An invitation-only industry presentation of You Hateful Things, a new play by Will Arbery directed by Simon Stone, will be held this week in New York, with a cast including Christian Slater, Amandla Stenberg, Jakeem Powell, John Cameron Mitchell, Lucas Hedges and Myha’la.
The play’s synopsis: “In You Hateful Things, Dad keeps all of his weirdness in a big box, and today we’re opening it.”
In addition to their film careers, Slater has appeared on Broadway six times, most recently in 2005’s The Glass Menagerie; Hedges starred in 2018’s The Waverly Gallery; and Mitchell created and starred in Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Powell is best known for his performance in Harris’ Slave Play, while Myha’la
recently appeared in Leave the World Behind and Amandla Stenberg’s appeared in Bodies Bodies Bodies.
The industry presentation will be directed by Simon Stone.
The play’s synopsis: “In You Hateful Things, Dad keeps all of his weirdness in a big box, and today we’re opening it.”
In addition to their film careers, Slater has appeared on Broadway six times, most recently in 2005’s The Glass Menagerie; Hedges starred in 2018’s The Waverly Gallery; and Mitchell created and starred in Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Powell is best known for his performance in Harris’ Slave Play, while Myha’la
recently appeared in Leave the World Behind and Amandla Stenberg’s appeared in Bodies Bodies Bodies.
The industry presentation will be directed by Simon Stone.
- 3/12/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Mackenzie Davis is set to join the cast of Speak No Evil for Blumhouse and Universal.
The film, which will be released August 9, 2024, is a new adaptation of the acclaimed Danish horror film Gæsterne, about a family invited for a weekend at an idyllic country house — a dream holiday that warps into a snarled psychological nightmare.
Written and directed by James Watkins, Speak No Evil is based on the Gæsterne screenplay by Christian Tafdrup and Mads Tafdrup. Released in 2022, Gæsterne earned 11 Danish Film Awards nominations, the Danish equivalent of the Oscars.
Davis join James McAvoy, who previously starred in the Blumhouse-produced hit thrillers Split and Glass.
Davis was most recently seen on stage in Simon Stone’s production of Phaedra at the National Theatre and in the acclaimed HBO Max limited series Station Eleven, based on the Emily St. John Mandel novel and adapted for TV by Patrick Somerville.
The film, which will be released August 9, 2024, is a new adaptation of the acclaimed Danish horror film Gæsterne, about a family invited for a weekend at an idyllic country house — a dream holiday that warps into a snarled psychological nightmare.
Written and directed by James Watkins, Speak No Evil is based on the Gæsterne screenplay by Christian Tafdrup and Mads Tafdrup. Released in 2022, Gæsterne earned 11 Danish Film Awards nominations, the Danish equivalent of the Oscars.
Davis join James McAvoy, who previously starred in the Blumhouse-produced hit thrillers Split and Glass.
Davis was most recently seen on stage in Simon Stone’s production of Phaedra at the National Theatre and in the acclaimed HBO Max limited series Station Eleven, based on the Emily St. John Mandel novel and adapted for TV by Patrick Somerville.
- 4/24/2023
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
This is the first time a streamer will have its content preserved in the BFI archive.
The British Film Institute (BFI) is preserving 26 Netflix films and TV shows into its national archive.
This is the first time a streamer will have its content included in the BFI archive.
The selected titles represent the UK’s “diverse communities” and include Bridgerton, Top Boy, Heartstopper and Simon Stone’s The Dig.
“The BFI National Archive began collecting television in the 1950s and currently works in partnership with public service broadcasters to preserve programmes in its role as the National Television Archive,” said Arike Oke,...
The British Film Institute (BFI) is preserving 26 Netflix films and TV shows into its national archive.
This is the first time a streamer will have its content included in the BFI archive.
The selected titles represent the UK’s “diverse communities” and include Bridgerton, Top Boy, Heartstopper and Simon Stone’s The Dig.
“The BFI National Archive began collecting television in the 1950s and currently works in partnership with public service broadcasters to preserve programmes in its role as the National Television Archive,” said Arike Oke,...
- 10/31/2022
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
Films include Emerald Fennell’s ‘Promising Young Woman’ and Blerta Basholli’s ‘Hive’.
More films than ever before are eligible for this year’s European Film Awards’ feature film and documentary film selection, with 40 feature films and 15 documentary films, and further feature film titles to be revealed in September.
Titles in the feature film selection include Blerta Basholli’s Sundance hit Hive and Emerald Fennell’s Promising Young Woman. The latter is eligible despite being listed as a film of US origin. The European Film Academy (Efa) told Screen this was because the film reaches the number of points in...
More films than ever before are eligible for this year’s European Film Awards’ feature film and documentary film selection, with 40 feature films and 15 documentary films, and further feature film titles to be revealed in September.
Titles in the feature film selection include Blerta Basholli’s Sundance hit Hive and Emerald Fennell’s Promising Young Woman. The latter is eligible despite being listed as a film of US origin. The European Film Academy (Efa) told Screen this was because the film reaches the number of points in...
- 8/24/2021
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Hopscotch Features’ Troy Lum and Andrew Mason have joined forces with UK producer Gabrielle Tana to form a new production house, Brouhaha Entertainment.
The company combines their respective slates, with upcoming projects including Karim Aïnouz’s Firebrand, starring Michelle Williams; Kate Dennis’ All That I Am, based on the novel by Anna Funder; Lee Tamahori’s The Convert; Richard E. Grant’s Majesty and Patrick Dickinson’s Cottontail.
To be based across Sydney and London, the company has received investment via the Calculus Creative Content Eis Fund, which was launched in June 2019 in association with the British Film Institute (BFI).
The fund aims to support the growth of dynamic and ambitious UK companies, and has also backed the likes of Wonderhood Studios, Raindog Films, Maze Theory and Maven Screen Media.
Tana is the producer of the Oscar-nominated Philomena, The Invisible Woman and most recently, Netflix’s The Dig, from Australian director Simon Stone.
The company combines their respective slates, with upcoming projects including Karim Aïnouz’s Firebrand, starring Michelle Williams; Kate Dennis’ All That I Am, based on the novel by Anna Funder; Lee Tamahori’s The Convert; Richard E. Grant’s Majesty and Patrick Dickinson’s Cottontail.
To be based across Sydney and London, the company has received investment via the Calculus Creative Content Eis Fund, which was launched in June 2019 in association with the British Film Institute (BFI).
The fund aims to support the growth of dynamic and ambitious UK companies, and has also backed the likes of Wonderhood Studios, Raindog Films, Maze Theory and Maven Screen Media.
Tana is the producer of the Oscar-nominated Philomena, The Invisible Woman and most recently, Netflix’s The Dig, from Australian director Simon Stone.
- 7/21/2021
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Firm will operate from London and Sydney.
UK producer Gabrielle Tana is partnering with Australia’s Troy Lum and Andrew Mason on Brouhaha Entertainment, a new production company based in London and Sydney.
Brouhaha is backed by the Calculus Creative Content Eis Fund, which launched in 2019 to use the UK government’s Enterprise Investment Scheme to support indie firms.
The BFI initiated the Fund although has no financial investment in it.
The Brouhaha slate will combine the upcoming projects of Tana, Lum and Mason. They include Karim Aïnouz’s Firebrand starring Michelle Williams; Kate Dennis’ All That I Am; Lee Tamahori...
