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Call it the “Anora” effect.

As the 2025 Cannes Film Festival looms, a halo of optimism hangs over the south of France just two months after Sean Baker’s indie took the Oscars by storm, winning five awards including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actress. The Neon film made its grand debut at Cannes 2024 and rode a wave of enthusiasm all the way to the Dolby Theatre. It’s merely the latest in a line of Cannes films that have found success recently at Hollywood’s most prestigious awards show.

Films like “The Substance,” “Anatomy of a Fall,” “Triangle of Sadness,” “Drive My Car” and “Parasite” all premiered at Cannes, then found themselves Oscar-nominated less than a year later. Now all eyes are on what will be the buzziest movies at this year’s fest, although hope that the next “Anora” is on tap is tempered somewhat by uncertainty about...

Michael Sheen and Eva Longoria are teaming up for family holiday comedy “The 12 Days of Christmas.”

The film — from Keal Productions and Fulwell Entertainment — is being directed by BAFTA nominee Ben Gregor and written by Ta d Safran, based on the bestselling novel “The 12 Topsy-Turvy Very Messy Days of Christmas,” co-written by bestselling author James Patterson and Safran.

Protagonist Pictures are launching sales in Cannes.

In “The 12 Days of Christmas,” it’s mid-December and for the fifth year in a row, Christmas is cancelled at the dysfunctional Sullivan family home. That is until a mysterious someone starts sending strange gifts to hopeless widower Henry (Sheen) and his two bickering children, Will and Ella. First, a partridge in a pear tree, the next day two turtle doves are sent, followed by three calling birds on day three. Before they know it, the house is full of boisterous animals and house guests,...

Exclusive: The Revisionist, the drama starring Oscar winner Dustin Hoffman (Rain Man), Alison Brie (Glow), André Holland (Moonlight), and Tom Sturridge (The Sandman), is heading to the Cannes market with Palisades Park Pictures handling international sales.

We first told you about writer-director Alex Vlack’s feature film debut late last year and the movie is now in post. WME Independent will handle North America rights.

In The Revisionist, “Elise, a successful novelist, does what so many writers do: she manipulates and transforms the people in her life into the characters she needs for her story. As she blurs the line between fiction and reality, her world descends into secrets, lies, and outright betrayal. The project is an exploration of the psychological lengths to which a writer will go to achieve their art.”

Pic is produced by Arielle Elwes, Veronica Radaelli, Fiona Robert, Sophia Robert, Zachary Spicer and Alex Vlack. Executive producers are Cassian Elwes,...

Is Andrew Garfield shutting the door on reprising his Spider-Man role? (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Andrew Garfield isn’t shutting the door on Spider-Man, but he’s not exactly swinging back in either, not unless things get weird. And not the kind of world that’s just alternate timelines or multiverse cameos. He’s talking offbeat, unexpected, creatively strange. The type of returns that flips the script instead of just revisiting it.

From Controversial Reboot to Cult Favorite

Garfield stepped into the red-and-blue suit for The Amazing Spider-Man back in 2012, which was a reboot that had big shoes to fill after fans had grown fond of Tobey Maguire’s web-slinging charm.

Despite the initial resistance, the film turned out to be a commercial win, pulling in $758 million worldwide, and critics and audiences gave it a respectable nod. He returned for a second round, but it wasn’t until No Way Home...

Andrew Garfield has finally addressed his potential return as Spider-Man. Garfield first suited up as the character in 2012’s The Amazing Spider-Man, which was controversial upon release as fans had grown attached to Tobey Maguire’s portrayal of the character. Still, the film was a financial hit — it grossed $758 million against a $230 million budget — and it earned solid scores of 71% from critics and 77% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes. Garfield suited up in the sequel, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, before reprising the role in Spider-Man: No Way Home alongside Maguire and new Spider-Man actor, Tom Holland. During a recent interview at the Abu Dhabi Comic Con, Garfield was asked what it would take to get him to return as Spider-Man, and he proved his one condition to all fans in attendance:

"I would love to play the character again in some capacity, but I think it would have to be very weird.

Nicola Coughlan will be honored at this year’s Canneseries festival with the Konbini Commitment Award. The Bridgerton and Derry Girls star will participate in an interview before receiving the award at the Lumiere Theater in Cannes’ Palais des Festivals on April 28.

The award, presented by French media group Konbini, recognizes talent whose work has artistic impact or social significance. Previous recipients include Sex Education creator Laurie Nunn, American Horror Story actress Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, and Transparent showrunner Joey Soloway.

Coughlan gained recognition for her role in Derry Girls, a comedy set in 1990s Northern Ireland. The series won best comedy at the 2023 BAFTAs and the International Emmy Awards. She later gained international fame as Penelope Featherington in Bridgerton, earning a Screen Actors Guild nomination for best female actor in a drama series.

She also appeared as Diplomat Barbie in Barbie, starred alongside Lydia West in Big Mood, and featured...

