We are still approximately six weeks away from learning the nominees for the 77th Tony Awards, but across the pond the finalists for the 2024 Olivier Awards were just announced. A radical new remounting of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Sunset Boulevard” directed by Jamie Lloyd and starring Nicole Scherzinger is the most nominated show of the year with 11 citations. Another musical revival is nipping at its heels: the immersive “Guys and Dolls” scored 10, as did new play “Dear England,” which centers on England’s national men’s football team and stars Joseph Fiennes as Gareth Southgate. Scroll down to see a complete list of 2024 Olivier Awards nominations.
American audiences will be familiar with many of the plays, musicals and performers nominated this year. The Best New Musical category includes Tony Award-winning shows “Next to Normal” and “A Strange Loop,” while Best Musical Revival boasts productions of “Groundhog Day” and “Hadestown.” Caissie Levy,...
American audiences will be familiar with many of the plays, musicals and performers nominated this year. The Best New Musical category includes Tony Award-winning shows “Next to Normal” and “A Strange Loop,” while Best Musical Revival boasts productions of “Groundhog Day” and “Hadestown.” Caissie Levy,...
- 3/12/2024
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
Britannia will not be returning for a fourth season. The historical fiction drama, which aired on Sky in the UK and Epix (now MGM+) in the United States, has been cancelled, leaving a significant cliffhanger unresolved, per Deadline.
Starring Kelly Reilly, David Morrissey, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Liana Cornell, Gershwyn Eustache Jnr, Mackenzie Crook, Barry Ward, Stanley Weber, Joe Armstrong, Fortunato Cerlino, Callie Cooke, Aaron Pierre, Eleanor Worthington-Cox, Zoë Wanamaker, Ian McDiarmid, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Hugo Speer, Daniel Caltagirone, Zaqi Ismail, and Annabel Schol, the Britannia series is set in the year 43 Ad as the Romans invade Britain.
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Starring Kelly Reilly, David Morrissey, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Liana Cornell, Gershwyn Eustache Jnr, Mackenzie Crook, Barry Ward, Stanley Weber, Joe Armstrong, Fortunato Cerlino, Callie Cooke, Aaron Pierre, Eleanor Worthington-Cox, Zoë Wanamaker, Ian McDiarmid, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Hugo Speer, Daniel Caltagirone, Zaqi Ismail, and Annabel Schol, the Britannia series is set in the year 43 Ad as the Romans invade Britain.
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- 3/29/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Exclusive: Britannia will leave its army of fans on a cliffhanger finale after Sky decided not to renew the epic fantasy historical drama for Season 4.
Produced by UK companies Neal Street Productions and Vertigo Films, Britannia has been canceled despite building a loyal and engaged fan base.
The series featured The Walking Dead actor David Morrissey as General Aulus, a power-hungry military leader who spearheads the Roman invasion of Britannia. The first season was carried by Amazon Prime Video in the U.S., while Epix streamed Seasons 2 and 3.
Season 3 ended with Cait (Eleanor Worthington Cox) in Rome after being betrayed by her mentor, who has apparently wed General Aulus.
Britannia was created by Jez Butterworth, Tom Butterworth, and James Richardson.
Sky declined to comment.
Produced by UK companies Neal Street Productions and Vertigo Films, Britannia has been canceled despite building a loyal and engaged fan base.
The series featured The Walking Dead actor David Morrissey as General Aulus, a power-hungry military leader who spearheads the Roman invasion of Britannia. The first season was carried by Amazon Prime Video in the U.S., while Epix streamed Seasons 2 and 3.
Season 3 ended with Cait (Eleanor Worthington Cox) in Rome after being betrayed by her mentor, who has apparently wed General Aulus.
Britannia was created by Jez Butterworth, Tom Butterworth, and James Richardson.
Sky declined to comment.
- 3/28/2023
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Epix will serve as the new Stateside home for the UK fantasy drama Britannia, rerunning Season 1 on Sunday, Aug. 2, before premiering Season 2 on Sunday, Oct. 4. Epix — which grabbed the Britannia baton from Amazon — will also be the exclusive U.S. home for Season 3, now in production.
Set in 43 A.D., the drama follows “the reluctant rise to power of Kerra (played by Kelly Reilly), daughter of the King of Cantii (Ian McDiarmid), and her arch-rival Queen Atedia (Zoë Wanamaker), who are forced to put their differences aside when the Romans invade Britannia,” per the official synopsis. “Meanwhile, rogue Druid Divis...
Set in 43 A.D., the drama follows “the reluctant rise to power of Kerra (played by Kelly Reilly), daughter of the King of Cantii (Ian McDiarmid), and her arch-rival Queen Atedia (Zoë Wanamaker), who are forced to put their differences aside when the Romans invade Britannia,” per the official synopsis. “Meanwhile, rogue Druid Divis...
- 6/29/2020
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
Epix is signed up to British fantasy drama Britannia. The MGM-owned cable network is coming on board as a co-production partner for season three of the Sky series.
This comes after Deadline revealed earlier this year that British pay-tv broadcaster Sky had renewed the show for a third season but Amazon, which was involved in the first season, would no longer be involved.
Epix will also launch the first season of the show on August 2, followed by the second season on October 4 and will be the exclusive home for season three.
Production on season three of the big-budget historical drama, which was written by playwright Jez Butterworth, was shutdown in March as a result of Covid-19.
Britannia stars David Morrissey, Mackenzie Crook, Annabel Scholey and Eleanor Worthington-Cox and was created by Jez Butterworth, Tom Butterworth and James Richardson.
The first season, which included nine episodes, ran from January to March 2018 in the UK,...
This comes after Deadline revealed earlier this year that British pay-tv broadcaster Sky had renewed the show for a third season but Amazon, which was involved in the first season, would no longer be involved.
Epix will also launch the first season of the show on August 2, followed by the second season on October 4 and will be the exclusive home for season three.
Production on season three of the big-budget historical drama, which was written by playwright Jez Butterworth, was shutdown in March as a result of Covid-19.
Britannia stars David Morrissey, Mackenzie Crook, Annabel Scholey and Eleanor Worthington-Cox and was created by Jez Butterworth, Tom Butterworth and James Richardson.
The first season, which included nine episodes, ran from January to March 2018 in the UK,...
- 6/29/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Sky has renewed original drama Britannia for a third season on its Sky Atlantic network and Now TV streaming service, the European pay TV giant owned by Comcast said Wednesday.
The series about the Roman conquest of Britain stars David Morrissey, Mackenzie Crook, Annabel Scholey and Eleanor Worthington-Cox. Created by writer Jez Butterworth, Tom Butterworth and James Richardson and produced by Vertigo Films in association with Neal Street Productions, Sky describes Britannia as a "tale of clashing faith systems, torn-apart families, mystic men, powerful women, all told with humor, heart and violence."
The second season launched in November ...
The series about the Roman conquest of Britain stars David Morrissey, Mackenzie Crook, Annabel Scholey and Eleanor Worthington-Cox. Created by writer Jez Butterworth, Tom Butterworth and James Richardson and produced by Vertigo Films in association with Neal Street Productions, Sky describes Britannia as a "tale of clashing faith systems, torn-apart families, mystic men, powerful women, all told with humor, heart and violence."
The second season launched in November ...
- 1/15/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Exclusive: Sky has renewed epic fantasy drama Britannia for a third season.
The third season of the big-budget historical drama, which was written by playwright Jez Butterworth, is set to shoot later this year. It stars David Morrissey, Mackenzie Crook, Annabel Scholey and Eleanor Worthington-Cox and was created by Jez Butterworth, Tom Butterworth and James Richardson.
