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Sometimes, it’s easy to forget the world is a beautiful place filled with unimaginable beauty and wonders beneath every shadow, racing riverbed, and endless sky. We need to remember how nature came first and what the world could look like if it were to retake its course. Thankfully, Dreamworks Animation‘s The Wild Robot trailer reminds us of Mother Nature’s grand and beguiling majesty, even if that vision is through the eyes of a character made of metal and wires.

The Wild Robot is an adaptation of Peter Brown’s award-winning #1 New York Times best-seller. The series has three books: The Wild Robot, The Wild Robot Escapes, and The Wild Robot Protects. The story follows a robot – Rozzum unit 7134, “Roz” for short – that becomes shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and must adapt to its new surroundings to survive. Throughout Rozzum’s epic journey, the curious automaton forms relationships with woodland creatures,...

On Wednesday morning, March 29, Amazon debuted the official trailer for “Dead Ringers,” their new medical thriller starring Rachel Weisz as twin gynecologists who push the boundaries of medical ethics. Watch it above.

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“Dead Ringers” is inspired by the 1988 David Cronenberg film starring Oscar winner Jeremy Irons as the identical doctors. Irons won Best Actor honors from the Chicago Film Critics Association and the New York Film Critics Circle, and the film was a runner-up for Best Picture at the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.

This new version was created by Alice Birch, a recent Emmy nominee for co-writing the Hulu limited series “Normal People” (2020). She also earned BAFTA nominations for Best British Film for “Lady Macbeth” (2016) and “The Wonder” (2022), and she won Best Drama Series from the Writers Guild in 2020 as a member of the “Succession” writing team.

“Delivering babies,” ponders one of the Mantle twins in a preview clip from the upcoming Amazon Prime Video series “Dead Ringers.” “We’re opening a birthing center so we can do literally just that until the end of time, nonstop babies,” says the other. But “the lab is the f*cking thing” they’re both really interested in. Watch the brief scene above for a sneak peek of the series, which premieres April 21.

“Dead Ringers” is a gender-flipped update of the 1988 psychological thriller starring Jeremy Irons and tells the story of twin gynecologists who take advantage of the fact that no one can tell them apart. Directed by David Cronenberg, the film won Best Actor prizes for Irons from the New York Film Critics Circle and the Chicago Film Critics Association. Cronenberg’s work behind the camera was awarded by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.

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Prime Video today released the teaser trailer for its six-episode psychological thriller “Dead Ringers” starring Rachel Weisz in the double-lead roles of twin gynecologists Beverly and Elliot Mantle that has its streaming premiere on April 21. A modern reboot of writer-director David Cronenberg’s 1988 film classic of the same name that starred Jeremy Irons and Genevieve Bujold, the Mantle twins are women who are said to “share everything: drugs, lovers, and an unapologetic desire to do whatever it takes – including pushing the boundaries of medical ethics – in an effort to challenge antiquated practices and bring women’s healthcare to the forefront.” See the trailer below.

All six episodes will stream on April 21.

See‘Dead Ringers’ starts streaming April 21: Rachel Weisz stars in update of movie classic

“Dead Ringers” is created, written and executive produced by the Emmy-nominated writer and playwright Alice Birch (“Normal People,” “Succession,” “The Wonder”), who is also the showrunner.

Prime Video today announced an April 21 streaming premiere date for all six episodes of the limited series “Dead Ringers” starring Oscar winner Rachel Weisz in the double-lead roles of twin gynecologists Beverly and Elliot Mantle. Weisz also serves as executive producer of the project that’s created, written and executive produced by Emmy-nominated writer and playwright Alice Birch, who is also the showrunner.

A psychological thriller described as a modern reboot of writer-director David Cronenberg’s 1988 film of the same name that starred Jeremy Irons and Geneviève Bujold, “Dead Ringers” features Weisz in the roles of twins “who share everything: drugs, lovers and an unapologetic desire to do whatever it takes – including pushing the boundaries of medical ethics – in an effort to challenge antiquated practices and bring women’s healthcare to the forefront,” according to a Prime Video release. The series’ ensemble cast includes Britne Oldford (“The Umbrella Academy.” “American Horror Story: Asylum”), Poppy Liu,...

What kinds of collaborations with directors do today’s top cinematographers prefer? When looking for their next project, is there something specific they are looking for – the script, the director, an element of surprise? How do they decide who to hire as camera operators?

These were just some of the questions answered by four of filmdom’s best lensers during Gold Derby’s Meet the Btl Experts panel, conducted virtually by this writer. Watch our full group interview with Bryce Fortner (“I’m Your Woman”), Shelly Johnson (“Greyhound”), Martin Ruhe (“The Midnight Sky”) and Lorenzo Senatore (“The Outpost”) above.

All four of our panelists also took part in separate individual interviews that delved deeper into their own films. Watch each of these by clicking on their names below.

Shelly Johnson is best-known for such films as “Bill and Ted Face the Music,” “Captain America: The First Avenger,” “The Expendables 2,” “Jurassic Park III” and “The Wolfman.

