Ed Harris and Margaret Qualley have joined the cast of John Patton Ford thriller ‘Huntington’.
Harris and Qualley join Glen Powell in what is said to be a raucously entertaining revenge thriller about Becket Redfellow (Glen Powell), the heir to a multi-billion-dollar fortune who will stop at nothing to get what he deserves… Or what he thinks he deserves.
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As previously announced, acclaimed writer/director John Patton Ford (Emily The Criminal) will direct Huntington (working title) from his original screenplay inspired by StudioCanal’s devilish Ealing Comedy library title ‘Kind Hearts and Coronets’.
EVP Global Production Ron Halpern and SVP Global Production Joe Naftalin to oversee for StudioCanal, with Pete Czernin and Graham Broadbent at Blueprint Pictures. StudioCanal is fully financing the film whilst Casting Director Lucy Bevan (BOakes Fegley arbie) continues to handle all casting. A24 will handle US distribution.
Harris and Qualley join Glen Powell in what is said to be a raucously entertaining revenge thriller about Becket Redfellow (Glen Powell), the heir to a multi-billion-dollar fortune who will stop at nothing to get what he deserves… Or what he thinks he deserves.
Also in news – Matt Damon stars in first look images from ‘The Instigators’
As previously announced, acclaimed writer/director John Patton Ford (Emily The Criminal) will direct Huntington (working title) from his original screenplay inspired by StudioCanal’s devilish Ealing Comedy library title ‘Kind Hearts and Coronets’.
EVP Global Production Ron Halpern and SVP Global Production Joe Naftalin to oversee for StudioCanal, with Pete Czernin and Graham Broadbent at Blueprint Pictures. StudioCanal is fully financing the film whilst Casting Director Lucy Bevan (BOakes Fegley arbie) continues to handle all casting. A24 will handle US distribution.
- 5/3/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Glen Powell (Top Gun: Maverick), Margaret Qualley (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), and Ed Harris (The Truman Show) are set to star in the revenge thriller Huntington for writer/director John Patton Ford, and Deadline reports that A24 has just boarded the project to handle its domestic distribution.
Drawing inspiration from the 1949 crime comedy Kind Hearts and Coronets, Huntington will see Powell taking on the role of Becket Redfellow, the heir to a multi-billion-dollar fortune who will stop at nothing to get what he deserves… Or what he thinks he deserves. Kind Hearts and Coronets told the following story: When Louis D’Ascoyne Mazzini, who hails from a royal family, is denied dukedom, he plans to kill all the potential threats in his way.
Kind Hearts and Coronets is in the Studiocanal library, and the company is fully financing this take on the concept. Studiocanal’s EVP Global Production...
Drawing inspiration from the 1949 crime comedy Kind Hearts and Coronets, Huntington will see Powell taking on the role of Becket Redfellow, the heir to a multi-billion-dollar fortune who will stop at nothing to get what he deserves… Or what he thinks he deserves. Kind Hearts and Coronets told the following story: When Louis D’Ascoyne Mazzini, who hails from a royal family, is denied dukedom, he plans to kill all the potential threats in his way.
Kind Hearts and Coronets is in the Studiocanal library, and the company is fully financing this take on the concept. Studiocanal’s EVP Global Production...
- 5/1/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
A24 has boarded John Patton Ford’s revenge thriller Huntington for US distribution, with Love Lies Bleeding and Top Gun: Maverick actor Ed Harris joining the cast alongside Poor Things star Margaret Qualley.
They join the already announced Glen Powell in the revenge thriller about Becket Redfellow, heir to a multi-billion-dollar fortune, who will stop at nothing to get what he thinks he deserves.
Studiocanal is fully financing the film. Executive vice president of global production Ron Halpern and senior vice president of global production Joe Naftalin will oversee for Studiocanal, with Pete Czernin and Graham Broadbent producing for Blueprint Pictures.
They join the already announced Glen Powell in the revenge thriller about Becket Redfellow, heir to a multi-billion-dollar fortune, who will stop at nothing to get what he thinks he deserves.
Studiocanal is fully financing the film. Executive vice president of global production Ron Halpern and senior vice president of global production Joe Naftalin will oversee for Studiocanal, with Pete Czernin and Graham Broadbent producing for Blueprint Pictures.
- 5/1/2024
- ScreenDaily
A24 has officially signed on to John Patton Ford’s “Huntington” (working title) for U.S. distribution. Also joining are new cast members Ed Harris and Margaret Qualley, who will star alongside the previously announced Glen Powell.
“Huntington” is a revenge thriller that follows Becket Redfellow (Powell), the “heir to a multi-billion-dollar fortune who will stop at nothing to get what he deserves… Or what he thinks he deserves.”
Ford will direct “Huntington” (or whatever it is titled by then). He already wrote the original screenplay, which was inspired by the film’s financier Studiocanal’s “Kind Hearts and Coronets,” the classic 1949 crime film starring Alec Guinness, who famously played eight different roles in the film.
Enjoy the new casting choices? Credit casting director Lucy Bevan of “Barbie. EVP of Global Production Ron Halpern and SVP of Global Production Joe Naftalin will oversee “Huntington” for Studiocanal, with Pete Czernin and...
“Huntington” is a revenge thriller that follows Becket Redfellow (Powell), the “heir to a multi-billion-dollar fortune who will stop at nothing to get what he deserves… Or what he thinks he deserves.”
Ford will direct “Huntington” (or whatever it is titled by then). He already wrote the original screenplay, which was inspired by the film’s financier Studiocanal’s “Kind Hearts and Coronets,” the classic 1949 crime film starring Alec Guinness, who famously played eight different roles in the film.
Enjoy the new casting choices? Credit casting director Lucy Bevan of “Barbie. EVP of Global Production Ron Halpern and SVP of Global Production Joe Naftalin will oversee “Huntington” for Studiocanal, with Pete Czernin and...
- 5/1/2024
- by Tony Maglio
- Indiewire
Exclusive: A24 has come aboard as domestic distributor of John Patton Ford’s Huntington, with the revenge thriller also adding Ed Harris and Margaret Qualley to a cast that already features Glen Powell. The film follows Becket Redfellow (Powell), the heir to a multibillion-dollar fortune who will stop at nothing to get what he deserves … or what he thinks he deserves.
Ford will direct from his original screenplay inspired by Studiocanal’s Comedy library title Kind Hearts and Coronets.
Studiocanal is fully financing the film with casting director Lucy Bevan handling all casting.
EVP Global Production Ron Halpern and SVP Global Production Joe Naftalin will oversee for Studiocanal, along with Pete Czernin and Graham Broadbent at Blueprint Pictures.
CEO Anna Marsh, with Halpern and Naftalin, said in a statement: “We are thrilled to be working closely again with our friends at A24 and Blueprint in bringing this incredibly special project to life.
Ford will direct from his original screenplay inspired by Studiocanal’s Comedy library title Kind Hearts and Coronets.
Studiocanal is fully financing the film with casting director Lucy Bevan handling all casting.
EVP Global Production Ron Halpern and SVP Global Production Joe Naftalin will oversee for Studiocanal, along with Pete Czernin and Graham Broadbent at Blueprint Pictures.
CEO Anna Marsh, with Halpern and Naftalin, said in a statement: “We are thrilled to be working closely again with our friends at A24 and Blueprint in bringing this incredibly special project to life.
- 5/1/2024
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: In Playing Nice James Norton stars as Pete, a doting dad who finds out his son was switched at birth, giving him a different kind of hero to portray. “He’s a kind of small hero,” Norton told Deadline. “Unlike most of the characters I’ve played, he’s very likable, very amenable and recognizable. There’s a simplicity to him, which I hadn’t really played before, and a likability and quietness that made him feel very real.”
The adaptation of the Jp Delaney novel is produced by Studiocanal and Rabbit Track Pictures, the indie Norton set up with Kitty Kaletsky in 2019. It will bow on ITV in the UK and play on Canal+ in France. Studiocanal is handling international sales and will launch the series internationally this week in Cannes at MIPTV.
The baby-switch at the center of the story sets up an horrific dilemma for both...
The adaptation of the Jp Delaney novel is produced by Studiocanal and Rabbit Track Pictures, the indie Norton set up with Kitty Kaletsky in 2019. It will bow on ITV in the UK and play on Canal+ in France. Studiocanal is handling international sales and will launch the series internationally this week in Cannes at MIPTV.
The baby-switch at the center of the story sets up an horrific dilemma for both...
- 4/7/2024
- by Stewart Clarke
- Deadline Film + TV
Sam Taylor-Johnson’s upcoming Amy Winehouse biopic “Back to Black” may have access to the late singer’s globally recognized back catalog, but another legendary musician is lending his talents to the project.
Nick Cave, alongside his long-time collaborator Warren Ellis, is scoring the StudioCanal and Focus Features film, which sees “Industry” star Marisa Abela play Winehouse. Abela is joined by a cast including Jack O’Connell (playing Blake Fielder-Civil), Eddie Marsan (Mitch Winehouse), Juliet Cowan (Janis Winehouse) and Lesley Manville.
Variety has been given an exclusive photo taken of Cave, Ellis and Taylor-Johnson recording in the studio earlier this week.
