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Jane Morgan, the elegant American singer who dazzled audiences in Paris nightclubs, on just about every TV variety show of her era and at the Oscars and had a hit record with the lovely standard “Fascination,” has died. She was 101.

Morgan was in hospice care and died Monday in her sleep of natural causes in Naples, Florida, her family announced.

A classy performer known for her silky smooth phrasing, Morgan moved from New York to France in the late 1940s to build her career before returning the U.S. and becoming a very popular singer through the mid-1960s.

She recorded about 40 albums around the world and sang in five languages, making her a true international star.

Morgan appeared dozens of times on The Ed Sullivan Show and was a welcomed recurring guest on Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show, Perry Como’s Kraft Music Hall and The Hollywood Palace and...

In the 1971 novel “The Day of the Jackal” by Frederick Forsyth and the 1973 film adaptation by Fred Zinnemann, there was not much of a question about who the Jackal was: a remorseless assassin who had been hired to kill French president Charles de Gaulle. Either he was going to die or de Gaulle was.

But Peacock’s new TV version, created by Ronan Bennett, is different — partly because it’s a continuing series, so you expect its title character to survive, and partly because the Jackal is played by Eddie Redmayne, whose innate likability means that we’re bound to root for him at least some of the time.

Redmayne’s Jackal is meticulous and relentless, but one of the conceits of the show is that the British detective who’s out to get him, played by Lashana Lynch, is as remorseless as her target, and almost as willing to bend the rules.

Swedish drama Vanguard and German TV movie On A Day In September landed multiple accolades at the Monte-Carlo TV Festival’s Golden Nymph Awards, while the cast of Good Cop/Bad Cop was given the Special Jury Prize.

Vanguard won Best Series. It follows Jan Stenbeck after the Swedish media mogul’s transformative years in 1970s New York. Jakob Oftebro won Best Actor for his portrayal of the Stenbeck in the series.

German drama On A Day In September won Best Film. It revolves around a 1958 meeting of two charismatic leaders: French Prime Minister Charles de Gaulle and German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer. Hélène Alexandridis won Best Actress for her portrayal of Yvonne de Gaulle, wife of Charles, in the TV movie.

Good Cop/Bad Cop star Luke Cook, series creator John Quaintance, and Jeff Wachtel, whose Future Shack produces the show were at the Monte-Carlo TV Festival this week. The cast of...

Sweden’s “Vanguard” won the Golden Nymph Award for best series at the 64th Monte-Carlo Television Festival Tuesday, while Germany’s “On a Day in September” won best fiction film. Robin Wright received the Crystal Nymph Award from Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco to recognize her career achievements.

The ceremony made an awkward start when during an energetic dance sequence between the co-hosts, British actor Ricky Whittle and French singer Shy’m, the latter suffered a wardrobe malfunction (à la Janet Jackson at the Super Bowl). Despite the fact the incident aired live on TVMonaco and was captured by photo agencies like Getty, the pair maintained their savoir faire and continued with the ceremony without referring to it.

British actor Ricky Whittle with co-host French singer Shy’m at Monte-Carlo Television Festival. Courtesy of Getty

“Vanguard,” starring Jakob Oftebro, tells the story of real-life media mogul and technological trailblazer Jan Stenbeck.

The 64th Monte-Carlo Television Festival opens on Friday with CBS Studios’ “Watson,” starring Morris Chestnut. Over the following days, nine drama shows will vie for the Golden Nymphs. Here are the competitors:

“Vanguard” (Sweden), miniseries, international premiere; produced by Flx with Film i Väst for Svt; distributed by Viaplay Content Distribution

“Vanguard” tells the story of an unlikely media mogul and trailblazer of technological reform, torn between passion and duty. It’s a tale of fearless entrepreneurship, a desire to change the world — and a sibling rivalry in a powerful family fractured by old wounds.

“Vanguard”

“The Bombing of Pan Am 103” (U.K.) miniseries, international premiere; produced by World Productions; released by BBC in the U.K., and Netflix worldwide

A drama based on the events surrounding the 1988 Lockerbie bombing and the joint U.K.-U.S. investigation that sought to bring the perpetrators to justice. Flight Pan Am...

If you were a fan of “The Day of the Jackal,” the 1973 political thriller directed by Fred Zinnemann and based on Frederick Forsyth’s novel about an elusive assassin, and worried that a television adaptation would prove unworthy, you weren’t alone — even the creators of Peacock’s new take on the material were nervous about living up to the original.

“We did approach it with some trepidation,” executive producer Nigel Marchant told IndieWire as part of our Usg University virtual panel series. “Gareth [Neame], my producing partner, and I were great fans of the book and the original movie, and we knew you couldn’t redo the movie and make it any better.”

