A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder is coming to Netflix. The streaming service has picked up the BBC series which is based on the novel by Holly Jackson. Poppy Cogan adapted the book for the small screen.
Emma Myers stars in the six-episode series, which will premiere on BBC later this year before arriving on Netflix.
Zain Iqbal, Anna Maxwell Martin, Gary Beadle, Mathew Baynton, India Lillie Davies, Rahul Pattni, Henry Ashton, Mitu Panicucci, Orla Hill, Ephraim O.P. Sampson, Carla Woodcock, Yasmin Al-Khudhairi, Jackson Bews, Jessica Webber, Matthew Khan, Georgia Aaron, Oliver Wickham, Adam Astill, and Annabel Mullion also appear in the series.
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Emma Myers stars in the six-episode series, which will premiere on BBC later this year before arriving on Netflix.
Zain Iqbal, Anna Maxwell Martin, Gary Beadle, Mathew Baynton, India Lillie Davies, Rahul Pattni, Henry Ashton, Mitu Panicucci, Orla Hill, Ephraim O.P. Sampson, Carla Woodcock, Yasmin Al-Khudhairi, Jackson Bews, Jessica Webber, Matthew Khan, Georgia Aaron, Oliver Wickham, Adam Astill, and Annabel Mullion also appear in the series.
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- 4/23/2024
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Get ready for the premiere of Emma Myers‘ new show!
On Monday (April 22), Netflix debuted the first look photos of the new show A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder starring the 22-year-old Wednesday actress.
The new show is based on the bestselling YA series of the same name by Holly Jackson.
Keep reading to find out more…
Here’s the synopsis: “Five years ago, schoolgirl Andie Bell was murdered by her boyfriend Sal Singh. Case closed. The police know he did it. Everyone in town knows he did it. But smart and single minded Pip Fitz-Amobi isn’t so sure and she’s determined to prove it. And if Sal Singh isn’t a murderer and the real killer is still out there, how far will they go to keep Pip from the truth?”
The cast also includes Zain Iqbal, Anna Maxwell Martin, Gary Beadle, Mathew Baynton, India Lillie Davies,...
On Monday (April 22), Netflix debuted the first look photos of the new show A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder starring the 22-year-old Wednesday actress.
The new show is based on the bestselling YA series of the same name by Holly Jackson.
Keep reading to find out more…
Here’s the synopsis: “Five years ago, schoolgirl Andie Bell was murdered by her boyfriend Sal Singh. Case closed. The police know he did it. Everyone in town knows he did it. But smart and single minded Pip Fitz-Amobi isn’t so sure and she’s determined to prove it. And if Sal Singh isn’t a murderer and the real killer is still out there, how far will they go to keep Pip from the truth?”
The cast also includes Zain Iqbal, Anna Maxwell Martin, Gary Beadle, Mathew Baynton, India Lillie Davies,...
- 4/22/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
A UK adaptation of A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, based on the YA mystery novels by Holly Jackson, has found a Stateside home.
Starring Wednesday‘s Emma Myers and originally commissioned to debut in the UK and Ireland on BBC Three and BBC iPlayer, A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder now will also stream in the U.S., on Netflix, later this year.
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Starring Wednesday‘s Emma Myers and originally commissioned to debut in the UK and Ireland on BBC Three and BBC iPlayer, A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder now will also stream in the U.S., on Netflix, later this year.
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- 4/22/2024
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Netflix today announced that it will premiere A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder later this year in its markets worldwide, including the U.S. The BBC commissioned the series, which will first premiere in the UK and Ireland on BBC Three and BBC iPlayer.
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder is produced by Moonage Pictures, one of BBC Studios’ invested production labels. It is co-produced with ZDFneo and Netflix.
Poppy Cogan adapted the six-episode season, which is currently in post-production, and Dolly Wells directed it. A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder is based on the hugely successful New York Times bestselling mystery YA novel by Holly Jackson.
Emma Myers (Netflix’s Wednesday and Family Switch) plays Pip Fitz-Amobi, opposite newcomer Zain Iqbal as Ravi.
Five years ago, schoolgirl Andie Bell was murdered by her boyfriend, Sal Singh. Case closed. The police know he did it. Everyone in town knows he did it.
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder is produced by Moonage Pictures, one of BBC Studios’ invested production labels. It is co-produced with ZDFneo and Netflix.
Poppy Cogan adapted the six-episode season, which is currently in post-production, and Dolly Wells directed it. A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder is based on the hugely successful New York Times bestselling mystery YA novel by Holly Jackson.
Emma Myers (Netflix’s Wednesday and Family Switch) plays Pip Fitz-Amobi, opposite newcomer Zain Iqbal as Ravi.
Five years ago, schoolgirl Andie Bell was murdered by her boyfriend, Sal Singh. Case closed. The police know he did it. Everyone in town knows he did it.
- 4/22/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
Netflix has boarded BBC Three’s upcoming YA adaptation of A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder starring Wednesday’s Emma Myers.
The streamer has taken rights in the U.S. and the majority of territories bar the UK, Ireland, Germany, Australia, and New Zealand. The series is in post-production and will air later this year.
Adapted by Red Rose scribe Poppy Cogan and directed by Dolly Wells and Tom Vaughan, A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder follows Pip Fitz-Amobi (Myers), who is investigating the death of a schoolgirl five years ago. Andie Bell was deemed to have been murdered by her boyfriend Sal Singh but smart and single-minded Pip isn’t so sure and she’s determined to prove it. Zain Iqbal, Anna Maxwell Martin, Gary Beadle, Mathew Baynton, India Lillie Davies, Rahul Pattni, Henry Ashton, Mitu Panicucci, Orla Hill, Ephraim O.P. Sampson, Carla Woodcock, Yasmin Al-Khudhairi, Jessica Webber,...
The streamer has taken rights in the U.S. and the majority of territories bar the UK, Ireland, Germany, Australia, and New Zealand. The series is in post-production and will air later this year.
Adapted by Red Rose scribe Poppy Cogan and directed by Dolly Wells and Tom Vaughan, A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder follows Pip Fitz-Amobi (Myers), who is investigating the death of a schoolgirl five years ago. Andie Bell was deemed to have been murdered by her boyfriend Sal Singh but smart and single-minded Pip isn’t so sure and she’s determined to prove it. Zain Iqbal, Anna Maxwell Martin, Gary Beadle, Mathew Baynton, India Lillie Davies, Rahul Pattni, Henry Ashton, Mitu Panicucci, Orla Hill, Ephraim O.P. Sampson, Carla Woodcock, Yasmin Al-Khudhairi, Jessica Webber,...
- 4/22/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Pamela Anderson Backs EarthDay365 Channel
Baywatch star Pamela Anderson is backing an environmentally-focused Fast channel coming out of the Netherlands. Alongside son Brandon Thomas Lee, the actress and activist has partnered with Amsterdam’s Static Waves Media Group and IMAX documentary film producer K2 Studios to create EarthDay365. The service launched earlier this month on PlutoTV and will roll out on Relax 2.0 TV, which is across Tcl, Vestel and Skyworth Smart TVs and via Hisense’s Vidaa Channels. It will initially have 2,500 hours of content, with shows including Shark Heroes and Wonders of Wildlife along with a selection of IMAX theater docs. Anderson said EarthDay365 gives a “great opportunity to provide engaging and inspirational content that’s free and accessible,” adding: “It’s inspirational, hopeful — mostly about exploring and celebrating our world — and shines the spotlight on passionate people who are willing to put themselves out there to make a positive difference.
Baywatch star Pamela Anderson is backing an environmentally-focused Fast channel coming out of the Netherlands. Alongside son Brandon Thomas Lee, the actress and activist has partnered with Amsterdam’s Static Waves Media Group and IMAX documentary film producer K2 Studios to create EarthDay365. The service launched earlier this month on PlutoTV and will roll out on Relax 2.0 TV, which is across Tcl, Vestel and Skyworth Smart TVs and via Hisense’s Vidaa Channels. It will initially have 2,500 hours of content, with shows including Shark Heroes and Wonders of Wildlife along with a selection of IMAX theater docs. Anderson said EarthDay365 gives a “great opportunity to provide engaging and inspirational content that’s free and accessible,” adding: “It’s inspirational, hopeful — mostly about exploring and celebrating our world — and shines the spotlight on passionate people who are willing to put themselves out there to make a positive difference.
- 2/15/2024
- by Max Goldbart, Jesse Whittock and Sara Merican
- Deadline Film + TV
“Motherland” star Anna Maxwell Martin has joined the cast of BBC drama “A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder,” Variety can reveal.
She is set to play Leanne, the mother of lead character Pip Fitz-Amobi, who will be portrayed on screen by “Wednesday’s” Emma Myers.
Gary Beadle (“Small Axe”) plays Pip’s father Victor while Mathew Baynton joins as Elliot Ward.
Myers leads the cast in the screen adaptation of Holly Jackson’s hit mystery series, which is produced by BBC Three, Moonage Pictures (“The Pursuit of Love”) and German co-production partner ZDFneo.
