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Exclusive: Shout! Studios has acquired all U.S. and Canadian rights to Robin and the Hoods, a family adventure film starring up-and-comer Darcey Ewart (Prancer: A Christmas Tale), Naomie Harris (Moonlight) and Gwendoline Christie (Severance), from Epsilon Film.

Details as to the release plan were not disclosed.

The film follows Robin (Darcey Ewart), the bright-eyed leader of a group of kids, the Hoods, who’s fired up by her imagination and loves to play fantasy games on a patch of land they nickname The Kingdom. While their biggest concern is a rival gang looking to take over their domain, things get serious when plans emerge to develop the area that’s their playground into a new leisure facility for the town. Faced with the ruthless spokesperson Clip-Board (Harris), Robin and her friends must find a way to save their play area before it’s too late.

Mark Williams (Harry Potter...

Epsilon Film has closed deals for North America and multiple international territories for its family fantasy adventure “Robin and the Hoods,” which stars “Skyfall’s” Naomie Harris, “Game of Thrones” actor Gwendoline Christie, and Mark Williams, who was Arthur Weasley in the “Harry Potter” films.

Shout! Factory took the rights for the U.S. and Canada. Additional deals for the British production, which premiered as a Sky Original in the U.K. and Ireland, have been sealed with Korea (Bluelabel), Greece (Rosebud), former Yugoslavia (Investacommerce), Israel (Lev Films), Bulgaria (Pro Films) and Encore for inflight rights.

The film follows a spirited girl and her loyal group of friends — “the Hoods” — as they take on a ruthless property developer to protect their beloved play world, which they claim as their kingdom.

Epsilon describes “Robin and the Hoods” as a “feel-good film filled with humor, action and heart [that] offers a fresh and...

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Robin and her merry gang the Hoods spend their summer days lost in an enchanting world of their own creation. From their secret fort nestled deep in the woods near home, this crew of young adventurers embark on epic quests and daring exploits straight out of the stories of Olde. As captain of this makeshift company, bright-eyed Robin leads her loyal followers on missions to spread joy and justice throughout their imaginary realm.

But shadows are falling over the Kingdom. Word spreads of a dark force emerging on the horizon, threatening the children’s haven. A greedy warlord named Clipboard hungers to claim the forest for her own greedy designs, caring naught for the magic she’d destroy. With the trees themselves under siege, Robin must draw on all her courage and guile if the glades are to be preserved as playground and sanctuary for future generations.

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Check out the trailer for Sky Cinema’s Family action-adventure ‘Robin and the Hoods.’

For the tenacious 11-year-old Robin (Ewart) and her loyal band of friends ‘The Hoods’, the patch of overgrown scrubland at the end of their cul-de-sac is a magical kingdom. Sticks and bin lids have become swords and shields, drones have become majestic eagles and the hippy lady in the forest (Christie) is a terrifying witch. The only thing limiting their colourful imagination is the prospect of losing their kingdom forever. When the slippery property developer Clipboard (Harris) turns up and dazzles the parents of the area with promises of health spas and day-care facilities, Robin and The Hoods’ world is faced with an existential threat. Despite the children’s best efforts, their protests fall on deaf ears. When their parents can’t see the wood for the trees, Robin and her friends take matters into their...

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"Don't you get it? It's not you vs. me, it's us vs. them." Sky Cinemas has revealed an official trailer for a fun family adventure movie called Robin and the Hoods, set for a release in the UK this summer. This Sky Original Film creation is the latest directed by film geek filmmaker Phil Hawkins, probably best known for the fan film Star Wars: Origins and the most recent Prancer: A Christmas Tale (2022) update. This time he reinvents Robin Hood as a fresh new urban tale. For the tenacious 11-year-old Robin and her loyal band of friends 'The Hoods', the patch of overgrown scrubland at the end of their cul-de-sac is a magical kingdom. When a property developer wants to take it over, the kids fight back and do everything they can to get their parents to speak out and stop the gentrification. Starring Darcey Ewart as Robin, with Naomie Harris,...

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Swiss film startup FinFilm, an innovative platform that finances European and African film projects, has boarded the Sky Original family adventure film “Robin and the Hoods.”

