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Now regarded as some of Hollywood's finest performers and most sought-after leading men, Willem Dafoe, Paul Bettany, and Tom Hardy were still paving a path for themselves in the entertainment industry when they joined forces for the 2003 murder mystery The Reckoning. Set in 14th-century England, the engrossing picture features Bettany as a priest on the run from the church after he commits adultery, finding sanctuary with an eclectic band of traveling actors who become swept up in a controversial murder trial.

The Reckoning failed to become a massive critical or commercial success, but it did feature exceptional performances by its talented ensemble cast, with the underrated flick helping pave the way for the blossoming careers of Bettany and...

Known for his commanding presence and impressive skill with prose, Sir Ian McKellen is among the best actors of a generation who can bring depth to any role he’s given, create great chemistry with other actors and capture the audience’s attention whenever on screen. Appearing in several films over decades, the actor has performed in all sorts of genres and has consistently chosen projects that engage with the viewer, while also highlighting great filmmaking on display.

At the same time, some dedicated fans may assume that Ian McKellen’s work extends to only franchise-heavy material, however, the actor’s expansive filmography ranges in size of spectacle, drama and narrative scale, where no matter the film, Ian McKellen commits himself to the performance and helps make each project that much better. Moreover, with each Ian McKellen film offering something different to say to viewers, it re-establishes how truly versatile...

Paddington screenwriter Hamish McColl writing script.

The Mauritanian producer Branwen Prestwood Smith and Harry Potter producer David Barron are lining up a live-action family comedy adaptation of beloved UK children’s property Mr Benn.

The project has been set up as a co-production between Barron’s Beagle Pug and the newly formed 48 Films led by Prestwood Smith with the full endorsement of Mr Benn creator David McKee.

Paddington, Artemis Fowl and Mr. Bean’s Holiday screenwriter Hamish McColl is writing the script based on the children’s book character and subject of an early 1970s animated BBC series about a...

Stars: Ferdia Shaw, Lara McDonnell, Josh Gad, Colin Farrell, Nonso Anozie, Judi Dench | Written by Conor McPherson, Hamish McColl | Directed by Kenneth Branagh

Based on the series of young-adult novels by Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl landed in the nest that is Disney Plus recently, and has garnered a very-mixed, often negative response from fans and critics alike in the small time it’s been available. I, then, tried to avoid these reviews so I could sit down and watch it with an open mind, as I try to do with every film I see.

With the horrendous virus causing the world to go into lockdown, we’ve had a few months of not-too-many new movies coming out, especially bigger blockbusters. Sure, we’ve seen some release digitally or on streaming platforms, but they’ve been few and far between. Artemis Fowl, then, is something that may appeal to those who...

I’m sure there must be some appeal to the Artemis Fowl book series that serves as the basis for this film adaptation of the same name. However, whatever might be there is certainly not translated to the movie. Artemis Fowl is something both bizarre and bland, boring while also being deeply strange. What could have been a fun and somewhat different kind of blockbuster for kids is instead just a big ugly mess. Pulled from a handful of different dates on the calendar over the last two years, it’s now being dumped on Disney Plus tomorrow, saving it from the box office failure that was undoubtedly in its future. The movie is a fantasy adventure, based on two of the first books in the Artemis Fowl franchise. I’ll keep the synopsis brief, since it frankly doesn’t make any sense, anyhow. Here, we’re introduced to Artemis...

Originally destined to be a tentpole theatrical release in May, Kenneth Branagh’s adaptation of the much loved Eoin Colfer books instead premieres as a Disney+ exclusive. It’s a shame in a way, since Branagh’s movie is colorful, kinetic, and highly cinematic with several rollicking set pieces and some Harry Potter-level world building.

On the other hand, the streaming release does at least save fans of the books feeling cheated out of the price of a cinema ticket and a bucket of popcorn as well as a morally ambiguous and frequently ruthless main character. As many predicted, the least interesting thing about Artemis Fowl is Artemis himself.

A 12-year-old genius and criminal mastermind, Fowl Jr. played by newcomer Ferdia Shaw, is the son of wealthy Irish businessman Artemis Fowl Sr. (Colin Farrell). The elder Fowl has been accused of stealing various priceless items from museums including the Rosetta...

Kenneth Branagh directs this family-fantasy-by-numbers adapted from Eoin Colfer’s bestselling teen novels

After the film version of Cats, the world agreed that Judi Dench could never, should never do anything as bizarre as her performance as Old Deuteronomy, the bafflingly attired matriarch of the Jellicle cat tribe, wearing a fur coat in addition to her normal fur. But now Dench might actually have topped her feline folly, in this family fantasy adventure, adapted by Conor McPherson and Hamish McColl from Eoin Colfer’s bestselling novels about the teen Irish hero in touch with magical forces and directed by Kenneth Branagh. She plays someone called Commander Root, who is the security chief of the fairy peoples who live deep underground.

