It’s the rematch two years in the making: Undisputed super lightweight champion Katie Taylor will step back into the ring against unified featherweight champion Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano. The fight will be the co-main event to the recently announced heavyweight match between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson as part of Netflix and Most Valued Production’s boxing partnership and will stream live globally on Saturday, July 20, from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, home of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys.
“Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor have proven that they are two of the biggest names in the sport,” said Mvp co-founders Nakisa Bidarian and Paul. “Anyone who witnessed their first battle knows the unforgettable atmosphere and performance Amanda and Katie bring when they step into the ring together.” Paul’s upcoming opponent and 37-time champion Tyson concurs, and told Netflix, “Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano are two of...
“Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor have proven that they are two of the biggest names in the sport,” said Mvp co-founders Nakisa Bidarian and Paul. “Anyone who witnessed their first battle knows the unforgettable atmosphere and performance Amanda and Katie bring when they step into the ring together.” Paul’s upcoming opponent and 37-time champion Tyson concurs, and told Netflix, “Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano are two of...
- 4/16/2024
- by Amanda Richards
- Tudum - Netflix
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It’s a massive night in boxing: Amanda Serrano, a seven-weight class world champion and one of the best fighters of all time, is looking to become the first undisputed champion out of Puerto Rico. In her way is featherweight Wba champion Erika Cruz Hernandez.
And to make things even more interesting, tonight’s co-main presents yet another undisputed championship fight between super featherweights Alycia Baumgardner and Elhem Mekhaled.
It’s a massive night in boxing: Amanda Serrano, a seven-weight class world champion and one of the best fighters of all time, is looking to become the first undisputed champion out of Puerto Rico. In her way is featherweight Wba champion Erika Cruz Hernandez.
And to make things even more interesting, tonight’s co-main presents yet another undisputed championship fight between super featherweights Alycia Baumgardner and Elhem Mekhaled.
- 2/4/2023
- by Oscar Hartzog
- Rollingstone.com
Spike Lee championed her, but she still had to battle misogyny and racism to make it to the top. Now, more in demand than ever, she talks about her trailblazing career
Rosie Perez apologises for sounding a little hoarse – it’s partly because of a cold, but mainly because she spent Saturday night at Madison Square Garden, screaming for Amanda Serrano during her historic bout against Katie Taylor. “I shouldn’a went to the fights, but I went to the fights,” she mutters in that unmistakeable Brooklyn accent. But how could she have missed the biggest women’s boxing match in history? “On one hand, it’s gonna go down in the history books as one of the best fights ever, and that’s saying a lot. And on the other hand, I was really upset that Amanda didn’t get the win.”
Perez is no casual fan. Moviegoers know her as a distinctive,...
Rosie Perez apologises for sounding a little hoarse – it’s partly because of a cold, but mainly because she spent Saturday night at Madison Square Garden, screaming for Amanda Serrano during her historic bout against Katie Taylor. “I shouldn’a went to the fights, but I went to the fights,” she mutters in that unmistakeable Brooklyn accent. But how could she have missed the biggest women’s boxing match in history? “On one hand, it’s gonna go down in the history books as one of the best fights ever, and that’s saying a lot. And on the other hand, I was really upset that Amanda didn’t get the win.”
Perez is no casual fan. Moviegoers know her as a distinctive,...
- 5/18/2022
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
If you want evidence that Dazn is a disruptor, you need only look at two big plays it has made in recent months. In March, the global sports streaming platform unseated Comcast-owned Sky as the home of Serie A soccer in Italy. A couple of months later, Dazn repeated the trick, outpunching Sky again to land a “game-changing” five-year pact with Eddie Hearn’s boxing juggernaut Matchroom for “at least” 16 fights a year in the UK and Ireland.
They are deals ripped straight from the Sky playbook, given the pay-tv operator used major events like the Premier League as a battering ram to establish itself as a market leader. Then owned by Rupert Murdoch, Sky was itself a disruptor. Dazn’s Serie A and Matchroom agreements also highlight shifting sands in an industry that is rapidly lurching towards streaming. Backed by billionaire Len Blavatnik’s Access Industries, Dazn thinks...
They are deals ripped straight from the Sky playbook, given the pay-tv operator used major events like the Premier League as a battering ram to establish itself as a market leader. Then owned by Rupert Murdoch, Sky was itself a disruptor. Dazn’s Serie A and Matchroom agreements also highlight shifting sands in an industry that is rapidly lurching towards streaming. Backed by billionaire Len Blavatnik’s Access Industries, Dazn thinks...