Update: Amazon is no longer involved in the show and will not air seasons two or seasons three. Sky sources told Deadline that it was in “active conversations with a number of U.S. partners” about finding a new U.S. home for the drama.
The first season, which included nine episodes, ran from January to March 2018, while the ten-part second season launched in November 2019.
In the first season of Britannia, the show followed the story of the Roman invasion led by General Aulus (David Morrissey), who sought to crush the Celtic heart of Britannia,...
The third season of the big-budget historical drama, which was written by playwright Jez Butterworth, is set to shoot later this year. It stars David Morrissey, Mackenzie Crook, Annabel Scholey and Eleanor Worthington-Cox and was created by Jez Butterworth, Tom Butterworth and James Richardson.
Update: Amazon is no longer involved in the show and will not air seasons two or seasons three. Sky sources told Deadline that it was in “active conversations with a number of U.S. partners” about finding a new U.S. home for the drama.
The first season, which included nine episodes, ran from January to March 2018, while the ten-part second season launched in November 2019.
In the first season of Britannia, the show followed the story of the Roman invasion led by General Aulus (David Morrissey), who sought to crush the Celtic heart of Britannia,...
- 1/15/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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Has Rome prevailed? Is the Britannia TV show cancelled or renewed for a second season on Amazon? The television vulture is watching all the latest TV cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Britannia, season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
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An Amazon Prime Video historical drama, Britannia stars Kelly Reilly, David Morrissey, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Liana Cornell, Gershwyn Eustache Jnr, Mackenzie Crook, Barry Ward, Stanley Weber, Joe Armstrong, Fortunato Cerlino, Callie Cooke, Aaron Pierre, Eleanor Worthington-Cox, Zoë Wanamaker, Ian McDiarmid, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Hugo Speer, Daniel Caltagirone, Zaqi Ismail, and Annabel Scholey. A century prior, even Julius Caesar failed to conquer Britannia. Now, in 43Ad, Emperor Claudius has dispatched General Aulus (Morrissey) with 400 ships bringing 20,000 men to...
Has Rome prevailed? Is the Britannia TV show cancelled or renewed for a second season on Amazon? The television vulture is watching all the latest TV cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Britannia, season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
An Amazon Prime Video historical drama, Britannia stars Kelly Reilly, David Morrissey, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Liana Cornell, Gershwyn Eustache Jnr, Mackenzie Crook, Barry Ward, Stanley Weber, Joe Armstrong, Fortunato Cerlino, Callie Cooke, Aaron Pierre, Eleanor Worthington-Cox, Zoë Wanamaker, Ian McDiarmid, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Hugo Speer, Daniel Caltagirone, Zaqi Ismail, and Annabel Scholey. A century prior, even Julius Caesar failed to conquer Britannia. Now, in 43Ad, Emperor Claudius has dispatched General Aulus (Morrissey) with 400 ships bringing 20,000 men to...
- 11/25/2019
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Stars: Eleanor Worthington-Cox, Maxine Peake, Richard Harrington, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Mark Lewis Jones, Richard Elfyn, Jodi Innes, Dyfrig Evans | Written and Directed by William McGregor
The debut feature from writer-director William McGregor, Gwen is a dark, chilling period drama that cleverly blends Gothic horror and social realism. As such, it’s an arresting and memorable first feature that marks out McGregor as a talent to watch.
Set in North Wales in the mid-19th century, the film stars Eleanor Worthington-Cox (The Enfield Haunting) as Gwen, a teenager who lives with her younger sister Mari (Jodi Innes) and sickly mother Elen (Maxine Peake) on a rural farm in Snowdonia. The trio are patiently awaiting the return of Gwen’s father (Dyfrig Evans), who’s off fighting in the Crimean War, but a run of bad luck befalls the farm, putting its future in jeopardy. Meanwhile, local slate baron Mr Wynne (Mark Lewis...
The debut feature from writer-director William McGregor, Gwen is a dark, chilling period drama that cleverly blends Gothic horror and social realism. As such, it’s an arresting and memorable first feature that marks out McGregor as a talent to watch.
Set in North Wales in the mid-19th century, the film stars Eleanor Worthington-Cox (The Enfield Haunting) as Gwen, a teenager who lives with her younger sister Mari (Jodi Innes) and sickly mother Elen (Maxine Peake) on a rural farm in Snowdonia. The trio are patiently awaiting the return of Gwen’s father (Dyfrig Evans), who’s off fighting in the Crimean War, but a run of bad luck befalls the farm, putting its future in jeopardy. Meanwhile, local slate baron Mr Wynne (Mark Lewis...
- 11/12/2019
- by Matthew Turner
- Nerdly
To mark the release of Gwen on 11th November, we’ve been given 3 copies to give away on DVD.
William McGregor’s critically acclaimed atmospheric and exquisitely crafted gothic period drama stars newcomer Eleanor Worthington-Cox (Laurence Olivier Award winning actress of Matilda and BAFTA nominated for The Enfield Haunting) in the break out performance of the year. The film also stars BAFTA nominated actress Maxine Peake , Richard Harrington & recent Laurence Olivier Award winner Kobna Holdbrook-Smith (Ike Turner in the musical Tina)
In the stark beauty of 19th Century Snowdonia a young girl, Gwen, tries desperately to hold her home together. Struggling with her mother’s mysterious illness, her father’s absence and a ruthless mining company encroaching on their land, a growing darkness begins to take grip of her home, and the suspicious local community turns on Gwen and her family.
Please note: This competition is open to UK residents...
William McGregor’s critically acclaimed atmospheric and exquisitely crafted gothic period drama stars newcomer Eleanor Worthington-Cox (Laurence Olivier Award winning actress of Matilda and BAFTA nominated for The Enfield Haunting) in the break out performance of the year. The film also stars BAFTA nominated actress Maxine Peake , Richard Harrington & recent Laurence Olivier Award winner Kobna Holdbrook-Smith (Ike Turner in the musical Tina)
In the stark beauty of 19th Century Snowdonia a young girl, Gwen, tries desperately to hold her home together. Struggling with her mother’s mysterious illness, her father’s absence and a ruthless mining company encroaching on their land, a growing darkness begins to take grip of her home, and the suspicious local community turns on Gwen and her family.
Please note: This competition is open to UK residents...
- 10/24/2019
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Actress Eleanor Worthington-Cox is determined to protect her family from a malevolent presence as the title character in the mystery drama, ‘Gwen.’ Shudder and Rlje Films are highlighting the young protagonist’s fight, as they’re set to release the feature today on DVD and Blu-ray. In honor of ‘Gwen’s disc release, ShockYa is offering three lucky […]
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- 10/8/2019
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
Shudder and Rlje Films (Nasdaq: Rlje) will release Gwen on October 8, 2019 on DVD and Blu-ray. Written and directed by William McGregor (“Misfits”), the film stars Eleanor Worthington-Cox (Maleficent) and Maxine Peake (The Theory of Everything). Rlje Films will release Gwen on DVD for an Srp of $27.97 and Blu-ray for an Srp of …
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- 9/7/2019
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
A harrowing coming-of-age film that walks the line between potentially supernatural forces and the horrors of mankind, William McGregor's Gwen is coming to Blu-ray and DVD from Shudder and Rlje Films just in time for the Halloween season:
Press Release: Los Angeles – Shudder and Rlje Films (Nasdaq: Rlje) will release Gwen on October 8, 2019 on DVD and Blu-ray. Written and directed by William McGregor (“Misfits”), the film stars Eleanor Worthington-Cox (Maleficent) and Maxine Peake (The Theory of Everything). Rlje Films will release Gwen on DVD for an Srp of $27.97 and Blu-ray for an Srp of $28.97.
