Screen International, in association with Screen Scotland, today announces that its major talent spotlight for Scottish filmmakers, Rising Stars Scotland, will go into its second round in 2024. As with the 2022 inaugural edition, this programme will identify and promote the next generation of Scottish film talent to the international industry.
Announced on the eve of Glasgow Film Festival, and to be revealed during the Edinburgh International Film Festival in August, Rising Stars Scotland 2024 will select up to ten film actors, directors, producers and writers who are on the cusp of their first major professional breakthrough. Chosen Stars will either be originally...
Announced on the eve of Glasgow Film Festival, and to be revealed during the Edinburgh International Film Festival in August, Rising Stars Scotland 2024 will select up to ten film actors, directors, producers and writers who are on the cusp of their first major professional breakthrough. Chosen Stars will either be originally...
- 2/26/2024
- ScreenDaily
Screen International, in association with Screen Scotland, today announces that its major talent spotlight for Scottish filmmakers, Rising Stars Scotland, will go into its second round in 2024. As with the 2022 inaugural edition, this programme will identify and promote the next generation of Scottish film talent to the international industry.
Announced on the eve of Glasgow Film Festival, and to be revealed during the Edinburgh International Film Festival in August, Rising Stars Scotland 2024 will select up to ten film actors, directors, producers and writers who are on the cusp of their first major professional breakthrough. Chosen Stars will either be originally...
Announced on the eve of Glasgow Film Festival, and to be revealed during the Edinburgh International Film Festival in August, Rising Stars Scotland 2024 will select up to ten film actors, directors, producers and writers who are on the cusp of their first major professional breakthrough. Chosen Stars will either be originally...
- 2/26/2024
- ScreenDaily
Back in November, Amazon ordered two more seasons of their “spectacularly dark” thriller series The Devil’s Hour, and now they have renewed another one of their UK thriller Originals. This time, they have ordered a second season of the supernatural thriller series The Rig! The Rig season 2 will begin filming at FirstStage Studios in Edinburgh later this year with several season 1 cast members returning, including Iain Glen (Game of Thrones), Martin Compston (Line of Duty), Emily Hampshire (Schitt’s Creek), Rochenda Sandall (Criminal: UK), Owen Teale (Game of Thrones), Mark Addy (Game of Thrones), Molly Vevers (The Spanish Princess), Abraham Popoola (Cruella), and Stuart McQuarrie (Des).
Created by David Macpherson, the six episode first season was set on the Kishorn Bravo oil rig, stationed off the Scottish coast in the dangerous waters of the North Sea. When the crew is due to return to the mainland, a mysterious and all-enveloping fog rolls through.
Created by David Macpherson, the six episode first season was set on the Kishorn Bravo oil rig, stationed off the Scottish coast in the dangerous waters of the North Sea. When the crew is due to return to the mainland, a mysterious and all-enveloping fog rolls through.
- 2/23/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
"The Rig", live-action science fiction thriller TV series, created by David Macpherson and directed by John Strickland, has been renewed for Season Two streaming on Prime Video:
"...when the crew of the North Sea stationed 'Kinloch Bravo' oil rig is due to return to the mainland, a mysterious fog rolls in and cuts off communication with the outside world.
"The crew are driven to the limits of their endurance and loyalties, forced into a confrontation with forces that are beyond their control..."
Click the images to enlarge...
"...when the crew of the North Sea stationed 'Kinloch Bravo' oil rig is due to return to the mainland, a mysterious fog rolls in and cuts off communication with the outside world.
"The crew are driven to the limits of their endurance and loyalties, forced into a confrontation with forces that are beyond their control..."
Click the images to enlarge...
- 2/23/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Here is a wrap-up of the news you need to know from Wednesday, February 22, 2023.
Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Reba McEntire will serve as Mega Mentor on Season 23 of NBC's four-time Emmy Award-winning musical competition series The Voice.
The new season premieres Monday, March 6 (8-10 p.m. Et/Pt).
Reba joins superstar coaches Chance the Rapper, Kelly Clarkson, Niall Horan, and Blake Shelton to mentor the remaining artists who have made it through the Battle Rounds as each team prepares for the Knockouts that begin April 17.
"Having served as Battle Advisor to Team Blake during the show's inaugural season, it's most fitting Reba returns as Blake coaches his final group of artists and bids farewell to the competition," NBC says in a press release.
