BBC Casts ‘ My Name Is Leon ’ My Name is Leon . Malachi Kirby ( Small Axe ), Monica Dolan ( A Very English Scandal ), Olivia Williams ( Counterpart ), Christopher Eccleston ( The A Word ), Poppy Lee Friar ( In My Skin ), and Sir Lenny Henry CBE ( The Lord of the Rings ) headline the drama special. Cole Martin will play the lead, Leon, in his first TV role. Set in 1980s Birmingham, the drama tells the uplifting and incredibly moving story of nine-year-old Leon, a mixed-race boy, and his quest to reunite his family after being taken into care and separated from his blond and blue-eyed baby brother. My Name is Leon is produced by Douglas Road Productions in association with Tiger Aspect Productions, Ringside Studios, and Vicarious Productions. It is executive produced by Lenny Henry and Angela Ferreira for Douglas Road Productions, Gub Neal and Edward Barlow for Ringside Studios, Mona Qureshi for the BBC. The director is Lynette Linton. Ingenious Media provided funding … [Read more...] about BBC Casts ‘My Name Is Leon’; Red Arrow Locks-In CPL; ITV Renews ‘Finding Alice’; ITV Orders ‘Britain’s Tiger Kings’ — Global TV Briefs
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Golden Globes 2021: This Party Could Have Been an Email
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler said it all as they kicked off the 2021 Golden Globes : “Could this whole night have been an email? Yes.” This was the Zoom edition of the Globes: Tina was in New York’s Rainbow Room, Poehler was in L.A. at the Beverly Hilton. But unfortunately, that takes a toll on the whole point of this gala, which is cramming a Hollywood hotel room full of stars, plying them with free booze, and letting hilarity ensue. As the hosts quipped last night, it’s always a tipsy mess (“Meryl Streep, just hammered, can’t remember what movie she’s there for”) and that’s exactly why we watch. Tina said it best: “These bitches are messy. ” Fey and Poehler are the greatest award-show hosts of all time, ever since they made the Golden Globes their personal bash with their three-year run starting in 2013. But they couldn’t salvage this year’s awful show. It wasn’t messy in the “Jaqueline Bisset gets lost wandering up to the stage” sense, or the “Margaret Cho plays a Korean … [Read more...] about Golden Globes 2021: This Party Could Have Been an Email
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Tease Bombshell Interview with Oprah
Play video content Breaking News CBS Prince Harry & Meghan Markle are about to drop some bombshells about their Royal lives ... at least that's how Oprah 's teasing her sit-down with the couple . The Duke and Duchess of Sussex apparently allowed O to broach any topic she wanted for their upcoming 2-hour primetime TV special, "Oprah with Meghan & Harry," which hints at some "shocking" revelations ... including a suggestion Meghan's been "silenced" by Queen Elizabeth and the Palace. CBS Presents Oprah with Meghan and Harry: A Primetime Special in one week. #OprahMeghanHarry pic.twitter.com/WCyoHDMCaP — CBS (@CBS) March 1, 2021 @CBS As for Harry ... both promo clips show him talking about his late mother, Princess Diana , and expressing his concern that his life would tragically end up like hers if he didn't do something about it. As we reported, Harry recently confided in James Corden that he stepped away from … [Read more...] about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Tease Bombshell Interview with Oprah
Dionne Harmon Named Executive VP of Content & Strategy At Jesse Collins Entertainment
Dionne Harmon is moving from her role as Vice President of Development to Executive Vice President of Content & Strategy at Jesse Collins Entertainment . The announcement was made by JCE CEO Jesse Collins. In her previous position, Harmon built the company’s development department from the ground up and expanded its scope. Harmon will now oversee the development and production of JCE’s slate of unscripted and scripted content as well as continue to play a key role in the internal and external growth strategy of the company. Harmon played a pivotal role on BET hits such as The New Edition Story , The Bobby Brown Story , and American Soul . She also developed and executive produced competition shows including Hip Hop Squares on VH1 and Nashville Squares on CMT, and the Netflix series Rhythm + Flow . Most recently, she served as an executive producer on the Facebook Watch series Cardi Tries ___ , the Netflix children’s series Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices, … [Read more...] about Dionne Harmon Named Executive VP of Content & Strategy At Jesse Collins Entertainment
First Look At $15M Historical Drama ‘The Lady Of Heaven’ – EFM
EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a first image from The Lady of Heaven , Eli King’s historical drama chronicling two interviewing storylines set centuries apart: A young Iraqi child’s journey amidst a battle-scarred country to learn the power of patience, and the historical tale of Lady Fatima. The $15M movie stars Ray Fearon, Christopher Sciueref, Mark Anthony Brighton, Denise Black, Lucas Bond, Sami Karim, Albane Courtois, Matthew Brenher, Chris Jarman, Yasmin Mwanza, Dimitri Andreas and Oscar Garland. It is produced by Matthew Kuipers and Enlightened Kingdom, and executive produced by Richard Rionda Del Castro, Irakli Chikvaidze and Abdul Malik Shlibak. Oscar winner John Stephenson was as creative consultant. Hannibal Media will be handling worldwide rights at the virtual European Film Market this week. … [Read more...] about First Look At $15M Historical Drama ‘The Lady Of Heaven’ – EFM