‘Fast X’, the explosive sequel to the Fast And Furious franchise, stars Vin Diesel, Jason Momoa and Charlize Theron and according to The Hollywood Reporter the movie has now zoomed past another major milestone at the global box office.
The UK is on track to double its film stage space by 2025. The new Culture Secretary, Lucy Frazer, revealed a target to grow the creative sector by £50B ($62B) and create 1 million jobs.
‘Super Mario Bros. Movie’ has been a huge success and continues to break records. The movie has now become the 3rd highest grossing animated film of all time worldwide.
‘Fireband’ the new Henry VIII film which stars Jude Law as the lead and Alicia Vikander as his sixth and surviving spouse, Catherine Parr, gets 8-minute standing ovation at its world premiere at Cannes
‘Fast X’ is the 10th instalment of the popular franchise ‘Fast and Furious’ and is doing huge business overseas, where it opened to $251.4 million and a domestic opening of $67.5 million.
Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro have reunited at the Cannes film festival to present a feature together for the first time in almost half a century, where they discussed their acclaimed new movie. The film also stars Leonardo DiCaprio and now the trailer has also landed. Keep reading to check it out.
The giant success of The Super Mario Bros movie is helping to paint a brighter picture for cinemas in 2023, where it looks as though the global cinema box office will surpass earlier forecasts.
As reported by Motorsport.com and other news sources Warner Bros is set to co-produce a MotoGP-inspired fictional feature film called ‘Idols’ to be released in 2025. Carry on reading to find out more information.
Stephen Spielberg has been gathering support from film stars such as Toby Jones, Emily Mortimer and Imogen Poots to help try and save an 89-year-old London cinema, The Curzon Mayfair, from closing.
The renowned actor/director Clint Eastwood is preparing to direct his last ever film and reuniting Nicholas Hoult and Toni Collette and aiming to finish his 70 year career with a hit movie.
Robert Rodriguez ’Hypnotic’, a detective thriller with a sprinkling of sci-fi starring Ben Affleck, releases it’s trailer and announces the release date. Keep on reading to watch the trailer and find out more.
For the first time since the pandemic the cinema business is booming and audiences have began to return in flocks to watch the latest offerings on the big screen, with the likes of ‘John Wick: Chapter 4,’ ‘Scream VI’ and, just last weekend, ‘The Super Mario Bros’ movie which broke all sorts of records (see our news item on this).
Australian teens are hooked on being possessed in A24’s new horror from the YouTubers turned filmmaking duo Michael and Danny Philippou. It arrives in cinemas this summer.
The boutique cinema chain Everyman Media Group has reported a surge in ticket sales and has now returned to an operating profit, despite pandemic delays leading to fewer blockbuster film releases in 2022. Cinema is as strong as ever.
The animated ‘Super Mario Bros’ movie had families coming out in bucket loads over Easter to catch the film, helping the movie to gross more than £300 million worldwide making it the highest grossing game adaptation and animated film ever over an opening weekend.
‘365 Days’ star Anna-Maria Sieklucka has joined the cast for Neil Marshall’s Psychological Thriller ‘Compulsion’ and is set to star opposite Charlotte Kirk.
Bulldog Film Distribution has acquired UK-Ireland distribution rights to ‘Love Without Walls’, Jane Gull’s homelessness music drama about a couple living on the streets of London.
‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ starring Keanu Reeves as the assassin exceeds its own franchise record with $73.5 million at the Box Office for its opening weekend, helped by positive reviews.
Two of the world’s largest technology companies are counting on a 100-year-old idea to help their streaming services, where they plan to release their biggest movies in cinemas at least one month before they will appear on their own streaming services.
We are excited to share the news regarding our feature documentary ’Never Forget Tibet’, the Dalai Lama’s untold story, which will be coming to cinemas across the UK from the 4th April 2023.
Director of 'Bodies, Bodies, Bodies’ Halina Reijn is reportedly in place to helm ‘Babygirl’, a new erotic thriller for A24 which has just added Nicole Kidman to star.
A24 have been in the news quite a lot as of late with their new film projects but this time the independent film and TV studio has bought an off Broadway Theatre. The studio made its first foray into live performance with the purchase of the Cherry Lane Theater.
Talents from the Northern Irish film and TV industry have been recognised at the IFTA (Irish Film and Television) Awards 2023 and have been selected for top accolades.
‘Everything Everywhere All At Once' swept the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday taking home wins in nearly every major category to push hard as an Oscar frontrunner.
Everyone is talking about ‘Creed 3’ as it came out on top of the global weekend box office and made history by having the biggest opening ever for a sports movie in the US, by far exceeding expectations.
The trailer has landed for ‘The Pope’s Exorcist’, based on a true-ish horror story. Check out the trailer, where Russell Crow has to deal with more than supernatural entities.
‘Everything Everywhere All At Once' made history at The Screen Actors Guild Awards and has cemented its status as the Oscars frontrunner after taking home all four awards it was nominated for.
The film's sales agent, Film Seekers, has gained multiple deals for our sci-fi thriller feature film ‘Blank’ including the UK, read on to find out more.
The Oscar nominated filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan inks multi-year first-look deal, switching his allegiance from Universal to Warner Bros., whilst announcing ‘Trap’ as his next film
Apple TV has dropped the trailer for its upcoming film ‘Tetris’ which is based on the story about the distribution of Tetris, and whilst that may not sound exciting, the trailer suggests otherwise.