‘Bridgerton’ & ‘Derry Girls’ Star Nicola Coughlan Set For Canneseries

Nicola Coughlan will be feted at Canneseries. The Derry Girls and Bridgerton star will receive the Konbini Commitment Award at the event, which takes place on the Cote d’Azur in late April. Coughlan will take part in a sit-down interview and then receive her accolade in the iconic Lumiere Theater in Cannes’ Palais des Festivals. Coughlan’s recent work includes a role in the Doctor Who Christmas special. She will next be seen as Silky the woodland fairy in the upcoming adaptation of Enid Blyton’s The Magic Faraway Tree alongside Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy.

‘Shin Chan’ Movies Set For India

A pair of films from TV Asahi’s Shin Chan franchise will be released in India. Shin Chan Our Dinosaur Diary and Shin Chan The Spicy Kasukabe Dancers In India will released locally through multiplex operator PVR Inox Pictures.

Irish actress Nicola Coughlan, known to hordes of Bridgerton fans as Penelope Featherington/Lady Whistledown and as Clare Devlin to Derry Girls enthusiasts, will be honored at this year’s French TV festival Canneseries with the annual Konbini Commitment Award.

The award, presented by the French online media group, honors talent who have distinguished themselves “by the artistic quality and societal, innovative and/or revolutionary dimension of their work.” Previous winners include Sex Education creator Laurie Nunn, American Horror Story actress Michaela Jaé Rodriguez and Transparent showrunner Joey Soloway.

Coughlan came to international attention with Derry Girls, a period comedy set in 1990s Northern Ireland in the final years of the Troubles. The series ran for three seasons on Channel 4 and became a global sensation when Netflix licensed the show worldwide. It won best comedy at the 2023 BAFTAs as well as the International Emmy Awards.

Coughlan followed it up with Netflix phenomenon Bridgerton,...

Exclusive: Shadowbox Studios has hired Mike Mosallam as its Chief Operating Officer.

Shadowbox is the owner of the Shinfield Studios facility in the UK and Shadowbox Atlanta. Mosallam becomes its inaugural COO. He has formed a new executive leadership team to oversee Shadowbox’s current and upcoming sites as well as international expansion and its suite of production services.

Mosallam has a wealth of studios experience. He recently led the Studio Strategy and Operations division of Apple TV+, helping it grow its studio footprint. Prior to Apple, he oversaw implementation of the global studio real estate strategy at Netflix.

The new executive leadership team put together by Mosallam includes VP of Global Sales Jennifer Roe Emery, VP of Studio Strategy Thomas Laub, VP of Global Operations Dean Horne, Director of UK and Europe Sales Beth Gallagher, Director of North American Sales Rebecca Riemersma and Director of Atlanta Sales Jeremiah Cullen.

Exclusive: Jessica Gunning has been tapped to join Ian McKellen, Michaela Cole, and James Corden in The Christophers, rounding out the quadruple leading cast for Steven Soderbergh’s dark comedy.

This marks Gunning’s first new role announced after her Emmy win for her role as Martha in Netflix’s Baby Reindeer. The seven-part stalker drama, created by and starring Richard Gadd, was a standout at this past year’s Emmys, with additional awards won in Outstanding Limited Series and Writing for a Limited Series, and also brought Gunning a Golden Globe, among other accolades.

Shooting this month in London, The Christophers follows the estranged children of a once-famous artist who hire a forger to complete his unfinished works so they can be discovered and sold after his death. Script is by Ed Solomon, Soderbergh’s collaborator on projects like No Sudden Move and Full Circle.

Department M, run by Michael Schaefer and Mike Larocca,...

According to an insider, a movie adaptation of hit BBC sitcom Ghosts could be going before the cameras this year.

One of the BBC’s most successful children’s shows of recent years is Horrible Histories, which presented sketches about historical events in a superbly silly fashion. The writers and performers soon took the show to the big screen in the wonderful Bill, which tells the fictionalised story of Shakespeare – it’s one of the most delightful family films of the last decade and a bit, and is available to watch via Amazon Prime.

The crew then went on to create Yonderland, a surreal sitcom about a magical kingdom hidden in a woman’s kitchen cupboard.

However, Ghosts is the show that has arguably made the most impact. Starring Charlotte Ritchie and Kiell Smith-Bynoe as a couple who inherit a huge mansion, Ritchie soon discovers that she, and only she,...

Shinfield Studios in Berkshire, southern England, is going through a substantial leadership transition. Joint Managing Directors Nick Smith and Ian Johnson have announced their retirement. Their last day will end this year, capping off a revolutionary era for the cutting-edge film and television production center.

Smith and Johnson were instrumental in turning the studio into a world-class production facility. Under their leadership, Shinfield Studios has attracted notable projects such as Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, the feature adaption of The Magic Faraway Tree, and the impending Star Wars series The Acolyte.

The couple was important in securing the one-million-square-foot property and supervising its construction. They guided the studio from its early planning stages to full operating status earlier this year.

Following their departure, Dean Horne, Vice President of Global Studio Operations, and Charlene St Aubyn, Financial Controller, will assume leadership. Both leaders have contributed significantly to the studio’s success since its inception,...

