WME Independent has boarded the previously announced historical thriller Nuremberg starring Russell Crowe, Rami Malek, and Michael Shannon and will launch worldwide sales in Cannes.
James Vanderbilt is directing and production is underway in Hungary with a cast that includes Richard E. Grant, Leo Woodall, John Slattery, Mark O’Brien, Colin Hanks, Lydia Peckham, Wrenn Schmidt, Lotte Verbeek, and Andreas Pietschmann.
Nick Meyer’s Sierra Pictures is consulting on the sales and distribution of the film. Meyer and WME Independent co-head Alex Walton worked together at Paramount Vantage.
In Nuremberg, Malek will play American psychiatrist Douglas Kelley, tasked with assessing the...
James Vanderbilt is directing and production is underway in Hungary with a cast that includes Richard E. Grant, Leo Woodall, John Slattery, Mark O’Brien, Colin Hanks, Lydia Peckham, Wrenn Schmidt, Lotte Verbeek, and Andreas Pietschmann.
Nick Meyer’s Sierra Pictures is consulting on the sales and distribution of the film. Meyer and WME Independent co-head Alex Walton worked together at Paramount Vantage.
In Nuremberg, Malek will play American psychiatrist Douglas Kelley, tasked with assessing the...
- 4/29/2024
- ScreenDaily
WME Independent has signed on to rep world sales rights on Nuremberg, a historical thriller set in post-war Germany from filmmaker James Vanderbilt, and will introduce the pic to buyers at the upcoming Cannes market.
The film is led by Russell Crowe (Gladiator), Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody), and Michael Shannon. Rounding out the ensemble are Richard E. Grant, Leo Woodall, John Slattery, Mark O’Brien, Colin Hanks, Lydia Peckham, Wrenn Schmidt, Lotte Verbeek, and Andreas Pietschmann.
Vanderbilt directs from a script he adapted from the book The Nazi and the Psychiatrist by Jack El-Hai. Production is currently underway in Hungary. Nick Meyer’s Sierra Pictures is also consulting on the sales and distribution of the film.
Nuremberg chronicles the eponymous trials held by the Allied Forces against the defeated Nazi regime. The film will center on American psychiatrist Douglas Kelley (Malek), who is tasked with...
The film is led by Russell Crowe (Gladiator), Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody), and Michael Shannon. Rounding out the ensemble are Richard E. Grant, Leo Woodall, John Slattery, Mark O’Brien, Colin Hanks, Lydia Peckham, Wrenn Schmidt, Lotte Verbeek, and Andreas Pietschmann.
Vanderbilt directs from a script he adapted from the book The Nazi and the Psychiatrist by Jack El-Hai. Production is currently underway in Hungary. Nick Meyer’s Sierra Pictures is also consulting on the sales and distribution of the film.
Nuremberg chronicles the eponymous trials held by the Allied Forces against the defeated Nazi regime. The film will center on American psychiatrist Douglas Kelley (Malek), who is tasked with...
- 4/29/2024
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Production, sales and distribution banner Signature Entertainment has acquired U.K. and Irish rights to “Slingshot,” the upcoming psychological sci-fi thriller starring Laurence Fishburne and Casey Affleck, from WME Independent.
The film — which follows an astronaut struggling to maintain his grip on reality while aboard a possibly fatally comprised mission to Saturn’s moon Titan — was directed by Mikael Håfström (“Evil”) from a script by Nathan Parker (“Moon”) and R. Scott Adam (“Donner Pass”). David Morrissey (“The Walking Dead”), Emily Beecham (“Hail, Caesar!”) and Tomer Capone (“The Boys”) also star.
“Slingshot” is an Astral Pictures production in association with Bluestone Entertainment, Széchenyi Funds Ltd. and Filmsquad. The film was produced by Richard Saperstein, Istvan Major and Beau Turpin, with executive producers Ivett Havasi, Shara Kay, Michael Hollingsworth, Tom Nohstadt, Ron Cundy, Nikolett Barabás, Jonathan Krauss, Brooklyn Weaver and Joanna Plafsky. It was recently acquired by Bleecker Street for the U.
The film — which follows an astronaut struggling to maintain his grip on reality while aboard a possibly fatally comprised mission to Saturn’s moon Titan — was directed by Mikael Håfström (“Evil”) from a script by Nathan Parker (“Moon”) and R. Scott Adam (“Donner Pass”). David Morrissey (“The Walking Dead”), Emily Beecham (“Hail, Caesar!”) and Tomer Capone (“The Boys”) also star.