With that in mind, Marchant and his collaborators — including star and executive producer Eddie Redmayne, director of photography Christopher Ross, costume designer Natalie Humphries, and director and executive producer Brian Kirk, all of whom joined Marchant on...

Frederick Forsyth, a British author of thrillers who frequently made the bestseller lists, sold 70 million books and saw his novels “The Day of the Jackal,” “The Odessa File” and “The Dogs of War,” among others, adapted into films, died on Monday at his home in Jordans, England. He was 86 years old. The New York Times confirmed Forsyth’s death, which his literary representative, Jonathan Lloyd, said “followed a short illness.”

“The Day of the Jackal” was adapted into a 1973 film directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Edward Fox and Michael Lonsdale. Fox played the professional assassin known only as the “Jackal” who is hired to assassinate French President Charles de Gaulle in the summer of 1963. The film was a critical and box office success, and was also turned into a series in 2024 starring Eddie Redmayne.

Roger Ebert said of the feature version: “I wasn’t prepared for how good it...

Frederick Forsyth, the British novelist behind The Day Of The Jackal, The Odessa File, The Dogs Of War and several other books that were turned into movies or TV shows, died today in Kent, England, his agent Jonathan Lloyd told the BBC. He was 86.

Forsyth called on his experiences as a fighter pilot, spy and journalist to bring authenticity to his novels — the first of which, 1971’s The Day of the Jackal, was penned while he was unemployed. It was adapted into a 1973 film director by multiple Oscar winner Fred Zinneman and a 2024 TV series starring Eddie Redmayne. Set in the turbulent year of 1963, it followed an assassination plot against French president Charles de Gaulle. The 1973 movie also was remade as The Jackal (1997), starring Bruce Willis and Richard Gere.

Born on August 25, 1938 in Kent, Forsyth was a pilot for the UK’s Royal Air Force and later worked as a...

Frederick Forsyth, the internationally acclaimed British author whose talent for page-turning thrillers provided the fodder for such films as The Day of the Jackal, The Odessa File, The Dogs of War and The Fourth Protocol, died Monday. He was 86.

Forsyth died at his home in Buckinghamshire, England, his literary agency Curtis Brown announced.

The journalist turned novelist, who saw his share of derring-do as a pilot in the Royal Air Force, was one of the most influential authors of his genre. He excited his fans for four decades, weaving topical subject matter and political machinations with edge-of-your-seat action.

To do so, he used only a typewriter. No computers for him.

“I have never had an accident where I have pressed a button and accidentally sent seven chapters into cyberspace, never to be seen again,” he told the BBC in 2008. “And have you ever tried to hack into my typewriter? It is very secure.

Lazlo Nemes, the Hungarian filmmaker whose harrowing Holocaust drama “Son of Saul” won the Oscar for best international feature in 2016, is returning to WWII for his latest movie.

“Moulin” is set to tell the story of French Resistance hero Jean Moulin, and will be a French-language film starring Gilles Lellouche (“Tell No One”) and Lars Eidinger (“Clouds of Sils Maria”). The film will be introduced to buyers at this year’s Cannes Film Market, with Patrick Wachsberger’s 193 representing sales rights.

Based on true events, the story will follow Moulin (Lellouche) as he’s parachuted into occupied France to unite the French resistance fighters under Charles de Gaulle’s leadership. The film depicts how, despite all efforts to stay in the shadows, Moulin is ultimately betrayed and tortured at the hands of the ambitious head of the Gestapo in Lyon, Klaus Barbie (Eidinger). But even when locked in a tense,...

Patrick Wachsberger and Legendary’s Jv 193 will rep sales rights in Cannes to French-language biopic Moulin, about WWII resistance fighter Jean Moulin.

Gilles Lellouche (Tell No One) and Lars Eidinger (Clouds of Sils Maria) will star in the film from Oscar-winning filmmaker László Nemes (Son of Saul).

Based on true events, the film will chart how Jean Moulin (Lellouche) parachuted into occupied France to unite the French resistance fighters under Charles de Gaulle’s leadership. Despite efforts to stay in the shadows, Jean Moulin is ultimately betrayed and tortured at the hands of the ambitious Head of the Gestapo in Lyon, Klaus Barbie (Eidinger). But even when locked in a tense, deadly standoff with the vicious Barbie, Moulin doesn’t break, and his courage and silence helps lead to the liberation of France, while leaving behind a new spirit of strength and resistance.

The film is produced by Alain Goldman...

Known for his standout roles in Sling Blade, Friday Night Lights, and Goliath, Billy Bob Thornton brings decades of experience to every project, including Taylor Sheridan’s western drama, Landman. His passion and dedication to the series once again prove why he remains a respected and enduring figure in Hollywood.

