Originally published in Empire in October 2021
It lasts roughly a minute and consists of only a handful of shots (and none of Edgar Wright’s trademark visual wizardry), yet the moment in Shaun Of The Dead when Simon Pegg’s hapless hero and his group of survivors round the corner and bump into another group is possibly the film’s most ambitious gag. Mainly because the other gang is played by a who’s who (then and now) of British comedy: Martin Freeman, Reece Shearsmith, Tamsin Greig, Spaced mainstay Julia Deakin, Matt Lucas and, at the vanguard, Pegg’s Spaced co-creator, Jessica Hynes. A finer cavalcade of cameos, you’ll never see.
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Edgar Wright [co-writer/director]: We used to call it ‘Shaun Of The Dead Rosencrantz and Guildenstern’. You’re watching one story and the idea is, “What if they bumped into another film?”
Simon Pegg [co-writer/Shaun]: We just thought...
It lasts roughly a minute and consists of only a handful of shots (and none of Edgar Wright’s trademark visual wizardry), yet the moment in Shaun Of The Dead when Simon Pegg’s hapless hero and his group of survivors round the corner and bump into another group is possibly the film’s most ambitious gag. Mainly because the other gang is played by a who’s who (then and now) of British comedy: Martin Freeman, Reece Shearsmith, Tamsin Greig, Spaced mainstay Julia Deakin, Matt Lucas and, at the vanguard, Pegg’s Spaced co-creator, Jessica Hynes. A finer cavalcade of cameos, you’ll never see.
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Edgar Wright [co-writer/director]: We used to call it ‘Shaun Of The Dead Rosencrantz and Guildenstern’. You’re watching one story and the idea is, “What if they bumped into another film?”
Simon Pegg [co-writer/Shaun]: We just thought...
- 4/10/2024
- by Chris Hewitt
- Empire - Movies
"Everyone - stay awake, whatever you do! Don't even close your eyes...!" Epic Pictures has revealed the trailer for an indie horror film titled Double Blind, which is a reference to the drug test study concept of even keeping the researchers in the dark. This first premiered at last year's Neuchâtel Fantastic Film Fest, then it also stopped by the FilmQuest Fest in the US. After an experimental drug trial goes awry, the test subjects face a terrifying side effect: if you fall asleep you die. Trapped in an isolated facility, panic ensues as they try to escape and somehow stay awake. Fighting off sleep, and each other, to stay alive. Starring Millie Brady, Pollyanna McIntosh, Kate Ashfield, Diarmuid Noyes, Akshay Kumar, and Brenock O'Connor. Set for release in February if anyone is interested in finding out who makes it out alive... This looks intense, not sure why they're attacking each other.
- 1/23/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off is a comedy-action animated series created by Bryan Lee O’Malley and BenDavid Grabinski. The Netflix series is based on a graphic novel titled Scott Pilgrim by O’Malley, and it is set in an alternate world than we saw in the graphic novel and the 2010 Edgar Wright adaptation. In the new series, we see Scott losing his battle with Ramona’s first Evil Ex and dying, but when Ramona finds out that Scott might not be dead. She investigates his disappearance. The whole cast from the 2010 film return to voice their respective characters including Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Chris Evans, Kieran Culkin, Anna Kendrick, Aubrey Plaza, Brie Larson, Jason Schwartzman, Satya Bhabha, and many more. So, if you loved Netflix’s new adaptation here are some similar movies and shows you could watch next.
Scott Pilgrim vs. The Animation
Synopsis: High school student Scott Pilgrim starts...
Scott Pilgrim vs. The Animation
Synopsis: High school student Scott Pilgrim starts...
- 11/18/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Nothing gold can stay, and to make room for everything new at Hulu in November, we have to say goodbye to dozens of the series and movies on the platform. The streamer will make room for its upcoming Christmas library by losing some of its horror-themed titles throughout the month, including “Stephen King's It,” most of its “Saw” franchise, and “Shaun Of The Dead.” Other major titles leaving the platform include Emma Stone’s breakthrough comedy “Easy A,” the Nora Ephron classic “Sleeping in Seattle,” and more.
Check out The Streamable’s top picks for what to catch this month on Hulu before they’re gone!
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Before “The Notebook,” “A Walk to Remember” was the go-to Nicholas Sparks coming-of-age schmaltz. Mandy Moore makes her film starring debut...
Check out The Streamable’s top picks for what to catch this month on Hulu before they’re gone!
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Before “The Notebook,” “A Walk to Remember” was the go-to Nicholas Sparks coming-of-age schmaltz. Mandy Moore makes her film starring debut...
- 10/31/2023
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
There’s something wonderfully nerve-rattling about a “survive the night” horror scenario, whether it’s a handful of strangers trying to fend off crazed zombies in “Night of the Living Dead” or a group of sarcastic Gen Z friends suspecting each other of murder in “Bodies Bodies Bodies.”
Here are some of our favorite entries in this subgenre, where the weapons are improvised, the stakes are life and death and there’s no guarantee anyone will get out alive.
We did not include movies that take place over a few days (like “Battle Royale”) or movies that aren’t streaming right now, like “Ready or Not.”
Night of the Living Dead (1968) Continental Distributing
George Romero’s low-budget chiller, in which the dead come back to life and prey on the living, still packs a wallop more than 50 years later. Ben (Duane Jones) takes charge as shellshocked people shelter inside an isolated farmhouse…...
Here are some of our favorite entries in this subgenre, where the weapons are improvised, the stakes are life and death and there’s no guarantee anyone will get out alive.
We did not include movies that take place over a few days (like “Battle Royale”) or movies that aren’t streaming right now, like “Ready or Not.”
Night of the Living Dead (1968) Continental Distributing
George Romero’s low-budget chiller, in which the dead come back to life and prey on the living, still packs a wallop more than 50 years later. Ben (Duane Jones) takes charge as shellshocked people shelter inside an isolated farmhouse…...
- 10/30/2023
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
Clockwise from top left: Cobweb (Lionsgate), Slotherhouse (Gravitas Pictures), Nocebo (Shudder), Dalíland (Magnolia Pictures)Image: The A.V. Club
October is when streaming services like dropping obscure horror films and thrillers to get into the Halloween spirit. For instance, Eva Green is always scary-good, so her role as a fashion designer...
October is when streaming services like dropping obscure horror films and thrillers to get into the Halloween spirit. For instance, Eva Green is always scary-good, so her role as a fashion designer...
- 9/27/2023
- by Robert DeSalvo
- avclub.com
Zombie Town is a comedy zombie film directed by Peter Lepeniotis, he also worked on the screenplay with Michael Samonek and Michael Schwartz. The comedy horror film follows the story of Amy (Madi Monroe) and Mike (Marlon Kazadi) as they unleash a centuries-old curse turning everybody in their town into zombies. To undo this they must find a infamous filmmaker who might have a solution. Zombie Town also stars Chevy Chase, Henry Czerny, and Dan Aykroyd in supporting roles. So, if you loved Zombie Town here are some similar movies you could watch next.
The World’s End (Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Focus Features
Synopsis: Simon Pegg and Nick Frost reteam with director Edgar Wright in this wildly entertaining thrill ride that critics call “funny as hell” and “sheer comic perfection”. Twenty years after their first epic pub crawl attempt, the “five musketeers” reunite in their home town to complete the ultimate challenge – one night,...
The World’s End (Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Focus Features
Synopsis: Simon Pegg and Nick Frost reteam with director Edgar Wright in this wildly entertaining thrill ride that critics call “funny as hell” and “sheer comic perfection”. Twenty years after their first epic pub crawl attempt, the “five musketeers” reunite in their home town to complete the ultimate challenge – one night,...
