Tuesday 12 January 2021

The United States vs. Billie Holiday - Trailer

STARRING ANDRA DAY AS BILLIE HOLIDAY

NAACP Image Award® Nominee Trevante Rhodes and Emmy® Nominee Natasha Lyonne co-star along with Garrett Hedlund, Miss Lawrence, Rob Morgan, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Evan Ross, Tyler James Williams, Tone Bell, and Erik LaRay Harvey.

The legendary Billie Holiday, one of the greatest jazz musicians of all time, spent much of her career being adored by fans across the globe. Beginning in the 1940's in New York City, the federal government targeted Holiday in a growing effort to escalate and racialize the war on drugs, ultimately aiming to stop her from singing her controversial and heart-wrenching ballad,

"Strange Fruit." Led by Oscar® nominated director Lee Daniels and introducing Grammy® nominated singer-songwriter Andra Day, The United States vs. Billie Holiday unapologetically presents the icon's complicated, irrepressible life. Screenplay writer Suzan-Lori Parks, the first African American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for Drama, pens this intimate tale of a fierce trailblazer whose defiance through music helped usher in the civil rights movement.

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TRAILER: Award Winning Psychological Thriller, HELP, created during lockdown


Set for release summer 2021, HELP follows Grace, who after a painful break up visits her friend Liv who is living in the idyllic English countryside with her boyfriend Edward and his dog Polly. The trio start the weekend in high spirits but dark revelations soon cascade the weekend into chaos.

Shot in just 12 days during lockdown with a cast & crew of only 20 people, HELP is an exciting example of the high quality films that can be produced despite this difficult time.

The film stars an incredible up and coming cast including, Louis James (The English Teacher), Emily Redpath (Romeo & Juliet) and Sarah Alexandra Marks (Glamour) as well as cameo performance from British boyband legend Duncan James from Blue!

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Interview with documentary filmmaker Paul Allen Hunton

Paul Allen Hunton, General Manager of Texas Tech Public Media, and a 3 time Emmy winning nonfiction filmmaker, tells us about his versatile, admirable career and film work.


Hey Paul, can you tell us a bit about Texas Tech Public Media?

Sure, we are a public media hub that broadcasts and streams NPR and PBS throughout West Texas. We focus on serving our communities but also telling stories that connect to all people. We love documentary filmmaking because it helps teach people about the world around them and their place in it. It is important to discover new places, people, thoughts, and ideas, as it helps you empathize with others. That's what we strive for, to create empathy for others through the stories we tell.

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Judy Murray explores the making of legendary female athletes in new ten-part documentary series Driving Force

Exploring the making of ten legendary female athletes and the influences behind their success, Driving Force will premiere on Sky Documentaries on Monday 25th January at 20:00.

Led by Judy Murray OBE, the docuseries takes a look at a generation of stars changing sports equality for women and follows their incredible journeys. Among the athletes and contributors featured are Nicola Adams, Victoria Pendleton, Dina Asher Smith, Billie Jean King and Christine Ohuruogu.

In each of the intimate conversations with Judy Murray, the women share details of their personal and professional lives and the staggering highs and lows of professional sport. The series explores physical training extremes, sexism and discrimination, coaching and the importance of mental health, alongside Judy Murray's own exploration into what makes these athletes tick.

Friday 8 January 2021

Sylvie's Love - Official Trailer

In Sylvie's Love, the jazz is smooth and the air sultry in the hot New York summer of 1957. Robert (Nnamdi Asomugha), a saxophonist, spends late nights playing behind a less-talented but well-known bandleader, as member of a jazz quartet. Sylvie (Tessa Thompson), who dreams of a career in television, spends her summer days helping around her father's record store, as she waits for her fiancé to return from war. When Robert takes a part-time job at the record store, the two begin a friendship that sparks a deep passion in each of them unlike anything they have felt before. As the summer winds down, life takes them in different directions, bringing their relationship to an end. Years pass, Sylvie's career as a TV producer blossoms, while Robert has to come to terms with what the age of Motown is doing to the popularity of Jazz. In a chance meeting, Sylvie and Robert cross paths again, only to find that while their lives have changed, their feelings for each other remain the same. Writer/director Eugene Ashe combines romance and music into a sweeping story that brings together changing times, a changing culture, and the true price of love.


