Abi Morgan: Last News

On the day season three of Abi Morgan’s drama series The Split launches in the U.S. on BBC America, producer Sister has snapped up rights to the screenwriter’s autobiographical book This is Not a Pity Memoir.

EXCLUSIVE: Universal/Working Title’s Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy has crossed the $100M mark at the international box office. The return of Renée Zellweger as the titular heroine swept past the milestone with Wednesday’s numbers included, reaching $101.3M through yesterday.

Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy hits UK cinemas on Thursday (February 13), but what songs are included in the film? Check out the full list below.The fourth instalment in the Bridget Jones film saga, it is based on the 2013 novel of the same name by Helen Fielding. Fielding has co-written the screenplay too, alongside Dan Mazer (Ali G Indahouse, Borat) and Abi Morgan (Shame, The Iron Lady), while Michael Morris (To Leslie) directs.Renée Zellweger returns as the titular character, while Hugh Grant, Colin Firth and Emma Thompson all reprise their characters from previous films.

Just in time for Valentines Day, Bridget Jones comes to the rescue in a season where the holiday of love has so far been dedicated to horror (Heart Eyes) and action (Love Hurts), the latter a violent Jackie Chan ripoff is the one Universal chose to release in theatres in the U.S., but the fourth go round with the delightful romantic comedy, Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy is the one that Universal should have given the valentine to U.S. exhibition. Instead is only being released in theatres internationally, and of course the U.K. for this very British movie. As for America? Well, you better subscribe to Peacock because inexplicably it is going day and date straight to streaming. Studios still aren’t learning the lessons of last year’s surprise holiday season theatrical hit, Anyone But You, or for that matter the Bridget Jones franchise itself which has delivered over $800 million worldwide from three films beginning with 2001’s Bridget Jones Diary, 2004’s Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason, and 2016’s Bridget Jones Baby. Along with its producer Working Title’s other movies like Love Actually, Notting Hill, About A Boy, and Four Weddings And A Funeral, Bridget Jones singlehandedly reinvented the romcom genre for a new generation thanks to Helen Fielding’s enormously popular books, and especially its star, Renee Zellweger whose spirit and zest for life and love fits seamlessly into a role that won her a first Oscar nomination and remains the character you can’t imagine anyone else doing.

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Break out the big pants and the vodka shots because the lovelorn Bridget Jones is back on our screens from next February in Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy.

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy-nominated Gaby Hoffmann, best known for her work on Amazon’s Transparent and HBO’s Girls, has signed with Gersh for representation in all areas.

EXCLUSIVE: BBC plans to expand Abi Morgan‘s divorce law series The Split are on hold.

Benedict Cumberbatch has told NME about the challenge of embracing a character with as much internal darkness as Vincent in the Netflix drama Eric.The miniseries was written by Abi Morgan (Shame, Suffragette), and Cumberbatch plays Vincent, the puppeteer father of nine-year-old Edgar, who has gone missing in New York. Vincent tries to track his son down by creating an enormous furry puppet, which he names Eric, that the kid had been doodling before he disappeared.The six-part psychological thriller is streaming in full now on Netflix following its May 30 release.In a new interview with NME, Cumberbatch has given an insight into how he accessed the inner life of Vincent, a heavy-drinking misanthrope.When asked whether embracing a character with such darkness was actually more fun, he answered: “Yes, but I think like writing anything off in a two-dimensional manner, if there’s not some causality or understanding or empathy for why he is the way he is then it gets old very quick.”See the interview below:“So, my main question to Abi [Morgan] when I met her,” he continued.

Benedict Cumberbatch has revealed to NME what he has been listening to on Spotify recently, including an eclectic range of new and old music.The BAFTA-winning star of Doctor Strange and Sherlock is also known as a music lover, and in a new interview with NME’s Alex Flood, he has shared his most recently played tracks.Cumberbatch named Elbow’s new album ‘Audio Vertigo’ as a current favourite. “Guy is a friend and I love him to bits,” he said.