Straight from his recent praise and Oscar nomination for ‘The Banshees OF Inisherin’ Barry Keogh is looking to ride off the back of that and set his own project up, that he has wanted to make for some time, a fresh Billy The Kid biopic.
The Berlin film festival, Europe's first major cinema showcase of the year, opens on Thursday along with it’s focus on the fight for freedom in Ukraine and Iran. The event is set to host a huge star line-up which includes Stephen Spielberg, Helen Mirren and Vicky Krieps.
Hull wants to capitalise on its popularity as a filming destination by establishing a film and tv prospectus and marketing plan with the help of Screen Yorkshire to attract film and TV location managers.
UK film and high-end TV (HETV) production hit a record £6.27 billion in 2022, £1.83 billion higher than for the pre-pandemic year of 2019, according to the latest figures from the BFI’s Research and Statistics Unit.
IFC has released the trailer and artwork for its upcoming comedy ‘Paint’, starring Owen Wilson as Carl Nagyl, a TV celebrity painter and directed by Brit McAdams.
North Wales has spectacular filming locations which sees companies from all over the world shooting there and now a new studio in Anglesey is to capitalise on the growing number of productions the area attracts.
Emma Thompson is set to star in an action thriller movie titled ‘The Fisherwoman’ and although it isn't Emma's most known genre, it does sound like a very interesting mix.
A24’s new boot camp drama ‘The Inspection’ is based on the real-life experiences of its writer and director,Elegance Bratton, and is also his feature directorial debut. The film had its world premiere in 2022 at Toronto International Film Festival met with rave critical reviews and now an exclusive clip from the film has been released.
Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston reunite once again as the married couple Nick and Audrey Spitz to investigate more crime in Netflix’s ‘Murder Mystery 2’.
Experimental horror from Canadian first time feature director Kyle Edward Ball, ’Skinamarink’, has become a huge hit at the box office compared to it’s shoe-string budget.
The official trailer for the brand new Stephen King adaptation ‘The Boogeyman’ just premiered during today’s NFC game and the trailer has also made its way online, showing there is something scary under the bed, after all.
The Berlinale’s European Film Market (EFM) returns next month and for the first time in three years it will be an in-person event. The tickets are selling like wildfire where the registrations match that of pre-pandemic times, so it looks like a good number of buyers and sellers are going to be there.
The new horror from Blumhouse and Universal Studios ‘M3gan’ sets the stage for an extremely good year in horror after being the latest in a string of successful theatre runs for the genre
The story of England’s 1966 World Cup hero Geoff Hurst is on it’s way to the screen in a new feature documentary currently titled ‘Hurst The First & Only.’
There is no real surprise on which film is the front runner for this year's BAFTA nominations, the critically acclaimed World War One film ‘All Quiet on The Western Front’ leads with 14 nominations.
‘Somebody I Used To Know’ is the second movie Dave Franco has directed (first being the horror movie ‘The Rental’) although he is better known for his acting outings in films such as ‘Now You See Me’ franchise and ‘Nerve.’
What an exciting evening for film and TV at the 28th annual Critics Choice Awards on Sunday 15th January 2023 where Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert’s film ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ dominated the film categories. The critically acclaimed film starring Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan was nominated for a staggering 14 awards, keep on reading to find out what they took home.
Judy Blume's greatest book, the 1970 novel 'Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret' is being adapted into a major film starring Rachel McAdams and Kathy Bates. The first trailer captures the spirit of the novel, teasing an emotional journey that all three generations of the family go on.
The first look trailer for A24’s horror ’Beau Is Afraid’ starring Joaquin Phoenix and helmed by Ari Aster has landed. The official synopsis reads: “A paranoid man embarks on an epic odyssey to get home to his mother in this bold and ingeniously depraved new film from writer-director Ari Aster.”
BAFTA has released their longlist for all 24 categories for the 2023 film awards, which includes best film, outstanding British film and outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer, ahead of the nominations on January 19th and ceremony on February 19th 2023. Keep reading to find out which films are leading the way.
The new trailer for the Netflix comedy ‘You People’ has been released, starring Eddie Murphy and Jonah Hill. The script was written by Jonah Hill and Kenya Barris who also directed. Continue reading to watch the trailer which sparks family feuds.
Just as you thought you had seen it all, something quirky comes along and reminds you that you haven’t. The new trailer for ‘Renfield’ has landed, which introduces Nicolas Cage as Count Dracula and need we say more? The trailer looks as though it promises a playful and comedic take on Dracula, to say the least.
As Disney +, Netflix and Amazon have shown greater interest in filming in the UK, all eyes are on developing more studio space to cater for the industries growth in the country.
‘Glass Onion’ was only released on 23rd of December on the giant streaming site and has already become Netflix’s third most watched film, raking in over 209 million hours, with the film being in the top 10 for the second week running.
The New Thriller ‘Boston Strangler’ releases first look pics with Keira Knightley and Carrie Coon as crusading journalists looking to identify the famous killer.
The new trailer for M.Night Shyamalan’s horror-thriller ‘Knock At The Cabin’ has landed and completely raises the stakes. Not your typical cabin in the woods story.
The new film starring the two-time Oscar nominee Adam Driver has released its trailer. The Sci-Fi Thriller ’65’ penned by the writers of ‘A Quiet Place’ shows plenty of action fighting off dinosaurs.
