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Spoilers ahead for “The Agency” Season 1, Episode 10.

One of the best cast and most anticipated series of 2025 just ended with a bang. The Season 1 finale of “The Agency” had everything fans of espionage thrillers could ask for — explosions, a high-stakes mission, heated interrogations and double crossings galore.

Wondering how this first season came to an end? Here’s what to know.

“The Agency” Season 1 ending, explained

The Season 1 finale of “The Agency” belonged to three agents: Danny (Saura Lightfoot-Leon), Coyote (Alex Reznik) and Martian (Michael Fassbender). As is always the case with this tense show, there are a lot of moving parts, so let’s start with the easiest story. Did Danny ever make it to Tehran?

Most of Season 1 was a push and pull between Danny’s ego and the wisdom of Danny’s case officer, Naomi (Katherine Waterston). While Danny insisted she was ready to go out into the field,...

[This article contains major spoilers from the season finale of The Agency, “Overtaken by Events.”]

The season one finale of The Agency ends with Michael Fassbender’s Martian in nearly the same emotional space as he was when the show began: longing to be reunited with Dr. Samia Zahir (Jodie Turner-Smith), the Sudanese anthropology professor he fell in love with while stationed as a CIA operative in Ethiopia.

However, their inability to be together is no longer just a matter of distance and duty to one’s country, as it once was when Martian ended their relationship upon returning to his post in London to resume life under the cover of Paul Lewis. It’s now one of life and death, as Martian’s failed attempt to recruit Samia to the CIA has not only put her life in danger but also his own when he agrees to become a double agent for the U.K.’s Secret Intelligence Service...

Exclusive: Sky and the executive producer of Britannia have been slapped with a £6.5M ($8.5M) lawsuit in the UK by a writer who claims the fantasy Roman Empire series was stolen.

Britannia ran for three seasons on Sky before Deadline revealed its cancelation in 2023. Starring The Walking Dead actor David Morrissey as a military leader who spearheads the Roman invasion of Britannia, the drama aired on Amazon Prime Video and later Epix in the U.S.

Benjamin Crushcov, a writer and teacher, has alleged in a High Court lawsuit that Sky and other defendants misappropriated his idea and original script for Britannia, and then conspired to cover-up the drama’s true origins.

James Richardson, co-founder of Britannia producer Vertigo Films, is named as a defendant. The third defendant is Karen Hyland, a journalist who Crushcov accuses of taking a copy of his work and handing it to Richardson.

In a joint statement,...

The right costume can evoke emotions and awaken a character in a way that no other part of a film can. And this is why Film AlUla, the Royal Commission for AlUla’s film agency, has just announced that Italian-Japanese artistic and creative director Nicola Formichetti is its new costume mentor for its AlUla Creates initiative.

Developing AlUla as a tourist destination is a mega project for Saudi Arabia, and Film AlUla positions this northwest region in the country as an international filming destination, building it out with facilities and infrastructure for blockbuster film production. The 2023 film Kandahar, featuring Gerard Butler, was filmed in AlUla.

So, tapping Formichetti is a strategic move by Film AlUla, as his accomplishments in fashion have created iconic pop cultural moments in history. It was Formichetti who was behind Lady Gaga’s 2009 MTV Video Music Awards appearance, with her five dress changes in Jean Paul Gaultier...

Mgmt have finally confirmed their next album. Titled Loss of Life, the band’s fifth full-length arrives on February 23rd via Mom + Pop. In anticipation, the first single, “Mother Nature,” is out now.

Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser co-produced Loss of Life along with Patrick Wimberly, while their longtime collaborator Dave Fridmann handled mixing. Daniel Lopatin (Oneohtrix Point Never), Brian Burton (Danger Mouse), and James Richardson provide additional production on “Dancing in Babylon” — which includes the first-ever feature on an Mgmt record, thanks to Christine and the Queens. Finally, Miles A. Robinson served as associate producer and engineer on the LP.

With acoustic guitar and relaxed vocals, “Mother Nature” feels a lot more grounded than the psychedelic singles that made Mgmt famous over a decade ago. In a statement, the duo said the song “outlines the archetypical Mgmt mythology of one hero attempting to get the other hero to come...

Lionel Messi Gets Animated With Sony

Argentinian soccer star Lionel Messi has inspired an animated series from Sony Music Entertainment and Sony Picture Television – Kids. Messi and the Giants, which also counts Leo Messi Management as a co-creator, will launch at Mipcom next week. The series depicts a 12-year-old Messi as he confronts various obstacles while traveling a video game on a quest to get home. “Football is the only sport around the world that can inspire excitement and connection in the same way that storytelling does,” said Joe D’Ambrosia, EVP & General Manager, Sony Pictures Television – Kids. Story editor and writer Guy Toubes (Odd Squad) is attached to the project, while Canary Islands-based Atlantis Animation serves as the lead creative studio driving graphic development and art treatment.

