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A Year After Dramatic Recap Move, Viaplay Posts Mixed Q1 Results
Things remain uncertain at Viaplay Group, but the Swedish company’s boss says it now has “a clear focus on value over volume.” The company posted mixed bag of interim results for the January-March period, with total net sales down 8% to SEK4.37B ($453.8M) and total reported operating income up sharply to SEK38M from an SEK473M …
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Fresh From His Professor Snape Casting, Paapa Essiedu Lands Role As Catholic Priest Falling In Love In Jack Thorne’s Channel 4 Drama ‘Falling’ Opposite Keeley Hawes
Paapa Essiedu, who has just landed the role of Snape in HBO’s Harry Potter, is leading Channel 4 drama series Falling from Adolescence co-creator Jack Thorne and It’s a Sin director Peter Hoar. Hot property Essiedu will play Catholic priest David opposite Keeley Hawes, who is devoted nun Anna. Both are deeply committed to their …
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Simón Mesa Soto’s ‘A Poet’ Boarded by Luxbox Ahead of Cannes Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
Sales agency Luxbox has boarded Simón Mesa Soto’s “A Poet,” which has been selected to world premiere in the Un Certain Regard section of Cannes Film Festival. The drama, shot in Medellin, Colombia, follows Oscar Restrepo, whose obsession with poetry has brought him no glory. Aging and erratic, he has succumbed to the cliché of …
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‘Starstruck’ Tunes Up In Italy; Road Trip Movie Readies L.A. Shoot; Griersons Trustees Named – Global Briefs
Singing Show ‘Starstruck’ Gets Italian Remake Starstruck, the Banijay singing format, is being remade for Warner Bros Discovery channel Nove in Italy. The show sees trios of ordinary people team up and take to the stage, transforming into tributes of significant music acts. They compete against other groups before a final round when they compete …
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David Thomas, Founder of Boundary-Pushing Rock Band Pere Ubu, Dies at 71
David Thomas, who fronted the boundary-pushing rock band Pere Ubu from the late 1970s forward, died Wednesday at age 71. The news was announced on the group’s Facebook page, where the cause of death was only given as the result of “a long illness.” The band’s statement said that Thomas “died in his home town …
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Mediawan Scores Key Licensing Deals on Bille August’s ‘The Count of Monte Cristo’ in U.S., U.K. and More Key Territories (EXCLUSIVE)
Mediawan has scored a raft of major licensing deals on “The Count of Monte Cristo,” the highly anticipated epic series directed by two-time Palme d’Or winner Bille August. A lushly lensed adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ iconic masterpiece, the series will have a gala premiere on closing night of Canneseries where it will play out of …
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Godzilla, Kong Stomp Back to Queensland for Next MonsterVerse Chapter
Legendary Pictures is doubling down on Queensland as the premium playground for its mammoth MonsterVerse franchise, with production now underway on the next installment. Fresh off the colossal success of “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,” which became the highest-grossing entry in the franchise and the biggest Godzilla film of all time, the studio is …
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