Expert Film Production in South Africa

Nominations for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA’s) 2012 have been announced, with The Artist picking up 12 nominations, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy with 11, Hugo with 9,  6 for My Week with Marilyn, and 5 each for  The Help and War Horse.

Golden Globes 2012: All the winners From the 69th Annual Awards Ceremony

Ricky Gervais, the mock-master whose barbs targeted Gibson and other stars at last year’s Golden Globes telecast, is back at the host’s podium for a third time on Sunday night.

Universal Studios is in talks with the scriptwriting team of  “Bruce Almighty”, to write a follow up the 2003 hit.

In the original film, Jim Carrey starred as TV reporter given the chance to be God for a week after complaining to God about a rival co-worker, portrayed by Steve Carell, being promoted to the anchor slot.

Producer Graham King plans to make a Freddie Mercury biopic in 2012,  with Sacha Baron Cohen as the lead.

Budgeted at $15 million, Rocky: The Musical will have its world debut, in German, in Hamburg November 2012. Stylester Stallone, star of the 1976 movie and now the musical’s producer, then plans to take an English version of the musical on the road to stages worldwide.

Steven Spielberg is in talks to bring the life story of biblical figure Moses to the big screen in Gods And Kings. Spielberg’s movie comes 56 years after Charlton Heston played Moses in The Ten Commandments.

Warner Bros has given the green light to a CGI/live action film based on the much-loved children’s Lego building blocks, after toying with the project since 2008. Lego has  twice been named Toy of the Century and today, seven sets are sold per second.