Film and TV Briefing: Friday 21 February 2025
Welcome to this week’s round-up of news, commentary and industry announcements that you may have missed from the past week.
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In the news
The full list of winners at the BAFTAs 2025 (BAFTA)
Broccoli family to hand over creative control of Bond franchise to Amazon MGM (BBC)
IMAX CEO suggests there will not be another deal with Netflix following ‘Narnia’ (Deadline)
Daniel Craig pulls out of DC Studios movie ‘Sgt. Rock’ (The Hollywood Reporter)
‘The Traitors’ producers unveil new reality show ‘The Inheritance’ (Royal Television Society)
John Malkovich says he turned down "gruelling" Marvel franchise for years due to pay (IndieWire)
Kevin Spacey denies allegations that he "targeted" Guy Pearce while filming ‘LA Confidential’ (BBC)
BBC drama ‘Vigil’ to return for third series (Broadcast)
‘Peaky Blinders’ world will carry on beyond Netflix film, says creator (Variety)
Warner Bros. Discovery streaming service Max launches in South-East Asia (The Hollywood Reporter)
Audience for ‘The White Lotus’ series three opener up 57% on second season (Variety)
Channel 4 commissions new Russell T Davies series ‘Tip Toe’ (Royal Television Society)
Features and commentary
Scarlett Johansson is right to call out the dangers of a lack of regulation around AI (Deadline)
How the global TV industry responded to the LA wildfires (Deadline)
‘Bergerac’ is back: here is everything you need to know about the reboot (Royal Television Society)
The unstoppable rise of the comedian turned game show host (The Guardian)
Sixteen films to check out at Slamdance 2025 (IndieWire)
Industry announcements
BBC Studios to launch BBC Player in Spain under partnership with Movistar Plus+ (Broadcast)
BBC Radiophonic Workshop behind ‘Doctor Who’ theme opens up its archive (The Hollywood Reporter)
BFI announces programme for 39th BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival (BFI)
Resources
WGGB urges creators to respond to UK government consultation on copyright and AI (WGGB)
Legal updates
Ex-director claims next James Bond film could be three years away amid legal issues (The Daily Mirror)
Justin Baldoni made two other women feel "uncomfortable" on set, claims Blake Lively (Variety)
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