Thursday, May 21, 2026
“Bad Bridgets” the Irish period thriller that was one of the buzziest projects to launch at last year’s American Film Market, has found a home. Netflix will release the film, which wil…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:43AM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 20, 2026
“I think every actor would love to have find a character where they can full immerse themselves,” says Jay Lycurgo. “Because once you have that, you’re gonna strike gold.” Thankful…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:02AM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Gillian Anderson had a “panic attack” when she watched a particular scene in “Teenage Sex & Death at Camp Miasma” in a cinema for the first time. “That blood day,” as she cal…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 12, 2026
BAFTA Rising Star winner Mia McKenna-Bruce has joined the cast of “The Species,” the upcoming drama from Justin Chadwick (“Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom,” “The Other Boleyn Girl,…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:10PM[SHARE]She may look like an old lady dressed in her furs, but be warned … she’s deadly. The first look at Glenn Close as an elderly killer in Channel 4 series “Up to No Good” has been revea…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:02AM[SHARE]Rebel Wilson’s directorial debut “The Deb” — billed as an “outrageous” and “fish-out-of-water” musical comedy — has landed U.S. distribution with Sunrise Films. The deal,…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:50AM[SHARE]When Barry Keoghan watches a film that speaks to him, he likes to get in touch with the director to tell them. It’s something he thinks more people in the industry need to do. “We should…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:10AM[SHARE]Monday, May 11, 2026
Tom Burke has joined the cast of “Please,” the next feature from “Babygirl” writer/director Halina Reijn and A24. The British star of “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” and “The Souveni…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:00AM[SHARE]The relationship between Alexander McQueen and Isabella Blow — famed enfants terribles of the early 90s fashion world — is set to be brought to the screen in a new short film starring …
SOURCE: Variety at 07:00AM[SHARE]Saturday, May 2, 2026
Aimee Lou Wood is not relatable, or so the “White Lotus” star claimed in her “SNL U.K.” monologue on Saturday. The Brit said that word of of her supposed relatability had spread far …
SOURCE: Variety at 05:45PM[SHARE]Ralph Fiennes, Colin Farrell and Wagner Moura are set to play three friends in upcoming comedy “Art,” based on French playwright Yasmina Reza’s Tony-winning pay satirising modern art, …
SOURCE: Variety at 02:50PM[SHARE]Friday, May 1, 2026
Oscar winner Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Oscar nominee Demián Bichir are teaming up for an action-thriller involving murderous Mexican cartels, possessed kids and supernatural forces. “Hol…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:15PM[SHARE]If Emily Blunt set the standard for bitchy, couture-wearing fashion assistants in the first “The Devil Wears Prada” 20 years ago, Simone Ashley is giving the role a fresh, Gen-Z makeover…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:55AM[SHARE]Thursday, April 30, 2026
Ahead of its world premiere in Cannes, Oscar-nominated director Reed Van Dyk’s feature debut “Atonement” has been boarded by The Veterans for international sales. CAA Media Finance and…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:30AM[SHARE]WestEnd Films has boarded world sales on “Ignition,” a high-concept thriller starring Emmy-nominated Maisie Williams (“Game of Thrones,” “The New Look,” “Practical Magic 2”) …
SOURCE: Variety at 10:00AM[SHARE]Leo Woodall continues to cement his status as one of the U.K.’s most in-demand actors since breaking out in “The White Lotus.” The “One Day” and “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:00AM[SHARE]With upcoming Gothic thriller “Victorian Psycho” confirmed for Cannes, an additional member of the cast has now been announced. Evie Templeton, the rising British star best known for her…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:33AM[SHARE]Having played British spies, lords, WWII fighters pilots and even wrestlers, Jack Lowden has now taken on his most contemporary role to date. In the satirical short “Vote Gavin Lyle” —…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 29, 2026
BAFTA and Emmy award-nominee Tessa Thompson (“Thor: Ragnarok,” “Hedda”), Golden Globe and Emmy award-winner Owen Cooper (“Adolescence,” “Wuthering Heights”) and two-time Emmy…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:16AM[SHARE]Fast-rising British star Florence Hunt (“Queen at Sea,” “Bridgerton”) is set to lead the cast of “Bare,” the feature directorial debut of writer/director Lorna Tucker. Based on T…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:00AM[SHARE]Alongside receiving an honorary Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, Peter Jackson is now set to sit down for a special conversation. The acclaimed “Lord of the Rings” has…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:38AM[SHARE]Monday, April 27, 2026
Vantage Media has acquired North American distribution rights to a documentary chronicling the career of Boy George and the legendary band Culture Club and dropped the first trailer for the …
SOURCE: Variety at 10:12AM[SHARE]Friday, April 24, 2026
More than six months after “I Swear” released in the U.K., audiences in the U.S. are now finally getting to see the British indie film that’s been at the center of a whole lot of noise…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:30AM[SHARE]Lenny Abrahamson, the acclaimed Irish director who famously brought Sally Rooney’s bestselling novel “Normal People” to TV screens (igniting the careers of both Paul Mescal and Daisy E…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Writer-director Luna Carmoon has wrapped principal photography on her second feature following her breakout debut “Hoard” and unveiled a lineup of buzzy names that are leading the cast. …
SOURCE: Variety at 10:10AM[SHARE]Friday, April 17, 2026
Comedian and actor Paul Elia's stand-up special "Good Son" is set be released on Watermelon+ in the wake of promotional restrictions he faced due to a brief mention of Donald Trump. Original…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:12AM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Rosie Sheehy, the Welsh actress who recently received her second Olivier Award nomination, has signed with CAA. The signing comes just as Sheehy shoots her next project, an film adaptation o…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:30AM[SHARE]United Agents, the London literary and talent agency that reps the likes of Jessie Buckley, Kate Winslet, Olivia Colman, Ricky Gervais and Rosamund Pike, is expanding into to the unscripted …
SOURCE: Variety at 06:00AM[SHARE]Monday, April 13, 2026
Cameras are rolling on "Legacy of Spies," the BBC and MGM+'s return to the clandestine world of John le Carre's beloved Cold War spymaster Michael Smiley, with a bumper crop of names having …
SOURCE: Variety at 10:00AM[SHARE]Saturday, April 11, 2026
Saturday's "SNL U.K." host Jack Whitehall spent the majority of his monologue making gags about his upcoming wedding, set to take place next week. The British comedian and actor "Â recentl…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:47PM[SHARE]Thursday, April 9, 2026
Philomena Cunk is back and, almost certainly, no less stupid. The British comic character, created by Diane Morgan (who plays Cunk) and Charlie Brooker and known for her deadpan style and il…
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