How do you capture Jenne Casarotto? She was at the intersection of theatre, film and television. It all, seemingly, swirled around her.
Not just around her.
It was the brilliant team that she assembled at Casarotto Ramsay & Associates, the agency that’s been at the epicenter of UK arts culture for over three decades. Correction: The company’s reach extended far beyond the environs of London’s Soho.
One would see her in Venice, Cannes, Toronto and Sydney. One would not be at all surprised to be at a screening at, let’s say, Sundance, and there’d be a tap on the shoulder when the lights came up. “That was great stuff, wasn’t it?” She’d say gleefully.
It was a bit of a test because she’d expect you to be honest with her. Well, it was godawful, actually, and she’d nod sagely, her eyes twinkling behind her specs.
Not just around her.
It was the brilliant team that she assembled at Casarotto Ramsay & Associates, the agency that’s been at the epicenter of UK arts culture for over three decades. Correction: The company’s reach extended far beyond the environs of London’s Soho.
One would see her in Venice, Cannes, Toronto and Sydney. One would not be at all surprised to be at a screening at, let’s say, Sundance, and there’d be a tap on the shoulder when the lights came up. “That was great stuff, wasn’t it?” She’d say gleefully.
It was a bit of a test because she’d expect you to be honest with her. Well, it was godawful, actually, and she’d nod sagely, her eyes twinkling behind her specs.
- 3/7/2024
- by Baz Bamigboye
- Deadline Film + TV
National Amusements fires up ‘BlackBerry’; MetFilm has ‘Golda’ starring Helen Mirren and ‘The Burial’.
Universal’s franchise horror The Exorcist: Believer and Warner Bros’ UK drama The Great Escaper will be targeting different audiences at this weekend’s UK-Ireland box office, with both films opening wide.
Starting in 616 cinemas, The Great Escaper stars Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson, in her final film role before her death in June aged 87. Shot along the south coast of the UK including at Dover, Camber Sands and Hastings, the film follows a pensioner who escapes from his care home to attend the 70th anniversary...
Universal’s franchise horror The Exorcist: Believer and Warner Bros’ UK drama The Great Escaper will be targeting different audiences at this weekend’s UK-Ireland box office, with both films opening wide.
Starting in 616 cinemas, The Great Escaper stars Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson, in her final film role before her death in June aged 87. Shot along the south coast of the UK including at Dover, Camber Sands and Hastings, the film follows a pensioner who escapes from his care home to attend the 70th anniversary...
- 10/6/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Sally Ann Howes, the actress and singer best known for playing the role of Truly Scrumptious in 1968 musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, has died aged 91.
The news was confirmed by Howes’ nephew who said on Twitter that his “beloved Aunty died peacefully in her sleep”:
I can also confirm the passing of my beloved Aunty #SallyAnnhowes who died peacefully in her sleep yesterday. My brother & I thought Sally Ann might hold on until the #Christmas screening of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang as this would have greatly appealed to her mischievous side. ❤️❤️
— tobyhowes (@tobybhowes) December 21, 2021
The British-American actress, whose career spanned six decades, was also nominated for a Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Musical in 1963 for Brigadoon.
Howes was born in London on 20 July 1930 into a family of actors. Her career launched in 1943 with movie Thursday’s Child. She went on to sign contracts with UK studios...
The news was confirmed by Howes’ nephew who said on Twitter that his “beloved Aunty died peacefully in her sleep”:
I can also confirm the passing of my beloved Aunty #SallyAnnhowes who died peacefully in her sleep yesterday. My brother & I thought Sally Ann might hold on until the #Christmas screening of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang as this would have greatly appealed to her mischievous side. ❤️❤️
— tobyhowes (@tobybhowes) December 21, 2021
The British-American actress, whose career spanned six decades, was also nominated for a Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Musical in 1963 for Brigadoon.
Howes was born in London on 20 July 1930 into a family of actors. Her career launched in 1943 with movie Thursday’s Child. She went on to sign contracts with UK studios...
- 12/22/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Actors Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson, who’ve won a brace of Oscars each, will headline the cast of “The Great Escapers,” which Pathé will present at the upcoming European Film Market in Berlin.
Inspired by true events, the film will tell the story of Bernard Jordan’s (Caine) escape from his care home in 2014 to attend the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings in France. Jordan’s adventure, spanning 48 hours, also marked the culmination of his 60-year marriage to Irene (Jackson), and the story celebrates their love without sentimentality.
The film will be directed by BAFTA nominee Oliver Parker (“An Ideal Husband”) from a script by BAFTA nominee William Ivory (“Made in Dagenham”). Principal photography is scheduled for June this year.
“No one can resist a script that makes people both laugh and cry – I loved Billy’s writing and the story itself, so inspirational and so moving, seemed...
Inspired by true events, the film will tell the story of Bernard Jordan’s (Caine) escape from his care home in 2014 to attend the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings in France. Jordan’s adventure, spanning 48 hours, also marked the culmination of his 60-year marriage to Irene (Jackson), and the story celebrates their love without sentimentality.
The film will be directed by BAFTA nominee Oliver Parker (“An Ideal Husband”) from a script by BAFTA nominee William Ivory (“Made in Dagenham”). Principal photography is scheduled for June this year.
“No one can resist a script that makes people both laugh and cry – I loved Billy’s writing and the story itself, so inspirational and so moving, seemed...
- 2/19/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Oscar winners Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson will lead the cast of The Great Escaper, which will be directed by Oliver Parker (An Ideal Husband) from a script by BAFTA nominee William Ivory (Made in Dagenham). The project is scheduled to start principal photography in June this year.
The film will tell the story of Bernard Jordan’s escape from his care home to attend the 70th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings in France.
Robert Bernstein and Douglas Rae (Nowhere Boy) are producing, pic is an Ecosse Films production for Pathe, BBC Film and Ingenious Media. Executive Producers are Cameron McCracken and Jenny Borgars for Pathé; Rose Garnett for BBC Film; and Andrea Scarso for Ingenious.
Pathé will distribute the film in the UK, France and Switzerland and will handle sales throughout the rest of the world at the upcoming virtual European Film Market.
The film will tell the story of Bernard Jordan’s escape from his care home to attend the 70th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings in France.
Robert Bernstein and Douglas Rae (Nowhere Boy) are producing, pic is an Ecosse Films production for Pathe, BBC Film and Ingenious Media. Executive Producers are Cameron McCracken and Jenny Borgars for Pathé; Rose Garnett for BBC Film; and Andrea Scarso for Ingenious.
Pathé will distribute the film in the UK, France and Switzerland and will handle sales throughout the rest of the world at the upcoming virtual European Film Market.
- 2/19/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Oliver Parker to direct drama based on true events
Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson are to star in upcoming drama The Great Escaper, which Pathe will introduce at the virtual European Film Market (EFM) next month.
Oliver Parker, who most recently directed Swimming With Men and a reboot of classic comedy series Dad’s Army, will direct the feature from a script by William Ivory, whose credits include Made In Dagenham. Filming is set to begin in June.
Pathé will distribute the film in the UK, France and Switzerland, and will handle world sales.
Inspired by true events, Caine will play octogenarian Bernard Jordan,...
Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson are to star in upcoming drama The Great Escaper, which Pathe will introduce at the virtual European Film Market (EFM) next month.
