David Schaal says his new movie 'Bermondsey Tales: Fall of the Roman Empire' is inspired by Guy Ritchie and Quentin Tarantino films.The British gangster movie is the feature film directorial debut of Michael Head and the 60-year-old actor is part of a stellar cast that includes John Hannah, Alan Ford, Maisie Smith, Adam Deacon, Linda Robson, Charlotte Kirk, Gary Webster, Charlie Clapham and more.David - who is best known for playing Jay's dad Terry Cartwright in comedy series 'The Inbetweeners' and warehouse manager Taffy in Ricky Gervais' mockumentary 'The Office' - says the gritty crime drama has the hallmarks of Ritchie's gangster films 'Snatch' and 'Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels' as well as the flashbacks and time jumping storytelling devices of Tarantino's 'Pulp Fiction' with a nod to Jonathan Glazer's 'Sexy Beast' as well.Speaking to Bang Showbiz,...
- 5/21/2024
- by Philip Hamilton
- Bang Showbiz
Margot Robbie and Rosamund Pike are among the nominees for the National Film Awards.The stars of 'Barbie' and 'Saltburn' respectively will compete against talent including Patricia Hodge ('Arthur's Whiskey'), Jo Hartley ('Swede Caroline'), Eiza Gonzalez ('The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare') and Emma Stone ('Poor Things)' in a star-studded Best Actress category.This year's ceremony is set to take place on July 3 at the Porchester Hall in London and marks the 10th anniversary of the prestigious awards. It will feature a lineup of nominees from around the globe consisting of seasoned acting veterans and emerging young talents.The Best Actor category is equally competitive with stars including Barry Keoghan ('Saltburn), Kevin Hart ('Lift') and Ewan McGregor ('Bleeding Love') competing for the prize with Kane Robinson ('The Kitchen') and Lakeith Stanfield ('Book of Clarence').Meanwhile,...
- 4/30/2024
- by Joe Graber
- Bang Showbiz
Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn gives jam as swathe of film and TV celebrities add support, including Zone of Interest’s Jonathan Glazer and Thor’s Tessa Thompson
A host of film directors and stars, including Susan Sarandon, Paul Mescal and Olivia Colman, have added their names to those offering time and memorabilia to a Cinema for Gaza auction that is raising funds for humanitarian relief in Palestine.
Joining the celebrities is the former Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn – billed as the star of Sumotherhood, thanks to his cameo in last year’s Adam Deacon urban thriller – who is donating a Zoom poetry reading and a selection of homemade jam.
A host of film directors and stars, including Susan Sarandon, Paul Mescal and Olivia Colman, have added their names to those offering time and memorabilia to a Cinema for Gaza auction that is raising funds for humanitarian relief in Palestine.
Joining the celebrities is the former Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn – billed as the star of Sumotherhood, thanks to his cameo in last year’s Adam Deacon urban thriller – who is donating a Zoom poetry reading and a selection of homemade jam.
- 4/8/2024
- by Catherine Shoard
- The Guardian - Film News
Kaleidoscope Film Distribution has acquired worldwide sales rights for six features including footballer documentary Defoe.
Directed by James Ross, Defoe follows now-retired football star Jermain Defoe as he re-evaluates his roots, career and controversies, and explores future ambitions.
The completed film includes interviews with Defoe’s colleagues including manager Harry Redknapp and teammates Peter Crouch and Joe Cole. Kaleidoscope will conduct a single-day theatrical release in the UK on February 29.
Sales are underway on Defoe at this week’s EFM where Kaleidoscope is screening three completed acquisitions.
Andrew Gallimore’s One Night In Millstreet revisits the 1990s boxing match that...
Directed by James Ross, Defoe follows now-retired football star Jermain Defoe as he re-evaluates his roots, career and controversies, and explores future ambitions.
The completed film includes interviews with Defoe’s colleagues including manager Harry Redknapp and teammates Peter Crouch and Joe Cole. Kaleidoscope will conduct a single-day theatrical release in the UK on February 29.
Sales are underway on Defoe at this week’s EFM where Kaleidoscope is screening three completed acquisitions.
Andrew Gallimore’s One Night In Millstreet revisits the 1990s boxing match that...
- 2/18/2024
- ScreenDaily
Hit British comedy Sumotherhood is coming to DVD and Blu-ray in February. More details on the release here.
For his return to directing after over a decade, Adam Deacon brought to the screen the comedy Sumotherhood last autumn. Deacon directed the film, took the lead role, and co-wrote the movie too, which built on the success of Anuvahood back in 2011.
The new movie attracted a whole bunch of cameos that I don’t want to spoil here (although the promotion for the movie sort of did!), and there’s a bank robbery sequence in the midst of the film that just keeps building and building as more faces appear.
Paramount Pictures backed the picture in the UK, and it enjoyed modest success at the box office too. Now, the film is also getting a physical media release, with Paramount set to issue Sumotherhood on DVD and Blu-ray on February 26th 2024.
From what we can gleam,...
For his return to directing after over a decade, Adam Deacon brought to the screen the comedy Sumotherhood last autumn. Deacon directed the film, took the lead role, and co-wrote the movie too, which built on the success of Anuvahood back in 2011.
The new movie attracted a whole bunch of cameos that I don’t want to spoil here (although the promotion for the movie sort of did!), and there’s a bank robbery sequence in the midst of the film that just keeps building and building as more faces appear.
Paramount Pictures backed the picture in the UK, and it enjoyed modest success at the box office too. Now, the film is also getting a physical media release, with Paramount set to issue Sumotherhood on DVD and Blu-ray on February 26th 2024.
From what we can gleam,...
- 1/23/2024
- by Simon Brew
- Film Stories
Writer/director and star Adam Deacon returns with another chapter in his ‘hood series with Sumotherhood, which also stars Jazzie Zonzolo, Richie Campbell, Leomie Anderson in her feature film debut, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Danny Sapani, Peter Serafinowicz, Jaime Winstone, London Hughes, and Vas Blackwood.
Two aspiring roadmen decide to rob a megastar in a nightclub toilet and hold up the local bank – but things don’t go as planned. Comedy drama.
Featuring cameos from the likes of Jennifer Saunders, Ed Sheeran and Jeremy Corbyn(!), Sumotherhood is available on digital platforms, such as Sky Store, in the UK now. Check out our review of the film below:...
Two aspiring roadmen decide to rob a megastar in a nightclub toilet and hold up the local bank – but things don’t go as planned. Comedy drama.
Featuring cameos from the likes of Jennifer Saunders, Ed Sheeran and Jeremy Corbyn(!), Sumotherhood is available on digital platforms, such as Sky Store, in the UK now. Check out our review of the film below:...
- 1/2/2024
- by Kevin Haldon
- Nerdly
Adam Deacon’s star-stuffed parody arrives on digital platforms next week ahead of a boxing day rental release.
The latest film from BAFTA-winner Adam Deacon will be available to download and keep on digital platforms from the 12th December, before becoming rent-able (presumably from those same ‘digital platforms’) from the 26th December.
We’ve not managed to catch this one yet, but the synopsis (and a stacked cast list) have our curiosity piqued. Here is that very same synopsis:
In this parody of the UK urban genre Riko and Kane have got it all … big dreams, no respect and a fifteen grand debt. Could things get any worse?
Yes! So, it’s time to man up and finally be taken seriously as “Roadmen”. Once putting their heads together on various ways to make some money, they decide to rob a megastar in a nightclub toilet and hold up the local bank,...
The latest film from BAFTA-winner Adam Deacon will be available to download and keep on digital platforms from the 12th December, before becoming rent-able (presumably from those same ‘digital platforms’) from the 26th December.
We’ve not managed to catch this one yet, but the synopsis (and a stacked cast list) have our curiosity piqued. Here is that very same synopsis:
In this parody of the UK urban genre Riko and Kane have got it all … big dreams, no respect and a fifteen grand debt. Could things get any worse?
Yes! So, it’s time to man up and finally be taken seriously as “Roadmen”. Once putting their heads together on various ways to make some money, they decide to rob a megastar in a nightclub toilet and hold up the local bank,...
