Sean Connery Sound Stage Coming Up at Pinewood Studios

DOCUMENTARY

“Escape From Kabul Airport,” a documentary airing on BBC Two in September, will inform the within story of the 18 days in August 2021, when the U.S. withdrew its troops from Afghanistan, and the following evacuation of hundreds of Afghan residents from Kabul airport after the Taliban seized the town.

The documentary is an Amos manufacturing for the BBC, in affiliation with HBO and in collaboration with Arte France. It’s produced by Emmy and BAFTA-winning Dan Reed (“Leaving Neverland”) and directed by Jamie Roberts (“4 Hours At The Capitol”).

The movie combines by no means earlier than seen on-the-ground archival footage from the evacuation, alongside interviews with evacuees, eye-witnesses, U.S. Marines and Taliban fighters.

Roberts mentioned: “When the photographs of the chaotic Kabul airlift flashed throughout the information I instantly wished to know extra about what this historic second seemed and felt like on the bottom, by the eyes of the individuals who had been there. The Amos Footage group spent months in Afghanistan, filming key insiders and uncovering unseen footage that tells this deeply human story in uncooked, intimate and dramatic element. ‘Escape From Kabul Airport’ is a tightly targeted, admittedly terrifying account of what occurred, narrated by the individuals on the coronary heart of the motion.”

Joanna Carr, head of BBC Present Affairs, added: “We’re thrilled the group behind ‘4 Hours At The Capitol’ are bringing the identical complete and complex strategy to this movie that may give viewers an unparalleled perception.”

STUDIOS

A brand new sound stage at Pinewood Studios shall be named in honor of the late Sean Connery. The 18,000 sq. foot purpose-built sound stage, The Sean Connery Stage, is one in every of 5 new phases opening on the Pinewood Studios lot.

Connery was the primary actor to painting James Bond on the large display screen in Eon Productions’ “Dr No,” shot at Pinewood Studios in 1962. He starred in an extra 5 James Bond movies shot at Pinewood Studios – “From Russia With Love” (1963), “Goldfinger” (1964), “Thunderball” (1965), “You Solely Stay Twice” (1967) and “Diamonds Are Endlessly” (1971). Past Bond, Connery has shot a number of movies at Pinewood and Shepperton, together with “Hell Drivers” (1957), “On the Fiddle” (1961), “Lady of Straw” (1964), “The Russia Home” (1990, “Robin Hood – Prince of Thieves” (1991), “First Knight” (1995) and “Entrapment” (1999).

Stephane and Jason Connery mentioned: “Our household think about it an awesome honor to have a stage named after Sean. It’s becoming contemplating the period of time Sean spent at Pinewood and we all know that he would have been very touched by this privilege.”

Pinewood Group chair, Paul Golding mentioned: “The revered actor, and unique James Bond, had a life-long reference to each Pinewood and Shepperton Studios. It’s becoming that the naming ceremony will happen in 2022, the sixtieth anniversary 12 months of the James Bond movies.”

STREAMING

British highschool romantic comedy movie, “How To Date Billy Walsh,” starring Sebastian Croft (“Heartstopper”), Charithra Chandran (“Bridgerton”) and Tanner Buchanan (“Cobra Kai”), will stream on Amazon Prime Video.

Youngsters Amelia (Chandran) and Archie (Croft) have been greatest buddies since childhood. Archie has been in love along with his greatest pal and simply when he builds up the braveness to declare his emotions, Amelia falls head over heels for Billy Walsh (Buchanan), the brand new American switch scholar.

The solid additionally contains Kunal Nayyar (“The Massive Bang Concept”), Nick Frost (“Paul”), Guz Khan (“Military of Thieves”), Lucy Punch (“Motherland”) and newcomer Daisy Jelley (“London Kills”). The movie is directed by Alex Sanjiv Pillai (“Bridgerton”) from a script by Alexander J. Farrell and Greer Ellison (“Making A Killing”) and produced by Matt Williams (“Save The Cinema”) with co-producer Neil Jones (“The Color Room”). Filming is underway.