Category: Movie Projects

Deadline and some local Yorkshire sites have announced details of The Duke – a new movie starring Helen Mirren and Jim Broadbent.  Deadline’s details follow:-

As we revealed back in October, the heavyweight Brit acting duo are leading the cast of the film based on the true story of 60-year-old taxi driver Kempton Bunton who, in 1961, stole a Goya painting from the National Gallery in London.

Bunton sent a ransom note saying he would only return the picture on condition that the UK government agreed to provide free TV for the elderly. However, it turned out he was spinning a web of lies, with the full story not emerging for another 50 years. The incident was the first, and still only, theft in the National Gallery’s history.

Fionn Whitehead and Matthew Goode are also in the cast. The script was written by Richard Bean (One Man, Two Guvnors) and Clive Coleman and the film is produced by Nicky Bentham (Moon) of Neon Films. Backing came from Ingenious Media and Screen Yorkshire.

Pathé will distribute the film in the UK, France and Switzerland and is handling sales for the rest of the world.

No up to date information about Matthew’s role is on IMDB or his agent’s site yet but hopefully we can bring that to you soon.

Thanks to Ellie Mae for the heads up!

Four Kids and It is due for release around Easter this year (2020)

Matthew’s character ‘Tristan’ is being kept in the shadows at the moment so we think he will be a baddie!  His is the Scottish voice at the beginning of the trailer.

Sadly the release of this movie has been delayed until 17th September 2020 due to Disney’s rescheduling.  Link to an explanatory article is here – https://comicbook.com/movies/2019/11/16/the-kings-man-release-date-pushed-back-delayed-september-2020/?fbclid=IwAR3KaXoNCq2fA2y18fEfosc-Sy9bFpoWU7OXV2STBoANxsMK6qD4SEV_Lgc

Screenshots from ‘B’ Roll footage showing Matthew and Michelle Dockery preparing for the ball scene.  All credit to Carnival pictures –