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Russell Crowe thriller Unhinged became the most high-profile UK cinema release in the pandemic era this week, taking a provisional $230K (£174,901) from 250 sites, an average of around $920, with venues still to report. That number may look fairly minor on first glance but in the current context it offers reason for…

EXCLUSIVE: There's been some confusion this week about whether Unhinged, the Russell Crowe thriller that was recently pushed by its U.S. distributor Solstice Studios from July 10 to July 31 due to continued coronavirus disruption, would also be moving in the UK from its planned July 17 date. I can clear that up now by…

Altitude Media Group, the UK outfit run by Will Clarke that works across production, distribution and sales, has officially opened a natural history-focused factual wing that will make film and TV docs. Former Channel 4 exec Paul Sowerbutts joined the company late last year to drive the move into non-fiction content…

30WEST, which invested in Parasite releaser NEON back in 2018, has taken a significant minority stake in UK and Ireland distribution, sales and production outfit Altitude Media Group. Launched in 2012 by Will Clarke and Andy Mayson, Altitude saw early successes with Asif Kapadia's Oscar-winning doc Amy and Barry…

EXCLUSIVE: On the eve of the EFM in Berlin, Ivan Kavanagh's supernatural horror Son, starring Halloween breakout Andi Matichak alongside Emile Hirsch and Luke David Blumm, has locked North American and UK distribution. AMC Networks-owned genre streamer Shudder has taken all rights for the UK and Ireland, and has also…

Ian Bonhôte, a BAFTA nominee for his documentary McQueen, will helm upcoming musician biopic Faithfull. As we revealed back in October, Bohemian Rhapsody actress Lucy Boynton will star as Marianne Faithfull, the iconic singer-songwriter who recorded 21 albums including the acclaimed Broken English and the more recent N…

EXCLUSIVE: Andi Matichak, who starred opposite Jamie Lee Curtis in the recent big-grossing Halloween reboot, and Emile Hirsch (Once Upon A Time In Hollywood) will lead the cast of Ivan Kavanagh's horror feature Son. Project is aiming for a January 2020 U.S. shoot. Altitude Films has boarded world sales rights and will…

Magnus Martens' (Jackpot) under-the-radar action-thriller SAS: Red Notice has wrapped production in London, Paris and Budapest with cast including Ruby Rose, Andy Serkis, Tom Wilkinson and Sam Heughan. Here’s a first look at Rose and Heughan (Outlander). Based on the book by former UK soldier turned popular author…

Jonathan Rhys Meyers is in talks to star in Altitude, a thriller set on on a runaway hot-air balloon in the works from writer-director Marc Fienberg. The pic is in preproduction and shooting is scheduled to start in January in South Africa. 13 Films is repping international rights to the project and is presenting it…

EXCLUSIVE: Scottish indie band Belle and Sebastian will score Simon Bird’s (The Inbetweeners) feature directorial debut Days Of The Bagnold Summer, which wrapped shoot last Friday. Here’s a first look image of protagonists Monica Dolan (Eye In The Sky) and Earl Cave (The True History Of The Kelly Gang) in the…

The BFI’s annual report for 2017-18 details the organization’s biggest film investments, strategic priorities and senior salaries. Income for the year to March 2018 was £96.9M – an increase of £1.2M from that of 2016-17, with a net increase of funds of £13.1M. The uptick was put down to property revaluations and a…

EXCLUSIVE: Simon Bird, star of hit UK comedy franchise The Inbetweeners, has set cast for his feature directorial debut Days Of The Bagnold Summer. Monica Dolan (Eye in the Sky), Rob Brydon (The Trip), Tamsin Greig (Second Best Marigold Hotel), Alice Lowe (Prevenge), Elliot Speller-Gillot (Uncle) and Earl Cave (The Tru…