Writer-creator Joe Barton is probably best known for his work on series such as “Girl/Haji” and “The Lazarus Project,” but those in the know, know he’s almost as famous for all the things he hasn’t made but has been tapped to create. One of the hottest screenwriters in the U.K. at the moment, Barton was once tapped to be the showrunner of the Matt Reeves’ “Gotham PD” Batman spin-off series that never came to pass, and he was one of the writers invited to pitch on the fourth season of “True Detective.” He’s written scripts for Michael Bay, has an “Amadeus” TV series in the works, and is also the writer of an untitled “Cloverfield” sequel that Babak Anvari is supposed to direct.

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Keira Knightley is moving into the realm of TV with her Netflix series “Black Doves.” And a couple of months ahead of the series debut, we now have our first look.

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“Black Doves” is an action-filled story about friendship and sacrifice. The series tells the story of a dedicated wife and mother who also happens to be a professional spy.

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Netflix is doing its annual blitz, a big dog and pony show for the press that’s revealing its entire TV slate for 2024. Many heavy hitters are returning for 2024, including a confirmed “Squid Game,” season two, “Cobra Kai” season six, “Emily in Paris” season four, “The Night Agent” season two, “Outer Banks” season four, “Heartstopper” season three,  a second season of “That 90’s Show,” “The Diplomat” season two, “Girls5Eva” season three, and the fourth and final season of “The Umbrella Academy.”

Noticeable absent, “Stranger Things” season five and “Wednesday” season two from Tim Burton, so we may officially be waiting until 2025.

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Add another intriguing upcoming Keira Knightley alongside Jay Barton‘s “Black Doves.” Deadline reports that the actress will star in the dystopian sci-fi thriller “Conception,” which takes place in a world where the British government has taken control over parenting. The film marks a reunion between Knightley and director Camille Griffin after working on 2021’s “Silent Night” together.

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Will “Black Doves” be Netflix‘s answer to James Bond and John Le Carré? Variety reports that Ben Whishaw and Sarah Lancashire join Keira Knightley on the cast of the streamer’s upcoming spy series, which sounds like perfect fare for those who love shaken martinis and suave espionage in equal measure.

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Set in Christmastime London, the spy thriller follows Knightley’s Helen Webb, a politician’s wife and professional spy who’s spent years passing on her husband’s secrets to the shadowy organization she works for.

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From the opening moments of “Boston Strangler,” writer and director Matt Ruskin makes it clear he’s thought through exactly how he wants to depict the true crime at the heart of the film. The camera refracts a killing off the surface of a television, sparing the gruesome sight of strangulation as the titular troublemaker strikes once again. It’s staged to avoid sensationalism or additional salaciousness at the expense of the victims — or the benefit of would-be copycats.

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Nowadays, people are obsessed with the idea of serial killers. It’s almost disturbing how much true-crime media is consumed by folks, as they desperately try to learn more and more about history’s worst criminals. But decades ago, the idea of a serial killer was not even considered, which led one woman into the darkness as seen in “Boston Strangler.”

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As the title implies, “Boston Strangler” tells the story of the infamous crime spree and the mysterious killer responsible.

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While Warner Bros. Discovery seems to have abandoned their plan to make movies directly for HBO Max, at least in the superhero genre, 20th Century Studios apparently has no such similar worries with doing the same for Hulu. Their next direct-to-streaming film is “Boston Strangler,” a true-crime thriller from writer-director Matt Ruskin about the trailblazing reporters who broke the story of the notorious Boston Strangler murders of the 1960s.

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How do you convey a life story? For most, the answer would be an autobiography or biopic. Charlotte Salomon chose a different path by using painting to portray the love, loss, and pain surrounding her. Directors Eric Warin and Tahir Rana’s animated film, “Charlotte,” rely on a cast of respected performers to bring this complex tale to life. Keira Knightley voices the central character, with Jim Broadbent, Brenda Blethyn, Sam Claflin, Eddie Marsan, Helen McCrory, Sophie Okonedo, and Mark Strong rounding out the cast. 

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What would you do if you knew the world was about to end? That’s a loaded question, to be sure, with an interminable global pandemic that won’t end and a climate crisis that already started decades ago. Whether the doomsday clock has yet to tick or has already tolled remains up for debate, but the proximity of apocalypse looms large in lots of recent films and TV. In her feature film debut, “Silent Night,” writer/director Camille Griffin envisions what a group of British friends would do in the wake of imminent doom.

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From narrative films (“Zodiac”), Tv series (“Mindhunter”) to doc series (see everything Netflix is consumed with and their Ted Bundy doc), serial killers tend to be compelling subject matter for crime thrillers. And thus, yet another new film gestating at 20th Century Studios will spotlight the notorious true-life Boston serial killer with Matt Ruskin (“Crown Heights”) writing and directing “Boston Strangler” starring Oscar-nominee Kiera Knightley, according to Deadline.

