Screen Media has acquired “Best Sellers,” a comedy with Michael Caine and Aubrey Plaza about a pair of misfits that has a literary twist. The deal is for all U.S. rights, and the company plans to release the film theatrically and on-demand in September.
Directed by Lina Roessler (“Little Whispers: The Vow”), “Best Sellers” centers on an ambitious young editor (Plaza) who decides to try to save the flailing publishing house her father left her by going on a book tour with the bitter, hard-drinking author (Caine) who helped establish the company several decades and an ocean of booze ago.
Cary Elwes, Scott Speedman, Ellen Wong and Veronica Ferres co-star in the film. The screenplay, written by Anthony Grieco, won a 2015 Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting award.
“Not since ‘As Good as it Gets’ have we seen such a mismatched pair take to the road,” said Screen Media in a statement.
Directed by Lina Roessler (“Little Whispers: The Vow”), “Best Sellers” centers on an ambitious young editor (Plaza) who decides to try to save the flailing publishing house her father left her by going on a book tour with the bitter, hard-drinking author (Caine) who helped establish the company several decades and an ocean of booze ago.
Cary Elwes, Scott Speedman, Ellen Wong and Veronica Ferres co-star in the film. The screenplay, written by Anthony Grieco, won a 2015 Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting award.
“Not since ‘As Good as it Gets’ have we seen such a mismatched pair take to the road,” said Screen Media in a statement.
- 7/12/2021
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Indie stalwart Cassian Elwes is making a move into management via his Elevated banner, kicking off with signing Best Sellers director Lina Roessler, whose debut feature starring Michael Caine and Aubrey Plaza screened in the Berlin Film Festival’s Special Gala section this week. It’s the first time the film producer and former co-head of William Morris Independent has moved into the management space.
Coming off the back of producing Best Sellers with his daughter Arielle – also a first working partnership between the two – the father-daughter duo are currently in the early stages of development with Roessler’s next project, said to be an “ambitious” and “wildly different” one from her feature debut.
Elwes, who has produced eight films with female directors in the last 20 months, said that while the initial round of management signings are female helmers, the plan is to include male talent as well. He...
Coming off the back of producing Best Sellers with his daughter Arielle – also a first working partnership between the two – the father-daughter duo are currently in the early stages of development with Roessler’s next project, said to be an “ambitious” and “wildly different” one from her feature debut.
Elwes, who has produced eight films with female directors in the last 20 months, said that while the initial round of management signings are female helmers, the plan is to include male talent as well. He...
- 3/5/2021
- by Diana Lodderhose
- Deadline Film + TV
“Best Sellers,” a Berlinale Special Gala screener and debut feature from Lina Roessler, has scored deals from major territories, which were announced by film’s sales outfit Foresight Unlimited at the European Film Market.
Universal Pictures Content Group has acquired major markets including the U.K., Germany, France and Latin America, among others. Other territories sold include Australia (Rialto), Cis (Top Film), Greece (Tanweer), Iceland (Myndform), Israel (Red Cape), the Middle East (Salim Ramia), Portugal (Lusomundo) and Turkey (Mars Cgv).
Films stars Michael Caine, Aubrey Plaza, Scott Speedman, Ellen Wong and Cary Elwes. Anthony Grieco wrote the screenplay, which won a 2015 Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting award. “Best Sellers” revolves around an ambitious young editor (Plaza) who goes on a wild book tour with a curmudgeonly has-been author (Caine), who just wants to live out his days in peace with a bottle of scotch and his cat.
Foresight Unlimited, a Chicken...
Universal Pictures Content Group has acquired major markets including the U.K., Germany, France and Latin America, among others. Other territories sold include Australia (Rialto), Cis (Top Film), Greece (Tanweer), Iceland (Myndform), Israel (Red Cape), the Middle East (Salim Ramia), Portugal (Lusomundo) and Turkey (Mars Cgv).
Films stars Michael Caine, Aubrey Plaza, Scott Speedman, Ellen Wong and Cary Elwes. Anthony Grieco wrote the screenplay, which won a 2015 Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting award. “Best Sellers” revolves around an ambitious young editor (Plaza) who goes on a wild book tour with a curmudgeonly has-been author (Caine), who just wants to live out his days in peace with a bottle of scotch and his cat.
Foresight Unlimited, a Chicken...
- 3/3/2021
- by Carole Horst
- Variety Film + TV
The first trailer for the upcoming thriller “Crisis” has been released.
Set against the backdrop of the opioid epidemic, “Crisis” features three interwoven stories that highlight the greed, violence and tragedy of the drug war. An agent named Jake Kelly (Armie Hammer) is tracking down a drug trafficker that arranged a multi-cartel Fentanyl smuggling operation between Canada and the U.S. His mission appears to intertwine with Claire Reimann’s (Evangeline Lilly), who is an architect recovering from an oxycodone addiction searching for the truth behind her son’s involvement with narcotics and subsequent disappearance. Meanwhile, Dr. Tyrone Brower (Gary Oldman) is a university professor who battles unexpected revelations about his employer, a pharmaceutical giant bringing a new “non-addictive” painkiller to market.
Additional cast members include Greg Kinnear, Michelle Rodriguez, Luke Evans, Lily-Rose Depp, Kid Cudi, Duke Nicholson, Veronica Ferres and Martin Donovan. “Crisis” is writer and director Nicholas Jarecki...
