Olivia Colman Comedy Joyride Acquired By Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions From Embankment (EXCLUSIVE)
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London-based film sales and financing house Embankment Films has closed a major international deal for “Joyride,” starring Olivia Colman, who is Oscar nominated for Florian Zeller’s “The Father,” another of Embankment’s titles. Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions has bought “Joyride” for the world, excluding North America and U.K.
The deal comes as Embankment – led by Tim Haslam and Hugo Grumbar – amps up its pre-sales slate, with the recent addition of Hugh Jackman and Laura Dern to the cast of Zeller’s “The Son,” which sees Zeller reuniting with “The Father” co-writer Christopher Hampton, and news that Helen Mirren will play Israel’s legendary Prime Minister Golda Meir in “Golda,” directed by Oscar winner Guy Nattiv, and produced by BAFTA winner Michael Kuhn (“Florence Foster Jenkins
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New projects from Lorcan Finnegan and Martin McDonagh will shoot in Ireland. Author: Esther McCarthy
Published: 11 Mar 2021
Ireland’s production sector is gearing up for a busy year after the pandemic slowdown as the film and TV sector aims to strengthen its position as a hub for homegrown and international film and TV production.
It comes as this week’s Dublin International Film Festival (DIFF, March 3-14) showcases a notable selection of Irish features, documentaries and shorts.
Upcoming projects shooting or preparing to film in Ireland include
Nocebo, the latest feature from
Vivarium writer-director Lorcan Finnegan. Starring Eva Green and Mark Strong, the psychological thriller centres on a fashion designer who suffers a mysterious illness. A Filipino nanny offers to assist using traditional means and reveals a horrifying truth.
It didn t seem real that Thin Lizzy would be no more: the magic of Phil Lynott
Irish director Emer Reynolds has produced an impressive homage to her hero
Songs for While I’m Away: Phil Lynott and Brian Robertson and performing live onstage. Picture: Fin Costello/Redfern
Fri, 25 Dec, 2020 - 20:00
Esther McCarthy
Emer Reynolds can still vividly remember the emotion in the venue as she watched Thin Lizzy’s last-ever Irish gig. It was the spring of 1983 in Dublin’s RDS, and as the band played some of their most memorable songs, the tears started to fall. She wasn’t the only one.