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Bradley Cooper’s Searchlight film “Is This Thing On?,” starring Will Arnett, Laura Dern, Cooper himself, Andra Day and Sean Hayes, wrapped production on Wednesday.

Amy Sedaris, Chloe Radcliffe, Scott Icenogle, Jordan Jensen, NFL quarterback Peyton Manning and Reggie Conquest are joining the cast of the film, which is also rounded out by James Tom, Gabe Fazio, Christine Ebersole, Ciarán Hinds, Blake Kane, Calvin Knegten, Derek Gaines and Matt Richards.

“Is This Thing On?” is penned by Cooper, Arnett and Mark Chappell (“See How They Run”). Cooper, who also directed, serves as a producer alongside Weston Middleton under their Lea Pictures banner, with Arnett and Kris Thykier.

Joining Cooper behind the camera are production designer Kevin Thompson, Oscar-nominated director of photography Matthew Libatique, costume designer Gali Noy (“Maestro”), editor Charlie Greene, Oscar-nominated hair department head Lori McCoy-Bell, Oscar-nominated makeup department head Nicki Ledermann and composer James Newberry (“Boy Erased”).

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Bradley Cooper was spotted on the late night set of his upcoming directorial film Is This Thing On? on Tuesday night (April 8) in New York City.

The 50-year-old director, who also has a part in the movie, could be seen giving some directions to the stars, Laura Dern and Will Arnett, as they filmed inside Grand Central Station.

They were seen filming in the West Village, where Bradley held a camera filming the pair as they shared a kiss for a scene.

Is This Thing On? was co-written by Will with Mark Chappell, and ”follows Alex (Arnett),a man facing middle age and an impending divorce, and Tess (Dern). As their marriage quietly unravels Alex seeks new purpose in the New York comedy scene while Tess confronts the sacrifices she made for their family — forcing them to navigate co-parenting, identity, and whether love can take a new form,” according to Variety.

Bradley Cooper is spending the night behind the camera.

The 50-year-old Oscar-nominated actor directed Will Arnett as they filmed scenes for their upcoming movie Is This Thing On? outside of comedy club in New York City.

Bradley held up a camera close to the 54-year-old Arrested Development actor’s face as he had an intense conversation with a co-star.

In between takes, Bradley was seen giving Will some notes and directions.

Written by Will and Mark Chappell, Is This Thing On? ”follows Alex (Arnett),a man facing middle age and an impending divorce, and Tess (Laura Dern). As their marriage quietly unravels Alex seeks new purpose in the New York comedy scene while Tess confronts the sacrifices she made for their family — forcing them to navigate co-parenting, identity, and whether love can take a new form,” according to Variety.

Along with directing the movie, Bradley also has a supporting role.

Andra Day has booked her next movie role!

On Friday (February 14), it was announced that the 40-year-old Grammy and Golden Globe winner has been cast in Bradley Cooper‘s upcoming movie Is This Thing On?, joining previously announced cast members Will Arnett, Sean Hayes, and Laura Dern.

Written by Will and Mark Chappell, “Is This Thing On?” follows Alex (Arnett), “a man facing middle age and an impending divorce, and Tess (Dern). As their marriage quietly unravels, Alex seeks new purpose in the New York comedy scene while Tess confronts the sacrifices she made for their family — forcing them to navigate co-parenting, identity, and whether love can take a new form,” according to Variety.

Keep reading to find out more…Along with directing, Bradley will also have a supporting role in the movie.

Last month, Will and Bradley were spotted filming scenes for the movie in NYC.

Bradley Cooper is teasing his first film where he’ll be directly operating a camera.

The actor/director, who has previously directed features “A Star is Born” and “Maestro,” will appear in, direct, produce, and serve as B camera operator for meta Hollywood comedy “Is This Thing On?” He also cowrote the revised script with Will Arnett, who is the lead actor in the feature.

Laura Dern will costar. Emily Blunt was originally set to be cast as well, but it’s unclear if she is still part of the Searchlight-produced film.

The project was announced in 2023, but Cooper has finally shared more details, including his work as B camera operator on the film, which aligns with his famously hands-on approach to filmmaking.

“I just joined the union, yeah,” Cooper said during ESPN’s “The Pat McAfee Show” on February 10. While he did not specify which union, it would seem...