UK producer Gabrielle Tana is partnering with Australia’s Troy Lum and Andrew Mason on Brouhaha Entertainment, a new production company based in London and Sydney.
Brouhaha is backed by the Calculus Creative Content Eis Fund, which launched in 2019 to use the UK government’s Enterprise Investment Scheme to support indie firms.
The BFI initiated the Fund although has no financial investment in it.
The Brouhaha slate will combine the upcoming projects of Tana, Lum and Mason. They include Karim Aïnouz’s Firebrand starring Michelle Williams; Kate Dennis’ All That I Am; Lee Tamahori...
- 7/19/2021
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Nominations And Winners 2021 Best Film The Father Philippe Carcassonne, Jean-Louis Livi, David Parfitt The Mauritanian Adam Ackland, Leah Clarke, Beatriz Levin, Lloyd Levin Winner: Nomadland Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey, Frances McDormand, Peter Spears, Chloé Zhao Promising Young Woman Ben Browning, Emerald Fennell, Ashley Fox, Josey McNamara The Trial Of The Chicago 7 Stuart Besser, Marc Platt Outstanding British Film Calm With Horses Nick Rowland, Daniel Emmerson, Joe Murtagh The Dig Simon Stone, Gabrielle Tana, Ellie Wood, Moira Buffini The Father Florian Zeller, Philippe Carcassone, Jean-Louis Livi, David Parfitt, Christopher Hampton His House Remi Weekes, Martin Gentles, Edward King, Roy Lee Limbo Ben Sharrock, Irune Gurtubai, Angus Lamont The Mauritanian Kevin Macdonald, Adam Ackland, Leah Clarke, Beatriz Levin, Lloyd Levin, Rory Haines, Sohrab Noshirvani, M.B. Traven Mogul Mowgli Bassam Tariq, Riz Ahmed, Thomas Benski, Bennett McGhee Promising Young Woman Emerald Fennell, Ben Browning, Ashley Fox, Josey McNamara Rocks Sarah Gavron, Ameenah Ayub Allen,...
- 4/11/2021
- by HollywoodNews.com
- Hollywoodnews.com
It’s been a strange year, but cinema endures. The 2021 British Academy Film and Television Awards took place at the Royal Albert Hall on the 11th of April, 2021. In a first in BAFTA history, four women have been nominated in the Director category, including Nomadland director Chloe Zhao, Sarah Gavron for Rocks, and Shannon Murphy for Babyteeth. Other notable nominees include Promising Young Woman, The Trial of the Chicago 7, The Father, Saint Maud and Minari. It is a diverse line up, and a very unusual time but the red carpets are rolling out, even if they are in living rooms around the world.
Yesterday director Ang Lee was entered into the BAFTA Fellowship, and Noel Clarke was awarded the Outstanding British Contribution to cinema. This evening Edith Bowman and Dermot O’Leary hosted the awards and it was a delight to see Yun-Jung Youn’s incredible win for her role in Minari.
Yesterday director Ang Lee was entered into the BAFTA Fellowship, and Noel Clarke was awarded the Outstanding British Contribution to cinema. This evening Edith Bowman and Dermot O’Leary hosted the awards and it was a delight to see Yun-Jung Youn’s incredible win for her role in Minari.
- 4/11/2021
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Promising Young Woman, The Father, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and Sound Of Metal pick up two prizes each.
Nomadland was the big winner at the 2021 Bafta film awards, which were held across two nights (April 10-11) this year.
Scroll down for full list of winners
The Searchlight Pictures production took home four awards in total, including best film, best director for Chloe Zhao, best actress for Frances McDormand and best cinematography for Joshua James Richards.
The wins cement Nomadland’s status as the Oscar best picture favourite, even though for the past six years the Bafta best film winner...
Nomadland was the big winner at the 2021 Bafta film awards, which were held across two nights (April 10-11) this year.
Scroll down for full list of winners
The Searchlight Pictures production took home four awards in total, including best film, best director for Chloe Zhao, best actress for Frances McDormand and best cinematography for Joshua James Richards.
The wins cement Nomadland’s status as the Oscar best picture favourite, even though for the past six years the Bafta best film winner...
- 4/11/2021
- by Orlando Parfitt
- ScreenDaily
Today’s show is being broadcast with a time delay on BBC One at 19:00 UK time.
The Bafta Film Awards 2021 main show is taking place today (April 11) from London’s Royal Albert Hall.
Scroll down for latest winners
An audience will not be present and winners will receive their awards virtually due to ongoing Covid-19 restrictions.
For the first time, the awards are being handed out across two nights. Saturday’s ceremony (April 10) focused on the craft awards.
Today’s show started at 16:15pm UK time, and is being broadcast with a time delay on BBC One starting...
The Bafta Film Awards 2021 main show is taking place today (April 11) from London’s Royal Albert Hall.
Scroll down for latest winners
An audience will not be present and winners will receive their awards virtually due to ongoing Covid-19 restrictions.
For the first time, the awards are being handed out across two nights. Saturday’s ceremony (April 10) focused on the craft awards.
Today’s show started at 16:15pm UK time, and is being broadcast with a time delay on BBC One starting...
- 4/11/2021
- by Orlando Parfitt
- ScreenDaily
Shannon Murphy has been nominated for the BAFTA Award for best direction for her debut feature, Babyteeth.
Murphy is in good company, with fellow nominees for the prize including Thomas Vinterberg for Another Round; Lee Issac Chung for Minari; Chloé Zhao for Nomadland; Jasmila Žbanić for Quo Vadis, Aida? and Sarah Gavron for Rocks.
It is the first time in BAFTA history that four women have been nominated in the director category.
These are the first edition of nominations to follow BAFTA’s seven-month diversity review, which came about after it faced significant backlash one year ago for a lack of diversity among nominees – including an all-male director category. Three of the nominated directors are also up for best film not in the English language.
The BAFTA nod is yet another accolade for Babyteeth and Murphy’s work, following on from the film’s premiere in competition at the Venice Film Festival in 2019. There,...
Murphy is in good company, with fellow nominees for the prize including Thomas Vinterberg for Another Round; Lee Issac Chung for Minari; Chloé Zhao for Nomadland; Jasmila Žbanić for Quo Vadis, Aida? and Sarah Gavron for Rocks.
It is the first time in BAFTA history that four women have been nominated in the director category.
These are the first edition of nominations to follow BAFTA’s seven-month diversity review, which came about after it faced significant backlash one year ago for a lack of diversity among nominees – including an all-male director category. Three of the nominated directors are also up for best film not in the English language.
The BAFTA nod is yet another accolade for Babyteeth and Murphy’s work, following on from the film’s premiere in competition at the Venice Film Festival in 2019. There,...
- 3/9/2021
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Today, at the Royal Albert Hall, Aisling Bea and Susan Wokoma, on behalf of The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), announced the nominations for the Ee British Academy Film Awards in 2021, celebrating the very best in film of the past year.
In a first in BAFTA history, four women have been nominated in the Director category, including ‘Nomadland’ director Chloe Zhao, Sarah Gavron for ‘Rocks’, and Shannon Murphy for ‘Babyteeth’. In all, ‘Nomadland’ and ‘Rocks’ received seven nominations each.