- 7/12/2021
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
The Crown stars Olivia Colman and Helena Bonham Carter are to star in a socially distanced, virtual staging of pantomime classic Cinderella for BBC Two, with Richard Curtis executive producing.
The stars will perform from the safety of their homes for the Comic Relief special, which airs on Christmas Eve and will be brought to life with illustrations from iconic children’s illustrator Quentin Blake.
Colman plays the fairy godmother, while Bonham Carter features as the wicked stepmother Lady Devilia. Meanwhile, the breakout star of Netflix series The Queen’s Gambit, Anya Taylor-Joy, will play the title role.
Other cast includes The Night Manager star Tom Hollander and Guz Khan as Baron Hardup and Buttons respectively. Daisy May and Charlie Cooper, the stars and creators of This Country (which is currently being remade by Fox), have been cast as the evil step-sisters. The pair are siblings in real-life.
Written by the Dawson Brothers,...
The stars will perform from the safety of their homes for the Comic Relief special, which airs on Christmas Eve and will be brought to life with illustrations from iconic children’s illustrator Quentin Blake.
Colman plays the fairy godmother, while Bonham Carter features as the wicked stepmother Lady Devilia. Meanwhile, the breakout star of Netflix series The Queen’s Gambit, Anya Taylor-Joy, will play the title role.
Other cast includes The Night Manager star Tom Hollander and Guz Khan as Baron Hardup and Buttons respectively. Daisy May and Charlie Cooper, the stars and creators of This Country (which is currently being remade by Fox), have been cast as the evil step-sisters. The pair are siblings in real-life.
Written by the Dawson Brothers,...
- 12/3/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
The British Academy Television Awards is to take place on July 31 with The It Crowd’s Richard Ayoade set as host.
The BAFTA TV Awards were set to take place on May 17 but were postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. They will be followed by the British Academy Television Craft Awards on July 17.
BAFTA TV will air as-live on BBC One, while the Craft Awards will be streamed via social media. In accordance with current restrictions, both events will take place as closed studio, socially-distanced shows, with nominees invited to accept their awards virtually.
Nominations for both awards will be announced on June 4.
Ayoade, who also hosted factual series Travel Man, will present for the first time while Episodes star Stephen Mangan will return to host the Craft Awards for the ninth time.
Ayoade said, “I am as surprised as you are that this is still going ahead.”
Mangan added,...
The BAFTA TV Awards were set to take place on May 17 but were postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. They will be followed by the British Academy Television Craft Awards on July 17.
BAFTA TV will air as-live on BBC One, while the Craft Awards will be streamed via social media. In accordance with current restrictions, both events will take place as closed studio, socially-distanced shows, with nominees invited to accept their awards virtually.
Nominations for both awards will be announced on June 4.
Ayoade, who also hosted factual series Travel Man, will present for the first time while Episodes star Stephen Mangan will return to host the Craft Awards for the ninth time.
Ayoade said, “I am as surprised as you are that this is still going ahead.”
Mangan added,...
- 5/28/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has confirmed new dates for this year’s Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards and British Academy Television Craft Awards.
Originally scheduled for spring 2020, both awards were postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Television Awards will now take place on July 31, with the Television Craft Awards two weeks earlier on July 17.
Due to current coronavirus restrictions, both events will take place as closed studio, socially-distanced shows, with nominees invited to accept their awards virtually.
The Television Awards will be broadcast as-live on BBC One.
Nominations for both awards will be announced on June 4 at 7:30 a.m. (BST). The nominations for Virgin Media’s Must-See Moment — voted for by the public — will be announced on June 3, at 8 a.m. BST.
Actor-director Richard Ayoade, whose credits include “The I.T. Crowd,” “Submarine” and “Travel Man,” will take the helm for the...
Originally scheduled for spring 2020, both awards were postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Television Awards will now take place on July 31, with the Television Craft Awards two weeks earlier on July 17.
Due to current coronavirus restrictions, both events will take place as closed studio, socially-distanced shows, with nominees invited to accept their awards virtually.
The Television Awards will be broadcast as-live on BBC One.
Nominations for both awards will be announced on June 4 at 7:30 a.m. (BST). The nominations for Virgin Media’s Must-See Moment — voted for by the public — will be announced on June 3, at 8 a.m. BST.
Actor-director Richard Ayoade, whose credits include “The I.T. Crowd,” “Submarine” and “Travel Man,” will take the helm for the...