After years of friendship and appearing in films together, Bradley Cooper and Will Arnett are finally teaming up for a comedy. The movie is called Is This Thing On?, and it’s a collaboration that’s been in the works for a while.

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The film was first announced in 2023, but production was delayed due to the Writer’s Guild of America strike. Now that things are back on track, filming has started in New York City.

While details about the movie are still mostly under wraps, there’s enough out there to get us excited. What are these two fun-loving actors bringing to the screen this time? Let’s dive into all the details!

What is the plot of Is This Thing On? Will Arnett in Lego Masters (Credits: Fox) and Bradley Cooper in A Star Is Born (Credits: Warner Bros.

Bradley Cooper and Will Arnett are hard at work on their new movie!

The actors and longtime friends bundled up while filming Is This Thing On? in New York City on Friday (January 10).

Along with starring in the movie, Bradley, 50, is also directing while Will, 54, co-wrote the script Mark Chappell. As of right now, plot details are being kept under wraps.

Is This Thing On? was previously announced back in 2023, but was production was put on hold due to the writer’s strike.

If you didn’t know, Bradley and Will have worked together in the past on 2007′s The Comebacks and 2008′s The Rocker. More recently, Bradley opened up about a heavy topic while on Will‘s podcast.

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Exclusive: Sean Hayes is lining up a busy 2025 as sources tell Deadline that he has joined the cast of Paramount’s The Running Man as well as the Searchlight pic Is This Thing On. Hayes would shoot Running Man first and follow that up with Is This Thing On next year.

For The Running Man, he joins an ensemble led by Glen Powell that also includes Josh Brolin, Karl Glusman, Katy O’Brian, Daniel Ezra, Lee Pace, Jayme Lawson, Michael Cera and Emilia Jones.

Based on the classic Stephen King novel written under pen name Richard Bachman, The Running Man is set in an oppressive future where the government controls the media. The story follows Ben Richards (Powell) as he volunteers to participate in a deadly game show that will see him hunted by professional killers over the course of 30 days. Should he survive, he’ll win a cash prize that...

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Bradley Cooper made a brief appearance in The Bear season 3, adding to its highlights and cameos from other stars like David Zayas, Josh Hartnett, and John Cena. Cooper's character in The Bear connects to his role in the 2015 film Burnt, sparking speculation about a potential season 4 cameo. Burnt and The Bear may not share the same universe, but a surprise connection in season 4 is not out of the question.

Bradley Cooper made an incredibly brief "guest appearance" in The Bear season 3. While the highly-anticipated third season of the Emmy-winning series lives somewhere in the monolithic shadow of seasons 1 and 2, The Bear season 3 still featured several highlights and expansions to the beloved characters and rich backstory. Similar to the star-studded season 2 before it, The Bear season 3 has several cameos including newcomers such as David Zayas, Josh Hartnett, and, most surprising of all, John Cena as Sammy Fak.

Bradley Cooper and Will Arnett, whom both have known each other for a long time outside of Hollywood, have built quite the resume with an abundance of acting and producing accomplishments, and now they're set to come together on a new project. Per a report from Deadline, the two of them are developing and starring in new film Is This Thing On? from Searchlight Pictures, with Cooper to also direct the feature.

Is This Thing On? is the latest creative collaboration between Will Arnett and Bradley Cooper, and as it's very early on in development there are very few details available in terms of the plot or any other rumors of casting. While Cooper will both star and sit in the director's chair for this film, Arnett is co-starring with him and co-writing the script with Mark Chappell (See How They Run). Not only that, they're co-producing with Kris Thykier,...

After being friends for years (and occasionally both appearing in the casts of films), Bradley Cooper and Will Arnett are ready to collaborate on a mysterious new film for Searchlight called Is This Thing On?.

Arnett has worked on the script with his Flaked co-writer Mark Chappell, but the plot details are being kept quiet for now. Still, doesn't that title sound like it could be set in the world of stand-up comedy? And both Cooper and Arnett in particular have screen comedy bona fides.

Cooper will direct and produce the film, and they'll both star, but it's in limbo for now as the Writers' strike continues, which means they can't develop the script for now.

And Cooper's already busy anyway, putting the finishing touches to Leonard Bernstein biopic Maestro, which he's directing, producing and starring in. Arnett, Next Goal Wins, due out on 26 December.