Dench is styling a very notable military-style outfit in emerald green, which makes her look like some forgotten intergalactic villain from Star Wars. Root has a growly, twangy, slightly Cornish...

For every “Twilight,” there is a “Divergent.” For every “Resident Evil,” there is a “Warcraft.” And for every “Harry Potter,” there are a number of movies just like “Artemis Fowl.” Disney’s adaptation of Eoin Colfer’s popular Ya series has been mired in development hell for nearly two decades, first cycling through producers and directors, only to weather an association with Harvey Weinstein, face a series of delayed release dates, and finally end up on the Mouse House’s streaming service in the middle of a pandemic.

Starring newcomer Ferdia Shaw (who lacks both the charisma and skills to carry an entire feature film) as the eponymous Artemis, the film opens long after the events we’re about to see play out have ended, the first indication that everything that follows is going to be far more convoluted than necessary. While Artemis is billed as a whiz kid, his...

Josh Gad is going the moon courtesy of disaster movie maestro Roland Emmerich. Rather than literally journeying into space like Tom Cruise, Gad is the first actor cast in Moonfall, the next big, loud blockbuster movie from Emmerich, which as the very apt title suggests, will see the moon, well, fall.

Moonfall has been written by Emmerich alongside 2012 co-writer Harald Kloser and Spenser Cohen. The movie's plot kicks into action when the moon is knocked from its orbit by a mysterious force and is sent hurtling on a collision course with Earth. Life as we know it hangs in the balance, as it so often does in a Roland Emmerich movie, and with just weeks to go before impact, a ragtag team is sent on a seemingly impossible mission to land on the lunar surface and save humanity.

Gad has been signed up to play a character named Kc Houseman,...

Disney+ has slotted a June 12 premiere date for Artemis Fowl, Disney’s family adventure film based on the best-selling Ya book by Eoin Colfer. The pic was meant to be released in theaters post-Memorial Day weekend, but was moved to the streaming service amid the coronavirus crisis.

Newcomer Ferdia Shaw stars in the title role alongside Lara McDonnell, Josh Gad, Tamara Smart, Nonso Anozie, Josh McGuire, Nikesh Patel and Adrian Scarborough, with Colin Farrell and Judi Dench.

Artemis Fowl follows a 12-year-old genius (Shaw), a descendant of a long line of criminal masterminds, as he desperately tries to save his father who has been kidnapped. In order to pay his ransom, Artemis must infiltrate an ancient, underground civilization—the amazingly advanced world of fairies—and bring the kidnapper the Aculos, the fairies’ most powerful and coveted magical device. To locate the elusive object, cunning Artemis concocts a dangerous plan—so...

Disney set the streaming-only premiere date for live-action sci-fi fantasy “Artemis Fowl” on its Disney Plus service worldwide — hoping it gives more juice to the subscription VOD product while theaters are shuttered.

“Artemis Fowl,” directed by Kenneth Branagh, will be available exclusively on Disney Plus beginning Friday, June 12. It had originally been set for a May 29 theatrical debut.

Based on the best-selling Ya book by Irish author Eoin Colfer, “Artemis Fowl” follows the journey of a 12-year-old criminal mastermind as he desperately tries to save his kidnapped father. Artemis must infiltrate an ancient, underground civilization of fairies — and track down the Aculos, the fairies’ most powerful and coveted magical device, to pay the ransom.

In a statement, Branagh said that Artemis Fowl would “be as proud as I am that families around the world will now be able to enjoy his first amazing screen adventures together, on Disney Plus.”

“Artemis Fowl...

Disney has promised that some of the delayed movies being held back for later release will actually debut on their streaming service Disney+. They announced a couple of weeks ago that the first straight-to-streaming premiere would be Artemis Fowl. Though, at the time, they didn't indicate when fans and subscribers could expect to see the new movie appear on the streaming app service. Today, Disney announced a summer streaming premiere for Artemis Fowl on Disney+ while also providing a new look at the movie with a never-before-seen TV trailer.

Disney's new live-action film Artemis Fowl will&#160stream&#160exclusively on Disney+&#160beginning&#160Friday, June 12. You can check out some new footage to get a taste of what you're in store for with the latest sneak peek delivered by Disney earlier today.

Based on the best-selling young adult book by Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl&#160delivers a big cinema-sized experience for audiences of...

Disney has spent the better part of the day completely rearranging its upcoming movie release slate after a number of tentpole blockbusters were delayed. They have given Black Widow, Eternals and the rest of the Marvel Phase 4 completely new release dates, causing an McU chain reaction that runs all the way into Phase 5. They also announced new release dates for Mulan and Indiana Jones 5. One movie that didn't get a new release date is Artemis Fowl. But we now know it will be going straight to streaming with an exclusive debut on Disney+.

