Edward Berger’s upcoming thriller “Conclave,” starring Ralph Fiennes and John Lithgow, has been acquired by Focus Features for U.S. distribution.
Directed by Berger and based on Robert Harris’ novel of the same name, it tells the story of the world’s most secretive event: election of a new Pope.
The script was written by Peter Straughan.
Fiennes plays Cardinal Lawrence in the film, a Catholic dignitary tasked with running the Vatican’s mysterious papal conclave who finds himself trapped in a treasonous web as groups of ambitious rival cardinals form factions in the hope of swaying the vote.
“As ambitions, divisions and scandals start to boil over and the political machinations inside the Vatican intensify, Lawrence realizes that the departed Pope had kept a secret from them that he must uncover before a new Pope is chosen,” reads the logline.
Joining Fiennes and Lithgow in the feature are Stanley Tucci,...
Directed by Berger and based on Robert Harris’ novel of the same name, it tells the story of the world’s most secretive event: election of a new Pope.
The script was written by Peter Straughan.
Fiennes plays Cardinal Lawrence in the film, a Catholic dignitary tasked with running the Vatican’s mysterious papal conclave who finds himself trapped in a treasonous web as groups of ambitious rival cardinals form factions in the hope of swaying the vote.
“As ambitions, divisions and scandals start to boil over and the political machinations inside the Vatican intensify, Lawrence realizes that the departed Pope had kept a secret from them that he must uncover before a new Pope is chosen,” reads the logline.
Joining Fiennes and Lithgow in the feature are Stanley Tucci,...
- 11/10/2023
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Ralph Fiennes stars as a Vatican cardinal who finds himself at the centre of a conspiracy
Focus Features will distribute Edward Berger’s new thriller Conclave starring Stanley Tucci and Ralph Fiennes in the US.
FilmNation Entertainment is handling international sales on the new feature from the All Quiet On The Western Front director. A release date has not yet been confirmed.
Conclave is set in the Vatican and follows a Cardinal who finds himself at the centre of a conspiracy as he races to uncover a secret before the new Pope is chosen. Additional cast includes John Lithgow, Carlos Diehz,...
Focus Features will distribute Edward Berger’s new thriller Conclave starring Stanley Tucci and Ralph Fiennes in the US.
FilmNation Entertainment is handling international sales on the new feature from the All Quiet On The Western Front director. A release date has not yet been confirmed.
Conclave is set in the Vatican and follows a Cardinal who finds himself at the centre of a conspiracy as he races to uncover a secret before the new Pope is chosen. Additional cast includes John Lithgow, Carlos Diehz,...
- 11/10/2023
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
Edward Berger is coming home to Focus Features with his upcoming film “Conclave.”
The “All Quiet on the Western Front” Academy Award-winning director helms upcoming adaptation “Conclave” about the papal conclave that elects Popes for the Catholic Church. Berger previously interned at the company that later became Focus Features for his first job in Hollywood; Focus Features now has acquired the U.S. distribution rights to “Conclave.”
“Twenty-seven years ago, I landed my first job as an intern at the company that later became Focus. Ever since I left and embarked on the long path of making movies I have been wanting to return,” Berger said in a press statement. “To now work with [Focus Features Chairman] Peter Kujawski and his incredibly dedicated team feels like I have arrived at a home that I‘ve always missed. I am grateful and so cannot wait to share the movie with audiences in the U.
The “All Quiet on the Western Front” Academy Award-winning director helms upcoming adaptation “Conclave” about the papal conclave that elects Popes for the Catholic Church. Berger previously interned at the company that later became Focus Features for his first job in Hollywood; Focus Features now has acquired the U.S. distribution rights to “Conclave.”
“Twenty-seven years ago, I landed my first job as an intern at the company that later became Focus. Ever since I left and embarked on the long path of making movies I have been wanting to return,” Berger said in a press statement. “To now work with [Focus Features Chairman] Peter Kujawski and his incredibly dedicated team feels like I have arrived at a home that I‘ve always missed. I am grateful and so cannot wait to share the movie with audiences in the U.
- 11/10/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Focus Features has picked up the U.S. rights to Edward Berger’s new thriller, Conclave, which stars Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci and John Lithgow.