After years of friendship that goes way beyond the two A-listers making it big in Hollywood, actors Bradley Cooper and Will Arnett are coming on to develop the film ‘Is This Thing On?’. Both will star in the film with Cooper also directing it. Arnett penned the script with Mark Chappell. The film is still in early development, and while Arnett turned in a draft before the WGA strike commenced, Cooper likely will take a crack at script with Arnett and Chappell and won’t be able to till after strike ends, reports Deadline.

Cooper also is producing through his Lea Pictures banner, along with Arnett and Kris Thykier. John Bishop will serve as executive producer. Plot details are being kept under wraps.

Cooper is a nine-time Oscar nominee for writing, producing and/or starring in ‘American Sniper’, ‘American Hustle’, ‘Silver Linings Playbook’, ‘Nightmare Alley’, ‘Joker’ and ‘A Star Is Born...

Bradley Cooper and Will Arnett are to star in 'Is This Thing On?'. The 48-year-old star will also direct Arnett in the forthcoming film, and he will produce the Searchlight motion picture through his Lea Pictures banner. According to Deadline, the movie is in early development and Arnett has written a draft script with Mark Chappell before the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike began. Cooper is also expected to join forces with Arnett and Chappell on the next version of the script, but that won't be until the strike ends. Plot details for the movie are being kept under wraps. One of Cooper's upcoming roles will see him star as acclaimed conductor Leonard Bernstein in biopic 'Maestro'. Cooper recently described it as the "most terrifying" film of his career.In a Focus Features roundtable with 'Tar' star Cate Blanchett and director Todd Field, Cooper...

Bradley Cooper has found his next project to direct after his upcoming Leonard Bernstein project “Maestro,” and it’s a team-up with someone near and dear to his heart, his buddy Will Arnett.

Cooper is attached to direct “Is This Thing On?,” and both Cooper and Arnett will also star in and produce the film that has a script written by Arnett and Mark Chappell (“See How They Run”), an individual with knowledge of the project told IndieWire. The film is currently in development at Searchlight and is described as a dark comedy, though plot details are being kept under wraps.

Arnett and Chappell did the first draft of the script, and Cooper is expected to do a pass on the script once the writers strike has concluded.

Cooper is producing “Is This Thing On?” along with Arnett and Kris Thykier through his Archery Pictures banner. John Bishop will executive produce.

You learn something new every day. I had no idea that Bradley Cooper and Will Arnett were long-time friends, with Arnett even helping Cooper overcome an addiction to cocaine and alcohol twenty years ago. Deadline reports that the two friends will team up for Is This Thing On?, a new movie for Searchlight.

Will Arnett and Bradley Cooper will star in Is This Thing On?, but their involvement also goes behind the scenesl. Cooper will also direct the movie from a script Arnett wrote with Mark Chappell. A draft was turned in before the WGA strike, but Deadline says Cooper will likely want to add his own ideas but will only be able to once the strike concludes. The project is still in early development, so plot details remain under wraps. Bradley Cooper will also produce through his Lea Pictures banner, along with Will Arnett and Kris Thykier.

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Bradley Cooper and Will Arnett are attached to star in “Is This Thing On?” which is in early development at Searchlight, according to an individual with knowledge of the project.

Cooper is also set to direct the project.

The script was written by Arnett with Mark Chappell. Plot details are being kept under wraps. Arnett delivered a draft of the script before the writers strike began, and Cooper is expected to work on it with Arnett and Chappell after the strike ends.

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Exclusive: After years of friendship that goes way beyond the two A-listers making it big in Hollywood, Bradley Cooper and Will Arnett are coming on to develop the Searchlight pic Is This Thing On?, with both set to co-star in the film with Cooper also directing. Arnett penned the script with Mark Chappell. The film is still in early development, and while Arnett turned in a draft before the WGA strike commenced, Cooper likely will take a crack at script with Arnett and Chappell and won’t be able to till after strike ends.

Cooper also is producing along with Arnett and Kris Thykier, who is through his Archery Pictures banner. John Bishop will exec produce. Plot details are being kept under wraps.

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All Quiet on the Western Front went into the 2023 Ee BAFTA Film Awards with 14 nominations, the most of any film, and emerged the year’s big winner. The brilliant adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque’s classic novel took home Best Film, Best Director (Edward Berger), Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Original Score, Sound, and Film Not in the English Language.