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TORONTO – “Silent Night,” which debuted at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival last week, starts off like a familiar holiday comedy. Multiple friends, along with their significant others and kids, reuniting for the Christmas holiday at a beautiful home in the English countryside. There is gossiping about one friend or another and you begin to wonder what trifle of a conflict this comfort food of a film will bring about. Except, it becomes quite clear this isn’t your typical Working Title Films knock off.

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Writer-director Camille Griffin’s debut feature film “Silent Night” effectively blends two seemingly disparate genres — holiday films and impending apocalyptic cinema. Both high-pressure situations that get you thinking about what really matters, Griffin’s film navigates difficult family and friend dynamics with mordant humor as they face the end of the world together on Christmas Eve. While the film works best when it’s satirizing ensemble holiday films a la “Love Actually,” it’s not afraid to go bleak as impending doom creeps ever closer.

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Though she’s only 35-years-old, Keira Knightley has been steadily acting in films and TV series since the mid-‘90s. Over the course of her decades-long career, she’s learned quite a bit about what she’s not willing to do anymore. And at this point in her career, it would seem as if nudity is probably off the table, unless it’s a very specific circumstance.

Speaking on the Chanel Connects podcast (via THR), Knightley talked about not wanting to do nudity in future projects.

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It looks like Keira Knightley is sticking to TV series for a little bit. After the actress was already confirmed for a new Hulu miniseries from the creator of “The L Word,” it appears that Knightley has found yet another show she would like to star in, this time for Apple TV+.

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According to Deadline, Knightley is set to star in “The Essex Serpent,” based on the novel by Sarah Perry.

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Keira Knightley is making her way back to TV screens, and she’s teaming up with the woman behind “The L Word” to make it happen.

According to Deadline, Knightley is set to star in the upcoming series “The Other Typist,” which will be written, produced, and showrun by Ilene Chaiken. The series is based on the novel of the same name by Suzanne Rindell.

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Over the last few years, the world has seen beauty pageants come under more and more scrutiny, with society realizing that perhaps having scantily clad women trot out on stage to be judged by people is not the best idea in the world. Well, in the new film “Misbehaviour,” we see that back in 1970, social issues played a big role in the Miss World competition, but society was just in a very different place to recognize it.

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No matter your political affiliation, it’s generally understood that the invasion of Iraq in the early-2000s was a complete mess. Many folks know the headline-grabbing stories about President Bush and the weapons of mass destruction. However, you may not know the true story about the behind-the-scenes scheming that went along with it, and how one woman risked it all to reveal the facts. The new film “Official Secrets” hopes to rectify that.

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Would you be able to be viewed as a traitor by your government if it meant that citizens knew the truth? That’s the basis of the upcoming political thriller “Official Secrets.” Based on the incredible true story of Katharine Gun, director Gavin Hood’s newest film takes a look at the truth behind the war in Iraq.

As seen in the trailer, “Official Secrets” tells the story of Gun, an intelligence specialist that discovers that the British government may be lying to its citizens to allow them to join the US in the war in Iraq in the early 2000s.

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Hitting the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year in January, Keira Knightley starred in the political thriller “Official Secrets.” The film is based on the book “The Spy Who Tried to Stop a War,” which was in turn based on the real-life events of Katharine Gun, a member of the British Intelligence Agency.

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The story takes us back to 2003 when Bush was president, and the Iraq war was looming and seemed inevitable.

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Keira Knightley is a movie star in all the ways many of Old Hollywood’s greatest starlets were, even going so far as to carve out a genre niche for herself in much the same fashion as so many classic, radiant performers did. Joan Crawford eventually became synonymous with the rags to riches story, and audiences grew accustomed to seeing Lauren Bacall confidently bat words with Humphrey Bogart in shadowy pictures set in a hard man’s smoky world.

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Like a relationship that suffers far past its expiration date, the “Cities of Love” anthology series is overdue for a serious breakup. “Paris, Je T’aime” had that exhilarating air of new romance, but things quickly became familiar and comfortable – but sadly, not better – with “New York, I Love You.” Times got tough with “Rio, Eu Te Amo.” But now, with “Berlin, I Love You,” it’s hard to remember what you even fell for in the beginning.

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First, they attacked Paris. Then they destroyed New York. And in February, a random assortment of actors and filmmakers have their sights set on Berlin. The producers of the films “Paris, je t’aime” and “New York, I Love You” are returning with their latest anthology rom-com, “Berlin, I Love You.”

And in the first trailer for ‘Berlin,’ it’s exactly what you think a film like this would be.

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This year has been a bit of a mixed bag for actress Keira Knightley. Earlier in the year, the actress was wowing audiences in the film “Colette,” with some wondering if some awards love was in her future. However, her most recent film, “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms” serves as a rare Disney misfire, leaving a bad taste in film fans’ mouths.

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Keira Knightley is probably best known around these parts for her Academy Award-nominated roles in “Pride & Prejudice” and “The Imitation Game.” However, she’s also been in quite a few major Disney films, including the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ franchise and the upcoming “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms,” in which she’ll portray the Sugar Plum Fairy.

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