On Christmas Eve, a young Royal Air Force pilot flying home across the North Sea finds himself in peril when his radio and electric power cut out, leaving him stranded and running on limited fuel. Just when it appears his luck is about to run out, a mysterious good Samaritan guides him to safety. That’s the premise of “The Shepherd,” a new Disney+ short film starring Ben Radcliffe, Steven Mackintosh, and Academy Award Nominee John Travolta—the Disney+ original short film streams on December 1.
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- 10/11/2023
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
Disney+ has released the first trailer for the upcoming short film “The Shepherd,” premiering on Dec. 1.
The story follows Ben Radcliffe as Freddie Hooke, a young Royal Air Force pilot flying home across the North Sea on Christmas Eve. He finds himself in peril when his radio and electricity cut out, leaving him stranded and running on limited fuel. John Travolta, who also executive produced the short, plays a mysterious, good Samaritan rescue pilot who appears at just the right moment.
Steven Mackintosh, Millie Kent, Simon Wilson, Iwan Bond, Claire Price, Simon Lennon, Jack Donoghue, Asan N’Jie, Olatunji Ayofe and Scarlet Grace also star.
Academy Award winner Alfonso Cuarón serves as the film’s producer, while Iain Softley writes and directs. Cuarón said in a statement, “John, Iain and myself have been long-time admirers of the beloved short novel by Frederick Forsyth. I am thrilled that we have been able...
The story follows Ben Radcliffe as Freddie Hooke, a young Royal Air Force pilot flying home across the North Sea on Christmas Eve. He finds himself in peril when his radio and electricity cut out, leaving him stranded and running on limited fuel. John Travolta, who also executive produced the short, plays a mysterious, good Samaritan rescue pilot who appears at just the right moment.
Steven Mackintosh, Millie Kent, Simon Wilson, Iwan Bond, Claire Price, Simon Lennon, Jack Donoghue, Asan N’Jie, Olatunji Ayofe and Scarlet Grace also star.
Academy Award winner Alfonso Cuarón serves as the film’s producer, while Iain Softley writes and directs. Cuarón said in a statement, “John, Iain and myself have been long-time admirers of the beloved short novel by Frederick Forsyth. I am thrilled that we have been able...
- 10/11/2023
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Some star-packed projects are heading to the 19th annual Oscar-qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival. The just-announced lineup includes films featuring, produced or directed by the likes of Tom Hanks, Eva Longoria, Alden Ehrenreich, Queen Latifah, Tom Holland, Keke Palmer, Cate Blanchett, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, John Travolta and more.
Over 400 short films are programmed in the festival, which runs from August 10-20. It’s a hybrid event, with in-person screenings at the Tcl Chinese Theatres in Hollywood complemented by a virtual program streaming on the platform Bitpix TV. It’s an Oscar-qualifying festival in four categories: Best Documentary Short (newly added this year), Best Short Film Grand Prize, Best Short Animation and Best Short Live Action. Winners of those prizes automatically become eligible for Academy Award consideration.
Mindful of the actors and writers strikes, the festival issued a statement along with the lineup announcement. “HollyShorts supports both the WGA and SAG/AFTRA strikes,...
Over 400 short films are programmed in the festival, which runs from August 10-20. It’s a hybrid event, with in-person screenings at the Tcl Chinese Theatres in Hollywood complemented by a virtual program streaming on the platform Bitpix TV. It’s an Oscar-qualifying festival in four categories: Best Documentary Short (newly added this year), Best Short Film Grand Prize, Best Short Animation and Best Short Live Action. Winners of those prizes automatically become eligible for Academy Award consideration.
Mindful of the actors and writers strikes, the festival issued a statement along with the lineup announcement. “HollyShorts supports both the WGA and SAG/AFTRA strikes,...
- 7/19/2023
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Lila Rawlings, head of creative: film and TV at “Roma” filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron’s U.K.-based outfit Esperanto Filmoj, is joining British independent production company Motive Pictures as an executive producer.
Rawlings’ remit at Motive will encompass both TV and film projects as the company scales its team in the wake of its first wave of productions, including the Ruth Wilson drama “The Woman in the Wall” for BBC and Showtime.
At Esperanto, Rawlings oversaw a slate of projects with Sarah Solemani, Jack Thorne and Charlize Theron and served as executive producer on “The Shepherd,” one in a series of films financed by Disney, directed by Iain Softley and starring John Travolta. Previously, Rawlings was executive producer at Left Bank Pictures where she was responsible for several projects, including “Sitting in Limbo,” a BAFTA- winning drama for BBC One and “Electric Dreams” for Amazon, Sony TV and Channel 4.
Rawlings’ remit at Motive will encompass both TV and film projects as the company scales its team in the wake of its first wave of productions, including the Ruth Wilson drama “The Woman in the Wall” for BBC and Showtime.
At Esperanto, Rawlings oversaw a slate of projects with Sarah Solemani, Jack Thorne and Charlize Theron and served as executive producer on “The Shepherd,” one in a series of films financed by Disney, directed by Iain Softley and starring John Travolta. Previously, Rawlings was executive producer at Left Bank Pictures where she was responsible for several projects, including “Sitting in Limbo,” a BAFTA- winning drama for BBC One and “Electric Dreams” for Amazon, Sony TV and Channel 4.
- 6/21/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Lionsgate has acquired the global distribution rights to all seasons of Dallas Jenkins’ event series “The Chosen,” the studio announced Monday.
The historical drama series, which is created, directed and produced by Jenkins and centers on the life of Jesus through the point of view of his followers, has drawn in 110 million viewers in 175 countries, per the studio, and has plans to expand its availability to 600 languages. Jonathan Roumie stars as Jesus in the show and has been invited to speak with Pope Francis at the Vatican twice since the show’s debut.