While Winehouse’s own songs, such as “Back to Black” (which featured in the recent trailer), “Valerie” and “Rehab” will undoubtedly take center stage in the film (with most recorded and performed by Abela), Cave and Ellis are understood to have composed about 20-30 minutes of music.
“Nick and Warren...
Nick Cave, alongside his long-time collaborator Warren Ellis, is scoring the StudioCanal and Focus Features film, which sees “Industry” star Marisa Abela play Winehouse. Abela is joined by a cast including Jack O’Connell (playing Blake Fielder-Civil), Eddie Marsan (Mitch Winehouse), Juliet Cowan (Janis Winehouse) and Lesley Manville.
Variety has been given an exclusive photo taken of Cave, Ellis and Taylor-Johnson recording in the studio earlier this week.
While Winehouse’s own songs, such as “Back to Black” (which featured in the recent trailer), “Valerie” and “Rehab” will undoubtedly take center stage in the film (with most recorded and performed by Abela), Cave and Ellis are understood to have composed about 20-30 minutes of music.
“Nick and Warren...
- 2/7/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
“I want people to hear my voice and just forget their troubles for five minutes,” says Marisa Abela as Amy Winehouse in the official trailer for Back to Black. After promising the film will show the love story behind one of the greatest albums of all times, the trailer ends with Abela as Amy saying, “I don’t write songs to be famous. I write songs ’cause I’ve got to make something good outta something bad.”
In addition to Marisa Abela (Industry), the cast includes Jack O’Connell (Ferrari), Eddie Marsan (Fair Play), and Lesley Manville (Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris). Sam Taylor-Johnson (Fifty Shades of Grey) directs from a screenplay by Matt Greenhalgh.
Back to Black was made with the full cooperation of Amy Winehouse’s estate. Alison Owen, Debra Hayward, and Nicky Kentish-Barnes served as producers, with Sam Taylor-Johnson, Anna Marsh, Ron Halpern, and Joe Naftalin executive producing.
In addition to Marisa Abela (Industry), the cast includes Jack O’Connell (Ferrari), Eddie Marsan (Fair Play), and Lesley Manville (Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris). Sam Taylor-Johnson (Fifty Shades of Grey) directs from a screenplay by Matt Greenhalgh.
Back to Black was made with the full cooperation of Amy Winehouse’s estate. Alison Owen, Debra Hayward, and Nicky Kentish-Barnes served as producers, with Sam Taylor-Johnson, Anna Marsh, Ron Halpern, and Joe Naftalin executive producing.
- 2/2/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Amy Winehouse had a quick rise to fame and unfortunately, it lasted just as quickly when her addictions would take a toll on her tumultuous life. Her talent would not go unnoticed as the singer gained a huge following, and her fans celebrate her music to this day. Focus Features has now released the official trailer for the biopic about Winehouse as it chronicles her meteoric celebrity and how the dark forces of it all would become too much for her. Marisa Abela, of the TV series Industry and Barbie, plays the singer. The film also stars Jack O’Connell, Eddie Marsan and Lesley Manville. The biopic comes from filmmaker Sam Taylor-Johnson.
The official plot synopsis from Focus Features reads,
“The extraordinary story of Amy Winehouse’s early rise to fame from her early days in Camden through the making of her groundbreaking album, Back to Black that catapulted Winehouse to global fame.
The official plot synopsis from Focus Features reads,
“The extraordinary story of Amy Winehouse’s early rise to fame from her early days in Camden through the making of her groundbreaking album, Back to Black that catapulted Winehouse to global fame.
- 2/2/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
The Amy Winehouse biopic is almost here. On Friday, Focus Features dropped the first official trailer for Back to Black, the drama based on the short, stratospheric life of the British soul music legend.
Up-and-coming British actress Marisa Abela (Industry) plays Winehouse in the feature from director Sam Taylor-Johnson (Nowhere Boy, 50 Shades of Grey). Produced by Monumental Pictures and StudioCanal, Back to Black will bow in the U.K. and Ireland on April 12 and go out in the U.S. via Focus Features on May 17.
The film focuses on Winehouse’s early years, living in London, her rise to fame and the recording of her groundbreaking breakout studio album, the titular Back to Black.
In the trailer, we see Abela as Winehouse evolve from her early days, practicing guitar in her room, all brick walls and pink bedsheets, to her first recordings and performing before sellout crowds. We also...
Up-and-coming British actress Marisa Abela (Industry) plays Winehouse in the feature from director Sam Taylor-Johnson (Nowhere Boy, 50 Shades of Grey). Produced by Monumental Pictures and StudioCanal, Back to Black will bow in the U.K. and Ireland on April 12 and go out in the U.S. via Focus Features on May 17.
The film focuses on Winehouse’s early years, living in London, her rise to fame and the recording of her groundbreaking breakout studio album, the titular Back to Black.
In the trailer, we see Abela as Winehouse evolve from her early days, practicing guitar in her room, all brick walls and pink bedsheets, to her first recordings and performing before sellout crowds. We also...
- 2/2/2024
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Amy Winehouse’s legacy is getting the big screen treatment.
Following the acclaimed A24 documentary “Amy,” Winehouse’s life now lands a narrative feature with biopic “Back to Black” directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson. “Industry” breakout star Marisa Abela portrays the ill-fated British crooner who died at age 27.
The official synopsis reads: “The extraordinary story of Amy Winehouse’s early rise to fame from her early days in Camden through the making of her groundbreaking 2006 album, ‘Back to Black,’ that catapulted Winehouse to global fame. Told through Amy’s eyes and inspired by her deeply personal lyrics, the film explores and embraces the many layers of the iconic artist and the tumultuous love story at the center of one of the most legendary albums of all time.”
The film is written by “Nowhere Boy” scribe Matt Greenhalgh, and co-stars Jack O’Connell as Winehouse’s ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil, Eddie Marsan as Winehouse’s father Mitch Winehouse,...
Following the acclaimed A24 documentary “Amy,” Winehouse’s life now lands a narrative feature with biopic “Back to Black” directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson. “Industry” breakout star Marisa Abela portrays the ill-fated British crooner who died at age 27.
The official synopsis reads: “The extraordinary story of Amy Winehouse’s early rise to fame from her early days in Camden through the making of her groundbreaking 2006 album, ‘Back to Black,’ that catapulted Winehouse to global fame. Told through Amy’s eyes and inspired by her deeply personal lyrics, the film explores and embraces the many layers of the iconic artist and the tumultuous love story at the center of one of the most legendary albums of all time.”
The film is written by “Nowhere Boy” scribe Matt Greenhalgh, and co-stars Jack O’Connell as Winehouse’s ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil, Eddie Marsan as Winehouse’s father Mitch Winehouse,...
- 2/2/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Exclusive: With Anyone But You having just crossed $100M at the global box office and Top Gun 3 chatter lighting up the internet, Hollywood man of the moment Glen Powell has found his next project in the shape of thriller Huntington from Emily The Criminal writer-director John Patton Ford.
As we revealed last year, Euro studio Studiocanal and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri producer Blueprint are behind the project, which has now attracted Green Book and Spotlight outfit Participant as co-financier with Studiocanal.
We understand A24 is close to finalizing a domestic deal, though none of the parties could confirm at time of going to press.
The partners are aiming for an early summer shoot on the movie, which is described to us as “raucous revenge thriller” about Becket Redfellow (Powell), the heir to a multi-billion-dollar fortune who will stop at nothing to get what he deserves…Or what he thinks he deserves.
As we revealed last year, Euro studio Studiocanal and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri producer Blueprint are behind the project, which has now attracted Green Book and Spotlight outfit Participant as co-financier with Studiocanal.
We understand A24 is close to finalizing a domestic deal, though none of the parties could confirm at time of going to press.
The partners are aiming for an early summer shoot on the movie, which is described to us as “raucous revenge thriller” about Becket Redfellow (Powell), the heir to a multi-billion-dollar fortune who will stop at nothing to get what he deserves…Or what he thinks he deserves.
- 1/22/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Marisa Abela has transformed into Amy Winehouse for biopic “Back to Black.”
The first fictionalized look at late singer Winehouse’s life, the film is directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson and written by “Nowhere Boy” scribe Matt Greenhalgh. “Industry” breakout Abela stars as Winehouse, with Jack O’Connell playing her ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil, Eddie Marsan portraying Winehouse’s father Mitch Winehouse, and Lesley Manville as her maternal grandmother.
The official synopsis reads: “‘Back to Black’ [is] a never-before-seen glimpse into Amy Winehouse’s early rise to fame and the release of her groundbreaking 2006 studio album, ‘Back to Black.’ Told from Amy’s perspective, the film is an unapologetic look at the woman behind the phenomenon and the relationship that inspired one of the most legendary albums of all time.”
Winehouse sold more than 30 million records worldwide, and today is generating more than 80 million streams per month. The Grammy-winning singer won Record of the...
The first fictionalized look at late singer Winehouse’s life, the film is directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson and written by “Nowhere Boy” scribe Matt Greenhalgh. “Industry” breakout Abela stars as Winehouse, with Jack O’Connell playing her ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil, Eddie Marsan portraying Winehouse’s father Mitch Winehouse, and Lesley Manville as her maternal grandmother.
