Back in March, it was announced that Eternal Beauty director Craig Roberts was set to take the helm of a horror comedy called The Scurry, working from a screenplay by The Mash Report’s Tim Telling, with House of the Dragon co-stars Olivia Cooke and Rhys Ifans on board to star alongside Paapa Essiedu (The Lazarus Project), Mia McKenna-Bruce (How to Have Sex), and Antonia Thomas (The Good Doctor). The Scurry is now filming in the UK – but Screen Daily reports that Cooke had to drop out due to scheduling issues and has been replaced by Fallout star Ella Purnell.
McKenna-Bruce also ran into scheduling issues on the way to production and had to leave the project.
The story of The Scurry follows two pest controllers who are called to an eco-café in a country park to investigate what begins as a routine vermin problem but as nightfall approaches an avalanche of deranged squirrels descend,...
McKenna-Bruce also ran into scheduling issues on the way to production and had to leave the project.
The story of The Scurry follows two pest controllers who are called to an eco-café in a country park to investigate what begins as a routine vermin problem but as nightfall approaches an avalanche of deranged squirrels descend,...
- 5/15/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Fallout star Ella Purnell has joined the cast of Craig Roberts’ comedy-horror The Scurry, which is now filming in the UK.
Purnell will play a leading role, of a park attendant who must use her unique skills and strength to survive a band of killer squirrels.
True Brit Entertainment is co-producer and UK distributor on the film, which is shooting on location and at Dragon Studios in South Wales.
Previously announced cast members include Rhys Ifans, Screen Star of Tomorrow Paapa Essiedu, and Antonia Thomas. The Mash Report writer Tim Telling penned the script.
Olivia Cooke and Mia McKenna-Bruce are...
Purnell will play a leading role, of a park attendant who must use her unique skills and strength to survive a band of killer squirrels.
True Brit Entertainment is co-producer and UK distributor on the film, which is shooting on location and at Dragon Studios in South Wales.
Previously announced cast members include Rhys Ifans, Screen Star of Tomorrow Paapa Essiedu, and Antonia Thomas. The Mash Report writer Tim Telling penned the script.
Olivia Cooke and Mia McKenna-Bruce are...
- 5/15/2024
- ScreenDaily
Eternal Beauty director Craig Roberts is set to take the helm of a horror comedy called The Scurry, working from a screenplay by The Mash Report’s Tim Telling, and Deadline reports that Olivia Cooke of Bates Motel, House of the Dragon, and Ouija and Rhys Ifans of Notting Hill, The Amazing Spider-Man, and also House of the Dragon have signed on to star in the film. Paapa Essiedu (The Lazarus Project), Mia McKenna-Bruce (How to Have Sex), and Antonia Thomas (The Good Doctor) are also in the cast.
The story of The Scurry follows two pest controllers who are called to an eco-café in a country park to investigate what begins as a routine vermin problem but as nightfall approaches an avalanche of deranged squirrels descend, wreaking revenge and mayhem on the staff and visitors in the park. With many fatalities, the survivors take shelter in the café as...
The story of The Scurry follows two pest controllers who are called to an eco-café in a country park to investigate what begins as a routine vermin problem but as nightfall approaches an avalanche of deranged squirrels descend, wreaking revenge and mayhem on the staff and visitors in the park. With many fatalities, the survivors take shelter in the café as...
- 3/20/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Animals are running amok in upcoming comedy-horror movie The Scurry. Deadline announced today a rather impressive cast set to take on an “avalanche of deranged squirrels.”
Olivia Cooke (“House of the Dragon“), Rhys Ifans (Spider-Man: No Way Home),Paapa Essiedu (Men), Mia McKenna-Bruce (“Vampire Academy”) and Antonia Thomas (“The Good Doctor”) have all joined that cast of the horror feature from director Craig Roberts.
The Scurry will follow “two pest controllers who are called to an eco-café in a country park to investigate what begins as a routine vermin problem but as nightfall approaches an avalanche of deranged squirrels descend, wreaking revenge and mayhem on the staff and visitors in the park. With many fatalities, the survivors take shelter in the café as a freak storm takes out the power and communications leaving them isolated and under attack. An eclectic mix of survivors include pest controllers, a sulky teenager, hypocritical vegans,...
