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At long last, Season 2 of The Buccaneers is almost here on Apple TV+ to pick up with the titular young American women after their explosion onto the scene in Gilded Age London back in 2023. Although things began in high spirits as the ambitious and extroverted friends navigated English high society and courted suitors, the Season 1 finale left things on a bleak note, with each of the women forced to accept a reality they did not desire. Chief among them is Nan (Kristine Frøseth), who marries a man she doesn't love to become the Duchess of Tintagel, the most influential woman in the country, to protect her sister, Jinny (Imogen Waterhouse), from the wrath of her abusive husband. Collider now has an exclusive sneak peek from the premiere showing how Nan is dealing with the fallout of giving up the rest of her life with a little support from Conchita (Alisha Boe...

Apple TV+ has debuted the official trailer for the second season of its acclaimed hit drama ‘The Buccaneers.’

The trailer reveals the next chapter for the young American Buccaneers – sisterhood, romance, wit, steamy love affairs, extravagant gowns, spectacular landscapes and jaw-dropping plot-twists.

Season 2 welcomes returning cast members to its second season, including Kristine Frøseth, Alisha Boe, Aubri Ibrag, Josie Totah, Imogen Waterhouse, Mia Threapleton, Emmy Award nominee Christina Hendricks, Guy Remmers, Matthew Broome, Josh Dylan, Barney Fishwick, Amelia Bullmore, Fenella Woolgar and newcomers Leighton Meester, Greg Wise, Jacob Ifan, Grace Ambrose and Maria Almeida.

In the first season a group of fun-loving young American girls exploded into the tightly corseted London of the 1870s … setting hearts racing and kicking off an Anglo-American culture clash. Now the Buccaneers are no longer the invaders – England is their home. They’re practically running the place. Nan is the Duchess of Tintagel, the most influential woman in the country.

Apple TV+’s trailer for The Buccaneers season two introduces Leighton Meester’s character and features Chappell Roan’s “Good Luck Babe.” Season one premiered in November 2023, and season two will debut on June 18, 2025. New episodes of the eight-episode season will stream on Wednesdays.

Returning series stars include Kristine Frøseth, Alisha Boe, Aubri Ibrag, Josie Totah, Imogen Waterhouse, Mia Threapleton, and Christina Hendricks. Guy Remmers, Matthew Broome, Josh Dylan, Barney Fishwick, Amelia Bullmore, and Fenella Woolgar also reprise their roles. In addition to Meester, new faces for season two include Greg Wise, Jacob Ifan, Grace Ambrose, and Maria Almeida.

Josie Totah, Alisha Boe, Aubri Ibrag and Kristine Frøseth in ‘The Buccaneers’ (Photo Credit: Apple TV+)

“In the first season of The Buccaneers, a group of fun-loving young American girls exploded into the tightly corseted London of the 1870s … setting hearts racing and kicking off an Anglo-American culture clash. Now the...

Today, Apple TV+ debuted the official trailer for The Buccaneers Season 2 featuring Chappell Roan’s acclaimed hit “Good Luck Babe!” Apple says the song accompanies a sweet moment in the show.

The eight-episode second season will make its global debut on Apple TV+ with one episode on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, followed by one new episode every Wednesday through August 6, 2025.

The trailer reveals the next chapter for the young American Buccaneers — sisterhood, romance, wit, steamy love affairs, extravagant gowns, spectacular landscapes, and jaw-dropping plot twists.

The Buccaneers Season 2 welcomes returning cast members Kristine Frøseth, Alisha Boe, Aubri Ibrag, Josie Totah, Imogen Waterhouse, Mia Threapleton, Emmy Award nominee Christina Hendricks, Guy Remmers, Matthew Broome, Josh Dylan, Barney Fishwick, Amelia Bullmore, Fenella Woolgar, and newcomers Leighton Meester, Greg Wise, Jacob Ifan, Grace Ambrose, and Maria Almeida.

The additional musical highlights of the second season include songs from Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Sabrina Carpenter, Gracie Abrams,...

It’s time to turn back the clock to the 1870s once more for another seductive season of “The Buccaneers.” The hit Apple TV+ series returns for Season 2 with more steamy trysts and socialite drama across its eight episodes.

As the logline teases, the trailer “reveals the next chapter for the young American Buccaneers — sisterhood, romance, wit, steamy love affairs, extravagant gowns, spectacular landscapes and jaw-dropping plot-twists,” which include the clash of Anglo-American cultures in London of the 1870s. “Now the Buccaneers are no longer the invaders — England is their home. In fact, they’re practically running the place,” the synopsis reads. “Nan is the Duchess of Tintagel, the most influential woman in the country. Conchita is Lady Brightlingsea, heroine to a wave of young American heiresses. And Jinny is on every front page, wanted for the kidnapping of her unborn child. All of the girls have been forced to...