The official synopsis reads: “‘Back to Black’ [is] a never-before-seen glimpse into Amy Winehouse’s early rise to fame and the release of her groundbreaking 2006 studio album, ‘Back to Black.’ Told from Amy’s perspective, the film is an unapologetic look at the woman behind the phenomenon and the relationship that inspired one of the most legendary albums of all time.”
Winehouse sold more than 30 million records worldwide, and today is generating more than 80 million streams per month. The Grammy-winning singer won Record of the...
- 1/11/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Amy Winehouse had a quick rise to fame and unfortunately, it lasted just as quickly when her addictions would get the best of her. Her talent would not go unnoticed as the singer gained a huge following, and her fans celebrate her music to this day. StudioCanal has just released the teaser trailer for the biopic about Winehouse as it chronicles her meteoric celebrity and how tumultuous it became for her. Marisa Abela, of the TV series Industry and Barbie, plays the singer. The movie comes from filmmaker Sam Taylor-Johnson.
According to Deadline, the biopic “charts Winehouse’s career from her years as a breakout in the London underground music scene to her rapid ascension to worldwide superstardom. Supporting Abela are BAFTA-winning actor Jack O’Connell as Blake Fielder-Civil, Eddie Marsan as Mitch Winehouse, Juliet Cowan as Janis Winehouse, and Golden Globe and Oscar-nominated Lesley Manville as Winehouse’s grandmother, Cynthia.
According to Deadline, the biopic “charts Winehouse’s career from her years as a breakout in the London underground music scene to her rapid ascension to worldwide superstardom. Supporting Abela are BAFTA-winning actor Jack O’Connell as Blake Fielder-Civil, Eddie Marsan as Mitch Winehouse, Juliet Cowan as Janis Winehouse, and Golden Globe and Oscar-nominated Lesley Manville as Winehouse’s grandmother, Cynthia.
- 1/11/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Producers StudioCanal and Monumental Pictures have dropped the first international teaser trailer for the hotly anticipated Back to Black, the upcoming music biopic on the late Amy Winehouse.
Up-and-coming British actress Marisa Abela (Industry) plays Winehouse in the feature from director Sam Taylor-Johnson (Nowhere Boy, 50 Shades of Grey). Back to Black bows in the UK and Ireland on April 12. Focus Features will release the film in the U.S. on May 10.
Written by Nowhere Boy and Control scribe Matt Greenhalgh, the biopic was made with the full support of The Amy Winehouse Estate, Universal Music Group and Sony Music Publishing and will feature many of Winehouse’s hit songs. In addition to the title track, the multi-Grammy-winning British soul sensation charted with such tracks as “Rehab,” “Valerie” and “Love Is a Losing Game.” In her short career, she sold more than 30 million records worldwide. While she enjoyed stratospheric success,...
Up-and-coming British actress Marisa Abela (Industry) plays Winehouse in the feature from director Sam Taylor-Johnson (Nowhere Boy, 50 Shades of Grey). Back to Black bows in the UK and Ireland on April 12. Focus Features will release the film in the U.S. on May 10.
Written by Nowhere Boy and Control scribe Matt Greenhalgh, the biopic was made with the full support of The Amy Winehouse Estate, Universal Music Group and Sony Music Publishing and will feature many of Winehouse’s hit songs. In addition to the title track, the multi-Grammy-winning British soul sensation charted with such tracks as “Rehab,” “Valerie” and “Love Is a Losing Game.” In her short career, she sold more than 30 million records worldwide. While she enjoyed stratospheric success,...
- 1/11/2024
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“Back to Black,” a new biopic about the late Amy Winehouse, has debuted its first footage.
Starring “Industry” actor Marisa Abela as Winehouse and directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, “Back to Black” is executive produced by Nicky Kentish-Barnes, Ron Halpern and Joe Naftalin for Studiocanal and Alison Owen and Debra Hayward for Monumental Pictures from a screenplay written by Matt Greenhalgh (“Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool”).
“‘Back to Black’ is a never-before-seen glimpse into Amy Winehouse’s early rise to fame and the release of her groundbreaking studio album, ‘Back to Black,” the logline reads. “Told from Amy’s perspective, the film is an unapologetic look at the woman behind the phenomenon and the relationship that inspired one of the most legendary albums of all time.”
“I don’t write music to be famous,” Abela as Winehouse says in the trailer as the title song rings out. “I write songs...
Starring “Industry” actor Marisa Abela as Winehouse and directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, “Back to Black” is executive produced by Nicky Kentish-Barnes, Ron Halpern and Joe Naftalin for Studiocanal and Alison Owen and Debra Hayward for Monumental Pictures from a screenplay written by Matt Greenhalgh (“Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool”).
“‘Back to Black’ is a never-before-seen glimpse into Amy Winehouse’s early rise to fame and the release of her groundbreaking studio album, ‘Back to Black,” the logline reads. “Told from Amy’s perspective, the film is an unapologetic look at the woman behind the phenomenon and the relationship that inspired one of the most legendary albums of all time.”
“I don’t write music to be famous,” Abela as Winehouse says in the trailer as the title song rings out. “I write songs...
- 1/11/2024
- by Valerie Wu
- Variety Film + TV
Marisa Abela stars as Amy Winehouse in director Sam Taylor-Johnson’s ‘Back To Black’, a Focus Features release. (Photo Credit : Courtesy of Dean Rogers/Focus Features)
Director Sam Taylor-Johnson’s Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black will open in U.S. theaters on May 10, 2024. Industry‘s Marisa Abela stars as the iconic singer who tragically passed away at the age of 27 on July 23, 2011.
The cast also includes Jack O’Connell (Ferrari), Eddie Marsan (Fair Play), and Lesley Manville (Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris).
“My connection to Amy began when I left college and was hanging out in the creatively diverse London borough of Camden. I got a job at the legendary Koko Club, and I can still breathe every market stall, vintage shop, and street… A few years later Amy wrote her searingly honest songs whilst living in Camden. Like with me, it became part of her DNA,” said director Taylor-Johnson.
Director Sam Taylor-Johnson’s Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black will open in U.S. theaters on May 10, 2024. Industry‘s Marisa Abela stars as the iconic singer who tragically passed away at the age of 27 on July 23, 2011.
The cast also includes Jack O’Connell (Ferrari), Eddie Marsan (Fair Play), and Lesley Manville (Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris).
“My connection to Amy began when I left college and was hanging out in the creatively diverse London borough of Camden. I got a job at the legendary Koko Club, and I can still breathe every market stall, vintage shop, and street… A few years later Amy wrote her searingly honest songs whilst living in Camden. Like with me, it became part of her DNA,” said director Taylor-Johnson.
- 12/13/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black is getting a high profile release in cinemas across the country on May 10, Focus Features announced Tuesday.
Sam Taylor-Johnson directed the film from a script by Matt Greenhalgh following their successful collaboration on 2009’s Nowhere Boy.
Breakout Industry actress Marisa Abela stars as the legendary singers-songwriter, who died in 2011. Jack O’Connell, Eddie Marsan and Lesley Manville also star.
The movie promises to provide a never-before-seen glimpse into Amy Winehouse’s early rise to fame and the release of her groundbreaking studio album, Back to Black. Winehouse, who died in 2011, is widely considered one of the greatest artists in recent history, selling more than 30 million records worldwide.
Focus will distribute Back to Back in the U.S., with Universal Pictures International handling international distribution, excluding the UK, France, Germany, Aus/Nz, Benelux, Scandinavia and Poland, which will be handled by StudioCanal.
Universal’s partners on...
Sam Taylor-Johnson directed the film from a script by Matt Greenhalgh following their successful collaboration on 2009’s Nowhere Boy.
Breakout Industry actress Marisa Abela stars as the legendary singers-songwriter, who died in 2011. Jack O’Connell, Eddie Marsan and Lesley Manville also star.
The movie promises to provide a never-before-seen glimpse into Amy Winehouse’s early rise to fame and the release of her groundbreaking studio album, Back to Black. Winehouse, who died in 2011, is widely considered one of the greatest artists in recent history, selling more than 30 million records worldwide.
Focus will distribute Back to Back in the U.S., with Universal Pictures International handling international distribution, excluding the UK, France, Germany, Aus/Nz, Benelux, Scandinavia and Poland, which will be handled by StudioCanal.
Universal’s partners on...
- 12/12/2023
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Marisa Abela stars, Sam Taylor-Johnson directs.
Focus Features has set a May 10 2024 US theatrical release date for Sam Taylor-Johnson’s Amy Winehouse biopic Back To Black.
Marisa Abela (Industry) stars in the lead role as the late British singer. Based on a screenplay by Matt Greenhalgh – collaborators on 2009’s Nowhere Boy – the story is told from Winehouse’s perspective as she rises to fame and the relationship that inspired her acclaimed 2006 Grammy-winning album, Back To Black.
The cast includes Jack O’Connell, Eddie Marsan, and Lesley Manville. Alison Owen and Debra Hayward of Monumental Pictures are producing, with Nicky Kentish-Barnes serving...
