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Mitchell Robertson, Stuart Campbell, Neve McIntosh and Marianne McIvor have joined the cast for the HBO and BBC drama Half Man, formerly titled Lions, from Richard Gadd.

They were added after Baby Reindeer creator and star Gadd and Jamie Bell were earlier announced as leads for Half Man, which which will run on HBO in the United States, and the BBC in the U.K. and Ireland. The series, which Gadd is also writing and executive producing, marks his first project since Baby Reindeer became a Netflix breakout and multiple Emmy winner.

Half Man follows estranged brothers Niall (Bell) and Ruben (Gadd), whose presence at a wedding leads to an explosion of violence that catapults the audience back over four decades from their first meeting as teenagers to their falling out as adults. The six-parter, now shooting in Scotland, sees Robertson playing young Niall; Campbell as young Ruben; McIntosh in the role of Lori,...

Richard Gadd’s BBC and HBO drama Half Man has rounded out its cast.

Mitchell Robertson, Stuart Campbell, Neve McIntosh, Marianne McIvor, Charlie De Melo, Bilal Hasna, Julie Cullen, Philippine Velge, Stuart McQuarrie, Amy Manson, Piers Ewart, Scot Greenan, Charlotte Blackwood and Calum Manchip have all boarded the series.

The show is a six-parter in which Baby Reindeer creator Gadd stars opposite Jamie Bell (All of Us Strangers). They play estranged ‘brothers’ Ruben and Niall over an almost 40-year period, covering the highs and lows of their relationship.

Per the synopsis: “When Ruben shows up unexpectedly at Niall’s wedding, it leads to an explosion of violence that catapults us back through their lives.”

Robertson and Campbell will play Niall (Robertson) and Ruben (Campbell) in their younger years.

“Having scoured far and wide and met some of the most amazing talent this country has to offer,...

“Half Man,” the upcoming six-episode HBO and BBC drama from Richard Gadd that reps the follow-up to his wildly successful Emmy winner “Baby Reindeer” (which ran on Netflix), has rounded out its cast. Joining Gadd and co-star Jamie Bell will be Mitchell Robertson, Stuart Campbell, Neve McIntosh and Marianne McIvor, among others.

Gadd and Bell play estranged “brothers” Ruben and Niall, respectively, in the series, which has now started filming on location in Scotland. Robertson (“Curfew”) will play a young Niall, while Campbell (“Rogue Heroes”) plays a young Ruben. McIntosh (“Doctor Who”) will play Lori, Niall’s mother, while McIvor (“Lady Chatterley’s Lover”) will play Maura, Ruben’s mother.

Others joining the cast include Charlie De Melo (“The Interceptor”), Bilal Hasna (“The Agency”), Julie Cullen (“Traces”) and Philippine Velge (“Station Eleven”).

Also added to the cast: Stuart McQuarrie (“28 Days Later”), Piers Ewart (“The Primrose Railway Children”), Scot Greenan (“T2 Trainspotting...

Neon Films producer Nicky Bentham and Motive Pictures’ Sam Lavender are among the speakers at the 10th edition of Glasgow Film Festival’s industry programme, which runs March 3-6.

Bentham, whose latest project is Nadia Fall’s Sundance premiereBrides,will talk aboutestablishing Neon Films and working as an indie film producer.

Former Film4 executive Lavender, now executive producer atSimon Maxwell’sMotive Pictureswith credits including The Lobster, The Favourite and Saint Maud , will participate in a conversation about making independent UK feature films.

Glasgow will also host an update on the UK’s nascent Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority (Ciisa), from chief operating officer Andrew Medlock.

Richard Gadd has found the stars of his follow-up series to his Emmy-winning surprise hit “Baby Reindeer:” Jamie Bell and himself, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The series, “Half Man” (previously known as “Lions”), is a joint production between HBO and the BBC. Gadd is writing and executive-producing the series, which is slated to start filming in his native Scotland next year.

