Surreal ‘Yesterday’ trailer imagines a bizarre world without The Beatles

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“Yesterday, everyone knew The Beatles. Today, only Jack remembers their songs. He’s about to become a very big deal.” 

Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle and Love Actually writer Richard Curtis are teaming up to deliver Yesterday, a romantic comedy starring Himesh Patel and Lily James in a world where The Beatles never existed. The project’s first trailer? As bananas as it sounds.

When struggling singer-songwriter Jack (Patel) awakes after a freak biking accident, he discovers he is the only person on Earth who remembers The Beatles (and their massive archive of recognizable hits).

Using their music, Jack then rockets towards fame, hangs with a self-parodying Ed Sheeran, and grapples with his magical bout of plagiarism. Read more…

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‘The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society’ is the perfect appetizer to the ‘Downton Abbey’ movie

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Right this very instant, somewhere out there the Downton Abbey movie is being made. Perhaps the Crawley family is having a hushed conversation as cameras circle in. Or maybe the cast and crew are on a dainty craft services break!

Regardless, the Downton Abbey movie is happening. And we have no release date.

Lucky for those of us with 20th century England fantasies that need tending, Netflix’s new film The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society is a two-hour episode of Downton Abbey—figuratively speaking—based on Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows’ book of the same nameRead more…

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The ‘Downton Abbey’ movie is officially happening and filming starts in just a few weeks

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Since Downton Abbey stopped airing each Sunday in 2015, many fans have been left asking themselves, “What is a weekend?” 

Lucky for us Crawley fanatics, the British historical drama is finally returning—this time as a feature film. 

Focus Features chairman Peter Kujawski announced today that Carnival Films will take on the next chapter of the family drama with creator Julian Fellowes writing the screenplay and Brian Percival, the director of the series’ pilot, at the production’s helm.

Downton Abbey‘s original run was highly awarded, winning 3 Golden Globes, a Special BAFTA, and 15 Emmys. Understandably, expectations for the film are high. Read more…

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