DreamWorks Pictures and Universal Pictures announced today that Sam Mendes’ 1917 will start shooting on April 1 on location in England and Scotland. The film follows two young British soldiers (Captain Fantastic's George MacKay; Game of Thrones' Dean-Charles Chapman) on a single day at the height of World War…

EXCLUSIVE: Mark Strong (Kingsman), Carice van Houten (Game of Thrones) and Daniel Mays (Line of Duty) will star in the Sky-commissioned thriller series Temple. The high-concept eight-parter, produced by Hera Pictures head Liza Marshall (Riviera), is playwright Mark O’Rowe’s adaptation of the acclaimed Norwegian drama…

EXCLUSIVE: Ralph Fiennes is in talks to join Rebecca Hall, Mark Strong and Saïd Taghmaoui in The Forgiven, the next movie from The Guard and Calvary director John Michael McDonagh, I can reveal. The English Patient star Fiennes and Vicky Cristina Barcelona star Hall would lead McDonagh’s adaptation of the…

EXCLUSIVE: Based on a true story, Stockholm stars Ethan Hawke as a man who attempts to raid a central Stockholm bank and based on the clip above, everything doesn’t go as expected. Directed by Robert Burdreau, Stockholm is based on a 1973 bank heist and hostage crisis that was documented a year later in a New Yorker…

Fox Networks Group has unveiled the first-look at its global espionage thriller Deep State, starring Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy's Mark Strong. The show, which is the company's first regional scripted commission for Europe and Africa, sees Strong play an ex-spy, whose past comes back to haunt him. The trailer shows…

Deep State, Fox Networks Group's first regional scripted commission for Europe and Africa, has added new cast and released a first-look photo as production moves to London. Mark Strong is starring in the eight-part series created by Matthew Parkhill and Simon Maxwell. It will air in more than 50 countries on…

EXCLUSIVE: Liza Marshall's newly launched indie outfit Hera Pictures is kicking open its doors with English-language rights to coveted hit Norwegian drama series Valkyrien. Mark Strong is set to take the lead role in the adaptation of the high-concept thriller, which will move from Oslo to London. Valkyrien centers…

Mark Strong is set to star in espionage thriller Deep State, Fox Networks Group's first regional scripted commission for Europe and Africa. The eight-episode hourlong original series (which previously was announced under the working title The Nine) is written by Matthew Parkhill (Rogue), Simon Maxwell (American Odyssey…

EXCLUSIVE: Mark Strong has joined Catcher Was a Spy.  He plays the pivotal role of Werner Heisenberg, the enigmatic lead scientist for the Nazi atomic program who would become the main target in the U.S.’s effort infiltrating the Nazi party to determine whether they were capable of building an atomic bomb. Ben Lewis…

Kristin Scott Thomas is headed to the director's chair. The Brit actress, known for her roles in The English Patient and I've Loved You So Long, is making her directorial debut with romantic drama The Sea Change, based on Elizabeth Jane Howard's novel of the same name. Scott Thomas will star in the film as Lillian and…

While Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Popstar are among the latest studio offerings likely to dominate with other tentpoles this summer weekend, there are still Specialty distributors who are not shying away from opening films they hope will siphon off some crowds. Vertical Entertainment will open space adventure Appr…

The Dude will next be fighting for Queen and Country in some capacity, as Jeff Bridges has joined the cast of Kingsman: The Golden Circle, Matthew Vaughn’s follow up to his 2014 (2015 stateside) over the top spy actioner Kingsman: The Secret Service. The Iron Man and The Big Lebowski actor confirmed the news this…