Olivia Cooke (“House of the Dragon“), Rhys Ifans (Spider-Man: No Way Home),Paapa Essiedu (Men), Mia McKenna-Bruce (“Vampire Academy”) and Antonia Thomas (“The Good Doctor”) have all joined that cast of the horror feature from director Craig Roberts.
The Scurry will follow “two pest controllers who are called to an eco-café in a country park to investigate what begins as a routine vermin problem but as nightfall approaches an avalanche of deranged squirrels descend, wreaking revenge and mayhem on the staff and visitors in the park. With many fatalities, the survivors take shelter in the café as a freak storm takes out the power and communications leaving them isolated and under attack. An eclectic mix of survivors include pest controllers, a sulky teenager, hypocritical vegans,...
- 3/19/2024
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Rhys Ifans (The King’s Man), Olivia Cooke (House of Dragon), Paapa Essiedu (The Lazarus Project), Mia McKenna-Bruce (How to Have Sex) and Antonia Thomas (The Good Doctor) have all joined new comedy-horror feature The Scurry from Eternal Beauty helmer Craig Roberts.
The project, which is penned by The Mash Report’s Tim Telling, follows two pest controllers who are called to an eco-café in a country park to investigate what begins as a routine vermin problem but as nightfall approaches an avalanche of deranged squirrels descend, wreaking revenge and mayhem on the staff and visitors in the park. With many fatalities, the survivors take shelter in the café as a freak storm takes out the power and communications leaving them isolated and under attack. An eclectic mix of survivors include pest controllers, a sulky teenager, hypocritical vegans, and a drug dealer – there is only an outside chance of survival.
Water & Power Productions,...
The project, which is penned by The Mash Report’s Tim Telling, follows two pest controllers who are called to an eco-café in a country park to investigate what begins as a routine vermin problem but as nightfall approaches an avalanche of deranged squirrels descend, wreaking revenge and mayhem on the staff and visitors in the park. With many fatalities, the survivors take shelter in the café as a freak storm takes out the power and communications leaving them isolated and under attack. An eclectic mix of survivors include pest controllers, a sulky teenager, hypocritical vegans, and a drug dealer – there is only an outside chance of survival.
Water & Power Productions,...
- 3/19/2024
- by Diana Lodderhose
- Deadline Film + TV
Craig Roberts is set to direct killer rodent comedy horror The Scurry, featuring a UK cast of Rhys Ifans, Olivia Cooke, Paapa Essiedu, Mia McKenna-Bruce and Antonia Thomas.
Water & Power Productions, Cliff Edge Pictures, and Circus Studios are producing the UK feature, with Zygi Kamasa’s True Brit Entertainment on board as UK distributor and co-producer for the project. Shooting starts on April 2, making use of the recently announced under £15m Independent Film Tax Credit, with the film’s budget over £10m. Circus Studios will also handle international sales.
Two pest controllers are called to an eco café in...
Water & Power Productions, Cliff Edge Pictures, and Circus Studios are producing the UK feature, with Zygi Kamasa’s True Brit Entertainment on board as UK distributor and co-producer for the project. Shooting starts on April 2, making use of the recently announced under £15m Independent Film Tax Credit, with the film’s budget over £10m. Circus Studios will also handle international sales.
Two pest controllers are called to an eco café in...
- 3/19/2024
- ScreenDaily
Erin Doherty, who broke out playing Princess Anne in the third and fourth seasons of The Crown, has joined the cast of Disney+ series A Thousand Blows.
First announced by The Hollywood Reporter last year, the 12-part series is set in the perilous world of illegal boxing in 1880s Victorian London, and was created and written by Stephen Knight and exec produced by Stephen Graham, who also stars.
With filming now underway in London, also joining the cast are Francis Lovehall, Jason Tobin, James Nelson-Joyce, Hannah Walters, Nadia Albinam, Morgan Hilaire, Jemma Carlton and Caoilfhionn Dunne. Small Axe star Malachi Kirby was previously announced as playing a lead role.
A Thousand Blows — still a working title — follows Hezekiah (Kirby) and Alec (Lovehall), two best friends from Jamaica who find themselves thrust into the vibrant and violent melting pot of post-industrial revolution London’s East End. Drawn into the criminal underbelly of the thriving boxing scene,...