The Walt Disney Studios&#160announced today that it will debut its new live-action feature film Artemis Fowl exclusively on Disney+. The release date will be announced soon. Based on the best-selling young adult book by Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl stars newcomer Ferdia Shaw in the title role alongside Lara McDonnell, Josh Gad, Tamara Smart, Nonso Anozie, Josh McGuire,...

With movie theaters closed to hopefully no later than early June, the major studios have a permission slip to test out big pic releases in the home. Now, they’re not so insane that they’ll burn down the house to keep warm. Major movies like Disney’s Mulan and Black Widow which have the potential to do $1 billion at the global box office, thus triggering off a downstream of ancillary riches, aren’t the types of movies you’d debut in the home.

However, in the roll-of-the-die, Dreamworks Animation/Universal’s Trolls World Tour and now Disney’s former post Memorial Day weekend release Artemis Fowl are worthy experiments given how studios’ hands are currently tied in the current frozen theatrical marketplace. Disney will announce the release date for Artemis Fowl sometime in the near future for its streaming service.

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Disney has released a new trailer for their Artemis Fowl adaptation, described as a breathtaking, fantastical adventure that will astonish and delight audiences of all ages, based on the beloved book by Eoin Colfer. Directed by Kenneth Branagh, the film follows the journey of 12-year-old criminal mastermind Artemis as he searches for his missing father. Please share it with your readers, and be sure to see the film when it hits U.S. theaters on May 29, 2020.

"Disney and Kenneth Branagh have magically found a way to extract my imagination, mixed in a dollop of Disney magic and projected the enchanted concoction onto the silver screen. I am very excited for audiences to see the film."

--Eoin Colfer, Author of Artemis Foul.

Descended from a long line of criminal masterminds, 12-year-old genius Artemis Fowl finds himself in a battle of strength and cunning against a powerful, hidden race of fairies who...

Julian Barratt plays with fanatical gusto a deluded, failed actor given an unlikely chance to redeem his career in this familiarly Partridgean comedy

The comedy of tragic naffness and minor-celeb purgatory takes a horrible new turn in Mindhorn, a farcical nightmare starring Mighty Boosh veteran Julian Barratt and co-written by him and Simon Farnaby. It is directed with a light and playful touch by Sean Foley, making his cinema debut after much admired comic theatre work alongside Hamish McColl in The Right Size stage company.

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Cheer on local talent with these potentially great UK films from 2016, including drama, comedy, action, horror, fantasy & more…

While Batman Vs Superman, Captain America: Civil War, X-Men Apocalypse and other mega franchises are expected to dominate cinemas in 2016, let’s hear it for the films below. None are sequels, few have titanic budgets, all of them are British and each of them has the potential to be great.

2016 looks to be a particularly strong year for UK crime drama, with Ben Wheatley’s Free Fire, Adam Smith’s Trespass Against Us and Michael Apted’s Unlocked on their way. Military thrillers are also well represented this year, with Gavin Hood’s Eye In The Sky, Fernando Coimbra’s Sand Castle, and Simon West’s Stratton incoming. There’s also comedy, fantasy, drama, horror and even a musical waiting for you below.

A Street Cat Named Bob (dir.

Worries about the look of the main character turned to smiles and a healthy run at the box office for one of last year’s most pleasant surprises. So it makes sense that, when starting to think about a second Paddington, the producers might want co-writer/director Paul King to return, and Deadline brings word that he is now aboard. King, who helped develop the story of the original with writer Hamish McColl, is going to be even more closely involved from the start for this one, working alongside regular collaborator Simon Farnaby to create the sequel’s narrative. We'd expect Farnaby, who showed up to memorable effect in Paddington, to also play some role this time.Little else is known about the film: we don’t know what our furry hero will be up to this time, but it’s a fair bet that his human family, including Hugh Bonneville’s Mr. Brown,...

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Pre-booking is open for the Dad's Army movie - and here's a new trailer and character posters...

In the same week that ticket pre-booking for Star Wars: The Force Awakens opened, Universal has confirmed that you can now buy your tickets in advance for the Dad's Army movie. The film arrives in UK cinemas on February 5th 2016, and such is the studio's confidence in the movie, that tickets are on sale for it three and half months before the film opens. See www.dadsarmytickets.co.uk for more on them.

To help persuade you to part with your cash, a brand new trailer for Dad's Army has been released. And you can see that right here...

Furthermore, we have a synopsis here...

It is 1944 and World War II is reaching its climax. The Allies are poised to invade France and finally defeat the German army. But...

