Thursday, January 15, 2026
Such is the secrecy behind Sam Mendes' upcoming four-part biopic about the Beatles that the actors aren't allowed to take hard copies of the scripts beyond the set. Thankfully, Mia McKenna-B…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:55AM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 14, 2026
The British Academy has announced the nominees for its 2026 Rising Star award for up-and-coming talent on the big screen, once again selecting a mix of Brits and Americans. The winner will b…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:00AM[SHARE]Disney+ has signed a first-look deal out of the U.K. with Matriarch Productions, the company behind "Adolescence" and "A Thousand Blows" founded by award-winning acting and producing husband…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:00AM[SHARE]Friday, January 9, 2026
Ten years ago, an espionage thriller series became the talk of the town for a good few weeks, especially in the U.K. "The Night Manager," a BBC/AMC co-production and adapted from John le Car…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:30AM[SHARE]Monday, January 5, 2026
The actors are perched on red stools at the dark mahogany bar in a 1920s-themed restaurant in Cardiff, Wales. Marisa Abela and Myha'la " who star in HBO's steamy, propulsive finance drama…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Arise Sir Stringer Bell! Idris Elba is set to receive a knighthood in the U.K. after the star led the list of names in the 2026 new year honors. Despite coming after another busy year for th…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:46AM[SHARE]Thursday, December 25, 2025
Jimmy Kimmel has delivered a scathing "Â and typically comical "Â attack on president Donald Trump in a special Christmas Day address to the U.K. on Channel 4. For its 2025 annual Altern…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:50PM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 23, 2025
Russell Brand has been charged with further offences. London's Metropolitan Police said Tuesday that the disgraced comedian, actor and TV host had been issued with two additional charges: on…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:04PM[SHARE]Thursday, December 18, 2025
Alan Cumming is to host the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards, a move that'll likely see the star bring some of his flamboyant tartan outfits from "The Traitors" to London's Royal Festival Hall on F…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 16, 2025
It's a "Fleabag" reunion. Andrew Scott and Olivia Colman are set to star in "Elsinore," based on the life of Scottish stage and screen star Ian Charleson. BAFTA nominee Simon Stone ("The Dig…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:48AM[SHARE]Jerry Seinfeld has paid tribute to Rob Reiner following the beloved filmmaker's shocking death alongside his wife Michele Reiner on Sunday. For the comic, while Reiner is mostly being celebr…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:28AM[SHARE]Monday, December 15, 2025
Paul Thomas Anderson's"One Battle After Another" appears to be the film to beat at the 46th annual London Critics' Circle Film Award. Echoing its haul from the recent Golden Globes nominatio…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:30AM[SHARE]Thursday, December 11, 2025
Just ahead of Jane Austin's 250th birthday on Dec, 16, the first look photos from "The Other Bennet Sister" "Â about the oft-overlooked middle sister in "Pride and Prejudice" "Â have bee…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:00PM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Courtney Love, one of the most influential female figures in alternative culture in the 1990s and 2000s, is getting the documentary treatment. "Antiheroine" "Â which was just announced by …
SOURCE: Variety at 12:05PM[SHARE]Thursday, December 4, 2025
The British Academy has unveiled the make-up of its 14,000 members five years after going through a comprehensive review process aimed at increasing diversity and inclusion. According to BAF…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:30AM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Netflix's one-shot series "Adolescence" created much more than simply record-breaking viewing figures. Not long after debuting on the streamer, it sparked widespread debate in both the U.K. …
SOURCE: Variety at 07:58AM[SHARE]Sonoya Mizuno, best known as an actress and star of "Ex Machina," "Devs," "House of the Dragon" and "Crazy Rich Asians," has set her directorial debut. "Stages" is being produced by both A24…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:11AM[SHARE]Monday, December 1, 2025
Scarlett Johansson has defended her ongoing support for Woody Allen, who has been disavowed by much of the film industry over sexual abuse allegations made by his stepdaughter, Dylan Farrow.…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:02AM[SHARE]Two years after he explored how former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein evaded capture following his ousting from power in the 2023 documentary "Hiding Saddam Hussein," Kurdish/Norwegian filmm…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:16AM[SHARE]Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Ciarán Hinds, the Oscar and BAFTA nominated Northern Irish actor and star of films including "Belfast" and "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy," has joined Oscar-qualifying short film "Three Keeni…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:01AM[SHARE]Monday, November 24, 2025
The British Academy has unveiled the 2025 cohort for BAFTA Breakthrough U.K., featuring 20 creatives-to-watch in the film, TV and games. Among the crop of names to make the list this year ar…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:01PM[SHARE]Friday, November 21, 2025
The Beatles have found their legendary producer. Harry Lloyd, the British actor best known for playing Viserys Targaryen in the first season "Game of Thrones," is set to portray George Marti…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:30AM[SHARE]Monday, November 17, 2025
The founder and CEO of Vue Entertainment, the largest privately owned cinema operator in Europe, has written a public letter attacking the controversial deal Imax signed with Netflix giving …
SOURCE: Variety at 12:49PM[SHARE]Friday, November 14, 2025
Jay Lycurgo, the rising British talent who turned heads for his performance in Netflix drama "Steve," has signed with CAA. The Londoner  " who was recently listed among Variety's Actor…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:34AM[SHARE]Thursday, November 13, 2025
Erin Doherty, the British star who recently won an Emmy for her hugely acclaimed turn in "Adolescence," has signed with CAA. Doherty first gained recognition for portraying Princess Anne in …
SOURCE: Variety at 11:30AM[SHARE]Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Cynthia Erivo has swapped the black robes of Elphaba in "Wicked" and "Wicked: For Good" for the black robes (and grey wig) of a defense attorney in the first look image from "Prima Facie.…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 4, 2025
Janus Films has acquired all U.S. rights to "Carol & Joy," a vérité documentary short featuring Oscar-nominated actress Carol Kane and her 98-year-old mother, Joy. The film "Â direct…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:38AM[SHARE]Monday, November 3, 2025
Pete Davidson ("Saturday Night Live," "The Pickup") and Ella Purnell ("Fallout," "Yellowjackets") for the upcoming rom-com "That Time We Met." The film marks the sophomore feature from Nick …
SOURCE: Variety at 12:00PM[SHARE]Friday, October 24, 2025
"I Swear," the British indie film about Tourette's Syndrome campaigner John Davidson that has already been a hit with audiences and critics in the U.K., has been bought by Sony Pictures Clas…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:30AM[SHARE]Jonah Hauer-King has a line in "A House of Dynamite" so disturbing that friends are now texting it to him as soon as they see the film. "Some don't write anything other than that line," he s…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:20AM[SHARE]Thursday, October 23, 2025
Rising British stars Kingsley Ben-Adir ("Bob Marley: One Love," "Barbie") and Archie Madekwe ("Lurker," "Saltburn") are teaming up to lead the cast of "The Arrival" alongside Joanna Scanlan …
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