Set against the backdrop of the opioid epidemic, “Crisis” features three interwoven stories that highlight the greed, violence and tragedy of the drug war. An agent named Jake Kelly (Armie Hammer) is tracking down a drug trafficker that arranged a multi-cartel Fentanyl smuggling operation between Canada and the U.S. His mission appears to intertwine with Claire Reimann’s (Evangeline Lilly), who is an architect recovering from an oxycodone addiction searching for the truth behind her son’s involvement with narcotics and subsequent disappearance. Meanwhile, Dr. Tyrone Brower (Gary Oldman) is a university professor who battles unexpected revelations about his employer, a pharmaceutical giant bringing a new “non-addictive” painkiller to market.
Additional cast members include Greg Kinnear, Michelle Rodriguez, Luke Evans, Lily-Rose Depp, Kid Cudi, Duke Nicholson, Veronica Ferres and Martin Donovan. “Crisis” is writer and director Nicholas Jarecki...
- 1/27/2021
- by Antonio Ferme
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Cary Elwes has joined Lina Roessler’s feature directorial debut Best Sellers starring Michael Caine and Aubrey Plaza.
Movie follows Caine as a has-been author on a wild book tour with his young editor played by Plaza. She’s trying to save her father’s boutique publishing house, but Caine’s character would prefer to live out his days with a bottle of scotch, a cigar and his orange Tabby cat. Elwes will play Halpren Nolan, a New York Times book critic. Production is already underway in Montreal.
Elwes broke out in the classic Rob Reiner comedy The Princess Bride and went on to star in such movies as Kiss the Girls, Saw, Glory, Days of Thunder, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, New Year’s Eve and most recently Blumhouse’s Black Christmas. He currently stars in season 3 of Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel as Gavin Hawk and also...
Movie follows Caine as a has-been author on a wild book tour with his young editor played by Plaza. She’s trying to save her father’s boutique publishing house, but Caine’s character would prefer to live out his days with a bottle of scotch, a cigar and his orange Tabby cat. Elwes will play Halpren Nolan, a New York Times book critic. Production is already underway in Montreal.
Elwes broke out in the classic Rob Reiner comedy The Princess Bride and went on to star in such movies as Kiss the Girls, Saw, Glory, Days of Thunder, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, New Year’s Eve and most recently Blumhouse’s Black Christmas. He currently stars in season 3 of Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel as Gavin Hawk and also...
- 12/19/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Ellen Wong has joined the Michael Caine-Aubrey Plaza comedy Best Sellers. The pic follows Caine as a has-been author on a wild book tour with his young editor, Plaza as she’s trying to save her father’s boutique publishing house. Caine’s miserable and sharp-witted author just wants to live out his days in peace with a bottle of scotch, a cigar and his orange Tabby cat, but Plaza’s hopeful editor pulls him out of his reclusion. Wong will play the role of Rachel Spence. Wong broke out in Universal’s Edgar Wright cult pic Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World as Knives Chow and is renowned for playing femme wrestler Jenny Chey in the Netflix Emmy-winning and Golden Globe nominated comedy series Glow. A Scarborough, Ontario, Canada native, Wong’s first role was on the award winning television series This Is Wonderland. She is repped...
- 12/18/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Foresight Unlimited handles foreign sales, producer Cassian Elwes represents Us rights.
Scott Speedman from the Underworld fantasy action franchise has joined Michael Caine and Aubrey Plaza on UK-Canada co-production Best Sellers, which is set to commence shooting in Montreal this month.
Foresight Unlimited handles foreign sales, and producer Cassian Elwes will represent Us rights on Lina Roessler’s feature directorial debut about an ambitious young editor (Plaza) at a struggling boutique pusher who goes on a wild book tour with a curmudgeonly author past his prime (Caine).
Speedman will portray the heir to a rival publishing firm that is looking...
Scott Speedman from the Underworld fantasy action franchise has joined Michael Caine and Aubrey Plaza on UK-Canada co-production Best Sellers, which is set to commence shooting in Montreal this month.
Foresight Unlimited handles foreign sales, and producer Cassian Elwes will represent Us rights on Lina Roessler’s feature directorial debut about an ambitious young editor (Plaza) at a struggling boutique pusher who goes on a wild book tour with a curmudgeonly author past his prime (Caine).
Speedman will portray the heir to a rival publishing firm that is looking...
- 11/8/2019
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Aubrey Plaza is joining Oscar-winning actor Michael Caine in Lina Roessler’s feature directorial debut Best Sellers.
The story follows a has-been author, played by Caine, who is on a wild book tour with a young editor, Plaza, trying to save her father’s boutique publishing house. Caine’s miserable and sharp-witted author just wants to live out his days in peace with a bottle of scotch, a cigar, and his orange Tabby cat, but Plaza’s hopeful editor pulls him out of his reclusion.
The project is based on Anthony Grieco’s original screenplay which won a 2015 Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting award, and will be an official Canada-uk co-production, produced by Arielle Elwes (Braid), Cassian Elwes, Petr Jákl and Wayne Marc Godfrey on the UK side and Jonathan Vanger (Wishing Tree Productions: Miss Sloane) and Pierre Even on the Canadian side. EPs include Martin Barab, Jere Hausfater, and Mark Damon. Adam Goldworm is also an Executive Producer
Foresight Unlimited handled foreign sales, while Elwes will handle the domestic sale. Cameras roll this month.
Roessler is a Canadian actor, writer and director. Her previous short films Little Whispers: The Vow and Winter have won several awards and screened at prestigious festivals around the globe. Her feature script, The Rescuer, recently placed in top selections across a number of Canadian competitions and is one of ten scripts selected to partake in the 2019 Tiff Writers’ Studio.
