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While Kaley Cuoco is well known for playing the lovable Penny in The Big Bang Theory, she has been mesmerizing fans with a variety of roles, since. Next, she’ll be seen in a thriller series, Vanished, where she is looking for her missing boyfriend. The series has been pre-bought by Amazon for several territories to air on Prime Video.

The announcement was made with a new set picture as cameras are rolling in Paris and Marseille with Barnaby Thompson set to direct. The image sees Cuoco, in character, behind the scenes as she holds a clapperboard, grinning ear to ear. In Vanished, Cuoco plays Alice. Per the logline, a romantic getaway to Paris takes a dark turn with the sudden disappearance of Alice’s boyfriend, Tom, aboard a train to France. She is then plunged into a web of intrigue and danger, uncovering secrets about the man she thought she knew.

Kaley Cuoco and Sam Claflin have been added to the cast of the Prime Video mystery thriller series ‘Vanished.’

Karin Viard (Polisse, The Bélier Family), Matthias Schweighöfer (Oppenheimer, Army of the Dead), Simon Abkarian (Casino Royale) and Dar Zuzovsky (Corduroy) will also star. Barnaby Thompson (Pixie, St Trinians 1 & 2, and Mad About The Boy – The Noel Coward Story) will direct the four-part series about a romantic getaway gone awry.

The plot line reads; When a couple’s trip to Paris takes a dark turn with the sudden disappearance of her boyfriend Tom (Claflin) aboard a train to the south of France, Alice (Cuoco) is plunged into a web of intrigue and danger, uncovering shocking secrets about the man she thought she knew.

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The series comes from AGC Studios, created by David Hilton & Preston Thompson, written by...

Exclusive: Amazon has picked up AGC Studios’ Kaley Cuoco-starring thriller series Vanished for several territories.

Vanished, which stars Sam Claflin (Peaky Blinders), three-time Cesar winner Karin Viard (The Bélier Family), German actor Matthias Schweighöfer (Army of the Dead), Simon Abkarian (Casino Royale) and Dar Zuzovsky (Corduroy), will air on Prime Video next year in the UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Stuart Ford’s AGC is selling worldwide rights and cameras are rolling in Paris and Marseille. Barnaby Thompson directs.

Deadline first told you about the project at Series Mania in March, at which point AGC launched sales. In Vanished, Big Bang Theory star Cuoco plays Alice. When a romantic getaway to Paris takes a dark turn with the sudden disappearance of her boyfriend Tom (Claflin) aboard a train to France, she is plunged into a web of intrigue and danger, uncovering secrets about the man she thought she knew.

Kaley Cuoco has been a steady presence on our TV screens for decades at this point, and when one show goes away, it doesn’t take long for her to find a new show to star in. She was in the sitcom 8 Simple Rules, which ran from 2002 to 2005, then moved on to the sitcom The Big Bang Theory, which ran from 2007 to 2019. She followed that with the comedy thriller show The Flight Attendant, 2020 to 2022, and then the dark comedy show Based on a True Story, which aired in 2023 and 2024. Now, Variety reports that she has signed on to star in a mystery thriller series called Vanished, which is scheduled to begin filming on April 28th. Locations will include Paris and Marseilles.

Cuoco is joined in the cast by Sam Claflin (Daisy Jones & The Six), Karin Viard (The Bélier Family), and Matthias Schweighöfer (Army of the Dead). The show will...

Kaley Cuoco is set to take the lead in upcoming mystery thriller series “Vanished,” announced during Series Mania in Lille, where AGC will launch sales.

Sam Claflin, three-time Cesar winner Karin Viard and Matthias Schweighöfer will also star in the series to be direct by Barnaby Thompson.

“Vanished” follows a romantic getaway to Paris that take a dark turn. When her boyfriend Tom (Claflin) suddenly disappears aboard a train to the south of France, Alice (Cuoco) is plunged into a web of intrigue and danger, uncovering shocking secrets about the man she thought she knew.

The series was created by David Hilton and Preston Thompson, written by Preston Thompson and executive produced by James Clayton (Slow Burn Entertainment), David Kosse (Rockwood Pictures), Barnaby Thompson (Fragile Films), Preston Thompson and AGC’s Stuart Ford, Lourdes Diaz and Miguel A. Palos Jr. AGC Television — the scripted arm of Ford’s AGC Studios — will fully-finance and co-produce,...

Exclusive: The Flight Attendant and The Big Bang Theory star Kaley Cuoco is set to lead buzzy series package Vanished, which AGC Television is launching for this week’s Series Mania in Lille, where it’ll likely be the hottest brand new show on sale.

Starring in the suspense drama alongside Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Cuoco will be Sam Claflin (Peaky Blinders), three-time Cesar winner Karin Viard (The Bélier Family) and German actor Matthias Schweighöfer (Army of the Dead).

