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Henry Cavill is our generation's Big Blue Boy Scout, a man of facial hair supremacy, and oft-second fiddle to Robert Pattinson. Born and raised in the Channel Island of Jersey, Cavill began his career in the early 2000s with supporting roles in film and television. In the nearly 25 years since his debut, Cavill has built a career around some of the most storied franchises in literature and cinema, proving himself to be a driver of action vehicles and a captivating leading man, armed with the ability to drop comedic beats with absolute precision.

With a new Cavill-less "Superman" approaching, it feels like the first chapter of his career has come to a close. As we await a new phase in his career, let's take a look at the British actor's best projects so far. Before we dive in, though, let's get the obvious out of the way: as much as we all love "Cavillrine,...

Netflix has launched a new trailer for the latest series from ‘Downton Abbey’ creator Julian Fellowes, ‘The English Game’.

The six-part drama charts the origins of football and how those involved in its creation reached across the class divide to establish the game as the world’s most popular sport.

Directed by Birgitte Stærmose and Tim Fywell, the series stars Edward Holcroft, Kevin Guthrie, Charlotte Hope, Craig Parkinson, James Harkness, Niamh Walsh, Gerard Kearns, Joncie Elmore, Sam Keeley, Daniel Ings, Kate Dickie, Henry Lloyd Hughes, Kate Phillips, Ben Batt, Sylvestra Le Touzel, Harry Michell and Anthony Andre.

Also in trailers – Michiel Huisman stars in trailer for ‘The Other Lamb’

The show will launch on Netflix March 20th

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Production has kicked off on Julian Fellowes’ Netflix drama The English Game. This comes after HBO picked up Downton Abbey creator’s period drama The Gilded Age, taking over from NBC.

The English Game, which is written and exec produced by Fellowes and produced by Traitors and Watership Down producer 42, is a six-part series that charts the origins of football and how those involved in its creation reached across the class divide to establish the game as the world’s most popular sport. It is currently shooting in the UK and will launch on Netflix in 2020.

The series will star Edward Holcroft (Kingsman: The Golden Circle), Kevin Guthrie (Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald), Charlotte Hope (The Spanish Princess), Craig Parkinson (Black Mirror: Bandersnatch), James Harkness (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story), Niamh Walsh (Jamestown), Gerard Kearns (Last Kingdom), Joncie Elmore (Downton Abbey), Sam Keeley (Anthropoid), Daniel Ings (The Crown...

Outlander star Tom Brittney is joining PBS and ITV’s religious crime drama Grantchester – effectively replacing James Norton in the fourth season of the show.

Brittney, who recently starred in Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool, will join the show as Reverend Will Davenport, crime-solving partner to Robson Green’s Geordie Keating. It comes as Norton, who plays the charismatic, jazz-loving clergyman Sidney Chambers, will make his final appearance during the forthcoming season, which is set to air next year.

The series, which set in the 1950s in the English hamlet of Grantchester, is produced by Endemol Shine’s Kudos for ITV and PBS’ Masterpiece. It is distributed internationally by Endemol Shine International, which has sold it into 162 territories. It is exec produced by Diederick Santer, Emma Kingsman-Lloyd, Daisy Coulam and Rebecca Eaton and produced by Richard Cookson with Tim Fywell directing the first two episodes of season four.

Video highlights from the opening day and what’s coming up on the final day of the event.

The Media Production Show takes place 13-14 June at London’s Olympia. Check out highlights of the first day below (or on mobile Here).

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What’s coming up on the final day of the event:

Cinematographers Masterclass - 10:30

With: Adam Etherington, DoP; Ben Smithard Bsc, DoP; Graeme Dunn, DoP; Stephen Foote, DoP; Steve Saunderson, DoP

Chair: Will Strauss, acting editor, Broadcast Tech

Editors Masterclass: TV - 10:45

With: Christopher Bird, editor; James Page, editor; Mark Talbot-Butler, senior editor (credits: Top Gear)

Chair: Elouise Carden, joint managing director, Rapid Pictures

Nurturing VFX Talent - 11:00

With: Clare Norman, Head of Production, Milk; Davi Stein, Head of Compositing, Course Leader, Escape Studios; John Rowe, head of digital vfx, Nfts

Chair: Priyanka Balasubramanian, Ves Treasurer and MD, Hula Hoop[p...

Exclusive: Virginia Woolf adaptation Flush is being sold in Cannes.

Joseph Fiennes is to make his feature directorial debut on the Virginia Woolf adaptation Flush, one of several titles from London-based production company Genesius that The Little Film Company is touting to Cannes buyers.