‘The Father’, ‘Mank’, ‘Minari’ and ‘Promising Young Woman’ all received a total of six nominations while ‘The Dig’ and ‘The Mauritanian’ received five.
Supporting new talent is at the heart of BAFTA’s remit and four of the five nominated films in Outstanding Debut are also nominated across other categories. This year, first-time nominees account for four of the six nominated Directors and 21 of the 24 nominees in the performance categories.
In a first in BAFTA history, four women have been nominated in the Director category, including ‘Nomadland’ director Chloe Zhao, Sarah Gavron for ‘Rocks’, and Shannon Murphy for ‘Babyteeth’. In all, ‘Nomadland’ and ‘Rocks’ received seven nominations each.
‘The Father’, ‘Mank’, ‘Minari’ and ‘Promising Young Woman’ all received a total of six nominations while ‘The Dig’ and ‘The Mauritanian’ received five.
Supporting new talent is at the heart of BAFTA’s remit and four of the five nominated films in Outstanding Debut are also nominated across other categories. This year, first-time nominees account for four of the six nominated Directors and 21 of the 24 nominees in the performance categories.
- 3/9/2021
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
‘The Father’, ‘Mank’, ‘Minari’, ‘Promising Young Woman’ also score well.
Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland and UK teenage drama Rocks led the 2021 Bafta film awards nominations, which were announced today (March 9).
Both titles received seven nominations, including for directors Zhao and Sarah Gavron, and for Frances McDormand and Bukky Bakray in leading actress respectively.
Scroll down for full list of nominations
Four titles received six nominations each: UK titles The Father and Promising Young Woman, plus Minari and Mank from the US.
In the first Bafta film awards since widespread criticism over the lack of diversity in the 2020 nominations, four out...
Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland and UK teenage drama Rocks led the 2021 Bafta film awards nominations, which were announced today (March 9).
Both titles received seven nominations, including for directors Zhao and Sarah Gavron, and for Frances McDormand and Bukky Bakray in leading actress respectively.
Scroll down for full list of nominations
Four titles received six nominations each: UK titles The Father and Promising Young Woman, plus Minari and Mank from the US.
In the first Bafta film awards since widespread criticism over the lack of diversity in the 2020 nominations, four out...
- 3/9/2021
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
A sweeping score inspired by Britain’s pre-wwii landscape has signalled Stefan Gregory’s entry into feature films, with the composer making his debut as part of Simon Stone’s The Dig.
The Netflix drama about the 1939 Sutton Hoo treasure discovery stars Ralph Fiennes as real-life architect Basil Brown and Carey Mulligan as Edith Pretty, the landowner from whose estate the Anglo Saxon artefacts were uncovered.
The screenplay was written by Moira Buffini as an adaption of John Preston’s novel of the same name.
Carolyn Marks Blackwood, Murray Ferguson, Gabrielle Tana, and Ellie Wood produced the film.
The accompanying music includes intimate piano and chamber pieces, as well as grandiose strings to enhance the discoveries within the story.
Gregory said trial and error was used to compose music that reflected the tone of the film.
“So much of it was inspired by the landscape and the beautiful shots of the film,...
The Netflix drama about the 1939 Sutton Hoo treasure discovery stars Ralph Fiennes as real-life architect Basil Brown and Carey Mulligan as Edith Pretty, the landowner from whose estate the Anglo Saxon artefacts were uncovered.
The screenplay was written by Moira Buffini as an adaption of John Preston’s novel of the same name.
Carolyn Marks Blackwood, Murray Ferguson, Gabrielle Tana, and Ellie Wood produced the film.
The accompanying music includes intimate piano and chamber pieces, as well as grandiose strings to enhance the discoveries within the story.
Gregory said trial and error was used to compose music that reflected the tone of the film.
“So much of it was inspired by the landscape and the beautiful shots of the film,...
- 2/25/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Chicago – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Dan Baker on Wbgr-fm on January 28th, 2021, reviewing the new film “The Dig,” streaming on Netflix beginning January 29th, 2021, Plus a preview of the virtual and online Sundance Film Festival.
Rating: 4.0/5.0
In “The Dig,” Carey Mulligan portrays a British matriarch named Edith Pretty, who owns land that she believes contains ancient artifacts. She hires a local self-taught archeologist, Basil Brown (portrayed by Ralph Fiennes), who makes one of the greatest British treasure discovery in history – a burial ship from England’s pre-history – right as World War II was beginning.
“The Dig” is available to stream on Netflix beginning January 29th. Featuring Carey Mulligan, Ralph Fiennes, Lily James, Ben Chaplin and Archie Barnes. Screenplay adapted by Moira Buffini, based on the novel by John Preston. Directed by Simon Stone. Rated “PG-13”
Click here for Patrick McDonald’s full on-air...
Rating: 4.0/5.0
In “The Dig,” Carey Mulligan portrays a British matriarch named Edith Pretty, who owns land that she believes contains ancient artifacts. She hires a local self-taught archeologist, Basil Brown (portrayed by Ralph Fiennes), who makes one of the greatest British treasure discovery in history – a burial ship from England’s pre-history – right as World War II was beginning.
“The Dig” is available to stream on Netflix beginning January 29th. Featuring Carey Mulligan, Ralph Fiennes, Lily James, Ben Chaplin and Archie Barnes. Screenplay adapted by Moira Buffini, based on the novel by John Preston. Directed by Simon Stone. Rated “PG-13”
Click here for Patrick McDonald’s full on-air...
- 1/30/2021
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
On the eve of World War II, a self-taught archaeologist was hired by a local woman to excavate her land. She thought it might contain Viking remnants. But what was unearthed in the ground was more significant than she could have imagined: Buried in the ground was a ship that lay 89-feet-wide and 35-feet-tall, filled with graves and bodies and jewels from the early Anglo-Saxon period. Carey Mulligan and Ralph Fiennes team up for this real-life discovery in “The Dig,” with a script by director Simon Stone and Maori Buffini, inspired by the events chronicled in John Preston’s book of the same name.
Continue reading ‘The Dig’: Carey Mulligan & Ralph Fiennes Can’t Seem To Excavate Excitement In This Sleepy True Story [Review] at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘The Dig’: Carey Mulligan & Ralph Fiennes Can’t Seem To Excavate Excitement In This Sleepy True Story [Review] at The Playlist.
- 1/29/2021
- by Asher Luberto
- The Playlist
In “The Dig,” when various characters make their way out to the location that gives the film its name, the sky is rarely the same. As the story progresses from a one-man job that may or may not validate a widower’s curiosity to a more momentous historical find worth dramatizing over 80 years later, the clouds over Suffolk come and go, with all the corresponding shades overhead.
That simple avoidance of painting this whole tale with a single brush is one key way that director Simon Stone zags against some of the standard pitfalls of historical retellings. Based on the 2007 John Preston novel of the same name, “The Dig” also takes its cues from the details surrounding the 1939 Sutton Hoo discovery, which found centuries-old remnants of a past civilization buried beneath unassuming mounds on the property of Edith Pretty (Carey Mulligan).
In “The Dig,” Edith enlists the help of local...
That simple avoidance of painting this whole tale with a single brush is one key way that director Simon Stone zags against some of the standard pitfalls of historical retellings. Based on the 2007 John Preston novel of the same name, “The Dig” also takes its cues from the details surrounding the 1939 Sutton Hoo discovery, which found centuries-old remnants of a past civilization buried beneath unassuming mounds on the property of Edith Pretty (Carey Mulligan).
