Ewan McGregor, Tom Hardy and Sophie Okonedo are big names doing small roles in this pleasant 2006 portmanteau film
This relatively low-budget British multi-stranded romantic comedy from 2006 is getting a rerelease this week. There’s no obvious reason why it should be trotted out now, especially since it’s such a summery story set in Hampstead Heath on a cloudless day, but it’s a pleasant enough way to pass the time.
The nimbly constructed plot, by TV writer Aschlin Ditta, posits a constellation of couples perambulating about the north London heathland who mostly pass each other by glancingly during their own specific interactions. Some vignettes are daft or feel embarrassingly dated, like the one that features Andrew Lincoln as a married bloke who gets caught by his wife (Holly Aird) leering at a French woman (the marvellously named Eglantine Rembauville) sunbathing nearby. Likewise, the segments featuring Adrian Lester struggling to...
This relatively low-budget British multi-stranded romantic comedy from 2006 is getting a rerelease this week. There’s no obvious reason why it should be trotted out now, especially since it’s such a summery story set in Hampstead Heath on a cloudless day, but it’s a pleasant enough way to pass the time.
The nimbly constructed plot, by TV writer Aschlin Ditta, posits a constellation of couples perambulating about the north London heathland who mostly pass each other by glancingly during their own specific interactions. Some vignettes are daft or feel embarrassingly dated, like the one that features Andrew Lincoln as a married bloke who gets caught by his wife (Holly Aird) leering at a French woman (the marvellously named Eglantine Rembauville) sunbathing nearby. Likewise, the segments featuring Adrian Lester struggling to...
- 10/30/2020
- by Leslie Felperin
- The Guardian - Film News
Animated family flicks are proving their worth ahead of the upcoming holiday rush, with “Ralph Breaks the Internet” and “Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch” both making claims on the top spot with an estimated $15 million each.
Current estimates show Disney’s “Ralph” ahead by roughly $600,000. If estimates hold, it will mark the film’s third consecutive weekend at the top. The family feature, now in its third weekend, has totaled $128 million domestically with another $87 million overseas, while Universal’s “The Grinch,” currently in its fifth frame, has taken in $275 million worldwide.
Meanwhile, the third frame of MGM-New Line’s “Creed II” should slot into third with about $9 million while the two animated flicks battle it out. The Michael B. Jordan-starrer has taken in $88 million domestically and $15 million in international markets.
The fourth weekend of “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” and “Bohemian Rhapsody’s” sixth frame are both looking...
Current estimates show Disney’s “Ralph” ahead by roughly $600,000. If estimates hold, it will mark the film’s third consecutive weekend at the top. The family feature, now in its third weekend, has totaled $128 million domestically with another $87 million overseas, while Universal’s “The Grinch,” currently in its fifth frame, has taken in $275 million worldwide.
Meanwhile, the third frame of MGM-New Line’s “Creed II” should slot into third with about $9 million while the two animated flicks battle it out. The Michael B. Jordan-starrer has taken in $88 million domestically and $15 million in international markets.
The fourth weekend of “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” and “Bohemian Rhapsody’s” sixth frame are both looking...
- 12/8/2018
- by Erin Nyren
- Variety Film + TV
IFC Films has acquired U.S. rights to Swimming With Men, the Oliver Parker-directed comedy starring Rob Brydon, who plays an accountant who seeks to win back his wife and stumbles upon a surprising solution in the form of a male synchronized swim team. A December 2018 theatrical release is in the works.
The pic, adapted by Aschlin Ditta based on the documentary Men Who Swim, Eric (Brydon) believes he can win back his wife Heather (Jane Horrocks) by diving into the world of male synchronized swimming. Joining his local team, he finds a surprising brotherhood in this motley crew as they train for the world championships in Milan. Rupert Graves, Adeel Akhtar, Jim Carter, Thomas Turgoose, Daniel Mays and Charlotte Riley co-star.
MetFilm Production’s Stewart le Maréchal and Anna Mohr-Pietsch produced with Dignity Film Finance’s Maggie Monteith. HanWay Films’ Gabrielle Stewart and IFC’s Arianna Bocco negotiated the deal.
