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Tom Rhys Harries is hard at work on the upcoming Clayface movie for DC Studios and we have more photos from set!

The 32-year-old actor was seen with a bloodied and bandaged faced while shooting a scene on Tuesday (September 2) in London, England.

Clayface will follow “an ascending actor (Harries) whose face is disfigured by a gangster. As a last resort, the actor turns to a fringe Elizabeth Holmes-style scientist (Naomi Ackie) for help,” according to The Hollywood Reporter.

It looks like this scene will take place shortly after the attack. We also have photos of Tom wearing his eerie Clayface mask.

Tom is best known for his work...

Netflix has dropped the first trailer for Billionaires’ Bunker, the latest series from Álex Pina, the creator behind the global hit Money Heist. The new Spanish drama will premiere worldwide on September 19, and promises to deliver another high-stakes story packed with tension and intrigue.

The show, known in Spanish as El Refugio Atómico, imagines what happens when a group of the world’s richest people retreat underground as World War III looms.

Inside their state-of-the-art luxury bunker, they have everything from gyms and spas to cocktail bars and gardens. But as the outside world collapses, old grudges and family rivalries start to boil over. Netflix describes the series as a look at privilege under pressure,...

Helmed by Sherry Hormann, Netflix’s ‘Fall for Me’ is a German erotic thriller movie that centers on a young woman named Lilli who visits her sister, Valeria, on a Spanish island to relax and spend time with her. She is surprised and thrilled when Valeria reveals that she has gotten engaged to a handsome Frenchman named Manu, with whom she plans to invest in a luxurious Bed and Breakfast. However, Lilli is also somewhat suspicious of her sister’s fiancé.

Before she can fully investigate Manu, she finds herself embroiled in a steamy affair with a nightclub manager named Tom. As the two build on their instantaneous connection, Lilli...

Fool Me Once star Michelle Keegan and Worried About the Boy‘s Douglas Booth will star in ITV cop drama The Blame.

Keegan will play Di Emma Crane and Booth a character named Di Tom Radley in the six-part series, which is from Fool Me Once maker Quay Street Productions and written by Megan Gallagher (All her Fault). It’s based on debut novel of the same name by Charlotte Langley.

Joining them in the cast are Nathan Mensah, Nigel Boyle, Joe Armstrong, Matilda Freeman, Gavin Spokes, Josh Bolt, Ian Hart and Ceallach Spellman.

The series centers of the discovery of the body of a teenage figure skater, sending shockwaves through the town of Wakestead. Crane...

A new Clayface movie is officially on the way, and fresh reports are giving fans a clearer picture of what to expect. According to Nexus Point News, the film will tell a dark and disturbing story about a struggling Hollywood actor who ends up turning into a monster made of clay.

DC Studios has described the film as an R-rated body horror that will show the tragic origins of one of Batman’s classic villains.

The movie was originally thought up by horror filmmaker Mike Flanagan, known for Doctor Sleep and The Haunting of Hill House. Flanagan first became interested in Clayface back in 2021 and kept pitching his idea to DC. In March 2023, Flanagan and his producing partner Trevor Macy met with DC Studios bosses James Gunn and Peter Safran to talk about the project.

Reports say that from the start, the idea was for Clayface to be more than just a typical villain.

A new Clayface movie is officially happening, and now fresh details are coming out about what fans can expect from the film. New report from Nexus Point News claims Clayface will be a dark, body horror story about a struggling actor who ends up becoming a monster made entirely of clay.

The movie was first imagined by filmmaker Mike Flanagan, known for The Haunting of Hill House and Doctor Sleep. Flanagan had been interested in Clayface since 2021 and pitched the idea to DC several times.

In 2023, he met with DC Studios heads James Gunn and Peter Safran to discuss the project. Interestingly, Clayface won’t be a typical villain in this film, which is different from how he’s usually shown in the comics. Safran has compared the tone of the movie to the classic horror film The Fly from 1986.

In December 2024, DC Studios finally approved Flanagan’s script and...

DC Studios' head James Gunn names the one obscure comic book character who he wants for a Dcu project.

Speaking to ScreenRant, Gunn responded to the question of what niche DC Comics character he would like to explore in the Dcu by saying, "Everybody knows I love Bat-Mite. Bat-Mite's like… my man. He's creepy as hell." Gunn added, "I think I’ve got to do something with Bat-Mite someday."

"I don’t know how to do it – unless Matt’s doing it in his script," Gunn said, referencing The Batman writer-director Matt Reeves, whose script for the upcoming The Batman sequel has been a source of major news in recent weeks. "I got his script yesterday and haven’t had a chance to read it yet. Maybe Matt Reeves put Bat-Mite in the script. If you did, Matt, I'm going to be really, really stoked. Instant green light."

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There is nothing juicier in Hollywood than rumors about a star’s love life, and we will stand by this. From who’s dating whom to who cheated on whom, these burning questions will always make you curious, no matter how much you try to stay away from the gossip. Tom Rhys Harries & Laura Haddock, White Lines actors, once got tangled in a web of speculation about their romance.

The kinda crazy part? The two played the role of siblings in the mystery thriller TV series. Well, maybe it’s not that crazy…after all, it’s not like they are actually related by blood, yeah? Regardless, the two were once reported to be in a romantic relationship after Laura Haddock’s divorce from Sam Claflin.

Did Laura Haddock and Tom Rhys Harries date? White Lines (2020) | Credits: Netflix

The rumor began back in 2020, when The Sun reported on the matter,...