Plaza recently wrapped production on the feature, Black Bear, a suspenseful meta-drama, which she produced and stars in opposite Christopher Abbott and Sarah Gadon. Also upcoming for Plaza is the Netflix feature Hope from New Zealand duo Jackie van Beek and Madeleine Sami. The Parks and Recreation actress’ other feature film credits include: this past summer’s Child’s Play, Matt Spicer’s critically acclaimed, Ingrid Goes West (which she produced and received a 2018 Film Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature), Jeff Baena’s The Little Hours (also producer), Hal Hartley’s Ned Rifle, Colin Trevorrow’s Safety Not Guaranteed, Edgar Wright’s Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Judd Apatow’s Funny People, among others. On television, Plaza most recently starred in Noah Hawley’s Legion on FX. Additionally, she hosted the 2019 Film Independent Spirit Awards.
Plaza is repped by CAA, Mgmt Entertainment, and Schreck Rose Dapello Adams Berlin & Dunham Llp.
The story follows a has-been author, played by Caine, who is on a wild book tour with a young editor, Plaza, trying to save her father’s boutique publishing house. Caine’s miserable and sharp-witted author just wants to live out his days in peace with a bottle of scotch, a cigar, and his orange Tabby cat, but Plaza’s hopeful editor pulls him out of his reclusion.
The project is based on Anthony Grieco’s original screenplay which won a 2015 Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting award, and will be an official Canada-uk co-production, produced by Arielle Elwes (Braid), Cassian Elwes, Petr Jákl and Wayne Marc Godfrey on the UK side and Jonathan Vanger (Wishing Tree Productions: Miss Sloane) and Pierre Even on the Canadian side. EPs include Martin Barab, Jere Hausfater, and Mark Damon. Adam Goldworm is also an Executive Producer
Foresight Unlimited handled foreign sales, while Elwes will handle the domestic sale. Cameras roll this month.
Roessler is a Canadian actor, writer and director. Her previous short films Little Whispers: The Vow and Winter have won several awards and screened at prestigious festivals around the globe. Her feature script, The Rescuer, recently placed in top selections across a number of Canadian competitions and is one of ten scripts selected to partake in the 2019 Tiff Writers’ Studio.
Plaza recently wrapped production on the feature, Black Bear, a suspenseful meta-drama, which she produced and stars in opposite Christopher Abbott and Sarah Gadon. Also upcoming for Plaza is the Netflix feature Hope from New Zealand duo Jackie van Beek and Madeleine Sami. The Parks and Recreation actress’ other feature film credits include: this past summer’s Child’s Play, Matt Spicer’s critically acclaimed, Ingrid Goes West (which she produced and received a 2018 Film Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature), Jeff Baena’s The Little Hours (also producer), Hal Hartley’s Ned Rifle, Colin Trevorrow’s Safety Not Guaranteed, Edgar Wright’s Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Judd Apatow’s Funny People, among others. On television, Plaza most recently starred in Noah Hawley’s Legion on FX. Additionally, she hosted the 2019 Film Independent Spirit Awards.
Plaza is repped by CAA, Mgmt Entertainment, and Schreck Rose Dapello Adams Berlin & Dunham Llp.
- 11/5/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Michael Caine is set to star in comedy “Best Sellers,” it was announced by Foresight Unlimited on Wednesday. Foresight is handling international sales on the Canada-u.K. co-production and will introduce the project to buyers at the Cannes Market.
The double Oscar-winner will star as a cantankerous, sharp-witted, has-been author whose goal is to live out his days in peace with a bottle of scotch, a cigar and his cat. However, an ambitious young editor embarks on a wild book tour with the author in a last-ditch attempt to save a boutique publishing house. Shooting in Canada is scheduled to begin in mid-July. Further casting is yet to be announced.
“Best Sellers” is the directorial debut of Canadian actor Lina Roessler from an original screenplay by Anthony Grieco. It is produced by Arielle Elwes, Cassian Elwes, Petr Jákl, Wayne Marc Godfrey, Jonathan Vanger, and Pierre Even. Martin Barab, Jere Hausfater,...
The double Oscar-winner will star as a cantankerous, sharp-witted, has-been author whose goal is to live out his days in peace with a bottle of scotch, a cigar and his cat. However, an ambitious young editor embarks on a wild book tour with the author in a last-ditch attempt to save a boutique publishing house. Shooting in Canada is scheduled to begin in mid-July. Further casting is yet to be announced.
“Best Sellers” is the directorial debut of Canadian actor Lina Roessler from an original screenplay by Anthony Grieco. It is produced by Arielle Elwes, Cassian Elwes, Petr Jákl, Wayne Marc Godfrey, Jonathan Vanger, and Pierre Even. Martin Barab, Jere Hausfater,...
- 5/15/2019
- by Robert Mitchell
- Variety Film + TV
Foresight Unlimited and Cassian Elwes represents for sales in Cannes.
Michael Caine will star as a miserable has-been author in Best Sellers, which Foresight Unlimited and Cassian Elwes represent for sales in Cannes.
Lina Roessler makes her feature directorial debut from Anthony Grieco’s original screenplay that won a 2015 Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting award.
Production is set to commence in mid-July in Canada on the official Canada-uk co-production about an ambitious young editor at a struggling boutique pusher who goes on a wild book tour with a miserable, sharp-witted, has-been author who wants nothing more than to live out his...
Michael Caine will star as a miserable has-been author in Best Sellers, which Foresight Unlimited and Cassian Elwes represent for sales in Cannes.
Lina Roessler makes her feature directorial debut from Anthony Grieco’s original screenplay that won a 2015 Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting award.
Production is set to commence in mid-July in Canada on the official Canada-uk co-production about an ambitious young editor at a struggling boutique pusher who goes on a wild book tour with a miserable, sharp-witted, has-been author who wants nothing more than to live out his...
- 5/15/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Oscar-winning actor Michael Caine will star in Best Sellers, the directorial feature debut of Lina Roessler.