The Capote Tapes - New Release Date and Trailer - 29th January

In the 35 years since his death, Truman Capote has remained a source of curiosity to many. His works, including Breakfast at Tiffany's and In Cold Blood, have maintained their place in the literary canon of great twentieth century American literature and still appeal to readers across the globe today.
Answered Prayers was meant to be Truman Capote's greatest masterpiece, an epic portrait of NYC's glittering jet-set society. Instead, it sparked his downfall. Through never before heard audio archive and interviews with Capote's friends and enemies, this intimate documentary reveals the rise and fall of one America's most iconic writers.

With unprecedented access to access to George Plimpton's taped interviews for his biography, Truman Capote: In Which Various Friends, Enemies, Acquaintances and Detractors Recall His Turbulent Career. The documentary features interviews with Dick Cavett, André Leon Talley, Jay McInerney & Dotson Rader and introduces audiences to Kate Harrington, who the daughter of one of his lovers, John O'Shea, and in which Capote served in a surrogate father role. Previously never disclosing any details before, Kate opens up about living life with Truman Capote during this period, and shines a new light on his character through their close relationship.

Music - UK Trailer - 2021 - Kate Hudson Film from Sia

MUSIC is the directorial debut from multi-Grammy Award nominee, global icon and superstar SIA. The film stars Academy Award® nominee #KateHudson (Almost Famous), Tony and Grammy Award winner Leslie Odom Jr. (Hamilton) and Sia-protégé and breakout star Maddie Ziegler as well as Juliette Lewis (Natural Born Killers) and Ben Schwartz (Parks and Recreation).

MUSIC follows a 'newly sober woman (Hudson) figuring out her place in the world when she learns she is to become the sole guardian of her half-sister, Music (Ziegler), a young girl on the autism spectrum. MUSIC is about the magic that can happen when someone who cannot speak with words finds people who can listen with their hearts.

Come Away - UK Trailer 2021 - Angelina Jolie - Family Adventure

Directed by Brenda Chapman, the Oscar™-winning director and co-writer of Pixar's Brave, COME AWAY is a whimsical and inspiring British made live-action fairy-tale and an ingeniously conceived prequel to two of the world's most beloved and enduring pieces of children's literature Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan.

Starring Angelina Jolie, David Oyelowo, Anna Chancellor, Michael Caine, Gugu Mbatha Raw and Reece Yates, the film follows the adventures of siblings Alice and Peter who transform into Peter Pan and Alice in Wonderland in a bid to help their parents overcome the tragedy of losing their eldest son.

Peter and Alice find strength in the power of their imaginations and set off on a real adventure to try and rescue the family - escaping to a destiny of eternal boyhood in the distant isle of Neverland - whilst Alice delves into a world of Wonderland.

The Exception (2021) Official Trailer

The Exception is a tense Danish psychological thriller, available on Digital Download from January 22nd.
 
Based on the best selling novel by Christian Jungersen, The Exception stars Raised By Wolves actor Amanda Collin, Sidse Babett Knudsen (Borgen & Westworld), Lene Maria Christensen (Terribly Happy & The Legacy) and Danica Curcic (The Mist & Silent Heart).

Iben, Malene, Anne-Lise and Camilla are four women working together in a daily routine marked by power struggles, whispers and alliances. When Iben and Malene each receive death threats, they start to suspect a Serbian war criminal, whom they have been writing articles about. However, when a case of bullying in the office escalates, they slowly begin to wonder if the evil comes from themselves.

Thursday 7 January 2021

A Discovery of Witches Season 2 Preview

The second series of A Discovery of Witches sees Matthew and Diana hiding in time in the fascinating and treacherous world of Elizabethan London. Here they must find a powerful witch to help Diana master her magic and search for the elusive Book of Life. Enemies are everywhere, the threat to witches is growing, and Matthew and Diana's romance faces a barrage of new threats – from within as much as without. Diana's unleashed magic takes a dark and frightening turn, while Matthew struggles to re-inhabit the dangerous life he led over four centuries ago. They must overcome deep personal fears and jealousies, baring their darkest secrets to one another if they are to stay alive, stay together and find a way back to the present day.