Tom Rhys Harries is officially joining the DC Universe. He’s been picked to play the lead role in Clayface, the upcoming DC Studios movie. The news comes from Deadline, which reports that DC wanted to go with a “fresh face” for the role, and Harries got the part after beating out other rising stars like Jack O’Connell, Tom Blyth, Leo Woodall, and George MacKay.

Harries is a Welsh actor who’s been getting more attention lately. He played Eddie Walker in Suspicion on Apple TV+ and Axel Collins in Netflix’s White Lines. You might’ve also seen him in The Gentleman by Guy Ritchie, or in Kandahar with Gerard Butler. He even had a role in Doctor Who.

After a long and incredibly exhaustive search, we finally have our Dcu Clayface in Tom Rhys Harries. Both Matt Reeves and I were just blown away by this guy, and...

DC Studios has found the actor to help mold its Clayface movie. Tom Rhys Harries, a Welsh actor who is relatively unknown Stateside, will star as the Batman villain known for his ability to shape-shift.

The casting ends a search that focused on young, British actors for the project. Among those in the mix has been Sinners bad guy Jack O’Connell, Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes‘ Tom Blyth and George MacKay, star of war movie 1917. Sources said DC toppers James Gunn and Peter Safran weren’t ready to pull the trigger on those that they met with and went deeper into the well.

Speak No Evil director James Watkins will direct Clayface, which is said to be a stripped down movie, with a budget in the $40 million range. According to sources, it centers on B-movie actor who becomes a walking piece of clay after injecting himself with a...

El filme, escrito por Mike Flanagan y dirigido por James Watkins, se estrenará en septiembre de 2026. © Getty Images & DC

Según informa The Wrap, el actor galés Tom Rhys Harries será Clayface en la próxima película del universo DC.

Harries se habría impuesto en las audiciones a nombres más conocidos como George MacKay, Tom Blyth, Jack O’Connell y Leo Woodall. A pesar de contar con menor notoriedad, su interpretación ha convencido tanto a Matt Reeves como a James Gunn. Este último ha dicho: «Después de una larga e increíblemente exhaustiva búsqueda, por fin tenemos a nuestro Clayface del Dcu en Tom Rhys Harries. Tanto Matt Reeves como yo nos quedamos alucinados con este tipo, y estamos deseando que veáis esta película, dirigida por James Watkins y escrita por Mike Flanagan».

Para quienes no estén familiarizados, Clayface (o Cara de Barro) es uno de los villanos clásicos de Batman en el universo DC.

Back in 2021, filmmaker Mike Flanagan let it be known on social media that he was interested in making a “standalone horror/thriller/tragedy” movie that would center on the Clayface character. A while after that, he confirmed that he had met with veteran DC movie producer Jon Berg to pitch a “horror-leaning” take on Clayface, as well as ideas for the DC properties Scarecrow, Justice League Dark, and Constantine. The meeting “kind of went nowhere.” But then, in March of 2023, Deadline broke the news that Flanagan had scheduled another Clayface pitch meeting, this time with DC Studios bosses James Gunn and Peter Safran. And at the end of last year, it was announced that Flanagan is officially writing a Clayface movie that will be part of the DC Universe film franchise that’s being overseen by Gunn and Safran. A few months ago, Speak No Evil director James Watkins was hired to take the helm…...

The actor who will portray Clayface in James Gunn’s Dcu has been officially revealed, meaning the franchise has found one of its core villains and its main star for its first villain film. Clayface was already announced as the third feature film in the Dcu, and was originally expected to go into production sometime in 2025 since its attached release date has been, and still is, September 11, 2026.

Tom Rhys Harries will officially be playing Clayface (aka Basil Karlo) in the Clayface Dcu film, which is a part of James Gunn's new Dcu. The Welsh actor is best known for his work in Apple TV's Suspicion, White Lines, and The Gentlemen.

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DC character Clayface is getting a live action movie written by Mike Flanagan (The Haunting of Hill House, Midnight Mass, Doctor Sleep, Life of Chuck) and directed by James Watkins (Eden Lake, The Woman in Black, Speak No Evil), and Deadline reports this morning that Welsh actor Tom Rhys Harries (Slaughterhouse Rulez) has landed the lead role.

The 34-year-old actor has also appeared in the television shows “Jekyll and Hyde” (2014), “Midsomer Murders,” “White Lines,” “Suspicion” and “Doctor Who,” as well as films including Hot Property, The Gentlemen, Kandahar, How Kids Roll, and The Return.

The Flanagan-penned Clayface movie is currently undergoing revisions, with writer Hossein Amini (Drive) coming on board to revise the script. Flanagan had recently revealed that his script was heavily inspired by the character’s appearance in “Batman: The Animated Series,” but there’s no telling how much that original script is going to change along the way.

One of the most intriguing projects in James Gunn and Peter Safran's new DC Universe is director James Watkins' body horror movie "Clayface." Based on a script by horror maestro Mike Flanagan and Hossein Amini ("Drive"), the film is slated to begin production this summer ... and now, we know who's playing the titular, shape-shifting monstrosity. 

According to Deadline, Clayface will be portrayed by none other than Tom Rhys Harries, a relative unknown whom the powers that be have deemed ready to mold the character in his image. Casting a comparatively fresh face in the role is a smart move. Since the masses aren't familiar with Rhys Harries' game yet, he's not saddled with the kind of expectations a more established name with a particular acting style might face. This is a major benefit for a character as malleable as Clayface; after all, there have been so many versions of...