Pic follows a has-been author, played by Caine, who is on a wild book tour with a young editor trying to save his boutique publishing house. Caine’s author is miserable and sharp-witted and just wants to live out his days in peace with a bottle of scotch, a cigar, and his orange Tabby cat.
The project is based on Anthony Grieco’s original screenplay which won a 2015 Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting award, and will be an official Canada-uk co-production, produced by Arielle Elwes (Braid), Cassian Elwes, Petr Jákl and Wayne Marc Godfrey on the UK side and Jonathan Vanger (Wishing Tree Productions: Miss Sloane) and Pierre Even on the Canadian side.
Pic follows a has-been author, played by Caine, who is on a wild book tour with a young editor trying to save his boutique publishing house. Caine’s author is miserable and sharp-witted and just wants to live out his days in peace with a bottle of scotch, a cigar, and his orange Tabby cat.
The project is based on Anthony Grieco’s original screenplay which won a 2015 Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting award, and will be an official Canada-uk co-production, produced by Arielle Elwes (Braid), Cassian Elwes, Petr Jákl and Wayne Marc Godfrey on the UK side and Jonathan Vanger (Wishing Tree Productions: Miss Sloane) and Pierre Even on the Canadian side.
- 5/15/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Cannes legend Michael Caine has marked his 2019 return to the Croisette via a new project in the festival market.
The Oscar winner is set to star in Best Sellers, which will mark the directorial debut of Lina Roessler.
Based on Anthony Grieco’s original screenplay, which won a 2015 Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting award, Best Sellers will be an official Canada-u.K. co-production, produced by Arielle Elwes (Braid), Cassian Elwes (Mudbound), Petr Jákl (xXx) and Wayne Marc Godfrey (The Foreigner, Wind River) on the U.K. side and Jonathan Vanger (Miss Sloane) and Pierre Even (The Hummingbird Project) on the ...
The Oscar winner is set to star in Best Sellers, which will mark the directorial debut of Lina Roessler.
Based on Anthony Grieco’s original screenplay, which won a 2015 Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting award, Best Sellers will be an official Canada-u.K. co-production, produced by Arielle Elwes (Braid), Cassian Elwes (Mudbound), Petr Jákl (xXx) and Wayne Marc Godfrey (The Foreigner, Wind River) on the U.K. side and Jonathan Vanger (Miss Sloane) and Pierre Even (The Hummingbird Project) on the ...
- 5/15/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Cannes legend Michael Caine has marked his 2019 return to the Croisette via a new project in the festival market.
The Oscar winner is set to star in Best Sellers, which will mark the directorial debut of Lina Roessler.
Based on Anthony Grieco’s original screenplay, which won a 2015 Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting award, Best Sellers will be an official Canada-u.K. co-production, produced by Arielle Elwes (Braid), Cassian Elwes (Mudbound), Petr Jákl (xXx) and Wayne Marc Godfrey (The Foreigner, Wind River) on the U.K. side and Jonathan Vanger (Miss Sloane) and Pierre Even (The Hummingbird Project) on the ...
The Oscar winner is set to star in Best Sellers, which will mark the directorial debut of Lina Roessler.
Based on Anthony Grieco’s original screenplay, which won a 2015 Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting award, Best Sellers will be an official Canada-u.K. co-production, produced by Arielle Elwes (Braid), Cassian Elwes (Mudbound), Petr Jákl (xXx) and Wayne Marc Godfrey (The Foreigner, Wind River) on the U.K. side and Jonathan Vanger (Miss Sloane) and Pierre Even (The Hummingbird Project) on the ...
- 5/15/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Nicholas Jarecki’s opioid crisis thriller is now in production in Montreal, Canada.
Sam Worthington, Scott ‘Kid Cudi’ Mescudi and Indira Varma are the latest additions to the cast of Nicholas Jarecki’s opioid crisis thriller Dreamland, with the film now in production in Montreal, Canada.
They join previously announced cast members Gary Oldman, Armie Hammer, Evangeline Lilly, Greg Kinnear, Michelle Rodriguez and Lily Rose Depp.
Jarecki directs the film from his own original script. Lisa Wilson handles foreign sales through her Solution Entertainment Group with Myles Nestel. William Morris Endeavor represents Us rights with Lgna Legal.
Worthington plays a...
Sam Worthington, Scott ‘Kid Cudi’ Mescudi and Indira Varma are the latest additions to the cast of Nicholas Jarecki’s opioid crisis thriller Dreamland, with the film now in production in Montreal, Canada.
They join previously announced cast members Gary Oldman, Armie Hammer, Evangeline Lilly, Greg Kinnear, Michelle Rodriguez and Lily Rose Depp.
Jarecki directs the film from his own original script. Lisa Wilson handles foreign sales through her Solution Entertainment Group with Myles Nestel. William Morris Endeavor represents Us rights with Lgna Legal.
Worthington plays a...
- 4/4/2019
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Greg Kinnear, Michelle Rodriguez and Lily-Rose Depp have been set to join Dreamland, Nicholas Jarecki’s dramatic thriller revolving around the opioid crisis that is being toplined by Gary Oldman, Armie Hammer and Evangeline Lilly. The pic, which was unveiled at the European Film Market earlier this month, is now shooting in Montreal.
The film written and being directed by Jarecki follows three colliding stories: a drug trafficker (Hammer) arranges a multi-cartel Fentanyl smuggling operation between Canada and the U.S.; an architect (Lilly) recovering from an OxyContin addiction tracks down the truth behind her son’s involvement with narcotics; and a university professor (Oldman) battles unexpected revelations about his employer, a drug company with deep government influence bringing a new “non-addictive” painkiller to market. Veronica Ferres also stars.