The logline reads: When a romantic getaway to Paris takes a dark turn with the sudden disappearance of her boyfriend Tom (Claflin) aboard a train to the south of France, Alice (Cuoco) is plunged into a web of intrigue and danger, uncovering shocking secrets about the man she thought she knew.

Producer, director and Ealing Studios owner Barnaby Thompson (Pixie) is directing ahead of production beginning April 28 on locations in Paris and Marseilles.

In “Get Fast,” a 2024 action crime film, viewers are thrown into a frenzy of heists and fast-paced chase scenes. This is a follow-up to James Clayton’s “Bullet Proof.” It explores loyalty among crooks and is filled with absurdity and humor, like a fun action movie with lots of crazy moments.

“Get Fast” is a commentary on the human situation, going beyond mere adrenaline-fueled escape. The narrative reflects historical figures who straddle the line between heroism and villainy. The Cowboy (Phillips) embodies the endearing rogue archetype, diverting our attention away from the violence that lies dormant behind his charisma.

The humor in the film serves as a coping strategy for the chaos. Offering a mirror to our social choices is a time obsessed with instant gratification. “Get Fast” challenges viewers to question their role in the craziness of today’s thrill-seeking world. The motto, “Get fast, get gone,” encapsulates a...

Exclusive: 14 Peaks producer Noah Media Group is entering the branded content space.

The docs producer has hired an ex-Channel 4 exec to oversee the push, with Sarah O’Kane joining as Executive Producer & Creative Director – Branded Entertainment in the past few weeks.

O’Kane will work with Noah’s development and creative teams to forge a slate of originals for brands, leveraging the indie’s relationship with sporting federations, having won an Emmy earlier this year year for its work with sports body UEFA.

O’Kane spent eight years at Channel 4, rising to Group Partnership Manager, before she moved to indie publisher Tco London. She has worked with the likes of Google, adidas, Logitech, Oatly, Hoka, Gore-tex, O2 and ITV.

She labeled Noah, which has past credits including Netflix’s 14 Peaks and the BAFTA-nominated Hatton, as “master storytellers.” “Their back catalogue of beautifully crafted films offer audiences unique access to extraordinary people and stories,...

In 2022, James Clayton directed Bullet Proof, his first feature film which, unfortunately, was met with more than a few unkind words from critics. Starring Clayton as The Thief, the movie also featured the talents of Vinnie Jones, Lina Lecompte, and Philip Granger, who all banded together to create what this writer believes is a fun, action-packed adventure, despite what the detractors say. Now, two years later, it seems a lot of people agree, as the film has risen to the top of the global charts over on Paramount+.

Per FlixPatrol, Bullet Proof has taken the top spot on the streaming service in 18 countries, including Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, and Venezuela, to name a few. The plot revolves around Clayton’s character pulling off the heist of a lifetime when he robs the psychotic drug lord, Temple (Jones), only to discover a stowaway in his getaway car – Temple's pregnant wife, Mia (Lecompte...

Stars: James Clayton, Philip Granger, Simon Chin, Lee Majdoub, Fei Ren, Lou Diamond Phillips, Alisha-Marie Ahamed, James Hutson, Suleiman Abutu, Bradley Stryker | Written by James Clayton, Cooper Bibaud | Directed by James Clayton

Get Fast opens in the midst of a chase involving two cars and a small plane that turns into a shootout that pits The Thief and Vic against Tank and Sly.

By the time it’s over, Tank has a large hole where his stomach was, and The Thief is in possession of two large bags of cash. The problem is, that cash belonged to Tank’s sister Nushi, a ruthless, crime boss who’s dispatched her top gun The Cowboy to get it back and is happy to use Vic as a bargaining chip.

Sly has been taken into custody by a pair of crooked cops, Ravi and Don who also want the money and are every...

Exclusive: 14 Peaks producer Noah Media Group has promoted Esther Randall to Chief Operating Officer.

Randall was previously Head of Legal and Business Affairs and took up the new post this month. In the newly-created role, she will work across day-to-day operations alongside joining the board.

Randall joined Noah in 2021, helping the company produce and deliver a number of projects. Prior to Noah, she spent nine years as Head of Film and TV at iLaw Solicitors, where she acted for a number of clients, including Noah.

Esther Randall

CEO John McKenna described her as a “trusted and talented colleague, who I’ve worked with closely since Noah formed.” “She is respected by everyone in the company and is a key person in how we operate,” he added. “Working together in this new way will allow us to maximise the exciting opportunities we have, deliver the brilliant projects from our creative team...