When it came to casting the lead in DC Studios’ next big movie Clayface, the studio went with a fresh face, that being Welsh actor Tom Rhys Harries.

The actor from the Uma Thurman-starring Apple TV series Suspicion and such movies as Uberto Pasolini’s The Return (starring Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche), the Gerard Butler action title Kandahar and Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen, landed the role from a competitive list of British thespians that included 28 Years Later‘s Jack O’Connell, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes‘ Tom Blyth and 1917‘s George MacKay.

The movie, from Speak No Evil director James Watkins, is the next big project for James Gunn and Peter Safran’s DC Studios after next summer’s Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, scheduled for release on September 11, 2026. Clayface will be shooting at Warner Bros Leavesden studio in the UK.

Clayface is shape-shifting...

Netflix is doubling down on investing in Spain to keep producing Spanish originals, co-ceo Ted Sarandos said on Tuesday during a visit to Madrid to celebrate the streaming giant’s 10-year anniversary in the country.

Visiting Netflix’s hub in Tres Cantos, just outside Madrid, along with Pedro Sanchez, the president of Spain, the top executive said that Netflix would invest €1 billion ($1.1 billion) in the country by 2029.

Touting such Spanish hits as Elite and Society of the Snow, Sarandos shared that local originals generated more than 5 billion hours of global viewing on Netflix in 2024. Emphasizing the global streaming giant’s deep commitment to Spain, the co-ceo also said: “Dali masks, red jumpsuits, Bella Ciao – all of them have become instantly recognizable parts of the global culture.”

Indeed, Netflix’s Spanish hit originals have included the likes of Money Heist, its Berlin spin-off series, White Lines, and The Snow Girl.

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Netflix’s Billionaires’ Bunker, set to premiere on September 19, 2025, marks the return of Álex Pina and Esther Martínez Lobato, the masterminds behind the globally acclaimed Money Heist. This new, dark comedy-thriller series promises to disrupt your calm with its tale of wealthy elites trapped in a luxury bunker as the world collapses around them.

Pina and Lobato, who redefined heist narratives with Money Heist‘s intricate plots and charismatic characters, bring their signature blend of tension and humor to this project, ensuring it is not just another dystopian drama but a rollercoaster of human flaws and high stakes.

Pina and Lobato’s Return: From Money Heist to Billionaires’ Bunker Billionaires’ Bunker/ Credits: YouTube/ Netflix

Álex Pina and Esther Martínez Lobato are no strangers to crafting compelling narratives that captivate global audiences. Their breakout hit, Money Heist (La Casa de Papel), became Netflix’s most-watched non-English series, amassing millions of households in its first month.

Lionsgate has revealed the first photo of three-time Oscar nominee Johnny Depp in Day Drinker, his reteam feature with Penélope Cruz. Cameras are rolling in Spain on the Marc Webb-directed movie, which has added four news actors to the cast: Manu Ríos, Arón Piper, Juan Diego Botto and Anika Boyle.

Day Drinker tells the story of a private-yacht bartender (Madelyn Cline) who encounters a mysterious, onboard guest (Depp). They soon find themselves entangled with a criminal figure (Cruz) and connected in ways no one saw coming. The project reps the fourth time Depp and Cruz have starred together in a movie after Blow, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and Murder on the Orient Express.

Day Drinker is produced by Thunder Road’s Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee, who produce the John Wick franchise for Lionsgate; Adam Kolbrenner, producer of The Tomorrow War, Free Guy and Prisoners; and Zach Dean,...

Su estreno español será en el Festival de Málaga. © Beta Fiction

Ya tenemos el tráiler en castellano de la película Guillermo Tell, dirigida por Nick Hamm, que tendrá su première española el 16 de marzo en la sección Mosaico del 28 Festival de Málaga.

Guillermo Tell se ambienta en 1307, cuando las fuerzas austriacas oprimen al pueblo suizo. Guillermo juró no volver a utilizar la violencia tras su paso por las Cruzadas, pero se ve obligado a unirse a la rebelión para detener el derramamiento de sangre. Como castigo, el gobernador Gessler obliga a Tell a disparar una manzana sobre la cabeza de su hijo Walter, del que saldrá ileso gracias a sus habilidades con la ballesta, pero Gessler hace cautivos a Tell y a la princesa Bertha de Habsburgo, que consiguen escapar y Tell liderará una rebelión contra los invasores austriacos, en busca de venganza.

Protagoniza la película Claes Bang (The Square...

Here’s the latest episode of The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on the official podcast site, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.

For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro-budget indie films to bigger-budget studio films and everything in between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dom Lenoir, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk about how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their filmmaking experiences from directors, writers, producers and screenwriters, to actors, cinematographers and distributors.

The Filmmaker’s Podcast #436: From ‘Director Jail’ to Blockbuster Movies with Nick Hamm,...

The Wheel of Time season 3 has cast four pivotal and long-awaited characters, revealing new information about the upcoming episodes. Adapted for television by executive producer and showrunner Rafe Judkins, The Wheel of Time season 3 debuts globally on Prime Video on March 13. The latest installment will see the threats against the Light increasing. As the White Tower is divided, old enemies return. Despite all this uncertainty, Rand (Josha Stradowski) feels unconnected to his past and his corrupted power grows stronger. It poses the question of whether the Dragon will turn to the dark.

