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Emma Thompson and Shazad Latif turned away from busy pub Charlotte Dean For Mailonline She is starring in romantic comedy Whats Love Got To Do With It. And Emma Thompson joined her co-star Shazad Latif for a spot of lunch in Hamstead, London, but sadly had to make alternate arrangements when they appeared to have been turned away. The actress, 62, cut a low-key figure as she arrived at the Spaniards Inn pub alongside Shazard, wearing a shearling jacket layered with a white T-s...

The Borrowers Reboot Is Happening at Universal and Working Title The Borrowers Reboot Is Happening at Universal and Working Title A big screen, live action reboot of The Borrowers, based on the novel by Mary Norton, is now in development. A big screen reboot of the little people known as The Borrowers is on its way courtesy of Universal Pictures and Working Title, who have announced that an updated feature version is now in development. Potentially at the helm is Sausage Party and The Addams...

Next up to be rebooted is…*spins wheel*… The Borrowers. Because sure, why not? We’ve all agreed that there are no more new ideas so it’s best to just keep rebooting things forever until the sun burns out, and it’s been almost 25 years since Hollywood gave this one a go. The latest adaptation will be based on the Mary Norton book series of the same that follows a family of extremely tiny people who live in the walls and floors of a house. That sounds kind of disturbing when I type it ...

The Borrowers Reboot Movie in the Works From Universal Pictures April 28, 2021 It has been over 23 years since the theatrical release of Peter Hewitt’s fantasy comedy The Borrowers. Now Deadline brings word that Universal Pictures is in the process of developing a modern reboot of classic 1997 live-action film adaptation of Mary Norton’s children’s novel. The project hails from the original film’s studio Working Title and Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway scribe Patrick Burleigh. In addit...

Universal and Working Title developing The Borrowers reboot The Borrowers. Adapted multiple times for film and television, most notably the 1997 John Goodman vehicle, and 2010’s sumptuous Studio Ghibli masterpiece Arrietty, The Borrowers tells the story of tiny people who live secretly in the walls and floors of an English house, who borrow knickknacks from the big people in order to get by. According to Deadline, Sausage Party and The Addams Family’s Conrad Vernon is on board to direct...

According to Deadline, Golden Globe nominee Kaitlyn Dever ( Unbelievable) has officially signed on to star opposite Oscar winners George Clooney and Julia Roberts in Universal Pictures’ upcoming romantic comedy film Ticket to Paradise. The project will also reunite Dever with former Booksmart co-star Billie Lourd, who has been cast last month for the role of Wren Butler, the best friend to the lovesick daughter of Clooney and Roberts’ characters. This marks Dever’s latest collaboration ...

Netflix, Working Title Begin Production on Sally El Hosainis The Swimmers (EXCLUSIVE) Naman Ramachandran, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Netflix and Working Title have started production on “The Swimmers,” directed by “My Brother the Devil” helmer Sally El Hosaini. The film tells the true story of swimming sisters Yusra and Sarah Mardini’s journey as refugees from war-torn Syria all the way to the 2016 Rio Olympics. More from Variety In 2015, after their house was destroyed in the ...

Downton Abbey 2 Is Coming to Movie Theaters This Christmas Downton Abbey 2 Is Coming to Movie Theaters This Christmas The original cast will be joined by Hugh Dancy, Laura Haddock, Nathalie Baye, and Dominic West in the upcoming sequel Downton Abbey 2. Focus Features has officially announced Downton Abbey 2 with the entire original cast returning. The studio has set production on the upcoming sequel with Gareth Neames Carnival Films, and shooting on the project began last week. On the fast tra...

Her directorial debut first premiered at the Venice Film Festival back in 2019, with the actress describing the movie as an anti-romantic comedy. And Billie Pipers movie Rare Beasts is now finally set to be released across the UK and Ireland on 21 May, almost three years later. Proving shes talented on both sides of the camera, a trailer for the flick shows Billie, 38, as single mum Mandy and navigating her failed love story with Pete [Leo Bill]. Not long to go! Billie Pipers movie Rare Beasts...

Photo: David Becker/Getty Images for Madame Tussauds Las Vegas Good news for anyone who’s ever wanted to spend even more time asking themselves why they, for some reason, do not exist as the same general meatshape as Channing Tatum: HBO Max has just ordered a new makeover competition, inviting men who have “lost their magic” to attempt to become “real-life Magic Mikes.” Advertisement First off, we’re pretty sure HBO actually means “real-life Magic Mike XXLs,” since—and you�...