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BAFTA-winning writer and producer Anil Gupta has joined Sky Studios, the production arm of Comcast-owned pay TV giant Sky, as creative director for original comedy in the U.K. Gupta’s credits include Goodness Gracious Me, The Kumars at No.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorAnil Gupta, the BAFTA-winning executive producer of the UK version of The Office, is joining Sky Studios in the newly-created role of creative director of comedy.Gupta will focus on boosting in-house comedy production at the Comcast-owned company and will report to Jon Mountague, Sky Studios’ director of comedy.As well as Ricky Gervais’ The Office, his credits include Goodness Gracious Me, The Kumars at No.

Jason Isaacs has thanked “every addict and alcoholic who’s ever lifted me up” after celebrating his sobriety.

How fun! Nikki & Brie Bella, 36, got super creative with their au naturel baby bumps back in late June. The WWE superstars showcased their painted bellies which happened during their “baby moon” (similar to a honeymoon except its a vacation right before the baby is born) with presumably their men Artem Chigvintsev (Nikki) and Bryan Danielson (Brie). Nikki already knew what her son’s name was going to be weeks before she gave birth to him as Matteo was written across her belly.

Amanda Seyfried revisited her pregnancy on Thursday, October 1, after secretly welcoming her son.“Another Sweet Before #tbt,” the actress, 34, captioned an Instagram photo with her husband, Thomas Sadoski. The Mamma Mia! star wore an orange sweatshirt in the social media upload, pulled up to show her bare baby bump.The Pennsylvania native went on to share sweet shots of her infant cuddled up to their family dog.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: Arthouse outfit MUBI has struck a deal with sales firm The Match Factory for all UK and Ireland rights to Michel Franco’s Venice Film Festival drama New Order, which won the festival’s Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize.Conceived six years ago, Franco’s (After Lucia) timely class conflict drama sees a high-society wedding interrupted by the arrival of unwelcome guests as protests rage on the streets.

Patrick Hipes, Amanda N'Duka Giant Pictures has acquired North American rights to The Sounding, the feature writing and directing debut of Catherine Eaton. She also stars in the pic, which is shifting release gears from theatrical owing to the pandemic lockdown and now will premiere on-demand nationwide October 20.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Jason Isaacs (the Harry Potter franchise), Jemima Kirke (Girls) and recording artist-songwriter Dua Saleh will be heading to the classroom for Season 3 of Netflix’s British teen comedy-drama series Sex Education.Isaacs will play Peter Groff, Mr. Groff’s (Alistair Petrie), more successful and not very modest older brother, who Mr.

Emiliano Granada Hot off its announcement of strategic co-production alliances for film and TV with Gaumont and Spain’s Planeta and Amor y Lujo, Colombia’s Fidelio Films has linked up with Karlakum Film in Turkey.In its latest international collaboration, Fidelio partner Mauricio Leiva Cock is partnering with Esra Saydam, founder of Karlakum Film, to adapt Murat Menteş’ best seller “Double’s Dilemma” into an eight-episode TV series.The show follows an albino orphan named Nuh Tufan who

Jessica Biel is looking back at simpler times. The 38-year-old actress took to Instagram on Sunday to reflect on the 2018 Emmys, as this year's awards ceremony prepares to kick off. The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards are set to take place Sunday night, with a virtual ceremony hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, amid the coronavirus pandemic.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentBarcelona’s Gadea Films, co-producer of Laura Herrero Garvin’s Mexico City-set documentary “La Mami,” a hit at IDFA, is reaching across the Atlantic once more, linking to Colombia’s Rara Colectivo Audiovisual on the production of Cordelia Alegre’s “La Unión.”Put through this year’s Screen-Incubator at the Madrid Film School (ECAM), “La Unión” marks yet another feature debut from a Barcelona-based female director, this time a fiction film.“La Unión”

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: Screen Media Ventures has acquired all North American rights to the boxing doc Lennox Lewis: The Untold Story and plans a Q4 launch. The documentary, originally titled Tough Love: The Lennox Lewis Documentary, was set to premiere at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival before the fest was cancelled due to the pandemic. The film chronicles the childhood, rise and domination of Lewis, the last boxer to hold the undisputed heavyweight title.