Taskovski Films Picks Up Worldwide Rights to Miguel Angel Blanca’s ‘Magaluf Ghost Town’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Michael Winterbottom has temporarily stepped back as director on his COVID-19 TV drama This Sceptered Isle due to ill health, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

Arif Hussein, a producer who founded Kaos Films and a British screenplay competition for short films, died Jan. 20 in London of complications from COVID-19, his wife reported.

Cineworld and Warner Bros have hatched a multi-year agreement that will see the No. 2 global exhibitor show the studio’s 2021 theatrical and HBO Max day-and-date titles in the U.S.

Sky Studios has launched wholly-owned production outfit Transistor Films with the team behind Crime+Investigation UK and Netflix series I Am A Killer.

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-nominated filmmaker Fernando Meirelles, known for hits including The Two Popes, The Constant Gardener and City Of God, is launching a slate of environmental films in association with UK production firm Make Waves.

Fox is roaming into natural history with a two-hour special narrated by 9-1-1 star Angela Bassett.

Martha Kalifatidis first laid eyes on boyfriend Michael Brunelli when he was waiting for her at the altar, in a moment televised across Australia.Three years on the couple are still together, and many in the UK have recently watched their love story unfurl on Married At First Sight.That union, perhaps unsurprisingly, was not legally binding, and took place purely for experimental and entertainment purposes.

For Micky Dolenz, it’s a case of Monkee see, Monkee do. The drummer of the Monkees and one-time Circus Boy television star is releasing a new record, Dolenz Sings Nesmith, a tribute to songs bandmate Michael Nesmith wrote throughout his career.

Michaela Coel’s BBC/HBO series I May Destroy You was the big winner at the UK’s Broadcasting Press Guild Awards on Friday.

Just over a year from the reemergence of the dreaded #BAFTASoWhite hashtag in 2020 and the 2021 BAFTA film awards nominees list is almost unrecognizable, likely to be remembered —and celebrated —for those it did include rather than those left out. Unveiled on Tuesday and landing after a major seven-month review and overhaul of the BAFTA film awards rules and regulations, the nominations are —while not officially confirmed —undoubtedly the most diverse in the British Academy’s history.

Jason Sudeikis is back at work!

Michael Kiwanuka has postponed his planned UK headline tour for a second time – check out the new dates below.The London singer-songwriter was due to hit the road later this month in support of his Mercury Prize-winning third album, ‘KIWANUKA’. He had previously been forced to cancel a portion of his spring 2020 tour after being diagnosed with acute viral laryngitis.Taking to social media today (March 3), Kiwanuka confirmed that his UK tour will now take place in May 2022.

She started the year by shooting scenes for her Netflix film The Princess Switch 3 in Scotland.  But Vanessa Hudgens enjoyed a rare break from her busy schedule as she returned to Los Angeles on Monday morning.

Gallery: Celebrity Hair Transformations 2021 (ELLE (UK))Michael meanwhile cut a cool figure in shorts, a pale dress shirt and a pair of black and white sneakers.  Earlier, Martha shared photos of her lunch date with her friend Maya Entwisle, with the reality star enjoying a fruity cocktail.

direct to your inboxOld Trafford recently set the scene for the return of the Sky One TV drama COBRA.Cameras have been rolling in Greater Manchester for filming of the second series of the show, which follows Britain’s leading experts during a national emergency.And the drama, starring Trainspotting actor Robert Carlyle, is nurturing new production talent.Trainees from Manchester are among the team working on the series with ScreenSkills, the industry-led skills body for the screen

AMC Networks siblings RLJE Films and Shudder have teamed to acquire North American rights to Seance, the horror film written and directed by Simon Barrett, the You’re Next and The Guest scribe who is making his feature directorial debut. A theatrical, on-demand and digital bow via RJLE Films is set for May 21, with Shudder bowing it on its platform later this year. Shudder also acquired UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand rights.