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Martin Scorsese, Greta Gerwig and Emerald Fennell are among the filmmakers delivering screen talks at this year’s BFI London Film Festival, alongside Andrew Haigh, Lulu Wang and Kitty Green.

Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon,” starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro and Lily Gladstone, is a headline gala at the festival. He will be in conversation with filmmaker Edgar Wright about his body of work.

Gerwig, an accomplished actor, co-directed “Nights and Weekends” and made her solo feature directorial debut with “Lady Bird,” followed by “Little Women,” both of which scored Oscar and BAFTA nominations. Her latest effort, “Barbie,” is currently the biggest global hit of 2023 with more than $1.4 billion at the box office.

Fennell is the author of three books, writer of the second series of “Killing Eve,” co-creator of a revamped musical version of “Cinderella” and an actor whose work includes “Anna Karenina,” “Vita & Virginia,...

Exclusive: Succession‘s Matthew Macfadyen is the newest addition to the cast of the Hitchcockian thriller Holland, Michigan. The Prime Video film from director Mimi Cave (Fresh) will see him star opposite Nicole Kidman and Gael García Bernal.

While Holland, Michigan is said to concern secrets that lurk beneath a Midwestern town, specifics as to the plot of the film scripted by Andrew Sodroski are under wraps. Blossom Films’ Kidman and Per Saari are producing alongside Pacific View Management & Productions’ Peter Dealbert, and Churchill Films’ Kate Churchill. Pic will stream in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.

Macfadyen is best known for his Emmy- and BAFTA-winning role as Tom Wambsgans in HBO’s drama series Succession, which returns for its fourth season March 26. The actor also recently led the ITV and BritBox drama series Stonehouse, based on a true story, as well as AMC’s limited series Quiz. His most...

Vendôme, Moonriver TV and Pathé are co-developing the project in collaboration with The New York Times.

UK novelist and screenwriter William Boyd is writing a screenplay for a TV miniseries about the fire at Notre Dame de Paris cathedral in 2019 for France’s Vendôme, with London-based Moonriver TV and France’s Pathé, in collaboration with The New York Times.

The series will be a dramatised retelling of the fire that ripped through Notre-Dame on April 15, 2019 and the heroic actions of French firefighters and police officers who risked their lives to save the cathedral from total destruction.

Vendôme CEO Philippe Rousselet...

William Boyd, the award-winning British novelist and screenwriter of “Chaplin” and “Any Human Heart,” is set to write the screenplay of a high-profile miniseries centred on the devastating fire that ripped through Paris’s Notre-Dame cathedral in April 2019.

Philippe Rousselet’s Vendôme, U.K.-based Xavier Marchand’s Moonriver TV and Pathé are co-developing the project in collaboration with The New York Times. The mini-series marks the first TV show from Pathé, the French studio behind the Oscar-winning “Judy” and Pedro Almodovar’s “Pain & Glory,” as well as the first TV project to be announced under Vendôme and Pathé’s three-year production partnership that was unveiled in Cannes.

Based on The New York Times investigation, the show will chart the events of April 19, after a warning light first detected fire in the attic of the cathedral — one of the world’s most beloved and iconic French landmarks. The multi-layered...

Kim Cattrall is set to lead the cast of Filthy Rich. The Sex and the City alumna also will serve as a producer on Fox’s soapy drama pilot from The Help writer-director Tate Taylor, Imagine Television and 20th Century Fox TV.

Written and to be directed by Taylor based on the New Zealand series, Filthy Rich is described as a larger-than-life Southern gothic dramedy that revolves around two strong, sharp women who will go to any length to protect their loved ones and get their due. When the wealthy CEO of the world’s largest Christian network dies in a plane crash, his wife and adult children are stunned to discover he has grown, illegitimate kids who are also in his will. When the steel azalea matriarch of the family tries to pay them to go away, these newly legitimized heirs have very different ideas and insist on not...

While director Matt Reeves ("Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes") continues casting for some fey lead to star in his developing stand-alone "Batman" feature, brawny "Outlander" star Sam Heughan, who previously played the 'Dark Knight' for the "Batman Live" arena show, recently won an online poll at JustJared.com, appealing to both male and female fans as the next big screen 'Caped Crusader':

Heughan is a graduate of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama...

...and a 2003 nominee for the 'Laurence Olivier Award' for 'Most Promising Performance'.

In 2012, he originated the role of 'Batman' in the DC/Warner Brothers and Waterlane production of "Batman Live"...

...a 2012 world arena show that opened at the Staples Center in Los Angeles...

...followed by more stops in the Us, before touring both South America and Europe.

In 2010, Heughan was nominated for a British Soap Award for 'Villain of...