- 9/10/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead is a Japanese zombie film with a bit of a twist. The Netflix film follows a young man who feels empty and has become a corporate drone but when a zombie apocalypse breaks loose he’s able to live freely and he takes full advantage of this to do everything he always wanted to do. So, if you loved Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead here are some similar movies that you should watch next.
Zombieland (Netflix) Credit – Sony Pictures
Synopsis: Nerdy college student Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg) has survived the plague that has turned mankind into flesh-devouring zombies because he’s scared of just about everything. Gun-toting, Twinkie-loving Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson) has no fears. Together, they are about to stare down their most horrifying challenge yet: each other’s company. Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin co-star in this double-hitting, head-smashing comedy.
Zombieland (Netflix) Credit – Sony Pictures
Synopsis: Nerdy college student Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg) has survived the plague that has turned mankind into flesh-devouring zombies because he’s scared of just about everything. Gun-toting, Twinkie-loving Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson) has no fears. Together, they are about to stare down their most horrifying challenge yet: each other’s company. Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin co-star in this double-hitting, head-smashing comedy.
- 8/6/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
A lot of fans have been clamoring for a sequel to the 2004 zombie romantic comedy Shaun of the Dead (watch or own it Here) from the moment they first saw the end credits on that film to start to roll. We here at JoBlo even pitched an idea for a follow-up with an episode of our video series Show Me the Sequel! But while Shaun of the Dead star Simon Pegg admitted that he once “jokingly” wrote a treatment for a sequel that would have been called From Dusk Till Shaun, because Shaun of the Dead director Edgar Wright “thought it would be funny to do the film again, but with vampires”, he and Wright have both made it clear over the years that they really have no interest in making a sequel. And during a new interview with The Guardian, Pegg has said it’s time for fans to...
- 7/6/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
The event runs June 30-July 8.
Die Hard director John McTiernan and leading French actress and writer Josiane Balasko are among those taking part in this year’s Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (Nifff), which runs June 30-July 8.
The full programme for the 22nd edition of the Swiss event, again under the artistic direction of Pierre-Yves Walder, includes 124 films from 5 continents and 44 countries. There are eight world premieres, among them Irish director Ian Hunt-Duffy’s horror thriller Double Blind starring The Walking Dead’s Pollyanna McIntosh, alongside Millie Brady and Kate Ashfield, and Quarxx’s new horror Pandemonium, both screening in the festival’s Ultra Section.
Die Hard director John McTiernan and leading French actress and writer Josiane Balasko are among those taking part in this year’s Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (Nifff), which runs June 30-July 8.
The full programme for the 22nd edition of the Swiss event, again under the artistic direction of Pierre-Yves Walder, includes 124 films from 5 continents and 44 countries. There are eight world premieres, among them Irish director Ian Hunt-Duffy’s horror thriller Double Blind starring The Walking Dead’s Pollyanna McIntosh, alongside Millie Brady and Kate Ashfield, and Quarxx’s new horror Pandemonium, both screening in the festival’s Ultra Section.
- 6/16/2023
- by Geoffrey Macnab
- ScreenDaily
Viaplay Content Distribution has closed the first raft of deals for its ambitious action drama film “Stockholm Bloodbath” directed by Mikael Håfström.
Ahead of Viaplay’s official streaming premiere in 2024, “Stockholm Bloodbath” will be distributed in the Nordics by Scanbox Entertainment. It will roll out in Denmark on Jan. 18th and in Sweden and Norway on Jan. 19. Splendid Film, meanwhile, has acquired all rights for Germany, Austria and German-speaking Switzerland.
“Stockholm Bloodbath” is part of Viaplay Content Distribution’s roster which will be unveiled at the Cannes Film Festival to international buyers. The company will present new and exclusive material from the film.
Set in 1520, “Stockholm Bloodbath” explores a dark chapter in Sweden’s history, which saw the infamous massacre of nearly 100 nobles and civilians in the Swedish capital. The film follows Anne (Sophie Cookson) and her foster sister Freja (Alba August) as they seek revenge on the men who...
Ahead of Viaplay’s official streaming premiere in 2024, “Stockholm Bloodbath” will be distributed in the Nordics by Scanbox Entertainment. It will roll out in Denmark on Jan. 18th and in Sweden and Norway on Jan. 19. Splendid Film, meanwhile, has acquired all rights for Germany, Austria and German-speaking Switzerland.
“Stockholm Bloodbath” is part of Viaplay Content Distribution’s roster which will be unveiled at the Cannes Film Festival to international buyers. The company will present new and exclusive material from the film.
Set in 1520, “Stockholm Bloodbath” explores a dark chapter in Sweden’s history, which saw the infamous massacre of nearly 100 nobles and civilians in the Swedish capital. The film follows Anne (Sophie Cookson) and her foster sister Freja (Alba August) as they seek revenge on the men who...
- 5/11/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
PBS is making one final trip to Sanditon. Season 3 of the romantic period drama premieres on March 19. The last six episodes will wrap up the story of Charlotte, Georgiana, and the other residents of the seaside resort town. Before you dive in, check out this refresher on where we left things at the end of Sanditon Season 2.
Charlotte (Rose Williams) is engaged to Ralph Starling (Cai Brigden) ‘Sanditon’ Season 3 |Joss Barratt (C) Red Planet (Sanditon 3) Ltd
Sanditon’s second season ended with an engagement for Charlotte Heywood (Rose Willams). But the groom-to-be wasn’t who many viewers expected. After widower Alexander Colbourne (Ben Lloyd-Hughes) abruptly broke things off with her, Charlotte returned home, where she finally gave in to her father’s wishes and became engaged to local farmer Ralph Starling (Cai Brigden).
Charlotte’s face didn’t seem to be overflowing with happiness when she broke the news of...
Charlotte (Rose Williams) is engaged to Ralph Starling (Cai Brigden) ‘Sanditon’ Season 3 |Joss Barratt (C) Red Planet (Sanditon 3) Ltd
Sanditon’s second season ended with an engagement for Charlotte Heywood (Rose Willams). But the groom-to-be wasn’t who many viewers expected. After widower Alexander Colbourne (Ben Lloyd-Hughes) abruptly broke things off with her, Charlotte returned home, where she finally gave in to her father’s wishes and became engaged to local farmer Ralph Starling (Cai Brigden).
Charlotte’s face didn’t seem to be overflowing with happiness when she broke the news of...
- 3/14/2023
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Sanditon will come to an end with its third and final season next month as the PBS fan-favorite series eyes its return date. A show that ignited a passionate fanbase will begin its concluding chapter on Sunday, March 19 with the first episode of a six-episode season. The show will also stream on the same day. “Sanditon has been an incredibly special series for Masterpiece, and we know it has found its way into the hearts of countless fans,” said executive producer Susanne Simpson in a statement shared by PBS. “While we are sad to say goodbye to the series, we know our audience has a lot to look forward to in this new season.” (Credit: PBS Masterpiece) As teased in the preview, above, Austen heroine Charlotte Heywood (Rose Williams) returns to the titular seaside resort town with fellow returning characters Georgiana Lambe (Crystal Clarke), Alexander Colbourne (Ben Lloyd-Hughes), Tom Parker...
- 3/1/2023
- TV Insider
Masterpiece has released a trailer for the upcoming final season of Sanditon, the drama inspired by Jane Austen’s final, unfinished novel, that was adapted and created by Andrew Davies and produced by Red Planet Pictures.
The series took on its own direction (Austen only finished 11 chapters before her death) and writer Justin Young took the helm as lead writer and executive producer for seasons 2 and 3. The drama will premiere on 9 p.m. Sunday, March 19, on PBS. The series also will be available to stream the same day.
