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Production on Vin Diesel starrer Riddick: Furya has been scheduled to commence in Germany, Spain and the UK on August 26.

Rocket Science previously introduced the project to the market and has concluded key pre-sales. A UK deal will be announced shortly.

Sales have closed in: France (Metropolitan), Germany (Leonine), Spain and Latin America (Sun), Benelux (The Searchers), Poland (Kinoswiat), Canada (Elevation), Scandinavia (Scanbox), Portugal (Lusomundo), Switzerland (Ascot Elite), South Africa (Empire), Greece (Femeway), Middle East (Front Row), Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Czech/Slovak, Republic Former Yugoslavia (ProRom), Cis (Volga), and Thailand (Sahamongkhol).

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On Oct. 30, "Friends" fans gathered outside 90 Bedford Street in New York City to pay tribute to Matthew Perry following the late actor's sudden death at 54. Longtime fans of the sitcom will recognize the West Village residence as the building used for exterior shots of the "Friends" apartment. On the fittingly overcast afternoon, fans flooded the street corner outside the six-story apartment building with flower bouquets and handwritten remembrances in honor of Perry.

"The one where we all lost a friend."

"The one where we all lost a friend," read one note, sealed in a clear sheet protector to shield it from the rain. "Could [saying] goodbye Be any more difficult?" the note continued, quoting one of Perry's most memorable lines as Chandler Bing. "We will never understand what Chandler's job was, but we will know how much joy being in his company brought us." Similar messages thanked Perry for portraying...

Here’s the latest episode of The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on the official podcast site, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.

For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro-budget indie films to bigger-budget studio films and everything in between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dome Lenoir, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk about how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their filmmaking experiences from directors, writers, producers and screenwriters, to actors, cinematographers and distributors.

The Filmmaker’s Podcast #362: Adam Deacon on Sumotherhood, Raising Finance, Directing,...

Competition comes from Paramount’s ‘Paw Patrol’ and ‘Sumotherhood’.

Pop icon Taylor Swift is looking to extend her cultural reach to cinemas this weekend, through the event cinema release of Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour.

Opening in 651 UK-Ireland venues through Trafalgar Releasing, the film is a 168-minute recording of three Swift gigs from the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles in August 2023, as part of Swift’s ongoing tour playing music from across her career.

It is the latest concert film from UK- and US-based director Sam Wrench, a former competitive slalom skier who has also directed BTS: Permission To Dance...

UK-Ireland theatrical release in 2023.

Paramount Global Content Distribution and Paramount Pictures UK have acquired worldwide rights on Adam Deacon’s upcoming action-comedy Sumotherhood.

The studio will release the film theatrically in the UK and Ireland later this year.

Sumotherhood marks a return to the industry for UK actor-filmmaker Deacon, who broke out as an actor in 2006’s Kidulthood and won the Bafta Rising Star award in 2012. The new film is the fourth in the Kidulthood series, after 2008’s Adulthood and 2016’s Brotherhood, the latter of which Deacon did not appear in.

The film is currently in post-production, with an ensemble cast including Deacon,...

Noel Clarke has dropped his legal action against Bafta, it has been announced.

The actor and producer, 46, filed the lawsuit after the award’s body suspended his membership and his recent outstanding British contribution to cinema award “in light of the allegations of serious misconduct” against Clarke.

The claims were levelled against the actor, best known for appearing in Doctor Who and for co-creating the films Kidulthood and Adulthood, in The Guardian last year.

It said 20 women, who knew Clarke in a professional capacity, had come forward with allegations of misconduct.

In a statement at the time, Clarke said he “vehemently” denied “any sexual misconduct or criminal wrongdoing”.

On Wednesday (7 September), a Bafta spokesperson announced that Clarks had dropped his legal action against the organisation.

“We note that Noel Clarke has dropped his legal action against Bafta,” they said. “The serious misconduct alleged in first-hand testimonies and published in The Guardian...

Actor Noel Clarke has dropped his defamation suit against BAFTA, the British Film Academy, after he was suspended by the organization last year over sexual misconduct claims.

“We note that Noel Clarke has dropped his legal action against BAFTA,” the Academy said in a statement to media via a BAFTA spokesperson. “The serious misconduct alleged in first-hand testimonies and published in The Guardian newspaper is contrary to the standards expected of a BAFTA member and the values we uphold as an arts charity and Academy. We stand by our decision to suspend his honorary award and membership as soon as the detailed allegations came to light.”