Benedict Cumberbatch plays a troubled puppeteer in psychological thriller miniseries Eric.Created by Abi Morgan, the Netflix series follows Vincent Anderson (Cumberbatch) whose young son Edgar goes missing in 1980s New York, which leads him into a spiral of volatile behaviour. Detective Michael Ledroit (McKinley Belcher III) is investigating the case, which strikes the heart of other unsettling crimes within the area.Other cast members include Ivan Morris Howe, Gaby Hoffmann, Roberta Colindrez, Jeff Hephner, Mark Gillis and Dan Fogler.After his son goes missing, Vincent strays further into substance abuse and alcoholism.

Netflix fans are obsessed with a new crime drama starring Sherlock actor Benedict Cumberbatch.

Eric, the new miniseries starring Benedict Cumberbatch, is streaming now on Netflix, but who is the kidnapper of the missing boy? In the show, which was written by Abi Morgan (Shame, Suffragette), Cumberbatch plays Vincent, the puppeteer father of nine-year-old Edgar, who has gone missing in New York. Vincent tries to track his son down by creating an enormous furry puppet, which he names Eric, that the kid had been doodling before he disappeared. The six-part psychological thriller is streaming in full now on Netflix after its May 30 release.

Eric, the new miniseries starring Benedict Cumberbatch, is streaming now on Netflix, but what songs are on the soundtrack?In the show, which was written by Abi Morgan (Shame, Suffragette), Cumberbatch plays Vincent, the puppeteer father of a child that goes missing in New York who tries to find his son by creating an enormous furry puppet, which he names Eric, that the kid had been doodling before he disappeared.The six-part psychological thriller is streaming in full now on Netflix after its May 30 release. Watch the trailer below:In a three-star review of the series, NME wrote: “Eric does, undoubtedly, have valid things to say about racial politics in the US – as well as how terrible it is to suppress your true identity.

Hunter Ingram SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers from the limited series “Eric,” now streaming on Netflix. Abi Morgan wants the sting of her new Netflix limited series “Eric” to linger with the audience long after it’s over. Sure, there is plenty to be happy about in the final moments. Edgar (Ivan Morris Howe) returns home to his parents.

EXCLUSIVE: Global TV and film studio Sister is gearing up for a string of projects to hit the small and big screens and today might well see the launch of its most daring.

Isla Fisher (Wedding Crashers), Josette Simon (Anatomy of a Scandal), Nico Parker (How to Train Your Dragon) and Leila Farzad (I Hate Suzie) have joined the cast of Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy, with nine signing on to reprise roles from previous installments of the beloved rom-com franchise.

Jack Dunn “Wedding Crashers” star Isla Fisher, Nico Parker (“How To Train Your Dragon”), Josette Simon (“Anatomy of a Scandal”) and Leila Farzad (“Black Mirror: Joan is Awful”) have joined the cast of “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy,” which premieres on Valentine’s Day next year in theaters internationally and on Peacock in the U.S. Gemma Jones and Jim Broadbent return to play Bridget’s mom and dad. Sarah Solemani, Sally Phillips, Shirley Henderson and James Callis will return to reprise their roles as Bridget’s friends.

Benedict Cumberbatch, the star of new Netflix series Eric, has spoken about how the role of a dad whose son goes missing affected him at the London premiere of the show.The actor, who is best known for his roles as Sherlock and Doctor Strange, is the father of three sons – Christopher Carlton, 8, Hal Auden, 7, and five year old Finn – with wife Sophie Hunter. Eric is written by The Split’s Abi Morgan, and is set in New York in the 1980s.The six part series tells the story of Vincent, a puppeteer with his own successful kids’ TV show, whose life is torn apart when his son Edgar mysteriously disappears on the way to school.

BBC legal drama The Split is returning to our screens for a two-part special after the show came to an end in 2022 - and its welcoming a new cast member.The series stars Nicola Walker as family lawyer Hannah Defoe, navigating her high-intensity career with her complicated love life. While the drama came to a close with series three, the BBC has revealed that the Defoe family will be back for a two-part special.

K.J. Yossman Abi Morgan’s compulsive legal drama “The Split” is set to return for a two-part special. “The Split” is focused on high-powered divorce attorney Hannah Defoe and her family.

The final season may have concluded in 2022 but the BBC isn’t letting go of legal drama The Split just yet, with a Barcelona-set special greenlit three months after a Manchester spin off.