Empire's latest issue isn't all about Star Wars, and to prove it, here's an image from a long time ago but closer to home. We've had a teaser trailer showing them in action, and now here's a closer look at a World War II-era Toby Jones, Bill Nighy, Michael Gambon and company standing to attention in their Dad's Army fatigues. Old England isn't done with these boys on Home Guard.Left to right in this identity parade of misfits, triers and high-street heroes are Jones' blustering bank manager Captain Mainwaring; Nighy's vague Sergeant Wilson; Tom Courtenay not panicking (despite the position of Mainwaring's cane) as the Sudan, Boer and Western Front veteran Lance-Corporal "Mad Bomber" Jones; Bill Paterson as dour Scottish undertaker Private Frazer; Gambon controlling his bladder as the doddery Private Godfrey; Blake Harrison as stupid boy Private Pike; and Daniel Mays as the spivvy Private Walker.Directed by...

After first being teased way back in 2012, a Dad's Army movie was confirmed last year and has a star-studded cast including Catherine Zeta Jones, Bill Nighy and The Inbetweeners' Blake Harrison.

The first pictures looked promising, and a release date was confirmed for February 2016.

"It was one of those jobs where you go, 'No, that's a terrible idea, I don't want anything to do with that, thank you very much'," Toby Jones admitted to us in April about playing Captain Mainwaring - before being swayed by the quality of Hamish McColl's script.

A poster released earlier this week urges us not to panic in true Dad's Army style - but now a full trailer has been unveiled, we've got a much better idea of what to expect from the film.

So having watched a minute of the movie - are you excited about the film, or is it a really,...

After first being teased way back in 2012, a Dad's Army movie was confirmed last year and has a star-studded cast including Catherine Zeta Jones, Bill Nighy and The Inbetweeners' Blake Harrison.

The first pictures looked promising, and a release date was confirmed for February 2016.

"It was one of those jobs where you go, 'No, that's a terrible idea, I don't want anything to do with that, thank you very much'," Toby Jones admitted to us in April about playing Captain Mainwaring - before being swayed by the quality of Hamish McColl's script.

A poster released earlier this week urges us not to panic in true Dad's Army style - but now a full trailer has been unveiled, we've got a much better idea of what to expect from the film.

So having watched a minute of the movie - are you excited about the film, or is it a really,...

The big screen take on Dad's Army arrives in cinemas in 2016. Here's the first trailer...

The big screen take on Dad's Army arrives in cinemas in 2016, and we get our first proper glimpse of it right here.

The movie features Bill Nighy, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Tony Jones, Michael Gambon, Tom Courenay, Blake Harrison, Bill Paterson and Daniel Mays. And it would be fair to say that they have some big boots to fill, if they want to come close to the majesty of the TV show that the new film is based on.

Oliver Parker directs this one (he previously rebooted St Trinian's, and helmed the likes of Johnny English Reborn and Dorian Gray). Hamish McColl has penned the script.

Here, then, is the first trailer, and the official synopsis. Trailer first...

And here's that synopsis...

It is 1944 and World War II is reaching its climax. The Allies are poised to...

It's been a while since Mr Hitler crossed swords with Walmington-on-Sea's finest - the last episode of Dad's Army aired in 1977 - but the khaki-clad boys are back in action and desperate to prove they're more than remainder stock while the British Army is out giving the Nazis the old what-for. The movie features about half the cream of British acting. The top half, in the case of this first teaser poster.Left to right in this identity parade of misfits, triers and high-street heroes are the slightly shifty Cockney Private Walker (Danny Mays), the vague Private Godfrey (Michael Gambon), daydreamy Private Pike (Blake Harrison), blustery Captain Mainwaring (Toby Jones), the wry Sergeant Wilson (Bill Nighy), willing but limited Lance-Corporal Jones (Tom Courtenay) and Scots undertaker Private Frazer (Bill Paterson). The might of the Wehrmacht haven't a hope, especially once Godrey can remember where he left his rifle.Directed by...

Chicago – It may prove hard to recall an era of talking creatures in live-action movies before the napalm hellfire of “Alvin and the Chipmunks” or “The Smurfs.” But, lest we forget, “Babe” has more Academy Awards than “The Master.” Arriving at the coy and wise time of the film year where expectations are either golden or underneath the barrel, talking bear Paddington arrives stateside as a well-behaved throwback to brighter days for a simple genre, with an efficient sense of humor and a few globs of vision, too.

Rating: 3.5/5.0

Voiced with clear-eyed wonder by Ben Whishaw, cheery children’s book icon Paddington is a Peruvian bear with both a refined English vernacular and ravenousness for orange marmalade, attributes learned from British artifacts left by visiting explorer Montgomery Clyde. When Paddington’s home is destroyed in an earthquake, the young bear stows away to foggy London to meet the revered adventurer.

January films are often rather ghastly. Whether they be comedy, action, or otherwise, chances are you will have an unfortunate time in the theater when seeing a film in January, unless you are seeing the awards contenders from the previous year. Family films are also quite the crapshoot, with most of them being rather insufferable. Combine the two together, and you are headed for the disaster. So, when the swath of positive reviews of Paddington started to come out, I was a bit shocked. You have to be joking! But as it turns out, this story about a bear becoming part of a middle-class British family is exactly the movie I wanted to see. The bear I speak of is the titular Paddington (his "bear name" is a little too hard to pronounce), voiced by the charming Ben Whishaw. Decades earlier, his aunt (Imelda Staunton) and uncle (Michael Gambon) were...

