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Why was ‘Relax’ banned? Frankie Goes to Hollywood biopic in the works
The film is being produced by UK production companies Working Title (Bridget Jones, Les Miserables) and Independent Entertainment. It will be based on Johnson’s memoir A Bone In My Flute.
The Liverpudlian group were among the UK’s biggest pop groups of the 80s before they split acrimoniously after a fight before a gig at Wembley Stadium.
Frankie Goes To Hollywood biopic rolling with It’s A Sin's Callum Scott Howells
Relax will be based on Johnson’s memoir A Bone In My Flute with Working Title and Independent Entertainment behind it and directed by Bernard Rose (the original Relax music video, horror classic Candyman and Howard Marks biopic Mr. Nice), while additional casting is yet to be confirmed.
Frankie Goes to Hollywood movie biopic announced and lead actor revealed
“Working under the direction of Bernard Rose, the project will star exciting young talent, Callum Scott Howells in the lead, and Independent Entertainment as partner. We can’t wait to get started.”
Frankie Goes to Hollywood performed ‘Welcome to the Pleasuredome’ at the Eurovision Song Contest opening party outside St George’s Hall in Liverpool on Sunday night (7th May).
Biopic On Frankie Goes To Hollywood In The Works
The piece, Relax, has been declared to be under production, which features how the pop group of the 80s, Frankie Goes to Hollywood arose from obscurity.
The film will be made by Bernard Rose, interestingly also the director of the music video for their song, Relax.
The actor Callum Scott Howells, who achieved stardom with Its a Sin, a Russell T Davies' show that was set in the time of Aids, would be playing the role of the band’s lead singer, Holly Johnson.
Frankie Goes To Hollywood Biopic ‘Relax’ In The Works With ‘It’s A Sin’ Star Callum Scott Howells, Working Title & Independent — Cannes Market
Just a couple of days after they reunited for the first time in almost 40 years, we can reveal that UK band Frankie Goes To Hollywood are the subject of a new movie biopic from UK powerhouse Working Title and sales and production company Independent Entertainment.
Frankie Goes to Hollywood biopic in the works
Deadline reports that the U.K. studios Working Title and Independent Entertainment are working on a biopic of the band, based on frontman Holly Johnson’s memoir, A Bone In My Flute. The film, titled Relax, is expected to feature the band’s hit songs.
‘It’s a Wonderful Knife’ – A Christmas Slasher from ‘Freaky’ Writer and ‘Tragedy Girls’ Director!
From writer Michael Kennedy (Freaky) and director Tyler MacIntyre (Tragedy Girls) comes It’s a Wonderful Knife, an upcoming Christmas slasher announced today.
Independent Entertainment (My Policeman) is executive producing the Christmas movie, from producers Divide/Conquer (Freaky) and Seth Caplan (Brooklyn 45) and in association with Fourth Culture Films (The Reckoning). It will launch sales in Cannes, BD has learned.
It’s a Wonderful Knife stars Jane Widdop (“Yellowjackets”) in the lead role of ‘Winnie Carruthers’, with Joel McHale (“Community”) set to play Winnie’s father ‘David’ and Justin Long (Barbarian) playing the town’s patron ‘Mr Waters’.
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Netflix Snaps Up Lewis Capaldi Documentary ‘How I’m Feeling Now’ From Pulse Films, Sets Release Date
Lewis Capaldi’s feature-length documentary “How I’m Feeling Now” has been snapped up by Netflix.
The streamer has acquired worldwide rights to the doc, which is set to drop globally on April 5, via Independent Entertainment. The project was produced by BMG and Pulse Films, a VICE Media Group company, and co-financed by Quickfire Films.
“Lewis Capaldi: How I’m Feeling Now” is directed by Joe Pearlman (“Bros: After the Screaming Stops”) and gives fans an inside look into the multi-platinum, award-winning artist as he returns to his roots following unimaginable global success including five headline tours and chart-topping singles.
Bloc Party’s Kele Okereke Developing Feature ‘This Modern Love’ With ‘My Policeman’ Banner Independent Entertainment
Based on the stage play 'Leave to Remain' by Okereke and Matt Jones, the romantic comedy is being exec produced by 'Four Weddings and Funeral' director Mike Newell.
Independent Entertainment, the production and sales banner that was behind last year’s Harry Styles-starrer My Policeman, has boarded This Modern Love, a romantic comedy based on the critically acclaimed play Leave to Remain by Matt Jones (The Split) and Bloc Party’s Kele Okereke, with Four Weddings and a Funeral director Mike Newell set to executive produce.
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‘My Policeman’ Banner Independent Entertainment Taps Elisa Christophe as Marketing and Communications Head
Luc Roeg's growing sales and production company has expanded its team with the hire of Christophe, who joins from PR agency epilogue.