Flush is scheduled to shoot in the UK at the end of the year and centres on a jealous cocker spaniel that tries to come between its owner and her lover when they plan to elope.

Debbie Gray of Genesius produces and Ellen Little and Genesius’ Julian Gleek are executive producers.

The slate includes The Ladykiller, which Tim Fywell is lining up to direct in September based on Martina Cole’s crime thriller.

Gray produces with Cole and Chris Whiteside, while Gleek handles executive producer duties.

Lesley Manning will direct sci-fi thriller Extrasensory, about twins involved in a secret Russian space mission. Gray produces with Gleek on board as executive producer.

Principal photography...

The companies have scheduled shooting dates for The Ladykiller and The More You Ignore Me.

The Little Film Company and Genesius Entertainment have set principal photography dates for two of their latest feature film projects, after previously teaming on Hamlet and Northern Soul.

First film The Ladykiller, set to be the first of a trilogy, has Tim Fywell (Ice Princess) attached to direct John Hales’ adaptation of Martina Cole’s novel of the same name.

The film’s story follows a man who takes the law into his own hands after his daughter falls prey to a serial killer. Principal photography is scheduled to begin in Spring 2016 in the UK.

Producers are Debbie Gray, Martina Cole and Chris Whiteside.

Second film The More You Ignore Me is based on comedian Jo Brand’s novel about mental illness, written using her experiences as a psychiatric health worker.

Keith English will mark his feature debut with the film, which...

Happy Valley: BBC One, 9pm

Written by Sally Wainwright and directed by Wainwright, Euros Lyn, and Tim Fywell, this new BBC One drama follows police sergeant Catherine Cawood (Sarah Lancashire) and her life dealing with a broken family and the stress that comes with her job.

In this first episode, trouble emerges in the form of a man desperate to send his girl to private school and who believes kidnapping his boss's daughter and demanding a random fee is the best way to go about this.

Mr Drew's School for Boys: Channel 4, 9pm

Channel 4 welcomes back Educating Essex's headteacher Stephen Drew in a new series which attempts to help young boys realise their potential before their bad behaviour threatens their future in both education and the working world.

The first episode sees the boys struggling with their behaviour before they have even made it into their first class.

Jessica Chastain has been cast as Marilyn Monroe in director Andrew Dominik's upcoming biopic Blonde.

Brad Pitt's Plan B and Worldview Entertainment will produce the adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates's 2001 novel of the same title, which Naomi Watts originally signed up to star in.

From Michelle Williams to Kerry Katona, we compile 12 other actresses who have portrayed or paid tribute to Hollywood's original blonde bombshell below.

Michelle Williams

Michelle Williams was Oscar-nominated for her critically-acclaimed performance as Monroe in Simon Curtis's My Week with Marilyn (2011). The movie centered on Monroe's fraught relationship with her then co-star Laurence Olivier, played by Kenneth Branagh, during the production of The Prince and the Showgirl in Britain.

Reflecting upon the role, Williams said: "Gosh, sometimes I can't even believe I did it because the challenges were just...

"In a way, you had to remove the fact that she was an...

Dracula Episode 110

“Let There Be Light”

Written By: Cole Haddon

Directed By: Tim Fywell

Original Airdate: 24 January 2014

In This Episode…

Mina stops by Jonathan’s house to return his cross. She wasn’t expecting him to be there, but he is, and he doesn’t want the necklace back. He is instead furious with Mina: “I warned you to stay away from him!” He wants her to swear that she doesn’t love Grayson, which she can’t do. All she will say is that she will be at the demonstration tonight.

Jayne has what seems to be every huntsman in Europe. She also has a powerful Sicilian seer who comes bearing a gift from the Vatican: the blood of Christ. This will allow him to better see the vampires in town. When he locates a nest, teams of hunters will be dispatched in pairs or trios. They are to...

Dracula, Season 1, Episode 10, “Let There Be Light”

Written by Cole Haddon

Directed by Tim Fywell

Aired Fridays at 10pm (Et) on NBC

NBC’s Dracula has been a tough show to love, or even like for that matter. One episode is effortless fun, another darkly intriguing, and the next unbearably frustrating. On one hand, lead Jonathan Rhys Meyers is delightfully fun and dark as Dracula/Grayson and supporting actors like Katie McGrath have been marvelous even when their plotlines are not. On the other hand, Dracula has never felt quite right. It’s just never really found its footing. At least that was the case until a few episodes ago, when it seemed to settle into a steady and entertaining pattern.