Returning characters for Season 3 include Charlotte Heywood (Rose Williams), Georgiana Lambe (Crystal Clarke), Alexander Colbourne (Ben Lloyd-Hughes), Tom Parker (Kris Marshall), Mary Parker (Kate Ashfield), Lady Denham (Anne Reid), Edward Denham (Jack Fox), Arthur Parker (Turlough Convery), Lady Susan (Sophie Winkleman), and Ralph Starling (Cai Brigden).
More new faces are joining the series, like Lady Montrose, who is the quintessential Austen mother. She arrives in Sanditon with one objective: matches for her children, Lydia and Henry. Lydia is an independent young woman who is not as eager for a match as her mother, while Lord Henry Montrose is charismatic and confident, but he holds a secret.
There’s also Rowleigh Pryce, a wealthy, curmudgeonly investor who is interested in teaming up with Tom Parker on the seaside resort’s expansion. Their plans become complicated when Rowleigh runs into Lady Denham. Also new to Sanditon is Alexander’s brother, Samuel Colbourne – a lawyer, and a charming bachelor.
The series took on its own direction (Austen only finished 11 chapters before her death) and writer Justin Young took the helm as lead writer and executive producer for seasons 2 and 3. The drama will premiere on 9 p.m. Sunday, March 19, on PBS. The series also will be available to stream the same day.
Returning characters for Season 3 include Charlotte Heywood (Rose Williams), Georgiana Lambe (Crystal Clarke), Alexander Colbourne (Ben Lloyd-Hughes), Tom Parker (Kris Marshall), Mary Parker (Kate Ashfield), Lady Denham (Anne Reid), Edward Denham (Jack Fox), Arthur Parker (Turlough Convery), Lady Susan (Sophie Winkleman), and Ralph Starling (Cai Brigden).
More new faces are joining the series, like Lady Montrose, who is the quintessential Austen mother. She arrives in Sanditon with one objective: matches for her children, Lydia and Henry. Lydia is an independent young woman who is not as eager for a match as her mother, while Lord Henry Montrose is charismatic and confident, but he holds a secret.
There’s also Rowleigh Pryce, a wealthy, curmudgeonly investor who is interested in teaming up with Tom Parker on the seaside resort’s expansion. Their plans become complicated when Rowleigh runs into Lady Denham. Also new to Sanditon is Alexander’s brother, Samuel Colbourne – a lawyer, and a charming bachelor.
- 3/1/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
How will Charlotte Heywood’s story end? PBS has dropped a new preview for Sanditon Season 3, and from the looks of things, there’s going to be a lot going on in the final six episodes of the fan-favorite period drama. The teaser hints that Charlotte and Alexander Colbourne still have feelings for each other, despite her engagement to Ralph Starling. Meanwhile, Georgiana is fighting to maintain her independence. There are also clues that romance could be in the air for Colbourne’s teenage niece Augusta, though the man she seems to have her eye on may not be entirely suitable.
‘Sanditon’ Season 3 teaser hints at a romance for Augusta Markham
Sanditon fans met Augusta Markham (Eloise Webb) in season 2. The rebellious niece of the reclusive Colbourne wasn’t thrilled when her uncle hired Charlotte (Rose Williams) to act as her governess. But despite a rocky start, the two eventually...
‘Sanditon’ Season 3 teaser hints at a romance for Augusta Markham
Sanditon fans met Augusta Markham (Eloise Webb) in season 2. The rebellious niece of the reclusive Colbourne wasn’t thrilled when her uncle hired Charlotte (Rose Williams) to act as her governess. But despite a rocky start, the two eventually...
- 2/9/2023
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Earlier this week, we saw Tom Cruise record a message thanking movie-goers for supporting Top Gun: Maverick and wishing everyone safe and happy holidays… while skydiving. Now his Mission: Impossible franchise co-star Simon Pegg has sent out his own holiday message in which he wonders what he could do to make a special message without “jumping off shit” like Cruise. But while he ponders what could make the message special, he happens to be recreating the “walk to the shop” scene from his 2004 zombie comedy Shaun of the Dead (watch it Here)!
Pegg’s message can be seen in the Instagram embed below, and if you want to compare it to the “walk to the shop” moment in Shaun of the Dead, that clip can be seen Here.
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Pegg’s message can be seen in the Instagram embed below, and if you want to compare it to the “walk to the shop” moment in Shaun of the Dead, that clip can be seen Here.
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Directed by Edgar Wright from a screenplay he and Pegg wrote together,...
- 12/23/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Sanditon has an end date. PBS has announced that the Masterpiece series will end with its upcoming third season. The network released the first photos and a teaser for the final episodes, which will begin airing on March 19th.
Starring Rose Williams, Crystal Clarke, Ben Lloyd-Hughes, Kris Marshall, Kate Ashfield, Anne Reid, Jack Fox, Turlough Convery, Sophie Winkleman, and Cai Brigden, the period drama series is based on the final and incomplete novel of Jane Austen. Emma Fielding, Alice Orr, Edward Davis, James Bolam, and Liam Garrigan are joining the cast for the final episodes.
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Starring Rose Williams, Crystal Clarke, Ben Lloyd-Hughes, Kris Marshall, Kate Ashfield, Anne Reid, Jack Fox, Turlough Convery, Sophie Winkleman, and Cai Brigden, the period drama series is based on the final and incomplete novel of Jane Austen. Emma Fielding, Alice Orr, Edward Davis, James Bolam, and Liam Garrigan are joining the cast for the final episodes.
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- 12/14/2022
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
The upcoming third season of Sanditon will be its last, Masterpiece has announced.
The drama will premiere on Sunday, March 19, 2023 at 9/8c on PBS. The series will also be available to stream the same day.
“Sanditon has been an incredibly special series for Masterpiece, and we know it has found its way into the hearts of countless fans,” said Susanne Simpson, Masterpiece Executive Producer. “While we are sad to say goodbye to the series, we know our audience has a lot to look forward to in this new season.”
Sanditon premiered in 2020. Inspired by Jane Austen’s final, unfinished novel, the show was adapted and created by Andrew Davies and produced by Red Planet Pictures. The series took on its own direction (Austen only finished 11 chapters before her death) and writer Justin Young took the helm as lead writer and executive producer for seasons 2 and 3.
Returning characters for season 3 include...
The drama will premiere on Sunday, March 19, 2023 at 9/8c on PBS. The series will also be available to stream the same day.
“Sanditon has been an incredibly special series for Masterpiece, and we know it has found its way into the hearts of countless fans,” said Susanne Simpson, Masterpiece Executive Producer. “While we are sad to say goodbye to the series, we know our audience has a lot to look forward to in this new season.”
Sanditon premiered in 2020. Inspired by Jane Austen’s final, unfinished novel, the show was adapted and created by Andrew Davies and produced by Red Planet Pictures. The series took on its own direction (Austen only finished 11 chapters before her death) and writer Justin Young took the helm as lead writer and executive producer for seasons 2 and 3.
Returning characters for season 3 include...
- 12/13/2022
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
It has been a turbulent time for devoted fans of Sanditon, the lush period drama based on the unfinished manuscript by Jane Austen. The first season was a hit, but the show was unduly cancelled, and then suddenly revived, delighting fans and cast alike.
We recently sat down with some of the cast to talk about their time on the show, the emotional roller coaster of season 2 and what excited them most about their return.
The second series of Sanditon based on Jane Austen’s final, unfinished novel, picks up the action nine months after the first season, as the town grows in popularity, and features characters familiar and new.
The new series sees the return of Rose Williams, Crystal Clarke, Anne Reid, Kris Marshall, Kate Ashfield, Jack Fox, Charlotte Spencer, Turlough Convery, Lily Sacofsky and Adrian Scarborough.
