LONDON — Kate Winslet has signed on to star in Jocelyn Moorhouse's “The Dressmaker.” Embankment Films is handling international sales and co-represent the U.S. with CAA. The company will commence sale…
LONDON — U.K. pubcaster the BBC ruled over the BAFTA TV awards in London Sunday, winning in 15 of the 23 major categories. “The Hollow Crown,” a series of Shakespeare adaptations produced by Sam Mende…
LONDON — Samuel L. Jackson is attached to play the U.S. President in Jalmari Helander's English-language debut "Big Game," which Altitude Film Sales will tubthump in Cannes. Altitude also will be sell…
LONDON — Jim Broadbent is to topline Christopher Smith's family comedy "Get Santa," which is produced by Liza Marshall and exec produced by Ridley Scott for Scott Free London. Pic tells the story of a…
LONDON – Mister Smith Entertainment is to introduce "The Mortal Instruments: City of Ashes," the sequel to the upcoming "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones," to buyers at Cannes next week. "City of…
LONDON — Former News Corp. exec Tom Mockridge is set to become CEO of the U.K.'s top cabler Virgin Media if its acquisition by Liberty Global goes ahead. Mockridge was chief exec of News Corp.'s U.K…
LONDON — James Franco has boarded Wim Wenders' 3D pic "Everything Will Be Fine." Franco will play Tomas, a writer who accidentally causes the death of a child and spends the next 12 years examining t…
LONDON — Maggie Smith, Kevin Kline, Jane Birkin and Dominique Pinon are set to topline “My Old Lady,” a Paris-based dramedy marking the film directorial debut of playwright and screenwriter Israel Hor…
LONDON — The British Academy of Film and Television Arts is to fete former Monty Python star Michael Palin. The English comedian and writer will receive BAFTA's top honor, the Fellowship, at the Arqiv…
LONDON — The market for alternative content for movie theaters continues to heat up as a new entrant, Mr Wolf, enters the fray. The company, which has offices in London and Los Angeles, specializes in…