“Let There Be Light” centers itself on Grayson’s (Johnathan Rhys Meyers) final act of revenge, Mina’s (Jessica De Gouw) indecision and ultimate choice, and Lady Jayne Weatherby...

Dracula Episode 109

“Four Roses”

Teleplay By: Daniel Knauf

Story By: Jesse Peyronel

Directed By: Tim Fywell

Original Airdate: 17 January 2014

In This Episode…

Grayson is convinced that the Order was behind Mina’s attack and wants to start war with them. Renfield tries to explain that Davenport acted alone in this, but Grayson doesn’t believe him. He goes to Van Helsing in the hopes that he can calm down Grayson, but now that Grayson has lost possession of the resonator, he considers their contract null and void. He’s out.

Browning is frantic over his missing children, but Jayne is annoyed. She has hunters coming from all over Europe to hunt Dracula, and she doesn’t have time to deal with Browning’s domestic issues. Besides, as a member of the Order of the Dragon, Browning swore that his personal needs would never supersede those of the Order. Despite the...

Dracula, Season 1, Episode 9, “Four Roses”

Written by Daniel Knauf story by Jesse Peyronel

Directed by Tim Fywell

Airs Fridays 10pm (Et) on NBC

In its last few episodes Dracula has done what seemed impossible, especially after its meandering and somewhat disappointing first half season. The last three episodes have actually exceeded expectations, showing that things really aren’t as bad as they seemed. With its penultimate episode, “Four Roses”, Dracula has righted many of its early wrongs, starting with Grayson (the awesome Jonathan Rhys Meyers) declaring war on the Order.

Last week’s episode, “Come to Die”, was probably one of the freshman series’ best. Tightly wound and full of excellent plot twists that pushed the story forward, it was a great lead in to the even better “Four Roses”. Dracula has its problems, it has many of them in fact, but one of its great gifts is that it...

Henry Cavill Man of Steel to trail Robert Downey Jr in Iron Man 3 [See previous post: "Man of Steel Weekend Box Office: June Record May Not Be Broken."] As long as it grosses at least $100 million by Sunday evening — and that’s a given — Zack Snyder / Henry Cavill’s Man of Steel will boast the second-biggest opening of 2013, behind only Shane Black / Robert Downey Jr’s Iron Man 3, which collected $174.14 million in early May according to Box Office Mojo. As mentioned in the previous post, Man of Steel is expected to score anywhere between $115-$140 million. Note: Figures for both Man of Steel and Iron Man 3 include Thursday evening shows. (See updated posts: “Man of Steel trailing Original Iron Man” and “Man of Steel vs. Superman movies of years past.”) (Photo: Henry Cavill Superman in Man of Steel.) For comparison’s sake: without the advantage of box-office-inflating 3D surcharges or Thursday evening screenings, the Jon Favreau-directed Iron Man debuted with $98.68 million...

London -- Anthony Minghella and Sydney Pollack will receive posthumous executive producer credits as the BBC moves forward with its six-part TV series based on Alexander McCall-Smith's "The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency."

The series, officially announced Monday, continues the vision of Minghella, whose feature-length adaptation of the first book premiered to huge success in the U.K. shortly after his death in March. Pollack, whose Mirage Enterprises -- a co-venture with Minghella -- co-produced the telefilm, died two months later.

Filming has begun on location in Botswana on six 60-minute episodes, which will chronicle the poignant and amusing adventures of Precious Ramotswe, the proprietor of the only female-owned detective agency in Botswana.

Grammy winner Jill Scott will reprise her role as Botswana's first female sleuth and be joined by Anika Noni Rose, Desmond Dube, Lucian Msamati and Paterson Joseph.

The series was commissioned by outgoing head of BBC Fiction Jane Tranter...

A teen inspirational dramedy about a high school physics nerd who follows her dream of becoming a figure skater, "Ice Princess" proves that it's still possible to teach an old formula a few new tricks.

Thanks to an insightful script (credited to Hadley Davis), a light but assured directorial touch (by England's Tim Fywell) and especially to a delightful title performance by Michelle Trachtenberg, this Cinderella tale of female empowerment remains engaging while not always having pretty things to say about mother-daughter dynamics and competitive sports.

The Disney picture should handily score a direct hit to its targeted young female demographic as well as striking a chord with their big sisters, moms and aunts.

Making the klutz to lutz transition with crowd-pleasing appeal is Trachtenberg's Casey Carlyle, a brainy but unpopular high school student whose academic, single mom (the always splendid Joan Cusack) envisions a Harvard education for her daughter.