The Buccaneers are back. The Apple TV+ costume drama's second season is arriving this summer, and now there's a new trailer to whet your appetite. It teases what's to come in the season ahead, and also introduces new cast member Leighton Meester. Season two will premiere on June 18, with new episodes premiering weekly until the season finale on August 6.

To the strains of Chappell Roan's "Good Luck, Babe!," the trailer showcases newly-minted Duchess Nan (Kristine Froseth), who is adjusting to her new married life with Theo (Guy Remmers). Of course, she only married Theo to protect her sister Jinny (Imogen Waterhouse) from the cruel James (Barney Fishwick), but James is determined to hunt her down. As for Jinny, she's pregnant and on the run with her lover, Guy (Matthew Broome), who also happens to be Nan's ex-flame. The trailer ends with Nan's mother Patti (Christina Hendricks) encountering a mysterious figure from her past,...

The teaser for Apple TV+’s The Buccaneers only features five words of dialogue. Theo, Duke of Tintagel (played by Guy Remmers), declares, “She chose me.” Guy Thwarte (played by Matthew Broome) replies, “Did she?” Juicy, right?

Season two stars Kristine Frøseth as Nan St. George, Alisha Boe as Conchita Closson, Aubri Ibrag as Lizzy Elmsworth, Josie Totah as Mabel Elmsworth, and Imogen Waterhouse as Jinny St. George. Christina Hendricks returns as Mrs. St. George, Mia Threapleton is back as Honoria Marable, Josh Dylan reprises his role as Lord Richard Marable, and Barney Fishwick returns as Lord James Seadown.

New cast members include Leighton Meester as Nell, Greg Wise as Reede Robinson, Jacob Ifan as Hector Robinson, Grace Ambrose as Paloma Ballardino, and Maria Almeida as Cora Merrigan.

Josie Totah, Alisha Boe, Aubri Ibrag and Kristine Frøseth in ‘The Buccaneers’ (Photo Credit: Apple TV+)

“In the first season of The Buccaneers,...

Apple TV+ has revealed a first look and premiere date for the second season of The Buccaneers. In the acclaimed, returning drama inspired by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edith Wharton’s unfinished novel of the same name, the fun-loving young American girls are back with even more romance, drama, intrigue, and adventure.

The eight-episode second season will make its global debut on Apple TV+ with one episode on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, followed by one new episode every Wednesday through August 6, 2025.

Season two reunites the buccaneers — Kristine Frøseth as Nan St. George, Alisha Boe as Conchita Closson, Aubri Ibrag as Lizzy Elmsworth, Josie Totah as Mabel Elmsworth and Imogen Waterhouse as Jinny St. George. Emmy Award nominee Christina Hendricks is Mrs. St. George, with Mia Threapleton as Honoria Marable.

The ensemble cast also includes Guy Remmers as Theo, Duke of Tintagel, Matthew Broome as Guy Thwarte, Josh Dylan as Lord Richard Marable and...

The Buccaneers are back in a set of first-look photos and a teaser clip for Season 2 of the Apple TV+ show, which will return to society and streaming June 18, 2025.

The eight-episode second season of the series, inspired by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edith Wharton’s unfinished novel of the same name, will make its global debut on Apple TV+ with one episode on Wednesday, June 18, 2025 followed by one new episode every Wednesday, through August 6, 2025.

Season two reunites the boisterous all-American girl friend group consisting of Kristine Frøseth as Nan St. George, Alisha Boe as Conchita Closson, Aubri Ibrag as Lizzy Elmsworth, Josie Totah as Mabel Elmsworth and Imogen Waterhouse as Jinny St. George. Emmy Award nominee Christina Hendricks returns Mrs. St. George, with Mia Threapleton as Honoria Marable.

The ensemble cast also includes Guy Remmersas Theo, Duke of Tintagel, Matthew Broome as Guy Thwarte, Josh Dylanas Lord Richard Marable and Barney Fishwick as Lord James Seadown.

Exclusive: Greg Wise (The Crown), Jacob Ifan (Sas Rogue Heroes), Grace Ambrose (Amen), and Maria Almeida (The Strays) have joined the cast of the Apple TV+ series The Buccaneers for Season 2. Their character details are under wraps.

The drama inspired by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edith Wharton’s unfinished final novel of the same name, The Buccaneers‘ first season follows a group of fun-loving young American girls who exploded into the tightly corseted London of the 1870s…setting hearts racing and kicking off an Anglo-American culture clash.