Prime Video has confirmed that Wheel of Time season 3 has added four new cast members: Olivia Williams, Luke Fetherston, Callum Kerr, and Nuno Lopes, with all four portraying the royal family of the kingdom of Andor. In the fantasy novels by author Robert Jodan on which the Prime Video show is based, Andor is the largest, most populous,...

The upcoming third season of Prime Video's epic fantasy series The Wheel of Time will adapt The Shadow Rising, often considered one of the best books in Robert Jordan's 14-book strong novel series. The second season improved on the first and the show is gaining momentum, especially after a wicked new trailer dropped the other week:

We also learned that The Expanse veteran Shohreh Aghdashloo will be joining the show in its third season as the morally flexible Aes Sedai sorceress Elaida, a meaty role. And today, we can reveal several other actors coming on board, playing a number of important characters book fans have been waiting to see introduced. First up...

The Wheel of Time season 3 Olivia Williams headshot | Direct from Prime Video press contact Olivia Williams as Queen Morgase Trakand

Queen Morgase Trakand is the queen of Andor, the most influential country in the Westlands, where most...

“Wheel of Time” Season 3 is continuing to build out its cast.

Variety has learned that Olivia Williams, Callum Kerr, Luke Fetherston, and Nuno Lopes have all joined the high-fantasy series at Amazon Prime Video. They will play members of the royal family of the kingdom of Andor.

They are the latest additions to the cast, alongside previously announced Season 3 cast member Shohreh Aghdashloo. Rosamund Pike will return for Season 3 alongside Sophie Okonedo, Daniel Henney, Josha Stradowski, Zoë Robins, Madeleine Madden, Marcus Rutherford, Dónal Finn, Ceara Coveney, Kate Fleetwood, Natasha O’Keeffe, Ayoola Smart, and Kae Alexander.

Williams will play Morgase Trakand, the Queen of Andor. The official character description states, “Morgase did not inherit her throne. Rather, when the succession was left without an heir, she waged a brutal war against a half-dozen noble rivals, and thanks to her political savvy and utter ruthlessness, she won. She has sworn ever since...

Olivia Williams (The Sixth Sense), Luke Fetherston (Doctor Who), Callum Kerr (Hollyoaks) and Nuno Lopes (White Lines) have joined the Season 3 cast of Prime Video‘s fantasy epic series The Wheel of Time, starring Rosamund Pike, Madeleine Madden and Josha Stradowski.

Williams, Fetherston, Kerr and Lopes will portray the royal family of the kingdom of Andor. Andor is the largest, most populous, and most influential country within the heart of the Westlands, the fictional land depicted in Robert Jordan’s epic fantasy book series on which the television series is based.

Williams portrays Morgase Trakand, the Queen of Andor. Morgase did not inherit her throne. Rather, when the succession was left without an heir, she waged a brutal war against a half-dozen noble rivals, and thanks to her political savvy and utter ruthlessness, she won. She has sworn ever since to shield her daughter and heir, Elayne, from ever having to endure what she did…...

The devil works hard, but Brian Jordan Alvarez works harder. For the past month, the creator, writer, director, and star of “English Teacher” has been dining out on the “I Love Your Daughter” meme to promote the FX comedy. The TikTok trend started in September after a user posted a clip from a Season 2 episode of “Gilmore Girls.” In it, Kirk (Sean Gunn), who has made a black-and-white short film, tells his girlfriend’s father, “I love your daughter.” When the father asks what he has to offer, Kirk says, “Nothing. Only this,” and proceeds to awkwardly dance. The sequence in the episode is set to Melle Mel‘s “White Lines (Don’t Do It),” but the TikTok edit swaps it out for Olly Alexander‘s “Breathe.”

Alvarez, who first tasted success online with his 2016 YouTube series “The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo” and his viral TikTok and Instagram videos,...

Mark Lewis Jones and Nia Roberts have joined the cast of upcoming S4C/Sundance Now anthology series “Still Waters” (“Y Golau:Dŵr” in Welsh).

It is the second instalment of the Welsh psychological thriller, which starred Sian Reese-Williams, following “The Light In The Hall” (“Y Golau”).

Reese-Williams (“Wolf”) returns for the second chapter of the six-episode season, which will be filmed in both English and Welsh. She will also be joined by Robert Glenister (“Spooks”), Tom Rhys Harries (“White Lines”) and Maeve Courtier-Lilley (“The Red King”).

Written and created by Regina Moriarty (“Murdered By My Boyfriend”), the new season picks up two years after the first, with Caryl Huws (Reese-Williams) still living in Llanemlyn. But she’s decided to start a new life, retraining as a journalist.

Her first story is one that immediately leads her into a mystery. Fascinated with the newly announced expansion of the local reservoir, she stumbles across an old case,...

Cineflix Rights has closed several deals for “Irvine Welsh’s Crime,” starring Dougray Scott in his International Emmy award-winning lead role.

The series has been acquired by Telefonica’s pay TV platform Movistar Plus+ (Spain), Sbs (Australia), Rte (Ireland), Blue Entertainment (Switzerland), and Canal+ for viewers in Luxembourg, Hungary, Romania, Czech Republic, Slovakia and the Netherlands.

“Irvine Welsh’s Crime” was commissioned by Itvx and BritBox in the U.K.

The show follows Detective Inspector Ray Lennox (Scott), a man engaged in his own disturbing battle while undertaking serious crime investigations in a city on the edge of the abyss.

