Deadline’s Contenders Film: The Nominees Kicks Off Today; 18 Films, 11 Studios, 45 Filmmakers And Stars

Head over to our new Lanarkshire Live Facebook page to make sure you're up to date with the top stories in the regionCrowe, director Derrick Borte and writer Carl Ellsworth must really have been hoping no-one had seen 'Falling Down' before checking this out.Like Michael Douglas in that vastly superior 1993 flick, Crowe plays an unstable male – simply known as Man – who goes off the deep end following a road-rage incident.The target of his unrelenting anger is Caren Pistorius’ Rachel who soon realises it’s not just her, but everyone she knows who are in this crazed stranger’s sights.Don't miss a thing from your area - sign up for the new Lanarkshire newsletter!From the latest breaking news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your

A mum has divided opinion after posting a video to say T-shirts she found in a shop "are not okay" as she pointed out the difference in slogans used on clothing for boys and girls.

Campaigners want an end to the armed forces axe for people with autism and Asperger’s – after 37 troops were kicked out in four years.

The Queen and Prince Philip reportedly spent their last weeks together 'reminiscing like mad'.

Universal Studios Hollywood reopened on Friday to a sold-out crowd. The popular Southern California theme park had been closed for more than a year due to the pandemic.

SATURDAY AM UPDATE: With no new wide releases, and New Line’s Mortal Kombat pushed to next weekend, Warner Bros./Legendary’s Godzilla vs. Kong is still in charge with $2.075M on Friday, -47% from a week ago, at 3,001 theaters and a current running total of $74.9M. The three-day is expected to be $7.1M, -49% with a new domestic take EOD Sunday near $80M.

The cast of “Mission: Impossible 7” are giving fans a glimpse of the fun antics that have been going on during filming.

It took 10 years and the fortuitous meeting of four writers to tell the story of how Fred Hampton, the inspiring leader of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panthers, was murdered by the FBI with the help of William O'Neal, an informant who infiltrated the Illinois chapter of the party. Kenny and Keith Lucas, twin brothers known for their comedy work as the Lucas Brothers, had been working on a script about Hampton when they brought it up to director Shaka King, who signed on to co-write and direct.

Black Panther IIwill still film in Georgia despite the state's new, restrictive voting law. In an op-ed published by Shadow and Act, the film's director Ryan Coogler says that the Marvel film will move forward with its plans to shoot in the Peach State this summer.The law has drawn widespread criticism for the way it enacts strict new ID requirements for absentee ballots, curtails the use of drop boxes and makes it a crime to give water and food to those waiting in line to vote.President Joe Biden has called it "Jim Crow in the 21st century." In his piece, Coogler condemned the law, which was signed by Georgia's Republican Governor Brian Kemp at the end of March.

Mari Torocsik, the Hungarian actress who appeared in István Szabó's Sunshine and Costa-Gavras'Music Box, died Friday after a long illness, the Hungarian National Film Institute confirmed. She was 85.

Mission: Impossible film.Speaking on last night’s (April 16) episode of The Graham Norton Show, Cruise discussed the logistics behind filming a scene in which he revealed he rides a motorcycle off an enormous ramp which overlooks a cliff.Last year, footage emerged of the ramp in Norway as filming on the seventh instalment of the series got back underway following delays caused by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.Speaking on the show, Cruise confirmed the stunt saying: “I ride a motorcycle off that ramp.”You can see a picture of the ramp here:A post shared by Christopher McQuarrie (@christophermcquarrie)He went on to reveal that he spent five weeks in Norway filming the stunt.

Fast and Furious director Justin Lin has opened up about the future of Luke Hobbs and Deckard Shaw in the main series of the franchise.Played by Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham respectively, the two characters moved away from the central franchise two years ago for spin-off film Hobbs and Shaw.

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Helen McCrory is pictured looking care-free and beautiful in photographs with her husband Damian Lewis at a wedding last September.

In their new book Stronger Together, Linda revealed that she found out that her incurable cancer had spread to her liver, 30 minutes after hearing the devastating news that her sister Anne Nolan had found a lump in her breast.Linda was first diagnosed with cancer in 2006 while Anne was told of her diagnosis six years earlier.They both learnt that their cancers had returned after filming The Nolans Go Cruising last spring.Linda said “things really went crazy” after getting off the phone from Maureen, who had informed her of Anne’s breast cancer.“Just as I was coming to terms with Anne’s devastating news, 30 minutes later my doctor’s secretary from Blackpool Victoria Hospital called.“With my cancer metastasising [spreading] in my hip three

announced on Friday that his wife had died aged 52 after being diagnosed with cancer. McCrory, originally from Paddington in London, was best known for her roles as Aunt Polly in Peaky Blinders, Narcissa Malfoy in the Harry Potter films, and for her appearance in Skyfall.

Academy Awards set to take place on 25 April – two months after they were originally scheduled. There’s already been plenty to celebrate, thanks to a groundbreaking, diverse set of nominees.

Mission: Impossible film have been sharing some fun behind the scenes set pictures and videos in recent days – you can see them below.Rebecca Fergusson, who plays Isla Faust in the franchise, shared a reunion picture of her with Simon Pegg and Vince Rhames yesterday (April 17). Fergusson captioned the picture  “Rollin’ with the homies!”Earlier in the week (April 16), Pegg, who plays Benji Dunn in the film series, shared a spoof video of him travelling to set – set to the iconic Mission: Impossible theme music.Fergusson can be seen momentarily in the background of that video whilst Pegg is in make-up.

Bridesmaids creators Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo are set to work together once again on an upcoming Disney project.The new film, described in reports as a musical comedy, will tackle the story of Cinderella’s notorious stepsisters.Wiig and Mumolo will write the screenplay for the film, which Deadline say “reimagines the classic fairytale from the perspective of the two siblings who didn’t get their happily ever after.”Also involved in the new project are Will Ferrell and Jessica Elbaum as producers under the Gloria Sanchez Productions umbrella. Wiig and Mumolo aren’t expected to take up acting roles in the film.Back in 2019, Wiig said she turned down an offer to write and star in a Bridesmaids sequel.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentNo section at Visions du Réel is as fresh as its VdR-Pitching, which frames doc projects from both new and multi-prized filmmakers that hit the Swiss doc fest with very little or no media coverage at all.Variety has just published articles on five of its titles: “Facing Darkness,” “King Coal,” “Life After Siham,” “The Vanishing” and “The Wolves Always Come at Night.” Following, profiles of the other 11 projects teased online by their makers over April 14-16 at Visions du Réel:“Aana,” dir: Anna Eborn, Oscar Hedin, Åsa Ekman (Sweden)Produced by Oscar Hedin, Marina-Evelina Cracana (Film and Tell)Director-producer Hedlin contracted bone marrow cancer as an adult.

Amazon’s new Lord Of The Rings television series has so far cost £336million ($465million) to make just one season, according to reports.The show, which has already been renewed for a second season before the first one has aired, is expected to air season one later this year although no release date has yet been confirmed.As reported on Consequence Of Sound, the figures were made public as part of the New Zealand government’s Official Information Act, where the project is currently filming.