First announced by The Hollywood Reporter last year, the 12-part series is set in the perilous world of illegal boxing in 1880s Victorian London, and was created and written by Stephen Knight and exec produced by Stephen Graham, who also stars.
With filming now underway in London, also joining the cast are Francis Lovehall, Jason Tobin, James Nelson-Joyce, Hannah Walters, Nadia Albinam, Morgan Hilaire, Jemma Carlton and Caoilfhionn Dunne. Small Axe star Malachi Kirby was previously announced as playing a lead role.
A Thousand Blows — still a working title — follows Hezekiah (Kirby) and Alec (Lovehall), two best friends from Jamaica who find themselves thrust into the vibrant and violent melting pot of post-industrial revolution London’s East End. Drawn into the criminal underbelly of the thriving boxing scene,...
- 3/16/2023
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Crown star Erin Doherty has boarded Steven Knight’s Disney+ period drama A Thousand Blows.
Doherty, who attracted plaudits for her portrayal of Princess Anne in the Netflix royal drama, will play Mary Carr, the leader of the Forty Elephants. She stars opposite Malachi Kirby, who Deadline revealed is leading the series several weeks ago, and Stephen Graham. Topboy‘s Ashley Walters has boarded as series director.
A Thousand Blows is set in the world of illegal boxing in 1880s Victorian London. Hezekiah (Kirby) and best friend Alec (Francis Lovehall) find themselves thrust into the vibrant and violent melting pot of post-industrial revolution London’s East End, meeting Carr (Doherty) and seasoned boxer Sugar Goodson (Graham) along the way.
Doherty, who also led BBC/Amazon Prime Video drama Chloe, is joined by additional cast revealed today including Jason Tobin and James Nelson-Joyce, while Walters is unveiled as series director with Coky Giedroyc.
Doherty, who attracted plaudits for her portrayal of Princess Anne in the Netflix royal drama, will play Mary Carr, the leader of the Forty Elephants. She stars opposite Malachi Kirby, who Deadline revealed is leading the series several weeks ago, and Stephen Graham. Topboy‘s Ashley Walters has boarded as series director.
A Thousand Blows is set in the world of illegal boxing in 1880s Victorian London. Hezekiah (Kirby) and best friend Alec (Francis Lovehall) find themselves thrust into the vibrant and violent melting pot of post-industrial revolution London’s East End, meeting Carr (Doherty) and seasoned boxer Sugar Goodson (Graham) along the way.
Doherty, who also led BBC/Amazon Prime Video drama Chloe, is joined by additional cast revealed today including Jason Tobin and James Nelson-Joyce, while Walters is unveiled as series director with Coky Giedroyc.
- 3/16/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Farewell to Tom Verlaine, for some of us the greatest American rock guitarist not named “Hendrix.” Verlaine, who died Saturday at 73, could hit cosmic heights that no other guitar virtuoso could reach. He made his bones in the 1970s with Television, the garage band who created a new kind of psychedelic sublime in the Cbgb punk scene. Television made two of the Seventies’ best guitar albums, Marquee Moon and Adventure, until they fell apart, just as they were hitting their musical peak. But the music Verlaine got out of his...
- 1/29/2023
- by Rob Sheffield
- Rollingstone.com
“Bridgerton” star Phoebe Dynevor and “Aftersun” writer-director Charlotte Wells are among the emerging talents recognized at the British Independent Film Awards’ (BIFA) New Talent categories.
Dynevor has been longlisted in the Breakthrough Performance category for Sky film “The Colour Room” and Wells twice, in the Debut Director and Debut Screenwriter categories.
In all, 28 fiction and 14 documentary features have been longlisted, including in a new category for BIFA’s 25th year, Best Debut Director – Feature Documentary. Eleven first-time fiction feature directors, 16 first-time documentary feature directors, 14 first-time writers, 20 breakthrough producers and 15 new performers have been recognized by BIFA voters for their achievements.
BIFA’s Springboard scheme will provide a tailored program of continuing professional development, with seven of this year’s longlisted filmmakers joining the cohort of 30 filmmakers on the Film4 supported initiative.
The final five nominations in each category will be announced on Nov. 4 and winners will be revealed at the...
Dynevor has been longlisted in the Breakthrough Performance category for Sky film “The Colour Room” and Wells twice, in the Debut Director and Debut Screenwriter categories.
