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Dave McNary Film ReporterITV has commissioned COVID-19 documentary “The Year That Changed Britain” with Oscar winner Kevin Macdonald directing, Variety has learned exclusively.The film will attempt to tell the story of the pandemic’s impact on Britain through the intimate personal and professional experiences of those who lived through it.

Also Read: 'Life in a Day' Sequel in the Works From Ridley Scott and Kevin Macdonald at YouTube OriginalsThe film’s title “Kitbag” derives from the saying “there is a general’s staff hidden in every soldier’s kitbag.” The project will focus on Napoleon’s origins, relentless ambition, his military leadership, and his rise to becoming emperor along with the volatile relationship he had with his wife Josephine.Scott was at work shooting his film “The Last Duel” with 20th Century Studios before

Ten years after the release of the original “Life In A Day” documentary, which saw people from around the world record their lives to tell a single story about a single day on Earth, YouTube is doing it again with a 2020 version.

STXfilms has taken the U.S. rights to director Kevin Macdonald's untitled legal thriller, formerly known as Prisoner 760.

Dave McNary Film ReporterSTXfilms has bought U.S. rights Kevin Macdonald’s untitled legal thriller, starring Jodie Foster, Shailene Woodley, Tahar Rahim and Benedict Cumberbatch.The film, which was formerly known as “Prisoner 760.” is based on Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s memoir “Guantánamo Diary,” centers on Slahi (Rahim), who languishes in prison for years without charge or trial until he finds allies in defense attorney Nancy Hollander (Foster) and her associate Teri Duncan (Woodley).

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorSTXfilms has won the U.S. rights to director Kevin Macdonald’s untitled legal thriller formerly known as Prisoner 760.

Director Ridley Scott is asking people to take part in a unique crowdsourced documentary project to mark this extraordinary year.

Director Ridley Scott is asking people to take part in a unique crowdsourced documentary project to mark this extraordinary year.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorIn about a month, director Kevin Macdonald will sit down to review around 500 hours of the best video footage submitted by YouTube users from around the world and then make a movie from the contributions — all captured on one day: Saturday, July 25, 2020.The film project, “Life in a Day 2020,” comes 10 years after the original YouTube-commissioned documentary, which Macdonald also directed.

Director Kevin Macdonald has said he wants to show “intimacy and honesty” rather than “big political statements” when he reunites with Sir Ridley Scott to create a new Life In A Day film, 10 years after the original.

10 years after he directed the groundbreaking crowdsourced feature documentary Life in a Day —made up of amateur video clips selected from 80,000 submitted to YouTube and depicting people's lives around the world on a single day (July 24, 2010) — director Kevin Macdonald is set to open a cinematic window onto human existence once more.

Also Read: YouTube TV Increases Subscription Fee By 30% to $65 Per MonthA 30-person team of multilingual reviewers stationed around the world will review the footage once submissions close.

A decade ago, executive producers Ridley Scott and Kai Hsuing teamed up with director Kevin Macdonald to document a single day in the life of Planet Earth — as filmed by some of its billions of inhabitants.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorTen years after the original film, YouTube has ordered a sequel to “Life in a Day,” reuniting executive producer Ridley Scott and director Kevin Macdonald for a new documentary that will stitch together hundreds of user-submitted videos from across the globe on a single date.“Life in a Day 2020” is slated to premiere at next year’s Sundance Film Festival and on YouTube in 2021.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorRidley Scott and Kevin Macdonald are reuniting to make a sequel to their 2010 YouTube feature Life In A Day, which relied on user-generated footage to create a portrait of the world in one day. Life In A Day 2020 will call on millions of people around the world to film their lives on July 25.

The Chicken Lady and Headcrusher are coming back! Amazon Prime Video is set to bring back new episodes of the critically-acclaimed cult sketch series from Canada “The Kids In The Hall.” This marks the first Canadian Amazon Original Series.

Move over SNL, The Kids in the Hall are back! TV Guide has learned that Amazon has officially signed a deal to bring back the Canadian sketchy comedy series.

One of Canada’s most iconic sketch-comedy series is making a comeback, with Amazon Prime Video announcing it’s reviving “The Kids in the Hall”.

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Amazon is bringing back the classic Canadian sketch comedy series “The Kids in the Hall.” This will mark Amazon’s first Canadian original series.

By Dino-Ray Ramos

Amazon is bringing back the classic Canadian sketch comedy series “The Kids in the Hall.” This will mark Amazon’s first Canadian original series.