Srmg and Warner Bros. Discovery Launch Asharq Discovery

Riyadh-registered, pan-mena integrated media group Srmg and Warner Bros. Discovery have partnered to launch Arabic-language infotainment platform Asharq Discovery.

Good afternoon Insiders, Max Goldbart here, and with Cannes just a few days away we’ve got plenty for you to digest in this week’s newsletter. You can subscribe here.

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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...

Exclusive: Vertigo Films is partnering with its ‘Britannia’ team Tom Butterworth and David Morrissey for The Dirty Squad, a new original drama series on based on the first exposé of corruption within the London Metropolitan Police. The news comes fresh after Deadline revealed that Sky had canceled epic fantasy historical drama Britannia after Season 3’s cliffhanger finale.

The Dirty Squad, which is written by showrunner Butterworth (Gangs of London) from an idea of Morrissey’s (The Walking Dead), will examine corruption at the heart of the Met Police during the porn boom of the 1970s. Morrissey will also star in the series.

While London was swinging, the Met Police was busy becoming the biggest criminal gang in the country, turning new freedoms of the times into hard cash through bribes, extortion and theft and, as law enforcers, they made themselves ruthlessly untouchable. In response, the newly-appointed Met Police Commissioner Sir...

Exclusive: Britannia will leave its army of fans on a cliffhanger finale after Sky decided not to renew the epic fantasy historical drama for Season 4.

Produced by UK companies Neal Street Productions and Vertigo Films, Britannia has been canceled despite building a loyal and engaged fan base.

The series featured The Walking Dead actor David Morrissey as General Aulus, a power-hungry military leader who spearheads the Roman invasion of Britannia. The first season was carried by Amazon Prime Video in the U.S., while Epix streamed Seasons 2 and 3.

Season 3 ended with Cait (Eleanor Worthington Cox) in Rome after being betrayed by her mentor, who has apparently wed General Aulus.

Britannia was created by Jez Butterworth, Tom Butterworth, and James Richardson.

Sky declined to comment.

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So maybe this isn’t exactly the ideal moment to be releasing a TV series in which James Corden plays a seemingly nice guy who turns out to be prone to impatience and irritation. That the series, Amazon’s Mammals, also has a restaurant backdrop is a particularly poisonous version of serendipity.

It muddles one’s ability to make an assessment as ostensibly non-controversial as saying that Corden is actually really good in Mammals. I mean, before he was doing karaoke with celebrities in a trailer-pulled car or publicly smooching disgraced former White House press secretaries, Corden was a Tony-winning actor. I can still easily imagine people complaining that Corden’s performance in Mammals is annoying, or they can’t view his character as anything other than annoying, as if that’s not the intended nature of the character he’s playing.

Corden...

"Monogamy, it's a beautiful idea but… you have to admit it's pretty hard – right?" Amazon has debuted a main official trailer for an intriguing new streaming series titled Mammals, created by James Richardson, and written by famous screenwriter Jez Butterworth. In this darkly comedic drama series, revelations and secrets come to light and the complexity of modern marriage and fidelity are exposed. In a world of eight billion, what happens after we've found 'the one'? Can we stay true to the promises we strive to keep when, after all, aren't we all just mammals? "The magic of monogamy just might be an illusion in modern marriages." The series features James Corden, with Sally Hawkins, Meila Kreiling, Colin Morgan, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, and Samuel Anderson. There's something off about these two trailers - I can't even tell what is going on, what the main thread is, other than "Hey relationships are hard!

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Starting tonight on Sky Atlantic, ancient history drama Britannia is a surprising, funny trip you’ll want to take…

It’s the press launch for Britannia, and playwright and screenwriter Jez Butterworth has the audience in stitches. He’s describing the difference between writing for the stage, film and TV. “I’ve done lots of theatre where people pay attention to what you’ve got to say, but in film,” he says, “it’s a bit like being a sperm donor. In that they need you, they absolutely need you, but once you’ve done your thing… they really don’t want you to show up at any of the rest of it at all. As you leave, they give you a look like ‘and who does that, for money?’”

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Something is about to rise from out the azure main. Amazon has announced all nine episodes in the first season of its Britannia TV show will premiere on Friday, January 26, 2018. From creators Jez Butterworth, Tom Butterworth, and James Richardson, the series will air on Sky Atlantic in the UK and Ireland. A historical drama series, Britannia stars Kelly Reilly, David Morrissey, Zoë Wanamaker, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, and Eleanor Worthington-Cox. Amazon says, the story kicks off in the year 43 A.D., as the Roman Imperial Army, "...returns to crush the Celtic heart of Britannia." Watch the official Britannia TV series trailer and check out the season one key art and episodic photos, from Amazon. Subscribe to Amazon Prime (affiliate link), to watch Britannia for free. Official Britannia TV Series Trailer | Amazonhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhDAFAbv9e0...