Nick Smith and Ian Johnson, the joint Managing Directors of Shinfield Studios, will retire at the end of the year. The duo set up the studio complex, which spans 18 sound stages in Berkshire, southern England.

The double retirement news paves the way for new leadership. After Smith and Johnson’s departure, daily operations at Shinfield Studios will be led by Dean Horne, Vice President of Global Studio Operations, and Charlene St Aubyn, Financial Controller. Both have been part of the team since the early phases of construction.

Shinfield, which is about 40 miles from London, became fully operational earlier this year. It has hosted major movies and premium TV shows including Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, the film adaptation of Enid Blyton’s The Magic Faraway Tree and big-ticket Star Wars series The Acolyte.

Smith and Johnson were instrumental in bringing the new studio into being, leading the negotiations to acquire the one million sq.

Oscar nominee Andrew Garfield has shared his reaction to Euphoria’s Jacob Elordi replacing him in Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming Frankenstein movie. The sci-fi gothic horror adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic 1818 novel is expected to make its debut sometime in 2025.

In March 2023, it was revealed that Garfield was in talks to join the cast of Del Toro’s Frankenstein movie, along with Oscar Isaac and Mia Goth. However, due to scheduling conflicts caused by last year’s SAG-AFTRA strikes, the Spider-Man: No Way Home star had to exit the project. Soon after, Elordi was then enlisted to take over the role of Frankenstein’s monster from Garfield. Speaking with Deadline, Garfield confirmed that he has already met Elordi, revealing they were able to discuss the project. Despite his disappointment in missing the chance to work with del Toro, he admitted that he was very happy hearing that...

Zendaya and Anne Hathaway are the latest in a line of actors to join the cast of Christopher Nolan’s top-secret feature at Universal.

Zendaya and Hathaway join the previously announced castings of Tom Holland and Matt Damon.

Nolan will pen the story and will produce with Emma Thomas under their Syncopy banner. The project is set for a theatrical and Imax release on July 17, 2026. Plot details are currently under wraps.

Also in news – Nicola Coughlan features in first look image from ‘The Magic Faraway Tree’

Hathaway and Nolan have teamed up on a couple of projects, including the critically acclaimed 2014 science fiction film ‘Interstellar,’ which explores themes of love, sacrifice, and humanity’s fight for survival in the vastness of space. They also collaborated on the 2012 superhero film ‘The Dark Knight Rises,’ the epic conclusion to Nolan’s legendary Batman trilogy, where Hathaway played Selina Kyle, also known as Catwoman.

A first-look image of Nicola Coughlan as Silky from ‘The Magic Faraway Tree’ has been unleashed.

Based on The Faraway Tree series of children’s novels, the movie follows Polly and Tim Thompson and their children, Beth, Joe, and Fran, who find themselves forced to relocate to the remote English countryside. There, the children discover a magical tree and its extraordinary and eccentric occupants.

Playing the family are Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy as Tim and Polly, respectively. The Thompson children will be played by newcomers Delilah Bennett-Cardy, Billie Gadsdon and Phoenix Laroche.

Also in news – Daisy Ridley set for action thriller ‘Dedication’

The inhabitants of the tree, capable of transporting visitors to fantastical far-off lands, will be played by Nicola Coughlan cast as beloved woodland fairy Silky, Nonso Anozie as self-appointed group leader Moonface, Jessica Gunning as Dame Washalot and Dustin Demri-Burns as Saucepan Man.

Rounding out the cast...

The Magic Faraway Tree movie receives a first look-image. Directed by Ben Gregor, with a script written by Simon Farnaby based on Enid Blyton's beloved children's book series of the same name, the upcoming film follows a family of five forced to relocate to the remote English countryside, where the children discover a magical tree inhabited by unusual and whimsical characters. The Magic Faraway Tree cast includes Rebecca Ferguson, Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy, Nicola Coughlan, Nonso Anozie, Jessica Gunning, Simon Russell Beale, and many more.

Now, via The Hollywood Reporter, a first-look image from The Magic Faraway Tree movie was revealed. The image appears to show Bridgerton's Nicola Coughlan, who's playing the character Silky, peeking through tree branches, her face partially obscured by leaves. Check out the image below:

What The Magic Faraway Tree Image Means For The Movie Director Ben Gregor Gave An Interview

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Before production had begun on the anticipated film adaptation of Enid Blyton‘s The Magic Faraway Tree, director Ben Gregor worried that he’d put one of his stars, Andrew Garfield, off a little bit.

“We wrote a song for the film and we sent it to Andrew early on,” Gregor explains to The Hollywood Reporter. “And I hadn’t worked with him yet and you don’t know… With actors sometimes, you can put them off.”

But Garfield loved it. The gesture ended up being instrumental in the atmosphere that Gregor later cultivated on set — one of true-heartedness, trust, and that crucial Blyton ingredient: magic. “Everybody was putting themselves out there,” Gregor says.