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Tuesday 5 January 2021

The Movie Partnership set to release Chris Bell’s supernatural chiller THE HEIRESS in the UK

The Movie Partnership, in association with Old Way Film & Television, will be releasing the powerful and haunting supernatural thriller THE HEIRESS, both in the UK and across the world, excluding US and Canada.
It will be available to download from all major platforms including iTunes, Amazon, SKY Box Office, Sony and Google from Monday 15th March, 2021.

The female-driven story, blending the occult with contemporary familial issues, stars Candis Hergaard as Claire and Jayne Wisener as Anna, cousins who share a mysterious connection to a dark family secret. Following the death of Clare's grandmother, ancient spirits are unleashed and the women must do battle with 'Lilith', a malevolent female spirit who has returned to claim possession of Anna's unborn child.

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The Furnace - UK Trailer - Western thriller starring David Wenham

The Furnace is a tense Western set in the 1890s gold rush of Western Australia starring David Wenham (The Lord of The Rings, 300) , Jay Ryan (IT: Chapter 2) , Mahesh Jadu (The Witcher) and Baykali Ganambarr (The Nightingale).

To escape a harsh existence and return home, a young Afghan cameleer partners with a mysterious bushman on the run with two 400oz Crown-marked gold bars.

Together the unlikely pair must outwit a zealous police sergeant and his troopers in a race to reach a secret furnace where they can safely reset the bars to remove the mark of the Crown.

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The Art of Political Murder - coming to Sky Documentaries on 12 January

Based on Francisco Goldman's book of the same name and executive-produced by Academy Award winners George Clooney and Grant Heslov, The Art of Political Murder will premiere on Sky Documentaries on Tuesday 12 January at 21.00.

The film tells the story of the 1998 murder of Guatemalan human rights activist, Bishop Juan Gerardi - a murder that stunned a country ravaged by decades of political violence. Bishop Gerardi was found dead in his home just two days after presenting a damning report blaming the atrocities of the civil war on the Guatemalan military. In the murky world of post-war Guatemala, we follow the team of young investigators as they take on the case and begin to unravel a web of conspiracy and corruption, entangling the highest levels of government in their pursuit of the truth.

The Art of Political Murder is directed by Paul Taylor, produced by Teddy Leifer and Regina K. Scully and executive-produced by George Clooney and Grant Heslov.

Thursday 31 December 2020

The Great - An interview with Sacha Dhawan and Phoebe Fox

An interview with Sacha Dhawan

How would you describe the show and your character?

Orlo is Russia's first geek of books. A mostly ignored advisor to Peter (Hoult) whose job it is to bring some intellectual and legal framework to discussions. Under all that neurotic anxiety beats the heart of a Lion. He becomes Catherine's (Fanning) partner in crime.

The Great is an unexpected period show, loosely based on the life and rise to power of Catherine the Great. Its unique because it respects the period whilst throwing it out the window at the same time. For starters, I'm a British South Asian actor playing a character that is Russian from head to toe, and that's what the show does so well. It challenges the audiences perception right from the get go! I like to think of it as an ensemble of contemporary characters in a period setting, and the challenges and dilemmas they face are as vital as our dilemmas and challenges today.

An Interview with Phoebe Fox

How would you describe the show and your character?

The show is an irreverent take on the life of Catherine The Great. A costume drama with funny bones. I play Marial, a former lady of the court, now turned begrudging servant.


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Friday 25 December 2020

Pinocchio Clip - Almost Finished Clip (2020)

Geppetto (Roberto Benigni) puts the finishing touches on his "son" (Federico Ielapi).

Geppetto's puppet creation, Pinocchio, magically comes to life with dreams of becoming a real boy. Easily led astray, Pinocchio tumbles from one misadventure to another as he is tricked, kidnapped and chased by bandits through a wonderful world full of imaginative creatures - from the belly of a giant fish, to the Land of Toys and the Field of Miracles.