The show is set to air in the U.K. on BBC Three and iPlayer. BBC Studios, who own a minority stake in Moonage Pictures and are repping international distribution of the series, are launching sales at Mipcom this week.
“A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder” tells the story of murdered schoolgirl Andie Bell. Everyone – including the...
She is set to play Leanne, the mother of lead character Pip Fitz-Amobi, who will be portrayed on screen by “Wednesday’s” Emma Myers.
Gary Beadle (“Small Axe”) plays Pip’s father Victor while Mathew Baynton joins as Elliot Ward.
Myers leads the cast in the screen adaptation of Holly Jackson’s hit mystery series, which is produced by BBC Three, Moonage Pictures (“The Pursuit of Love”) and German co-production partner ZDFneo.
The show is set to air in the U.K. on BBC Three and iPlayer. BBC Studios, who own a minority stake in Moonage Pictures and are repping international distribution of the series, are launching sales at Mipcom this week.
“A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder” tells the story of murdered schoolgirl Andie Bell. Everyone – including the...
- 10/17/2023
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
The new mystery thriller "Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose", directed by Adam Sigal stars Simon Pegg, Christopher Lloyd, Minnie Driver, Paul Kaye, Sigal, Edmund Kingsley, Ruth Connell, Gary Beadle and Tim Downie, now playing in theaters:
"... when famed paranormal psychologist 'Dr. Nandor Fodor' (Pegg) investigates a family's claims of a talking animal, he uncovers a mysterious web of hidden motives.
"Soon, everyone becomes a suspect in Dr. Fodor's relentless pursuit of the truth..."
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"... when famed paranormal psychologist 'Dr. Nandor Fodor' (Pegg) investigates a family's claims of a talking animal, he uncovers a mysterious web of hidden motives.
"Soon, everyone becomes a suspect in Dr. Fodor's relentless pursuit of the truth..."
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- 9/19/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Note: These interviews took place before the SAG-AFTRA strike began on July 14.
The dangers of the quest unfolding in The Wheel of Time aren’t just about defeating the Dark One; there’s also the question of whether the Dragon Reborn will be a champion for good or evil. Similarly, the others in Rand Al’Thor’s life must choose their path or have it chosen for them. Several of those who portray these other destiny-driven characters on the show spoke with us about the fate that steers their lives in season 2.
Perhaps few characters felt the battle between good and evil within themselves more than Mat Cauthon, portrayed in season 2 by Dónal Finn. Having been corrupted by the tainted dagger he acquired in Shadar Logoth, Mat now has some decisions to make during his recovery. “He has to turn inward and get reflective and be introspective about the behaviors...
The dangers of the quest unfolding in The Wheel of Time aren’t just about defeating the Dark One; there’s also the question of whether the Dragon Reborn will be a champion for good or evil. Similarly, the others in Rand Al’Thor’s life must choose their path or have it chosen for them. Several of those who portray these other destiny-driven characters on the show spoke with us about the fate that steers their lives in season 2.
Perhaps few characters felt the battle between good and evil within themselves more than Mat Cauthon, portrayed in season 2 by Dónal Finn. Having been corrupted by the tainted dagger he acquired in Shadar Logoth, Mat now has some decisions to make during his recovery. “He has to turn inward and get reflective and be introspective about the behaviors...
- 8/30/2023
- by Michael Ahr
- Den of Geek
“Based on a true story” has become one of the most overused (and misleading) labels of our time. Still, its application to “Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose” is duly warranted — and no less ridiculous for being so. The “true events” drawn on here remain dumbfounding: In the 1930s, a family living in a farmhouse on the Isle of Man claimed they played frequent host to an octogenarian mongoose from New Delhi whose mysterious powers were hardly limited to human speech. This tale attracted considerable interest from tabloids, tourists and investigators over several years’ course. Belief persisted despite all kinds of doubt-casting evidence, not least the daughter’s admitted talent for ventriloquism.
It’s the kind of wonderfully bizarre anecdote one imagines can hardly miss in screen depiction. Yet somehow it does just that in U.S. writer-director Adam Sigal’s U.K.-produced third feature, itself the sort of...
It’s the kind of wonderfully bizarre anecdote one imagines can hardly miss in screen depiction. Yet somehow it does just that in U.S. writer-director Adam Sigal’s U.K.-produced third feature, itself the sort of...
- 8/30/2023
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
The new mystery thriller "Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose", directed by Adam Sigal stars Simon Pegg, Christopher Lloyd, Minnie Driver, Paul Kaye, Sigal, Edmund Kingsley, Ruth Connell, Gary Beadle and Tim Downie, releasing September 1, 2023 in theaters:
"... when famed paranormal psychologist 'Dr. Nandor Fodor' (Pegg) investigates a family's claims of a talking animal, he uncovers a mysterious web of hidden motives.
"Soon, everyone becomes a suspect in Dr. Fodor's relentless pursuit of the truth..."
Click the images to enlarge...
"... when famed paranormal psychologist 'Dr. Nandor Fodor' (Pegg) investigates a family's claims of a talking animal, he uncovers a mysterious web of hidden motives.
"Soon, everyone becomes a suspect in Dr. Fodor's relentless pursuit of the truth..."
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- 8/25/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
"This is an inexplicable farce!" Saban Films + Paramount have revealed an official trailer for an adventure thriller titled Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose, arriving in US theaters to watch starting this September. A (possibly?) true tale set in 1935 , Hungarian-American para-psychologist Nandor Fodor began his investigation of a strange occurrence on the Isle of Man. An average British family, the Irvings, claimed to have been contacted by a mysterious entity at their farm – a talking mongoose named Gef (pronounced "Jeff"). Huh, okay, this is peculiar... Simon Pegg stars as the titular Nandor Fodor, with a cast including Christopher Lloyd, Minnie Driver, Paul Kaye, Ruth Connell, Tim Downie, Gary Beadle, plus Edmund Kingsley as Houdini and Neil Gaiman as the voice of Gef. It seems like a clever parable about "faith" and religion, at least from what I can glean from this trailer. Are these people lying? Is there really a talking mongoose?...
- 7/20/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
While Hollywood continues to stall under the ongoing strike, mystery fans have something to look forward to this September. Paramount Pictures and Saban Films are thrilled to share the Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose trailer, teasing a peculiar case that will have you questioning everything you see and hear. Adam Signal directs from a script he wrote about strange happenings on the Isle of Man circa 1935.
In the Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose trailer, a Hungarian-American para-psychologist, Nandor Fodor (Simon Pegg), begins investigating a strange occurrence in a distinctive community. An average British family, the Irvings, claims to have been contacted by a mysterious entity at their farm named Gef (pronounced “Jeff”), a talking mongoose. As Nandor Fodor falls deeper down the rabbit hole of Gef’s existence and whereabouts on the property, uncertainty, and madness take hold as things spiral out of control.
Simon Pegg, Minnie Driver,...
In the Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose trailer, a Hungarian-American para-psychologist, Nandor Fodor (Simon Pegg), begins investigating a strange occurrence in a distinctive community. An average British family, the Irvings, claims to have been contacted by a mysterious entity at their farm named Gef (pronounced “Jeff”), a talking mongoose. As Nandor Fodor falls deeper down the rabbit hole of Gef’s existence and whereabouts on the property, uncertainty, and madness take hold as things spiral out of control.
Simon Pegg, Minnie Driver,...
- 7/19/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Never Let Me Go is not coming to Hulu after all. FX ordered the sci-fi drama series in October after putting it into development in May 2022. Melissa Iqbal was set to act as showrunner.
The FX on Hulu series was to be based on the 2005 novel by Kazuo Ishiguro. A feature film version was released in 2010. Viola Prettejohn, Tracey Ullman, Kelly Macdonald, Aiysha Hart, Spike Fearn, Shaniqua Okwok, Gary Beadle, Kwami Odoom, Susan Brown, Keira Chanse, and Edward Holcroft were to star in the sci-fi series.
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The FX on Hulu series was to be based on the 2005 novel by Kazuo Ishiguro. A feature film version was released in 2010. Viola Prettejohn, Tracey Ullman, Kelly Macdonald, Aiysha Hart, Spike Fearn, Shaniqua Okwok, Gary Beadle, Kwami Odoom, Susan Brown, Keira Chanse, and Edward Holcroft were to star in the sci-fi series.
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- 2/4/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
FX is no longer moving forward with its series adaptation of “Never Let Me Go,” Variety has learned exclusively.
The show was originally picked up to series by FX back in October and was meant to air exclusively on Hulu. It had originally been reported as being in development at FX in May 2022. According to an individual with knowledge of the situation, production had not yet begun before the decision to scrap the series was made.
The drama series was inspired by Kazuo Ishiguro’s 2005 science fiction novel of the same name, which was previously adapted into a film in 2010. The film was written by Alex Garland, directed by Mark Romanek, and produced by Andrew Macdonald and Allon Reich.
Per the logline for the series, it followed “Thora (Viola Prettejohn), a rebellious teenage clone who escapes from the boarding school where she and her fellow clones are kept hidden from society.
