"being sent to his mother. After the boys leave, Norman deduces that Uncle Phil forged the telegram. While the boys were at the War Office, Megsie, Celia and Vincent were trying to stop Isabel from signing the papers and selling the farm. Just as Isabel is about to sign the papers, a German pilot accidentally drops a huge bomb; it shakes everything but does not explode and is left sticking out of the barley field. When Nanny McPhee returns with Norman and Cyril, Norman accuses Phil of forgery, which he admits to, and Isabel handcuffs him to the stove. The"
"and plans were cancelled for future films. Nanny McPhee Nanny McPhee is a 2005 British family comedy fantasy film based on Nurse Matilda by Christianna Brand. It was directed by Kirk Jones, co-produced by StudioCanal, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Working Title Films, Three Strange Angels, and Nanny McPhee Productions with music by Patrick Doyle and produced by Lindsay Doran, Tim Bevan, and Eric Fellner. Set in Victorian England, the film stars Emma Thompson as Nanny McPhee, along with Colin Firth and Angela Lansbury. The film was theatrically released on 28 October 2005 in the UK and on 27 January 2006 in the US"
"Nanny McPhee Nanny McPhee is a 2005 British family comedy fantasy film based on Nurse Matilda by Christianna Brand. It was directed by Kirk Jones, co-produced by StudioCanal, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Working Title Films, Three Strange Angels, and Nanny McPhee Productions with music by Patrick Doyle and produced by Lindsay Doran, Tim Bevan, and Eric Fellner. Set in Victorian England, the film stars Emma Thompson as Nanny McPhee, along with Colin Firth and Angela Lansbury. The film was theatrically released on 28 October 2005 in the UK and on 27 January 2006 in the US by Universal Pictures. Thompson also scripted the"
"was announced that Patrick Doyle would compose the music for the film. Development of the film was completed in Dorset, England. Filming began in April 2004. The film reunites Emma Thompson, Colin Firth, Thomas Sangster and Adam Godley who all previously starred in the 2003 film ""Love Actually"". The film was theatrically released on 28 October 2005 in the UK and on 27 January 2006 in the US by Universal Pictures and was released on DVD on 9 May 2006 by Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives ""Nanny McPhee"" a score of 73% based on 134"
"Quickly, a garishly clothed, thrice-widowed gold-digger, whose character did not appear in the books. The sequel ""Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang"" (2010) is loosely based on the trilogy of Nurse Matilda books. The film does not closely follow the plot of the trilogy, but several individual scenes are derived from the three books. Emma Thompson started to write the script based on Brand's books in the spring of 2007. Although a third film was originally planned, as Emma Thompson stated previously in an interview on ""Friday Night with Jonathan Ross"", the box office returns from the second film were"
"is shown later on when Giselle gets married to that girl's father, who had her from a previous marriage, thus becoming a stepmother herself. As Giselle is a sweet and caring woman, she makes a good wife and stepmother. However, it is notable that during much of that film, Giselle was more of an older sister figure than a maternal figure to that little girl. In the movie ""Nanny McPhee"" a group of children worry that their father will remarry, believing from their fairy tales that all stepmothers are an ""evil breed."" Although they help their father marry again to"
"""great fun"". The year 2005 saw the release of a project Thompson had been working on for nine years. Loosely based on the ""Nurse Matilda"" stories that she read as a child, Thompson wrote the screenplay for the children's film ""Nanny McPhee"" – which centres on a mysterious, unsightly nanny who must discipline a group of children. She also took the lead role, alongside Colin Firth and Angela Lansbury, in what was a highly personal project. The film was a success, taking number one at the UK box office and earning $122million worldwide. Commenting on Thompson's screenplay, film critic Claudia"
"I have to go"". On 11 March 2002 Kirk Jones was hired and set to direct ""Nanny McPhee"" based on ""Nurse Matilda"" by Christianna Brand. Emma Thompson wrote the script for the film. Lindsay Doran, Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner produced the film with the budget of $25 million for release in 2005. On 22 April it was announced that Emma Thompson, Colin Firth, Thomas Sangster, Kelly Macdonald, Angela Lansbury, Eliza Bennett, Jennifer Rae Daykin, Raphaël Coleman, Samuel Honywood, Holly Gibbs, Celia Imrie, Imelda Staunton, Sir Derek Jacobi, Patrick Barlow and Adam Godley joined the film. On 16 May it"