The 69-year-old actor, who is set to reprise his role as the petroleum landman Tommy Norris in season 2, reflected on the importance of staying creatively motivated and not becoming complacent with success, proving why he truly is a Hollywood veteran.

Billy Bob Thornton reflected on longevity and passion ahead of Landman Season 2

Billy Bob Thornton embodies the role of the petroleum landman Tommy Norris in the Paramount+ drama series, which explores the high-stakes world of the petroleum industry.

RelatedHow Taylor Sheridan Lured Billy Bob Thornton to Join Landman Proves He’s Taking Really Big Risks With His Shows

Along with the series,...

French Algerian filmmaker Mia Bendrimia takes an emotional journey into both a family’s and a country’s past in her documentary feature debut “Magma,” which is participating in the Docs in Progress strand of the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival’s industry section, Agora.

The film, which is produced by Bendrimia, Oscar nominee Kira Simon-Kennedy (“Ascension”) and Imane Lamime for Nazar Films and 19 Mulholland Drive, follows the director on a quest to understand her family’s Algerian roots, a troubled history long buried by silence around a bitter chapter in France’s colonial past. In the search to understand how colonization tore her family apart, she travels to Algeria for the very first time, where she discovers how the painful memories of the past continue to find echoes in the present.

Set against the backdrop of Algeria’s war for independence, “Magma” is nevertheless an intimate story about a family grappling...

On Tuesday 25 February 2025, That’s TV broadcasts Warlords!

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The upcoming episode of “Warlords” on That’s TV promises to delve into the lives of some of the most significant leaders from World War II. Titled “European Leaders: Conflicts and Liaisons,” this episode will explore the personal stories of figures like Winston Churchill, Charles de Gaulle, Joseph Stalin, Leon Trotsky, Adolf Hitler, and Benito Mussolini.

Viewers can expect a detailed look at how these leaders interacted with one another, both on the battlefield and in their personal lives. The episode will highlight their rivalries, alliances, and the complex relationships that shaped the course of the war. Each biography will provide insights into their motivations and the challenges they faced during this tumultuous time in history.

The storytelling will focus on the human side of these powerful figures, revealing their struggles, ambitions, and the decisions that had far-reaching consequences. With...

The tumultuous events of May 1968 have never seemed more upbeat and sentimental than they do in The Safe House (La Cache), a retro family dramedy set in one labyrinthine Parisian apartment while the surrounding streets abound with social unrest.

Based on Christophe Boltanski’s prizewinning 2015 novel, the latest feature from Swiss writer-director Lionel Baier (Continental Drift (South)) is drenched in period nostalgia and wink-wink vibes, even if there’s a darker undercurrent running through the plot. With a few glaring homages to Jean-Luc Godard, among other nods to the epoch, the film plays more like historical pastiche than original material. It scores some soft emotional blows toward the end, but otherwise feels like a minor trip back to a major time.

Author Boltanski is the nephew of renowned artist Christian Boltanski, famous for his brooding installations composed of metal boxes, archive photos and documents meant to recall the traumas of WWII and the Holocaust.

Memories can’t be cancelled. The Boltanski family never celebrates significant dates, even their own birthdays; according to the narrator who leads us into this whimsical fantasy of post-war Jewish life, they live only for the present moment. In May 1968, the present moment consists of riots in the streets and demands for the government to step down, although it is the utopian dreams on the posters slapped up on walls that embody the movement’s true spirit: “Beauty is in the streets!” “Banning is banned!”. One of the Boltanski sons is out there at the Sorbonne with his wife, changing the world; the rest of the family are together in their house in Paris, where they like to huddle in one room, eating assortments of snacks on the bed while the revolution is televised.

In fact, the past is stuck in the house’s every crack. Knick-knacks from menorahs to...

Paris, May 1968, becomes more than a backdrop in “The Safe House” (“La cache”), Swiss filmmaker Lionel Baier’s latest. It’s an adaptation of Christophe Boltanski’s Prix Femina winning novel, “La cache,” produced by Bande à Part Films and co-produced with Red Lion, Les Films du Poisson, Rts Radio Télévision Suisse and Srg Ssr, making it a French, Swiss and Luxembourgish co-production. The comedy-drama, which debuts in competition at Berlinale, sees Baier observe an eccentric family.

The ensemble cast features Dominique Reymond as the Grandmother, the late Michel Blanc as Père-Grand, the Grandfather, William Lebghil as the Great Uncle and Aurélien Gabrielli as Little Uncle. Liliane Rovère portrays Hinterland, while Adrien Barazzone and Larisa Faber play the boy’s father and mother, respectively, with Ethan Chimienti as the aforementioned boy. Gilles Privat also joins the ensemble in a key supporting role.

Baier’s film opens with a line from...