The series, adapted by “Trainspotting” author Welsh from his own novel, also stars John Simm, Joanna Vanderham, Angela Griffin, Ken Stott, and Jamie Sives.

Tim Mutimer, CEO of Cineflix Rights, said: “The combination of Irvine Welsh’s own adaptation of his best-selling novels, together with Dougray Scott’s powerful, award-winning performance has...

Joanna Scanlan and Tamsin Greig have been confirmed to star in Sally Wainwright’s new BBC and Britbox drama “Riot Women.”

“Riot Women” is the new drama from “Happy Valley” creator Wainwright, about a group of middle-aged women who decide to enter a talent contest by forming a punk-rock band. After writing their first song, however, they realize they have plenty to say and now, the means to say it.

Scanlan, who is currently appearing in “Slow Horses” and “A Very Royal Scandal,” will play Beth while Greig, who’s known for “Black Books” and “Sexy Beast,” plays Holly. Joining them will be Rosalie Craig (“Moonflower Murders”) as Kitty, Lorraine Ashbourne (“Sherwood”) as Jess and Amelia Bullmore (“The Buccaneers”) as Yvonne.

The six-part series is produced by Drama Republic, the Mediawan-owned banner behind “One Day,” and has been commissioned by the BBC and BritBox. The project was originally announced...

Sally Wainwright, creator of TV hits Happy Valley, Last Tango in Halifax, and Gentleman Jack, is turning her attention to a new BBC project, Riot Women.

The six-episode series, from Drama Republic, on Thursday unveiled its cast as filming continues in West Yorkshire, England.

Joanna Scanlan (After Love, The Thick of It) will lead the cast as Beth, along with Rosalie Craig (Moonflower Murders, Serpent Queen) as Kitty, Tamsin Greig (Sexy Beast, The Completely Made Up Adventures of Dick Turpin) as Holly, Lorraine Ashbourne (Sherwood, Alma’s Not Normal) as Jess, and Amelia Bullmore (The Buccaneers, Vienna Blood) as Yvonne.

In Riot Women, “we dive headfirst into the world of five women who, along with two riotous backing singers, come together to create a makeshift punk-rock band in order to enter a local talent contest,” a plot synopsis reads. “But in writing their first original song, they soon discover that...

Exclusive: Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired North American rights to writer-director Nick Hamm’s medieval action-drama William Tell, which has its world premiere tonight in Toronto.

Starring are Claes Bang (The Square), Connor Swindells (Sex Education), Golshifteh Farahani (Extraction), Jonah Hauer-King (The Little Mermaid), Ellie Bamber (Nocturnal Animals), Rafe Spall (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom) and Emily Beecham (Little Joe), with Oscar winner Ben Kingsley (Gandhi) and Oscar nominee Jonathan Pryce (The Two Popes).

The deal was negotiated by Miles Fineburg from Samuel Goldwyn Films and WME Independent on behalf of the producers. The release is being lined up for early 2025.

Inspired by the legendary tale, Claes Bang takes on the role of William Tell, a noble huntsman whose peaceful life is shattered when the ruthless Austrian Empire invades his homeland of Switzerland. Unwilling to bend the knee before his country’s oppressors, William Tell is thrust into a perilous trial,...

Exclusive: Nick Hamm’s action-packed adaptation William Tell, starring Claes Bang and Golshifteh Farahani, has sold to the UK & Ireland and Germany-speaking territories ahead of its world premiere in Toronto next week.

Munich-based sales company Beta Cinema unveiled the all-rights deals to Altitude (UK & Ireland) and SquareOne Entertainment for Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, following the film’s well-attended press and industry screening in Toronto on Thursday.

Both distributors are targeting a release date in Q1 2025.

Beta Cinema has already announced deals with Sf Studios, Beta Fiction (Spain), Eagle Pictures (Italy), Dutch Filmworks (Benelux), Pris Audiovisuais (Portugal), Monolith Films (Poland), Cinemart (Czech Republic), Blitz (Former Yugoslavia), Ads (Hungary and Romania), Beta Film (Bulgaria), Tfg (Greece), Ukraine (Top Film) and The Plot Pictures (Middle East & Turkey) earlier this year.

Director Hamm’s adaptation of Friedrich Schiller’s classic play is fresh out of post-production.

Bang stars as titular hero opposite Farahani as his wife. They are joined by Connor Swindells, Jonah Hauer-King, Ellie Bamber, Rafe Spall and Emily Beecham, with Academy-Award winner Ben Kingsley and Academy-Award nominee Jonathan Pryce.

Altitude co-ceo Will Clarke said of the acquisition: “It’s fantastic to be working with such an incredible team of film-makers and our friends at Beta and we can’t wait to bring the epic and thrilling William Tell to audiences in the UK & Ireland.”

For his part, Thomas Sierk, Director of Acquisitions & Sales at SquareOne Entertainment, said: “The production truly succeeds to tell the story of the legendary freedom-fighter William Tell as an exciting, action-packed epic with an outstanding international cast.

Al Munteanu, CEO of SquareOne Entertainment added, “Together with my team, I am thrilled to bring this fantastic production to theaters early next year.”

The narrative unfolds in the 14th Century, when Europe’s nations fiercely vie for supremacy within the Holy Roman Empire. The ambitious Austrians, desiring more land, encroach upon Switzerland, a serene and pastoral nation.