In the film, Gwen is a young girl whose life seems to be collapsing around her. Struggling with her mother’s mysterious illness, her father's absence and a group of angry villagers threatening to take her farm, Gwen must find the strength to guide her family through the darkness. But as a malevolent presence...
Press Release: Los Angeles – Shudder and Rlje Films (Nasdaq: Rlje) will release Gwen on October 8, 2019 on DVD and Blu-ray. Written and directed by William McGregor (“Misfits”), the film stars Eleanor Worthington-Cox (Maleficent) and Maxine Peake (The Theory of Everything). Rlje Films will release Gwen on DVD for an Srp of $27.97 and Blu-ray for an Srp of $28.97.
In the film, Gwen is a young girl whose life seems to be collapsing around her. Struggling with her mother’s mysterious illness, her father's absence and a group of angry villagers threatening to take her farm, Gwen must find the strength to guide her family through the darkness. But as a malevolent presence...
- 9/6/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
In William McGregor’s first feature-lenght film Gwen, available in theaters and on VOD and Digital HD this Friday, August 16, the titular character is a teenage girl (played by Eleanor Worthington-Cox) who lives in a farm in 19th century rural Wales, together with her mother (Maxine Peake) and her younger sister (Jodie Innes). While Gwen awaits for the return of her father (Dyfrig Evans), who’s fighting in a war, several upsetting things start happening around her religious family, for example: the death of their last neighbors due to alleged cholera, the appearance of an animal’s heart nailed to their front door, the killing of all their sheep and ultimately, the illness of the mother, who acts in an increasingly disturbed way. Aside of this, some men...
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- 8/15/2019
- Screen Anarchy
In Gwen, the cinematography of Adam Etherington greets the viewer with the beautiful green hills of the Welsh highlands. But the land’s beauty is quickly engulfed in darkness, as the village where writer/director William McGregor’s Gwen is set is polluted by madness, death, and greed.
Set during the outset of the Industrial Revolution, William McGregor’s horror tale is striking to look at, but frightening at the same time, as the farm where Gwen lives with her mother and little sister rarely sees sunlight. Inside, their home is equally as bleak, as they await their father to return from war. A home should be a place of safety for every family, but there’s something sinister lurking in the mist of the night air and calling out with the roar of the wind.
Gwen is a film that clearly has an itch for The Witch, but while...
Set during the outset of the Industrial Revolution, William McGregor’s horror tale is striking to look at, but frightening at the same time, as the farm where Gwen lives with her mother and little sister rarely sees sunlight. Inside, their home is equally as bleak, as they await their father to return from war. A home should be a place of safety for every family, but there’s something sinister lurking in the mist of the night air and calling out with the roar of the wind.
Gwen is a film that clearly has an itch for The Witch, but while...
- 8/15/2019
- by Sara Clements
- DailyDead
Handsomely cloaked in misty menace and heavy weather, an irate wind whistling through every pause in its soundtrack, “Gwen” turns out to be something of a wolf in another wolf’s clothing. Following a fatherless family battling demons of some description in the bleakest peaks of Wales, the film looks and sounds the part of an elegantly haunted gothic horror movie, only to skip past standard chiller expectations to disquiet its audience in more grounded, historically rooted ways. That the true terrors of William McGregor’s stern but stylish debut turn out to be less mysterious than they might initially seem — with the living patriarchy rattling more chains than any ghosts — may come as a surprise to genre fiends, particularly those who find the film via its U.S. deal with horror VOD platform Shudder.
Approach the film with managed genre expectations, however, and there’s much to admire (and...
Approach the film with managed genre expectations, however, and there’s much to admire (and...
- 8/7/2019
- by Guy Lodge
- Variety Film + TV
Mark Harrison Aug 1, 2019
If you’ve already seen all of 2019’s summer blockbusters, check out our annual round-up of the less massive films out in August.
This article comes from Den of Geek UK.
If you see only one movie at the theater this August, then you’re probably looking at Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw. An epic prospect like Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham teaming up to stop a madman from wiping out half the world’s population seems like a suitable end to the summer blockbuster season that began with Avengers: Endgame.
But honestly, by this point in a fairly average moviegoing summer, some of us are looking to cool off a bit. From indie films to low-budget genre fare, there are usually a few solid alternatives to the bigger movies also arriving in cinemas at this time of year.
Don’t get us wrong: you know we’re...
If you’ve already seen all of 2019’s summer blockbusters, check out our annual round-up of the less massive films out in August.
This article comes from Den of Geek UK.
If you see only one movie at the theater this August, then you’re probably looking at Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw. An epic prospect like Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham teaming up to stop a madman from wiping out half the world’s population seems like a suitable end to the summer blockbuster season that began with Avengers: Endgame.
But honestly, by this point in a fairly average moviegoing summer, some of us are looking to cool off a bit. From indie films to low-budget genre fare, there are usually a few solid alternatives to the bigger movies also arriving in cinemas at this time of year.
Don’t get us wrong: you know we’re...
- 8/1/2019
- Den of Geek
With her father at war and her mother ailing from an enigmatic illness (or perhaps something more sinister), a young woman tries to keep her family together under pressure from outside forces in William McGregor's Gwen. With the harrowing coming-of-age film coming out in mid-August, the official trailer has been revealed by Rlje Films.
Written and directed by William McGregor, Gwen stars Maxine Peake and Eleanor Worthington-Cox. Rlje Films and Shudder will release Gwen in theaters as well as On Demand and Digital HD beginning August 16th. Check out the trailer and poster below, and stay tuned to Daily Dead for our interview with McGregor.
Synopsis: "Gwen is a young girl desperately trying to hold her home together – struggling with her mother's mysterious illness, her father's absence and a ruthless mining company encroaching on their land. As a growing darkness begins to take grip of her home, the local...
Written and directed by William McGregor, Gwen stars Maxine Peake and Eleanor Worthington-Cox. Rlje Films and Shudder will release Gwen in theaters as well as On Demand and Digital HD beginning August 16th. Check out the trailer and poster below, and stay tuned to Daily Dead for our interview with McGregor.
Synopsis: "Gwen is a young girl desperately trying to hold her home together – struggling with her mother's mysterious illness, her father's absence and a ruthless mining company encroaching on their land. As a growing darkness begins to take grip of her home, the local...
- 8/1/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
"As the blood passes from the body, so does the evil." Rlje Films has debuted an official trailer for an indie folk horror film titled Gwen, set in Wales. The film premiered at the Toronto Film Festival last year, and after playing at a few festivals this year is getting a theatrical + VOD release in the Us in August. This dark folk tale is set in the hills of Wales during the industrial revolution, following a young girl named Gwen, played by Eleanor Worthington-Cox. With her father absent, her mother falling to a mysterious, and a mob of angry villagers threatening to take her farm, a mysterious evil begins to take hold of her home. The cast includes Maxine Peake, Richard Harrington, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Mark Lewis Jones, Richard Elfyn, and Gwion Glyn. Looks quite spooky. Here's the first official Us trailer (+ posters) for William McGregor's Gwen, direct from Rlje...
- 7/25/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Stars: Eleanor Worthington-Cox, Maxine Peake, Richard Harrington, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Mark Lewis Jones, Richard Elfyn, Jodi Innes, Dyfrig Evans | Written and Directed by William McGregor
The debut feature from writer-director William McGregor, Gwen is a dark, chilling period drama that cleverly blends Gothic horror and social realism. As such, it’s an arresting and memorable first feature that marks out McGregor as a talent to watch.