The review of this aptly-named, fast-paced action flick, Get Fast, will contain fewer plot and character details than usual because they just don’t matter. The film opens with a heist and a heist of the first heisters. We learn that the big bags of cash being contested belong to a ruthless criminal who will do anything to get her bucks back. What ensues in the sprawling desert landscape is a series of chases, fights and shootouts, as the multiple factions compete for the loot, while scrambling to survive whatever the others throw at them. It’s high-octane, fairly bloody, and liberally laced with dark humor and dollops of slapstick.

The most familiar face belongs to Lou Diamond Phillips as a contemporary Fancy Dan cowboy who is the boss lady’s designated hitter… decidedly not in the baseball sense. It took a moment to recognize him behind the facial hair...

Ralph Fiennes may be turning heads this awards season for his buzzy performance as Cardinal Lawrence in “Conclave,” but the two-time Academy Award nominee is showing off a different set of skills in epic saga “The Return.”

Fiennes stars as the iconic hero Odysseus in the TIFF-selected feature, which is co-written, directed, and produced by Uberto Pasolini, who previously moved viewers to tears this year with “Nowhere Special.” Juliette Binoche plays Odysseus’ wife Penelope, who has to protect the throne in the aftermath of the Trojan War.

The official synopsis reads: “After 20 years away, Odysseus (Fiennes) washes up on the shores of Ithaca, haggard and unrecognizable. The King has returned from the Trojan War, but much has changed in his kingdom. His beloved wife Penelope (Binoche) is a prisoner in her own home, hounded by suitors vying to be king. Their son Telemachus faces death at the hands of these suitors,...

"Old friend of mine used to say: 'get fast, get gone.' Means never linger on a job..." Well Go USA debuted the full trailer for an intense action movie called Get Fast, arriving on VOD in November to watch. This one is skipping theaters and this trailer will show you exactly why – not much to see. This "high-octane" action thriller is directed by James Clayton, who also co-stars in it. After a heist goes wrong, a thief and a troubled orphan must rescue his kidnapped partner from a ruthless drug lord and her charming hitman. With guns, cars, and explosions, their escape is a high-stakes race against time. But does it have anything to enjoy that we haven't seen before in countless other action movies? Get Fast stars Lou Diamond Phillips, Bradley Stryker, James Clayton, Alisha-Marie Ahamed, Fei Ren, and Lee Majdoub. This looks pretty bad, especially when you notice how fake everything looks,...

Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche reunited over a quarter-century after they starred together in the Oscar-winning The English Patient to star in the classical drama The Return, which had a world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival on Saturday night.

While Fiennes was not on hand at TIFF owing to acting duties back in Britain, Binoche paid tribute to her co-star as she insisted they share similar qualities, despite coming from different countries and backgrounds.

“I always love working with him (Fiennes), because there’s so much rhythm, around the weight of words, the weight of silence and still is. It’s very genuine,” Binoche told the Roy Thomson Hall audience after receiving a short, yet brisk standing ovation when The Return concluded.

“And I feel very much like, even though we’re husband and wife in this film, we’re like brother and sister. We’re very much alike,...

Exclusive: Noah Media, producer of Netflix’s 14 Peaks and Sky’s Villeneuve Pironi, has restructured to focus on international docs and laid off a small number of staff.

The London outfit has in the past few months transitioned from a “UK sports-based production company into an international documentary producer,” according to a statement from CEO and co-founder John McKenna.

“This will see us transition from a staff-based to a more freelance-based model, in line with the norm across the factual production space,” said McKenna. “This has unfortunately meant some redundancies in the past few months for some employees we think are fantastic colleagues and people.”

For the year to March 31 2023, Noah had around 45 staff, according to its latest accounts. It will offer “freelance project-specific contracts” for employees who have lost jobs where possible, McKenna added, and he said this has already happened for some of those laid off.

“We firmly...

Dark Asset is an action spy-thriller film directed by Michael Winnick, he also co-wrote the script with Terri Farley-Teruel. The action film follows the story of a guy, who is being hunted by spies, because of a microchip that was implanted in him. Starring Bryon Mann, Robert Patrick, and Helena Mattsson. So, if you loved Dark Asset here are some similar movies you could watch next.

Trigger Point (Hulu & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Screen Media Films

Synopsis: A disgraced U.S. operative who suffered memory loss at the hand of captors is dragged back into the deadly spy world when a colleague goes missing. He needs all of his skills to find her but to uncover the truth he must remember the past.

The Bourne Identity (Prime Video) Credit – Universal Pictures

Synopsis: “A new action hero is Bourne!” (Access Hollywood) Get ready for the explosive, action-packed hit with incredible...

A TV documentary titled Barbie Uncovered and an adaptation of Homer’s classic The Odyssey starring Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche are among the titles to receive cash during the latest round of U.K. Global Screen Fund awards.