Amazon and Sky have given the greenlight to the new Britannia TV show, starring Kelly Reilly, David Morrissey, and Zoe Wanamaker. Britannia is set in 43Ad. The drama features the Roman Imperial Army which, Amazon says is "determined and terrified in equal measure, returns to crush the Celtic heart of Britannia, a mysterious land ruled by wild warrior women and powerful Druids who can channel the powerful forces of the underworld."The Britannia TV series, is currently in production, with an eye toward a 2017 premiere. Written by Jez Butterworth and Tom Butterworth, with Richard McBrien, Britannia is produced by Rick McCallum and executive produced by Vertigo Films’ James Richardson with Pippa Harris and Nicolas Brown from Neal Street Productions and Anne Thomopolous.Read More…...

Vertigo Films has completed production on the sci-fi horror feature Kill Command. Developed by first time director Steven Gomez and the producers of Monsters (Alan Niblo, James Richardson), the film's first trailer is available here. The clip shows an elite group of soldiers, fighting against adaptable machines; the results are horrifying. The film is set for release in the United Kingdom in May. Fans of films can view the entire trailer here. The trailer reveals more of the story, that is not mentioned in the official synopsis. The machines are called S.A.R., which is an acronym for: study, analyze and reprogram. These S.A.R. can act like humans, in that they can adapt to their environment and they can respond to threats, in that environment. As well, the character Mills (Vanessa Kirby) appears to have some programming of her own. Fans of horror and sci-fi are encouraged...

Silver Reel to finance action film based on Andy McNab novel as further pre-sales are secured.

Lionsgate UK has picked up distribution rights to Sas: Red Notice, the action thriller set to set Luke Evans (Dracula Untold, The Hobbit).

In addition, Silver Reel Partners - the Zurich-based film financier that has put money into Under the Skin and the upcoming Maggie and A Hologram For the King - has come aboard to finance the film, which is based on an Andy McNab novel.

As previously annouced, SquareOne Entertainment has distribution rights for German-speaking territories but other presales include Odeon for Greece, Pt Amero for Indonesia, Sahamongkol for Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, Silverline for the Philippines, Gulf for pan Middle East, and D Production for Turkey.

The film will start shooting on April 13 in London, Paris and Budapest with Hungarian production company Pioneer Stillking Films.

Nick Love (The Sweeney) directs from a screenplay by Laurence Malkin and Chad Thumann...

Here’s a first look at the latest trailer for Monsters Dark Continent.

Monsters Dark Continent directed by first timer Tom Green is the much-anticipated continuation to Gareth Edwards’ critically acclaimed film Monsters and will hit UK cinemas on November 28th.

Directed by BAFTA winner Tom Green in his debut feature, Monsters Dark Continent stars Johnny Harris (Welcome to the Punch, ‘This is England’ series, London To Brighton), Sam Keeley (What Richard Did; forthcoming Ron Howard feature Heart of The Sea), Joe Dempsie (‘Game of Thrones’, ‘Skins’), Kyle Soller (Anna Karenina), Parker Sawyers (Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit) and Nicholas Pinnock (Captain America: The First Avenger).

Gareth Edwards who has been very supportive of Tom Green adds;

“Monsters was a very personal film to me, so it’s been a surreal honour to have such talented filmmakers and actors work so hard to create such a beautiful and heartfelt sequel. Tom Green...

French star takes on Ray Winstone role in Paris-set remake, The Squad.

France’s Snd and Capture [The Flag] Films are joining forces with the UK’s Vertigo Films on The Squad, an upcoming Paris-set remake of The Sweeney.

The feature, to be directed by Benjamin Rocher, is due to shoot in Paris this October with French star Jean Reno in the lead role of Buren, a tough, old-time Paris police cop who does not play by the rules.

“Director Benjamin Rocher and producers Snd and Capture [The Flag] Films have an incredible vision for this action packed movie set on the streets of Paris,” said Vertigo Films co-founder James Richardson.

“We are tremendously excited to be turning The Sweeney into this brilliant French version with the privilege of being able to work with one of our favorite actors, Jean Reno.

The film is a remake of British director Nick Love’s 2012 feature The Sweeney, starring [link=nm...

French star takes on Ray Winstone role in Paris-set remake, The Squad.

France’s Snd and Capture [The Flag] Films are joining forces with the UK’s Vertigo Films on The Squad, an upcoming Paris-set remake of The Sweeney.

