January 2015
UK PRODUCTION NEWS
Contents:
Feature films in preproduction
Feature films in development
Television drama
UK PRODUCTION NEWS
1. Feature Films in Preproduction
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47 METERS DOWN
feature film
preproduction
divers get trapped in shark-infested waters
UK
2015
Johannes Roberts
Mark Lane, James Harris
Kate Glover [email protected]
Teashop and Film Co
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AUTOPSY
feature film
preproduction
crime thriller
UK
Spring 2015
Ian Goldberg, Richard Naing
Andrew Ovredal
Ben Pugh, Rory Aitken
tba
42 www.42mp.com
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BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
feature film
preproduction
live action version of the famous fairy tale
UK (Pinewood)
Spring 2015
Bill Condon
Jeffrey Silver
Jeremy Johns
Disney
[email protected]
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DANISH GIRL, the
feature film
preproduction
Story of Danish painter Einar Wegener
UK
2015
Eddie Redmayne
Tom Hooper
Eric Felner, Tim Bevan
Jane Robertson [email protected]
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GENESIS **
feature film
preproduction
sci fi story
UK (London)
February 2015
Bart Ruspoli, Freddie Hutton-Mills
Bart Ruspoli, Freddie Hutton-Mills
David Higginson
Next Level Pictures [email protected]
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GUNNED DOWN *
feature film
preproduction
gangster pic
UK, Spain
Spring 2015
Frank Harper, Danny Dyer
Mark McQueen
Luke Fairbrass
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Impact Entertainment
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INFILTRATOR
feature film
preproduction
an FBI agent infiltrates a Colombian gang
UK, France, USA
early 2015
Brad Furman
Miriam Segal
Rob How [email protected]
Good Films
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ITS WALLS WERE BLOOD
feature film
preproduction
four-segment horror pic
UK
2015
Paul Davis, Sean Hogan, Paul Hyett, Tom Shankland
Paul Fischer
Liane Escorza [email protected]
Ten Cent Adventures
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KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE: KING ARTHUR
feature film
preproduction
well known story
UK
early 2015
Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba
Guy Ritchie
Lionel Wigram
Steve Clark-Hall [email protected]
Warner Bros-Safehouse Pictures
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PATIENT ZERO **
feature film
preproduction
sci fi thriller
UK (London)
March 2015
Stefan Ruzowitzky
Vincent Newman
Julia Valentine [email protected]
Vincent Newman Entertainment
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PEACE
feature film
preproduction
war drama set in Afghanistan
UK (Wales)
Spring 2015
Robert Port
Stephen Cranny
Stephen Cranny
Collective Films [email protected]
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2. Feature Films in Development
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CROSS MY MIND
feature film
development
love story about a married woman and a soldier
UK (Glasgow)
Summer 2015
Kevin McKidd, Olivia Williams, Peter Mullan
Bruce McLeod, Naomi Wallace
tba
Kees Kasander
John Dodds
Kasander Film [email protected]
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ENEMY OF MAN
feature film
development
re-working of Macbeth
UK
unknown
Sean Bean, Jason Flemyng, Rupert Grint, Charles Dance, James D’Arcy, Sam
Spruell
Vincent Regan
Steve Harvey, Nick Saunders
Roopesh Parekh [email protected]
Hell Kite Films, Milk and One Sugar
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FUNNY COW
feature film
development
1970s-set story about a female stand-up
UK
early 2015
Maxine Peake, Martin Freeman
Tinge Krishnan
Kevin Proctor
tba
POW Films www.powfilmsltd.com
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FUTURES
feature film
development
City trader works out how to time-travel
UK
2015
Rob Green
Martin Gentles, Ed King
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Starchild Pictures [email protected]
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HERETIKS
feature film
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period horror
UK
2015
Paul Hyett
Mike Riley
tba
Sterling Pictures [email protected]
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JUNGLE BOOK, the
feature film
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live action version of the Kipling story
UK
2015
Andy Serkis
Jonathan Cavendish
tba
Imaginarium Studios [email protected]
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MODERN LIFE IS RUBBISH
feature film
development
based on novel by Philip Gawthorne
UK
early 2015
Philip Gawthorne
Sam Claflin
Daniel Gill
Dominic Norris, Amanda Brehemy
tba
Serotonin Films [email protected]
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PILGRIMAGE, the
feature film
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12th century-set story
Ireland
early 2015
Brendan Muldowney
Conor Barry
tba
Savage Films www.spfilms.ie
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RISE OF THE KRAYS
feature film
development
story of the Kray Twins
UK
2015
Paul Tanter
Billy Murray
Jeff Tallis [email protected]
Press On Features
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ROCKETMAN
feature film
development
Elton John biopic
UK
2015
Tom Hardy
Lee Hall
Michael Gracey
David Furnish, Steve Hamilton Shaw
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Rocket Pictures [email protected]
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SECRET SCRIPTURE, the **
feature film
development
period drama
Ireland
February 2015
Jim Sheridan
Noel Pearson
tba
Ferndale Films [email protected]
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SLUMBER
feature film
development
supernatural thriller
UK
early 2015
Jonathan Hopkins
James Harris, Mark Lane
tba
Tea Shop and Film co [email protected]
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SWALLOWS AND AMAZONS
feature film
development
re-working of Arthur Ransome’s children’s’ classic
UK
2015
Andrea Gibb
Tom and Charles Guard
Nick Barton, Suzanne Mackie
Nick O’Hagan
Harbour Pictures/BBC [email protected]
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WHITE ON RED
feature film
development
contemporary story
UK
2015
tba
Rowan Athale
Ed Barratt
tba
Hook Pictures [email protected]
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3. Television Drama
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AN INSPECTOR CALLS
tv drama
preproduction
adaptation of J B Priestley play
UK
2015
Aisling Walsh
Greg Brenman
Howard Ella
Drama Republic for BBC [email protected]
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BEOWULF
tv series (4 x 120 mins)
development
dramatisation of famous fable
UK
Spring 2015
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Stephen Smallwood
Will Nicholson [email protected]
ITV Studios for ITV