Financed through the UK government’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Dcms), the latest round handed out over £1.2 million in cash awards through the fund’s International Co-production strand, supporting UK producers to work as partners on international co-productions. To date, the strand has now awarded over £5 million to 33 co-productions.

This latest round of awards sees the UK co-producing with 12 territories and will be the first time the fund has supported collaborations with India and Finland. The funding will also support partnerships with Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, France, Italy, Greece, Germany, Ireland, Canada, and New Zealand.

TV doc Barbie Uncovered is an unofficial majority UK co-production with New Zealand. The UK...

Ariane Labed’s ’Sisters’ and Uberto Pasolini’s ’The Return’, starring Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche, have also received backing.

Documentaries Barbie Uncovered, Justice For Magdalenes and Beast are among the nine titles to receive funding from the British Film Institute (BFI) through the UK Global Screen Fund, via the fund’s international co-production strand.

It is financed through the UK government’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Dcms). This round, the awards allocate over £1.2m to support UK producers to work as partners on international co-productions. To date the strand has now awarded over £5m to 33 co-productions.

The awards,...

TV documentary “Barbie Uncovered” and an adaptation of Homer’s “The Odyssey” starring Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche are among the latest projects awarded by the U.K. Global Screen Fund.

On “Barbie Uncovered,” an unofficial majority U.K. co-production with New Zealand, the U.K. producers are Ross Wilson from Rw Productions and Alan Clements from Two Media Rivers who will co-produce with New Zealand’s Daniel Story and Cass Avery from Augusto. It will be directed by Eddie Hutton-Mills and focuses on the unknown history of the global icon Barbie and the dramatic and dark story behind the creation of the world’s most famous doll.

On “The Odyssey” adaptation “The Return,” a minority U.K. co-production with Italy, Greece and France made under the European Convention, the U.K. producers are James Clayton and Uberto Pasolini from Red Wave Films who will co‐produce with Italy’s...

In a fiery interview with the BBC, Twitter CEO Elon Musk challenged allegations that the platform has experienced a surge in hateful content since his takeover in October 2022. The clash ensued after BBC interviewer James Clayton claimed that there has been an uptick in “slightly racist” and “slightly sexist” language on the social media […]

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Exclusive: Black Adam, The Old Guard and Aladdin star Marwan Kenzari is set to join Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche in The Return, which is due to film this spring.

Bleecker Street recently picked up North American rights to the project, which will be directed by Uberto Pasolini, and is based on Homer’s ancient classic The Odyssey. HanWay is continuing sales at the EFM.

Pic marks the first time Fiennes and Binoche have worked together since they starred in Oscar-winning title The English Patient in 1996. Charlie Plummer (Lean on Pete) also stars. Script is written by Edward Bond, John Collee and Pasolini and production is expected to begin in Greece in spring before continuing to Italy.

Story sees Fiennes play Odysseus who, 20 years after being washed up on the shores of Ithaca, haggard and unrecognizable, finally returns home. But much has changed for this King’s kingdom since he...

Fans of “The English Patient” will soon get their wish to see Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche reunite on screen for the first time in 25 years. The pair will star in a new take on Homer’s ancient classic “The Odyssey” called “The Return” as directed by Uberto Pasolini. Bleecker Street has acquired the rights to the film for a planned release in 2024.

“The Return” was first announced in April with both Fiennes and Binoche attached, but the details haven’t firmed up until now. Bleecker Street picked up the North American theatrical rights to the movie out of the European Film Market (EFM) going on now in Berlin. HanWay Films will maintain international rights, and has already locked deals in several territories.

Production on “The Return” will kick off in Greece this spring, filming in Corfu and the Peloponnese, before continuing in Italy.

The film tracks the events at...

HanWay Films handles sales at EFM.

Bleecker Street has acquired North American rights from HanWay Films to historical epic The Return, a retelling of Homer’s The Odyssey which reunites Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche 25 years after The English Patient.

HanWay continues international sales at the EFM and has licensed Benelux (The Searchers), Portugal (Nos Lusomundo), Turkey (Mars), Poland (Monolith), former Yugoslavia (Cinemania), Baltics (Gpi), the Middle East (Front Row), South Africa (Filmfinity), and Singapore (Shaw). Cinesky has exclusive airline rights.

Uberto Pasolini (Nowhere Special) will direct from a screenplay he co-wrote with Edward Bond and John Collee (Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World...

Bleecker Street continues its acquisition spree with the pick-up of historical epic “The Return,” which reunites Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche.

The project, which will be based on Homer’s ancient classic “The Odyssey,” is directed by Academy Award nominee Uberto Pasolini and written by Edward Bond, John Collee and Pasolini.

