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Emily Bader plays Lady Jane Gray in My Lady Jane for Amazon Prime Video, here’s the trailer for the new show.

Historical swashbucklers with female leading roles are becoming a regular feature, what with the success of Netflix’s Damsel and the Enola Holmes series, as well as Sally Wainwright’s wonderful Renegade Nell on Disney+.

The latest to hit the market is My Lady Jane, which comes to Amazon’s Prime Video service next month.

The synopsis reads as follows:

Gird your loins for the tragic tale of Lady Jane Grey, the young Tudor noblewoman who was Queen of England for nine days and then beheaded in 1553… F*ck that. We’re retelling history the way it should have happened: the damsel in distress saves herself. This is an epic tale of true love and high adventure set in an alt-universe of action, history, fantasy, comedy, romance, and rompy-pompy.

The UK executive was previously director and CEO of the London Film School (Lfs).

Neil Peplow, the former director of international and industry affairs at the British Film Institute (BFI), has joined Neom Media Industries to spearhead talent development at the Saudi media hub.

As industry learning executive director, Peplow will lead efforts to train local talent at Neom and develop the Industry Vocational learning campus being established at the fast-growing production hub. The UK executive was previously director and CEO of the London Film School, which he joined in January this year.

The role is effective immediately and Peplow has relocated to Neom,...

Neil Peplow joins from the Australian Film Television and Radio School.

The British Film Institute (BFI) has hired Neil Peplow, the CEO of the Australian Film Television and Radio School (Aftrs), as director of international affairs.

Peplow will join in the summer from the Aftrs, where he has been since 2011. Prior to then, he held roles as COO of the Met Film School, and director of film for Creative Skillset.

The role is an expansion of the one vacated by Isabel Davis last year. She was head of international since 2011 before leaving to head up Creative Scotland’s Screen Unit.

Exclusive: 45 Years, Spooks: The Greater Good executive Richard Holmes made redundant amid company cuts.

Creative England’s senior film executive for production Richard Holmes has been made redundant amid staff cuts aimed at reducing overhead.

Holmes, who joined Creative England in 2013, was instrumental in Creative England film investments including Andrew Haigh’s acclaimed second feature 45 Years and Kit Harrington thriller Spooks: The Greater Good.

He was an executive producer for Creative England on titles including Notes On Blindness, The Ecstasy Of Wilko Johnson, Keeping Rosy, Burn Burn Burn and upcoming films The Girl With All The Gifts by Colm McCarthy and Rachel Tunnard’s Tribeca-bound Adult Life Skills.

Creative England declined to comment on the decision.

Holmes’ credits as an independent producer prior to his stint at Creative England include James Watkins’ Eden Lake, war drama Resistance, Waking Ned Devine and Shooting Fish.

Earlier this month Creative England CEO Caroline Norbury told Screen that the company would need...

Exclusive: Actress Geetanjali Kulkarni, who was last seen in the multiple award-winning drama Court, has joined Mukti Krishan’s feature debut Sandhya, one of the 19 projects chosen for the Film Bazaar’s Co-Production Market this year.

Kulkarni, an award-winning theatre actress, plays the titular role of Sandhya, a plain-looking, 36-year-old zoo attendant desperately searching for a spouse. Through driving lessons, she meets and falls for a theatre owner who works with B-films, but their promising relationship is cut short by a series of misunderstanding.

Playing opposite Kulkarni is multiple award-winning actor Sachin Khedekar, who is best known for his role in Shyam Benegal’s National Award-winning film Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero and in TV series Sailaab.

“Sandhya is touching without being sentimental, moving without being manipulative,” says Krishan of her story dedicated to the lives, fears and aspirations of the working class as she feels Indian cinema has very few accurate portrayals of them...

It’s almost July and that means Netflix is about to give their content a refresh. Some of the notable titles leaving include: Super Troopers, Descent, and The Muppets take Manhattan. So if you haven’t seen some of these titles, plan your nights accordingly. We of course can look forward more than a few new titles including the premiere of Bojack Horseman’s second season (voiced by Will Arnett) and one of my favorite movies Alive, pictured above.

We also get the return of Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp; the eight-episode series is a prequel to Wain’s 2001 film Wet Hot American Summer. The series will launch July 31.

