Ethan Hawke and Paul Giamatti star in the upcoming world premiere drama set in the world of baseball.
Rlj Entertainment has acquired Us rights from Wme to Noah Buschel’s film, which will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York on April.
The Phenom centres on a major league rookie pitcher with a confidence crisis who is dispatched to the minor leagues to work with an unorthodox sports psychologist as tensions with his overbearing father bubble to the surface.
Antonia Bogdanovich produced alongside Jeff Elliott, Kim Jose, and Jeff Rice. Johnny Simmons and Sophie Kennedy Clark round out the key cast.
Rlj Entertainment plans to release The Phenom in theatres and VOD on June 24.
The distributor’s recent features include Bone Tomahawk, Criminal Activities, The Cobbler, and the upcoming controversy-hit Nina Simone biopic Nina starring Zoe Saldana.
Rlj Entertainment has acquired Us rights from Wme to Noah Buschel’s film, which will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York on April.
The Phenom centres on a major league rookie pitcher with a confidence crisis who is dispatched to the minor leagues to work with an unorthodox sports psychologist as tensions with his overbearing father bubble to the surface.
Antonia Bogdanovich produced alongside Jeff Elliott, Kim Jose, and Jeff Rice. Johnny Simmons and Sophie Kennedy Clark round out the key cast.
Rlj Entertainment plans to release The Phenom in theatres and VOD on June 24.
The distributor’s recent features include Bone Tomahawk, Criminal Activities, The Cobbler, and the upcoming controversy-hit Nina Simone biopic Nina starring Zoe Saldana.
- 4/6/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: On the back of its marquee sales title and awards contender Cake starring Jennifer Aniston, Conquistador Entertainment will kick off sales in Berlin on the drama starring red-hot Ethan Hawke, Paul Giamatti and Johnny Simmons.
Noah Buschel wrote and directed the Elephant Eye Films production that wrapped principal photography on December 20 in Atlanta.
Wme Global represents Us rights to the story about a gifted and troubled young athlete in his first year at a professional team who enlists the help of a mental coach played by Giamatti to untangle his difficult relationship with his father, played by Hawke.
“Making The Phenom in Atlanta was the best movie experience I’ve ever had,” said Buschel. “The combination of the New York actors mixing with the Atlanta crew was very… I don’t like to use this word, but it was very magical for me. It was a tremendous group, professional but fun, and I had the...
Noah Buschel wrote and directed the Elephant Eye Films production that wrapped principal photography on December 20 in Atlanta.
Wme Global represents Us rights to the story about a gifted and troubled young athlete in his first year at a professional team who enlists the help of a mental coach played by Giamatti to untangle his difficult relationship with his father, played by Hawke.
“Making The Phenom in Atlanta was the best movie experience I’ve ever had,” said Buschel. “The combination of the New York actors mixing with the Atlanta crew was very… I don’t like to use this word, but it was very magical for me. It was a tremendous group, professional but fun, and I had the...
- 2/3/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: On the back of its marquee sales title and awards contender Cake starring Jennifer Aniston, Conquistador Entertainment will kick off sales in Berlin on the drama starring red-hot Ethan Hawke, Paul Giamatti and Johnny Simmons.
Noah Buschel wrote and directed the Elephant Eye Films production that wrapped principal photography on December 20 in Atlanta.
Wme Global represents Us rights to the story about a gifted and troubled young athlete in his first year at a professional team who enlists the help of a mental coach played by Giamatti to untangle his difficult relationship with his father, played by Hawke.
“Making The Phenom in Atlanta was the best movie experience I’ve ever had,” said Buschel. “The combination of the New York actors mixing with the Atlanta crew was very… I don’t like to use this word, but it was very magical for me. It was a tremendous group, professional but fun, and I had the...
Noah Buschel wrote and directed the Elephant Eye Films production that wrapped principal photography on December 20 in Atlanta.