Clarke, an actor known in the U.K. for appearing in “Doctor Who” and the series “Bulletproof” and also the films “Adulthood” and “Kidadulthood,” was in April 2021 accused in an article by The Guardian of accounts from 20 women of sexual harassment, unwanted groping, inappropriate comments made on set,...

Clarke has been accused of sexual misconduct by at least 20 women.

UK actor and filmmaker Noel Clarke, who has been accused of sexual misconduct by over 20 women, has dropped his proposed legal case of defamation against Bafta.

Clarke had filed a lawsuit at the High Court in London against Bafta, the Guardian Media Group (Gmg), which first reported the allegations, and GQ magazine owner Condé Nast, which ran an interview with the two journalists who broke the story, among others, in April, a year to the day after the accusations were first published.

The proposed lawsuits have now all been dropped,...

Over a year after he was accused by multiple women of sexual harassment and bullying, British film and TV star Noel Clarke has said he is writing a screenplay about “all this shit.”

“I am writing a script about all this shit,” Clarke tweeted, without providing any further details on the project. “I’m 30 pages in, but the Ptsd is real.”

I am writing a script about all this shit. I’m 30 pages in, but the Ptsd is real.

— Noel Clarke (@NoelClarke) August 19, 2022

The script tweet comes days after Clarke posted a video claiming that he had a clean chit from London’s Metropolitan Police.

“I want you to remember what was said about me… More people coming forward to the police, ‘police are investigating this that the other’ and eventually, ‘police stop the investigation due to insufficient evidence’ and all that sort of malarkey,” Clarke said in the video,...

U.K. film and TV star Noel Clarke has spoken up about the so-called ‘cancel culture’ and McCarthyism and revealed that he had suicidal feelings after sexual harassment allegations against him.

In an interview with U.K. tabloid Daily Mail, the first after London’s Metropolitan Police decided not to investigate the claims against him, Clarke said: “Twenty years of work was gone in 24 hours. I lost everything. The company I built from the ground up, my TV shows, my movies, my book deals, the industry respect I had. In my heart and my head it has damaged me in a way I cannot articulate.”

“There has been no arrest, no charges, no trial, no verdict but I have been criminalized,” Clarke added. “This is a form of modern McCarthyism.”

The fall was swift from April 2021, when multiple sexual misconduct allegations emerged against Clarke, best known for starring in shows...

Exclusive: Longtime Independent Film Company MD Andrew Orr has joined Comcast-owned Sky as Head Of Original Film.

Orr will be working on the pay-tv broadcaster’s development slate and strategy as well as acting as commissioner on a number of projects alongside Julia Stuart, Director of Original Film, and Laura Grange, Commissioning Manager, Original Film. He will also be working with James Newton on content partnerships.

Orr, who will be in Cannes this week for Sky, spent almost 17 years at UK sales and production firm Independent, selling movies including Moon, Starred Up, Ai WeiWei: Never Sorry, Hallam Foe, London To Brighton and Adulthood. He was an executive producer on movies including We Need to Talk About Kevin, Mr Nice, The Falling and Out of Blue.

In more recent years Orr segued to a role as executive producer and developed the company’s first TV slate. Prior to Independent he was at The Works,...

In March, the Metropolitan Police said Clarke would not face a criminal investigation into the allegations.

Noel Clarke is reported to be suing Bafta for defamation after police dropped an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations made against him.

According to The Sunday Times, Clarke filed a lawsuit at the High Court In London last week against Bafta, The Guardian Media Group, which first reported the allegations, and GQ magazine owner Condé Nast, which ran an interview with the two journalists who broke the story.

Clarke whose credits include Brotherhood, Adulthood. and Bulletproof, was accused of groping and sexual misconduct between...

In March, the Metropolitan Police said Clarke would not face a criminal investigation into the allegations.

Noel Clarke is reported to be suing Bafta for defamation after police dropped an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations made against him.

According to The Sunday Times, Clarke filed a lawsuit at the High Court In London last week against Bafta, The Guardian Media Group, which first reported the allegations, and GQ magazine owner Condé Nast, which ran an interview with the two journalists who broke the story.

Clarke whose credits include Brotherhood, Adulthood. and Bulletproof, was accused of groping and sexual misconduct between...

Québécois auteur Florence Longpré has scored a triple, landing her newest series “Aubrey’s Back” in the main competition at Canneseries after enjoying selections at both the Berlinale Series Market and Series Mania with her tragic comedy “Last Summer of the Raspberries.” Written during the Covid-19 lockdowns, the new series follows Audrey, played by Longpré, a young woman emerging from a decades long coma following a traumatic brain injury.

