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  • Jack O’Connell, Matthew Duckett board romantic drama ‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover’

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES: Jack O’Connell, best known for the 2014 war film “Unbroken”, and Matthew Duckett of “Doctors” fame have joined “The Crown” star Emma Corrin in the new feature film adaptation of DH Lawrence’s classic novel “Lady Chatterley’s Lover”.

    The project will be the first film to be produced under the new partnership where Sony Pictures will offer Netflix a first look at any films it intends to make for streaming, reported Deadline.

    The story follows the life of Lady Chatterley, a woman born to a life of wealth and privilege, who soon finds herself married to a man that she eventually falls out of love with.

    Lady Chatterley engages in a torrid affair with a gamekeeper on their English estate, discovering more desire and intimacy than she thought possible.

    When she realises that she has fallen heart and soul, she breaks all traditions of the day and seeks happiness with the man she loves.

    Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre, known for “The Mustang” and “The Act”, will direct the film from “Life of Pi” writer David Magee’s script.

    Laurence Mark, Pete Czernin and Graham Broadbent of Blueprint Pictures are producing “Lady Chatterley’s Lover”.

    Marisa Paiva and Nikki Cooper are overseeing the film for Sony’s 3000 Pictures. 

  • Jeremy Garelick to helm ‘Murder Mystery’ sequel for Netflix

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES: Netflix has hired Jeremy Garelick to direct the sequel to Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston-starrer “Murder Mystery”.

    According to Deadline, Sandler and Aniston are expected to reprise their roles from the first film, which was directed by Kyle Newacheck.

    Garelick, best known for writing “The Hangover” and Aniston’s “The Break-Up”, will direct the sequel from a script by James Vanderbilt.

    The new movie will be shot in Paris and the Caribbean.

    “Murder Mystery”, which premiered on Netflix in June 2019, featured Sandler and Aniston as a couple who are caught up in a murder investigation on a billionaire’s yacht.

    Despite lukewarm reviews, the movie was watched by over 30 million subscribers within the first three days of its premiere, the streamer had said.

     

  • Meghan Markle, Kate Middleton may collaborate for Netflix project

    By ANI

    WASHINGTON: Despite rumours of the royal tension, sister-in-laws Duchess of Sussex- Meghan Markle and Duchess of Cambridge- Kate Middleton could soon collaborate on a Netflix project, in which Meghan could highlight Kate’s charity work.

    “Meghan and Kate are actually getting along really well and have been in touch more often. Meghan has been talking to her about collaborating on a project for Netflix, a documentary that will spotlight Kate’s charity work and the huge impact she’s made with her philanthropy,” a source revealed to US Weekly.

    “Kate is very flattered, and it’s all very positive between them,” the insider added.

    However, according to Page Six, sources close to the royal family have denied the report.

    Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle have signed a multi-year deal with Netflix last fall, with intentions to develop, “documentaries, docu-series, feature films, scripted shows and children’s programming.”

    Reportedly, their first project will centre “on the Invictus Games, which gives sick and injured military personnel and veterans the opportunity to compete in sports.”

    The duo will also produce a family drama animated series about a 12-year-old girl’s adventures, tentatively titled “Pearl,” reported Page Six.

    For the unversed, the 40-year-old Duchess of Sussex claimed in her bombshell March interview with Oprah Winfrey that the media is to blame for “inventing stories to fuel a faux sisterly feud” between herself and Kate.

    On the other hand, Kate’s uncle Gary Goldsmith countered Meghan’s statement by saying, “If anyone can bring peace to the royals, Kate can. Kate is a brilliant arbiter and peacemaker. Every bone in her body is about making friends and doing the best she can … She’s trying to mediate.”

    Meghan and Harry have been detangling their lives from the British royal family and are currently residing in California with their two children- Archie and newborn Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor.

    On a related note, Meghan Markle recently celebrated her 40th birthday and the royal members including Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles, Camilla, Prince William and Kate Middleton took to their official Twitter handles, to share mesmerising pictures of the duchess and sent their best wishes on her big day.