- 12/6/2023
- by James Harvey
- Film Stories
Our Film Stories Black Friday deals are back! Get a surprise box of ten back issues for just £10. That’s a bargain.
It’s very difficult to do the whole Black Friday thing when you’re a small independent publisher, but here we are: and we’re reopening an offer that proved very, very popular last year.
If you love film magazines, and love print, then we’re offering the chance to buy a box of ten back issues for just £10. It’s usually worth £59.90! That’s at least 1000 pages of film writing, in a back issue mystery box.
We don’t run this offer for long, and you can find it at store.filmstories.co.uk.
There, you’ll also find an array of magazines available for individual sale, including our biggest ever issue. You could also treat yourself to a couple of Blu-rays – both films starring Kevin Costner,...
It’s very difficult to do the whole Black Friday thing when you’re a small independent publisher, but here we are: and we’re reopening an offer that proved very, very popular last year.
If you love film magazines, and love print, then we’re offering the chance to buy a box of ten back issues for just £10. It’s usually worth £59.90! That’s at least 1000 pages of film writing, in a back issue mystery box.
We don’t run this offer for long, and you can find it at store.filmstories.co.uk.
There, you’ll also find an array of magazines available for individual sale, including our biggest ever issue. You could also treat yourself to a couple of Blu-rays – both films starring Kevin Costner,...
- 11/24/2023
- by Simon Brew
- Film Stories
‘The Marvels’ drops significantly on second weekend; ‘Anatomy Of A Fall’ holds well.
Rank Film (distributor) Three-day gross (Nov 17-19) Total gross to date Week 1. The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes (Lionsgate) £5.4m £5.4m 1 2. The Marvels (Disney) £1.3m £5.7m 2 3. Saltburn (Warner Bros) £776,444 £840,589 1 4. Trolls Band Together (Universal) £732,022 £14.8m 5 5. Thanksgiving (Sony) £486,148 £486,148 1
Gbp to Usd conversion rate: 1.25
Lionsgate franchise title The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes recorded a strong £5.4m to top the UK-Ireland box office on its opening weekend.
Although down on the £12.2m, £12.7m and £11.3m starts of the final three original Hunger Games films,...
Rank Film (distributor) Three-day gross (Nov 17-19) Total gross to date Week 1. The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes (Lionsgate) £5.4m £5.4m 1 2. The Marvels (Disney) £1.3m £5.7m 2 3. Saltburn (Warner Bros) £776,444 £840,589 1 4. Trolls Band Together (Universal) £732,022 £14.8m 5 5. Thanksgiving (Sony) £486,148 £486,148 1
Gbp to Usd conversion rate: 1.25
Lionsgate franchise title The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes recorded a strong £5.4m to top the UK-Ireland box office on its opening weekend.
Although down on the £12.2m, £12.7m and £11.3m starts of the final three original Hunger Games films,...
- 11/20/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
‘The Marvels’ figure is lowest opening for a MCU title since 2011’s ‘Captain America: The First Avenger’.
Rank Film (distributor) Three-day gross (Nov 10-12) Total gross to date Week 1. The Marvels (Disney) £3.5m £3.5m 1 2. Trolls Band Together (Universal) £959,091 £14m 4 3. Killers Of The Flower Moon (Paramount) £663,000 £9m 4 4. Five Nights At Freddy’s (Universal) £637,969 £9.9m 3 5. Tiger 3 (Yash Raj) £425,668 £425,668 1
Gbp to Usd conversion rate: 1.22
Disney’s The Marvels has started its run with a £3.5m weekend – enough to take top spot at the UK-Ireland box office, but the lowest opening for a Marvel film since 2011.
Playing in 665 sites, The Marvels took a £5,203 average – the...
Rank Film (distributor) Three-day gross (Nov 10-12) Total gross to date Week 1. The Marvels (Disney) £3.5m £3.5m 1 2. Trolls Band Together (Universal) £959,091 £14m 4 3. Killers Of The Flower Moon (Paramount) £663,000 £9m 4 4. Five Nights At Freddy’s (Universal) £637,969 £9.9m 3 5. Tiger 3 (Yash Raj) £425,668 £425,668 1
Gbp to Usd conversion rate: 1.22
Disney’s The Marvels has started its run with a £3.5m weekend – enough to take top spot at the UK-Ireland box office, but the lowest opening for a Marvel film since 2011.
Playing in 665 sites, The Marvels took a £5,203 average – the...
- 11/13/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Mubi launched ‘How To Have Sex’ on 150 sites.
RankFilm (distributor)Three-day gross (Nov 3-5)Total gross to date Week 1. Trolls Band Together (Universal) £1.8m £12.8m 3 2. Five Nights At Freddy’s (Universal) £1.4m £8.7m 2 3. Killers Of The Flower Moon (Paramount) £1.1m £7.8m 3 4. Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Trafalgar) £970,488 £11.7m 4 5. Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie (Paramount) £536,000 £7.2m 4
Trolls Band Together has usurped Universal stablemate Five Nights At Freddy’s to top the UK-Ireland box office; as Molly Manning Walker’s How To Have Sex started with just over £100,000 for Mubi.
Trolls Band Together added £1.8m on its third weekend in cinemas – a 28% fall, that...
RankFilm (distributor)Three-day gross (Nov 3-5)Total gross to date Week 1. Trolls Band Together (Universal) £1.8m £12.8m 3 2. Five Nights At Freddy’s (Universal) £1.4m £8.7m 2 3. Killers Of The Flower Moon (Paramount) £1.1m £7.8m 3 4. Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Trafalgar) £970,488 £11.7m 4 5. Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie (Paramount) £536,000 £7.2m 4
Trolls Band Together has usurped Universal stablemate Five Nights At Freddy’s to top the UK-Ireland box office; as Molly Manning Walker’s How To Have Sex started with just over £100,000 for Mubi.
Trolls Band Together added £1.8m on its third weekend in cinemas – a 28% fall, that...
- 11/6/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Universal scores a one-two with ‘Freddy’s’ and ‘Trolls Band Together’.
Rank Film (distributor) Three-day gross (Oct 27-29) Total gross to date Week 1. Five Nights At Freddy’s (Universal) £3.2m £5.4m 1 2. Trolls Band Together (Universal) £2.5m £9m 2 3. Killers Of The Flower Moon (Paramount) £1.5m £5.6m 2 4. Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Trafalgar) £1.2m £10.4m 3 5. Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie (Paramount) £708,000 £6.1m 3
Gbp to Usd conversion rate: 1.21
Blumhouse horror Five Nights At Freddy’s topped the UK-Ireland box office on its opening weekend, starting with £3.2m at a healthy £5,293 average.
Distributed by Universal, Five Nights At Freddy’s polled in 595 cinemas. Having opened on Wednesday,...
Rank Film (distributor) Three-day gross (Oct 27-29) Total gross to date Week 1. Five Nights At Freddy’s (Universal) £3.2m £5.4m 1 2. Trolls Band Together (Universal) £2.5m £9m 2 3. Killers Of The Flower Moon (Paramount) £1.5m £5.6m 2 4. Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Trafalgar) £1.2m £10.4m 3 5. Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie (Paramount) £708,000 £6.1m 3
Gbp to Usd conversion rate: 1.21
Blumhouse horror Five Nights At Freddy’s topped the UK-Ireland box office on its opening weekend, starting with £3.2m at a healthy £5,293 average.
Distributed by Universal, Five Nights At Freddy’s polled in 595 cinemas. Having opened on Wednesday,...
- 10/30/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Universal scores a one-two with ‘Freddy’s’ and ‘Trolls Band Together’.
Rank Film (distributor) Three-day gross (Oct 27-29) Total gross to date Week 1. Five Nights At Freddy’s (Universal) £3.2m £5.4m 1 2. Trolls Band Together (Universal) £2.5m £9m 2 3. Killers Of The Flower Moon (Paramount) £1.5m £5.6m 2 4. Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Trafalgar) £1.2m £10.4m 3 5. Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie (Paramount) £708,000 £6.1m 3
Gbp to Usd conversion rate: 1.21
Blumhouse horror Five Nights At Freddy’s topped the UK-Ireland box office on its opening weekend, starting with £3.2m at a healthy £5,293 average.