- 5/28/2020
- by Tim Dams
- Variety Film + TV
BBC Two has ordered a full series of Expectation comedy Alma’s Not Normal as part of a raft of comedy commissions, which also include a new episode of Charlie Brooker’s Screenwipe.
Alma’s Not Normal was created and written by Sophie Willan, who plays Alma, a wild-child woman trying to get her life back on track following a recent breakup.
It was piloted earlier this month and earned rave reviews, with many critics calling on BBC Two to commission a full six-part series. Willan said she has been using the coronavirus lockdown as an opportunity to develop ideas for the show.
“I’ve been overwhelmed by the fabulous response...
Alma’s Not Normal was created and written by Sophie Willan, who plays Alma, a wild-child woman trying to get her life back on track following a recent breakup.
It was piloted earlier this month and earned rave reviews, with many critics calling on BBC Two to commission a full six-part series. Willan said she has been using the coronavirus lockdown as an opportunity to develop ideas for the show.
“I’ve been overwhelmed by the fabulous response...
- 4/21/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
“Black Mirror” creator Charlie Brooker is making a half-hour isolation special of his “Wipe” review series for the BBC, with the working title of “Charlie Brooker’s Antiviral Wipe.”
Before “Black Mirror,” Brooker rose to fame with the BBC “Wipe” review series, which began in 2006 with “Charlie Brooker’s Screenwipe,” and went on to include “Newswipe with Charlie Brooker,” “Charlie Brooker’s Gameswipe” and “Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe.” The last episode of his annual “Wipe” review ran in 2016.
Last year, Brooker said he was too busy working on Netflix series “Black Mirror” to focus on “Wipe,” but the lockdown has clearly freed up some of his time.
The BBC said Brooker will be taking “a typically sharp look at life in lockdown, in a show made during lockdown.” The program will air on channel BBC Two.
As well as coverage of the crisis itself, Brooker will also be looking...
Before “Black Mirror,” Brooker rose to fame with the BBC “Wipe” review series, which began in 2006 with “Charlie Brooker’s Screenwipe,” and went on to include “Newswipe with Charlie Brooker,” “Charlie Brooker’s Gameswipe” and “Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe.” The last episode of his annual “Wipe” review ran in 2016.
Last year, Brooker said he was too busy working on Netflix series “Black Mirror” to focus on “Wipe,” but the lockdown has clearly freed up some of his time.
The BBC said Brooker will be taking “a typically sharp look at life in lockdown, in a show made during lockdown.” The program will air on channel BBC Two.
As well as coverage of the crisis itself, Brooker will also be looking...
- 4/21/2020
- by Tim Dams
- Variety Film + TV
The BBC has announced plans to host a coronavirus telethon on April 23, bringing together its two charity partners, Comic Relief and Children In Need, for the first time.
Produced by BBC Studios, The Big Night In will go live for three hours on BBC One and aims to cheer up the nation by spotlighting stories of kindness, humor and hope during the catastrophic coronavirus pandemic.
Along the way, the show will invite donations which will go towards vulnerable people who have been impacted by the Covid-19 crisis. Comic Relief and Children In Need will funnel the cash to local charities on the frontline.
The BBC said the show would be star-studded,...
Produced by BBC Studios, The Big Night In will go live for three hours on BBC One and aims to cheer up the nation by spotlighting stories of kindness, humor and hope during the catastrophic coronavirus pandemic.
Along the way, the show will invite donations which will go towards vulnerable people who have been impacted by the Covid-19 crisis. Comic Relief and Children In Need will funnel the cash to local charities on the frontline.
The BBC said the show would be star-studded,...
- 4/7/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
The BBC is to air a special fund-raising entertainment show, “The Big Night In,” on April 23, which will put a spotlight on the work of those battling with the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, and provide some showbiz relief to lift the spirits of the Brits under lockdown.
Funds raised through the three-hour show will be split equally between the BBC’s biggest charitable partners, BBC Children in Need and Comic Relief. They will use the funds to “provide essential support to local charities, projects and programs across the U.K. to help those most in need,” according to a statement from the broadcaster.
The star-studded live show, to be carried on the flagship channel BBC One, will be produced by BBC Studios Entertainment. It will “offer some light relief and entertainment, whilst celebrating and rewarding those going the extra mile to support their communities in these troubled times,” the BBC said.
Funds raised through the three-hour show will be split equally between the BBC’s biggest charitable partners, BBC Children in Need and Comic Relief. They will use the funds to “provide essential support to local charities, projects and programs across the U.K. to help those most in need,” according to a statement from the broadcaster.