The project, announced last year, reunited “The English Patient” co-stars Fiennes and Binoche after 25 years. The pic will also star Venice Film Festival Best Young Actor Award winner Charlie Plummer, with production beginning in Greece this spring in the regions of Corfu and the Peloponnese, before continuing in Italy. Bleecker Street will release the film in theaters in 2024.

Here’s any official synopsis for the film: After 20 years away Odysseus (Fiennes) washes up on the shores of Ithaca, haggard and unrecognizable. The King has finally returned home but much has changed in his kingdom since he left to fight in the Trojan war.

In one of the first domestic deals ahead of this year’s Berlin European Film Market, Bleecker Street has picked up North American rights to The Return, an historical epic based on Homer’s ancient classic The Odyssey and starring Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche.

Uberto Pasolini, director of Nowhere Special and producer of The Full Monty, will direct the feature from a script he co-wrote with Edward Bond (Blow-Up, Walkabout) and John Collee (Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World).

After 20 years away, King Odysseus (Fiennes) washes up on the shores of Ithaca, haggard and unrecognizable. Much has changed in his kingdom since he left to fight in the Trojan war. His beloved wife Penelope (Binoche) is now a prisoner in her own home, hounded by her many ambitious suitors to choose a new husband, a new king. Their son Telemachus, who has grown up fatherless, is...

Bleecker Street has picked up North American distribution rights to Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche historical epic The Return on the eve of the European Film Market. The project, which is directed by Uberto Pasolini, is based on Homer’s ancient classic The Odyssey.

It marks the first time Fiennes and Binoche have worked together since they starred in Oscar-winning title The English Patient in 1996. Charlie Plummer (Lean on Pete) also stars. Script is written by Edward Bond, John Collee and Pasolini and production is expected to begin in Greece in Spring before continuing to Italy.

Bleecker Street is planning a 2024 theatrical release.

Story sees Fiennes play Odysseus who, 20 years after being washed up on the shores of Ithaca, haggard and unrecognizable, finally returns home. But much has changed for this King’s kingdom since he left to fight in the Trojan War. His beloved wife Penelope (Binoche) is now...

Stars: Vinne Jones, James Clayton, Lina Lecompte, Danny Mac | Written by Cooper Bibaud, Danny Mac | Directed by James Clayton

I’m not quite sure which is the least imaginative, calling an action film Death Pursuit or casting Vinne Jones as a psychotically violent criminal. James Clayton went with both in his directorial debut and that should have sent up more red flags than a text message from an ex.

Death Pursuit opens in a scrapyard as some goons are executing what I presume are rival goons. While they’re doing that The Thief slips in and helps himself to stacks of cash that are just sitting there unguarded. His exit is a little more complicated and he ends up fleeing in a car that has Mia the pregnant wife of Temple (Vinnie Jones) the man he just ripped off, hidden in the trunk.

Writers Cooper Bibaud and Danny Mac, who...

For his latest video review, Kev is back in the booth to check out Vinnie Jones’ latest direct-to-market action flick Death Pursuit, also known as Bullet Proof; which is directed by James Clayton and written by Danny Mac.

After stealing millions in cash from sadistic mob boss Temple’s drug-dealing hideout, a thief finds a stowaway in his getaway car: Temple’s pregnant wife, Mia. Desperate to reclaim his cash, and his unborn son, Temple sends out a squad of hit men and bounty hunters to bring in Mia and the thief. Speed, cleverness, and good aim give the duo a brief advantage, but how long will their luck hold out?...

There are worse things to which you could fall asleep in a drunken stupor than James Clayton’s zippy directorial debut

Actor-producer James Clayton’s directorial debut features himself as a criminal without a name (he’s just called “The Thief”) but with a code of honour of sorts, stubble and an attractively croaky baritone voice. When he nicks a wodge of cash from a criminal gang led by Temple and steals a car from one of Temple’s underlings, he finds a surprise in the trunk: Temple’s heavily pregnant wife Mia (Lina Lecompte). But the thief is a nice guy, so instead of, say, shooting his stowaway (who is trying to escape her violent husband) he brings her along with him as they try to shake the assorted hench-people Temple sends after them.

Although the gobs of fisticuffs and gunfire that punctuate the plot are so generic they...

Death Pursuit Trailer — James Clayton‘s Death Pursuit (2022) movie trailer has been released by Signature Entertainment. The Death Pursuit trailer stars Vinnie Jones, James Clayton, Lina Lecompte, Janvier Katabarwa, Philip Granger, and Gaston Morrison. Crew Cooper Bibaud and Danny Mac wrote the screenplay for Death Pursuit, “from a story by James Clayton, Cooper Bibaud & [...]

Continue reading: Death Pursuit (2022) Movie Trailer: A Thief Steals from Crime Lord Vinnie Jones in James Clayton’s Action Film...