Distributed by Universal, the film polled in 595 cinemas. Having opened on Wednesday, October 25, it has £5.4m in total.
Rank Film (distributor) Three-day gross (Oct 27-29) Total gross to date Week 1. Five Nights At Freddy’s (Universal) £3.2m £5.4m 1 2. Trolls Band Together (Universal) £2.5m £9m 2 3. Killers Of The Flower Moon (Paramount) £1.5m £5.6m 2 4. Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Trafalgar) £1.2m £10.4m 3 5. Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie (Paramount) £708,000 £6.1m 3
Gbp to Usd conversion rate: 1.21
Blumhouse horror Five Nights At Freddy’s topped the UK-Ireland box office on its opening weekend, starting with £3.2m at a healthy £5,293 average.
Distributed by Universal, the film polled in 595 cinemas. Having opened on Wednesday, October 25, it has £5.4m in total.
- 10/30/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
‘Leo’ will soon become the highest-grossing Tamil-language film of all time.
RankFilm (distributor)Three-day gross (Oct 20-22)Total gross to date Week 1. Trolls Band Together (Universal) £3m £3m 1 2. Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Trafalgar) £2.358m £8.7m 2 3. Killers Of The Flower Moon (Paramount) £2.356m £2.5m 1 4. Leo (Ahimsa Entertainment) £1.2m £1.2m 1 5. Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie (Paramount) £642,345 £5.4m 2
Gbp to Usd conversion rate: 1.22
Universal’s Trolls Band Together sang its way to a number one at the UK-Ireland box office with a £3m opening weekend as Martin Scorsese’s Killers Of The Flower Moon and Indian action thriller Leo scored strong openings.
RankFilm (distributor)Three-day gross (Oct 20-22)Total gross to date Week 1. Trolls Band Together (Universal) £3m £3m 1 2. Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Trafalgar) £2.358m £8.7m 2 3. Killers Of The Flower Moon (Paramount) £2.356m £2.5m 1 4. Leo (Ahimsa Entertainment) £1.2m £1.2m 1 5. Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie (Paramount) £642,345 £5.4m 2
Gbp to Usd conversion rate: 1.22
Universal’s Trolls Band Together sang its way to a number one at the UK-Ireland box office with a £3m opening weekend as Martin Scorsese’s Killers Of The Flower Moon and Indian action thriller Leo scored strong openings.
- 10/23/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Here’s the latest episode of The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on the official podcast site, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.
For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro-budget indie films to bigger-budget studio films and everything in between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dome Lenoir, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk about how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their filmmaking experiences from directors, writers, producers and screenwriters, to actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmaker’s Podcast #362: Adam Deacon on Sumotherhood, Raising Finance, Directing,...
For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro-budget indie films to bigger-budget studio films and everything in between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dome Lenoir, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk about how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their filmmaking experiences from directors, writers, producers and screenwriters, to actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmaker’s Podcast #362: Adam Deacon on Sumotherhood, Raising Finance, Directing,...
- 10/23/2023
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
“The Kitchen” co-director and co-writer Daniel Kaluuya and “Polite Society” writer-director Nida Manzoor are among the emerging talents recognized at the British Independent Film Awards’ (BIFA) New Talent categories.
Both have been longlisted twice, in the debut director and debut screenwriter categories. In all, 20 fiction and 15 documentary features have been longlisted in the four debut filmmaking categories. Nineteen first-time fiction feature directors, 17 first-time feature documentary directors, 17 first-time writers and 24 breakthrough producers have been recognized by BIFA voters this year.
BIFA Springboard, an annual program supporting second-time feature filmmakers will launch in early 2024. BIFA will reveal the Netflix-sponsored 2023 breakthrough performance longlist, which highlights British acting talent in their first significant role in a British feature film, on Oct. 24. The final five nominations in each category will be unveiled on Nov. 2. Winners will be revealed at the 26th BIFA ceremony on Dec. 3.
The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director) Sponsored By...
Both have been longlisted twice, in the debut director and debut screenwriter categories. In all, 20 fiction and 15 documentary features have been longlisted in the four debut filmmaking categories. Nineteen first-time fiction feature directors, 17 first-time feature documentary directors, 17 first-time writers and 24 breakthrough producers have been recognized by BIFA voters this year.
BIFA Springboard, an annual program supporting second-time feature filmmakers will launch in early 2024. BIFA will reveal the Netflix-sponsored 2023 breakthrough performance longlist, which highlights British acting talent in their first significant role in a British feature film, on Oct. 24. The final five nominations in each category will be unveiled on Nov. 2. Winners will be revealed at the 26th BIFA ceremony on Dec. 3.
The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director) Sponsored By...
- 10/18/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Eight films listed in three of the four categories.
Charlotte Regan’s Scrapper, Raine Allen-Miller’s Rye Lane and Molly Manning Walker’s How To Have Sex are among the 35 features on the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) Filmmaker New Talent longlists for 2023.
The ceremony has released longlists for four awards: the Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director), Best Debut Screenwriter, Best Debut Director – Feature Documentary (a new award for this year) and Breakthrough Producer.
Scroll down for the full New Talent longlists
Eight films have been longlisted in three of the four categories: Earth Mama, Femme, In Camera, Pretty Red Dress,...
Charlotte Regan’s Scrapper, Raine Allen-Miller’s Rye Lane and Molly Manning Walker’s How To Have Sex are among the 35 features on the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) Filmmaker New Talent longlists for 2023.
The ceremony has released longlists for four awards: the Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director), Best Debut Screenwriter, Best Debut Director – Feature Documentary (a new award for this year) and Breakthrough Producer.
Scroll down for the full New Talent longlists
Eight films have been longlisted in three of the four categories: Earth Mama, Femme, In Camera, Pretty Red Dress,...
- 10/18/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Highest-grossing event cinema release ever in the territory.
Rank Film (distributor) Three-day gross (Oct 13-15) Total gross to date Week 1. Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Trafalgar) £5.7m £5.7m 1 2. Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie (Paramount) £1.3m £3.3m 1 3. The Exorcist: Believer (Universal) £1m £3.5m 2 4. Sumotherhood (Paramount) £734,000 £746,000 1 5. The Creator (Disney) £642,345 £5.4m 3
Gbp to Usd conversion rate: 1.22
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour has become the highest-grossing event cinema release ever in the UK and Ireland after just three days in cinemas.
The concert film, released by Trafalgar Releasing, has taken £5.7m with final figures still coming in.
It overtakes the £5.5m total gross of last year’s Prima Facie,...
Rank Film (distributor) Three-day gross (Oct 13-15) Total gross to date Week 1. Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Trafalgar) £5.7m £5.7m 1 2. Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie (Paramount) £1.3m £3.3m 1 3. The Exorcist: Believer (Universal) £1m £3.5m 2 4. Sumotherhood (Paramount) £734,000 £746,000 1 5. The Creator (Disney) £642,345 £5.4m 3
Gbp to Usd conversion rate: 1.22
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour has become the highest-grossing event cinema release ever in the UK and Ireland after just three days in cinemas.
The concert film, released by Trafalgar Releasing, has taken £5.7m with final figures still coming in.
It overtakes the £5.5m total gross of last year’s Prima Facie,...
- 10/16/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
It felt somewhat fitting that we sat down with filmmakers, and friends, Adam Deacon and Jazzie Zonzolo, on World Mental Health Day, for their latest film, Sumotherhood, undercuts the overstated comedy and criminality, with some profound messages about reaching out.
Deacon, who has spoken out about his own issues in the past, talks to the importance of injecting conversations of this nature into his feature, while both he and Zonzolo speak about their friendship and how they came to know and work with one another. They also talk about the cameos in the film, in how they got Ed Sheeran to, well, poo in a bush – and even more surprising: how they got Jeremy Corbyn to say ‘wasteman’.