In “The Dig,” Edith enlists the help of local...
- 1/29/2021
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options—not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves–each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit platforms. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.
Beginning (Dea Kulumbegashvili)
Originally a Cannes selection, then coming to San Sebastian, TIFF, and NYFF where it picked up deserved awards, the Georgian film Beginning is a difficult, sometimes brutal film to watch and then unpack. Déa Kulumbegashvili’s debut is a look at the confines, both religious and familial, put on one woman’s (Ia Sukhitashvili) life as she wrestles with outer and inner demons. Both a lonely and patient film, Beginning acts as mirror and portal, creating turmoil and strife for audience and subject. Challenging yet rewarding, Beginning is phenomenal. – Michael F.
Where to Stream: Mubi (free for 30 days)
The Dig (Simon Stone)
When Simon Stone’s...
Beginning (Dea Kulumbegashvili)
Originally a Cannes selection, then coming to San Sebastian, TIFF, and NYFF where it picked up deserved awards, the Georgian film Beginning is a difficult, sometimes brutal film to watch and then unpack. Déa Kulumbegashvili’s debut is a look at the confines, both religious and familial, put on one woman’s (Ia Sukhitashvili) life as she wrestles with outer and inner demons. Both a lonely and patient film, Beginning acts as mirror and portal, creating turmoil and strife for audience and subject. Challenging yet rewarding, Beginning is phenomenal. – Michael F.
Where to Stream: Mubi (free for 30 days)
The Dig (Simon Stone)
When Simon Stone’s...
- 1/29/2021
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Carey Mulligan is currently riding one of the great highs of her career. Her new film Promising Young Woman has been playing to critical success and we also quite liked The Dig, Simon Stone’s new film co-starring Ralph Fiennes that arrives on Netflix today. Now, she can add a new film from Greek director Christos Nikou to her list of upcoming projects.
Fingernails will be Nikou’s English-language feature film debut, Deadline reports. His breakout film Apples is Greece’s submission for the Best International Feature Oscar this year. Produced by Cate Blanchett and her husband Andrew Upton, Fingernails tells the story of a woman who is being to suspect her relationship with her partner is not what it seems. Determined to figure out the truth, she signs up to work at a mysterious institute designed to test the love amongst flailing couples. The film is being co-written by Sam Steiner and Stavros Raptis.
Fingernails will be Nikou’s English-language feature film debut, Deadline reports. His breakout film Apples is Greece’s submission for the Best International Feature Oscar this year. Produced by Cate Blanchett and her husband Andrew Upton, Fingernails tells the story of a woman who is being to suspect her relationship with her partner is not what it seems. Determined to figure out the truth, she signs up to work at a mysterious institute designed to test the love amongst flailing couples. The film is being co-written by Sam Steiner and Stavros Raptis.
- 1/29/2021
- by Stephen Hladik
- The Film Stage
A quick methadone hit for anyone still experiencing Merchant-Ivory withdrawal symptoms, The Dig (streaming on Netflix starting January 29th) is a throwback to a bygone era in more ways than one. The year is 1939, the countryside is English, the upper lips are most definitely stiff. Britain stands on the verge of war, as the Raf planes constantly buzzing past can attest. Behind a large manor in Suffolk, there are a number of jutting, earthen mounds that suggest the possibility of ancient artifacts buried beneath the soil. Edith Pretty (Carey Mulligan...
- 1/28/2021
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
Perhaps it’s an effect of the past year’s events, but there’s something that has become increasingly more romantic about the past. Nostalgia seems rife, and with that in mind, a film that very much thrives in its enthusiasm for history, seems somewhat welcomed. To mark the release of the feature film The Dig, which comes to Netflix this weekend, we had the pleasure of speaking to its leading man Ralph Fiennes, and the director Simon Stone, as we discuss the film at hand, and working alongside the brilliant Carey Mulligan, and why artefacts and physical objects from the past are of such interest to us today. Watch both interviews in their entirety below.
Ralph Fiennes
Simon Stone
Synopsis
An archaeologist embarks on the historically important excavation of Sutton Hoo in 1938.
The Dig is available on Netflix from 29th January
The post Ralph Fiennes and Simon Stone on...
Ralph Fiennes
Simon Stone
Synopsis
An archaeologist embarks on the historically important excavation of Sutton Hoo in 1938.
The Dig is available on Netflix from 29th January
The post Ralph Fiennes and Simon Stone on...
- 1/27/2021
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Sutton Hoo! Sutton Hay!: Stone Goes Deep in Recuperation of Notable Excavation
Director Simon Stone returns to a particular place during a particular period in his sophomore feature The Dig, based on the novel by John Preston. For those unfamiliar with the 1939 excavation of Sutton Hoo in Suffolk, England, which unearthed a ship burial filled with wealthy Anglo-Saxon artifacts eventually displayed at the British Museum, the narrative aims to unearth the human components surrounding the discovery while the UK was on the eve of joining WWII.
Strong performances and an empathetic adapted script from Moira Buffini mines the spirit of discovery in spite of bureaucracy and other various human foibles always threatening to compromise and overshadow important milestones.…...
Director Simon Stone returns to a particular place during a particular period in his sophomore feature The Dig, based on the novel by John Preston. For those unfamiliar with the 1939 excavation of Sutton Hoo in Suffolk, England, which unearthed a ship burial filled with wealthy Anglo-Saxon artifacts eventually displayed at the British Museum, the narrative aims to unearth the human components surrounding the discovery while the UK was on the eve of joining WWII.
Strong performances and an empathetic adapted script from Moira Buffini mines the spirit of discovery in spite of bureaucracy and other various human foibles always threatening to compromise and overshadow important milestones.…...
- 1/16/2021
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
While moviegoers cope with being shut indoors, HBO Max has a film that could have you feeling even more stir-crazy. “Locked Down” sequesters audiences for nearly two hours with an unhappy couple (played by Anne Hathaway and Chiwetel Ejiofor), who vent for a time, before hatching a plan to steal a huge diamond from Harrods. While hardly the antidote for confinement, it’s a creative response to the limitations Covid has placed on the world — which extends to how the film was shot, with big names like Ben Stiller and Ben Kingsley supplying cameos via Zoom.
With plenty of indoor time ahead on this long holiday weekend, why not fill it with a new movie or two? Amazon has timed the Prime Video release of Regina King’s acclaimed “One Night in Miami…” to Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The film — which imagines a 1964 reunion of old friends Cassius Clay,...
With plenty of indoor time ahead on this long holiday weekend, why not fill it with a new movie or two? Amazon has timed the Prime Video release of Regina King’s acclaimed “One Night in Miami…” to Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The film — which imagines a 1964 reunion of old friends Cassius Clay,...
- 1/16/2021
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
The IFC Films documentary MLK/FBI from filmmaker Sam Pollard makes its debut in select theaters today as well as on demand. The release aligns with Martin Luther King Jr. Day on January 18 and it is super relevant to America’s wild inequity and racist treatment of the Black community — specifically Black activists.
MLK/FBI made its world premiere last year at the Toronto International Film Festival and went on to play at the New York Film Festival. The riveting docu exposes J. Edgar Hoover and the U.S. government’s surveillance and harassment of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who was labeled by the FBI as the “most dangerous” Black person in America.