The series was co-authored by Guillaume Lambert (“Adulthood”) and their collaboration carries the story forward in this heartfelt journey of rediscovery.

The first Canadian series selected in long form competition at Canneseries, “Audrey’s Back” is produced by Pixcom’s Nicola Merola, Charles Lafortune, and Marie-Ève Pelletier. Former collaborator Guillaume Lonergan directs the series, having also directed Lambert’s series “Adulthood,” which was nominated for the International Emmys. Original score is by Alexandra Stréliski. Beta Film will handle international distribution for the series,...

Sexual harassment claims against U.K. actor Noel Clarke will not be investigated by the London Metropolitan Police.

In April 2021, multiple sexual misconduct allegations emerged against Clarke, a top actor in the U.K. best known for starring in shows such as “Doctor Who” and “Bulletproof” and the films “Kidulthood” and “Adulthood.” The allegations, first published as part of an extensive investigation by U.K. newspaper The Guardian, spanned sexual harassment, unwanted touching or groping, sexually inappropriate behaviour and comments on set, professional misconduct, taking and sharing sexually explicit pictures and videos without consent, and bullying between 2004 and 2019.

The police had launched an investigation at the time, but now will not pursue it.

The Metropolitan Police said in a statement: “On Wednesday, 21 April 2021 police received a third party report relating to allegations of sexual offences allegedly committed by a male over a period of time. Following a thorough assessment by...

A documentary chronicling the experiences of disgraced actor Noel Clarke is in the works at Channel 4, Variety has confirmed.

Sources indicate that a project in early development at the “It’s a Sin” broadcaster will look to explore the events surrounding Clarke in the last year, though it’s still unclear what the exact angle or treatment will be.

A spokesperson for Channel 4 told Variety: “Channel 4 has not commissioned the documentary. It is in the early stages of development and as part of this process, the production company has started approaching a number of potential participants.”

In April 2021, multiple sexual misconduct allegations emerged against Clarke, a top actor in the U.K. best known for starring in shows such as “Doctor Who” and “Bulletproof” and the films “Kidulthood” and “Adulthood.” The allegations, first published as part of an extensive investigation by newspaper The Guardian, spanned sexual harassment, unwanted touching or groping,...

Exclusive: Julie Anne Robinson, fresh off an Emmy nomination for directing Bridgerton, has optioned Vanessa Riley’s recently released novel Island Queen to develop for television via her UK-based Longboat Pictures production company, with Bridgerton star Adjoa Andoh attached to executive produce.

Island Queen is based on the true story of Dorothy “Doll” Kirwan Thomas, who was born enslaved, bought her freedom and became one of the wealthiest and most powerful landowners in the early 1800s Caribbean. Longboat Pictures secured the novel at the manuscript stage.

Robinson and Longboat co-founder and former ITV Senior Drama Commissioner Victoria Fea, will executive produce, along with Andoh.

“Vanessa has crafted a groundbreaking and inspiring story that vividly depicts the remarkable life of Dorothy Thomas,” Robinson said. “We are so excited to be bringing it to the screen, and I could not be happier to have this opportunity to continue the collaboration with Adjoa that began on Bridgerton.

Adam Deacon, the BAFTA-winning star of British indie dramas “Kidulthood” and “Adulthood,” will take on his next directorial project with “Sumotherhood.”

Billed as an urban action comedy, the film sees Deacon reteaming with Michael Vu, with whom he collaborated on the 2011 film “Anuvahood” — his first turn in the director’s seat. Joining them for the new project is writing partner and comedy performer Jazzie Zonzolo.

“Sumotherhood” marks Deacon’s return to the industry after a number of years away. The British actor-rapper broke through in the 2006 drama “Kidulthood,” and went on to win BAFTA’s highly coveted Rising Star award in 2012, beating the likes of Eddie Redmayne and Tom Hiddleston. Early in his career, Deacon collaborated on several projects with actor-director Noel Clarke — who was recently subject to multiple sexual misconduct and bullying claims, all of which he denies — but went on to accuse Clarke of bullying and sabotaging his...

A letter calling for a shakeup in the culture of the UK film and TV industry, penned in response to the accusations made against actor and producer Noel Clarke last week, has attracted more than 800 signatures at the time of writing.

The letter has been penned by Meriel Beale, a freelance producer, anti-bullying campaigner and harassment officer at Bectu.

The text responds to the allegations against Clarke – which come from 20+ women and range from sending unsolicited explicit images to filming a nude audition without consent – by questioning how such actions have become normalized and even accepted widely in the UK biz.