The trailer has been released by Universal Pictures for Christopher Nolan’s latest film, ‘Oppenheimer’, the atomic bomb thriller starring Cillian Murphy and it looks pretty good.
It has been announced in the news that the French and Irish government have signed a new film co-production agreement pact, which was signed on the 12th December with French cultural minister Rima Abdul Malak and Ireland’s ambassador to France, Niall Burgess, at the French Ministry of Culture in Paris.
Nominations for all film and TV at the 80th Golden Globe awards have been announced. The event will take place via a televised ceremony on 10th January 2023.
The Palm Springs International Film Awards have announced that Bill Nighy will be honoured with the International Star Award for his performance in critically acclaimed movie ‘Living’. The Film Awards will take place in-person on the 5th of January 2023 at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with the festival running through to the 16th of January 2023.
The new trailer for Scott Cooper’s ‘The Pale Blue Eye’ sees Christian Bale searching for the truth in a spooky murder mystery. The trailer also reviews Gillian Anderson in this whodunit film.
The French media powerhouse Mediawan has penned a deal for a majority stake in one of Hollywood’s most prestigious production companies, Brad Pitt’s ‘Plan B’.
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon announce the launch of their new production company “Artists Equity", backed by RedBird Capital Partners and vows to expand profit participation and offer a 'talent-friendly' working environment.
A new trailer has been released for a horror killer doll movie called ‘M3GAN’, a Blumhouse and Universal co-production. Chucky and Anabel have definitely got some competition now with M3GAN for the most ruthless doll. To us, this movie looks like a perfect cross of 'Blank' meets 'Chucky'.
Broadway veteran Ethan Slater joins the cast Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo and Jonathan Bailey, which has previously been announced for the new ‘Wicked’ movie helmed by Jon M Chu.
Development work on a former Littlewoods site is due to begin as part of a plan to create a £70m film studio based in Liverpool, which will relieve much strain of sort after studio space in the city.
Rian Johnson wants to explore a post-streaming cinema release after its run on Netflix with his murder mystery sequel, ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’. He is hoping there will still be a place for the movie despite its initial short release, which was the widest theatrical release in Netflix’s history.
A big week for new trailers with ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’, ‘Guardian’s of the Galaxy 3’, ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ and the new ‘Transformers’ movie, plus more.
Finn Wolfhard and Julianne Moore star in ‘When You Finish Saving The World’, Jesse Eisenberg’s directorial debut and the trailer looks fantastic, check it out here.
Tilda Swinton has been honoured at a special ceremony in Glasgow for her work "for the preservation and enhancement of film heritage”, presented by the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF).
The production company behind ‘Dune’ and ‘Godzilla vs Kong’, Legendary Entertainment, has cut ties with Warner Bros to enter a multi-year worldwide film distribution partnership with Sony Pictures.
Netflix’s limited cinema release of ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’ was released in the US over the 5-day Thanksgiving weekend, raking in an estimated $13.3 million over the 5 days and is projected to be $15 million by end of play today.
ISG has signed the pre-construction services agreement for the Hollywood style film studio in Hertfordshire and will build one of the largest film studio complexes, which are currently being planned in the UK. The film complex will be built on a 90-acre site located in Broxbourne.
It's been reported that Amazon, Film4 and the BBC have now become more involved within the UK’s National Film and Television School, due to the major shortages in crew, to match the demanding and continuous growth in the TV and Film sector.
The first images from the upcoming ‘Luther’ film has been shared with the public where it shows Idris Elba’s character DCI John Luther out of the gritty streets of London, which will excite fans as this was unexpected for the character.
Amazon plans to spend $1 billion a year on theatrical film releases, making between 12 and 15 movies for the cinema each year, as reported by Bloomberg.
The UK Jewish Film Festival set in Manchester returned this month, after a two year break due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event took place at the Cineworld cinema in Didsbury, in the city centre and also the Curzon cinema in Knutsford, with now an online event to watch all the screenings.
Ealing Studios based in London, the oldest film studio in the world, where ‘The Crown’ and ‘Doctor Who’ were filmed, fights for a huge makeover as developers say the studios and facilities are outdated which is stopping it being a competitive hub for film and TV.
Mark Jenkin’s, director of Bait, has just released his new trailer for a folk horror set on a Cornish island called ‘Enys Men’ and wow does it look creepy.
A film studio in Belfast plans for an expansion, which hopes to be backed and timescales are drawn up. This expansion would be a huge benefit to Ireland as the Film and TV sector struggles for studio space. The film studio has worked on features such as 'Dracula: Untold' and BBC's 'The Fall'.
'Back to the Future' actor, Michael J. Fox, was presented with an honorary Oscar, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award by Woody Harrelson at the 2022 Governors Awards over the weekend.
The new film ‘Aftersun’, which stars Paul Mescal, is being hailed as a mesmeric debut from director Charlotte Wells, whilst the low budget film racks up festival nominations and wins.
After the immensely popular and successful 1917, fans and critics alike have been waiting for a glimpse of Sam Mendes’s new film and the first look is finally here. The trailer has landed for ‘Empire of Light’ an 1980s-set ode to cinema.
The plans have just been revealed for a new film and television studio to be built on the Isle of Wight. With four sound stages, it will be the island's first screen-based media hub.
Global production and distribution company Freemantle buys a majority stake in the UK documentary company 72 Films run by David Glover and Mark Raphael.
Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead (Resolution, Spring, V/H/S: Viral, The Endless, Synchronic) are back with a brand new science-fiction comedy, ‘Something in the Dirt,’ their fifth movie together. Carry on reading to see the new trailer.
The film industry is booming and that extends to Bristol too, which has reached record levels generating an estimated revenue of £20.8m in the last year, with filming in the city up by a healthy 10% city officials say. Bristol is known for its array of locations both city and rural.
Stephen Frears was recently interviewed by Yahoo on his upcoming film ‘The Lost King’, where he said that film critics can often be snobbish even if the film goes on to do well in the USA, as well as other territories.
It's been reported that Universal has won the rights to Stephen Kings novel ‘The Fairy Tale’ in a heated bidding process to secure the adaptation helmed by Paul Greengrass.
It just goes to show that audiences wanted to go back to the cinema for something fresh and this was reinforced with Paramount’s ‘Smile’ as it landed in top spot for their offshore debut with a strong $14.5 million from 58 markets and $36.5 million globally. To find out more and watch the trailer keep reading:
James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’ was re-released in cinemas this weekend and it was another box office hit with a very strong audience, despite previous predictions.
‘Bodies Bodies Bodies’ director Halina Reijn gets her film ‘Instinct’, an erotic psychological thriller, signed by A24. A24 is planning a one-night-only event to be released in the company’s screening room. Continue reading to find out more.
The haunting mystery from director Joanna Hogg stars Tilda Swinton, who plays both mother and daughter in an intense dual role, earning much praise from screenings at both Toronto and Venice film festivals.
‘See How They Run’ is a mystery feature and the directorial debut of Tom George, who previously helmed every episode of the hit BBC sitcom This Country. The movie opened with great reviews and topped the UK and Ireland box office in the first week.
London-based documentary film company Dogwoof released Alex Pritz’s double Sundance winning documentary about the ongoing conflict between the Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau tribe and Brazilian farmers in the Amazon, in UK cinemas on the 2nd September, in partnership with National Geographic Documentary Films. If you haven’t seen it yet, it really is an eye opening documentary about the battle for survival.
Anna Faris returns to the big screen in ‘The Estate’, alongside the lead cast ensemble including Toni Collette, Kathleen Turner, David Duchovny and Tony College. Carry on reading to find out more about the film and to watch the trailer.
Steven Spielberg’s semi-autobiographical drama, ‘The Fabelmans’, which premiered to huge applause at the Toronto International Film Festival, has just released the first trailer. The film is a provocative investigation of the cinematic medium from one of its great masters.
Colin Farrell wins one of the industry top prizes at the Venice Film Festival, Best Actor, for the critically acclaimed Martin McDonagh film ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’. Venice awards are usually regarded as an indicator for who will be among the nominees at next year’s Oscars.
Amazon Price has released the teaser trailer for the new Western ‘The English’, starring Emily Blunt. Carry on reading to see the trailer for the series which will premiere on the 11th November in the United States On Prime Video and BBC One in the United Kingdom.
Martin Freeman has been cast in the new horror film 'Queen of Bones'. Filming is in Canada and is directed by Robert Budreau, with a script penned by Michael Burgner for Appian Way, Lumanity Productions and Productivity Media.
Following her breakout role in the Apple TV+ series ‘Servant,’ Nell Tiger has been cast in her first leading role in a major studio film for 20th Century Fox. ‘First Omen’ is a prequel to the horror franchise ‘The Omen’.
The utterly brilliant trailer for ‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story’ has landed with Daniel Radcliffe playing the singer famous for parody versions of popular songs and Evan Rachel Wood who takes on the role of Madonna. From the trailer this looks more like a spoof biopic rather than a straight down the line biopic. Keep reading to watch the trailer.
On Saturday 3rd of September (this weekend) hundreds of cinemas across the UK will take part in celebration of a new National Cinema Day where they will be offering customers tickets just for £3 per person.
Sally Hawkins and Steve Coogan star in 'The Lost King', which has just released a trailer and it looks like a fun and quirky British movie. The plot is based on the true story of royal remains discovered in Leicester, UK.
Crunchyroll's Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero has landed an unexpected number one at the box office using non-traditional marketing campaigns with social media marketing being their biggest success.
A deal has been signed to keep the James Bond Franchise in production until at least 2037 already having been in production since 1962. It’s been reported the deal was signed with Warner Bros.
It’s just been announced that Harry Styles is set to star in five Marvel Universe movies after signing a mega eye watering deal worth $100,00,00 (£82m).
The first trailer for ‘Sidney,’ Apple TV+’s upcoming documentary on legendary film icon Sidney Poitier, Hollywood's first black movie star and the first black man to win the Best Actor Oscar, has landed.
After the announcement last week of Ryan Gosling confirming his role in David Leitch’s new project, it has now been announced that Emily Blunt will co-star in ‘The Full Guy’, inspired by the 80’s series of the same name.
Universal Studios are happy to say that the pandemic figures are drifting way behind them as they become the first studio to pass $3 billion at the global box office thanks to titles such as ‘Jurassic World Dominion’ and ‘Minions’.
Native American actress Sacheen Littlefeather was booed off stage at the Oscars nearly 50 years ago during her short speech in 1973, regarding the treatment of American Indians by the film industry. The Oscars organisation have now officially apologised.
Martin McDonahg’s new film ‘The Banshees Of Inisherin’ sees Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson playing life long friends and you can glance at the pair as the trailer has just landed for the film. Keep on reading to watch the trailer.
