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British royal family news reveals that when Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer married in 1981 the fairytale nuptials were beamed around the world, with millions watching at all hours of the day and night.

Now we know the fairytale was seriously damaged, a union between a pampered adult and a teen bride. The 12-year age gap provoked differences behind the scenes for 19-year old Diana and 30-something Charles. One royal expert spills on a particular aspect of “Diana’s personality” that caused trouble—here’s what to know.

Teen Diana Was Mismatched with Adult Charles

UK talk show host Jane Moore frequently saw Diana during the course of her work and she told “Loose Women: The Podcast” that the girl was “quite mercurial. One minute she’d be quite chitty chitty chat chat with you, and then if there was something that happened that she didn’t like, she would be very frosty.

Just when you thought things couldn’t get any worse for Meghan Markle, it just did. There’s a new report that suggests her new Netflix lifestyle show, With Love, Meghan, has already turned into a laughing stock. Keep reading below for everything you need to know.

Royal Family News: Meghan Markle’s New Netflix Show Is Nothing But A Laughing Stock

The Duchess of Sussex’s critics have made it pretty clear that they are not going to be tuning into the show because they want to see what Meghan is cooking in the kitchen. Instead, they are going to be tuning in to count all of her failures in front of the cameras.

Or at least, that’s what royal critic Jane Moore believes. She recently penned a piece for The Sun in which she said that Meghan’s home-making secrets includes “bagging” a British prince like her husband,...

Submissions Now Open for Short Film Competition

AlUla – 25 July, 2023: Film AlUla, the Royal Commission for AlUla's film agency, today launches ‘AlUla Creates' short film competition, joined by acclaimed production company Vertigo Films (Monsters, Britannia, Bronson), award-winning Saudi Filmmaker Haifaa Al Mansour (The Perfect Candidate, Wadjda) and internationally renowned director, producer and actor Katie Holmes (Rare Objects, Alone Together, Batman Begins). Vertigo Films and Film AlUla will helm the competition to support and establish three Saudi women directors in the international marketplace.

Vertigo Films has a longstanding history of discovering and supporting new talent since launching in 2002, with a number of their films and Hetv productions kick-starting the international careers of leading names, including Tom Hardy (Bronson), Gareth Edwards (Monsters), Vanessa Kirby (Kill Command), Sofia Boutella (StreetDance 2), Tom Shankland (The Children), Nicholas Winding Refn (Bronson) and Issa Lopez (Britannia).

Haifaa Al Mansour is the first female filmmaker in Saudi...

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Cannes You Feel It

Final weekend arrives: Film execs are frantically packing suitcases, polishing pitches and tying down meetings, in between squeezing in haircuts or getting their nails done, as the countdown for the 76th Cannes Film Festival and its Marché du Film enters its final weekend. More than 12,500 cinema professionals will descend on the Croisette this year, with the Marché du Film head Guillaume Esmiol telling Deadline this week that the event will likely break its attendance record of 2019 – in a sign the pandemic is well and truly over. One of the biggest returning territories will be China, with more than 250 professionals registered to attend against just 55 in 2022. Liz expertly explores what this might mean for business in this analysis piece.

Welcome to Deadline’s International Disruptors, a feature where we shine a spotlight on key executives and companies outside of the U.S. shaking up the offshore marketplace. This week, we’re talking to UK indie veteran Vertigo Films, producer of hit TV shows Britannia, Bulletproof and James Corden and Sally Hawkins starrer Mammals and feature films Monsters, Bronson and Streetdance 3D. Last year, Federation Entertainment acquired a majority stake in the company and we talk about that deal, Vertigo’s pivot from UK indie film to television and why they’re turning their heads back to the indie film space again.

James Richardson and Allan Niblo remember the exact moment they decided to make the jump from the indie film space into the television sphere. It was at the 2014 American Film Market – one of their busiest markets – when the Vertigo Films co-founders walked into the Loews in Santa Monica...

CBS Films announced the development on Monday [29].

The rom-com is based on Kelly Bowe’s adaption of the Jane Moore’s book The Ex Files and centres on a destination wedding where old flames rekindle their passions.

Leonard Goldberg produces, while CBS Films vp of production Mark Ross and creative executive Alex Ginno will oversee for the studio.

“I absolutely love this project,” said Fickman, whose directing credits include The Game Plan and She’s The Man. “It’s a fun and fresh unique perspective within the romantic comedy world.”...

Andy Fickman ("Parental Guidance") has signed on to direct the romantic comedy "The Exes" for CBS Films, the studio announced on Monday. Based on Jane Moore's book "The Ex Files," story follows a groom's ex-girlfriend who reluctantly agrees to attend his destination wedding for closure and their friendship. Once there, she finds herself trapped at an island resort with all of the couples' exes. Old flames are rekindled, new romances are born and complete chaos ensues. Kelly Bowe has written the screenplay and Leonard Goldberg will produce the movie. CBS Films' VP of...

Andy Fickman, who last directed the Billy Crystal-Bette Midler comedy Parental Guidance, is attached to direct CBS Films’ romantic comedy The Exes. Leonard Goldberg, the veteran producer whose credits includes Fantasy Island and Charlie’s Angels, is producing the project, an adaptation of book The Ex Files by Jane Moore. Kelly Bowe wrote the screenplay. Exes, according to the company, follows "the ex-girlfriend of the groom, who reluctantly agrees to attend his destination wedding for closure and for friendship. Once there, she finds herself trapped at an island resort with all of the couple's exes. Old flames are rekindled,

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CBS Films announced today that Andy Fickman ( Parental Guidance , The Game Plan ) is attached to direct the romantic comedy The Exes . The film is based on the book "The Ex Files" by Jane Moore with the screenplay written by Kelly Bowe. It will be produced by Leonard Goldberg. The Exes follows the ex-girlfriend of the groom, who reluctantly agrees to attend his destination wedding for closure and for friendship. Once there, she finds herself trapped at an island resort with all of couples. exes. Old flames are rekindled, new romances are born and complete chaos ensues. Andy Fickman observed, "I absolutely love this project. It.s a fun and fresh unique perspective within the romantic comedy world. Every time I mention the story to someone they immediately...