Clarke has denied the accusations of sexual misconducts but has also said he will seek “professional help”. At the weekend, it was confirmed by BBC News that a complaint had been made to Met police of alleged sexual offences against a man understood to be Clarke.

“We just want to do our jobs.

This week, British actor, writer and director Noel Clarke has made headlines after being accused of groping, harassment and bullying by 20 women.

Clarke played Mickey Smith in “Doctor Who” from 2005 to 2010 and starred as Sam in the films “Kidulthood,” “Adulthood” and “Brotherhood,” which he wrote and directed, intent on bringing more representations of working-class Britain to screen. Clarke also writes, produces and plays Aaron Bishop in the British police procedural series “Bulletproof,” alongside close friend Ashley Walters.

Clarke made his film debut in 2003’s “I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead” and has since starred in movies including “Star Trek Into Darkness,” “Centurion,” “4.3.2.1.,” “Fast Girls,” “Storage 24,” “I Am Soldier,” “The Anomaly,” “I Kill Giants,” “Mute,” “10×10,” “The Corrupted,” “Twist” and “Sas: Red Notice.”

In 2015, Clarke founded the London-based production company Unstoppable Film and Television with Jason Maza, eventually securing investment from super-indie All3Media, which owns “Fleabag” producer Two Brothers and “1917” outfit Neal Street Productions.

ITV has decided to drop the final episode of Viewpoint after The Guardian published bombshell allegations about the show’s leading man, Noel Clarke. The final episode in the five-part series was due to broadcast on Friday night.

An ITV spokesperson said: “ITV has a zero tolerance policy to bullying, harassment and victimisation and robust procedures in place to investigate and deal with any complaints. We strongly believe that everyone deserves to work in a supportive and safe environment.

“In light of the very serious nature of the allegations against Noel Clarke raised by 20 women in the Guardian’s report, ITV has decided it is no longer appropriate to broadcast the final episode of the drama Viewpoint on ITV main channel this evening.

“We are mindful that some of our viewers have already invested four hours of their time over the past four nights in following this thriller which was due to conclude this evening,...

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Noel Clarke Controversy

Allegations surface: The Guardian published a thunderbolt of a story on Thursday night about Noel Clarke, in which 20 women leveled allegations of misconduct against the Bulletproof and Adulthood actor. The deeply reported investigation features various accusations — some from women on the record — about sexual harassment, unwanted touching, taking and sharing sexually explicit pictures and videos, and bullying. Clarke emphatically denies the allegations and his lawyers sent The Guardian a 29-page letter rebutting every claim bar one,...

Exclusive: Comcast-owned Sky has halted all work with Noel Clarke on Season 4 of police drama Bulletproof and other developments after The Guardian published bombshell allegations about the British actor.

A Sky spokesman said: “Sky stands against all forms of sexual harassment and bullying and takes any allegations of this nature extremely seriously. Effective immediately, we have halted Noel Clarke’s involvement in any future Sky productions.”

The UK producer behind the series, Vertigo Films, has also launched an investigation to establish a clearer picture of Clarke’s conduct on Bulletproof, though Sky and Vertigo have not been made aware of any inappropriate behavior.

A Vertigo spokeswoman said: “We are devastated to hear about these allegations and have launched an urgent investigation to find out if any apply to any Vertigo Films productions. Our immediate concern is for any cast or crew who may have had a negative experience on set.

Accusations include unwanted groping and inappropriate comments made on set

BAFTA has suspended actor Noel Clarke’s membership as well as his recent Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema award following sexual misconduct allegations made against him.

“In light of the allegations of serious misconduct regarding Noel Clarke in The Guardian, BAFTA has taken the decision to suspend his membership and the Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema award immediately and until further notice,” BAFTA said in a statement.

A spokesperson for Clarke told TheWrap that they had no comment, and that Industry Entertainment will no longer be representing the actor.

A report published in The Guardian on Thursday featured 20 women who accused the “Bulletproof” actor of sexual harassment, unwanted groping, inappropriate comments made on set, sharing explicit photos and videos without consent and bullying. Although his representatives have not yet responded to TheWrap’s request for comment, Clarke denied all allegations except for one,...

Update: BAFTA has suspended the membership of actor Noel Clarke, along with his recent Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award, following numerous sexual harassment and bullying allegations made in a Guardian investigation published Thursday.

Meanwhile, All3Media, the super-indie backers of Clarke’s production company Unstoppable Film and Television, has told Variety it is conducting its own probe of Clarke and his activities through the banner.