While director Matt Reeves searches for a 'familiar actor' to play 'Batman' in his developing Warners feature "The Batman", "Outlander" star Sam Heughan would like to remind Reeves he played the 'Caped Crusader' in Warners "Batman Live: Arena Tour" as a chisled-looking, super-physically fit character, rather than a pot-bellied Ben Affleck, or rodent-faced Christian Bale:

Heughan is a graduate of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and a 2003 nominee for the 'Laurence Olivier Award' for 'Most Promising Performance'.

In 2012, he originated the role of 'Batman' in the DC/Warner Brothers and Waterlane production of "Batman Live," an international tour which opened at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles and went on to tour in South America and throughout Europe.

In 2010, Heughan was nominated for a British Soap Award for 'Villain of the Year' for his role as 'Scott Neilson' in the...

Exclusive: Two of the bosses of Downton Abbey producer Carnival Films have launched a new NBCUniversal-backed venture aimed at financing and distributing third-party scripted projects on a global basis.

I hear that David O’Donoghue and Nigel Marchant, who are joint managing directors of NBCU-backed producer Carnival, have established Proponent Pictures to attract producers keen to tap into the Hollywood studio’s global production and distribution mechanism.

The pair, who will remain in their current roles at the Jamestown producer, have revealed details of the new venture to a handful of producers in the UK and are looking to work on both English-language series and foreign language dramas.

It’s understood that Proponent Pictures will be housed within Universal Media Studios International, which registered the company with the UK’s Intellectual Property Office. It will come under the purview of Jeff Wachtel, who took over as President of...

Kim Cattrall has joined the cast of the upcoming CBS All Access series “Tell Me a Story.”

The series takes the world’s most beloved fairy tales and reimagines them as a dark and twisted psychological thriller. Set in modern-day New York City, the first season of the serialized drama interweaves “The Three Little Pigs,” “Little Red Riding Hood” and “Hansel and Gretel” into an tale of love, loss, greed, revenge, and murder

Cattrall will play Colleen, an unlikely and very nontraditional grandmother. When her son moves back home, bringing with him a troubled teenager, Kayla, this former chorus girl is going to have to grow up finally and take on the parental duties to protect her family against a very dark and sinister threat. She joins previously announced cast member Billy Magnussen.

This is Cattrall’s first starring role in a U.S. television series since “Sex and the City.

Exclusive: Former Sex and the City star Kim Cattrall is set for a lead role opposite Billy Magnussen in CBS All Access’ straight-to-series psychological thriller Tell Me a Story, from Kevin Williamson and Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment.

Written by Williamson, Tell Me a Story takes the world’s most beloved fairy tales and reimagines them as a dark and twisted psychological thriller. Set in modern day New York City, the first season of this serialized drama interweaves “The Three Little Pigs,” “Little Red Riding Hood,” and “Hansel and Gretel” into an epic and subversive tale of love, loss, greed, revenge and murder.

In her first U.S. television series starring role since HBO’s Sex and the City, Cattrall will play Colleen, an unlikely and very non-traditional grandmother. When her son moves back home, bringing with him a troubled teenager, Kayla, this former chorus girl is going to have...

"Outlander" star Sam Heughan would like to remind 'Batman' fans he previously played the 'Caped Crusader' in Warners "Batman Live: Arena Tour" and is more than ready to play the DC Comics' superhero again for Warners "The Batman" stand-alone feature, as a chisled-looking, super-physically fit character, rather than a grizzled Ben Affleck, or rodent-faced Christian Bale:

Heughan is a graduate of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and a 2003 nominee for the 'Laurence Olivier Award' for 'Most Promising Performance'.

In 2012, he originated the role of 'Batman' in the DC/Warner Brothers and Waterlane production of "Batman Live," an international tour which opened at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles and went on to tour in South America and throughout Europe.

In 2010, Heughan was nominated for a British Soap Award for 'Villain of the Year' for his role as 'Scott Neilson' in the...

With actor Ben Affleck looking for another shot at playing 'Batman', following 2 critically-failed films as the 'Caped Crusader', "Outlander" star Sam Heughan would like to remind fans he played the 'Caped Crusader' for Warners "Batman Live: Arena Tour" a few years back and is more than ready to play the DC Comics' superhero again :

Heughan is a graduate of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and a 2003 nominee for the 'Laurence Olivier Award' for 'Most Promising Performance'.

In 2012, he originated the role of 'Batman' in the DC/Warner Brothers and Waterlane production of "Batman Live," an international tour which opened at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles and went on to tour in South America and throughout Europe.

In 2010, Heughan was nominated for a British Soap Award for 'Villain of the Year' for his role as 'Scott Neilson' in the...

Chaplin writer to adapt novel for Wild Tales and Mad To Be Normal producers.

Bad Penny Productions has picked up rights to Graham Greene’s last published novel The Captain And The Enemy, which is being adapted for the big screen by screenwriter and novelist William Boyd (Chaplin).