We are also introduced to intriguing new characters this series who shake...
We recently sat down with some of the cast to talk about their time on the show, the emotional roller coaster of season 2 and what excited them most about their return.
The second series of Sanditon based on Jane Austen’s final, unfinished novel, picks up the action nine months after the first season, as the town grows in popularity, and features characters familiar and new.
The new series sees the return of Rose Williams, Crystal Clarke, Anne Reid, Kris Marshall, Kate Ashfield, Jack Fox, Charlotte Spencer, Turlough Convery, Lily Sacofsky and Adrian Scarborough.
We are also introduced to intriguing new characters this series who shake...
- 8/19/2022
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The Film London event runs from June 20-23.
UK sales agents are feeling confident after a surprisingly strong Cannes as Film London’s four-day London Screenings opens today at Picturehouse Central and runs until June 23.
Eighty-five international buyers including executives from the US’ IFC Films, Germany’s Tobis and X-Verlieh, and Italy’s Teodora, and the UK’s main buyers and festival programmers, are in town to watch footage and completed films that include Bankside Films’ The Almond And The Seahorse, starring Rebel Wilson, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Trine Dyrholm, and tennis doc Silver Servers.
“We didn’t want them to...
UK sales agents are feeling confident after a surprisingly strong Cannes as Film London’s four-day London Screenings opens today at Picturehouse Central and runs until June 23.
Eighty-five international buyers including executives from the US’ IFC Films, Germany’s Tobis and X-Verlieh, and Italy’s Teodora, and the UK’s main buyers and festival programmers, are in town to watch footage and completed films that include Bankside Films’ The Almond And The Seahorse, starring Rebel Wilson, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Trine Dyrholm, and tennis doc Silver Servers.
“We didn’t want them to...
- 6/20/2022
- by Geoffrey Macnab
- ScreenDaily
At over 400 pages, Clark Collis' You’ve Got Red on You: How Shaun of the Dead Was Brought to Life is a must-have for any fan of Edgar Wright's beloved horror comedy. If you haven't had a chance to pick it up yet, a new softcover edition is on its way from 1984 Publishing with new art from HagCult!
"Entertainment Weekly senior writer Clark Collis’ You’ve Got Red on You: How Shaun of the Dead Was Brought to Life, an anecdote-packed, 424-page look at the making of the 2004 horror-comedy, is receiving a softcover edition this September featuring all-new hand-drawn artwork by HagCult.
Collis interviewed dozens of Shaun of the Dead cast and crew members for the project, including director Edgar Wright, producer Nira Park, actors Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield, Bill Nighy, Lucy Davis, and Coldplay singer Chris Martin, as well as many of the extras who played zombies in the film.
"Entertainment Weekly senior writer Clark Collis’ You’ve Got Red on You: How Shaun of the Dead Was Brought to Life, an anecdote-packed, 424-page look at the making of the 2004 horror-comedy, is receiving a softcover edition this September featuring all-new hand-drawn artwork by HagCult.
Collis interviewed dozens of Shaun of the Dead cast and crew members for the project, including director Edgar Wright, producer Nira Park, actors Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield, Bill Nighy, Lucy Davis, and Coldplay singer Chris Martin, as well as many of the extras who played zombies in the film.
- 4/21/2022
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for the Sanditon Season 2 premiere.] Sidney Parker is dead! The long-awaited Season 2 premiere of PBS drama Sanditon wasted no time revealing his fate: The fiery Regency gentleman, who had been ready to propose to Charlotte Heywood before fate intervened at the end of the first season, succumbed to yellow fever on a trip to Antigua. The episode opened with Sidney’s funeral (even before the opening credits). Shots of his coffin being carried to his grave were interspersed with a buoyant Charlotte (Rose Williams) dancing up a storm back home in Willingden — until Sidney’s sister-in-law Mary (Kate Ashfield) brought her the news of his death. Viewers have known for a year that Sidney’s portrayer, Theo James, wouldn’t be reprising his role for the Masterpiece series’ sophomore season. His departure dashed hopes that Charlotte and Sidney would eventually live happily ever after. Season 1 of this adaptation of Jane Austen’s...
- 3/21/2022
- TV Insider
When thinking about our list of the 50 Best Action Movies of the 21st century so far, it became clear that action movies have taken two paths in the past couple of decades. On the one hand, most of the franchise IP blockbusters — especially superhero films — released to massive box-office hauls could qualify as action movies in one way or another, even if they’re less kinetic than pixelated. However, the action movies that depend less on fetishized source material have yielded some of the most personal higher-budget work around. When done well, an action movie can tell great character-driven stories through movement: drama made dynamic.
And that’s what defines so many of the movies on IndieWire’s list: Some are self-consciously quirky character pieces, from Jason Statham needing to keep his heart rate up at adrenalized extremes in “Crank: High Voltage” to Clive Owen and Monica Bellucci having sex...
And that’s what defines so many of the movies on IndieWire’s list: Some are self-consciously quirky character pieces, from Jason Statham needing to keep his heart rate up at adrenalized extremes in “Crank: High Voltage” to Clive Owen and Monica Bellucci having sex...
- 3/18/2022
- by Christian Zilko, Samantha Bergeson and Noel Murray
- Indiewire
"Shaun of the Dead" eliminates the need on movie night to choose between a zom-com (zombie comedy) or rom-com (romantic comedy) by giving audiences a blend of them both with a "rom-zom-com," as writer/director Edgar Wright and writer/star Simon Pegg once described it to MTV News.
In "Shaun of the Dead," Pegg plays the titular Shaun while Nick Frost plays his best friend, Ed. Meanwhile, Kate Ashfield plays his exasperated girlfriend, Liz, but that's not where the romance lies. As Pegg put it:
"The film is a romantic comedy. And people always think it's a romantic comedy about Shaun and Liz; it's not. It's...
The post One of Shaun of the Dead's Most Memorable Moments Wasn't in the Script appeared first on /Film.
In "Shaun of the Dead," Pegg plays the titular Shaun while Nick Frost plays his best friend, Ed. Meanwhile, Kate Ashfield plays his exasperated girlfriend, Liz, but that's not where the romance lies. As Pegg put it:
"The film is a romantic comedy. And people always think it's a romantic comedy about Shaun and Liz; it's not. It's...
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- 2/25/2022
- by Joshua Meyer
- Slash Film
PBS and Wgbh’s Masterpiece released the trailer for the highly anticipated second season of “Sanditon” on Thursday. Inspired by Jane Austen’s unfinished novel, the historical drama tells the story of Charlotte Heywood, a high-spirited young woman who happens upon the seaside town of Sanditon during a time of social change, and becomes intrigued by the town’s inhabitants and their secrets.
The first season of the fan-favorite British series ended on a giant cliffhanger in early 2020, and having been canceled in the UK by ITV, it wasn’t clear if anything would ever be resolved. But following fan outcry and the successful run on “Masterpiece,” the show was revived and ordered for a second and third season last year. But change is afoot, and the second season is sure to resolve some fans’ mixed reactions — while creating new drama.
“Love is not as simple as you seem to think,...
The first season of the fan-favorite British series ended on a giant cliffhanger in early 2020, and having been canceled in the UK by ITV, it wasn’t clear if anything would ever be resolved. But following fan outcry and the successful run on “Masterpiece,” the show was revived and ordered for a second and third season last year. But change is afoot, and the second season is sure to resolve some fans’ mixed reactions — while creating new drama.
“Love is not as simple as you seem to think,...
