Paul Feig
- Director and producer
Press clippings
Motherland to be re-made in America
A project is underway to re-make BBC sitcom Motherland for American audiences.
British Comedy Guide, 25th March 2021This Country USA remake gets 14 episode series order
US network Fox is remaking hit BBC sitcom This Country. A fourteen-episode series is now set to go into production.
British Comedy Guide, 30th October 2020This Country to be re-made in America
American network Fox is set to make a US version of This Country. Bridesmaids director Paul Feig will oversee the pilot.
British Comedy Guide, 5th December 2019Why is the terrible Last Christmas box office gold?
Written by Emma Thompson, directed by Paul Feig of Bridesmaids, soundtracked by George Michael - and panned by critics. Why are audiences flocking to see it?
Dylan B Jones, The Guardian, 21st November 2019Last Christmas: review
There were fine performances from Henry Golding and Emma Thompson (co-writer) as Kate's Yugoslavian mother. She delivered some of the best lines and was a wonderful breath of fresh air and vibrancy to the film. A disappointment and a big one at that was the relationship between Kate and Tom.
Tiemo Talk of the Town, 20th November 2019Last Christmas review - cliched festive failure
It seems fitting at this point to use one of the hoariest of film criticism cliches and say that this was a film that lingered long after I left the cinema. In this case, it lingered in the form of a tension headache caused by 103 minutes of mortified wincing.
Wendy Ide, The Observer, 17th November 2019Last Christmas review
Emilia Clarke shines brightly in this twinkly London rom-com.
BBC, 16th November 2019Last Christmas review
The attempt here is to make a contemporary rom-com, in the style of the beloved British hits Love Actually and Notting Hill but with the stars of today. As it turns out, Clarke has more chemistry with CGI dragons than Golding, who himself acts like he's only occupying time in London before the flight to Singapore to shoot the sequel to Crazy Rich Asians (a much worthier modern rom-com).
Musanna Ahmed, The Upcoming, 11th November 2019Last Christmas director responds to one-star review
Last Christmas director Paul Feig saw the funny side when his new film was given a one-star review.
Yahoo, 10th November 2019Miranda Hart to star in Hollywood spy comedy
Miranda Hart has signed up to star in a Hollywood movie. She will appear alongside Jude Law in a film from Bridesmaids director Paul Feig.
British Comedy Guide, 28th March 2014