Oliver Parker, who most recently directed Swimming With Men and a reboot of classic comedy series Dad’s Army, will direct the feature from a script by William Ivory, whose credits include Made In Dagenham. Filming is set to begin in June.
Pathé will distribute the film in the UK, France and Switzerland, and will handle world sales.
Inspired by true events, Caine will play octogenarian Bernard Jordan,...
- 2/19/2021
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
HBO Max has picked up streaming rights in the U.S. to BBC One drama “The Trial of Christine Keeler.”
The deal marks the latest sale of the six-part drama for Keshet International, which helped to finance the series with its Ki Content Fund and distributed globally. Endeavor Content handled the show in the U.S.
Produced by Ecosse Films and Great Meadow Productions, the drama brings to life one of the most controversial political sex scandals in the U.K. Known as the “Profumo Affair” of the 1960s, it saw the attempted cover-up of an affair between a British minister (Ben Miles) and model Christine Keeler (Sophie Cookson) that threatened to destroy the government.
The show — which premieres on HBO Max on Dec. 9 — recreates London during this period, though the story is told from Keeler’s perspective. BAFTA winner Amanda Coe (“Black Narcissus”) wrote the series, while Andrea Harkin served as director.
The deal marks the latest sale of the six-part drama for Keshet International, which helped to finance the series with its Ki Content Fund and distributed globally. Endeavor Content handled the show in the U.S.
Produced by Ecosse Films and Great Meadow Productions, the drama brings to life one of the most controversial political sex scandals in the U.K. Known as the “Profumo Affair” of the 1960s, it saw the attempted cover-up of an affair between a British minister (Ben Miles) and model Christine Keeler (Sophie Cookson) that threatened to destroy the government.
The show — which premieres on HBO Max on Dec. 9 — recreates London during this period, though the story is told from Keeler’s perspective. BAFTA winner Amanda Coe (“Black Narcissus”) wrote the series, while Andrea Harkin served as director.
- 11/26/2020
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Keshet International (Ki) has secured a slew of sales deals for BBC One period drama “The Trial of Christine Keeler,” which recently completed its run last month in the U.K.
An account of the notorious 1960s ‘Profumo Affair,’ the six-part series chronicles the cover-up of an affair between a British Minister (Ben Miles) and model Christine Keeler (Sophie Cookson) which threatened to destroy the government.
Ki sold first broadcast window rights to the drama into Australian premium drama channel BBC First, with Australia’s national broadcaster ABC taking the second window.
BBC First has also nabbed first window rights in Benelux and Africa, with Ki selling second window rights in the Netherlands to Dutch public service broadcaster Npo.
Ki sold first window in Spain to the female-skewing Cosmo TV, and in the U.K., Acorn Media International has snapped up home video rights. Both home video and digital rights...
An account of the notorious 1960s ‘Profumo Affair,’ the six-part series chronicles the cover-up of an affair between a British Minister (Ben Miles) and model Christine Keeler (Sophie Cookson) which threatened to destroy the government.
Ki sold first broadcast window rights to the drama into Australian premium drama channel BBC First, with Australia’s national broadcaster ABC taking the second window.
BBC First has also nabbed first window rights in Benelux and Africa, with Ki selling second window rights in the Netherlands to Dutch public service broadcaster Npo.
Ki sold first window in Spain to the female-skewing Cosmo TV, and in the U.K., Acorn Media International has snapped up home video rights. Both home video and digital rights...
- 2/14/2020
- by Valentina I. Valentini
- Variety Film + TV
James Norton and Sophie Cookson have lifted the lid on their roles in BBC drama The Trial of Christine Keeler – saying that it turns up the volume on Keeler’s role in the Profumo scandal in light off the #metoo movement.
The stars were joined on a Deadline-moderated panel at Mipcom by writer Amanda Coe and The Crown’s Ben Miles to discuss the six-part series, which is being sold by Keshet International.
Kingsman: The Secret Service star Cookson plays Keeler, the 19-year old woman who was involved in a relationship with John Profumo, while Norton stars as Stephen Ward, the society osteopath who drew her into the in-crowd.
Norton told Deadline, “It’s imperative that we go bac and look at these moments in history in light of the recalibration with the Times Up and Me Too movements. It’s also far more interesting – what a better way to...
The stars were joined on a Deadline-moderated panel at Mipcom by writer Amanda Coe and The Crown’s Ben Miles to discuss the six-part series, which is being sold by Keshet International.
Kingsman: The Secret Service star Cookson plays Keeler, the 19-year old woman who was involved in a relationship with John Profumo, while Norton stars as Stephen Ward, the society osteopath who drew her into the in-crowd.
Norton told Deadline, “It’s imperative that we go bac and look at these moments in history in light of the recalibration with the Times Up and Me Too movements. It’s also far more interesting – what a better way to...
- 10/14/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Nowhere Boy, the 2009 John Lennon biopic about the teenage years of the future Beatle, is being developed as a stage musical, Deadline has learned. Producers Brian and Dayna Lee of Af Creative Media, and Robyn Goodman and Josh Fiedler of Aged in Wood, have acquired stage rights to the Ecosse Films biopic that starred Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Lennon, Kristen Scott Thomas as Lennon’s aunt Mimi Smith and Anne-Marie Duff as Lennon’s mother Julia.
As with the film, the musical – currently in the very early development stage – will focus on the Quarrymen-era Lennon and the two women who played pivotal roles in his life: Julia Lennon, who abandoned her son but had re-entered his life shortly before she was struck and killed by a car, and Julia’s older sister Mimi Smith, who raised Lennon and remained close to him until the icon’s assassination in 1980.
The Lees...
As with the film, the musical – currently in the very early development stage – will focus on the Quarrymen-era Lennon and the two women who played pivotal roles in his life: Julia Lennon, who abandoned her son but had re-entered his life shortly before she was struck and killed by a car, and Julia’s older sister Mimi Smith, who raised Lennon and remained close to him until the icon’s assassination in 1980.
The Lees...
- 4/22/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
McMafia’s James Norton and The Crown’s Ben Miles are set to star in BBC One drama The Trial of Christine Keeler.
Kingsman: The Secret Service star Sophie Cookson plays Keeler, the 19-year old who was involved in a relationship with John Profumo, while Norton stars as Stephen Ward, the society osteopath who drew her into the in-crowd.
Ellie Bamber (Nocturnal Animals) plays Welsh model and Keeler friend Mandy Rice-Davies. Ben Miles (The Crown) plays Profumo and Emilia Fox (Silent Witness) stars as Valerie Profumo. Nathan Stewart-Jarrett (Angels in America) plays Johnny Edgecombe, a jazz promoter, whose involvement with Keeler inadvertently alerted authorities to the Profumo Affair, and Anthony Welsh (Black Mirror) plays jazz singer Aloysius “Lucky” Gordon.
It is produced by Fleming producer Ecosse Films and Kate Triggs’ Great Meadow Productions.
The six-part drama, which is set to air in 2019, takes a look at the infamous Profumo Affair,...
Kingsman: The Secret Service star Sophie Cookson plays Keeler, the 19-year old who was involved in a relationship with John Profumo, while Norton stars as Stephen Ward, the society osteopath who drew her into the in-crowd.
