Exclusive: New Regency, Bold Films and Permut Productions’ Chippendales movie, which tells the wild story about the male exotic dancing enterprise, is gaining momentum. Sources tell Deadline that Seth Rogen and Elle Fanning are in talks to join the cast. Dev Patel is already on board to star with Craig Gillespie set to direct. If deals close, the project would mark a reunion for Rogen and Gillespie, who just wrapped production on the anticipated Pam and Tommy series for Hulu that bows in February. New Regency is co-financing Chippendales with Bold Films.
David Permut, who has been shepherding the project for two decades, will produce with New Regency and Bold Film. David Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, Michel Litvak and Svetlana Metkina of Bold Films are also producing.
Lauren Blum and Rebecca Angelo are rewriting the script after Craig Williams and Isaac Adamson penned previous drafts.
The movie will follow Steve...
David Permut, who has been shepherding the project for two decades, will produce with New Regency and Bold Film. David Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, Michel Litvak and Svetlana Metkina of Bold Films are also producing.
Lauren Blum and Rebecca Angelo are rewriting the script after Craig Williams and Isaac Adamson penned previous drafts.
The movie will follow Steve...
- 12/9/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
New Regency has boarded Dev Patel’s upcoming “Chippendales” project as a co-financier with Bold Films, according to an individual with knowledge of the project.
“Cruella” director Craig Gillespie is attached to direct the project.
David Permut, who has been trying to get the project off the ground for 20 years, will produce the project with New Regency and Bold Films. David Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, Michel Litvak and Svetlana Metkina are also producing for Bold.
Screenwriters Lauren Blum and Rebecca Angelo are rewriting the script. Craig Williams and Isaac Adamson wrote previous drafts of the script.
Patel is attached to play “Chippendales” founder Steve Banerjee, who went from pumping gas at his Mobil Gas station in Playa del Vista to launching the first “male exotic dance night for ladies only,” which went on to become an ’80s phenomenon. Banerjee would eventually get caught in a sting operation by the FBI...
“Cruella” director Craig Gillespie is attached to direct the project.
David Permut, who has been trying to get the project off the ground for 20 years, will produce the project with New Regency and Bold Films. David Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, Michel Litvak and Svetlana Metkina are also producing for Bold.
Screenwriters Lauren Blum and Rebecca Angelo are rewriting the script. Craig Williams and Isaac Adamson wrote previous drafts of the script.
Patel is attached to play “Chippendales” founder Steve Banerjee, who went from pumping gas at his Mobil Gas station in Playa del Vista to launching the first “male exotic dance night for ladies only,” which went on to become an ’80s phenomenon. Banerjee would eventually get caught in a sting operation by the FBI...
- 7/30/2021
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Exclusive: We are hearing that New Regency has boarded Craig Gillespie’s Chippendales film project starring Dev Patel as co-financier with Bold Films.
Deadline previously reported on the Permut Productions movie with Bold attached. David Permut, who has been shepherding the project for two decades, will produce with New Regency and Bold Films. David Litvak,, Gary Michael Walters, Michel Litvak and Svetlana Metkina of Bold Films are also producing.
Lauren Blum and Rebecca Angelo are rewriting the script with Craig Williams and Isaac Adamson having penned previous drafts.
The Chippendales movie will follow Steve Banerjee (Patel), who emigrated from India to Playa del Rey to chase the dream of fame and fortune. Bored with pumping gas in the Mobil station he owned, he found an outlet for his entrepreneurial dreams when he acquired the struggling L.A. rock club Destiny II. He transformed it with a new name and theme...
Deadline previously reported on the Permut Productions movie with Bold attached. David Permut, who has been shepherding the project for two decades, will produce with New Regency and Bold Films. David Litvak,, Gary Michael Walters, Michel Litvak and Svetlana Metkina of Bold Films are also producing.
Lauren Blum and Rebecca Angelo are rewriting the script with Craig Williams and Isaac Adamson having penned previous drafts.
The Chippendales movie will follow Steve Banerjee (Patel), who emigrated from India to Playa del Rey to chase the dream of fame and fortune. Bored with pumping gas in the Mobil station he owned, he found an outlet for his entrepreneurial dreams when he acquired the struggling L.A. rock club Destiny II. He transformed it with a new name and theme...
- 7/30/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Ethan Hawke, Peter Sarsgaard, Riley Keough, Byron Bowers, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, David Castañeda, Christina Vidal and Paul Dano have joined Jake Gyllenhaal in the Netflix thriller “The Guilty.”
Antoine Fuqua is directing from a script by Nic Pizzolatto (“True Detective”), based on the Gustav Moller-helmed Danish drama “Den Skyldige,” which premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. The pic takes place over the course of a single morning at a 911 dispatch center with a call operator — played by Gyllenhaal — trying to save a caller in grave danger, but then discovering that nothing is as it seems, and facing the truth is the only way out.
Adrian Martinez, Bill Burr, Beau Knapp and Edi Patterson are also joining the cast. Gyllenhaal is producing along with Riva Marker for Nine Stories; Fuqua and Kat Samick for Fuqua Films; Scott Greenberg; Bold Films’ Michel Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, David Litvak and Svetlana Metkina; and Amet Entertainment’s David Haring.
Antoine Fuqua is directing from a script by Nic Pizzolatto (“True Detective”), based on the Gustav Moller-helmed Danish drama “Den Skyldige,” which premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. The pic takes place over the course of a single morning at a 911 dispatch center with a call operator — played by Gyllenhaal — trying to save a caller in grave danger, but then discovering that nothing is as it seems, and facing the truth is the only way out.
Adrian Martinez, Bill Burr, Beau Knapp and Edi Patterson are also joining the cast. Gyllenhaal is producing along with Riva Marker for Nine Stories; Fuqua and Kat Samick for Fuqua Films; Scott Greenberg; Bold Films’ Michel Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, David Litvak and Svetlana Metkina; and Amet Entertainment’s David Haring.
- 11/13/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Peter Sarsgaard, Riley Keough and Bill Burr are joining Jake Gyllenhaal in “The Guilty,” Netflix announced on Friday.
Also joining the cast are Byron Bowers, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, David Castañeda, Christina Vidal, Paul Dano, Ethan Hawke, Adrian Martinez, Beau Knapp and Edi Patterson.
Antoine Fuqua is directing, while Nic Pizzolatto (“True Detective”) is writing the thriller, based on the Gustav Moller-directed Danish drama “Den Skyldige,” which premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.
The film will take place over the course of a single morning in a 911 dispatch call center, where operator Joe Bayler (Gyllenhaal) tries to save a caller in grave danger. However, he soon discovers that nothing is as it seems.
The film will be produced by Gyllenhaal and his Nine Stories partner Riva Marker, along with Fuqua and Kat Samick through his Fuqua Films; Scott Greenberg; Michel Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, David Litvak and Svetlana Metkina for Bold Films...
Also joining the cast are Byron Bowers, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, David Castañeda, Christina Vidal, Paul Dano, Ethan Hawke, Adrian Martinez, Beau Knapp and Edi Patterson.