We have not yet seen the last of Eddie Redmayne‘s meticulous hitman, who can actually shapeshift whenever the job calls for it. Based on Frederick Forsyth’s 1971 novel of the same name, which has already spawn a film in 1973 starring Edward Fox, the show drew in a wide range of audience.

In fact, it was the biggest ever new series to launch on Sky when it premiered, so it’s not a wonder that the second season was greenlit so early in the day.

Plus, they’ve just got to tie up those loose ends or some fans – including me – will never forgive them.

Here’s Everything We Know About Eddie Redmayne’s ‘Day of the Jackal’ Season 2

Fans and critics alike heaped praises on the show when it premiered in November, and the praises did not fail to escape Eddie Redmayne, who plays the cold-blooded assassin in the...

France was one of the first countries to require streamers to invest in the local film and TV production sector. Three years on, its impact is being felt.

A comprehensive study from the Cnc and French audiovisual regulatory authority Arcom published in late November revealed the impact of the introduction of the European Union’s Audiovisual Media Services Directive (Avmsd) in France on the country’s film and TV sector.

The Avmsd requires the US streamers to invest at least 20% of their annual turnover in local film and TV. According to the report, it has given the French industry a nearly $1.05bn (€1bn) financial boost.

Warning! This article contains spoilers for The Day of the Jackal.

The Day of the Jackal (2024) is the latest adaptation of the 1971 novel by Frederick Forsyth, but there are plenty of differences between the original story, and even the 1973 film. Eddie Redmayne stars as the titular Jackal, a master assassin who completes contract kills on behalf of private clients. While the story features a lot of commonalities with the original story, there are distinct changes from the beginning.

However, the TV show is not the first adaptation to alter the story from the source material. Just two years after the novel was published, a feature film starring Edward Fox as the lead was released, and it took some liberties with the story. Despite this, the 1973 was an attempt at a faithful adaptation, while the modern TV show aimed to update and build on the story which is foundational in the earlier text.

In October, Dua Lipa did a spectacular one-night-only live performance at London’s historic Royal Album Hall. It was a classy hometown coronation of sorts for the singer, who grew up in the city and has become one of the biggest pop artists to come out of the UK in the past decade. She pulled out all the stops for the event. Taking the stage in a red, floor-length Jean Paul Gaultier dress, a 53-piece orchestra and 14-member choir backed the singer alongside her crack, disco-steeped backing band. “There have...

In 2021, Billy Bob Thornton had a brief cameo in an episode of “1883,” the hugely popular “Yellowstone” spinoff. That’s where he met Taylor Sheridan, whose vast television empire includes most of the shows people subscribe to Paramount+ for. “He said, ‘I wrote this cameo and when I looked at it, I realized I can’t just cast a local. I need somebody who’s done this before in a bigger way,’” Thornton said. At the “1883” premiere in Las Vegas, Thornton and Sheridan sat together at the afterparty and Sheridan told him, “I’m writing this thing called ‘Landman’ for you and you’re going to love it.”

“I’m not the type who takes stuff that I’m not right for because I want to present myself in the best possible way,” Thornton said. “I always tell people, if you’re going to do a movie about Charles de Gaulle,...

43 years after its publication, Frederick Forsyth's "The Day of the Jackal" is still thrilling people the world over. The book is newly relevant due to its fourth live-action adaptation, and while the Peacock series bears little resemblance to the based-on-real-life novel (no one's trying to assassinate French President Charles de Gaulle this time out), it's gripping in its own right thanks to dynamite performances from Eddie Redmayne as the very dangerous prey and Lashana Lynch as the estimable predator.

Why is this yarn so enduring? It's a classic cat-and-mouse story with believable stakes. The fate of the world doesn't hang in the balance because of Redmayne's assignment -- at least, not yet. The show is a slow burn, and is only at its seventh episode in the United States, so who knows where it's all going to end up? We'll have to wait until December 12 to find out, but...

The Day of the Jackal has premiered on Peacock, but is this new thriller worth watching?

The Day of the Jackal was first published in 1971 and was the breakout best-seller by Frederick Forsyth. A 1973 film adaptation followed, quite faithful to the novel, as a pack of French militants hire a mysterious assassin known only as The Jackal to kill French President Charles de Gaulle. 

The new Peacock series updates the story with Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne as the Jackal, hired to kill a tech billionaire. Lashana Lynch is the British agent tracking him across Europe. It takes a different tact than the original story with a focus on the Jackal's personal life, including  a wife unaware of his true actions.

The show just dropped its first five episodes on Peacock, with another five more coming, so what's the critical response to it?

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The Day of the Jackal (2024) is a thrilling new crime drama series with a spectacular star-studded cast. When a highly skilled assassin kills a high-profile political figure, a global search for the killer means he becomes one of the most wanted people alive. This limited series from Sky Studios in the UK and Universal reimagines the classic 1973 film, which was in turn adapted from the 1971 novel of the same name by Frederick Forsyth.