Set in North Wales in the mid-19th century, the film stars Eleanor Worthington-Cox (The Enfield Haunting) as Gwen, a teenager who lives with her younger sister Mari (Jodi Innes) and sickly mother Elen (Maxine Peake) on a rural farm in Snowdonia. The trio are patiently awaiting the return of Gwen’s father (Dyfrig Evans), who’s off fighting in the Crimean War, but a run of bad luck befalls the farm, putting its future in jeopardy. Meanwhile, local slate baron Mr Wynne (Mark Lewis...
The debut feature from writer-director William McGregor, Gwen is a dark, chilling period drama that cleverly blends Gothic horror and social realism. As such, it’s an arresting and memorable first feature that marks out McGregor as a talent to watch.
Set in North Wales in the mid-19th century, the film stars Eleanor Worthington-Cox (The Enfield Haunting) as Gwen, a teenager who lives with her younger sister Mari (Jodi Innes) and sickly mother Elen (Maxine Peake) on a rural farm in Snowdonia. The trio are patiently awaiting the return of Gwen’s father (Dyfrig Evans), who’s off fighting in the Crimean War, but a run of bad luck befalls the farm, putting its future in jeopardy. Meanwhile, local slate baron Mr Wynne (Mark Lewis...
- 7/22/2019
- by Matthew Turner
- Nerdly
Other openers include cricket doc ‘The Edge’ and ‘Tell It To The Bees’.
CGI animation The Lion King is the latest Disney remake to hit UK cinemas, and will look to challenge the highest openings of the year on its first weekend.
Its target will be the £31.4m three-day gross of Avengers: Endgame in April this year – by some distance the record opening weekend for a film in the UK.
The presence of several other blockbuster titles still in cinemas – Toy Story 4 and Aladdin from Disney, plus Sony’s Spider-Man: Far From Home – make this a lofty goal.
However...
CGI animation The Lion King is the latest Disney remake to hit UK cinemas, and will look to challenge the highest openings of the year on its first weekend.
Its target will be the £31.4m three-day gross of Avengers: Endgame in April this year – by some distance the record opening weekend for a film in the UK.
The presence of several other blockbuster titles still in cinemas – Toy Story 4 and Aladdin from Disney, plus Sony’s Spider-Man: Far From Home – make this a lofty goal.
However...
- 7/19/2019
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Maxine Peake plays a woman whose property in the wilds of 19th-century Wales is threatened by a predatory mine owner
William McGregor’s debut feature is an eerie hybrid of gothic drama and social realism. It comes on like a chilling mystery-horror in the tradition of The Innocents as a string of calamities befall a woman and her two daughters fighting to keep their farm in 19th-century north Wales. Is some kind of ghostly phenomenon at work? Or, isolated and alone, are the women slowly going mad? McGregor adds a further layer of ambiguity with the possibility that this is a story about female oppression and the struggle of the poor.
Gwen is set in 1855 in Snowdonia as slate mining pushes out farming as the predominant way of life. Eleanor Worthington-Cox (The Enfield Haunting) plays teenager Gwen whose father is away fighting in the army. Her mother Elen (Maxine Peake) is hard and angry,...
William McGregor’s debut feature is an eerie hybrid of gothic drama and social realism. It comes on like a chilling mystery-horror in the tradition of The Innocents as a string of calamities befall a woman and her two daughters fighting to keep their farm in 19th-century north Wales. Is some kind of ghostly phenomenon at work? Or, isolated and alone, are the women slowly going mad? McGregor adds a further layer of ambiguity with the possibility that this is a story about female oppression and the struggle of the poor.
Gwen is set in 1855 in Snowdonia as slate mining pushes out farming as the predominant way of life. Eleanor Worthington-Cox (The Enfield Haunting) plays teenager Gwen whose father is away fighting in the army. Her mother Elen (Maxine Peake) is hard and angry,...
- 7/17/2019
- by Cath Clarke
- The Guardian - Film News
Writer-director William McGregor's atmospheric folk-horror Gwen, tells the story of a family living in 19th Century rural Wales. Eldest daughter Gwen (Eleanor Worthington-Cox) lives with her mother and younger sister, and struggles to hold the family together since her father left for war - A task made increasingly difficult when she begins to suspect the moors surrounding their tiny, isolated farm may be haunted by a demon.
If there's one thing which works superbly well in Gwen it's the location. Snowdonia itself is a character in the film, its harsh, misty, mountainous terrain reflecting the hardship faced by this little family - McGregor's camera really feels as though it captures the essence of this place and time.
The rest of the film is something of a mixed ba...
If there's one thing which works superbly well in Gwen it's the location. Snowdonia itself is a character in the film, its harsh, misty, mountainous terrain reflecting the hardship faced by this little family - McGregor's camera really feels as though it captures the essence of this place and time.
The rest of the film is something of a mixed ba...
- 7/3/2019
- QuietEarth.us
Following its screenings at Tiff and the Overlook Film Festival, Rlje Films and Shudder are teaming up to bring William McGregor's coming-of-age horror film Gwen to theaters, VOD, and Digital HD on August 16th, followed by a release on Shudder.
Press Release: Los Angeles, – Rlje Films has partnered with Shudder, AMC Networks’ streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, to bring the highly anticipated thriller Gwen to theaters, VOD and Digital HD on August 16, 2019 prior to its release on the premium streaming platform. Written and directed by William McGregor (“Misfits”), who is making his feature film debut, the film stars Eleanor Worthington-Cox (Maleficent) and Maxine Peake (The Theory of Everything).
“Gwen has been shocking audiences from Tiff to Overlook,” said Mark Ward, Chief Acquisitions Officer at Rlje Films. “We are excited to go on this joint venture with Shudder, bringing more elevated, thought-provoking content to our genre audiences.
Press Release: Los Angeles, – Rlje Films has partnered with Shudder, AMC Networks’ streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, to bring the highly anticipated thriller Gwen to theaters, VOD and Digital HD on August 16, 2019 prior to its release on the premium streaming platform. Written and directed by William McGregor (“Misfits”), who is making his feature film debut, the film stars Eleanor Worthington-Cox (Maleficent) and Maxine Peake (The Theory of Everything).
“Gwen has been shocking audiences from Tiff to Overlook,” said Mark Ward, Chief Acquisitions Officer at Rlje Films. “We are excited to go on this joint venture with Shudder, bringing more elevated, thought-provoking content to our genre audiences.
- 6/28/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Rlje Films has nabbed the thriller Gwen, William McGregor's feature film debut starring Eleanor Worthington-Cox and Maxine Peake, the British stage and screen star of The Theory of Everything and Silk, ahead of a run on the horror streamer Shudder.
A theatrical and VOD release is first planned from Aug. 16 for the indie about a trio of women battling internal demons and external monsters that had its world premiere at the 2018 Toronto Film Festival. "We are excited to go on this joint venture with Shudder, bringing more elevated, thought-provoking content to our genre audiences," Mark Ward,...
A theatrical and VOD release is first planned from Aug. 16 for the indie about a trio of women battling internal demons and external monsters that had its world premiere at the 2018 Toronto Film Festival. "We are excited to go on this joint venture with Shudder, bringing more elevated, thought-provoking content to our genre audiences," Mark Ward,...
- 6/27/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Rlje Films has nabbed the thriller Gwen, William McGregor's feature film debut starring Eleanor Worthington-Cox and Maxine Peake, the British stage and screen star of The Theory of Everything and Silk, ahead of a run on the horror streamer Shudder.
A theatrical and VOD release is first planned from Aug. 16 for the indie about a trio of women battling internal demons and external monsters that had its world premiere at the 2018 Toronto Film Festival. "We are excited to go on this joint venture with Shudder, bringing more elevated, thought-provoking content to our genre audiences," Mark Ward,...