Antoine Fuqua is directing, while Nic Pizzolatto (“True Detective”) is writing the thriller, based on the Gustav Moller-directed Danish drama “Den Skyldige,” which premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.
The film will take place over the course of a single morning in a 911 dispatch call center, where operator Joe Bayler (Gyllenhaal) tries to save a caller in grave danger. However, he soon discovers that nothing is as it seems.
The film will be produced by Gyllenhaal and his Nine Stories partner Riva Marker, along with Fuqua and Kat Samick through his Fuqua Films; Scott Greenberg; Michel Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, David Litvak and Svetlana Metkina for Bold Films...
- 11/13/2020
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
The Guilty, the dramatic thriller which Netflix recently picked up in a $30 million deal, has added Ethan Hawke (First Reformed), Peter Sarsgaard (The Batman), Riley Keough (The Devil All The Time) plus more starry talent who will be joining previously announced star Jake Gyllenhaal.
Antoine Fuqua is at the helm, directing from a screenplay by True Detective series creator Nic Pizzolatto.
Additional casting includes Paul Dano (The Batman), Byron Bowers (Concrete Cowboys), Da’Vine Joy Randolph (Dolemite is My Name), David Castañeda (The Umbrella Academy), Christina Vidal (7 Days to Vegas), Adrian Martinez (Stumptown), Bill Burr (The King of Staten Island), Beau Knapp (The Good Lord Bird), and Edi Patterson (Knives Out).
Based on Gustav Moller’s Danish drama Den Skyldige, the Fuqua-directed pic takes place over the course of a single morning in a 911 dispatch call center. Call operator Joe Bayler (Gyllenhaal) tries to save a caller in grave danger...
Antoine Fuqua is at the helm, directing from a screenplay by True Detective series creator Nic Pizzolatto.
Additional casting includes Paul Dano (The Batman), Byron Bowers (Concrete Cowboys), Da’Vine Joy Randolph (Dolemite is My Name), David Castañeda (The Umbrella Academy), Christina Vidal (7 Days to Vegas), Adrian Martinez (Stumptown), Bill Burr (The King of Staten Island), Beau Knapp (The Good Lord Bird), and Edi Patterson (Knives Out).
Based on Gustav Moller’s Danish drama Den Skyldige, the Fuqua-directed pic takes place over the course of a single morning in a 911 dispatch call center. Call operator Joe Bayler (Gyllenhaal) tries to save a caller in grave danger...
- 11/13/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Ruth Wilson and Andrew Scott will star in the political drama “Oslo” for HBO that is currently in production in Prague, and the film is based on the award-winning stage play of the same name by Tony winner J.T. Rogers.
Marc Platt, Kristie Macosko Krieger, David Litvak and Steven Spielberg are executive producing the film that HBO hopes to make available on HBO Max and to air on HBO beginning next year.
“Oslo” is about the negotiations that led to the 1993 Oslo Peace Accords, and it stars the “His Dark Materials” star Wilson as a Norwegian foreign minister as well as “Fleabag” star Scott as a Norwegian sociologist and Wilson’s husband. The story looks at the secret back-channel talks, unlikely friendships and quiet heroics of a small but committed group of Israelis, Palestinians and one Norwegian couple that led to the landmark peace treaty.
Rogers, who wrote the stage play “Oslo,...
Marc Platt, Kristie Macosko Krieger, David Litvak and Steven Spielberg are executive producing the film that HBO hopes to make available on HBO Max and to air on HBO beginning next year.
“Oslo” is about the negotiations that led to the 1993 Oslo Peace Accords, and it stars the “His Dark Materials” star Wilson as a Norwegian foreign minister as well as “Fleabag” star Scott as a Norwegian sociologist and Wilson’s husband. The story looks at the secret back-channel talks, unlikely friendships and quiet heroics of a small but committed group of Israelis, Palestinians and one Norwegian couple that led to the landmark peace treaty.
Rogers, who wrote the stage play “Oslo,...
- 11/9/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Jake Gyllenhaal‘s series-regular TV debut is officially set at HBO. The Academy Award-nominated actor will executive-produce and star in a limited series adaptation of Norwegian author Jo Nesbo’s 2014 novel The Son, TVLine has learned.
Described as a “tale of vengeance set amid Oslo’s brutal hierarchy of corruption,” The Son will be written by Lenore Zion and directed by Denis Villeneuve. They will also executive-produce alongside Gyllenhaal, Jonathan Nolan, Lisa Joy, Riva Marker and Athena Wickham.
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Described as a “tale of vengeance set amid Oslo’s brutal hierarchy of corruption,” The Son will be written by Lenore Zion and directed by Denis Villeneuve. They will also executive-produce alongside Gyllenhaal, Jonathan Nolan, Lisa Joy, Riva Marker and Athena Wickham.
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- 10/20/2020
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
Jake Gyllenhaal left cinephiles buzzing last month after revealing on “Team Deakins” podcast that he was working on a reunion project with his “Prisoners” and “Enemy” director Denis Villeneuve. Now comes official word from HBO that the reunion project is “The Son,” an upcoming limited series based on the bestselling novel by author Jo Nesbø. The novel was billed as “a tale of vengeance set amid Oslo’s brutal hierarchy of corruption.” Gyllenhaal will star as Sonny Lofthus, an escaped convict and opioid addict on the run from the law who can’t recall his past. Villeneuve will direct the series.
Per HBO’s official release: “Gyllenhaal and Villeneuve are also set to serve as executive producers of the series, with the former producing through his Nine Stories’ banner along with his partner Riva Marker. Kilter Films’ Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy will join as executive producers along with Kilter Films’ Athena Wickham.
Per HBO’s official release: “Gyllenhaal and Villeneuve are also set to serve as executive producers of the series, with the former producing through his Nine Stories’ banner along with his partner Riva Marker. Kilter Films’ Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy will join as executive producers along with Kilter Films’ Athena Wickham.
- 10/20/2020
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Jake Gyllenhaal will star in and executive produce the HBO limited series, “The Son” alongside Denis Villeneuve and “Westworld” creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy.
The series is based on Jo Nesbo’s novel of the same name and is described as a tale of vengeance set amid Oslo’s brutal hierarchy of corruption.
Villeneuve will direct and writer Lenore Zion will serve as showrunner. Riva Marker of Gyllenhaal’s Nine Stories will executive produce alongside Kilter Films’ Athena Wickham. Bold Films’ David Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, Michel Litvak and Svetlana Metkina also serve as executive producers with Jo Nesbø and Niclas Salomonsson. Nine Stories Productions, Kilter Films and Bold Films will produce in association with Warner Bros. Television.
“Jonah and Lisa are a formidable creative force and we are excited to collaborate with them again, alongside the brilliant Lenore, to adapt Jo Nesbø’s novel,” said Francesca Orsi, Executive Vice President,...
The series is based on Jo Nesbo’s novel of the same name and is described as a tale of vengeance set amid Oslo’s brutal hierarchy of corruption.