While the earlier versions of the story explore historical fantasy with a focus on assassination attempts against Charles de Gaulle, the new series is highly contemporary. Eddie Redmayne stars as the titular Jackal, alongside Lashana Lynch and many talented actors. The result is a thrilling series that keeps the tension high, and keeps audiences guessing about what comes next.

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Jeopardy! fans love a good game. When all the stars align it is hard not to celebrate. Likewise, Ken Jennings always brings a layer of fun to the screen. Now fans are going wild after watching a match some are coining as the “best game” of 2024.

‘Best Game’ Of The Year

Jeopardy! fans are losing it after watching an extremely exciting match on Friday, November 8. After seeing the competition, fans are calling it the “best game” they have seen so far in 2024. Rachel Marcus, a writer and consultant from New York City; Ross Dickson, a research consultant from Halifax, Nova Scotia; and Susan Stumme, a journalist from Arlington, Virginia faced each other for a fun and eventful night. Fans enjoyed the players’ sense of humor and competitive play during the show.

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Susan Stumme was off to a great start with an early lead. She kept the top...

A sleek and suspenseful modern take on Frederick Forsyth’s 1971 thriller (filmed previously in 1973 and 1997) about a notorious international assassin, Peacock‘s nail-biting 10-episode version of The Day of the Jackal forgoes a real-life target in favor of fictional ones. This ratchets up the tension as, in classic Hitchcock fashion, we’re never quite sure if we’re supposed to be rooting for the master sniper to get caught or to succeed. Much of this ambiguity is rooted in Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne’s compelling, enigmatic performance as the disarmingly boyish and meticulously lethal Jackal, a master of disguise who demands a high price for his risky assignments—and watch your back if you refuse to pay. His adversary: dogged MI6 agent Bianca Pullman (Lashana Lynch), who crisscrosses Europe following leads to her elusive prey. The action, and there’s plenty of it, zooms from Munich to London to Paris...

It's a common lament that there aren't enough original movies anymore, and that every film not belonging to a franchise is born of a pre-existing intellectual property that's likely been mined before. How many trips are we going to take back to Middle-earth? Are we really doing Harry Potter again? And another "Wuthering Heights" with a white Heathcliffe (when he's written as Black in Emily Brontë's novel)?

Yet some yarns are more durable than others. There's always room for another "Hamlet," because part of the thrill is in watching great actors and directors tackle one of the greatest plays ever written -- one that can be shifted from Denmark to locales like New York City, the Elsinore brewery, or Pride Rock. And no one's mad when one of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes mysteries gets dusted off, even though we all know how the plot shakes out.

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The 1973 political thriller film The Day of the Jackal is the cinematic equivalent of a beautiful Swiss watch, a model of exquisite artistry and precision wrapped up in one of the best thriller movies of all time. The meticulous approach of The Day of the Jackal, which is based on Frederick Forsyths 1971 novel of the same name, is embodied in the films titular character, a professional assassin who operates with absolute emotional detachment and ruthless efficiency.

The Day of the Jackal, which was expertly directed by Fred Zinnemann, stars Edward Fox as said assassin, known only as the Jackal, who is hired by an underground French paramilitary...

It was only when the team at Carnival Films decided they would fast forward The Day of the Jackal to the present day that things started getting interesting.

Carnival bosses Gareth Neame and Nigel Marchant had toyed with the idea of remaking Frederick Forsyth’s 1971 historical novel about the fictional assassination of Charles de Gaulle for a few years but had always concluded that the 1973 movie version starring Edward Fox “cannot be bettered so why would you want to remake it,” according to Neame.

“We revere the film enormously but kept talking about [a remake],” he added. “It was such an intriguing, interesting idea and we couldn’t quite let it go.”

So in the midst of the pandemic, Neame and Marchant decided they would instil two obvious points of difference by making The Day of the Jackal into a 10-episode series and setting it in a 21st century milieu, with no...

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Fred Zinnemann’s admirably faithful 1973 adaptation of Frederick Forsyth’s The Day Of The Jackal managed two rather unusual feats. It was, on the one hand, a surprising triumph of the mundane, with Michael Lonsdale’s methodical, shoe-leather approach to investigation paying dividends in what was essentially a nation-hopping police procedural. More interesting, though, was the way its dual Pov narrative encouraged audiences to root just as hard for Edward Fox’s cold-blooded assassin — a nameless cypher, about whom we end the film knowing almost nothing. It’s that latter point that Top Boy creator Ronan Bennett has seized upon with this modernised adaptation, electing to properly delve into the character of Forsyth’s chameleonic killer.

