I Am Slave starring Wunmi Mosaku which had its UK premiere on Channel Four to 1.4 million viewers is to get its International premiere at Toronto International Film Festival in September. The film, inspired by the story of Mende Nazer, will appear in the Contemporary World Cinema section.
"A quite extraordinary performance" - Stephen Armstrong, The Sunday Times
"Wunmi Mosaku was splendid as Malia" - Alex Hardy, The Times
"A stirring, important drama with some powerful performances, above all by Wunmi Mosaku" - Brian Viner, The Independent
Nia Roberts has just wrapped a leading role as one of eight volunteers who find themselves fighting for their lives in Vertigo Films' horror feature Guinea Pigs, starring alongside Steve Evets and written and directed by Ian Clark.
Nia also stars in the film Patagonia with Matthew Rhys, directed by Marc Evans.
Rising star Wunmi Mosaku is to reprise her role of DC Holly alongside Brenda Blethyn in ITV 1's brand new detective drama Vera. After filming a feature-length pilot last year, three further episodes have been commissioned and the series is expected to air in 2011.
Fresh from RADA, Ivanno Jeremiah signs on for his first film role. He will join Toby Kebbell and Brian Cox in The Veteran playing Fahad Sahal.
The Veteran is co-written by Matthew Hope and former SAS counter-terrorism specialist Robert Henry Craft. The film follows a young soldier, Miller (Kebbell) who on returning from Afghanistan is offered a job in the surveillance of suspected terrorists. He subsequently becomes obsessed with saving a young Anglo-Asian woman from a group of fanatics. When his plan to assassinate the fanatics is sabotaged by the security services, who have their own hidden agenda, his rage spirals out of control with bloody consequences.
Tony Curran joins a fantastic ensemble of actors in this epic adaptation of Pillars of the Earth which will air on Starz in the US this Summer and on Channel 4 in the Autumn.
Pillars is a story of the struggle of good vs. evil set against the backdrop of the building of a cathedral in 12th century England. Directed by Sergio Mimica-Gezzan ("Heroes"), the $40 million mini also features Ian McShane, Matthew Macfadyen, Rufus Sewell, Eddie Redmayne, Hayley Atwell and Donald Sutherland among its huge cast.
"I might be prejudiced, but finding the right network for 'Pillars' in the U.K. was very important for me," Ken Follett said in a statement announcing the Channel 4 deal. "Channel 4's profile and image is a perfect fit for a story with such broad appeal."
Tandem produced Pillars together with Canadian group Muse Entertainment and in association with Ridley and Tony Scott's Scott Free Films.
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Starz Entertainment in the US has acquired rights to the next installment of the BBC's audience sensation Torchwood. The stars of the previous versions of Torchwood are John Barrowman (Captain Jack Harkness) and Eve Myles (Gwen Cooper).
Torchwood has attracted remarkable attention and loyalty in both the UK and the US and in this new partnership with Starz, the next chapter can be viewed by the current fans but also introduces new viewers to the most impressive and exciting installment yet.
Torchwood is the latest piece of notable programming from Starz. It follows on from Spartacus: Blood and Sand and this Summer's highly anticipated series The Pillars of the Earth (see the Tony Curran posting) based on author Ken Follett's international bestseller, and the recently announced series Camelot.
We are all eagerly anticipating what creator Russell T Davies and Executive Producer Julie Gardner have in store for this new and exciting step for the Torchwood team... !
Emmanuel Ighodaro has returned to his Manchester roots to play newcomer Jackson in Shameless. He will play a new regular role in Series VIII and we look forward to seeing him on screen soon.
Paul Bazely has signed on for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides which will start principal photograhy in Hawaii in June before returning to Shepperton Studios from the Autumn.
Ivanno Jeremiah joins the list prior to graduating from RADA this Summer. He has just been awarded the Alan Bates Bursary Award sponsored by Spotlight and The Actors Centre. Ivanno performed an audition and an interview with judges Lesley Sharpe and Richard E Grant along with other final year students from various Drama Schools across the country. We are excited to be representing him and are sure he has a promising career ahead of him.
Rachel McDowall plays ballerina Isabella in Streetdance 3D which opened nationwide at the weekend and knocked blockbusters such as Robin Hood and Iron Man 2 off their perch at the top of the Box Office ladder. It took £1.8 million over the 3 day weekend. Rachel's last feature was Mamma Mia which stormed the International Box Office. Streetdance 3D is Britain's first Digital 3D mainstream feature and stars huge dance acts such as Diversity, Flawless and George Sampson - all made famous from ITV's Britains Got Talent.
We are delighted to announce that we are now representing Ivanno Jeremiah from Rada, Harry Lister Smith from Guildhall, Louis Maskell from Guildford School of Acting and Tomos Eames from Central and now also introducing the fabulous Susan Wokoma from RADA.
Dean Lennox Kelly has just been cast as the infamous John Lennon in a re-make of the Beatles classic, The Yellow Submarine which is being made by Disney.
A singing group of four British young men are asked to help a cartoon land that has been taken over by the Blue Meanies. They are recruited by an escapee to come and bring joy and music back to the land.....
Directed by the legendary Robert Zemeckis ("Forrest Gump", "Back to the Future I - III" etc), this film will be made in the Motion Capture technique that has been used in features such as "Beowulf", "The Polar Express", " A Christmas Carol" and "Monster House".
Omid Djalili plays the title role in The Infidel which also stars the wonderful Amit Shah as his son and Joanna Brookes in a lovely cameo role.
The film penned by David Baddiel tells the story of Mahmoud, a dedicated Muslim who finds out he is adopted and subsequently discovers that he is in fact Jewish. This leads him on a moving but often hilarious journey as he seeks to discover who 'Mahmoud' actually is... Also stars Richard Schiff as an American Jewish cabbie who enlightens Mahmoud on all things Jewish.
"Omid was excellent and Richard Schiff was inspired casting - I really enjoyed it when it was basically a film about their friendship. Some of the lines were very funny and I thought they got the tone just about right - it could easily have gone over the top but resisted the obvious urge to do that." Matthew Turner - View London
Sharlene Whyte joins the cast of popular BBC show Waterloo Road. She will play Adanna Lawal, the new head of Pastoral Care. Adanna is described as a 'big personality' and Sharlene will surely shine in this fabulous role.
David Ryall is to play the part of Elphias Doge in the final instalment of the the Harry Potter series, The Deathly Hallows. David was most recently seen as Grandad in the hit comedy series Outnumbered and he will be joined in the film by Joshua Herdman who will be reprising the role of Gregory Goyle.
