UK Film & TV Studio Project Littlewoods Gets $22M Funding Commitment

The Batman starring Robert Pattinson as the Caped Crusader for the first time ever was amongst the many films which had to halt production due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Matt Reeves directorial had completed seven weeks worth of shooting when things had to be taken to a standstill in March.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsIn an attempt to get teenagers and younger British Columbia citizens to stay home amid the COVID-19 pandemic, B.C. Premier John Horgan enlisted some of Hollywood’s most notable Canadians for help: Ryan Reynolds and Seth Rogen.On Thursday Premiere Horgan posted a Twitter to his official page reaching out to the movie stars.“I have been talking about the importance of making sure that younger demographics are hearing the message.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsIn an attempt to get teenagers and younger British Columbia citizens to stay home amid the COVID-19 pandemic, B.C. Premier John Horgan enlisted some of Hollywood’s most notable Canadians for help: Ryan Reynolds and Seth Rogen.On Thursday Premiere Horgan posted a Twitter to his official page reaching out to the movie stars.“I have been talking about the importance of making sure that younger demographics are hearing the message.

Rising Irish singer-songwriter Flynn is back with a new single B-Side.

Rumer, “Nashville Tears” (Cooking Vinyl) The combination of Rumer’s crystalline voice and Hugh Prestwood’s songs results in some breathtaking, deeply moving music on “Nashville Tears,” the Pakistan-born, British singer’s interpretation of the Texas-born, New York-based songwriter’s catalog.

Dua Lipa has reportedly moved to Los Angeles to stay close to boyfriend Anwar Hadid amid restrictions on travel during the COVID-19 pandemic.The New Rules singer, 24, spent three months in lockdown in the U.K. before quarantining in the Caribbean so she and Anwar could enter the U.S.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorEXCLUSIVE: In the latest of what is likely to be a raft of landmark TV projects to mark 20 years since 9/11, Inside Obama’s White House producer Brook Lapping will make a feature-length film driven entirely by video and audio material from the day itself.British broadcaster ITV and France Televisions have teamed to commission the documentary, which is working titled 9/11: We Have Some Planes, while Deadline hears that A+E Networks is poised to acquire the film

Ant and Dec will host the series as celebrities undertake gruelling trials and challenges to win food and treats in the lead-up to one of them being crowned king or queen of the castle, rather than the jungle.ITV recently confirmed that the 2020 series of the show would go ahead amid the coronavirus crisis but did not offer details on where filming would take place.Kevin Lygo, ITV’s director of television, said: “We announced last week that we were doing all we could to make the series and I’m

The San Sebastian Festival has added several new titles to its competition lineup, including new features from British helmers Harry Macqueen and Julien Temple. Supernova, Macqueen's follow-up to his celebrated debut Hinterland, stars Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci as Sam and Tusker, a gay couple, together for 20 years, traveling across the English countryside on holiday.

The Interview.The film, which centres on a TV host and producer enlisted by the CIA to assassinate Kim Jong-un, saw hackers infiltrate employees at Sony Pictures and release thousands of private company emails to the public in 2014.As a result the movie, which also starred James Franco, was released through streaming services such as Netflix instead of getting a standard wide cinema release in the US.Eventually being shown in selected cinemas, it was released in the UK in February 2015.Speaking

The British Film Institute, together with the U.K. government's Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, has started the recruitment process for a new BFI chair, with Josh Berger due to step down from the role in November.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterThe Venice Film Festival’s industry-focused Production Bridge had unveiled the line-up of projects that will take part in its ‘Final Cut In Venice’ workshop this year. The six films all hail from the MENA region.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaSteve McQueen, the Oscar-winning director of “12 Years a Slave” and “Shame,” is best known for his searing big-screen work. So it is fitting that the New York Film Festival would turn to the British auteur to kick off its 58th edition with his new work “Lovers Rock.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: Production quietly began last month in London on pandemic-inspired feature Alone, which marks the directorial debut of Kirsty Bell, CEO of UK financier Goldfinch.

Also Read: 'Jurassic World: Dominion' to Resume Production at UK Pinewood Studios by Early July“Hold onto your hats — gettin’ my old one back on this week, and facing off dinosaurs once again,” wrote Neill. “Best yet.

William Earl administratorIn one extended sequence of the 2017 documentary “Angry, White, and American,” Black British journalist Gary Younge faces off with alt-right leader Richard Spencer, who, at one point, says, “Look at the life of any African American living in the United States. It’s far better than any African living in Africa.”Translation: Slavery was good.