Now the Buccaneers are no longer the invaders – England is their home. Nan (Kristine Froseth) is the Duchess of Tintagel, the most influential woman in the country. Conchita (Alisha Boe) is Lady Brightlingsea, a heroine to a wave of young American heiresses. And Jinny (Imogen Waterhouse) is on every front page, wanted for the kidnapping of her unborn child. All of the girls have...

Apple TV+’s series The Buccaneers is taking on a new crew member.

Leighton Meester is joining the period drama for its forthcoming second season. Details on the character the former Gossip Girl and Single Parents star will play are being kept quiet for now.

Meester will become part of a cast that also includes Kristine Frøseth, Alisha Boe, Josie Totah, Aubri Ibrag, Imogen Waterhouse, Christina Hendricks, Mia Threapleton, Guy Remmers, Matthew Broome, Josh Dylan and Barney Fishwick.

The Buccaneers is based on an unfinished novel by Edith Wharton and follows a group of American girls who burst onto the London social scene in the 1870s, setting off an Anglo-American culture clash. In season two, the group has settled in London and taken their places in society: Nan (Frøseth) is now a duchess, Conchita (Boe) has also married into nobility, and Jinny (Waterhouse) is a celebrity — albeit one wanted for kidnapping her unborn child.

Endor Productions, the television and film production company behind Vienna Blood, State of Play, Restless and Roald Dahl’s Esio Trot is to close after 26 years.

Seven.One Studios, which has owned Endor for the last 12 years, said it had taken the decision to shutter the outfit due to “the persistently difficult” market for productions in the international scripted sector.

In a statement to Screen’s sister title Broadcast, the ProSiebenSat.1 Media company said: “Endor will not make any further investments in new developments but will focus exclusively on the completion of current productions.

“This decision was made after long and careful consideration.

Noel Goodwin was director of BFI Future Film Festival for more than a decade.

UK production and distribution company Sovereign has appointed Noel Goodwin to scout rising filmmaking talent for its Action Xtreme label.

Goodwin has been appointed talent development director and creative producer at Action Xtreme, which launched last year, and will aim to find writers, directors and producers that the label can support to develop their skills and scripts through investment. This includes mentoring, script development, shadowing and film financing to create new action film content under the Action Xtreme label.

Goodwin was previously director of BFI Future Film Festival,...

Noel Goodwin was director of BFI Future Film Festival for more than a decade.

UK production and distribution company Sovereign has appointed Noel Goodwin to scout rising filmmaking talent for its Action Xtreme label.

Goodwin has been appointed talent development director and creative producer at Action Xtreme, which launched last year, and will aim to find writers, directors and producers that the label can support to develop their skills and scripts through investment. This includes mentoring, script development, shadowing and film financing to create new action film content under the Action Xtreme label.

Goodwin was previously director of BFI Future Film Festival,...

A vampire movie is in the works over at Netflix titled Smile, Deadline has announced today, which is being compared to, of all things, Nicolas Winding Refn’s brilliant film Drive. Said to be “in the spirit” of Drive, William McGregor (“His Dark Materials”) will be directing Netflix’s Smile, which will be produced by Matt Reeves […]

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Exclusive: His Dark Materials episodic director William McGregor has come aboard to helm the movie Smile (working title) for Netflix and Matt Reeves’ 6th and Idaho, a project which is described as a vampire story in the spirit of Nicolas Winding Refn’s Drive.

McGregor will co-write with Helen Kingston; she previously having written the Lena Headey 2019 movie The Flood.

Smile follows teenager Millie, whose life is turned upside-down when she’s bitten by a vampire while traveling to LA with her school. Wanting nothing more than to be human again, Millie learns she can reverse the process if she is able to kill the man who bit her before the next sunrise.

McGregor’s 2019 debut feature film Gwen premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, and was a British Independent Film Award nominee and won two Welsh BAFTA’s. McGregor is currently directing the Joe Cornish penned Lockwood & Co...

Stars: Eleanor Worthington-Cox, Maxine Peake, Richard Harrington, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Mark Lewis Jones, Richard Elfyn, Jodi Innes, Dyfrig Evans | Written and Directed by William McGregor

The debut feature from writer-director William McGregor, Gwen is a dark, chilling period drama that cleverly blends Gothic horror and social realism. As such, it’s an arresting and memorable first feature that marks out McGregor as a talent to watch.