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Trailer Revealed for Upcoming Sky Original Film Dragon Rider

From 12 February, join Firedrake, a young silver dragon on his magical adventure of courage, self-confidence, hopefulness, and the forging of unusual friendships as Dragon Rider, a Sky Original flies into homes on Sky Cinema this February half term.

Dragon Rider comes from the original story of Cornelia Funke's worldwide bestselling children's novel of the same title, brought to screen from the filmmakers behind The NeverEnding Story and the Fantastic Four film franchise. Dragon Rider boasts a star-studded cast of voices from Felicity Jones (Rogue One, The Theory of Everything), Thomas Brodie-Sangster (The Queen's Gambit, The Maze Runner), Patrick Stewart (X-Men, Star Trek), and Freddie Highmore (Finding Neverland, The Good Doctor).

Dragon Rider, a Sky Original, tells the story of Firedrake (Thomas Brodie-Sangster), who wants to show the older generation he is a real dragon, not the naïve fledgling they see him as. When he discovers that humans are about to destroy the forest where the dragons reside, he sets off on a daring crusade with his best friend Sorrel (Felicity Jones) in search for a mythical safe haven hidden in the Himalayas where dragons can live in peace.

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Coming 2 America - New Teaser Trailer

Set in the lush and royal country of Zamunda, newly-crowned King Akeem (Eddie Murphy) and his trusted confidante Semmi (Arsenio Hall) embark on an all-new hilarious adventure that has them traversing the globe from their great African nation to the borough of Queens, New York – where it all began.
Pre-Order from Amazon at https://amzn.to/2Kj24EF

Director: Craig Brewer

Starring: Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Jermaine Fowler

COMING SOON: Available 05 March 2021

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The Great - An interview with Nicholas Hoult

How would you describe the show and your character?

The Great is a satirical view of Catherine's experience moving to Russia and planning a coup to become Empress after she discovers that her marriage and the court was not all she hoped for. It's about her growing up and understanding how she can change the world around her and use her voice. I play Peter, he's a childlike emperor who runs the court like a big party, lacking empathy or a filter. He's a real foodie.

What drew you to the script?

I love Tony's writing, it's unlike anything I've read. Sharp and witty with wonderful turns of phrase but also brilliant character development.

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The Great - An Interview with Elle Fanning

How would you describe the show and your character?

The Great is a historical satire that follows Catherine the Great's rise to power in 18th century Russia. Catherine is an idealistic young woman who finds herself in a backwards world, married to a tyrant. She quickly realises she would be a better ruler and plots to take over the throne. Catherine is romantic and naive at the start, but throughout the series her ruthlessness grows.

What drew you to the script?

I was drawn to Tony McNamara's singular voice. The tone and world he created was one I had never read before. The effortless blend of dark, bizarre comedy and emotional realism. I read the script before I saw The Favourite so I really had nothing to compare it to. The elaborate period setting, over the top situations, yet still grounded characters all set in a high stakes environment. He truly is a writing genius! Above all, Catherine as a character was what made me have to be a part of the show. She is such a dichotomy of a person. Each page surprised me with what she was willing to do. Tony captured her struggle as a woman trying to navigate a patriarchal society and not always succeeding. She isn't a perfect character. She is learning as she goes along with the guidance from the court.

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Tuesday 22 December 2020

Clementine - Starring Sydney Sweeney & Otmara Marrero on digital 8 February 2021

CLEMENTINE is the critically acclaimed feature film debut from one-to-watch writer/director Lara Jean Gallagher, who has drawn comparisons to Jane Campion (Slant Magazine). Making waves upon its premiere at the prestigious Tribeca Film Festival, this taut, atmospheric drama is now set for its premiere in the UK from Bohemia Media.

Equal parts tense psychological drama and sexual coming-of-age story, CLEMENTINE sees a heartbroken woman become entangled with a younger girl after breaking into her ex's remote lake house in the Pacific Northwest.