Based on Robert Harris’ best-selling novel of the same name, Conclave is set in the secretive Vatican meeting of Catholic cardinals who gather in Rome to pick a new Pope. Fiennes plays Cardinal Lomeli, tasked with overseeing the Cardinals arriving from across the globe to join the Conclave. But as the political machinations inside the Vatican intensify, Lomeli realizes that the departed Pope had kept a secret from them that he must uncover before a new Pope has been chosen.
Lithgow will play Cardinal Tremblay, Tucci will play Cardinal Bellini and Isabella Rossellini will play Sister Agnes.
Conclave is produced by House Productions and FilmNation Entertainment, with Peter Straughan writing the script. The ensemble cast includes Carlos Diehz, Lucian Msamati, Brían F. O’Byrne, Merab Ninidze and Sergio Castellitto.
Based on Robert Harris’ best-selling novel of the same name, Conclave is set in the secretive Vatican meeting of Catholic cardinals who gather in Rome to pick a new Pope. Fiennes plays Cardinal Lomeli, tasked with overseeing the Cardinals arriving from across the globe to join the Conclave. But as the political machinations inside the Vatican intensify, Lomeli realizes that the departed Pope had kept a secret from them that he must uncover before a new Pope has been chosen.
Lithgow will play Cardinal Tremblay, Tucci will play Cardinal Bellini and Isabella Rossellini will play Sister Agnes.
Conclave is produced by House Productions and FilmNation Entertainment, with Peter Straughan writing the script. The ensemble cast includes Carlos Diehz, Lucian Msamati, Brían F. O’Byrne, Merab Ninidze and Sergio Castellitto.
- 11/10/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
More movies potentially for next year’s starved 2024 theatrical release calendar: Focus Features has taken U.S. distribution rights to Oscar-winning All Quiet on the Western Front filmmaker Edward Berger’s papal thriller Conclave. The movie’s starry cast includes Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Carlos Diehz, Lucian Msamati, Brían F. O’Byrne, Merab Ninidze, Sergio Castellitto and Isabella Rossellini.
The Peter Straughan-penned script based on Robert Harris’ bestselling novel centers on the secret papal conclave, which is electing a new Pope. After the death of a beloved Pope, Cardinal Lawrence (Fiennes) is tasked with running this covert process inside the back corners of the Vatican. Lawrence quickly finds himself the center of a conspiracy, as the cardinals forge factions and rivalries to serve their own ambitions. As divisions and scandals start to boil over and the political machinations inside the Vatican intensify, Lawrence realizes the departed Pope had...
The Peter Straughan-penned script based on Robert Harris’ bestselling novel centers on the secret papal conclave, which is electing a new Pope. After the death of a beloved Pope, Cardinal Lawrence (Fiennes) is tasked with running this covert process inside the back corners of the Vatican. Lawrence quickly finds himself the center of a conspiracy, as the cardinals forge factions and rivalries to serve their own ambitions. As divisions and scandals start to boil over and the political machinations inside the Vatican intensify, Lawrence realizes the departed Pope had...
- 11/10/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Vertical Entertainment has picked up U.S. rights to Misanthrope, a psychological thriller marking the first English-feature from BAFTA-winning Argentinian director Damián Szifron (Wild Tales). The indie distributor has slated the film starring Emmy nominee Shailene Woodley (Big Little Lies), Emmy winner Ben Mendelsohn (The Outsider) and Emmy nominee Jovan Adepo (Babylon) for release exclusively in theaters nationwide in the first half of 2023.
The film written by Szifron and Jonathan Wakeham picks up in Baltimore on New Year’s Eve, as a talented but troubled police officer (Woodley) is recruited by the FBI’s chief investigator (Mendelsohn) to help profile and track down a mass murderer.
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The film written by Szifron and Jonathan Wakeham picks up in Baltimore on New Year’s Eve, as a talented but troubled police officer (Woodley) is recruited by the FBI’s chief investigator (Mendelsohn) to help profile and track down a mass murderer.
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- 11/3/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
It feels inappropriate to call the true crime genre "entertainment," but it's never been more evident that audiences can't get enough of dark stories based on real-life events. The true crime bubble keeps getting bigger, and Netflix is cashing in on these stories in a very big way. Despite the protests from the living family members of the victims of Jeffrey Dahmer, Netflix forged through with Ryan Murphy's "Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story," and the show was a massive success. Murphy's follow-up project, "The Watcher," was so popular it impacted the sales of home security cameras, and the recent release of "The Good Nurse" is proof the streamer doesn't have any intention of changing pace anytime soon.