The star-studded live show, to be carried on the flagship channel BBC One, will be produced by BBC Studios Entertainment. It will “offer some light relief and entertainment, whilst celebrating and rewarding those going the extra mile to support their communities in these troubled times,” the BBC said.
- 4/7/2020
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
BBC Grooms Dog Styling Competition ‘Pooch Perfect’ As Rebel Wilson-Fronted Version Airs In Australia
The BBC is searching for the UK’s top dog stylist in Pooch Perfect in its latest entertainment format – a version of which is on air in Australia fronted by Rebel Wilson.
The British public broadcaster has tapped Cleaning Up and The Moorside star Sheridan Smith to front the series for BBC One.
The eight-part primetime entertainment format features ten pairs of professional dog stylists from around the country, taking part in a series of themed challenges to create epic transformations of beloved pets, as they compete to be crowned the ‘UK’s Top Dog Stylist’.
Each week, the teams will reveal their creations on ‘The Dogwalk’, where the judges will deliberate over the week’s canine contenders, and their owners are given the chance to see their newly transformed dogs for the first time. It will also feature a slew of celebrity guest judges.
Pooch Perfect is produced by Seven Studios UK,...
The British public broadcaster has tapped Cleaning Up and The Moorside star Sheridan Smith to front the series for BBC One.
The eight-part primetime entertainment format features ten pairs of professional dog stylists from around the country, taking part in a series of themed challenges to create epic transformations of beloved pets, as they compete to be crowned the ‘UK’s Top Dog Stylist’.
Each week, the teams will reveal their creations on ‘The Dogwalk’, where the judges will deliberate over the week’s canine contenders, and their owners are given the chance to see their newly transformed dogs for the first time. It will also feature a slew of celebrity guest judges.
Pooch Perfect is produced by Seven Studios UK,...
- 3/6/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
What would inspire someone who has a quickly growing career in the film industry in Hollywood to give up everything to move to Africa? The power to create an environment that allows students learn the true impact of storytelling was a lucrative enough reason for casting director Katie Taylor. The casting director understood the importance […]
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- 1/15/2020
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
“Gentleman Jack” star Suranne Jones has optioned the memoir of five-time female world boxing champion Jane Couch, with a TV adaptation in the works through her fledgling production outfit TeamAkers Productions and “Les Misérables” producer Lookout Point.
Jones and writer Laurence Akers’ TeamAkers and BBC Studios-owned Lookout Point will adapt Couch’s memoir “The Final Round” for television.
Couch carved out her trailblazing career in the 1990s, when it was still illegal for women to box in the U.K. Her memoir charts her upbringing in a fishing village through to her ascent in the boxing world. At the center of the story is Couch’s legal battle with the U.K. Boxing Board of Control to recognize female boxers.
Lookout Point CEO Faith Penhale, who took the reins of the business last year, and Laura Lankester are developing the memoir for television alongside Jones and Akers.
The team...
Jones and writer Laurence Akers’ TeamAkers and BBC Studios-owned Lookout Point will adapt Couch’s memoir “The Final Round” for television.
Couch carved out her trailblazing career in the 1990s, when it was still illegal for women to box in the U.K. Her memoir charts her upbringing in a fishing village through to her ascent in the boxing world. At the center of the story is Couch’s legal battle with the U.K. Boxing Board of Control to recognize female boxers.
Lookout Point CEO Faith Penhale, who took the reins of the business last year, and Laura Lankester are developing the memoir for television alongside Jones and Akers.
The team...
- 1/13/2020
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Surrane Jones, the star of HBO and BBC drama Gentleman Jack, is to star in and produce a drama based on the life of five-time female world boxing champion Jane Couch.
Jones, via her TeamAkers Productions banner, and Gentleman Jack producer Lookout Point, have optioned Couch’s memoir The Final Round to develop it as a series.
The book tells the story of how Couch went from a tough upbringing in the fishing town of Fleetwood to top boxing venues all over the world, at a time when it was still illegal for women to box in the UK. She instigate a legal battle against the UK Boxing Board of Control, who only 20 years ago still insisted women were too psychologically unstable to box. Refusing to be marginalised Couch teamed up with two other fearless women, her solicitor Sarah Leslie and Dinah Rose QC and won the case allowing women to box in the UK.
Jones, via her TeamAkers Productions banner, and Gentleman Jack producer Lookout Point, have optioned Couch’s memoir The Final Round to develop it as a series.
