EXCLUSIVE: Lydia Leonard (the English Call My Agent remake), Timothy Spall (Mr. Turner) and Sverrir Gudnason (Borg Vs. McEnroe) are leading the cast of Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurdsson’s first English language feature Northern Comfort.
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EXCLUSIVE: Amid its continuing drive to ramp up local feature productions, Netflix has a host of ambitious titles coming out of Europe in the next year. Already, Paolo Sorrentino’s Oscar-shortlisted The Hand Of God launched on the service in late 2021, hitting the Top 10 in 11 countries, while ahead are films from such directors as Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Louis Leterrier, Romain Gavras, Edward Berger, Roar Uthaug and Oscar winner Sébastian Lelio, among others. Currently in production for later down the pike are J.A. Bayona’s Society Of The Snow and the Spanish feature spinoff of Netflix hit series Bird Box.
Former Universal, Film4 and STX executive David Kosse took on the role of VP of International Film at Netflix in 2019 with a mandate to oversee international film production and acquisitions and a focus on making and acquiring non-English language movies for the streaming site. Across the years, he has developed strong talent relationships and says part of the strategy at Netflix this year is to focus on “big filmmakers.”
He tells me, “I love the variety of everything we’re doing and I’m really pleased that the number of filmmakers that we set out to work with two or three years ago from Ed (Berger) to Paolo (Sorrentino) to Juan Antonio (Bayona) to getting Balt (Kormakur) to do something, Jeunet, Gavras… We’ve managed to have a really broad list of these filmmakers.”
Has it been difficult to sway talent to make movies for streaming? Kosse responds, “I think that we’ve managed to become a place that they can make these films the way they want to make them. Scott (Stuber’s) group in LA with (The Irishman) and everything else kind of opened the door for a lot of these. We’re also letting them tell stories that they’ve been
EXCLUSIVE: Lydia Leonard (the English Call My Agent remake), Timothy Spall (Mr. Turner) and Sverrir Gudnason (Borg Vs. McEnroe) are leading the cast of Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurdsson’s first English language feature Northern Comfort.
Emmy and Golden Globe winner Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl) has been set to lead pandemic-themed thriller Rich Flu, we can reveal. Producers include Pablo Larraín and Juan de Dios Larraín’s Fabula banner which produced Spencer, Jackie and No.
David Beckham is known for his passion for cooking and loves to experiment with different dishes in his kitchen – be it at the family's London pad or Cotswolds retreat.MORE: David Beckham surprises fans with unexpected new talentIn a new River Café Table podcast, the former England footballer has revealed that sadly, his fashion designer wife Victoria doesn't share his varied diet.WATCH: David Beckham showcases his cooking skillsDavid shocked listeners by saying: "I get quite emotional about food and wine. When I'm eating something great I want everyone to try it."The father-of-four continued: "Unfortunately, I'm married to someone who has eaten the same thing for the last 25 years.
David Bowie tribute band Holy Holy have announced that they have removed drummer Woody Woodmansey from an upcoming tour due to his unvaccinated status.The band, which also features Bowie’s longtime producer Tony Visconti, are set to tour the UK for a series of ‘Best Of Bowie’ shows in March.Woodmansey, who played drums for Bowie in his Spiders From Mars era, told fans in a statement on Friday (January 28) that he was no longer in the band, as the other members didn’t feel it was safe to tour with a member not protected against COVID.“It is with deep regret that I have to announce I will no longer be a part of the band Holy Holy,” he wrote.“Due to my medical exemption regarding the C19 vaccination, the band do not feel safe having me involved and have replaced me in the band. Therefore, you will not be seeing me on the upcoming tour in March 2022.”Woodmansey added: “I have no negative feelings towards the band, they are doing what they believe is best for them, whilst I am doing the same.“I am sad not to be part of the band and I will miss connecting with all the fans.
Britain’s Got Talent is filmed with a live audience at the London Palladium but latest reports suggest the show’s bosses are struggling to fill the seats. The recordings of the show are said to be long and could be an indicator of why audiences are not taking up the seats. Earlier this month an audience member claimed that comedian Stuart Holdham, who is the warm-up act for the show, was begging fans to stay till the end of the judging by Simon Cowell, David Walliams, Alesha Dixon and Amanda Holden.
David and Victoria Beckham’s youngest daughter Harper Seven is growing up before our eyes, and she already has her first crush! On Wednesday the soccer player shared a dramatic black and white selfie of what his face looked like after the 10-year-old told him someone was giving her butterflies. He even wrote a sad poem, “Roses are red Harper seven mentions she has a crush & this is daddy’s face” her wrote with angry emojis.
Outlander actor Tim Downie has signed onto an exciting Amazon Prime series starring David Tennant and Michael Sheen.
David James, Janette Manrara, Ellie Taylor, The Vivienne, and Jackie Weaver are among the stars who will take part in this year's 'Celebrity Mastermind'. Former England goalkeeper David will be answering questions about his specialist subject, late US pop artist Roy Lichtenstein, from new host Clive Myrie in the opening episode of the series on Saturday 5th February on BBC One. Clive said: "I can't wait to reveal how some of the nation's best loved celebrities deal with the black chair! "It'll be fun for viewers, though maybe less for our celebs, but win or lose, they'll be helping their favourite charities.
The Man Who Fell To Earth.Directed by Nicolas Roeg, The Man Who Fell To Earth stars David Bowie as extraterrestrial Thomas Jerome Newton who crashes on Earth looking for a way to ship water to his dying home planet. It was originally based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Walter Tevis.The graphic novel is written by Dan Watters (Cowboy Bebop, Lucifer) and illustrated by Dev Pramanik (Dune: House Atreides).
Naman Ramachandran Netflix and Sky are co-producing for the first time on natural history series “Predators,” a six-parter that will follow six predators across changing landscapes. The series will premiere on Sky Nature in the U.K., Germany and Italy in winter 2022.
Netflix and Sky are combining on a TV series for the first time, co-producing a blue-chip natural history landmark entitled Predators.
EXCLUSIVE: “Bringing BBC Three back to linear TV” would have been far down former BBC Director General Tony Hall’s list of predictions for his successor’s first major piece of business.
David Beckham was once known solely as a heartthrob soccer player, but his good looks and athletic skills are now accompanied by his accomplishments as a husband and father.