The pic, adapted by Aschlin Ditta based on the documentary Men Who Swim, Eric (Brydon) believes he can win back his wife Heather (Jane Horrocks) by diving into the world of male synchronized swimming. Joining his local team, he finds a surprising brotherhood in this motley crew as they train for the world championships in Milan. Rupert Graves, Adeel Akhtar, Jim Carter, Thomas Turgoose, Daniel Mays and Charlotte Riley co-star.
MetFilm Production’s Stewart le Maréchal and Anna Mohr-Pietsch produced with Dignity Film Finance’s Maggie Monteith. HanWay Films’ Gabrielle Stewart and IFC’s Arianna Bocco negotiated the deal.
- 8/20/2018
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
HanWay scores deal on Oliver Parker’s feature.
Swimming With Men, the Rob Brydon-starring synchronised swimming comedy, has been picked up for Us distribution by IFC Films.
Directed by Oliver Parker, the film follows a man who believes he can win back his wife by diving into the world of male synchronised swimming. Joining his local team, he finds an unlikely brotherhood in his fellow swimmers as they train for the world championships in Milan.
HanWay Films handles sales on the title and struck the deal with IFC. The film premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival and had...
Swimming With Men, the Rob Brydon-starring synchronised swimming comedy, has been picked up for Us distribution by IFC Films.
Directed by Oliver Parker, the film follows a man who believes he can win back his wife by diving into the world of male synchronised swimming. Joining his local team, he finds an unlikely brotherhood in his fellow swimmers as they train for the world championships in Milan.
HanWay Films handles sales on the title and struck the deal with IFC. The film premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival and had...
- 8/20/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
The red carpet of Swimming with Men was teeming with British Comedy talent last night as all round legend (and co-star of The Trip with Steve Coogan) Rob Brydon spoke to us at the premiere of the synchronised swimming comedy. He was joined by Charlotte Riley, Sherlock’s Rupert Graves, This is England’s Thomas Turgoose, Downton Abbey’s Jim Carter and other cast members who shared some funny moments from the film during the interviews, as well as some thoughts on the recent England v Colombia win in the World Cup.
Also attending the premiere were Robert Daws, Spike White, Christian Rubeck and producers Anna Mohr-Pietsch and Stewart Le Marechal.
The film stars Rob Brydon, Charlotte Riley, Rupert Graves, Jane Horrocks, Daniel Mays, Thomas Turgoose, Jim Carter, Adeel Akhtar and Nathaniel Parker. It is written by Aschlin Ditta and directed by Oliver Parker.
Swimming with Men is released in...
Also attending the premiere were Robert Daws, Spike White, Christian Rubeck and producers Anna Mohr-Pietsch and Stewart Le Marechal.
The film stars Rob Brydon, Charlotte Riley, Rupert Graves, Jane Horrocks, Daniel Mays, Thomas Turgoose, Jim Carter, Adeel Akhtar and Nathaniel Parker. It is written by Aschlin Ditta and directed by Oliver Parker.
Swimming with Men is released in...
- 7/5/2018
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The UK premiere of British comedy Swimming With Men – starring Rob Brydon, Adeel Akhatar, Jim Carter, Rupert Graves, Thomas Turgoose and Daniel Mays – will close Edinburgh International Film Festival on July 1.
Directed by BAFTA-nominated Oliver Parker and written by Aschlin Ditta (Scenes Of A Sexual Nature) the film stars Brydon as an accountant who finds escapism from his mid-life crisis after joining an all-male group of synchronised swimmers. Initially keeping their personal lives in the locker, the ramshackle squad and coach Susan (Charlotte Riley) slowly begin to reveal their inner lives, as well as their paunches. But can they get their routines, not to mention their lives, in sync as they embark on an unlikely journey to Milan to compete in the World Championship? Brydon and Parker are expected to attend...
Directed by BAFTA-nominated Oliver Parker and written by Aschlin Ditta (Scenes Of A Sexual Nature) the film stars Brydon as an accountant who finds escapism from his mid-life crisis after joining an all-male group of synchronised swimmers. Initially keeping their personal lives in the locker, the ramshackle squad and coach Susan (Charlotte Riley) slowly begin to reveal their inner lives, as well as their paunches. But can they get their routines, not to mention their lives, in sync as they embark on an unlikely journey to Milan to compete in the World Championship? Brydon and Parker are expected to attend...