The Banshees of Inisherin scored four wins out of its 10 nominations, collecting acting wins for Barry Keoghan and Kerry Condon as well as Outstanding British Film and Original Screenplay honors. Elvis also took home four wins including Leading Actor (Austin Butler), Casting, Costume Design, and Make Up & Hair.

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First World War drama won seven awards including best film and director.

All Quiet On The Western Front was the major winner at the 2023 Bafta Film Awards, picking up seven prizes including best film.

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Edward Berger won best director, whilst the Netflix First World War drama also collected best film not in the English language, adapted screenplay, sound, original score and cinematography.

In his speech, Berger praised un-nominated lead actor Felix Kammerer, saying: “without your performance, we wouldn’t have had a single nomination”.

The event was held tonight (February 19) at London’s...

‘Banshees’ duo, ’Navalny’, ’Aftersun’ among early winners.

The 2023 Bafta Film Awards show is taking place today (February 19) from London’s Royal Festival Hall on the Southbank this year (it was previously at the Royal Albert Hall).

The show started at around 18:00 UK time, finishing at approximately 21:00, and will be broadcast with a time delay on BBC One starting at 19:00, with the final four awards broadcast live for the first time.

Richard E. Grant is hosting the ceremony, with presenter Alison Hammond providing backstage and winners access through a new Bafta studio.

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Seen as the main precursor to what you might expect on Oscar nomination morning, the nominations for the 2023 Ee BAFTA Film Awards have been announced, and Netflix’s “All Quiet on the Western Front” gained even more steam as a major awards threat, with an impressive 14 nominations in total. The movie equals Ang Lee’s 2001 “Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon” as the film not the English language with the most nominations in BAFTA’s history.

Other films that had a strong showing in overall noms include “The Banshees of Insiherin” and “Everything Everywhere All at Once” (10 each), “Elvis” (9 noms), and “Tar” (5 noms), but possibly the most surprising inclusion was that both leads of the acclaimed indie “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande” — Emma Thompson and Daryl McCormack — scored leading actress and actor nods, respectively.

Among notable snubs are the absence of stateside favorites “The Fabelmans” and “Top Gun: Maverick” in the best film,...

BAFTA has announced the nominations for the 2023 Ee BAFTA Film Awards, celebrating the very best in film over the past year.

A total of 45 feature films received nominations with 14 nominations for ‘All Quiet on the Western Front,’ 10 nominations for ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ and ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once,’ 9 nominations for ‘Elvis’ and 5 nominations for the Cate Blanchett led ‘Tár.’

Actors Hayley Atwell and Toheeb Jimoh announced the nominations via a live broadcast from BAFTA 195 Piccadilly in London. First-time nominees feature heavily this year, with 14 of the 24 nominees in the performance categories receiving their first BAFTA Film nomination. They include Ana De Armas (Blonde); Angela Bassett (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) Austin Butler (Elvis), Colin Farrell (The Banshees of Inisherin); Brendan Fraser (The Whale); Paul Mescal (Aftersun), and Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All At Once).

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World War One drama “All Quiet on the Western Front” leads this year’s BAFTA nominations with 14 nods, tying with “Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon” as the most-nominated non-English language film in the awards’ history.

The Netflix drama — for which awards chances have quietly gathered steam in the last month — is up for best picture as well as film not in the English language, director, adapted screenplay, supporting actor, original score, casting, cinematography, editing, production design, costume design, make-up and hair, sound and special visual effects.

“Gandhi” is the most nominated film at the BAFTAs with 16 nods and “All Quiet” ties with “Atonement,” which also had 14.

Close behind “All Quiet” with 10 nominations apiece are Searchlight’s “The Banshees of Inisherin” and A24’s “Everything Everywhere All At Once.” Warner Bros.’ “Elvis” follows with nine nominations, while Focus Features’ “Tár” received five nods.

All five titles are nominated for best film this year.

The whodunit murder mystery “See How They Run” is now available on Digital, but here’s your chance to own the film for free.

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Set in 1950s London, the film – which was released by Searchlight Pictures in theaters in September – stars Sam Rockwell as a world-weary inspector who must work with his eager rookie sidekick (played by Saoirse Ronan) to solve a murder.