“We have a zero tolerance approach to abuse, bullying and harassment,” said an All3Media spokesperson. “We take allegations of this kind extremely seriously and are looking into this as a matter of urgency.”

In a statement shared with Variety on Thursday evening, BAFTA said: “In light of the allegations of serious misconduct regarding Noel Clarke in The Guardian this evening, BAFTA has taken the decision to suspend his membership and the Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema award immediately and until further notice.”

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Born in London, Noel Clarke, 45, played Mickey Smith in Doctor Who. He wrote and starred in the 2006 film Kidulthood and its sequels, Adulthood and Brotherhood, which he also directed. He stars in Sky One’s Bulletproof and the ITV drama Viewpoint, which starts later this spring. Clarke is married with three sons and lives in London.

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Noel Clarke will be the 2021 recipient of the Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award at the 74th Ee British Academy Film Awards.

The award will be presented on Apr. 10 as part of the Ee BAFTA Film Awards opening night ceremony in London.

Clarke wrote and starred in the feature film Hood trilogy, “Kidulthood” (2006), “Adulthood” (2008) and “Brotherhood” (2016), and directed the latter two. The films focused on the lives of troubled teenagers turned adults living in West London. He received the BAFTA Rising Star Award in 2009.

In 2007, Clarke co-founded his own production company, Unstoppable Entertainment, later joining with fellow actor/producer Jason Maza. Since then, the company has produced over 10 feature films including Jessica Hynes’ directorial debut “The Fight.” In 2018, the company joined with All3Media and launched Unstoppable Film and Television to expand their remit to include television.

Under this expanded banner, Clarke co-created and stars in Sky One’s hit original drama “Bulletproof” with Ashley Walters,...

Previous recipients include Andy Serkis, Tessa Ross, Film4.

UK actor and filmmaker Noel Clarke will receive the outstanding British contribution to cinema award at the upcoming Bafta Film Awards.

The honorary prize will be presented as part of the Bafta Film Awards opening night, on Saturday April 10.

The 74th Baftas are taking place across two nights on the weekend of April 10-11, with the format and hosts unveiled last week.

Clarke is best known for writing and starring in the Hood film trilogy, consisting of Kidulthood (2006), Adulthood (2008) and Brotherhood (2016). He also directed the latter two entries, with the series focusing...

Noel Clarke, the British multi-hyphenate behind the Hood franchise and the hit TV series Bulletproof, will receive this year’s Outstanding British Contribution To Cinema honorary award at the BAFTAs.

Clarke will pick up the prize as part of the BAFTA Film Awards Opening Night ceremony on Saturday, April 10. He will be the only winner picking up their award in person on the night. As previously reported, the BAFTAs are dividing into two events this year, with the main ceremony on Sunday, April 11.

An actor, producer, writer and director, Clarke won the Laurence Olivier Award for ‘Most Promising Newcomer’ for his performance in the play Where Do We Live at the Royal Court, and then broke into the big screen with his successful Hood trilogy. The three movies – Kidulthood (2006), Adulthood (2008) and Brotherhood (2016), the latter two of which Clarke directed – were successful at the UK box office. Clarke also received the...

Exclusive: Taryn Manning (Orange Is The New Black), Vanessa Rubio (Cobra Kai), Austin Pendleton (My Cousin Vinny), Alexander James Rodriguez (Missing Link), Jeremy Luke (This is Us) and Anthony and James Gaudioso (The Duke) are among the talking heads set for documentary Content Is King, about how actors have adjusted their outputs during the pandemic.

Actor-director Jaime Zevallos (Cloak & Dagger) is in production on the film, which will look at how actors are increasingly becoming multi-hyphenates and turning to social media platforms to create their own narratives.

Freddy Giorlando (Adulthood), Paul Tully (11:55) and Leila Almas Rose (Blue Bloods) join Zevallos on the producing team alongside Sony TV development executive Jason Kyle. Executive producer is Rob Simmons (Last Call).

The trio will be in conversation with Screen editor Matt Mueller on Thursday June 4 at 16.00 BST.

David Oyelowo, Andrea Riseborough and Noel Clarke will be in conversation with Screen International editor Matt Mueller in the next edition of Screen Talks on Thursday June 4 at 16.00 BST.

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The trio of UK actor/producers – who were all named Screen Stars of Tomorrow in the early stages of their careers – will share their experiences as actors and producers during the coronavirus shutdown, including how they’re keeping inspired, future projects and their views on the production guidelines that will allow...