Ellie Bamber (Nocturnal Animals) plays Welsh model and Keeler friend Mandy Rice-Davies. Ben Miles (The Crown) plays Profumo and Emilia Fox (Silent Witness) stars as Valerie Profumo. Nathan Stewart-Jarrett (Angels in America) plays Johnny Edgecombe, a jazz promoter, whose involvement with Keeler inadvertently alerted authorities to the Profumo Affair, and Anthony Welsh (Black Mirror) plays jazz singer Aloysius “Lucky” Gordon.
It is produced by Fleming producer Ecosse Films and Kate Triggs’ Great Meadow Productions.
The six-part drama, which is set to air in 2019, takes a look at the infamous Profumo Affair,...
- 12/5/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
McMafia’s James Norton and The Crown’s Ben Miles are set to star in BBC One drama The Trial of Christine Keeler.
Sophie Cookson (Kingsman: The Secret Service) plays Keeler, the 19-year old woman who was involved in a relationship with John Profumo, while Norton stars as Stephen Ward, the society osteopath who drew her into the in-crowd.
Ellie Bamber (Nocturnal Animals) plays Welsh model and Keeler friend Mandy Rice-Davies. Ben Miles (The Crown) plays Profumo and Emilia Fox (Silent Witness) stars as Valerie Profumo. Nathan Stewart-Jarrett (Angels in America) plays Johnny Edgecombe, a jazz promoter, whose involvement with Keeler inadvertently alerted authorities to the Profumo Affair, and Anthony Welsh (Black Mirror) plays jazz singer Aloysius “Lucky” Gordon.
It is produced by Fleming producer Ecosse Films and Kate Triggs’ Great Meadow Productions.
The six-part drama, which is set to air in 2019, takes a look at the infamous Profumo Affair,...
Sophie Cookson (Kingsman: The Secret Service) plays Keeler, the 19-year old woman who was involved in a relationship with John Profumo, while Norton stars as Stephen Ward, the society osteopath who drew her into the in-crowd.
Ellie Bamber (Nocturnal Animals) plays Welsh model and Keeler friend Mandy Rice-Davies. Ben Miles (The Crown) plays Profumo and Emilia Fox (Silent Witness) stars as Valerie Profumo. Nathan Stewart-Jarrett (Angels in America) plays Johnny Edgecombe, a jazz promoter, whose involvement with Keeler inadvertently alerted authorities to the Profumo Affair, and Anthony Welsh (Black Mirror) plays jazz singer Aloysius “Lucky” Gordon.
It is produced by Fleming producer Ecosse Films and Kate Triggs’ Great Meadow Productions.
The six-part drama, which is set to air in 2019, takes a look at the infamous Profumo Affair,...
- 12/5/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
McMafia’s James Norton and The Crown’s Ben Miles are set to star in BBC One drama The Trial of Christine Keeler.
Kingsman: The Secret Service star Sophie Cookson plays Keeler, the 19-year old who was involved in a relationship with John Profumo, while Norton stars as Stephen Ward, the society osteopath who drew her into the in-crowd.
Ellie Bamber (Nocturnal Animals) plays Welsh model and Keeler friend Mandy Rice-Davies. Ben Miles (The Crown) plays Profumo and Emilia Fox (Silent Witness) stars as Valerie Profumo. Nathan Stewart-Jarrett (Angels in America) plays Johnny Edgecombe, a jazz promoter, whose involvement with Keeler inadvertently alerted authorities to the Profumo Affair, and Anthony Welsh (Black Mirror) plays jazz singer Aloysius “Lucky” Gordon.
It is produced by Fleming producer Ecosse Films and Kate Triggs’ Great Meadow Productions.
The six-part drama, which is set to air in 2019, takes a look at the infamous Profumo Affair,...
Kingsman: The Secret Service star Sophie Cookson plays Keeler, the 19-year old who was involved in a relationship with John Profumo, while Norton stars as Stephen Ward, the society osteopath who drew her into the in-crowd.
Ellie Bamber (Nocturnal Animals) plays Welsh model and Keeler friend Mandy Rice-Davies. Ben Miles (The Crown) plays Profumo and Emilia Fox (Silent Witness) stars as Valerie Profumo. Nathan Stewart-Jarrett (Angels in America) plays Johnny Edgecombe, a jazz promoter, whose involvement with Keeler inadvertently alerted authorities to the Profumo Affair, and Anthony Welsh (Black Mirror) plays jazz singer Aloysius “Lucky” Gordon.
It is produced by Fleming producer Ecosse Films and Kate Triggs’ Great Meadow Productions.
The six-part drama, which is set to air in 2019, takes a look at the infamous Profumo Affair,...
- 12/5/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Oscar-nominated actress Berenice Bejo (“The Artist”) is set to headline “Josephine and Napoleon,” an English-language period drama series created by British showrunner Tony Saint (“Das Boot”).
Now in development, the eight-part series is being produced by the well-established British company Ecosse Films and Pascal Breton’s Paris-based Federation Entertainment for the network France Televisions, which is also co-producing.
The show is based Andrew Roberts’ “Napoleon: A Life” and Kate Williams’ “The Dangerous Life of Josephine Bonaparte.” It will be directed by a French and English filmmaker duo who will be announced at a later stage, along with a French writer who will be working with Saint.
Bejo, who earned an Oscar nomination for her performance in Michel Hazanavicius’ “The Artist” and won best actress at Cannes for Asghar Farhadi’s “The Past,” will play Josephine, Napoleon Bonaparte’s first wife, lover, and muse.
Josephine de Beauharnais, a mischievous aristocrat born in the French West Indies,...
Now in development, the eight-part series is being produced by the well-established British company Ecosse Films and Pascal Breton’s Paris-based Federation Entertainment for the network France Televisions, which is also co-producing.
The show is based Andrew Roberts’ “Napoleon: A Life” and Kate Williams’ “The Dangerous Life of Josephine Bonaparte.” It will be directed by a French and English filmmaker duo who will be announced at a later stage, along with a French writer who will be working with Saint.
Bejo, who earned an Oscar nomination for her performance in Michel Hazanavicius’ “The Artist” and won best actress at Cannes for Asghar Farhadi’s “The Past,” will play Josephine, Napoleon Bonaparte’s first wife, lover, and muse.
Josephine de Beauharnais, a mischievous aristocrat born in the French West Indies,...
- 10/12/2018
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Kingsman: The Secret Service star Sophie Cookson is set to star as controversial party girl Christine Keeler in a BBC drama about the Profumo Affair.
Cookson, who also starred in the Kingsman follow-up The Golden Circle and Netflix drama Gypsy, leads the line-up of The Trial of Christine Keeler, produced by Fleming producer Ecosse Films for BBC One.
Production on the six-part drama, which is expected to air in 2019, starts in October.
The show takes a look at the infamous Profumo Affair, which involved 19-year old Christine Keeler, who was involved in a relationship with John Profumo, the Secretary of State for War in Harold Macmillan’s Conservative government. He initially lied to the House of Commons about the affair and the incident became a global scandal after it emerged that Keeler may have simultaneously been involved with a Soviet naval attaché.
The drama is written by Apple Tree Yard...