Here’s the official description of the series: “When Niall’s (Bell) estranged ‘brother’ Ruben (Gadd) shows up at his wedding, it leads to an explosion of violence that catapults us back through their lives. Spanning almost forty years from the 1980s to the present day, this ambitious series will cover the highs and lows of the brothers’ relationship, from them meeting as teenagers to their falling out as adults — with all the good, bad, terrible, funny, angry, and challenging moments along the way. It will capture...

.After bringing his break-out hit Baby Reindeer to Netflix, Richard Gadd is teaming up with Jamie Bell for Half Man, formerly known as Lions. Gadd is the creator, writer, and executive producer of Half Man, a drama series that stars Gadd and Bell as estranged “brothers” Ruben and Niall, respectively.

Here’s the official synopsis for Half Man:

“When Niall’s estranged ‘brother’ Ruben shows up at his wedding, it leads to an explosion of violence that catapults us back through their lives. Spanning almost forty years from the 1980s to the present day, this ambitious series will cover the highs and lows of the brothers’ relationship, from them meeting as teenagers to their falling out as adults — with all the good, bad, terrible, funny, angry, and challenging moments along the way. It will capture the wild energy of a changing city — a changing world, even — and try to get...

Richard Gadd will officially star in his new BBC-hbo series Half Man opposite BAFTA-winner Jamie Bell.

Previously titled Lions, the Emmy-winning Baby Reindeer creator is also writing Half Man about two estranged brothers, Niall and Ruben, played by Bell and Gadd. When Ruben shows up unexpectedly at Niall’s wedding, it leads to an explosion of violence that catapults the audience back through their lives. Spanning almost 40 years from the 1980s to the present day, this ambitious series will cover the highs and lows of the brothers’ relationship, from them meeting as teenagers to their falling out as adults.

The project is Gadd’s first since the controversial Baby Reindeer took the world by storm. He has since struck a deal with Netflix but HBO is U.S. partner on Half Man, which will air in 2026. Filming is set to commence in Scotland next year.

Half Man is also Bell’s first BBC TV series.

Baby Reindeer creator and star Richard Gadd’s next series has found its two leads — one of which is Gadd himself.

Jamie Bell will star with Gadd in Half Man (formerly Lions), which will run on HBO in the United States and the BBC in the U.K. and Ireland. The series, which Gadd is also writing and executive producing, is his first since Baby Reindeer became a Netflix breakout and multiple Emmy winner. HBO and the BBC jointly ordered the series in June.

Half Man will follow a long and complicated friendship between two men. The show’s description reads, “When Niall’s (Bell) estranged ‘brother’ Ruben (Gadd) shows up at his wedding, it leads to an explosion of violence that catapults us back through their lives. Spanning almost forty years from the 1980s to the present day, this ambitious series will cover the highs and lows of the brothers’ relationship,...

Richard Gadd and Jamie Bell are set to star in “Half Man,” a six-episode drama series that is being co-produced by HBO and the BBC.

“Half Man,” formerly known as “Lions,” is created, written and executive produced by Gadd, the Emmy-winning creator and star of Netflix’s “Baby Reindeer.” BBC had commissioned “Lions” — from Banijay UK’s Mam Tor Prods. — back in February, prior to the spring premiere of “Baby Reindeer” on Netflix, where it quickly became a smash hit and skyrocketed Gadd to the A-list.

HBO joined the project as a co-producer in June. At the time, Gadd was listed as the creator, writer and executive producer of “Lions” the series — but wasn’t attached to star in it.

Now, not only has it been renamed “Half Man,” but Gadd will now indeed star in it. Gadd and Bell are playing estranged “brothers” Ruben and Niall, respectively, in the series,...

Richard Gadd and Jamie Bell are set to star in HBO and BBC’s upcoming drama series.

Gadd and Bell will star as estranged ‘brothers’ in the new series, which was originally titled “Lions” and is now titled “Half Man.” The six-episode series will start production in 2025 in Scotland.