We become acquainted with Eddie Redmayne’s exceedingly British gun-for-hire via an extended prologue in which he meticulously sets up and executes a show-stopping kill. After baiting...

Adapting the 1971 Frederick Forsyth novel of the same name, Fred Zinnemann's 1973 thriller The Day of the Jackal follows a far-right plot to assassinate French president Charles de Gaulle in 1963, utilizing an assassin who goes by the codename "the Jackal." The book is based on a real-life assassination attempt, albeit the details and hunt are fictionalized. The story has inspired a new series at Peacock, taking a page from the generalities of the original narrative but updated for the present. This iteration is an elegantly crafted thriller that utilizes tight plotting and strong character work to modernize a classic for our contemporary world.

The second adaptation of Frederick Forsyth’s novel will be a 10-episode miniseries.

Everyone loves a lone assassin up against the world. From James Bond to “The Old Man,” the format seems to work. And so, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Peacock is throwing their hat in the ring with the miniseries, “The Day of the Jackal.” This reimagining of Frederick Forsyth’s novel of the same name, which also spawned the 1973 movie, stars Eddie Redmayne in the lead role as the enigmatic assassin known simply as “The Jackal.” Here’s everything you need to know about the 10-episode series, debuting Thursday, Nov. 14 on Peacock.

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The Jackal was on the loose in London on Tuesday evening. Eddie Redmayne, Lashana Lynch, and Úrsula Corberó, known for her role as Tokyo in Netflix hit Money Heist, were among the stars of the upcoming TV adaptation of The Day of the Jackal for Sky and Peacock who attended the U.K. premiere of the series at Queen Elizabeth Hall at the Southbank Centre in the British capital.

Redmayne plays the famous fictional assassin in the original series based on the Frederick Forsyth novel and award-winning 1973 film adaptation of the same name from Universal Pictures. The star also executive-produced the show.

The series, which recently received a trailer, also features Charles Dance (Game of Thrones, The Crown), Richard Dormer (Fortitude, Game of Thrones), Chukwudi Iwuji (Guardians of the Galaxy, The Split), Lia Williams (The Capture, The Crown), Khalid Abdalla (The Crown, The Kite Runner), Eleanor Matsuura (The Walking Dead,...

Musician Sir Elton John gave the world his farewell tour just last year. However, that didn’t keep him from making a surprise appearance at a concert in London. Naturally, John joined a famous singer-songwriter to perform a duet.

Elton John Gave Finished His Farewell Tour In 2023

John is known for his prolific music career. Some of his more famous songs include “Bennie and the Jets,” “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart,” “Candle in the Wind,” “I’m Still Standing,” and “Rocket Man.” He is also known for his songs for Disney’s The Lion King, including “Circle of Life” and “Can You Feel the Love Tonight,” which were written with Tim Rice.

The musician gave his farewell tour, “Farewell Yellow Brick Road,” named for his album, “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road,” from 2018 to 2023. However, that did not keep John from appearing at and performing at a recent concert for a performer he recently collaborated with.

French broadcasting group TF1 has signed a renewed agreement with the local film industry vowing to amp up its investment in local production as it seeks to give a boost to its streaming platform.

The group signed a three-year agreement with cinema guilds the Blic, Bloc and Arp that represent distributors, exhibitors, producers, directors and writers in which it says it will invest 3.65% of its total net broadcasting revenue in pre-buying and buying new French and European feature films, up from 3.5% in a previous agreement signed in 2021.

In exchange, the films will be available for replay on its free streaming platform TF1+ for 30 days,...

Peacock’s The Day of the Jackal series starring Eddie Redmayne is getting a new release date! Find out how soon you can see this thriller!

The show, which is a co-production with England’s Sky Network, was set to premiere on Peacock on Nov. 7, 2024. Along with the newly released trailer, Peacock has confirmed that The Day of the Jackal will now premiere on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024 instead. A reasoning for this date change was not provided.

The plan is to release the first five episodes at once on Nov. 14, and then weekly episodes until a double-episode finale on Thursday, Dec. 12. It’s an intriguing idea that should get more eyes and help the show build up the suspense. There will be a total of 10 episodes of the horror series. Check out the release schedule below:

Episode 1 - Nov. 14Episode 2 - Nov. 14Episode 3 - Nov. 14Episode 4 - Nov. 14Episode 5 - Nov.

Eddie Redmayne has played a doctor-slash-serial killer, a scientist, and now, an infamous assassin.

Redmayne leads the latest “The Day of the Jackal” adaptation, with the Peacock series centering on his eponymous hit man. The official synopsis reads: “‘The Day of the Jackal’ follows an unrivaled and highly elusive lone assassin, the Jackal (Redmayne), who makes his living carrying out hits for the highest fee. But following his latest kill, he meets his match in a tenacious British intelligence officer (Lashana Lynch) who starts to track down the Jackal in a thrilling cat-and-mouse chase across Europe, leaving destruction in its wake.”