"If he's still alive... get him!!" Signature Entertainment in the UK has revealed an official UK trailer for an action thriller film titled Death Pursuit, also known as Bullet Proof. Both of these titles are generic and unexciting and don't offer any unique insight into what this film is about. A psychotic drug lord and his top hit man pursue the cantankerous thief who made off with his money and his beautiful wife. This Canadian production is described as "a full-throttle action thriller boasting jaw-dropping stunts and featuring action superstar Vinnie Jones." The film's director, James Clayton, plays the thief who pulls off a robbery of a lifetime but ends up with extra baggage. His only chance to escape is to drive. The cast also includes Lina Lecompte, Janvier Katabarwa, Philip Granger, and Gaston Morrison. It looks like more straight-to-vhs action trash right from a bargain bin in the 90s.

Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche, who starred together in the Oscars Best Picture winner “The English Patient” from 1996, are set to reunite in a film that’s a new take on Homer’s epic “The Odyssey.”

Uberto Pasolini, a producer on “The Full Monty” from 1997, will direct Fiennes and Binoche in “The Return.” The film is described as an original take and retelling of Odysseus’ return home from war. John Collee. UK playwright Edward Bond (“Blow-Up”) wrote the script.

HanWay Films has come aboard “The Return” to handle worldwide sales and present the film to buyers at the Cannes Film Festival and Marché du Film next month. Here’s the full synopsis for the film:

After 20 years away Odysseus (Fiennes) washes up on the shores of Ithaca, haggard and unrecognizable. The King has finally returned home but much has changed in his kingdom since he left to fight in the Trojan war.

Script from John Collee and Edward Bond.

Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche will lead the cast of Uberto Pasolini’s The Return, starring together for the first time since 1996 classic The English Patient.

The Return is a retelling of Homer’s epic Greek poem The Odyssey, about the return of hero Odysseus from the war. The film will shoot in 2023; HanWay Films has boarded worldwide sales, which will commence in Cannes next month.

Pasolini will direct from a script by Master & Commander writer John Collee and UK playwright Edward Bond.

The film will be produced by James Clayton and Pasolini...

The English Patient stars Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche have been set to lead Uberto Pasolini’s Odysseus retelling The Return, which will launch sales next month in Cannes.

HanWay Films is handling worldwide sales of the feature film, which is described as a “gritty retelling” of the timeless story of Odysseus’ return home from war. Script is by Master & Commander‘s John Collee and UK playwright Edward Bond.

After 20 years away, Odysseus (Fiennes) washes up on the shores of Ithaca, haggard and unrecognizable. The King has finally returned home but much has changed in his kingdom since he left to fight in the Trojan war.

His beloved wife Penelope (Binoche) is now a prisoner in her own home, hounded by her many ambitious suitors to choose a new husband, a new king. Their son Telemachus, who has grown up fatherless, is facing death at the hands of the suitors...

“The English Patient” co-stars Juliette Binoche and Ralph Fiennes will reunite in Uberto Pasolini’s “The Return,” a gritty retelling of Odysseus’ return home from war.

The film is an original take on Homer’s “The Odyssey” with a script by John Collee (“Master & Commander”) and U.K. playwright Edward Bond, who was nominated for an Academy Award for his work on Michelangelo Antonioni’s “Blow-Up.”

“The Return” is produced by James Clayton and Pasolini for Red Wave Films, while Roberto Sessa’s Picomedia is providing funding. HanWay Films will handle worldwide sales, and will introduce the pic to buyers at next month’s Cannes Film Festival.

Binoche and Fiennes last starred together in Anthony Minghella’s masterful 1996 adaptation of Michael Ondaatje’s Booker Prize-winning novel “The English Patient.” The film won nine Oscars in 1997, include best film, and best supporting actress for Binoche. Fiennes was also nominated for best actor.

Exclusive: Classic British comic characters from The Beano, The Dandy and Commando are set to head to film and TV after publisher DC Thomson and Beano Studios launched Emanata Studios.

The companies, which are behind brands such as Dennis The Menace and Bananaman, are launching the division to develop the UK’s largest comic archive for film and TV and have struck deals with the likes of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith’s Westbrook Studios and Jerry Bruckheimer TV.

In the U.S., Emanata and Westbrook Studios are developing a high-concept drama based on the very first British comic book superhero The Amazing Mr X, who is featured in Dandy.

Jerry Bruckheimer TV and CBS Studios have also come on board a live-action dramedy based on Dennis the Menace. The project, which Deadline revealed last year, comes from Matthew Barry, a writer on Netflix’s Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.

Exclusive: A feature doc on one of Formula 1’s most dramatic moments, the row between Ferrari drivers Gilles Villeneuve and Didier Pironi, is the first project to emerge from Finding Jack Charlton producer Noah Media and Sky Studios’ multi-year partnership, with F1 driver Mark Webber set to exec produce.