- 4/27/2018
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Film, TV lists to alternate from 2019.
The Brit List, the annual selection of the best unproduced screenplays as voted for by the industry, has launched a TV offshoot with an inaugural 20-strong crop of series.
Since 2007, a selection of screenplays for feature films has been published in the autumn. This will happen again in 2018, following on from the launch of The Brit List: TV. From 2019, the lists will alternate year by year from film to television.
The first Brit List: TV saw more than 100 nominations put forward by 70 British TV companies, with 20 making the final list by gaining two nominations or more from different participants. Companies can put forward three of their own projects, but must also submit three projects that they are now involved in. All voters are anonymous.
This year’s list features series from companies including BBC Studios, Scott Free and Warp Films.
Alexandra Arlango, who has overseen the Brit List over the last decade...
The Brit List, the annual selection of the best unproduced screenplays as voted for by the industry, has launched a TV offshoot with an inaugural 20-strong crop of series.
Since 2007, a selection of screenplays for feature films has been published in the autumn. This will happen again in 2018, following on from the launch of The Brit List: TV. From 2019, the lists will alternate year by year from film to television.
The first Brit List: TV saw more than 100 nominations put forward by 70 British TV companies, with 20 making the final list by gaining two nominations or more from different participants. Companies can put forward three of their own projects, but must also submit three projects that they are now involved in. All voters are anonymous.
This year’s list features series from companies including BBC Studios, Scott Free and Warp Films.
Alexandra Arlango, who has overseen the Brit List over the last decade...
- 2/23/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Vertigo Releasing acquires title from HanWay Films.
Oliver Parker’s Rob Brydon-starring comedy Swimming With Men has been picked up for UK distribution by Vertigo Releasing from sales agent HanWay Films.
HanWay’s MD Gabrielle Stewart negotiated the deal with Ed Caffrey on behalf of Vertigo Releasing. The UK release is being set for May-June this year.
In the film, comedian and actor Brydon plays Eric, who believes he can win back his wife Heather (Jane Horrocks) by diving into the world of male synchronised swimming. Joining his local team, Eric finds an unlikely brotherhood in his fellow swimmers as they train for the world championships in Milan.
Rupert Graves, Adeel Akhtar, Jim Carter, Thomas Turgoose, Daniel Mays and Charlotte Riley also star. Oliver Parker directs from a screenplay by Aschlin Ditta. Producers are Stewart le Maréchal and Anna Mohr-Pietsch from MetFilm Production with Maggie Monteith from Dignity Film Finance.
Gabrielle Stewart commented:...
Oliver Parker’s Rob Brydon-starring comedy Swimming With Men has been picked up for UK distribution by Vertigo Releasing from sales agent HanWay Films.
HanWay’s MD Gabrielle Stewart negotiated the deal with Ed Caffrey on behalf of Vertigo Releasing. The UK release is being set for May-June this year.
In the film, comedian and actor Brydon plays Eric, who believes he can win back his wife Heather (Jane Horrocks) by diving into the world of male synchronised swimming. Joining his local team, Eric finds an unlikely brotherhood in his fellow swimmers as they train for the world championships in Milan.
Rupert Graves, Adeel Akhtar, Jim Carter, Thomas Turgoose, Daniel Mays and Charlotte Riley also star. Oliver Parker directs from a screenplay by Aschlin Ditta. Producers are Stewart le Maréchal and Anna Mohr-Pietsch from MetFilm Production with Maggie Monteith from Dignity Film Finance.
Gabrielle Stewart commented:...
- 2/16/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Oliver Parker is directing the synchronised swimming comedy.
Screen can reveal the first look at Dad’s Army director Oliver Parker’s comedy Swimming With Men, produced by Stewart le Maréchal and Anna Mohr-Pietsch (The Infidel) of Met Film and Maggie Monteith of Dignity Film Finance (Brotherhood), in association with Amp Film.
Aschlin Ditta wrote the screenplay.