The series follows Niall (Bell) and Ruben (Gadd) after Ruben shows up at Niall’s wedding, which leads to an “explosion of violence that catapults us back through their lives,” per the official logline.

The series will span nearly 40 years from the 1980s to present day, following the brothers’ relationship from their meeting as teenagers to their falling out as adults – with all the good, bad, terrible, funny, angry, and challenging moments along the way, according to the logline. “It will capture the wild energy of a changing city – a changing world, even – and try to get to the bottom of the difficult question…...

The Richard Gadd-created series Half Man (fka Lions) will star Gadd and Jamie Bell (All of Us Strangers). The HBO and BBC drama series will consist of six original episodes which will shoot in Scotland next year.

Half Man follows estranged ‘brothers’ Niall (Bell) and Ruben (Gadd). When Niall’s estranged ‘brother’ Ruben shows up at his wedding, it leads to an explosion of violence that catapults us back through their lives.

Spanning almost forty years from the 1980s to the present day, this ambitious series will cover the highs and lows of the brothers’ relationship, from them meeting as teenagers to their falling out as adults – with all the good, bad, terrible, funny, angry, and challenging moments along the way. It will capture the wild energy of a changing city – a changing world, even – and try to get to the bottom of the difficult question… What does it mean to be a man?...

Exclusive: Magnet Releasing, the genre arm of Magnolia Pictures, has snapped up U.S. rights to Sister Midnight, the debut feature of London-based Indian artist and filmmaker Karan Kandhari. The film, which world premiered in Cannes’ Directors Fortnight and most recently won the award for Best Film in the Next Wave section at Fantastic Fest, will next screen at AFI Fest and release in theaters next spring.

Sister Midnight stars Radhika Apte as the newly married Uma, who arrives in Mumbai to find herself totally unsuited to life as a housewife. At odds with her prying neighbors and under the constant oppressive noise and heat of the city, she decides to break free from the shackles of domesticity and follow her own path.

“Sister Midnight is just the tonic for film fans looking for something new,” said Magnolia Pictures co-ceo’s Eamonn Bowles and Dori Begley. “Director Karan Kandhari has...

Andrew Cumming’s Stone Age thriller Out Of Darkness leads the film nominations for the 2024 Bafta Scotland Awards, nominated in three categories including best feature film.

The film, which follows a gang of early humans who suspect a malevolent being is hunting them down, also received nominations for actor film for Kit Young, and actress film for Safia Oakley-Green.

Scroll down for the full list of nominees

Out Of Darkness premiered at the BFI London Film Festival in 2022, before a UK-Ireland release in February this year by Signature Entertainment under the title The Origin.

Cumming, writer Ruth Greenberg and Oakley-Green...

The 77th Edinburgh Intl. Film Festival sees the return of its industry program after last year’s interim edition following the collapse of the festival’s parent company, the Centre of the Moving Image, in 2022. Spearheaded by conversations with Gaspar Noé and Alex Garland, Edinburgh’s industry program runs Aug. 16-18, nested within the festival dates of Aug. 15-21.

The industry weekend will comprise a series of panels and networking opportunities for Scottish and international creatives, and features new collaborations and partnerships with Fringe organizations and venues. Panellists include “Scrapper” director Charlotte Regan, BBC Film director Eva Yates, WME Independent head Alex Walton, Picturehouse Entertainment acquisitions manager Julia Trawinska and producer, writer and curator Lynda Myles.

Speaking with Variety ahead of the festival, Scotland-based producers celebrated the return of Eiff’s industry program while bringing up the need for more networking and talent development opportunities in Scotland year-round. BAFTA Scotland winning producer Nadira Murray,...

HBO and the BBC are set to co-produce the six-episode drama series “Lions” (w/t), from creator and executive producer Richard Gadd, with Alexandra Brodski and Eshref Reybrouck (“Ferry: The Series” and “Cheyenne & Lola”) attached to direct. The HBO-bbc series is produced by Wendy Griffin and executive produced by Tally Garner and Morven Reid for Mam Tor Productions (a Banijay UK company), Richard Gadd, and Gaynor Holmes for the BBC, with Gavin Smith for BBC Scotland. Logline: When Niall’s estranged ‘brother’ Ruben shows up at his wedding, it leads to ... Read more...