Based on newly discovered and declassified files, as well as revelatory restored footage, the documentary explores the government’s history of targeting Black activists. Considering the insurrection that took place last...
MLK/FBI made its world premiere last year at the Toronto International Film Festival and went on to play at the New York Film Festival. The riveting docu exposes J. Edgar Hoover and the U.S. government’s surveillance and harassment of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who was labeled by the FBI as the “most dangerous” Black person in America.
Based on newly discovered and declassified files, as well as revelatory restored footage, the documentary explores the government’s history of targeting Black activists. Considering the insurrection that took place last...
- 1/15/2021
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Word of this week’s new movie release, all about archeology, may have quickened the pulses of many action film fans. Perhaps visions of a daring, rugged adventurer escaping insidious death traps, battling vicious rivals and their burly henchmen, rescuing damsels in dire distress, and snatching up mystical riches swirled in their fevered brains. Or perhaps of heroes facing peril from an ancient evil, released from the tomb to cause havoc and horror may come to mind for many. Well, maybe the word that this is based on an actual event puts the brakes on those expectations of Indiana Jones and monstrous mummies. Turns out it’s tedious and filthy work with dirt in your boots and embedded under fingernails. Ah, but despite that, along with power politics, there’s still the thrill of discovery. That may be the biggest “find” in the new “docudrama The Dig.
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- 1/15/2021
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
It started with a hunch. Edith Pretty and her husband bought a house at Sutton Hoo, the estate of which contained several large mounds of earth. For years, there had been theories about what might lie beneath — buried treasure, Roman graves or even a Viking ship — but it was not until after Pretty’s husband died that the widow finally followed up on that feeling of hers and resolved to excavate these small human-made hills. What she found was perhaps the most significant archaeological discovery on English soil and the subject of “The Dig,” a period piece that Australian director Simon Stone has approached in Merchant Ivory mode.
An homage to such films as “Howards End,” this gentle and almost painfully polite British drama takes place in 1939 on the cusp of World War II, and it rather poetically places the turbulence of the then-present conflict within the perspective of the...
An homage to such films as “Howards End,” this gentle and almost painfully polite British drama takes place in 1939 on the cusp of World War II, and it rather poetically places the turbulence of the then-present conflict within the perspective of the...
- 1/13/2021
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
Class as much as gender constraints obscured the achievements of 19th century English paleontologist Mary Anning, magnificently played by Kate Winslet in Francis Lee’s slow-burn elemental love story Ammonite. And class barriers continue to marginalize the work of Ralph Fiennes’ self-taught archeologist Basil Brown almost a century later in The Dig. Simon Stone’s account of the revolutionary 1939 discovery of a burial chamber that shed new light on the Dark Ages takes a somewhat awkward swerve midway from what’s primarily a two-character piece into a larger ensemble drama, somewhat diffusing the emotional center. But the storytelling is laced with ...
- 1/13/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Class as much as gender constraints obscured the achievements of 19th century English paleontologist Mary Anning, magnificently played by Kate Winslet in Francis Lee’s slow-burn elemental love story Ammonite. And class barriers continue to marginalize the work of Ralph Fiennes’ self-taught archeologist Basil Brown almost a century later in The Dig. Simon Stone’s account of the revolutionary 1939 discovery of a burial chamber that shed new light on the Dark Ages takes a somewhat awkward swerve midway from what’s primarily a two-character piece into a larger ensemble drama, somewhat diffusing the emotional center. But the storytelling is laced with ...
- 1/13/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Roster includes Alexandre Aja horror O2; Lin-Manuel Miranda musical tick, tick… Boom!
International filmmakers feature prominently on a Netflix 2021 slate that will bring one new film a week, with new work from Australia’s Jane Campion, Italy’s Paolo Sorrentino and the UK’s Aardman Animations set to be launched globally on the platform this year.
The slate of 70 features – 10 of which are not in English – is a statement of intent from Netflix head of original films Scott Stuber, who has been in the job for three years and is shaping a pipeline with a higher level of quality, name talent,...
International filmmakers feature prominently on a Netflix 2021 slate that will bring one new film a week, with new work from Australia’s Jane Campion, Italy’s Paolo Sorrentino and the UK’s Aardman Animations set to be launched globally on the platform this year.
The slate of 70 features – 10 of which are not in English – is a statement of intent from Netflix head of original films Scott Stuber, who has been in the job for three years and is shaping a pipeline with a higher level of quality, name talent,...
- 1/12/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Well, we made it through 2020 though it’s easy to forget that awful year is behind us. It’s cold outside, the vaccine is still making a slow rollout, and movie theaters remain closed in much of the country. Change is coming but it’s not here yet, so the only sensible reaction is to see what’s on TV. Fortunately, January will bring some enticing options. As in a normal year, it’s thinner than the end-of-the-year harvest season, but any month that includes a whole series dedicated to...
- 1/5/2021
- by Keith Phipps
- Rollingstone.com
While they have a number of notable films before the year closes out, Netflix has now begun revealing their January line-up. The first trailer for Simon Stone’s The Dig, starring Carey Mulligan and Ralph Fiennes, has now arrived. Set for a theatrical release on January 15, then landing on Netflix on January 29, it’ll mark Mulligan’s second Oscar-qualifying film this season after Promising Young Woman.
Based on a true story, the film follows the trajectory of archaeologist Basil Brown (Fiennes), who discovered and excavated a real-life 7th century Anglo-Saxon Ship burial site, one of the most remarkable discoveries of the 21st century. With the property owned by Edith Pretty (Mulligan), she hired Brown to find out if anything of particular interest is buried beneath. Lily James and Johnny Flynn co-star as fellow archaeologists Peggy Preston and Stuart Piggott.
See the trailer below.
The Dig opens in select theaters on...
Based on a true story, the film follows the trajectory of archaeologist Basil Brown (Fiennes), who discovered and excavated a real-life 7th century Anglo-Saxon Ship burial site, one of the most remarkable discoveries of the 21st century. With the property owned by Edith Pretty (Mulligan), she hired Brown to find out if anything of particular interest is buried beneath. Lily James and Johnny Flynn co-star as fellow archaeologists Peggy Preston and Stuart Piggott.
See the trailer below.
The Dig opens in select theaters on...
- 12/6/2020
- by Margaret Rasberry
- The Film Stage
Ravishing World War II period piece alert: The new film from director Simon Stone, “The Dig,” is coming to Netflix and some theaters next month. Oscar nominees Carey Mulligan and Ralph Fiennes play archaeologists who dig up a surprising discovery that has ramifications for the past, and fate, of Britain.
Here’s Netflix’s official synopsis: “As WWII looms, a wealthy widow (Carey Mulligan) hires an amateur archaeologist (Ralph Fiennes) to excavate the burial mounds on her estate. When they make a historic discovery, the echoes of Britain’s past resonate in the face of its uncertain future.”
Along with Mulligan and Fiennes, the cast includes Lily James (star of Netflix period piece “Rebecca”), Johnny Flynn, Ben Chaplin, Ken Stott, Archie Barnes, and Monica Dolan. “The Dig” is based on a book by John Preston, published in 2007 and set in the context of the 1939 Anglo-Saxon ship burial excavation at Sutton Hoo,...