- 1/20/2022
- by Sasha Urban, Wilson Chapman and Wyatte Grantham-Philips
- Variety Film + TV
You’ve heard a bit about them; now get your first good look at the quintet of new gents making their way to Sanditon for Season 2, to help fill the void left by Theo James’ exit as Sidney Parker.
Premiering Sunday, March 20, 2022, the Masterpiece PBS drama’s six-episode sophomore run picks up nine months after the events of Season 1, as Charlotte returns to the beautiful seaside resort and soon attracts the attention of not one, but two new men. Meanwhile, in her last summer season before turning 21, Georgiana Lambe, keen to forge her own identity, “gets up to mischief in...
Premiering Sunday, March 20, 2022, the Masterpiece PBS drama’s six-episode sophomore run picks up nine months after the events of Season 1, as Charlotte returns to the beautiful seaside resort and soon attracts the attention of not one, but two new men. Meanwhile, in her last summer season before turning 21, Georgiana Lambe, keen to forge her own identity, “gets up to mischief in...
- 12/7/2021
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Hello, everyone! Today’s installment of Daily Dead’s 2021 Holiday Gift Guide is all about the books—from fiction to non-fiction to graphic novels and comics, as well as reading material perfect for all the little monsters out there. There have been a lot of excellent book releases throughout 2021, and here’s a look at more than 50 different titles that would be a perfect gift for the genre fan in your life (or maybe you’re doing a little shopping for yourself—that’s totally cool), regardless of their age.
Full disclosure: I recently had my latest book published in October and have included it in this list. I just thought it was important to mention that so it didn’t look like I was trying to be completely self-serving with this edition of Daily Dead’s Gift Guide.
Happy Shopping!
Non-fiction:
Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of...
Full disclosure: I recently had my latest book published in October and have included it in this list. I just thought it was important to mention that so it didn’t look like I was trying to be completely self-serving with this edition of Daily Dead’s Gift Guide.
Happy Shopping!
Non-fiction:
Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of...
- 12/1/2021
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Masterpiece PBS will return to the world of Sanditon this spring, when the Jane Austen adaptation returns with its second season.
The public broadcaster announced Wednesday that Season 2 will premiere Sunday, March 20 at 9/8c.
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The six episode followup picks up nine months after the events of Season 1, as “Charlotte returns to the beautiful seaside resort and soon attracts the attention of not one,...
The public broadcaster announced Wednesday that Season 2 will premiere Sunday, March 20 at 9/8c.
More from TVLineCall the Midwife Recap: To Be HumanCall the Midwife Season 10 Premiere Recap: Hang On, Let Go -- Grade It!Inside Line: Scoop on #OneChicago, Animal Kingdom, All American, Rookie, Sanditon, NCIS: Hawai'i and More
The six episode followup picks up nine months after the events of Season 1, as “Charlotte returns to the beautiful seaside resort and soon attracts the attention of not one,...
- 10/20/2021
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
"Masterpiece on PBS" series "Sanditon" has rounded out its cast for Seasons 2 and 3 -- the ones without fan-favorite Theo James.
But don't feel too badly for Charlotte Heywood (Rose Williams), because she has two new love interests in mysterious Sanditon resident Alexander Colbourne (Ben Lloyd-Hughes) and war hero Colonel Francis Lennox (Tom Weston-Jones).
Joining Williams, Crystal Clarke, Anne Reid, Turlough Convery, Charlotte Spencer, Kris Marshall and Kate Ashfield for Seasons 2 and 3 of "Sanditon" are newcomers Lloyd-Hughes, Weston-Jones, Rosie Graham, Maxim Ays, Frank Blake and Alexander Vlahos.
Graham is playing Charlotte’s spirited younger sister, Alison Heywood, who comes to Sanditon to pursue her own romantic dream. Alison is soon acquainted with the handsome and charming Captain William Carter (Ays). Other "Sanditon" newbies include Captain Declan Fraser (Blake), a courageous character (if a little rough around the edges), and the striking and flamboyant Charles Lockhart (Vlahos), a Byronic artist who arrives...
But don't feel too badly for Charlotte Heywood (Rose Williams), because she has two new love interests in mysterious Sanditon resident Alexander Colbourne (Ben Lloyd-Hughes) and war hero Colonel Francis Lennox (Tom Weston-Jones).
Joining Williams, Crystal Clarke, Anne Reid, Turlough Convery, Charlotte Spencer, Kris Marshall and Kate Ashfield for Seasons 2 and 3 of "Sanditon" are newcomers Lloyd-Hughes, Weston-Jones, Rosie Graham, Maxim Ays, Frank Blake and Alexander Vlahos.
Graham is playing Charlotte’s spirited younger sister, Alison Heywood, who comes to Sanditon to pursue her own romantic dream. Alison is soon acquainted with the handsome and charming Captain William Carter (Ays). Other "Sanditon" newbies include Captain Declan Fraser (Blake), a courageous character (if a little rough around the edges), and the striking and flamboyant Charles Lockhart (Vlahos), a Byronic artist who arrives...
- 7/22/2021
- by Tony Maglio and Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Spy Manor and UK’s Moviebox are shooting together and setting up a fund for incoming productions.
Portuguese production services firm Spy Manor Productions has formed a strategic collaboration with Production Algarve and UK production company MovieBox Group to boost the Algarve region with new studios, co-productions, and a fund to support international co-productions.
MovieBox Premiere, the distribution arm of the MovieBox Group, Spy Manor and fellow Portuguese company Monte Productions are set to shoot drama The Infernal Machine in the Algarve this summer, written and directed by Andrew Hunt, and produced by Lionel Hicks, Julian Hicks and Alan Latham.
Portuguese production services firm Spy Manor Productions has formed a strategic collaboration with Production Algarve and UK production company MovieBox Group to boost the Algarve region with new studios, co-productions, and a fund to support international co-productions.
MovieBox Premiere, the distribution arm of the MovieBox Group, Spy Manor and fellow Portuguese company Monte Productions are set to shoot drama The Infernal Machine in the Algarve this summer, written and directed by Andrew Hunt, and produced by Lionel Hicks, Julian Hicks and Alan Latham.
- 6/15/2021
- by Chris Evans
- ScreenDaily
Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, and more offer unique insights into the making of their 2004 zombie comedy classic, Shaun of the Dead, in this new excerpt from Clark Collis’ upcoming book, You’ve Got Red on You: How Shaun of the Dead Was Brought to Life, out October 19th via 1984 Publishing.
The 424-page book traces the film’s story, from late-night pub conversations about surviving the zombie apocalypse to an unexpected hit at Comic-Con 2004. Collis spoke with not only Pegg, Wright, and Frost, but additional cast members Kate Ashfield,...
The 424-page book traces the film’s story, from late-night pub conversations about surviving the zombie apocalypse to an unexpected hit at Comic-Con 2004. Collis spoke with not only Pegg, Wright, and Frost, but additional cast members Kate Ashfield,...
- 6/14/2021
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
This October, 1984 Publishing will release You’ve Got Red on You: How Shaun of the Dead Was Brought to Life, a massive 424-page book that details the making of the one of the best horror comedies of all time! This definitive look into the origins, production, and impact of Shaun of the Dead comes from Clark Collis, who interviewed Edgar Wright, Nira Park, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, and others, including Quentin Tarantino and Greg Nicotero.
We have more details and pre-order links in the official press release below, plus a look at the killer cover art from Mayra Fersner!
New York, NY — Entertainment Weekly senior writer Clark Collis’ first book is You’ve Got Red on You: How Shaun of the Dead Was Brought to Life, an anecdote-packed, 424-page look at the making of the 2004 horror-comedy.
Collis interviewed dozens of Shaun of the Dead cast and crew members for the project,...
We have more details and pre-order links in the official press release below, plus a look at the killer cover art from Mayra Fersner!