The Zurich-based company is actively involved in co-financing the film as a gap lender.

Produced by Silver Reel and Future Artists Entertainment and directed by Phil Hawkins, the modern-day tale inspired by the hero of Sherwood Forest features James Bond star Naomi Harris, Gwendoline Christie (“Game of Thrones”), Mark Williams (“Harry Potter”) and Darcey Ewart in the lead role as the 11-year-old Robin.

When an unscrupulous developer (Harris) threatens their magical kingdom of overgrown bushes at the end of their cul-de-sac, the tenacious Robin and her loyal friends, the “Hoods,” take matters into their own hands to save their beloved woodland.

“Robin and the Hoods” is produced by Claudia Bluemhuber, managing partner at Zurich-based Silver Reel and Matt Williams of Future Artists Entertainment in London.

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Robert Englund terrorizing people throughout the night isn’t a rare sight to see. As the star of the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, he has been in some of the most popular horror movies ever made. His performance made the dream-stalking Freddy Krueger a genre icon. But he has around one hundred and fifty screen credits where he didn’t play Freddy. With that much output, it’s not surprising that the occasional project slips completely under the radar. Today, we’re going to shine the spotlight on one of those projects. A film where Englund plays a weaselly projectionist who traps Finn Jones in a movie theatre overnight. It...

Naomie Harris, Gwendoline Christie and Mark Williams (Harry Potter, Golden Years) have joined the ensemble cast of a new family adventure film ‘Robin and the Hood.’

Rising star Darcey Ewart will play the lead role of Robin, whilst Harris takes on the role of evil developer ‘Clipboard’, Christie plays environmental activist ‘Aura’ and Williams features as the local Town Mayor.

The official synopsis reads; For the tenacious 11-year-old Robin (Ewart) and her loyal band of friends ‘The Hoods’, the patch of overgrown scrubland at the end of their cul-de-sac is a magical kingdom. Sticks and bin lids have become swords and shields, drones have become majestic eagles and the hippy lady in the forest (Christie) is a terrifying witch. The only thing limiting their colourful imagination is the prospect of losing their kingdom forever. When the slippery property developer Clipboard (Harris) turns up and dazzles the parents of the area...

Naomie Harris is starring in 'Robin and the Hood'.The 47-year-old actress is to feature in the ensemble cast of the family adventure flick with Gwendoline Christie, Mark Williams and rising star Darcey Ewart.The film has been directed by Phil Hawkins and completed principal photography during the summer. It will debut as a Sky Original in the UK and Ireland on Sky Cinema.It follows the tenacious 11-year-old Robin (Ewart) and her friends, known as 'The Hoods', for whom the patch of overgrown scrubland at the end of their cul-de-sac is a magical kingdom.The only thing that limits their imagination is the prospect of losing their magical kingdom forever – a threat that becomes very real when the slippery property developer Clipboard (Harris) turns up and dazzles the adults with the promise of health spas and day-care facilities.As the protests of Robin and her friends fall on deaf ears,...

Film wrapped production this summer through UK’s Future Artists Entertainment and Switzerland’s Silver Reel.

Gfm Global Sales is handling international sales on UK-Swiss co-production Robin And The Hood, a family adventure that will debut as a Sky Original in the UK & Ireland.

The film, which completed principal photography in the summer, stars Naomie Harris, Gwendoline Christie, Mark Williams and newcomer Darcey Ewart.

Robin And The Hood is directed by Phil Hawkins from a script by Stuart Benson and Paul Davidson. The film is produced by Claudia Bluemhuber for Switzerland’s Silver Reel and Matt Williams for the UK’s Future Artists Entertainment.

Naomie Harris is leading Robin and the Hood, a Sky family adventure film that has launched sales at AFM.

The James Bond star plays the role of unscrupulous developer Clipboard in the comedy, which completed principal photography over the summer and will launch as a Sky Original in the UK & Ireland on Sky Cinema.

Harris is joined by Gwendoline Christie, Mark Williams (Harry Potter) and newcomer Darcey Ewart (Prancer: A Christmas Tale). Ewart plays the lead role of Robin, Christie is environmental activist Aura and Williams, who played Arthur Weasley in the Harry Potter movies, features as the local Town Mayor.