A theatrical and VOD release is first planned from Aug. 16 for the indie about a trio of women battling internal demons and external monsters that had its world premiere at the 2018 Toronto Film Festival. "We are excited to go on this joint venture with Shudder, bringing more elevated, thought-provoking content to our genre audiences," Mark Ward,...
- 6/27/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Bulldog Film Distribution has launched a new trailer for William McGregor’s haunting and atmospheric ‘Gwen’ featuring Maxine Peake.
William McGregor’s exquisitely crafted gothic period drama stars newcomer Eleanor Worthington-Cox (Laurence Olivier Award-winning actress of Matilda) and BAFTA nominated for The Enfield Haunting) in the break out performance of the year. The film also stars BAFTA nominated actress Maxine Peake, Richard Harrington & recent Laurence Olivier Award winner Kobna Holdbrook-Smith (Ike Turner in the musical Tina)
Also in trailers – First trailer for Ken Loach’s hard-hitting drama ‘Sorry I Missed You’ debuts
The film hits UK cinemas July 19th
Gwen Synopsis
In the stark beauty of 19th Century Snowdonia a young girl, Gwen, tries desperately to hold her home together. Struggling with her mother’s mysterious illness, her father’s absence and a ruthless mining company encroaching on their land, a growing darkness begins to take a grip of her home,...
William McGregor’s exquisitely crafted gothic period drama stars newcomer Eleanor Worthington-Cox (Laurence Olivier Award-winning actress of Matilda) and BAFTA nominated for The Enfield Haunting) in the break out performance of the year. The film also stars BAFTA nominated actress Maxine Peake, Richard Harrington & recent Laurence Olivier Award winner Kobna Holdbrook-Smith (Ike Turner in the musical Tina)
Also in trailers – First trailer for Ken Loach’s hard-hitting drama ‘Sorry I Missed You’ debuts
The film hits UK cinemas July 19th
Gwen Synopsis
In the stark beauty of 19th Century Snowdonia a young girl, Gwen, tries desperately to hold her home together. Struggling with her mother’s mysterious illness, her father’s absence and a ruthless mining company encroaching on their land, a growing darkness begins to take a grip of her home,...
- 6/19/2019
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Streaming service Shudder picks up all rights.
William McGregor’s Gwen has secured North American distribution, with AMC’s streaming platform Shudder picking up all rights.
London-based Great Point Media handles sales on the film, which premiered in Toronto International Film Festival’s Discovery strand in September.
Set in 19th century Snowdonia, Wales, Gwen stars Eleanor Worthington-Cox (Maleficent) as a young girl who tries desperately to hold her family and home together. Struggling with her mother’s mysterious illness, her father’s absence and a ruthless mining company encroaching on their land, a growing darkness begins to take grip of her home,...
William McGregor’s Gwen has secured North American distribution, with AMC’s streaming platform Shudder picking up all rights.
London-based Great Point Media handles sales on the film, which premiered in Toronto International Film Festival’s Discovery strand in September.
Set in 19th century Snowdonia, Wales, Gwen stars Eleanor Worthington-Cox (Maleficent) as a young girl who tries desperately to hold her family and home together. Struggling with her mother’s mysterious illness, her father’s absence and a ruthless mining company encroaching on their land, a growing darkness begins to take grip of her home,...
- 12/4/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Britain’s William McGregor came to Toronto carrying the torch brought by William Oldroyd in 2016 with Lady Macbeth and last year by Michael Pearce with Beast. Starring Eleanor Worthington-Cox, his feature debut Gwen landed in the Discovery section, where it drew praise for its bold fusion of classic period drama with subtle genre elements sometimes known as “folk horror”. “Gwen is a project that’s been evolving over the last eight years,” McGregor explained when he came by the Deadline studio with his young star. “It came out of a short film I made, called Who’s Afraid Of The Water Sprite, as a student. It’s a kind of dark, pastoral, Thomas Hardy-esque, landscape-driven narrative about a young girl growing up in difficult circumstances. It’s her coming of age story really.”
Speaking highly of Worthington-Cox, a rising new star with a screen presence not unlike The Witch’s Anya Taylor-Joy,...
Speaking highly of Worthington-Cox, a rising new star with a screen presence not unlike The Witch’s Anya Taylor-Joy,...
- 9/14/2018
- by Damon Wise
- Deadline Film + TV
Launched in 2011 as a four-day intensive mentorship that spotlights four homegrown actors on the brink of global breakout, Tiff Rising Stars this year not only expands its scope — officially adding four international thesps — but also embodies the festival’s increasingly proactive commitment to industry change (also reflected in its new Share Her Journey initiative). The eight 2018 stars all appear in Toronto films — including some of the hottest titles.
“Rising Stars not only celebrates achievements in the actors’ careers so far, but also helps them see the bigger picture of their lives as entrepreneurs and collaborative artists,” says its producer Natalie Semotiuk.
Canada is repped by Devery Jacobs (Veenda Sud’s “The Lie”), Lamar Johnson, pictured above, (George Tillman’s “The Hate U Give”), Michaela Kurimsky (Jasmin Mozaffari’s “Firecrackers”) and Jess Salgueiro (Patricia Rozema’s “Mouthpiece”); the international contingent is Ahmed Malek (Patricia Chica’s “Montreal Girls”), Stephane Bak (Joel Karekezi...
“Rising Stars not only celebrates achievements in the actors’ careers so far, but also helps them see the bigger picture of their lives as entrepreneurs and collaborative artists,” says its producer Natalie Semotiuk.
Canada is repped by Devery Jacobs (Veenda Sud’s “The Lie”), Lamar Johnson, pictured above, (George Tillman’s “The Hate U Give”), Michaela Kurimsky (Jasmin Mozaffari’s “Firecrackers”) and Jess Salgueiro (Patricia Rozema’s “Mouthpiece”); the international contingent is Ahmed Malek (Patricia Chica’s “Montreal Girls”), Stephane Bak (Joel Karekezi...
- 9/6/2018
- by Jennie Punter
- Variety Film + TV
Stars: Johnny Knoxville, Eleanor Worthington-Cox, Chris Pontius, Dan Bakkedahl, Johnny Pemberton, Brigette Lundy-Paine, Eric Manaka, Joshua Hoover, Conner McVicker, Michael Everson, Matthew Peterson | Written by John Altschuler, Dave Krinsky | Directed by Tim Kirkby
The Johnny Knoxville starring Action Point attempts to once again recalibrate and weave the Jackass level of stunt filmmaking into a structured story narrative in the same vein as Knoxville’s moderately successful 2013 feature Bad Grandpa. The outcome is quite surprisingly successful while remaining ever so childish and formulated yet with a balanced tone of comedy and light-hearted drama.
D.C. is the crackpot owner of Action Point – a low-rent, out-of-control amusement park where the rides are designed with minimum safety for maximum fun. Just as his estranged daughter Boogie comes to visit, a corporate mega-park opens nearby and jeopardizes the future of Action Point. To save his beloved park and his relationship with Boogie, D.C.
The Johnny Knoxville starring Action Point attempts to once again recalibrate and weave the Jackass level of stunt filmmaking into a structured story narrative in the same vein as Knoxville’s moderately successful 2013 feature Bad Grandpa. The outcome is quite surprisingly successful while remaining ever so childish and formulated yet with a balanced tone of comedy and light-hearted drama.
D.C. is the crackpot owner of Action Point – a low-rent, out-of-control amusement park where the rides are designed with minimum safety for maximum fun. Just as his estranged daughter Boogie comes to visit, a corporate mega-park opens nearby and jeopardizes the future of Action Point. To save his beloved park and his relationship with Boogie, D.C.
