Last week Amazon Prime Video flexed its international muscle with a host of events around Europe, including a Prime Video Presents Trailblazers event celebrating women on and off screen – which included appearances from Octavia Spencer, Priyanka Chopra Jones and Amy Pascal – followed by the “Citadel: Diana” premiere in Italy. During the whirlwind European […]
Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof’s politically-charged thriller “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” which has been chosen to represent Germany in the upcoming international feature film Oscar race, is becoming a catalyst for calls urging the Academy to rethink the system under which countries submit their candidates. Tipped as a frontrunner in the category, Rasoulof’s movie […]
David S. Ward, the Oscar-winning scribe behind “The Sting” and “Sleepless in Seattle,” is set to helm “Dr. Campbell,” a biographical drama about plant-based nutrition pioneer Dr. T. Colin Campbell. The project marks Ward’s return to the director’s chair after the 1996 film “Down Periscope.” The film will trace Campbell’s journey from his upbringing on […]
Secuoya Studios and Arrivelo Producciones are teaming to develop the first TV series focusing on the foundation and legacy of the Bacardi spirits company. Inspired by the true story of Bacardi’s founding and rise to global recognition, the series is being developed in collaboration with The Bacardi Archives, a private collection managed by the Bacardi […]
On a flight not so long ago, Ella Purnell managed to terrify the woman sat next to her after accidentally giving her a glimpse of the recent viewing history on her laptop. “It was basically 50 shows about serial killers,” she recalls, speaking over coffee in a café near her flat in East London (which […]