With a career spanning music, television, film, and theater, Reba has celebrated unprecedented success with 35 career #1 singles and over 58 million albums sold worldwide.
She...
Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Reba McEntire will serve as Mega Mentor on Season 23 of NBC's four-time Emmy Award-winning musical competition series The Voice.
The new season premieres Monday, March 6 (8-10 p.m. Et/Pt).
Reba joins superstar coaches Chance the Rapper, Kelly Clarkson, Niall Horan, and Blake Shelton to mentor the remaining artists who have made it through the Battle Rounds as each team prepares for the Knockouts that begin April 17.
"Having served as Battle Advisor to Team Blake during the show's inaugural season, it's most fitting Reba returns as Blake coaches his final group of artists and bids farewell to the competition," NBC says in a press release.
With a career spanning music, television, film, and theater, Reba has celebrated unprecedented success with 35 career #1 singles and over 58 million albums sold worldwide.
She...
- 2/22/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Exclusive: Amazon is returning to The Rig for a second season.
Prime Video’s supernatural thriller will begin shooting again later this year in Edinburgh, Scotland, with Martin Compston (Line of Duty), Iain Glen (Game of Thrones) and Emily Hampshire (Schitt’s Creek) among the cast reprising their roles.
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The first season premiered in January and told the story of the Kishorn Bravo oil rig, stationed off the Scottish coast, which is enveloped in a mysterious fog that cuts off all lines of communication.
Season 2 will follow the surviving Kinloch Bravo crew as they are helicoptered off the rig and taken to a new location, where fresh danger awaits. They must contend with swirling conspiracies,...
Prime Video’s supernatural thriller will begin shooting again later this year in Edinburgh, Scotland, with Martin Compston (Line of Duty), Iain Glen (Game of Thrones) and Emily Hampshire (Schitt’s Creek) among the cast reprising their roles.
Related Story We’ll Be Back: Photo Gallery Of TV Series Renewed In 2023 Related Story Amazon, Disney Employees Petition Against Returning To Office Related Story Starz To Launch Bundle With MGM+ On Prime Video in the U.S.
The first season premiered in January and told the story of the Kishorn Bravo oil rig, stationed off the Scottish coast, which is enveloped in a mysterious fog that cuts off all lines of communication.
Season 2 will follow the surviving Kinloch Bravo crew as they are helicoptered off the rig and taken to a new location, where fresh danger awaits. They must contend with swirling conspiracies,...
- 2/22/2023
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
"The Rig" is the new live-action science fiction thriller TV series, created by David Macpherson and directed by John Strickland, now streaming on Prime Video:
"...when the crew of the North Sea stationed 'Kinloch Bravo' oil rig is due to return to the mainland, a mysterious fog rolls in and cuts off communication with the outside world.
"The crew are driven to the limits of their endurance and loyalties, forced into a confrontation with forces that are beyond their control..."
Click the images to enlarge...
"...when the crew of the North Sea stationed 'Kinloch Bravo' oil rig is due to return to the mainland, a mysterious fog rolls in and cuts off communication with the outside world.
"The crew are driven to the limits of their endurance and loyalties, forced into a confrontation with forces that are beyond their control..."
Click the images to enlarge...
- 1/15/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Warning: contains plot spoilers for The Rig finale.
The Rig may have started out like a Doctor Who story missing the Tardis, but it ended up as an absorbing eco-thriller fable. Creator David Macpherson’s series layers sci-fi invention over geological theory to tell a story about the environmental extinction and the survival of planet Earth.
Set aboard a remote Scottish oil rig (is there any other kind of Scottish oil rig?), the six-part series follows the crew of the Kinloch Bravo platform. Following a mysterious tremor and the loss of all communications with the outside, the rig is surrounded by a thick fog, stranding them at sea.
The crew learns that their workplace is scheduled for decommissioning by energy giant Pictor. Tensions flare, and crewmember Baz (Calvin Demba) is exposed to the fog and mysteriously survives what would have been a fatal fall. When Baz starts having visions and ranting about rings and waves,...
The Rig may have started out like a Doctor Who story missing the Tardis, but it ended up as an absorbing eco-thriller fable. Creator David Macpherson’s series layers sci-fi invention over geological theory to tell a story about the environmental extinction and the survival of planet Earth.
