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Andy Serkis (Venom: Let There Be Carnage) is directing an animated adaptation of George Orwell’s classic novella Animal Farm for Aniventure and his company The Imaginarium. Production is underway at Cinesite, which is currently celebrating its 30th anniversary as a world leader in animation and VFX.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentThe latest from Belgium’s Eyeworks Film & TV Drama and director Wouter Bouvijn – who teamed on Canneseries hits “The Twelve” and “Red Light” – “1985,” sold by Studiocanal, works on multiple levels as a coming-of-age series.Two young Gendarmarie police recruits, Marc and Franky, and his sis Vicky, a law student and pirate radio DJ, move to Brussels. They are soon caught up in police corruption – insider drug trading, heavy fire arms robbery – and the rise of  the brutal Nijvel gang.Created by Willem Wallyn (“Albatros”), this is the coming-of-age story of three unbreakable friends loss of innocence, and that of a nation in its leaders.It is also an origins tale, of the forging of the modern age. Belgium’s distrust of its forces of law and order and political class rankles to this day, shared now with other countries, as does its politics of confrontation which Vicky denounces in an on-air monolog in Ep.

Prince album under the late star’s alter-ego Camille, is set to be shared with the world by Third Man Records.In 1986, Prince wrote and recorded a self-titled album called ‘Camille’ under his short-lived feminine alter-ego, but it was scrapped shortly after test pressings of the finished album were produced.In a new interview with Mojo, Third Man co-founder Ben Blackwell revealed that the label are going to make sure ‘Camille’ finally sees the light of day.“We’re finally going to put it out,” Blackwell said, adding that he’d also got the green light from the late singer’s estate: “Prince’s people agreed – almost too easy.”All of the songs on the eight-track ‘Camille’ have been released in some capacity, but never in the same package and have often been tough to find online.A number of the tracks went on to feature on ‘Sign O’ The Times’, while the song ‘Rebirth Of The Flesh’ only appeared in 2020 on a Super Deluxe Edition of that album.The eight tracks to be featured on ‘Camille’ – which looks set to be released under the alter-ego, not Prince – are:‘Rebirth Of The Flesh’‘Housequake’‘Strange Relationship’‘Feel U Up’‘Shockadelica’‘Good Love’‘If I Was Your Girlfriend’‘Rockhard In A Funky Place’Last year, another ‘lost’ Prince album – ‘Welcome 2 America’ – was finally released over a decade after it was finished. The album discusses race relations, political division and social justice, with Prince saying of the album in 2010: “The world is fraught with misin4mation.

Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously and accepting both of them.

Naman Ramachandran Sandra Newman’s “Julia,” a feminist retelling of George Orwell’s much-adapted 1949 dystopian political novel “Nineteen Eighty-Four,” has found publishers on both sides of the pond.Variety understands that while film and TV rights won’t be optioned for several months yet, there is already tremendous interest in “Julia,” which will be published after Newman’s next novel “The Men” is released in 2022.Newman’s version is fully authorized by the Orwell Estate, which is is represented by literary agency A. M.

Australia and New Zealand’s decision to withdraw from this year’s World Cup is best summed up by George Orwell’s book ‘1984’.

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Wetherspoons.Whether it's a Taddie lager or a Sovereign Bitter, punters can experience something a little different at their nearest Sam Smith's boozer.But the selection isn't the only thing that sets the pubs apart - as they have blanket bans on fixtures common to other establishments.The rules are inspired by writer George Orwell, who committed his ideal atmosphere to writing in 1945 with his essay The Moon Under Water.Though he couldn't have envisaged some of the things that would become features of 21st Century pub life, he emphasised the importance of a quiet atmosphere that Sam Smith's Brewery says informed its rules.While you're brushing up on what to expect should you venture into one of its venues, we're inviting you to crown the

Prince‘s notorious ‘lost’ album ‘Welcome 2 America’ is finally set to be released this year.Recorded in 2010, the album was due to be released the following year alongside the legend’s US tour of the same name, which went ahead even without the album.After sitting in a vault for a decade, ‘Welcome 2 America’ is now set to finally be released on July 30 via Legacy Recordings.The album discusses race relations, political division and social justice, with Prince saying of the album in 2010: “The world is fraught with misin4mation. George Orwell’s vision of the future is here.