Logline reads: For the tenacious 11-year-old Robin (Ewart) and her loyal band of friends ‘The Hoods’, the patch of overgrown scrubland at the end of their cul-de-sac is a magical kingdom. Sticks and bin lids have become swords and shields, drones have become majestic eagles and the hippy lady...

Naomie Harris, Gwendoline Christie and Harry Potter star Mark Williams (who played Arthur Weasley in the film franchise) have joined the ensemble cast of family adventure film Robin and the Hood alongside rising star Darcey Ewart (Prancer: A Christmas Tale, To Olivia).

The film, which completed principal photography over the summer, comes from director Phil Hawkins (Prancer: A Christmas Tale) and was written by Stuart Benson and Paul Davidson, with the script first optioned by Silver Reel in 2021. It’s set to debut as a Sky Original in the U.K. and Ireland on Sky Cinema, with Gfm Global Sales handling the film at the AFM following a deal inked prior to the market.

Robin and the Hood follows the tenacious 11-year-old Robin (Ewart) and her loyal band of friends, called “The Hoods,” for whom the patch of overgrown scrubland at the end of their cul-de-sac is a magical kingdom.

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Even if you only have a passing interest in horror films, chances are you've been terrified by Robert Englund. The man who brought Freddy Krueger to life in the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" franchise is a living legend, and fans are soon going to be able to peek behind the striped sweater and razor gloves in the new documentary, "Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story." Directed by Gary Smart and Chris Griffiths, who recently won the morbid statue for Best Documentary for "Pennywise: The Story of It" at Fangoria's Chainsaw Awards, the documentary follows the life and career of one of horror's most recognizable and prolific performers.

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In his latest interview/podcast, host and screenwriter Stuart Wright talks to British director Phil Hawkins about his new film Prancer: A Christmas Tale (out now from Universal/Sky) and 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Including:

Jurassic Park (1993) The Truman Show (1998) Unbreakable (2000)

3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life is about those films that made you fall in love with film. The guest selects their trio of movies and we talk for 5 minutes, against the clock. When the alarm goes off for five minutes we move on to the next film.

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You know those little Star Wars Easter eggs that have been placed Raiders of the Lost Ark featuring hieroglyphics of R2-D2, C-3Po, Princess Leia, and more? Well, some fans have taken this connection a lot further and were inspired to create a film in which Star Wars and Indiana Jones exist in the same universe!

The film is called Star Wars: Origins, and today we have a pretty rad trailer for you to watch to give you a taste of what these fans are cooking up. Here’s the synopsis that they shared:

The saga you know.... the origins you don't....

Star Wars: Origins will take a unique look at where the saga began. A thrilling action adventure film drawing inspiration from both Star Wars and Indiana Jones to tell an epic story based on Earth during WWII.

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Director Phil Hawkins and producer Alexandra Bentley talk to us about their Ukti Talent Goes To Hollywood win and the experiences of the subsequent trip to Los Angeles to meet key figures to pitch their film Baptism – an adaptation of the Max Kinnings novel of the same name.

An armed group take control of a rush hour underground tube train. They blow a hole through the tunnel to release the water from an underground river they believe is blessed and will baptise the passengers of their sins. Ed Mallory, a blind hostage negotiator, has a race against time to try and talk down the hostage takers and save the lives of everyone onboard.

The interview was also an opportunity to discuss the wider role of Ukti and British filmmakers developing their products overseas. Here’s the teaser trailer they made that turned heads both in the UK and USA www.

Alexandra Bentley wins with thriller based around a hostage crisis on the London Underground.

UK Trade & Investment (Ukti) has announced the winner of a competition aimed at giving the UK’s finest creative talent access to Hollywood heavyweights.

Alexandra Bentley, who co-founded the Philm Company, won an all-expenses paid visit to the Us in the Talent Goes to Hollywood competition 2015 with her spec trailer for the new film she is producing, Baptism.

The action thriller, about a hostage crisis on the London Underground, is based on a novel by Max Kinnings and will be directed by Phil Hawkins.