Watch the full interview with Adam Deacon & Jazzie Zonzolo here:
Synopsis
When Riko and Kane need money, they decide to rob a megastar in a nightclub toilet and hold up the local bank,...
Deacon, who has spoken out about his own issues in the past, talks to the importance of injecting conversations of this nature into his feature, while both he and Zonzolo speak about their friendship and how they came to know and work with one another. They also talk about the cameos in the film, in how they got Ed Sheeran to, well, poo in a bush – and even more surprising: how they got Jeremy Corbyn to say ‘wasteman’.
Watch the full interview with Adam Deacon & Jazzie Zonzolo here:
Synopsis
When Riko and Kane need money, they decide to rob a megastar in a nightclub toilet and hold up the local bank,...
- 10/13/2023
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Competition comes from Paramount’s ‘Paw Patrol’ and ‘Sumotherhood’.
Pop icon Taylor Swift is looking to extend her cultural reach to cinemas this weekend, through the event cinema release of Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour.
Opening in 651 UK-Ireland venues through Trafalgar Releasing, the film is a 168-minute recording of three Swift gigs from the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles in August 2023, as part of Swift’s ongoing tour playing music from across her career.
It is the latest concert film from UK- and US-based director Sam Wrench, a former competitive slalom skier who has also directed BTS: Permission To Dance...
Pop icon Taylor Swift is looking to extend her cultural reach to cinemas this weekend, through the event cinema release of Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour.
Opening in 651 UK-Ireland venues through Trafalgar Releasing, the film is a 168-minute recording of three Swift gigs from the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles in August 2023, as part of Swift’s ongoing tour playing music from across her career.
It is the latest concert film from UK- and US-based director Sam Wrench, a former competitive slalom skier who has also directed BTS: Permission To Dance...
- 10/13/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Semi-sequel to the spoof gangland tale muddles comic capers with extreme violence and it’s not helped by a cameo from ‘Crack Ed’ Sheeran
When Adam Deacon sent up the turgid inner-city dramas Kidulthood and Adulthood with his 2011 comedy Anuvahood, he was dissing the hand that fed him: Deacon was one of the stars of the earlier Noel Clarke-penned films, which made it all the more frustrating that none of his barbs hit their target. His aim in the intervening 12 years hasn’t noticeably improved. This new semi-sequel, set in a modern-day London awash with guns and gangs, reunites the earlier picture’s writing duo Deacon and Michael Vu, who are joined by Jazzie Zonzolo, and brings back several cast members. Among them is Richie Campbell, reprising his performance as a lisping thug and still shouting his lines in a bid to make them funny. It’s a tactic...
When Adam Deacon sent up the turgid inner-city dramas Kidulthood and Adulthood with his 2011 comedy Anuvahood, he was dissing the hand that fed him: Deacon was one of the stars of the earlier Noel Clarke-penned films, which made it all the more frustrating that none of his barbs hit their target. His aim in the intervening 12 years hasn’t noticeably improved. This new semi-sequel, set in a modern-day London awash with guns and gangs, reunites the earlier picture’s writing duo Deacon and Michael Vu, who are joined by Jazzie Zonzolo, and brings back several cast members. Among them is Richie Campbell, reprising his performance as a lisping thug and still shouting his lines in a bid to make them funny. It’s a tactic...
- 10/12/2023
- by Ryan Gilbey
- The Guardian - Film News
Universal’s “The Exorcist: Believer” debuted atop the U.K. and Ireland box office with £1.6 million ($2 million), according to numbers released by Comscore.
In its second weekend, in second place, Disney’s “The Creator” collected £1 million for a total of £4.1 million. Also in its second weekend, in third position, Lionsgate’s “Saw X” scared up £956,030 for a total of £3.8 million.
Warner Bros.’ “The Great Escaper” debuted in fourth place with £598,135. In fifth position, in its fifth weekend, Disney’s “A Haunting in Venice” took in £561,058 for a total of £7.8 million.
The other debut in the top 10 was National Amusements’ “Blackberry,” which bowed at No. 10 with £117,263.
The upcoming weekend sees two wide releases across more than 300 locations each, both from Universal. “Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie,” the latest in the popular franchise, has the Paw Patrol pups magically gain superpowers after a meteor strikes Adventure City. However, things take a turn...
In its second weekend, in second place, Disney’s “The Creator” collected £1 million for a total of £4.1 million. Also in its second weekend, in third position, Lionsgate’s “Saw X” scared up £956,030 for a total of £3.8 million.
Warner Bros.’ “The Great Escaper” debuted in fourth place with £598,135. In fifth position, in its fifth weekend, Disney’s “A Haunting in Venice” took in £561,058 for a total of £7.8 million.
The other debut in the top 10 was National Amusements’ “Blackberry,” which bowed at No. 10 with £117,263.
The upcoming weekend sees two wide releases across more than 300 locations each, both from Universal. “Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie,” the latest in the popular franchise, has the Paw Patrol pups magically gain superpowers after a meteor strikes Adventure City. However, things take a turn...
- 10/11/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
We present our red carpet interviews from the Cineworld Leicester Square and the Sumotherhood UK Premiere.
Directed by and starring Adam Deacon, the film also stars Jazzie Zonzolo, Danny Sapani, Richie Campbell, London Hughes, Vas Blackwood, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Jaime Winstone, Peter Serafinowicz, Arnold Jorge, Eddie Kadi, Ella Vaday, Charlie Sloth, Lethal Bizzle, Megaman, Denise van Outen, Tamzin Outhwaite, Jeremy Corbyn and introducing Leomie Anderson with Jennifer Saunders and Ed Sheeran.
The comedy hits cinemas on October 13th. Colin Hart and Ethan Hart were on the red carpet asking the questions, here are their interviews.
Sumotherhood UK Premiere Interviews
Plot:
In this parody of the UK urban genre Riko and Kane have got it all … big dreams, no respect and a fifteen-grand debt. Could things get any worse?
Yes! So, it’s time to man up and finally be taken serious as “Roadmen”. Once putting their heads together on various ways to make some money,...
Directed by and starring Adam Deacon, the film also stars Jazzie Zonzolo, Danny Sapani, Richie Campbell, London Hughes, Vas Blackwood, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Jaime Winstone, Peter Serafinowicz, Arnold Jorge, Eddie Kadi, Ella Vaday, Charlie Sloth, Lethal Bizzle, Megaman, Denise van Outen, Tamzin Outhwaite, Jeremy Corbyn and introducing Leomie Anderson with Jennifer Saunders and Ed Sheeran.
The comedy hits cinemas on October 13th. Colin Hart and Ethan Hart were on the red carpet asking the questions, here are their interviews.
Sumotherhood UK Premiere Interviews
Plot:
In this parody of the UK urban genre Riko and Kane have got it all … big dreams, no respect and a fifteen-grand debt. Could things get any worse?
Yes! So, it’s time to man up and finally be taken serious as “Roadmen”. Once putting their heads together on various ways to make some money,...
- 10/10/2023
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Ed Sheeran wanted to prove himself as an actor in 'Sumotherhood'.The 'Bad Habits' hitmaker features as a drug addict in Adam Deacon's new film and the star revealed that Ed was desperate to make the most of his big screen opportunity.Adam told The Sun newspaper's Bizarre column: "I put him in the original script but it was a much smaller part. I just wasn't sure how I was going to make it happen."I ended up having a FaceTime with him and he was quite clear that he didn't want to play himself, he just wanted to act."We went round to his house and we rehearsed in his pub. He realised we're not trying to take ourselves too seriously. There was a lot of dialogue and he learned it word for word."I felt like he trusted me, which I really respect."Ed, 32, sings his 2014 hit...
- 10/9/2023
- by Joe Graber
- Bang Showbiz
Paramount Pictures has debuted the trailer for Adam Deacon’s comedy parody ‘Sumotherhood.’
In this parody of the UK urban genre Riko and Kane have got it all … big dreams, no respect and a fifteen-grand debt. Could things get any worse?