Kinnear will a university dean whose friendship with Oldman’s character is tested by conflicts of industry. Rodriguez plays a DEA...
The film written and being directed by Jarecki follows three colliding stories: a drug trafficker (Hammer) arranges a multi-cartel Fentanyl smuggling operation between Canada and the U.S.; an architect (Lilly) recovering from an OxyContin addiction tracks down the truth behind her son’s involvement with narcotics; and a university professor (Oldman) battles unexpected revelations about his employer, a drug company with deep government influence bringing a new “non-addictive” painkiller to market. Veronica Ferres also stars.
Kinnear will a university dean whose friendship with Oldman’s character is tested by conflicts of industry. Rodriguez plays a DEA...
- 2/28/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Greg Kinnear, Michelle Rodriguez, and Lily-Rose Depp have boarded the cast of the opioid crisis thriller “Dreamland.”
The trio joins the previously announced cast of Gary Oldman, Armie Hammer, and Evangeline Lilly.
Kinnear plays a university dean whose friendship with Oldman’s character is tested by conflicts of industry. Rodriguez plays a DEA supervisor who clashes with Hammer’s drug trafficker. Depp plays Hammer’s sister, a brilliant young woman in desperate hours.
“It’s a testament to the issue’s urgency that such a large group of gifted performers have come together for our film,” said Nicholas Jarecki, the film’s director. “The opioid epidemic is a worldwide problem which needs our attention now.”
“Dreamland” is Jarecki’s follow up to “Arbitrage,” the highest grossing independent film to be released “day and date” in cinema history.
Producers are Jarecki and Cassian Elwes, who financed together through Jarecki’s Green...
The trio joins the previously announced cast of Gary Oldman, Armie Hammer, and Evangeline Lilly.
Kinnear plays a university dean whose friendship with Oldman’s character is tested by conflicts of industry. Rodriguez plays a DEA supervisor who clashes with Hammer’s drug trafficker. Depp plays Hammer’s sister, a brilliant young woman in desperate hours.
“It’s a testament to the issue’s urgency that such a large group of gifted performers have come together for our film,” said Nicholas Jarecki, the film’s director. “The opioid epidemic is a worldwide problem which needs our attention now.”
“Dreamland” is Jarecki’s follow up to “Arbitrage,” the highest grossing independent film to be released “day and date” in cinema history.
Producers are Jarecki and Cassian Elwes, who financed together through Jarecki’s Green...
- 2/28/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Principal photography begins in Montreal.
Greg Kinnear, Michelle Rodriguez and Lily-Rose Depp will join previously announced Gary Oldman, Armie Hammer and Evangeline Lilly in the opioid crisis drama Dreamland.
Nicholas Jarecki (Arbitrage) will direct from his original screenplay, Dreamland weaves together three storylines focusing on a drug trafficker (Hammer) who arranges a multi-cartel Fentanyl smuggling operation between Canada and the Us, an architect recovering from an OxyContin addiction who tracks down the truth behind her son’s involvement with narcotics, and a university professor who battles unexpected revelations about his research employer, a drug company with deep government influence bringing...
Greg Kinnear, Michelle Rodriguez and Lily-Rose Depp will join previously announced Gary Oldman, Armie Hammer and Evangeline Lilly in the opioid crisis drama Dreamland.
Nicholas Jarecki (Arbitrage) will direct from his original screenplay, Dreamland weaves together three storylines focusing on a drug trafficker (Hammer) who arranges a multi-cartel Fentanyl smuggling operation between Canada and the Us, an architect recovering from an OxyContin addiction who tracks down the truth behind her son’s involvement with narcotics, and a university professor who battles unexpected revelations about his research employer, a drug company with deep government influence bringing...
- 2/28/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Thanks to TorontoFilm.Net, here is the Toronto Film Production Update for April 2016, including "Taken", "Rocky Horror Picture Show", "XXX 3" and a whole lot more:
American Gods
TV Series
Fremantle /Starz Network
Exec. Prod.: Bryan Fuller,
Michael Green, Neil Gaiman
Mar. 14 – Sep 30 /16
American Gothic
TV Series
Amblin /CBS Studios
Prods.: Frank Siracusa, John Weber
Feb 29 - Jul 1/16
Cardinal
Mini Series
Sienna Films Inc.
Prod: Jessica Daniel
Exec. Prod.: Jennifer Kawaja,
Julia Sereny
Co Producers: Elise Cousineau, Andrea Glinski
Feb 11 - Apr 21/16
Dark Matter Season 2
TV Series
Prod: Norman Denver
Exec. Prod.: Jay Firestone,
Vanessa Piazza, Joseph Mallozzi
Dec 9/15 - May 9/16
Designated Survivor
TV Pilot
Designated 1 Ltd.
Prod.: Amy Harris, David Guggenheim
Exec. Prod.: Amy Harris, David Guggenheim
Mar. 7 - Oct. 21/16
Downsizing
Feature
Paramount /
Mega Omaha Films Inc.
Prods.: Mark Johnson, James Burk, James Taylor
Exec. Prod.: Diana Pokorny
Apr. 12 - Jul 11/16
Eyewitness...
American Gods
TV Series
Fremantle /Starz Network
Exec. Prod.: Bryan Fuller,
Michael Green, Neil Gaiman
Mar. 14 – Sep 30 /16
American Gothic
TV Series
Amblin /CBS Studios
Prods.: Frank Siracusa, John Weber
Feb 29 - Jul 1/16
Cardinal
Mini Series
Sienna Films Inc.