Amidst this backdrop, William Tell, a formerly peaceful hunter, finds himself forced to take action as his family and homeland come under dire threat from the oppressive Austrian King and his ruthless warlords. Leading his fellow countrymen, Tell embarks on a courageous rebellion, seeking to defend their liberty and stand against the tyrannical forces that seek to subjugate them.

Hamm’s previous credits include Driven, which was selected as the closing film at the Venice Film Festival, Netflix’s White Lines and The Journey which premiered at the Venice and Toronto Film Festivals.

Piers Tempest and Marie-Christine Jaeger-Firmenich (Gigi & Nate) produce. Executive Producers include Jon Hamm, David Nichols and Francesco Marras.

William Tell is a Free Turn Films / Tempo production in association with Beta Cinema, WME Independent, Prime Focus Studios and Groenlandia and Cineroma Srl. The production is supported by Idm Südtirol and autonomous province of Bozen/Bolzano – South Tyrol and Quebec Film Production Services Tax Credit.

“We are delighted to partner with such highly esteemed distributors for the UK and Germany. The epic tale of William Tell presents a rich tapestry of themes and topics, providing a strong foundation for bold and ambitious theatrical campaigns in these two key European markets,” said Beta Cinema EVP Thorsten Ritter.

The film will world premiere in Toronto as a Gala Presentation next week and will then make its European presentation at the Zurich Film Festival in October. Beta Cinema handles international rights, alongside WME Independent who represent domestic rights.

Newcomer Kabita Napali takes the co-leading role opposite the U.K.’s Jamie Bacon in “Eklo I,” a film which claims to be Nepal’s first sci-fi movie.

Three months of production are now underway in the Himalayan country, which is previously best known for art-house titles and low-budget drama films.

In a post-apocalyptic 2090, some 60 years after humanity fled the Earth due to an epidemic, two astronauts crash-land in the Himalayan mountains while on a reconnaissance mission. The astronauts uncover a hidden city of caves among the towering mountains and there encounter a mysterious guardian who holds secrets that challenge their understanding of survival and destiny. The Nepali word ‘eklo’ translates as ‘alone’ in English.

Napali, who plays the second astronaut, is joined by Benisha Hemel and Vijay Lama (“Everest”), as well as Pradeep Khadka who portrays the guru. Napali is a newcomer whose first credit is on the Sujoy Young...

Exclusive: Jamie Bacon and Pradeep Khadka will star in sci-fi flick Eklo from British-Nepalese director Pradeep Shahi.

The filmmakers say Eklo will be the first science fiction flick to come out of Nepal. Shahi is currently in Cannes with his latest film, The Last Ritual, which has Scatena and Rosner Films attached.

Eklo takes place in a futuristic version of Earth in which a deadly viral epidemic forced humanity to flee the planet in 2030. Sixty years later, British space agency astronaut Zach (Bacon) is on a reconnaissance missions and crash-lands in the Himalayan region of Nepal with his partner. They explore their surroundings and uncover a hidden city of caves nestled among the mountains, where they encounter a mysterious figure (Khadka), who is the mythical guardian of the Himalayan region.

Bacon is also signed on as a producer, as he and Shahi look to...

Beta Cinema has arrived in Cannes with a slew of sales on its resistance epic William Tell.

Currently in post-production, screenwriter Nick Hamm’s adaptation for the big screen of Friedrich Schiller’s play stars Danish actor Claes Bang (The Square), Golshifteh Farahani (Paterson), Connor Swindells (Barbie, Sex Education), Jonah Hauer-King (The Little Mermaid, The Tattooist of Auschwitz) and Oscar winner Ben Kingsley (Schindler’s List, Iron Man).

The story takes place in the 14th century, “amidst the waning days of the Holy Roman Empire where Europe’s nations fiercely vie for supremacy and the ambitious Austrians, desiring more land, encroach upon Switzerland, a serene and pastoral nation.” William Tell, a formerly peaceful hunter, finds himself forced to take action as his family and homeland come under threat from the oppressive Austrian king and his ruthless warlords.

The film’s ensemble cast also includes Ellie Bamber (Moss & Freud, Nocturnal Animals), Rafe Spall (Life of Pi,...

“The Crown” producer Left Bank Pictures has posted a 22% drop in revenue for the financial year ending March 2023.

Revenue decreased from £147.8 million ($187 million) to £114.6 million ($145 million) year on year, according to a financial report filed at U.K. business registrar Companies House on April 7. The producer said the dip was due to “the timings of the shows and syndication rights sold on the Crown series in the prior year.’

The report also showed that profit before taxation had increased by 65%, from £14 million to £23 million.

The financial period covered in the report runs from April 2022 to 2023, ending just before the Hollywood strikes upended the industry.

In the financial report, Left Bank notes 2023 “has been a challenging year for the industry –Bectu negotiations, WGA, DGA and SAG strikes, the fall in commissions by the streamers & U.K. broadcasters, licence fees decreasing due to a fall in advertising spend and the cost of living crisis,...

Exclusive: Ridley Scott’s production company has a new UK television chief.

Sharon Hughff, who was previously Creative Director, Scripted Television at eOne in the UK, has been named Head of Television at Scott Free UK.

Reporting to Scott Free’s Cco David W Zucker, and President of Television, Clayton Krueger, Hughff will oversee development and production for the company’s slate of scripted programming out of London.