“The Midnight Sky” cinematographer Martin Ruhe readily admits that this movie (which is akin to “Gravity” meets “The Revenant”) made for one of the most difficult shoots of his career. “When we started the film, we were shooting in Iceland and we were filming on a glacier. We went into real snowstorms, it was so cold.” Ruhe was part of Gold Derby’s Meet the Btl Experts panel, conducted virtually by this writer (watch above).

Ruhe welcomed the opportunity to reunite with George Clooney to make this Netflix release. The pair had worked together on the 2010 film “The American” and the 2019 limited series “Catch 22.” As with the latter, Clooney pulled triple duty on this new Netflix release as star, director and producer. The Oscar-winning actor plays a scientist in the Arctic racing to stop a crew of astronauts from returning home to a mysterious global catastrophe.

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Four top film cinematographers will reveal the secrets behind their crafts when they join Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Btl Experts” Q&a event with key 2021 Oscar contenders this month. Each person will participate in two video discussions to be published on Wednesday, December 2, at 5:00 p.m. Pt; 8:00 p.m. Et. We’ll have a one-on-one with our executive editor Paul Sheehan and a group chat with Paul and all of the DPs together.

RSVP today by clicking here to book your reservations. We’ll send you a reminder a few before the start of the show so you won’t miss watching.

This “Meet the Btl Experts” panel welcomes the following 2021 guild and Oscar contenders:

“Greyhound” (Apple TV+): Shelly Johnson

Johnson’s career has included such projects as “Bill and Ted Face the Music,” “The Expendables 2,” “Captain America: The First Avenger,” “The Wolfman” and “Jurassic Park III.

The Oscar-nominated actor will receive Batfa Los Angeles’ Britannia Award for British Artist Of The Year presented by Burberry in October.

Jones, who will be seen in A Monster Calls and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story later this year, will collect the honour at the 2016 Britannia Awards ceremony in Beverly Hills on October 28.

British Artist Of The Year “pays tribute to a talented British artist whose outstanding performances in a year have demonstrated the high quality of their craftsmanship… a person who represents the best of British talent.”

Prior recipients include Emma Watson, Daniel Craig, Kate Winslet, Tilda Swinton, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Blunt, Michael Sheen, Rachel Weisz and James Cordon.

Jones earned a lead actress Academy Award nod in 2015 for her role opposite Eddie Redmayne in The Theory Of Everything. She also stars in December release Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

“Felicity Jones is one of the finest, most sought-after...

Exclusive: David Heyman is forming Heyday Television, a joint venture with NBCUniversal International Studios that will be dedicated to creating premium long-form scripted content. This marks the first major foray into TV content for Heyman, already one of the world’s most successful film producers thanks to the Harry Potter franchise, the multiple-Oscar-winning Gravity and most recently Paddington with StudioCanal. He has also previously produced David Hare’s Emmy Award-winning limited TV series The Worricker Trilogy starring Bill Nighy, Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weiss, Christopher Walken, Helena Bonham Carter and Winona Ryder, also with NBCStudios International.

The new company, which will be a stand-alone from Heyman’s film banner Heyday Films, will have office in London and Los Angeles. Heyman is currently staffing up the operations. The deal, which will give Heyman access to NBCUni’s global distribution platform, is designed to provide flexibility for the feted producer. Although its slate...

Whether a Bill Nighy fan or a David Hare follower, tune in to PBS, Masterpiece Contemporary, for Part II of The Worricker Trilogy. Turks & Caicos airs tonight at 9pm Et. Military intelligence operative Johnny Worricker (Bill Nighy) was introduced in the TV crime thriller, Page Eight in 2011, after it made quite a splash as the Toronto Film Festival’s closing feature. Brainchild of writer/director David Hare, the project, initially, had challenges attracting financial support. There weren’t any over-the-top, visually exciting, action sequences; nor was he planning any. The project was about “human beings” Hare said at the time and about “the inner workings of MI5.” ...

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This weekend, Matthew McConaughey attempts to save the human race in Christopher Nolan's space epic "Interstellar," a young prodigy and his robot friend, Baymax, become crime fighters in Disney's "Big Hero 6," and three shows return to HBO, back to back, on Sunday night: "The Newsroom," "The Comeback," and "Getting On."

Also in theaters this weekend: "The Theory of Everything" tells the extraordinary story of renowned physicist Stephen Hawking (Eddie Redmayne) and his relationship with Jane Wilde (Felicity Jones). In "Jessabelle," the titular character returns to her childhood home to recover from a horrific accident only to find a long-tormented spirit awaiting her return. "The Better Angels" tells the story of Abraham Lincoln's childhood in the harsh wilderness of Indiana and the hardships, tragedy, and women that shaped him. "On Any Sunday: The Next Chapter" chronicles the international sport of motorcycle racing. The documentary was inspired by Bruce Brown's 1971 "On Any Sunday.

BBC America has acquired A Poet in New York, a film about Dylan Thomas’ final days. The drama is written by Andrew Davies, BBC’s venerable screenwriter most acclaimed for the 1995 Pride and Prejudice as well as more recent well-received series like House of Cards and Little Dorrit. It features several beloved BBC actors, with Tom Hollander (Rev., Pride and Prejudice) as Dylan Thomas and Essie Davis (Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries) as his wife. Ewen Bremner (Trainspotting, Page Eight), and Phoebe Fox (Switch, New Tricks) co-star.

