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entertainment2 days ago•16 min saved

Paramount Snaps Up Florence Pugh Drama The Midnight Library for 2027 Start

Paramount Pictures has acquired North American and select international rights to The Midnight Library, an adaptation of Matt Haig’s novel, with Florence Pugh set to star and produce and Garth Davis directing. Studiocanal will distribute in the U.K., France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Benelux, Australia, New Zealand and other partners; Paramount will handle distribution in major markets worldwide. The film is budgeted around $70 million, with a screenplay by Laura Wade and Nick Payne, produced by Blueprint Pictures, and filming is planned to begin in early 2027.

via Variety|

#entertainment #florence-pugh #garth-davis

film-news3 days ago•15 min saved

Paramount Lands Major Cannes Bid for Florence Pugh's The Midnight Library

Paramount Pictures closed North American and international rights to The Midnight Library, a Garth Davis-directed fantasy drama starring Florence Pugh, after a Cannes market bidding war with Focus Features and Sony. The $70M Blueprint Pictures/StudioCanal production, adapted from Matt Haig’s novel by Laura Wade and Nick Payne, will be produced by Graham Broadbent and Pete Czernin, with filming planned for early next year, and marks Lia Buman’s first major acquisition at Paramount.

via Deadline|

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entertainment3 days ago•15 min saved

Paramount Poised to Acquire Florence Pugh's The Midnight Sun in Cannes Deal

Paramount is nearing a deal to acquire The Midnight Sun, a fantasy drama directed by Garth Davis and starring Florence Pugh, for more than $30 million. StudioCanal will distribute the film in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Benelux, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, with Paramount handling other regions. The project is an adaptation of a Matt Haig book, with Pugh set to play Nora Seed. Production credits include Graham Broadbent and Pete Czernin for Blueprint, Anita Overland, and Ben Knight and Diarmuid McKeown as producers, while Puck was first to report the development.

via The Hollywood Reporter|

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film3 days ago•14 min saved

Paramount Strikes $36M Deal for Florence Pugh-Led The Midnight Library

Paramount Pictures won the film rights to The Midnight Library, a Matt Haig adaptation directed by Garth Davis and starring Florence Pugh as Nora Seed, in a deal reported around $36 million for North American and select foreign rights; Focus Features and Sony were among bidders, while StudioCanal retains rights in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Benelux, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa with territories to be finalized. Production is slated to begin after autumn next year with a reported budget near $70 million, underscoring a major European production and an awards‑leaning strategy for Paramount.

via Deadline|

#cannes-market #film #florence-pugh

movies5 days ago•15 min saved

Iannucci to Write Paddington 4 as Dougal Wilson Negotiates Return

Armando Iannucci and his longtime collaborator Simon Blackwell will write Paddington 4 for StudioCanal, with Dougal Wilson reportedly set to return as director, part of a move to bring the bear back to the warmth and neighborly spirit that defined the first two Paddington films, after Paddington in Peru.

via Gizmodo|

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movies5 days ago•2 min saved

Paddington 4 to be penned by Iannucci and Blackwell

Armando Iannucci and Simon Blackwell are set to write Paddington 4, with Dougal Wilson in talks to return as director; the project continues the franchise's global success following the first two films and the acclaimed Paddington 2, with Studiocanal backing.

via The Guardian|

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entertainment6 days ago•16 min saved

Paddington 4 Gets Iannucci-Blackwell Writing Duo

Armando Iannucci and Simon Blackwell have been confirmed as co-writers for Paddington 4, the next instalment in the Michael Bond-inspired family film series; no plot details have been revealed yet. Studiocanal teased the project at CinemaCon, with Dougal Wilson potentially directing and a cast including Hugh Bonneville, Emily Mortimer, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Olivia Colman, Antonio Banderas and Ben Whishaw. The production is reported to have a budget around $90 million, making it the costliest Paddington film to date, following the franchise's past global grosses.

via Deadline|

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film6 days ago•16 min saved

Paddington 4: Iannucci to Write, Wilson Eyes Direct Return

Paddington 4 is moving forward with Armando Iannucci and Simon Blackwell penning the screenplay, while Dougal Wilson is in talks to return as director; the project, produced by Heyday Films for Studiocanal, follows the franchise’s earlier hits which have grossed over $800 million globally.

via Variety|

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entertainment1 month ago•19 min saved

CinemaCon Day 1 Bets Big on Genre and Remakes

CinemaCon Day 1 in Las Vegas featured mini-presentations from three indie distributors—Angel Studios, Studiocanal, and Sony Pictures Classics—outlining their upcoming slates. Highlights included Angel’s Young Washington and a genre-forward lineup; Studiocanal’s remakes of Escape From New York and The Howling alongside other development in animation and family properties; and Sony Pictures Classics’ teaser for Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty plus planned re-releases/restorations of Trainspotting and The Piano, signaling a trend toward IP-driven, genre-friendly indie fare for the near term.

via IndieWire|

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film1 month ago•16 min saved

StudioCanal Signals Bold New Slate With Paddington 4, Escape From New York Reboot, Ink

Studiocanal used CinemaCon to unveil a bold slate: Paddington 4 is in development, Escape From New York is getting a reboot, and The Howling is being reimagined, while Danny Boyle’s Ink is in progress; the event also teased Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom and other projects like The Midnight Library adaptation, underscoring Studiocanal’s massive, multi-film global slate.

via Deadline|

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entertainment1 month ago•16 min saved

StudioCanal Bets Big on Paddington 4 and Escape From New York at CinemaCon

At CinemaCon, StudioCanal revealed that Paddington 4 is in development with writers attached, and a reimagined Escape From New York is in the works with The Picture Company; the slate also includes a big-screen adaptation of Matt Haig’s The Midnight Library, plus footage and previews for projects like The Howling remake, Ink, and Ice Cream Man.

via The Hollywood Reporter|

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entertainment2 years ago•4 min saved

Jake Gyllenhaal's Unhinged On-Set Behavior: The Studio and Director Respond

French director Thomas Bidegain claimed to have halted production of the English-language adaptation of his film "Suddenly" due to Jake Gyllenhaal's alleged disruptive behavior on set in Iceland, including demanding wild rewrites, unconventional requests, and performing in a mock French accent. However, reps for Gyllenhaal and StudioCanal refuted the claims, stating that the project was never greenlit and that creative differences are common in film development. Bidegain eventually made a French-language adaptation of the film, which premiered in 2023.

via HuffPost|

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entertainment3 years ago•1 min saved

Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh set to star in romantic comedy "We Live In Time"

Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield are in talks to star in StudioCanal's upcoming dramedy We Live In Time, directed by John Crowley. The film's plot and characters are being kept under wraps, but it's described as a "funny, deeply moving, and immersive love story." Pugh and Garfield recently presented an award together at the 2023 Academy Awards. Production is expected to begin later this year.

via ComingSoon.net|

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entertainment3 years ago•1 min saved

Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh in Talks for Romantic Film 'We Live in Time'

Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield are in talks to star in the upcoming StudioCanal film "We Live in Time," a "funny, deeply moving and immersive love story" directed by John Crowley and written by Nick Payne. The project is being produced by StudioCanal and SunnyMarch, with plans to begin production later this year. Pugh and Garfield are both represented by CAA, with Pugh also repped by Brillstein Entertainment Partners, Greg Slewett at Johnson, Shapiro, Slewett, and Kole and Shelter PR, and Garfield also repped by Gordon and French.

via Variety|

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