Villeneuve will direct and writer Lenore Zion will serve as showrunner. Riva Marker of Gyllenhaal’s Nine Stories will executive produce alongside Kilter Films’ Athena Wickham. Bold Films’ David Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, Michel Litvak and Svetlana Metkina also serve as executive producers with Jo Nesbø and Niclas Salomonsson. Nine Stories Productions, Kilter Films and Bold Films will produce in association with Warner Bros. Television.
“Jonah and Lisa are a formidable creative force and we are excited to collaborate with them again, alongside the brilliant Lenore, to adapt Jo Nesbø’s novel,” said Francesca Orsi, Executive Vice President,...
- 10/20/2020
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Breaking: HBO has given a series order to an adaptation of the Jo Nesbo novel The Son with Jake Gyllenhaal on board to star and his Prisoners director Denis Villeneuve on board to direct. Gyllenhaal and Villeneuve will also exec produced the limited series with Gyllenhaal producing through his Nine Stories’ banner along with his partner Riva Marker. Kilter Films’ Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy will join as exec producers along with Kilter Films Athena Wickham. Nolan and Joy will showrun along with Lenore Zion who is also executive producing.
The series is based on from the #1 New York Times bestselling novel which is described as a tale of vengeance set amid Oslo’s brutal hierarchy of corruption. The story follows Sonny Lofthus, an escaped convict: an opioid addict who can’t recall his past, on the run from the law toward an unknown truth.
The Son was the first...
The series is based on from the #1 New York Times bestselling novel which is described as a tale of vengeance set amid Oslo’s brutal hierarchy of corruption. The story follows Sonny Lofthus, an escaped convict: an opioid addict who can’t recall his past, on the run from the law toward an unknown truth.
The Son was the first...
- 10/20/2020
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
HBO has greenlit a limited series adaptation of the Jo Nesbø novel “The Son” with Jake Gyllenhaal attached to star and executive produce, Variety has learned.
“The Son” is described as a tale of vengeance set amid Oslo’s brutal hierarchy of corruption. Gyllenhaal will executive produce under his Nine Stories Productions banner along with Riva Marker. Lenore Zion will serve as writer, executive producer, and co-showrunner. In addition, Denis Villeneuve is attached to direct and executive produce.
“Westworld” creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy will executive produce and serve as co-showrunners via Kilter Films with Athena Wickham of Kilter also executive producing. Bold Films’ David Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, Michel Litvak, and Svetlana Metkina also serve as executive producers with Nesbø and Niclas Salomonsson. Nine Stories Productions, Kilter Films, and Bold Films will produce in association with Warner Bros. Television.
“Jonah and Lisa are a formidable creative force and...
“The Son” is described as a tale of vengeance set amid Oslo’s brutal hierarchy of corruption. Gyllenhaal will executive produce under his Nine Stories Productions banner along with Riva Marker. Lenore Zion will serve as writer, executive producer, and co-showrunner. In addition, Denis Villeneuve is attached to direct and executive produce.
“Westworld” creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy will executive produce and serve as co-showrunners via Kilter Films with Athena Wickham of Kilter also executive producing. Bold Films’ David Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, Michel Litvak, and Svetlana Metkina also serve as executive producers with Nesbø and Niclas Salomonsson. Nine Stories Productions, Kilter Films, and Bold Films will produce in association with Warner Bros. Television.
“Jonah and Lisa are a formidable creative force and...
- 10/20/2020
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has acquired the worldwide rights to Antoine Fuqua and Jake Gyllenhaal’s package “The Guilty,” a dramatic thriller based on the Danish drama, “Den Skyldige,” directed by Gustav Moller.
“True Detective” creator Nic Pizzolatto wrote the script. The film will be produced by Gyllenhaal and his Nine Stories partner Riva Marker, along with Fuqua and Kat Samick through his Fuqua Films; Scott Greenberg; Michel Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, David Litvak and Svetlana Metkina for Bold Films; and Amet Entertainment’s David Haring.
The film will take place over the course of a single morning in a 911 dispatch call center, where call operator Joe Bayler (Gyllenhaal) tries to save a caller in grave danger. However, he soon discovers that nothing is as it seems.
Annie Marter, Moller and Lina Flint will executive produce with Christian Mercuri and Jon Oakes. Bold Films financed the drama with Amet Entertainment.
Fuqua and Gyllenhaal first collaborated on 2015’s “Southpaw.
“True Detective” creator Nic Pizzolatto wrote the script. The film will be produced by Gyllenhaal and his Nine Stories partner Riva Marker, along with Fuqua and Kat Samick through his Fuqua Films; Scott Greenberg; Michel Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, David Litvak and Svetlana Metkina for Bold Films; and Amet Entertainment’s David Haring.
The film will take place over the course of a single morning in a 911 dispatch call center, where call operator Joe Bayler (Gyllenhaal) tries to save a caller in grave danger. However, he soon discovers that nothing is as it seems.
Annie Marter, Moller and Lina Flint will executive produce with Christian Mercuri and Jon Oakes. Bold Films financed the drama with Amet Entertainment.
Fuqua and Gyllenhaal first collaborated on 2015’s “Southpaw.
- 9/23/2020
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Exclusive: In a $30 million deal, Netflix has acquired worldwide rights to The Guilty, with Jake Gyllenhaal starring and Antoine Fuqua directing a dramatic thriller based on the Gustav Möller-directed Danish drama Den Skyldige that premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. Deadline revealed a week ago that the package was being brought to the marketplace by Endeavor Content with a script by True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto.
Netflix moved quickly. The streamer has been very aggressive in recent weeks, acquiring the Halle Berry-directed Bruised for $20 million just before it screened as a work in progress at the Toronto Film Festival; Pieces of a Woman for $10 million, and the Sam Levinson-directed Zendaya-John David Washington starrer Malcolm & Marie for $30 million, all out of the TIFF market. Netflix now bolsters its slate with The Guilty, a film expected to begin production before year’s end.
It takes place over the course...
Netflix moved quickly. The streamer has been very aggressive in recent weeks, acquiring the Halle Berry-directed Bruised for $20 million just before it screened as a work in progress at the Toronto Film Festival; Pieces of a Woman for $10 million, and the Sam Levinson-directed Zendaya-John David Washington starrer Malcolm & Marie for $30 million, all out of the TIFF market. Netflix now bolsters its slate with The Guilty, a film expected to begin production before year’s end.
It takes place over the course...
- 9/23/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Bold Films financing project with Amet Entertainment.
Netflix has acquired worldwide rights to the upcoming thriller package The Guilty that reunites director Antoine Fuqua and Jake Gyllenhaal in a deal believed to be around $30m.
True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto is writing the film based on Gustav Moller’s acclaimed Danish Sundance 2018 selection Den Skyldige.
Gyllenhaal will play a call operator at a 911 dispatch centre who, over the course of a single morning, tries to save a caller who appears to be in danger.
Bold Films is financing the drama with Amet Entertainment.
