Reelz & Paramount+ Buy Princess Diana Doc; Nick Cave Animated Series; WildBrian Moves To Jungle Beat — Global Briefs
deadline.comReelz & Paramount+ Among Pre-Buyers Of Princess Diana DocUK producer Content Kings and production finance broker and distribution agent Silverlining Rights have pre-sold a doc investigating the circumstances leading up to the death of Diana, Princess of Wales in 1997.
Diana The Ultimate Truth sees journalist and broadcaster Mark Williams-Thomas lead the investigation through interviews with security experts; forensic crash investigators and photographers at the Metropolitan Police who investigated the fatal car crash; and a new witness to the crash — all speaking for the first time.
Reelz in the U.S., Paramount+ in the UK, Fox Docos (Australia), TV2 (Denmark), RTL Deutschland (Germany), Movistar (Spain), Talpa Networks (Netherlands), CBC Gem (Canada), DPG (Belgium), W9 (France), Channel Hot8 (Israel) and PCCW’s Now TV (Hong Kong) have bought the single doc ahead of its launch this summer. “As an investigator, the circumstances surrounding the death of Diana, Princess of Wales have always intrigued me, with a lot of questions still unanswered 25 years on,” said Williams-Thomas. “This film brings new testimonies from new witnesses and experts and new revelations as we seek to reveal the ultimate truth about the events leading up to that night.”Nick Cave & Thåström Subject Of Måns Mårlind’s Animated Series ‘Before They Were Gods’An imagined teenage friendship between Australian musician Nick Cave and Swedish rock star Thåström is being turned into an animated series for the international market by Midnight Sun creator writer Måns Mårlind.
Banijay-owned Swedish producer Yellow Bird is developing Before They Were Gods with animation firm Brokendoll and director-writer Mårlind on the project, and The Bad Seeds and Birthday
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