Disney’s Animation, Moana 2, brings in a tidal wave of customers back to the big screen breaking records on its opening weekend to a staggering $386 Million at the global box office.
The 15th annual Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA) announced their winners and the Music Director of our film 'Future TX', Ilan Eshkeri, won for his fabulous score on the documentary ‘Super/Man:The Christopher Reeve Story’.
The little bear from Peru, in the third instalment of the ‘Paddington Bear’ franchise, has charmed UK and Ireland audiences with the biggest opening of the year for a British-produced movie, and the best since James Bond in 2021’s No Time to Die.
Blumhouse created a new study survey to see when in the year audience members love to watch a good horror, as well as a few other questions. Through a survey of 3,000 Americans, they released the study revealing the viewing habits of horror fans as well as their favourite films and sub-genres.
Our psychological drama/thriller ‘Blank’, set in the near future, had its UK linear TV debut on BBC2 this Sunday night. 'Blank' will be available for the next 30 days on BBC iPlayer.
Carry on reading to find out more and watch the trailer.
Brand new comedy film Go Away! has an insanely talented cast attached. Leading is Michael Socha, with Hugh Bonneville, Ella Bruccoleri, Steve Speirs, Jo Martin and Niky Wardley. Written and directed by Ed Kear and Cringo Williamson, who make up Rude Guests.
It’s now been confirmed Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman will star in a reimagining of the 1989 classic “The War of the Roses”. The movie, which is still currently in development, will be directed by Jay Roach and written by Tony McNamara, based on the dark comedy novel by Warren Adler.
The remake of the original movie, starring the late Patrick Swayze, ‘Road House’, has made it onto the streaming site attracting 50 million viewers making it Amazon MGM Studios biggest movie since landing on the 21st of March 2024..
‘A Real Pain’ written and directed by Jesse Eisenberg has been one of the biggest hits of the Sundance Film Festival and has now been slated for a cinema release.
StudioCanal Partners With ‘Mayhem!’, ‘Perpetrator’ Producer WTFilms on new genre slate to develop, produce and sell European genre movies for the international market.
Paul Duane makes his feature debut with the self-funded horror film ‘All You Need Is Death’ based on an Irish folklore. The trailer is released and Paul has confirmed when the film will land on the big screen.
Wednesday 28th February it was announced Disney’s Star India and vicom18 merged with Reliance owning 16.3%, Viacom18 with 46.8% and Disney will own 36.8%. This will put the entertainment juggernaut far ahead of other rivals in the most populated nation.
‘Bob Marley: One Love’ musical biopic has gained $101.1 million worldwide after only 10 days in the cinema. Just like Marley’s song One Love, the film has gained the hearts of many and has stayed on the top spot-on domestic charts for two weeks since its release.
Kevin Costner’s ‘Horizon:’ An American Saga starts its cinema rollout this summer, and now he has built a studio where he can make the rest of the films.
The director of 'Slow Horses’, the spy series starring Gary Oldman, has said that the show’s success proves that “quirky British” productions can become global hits.
Thanks to the success of elevated genres movies such as the Australian horror ‘Talk To Me’, which has now grossed nearly $100m at the global box office, the EFM 2024 is packed with elevated genre titles and sellers are aiming high.
Fresh from the UK release of 'Blank', director Natalie Kennedy and Producer Rebecca-Clare Evans announced their new feature film with Templeheart Films, along with images from the movie. Alina Allison (Punch) stars alongside Thomas Grant (Pretty Red Dress) in the new horror/thriller 'Purgatory', which just finished shooting in Snowdonia, Wales.
Producer of our latest films 'Blank' and 'Purgatory', Rebecca-Clare Evans, worked with Jamie Lomas and Sean Glynn to raise awareness of the dangers of online grooming.
After the film's initial release in the US and other territories in 2023, Blank has now been released in the UK on the 8th of January 2024. The film has been welcomed very positively by film critics and audiences alike. Continue reading to find out more.
The streaming service Peacock’s upcoming anthology 'Suburban Screams’ had drawn 75 year old legendary horror filmmaker John Carpenter to direct an episode.
Universal and Blumhouse’s sequel ‘The Exorcist: Believer’ debuted at top spot in Ireland and England’s box office. The R-rated movie is expected to make between $30 million and $36 million in its opening, which will mark the best launch of the horror franchise ever.
The trailer for the animated film ‘Wish’ lands as Disney celebrates 100 years. ‘Wish’ represents the studio leveraging and celebrating its history with a new beautiful story that actually features someone wishing on a star. Carry on reading to see the trailer.
Who needs Hollywood when the UK has top end studios, where American productions are choosing to shoot here instead of on their own turf. Carry on reading to find out more and indeed what blockbuster films have shot right here in Britain.
The renowned, award winning, British theatre producer, John Gore, has acquired the iconic horror studio which helped to define the British horror genre and home of Dracula, Hammer Films.
This year's FrightFest took place at the weekend with a great lineup including ‘How To Kill Monsters’ which features our very own Rebecca-Clare Evans (‘Blank').
Northumberland cinema will screen a 1980s cult classic on the lawn of Hexham Abbey. This 'unique cinema experience' has been created by six young people who took part in an educational scheme at the Forum Cinema this summer.
Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’ has surpassed the final Harry Potter film in its new impressive box office figures making it Warner Bros’ most successful worldwide release ever.
The Sundance Institute Documentary Fund has confirmed they have selected 23 independent documentary projects this year with grants that come to over $1 million.
Scottish Film and TV Second see’s huge boost in spending and is up by 55% between 2019 and 2021. The sector has contributed £627 million to Scotland's economy.