Focus Features has set a May 10 2024 US theatrical release date for Sam Taylor-Johnson’s Amy Winehouse biopic Back To Black.
Marisa Abela (Industry) stars in the lead role as the late British singer. Based on a screenplay by Matt Greenhalgh – collaborators on 2009’s Nowhere Boy – the story is told from Winehouse’s perspective as she rises to fame and the relationship that inspired her acclaimed 2006 Grammy-winning album, Back To Black.
The cast includes Jack O’Connell, Eddie Marsan, and Lesley Manville. Alison Owen and Debra Hayward of Monumental Pictures are producing, with Nicky Kentish-Barnes serving...
- 12/12/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Focus Features’ Amy Winehouse biopic “Back to Black,” starring “Industry” actor Marisa Abela as the late music icon, will premiere in U.S. theaters on May 10, 2024.
According to the distributor, “‘Back to Black’ is a never-before-seen glimpse into Amy Winehouse’s early rise to fame and the release of her groundbreaking studio album, ‘Back to Black.’ Told from Amy’s perspective, the film is an unapologetic look at the woman behind the phenomenon and the relationship that inspired one of the most legendary albums of all time.”
“Fifty Shades of Grey” filmmaker Sam Taylor-Johnson directs the movie from a script by Matt Greenhalgh. The two previously collaborated on 2009’s “Nowhere Boy,” a John Lennon biopic starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson as the young Beatle.
Starring alongside Abela are Jack O’Connell (“Ferrari”), Eddie Marsan (“Fair Play”) and Lesley Manville (“Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris”). Alison Owen and Debra Hayward produce via Monumental, while...
According to the distributor, “‘Back to Black’ is a never-before-seen glimpse into Amy Winehouse’s early rise to fame and the release of her groundbreaking studio album, ‘Back to Black.’ Told from Amy’s perspective, the film is an unapologetic look at the woman behind the phenomenon and the relationship that inspired one of the most legendary albums of all time.”
“Fifty Shades of Grey” filmmaker Sam Taylor-Johnson directs the movie from a script by Matt Greenhalgh. The two previously collaborated on 2009’s “Nowhere Boy,” a John Lennon biopic starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson as the young Beatle.
Starring alongside Abela are Jack O’Connell (“Ferrari”), Eddie Marsan (“Fair Play”) and Lesley Manville (“Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris”). Alison Owen and Debra Hayward produce via Monumental, while...
- 12/12/2023
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
Focus Features has set a theatrical release of May 10, 2024 for the Amy Winehouse biopic, Back to Black.
Sam Taylor-Johnson directs from a script written by Matt Greenhalgh. The duo previously teamed on 2009’s Nowhere Boy.
Back to Black is a never-before-seen glimpse into Amy Winehouse’s early rise to fame and the release of her groundbreaking studio album, Back to Black. Told from Winehouse’s Pov, the film is billed as an unapologetic look at the woman behind the phenomenon and the relationship that inspired one of the most legendary albums of all time. The 2006 album skyrocketed her to stardom as she went on to win a then record breaking five Grammy awards including Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Winehouse has sold more than 30M albums around the globe and today generates more than 80M streams monthly.
Pic stars break-out actress Marisa Abela (Industry) in the...
Sam Taylor-Johnson directs from a script written by Matt Greenhalgh. The duo previously teamed on 2009’s Nowhere Boy.
Back to Black is a never-before-seen glimpse into Amy Winehouse’s early rise to fame and the release of her groundbreaking studio album, Back to Black. Told from Winehouse’s Pov, the film is billed as an unapologetic look at the woman behind the phenomenon and the relationship that inspired one of the most legendary albums of all time. The 2006 album skyrocketed her to stardom as she went on to win a then record breaking five Grammy awards including Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Winehouse has sold more than 30M albums around the globe and today generates more than 80M streams monthly.
Pic stars break-out actress Marisa Abela (Industry) in the...
- 12/12/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Sam Taylor-Johnson’s highly-anticipated Amy Winehouse biopic “Back to Black” will be released in theaters May 2024.
The film, which stars “Industry” breakout Marisa Abela as Winehouse, will be released by Focus Features May 10. Matt Greenhalgh penned the script, reuniting with Taylor-Johnson after her 2009 film “Nowhere Boy.”
Jack O’Connell plays Winehouse’s ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil, with Eddie Marsan portraying Winehouse’s father Mitch Winehouse and Lesley Manville as her maternal grandmother.
The official synopsis reads: “‘Back to Black’ [is] a never-before-seen glimpse into Amy Winehouse’s early rise to fame and the release of her groundbreaking 2006 studio album, ‘Back to Black.’ Told from Amy’s perspective, the film is an unapologetic look at the woman behind the phenomenon and the relationship that inspired one of the most legendary albums of all time.”
Winehouse’s music was licensed for the feature, which is made with the full support of Universal Music Group, Sony Music Publishing,...
The film, which stars “Industry” breakout Marisa Abela as Winehouse, will be released by Focus Features May 10. Matt Greenhalgh penned the script, reuniting with Taylor-Johnson after her 2009 film “Nowhere Boy.”
Jack O’Connell plays Winehouse’s ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil, with Eddie Marsan portraying Winehouse’s father Mitch Winehouse and Lesley Manville as her maternal grandmother.
The official synopsis reads: “‘Back to Black’ [is] a never-before-seen glimpse into Amy Winehouse’s early rise to fame and the release of her groundbreaking 2006 studio album, ‘Back to Black.’ Told from Amy’s perspective, the film is an unapologetic look at the woman behind the phenomenon and the relationship that inspired one of the most legendary albums of all time.”
Winehouse’s music was licensed for the feature, which is made with the full support of Universal Music Group, Sony Music Publishing,...
- 12/12/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Studiocanal and Monumental Pictures announce the UK release date & first look image for ‘Back to Black,’ the highly anticipated feature film about Amy Winehouse’s vibrant years living in London and her intense journey to fame will open in UK and Irish cinemas 12 April 2024.
The movie will focus on Amy’s extraordinary genius, creativity and honesty that infused everything she did. A journey that took her from the craziness and colour of 90’s Camden High Street to global adoration – and back again, it crashes through the looking glass of celebrity to watch this journey from behind the mirror, to see what Amy saw, to feel what she felt.
(Images: Studiocanal/Monumental Pictures)
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Acclaimed filmmaker and visual artist Sam Taylor-Johnson directs with break-out star Marisa Abela (Industry) in the coveted lead role supported by BAFTA winning actor Jack O’Connell,...
The movie will focus on Amy’s extraordinary genius, creativity and honesty that infused everything she did. A journey that took her from the craziness and colour of 90’s Camden High Street to global adoration – and back again, it crashes through the looking glass of celebrity to watch this journey from behind the mirror, to see what Amy saw, to feel what she felt.
(Images: Studiocanal/Monumental Pictures)
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Acclaimed filmmaker and visual artist Sam Taylor-Johnson directs with break-out star Marisa Abela (Industry) in the coveted lead role supported by BAFTA winning actor Jack O’Connell,...
- 12/5/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Sam Taylor-Johnson’s feature will release in the UK on April 12, 2024.
Sam Taylor-Johnson’s Amy Winehouse biopic Back To Black will begin its international rollout in April 2024 via Studiocanal.
The film will hit the UK and Poland on April 12, followed by Germany, Netherlands and Australia on April 18 and France and New Zealand on April 24 and 25. Focus Features will release the title in the US in Q1 of next year, with a date yet to be announced.
Studiocanal has also released a new still from Back To Black (see above) which sees Screen Star of Tomorrow Marisa Abela as the iconic musician.
Sam Taylor-Johnson’s Amy Winehouse biopic Back To Black will begin its international rollout in April 2024 via Studiocanal.
The film will hit the UK and Poland on April 12, followed by Germany, Netherlands and Australia on April 18 and France and New Zealand on April 24 and 25. Focus Features will release the title in the US in Q1 of next year, with a date yet to be announced.
Studiocanal has also released a new still from Back To Black (see above) which sees Screen Star of Tomorrow Marisa Abela as the iconic musician.
- 12/5/2023
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
Anticipation for next year’s Amy Winehouse movie Back to Black is growing with Studiocanal unveiling a second image and announcing release dates.
The movie charting the life of the Rehab singer from Sam Taylor-Johnson, which stars Marisa Abela as the iconic artist, will launch in the cinemas in the UK and Poland on April 12 2024, Germany, the Netherlands and Australia on April 18 and France and New Zealand the following week. Focus Features will announce U.S. release date soon.
Logline for the movie reads: “Back to Black will focus on Amy’s extraordinary genius, creativity and honesty that infused everything she did. A journey that took her from the craziness and colour of 90’s Camden High Street to global adoration – and back again, Back to Black crashes through the looking glass of celebrity to watch this journey from behind the mirror, to see what Amy saw, to feel what she felt.
The movie charting the life of the Rehab singer from Sam Taylor-Johnson, which stars Marisa Abela as the iconic artist, will launch in the cinemas in the UK and Poland on April 12 2024, Germany, the Netherlands and Australia on April 18 and France and New Zealand the following week. Focus Features will announce U.S. release date soon.