"New York City. They separated in 2017. Eastwood High School, where she was a pupil, has a Drama Studio And Theatre named in her honour. Kelly Macdonald Kelly Macdonald (born 23 February 1976) is a Scottish actress who is best known for her roles in the films ""Trainspotting"" (1996), ""Gosford Park"" (2001), ""Intermission"" (2003), ""Nanny McPhee"" (2005), ""Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2"" (2011), and ""Brave"" (2012). For the 2005 TV film ""The Girl in the Cafe"", she was nominated for a Golden Globe and won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or"
"Doran had a small cameo in the film as a maid. In 1996 Doran ended her partnership with Pollack, citing a need for change, and was quickly hired as the new president and chief operating officer of small studio United Artists, replacing John Calley. There, Thompson approached her with a proposal to adapt the stories of ""Nurse Matilda"" into film, with Thompson starring. She and Doran proceeded to work on the adaptation for ""a good seven years"" and released ""Nanny McPhee"" two years later, in 2005. Doran noted that MGM, owner of United Artists, ""didn't want to make the movie"
"Anna and the Apocalypse Anna and the Apocalypse is a 2017 Christmas zombie musical film directed by John McPhail and with a screenplay by Alan McDonald and Ryan McHenry based on McHenry's 2010 BAFTA-winning short ""Zombie Musical"". The film premiered at Fantastic Fest on September 22, 2017. Orion Pictures released the film in the United States on 30 November 2018. A zombie apocalypse threatens the sleepy town of Little Haven – at Christmas – forcing Anna and her friends to fight, slash and sing their way to survival, facing the undead in a desperate race to reach their loved ones."
"Kelly Macdonald Kelly Macdonald (born 23 February 1976) is a Scottish actress who is best known for her roles in the films ""Trainspotting"" (1996), ""Gosford Park"" (2001), ""Intermission"" (2003), ""Nanny McPhee"" (2005), ""Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2"" (2011), and ""Brave"" (2012). For the 2005 TV film ""The Girl in the Cafe"", she was nominated for a Golden Globe and won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie. In 2003, she appeared in the acclaimed BBC miniseries ""State of Play"" as journalist Della Smith. For her role in the 2007 film ""No"
"Munchies (film) Munchies is a 1987 comedy horror film starring Harvey Korman, Charlie Stratton, and Nadine Van der Velde. Clearly inspired by the success of ""Gremlins"", and directed by that film's editor, Tina Hirsch, the film features a remarkably similar plotline. It spawned two sequels, ""Munchie"" and ""Munchie Strikes Back"", which possess no relation to the original film save the titles. These two films dealt with an impish, wish-granting creature named Munchie. The protagonist, space archaeologist Simon Watterman, discovers a fossilized ""Munchie"" in a cave in Peru and accidentally reanimates it. Bringing the specimen back to the United States, Watterman's"
"Untitled Annabelle film The untitled ""Annabelle"" film, a sequel to 2014's ""Annabelle"" and to 2017's """", and the sixth installment in The Conjuring Universe, is an upcoming American supernatural horror film, based on the legend of the Annabelle doll, produced by New Line Cinema and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film is directed by Gary Dauberman in his directorial debut, with the screenplay by himself, and the story co-written with James Wan, who also produced the film with Peter Safran. The film stars Mckenna Grace, Madison Iseman, Katie Sarife, Patrick Wilson, and Vera Farmiga, who are reprising their roles"
"genre mashup populated by rootable characters."" On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 63 out of 100, based on 26 critics, indicating ""generally favorable reviews"". ""Dread Central"" gave it 5 out of 5 stars, saying that it's ""...not just a great movie but a great musical as well."" Anna and the Apocalypse Anna and the Apocalypse is a 2017 Christmas zombie musical film directed by John McPhail and with a screenplay by Alan McDonald and Ryan McHenry based on McHenry's 2010 BAFTA-winning short ""Zombie Musical"". The film premiered at Fantastic Fest on September 22, 2017. Orion Pictures"
"Australia at the time. The film picked up three awards at the festival for Best Score, Best Supporting Actress and Best Film. ""}} In 2016, McPhail met with Nicholas Crum and Naysun Alae-Carew of Blazing Griffin about the possibility of directing their feature length musical film, ""Anna and the Apocalypse"". The film based on the short film ""Zombie Musical"" by the late writer Ryan McHenry, tells the story of Anna and her school mates in their bid to survive a sudden zombie apocalypse which descends on their town in the run up to Christmas. A horror fan with John Carpenter"