The novel tells the story of a young boy named Victor Baxter taken away from his boarding school by a stranger to live in London. The mysterious stranger is simply known as “the Captain”.

In London Victor companions a sweet but withdrawn woman named Liza, serving as her conduit to the outside world. When Victor reaches manhood, he finally learns the secrets of the Captain.

The thriller includes smuggling, jewel theft and international espionage and culminates in a dramatic showdown in Panama.

In addition to Bad Penny’s Phin Glynn (Mad To Be Normal), other producers are Victor Glynn (That Good Night) and Axel Kuschevatzky (Wild Tales).

The film will...

Melissa Benoist and Sam Heughan are teaming up for love story Oxford.

The Supergirl actress and Outlander lead will star in the romance set at Oxford University, reports Deadline.

Benoist will play a student who arrives at Oxford and falls in love with her arrogant teaching assistant (Heughan).

When she discovers he is privately fighting terminal cancer, the pair decide to make the most of his days and travel the world together.

Allison Burnett wrote Oxford's script, while Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey are producing.

Benoist has appeared in projects such as Glee, Whiplash and The Longest Ride. Supergirl will premiere in October on CBS.

As well as Outlander, Heughan has popped up in Doctors, A Princess for Christmas and Any Human Heart.

Pop culture comes to life in St. Louis next month! It’s the Wizard World Comic Con May 22nd through the 24th at America’s Center downtown (701 Convention Plaza – St. Louis, Mo 63101), and boy oh boy, do they have an amazing line-up of guests!

Sure, you got the comic artists and cosplayers, wrestlers, a St. Louis Ram, a Power Ranger, and of course the ubiquitous Walking Dead stars, but what We Are Movie Geeks is most excited about are the celebrities from movies that will be on hand: Horror legend George Romero, Sharknado legend Tara Reid, horror hostess with the mostest (if you know what I mean) Elvira, Guardians Of The Galaxy tough guy Dave Bautista, Henry the serial killer himself Michael Rooker, Do The Right Thing’s ‘Buggin Out’ Giancarlo Esposito. Lord of the Rings Trilogy’s Pippin Billy Boyd, Captain America squeeze Hayley Atwell, and Silent Bob’s buddy Jay aka Jason Mewes.

Cast your minds back to 2002 - a time when Pop Idols didn't need to have The X Factor, Fifty Shades of Grey were just colours on a paint sampler chart and David Beckham was a mere international superstar rather than global megastar.

Bend It Like Beckham, with a modest estimated budget of £3.7 million, opened that same year and became a critical and commercial success - breaking box office records and scoring BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations, as well as making household names of many of its stars.

As the cast continues preparing for the West End stage adaptation of Gurinder Chadha's screen hit ahead of previews on May 15, find out what the movie's ensemble cast went on to achieve - including who is coming back for the musical...

Parminder Nagra (Jess Bhamra)

Nominated for Best Newcomer at the Empire Awards on the back of the movie's success, Parminder went...

Sneak Peek new images of Brit actress Hayley Atwell ("Agent Carter") in a recent issue of "Hunger" magazine:

Atwell's first feature film role was in the 2007 feature "Cassandra's Dream", followed by the 2008 film "The Duchess" and "Brideshead Revisited".

She appeared in the AMC 2009 miniseries "The Prisoner" and in 2010, she starred in the UK Channel 4 adaptation of author William Boyd's novel "Any Human Heart".

Atwell played 'Agent Peggy Carter' in Marvel Studios' "Captain America: The First Avenger", then voiced the character in the 2011 movie tie-in video game "Captain America: Super Soldier". She reprised the role in the 2013 short film "Agent Carter", the 2014 film "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" and the TV series "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."

Atwell will continue in the 'Marvel Cinematic Unverse' as 'Peggy Carter' in ABC's "Agent Carter" and will reprise the character again in the 2015 release "Avengers: Age of Ultron".

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek Hayley Atwell.

Thykier’s Peapie to merge into new company Archery Pictures.

Former Scott Free London head Liza Marshall has joined forces with Kris Thykier in new film and TV production company, Archery Pictures.

Marshall who recently stepped down from her role as head of Scott Free London will become joint managing director of the new company with Thykier, who will shutter his company PeaPie Films, and move his staff and slate across to the new outfit.

Key executives at Archery Pictures will include Pip Williams, senior development and production executive, Mairi Bett, head of physical production, and development executive Kitty Kaletsky.

Marshall established Scott Free London four and half years ago and went on to produce films including Before I Go To Sleep starring Nicole Kidman, Welcome to the Punch starring James McAvoy and the upcoming Get Santa starring Jim Broadbent.

Marshall’s television projects include BBC2’s Britain in a Day, Labyrinth and the...