In all, 28 fiction and 14 documentary features have been longlisted, including in a new category for BIFA’s 25th year, Best Debut Director – Feature Documentary. Eleven first-time fiction feature directors, 16 first-time documentary feature directors, 14 first-time writers, 20 breakthrough producers and 15 new performers have been recognized by BIFA voters for their achievements.
BIFA’s Springboard scheme will provide a tailored program of continuing professional development, with seven of this year’s longlisted filmmakers joining the cohort of 30 filmmakers on the Film4 supported initiative.
The final five nominations in each category will be announced on Nov. 4 and winners will be revealed at the...
- 10/24/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
There's value in finding one's wheelhouse, and Steven Knight certainly seems to have settled into his. Since he created "Peaky Blinders" back in 2013, the "Locke" and "Serenity" writer/director has come to specialize in penning similarly subversive period pieces for the small screen. That includes "Taboo," a crime drama series in which Tom Hardy dons a top hat to navigate the corrupt, muck-ridden world of 19th-century London; and "A Christmas Carol," the 2019 mini-series adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic novel that adds an extra helping of horror to the author's treasured ghost story.
Up next, Knight will continue to deal in tales of sweat, blood, and crime with "A Thousand Blows." The series will reunite Knight with his "Peaky Blinders," "Taboo," and "A Christmas Carol" star Stephen Graham, with Knight serving as creator, writer, and executive producer behind the camera. Knight's boxing drama (more on that shortly) will span 12 episodes and...
Up next, Knight will continue to deal in tales of sweat, blood, and crime with "A Thousand Blows." The series will reunite Knight with his "Peaky Blinders," "Taboo," and "A Christmas Carol" star Stephen Graham, with Knight serving as creator, writer, and executive producer behind the camera. Knight's boxing drama (more on that shortly) will span 12 episodes and...
- 8/24/2022
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
Put down the razor blades and lace up the gloves: “Peaky Blinders” creator Steven Knight is entering the ring of illegal boxing in 1880s Victorian London via new Hulu (here)/Disney+ (overseas) series “A Thousand Blows.” He’ll have a familiar face by his side in star Stephen Graham, who appeared in several episodes of “Peaky Blinders” in its final season.
The new 12-part, hour-long series follows Hezekiah and Alec, best friends from Jamaica who find themselves thrust into the vibrant and violent melting pot of post-industrial revolution London’s East End. Drawn into the criminal underbelly of the thriving illegal boxing scene, Hezekiah meets Mary Carr, leader of The Forty Elephants – the notorious all-female London gang – as they battle for survival on the streets.
As Hezekiah sharpens his new skills, he comes up against Sugar Goodson, a seasoned and dangerous boxer played by Graham, and the two are soon...
The new 12-part, hour-long series follows Hezekiah and Alec, best friends from Jamaica who find themselves thrust into the vibrant and violent melting pot of post-industrial revolution London’s East End. Drawn into the criminal underbelly of the thriving illegal boxing scene, Hezekiah meets Mary Carr, leader of The Forty Elephants – the notorious all-female London gang – as they battle for survival on the streets.
As Hezekiah sharpens his new skills, he comes up against Sugar Goodson, a seasoned and dangerous boxer played by Graham, and the two are soon...
- 8/24/2022
- by Tony Maglio
- Indiewire
Stephen Graham has joined the cast of acclaimed screenwriter Steven Knight’s period drama series ‘A Thousand Blows.’
The new 12-part series set in the perilous world of illegal boxing in 1880s Victorian London, follows Hezekiah and Alec, two best friends from Jamaica who find themselves thrust into the vibrant and violent melting pot of post-industrial revolution London’s East End. Drawn into the criminal underbelly of the thriving boxing scene, Hezekiah meets Mary Carr, leader of The Forty Elephants – the notorious all-female London gang – as they battle for survival on the streets. As Hezekiah sharpens his new skills, he comes up against Sugar Goodson, a seasoned and dangerous boxer played by Stephen Graham, and the two are soon locked into an intense rivalry that spills out way beyond the ring.
Also in news – Samaritan Press Conference: Sylvester Stallone on entering a relatable superhero universe
Created, written and executive produced by Steven Knight,...