The film will premiere this fall on BBC America and is directed by Aisling Walsh (Room at the Top, Loving Miss Hatto).

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“One of the most renowned poets in the world, Dylan Thomas is the creator of some of the most memorable lines in the English language. Known for his wild, hard-drinking lifestyle as well as his brilliance, his...

guest review by Darwyn Carson With a solid reputation for superior dramas, PBS’s Masterpiece Theatre has undoubtedly been a hard act to follow. Now its close cousin, Masterpiece Contemporary raises the bar tonight with the tightly woven political thriller, Page Eight. Writer-director David Hare (the playwright perhaps best known in the States for his screenplays The Hours and The Reader) has culled together a terrific cast of players led by Bill Nighy that includes Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, Judy Davis, Felicity Jones, and Rachel Weisz. A traditional spy drama, taut with suspense, Page Eight almost feels sophisticated in its darkness, with undercurrents of danger lurking in...

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Winona Ryder cuddled up to co-star Bill Nighy and writer David Hare at the Turks & Caicos screening in New York last night (April 7).

The 42-year-old actress, who was recently rumoured to be involved in a possible Beetlejuice sequel, looked elegant in a flowing cream dress and simple black blazer as she attended the event hosted by Vogue at the Cinema Society.

The star posed with and embraced Nighy and the show's writer Sir David Hare on the red carpet.

Ryder plays Melanie Fall, a businesswoman with a secret, in the BBC original drama from Oscar-nominated writer Hare.

Meanwhile, Nighy reprises his role of ex-MI5 operative Johnny Worricker in the follow-up to 2011 thriller Page Eight.

Christopher Walken also stars in the spy thriller as CIA agent Curtis Pelissier, while Helena Bonham Carter plays Margot Tyrell, an old girlfriend of Worricker's.

Dylan Baker and Sherlock actor Rupert Graves appear as well in the 95-minute drama,...

Bill Nighy leads an all-star cast of Hollywood heavyweights in tonight's BBC Two drama Turks & Caicos.

Nighy reprises his role of ex-MI5 operative Johnny Worricker in the follow-up to 2011 thriller Page Eight.

Winona Ryder plays Melanie Fall, a businesswoman with a secret, in the TV film from Oscar-nominated writer Sir David Hare.

Christopher Walken is cast as Curtis Pelissier, a CIA agent, while Helena Bonham Carter is Margot Tyrell, an old girlfriend of Worricker's.

Dylan Baker and Sherlock actor Rupert Graves will also appear in the 95-minute drama, co-starring Ewen Bremner and Ralph Fiennes.

Turks & Caicos is the second in Hare's Worricker trilogy, with third film Salting the Battlefield set to air on Thursday, March 27 at 9pm.

Bill Nighy, Christopher Walken for BBC Two's Page Eight sequels

Watch a trailer for BBC Two's Turks & Caicos below:...

Want to make sure you don't miss anything great on the telly in the next seven days? Never fear, because Tube Talk has done all the hard work for you and smushed all of this week's must-see TV into one snappy rundown. Check out what you should be checking out below...

W1A: Wednesday (March 19) at 10pm on BBC Two

There may be trouble ahead, because former Olympics Head of Deliverance Ian Fletcher (Hugh Bonneville) is heading to the BBC in W1A, the follow-up, don't-you-dare-call-it-a-sequel to BAFTA-winning mockumentary Twenty Twelve.

He's joined by clueless buzzword-spewing PR guru Siobhan Sharpe, played to perfection again by show-stealing Jessica Hynes, as well as a whole host of brand new oddballs and incompetents inside Broadcasting House. Cringe and clever, W1A certainly delivers and is never afraid to bite the hand that feeds it for.

Watch the trailer for W1A below:

Davina:...

Head of BBC Films Christine Langan explains why the end of the awards season is a good thing, and how she 'nurtures' winners like The Queen and Philomena

The Oscars inspire various emotions in film producers: suspense, elation, deflation … and relief. Whatever the outcome, award season is finally over. "They are very exciting, but it's got to the point where they take up a big chunk of the year," observes Christine Langan, head of BBC Films. "You're barely through the summer when the pundits are coming up with a programme of what to watch."

Still, she grants, for those outside the major studios, gongs can be a film's best friend. "Working in the independent sector, you're in the lunatic gang anyway, hoping for some magic – a really unusual story or a really knockout performance – so of course awards are important. They can prolong the life of your film, get it noticed,...

Stephen Daldry will direct Mulligan and Bill Nighy, who returns to a role he played in 1997

Carey Mulligan will make her West End debut this summer in a revival of David Hare's Skylight to be directed by Stephen Daldry.

Skylight, which will preview at the Wyndham's theatre in June, will also mark a double return for Bill Nighy. Not only will it be his first London stage appearance in 13 years, since Joe Penhall's Blue/Orange, it is also another shot at a part he played in 1997, when he inherited the role of Tom Sergeant from Michael Gambon in Skylight's first West End run.