The latest true crime adaptation is based on Charles Graeber's book " The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder," which detailed the shocking story of nurse Amy Loughren,...
The latest true crime adaptation is based on Charles Graeber's book " The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder," which detailed the shocking story of nurse Amy Loughren,...
- 11/3/2022
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne passed through the Toronto Film Festival Monday morning where they discussed their true-crime thriller The Good Nurse.
The film centers on Amy Loughren (Chastain), a nurse who starts to believe that her colleague Charlie Cullen (Redmayne) is responsible for a series of mysterious patient deaths and risks her own life to uncover the truth.
“The thing I liked so much about the film is that we see so often films about a serial killer or a story and its fetishized,” Chastain said while discussing why she joined the project. “You’d see him injecting the bags and I’ve always felt a little dirty watching that stuff. I don’t wanna celebrate or have the media glorify what happened to another human being. I wanna celebrate humanity, which is why I was excited about this.”
Discussing her collaboration with Redmayne, she added: “I’ve always...
The film centers on Amy Loughren (Chastain), a nurse who starts to believe that her colleague Charlie Cullen (Redmayne) is responsible for a series of mysterious patient deaths and risks her own life to uncover the truth.
“The thing I liked so much about the film is that we see so often films about a serial killer or a story and its fetishized,” Chastain said while discussing why she joined the project. “You’d see him injecting the bags and I’ve always felt a little dirty watching that stuff. I don’t wanna celebrate or have the media glorify what happened to another human being. I wanna celebrate humanity, which is why I was excited about this.”
Discussing her collaboration with Redmayne, she added: “I’ve always...
- 9/12/2022
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Oscar winner Jessica Chastain (The Eyes of Tammy Faye) stars as a nurse who suspects her colleague of murdering patients in Netflix’s The Good Nurse. The dramatic film, which just released a trailer and poster, is based on Charles Graeber’s book The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder and will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
The Good Nurse will be released in select theaters on October 19, 2022, followed by a premiere on Netflix on October 26.
Graeber’s book delves into the twisted story of nurse Charles Cullen (played by Eddie Redmayne), a serial killer who murdered 40 patients. The drama also stars Nnamdi Asomugha, Noah Emmerich, Malik Yoba, Alix West Lefler, and Kim Dickens.
Krysty Wilson-Cairns (Last Night in Soho) wrote the screenplay and Tobias Lindholm directs. Scott Franklin, Darren Aronofsky, and Michael A. Jackman produced, with Ari Handel, Glen Basner,...
The Good Nurse will be released in select theaters on October 19, 2022, followed by a premiere on Netflix on October 26.
Graeber’s book delves into the twisted story of nurse Charles Cullen (played by Eddie Redmayne), a serial killer who murdered 40 patients. The drama also stars Nnamdi Asomugha, Noah Emmerich, Malik Yoba, Alix West Lefler, and Kim Dickens.
Krysty Wilson-Cairns (Last Night in Soho) wrote the screenplay and Tobias Lindholm directs. Scott Franklin, Darren Aronofsky, and Michael A. Jackman produced, with Ari Handel, Glen Basner,...
- 9/7/2022
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Netflix has a knack for getting a lot of very talented people together in movies that seemingly just wouldn't get made at a traditional studio anymore. Case in point, "The Good Nurse" is a movie that features two Oscar winners in the form of Jessica Chastain ("It Chapter Two") and Eddie Redmayne ("The Theory of Everything") front-and-center in a thriller that is based on true events.
As the title implies, they are nurses working at a hospital but, as it turns out, only one of them is good and the other might actually be very bad. For a movie with such a seemingly innocuous title, the body count certainly stacks up in a hurry here. Let's take a gander, shall we?
The Good Nurse Trailer Is Full Of Murder And Intrigue
Things don't take long to get a little twisted as Chastain's character Amy meets up with Redmayne's Charlie at a coffee shop.
As the title implies, they are nurses working at a hospital but, as it turns out, only one of them is good and the other might actually be very bad. For a movie with such a seemingly innocuous title, the body count certainly stacks up in a hurry here. Let's take a gander, shall we?
