Emma Thompson is ready to star in Brian Kirk’s upcoming motion thriller “The Fisherwoman,” Selection can solely reveal.

Within the function, Thompson is ready to play a widowed fisherman who, whereas trapped in a Minnesotan blizzard, interrupts the kidnapping of a youngster and shortly finds she is the younger sufferer’s solely hope.

Kirk will direct from a screenplay by Nicholas Jacobson-Larson and Dalton Leeb, who’ve simply been tapped to put in writing the “Sizzling Wheels” film for Warner Bros and Unhealthy Robotic. The duo are additionally at present engaged on “The Fall” for Amblin and Blackmaled Productions 

Greg Silverman of Stampede Ventures, who’re co-financing the movie alongside Augenschein Filmproduktion, Movie und Medienstiftung NRW and German broadcaster ZDF, introduced the challenge on Wednesday.

Mossbank is dealing with worldwide gross sales and co-repping home rights with CAA Media Finance and Augenschein. Augenschein may also solely signify German-speaking European territories whereas Leonine is co-producing and distributing for German-speaking Europe. Mossbank, which is a partnership between Raven and Sculptor Media headed by Michael Rothstein and Sam Corridor, will introduce the challenge to patrons in Berlin later this month on the EFM.

Thompson, who may also exec produce the challenge, just lately acquired rave critiques for “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande.” The 2-time Oscar winner has additionally appeared in “Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical” and is quickly to be seen alongside Lily James in upcoming romcom “What’s Love Bought to Do With It.”

Kirk is the co-creator and director of Idris Elba sequence “Luther” and has directed for sequence together with “Recreation of Thrones,” “Boardwalk Empire” and “Penny Dreadful,” amongst others. “The Fisherwoman” will probably be his first function since “21 Bridges,” one of many final movies Chadwick Boseman made earlier than he died in 2020.

Silverman will produce alongside Jon Berg on behalf of Stampede whereas the corporate’s Gideon Yu and Chris Bosco will exec produce. Jonas Katzenstein and Maximilian Leo are producing for Augenschein. Jonathan Saubach is exec producing alongside Thompson, Rothstein and Corridor.

“Dame Emma Thompson is a phenomenally proficient artist and the right incarnation of our movie’s titular character,” mentioned Jon Berg, president of manufacturing at Stampede Ventures. “We couldn’t be extra honored and excited to see her embody a personality that shares her distinctive energy, grit and intelligence.”

Maximilian Leo, producer and CEO of Augenschein, added: “With Stampede Ventures co-financing and Mossbank’s partnership, we’re capable of ship an unbelievable drama directed by the visionary Brian Kirk. Our mission to make daring, creative, and fascinating imaginative and prescient aligns completely with our companions and we’re excited to see The Fisherwoman turn into a actuality with Emma Thompson.”

Thompson is repped by CAA and Hamilton Hodell. Kirk is repped by Unbiased Expertise Group and Grandview. Nicholas Jacobson-Larson and Dalton Leeb are repped by CAA, Grandview and Jackoway Tyerman.

NFL star Tom Brady has stated he’s retiring — and for good this time.

In a video posted to social media on Wednesday, the quarterback stated: “I’m retiring – for good. I do know the method was a reasonably large deal final time, so after I awoke this morning I figured I’d simply press report and allow you to guys know first.”

Brady introduced his retirement on Feb. 1, 2022, solely to make a surprising about-face simply over a month later and join one other season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In a Selection cowl story final summer season, Brady defined the U-turn, saying he “would have most popular to un-retire in July if I needed to play. However I couldn’t. If I stated I’m not taking part in, they’d make plans. So I felt there was plenty of strain to decide rapidly.”

In Wednesday’s video, Brady stated his 2023 valediction “gained’t be long-winded.”

“You solely get one tremendous emotional retirement essay and I used mine up final yr,” stated Brady. “Thanks to each single one among you for supporting me – my household, my mates, my team-mates, my opponents. I might go on perpetually – there’s too many.

“Thanks for permitting me to dwell my absolute dream, I wouldn’t change a factor. Love you all.”

The 45-year-old participant is retiring after 23 seasons.

Brady gained six Tremendous Bowls with the New England Patriots. His final Tremendous Bowl win, nevertheless, was with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2021. The legendary participant completed up his last season with the crew final month in a 31-14 play-off defeat.

Brady’s announcement got here a day after the Los Angeles premiere of the movie “80 for Brady,” a comedy a few group of ardent, senior Brady followers who journey to the Superbowl LI. He performs himself within the Paramount Photos movie, which stars Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Sally Area and Rita Moreno, and releases this weekend.

Brady signed a whopping $375 million, 10-year take care of Fox Sports activities final yr that was set to start when he completed taking part in.

A collection of traditional episodes from Australian cleaning soap “Neighbours” will stream on Amazon Freevee from Feb. 23 forward of the brand new season that is because of start later this yr.

These will embody episodes that includes actors Margot Robbie, Russell Crowe, Kylie Minogue, Jason Donovan, Man Pearce, Natalie Imbruglia and Liam Hemsworth, all of whom lower their enamel on the present. The drop will embody the all episodes from the 2012 season.

The library content material might be obtainable completely on Amazon Freevee within the U.S. and U.Ok.  Amazon Prime Video subscribers in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Eire, and South Africa may also have entry to the earlier seasons and episodes.

“Neighbours” ran for greater than three many years and practically 9,000 episodes earlier than being canceled in 2022 when the present’s main funder, U.Ok.’s Channel 5, pulled out. Freevee then picked up the rights from “Neighbours” producer and distributor Fremantle. 

The brand new season is a continuation of the long-running each day drama collection in regards to the lives, loves and challenges of the residents on Ramsay Road in Erinsborough, Australia, a fictional suburb of Melbourne. It is going to observe on from the present’s finale in 2022, which was watched by thousands and thousands of followers. Stefan Dennis, Alan Fletcher, Ryan Moloney and Jackie Woodburne will return to reprise their main roles. It is going to additionally stream on Prime Video in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Eire, and South Africa.

After the preliminary drop, a library season of “Neighbours” will launch on Freevee each month till the brand new season premiere. Beginning Feb. 28, the streamer service may also launch a wide range of “Neighbours” linear FAST channels.

Jason Herbison, “Neighbours” government producer since 2013, will preserve his place on the brand new season, with Andrew Thompson returning as producer.

Australia’s Community 10, the house of “Neighbours” for 36 years, will retain first-run rights within the nation.