Here’s Netflix’s official synopsis: “As WWII looms, a wealthy widow (Carey Mulligan) hires an amateur archaeologist (Ralph Fiennes) to excavate the burial mounds on her estate. When they make a historic discovery, the echoes of Britain’s past resonate in the face of its uncertain future.”
Along with Mulligan and Fiennes, the cast includes Lily James (star of Netflix period piece “Rebecca”), Johnny Flynn, Ben Chaplin, Ken Stott, Archie Barnes, and Monica Dolan. “The Dig” is based on a book by John Preston, published in 2007 and set in the context of the 1939 Anglo-Saxon ship burial excavation at Sutton Hoo,...
- 12/4/2020
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
"Do you think there's something beneath?" Of course there is! Netflix has unveiled an official trailer for The Dig, an indie drama from actor / director Simon Stone. The film is set in the late 1930s just before World War II in England. A wealthy widow hires an amateur archaeologist to excavate the burial mounds on her estate, leading to the historic discovery of Sutton Hoo and an undisturbed ship burial. The site is important in understanding the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of East Anglia & the early Anglo-Saxon period, as it illuminates a period that lacks historical documentation. The Dig stars Carey Mulligan and Ralph Fiennes, along with Lily James, Johnny Flynn, Ben Chaplin, Ken Stott, Archie Barnes, and Monica Dolan. This looks quite good, and all those Raf planes roaring overhead make it that much more gripping. View below. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Simon Stone's The Dig, direct from Netflix's...
- 12/3/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
The Dig Trailer — Simon Stone‘s The Dig (2021) movie trailer has been released by Netflix and stars Lily James, Johnny Flynn, Ralph Fiennes, Carey Mulligan, Ken Stott, Ben Chaplin, Monica Dolan, Arsher Ali, Joe Hurst, Chris Wilson, Eileen Davies, Jane Fowler, James Dryden, and Ellie Piercy. Crew Moira Buffini wrote the [...]
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- 12/3/2020
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
'The Dig' trailer has been released and it's one of Netflix's first original movies of 2021.
The streaming giant dropped the first trailer for 'The Dig', the upcoming drama film starring Carey Mulligan and Ralph Fiennes in the lead.
Based on a true story, the film is an adaptation of John Preston's novel of the same name and tells the story of the famous excavation in Sutton Hoo that led to the greatest historical discovery.
Set shortly before the events of WW2, 'The Dig' centers on a wealthy widower (Mulligan) who hires an amateur archaeologist named Basil Brown (Fiennes) to excavate her vast estate in the hope of finding treasure, reports Digitalspy.
When they finally make a historic discovery, the echoes of Britain's past resonate in the face of its uncertain future as World War II looms.
Directed by Simon Stone, the archaeology drama film also features Lily James,...
The streaming giant dropped the first trailer for 'The Dig', the upcoming drama film starring Carey Mulligan and Ralph Fiennes in the lead.
Based on a true story, the film is an adaptation of John Preston's novel of the same name and tells the story of the famous excavation in Sutton Hoo that led to the greatest historical discovery.
Set shortly before the events of WW2, 'The Dig' centers on a wealthy widower (Mulligan) who hires an amateur archaeologist named Basil Brown (Fiennes) to excavate her vast estate in the hope of finding treasure, reports Digitalspy.
When they finally make a historic discovery, the echoes of Britain's past resonate in the face of its uncertain future as World War II looms.
Directed by Simon Stone, the archaeology drama film also features Lily James,...
- 12/3/2020
- by Omkar Padte
- GlamSham
Netflix has debuted the first trailer for the British based drama ‘The Dig’ featuring Carey Mulligan, Ralph Fiennes and Lily James.
As WWII looms, a wealthy widow hires an amateur archaeologist to excavate the burial mounds on her estate. When they make a historic discovery, the echoes of Britain’s past resonate in the face of its uncertain future.
Based on the novel by John Preston the story is set against the intense backdrop of a Britain on the eve of war, the story channels class tensions, love and loss through the eyes of those affected by the dig and its treasures, including Edith Pretty (Carey Mulligan) the widowed landowner of the state the burial mounds are on and Basil Brown (Ralph Fiennes) the amateur archaeologist she hires to excavate their secrets.
Directed by Simon Stone, the film stars Carey Mulligan, Ralph Fiennes, Lily James, Johnny Flynn, Ben Chaplin, Ken Stott,...
As WWII looms, a wealthy widow hires an amateur archaeologist to excavate the burial mounds on her estate. When they make a historic discovery, the echoes of Britain’s past resonate in the face of its uncertain future.
Based on the novel by John Preston the story is set against the intense backdrop of a Britain on the eve of war, the story channels class tensions, love and loss through the eyes of those affected by the dig and its treasures, including Edith Pretty (Carey Mulligan) the widowed landowner of the state the burial mounds are on and Basil Brown (Ralph Fiennes) the amateur archaeologist she hires to excavate their secrets.
Directed by Simon Stone, the film stars Carey Mulligan, Ralph Fiennes, Lily James, Johnny Flynn, Ben Chaplin, Ken Stott,...
- 12/3/2020
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Exclusive: Platform One Media, a Boat Rocker company, has optioned writer Bexy Cameron’s upcoming memoir Cult Following, with Dakota Johnson and Riley Keough (Logan Lucky) attached to star and executive produce through Johnson and Ro Donnelly’s production company TeaTime Pictures and Keough and Gina Gammell’s production company Felix Culpa.
The project stems from TeaTime Pictures’ first look deal with Platform One.
“We were so happy that TeaTime introduced us to Bexy’s incredible story,” said Katie O’Connell Marsh, Platform One Media Chairman and CEO. “It’s rare to find writing so pure and captivating and this project is an incredible opportunity to bring a truly unique journey to life with two of the most talented actors working today and the fact that Dakota and Riley have been best friends since they were 15 is an incredibly exciting chemistry to bring to screen.
The project stems from TeaTime Pictures’ first look deal with Platform One.
“We were so happy that TeaTime introduced us to Bexy’s incredible story,” said Katie O’Connell Marsh, Platform One Media Chairman and CEO. “It’s rare to find writing so pure and captivating and this project is an incredible opportunity to bring a truly unique journey to life with two of the most talented actors working today and the fact that Dakota and Riley have been best friends since they were 15 is an incredibly exciting chemistry to bring to screen.
- 10/29/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix has launched a host of first look images for the original film ‘The Dig’ featuring Carey Mulligan, Ralph Fiennes and Lily James.
Based on the Novel By John Preston, the story centres on a wealthy widow as WWII looms and hires an amateur archaeologist to excavate the burial mounds on her estate. When they make a historic discovery, the echoes of Britain’s past resonate in the face of its uncertain future.
Lily James as Peggy Preston. Cr. Larry Horricks/Netflix © 2021 Ralph Fiennes as Basil Brown. Cr. Larry Horricks/Netflix © 2021 (L-r): Carey Mulligan as Edith Pretty, Ralph Fiennes as Basil Brown. Cr. Larry Horricks/Netflix © 2021
Directed by Simon Stone, the film stars Carey Mulligan, Ralph Fiennes, Lily James, Johnny Flynn, Ben Chaplin, Ken Stott and Monica Dolan.
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A release date is yet to be announced.
