From a darkly comic Hollywood blockbuster to a tender British indie — and two major new dramas in between. Our members had quite the release day today!
Digger arrives in cinemas and IMAX. Academy Award-winning director Alejandro G. Iñárritu's darkly comic, catastrophically entertaining new film following Digger Rockwell, a powerful oil tycoon who launches a frantic mission to prove he is humanity's saviour before the disaster of his own making destroys everything. Starring Tom Cruise, Riz Ahmed, John Goodman, Sandra Hüller and Jesse Plemons, and shot entirely in VistaVision at Pinewood Studios in the UK. Three Guild members were part of the Warner Bros. production: Dan Hillsdon (VP: Physical Production Finance), Dominique Tucker (Production Controller) and Cristina Zanoletti (Production Accountant).
Extra Geography also arrived in UK cinemas today. Molly Manners' stunning debut feature, adapted from Rose Tremain's short story by Succession writer Miriam Battye, following two best friends at an English boarding school in the early 2000s who embark on their most ambitious school project yet: to fall in love. A Sundance hit supported by Film4, BFI and Screen Yorkshire, starring Marni Duggan and Galaxie Clear in two extraordinary breakthrough performances. Guild member Thomas Fitzgerald (Assistant Production Coordinator) was part of the Brock Media production.
Kill Jackie drops on Amazon Prime Video today - all eight episodes at once. Jackie Price has spent twenty years living anonymously after escaping her past as an international drug smuggler, until the world's most elite squad of assassins is hired to kill her. From the creatives behind Killing Eve and Gangs of London, starring Catherine Zeta-Jones alongside Daniel Ings, Sidse Babett Knudsen and Ron Perlman. Three Guild members were part of the production: Jose Luis Escolar (Producer), EJ Richards (Location Scout) and Tony Flint (Production Accountant).
And on Sky Atlantic and NOW, WAR premieres tonight - the explosive new legal drama from George Kay following two of London's most powerful rival law firms as they clash over the headline-grabbing divorce of tech entrepreneur Morgan Henderson and international film star Carla Duval, drawing ambitious young lawyer Johnny Warren into a ruthless world where ambition is currency, betrayal is strategy, and winning is everything. Starring Dominic West, Sienna Miller and Archie Renaux, with weekly episodes throughout October and November. Three Guild members were at the heart of it: Laurie Borg (Series Producer), David Jones (Financial Controller) and James Knowles (Assistant Production Coordinator).
Four productions. Ten members. One extraordinary day for the Production Guild community.
Guild Members: Cristina Zanoletti, Dan Hillsdon, Dominique Tucker
Partners: Audiolink, BTP Bird & Pest Control, Cinelab, Gallagher Entertainment, Kodak Film, Panavision, Pholex, Pinewood Studios, Salon Rentals, Sargent-Disc, Translux International
Guild Members: Thomas Fitzgerald
Partners: 6ft from the Spotlight, Facilities by ADF, Location One, Loop Talent, Screen Scotland, SetKeeper, TPH Global, Tysers
Guild Members: EJ Richards, Jose Luis Escolar, Tony Flint
Partners: 6ft from the Spotlight, Creative Wales, Entertainment Partners, Team Engine
Guild Members: David Jones, James Knowles, Laurie Borg
Partners: Audiolink, Digital Orchard, Entertainment Partners, FilmRichmond, Location One, MARS Volume, Media Insurance Brokers, Mission Digital, OMA Studio Group, Pholex, SetKeeper, Team Engine