Paddington

Written by Paul King and Hamish McColl

Directed by Paul King

UK/France, 2014

Disclaimer: This review is in regards to the version released earlier in UK cinemas, which did not seem to feature Pharrell Williams and Gwen Stefani’s single “Shine”. As such, this reviewer can not vouch for the recently released song’s presence in any scene alterations for the North American release. I would, however, like to publicly request that Mr. Williams’ song “Happy” be pulled from the radio. Thank you.

A big screen, CG-assisted adaptation of Michael Bond’s beloved Paddington Bear book series could have gone so horribly wrong, becoming yet another offender in the line-up of pandering kids-aimed film atrocities like Yogi Bear, Garfield, and The Smurfs. Thankfully made with clear love for the material and smart execution from writer-director Paul King, Paddington is instead a welcome breath of fresh air in a family film market that,...

Title: Paddington Director: Paul King Starring: Ben Whishaw, Nicole Kidman, Sally Hawkins, Hugh Bonneville, Samuel Joslin and Madeleine Harris Finding your rightful place in society, no matter how polite and full of heart you are, can be a taunting experience for anyone. But that harrowing adventure can be even more terrifying for a young person-or bear-who has unwavering faith in the kindness of others. That charmingly innocent confidence is powerfully tested in the new compelling family comedy, ‘Paddington,’ which is based on the ‘Paddington Bear’ children’s books by Michael Bond. The film, which was directed by English helmer Paul King, who also co-wrote the script with Hamish McColl, powerfully emphasizes [ Read More ]

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New films on Screenbase this week include Salon Pictures’ true story about a feral child Ivan and the Dogs.

Salon Pictures’ Ivan and the Dogs

Andrew Kötting will direct this feature, now in pre-production, about a four-year-old who leaves his Moscow apartment and is adopted by a pack of wild dogs.

Shooting is due to begin in early 2015 in London, Moscow and Chile, and casting is now in progress. Funding comes from BFI and Seis Salon Workshop, and Soda Pictures will distribute in the UK.

Dad’s Army remake

Written by Hamish McColl and directed by Oliver Parker, Dad’s Army stars Bill Nighy (Sergeant Wilson), Catherine Zeta Jones (Rose Winters), Toby Jones (Captain Mainwaring), Tom Courtenay (Lance Corporal Jones) and Michael Gambon (Private Godfrey).

The film is in post-production, after seven weeks of filming in Yorkshire came to an end at the end of November. It is due for release on 5 February, 2016.

Sadie Frost’s Set the...

Principal photography has wrapped on Dad’s Army, with Universal Pictures releasing in UK on Feb 5, 2016.

Written by Hamish McColl and directed by BAFTA award-winner Oliver Parker, the remake of the classic UK series stars Bill Nighy, Catherine Zeta Jones, Toby Jones as Captain Mainwaring, Tom Courtenay and Michael Gambon.

“This feature film re-imagining of the characters from the original comedy series, which remains a cultural heritage, is sure to please all audiences,” said Niels Swinkels, managing directorof Universal Pictures International UK & Eire.

The film was shot entirely on location in Yorkshire for seven weeks, beginning in early October and ending on Dec. 3.

“[Yorkshire’s] stunning locations give the film an epic scale and the people were beyond helpful” said producer Damian Jones.

Jimmy Perry, Ann Croft, Penny Croft, Hugo Heppell, Steve Milne, Christian Eisenbeiss, Josephine Rose and Miles Ketley serve as executive producers.

Universal Pictures International, through its division Universal Pictures International Production (Upip), previously acquired worldwide rights...

Just last month we reported on Dad's Army, an adaptation of a comedy series from the United Kingdom that ran on BBC from 1968 to 1977, taking place during World War II in 1944 as the Allies are poised to invade France and finally defeat the German army. The film stars Bill Nighy, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Toby Jones, Tom Courtenay, Michael Gambon and many more in the film from Johnny English director Oliver Parker. Production is underway in Yorkshire and the first photos of the cast have surfaced online showing off the Home Guard (volunteers ineligible for military service) at Walmington-on-Sea. Look! Here's the first photos from Oliver Parker's Dad's Army from HeyUGuys: Dad's Army is directed by Oliver Parker (Johnny English, St Trinian’s) and written by Hamish McColl (Mr. Bean’s Holiday, Johnny English Reborn), based on the BBC TV series of the same name. The Home Guard of Walmington-on-Sea has...

The first images from comedy reboot Dad’s Army have been released as well as fresh cast details.