“Slingshot” is an Astral Pictures production in association with Bluestone Entertainment, Széchenyi Funds Ltd. and Filmsquad. The film was produced by Richard Saperstein, Istvan Major and Beau Turpin, with executive producers Ivett Havasi, Shara Kay, Michael Hollingsworth, Tom Nohstadt, Ron Cundy, Nikolett Barabás, Jonathan Krauss, Brooklyn Weaver and Joanna Plafsky. It was recently acquired by Bleecker Street for the U.
- 4/16/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
Colin Hanks and Mark O’Brien are set to star in “Nuremberg” from writer-director James Vanderbilt.
The pair round out an all-star cast that also includes Russell Crowe, Rami Malek, Michael Shannon, Richard E. Grant, Leo Woodall, John Slattery, Lydia Peckham, Wrenn Schmidt, Lotte Verbeek and Andreas Pietschmann.
O’Brien will play Colonel John Amen, one of the chief interrogators at the trial, while Hanks will play Dr. Gustav Gilbert, a military psychiatrist assigned to evaluate the Nazis. John Papsidera (“Oppenheimer”) is casting the film.
From Bluestone Entertainment and Walden Media, the film is now set to begin principal photography in Hungary on Feb. 23. Adapted from the book “The Nazi and the Psychiatrist” by Jack El-Hai, “Nuremberg” chronicles the eponymous trials held between 1945 and 1946 by the Allies against the defeated Nazi regime.
Bluestone Entertainment, Walden Media, and Széchenyi Funds acquired the rights to El-Hai’s book and Vanderbilt’s script and are financing the film.
The pair round out an all-star cast that also includes Russell Crowe, Rami Malek, Michael Shannon, Richard E. Grant, Leo Woodall, John Slattery, Lydia Peckham, Wrenn Schmidt, Lotte Verbeek and Andreas Pietschmann.
O’Brien will play Colonel John Amen, one of the chief interrogators at the trial, while Hanks will play Dr. Gustav Gilbert, a military psychiatrist assigned to evaluate the Nazis. John Papsidera (“Oppenheimer”) is casting the film.
From Bluestone Entertainment and Walden Media, the film is now set to begin principal photography in Hungary on Feb. 23. Adapted from the book “The Nazi and the Psychiatrist” by Jack El-Hai, “Nuremberg” chronicles the eponymous trials held between 1945 and 1946 by the Allies against the defeated Nazi regime.
Bluestone Entertainment, Walden Media, and Széchenyi Funds acquired the rights to El-Hai’s book and Vanderbilt’s script and are financing the film.
- 2/20/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
Back in November of 2021, it was announced that Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea), Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix), and Emily Beecham (Into the Badlands) had signed on to star in Slingshot, a psychological sci-fi thriller coming our way from director Mikael Håfström (Escape Plan). Filming began on December 1st of that year – and more than two years later, we finally have an update to share on Slingshot! The Hollywood Reporter has broken the news that Bleecker Street has acquired the U.S. distribution rights and are planning to give the film a wide theatrical release at some point before the end of 2024.
Written by R. Scott Adams (Donner Pass) and Nathan Parker (Moon), Slingshot will tell the story of an astronaut struggling to maintain his grip on reality aboard a possibly fatally compromised mission to Saturn’s moon, Titan.
Tomer Capon (The Boys) and The Walking Dead‘s David Morrissey are also in the cast.
Written by R. Scott Adams (Donner Pass) and Nathan Parker (Moon), Slingshot will tell the story of an astronaut struggling to maintain his grip on reality aboard a possibly fatally compromised mission to Saturn’s moon, Titan.
Tomer Capon (The Boys) and The Walking Dead‘s David Morrissey are also in the cast.
- 2/14/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Bleecker Street has picked up U.S. rights to Mikael Håfström’s sci-fi thriller Slingshot, starring Casey Affleck, Laurence Fishburne and Emily Beecham. Additional cast includes Fauda star Tomer Capone and The Walking Dead’s David Morrissey.
The film, which is written by R. Scott Adams and Nathan Parker (Moon), follows an astronaut who struggles to maintain his grip on reality aboard a possibly fatally compromised mission to Saturn’s moon, Titan.
Bleecker Street is planning a 2024 nationwide theatrical release for the film.