The feature, to be directed by Benjamin Rocher, is due to shoot in Paris this October with French star Jean Reno in the lead role of Buren, a tough, old-time Paris police cop who does not play by the rules.

“Director Benjamin Rocher and producers Snd and Capture [The Flag] Films have an incredible vision for this action packed movie set on the streets of Paris,” said Vertigo Films co-founder James Richardson.

“We are tremendously excited to be turning The Sweeney into this brilliant French version with the privilege of being able to work with one of our favorite actors, Jean Reno.

The film is a remake of British director Nick Love’s 2012 feature The Sweeney, starring [link=nm...

Exclusive: Both films to screen at the London Screenings later this month.

Content Film has secured a raft of sales of family feature Pudsey the Dog: The Movie and action comedy Redirected.

Pudsey the Dog: The Movie, which Vertigo Films will release on 425 prints in the UK on July 18, has been sold to Germany (Square One), Latin America (Swen) , China (UA), Cis & Baltics (Cascade Film), Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia (Blitz), Greece, Turkey, India & Poland (Tanweer), Hong Kong (Golden Scene), Indonesia (Queen International), the Middle East (Selim Ramia), the Philippines (Silverline), Portugal (Lusomundo), Singapore (Cathay), South Africa (Videovision), South Korea (9ers Entertainment), Taiwan (Pomi), the Caribbean (Caribbean Film Services), South East Asia (Star), and Jaguar for airlines and ships.

The film, directed by Nick Moore (Wild Child, Horrid Henry: The Movie) and written by Paul Rose, is a tale of friendship and courage centering on a city dog moved to the countryside with his new loving family. [link...

Luke Evans ("Immortals," "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug"), is slated to play the lead in an adaptation of Andy McNab's 2012 action thriller novel "Sas: Red Notice" at Altitude Film Entertainment, Parabolic Pictures and Vertigo Films.

The story is set in the Channel Tunnel where, one hundred meters underground, twenty accused war criminals are holding four hundred people hostage.

Only one man can get them out alive, Tom Buckingham (Evans), an Sas operator who is trying to save his relationship with the woman he loves. The conflict rages from Central London to the heart of Paris, where Tom uncovers a conspiracy.

Nick Love ("The Sweeney") directs from a screenplay by Laurence Malkin and Chad Thumann. Will Clarke, Laurence Malkin, Allan Niblo and James Richardson will produce.

Evans will next be seen in Universal's "Dracula Untold" and "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" later this year.

Source: Screen...

Exclusive: Luke Evans, star of The Hobbit, is to play the lead in an adaptation of Andy McNab action thriller Sas: Red Notice.

Altitude Film Entertainment, Parabolic Pictures and Vertigo Films will produce the action thriller and Luke Evans, whose upcoming films include Dracula Untold and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, is attached to play Tom Buckingham.

Altitude Film Sales introduces the project to buyers today in Cannes and will partner with Wme Global on the U.S. rights. SquareOne Entertainment has acquired distribution rights for German-speaking territories.

Nick Love (The Sweeney) directs from a screenplay by Laurence Malkin and Chad Thumann based on the bestselling novel by former Sas operator Andy McNab.

Will Clarke, Laurence Malkin, Allan Niblo and James Richardson will produce the film. Executive producers are McNab, Mike Runagall, Andy Mayson, and Jack Drewe. Daniel Findlay will co-produce.

Sas: Red Notice is an action thriller set in the Channel Tunnel, where...

Exclusive: Protagonist to sell Vertigo-produced New Orleans-set action film.

Stephen Dorff has signed on to star in director Nick Love’s untitled Us action film, which begins shooting on May 28 for six weeks in New Orleans.

Protagonist Pictures will introduce buyers to the project during Cannes.

Dorff, star of Blade and Somewhere, will play Melvin, a reluctant superhero, whose appetite for self-destruction proves devastating. Additional cast will be announced soon.

The film is based on an original screenplay by Love and will be produced by Vertigo’s Allan Niblo, James Richardson and Hubi Von Liel.

Vertigo Distribution will distribute in the UK.

Set amongst the hurricane-battered projects of New Orleans, the film tells the story of Melvin (Dorff) a reluctant superhero who lives only for crime, women and drugs – until he realizes that the only way he will ever get to see his son is to go straight and fulfil his potential as a crime fighter.

But...

It was the impressive 2010 film Monsters that led to Gareth Edwards landing in the director's chair for next month's Godzilla, and this year the film gets a sequel in the form of Monsters: Dark Continent, which Protagonist Pictures is bringing to the Cannes Film Festival.

While we wait, check out some images of the titular beasts, one courtesy of our friends over on Bloody Disgusting, along with the teaser trailer!