Wme Global represents Us rights to the story about a gifted and troubled young athlete in his first year at a professional team who enlists the help of a mental coach played by Giamatti to untangle his difficult relationship with his father, played by Hawke.
“Making The Phenom in Atlanta was the best movie experience I’ve ever had,” said Buschel. “The combination of the New York actors mixing with the Atlanta crew was very… I don’t like to use this word, but it was very magical for me. It was a tremendous group, professional but fun, and I had the...
- 2/3/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
After General Zod comes from the skies to pummel Superman, the actor that will play the villain will have his next project lined up for him: “The Harvest.”
What happens when the only person you live for is taken away and at what lengths will people go to retrieve that someone which they have lost? These are the types of question’s which Michael Shannon new film will ask. Shannon plays Richard Young, a retired nurse, who has become dependent on his wife, and has suddenly lost his son.
Their child Andy, played by Charlie Tahan, lives in a secluded social bubble where he is cared for by his parents, receiving all his educational and medical needs from them. His rigid lifestyle will all come to a head when he meets his new neighbor Maryann, played by Natasha Calis. Along with Shannon, will be Oscar-nominee Samantha Morton whose overprotective mother...
What happens when the only person you live for is taken away and at what lengths will people go to retrieve that someone which they have lost? These are the types of question’s which Michael Shannon new film will ask. Shannon plays Richard Young, a retired nurse, who has become dependent on his wife, and has suddenly lost his son.
Their child Andy, played by Charlie Tahan, lives in a secluded social bubble where he is cared for by his parents, receiving all his educational and medical needs from them. His rigid lifestyle will all come to a head when he meets his new neighbor Maryann, played by Natasha Calis. Along with Shannon, will be Oscar-nominee Samantha Morton whose overprotective mother...
- 12/12/2012
- by Ruben Gonzalez
- LRMonline.com
It has been officially announced that Samantha Morton and Michael Shannon will star in The Harvest, the latest project to be directed by Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer‘s John McNaughton:
New York, NY – December 12, 2012 — Elephant Eye Films announced today that Academy Award Nominees Samantha Morton and Michael Shannon will star in “The Harvest,” a psychological thriller that questions the lengths parents will go to, to save their only child. Charlie Tahan (“Charlie St. Cloud”), Natasha Calis (“The Possession”), Leslie Lyles (“We Need to Talk About Kevin”) and Meadow Williams (“Sebastian”) will co-star. Written by Stephen Lancellotti, the film marks a return to the big screen for John McNaughton (“Wild Things,” “Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer.”), and will be produced by Kim Jose, David Robinson, Steven A. Jones, and Meadow Williams. Living Out Loud Productions will finance the film. Elephant Eye Films will handle international sales. Billy Hopkins...
New York, NY – December 12, 2012 — Elephant Eye Films announced today that Academy Award Nominees Samantha Morton and Michael Shannon will star in “The Harvest,” a psychological thriller that questions the lengths parents will go to, to save their only child. Charlie Tahan (“Charlie St. Cloud”), Natasha Calis (“The Possession”), Leslie Lyles (“We Need to Talk About Kevin”) and Meadow Williams (“Sebastian”) will co-star. Written by Stephen Lancellotti, the film marks a return to the big screen for John McNaughton (“Wild Things,” “Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer.”), and will be produced by Kim Jose, David Robinson, Steven A. Jones, and Meadow Williams. Living Out Loud Productions will finance the film. Elephant Eye Films will handle international sales. Billy Hopkins...
- 12/12/2012
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Variety reported yesterday that John McNaughton is helming The Harvest for Elephant Eye Films. Take Shelter’s Michael Shannon and Cosmopolis’ Samantha Morton star as a married couple whose son (Frankenweenie’s Charlie Tahan) has a medical condition that requires him to live in a controlled environment. When a new girl in town (The Possession’s Natasha Calis) befriends the boy, it gives him hope for a better life, but it’s threatened by his mother’s overprotective impulses. Stephen Lancellotti scripted The Harvest, which also stars Leslie Lyles and Meadow Williams and is being produced by Williams, Kim Jose, David Robinson and Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer’s Steven A. Jones. “This is the first horror script I’ve been interested in in 25 years, so it’s kind of cool to return to the genre,” McNaughton tells the trade. “I got the script a few years ago and loved the story,...