Universal Pictures, Screen Yorkshire and DJ Films have released the first images from British comedy reboot Dad’s Army.

The ensemble playing the Home Guard during the Second World War includes Bill Nighy as Wilson, Toby Jones as Captain Mainwaring, Tom Courtenay as Corporal Jones, Michael Gambon as Godfrey, Blake Harrison as Pike, Danny Mays as Walker and Bill Paterson as Fraser.

The other image shows Jones as Mainwaring leaning against a car with Catherine Zeta Jones, who plays journalist Rose.

Other previously announced cast includes Sarah Lancashire, Alison Steadman , Mark Gatiss and Annette Crosbie.

New cast announced today includes Felicity Montagu (Bridget Jones’s Diary), Julia Foster (Alfie), Holli Dempsey (Derek), Oliver Tobias (Arthur of the Britons) and Emily Atack (The Inbetweeners).

Oliver Parker directs the new take on the classic British sitcom, which ran from...

Universal Pictures has picked up the international rights to an upcoming comedy based on a long-running BBC sitcom, Dad's Army. Universal and production companies Screen Yorkshire and DJ Films announced the film's cast, which will transport a number of famous English actors back to World War II. Bll Nighy, Catherine Zeta Jones, Michael Gambon, and Toby Jones are just a few of the many stars now set for Dad's Army. The film, directed by Oliver Parker, revolves around the British army's Home Guard in Walmington-on-Sea just as World War II is about to reach its climax. The Guard has been...

The all-star cast for the big-screen reboot of the classic sitcom Dad's Army has been revealed.

Bill Nighy, Toby Jones and Michael Gambon are among the actors to feature in the film, written by Hamish McColl and directed by Oliver Parker.

The BBC One comedy was created by Jimmy Perry and the late David Croft and originally aired between 1968 and 1977.

Here's our guide of who's playing the seven main platoon members below:

Captain George Mainwaring

Marvellous actor Toby Jones takes on the pompous, patriotic bank manager and pillar of the community Captain George Mainwaring, played by Arthur Lowe in the BBC comedy.

Sergeant Arthur Wilson

Bill Nighy will be playing privately educated, former city banker Sergeant Arthur Wilson, who is of a cheerful and carefree disposition yet exudes an aura of mystery. He's at odds with Captain George Mainwaring over his privileged background.

Wilson was originally played by the late British actor John Le Mesurier.

The all-star cast for the big-screen reboot of the classic sitcom Dad's Army has been revealed.

Bill Nighy, Toby Jones and Michael Gambon are among the actors to feature in the film, written by Hamish McColl and directed by Oliver Parker.

The BBC One comedy was created by Jimmy Perry and the late David Croft and originally aired between 1968 and 1977.

Here's our guide of who's playing the seven main platoon members below:

Captain George Mainwaring

Marvellous actor Toby Jones takes on the pompous, patriotic bank manager and pillar of the community Captain George Mainwaring, played by Arthur Lowe in the BBC comedy.

Sergeant Arthur Wilson

Bill Nighy will be playing privately educated, former city banker Sergeant Arthur Wilson, who is of a cheerful and carefree disposition yet exudes an aura of mystery. He's at odds with Captain George Mainwaring over his privileged background.

Wilson was originally played by the late British actor John Le Mesurier.

Bill Nighy and Catherine Zeta-Jones are to star in a new film version of Dad's Army.

The big-screen adaptation of the classic sitcom - first announced in November 2012 - will be directed by Oliver Parker (Johnny English Reborn).

Nighy has been cast as Wilson, with Zeta-Jones playing glamorous journalist Rose and Toby Jones starring as Captain Mainwaring.

The Inbetweeners actor Blake Harrison will play Pike, with Michael Gambon as Godfrey, Danny Mays as Walker, Tom Courtenay as Corporal Jones and Bill Paterson as Fraser.

Mark Gatiss, Sarah Lancashire, Alison Steadman and Annette Crosbie are also among the cast of the feature film, written by Hamish McColl.

Dad's Army - created by Jimmy Perry and the late David Croft - originally aired on BBC One between 1968 and 1977.

Shooting on the movie version - which counts Perry among its executive producers - will begin this month, on location in Yorkshire.

Dad's Army,...

Bill Nighy and Catherine Zeta-Jones are to star in a new film version of Dad's Army.

The big-screen adaptation of the classic sitcom - first announced in November 2012 - will be directed by Oliver Parker (Johnny English Reborn).

Nighy has been cast as Wilson, with Zeta-Jones playing glamorous journalist Rose and Toby Jones starring as Captain Mainwaring.

The Inbetweeners actor Blake Harrison will play Pike, with Michael Gambon as Godfrey, Danny Mays as Walker, Tom Courtenay as Corporal Jones and Bill Paterson as Fraser.