Three seasons of “The Chosen” have been completed and a fourth installment led by Jenkins and starring Roumie is currently in production. At this time, “The Chosen” Seasons 1 and 2 are available on Peacock and Prime Video, and Season 1 is available to stream on Netflix. Global audiences can stream the series on Canal+ in France, on Npo in the Netherlands,...
The historical drama series, which is created, directed and produced by Jenkins and centers on the life of Jesus through the point of view of his followers, has drawn in 110 million viewers in 175 countries, per the studio, and has plans to expand its availability to 600 languages. Jonathan Roumie stars as Jesus in the show and has been invited to speak with Pope Francis at the Vatican twice since the show’s debut.
Three seasons of “The Chosen” have been completed and a fourth installment led by Jenkins and starring Roumie is currently in production. At this time, “The Chosen” Seasons 1 and 2 are available on Peacock and Prime Video, and Season 1 is available to stream on Netflix. Global audiences can stream the series on Canal+ in France, on Npo in the Netherlands,...
- 5/22/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
Johns and Merhige met working on ‘Shadow Of The Vampire’.
Richard Johns, producer and founder of Argo Films, and US director E. Elias Merhige, who first collaborated on Shadow Of The Vampire in 2000, have launched UK-based Promethean Pictures and have a slate of film and TV projects in development.
A survival story called Howl is in advanced development, to be directed by Merhige. It is the story of a family dog left at home during an extreme winter after his owners die in a car crash. Told from the dog’s point of view, he goes through a rollercoaster survival ride,...
Richard Johns, producer and founder of Argo Films, and US director E. Elias Merhige, who first collaborated on Shadow Of The Vampire in 2000, have launched UK-based Promethean Pictures and have a slate of film and TV projects in development.
A survival story called Howl is in advanced development, to be directed by Merhige. It is the story of a family dog left at home during an extreme winter after his owners die in a car crash. Told from the dog’s point of view, he goes through a rollercoaster survival ride,...
- 3/28/2023
- by Tim Dams
- ScreenDaily
Johns and Merhige met working on ‘Shadow Of The Vampire’.
Richard Johns, producer and founder of Argo Films and US director E. Elias Merhige, who first collaborated on Shadow Of The Vampire in 2000, have launched UK-based Promethean Pictures and have a slate of film and TV projects in development.
A survival story called Howl is in advanced development, to be directed by Merhige. It is the story of a family dog left at home during an extreme winter after his owners die in a car crash. Told from the dog’s point of view, he goes through a rollercoaster survival ride,...
Richard Johns, producer and founder of Argo Films and US director E. Elias Merhige, who first collaborated on Shadow Of The Vampire in 2000, have launched UK-based Promethean Pictures and have a slate of film and TV projects in development.
A survival story called Howl is in advanced development, to be directed by Merhige. It is the story of a family dog left at home during an extreme winter after his owners die in a car crash. Told from the dog’s point of view, he goes through a rollercoaster survival ride,...
- 3/28/2023
- by Tim Dams
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Shadow of the Vampire duo Richard Johns and E. Elias Merhige have launched a TV and film shingle.
Promethean Pictures will be based in the UK and forge projects for the global market. Its first project, dog survival story Howl, is already in development.
Merhige is an auteur who helmed 2000’s Shadow of the Vampire with Johns, which starred John Malkovich and Willem Dafoe and was twice Oscar nominated. Merhige was also behind 2004’s Suspect Zero starring Ben Kingsley and Aaron Eckhart, while other credits include Begotten, Polia & Blastema: A Cosmic Opera and Din of Celestial Birds, which were showcased last weekend in the Screen of the Sky immersive experience at the Brussels Planetarium.
Merhige is joining with his long-time collaborator Johns, the Chivalry producer who only last year launched Argo Films. Argo is making Disney+’s The Shepherd starring John Travolta and a BBC-developed drama series about...
Promethean Pictures will be based in the UK and forge projects for the global market. Its first project, dog survival story Howl, is already in development.
Merhige is an auteur who helmed 2000’s Shadow of the Vampire with Johns, which starred John Malkovich and Willem Dafoe and was twice Oscar nominated. Merhige was also behind 2004’s Suspect Zero starring Ben Kingsley and Aaron Eckhart, while other credits include Begotten, Polia & Blastema: A Cosmic Opera and Din of Celestial Birds, which were showcased last weekend in the Screen of the Sky immersive experience at the Brussels Planetarium.
Merhige is joining with his long-time collaborator Johns, the Chivalry producer who only last year launched Argo Films. Argo is making Disney+’s The Shepherd starring John Travolta and a BBC-developed drama series about...
- 3/28/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
This week has been a big week for the Travolta family. Ella Bleu Travolta, John Travolta‘s daughter, debuted at New York Fashion Week. She also attended a Kate Spade presentation and a Karl Lagerfeld event. Daddy John did not waste time praising his 22-year-old daughter, “so proud of Ella’s debut at fashion week in New York City!” John made this enthusiastic comment on Instagram underneath a photo he posted of Ella in a sleek navy blue blazer and dark corset. This has not been the first time that John has heaped praise on Ella. Earlier this year, the young Travolta debuted her new single “Dizzy.” After she released a teaser for the song on TikTok, John wrote “I’m so very proud of you Ella, it’s Amazing! Your thrilled Dad!” Ella has also been extremely busy as she is starring in a contemporary film adaptation of Alice in Wonderland,...
- 9/18/2022
- by Max Kerwick
- Uinterview
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