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Film A Shift In The Force For Lucasfilm’s Kathleen Kennedy: The Exit Interview
On a rainy London day in December last year, not two hours after wrapping ‘Star Wars: Starfighter’, Kathleen Kennedy was ready to discuss the long-in-the-works transition of Lucasfilm. She’s handing the reins to Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan, and plotting a return to her first love, producing. After a record-breaking 14 run at the top of George Lucas’ studio, Kennedy explains to Mike Fleming Jr. why now, and what’s ahead for her.
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Prince Harry, Liz Hurley & Sadie Frost Arrive At London’s High Court For Landmark Privacy Case Against Daily Mail Publisher
Prince Harry and actresses Liz Hurley and Sadie Frost have arrived at London’s High Court for the start of a landmark weeks-long privacy case against the publishers of The Daily Mail.
The Prince is one of a number of claimants on a docket that also features Elton John, his husband David Furnish and…
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‘Bridge Of Spies’ Scribe Matt Charman On Sky Thriller ‘Prisoner’ & His Blueprint To Save On Industry Waste By Reusing Sets
EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-nominated Bridge of Spies writer Matt Charman has a plan to simultaneously get to grips with falling budgets and save on industry waste.
Speaking to Deadline about his new Sky series Prisoner, Charman said producers need to come together and “work out how to re-use some of the sets…
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TrustNordisk Boards Hans Christian Andersen Biopic By Nikolaj Arcel
TrustNordisk has acquired international sales rights to My Fairytale Life, the upcoming feature from Nikolaj Arcel (The Promised Land).
My Fairytale Life is described as an epic feature film about Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. Arcel will reteam with co-writer Anders Thomas Jensen (The Last Vi…
U.S. National Anthem Interrupted By “Leave Greenland Alone” Shout From Crowd At London NBA Game
A member of the crowd at the Memphis Grizzlies and Orlando Magic NBA game in London heckled Vanessa Williams as she performed the Star-Spangled Banner, shouting, "Leave Greenland alone."
A video of the interruption was widely circulated on social media sites on Sunday night.
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‘Blake’s 7’ Reboot In The Works From ‘The Last Of Us’ Director Peter Hoar & ‘A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder’ Exec Matthew Bouch
EXCLUSIVE: Emmy-nominated The Last of Us director Peter Hoar has launched a production outfit and is working on a reboot of cult British sci-fi classic Blake’s 7.
Hoar has opened “genre-based” indie Multitude Productions with A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder exec Matthew Bouch and West End producer…
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Picturehouse Creative Director Clare Binns To Receive BAFTA For Outstanding British Contribution To Cinema
Clare Binns, the Creative Director of Picturehouse Cinemas and Picturehouse Entertainment, will receive the honorary Outstanding British Contribution To Cinema award at this year's BAFTAs.
"I was totally blown away when I heard that I was getting this award," Binns said in a statement.
"I'm so…
HAF Unveils In Development Selection With Projects Produced By Anthony Chen, Stanley Kwan & Eiko Mizuno-Gray
HKIFF Industry has announced the 17 projects selected for the In Development section of this year's Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF), including new projects produced by Singapore's Anthony Chen, Hong Kong's Stanley Kwan and Japan's Eiko Mizuno-Gray.
Chen is producing Malaysian project Somewh…
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Hong Kong Film Awards Drops Four Titles From Contenders List & Best Asian Chinese-Language Film Category Prompting Censorship Concerns
Hong Kong Film Awards (HKFA) has reportedly dropped four titles from the contenders list for this year's ceremony, along with the Best Asian Chinese-language film category, prompting concerns over government censorship.
According to local press reports, three Hong Kong movies have disappeared from…
‘A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms’ Showrunner Ira Parker On Dunk’s Plan: “He’s Walking Into Madison Square Garden For The Knicks But He’s Never Played Before”
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains key plot points from tonight’s first episode of HBO’s A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.
The opening scene of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms immediately reveals this is a Westeros not seen before on screen, says the HBO series’ showrunner, Ira Parker.
In an…
‘A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms’ Stars Peter Claffey And Dexter Sol Ansell On Dunk & Egg’s Odd Couple Friendship
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains key plot points from tonight’s first episode of HBO’s A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.
HBO viewers were just formally introduced to TV’s newest odd couple.
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms launched this evening as the latest contribution to George R.R. Martin’s G…
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‘Industry’ Stars Marisa Abela & Kit Harington On Yasmin’s Attempts To Bring Henry Back From The Brink Amid Their Newlywed Woes In Episode 2
In its fourth season on HBO, the slippery Industry is many things — a cynical treatise on the corrupting influences of corporate greed and status-driven power, a reminder that moneyed aristocrats use the world as a playpen rather than an avenue for noblesse oblige — but it is rarely a picture of altruism…
Green Day To Headline Super Bowl LX Opening Ceremony
Punk rock band Green Day is set to kick off Super Bowl LX with an opening ceremony performance that will celebrate six decades of the NFL event. The four-time Grammy-winning group will return to its Bay Area roots to honor and usher generations of Super Bowl MVPs onto the field, per an NFL announcement…
You Said ItAside from Conjuring, Warner Brothers is betting big on big budget original films and I'm here for it!! Love the courage they have. I hope people turn out for these movies.
Commented By Warner Bros Dates Big Pics: J.J. Abrams’ ‘The Great Beyond’, Sam Esmail’s ‘Panic Carefully’, Keanu Reeves & Tim Miller Sci-Fi Project & ‘Conjuring: First Communion’
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