Slingshot is an Astral Pictures production in association with Bluestone Entertainment, Széchenyi Funds Ltd., and Filmsquad. The film was produced by Richard Saperstein, Istvan Major, and Beau Turpin, with executive producers including Ivett Havasi, Shara Kay, Michael Hollingsworth, Tom Nohstadt, Ron Cundy, Nikolett Barabás, Jonathan Krauss, Brooklyn Weaver, and Joanna Plafsky.
The deal was negotiated by Kent Sanderson and Avy Eschenasy on behalf of Bleecker Street with...
The film, which is written by R. Scott Adams and Nathan Parker (Moon), follows an astronaut who struggles to maintain his grip on reality aboard a possibly fatally compromised mission to Saturn’s moon, Titan.
Bleecker Street is planning a 2024 nationwide theatrical release for the film.
Slingshot is an Astral Pictures production in association with Bluestone Entertainment, Széchenyi Funds Ltd., and Filmsquad. The film was produced by Richard Saperstein, Istvan Major, and Beau Turpin, with executive producers including Ivett Havasi, Shara Kay, Michael Hollingsworth, Tom Nohstadt, Ron Cundy, Nikolett Barabás, Jonathan Krauss, Brooklyn Weaver, and Joanna Plafsky.
The deal was negotiated by Kent Sanderson and Avy Eschenasy on behalf of Bleecker Street with...
- 2/14/2024
- by Diana Lodderhose
- Deadline Film + TV
Bleecker Street has picked up the U.S. rights to Mikael Håfström’s sci-fi thriller Slingshot, which stars Casey Affleck, Laurence Fishburne and Emily Beecham.
Bleecker Street plans a 2024 wide theatrical release for the film about an astronaut struggling to retain his grip on reality on a possibly fatally compromised space mission to Saturn’s moon, Titan.
The ensemble cast include Tomer Capone and David Morrissey. R. Scott Adams and Nathan Parker (Moon) penned the screenplay for Slingshot, and Astral Pictures produced in association with Bluestone Entertainment, Hungarian investor Széchenyi Funds Ltd. and Filmsquad.
Bluestone Entertainment, Széchenyi Funds Ltd. and Filmsquad are behind writer-director James Vanderbilt’s Nuremberg, set to star Russell Crowe, Rami Malek and Michael Shannon, and with cameras to roll later this month in Hungary.
Slingshot was filmed at Korda Studios and other locations in and around Budapest, Hungary.
The producer credits on Slingshot are shared by Richard Saperstein,...
Bleecker Street plans a 2024 wide theatrical release for the film about an astronaut struggling to retain his grip on reality on a possibly fatally compromised space mission to Saturn’s moon, Titan.
The ensemble cast include Tomer Capone and David Morrissey. R. Scott Adams and Nathan Parker (Moon) penned the screenplay for Slingshot, and Astral Pictures produced in association with Bluestone Entertainment, Hungarian investor Széchenyi Funds Ltd. and Filmsquad.
Bluestone Entertainment, Széchenyi Funds Ltd. and Filmsquad are behind writer-director James Vanderbilt’s Nuremberg, set to star Russell Crowe, Rami Malek and Michael Shannon, and with cameras to roll later this month in Hungary.
Slingshot was filmed at Korda Studios and other locations in and around Budapest, Hungary.
The producer credits on Slingshot are shared by Richard Saperstein,...
- 2/14/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Bleecker Street has acquired US rights to director Mikael Håfström’s psychological sci-fi thriller Slingshot.
The New York-based distributor is planning a nationwide theatrical release for the film sometime this year.
Slingshot stars Casey Affleck, Laurence Fishburne and Emily Beecham in the story of an astronaut who struggles to maintain his grip on reality aboard a compromised mission to Saturn moon Titan. Nathan Parker wrote the screenplay.
Astral Pictures produced in association with Bluestone Entertainment, Széchenyi Funds Ltd and Filmsquad. The film was produced by Richard Saperstein, Istvan Major and Beau Turpin, with executive producers including Ivett Havasi, Shara Kay,...
The New York-based distributor is planning a nationwide theatrical release for the film sometime this year.
Slingshot stars Casey Affleck, Laurence Fishburne and Emily Beecham in the story of an astronaut who struggles to maintain his grip on reality aboard a compromised mission to Saturn moon Titan. Nathan Parker wrote the screenplay.