- 9/5/2018
- by Jak-Luke Sharp
- Nerdly
Toronto International Film Festival (Sept 6-16) has added a world premiere screening of Neil Jordan’s Greta and the North American premiere of Natalie Portman-starrer Vox Lux to its Special Presentations program, which now numbers 24 films.
Jordan’s Greta tells the story of a young New York woman named Frances (Chloë Grace Moretz) who strikes up an unlikely friendship with an enigmatic widow named Greta (Isabelle Huppert). Co-written by Jordan and Ray Wright, pic also stars Colm Feore, Maika Monroe, and Stephen Rea.
In musical drama Vox Lux, Brady Corbet’s second feature as writer-director tracks its heroine’s path from childhood tragedy to a life of fame and fortune. Starring Natalie Portman and Jude Law, the film begins with teenage sisters Celeste (Raffey Cassidy) and Eleanor (Stacy Martin) who survive a violent incident that changes their lives.
Tiff has also revealed the 46 movies taking part in its Discovery lineup for emerging filmmakers.
Jordan’s Greta tells the story of a young New York woman named Frances (Chloë Grace Moretz) who strikes up an unlikely friendship with an enigmatic widow named Greta (Isabelle Huppert). Co-written by Jordan and Ray Wright, pic also stars Colm Feore, Maika Monroe, and Stephen Rea.
In musical drama Vox Lux, Brady Corbet’s second feature as writer-director tracks its heroine’s path from childhood tragedy to a life of fame and fortune. Starring Natalie Portman and Jude Law, the film begins with teenage sisters Celeste (Raffey Cassidy) and Eleanor (Stacy Martin) who survive a violent incident that changes their lives.
Tiff has also revealed the 46 movies taking part in its Discovery lineup for emerging filmmakers.
- 8/21/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
I heard Johnny Knoxville say during an interview that throughout his entire career, no production has bruised, battered, or sent him to the hospital more times than Action Point. That, right there, is saying something.
For those who’ve grown up watching Knoxville physically disassemble himself with old pals Steve-o and Bam Margera on the Jackass TV show or any of its subsequent movies know that such a statement, if true, would suggest quite an entertaining (not to mention painful) display. After all, we did see a motorbike crush his…well…most “private” of areas.
Though I’m no doctor, and am not ashamed to admit I would be terrified to do any of the things I saw on the screen, I certainly doubt that Action Point, Knoxville’s first major narrative-stunt hybrid since Bad Grandpa, hurt the industry’s most entertaining maniac as much as he let on. It...
For those who’ve grown up watching Knoxville physically disassemble himself with old pals Steve-o and Bam Margera on the Jackass TV show or any of its subsequent movies know that such a statement, if true, would suggest quite an entertaining (not to mention painful) display. After all, we did see a motorbike crush his…well…most “private” of areas.
Though I’m no doctor, and am not ashamed to admit I would be terrified to do any of the things I saw on the screen, I certainly doubt that Action Point, Knoxville’s first major narrative-stunt hybrid since Bad Grandpa, hurt the industry’s most entertaining maniac as much as he let on. It...
- 6/2/2018
- by Luke Parker
- We Got This Covered
It’s a tiny point on the Venn diagram where “based on a true story” and “Jackass” intersect, but Johnny Knoxville manages to find that sweet spot with “Action Point,” a movie that’s clearly inspired by the infamously perilous New Jersey attraction Action Park, whose deadly rides remain the stuff of legend decades after its gates were bolted shut.
Before Disney and Six Flags and other conglomerates put them out of business, there were seedy, shabby and no doubt unsafe amusement parks dotting the nation from coast to coast. “Action Point” would argue, albeit not always successfully, that what we gained in standards of security and safety, we lost in regional flavor and eccentricity as the United States grew more and more corporatized.
As post-“Jackass” movies go, “Action Point” makes more of an effort to sandwich some plot between the literally painful slapstick comedy, but if you love...
Before Disney and Six Flags and other conglomerates put them out of business, there were seedy, shabby and no doubt unsafe amusement parks dotting the nation from coast to coast. “Action Point” would argue, albeit not always successfully, that what we gained in standards of security and safety, we lost in regional flavor and eccentricity as the United States grew more and more corporatized.
As post-“Jackass” movies go, “Action Point” makes more of an effort to sandwich some plot between the literally painful slapstick comedy, but if you love...
- 6/1/2018
- by Alonso Duralde
- The Wrap
A Jackass movie by any other name would smell just as sweet – even when it comes out rancid. Action Point brings Johnny Knoxville and his anarchic crew of self-abusers back to the screen in a movie that keeps selling syrupy when we want mad-dog crazy. It's still R-rated and, yes, and you do get to see Knoxville get hurled into the broad side of a barn while his old buddy Chris Pontius finds his balls being used as a snack for a squirrel. Good times. But someone thought this comedy...
- 6/1/2018
- Rollingstone.com
What if Johnny Knoxville and a couple of his buddies from the “Jackass” hurt-yourself-for-the-hell-of-it TV series were put in charge of an amusement park? Instead of safety being the owners’ primary concern, guests would be encouraged to tempt fate on notoriously risky waterslides, ziplines, and a high-speed downhill toboggan. That’s the lowbrow high concept behind the gleefully brainless “Action Point,” which was inspired by just such a death trap in Vernon, New Jersey, known as Action Park, where much fun was had (and many bones were broken) before a handful of personal injury lawsuits forced its closure in 1996.
Knoxville and his team clearly see this as the ideal stage for a fresh batch of willfully idiotic stunts — one of which was reportedly so severe that it dislodged Knoxville’s eyeball, such that it pops out of its socket whenever he sneezes — all in service of a woefully unfunny comedy...
Knoxville and his team clearly see this as the ideal stage for a fresh batch of willfully idiotic stunts — one of which was reportedly so severe that it dislodged Knoxville’s eyeball, such that it pops out of its socket whenever he sneezes — all in service of a woefully unfunny comedy...
- 6/1/2018
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
Everyone’s favorite daredevil Johnny Knoxville is back to his hilariously painful antics in the upcoming comedy Action Point.
Knoxville stars as D.C., the crackpot owner of a low-rent, out-of-control amusement park where the rides are designed with minimum safety for maximum fun. Just as D.C.’s estranged teenage daughter Boogie comes to visit, a corporate mega-park opens nearby and jeopardizes the future of Action Point. To save his beloved theme park and his relationship with his daughter, D.C. and his loony crew of misfits risk everything to pull out all the stops – and stunts – making for another wild ride from the star of Bad Grandpa and Jackass.
Action Point opens on June 1, 2018.
Enter for the chance to win Two (2) seats to the advance screening on Thursday, May 31 at 7pm in the St. Louis area.
Answer the Following:
In 2014, Johnny Knoxville provided the voice for which turtle in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?...
Knoxville stars as D.C., the crackpot owner of a low-rent, out-of-control amusement park where the rides are designed with minimum safety for maximum fun. Just as D.C.’s estranged teenage daughter Boogie comes to visit, a corporate mega-park opens nearby and jeopardizes the future of Action Point. To save his beloved theme park and his relationship with his daughter, D.C. and his loony crew of misfits risk everything to pull out all the stops – and stunts – making for another wild ride from the star of Bad Grandpa and Jackass.
Action Point opens on June 1, 2018.
Enter for the chance to win Two (2) seats to the advance screening on Thursday, May 31 at 7pm in the St. Louis area.
Answer the Following:
In 2014, Johnny Knoxville provided the voice for which turtle in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?...
- 5/23/2018
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Maxine Peake also stars in 19th century drama
Screen can unveil a first look at William McGregor’s debut feature Gwen, which was taken to Cannes this year as part of the BFI, BBC Films, Film4 and British Council’s showcase Great 8.