The project has grabbed headlines in recent months for releasing back-to-back smash hit casting announcements: first came Garfield and Claire Foy (The Crown), then came Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton, Derry Girls) and Jessica Gunning (Baby Reindeer), and...

Andrew Garfield is on a mission. After exploding onto the scene in “The Social Network,” his career took off, landing the role of Peter Parker in “The Amazing Spider-Man” film series and earning Academy Award nominations for his performances in “Hacksaw Ridge” and “Tick, Tick… Boom!” Now, at 41, Garfield can stand to be more choosy about projects he takes on and, in a recent interview with the Los Angeles Times, explained that the work that really draws his interest nowadays is material that allows him to tap into and display more of his emotional sensitivity.

“I want to offer something true and vulnerable. Because God, I don’t want to get highfalutin in any way, but we’re in trouble right now in our culture,” Garfield said. “There’s a kind of epidemic of meaninglessness permeating the culture in a way that is now undeniable. I don’t want to...

“I couldn’t possibly comment,” laughs Dame Pippa Harris when Deadline asks the British producer if she recognizes any colleagues among the hideous and hilarious characters in her latest series, The Franchise. Armando Iannucci’s HBO satire, going behind the scenes of a stodgy superhero franchise known as Tecto, has something for everyone who feels even slightly disenfranchised working inside the film and TV content machine.

There’s Richard E Grant’s Peter, an anti-woke thesp who is equal parts pompous and tempestuous as he embodies Tecto’s nemesis. Or what about Eric? Daniel Brühl’s deep-thinking director, who says things like, “The day hath come when the suits flutter down from the trees,” when executives visit set. Talking of whom, Pat Shannon (Darren Goldstein) is a sharply observed monster of a studio boss, who has no shame in intimidating toiling underlings at the alter of a washroom urinal.

‘The Franchise...

Paddington duo Paul King and Simon Farnaby are bringing Prince Charming to the big screen for Disney.

Director Paul King cut his teeth on Noel Feilding and Julian Barratt’s surreal sitcom The Mighty Boosh, while writer Simon Farnaby was a member of the original Horrible Histories team, who later went on to make the hugely successful Ghosts. They made their feature film debut in 2009 with The Bunny And The Bull.

If 2014’s Paddington captured the hearts of the nation, then 2017’s Paddington 2 – one of the greatest family films ever made – turned them into absolute treasures.

They made a left field turn into prequel territory in 2023 with the delightful Wonka – The Divine Comedy’s Neil Hannon was robbed of the Best Song Oscar for Never Had Chocolate Like This – and since then film fans have been eager to see what the pair will do next.

Now, we have the answer.

Leading film and entertainment execs from Europe, North America, Latin America and Asia converged this week at the Tablakera, the former tobacco factory turned contemporary culture centre, for the third annual Creative Investors’ conference, held as part of San Sebastian International Film Festival.

Among those participating in the two-day event that aims to encourage collaboration between the Spanish and international industry were leading financiers and agents (Roeg Sutherland from CAA), former studio heads (ex-Universal chairman and Participant CEO David Linde), high-profile investors (Vania Schlogel from Atwater Capital) and top producers among them Killer Films’ Christine Vachon and Recorded Picture Company’s Jeremy Thomas.

The Magic Faraway Tree is an upcoming movie based on the childrens book of the same name, which follows a family in the remote British countryside as they discover a magical tree that transports them to fantastical lands. Its a sweet story about the importance of family, compassion, and appreciating the world around you, penned by the popular childrens author Enid Blyton. There are plenty of great animated movies based on childrens books, but theres a sense of playful wonder to The Magic Faraway Tree that sets it apart.

Blytons 1943 book was previously adapted as a collection of short TV episodes called Enid Blyton's Enchanted Lands: The Magic of the Faraway Tree. However, the upcoming film will take a deeper dive into the story. Simon Farnaby will pen the script, with Ben Gregor directing, promising an all-around great adaptation. The entire cast of The Magic Faraway Tree hasn't been announced yet,...

The announcement of the U.K.’s new Independent Film Tax Credit (Iftc) back in March had a near instantaneous impact, at least in the case of one film production.

“Giant,” the biopic of boxer Naseem Hamed and starring Amir El-Masry, was in advanced pre-production when the news landed, with plans to shoot location work in Hamed’s home town of Sheffield and all the interiors — including the essential boxing rings — in Malta. Sets were already being built on the Mediterranean island, which has been courting numerous film productions in recent years thanks to a generous 40% tax rebate initiative.

But then the Iftc was unveiled and the U.K., when it came to producer’s all-important bottom line, was suddenly much more competitive. What had previously been a 20% tax break was now around 32.5%. Given the costs involved in shipping the film overseas, “Giant” didn’t need to pack up its bags.

Andrew Garfield made a surprise appearance in 2021's Spider-Man: No Way Home. Following his The Amazing Spider-Man series, the author reprised his role thanks to the permissive multiverse, and now addressed the possibility to return in Tom Holland's Spider-Man 4.