Available July 1

Alive (1993)

An Honest Liar (2014)

Bad Hair Day (2015)

Bionicle: The Legend Reborn (2009)

Bulworth (1998)

Dave Attell: Road Work (2014)

Death in Paradise: Season Three (2014)

Grandma’s Boy (2006)

Hostage (2005)

Invizimals: The Alliance Files (2014)

La Reina del Sur (2011)

Octonauts:...

Read More: 9 Indie Tearjerkers Now Streaming on Netflix With summer heating up and humidity on the rise, Netflix is offering a handful of new titles to keep indoor streaming as relaxed and enjoyable as ever. This July, new titles featuring A-list stars like Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper and Angelina Jolie are making their way onto the streaming platform, as are some new cult classics and genre favorites. Check out all of the July additions to Netflix below, plus Indiewire's picks on what to stream. Available 7/1 "Alive" (1993) "Bulworth" (1998) "Grandma's Boy" (2006) "Hostage" (2005) "Piglet's Big Movie" (2003) "Saw V" (2008) "Set Fire to the Stars" (2014) "Shooting Fish" (1997) "The Secret of Roan Inish" (1994) "Underworld: Evolution" (2006) Available 7/4 "Faults" (2014) Available 7/9 "Serena" (2015) Available 7/14 "Goodbye to All That"...

If you want to see the new horror film, "Creep," about a videographer who answers an ad on Craigslist and soon finds the assignment is not what it seems, it's available only on Netflix. Writer-director Mark Duplass stars in the film, which is available to stream on July 14.

Also new on Netflix in July: The latest Chris Tucker comedy special, the critically panned Jennifer Lawrence period film "Serena," Spike Lee's "Da Sweet Blood of Jesus," and the thriller "The Guest" (starring "Downton Abbey's" Dan Stevens).

You can also catch up with the final seasons of "Glee" and "White Collar."

Below is a full rundown of what's new on Netflix in July 2015, provided by Netflix. As always, all titles and dates are subject to change. We've also got you covered in terms of what's leaving Netflix in July 2015.

Available July 1

"Alive" (1993)

"An Honest Liar" (2014)

"Bad Hair Day" (2015)

"Bionicle: The Legend Reborn...

Exclusive: UK sales outfit headed by former Intandem execs.

Former Intandem and Manfest execs Andrew Brown and Billy Hurman have formed new UK sales entity 4SquareFilms.

The company is allied with Bart Ruspoli and Freddie Hutton-Mills’ UK production companies Next Level Films and Atomic Level Films under the umbrella of Merlin Pictures Group, headed by Martin Irusta.

Among the new company’s first titles are completed drama Electricity, starring Agyness Deyn, horror The Gathering, and sci-fi Genesis.

Veterans Brown and Herman have worked on films including Shooting Fish with Kate Beckinsale, Heartbreakers with Sigourney Weaver and Gene Hackman; And When Did You Last See Your Father with Colin Firth.​...

ITV has unveiled new pictures from the forthcoming Downton Abbey Christmas special.

The two-hour episode will rejoin the Crawley household in the early autumn of 1924 as they visit Rose's father-in-law Lord Sinderby at Brancaster Castle for grouse shooting season.

Alun Armstrong (New Tricks, Braveheart) and BAFTA nominee Jane Lapotaire (Blind Justice, Shooting Fish) will join the regular cast.

Hugh Bonneville - who plays Lord Grantham - has confirmed that this year's special will have a winter theme, with festive events taking place.

In an appearance on The Graham Norton Show, Bonneville also described the plot of the special as "very heart-warming".

Meanwhile, George Clooney will feature in a comedy skit of the ITV period drama for the channel's Text Santa telethon event on December.

A preview of Clooney's special appearance was released last week.

Downton Abbey's Christmas special will air on Christmas Day at 9pm on ITV.

ITV has announced details of this year's Downton Abbey Christmas Day episode.

The two-hour episode will rejoin the Crawley household in the early autumn of 1924 and sees Alun Armstrong (New Tricks, Braveheart) and BAFTA nominee Jane Lapotaire (Blind Justice, Shooting Fish) join the cast.

Armstrong will play Stowell, the butler of Lady Rose's husband Atticus Aldridge and his family, while Lapotaire stars as the much-discussed Princess Irina, the lost wife of Prince Kuragin (played by Rade Sherbedgia).