The event, which took place last week, presented eight upcoming UK indie titles to a select group of Cannes buyers. The other titles were: Beats, Eternal Beauty, Ilkley, Only You, Tell It To The Bees, We Don’t Talk About Love, and White Riot. According to an attendee, Gwen was one of the best-received presentations.
The film stars...
Screen can unveil a first look at William McGregor’s debut feature Gwen, which was taken to Cannes this year as part of the BFI, BBC Films, Film4 and British Council’s showcase Great 8.
The event, which took place last week, presented eight upcoming UK indie titles to a select group of Cannes buyers. The other titles were: Beats, Eternal Beauty, Ilkley, Only You, Tell It To The Bees, We Don’t Talk About Love, and White Riot. According to an attendee, Gwen was one of the best-received presentations.
The film stars...
- 5/17/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Check out this awesome 80s-esque poster for director Tim Kirkby’s upcoming comedy Action Point which stars Johnny Knoxville, Chris Pontius, Dan Bakkedahl, Matt Schulze, Eleanor Worthington-Cox, Johnny Pemberton, Brigette Lundy-Paine, Joshua Hoover, Conner McVicker and Eric Manaka.
Everyone’s favorite daredevil Johnny Knoxville is back to his hilariously painful antics in the upcoming comedy Action Point. Knoxville stars as D.C., the crackpot owner of a low-rent, out-of-control amusement park where the rides are designed with minimum safety for maximum fun. Just as D.C.’s estranged teenage daughter Boogie comes to visit, a corporate mega-park opens nearby and jeopardizes the future of Action Point. To save his beloved theme park and his relationship with his daughter, D.C. and his loony crew of misfits risk everything to pull out all the stops – and stunts – making for another wild ride from the star of Bad Grandpa and Jackass.
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Everyone’s favorite daredevil Johnny Knoxville is back to his hilariously painful antics in the upcoming comedy Action Point. Knoxville stars as D.C., the crackpot owner of a low-rent, out-of-control amusement park where the rides are designed with minimum safety for maximum fun. Just as D.C.’s estranged teenage daughter Boogie comes to visit, a corporate mega-park opens nearby and jeopardizes the future of Action Point. To save his beloved theme park and his relationship with his daughter, D.C. and his loony crew of misfits risk everything to pull out all the stops – and stunts – making for another wild ride from the star of Bad Grandpa and Jackass.
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- 4/24/2018
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Exclusive: Great Point Media has boarded international sales on the latest feature from Deep State and State Of Play (TV) producer Endor Productions, I can reveal. Bafta-nominated actress Maxine Peake (Funny Cow, The Falling) stars in the BFI-backed Gothic mystery alongside Britannia actress Eleanor Worthington-Cox, the youngest recipient of the best actress Laurence Olivier award for her role of the theatre production of Matilda, and newcomer Jodie Innes.
Buzzed-about UK director-writer William McGregor’s under-the-radar first feature, which currently has a working title of The Dark Outside, follows a young girl who desperately tries to hold her family together in the face of a hostile local community, a rapacious slate mine nearing their land and a growing darkness that has begun to haunt her home life.
Shot on location in Snowdonia, Wales, supporting cast on the movie includes Richard Harrington (Hinterland), Kobna Holdbrook-Smith (The Commuter) and Mark Lewis Jones...
Buzzed-about UK director-writer William McGregor’s under-the-radar first feature, which currently has a working title of The Dark Outside, follows a young girl who desperately tries to hold her family together in the face of a hostile local community, a rapacious slate mine nearing their land and a growing darkness that has begun to haunt her home life.
Shot on location in Snowdonia, Wales, supporting cast on the movie includes Richard Harrington (Hinterland), Kobna Holdbrook-Smith (The Commuter) and Mark Lewis Jones...
- 4/5/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Paramount Pictures has released the first trailer for the upcoming action-comedy, ‘Action Point’. The film centers around Johnny Knoxville‘s D.C., who owns a low-rent amusement park. After D.C.’s ammunsment park is threatened to go out of business by the opening of a spiffy new rival park, D.C. and his teenage daughter pull out all the stops to keep their park alive. There’s plenty of great moments in the trailer, but it really feels like a potentially great funny combination of ‘Jackass‘ and ‘Bad Grandpa‘.
The film will be directed by Tim Kirkby and produced by Knoxville, Bill Gerber and Derek Freda. It is based on a story by Knoxville, Freda, John Altschuler, Dave Kinsky and Mike Judge, with a screenplay by Altschuler and Kinsky. In addition to Knoxville, ‘Action Point‘ will star Chris Pontius, Dan Bakkedahl, Matt Schulze, Eleanor Worthington-Cox, Johnny Pemberton, Brigette Lundy-Paine,...
The film will be directed by Tim Kirkby and produced by Knoxville, Bill Gerber and Derek Freda. It is based on a story by Knoxville, Freda, John Altschuler, Dave Kinsky and Mike Judge, with a screenplay by Altschuler and Kinsky. In addition to Knoxville, ‘Action Point‘ will star Chris Pontius, Dan Bakkedahl, Matt Schulze, Eleanor Worthington-Cox, Johnny Pemberton, Brigette Lundy-Paine,...
- 3/22/2018
- by Kristyn Clarke
- Age of the Nerd
Johnny Knoxville get s few of his Jackass pals back together again for a new comedy called Action Point. The film tells the story of a man who runs an extremely dangerous theme park to try and compete with a real theme park that opens nearby. This is an actual movie that tells a story, but... the stunts in the film are real and performed by the Jackass crew. What else would you expect from the guys of Jackass!?
Everyone’s favorite daredevil Johnny Knoxville (Bad Grandpa, Jackass) is back to his hilariously painful antics. Knoxville stars as D.C., the crackpot owner of a low-rent, out-of-control amusement park where the rides are designed with minimum safety for maximum fun. Just as D.C.’s estranged teenage daughter Boogie comes to visit, a corporate mega-park opens nearby and jeopardizes the future of Action Point. To save his beloved theme park and relationship with his daughter,...
Everyone’s favorite daredevil Johnny Knoxville (Bad Grandpa, Jackass) is back to his hilariously painful antics. Knoxville stars as D.C., the crackpot owner of a low-rent, out-of-control amusement park where the rides are designed with minimum safety for maximum fun. Just as D.C.’s estranged teenage daughter Boogie comes to visit, a corporate mega-park opens nearby and jeopardizes the future of Action Point. To save his beloved theme park and relationship with his daughter,...
- 3/21/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
"What this place needs is an excitement enema!" Paramount has unleashed the first official trailer for Action Point, the latest wild 'n crazy movie starring Johnny Knoxville and the Jackass boys, inspired by their crazy antics in past movies. This movie is actually a feature comedy (with a screenplay and plot and all) and it's about a crazy guy who designs and operates his own low-rent theme park with his friends, "where the rides are designed with minimum safety for maximum fun." The main plot involves a rival multi-million theme park being built nearby, so Knoxville and his friends have to figure out a way to save Action Point before it loses all of its customers. The full cast includes Chris Pontius, Dan Bakkedahl, Matt Schulze, Eleanor Worthington-Cox, Johnny Pemberton, Brigette Lundy-Paine, Joshua Hoover, Conner McVicker, and Eric Manaka. Yeah this actually looks very fun, might be worth a watch after all.