Gyllenhaal and his Nine Stories partner Riva Marker are producing The Guilty,...
Netflix has acquired worldwide rights to the upcoming thriller package The Guilty that reunites director Antoine Fuqua and Jake Gyllenhaal in a deal believed to be around $30m.
True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto is writing the film based on Gustav Moller’s acclaimed Danish Sundance 2018 selection Den Skyldige.
Gyllenhaal will play a call operator at a 911 dispatch centre who, over the course of a single morning, tries to save a caller who appears to be in danger.
Bold Films is financing the drama with Amet Entertainment.
Gyllenhaal and his Nine Stories partner Riva Marker are producing The Guilty,...
- 9/23/2020
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Bold Films financing project with Amet Entertainment.
Netflix has acquired worldwide rights to the upcoming thriller package The Guilty that reunites director Antoine Fuqua and Jake Gyllenhaal in a deal believed to be around $30m.
True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto is writing the film based on Gustav Moller’s acclaimed Danish drama and Sundance 2018 selection Den Skyldige.
Gyllenhaal will play a call operator at a 911 dispatch centre who, over the course of a single morning, tries to save a caller who appears to be in danger.
Bold Films is financing the drama with Amet Entertainment.
Gyllenhaal and his Nine Stories...
Netflix has acquired worldwide rights to the upcoming thriller package The Guilty that reunites director Antoine Fuqua and Jake Gyllenhaal in a deal believed to be around $30m.
True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto is writing the film based on Gustav Moller’s acclaimed Danish drama and Sundance 2018 selection Den Skyldige.
Gyllenhaal will play a call operator at a 911 dispatch centre who, over the course of a single morning, tries to save a caller who appears to be in danger.
Bold Films is financing the drama with Amet Entertainment.
Gyllenhaal and his Nine Stories...
- 9/23/2020
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Jake Gyllenhaal and the ‘Southpaw’ director Antoine Fuqua are set to reunite for the English language adaptation of the Danish thriller ‘The Guilty’.
Based on the Gustav Moller-directed film, Gyllenhaal will star as call centre operative Joe Bayler. The film is set across a single morning in a 911 dispatch call centre where Joe tries to save a caller in grave danger—but he soon discovers that nothing is as it seems, and facing the truth is the only way out.
Penned by ‘True Detective’ creator Nic Pizzolatto, Gyllenhaal and his Nine Stories partner Riva Marker, along with Fuqua through his Fuqua Films will produce. Scott Greenberg, Michel Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, David Litvak and Svetlana Metkina for Bold Films and Amet’s David Haring will also serve as producers. Annie Marter, Gustav Moller and Lina Flint will be exec produce.
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Based on the Gustav Moller-directed film, Gyllenhaal will star as call centre operative Joe Bayler. The film is set across a single morning in a 911 dispatch call centre where Joe tries to save a caller in grave danger—but he soon discovers that nothing is as it seems, and facing the truth is the only way out.
Penned by ‘True Detective’ creator Nic Pizzolatto, Gyllenhaal and his Nine Stories partner Riva Marker, along with Fuqua through his Fuqua Films will produce. Scott Greenberg, Michel Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, David Litvak and Svetlana Metkina for Bold Films and Amet’s David Haring will also serve as producers. Annie Marter, Gustav Moller and Lina Flint will be exec produce.
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- 9/16/2020
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Exclusive: Jake Gyllenhaal will star and Antoine Fuqua will direct The Guilty, a thriller that is based on the Gustav Moller-directed Danish drama Den Skyldige that premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.
It takes place over the course of a single morning in a 911 dispatch call center. Call operator Joe Bayler (Gyllenhaal) tries to save a caller in grave danger—but he soon discovers that nothing is as it seems, and facing the truth is the only way out.
Bold Films is financing the drama with Amet Entertainment. Scripted by True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto, the film will be produced by Gyllenhaal and his Nine Stories partner Riva Marker, along with Fuqua through his Fuqua Films, Scott Greenberg, Michel Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, David Litvak and Svetlana Metkina for Bold Films and Amet’s David Haring. Annie Marter, Gustav Moller and Lina Flint will be exec producers with Christian Mercuri.
It takes place over the course of a single morning in a 911 dispatch call center. Call operator Joe Bayler (Gyllenhaal) tries to save a caller in grave danger—but he soon discovers that nothing is as it seems, and facing the truth is the only way out.
Bold Films is financing the drama with Amet Entertainment. Scripted by True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto, the film will be produced by Gyllenhaal and his Nine Stories partner Riva Marker, along with Fuqua through his Fuqua Films, Scott Greenberg, Michel Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, David Litvak and Svetlana Metkina for Bold Films and Amet’s David Haring. Annie Marter, Gustav Moller and Lina Flint will be exec producers with Christian Mercuri.
- 9/15/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
He may just be coming off the set of the next Spider-man film in which he plays villain Mysterio but Jake Gyllenhaal is already lining up his next project: An English language remake of Oscar entry ‘The Guilty’.
The film follows a police officer under investigation, who’s demoted to desk work at an emergency call centre. When he receives a terrified phone call from a kidnapped woman, he must battle his internal demons in order to save her.
Gyllenhaal and Riva Marker will produce for Nine Stories, alongside Bold Films’ Michel Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, David Litvak, and Svetlana Metkina. The films original writer/director Gustav Möller and producer Lina Flint will serve as executive producers.
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Gyllenhaal and Marker said; “We saw ‘The Guilty’ at Sundance and were blown away. Möller’s...
The film follows a police officer under investigation, who’s demoted to desk work at an emergency call centre. When he receives a terrified phone call from a kidnapped woman, he must battle his internal demons in order to save her.
Gyllenhaal and Riva Marker will produce for Nine Stories, alongside Bold Films’ Michel Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, David Litvak, and Svetlana Metkina. The films original writer/director Gustav Möller and producer Lina Flint will serve as executive producers.
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Gyllenhaal and Marker said; “We saw ‘The Guilty’ at Sundance and were blown away. Möller’s...
- 12/11/2018
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Jake Gyllenhaal has signed on to star in a remake of the Danish thriller “The Guilty,” which the actor has acquired the rights to through his Nine Stories production banner along with Bold Films.
The original version, which won the world audience award at Sundance this year and is Denmark’s entry for this year’s Best Foreign Language Oscar, follows a cop with a dark past who has been suspended and relegated to a desk job. One night, he receives a call from a terrified woman, and he must conquer his inner demons to save her.
Gyllenhaal will also produce alongside Nine Stories co-founder Riva Marker, with Michel Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, David Litvak and Svetlana Metkina also producing for Bold Films, which is financing.The original film’s co-writer/director Gustav Möller and producer Lina Flint will serve as executive producers.
“We saw The Guilty at Sundance and were blown away.
The original version, which won the world audience award at Sundance this year and is Denmark’s entry for this year’s Best Foreign Language Oscar, follows a cop with a dark past who has been suspended and relegated to a desk job. One night, he receives a call from a terrified woman, and he must conquer his inner demons to save her.