Logline for the movie reads: “Back to Black will focus on Amy’s extraordinary genius, creativity and honesty that infused everything she did. A journey that took her from the craziness and colour of 90’s Camden High Street to global adoration – and back again, Back to Black crashes through the looking glass of celebrity to watch this journey from behind the mirror, to see what Amy saw, to feel what she felt.
- 12/5/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Happy Valley actor James Norton has been set to lead an ITV and StudioCanal adaptation of Jp Delaney’s bestselling novel Playing Nice.
Norton will star in the four-part limited series alongside Niamh Algar (Mary and George), James McArdle (Mare of Easttown), and Jessica Brown Findlay (Downton Abbey).
Norton, a BAFTA nominee who has been tipped to play James Bond, also serves as executive producer on Playing Nice through his Banijay-backed production outfit Rabbit Track Pictures.
Based on the book of the same name, the series follows two couples who discover that their toddlers were switched at birth in a hospital mix-up.
Set against the sweeping backdrop of Cornwall, they face an agonizing dilemma: do they keep the sons they have raised and loved, or reclaim their biological child?
Pete (Norton) and Maddie (Algar) are jettisoned into the world of the other couple: Miles (McArdle) and Lucy (Brown Findlay). All four agree a solution,...
Norton will star in the four-part limited series alongside Niamh Algar (Mary and George), James McArdle (Mare of Easttown), and Jessica Brown Findlay (Downton Abbey).
Norton, a BAFTA nominee who has been tipped to play James Bond, also serves as executive producer on Playing Nice through his Banijay-backed production outfit Rabbit Track Pictures.
Based on the book of the same name, the series follows two couples who discover that their toddlers were switched at birth in a hospital mix-up.
Set against the sweeping backdrop of Cornwall, they face an agonizing dilemma: do they keep the sons they have raised and loved, or reclaim their biological child?
Pete (Norton) and Maddie (Algar) are jettisoned into the world of the other couple: Miles (McArdle) and Lucy (Brown Findlay). All four agree a solution,...
- 11/21/2023
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Because the fall festivals had fewer actors and writers on hand due to the strikes, more independent movies came into the season looking for buyers. And even with AMPTP buyers getting cold feet on some with interim agreements, many titles have already found homes, making it one of the busiest fall festival seasons across Venice, Toronto, and Telluride in recent memory.
Below is the running list of movies that have found buyers.
Movies Acquired After the Festivals
“Ezra”
Section: TIFF Gala Presentations
Distributor: Bleecker Street
Date Acquired: Nov. 6
Bleecker Street’s second TIFF acquisition is “Ezra,” the family dramedy from director Tony Goldwyn that stars Bobby Cannavale, Rose Byrne, and Robert De Niro. The distributor is planning a 2024 theatrical release.
“Ezra” follows a once successful late-night comedy writer turned less-successful stand-up comic also struggling through the failure of his career and marriage. After moving in with his father, Stan (De Niro...
Below is the running list of movies that have found buyers.
Movies Acquired After the Festivals
“Ezra”
Section: TIFF Gala Presentations
Distributor: Bleecker Street
Date Acquired: Nov. 6
Bleecker Street’s second TIFF acquisition is “Ezra,” the family dramedy from director Tony Goldwyn that stars Bobby Cannavale, Rose Byrne, and Robert De Niro. The distributor is planning a 2024 theatrical release.
“Ezra” follows a once successful late-night comedy writer turned less-successful stand-up comic also struggling through the failure of his career and marriage. After moving in with his father, Stan (De Niro...
- 11/6/2023
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired rights in North America and China to mystery-comedy Wicked Little Letters from Studiocanal, for a 2024 theatrical release.
The film is directed by Thea Sharrock (Me Before You) from a screenplay by Jonny Sweet (Greed). Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley co-star in the period comedy-drama which world premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.
Additional cast include Anjana Vasan, Timothy Spall, Hugh Skinner, Malachi Kirby, Gemma Jones), Lolly Adefope), Eileen Atkins and Alisha Weir.
The deal was negotiated between SPC and Studiocanal, which financed the film with Film4. Sony Pictures’ Stage 6 Films previously acquired additional international rights.
The film is produced by Blueprint Pictures alongside South of The River Pictures and Jo Wallett.
It is executive produced by Anna Marsh, Ron Halpern, and Joe Naftalin for Studiocanal and Daniel Battsek, Ollie Madden, and Farhana Bhula for Film4. In addition to writing the screenplay,...
The film is directed by Thea Sharrock (Me Before You) from a screenplay by Jonny Sweet (Greed). Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley co-star in the period comedy-drama which world premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.
Additional cast include Anjana Vasan, Timothy Spall, Hugh Skinner, Malachi Kirby, Gemma Jones), Lolly Adefope), Eileen Atkins and Alisha Weir.
The deal was negotiated between SPC and Studiocanal, which financed the film with Film4. Sony Pictures’ Stage 6 Films previously acquired additional international rights.
The film is produced by Blueprint Pictures alongside South of The River Pictures and Jo Wallett.
It is executive produced by Anna Marsh, Ron Halpern, and Joe Naftalin for Studiocanal and Daniel Battsek, Ollie Madden, and Farhana Bhula for Film4. In addition to writing the screenplay,...
- 11/3/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Delivering some late deal-making momentum to the American Film Market, Sony Pictures Classics snatched up North America and China distribution rights to the British black comedy mystery film Wicked Little Letters, starring Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley.
Sony acquired the rights from StudioCanal and will release the film theatrically in 2024.
Directed by Thea Sharrock (Me Before You) from a screenplay by Jonny Sweet (Greed), Wicked Little Letters is based on a true scandal that stunned 1920s England. The story centers on neighbors Edith Swan (Colman) and rowdy Irish migrant Rose Gooding (Buckley) in the seaside town of Littlehampton. One day, a series of obscene letters begin to target Edith and others, and when suspicion falls on Rose, the women of the town suspect something is amiss and decide to investigate.
Wicked Little Letters recently had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
The film’s cast is rounded...
Sony acquired the rights from StudioCanal and will release the film theatrically in 2024.
Directed by Thea Sharrock (Me Before You) from a screenplay by Jonny Sweet (Greed), Wicked Little Letters is based on a true scandal that stunned 1920s England. The story centers on neighbors Edith Swan (Colman) and rowdy Irish migrant Rose Gooding (Buckley) in the seaside town of Littlehampton. One day, a series of obscene letters begin to target Edith and others, and when suspicion falls on Rose, the women of the town suspect something is amiss and decide to investigate.
Wicked Little Letters recently had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
The film’s cast is rounded...
- 11/3/2023
- by Patrick Brzeski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired North American rights to “Wicked Little Letters,” a stranger-than-fiction mystery comedy starring Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley. The movie, directed by “Me Before You” filmmaker Thea Sharrock, had its world premiere at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival.
“Wicked Little Letters” will debut in theaters sometime in 2024.
Set in a 1920s English seaside town amid a “dark and absurd scandal,” the film follows the true story of two neighbors: the deeply conservative local Edith Swan (Colman) and the rowdy Irish migrant Rose Gooding (Buckley). When Edith and fellow residents begin to receive wicked letters full of unintentionally hilarious profanities, fouth-mouthed Rose is charged with the crime. The anonymous letters prompt a national uproar, and a trial ensues — but as the town’s women start to investigate, they suspect that Rose may not be the culprit after all.
“’Wicked Little Letters’ not only showcases great...
“Wicked Little Letters” will debut in theaters sometime in 2024.
Set in a 1920s English seaside town amid a “dark and absurd scandal,” the film follows the true story of two neighbors: the deeply conservative local Edith Swan (Colman) and the rowdy Irish migrant Rose Gooding (Buckley). When Edith and fellow residents begin to receive wicked letters full of unintentionally hilarious profanities, fouth-mouthed Rose is charged with the crime. The anonymous letters prompt a national uproar, and a trial ensues — but as the town’s women start to investigate, they suspect that Rose may not be the culprit after all.
“’Wicked Little Letters’ not only showcases great...
- 11/3/2023
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
The comedy with Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley premiered at this year’s Toronto.
Sony Pictures Classics (SPC) has acquired rights for North America and China to Thea Sharrock’s comedy Wicked Little Letters.
SPC is planning a 2024 theatrical release for the film, which had its premiere at this year’s Toronto festival.
Sony’s Stage 6 Films previously acquired rights to the film for markets including Latin America, Scandinavia, Asia, Eastern Europe, the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Baltics.
Financed by Studiocanal and Film4, Wicked Little Letters is directed by British theatre and film maker Sharrock from a screenplay by Jonny Sweet.
Sony Pictures Classics (SPC) has acquired rights for North America and China to Thea Sharrock’s comedy Wicked Little Letters.
SPC is planning a 2024 theatrical release for the film, which had its premiere at this year’s Toronto festival.
Sony’s Stage 6 Films previously acquired rights to the film for markets including Latin America, Scandinavia, Asia, Eastern Europe, the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Baltics.
Financed by Studiocanal and Film4, Wicked Little Letters is directed by British theatre and film maker Sharrock from a screenplay by Jonny Sweet.
