The Responder
BBC has unveiled the first photo from the new five-part police drama “The Responder” starring Martin Freeman as a crisis-stricken, morally compromised urgent response officer forced to take on a new rookie partner (Adelayo Adedayo).
Together, they realize that survival in a high-pressure, relentless night-time world will depend on them either helping or destroying each other. Tony Schumacher penned the script while Ian Hart, MyAnna Buring, Warren Brown and Kerrie Hayes co-star. [Source: BBC]
Super-Cannes
Brandon Cronenberg (“Possessor”) will adapt “High-Rise” author J.G. Ballard’s 2000 thriller novel “Super-Cannes” into a limited TV series for Ringside Studios. Gub Neal and Andy Starke will produce.
The story unfolds in an ultra-modern high tech business park in the hills above the French Riviera city where the global elite has gathered to form a closed, uber-capitalist and high-tech community. [Source: Variety]
Luther
Idris Elba says the long in the works movie continuation of The BBC’s “Luther” is targeting a September date to start filming, and the producers are “very close to pulling the green light on production”. [Source: Variety]
Gunpowder Milkshake
Netflix and Studiocanal have released the first posters for the female assassins action-thriller “Gunpowder Milkshake” starring Karen Gillan, Lena Headey, Angela Bassett, Carla Gugino and Michelle Yeoh.
The one-sheets confirm a July 14th premiere exclusively on Netflix in the United States. Studiocanal will give the film a theatrical release in Europe, Australia, & New Zealand on July 21st.
Karen Gillan
Lena Headey
Carla Gugino
Michelle Yeoh
Angela Bassett
Paul GiamattiGUNPOWDER MILKSHAKE, an action thriller about three generations of assassins directed by Navot Papushado, comes to Netflix in the US on July 14. In theaters internationally this summer. pic.twitter.com/1F1AqQilri
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