TIFF Unveils New Hybrid Digital And Physical Festival, Announces First Films Featuring Kate Winslet, Saoirse Ronan, Idris Elba

Idris Elba is set to produce TV shows and films as part of a first-look deal with bosses at Apple Tv+.The actor will develop original content under his production company, Green Door Pictures.He joins a long list of celebrities who have partnered with executives at the new streaming service, including Oprah Winfrey, Alfonso Cuaron, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Simon Kinberg.Elba has been busy as of late – the Hobbs & Shaw star recently completed production on Ricky Staub’s Concrete Cowboy, The Long

Peter White Television EditorLuther star Idris Elba is to produce series and films for Apple TV+ after striking a first-look deal with the streaming service.The actor and producer will produce global series and features for the service via his Green Door Pictures production company.Elba, who broke through as Stringer Bell in The Wire, has been ramping up his production activities in recent years.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentThe Cesar Academy, which distributes France’s equivalent to the Oscars, has unveiled new rules aimed at ramping up diversity and parity within its board.The new guidelines were put together with the help of a mediator appointed by France’s National Film Board (CNC) following an industry consultation.

Riot Games has revealed the magical fawn Lillia, the newest champion to join the League Of Legends roster.Lillia was revealed via a new teaser trailer, as well as a blog post on the League Of Legends website that dives into her story and abilities.

“Outlander” star Sam Heughan will be trading in his kilt for a tuxedo if fans have their way.

Idris Elba is getting back in the music scene!

Idris Elba and New York producers The Knocks have shared their euphoric new single ‘One Fine Day’, which features guest vocals from South London rapper Tiggs Da Author.The optimistic, house-inflected track is available to listen to below, with Elba donating 100 per cent of his royalties to the Black Cultural Archives, an organisation based in Brixton, London.“With everything that’s going on in the world right now, this song feels very relevant.

Love Island’s Paige Turley and Finn Tapp have moved into a swanky Manchester apartment together, six months after they were crowned winners of the show’s first ever winter series and bagged £50,000.Their stunning new abode boasts three bedrooms and three bathrooms, as well floor-to-ceiling windows which look out over Manchester city centre.We told you it was swanky.The pair decided to move into their own place after spending lockdown together at her parents house in West Lothian, Scotland.

Love Island and moved in together six months after their win.

Ellen Kuras will direct Oscar winner Kate Winslet as Vogue cover model turned World War II correspondent, Lee Miller in “Lee,” a biopic written by Liz Hannah. READ MORE: TIFF 2020: New Films From Idris Elba, Mark Wahlberg, Kate Winslet & More Among First Wave Selections Winslet has been involved with the project for quite some time, but it appears “Lee” is finally moving forward with both a writer and a director now attached, with production set to start in spring 2021.

Ellen Kuras has signed on to direct Kate Winslet as Lee Miller, the Vogue cover model turned Second World War correspondent, in the biopicLee. Liz Hannah will pen the screenplay for the indie, which was previously in development at Entertainment One.

Titanic, the movie about Jack Dawson (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Rose DeWitt Bukater’s (Kate Winslet ) epic love story, ended up breaking many hearts. The film, with the classic poor-boy-falls-in-love-with-rich-girl plot, did not have a happy ending and was a total sob fest! Ever since the film released back in 1997, one question has been bugging the fans.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorOscar nominated director of feature documentary The Betrayal, Ellen Kuras, will direct Oscar winner Kate Winslet as Vogue cover model turned war correspondent, Lee Miller.

Also Read: Toronto Film Festival Lineup Unveils 'Tighter' Selection of 50 Movies for 2020 FestTroy Lum and Andrew Mason of Hopscotch Features will produce along with Winslet. Hannah is executive producing.The screenplay is adapted from the book “The Lives of Lee Miller” by Anthony Penrose, Miller’s son.

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentEllen Kuras, whose credits include “Ozark” and “Catch 22,” has come on board to direct Kate Winslet as Vogue cover model turned war correspondent Lee Miller. Joining them is screenwriter Liz Hannah (“The Post,” “Long Shot”).“Lee” follows Lee Miller as she travels to the frontlines of World War II as a photojournalist and embarks on a mission to expose the hidden truths of the Third Reich.

Halle Berry’s directorial debut, Bruised, and Kate Winslet’s Ammonite are to screen at the 45th Toronto International Film Festival in Canada in September.

Kate Winslet is certainly a force to be reckoned with in the world of acting, having won an Oscar, Emmy and a Grammy, as well picking up Golden Globes and BAFTAs.Although Kate stepped in front of the camera at the tender age of 15 in the British television series, Dark Season, her breakthrough role followed two years later in 1995 playing Marianne Dashwood in Sense and Sensibility, which saw her scoop up her first BAFTA Award.

Just recently, it was revealed that all signs are pointing to the Venice Film Festival being able to hold a physical event, complete with a red carpet, beginning on September 2. This would lead you to believe that the Toronto International Film Festival, which begins a week later, would be able to do the same.