Disney+ is the first competitor in the era of the streaming service wars to have more paid subscribers than Netflix. Disney+ figures are soaring and the number of people subscribing to Disney+ topped 152 million, up some 31% from the same period a year earlier, the entertainment giant said in an earnings report.
‘Joker 2: Folie à Deux’ which will star Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga is a musical sequel to the 2019 original and is expected to be released on the 4th October 2024.
Paramount's Top Gun: Maverick surpasses Titanic, which was the studios biggest film in its 110 year history, and becomes the seventh-biggest film ever at the U.S.A. box office last weekend after grossing $662 million in ticket sales.
The 66th BFI London Film Festival has confirmed ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’, starring Daniel Craig and Edward Norton, will close the prestigious UK film festival, which will serve as the films European Premiere on Sunday 16th of October at the Southbank Centre in the Royal Festival hall, ahead of it’s UK release.
It has been reported by Olivia Newton-Johns’ family that she died peacefully yesterday morning, surrounded by family and friends. Tributes have been paid from around the world being led by her Grease co-star John Travolta.
Our psychological sci-fi drama ‘Blank’ has been picked up by Brainstorm Media for all rights distribution in North America and they have now announced the release date.
The black comedy, directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, ’Everything Everywhere All At Once’ is A24’s highest ever grossing film having cleared $100 million in box office sales.
It’s been reported that Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese will be reuniting for their 8th feature movie together, which is being developed for Apple, titled ‘The Wager.’
Christopher Nolan’s new movie ‘Oppenheimer’ has released the first teaser trailer and it’s literally on fire. The footage sees literal blasts of fire interwoven with black and white clips of Cillian Murphy's J. Robert Oppenheimer. Carry on reading to watch the teaser loop and see the impressive cast list for the film.
The streaming giant Disney+ added it’s first R-rated films in the US on Friday. They added to their slate ‘Deadpool,’ ‘Deadpool 2’ and ‘Logan.’ All these films do star Marvel superheroes but due to their ratings they are not child friendly.
Bernard Cribbins has died aged 93, just months after his late wife of 66 years. The beloved actor starred in The Railway Children, Doctor Who and narrated The Wombles in his incredible career that spanned over 70 years
The stage and screen veteran and Manchester born actor David Warner sadly passes away at age 80. The BBC reported that Warner died from “a cancer-related illness” and that his family confirmed the news “with an overwhelmingly heavy heart”.
Bridget Jones fans will be delighted to hear that Renee Zellweger is returning to her iconic character for the fourth film in the franchise as she tackles motherhood, instead of dating woes, six years after she gave birth to a baby boy.
The teaser trailer for the highly anticipated movie John Wick 4, which sees Keanu Reeves reprise his role, has finally landed and it looks amazing. The first trailer for the movie was a surprise reveal during San Diego Comic-Con at the weekend with Keanu Reeves making an appearance. The teaser features all the highlights fans would expect.
‘Lead Belly’, a film about mental health and homelessness, is the second short film we supported and now it has finished a successful festival run it has been released on iTunes and Google Play.
Jamie Lee Curtis has once jumped again into the shoes of her character Laurie Strode and will face off for the last time in the thirteenth instalment of the Halloween franchise against the masked killer Michael Myers.
Sunset Waltham Cross Studios in Broxbourne has just been given the green light which will cost $1billion, with works beginning this year and will open in 2025.
'Gonzo Girl' , which will be Patricia Arquette’s debut feature, has just added Willem Dafoe and Camila Marrone to star in the movie. The movie is based on the acclaimed novel of the same name, written by Cheryl Della Pietra.
Netflix have dropped the trailer for their latest Korean action movie offering. From the trailer alone, 'Carter' promises intense action and fans of this genre should not be disappointed. Check out the trailer.
Shinfield Studios Limited have secured a huge deal to the sum of £261 million for a new Hollywood style movie studio and has said it will create a staggering 3,000 jobs. The new 199 year lease will be on Thames Valley Science Park.
’Orphan: First Kill’ trailer for the horror prequel has been released. Thirteen years after ‘Orphan’ first came to the screen scaring us with the tale of a seriously problematic 9 year old, the psychological thriller is back.
London and the South East has the largest stock of film and tv studios, with Wales being next, according to research by Knight Frank and there are more developments expected across Wales in the next few years to accommodate the extra demand.
Today’s offerings of streaming services go way beyond the original and traditional giants such as Netflix and Hulu which have for a long time been the companies that dominated the space. Although with many new streaming services seeing more rapid growth the competition is hotting up, especially for U.S. subscribers.
The latest offering in the animated franchise ‘Despicable Me’ smashed the box office records last weekend on its first outing. The minions went bananas for family audiences bringing laughter to all cinemas.
Today it was announced in the press that Roald Dahl’s ‘Matilda’ the musical, Tim Michins’s adaptation of the classic novel, will open the UK’s biggest cinematic gathering of the year, the 2022 BFI London Film Festival.
Over the weekend, in Kingston Upon Thames, we saw films from all over the globe screened at KIFF, the new festival supported by BAFTA award-winning director Mike Newell and Dame Vanessa Redgrave. Lyndon Baldock of Templeheart Films handed out the award for Best Student Short Film
'Thirteen Lives', helmed by Ron Howard, has released the trailer for the drama based on the 2018 Thailand true cave rescue story which gripped the world.