Set in North Wales in the mid-19th century, the film stars Eleanor Worthington-Cox (The Enfield Haunting) as Gwen, a teenager who lives with her younger sister Mari (Jodi Innes) and sickly mother Elen (Maxine Peake) on a rural farm in Snowdonia. The trio are patiently awaiting the return of Gwen’s father (Dyfrig Evans), who’s off fighting in the Crimean War, but a run of bad luck befalls the farm, putting its future in jeopardy. Meanwhile, local slate baron Mr Wynne (Mark Lewis...

To mark the release of Gwen on 11th November, we’ve been given 3 copies to give away on DVD.

William McGregor’s critically acclaimed atmospheric and exquisitely crafted gothic period drama stars newcomer Eleanor Worthington-Cox (Laurence Olivier Award winning actress of Matilda and BAFTA nominated for The Enfield Haunting) in the break out performance of the year. The film also stars BAFTA nominated actress Maxine Peake , Richard Harrington & recent Laurence Olivier Award winner Kobna Holdbrook-Smith (Ike Turner in the musical Tina)

In the stark beauty of 19th Century Snowdonia a young girl, Gwen, tries desperately to hold her home together. Struggling with her mother’s mysterious illness, her father’s absence and a ruthless mining company encroaching on their land, a growing darkness begins to take grip of her home, and the suspicious local community turns on Gwen and her family.

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Shudder and Rlje Films (Nasdaq: Rlje) will release Gwen on October 8, 2019 on DVD and Blu-ray. Written and directed by William McGregor (“Misfits”), the film stars Eleanor Worthington-Cox (Maleficent) and Maxine Peake (The Theory of Everything). Rlje Films will release Gwen on DVD for an Srp of $27.97 and Blu-ray for an Srp of …

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A harrowing coming-of-age film that walks the line between potentially supernatural forces and the horrors of mankind, William McGregor's Gwen is coming to Blu-ray and DVD from Shudder and Rlje Films just in time for the Halloween season:

Press Release: Los Angeles – Shudder and Rlje Films (Nasdaq: Rlje) will release Gwen on October 8, 2019 on DVD and Blu-ray. Written and directed by William McGregor (“Misfits”), the film stars Eleanor Worthington-Cox (Maleficent) and Maxine Peake (The Theory of Everything). Rlje Films will release Gwen on DVD for an Srp of $27.97 and Blu-ray for an Srp of $28.97.

In the film, Gwen is a young girl whose life seems to be collapsing around her. Struggling with her mother’s mysterious illness, her father's absence and a group of angry villagers threatening to take her farm, Gwen must find the strength to guide her family through the darkness. But as a malevolent presence...

A family fractured by war struggles to hold onto their farm and their sanity in Gwen, an atmospheric chiller from William McGregor. Set in the mountains of Wales during the industrial revolution, Gwen is now in theaters and on Digital HD and VOD platforms from Rlje Films and Shudder, and we recently caught up with McGregor to discuss assembling his talented cast, taking on a period piece for his feature-length debut, and building ever-tightening tension through enigmatic characters who may or may not be dealing with something supernatural.

Congratulations on Gwen, William, it's an immersive experience to watch this movie, and it was your first feature film, too, so kudos to you on creating that atmosphere.

William McGregor: Yeah, thank you very much. Yeah, the film really is exploring dread, so you just hope if people can sit in a cinema and experience that rising tension and that anxiety for 84 minutes,...

In William McGregor’s first feature-lenght film Gwen, available in theaters and on VOD and Digital HD this Friday, August 16, the titular character is a teenage girl (played by Eleanor Worthington-Cox) who lives in a farm in 19th century rural Wales, together with her mother (Maxine Peake) and her younger sister (Jodie Innes). While Gwen awaits for the return of her father (Dyfrig Evans), who’s fighting in a war, several upsetting things start happening around her religious family, for example: the death of their last neighbors due to alleged cholera, the appearance of an animal’s heart nailed to their front door, the killing of all their sheep and ultimately, the illness of the mother, who acts in an increasingly disturbed way. Aside of this, some men...

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In Gwen, the cinematography of Adam Etherington greets the viewer with the beautiful green hills of the Welsh highlands. But the land’s beauty is quickly engulfed in darkness, as the village where writer/director William McGregor’s Gwen is set is polluted by madness, death, and greed.

Set during the outset of the Industrial Revolution, William McGregor’s horror tale is striking to look at, but frightening at the same time, as the farm where Gwen lives with her mother and little sister rarely sees sunlight. Inside, their home is equally as bleak, as they await their father to return from war. A home should be a place of safety for every family, but there’s something sinister lurking in the mist of the night air and calling out with the roar of the wind.

Gwen is a film that clearly has an itch for The Witch, but while...