The deceased is a pivotal member of the crew on a smash-hit play in London’s West End, just as plans for a movie adaptation are underway. The ensemble cast includes Adrien Brody, Ruth Wilson, Harris Dickinson and David Oyelowo.

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Photo: ‘See How They Run’ One of the classic genres of film and storytelling is that of murder mysteries. There’s something so deliciously enticing about a murder, all the suspects, and the eventual reveal of who did it. The most recent whodunit to hit cinemas is ‘See How They Run.’ Written by Mark Chappell and directed by Tom George, the film balances comedy and mystery and pays homage to the mystery mastermind herself, Agatha Christie. Set in 1950s London, the story follows the players in West End’s production of Christie’s ‘The Mousetrap,’ and the team attempting to adapt the stage play into a film. Alas! A murder occurs, and mayhem ensues from there. Things to do: Subscribe to The Hollywood Insider’s YouTube Channel, by clicking here. Limited Time Offer – Free Subscription to The Hollywood Insider Click here to read more on The Hollywood Insider’s vision,...

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The murder mystery is one of the most well-trodden genres across a variety of mediums, but the challenge of doing something new is what led Tom George to direct See How They Run. Written by Mark Chappell, the film’s own murder mystery begins on the London West End stage of another murder mystery, Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap. The meta aspect of this ‘50s-set story not only includes Christie (Shirley Henderson) and Richard Attenborough (Harris Dickinson) as characters, but it also comments on the genre’s tropes throughout the film.

After the success of Rian Johnson’s Knives Out (2019) and the subsequent bidding war for its sequels, George is well aware that his film was greenlit thanks to the newfound appetite for original murder mysteries in the States.

“What Knives Out proved is that there’s an audience for an original murder mystery.

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A steady flow of specialty films starts this weekend with the return of a key player to cinemas and a broader arthouse slate that will expand steadily into awards season. This is still a weird theatrical landscape but independent distributors and theater owners have agreed for months that there’s no recovery without a brisker pace of new releases

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There is a promising idea behind “See How They Run,” a whodunit set in London’s West End in 1953 against the backdrop of Agatha Christie’s long-running stage hit “The Mousetrap,” but it proves far too complicated to execute for director Tom George and writer Mark Chappell, who resort to clumsy flashbacks and pointless split-screen sequences without ever finding the right tone for their movie.

“See How They Run” starts out with narration by crass movie director Leo Köpernick (Adrien Brody), who has been hired to direct a film of “The Mousetrap” after the play has closed out its run. Köpernick gets into a fight at a party with the cast of the play and winds up murdered backstage at the theater; his corpse is propped up on a couch on stage, and the murderer has pulled out his tongue.

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(from left) Sam Rockwell and Saoirse Ronan in See How They Run. Photo: Searchlight Pictures See How They Run is the latest in a string of films that have attempted to bring the whodunit into the 21st century, following Kenneth Branagh’s Poirot films and Rian Johnson’s breakout hit Knives Out.

Over the last half-decade, Agatha Christie, one of the the 20th-century’s most prolific, popular writers, has seen something of a resurgence in interest in her work. Beginning with Kenneth Branagh’s adaptation of Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express in 2017, Rian Johnson’s Knives Out, an unofficial adaptation of Christie’s A Holiday for Murder two years later, Branagh again with Christie’s Death on the Nile earlier this year, and now writer Mark Chappell and director Tom George's See How They Run, a delightfully affectionate homage period-set whodunit-inside-a-whodunit, it looks like the Christie renaissance is here to stay. If See How They Run is any indication, the resurgent interest in Christie’s work is a...

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You don’t have to have seen Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap to enjoy wonderful theatreland-set, whodunnit See How They Run. Nor does it spoil things if you have (you probably still wont guess the ending of the film). Nor do you need a working knowledge of Agatha Christie herself, the peculiar contract that exists around The Mousetrap, 1950s London, Richard Attenborough and other real-life celebrities of the time, or indeed Tom Stoppard’s play The Real Inspector Hound. But part of the beauty of this incredibly meta, zippy, crime caper is that after the credits roll you’re probably going to want to do a bit of googling.

Set in London in the early ’50s, See How They Run sees The Mousetrap celebrating its 100th performance. The cast includes the celebrated Richard Attenborough (perfectly embodied by Harris Dickinson) and his wife Sheila Sim (Pearl Chanda), meanwhile obnoxious Hollywood director...

