Ithaqua gets its world premiere at FrightFest
Ithaqua has its world premiere at FrightFest in London on Saturday 29 August, the first Hammer film since John Gore Studios took the company on.
HUNT: We Need to Talk About James goes into production
Deep Fusion began production in July on a feature documentary marking fifty years since James Hunt’s world championship, made with the full support of the Hunt Estate.
Hit Squad at Annecy
We took extensive footage of Hit Squad to Annecy in June. Next-generation Supermarionation, built for an adult audience, in partnership with Warner Bros. Animation.
Deep Fusion Films joins John Gore Studios
In February, John Gore Studios acquired a majority stake in Deep Fusion Films, the Cardiff company I co-founded in 2023 with Benjamin Field and Andrew Keats.
Merry Christmas, Earthlings!
An idea of my father’s from 2006, introduced at Berlinale Animation Days and now in development with Space Age Films for Christmas 2028.
Frank and Percy heads for the screen
Ian McKellen and Roger Allam return for the film of Frank and Percy, directed by Sean Mathias for John Gore Studios and BK Studios.
I Am Jenny: the one that got away
Not everything gets made. I Am Jenny is the one I still think about — a way to give a woman her own voice back, and no commissioner willing to fund it.
Hammer at ninety: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
Hammer turned ninety in 2024 and we made a film about it. Ben Field directed; I produced and executive produced.
Virtually Parkinson, and the argument it started
We launched a podcast hosted by an AI Michael Parkinson in October 2024, and a great many people had opinions about it. Here is my answer to the criticism.
Stand by for Action! 2: Tunes of Danger
On 13 July 2024 a full orchestra played my father’s theme tunes to a packed Symphony Hall, and I sat in the audience not entirely knowing what to do with my face.