Cookson, who also starred in the Kingsman follow-up The Golden Circle and Netflix drama Gypsy, leads the line-up of The Trial of Christine Keeler, produced by Fleming producer Ecosse Films for BBC One.
Production on the six-part drama, which is expected to air in 2019, starts in October.
The show takes a look at the infamous Profumo Affair, which involved 19-year old Christine Keeler, who was involved in a relationship with John Profumo, the Secretary of State for War in Harold Macmillan’s Conservative government. He initially lied to the House of Commons about the affair and the incident became a global scandal after it emerged that Keeler may have simultaneously been involved with a Soviet naval attaché.
The drama is written by Apple Tree Yard...
- 8/31/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Keshet International, the global sales arm of the Israeli producer and broadcaster, is to shop BBC One drama The Trial of Christine Keeler around the world after striking a deal with Fleming producer Ecosse Films.
The deal is the largest third party pick-up for the firm that originated Homeland and comes as it steps up its focus on external productions. It marks the first investment since the launch of its Keshet International Fund, which it announced in March during the In-tv conference in Jerusalem.
The six-part drama, which is expected to air in 2019, takes a look at the infamous Profumo Affair, which involved 19-year old Christine Keeler, who was involved in a relationship with John Profumo, the Secretary of State for War in Harold Macmillan’s Conservative government. He initially lied to the House of Commons about the affair and the incident became a global scandal after it emerged that...
The deal is the largest third party pick-up for the firm that originated Homeland and comes as it steps up its focus on external productions. It marks the first investment since the launch of its Keshet International Fund, which it announced in March during the In-tv conference in Jerusalem.
The six-part drama, which is expected to air in 2019, takes a look at the infamous Profumo Affair, which involved 19-year old Christine Keeler, who was involved in a relationship with John Profumo, the Secretary of State for War in Harold Macmillan’s Conservative government. He initially lied to the House of Commons about the affair and the incident became a global scandal after it emerged that...
- 5/3/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Diane Keaton and Brendan Gleeson star in London-set romance; TWC acquired from a promo reel.
The Weinstein Company has moved on North American rights to the Diane Keaton and Brendan Gleeson romance in a deal with Cornerstone Films.
Joel Hopkins directs Hampstead from a screenplay by Robert Festinger about an American widow who falls for the inhabitant of a hut on London’s Hampstead Heath that is under siege by property developers. James Norton also stars.
Robert Bernstein and Douglas Rae of Ecosse Films are producing the feature, which is financed by Motion Picture Capital and Silver Reel. TWC acquired the film after watching a promo reel.
TWC co-chairman Harvey Weinstein said the film was “a great example of the power we all can have when we stand up for our beliefs and fight for the people and things we care most about, something that is especially important these days.”
“We’re delighted...
The Weinstein Company has moved on North American rights to the Diane Keaton and Brendan Gleeson romance in a deal with Cornerstone Films.
Joel Hopkins directs Hampstead from a screenplay by Robert Festinger about an American widow who falls for the inhabitant of a hut on London’s Hampstead Heath that is under siege by property developers. James Norton also stars.
Robert Bernstein and Douglas Rae of Ecosse Films are producing the feature, which is financed by Motion Picture Capital and Silver Reel. TWC acquired the film after watching a promo reel.
TWC co-chairman Harvey Weinstein said the film was “a great example of the power we all can have when we stand up for our beliefs and fight for the people and things we care most about, something that is especially important these days.”
“We’re delighted...
- 2/3/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Keep up with the wild and wooly world of indie film acquisitions with our weekly Rundown of everything that’s been picked up around the globe. Check out last week’s Rundown here.
-The Weinstein Company has acquired the distribution rights for the U.S. and Canada to director Joel Hopkins’s upcoming film “Hampstead.” Written by Robert Festinger, the film stars Diane Keaton, Brendan Gleeson and James Norton. The project was produced by Robert Bernstein and Douglas Rae at Ecosse Films. “Hampstead” focuses on an American widow and her relationship with an unkempt man in the Heath whose lifestyle comes under siege by property developers.
“We’re thrilled to work with Robert Bernstein, Douglas Rae and the incredible Diane Keaton and Brendan Gleeson on this film,” TWC co-chairman Harvey Weinstein said in a statement. “‘Hampstead’ is a great example of the power we all can have when we stand...
-The Weinstein Company has acquired the distribution rights for the U.S. and Canada to director Joel Hopkins’s upcoming film “Hampstead.” Written by Robert Festinger, the film stars Diane Keaton, Brendan Gleeson and James Norton. The project was produced by Robert Bernstein and Douglas Rae at Ecosse Films. “Hampstead” focuses on an American widow and her relationship with an unkempt man in the Heath whose lifestyle comes under siege by property developers.
“We’re thrilled to work with Robert Bernstein, Douglas Rae and the incredible Diane Keaton and Brendan Gleeson on this film,” TWC co-chairman Harvey Weinstein said in a statement. “‘Hampstead’ is a great example of the power we all can have when we stand...
- 2/3/2017
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
The Weinstein Company has acquired North American distribution rights to Hampstead after sparking to a short promo video for the drama insipred by real events. Joel Hopkins is directing the film penned by Robert Festinger and Diane Keaton, Brendan Gleeson and James Norton topline, and Lesley Manville, Jason Watkins and Simon Callow co-star. Robert Bernstein and Douglas Rae at Ecosse Films are producers. The pic was financed by Motion Picture Capital and Silver Reel, with…...
- 2/3/2017
- Deadline
Jason Watkins and Simon Callow have also joined Diane Keaton and Brendan Gleeson in the Joel Hopkins drama.
Lesley Manville (Another Years), James Norton (Rush), Jason Watkins (The Golden Compass) and Simon Callow (Amadeus) have all signed up for Hampstead.
Inspired by a true story, the plot follows an American widow (Keaton) who becomes involved with an unkempt man (Gleeson) after she sees him attacked by a group of thugs, employed by property developers looking to evict him.
Joel Hopkins (Last Chance Harvey) will direct from a screenplay by Robert Festinger (in The Bedroom). Producers are Robert Bernstein and Douglas Rae for Ecosse Films.
Executive producers are Leon Clarance, Mark Woolley, Laure Vaysse, Jo Monk, Alison Thompson and Mark Gooder.
Cornerstone Films is handling international sales. Motion Picture Capital will fully finance the production.
Lesley Manville (Another Years), James Norton (Rush), Jason Watkins (The Golden Compass) and Simon Callow (Amadeus) have all signed up for Hampstead.
Inspired by a true story, the plot follows an American widow (Keaton) who becomes involved with an unkempt man (Gleeson) after she sees him attacked by a group of thugs, employed by property developers looking to evict him.
Joel Hopkins (Last Chance Harvey) will direct from a screenplay by Robert Festinger (in The Bedroom). Producers are Robert Bernstein and Douglas Rae for Ecosse Films.
Executive producers are Leon Clarance, Mark Woolley, Laure Vaysse, Jo Monk, Alison Thompson and Mark Gooder.
Cornerstone Films is handling international sales. Motion Picture Capital will fully finance the production.
