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United Agents @unitedagents.bsky.social · 20h

🎬 Taron Egerton will lead in Everybody Wants To F*ck Me - a new comedy thriller from Studiocanal, LuckyChap, Film4 and Parkville Pictures.

Read more here:
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Taron Egerton And Jessica Henwick To Star In Comedy Thriller ‘Everybody Wants To F*ck Me’ From Studiocanal, LuckyChap, Film4 And Parkville Pictures

Taron Egerton is set to star in the comedy thriller set Everybody Wants To F*ck Me with Jessica Henwick also on board to co-star.

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United Agents @unitedagents.bsky.social · 1d

💥CLASH OF THE COMICS is happening TONIGHT at Eventim Apollo!

Comedy meets wrestling in this epic one-night-only showdown.

UA clients in the ring:
💥 Max Fosh
💥 Harriet Kemsley
💥 Amy Gledhill
💥 Jazz Emu

www.britishtheatre.com/posts/james-...

James Acaster, Joe Lycett and Comedy's Biggest Names Hit the Ring for Clash of the Comics 2025 - Newsplate

Clash of the Comics returns to London’s Eventim Apollo on 8 October 2025, as comedians and pro wrestlers collide in a wild, one-night charity showdown for Comic Relief. Your best Theatre news in Brita...

www.britishtheatre.com

United Agents @unitedagents.bsky.social · 1d

🎬 FILM CLUB is now streaming on BBC iPlayer

UA clients involved:
💥 David Thackeray — Intimacy Coordinator
✂️ Robbie Morrison — Editor

www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2Rt...

Film Club | Official Trailer - BBC

YouTube video by BBC

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United Agents @unitedagents.bsky.social · 3d

🏆 The 2025 BAFTA Cymru Awards winners have been revealed:

✨ Anna Maxwell Martin wins Best Actress for Until I Kill You.

✨ Lost Boys and Fairies wins five awards including Television Drama and Best Director (Fiction) for James Kent.

Photos by Stuart Wilson / @bafta.org

United Agents @unitedagents.bsky.social · 5d

⭐ FRAUDS premieres this Sunday, 5 October, at 9pm on ITV and ITVX!

Cast includes: Elizabeth Berrington

Editors: Hannah Jeal & Benjamin Gerstein AFC BFE

Block 1 shot by: Alasdair Boyce

United Agents @unitedagents.bsky.social · 5d

🎞️ URCHIN in cinemas today!

Cast includes: Shonagh Marie and Okezie Morro

United Agents @unitedagents.bsky.social · 5d

📺 HOW ARE YOU? IT’S ALAN PARTRIDGE airs this evening on BBC One.

Production Design by Samantha Harley
Hair and Make-up Design by Vanessa White

Cast includes: Jamie Demetriou

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United Agents @unitedagents.bsky.social · 5d

⚔️ Opening Night

Shakespeare’s 'Troilus and Cressida' opens tonight at The Globe, directed by Owen Horsley and designed by Ryan Dawson Laight.

✨ Cast includes: Lucy McCormick and Oliver Alvin-Wilson

United Agents @unitedagents.bsky.social · 5d

STEVE is now streaming on Netflix!

💄Hair & Make-up Designer: Elizabeth Eva Hedley

United Agents @unitedagents.bsky.social · 6d

Kel Matsena announced as part of the main cast in Netflix’s 'The Age of Innocence' 🎬

Movement Coach: Imogen Knight.

variety.com/2025/tv/news...

‘Age of Innocence’ Netflix Series Rounds Out Main Cast

Netflix has filled out the remaining cast of its upcoming series adaptation of "The Age of Innocence."

variety.com

United Agents @unitedagents.bsky.social · 6d

🏆 Award Win!

Congratulations to Hugh Sheehan, who has won the award for Sex and Relationships at the 2025 British Podcast Awards for his podcast 'Criminally Queer: The Bolton 7.'

🎧 Listen now and explore the full list of winners:

www.britishpodcastawards.com/results-2025

United Agents @unitedagents.bsky.social · 6d

Channel 4 has unveiled the first images from A Woman of Substance.

UA clients include:
🎨 Production Designer: Anna Pritchard
💄 Hair & Make-up Designer: Lisa Parkinson
✂️ Editor: Ulrike Münch
🩰 Choreographer: Sammy Murray

www.channel4.com/press/news/c...

Channel 4 unveils first look at Emma Harte from A Woman of Substance starring Brenda Blethyn and Jessica Reynolds | Channel 4

Based on the multi-million bestselling novel and global phenomenon written by Barbara Taylor Bradford OBE, first look images of the iconic character Emma Harte have been released for A Woman of Substa...

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United Agents @unitedagents.bsky.social · 6d

Your Fault: London coming soon to Prime Video

Cast includes: Matthew Broome, George Robinson and Griffin Stevens

United Agents @unitedagents.bsky.social · 6d

Steven Knight’s period epic Peaky Blinders is returning to BBC and Netflix with a new generation of the Shelby family living in post-War Birmingham.