Astral Pictures produced in association with Bluestone Entertainment, Széchenyi Funds Ltd and Filmsquad. The film was produced by Richard Saperstein, Istvan Major and Beau Turpin, with executive producers including Ivett Havasi, Shara Kay,...
- 2/14/2024
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: James Vanderbilt has rounded out the cast for his historical drama Nuremberg, toplined by Russell Crowe, Rami Malek and Michael Shannon. New additions to the pic, commencing production in Hungary in February, include Richard E. Grant (Saltburn), Leo Woodall (The White Lotus), John Slattery (Mad Men), Lydia Peckham (Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes), Wrenn Schmidt (For All Mankind), Lotte Verbeek (Outlander) and Andreas Pietschmann (Dark).
Hailing from Bluestone Entertainment and Walden Media, the film is set against the backdrop of post-war Germany and chronicles the eponymous trials held by the Allies against the defeated Nazi regime. Vanderbilt is directing from his script, adapted from the book The Nazi and the Psychiatrist by Jack El-Hai.
Grant will play Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe, the British prosecuting attorney who worked alongside Justice Robert Jackson (Shannon), the chief prosecutor of the Nuremberg trials. Woodall takes on the role of Sgt. Howie Triest,...
Hailing from Bluestone Entertainment and Walden Media, the film is set against the backdrop of post-war Germany and chronicles the eponymous trials held by the Allies against the defeated Nazi regime. Vanderbilt is directing from his script, adapted from the book The Nazi and the Psychiatrist by Jack El-Hai.
Grant will play Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe, the British prosecuting attorney who worked alongside Justice Robert Jackson (Shannon), the chief prosecutor of the Nuremberg trials. Woodall takes on the role of Sgt. Howie Triest,...
- 1/26/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Production earmarked for February start in Hungary.
Russell Crowe, Rami Malek, and Michael Shannon will star in Bluestone Entertainment and Walden Media’s post-war historical drama Nuremberg.
James Vanderbilt will direct from his screenplay based on Jack El-Hai’s book The Nazi And The Psychiatrist, with production scheduled for a February start in Hungary.
Malek will play American psychiatrist Douglas Kelley, whose job it is to assess whether Nazi prisoners are fit to participate in the Nuremberg trials, which took place in the aftermath of the Second World War.
Kelley finds himself in a battle of wits with Hermann Göring...
Russell Crowe, Rami Malek, and Michael Shannon will star in Bluestone Entertainment and Walden Media’s post-war historical drama Nuremberg.
James Vanderbilt will direct from his screenplay based on Jack El-Hai’s book The Nazi And The Psychiatrist, with production scheduled for a February start in Hungary.
Malek will play American psychiatrist Douglas Kelley, whose job it is to assess whether Nazi prisoners are fit to participate in the Nuremberg trials, which took place in the aftermath of the Second World War.
Kelley finds himself in a battle of wits with Hermann Göring...
- 12/7/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Oscar winners Russell Crowe and Rami Malek, as well as Oscar nominee Michael Shannon, are set to star in historical drama “Nuremberg,” Bluestone Entertainment and Walden Media announced.
Director James Vanderbilt, known for writing and producing “Zodiac” prior to his directorial debut with “Truth,” wrote the script based on the book “The Nazi and the Psychiatrist” by Jack El-Hai. The rights to the book were acquired by Bluestone Entertainment, Walden Media and Széchenyi Fund — who are also financing the film.
The film will follow Malek as an American psychiatrist tasked to determine if Nazi prisoners are fit to stand trial for their war crimes. He finds himself in a battle of the wits with Hitler’s right-hand man, played by Crowe. Shannon will portray Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson, the chief prosecutor in the Nuremburg trials.
“What an absolute honor it is to be working with such a tremendously talented group of actors.
Director James Vanderbilt, known for writing and producing “Zodiac” prior to his directorial debut with “Truth,” wrote the script based on the book “The Nazi and the Psychiatrist” by Jack El-Hai. The rights to the book were acquired by Bluestone Entertainment, Walden Media and Széchenyi Fund — who are also financing the film.
The film will follow Malek as an American psychiatrist tasked to determine if Nazi prisoners are fit to stand trial for their war crimes. He finds himself in a battle of the wits with Hitler’s right-hand man, played by Crowe. Shannon will portray Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson, the chief prosecutor in the Nuremburg trials.