Sir Ian McKellen has joined the cast of 'The Critic'. The 83-year-old actor will play feared but respected theatre critic Jimmy Erskine in the thriller, which will also star Gemma Arterton and Mark Strong.
It’s been an extremely tough time for movie theatres, but they are now back to box office figures that are breaking the charts and there's much more to come. At long last there is a sure sign that audiences of all ages are returning to the silver screen.
James Cameron’s ‘Titanic’ will be 25 years old in 2023 and will head back to the cinema with fresh remastering in all its glory, in time for Valentine's day.
The first ever Kingston International Film Festival (KIFF) will open this Friday with Harry Potter director Mike Newell and actor Dougray Scott set to take part in the festival's first year.
The Martha Mitchell Effect - is another dark story in America’s history. She was once as famous as Jackie O. until she tried to take down America’s President. The documentary takes a look at the unlikeliest of whistleblowers through the voice of the woman herself.
‘Blank’, the Psychological Sci-Fi Drama, will play in competition at Kingston International Film Festival for first time feature by a director and will screen on Sunday 26th June at 10.00 am.
Saturday morning, Netflix officially announced season 2 of the Korean hit show has been given the green light, this was accompanied by a letter from Hwang Dong0hyuk and an eerie teaser clip.
‘Jurassic World: Dominion’, starring Chris Pratt, bit off any competition over the weekend as it clawed in a whopping $143 million and landed at the top at the domestic box office this past weekend.
‘The Quiet Girl’, an Irish-language film known as ‘An Caili Ciuin' in Gaelic, has broken box office records in both Ireland and the UK and become a standard-bearer for a language hardly ever seen on the big screen.
Zack Snyder is in production for his new film ‘Rebel Moon,’ for Netflix. Whilst they have been working on this a while now, there are still additions being made to the cast list. It was announced last week by the streaming service that Anthony Hopkins will be lending his talented voice to a character within the sci-fi action movie.
Fans of ‘Joker’ film were excited after Todd Phillips posted the sequel's script cover on Instagram. A deal is also on the go for Joaquin Phoenix to reprise Arthur Fleck.
Universal’s dinosaur franchise released the sixth instalment in 15 major overseas markets at the weekend, screening on around 10,000 screens across Mexico, Korea, Brazil, Italy and more.
The U.K. Film and TV Charity has now launched the 2022 iteration of its landmark mental health Looking Glass Survey, alongside a new fundraising campaign to help towards the plight of mental health problems within the industry.
Lionsgate have just released an early teaser for ‘The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes’. Although filming has only just started on the production there is no actual footage, although what it does reveal is the movie's logo and its stunning.
Thanks to a partnership with a UK digital identity startup, UK cinemas are set to embrace the digital world where all audience members aged 13 and above will be able to use a smartphone app instead of physically bringing a passport or driving licence with them, to prove their age.
The former Debenhams store, which has been empty since May 2021 when the chain closed all their physical shops, at Three Spires Shopping Centre in Lichfield, Staffordshire, has had plans put forward for consideration of turning the site into a new cinema in the shopping centre.
Ray Liotta, the actor perhaps best known for his roles in ‘Field of Dreams’ and the Martin Scorsese mob classic ‘Goodfellas,’ has died at the age of 67. Ray Liotta was working on a project in the Dominican Republic when he passed in his sleep.
Amazon’s AVoD platform Freevee which was formerly IMDb TV has now commissioned several scripted and factual series, including a second season of ‘Bosch: Legacy’, and gained a short-term licensing deal with Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution. With this news they will be offering further films and an incredible original slate.
A24’s genre-bending black comedy 'Everything Everywhere All At Once’ has done what every independent filmmaker dreams of and has become the little indie that could.
The box office is in bright lights once again as box office receipts keep continuing to increase as audience members flock to watch the latest offerings. With ‘Fantastic Beasts 3’, ‘Sonic 2’ and ‘The Lost City’ raking in the top figures.
Amazon has launched a new service where you can stream TV shows and films for free, where it has rebranded it's IMDB TV service with a new look and name in the UK.
The Film Foundation, which was founded by Martin Scorsese, is dedicated to film preservation and has just announced they are launching a virtual theatre where audition members can stream classic films for free.
Not only is Sir Anthony Hopkins the oldest Oscar Winner, he is also set to become the UK’s oldest actor in a lead role of a major movie, where he will play Sir Nicholas Winton in the upcoming title ‘One Life’. Anthony Hopkins hopes it will highlight the Ukraine’s refugee crisis.
‘Under The Skin', by Jonathan Glazer, has been named the best British film of the 21st century in a critics poll beating ‘The Favourite’, ‘This is England’ and ‘Ex-Machina’.
Writer, Director, Actor and Producer, Anthony Hayes, has launched an innovative new streaming platform exclusively for short films entitled the Retrogression Film Crib to help give emerging filmmakers a platform.
The new media facility being built near Reading at the Thames Valley Science Park has now entered the next construction phase, which will see another five sound stages at the state-of-the-art Film and TV complex.
BAFTA nominated director Rose Glass is set to direct the romantic thriller ‘Love Lies Bleeding’ for A24 and Film4, with Oscar nominated Kristen Stewart heading the cast.
The quirky and sweet natured British comedy ‘Brian and Charles’, by first time feature director Jim Archer, which premiered in this year's World Dramatic Competition at Sundance, has a release date set for June 17.