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Could the all-star whodunnit finally save us from the monotony of superheroes? That’s the tantalising promise embedded in See How They Run, which may feel as cynically constructed as any of Marvel’s corporate-minded affairs, but goes down as sweet and light as a fondant fancy. It’s an equal-parts concoction of Rian Johnson’s wry, self-aware Knives Out and the aristocratic romanticism of Kenneth Branagh’s Agatha Christie adaptations. And if its ambitions towards broad likeability weren’t already obvious enough, the film’s caked in the Wes Anderson aesthetic – obsessive symmetry, bright palettes, French New Wave-inspired camera trickery. You also have to wonder whether the presence of two of his regulars – Saoirse Ronan and Adrien Brody – means they themselves weren’t wickedly deceived into signing their contracts.

Everyone’s a suspect in a good murder mystery, but that doesn’t always mean more is more. While a large ensemble leaves more room for speculation, the delight of such a grandiose setup lies in having a wide array of interesting characters. Hoping to capitalize on the runaway success of 2019’s “Knives Out,” Searchlight has made its own star-studded whodunit, “See How They Run.” Taking a literal page from Agatha Christie, the movie sets its intrigue during a 1952 West End run of “The Mousetrap” as movie producers circle the hit play.

With a flashy period aesthetic that can only be described as Wes Anderson-lite and a played-out insider Hollywood plot, “See How They Run” packs a lot of characters into a thin story that leaves little room for the considerable talent to stand out.

As our smooth-talking narrator and primary murder victim, hot-shot American movie director Leo Köpernick (Adrien Brody) sets expectations low.

Agatha Christie may have been the best and worst thing to happen to whodunits. Her works were the blueprint for the crime genre — so much so that her name has become synonymous with that particular brand of detective fiction. But we've come to the point as readers, and audiences, that we know what to expect in an Agatha Christie-style murder mystery: The murder is committed, the suspects are gathered, and the eccentric detective slowly pieces together the clues. So in the age of the post-"Knives Out," post-post Agatha Christie era, how does one put a fresh twist on the whodunit? Well, by killing Agatha Christie.

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Being threatened, as we are, with an endless string of ropey yet lucrative Agatha Christie movies with Kenneth Branagh phoning in anuzzer rurbeesh turrrn as the Belgian sleuth, this comedy is a relief. It’s a likably silly and relentlessly camp whodunnit spoof from screenwriter Mark Chappell, centred on Agatha Christie’s long-running play The Mousetrap, and an imagined brutal homicide that took place backstage in its London West End theatre in 1953 – when the production was a mere 100 performances old.

A brash Hollywood director played by Adrien Brody, who is planning to bring The Mousetrap to the screen, is found horribly murdered in the costume department. Sam Rockwell and Saiorse Ronan have a droll sort of platonic police chemistry as the investigating officers: Inspector Stoppard (a nod...

Agatha Christie, master of deduction, was wrong only once. When her play “The Mousetrap” opened in London in 1952, she reckoned it would last eight months. 70 years later, the unkillable production lives on — even Covid only clipped it for 14 months — and yet, the actual plot of the longest-running show in theater history makes most people draw a blank. This is due to two clauses in Christie’s contract: First, every night, the actors order the audience to keep the story secret, and second, every movie producer who wants to turn the play into a film is told they must wait until the end of its run, which at this point may be never.

Yet, debut director Tom George (of the BBC sitcom “This Country”) and screenwriter Mark Chappell have cleverly cracked the code. “See How They Run,” a snappy comedy that struts in with an eyebrow coyly arched, stages its own...

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Nursery rhymes and Beatles lyrics aside, the generic title of See How They Run recalls those bougie farces spiced with naughty innuendo that were a fixture on London stages in the 1980s. But this starry whodunit is more directly tied to another West End staple, Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap. The film is set in 1953, when that murder mystery was just 100 performances into its ongoing seven-decade run, interrupted only during the Covid shutdown.

Its chief merit is the rare opportunity it provides Saoirse Ronan to showcase her skills with bubbly comedy, making her the standout in a ridiculously overqualified ensemble. But despite the promise of that title, this wheezing romp slows to a limp.

Directed and written by Brit TV recruits Tom George and Mark Chappell, respectively, the film has less in common with updated murder-mystery comedies like Knives Out than with the...

