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‘Wednesday’ Breakout Evie Templeton Joins Cannes-Premiering Gothic Thriller ‘Victorian Psycho’ (EXCLUSIVE)

With upcoming Gothic thriller “Victorian Psycho” confirmed for Cannes, an additional member of the cast has now been announced. Evie Templeton, the rising British star best known for her breakout turn as Agnes DeMille in the second season of Netflix hit “Wednesday,” stars in the film, which will premiere in the Un Certain Regard competition. […]

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Green Day Coming-of-Age Comedy ‘Nimrods’ Starring Mckenna Grace Heading to Cannes Market With Palisades Park (EXCLUSIVE)

“Nimrods: A Green Day Story,” writer-director Lee Kirk’s comedy based on the rock band’s adventures while living in a van before the success of their 1994 album “Dookie,” will be rolling into the Cannes market. Palisades Park Pictures has acquired international sales on the feature, which has a global theatrical rollout set for August, with […]

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Jack Lowden Plays a Right-Wing, Anti-Immigration Politician in ‘Vote Gavin Lyle,’ Aneil Karia’s Satirical Short About U.K. Politics (EXCLUSIVE)

Having played British spies, lords, WWII fighters pilots and even wrestlers, Jack Lowden has now taken on his most contemporary role to date. In the satirical short “Vote Gavin Lyle” — from WePresent, the arts platform of WeTransfer — the Emmy nominee portrays a middle-England family man and aspiring right-wing politician. Released on YouTube and WePresent […]

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Tessa Thompson, Owen Cooper and Ebon Moss-Bachrach to Star in Thriller ‘Foxfinder’ From ‘Severance’ Director Aoife McArdle

BAFTA and Emmy award-nominee Tessa Thompson (“Thor: Ragnarok,” “Hedda”), Golden Globe and Emmy award-winner Owen Cooper (“Adolescence,” “Wuthering Heights”) and two-time Emmy award-winner Ebon Moss-Bachrach (“The Bear, The Fantastic Four: First Steps”) are attached to star in upcoming psychological thriller “Foxfinder.” The film, from DGA and Emmy award-nominated director Aoife McArdle (“Severance,” “Kissing Candice”) and […]

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Initiative Addressing Hair and Makeup Equality in U.K. Film and TV Industry Gets Backing From Networks

A number of major U.K. networks and industry partners have teamed to launch a new masterclass-focused training initiative aimed at raising industry standards when it comes to textured hair and dark skin tones. The ‘Textured Hair & Make-up for Deep Skin-Tones Accelerator,’ comes from Dandi, the diversity and inclusion service from the team behind the […]

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Kim Kardashian’s Paris Robbery Getting Four-Part Docuseries ‘Kim, the Diamond, and the Grandpa Robbers’

Kim Kardashian’s robbery at gunpoint in an apartment during the 2016 Paris Fashion Week is getting the docuseries treatment. “Kim, the Diamond and the Grandpa Robbers,” is a four-part series from Pernel Media (“Missed Call,” “The Au Pair’”) for Canal+ Originals. As per the description, the series “pulls back the curtain on one of the […]

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Camille Delamarre to Direct ‘The Godforsaken Sea,’ About Real-Life Rescue During Vendée Globe Ocean Race (EXCLUSIVE)

French filmmaker Camille Delamarre is set to direct “The Godforsaken Sea,” an epic true story set against the 1996–1997 Vendée Globe, considered to be the toughest solo ocean race in the world and often described as “The Everest of the Seas.” The project is set to be introduced to buyers in Cannes. According to the […]

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

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,” […]

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

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 […]

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

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 […]

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

“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 […]

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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’

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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