203 stories by "Alex Ritman"
“Bad Bridgets” the Irish period thriller that was one of the buzziest projects to launch at last year’s American Film Market, has found a home. Netflix will release the film, which wil…
“I think every actor would love to have find a character where they can full immerse themselves,” says Jay Lycurgo. “Because once you have that, you’re gonna strike gold.” Thankful…
Gillian Anderson had a “panic attack” when she watched a particular scene in “Teenage Sex & Death at Camp Miasma” in a cinema for the first time. “That blood day,” as she cal…
BAFTA Rising Star winner Mia McKenna-Bruce has joined the cast of “The Species,” the upcoming drama from Justin Chadwick (“Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom,” “The Other Boleyn Girl,…
She may look like an old lady dressed in her furs, but be warned … she’s deadly. The first look at Glenn Close as an elderly killer in Channel 4 series “Up to No Good” has been revea…
Rebel Wilson’s directorial debut “The Deb” — billed as an “outrageous” and “fish-out-of-water” musical comedy — has landed U.S. distribution with Sunrise Films. The deal,…
When Barry Keoghan watches a film that speaks to him, he likes to get in touch with the director to tell them. It’s something he thinks more people in the industry need to do. “We should…
Tom Burke has joined the cast of “Please,” the next feature from “Babygirl” writer/director Halina Reijn and A24. The British star of “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” and “The Souveni…
The relationship between Alexander McQueen and Isabella Blow — famed enfants terribles of the early 90s fashion world — is set to be brought to the screen in a new short film starring …
Aimee Lou Wood is not relatable, or so the “White Lotus” star claimed in her “SNL U.K.” monologue on Saturday. The Brit said that word of of her supposed relatability had spread far …
Ralph Fiennes, Colin Farrell and Wagner Moura are set to play three friends in upcoming comedy “Art,” based on French playwright Yasmina Reza’s Tony-winning pay satirising modern art, …
Oscar winner Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Oscar nominee Demián Bichir are teaming up for an action-thriller involving murderous Mexican cartels, possessed kids and supernatural forces. “Hol…
If Emily Blunt set the standard for bitchy, couture-wearing fashion assistants in the first “The Devil Wears Prada” 20 years ago, Simone Ashley is giving the role a fresh, Gen-Z makeover…
Ahead of its world premiere in Cannes, Oscar-nominated director Reed Van Dyk’s feature debut “Atonement” has been boarded by The Veterans for international sales. CAA Media Finance and…
WestEnd Films has boarded world sales on “Ignition,” a high-concept thriller starring Emmy-nominated Maisie Williams (“Game of Thrones,” “The New Look,” “Practical Magic 2”) …
Leo Woodall continues to cement his status as one of the U.K.’s most in-demand actors since breaking out in “The White Lotus.” The “One Day” and “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy…
With upcoming Gothic thriller “Victorian Psycho” confirmed for Cannes, an additional member of the cast has now been announced. Evie Templeton, the rising British star best known for her…
Having played British spies, lords, WWII fighters pilots and even wrestlers, Jack Lowden has now taken on his most contemporary role to date. In the satirical short “Vote Gavin Lyle” —…
BAFTA and Emmy award-nominee Tessa Thompson (“Thor: Ragnarok,” “Hedda”), Golden Globe and Emmy award-winner Owen Cooper (“Adolescence,” “Wuthering Heights”) and two-time Emmy…
Fast-rising British star Florence Hunt (“Queen at Sea,” “Bridgerton”) is set to lead the cast of “Bare,” the feature directorial debut of writer/director Lorna Tucker. Based on T…
Alongside receiving an honorary Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, Peter Jackson is now set to sit down for a special conversation. The acclaimed “Lord of the Rings” has…
Vantage Media has acquired North American distribution rights to a documentary chronicling the career of Boy George and the legendary band Culture Club and dropped the first trailer for the …
More than six months after “I Swear” released in the U.K., audiences in the U.S. are now finally getting to see the British indie film that’s been at the center of a whole lot of noise…
Lenny Abrahamson, the acclaimed Irish director who famously brought Sally Rooney’s bestselling novel “Normal People” to TV screens (igniting the careers of both Paul Mescal and Daisy E…
Writer-director Luna Carmoon has wrapped principal photography on her second feature following her breakout debut “Hoard” and unveiled a lineup of buzzy names that are leading the cast. …