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17-05-2025
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Tom Hollander Joins Jean Reno in Tom Edmunds' Action-Thriller ‘The Butler' (EXCLUSIVE)
'The White Lotus' actor Tom Hollander has joined Jean Reno in the period action-thriller 'The Butler,' directed by Tom Edmunds, helmer of 'Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back).' In the film, Reno plays a former WWI commando turned domestic servant whose peaceful life is upended by mobsters collecting an old debt. The narrative blends period drama with relentless action, described by Edmunds as 'equal parts 'Downton Abbey' and 'Die Hard.'' More from Variety 'Sons of the Neon Night' Director Juno Mak Breaks Down His Hong Kong Crime Thriller: 'There's a Nightmarish Poetry to It' 'A Man Called Ove' Producer Nicklas Wikström Nicastro Preps Swedish Cycling Biopic 'SteelGrandpa' (EXCLUSIVE) Documentarian Marianna Brennand to Receive Kering's Women in Motion Emerging Talent Award at Cannes K5 Intl. introduced the project at the European Film Market in Berlin and since then has closed a raft of presales in major territories, including Splendid (German-speaking territories), Mediaset (Spain), SPI Intl. (Eastern Europe and Benelux), Cinesky (airlines), Arna (CIS and Baltics), Falcon Films (Middle East) and PT Prima (Indonesia), with more territories to be announced soon. The screenplay was written by Edmunds and Craig McInnes, based on an original story by McInnes. 'The Butler' is produced by Christopher Tuffin, Amanda Delaplaine, Ari Novak and Kevin DeWalt. Executive producers include Kevin Townsend, Nadezda Motina, Aram Ovannisyan, Edmunds, Chris Ochs and Andrew Bates, along with Daniel Baur for K5 Intl., William Ramsey and Colin Bates for Valecroft, and Roy Scott MacFarland for Tetrad. The film is a Strong Island production. The film is in pre-production and will shoot in Ireland in this summer. Hollander's credits include 'The Night Manager,' for which he won a BAFTA, 'Feud,' for which he was Emmy-nominated, and 'Bohemian Rhapsody.' 'We are beyond excited to welcome Tom Hollander,' Tuffin said. 'His versatility and intelligence add incredible depth to our story, and alongside Jean Reno, audiences are in for a fun ride and a treat.' The stellar cast will be rounded out by Bobby Gilchrist, with several additional cast members to be announced shortly. Tuffin also has 'Last Meals,' starring Mads Mikkelsen and Boyd Holbrook from director Ramin Bahrani as a hot seller at Cannes. K5 Intl.'s Cannes slate includes Roland Joffé's John F. Kennedy assassination thriller 'November 1963,' starring John Travolta, Dermont Mulroney and Mandy Patinkin. Legal and business affairs for Strong Island are being handled by Jere R. Hausfater and Larry Weinberg. Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Emmy Predictions: Talk/Scripted Variety Series - The Variety Categories Are Still a Mess; Netflix, Dropout, and 'Hot Ones' Stir Up Buzz Oscars Predictions 2026: 'Sinners' Becomes Early Contender Ahead of Cannes Film Festival
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15-05-2025
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First Pics Land Of Tom Hollander & Niamh Algar In Sky's ‘The Iris Affair'; BBC Adapting ‘Crookhaven'; Adam Curtis Unveils Next Project; ‘Patience' Renewed For Season 2 At Channel 4
First Pics Land Of Tom Hollander & Niamh Algar In Sky's 'The Iris Affair' First pics have landed of Tom Hollander and Niamh Algar in Sky's The Iris Affair from Neil Cross. The tense thriller follows enigmatic genius Iris Nixon (Algar), who cracks a string of complex online puzzles and is led to a piazza in Florence where she meets charismatic entrepreneur Cameron Beck (Hollander). He invites her to come and work for him to unlock a powerful and top-secret piece of technology. The show comes from the creator of Luther and is one of Sky's buzziest upcoming dramas. More pics can be viewed below. It is made by Sky Studios and Fremantle. The Iris Affair will launch later this year. More from Deadline 'Britannia' Theft Lawsuit Thrown Out Of Court; Producer Laments Wasted Time & Money 'Saturday Night Live UK' Commissioner Says British Version Is A "Risky Proposition": "We Don't Have That History Of Live Comedy In The UK" 'Saturday Night Live UK' Eyes 'Late Late Show' Producer James Longman As Showrunner BBC Adapting 'Crookhaven' The BBC is adapting J.J. Arcanjo's Crookhaven as a kids TV series. The family adventure show is set at mysterious Crookhaven School where high achieving young crooks from across the world are secretly selected to hone their skills in disciplines such as deception, crimnastics, forgery and infiltration. It follows high-profile BBC kids adaptations of The Famous Five and Oliver. BBC Studios is producing. 'I have always aimed to excite and inspire the young readers who pick up my books, but also the parents and grandparents who journey with them to my worlds and the TV series aligns perfectly with that,' said Arcanjo. 'Together with BBC Children's and Education we have created a fun family show filled with humour, heart and plenty of clever twists.' Adam Curtis Unveils Next Project Celebrated documentarian Adam Curtis' latest BBC project will chart how extreme money and hyper-individualism came together in an unspoken alliance in Britain over four decades. Shifty aims to show how together these issues undermined one of the fundamental structures of mass democracy – that it could create a shared idea of what was real. Four-time BAFTA-winner Curtis has previously made Russia 1985-1999: TraumaZone and HyperNormalisation for the BBC. The films 'tell the story of the rise of that unstable and confusing world from the 1980s to now,' said the BBC. 'Patience' Renewed For Season 2 At Channel 4 Channel 4's Patience has been renewed for an extended eight episode second season. Jessica Hynes has joined the cast of the series about a young autistic archivist who works in the police criminal records department of City of York Police after establishing herself as an invaluable member of the team. Hynes plays Detective Frankie Monroe, who brings a very different management style proving tricky for them both to navigate. The show is produced by Walter Iuzzolino's Eagle Eye Drama. 'We're so proud of Patience's success in the UK and the extended recommission is a real testament to the quality of our cast and talented crew, guided by our outstanding director Maarten Moerkerke,' said Jo McGrath, Chief Creative Officer at Eagle of Deadline Where To Watch All The 'Mission: Impossible' Movies: Streamers With Multiple Films In The Franchise Everything We Know About 'My Life With The Walter Boys' Season 2 So Far 'Bridgerton' Season 4: Everything We Know So Far