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CAPITAL
tv series (3 x 60 mins)
development
dramatisation of John Lanchester novel
UK
Spring 2015
tba
Matt Strevens
tba
Kudos for BBC1 [email protected]
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CUFFS
tv series (8 x 60 mins)
development
hard-hitting police series
UK (Brighton)
2015
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Tiger Aspect for BBC1 [email protected]
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DANNY AND THE HUMAN ZOO
tv drama (1 x 90 mins)
preproduction
dramatization of the early years of Lenny Henry
UK
2015
tba
Tom Sherry
tba
Red for BBC1 [email protected]
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DEATH IN PARADISE series V **
tv series
preproduction
return of popular series
UK and Caribbean
May 2015
tba
Tony Jordan
tba
Red Planet Pictures for BBC [email protected]
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DICKENSIAN **
tv series (20 x 30 mins)
preproduction
various Dickens characters interact
UK
April 2015
tba
David Boulter
Brian Kaczynski
Red Planet for BBC1 [email protected]
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DOWNTON ABBEY series VI
tv drama
development
return of popular series
UK
February 2015
tba
Chris Croucher
Denis Wray
Carnival for ITV [email protected]
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DR FOSTER
tv drama (5 x 60 mins)
preproduction
drama about a country doctor
UK
March 2015
tba
Grainne Marmion
Christine Healy [email protected]
Drama Republic for BBC
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DRESSER, the
tv movie (1 x 120 mins)
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TVM based on Ronald Harwood play
UK
March 2015
Richard Eyre
Colin Callender
Noelette Buckley [email protected]
Playground Entertainment for BBC
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ENDEAVOUR series III
tv series (4 x 120 mins)
development
return of popular drama
UK
Spring 2015
tba
Damien Timmer, Michele Buck
Helga Dowie
Mammoth Screen for ITV [email protected]
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EVERMOOR series II **
tv series
development
return of popular series
UK (Lancs)
Summer 2015
tba
Tim Compton
Nancy Bray
Lime Pictures for the Disney Channel
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FIVE, the *
tv series (10 x 60 mins)
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drama about a group of friends
UK
Spring 2015
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Karen Lewis
Production co:
Red for Sky Living
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FROM DARKNESS *
tv series (4 x 60 mins)
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crime drama
UK (Manchester)
March 2015
Dominic Leclerc
Helen Ziegler
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BBC Drama North for BBC1
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FUNGUS THE BOGEYMAN **
tv series (4 x 60 mins)
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dramatisation of Raymond Briggs book
UK
Spring 2015
Catherine Morshead
Ben Evans
tba
Imaginarium for Sky 1
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GRANTCHESTER series II **
tv series (6 x 60 mins)
development
return of popular series
UK
Summer 2015
tba
Emma Kingsman-Lloyd
tba
Lovely Day for BBC2 [email protected]
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Jonathan Leather [email protected]
Sue Dunn [email protected]
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LINE OF DUTY series III **
tv drama (1 x 30 mins)
preproduction
return of popular drama
UK (Belfast)
Spring 2015
tba
Peter Norris
Cait Collins
World Productions for BBC2
[email protected]
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LIVING AND THE DEAD, the *
tv series
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1888-set ghost story
UK
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Alice Troughton
Eliza Mellor
Kate Dudley [email protected]
Monastic Productions
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MIDWINTER OF THE SPIRIT
tv series (3 x 60 mins)
development
dramatisation of Phil Rickman novel
UK
2015
tba
Phil Collinson
Des Hughes [email protected]
ITV Studios for ITV Encore
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MR SELFRIDGE series IV **
tv series (10 x 60 mins)
preproduction
return of popular series
UK
April 2015
tba
Dominic Barlow
Michael Robins [email protected]
ITV Studios for ITV1
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MUSKETEERS series III **
tv drama
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return of popular drama
Prague
Summer 2015
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Matthew Bird
tba
BBC
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NIGHT MANAGER, the *
tv series (6 x 60 mins)
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drama based on John Le Carre novel
UK
March 2015
David Farr
Hugh Laurie, Tom Hiddleston
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David Farr
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Ink Factory for BBC
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PEOPLE JUST DO NOTHING series II **
tv series (5 x 30 mins)
development
return of popular drama
UK
March 2015
tba
Jon Petrie
Emma Lawson [email protected]
Roughcut TV
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Susanne Bier
Matthew Patnick [email protected]
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SHERLOCK series IV
tv series (4 x 60 mins)
preproduction
return of ratings-winning drama
UK
2015
Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman
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Sue Vertue
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Hartswood for BBC1 [email protected]
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STAN AND OLLIE
tv movie
development
story of Laurel and Hardy’s final UK tour
UK
early 2015
Jon S Baird
Faye Ward, Simon Vaughan
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Lookout Point for BBC [email protected]
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TABOO
tv series (8 x 60 mins)
development
1813-set story about adventurer James Keziah Delaney
UK
2015
Tom Hardy
Ridley Scott
Ridley Scott
tba
RSA-Scott Free Films [email protected]
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TRIPPED (formerly ALT) *
tv series (4 x 60 mins)
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comedy drama
UK
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James Dean
Chris Ballantyne [email protected]
Mammoth for E4
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Spring 2015
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TUNNEL, the series II
tv series
preproduction
return of Channel Tunnel-set drama
UK, France
February 2015
tba
Julian Stevens
Gina Marsh
Kudos for Sky Atlantic [email protected]
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