The book tells the story of how Couch went from a tough upbringing in the fishing town of Fleetwood to top boxing venues all over the world, at a time when it was still illegal for women to box in the UK. She instigate a legal battle against the UK Boxing Board of Control, who only 20 years ago still insisted women were too psychologically unstable to box. Refusing to be marginalised Couch teamed up with two other fearless women, her solicitor Sarah Leslie and Dinah Rose QC and won the case allowing women to box in the UK.
- 1/12/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Ronda Rousey put female Ufc fighters on the map ... and that's exactly what Mikaela Mayer says she's gonna do for female boxing. Mikaela is a 28-year-old undefeated boxer (10-0) -- who's signed with legendary promoter Bob Arum -- and she's fighting Lizbeth Crespo Saturday in Vegas. Mm says that female boxing ain't anywhere near where it should be when it comes to fan interest ... but that's about to change -- and she's pointing at the...
- 6/14/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
London-based sales agency WestEnd Films has released the first-look photo for “I Am Woman,” which Variety has exclusively. The movie follows the rise of singer-songwriter Helen Reddy, whose song “I Am Woman” became the anthem for the women’s movement in the 1970s. The shot features Tilda Cobham-Hervey, who plays Reddy.
“A film for our times, this is a story of fearless ambition and passion, about a woman who led the way for other women seeking equality by smashing through the patriarchal norms to become the international singing superstar she always dreamed of being,” according to WestEnd.
The film is directed by Unjoo Moon (“The Zen of Bennett”), and also stars Evan Peters as Helen’s manager and husband Jeff Wald, and Danielle Macdonald as the rock journalist Lilian Roxon.
The film is produced by Goalpost Pictures’ Rosemary Blight, and is written by Emma Jensen (“Mary Shelley”). The cinematographer is Dion Beebe,...
“A film for our times, this is a story of fearless ambition and passion, about a woman who led the way for other women seeking equality by smashing through the patriarchal norms to become the international singing superstar she always dreamed of being,” according to WestEnd.
The film is directed by Unjoo Moon (“The Zen of Bennett”), and also stars Evan Peters as Helen’s manager and husband Jeff Wald, and Danielle Macdonald as the rock journalist Lilian Roxon.
The film is produced by Goalpost Pictures’ Rosemary Blight, and is written by Emma Jensen (“Mary Shelley”). The cinematographer is Dion Beebe,...
- 2/7/2019
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Film focuses on London 2012 gold medal-winner Katie Taylor.
London-based sales outfit WestEnd Films has boarded Katie, the feature documentary about Irish boxer Katie Taylor.
The film chronicles Taylor’s career over ten years, which has seen her win Olympic gold at the 2012 London Olympics, five consecutive gold medals at the Women’s World Championships, and establish a professional career with zero losses to date.
Ross Whitaker (Unbreakable: The Mark Pollock Story) directed the feature, which premiered at this year’s Galway Film Festival in Ireland, winning Best Irish Documentary.
Producers are Aideen O’Sullivan and director Whitaker. Executive producers are Andrew Freedman,...
London-based sales outfit WestEnd Films has boarded Katie, the feature documentary about Irish boxer Katie Taylor.
The film chronicles Taylor’s career over ten years, which has seen her win Olympic gold at the 2012 London Olympics, five consecutive gold medals at the Women’s World Championships, and establish a professional career with zero losses to date.
Ross Whitaker (Unbreakable: The Mark Pollock Story) directed the feature, which premiered at this year’s Galway Film Festival in Ireland, winning Best Irish Documentary.
Producers are Aideen O’Sullivan and director Whitaker. Executive producers are Andrew Freedman,...
- 9/7/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Psychological thriller Don’t Go starring Stephen Dorff and Melissa George, and animation Captain Morten And The Spider Queen also announced.
A new documentary charting a volatile period in the career of champion boxer Katie Taylor will have its world premiere at Ireland’s Galway Film Fleadh (July 10th-15th).
Don’t Go, a psychological thriller starring Stephen Dorff and Melissa George and filmed in the west of Ireland, will also have its world premiere at Galway. The Film Fleadh will this year host a number of special events and celebrations to mark its 30th anniversary.
The titles are among...
A new documentary charting a volatile period in the career of champion boxer Katie Taylor will have its world premiere at Ireland’s Galway Film Fleadh (July 10th-15th).
Don’t Go, a psychological thriller starring Stephen Dorff and Melissa George and filmed in the west of Ireland, will also have its world premiere at Galway. The Film Fleadh will this year host a number of special events and celebrations to mark its 30th anniversary.
The titles are among...
- 5/31/2018
- by Esther McCarthy
- ScreenDaily
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