Author: Embankment Films

04 Feb Roger Michell’s Last Movie, About Queen Elizabeth II, Sells Around The World

EXCLUSIVE: Roger Michell’s last movie, Elizabeth, about British monarch Queen Elizabeth II, has sold around the world for Embankment Films. Following the pre-sales we revealed with A24 for the U.S. and Signature for the UK, pacts have also been set in in France (Originals Factory), Germany (Square One), Benelux (The...

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20 Jan Michell’s Last Film, Doc On Queen, Set For Platinum Jubilee Release Date In UK

EXCLUSIVE: Roger Michell’s last movie, the documentary Elizabeth about the life of Queen Elizabeth II, has been picked up by Signature Entertainment and set for a Friday 3 June theatrical release to coincide with the monarch’s Platinum Jubilee. The late British filmmaker, known for movies including Notting Hill, The Duke, Hyde Park On Hudson and My...

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18 Jan Daniel Brühl Boards Lone Scherfig’s ‘The Movie Teller’

“Captain America: Civil War” star Daniel Brühl has boarded Lone Scherfig’s upcoming feature “The Movie Teller,” Variety can reveal. The BAFTA-nominated actor, who recently reprised his Marvel role in “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” and has appeared in features including “Rush” and “Inglourious Basterds,” will star alongside Bérénice...

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10 Dec EMILY by Total Film

EMILY Taking the Brontë biopic to new (Wuthering) Heights.  MUST-SEE, WHY? THE AUTHOR BIOPIC GETS A META REINVENTION.  DIRECTOR FRANCES O’CONNOR STARRING EMMA MACKEY, ALEXANDRA DOWLING, FIONN WHITEHEAD, AMELIA GETHING It’s not a biopic,” declares Frances O’Connor of her directorial debut, Emily. “It’s definitely not a biopic.” On the surface, a film about Emily Brontë,...

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18 Nov ‘Golda’: First Look At Helen Mirren As Israel’s First Female Prime Minister

Here’s your first look at Helen Mirren in the role of Golda Meir, Israel’s first female Prime Minister, in Guy Natttiv’s biipic Golda, which is now shooting in London. Written by Nicholas Martin (Florence Foster Jenkins), the film is a thriller that chronicles the high-stake responsibilities and controversial decisions that Meir...

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09 Nov ‘Titane’, ‘The Father’ and ‘Quo Vadis, Aida?’ lead European Film Awards nominations

The European Film Academy (EFA) has unveiled the nominations for the 34th European Film Awards, with Titane, The Father and Quo Vadis, Aida? the frontrunners with four nominations each. The winners will be voted for by the 4,100 academy members, and the presentation will take place during the awards ceremony on...

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29 Oct Josh O’Connor, Paul Mescal Unite for Gay Romance ‘History of Sound’ From Oliver Hermanus

“The Crown” star and recent Emmy winner Josh O’Connor and “Normal People” BAFTA winner Paul Mescal will star in gay romance “The History of Sound,” an Oliver Hermanus-directed adaptation of an award-winning short story. Produced by End Cue, the story follows two young men, Lionel (Mescal) and David...

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