Gyllenhaal will also produce alongside Nine Stories co-founder Riva Marker, with Michel Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, David Litvak and Svetlana Metkina also producing for Bold Films, which is financing.The original film’s co-writer/director Gustav Möller and producer Lina Flint will serve as executive producers.
“We saw The Guilty at Sundance and were blown away.
- 12/11/2018
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Bold Films, and Jake Gyllenhaal and Riva Marker’s Nine Stories Productions have acquired the rights to remake the Danish thriller “The Guilty,” with Gyllenhaal attached to star.
The pic, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, won the world cinema audience award and was also named one of the top five foreign language films of 2018 by the National Board of Review. The movie, Denmark’s foreign language film Oscar entry, is also nominated for best screenwriter and best actor at the 2018 European Film Awards.
The movie follows a police officer under investigation, who’s demoted to desk-work at an emergency call center. When he receives a terrified phone call from a kidnapped woman, he must battle his internal demons in order to save her.
Gyllenhaal and Marker will produce for Nine Stories, alongside Bold Films’ Michel Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, David Litvak, and Svetlana Metkina. Bold Films will finance the pic.
The pic, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, won the world cinema audience award and was also named one of the top five foreign language films of 2018 by the National Board of Review. The movie, Denmark’s foreign language film Oscar entry, is also nominated for best screenwriter and best actor at the 2018 European Film Awards.
The movie follows a police officer under investigation, who’s demoted to desk-work at an emergency call center. When he receives a terrified phone call from a kidnapped woman, he must battle his internal demons in order to save her.
Gyllenhaal and Marker will produce for Nine Stories, alongside Bold Films’ Michel Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, David Litvak, and Svetlana Metkina. Bold Films will finance the pic.
- 12/11/2018
- by Justin Kroll
- Variety Film + TV
What might appear to be an homage to David Bowie glitz on its cover, is actually much deeper in Brady Corbet’s Vox Lux which follows the unconventional metamorphosis of a young teenager from school shooting survivor to tortured pop idol.
Similar to how Natalie Portman pulled out all the stops and transformed into a sublime, razor-sharp ballerina for her Oscar-winning role in 2010’s Black Swan, she made certain she was vocally prepped and choreographed before her 10 days of shooting on Vox Lux (the entire film was shot over 22 days). Financing dropped out prior to the pic’s production and delaying its start which provided Portman with extra prep time so she was ready to hit the ground running when filming began.
“It gives you more time when things fall apart, as long as they come back together again,” Portman says.
The film, which is dedicated to Jonathan Demme who...
Similar to how Natalie Portman pulled out all the stops and transformed into a sublime, razor-sharp ballerina for her Oscar-winning role in 2010’s Black Swan, she made certain she was vocally prepped and choreographed before her 10 days of shooting on Vox Lux (the entire film was shot over 22 days). Financing dropped out prior to the pic’s production and delaying its start which provided Portman with extra prep time so she was ready to hit the ground running when filming began.
“It gives you more time when things fall apart, as long as they come back together again,” Portman says.
The film, which is dedicated to Jonathan Demme who...
- 9/12/2018
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Updated with Neon confirmation: Neon has confirmed Deadline’s earlier scoop that it has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Vox Lux, the Natalie Portman movie directed by Brady Corbet that world premiered last week at the Toronto Film Festival. See the official release below the original story.
Previous, Monday Pm: On Monday morning, Mike Fleming, Jr. broke the news that the Brady Corbet-directed Vox Lux starring Natalie Portman was edging towards closing a deal with Neon. The film premiered Sept. 7 at the Elgin Theatre and became one the buzziest acquisition titles at the Toronto Film Festival and Neon has closed the deal.
In the film, Portman stars as a female pop star who survives a school shooting and becomes famous writing and performing a tribute song to the victims but evolves into a broken woman. Jude Law also stars as the pop star’s manager while Raffey Cassidy plays the singer as a teenager.
Previous, Monday Pm: On Monday morning, Mike Fleming, Jr. broke the news that the Brady Corbet-directed Vox Lux starring Natalie Portman was edging towards closing a deal with Neon. The film premiered Sept. 7 at the Elgin Theatre and became one the buzziest acquisition titles at the Toronto Film Festival and Neon has closed the deal.
In the film, Portman stars as a female pop star who survives a school shooting and becomes famous writing and performing a tribute song to the victims but evolves into a broken woman. Jude Law also stars as the pop star’s manager while Raffey Cassidy plays the singer as a teenager.
- 9/12/2018
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Neon has acquired the rights to “Vox Lux,” the drama starring Natalie Portman that debuted to a very warm reception at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival last week.
As exclusively reported by TheWrap, “Vox Lux” was written and directed by Brady Corbet. The film stars Portman alongside Jude Law and Stacy Martin and follows two sisters who survive a violent tragedy in 1999 and after they compose and perform a song about the experience, launch successful music careers. Eighteen years later, Portman’s character is a mother struggling to navigate her career amid scandals when she’s faced with another act of violence.
The film features original songs by Sia with an original score by Scott Walker.
Also Read: Toronto 2018: Here's Every Movie Sold So Far, From 'Wild Rose' to 'Stan & Ollie'
Bold Films’ and Andrew Lauren Productions (Alp) financed the film. It was produced by Bold’s Michel Litvak,...
As exclusively reported by TheWrap, “Vox Lux” was written and directed by Brady Corbet. The film stars Portman alongside Jude Law and Stacy Martin and follows two sisters who survive a violent tragedy in 1999 and after they compose and perform a song about the experience, launch successful music careers. Eighteen years later, Portman’s character is a mother struggling to navigate her career amid scandals when she’s faced with another act of violence.
The film features original songs by Sia with an original score by Scott Walker.
Also Read: Toronto 2018: Here's Every Movie Sold So Far, From 'Wild Rose' to 'Stan & Ollie'
Bold Films’ and Andrew Lauren Productions (Alp) financed the film. It was produced by Bold’s Michel Litvak,...
- 9/11/2018
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
Neon has landed Brady Corbet’s “Vox Lux,” a drama about a troubled pop diva that’s drawing some serious awards buzz for star Natalie Portman. The film premiered to largely favorable reviews at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival. Several studios were interested in nabbing the project.
It is possible that the indie studio could push “Vox Lux” into theaters this year in order to qualify for Oscars, something it did to great success with “I Tonya,” another Toronto acquisition that went on to score an Academy Award for Allison Janney.
“Vox Lux” fits in with Neon’s strategy of partnering with younger, edgier auteurs. The film is only the second feature for Corbet, who previously directed “The Childhood of a Leader.” Previous Neon releases include “Colossal,” “Beach Rats,” and “Ingrid Goes West.” The studio had an arthouse breakout with “Three Identical Strangers,” a documentary about triplets separated...
It is possible that the indie studio could push “Vox Lux” into theaters this year in order to qualify for Oscars, something it did to great success with “I Tonya,” another Toronto acquisition that went on to score an Academy Award for Allison Janney.