Sheridan Smith will star in new ITV drama Black Work.

The Cilla actress will play Jo Gillespie in the "riveting thriller" from writer Matt Charman.

The three-part story follows Smith's character as she sets out to discover who murdered her husband Ryan, an undercover policeman who was shot dead in mysterious circumstances.

Jo, who also works as a police officer, must face the difficult truth about her marriage as she continues with her investigation. She is wracked with guilt following her attachment to one of Ryan's colleagues.

The drama will also explore Jo's strained relationships with her daughter and stepson in the wake of Ryan's death.

Charman said: "Sheridan Smith is a dream to write for because as an actress there's really nothing she can't do.

"And Black Work is a story that pushes her to the limit - it makes her character Jo Gillespie doubt herself, her family, her friends,...

Sally Woodward Gentle was most recently creative director at Downton Abbey producer Carnival Films. Now striking out on her own, the exec has launched production company Sid Gentle Films with financial backing from Ron Burkle‘s global investment firm The Yucaipa Companies. Sid Gentle is eyeing scripted drama, TV movies and miniseries as well as indie features. The company is already in development on a Neal Purvis/Robert Wade-penned project for the BBC, and a supernatural thriller from Ben Court and Caroline Ip, also for the BBC. Former Carnival exec Henrietta Colvin is also joining Sid Gentle Films as head of development. Lee Morris, who’s currently producing Da Vinci’s Demons, will come aboard as managing director in the New Year. Woodward Gentle’s producing credits include Channel 4′s BAFTA award-winning Any Human Heart, ITV drama series Whitechapel and Helena Bonham Carter drama Enid. She is also...

He was tapped to play Finnick Odair in the much-anticipated Hunger Games: Catching Fire and also appeared as the prince alongside Chris Hemsworth and Kristen Stewart in last year's Snow White and the Huntsman. Here are five things you probably don't know about Sam Claflin.

1. Born Samuel George Claflin on June 27, 1986, in Ipswich, England -- his father is a financial officer and his mother a classroom assistant.

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2. Made his screen debut in the 2010 television miniseries The Pillars of the Earth.

3. While growing up he developed into a good soccer player, but his career was halted when he broke his ankle as a teenager and he decided not to move forward.

Related: Sam Claflin: I Hope Finnick Fans Like Me

4. Has green eyes, but wore blue contacts while portraying Logan Mountstuart in the British television series Any Human Heart.

5. Loves shopping and fashion and has said that one of the things...

Solo, by William Boyd, is latest novel to follow in Ian Fleming's footsteps, which charts spy 'recklessly motivated by revenge'

We may have got James Bond slightly wrong. Yes, he is a prodigious drinker, heavy smoker and consummate killer, but when it comes to his womanising, the author of his new incarnation believes that the spy was more honourable than some think. "It seems to me he wants a relationship," said William Boyd. "It is not just casual sex."

Boyd was speaking at the launch of his new Bond book, Solo, at which he was asked who his favourite Bond girl was. "I'm not too keen on the expression 'Bond girl' because I think Bond has relationships with women," he said. Having said that, he named the character Honeychile Rider – "nothing to do with Ursula Andress playing her in the movie … I think she is a very interesting Bond woman".

Boyd should know,...

Join William Boyd for a discussion of his new James Bond novel Solo at the Royal Institution on Monday 28 October

Date: Monday 28 October

Time: 7pm (doors open at 6.30pm)

Venue: The Royal Institution of Great Britain, 21 Albemarle Street, London W1S 4Bs*

Tickets: £12

In a break from our usual format, William Boyd will join us for a special James Bond Book Club. He will talk to John Mullan about the genius of Ian Fleming and the enduring appeal of his iconic spy. He'll also introduce his new novel, Solo, the latest addition to the Bond series, set in 1969. Details of the plot are being kept tightly under wraps, but we are promised the essential Bond elements – cocktails, fast cars, sharp suits - in a tale spanning three continents as the veteran spy (he's 45) embarks on an unauthorized mission during a trip to America.

William Boyd is the author of eleven novels,...

Speculation continues as to who will take on the role of 'Batman' in director Zack Snyder's developing 2015 feature "Batman Vs Superman", playing against "Man Of Steel" actor Henry Cavill.

Some industry trades have suggested that Jeffrey Dean Morgan ("Watchmen") will play an older bagged-out 'Caped Crusader', even though Morgan's headlining series "Magic City" was recently cancelled after a 2-season run.

Another actor in consideration to play the 'Caped Crusader' is 6' 3" Sam Heughan.

Heughan played 'Bruce Wayne/Batman' in Warners' "Batman Live: Arena Tour" and recently snagged the coveted role of long-haired Scottish warrior 'Jamie Fraser' in the upcoming Starz TV series "Outlander", adapting the New York Times best-selling book series.