In Hare's play, Tom, a whizzy, newly widowed restaurateur, pitches up at the flat of his younger ex-lover Kyra Hollis – who will be played by Mulligan – with a view to rekindling a relationship.

Mulligan is already a well-regarded stage performer, having turned in an acclaimed...

Launched in 2010, Luther has fast become one of the BBC's most popular crime series with Idris Elba in the title role as a dedicated but obsessive police officer. With its mysterious theme, Paradise Circus by Massive Attack opening each episode the series also utilises a play-out track that fits the atmosphere of the story. This release features many of these outstanding songs including music from Robert Plant, Suede, Marilyn Manson, and Nina Simone. Composer Paul Englishby provides the score for the series with music that can range from darkly menacing soundscapes to elegiac dreaminess. His career spans film, TV, theatre, dance and concert hall. He received an Emmy Award for his adroit jazz score to David Hare's TV production Page Eight (also Ivor Novello Award nominated). He also...

I want to make this very clear: Alfonso Cuarón‘s Gravity is brilliant on every level. While some movies can be enjoyed in the comfort of your home or watched on an iPad or phone, this is not one of them. Cuarón has crafted a work of cinematic genius that borders on the unreal. For ninety minutes you will be spellbound. You'll feel like you're out in space with Sandra Bullock and George Clooney. You'll feel the weightlessness. You'll feel their fear. And as soon as it's over, you'll want to experience it again. Trust me, as soon as you can, go to your local theater (hopefully they have IMAX 3D), and pay to see this movie. You will not regret it. For more on Gravity, read Matt's review. At the recent Los Angeles press day I landed an exclusive video interview with producer David Heyman. He talked about the...

Dark Knight actor to play life peer drawn into the world of espionage in political thriller The Honourable Woman

The Dark Knight star Maggie Gyllenhaal is to take the lead role in a BBC2 thriller set against the backdrop of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Gyllenhaal, whose film credits also include Crazy Heart and Secretary, will play a British life peer in The Honourable Woman who is drawn into the world of international relations and espionage following the murder of a Palestinian businessman.

She joins a growing roster of American acting talent signing up for the channel's dramas. BBC2 viewers have just seen X Files star Gillian Anderson in serial killer drama The Fall and Elisabeth Moss – Mad Men's Peggy Olson – plays a police detective in Jane Campion's New Zealand-set thriller Top of the Lake, which will air on the channel in the summer.

Christopher Walken and Winona Ryder will...

After the success of the first installment of David Hare’s The Worricker Trilogy - Page Eight - it’s no wonder that BBC Two and Carnival Films are partnering to produce the next two films in the series titled Turks & Caicos and Salting The Battlefield. Adding to an impressive cast that already includes Bill Nighy, Ralph Fiennes and Michael Gambon (Harry Potter, Layer Cake) are Christopher Walken, Winona Ryder and Helena Bonham Carter.

The story for Turks & Caicos follows:

Worricker (Nighy) after the director of MI5 dies. A conspiracy to turn control of MI5 over to the Prime Minister leads Worricker to the islands known as the Turks & Caicos, where he is persuaded by the CIA to deal with a group of ambiguous Americans attending a high-level conference. At the same time, an old girlfriend, Margot Tyrrell, is being asked to betray her boss in London in order to...

Carnival Films and BBC Two are set to produce two further TV movies in David Hare’s "The Worricker Trilogy" following 2011's "Page Eight".

Bill Nighy and Ralph Fiennes will reprise their roles as British intelligence officer Johnny Worricker and Prime Minister Alec Beasley respectively for both projects.

Joining them on the second film in the series, "Turks and Caicos," are Christopher Walken, Winona Ryder, Helena Bonham Carter, James Naughton, Dylan Baker and Zach Grenier.

Ewen Bremner is also reprising his role in both, while Judy Davis, Saskia Reeves and Kate Burdette will reprise their roles in the final film entitled "Salting The Battlefield". Bonham Carter and Malcolm Sinclair also star.

In the first film, Worricker (Nighy) uncovered a plot to turn control of MI5 directly over to the prime minister after the head of the organization’s death.

'Turks' picks up after Worricker leaves his MI5 post and heads...

Downton Abbey producer Carnival Films and BBC Two are partnering on the final two TV movies in writer/director David Hare’s The Worricker Trilogy. The first installment, Page Eight, aired in 2011 on BBC Two and PBS and starred Bill Nighy, Rachel Weisz, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon and Judy Davis. Nighy will reprise his role as British intelligence officer Johnny Worricker for parts two and three, respectively titled Turks & Caicos and Salting The Battlefield. Fiennes also returns for both. Turks & Caicos is adding Christopher Walken, Winona Ryder, Helena Bonham Carter, Ewen Bremner, James Naughton, Dylan Baker and Zach Grenier. Davis, who was nominated for a supporting actress Emmy for Page Eight, will return for Salting The Battlefield as will Bonham Carter and Bremner along with Saskia Reeves, Kate Burdette and Malcolm Sinclair. Page Eight, which closed the Toronto Film Festival in 2011, saw Worricker uncover a plot to turn control of...