- 3/21/2018
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
The Britannia TV show has been renewed for a second season on Sky Atlantic, as well as Sky's streaming service Now TV, which services UK and Ireland. Sky Vision handles the international distribution rights -- excluding the United States. The first season of Britannia was an Amazon Prime Original in the Us and was the first co-production between Sky and Amazon Studios. We've reached out to inquire as to whether Amazon has renewed Britannia for season two, as well. When we know more, you will, too. A historical drama, the first season of Britannia on Sky Atlantic and Amazon stars Kelly Reilly, David Morrissey, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Liana Cornell, Gershwyn Eustache Jnr, Mackenzie Crook, Barry Ward, Stanley Weber, Joe Armstrong, Fortunato Cerlino, Callie Cooke, Aaron Pierre, Eleanor Worthington-Cox, Zoë Wanamaker, Ian McDiarmid, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Hugo Speer, Daniel Caltagirone, Zaqi Ismail,...
- 3/17/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Much like “‘Die Hard’ on a…” became the popular action movie pitch of the 90s, “‘Game of Thrones,’ but…” has been the basis of a number of TV ploys over the past half-decade. The latest attempt at capturing the rugged, racy appeal of the HBO behemoth might just be the best so far. “Brittania,” a Sky import that’s been available on Amazon since late January, is built from some of the same DNA, even if it takes its cues from history rather than tomes of fantasy source material.
Right from the top, it takes an obscene amount of confidence to use “Hurdy Gurdy Man” as a theme song, a track that should’ve been retired forever after being used to perfection in David Fincher’s “Zodiac.” But if “Britannia” was a song, it would be much closer to prog rock than the eerie strains of Donovan. A psychedelic mix of brutality,...
Right from the top, it takes an obscene amount of confidence to use “Hurdy Gurdy Man” as a theme song, a track that should’ve been retired forever after being used to perfection in David Fincher’s “Zodiac.” But if “Britannia” was a song, it would be much closer to prog rock than the eerie strains of Donovan. A psychedelic mix of brutality,...
- 2/16/2018
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
Is the Roman invasion a success in the first season of the Britannia TV show on Amazon? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether TV shows are cancelled or renewed. Amazon and other streaming platforms, however, collect their own data. If you've been watching this TV series, we'd love to know how you feel about the Britannia season one episodes. We invite you to rate them for us, below. An Amazon historical drama, Britannia stars Kelly Reilly, David Morrissey, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Liana Cornell, Gershwyn Eustache Jnr, Mackenzie Crook, Barry Ward, Stanley Weber, Joe Armstrong, Fortunato Cerlino, Callie Cooke, Aaron Pierre, Eleanor Worthington-Cox, Zoë Wanamaker, Ian McDiarmid, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Hugo Speer, Daniel Caltagirone, Zaqi Ismail, and Annabel Scholey. A century prior, even Julius Caesar failed to conquer Britannia. Now, in 43Ad, Emperor...
- 2/9/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Network: Amazon. Episodes: Ongoing (hour). Seasons: Ongoing. TV show dates: January 26, 2018 — present. Series status: Has not been cancelled. Performers include: Kelly Reilly, David Morrissey, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Liana Cornell, Gershwyn Eustache Jnr, Mackenzie Crook, Barry Ward, Stanley Weber, Joe Armstrong, Fortunato Cerlino, Callie Cooke, Aaron Pierre, Eleanor Worthington-Cox, Zoë Wanamaker, Ian McDiarmid, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Hugo Speer, Daniel Caltagirone, Zaqi Ismail, and Annabel Scholey. TV show description: From creators Jez Butterworth and Tom Butterworth, the Britannia TV show is a British historical drama, which airs on Sky Atlantic in UK. The story kicks off in the year 43Ad, at the far reaches of the Roman Empire. A century earlier, even Julius Caesar was been unable to subdue the wild land of...
- 1/26/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Louisa Mellor Jan 18, 2018
New Sky Atlantic drama Britannia has a big imagination, fun characters, and yes, feels a little bit familiar...
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Along with ‘interesting’ (which, as Viggo Mortensen’s character says in Captain Fantastic, is a non-word that, ideally, should be avoided), one of the least useful ways to describe a creative work is ‘like [blank] on drugs’.
It’s a question of accuracy. ‘Game Of Thrones on drugs’ as some have labelled Britannia, wouldn’t really be a dreamier, more blurred-around-the-edges version of the HBO show in which characters visit the underworld and converse with badgers. In reality, Game Of Thrones on drugs would be a solid hour of the Night’s Watch eating Jammy Dodgers and laughing at their boots, or Daenerys Targaryen flying her dragons non-stop up the...
New Sky Atlantic drama Britannia has a big imagination, fun characters, and yes, feels a little bit familiar...
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See related Hard Sun episode 2 review Hard Sun episode 1 review 28 British TV dramas to watch in 2018
Along with ‘interesting’ (which, as Viggo Mortensen’s character says in Captain Fantastic, is a non-word that, ideally, should be avoided), one of the least useful ways to describe a creative work is ‘like [blank] on drugs’.
It’s a question of accuracy. ‘Game Of Thrones on drugs’ as some have labelled Britannia, wouldn’t really be a dreamier, more blurred-around-the-edges version of the HBO show in which characters visit the underworld and converse with badgers. In reality, Game Of Thrones on drugs would be a solid hour of the Night’s Watch eating Jammy Dodgers and laughing at their boots, or Daenerys Targaryen flying her dragons non-stop up the...
- 1/18/2018
- Den of Geek
Something is about to rise from out the azure main. Amazon has announced all nine episodes in the first season of its Britannia TV show will premiere on Friday, January 26, 2018. From creators Jez Butterworth, Tom Butterworth, and James Richardson, the series will air on Sky Atlantic in the UK and Ireland. A historical drama series, Britannia stars Kelly Reilly, David Morrissey, Zoë Wanamaker, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, and Eleanor Worthington-Cox. Amazon says, the story kicks off in the year 43 A.D., as the Roman Imperial Army, "...returns to crush the Celtic heart of Britannia." Watch the official Britannia TV series trailer and check out the season one key art and episodic photos, from Amazon. Subscribe to Amazon Prime (affiliate link), to watch Britannia for free. Official Britannia TV Series Trailer | Amazonhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhDAFAbv9e0...
- 1/16/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Author: Competitions
Coming to screens 18 January 2018, Britannia follows the Roman army as they return to crush the Celtic heart of Britannia. A land where mystical Druids run free, invincible Celts reign unopposed and invading Romans try to bring them into line.
We will be hosting an exclusive HeyUGuys screening ahead of the show’s launch in a
Central London location on 11 January from 6pm. We have 22 pairs of tickets to give away to the screening.
Set in 43Ad, when Britain was a country ruled by powerful Druids and warrior queens,
Britannia follows the reluctant rise to power of Kerra (Kelly Reilly) the daughter of the King of the Cantii (Ian McDiarmid), and her arch-rival Queen Antedia (Zoe Wanamaker), who are forced to put their differences aside when the Romans invade Britannia. Meanwhile, rogue Druid Divis (Nikolaj Lie Kaas), the only one who foresaw the Roman invasion, finds an unlikely ally...
Coming to screens 18 January 2018, Britannia follows the Roman army as they return to crush the Celtic heart of Britannia. A land where mystical Druids run free, invincible Celts reign unopposed and invading Romans try to bring them into line.
We will be hosting an exclusive HeyUGuys screening ahead of the show’s launch in a
Central London location on 11 January from 6pm. We have 22 pairs of tickets to give away to the screening.
Set in 43Ad, when Britain was a country ruled by powerful Druids and warrior queens,
Britannia follows the reluctant rise to power of Kerra (Kelly Reilly) the daughter of the King of the Cantii (Ian McDiarmid), and her arch-rival Queen Antedia (Zoe Wanamaker), who are forced to put their differences aside when the Romans invade Britannia. Meanwhile, rogue Druid Divis (Nikolaj Lie Kaas), the only one who foresaw the Roman invasion, finds an unlikely ally...
- 12/30/2017
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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