2024's surprise hit Baby Reindeer's breakout star Richard Gadd has another project on the horizon in the form of Lions. It has now been revealed that the six-episode drama series will be a joint production between HBO and the BBC, with Gadd set to write and executive produce, with Alexandra Brodski and Eshref Reybrouck set to direct. The HBO-bbc series is produced by Wendy Griffin and executive produced by Tally Garner and Morven Reid for Mam Tor Productions, Gadd, and Gaynor Holmes for the BBC, with Gavin Smith for BBC Scotland.

Richard Gadd is swapping deer for lions — and Netflix for HBO — with his latest series deal.

The “Baby Reindeer” creator/executive producer/star announced six-episode drama series “Lions” as a co-production between HBO and the BBC. The series will air in the U.S. on HBO and stream on Max.

Gadd will serve as the creator, writer, and executive producer, with Alexandra Brodski and Eshref Reybrouck attached to direct. The official synopsis of the series reads: “When Niall’s estranged ‘brother’ Ruben shows up at his wedding, it leads to an explosion of violence that catapults us back through their lives. Spanning almost forty years from the 1980s to the present day, this ambitious series will cover the highs and lows of the brothers’ relationship, from them meeting as teenagers to their falling out as adults — with all the good, bad, terrible, funny, angry, and challenging moments along the way.

Netflix’s Baby Reindeer made a star out of the creator and lead actor, Richard Gadd. The streamer’s dark dramedy dethroned The Witcher as Netflix’s most-watched show of all time. The series’ notoriety is only enhanced by the looming lawsuit that’s being pushed by Fiona Harvey, who claims she’s the inspiration for Martha and the show is grossly misrepresenting her. Despite the controversy, Gadd is parlaying his new success with another series he announced prior to becoming an overnight phenom.

Deadline is reporting that Gadd’s BBC drama, titled Lions, now has the strength of HBO on board. The synopsis, per Deadline, reads, “The series asks ‘What does it mean to be a man?’ When Niall’s estranged ‘brother’ Ruben shows up at his wedding, it leads to an explosion of violence that catapults us back through their lives. Spanning almost forty years from the 1980s to the present day,...

HBO has boarded Lions (working title), the next series from Baby Reindeer creator and Screen Star of Tomorrow Richard Gadd, and will co-produce the series with the BBC. 

Gadd will write and executive produce the 6x45 episode drama series, which will span almost 40 years from the 1980s to the present day, covering the relationship between two men from their meeting as teenagers to their falling out as adults.

Lions will start production in Glasgow in early 2025.

Alexandra Brodski and Eshref Reybrouck are attached to direct. Wendy Griffin will produce the series, with executive producers Tally Garner and Morven Reid for Mam Tor Productions,...

HBO is getting into the Richard Gadd business.

The premium cable network has come on board Lions, the BBC drama series created by the Baby Reindeer creator and star.

The British public broadcaster unveiled the project in February, two months before Gadd became a massive international star thanks to the success of the Netflix dark dramedy, which is one of the streamer’s most-watched shows ever.

The new series asks “What does it mean to be a man?” When Niall’s estranged ‘brother’ Ruben shows up at his wedding, it leads to an explosion of violence that catapults us back through their lives. Spanning almost forty years from the 1980s to the present day, the series will cover the highs and lows of the brothers’ relationship, from them meeting as teenagers to their falling out as adults – with all the good, bad, terrible, funny, angry, and challenging moments along the way.

Richard Gadd will take his next series to HBO and the BBC.

The two outlets will co-produce Gadd’s follow-up to Baby Reindeer, which was a breakout success for Netflix and sparked waves of conversation over its based-on-a-true-story tale of an alleged stalker of Gadd. The new series is currently titled Lions and will follow a decades-long and very complicated relationship between two men.

