Edward VIII
King of the United Kingdom in 1936
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| 2025 | Planned sound production work includes 'Thunderbolts', 'Lilo & Stitch', 'How to Train Your Dragon', 'Elio', 'F1', 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps', 'Jurassic World Rebirth', 'Superman', 'Tron: Ares', 'Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery', and 'Blade'. |
| 2024 |
Chariots of Fire
Filmmaker Christopher Nolan cited Chariots of Fire as one of his favorite films and a source of inspiration for his film Dunkirk.
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| 2024 | Skywalker Sound is set to work on films including 'Inside Out 2', 'Ultraman: Rising', 'Despicable Me 4', 'Twisters', 'Deadpool & Wolverine', 'Transformers One', 'The Wild Robot', 'Piece by Piece', 'Here', 'Hitpig!', 'Spellbound', 'Moana 2', 'Kraven the Hunter'. |
| November 2024 |
Marguerite Alibert
Channel 4 broadcast 'A History of Royal Scandals' series 2, episode 4 'Crime', featuring Suzannah Lipscomb discussing Alibert's relationship with Edward, Prince of Wales, her trial for shooting Ali Fahmy, and potential authorities' influence on her acquittal.
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| 2023 | Skywalker Sound provided sound work for films such as 'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania', 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie', 'Peter Pan & Wendy', 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3', 'Elemental', 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny', 'Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken', 'Haunted Mansion', 'The Marvels', 'Wish', and 'Migration'. |
| 2023 |
Marguerite Alibert
Marguerite Alibert's murder trial was featured in an episode of BBC Radio 4's series 'Lucy Worsley's Lady Killers', bringing her historical case to contemporary public attention.
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| 2022 |
Sydney Johnson
Johnson was the focus of a season 5 episode of The Crown titled 'Mou Mou', which depicted his relationships with the Duke of Windsor and Mohamed Al-Fayed. In this episode, he was portrayed by Nigerian actor Jude Akuwudike, with a younger version of Johnson played by Joshua Kekana.
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| 2022 |
Sydney Johnson
Sydney Johnson was portrayed by Zimbabwean actor Connie M'Gadzah in a brief appearance in season 3 of the Netflix television series The Crown.
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| 2022 | Skywalker Sound worked on a wide range of film sound productions, including 'Riverdance: The Animated Adventure', 'Turning Red', 'The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild', 'Moon Knight', 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness', 'Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers', 'Top Gun: Maverick', 'Jurassic World Dominion', 'Lightyear', 'Minions: The Rise of Gru', 'Thor: Love and Thunder', 'Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank', 'Luck', 'Spin Me Round', 'She-Hulk: Attorney at Law', 'Cars on the Road', 'Pinocchio', 'Wendell & Wild', 'Argentina, 1985', 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever', 'The Fabelmans', 'Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery', 'Strange World', 'White Noise', and 'Avatar: The Way of Water'. |
| 2022 |
Marguerite Alibert
Sally Page published her debut novel 'The Keeper of Stories', which retells Marguerite Alibert's story through a character using the alias Becky.
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| 2021 | Skywalker Sound provided sound work for numerous films including 'Extinct', 'Raya and the Last Dragon', 'Wish Dragon', '22 vs. Earth', 'Luca', 'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings', 'The Green Knight', 'The French Dispatch', 'The Suicide Squad', 'Vivo', 'Black Widow', 'Eternals', 'Ciao Alberto', 'Licorice Pizza', 'Encanto', 'West Side Story', 'Don't Look Up', and 'Sing 2'. |
| 2020 | Skywalker Sound worked on multiple film sound productions, including 'Dolittle', 'Onward', 'The Willoughbys', 'The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run', 'Mulan', 'Over the Moon', 'The Croods: A New Age', 'Soul', and 'Minari'. |
| December 2020 |
Michael Joseph Savage
The original negative of his iconic 1935 portrait was discovered in Te Papa's collections, highlighting the enduring cultural significance of his image.
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| 2019 | Final year of the decade with sound work on major franchises including Avengers: Endgame, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, and Toy Story 4. |
| 2018 | Sound work for multiple Marvel films including Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther, Ant-Man and the Wasp, and Solo: A Star Wars Story. |
| 2018 |
Joseph Lyons
Jim Starkey claimed to be Lyons' great-grandson, though this claim was disputed by the Lyons family and biographer Anne Henderson.
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| 2017 | Worked on Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Thor: Ragnarok, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and began production on Star Wars Forces of Destiny series. |
| 2016 | Continued work on major film franchises including Rogue One, Doctor Strange, and began long-term project for Mars documentary series. |
| 2015 | Major year of sound production including Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Jurassic World, Avengers: Age of Ultron, and Inside Out. |
| 2013 | Continued work on Marvel films including Thor: The Dark World and Iron Man 3, and worked on animated features like Monsters University and The Croods. |
| 2013 |
Marguerite Alibert
UK Channel 4 aired documentary 'Edward VIII's Murderous Mistress: Was there a cover-up of Edward VIII's fling with a murderess?'
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| 2013 |
Marguerite Alibert
Andrew Rose published 'The Prince, the Princess and the Perfect Murder', revealing details about Alibert's murder trial acquittal, including a deal involving love letters from the Prince of Wales.
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| 2012 |
Chariots of Fire
The film was re-released, with Kate Muir of The Times giving it a five-star review and praising its timeless narrative about hope and moral fiber.
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| 2012 | Sound work expanded to include The Avengers, Brave, Wreck-It Ralph, and began work on the television series House of Cards. |
| 2011 | Provided sound work for diverse film projects including War Horse, The Adventures of Tintin, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, and recorded score for Dead Space 2. |
| 2010 |
Any Human Heart
A television adaptation of 'Any Human Heart' is first broadcast, with the screenplay written by William Boyd himself.
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| 2010 | Worked on sound for multiple major film productions including Toy Story 3, Despicable Me, How to Train Your Dragon, Iron Man 2, and Tron: Legacy. |
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