Heughan is a graduate of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and a 2003 nominee for the 'Laurence Olivier Award' for 'Most Promising Performance'.

In 2012, he originated the role of 'Batman' in the DC/Warner Brothers and Waterlane production of "Batman Live,...

Fans of the time traveling book series Outlander have been waiting with bated breath for this casting news, and now we have it. Starz today announced that Scottish actor (you can hear the fans’ sighs of relief already) Sam Heughan will be playing Scottish warrior Jamie Fraser in its upcoming adaptation of Diana Gabaldon‘s popular series.

It’S Official! Sam Heughan Cast As Jamie Fraser In Starz & Sony Pictures TV’S “Outlander” New Original Series Based on Diana Gabaldon’s International Best-Selling Novels From “Battlestar Galactica” Executive Producer Ronald D. Moore

Beverly Hills, Calif., July 9, 2013 – Starz in association with Sony Pictures Television has announced today that Sam Heughan will play the role of Jamie Fraser in the original series “Outlander,” adapted from Diana Gabaldon’s international best-selling books, which will premiere on Starz in 2014. The chivalrous young Scottish warrior, Jamie Fraser, has been adored worldwide by fans of the...

Starz announced on Tuesday (July 9) that Sam Heughan will play the male lead, Jamie Fraser, in "Outlander." Adapted from a series of novels by Diana Gabaldon, the TV series will premiere in 2014.

Heughan's character of Jamie is a Scottish warrior living in the mid-18th century. He begins a passionate affair with Claire Randall, a combat nurse from 1945 England who is mysteriously transported back in time to 1743. The character of Jamie is described as "intelligent, principled, and, by 18th century standards, educated and worldly, with a tenderness and compassion that stands out in contrast to his contemporaries." A man with a price on his head, Jamie wants nothing more than to return to his family's farm.

"Oh. My. God. That man is a Scot to the bone and Jamie Fraser to the heart," author Diana Gabaldon said of the casting choice. "Having seen Sam Heughan not just act, but be Jamie,...

Hayley Atwell stars in ITV's new police drama Life of Crime, which launches in May.

Atwell (The Duchess, Any Human Heart) is cast as risk-taking police officer Denise Woods and the show explores her career over three decades in the Met.

The crime drama unravels across three episodes, which are based in 1985, with the backdrop of the Brixton riots, 1997 and 2013.

Declan Croghan (Waking the Dead, Ripper Street) wrote the series.

Life of Crime starts on Friday, May 10 at 9pm on ITV.

William Boyd has revealed the name of his new official James Bond novel.

Solo will be the title of the 1969-set spy adventure, which will take 007 across Europe, Africa and the USA. Boyd, who announced the title at this year's London Book Fair, said that he has had "tremendous fun" penning the story.

"Mark my words, I've undertaken writing this very seriously," he said, adding: "No gimmicks, this is a real spy story."

The announcement comes 60 years since the publication of Ian Fleming's first James Bond novel Casino Royale.

The Fleming estate has continued to publish 007 novels, recruiting writers including Sebastian Faulks (Devil May Care) and Jeffrey Deaver (Carte Blanche) to continue the British spy's story. Bond movie producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson have kept the character's screen adventures separate from the literary continuity.

Boyd's highly-acclaimed novels include A Good Man in Africa, Any Human Heart and Cold War espionage thriller Restless.

New 007 book set in 'the classic era of 1969' will be written by the Any Human Heart writer, Ian Fleming's estate announced

A new James Bond novel will be published in September, written by British novelist William Boyd, the estate of the British spy's creator Ian Fleming said on Monday.

Fleming wrote his first Bond novel, Casino Royale, in 1953 and 13 more before he died 11 years later, aged 56.

The title and plot of the new book remain under wraps, but the Fleming estate gave a hint of the style and the setting to woo fans who have been wowed by Daniel Craig's film portrayal of 007 in Skyfall.

"We can reveal that this novel will see a return to the classic Bond era, featuring a 45-year-old 007 in 1969," the estate said.

The novel will be published in Britain on 26 September by Jonathan Cape, Fleming's original publisher, and available from HarperCollins, a subsidiary of News Corp,...

Julian Ovenden has joined the cast of NBC's musical drama Smash. The Foyle's War star will play actor Simon, who is cast as John F Kennedy in the show's Marilyn Monroe musical. English-born Ovenden will appear in multiple episodes of season two, TVLine reports. His past credits include roles on UK series Any Human Heart and Midsomer Murders, while guest stints on Charmed and ABC's 2008 series Cashmere Mafia are among his Us TV credits. As a young man, he won a music scholarship to Eton College and later studied at the University of Oxford on a choral scholarship, before performing extensively in musical theatre. Other actors who have joined NBC's revamped Smash for season two include (more)...

