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Naomi Ackie, Alison Oliver and Éanna Hardwicke to Star in Luna Carmoon’s ‘To Make Ends Meat’

21 April 2026 at 14:10
Writer-director Luna Carmoon has wrapped principal photography on her second feature following her breakout debut “Hoard” and unveiled a lineup of buzzy names that are leading the cast. “To Make Ends Meat” stars Naomi Ackie (“Sorry, Baby,” “Mickey 17”), Alison Oliver (“Wuthering Heights,” “Saltburn”), Éanna Hardwicke (“Saipan,” “The Sixth Commandment”) and Armande Boulanger (“The Returned,” […]

Sister Group Buys Majority Stake in U.K. Digital Production Company After Party Studios

21 April 2026 at 10:00
Sister Group, Jane Featherstone and Elisabeth Murdoch’s growing transatlantic powerhouse, has added to its portfolio of acquisitions by taking a majority stake in British digital-first production company After Party Studios. Founded in 2016, After Party was set up by YouTuber Callum McGinley (best known by the name Callux), film director Ben Doyle (who goes by […]

‘Virginia Woolf’s Night and Day,’ Starring Haley Bennett, to Open SXSW London’s Screen Program

20 April 2026 at 10:39
The second edition of SXSW London has unveiled the lineup of films and speakers for its screen program, which will open with the world premiere of “Virginia Woolf’s Night and Day.” From BAFTA-nominated director Tina Ghavari and screenwriter Justine Waddell, the adaptation features a cast including Haley Bennett, Jack Whitehall, Jennifer Saunders, Lily Allen, Sally […]

BBC Acquires French WWI Super-Soldier Action Series ‘The Sentinels’ From Studiocanal

20 April 2026 at 09:00
“The Sentinels,” Canal+’s hugely ambitious French TV series blending superhero, steampunk and sci-fi themes into a WWI action drama, has found at home in the U.K. In a deal with Studiocanal, the BBC has acquired the series, which is produced by Federation Studios France and Esprits Frappeurs and was already simultaneous released by Canal+ last year […]

Lee Cronin on His ‘Unique’ R-Rated Unraveling of ‘The Mummy’ and Why Jason Blum Suggested He Put His Name in the Title: ‘I Was Flattered, But Unsure’

17 April 2026 at 16:41
At the exact time Warner Bros. was cleaning up at the Oscars in early March thanks to “One Battle After Another” and “Sinners,” Lee Cronin was a short drive away on the studio’s lot, three-quarters into a 24-hour shift putting the finishing touches to his latest horror feature. “Lee Cronin’s The Mummy” was finally completed […]

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  • Leïla Bekhti to Preside Over Cannes’ Un Certain Regard Jury Alex Ritman
    French actress Leïla Bekhti is set to preside over the Un Certain Regard jury at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival. Bekhti — a Cannes regular who broke out in Jacques Audiard’s “A Prophet” and won the Cesar award for most promising actress in 2011 for “All that Glitters” — will be joined on the jury by Senegalese […]
     

Leïla Bekhti to Preside Over Cannes’ Un Certain Regard Jury

17 April 2026 at 16:40
French actress Leïla Bekhti is set to preside over the Un Certain Regard jury at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival. Bekhti — a Cannes regular who broke out in Jacques Audiard’s “A Prophet” and won the Cesar award for most promising actress in 2011 for “All that Glitters” — will be joined on the jury by Senegalese […]

Watermelon to Stream Paul Elia Stand-Up Special ‘Good Son’ After Donald Trump Joke Sees Comedian Hit With Promotional Restrictions (EXCLUSIVE)

17 April 2026 at 13:12
Comedian and actor Paul Elia’s stand-up special “Good Son” is set be released on Watermelon+ in the wake of promotional restrictions he faced due to a brief mention of Donald Trump. Originally only planned as a YouTube special that premiered on April 8th, the self-financed hour-long special features a Trump impression followed by a joke […]

Asif Kapadia Taking Over From Michael Apted to Conclude Landmark Brit Docuseries ‘7 Up’

17 April 2026 at 08:40
Asif Kapadia is set to complete the final chapter in what has long been considered a landmark and groundbreaking British TV docuseries. The “Up” series of films launched in 1964 with “7 Up,” capturing the lives of 10 boys and four girls in England all aged of seven at the time. Cameras then revisited the […]

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