Nickelodeon is bringing classic British family gameshow The Crystal Maze to the U.S. The Viacom-owned network has ordered a local version from The Real World and Keeping Up With The Kardashians producer Bunim/Murray Productions and Rdf Television, which makes the UK version for Channel 4.
The show, which was created by French producer Jacques Antoine, first aired in the UK in 1990 and ran for six seasons. It was brought back in 2017 with a celebrity version and a regular version with more episodes set to air later this year. The UK version is hosted by The It Crowd star Richard Ayoade.
The show is a competitive challenge featuring a team who must utilize physical and mental skills to successfully navigate an elaborate labyrinth of four giant and immersive themed zones.
In the Nickelodeon version, the teams will consist of family members. They must tackle range of challenges in zones...
The show, which was created by French producer Jacques Antoine, first aired in the UK in 1990 and ran for six seasons. It was brought back in 2017 with a celebrity version and a regular version with more episodes set to air later this year. The UK version is hosted by The It Crowd star Richard Ayoade.
The show is a competitive challenge featuring a team who must utilize physical and mental skills to successfully navigate an elaborate labyrinth of four giant and immersive themed zones.
In the Nickelodeon version, the teams will consist of family members. They must tackle range of challenges in zones...
- 6/3/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Ewan McGregor will play a World War II prisoner of war who hatches a plan to use a cow to help him escape captivity and find his way across Germany to freedom. Marc Forster will direct “The Cow,” which is a remake of classic French comedy “The Cow and I,” with shooting set to begin in the fall.
WestEnd Films has boarded the picture and will introduce it to international buyers in Cannes. North American sales are being handled by Linda Lichter.
The original version, known in French as “La Vache et le Prisonnier,” was based on a novel by Jacques Antoine and directed by Henri Verneuil. Starring Fernandel, the film was a big hit locally in the late 1950s.
The English-language remake reunites McGregor with Forster after their recent collaboration on the upcoming Disney picture “Christopher Robin,” which will be released in the summer. The pair also worked together on 2005 movie “Stay.
WestEnd Films has boarded the picture and will introduce it to international buyers in Cannes. North American sales are being handled by Linda Lichter.
The original version, known in French as “La Vache et le Prisonnier,” was based on a novel by Jacques Antoine and directed by Henri Verneuil. Starring Fernandel, the film was a big hit locally in the late 1950s.
The English-language remake reunites McGregor with Forster after their recent collaboration on the upcoming Disney picture “Christopher Robin,” which will be released in the summer. The pair also worked together on 2005 movie “Stay.
- 5/7/2018
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
It's game show heaven on television right now. Not only do we have all sorts of new formats making their way to screen, but some old favourites are getting a second lease of life, too - from Fifteen to One (airing daily on Channel 4) to the second series of the revived Catchphrase (Sundays on ITV.) But it got us thinking - what other game shows would we like to see return to our living rooms?
Well, we asked that very question to Fifteen to One's Sandi Toksvig and Catchphrase's Stephen Mulhern - and then had a bit of office debate about our own favourites...
You Bet! - Stephen Mulhern (Host, Catchphrase)
"This is an easy question: You Bet! It was one of my favourite TV shows and Matthew Kelly was one of my favourite presenters. I love it.
"I can give you some great examples that still amaze me to this day.
Well, we asked that very question to Fifteen to One's Sandi Toksvig and Catchphrase's Stephen Mulhern - and then had a bit of office debate about our own favourites...
You Bet! - Stephen Mulhern (Host, Catchphrase)
"This is an easy question: You Bet! It was one of my favourite TV shows and Matthew Kelly was one of my favourite presenters. I love it.
"I can give you some great examples that still amaze me to this day.
- 4/8/2014
- Digital Spy
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