"the end of its run. Critical reception was generally mixed. A sequel titled """" was released on March 28, 2013. In the near future, weapons master James McCullen (Christopher Eccleston) has created a nanotech-based weapon – nanomites designed to devour metal and other materials, capable of destroying anything from tanks to cities. The nanobots can only be stopped by activating the kill switch. His company M.A.R.S. sells four warheads to NATO, and NATO troops led by American soldiers Duke (Channing Tatum) and Ripcord (Marlon Wayans) are asked to deliver the warheads. Their convoy is ambushed by the Baroness (Sienna Miller),"
"the sequel would be a loose remake of the 1964 film ""Topkapi"". Brosnan said in January 2009 that Paul Verhoeven was attached to direct the film. In 2010, Verhoeven said he had left the project due to script changes and a change in the regime. The initial script was written by John Rogers from a story by himself and Harley Peyton, with additional material provided with by Nick Meyer, Michael Finch and Karl Gajdusek. In the April 2014 edition of ""Empire"", John McTiernan revealed he had written a script for the sequel while in prison, called ""Thomas Crown and the"
"Ryan McHenry Ryan McHenry (13 December 1987 – 2 May 2015) was a Scottish film director best known for the film ""Zombie Musical"" in which he received a nomination for the Best Director accolade at the 2011 British Academy Scotland New Talent Awards. ""Zombie Musical"" would be adapted by McHenry and Alan McDonald into the 2017 feature film ""Anna and the Apocalypse"", which would ultimately be released after McHenry's death. Ryan McHenry was born in Dumfries in Scotland. In 2011 he wrote and directed the film ""Zombie Musical"". The film, which was a joint adventure between Haphazard Media and Black"
"wanted to make a ""Gremlins"" knock off, which were profitable at the time, and since Hirsch had edited that film it seemed a good fit. ""Munchies"" was shot over 12 days, followed by three days of filming puppets and inserts. Munchies (film) Munchies is a 1987 comedy horror film starring Harvey Korman, Charlie Stratton, and Nadine Van der Velde. Clearly inspired by the success of ""Gremlins"", and directed by that film's editor, Tina Hirsch, the film features a remarkably similar plotline. It spawned two sequels, ""Munchie"" and ""Munchie Strikes Back"", which possess no relation to the original film save the"
"scripts I've written that have almost happened."" When Hopkins was being considered to direct the 2005 children's film ""Nanny McPhee"", for which he was ultimately unsuccessful, he met with Emma Thompson, who had written the script and would star as the title character. After seeing her in a Broadway production opposite Dustin Hoffman, Hopkins decided to write a script to emulate the interpersonal chemistry which he had seen between the two actors. He has said that the story was inspired by one of his parents' friends who was ageing but still ""finding his feet"". Overall, ""Last Chance Harvey"" was received"
"was released in November 2008. Foster recorded ""I Will Be There With You"" for Japan Airlines (JAL), with McPhee on vocals. Starting in June 2008, it was used to promote the introduction of new aircraft to JAL's US flights. McPhee made her studio acting debut in the comedy ""The House Bunny"", co-starring as one of the few members of a misfit sorority. The movie, released in August 2008, starred Anna Faris as a Playboy Bunny who took the girls under her wing. It was directed by Fred Wolf for Columbia Pictures and produced by Adam Sandler's Happy Madison Productions. McPhee"
"Honey 2 Honey 2 is a 2011 American dance film and a sequel to the 2003 film ""Honey"", directed by Bille Woodruff, who directed the original film. It stars Kat Graham, Randy Wayne, Seychelle Gabriel and Lonette McKee, reprising her role as Connie Daniels, the mother of Honey Daniels from the first film. The film was released to cinemas in United Kingdom on June 10, 2011 and on direct to DVD in the United States on February 21, 2012. The film was followed by a sequel, """" (2016). 17-year-old Maria Bennett (Kat Graham) returns from prison to rebuild her life"
"Child's Play 2 Child's Play 2 is a 1990 American slasher film and the direct sequel to ""Child's Play"", written by Don Mancini and directed by John Lafia, one of the co-writers in the first film. It is the second film in the ""Child's Play"" franchise and set two years after the first film; the plot follows Charles Lee Ray (better known as Chucky) continuing his pursuit for Andy Barclay, who was placed in foster care, and transferring his soul into him after being resurrected. The film stars Alex Vincent, who returns as Andy Barclay; Gerrit Graham and Jenny Agutter"
"Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues is a 2013 American comedy film and the sequel to the 2004 film """". As with the original film, it is directed by Adam McKay, produced by Judd Apatow, written by McKay and Will Ferrell, and stars Ferrell, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, David Koechner, and Christina Applegate, all reprising their roles from the first film. Harrison Ford, Kristen Wiig, James Marsden, Meagan Good, and Dylan Baker all join the cast. Development for the film began as early as 2008, but Paramount Pictures turned down the proposed sequel. However, in March"