“What an absolute honor it is to be working with such a tremendously talented group of actors.
- 12/7/2023
- by Caroline Brew
- Variety Film + TV
Russell Crowe (Gladiator), Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody) and Michael Shannon (Nocturnal Animals) are set to topline Nuremberg, a historical drama set in post-war Germany that marks the latest directorial outing for veteran writer-producer James Vanderbilt (Zodiac), on the heels of the Cate Blanchett-Robert Redford starrer Truth.
Hailing from Bluestone Entertainment (Slingshot) and Walden Media, the film based on Jack El Hai’s book The Nazi and the Psychiatrist is also written by Vanderbilt. Heading into production in Hungary in February, it tells the story of American psychiatrist Douglas Kelley (Malek), who is tasked with determining whether Nazi prisoners are fit to stand trial for their war crimes, and finds himself in a complex battle of wits with Hermann Göring (Crowe), Hitler’s right-hand man. Shannon will play Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson, the chief prosecutor of the Nuremberg trials.
Bluestone Entertainment, Walden Media, and Széchenyi Funds...
Hailing from Bluestone Entertainment (Slingshot) and Walden Media, the film based on Jack El Hai’s book The Nazi and the Psychiatrist is also written by Vanderbilt. Heading into production in Hungary in February, it tells the story of American psychiatrist Douglas Kelley (Malek), who is tasked with determining whether Nazi prisoners are fit to stand trial for their war crimes, and finds himself in a complex battle of wits with Hermann Göring (Crowe), Hitler’s right-hand man. Shannon will play Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson, the chief prosecutor of the Nuremberg trials.
Bluestone Entertainment, Walden Media, and Széchenyi Funds...
- 12/7/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Bluestone Entertainment, the U.S. production firm led by former New Line, Artisan and TWC Dimension production exec Richard Saperstein, is teaming up with Hungarian investment outfit Széchenyi Funds on a ten-picture financing deal over five years.
Under the deal, films will span all genres, with budgets ranging from 10-20M. Principal photography will take place primarily in Budapest, Hungary.
The first film under the partnership is the previously announced psychological sci-fi thriller Slingshot, directed by Mikael Håfström, starring Oscar-winner Casey Affleck and Tony and Emmy Award-winner Laurence Fishburne.
WME Independent is handling world sales and will give the project a market debut at Cannes this month, where the company will unveil the first footage.
Slingshot is about an astronaut struggling to maintain his grip on reality aboard a possibly fatally compromised mission to Saturn’s moon, Titan. The film also features Cannes Best Actress Award-winner Emily Beecham, Tomer Capone,...
Under the deal, films will span all genres, with budgets ranging from 10-20M. Principal photography will take place primarily in Budapest, Hungary.
The first film under the partnership is the previously announced psychological sci-fi thriller Slingshot, directed by Mikael Håfström, starring Oscar-winner Casey Affleck and Tony and Emmy Award-winner Laurence Fishburne.
WME Independent is handling world sales and will give the project a market debut at Cannes this month, where the company will unveil the first footage.
Slingshot is about an astronaut struggling to maintain his grip on reality aboard a possibly fatally compromised mission to Saturn’s moon, Titan. The film also features Cannes Best Actress Award-winner Emily Beecham, Tomer Capone,...
- 5/5/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
When producer Robert Lantos began developing the big-budget historical drama series “Rise of the Raven,” adapting Hungarian author Bán Mór’s series of bestselling novels presented obvious challenges. “It’s an 11-volume novel, each volume being 500-600 pages long,” says Lantos. It took several writers and the better part of a decade to find a way forward, something the producer describes as “finding a creative solution to a jigsaw puzzle.”
With a budget that Lantos describes as “competitive with English-language productions of that scope and that size,” financing the series was the second challenge, with the producer determined to secure the majority of the show’s financing from the host country. “It’s ambitious. It’s certainly by far the biggest thing done in that part of the world, not just in Hungary,” he says. The last puzzle piece finally fell into place when Hungary’s National Film Institute (Nfi...
With a budget that Lantos describes as “competitive with English-language productions of that scope and that size,” financing the series was the second challenge, with the producer determined to secure the majority of the show’s financing from the host country. “It’s ambitious. It’s certainly by far the biggest thing done in that part of the world, not just in Hungary,” he says. The last puzzle piece finally fell into place when Hungary’s National Film Institute (Nfi...
- 9/7/2021
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
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