The Good Nurse Trailer Is Full Of Murder And Intrigue
Things don't take long to get a little twisted as Chastain's character Amy meets up with Redmayne's Charlie at a coffee shop.
- 9/7/2022
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
Based on true events, as well as the book The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder by Charles Graeber, Netflix‘s The Good Nurse will premiere on October 26.
The Good Nurse is part of Netflix’s “Netflix and Chills” lineup for this Halloween season, the film directed by Tobias Lindholm and written by Krysty Wilson-Cairns.
Watch the official trailer for The Good Nurse below.
“Suspicious that her colleague is responsible for a series of mysterious patient deaths, a nurse risks her own life to uncover the truth in this gripping thriller based on true events.”
Jessica Chastain stars in the upcoming Netflix film alongside Eddie Redmayne, Nnamdi Asomugha, Kim Dickens, Malik Yoba, Alix West Lefler, and Noah Emmerich.
Producers include Scott Franklin, Darren Aronofsky, and Michael A. Jackman. Executive producers include Ari Handel, Glen Basner, Jonathan Filley, and Josh Stern.
The post Netflix’s ‘The Good Nurse...
The Good Nurse is part of Netflix’s “Netflix and Chills” lineup for this Halloween season, the film directed by Tobias Lindholm and written by Krysty Wilson-Cairns.
Watch the official trailer for The Good Nurse below.
“Suspicious that her colleague is responsible for a series of mysterious patient deaths, a nurse risks her own life to uncover the truth in this gripping thriller based on true events.”
Jessica Chastain stars in the upcoming Netflix film alongside Eddie Redmayne, Nnamdi Asomugha, Kim Dickens, Malik Yoba, Alix West Lefler, and Noah Emmerich.
Producers include Scott Franklin, Darren Aronofsky, and Michael A. Jackman. Executive producers include Ari Handel, Glen Basner, Jonathan Filley, and Josh Stern.
The post Netflix’s ‘The Good Nurse...
- 9/7/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Based on true events, as well as the book The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder by Charles Graeber, Netflix‘s The Good Nurse will premiere on October 26.
Announced today, The Good Nurse is part of Netflix’s “Netflix and Chills” lineup for this Halloween season, the film directed by Tobias Lindholm and written by Krysty Wilson-Cairns.
“Suspicious that her colleague is responsible for a series of mysterious patient deaths, a nurse risks her own life to uncover the truth in this gripping thriller based on true events.”
Jessica Chastain stars in the upcoming Netflix film alongside Eddie Redmayne, Nnamdi Asomugha, Kim Dickens, Malik Yoba, Alix West Lefler, and Noah Emmerich.
Producers include Scott Franklin, Darren Aronofsky, and Michael A. Jackman. Executive producers include Ari Handel, Glen Basner, Jonathan Filley, and Josh Stern.
The Good Nurse (2022). Jessica Chastain as Amy Loughren. Cr. JoJo Whilden / Netflix
The Good Nurse...
Announced today, The Good Nurse is part of Netflix’s “Netflix and Chills” lineup for this Halloween season, the film directed by Tobias Lindholm and written by Krysty Wilson-Cairns.
“Suspicious that her colleague is responsible for a series of mysterious patient deaths, a nurse risks her own life to uncover the truth in this gripping thriller based on true events.”
Jessica Chastain stars in the upcoming Netflix film alongside Eddie Redmayne, Nnamdi Asomugha, Kim Dickens, Malik Yoba, Alix West Lefler, and Noah Emmerich.
Producers include Scott Franklin, Darren Aronofsky, and Michael A. Jackman. Executive producers include Ari Handel, Glen Basner, Jonathan Filley, and Josh Stern.
The Good Nurse (2022). Jessica Chastain as Amy Loughren. Cr. JoJo Whilden / Netflix
The Good Nurse...
- 9/6/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
If you missed seeing Denis Villeneuve's Arrival (which landed on some of Daily Dead's favorites of 2016 lists) in theaters, you won't have to wait long to watch it from the comfort of your couch, as Paramount Home Media Distribution will release the sci-fi film on Digital HD beginning January 31st, followed by a 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD, and VOD release on February 14th:
Press Release: Hollywood, Calif.-- Hailed by critics as “mesmerizing” (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone), “amazing” (Brian Truitt, USA Today) and “the best film of the year” (Christopher Orr, The Atlantic), director Denis Villeneuve’s (Sicario) phenomenal tour de force Arrival makes its home entertainment debut on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand February 14, 2017 from Paramount Home Media Distribution. The film arrives two weeks early on Digital HD January 31.
