Paramount+ may have culled a raft of international originals last month but UK commissioning appears to be continuing apace.
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Warning: Spoilers aheadThe television adaptation of the best-selling David Nicholls novel One Day is riding high on Netflix, but how closely does the series adhere to the book? All fourteen episodes of the show were released to the streaming platform on February 8, with the lead roles being taken by Leo Woodall and Ambika Mod. The supporting cast also includes Essie Davis, Tim McInnerny and Joely Richardson.
Woodall is best known for playing Jack in the second season of HBO drama The White Lotus, while Mod came to greater attention by playing the character Shruti in This is Going to Hurt. This adaptation follows on from a 2011 film version, which starred Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess, and was met with many negative reviews. In a four star review of the show, NME wrote: “One Day fans can breathe a sigh of relief.
This adaptation of David Nicholls’ mega-selling 2009 novel really improves on the 2011 film.” “Even if you remember what happens from the book, you’ll still come away with moistened eyes wondering, gulp, what might have been.” Nicholls’ original novel was published in 2009 and it followed the lives of its two protagonists by documenting the same day – July 15 – from each year of their lives over the course of two decades, starting in 1988. Having sold over give million copies internationally, the book was a major success, and many fans will be eager to observe whether the series sticks closely to the narrative.
The story is told in a broadly similar manner, with some minor nuances. Following Emma’s death in episode 13, Dexter enters a period of self-destructive behaviour, before taking comfort in his family.
Paramount+ may have culled a raft of international originals last month but UK commissioning appears to be continuing apace.
Fans of the Oscars had their minds blown when actor Ryan Gosling took to the stage for a surprise performance of I'm Just Ken, alongside legendary guitarist Slash. The live broadcast, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and aired straight from Hollywood's Dolby Theatre, saw fans buzzing with excitement as Ryan, who played Ken in the Barbie movie, delivered the hit song.
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, dropped on Netflix on February 8 and quickly of the streaming services' weekly ratings. By Valentine's Day, the series was , even ahead of season six (Mod does not like that fellow).In the 14-episode series, Mod plays a brilliant, yet self-destructive working class writer who falls in love with wayward posh boy Dexter Mayhew () on their final day at university in 1988. The series follows their journey as friends-to-lovers, checking up on Emma and Dexter on the same day over the course of 20 years.
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Did you believe Michael Fassbender was retiring? Did you think George Clooney was done with his prodigious directing turn of the last few years? Guess again on all fronts, as Fassbender is negotiating to star in a new espionage thriller series from Clooney called “The Department.” According to Variety, the series is supposed to shoot this spring in London and has already been given a straight-to-series order from Showtime.
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Rafa Sales Ross Guest Contributor Germany’s Beta Film is introducing at the London TV Screenings the first episode of “Maxima,” a six-part drama about the love story between future Queen Maxima of the Netherlands and the then Dutch Crown Prince Willem-Alexander. The series is produced by Millstreet Films “The Neighbors”), with Videoland (RTL Netherlands) holding Dutch broadcasting rights.
) Bridget Jones hit the silver screen, fans have been clamoring to see the further adventures of the plucky heroine, played by .Following the success of 2001’s Bridget Jones’ Diary (which, fun fact, is based on Pride & Prejudice), Zellweger starred in two sequels, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) and Bridget Jones’ Baby (2016).Now, a fourth movie is reportedly in the works. Here’s what we’ve heard about the flick.“Filming is being mapped out already and all of the pre-production is in place…There was some uncertainty about whether it would get off the ground, but the movie is coming,” a source told the in February 2024, citing May as the start of shooting in London.According to the Daily Mail article, it’ll take inspiration from one of author Helen Fielding’s later Bridget Jones novels, which follows our heroine navigating social media and dating apps as a single mom following the death of her longtime love Mark Darcy (Colin Firth).So far, only is reportedly confirmed.
EXCLUSIVE: Dermot Mulroney (My Best Friend’s Wedding, Anyone But You) has been cast in the upcoming Starz drama The Hunting Wives in a series regular role alongside previously announced co-leads Malin Åkerman and Brittany Snow. Production will begin production this spring in Charlotte, North Carolina.
EXCLUSIVE: TV and film writers will want to circle this one in their calendars: Poor Things and The Favourite producer Element Pictures is launching Storyhouse, a new Dublin-based screenwriting festival that will celebrate storytellers and storytelling.
The biggest television show returns for the final series on 24 February with Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway and according to the first look, it’s going to be a huge hit for everyone but Simon Cowell. The pair of Geordie presenters have lots in store from stunts to sketches and special guest appearances.
In the opening moments of 20 Days in Mariupol, Mstyslav Chernov’s chilling account of the siege of the Ukrainian port city, a Russian tank marked with the ominous ‘Z’ swivels its turret toward a hospital. On an upper floor of the building, Chernov and his small team record as the cannon slowly rotates towards them, preparing to fire.
One Day is riding high on Netflix, but where was the show filmed?All fourteen episodes of the show were released to the streaming platform on February 8, with the lead roles being taken by Leo Woodall and Ambika Mod. The supporting cast also includes Essie Davis, Tim McInnerny and Joely Richardson.Woodall is best known for playing Jack in the second season of HBO drama The White Lotus, while Mod came to greater attention by playing the character Shruti in This is Going to Hurt.Nicholls’ novel was published in 2009 and follows the lives of its two protagonists by documenting the same day from each year of their lives over the course of two decades.
EXCLUSIVE: Buenos Aires-based Filmsharks has sold a series of its EFM titles, including Spanish horror pic The Boogeyman: The Origin of the Myth (El Hombre Del Saco) and a new 4K remastered version of the cult Argentinian thriller Nine Queens, to multiple international territories.
McFly's Tom Fletcher has reacted to his bandmate Danny Jones winning The Masked Singer UK last night. Singer and guitarist Danny was unmasked after performing as Piranha on the ITV series this year.The final saw Cricket, Bigfoot and Piranha battle it out before celebrity judges Davina McCall, Jonathan Ross, Rita Ora, Mo Gilligan and guest Rob Brydon.The 37 year old beat Cricket, who was unmasked as singer Lemar, and Bigfoot, revealed to be comedian Aex Brooker, to the crown before being unveiled as the McFly band member.Taking to Instagram, Tom, 38, who has been in McFly since 2003 with Danny, posted a sweet video of himself watching The Masked Singer UK with his three sons whom he shares with his wife Giovanna Fletcher.
As the first series of Love Island All Stars gets closer to the long awaited final, a fan favourite couple of the show have been axed in a brutal dumping, according to reports. In dramatic scenes set to air on Sunday, one couple were forced to say their goodbyes in "one last twist".
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BAFTAs) this weekend.The 2024 ceremony takes place on Sunday (February 18) and will be broadcast live from the Royal Albert Hall, with David Tennant set to host for the first time.Christopher Nolan‘s Oppenheimer is expected to be the biggest winner on the night, going into the ceremony with a leading 13 nominations.The biographical drama, about the man who developed the first atomic bomb, has picked up the Best Film award at every major ceremony so far and is naturally tipped to claim the prize at the BAFTAs as well, with Bet365 valuing the odds at 1/7.Similarly, the Best Actor category appears to be a forgone conclusion, with Oppenheimer‘s lead star Cillian Murphy being the standout favourite. He too has taken home the award at every major ceremony this year, and is priced at 5/1 by Sky Bet to win once again.As for Best Actress, Emma Stone appears to be the frontrunner for her performance in Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things.