Chicago – Season Ten for Chicago’s Asian Pop-Up Cinema (Apuc) will kick off on March 10th, 2020, and this cultural gift to the city has grown with each new Opening Night. The success of Apuc is due to its founder – veteran film curator Sophia Wong Boccio – who coordinates her board of directors, vendors, Chicago communities and volunteers to present the screenings and events. For more information about the Opening Night film, the North American Premiere of Hong Kong’s “I’m Livin’ It,” click here.

Sophia Wong Boccio for the Asian Pop-Up Cinema, Season Ten

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Sophia Wong Boccio was born and raised in Hong Kong, to parents who were both in the film industry there. Her early business career was in in Hong Kong and Beijing, where she was the Asia Managing Director for a large multinational commodity firm. While in Beijing, she developed “Sophia’s Choice,...

‘Knives Out’, ‘Last Christmas’ held well.

Rank Film (Distributor) Three-day gross (Dec 6-Dec 8) Total gross to date Week 1 Frozen II (Disney) £4.4m £33.6m 3 2 Knives Out (Lionsgate) £1.6m £6m 2 3 Last Christmas (Universal) £1.3m £12.5m 4 4 Les Misérables: The Staged Concert (Universal) £942,107 £3.2m 1 5 Blue Story (Paramount) £385,000 £3.7m 3 Disney

Frozen II held the number one spot at the UK box office for a third successive week, falling 50% on its previous session with £4.4m.

This takes the film to £33.6m total, making it the eighth-highest-grossing title of 2019 so far.

The first film grossed £43.1m in 2013; with the school holidays still to come, Frozen II has...

‘Charlie’s Angels’ matched its Us performance with a disappointing start.

RankFilm (Distributor)Three-day gross (Nov 29-Dec 1)Total gross to date Week 1 Frozen II (Disney) £8.7m £27.3m 2 2 Knives Out (Lionsgate) £2.2m £2.9m 1 3 Last Christmas (Universal) £1.7m £10m 3 4 Blue Story (Paramount) £850,000 £2.9m 2 5 Charlie’s Angels (Sony) £517,000 £546,000 1

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Frozen II comfortably topped the UK box office for a second weekend running, with £8.7m bringing its cumulative total to £27.3m.

The film fell 42% on its first session. The first film had an 11% drop on its second weekend; however, number two was coming from a significantly higher start...

The Paramount film has received widespread publicity this week.

Rian Johnson’s ensemble whodunnit Knives Out and Elizabeth Banks’ action reboot Charlie’s Angels lead the openers at the UK box office this weekend, as Rapman’s Blue Story heads into its second weekend following a controversial week.

Entering cinemas as Lionsgate’s widest-ever UK release in 637 locations, Knives Out is Johnson’s fifth feature, and first since 2017 blockbuster Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi. It sees a detective investigate the death of a patriarch of an eccentric, combative family. A stellar cast includes Daniel Craig, Ana de Armas, Chris Evans,...

The actor on his Notting Hill childhood, his role in Fisherman’s Friends – and the best advice he’s ever been given

Noel Clarke has grown up at Uli in Notting Hill. The actor first came to Michael Lim’s restaurant 20 years ago, along with his girlfriend, at the invitation of director Rikki Beadle-Blair who had taken a chance on casting the unknown Clarke in his debut TV role. The Szechuan chilli prawns and perfect calamari seemed good portents and he and that girlfriend – Iris Da-Silva, now his wife and mother of his three boys – have kept coming back.

During the years that Clarke was writing and starring in his landmark film Kidulthood and its sequel Adulthood – more than a decade ago, before his boys were born – he would sit in Uli with friends and collaborators until the early hours. And as Clarke, now 43, has developed to become a director...

Chicago – It’s another opening and another show, as Season Seven of Chicago’s Asian Pop-Up Cinema (Apuc) starts it’s run of showcase films, beginning with South Korea’s “Adulthood” on Wednesday, September 12th, 2018. Director Kim In-seon and lead actress Lee Jae-in of “Adulthood” will appear on behalf of the film at the screening, which begins at 7pm at the AMC River East 21 theatre. For details and tickets, click here.

“Adulthood” is the story of Kyung-Un (Lee Jae-in), a 14-year-old girl who meets her uncle Jae-Min (Um Tae-Goo) for the first time at the funeral of her father (and his brother). The attention the uncle gives her at first is confusing, but his motive was to steal her insurance money to pay off a loan shark. When Kyung-Un finds out, she has no recourse but to join her uncle in a con job, designed to romance and then rip...

