StudioCanal News

National Geographic Channel U.S., Relativity and Tandem announced today at MIPCOM 2013 their collaboration on the series “Act of Valor.”

Silver Pictures and Studiocanal announce the start of principal photography of the international action thriller THE GUNMAN. Starring Sean Penn, the project unites the two time Academy Award winning actor with an extraordinary, unconventional ensemble cast including Javier Bardem, Idris Elba, Ray Winstone, Mark Rylance and Jasmine Trinca. Directed by acclaimed French helmer Pierre Morel, the compelling script is written by Peter Travis and is based on the novel The Prone Gunman by Jean-Patrick Manchette. Joel Silver and Andrew Rona are producing through Silver Pictures, with Sean Penn. The film is fully financed by Studiocanal who handles worldwide sales and will distribute it in its four territories. It is the second collaboration this year between Silver Pictures and Studiocanal after NON-STOP. THE GUNMAN will shoot mainly in Barcelona, Spain and London.

Negotiations with the owner of the rights, Studiocanal and the Graham Greene Estate, are complete. Now the creative team for THE THIRD MAN – THE MUSICAL is being put together. The premiere is planned for 2016.

Below, check out the first full trailer for ALAN PARTRIDGE: ALPHA PAPA. The Declan Lowney-helmed film opens in the UK August 7th via Studiocanal.

Amazon's LOVEFiLM has today announced the premiere of the highly-rated and critically acclaimed epic U.S. television series "VIKINGS"

NBC has acquired the U.S. television rights to the one-hour action-crime series 'Crossing Lines,' from producers Tandem Communications ('The Pillars of the Earth', 'World Without End') and Bernero Productions ('Criminal Minds,' 'Third Watch').

Michael Haneke's AMOUR and Paul Thomas Anderson's THE MASTER lead this year's films in the London Critics' Circle nominations - receiving seven each. The 33rd London Critics Circle Awards are being held on Jan. 20 in London. Check below for the full list of nominees:

Celebrating Quentin Tarantino's filmmaking career spanning two decades, Miramax, NCM® Fathom and IGN present two of his most acclaimed works "Reservoir Dogs" and "Pulp Fiction," each in theaters for only one night this December.

CBS Films announced today that it has acquired the U.S. distribution rights to THE LAST EXORCISM PART II from StudioCanal.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presents following events in the month of November:

As part of its strategy of establishing output agreements with leading distributors around the world, Lionsgate, a leading global entertainment company, has forged an output deal with Belgium's Belga Films for distribution of Lionsgate titles in Benelux (comprising Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg), the two companies announced today.

Celebrating Quentin Tarantino's filmmaking career spanning two decades, Miramax, NCM® Fathom and IGN present two of his most acclaimed works "Reservoir Dogs" and "Pulp Fiction," each in theaters for only one night this December.

STUDIOCANAL and Working Title have announced the start of principal photography on feature film The Two Faces of January. Picture will shoot on location in Crete, Athens, Istanbul and Ealing Studios London. Working Title will produce and STUDIOCANAL finance, distributing in the U.K., Germany, France & Australia, selling the rest of the world.

Kino Lorber has announced the acquisition of all U.S. rights to Alain Resnais' YOU AIN'T SEEN NOTHIN' YET, a beautiful and poetic ensemble film about love and theater from the acclaimed director of LAST YEAR AT MARIENBAD and HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR - as well as the recently released WILD GRASS.

New Adventures and the National Theatre have announced full casting for MATTHEW BOURNE'S PLAY WITHOUT WORDS. The company will be Madelaine Brennan, Daniel Collins, Saranne Curtin, Daisy May Kemp, Anabel Kutay, Katy Lowenhoff, Adam Maskell, Anjali Mehra, Liam Mower, Jonathan Ollivier, Alastair Postlethwaite, Danny Reubens, Christopher Trenfield, Hannah Vassallo, Neil Westmoreland and Richard Winsor.

ReelzChannel - TV About Movies(R) today announced the eight-hour mini-series WORLD WITHOUT END will make its U.S. premiere on REELZ in fall 2012.

The winners were announced for the 14th Moet British Independent Film Awards, held at Old Billingsgate which was hosted by actor and comedian Chris O'Dowd and streamed live for the first time ever on LOVEFiLM.

Recipients of both The Richard Harris Award and The Variety Award were announced today by Johanna von Fischer and Tessa Collinson, joint Directors, The Moët British Independent Film Awards.

Matthew Bourne and New Adventures are delighted to announce a year long celebration of work and special events to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the company's first performance in 1987. New Adventures (formerly Adventures in Motion Pictures) gave it's first performances in the late eighties under the direction of Bourne, Emma Gladstone and David Massingham. In 1991 Bourne became the sole Artistic Director and guided the company from a small scale touring troupe to a worldwide dance phenomenon, making Bourne himself a star choreographer with an international reputation. The name change to New Adventures in 2002 brought further success, guided by co-director, Robert Noble, and a new repertoire of popular premieres, major revivals and extraordinary audience development.

The Dramateurs at the Barn have announced a casting call for the upcoming show, 'The Producers'. Auditions will be held on February 8, 2010.