British actor Danny Dyer (Devil’s Playground) has landed the Dennis Waterman (New Tricks) role for the eagerly anticipated The Sweeney movie. Daniel Craig (James Bond) had been tipped to play the role of DS George Carter alongside Ray Winstone’s (44″ Chest) DI Jack Regan but Dyer beat him to the role. Fans of the original show have been…
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Spies Like Us: Stellar Brit Cast Signs on For New Movie Thriller
Just like buses, you wait ages for a British spy thriller to come along and then two arrive at once! For those of you already excited by the forthcoming movie adaptation of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, movie Page 8 is set to join it in 2011. Signed on to star in David Hare’s thriller are…
It’s a Wrap: Bristol’s Bottle Yard Completes First Movie
The largest dedicated film and television production facility in Britain’s south west, The Bottle Yard, is now fully open for business in Hengrove, South Bristol. Shooting wraps tomorrow on the first feature title to film at the former bottling factory, marking its true transformation into a full time facility for film and television production. Alastair…
David Tennant to Star in Busby Babes Movie United
British actor David Tennant, most famous for his role as the previous Doctor Who, has been cast in the movie of the story of Manchester United’s famous Busby Babes football team of the 1950’s. United will tell the story of Sir Matt Busby’s team of talented young players who were recruited from within Manchester United…
Britain’s Got Talent Winner To Have Life Story Made in to Movie
Not only has a movie about the life of Britain’s Got Talent’s first winner, Paul Potts, got the green light but it’s secured the services of a top Hollywood director as well. The Welsh tenor Paul Potts was the first winner of reality TV show Britain’s Got talent in 2007. The former Carphone Warehouse manager…
Behind The Scenes Footage of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
If you weren’t already excited enough about the imminent release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1,Warner Bros have just released 15 minutes of behind the scenes footage to whet your appetite. The B-Roll (as it’s known in the biz) footage has not been cleaned up for professional broadcast it’s just been shot…
Official Poster Released For The King’s Speech
The official poster has been released for British movie The Kings Speech. Staring English actor Colin Firth as King George VI, the movie tells the story of a Prince with a terrible nervous stammer who suddenly becomes King when his brother abdicates. He is helped to get over this stammer by an Australian therapist Lionel…
Michael Caine On-Board for Sci-fi Version of Henry V ?
Michael Caine, Shakespeare, Henry V, Sci-fi……….What’s not to like? British movie production company Darclight, the genre division of Arclight Films have released details of their upcoming movie Henry 5. The movie will be a sci-fi amalgamation of three of Shakespeare’s plays, Henry IV Part 1, 2 and Henry V. There are currently no details available…
Warner Bros Release Soundtrack Featurette for Potter Music Fans
Warner Bros have released a brand new featurette which looks specifically at how the movie soundtrack for UK film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 was composed. John Williams (Star Wars) composed the now famous Harry Potter theme tune as well as the soundtrack for three of the movies. French composer, Alexandre Desplat…
Trailer Released for British Animated Movie Gnomeo & Juliet
E1 Entertainment has released a new UK trailer for their animated movie, Gnomeo & Juliet. The movie features a stellar voice cast including James McAvoy (Atonement), Emily Blunt (The Young Victoria), Matt Lucas (Alice in Wonderland), Maggie Smith (Harry Potter), Michael Caine (Harry Brown), Stephen Merchant (The Office), Ashley Jensen (How to Train Your Dragon),…
November 21 will see the release of the remastered version of the album Some Girls (1978) by The Rol…
Having held one of the most massive and epic tours in the history of world stadium rock, U2 are rele…
We have three copies of this amazing BBC Drama DVD to giveaway. Through three parts and three of Bri…
I don’t think you can go too wrong when you have two unbelievable British dramas, one old, one…
Three great movies arriving on DVD this week. There is urban action, urban comedy and something comp…
Having been on tour for almost two years with their hugely successful fifth studio album The Resista…
If you don’t know already, the new Coldplay album Mylo Xyloto gets released today! The bands f…
With a couple of new British movies out this week it was no surprise to see a number of Brits hittin…
Rihanna and Calvin Harris stay at the top of the British singles chart this week as The Wanted almos…
You may remember last year British comedian Catherine Tate appearing on the US version of The Office…
