While “ Nanny” may have been the jewel in the genre crown at Sundance, the influence that genre cinema held over 2022’s first major festival was wide-ranging and undeniable. As bolts of lightning reanimated the body of Frankenstein’s monster, Julia Ducournau’s “ Titane,” which turned heads when it took the Palme d’Or at Cannes, and Sundance Grand Jury prize-winner “ Nanny,” a supernatural tale from director Nikyatu Jusu, have revitalized the festival scene. The case which has been coined #WagathaChristie in reference to the English detective novelist Agatha Christie, has already been thoroughly covered on social media and in the press, especially in the U.S., but this “TV event will go further, immersing audiences inside.Īfter a banner 2021 for high-end genre films, industry vets are hopeful that the fantastic can resurrect the corpse of pre-covid theatrical distribution. Produced by Chalkboard and commissioned by Channel 4, “Wagatha” stars Chanel Cresswell, the BAFTA-winning actor of “ This is England” and Natalia Tena (“ Game of Thrones”).
Newen Connect has also acquired the Australian supernatural bromance “ Limbo,” and the inclusive British mystery thriller “ Blindspot.” Written by Chris Atkins, “Wagatha” (working title) charts the High Court case which stemmed from alleged leaked Instagram stories in 2019 and opposes Rooney and Vardy.
Newen Connect is building up its English-language scripted slate with timely, high-concept titles, including “Wagatha,” a dramatic reconstruction of the viral court case involving Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy, the wives of high-profile British footballers.
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