"nanny, however, Daniel disguises himself as a woman and gets the job. The two eldest children immediately know who ""Madame Doubtfire"" is, but the youngest and Miranda are fooled. Daniel uses his disguise to spend time with his children. Miranda comments that the house has never been run better. After Miranda discovers Daniel's secret — and after one more terrible fight — both parents admit to mistakes and make arrangements for Daniel to see his children more often. The feature film adaptation was produced by 20th Century Fox (with a budget of $25 million) and was released on November 24,"
"considered as one of his biggest film influences, McPhail accepted the offer and filming began later that year in Greenock in Scotland. ""Anna and the Apocalypse"" had its world premiere at Fantastic Fest on September 22, 2017 with many of the films cast and crew in attendance. The film had its UK premiere as part of the 2018 Edinburgh International Film Festival and was listed as one of the top 5 must see films by the Scotsman Newspaper.. Anna was amongst the nominees for Best Feature Film at the 2018 British Academy Scotland Awards. John McPhail (director) John McPhail is"
"Mary Poppins Returns Mary Poppins Returns is a 2018 American musical fantasy film directed by Rob Marshall, with a screenplay written by David Magee and a story by Magee, Marshall, and John DeLuca. Based on the book series of the same name by P. L. Travers, this sequel to 1964's ""Mary Poppins"" stars Emily Blunt as the eponymous character, with Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Julie Walters, Dick Van Dyke, Angela Lansbury, Colin Firth, and Meryl Streep in supporting roles. Set in 1930s London, three decades after the events of the original film, it sees Mary Poppins, the former"
"Best Actress in addition to being nominated for the Academy Award, the Golden Globe and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress. Her other film roles include Mrs. Blatherwick in ""Nanny McPhee"" (2005), Dolores Jane Umbridge in two of the ""Harry Potter"" films (2007–2010) and Hefina Headon in ""Pride"" (2014), for which she received a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. On television, she starred in the sitcoms ""Up the Garden Path"" (1990–1993) and ""Is it Legal?"" (1995–1998). Her performance in ""My Family and Other Animals"" (2005) earned her a nomination for the"
"was released, with new cover art, containing the feature disc of the special edition set. This version was simply a repackaging, omitting the second disc. On 20 April 2016, Crackle announced that the go-ahead for a new television series, based on the film, had been agreed. On 22 August it was confirmed that Rupert Grint would both be executive producer and would star in the show. The series debuted on 16 March 2017 and has had two seasons. Snatch (film) Snatch (stylized as snatch.) is a 2000 British crime comedy film written and directed by Guy Ritchie, featuring an ensemble"
"Besides their father, the only one the children will ever listen to is Evangeline, the family's uneducated but sweet-natured scullery maid. One day, Cedric discovers multiple references for a ""Nanny McPhee"" throughout the home. That same night during a storm, the children cause havoc in the kitchen at the same time Cedric sees a shadow behind the door and opens it to reveal a frighteningly hideous woman, who states that she is Nanny McPhee and is a ""government nanny"". With discipline and a little magic, she transforms the family's lives. In the process, she becomes more beautiful each time the"
"nanny of Jane and Michael Banks, returning after a family tragedy. Walt Disney Pictures announced the film in September 2015. Marshall was hired later that month, and Blunt and Miranda were cast in February 2016. Principal photography lasted from February to July 2017, and took place at Shepperton Studios in Surrey, England. ""Mary Poppins Returns"" held its world premiere at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on November 29, 2018, and was released in the United States on December 19, 2018, making it one of the longest gaps between film sequels in Disney history at 54 years. The film received"
"Later"", ""Laissez-passe"", and ""Shrooms"". In addition to serving as movement director in films, he has also appeared in small acting roles, such as ""Thompson"" in ""Safe Conduct"" (2002), ""Infected Priest"" in ""28 Days Later"" (2002), ""Black Brother"" in ""Shrooms"" (2007), and ""Enemy Pilot"" in ""Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang"" (2010). Sedgwick's first television role was as ""Mummy"" on ""Monster Café"", which aired from 1994 to 1995 on Children's BBC. Toby Sedgwick Toby Sedgwick (born 16 August 1958) is a British movement director, actor, and theatre choreographer. He achieved critical acclaim for his expressive ""horse choreography"" for life-size puppets used"