Five-time Academy Award® nominee* Amy Adams “delivers one of her best performances” (Brian Truitt,...
Press Release: Hollywood, Calif.-- Hailed by critics as “mesmerizing” (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone), “amazing” (Brian Truitt, USA Today) and “the best film of the year” (Christopher Orr, The Atlantic), director Denis Villeneuve’s (Sicario) phenomenal tour de force Arrival makes its home entertainment debut on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand February 14, 2017 from Paramount Home Media Distribution. The film arrives two weeks early on Digital HD January 31.
Five-time Academy Award® nominee* Amy Adams “delivers one of her best performances” (Brian Truitt,...
- 1/11/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Michael Jackman has been named vp and GM of Deluxe New York, which is under construction and scheduled to be fully operational by late March.
Before joining Deluxe, Jackman was senior vp postproduction at the Weinstein Co., where he oversaw post on all original productions and acquisitions for Weinstein and Dimension Films. His postproduction management credits also include Martin Scorsese's The Aviator and Gangs of New York.
"We are thrilled to recruit an executive with Michael's credentials to head up our New York operation," said Dan McLellan, executive vp Deluxe postproduction. "He is well-respected in postproduction circles, and as a resident New Yorker, he shares our vision to bring world-class services to this important film and television market."
Deluxe's downtown New York facility initially will house a motion picture film laboratory, a screening room equipped for both film and digital cinema, and digital services to support picture postproduction for dailies, mastering and deliverables. It also will include a base for Deluxe's Efilm business, which is headquartered in Hollywood.
Before joining Deluxe, Jackman was senior vp postproduction at the Weinstein Co., where he oversaw post on all original productions and acquisitions for Weinstein and Dimension Films. His postproduction management credits also include Martin Scorsese's The Aviator and Gangs of New York.
"We are thrilled to recruit an executive with Michael's credentials to head up our New York operation," said Dan McLellan, executive vp Deluxe postproduction. "He is well-respected in postproduction circles, and as a resident New Yorker, he shares our vision to bring world-class services to this important film and television market."
Deluxe's downtown New York facility initially will house a motion picture film laboratory, a screening room equipped for both film and digital cinema, and digital services to support picture postproduction for dailies, mastering and deliverables. It also will include a base for Deluxe's Efilm business, which is headquartered in Hollywood.
- 11/26/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Opens
Friday March 12
Agent Cody Banks, the teen secret agent who last year helped MGM bide a bit of boxoffice time while awaiting the arrival of the next real James Bond installment, crosses over the pond to again save the world in Agent Cody Banks: Destination London.
In terms of inspiration or even the slightest shred of ingenuity, Banks ranks more like an 000 than an 007.
Even more than the so-called original, the sequel's content to trot out the flimsiest of heavily worn spy-movie cliches without bothering to give star Frankie Muniz an opportunity to pull off anything truly heroic or at the very least quick-witted.
That probably won't bother its not-so-demanding junior demo, but even that segment seemed a little restless at a preview screening, which could portend OK but at less-than-stellar numbers.
While the first Cody Banks was able to have some fun with its young protagonist trying to maintain a "normal" teenage life while undergoing all that extensive spy training, the second quickly dispenses with a similar summer camp scenario before sending Muniz's Banks off to England, where a rogue CIA agent is planning to implement a stolen, top-secret mind-control device for his own diabolical purposes.
With Hilary Duff, his previous partner in crime-fighting, now busy with her own film career, Banks is paired up with Derek (the ubiquitous Anthony Anderson), a CIA reject who's recruited to protect Cody Cover's as a clarinet prodigy at an elite music boarding school.
When he's not faking practicing, Cody runs around London on the trail of the bad guys with a little help from a fellow student (Hannah Spearritt) who just happens to be Cody's British secret service counterpart.
As directed by Kevin Allen and written by Don Rhymer, there's a whole lot of running around going on without pausing to get maximum mileage out of such potential goodies as dental retainer listening devices, exploding Mentos and piano-playing pooches.
Rather than give much in the way of day-saving to do, Muniz and company have to settle for taking in the local scenery (actually provided by London, not Vancouver), which has been colorfully captured by cinematographer Denis Crossan.