Yes! So, it’s time to man up and finally be taken serious as “Roadmen”. Once putting their heads together on various ways to make some money, they decide to rob a megastar in a nightclub toilet and hold up the local bank but things inevitably don’t go to plan!! However, somehow a misunderstanding leads them to be desired and acquired for business with one of East London’s toughest firms, putting them in the line of fire to the firm’s arch-rivals.
Can Riko and Kane live up to their name? Will Riko win the affection of Tamara and if he does, will Tyrese, Tamara’s lunatic stepbrother,...
In this parody of the UK urban genre Riko and Kane have got it all … big dreams, no respect and a fifteen-grand debt. Could things get any worse?
Yes! So, it’s time to man up and finally be taken serious as “Roadmen”. Once putting their heads together on various ways to make some money, they decide to rob a megastar in a nightclub toilet and hold up the local bank but things inevitably don’t go to plan!! However, somehow a misunderstanding leads them to be desired and acquired for business with one of East London’s toughest firms, putting them in the line of fire to the firm’s arch-rivals.
Can Riko and Kane live up to their name? Will Riko win the affection of Tamara and if he does, will Tyrese, Tamara’s lunatic stepbrother,...
- 8/30/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Stars: Daniel Caltagirone, Adam Deacon, Lois Brabin-Platt, Max Lohan, Eric Roberts, Marco Leonardi, Georges St-Pierre, Lucas Aurelio, Elijah Rowen, Bentley Kalu | Written and Directed by Savvas D. Michael
Twenty-five years on from Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels the British gangster revival is still going strong. Case in point Hitmen, the new film from writer/director Savvas D. Michael who has already made several contributions to the genre including The Bezonians, Smoking Guns and Original Gangster.
Luke and Lauren are having marital issues. But that doesn’t mean she’s thrilled when Jackie starts hitting on her and when she mocks him, hitting her. This leads to a beating which in turn leads to Jackie’s death.
That would be bad enough, but Jackie’s grandfather Michael is a wealthy CEO with some rather shady connections. When they’re acquitted by reason of self-defense he puts a million-dollar contract on the couple.
Twenty-five years on from Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels the British gangster revival is still going strong. Case in point Hitmen, the new film from writer/director Savvas D. Michael who has already made several contributions to the genre including The Bezonians, Smoking Guns and Original Gangster.
Luke and Lauren are having marital issues. But that doesn’t mean she’s thrilled when Jackie starts hitting on her and when she mocks him, hitting her. This leads to a beating which in turn leads to Jackie’s death.
That would be bad enough, but Jackie’s grandfather Michael is a wealthy CEO with some rather shady connections. When they’re acquitted by reason of self-defense he puts a million-dollar contract on the couple.
- 5/30/2023
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
To mark the release of Hitmen available on DVD & Digital Platforms from 5th June, we have 3 DVDs to give away!
After accidentally killing the grandson of powerful CEO, Michael Hero (Eric Roberts), a married couple (Danny Caltagirone and Lois Braben-Platt) are forced to fight or flee for their lives when the vengeful businessman enlists the help of a mob boss (Marco Leonardi) to take them down. With a $1 million bounty placed on their heads, the chase begins as they attract the attention of the world’s deadliest assassins, who will stop at nothing to claim their prize.
Hitmen is the darkly comic British action-thriller from Savvas D. Michael, director of multi-award winning The Bezonians. Shot in London, and featuring exotic story locations from New York to Sorrento, the cast includes Academy Award nominee Eric Roberts, BAFTA-winner Adam Deacon (Anuvahood), legendary UFC champion Georges St-Pierre (Captain America: The Winter Soldier) and Italian star Marco Leonardi.
After accidentally killing the grandson of powerful CEO, Michael Hero (Eric Roberts), a married couple (Danny Caltagirone and Lois Braben-Platt) are forced to fight or flee for their lives when the vengeful businessman enlists the help of a mob boss (Marco Leonardi) to take them down. With a $1 million bounty placed on their heads, the chase begins as they attract the attention of the world’s deadliest assassins, who will stop at nothing to claim their prize.
Hitmen is the darkly comic British action-thriller from Savvas D. Michael, director of multi-award winning The Bezonians. Shot in London, and featuring exotic story locations from New York to Sorrento, the cast includes Academy Award nominee Eric Roberts, BAFTA-winner Adam Deacon (Anuvahood), legendary UFC champion Georges St-Pierre (Captain America: The Winter Soldier) and Italian star Marco Leonardi.
- 5/28/2023
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
UK-Ireland theatrical release in 2023.
Paramount Global Content Distribution and Paramount Pictures UK have acquired worldwide rights on Adam Deacon’s upcoming action-comedy Sumotherhood.
The studio will release the film theatrically in the UK and Ireland later this year.
Sumotherhood marks a return to the industry for UK actor-filmmaker Deacon, who broke out as an actor in 2006’s Kidulthood and won the Bafta Rising Star award in 2012. The new film is the fourth in the Kidulthood series, after 2008’s Adulthood and 2016’s Brotherhood, the latter of which Deacon did not appear in.
The film is currently in post-production, with an ensemble cast including Deacon,...
Paramount Global Content Distribution and Paramount Pictures UK have acquired worldwide rights on Adam Deacon’s upcoming action-comedy Sumotherhood.
The studio will release the film theatrically in the UK and Ireland later this year.
Sumotherhood marks a return to the industry for UK actor-filmmaker Deacon, who broke out as an actor in 2006’s Kidulthood and won the Bafta Rising Star award in 2012. The new film is the fourth in the Kidulthood series, after 2008’s Adulthood and 2016’s Brotherhood, the latter of which Deacon did not appear in.
The film is currently in post-production, with an ensemble cast including Deacon,...
- 2/24/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Sumotherhood, the upcoming British urban action-comedy that marks the much-anticipated return to filmmaking for BAFTA winner Adam Deacon, is set to hit cinemas later this year following a major worldwide deal with Paramount, The Hollywood Reporter can reveal.
Paramount Global Content Distribution and Paramount Pictures U.K. have acquired the feature, now in postproduction and coming from Piece of Pie Productions, Deaconstructed and Belstone Pictures. Paramount Pictures U.K. is planning a theatrical release in the U.K. and Ireland later in 2023.
Sumotherhood features an ensemble cast, including Deacon (Kidulthood, Rogue), Jazzie Zonzolo (Anuvahood), Jennifer Saunders (Absolutely Fabulous), Danny Sapani (Black Panther), Ed Sheeran (Game Of Thrones), Leomie Anderson (Glow Up), Kobna Holdbrook-Smith (Mary Poppins Returns, Paddington 2), London Hughes (London Hughes: To Catch a D*ck), Peter Serafinowicz (The Tick), Richie Campbell (Top Boy, Blue Story), Ella VaDay (Ru Paul’s Drag Race) and Jaime Winstone (Kidulthood), alongside several cameos
Written by Deacon,...
Paramount Global Content Distribution and Paramount Pictures U.K. have acquired the feature, now in postproduction and coming from Piece of Pie Productions, Deaconstructed and Belstone Pictures. Paramount Pictures U.K. is planning a theatrical release in the U.K. and Ireland later in 2023.
Sumotherhood features an ensemble cast, including Deacon (Kidulthood, Rogue), Jazzie Zonzolo (Anuvahood), Jennifer Saunders (Absolutely Fabulous), Danny Sapani (Black Panther), Ed Sheeran (Game Of Thrones), Leomie Anderson (Glow Up), Kobna Holdbrook-Smith (Mary Poppins Returns, Paddington 2), London Hughes (London Hughes: To Catch a D*ck), Peter Serafinowicz (The Tick), Richie Campbell (Top Boy, Blue Story), Ella VaDay (Ru Paul’s Drag Race) and Jaime Winstone (Kidulthood), alongside several cameos
Written by Deacon,...