Struggling to come to terms with her devastating break-up from girlfriend D, Karen (Otmara Marrero – Start-up, Vandal, Miss Arizona), drives to a remote cabin in the woods where they spent much of their relationship and, craving the closeness she once had with the love of her life, she breaks in and decides to stay.

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Synchronic - UK Trailer - 2021 - Starring Jamie Dornan and Anthony Mackie

In cinemas January 29, 2021. On Digital Platforms February 12.

From breakout genre filmmakers #JustinBenson and #AaronMoorhead (The Endless) #SYNCHRONIC is a mind-bending, haunting sci-fi starring two of Hollywood's biggest actors #JamieDornan (The Fall, Fifty Shades of Grey franchise) and #AnthonyMackie (The Avengers franchise, Detroit) as two New Orleans paramedics who encounter a series of horrific deaths linked to a designer drug.

Blending mind-bending thrills with relatable emotional turmoil, SYNCHRONIC has been described as "an eccentric and imaginative piece of genre cinema".

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TRAILER: Desert Strike (aka Pharaoh’s War or Hamlet Pheroun) Starring Mike Tyson & Hafthor Bjornssen

An ex-military man with a mysterious past leads a group of Egyptian refugees through the desert and must protect them from a group of evil mercenaries.

Pre-order from Amazon at https://amzn.to/34oD19Z

Stars Mike Tyson, Hafpor Julius Bjornsson

Palmer (2021) Trailer - Starring Justin Timberlake, Juno Temple, Alisha Wainwright

Palmer is a 2021 drama movie directed by Fisher Stevens starring Justin Timberlake. It will be available on Apple TV in January.


The film is about Eddie Palmer (Timberlake), a former college football star, who saw his professional career shattered after he was imprisoned. He returns to his hometown after spending time in prison only to find trouble hounding him from his past. He then forms an unlikely friendship with a boy who was abandoned by his mother. While caring for him, Eddie also meets and starts a relationship with Maggie (Wainwright), a teacher.

Release Date January 29, 2021.

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The Exception (2021) Official Trailer - Starring Amanda Collin, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Lene Maria Christensen and Danica Curcic

Danish psychological thriller, The Exception, in cinemas January 22nd and digital download from January 25th 2021.

Based on the best seller by Christian Jungersen, The Exception stars Raised By Wolves actor Amanda Collin, Sidse Babett Knudsen (Borgen & Westworld), Lene Maria Christensen (Terribly Happy & The Legacy) and Danica Curcic (The Mist & Silent Heart). The book sold more than 200,000 copies before being adapted into a film by Christian Torpe.

Iben, Malene, Anne-Lise and Camilla are four women working together in a daily routine marked by power struggles, whispers and alliances. When Iben and Malene each receive death threats, they start to suspect a Serbian war criminal, whom they have been writing articles about. However, when a case of bullying in the office escalates, they slowly begin to wonder if the evil comes from themselves.

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Monster Hunter - New Trailer - starring Milla Jovovich

Coming Soon at Cinemas 2021

Behind our world, there is another: a world of dangerous and powerful monsters that rule their domain with deadly ferocity. When an unexpected sandstorm transports Captain Artemis (Milla Jovovich) and her unit (TI Harris, Meagan Good, Diego Boneta) to a new world, the soldiers are shocked to discover that this hostile and unknown environment is home to enormous and terrifying monsters immune to their firepower. In their desperate battle for survival, the unit encounters the mysterious Hunter (Tony Jaa), whose unique skills allow him to stay one step ahead of the powerful creatures. As Artemis and Hunter slowly build trust, she discovers that he is part of a team led by the Admiral (Ron Perlman). Facing a danger so great it could threaten to destroy their world, the brave warriors combine their unique abilities to band together for the ultimate showdown.

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THE MAURITANIAN - New Trailer Released - Starring Tahar Rahim, Jodie Foster, Benedict Cumberbatch, Shailene Woodley

The film stars Tahar Rahim, Jodie Foster, Benedict Cumberbatch and Shailene Woodley.