Bill Nighy is to star in two sequels to BBC Two film Page Eight.

The 63-year-old will reprise his role as MI5 spy Johnny Worricker in Turks & Caicos and Salting The Battlefield from writer/director David Hare.

Christopher Walken, Winona Ryder, Helena Bonham Carter and Ralph Fiennes will also star in Turks & Caicos, which will see Worricker forced to deal with an old girlfriend and the CIA.

Salting The Battlefield will show Nighy appear opposite Saskia Reeves, Judy Davis and Ewen Bremner in a tale that sees Worricker in exile and on the run across Europe.

"We have assembled a most extraordinary cast for these two films," said Hare. "I think there may be two reasons - first and foremost, because so many actors want to appear alongside Bill Nighy, but secondly, because people responded so strongly to the feeling of Page Eight – all the fun of spy fiction, I hope,...

The BBC has announced a number of new commissions including a series from Misfits creator Howard Overman called Atlantis.

The 13-part series will begin shooting in Wales and Morocco in April, while BBC controller of drama Ben Stephenson confirmed that it will air on BBC One in Merlin's Saturday night slot this autumn.

The series synopsis states: "The city of Atlantis is a mysterious, ancient place; a world of bull leaping, of snake haired goddesses and of palaces so vast it was said they were built by giants.

"It's into this strange, compelling realm that the young Jason arrives and an amazing adventure begins, bringing to life the vast store of Greek myths and legends re-imagined for a new generation."

Other commissions include Death Comes To Pemberley, a three-part adaptation of Pd James's homage to Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, written by Juliette Towhidi (Calendar Girls).

Set six years after Pride & Prejudice ends,...

The playwright on the revival of The Judas Kiss, the loneliness of writing and this year's Oscar nominations

What are you working on?

I'm trying to write but where I work I've got somebody knocking down an extension on one side, somebody else is drilling outside, they are redoing the road. I did a film called Page Eight about a year ago, and to everybody's considerable astonishment it got an enormous audience on BBC2. So I'm being implored by the BBC to write two more.

That was the one with Bill Nighy as an MI5 agent. Have you worked out what people liked about it?

I think it found this huge audience because it had a cheerful insouciance about it. It had a feeling of unforced gaiety and that was a tone that I had not found in my work for some time. When I started in 1970, I didn't really...

Felicity Jones has to be one of the most talented young actresses in British cinema at the moment.

During the last few years she’s impressed in the likes of Cemetery Junction, Hysteria and Albatross, while scoring mainstream success with Chalet Girl and being met with great critical recognition for her part in the Sundance breakout Like Crazy.

This month she can be seen in the lead role in Cheerful Weather For The Wedding (Out Now) which she stars in alongside an impressive British cast which includes Elizabeth McGovern, Luke Treadaway, Ellie Kendrick and MacKenzie Crook. We spoke to Felicity about her new film and some of the other projects she’s been working on.

You play Dolly in Cheerful Weather For The Wedding. Could you tell us a little bit about her and the situation she finds herself in?

Dolly is a young woman and we find her on...

Rachel Weisz is a terrific actress at the height of her beauty and power who is trying to push good roles up the hill, with varying results, from "The Whistleblower" to "Agoura."  (More mainstream thriller "Dream House" yielded husband Daniel Craig, but was not a critics' picture.) Update: Now she has won Best Actress from the New York Film Critics Circle for her towering powrformance in "The Deep Bliue Sea." Last year Weisz attended the Toronto Fest with three movies. She rejoined "The Constant Gardener"'s Fernando Meirelles (who directed her to a supporting actress Oscar) in the sophisticated European ensemble "360," Peter Morgan's remake of "La Ronde," which was picked up by Magnolia after opening the London Film Fest (review here). She also played a juicy but small role opposite Bill Nighy in David Hare's adept but surprisingly routine spy thriller "Page Eight," (review,...

DreamWorks are in exclusive talks to acquire the rights to M.L. Stedman’s debut novel, The Light Between Oceans.

The studio, who have recently co-produced and -released Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln, will set David Heyman (Harry Potter, the upcoming Paddington Bear) to produce the film.

Producing alongside Heyman will be Jeff Clifford, a long-standing special effects technician/supervisor, whose credits include Gladiator, Saving Private Ryan, and Hellboy, and who will make his debut as a producer here. And Rosie Alison (Page Eight, The Boy with the Striped Pyjamas) will serve as executive producer, having first brought the novel to Heyman.

Here’s the original novel’s synopsis:

“On a remote Australian island in the years following Wwi, a lighthouse keeper and his wife are faced with a moral dilemma when a boat washes ashore with a dead man and a two-month-old infant. When they decide to raise the child as their own,...