New York, NY — Entertainment Weekly senior writer Clark Collis’ first book is You’ve Got Red on You: How Shaun of the Dead Was Brought to Life, an anecdote-packed, 424-page look at the making of the 2004 horror-comedy.
Collis interviewed dozens of Shaun of the Dead cast and crew members for the project,...
- 6/4/2021
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Sanditon may have risen from the dead this week, but when the romantic drama — based on Jane Austen’s final, unfinished novel — returns to PBS, it’ll do so without one of its leading men.
Theo James, who portrayed Sidney Parker in the eight-part, ITV-produced series, will not return for the upcoming second and third seasons.
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“Although I relished playing Sidney, for me, I’ve always maintained that his...
Theo James, who portrayed Sidney Parker in the eight-part, ITV-produced series, will not return for the upcoming second and third seasons.
More from TVLineSanditon Renewed for Seasons 2 and 3 at PBS, Reversing CancellationThe Time Traveler's Wife: Rose Leslie, Theo James to Headline HBO SeriesCaillou Cancelled at PBS Kids (as Parents Everywhere Rejoice)
“Although I relished playing Sidney, for me, I’ve always maintained that his...
- 5/7/2021
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
France’s Apc (About Premium Content) has acquired international sales rights to “Blackport,” an Icelandic political thriller set in a small fishing village and inspired by true events.
“Blackport” won the Series Mania Award at the Berlinale Co-Pro Series pitching event in 2018 and was teased at this year’s virtual TV Drama Vision, part of Sweden’s Goteborg Film Festival, the biggest film-tv event in Scandinavia, where the producers showcased footage highlighting the forthright confrontation between lead characters and a bohemian scene from a boom-time iceland.
Co-written and co-directed by Gísli Örn Garðarsson (“Ragnarök”) and Björn Hlynur Haraldsson (“The Witcher”), “Blackport” filmed during the pandemic through the summer in Reykjavik and in the Westfjords.
The series opens in the early 1980s when the fishing industry was booming in Iceland and follows a young married couple who build a small fishing empire in a village along with a group of friends,...
“Blackport” won the Series Mania Award at the Berlinale Co-Pro Series pitching event in 2018 and was teased at this year’s virtual TV Drama Vision, part of Sweden’s Goteborg Film Festival, the biggest film-tv event in Scandinavia, where the producers showcased footage highlighting the forthright confrontation between lead characters and a bohemian scene from a boom-time iceland.
Co-written and co-directed by Gísli Örn Garðarsson (“Ragnarök”) and Björn Hlynur Haraldsson (“The Witcher”), “Blackport” filmed during the pandemic through the summer in Reykjavik and in the Westfjords.
The series opens in the early 1980s when the fishing industry was booming in Iceland and follows a young married couple who build a small fishing empire in a village along with a group of friends,...
- 2/7/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
In today’s Global Bulletin, Aardman and Bandai Namco team to create new trans-media IP, About Premium Content sells “Man in Room 301,” Filmlance International will adapt “Jana Kippo” for TV and BBC Three sets a new esports docuseries for BBC iPlayer.
Development
Stop motion pioneers Aardman are teaming with video game developer and publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe to develop new IP based on a “shared vision of the future of entertainment.”
The companies’ first collaboration will be transmedia, delivered on several platforms. The team will begin looking for production partners in early 2021 with the development materials available at that time. Aardman will employ its decades of world-class experience in character development on the project, with Bandai Namco contributing its expertise in publishing and development on multiple platforms.
This is hardly the first time Aardman has played in the world of games and interactive storytelling. In 2018 the company produced ”11-11: Memories Retold,...
Development
Stop motion pioneers Aardman are teaming with video game developer and publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe to develop new IP based on a “shared vision of the future of entertainment.”
The companies’ first collaboration will be transmedia, delivered on several platforms. The team will begin looking for production partners in early 2021 with the development materials available at that time. Aardman will employ its decades of world-class experience in character development on the project, with Bandai Namco contributing its expertise in publishing and development on multiple platforms.
This is hardly the first time Aardman has played in the world of games and interactive storytelling. In 2018 the company produced ”11-11: Memories Retold,...
- 12/2/2020
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Principal photography is underway in the Algarve, Portugal, on writer-director Tim Lewiston’s (The Hot Potato) feature drama There’s Always Hope.
Colm Meaney (Hell On Wheels), Kate Ashfield (Shaun Of The Dead) and newcomer Hannah Chinn star in the feature about a successful author named Jonathan Stack (Meaney), who has been so obsessed with trying to pen his magnum opus that he’s let his marriage to Samantha (Ashfield), who is also his agent and editor, break down to the point where she announces she’s leaving him for her business partner.
Devastated, he abandons the elegant family home in leafy Stratford Upon Avon and drives his ancient Jaguar to the family villa in Portugal where their young daughter Hope (Chinn) and her her half-sister Amelia (Brenda Meaney) try to help sort things out.
Producers are Harriet Hammond, Victor Glynn (Staged) and Alan Latham (Waiting For Anya...
Colm Meaney (Hell On Wheels), Kate Ashfield (Shaun Of The Dead) and newcomer Hannah Chinn star in the feature about a successful author named Jonathan Stack (Meaney), who has been so obsessed with trying to pen his magnum opus that he’s let his marriage to Samantha (Ashfield), who is also his agent and editor, break down to the point where she announces she’s leaving him for her business partner.
Devastated, he abandons the elegant family home in leafy Stratford Upon Avon and drives his ancient Jaguar to the family villa in Portugal where their young daughter Hope (Chinn) and her her half-sister Amelia (Brenda Meaney) try to help sort things out.
Producers are Harriet Hammond, Victor Glynn (Staged) and Alan Latham (Waiting For Anya...
- 10/20/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
The family drama/psychological thriller “Man in Room 301” puts forward an uncommon proposition for the Nordic crime genre. Commissioned by Finnish streamer Elisa Viihde, the six-part limited series was originally developed by U.K.-based Wall to Wall Media, which brought on actor and writer Kate Ashfield to develop the narrative back when it was still supposed to be set in England.
Ashfield stuck with the project after Warner Brothers Finland took the reins, teaming with director Mikko Kuparinen to shepherd this tense portrait of a family beset by grief. Taking place over two timelines, the series tracks the family fallout when a young boy is killed in 2007 and the clan’s suspicions when, on vacation in Greece over a decade later, they come to believe the boy’s killer is staying at the same resort.
Variety spoke with Ashfield about her work on the project.
What are the roots of this show?...
Ashfield stuck with the project after Warner Brothers Finland took the reins, teaming with director Mikko Kuparinen to shepherd this tense portrait of a family beset by grief. Taking place over two timelines, the series tracks the family fallout when a young boy is killed in 2007 and the clan’s suspicions when, on vacation in Greece over a decade later, they come to believe the boy’s killer is staying at the same resort.
Variety spoke with Ashfield about her work on the project.
What are the roots of this show?...
- 10/14/2020
- by Ben Croll
- Variety Film + TV
Apc (About Premium Content) has scored key territories sales on “Man in Room 301,” the anticipated Finnish thriller drama which is playing in competition at Canneseries.
The gripping series, written by U.K. actor-turned-screenwriter Kate Ashfield (“Born to Kill”), opens in summer 2007 with the Kurtti family spending their holidays in cabin chalets in the land of a thousand lakes when their two-year old son, Tommi, is killed by a gunshot. Elias, a surly 12-year-old neighbor who has already committed minor acts of aggression against the family, is blamed for the death of the child. 12 years after the tragedy, the family is just about to go on holiday at a Greek resort when they receive a threatening anonymous letter. At the rest, they come across a man that looks like an adult Elias.