The visit to the Us will see her attend the Britannia Awards in Los Angeles at the end of this month and be connected to leading industry figures.

Ukti staff will also arrange for one-to-one meetings and mentoring sessions to help Bentley get the most out of her visit.

The judges included Ian Livingstone, the former...

Hot projects new to Screenbase include Nicolas Winding Refn feature The Neon Demon, Pope Francis biopic Francisco, Brady Corbet’s directorial debut The Childhood Of A Leader and a new adaptation by Wim Wenders.Nicolas Winding Refn’s The Neon Demon

Elle Fanning, Keanu Reeves, Christina Hendricks, Abbey Lee, Bella Heathcote and Jena Malone have signed on to co-star in Nicolas Winding Refn’s next feature.

“After making Drive and falling madly in love with the electricity of Los Angeles, I knew I had to return to tell the story of The Neon Demon,” Winding Refn said.

Principal photography will begin in Los Angeles on March 30. Gaumont and Wild Bunch are co-selling the title.

Wim Wenders’ Les Beaux Jours D’Aranjuez

This adaptation of the play by Peter Handke was announced by Alfama’s Paulo Branco during the Efm. It will star Reda Kateb and Sophie Semin. Wenders is expected to shoot in June.

Brady Corbet’s [link...

Exclusive: Metrodome International inks deals on action-adventure.

Metrodome International has inked deals on action-adventure The Four Warriors, including a deal with Grindstone Entertainment Group for rights in North America, where Lionsgate Home Entertainment will release.

Deals have also closed with First International Productions for France; Italia Film for the Middle East; Tanweer Enlightenment Corp for Turkey and with Daro Film Distribution for Africa, Albania, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and former Yugoslavia.

All deals were negotiated by Caroline Couret-Delègue of Metrodome International.

Directed by Phil Hawkins (The Last Showing) from a script by Christopher Dane, the film tells the story of four battle-weary Crusaders who embark on a mission to track down the evil predator who has abducted all the men and children from a devastated village.

The ensemble cast includes Game of Thrones’ Kristian Nairn along with Christopher Dane, Fergal Philips, Alex Childs, Hadrian Howard and Glenn Speers.

Producers are [link...

Exclusive: Metrodome International inks deals on action-adventure.

Metrodome International has inked deals on action-adventure The Four Warriors, including a deal with Grindstone Entertainment Group for rights in North America, where Lionsgate Home Entertainment will release.

Deals have also closed with First International Productions for France; Italia Film for the Middle East; Tanweer Enlightenment Corp for Turkey and with Daro Film Distribution for Africa, Albania, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and former Yugoslavia.

All deals were negotiated by Caroline Couret-Delègue of Metrodome International.

Directed by Phil Hawkins (The Last Showing) from a script by Christopher Dane, the film tells the story of four battle-weary Crusaders who embark on a mission to track down the evil predator who has abducted all the men and children from a devastated village.

The ensemble cast includes Game of Thrones’ Kristian Nairn along with Christopher Dane, Fergal Philips, Alex Childs, Hadrian Howard and Glenn Speers.

Producers are [link...

Exclusive: Shooting has begun on Crusader action film, with a cast that includes Game of Thrones’ Kristian Nairn, aka Hodor.

Metrodome International is to launch worldwide sales on action adventure The Four Warriors at the American Film Market (Afm) next month.

The film, which began principal photography on Oct 4, is shooting in Hampshire and the South of England with Colin Lloyd making his directorial debut from a script by Christopher Dane.

The ensemble cast includes Kristian Nairn, best known as Hodor in Game of Thrones, along with Christopher Dane, Fergal Philips, Alex Childs, Hadrian Howard and Glenn Speers.

Producers are Alexandra Baranska and Phil Hawkins for Philm Flicks, whose recent credits include the $2m psychological thriller The Last Showing¸ which starred Robert Englund (A Nightmare on Elm Street).

The Four Warriors tells the story of four battle-weary Crusaders, who take on a mission to track down the evil predator who has abducted all the men and children...