Villeneuve & Pironi will focus on an intense two-week period in the early 1980s that became known as ‘The Betrayal.’ The film will feature interviews with those closest to the two men, with premiere date set for late next year.

The teammates were both aiming to win the 1982 F1 World Title but, during the final laps of that year’s San Marino Grand Prix, Pironi passed Villeneuve to win the race while Villeneuve believed the two had been instructed to slow down. This was an unexpected act that went completely against the team orders Villeneuve thought they were obeying and they never spoke again.

Investment

Ex-Skyscanner CEO Gareth Williams, former Xix Entertainment president James Clayton, Hollywood entertainment lawyer Kevin Yorn and multi F1 Grand Prix-winning motor racing driver Mark Webber are among an eclectic group of investors who have together invested £2 million ($2.7 million) in U.K. production and distribution company Noah Media Group.

Noah’s credits include Grierson award-nominated “Finding Jack Charlton” and Cannes selection “Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans” and the outfit has coming up “Arsène Wenger: Invincible,” a documentary on the soccer manager who changed the landscape of the English Premier League, which will debut on Canal Plus in France and a major streaming platform in the U.K. in 2022.

The funding raised will support the company’s growing ambitions in the filmed content space, under the founding team of chair Barry Smith, CEO and producer John McKenna and film and television directors Gabriel Clarke and Torquil Jones. It will also drive Noah’s self-distributing ambitions.

Finding Jack Charlton producer Noah Media Group has raised $2.7m from private investors including former Xix Entertainment president James Clayton, Hollywood entertainment lawyer Kevin Yorn and former Wired editor David Rowan.

The global documentary producer will use the money to self-finance and distribute more of its productions via distribution arm NoahX along with building an ‘evaluation engine’ to decide on future projects.

The company was launched six years ago by chairman Barry Smith, CEO John McKenna and film and TV directors Gabriel Clarke and Torquil Jones.

The move is the next phase in Noah’s investment plans and also includes backers such as former Skyscanner CEO Gareth Williams and F1 Grand Prix winning motor racing driver Mark Webber.

Smith said: “This injection of investment will go directly into advancing and improving our evaluation processes, leading to better production and distribution decisions.”

The company is shortly to see documentary series Arsène...

After the runaway success of The Martian, culminating in a big budget Hollywood blockbuster helmed by Ridley Scott and starring Matt Damon, expectations have run high for each new Andy Weir book. His sophomore effort, Artemis, was a change of pace, a science fiction thriller set inside a city on the Moon. Project Hail Mary uses a broader canvas as the backdrop for an interstellar race against time, but it still cleaves to Weir’s favorite themes: competence in the face of adversity, and a willingness to fight for survival. One key difference is that the stakes are higher in Project Hail Mary: rather than one life being at risk, Weir’s antagonist in this book threatens the survival of the entire human race, and other galactic civilizations beside our own.

Ryland Grace wakes up in a medical bay with two dead bodies, tubes sticking out of his body,...

Like frozen fractals spiraling all around, winter is here once more, and with it is the most wonderful time of the year. Tinsel is being strung around trees, cookies are in the oven, and millions are practicing the hazardous art of exterior illumination. When the days are short, and the nights long, it’s the perfect time to lean into family tradition, and maybe watch a traditional classic movie or two.

Of course with everyone glued to the nostalgia emanating from what is sure to be a new family tradition—Disney+—you might be wondering what holiday gems are hidden in its streaming bag of goodies. Well, we’re here to answer that question and offer you a recommendation on the best holiday cheer to be had in the Mouse House.

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Frozen, an animated movie you might have heard of, technically takes place during summer. But it sure...

Paramount Pictures to distribute in UK and Ireland.

Saban Films has picked up North American rights from to comedic thriller Pixie starring Olivia Cooke, Alec Baldwin, Ben Hardy, Daryl McCormack and Colm Meaney.

Barnaby Thompson (St. Trinians) directed and produced from a script by Preston Thompson.

James Clayton also produced with Ingenious Media’s Peter Touche and Samantha Allwinton on board as executive producers.

Cooke stars in the titular role as a young woman who ends up on the run in the Irish countryside when a planned heist as a way of avenging her mother’s death goes wrong.

Jonathan Saba...

Saban Films is closing a deal to acquire the North American distribution rights to “Pixie,” which stars Olivia Cooke, Alec Baldwin and Ben Hardy, the distributor announced Friday.

“Pixie” also stars Daryl McCormack and Colm Meaney. Barnaby Thompson directed and produced the comedic thriller based on a script by Preston Thompson. James Clayton also produced alongside Ingenious Media’s Peter Touche and Samantha Allwinton serving as executive producers.