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Searchlight Pictures has debuted the trailer for Tom George’s ‘See How They Run.’

The film is set in the West End of 1950s London, plans for a movie version of a smash-hit play come to an abrupt halt after a pivotal member of the crew is murdered. When world-weary Inspector Stoppard (Sam Rockwell) and eager rookie Constable Stalker (Saoirse Ronan) take on the case, the two find themselves thrown into a puzzling whodunit within the glamorously sordid theatre underground, investigating the mysterious homicide at their own peril.

Directed by BAFTA award-winning director Tom George (This Country) and from producers, Damian Jones and Gina Carter, the film, which is based on an original screenplay by Mark Chappell, will include Sam Rockwell, Saoirse Ronan, Adrien Brody and David Oyelowo as part of an ensemble of acclaimed stage and screen talent.

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“Knives Out 2” isn’t the only murder mystery hitting theaters later this year, as Searchlight Pictures has released the first trailer for “See How They Run” that finds Oscar winner Sam Rockwell and Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan investigating a suspicious murder in 1950s London.

Written by Mark Chappell (“Flaked”) and directed by Tom George (“This Country”), “See How Thy Run” takes place in the West End where plans for a movie version of a smash-hit play come to an abrupt halt after the film’s Hollywood director (played by Adrien Brody) is murdered.

A weary inspector (Rockwell) and an eager rookie constable (Ronan) take on the case, and quickly find themselves thrown into a puzzling whodunit within the glamorously sordid theater underground.

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Forget Sherlock and Holmes: Meet Stoppard and Constable, the go-to detective duo of 1950s London.

Sam Rockwell and Saoirse Ronan star as the two inspectors hired to solve a string of murders, with the killer targeting members of a popular West End play, in “See How They Run,” out this September from Searchlight.

A desperate Hollywood producer sets out to turn a popular play into a film. The only problem? The play’s star actors are killed off one by one.

The official logline reads: “In the West End of 1950s London, plans for a movie version of a smash hit play come to an abrupt halt after a pivotal member of the crew is murdered. When world-weary inspector Stoppard (Rockwell) and eager rookie Constable Stalker (Ronan) take on the case, the two find themselves thrown into a puzzling whodunnit within the glamorously sordid theater underground, investigating the mysterious homicide at their own peril.

Searchlight Pictures has pulled back the curtain on “See How They Run,” the production company’s upcoming murder mystery starring a detective duo played by Sam Rockwell and Saoirse Ronan. The film opens in theaters Sept. 30.

The first footage introduces viewers to Rockwell’s seasoned Inspector Stoppard and Ronan’s rookie Constable Stalker. The pair team up to solve a murder most foul in London’s West End theater district during the 1950s, investigating the seedy underbelly of England’s glamorous of artists and turning over a litany of brash, creative suspects.

David Oyelowo, Adrien Brody and Ruth Wilson also feature in prominent roles alongside Rockwell and Ronan. Harris Dickinson, Sian Clifford, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Shirley Henderson, Reece Shearsmith, Paul Chahidi, Pearl Chanda, Charlie Cooper and Pippa Bennett-Warner round out the film’s deep bench of supporting talent.

“See How They Run” is directed by Tom George, who most recently helmed...

Searchlight Pictures announced today the full cast and crew for the recently completed feature production See How They Run, directed by BAFTA award-winning director Tom George (This Country) from producers Damian Jones and Gina Carter, based on an original screenplay by Mark Chappell. Shot in historic London locations earlier this year including the Dominion Theatre on Tottenham Court Road, St. Martin’s Theatre in the West End, and the Old Vic Theatre in Waterloo,

See How They Run features Sam Rockwell, Saoirse Ronan, Adrien Brody and David Oyelowo as part of an ensemble of acclaimed stage and screen talent.

See How They Run will debut in theaters in 2022.

In the West End of 1950s London, plans for a movie version of a smash-hit play come to an abrupt halt after a pivotal member of the crew is murdered. When world-weary Inspector Stoppard (Sam Rockwell) and eager rookie Constable Stalker (Saoirse Ronan) take on the case,...