Independent Entertainment, the sales and production banner behind last year’s Harry Styles-led romantic drama My Policeman, has expanded its operations with the hire of Elisa Christophe as its head of marketing and communications.
EFM 2023: The buzz titles from the UK
Independent Entertainment has international sales on Film4 and BFI-backed Layla. UK-Iraqi filmmaker Amrou Al-Kadhi’s debut feature is a queer romance that focuses on the life of a struggling British-Palestinian drag performer. The cast boasts rising stars Bilal Hasna and Louis Greatorex alongside queer icons such as popstar Self Esteem and RuPaul’s Drag Race UK contestant Baby. WME Independent is handling North America.nd Adam Kamien about a notorious unsolved murder case from 1970s Indiana.
‘Avatar 2’s’ Jamie Flatters Sports Bloodstains in First Look From Indie Feature ’Black Dog’
“Avatar 2: The Way of Water” star Jamie Flatters looks unrecognizable in stills from his upcoming indie feature “Black Dog,” revealed here exclusively by Variety.
Shedding his blue CG ensemble, Flatters, who plays Zoe Saldana and Sam Worthington’s eldest Na’avi son in James Cameron’s billion-dollar smash, reverts to type in “Black Dog” as a London teenager taking a road trip up North.
Independent Entertainment, Producers Behind Harry Styles Film ‘My Policeman,’ on Company Ambitions, Future of Cinema
Independent Entertainment, the finance, sales and production company behind films including “We Need to Talk About Kevin” and the upcoming “My Policeman,” which is set to have its world premiere at TIFF, celebrates its fifteenth anniversary this year.
Since its founding by CEO Luc Roeg in 2007, the film landscape has undergone unimaginable change, from the ascendance of streaming platforms to the global pandemic followed by a cost of living crisis that has brought cinemas to their knees.
Vanity Fair, Sep 11, 2022
First Look: Harry Styles Plays a Closeted Cop in My Policeman
It’s a powerful story of forbidden love, regret, and living as your true self. Rogers, who came out publicly in February 2013, has read it multiple times over the years and eventually shared it with his then boyfriend, prolific producer Greg Berlanti (they married in 2017). They teamed up with Sarah Schechter, partner at Berlanti Productions, and Cora Palfrey and Philip Herd of Independent Entertainment to produce the project and adapt the novel into a film.
Vanity Fair, June 9, 2022
Jerrod Carmichael’s ‘On The Count of Three’: Independent to Launch Sales at Cannes
Independent Entertainment will launch international sales at the Cannes Film Market on Jerrod Carmichael’s Sundance winner “On the Count of Three.”
Variety, May 13, 2022
Independent Entertainment Launch Sales on M. Cahill’s ‘Porcupine,’ Vertical Entertainment Take U.S. Rights
Independent Entertainment have boarded M. Cahill’s “Porcupine” and will launch international sales at the Cannes Marche.
Variety, May 10, 2022
Kaya Scodelario, Lance Reddick, Ben Hardy Set For Space Thriller ‘Apteros’
Independent Entertainment have launched international sales on the pic, which is written and directed by Edward Anderson (“Shuttle”). Producer Laura Rister (“Mr Malcolm’s List”) will handle North American rights with Independent Entertainment.
Variety, May 10, 2022
Frank Grillo Set to Star in Brad Anderson Feature Film ‘The Dagon’
Frank Grillo (Kingdom) has signed on to star in the thriller The Dagon, from director Brad Anderson (The Machinist), which will soon head to Cannes. Independent Entertainment’s Head of International Sales Sarah Lebutsch will handle international at the Marché du Film, co-representing North American rights with CAA’s Nick Ogiony.
Variety, May 5, 2022
Independent Entertainment Expands to LA, Taps Marc Hofstatter and Sarah Lebutsch For New Roles
U.K. based Independent Entertainment, which develops, finances, produces and sells independent features, has expanded to Los Angeles, Variety can reveal.
Independent has tapped former Voltage Pictures executive Marc Hofstatter to run the L.A. operation, which marks the first time the company has had a dedicated U.S. presence. His official title will be head of acquisitions.
Variety, May 5, 2022
Felicity Jones & ‘Bridgerton’ Star Jonathan Bailey To Lead Comedy ‘Maria’ — Cannes Market
Oscar nominee Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything) will star with Bridgerton actor Jonathan Bailey in comedy Maria, we can reveal.
Independent Entertainment will launch sales in Cannes on the project, which hails from Benediction and Small Axe producer EMU Films. Simon Amstell is writing and directing.
Deadline, May 4, 2022