Captured by the U.S. Government, Mohamedou Ould Slahi (Tahar Rahim) languishes in prison for years without charge or trial. Losing all hope, Slahi finds allies in defense attorney Nancy Hollander (Jodie Foster) and her associate Teri Duncan (Shailene Woodley). Together they face countless obstacles in a desperate pursuit for justice. Their controversial advocacy, along with evidence uncovered by formidable military prosecutor, Lt. Colonel Stuart Couch (Benedict Cumberbatch), eventually reveals a shocking and far reaching conspiracy. Based on Mohamedou's New York Times best-selling memoir, this is the explosive true story of a fight for survival against all odds.

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Wednesday 16 December 2020

Britain’s Got Talent Christmas Spectacular

Britain's Got Talent is back for a spectacular Christmas special as we welcome to the stage the most memorable and talented acts from the past 14 years. Plus, in a Britain's Got Talent first, the acts will be collaborating and performing together for the ultimate Christmas extravaganza. All four judges will be stepping out from their seats and into the limelight for the very first time in what promises to be a festive filled show.
 
Keeping the festivities in order will be the nation's favourite presenting duo, Ant and Dec. Joining them will be our judging panel Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon, David Walliams and Ashley Banjo, who will be ready to be impressed by a whole host of talent.

Fri 25 Dec 2020
8.00pm - 9.55pm
ITV

Monday 14 December 2020

ITV’s I’m A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! is 2020's biggest TV show



ITV's I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! is the biggest television show of 2020 with an average of 11.2 million viewers watching across the series.

Based on location in Wales for the first time, the show climaxed with a peak of 12.1m viewers watching the final. An average of 11.4m - up 0.8m on 2019's series - a 44 per cent share of TV viewers, watched Giovanna Fletcher crowned Queen of the Castle. The total reached 11.6m with the inclusion of viewing from non-TV devices. All figures include consolidated seven day viewing.

I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! was also the most popular show of 2020 for young viewers with an average of 2.8m and two thirds [66 per cent] of 16-34s watching across the series. Overall, it is the second most watched series of I'm A Celebrity, which has been on air since 2002.

I'm a Celebrity started the series with 14.3 million viewers [including viewers watching via non-TV devices], its biggest ever overall audience for the opening episode of the long-running series and the biggest show of the year outside news specials - and ITV's biggest audience since the Croatia v England World Cup Semi-Final in 2018.

Saturday 12 December 2020

Gordon, Gino and Fred: Desperately Seeking Santa


Wed 16 Dec 2020
9.00pm - 10.00pm
ITV

Gordon, Gino and Fred are getting together for another extraordinary culinary Christmas adventure.

2020 has been a bit bleak to say the least and the boys are keen to end the year with a bang.

After Gino led them to the deserts of Morocco for last year's mis-adventure, Gordon is determined that they celebrate the season properly this time, so has arranged a boys' trip away before the madness of a family Christmas kicks in, to the ultimate winter wonderland and the official home of Santa.

Gordon Ramsay
Gino D'Acampo
Fred Sirieix

Thursday 10 December 2020

First look images of new Sky Original ‘Paradiso’ from Sky Deutschland

Sky today revealed first look images for new Sky Original 'Paradiso' – previously known as Funeral For A Dog based on Thomas Pletzinger's novel of the same name.

The images were taken on location at Lake D'Iseo and Lake D'Orta, Italy, where filming for the series commenced at the start of September.

The eight-part series is currently filming in Munich and Berlin, and will shoot in Bulgaria, Finland, New York and South America in early 2021.

The stellar German cast includes Friedrich Mücke (Ballon, Tatort), Albrecht Schuch (Berlin Alexanderplatz, Bad Banks), Alina Tomnikov (Arctic Circle – Der unsichtbare Tod), Ina Geraldine Guy (Into the Beat - Dein Herz tanzt), Daniel Sträßer (Hausen, Charité) and Anne Ratte-Polle (Es gilt das gesprochene Wort).

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REVIEW: Planet Coaster 2 (2024 Video Game) on PS5

Planet Coaster 2 is an exciting upgrade for fans of theme park simulators, offering a wealth of new features and improvements that enhance...