The film follows Pixie (Cooke), who seeks to avenge her mother’s death by masterminding a heist. However, she soon finds herself on the run across the Irish countryside with two young men who are being chased by a psychotic hitman.

Jonathan Saba and Bill Bromiley negotiated the deal for Saban Films along with Endeavor Content on behalf of the filmmakers. Endeavor is also handling the film’s international sales.

Saban Films’ successes have included Hilary Swank’s “Homesman” as well as...

Exclusive: Olivia Cooke, Ben Hardy, and Daryl McCormack will star in Pixie, a comedic thriller directed by Oscar nominee Barnaby Thompson and written by Preston Thompson. Rounding out the cast are Colm Meaney (Layer Cake), Dylan Moran (Black Books), and multiple Emmy and Golden Globe winner Alec Baldwin.

Filming is currently underway. The plot centers on Pixie (Cooke), who wants to avenge her mother’s death by masterminding a heist, but her plans go awry and she finds herself on the run with two young men who are way out of their depth being chased across the Wild Irish countryside by gangsters. She has to pit her wits against everyone, taking on the patriarchy to claim the right to shape her own life.

Thompson, who picked up an Oscar nom as a producer of the short film Dear Rosie,...

Rising Brit actress Olivia Cooke, who broke out in Me, Earl and the Dying Girl and last year starred in Ready Player One, is set to play the lead in upcoming comedic thriller Pixie. 

The film, being directed by Barnaby Thompson (St. Trinian's 1&2), will also star Ben Hardy (Bohemian Rhapsody, X-Men: Apocalypse) and Daryl McCormack (A Very English Scandal, Peaky Blinders), with Colm Meaney (Layer Cake, Con Air), Dylan Moran (Shaun of the Dead) and Alec Baldwin (Saturday Night Live, Mission: Impossible - Fallout).

Thompson, who will direct from an original script by Preston Thompson (Kids in Love), also produces alongside James Clayton ...

Rising Brit actress Olivia Cooke, who broke out in Me, Earl and the Dying Girl and last year starred in Ready Player One, is set to play the lead in upcoming comedic thriller Pixie. 

The film, being directed by Barnaby Thompson (St. Trinian's 1&2), will also star Ben Hardy (Bohemian Rhapsody, X-Men: Apocalypse) and Daryl McCormack (A Very English Scandal, Peaky Blinders), with Colm Meaney (Layer Cake, Con Air), Dylan Moran (Shaun of the Dead) and Alec Baldwin (Saturday Night Live, Mission: Impossible - Fallout).

Thompson, who will direct from an original script by Preston Thompson (Kids in Love), also produces alongside James Clayton ...

DocumentarySince 2012, 47 people have been killed in cow related violence in India.Basav BiradarScreenshot/The Hour of LynchingOn the rainy night of July 21, 2018 in Lalawandi village in Alwar district of Rajasthan, Rakbar Khan and Aslam were walking through the fields with two cows when they were ambushed by Gau Rakshaks. Subsequently, in the events that unfolded, Aslam escaped but Rakbar Khan was assaulted eventually leading to his death by 4 am. While the Gau Rakshaks claimed Rakbar was smuggling cows for slaughter, Aslam and family said he had bought them for his small dairy farm. The role of the police, who reached the scene at about 1 am and accompanied the body to the hospital, was also suspect. Rakbar was one of the 47 people who have been killed in cow related violence in India since 2012 (as per the data collated by Indiaspend website). A total of 127 reported incidents have been documented. The number...

Hey Ami, who should I kill today?

According to Hollywood, technology has been trying to kill us for decades now — whether it’s Hal 9000 or Skynet — but in a new slasher horror film called “Ami,” it’s your smart phone’s A.I. assistant, not unlike the Siri or Alexa currently sitting in your pocket, that does the dirty work.

TheWrap has the exclusive first look trailer for the film, which stars Debs Howard (“iZombie”) as Cassie, a high school student who customizes her new artificial intelligence assistant Ami to have a voice that sounds eerily like her deceased mother. As Cassie’s relationship deepens with Ami, her device starts convincing her to perform heinous acts of violence. Now how’s that for a software update?

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Lionsgate has released the first look trailer and poster from Michael Caine’s documentary, My Generation.

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British film icon Michael Caine narrates and stars in ‘My Generation’, the vivid and inspiring story of his personal journey through 1960s London. Based on personal accounts and stunning archive footage this feature-length documentary film sees Caine travel back in time to talk to The Beatles, Twiggy, David Bailey, Mary Quant, The Rolling Stones, David Hockney and other star names.

The film has been painstakingly assembled over the last six years by Caine working with Producer Simon Fuller, Writers Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais and Director David Batty to tell the story of the birth of pop culture in London, through the eyes of the young Michael Caine: “For the first time in history the young working class stood up for ourselves and said,...