The Oscar-winning director has sadly passed away at the age of 79 from heart failure on the 30th of March 2022. John Zaritsky won an Academy Award in 1983 for his documentary 'Just Another Missing Kid' about an Ottawa teenager who went missing in Nebraska. After this, he went on to direct a string of other hard-hitting documentaries.
The ‘Indiana Jones’ actor Harrison Ford has landed his first ever leading TV role alongside ‘How I Met Your Mother’ star Jason Segel in the new Apple TV+ comedy, ‘Shrinking’.
It’s recently been announced Sharon Stone will be playing villain Victoria Kord in the upcoming superhero movie called ‘Blue Beetle’ based on the DC’s comics of the same name. The movie is due to commence filming soon.
Ryan Reynolds new movie ‘The Adam Project’ has sailed straight into Netflix’s list of the top 10 most popular English-language films produced by Netflix, which is currently sitting at number 7 and still has the opportunity to move up the ranks. It joins two other movies he stars in, making Ryan Reynolds the first actor to have three films in the top 10 on the Netflix roster.
The romantic comedy ‘The Lost City’ starring Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum opened in North America over the weekend with a great start, collecting $31 million in box office receipts. This score shows Rom-Coms are back in favour with this strong opening for the genre and fantastic news for the industry as a whole.
Apple is the envy of all streaming services right now, as the company has the honour bestowed on them at the Academy Awards on Sunday for their feature film ‘CODA’.
The Netflix original upcoming Marilyn Monroe biopic titled ‘Blonde’ directed by Andrew Dominik is set to be rated NC-17 due to some explicit sex scenes. The film which stars Cuban actress Ana de Armas as the world-renowned late actress and singer will become Netflix’s first film to be slapped with an NC-17 rating.
The writer, producer and actor Aziz Ansari gains his feature director debut with ‘Being Mortal’ at Searchlight. He will act in the picture, starring alongside Bill Murray and now it’s been reported Seth Rogen joins the cast.
Hollywood’s Sunset Studios have submitted plans to the borough council on how it could potentially look, given the green light, where the studio would be 37 hectares and one of the biggest in Europe.
Just as news comes in of Warner Bros. celebrating their 100th birthday in April next year, it has also been announced that the famous movie studio has submitted their plans and application to Watford Borough Council and Three Rivers District Council for a major expansion of their Leavesden studios, which includes their desire to build 11 new sound stages that would see the studios expand onto current green space.
Next April Warner Bros. turns a century old, which is no mean feat for any company and the famous studio has started their celebrations already with the revealing of a special commemorative logo “100 Years of Storytelling”.
Our upcoming psychological Sci-Fi drama ‘Blank’, which is represented by London based sales agent Film Seekers, has just had the trailer and new artwork drop. The film starring Rachel Shelley, Heida Reed and Wayne Brady also had a great reception at this year's Manchester International Film Festival (MANIFF).
‘The Batman’ starring Robert Pattinson has continued to take the box office by storm as it holds fast at the number one spot at the box office for three weekends in a row, with a huge $36.8 million bringing the overall takings past the $300 million mark in North America.
Last week, Disney + released the very first image of their live-action remake of ‘Pinoccho’, which stars Tom Hanks as Geppetto who carved himself a son. This new imagining of the story is inspired by the 1940’s film of the same name.
'The Batman’, which stars Robert Pattinson, is taking shape to be one of the most successful films post-pandemic and it’s now been heralded as the beginning of the post-pandemic blockbuster boom with UK box office sales forecast to double this year to £1.1 billion.
The in-person Independent Spirit Awards ceremony took place on the beach in Santa Monica on the 6th of March 2022 and was hosted by Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman. The outdoor ceremony honours great work done in the independent film world in 2021. Continue reading to find out the winners list.
Our fantastic new documentary ‘Never Forget Tibet’, narrated by ‘Downton Abbey’ star Hugh Bonneville and which tells the story of the Dalai Lama’s journey and escape into exile in 1959, will have a special cinema release on the 31st of March 2022 in 800 cinema screens across the United States by Fathom Events.
We are very proud to report that our psychological Sci-Fi drama, 'Blank', has just screened at the 47th Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival in the USA and has returned home with two wins.
One day after Jessie Buckley gained her first Oscar nomination, director Alex Garland debuts his new trailer for the A24 horror/drama ‘Men’, with Jessie Buckley’s acting talents on full display.
It’s been reported today by The Guardian that Amazon Prime Video has signed a deal for well over 10 years with Pinewood Group’s Shepperton Studios, which gives them exclusive use of new production facilities at the Surrey studios for their productions.
The UK film and TV industry has recovered tremendously from the pandemic with a record £5.6 billion spent making blockbusters such as Mission: Impossible 7 and big-budget dramas including Bridgerton in the UK last year.
The Walt Disney Company has received a staggering total 21 nominations for the EE British Film Academy Awards which will take place on, Sunday, March 13, 2022.
Benoit Blanc played by Daniel Craig is back with a back with a new case to crack in the upcoming follow-up to Rian Johnsons’s 2019 whodunit movie, ‘Knives Out’. The first film in the franchise, went on to gain an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay as well as three Golden Globe nominations.
Our psychological Sci-Fi drama ‘Blank’ heads out for sales at this year's virtual EFM on February 10th to the 17th. Ahead of this, international sales agent Film Seekers releases first look images and a clip from the film via Screen Daily.