Chicago – With three years and six seasons behind her, Sophia Wong Boccio has established the Asian Pop-Up Cinema as a Chicago film happening. Season Seven begins on September 12th, 2018. For more information, click here.

Sophia Wong Boccio is a veteran in Chicago cinema, beginning with the Chicago International Film Festival, where she was Managing Director for seven years. She began Asian Pop-Up Cinema (Apuc) in 2015, splitting Spring and Fall in separate “seasons.” Through determination and tenacity, Sophia has built Apuc into not only a cultural event, but as a films series which brings a quality perspective on universal issues and experiences. It just didn’t start with the recent “Crazy Rich Asians,” but Sophia appreciates its influence on Asian films and Apuc.

Sophia Wong Boccio will Present Season Seven of the Asian Pop-Up Cinema Series

Photo credit: Patrick McDonald for HollywoodChicago.com

Season Seven of Apuc, which runs from September 12th through November 14th,...

Taking influence from films such as Lethal Weapon and Bad Boys and adding a “Law and Order rhythm”, Top Boy star Ashley Walters and Kidulthood creator Noel Clarke say that they want new show Bulletproof to be the most commercial drama on British television.

Speaking to Deadline, the pair, old friends who have never properly appeared on screen together, they discuss how their new Sky One series came about and how they figured out the tone for a funny, and action packed, buddy cop drama.

Walters also tells Deadline about the return of gang drama Top Boy, thanks to hip hop artist Drake, while Clarke opens up about his new All3Media-backed production company.

Bulletproof, which airs on the British pay-tv broadcaster on May 15 at 9pm, stars Walters as Senior Officer Ronnie Pike and Clarke as Senior Officer Aaron Bishop.

Pike is the stable half of the duo. He’s...

Kidulthood director is starting Unstoppable Film and TV with producer/actor Jason Maza.

Super-indie All3Media Group has taken a stake in Kidulthood writer Noel Clarke’s newly-launched production company.

Clarke is launching Unstoppable Film and TV, along with producer and actor Jason Maza. Both are starring in Sky1’s upcoming Vertigo Films-produced thriller Bulletproof.

Clarke and Maza launched their previous venture Unstoppable Entertainment in 2007 but they will now be taking up all commissions under the All3-backed indie.

It will take the lead on the TV adaptation of Kidulthood, which was announced as a Lionsgate UK co-pro at the end of last year. The series will comprise of several seasons of eight to 10-hour long episodes, with the first set to be called Kidolescence.

Clarke and Maza will work from a base in London while using All3’s backing to strengthen their presence in the Us. All...

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Nine years after its release, Noel Clarke reveals that his box office topping movie, Adulthood, is only now earning him royalties.

If you’re looking for insight into just how the movie business works, then consider Noel Clarke’s box office hit, Adulthood. The film is the middle part of the Hood trilogy, and marked Clarke’s feature debut as a director. He also penned the script, and took a lead role in the film.

It was a hit, too. The movie got to number one at the box office in the UK, grossing over £3m on its UK cinema release in 2008. It’s been a good seller on disc since, too, as well as notching up regularly TV showings.

The low budget movie, though, has apparently only just now hit the financial targets required for Clarke to get royalties from its success. It’s taken nearly a decade to get there.

Growing its commitment to British television, and reteaming with actor/writer/director Noel Clarke, Lionsgate UK is adapting cult phenomenon Kidulthood as a series. The feature film Hood Trilogy began with 2006’s Kidulthood, which was written by and starred Clarke. It then carried on with 2008’s Adulthood and 2016’s Brotherhood. Combined, the urban dramas have made £7.5M ($10M) at the UK box office and sold more than 1.3M DVDs. Clarke on Sunday teased his social media…...

The third season of Stan Lee’s Lucky Man and new police drama Bulletproof begin shooting next month for Sky with plans to air in 2018. James Nesbitt will return to Lucky Man as Detective Inspector Harry Clayton while Noel Clarke (The Level, Adulthood, Kidulthood) and actor/rapper Ashley Walters (Top Boy) are teaming up as a detective duo in Bulletproof which they co-created with Nick Love. The two Sky Original Productions will air on Sky 1. A mix of comedy, drama and…...

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The irresistible love story of the year – Amma Asante’s A United Kingdom – arrives in the UK on Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital HD through Twentieth Century Fox and Pathé on 20 March 2017. To celebrate, we’re giving away 3 DVDs!

The film tells the true story of Seretse Khama, King of Bechuanaland (modern Botswana), and Ruth Williams, the London office worker he married in 1948 in the face of fierce opposition from their families and the British and South African governments.