The show was originally picked up to series by FX back in October and was meant to air exclusively on Hulu. It had originally been reported as being in development at FX in May 2022. According to an individual with knowledge of the situation, production had not yet begun before the decision to scrap the series was made.
The drama series was inspired by Kazuo Ishiguro’s 2005 science fiction novel of the same name, which was previously adapted into a film in 2010. The film was written by Alex Garland, directed by Mark Romanek, and produced by Andrew Macdonald and Allon Reich.
Per the logline for the series, it followed “Thora (Viola Prettejohn), a rebellious teenage clone who escapes from the boarding school where she and her fellow clones are kept hidden from society.
- 2/3/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
A series adaptation of Never Let Me Go, the Kazuo Ishiguro novel that was adapted as a film starring Carey Mulligan, Keira Knightley and Andrew Garfield, is no longer moving forward at FX, sources close to the project have confirmed to Deadline. Production had not yet begun.
The project, from The Nevers writer Melissa Iqbal, was announced as in development at FX in May 2022 and was ordered to series at FX in October 2022 to air on Hulu.
The series was to star Viola Prettejohn (The Nevers) in the lead role.
The series would have followed Thora (Prettejohn), a rebellious teenage clone who escapes from the boarding school where she and her fellow clones are kept hidden from society. As she starts living undercover in the outside world, she unwittingly sets in motion events that will spark a revolution and test the boundaries of what it means to be human.
Cast also included Tracey Ullman,...
The project, from The Nevers writer Melissa Iqbal, was announced as in development at FX in May 2022 and was ordered to series at FX in October 2022 to air on Hulu.
The series was to star Viola Prettejohn (The Nevers) in the lead role.
The series would have followed Thora (Prettejohn), a rebellious teenage clone who escapes from the boarding school where she and her fellow clones are kept hidden from society. As she starts living undercover in the outside world, she unwittingly sets in motion events that will spark a revolution and test the boundaries of what it means to be human.
Cast also included Tracey Ullman,...
- 2/3/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The Disney+ series "Andor" has finished the first of its two seasons, giving us the backstory of Cassian Andor (Diego Luna), the rebel pilot who helps steal the Death Star plans in "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story." In the 2016 film, Cassian says he's been in the fight since he was six years old, though we didn't get a lot of his backstory until now, when early episodes of the series take us to his home planet of Kenari, a lush green place that has been destroyed by an Imperial mining operation.
A mining disaster leaves the children alone to fend for themselves. And though the series gives us no subtitles, we get the gist of what's going on in the flashback scenes. The children are clustered together, planning to scavenge an Imperial ship that has gone down. It's clear that there are no adults there to help out, and...
A mining disaster leaves the children alone to fend for themselves. And though the series gives us no subtitles, we get the gist of what's going on in the flashback scenes. The children are clustered together, planning to scavenge an Imperial ship that has gone down. It's clear that there are no adults there to help out, and...
- 12/2/2022
- by Jenna Busch
- Slash Film
It was all leading to this. Throughout season 1 of "Andor," creator Tony Gilroy and his team of writers and directors have intricately weaved a tale of rebellion and revolution right alongside an origin story for Diego Luna's Cassian Andor — one that few fans ever thought would feel necessary, despite being introduced as one of the most fascinating (and mystifying) characters in 2016's "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story." But rather than deliver yet another formless lump of "content" that hit all the familiar narrative beats without ever giving us anything new, this prequel series took the radical approach of having something meaningful on its mind at all times. In effect, "Andor" pushed the boundaries of what "Star Wars" can truly be ... when placed in the hands of committed filmmakers with the right priorities, that is.
The season 1 finale, titled "Rix Road," ultimately proved to be a microcosm of the...
The season 1 finale, titled "Rix Road," ultimately proved to be a microcosm of the...
- 11/23/2022
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
This article contains spoilers for Star Wars: Andor
Season 1 of the Disney+ series Andor is coming to a close, with episode 12 marking the end of this chapter of Cassian Andor’s (Diego Luna) story. So far this season, we’ve seen Cassian slowly become the Rebel we know from Rogue One as well as a glimpse of the growing Rebellion against the Empire. Meanwhile, the Isb and the Empire have proven to be formidable opponents, as their officers show little mercy in their singular goal of galaxy-wide obedience.
Even though we know how Cassian’s story will end in Rogue One, there are still plenty of questions regarding where we’ll leave him this season. Will Luthen and Cassian reunite on Ferrix? Will Mon Mothma (Genevieve O’Reilly) have to cross her own moral lines in order to move forward with the Rebellion? Will Cassian ever find his sister?
While we...
Season 1 of the Disney+ series Andor is coming to a close, with episode 12 marking the end of this chapter of Cassian Andor’s (Diego Luna) story. So far this season, we’ve seen Cassian slowly become the Rebel we know from Rogue One as well as a glimpse of the growing Rebellion against the Empire. Meanwhile, the Isb and the Empire have proven to be formidable opponents, as their officers show little mercy in their singular goal of galaxy-wide obedience.
Even though we know how Cassian’s story will end in Rogue One, there are still plenty of questions regarding where we’ll leave him this season. Will Luthen and Cassian reunite on Ferrix? Will Mon Mothma (Genevieve O’Reilly) have to cross her own moral lines in order to move forward with the Rebellion? Will Cassian ever find his sister?
While we...
- 11/21/2022
- by Brynnaarens
- Den of Geek
Never Let Me Go, which has been ordered to series by FX, is headed to Hulu. The sci-fi thriller series is based on the novel by Kazuo Ishiguro, and it will star Viola Prettejohn, Tracey Ullman, Kelly Macdonald, Aiysha Hart, Spike Fearn, Shaniqua Okwok, Gary Beadle, Kwami Odoom, Susan Brown, Keira Chanse and Edward Holcroft. The series follows a clone as she escapes boarding school and starts a revolution. A premiere date will be announced later.
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- 10/27/2022
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Viola Prettejohn to star in ‘Never Let Me Go’ (Photo Credit: Aaron Crossman)
Nobel Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro’s 2005 novel Never Let Me Go is being adapted at FX, with the network confirming they’ve given the adaptation a series order. Melissa Iqbal is on board as the showrunner and executive producer. In addition, Iqbal wrote the pilot which executive producer Marc Munden will direct.
Author Kazuo Ishiguro, Alex Garland Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, and Maria Fleischer of DNA Productions are also involved as executive producers. Garland adapted Ishiguro’s novel for the 2010 feature film directed by Mark Romanek and starring Carey Mulligan and Andrew Garfield.
“Never Let Me Go is a modern science fiction classic that Melissa Iqbal and the creative team have brilliantly adapted for FX as a drama exploring timely and unsettling themes on life and the ethics of technology,” stated Gina Balian, President, FX Entertainment. “We...
Nobel Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro’s 2005 novel Never Let Me Go is being adapted at FX, with the network confirming they’ve given the adaptation a series order. Melissa Iqbal is on board as the showrunner and executive producer. In addition, Iqbal wrote the pilot which executive producer Marc Munden will direct.
Author Kazuo Ishiguro, Alex Garland Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, and Maria Fleischer of DNA Productions are also involved as executive producers. Garland adapted Ishiguro’s novel for the 2010 feature film directed by Mark Romanek and starring Carey Mulligan and Andrew Garfield.
“Never Let Me Go is a modern science fiction classic that Melissa Iqbal and the creative team have brilliantly adapted for FX as a drama exploring timely and unsettling themes on life and the ethics of technology,” stated Gina Balian, President, FX Entertainment. “We...
- 10/25/2022
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Kazuo Ishiguro’s sci-fi tearjerker “Never Let Me Go” is heading to the small screen. FX has officially ordered an adaptation of Ishiguro’s novel, set to air exclusively on Hulu.
Published in 2005, “Never Let Me Go” is one of Ishiguro’s — a Nobel Prize-winning author also known for “The Remains of the Day” — most popular and critically acclaimed novels. Set in Britain during the ’90s, the book focuses on three childhood friends: Kathy, Tommy, and Ruth. Raised at the mysterious Hailsham boarding school, the three are clones created for the purpose of growing up healthy and donating their organs to science. Resigned to their fates, the three grow up close, but interpersonal conflicts between them lead to mistakes that haunt them for the rest of their short lives.
The novel was previously adapted into a 2010 film directed by Mark Romanek, with a screenplay by Alex Garland; Carey Mulligan, Kiera Knightley,...
Published in 2005, “Never Let Me Go” is one of Ishiguro’s — a Nobel Prize-winning author also known for “The Remains of the Day” — most popular and critically acclaimed novels. Set in Britain during the ’90s, the book focuses on three childhood friends: Kathy, Tommy, and Ruth. Raised at the mysterious Hailsham boarding school, the three are clones created for the purpose of growing up healthy and donating their organs to science. Resigned to their fates, the three grow up close, but interpersonal conflicts between them lead to mistakes that haunt them for the rest of their short lives.
The novel was previously adapted into a 2010 film directed by Mark Romanek, with a screenplay by Alex Garland; Carey Mulligan, Kiera Knightley,...
- 10/25/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
FX has greenlit “Never Let Me Go,” a drama series inspired by Kazuo Ishiguro’s 2005 science fiction novel of the same name.