Television director Tom Green (no relation to the funnyman of the same name) is at the helm of Monsters: The Dark Continent while original director Gareth Edwards executive produces along with actor Scoot McNairy.

Producers are James Richardson and Allan Niblo for Vertigo and Ben Pugh and Rory Aitken for Between the Eyes. Johnny Harris (Welcome to the Punch), Sam Keeley (What Richard Did), and Joe Dempsie ("Game of Thrones") star.

Synopsis

Seven years on from the events of Monsters,...

Olivia Colman joins cast, led by comedian David Walliams as the voice of the Britain’s Got Talent winner.

Pudsey the Dog: The Movie is set to be released in the UK on July 18, 2014.

Vertigo Films, Simon Cowell’s Syco Entertainment and Roar Global also announced that British actress Olivia Colman will provide the voice for Nelly The Horse in the film, joining David Walliams who voices the eponymous canine.

Directed by Nick Moore and written by Paul Rose, the film also stars Jessica Hynes, John Sessions, Luke Neal, Izzy Meikle-Small and Luke Tittensor.

The film is produced by Vertigo’s Rupert Preston and Marshall Levitan and executive produced by Allan Niblo, James Richardson, Jonathan Shalit, Mark Brittain, Ben Todd, Nigel Williams and Jamie Carmichael with co-producer Michael Ford.

Content is selling international rights.

Just in time for this year's Afm comes the first artwork for the sequel to Gareth Edward's Monsters, entitled Monsters: The Dark Continent, and we have it for you right here! Dig it!

Television director Tom Green (no relation to the funnyman of the same name) is at the helm of Monsters: The Dark Continent while original director Gareth Edwards executive produces along with actor Scoot McNairy. Producers are James Richardson and Allan Niblo for Vertigo and Ben Pugh and Rory Aitken for Between the Eyes. Johnny Harris (Welcome to the Punch), Sam Keeley (What Richard Did), and Joe Dempsie ("Game of Thrones") star.

Synopsis

Seven years on from the events of Monsters, and the ‘Infected Zones’ have spread worldwide. Humans have been knocked off the top of the food chain, with disparate communities struggling for survival. American soldiers are being sent abroad to protect Us interests from the monsters,...

Vertigo Films to release musical, including the feature debut of singer Leona Lewis, in 2014.

Principal photography has begun on Holiday! and will shoot for five weeks on location in Italy and the UK, according to Vertigo Films.

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Holiday!

The musical comedy centres on Maddie (Hannah Arterton) who is set to marry Raf (Giulio Berruti) after a whirlwind romance in Italy. Maddie invites her sister Taylor (Annabel Scholey) to the wedding without realising Raf is her sister’s ex-holiday fling.

The film will include 1980s songs such as the Human League’s Don’t You Want Me Baby, Madonna’s Holiday, Cyndi Lauper’s Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, and Wham’s Wake Me Up Before You Go Go.

Other cast members include Greg Wise (Sense & Sensibility), UK comedian Katy Brand and Grammy nominated singer-songwriter Leona Lewis in her first film role.

Directors are Max & Dania (StreetDance). Music producer and composer is Anne Dudley ([link...

Little Britain star to voice the Britain’s Got Talent winner in Pudsey: the Movie. Shoot began this month.

Comedian and writer David Walliams is to voice the character of Pudsey in the canine’s debut big screen outing, Pudsey: the Movie. The six-week shoot for the British family film began on Sept 1 on location in the south of England.

Directed by Nick Moore and written by Paul Rose, the film will also star Jessica Hynes, John Sessions, Luke Neal, Izzy Meikle-Smith and Luke Tittensor.

The story portrays Pudsey as a stray dog in London who meets siblings Molly, George and Tommy. Following her divorce, their mother Gail (Hynes) is moving the family to the sleepy village of Chuffington-on-Sea and Pudsey tags along, to the dismay of their landlord, Mr Thorne (Sessions) and his cat Faustus. As Pudsey starts to settle in with the family and realize what he was missing when he was alone, he stumbles...

With the sequel to Monsters coming along nicely, recently star Joe Dempsie took some time out to talk about the sequel entitled Monsters: Dark Continent. What can we expect? The answer may surprise you. Read on for details.

"It’s going to look incredible," Dempsie tells UK site Metro. "There’s a great atmosphere on set, and hopefully it will turn out to be pretty decent. It’s set a few years after the first movie. Monsters have been eradicated from the U.S. but not from other parts of the world. It’s a metaphor for the U.S.'s relationship with the Middle East. It’s more of a war movie than a monster one.”

A war movie, huh? Well then, even that sounds better than only seeing the film's creatures briefly before they flee into the night as they did in the original flick.

