To celebrate the 50th anniversary of CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG, Everyman are playing a special Sing-Along version across the country on Sunday 16th December. The date marks the Royal Premiere of the film 50 years ago. Hoss Ghonouie, Head of Marketing at Everyman Cinemas said: “We’re big fans of the film so the 50th anniversary… read more >
Producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli have hired film, television, and theatre producer, Patrick Daly, as Overseeing Consultant, in charge of production and development across all EON theatrical projects. Independent of his work with EON Productions, Daly will continue to run the company he launched last year, Caledonia Productions, in producing and developing its… read more >
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 50 Years exhibition is open to visitors at Beaulieu Motor Museum. It includes an original screen Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, the Humber 8hp driven by Truly Scrumptious, the original Child Catcher carriage, Coggins Garage, the inventive machines of Rowland Emett, a replica of Grandpa Potts’ hut, the Spy Phone, costumes and… read more >
FILM STARS DON’T DIE IN LIVERPOOL has been nominated for Best British Film of the Year at the Screen Awards 2018. The winner of the award will be voted for by Screen International readers online and be announced at this year’s Screen Awards ceremony held on November 29. Voting closes on October 30. To vote… read more >
EON Productions has joined forces with Working Title, Heyday Films and award-winning producer Lisa Bryer to announce the launch of the London Screen Academy. The LSA is a new sixth-form free school for 16-19 year old London students and has been created to teach a vocational curriculum comprising behind the camera skills and the background… read more >
A special sculpture featuring Gromit in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is to be auctioned to raise money for charity. “Caractacus Paws” in the magical car, created to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG film and the Gromit Unleashed 2 charity arts trail, is being sold to raise money for the Paediatric… read more >
The Band’s Visit dominated the 72nd annual Tony Awards in New York winning 10 awards. The musical about unexpected connections in the Middle East and produced by Barbara Broccoli, took home Best Musical, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Shalhoub), Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading… read more >
THE RHYTHM SECTION, a contemporary adaptation of the first of British thriller writer Mark Burnell’s Stephanie Patrick series of novels directed by Reed Morano, has resumed production on location in Cadiz, Madrid, Almería and Spain. Filming was put on hold after Blake Lively, who plays Patrick, sustained an injury to her hand. Blake has since… read more >
EON Productions and Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios (MGM) have reached an agreement with Universal Pictures to partner on the worldwide release of the 25th James Bond film, it was announced today by EON Productions’ Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, MGM’s Chairman of the Board of Directors, Kevin Ulrich and President, Motion Picture Group, Jonathan… read more >
007 ELEMENTS, the new James Bond cinematic installation will officially open its doors on 12 July 2018. 007 ELEMENTS will be an interactive, immersive and educational experience that places visitors inside the world of 007 while revealing how that world is made. Sölden, Austria the home of 007 ELEMENTS featured in SPECTRE, the 24th James Bond film, with… read more >