Film and TV Briefing: Thursday 2 April 2026
Welcome to this week’s round-up of news, commentary and industry announcements that you may have missed from the past week.
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In the news
Corey Feldman speaks about Rob Reiner Oscars tribute (Guardian)
Sophie Turner's injury pauses Amazon's 'Tomb Raider' (Deadline)
Lauren Dern to appear in Epstein TV series (Variety)
Carey Mulligan receives CBE (BBC)
BBC Breakfast's Carol Kirkwood bids farewell (BBC)
President Trump to address Iran war on US Primetime (Deadline)
'Project Hail Mary' is Amazon MGM Studios' biggest box office to date (ScreenDaily)
BBC iPlayer to show long lost ‘Doctor Who’ episodes (BBC)
Australian National Film and Sound archive adds ‘Succulent Chinese meal’ speech (Guardian)
Allegro Finance secures £2m facility for UK film & TV debt lending platform (ScreenDaily)
Paapa Essiedu hopes that drama 'Babies' will break silence around pregnancy loss (BBC)
Attenborough’s 'Secret Garden' reveals top tips for British gardens (Guardian)
TV Small Indie Fund backs selected 40 independent UK production companies (BBC)
Sarah Everard TV drama announced by BBC (Independent)
Queen Elizabeth II documentary planned for what would be monarch's 100th birthday (Televisual)
Departing BBC Director General Tim Davie lands new role (Deadline)
'Rivals' exec Jonny Richards joins BBC (Deadline)
Features and commentary
Red carpet politics - should stars speak out at awards ceremonies? (Hollywood Reporter)
We crave wholesome reality TV like 'Love on the Spectrum' (Guardian)
Industry announcements
Screen Stars of Tomorrow 2026 opens for applications (ScreenDaily)
Immersive Fiction Projects fund launched by BFI (Deadline)
Legal updates
Netflix loses appeal against EU rules on funding Belgian productions (Variety)