“We are tremendously excited to partner with the BBC and Richard Gadd, whose remarkable talent continues to make waves across the globe,” said Kara Buckley, senior vp HBO drama programming. “With this new, gripping and evocative series, we are proud to welcome Richard to the HBO family.”

The description for Lions reads, “When Niall’s estranged ‘brother’ Ruben shows up at his wedding, it leads to an explosion of violence that catapults us back through their lives. Spanning almost 40 years from the 1980s to the present day,...

Golda Rosheuvel (Bridgerton, Dune)and Priya-Rose Brookwell (The Lazarus Project) are set to take up the lead roles of ‘Dinah’ and ‘Charlie’ in ‘Grow,’ produced by Double Nickel Entertainment in association with Sky and Orogen Entertainment.

The story of Dinah Little, a no nonsense, curmudgeonly farmer with a heart of gold, and Charlie, the unknown and unloved niece Dinah begrudgingly takes in after discovering Charlie in an orphanage. Dinah’s farm is in the self-proclaimed “Pumpkin Capital of the World” where the biggest event of the year is a high-stakes cutthroat giant-pumpkin-growing contest where the entire town gets their pumpkin patches ready to compete for a cash prize and pumpkin glory.

Charlie has a special bond with plants and, combined with her feisty personality and determination, decides to grow a gigantic pumpkin for the competition, to attempt to win the coveted prize. Charlie and other pumpkin growers face sabotage and...

Despite being significantly hit by the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes in 2023, U.K. film studios and production facilities are looking to pick back up where they left off after a record-breaking year for film and high-end television production spend in 2022.

When asked what the industry can expect in terms of business in the year ahead, Samantha Perahia, head of production U.K. at the British Film Commission, says she feels positive that demand “is going to be ramping up.”

She continues, “We already know that some of our studio facilities in the U.K. are getting very busy. While not every facility in the U.K. is jampacked again, there seems to be some momentum now, which is very welcome.”

The production spend in the U.K. jumped from £726 million ($376 million) in 2016 to $7.8 billion in 2022. At the same time, the U.K. considerably expanded its studio and stage provision to...

A theatrical release is planned for later this year.

Signature Entertainment has picked up UK and Ireland rights to prehistorical survival horror The Origin, from Sony Pictures’ Stage 6 Films, for theatrical release later this year.

The BFI London Film Festival premiere is the directorial debut of UK filmmaker and Screen Star of Tomorrow 2021 Andrew Cumming, and stars Kit Young, Chuku Modu, Iola Evans and Safia Oakley-Green.

The thriller is written by Screen Star of Tomorrow 2022 Ruth Greenberg and produced by Saint Maud producer Oliver Kassman of Escape Plan Productions, and executive produced by David Kaplan and Sam Intili, plus Wendy Griffin of Selkie Productions.

Variety shares the first details and footage from a new “Stone Age” horror movie that’s set 45,000 years ago!

In The Origin, a tribe of starving homo sapiens must fight for survival in early Britain. It’s said to be a message about humanity — told through a genre lens — is as dark as it is timeless.

“The story follows a group of early humans looking for food and shelter in a new land. They subscribe to their leader’s promise of a better life, but find themselves in a dangerous terrain, where they’re preyed upon by a supernatural force.”

Check out the first clip in which the tribe is under attack by something…

The cast includes Safia Oakley-Green, Kit Young and Chuku Modu.

Directed by Scottish helmer Andrew Cumming and written by Ruth Greenberg (The Spark) in both of their feature debuts, the film — produced by Saint Maud’s...

In the Stone Age horror movie “The Origin,” a tribe of starving homo sapiens must fight for survival in early Britain. It’s a film set 45,000 years ago, but its message about humanity — told through a genre lens — is as dark as it is timeless.

