Miles Ketley, CEO at UK-based producer Stolen Picture, has died. The news was confirmed by the production company’s co-founder and actor Simon Pegg, who launched the firm with Nick Frost in 2017. Pegg wrote on Twitter: “We are beyond heartbroken at the sudden passing of our friend and colleague, Miles Ketley. He was the captain […]
Stolen Picture appoints Comedy Central’s Lucy Robinson Simon Pegg and Nick Frost’s production outfit Stolen Picture has added Comedy Central’s head of original content Lucy Robinson to its exec producer ranks. Robinson will take up the role from next month at the Sony Pictures Television-backed prodco, which was launched in 2017. Its output includes movie […]
Factory wins Latin American music orders from BBC4 Brighton-based Factory Films has won two commissions from BBC Four that focus on the world of Latin American music. In Huey Morgan’s Latin Music (3×60-mins), BBC Radio 6 Music DJ and Fun Lovin’ Criminals frontman Huey Morgan immerses himself in the sounds and diverse cultures of Puerto […]
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost’s indie prodco, Stolen Picture, has launched an IP Rights incubator to find new voices to create original scripted young adult (YA) dramas. Stolen Picture has teamed together five creatives and is working with them on two projects, the thriller procedural We Never Sleep and sci-fi adventure Chemistry. The model for […]
Sony Pictures Television has taken a minority stake in Stolen Picture, the new UK-based prodco of actors Simon Pegg and Nick Frost (pictured). Stolen Pictures has been established to produce television, film and digital projects for global audiences. Bad Wolf COO Miles Ketley has been installed as its CEO, leaving Jane Tranter’s prodco after joining […]