It comes two years after Hughff joined eOne from The Crown producer Left Bank, where she produced series including Netflix’s White Lines and Sky/Cinemax series Strike Back.

She most recently exec produced the adaptation of Amor Towles’ A Gentleman in Moscow for Paramount+ and Showtime, which premieres later this month. The series stars Ewan McGregor and was written by Ben Vanstone.

Previous credits at Left Bank, where she was an executive producer include an adaptation of Louise Penny’s Three Pines...

Shaun and his best mate Ed are in trouble. They’ve discovered two zombies in their garden, and the lumbering flesh-eaters show no signs of stopping. However, Shaun and Ed have found one way of slowing the approach: throwing records.

And so, as the two zombies grow closer, Ed and Shaun rustle through the latter’s collection. “Sign o’ the Times … Purple Rain,” Ed suggests as projectiles, only to have Shaun tell him no. That is until Ed reaches a low point in Prince’s discography, the Batman soundtrack. “Throw it,” Shaun commands, striking a blow against the living dead.

The above scene is just one instance of the humor and horror that director Edgar Wright and his co-writer Simon Pegg bring to the RomZomCom Shaun of the Dead, released twenty years ago. Shaun (Pegg) and Ed (Nick Frost) spend a lot of time discussing their pop-cultural interests, even in the most dire situations.

Last Stop: Rocafort St, the next genre film directed by Spanish director Luis Prieto, who has mostly developed his career in the US, has been acquired by Film Factory and will be introduced to buyers at this year’s European Film Market.

Filmax will release the film in Spain this summer.

Produced by Showrunner Films and Nostromo Pictures, Last Stop: Rocafort St stars Natalia Azahara, Javier Gutiérrez and Valèria Sorolla, a Screen Star of Tomorrow in 2022.

The film is about a woman assigned to work in a quiet Barcelona subway station called Rocafort. When she discovers it is the location...

No stranger to corporate jingles, Pusha T has hopped on a new song titled “Paper Right” as part of a new ad campaign for the financial services organization Tiaa. While Push’s verse mostly stays on the theme of retirement planning, he sneaks in a coke rap about his drug dealing days, too.

On the posse cut with Wyclef Jean, CoSign alum Lola Brooke, Flau’jae, and Capella Grey, Push spits a cautionary tale from the past. “Stood tall on ’em corners/ Old ladies warned us, so they ain’t have to mourn us,” he raps. “Street lords said, ‘Join us’/ You could turn a brick to a Beamer, here some pointers/ Nowadays, I’m ignorin’ ’em.”

Push continues with lines about building a legacy for his son and leaving behind generational wealth, though he admits to keeping a “side hustle” to hit his apparently lofty goals. Stream the track and...

The first look images of “William Tell,” the epic story of the crossbow-wielding warrior, have been released. The feature film is in its last week of principal photography in Italy. Beta Cinema is representing international sales rights with WME Independent handling North American rights.

Nick Hamm directs, based on his screenplay, adapted from Friedrich Schiller’s play. Hamm’s credits include “Driven,” which was selected as the closing film at the Venice Film Festival 2018 and released by Universal; “Gigi & Nate” (2022); the Netflix series “White Lines” (2020); and “The Journey,” which premiered at Venice and Toronto in 2016.

The film stars Claes Bang, Connor Swindells, Ellie Bamber, Golshifteh Farahani, Jonah Hauer-King, Rafe Spall, Emily Beecham, Academy-Award nominee Jonathan Pryce and Academy Award winner Ben Kingsley.

The story unfolds in the 14th century amid the waning days of the Holy Roman Empire, when Europe’s nations fiercely vie for supremacy and the ambitious Austrians,...

Claes Bang has signed on to star in Nick Hamm’s period action film William Tell, playing the legendary Swiss marksman.

The Danish actor, star of Ruben Östlund’s 2017 Cannes Palme d’Or winner The Square, Sharon Horgan’s Emmy-nominated Apple TV+ series Bad Sisters and the baddie in Robert Eggers’ The Northman, will be joined by an ensemble cast, including Connor Swindells (Barbie), Ellie Bamber (Willow), Golshifteh Farahani (Extraction), Jonah Hauer-King (The Little Mermaid), Rafe Spall (The Big Short), Emily Beecham (Little Joe), Jonathan Pryce (Game of Thrones, The Two Popes) and Oscar-winner Ben Kingsley (Gandhi, Sexy Beast).

Hamm adapted William Tell from Friedrich Schiller’s famous play, set in the 14th Century, which follows a peaceful hunter who picks up his crossbow to fight tyranny, in the form of a corrupt Austrian King. In the play’s most famous scene, Tell is forced by authorities to shoot an...

Cast also includes Ellie Bamber, Jonah Hauer-King, Rafe Spall, Emily Beecham, Jonathan Pryce and Ben Kingsley.

Beta Cinema has boarded international sales on Nick Hamm’s English-language feature William Tell, based on the classic story of the crossbow warrior who shot an arrow through an apple on his son’s head and launched the struggle for Swiss independence.

Written and directed by Hamm, William Tell stars Claes Bang as Tell alongside Connor Swindells, Ellie Bamber, Golshifteh Farahani, Jonah Hauer-King, Rafe Spall, Emily Beecham as well as Jonathan Pryce and Ben Kingsley.

Beta Cinema and production companies Free Turn Films and...

Cast also includes Connor Swindells, Ellie Bamber, Golshifteh Farahani, Jonah Hauer-King, Rafe Spall, Emily Beecham, Jonathan Pryce and Ben Kingsley.