Marvel Studios' Spider-Man trilogy has been a major success. All Spider-Man films were big blockbusters, but the new trilogy grossed almost $4 billion worldwide, with the last entry alone making $1.9 billion worldwide, which was, in part, thanks to the rumors that Garfield and Tobey Maguire might make an appearance. Speaking to IndieWire about a possible return to his superhero role, Garfield shut down the rumors.

Related Spider-Man: No Way Home Director Explains Walking Away From Marvel

The trilogy was a huge commercial and critical success but the director will not return for Spider-Man 4.

A sequel to the successful Spider-Man: No Way Home is currently in development. However, few details have been revealed known about it.

Film Constellation, the London and Paris-based production, finance and sales outfit, has secured a raft of additional sales on UK filmmaker Bruce Goodison’s completed supernatural horror Black Cab.

The film has sold to Portugal (Nos Audiovisuais), Poland (Best Film), Scandinavia (NjutaFilms), Cis and Baltics (Arna Media), Middle East & North Africa (Falcon Films), Turkey (Mars) and Vietnam (Lumix), with discussions ongoing in multiple territories including Spain and Latin America.

As previously announced, AMC Networks’ genre streamer, Shudder, will debut the film on its platform in North America, UK-Ireland and Australia and New Zealand, with a release date now confirmed of...

Palisades Park Pictures has secured a distribution deal with Entertainment Film Distributors (Efd) for U.K. rights to “The Magic Faraway Tree,” an adaptation of Enid Blyton’s beloved children’s novel.

The family adventure feature stars Andrew Garfield (“The Amazing Spider-Man”), Claire Foy (“The Crown”), Nicola Coughlan (“Bridgerton”), Jessica Gunning (“Baby Reindeer”), Jennifer Saunders (“Absolutely Fabulous”) and Rebecca Ferguson (“Dune”).

Ben Gregor (“Britannia”) directs from a script by Simon Farnaby (“Paddington 2”). Currently in production, the film follows a modern family relocating to the English countryside, where the children discover a magical tree with eccentric inhabitants. At the top of the tree, they are transported to spectacular and fantastical lands and, through the joys and challenges of their adventures, the family learns to reconnect and value each other for the first time in years.

Pippa Harris (“1917”) and Nicolas Brown (“Penny Dreadful”) of Neal Street Productions produce alongside Danny Perkins...

Ben Gregor’s star-studded adaptation of Enid Blyton’s children’s classic The Magic Faraway Tree has been picked up for theatrical release in the UK and Ireland by Entertainment Film Distributors.

Los Angeles-based Palisades Park Pictures represents sales, with CAA Media Finance co-repping US rights.

The family adventure features an ensemble cast including Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy, Nicola Coughlan, Jessica Gunning, Jennifer Saunders and Rebecca Ferguson.

A family find themselves forced to relocate to the remote English countryside. Soon after their arrival, the children discover a magical tree and its extraordinary and eccentric residents.

Production is now underway in Malta,...

Entertainment Film Distributors has picked up the U.K distribution rights to The Magic Faraway Tree, the U.K. adaptation of Enid Blyton’s kids novel of the same name that stars Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy.

Ben Gregor will direct the movie from Wonka and Paddington 2 writer Simon Farnaby, with filming currently underway in Malta after initial production in the U.K. The ensemble cast for the family adventure film includes Nicola Coughlan, Jessica Gunning, Jennifer Saunders and Rebecca Ferguson.

The story from the author, based on her The Faraway Tree series of novels for children, follows Polly and Tim and their children Beth, Joe and Fran as the family find themselves forced to relocate to the remote English countryside. On their arrival, the children discover a magical tree and its treasured characters Moonface, Silky, Dame Wash-a-lot and Saucepan Man, a find that allows the family to reconnect and...

Rebecca Ferguson has become one of Hollywood's most coveted stars, with several exciting projects in varying development stages. The Swedish actress rose to prominence in the 2010s and is best known for her roles in blockbuster franchises like Dune and Mission: Impossible. Rebecca Ferguson's best movies & shows range from science fiction to action to musicals to more, and she'll continue to provide such variety over the next few years with a slew of interesting films, including some major franchise projects.

In the past two years, Ferguson saw her tenure in the Mission: Impossible franchise end in Dead Reckoning, though with that series, it's not entirely impossible that Ilsa Faust could return for more. She began her tenure as the lead on the Apple TV+ sci-fi series Silo, which was met with acclaim from fans and critics. In 2024, she received near unanimous acclaim for her role as Lady Jessica in the sci-fi masterwork Dune: Part Two,...

Although Rebecca Ferguson played a great villain role five years ago in a woefully underrated fantasy film, the Dune actor now has the chance to give a higher profile villain performance in The Magic Faraway Tree. Recently, it was announced that an adaptation of a classic children's novel will star Ferguson as well as other acclaimed actors, including Claire Foy (The Crown), Andrew Garfield, and Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton). The book of the same name is the second in a series of four novels by Enid Blyton that center on an enchanted wood where the titular tree grows.

