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‘Four Weddings And A Funeral’ At 25: Richard Curtis, Working Title Et Al Recall A Film That Transformed The UK Biz
Few films have had a more transformative impact on their local industry than Four Weddings And A Funeral, which was released twenty five years ago this week.
Grossing a remarkable $245M off a $4M budget, the film about a committed bachelor who unexpectedly finds love, helped pave the way for a string of globally…
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‘Four Weddings And A Funeral’ Cast And Creators To Reunite After 25 Years For Red Nose Day Short Film
The cast and creators of iconic Brit comedy Four Weddings And A Funeral are reuniting to make charity short film One Red Nose Day And A Wedding.
Richard Curtis, who wrote the original film and is the co-founder of charity telethon Red Nose Day, has written the short for the 2019 edition of the charity fundraiser. It…
Netflix Takes U.S. & Key Markets On Lily James Romance ‘Guernsey’ By ‘Three Billboards’ Producer Blueprint Pictures
Netflix has taken rights in key markets to upcoming Lily James romance-drama The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, I have learned. The online titan will release in the U.S., Canada, Latin America, Italy, Eastern Europe and SouthEast Asia. Release date hasn’t been set yet but it should be this year, I’m…
Glen Powell, Michiel Huisman, ‘Downton Abbey’ Actors Join ‘Guernsey’
EXCLUSIVE: Mike Newell just added a number of new actors to his film The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society which is underway in the UK. Glen Powell (Hidden Figures), Michiel Huisman (The Age of Adeline, Game of Thrones), Matthew Goode (The Imitation Game, Downton Abbey), Jessica Brown Findlay (Downton Abbey…
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Lily James Set To Star In ‘The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society’
EXCLUSIVE: In-demand British actress Lily James is set to star in The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society, with Mike Newell attached to direct.
Script is written by Don Roos and Tom Bezucha and is based on the international bestseller of the same name by Annie Barrows and Mary Ann Shaffer. Paula Mazur and…
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Mike Newell To Direct Amazon Pilot ‘The Interestings’, Lifting Contingency
I have learned that Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire director Mike Newell has been tapped to direct Amazon drama pilot The Interestings, an adaptation of Meg Wolitzer’s bestselling book. The pilot, originally picked up as director-contingent, is now cleared for production.
The Interestings received a pilot order alo…
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Robert De Niro & Mike Newell On Fast Laugh Track With ‘The Comedian’
EXCLUSIVE: The Comedian, an Art Linson-scripted drama that Robert De Niro has been sweet on for years, has come together with Mike Newell at the helm. I’m told that the film is now a reality, with De Niro in final talks to start production in early November in New York. Linson will produce the film along with Courtney…
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Mike Newell Plants Flag To Helm ‘The Day Of The Triffids’
EXCLUSIVE: Mike Newell has been set to helm The Day Of The Triffids, the adaptation of the classic sci-fi book by John Wyndham that was scripted by Neil Cross for Ghost House Pictures. Those sparked about this development know the logline: After a comet shower blinds most of the world’s population, those with sight…
Hot Trailer: ‘Great Expectations’
Mike Newell directs this UK adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic with Jeremy Irvine (War Horse) as the orphan hero Pip. Helena Bonham Carter co-stars as Miss Havisham, with Ralph Fiennes as Magwitch and Holliday Grainger as Estella. Robbie Coltrane, Jason Flemyng, and Sally Hawkins also fill out the cast. Newbie…
Toronto: Upstart Outsource Media Group Acquires Mike Newell's 'Great Expectations'
EXCLUSIVE: New funding enterprise Outsource Media Group has made itself known here at the Toronto Film Festival by acquiring North American rights to the Mike Newell-directed Great Expectations. The film, which stars Ralph Fiennes, Helena Bonham Carter, Jeremy Irvine, and Holliday Grainger, was sold before its Gala…
Hot Trailer: 'Great Expectations'
An international trailer for Mike Newell’s bigscreen adaptation of Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations surfaced today. Screenplay is by David Nicholls. Ralph Fiennes, Helena Bonham Carter, Jeremy Irvine, Robbie Coltrane and Jason Flemyng lead the cast of the BBC Films production which will screen next month at the Toro…
First Look: Helena Bonham Carter As Miss Havisham In ‘Great Expectations’
Here's a first look at Helena Bonham Carter as Miss Havisham, the witchy central character in Great Expectations, Mike Newell's adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel. Miss Havisham is an iconic character over here in Britain: an embittered spinster who sits in her mouldering mansion still wearing the wedding dress she…
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