The episode sees Rose's father-in-law Lord Sinderby rent out Brancaster Castle for grouse shooting season, inviting the Crawley family for a shooting party. It soon becomes apparent that butler Stowell has a serious axe to grind, while a scandalous secret threatens to ruin the holiday for everybody.

Back at Downton, where the servants are holding the fort, Bates is forced to take drastic measures in order to save his beloved wife Anna from...

BAFTA nominee Robbie McCallum makes feature debut on drama Atlantic Heart.

British drama Atlantic Heart has wrapped production after a 16-week shoot on the island of Sao Vicente, Cape Verde.

Robbie McCallum, BAFTA nominated for his 2003 short Rank, makes his feature directorial debut. McCallum is also the author of 2010 novel I’ll Be Your Dog.

The story is about an older sister trying to protect her naive younger brother from the dark side of island life. The film is set against the backgroup of the island’s famed Mardi Gras carnival.

A Brighton Brothers production, Atlantic Heart is produced by veteran film publicist Sarah Wilby and producer/production designer Sue Ferguson (Shooting Fish).

The cast includes Elton Medina, Aurizania Monteiro, Julio Brito, Christian Neves and Jose ‘Bana’ Delgado.

The film is now being edited by John MacDonald at Brighton’s Metway Studios.

Alex's series looking back at the film careers of actors who've played the Doctor finishes with Matt Smith and Peter Capaldi...

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Read the previous part in this series: the film careers of Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant, here.

By 2009, the new version of Doctor Who had become not only an integral part of Saturday night television and a huge Christmas ratings winner but also an international success all over again. David Tennant, who had played the Time Lord since 2005 and was, arguably, more popular than any Doctor since the mighty Tom Baker hung up his scarf in 1981, had announced his resignation from the part he loved in October 2008. Many wondered how the incoming showrunner, Steven Moffat, would follow Tennant and what kind of show would emerge.

Tennant spent much of 2009 on stage in Hamlet and was only able to devote small amounts of time to Doctor Who. Occasional specials...

London – U.K. regional funding giant Creative England is to go live Monday Oct. 14 with its two production funds to boost filmmakers and has hired veteran U.K. producer Richard Holmes to head up its both production cashpools. Holmes, whose resume as a producer boasts Jadoo, Eden Lake, Shooting Fish and Waking Ned will be sitting on the other side of the negotiating table holding the purse strings. Holmes is charged with looking after both the Creative England Production Fund, the all-England cashpool focused on regional filmmakers and/or stories and the West Midlands production fund (Wmpf) for

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55-year-old Scottish actor Peter Capaldi has scored the highly talked about role of the twelfth incarnation of The Doctor in BBC's long-running "Doctor Who". Capaldi replaces Matt Smith whose version is set to regenerate during this year's Christmas special.

A life long Who fan, Capaldi has previously been a part of the Who-universe. He had a guest starring role as an ancient Roman merchant named Caecilius in the 2008 episode "Fires of Pompeii," and had a major role as an ultimately tragic Government man named John Frobisher in the mini-series "Torchwood: Children of Earth".

With over three decades of experience, the role of The Doctor is quite different to what has been Capaldi's most defining role to this date - the frequently swearing Government spin doctor Malcolm Tucker in the acidic satire "The Thick of It" and its 2009 feature "In the Loop".

The actor has logged in credits in practically a...

Strangulations, ground-down corpses and bodies concealed inside tanning beds... surely we're talking about Tarantino or perhaps even one of the Coens' grittier films? Jackpot follows on from the phenomenal surprise success of last year's Headhunters, using another Jo Nesbo novel as source material for this darkly comic crime story. Having sold over nine million books, Norway's leading crime writer doesn't disappoint, again helping to sustain Scandinavia's current reputation as producers of high quality crime fiction.

Opening with a police interview set-up, Oscar Svendson (Kyrre Hellum) is quickly established as the film's protagonist. Combining filmed footage through the camera and 'live' action, Director and co-writer, Magnus Martens, uses Oscar's vulnerable situation to quickly make him a sympathetic lead. Having woken up weighed down by a corpse and surrounded by seven others in a Swedish strip joint, covered in blood and carrying a shotgun, Oscar has a lot of explaining to do...