Agent Cody Banks: Destination London
MGM MGM Pictures presentsa Bob Yari/Maverick Films/Dylan Sellers production
Credits:
Director: Kevin Allen
Screenwriter: Don Rhymer
Story: Harald Zwart, Dylan Sellers, Don Rhymer
Based on the characters created by: Jeffrey Jurgensen
Producers: Dylan Sellers, Guy Oseary, David C. Glasser, Bob Yari, David Nicksay
Executive producers: Madonna, Jason Alexander, Jennifer Birchfield-Eick, Kerry David, Danny Gold, Michael Jackman, Andreas Klein, Mark Morgan
Director of photography: Denis Crossan
Production designer: Richard Holland
Editor: Andrew MacRitchie
Costume designer: Steven Noble
Music: Mark Thomas
Cast:
Agent Cody Banks: Frankie Muniz
Derek: Anthony Anderson
Mrs. Banks: Cynthia Stevenson
Mr. Banks: Daniel Roebuck
Emily: Hannah Spearritt
CIA director: Keith David
Jo Kenworth: Anna Chancellor
Diaz: Keith Allen
Kenworth: James Faulkner
Running time -- 99 minutes
MPAA rating: PG...
Friday March 12
Agent Cody Banks, the teen secret agent who last year helped MGM bide a bit of boxoffice time while awaiting the arrival of the next real James Bond installment, crosses over the pond to again save the world in Agent Cody Banks: Destination London.
In terms of inspiration or even the slightest shred of ingenuity, Banks ranks more like an 000 than an 007.
Even more than the so-called original, the sequel's content to trot out the flimsiest of heavily worn spy-movie cliches without bothering to give star Frankie Muniz an opportunity to pull off anything truly heroic or at the very least quick-witted.
That probably won't bother its not-so-demanding junior demo, but even that segment seemed a little restless at a preview screening, which could portend OK but at less-than-stellar numbers.
While the first Cody Banks was able to have some fun with its young protagonist trying to maintain a "normal" teenage life while undergoing all that extensive spy training, the second quickly dispenses with a similar summer camp scenario before sending Muniz's Banks off to England, where a rogue CIA agent is planning to implement a stolen, top-secret mind-control device for his own diabolical purposes.
With Hilary Duff, his previous partner in crime-fighting, now busy with her own film career, Banks is paired up with Derek (the ubiquitous Anthony Anderson), a CIA reject who's recruited to protect Cody Cover's as a clarinet prodigy at an elite music boarding school.
When he's not faking practicing, Cody runs around London on the trail of the bad guys with a little help from a fellow student (Hannah Spearritt) who just happens to be Cody's British secret service counterpart.
As directed by Kevin Allen and written by Don Rhymer, there's a whole lot of running around going on without pausing to get maximum mileage out of such potential goodies as dental retainer listening devices, exploding Mentos and piano-playing pooches.
Rather than give much in the way of day-saving to do, Muniz and company have to settle for taking in the local scenery (actually provided by London, not Vancouver), which has been colorfully captured by cinematographer Denis Crossan.
Agent Cody Banks: Destination London
MGM MGM Pictures presentsa Bob Yari/Maverick Films/Dylan Sellers production
Credits:
Director: Kevin Allen
Screenwriter: Don Rhymer
Story: Harald Zwart, Dylan Sellers, Don Rhymer
Based on the characters created by: Jeffrey Jurgensen
Producers: Dylan Sellers, Guy Oseary, David C. Glasser, Bob Yari, David Nicksay
Executive producers: Madonna, Jason Alexander, Jennifer Birchfield-Eick, Kerry David, Danny Gold, Michael Jackman, Andreas Klein, Mark Morgan
Director of photography: Denis Crossan
Production designer: Richard Holland
Editor: Andrew MacRitchie
Costume designer: Steven Noble
Music: Mark Thomas
Cast:
Agent Cody Banks: Frankie Muniz
Derek: Anthony Anderson
Mrs. Banks: Cynthia Stevenson
Mr. Banks: Daniel Roebuck
Emily: Hannah Spearritt
CIA director: Keith David
Jo Kenworth: Anna Chancellor
Diaz: Keith Allen
Kenworth: James Faulkner
Running time -- 99 minutes
MPAA rating: PG...
- 3/29/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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