The giant, magical tree grows so tall that its branches reach the clouds, while its trunk is so wide that there are houses carved into its trunk. In the books, Polly (Foy) and Tim Thompson (Garfield) relocate to the remote countryside near the woods with their three children. Set to be directed by...

Rebecca Ferguson's next movie character feeds into a past controversy surrounding a children's book. Rebecca Ferguson's movie career has been heating up over the past few years, with her most recent film including this year's much-celebrated sci-fi sequel Dune: Part Two, wherein she plays Lady Jessica. She also plays the lead role in the dystopian Apple TV+ show Silo. This career momentum has led to more and more role offers for Ferguson, who has a busy upcoming schedule.

One such role is a part in The Magic Faraway Tree. The upcoming film is an adaptation of the children's novel of the same name, which is part of the Faraway Tree book series by Enid Blyton. In addition to Rebecca Ferguson, the film adaptation of The Magic Faraway Tree features Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy. These two actors will play Polly and Tim, a couple who move to the English countryside with their three children.

Brat summer architect and influencer of foreign elections Charli xcx is expanding her resumé. Charli has joined the cast of Gregg Araki’s I Want Your Sex, which just this week added Cooper Hoffman to its roster as the subject of Olivia Wilde’s sexual fascination. The pop star’s...

Prime Video has unveiled the first look at season two of the mind-bending thriller, ‘The Devil’s Hour,’ which will launch exclusively on Prime Video globally on 18th October.

The series stars Jessica Raine (Patrick Melrose, Informer), Peter Capaldi (Doctor Who, The Thick of It), Nikesh Patel (Starstruck), Phil Dunster (Ted Lasso) and Meera Syal. Saffron Hocking (Top Boy) also joins the cast for season two.

Season two sees Lucy (Jessica Raine) and Gideon (Peter Capaldi) forming an uneasy alliance to prevent a recurring tragedy and hunt down an elusive monster. Lucy’s double life sees her torn between family and duty as she finds herself in the crosshairs of her past-life husband, Di Ravi Dhillon (Nikesh Patel). Assisting Dhillon in his investigation is DS Sam Boyd (Saffron Hocking) who was mentored by Di Lucy Chambers in a previous life.

Phil Dunster as Mike

Meanwhile, Isaac (Benjamin Chivers) discovers new emotions...

Rebecca Ferguson joins the cast of the movie adaptation of The Magic Faraway Tree. The film is based on the classic childrens novel of the same name, the second book in a series of four by author Enid Blyton. The stories take place in an enchanted wood where a giant, magical tree grows so tall that its tallest branches reach the clouds and so wide that there are houses carved into its trunk. The film will follow Polly (Claire Foy) and Tim Thompson (Andrew Garfield) as they relocate to the remote English countryside with their three children, who find the tree.

Deadline reports that Ferguson has joined Foy and Garfield for the adaptation of The Magic Faraway Tree, which will be directed by Ben Gregor. Details are sparse, but Ferguson will be playing Dame Snap, a headmistress and a character who is referred to as Blytons most iconic villain. Known...

After featuring in one of the biggest movies of 2024 thus far, one Dune star has officially signed on for her next project. A new report from Variety revealed that Rebecca Ferguson has joined the cast of The Magic Faraway Tree, the upcoming film adaptation of Enid Blyton's novel series, The Faraway Tree. Ferguson joins Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy as those who have already been cast in the film, and she will play Dame Snap, a terrifying headmistress. The rest of the cast for The Magic Faraway Tree will be filled out by Nicola Coughlan, Nonso Anozie, Jessica Gunning, Dustin Demri Jones, Mark Heap, Oliver Chris, Larry Henry, Simon Russell Beale, Michael Palin, Jennifer Saunders, Hiran Abeysekra, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Delilah Bennett-Cardy, Billie Gadson, and Phoenix Laroche.

Rebecca Ferguson completes the star-studded cast for Enid Blyton adaptation The Magic Faraway Tree. More on the film below.

The Magic Faraway Tree has quickly become one of our most anticipated upcoming films. Simon Farnaby has written the script and Ben Gregor is on directing duties and the film boasts a pretty impressive cast, including Claire Foy, Andrew Garfield, Sir Lenny Henry and Nicola Coughlan to mention a few.

There’s one more name to add to the long cast list and that is Rebecca Ferguson. Ferguson is set to play the film’s villain, Dame Snap.

“Rebecca is a towering screen presence, one of the finest actors of her generation, and will be an electrifying addition to our movie,” Gregor said of Ferguson’s casting in the press release. Ferguson is certainly an inspired casting choice for Dame Snap. She was terrific as the villain in Doctor Sleep and...

‘Dune’ and ‘Mission: Impossible’s’ Rebecca Ferguson has been set to join the cast of the Enid Blyton adaptation ‘The Magic Faraway Tree.’

Ferguson will play the story’s terrifying headmistress, Dame Snap, one of Blyton’s most iconic villains.