Television director...

Six weeks of shooting has commenced in the UK on the action sci-fi feature "Kill Command" at Vertigo Films.

Visual effects artist Steve Gomez makes his directorial debut on the film which follows a group of soldiers who are sent to a remote island to test the latest class of military robot.

Thure Lindhardt ("Keep the Lights On," "Angels and Demons") and Vanessa Kirby ("The Hour," "Wasteland") head a cast that includes David Ajala, Bentley Kalu, Mike Noble, Tom McKay, Osi Okerafor and Kelly Gough.

James Richardson is producing. Gomez is a close friend of "Monsters" director Gareth Edwards and the film hopes to capture that kind of genre success.

Source: Screen Daily...

Gareth Edwards made a remarkable debut back in 2010 with Monsters. After production began on Edwards’ follow-up film, Godzilla, last week, news now comes that the sequel to his first film, entitled Monsters: Dark Continent, has begun production as well.

Edwards is still on board as an executive producer, and he hands over the reigns to Tom Green (Misfits), who will be making his own feature debut behind the camera here.

Screen International report that principal photography is officially underway now out in Jordan, with a six-week shoot planned, including a week of filming in Detroit after Jordan.

In Monsters: Dark Continent, Infected Zones have spread across the world. While Us military try to wipe out the monsters, they soon realize they face resistance from a number of corners.

The official announcement also brings with it our first piece of casting news on the film.

Johnny Harris (Welcome to the Punch...

In 2010, Gareth Edwards’ film Monsters was released to mostly good reviews. People were excited about this shoestring budget monster movie which made a little over four million overseas against a 500k budget.

A little over two years later, Edwards is now filming Godzilla.

Currently, a sequel to Edwards’ 2010 film entitled Monsters: Dark Continent, has begun principal photography in Jordan, where filming will take place for five weeks, followed by one week of filming in Detroit. Special thanks to Screen Daily for the scoop.

Whereas the first film concerned a journalist leading a tourist across the dangerous path to the Us border, the second film will concern a mass infection of the monsters globally that that the Us military struggles to combat.

The production company behind the original Monsters will produce the sequel, alongside production and management company 42.

Producer James Richardson said:

We are delighted to be working with this...

"Game of Thrones" actor Joe Dempsie has officially escaped life in prison camp for a chance to tango with some giant sized creatures. Read on for more details including the full cast reveal for Monsters: Dark Continent, which is filming now in Jordan.

According to Screen Daily, Welcome to the Punch actor Johnny Harris stars alongside Sam Keeley (What Richard Did) and Dempsie (pictured; “Game of Thrones”) in the anticipated sequel, which is set “some years after” Gareth Edwards’ cult hit original, which won four British Independent Film Awards.

Television director Tom Green (no relation to the funnyman of the same name) will be at the helm of Monsters: Dark Continent while original director Gareth Edwards executive produces along with actor Scoot McNairy. Producers are James Richardson and Allan Niblo for Vertigo and Ben Pugh and Rory Aitken for Between the Eyes.

After several weeks in Jordan production...

Fan of Gareth Edward's last film Monsters? Then you'll be happy to hear that its sequel is moving along nicely just in time for Afm, and we've got a new streamlined synopsis and more for you. Dig it!

Television director Tom Green (no relation to the funnyman of the same name) will be at the helm of Monsters: The Dark Continent while original director Gareth Edwards executive produces along with actor Scoot McNairy. Producers are James Richardson and Allan Niblo for Vertigo and Ben Pugh and Rory Aitken for Between the Eyes.

Synopsis

Seven years on from the events of Monsters, and the ‘Infected Zones’ have spread worldwide. Humans have been knocked off the top of the food chain, with disparate communities struggling for survival. American soldiers are being sent abroad to protect Us interests from the Monsters, but the war is far from being won.

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Kimberley Walsh has joined the cast of upcoming family movie All Stars. The Girls Aloud singer will star alongside Mock the Week comic Hugh Dennis, Extras actress Ashley Jensen and rapper Ashley Walters in the Vertigo film. The 30-year-old's only previous big screen role was a cameo in children's show spinoff Horrid Henry: The Movie alongside Theo Stevenson, who will also feature in the picture. "I am thrilled to be joining the cast of All Stars," she said. "I have worked with Theo before on Horrid Henry and he is a huge talent. "I loved the script as soon as I read it. It is a heart-warming family film that will put a huge smile on your face." Producers Allan Niblo and James Richardson added: "We are delighted (more)...

With rehearsals now complete, filming is set to start on June 6th 2011 on Streetdance 2 3D, the highly anticipated follow-up to Streetdance 3D.

The film will shoot on location throughout Europe, including London, Paris, Rome and Berlin over the next 3 months.