“Vox Lux” fits in with Neon’s strategy of partnering with younger, edgier auteurs. The film is only the second feature for Corbet, who previously directed “The Childhood of a Leader.” Previous Neon releases include “Colossal,” “Beach Rats,” and “Ingrid Goes West.” The studio had an arthouse breakout with “Three Identical Strangers,” a documentary about triplets separated...
- 9/11/2018
- by Brent Lang and Ramin Setoodeh
- Variety Film + TV
Natalie Portman is Celeste, a pop star on the verge of a comeback, in “Vox Lux.” A teaser for the film is out ahead of the film’s North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Directed and written by Brady Corbet, “Vox Lux” is his followup to his award-winning directorial debut “The Childhood of a Leader.” “Vox Lux” already premiered at the Venice Film Festival, garnering rave reviews.
In the 45-second clip, the roars from a crowd build as, who we can assume is Celeste (Portman), makes her way to the stage two minutes before a performance. Mysterious string music begins playing over the scene as the camera follows Celeste from behind as she heads to what appears to be an important performance.
Also Read: Natalie Portman, Chloe Grace Moretz Dramas Added to Toronto Film Festival Lineup
The film, beginning in 1999, follows a teenage Celeste (Raffey Cassidy), who...
Directed and written by Brady Corbet, “Vox Lux” is his followup to his award-winning directorial debut “The Childhood of a Leader.” “Vox Lux” already premiered at the Venice Film Festival, garnering rave reviews.
In the 45-second clip, the roars from a crowd build as, who we can assume is Celeste (Portman), makes her way to the stage two minutes before a performance. Mysterious string music begins playing over the scene as the camera follows Celeste from behind as she heads to what appears to be an important performance.
Also Read: Natalie Portman, Chloe Grace Moretz Dramas Added to Toronto Film Festival Lineup
The film, beginning in 1999, follows a teenage Celeste (Raffey Cassidy), who...
- 9/5/2018
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
Natalie Portman is an aspiring pop star in a first-look image of Brady Corbet’s “Vox Lux,” which will premiere at the Venice Film Festival next month.
The film is a 21st-century story of Celeste, played by Portman, a pop star who rises to success as a result of unusual circumstances. The project, whose title translates to “Voice of Light,” will have musical elements.
Jude Law, Raffey Cassidy, Jennifer Ehle and Stacy Martin will also star in the drama. Alp’s Andrew Lauren and D.J. Gugenheim will be producing along with Killer Films’ Christine Vachon and David Hinojosa, Bold Films’ Michel Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, David Litvak and Svetlana Metkina and Brian Young from Three Six Zero Entertainment. Executive producers are Ron Curtis, Mark Gillespie, Svetlana Metkina and Law. Corbet also wrote the screenplay.
Also Read: Natalie Portman Addresses Canceled Israel Trip: 'I Must Stand Up Against Violence'
Corbet’s previous film,...
The film is a 21st-century story of Celeste, played by Portman, a pop star who rises to success as a result of unusual circumstances. The project, whose title translates to “Voice of Light,” will have musical elements.
Jude Law, Raffey Cassidy, Jennifer Ehle and Stacy Martin will also star in the drama. Alp’s Andrew Lauren and D.J. Gugenheim will be producing along with Killer Films’ Christine Vachon and David Hinojosa, Bold Films’ Michel Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, David Litvak and Svetlana Metkina and Brian Young from Three Six Zero Entertainment. Executive producers are Ron Curtis, Mark Gillespie, Svetlana Metkina and Law. Corbet also wrote the screenplay.
Also Read: Natalie Portman Addresses Canceled Israel Trip: 'I Must Stand Up Against Violence'
Corbet’s previous film,...
- 8/13/2018
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
“Guardians Of The Galaxy” star Dave Bautista has been cast in Bold Films’ action-comedy “Dogtown.
Kyle Ward has been hired to pen the script based on Jason Pearson’s comic books, “Body Bags.” The series was first published in 1996 by Dark Horse Comics.
Set in the fictional city of Terminus, Ga., the story followed a father-daughter team of assassins — Mack Delgado (aka “Clownface”) and his overzealous teenage daughter, Panda, who constantly seeks her father’s respect and permission to go out on jobs with her father and his longtime body-bagging partner.
Hivemind’s Jason Brown and Sean Daniel will produce alongside Bold Films’ Michel Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, David Litvak and Jon Oakes. Bautista, Rawson Thurber and Jonathan Meisner will executive produce with Bold Films’ Josh Throne and Svetlana Metkina along with Jason Pearson, Ford Lytle Gilmore, and Keven Gardner.
Bautista is a former wrestler and mixed martial artist who...
Kyle Ward has been hired to pen the script based on Jason Pearson’s comic books, “Body Bags.” The series was first published in 1996 by Dark Horse Comics.
Set in the fictional city of Terminus, Ga., the story followed a father-daughter team of assassins — Mack Delgado (aka “Clownface”) and his overzealous teenage daughter, Panda, who constantly seeks her father’s respect and permission to go out on jobs with her father and his longtime body-bagging partner.
Hivemind’s Jason Brown and Sean Daniel will produce alongside Bold Films’ Michel Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, David Litvak and Jon Oakes. Bautista, Rawson Thurber and Jonathan Meisner will executive produce with Bold Films’ Josh Throne and Svetlana Metkina along with Jason Pearson, Ford Lytle Gilmore, and Keven Gardner.
Bautista is a former wrestler and mixed martial artist who...
- 5/30/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Bold Films has set Guardians Of The Galaxy’s Dave Bautista to star and John Wick 2 scribe Kyle Ward to write Dogtown, a film based on the long running comic book series Body Bags. The comic was created by Jason Pearson and it is a stylized, irreverent action-comedy. Bautista will play Mack Delgado, a professional bounty hunter tough enough to be called a “body bagger.” Things take a turn for him when the teenage daughter he never knew he had turns up on his doorstep, hoping to reconnect with the father she lost long ago. The hope is to start production this fall.
Hivemind’s Jason Brown and Sean Daniel will produce alongside Bold Films’ Michel Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, David Litvak and Jon Oakes. Bautista, Rawson Thurber and Jonathan Meisner will be exec producers, with Bold Films’ Josh Throne and Svetlana Metkina.
“This is our first...
Hivemind’s Jason Brown and Sean Daniel will produce alongside Bold Films’ Michel Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, David Litvak and Jon Oakes. Bautista, Rawson Thurber and Jonathan Meisner will be exec producers, with Bold Films’ Josh Throne and Svetlana Metkina.
“This is our first...
- 5/30/2018
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Sierra/Affinity selling international in Berlin.
Source: WireImage/Getty for Tiff
Natalie Portman has joined Jude Law on the cast of Vox Lux, which Bold Films has come on board to finance and produce alongside Andrew Lauren Productions (Alp).
Writer-director Brady Corbet is set to begin shooting in New York on February 1.Vox Lux charts the rise of Celeste from the ashes of a major national tragedy to pop superstardom. This 15-year odyssey, set between 1999 and the present day, tracks important cultural evolutions of the 21st Century through Celeste’s eyes.