  • Court restrains streaming of Netflix documentary based on death of student in Gurugram school in 2017

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has restrained Netflix and Channel News Asia (CNA) from streaming, broadcasting and telecasting a documentary ‘A big Little Murder’, based on the alleged killing of a 7-year-old student in a Gurugram school in 2017, unless all references to the school are deleted.

    Justice Jayant Nath, who was hearing a plea by the school’s trust, said that the documentary, in its original form, violated a court order on the protection of privacy and the reputation of the parties involved in the case.

    “The defendants (Netflix, CNA, the filmmaker and unknown parties) are restrained from streaming, broadcasting, telecasting etc. the documentary titled “A big Little Murder” or any of its abridged versions.

    “I may clarify that the defendants may stream the said documentary after deleting all references to the plaintiff school in question and deleting the portion where the building of the school is depicted”, ordered the judge in his order passed on August 10.

    The court passed the ex-parte order after opining that the school’s trust made out a prima facie case in its favour.

    The trust, represented by senior counsel Rajiv Virmani and Karanjawala & Co’s Senior Partner- Sandeep Kapur informed the court that the documentary was available for viewers on the website of CNA and on the platform of Netflix since earlier this month.

    It was submitted that while the case is presently pending before a sessions court in Gurugram, which has passed an order directing parties to the proceedings as well as the public at large to not use the real names of the parties in the case, the name of the school and its visuals have been used elaborately and frequently in the documentary without any permission.

    A class 2 student was found with his throat slit in the washroom of a school in Gurugram in September 2017.

    Investigation in the case was transferred from Haryana police to the Central Bureau of Investigation.

    The matter would be heard next on October 10.

  • Victoria Justice, Adam Demos to headline Stuart McDonald’s Netflix rom-com

    By Express News Service

    Actors Victoria Justice and Adam Demos have been roped in to star in an untitled rom-com that is set to be directed by Stuart McDonald for Netflix. Written by Elizabeth Hackett and Hilary Galanoy, the feature will centre on a hard-driving executive of a Los Angeles-based wine company, who travels to an Australian sheep station to land a major client. She soon ends up working there as a ranch hand, sparking romance with a rugged local.

    The film is produced by Robyn Snyder, Deborah Evans, Deborah Glover, and Tracey Vieira. Tracey Robertson is executive producing with Nathan Mayfield, Elizabeth Hackett, Hilary Galanoy and Fernando Szew. The project will be shot at locations in Queensland, Australia. Notably, the Queensland Government will support the film’s production and post-production through Screen Queensland’s Production Attraction Strategy. 

    The film will now create around 120 jobs for people in Queensland. Justice broke out through her leading role in Victorius. Her other recent film and television credits include The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Summer Night, Bigger and Eye Candy. She will soon be seen in Netflix’s Afterlife of the Party. She recently wrapped production on the indie film California King. Demos was most recently seen as Brad Simon in Netflix’s Sex/Life. His television and film credits include UnREAL, Janet King, Falling Inn Love and Cooped Up. 

  • ‘Sima Taparia from Mumbai’ to return: Netflix bringing back Emmy-nominated ‘Indian Matchmaking’

    By ANI

    MUMBAI: Streaming service Netflix has renewed the Emmy-nominated show ‘Indian Matchmaking’ for a second season. Matchmaker Sima Taparia, who rose to fame with the series’ first season, will return to help people find their perfect matches.

    ‘Indian Matchmaking’ sparked many controversies after its debut. Meanwhile, Sima secured a nomination at the 73rd Emmy Awards under the ‘Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program’ category.

    The Netflix show’s first season offered an inside look at the custom of matchmaking in Indian cultures through a contemporary lens.

    The 8-episode series based on arrange marriages had a huge ensemble of interesting personalities, starting with everyone’s favourite Sima. The famous line from the show, “Hello, I am Sima Taparia from Mumbai,” had gone viral on social media ever since the show had released.