Based on the Novel By John Preston, the story centres on a wealthy widow as WWII looms and hires an amateur archaeologist to excavate the burial mounds on her estate. When they make a historic discovery, the echoes of Britain’s past resonate in the face of its uncertain future.
Lily James as Peggy Preston. Cr. Larry Horricks/Netflix © 2021 Ralph Fiennes as Basil Brown. Cr. Larry Horricks/Netflix © 2021 (L-r): Carey Mulligan as Edith Pretty, Ralph Fiennes as Basil Brown. Cr. Larry Horricks/Netflix © 2021
Directed by Simon Stone, the film stars Carey Mulligan, Ralph Fiennes, Lily James, Johnny Flynn, Ben Chaplin, Ken Stott and Monica Dolan.
Also in news – Matt Damon and Steven Soderbergh to reunite once more for ‘No Sudden Move’
A release date is yet to be announced.
- 10/29/2020
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Exclusive: Oscar winner Anthony Hopkins (The Two Popes) and rising Brit actor Johnny Flynn (Emma) are attached to star in One Life, a feature drama based on the true story of British humanitarian Nicholas Winton, who helped save hundreds of children from the Nazis on the eve of World War II.
Lucinda Coxon (The Danish Girl) and Nick Drake (Romulus) have co-written the screenplay based on the extraordinary story of Nicholas “Nicky” Winton who, when just 29 years old, championed the rescue of refugee children out of Czechoslovakia, under threat from Hitler’s death camps, to the safety of British foster families.
Battling public apathy, political hostility and bureaucratic obstruction, he succeeded in rescuing 669 children — many of them Jewish — before the war broke out, the borders closed and the mission was abruptly ended. Half a century later, Winton famously had a surprise reunion with the grown children whose lives he saved...
Lucinda Coxon (The Danish Girl) and Nick Drake (Romulus) have co-written the screenplay based on the extraordinary story of Nicholas “Nicky” Winton who, when just 29 years old, championed the rescue of refugee children out of Czechoslovakia, under threat from Hitler’s death camps, to the safety of British foster families.
Battling public apathy, political hostility and bureaucratic obstruction, he succeeded in rescuing 669 children — many of them Jewish — before the war broke out, the borders closed and the mission was abruptly ended. Half a century later, Winton famously had a surprise reunion with the grown children whose lives he saved...
- 9/9/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Alex White.
Babyteeth producer Alex White has joined Causeway Films as a development producer.
White will work with company co-founders Samantha Jennings and Kristina Ceyton to advance the company’s slate while it heads into simultaneous production on two feature films: Del Kathryn Barton’s drama Puff and Goran Stolevski’s supernatural You Won’t Be Alone.
Babyteeth is currently in cinemas after its world premiere in competition at Venice last year, where it received rave reviews. The bittersweet comedy directed by Shannon Murphy was White’s debut feature, following on from successful short films such as Trespass and Florence Has Left the Building. The producer spent years working alongside Jan Chapman (who EP’d Babyteeth), and was also the associate producer on Simon Stone’s The Daughter.
Other projects on the Causeway Films slate include Danny and Michael Philippou’s Talk to Me, due to go into production in...
Babyteeth producer Alex White has joined Causeway Films as a development producer.
White will work with company co-founders Samantha Jennings and Kristina Ceyton to advance the company’s slate while it heads into simultaneous production on two feature films: Del Kathryn Barton’s drama Puff and Goran Stolevski’s supernatural You Won’t Be Alone.
Babyteeth is currently in cinemas after its world premiere in competition at Venice last year, where it received rave reviews. The bittersweet comedy directed by Shannon Murphy was White’s debut feature, following on from successful short films such as Trespass and Florence Has Left the Building. The producer spent years working alongside Jan Chapman (who EP’d Babyteeth), and was also the associate producer on Simon Stone’s The Daughter.
Other projects on the Causeway Films slate include Danny and Michael Philippou’s Talk to Me, due to go into production in...
- 8/5/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
‘Queen’s Gambit’ is being produced by Gabriele Tana’s Magnolia Mae Films.
Brazilian director Karim Aïnouz has signed to direct Queen’s Gambit, a drama about Catherine Parr, the last of Henry VIII’s six wives, for Gabrielle Tana’s UK outfit Magnolia Mae Films.
The film is written by former Screen Stars of Tomorrow Jessica and Henrietta Ashworth, whose credits include BBC series Killing Eve and feature Tell It To The Bees.
“We’re making a film about surviving a tyrant,” Tana explained. “Catherine was an incredibly smart and capable woman who, through her own strength and ingenuity,...
Brazilian director Karim Aïnouz has signed to direct Queen’s Gambit, a drama about Catherine Parr, the last of Henry VIII’s six wives, for Gabrielle Tana’s UK outfit Magnolia Mae Films.
The film is written by former Screen Stars of Tomorrow Jessica and Henrietta Ashworth, whose credits include BBC series Killing Eve and feature Tell It To The Bees.
“We’re making a film about surviving a tyrant,” Tana explained. “Catherine was an incredibly smart and capable woman who, through her own strength and ingenuity,...
- 7/16/2020
- by 88¦Louise Tutt¦115¦
- ScreenDaily
Bam presents Simon Stone's Medea in the Harvey Theater. The production stars Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Rose Byrne Damages, Bridesmaids, Get Him to the Greek, You Can't Take It with You and two-time Emmy winner and Tony nominee Bobby Cannavale Mauritius, The Motherf-er with the Hat. Produced by Bam, Internationaal Theater Amsterdam, and David Lan, it comes to Bam in its Us premiere.
- 1/31/2020
- by Review Roundups
- BroadwayWorld.com
Australian wunderkind Simon Stone has done it again — after dazzling New York audiences with 2018’s Yerma, the virtuoso director returns with another adaptation of a classic play about women pushed to the brink. Real-life couple Bobby Cannavale and Rose Byrne star as Lucas and Anna, this play’s version of Jason and Medea. Instead of taking place of ancient Corinth, […]
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The post ‘Medea’ Theater Review: Unmissable Modernization Of Greek Classic appeared first on uInterview.
- 1/30/2020
- by Harrison Whitaker
- Uinterview
Carey Mulligan is out for revenge, but not just the regular kind, the delicious kind. After a brief on-screen break, the actress is returning with “Promising Young Woman,” an intriguing-sounding new thriller that will give her not only plenty of emotion to mine, but great guns to go with it. Written and directed by “Killing Eve” showrunner Emerald Fennell in her feature directorial debut, the film is billed as “a delicious new take on revenge.” The film will premiere at Sundance in the festival’s high-powered Premieres section in January, with an April 17, 2020 theatrical release date already set.
Per its official synopsis: “Everyone said Cassie (Carey Mulligan) was a promising young woman… until a mysterious event abruptly derailed her future. But nothing in Cassie’s life is what it appears to be: she’s wickedly smart, tantalizingly cunning, and she’s living a secret double life by night. Now, an...
Per its official synopsis: “Everyone said Cassie (Carey Mulligan) was a promising young woman… until a mysterious event abruptly derailed her future. But nothing in Cassie’s life is what it appears to be: she’s wickedly smart, tantalizingly cunning, and she’s living a secret double life by night. Now, an...