Alp’s Andrew Lauren and D.J. Gugenheim will produce with Killer Films’ Christine Vachon and David Hinojosa, Bold Films’ Michel Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, David Litvak and Svetlana Metkina, and Brian Young from Three Six Zero Entertainment.
Portman and Law serve as executive producers along with Sia. Endeavor Content and CAA represent Us rights.
Portman will next be see in Alex Garland’s Annihilation, which Paramount Pictures releases...
Source: WireImage/Getty for Tiff
Natalie Portman has joined Jude Law on the cast of Vox Lux, which Bold Films has come on board to finance and produce alongside Andrew Lauren Productions (Alp).
Writer-director Brady Corbet is set to begin shooting in New York on February 1.Vox Lux charts the rise of Celeste from the ashes of a major national tragedy to pop superstardom. This 15-year odyssey, set between 1999 and the present day, tracks important cultural evolutions of the 21st Century through Celeste’s eyes.
Alp’s Andrew Lauren and D.J. Gugenheim will produce with Killer Films’ Christine Vachon and David Hinojosa, Bold Films’ Michel Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, David Litvak and Svetlana Metkina, and Brian Young from Three Six Zero Entertainment.
Portman and Law serve as executive producers along with Sia. Endeavor Content and CAA represent Us rights.
Portman will next be see in Alex Garland’s Annihilation, which Paramount Pictures releases...
- 1/26/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Bold Films announced today that they have joined forces with Andrew Lauren Productions (Alp) to finance and produce Vox Lux, written and directed by Brady Corbet (The Childhood of a Leader), and starring Academy Award Winner Natalie Portman (Black Swan) in the lead role of ‘Celeste.’ Jude Law is also attached in a leading role.
The soundtrack will feature all original songs written by Grammy-nominated artist Sia.
Alp’s Andrew Lauren and D.J. Gugenheim will be producing along with Killer Films’ Christine Vachon and David Hinojosa, Bold Films’ Michel Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, David Litvak and Svetlana Metkina and Brian Young from Three Six Zero Entertainment. Portman and Law will executive produce along with Sia. Sierra/Affinity is representing the international rights and will be selling the project in Berlin. Endeavor Content and CAA will represent the Us rights.
Vox Lux follows the rise of ‘Celeste’ from the ashes of...
The soundtrack will feature all original songs written by Grammy-nominated artist Sia.
Alp’s Andrew Lauren and D.J. Gugenheim will be producing along with Killer Films’ Christine Vachon and David Hinojosa, Bold Films’ Michel Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, David Litvak and Svetlana Metkina and Brian Young from Three Six Zero Entertainment. Portman and Law will executive produce along with Sia. Sierra/Affinity is representing the international rights and will be selling the project in Berlin. Endeavor Content and CAA will represent the Us rights.
Vox Lux follows the rise of ‘Celeste’ from the ashes of...
- 1/26/2018
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Nick Meyer and Jonathan Kier at the sales team will kick off talks with buyers on the project from Bold Films, for whom Sierra/Affinity handles exclusive sales.
Brady Corbet wrote and directed Vox Lux, about the life and times of a pop superstar who rose to fame after a life-changing event. Production is set to begin this month.
Bold Films is fully financing and Michel Litvak and Gary Michael Walters produce with Christine Vachon and David Hinojosa of Killer Films, and Brian Young of Three Six Zero Entertainment. Bold’s Svetlana Metkina and Sia are executive producers.
Film Independent and animation maestros Laika have announced a second year of the Laika Animation Fellowship in Project Involve. The Fellowship provides a $10,000 grant to an animator in the diversity mentorship programme.Silvatar Media has signed Timo von Gunten to direct action heist feature Eiffel. Morgan Hage wrote the screenplay from a story by von Gunten and an earlier...
Brady Corbet wrote and directed Vox Lux, about the life and times of a pop superstar who rose to fame after a life-changing event. Production is set to begin this month.
Bold Films is fully financing and Michel Litvak and Gary Michael Walters produce with Christine Vachon and David Hinojosa of Killer Films, and Brian Young of Three Six Zero Entertainment. Bold’s Svetlana Metkina and Sia are executive producers.
Film Independent and animation maestros Laika have announced a second year of the Laika Animation Fellowship in Project Involve. The Fellowship provides a $10,000 grant to an animator in the diversity mentorship programme.Silvatar Media has signed Timo von Gunten to direct action heist feature Eiffel. Morgan Hage wrote the screenplay from a story by von Gunten and an earlier...
- 2/3/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Gary Michael Walters, CEO of the production company behind Whiplash and Nightcrawler, has opened a London hub.
Svetlana Metkina is named managing director and Dominic Buchanan becomes vice-president of production and development.
Bold Films has also expanded its senior creative team in Los Angeles, hiring Lisa Zambri and Jon Oakes as senior vice-presidents of production and development.
“We are tremendously excited to open our offices in London,” said Walters. “A consistent presence in the UK and Europe will allow us to access a whole new group of exciting talent in the UK and Europe and help establish key strategic relationships with the major European distributors in film and television.
“Svetlana and Dominic’s passion, aggressiveness and talent will be crucial to expanding Bold Films’ slate to hit our four-six films per annum target.”
President of motion pictures Matthew Rhodes added: “Lisa and Jon both have impeccable taste and relationships. They will blanket the town to uncover the best...
Svetlana Metkina is named managing director and Dominic Buchanan becomes vice-president of production and development.
Bold Films has also expanded its senior creative team in Los Angeles, hiring Lisa Zambri and Jon Oakes as senior vice-presidents of production and development.
“We are tremendously excited to open our offices in London,” said Walters. “A consistent presence in the UK and Europe will allow us to access a whole new group of exciting talent in the UK and Europe and help establish key strategic relationships with the major European distributors in film and television.
“Svetlana and Dominic’s passion, aggressiveness and talent will be crucial to expanding Bold Films’ slate to hit our four-six films per annum target.”
President of motion pictures Matthew Rhodes added: “Lisa and Jon both have impeccable taste and relationships. They will blanket the town to uncover the best...
- 2/10/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The sun bears down on the characters in “Heatstroke," a new suspense thriller set in the African desert. At first it feels like an inspired location, a way to provide color to a familiar hide-and-seek chase actioner. But as the film goes on, the sun almost seems as if it's burning its own location, bearing down on its characters as a constant, unspoken judge. It's the sun who is going to reveal a hiding space, the sun who is going to keep water out of reach. It's the sun that will provide constant reminder of regret for the mistakes characters make. “Heatstroke” begins in the confines of the academic world. Stephen Dorff plays Paul, a sexy research professor with a love of the wilderness that completely surpasses not only his feelings for an ex-wife, but also model-esque new love Tally (model-esque Svetlana Metkina). Unfortunately, wayward daughter Josie (Maisie Williams) suspects the same,...