The thriller series will follow Thora (Viola Prettejohn), a rebellious teenage clone who escapes from the boarding school where she and her fellow clones are kept hidden from society. As she starts living undercover in the outside world, she unwittingly sets in motion events that will spark a revolution and test the boundaries of what it means to be human.
Along with Prettejohn, the cast includes Tracey Ullman, Kelly Macdonald, Aiysha Hart, Spike Fearn, Shaniqua Okwok, Gary Beadle, Kwami Odoom, Susan Brown, Keira Chanse and Edward Holcroft.
This is the second screen adaptation of the book, as a movie starring Carey Mulligan, Keira Knightley and Andrew Garfield came out in 2010 from Searchlight Pictures. The film was written by Alex Garland, directed by Mark Romanek and produced by Andrew Macdonald Allon and Reich.
The thriller series will follow Thora (Viola Prettejohn), a rebellious teenage clone who escapes from the boarding school where she and her fellow clones are kept hidden from society. As she starts living undercover in the outside world, she unwittingly sets in motion events that will spark a revolution and test the boundaries of what it means to be human.
Along with Prettejohn, the cast includes Tracey Ullman, Kelly Macdonald, Aiysha Hart, Spike Fearn, Shaniqua Okwok, Gary Beadle, Kwami Odoom, Susan Brown, Keira Chanse and Edward Holcroft.
This is the second screen adaptation of the book, as a movie starring Carey Mulligan, Keira Knightley and Andrew Garfield came out in 2010 from Searchlight Pictures. The film was written by Alex Garland, directed by Mark Romanek and produced by Andrew Macdonald Allon and Reich.
- 10/25/2022
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
FX has ordered a new one-hour drama series based on Kazuo Ishiguro’s science fiction novel “Never Let Me Go,” Gina Balian, president of FX Entertainment, announced today. The show of the same name will premiere exclusively on Hulu and has set its main cast.
Produced by DNA Productions, with FX Productions and Searchlight Television, the thriller stars Viola Prettejohn (“The Witcher”), Tracey Ullman (FX’s “Mrs. America”), Kelly Macdonald (“Boardwalk Empire”), Aiysha Hart (“Line of Duty”), Spike Fearn (“The Amazing Mr. Blunden”), Shaniqua Okwok (“Small Axe”), Gary Beadle (“Wheel of Time”), Kwami Odoom (BBC’s “Death in Paradise”), Susan Brown (“It’s a Sin”), Keira Chanse (“Come Away”) and Edward Holcroft (“Kingsman: The Secret Service”).
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Produced by DNA Productions, with FX Productions and Searchlight Television, the thriller stars Viola Prettejohn (“The Witcher”), Tracey Ullman (FX’s “Mrs. America”), Kelly Macdonald (“Boardwalk Empire”), Aiysha Hart (“Line of Duty”), Spike Fearn (“The Amazing Mr. Blunden”), Shaniqua Okwok (“Small Axe”), Gary Beadle (“Wheel of Time”), Kwami Odoom (BBC’s “Death in Paradise”), Susan Brown (“It’s a Sin”), Keira Chanse (“Come Away”) and Edward Holcroft (“Kingsman: The Secret Service”).
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“Never Let Me Go” follows Thora (Prettejohn), a rebellious teenage clone, who escapes from the boarding school where she...
- 10/25/2022
- by Natalie Oganesyan
- The Wrap
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FX has greenlit a series based on Kazuo Ishiguro’s acclaimed novel Never Let Me Go.
The drama, which will stream on Hulu in the United States, comes from writer and showrunner Melissa Iqbal (HBO’s The Nevers) and counts filmmaker Alex Garland — who wrote the script for a 2010 feature based on the novel — as an executive producer. Viola Prettejohn, Tracey Ullman and Kelly Macdonald head the cast.
DNA Productions will produce the series along with FX Productions and Searchlight Television; DNA and Searchlight were behind the 2010 film as well. Iqbal will executive produce with Marc Munden, who directed the pilot; Garland; Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich and Maria Fleischer of DNA Productions; and Ishiguro. Garland and DNA previously collaborated with FX and Hulu on the limited series Devs.
“Never Let Me Go is a modern science fiction classic that Melissa Iqbal and the...
FX has greenlit a series based on Kazuo Ishiguro’s acclaimed novel Never Let Me Go.
The drama, which will stream on Hulu in the United States, comes from writer and showrunner Melissa Iqbal (HBO’s The Nevers) and counts filmmaker Alex Garland — who wrote the script for a 2010 feature based on the novel — as an executive producer. Viola Prettejohn, Tracey Ullman and Kelly Macdonald head the cast.
DNA Productions will produce the series along with FX Productions and Searchlight Television; DNA and Searchlight were behind the 2010 film as well. Iqbal will executive produce with Marc Munden, who directed the pilot; Garland; Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich and Maria Fleischer of DNA Productions; and Ishiguro. Garland and DNA previously collaborated with FX and Hulu on the limited series Devs.
“Never Let Me Go is a modern science fiction classic that Melissa Iqbal and the...
- 10/25/2022
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Viola Prettejohn, Tracey Ullman and Kelly Macdonald will star in the series adaptation of Never Let Me Go, which has been handed a series order by FX to air on Hulu.
Earlier this year, Deadline revealed that the Kazuo Ishiguro novel adapted as a film starring Carey Mulligan, Keira Knightley and Andrew Garfield was being turned into a TV series from The Nevers writer Melissa Iqbal.
The sci-fi thriller is now moving forward with Viola Prettejohn, who starred in The Nevers, in the lead role.
She plays Thora, a rebellious teenage clone who escapes from the boarding school where she and her fellow clones are kept hidden from society. But as she starts living undercover in the outside world, she unwittingly sets in motion events that will spark a revolution and test the boundaries of what it means to be human.
Ullman (Mrs. America) and Macdonald (Line of Duty) will...
Earlier this year, Deadline revealed that the Kazuo Ishiguro novel adapted as a film starring Carey Mulligan, Keira Knightley and Andrew Garfield was being turned into a TV series from The Nevers writer Melissa Iqbal.
The sci-fi thriller is now moving forward with Viola Prettejohn, who starred in The Nevers, in the lead role.
She plays Thora, a rebellious teenage clone who escapes from the boarding school where she and her fellow clones are kept hidden from society. But as she starts living undercover in the outside world, she unwittingly sets in motion events that will spark a revolution and test the boundaries of what it means to be human.
Ullman (Mrs. America) and Macdonald (Line of Duty) will...
- 10/25/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
This Star Wars: Andor article contains spoilers.
In the first three episodes of Star Wars: Andor, we get a glimpse at Cassian’s (Diego Luna) life as a child on the Mid-Rim planet Kenari and how he came to know Maarva (Fiona Shaw), a mother-figure in his life whom he lives with on Ferrix. Through flashbacks we see that they met in the wreckage of a ship that crashed on Kenari when Cassian, or Kassa (Antonio Viña) as he’s known by his people, was a young boy.
Kassa goes with his friends to investigate the crash, but after one of them dies at the hands of an injured officer, he stays behind. Kassa explores the ship, growing more angry as he goes on. He eventually stops in the bridge to take out his anger on the control panels, doing his best to smash the consoles to pieces. Maarva, her...
In the first three episodes of Star Wars: Andor, we get a glimpse at Cassian’s (Diego Luna) life as a child on the Mid-Rim planet Kenari and how he came to know Maarva (Fiona Shaw), a mother-figure in his life whom he lives with on Ferrix. Through flashbacks we see that they met in the wreckage of a ship that crashed on Kenari when Cassian, or Kassa (Antonio Viña) as he’s known by his people, was a young boy.
Kassa goes with his friends to investigate the crash, but after one of them dies at the hands of an injured officer, he stays behind. Kassa explores the ship, growing more angry as he goes on. He eventually stops in the bridge to take out his anger on the control panels, doing his best to smash the consoles to pieces. Maarva, her...
- 9/21/2022
- by Brynnaarens
- Den of Geek
Christopher Lloyd has joined the cast of the darkly comic feature ‘Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose.’
Currently, in production in Leeds, UK Lloyd joins Simon Pegg who plays Dr Nandor Fodor, a real-life, famed Hungarian-American psychoanalyst, author, journalist and “parapsychologist” who was a leading authority on poltergeists, hauntings and other paranormal phenomena and in the 1930s advanced the theory that such hauntings could be the result of past unresolved mental tensions.
Christopher Lloyd joins Simon Pegg on cast of ‘Nandor Fodor and The Talking Mongoose’ of Dr. Price, an esteemed psychic researcher and author who is also investigating the mysterious talking mongoose named Gef. Minnie Driver also plays Nandor’s assistant Anne as they embark on the journey together.
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The film is based on a true story of Fodor’s pursuit of ‘Gef,’ an allegedly talking mongoose that...
Currently, in production in Leeds, UK Lloyd joins Simon Pegg who plays Dr Nandor Fodor, a real-life, famed Hungarian-American psychoanalyst, author, journalist and “parapsychologist” who was a leading authority on poltergeists, hauntings and other paranormal phenomena and in the 1930s advanced the theory that such hauntings could be the result of past unresolved mental tensions.