- 2/24/2023
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
‘Shape of You’ hitmaker Ed Sheeran is set to shock fans as he will soon be seen playing a homeless drug addict in a new action-comedy film. The 32-year-old musician will star opposite Denise van Outen, Jennifer Saunders, Jaime Winstone, Peter Serafinowicz and Kevin Bishop in a big screen adventure that was filmed in London last year, reports Mirror.co.uk.
The film is titled ‘Sumotherhood’ and has been written and directed by Adam Deacon.
In the past, Ed has caused upset in the acting world when he was crowbarred into an episode of ‘Game of Thrones’ but has also managed to bag appearances on ‘Home and Away’, ‘The Simpsons’ and ‘Bridget Jones’s Baby’.
As per Mirror.co.uk, it is unclear the extent to which Ed will feature in the new film but will be a rare instance where he is playing a character rather than himself on screen.
The film is titled ‘Sumotherhood’ and has been written and directed by Adam Deacon.
In the past, Ed has caused upset in the acting world when he was crowbarred into an episode of ‘Game of Thrones’ but has also managed to bag appearances on ‘Home and Away’, ‘The Simpsons’ and ‘Bridget Jones’s Baby’.
As per Mirror.co.uk, it is unclear the extent to which Ed will feature in the new film but will be a rare instance where he is playing a character rather than himself on screen.
- 2/18/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Commission
Reese Witherspoon‘s production company Hello Sunshine, which is a part of Candle Media, has secured its first U.K. commission. Fronted by TV presenter and bestselling author Stacey Solomon, Channel 4 DIY series “Bricking It” gives viewers easy and helpful tips to makeover their homes themselves.
Hello Sunshine’s U.K. unscripted division opened last year and is headed by executive VP Sarah Lazenby. The show was commissioned by senior commissioning editor Clemency Green and head of daytime and features, Jo Street, for Channel 4. The series will be executive produced by Witherspoon, Sara Rea and Lazenby.
Solomon said: “From an early age, my dad taught me DIY and the importance of fixing things yourself where you can. I still find it so satisfying to build or repair around the house and it saves loads of money. I am beyond excited to work with Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine on their first ever U.
Reese Witherspoon‘s production company Hello Sunshine, which is a part of Candle Media, has secured its first U.K. commission. Fronted by TV presenter and bestselling author Stacey Solomon, Channel 4 DIY series “Bricking It” gives viewers easy and helpful tips to makeover their homes themselves.
Hello Sunshine’s U.K. unscripted division opened last year and is headed by executive VP Sarah Lazenby. The show was commissioned by senior commissioning editor Clemency Green and head of daytime and features, Jo Street, for Channel 4. The series will be executive produced by Witherspoon, Sara Rea and Lazenby.
Solomon said: “From an early age, my dad taught me DIY and the importance of fixing things yourself where you can. I still find it so satisfying to build or repair around the house and it saves loads of money. I am beyond excited to work with Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine on their first ever U.
- 1/27/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Noel Clarke has apparently dropped his claims against BAFTA, Conde Nast and the Guardian writers who reported at least 20 allegations of harassment and bullying against the actor and director.
Last May journalists Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne published a long piece in which they detailed numerous allegations against Clarke. It was published just weeks after Clarke collected a BAFTA award for outstanding British contribution to cinema.
The fall-out was swift and wide, with the award and his BAFTA membership suspended, while ITV pulled the season finale of primetime drama “Viewpoint,” in which Clarke was starring at the time.
In April of this year, exactly 12 months after the article was published, Clarke filed a claim for defamation at the High Court in London. He listed 12 defendants including BAFTA, the Guardian, Kale and Osbourne as well as one of his accusers, Jahannah James, who claimed he had secretly filmed her naked.
According to the latest court filings,...
Last May journalists Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne published a long piece in which they detailed numerous allegations against Clarke. It was published just weeks after Clarke collected a BAFTA award for outstanding British contribution to cinema.
The fall-out was swift and wide, with the award and his BAFTA membership suspended, while ITV pulled the season finale of primetime drama “Viewpoint,” in which Clarke was starring at the time.
In April of this year, exactly 12 months after the article was published, Clarke filed a claim for defamation at the High Court in London. He listed 12 defendants including BAFTA, the Guardian, Kale and Osbourne as well as one of his accusers, Jahannah James, who claimed he had secretly filmed her naked.
According to the latest court filings,...
- 9/7/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
The event is taking place on May 11-12 at the Olympia London.
Bafta Rising Star award winner Adam Deacon, director and star of Anuvahood, will be joined by For Sama and The Reason I Jump composer Nainita Desai and a host of other names from the film and TV industry as speakers at the The Media Production and Technology Show 2022 (Mpts).
The free seminar programme, which launched in 2016 and is making its return after a two-year pandemic hiatus, will be taking place from May 11-12 at the Olympia London.
Focuses of the event will be on sustainability, virtual production and mental health,...
Bafta Rising Star award winner Adam Deacon, director and star of Anuvahood, will be joined by For Sama and The Reason I Jump composer Nainita Desai and a host of other names from the film and TV industry as speakers at the The Media Production and Technology Show 2022 (Mpts).
The free seminar programme, which launched in 2016 and is making its return after a two-year pandemic hiatus, will be taking place from May 11-12 at the Olympia London.
Focuses of the event will be on sustainability, virtual production and mental health,...
- 3/17/2022
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
The creator of the show Samskara on how race, masculinity, psychology and emotion have shaped his work for stage and screen – and why he never wants to be put in a box
Who is Lanre Malaolu? Speaking to the young actor, director, writer, choreographer and film-maker via Zoom, the question keeps occurring, albeit in different guises. Characteristically, Malaolu responds not with answers, but with stories. For example: “About five years ago I had a meeting with a quite well-known agent and she said it’s good that you do all these things, but I just don’t know where I can put you. And in my head I was like but that’s the whole point!”
Look over Malaolu’s life story, and it does indeed look like the whole point. Born and raised in Hackney, east London, he remembers having a lot of energy as a kid and not...
Who is Lanre Malaolu? Speaking to the young actor, director, writer, choreographer and film-maker via Zoom, the question keeps occurring, albeit in different guises. Characteristically, Malaolu responds not with answers, but with stories. For example: “About five years ago I had a meeting with a quite well-known agent and she said it’s good that you do all these things, but I just don’t know where I can put you. And in my head I was like but that’s the whole point!”
Look over Malaolu’s life story, and it does indeed look like the whole point. Born and raised in Hackney, east London, he remembers having a lot of energy as a kid and not...
- 10/21/2021
- by Sanjoy Roy
- The Guardian - Film News
When a friend told director, writer and actor Missy Malek about a real-life group of disabled drug dealers operating in London, Malek instantly knew she had the makings of a film.
“The second I heard it, I was like, ‘Yes, yes, amazing. Done,” she says. “I know this word is so overused, but it is empowering, the concept of disabled gangsters. Every portrayal of disabled people is always so patronising in the media. And this was the first time a story about disabled people had been put to me that wasn’t patronising.”
The result is “We’re Too Good For This,” a 12-minute short reminiscent of Joe Cornish’s “Attack the Block,” which premieres at the BFI London Film Festival on Saturday. It tells the story of four young people – Scott (Keron Day), Fatima (Asnath Iosala), Anthony (Asa Hems) and Julian (Jayden Reid) – who take revenge on a vindictive...
“The second I heard it, I was like, ‘Yes, yes, amazing. Done,” she says. “I know this word is so overused, but it is empowering, the concept of disabled gangsters. Every portrayal of disabled people is always so patronising in the media. And this was the first time a story about disabled people had been put to me that wasn’t patronising.”
The result is “We’re Too Good For This,” a 12-minute short reminiscent of Joe Cornish’s “Attack the Block,” which premieres at the BFI London Film Festival on Saturday. It tells the story of four young people – Scott (Keron Day), Fatima (Asnath Iosala), Anthony (Asa Hems) and Julian (Jayden Reid) – who take revenge on a vindictive...
- 10/16/2021
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Adam Deacon, the BAFTA-winning star of British indie dramas “Kidulthood” and “Adulthood,” will take on his next directorial project with “Sumotherhood.”