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hollywoodnews.com: Anthony Mackie and Kate Beckinsale will announce the nominees for the 2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards on Tuesday, Nov. 29 at 8 a.m. at The London West Hollywood Hotel, it was revealed today by Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards and the Los Angeles Film Festival.

As previously announced, the 27th annual Film Independent Spirit Awards will be held at the beach in Santa Monica on Saturday, Feb. 25.

The premiere broadcast of the ceremony will air later that evening at 10 p.m. Et/Pt on IFC.

Bios on each actor, from a release:

Anthony Mackie was classically trained at the Julliard School of Drama and was discovered playing Tupac Shakur in the off-Broadway play “Up Against the Wind.” He made his film debut in Curtis Hanson’s 8 Mile and proceeded to garner roles in Spike Lee’s Sucker Free City and She Hate Me,...

The Australian Film Television and Radio School (Aftrs) today announced new additions to the 2012 film and TV curriculum including two new masters programs.

Initiated by Neil Peplow, Director of Screen Content, the new courses will focus on building skills to create recognised career paths and springboards to the industry.

Brought over by Aftrs from the UK in May, Peplow – whose credits include co-producing Shooting Fish and Waking Ned executive producing Bright Young Things – had previously completed an audit of UK screen education courses with three of seven meeting the certified criteria.

With Aftrs, Peplow recognised graduates were eager to jump straight into their selected field. However, the new courses would, Peplow said speaking with Encore, build skills through workshops within specialised areas, teaching a realist approach, from the foundation diploma – for students with a passion for film but unsure where they belong – through to the masters courses.

Peplow’s aim...

Hollywood star Charlize Theron has ended her nine-year relationship with Irish actor Stuart Townsend, according to a British report. The South African beauty has been dating the "Shooting Fish" star since they met on the set of 2002 movie "Trapped".

But U.K. newspaper the Mail on Sunday claims the couple has now parted ways, with Townsend allegedly moving out of their shared home in the Hollywood Hills. The report follows a stream of rumors about their relationship after Theron was recently spotted out in public without the beloved antique ring she wears to show her commitment to Townsend.

A source tells the publication, "They had become more like brother and sister than lovers. It was she who ended it. Charlize has remained in their main home in the Hollywood Hills while Stuart has moved all his stuff into their Malibu beach home that they own together. They are sorting out...

Hollywood star Charlize Theron has ended her nine-year relationship with Irish actor Stuart Townsend, according to a British report.

The South African beauty has been dating the Shooting Fish star since they met on the set of 2002 movie Trapped.

But U.K. newspaper the Mail on Sunday claims the couple has now parted ways, with Townsend allegedly moving out of their shared home in the Hollywood Hills.

The report follows a stream of rumours about their relationship after Theron was recently spotted out in public without the beloved antique ring she wears to show her commitment to Townsend.

A source tells the publication, "They had become more like brother and sister than lovers. It was she who ended it. Charlize has remained in their main home in the Hollywood Hills while Stuart has moved all his stuff into their Malibu beach home that they own together. They are sorting out their financial affairs at the moment, as they have been together for so long that many of their financial affairs are intertwined.

"She truly loved Stuart but the relationship ran its course. He is heartbroken but she is insisting it is all over."

In a recent interview Townsend admitted he considered the Oscar-winner his wife, even though they never legally married. He said, "We consider ourselves husband and wife. We love each other and want to spend the rest of our lives together."...

Seth Green is joining the cast of the romantic comedy The Best Man for London-based the Film Consortium. Neil Peplow is producing. Stefan Schwartz, whose credits include Shooting Fish and The Abduction Club, is directing from a script that he co-wrote with Ed Roe (Smack the Pony). Green will play the fiercely loyal but slightly devious and porn-addicted semiloser Murray, who is trying to help his best friend win the girl of his dreams. Green's projects include a television series for Cartoon Network's Adult Swim lineup, and he is in production on Fox's Family Guy, which returns with original episodes next year. His film credits include Without a Paddle, The Italian Job, Party Monster, the Austin Powers movies and Rat Race. His TV work includes Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Green's deal was handled by UTA, Trice Koopman of Koopman Management and attorney David Weber of Offer, Weber and Dern.