Christopher Lloyd joins Simon Pegg on cast of ‘Nandor Fodor and The Talking Mongoose’ of Dr. Price, an esteemed psychic researcher and author who is also investigating the mysterious talking mongoose named Gef. Minnie Driver also plays Nandor’s assistant Anne as they embark on the journey together.
Also in news – Richard E. Grant joins live-action drama series ‘Nautilus’
The film is based on a true story of Fodor’s pursuit of ‘Gef,’ an allegedly talking mongoose that...
- 5/25/2022
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
American acting icon Christopher Lloyd is set to join Simon Pegg and Minnie Driver in the cast of a dark comedy called “Nandor Fodor and The Talking Mongoose,” TheWrap can reveal exclusively.
“Nandor” comes from writer and director Adam Sigal (“Chariot”) and is filming now in Leeds in the United Kingdom, with Lloyd due to arrive on set later this week.
The film stars Pegg as Dr. Nandor Fodor, a real-life, famed Hungarian-American psychoanalyst, author, journalist and “parapsychologist” who was a leading authority on poltergeists, hauntings and other paranormal phenomena and in the 1930s advanced the theory that such hauntings could be the result of past unresolved mental tensions. The film is based on a true story of Fodor’s pursuit of “Gef,” an allegedly talking mongoose that inhabited the home of a family on the Isle of Man and attracted many ghost hunters, as well as the British tabloids,...
“Nandor” comes from writer and director Adam Sigal (“Chariot”) and is filming now in Leeds in the United Kingdom, with Lloyd due to arrive on set later this week.
The film stars Pegg as Dr. Nandor Fodor, a real-life, famed Hungarian-American psychoanalyst, author, journalist and “parapsychologist” who was a leading authority on poltergeists, hauntings and other paranormal phenomena and in the 1930s advanced the theory that such hauntings could be the result of past unresolved mental tensions. The film is based on a true story of Fodor’s pursuit of “Gef,” an allegedly talking mongoose that inhabited the home of a family on the Isle of Man and attracted many ghost hunters, as well as the British tabloids,...
- 5/23/2022
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Simon Pegg (Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning – Part One) and Minnie Driver (Rosaline) have signed on to star in Nandor Fodor and The Talking Mongoose, a dark comedy from writer-director Adam Sigal (Chariot), which has entered production in Leeds.
The film based on true events will follow Nandor Fodor (Pegg)—the Hungarian-American psychoanalyst, known as the father of parapsychology—on his search to discover the real Talking Mongoose, “Gef.” Driver will play Fodor’s assistant Anne, who journeys with him into uncharted territory, with Tim Downie (Good Omens), Ruth Connell (Supernatural), Paul Kaye (Game of Thrones), Gary Beadle (In the Heart of the Sea) and Drew Moerlin (V/H/S) rounding out the cast.
Sasha Yelaun and Dominic Burns are producing alongside Karl Hall and Matt Willians for Future Artists Entertainment. The fan-owned entertainment company Legion M, Tip-Top Productions, Chelsea Newell, James Di Giacomo, Danny Bohnen, Rob McGillivray and Ben Stranahan...
The film based on true events will follow Nandor Fodor (Pegg)—the Hungarian-American psychoanalyst, known as the father of parapsychology—on his search to discover the real Talking Mongoose, “Gef.” Driver will play Fodor’s assistant Anne, who journeys with him into uncharted territory, with Tim Downie (Good Omens), Ruth Connell (Supernatural), Paul Kaye (Game of Thrones), Gary Beadle (In the Heart of the Sea) and Drew Moerlin (V/H/S) rounding out the cast.
Sasha Yelaun and Dominic Burns are producing alongside Karl Hall and Matt Willians for Future Artists Entertainment. The fan-owned entertainment company Legion M, Tip-Top Productions, Chelsea Newell, James Di Giacomo, Danny Bohnen, Rob McGillivray and Ben Stranahan...
- 5/9/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Sharon Horgan & Michael Sheen To Lead Jack Thorne’s ‘Best Interests’
Sharon Horgan and Michael Sheen are to lead the Jack Thorne-scripted BBC One drama Best Interests. The duo will play married couple Nicci and Andrew who have two daughters: Katie (Alison Oliver) and Marnie (Niamh Moriarty). Marnie has a life-threatening condition and doctors believe it is in her best interests to be allowed to die, but her loving family disagree. Thus begins a fight that will take them through every stage of a legal process, as they struggle to contemplate this huge decision. Additional cast include Noma Dumezweni, Chizzy Akudolu, Des McAleer, Mat Fraser, Gary Beadle, Jack Morris, Pippa Haywood, Shane Zaza, Lucian Msamati and Lisa McGrillis. Thorne said: “Best Interests cases are both compelling and revealing. Our country has a very troubled relationship with disability and these cases put a spotlight on that. But our drama is first...
Sharon Horgan and Michael Sheen are to lead the Jack Thorne-scripted BBC One drama Best Interests. The duo will play married couple Nicci and Andrew who have two daughters: Katie (Alison Oliver) and Marnie (Niamh Moriarty). Marnie has a life-threatening condition and doctors believe it is in her best interests to be allowed to die, but her loving family disagree. Thus begins a fight that will take them through every stage of a legal process, as they struggle to contemplate this huge decision. Additional cast include Noma Dumezweni, Chizzy Akudolu, Des McAleer, Mat Fraser, Gary Beadle, Jack Morris, Pippa Haywood, Shane Zaza, Lucian Msamati and Lisa McGrillis. Thorne said: “Best Interests cases are both compelling and revealing. Our country has a very troubled relationship with disability and these cases put a spotlight on that. But our drama is first...
- 3/16/2022
- by Nancy Tartaglione and Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
"What can anyone tell me about our friend in the tollbooth?" Samuel Goldwyn Films has revealed an official US trailer for the film Tollbooth, formerly known as The Toll, a dark comedy thriller from Wales about a lone toll-booth operator with a past that is fast catching up with him. This premiered at the Glasgow Film Festival and is arriving on VOD in March in the US. Brendan works solo shifts in the quietest toll booth in Wales, hiding from a criminal past where nobody would ever look. When he finally gets rumbled, word of his whereabouts gets out and his enemies head west to find him for revenge. Meanwhile, local traffic cop Catrin's investigation into a simple robbery finds her heading over to the booth at exactly the wrong time... Starring Michael Smiley, with Annes Elwy, Iwan Rheon, Gary Beadle, Steve Oram, Evelyn Mok, and Darren Evans. This looks...
- 1/27/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
If any new trends catch on in 2022, one should insist on every film or television series justifying its existence beyond its potential to make a profit — especially when it comes to adaptations of IP previously adapted in multitudes. Under those terms, given the eight-episode end product that premieres tonight on PBS, there’s little explanation for this new adaptation of “Around the World in 80 Days,” Jules Vernes’ most adapted work. Any new take on Vernes’ classic, even after taking into account that 2022 marks the 150th anniversary of its original publishing, ought to be as adventurous and inventive as the story that inspired it. This one most certainly is not.
PBS’ version opens with three Englishmen of obvious privilege in conversation around a table in a members-only men’s club, wagering whether the pre-passenger-flight-era feat of human ambition and technological marvel implied in the title is achievable. It’s not Elon Musk,...
PBS’ version opens with three Englishmen of obvious privilege in conversation around a table in a members-only men’s club, wagering whether the pre-passenger-flight-era feat of human ambition and technological marvel implied in the title is achievable. It’s not Elon Musk,...
- 1/2/2022
- by Tambay Obenson
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Forced to halt production after just three weeks of shooting in South Africa when the Covid pandemic struck back in March 2020, and picking up again in Romania seven months later, Around The World In 80 Days is due to have its world premiere at Canneseries on October 10.
Star David Tennant, who plays English gentleman-turned-adventurer Phileas Fogg, is expected on the Riviera to unveil the first two episodes of this mega-adaptation of the Jules Verne classic. An airdate has yet to be set, but is likely around the holidays via such outlets as France Télévisions, PBS/Masterpiece, the BBC, Rai and Zdf. Check out the first-look teaser above.
Joining Tennant in the eight-part adventure are French actor Ibrahim Koma (Oss 177) as Fogg’s irrepressible valet, Passepartout, and Leonie Benesch (The Crown) as determined journalist, Abigail ‘Fix’ Fortescue.
A Slim Film + Television and Federation co-production for the European Alliance, the series boasts a new spin on Fogg.
Life On Mars creator and 80 Days head writer, Ashley Pharoah says, “We wanted Fogg yes to be a preposterously upper middle class over-educated Englishman, but I wanted to give him a sort of childlike sense of wonder because he’s never traveled, he’s never left London or his club. As soon as I hit on that, I thought it’s a love letter to the world, if that isn’t a bit pretentious. He goes to Paris and India and Hong Kong and Yemen and he’s so excited to see a camel, the different colors and cultures. It felt like resetting our relationship with traveling and seeing the world like that.”