Billed as an urban action comedy, the film sees Deacon reteaming with Michael Vu, with whom he collaborated on the 2011 film “Anuvahood” — his first turn in the director’s seat. Joining them for the new project is writing partner and comedy performer Jazzie Zonzolo.
“Sumotherhood” marks Deacon’s return to the industry after a number of years away. The British actor-rapper broke through in the 2006 drama “Kidulthood,” and went on to win BAFTA’s highly coveted Rising Star award in 2012, beating the likes of Eddie Redmayne and Tom Hiddleston. Early in his career, Deacon collaborated on several projects with actor-director Noel Clarke — who was recently subject to multiple sexual misconduct and bullying claims, all of which he denies — but went on to accuse Clarke of bullying and sabotaging his...
Billed as an urban action comedy, the film sees Deacon reteaming with Michael Vu, with whom he collaborated on the 2011 film “Anuvahood” — his first turn in the director’s seat. Joining them for the new project is writing partner and comedy performer Jazzie Zonzolo.
“Sumotherhood” marks Deacon’s return to the industry after a number of years away. The British actor-rapper broke through in the 2006 drama “Kidulthood,” and went on to win BAFTA’s highly coveted Rising Star award in 2012, beating the likes of Eddie Redmayne and Tom Hiddleston. Early in his career, Deacon collaborated on several projects with actor-director Noel Clarke — who was recently subject to multiple sexual misconduct and bullying claims, all of which he denies — but went on to accuse Clarke of bullying and sabotaging his...
- 7/1/2021
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
A letter calling for a shakeup in the culture of the UK film and TV industry, penned in response to the accusations made against actor and producer Noel Clarke last week, has attracted more than 800 signatures at the time of writing.
The letter has been penned by Meriel Beale, a freelance producer, anti-bullying campaigner and harassment officer at Bectu.
The text responds to the allegations against Clarke – which come from 20+ women and range from sending unsolicited explicit images to filming a nude audition without consent – by questioning how such actions have become normalized and even accepted widely in the UK biz.
Clarke has denied the accusations of sexual misconducts but has also said he will seek “professional help”. At the weekend, it was confirmed by BBC News that a complaint had been made to Met police of alleged sexual offences against a man understood to be Clarke.
“We just want to do our jobs.
The letter has been penned by Meriel Beale, a freelance producer, anti-bullying campaigner and harassment officer at Bectu.
The text responds to the allegations against Clarke – which come from 20+ women and range from sending unsolicited explicit images to filming a nude audition without consent – by questioning how such actions have become normalized and even accepted widely in the UK biz.
Clarke has denied the accusations of sexual misconducts but has also said he will seek “professional help”. At the weekend, it was confirmed by BBC News that a complaint had been made to Met police of alleged sexual offences against a man understood to be Clarke.
“We just want to do our jobs.
- 5/6/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Stars: Alex Mills, Steve Guttenberg, Alex Mills, Adam Deacon, Ian Reddington, Vas Blackwood | Written and Directed by Savvas D Michael
Just when you thought British gangster movies could’ve scrape any lower than the bottom of the barrel, along comes Original Gangster.
The film follows Castor, a young boy who is orphaned when gangsters murder his parents, but sentimental assassin Milo spares his life. Years later, once Castor has reached adulthood, the two are reunited when Castor steals from one of Milo’s men to survive. Milo sees a budding gangster in Castor, who has resorted to violence to sustain himself in his mostly homeless existence. Milo procures a job for Castor as an enforcer. Castor is happy to repay Milo for saving his life, but finds himself increasingly uncomfortable the cold, emotionless existence of a criminal. Castor must make a choice between living the violent, empty life of a...
Just when you thought British gangster movies could’ve scrape any lower than the bottom of the barrel, along comes Original Gangster.
The film follows Castor, a young boy who is orphaned when gangsters murder his parents, but sentimental assassin Milo spares his life. Years later, once Castor has reached adulthood, the two are reunited when Castor steals from one of Milo’s men to survive. Milo sees a budding gangster in Castor, who has resorted to violence to sustain himself in his mostly homeless existence. Milo procures a job for Castor as an enforcer. Castor is happy to repay Milo for saving his life, but finds himself increasingly uncomfortable the cold, emotionless existence of a criminal. Castor must make a choice between living the violent, empty life of a...
- 4/19/2021
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Starring: Alex Mills, Steve Guttenberg, Adam Deacon, Ian Reddington & Vas Blackwood Castor is orphaned when gangsters murder his parents, but sentimental assassin Milo spares his life. Years later, once Castor has reached adulthood, the two are reunited when Castor steals from one of Milo’s men to survive. Milo sees a budding gangster in Castor, …
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- 4/8/2021
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
"Baby, let's go kill some sinners." Saints & Sinners + Strike Media has released this new official trailer for a gritty British thriller titled Red Rage, formerly known as Red Devil. Despite the title seemingly being a wink to hating Russians ("those red devils!") it's really a reference to the designer drug called "Red Devil", which is ruining the city. A murderous vigilante couple tear through the town, serving vengeance to dealers of the drug. "An intertwining tale of sex, drugs, rock and woe," is how they sell it. Red Rage stars Fernanda Diniz, Jack Turner, Adam Deacon, Steven Berkoff, Ian Reddington, and Vas Blackwood. This looks like it has way more weed in it than any other drug, but I dig the style and the craziness of it. Not that we haven't seen this so many times before; it's almost like Trainspotting crossed with The Boondock Saints. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Savvas D.
- 3/31/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
"What's the point in having talent if you keep it for yourself." Conduit Presents has released an official US trailer for a film titled The Break, also known as just Break when it was first released in the UK last year. An inner-city kid and gifted pool player named Spencer, wasting his talents on crime, gets in over his head until a chance encounter with a stranger presents him with an opportunity to turn his life around. But is it too late? He'll only succeed if he can break away from his biggest problem: himself. The Break stars Sam Gittins, Rutger Hauer, Jamie Foreman, David Yip, Adam Deacon, and Luke Mably. This is a very strange trailer, but perhaps there's something worthwhile in this. Not often we get billiards films anymore. Here's the official US trailer (+ new poster) for Michael Elkin's The Break, direct from YouTube: Spencer (Sam Gittins), a gifted pool player,...
- 3/18/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Explosive British thriller Red Rage release date announced Starring Fernanda Diniz, Jack Turner, Adam Deacon and Steven Berkoff Red Rage will be available on DVD & Digital Download from 19th April 26th February, London, UK: Saints & Savages has revealed that Red Rage, the explosive British thriller will be released in the UK on 19th …
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- 3/2/2021
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
Stars: Sam Gittins, Rutger Hauer, Luke Mably, David Yip, Jamie Forman, Adam Deacon, Sophie Stevens, Teri Dwyer | Written and Directed by Michael Elkin
I have been saying for a while now that the British independent film scene is ablaze with a plethora of talent… A veritable smorgasbord of directors, actors, DOPs, writers and producers are currently cutting their teeth out there as streaming and VOD make it way more accessible for us as viewers to find these works. Which has meant the creators are finding smarter ways of utilizing what they have at their disposal and how to make a small budget movie look like it belongs on the cinema wall along side whatever multi-hundred million dollar blockbuster is currently showing and you know whats happening? They are proving that they have way more style and so much more substance. It’s a damn good time to be a fan of British indie cinema.
I have been saying for a while now that the British independent film scene is ablaze with a plethora of talent… A veritable smorgasbord of directors, actors, DOPs, writers and producers are currently cutting their teeth out there as streaming and VOD make it way more accessible for us as viewers to find these works. Which has meant the creators are finding smarter ways of utilizing what they have at their disposal and how to make a small budget movie look like it belongs on the cinema wall along side whatever multi-hundred million dollar blockbuster is currently showing and you know whats happening? They are proving that they have way more style and so much more substance. It’s a damn good time to be a fan of British indie cinema.
- 9/15/2020
- by Kevin Haldon
- Nerdly
Lionsgate has dropped a new trailer for action-thriller ‘Rogue’ starring Megan Fox fighting off some rather suspect CGI lions.