Set aboard a remote Scottish oil rig (is there any other kind of Scottish oil rig?), the six-part series follows the crew of the Kinloch Bravo platform. Following a mysterious tremor and the loss of all communications with the outside, the rig is surrounded by a thick fog, stranding them at sea.
The crew learns that their workplace is scheduled for decommissioning by energy giant Pictor. Tensions flare, and crewmember Baz (Calvin Demba) is exposed to the fog and mysteriously survives what would have been a fatal fall. When Baz starts having visions and ranting about rings and waves,...
- 1/10/2023
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
The Rig is a series created by David Macpherson tarring Iain Glen, Emily Hampshire and Martin Compston.
Premise
When the crew of the Kishorn Bravo oil rig, stationed off the Scottish coast, is due to return to the mainland, a mysterious and all-enveloping fog rolls through and they find themselves cut off from all communication with the outside world. As the rig is hit by massive tremors, the crew endeavor to discover what’s driving the unknown force. But a major accident forces them to ask questions about who they can really trust.
The Rig (2023) Release Date
January 6, 2023
Where to Watch The Rig
Amazon Prime Video
The Rig (2023) Cast
Emily Hampshire / Rose Mason
Iain Glen / Magnus MacMillan
Martin Compston / Fulmer Hamilton
Mark Bonnar / Alwyn Evans
Molly Vevers
Stuart McQuarrie
Abraham Popoola
Emun Elliott
Calvin Demba
Richard Pepple
See full credits >>...
Premise
When the crew of the Kishorn Bravo oil rig, stationed off the Scottish coast, is due to return to the mainland, a mysterious and all-enveloping fog rolls through and they find themselves cut off from all communication with the outside world. As the rig is hit by massive tremors, the crew endeavor to discover what’s driving the unknown force. But a major accident forces them to ask questions about who they can really trust.
The Rig (2023) Release Date
January 6, 2023
Where to Watch The Rig
Amazon Prime Video
The Rig (2023) Cast
Emily Hampshire / Rose Mason
Iain Glen / Magnus MacMillan
Martin Compston / Fulmer Hamilton
Mark Bonnar / Alwyn Evans
Molly Vevers
Stuart McQuarrie
Abraham Popoola
Emun Elliott
Calvin Demba
Richard Pepple
See full credits >>...
- 1/1/2023
- by TV Shows Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid - TV
"The Rig" is the new supernatural, live-action TV series created by David Macpherson and directed by John Strickland, starring Emily Hampshire, Iain Glen, Martin Compston, Mark Bonnar, Rochenda Sandall, Owen Teale, Richard Pepple, Calvin Demba and Emun Elliott, streaming January 6, 2023 on Prime Video:
"...when the crew of the North Sea stationed 'Kinloch Bravo' oil rig is due to return to the mainland, a mysterious fog rolls in and cuts off communication with the outside world.
"The crew are driven to the limits of their endurance and loyalties...
"....forced into a confrontation with forces that are beyond their imagination..."
Click the images to enlarge...
"...when the crew of the North Sea stationed 'Kinloch Bravo' oil rig is due to return to the mainland, a mysterious fog rolls in and cuts off communication with the outside world.
"The crew are driven to the limits of their endurance and loyalties...
"....forced into a confrontation with forces that are beyond their imagination..."
Click the images to enlarge...
- 12/17/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
"The Rig" is a new six-episode, supernatural thriller TV series created by David Macpherson and directed by John Strickland, filmed on location in Scotland, streaming January 6, 2023 on Amazon Prime Video:
"...when the crew of the North Sea stationed 'Kinloch Bravo' oil rig is due to return to the mainland, a mysterious fog rolls in and cuts off communication with the outside world.
"The team are driven to the limits of their endurance, forced into a confrontation with forces that are beyond their control..."
Click the images to enlarge...
"...when the crew of the North Sea stationed 'Kinloch Bravo' oil rig is due to return to the mainland, a mysterious fog rolls in and cuts off communication with the outside world.
"The team are driven to the limits of their endurance, forced into a confrontation with forces that are beyond their control..."
Click the images to enlarge...