Mark Gatiss, Sarah Lancashire, Alison Steadman and Annette Crosbie are also among the cast of the feature film, written by Hamish McColl.

Dad's Army - created by Jimmy Perry and the late David Croft - originally aired on BBC One between 1968 and 1977.

Shooting on the movie version - which counts Perry among its executive producers - will begin this month, on location in Yorkshire.

Dad's Army,...

Universal Pictures on board film adaptation of classic British series; cast to include Billy Nighy, Catherine Zeta Jones and Toby Jones

The cast of a long-rumoured film based on classic British comedy series Dad’s Army has been revealed and Universal Pictures International has acquired worldwide rights.

Toby Jones, best known for roles in The Hunger Games and Harry Potter franchises, will take the leading role of Captain Mainwaring, a stiff-upper-lipped veteran who oversees the Home Guard in a small English village toward the end of the Second World War.

His softly-spoken right-hand man, Wilson, will be played by Bill Nighy, known for his roles in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and Love Actually.

Both were previously rumoured to be attached to the project, an adaptation of a BBC comedy series than ran from 1968-77, but Catherine Zeta Jones is newly attached to the film as journalist Rose Winters.

The all-star British cast will also include [link=nm...

Universal Pictures on board film adaptation of classic British series; cast to include Billy Nighy, Catherine Zeta Jones and Toby Jones

The cast of a long-rumoured film based on classic British comedy series Dad’s Army has been revealed.

Toby Jones, best known for roles in The Hunger Games and Harry Potter franchises, will take the leading role of Captain Mainwaring, a stiff-upper-lipped veteran who oversees the Home Guard in a small village toward the end of the Second World War.

His right-hand man, Wilson, will be played by Bill Nighy, known to international audiences for his roles in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and Love Actually.

Both were previously rumoured to be attached to the project, an adaptation of a BBC comedy series than ran from 1968-77, but Catherine Zeta Jones is newly attached to the film as journalist Rose Winters.

The all-star British cast will also include Tom Courtenay as Corporal Jones, Harry Potter...

Oliver Parker will direct a British cast in a feature film based on characters from popular British TV comedy Dad's Army, including Bill Nighy (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Love Actually), Catherine Zeta Jones (Side Effects, Chicago, The Legend of Zorro) and Toby Jones (The Hunger Games, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows). Universal Pictures International, through its division Universal Pictures International Production has acquired worldwide rights to the film. The feature film is written by Hamish McColl, directed by Oliver Parker (Johnny English Rebornand produced by Damian Jones. It is Universal Pictures presentation of a DJ Films production. The

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Universal Pictures has come onboard the upcoming film adaptation of the classic British sitcom "Dad's Army" with the full cast list being revealed today.

Set in a fictional south-coast English town in 1944, the story follows the Home Guard platoon, a group of local volunteers in the sleepy town of Walmington-on-Sea who have been ruled ineligible for military service due to advanced age or extenuating circumstances.

Glamorous journalist Rose Winters arrives to write about their exploits, while at the same time MI5 discover a radio signal sent direct to Berlin from Walmington-on-Sea, sparking rumours of a spy.

As previously announced, Toby Jones will play the pompous and diminutive Captain Mainwaring while Bill Nighy is set as the dry Sergeant Wilson. Joining them are Catherine Zeta Jones as journalist Rose Winters, Tom Courtenay as Corporal Jones, Michael Gambon as Godfrey, Blake Harrison as Pike, Danny Mays as Walker and Bill Paterson as Fraser.

Bill Nighy and Toby Jones are set to lead the cast of a movie adaptation of the classic 1970s BBC sitcom "Dad's Army".

Set in a fictional south-coast English town in 1940, the original comedy ran for nine series and followed the farcical exploits of a Home Guard platoon, a group of local volunteers ruled ineligible for military service due to advanced age or extenuating circumstances.

This platoon would be on the front line in the event of an invasion across the English Channel, but the series mostly got mileage out of its cast of eccentric characters.

In the film version, Jones will play the pompous and diminutive Captain Mainwaring, Nighy is set as the dry Sergeant Wilson. "Johnny English Reborn" director Oliver Parker and scribe Hamish McColl will serve in the same capacities on this film, while Damian Jones ("The Iron Lady") will produce.

The original series placed fourth in...

Despite all the brands currently being given a new coat of movie paint – the toys, the games, the sweets – we’re not sure we would have predicted Dad’s Army going the same way, even though rumours of a movie have floated for years and film audiences met them once before in 1971. But according to reports from the Sunday Times, it’s a done deal.The BBC – which carries more details on the story because of the Times’ pay wall – brings word that St. Trinian’s director Oliver Parker and his Johnny English Reborn script collaborator Hamish McColl are at works on script that would bring Captain Mainwaring and his dedicated but lacklustre platoon of troops to life once more.Dad’s Army, which was created by Jimmy Perry and David Croft, first aired in 1968 and ran until 1977. It followed the bumbling efforts of recruits to the Home Guard service,...