Directed by Scottish helmer Andrew Cumming and written by Ruth Greenberg (“The Spark”) in both of their feature debuts, the film — produced by “Saint Maud’s” Oliver Kassman — is launching at the BFI London Film Festival on Thursday with three sold-out screenings.

Shot on location in 2020 in the Scottish Highlands, the story follows a group of early humans looking for food and shelter in a new land. They subscribe to their leader’s promise of a better life, but find themselves in a dangerous terrain, where they’re preyed upon by a supernatural force. The cast includes Safia Oakley-Green, Kit Young and Chuku Modu.

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IFC Films has picked up the North American rights to The Lost King ahead of its debut at the Toronto Film Festival.

The film reunites the team behind 2013’s Philomena — Stephen Frears, Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope — for a comedy-drama based on a true story about Philippa Langley, played by Sally Hawkins, and the historian who helped uncover the remains of King Richard III, lost for more than 500 years, beneath a carpark in the English city of Leicester.

The discovery, in 2012, was the culmination of years of obsessive research by Langley, who faced the incomprehension of friends and family and the derision of experts and academics, and whose role was largely overlooked. Coogan will play Langley’s husband and Frears will direct from a script co-written by Coogan and Pope.

Arianna Bocco, president of IFC Films said in a statement about the acquisition:...

IFC Films is acquiring North American rights to Stephen Frears’ drama The Lost King, starring Sally Hawkins (The Shape of Water) and Steve Coogan (The Trip), ahead of its world premiere at the 47th Toronto Film Festival.

The film reuniting Frears with writers Coogan and Jeff Pope—who adapted the script for his 2013 dramedy Philomena—tells the remarkable true story of amateur historian Philippa Langley (Hawkins), who was behind the real life discovery of King Richard III in 2012 after the remains had been lost for 500 years. Langley spent years researching and searching for the remains, in spite of skepticism from friends, family and academics. Her story is one of a woman who refused to be ignored and who took on the country’s most eminent historians, forcing them to think again about one of the most controversial kings in England’s history. Two-time Oscar nominee Coogan stars alongside two-time Oscar...

IFC Films nabbed North American rights to “The Lost King,” which will have its world premiere at the 47th Toronto International Film Festival.

Directed by Stephen Frears, the feel-good true story stars Sally Hawkins as Philippa Langley, an amateur historian who uncovered the remains of King Richard the III after they had been lost for 500 years. Langley spent years researching — and searching — for the remnants, even when family, friends and academics openly doubted her.

Steve Coogan (who also co-wrote the screenplay with Jeff Pope) is playing Philippa’s husband, John Langley. “The Lost King” reunites Frears with Coogan and Pope, who previously teamed on the Oscar-nominated “Philomena.”

“I’m delighted that ‘The Lost King’ has found a home in North America with IFC Films,” Frears said. “It was hugely enjoyable to work again with Steve and Jeff and we were blessed with an incredible performance from Sally. Toronto is always...

Baby Cow production recounts extraordinary true-life story of amateur historian Philippa Langley.

IFC Films has acquired North American rights to The Lost King starring Sally Hawkins and Steve Coogan ahead of its world premiere in TIFF next month.

Stephen Frears and his Philomena co-writers Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope reunited on the true story of Philippa Langley, the amateur historian behind the discovery of King Richard III’s remains in 2012 after they had been lost for 500 years.

Langley spent years searching for the remains in spite of skepticism from friends and family and took on the country’s most eminent historians,...

IFC Films is acquiring North American rights to “The Lost King,” the next film from director Stephen Frears that stars Sally Hawkins and Steve Coogan, ahead of the movie’s world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival next month.

“The Lost King” is a reunion of the creative team behind the acclaimed 2013 film “Philomena,” with Frears returning to direct from a script by Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope. In “The Lost King,” they tell the true story of Philippa Langley, an amateur historian who helped lead the discovery of King Richard III’s remains in 2012 after the monarch had been lost for 500 years.

TIFF, which runs between Sept. 8-18, will screen “The Lost King” in its World Premiere as part of a special presentation. IFC Films has yet to set a release date for the film.