- 11/30/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
The Rig Trailer — Prime Video‘s The Rig (2023) movie trailer has been released. The Rig trailer stars Emily Hampshire, Iain Glen, Martin Compston, Mark Bonnar, Rochenda Sandall, Owen Teale, Richard Pepple, Calvin Demba, and Emun Elliott. Crew John Strickland and Alex Holmes directed The Rig. David Macpherson, Matthew Jacobs Morgan, and Meg Salter wrote [...]
Continue reading: The Rig (2023) TV Show Trailer: Iain Glen Struggles to Survive a Supernatural Mist on a Oil Rig [Prime Video]...
Continue reading: The Rig (2023) TV Show Trailer: Iain Glen Struggles to Survive a Supernatural Mist on a Oil Rig [Prime Video]...
- 11/30/2022
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
Amazon’s Prime Video has announced a January 6th premiere date for the supernatural thriller series The Rig, and along with that announcement comes the release of a trailer for the show! You can check it out in the embed above. John Strickland and Alex Holmes directed the six-part show from scripts by Meg Salter, Matthew Jacobs Morgan, and series creator David Macpherson.
The Rig is set on the Kishorn Bravo oil rig, stationed off the Scottish coast in the dangerous waters of the North Sea. When the crew is due to return to the mainland, a mysterious and all-enveloping fog rolls through. The rig is hit by massive tremors, and they find themselves cut off from all communication with the shore and the outside world. As the crew endeavor to discover what’s driving this unknown force, a major accident forces them to ask questions about who they can really trust.
The Rig is set on the Kishorn Bravo oil rig, stationed off the Scottish coast in the dangerous waters of the North Sea. When the crew is due to return to the mainland, a mysterious and all-enveloping fog rolls through. The rig is hit by massive tremors, and they find themselves cut off from all communication with the shore and the outside world. As the crew endeavor to discover what’s driving this unknown force, a major accident forces them to ask questions about who they can really trust.
- 11/29/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
The shoot took place at Edinburgh’s Virgin Hotel
Watch the behind-the-scenes video from the photo shoot for our inaugural Rising Stars Scotland.
The shoot took place in August at the Virgin Hotel in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Rising Stars Scotland is an offshoot of Screen’s UK & Ireland Stars of Tomorrow and was curated in association with Screen Scotland. The initiative aims to promote up-and-coming Scottish talent to the international industry.
The Rising Stars have each been matched with an industry mentor and Screen Scotland will provide them with a bespoke package of professional development over the following 12 months.
Read more...
Watch the behind-the-scenes video from the photo shoot for our inaugural Rising Stars Scotland.
The shoot took place in August at the Virgin Hotel in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Rising Stars Scotland is an offshoot of Screen’s UK & Ireland Stars of Tomorrow and was curated in association with Screen Scotland. The initiative aims to promote up-and-coming Scottish talent to the international industry.
The Rising Stars have each been matched with an industry mentor and Screen Scotland will provide them with a bespoke package of professional development over the following 12 months.
Read more...
- 10/5/2022
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
The inaugural launch was held at The Groucho Club, London
Screen celebrated the launch of the first Rising Stars Scotland with a party at The Groucho Club, London on Tuesday, September 27.
The 2022 cohort were in full attendance alongside guests including the BFI’s Mia Bays; former Amazon Studios exec Georgia Brown; Sundance Film Festival’s John Nein; and casting director Des Hamilton.
Rising Stars Scotland is a major new talent spotlight for Scottish filmmakers and actors and is an offshoot of Screen’s UK & Ireland Stars of Tomorrow programme. It was curated by Screen’s executive editor Fionnuala Halligan in association with Screen Scotland.
Screen celebrated the launch of the first Rising Stars Scotland with a party at The Groucho Club, London on Tuesday, September 27.
The 2022 cohort were in full attendance alongside guests including the BFI’s Mia Bays; former Amazon Studios exec Georgia Brown; Sundance Film Festival’s John Nein; and casting director Des Hamilton.
Rising Stars Scotland is a major new talent spotlight for Scottish filmmakers and actors and is an offshoot of Screen’s UK & Ireland Stars of Tomorrow programme. It was curated by Screen’s executive editor Fionnuala Halligan in association with Screen Scotland.
- 9/28/2022
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
The new talent spotlight, in association with Screen Scotland, features 11 up-and-coming film actors, directors, producers and writers.
Screen International, in association with Screen Scotland, has revealed the line-up for the first-ever Rising Stars Scotland, a major new talent spotlight for Scottish filmmakers and actors.
