Promoting their As Featured In meal, McDonald’s are showcasing their many on screen references. Teasing a brief video on X teasing a Loki collaboration on 7 August, the fast food chain extended their campaign roll out with an extended clip showing Loki and Sylvie meeting once again, this time in an unexpected environment.
In short 15 second bursts, Tinder captures the unexpected turns a simple dating app swipe can make. With titles including Summer Fling, Breakfast Boy and You Took Him Home, each of the projects showcase the romantic whimsy of dating today coated in dreamy aesthetics. The overarching campaign It Starts With a Swipe carries a gen-z focused essence exploring diversity of relationships that consider all audiences and users of the dating app.
With just under a month to go, Prime Video’s upcoming project Sitting in Bars with Cake has released their trailer. The Yara Shahidi and Odessa A’zion led film follows the true story of two twenty-somethings navigating their life in Los Angeles when a combination of baked goods and bar settings lead them on an unexpected adventure. Exploring some Los Angeles gems, Sitting in Bars with Cake is set to premier on the streaming service 8 September 2023.
The 67th BFI London Film Festival, which will be held from 4 to 15 October announced yesterday their selection for this year’s opening gala. Taking to the screen will be Academy Award winner Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn. The mid-2000’s set film stars Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Rosamund Pike, Richard E. Grant, Alison Oliver, Archie Madekwe and Carey Mulligan.
Sports and entertainment collide once again with the launch of Playmaker Films, a creative production agency born form the minds of Chelsea and England football player Raheem Sterling and award winning music video director Carly Cussen. Specialising in branded content, advertising and music video production, the new agency draws upon the passion and expertise of the respective founders.
After a climactic cliff-hanging finale, Australian shot and set Heartbreak High is underway with filming for season 2, with Netflix announcing 2 new cast members. Hartley High will welcome Sam Rechner playing country boy Rowan Callaghan alongside Kartanya Maynard taking on the role of opiniated celibacy advocate Zoe Clarke. With filming started in June, season 2 is expected to hit streaming streams in 2024.
For yet another season of mystery and teenage angst, Elite will return for an 8th season to Netflix. The Carlos Montero and Jamie Vaca creation will welcome some new faces to the saga as well as the reappearance of some familiar students. Announced on Wednesday 19 July, production on the new season is set to commence 8 August.
Four part true crime drama The Sixth Commandment began on Monday 17 July on BBC One. Telling the story behind the death of Peter Farquhar and Anne Moore-Martin, the Sarah Phelps written limited series filmed in and around Bristol and Bath with the help of local film offices. All episodes will be available for streaming on iPlayer.