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Will Ferrell Developing ‘Eurovision’ Stage Musical Based On His 2020 Netflix Film
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: A stage musical based on the 2020 Netflix movie Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga is under development with Will Ferrell, Harper Steele and Anthony King...
Former Axis Studios Execs Launch Animation Prod Co. Zaratan With Support From Aniventure
[ad_1] UK animation industry veterans Andrew Pearce and Paula Bird have launched Glasgow-based production company Zaratan specializing in animation for older audiences. The co-founders were previously long-time executives at Axis...
Kevin Proctor, ‘Midas Man’ Producer & Ex-‘Star Wars’ Crew Member, Pleads Not Guilty To Stalking Actress
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: Kevin Proctor, a British producer involved in making the Brian Epstein biopic Midas Man, has pleaded not guilty to stalking an actress. The 46-year-old appeared at Wigan & Leigh...
LightBulb Film Distribution Picks Up Trio Of Sundance Movies Out Of Cannes Market
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: UK outfit Lightbulb Film Distribution has picked up three Sundance movies out of the Cannes market. From Paris-based WTFilms, the company has acquired Touch Me (pictured above), the...
Amira Casar & Pip Torrens Board Masha Egieva’s Erotic Drama Short ‘Rokeby Venus’; Silje Nikoline Joins Nordisk Film Distribution; Prime Video Ice Hockey Doc – Global Briefs
[ad_1] Amira Casar & Pip Torrens Board Masha Egieva’s Erotic Drama Short ‘Rokeby Venus’ EXCLUSIVE: Amira Casar (Call Me By Your Name) and Pip Torrens (The Crown) have boarded erotic...
Geoffrey Rush To Receive Taormina Film Festival Excellence Award
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: Oscar winning actor Geoffrey Rush is the latest addition to the Taormina Film Festival lineup, and will receive the event’s Excellence Award during the 71st edition which runs...
Channel 4 Says It Doesn’t Use NDAs, But Documents Reveal Company Is Curbing Free Speech Of Aggrieved Ex-Employees
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: Channel 4 once described itself as the “sponsor and defender of free speech,” but a cache of documents seen by Deadline reveals it is restricting what aggrieved former...
Folivari International Takes Global Rights To ‘Pil’s Adventures’ Spin-Off Series
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: Folivari International will distribute the series spin-off of popular animated movie Pil’s Adventures. The Pil’s Adventures movie was released theatrically in 2021, going on to sell into 80...
BBC Defends Itself & Calls For “Support” From White House After Donald Trump Administration Accuses Broadcaster Of Taking Down Gaza Story
[ad_1] The BBC has been forced on the defensive after Donald Trump‘s White House accused the national broadcaster of taking down a story about the Israel-Hamas war. Yesterday, Trump’s press...
Banijay UK Enters Strategic Partnership With ‘Peaky Blinders’ Director Tom Harper’s Popcorn Storm Pictures
[ad_1] Banijay UK has entered a strategic partnership with scripted production company Popcorn Storm Pictures, led by Tom Harper and Negeen Yazdi. Popcorn Storm is a London-based, talent-led firm founded in 2018 by...