The programme aims to identify and promote the next generation of Scottish film talent to the international industry. Rising Stars Scotland is a joint initiative from Screen Scotland and Screen International, and is an offshoot of Screen’s UK & Ireland Stars of Tomorrow programme.
The line-up features 11 up-and-coming film actors, directors, producers and writers who are...
Screen International, in association with Screen Scotland, has revealed the line-up for the first-ever Rising Stars Scotland, a major new talent spotlight for Scottish filmmakers and actors.
The programme aims to identify and promote the next generation of Scottish film talent to the international industry. Rising Stars Scotland is a joint initiative from Screen Scotland and Screen International, and is an offshoot of Screen’s UK & Ireland Stars of Tomorrow programme.
The line-up features 11 up-and-coming film actors, directors, producers and writers who are...
- 8/15/2022
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
Amazon Prime Video is adding another one to its already impressive lineup of TV shows with a supernatural thriller filmed entirely in Scotland. Titled The Rig, the show is created by David Macpherson for Amazon Prime Video and will be directed by John Strickland, who previously worked on The Murder of Princess Diana, Maigret, The Bill, Clocking Off, Trust, and the series Big Love. Here’s a description of the plot of the series, according to What to Watch: “The Rig is a recently announced horror series on Amazon Prime Video, directed by John Strickland and follows the crew on the fictional
Meet The Cast Of “The Rig”...
Meet The Cast Of “The Rig”...
- 7/6/2022
- by A.E. Oats
- TVovermind.com
‘The Rig’ First Look
Up top is your first look at Amazon Prime Video’s upcoming series The Rig, which shot in Scotland this year. The show stars Iain Glen, Emily Hampshire and Martin Compston as the crew of the Kinloch Bravo oil rig stationed off the Scottish coast in the dangerous waters of the North Sea. When they are due to be collected and return to the mainland a mysterious and all-enveloping fog rolls through, cutting them off from the outside world. The series was created by David Macpherson and directed by John Strickland; Amazon will release in 2022.
German Oscar submissions
German Films has named the shortlist for its International Oscar submission this year, with 10 titles in contention. A nine-member committee will watch each picture and select the film that will go forward to the Academy. The 10 movies are: Copilot (Die Welt Wird Eine Andere Sein) – dir. Anne Zohra Berrached...
Up top is your first look at Amazon Prime Video’s upcoming series The Rig, which shot in Scotland this year. The show stars Iain Glen, Emily Hampshire and Martin Compston as the crew of the Kinloch Bravo oil rig stationed off the Scottish coast in the dangerous waters of the North Sea. When they are due to be collected and return to the mainland a mysterious and all-enveloping fog rolls through, cutting them off from the outside world. The series was created by David Macpherson and directed by John Strickland; Amazon will release in 2022.
German Oscar submissions
German Films has named the shortlist for its International Oscar submission this year, with 10 titles in contention. A nine-member committee will watch each picture and select the film that will go forward to the Academy. The 10 movies are: Copilot (Die Welt Wird Eine Andere Sein) – dir. Anne Zohra Berrached...
- 9/2/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Director Douglas Mackinnon, whose credits include “Doctor Who,” “Sherlock” and Neil Gaiman’s “Good Omens,” still recalls the moment he realized that London was no longer the center of the universe in terms of U.K. film and high-end TV production.
He was in his native Scotland, where he was directing a few episodes of “Outlander,” when one of the show’s executives asked what he was planning to do next. “I said, ‘I’ll probably head off to London like usual and look for work.’ And she said, ‘Oh, I’ve never been to London.”
“As someone whose entire life has been kind of run by London in one form or another […] the idea that an exec had never even been to London and was working on one of the biggest shows in the world,” he says. “I just went, alright, okay, that means we don’t have to...
He was in his native Scotland, where he was directing a few episodes of “Outlander,” when one of the show’s executives asked what he was planning to do next. “I said, ‘I’ll probably head off to London like usual and look for work.’ And she said, ‘Oh, I’ve never been to London.”
“As someone whose entire life has been kind of run by London in one form or another […] the idea that an exec had never even been to London and was working on one of the biggest shows in the world,” he says. “I just went, alright, okay, that means we don’t have to...
- 8/24/2021
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
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