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Pathé has dropped a first-look image from “The Lost King,” the upcoming feature film about the astonishing 2012 discovery of King Richard III’s remains. In the film, Oscar nominated and Golden Globe winning actress Sally Hawkins will play Philippa Langley, the woman who uncovered the remains which had been lost for 500 years.

An amateur historian, Langley spent years researching and searching for the ruins, in spite of skepticism from friends, family and academics. She is now president of the Scottish branch of the Richard III Society, and co-authored, with Michael K. Jones, “The King’s Grave: The Discovery of Richard III’s Lost Burial Place and the Clues It Holds.”

Hawkins is joined on-screen by Steve Coogan (“Alan Partridge”), who plays Philippa’s husband John, and Harry Lloyd (“Brave New World”) as King Richard III. Stephen Frears is directing the screenplay co-written by Coogan and Jeff Pope in a...

Exclusive: Filming has wrapped in Scotland on under-the-radar UK horror The Origin, starring Chuku Modu, Kit Young (star of Netflix’s upcoming fantasy series Shadow And Bone), Iola Evans (The 100), newcomer Safia Oakley-Green, Arno Lüning and Luna Mwezi (Platzspittzbaby).

The Stone Age-set film, which shot in an “isolation bubble” on location in the Scottish Highlands, is the sophomore feature from UK producer Oliver Kassman, whose critically lauded 2019 debut feature Saint Maud played at Toronto, London, Sitges and Fantastic Fest, and was picked up by A24.

The film marks the feature debuts of director Andrew Cumming and screenwriter Ruth Greenberg and had backing from Screen Scotland and BFI. Kassman produces for his banner Escape Plan. Plot details are being kept under wraps.

Executive producers are David Kaplan and Sam Intili for New York’s Animal Kingdom (It Follows), in co-production with Scottish producer Wendy Griffin...

The film shot for five weeks in August and September.

Screen can exclusively reveal a first look at Rocky Palladino’s UK feature Phea, which has wrapped production this week following support from the BFI’s Covid-19 Continuation Fund.

Writer-director Palladino’s debut feature is a modern take on the classic Orpheus myth. It follows Phea, played by singer-songwriter Sherika Sherard, on a journey to find her lover over the course of one tumultuous day and night in London.

Further cast includes Emun Elliott, Velibor Topic, Iola Evans, and Andrew Whipp.

The film shot for five weeks on location in London through August and September,...

Verve Pictures to distribute completed films at the end of the year.

The £200,000 short films initiative The Uncertain Kingdom, launched in December 2018, has finalised the 20 directors who will each receive £10,000 to finance a short film project.

Joining the previously announced Hope Dickson Leach (The Levelling) are the Oscar-winning Orlando Von Einsiedel (The White Helmets), International Emmy winner Guy Jenkin (Outnumbered) and Bifa winner Carol Salter (Almost Heaven).

Also on the roster are four former Screen Stars of Tomorrow: actor/writer/director Antonia Campbell-Hughes, writer/director Rubika Shah, and producers Helen Simmons and Yaw Basoah.

The full list of project teams can be found below.

Fireworks is a charming indie comedy about a teenage girl, Kat, who runs away from home to find her uncle Gillies, who she has secretly discovered is her real dad. But Gillies, played by the fantastic Ewen Bremner, turns out to have bipolar disorder. Without fully understanding this, Kat hatches a plan for them to make a homemade firework, with Gillies' medication as the essential ingredient.

The Fireworks production team are now looking for a talented, bold, headstrong young woman to play the lead role of Kat.

Our bright new star doesn’t need any acting experience, but she does need to be bold, funny and brave. If that sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you.

The ideal candidate will be a young-looking sixteen year old with a London accent, but we are prepared to be blown away by any fresh new star who can play a 13-14 year old London girl.

Kaleidoscope secures UK distribution rights for Karen Gillan rom-com Not Another Happy Ending and sets release date.

