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TV KLAXON: 'NOLLY' AND 'THE LAST OF US'
2 February 2023

From Crossroads to Cordyceps via Curate Films, director Peter Hoar is a busy man. His three-part miniseries about soap actor Noele Gordon is about to drop on ITVX, while his contribution to HBO's 'The Last of Us' has already broken the internet—not a bad start to 2023.

For 'Nolly', Hoar went back to 1964, when Gordon (Helena Bonham Carter) was cast as Crossroads motel owner Meg Richardson. The show charts Gordon's mixed fortunes over the years, as the industry that once showered her with awards turned its back on her. Not that she would go down without a fight.


To say 'The Last of Us' is a tonal shift would be an understatement. An adaptation of the 2013 PlayStation title of the same name, the show follows Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) on a journey across a United States ravaged by a mutant Cordyceps fungus. And you thought the one in Planet Earth was bad.

Hoar directs episode three, 'Long Long Time', fleshing out one of the game's supporting characters, Bill. Nick Offerman plays the bearded survivor who, as Rihanna once put it, finds love in a hopeless place. Viewers still heartbroken after the events of 'It's a Sin' (also directed by Hoar) best steel themselves for the ballad for of and Frank.


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YON MOTSKIN'S FULL OF DARLING-DOO.

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ALEX GREGORY SAYS, STOP! HARBOR TIME!

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CICLOPE ANNOUNCES ITS FULL PROGRAMME FOR BERLIN 2024.

CICLOPE Festival returns to Berlin this October, and has just announced its full programme and speaker lineup.


NOT TO SCALE SIGN PETER BAYNTON.

Peter Baynton of 'The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse' fame has signed for Not To Scale.


GEOFFREY LILLEMON JOINS THE 100% CLUB.

VFX whizz Geoffrey Lillemon has joined 100%, née HALAL, for representation.


MATTHEW DILLON COHEN LANDS AT BISCUIT.

Matthew Dillon Cohen wants to get weird and go underground as Biscuit Filmworks's newest director.


MIKEY PEHANICH RETURNS TO THE MILL.

Senior colourist Mikey Pehanich has returned to The Mill after five years with Blacksmith.


PARTIZAN WELCOME ETHAN & TOM.

Director duo Ethan Barrett and Tom Gullam are now on the books at Partizan for global representation.


CHRISTJAN JORDAN JOINS STITCH EDITING IN THE UK.

Christjan Jordan has joined Stitch Editing for representation in the UK.


GLASSWORKS WELCOME HANNAH WILK AND FELIX MARRINGTON-REEVE.

Glassworks have signed Hannah Wilk and Felix Marrington-Reeve as 2D and 3D leads, respectively.


IT'S GREAT GUNS FOR CHARLEY STADLER.

Director Charley Stadler has joined Great Guns for representation in the UK, US, Asia, and the Middle East.


STINK RISING WELCOME THEODOR GUELAT.

Director and photographer Theodor Guelat has joined Stink Rising for representation in the UK, the US, and Germany.


SQUAT ARE SAMSUNG UP TO?

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JOFFREY JANS RELOCATES TO YOU ARE HERE.

Director Joffrey Jans has reunited with Jeremy Goold at You Are Here.


MARSHALL STREET EDITORS SIGN JADE-MARIE MASON.

Freelance cutter Jade-Marie Mason now has a permanent home at Marshall Street Editors.


DAVID VU LIKES THE TASTE OF CAVIAR.

Norwegian director and social media savant David Vu has joined Caviar for UK and Dutch representation.


GREAT GUNS LAND KARIMA ASAAD.

Australian director and photographer Karima Asaad is represented by Great Guns in the UK, the Middle East, and Asia.


TOBY PIKE RETURNS TO FINCH.

Australian director Toby Pike is back at FINCH after three years away.


DUNCAN CHRISTIE ARRIVES AT MISSING LINK FILMS.

Missing Link Films call Duncan Christie "a wonderful talent" who crafts "beautiful human stories" for the screen.


CICLOPE 2024 IS ALMOST HERE AND SO IS THE ENTRY DEADLINE

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MARINA STARKE MAKES THE GRADE AT OKAYSTUDIO.

Marina Starke makes the grade at OkayStudio.


FEMI LADI JOINS ELEANOR IN THE US

Hugely talented director Femi Ladi has joined Eleanor Films' fabulous roster in the US.


'DAUGHTERS' HITS THE SMALL SCREEN.

Natalie Rae's extraordinary documentary 'Daughters' is now available to watch on Netflix.


PARK PICTURES MEAN BUSINESS WITH SAMANTHA & ARTURO.

Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr, directors of the recent 'Mean Girls' reboot, have graduated from North Shore High School and enrolled at Park Pictures.


GREAT GUNS LAND MORTEN VINTHER.

Great Guns have signed Morten Vinther for global representation.


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