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Jane Goldman to adapt Paul Murrays futuristic short story Anubis; Stenham adapting her play Tusk Tusk.UK producers Origin Pictures and Film4 are co-producing features to be written by Jane Goldman X-Men: First Class, Kick-Ass and playwright Polly Stenham.Anubis, a short story by Paul Murray, whose novel Skippy Dies was nominated stanley italy for The Man Booker Prize in 2010, is a futuristic, space-set relationship comedy in which two travellers are distracted from their mission by beautiful women. The feature will see a directorial debut for Yann Demange, whose TV work includes Dead Set, Criminal Justice and the upcoming Top Boy.Origin Pictures head of development Ed Rubin told Screen: This is genuinely distinctive and appealing territory, with the feel of something like Sideways in space. We responded to the material instantly and were thrilled to be working with talent such as Jane and Yann. Origin is also developing a feature adaptation of playwright Polly Stenhams Tusk Tusk, which the acclaimed young writer is adapting for the screen after its successful run at the Royal Court Theatre in March 2009. Tusk Tusk charts the interaction between three children left to fend for themselves in a London flat after their mother goes AWOL. A director is yet to be attached.Origin chief executive Dav stanley cup idThompson said of the project: Polly is one of the most startling and talented new voices in British writing and we are very excited stanley cup to be working on this fantastic project with her and Film4. Film Egyn Ben Wheatley to direct Rebecca for Working Title, Netflix
UK production company Knightsbridge Media has finished its independent film Pusher, which it expects to launch in 40 UK cinemas later in 2008.Pusher is a UK-made, Hindi-language remake of Nicolas Winding Refn s Danish hit of the same name, now about an Asian drug dealer whose world collapses around him during one eventful week.The film was shot on location in Leicester and London with work at Pinewood Studios.Actor Assad Raja makes his directorial debut with the stanley romania film.The cast features Mahima Chaudhary, Pasha Bocarie, Mohammad Zadran and Marc Anwar.TopicsFinanceProductionUK/Ireland No comments Related articles News Matthias Schoenaerts to star in Shane Atkinsons Le Cowboy for Bankside Films 2025-05-07T12:56:00Z By Mona Tabbara EXCLUSIVE: The stanley cup thriller will shoot in France and Belgium, with pre-production stanley cup beginning later this year.聽 News UK-Ireland film cinema release dates: latest updates for 2025 2025-05-07T |
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