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Jim Broadbent To Star In BBC’s ‘Great Train Robbery’ Serial

By NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor | Thursday May 2, 2013 @ 1:54am PDTTags: BBC, Jim Broadbent, Luke Evans, The Great Train Robbery

Oscar winner Jim Broadbent will play Tommy Butler, the detective who relentlessly sought to bring the gang behind the infamous August 8, 1963 robbery of a Royal Mail train to justice. The BBC‘s two-part drama The Great Train Robbery kicks off with The Robbers’ Tale, the story of how the heist was planned and executed. Luke Evans will play Bruce Reynolds, the mastermind behind the heist. The second part, A Coppers’ Tale, will feature Broadbent leading the Scotland Yard team Butler assembled to bring the thieves to justice in a race against time. Also joining A Coppers’ Tale are Tim Pigott-Smith (Downton Abbey, Alice In Wonderland), Robert Glenister (Law & Order: UK, Hustle), Tom Chambers (Waterloo Road), Tom Beard (Salmon Fishing In The Yemen), James Wilby (Titanic) and James Fox (W.E., Utopia). READ MORE »

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Hot Trailer: ‘The Iron Lady’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Thursday December 8, 2011 @ 7:35am PSTTags: Jim Broadbent, Margaret Thatcher, Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady, The Weinstein Co

Another trailer has gone up for The Weinstein Company release The Iron Lady. Meryl Streep plays Margaret Thatcher who was prime minister of the UK from 1979 to 1990. Jim Broadbent plays her husband Denis Thatcher and Richard E. Grant is Conservative Party challenger Michael Heseltine. Directed by Phyllida Lloyd, screenplay … Read More »

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Global Showbiz Briefs: UK, Africa, Australia

By NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor | Monday December 5, 2011 @ 10:26pm PSTTags: Aardman Animation, Arthur Christmas, Bill Nighy, Comedy Central, Creative England, Happy Feet Two, Hugh Laurie, Imelda Staunton, James McAvoy, Jim Broadbent, Lakeshore Entertainment, Les Miserables, NBC Universal, Quickflix, Sony Pictures Animation, Sony Pictures Releasing International, Sony Pictures Television, South Park, Tom Hooper, Warner Bros

‘Arthur Christmas’ Slays ‘Em In The UK
Sony Pictures Animation and Aardman’s Arthur Christmas jumped to the top of the UK box office this weekend – in its fourth week of release. This bit of holiday magic came courtesy of a £1.9 million weekend take for a cume of £11.5 million. The film has been holding steady in second place since it bowed on November 11 and this weekend faced off against Happy Feet Two for the family audience. Largely positive notices and the British voice cast — including James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie, Jim Broadbent, Bill Nighy and Imelda Staunton — have no doubt been a local draw. Sony Pictures Releasing UK’s Peter Taylor said: “Opening a movie at No. 1 in such a competitive market as the UK is difficult enough, but to reach the top of the chart in the fourth week of release is almost unprecedented. We are all delighted.”

Tom Hooper Decides Against 3D For ‘Les Miserables’
Although director Tom Hooper flirted with the idea of filming the new movie version of the hit stage musical Les Miserables in 3D, the Oscar-winning helmer of The King’s Speech has decided to stick with 2D. Hooper told the BBC he had been “very tempted” to use 3D but worried that some audiences might “physically struggle” with the format. Not to worry, purists. “I can definitely announce it’s good old-fashioned 2D,” Hooper said at the British Independent Film Awards. “I wanted to make a film that would touch everyone. I believe the story is so strong, 3D is not essential.” Hooper added that the casting of Eponine and Cosette would be announced soon. “I’ve never done a film where big star actors are as obsessed with being in it as this.” Starring Hugh Jackman as Jean Valjean and Russell Crowe as Javert, Read More »

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First Look: Meryl Streep As Mrs. Thatcher

By TIM ADLER in London | Tuesday February 8, 2011 @ 4:13am PSTTags: Jim Broadbent, Margaret Thatcher, Meryl Streep, Movies, Pathe UK, The Iron Lady



Pathé UK has released the first shot of Meryl Streep as British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Streep is in the 2nd week of filming The Iron Lady here in London. It’s the first feature from director Phyllida … Read More »

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‘Dr Who’ Star To Play Time-Travelling Juliet

By TIM ADLER in London | Tuesday November 16, 2010 @ 4:32am PSTTags: Gillian Anderson, Jim Broadbent, Movie Deals, Movies

EXCLUSIVE: Karen Gillan, co-star of BBC TV’s sci-fi show, is to play a spiky New Jersey high school teenager who finds herself trapped Alice In Wonderland-style in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Gillan wakes up in mythical 13th century Verona with … Read More »

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James McAvoy And Hugh Laurie Voice Aardman’s ‘Arthur Christmas’

By TIM ADLER in London | Tuesday November 2, 2010 @ 12:06pm PDTTags: Aardman Animation, Animation, Bill Nighy, Hugh Laurie, Imelda Staunton, James McAvoy, Jim Broadbent, Movie Deals, Movies

They join Jim Broadbent, Bill Nighy and Imelda Staunton for Aardman’s first movie under its 3-year Sony Pictures Animation deal. The 3D CG film is slated for release on November 23 of next year. Set on Christmas night, the film’s story reveals the answer to … Read More »

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Awards Roundup: Honors For ‘The King’s Speech,’ Annette Bening

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday November 1, 2010 @ 10:34am PDTTags: Annette Bening, British Independent Film Award, Carey Mulligan, Colin Firth, Jim Broadbent, Kick-Ass, Monsters, Movies, Never Let Me Go, Riz Ahmed, Santa Barbara International Film Festival, The King's Speech

The King’s Speech scored eight British Independent Film Award nominations, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor and two Best Supporting Actor nominations. The other nominees for Best Film include Four Lions, Kick-Ass, Monsters and Never Let Me … Read More »

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