More than a bit of Camelot is coming to NBC’s Smash, with the casting of a British actor as Bombshell‘s John F. Kennedy.

Julian Ovenden, whose TV credits include the UK series Foyle’s War and Any Human Heart, plus ABC’s Cashmere Mafia — has landed the role of Simon, the actor who will play opposite Karen Cartwright as Marilyn Monroe’s infamous Canoodler-in-Chief, TVLine has learned exclusively.

Ovenden, a tenor who won choral scholarships to Eton and New College Oxford, will appear in multiple episodes...

London, Dec 12: James Bond was far from the English gent portrayed in the 007 films, but rather a more troubled, heavy-drinking character, the new Bond author claims.

Novelist William Boyd, famed for "Any Human Heart", said Bond's true character, until now, had been underplayed.

"In the films Bond is a cartoon character but in the novels he is far more troubled, nuanced and interesting," the Daily Mail Wednesday quoted Boyd as saying.

It is the clearest indication yet that the author plans to steer away from what he described as the "cartoon" portrayed on film.

The portrayal of Bond as an English toff is also flawed,.

Peter Mullan's bravura performance wasn't enough to rescue Channel 4's incoherent four-part drama about a Brighton crime boss suffering from dementia

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The Fear ran across four consecutive nights for a total of four hours. The question is whether that was two hours or three hours too long. Those who argue that it was four hours too long have a strong case, but that would be unfair to Peter Mullan, who gave a powerful performance in difficult circumstances.

He played Richie Beckett, a Brighton crime boss with fast-moving dementia. He went from administrative incompetence to hopeless incontinence in about as much time as it would have taken him to pull his trousers down.

The BBC has released new images of Michelle Dockery in drama Restless. The Downton Abbey star will play Ruth Gilmartin in the two-part spy thriller - penned by Any Human Heart's William Boyd. Restless - based on Boyd's novel - is set in 1976 and follows Gilmartin as she learns that her mother Sally (Charlotte Rambling) is in fact Eva Delectorskaya, an operative of the British Secret (more)...

Kim Cattrall is returning to series TV for the first time since "Sex and the City" ended in 2004. Cattrall will star in and executive produce an adaptation of the 2005 British comedy series "Sensitive Skin," about a woman's mid-life crisis.

The six-episode series will premiere on Canada's The Movie Network and will also be executive produced by the "Slings & Arrow" team of writer Bob Martin and director Don McKellar, according to Deadline.

Cattrall won a Golden Globe and was nominated for five Emmys for her role as Samantha Jones in HBO's "Sex and the City," and reprised the role in two feature films. Lately she's been concentrating on stage work, but also appeared in the British miniseries "Any Human Heart" and lent her voice to the Canadian animated series "Producing Parker."

The original British version of "Sensitive Skin" starred Joanna Lumley, whose role as Patsy on "Absolutely Fabulous" was something of a precursor to Samantha.

Patrick Kennedy (Boardwalk Empire) and Tamzin Merchant (The Tudors) will lead the cast of new ITV drama Murder on the Home Front. Written by Davy Kane, the crime thriller will follow an early forensic murder investigation, set against the backdrop of the Blitz. James Fleet (The Vicar of Dibley) and Emerald Fennell (Any Human Heart) will also star in the series, loosely based on the memoires of Molly Lefebure, secretary to the Home Office Pathologist and pioneer of modern forensics Keith Simpson during World War II. Kennedy will play Dr Lennox Collins, a cutting-edge pathologist, while Fleet is cast as his superior Professor Henry Stephens, and Merchant will play Collins's (more)...

The Hunger Games has found its Finnick Odair. Sam Claflin, one of Hollywood's up-and-coming stars, has landed the coveted role in Catching Fire, the second Hunger Games movie, which begins shooting this fall for a late 2013 release. Like Odair, Claflin, 26 - last seen in Snow White and the Huntsman - is a prodigy, seemingly skilled at anything and everything he tries. Learn a little more about the young British actor, who actually never wanted to be an actor at all: 1. He originally dreamed of being a pro soccer player.Claflin, who hails from Norwich in the east of England, always...

Sam Claflin stars in The Quiet Ones, Hammer's new supernatural thriller/horror feature which started shooting today on location in Oxfordshire.

Inspired by true events, The Quiet Ones tells the story of an unorthodox but charismatic Professor (played by Jared Harris from Mad Men) who uses controversial methods and leads his best students off the grid to take part in a dangerous experiment: to create a poltergeist from negative human energy.

25 year old Sam (represented by Independent Talent in the UK) can currently be seen playing the Prince in Universal’s Snow White and The Huntsman, starring opposite Charlize Theron and Kristen Stewart, and last year starred in Disney’s latest installment of the hit adventure fantasy franchise Pirates of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. As well as TV roles in BBC TV drama White Heat and Channel 4’s Any Human Heart.