    While people found the show a little regressive, it shed light on the bitter reality which is quite prevalent across India. It is hard to believe that the reality series was not designed as a comedy, with the awkward pauses, choice of music and some of the dialogues that might leave you in splits.

    The idea of matching ‘kundlis,’ finding a girl who has ‘fair skin’ and a ‘good height’ or is ‘flexible’ in nature, and the matchmaker’s famous advice – ‘you will have to compromise’, makes up for most of the show.

    The series is produced by Industrial Media’s The Intellectual Property Corporation (IPC), LLC. Executive producers are Aaron Saidman, Eli Holzman, Smriti Mundhra, and J.C. Begley, as per Variety.

    The rest of the details regarding the second season of ‘Indian Matchmaking’ have been kept under wraps.

    Netflix is also bringing back two other shows: ‘The Circle’ and ‘The American Barbecue Showdown’, according to Variety. The US version of ‘The Circle’ will return for seasons 4 and 5, and will be hosted by Michelle Buteau.

    ‘The American Barbecue Showdown’, a competition to crown America’s ‘Barbecue Champion’, returns for season 2.

  • Netflix bags rights for Maggie Gyllenhaal’s ‘The Lost Daughter’

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES: Streaming service Netflix has acquired the rights for actor Maggie Gyllenhaal’s directorial debut “The Lost Daughter”.

    The deal, negotiated with Endeavour Content, covers US and remaining territories, Netflix said in a press release.

    The acquisition comes ahead of the film’s world premiere in competition at the Venice Film Festival.

    “The Lost Daughter” is based on the 2006 novel of the same name by Italian author Elena Ferrante.

    The film also stars Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, Dakota Johnson, Peter Sarsgaard, Paul Mescal, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Ed Harris and Dagmara Dominczyk.

    The movie will follow Colman’s Leda, an elegant college professor who, while on a seaside vacation, becomes obsessed with a young woman, Nina (Johnson), and her young daughter, as she watches them on the beach.

    Their compelling relationship forces Leda to confront the trauma surrounding her own motherhood.

    Gyllenhaal has adapted the screenplay and also produced the feature film with Talia Kleinhendler and Osnat Handelsman-Keren for Pie Films, Charles Dorfman for Samuel Marshall Films and Endeavor Content.

    Gyllenhaal, who previously featured in “The Kindergarten Teacher” for Netflix, said she is excited to work with the streamer again.

    “They have supported so much of the work I am most proud of, and this is no exception. Netflix has consistently championed filmmakers that excite and inspire me and I’m delighted to be included in that company,” she said.

  • Neil Patrick Harris to make his comedy TV return with Netflix’s ‘Uncoupled’

    By ANI

    WASHINGTON: Multi-hyphenate star Neil Patrick Harris is all set to make his TV comedy series return in a big way. The ‘How I Met Your Mother’ alum has been tapped as the lead in ‘Uncoupled’, which is Netflix’s new comedy series.

    According to Deadline, the new series will be created and executive produced by ‘Younger and Emily in Paris’ creator/executive producer Darren Star and longtime ‘Modern Family’ executive producer Jeffrey Richman.

    Harris will also executive produce the high-profile show from MTV Entertainment Studios and Jax Media. Filming for ‘Uncoupled’ is slated to begin in New York later this year.

    The series will centre around Michael (Harris), who thought his life was perfect until his husband blindsides him by walking out the door after 17 years.

    Overnight, Michael has to confront two nightmares at the same time, losing what he thought was his soul mate and suddenly finding himself a single gay man in his mid-40s in New York City.

    The series hails from Star and Richman’s banners, Darren Star Productions and Jeffrey Richman Productions, respectively. Jax Media’s Tony Hernandez and Lilly Burns will executive produce the series with Harris, Star and Richman.

    This new show marks five-time Emmy winner and Tony winner Harris’ return to Netflix where he previously starred as Count Olaf in ‘A Series of Unfortunate Events.’