- 12/11/2019
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Bam has announced the full cast and creative team for Simon Stone's Medea-in previews beginning January 12 in the Harvey Theater. The production will star Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Rose Byrne Damages, Bridesmaids, Get Him to the Greek, You Can't Take It with You and two-time Emmy winner and Tony nominee Bobby Cannavale Mauritius, The Motherf-er with the Hat. Produced by Bam, Internationaal Theater Amsterdam, and David Lan, it comes to Bam in its Us premiere.
- 12/6/2019
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Film credits at streamer include upcoming The Power Of The Dog from Jane Campion, Simon Stone’s The Dig.
Former director of original independent film at Netflix Chan Phung has joined Fox Searchlight as senior vice-president, acquisitions and production, effective November 4.
Phung will lead the acquisitions department for the division and will report to presidents of production for film and television Matthew Greenfield and David Greenbaum.
At Netflix Phung’s film credits included upcoming films such as Jane Campion’s The Power Of The Dog, Simon Stone’s The Dig, Mikael Hafstrom’s Outside The Wire, and festival selections I Am Mother and The Ritual.
Former director of original independent film at Netflix Chan Phung has joined Fox Searchlight as senior vice-president, acquisitions and production, effective November 4.
Phung will lead the acquisitions department for the division and will report to presidents of production for film and television Matthew Greenfield and David Greenbaum.
At Netflix Phung’s film credits included upcoming films such as Jane Campion’s The Power Of The Dog, Simon Stone’s The Dig, Mikael Hafstrom’s Outside The Wire, and festival selections I Am Mother and The Ritual.
- 10/28/2019
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Fox Searchlight Pictures has tapped Chan Phung to lead its acquisitions department, as senior vice president of acquisitions and production, the studio announced on Monday. The appointment, which will take effect Nov. 4, was made by Fox Searchlight co-chairmen Stephen Gilula and Nancy Utley.
Phung moves to the studio from Netflix, where she served as director of original independent film. At Searchlight, she will report to Matthew Greenfield and David Greenbaum, the presidents of production for film and TV, respectively.
She will be responsible for the acquisition of finished films, as well as working closely with the entire production team to identify and evaluate potential acquisitions of films at the package stage.
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“I am excited about taking on this new opportunity and joining the amazing Searchlight team is a privilege second to none,” Phung said in a statement. “I...
Phung moves to the studio from Netflix, where she served as director of original independent film. At Searchlight, she will report to Matthew Greenfield and David Greenbaum, the presidents of production for film and TV, respectively.
She will be responsible for the acquisition of finished films, as well as working closely with the entire production team to identify and evaluate potential acquisitions of films at the package stage.
Also Read: Barry Jenkins to Direct Alvin Ailey Biopic for Fox Searchlight
“I am excited about taking on this new opportunity and joining the amazing Searchlight team is a privilege second to none,” Phung said in a statement. “I...
- 10/28/2019
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
Fox Searchlight Pictures’ Chairmen Stephen Gilula and Nancy Utley have tapped Chan Phung as Senior Vice President, Acquisitions and Production. Phung will be starting on Nov. 4 and will lead the acquisitions department for the division, working closely with the entire production team to identify and evaluate potential pick-ups at the package stage. She will report to Presidents of Production for Film and Television Matthew Greenfield and David Greenbaum.
Greenbaum and Greenfield stated, “Chan is a tremendous talent in the industry, and we are thrilled to have her as an indispensable part of the Searchlight team. She demonstrates exceptional knowledge and expertise in identifying the type of distinctive films that Searchlight gravitates towards.”
Phung added, “I am excited about taking on this new opportunity and joining the amazing Searchlight team is a privilege second to none. I have long been a fan of Searchlight’s incredibly diverse slate of films.”
Prior to joining Fox Searchlight,...
Greenbaum and Greenfield stated, “Chan is a tremendous talent in the industry, and we are thrilled to have her as an indispensable part of the Searchlight team. She demonstrates exceptional knowledge and expertise in identifying the type of distinctive films that Searchlight gravitates towards.”
Phung added, “I am excited about taking on this new opportunity and joining the amazing Searchlight team is a privilege second to none. I have long been a fan of Searchlight’s incredibly diverse slate of films.”
Prior to joining Fox Searchlight,...
- 10/28/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Johnny Flynn (Stardust), Ben Chaplin (The Nevers), Ken Stott (The Hobbit) and Monica Dolan (Eye In The Sky) are joining Carey Mulligan, Ralph Fiennes and Lily James in UK period feature The Dig.
Production is now underway in the UK on the drama, which is being financed and distributed by Netflix.
Set on the eve of WWII, The Dig follows a wealthy widow (Mulligan) who hires an amateur archaeologist (Fiennes) to excavate the burial mounds on her Sutton Hoo estate. When they make a historic discovery, the echoes of Britain’s past resonate in the face of it’s uncertain future.
Simon Stone (The Daughter), director of recent London stage hit Yerma with Billie Piper, is directing the movie from Philomena and The Duchess producer Gabrielle Tana. Ellie Wood, Clerkenwell Films’ Murray Ferguson and Carolyn Marks Blackwood are producing alongside Tana.
Moira Buffini (Harlots) adapted the screenplay based on John Preston’s book.
Production is now underway in the UK on the drama, which is being financed and distributed by Netflix.
Set on the eve of WWII, The Dig follows a wealthy widow (Mulligan) who hires an amateur archaeologist (Fiennes) to excavate the burial mounds on her Sutton Hoo estate. When they make a historic discovery, the echoes of Britain’s past resonate in the face of it’s uncertain future.
Simon Stone (The Daughter), director of recent London stage hit Yerma with Billie Piper, is directing the movie from Philomena and The Duchess producer Gabrielle Tana. Ellie Wood, Clerkenwell Films’ Murray Ferguson and Carolyn Marks Blackwood are producing alongside Tana.
Moira Buffini (Harlots) adapted the screenplay based on John Preston’s book.
- 10/8/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
In today’s film news roundup, Lily James circles a British drama role, “Blackjack: The Jackie Ryan Story” has started production, Laika makes a veteran hire and “Beanpole” and “Just Noise” get distribution.
Castings
Lily James is in negotiations to join Carey Mulligan and Ralph Fiennes in the British historical drama “Dig,” set up at Netflix.
Based on a true story, James will portray an archaeology student. Mulligan will play a widow who believes her land contains buried riches and then turns her property into an archaeological site. Fiennes will portray a local archaeologist.
Simon Stone is directing with Gabrielle Tana producing. The project was previously set up for BBC Films with Nicole Kidman attached.
James starred in “Baby Driver” and “Yesterday” and has been shooting a remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s “Rebecca” alongside Armie Hammer. James is repped by UTA and U.K.’s Tavistock Wood.
Production Starts
Production has...
Castings
Lily James is in negotiations to join Carey Mulligan and Ralph Fiennes in the British historical drama “Dig,” set up at Netflix.
Based on a true story, James will portray an archaeology student. Mulligan will play a widow who believes her land contains buried riches and then turns her property into an archaeological site. Fiennes will portray a local archaeologist.
Simon Stone is directing with Gabrielle Tana producing. The project was previously set up for BBC Films with Nicole Kidman attached.
James starred in “Baby Driver” and “Yesterday” and has been shooting a remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s “Rebecca” alongside Armie Hammer. James is repped by UTA and U.K.’s Tavistock Wood.
Production Starts
Production has...
- 9/6/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
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