Úrsula Corberó, Charles Dance, Richard Dormer, Chukwudi Iwuji, Lia Williams, Khalid Abdalla, Eleanor Matsuura, Jonjo O’Neill, Nick Blood, Sule Rimi, and Florisa Kamara also star.

The original “The Day of the Jackal” book centered on assassination attempts on French president Charles de Gaulle in 1963 amid the Algerian war of independence,...

This interview contains spoilers for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2, Episode 5, "Halls of Stone," now streaming on Prime Video.

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2 has seen Pharazn take the throne from Queen Mriel and plan to usher in a new age for the Nmenorean people. However, it's clear that his intentions will become more tyrannical; his desire to lead a proud island kingdom and his own lust for power have begun to turn him into the very villain he sought to keep from Nmenor.

In an interview with Cbr, actor Trystan Gravelle explains how he crafted the character of Pharazn and what he brought to the ideas previously established in J.R.R. Tolkien's works. He also discussed why Pharazn felt compelled to touch the Palantr in Season 2, Episode 5, "Halls of Stone" -- something he expressed disdain for in public. Plus,...

When one of your dearest couple friends, Lysa and Grant Heslov, move to London for the new Paramount+ series The Department, starring Michael Fassbender — which Grant and George Clooney’s company Smokehouse Pictures is producing — there is only one thing left to do. Get yourself a plane ticket.

In 10 years, I have never been able to get one ticket using air miles on the days that I needed. Not once. Didn’t believe it was possible. That is until I found David Fleming, aka The Miles Guy (who was born into Hollywood Royalty; his grandfather was famed publicist Warren Cowan). David specializes in helping people use their frequent air miles and credit card points for flights. As he puts it, “there are a lot of people who have a ton of points but don’t know how to use them effectively. That’s where I come in.” Done: British Airways first-class round trip to London.

The teaser trailer for the new Peacock series The Day of the Jackal premiered during NBC’s and Peacock’s coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony. The trailer is now online for audiences to view. The concept is a reimagining of the 1973 film adaptation from Universal Pictures. In The Day of the Jackal, Redmayne plays the Jackal, a professional assassin hired by a French paramilitary dissident to kill French President Charles de Gaulle in 1962. The new series stars Eddie Redmayne, Lashana Lynch and Úrsula Corberó.

The synopsis, per Deadline, reads,

“It follows an unrivaled and highly elusive lone assassin, the Jackal (Redmayne), who makes his living carrying out hits for the highest fee. But following his latest kill, he meets his match in a tenacious British intelligence officer (Lynch) who starts to track down the Jackal in a thrilling cat-and-mouse chase across Europe, leaving destruction in its wake. The...

This August, Prime Video is bringing you a lot of entertainment with the highly anticipated Season 2 of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, an all-new action-comedy film starring John Cena and Awkwafina titled Jackpot!, and an animated Batman series titled Batman: Caped Crusader. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Prime Video this month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the 10 best films that are coming to Prime Video in August 2024 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

Fargo (August 1)

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 95%

Fargo is a dark comedy crime drama film written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. The 1996 film follows the story of Jerry, a sales manager who is under a huge debt. To repay his loan he hatches a plan to hire two henchmen to kidnap his wife and...

Eddie Redmayne is getting his James Bond on for another literary adaptation of an iconic assassin tale.

The Academy Award winner leads the Peacock and Sky adaptation of “The Day of the Jackal,” based on Frederick Forsyth’s 1971 novel. The “contemporary reimagining” was announced as a series in November 2022.

Redmayne stars as lone assassin, the Jackal, who makes his living carrying out hits for the highest fee. But he meets his match in a tenacious British intelligence officer (Lashana Lynch) who is tracking down the Jackal in a thrilling cat-and-mouse chase across Europe.

Úrsula Corberó, Charles Dance, Richard Dormer, Chukwudi Iwuji, Lia Williams, Khalid Abdalla, Eleanor Matsuura, Jonjo O’Neill, Nick Blood, Sule Rimi, and Florisa Kamara co-star. The teaser debuted during the 2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony on NBC and Peacock.

The original “The Day of the Jackal” novel centered on assassination attempts on French president Charles de Gaulle in 1963 amid the Algerian independence,...

After rollercoaster-like parliamentary elections, the French film and TV industry has expressed relief over the far right’s defeat.

Predictions had pointed to a triumph from Marine Le Pen’s National Rally based on the first round’s results, marking the first time that such a party would come into power since the pro-Nazi Vichy Regime, which had sparked an uproar within the French media landscape.