Exec producers include Paul Webster (Atonement) and Guy Heeley (Locke) of Shoebox Films and Al Morrow (Sour Grapes) and Jonny Persey (Little Ashes) of Met Film. Umedia are also on board as co-producers and financiers
The picture depicts (from left) Thomas Turgoose (This is England), Jim Carter (Downton Abbey), Daniel Mays (Rogue One), Adeel Akhtar (The Night Manager), Rob Brydon (The Trip) and Rupert Graves (Sherlock).
Also starring are Charlotte Riley (Edge Of Tomorrow) and Jane Horrocks (Little Voice).
HanWay handles sales on the movie, currently in production, about a man (Brydon) who finds new meaning in his life...
Screen can reveal the first look at Dad’s Army director Oliver Parker’s comedy Swimming With Men, produced by Stewart le Maréchal and Anna Mohr-Pietsch (The Infidel) of Met Film and Maggie Monteith of Dignity Film Finance (Brotherhood), in association with Amp Film.
Aschlin Ditta wrote the screenplay.
Exec producers include Paul Webster (Atonement) and Guy Heeley (Locke) of Shoebox Films and Al Morrow (Sour Grapes) and Jonny Persey (Little Ashes) of Met Film. Umedia are also on board as co-producers and financiers
The picture depicts (from left) Thomas Turgoose (This is England), Jim Carter (Downton Abbey), Daniel Mays (Rogue One), Adeel Akhtar (The Night Manager), Rob Brydon (The Trip) and Rupert Graves (Sherlock).
Also starring are Charlotte Riley (Edge Of Tomorrow) and Jane Horrocks (Little Voice).
HanWay handles sales on the movie, currently in production, about a man (Brydon) who finds new meaning in his life...
- 5/17/2017
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Film is inspired by male synchronised swimming doc Men Who Swim; Icon takes UK rights.
HanWay Films has acquired world sales rights for Swimming With Men, which stars Rob Brydon as a man who joins a synchronised swimming team in a bid to win back his estranged wife.
The comedy is based on a screenplay by Aschlin Ditta inspired by the acclaimed documentary Men Who Swim. Oliver Parker (Johnny English Reborn) is directing.
Icon Film Distribution has already snapped up UK and Ireland distribution rights.
“Oliver Parker’s ability to combine laughs and touching performances seamlessly with incredibly funny physical comedy, should mean anyone who enjoyed Johnny English Reborn will love Swimming With Men,” said HanWay managing director Gabrielle Stewart referring to the director’s 2011 picture.
The production is due to start shooting in London in Spring 2017.
Stewart le Maréchal and Anna Mohr-Pietsch of Met Film are lead producing alongside Maggie Monteith of Dignity Film Finance.
“Oliver...
HanWay Films has acquired world sales rights for Swimming With Men, which stars Rob Brydon as a man who joins a synchronised swimming team in a bid to win back his estranged wife.
The comedy is based on a screenplay by Aschlin Ditta inspired by the acclaimed documentary Men Who Swim. Oliver Parker (Johnny English Reborn) is directing.
Icon Film Distribution has already snapped up UK and Ireland distribution rights.
“Oliver Parker’s ability to combine laughs and touching performances seamlessly with incredibly funny physical comedy, should mean anyone who enjoyed Johnny English Reborn will love Swimming With Men,” said HanWay managing director Gabrielle Stewart referring to the director’s 2011 picture.
The production is due to start shooting in London in Spring 2017.
Stewart le Maréchal and Anna Mohr-Pietsch of Met Film are lead producing alongside Maggie Monteith of Dignity Film Finance.
“Oliver...
- 11/3/2016
- ScreenDaily
Rob Brydon has boarded new comedy Swimming With Men, which HanWay Films will be shopping to buyers at the American Film Market this week. The film, based on the acclaimed documentary Men Who Swim, is directed by Johnny English Reborn helmer Oliver Parker from a screenplay by Aschlin Ditta. Story sees Brydon's character, Eric, search for a way to win back wife Heather by diving into a world of male synchronized swimming. Icon Film Distribution will be handling UK and Irish…...