- 5/13/2016
- ScreenDaily
Lesley Manville, James Norton, Jason Watkins, Simon Callow have joined Diane Keaton And Brendan Gleeson in Hampstead with Joel Hopkins (Last Chance Harvey) directing from a script by Robert Festinger (In The Bedroom). Robert Bernstein and Douglas Rae from London-based banner Ecosse Films are producing. Alison Thompson and Mark Gooder's Cornerstone Films is handling worldwide sales. Motion Picture Capital will fully finance the production. Hampstead will shoot this…...
- 5/13/2016
- Deadline
[caption id="attachment_47727" align="aligncenter" width="590"] ABC's Mistresses TV show stars Jennifer Esposito as Calista Raines, Jes Macallan as Josslyn Carver, Yunjin Kim as Karen Kim, and Rochelle Aytes as April Malloy. (ABC/Bob D'Amico.)/caption]
The affair continues. The fourth season of ABC's Mistresses TV series premieres Monday, May 30, 2016 at 10:00pm Et/Pt. Mistresses stars Jennifer Esposito as Calista Raines, Jes Macallan as Joss Carver, Yunjin Kim as Karen Kim, and Rochelle Aytes as April Malloy.
In season four, Tabrett Bethell joins the series as Kate. The cast of Mistresses also includes Brett Tucker as Harry Davis and Rob Mayes as Marc. Rina Mimoun, Kj Steinberg, Robert Sertner, Douglas Rae, and Josh Reims executive produce.
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The affair continues. The fourth season of ABC's Mistresses TV series premieres Monday, May 30, 2016 at 10:00pm Et/Pt. Mistresses stars Jennifer Esposito as Calista Raines, Jes Macallan as Joss Carver, Yunjin Kim as Karen Kim, and Rochelle Aytes as April Malloy.
In season four, Tabrett Bethell joins the series as Kate. The cast of Mistresses also includes Brett Tucker as Harry Davis and Rob Mayes as Marc. Rina Mimoun, Kj Steinberg, Robert Sertner, Douglas Rae, and Josh Reims executive produce.
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- 4/20/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Ella Thomas (Ballers) has booked a major recurring role on Season 4 of ABC’s summer series Mistresses. Thomas will play Jackie, a fitness instructor who befriends Joss (Jes Macallan). Based on the UK series, Mistresses is executive-produced by Rina Mimoun, Kj Steinberg, Robert Sertner and Douglas Rae. Thomas recently wrapped recurring roles on Ballers and NCIS: Los Angeles and will next be seen opposite Zoe Saldana and David Oyelowo in feature Nina. She’s repped by Global…...
- 4/15/2016
- Deadline TV
Micky Shiloah has booked a major recurring role on the upcoming fourth season of ABC's summer drama series Mistresses. He will play Reza, the privileged nephew of Jonathan (Navid Negahban). Based on the UK series, Mistresses is executive-produced by Rina Mimoun, Kj Steinberg, Robert Sertner and Douglas Rae. Shiloah most recently scored guest roles on HBO’s Westworld and CBS’ Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders. He’s repped by Defining Artists and manager Bob McGowan. Amanda Bru…...
- 4/12/2016
- Deadline TV
Tia Mowry (The Game) has landed a recurring role on the fourth season of ABC's soapy summer drama series Mistresses. She’ll play Barbara Rutledege, an important, quick, cutting-wit literary agent who signs Karen (Yunjin Kim). Rochelle Aytes, Jes Macallan, Brett Tucker and Rob Mayes also star. Based on the UK series, Mistresses is executive-produced by Rina Mimoun, Kj Steinberg, Robert Sertner and Douglas Rae. Mowry recently wrapped the title role in Nick at Nite’s Instant…...
- 3/2/2016
- Deadline TV
Cornerstone Films to oversee international sales and distribution.
Diane Keaton and Brendan Gleeson are attached to star in Hampstead, developed and produced by London-based production firm Ecosse Films.
Inspired by true-life events the film will be directed by Joel Hopkins (Last Chance Harvey), and produced by Robert Bernstein and Douglas Rae from Ecosse Films (Nowhere Boy), with a screenplay by Robert Festinger (In the Bedroom).
Alison Thompson and Mark Gooder’s Cornerstone Films will handle international sales including North America and will introduce the project to buyers at the upcoming American Film Market (Nov 4-11) in Los Angeles.
Hampstead will commence pre-production early 2016 and will be filmed in and around Hampstead in London.
Inspired by a true story, Keaton will star as an American widow living on the edge of Hampstead Heath who becomes involved with an unkempt man (Gleeson) who lives in a nearby ramshackle hut, after she sees him attacked by a group of thugs...
Diane Keaton and Brendan Gleeson are attached to star in Hampstead, developed and produced by London-based production firm Ecosse Films.
Inspired by true-life events the film will be directed by Joel Hopkins (Last Chance Harvey), and produced by Robert Bernstein and Douglas Rae from Ecosse Films (Nowhere Boy), with a screenplay by Robert Festinger (In the Bedroom).
Alison Thompson and Mark Gooder’s Cornerstone Films will handle international sales including North America and will introduce the project to buyers at the upcoming American Film Market (Nov 4-11) in Los Angeles.
Hampstead will commence pre-production early 2016 and will be filmed in and around Hampstead in London.
Inspired by a true story, Keaton will star as an American widow living on the edge of Hampstead Heath who becomes involved with an unkempt man (Gleeson) who lives in a nearby ramshackle hut, after she sees him attacked by a group of thugs...
- 10/21/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Cornerstone Films to oversee international sales and distribution.
Diane Keaton and Brendan Gleeson are attached to star in Hampstead, developed and produced by London-based production firm Ecosse Films.
Inspired by true-life events the film will be directed by Joel Hopkins (Last Chance Harvey), and produced by Robert Bernstein and Douglas Rae from Ecosse Films (Nowhere Boy), with a screenplay by Robert Festinger (In the Bedroom).
Alison Thompson and Mark Gooder’s Cornerstone Films will handle international sales including North America and will introduce the project to buyers at the upcoming American Film Market (Nov 4-11) in Los Angeles.
Hampstead will commence pre-production early 2016 and will be filmed in and around Hampstead in London.
Inspired by a true story, Keaton will star as an American widow living on the edge of Hampstead Heath who becomes involves with an unkempt man (Gleeson) who lives in a nearby ramshackle hut, after she sees him attacked by a group of thugs...
Diane Keaton and Brendan Gleeson are attached to star in Hampstead, developed and produced by London-based production firm Ecosse Films.
Inspired by true-life events the film will be directed by Joel Hopkins (Last Chance Harvey), and produced by Robert Bernstein and Douglas Rae from Ecosse Films (Nowhere Boy), with a screenplay by Robert Festinger (In the Bedroom).
Alison Thompson and Mark Gooder’s Cornerstone Films will handle international sales including North America and will introduce the project to buyers at the upcoming American Film Market (Nov 4-11) in Los Angeles.
Hampstead will commence pre-production early 2016 and will be filmed in and around Hampstead in London.
Inspired by a true story, Keaton will star as an American widow living on the edge of Hampstead Heath who becomes involves with an unkempt man (Gleeson) who lives in a nearby ramshackle hut, after she sees him attacked by a group of thugs...