- 11/3/2023
- by John Hazelton
- ScreenDaily
“We Live in Time,” an original romantic drama starring Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh, will be distributed theatrically in North America courtesy of A24, TheWrap confirmed. The indie powerhouse, whose “Everything Everywhere All at Once” just won a slew of Oscars including Best Picture, nabbed rights to the StudioCanal production which is currently filming in London. Helmed by John Crowley and penned by Nick Payne, plot details are currently shrouded in mystery.
Film4 is co-financing with StudioCanal, who will produce the picture with Sunny March. EVP Global Production Ron Halpern and SVP Global Production Joe Naftalin are overseeing for StudioCanal.
Crowley directed Saoirse Ronan’s Oscar-nominated epic “Brooklyn” in 2015 and helmed the Ansel Elgort-starring adaptation of “The Goldfinch” in 2019. He directed “Boy A” in 2007, which would feature Garfield in the actor’s breakout role; they both won BAFTAs for their effort. Garfield went on to star in films like “The Social Network,...
Film4 is co-financing with StudioCanal, who will produce the picture with Sunny March. EVP Global Production Ron Halpern and SVP Global Production Joe Naftalin are overseeing for StudioCanal.
Crowley directed Saoirse Ronan’s Oscar-nominated epic “Brooklyn” in 2015 and helmed the Ansel Elgort-starring adaptation of “The Goldfinch” in 2019. He directed “Boy A” in 2007, which would feature Garfield in the actor’s breakout role; they both won BAFTAs for their effort. Garfield went on to star in films like “The Social Network,...
- 5/12/2023
- by Scott Mendelson
- The Wrap
A24 has landed the North American rights to Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh starring love story We Live in Time.
StudioCanal is behind the feature that is being directed by John Crowley — the director behind the romance drama Brooklyn and Garfield’s break-out role Boy A. He will helm from a screenplay by playwright Nick Payne. Plot details are being kept under wraps, with the project currently shooting in London.
StudioCanal will produce with Benedict Cumberbatch banner Sunny March. Exec vp global production Ron Halpern and senior vp global production Joe Naftalin are overseeing for StudioCanal.
Film4 is co-financing with StudioCanal, which negotiated the deal on behalf of the filmmakers.
Both Pugh and Garfield, both Oscar nominees, have been a part of the A24 roster in the past. Pugh starred in the indie studio’s break-out horror Midsommar, while Garfield starred in Under the Silverlake. Recently, the New York company...
StudioCanal is behind the feature that is being directed by John Crowley — the director behind the romance drama Brooklyn and Garfield’s break-out role Boy A. He will helm from a screenplay by playwright Nick Payne. Plot details are being kept under wraps, with the project currently shooting in London.
StudioCanal will produce with Benedict Cumberbatch banner Sunny March. Exec vp global production Ron Halpern and senior vp global production Joe Naftalin are overseeing for StudioCanal.
Film4 is co-financing with StudioCanal, which negotiated the deal on behalf of the filmmakers.
Both Pugh and Garfield, both Oscar nominees, have been a part of the A24 roster in the past. Pugh starred in the indie studio’s break-out horror Midsommar, while Garfield starred in Under the Silverlake. Recently, the New York company...
- 5/12/2023
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: A24 has acquired domestic rights for John Crowley’s We Live in Time starring Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh from Studiocanal. The pic is shooting in London.
Directed by BAFTA winning director John Crowley, with a screenplay by Olivier award-winning playwright and screenwriter Nick Payne. Benedict Cumberbatch is an executive producer.
Studiocanal developed the script and are producing with BAFTA winning partners SunnyMarch: Leah Clarke, Adam Ackland with Guy Heeley.
The film stars two-time Academy Award nominee and BAFTA winning Andrew Garfield alongside BAFTA and Academy Award nominee Florence Pugh. Plot details are being kept under wraps other then it being described as a funny, deeply moving and immersive love story.
Crowley previously worked with Andrew Garfield, on Garfield’s break-out role, Boy A, for which they both won BAFTAs.
Film4 is co-financing with Studiocanal.
EVP Global Production Ron Halpern and SVP Global Production Joe Naftalin are overseeing for Studiocanal.
Directed by BAFTA winning director John Crowley, with a screenplay by Olivier award-winning playwright and screenwriter Nick Payne. Benedict Cumberbatch is an executive producer.
Studiocanal developed the script and are producing with BAFTA winning partners SunnyMarch: Leah Clarke, Adam Ackland with Guy Heeley.
The film stars two-time Academy Award nominee and BAFTA winning Andrew Garfield alongside BAFTA and Academy Award nominee Florence Pugh. Plot details are being kept under wraps other then it being described as a funny, deeply moving and immersive love story.
Crowley previously worked with Andrew Garfield, on Garfield’s break-out role, Boy A, for which they both won BAFTAs.
Film4 is co-financing with Studiocanal.
EVP Global Production Ron Halpern and SVP Global Production Joe Naftalin are overseeing for Studiocanal.
- 5/12/2023
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
“Paddington” producer-distributor Studiocanal is gearing up to shoot “How To Stop Time,” starring Benedict Cumberbatch and with D.C. Moore (“Mary & George”) and Tomas Alfredson (“Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”) on board as key creative talent.
Production on the title by Studiocanal and SunnyMarch will be announced by CEO Anna Marsh on Monday at her keynote at Cannes’ MipTV trade fair.
In it, she also looks set to confirm that Studiocanal has acquired an equity stake in London-based Strong Film & Television, co-founded in late 2020 by “Broadchurch” director James Strong and Matt Tombs, a former executive at the BBC and Paramount.
Both moves come as Studiocanal parent, Vivendi’s Canal+ Group, is ramping up its own international ambitions, operating throughout Africa, in six territories in Eastern Europe and two in Asia with 16 million of its 25.5 million subscribers now outside France. It also holds a leading 30.3% stake in Africa’s MultiChoice Group, the biggest...
Production on the title by Studiocanal and SunnyMarch will be announced by CEO Anna Marsh on Monday at her keynote at Cannes’ MipTV trade fair.
In it, she also looks set to confirm that Studiocanal has acquired an equity stake in London-based Strong Film & Television, co-founded in late 2020 by “Broadchurch” director James Strong and Matt Tombs, a former executive at the BBC and Paramount.
Both moves come as Studiocanal parent, Vivendi’s Canal+ Group, is ramping up its own international ambitions, operating throughout Africa, in six territories in Eastern Europe and two in Asia with 16 million of its 25.5 million subscribers now outside France. It also holds a leading 30.3% stake in Africa’s MultiChoice Group, the biggest...
- 4/17/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy and John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield – who co-presented at Sunday’s Oscars ceremony – are set to star in “We Live in Time” for StudioCanal and director John Crowley.
Plot details are under wraps for now but the film is being described as a funny and emotional love story. Production is tentatively expected to start later this year.
Nick Payne will write the screenplay, which StudioCanal developed and will produce with Sunny March. The studio’s EVP of Global Production Ron Halpern and SVP of Global Production, Joe Naftalin are overseeing the film.
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Pugh’s recent projects include “Don’t Worry Darling” and “The Wonder.” Her busy slate includes “A Good Person,” Christopher Nolan’s star-studded “Oppenheimer,” “Dune Part 2” and Marvel’s “Thunderbolts.” She is repped by CAA and Brillstein Entertainment Partners.
Garfield starred in FX’s “Under the Banner of Heaven,...
Plot details are under wraps for now but the film is being described as a funny and emotional love story. Production is tentatively expected to start later this year.
Nick Payne will write the screenplay, which StudioCanal developed and will produce with Sunny March. The studio’s EVP of Global Production Ron Halpern and SVP of Global Production, Joe Naftalin are overseeing the film.
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Pugh’s recent projects include “Don’t Worry Darling” and “The Wonder.” Her busy slate includes “A Good Person,” Christopher Nolan’s star-studded “Oppenheimer,” “Dune Part 2” and Marvel’s “Thunderbolts.” She is repped by CAA and Brillstein Entertainment Partners.
Garfield starred in FX’s “Under the Banner of Heaven,...
- 3/14/2023
- by Harper Lambert
- The Wrap
After presenting the screenplay prizes at Sunday’s Oscars ceremony, Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield have begun formulating plans to share the screen again, as co-stars in the upcoming film “We Live in Time.”
The two Academy Award-nominated actors are in talks to star in the StudioCanal project, which is described as a “funny, deeply moving and immersive love story.” John Crowley, best known for the BAFTA-winning film “Brooklyn,” is on board to direct, from a script by Nick Payne. In addition to developing the script, StudioCanal will produce the project with SunnyMarch.
Further plot details are being kept under wraps, but if the deals with Pugh and Garfield close, the intention is to begin production later this year. StudioCanal executives Ron Halpern, EVP global production, and Joe Naftalin, SVP global production, are overseeing the project on behalf of the studio.
Already coming off a busy 2022 with “The Wonder” and “Don’t Worry Darling,...
The two Academy Award-nominated actors are in talks to star in the StudioCanal project, which is described as a “funny, deeply moving and immersive love story.” John Crowley, best known for the BAFTA-winning film “Brooklyn,” is on board to direct, from a script by Nick Payne. In addition to developing the script, StudioCanal will produce the project with SunnyMarch.