Searchlight Pictures has a big prestigious project they are rolling out in 2022 and one thinks this could be a potential Oscar player. Titled “See How They Run,” features Sam Rockwell, Saoirse Ronan, Adrien Brody and David Oyelowo as part of an ensemble of acclaimed stage and screen talent. Directed by BAFTA award-winning director Tom George (“This Country“) from producers Damian Jones and Gina Carter, based on an original screenplay by Mark Chappell, “See How They Run,” is a delightful-sounding murder mystery in an old-school, entertaining whodunnit.

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Searchlight Pictures have announced the full cast and crew for the recently completed feature production ‘See How They Run’.

Directed by BAFTA award-winning director Tom George (This Country) and from producers, Damian Jones and Gina Carter, the film, which is based on an original screenplay by Mark Chappell, will include Sam Rockwell, Saoirse Ronan, Adrien Brody and David Oyelowo as part of an ensemble of acclaimed stage and screen talent.

The film is set in the West End of 1950s London, plans for a movie version of a smash-hit play come to an abrupt halt after a pivotal member of the crew is murdered. When world-weary Inspector Stoppard (Sam Rockwell) and eager rookie Constable Stalker (Saoirse Ronan) take on the case, the two find themselves thrown into a puzzling whodunit within the glamorously sordid theatre underground, investigating the mysterious homicide at their own peril.

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No longer “Untitled Murder Mystery,” a starry upcoming film from Searchlight Pictures has an official title and a complete cast.

“See How They Run” — starring the previously-announced Sam Rockwell, Saoirse Ronan, David Oyelowo, Adrien Brody and Ruth Wilson — is set for a wide theatrical release in 2022.

Joining the five actors is a who’s who of the BAFTA set, including: Harris Dickinson (“Beach Rats”), Sian Clifford (“Fleabag”), Jacob Fortune-Lloyd (“The Queen’s Gambit”), Shirley Henderson (“Stan and Ollie”), Reece Shearsmith (“High-Rise”), Paul Chahidi (“Twelfth Night”), Pearl Chanda (“I May Destroy You”), Charlie Cooper (“Avenue 5”) and Pippa Bennett-Warner (“Harlots”).

The film is set on the West End of 1950s London, where plans for a movie version of a smash-hit play come to an abrupt halt after a pivotal member of the crew is murdered. When world-weary Inspector Stoppard (Rockwell) and eager rookie Constable Stalker (Ronan) take on the case, the two...

Exclusive: British actress Pippa Bennett-Warner, who currently stars in the crime series Gangs of London, is set to appear alongside Saoirse Ronan, Sam Rockwell, and David Oyelowo in the yet-to-be-titled murder mystery thriller which is set at Searchlight Pictures.

Directed by Tom George, the film is set in 1950s London, where a desperate Hollywood film producer sets out to turn a popular West End play into a film. When members of the production are murdered, world-weary Inspector Stoppard (Rockwell) and overzealous rookie Constable Stalker (Ronan) find themselves in the midst of a puzzling whodunit within London’s glamorous Theatreland and sordid underground.

Mark Chappell penned the screenplay which is being produced by Damian Jones.

Bennett-Warner is slated to reprise her role as Shannon Dumani when Gangs of London returns for a second season. She’s also known for stints on British series Harlots and MotherFatherSon, and stars in Amazon’s upcoming psychological thriller series Chloe.

Academy Award-winner Adrien Brody has joined the high-profile cast, led by Saoirse Ronan, of Searchlight’s untitled murder mystery feature.

Tom George is helming the project that also has Sam Rockwell and David Oyelowo on the playbill.

Written by Mark Chappell, the script is set in in 1950s London where a desperate Hollywood film producer sets out to turn a popular West End play into a film. When members of the production are murdered, world-weary Inspector Stoppard (Rockwell) and overzealous rookie Constable Stalker (Ronan) find themselves in the midst of a puzzling whodunit within London’s glamorous Theatreland and sordid underground.

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Academy Award-winner Adrien Brody has joined the high-profile cast, led by Saoirse Ronan, of Searchlight’s untitled murder mystery feature.

Tom George is helming the project that also has Sam Rockwell and David Oyelowo on the playbill.

Written by Mark Chappell, the script is set in in 1950s London where a desperate Hollywood film producer sets out to turn a popular West End play into a film. When members of the production are murdered, world-weary Inspector Stoppard (Rockwell) and overzealous rookie Constable Stalker (Ronan) find themselves in the midst of a puzzling whodunit within London’s glamorous Theatreland and sordid underground.

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