Director Justin Kurzel, best known for his movie ‘Macbeth’, has just cast the Oscar nominated star Benedict Cumberbatch to play the lead in his upcoming Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Morning’, alongside Laura Dern as his wife and Noah Jupe as the couple's son.
Brad Pitt and George Clooney took a pay cut to ensure their next film could receive a cinema release as the film's budget was lower than what was needed to obtain a cinema release.
Sundance has just handed out its annual audience and jury prizes and there was no shortage of interesting new horrors. One film generated a word-of-mouth buzz following its premiere at the festival. An unsettling new horror ‘Speak No Evil’ from director Christian Tafdrup is as disturbing as they come and the trailer looks good too.
It’s a renowned fact that the Film and TV industry use many materials that are not all together environmentally friendly, with set builds and props and many simply discarded after use, never to be recycled. In recent years, the industry has been encouraged to reduce its environmental impact. So, could cardboard be the game changer here?
It’s a busy time for the renowned director, as his latest film ‘Nightmare Alley’ was released in UK cinemas on Friday and now the first proper look at Guillermo del Toro’s long awaited first animated feature, the update of the classic Pinocchio tale, has landed and it looks remarkable.
The battle of the streaming wars continues as Disney+ has moved to the next stage of its rapid international rollout and will launch in 42 more countries and 11 territories this coming summer, the streamer announced on Wednesday.
Our psychological sci-fi drama ‘Blank’ has been accepted into the BIFA accredited Manchester International Film Festival where it will receive its UK Premiere on the 15th of March 2022 at the Great Northern Odeon Cinema.
Spider-Man is back on top again after getting knocked off from the top spot at the domestic box office last week by the latest offering in the ‘Scream’ franchise, in its sixth weekend in cinemas. Not only this, ‘Sony’s Spider-Man: No Way Home’ becomes the 6th highest grossing film of all time.
'Batgirl' is the latest blockbuster movie to film in Scotland as they transfer Glasgow into a winter’s day in Gotham city over the weekend. The HBO Max movie actually started filming in late November but so far had seen scenes primarily shot indoors as a set was built within the old North Glasgow College in Springburn, but have now taken over the streets across the city centre.
After a month at the top of the box office charts ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ finally met its match when ‘Scream’ came screeching to an impressive $30.6 million on it’s opening weekend.
In an interview with ‘Variety’ Berlin Film Festival chief explains they are going ahead with the 72nd Berlinale in what they call “a new concept” for an in-person event whilst other renowned festivals such as Sundance go exclusively online.
The latest Marvel blockbuster has been breaking records left and right. The recent global box office success of ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ sees the film becoming the eighth highest-grossing film in box office history as well as becoming the third most successful film franchise ever, overtaking the Harry Potter universe.
The Pinewood Group have announced that Shepperton Studios has launched a £500,000 community fund which will support local individuals, non-profit, as well as voluntary organisations including charities, social enterprises and community groups. Shepperton Studios will be working together with the Community Foundation for Surrey (CFS).
The 79th Golden Globe Award winners were announced at a ceremony which took place on Sunday in LA behind closed doors without a red carpet or official press access. ‘West Side Story’ and ‘Power of the Dog’ win big. British winners include Kate Winslet and Andrew Garfield.
James Cameron has announced he is planning to make six-hour movies for streaming platforms, explaining he is excited by the chaos caused by the rise of streaming services such as Netflix and Disney in Hollywood.
Lionsgate has released the new trailer for its upcoming sci-fi disaster movie ‘Moonfall’ directed by the master of disaster movies Roland Emmerich. The trailer gives the audience a great insight as to what to expect when it’s released into movie theatres.
Peter Bogdanovich, the American film director, known for his films The Last Picture Show and Paper Moon has died aged 82. His agent and family confirmed on Thursday in a statement to the press that he died “from complications of Parkinson’s disease”. Stars, which include Barbra Streisand, Cher and Laura Dern, have led tributes to the late director.
Buckinghamshire Council’s Strategic Sites Planning Committee has granted planning permission for Pinewood Studios to expand the world-renowned screen hub and build a major film inspired visitor attraction.
Glasgow’s iconic Kelvin Hall is set to be transformed into a new film studio which will see it becoming the largest one in the region. It is said to be an £11.9 million project which will be a huge boost for the creative sector in Scotland.
A statement has been released that the ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ duo, Jason Reitman and Gil Kenan, have signed a producing deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment
Disney Plans to spend a huge amount of money on content in 2022 and It’s only the latest example of how the streaming wars are pushing expenditure to enormous levels.
‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ debuts at No. 1 in North America, bringing in better than predicted sales, collecting $44 million from 4,315 venues. This figure is an encouraging sign that family audiences are returning to the cinema after the roll out of Covid-19 vaccines for children over 12.
The ‘Downton Abbey’ sequel trailer has landed and it takes the family to the French Riviera. The release date has also been announced, where it will hit the cinemas on the 18th March 2022.
After starring in the first four films, Mel Gibson has confirmed during an interview in London that he will direct the fifth 'Lethal Weapon' movie, as well as acting in the new instalment for the franchise.
Dan Trachtenberg’s new Predator movie has changed its title to ‘Prey’ and is due for release in summer 2022 on Hulu in the United States and via Star in the UK
Thanks to an “excellent slate of movies” Cineworld, the world’s second largest cinema chain, has reported it has now hit pre-pandemic levels of revenue in the UK and Ireland. The company hopes the host of movies yet to be released this year will s