Ferguson joins the cast which, as previously announced, includes two-time Academy Award-nominee, BAFTA, Golden Globe and Tony Winner Andrew Garfield and Golden Globe and two-time Emmy Award-winner Claire Foy. Also previously announced cast are Jennifer Saunders as the kids’ ruthless Grandma, Nicola Coughlan who is cast as the beloved woodland fairy Silky, and British icons Sirs Lenny Henry, Michael Palin and Simon Russell Beale.

Based on The Faraway Tree series of novels for children, the story follows Polly and Tim Thompson and their children, Beth, Joe and Fran, who find themselves forced to relocate to the remote English countryside. There, the children discover a magical tree and its extraordinary and eccentric occupants.

Rebecca Ferguson, star of the Dune films and The Greatest Showman, has joined the cast of The Magic Faraway Tree, as production moves from the UK to Malta.

The Swedish actor plays Dame Snap, the villainous headmistress in Enid Blyton’s classic children’s story of the same name on which the film is based.

Ferguson completes the cast, which includes Claire Foy, Andrew Garfield, Nicola Coughlan, Nonso Anozie, Jessica Gunning, Lenny Henry, Michael Palin, Simon Russell Beale and Jennifer Saunders. Shooting has been taking place this summer in the south of England and at Shinfield Studios.

Ben Gregor directs the UK project,...

Rebecca Ferguson has signed on to star in the upcoming film adaptation of Enid Blyton’s The Magic Faraway Tree.

Ferguson has joined the cast in the role of Dame Snap, the story’s terrifying headmistress.

The film is currently shooting in England at Shinfield Studios. Adapted by BAFTA Award-winner Simon Farnaby, the movie is directed by Ben Gregor.

The film is produced by Academy Award-nominee Pippa Harris and Nicolas Brown of Neal Street Productions, along with Danny Perkins (Greatest Days) of Elysian Film Group, and Jane Hooks. Executive Producers include Ashland Hill Media Finance’s Simon Williams, Joe Simpson, Jonathan Bross, and Palisades Park Pictures’ Tamara Birkemoe.

Ashland Hill Media Finance is fully financing The Magic Faraway Tree. Palisades Park Pictures is handling worldwide sales, with CAA Media Finance co-repping US rights.

Rebecca Ferguson, star of Dune and Mission Impossible, will line up alongside Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy, Nicola Coughlan, Jessica Gunning and Jennifer Saunders in the film adaptation of Enid Blyton’s beloved children’s classic The Magic Faraway Tree.

Ferguson has joined the cast in the role of Dame Snap, the story’s headmistress and one of Blyton’s most iconic villains.

From Neal Street Productions, Elysian Film Group and Ashland Hill Media Finance, The Magic Faraway Tree is currently shooting.

Based on the Faraway Tree series of novels for children, the film follows Polly (Foy) and Tim Thompson (Garfield) and their children, Beth, Joe and Fran, who find themselves forced to relocate to the remote English countryside. “There, the children discover a magical tree and its extraordinary and eccentric occupants,” a plot synopsis reads.

The inhabitants of the tree, capable of transporting visitors to fantastical far-off lands, will be played by Coughlan,...

Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Ashley Greene, Thomas Kretschmann and Praya Lundberg have joined the cast of Anthony Hopkins starrer “Eyes in the Trees.” Palisades Park Pictures is launching worldwide sales on the sci-fi thriller ahead of the Toronto International Film Festival.

The film, a modern reimagining of H.G. Wells’ novel “The Island of Doctor Moreau,” stars two-time Academy Award winner Hopkins. The cast also includes Golden Globe winner Rhys Meyers, Greene, Kretschmann and Lundberg.

“Eyes in the Trees” follows “a video journalist and his film crew who embark on a journey into an isolated forest, only to find their excursion turned into a fight for survival for not just themselves, but the entire human race. Vince Henway (Meyers) and his former protégé-turned-ex Channing Arneau (Greene) lead their crew into the heart of Monkey Ko off the coast of Thailand. Also known as ‘The Island of Death’ to the locals, the island...

Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Thomas Kretschmann, Ashley Greene and Praya Lundberg have joined Anthony Hopkins on the sci-fi thriller and H. G. Wells reimagining Eyes In The Trees. Palisades Park Pictures is launching worldwide sales heading into Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).

Timothy Woodward Jr. will direct from a screenplay by B. Harrison Smith, Mike Manning, and Dominic Burns inspired by Wells’s The Island Of Doctor Moreau.

The story follows a video journalist (Meyers), his former protegeé (Greene) and a film crew who trek into an isolated forest in Thailand on an island known to locals as “The island of...

Jonathan Rhys Meyers (Match Point), Ashley Greene (The Twilight Saga), Thomas Kretschmann (Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny) and Praya Lundberg (The White Lotus) have signed on to star alongside Anthony Hopkins in Eyes in the Trees, a sci-fi thriller serving as a modern reimagining of H.G. Wells’ The Island of Doctor Moreau, on which we were first to report.