A United Kingdom is directed by Asante (Belle) from a screenplay by Guy Hibbert (Eye in the Sky), based on the book Colour Bar by Susan Williams. The cast is led by David Oyelowo (Selma) as Seretse Khama, with Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl) playing his future wife Ruth Williams. Other cast includes Jack Davenport (Pirates of the Caribbean), Terry Pheto (Mandela), Tom Felton (Harry Potter), Arnold Oceng (Adulthood), Jack Lowden...

Toronto crime drama will screen to potential buyers at Afm following £3.7m UK run.

UK outfit Independent Film Sales has boarded Noel Clarke’s UK box office success Brotherhood for international sales

The Toronto title will screen to buyers during the American Film Market.

Brotherhood is the third film in multi-hyphenate Clarke’s urban crime series which began with 2006 title Kidulthood.

The movie, about a former gang member struggling to adapt to a new way of life, has grossed £3.7m in the UK following its late August release.

Clarke, the most prolific black actor in UK film, wrote, stars in and directed the movie. Under his Unstoppable Entertainment banner he produced the feature alongside Jason Maza and Gina Powell. Also producing were Maggie Monteith’s Dignity Films Finance.

Executive producers are Damian Jones, Zygi Kamasa, Nick Manzi, Nicola Pearcey, Chris Reed and Josephine Rose.

Independent represent North American rights jointly with Noel Clarke’s agency Apa.[p...

Mark Harrison Published Date Friday, September 9, 2016 - 20:47

There's a scene early on in Brotherhood, the concluding chapter in Noel Clarke's British Hood trilogy, in which his Sam Peel checks himself out in a changing room mirror after a rigorous gym session. He ends up sadly patting his emerging belly and you realise that whatever his original intentions for this series, Sam has become his Rocky Balboa.

Having played the antagonist in 2006's Kidulthood and then switched gears in the hit 2008 sequel Adulthood to show the difficulties of that character's life after being released from prison, Brotherhood ties up a lot of loose ends but also rediscovers Sam a little further down the line, much like Sylvester Stallone brought back his most iconic character in Rocky Balboa or Creed. Sam the character has nothing like the innate sympathy that the Italian Stallion evokes, but the connecting tissue in all...

Simon Brew Sep 10, 2016

From Doctor Who’s Mickey to a one-man film industry, and Brotherhood. So why doesn’t Noel Clarke get more respect?

Over the past weekend, the final part of Noel Clarke’s The Hood trilogy of movies, Brotherhood, hit big in the UK. The movie has earned £1.98m in its first seven days on release, on just 220 screens. It did so in spite of Clarke at one stage struggling to raise the finance for the film (only two companies ended up putting in tangible offers), and also in spite of it being eight years since the release of its predecessor, Adulthood.

In a summer of box office disappointments, Brotherhood has offered a very welcome contrast.

The box office numbers were being reported as a surprise, and not unreasonably. Rounding off a trilogy that’s been off screen for many years is a gamble, and a trilogy too...

The final part of Noel Clarke’s trilogy surprise hit from a seemingly spent urban genre, as Pixar flick beats Disney stablemate Captain America: Civil War to be season’s best performer

Eight years ago, Noel Clarke’s Adulthood stunned the UK film industry when it debuted in the UK with £1.20m from 157 cinemas, on its way to a total of £3.35m. This represented a big jump up from the success of Kidulthood from 2006, and set a high commercial bar for the British urban drama.

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Den Of Geek Aug 30, 2016

We're putting on a special screening of Brotherhood in London this Thursday - and Noel Clarke will be doing a Q&A in person!

Now playing in cinemas across the UK is the final part of Noel Clarke's The Hood trilogy, Brotherhood. The new film is written and directed by Clarke, who also co-stars, and the synopsis for the film reads thus:

BrOTHERHOOD follows Sam as he faces up to the new world after Adulthood and realizes it also comes with new problems and new challenges. Sam knows that to survive he must face his issues head on, and knows he will require old friends to help him survive new dangers. Noel Clarke (Star Trek into darkness, Doctor Who, Adulthood.) reprises the role of Sam Peel with breakthrough Grime artist Stormzy appearing alongside him as Yardz. The film is written and directed by Noel Clarke...

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Following Kidulthood and Adulthood, Noel Clarke’s London crime saga rolls to a close. Ex-con Sam (Clarke) is seeking a way out from the gangster life, but just when he thought he was out etc.

• 2 September (all dates are UK release dates)

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