Kaleidoscope Entertainment has acquired UK distribution rights for Glasgow-set romantic comedy Not Another Happy Ending. The film, which stars Doctor Who’s Karen Gillan, closed this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eiff).

Review: Not Another Happy Ending

Alongside Gillan, who will next be seen in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, are Stanley Weber, Amy Manson, Iain de Caestecker, Kate Dickie, Freya Mavor, Gary Lewis and Henry Ian Cusick.

Directed by John McKay (We’ll Take Manhattan), it was produced by Claire Mundell of Synchronicity Films, co-produced by Wendy Griffin and written by David Solomons.

The feature was backed by British Film Company, Creative Scotland and BBC Scotland.

Set in Glasgow, Gillan stars as successful author Jane Lockhart in the midst of writers block. Her publisher, played by Weber, has to make her miserable to rekindle her creative fire. But...

Having arrived from Glasgow the night before, and fresh from an early morning cast and crew screening of his latest movie, John McKay was set for a day of interviews when we met him in Edinburgh’s Grassmarket.

The film in question, Not Another Happy Ending, was due to close the 67th Edinburgh International Film Festival the following night with a star-studded closing gala at the city’s Festival Theatre.

Shot primarily in Glasgow, McKay’s film tells the story of a writer struggling to complete her second novel. Literally haunted by her impatient heroine, Jane Lockhart (Karen Gillan) is desperate to escape the two-book contract with her publisher, as she is still smarting from his decision to change the title of her debut behind her back.

Conceived almost five years ago by David Solomons, the original script was passed on to John McKay by the agent they shared. Alongside...

The low budget initiative will be run at Edinburgh Napier University for a second year.

A search for Scotland’s next generation of talented film-makers has been launched for a second year, with a call for screenplays.

Contemporary Scottish stories are being sought by lo-fi, a low budget film initiative run by Screen Academy Scotland - a Creative Skillset Film & Media Academy at Edinburgh Napier University.

lo-fi Phase 1 will see up to six screenplays developed over an eight month period by up-and coming Scottish talent.

The projects will then be pitched to an industry panel, where one screenplay will be selected for advanced development and financing – lo-fi Phase 2.

Last year, five Scottish film-making teams were selected for lo-fi and now, after three development workshops, the finance panel chose the feature film Rocket Surgery (written by Glaswegian writer Stewart Thomson, to be directed by Luke Snellin) to go forward for financing and intended production.

The story centres...

Doctor Who star Karen Gillan is to make her feature film debut as a leading lady in Glasgow-set indie comedy film Not Another Happy Ending which is due to start shooting next month. She plays successful writer Jane Lockhart who writes best when she's unhappy.

Karen recently wrapped a three-year stint as The Doctor’s companion – and promised that her character’s exit will be “unexpected”, as well as emotional.

French actor Stanley Weber will play Thomas Duval – the publisher to Karen’s novelist character Jane Lockhart, a passionate writer who suffers a bout of writers block on her second novel.

Here's the film's synopsis:

When a struggling publisher discovers his only successful author is blocked he knows he has to unblock her or he's finished. With her newfound success, she’s become too damn happy and he thinks she can't write when she's happy. The only trouble is, the worse he makes her feel,...

You may know actress Karen Gillan as her Doctor Who character, Amy Pond, but fans will soon know her as the star of Not Another Happy Ending. The fair-skinned actress just negotiated to continue on the cast of Doctor Who for a seventh season. If that excites you, you’ll really cheer after viewing season six’s trailer with Matt Smith as the 11th Doctor.

As for Not Another Happy Ending, Gillian there stars as a cooky writer, famous for a “miserable”, but best selling fiction novel who falls in writer’s block because since her success, she is too happy to continue writing sad content. In romantic comedy fashion, her publisher played by Black Death actor Emun Elliott (a 2009 Screen Star of Tomorrow), tries to break of her writer’s block by actively trying to make her more miserable, only to come to the realization that he is in love with her.