- 10/21/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Diane Keaton and Brendan Gleeson are attached to star in Hampstead with Joel Hopkins (Last Chance Harvey) directing from a script by Robert Festinger (In The Bedroom). Robert Bernstein and Douglas Rae from London-based banner Ecosse Films are producing. Alison Thompson and Mark Gooder's Cornerstone Films will handle worldwide sales and will introduce the project to buyers at Afm in November. Hampstead will commence pre-production early 2016 and will be filmed on…...
- 10/20/2015
- Deadline
The first trailer for A Royal Night Out has been unveiled.
The British drama follows Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret as they party with the public during the historic Ve Day celebrations in 1945.
Rupert Everett and Emily Watson star as King George and Queen Elizabeth, with Sarah Gadon and Bel Powley starring as the princesses.
Transformers: Age of Extinction's Jack Reynor also stars as Jack, a man who the princesses meet during their time outside the gates of Buckingham Palace.
A Royal Night Out is based on true events, which saw the young princesses granted permission to mingle with the British people following the end of the Second World War.
The movie is directed by Julian Jarrold from a script penned by Trevor De Silva and Kevin Hood. Robert Bernstein and Douglas Rae produced the project for Ecosse Films.
A Royal Night Out will be released in UK cinemas...
The British drama follows Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret as they party with the public during the historic Ve Day celebrations in 1945.
Rupert Everett and Emily Watson star as King George and Queen Elizabeth, with Sarah Gadon and Bel Powley starring as the princesses.
Transformers: Age of Extinction's Jack Reynor also stars as Jack, a man who the princesses meet during their time outside the gates of Buckingham Palace.
A Royal Night Out is based on true events, which saw the young princesses granted permission to mingle with the British people following the end of the Second World War.
The movie is directed by Julian Jarrold from a script penned by Trevor De Silva and Kevin Hood. Robert Bernstein and Douglas Rae produced the project for Ecosse Films.
A Royal Night Out will be released in UK cinemas...
- 2/24/2015
- Digital Spy
ABC announced that they have picked up summer series, Mistresses, for 13 episodes for season three. The ABC Studios-produced show stars Alyssa Milano, Yunjin Kim, Rochelle Aytes, and Jes Macallan as a close-knit group of female friends whose lives are complicated by relationship woes and illicit affairs. Executive produced by Rina Mimoun, Kj Steinberg, Robert Sertner, and Douglas Rae, the series' finale ranked second in the ratings for the 18-49 demographic in its Monday night time slot against CBS's Under the Dome, and has maintained a relatively consistent 0.9 rating in that demographic throughout the summer.
- 9/30/2014
- by Teresa Jue
- EW - Inside TV
ABC has renewed summer time drama “Mistresses” for a third season, a network representative told TheWrap on Tuesday. The network has ordered 13 more episodes of the series about four friends with scandalous love lives as they try to move forward both professionally and personally. Also read: ‘Selfie’ Review: Despite Its Awful Name, This Romantic Comedy Shows Surprising Promise Alyssa Milano, Rochelle Aytes, Jes Macallan and Yunjin Kim star. Adapted from a UK series, it is executive produced by Rina Mimoun (“Gilmore Girls”), K.J. Steinberg (“Gossip Girl”), Robert Sertner (“Revenge”) and Douglas Rae (“Wuthering Heights”) at ABC Studios.
- 9/30/2014
- by Greg Gilman
- The Wrap
ITV has released a first-look at its ambitious new drama The Great Fire.
Game of Thrones veterans Charles Dance and Rose Leslie appear in the quick-fire promo for the four-part serial.
Also starring are Andrew Buchan (Broadchurch), Jack Huston (Boardwalk Empire), Oliver Jackson-Cohen (Dracula) and Daniel Mays, playing famed diarist Samuel Pepys.
Novelist Tom Bradby is on scripting duties for the drama, based on the true events of 1666's Great Fire of London.
"It's a fascinating premise for a drama and creates the perfect backdrop for Tom Bradby to be at his most creative," said executive producer Douglas Rae.
The Great Fire will launch on ITV later in 2014.
Alex Kingston, Noel Clarke in first trailer for ITV's Chasing Shadows
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Game of Thrones veterans Charles Dance and Rose Leslie appear in the quick-fire promo for the four-part serial.
Also starring are Andrew Buchan (Broadchurch), Jack Huston (Boardwalk Empire), Oliver Jackson-Cohen (Dracula) and Daniel Mays, playing famed diarist Samuel Pepys.
Novelist Tom Bradby is on scripting duties for the drama, based on the true events of 1666's Great Fire of London.
"It's a fascinating premise for a drama and creates the perfect backdrop for Tom Bradby to be at his most creative," said executive producer Douglas Rae.
The Great Fire will launch on ITV later in 2014.
Alex Kingston, Noel Clarke in first trailer for ITV's Chasing Shadows
ITV to rest Law & Order: UK as Bradley Walsh quits...
- 6/25/2014
- Digital Spy
Game of Thrones stars Charles Dance and Rose Leslie are to lead ITV's new drama The Great Fire.
Boardwalk Empire actor Jack Huston will also star opposite Andrew Buchan and Daniel Mays in the four-parter, co-written by Tom Bradby.
The Great Fire - due to start shooting later this month - will tell the story of humble baker Thomas Farriner and his fabled involvement in The Great Fire of London.
Broadchurch star Buchan will play Thomas, with Leslie cast as his fictional sister-in-law Sarah.
Mays will bring famed diarist Samuel Pepys to life, with Huston playing King Charles II and Dracula actor Oliver Jackson-Cohen portraying his brother, James Duke of York.
Dance will play Lord Denton - an emissary of the King's - in the series, with Perdita Weeks, Andrew Tiernan and Antonia Clarke completing the cast.
Mr Selfridge director Jon Jones will helm all four episodes, which will use...
Boardwalk Empire actor Jack Huston will also star opposite Andrew Buchan and Daniel Mays in the four-parter, co-written by Tom Bradby.
The Great Fire - due to start shooting later this month - will tell the story of humble baker Thomas Farriner and his fabled involvement in The Great Fire of London.
Broadchurch star Buchan will play Thomas, with Leslie cast as his fictional sister-in-law Sarah.
Mays will bring famed diarist Samuel Pepys to life, with Huston playing King Charles II and Dracula actor Oliver Jackson-Cohen portraying his brother, James Duke of York.
Dance will play Lord Denton - an emissary of the King's - in the series, with Perdita Weeks, Andrew Tiernan and Antonia Clarke completing the cast.
Mr Selfridge director Jon Jones will helm all four episodes, which will use...
- 3/4/2014
- Digital Spy
BBC America’s upcoming miniseries “Fleming” opens with the James Bond creator joking about killing his new wife with a speargun. So those who delight in deconstructing 007′s relationships with women will also find plenty of room for debate about Ian Fleming’s attitudes. “His relationship with women was by modern standards very problematic,” “Fleming” director Mat Whitecross said Saturday at a Television Critics Association panel. “I mean he was quite misogynistic.” Also read: 5 TV Shows You Should Watch in Early 2014 (Videos) “I think probably Fleming used his mother as that archetypal Bond villain,” added Douglas Rae, executive producer of the series.