The new 12-part series set in the perilous world of illegal boxing in 1880s Victorian London, follows Hezekiah and Alec, two best friends from Jamaica who find themselves thrust into the vibrant and violent melting pot of post-industrial revolution London’s East End. Drawn into the criminal underbelly of the thriving boxing scene, Hezekiah meets Mary Carr, leader of The Forty Elephants – the notorious all-female London gang – as they battle for survival on the streets. As Hezekiah sharpens his new skills, he comes up against Sugar Goodson, a seasoned and dangerous boxer played by Stephen Graham, and the two are soon locked into an intense rivalry that spills out way beyond the ring.
Also in news – Samaritan Press Conference: Sylvester Stallone on entering a relatable superhero universe
Created, written and executive produced by Steven Knight,...
- 8/24/2022
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight and U.K. acting star Stephen Graham are reuniting on the 12-part original period drama A Thousand Blows, set against the backdrop of Victorian London’s illegal boxing scene, for Disney+ and Hulu.
Knight takes creator, writer and executive producer credits while Graham stars and executive produces alongside Hannah Walters at their joint company Matriarch Productions, Damian Keogh and Kate Lewis for The Story Collective, and Tom Miller and Sam Myer for Water & Power Productions.
The drama follows the fortunes of Hezekiah and Alec, two best friends newly arrived from Jamaica. Fighting for survival in the violent melting pot of Victorian London’s East End, they come up against Sugar Goodson, a dangerous, veteran boxer played by Graham.
The UK Original series will premiere on Disney+ globally, Star+ in Latin America and Hulu in the US.
Knight is the lead writer with episodes also written by Ameir Brown,...
Knight takes creator, writer and executive producer credits while Graham stars and executive produces alongside Hannah Walters at their joint company Matriarch Productions, Damian Keogh and Kate Lewis for The Story Collective, and Tom Miller and Sam Myer for Water & Power Productions.
The drama follows the fortunes of Hezekiah and Alec, two best friends newly arrived from Jamaica. Fighting for survival in the violent melting pot of Victorian London’s East End, they come up against Sugar Goodson, a dangerous, veteran boxer played by Graham.
The UK Original series will premiere on Disney+ globally, Star+ in Latin America and Hulu in the US.
Knight is the lead writer with episodes also written by Ameir Brown,...
- 8/24/2022
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Click here to read the full article.
Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight and Peaky Blinders star Stephen Graham, two of the biggest and most respected names in British TV, are reuniting for a Disney+ U.K. original series set in the perilous world of illegal boxing in 1880s Victorian London, The Hollywood Reporter has exclusively learned.
With the working title A Thousand Blows, the 12-part series will premiere on Disney+ globally, Star+ in Latin America and Hulu in the U.S., and is being produced by The Story Collective in a co-production with Matriarch Productions and Water & Power Productions.
Based on real-life figures and stories, the series will follows Hezekiah and Alec, two best friends from Jamaica who find themselves thrust into the vibrant and violent melting pot of post-industrial revolution London’s East End. Drawn into the criminal underbelly of the thriving boxing scene, Hezekiah meets Mary Carr,...
Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight and Peaky Blinders star Stephen Graham, two of the biggest and most respected names in British TV, are reuniting for a Disney+ U.K. original series set in the perilous world of illegal boxing in 1880s Victorian London, The Hollywood Reporter has exclusively learned.
With the working title A Thousand Blows, the 12-part series will premiere on Disney+ globally, Star+ in Latin America and Hulu in the U.S., and is being produced by The Story Collective in a co-production with Matriarch Productions and Water & Power Productions.
Based on real-life figures and stories, the series will follows Hezekiah and Alec, two best friends from Jamaica who find themselves thrust into the vibrant and violent melting pot of post-industrial revolution London’s East End. Drawn into the criminal underbelly of the thriving boxing scene, Hezekiah meets Mary Carr,...
- 8/24/2022
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Girl Can’t Help It
Blu ray
Criterion
1957 / 2.35:1 / 98 Min.