In terms of scoring Tennant for the lead, former Kudos boss Simon Crawford Collins, who runs Slim Film + Television, says, “We wanted somebody who could believably do the action adventure, could play the stiff-upper-lip Englishman, but at the same time you never fall out of love with him and you really want to get under the veneer of that and go, ‘Wow, this is actually a complex man.’ David manages that so brilliantly.”
Pharoah, who is also an executive producer, hints at more Fogg adventures to come. “We are in the early stages of wondering — if this goes well — if we could do it again. Taking those three characters and doing a different adventure with them.” Hopefully not under the same conditions, however, which Pharoah recalls as “a really hard shoot.”
It was also expensive, as pandemic-related issues added about £4M in costs, Crawford Collins tells Deadline. “The first lockdown was a killer, but once we got going again we felt very blessed.” Production in South Africa was originally stopped in March 2020 and picked up again in November in Romania. “In an ideal world we would have carried on filming in South Africa where our sets were, but South Africa was coming out slowly so we did the big shift to Romania,” adds the executive producer. This year, production was able to move back to South Africa and the result is “very vibrant and cinematic.”
Around The World In 80 Days counts co-production partners Masterpiece in the U.S., Peu Communications in South Africa, and Belgium’s Be-films and Rtbf. Daro Film associate produces. Seven West Media has also backed the production and will broadcast in Australia. The series has further been acquired by the BBC in the UK and Rts in Switzerland.
While there are myriad partners on the series, Crawford Collins says development and production were “very straightforward.” France Télévisions “came back saying, ‘We love this and really want to make it and we don’t want to be the secondary broadcaster.’ They wanted to be lead, so immediately put in a sizable amount of money. It was a wonderful building block and they then brought the Alliance partners on board.”
The entire process (apart from the shutdown), “was incredibly stress free… We never had any big disagreements… The specter of Europudding still sort of lives heavily in our minds and we all know those days. But I think the trouble with that is when you have a project originated just to secure financing then it really shows through. The difference is that we had a clear vision of what we wanted to say, but just knew we needed a lot of people to help fund it.”
Also starring as series regulars in 80 Days are Jason Watkins (Des) and Peter Sullivan (Poldark). Guest actors include Lindsay Duncan (A Discovery Of Witches), Dolly Wells (Dracula), Richard Wilson (Merlin), Faical Elkihel (The Spy), Anthony Flanagan (The Terror), Gary Beadle (Patrick Melrose) and Giovanni Scifoni (Doc – Nelle Tue Mani).
Around The World In 80 Days is adapted by a team of writers led by Pharoah and Caleb Ranson (Child Of Mine). Steve Barron (The Durrells) directs with Brian Kelly (Downton Abbey) and the late Charles Beeson (The Mentalist).
Federation Entertainment handles distribution rights. Exec producers are Crawford Collins for Slim, Lionel Uzan and Pascal Breton for Federation, Winnie Serite for Peu and Susanne Simpson for Masterpiece.
Star David Tennant, who plays English gentleman-turned-adventurer Phileas Fogg, is expected on the Riviera to unveil the first two episodes of this mega-adaptation of the Jules Verne classic. An airdate has yet to be set, but is likely around the holidays via such outlets as France Télévisions, PBS/Masterpiece, the BBC, Rai and Zdf. Check out the first-look teaser above.
Joining Tennant in the eight-part adventure are French actor Ibrahim Koma (Oss 177) as Fogg’s irrepressible valet, Passepartout, and Leonie Benesch (The Crown) as determined journalist, Abigail ‘Fix’ Fortescue.
A Slim Film + Television and Federation co-production for the European Alliance, the series boasts a new spin on Fogg.
Life On Mars creator and 80 Days head writer, Ashley Pharoah says, “We wanted Fogg yes to be a preposterously upper middle class over-educated Englishman, but I wanted to give him a sort of childlike sense of wonder because he’s never traveled, he’s never left London or his club. As soon as I hit on that, I thought it’s a love letter to the world, if that isn’t a bit pretentious. He goes to Paris and India and Hong Kong and Yemen and he’s so excited to see a camel, the different colors and cultures. It felt like resetting our relationship with traveling and seeing the world like that.”
In terms of scoring Tennant for the lead, former Kudos boss Simon Crawford Collins, who runs Slim Film + Television, says, “We wanted somebody who could believably do the action adventure, could play the stiff-upper-lip Englishman, but at the same time you never fall out of love with him and you really want to get under the veneer of that and go, ‘Wow, this is actually a complex man.’ David manages that so brilliantly.”
Pharoah, who is also an executive producer, hints at more Fogg adventures to come. “We are in the early stages of wondering — if this goes well — if we could do it again. Taking those three characters and doing a different adventure with them.” Hopefully not under the same conditions, however, which Pharoah recalls as “a really hard shoot.”
It was also expensive, as pandemic-related issues added about £4M in costs, Crawford Collins tells Deadline. “The first lockdown was a killer, but once we got going again we felt very blessed.” Production in South Africa was originally stopped in March 2020 and picked up again in November in Romania. “In an ideal world we would have carried on filming in South Africa where our sets were, but South Africa was coming out slowly so we did the big shift to Romania,” adds the executive producer. This year, production was able to move back to South Africa and the result is “very vibrant and cinematic.”
Around The World In 80 Days counts co-production partners Masterpiece in the U.S., Peu Communications in South Africa, and Belgium’s Be-films and Rtbf. Daro Film associate produces. Seven West Media has also backed the production and will broadcast in Australia. The series has further been acquired by the BBC in the UK and Rts in Switzerland.
While there are myriad partners on the series, Crawford Collins says development and production were “very straightforward.” France Télévisions “came back saying, ‘We love this and really want to make it and we don’t want to be the secondary broadcaster.’ They wanted to be lead, so immediately put in a sizable amount of money. It was a wonderful building block and they then brought the Alliance partners on board.”
The entire process (apart from the shutdown), “was incredibly stress free… We never had any big disagreements… The specter of Europudding still sort of lives heavily in our minds and we all know those days. But I think the trouble with that is when you have a project originated just to secure financing then it really shows through. The difference is that we had a clear vision of what we wanted to say, but just knew we needed a lot of people to help fund it.”
Also starring as series regulars in 80 Days are Jason Watkins (Des) and Peter Sullivan (Poldark). Guest actors include Lindsay Duncan (A Discovery Of Witches), Dolly Wells (Dracula), Richard Wilson (Merlin), Faical Elkihel (The Spy), Anthony Flanagan (The Terror), Gary Beadle (Patrick Melrose) and Giovanni Scifoni (Doc – Nelle Tue Mani).
Around The World In 80 Days is adapted by a team of writers led by Pharoah and Caleb Ranson (Child Of Mine). Steve Barron (The Durrells) directs with Brian Kelly (Downton Abbey) and the late Charles Beeson (The Mentalist).
Federation Entertainment handles distribution rights. Exec producers are Crawford Collins for Slim, Lionel Uzan and Pascal Breton for Federation, Winnie Serite for Peu and Susanne Simpson for Masterpiece.
- 9/17/2021
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Here’s the latest episode of the The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the ever-growing podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on the official podcast site, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.
For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmakers Podcast #236: A strategy to making your indie film with The Toll...
For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmakers Podcast #236: A strategy to making your indie film with The Toll...
- 9/6/2021
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Here’s Kev with a video review of The Toll which is in UK cinemas now.
Brendan works solo shifts in the quietest toll booth in Wales, hiding from a criminal past where nobody would ever look. When he finally gets rumbled, word of his whereabouts gets out and his enemies head west for revenge. Meanwhile, local traffic cop Catrin’s investigation into a simple robbery finds her heading for the booth at exactly the wrong time.
Directed by Ryan Andrew Hooper, The Toll stars Michael Smiley, Annes Elwy, Iwan Rheon, Paul Kaye, Gary Beadle, Steve Oram, Darren Evans and Julian Glover.
Brendan works solo shifts in the quietest toll booth in Wales, hiding from a criminal past where nobody would ever look. When he finally gets rumbled, word of his whereabouts gets out and his enemies head west for revenge. Meanwhile, local traffic cop Catrin’s investigation into a simple robbery finds her heading for the booth at exactly the wrong time.
Directed by Ryan Andrew Hooper, The Toll stars Michael Smiley, Annes Elwy, Iwan Rheon, Paul Kaye, Gary Beadle, Steve Oram, Darren Evans and Julian Glover.
- 9/3/2021
- by Kevin Haldon
- Nerdly
Watch the Trailer for Demon: "Zersetzung are pleased to share the first look artwork and trailer for their debut film Demon.
Demon will be premiering online at the Oscar qualifying 31st Cinequest Film Festival, Cinejoy, from 20th to 30th March 2021.
When an unpaid train fine comes back to haunt him, office worker Ralph flees London to a forest motel where a temporary hideout becomes a nightmarish purgatory, and emerging ghosts of the past force him to confront the loss of his father.
Taking viewers on a winding road that blurs the lines of reality, when one man tries to escape his problems but instead finds himself faced with more anguish.