- 1/11/2014
- by Tim Molloy
- The Wrap
Fleming. Ian Fleming. He’s the bloke who authored the James Bond books — and also was their inspiration. Now BBC America is telling his story in the four-part miniseries The Man Who Would Be Bond, which will premiere January 29 as part of the channel’s Dramaville slate. Dominic Cooper stars as Fleming, a mischievous playboy who dreams of becoming the “ultimate” man: a hero, a lover, a brute and the one who always gets the girl. As WWII breaks out, he gets a chance to prove himself when he’s recruited by British intelligence and becomes a master of espionage. Laura Pulver, Annabelle Wallis, Lesley Manville, Anna Chancellor, Samuel West, Rupert Evans and Camilla Rutherford also star in director Mat Whitecross’ mini written by John Brownlow and Dan Macpherson. It’s produced by Sarah Curtis, with Douglas Rae, Michael Parke and Robert Bernstein as exec producers. Related: MGM, Bond Producer...
- 12/18/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Title: Diana Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel Starring: Naomi Watts, Naveen Andrews, Cas Anvar, Laurence Belcher, Harry Holland, Douglas Hodge, Geraldine James, Charles Edwards, Mary Stockley. ‘Diana’ focuses on the last two years of the life of the Princess of Wales, and her love affair with Hasnat Khan, British Pakistani heart and lung surgeon. The screenplay is based on Kate Snell’s 2001 book ‘Diana: Her Last Love,’ and was written by Stephen Jeffreys. Producers Robert Bernstein and Douglas Rae opted for a German director to bring this story on the big screen, certain that he would have had a fresh look on the story. Olivier Hirschbiegel, does indeed keep a respectful approach [ Read More ]
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- 10/4/2013
- by Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi
- ShockYa
ITV Studios To Distribute Miniseries ‘The Great Fire’ ITV Studios Global Entertainment has come aboard to distribute miniseries The Great Fire, with a launch set for next year’s Miptv. The four-part series is produced by Ecosse Films, the company behind biopic Diana with Naomi Watts and the original UK format of Mistresses. Written by Tom Bradby, ITV News Political Editor and author of Shadow Dancer, The Great Fire follows the lives and loves of both historical and fictional characters in a world where, on the surface, the rich have everything and the poor have nothing. Set in 1666, events unfold over four consecutive days as the Great Fire of London indiscriminately engulfs the city. The Great Fire is executive produced by Douglas Rae and Lucy Bedford for Ecosse Films. ‘Young Detective Dee: Rise Of The Sea Dragon’ Opens Big In China Tsui Hark’s Young Detective Dee: Rise Of The...
- 10/2/2013
- by NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor
- Deadline TV
The fifth poster has arrived from Diana starring Naomi Watts as Diana, Princess of Wales in the Oliver Hirschbiegel film. The drama biopic opens November 1st from eOne, with a supporting cast including Naveen Andrews, Douglas Hodge, Geraldine James, Charles Edwards, Daniel Pirrie, Cas Anvar and Juliet Stevenson. Stephen Jeffreys wrote the screenplay based on the book Diana: Her Last Love by Kate Snell. Robert Bernstein and Douglas Rae produce. Check out the poster below the film's synopsis. Film Synopsis: Diana takes audiences into the private realm of one the world’s most iconic and inescapably public women -- the Princess of Wales, Diana (Watts) -- in the last two years of her meteoric life. On the occasion of the 16th anniversary of her sudden death, acclaimed director Oliver Hirschbiegel (Downfall)...
- 9/25/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Entertainment One has announced that it will release Diana , director Oliver Hirschbiegel's biopic of the Princess of Wales, on November 1 in a limited nationwide release, with expansion planned in subsequent weeks. Diana stars two-time Oscar nominee Naomi Watts and Naveen Andrews and features Douglas Hodge, Geraldine James, Charles Edwards and Juliet Stevenson. Hirschbiegel directed the film from a screenplay by award-winning playwright Stephen Jeffreys, inspired by the book Diana: Her Last Love by Kate Snell which was, in turn, drawn from extensive interviews with close friends and confidantes. Robert Bernstein and Douglas Rae produced the film via their Ecosse Films banner. Tim Haslam, Mark Woolley and Xavier Marchand executive produced. The film aims to take audiences...
- 8/26/2013
- Comingsoon.net
The full-length international trailer for Diana has come online. Starring Naomi Watts and Naveen Andrews, Diana is a portrait of the “People’s Princess” during the final two years of her life and her relationship with heart surgeon Dr. Hasnat Khan (Naveen Andrews – Lost, The English Patient).
Vanity Fair features the Princess of Wales in their September issue.
While trying to escape the paparazzi in Paris, Diana, Dodi Al-Fayed, and the driver were killed in a car crash on August 30, 1997.
Diana is from the director of the Academy Award nominated Downfall, Oliver Hirschbiegel, and writer Stephen Jeffreys (The Libertine). Produced by Ecosse Films’ Robert Bernstein and Douglas Rae, the film also features Douglas Hodge, Geraldine James, Charles Edwards and Juliet Stevenson.
Entertainment One will distribute Diana in UK cinemas on October 10. A Us release date has yet to be announced.
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Vanity Fair features the Princess of Wales in their September issue.
While trying to escape the paparazzi in Paris, Diana, Dodi Al-Fayed, and the driver were killed in a car crash on August 30, 1997.
Diana is from the director of the Academy Award nominated Downfall, Oliver Hirschbiegel, and writer Stephen Jeffreys (The Libertine). Produced by Ecosse Films’ Robert Bernstein and Douglas Rae, the film also features Douglas Hodge, Geraldine James, Charles Edwards and Juliet Stevenson.
Entertainment One will distribute Diana in UK cinemas on October 10. A Us release date has yet to be announced.
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- 8/6/2013
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
A new trailer for the upcoming Diana biopic reveals scenes of the relationship between the iconic princess (Naomi Watts) and her secret lover, Dr. Hasnat Khan, portrayed by Naveen Andrews. The film centers on the final years of Diana's life and her post-divorce romance with Khan, who was reluctant to trade his anonymity for the fame (and relentless media coverage) that came with being involved with the most famous woman in the world. Diana, which was previously titled Caught in Flight, is directed by Downfall's Oliver Hirschbiegel and produced by Robert Bernstein and Douglas Rae.
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- 8/6/2013
- by Erin Carlson
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In the first teaser for Diana, we get a glimpse at two time Academy Award nominee Naomi Watts (The Impossible, J. Edgar, 21 Grams, Mulholland Drive) as the late princess.
Diana is from the director of the Academy Award nominated Downfall, Oliver Hirschbiegel, and writer Stephen Jeffreys (The Libertine). Currently in post-production, this highly-anticipated romantic story explores the last two years of beloved Princess Diana’s life and her relationship with heart surgeon Dr. Hasnat Khan (Naveen Andrews - Lost, The English Patient). The film is produced by Ecosse Films’ Robert Bernstein and Douglas Rae. Fellow Brits Douglas Hodge, Geraldine James, Charles Edwards and Juliet Stevenson round out the supporting cast.
Being that I was always a supporter of Diana’s, I’m really looking forward to this film.
The casting of Watts or anyone for that matter is always a risk. Diana is one of these people that you Really...