Commissioned by Finland’s leading streamer Elisa Viihde, the show was sold by Apc to Arte for France and Germany,...
The gripping series, written by U.K. actor-turned-screenwriter Kate Ashfield (“Born to Kill”), opens in summer 2007 with the Kurtti family spending their holidays in cabin chalets in the land of a thousand lakes when their two-year old son, Tommi, is killed by a gunshot. Elias, a surly 12-year-old neighbor who has already committed minor acts of aggression against the family, is blamed for the death of the child. 12 years after the tragedy, the family is just about to go on holiday at a Greek resort when they receive a threatening anonymous letter. At the rest, they come across a man that looks like an adult Elias.
Commissioned by Finland’s leading streamer Elisa Viihde, the show was sold by Apc to Arte for France and Germany,...
- 10/10/2020
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Make your own exit plan for Exit Plan, a Danish downer from director Jonas Alexander Arnby, who clearly thinks the indisputable charisma of star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau will be enough to sustain our interest. He’s wrong. This solid actor who won an Emmy nomination for playing Jaime Lannister on Game of Thrones hides his movie-star looks behind nerdy glasses and a moustache to play Max, an insurance claims adjuster. There’s nothing special about Max’s life at home with wife, Laerke (Tuva Novotny), and their cat Simba, except his desire to end it.
- 6/12/2020
- by Peter Travers
- Rollingstone.com
Bill Nighy is set to score a triple word score this weekend with the dramedy Sometimes Always Never, which is set to open virtually in theaters today before it becomes available on-demand July 10.
Directed by former member of the British band The Farm, Carl Hunter and written by Frank Cottrell Boyce, the film follows Alan (Nighy) a stylish tailor who has spent years searching for his son Michael who went missing after he stormed out of his life…over a game of Scrabble. With a body to identify and his family torn apart, Alan must fix the relationship with his youngest son Peter (Sam Riley) and solve the mystery of an online player who he thinks could be Michael, so he can finally move on and reunite his family. The film also stars Alice Lowe, Jenny Agutter and Tim McInnerny.
Marking Hunter’s feature film debut, the dramedy debuted in...
Directed by former member of the British band The Farm, Carl Hunter and written by Frank Cottrell Boyce, the film follows Alan (Nighy) a stylish tailor who has spent years searching for his son Michael who went missing after he stormed out of his life…over a game of Scrabble. With a body to identify and his family torn apart, Alan must fix the relationship with his youngest son Peter (Sam Riley) and solve the mystery of an online player who he thinks could be Michael, so he can finally move on and reunite his family. The film also stars Alice Lowe, Jenny Agutter and Tim McInnerny.
Marking Hunter’s feature film debut, the dramedy debuted in...
- 6/12/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
“Exit Plan” has been retitled from “Suicide Tourist” for its U.S. release, and while the original monicker was certainly punchier, the new one perhaps better captures the gist of a movie that’s ultimately a little too polite and vague to make much of its intriguing premise.
A second feature collaboration between director Jonas Alexander Arnby and writer Rasmus Birch, it is another enigmatic, aesthetically precise toying with genre material — this time more kinda-sorta sci-fi than the quasi-horror of 2014’s “When Animals Dream.” But again, the Danish duo seem more interested in chilly atmospherics and idiosyncratic details than narrative cogency or psychological depth. Starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as a terminally ill man who commits himself to a mysterious, isolated resort for assisted suicide, . Screen Media is launching it on VOD and in available theaters June 12.
The “Game of Thrones” actor downplays his good looks via a milquetoast’s glasses, ‘stache and carriage as Max,...
A second feature collaboration between director Jonas Alexander Arnby and writer Rasmus Birch, it is another enigmatic, aesthetically precise toying with genre material — this time more kinda-sorta sci-fi than the quasi-horror of 2014’s “When Animals Dream.” But again, the Danish duo seem more interested in chilly atmospherics and idiosyncratic details than narrative cogency or psychological depth. Starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as a terminally ill man who commits himself to a mysterious, isolated resort for assisted suicide, . Screen Media is launching it on VOD and in available theaters June 12.
The “Game of Thrones” actor downplays his good looks via a milquetoast’s glasses, ‘stache and carriage as Max,...
- 6/12/2020
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
Exit Plan (Selvmordsturisten) Screen Media Reviewed for Shockya.com & BigAppleReviews.net linked from Rotten Tomatoes by: Harvey Karten Director: Jonas Alexander Arnby Screenwriter: Rasmus Birch Cast: Nickolaj Coster-Waldau, Kate Ashfield, Jan Bïjvoet, Tuva Novotny, Robert Aramayo Screened at: Critics’ link, NYC, 5/30/20 Opens: June 12, 2020 To paraphrase Winston Churchill’s comment about the Soviet Union, “Exit […]
The post Exit Plan Movie Review appeared first on Shockya.com.
The post Exit Plan Movie Review appeared first on Shockya.com.
- 6/7/2020
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
"You're not allowed to be here!" Screen Media Films has debuted a new official Us trailer for the Danish film now known as Exit Plan, formerly titled Suicide Tourist during its initial international release. This premiered at the Sitges & Zurich Film Festivals last year, and is arriving on VOD in June to watch. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau plays an insurance detective named Max who is investigating Arthur's disappearance. The assignment takes him on a long, mysterious journey into the clandestine Aurora Hotel. While in the midst of an existential crisis, Max questions his perception of reality. Also starring Tuva Novotny, Kate Ashfield, Robert Aramayo, Sonja Richter, Kaya Wilkins, Sobjørg Højfeld, Lorraine Hilton, Slimane Daz, Jan Bijvoet, and Johanna Wokalek. This looks a bit like a "Black Mirror" episode with a horrorific twist. Here's the new official trailer (+ poster) for Jonas Alexander Arnby's Exit Plan, direct from YouTube: Insurance claims investigator...
- 5/19/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Over 15 years since Simon Pegg and Nick Frost discovered a shortcut to the Winchester in Shaun of the Dead, the pair are reprising their zombie killers from the beloved cult classic. And for good reason. While in the Edgar Wright movie, Shaun (Pegg) and Ed (Frost) dealt with a very different type of viral outbreak—something to do with the dreaded Z-word—their experience is a great case study in what not to do right now. Both in terms of zombies and the novel coronavirus.
In the below public service announcement video, the two riff on one of Shaun of the Dead’s cheekiest scenes where Shaun and Ed devise their plan for surviving the apocalypse. As viewable here, the original gist was the two needed to kill Shaun’s zombie-infected stepdad Phillip (Bill Nighy) and rescue Shaun’s ex-girlfriend Liz (Kate Ashfield). While the specifics changed in every tightly edited fantasy,...
In the below public service announcement video, the two riff on one of Shaun of the Dead’s cheekiest scenes where Shaun and Ed devise their plan for surviving the apocalypse. As viewable here, the original gist was the two needed to kill Shaun’s zombie-infected stepdad Phillip (Bill Nighy) and rescue Shaun’s ex-girlfriend Liz (Kate Ashfield). While the specifics changed in every tightly edited fantasy,...
- 3/19/2020
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Paris — AMC’s “The Walking Dead: World Beyond,” Amazon Prime’s “Upload,” and Apple TV’s “Trying” will make their international premieres at the 3rd edition of Canneseries, which will run from March 27 to April 1.
The Riviera-set fest will host tributes to David Hasselhoff (“Baywatch”), “Sharp Object” and “Euphoria” breakout Sydney Sweeney, and “Transparent” star Judith Light, before closing with the world premiere of “The Bureau,” Season 5.