Starring Jayne Mansfield, Tom Ewell, Edmond O’Brien
Written by Frank Tashlin
Directed by Frank Tashlin
In 1957 it was commonplace for burlesque comedians to share the bill with a musical act or two, but in New York’s theater district one of those revues stood out from the rest—it opened on February 8th at The Roxy, a magnificent theater dubbed “The Cathedral of the Motion Picture.” But that cathedral had never held a service like Frank Tashlin’s The Girl Can’t Help It—for 98 minutes the congregation was cajoled, regaled, and set free by a parade of clownish mobsters, gyrating showgirls and hyperventilating rockers raising the roof in 4 track stereo—the only thing missing was 3D—and who needed that with Jayne Mansfield center screen and busting out all over. William Castle introduced the gimmicky Emergo for House on Haunted Hill...
Blu ray
Criterion
1957 / 2.35:1 / 98 Min.
Starring Jayne Mansfield, Tom Ewell, Edmond O’Brien
Written by Frank Tashlin
Directed by Frank Tashlin
In 1957 it was commonplace for burlesque comedians to share the bill with a musical act or two, but in New York’s theater district one of those revues stood out from the rest—it opened on February 8th at The Roxy, a magnificent theater dubbed “The Cathedral of the Motion Picture.” But that cathedral had never held a service like Frank Tashlin’s The Girl Can’t Help It—for 98 minutes the congregation was cajoled, regaled, and set free by a parade of clownish mobsters, gyrating showgirls and hyperventilating rockers raising the roof in 4 track stereo—the only thing missing was 3D—and who needed that with Jayne Mansfield center screen and busting out all over. William Castle introduced the gimmicky Emergo for House on Haunted Hill...
- 4/23/2022
- by Charlie Largent
- Trailers from Hell
Sony Pictures Classics announced today that its golf film The Phantom of the Open, starring Academy Award winner Mark Rylance, Academy Award nominee Sally Hawkins and BAFTA Award nominee Rhys Ifans, will open in New York and Los Angeles on June 3, with a wider release in additional markets set for the following weeks.
The film from director Craig Roberts will open against IFC Films’ horror-thriller Watcher, starring Maika Monroe, an Untitled WB Event Film, Fabrication Films’ crime thriller Frank and Penelope, Blue Fox Entertainment’s Eiffel and a title called Deep in the Heart: A Texas Wildlife Story.
The Phantom of the Open is based on the book of the same name by Simon Farnaby and Scott Murray. It follows Maurice Flitcroft (Rylance), a dreamer and unrelenting optimist who managed to gain entry to The British Open Golf Championship Qualifying in 1976 and subsequently shot the worst round in Open history,...
The film from director Craig Roberts will open against IFC Films’ horror-thriller Watcher, starring Maika Monroe, an Untitled WB Event Film, Fabrication Films’ crime thriller Frank and Penelope, Blue Fox Entertainment’s Eiffel and a title called Deep in the Heart: A Texas Wildlife Story.
The Phantom of the Open is based on the book of the same name by Simon Farnaby and Scott Murray. It follows Maurice Flitcroft (Rylance), a dreamer and unrelenting optimist who managed to gain entry to The British Open Golf Championship Qualifying in 1976 and subsequently shot the worst round in Open history,...
- 3/31/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Simon Farnaby adapted screenplay from his book of same name co-authored by Scott Murray.
Sony Pictures Classics will release Craig Roberts’ sports underdog tale The Phantom Of The Open in New York and Los Angeles on June 3 with a wider release to follow in additional markets.
’The Phantom Of The Open’: London Review
Mark Rylance, Hawkins and Rhys Ifans star in the Water & Power Productions and Baby Cow Productions co-production about Maurice Flitcroft (Rylance), a relentless optimist who became a folk hero when he shot the worst round in British Open Golf Championship history.
Simon Farnaby adapted the...
Sony Pictures Classics will release Craig Roberts’ sports underdog tale The Phantom Of The Open in New York and Los Angeles on June 3 with a wider release to follow in additional markets.
’The Phantom Of The Open’: London Review
Mark Rylance, Hawkins and Rhys Ifans star in the Water & Power Productions and Baby Cow Productions co-production about Maurice Flitcroft (Rylance), a relentless optimist who became a folk hero when he shot the worst round in British Open Golf Championship history.
Simon Farnaby adapted the...
- 3/31/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
‘The Nan Movie’, ‘Hive’, ‘X’ also opening.
eOne’s UK sports comedy The Phantom of the Open tees off at the UK-Ireland box office this weekend, in a bumper weekend with 17 new releases.