Demon is the debut feature from director and co-writer George Louis Barlett and stars Jemma Redgrave, Gary Beadle, David Schaal, Rachel Jackson and introduces Ryan Walker-Edwards in his first feature role."
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George A. Romero's Iron City Asskickers:...
Demon will be premiering online at the Oscar qualifying 31st Cinequest Film Festival, Cinejoy, from 20th to 30th March 2021.
When an unpaid train fine comes back to haunt him, office worker Ralph flees London to a forest motel where a temporary hideout becomes a nightmarish purgatory, and emerging ghosts of the past force him to confront the loss of his father.
Taking viewers on a winding road that blurs the lines of reality, when one man tries to escape his problems but instead finds himself faced with more anguish.
Demon is the debut feature from director and co-writer George Louis Barlett and stars Jemma Redgrave, Gary Beadle, David Schaal, Rachel Jackson and introduces Ryan Walker-Edwards in his first feature role."
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George A. Romero's Iron City Asskickers:...
- 3/4/2021
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
‘If you are the big tree, we are the small axe’
Made famous by Bob Marley and the Wailers’ 1973 song ‘Small Axe’, that’s the traditional proverb behind the title for a five-film series by Oscar-winning British director Steve McQueen.
Two of McQueen’s Small Axe films were selected for this year’s Cannes Film Festival and in October, one opened the 64th London Film Festival. Now, all five are coming straight to BBC One and iPlayer in the UK, and Amazon Prime Video around the world. The home release has nothing to do with the pandemic; it was always the plan for these feature-length films with a cast including Star Wars’ John Boyega and Black Panther’s Letitia Wright, to air for a mainstream audience on prime time UK television.
11 years in the making, the five films were funded by BBC Studios and made to celebrate key figures in...
Made famous by Bob Marley and the Wailers’ 1973 song ‘Small Axe’, that’s the traditional proverb behind the title for a five-film series by Oscar-winning British director Steve McQueen.
Two of McQueen’s Small Axe films were selected for this year’s Cannes Film Festival and in October, one opened the 64th London Film Festival. Now, all five are coming straight to BBC One and iPlayer in the UK, and Amazon Prime Video around the world. The home release has nothing to do with the pandemic; it was always the plan for these feature-length films with a cast including Star Wars’ John Boyega and Black Panther’s Letitia Wright, to air for a mainstream audience on prime time UK television.
11 years in the making, the five films were funded by BBC Studios and made to celebrate key figures in...
- 11/10/2020
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
After production was halted on David Tennant drama Around The World In 80 Days amid the escalating coronavirus pandemic last March, filming has resumed in Romania. In all, the shoot will be spread across locations and studios in Romania and South Africa over a five-month period.
A Slim Film + Television and Federation co-production for the European Alliance, the project has also been boarded by co-production partners Masterpiece in the U.S., Peu Communications in South Africa, and Belgium’s Be-films and Rtbf. Daro Film associate produces.
Joining Tennant in the eight-part adaptation of Jules Verne’s classic adventure are French actor Ibrahim Koma (Oss 177) as Phileas Fogg’s irrepressible valet, Passepartout, and Leonie Benesch (The Crown) as determined journalist, Abigail ‘Fix’ Fortescue.
Also starring as series regulars are Jason Watkins (Des) and Peter Sullivan (Poldark).
Guest actors now joining the cast include Lindsay Duncan (A Discovery Of Witches...
A Slim Film + Television and Federation co-production for the European Alliance, the project has also been boarded by co-production partners Masterpiece in the U.S., Peu Communications in South Africa, and Belgium’s Be-films and Rtbf. Daro Film associate produces.
Joining Tennant in the eight-part adaptation of Jules Verne’s classic adventure are French actor Ibrahim Koma (Oss 177) as Phileas Fogg’s irrepressible valet, Passepartout, and Leonie Benesch (The Crown) as determined journalist, Abigail ‘Fix’ Fortescue.
Also starring as series regulars are Jason Watkins (Des) and Peter Sullivan (Poldark).
Guest actors now joining the cast include Lindsay Duncan (A Discovery Of Witches...
- 11/10/2020
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Amazon Prime Video has launched a new trailer for Steve McQueen’s five-film anthology series, ‘Small Axe’ starring Letitia Wright and John Boyega.
Based on a true story, Small Axe celebrates little known stories of Black pride and resilience, like the Mangrove March. Learn more about what happens when even ordinary people stand up to police brutality and racial injustice to achieve something transformative.
Directed by McQueen, the episode stars Letitia Wright, Shaun Parkes, Malachi Kirby, Jack Lowden, Rochenda Sandall, Sam Spruell, Nathaniel Martello-White and Gary Beadle.
Also in trailers – Lily Collins goes all Sex in the City in Paris in trailer for Netflix series ‘Emily in Paris’
Premiering on BBC One in the UK, the anthology heads to Prime Video in the US on November 20th.
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Based on a true story, Small Axe celebrates little known stories of Black pride and resilience, like the Mangrove March. Learn more about what happens when even ordinary people stand up to police brutality and racial injustice to achieve something transformative.
Directed by McQueen, the episode stars Letitia Wright, Shaun Parkes, Malachi Kirby, Jack Lowden, Rochenda Sandall, Sam Spruell, Nathaniel Martello-White and Gary Beadle.
Also in trailers – Lily Collins goes all Sex in the City in Paris in trailer for Netflix series ‘Emily in Paris’
Premiering on BBC One in the UK, the anthology heads to Prime Video in the US on November 20th.
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- 9/21/2020
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
With Lovers Rock, the first part of Steve McQueen’s forthcoming anthology Small Axe, having premiered at the 58th New York Film Festival, many have wondered how to classify this project. Well, the director gave a definitive answer. “These are five features,” McQueen said in his recent NYFF press conference.”In a perfect world, I would love people to see these films in the cinema, absolutely, but we are living in these times [with] TVs and how people can use this equipment in high quality ways. But there is nothing for me that can beat going to the cinema and viewing with a community of people.”
Now, Amazon Studios has solidified his intention by announcing the release plans for the Small Axe features, and rather than all arriving at once as has become the norm in this new age of streaming, they will rollout weekly beginning this November.
Deadline reports that on November 20, Mangrove,...
Now, Amazon Studios has solidified his intention by announcing the release plans for the Small Axe features, and rather than all arriving at once as has become the norm in this new age of streaming, they will rollout weekly beginning this November.
Deadline reports that on November 20, Mangrove,...
- 9/20/2020
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
“Mangrove,” directed by BAFTA and Oscar winner Steve McQueen (“12 Years a Slave”), will open the 64th edition of the British Film Institute London Film Festival.
Written by McQueen and Alastair Siddons, “Mangrove” is one of five films that make up the “Small Axe” anthology. Set from the late 1960s to the mid-1980s, the films each tell a different story involving London’s West Indian community. Other films in the “Small Axe” anthology are “Lovers Rock,” “Education,” “Alex Wheatle” and “Red, White and Blue.”
Marking 50 years since the events depicted in the film, “Mangrove” tells the true story of the Mangrove 9, the group of Black activists who clashed with London police during a protest march in 1970 and their highly publicized trial that followed.
The cast includes Letitia Wright (“Black Panther”), Shaun Parkes (“Lost in Space”), Malachi Kirby (“Curfew”), Rochenda Sandall (“Line of Duty”), Jack Lowden (“The Long Song”), Sam Spruell...
Written by McQueen and Alastair Siddons, “Mangrove” is one of five films that make up the “Small Axe” anthology. Set from the late 1960s to the mid-1980s, the films each tell a different story involving London’s West Indian community. Other films in the “Small Axe” anthology are “Lovers Rock,” “Education,” “Alex Wheatle” and “Red, White and Blue.”
Marking 50 years since the events depicted in the film, “Mangrove” tells the true story of the Mangrove 9, the group of Black activists who clashed with London police during a protest march in 1970 and their highly publicized trial that followed.
The cast includes Letitia Wright (“Black Panther”), Shaun Parkes (“Lost in Space”), Malachi Kirby (“Curfew”), Rochenda Sandall (“Line of Duty”), Jack Lowden (“The Long Song”), Sam Spruell...
- 8/24/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Amazon Prime has launched a first look trailer at the first of Steve McQueen’s five-film anthology series, ‘Small Axe’.
Based on a true story, Small Axe celebrates little known stories of Black pride and resilience, like the Mangrove March. Learn more about what happens when even ordinary people stand up to police brutality and racial injustice to achieve something transformative.
Directed by McQueen, the episode stars Letitia Wright, Shaun Parkes, Malachi Kirby, Jack Lowden, Rochenda Sandall, Sam Spruell, Nathaniel Martello-White and Gary Beadle.
Also in trailers – Daniel Kaluuya and Lakeith Stanfield star in powerful new trailer for ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’
The project will arrive on Prime later in the year.
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Based on a true story, Small Axe celebrates little known stories of Black pride and resilience, like the Mangrove March. Learn more about what happens when even ordinary people stand up to police brutality and racial injustice to achieve something transformative.