- 12/12/2012
- by gingold@starloggroup.com (Michael Gingold)
- Fangoria
Variety reported yesterday that John McNaughton is helming The Harvest for Elephant Eye Films. Take Shelter’s Michael Shannon and Cosmopolis’ Samantha Morton star as a married couple whose son (Frankenweenie’s Charlie Tahan) has a medical condition that requires him to live in a controlled environment. When a new girl in town (The Possession’s Natasha Calis) befriends the boy, it gives him hope for a better life, but it’s threatened by his mother’s overprotective impulses. Stephen Lancellotti scripted The Harvest, which also stars Leslie Lyles and Meadow Williams and is being produced by Williams, Kim Jose, David Robinson and Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer’s Steven A. Jones. “This is the first horror script I’ve been interested in in 25 years, so it’s kind of cool to return to the genre,” McNaughton tells the trade. “I got the script a few years ago and loved the story,...
- 12/12/2012
- by gingold@starloggroup.com (Michael Gingold)
- Fangoria
Variety reported yesterday that John McNaughton is helming The Harvest for Elephant Eye Films. Take Shelter’s Michael Shannon and Cosmopolis’ Samantha Morton star as a married couple whose son (Frankenweenie’s Charlie Tahan) has a medical condition that requires him to live in a controlled environment. When a new girl in town (The Possession’s Natasha Calis) befriends the boy, it gives him hope for a better life, but it’s threatened by his mother’s overprotective impulses. Stephen Lancellotti scripted The Harvest, which also stars Leslie Lyles and Meadow Williams and is being produced by Williams, Kim Jose, David Robinson and Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer’s Steven A. Jones. “This is the first horror script I’ve been interested in in 25 years, so it’s kind of cool to return to the genre,” McNaughton tells the trade. “I got the script a few years ago and loved the story,...
- 12/12/2012
- by gingold@starloggroup.com (Michael Gingold)
- Fangoria
John McNaughton, the helmer behind the controversial cult classic 1986 horror film Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer and the infamous 2001 thriller Wild Things, has signed on to direct his next movie, breaking his eleven year sabbatical from cinema.
Variety says that beginning production in New York imminently is The Harvest, a psychological horror thriller made for under $10 million that finds Michael Shannon and Samantha Morton among its cast.
Written by Stephen Lancelloti, the movie follows a married couple (Shannon & Morton) with medical backgrounds and a sick son (Charlie Tahan) who lives secluded in a controlled environment until a young girl (Natasha Calis) moves in next door and gives him hope of a better life. As the teens grow closer, the tight-knit world his over-protective mother has created begins to unravel.
Leslie Lykes and Meadow Williams also have supporting roles. Steven A. Jones, Kim Jose, David Robinson and Williams herself are producing.
Variety says that beginning production in New York imminently is The Harvest, a psychological horror thriller made for under $10 million that finds Michael Shannon and Samantha Morton among its cast.
Written by Stephen Lancelloti, the movie follows a married couple (Shannon & Morton) with medical backgrounds and a sick son (Charlie Tahan) who lives secluded in a controlled environment until a young girl (Natasha Calis) moves in next door and gives him hope of a better life. As the teens grow closer, the tight-knit world his over-protective mother has created begins to unravel.
Leslie Lykes and Meadow Williams also have supporting roles. Steven A. Jones, Kim Jose, David Robinson and Williams herself are producing.