Directed by Craig Roberts, The Phantom Of The Open debuted at the BFI London Film Festival in October last year. The film tells the true story of Maurice Flitcroft, an aspiring golfer of limited talent, who managed to gain entry to the British Open Gold Championship Qualifying in 1976 only to shoot the worst round in the event’s history. It will open in 629 locations - the fourth-biggest...
eOne’s UK sports comedy The Phantom of the Open tees off at the UK-Ireland box office this weekend, in a bumper weekend with 17 new releases.
Directed by Craig Roberts, The Phantom Of The Open debuted at the BFI London Film Festival in October last year. The film tells the true story of Maurice Flitcroft, an aspiring golfer of limited talent, who managed to gain entry to the British Open Gold Championship Qualifying in 1976 only to shoot the worst round in the event’s history. It will open in 629 locations - the fourth-biggest...
- 3/18/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Mark Rylance stars real-life golfing folk hero Maurice Flitcroft.
Sally Hawkins and Rhys Ifans have joined Mark Rylance in the cast of Craig Roberts’ The Fantastic Flitcrofts, which is now shooting in the UK for Cornerstone Films.
Rylance play real-life golfing folk hero Maurice Flitcroft, who managed to gain entry to the British Open Golf Championship in 1976 and subsequently shot the worst round in Open history. The screenplay is by Simon Farnaby whose credits include Paddington 2.
Cornerstone has sealed deals on the film to eOne (UK), A Contracorriente Films (Spain), Scanbox (Scandinavia), Ascot Elite (Switzerland) and a multi-territory deal with...
Sally Hawkins and Rhys Ifans have joined Mark Rylance in the cast of Craig Roberts’ The Fantastic Flitcrofts, which is now shooting in the UK for Cornerstone Films.
Rylance play real-life golfing folk hero Maurice Flitcroft, who managed to gain entry to the British Open Golf Championship in 1976 and subsequently shot the worst round in Open history. The screenplay is by Simon Farnaby whose credits include Paddington 2.
Cornerstone has sealed deals on the film to eOne (UK), A Contracorriente Films (Spain), Scanbox (Scandinavia), Ascot Elite (Switzerland) and a multi-territory deal with...
- 10/16/2020
- by Orlando Parfitt
- ScreenDaily
Two-time Oscar-nominee Sally Hawkins (The Shape of Water), and BAFTA-nominee Rhys Ifans (The Amazing Spider-Man) have joined the cast of comedy-drama The Fantastic Flitcrofts alongside Mark Rylance with shooting now underway in the UK.
Ahead of the shoot, eOne acquired UK distribution rights. Cornerstone Films, which is overseeing worldwide sales, has also closed deals with A Contracorriente Films (Spain), Scanbox (Scandinavia), Ascot Elite (Switzerland) and a multi-territory deal with Universal Pictures Content Group including Germany, Austria, Italy, Benelux, Greece, Portugal, Turkey, Eastern Europe, Latin America, India, Indonesia, Taiwan, Africa, Australia & New Zealand, Middle East, Israel and Cis and Baltics.
Craig Roberts is directing the film from a screenplay by BAFTA-winning writer Simon Farnaby (Paddington 2). Farnaby adapted the script from his own book The Phantom Of The Open, co-written by Scott Murray. We broke news of the project back in June.
The film tells the true story of Maurice Flitcroft (Rylance), a dreamer and unrelenting optimist,...
Ahead of the shoot, eOne acquired UK distribution rights. Cornerstone Films, which is overseeing worldwide sales, has also closed deals with A Contracorriente Films (Spain), Scanbox (Scandinavia), Ascot Elite (Switzerland) and a multi-territory deal with Universal Pictures Content Group including Germany, Austria, Italy, Benelux, Greece, Portugal, Turkey, Eastern Europe, Latin America, India, Indonesia, Taiwan, Africa, Australia & New Zealand, Middle East, Israel and Cis and Baltics.
Craig Roberts is directing the film from a screenplay by BAFTA-winning writer Simon Farnaby (Paddington 2). Farnaby adapted the script from his own book The Phantom Of The Open, co-written by Scott Murray. We broke news of the project back in June.
The film tells the true story of Maurice Flitcroft (Rylance), a dreamer and unrelenting optimist,...