Directed by McQueen, the episode stars Letitia Wright, Shaun Parkes, Malachi Kirby, Jack Lowden, Rochenda Sandall, Sam Spruell, Nathaniel Martello-White and Gary Beadle.
Also in trailers – Daniel Kaluuya and Lakeith Stanfield star in powerful new trailer for ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’
The project will arrive on Prime later in the year.
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- 8/10/2020
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Amazon Prime Video released the trailer for Mangrove, directed by Steve McQueen, the first film in a planned five-part anthology series from the British filmmaker titled Small Axe.
Mangrove, Lovers Rock, and Red, White, and Blue will premiere during this year’s 58th New York Film Festival. Mangrove is coming to Amazon later this year.
Mangrove commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Mangrove March, where 150 protesters of West Indian, African and South Asian heritage clashed with police in the West London neighborhood of Notting Hill on August 9th, 1970.
The demonstrators...
Mangrove, Lovers Rock, and Red, White, and Blue will premiere during this year’s 58th New York Film Festival. Mangrove is coming to Amazon later this year.
Mangrove commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Mangrove March, where 150 protesters of West Indian, African and South Asian heritage clashed with police in the West London neighborhood of Notting Hill on August 9th, 1970.
The demonstrators...
- 8/7/2020
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
When it comes to the world of filmmaking this year, Steve McQueen is returning 2020’s most ambitious project. The filmmaker has crafted an anthology series titled Small Axe made up of five feature films. Produced by BBC and Amazon Prime Video, each one is directed and co-written by the 12 Years a Slave helmer. With two films part of the Cannes Film Festival 2020 selections, three of them will make their world premieres at the 58th New York Film Festival and now we have the first trailer for the project, featuring one of the films, Mangrove.
Mangrove is the true story of the Mangrove 9, a group of Black activists who clashed with London police during a protest march in 1970, and the highly publicized trial that followed. The trial was the first judicial acknowledgment of behavior motivated by racial hatred within the Metropolitan Police. Letitia Wright (Black Panther), Shaun Parkes (Lost in Space...
Mangrove is the true story of the Mangrove 9, a group of Black activists who clashed with London police during a protest march in 1970, and the highly publicized trial that followed. The trial was the first judicial acknowledgment of behavior motivated by racial hatred within the Metropolitan Police. Letitia Wright (Black Panther), Shaun Parkes (Lost in Space...
- 8/7/2020
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
The first trailer for Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe” dropped Friday, teasing the Letitia Wright-led “Mangrove,” one of the five films featured in the “12 Years a Slave” filmmaker’s upcoming Amazon Prime Video/BBC anthology series.
Per Amazon, “McQueen’s Mangrove tells this true story of the Mangrove 9, a group of Black activists who clashed with London police during a protest march in 1970, and the highly publicized trial that followed. The trial was the first judicial acknowledgment of behavior motivated by racial hatred within the Metropolitan Police.”
Watch the trailer above, in which Wright’s character leads the fight against police brutality and racial injustice.
Wright, Shaun Parkes, and Malachi Kirby star in “Mangrove” alongside Rochenda Sandall, Jack Lowden, Sam Spruell, Gershwyn Eustache Jnr, Nathaniel Martello-White, Richie Campbell, Jumayn Hunter and Gary Beadle.
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Per Amazon, “McQueen’s Mangrove tells this true story of the Mangrove 9, a group of Black activists who clashed with London police during a protest march in 1970, and the highly publicized trial that followed. The trial was the first judicial acknowledgment of behavior motivated by racial hatred within the Metropolitan Police.”
Watch the trailer above, in which Wright’s character leads the fight against police brutality and racial injustice.
Wright, Shaun Parkes, and Malachi Kirby star in “Mangrove” alongside Rochenda Sandall, Jack Lowden, Sam Spruell, Gershwyn Eustache Jnr, Nathaniel Martello-White, Richie Campbell, Jumayn Hunter and Gary Beadle.
Also Read: 'Utopia' Cast Promises Amazon Drama's Pandemic Storyline Won't Get Too Real...
- 8/7/2020
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Amazon Prime has shared the first trailer for Steve McQueen’s upcoming anthology project “Small Axe,” which consists of films different films all directed by the “Shame” and “12 Years a Slave” Oscar winner. The first look footage below all comes from the installment “Mangrove.” Starring “Black Panther” favorite Letitia Wright, “Mangrove” is an official selection of the Cannes Film Festival and the New York Film Festival. “Small Axe” is McQueen’s first television project and “Mangrove” marks the first new McQueen footage to debut following the 2018 release of the director’s “Widows.”
Per an official Amazon synopsis, “Mangrove” tells the “true story of the Mangrove 9, a group of Black activists who clashed with London police during a protest march in 1970, and the highly publicized trial that followed. The trial was the first judicial acknowledgment of behavior motivated by racial hatred within the Metropolitan Police.” Starring opposite Wright is a cast that includes Shaun Parkes,...
Per an official Amazon synopsis, “Mangrove” tells the “true story of the Mangrove 9, a group of Black activists who clashed with London police during a protest march in 1970, and the highly publicized trial that followed. The trial was the first judicial acknowledgment of behavior motivated by racial hatred within the Metropolitan Police.” Starring opposite Wright is a cast that includes Shaun Parkes,...
- 8/7/2020
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Sunday August 9 marks 50th anniversary of Mangrove protest.
The first trailer for Mangrove, part of Steve McQueen’s Small Axe film series, has been released ahead of the film’s launch on BBC One in the UK on Sunday, August 9.
It marks the 50th anniversary of the Mangrove protests, which saw 150 protestors of West Indian, African, and South Asian heritage in Notting Hill, west London march to local police stations in protest of police harassment in their communities.
Nine protestors were arrested and charged with incitement to riot, with the group later becoming known as the Mangrove 9.
The film tells...
The first trailer for Mangrove, part of Steve McQueen’s Small Axe film series, has been released ahead of the film’s launch on BBC One in the UK on Sunday, August 9.
It marks the 50th anniversary of the Mangrove protests, which saw 150 protestors of West Indian, African, and South Asian heritage in Notting Hill, west London march to local police stations in protest of police harassment in their communities.
Nine protestors were arrested and charged with incitement to riot, with the group later becoming known as the Mangrove 9.
The film tells...
- 8/7/2020
- by 1101321¦Ben Dalton¦26¦
- ScreenDaily
U.K. broadcaster BBC One has released a punchy trailer for “Mangrove,” one of five films from the “Small Axe” anthology by Oscar and BAFTA winner Steve McQueen (“12 Years a Slave”).
Aug. 9 marks the 50th anniversary of the day in 1970 when 150 protesters of West Indian, African and South Asian heritage in Notting Hill, West London, marched to local police stations in protest of police harassment in their communities, including the Mangrove restaurant. Nine protest leaders were arrested and charged with incitement to riot: Frank Crichlow, Darcus Howe, Altheia Jones-LeCointe, Barbara Beese, Rupert Boyce, Rhodan Gordon, Anthony Innis, Rothwell Kentish and Godfrey Millett. The group later became known as the ‘Mangrove 9.’
“It was a march necessitated by relentless police brutality in Notting Hill,” said McQueen. “To commemorate the bravery of these community activists and the nine who went on to be acquitted of incitement to riot with the judge citing ‘evidence of racial hatred,...
Aug. 9 marks the 50th anniversary of the day in 1970 when 150 protesters of West Indian, African and South Asian heritage in Notting Hill, West London, marched to local police stations in protest of police harassment in their communities, including the Mangrove restaurant. Nine protest leaders were arrested and charged with incitement to riot: Frank Crichlow, Darcus Howe, Altheia Jones-LeCointe, Barbara Beese, Rupert Boyce, Rhodan Gordon, Anthony Innis, Rothwell Kentish and Godfrey Millett. The group later became known as the ‘Mangrove 9.’
“It was a march necessitated by relentless police brutality in Notting Hill,” said McQueen. “To commemorate the bravery of these community activists and the nine who went on to be acquitted of incitement to riot with the judge citing ‘evidence of racial hatred,...
- 8/7/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Following his crime thriller Widows, Steve McQueen is returning this year with a project of great ambition and scope. Small Axe, an anthology series from BBC and Amazon Prime Video, is made up of five new feature films, each one directed and co-written by the 12 Years a Slave helmer. While it was revealed that two of the films were originally set to premiere as part of the Cannes Film Festival 2020 lineup, it’s now been announced where they will make their world premieres, along with another film in the anthology.
Film at Lincoln Center’s New York Film Festival has unveiled that one of the films in the anthology, Lovers Rock (pictured below), will be the Opening Night film of the 58th edition, while two others––Mangrove and Red, White and Blue (pictured above)––will premiere in the festival’s Main Slate. Set from the late 1960s to the mid-1980s,...
Film at Lincoln Center’s New York Film Festival has unveiled that one of the films in the anthology, Lovers Rock (pictured below), will be the Opening Night film of the 58th edition, while two others––Mangrove and Red, White and Blue (pictured above)––will premiere in the festival’s Main Slate. Set from the late 1960s to the mid-1980s,...
- 8/3/2020
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
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