Amazon MGM Studios, Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli today announced that they have formed a new joint venture to house the James Bond intellectual property rights, and those parties will remain co-owners of the franchise. Under the terms of the new venture, Amazon MGM Studios will gain creative control of the James Bond franchise… read more >
Time’s Up UK and US-based diversity and inclusion platform Black Beauty Roster (BBR) celebrated and championed hair and makeup equity on set at an inaugural salon event on 14th February at Claridge’s, London. Time’s Up UK Chair, Dame Heather Rabbatts, said “We are proud to be collaborating with our friends at Black Beauty Roster (BBR),… read more >
During a routine pickup, an elderly Vietnamese cab driver is taken hostage at gunpoint by three recently escaped Orange County convicts. From award-winning writer and director Sing J. Lee, Inspired by true events, The Accidental Getaway Driver is a Thunder Road / K Period Media production starring Hiệp Trần Nghĩa, Dustin Nguyen, Dali Benssalah, Phi… read more >
EON Productions and Amazon MGM Studios are excited to announce they are collaborating on a reimagined film adaptation of CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG. The much-loved children’s story about a magical flying car will be adapted for the screen by writer Enda Walsh (Small Things Like These) and will be directed by Matthew Warchus (Matilda the… read more >
Congratulations to Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli on becoming recipients of the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award. This honorary Academy Award – previously bestowed to Cubby Broccoli by Roger Moore in 1982 – was presented to Michael and Barbara by Daniel Craig at the 15th Governors Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday (17 November)…. read more >
Acclaimed musical Sing Street is transferring to London in 2025. Directed by Rebecca Taichman, the coming-of-age story set in 1980s Dublin will open in Hammersmith’s Lyric Theatre on 8 July 2025, running until 23 August 2025. Sing Street features music and lyrics by Gary Clark and John Carney, with the book of the musical and… read more >
Produced by Barbara Broccoli, Orin Wolf and John Styles, and directed by Saheem Ali, acclaimed musical Buena Vista Social Club is to make its Broadway debut in 2025. The production, which debuted off-Broadway at the Linda Gross Theater last December, moves to the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (36 West 45th St), with performances beginning 21 February… read more >
The World Premiere of Blue Road – The Edna O’Brien Story will take place at the Toronto International Film Festival. Written and directed by Sinéad O’Shea, Blue Road is a portrait of Irish author Edna O’Brien, who passed away in July aged 93. Her personal journals, which were shared with O’Shea, are read out in… read more >
Congratulations to 007 producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli who are being honoured by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences with the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award “as a testament to their success as producers of the fan-favourite Bond series and their contribution to the industry’s theatrical landscape” – Academy President Janet… read more >