Diana is from the director of the Academy Award nominated Downfall, Oliver Hirschbiegel, and writer Stephen Jeffreys (The Libertine). Currently in post-production, this highly-anticipated romantic story explores the last two years of beloved Princess Diana’s life and her relationship with heart surgeon Dr. Hasnat Khan (Naveen Andrews - Lost, The English Patient). The film is produced by Ecosse Films’ Robert Bernstein and Douglas Rae. Fellow Brits Douglas Hodge, Geraldine James, Charles Edwards and Juliet Stevenson round out the supporting cast.
Being that I was always a supporter of Diana’s, I’m really looking forward to this film.
The casting of Watts or anyone for that matter is always a risk. Diana is one of these people that you Really...
- 6/17/2013
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The first trailer for Diana is here and can be watched using the player below. From the director of the Academy Award-nominated Downfall , Oliver Hirschbiegel, and writer Stephen Jeffreys ( The Libertine ) , the film stars two time Academy Award-nominee Naomi Watts and Naveen Andrews. The romantic story explores the last two years of beloved Princess Diana's life and her relationship with heart surgeon Dr. Hasnat Khan. The film is produced by Ecosse Films. Robert Bernstein and Douglas Rae.
- 6/12/2013
- Comingsoon.net
Entertainment One (eOne. has announced that it has acquired the Us rights to Diana from Embankment Films and Ecosse Films. eOne will also distribute with major releases in the UK, Canada and Spain. From the director of the Academy Award-nominated Downfall , Oliver Hirschbiegel and writer Stephen Jeffreys ( The Libertine ) , the film stars two time Academy Award-nominee Naomi Watts ( The Impossible , J. Edgar , 21 Grams , Mulholland Drive ) and Naveen Andrews ("Lost," The English Patient ). Currently in post-production, the romantic story explores the last two years of beloved Princess Diana's life and her relationship with heart surgeon Dr. Hasnat Khan. The film is produced by Ecosse Films. Robert Bernstein and Douglas Rae. .We are thrilled to be bringing...
- 5/24/2013
- Comingsoon.net
Entertainment One has acquired the Us rights to "Diana" -- starring Naomi Watts as Princess Diana -- from Embankment Films and Ecosse Films. eOne will also distribute with major releases in the UK, Canada and Spain. Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel ("Downfall") and written by Stephen Jeffreys ("The Libertine"), the film places Watts alongside Naveen Andrews and Cas Anvar as the princess' final two romantic partners Dr. Hasnat Khan and Dodi Fayed. Currently in post-production, the film explores the last two years of Princess Diana's life and her relationship with heart surgeon Khan. The film is produced by Ecosse Films’ Robert Bernstein and Douglas Rae. "We are thrilled to be bringing 'Diana' home from Cannes," said Dylan Wiley, VP Theatrical Marketing and Distribution, eOne Films Us, in a statement. "'Diana' will give audiences worldwide a chance to not only fall in love with the Princess all over again, but also...
- 5/23/2013
- by Peter Knegt
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Entertainment One has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Diana, the Oliver Hirschbiegel-directed drama about a secret love affair that Princess Diana had shortly before her tragic death. With Naomi Watts as the princess, this was one of the higher-profile pictures shopped at the Cannes Film Festival and eOne bought the rights from Embankment Films and Ecosse Films. eOne will also distribute with major releases in the UK, Canada and Spain with the U.S. film coming in Oscar season later this year. Hirschbiegel helmed the Oscar-nominated Downfall, and screenwriter Stephen Jeffreys wrote The Libertine. Watts, coming off an Oscar nom for The Impossible, stars with Naveen Andrews (best known for ABC’s Lost and The English Patient) in this drama about Diana’s covert love affair with Dr. Hasnat Khan, a Pakistani heart surgeon. This happened in the last two years of her life, before she met Dodi Fayed,...
- 5/23/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
New drama Mistresses, starring Alyssa Milano, Yunjin Kim, Rochelle Aytes and Jes Macallan, will premiere on Monday, May 27 at 10 Pm on ABC. Meanwhile, the network has set the Season 9 premiere of The Bachelorette for Monday, May 20 at 9 Pm. The following week it will move to its regular 8 Pm time slot. Based on the UK series, Mistresses revolves around the scandalous lives of a sexy and sassy group of four girlfriends, each on her own path to self-discovery. The ABC Studios series is executive produced by Rina Mimoun, K.J. Steinberg, Robert Sertner and Douglas Rae. The Bachelorette is a production of Next Entertainment in association with Warner Horizon Television; Mike Fleiss and Martin Hilton are executive producers.
- 2/27/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Dominic Cooper has been cast as Ian Fleming in a four-part biopic for Sky Atlantic. The Mamma Mia! and Devil's Double actor will play the James Bond creator and former naval intelligence officer in Fleming, which will be produced by Ecosse Films. "Stepping into the shoes of the spy who not only created the enigmatic character of 007, but who fantasized about being him, has to be every actor's dream," said Cooper in a statement. Douglas Rae, executive producer for Ecosse Films, added: "Ian Fleming's story is as dramatic and entertaining as any of the Bond films."
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- 1/17/2013
- by By Kate Goodacre
- Digital Spy
Rising British actress Hayley Atwell will play a policewoman who becomes obsessed with tracking down the killer of a 15-year-old girl in ITV’s just-commissioned Life Of Crime. The series comes from Ecosse Films, the company behind the upcoming Princess Diana biopic with Naomi Watts and the original UK format of Mistresses, whose U.S. version ABC picked up for next summer. Told in three parts over three decades, the series begins against the backdrop of London’s Brixton riots in 1985 when Atwell’s rookie cop discovers the body of a murdered girl. The drama then follows her professional and personal struggles picking up again in 1997 and 2013. Waking The Dead and Ripper Street‘s Declan Croghan is writing the drama that Oranges & Sunshine‘s Jim Loach will direct. Life Of Crime is produced by Emma Kingsman-Lloyd with Ecosse’s Douglas Rae and Michael Parke exec producing. Ireland’s Octagon Films is co-producer.
- 10/26/2012
- by NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor
- Deadline TV
Ecosse Films has announced the official production start of their upcoming Diana (formerly titled Caught in Flight) and revealed the first official look at Naomi Watts as the iconic Princess. You can check out the image below.
Diana will be directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel (Downfall), and is based on a screenplay by Stephen Jeffreys. Joining Watts are fellow Brits Naveen Andrews as Dr Hasnat Khan, Douglas Hodge and Juliet Stevenson.
“I’m excited and honoured to be playing the role of a truly remarkable woman,” Ms.Watts said from the set of the film, “who had such a positive and profound impact in so many ways.”
Diana is described as a compelling portrait of Diana, Princess of Wales during the final two years of her life. It charts how finding true personal happiness allowed her to achieve her defining successes, as she evolved into a major international campaigner and humanitarian.
Diana will be directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel (Downfall), and is based on a screenplay by Stephen Jeffreys. Joining Watts are fellow Brits Naveen Andrews as Dr Hasnat Khan, Douglas Hodge and Juliet Stevenson.
“I’m excited and honoured to be playing the role of a truly remarkable woman,” Ms.Watts said from the set of the film, “who had such a positive and profound impact in so many ways.”
Diana is described as a compelling portrait of Diana, Princess of Wales during the final two years of her life. It charts how finding true personal happiness allowed her to achieve her defining successes, as she evolved into a major international campaigner and humanitarian.
- 7/6/2012
- by Robert Falconer
- CinemaSpy
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