- 12/12/2012
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
The Harvest psychological thriller has cast Michael Shannon and Samantha Morton in the John McNaughton film. Elephant Eye Films made the announcement today for the psychological thriller that questions the lengths parents will go to, to save their only child. Also in the cast are Charlie Tahan, Natasha Calis, Leslie Lyles and Meadow Williams. In The Harvest, Morton and Shannon portray Katherine and Richard Young, a successful heart surgeon and over-protective mother, and her co-dependent husband who has retired from his career as a nurse to care for their sick son Andy (Charlie Tahan). Andy’s healthcare is handled in-house, and all of his medical issues taken care of by his mother and father with the help of a pharmaceutical representative, Sandra (Meadow Williams), who supplies them with whatever they need, no questions asked. Home schooled, Andy lives in a controlled, secluded world, until an innocent 13-year-old neighbor, Maryann (Natasha Calis...
- 12/12/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
The Harvest psychological thriller has cast Michael Shannon and Samantha Morton in the John McNaughton film. Elephant Eye Films made the announcement today for the psychological thriller that questions the lengths parents will go to, to save their only child. Also in the cast are Charlie Tahan, Natasha Calis, Leslie Lyles and Meadow Williams. In The Harvest, Morton and Shannon portray Katherine and Richard Young, a successful heart surgeon and over-protective mother, and her co-dependent husband who has retired from his career as a nurse to care for their sick son Andy (Charlie Tahan). Andy’s healthcare is handled in-house, and all of his medical issues taken care of by his mother and father with the help of a pharmaceutical representative, Sandra (Meadow Williams), who supplies them with whatever they need, no questions asked. Home schooled, Andy lives in a controlled, secluded world, until an innocent 13-year-old neighbor, Maryann (Natasha Calis...
- 12/12/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
"Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer" and "Wild Things" director John McNaughton is returning to film, after more than a decade's absence, by signing on to helm the sub-$10 million psychological horror thriller "The Harvest."
Michael Shannon and Samantha Morton play a married couple with medical backgrounds. Their sick son (Charlie Tahan) lives in a controlled and secluded environment, until a young girl (Natasha Calis) moves in next door and gives him hope of a better life.
As the teens grow closer, the tight-knit world his over-protective mother has created begins to unravel. Stephen Lancellotti penned the script, while Leslie Lyles and Meadow Williams also star.
Williams, Kim Jose, David Robinson and Steven A. Jones are producing and shooting is currently under way in New York.
Source: Variety...
Michael Shannon and Samantha Morton play a married couple with medical backgrounds. Their sick son (Charlie Tahan) lives in a controlled and secluded environment, until a young girl (Natasha Calis) moves in next door and gives him hope of a better life.
As the teens grow closer, the tight-knit world his over-protective mother has created begins to unravel. Stephen Lancellotti penned the script, while Leslie Lyles and Meadow Williams also star.
Williams, Kim Jose, David Robinson and Steven A. Jones are producing and shooting is currently under way in New York.
Source: Variety...
- 12/12/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
John McNaughton has signed on to direct the horror thriller The Harvest , Variety reports. The film, which just started production in New York, stars Natasha Calis, Leslie Lyles, Samantha Morton, Michael Shannon, Charlie Tahan and Meadow Williams. The film, written by Stephen Lancellotti, follows a sick boy (Tahan) whose illness prevents him from leaving his protected home. Calis plays a girl who moves in next door and begins a friendship with the boy only to come up against his over-protective parents (Morton and Shannon). McNaughton is best known for 1986's Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer . From there, he went on to direct Wild Things and, in 2001, Speaking of Sex , his most recent big screen effort until now. Steven A. Jones, Kim Jose, David Robinson and Williams...
- 12/11/2012
- Comingsoon.net
All information published in the indieWIRE Distributor Profiles is provided by the individual company. Company History Elephant Eye Films is a full-service New York based film company that produces, sells and theatrically distributes high quality feature films. Founded in 2007 by partners Kim Jose and David Robinson, Elephant Eye is a filmmaker driven company with an eye for great projects with major crossover potential. During its short lifespan, Elephant Eye ...
- 10/28/2010
- Indiewire
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