Handsomely cloaked in misty menace and heavy weather, an irate wind whistling through every pause in its soundtrack, “Gwen” turns out to be something of a wolf in another wolf’s clothing. Following a fatherless family battling demons of some description in the bleakest peaks of Wales, the film looks and sounds the part of an elegantly haunted gothic horror movie, only to skip past standard chiller expectations to disquiet its audience in more grounded, historically rooted ways. That the true terrors of William McGregor’s stern but stylish debut turn out to be less mysterious than they might initially seem — with the living patriarchy rattling more chains than any ghosts — may come as a surprise to genre fiends, particularly those who find the film via its U.S. deal with horror VOD platform Shudder.

Approach the film with managed genre expectations, however, and there’s much to admire (and...

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If you’ve already seen all of 2019’s summer blockbusters, check out our annual round-up of the less massive films out in August.

This article comes from Den of Geek UK.

If you see only one movie at the theater this August, then you’re probably looking at Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw. An epic prospect like Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham teaming up to stop a madman from wiping out half the world’s population seems like a suitable end to the summer blockbuster season that began with Avengers: Endgame.

But honestly, by this point in a fairly average moviegoing summer, some of us are looking to cool off a bit. From indie films to low-budget genre fare, there are usually a few solid alternatives to the bigger movies also arriving in cinemas at this time of year.

Don’t get us wrong: you know we’re...

With her father at war and her mother ailing from an enigmatic illness (or perhaps something more sinister), a young woman tries to keep her family together under pressure from outside forces in William McGregor's Gwen. With the harrowing coming-of-age film coming out in mid-August, the official trailer has been revealed by Rlje Films.

Written and directed by William McGregor, Gwen stars Maxine Peake and Eleanor Worthington-Cox. Rlje Films and Shudder will release Gwen in theaters as well as On Demand and Digital HD beginning August 16th. Check out the trailer and poster below, and stay tuned to Daily Dead for our interview with McGregor.

Synopsis: "Gwen is a young girl desperately trying to hold her home together – struggling with her mother's mysterious illness, her father's absence and a ruthless mining company encroaching on their land. As a growing darkness begins to take grip of her home, the local...

William McGregor`s debut feature film, Gwen, is coming to cinemas, On Demand and Digital HD on August 16th. We have a new trailer to share with you below. Gwen is a young girl desperately trying to hold her home together – struggling with her mother's mysterious illness, her father's absence and a ruthless mining company encroaching on their land. As a growing darkness begins to take grip of her home, the local community grows suspicious and turns on Gwen and her family. Directed and written by McGregor, Gwen premiered here in Toronto at Tiff last year and went on to festivals in Sweden and Scotland. The distribution is part of the recently announced joint venture between Samuel Goldwyn Films and Shudder. ...

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A horror set during the industrial revolution sees “Gwen” try and hold her family together in this unnerving film. This is the directing and writing feature debut of William McGregor (“His Dark Materials”) set in the countryside Wales, swapping the East for the West.

“Gwen” follows the young girl trying to keep her family’s land from angry villagers, all while her mother is taken by a mysterious illness, which sees her lose her mind and even slit her wrist.

Continue reading ‘Gwen’ Trailer: Filmmaker William McGregor Makes His Feature Debut In This Chilling, Period Horror at The Playlist.

Rlje Films has released a brand new trailer for their upcoming horror movie Gwen. There has been something of a trend in a certain corner of the horror world over the last handful of years that is highlighting period pieces. It feels like this all stemmed from the success of Robert Eggers' The Witch, and will continue with Jennifer Kent's follow-up to The Babadook, The Nightingale. However it came to be something of a trend, this serves as the latest addition to the subgenre from filmmaker William McGregor. While it's incredibly difficult to get a grip on what's going on in this footage, it's incredibly unsettling and looks like a potentially spooky look at a bygone era.

The trailer doesn't give us too much, instead opting to rely on atmosphere and moments that make viewers raise an eyebrow in wondering what might be going on. There are incredibly strong religious undertones and,...

"As the blood passes from the body, so does the evil." Rlje Films has debuted an official trailer for an indie folk horror film titled Gwen, set in Wales. The film premiered at the Toronto Film Festival last year, and after playing at a few festivals this year is getting a theatrical + VOD release in the Us in August. This dark folk tale is set in the hills of Wales during the industrial revolution, following a young girl named Gwen, played by Eleanor Worthington-Cox. With her father absent, her mother falling to a mysterious, and a mob of angry villagers threatening to take her farm, a mysterious evil begins to take hold of her home. The cast includes Maxine Peake, Richard Harrington, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Mark Lewis Jones, Richard Elfyn, and Gwion Glyn. Looks quite spooky. Here's the first official Us trailer (+ posters) for William McGregor's Gwen, direct from Rlje...

