Music Financier Invests In ITV’s ‘The Ipcress File’ – Global Briefs

Music Financier Invests In ITV’s ‘The Ipcress File’

EXCLUSIVE: Music financier Cutting Edge Media Music has invested in ITV’s adaptation of Len Deighton’s The Ipcress fileThey will retain full rights to the music for the series. Altitude Television’s big-budget six-parter has already pre-sold to AMC+ and producer Andy Mayson said “Cutting Edge’s involvement and expertise has ensured the authentic sounds of the 60s feature.”John Hodge, Emmy-winning director James Watkins and Oscar-nominated screenwriter John Hodge created the highly anticipated series. It stars Joe Cole and Tom Hollander, as well as Lucy Boynton. Cole portrays Harry Palmer, Cold War army sergeant, who uses spying to get out of prison. The 1965 adaptation of the book became a hit movie starring Michael Caine.

‘Masked Singer UK’ Indie Bandicoot In Triple Hire

Masked Singer UKBandicoot, a producer, has hired three people to help it expand internationally. Kate Stannard joins the Argonon-backed outfit as its first ever Head of Development following a brief stint at Banijay label RDF and she will identify, create and develop formats across the UK and U.S. She will be joined by Head of Talent Liz Holmwood, a former Fremantle Head Of On-Screen Talent who previously worked as talent exec on Bandicoot’s Masked DancerRuchika Tagore is the Development Executive. Stannard and Holmwood join Head of Entertainment James Lessell in leading departments across Bandicoot, with all three reporting into the indie’s founders, MD Derek McLean and Creative Director Daniel Nettleton. “These three no-nonsense talent hires expand our horizons and raise our ambitions as we build on our growing UK and US pipeline,”According to the pair. Super-indie Argonon expects to make West Coast acquisitions in the coming months. CEO James Burstall has recently forecast it. “biggest year yet.”

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