Megan Fox (Transformers) tackles a thrilling new role as a battle-hardened mercenary in this explosive action saga. As team leader O’Hara, she leads a lively squad of soldiers on a daring mission: rescue hostages from their captors in remote Africa. But as the mission goes awry and the team is stranded, O’Hara’s squad must face a bloody, brutal encounter with a gang of rebels—and the horde of ravenous, enraged lions they encounter.
Directed By M.J. Bassett, the film stars Megan Fox, Philip Winchester, Jessica Sutton, Calli Taylor, Brandon Auret, Adam Deacon, and Sisanda Henna. Also in trailers – It’s time to expose the Mafia in new trailer for ‘The Traitor’ The film is released On Demand and Digital August 28th and Blue-Ray and DVD September 1st.
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Megan Fox (Transformers) tackles a thrilling new role as a battle-hardened mercenary in this explosive action saga. As team leader O’Hara, she leads a lively squad of soldiers on a daring mission: rescue hostages from their captors in remote Africa. But as the mission goes awry and the team is stranded, O’Hara’s squad must face a bloody, brutal encounter with a gang of rebels—and the horde of ravenous, enraged lions they encounter.
Directed By M.J. Bassett, the film stars Megan Fox, Philip Winchester, Jessica Sutton, Calli Taylor, Brandon Auret, Adam Deacon, and Sisanda Henna. Also in trailers – It’s time to expose the Mafia in new trailer for ‘The Traitor’ The film is released On Demand and Digital August 28th and Blue-Ray and DVD September 1st.
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- 7/22/2020
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
"Some lions go rogue... She likes to kill." Lionsgate has released an official trailer for an action movie titled Rogue, the latest from director M.J. Bassett. Megan Fox stars in this "explosive action saga" as a battle-hardened mercenary. As team leader O'Hara, she leads a lively squad of soldiers on a daring mission: rescue a hostage from captors in a remote region of Africa. But when the mission goes awry and the team is stranded, O'Hara's squad must face a bloody, brutal encounter with a gang of rebels — and the horde of ravenous, enraged lions they encounter at a seemingly abandoned farm. Can they survive attacks from rebels and lions? This also stars Philip Winchester, Calli Taylor, Jessica Sutton, Lee-Anne Liebenberg, Brandon Auret, Adam Deacon, and Sisanda Henna. This looks especially bland and bad. As hard as she tries, Megan Fox just can't act - even opposite the CGI lions.
- 7/21/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Written and directed by Michael Elkin, Break follows a troubled but talented young snooker player who attempts to break free from a world of crime.
UK sales outfit 7&7 has taken rights on British snooker-themed indie thriller, Break, notable for featuring the final screen performance from Rutger Hauer (the Dutch star of Blade Runner and The Hitcher) who died last year.
Written and directed by Michael Elkin, Break follows a troubled but talented young snooker player who, helped by local kingpin (Hauer) and veteran Chinese pool champion (David Yip), attempts to break free from a world of crime and reach the...
UK sales outfit 7&7 has taken rights on British snooker-themed indie thriller, Break, notable for featuring the final screen performance from Rutger Hauer (the Dutch star of Blade Runner and The Hitcher) who died last year.
Written and directed by Michael Elkin, Break follows a troubled but talented young snooker player who, helped by local kingpin (Hauer) and veteran Chinese pool champion (David Yip), attempts to break free from a world of crime and reach the...
- 2/22/2020
- by 57¦Geoffrey Macnab¦41¦
- ScreenDaily
Most BAFTA categories are decided by the British film academy, but the Rising Star Award is voted on by members of the public. So who will win this year’s audience-voted prize? Awkwafina is the front-runner according to the consensus predictions of thousands of Gold Derby users, but can the American actress, comedian and rapper really prevail? She would be the first American winner in 10 years and only the third ever to claim this prize.
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The only American winners since the Rising Star Award was first given out in 2006 were Shia Labeouf (2008) and Kristen Stewart (2010). Besides them, one French actress won (Eva Green in 2007). Every other winner has been from the UK: James McAvoy (2006), Noel Clarke (2009), Tom Hardy (2011), Adam Deacon (2012), Juno Temple (2013), Will Poulter (2014), Jack O’Connell (2015), John Boyega (2016), Tom Holland (2017), Daniel Kaluuya (2018) and Letitia Wright (2019).
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The only American winners since the Rising Star Award was first given out in 2006 were Shia Labeouf (2008) and Kristen Stewart (2010). Besides them, one French actress won (Eva Green in 2007). Every other winner has been from the UK: James McAvoy (2006), Noel Clarke (2009), Tom Hardy (2011), Adam Deacon (2012), Juno Temple (2013), Will Poulter (2014), Jack O’Connell (2015), John Boyega (2016), Tom Holland (2017), Daniel Kaluuya (2018) and Letitia Wright (2019).
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- 2/1/2020
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
When rapper Stormzy landed a headlining slot at the Glastonbury Festival last summer, black British music took center stage and set the cultural agenda in the U.K. The film and television industries haven’t had many of those defining moments — and there was outrage as BAFTA recently unveiled an all-white acting nominations list for its 2020 film awards. But with a slew of major projects featuring diverse talent, there are hopes that change is afoot.
Movies such as Gurinder Chadha’s “Blinded by the Light,” about a British Pakistani teenager’s love of Bruce Springsteen, and Rapman’s “Blue Story,” a tale of friendship amid gang conflict, are registering critical acclaim and commercial success at the cinema. Series like “Top Boy” are winning eyeballs. Diverse rising talent is breaking through — and helping ensure that what appears on screen better reflects modern, multicultural Britain to audiences at home and around the world.
Movies such as Gurinder Chadha’s “Blinded by the Light,” about a British Pakistani teenager’s love of Bruce Springsteen, and Rapman’s “Blue Story,” a tale of friendship amid gang conflict, are registering critical acclaim and commercial success at the cinema. Series like “Top Boy” are winning eyeballs. Diverse rising talent is breaking through — and helping ensure that what appears on screen better reflects modern, multicultural Britain to audiences at home and around the world.
- 1/16/2020
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
Following the successful theatrical release, join the crew in Jamaica when The Intent 2: The Come Up arrives on Blu-ray and DVD January 21! To celebrate the release, we are giving 3 of You the chance to win a copy on DVD!
The Intent 2: The Come Up centres on Jay (Ghetts) who has big dreams; but his ambitions are crippled by his allegiance to both his crew and Hackney crime boss Beverley (Sharon Duncan-Brewster). Jay sets about laying the foundations for his own organised crime ring with the help of Mustafa (Adam Deacon). Things are going well until Beverley discovers his disloyalty, and an ill-fated robbery in North London and a trip to Jamaica tears the crew apart. All the while, their actions are being monitored by an undercover Met Police officer Gunz (Dylan Duffus), who has been deployed to integrate himself into the crew.
Nicky Slimting Walker and Femi Oyeniran star alongside Bet nominee Ghetts,...
The Intent 2: The Come Up centres on Jay (Ghetts) who has big dreams; but his ambitions are crippled by his allegiance to both his crew and Hackney crime boss Beverley (Sharon Duncan-Brewster). Jay sets about laying the foundations for his own organised crime ring with the help of Mustafa (Adam Deacon). Things are going well until Beverley discovers his disloyalty, and an ill-fated robbery in North London and a trip to Jamaica tears the crew apart. All the while, their actions are being monitored by an undercover Met Police officer Gunz (Dylan Duffus), who has been deployed to integrate himself into the crew.
Nicky Slimting Walker and Femi Oyeniran star alongside Bet nominee Ghetts,...
- 1/17/2019
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Here’s the latest episode of the The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the ever-growing podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on the official podcast site, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.
For those unfamiliar, with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors. They also shoot the breeze about their new films, The Dare, World of Darkness,...
For those unfamiliar, with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors. They also shoot the breeze about their new films, The Dare, World of Darkness,...
- 12/24/2018
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
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