Well if you hadn't really heard of Homeland prior to this weekend, you probably have by now. The Showtime series pulled off a major upset at the 64th Annual Emmy Awards last night, winning a large chunk of the major awards in the Drama category over favourites like Mad Men, Breaking Bad, Boardwalk Empire and Game of Thrones. Claire Danes and Damian Lewis both took home awards for Lead Actress and Actor in a Drama Series, while the show also broke Mad Men's four-year win streak for Outstanding Drama Series. Elsewhere, Aaron Paul won his second Emmy for his supporting performance as Jesse Pinkman on Breaking Bad, while Julia Louis-Dreyfus won Best Lead Actress in a Comedy for Veep. Modern Family still took the Outstanding Comedy Series, however, while the HBO movie Game Change took the Outstanding Mini-Series or TV Movie. Kevin Costner did manage to pick up some...

If you are a big fan of either Showtime's "Homeland" or ABC's "Modern Family," last night's Emmy Awards were probably a ball for you. If you're a fan of anything else, it was just another three-hour award show.

Now that all of the winners have been named, you can take a look back and see who cleaned up for television this time around.

Click past the jump for a complete winners list for the 2012 Emmy Awards.

Outstanding Drama

Winner: "Homeland"

"Boardwalk Empire"

"Breaking Bad"

"Downton Abbey"

"Game of Thrones"

"Mad Men"

Outstanding Actress In A Drama

Winner: Claire Danes, "Homeland"

Kathy Bates, "Harry's Law"

Glenn Close, "Damages"

Michelle Dockery, "Downton Abbey"

Julianna Margulies, "The Good Wife"

Elisabeth Moss, "Mad Men"

Outstanding Actor in a Drama

Winner: Damian Lewis, "Homeland"

Hugh Bonneville, "Downton Abbey"

Steve Buscemi, "Boardwalk Empire"

Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad"

Michael C. Hall, "Dexter"

Jon Hamm, "Mad Men"

Outstanding...

The 2012 Primetime Emmy Awards, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, took place on Sunday (September 23rd). Showtime's "Homeland" won in the Best Drama category, denying "Mad Men" a record fifth consecutive win. "Modern Family" took home its third straight Best Comedy award. Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" won its 10th consecutive Emmy, which resulted in Jon Stewart being censored during his acceptance speech for saying the F-word. Julianne Moore (pictured) won for Best Actress in a Mini-Series for her portrayal of Sarah Palin in HBO's "Game Change." Moore stated: "Wow, I feel so validated because Sarah Palin gave me a big thumbs down." And Jon Cryer won Best Actor for "Two and a Half Men," something he admitted was not possible with Charlie Sheen around. "The show was really structured around [Sheen's] character, so it was silly for me to be in the lead character [category]. That's changed [with Ashton Kutcher]. It's more of a partnership...

Well, that’s it. This years Emmy race is over and there are some familiar names amongst the winners… Modern Family once again dominates the comedy categories whilst Homeland surprises everyone and walks away with Best Drama and Best Leads in a Drama for it’s two stars. It;s nice to see Louis C.K. get an award for the excellent work he does on his “sitcom” Louie.

Best Comedy

Modern Family (ABC) Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO) Girls (HBO) 30 Rock (NBC) Veep (HBO) The Big Bang Theory (CBS)

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Veep Zooey Deschanel – New Girl Lena Dunham – Girls Edie Falco – Nurse Jackie Amy Poehler – Parks and Recreation Tina Fey – 30 Rock Melissa McCarthy – Mike & Molly

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Jon Cryer – Two and a Half Men Larry David – Curb Your Enthusiasm Louis C.K. – Louis Jim Parsons – The Big Bang Theory Don Cheadle – House of Lies...

The results of the television awards ceremony of the year are always something to look forward to – the quality of the small screen has only been improving over the past decade or two, and it’s nice to see credit given where credit’s due.

Mad Men, Modern Family, Downton Abbey, Breaking Bad, Sherlock, and 30 Rock led this year’s nominations, and it’s Modern Family and Homeland that have come away with the most wins, taking four awards apiece.

Homeland has been one of the most talked-about dramas over the past year, and leading stars Damian Lewis (doing a Hugh Laurie, being an English actor playing an American on Us TV) and Claire Danes came away with the Leading Actor/Actress prizes in the dramatic categories.

Modern Family continues its reign as the best comedy in recent years, and dominated the Supporting Actor/Actress awards in the comedy categories,...

Showtime series Homeland swept the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards netting popular awards for Damien Lewis (Best Actor), Claire Danes (Best Actress), and Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series and Best Drama Series.

The Primetime wins helped Homeland secure its place as the Emmy's surprise hit of 2012. Lewis beat out Emmy favourites Jon Hamm and Bryan Cranston, who himself won the award twice for his role as Walter White in AMC.s Breaking Bad.

HBO.s Game Change tied with Homeland with four awards won, including Jay Roach.s Best Director for a Miniseries and Outstanding Miniseries. Combined with the Creative Arts Emmy wins, Homeland won a collective six awards this Emmy season.

Despite Showtime.s popular wins, HBO came out on top earning six awards in total for their programs nominated. ABC came soon after with five awards with its flagship show Modern Family earning an Outstanding Directing for a...

"Homeland" broke "Mad Men's" Emmy streak by winning Outstanding Drama Series -- it also took home Lead Actress and Actor in a Drama Series for stars Claire Danes and Damian Lewis.