Further plot details are being kept under wraps, but if the deals with Pugh and Garfield close, the intention is to begin production later this year. StudioCanal executives Ron Halpern, EVP global production, and Joe Naftalin, SVP global production, are overseeing the project on behalf of the studio.
Already coming off a busy 2022 with “The Wonder” and “Don’t Worry Darling,...
- 3/14/2023
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh, who took the Dolby stage together at this year’s Oscars ceremony as presenters, are in talks to co-star in love story We Live in Time from StudioCanal.
John Crowley — the director behind the romance drama Brooklyn — will helm from a screenplay by playwright Nick Payne. Plot details are being kept under wraps, with the project eyeing a shoot later this year.
StudioCanal will produce with Benedict Cumberbatch banner Sunny March. Exec vp global production Ron Halpern and senior vp global production Joe Naftalin are overseeing for StudioCanal.
Pugh, repped by CAA and Brillstein, is one of Hollywood’s most in-demand actresses. The Oscar nominee was in theaters last year with Don’t Worry Darling and could also be seen in Netflix period drama The Wonder. She will soon be in theaters with A Good Person, starring opposite Morgan Freeman, while the rest of the year...
John Crowley — the director behind the romance drama Brooklyn — will helm from a screenplay by playwright Nick Payne. Plot details are being kept under wraps, with the project eyeing a shoot later this year.
StudioCanal will produce with Benedict Cumberbatch banner Sunny March. Exec vp global production Ron Halpern and senior vp global production Joe Naftalin are overseeing for StudioCanal.
Pugh, repped by CAA and Brillstein, is one of Hollywood’s most in-demand actresses. The Oscar nominee was in theaters last year with Don’t Worry Darling and could also be seen in Netflix period drama The Wonder. She will soon be in theaters with A Good Person, starring opposite Morgan Freeman, while the rest of the year...
- 3/14/2023
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: After setting the internet on fire Sunday when they presented at the Oscars together, Academy Award nominees Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield have now found their own project to co-star in. Sources tell Deadline that the two are in negotiations to star in StudioCanal’s We Live In Time. John Crowley is on board to direct, with Nick Payne penning the script. StudioCanal developed the script and will produce with Sunny March.
Leah Clarke, Adam Ackland with Guy Heeley are producing with Benedict Cumberbatch executive producer.
Plot details are being kept under wraps other then it being described as a funny, deeply moving and immersive love story. Ff deals close, the plan is to shoot later this year. EVP Global Production Ron Halpern and SVP Global Production Joe Naftalin are overseeing for StudioCanal.
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Leah Clarke, Adam Ackland with Guy Heeley are producing with Benedict Cumberbatch executive producer.
Plot details are being kept under wraps other then it being described as a funny, deeply moving and immersive love story. Ff deals close, the plan is to shoot later this year. EVP Global Production Ron Halpern and SVP Global Production Joe Naftalin are overseeing for StudioCanal.
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- 3/14/2023
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Marisa Abela stars as Amy Winehouse in director Sam Taylor-Johnson’s ‘Back to Black’ (Credit : Focus Features)
Industry‘s Marisa Abela has been cast as Amy Winehouse in the biopic Back to Black. The film has the blessing of Amy Winehouse’s estate and will be directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson (Fifty Shades of Grey) from a screenplay by Matt Greenhalgh. Taylor-Johnson and Greenhalgh previously worked together on 2009’s Nowhere Boy.
Filming is expected to kick off in London on Monday, January 16, 2023. Studiocanal, Focus Features, and Monumental Pictures are working together on the project.
“We are thrilled that Studiocanal, Focus Features, and Monumental are making this movie celebrating our daughter Amy’s extraordinary music legacy and showcasing her talent in the way that it deserves.” – The Amy Winehouse Estate.
Back to Black will feature Winehouse’s hits and has the support of Universal Music Group and Sony Music Publishing.
“My...
Industry‘s Marisa Abela has been cast as Amy Winehouse in the biopic Back to Black. The film has the blessing of Amy Winehouse’s estate and will be directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson (Fifty Shades of Grey) from a screenplay by Matt Greenhalgh. Taylor-Johnson and Greenhalgh previously worked together on 2009’s Nowhere Boy.
Filming is expected to kick off in London on Monday, January 16, 2023. Studiocanal, Focus Features, and Monumental Pictures are working together on the project.
“We are thrilled that Studiocanal, Focus Features, and Monumental are making this movie celebrating our daughter Amy’s extraordinary music legacy and showcasing her talent in the way that it deserves.” – The Amy Winehouse Estate.
Back to Black will feature Winehouse’s hits and has the support of Universal Music Group and Sony Music Publishing.
“My...
- 1/13/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
The first-look image of Marisa Abela as late musician Amy Winehouse in the biopic Back to Black has been released.
The project, directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, is heading into production, with Focus Features and Monumental Pictures joining StudioCanal in backing the feature.
Matt Greenhalgh, who worked with Taylor-Johnson on Nowhere Boy, penned the screenplay, with the project receiving the backing of Universal Music Group, Sony Music Publishing and The Amy Winehouse Estate. Alison Owen and Debra Hayward of Monumental Pictures are producing, with Nicky Kentish-Barnes, Ron Halpern and Joe Naftalin executive producing.
According to today’s announcement, the project “will focus on Amy’s extraordinary genius, creativity and honesty that infused everything she did. A journey that took her from the craziness and color of 90’s Camden High Street to global adoration — and back again, Back to Black crashes through the looking glass of celebrity to watch this journey from behind the mirror,...
The project, directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, is heading into production, with Focus Features and Monumental Pictures joining StudioCanal in backing the feature.
Matt Greenhalgh, who worked with Taylor-Johnson on Nowhere Boy, penned the screenplay, with the project receiving the backing of Universal Music Group, Sony Music Publishing and The Amy Winehouse Estate. Alison Owen and Debra Hayward of Monumental Pictures are producing, with Nicky Kentish-Barnes, Ron Halpern and Joe Naftalin executive producing.
According to today’s announcement, the project “will focus on Amy’s extraordinary genius, creativity and honesty that infused everything she did. A journey that took her from the craziness and color of 90’s Camden High Street to global adoration — and back again, Back to Black crashes through the looking glass of celebrity to watch this journey from behind the mirror,...
- 1/13/2023
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sam Taylor-Johnson to direct with production underway on Monday 16.
Filming will begin on Monday, January 16 on Studiocanal, Focus Features and Monumental Pictures’ Back To Black, starring Marisa Abela as music icon Amy Winehouse.
Sam Taylor-Johnson will direct the UK-us production, which will depict Winehouse’s vibrant years living in London in the early noughties and her intense journey to fame. A first look at Abela as Winehouse has been released, above.
Matt Greenhalgh wrote the Back To Black script; he previously collaborated with Taylor-Johnson on 2009’s Nowhere Boy, about the teenage years of The Beatles’ John Lennon.
Focus will distribute...
Filming will begin on Monday, January 16 on Studiocanal, Focus Features and Monumental Pictures’ Back To Black, starring Marisa Abela as music icon Amy Winehouse.
Sam Taylor-Johnson will direct the UK-us production, which will depict Winehouse’s vibrant years living in London in the early noughties and her intense journey to fame. A first look at Abela as Winehouse has been released, above.
Matt Greenhalgh wrote the Back To Black script; he previously collaborated with Taylor-Johnson on 2009’s Nowhere Boy, about the teenage years of The Beatles’ John Lennon.
Focus will distribute...
- 1/13/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Focus Features is bringing Amy Winehouse to the big screen. The studio has acquired “Back to Black,” the upcoming biopic of the beloved singer from Studiocanal, it was announced Friday. Focus Features also released a first look image from the film, featuring lead actor Marisa Abela in character as Winehouse.
News of this biopic about Winehouse’s life was first announced last July, with Abela reportedly joining the project later that month. The film will follow the acclaimed music artist’s rise to fame through her 2006 album “Back to Black,” before her tragic 2011 death from alcohol poisoning. Since 2011, multiple biopics about Winehouse’s career have been in development, with stars like Noomi Rapace and Tania Raymonde getting attached to separate projects. In 2015, the acclaimed documentary about her life titled “Amy” was released and won Best Documentary Feature at the Academy Awards.
Sam Taylor-Johnson, best known for her directorial debut “Nowhere Boy...
News of this biopic about Winehouse’s life was first announced last July, with Abela reportedly joining the project later that month. The film will follow the acclaimed music artist’s rise to fame through her 2006 album “Back to Black,” before her tragic 2011 death from alcohol poisoning. Since 2011, multiple biopics about Winehouse’s career have been in development, with stars like Noomi Rapace and Tania Raymonde getting attached to separate projects. In 2015, the acclaimed documentary about her life titled “Amy” was released and won Best Documentary Feature at the Academy Awards.
Sam Taylor-Johnson, best known for her directorial debut “Nowhere Boy...
- 1/13/2023
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Production is underway in the UK on feature Wicked Little Letters, which reunites Oscar winner Olivia Colman with her Oscar-nominated Lost Daughter co-star Jessie Buckley (Chernobyl).