French President Emmanuel Macron then propelled the country into a state of panic after dissolving the National Assembly, the lower house of Parliament, in the wake of the far right’s victory in the European elections on June 9.

While Macron called these pivotal snap elections a democratic test and an “act of trust,” the initiative was widely perceived by media observers as a poker move.

If the far right had dominated the 577-seat National Assembly, the lower house of the Parliament, it would have threatened,...

In a surprise twist, the leftist coalition Nouveau Front Populaire dominated the second round of the pivotal parliamentary elections with approximately 172 to 192 seats, beating the far right and defying political pronostics, according to exit polls on July 7.

The turnout rate reached 67.10%, slightly more than the first round of the elections — it’s the highest rate for French elections since 1981.

The Nouveau Front Populaire, a coalition between socialist, green and hard left parties, including La France Insoumise (Lfi), won the largest number of seats in the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, followed by the centrist coalition of France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Ensemble which secured an estimated 150 to 170 seats.

The far right, which had won the first round of the elections, was defeated as it came in third with approximately 132 to 152 seats. It was largely expected to win based on results of the first round.

Jean-Luc Melenchon, the leader...

Within a career that lasted over 50 years, French singer-songwriter, actress, author, fashion icon, and astrologist Françoise Hardy — who passed away Tuesday, June 11 after a long battle with cancer — produced 32 studio albums, performed in over 10 films and television specials, wrote six books, and influenced countless artists ranging from Carla Bruni to Charli Xcx. Her screen career includes roles in films like Jean-Luc Godard’s “Masculin Féminin” and John Frankenheimer’s “Grand Prix.”

She was a renegade. A heartbreaker. Born at the height of World War II in Paris, her upbringing coincided with a great sociopolitical re-evaluation in France that fed her own anxieties and obsessions. Seeking artistic refuge outside of her home country, she found inspiration in American music that, by her teen years, was starting to reach her shores.

“This passion for singing became real madness when I discovered an English station called Radio Luxembourg,” Hardy said in a 2012 interview with Télérama.

This article contains spoilers for Hit Man.

“People are disappointed when they learn that hit men don’t really exist,” explains Gary Johnson. That might be a surprising statement given that it occurs early on in a movie called Hit Man. Throughout the film, Gary (Glen Powell) dons different disguises to meet with people who want to pay him money (or video games or boats) to kill people. But then again, it’s all a ruse, a police sting operation that mild-mannered teacher Gary does as a side gig.

As Gary explains, his job is to become the type of hitman that potential criminals imagine exists, so that he can embody that look and lure them into a state of safety. As smart as Gary certainly is, he doesn’t create these identities out of nothing. Rather he’s riffing on hired killers from pop culture history, which gives Powell...

Eddie Redmayne and Lashana Lynch will be joined by Úrsula Corberó, known for her role as Tokyo in Netflix hit Money Heist, Charles Dance (Game of Thrones, The Crown) and Richard Dormer (Fortitude, Game of Thrones) in the upcoming TV adaptation of The Day of the Jackal for Sky and Peacock.

Corberó will play Nuria, “someone at the heart of The Jackal’s personal life, entirely unaware of who he truly is,” while Dance will feature as Timothy Winthrop, and Dormer will play a character called Norman.

Also joining the cast are Chukwudi Iwuji (Guardians of the Galaxy, The Split) as Osita Halcrow, Lia Williams (The Capture, The Crown) as Isabel Kirby, Khalid Abdalla (The Crown, The Kite Runner) as Ulle Dag Charles, Eleanor Matsuura (The Walking Dead, I Used To Be Famous) as Zina Jansone, Jonjo O’Neill (Andor, Bad Sisters) as Edward Carver, and Sule Rimi (Classified, Andor) as Paul Pullman.

Eddie Redmayne is hard at work on his new TV show.

The 41-year-old Fantastic Beasts actor is currently on location in Labin, Croatia, where he is filming his show Day of the Jackal.

Wearing all black, Eddie shot the project in the city’s main square on Monday (November 6). Additional photos give fans an idea of what to expect from the set.

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Variety announced that he joined the cast of the Peacock and Sky series back in March. The project is a new spin on the novel from Frederick Forsyth.

This isn’t the first time that the thriller has been adapted for the screen. A movie based on the book was released in 1973 and starred Edward Fox.

Eddie is set to play the same role, bring the Jackal to life again 40 years later. He will also act as an executive producer on the project.

Clockwise from top left: The Wicker Man (Warner Bros.), Vanilla Sky (Paramont), Oldboy (FilmDistrict), The Toy (Columbia)Image: AVClub

In Hollywood, it often seems that the sincerest form of flattery is to remake a foreign film. Domestic versions of international hits are a long-running thing in a town where familiarity assumes success,...