Read more here: www.broadcastnow.co.uk/bbc/bbc-netf...

BBC, Netflix hand Peaky Blinders double series return

Kudos takes reins of Steven Knight's tentpole period title alongside Garrison Drama

www.broadcastnow.co.uk

United Agents @unitedagents.bsky.social · 6d

Olivia Colman leads in Warner Bros’ twisted romance #Wicker.

Ita O'Brien joins on board as Lead Intimacy Coordinator.

Read more via @variety.com:

variety.com/2025/film/gl...

Alexander Skarsgard, Peter Dinklage and Elizabeth Debicki Join Olivia Colman in Twisted Romance ‘Wicker’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Alexander Skarsgard, Peter Dinklage and Elizabeth Debicki have joined Olivia Colman in Alex Huston Fischer and Eleaner Wilson's twisted romance Wicker

variety.com

United Agents @unitedagents.bsky.social · 6d

🎭 Warner Bros brings Dog Day Afternoon to Broadway, directed by Rupert Goold.

📍 August Wilson Theatre

Previews begin Tuesday 10 March 2026
Opening night: Monday 30 March 2026

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Broadway’s ‘Dog Day Afternoon’ With Jon Bernthal & Ebon Moss-Bachrach Sets Opening Date, Venue

'Dog Day Afternoon' on Broadway will star Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, with performances beginning in March, 2026.

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United Agents @unitedagents.bsky.social · 7d

🎬 Casting news: Charlie Cox will lead in #SYNTHETIC

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Charlie Cox & Haley Bennett To Topline Sci-Fi Romance ‘Synthetic’

'Synthetic,' a sci-fi live story toplined by Charlie Cox & Haley Bennett, recently wrapped production in Kentucky.

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United Agents @unitedagents.bsky.social · 7d

🎭 Opening night of HER FATHER’S VOICE at the Dublin Theatre Festival, playing at the O’Reilly Theatre.

Featuring Fiona Bell

dublintheatrefestival.ie/event/her-fa...

HER FATHER’S VOICE - Dublin Theatre Festival

dublintheatrefestival.ie

United Agents @unitedagents.bsky.social · 7d

United Agents clients join the cast of Amazon MGM Studios’ upcoming comedy Close Personal Friends

Cast includes: Natasia Demetriou, Dustin Demri Burns, Harriet Kemsley, and Steve Zissis

Intimacy Coordinator - David Thackeray

Read more here: deadline.com/2025/10/clos...

Amazon MGM Comedy ‘Close Personal Friends’ Adds Six To Cast

'Close Personal Friends,' the new film from Amazon MGM, has added six to its cast.

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United Agents @unitedagents.bsky.social · 7d

🎬 Frankenstein hits select cinemas on 17 October and streams on Netflix from 7 November.

Cast includes: David Bradley

🎥 Watch the trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=x--N...

Frankenstein | Guillermo del Toro | Official Teaser | Netflix

YouTube video by Netflix

www.youtube.com

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United Agents @unitedagents.bsky.social · 7d

THE DEATH OF BUNNY MUNRO

Novel by Nick Cave

Cast includes:
Sarah Greene
Andrea Valls
Elizabeth Berrington
Natalie Walter
Frances Tomelty

Hair & Makeup Designer - Tara McDonald
Choreographer - Colleen O’Keeffe

youtu.be/DPYTFDHiD0c

The Death of Bunny Munro starring Matt Smith | Teaser Trailer | Sky

YouTube video by Sky TV

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United Agents @unitedagents.bsky.social · 7d

📸 FIRST LOOK: THE ABANDONS

Netflix has released first-look images from The Abandons, premiering 4 December.

Cast includes: Aisling Franciosi

United Agents @unitedagents.bsky.social · 7d

The official teaser for PILLION is here

Edited by Gareth C Scales

Costume Design by Grace Snell

www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC9x...

Pillion | Official Teaser HD | A24

YouTube video by A24

www.youtube.com

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United Agents @unitedagents.bsky.social · 7d

🧊 VIGIL S3 – FIRST LOOK

Filming is underway on the new season of BBC’s Vigil, created, written & exec produced by Tom Edge.

Cast includes Shereen Cutkelvin

Read more here: www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/vig...

Vigil season 3 confirms returning and new cast members with first look at frosty new episodes

A batch of new characters join the upcoming season of BBC's Vigil.

www.radiotimes.com

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United Agents @unitedagents.bsky.social · 8d

🎬 Gareth Evans’ A Colt Is My Passport.

Cast includes: Lucy Boynton

The noir-drenched remake is set in 1978 Detroit and follows a Vietnam vet turned contract killer on the run

More via Deadline: deadline.com/2025/09/gare...

Gareth Evans & Amazon MGM’s Remake Of ’60s Japanese Crime Pic ‘A Colt Is My Passport’ Will Star Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, Tim Roth, Jack Reynor, Lucy Boynton & More

The remake will be set in 1978 Detroit and tell the story of a Vietnam vet turned contract killer who goes on the run after assassinating a gang boss.

deadline.com