Benicio Del Toro, Justin Timberlake, Alicia Silverstone and Sky Ferreira star in the new Netflix movie ‘Reptile’, the directorial debut by Grant Singer for Netflix. Keep on reading to watch and find out more.
The J. Robert Oppenheimer biopic directed by Christopher Nolan has crossed the $550 in global box office sales and has become the highest grossing World War II film of all time.
Sir Anthony Hopkins is starring in a film about the ‘British Schindler’, stockbroker Sir Nicholas Winton, who helped save 669 Jewish children in Prague from the Nazis
The independent cinema chain Merlin Cinemas which were founded in 1990 has taken over the former Odeon building in Weston-super-Mare, which had shut in May. Carry on reading to find out more.
The Italian Film Producer Andrew Iervolino has ambitious plans for Tuscany Film Studios which comes as Italy is enjoying an international production boom.
Emerald Fennell’s highly anticipated feature, after the Oscar and BAFTA winning 'Promising Young Women', ‘Saltburn’, starring Barry Keoghan and Jacob Elordi, is set to open the 67th BFI London Film Festival.
The Forum Cinema in Hexham is running three Cinema Champions courses over the next year aimed at young people aged 16-25, with five films being produced.
Over the next few months, a selection of Disney favourite films is set to return to the silver screen at Showcase cinema in Peterborough, to celebrate 100 years for the iconic studio and for the sale price tag of just £5.
Revenues in the U.K. streaming sector soared by a huge 21.5% year-on-year to £3.3 billion ($4.1 billion) from 2022, a study from media regulator Ofcom has revealed.
Magic Frame Animation and Creation Entertainment Media have today released the first look images from the upcoming animated feature film, ‘Aliens FC’ which will be developed in collaboration with the writing duo Tim Clague and Danny Stack, who were both the writers and directors on our family sci-fi adventure film ‘Future TX’.
If one thing is clear, it’s that Mattel’s debut film ‘Barbie’ has been a gigantic hit, since its release last week. The film has broken several box office records already.
The Tees Valley International Film Festival returns for its second year in October and many of the region’s top actors will be returning home in support.
The producer Andrew Macdonald behind hit Scottish films Trainspotting and Sunshine on Leith will chair a new organisation to design and lead the revived Edinburgh International Film Festival from 2024.
Director Rusty Cundieff has released the trailer for his new film, a turn back time thriller called ’57 Seconds'. Carry on reading to find out more and watch the trailer.
Cinema goers have been branding the new horror film ‘Talk To Me’ as the scariest horror of the year, leaving viewers petrified. Carry on reading to find out more and watch the trailer, if you dare.
The horror sequel to ‘The Exorcist’, directed by David Gordon Green, has released first look posters and they are most definitely creepy to say the least.
With the writers guild still on strike and now actors have also joined the strike this has brought the vast majority of film and TV productions to a complete halt, although there is some good news, where some independent companies, including A24, have secured a waiver to keep shooting.
An exclusive trailer has been released for a new sci-fi and AI orientated thriller called 'T.I.M.', which will put chills down your spine. Carry on reading to find out more and to watch the trailer
The Birmingham gangster saga went from being a small TV series on BBC Two to one of the biggest TV shows globally and now it looks as though the TV drama will be heading to the big screen in the form of a feature film.
Well, if David Earl’s new comedy film is half as good as his previous feature ‘Brian and Charles’ we are in for a treat. Trust us when we say the trailer does not disappoint - it’s the end of the world and relying on clowns for hero’s, what could go wrong?
A new drama feature film which is inspired by the famous rock band T-Rex starring Timothy Spall has just released its trailer and it’s a very different take on what could have been the film - a very interesting set up. Carry on reading to watch the trailer and find out more about ‘Bolan’s Shoes.’
Martin Scorsese’s full main trailer has now landed for the eagerly awaited ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ and the trailer looks terrific - keep reading to find out when the film will be released and to see the full trailer in all its glory.
VUE Cinema in the Manchester Printworks will be one of only three cinemas in the UK to showcase a special screening of ‘Oppenheimer’ on IMAX. Directed by award-winning filmmaker Christopher Nolan, starring Cillian Murphy.
Jenna Coleman stars in her third feature film ‘Klokkenluider’ directed by Neil Maskell, carry on reading to find out more about the film and to watch the gripping trailer.
A new horror set in Gloucestershire and starring Sir Mark Rylance, who won an Oscar in 2016 for his performance in the Steven Spielberg movie ‘Bridge of Spies’, is released this month. The film is from the Gloucester-based writer and director Fridtjof Ryder and serves as his debut feature.
Four Scotland-based producers will each receive a bursary of up to £30,000 in the first year as part of new two-year Screen Scotland initiative called Film FastTrack. The selected producer will also be given training with an opportunity to extend the training into a second year.
Since A24’s limited release of romantic drama ‘Past Lives’ in New York and Los Angeles, the film has left an affecting impact on its audiences where Asian Americans have taken to TikTok to share their views where they are especially vocal about the ways the film has unexpectedly resonated with them.
After the popularity of the screening of Wes Anderson’s ‘Asteroid City’ At Pinewood Studios Cinema this weekend they have added further dates in July in both Pinewood and Shepparton Studios. Carry on reading for further information and how to book tickets.
The Alien franchise will be returning to cinemas in 2024, with the new film no longer heading for a streaming debut but heading straight into the cinemas. Who’s excited for this? We know we are.
Chris Hemsworth has revealed just days before the film's release that Idris Elba has joined him in the Netflix action sequel, with the release of the new trailer which you can check out in this news item.
‘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.