Producer Gale Anne Hurd will lead this year’s jury alongside actors Ncuti Gatwa (“Sex Education”), Camille Cottin (“Call My Agent”) and Katja Herbers (“Westworld”), director Tawfik Abu Wael (“Our Boys”) and rocker Steward Copeland.
Pay-tv service Canal Plus will bring two high-profile French language offerings, launching the final season premiere of their spy thriller “The Bureau” and the series premiere of their hip-hop drama “Validé,” which was co-created by popular local star Franck Gastambide.
Of then ten series in the festival’s highly selective competition,...
The Riviera-set fest will host tributes to David Hasselhoff (“Baywatch”), “Sharp Object” and “Euphoria” breakout Sydney Sweeney, and “Transparent” star Judith Light, before closing with the world premiere of “The Bureau,” Season 5.
Producer Gale Anne Hurd will lead this year’s jury alongside actors Ncuti Gatwa (“Sex Education”), Camille Cottin (“Call My Agent”) and Katja Herbers (“Westworld”), director Tawfik Abu Wael (“Our Boys”) and rocker Steward Copeland.
Pay-tv service Canal Plus will bring two high-profile French language offerings, launching the final season premiere of their spy thriller “The Bureau” and the series premiere of their hip-hop drama “Validé,” which was co-created by popular local star Franck Gastambide.
Of then ten series in the festival’s highly selective competition,...
- 2/26/2020
- by Ben Croll
- Variety Film + TV
While Halloween season is officially over, the world of horror (and sci-fi) marches on with this week’s Blu-ray and DVD releases. November 5th is probably one of our quieter days of home media releases in some time, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t some killer stuff to get excited for. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark arrives on Tuesday on multiple formats, and for those of you who love Galaxy Quest as much as I do, the sci-fi comedy is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a brand new Steelbook as well.
All three entries in Edgar Wright’s Cornetto Trilogy are headed to 4K this week—Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and The World’s End—and for those of you who were unable to keep up with it on Amazon, the Good Omens series hits both Blu and DVD this Tuesday.
Other notable releases...
All three entries in Edgar Wright’s Cornetto Trilogy are headed to 4K this week—Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and The World’s End—and for those of you who were unable to keep up with it on Amazon, the Good Omens series hits both Blu and DVD this Tuesday.
Other notable releases...
- 11/5/2019
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Which is Better is a new column here on Nerdly where we’ll pick two related movies and discuss each of them, and then conclude which we think is the best one. It might be about films of a similar type, or sequels in comparison to the first film, or the original film and its eventual remake, we might even do it for full film franchises. For this column I’m going to focus on two popular zombie comedy flicks. It’s the battle of the zom-coms!
Shaun Of The Dead vs. Zombieland
Okay, okay… so both of these films are excellent in their own rights. Both films have their fans. One of them, Zombieland, is even seeing a sequel soon, starring the same group of survivors as last time. When I think of zombie comedies, of which there are some really fun ones, the top of the pack always...
Shaun Of The Dead vs. Zombieland
Okay, okay… so both of these films are excellent in their own rights. Both films have their fans. One of them, Zombieland, is even seeing a sequel soon, starring the same group of survivors as last time. When I think of zombie comedies, of which there are some really fun ones, the top of the pack always...
- 9/16/2019
- by Chris Cummings
- Nerdly
Focus Features’ 15th anniversary celebration pulled out all the stops on Thursday night at La’s Greek Theatre with a fantastic party and screening of the Edgar Wright-Simon Pegg horror-comedy classic Shaun Of The Dead.
Billed as a “rom zom com” (romantic zombie comedy), the film follows the bloody funny adventures of underachiever Shaun (Simon Pegg) and his best mate Ed (Nick Frost) as they cope with a zombie invasion of North London and attempt to rescue Shaun’s girlfriend Liz (Kate Ashfield) and his Mum, Barbara (Penelope Wilton).
Thousands of fans, including Baby Driver co-star Jon Hamm, enjoyed the red-themed activities including a photo op, scary makeup applications, a character costume contest and dozens of zombies roaming the venue to frighten and entertain partygoers “like a drunk who’s lost a bet.”
After leading the audience in a zombiefied version of the Thx sound effect, Wright and Shaun co-star Lucy Davis,...
Billed as a “rom zom com” (romantic zombie comedy), the film follows the bloody funny adventures of underachiever Shaun (Simon Pegg) and his best mate Ed (Nick Frost) as they cope with a zombie invasion of North London and attempt to rescue Shaun’s girlfriend Liz (Kate Ashfield) and his Mum, Barbara (Penelope Wilton).
Thousands of fans, including Baby Driver co-star Jon Hamm, enjoyed the red-themed activities including a photo op, scary makeup applications, a character costume contest and dozens of zombies roaming the venue to frighten and entertain partygoers “like a drunk who’s lost a bet.”
After leading the audience in a zombiefied version of the Thx sound effect, Wright and Shaun co-star Lucy Davis,...
- 10/29/2017
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Born To Kill
Closing Date For Submission – 23Rd March 2016
Written by Tracey Malone & Kate Ashfield.
Born to Kill is a 4 part thriller about a 15 year old boy called Sam whose fallen in love with a new girl at school Chrissy But Sam is hiding something…..psychopathic urges. This series will have its audience on the edge of their seats, and question how we can like someone so much when we know what he is capable of.
Production Co: World Productions For Channel 4
Exec Producer : Jake Lushington
Director: Bruce Goodison
Producer : Nick Pitt
Shooting Location : Cardiff
New Overall Shoot Dates : 4th June – 14th August 2016
Casting Details – The majority of first round auditions, workshops and all the recalls will be in London, but we will also be coming to other cities including Cardiff, Nottingham and Manchester.
Please email recent photo (just one) and a CV if you have one to office@danieledwardscasting.
Closing Date For Submission – 23Rd March 2016
Written by Tracey Malone & Kate Ashfield.
Born to Kill is a 4 part thriller about a 15 year old boy called Sam whose fallen in love with a new girl at school Chrissy But Sam is hiding something…..psychopathic urges. This series will have its audience on the edge of their seats, and question how we can like someone so much when we know what he is capable of.
Production Co: World Productions For Channel 4
Exec Producer : Jake Lushington
Director: Bruce Goodison
Producer : Nick Pitt
Shooting Location : Cardiff
New Overall Shoot Dates : 4th June – 14th August 2016
Casting Details – The majority of first round auditions, workshops and all the recalls will be in London, but we will also be coming to other cities including Cardiff, Nottingham and Manchester.
Please email recent photo (just one) and a CV if you have one to office@danieledwardscasting.
- 3/9/2016
- by noreply@blogger.com (ScreenTerrier)
- ScreenTerrier
Hangman may be just another down-and-dirty found footage flick at heart, but Adam Mason’s SXSW Midnighter turns the mundane format into a nightmarish invasion of privacy. His killer, whose calling card is that of a noose-tightener, plays the long game here. Action isn’t rushed and pacing is drawn out like taffy, but Mason’s meticulous dissection of a first-hand home invasion works where other equal efforts become dull and gimmicky. Families should feel safe together, but Hangman warps feelings of barricaded tranquility into voyeuristic naughtiness caught on the camera of a reckless stalker. He sees you when your sleeping, he knows when you’re awake, yet the “Hangman” is no Santa Claus – unless you consider backwash in your Oj a present.
Told through the eyes of a mask-wearing figure known as “Hangman” (Eric Michael Cole), we watch helplessly as the crazed psycho torments an unsuspecting family. Aaron (Jeremy Sisto...
Told through the eyes of a mask-wearing figure known as “Hangman” (Eric Michael Cole), we watch helplessly as the crazed psycho torments an unsuspecting family. Aaron (Jeremy Sisto...
- 2/21/2016
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
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