    As per Deadline, he will next be seen in Warner Bros.’ ‘The Matrix 4’, which comes out December 22, and Lionsgate’s ‘The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent’, which releases April 22.

  • Ashton Kutcher, Reese Witherspoon team up for ‘Your Place or Mine’

    By Express News Service

    Ashton Kutcher and Reese Witherspoon are set to join forces for a romantic comedy titled, Your Place Or Mine. The film, which is currently in works at Netflix, will mark the directorial debut of screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna, whose writing credits include The Devil Wears Prada, We Bought a Zoo, 27 Dresses, Annie, and Cruella.

    Your Place or Mine follows two best friends on opposite coasts who see their whole lives change when they swap homes for a week. Netflix is yet to announce the release date of the film.

    Your Place or Mine will mark Kutcher’s full-fledged starring role in a feature after Jobs in 2013. He was most recently seen in the comedy-drama series, The Ranch, which ended in 2020, and will also be seen in Vengeance, directed by BJ Novak. On the other hand, Witherspoon has Where the Crawdads Sing and Legally Blonde 3 in her upcoming slate of releases.

  • Netflix’s ‘Bridgerton’ season 2 resumes shooting after COVID-19 shutdown

    By ANI

    WASHINGTON: Shooting for the second season of the hit Netflix series ‘Bridgerton’ has resumed after two abrupt halts due to COVID-19 cases on the sets of the show.

    Showrunner Chris Van Dusen confirmed the news to Variety.

    “We are back underway. We had to delay because of COVID, but we’re back in it,” said the showrunner, who is currently shuttling back and forth between Los Angeles and the London-based set.

    “Right now I’m in post, editing our first couple episodes, which are looking great,” the showrunner added.

    The romantic period drama was shut down indefinitely in mid-July following a second confirmed case. At the time, Netflix declined to comment on whether the two cases were among members of the cast or crew but confirmed that both persons went into isolation.

    ‘Bridgerton’ was one of the several high-profile projects shooting in the UK to be struck by the virus in the last few weeks. ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel series ‘House of the Dragon’ being another notable victim.

    News of the resumption will come as a sigh of relief to the ‘Bridgerton’ fans who were beginning to wonder whether they might have to wait a little longer than expected for the return of the ‘Bridgerton’ clan’s marital antics.

    The upcoming season of the show, based on the second novel in Julia Quinn’s series, is set to focus on the family’s eldest son Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey) and his quest to find a suitable partner.

    “We pick up Anthony after we’ve seen what he’s been through with his mistress. He’s thinking, ‘Was that love?’ Some would call it that, others would not. We’re exploring those concepts of duty and honour once again,” teased Van Dusen.

    After breaking Netflix viewership records, the pressure on Van Dusen, who is passing the showrunner baton on to Jess Brownell for seasons three and four, and the folks behind the Shondaland show to deliver another stellar season is mounting. However, Van Dusen welcomed the extra scrutiny.

    “There’s always been a pressure with this show from the beginning, being inspired by these beloved novels with fans who are so passionate and feel so strongly about these characters and these stories,” he said.

    He added, “There’s always been a healthy pressure there, I welcome it and I say keep the pressure on. It worked for the first season, and I hope people love this season and beyond as much as they did the first.”

    The first season was a breakout hit, becoming Netflix’s most-viewed series ever, and also scored 12 Emmy nominations last month, including Outstanding Drama Series and Best Actor in a Drama Series for Rege-Jean Page.

    Based on Julia Quinn’s best-selling series of novels, ‘Bridgerton’ is set in the lavish and competitive world of London high society during the Regency period of the early 1800s.

    The Netflix series has already been renewed through season four, so there’s plenty of your period soapy obsession to come. But because each season will be inspired by a different book in the series, that means the focus on each Bridgerton child will change.

    The first season of the romantic period drama focused on the steamy courtship between Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor) and Simon Basset, the Duke of Hastings (Rege-Jean Page).

    The first season of ‘Bridgerton’ is available to watch on Netflix.