The Beatrix Potter biopic Miss Potter has taken Japan by storm grossing $2,525,500 in it’s first week. Released on 292 screens, the film attracted Japan’s huge Beatrix Potter fanbase ,who have made her books and related merchandise strong sellers. Miss Potter has grossed $28 million to date.
Many of our films are screening on Sky this month; please download the September list for detailed information.
The weekend’s outdoor screenings of Grease and Casino Royale were extremely successful, with a great turnout and beautiful weather to boot! The stunning backdrop of The Nunnery grounds added further ambience to the event. The Friday night sell out screening of Grease attracted families and groups who were all keen to sing along and dance during the film, creating a fantastic atmosphere (that was further propelled by the glasses of wine!). Saturday night’s screening of Casino Royale was slightly more demure, although the females in the audience seemed to enjoy Daniel Craig emerging from the sea…
As this was our (and the Island’s) first public outdoor film screenings, we would appreciate feedback from those who attended the event to see how we can improve for next year. All suggestions are welcome to digitalmedia@gov.im
The romantic comedy Sparkle, is being released in the UK on the 17th August, following its premiere at the Edinburgh Film Festival the night before. It was filmed in the Island last year and has its own dedicated website http://www.sparklethemovie.co.uk
Finley the Fire Engine, Isle of Man Film’s first animation project, will be screening nightly on CBeebies at 5pm on week nights and 4pm during the weekend. The 39 episode series tells the tale of Finley and the residents of Friendlyville.
Talk to Me aka Is This Love? is to be shown on ITV from the 10th June at 9.30pm. The 4 part series was shot in the Island in January this year and written by Danny Brocklehurst, who has previously written for the critically acclaimed TV series Shameless. Directed by Dearbhla Walsh and produced by Matt Jones, who also both worked on Shameless, it stars Max Beesley, Laura Fraser, Joseph Millson, Kate Ashfield, Emma Pierson and Adrian Bower.
Early reviews are extremely positive with the Radio Times describing it as ‘well written, classily made and at times even sexy’.
Miss Potter, the tale of the life of prolific children’s story writer Beatrix Potter, is released on DVD today. The film stars Renee Zellwegger as Beatrix Potter and Ewan McGregor as Norman Warne, her publisher.
Big Nothing starring Simon Pegg and David Schwimmer has been released on DVD to buy today. Shot on the Island in 2005 the film tells the tale of a bungled blackmail plot.
Isle of Man Film’s next production entitled ‘The Cottage‘ will begin shooting on the Island from Tuesday 27th March.
‘The Cottage’ will star Andy Serkis (Lord of the Rings Trilogy), Reece Shearsmith (The League of Gentlemen) and Jennifer Ellison (The Phantom of The Opera) and will be executive produced by Island regular Martin Pope of Magic Light Pictures (Sparkle, Lawless Heart). Directed by Paul Andrew Williams and Produced by Ken Marshall, the team behind the mulitple award winning hit ‘London to Brighton’, the £2.6million feature film is described as a British comedy-horror along the lines of Severance, a recent Isle of Man Film success.
Trace the steps of the stars with the new Isle of Man Movie Map released today.