll on him,” according to USA Today.

Chat show legend Graham Norton is venturing into the film industry with his next big project co-writing and producing a romantic comedy. Industry insiders reveal that his company, So Television, and production firm Tiger Mountain are joining forces for this UK-Irish movie, which is set to start filming later this year.The man behind the camera will be Dan Mazer, one of the screenwriters of 2016's Bridget Jones' Baby and the upcoming fourth movie in the series, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy that is due for release on Valentine's Day next year.

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Prolific British scribe James Graham will ask “why television has a problem with the working classes” in the Edinburgh TV Festival MacTaggart lecture this year.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Mark James, a Songwriters Hall of Fame member who wrote or co-wrote “Suspicious Minds,” “Always on My Mind” and “Hooked on a Feeling,” died June 8 at his home in Nashville. The news was reported by his hometown newspaper, the Houston Chronicle. James was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2014.

K.J. Yossman A “Friends”-themed exhibition and experience is setting up home permanently in London.

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a first look at Sherwood Season 2, the highly-anticipated next instalment of James Graham‘s BBC drama.

The Graham Norton Show.Speaking at the Hay Festival on June 1, the actor opened up about her past experiences on the popular talk show, in which she has appeared alongside stars such as Stanley Tucci, will.i.am and Matthew Perry.However, there was one celebrity who Margolyes claims “wasn’t friendly”. As reported by The Independent, the Harry Potter star “disliked” her experience of meeting singer Lily Allen.The two were on a 2014 episode of chat show, appearing alongside actor Dominic Cooper.Speaking about her experience meeting the ‘Smile’ singer, Margolyes said: “She thought when she was on the programme that it was all about her”.She continued: “She thought, ‘Who is this woman? Miriam who?’”Margolyes elaborated on her opinion, suggesting that she regrets her reaction.

Ashley Graham may be an accomplished model now, but her looks weren’t always celebrated. In fact, she was downright bullied because of them in middle school.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief “The Gospel of the Beast,” a film from The Philippines director Sheron Dayoc, was named the best narrative feature at the Bali International Film Festival (aka Balinale) which concludes Friday. The film features a 15-year-old boy who accidentally kills a classmate, runs away and sets up an unlikely relationship with a man he barely knows.

Naman Ramachandran After playing the host of “Kaun Banega Crorepati,” the Indian version of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” in “Slumdog Millionaire,” Indian star Anil Kapoor will be the new host of “Bigg Boss OTT,” a Hindi-language adaptation of the “Big Brother” format. The third digital edition of the reality show will commence June 21 on billionaire Mukesh Ambani‘s JioCinema Premium streamer. The first season was hosted by Indian media personality Karan Johar and the second by Bollywood star Salman Khan.

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A town hall for Paramount Global employees originally scheduled to take place Wednesday has been delayed until June 25.