But when a science class report on the physical dynamics of figure skating provides Casey with a rink-side view into the rhinestone-studded world of Axels and Salchows, she decides to pursue a secret childhood fantasy.

That is, if she's able to survive Tina Harwood (Kim Cattrall), a tough-as-nails coach and former ice princess herself, not to mention fiercely determined skater mom to Gen (Hayden Panettiere), a championship contender who'd rather live the life of an average teenager.

Helping through those inevitable tough patches is Gen's sympathetic brother, Teddy (Trevor Blumas), who serves as Casey's handsome prince riding in on a trusty Zamboni.

In short, "Ice Princess" doesn't break a sweat trying to reinvent the wheel, but it goes to show how effective the original model can be when there are skilled operators involved.

Fywell, who made his feature directorial debut with "I Capture the Castle", keeps the elements running smoothly and efficiently, working from a knowing script by "Dawson's Creek" and "Spin City" writer Davis, who also shares story credit with "The Princess Diaries" author Meg Cabot.

Key to the success of the film is the tricky dynamic among Trachtenberg, Cusack and Cattrall that adroitly manages to avoid falling into one-dimensional good vs. evil stereotypes.

Also helping to keep things real is the decision to cast as many professional skaters as possible in the roles of Casey's contemporaries, with Kirsten Olson, Juliana Cannarozzo and Jocelyn Lai proving to be as confident in front of the camera as they are on the ice.

Technical contributions are equally well-executed, highlighted by cinematographer David Hennings' ("Blue Crush") propulsive camera work and choreographer Anne Fletcher's colorful, far-from-routine routines.

ICE PRINCESS

Buena Vista

A Walt Disney Pictures presentation

Credits: Director: Tim Fywell; Screenwriter: Hadley Davis; Story: Meg Cabot, Hadley Davis; Producer: Bridget Johnson; Executive producer: William W. Wilson III; Director of photography: David Hennings; Production designer: Lester Cohen; Editor: Janice Hampton; Costume designer: Michael Dennison; Music: Christophe Beck. Cast: Joan Carlyle: Joan Cusack; Tina Harwood: Kim Cattrall; Casey Carlyle: Michelle Trachtenberg; Gen Harwood: Hayden Panettiere; Teddy Harwood: Trevor Blumas; Nikki: Kirsten Olson; Nikki's Mom: Connie Ray; Zoey: Juliana Cannarozzo; Tiffany: Jocelyn Lai.

MPAA rating G, running time 98 minutes.

DreamWorks' The Ring Two circled $35.1 million on its debut this weekend to nab the top spot at the boxoffice, a far cry from the $15 million opening of the first Ring film in 2002, according to Monday's final figures. But the original ended up with a nearly unheard of multiple of 8.6 -- the industry average being about 3 -- as it cruised to a final domestic tally of $129 million. The PG-13-rated Ring Two, starring Naomi Watts and David Dorfman and helmed by Hideo Nakata, who directed the original Japanese films Ringu and Ringu 2, fell shy of toppling the record for the biggest opening for a horror film. That record still safely belongs to Sony's The Grudge, also a remake of a Japanese horror film, with $39.1 million. Ring Two is the third-biggest opening ever in March. Fox's CG-animated Ice Age is tops ($46.3 million), with Fox's Robots ($36 million) the second biggest. Buena Vista's Ice Princess, starring Michelle Trachtenberg, was the only other wide release this weekend, with 2,501 playdates. The G-rated feature, aimed primarily at young female moviegoers and directed by Tim Fywell, didn't end up with the score that was hoped for as the romantic comedy/drama picked up a disappointing $6.8 million to place fourth.

DreamWorks' The Ring Two circled $35.1 million on its debut this weekend to nab the top spot at the boxoffice, a far cry from the $15 million opening of the first Ring film in 2002, according to Monday's final figures. But the original ended up with a nearly unheard of multiple of 8.6 -- the industry average being about 3 -- as it cruised to a final domestic tally of $129 million. The PG-13-rated Ring Two, starring Naomi Watts and David Dorfman and helmed by Hideo Nakata, who directed the original Japanese films Ringu and Ringu 2, fell shy of toppling the record for the biggest opening for a horror film. That record still safely belongs to Sony's The Grudge, also a remake of a Japanese horror film, with $39.1 million. Ring Two is the third-biggest opening ever in March. Fox's CG-animated Ice Age is tops ($46.3 million), with Fox's Robots ($36 million) the second biggest. Buena Vista's Ice Princess, starring Michelle Trachtenberg, was the only other wide release this weekend, with 2,501 playdates. The G-rated feature, aimed primarily at young female moviegoers and directed by Tim Fywell, didn't end up with the score that was hoped for as the romantic comedy/drama picked up a disappointing $6.8 million to place fourth.