Folk horror is having a bit of a resurgence at the moment. Last year brought the Netflix thriller Apostle, Ari Aster returned with a new take on trauma in this summer's Midsommar, and the next buzzy folk horror you should put on your list is about to land in theaters. Rlje Films and Shudder are bringing the festival hit Gwen to theaters, VOD, and digital next month, ahead of the film's release on the Shudder streaming service. Written and directed by William McGregor (Misfits), Gwen follows a young girl in 19th Century Wales during a moment of crisis. …...

Stars: Eleanor Worthington-Cox, Maxine Peake, Richard Harrington, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Mark Lewis Jones, Richard Elfyn, Jodi Innes, Dyfrig Evans | Written and Directed by William McGregor

The debut feature from writer-director William McGregor, Gwen is a dark, chilling period drama that cleverly blends Gothic horror and social realism. As such, it’s an arresting and memorable first feature that marks out McGregor as a talent to watch.

Set in North Wales in the mid-19th century, the film stars Eleanor Worthington-Cox (The Enfield Haunting) as Gwen, a teenager who lives with her younger sister Mari (Jodi Innes) and sickly mother Elen (Maxine Peake) on a rural farm in Snowdonia. The trio are patiently awaiting the return of Gwen’s father (Dyfrig Evans), who’s off fighting in the Crimean War, but a run of bad luck befalls the farm, putting its future in jeopardy. Meanwhile, local slate baron Mr Wynne (Mark Lewis...

Other openers include cricket doc ‘The Edge’ and ‘Tell It To The Bees’.

CGI animation The Lion King is the latest Disney remake to hit UK cinemas, and will look to challenge the highest openings of the year on its first weekend.

Its target will be the £31.4m three-day gross of Avengers: Endgame in April this year – by some distance the record opening weekend for a film in the UK.

The presence of several other blockbuster titles still in cinemas – Toy Story 4 and Aladdin from Disney, plus Sony’s Spider-Man: Far From Home – make this a lofty goal.

However...

Maxine Peake plays a woman whose property in the wilds of 19th-century Wales is threatened by a predatory mine owner

William McGregor’s debut feature is an eerie hybrid of gothic drama and social realism. It comes on like a chilling mystery-horror in the tradition of The Innocents as a string of calamities befall a woman and her two daughters fighting to keep their farm in 19th-century north Wales. Is some kind of ghostly phenomenon at work? Or, isolated and alone, are the women slowly going mad? McGregor adds a further layer of ambiguity with the possibility that this is a story about female oppression and the struggle of the poor.

Gwen is set in 1855 in Snowdonia as slate mining pushes out farming as the predominant way of life. Eleanor Worthington-Cox (The Enfield Haunting) plays teenager Gwen whose father is away fighting in the army. Her mother Elen (Maxine Peake) is hard and angry,...

Not a stone’s throw in period, tone, setting and content from Jennifer Kent’s The Nightingale, Brit writer/ director William McGregor’s Gothic family drama tells an unbearable battle for survival in 19th century Snowdonia. On its surface, Gwen is a story of a fraught farm family lead by sick mother Elen (Maxine Peake) with two daughters Gwen (Eleanor Worthington Cox) and Mari (Jodi Innes), fighting poverty, property developers and indefinite grief while waiting for their husband/ father to return (possibly) from the Crimean war. Gwen also tells of the social realist class struggle during the industrial revolution which informs the backdrop of its family drama.

Haunted hills, moors and cholera-ravaged locals living in uninhabitable conditions shape the characters’ lives and director McGregor’s style during a dank but arresting set-up, but sadly the script then saunters directionless in the centre which makes Gwen incredibly trying. Intensifying hardships also...

In Theaters, On Demand and on Digital HD August 16, 2019 Rlje Films has partnered with Shudder, AMC Networks’ streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, to bring the highly anticipated thriller Gwen to theaters, VOD and Digital HD on August 16, 2019 prior to its release on the premium streaming platform. Written and directed by William McGregor …

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Writer-director William McGregor's atmospheric folk-horror Gwen, tells the story of a family living in 19th Century rural Wales. Eldest daughter Gwen (Eleanor Worthington-Cox) lives with her mother and younger sister, and struggles to hold the family together since her father left for war - A task made increasingly difficult when she begins to suspect the moors surrounding their tiny, isolated farm may be haunted by a demon.

If there's one thing which works superbly well in Gwen it's the location. Snowdonia itself is a character in the film, its harsh, misty, mountainous terrain reflecting the hardship faced by this little family - McGregor's camera really feels as though it captures the essence of this place and time.