Streetdance 2 sees the return of favourites from the first film, including George Sampson, who won over audiences with his portrayal of cheeky chappie Eddie, and dance troupe Flawless reprise their role as dance crew The Surge.

George comments “I’m very excited about working on StreetDance 2 3D, the film is going to be totally amazing. I’m looking forward to playing Eddie again especially as I have more of a central role – I’ll be showcasing some spectacular moves. I also can’t wait to be filming all over Europe in some incredible locations.”

The filmmakers have also announced the casting of Falk Hentschel and Sofia Boutella...

Well, this is some interesting news. According to Screen Daily UK producer-distributor Vertigo Films is ramping up the sequel for Gareth Edwards' Monsters. They've already signed on a pair of directors and provided a brief description of what we can expect.

Here's the lowdown: Monsters 2 will be directed by emerging hotshots Brent Bonacorso and Jesse Atlas with original director Gareth Edwards serving as executive producer alongside actor Scoot McNairy and Vertigo’s Rupert Preston. Vertigo’s Allan Niblo and James Richardson have also brought in Ben Pugh and Rory Aitken from Between the Eyes as producers.

This story will continue by introducing a teacher living in a protected walled city, who has to go into the infected zone to find his long-lost brother, a former military man who is now a Col. Kurtz-esque figure. Niblo promises “lots more creatures” than the original.

No cast is attached yet, but Niblo...

British rapper Ben Drew (a.k.a. Plan B) will star opposite Ray Winstone in the big-screen adaptation of the 1970s British cop show "The Sweeney." According to Variety, Nick Love ("The Football Factory") will direct from a script he co-wrote with John Hodge.James Richardson of the U.K.'s Vertigo Films is producing with shooting set to begin this fall.The original series, which aired on ITV from 1975 to 1978, focused on two members (Jack Regan and George Carter) of the Flying Squad, a branch of the Metropolitan Police specializing in armed robbery and violent crime in London. The series showed a more realistic side of the police, which often had a disregard for authority and rules as long it got the job...

We first told you about Gareth Edward's first feature Monsters during our 2010 SXSW coverage here and here. Amongst stiff competition from other distributors the flick was sold to the Wagner/Cuban Company's Magnet Releasing (genre arm of Magnolia Pictures) for North America and Mexico distribution. While we've seen variations of this trailer, the official green band Monsters trailer has been released, check it out below. Monsters premieres on Video On Demand, iTunes, Xbox Live, Playstation Marketplace, Amazon and Vudu on September 24; in theaters on October 29th. Monsters was produced by Allan Niblo and James Richardson of Vertigo Films (Bronson, StreetDance), the film was shot as a road movie, travelling...

Monsters Alt' PosterAn alternate poster has been released for Monsters through Magnet Releasing, which tests out a new tagline: "It's our turn to adapt." The poster art also shows part of an alien lifeform behind a gas mask, as one human being "adapts" to an alien parasite. This latest poster is a little more simple than the one previously shown (here). Monsters, from director Gareth Edwards, will release September 24 on various video-on-demand platforms including iTunes, Playstation, and XBox. As well, the film will have a theatrical release October 29th. A few more specific details on cast and crew are below.

The synopsis for Monsters here:

"Nasa discovered the possibility of alien life within our solar system. A probe was launched to collect samples, but crashed upon re-entry over Central America. Soon after, new life form began to appear and half of Mexico was quarantined as an Infected Zone. Today, the...

We first told you about Gareth Edwards' first feature Monsters during our 2010 SXSW coverage here and here. Amongst stiff competition from other distributors, the flick was sold to the Wagner/Cuban Company's Magnet Releasing (genre arm of Magnolia Pictures) for North America and Mexico distribution. Today, we have a brand new Monsters behind-the-scenes clip with director Gareth Edwards courtesy of IGN, check it out below. Monsters was produced by Allan Niblo and James Richardson of Vertigo Films (Bronson, StreetDance), the film was shot as a road movie, travelling through Guatemala, Mexico and the Us, involving local people alongside its key cast Scoot McNairy (In Search of a Midnight Kiss) and Whitney Able (All the...

Ray Winstone is attached to star as tough cop Jack Regan in the big-screen adaptation of the 1970s British cop show "The Sweeney." According to The Hollywood Reporter, Nick Love will write and direct the adaptation. James Richardson of the U.K.'s Vertigo Films is producing. The original series, which aired on ITV from 1975 to 1978, focused on two members (Jack Regan and George Carter) of the Flying Squad, a branch of the Metropolitan Police specializing in armed robbery and violent crime in London. The series showed a more realistic side of the police, which often had a disregard for authority and rules as long it got the job done. Winstone last appeared opposite Mel Gibson in the...

