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Tomorrow Studios bosses Marty Adelstein and Becky Clements are a patient pair.

Former Endeavor partner Adelstein and ex-Brillstein Entertainment Evp Clements launched the ITV-backed production company in 2014. Their take on Parasite director Bong Joon Ho’s 2013 feature film Snowpiercer was greenlit in 2016 and will finally launch on Sunday May 17.

For Adelstein and Clements, who have been partnered for a decade, Snowpiercer feels like the start of a new chapter for the company, which has several upcoming streaming series, Physical at Apple and Cowboy Bebop and One Piece at Netflix, and a number of high-profile projects in the works. The list includes a reboot of classic 1970s British drama The Persuaders, which will be written by Steve Coogan and Hart Hanson, and book adaptations of Frances Cha’s I Had Your Face and Mahesh Rao’s Polite Society.

Snowpiercer, which stars Jennifer Connelly and Daveed Diggs, has faced its share of challenges,...

SandalwoodThe film hit the marquee on May 31 amidst a lot of expectations, but has received mixed response from critics and movie buffs.Digital NativeAbhishek Ambareesh’s debut film, Amar, hit the marquee on May 31 amidst a lot of expectations, but has received a mixed response from critics and movie buffs. Despite some very negative remarks about the film, Abhishek remains confident and impervious. In a recent media interaction, that actor said, “I do not get affected by these reviews. When we make films, there will be people who will not like it. As a performer, my job is to entertain maximum number of people and I think I have been successful in that as Amar has collected a good amount all over Karnataka. Yash called me after the film’s release and asked me not to focus on the mixed reviews. He told me that even his magnum opus Kgf was criticised by a few.

SandalwoodDirected by Nagashekar, 'Amar' is being bankrolled under the banner Sandesh Productions.Digital NativeDigital NativeAbhishek Ambreesh’s debut movie Amar is all set to release on May 31. Dedicated to his father, the ace actor and politician, Ambareesh, the film’s release is scheduled in such a way that it happens after the star’s birth anniversary, which falls on May 29. Directed by Nagashekar, Amar is being bankrolled under the banner Sandesh Productions. The shooting of this film commenced last year and was wrapped up recently. Amar’s technical crew comprises Arjun Janya for composing music, Satya Hegde to crank the camera and Sania Sardhariya to design the costumes. The film has Tanya Hope playing the female lead. A major portion of the film has been shot in Switzerland, we hear. Interestingly, the makers of Amar have confirmed that Darshan will be playing a small role in the film.

SandalwoodThe new project helmed by the ‘Santhu Straight Forward’ director is expected to go on the floors soon after the elections are over.Digital NativeThere are reports circulating in the Kannada film industry that director Mahesh Rao of Santhu Straight Forward fame may be directing Abhishek Ambareesh’s next film. Though Santhu Straight Forward was released about three years ago, the director has not come up any other offering till now. And now reports are surfacing that Mahesh is directing Abhishek. The new project is expected to go on the floors soon after the elections are over. It may be noted here that Abhishek’s debut movie Amar is yet to hit the silver screens. Directed by Nagashekar, Abhishek plays a biker in the film, which is bankrolled under the banner Sandesh Productions by Sandesh Nagaraj, who was a friend of the late Ambareesh. Both the lead actors in the film,...

Exclusive: Tomorrow Studios, Marty Adelstein’s joint venture with ITV Studios, is adapting for television Polite Society, a modern-day retelling of Jane Austen’s Emma set in contemporary Delhi, based on Mahesh Rao’s (The Smoke Is Rising) forthcoming novel. This will mark the first mixed-language series for the production company behind such series as Snowpiercer and Hanna, as well as their first project set in India.

The news comes amid an explosion of local premium content in many countries around the world, particularly India, as global streaming services like Netflix and Amazon are trying to aggressively expand their reach internationally.

Polite Society tells the story of Ania, the daughter of a wealthy Indian family who aspires to match-make for her friends and family, only to find herself caught up in an unforeseen scandal and an unexpected match of her own. Pairing stiletto-sharp observation and social comedy with moments of true tenderness,...