DreamWorks' The Ring Two circled an estimated $36 million on its debut this weekend to nab the top spot at the boxoffice, a far cry from the $15 million opening of the first Ring film in 2002. But the original ended up with a nearly unheard of multiple of 8.6 -- the industry average being about 3 -- as it cruised to a final domestic tally of $129 million. The PG-13-rated Ring Two, starring Naomi Watts and David Dorfman and helmed by Hideo Nakata, who directed the original Japanese films Ringu and Ringu 2, fell shy of toppling the record for the biggest opening for a horror film. That record still safely belongs to Sony's The Grudge, also a remake of a Japanese horror film, with $39.1 million. Depending on how the numbers shake out, Ring Two will be the second- or third-biggest opening ever in March. Fox's CG-animated Ice Age is tops ($46.3 million), with Fox's Robots ($36 million) and Ring Two vying for the second biggest. Buena Vista's Ice Princess, starring Michelle Trachtenberg, was the only other wide release this weekend, with 2,501 playdates. The G-rated feature, aimed primarily at young female moviegoers and directed by Tim Fywell, didn't end up with the score that was hoped for as the romantic comedy/drama picked up a disappointing estimate of $7 million to place fourth.

DreamWorks' The Ring Two circled an estimated $36 million on its debut this weekend to nab the top spot at the boxoffice, a far cry from the $15 million opening of the first Ring film in 2002. But the original ended up with a nearly unheard of multiple of 8.6 -- the industry average being about 3 -- as it cruised to a final domestic tally of $129 million. The PG-13-rated Ring Two, starring Naomi Watts and David Dorfman and helmed by Hideo Nakata, who directed the original Japanese films Ringu and Ringu 2, fell shy of toppling the record for the biggest opening for a horror film. That record still safely belongs to Sony's The Grudge, also a remake of a Japanese horror film, with $39.1 million. Depending on how the numbers shake out, Ring Two will be the second- or third-biggest opening ever in March. Fox's CG-animated Ice Age is tops ($46.3 million), with Fox's Robots ($36 million) and Ring Two vying for the second biggest. Buena Vista's Ice Princess, starring Michelle Trachtenberg, was the only other wide release this weekend, with 2,501 playdates. The G-rated feature, aimed primarily at young female moviegoers and directed by Tim Fywell, didn't end up with the score that was hoped for as the romantic comedy/drama picked up a disappointing estimate of $7 million to place fourth.

Kim Cattrall is heading to the rink, signing on to play a former ice skating phenom in the Walt Disney Co.'s Ice Princess. The project, directed by Tim Fywell, is Cattrall's first following her Golden Globe-winning run on HBO's Sex and the City. Cattrall is taking on a role that is quite the opposite of the sexy siren Samantha she played on Sex and the City by portraying an ice skating instructor who at one time had a chance to make the Olympics but now is helping Michelle Trachtenberg's character fulfill her skating dreams. Juliana Cannarozzo, Trevor Blumas and Hayden Panettiere round out the cast. Bridget Johnson is producing the project. Writers on the project include Hadley Davis and Leslie Dixon, the latter of whom penned the most recent version. Karen Glass and Kristin Burr are overseeing the project at the studio. Cattrall is repped by ICM and by attorney Kevin Yorn. Her feature credits include Crossroads and 15 Minutes, opposite Robert De Niro and Ed Burns. Nominated for four Emmys for her performance on Sex, Cattrall took home the Globe in 2003.

Newcomer Trevor Blumas is lacing up his ice skates to star opposite Michelle Trachtenberg in Ice Princess for the Walt Disney Co. Shooting is scheduled to begin next week with Tim Fywell at the helm. Ice Princess, described as Flashdance meets Bring It On, follows a brainy ugly duckling (Trachtenberg) who realizes her dream of becoming a champion figure skater with the help of a disgraced coach and the boy (Blumas) who drives the Zamboni ice resurfacing machine. Bridget Johnson is producing the project. Hadley Davis penned the most recent draft of the screenplay. At the studio, the project is being overseen by Karen Glass and Kristin Burr. Blumas appeared on the TV series Due South and Earth: Final Conflict. He is repped by the Gersh Agency and Miles Levy of James/Levy/Jacobson.