The rest of the film is something of a mixed ba...

Rlje Films and Shudder have announced that they will handle the theatrical and streaming release of William McGregor's debut feature film, the thriller Gwen. Gwen is a young girl whose life seems to be collapsing around her. Struggling with her mother’s mysterious illness, her father's absence and a group of angry villagers threatening to take her farm, Gwen must find the strength to guide her family through the darkness. But as a malevolent presence begins to take grip of her home, it becomes apparent there is a greater evil that may be too strong to overcome. I should be paying more attention to how often this happens because this is not the first time this week that we have announced that Shudder has...

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Following its screenings at Tiff and the Overlook Film Festival, Rlje Films and Shudder are teaming up to bring William McGregor's coming-of-age horror film Gwen to theaters, VOD, and Digital HD on August 16th, followed by a release on Shudder.

Press Release: Los Angeles, – Rlje Films has partnered with Shudder, AMC Networks’ streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, to bring the highly anticipated thriller Gwen to theaters, VOD and Digital HD on August 16, 2019 prior to its release on the premium streaming platform. Written and directed by William McGregor (“Misfits”), who is making his feature film debut, the film stars Eleanor Worthington-Cox (Maleficent) and Maxine Peake (The Theory of Everything).

“Gwen has been shocking audiences from Tiff to Overlook,” said Mark Ward, Chief Acquisitions Officer at Rlje Films. “We are excited to go on this joint venture with Shudder, bringing more elevated, thought-provoking content to our genre audiences.

Rlje Films has nabbed the thriller Gwen, William McGregor's feature film debut starring Eleanor Worthington-Cox and Maxine Peake, the British stage and screen star of The Theory of Everything and Silk, ahead of a run on the horror streamer Shudder.

A theatrical and VOD release is first planned from Aug. 16 for the indie about a trio of women battling internal demons and external monsters that had its world premiere at the 2018 Toronto Film Festival. "We are excited to go on this joint venture with Shudder, bringing more elevated, thought-provoking content to our genre audiences," Mark Ward,...

Rlje Films has nabbed the thriller Gwen, William McGregor's feature film debut starring Eleanor Worthington-Cox and Maxine Peake, the British stage and screen star of The Theory of Everything and Silk, ahead of a run on the horror streamer Shudder.

A theatrical and VOD release is first planned from Aug. 16 for the indie about a trio of women battling internal demons and external monsters that had its world premiere at the 2018 Toronto Film Festival. "We are excited to go on this joint venture with Shudder, bringing more elevated, thought-provoking content to our genre audiences," Mark Ward,...

Bulldog Film Distribution has launched a new trailer for William McGregor’s haunting and atmospheric ‘Gwen’ featuring Maxine Peake.

William McGregor’s exquisitely crafted gothic period drama stars newcomer Eleanor Worthington-Cox (Laurence Olivier Award-winning actress of Matilda) and BAFTA nominated for The Enfield Haunting) in the break out performance of the year. The film also stars BAFTA nominated actress Maxine Peake, Richard Harrington & recent Laurence Olivier Award winner Kobna Holdbrook-Smith (Ike Turner in the musical Tina)

Also in trailers – First trailer for Ken Loach’s hard-hitting drama ‘Sorry I Missed You’ debuts

The film hits UK cinemas July 19th

Gwen Synopsis

In the stark beauty of 19th Century Snowdonia a young girl, Gwen, tries desperately to hold her home together. Struggling with her mother’s mysterious illness, her father’s absence and a ruthless mining company encroaching on their land, a growing darkness begins to take a grip of her home,...

BFI points to “normal fluctuations” in £79.5m investment across five years.

Total production funding from the British Film Institute (BFI) fell by £4m to £12.9m between April 2018-March 2019, compared to £16.9m the year before, according to figures published by the organisation.

The number of productions backed decreased to 19 in the same period, down from 26 in 2017-2018. However, the average individual production funding award increased to £750,000 from £651,000 the year before.

The full list of recipients and the amount they received is below.

A BFI spokesperson said the decrease in the total amount awarded to production year-on-year was due to normal fluctuations...

New titles include ‘Balance, Not Symmetry’ and Emily Harris’ ‘Carmilla’.

The Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eiff) has launched its full programme with 18 world premieres, 12 international premieres, eight European premieres and 78 UK premieres for its 73rd edition of the festival (June 19-30).

Jamie Adams’ Balance, Not Symmetry, a drama about a Glasgow art student, which has a soundtrack written by Scottish rock band Biffy Clyro, will have its world premiere as the People’s Gala screening at the event. It stars Laura Harrier, Bria Vinaite and Lily Newmark. Biffy Cyro lead singer Simon Neil co-wrote the screenplay with Welsh writer-director Adams.

