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After delaying its 2020 edition due to the pandemic, Sundance's London offshoot will return August 7-9 in an online form for a scaled down version. The event will present three features from this year's Park City festival: Alan Ball's Uncle Frank, Zeina Durra's Luxor, and Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine's Boys State…

British actress Julia Sawalha has claimed she is being chopped from the upcoming Chicken Run sequel because her voice now sounds "too old". In a statement published online, Sawalha said she has been told by producers via her agent that the character of Ginger will be recast with a younger actress for the second movie…

ViacomCBS on Thursday inked a deal to become the U.S. home of the marquee UEFA Champions League as well as the sibling UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League, with the pact kicking off in August. The four-year deal calls for games and programming to air live on a mix of CBS, CBSSN and CBS All Access…

Peter Morgan has changed his mind on bringing the curtain down on The Crown after five seasons, meaning that the Netflix show will now run for six seasons. Creator Morgan said: “As we started to discuss the storylines for Series 5, it soon became clear that in order to do justice to the richness and complexity of the…

(Press Association) Johnny Depp has accused Amber Heard of telling "porky pies" about him to a psychiatrist, during a third day of intense questioning over his drug use and relationship with his ex-wife as his libel claim against The Sun newspaper continues. The Hollywood star suggested there was a "benefit to her (Ms…

Christina Sulebakk has been named as the new head of HBO Europe, replacing Hervé Payan who will step down from the role at the end of August after five years. Sulebakk has worked at the WarnerMedia brand for more than eight years and is currently executive vice president, chief marketing officer and head of…

The BBC has announced plans to start charging UK pensioners the annual £157.50 ($199) licence fee from August after delaying the change in March due to the coronavirus pandemic. British pensioners were originally meant to start paying the fee from June 1, but will now shoulder the cost from August 1 after the BBC put…

EXCLUSIVE: Leading Russian animation outfit Riki Group has signed a deal with Beijing-based producer and distributor Joy Culture and Chinese platform Tencent Video to partner on season four of animated series The Fixies. Following its acquisition of the show's third season, Tencent will now invest in the production of…

Meghan Markle seeks court order Meghan Markle is seeking a court order preventing the Mail on Sunday publisher Associated Newspapers from naming five of her friends as part of an ongoing legal dispute, according to reports. Markle is suing Associated Newspapers after the Mail on Sunday published a private letter to…

News this week that Ennio Morricone, the composer of numerous timeless film scores, had died at the age of 91 was met with an outpouring of grief and tribute from the international film community. But that emotion also stretched well beyond the biz, as was evidenced at this week's round of soccer fixtures in his…

Australian producer and distributor Beyond International has taken full control of 7Beyond, the LA-based producer that it ran as a joint venture with broadcaster Seven Network. Beyond International has acquired Seven Network’s 50.98% stake in 7Beyond, which makes shows including HGTV’s My Lottery Dream Home and Food…

EXCLUSIVE: Odeon Cinemas, the AMC-owned chain which is the UK's largest cinema operator by number of sites, has decided to slow down its reopening plans amid ongoing coronavirus disruption and a film slate that is seeing major titles continue to shift back. The chain reopened an initial 10 sites on July 4, which was…