- 10/15/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Mark Rylance is taking a mulligan on his next project, signing on to play Maurice Flitcroft in a new film called “The Fantastic Flitcrofts” about the man who qualified for the British Open Golf Championship in 1976 and subsequently shot the worst round in Open history.
Craig Roberts will direct the heart-warming true story about the dreamer and unrelenting optimist Flitcroft who became a folk hero after his disastrous performance. Simon Farnaby (“Paddington 2”) is writing the screenplay for “The Fantastic Flitcrofts” based on his book “The Phantom Of the Open” Farnaby co-wrote with Scott Murray.
If you want to know just how bad Flitcroft was, he didn’t have a handicap and instead merely posed as a professional. And when he managed to qualify, he shot a round of 121, or 49 over par. Other pros even demanded a refund of their entry fees for having to play alongside him, and he...
Craig Roberts will direct the heart-warming true story about the dreamer and unrelenting optimist Flitcroft who became a folk hero after his disastrous performance. Simon Farnaby (“Paddington 2”) is writing the screenplay for “The Fantastic Flitcrofts” based on his book “The Phantom Of the Open” Farnaby co-wrote with Scott Murray.
If you want to know just how bad Flitcroft was, he didn’t have a handicap and instead merely posed as a professional. And when he managed to qualify, he shot a round of 121, or 49 over par. Other pros even demanded a refund of their entry fees for having to play alongside him, and he...
- 6/19/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Craig Roberts to direct biopic that will be introduced at the virtual Cannes market.
Oscar-winner Mark Rylance is to play a golfing folk hero in The Fantastic Flitcrofts, which Cornerstone Films is set to introduce to buyers at the Cannes virtual market next week.
Craig Roberts (Just Jim) will direct a screenplay by Simon Farnaby (Paddington 2) about Maurice Flitcroft, who managed to gain entry to the British Open Golf Championship in 1976 and subsequently shot the worst round in Open history, becoming a folk hero in the process.
Based on a true story, the screenplay is based on book The Phantom Of The Open,...
Oscar-winner Mark Rylance is to play a golfing folk hero in The Fantastic Flitcrofts, which Cornerstone Films is set to introduce to buyers at the Cannes virtual market next week.
Craig Roberts (Just Jim) will direct a screenplay by Simon Farnaby (Paddington 2) about Maurice Flitcroft, who managed to gain entry to the British Open Golf Championship in 1976 and subsequently shot the worst round in Open history, becoming a folk hero in the process.
Based on a true story, the screenplay is based on book The Phantom Of The Open,...
- 6/19/2020
- by 1100453¦Michael Rosser¦9¦
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Oscar-winner Mark Rylance is set to make his big-screen comedy debut in The Fantastic Flitcrofts, a golf movie written by Paddington 2 scribe Simon Farnaby.
Bridge Of Spies and Dunkirk actor Rylance will play Maurice Flitcroft, a dreamer and unrelenting optimist, who managed to gain entry to The British Open Golf Championship qualifying in 1976 and subsequently shot the worst round in Open history, becoming a folk hero in the process.
Craig Roberts, whose acting credits include Submarine and Red Oaks, is attached to direct, his third feature after Eternal Beauty and Just Jim. Farnaby has adapted the screenplay from the book The Phantom Of The Open, which he co-wrote with UK journo Scott Murray.
Cornerstone Films has boarded world sales rights and will present the project to buyers at next week’s Cannes virtual Marche.
The film is produced by Nichola Martin through Baby Cow Films (Powder Room), BAFTA Award...
Bridge Of Spies and Dunkirk actor Rylance will play Maurice Flitcroft, a dreamer and unrelenting optimist, who managed to gain entry to The British Open Golf Championship qualifying in 1976 and subsequently shot the worst round in Open history, becoming a folk hero in the process.
Craig Roberts, whose acting credits include Submarine and Red Oaks, is attached to direct, his third feature after Eternal Beauty and Just Jim. Farnaby has adapted the screenplay from the book The Phantom Of The Open, which he co-wrote with UK journo Scott Murray.
Cornerstone Films has boarded world sales rights and will present the project to buyers at next week’s Cannes virtual Marche.
The film is produced by Nichola Martin through Baby Cow Films (Powder Room), BAFTA Award...
- 6/19/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
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