Ashland Hill has also come aboard to finance alongside Bgg Capital, with Palisades Park Pictures launching worldwide sales ahead of the Toronto Film Festival. The film is set to enter production in Thailand later this year.

Eyes in the Trees follows a video journalist and his film crew as they embark on a journey into an isolated forest, only to find their excursion turned into a fight for survival for not just themselves, but the entire human race. Vince Henway (Meyers) and...

The impressive cast list for the upcoming film adaptation of Enid Blyton's classic children's book series, The Magic Faraway Tree, continues to grow. It has not been announced via Deadline that Hiran Abeysekera (The Life of Pi), Pippa Bennett-Warner (Gangs of London), and British comedy legend Jennifer Saunders, known best for her work alongside Joanna Lumley in Absolutely Fabulous, are all joining the ensemble.

Jennifer Saunders has been added to the cast of ‘The Magic Faraway Tree.’

Saunders takes on the role of the kids’ ruthless Grandma. Additional supporting roles include Laurence Olivier Award-winner, Hiran Abeysekera as the Angry Pixie, one of the magical denizens of the woodland, and Pippa Bennett-Warner as Grandma’s assistant, Hannah.

Newcomers Delilah Bennett-Cardy, Billie Gadsdon and Phoenix Laroche will play the Thompson children.

Based on The Faraway Tree series of novels for children, the story follows Polly and Tim Thompson and their children, Beth, Joe and Fran, who find themselves forced to relocate to the remote English countryside. There, the children discover a magical tree and its extraordinary and eccentric occupants.

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The inhabitants of the tree, capable of transporting visitors to fantastical far-off lands, will be played by Nicole Coughlan...

Jennifer Saunders, Hiran Abeysekera and Pippa Bennett-Warner have signed on to star in the upcoming film adaptation of Enid Blyton’s The Magic Faraway Tree.

The film is currently shooting in England at Shinfield Studios. Adapted by BAFTA Award-winner Simon Farnaby, the movie is directed by Ben Gregor.

The film is produced by Academy Award-nominee Pippa Harris and Nicolas Brown of Neal Street Productions, along with Danny Perkins (Greatest Days) of Elysian Film Group, and Jane Hooks. Executive Producers include Ashland Hill Media Finance’s Simon Williams, Joe Simpson, Jonathan Bross, and Palisades Park Pictures’ Tamara Birkemoe.

Ashland Hill Media Finance is fully financing The Magic Faraway Tree.

British icon Jennifer Saunders has joined the star-studded cast for the film adaptation of Enid Blyton‘s beloved children’s book, The Magic Faraway Tree.

Hiran Abeysekera (The Life of Pi, The Father and the Assassin) and Pippa Bennett-Warner (Gangs of London, See How They Run, Chloe) will also feature alongside the previously announced cast of Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy, Nicola Coughlan and Jessica Gunning.

From Neal Street Productions, Elysian Film Group and Ashland Hill Media Finance, The Magic Faraway Tree is currently shooting.

Based on the Faraway Tree series of novels for children, the film follows Polly (Foy) and Tim Thompson (Garfield) and their children, Beth, Joe and Fran, who find themselves forced to relocate to the remote English countryside. “There, the children discover a magical tree and its extraordinary and eccentric occupants,” a plot synopsis reads.

Saunders (Absolutely Fabulous, Shrek 2) has been cast in the role of the children’s ruthless Grandma.

Absolutely Fabulous star Jennifer Saunders, The Life Of Pi’s Hiran Abeysekera and See How They Run’s Pippa Bennett-Warner have joined the cast of Ben Gregor’s The Magic Faraway Tree, which is currently filming in the south of England and at Shinfield Studios.

The film follows the Thompson family as they relocate to the remote English countryside, where the children discover a magical tree.

Saunders stars as the Thompson children’s ruthless grandmother, with Bennett-Warner as her assistant, while Abeysekera plays Angry Pixie, one of the inhabitants of the Faraway Tree.

Delilah Bennett-Cardy, Billie Gadsdon and Phoenix Laroche play the children.

Jennifer Saunders (“Absolutely Fabulous”), Laurence Olivier Award-winner Hiran Abeysekera (“The Life of Pi”) and Pippa Bennett-Warner (“Gangs of London”) have joined the cast of the film adaptation of Enid Blyton’s “The Magic Faraway Tree,” which is currently in production.

The film, based on Blyton’s beloved “The Faraway Tree” series, follows the Thompson family as they move to the English countryside and discover a magical tree. The fantastical tree’s residents transport visitors to distant lands, setting the stage for a series of whimsical adventures.

Saunders has been cast as the children’s grandmother, Abeysekera as the Angry Pixie, and Bennett-Warner as the grandmother’s assistant, Hannah. Newcomers Delilah Bennett-Cardy, Billie Gadsdon and Phoenix Laroche will play the Thompson children.

These actors join previously announced cast members Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy, Nicola Coughlan, Jess Gunning, Nonso Anozie, Dustin Demri Jones, Mark Heap, Oliver Chris, Lenny Henry, Simon Russell Beale and Michael Palin.