- 11/3/2016
- Deadline
Unrepped writer Richard Galazka’s romantic comedy Matinee Idol and Malachi Smyth’s Gateway 6 topped the annual Brit List of best unproduced screenplays. Both projects received nine votes. The list is compiled by UK producers, agents, distributors and sales companies, who aren’t allowed to vote for their own projects. Other qualifying criteria include receiving a minimum of three votes and not having featured on previous Brit Lists.
Previous films to appear on the Brit List include The King’s Speech, Welcome To The Punch, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and most recently The Riot Club.
Matinee Idol is being produced by Rooks Nest Entertainment. Sentinel Entertainment is behind Gateway 6, a futuristic sci-fi project. 42, one of the UK’s most dynamic production and management companies, had two projects on the shortlist: Jay Basu’s The Pier and Outside The Wire, from screenwriting duo Rowan Athale and Rob Yescombe
There were 140 entries,...
Previous films to appear on the Brit List include The King’s Speech, Welcome To The Punch, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and most recently The Riot Club.
Matinee Idol is being produced by Rooks Nest Entertainment. Sentinel Entertainment is behind Gateway 6, a futuristic sci-fi project. 42, one of the UK’s most dynamic production and management companies, had two projects on the shortlist: Jay Basu’s The Pier and Outside The Wire, from screenwriting duo Rowan Athale and Rob Yescombe
There were 140 entries,...
- 11/20/2014
- by Ali Jaafar
- Deadline
Rom-com and sci-fi top industry selection of hot unproduced screenplays.Scroll down for full list
Romantic comedy Matinee Idol by writer Richard Galazka and sci-fi Gateway 6 by Malachi Smyth lead this year’s Brit List, the industry selection of hot unproduced screenplays.
Both scripts recorded nine industry votes to top the list.
Rooks Nest Entertainment are producing Matinee Idol, about a cinephile who tries to win a girl’s heart by pretending to be someone he’s not, only to learn that it takes more than grand gestures to turn fantasy into reality.
Sentinel Entertainment are behind futuristic sci-fi Gateway 6, in which on a war-ravaged Earth, four soldiers man the last bastion – an outpost in a sea-covered continent.
Jay Basu’s The Pier, produced by 42, and Krysty Wilson-Cairns’ Aether, from FilmNation, followed with eight votes.
The list is compiled by a combination of UK producers, agents, distributors and sales companies.
There were 140 entries...
Romantic comedy Matinee Idol by writer Richard Galazka and sci-fi Gateway 6 by Malachi Smyth lead this year’s Brit List, the industry selection of hot unproduced screenplays.
Both scripts recorded nine industry votes to top the list.
Rooks Nest Entertainment are producing Matinee Idol, about a cinephile who tries to win a girl’s heart by pretending to be someone he’s not, only to learn that it takes more than grand gestures to turn fantasy into reality.
Sentinel Entertainment are behind futuristic sci-fi Gateway 6, in which on a war-ravaged Earth, four soldiers man the last bastion – an outpost in a sea-covered continent.
Jay Basu’s The Pier, produced by 42, and Krysty Wilson-Cairns’ Aether, from FilmNation, followed with eight votes.
The list is compiled by a combination of UK producers, agents, distributors and sales companies.
There were 140 entries...
- 11/20/2014
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Sky Atlantic HD‘s six-episode comedy series from writer/director Robert B. Weide (Curb Your Enthusiasm), has added five cast members to join Nick Frost who’s playing the titular Mr. Sloane. Olivia Colman (Broadchurch, Hyde Park On Hudson), Ophelia Lovibond (Mr. Popper’s Penguins), Peter Serafinowicz (The Muppets… Again!) and Lawry Lewin (Horrible Histories) have boarded the bittersweet 1960s-set romantic comedy that centers on Frost’s buttoned-down man in crisis. Shooting is underway in London for a 2014 airdate. Sky Atlantic has been pushing deeper into original series, recently partnersing with Starz on drama Fortitude, with Canal Plus on The Tunnel and with BBC America on biopic Fleming. This is Weide’s first UK series. He’ll write and direct all six episodes of Mr. Sloane with Aschlin Ditta (The Catherine Tate Show) and Oliver Lansley (Whites) as co-writers on two episodes. Mr. Sloane is a co-production between Weide’s...
- 4/12/2013
- by NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor
- Deadline TV
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