Prod: Jessica Daniel
Exec. Prod.: Jennifer Kawaja,
Julia Sereny
Co Producers: Elise Cousineau, Andrea Glinski
Feb 11 - Apr 21/16
Dark Matter Season 2
TV Series
Prod: Norman Denver
Exec. Prod.: Jay Firestone,
Vanessa Piazza, Joseph Mallozzi
Dec 9/15 - May 9/16
Designated Survivor
TV Pilot
Designated 1 Ltd.
Prod.: Amy Harris, David Guggenheim
Exec. Prod.: Amy Harris, David Guggenheim
Mar. 7 - Oct. 21/16
Downsizing
Feature
Paramount /
Mega Omaha Films Inc.
Prods.: Mark Johnson, James Burk, James Taylor
Exec. Prod.: Diana Pokorny
Apr. 12 - Jul 11/16
Eyewitness...
- 3/25/2016
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Thanks to TorontoFilm.Net, here is the Toronto Film Production Update for March 2016, including "American Gods", "American Gothic", "Transylvania" and a whole lot more:
American Gods
TV Series
Fremantle /Starz Network
Exec. Prod.: Bryan Fuller, Michael Green, Neil Gaiman
Mar. 14 – Sep 30 /16
American Gothic
TV Series
Amblin /CBS Studios
Prods.: Frank Siracusa, John Weber
Feb 29 - Jul 1/16
Between Season 2
TV Series
Rogers / Netflix
Prod.: Don Carmody, David Cormican, Michael McGowan,
Rick Bota
Jan. 13 - Mar 11/16
Cardinal
Mini Series
Sienna Films Inc.
Prod: Jessica Daniel
Feb 11 - Apr 21/16
Conviction
TV Pilot
Warm Bodies Ltd.
Prod.:Sean Ryerson
Mar 12 - Mar 24/16
Dark Matter Season 2
TV Series
Fireworks
Prod: Norman Denver
Dec 9/15 - May 9/16
Dearly Depotted
TV Movie
Hallmark
Prod.: David Anselmo
Feb 22 - Mar 11/16
Designated Survivor
TV Pilot
Designated 1 Ltd.
Producer Amy Harris, David Guggenheim
Mar. 7 - Oct. 21/16
Downsizing
Feature
Paramount Pictures /
Mega Omaha Films Inc.
Prods.: Mark Johnson,...
American Gods
TV Series
Fremantle /Starz Network
Exec. Prod.: Bryan Fuller, Michael Green, Neil Gaiman
Mar. 14 – Sep 30 /16
American Gothic
TV Series
Amblin /CBS Studios
Prods.: Frank Siracusa, John Weber
Feb 29 - Jul 1/16
Between Season 2
TV Series
Rogers / Netflix
Prod.: Don Carmody, David Cormican, Michael McGowan,
Rick Bota
Jan. 13 - Mar 11/16
Cardinal
Mini Series
Sienna Films Inc.
Prod: Jessica Daniel
Feb 11 - Apr 21/16
Conviction
TV Pilot
Warm Bodies Ltd.
Prod.:Sean Ryerson
Mar 12 - Mar 24/16
Dark Matter Season 2
TV Series
Fireworks
Prod: Norman Denver
Dec 9/15 - May 9/16
Dearly Depotted
TV Movie
Hallmark
Prod.: David Anselmo
Feb 22 - Mar 11/16
Designated Survivor
TV Pilot
Designated 1 Ltd.
Producer Amy Harris, David Guggenheim
Mar. 7 - Oct. 21/16
Downsizing
Feature
Paramount Pictures /
Mega Omaha Films Inc.
Prods.: Mark Johnson,...
- 2/21/2016
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Thanks to TorontoFilm.Net, here is the Toronto Film Production Update for February 2016, including "American Gods", "The Strain", "Rocky Horror Picture Show" and a whole lot more:
American Gods
TV Series
Fremantle /Starz Network
Exec. Prod.: Bryan Fuller, Michael Green, Neil Gaiman
Mar. 14 – Sep /16
American Gothic
TV Series
Amblin /CBS Studios
Prods.: Frank Siracusa, John Weber
Feb 29 - Jul 1/16
Arq
Feature
Nine Time Productions Inc.
Prods.: Mason Novick, John Finemore, Mary Anne Waterhouse
Feb 1 – Feb 26/16
Backstabbing For Beginners
Feature
Scythia Films
Prods.: Lars Knudsen, Aaron Barnett
Jan 26 - Mar 11/16
Between Season 2
TV Series
Rogers / Netflix
Prod.: Don Carmody, David Cormican, Michael McGowan,
Rick Bota
Jan. 13 - Mar 11/16
Bookaboo Season 4
TV Series
Sinking Ship Entertainment
Prod: Carla De Jong, Lucy Goodman
Sept. 5/15 – Mar. 1/16
Cardinal
Mini Series
Sienna Films Inc.
Prod: Jessica Daniel
Feb 11 - Apr 21/16
Dark Matter Season 2
TV Series
Prod: Norman Denver
Exec. Prod.: Jay Firestone,...
American Gods
TV Series
Fremantle /Starz Network
Exec. Prod.: Bryan Fuller, Michael Green, Neil Gaiman
Mar. 14 – Sep /16
American Gothic
TV Series
Amblin /CBS Studios
Prods.: Frank Siracusa, John Weber
Feb 29 - Jul 1/16
Arq
Feature
Nine Time Productions Inc.