Jim Jarmusch’s zombie pic The Dead Don’t Die, which will open the Cannes Film Festival next month, is set to make its U.S. premiere at the Overlook Film Festival, which kicks off May 30 and continues through June 2 in New Orleans. The news was announced today when the horror-centric fest unveiled third festival lineup.

In addition to the 41 films, the fest will feature television presentations, immersive presentations, virtual reality, interactive events, and live performances. This includes their closing night film The Lodge, a sneak preview of the forthcoming Universal Pictures horror Ma starring Octavia Spencer and a screening of DC Universe’s new series Swamp Thing. Robert Rodriguez will also be on hand to hold an educational master class on independent filmmaking before presenting his latest micro-budget independent effort Red 11 and a special screening of the ’90s sci-fi horror The Faculty.

“We’re so proud to unleash this terrifying lineup on audiences.

Nash was most recently head of film and TV at Endor.

The Ink Factory, the London and Los Angeles-based production company behind The Night Manager and Fighting With My Family, has hired Tom Nash as executive producer.

Nash was most recently head of film and television at Endor Productions, where his credits included William McGregor’s BFI-backed drama Gwen, which premiered in Toronto last year, and the TV series Deep State. starring Mark Strong, for Fox/Epix.

Prior to Endor, he was producer and script editor on Channel 4 series Coming Up.

In his new role, Nash will work...

Gwen made its world premiere in the Discovery section at Toronto in 2018.

Bulldog Film Distribution has picked up all UK rights to William McGregor’s debut feature Gwen from Great Point Media.

The film made its world premiere in the Discovery section of the Toronto International Film Festival last year. It is about a young girl struggling to hold her family together in 19th century Snowdonia in Wales.

Screen Star of Tomorrow 2016 Eleanor Worthington-Cox stars with Maxine Peake, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Richard Harrington, Mark Lewis Jones and Jodie Innes.

McGregor has previously directed for TV series including Misfits and Poldark. He...

In today’s film news roundup, “The Wizard of Oz” sets a record among classic films, the “Grudge” reboot moves to 2020, CAA signs horror specialist William McGregor and the DGA unveils its awards show presenters.

Record

Fathom Events’ 80th anniversary of “The Wizard of Oz” took in $1.2 million at 408 North American sites on Sunday, setting a new Fathom record as the highest-grossing single-day classic film release.

“The Wizard of Oz” also had the highest per-screen average of any film in wide release on Sunday. The 1939 release is part of the TCM Big Screen Classics series, which will include “My Fair Lady,” “Field of Dreams,” “Glory,” “Alien” and “Lawrence of Arabia” this year.

“The Wizard of Oz” will have two additional nationwide screenings on Tuesday and Wednesday. Due to the audience response, Fathom Events has scheduled two additional presentations on Feb. 3 at 1 p.m. and Feb. 5 at 7 pm.

Fathom also reported...

Among new members are Maren Ade, Hugh Grant and Hayley Squires.

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta) has revealed its 2018 intake of new members drawn from the film, TV and games industry.

Among the 386 new members are actors Hugh Grant, Willem Dafoe and Hayley Squires, directors Maren Ade (Toni Erdmann), Daniel Kokotajlo (Apostasy) and Michael Pearce (Beast), film execs Shana Eddy-Grouf (Studiocanal) and Katie Goodson-Thomas (Fox Searchlight), and La La Land producers Jordan Horowitz and Fred Berger.

Former UK and Ireland Screen Stars of Tomorrow in the new intake include producer Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly and actor Jessie Barden.

Hugh Grant, Jodie Whittaker and Letitia Wright are among 386 new BAFTA members. The 2018 intake span the film, games and TV industries across eleven countries. Scroll down for the full list of new members.

Among new members are BAFTA-winner Grant, Doctor Who star Whittaker, BAFTA-nominee Willem Dafoe, Black Panther star Letitia Wright, La La Land producers Jordan Horowitz and Fred Berger, Mad Max: Fury Road costume designer Jenny Beavan, Toni Erdmann director Maren Ade, and UK broadcasters Sandi Toksvig and Simon Mayo.

BAFTA comprises around 8,000 members worldwide. The UK org tweaked its membership requirements in 2016 in a bid to improve diversity of intake.

Amanda Berry, Chief Executive of BAFTA, said, “We’re delighted to welcome our new members to BAFTA. Our members represent the breadth of the ever-evolving film, games and television industries. They sit at the heart of everything BAFTA does, from mentoring emerging talent, voting in the Awards, sharing...