‘Veep’ Creator Armando Iannucci Sets COVID-19, Boris Johnson Satire ‘Pandemonium’

EXCLUSIVE: Deadline can reveal the international trailer for Roman Polanski’s ensemble dark comedy The Palace ahead of its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival in September.

A huge transformation project to rebuild the crumbling North Manchester General Hospital will go ahead, the Manchester Evening News can reveal.

EXCLUSIVE: BritBox International is stacking the shelves with more high-profile UK drama series.

The Government has today confirmed plans for Eton College to launch a new sixth form in Oldham - and announced two new free schools will also open in Manchester. They are among 15 new free schools given the go-ahead in some of the most disadvantaged areas of the country.

Ellise Shafer “Derry Girls” creator Lisa McGee has set her next series at Channel 4, a comedy thriller titled “How to Get to Heaven From Belfast.” Written and created by McGee, “How to Get to Heaven From Belfast” is an eight-part series following longtime friends Saoirse, Robyn and Dara, who are now in their late 30s. According to character descriptions, Saoirse is a “successful writer with a compulsion to hit the self-destruct button,” Robyn is a “sweary, stressed out mother of three young boys” and Dara is the “full-time carer of an elderly parent, who hasn’t managed to move out of her teenage bedroom.” The description continues, “When the women each receive an email informing them of the death of Greta, an old classmate they were once very close with, there’s clearly some unspoken, unfinished business.

Lisa McGee, the creator of triple-BAFTA-winner Derry Girls, has set her next project for Channel 4 and Hat Trick Productions.

EXCLUSIVE: Patriots, the hot new play by The Crown’s Peter Morgan, has recouped during its 12-week run in London’s West End, making a move to Broadway more than likely.

Chef’s Best Dinner & Auction is Monday, Aug. 21, at the Marriott Marquis Washington, D.C., 901 Massachusetts Ave.

It’s been more than four months since Los Angeles County’s Covid State of Emergency officially ended, and a lot has changed. People have stopped wearing masks, public places are bustling again and even the most cautious public officials have relaxed their rhetoric. Most importantly, unlike the previous three years, there was no significant summer spike in cases. Fall, however, may be a slightly different story.

SAG-AFTRA has given an interim agreement to another upcoming fall festival pic with theChristy Hall drama Daddio, starring Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn. The agreement will allow talent to promote the movie at the upcoming festivals including Toronto, where it has been confirmed as a Special Presentation pic.

Aaron Taylor-Johnson provided rare insight into his 11-year marriage with director Sam Taylor-Johnson, in a recently-published interview with Esquire.

Aaron Taylor-Johnson is confident and content in his relationship with his wife, Sam Taylor-Johnson.The 33-year-old star recently spoke with for a profile, and shared some rare insights into his home life with the 56-year-old filmmaker and their children.However, Aaron was apparently hesitant to share too much when it came to his romance with Sam — which may have something to do with weathering a storm of criticism since the start of their romance due in large part to their 23-year age gap.«I've probably talked to you more about my kids and Sam than I have with anybody,» Aaron said in the interview, when shutting down a line of further questioning about his marriage. «I've got really nothing to hide, and I'm secure in what we have.»«But I'm not going to unlock things that are actually precious to me,» he added.The pair met on the set of the 2009 drama, which was Sam's directorial debut, and starred Aaron as a teenage John Lennon.

We’ve already reached a point in the evolution of superhero filmmaking where the tropes of the genre have been deconstructed with projects like “The Boys” and “Watchmen.” Now, the very process of making superhero films is being dissected in the upcoming series, “The Franchise.” READ MORE: ‘The Franchise’: Sam Mendes’ Superhero Satire HBO Pilot Adds Billy Magnussen, Daniel Brühl, Jessica Hynes, Richard E.

We’ve already reached a point in the evolution of superhero filmmaking where the tropes of the genre have been deconstructed with projects like “The Boys” and “Watchmen.” Now, the very process of making superhero films is being dissected in the upcoming series, “The Franchise.” READ MORE: ‘The Franchise’: Sam Mendes’ Superhero Satire HBO Pilot Adds Billy Magnussen, Daniel Brühl, Jessica Hynes, Richard E.

Ethan Shanfeld HBO has ordered Sam Mendes and Armando Iannucci’s superhero movie-making comedy “The Franchise” to series. Himesh Patel and Aya Cash star alongside previously announced cast Jessica Hynes, Billy Magnussen, Lolly Adefope, Darren Goldstein, Isaac Powell, Richard E. Grant and Daniel Brühl.

HBO has picked up to series The Franchise pilot, a half-hour comedy that takes a wry look at superhero movie-making, from Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes, Veep and Avenue 5 creator Armando Iannucci and writer Jon Brown.

Veep creator Armando Iannucci is bringing to London’s West End his first play – a satire on former UK prime minister Boris Johnson’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Head into the historic village of Brereton in Cheshire this summer, and you're sure of a big surprise. For the cute little village, just a mile off the M6 at junction 17, is filled with adorable BEARS across August.

The Toronto Film Festival is almost a month away and that means there are more films still to be announced as part of the 2023 slate. Today, TIFF revealed the 10 movies selected as part of the competition Platform program.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has reportedly been offered a stint in the jungle on the newest series of ITV’s I’m a Celebrity… Get me Out of Here.The popular show, fronted by Ant and Dec, sees a host of celebrities and public figures venture into the Australian outback where they sleep under the stars and take part in an eclectic mix of gruesome challenges and stunts. Former Health Secretary - and one time colleague of Boris Johnson - infamously took part last year.