Prods.: Mason Novick, John Finemore, Mary Anne Waterhouse
Feb 1 – Feb 26/16
Backstabbing For Beginners
Feature
Scythia Films
Prods.: Lars Knudsen, Aaron Barnett
Jan 26 - Mar 11/16
Between Season 2
TV Series
Rogers / Netflix
Prod.: Don Carmody, David Cormican, Michael McGowan,
Rick Bota
Jan. 13 - Mar 11/16
Bookaboo Season 4
TV Series
Sinking Ship Entertainment
Prod: Carla De Jong, Lucy Goodman
Sept. 5/15 – Mar. 1/16
Cardinal
Mini Series
Sienna Films Inc.
Prod: Jessica Daniel
Feb 11 - Apr 21/16
Dark Matter Season 2
TV Series
Prod: Norman Denver
Exec. Prod.: Jay Firestone,...
- 1/28/2016
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
John Travolta is set to play Gummybear (aka. Gummibar), the multi-lingual digital character that has generated 3.6+ billion downloads and become an established global brand, in a $30 million CG animated feature film spin-off.
A phenomenon similar to the 'Crazy Frog', the character is known for performing the Gummy bear-related series of songs on various albums with the help of content partners like Emi, Universal, Warner Music and Sony BMG Music Entertainment.
The 3D feature will be produced in Montreal by Oscar Generale ("Casino Jack"), Transfilm's Jonathan Vanger ("Upside Down") and the UK Spice Factory's ("The Merchant of Venice"). Animation houses in Montreal, China and Korea and are in discussions with directors.
George Gallo ("Bad Boys") penned the script in which Gummy and his friends - a vegetarian vampire bat, a cat and a chameleon -fighting to save an alien planet from destruction. Production is slated to begin on September 29th.
A phenomenon similar to the 'Crazy Frog', the character is known for performing the Gummy bear-related series of songs on various albums with the help of content partners like Emi, Universal, Warner Music and Sony BMG Music Entertainment.
The 3D feature will be produced in Montreal by Oscar Generale ("Casino Jack"), Transfilm's Jonathan Vanger ("Upside Down") and the UK Spice Factory's ("The Merchant of Venice"). Animation houses in Montreal, China and Korea and are in discussions with directors.
George Gallo ("Bad Boys") penned the script in which Gummy and his friends - a vegetarian vampire bat, a cat and a chameleon -fighting to save an alien planet from destruction. Production is slated to begin on September 29th.
- 2/10/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
John Travolta is set to play Gummy Bear, also known as Gummibar in the Us. Since its launch in May 2012, it has generated 3.6+ billion downloads and has become an established global brand, growing organically. Gummy is averaging over 20 million new users per month over the social networks and is available in 30 languages with major content partners Emi, Universal, Warner Music and Sony BMG Music Entertainment. The film will be produced in Montreal for the big screen in 3D/2D and produced by Oscar Generale in La ( Casino Jack ), Jonathan Vanger of Transfilm ( Upside Down , Brick Mansions ) in Canada and Spice Factory in the UK ( The Merchant Of Venice ). The producers are in talks with animation houses in Montreal, China and Korea and are in discussions with directors....
- 2/9/2014
- Comingsoon.net
Juan Diego Solanas' Upside Down romantic fantasy adventure has 2 fresh clips called "Something's Missing and "Where Have You Been?" Jim Sturgess and Kirsten Dunst star in the Millennium Entertainment film which opens on March 15th. Solanas helms as well as writing the script alongside Santiago Amigorena, while Claude Léger, Aton Soumache, Dimitri Rassam, Jonathan Vanger and Alexis Vonarb produce. Jayne Heitmeyer, Vincent Messiana, Elliot Larson, Nicholas Rose, James Kidnie and John Mclaren also star. Upside Down tells of a universe where two Earths exist. There's one on top which is a paradise packed with the wealthy and the other below with the poor trying to make ends meet. The parallel planet co-exist, but robberies taking place on upper Earth by those on lower Earth force border control security to tighten.
- 2/27/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Juan Diego Solanas' Upside Down romantic fantasy adventure has 2 fresh clips called "Something's Missing and "Where Have You Been?" Jim Sturgess and Kirsten Dunst star in the Millennium Entertainment film which opens on March 15th. Solanas helms as well as writing the script alongside Santiago Amigorena, while Claude Léger, Aton Soumache, Dimitri Rassam, Jonathan Vanger and Alexis Vonarb produce. Jayne Heitmeyer, Vincent Messiana, Elliot Larson, Nicholas Rose, James Kidnie and John Mclaren also star. Upside Down tells of a universe where two Earths exist. There's one on top which is a paradise packed with the wealthy and the other below with the poor trying to make ends meet. The parallel planet co-exist, but robberies taking place on upper Earth by those on lower Earth force border control security to tighten.
- 2/27/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Watch a new featurette from Juan Solanas' Upside Down romance Millennium Entertainment's added a new featurette from the sci-fi romantic adventure starring Kirsten Dunst, Jim Sturgess, Jayne Heitmeyer, Vincent Messiana, Elliot Larson, Nicholas Rose, James Kidnie and John Mclaren. Juan Solanas directs as well as scripting alongside Santiago Amigorena. The film's produce by Claude Léger, Aton Soumache, Dimitri Rassam, Jonathan Vanger and Alexis Vonarb. Upside Down tells of a universe where two Earths exist. There's one on top which is a paradise packed with the wealthy and the other below with the poor trying to make ends meet. The parallel planet co-exist, but robberies taking place on upper Earth by those on lower Earth force border control security to tighten.
- 2/20/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Watch a new featurette from Juan Solanas' Upside Down romance Millennium Entertainment's added a new featurette from the sci-fi romantic adventure starring Kirsten Dunst, Jim Sturgess, Jayne Heitmeyer, Vincent Messiana, Elliot Larson, Nicholas Rose, James Kidnie and John Mclaren. Juan Solanas directs as well as scripting alongside Santiago Amigorena. The film's produce by Claude Léger, Aton Soumache, Dimitri Rassam, Jonathan Vanger and Alexis Vonarb. Upside Down tells of a universe where two Earths exist. There's one on top which is a paradise packed with the wealthy and the other below with the poor trying to make ends meet. The parallel planet co-exist, but robberies taking place on upper Earth by those on lower Earth force border control security to tighten.