“The truth is I’m just an old veteran character actor” says Robert Englund as we sit down to discuss The Last Showing, his latest foray into genre cinema. To find one standing opposite the genial and softly-spoken man who devoured so many hours of sleep by searing to the mind the menacing image of claws piercing first the mattress and then the torso, can only be described as ‘surreal.’ As these words flow onto the page there is a realisation that the reason horror cinema earns our affection was so eloquently phrased by Emily Berrington when she said, “There is a desire to feel that tiny part of your mind that otherwise doesn’t get tapped into.” By touching our sensibilities in a way that we crave, these terrifying encounters remain some of the most evocative and defining moments of the human experience, and therein cinema is our fix.

Following in the footsteps of Peter Bogdanovich’s Stalker and Brian Trenchard-Smith’s Dead End Drive-In, Phil Hawkins’ The Last Showing returns us from our adventures on the moors and in the claustrophobic confines of the jungle to turn the place where we appreciate the filmic dreams conjured up by filmmakers into a nightmarish and hellish place.

If back in the 1980’s Robert Englund rolled over sweet dreams like black storm clouds, then three decades later his eye has turned to the multiplex where we dare to dream and lose ourselves in worlds removed from our reality.

In a special four part feature, writer-director Phil Hawkins, producer Alexandra Baranska and lead actors Finn Jones and Emily Berrington offer a series of youthful perspectives from behind and in front of the camera, before Robert Englund takes the stage to present the cineaste behind the icon.

Taking another step forward towards the...

Following in the footsteps of Peter Bogdanovich’s Stalker and Brian Trenchard-Smith’s Dead End Drive-In, Phil Hawkins’ The Last Showing returns us from our adventures on the moors and in the claustrophobic confines of the jungle to turn the place where we appreciate the filmic dreams conjured up by filmmakers into a nightmarish and hellish place.

If back in the 1980’s Robert Englund rolled over sweet dreams like black storm clouds, then three decades later his eye has turned to the multiplex where we dare to dream and lose ourselves in worlds removed from our reality.

In a special four part feature, writer-director Phil Hawkins, producer Alexandra Baranska and lead actors Finn Jones and Emily Berrington offer a series of youthful perspectives from behind and in front of the camera, before Robert Englund takes the stage to present the cineaste behind the icon.

Moving forward, Alexandra Baranska shared her...

Following in the footsteps of Peter Bogdanovich’s Stalker and Brian Trenchard-Smith’s Dead End Drive-In, Phil Hawkins’ The Last Showing returns us from our adventures on the moors and in the claustrophobic confines of the jungle to turn the place where we appreciate the filmic dreams conjured up by filmmakers into a nightmarish and hellish place. If back in the 1980’s Robert Englund rolled over sweet dreams like black storm clouds, then three decades later his eye has turned to the multiplex where we dare to dream and lose ourselves in worlds removed from our reality. In a special four part feature, writer-director Phil Hawkins, producer Alexandra Baranska and lead actors Finn Jones and Emily Berrington offer a series of youthful perspectives from behind and in front of the camera, before Robert Englund takes the stage to present the cineaste behind the icon. To commence the feature, what better...

Horror legend Robert Englund talks about his new film The Last Showing, what was wrong with the Nightmare On Elm St remake, and more...

Sitting with Robert Englund deep in the bowels of a gilded London hotel, it becomes obvious just what a great storyteller he is. As he reminisces about his early acting career in such films as Five Easy Pieces or Hustle, or goes even further back to his childhood brushes with the horror genre, he talks in a soothing, sonorous voice that is a million miles away from his signature role of Freddy Krueger.

Then again, Englund doesn't look or sound like the character in his latest movie, either. In The Last Showing, a psychological horror thriller written and directed by the UK's Phil Hawkins, Englund plays Stuart, a once proud projectionist who, thanks to the advent of digital cinema, finds himself busted down to the lowly...

Digging a bit deeper into the second day of the 2014 edition of Film4 FrightFest, erstwhile video bloggers Chris And Phil feature coverage of The Canal, Julia, The Forgotten, Late Phases, and The Last Showing. Chris And Phil are there chronicling the event for FrightFest TV. This is the official FrightFest video output, and so we're grateful and happy to be able to share it with you. You can watch the video below....

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