Beta Cinema has boarded international sales on Nick Hamm’s English-language feature William Tell, based on the classic story of the Swiss crossbow warrior.

Written and directed by Hamm, William Tell stars Claes Bang as Tell alongside Connor Swindells, Ellie Bamber, Golshifteh Farahani, Jonah Hauer-King, Rafe Spall, Emily Beecham as well as Oscar nominee Jonathan Pryce and Academy Award winner Ben Kingsley.

Beta Cinema and production companies Free Turn Films and Tempo Productions have also released a first look of...

Phoenix are keeping their collaboration kick going with a remix of their Alpha Zulu cut “All Eyes on Me” that features unlikely guest Pusha T. Check out the track below.

In addition to Pusha’s verses, the “All Eyes on Me” remix features vocals from Benee and production from Chad Hugo. The band shared their emphatic (and very French) gratitude in a press release: “A huge thank you to le Roi Pusha-t — most played artist in our backstage; to Chad Hugo, who always showed up when we were playing in Virginia, it’s about time we worked together! And to Benee, who worked at light speed to make this happen and added some magic. Merci!!!”

As random of a team-up as it may seem, it is fun to hear Pusha spit over Phoenix’s disco-punk instrumental, before Benne closes out the song with a mellow final verse. The track comes...

A sequel to the British holiday film Your Christmas Or Mine? has been greenlit at Amazon, with stars Asa Butterfield (Sex Education) and Cora Kirk (Prey for the Devil) signed on to return.

Titled Your Christmas Or Mine 2, the pic will hit Prime Video in December 2023. American actress Jane Krakowski (30 Rock) has joined the cast. Cast also returning from the first edition are Alex Jennings (The Crown), Daniel Mays (Fisherman’s Friends), David Bradley (Harry Potter series), Angela Griffin (White Lines), and Natalie Gumede (Titans).

Synopsis reads: It’s the most wonderful time of the year, but will it be for James and Hayley? James’ father has invited the Taylors to spend Christmas in a luxury ski resort in the Austrian Alps so they can meet his new American girlfriend (played by Jane Krakowski). However, Hayley’s dad Geoff insisted on handling his family’s side of the booking, and something got lost in translation.

Duran Duran launched their 2023 “Future Past North American Tour” at Napa Valley’s BottleRock Festival on Saturday, May 27th.

To kick off their headlining set, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame group quickly dispatched several of their biggest hits, including “Hungry Like the Wolf,” “Notorious,” and “A View to a Kill.” In a career-spanning sequence befitting the ethos behind their 2021 LP, Future Past, the band reached as far back as their 1981 debut single “Planet Earth,” while touching on key eras with tracks like 1984’s “The Reflex,” 1993’s “Ordinary World,” and their latest LP’s “Anniversary.”

The night also included the first live rendition of the Future Past duet “Give It All Up” with Tove Lo, who performed with the band and separately earlier in the day. Following 1981’s “Girls on Film” as the main set’s closer, the band returned with a double Rio encore of “Save a Prayer” and the iconic title track.

Duran Duran has announced dates for their upcoming 2023 Future Past North American Tour in support of their latest album of the same name. The tour consists of 28 shows and will see support from Nile Rodgers & Chic and Bastille.

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Duran Duran is an English pop band that was formed in 1978. They were launched into the mainstream when their music videos became popular on the music channel MTV.

Duran Duran Future Past Tour Setlist

The band’s breakthrough album was Rio (1982), which peaked at No. 6 in the U.S. The tracks “Hungry Like the Wolf” and “Rio” became two of their biggest hits that were further popularized by their cinematic music videos.

Last year, the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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Duran Duran Setlist:

The below setlist comes from the band’s performance in Leeds, England on...

If you weren’t able to catch director Elizabeth Banks’ horror comedy Cocaine Bear in theaters, Peacock has you covered. The viral film will stream exclusively on the platform beginning April 14th.

Inspired by the 1985 true story of a curious black bear who got into over 800 pounds of blow dumped over a Georgia national park, Cocaine Bear features a stacked cast led by Keri Russell, Margo Martindale, Alden Ehrenreich, O’Shea Jackson Jr., and a posthumous performance from Ray Liotta.

In our review, Senior Staff Writer Clint Worthington said the film keeps a “firm grasp on the likable characters they’ve set up” and described it as “an energetic throwback to devil-may-care creature comedies of yore like Tremors or Lake Placid.”

Naturally, the movie’s soundtrack features a song from Cocaine’s Dr. Seuss himself: Pusha T fully leaned into the Cocaine Bear story with “White Lines,” a reworking of Grandmaster...

Apple TV+ thriller “Suspicion” is set to hit the sales block in Cannes at this year’s MipTV market.

Keshet International has revealed that the eight-part series starring Uma Thurman will headline its drama slate at the spring TV market in France, which kicks off on April 17. The Israeli TV distributor will shop linear rights for the series.

Apple TV+ commissioned Keshet U.K. to produce “Suspicion,” which is based on the popular Israeli series “False Flag” and launched on the service in February 2022. Its sales foray marks one of the rare instances where an original on a streamer (that’s still available globally on the platform) has been sold on the open market for linear rights.

In recent years, major SVODs have been focused on keeping originals on their own platforms for extensive periods in order to drive subscribers. However, in this case, it’s Keshet International that holds...