The complete list of nominees:

Outstanding Drama Series

Boardwalk Empire

Breaking Bad

Downton Abbey

Game Of Thrones

Homeland

Mad Men

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series

Glenn Close, Damages

Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey

Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife

Kathy Bates, Harry's Law

Claire Danes, Homeland

Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series

Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire

Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad

Michael C. Hall, Dexter

Hugh Bonneville, Downton Abbey

Damian Lewis, Homeland

Jon Hamm, Mad Men

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series

Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad

Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey

Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey

Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife

Christine Baranski, The Good Wife

Christina Hendricks, Mad Men

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

Aaron Paul,...

Jessica Lange took home the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Miniseries Or Movie at the 64th annual Emmys awards ceremony for her work in "American Horror Story."

Lange beat out two of her "Ahs" co-stars Frances Conroy and Sarah Paulson, who was nominated for her work in "Game Change." Mare Winningham of "Hatfields & McCoys" and Judy Davis of "Page Eight" were also nominated.

Lange will return for Season 2 of "American Horror Story," subtitled "Asylum," but as a completely new character.

Check out the full list of winners (noted in bold) from the 64th Primetime Emmys.

Best Comedy

Big Bang Theory

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Girls

Modern Family

30 Rock

Veep

Best Actor, Comedy

Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock

Don Cheadle, House of Lies

Louis Ck, Louie

Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men

Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm

Jim Parsons, Big Bang Theory

Best Supporting Actor, Comedy

Ed O'Neill, Modern Family

Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family

Ty Burrell, Modern Family

Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family

Max Greenfield, New Girl

Bill Hader, Saturday Night Live

Best Actress, Comedy

Zoey Deschanel, New Girl

Lena Dunham, Girls

Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie

Tina Fey, 30 Rock

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep

Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly

Amy Poehler, Parks & Recreation

Best Supporting Actress, Comedy

Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory

Kathryn Joosten, Desperate Housewives

Julie Bowen, Modern Family

Sofia Vergara, Modern Family

Merritt Wever, Nurse Jackie

Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live

Best Guest Actress In A Comedy Series

Kathy Bates, [link...

With the Emmy Awards set for a week from tonight on ABC, HBO got off to a terrific start last night, racking up 17 Creative Arts Emmy Awards, with Game of Thrones netting six and Boardwalk Empire, Girls and Hemingway & Gellhorn all faring well for the cable network.

Here's a rundown of the winners:

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series

Michael J. Fox - "Curb Your Enthusiasm" - HBO

Greg Kinnear - "Modern Family" - ABC

Bobby Cannavale - "Nurse Jackie" - Showtime

Winner: Jimmy Fallon - "Saturday Night Live" - NBC

Will Arnett - "30 Rock" - NBC

Jon Hamm - "30 Rock" - NBC

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series

Mark Margolis - "Breaking Bad" - AMC

Dylan Baker - "The Good Wife" - CBS

Michael J. Fox - "The Good Wife" - CBS

Winner: Jeremy Davies - "Justified" - FX Networks

Ben Feldman - "Mad Men" - AMC...

If this year’s Creative Arts Emmys took place in Westeros, HBO would’ve easily ascended to the Iron Throne.

Fueled by its original series Game of Thrones and Boardwalk Empire, with a little love thrown at the Clive Owen-Nicole Kidman movie Hemingway & Gellhorn to boot, the pay cabler walked away from the evening with 17 total wins, including six for Thrones alone. (Last year, the fantasy saga grabbed gold just twice, even including at the Big Show.)

CBS placed a solid second with 13 wins, including five total for its coverage of the Grammys and Tonys, plus a pair for,...

In the Movie/Miniseries categories, the only thing more sure than a victory for Julianne Moore in the lead category is a win for Jessica Lange ("American Horror Story") in the Supporting Actress category. -Insertgroups:6- A Lange victory is being predicted by all of our Experts and Editors and a whopping 92% of Users. The percentage of users backing Sarah Paulson ("Game Change"), Mare Winningham ("Hatfields and McCoys"), Judy Davis ("Page Eight") and Frances Conroy ("Ahs") are three, two, one and one respectively. In the past quarter century, actresses portraying real people, like Paulson and Winningham, have claimed this prize 11 times. Oscar winners, such as two-time champ Lange, have won four times over that period. Here’s a closer look at the performances in contention. Frances Conroy, “American Horror Story” After being nominated four times for “Six Feet Under”, Conroy sco...

The Emmys are approaching fast, and before you start clamoring for Bryan Cranston or Lena Dunham to win big, maybe you should take time to inspect the less publicized nominees. There are some exciting talents in minor categories this year, and if you're as geeky about award shows as I am, you'll be clapping for some of these potential winners as you scroll over their pictures. (How you'll clap and scroll simultaneously is beyond me.)

Here are seven awesome nominees you should learn to adore before the big ceremony on September 23.