Based on a true story, the comedy-drama will see the in-demand Brit and Irish actors play very different neighbours who come together to solve a mystery.
Joining the cast are Anjana Vasan (We Are Lady Parts), BAFTA nominee Timothy Spall (Mr Turner), BAFTA winner Joanna Scanlan (After Love), Hugh Skinner (Fleabag), BAFTA winner Malachi Kirby (Small Axe), Gemma Jones (Bridget Jones trilogy), Lolly Adefope (Ghosts), Eileen Atkins (The Crown), and Alisha Weir (Matilda!).
Thea Sharrock (Me Before You) is directing from a script by British actor and writer Jonny Sweet. French powerhouse Studiocanal developed the project, is fully financing with Film4, and is releasing in the UK, France, Germany, Australia, New Zealand and Benelux, as well as handling remaining sales.
Three Billboards Outside...
Based on a true story, the comedy-drama will see the in-demand Brit and Irish actors play very different neighbours who come together to solve a mystery.
Joining the cast are Anjana Vasan (We Are Lady Parts), BAFTA nominee Timothy Spall (Mr Turner), BAFTA winner Joanna Scanlan (After Love), Hugh Skinner (Fleabag), BAFTA winner Malachi Kirby (Small Axe), Gemma Jones (Bridget Jones trilogy), Lolly Adefope (Ghosts), Eileen Atkins (The Crown), and Alisha Weir (Matilda!).
Thea Sharrock (Me Before You) is directing from a script by British actor and writer Jonny Sweet. French powerhouse Studiocanal developed the project, is fully financing with Film4, and is releasing in the UK, France, Germany, Australia, New Zealand and Benelux, as well as handling remaining sales.
Three Billboards Outside...
- 9/29/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Studiocanal and Working Title have unveiled the official trailer for Shekhar Kapur’s keenly anticipated cross-cultural British romantic comedy “What’s Love Got to Do with It?”
The film will have its world premiere as a gala presentation at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 10.
It follows documentary-maker and dating app addict Zoe (Lily James), for whom swiping right has only delivered an endless stream of Mr. Wrongs, to her eccentric mother Cath’s (Emma Thompson) dismay. For Zoe’s childhood friend and neighbor Kaz (Shazad Latif), the answer is to follow his parents’ example and opt for an arranged (or “assisted”) marriage to Maymouna (Sajal Aly), a bright and beautiful bride from Pakistan. As Zoe films Kaz’s journey from London to Lahore to marry a stranger, chosen by his parents, she begins to wonder if she might have something to learn from a profoundly different approach to finding love.
The film will have its world premiere as a gala presentation at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 10.
It follows documentary-maker and dating app addict Zoe (Lily James), for whom swiping right has only delivered an endless stream of Mr. Wrongs, to her eccentric mother Cath’s (Emma Thompson) dismay. For Zoe’s childhood friend and neighbor Kaz (Shazad Latif), the answer is to follow his parents’ example and opt for an arranged (or “assisted”) marriage to Maymouna (Sajal Aly), a bright and beautiful bride from Pakistan. As Zoe films Kaz’s journey from London to Lahore to marry a stranger, chosen by his parents, she begins to wonder if she might have something to learn from a profoundly different approach to finding love.
- 9/7/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Variety can exclusively reveal the first look of top Pakistani star Sajal Aly from keenly anticipated rom-com “What’s Love Got to Do with It?,” which will have its world premiere at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival.
Directed by veteran Indian filmmaker Shekhar Kapur (“Elizabeth”), “What’s Love Got to Do With It?” follows documentary-maker and dating app addict Zoe (Lily James), for whom swiping right has only delivered an endless stream of Mr Wrongs, to her eccentric mother Cath’s (Emma Thompson) dismay. For Zoe’s childhood friend and neighbor Kaz (Shazad Latif), the answer is to follow his parents’ example and opt for an arranged (or “assisted”) marriage to a bright and beautiful bride from Pakistan. As Zoe films Kaz’s journey from London to Lahore to marry a stranger, chosen by his parents, she begins to wonder if she might have something to learn from a profoundly different approach to finding love.
Directed by veteran Indian filmmaker Shekhar Kapur (“Elizabeth”), “What’s Love Got to Do With It?” follows documentary-maker and dating app addict Zoe (Lily James), for whom swiping right has only delivered an endless stream of Mr Wrongs, to her eccentric mother Cath’s (Emma Thompson) dismay. For Zoe’s childhood friend and neighbor Kaz (Shazad Latif), the answer is to follow his parents’ example and opt for an arranged (or “assisted”) marriage to a bright and beautiful bride from Pakistan. As Zoe films Kaz’s journey from London to Lahore to marry a stranger, chosen by his parents, she begins to wonder if she might have something to learn from a profoundly different approach to finding love.
- 7/28/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Fresh off their Oscar nominations for drama The Lost Daughter, Oscar winner Olivia Colman (The Favourite) and Chernobyl star Jessie Buckley are set to reunite on comedy Wicked Little Letters, which will be a hot project at the Cannes market.
French powerhouse Studiocanal developed the project, is launching sales, and is producing with Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel outfit Blueprint and Colman’s South Of The River Pictures.
Based on a true story, the movie will see the in-demand Brit and Irish actors play very different neighbours who come together to solve a mystery.
Buckley will be fiery Rose Gooding who has little in common with the pious Edith Swan (Colman) aside from them being neighbours in the seaside town of Littlehampton in the 1920’s. One day, Edith and others in the town start receiving scandalous letters written with foul language as eccentric as it is obscene,...
French powerhouse Studiocanal developed the project, is launching sales, and is producing with Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel outfit Blueprint and Colman’s South Of The River Pictures.
Based on a true story, the movie will see the in-demand Brit and Irish actors play very different neighbours who come together to solve a mystery.
Buckley will be fiery Rose Gooding who has little in common with the pious Edith Swan (Colman) aside from them being neighbours in the seaside town of Littlehampton in the 1920’s. One day, Edith and others in the town start receiving scandalous letters written with foul language as eccentric as it is obscene,...
- 5/14/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Relight My Fire! It required a little Patience but Take That movie Greatest Days, which will star Aisling Bea, has set its cast and financiers ahead of shoot next month. The question now is: Could It Be Magic?
Cast confirmed for the feel-good UK comedy-musical includes comedian and 2020 BAFTA winner Bea (This Way Up), Alice Lowe (Black Mirror), Amaka Okafor (The Responder), Jayde Adams (Serious Black Jumper), Marc Wootton (Nativity), Lara McDonnell (Belfast), Jessie Mae Alonzo (Little Joe), Nandi Hudson (Army of Thieves), Carragon Guest and Eliza Dobson.
The film’s boy band, modeled on Take That, will comprise newcomers Aaron Bryan, Dalvin Cory, Joshua Jung, Mark Samaras and Mervin Noronha.
Bron Releasing has boarded worldwide sales on the project, which heralds from Danny Perkins’ Elysian Film Group. Filming is set to get underway next month on location in London, Lancashire (Clitheroe) and Athens.
Karl Spoerri and Viviana Vezzani...
Cast confirmed for the feel-good UK comedy-musical includes comedian and 2020 BAFTA winner Bea (This Way Up), Alice Lowe (Black Mirror), Amaka Okafor (The Responder), Jayde Adams (Serious Black Jumper), Marc Wootton (Nativity), Lara McDonnell (Belfast), Jessie Mae Alonzo (Little Joe), Nandi Hudson (Army of Thieves), Carragon Guest and Eliza Dobson.
The film’s boy band, modeled on Take That, will comprise newcomers Aaron Bryan, Dalvin Cory, Joshua Jung, Mark Samaras and Mervin Noronha.
Bron Releasing has boarded worldwide sales on the project, which heralds from Danny Perkins’ Elysian Film Group. Filming is set to get underway next month on location in London, Lancashire (Clitheroe) and Athens.
Karl Spoerri and Viviana Vezzani...
- 3/24/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Here’s a hot one. We can reveal that Lily James (Baby Driver), Shazad Latif (Star Trek: Discovery) and Emma Thompson (Beauty And The Beast) have been set to star in a new Working Title rom-com: What’s Love Got To With It?, which will start next month.
Written and produced by Jemima Khan (Impeachment: American Crime Story) via her Instinct Productions banner, the under-the-radar film will mark the feature return of director Shekhar Kapur (Elizabeth). Also producing are Nicky Kentish Barnes (About A Boy) alongside Working Title’s Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan.
Plot details are being kept under wraps but we understand the cross-cultural rom-com is about love and marriage and is set between London and South Asia. Khan and Latif both have family ties to Pakistan; the former was of course once married to the country’s now Prime Minister and former cricket icon Imran Khan.
Written and produced by Jemima Khan (Impeachment: American Crime Story) via her Instinct Productions banner, the under-the-radar film will mark the feature return of director Shekhar Kapur (Elizabeth). Also producing are Nicky Kentish Barnes (About A Boy) alongside Working Title’s Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan.
Plot details are being kept under wraps but we understand the cross-cultural rom-com is about love and marriage and is set between London and South Asia. Khan and Latif both have family ties to Pakistan; the former was of course once married to the country’s now Prime Minister and former cricket icon Imran Khan.
- 11/2/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
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