He'll be joined by 18 year old Olivia Cooke...

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Even if you’ve been watching all the nonstop coverage of Snow White and the Huntsman, you’d be forgiven for still wondering about that handsome Brit who keeps appearing alongside Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron and Chris Hemsworth. Your new fairytale prince is Sam Claflin, a 25-year-old U.K. native who’s fairly new to the big screen, but will definitely be making a reappearance. Prior to his role as William in Snow White, Sam’s first big movie break came when he was cast as Phillip Swift in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Across the pond, Sam has already made quite a name for himself after appearing on two award-winning British TV series, The Pillars of the Earth and Any Human Heart in 2010.

Sam’s now the new boy on the Hollywood block and definitely catching everyone’s eye. We can’t help but fall in love with him.

Though Gillian Anderson is best known for her role as Dana Scully on The X-Files, the actress is also a classically trained thespian who has used her talents in such varied fare as the Bleak House mini-series, the Royal-focused series Any Human Heart, and at least two television takes on classic material – Moby Dick and Great Expectations. What we’re saying is, she’s not just Scully, but damn if Anderson doesn’t know her way around some good sci-fi, so it’s heartening news that she’s joined a very intriguing new project with just that kind of bent. Deadline Quantico reports that Anderson has joined Haley Joel Osment, Rufus Sewell, and Victor Garber in Richie Mehta‘s (Amal) new film, I’ll Follow You Down. While we don’t yet know too much about the film (and with its mysterious logline, it’s likely to stay that way), we do know that it centers on...

More casting news has come for Hammer's latest project The Quiet Ones and we've got the details right here. Read on for the latest and revel in the fact that one of the horror genre's most prominent studios is back and kicking ass!

From the Press Release

Simon Oakes, Vice-Chairman of Exclusive Media and President & CEO of Hammer and Guy East and Nigel Sinclair, Co-Chairmen of Exclusive Media, Hammer’s parent company, announced today that Sam Claflin (Snow White And The Huntsman, Pirates Of The Carribean: On Stranger Tides) has signed on to star opposite Jared Harris in The Quiet Ones.

Claflin will play Bryan McNeil in The Quiet Ones, a supernatural thriller/horror to be directed by John Pogue (Quarantine 2) which James Gay-Rees (Senna, Exit Through The Gift Shop) will produce in association with Tpsc Films. With the story and original screenplay by Tom DeVille, revisions by Craig Rosenberg,...

Simon Oakes, Vice-Chairman of Exclusive Media and President & CEO of Hammer and Guy East and Nigel Sinclair, Co-Chairmen of Exclusive Media, Hammer.s parent company, announced today that Sam Claflin (Snow White And The Huntsman, Pirates Of The Carribean: On Stranger Tides) has signed on to star opposite Jared Harris in The Quiet Ones.

Claflin will play Bryan McNeil in The Quiet Ones, a supernatural thriller/horror to be directed by John Pogue (Quarantine 2) which James Gay-Rees (Senna, Exit Through The Gift Shop) will produce in association with Tpsc Films. With the story and original screenplay by Tom DeVille, revisions by Craig Rosenberg, Oren Moverman and most recently John Pogue, the film is currently in pre-production and will start shooting in June 2012 in the UK.

Inspired by true events, The Quiet Ones tells the story of an unorthodox, but charismatic Professor (Harris) who uses controversial methods and leads his best...

Ewan McGregor is nice and caring, but this hero narrative is all a bit icky

Ewan McGregor in Cold Chain Mission (Sunday, BBC2) is delivering vaccinations for deadly childhood diseases to all the kids he didn't catch in episode one. Additional drama is provided by the fact that the vaccines must be kept cold, which, journeying deep into the jungle, down a river that's like a cross between Apocalypse Now and Death on the Nile (translation: these are two films I've seen which also feature a river), is no small matter. Every leg of the journey sees him leaping from the chopper and darting into a hut to find the fridge, like the Tiger Who Came to Tea. "Right, I'm just going to freeze these ice-packs and put the vaccines in the fridge, so that when we set off again, everything really will be as cold as possible."

McGregor has...

The Tribeca Film Festival kicks off for the eleventh time starting Wednesday when "The Five-Year Engagement" premieres, and festival organizers have just announced the star-studded jury for this year's edition.

Thirty-nine celebrities -- of various levels of fame and awards kudos -- make up the six juries, with producer Irwin Winkler ("Goodfellas") serving a jury president.

Among those selected by Tribeca this year: Patricia Clarkson, Hugh Dancy, Rosario Dawson, Dakota Fanning, Kellan Lutz, Michael Moore and Olivia Wilde. Also on the list: Brett Ratner. The controversial big-budget director will serve on the Documentary and Student Short Film Competition jury along with Justin Bieber's manager Scooter Braun, Susan Sarandon and Shailene Woodley, among others.