Britain's Got Talent stars George Sampson, Diversity and Flawless will return for the StreetDance sequel. Vertigo Films has assembled the same creative team that guided the first 3D dance film. Directors Max Giwa and Dania Pasquini will work from a script by Jane English and producers James Richardson and Allan Niblo are also on board, says The Hollywood Reporter. Diversity star Ashley Banjo recently told Digital (more)...

Ray Winstone and Nick Love's big screen remake of The Sweeney has been revived by Vertigo Films, says The Hollywood Reporter. Vertigo has retained the remake rights to the '70s police show, which starred John Thaw and Dennis Waterman, and Love will pen a new draft of the script that he will direct with Winstone in the role of Jack Regan. According to producer James Richardson, Love's Sweeney will (more)...

London -- Writer-director Nick Love is gearing up for his long-gestating big-screen adaptation of hard-hitting cult 1970s cop show "The Sweeney," with Ray Winstone attached to star as no-nonsense policeman Jack Regan.

The U.K.'s Vertigo Films has retained the remake rights after the production label's longtime development partners, DNA Films partners Andrew Macdonald and Allon Reich, opted not to renew.

Love is penning a fresh draft of the movie. Vertigo producer James Richardson told THR that the filmmaker plans to concentrate on making a gritty, slick British cops and robbers movie.

The original series, which aired on ITV for three years in the 1970s, is credited with revolutionizing the TV cop show genre, portraying the detectives as tough roustabouts who liked a drink and some fisticuffs as much as the criminals they were chasing.

Love has built a following for his approach to gangster pics and sharp dialogue...

Monsters Us PosterThis is the #1 film that this filmlover is looking forward to - Monsters, from director and writer Gareth Edwards. The film recently released a North American poster and a trailer for the film. Now, a second trailer, which shows a great deal more footage from the film, is available. In the clip characters Samantha and Amanda discover some of the creatures in an infected, alien zone. Have a look at the latest info' on what is sure to be one of the best pictures for 2010, based on the material so far.

Tagline:

"After Six Years, They're No Longer Aliens, They're Residents."

The synopsis for Monsters here:

"Nasa discovered the possibility of alien life within our solar system. A probe was launched to collect samples, but crashed upon re-entry over Central America. Soon after, new life form began to appear and half of Mexico was quarantined as an Infected Zone.

We first told you about Gareth Edward's first feature Monsters during our 2010 SXSW coverage here and here. Amongst stiff competition from other distributors the flick was sold to the Wagner/Cuban Company's Magnet Releasing (genre arm of Magnolia Pictures) for North America and Mexico distribution. Today, we have a brand new trailer for the flick, check it out below. Monsters was produced by Allan Niblo and James Richardson of Vertigo Films (Bronson, StreetDance), the film was shot as a road movie, travelling through Guatemala, Mexico and the Us, involving local people alongside its key cast Scoot McNairy (In Search of a Midnight Kiss) and Whitney Able (All the Boys Love Mandy Lane). Six years ago previously,...

Monsters Us PosterGareth Edward's sci-fi thriller Monsters has a new North American poster, which can be seen here. The poster shows a warzone, where helicopters fly over a burning city. A sign says "Warning Infected Zone" and "Extraterrestrials." The graphic also shows the primary characters Samantha Wynden (Whitney Able) and Andrew Kaulder (Scoot Mcnairy) gas masks in tow, as they cross an alien infested landscape. Let the imagination wander, as the release date for Monsters approaches (October 29th).

Tagline:

"After Six Years, They're No Longer Aliens, They're Residents."

The synopsis for Monsters here:

"Nasa discovered the possibility of alien life within our solar system. A probe was launched to collect samples, but crashed upon re-entry over Central America. Soon after, new life form began to appear and half of Mexico was quarantined as an Infected Zone. Today, the American and Mexican military still struggle to contain "the creatures"...... Our story...

From IGN comes this new teaser trailer for Gareth Edwards’ Monsters. You can read IGN’s rave review of the film here.

Holy poop in a bucket. Does this look scary or what? Variety reported back in the spring that Magnet Releasing had picked up the North American rights to Gareth Edwards’ first feature, Monsters, shortly after its premiere at SXSW. The sci-fier is produced by Allan Niblo and James Richardson of Vertigo Films (Bronson).

Variety went on to say:

In the pic, a Nasa probe returning to Earth with samples of an alien lifeform crashes over Central America. Soon after, new lifeforms begin to appear and half of Mexico is quarantined. Story focuses on a journalist escorting an American tourist through the infected zone to the safety of the U.S. border. Project was filmed as a road movie, travelling through Guatemala, Mexico and the U.S. with locals...