With a November 2014 release date already on the horizon, it looks like Paddington Bear has finally found his voice for his feature debut.

StudioCanal has revealed that Colin Firth will be front and centre for the new live-action/CGI feature, with Firth set to lend his voice to the film, as well as donning motion capture to incorporate some of his facial expressions and mannerisms into the film.

Nicole Kidman, who stars opposite Firth in the upcoming awards contender The Railway Man, will take the female lead as the antagonist, a seductive taxidermist.

Hugh Bonneville and Sally Hawkins will star as Mr. and Mrs. Brown, with Julie Walters cast as their housekeeper, Mrs. Bird, and Jim Broadbent also set to take the part of antiques shop owner, Mr. Gruber.

Adapted from Michael Bond’s beloved books, Paddington tells the story of a polite young bear from Peru with an endearing talent for comic chaos,...

Downton Abbey star Hugh Bonneville is in negotiations to take the lead role in Paddington Bear for StudioCanal.

The actor will play Henry Brown, the uptight patriarch of an English family who find the talking title bear at London's Paddington Station. They take him in and try to protect him from the evil director of the Museum of National History, who moonlights as a taxidermist. The producers want House star Hugh Laurie to provide the bear's voice, but negotiations have not begun yet.

Paul King (The Mighty Boosh) is directing this live-action/CGI hybrid from a screenplay by Hamish McColl, based on the long-running series of Paddington Bear books by Michael Bond. David Heyman is producing through his Heyday Films banner, alongside Jeffrey Clifford. Production is scheduled to begin this fall.

The project was initially set up at Warner Bros. in 2007 by David Heyman, who produced all of the Harry Potter movies for the studio,...

Here's today's latest casting news: Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained) will join True Crimes, a dramatization of the cold-case killer Krystian Bala, a Polish writer who was convicted of murder in 2007.  No director is currently attached but Roman Polanski has been floated as a possibility. Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey) has joined the Paddington Bear adaptation, Paddington, as a lead.  Hugh Laurie (House M.D.) is being courted to voice the title character but is not yet in negotiations. Hit the jump for more on both projects.  First up from THR comes word that Waltz will join True Crimes, but not in the role you're probably expecting.  Though the story centers on Bala, a writer whose novels eerily detailed a cold-case crime that had baffled Polish police for years.  (Get your Polish jokes in here, if you'd like.)  Bala was never suspected of the crime before his stories came to light; they caught...

"Downton Abbey" star Hugh Bonneville is in negotiations to play the live-action lead in Studiocanal's family film "Paddington Bear," TheWrap has learned. Studiocanal had no comment. David Heyman, who shepherded the blockbuster "Harry Potter" franchise for Warner Bros., is producing through his Heyday Films banner along with Jeffrey Clifford. Paul King ("The Mighty Boosh") is directing from a script by Hamish McColl ("Mr. Bean's Holiday") that King also had a hand in shaping. Production is scheduled to start this fall. Michael Bond's beloved "Paddington" books have sold more than 35 million copies in 40 languages.

Hugh Bonneville, best known for playing Robert, Earl of Grantham on "Downton Abbey," has joined the cast of Paddington Bear , The Wrap reports. He'll play Henry Brown, the head of Paddington's adoptive family in the Paul King film. The classic Michael Bond series of books tells the story of a talking bear who was adopted by a London family when they find him lost at Paddington Station. Bond published 11 "Paddington" books between 1958 and 1979. They were adapted into a popular BBC animated TV series in the 1970s. The Warner Bros. release, set to be produced by Harry Potter producer David Heyman, will not be adapted from any specific book but will draw inspiration from the whole series with Hamish McColl providing the screenplay. Bonneville can soon...

Paddington Bear is finally going to be making it to the big screen in 2014, with the first feature-length adaptation of Michael Bond’s beloved bear.

Paul King (The Mighty Boosh) will be at the helm, and after catching a rather charming first poster for the film back in the spring, a promising first synopsis has surfaced online.

“From the producer of Harry Potter, a modern take on the iconic and beloved adventures of Paddington bear, translated into 40 languages worldwide.

Adapted from Michael Bond’s beloved books, Paddington tells the story of a polite young bear from Peru with an endearing talent for comic chaos, who arrives in London in search of a home.

Paddington has grown up deep in the Peruvian jungle with his Aunt Lucy who, inspired by a chance encounter with an English explorer, has raised her nephew to cook marmalade, listen to the BBC World Service, and...

The first poster for the upcoming Paddington Bear movie adaptation has been unveiled. The iconic bear is seen staring out at the London skyline after becoming stranded at Paddington Station in the poster. The CGI remake will be directed by Paul King, with a script from Hamish McColl. It will be a modern-day retelling of the classic Michael Bond series (more)...