“We are honored to have this accomplished group dedicate the time and care it takes to view and discuss the films in competition this year,” Tribeca Film Festival co-founder Jane Rosenthal said in a statement.

For...

It’s a star-studded list that includes some interesting, and surprising, names, which is just what you’d expect from the Tribeca Film Festival. The juries have been announced, and you could hardly got a more varied mix.

Juries Announced For 2012 Tribeca Film Festival And Tribeca Film Institute Programs

Academy Award-Winning Producer/Director Irwin Winkler To Serve as Jury President

Patricia Clarkson, Hugh Dancy, Rosario Dawson, Dakota Fanning, Whoopi Goldberg, Susannah Grant, Kellan Lutz, Michael Moore, Mike Newell, Brett Ratner, Susan Sarandon, Olivia Wilde, and Shailene Woodley are among the Jurors

The Tribeca Film Festival (Tff), presented by founding partner American Express, today announced its jurors – a diverse group of 39 individuals, including award-winning filmmakers, writers and producers, acclaimed actors, respected critics and global business leaders. Irwin Winkler has been named President of the Jury. The Jury will be divided among the six competitive Festival categories and will announce the winning films,...

Getty Author William Boyd

Acclaimed British author William Boyd has started work on a new Bond book, joining a handful of contemporary writers who’ve tried their hand at continuing Ian Fleming’s series.

In an interview Thursday with the British Broadcasting Corporation, Mr. Boyd said Mr. Fleming’s estate had chosen him to write the next installment, which is to be published in 2013.

The author, twice nominated for the prestigious Man Booker Prize, called the Bond assignment “a dream come true,...

Booker Prize-nominated author William Boyd has been given the mission of creating the next James Bond novel.

The A Good Man in Africa writer was personally selected to pen 007's latest adventure by the estate of Bond creator Ian Fleming.

Boyd will follow in the footsteps of peers Jeffery Deaver and Sebastian Faulks, who revisited the superspy in their novels Carte Blanche and Devil May Care, respectively.

The author is refusing to give away any plot points or characters, but he has revealed his novel will be set in 1969 and published in 2013 to mark the 60th anniversary of Bond's introduction to the literary world in Casino Royale.

Boyd admits he didn't hesitate when the Fleming estate administrators asked him to write a new Bond book: "For me the prospect appeared incredibly exciting and stimulating."

A longtime fan, Boyd created a character called Ian Fleming in his 2002 novel Any Human Heart.

Following recent instalments by Sebastian Faulks and Jeffery Deaver, the next James Bond novel will be written by the Scottish author William Boyd. Boyd previously used Bond's creator Ian Fleming as a character in Any Human Heart, in 2002."My father introduced me to the James Bond novels in the 1960s," Boyd says, "and I read them all then, and became very intrigued by Ian Fleming the man. From Russia With Love is my favourite. When the Ian Fleming estate invited me to write the new James Bond novel I accepted at once. For me the prospect appeared incredibly exciting and stimulating. It's a once-in-a-lifetime challenge."Sebastian Faulks' Devil May Care kicked off this occasional series of new Bonds for the Fleming centenary in 2008, and Boyd's novel will mark the 60th anniversary of the publication of the first Bond novel, Casino Royale. Last year's Carte Blanche by the American thriller writer Jeffery Deaver,...

Gillian Anderson, famous for The X-Files, stuns as Miss Havisham in Sunday’s Great Expecations. She tells me about turning down Downton Abbey, her British accent—and possibly playing Scully again. Over at The Daily Beast, you can read my latest feature, "Gillian Anderson is Back!" in which I talk to the former star of The X-Files about whether she's open to reprising her role as Dana Scully, playing Miss Havisham, turning down Downton Abbey, her accent, and her new television project, The Fall. Gillian Anderson is no stranger to strange worlds. The former star of The X-Files, which became a worldwide hit and spawned two feature films, Anderson has, for now anyway, traded in Dana Scully’s FBI-issued handgun and severe suits for the tight-laced corsets and flowing frocks of such period dramas as Bleak House, The House of Mirth, Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story, The Crimson Petal and the White,...

Gillian Anderson has landed a lead role in BBC Two's new drama The Fall. The psychological thriller, penned by The Runaway scribe Allan Cubitt, focuses on a serial killer in Belfast and the female detective superintendent in charge of the investigation. The five-part series is expected to follow the case and will focus on both the killer's and the victims' families. Anderson has now signed up to play Dsi Gibson, the detective who comes to help the Belfast police struggling with a big murder investigation. The actress has recently appeared in a number of British dramas, including Great Expectations, The Crimson Petal and the White and Any Human Heart. The BBC's (more)...