1. Judy Davis in Page Eight

Hell yes. Judy Davis has kicked our asses several times in her career, starting with My Brilliant Career and through A Passage to India, Barton Fink, Husbands and Wives, the awesome and underrated Impromptu, and in her Emmy-winning turn as Judy Garland in the TV movie Me and My Shadows. A nomination for Judy Davis...

The BBC is producing a new 90-minute telemovie take on the Hitchcock classic "The Lady Vanishes" says BBC News.

Set in 1931, the story centers on a young socialite on vacation who leaves her friends to travel alone. She meets a kind older woman who promptly disappears from her train while travelling across Europe.

Tuppence Middleton ("Spies Of Warsaw," "Love Punch"), Tom Hughes ("Cemetery Junction," "Page Eight"), Keeley Hawes ("Ashes to Ashes," "Spooks"), Gemma Jones ("Spooks"), Julian Rhind-Tutt ("The Hour") and Selina Cadell ("Doc Martin") star.

Diarmuid Lawrence ("Little Dorrit") is directing and Fiona Seres has penned the new telemovie which, like the original 'Lady', is based on Ethel Lina White's novel "The Wheel Spins".

Shooting kicks off on location in Budapest later this month ahead of airing this Christmas in the UK.

BBC Hitches Wagon To Hitchcock Craze, Again With Alfred Hitchcock hot right now, the BBC is doubling up on the action. It’s already co-producing The Girl with HBO, a look at the director’s obsessive relationship with The Birds star Tippi Hedren. Now, it’s producing a new take on The Lady Vanishes with a British cast that includes Upstairs Downstairs star Keeley Hawes, Spooks’ Gemma Jones and The Hour’s Julian Rhind-Tutt. The 90-minute psychological thriller is penned by Fiona Seres and is set to air at Christmas. Seres adapted the source novel The Wheel Spins, which Hitchcock filmed as The Lady Vanishes in 1938. Set in 1931, the story centers on Iris, a young socialite on vacation who leaves her friends to travel alone. But after fainting at the train station, she awakens in a dreamlike state where a woman who comforts her then vanishes. Tuppence Middleton (Spies Of Warsaw,...

With the Edinburgh International Film Festival a sadly distant memory and a little while to go until the London Film Festival starts in October, Festival goers have a rather dry spell while waiting for their next Premiere fix.

But if you travel south to the charming Roman city of Chichester in West Sussex, you will find a 120 seater cinema that is ready to boast 13 European, 6 UK and 7 Us Premieres alongside talent including Derek Jacobi, Ol Parker, Amanda Waring, Sarah Miles and Maximilian Befort.

Open Air screenings of Guys And Dolls and Brave opened the Festival, with Artistic Director Roger Gibson securing Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones’ Hope Springs as the Closing Gala on September 2. There are also retrospectives of Lewis Gilbert, Theo Angelopoulus and Chichester favourite, the late Ken Russell’s work, as well as a focus on Sir Laurence Olivier, his films and the world-renowned theatre he became...

The only question hanging over the race for Movie/Mini Supporting Actress is whether or not Jessica Lange will give a memorable acceptance speech, because according to Gold Derby polling the "American Horror Story" actress is the clear winner. All 11 Experts, all nine Editors and nearly 500 Users have Lange in their #1 positions to take home her second career Emmy award. She previously won the Movie/Mini Actress race in 2009 for her role on "Grey Gardens." If we're all right, she will have a pair of Emmys on her mantel to match her two Oscars: Best Supporting Actress for "Tootsie" (1982) and Best Actress for "Blue Sky" (1994). There really is no runner-up in this race, as the remaining four supporting ladies are all essentially tied for last: Sarah Paulson ("Game Change"), Judy Davis ("Page Eight"), Frances Conroy ("American Horror Story") and Mare Winningham ("Hatfields an...

The five actresses in the running for the 2012 Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a TV Miniseries or Movie have a whopping 28 total Emmy nominations among them.

Judy Davis (Page Eight) has scored 11 total nods (with wins in 1995, 2001, and 2007), followed by Mare Winningham (Hatfields & McCoys) with seven (including wins in 1980 and 1998), and Frances Conroy (American Horror Story) with five. Oscar winner Jessica Lange (also from American Horror Story), meanwhile, has been up for an Emmy on four occasions (taking home a statuette in 2009), leaving Sarah Paulson (Game Change) as the only first-time nominee in this year’s race.

What would...

Chicago – You’ve surely heard the 2012 Emmy nominations by now (and probably read our choices for the biggest snubs) and maybe you’re wondering how to rent or own the chosen favorites of the Academy. Let us guide the way. Check out this list of all the 2012 Emmy nominees and their release dates on Blu-ray and/or DVD, when available. Organized alphabetically and then by release date if you just want to own them all in order.

The 2012 Emmy nominees (note that these are the release dates for the Emmy-nominated seasons, ignoring previous years that may be currently available, and not all titles will be available on Blu-ray…stay tuned for reviews of most of the titles that have not already been released):

American Horror Story

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*-Available streaming on Netflix

Alphabetically

“30 Rock” — 9/11

“American Horror Story” — 9/25

“Boardwalk Empire” — 8/28

“Breaking Bad” — available now*

“Curb Your Enthusiasm” — available now...