Rupert Muroch’s News Corp said Monday it will acquire the Books & Media segment of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for $349 million in cash and merge it with HarperCollins amid ongoing consolidation in the book publishing business.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorNews Corp clinched a deal to acquire Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s books and media segment for $349 million in cash, planning to combine the publisher with its HarperCollins Publishers subsidiary.The Rupert Murdoch-controlled company said it expects the deal to close in the second quarter of calendar 2021, subject to to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals.The HMH Books & Media backlist of more than 7,000 titles include “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy and other titles by J.R.R. Tolkien; “1984” and “Animal Farm” by George Orwell; and “All the King’s Men” by Robert Penn Warren.

Actor Ronald Pickup, best known for his roles in the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel films and The Crown, has died aged 80. The star died on Wednesday surrounded by his wife Lans Traverse and family, according to his agent.

direct to your inboxRonald Pickup has died at the age of 80 after a long illness, his agent has confirmed.The actor was best known for his roles in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel films and TV series The Crown, in which he played the Archbishop of Canterbury.Agent Jean Diamond said in a statement released today: “Ronald Pickup, actor, aged 80, passed away peacefully yesterday after a long illness surrounded by his wife and family.“He will be deeply missed.”Pickup's long career saw him star in theatre, film and television.His first major TV role came in 1964 when he starred in Doctor Who episode The Tyrant Of France as a physician.He told the PA news agency in 2012 that his favourite role was when he played writer George Orwell in Crystal

BEST Exotic Marigold Hotel star Ronald Pickup has died aged 80 after a long illness, his agent said today. The actor died surrounded by his wife and family.

Actor Ronald Pickup, best known for his roles in the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel films and TV drama Orwell On Jura, has died at the age of 80.

Deadline reports that wiip’s David Flynn will oversee the project alongside Icke and Macmillan. The latter pair’s 100-minute stage show is to be reimagined for a TV audience as a “bold new version” of Orwell’s story in a world hooked on disinformation.Icke and Macmillan’s stage show, based on Orwell’s 1947 science fiction novel, first launched at the Nottingham Playhouse in 2013 and had three separate runs on the West End.

Naman Ramachandran Independent studio Wiip (“Dickinson”) is adapting Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan’s play “1984,” based on George Orwell’s eponymous 1949 dystopian social science fiction novel, as a five-part series for television.The play had successful runs at the U.K.’s Nottingham Playhouse and the West End, as well as on Broadway.Executive producers on the series include Icke, Macmillan, and Wiip’s Paul Lee and David Flynn, with Flynn overseeing the project for the studio.“As the world grapples with democracy and government in our divided age of surveillance, ‘fake news’ and truth decay, the urgency of Orwell’s masterpiece is undeniable,” said Icke and Macmillan.

EXCLUSIVE: George Orwell’s iconic dystopian story 1984 is to become a television series after former ABC chief Paul Lee’s independent studio wiip optioned the rights to Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan’s 2013 stage show of the same name.

Ian Brown has doubled down once more on his coronavirus conspiracies, claiming the pandemic was “planned and designed to make us digital slaves.”In his latest series of tweets, he labelled the ongoing pandemic a “plandemic” while stating there’s “#NOWORKFORSINGERS.”He also quoted George Orwell, writing: “ALL tyrannies rule through fraud and force but once the FRAUD is exposed they must rely exclusively on FORCE George Orwell.”THE GREAT RESET the plandemic planned designed and executed to make us digital slaves #factchecker #researchanddestroy— Ian Brown (@ianbrown) September 22, 2020ALL tyrannies rule through fraud and force but once the FRAUD is exposed they must rely exclusively on FORCE George Orwell— Ian Brown (@ianbrown) September 22,

Tom Grater International Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Netflix is reteaming with Andy Serkis and Jonathan Cavendish’s Imaginarium Productions on a second adaptation of an Adam Nevill horror novel, this time the author’s 2014 book No One Gets Out Alive.Cristina Rodlo (Miss Bala) and Marc Menchaca (The Outsider) have been set as leads in the story of an immigrant in search of the American dream who, after being forced to take a room in a boarding house, finds herself in a nightmare she can’t escape.Netflix and Imaginarium Productions produced a film based on another of Nevill’s novels, The Ritual, in 2017.

Chelsea Handler posed nude on top of an outdoor ping pong table in order to promote different books from a diverse selection of authors. Handler, 45, sprawled out and covered her breasts with ping pong paddles, while her butt was hidden with three works of literature for her informal book club titled “#GetLitWithChelsea.” “Do you like to have fun with literature and ping pong?” she began the caption.