- 2/20/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
#47. Upside Down Director: Juan SolanasWriter(s): Santiago Amigorena and Solanas Producers: Claude Léger, Dimitri Rassam, Aton Soumache, Jonathan Vanger and Alexis VonarbDistributor: Rights Available The Gist: Adam (Sturgess) is a seemingly ordinary guy in a very extraordinary universe. He lives humbly trying to make ends meet, but his romantic spirit holds on to the memory of a girl he met once upon a time from another world, an inverted affluent world with its own gravity, directly above but beyond reach... a girl named Eve (Dunst)...(more) Cast: Jim Sturgess toplines supported by Kirsten Dunst. List Worthy Reasons...: I'll reiterate what I mentioned same time last year (#53 in 2011) : filmmaking is in his blood, his debut film was a Cannes invite, the short film (The Man Without a Head) I have seen of his is stellar and while I have an aversion to sci-fi/time travel related romances, if...
- 1/6/2012
- IONCINEMA.com
French trailer for Juan Diego Solanas' Upside Down, starring Kirsten Dunst, Jim Sturgess. The Santiago Amigorena and Solanas-scripted romantic drama is produced by Claude Léger, Aton Soumache, Dimitri Rassam, Jonathan Vanger and Alexis Vonarb. Upside Down tells of auniverse where two Earths exist. There's one on top which is a paradise packed with the wealthy and the other below with the poor trying to make ends meet. The parallel planet co-exist, but robberies taking place on upper Earth by those on lower Earth force border control security to tighten. The romance comes in as Adam (Sturgess), who fell for Eve (Dunst) will do anything to see her, playing in a story of rich and poor romance. Sounds like Romeo and Juliet but in upside down worlds, opposing the relationships between the two worlds...
- 1/3/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
French trailer for Juan Diego Solanas' Upside Down, starring Kirsten Dunst, Jim Sturgess. The Santiago Amigorena and Solanas-scripted romantic drama is produced by Claude Léger, Aton Soumache, Dimitri Rassam, Jonathan Vanger and Alexis Vonarb. Upside Down tells of auniverse where two Earths exist. There's one on top which is a paradise packed with the wealthy and the other below with the poor trying to make ends meet. The parallel planet co-exist, but robberies taking place on upper Earth by those on lower Earth force border control security to tighten. The romance comes in as Adam (Sturgess), who fell for Eve (Dunst) will do anything to see her, playing in a story of rich and poor romance. Sounds like Romeo and Juliet but in upside down worlds, opposing the relationships between the two worlds...
- 1/3/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
French trailer for Juan Diego Solanas' Upside Down, starring Kirsten Dunst, Jim Sturgess. The Santiago Amigorena and Solanas-scripted romantic drama is produced by Claude Léger, Aton Soumache, Dimitri Rassam, Jonathan Vanger and Alexis Vonarb. Upside Down tells of auniverse where two Earths exist. There's one on top which is a paradise packed with the wealthy and the other below with the poor trying to make ends meet. The parallel planet co-exist, but robberies taking place on upper Earth by those on lower Earth force border control security to tighten. The romance comes in as Adam (Sturgess), who fell for Eve (Dunst) will do anything to see her, playing in a story of rich and poor romance. Sounds like Romeo and Juliet but in upside down worlds, opposing the relationships between the two worlds...
- 1/3/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Olga Kurylenko ("Quantum of Solace," "Hitman") and Liana Liberato ("Trust," "Sons of Anarchy") have signed on to the action thriller "The Expatriate" for Transfilm, eMotion and Essential Entertainment says The Hollywood Reporter.
Aaron Eckhart plays an ex-cia agent who, along with his fifteen-year old daughter (Liberto), must flee from a team of hired gunmen. Kurylenko will play a CIA agent and former lover of Eckhart's character.
Philipp Stolzi is directing from an original screenplay by A.E. Amel and shooting is currently underway in Montreal before moving to Brussels in May. Karl Richards, Jonathan Vanger and Claude Leger are producing.
Aaron Eckhart plays an ex-cia agent who, along with his fifteen-year old daughter (Liberto), must flee from a team of hired gunmen. Kurylenko will play a CIA agent and former lover of Eckhart's character.
Philipp Stolzi is directing from an original screenplay by A.E. Amel and shooting is currently underway in Montreal before moving to Brussels in May. Karl Richards, Jonathan Vanger and Claude Leger are producing.
- 4/14/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
#53. Upside Down Director: Juan Diego SolanasWriter(s): Santiago Amigorena and SolanasProducers: Claude Léger, Dimitri Rassam, Aton Soumache, Jonathan Vanger and Alexis VonarbDistributor: Rights Available. The Gist: Adam is a seemingly ordinary guy in a very extraordinary universe. He lives humbly trying to make ends meet, but his romantic spirit holds on to the memory of a girl he met once upon a time from another world, an inverted affluent world with its own gravity, directly above but beyond reach... a girl named Eve. Their childhood flirtation becomes an impossible love. But when he catches a glimpse of grown‐up Eve on television, nothing will get in the way of getting her back... Not even the law or science!....(more) Cast: Kirsten Dunst and Jim Sturgess List Worthy Reasons...: You can say that filmmaking is in his blood, and while I haven't seen Juan Diego Solanas' debut film,...
- 1/13/2011
- IONCINEMA.com
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