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‘Promising Young Woman’ Skips UK Theatrical; HBO Europe Greenlights Hungarian Series; Red Sea FF Unveils Lodge Projects; Zurich FF New Venue – Global Briefs
Emerald Fennell’s Promising Young Woman, which is up for five Oscars this year, will skip cinemas in the UK and debut directly on Sky Cinema. It will be released by the broadcaster on April 16, 10 days before the Oscars. The deal was made by Focus Features and Universal with Sky, all of which are owned by Comcast. The pic premiered at Sundance in 2020 and was released stateside by Focus on December 25, grossing $5.8M to date in the pandemic-hit theatrical market.