- 7/15/2014
- by Gabe Toro
- The Playlist
Actress Maisie Williams has been garnering recognition and critical acclaim for her role of Arya Stark on HBO’s hit fantasy show Game of Thrones, but despite being incredibly busy with the show for a large part of the year, she has also found time to take on roles in a few small films, including Heatstroke, which was just released on VOD and in limited theaters on July 4th.
The film follows a research scientist, Paul (Stephen Dorff), his girlfriend Tally (Svetlana Metkina), and his daughter Jo (Maisie Williams), as they travel to Africa to study hyenas. While there, they run into a group of poachers, which puts all three of them in danger, turning their trip into a desperate attempt at survival in a harsh environment.
To promote Heatstroke‘s release, I sat down with Maisie for an exclusive interview in which we discuss the behind the scenes workings...
The film follows a research scientist, Paul (Stephen Dorff), his girlfriend Tally (Svetlana Metkina), and his daughter Jo (Maisie Williams), as they travel to Africa to study hyenas. While there, they run into a group of poachers, which puts all three of them in danger, turning their trip into a desperate attempt at survival in a harsh environment.
To promote Heatstroke‘s release, I sat down with Maisie for an exclusive interview in which we discuss the behind the scenes workings...
- 7/12/2014
- by Jeff Beck
- We Got This Covered
Savage Harvest is a 1981 movie starring Tom Skerritt as the patriarch of a family under siege by a pride of lions in Africa. It is awesome. Heatstroke gives the impression early on that it’s aiming for a similar feel — albeit with the lions replaced by hyenas — but what follows is nothing of the sort. There is only one hyena. And it’s less of a carnivorous threat than it is the reassuring reincarnation of Stephen Dorff (probably). Paul (Dorff) is a hyena expert teaching classes on hyenas. The divorced father of one is planning a trip to South Africa with his girlfriend Tally (Svetlana Metkina), but a call from his distraught ex-wife worried that their daughter Jo (Maisie Williams) is using drugs leads to the ornery teenager joining the research safari. Tally has little interest in taking care of a child, but she tries her best in the face of Jo’s constant attitude and ungratefulness...
- 7/8/2014
- by Rob Hunter
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Survival stories are tricky ones to tell on film, and not just because they often require filming under extreme conditions. While a battle against the elements has inherent drama that’s universally relatable, conveying the physical demands of the chosen scenario is never easy. Dealing with an inhospitable environment is all about stamina after all, and so the real challenges come from developing characters an audience can root for, as they sweat and bleed for their lives, and our entertainment. Heatstroke, despite adding of few shades of novelty to the man vs. nature genre, strands the viewer in the company of generic-brand characters, plodding its way through a plot that does little to elevate the film above a nightmarish travelogue.
If nothing else, there’s an effective inverse-economy to Heatstroke’s brief runtime that will leave you appropriately exhausted and worn-out after only 90 minutes. An episodic structure gives the film...
If nothing else, there’s an effective inverse-economy to Heatstroke’s brief runtime that will leave you appropriately exhausted and worn-out after only 90 minutes. An episodic structure gives the film...
- 7/2/2014
- by Sam Woolf
- We Got This Covered
Evelyn Purcell's thriller Heatstroke will arrive in cinemas and on VOD and iTunes on July 4. The African set thriller stars Stephen Dorff, Svetlana Metkina, and Peter Stormare, who is, of course, the bad guy. Game of Thrones' Maisie Williams makes her feature film debut. On a family trip in the African desert, a research scientist unintentionally travels off course and is brutally murdered by an arms dealer. His girlfriend is put to the ultimate survival test as she attempts to evade the killers and protect his teenage daughter.Here is an exclusive clip to share with you, along with the trailer. Enjoy!...
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- 6/20/2014
- Screen Anarchy
Director: Olatunde Osunsanmi. Writer: John Swetnam. Cast: Caitlin Stasey, Torrey DeVitto, Harry Lennix, Svetlana Metkina, Dale Dickey, Radha Mitchell and Stephen Moyer. Evidence is a film from first time screenwriter John Swetnam. His screenplay is set-up much like a typical slasher film, but this title is really more of a thriller. Evidence stars Radha Mitchell (Silent Hill) and Stephen Moyer ("True Blood"). Both actors play detectives, who are trying to piece together a series of murders via found videotape. They are mostly successfull; yet, the killer or killers is always one step ahead of them. And, Evidence is a solid entry in the found footage style of filmmaking. The film's story involves several passengers, journeying to Las Vegas. The future magician, chorus line dancer, fugitive and shady bus driver are some of the characters on the bus. Each character is given a few lines of dialogue, before they are chased...
- 7/17/2013
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
15 year old Maisie Williams, who plays Arya in HBO's Game of Thrones, stars alongside Stephen Dorff and Svetlana Metkina in Heatstroke, a screen adaptation of the novel "Leave No Trace", directed by Evelyn Maude Purcell for Bold Films.
Maisie plays Josie, the wilful teenage daughter of Paul, a research scientist, who is murdered in the desolate African desert. His girlfriend, Tally (Svetlana Metkina), a female aid worker, is put to the ultimate test of survival when she is tasked with traversing the harsh terrain in order to protect Josie and evade Paul's killers.
Maisie has just wrapped on filming the third series of Game of Thrones, and will next be seen in BBC One's Halloween chiller The Secret of Crickley Hall.
Maisie plays Josie, the wilful teenage daughter of Paul, a research scientist, who is murdered in the desolate African desert. His girlfriend, Tally (Svetlana Metkina), a female aid worker, is put to the ultimate test of survival when she is tasked with traversing the harsh terrain in order to protect Josie and evade Paul's killers.
Maisie has just wrapped on filming the third series of Game of Thrones, and will next be seen in BBC One's Halloween chiller The Secret of Crickley Hall.
- 10/13/2012
- by noreply@blogger.com (ScreenTerrier)
- ScreenTerrier
Year: 2007Director: Igor ShavlakCast: Dimitriy Orlov, Svetlana Metkina, Yuliya Mikhailova, Aleksey Dmitriev
A couple of criminals decide to rob a busy bank in the downtown Moscow area. After fatally shooting a security guard, the crooks take a few female hostages and escape into an abandoned tunnel that runs below the bustling city. However, it seems they chose the wrong hiding place, as a serial killer wearing a variation of a gas mask and armed with a pick axe (sound familiar?) patrols the tunnel, ready to kill and collect the eyes of anyone foolish enough to venture into to it.
The first thing that stands out about Trackman is that it is a great looking film. The production values are top notch and, stylistically, the film the film works better than most horror films that have made it into theaters lately. The tunnel setting is definitely creepy and claustrophobic, but the...
A couple of criminals decide to rob a busy bank in the downtown Moscow area. After fatally shooting a security guard, the crooks take a few female hostages and escape into an abandoned tunnel that runs below the bustling city. However, it seems they chose the wrong hiding place, as a serial killer wearing a variation of a gas mask and armed with a pick axe (sound familiar?) patrols the tunnel, ready to kill and collect the eyes of anyone foolish enough to venture into to it.
The first thing that stands out about Trackman is that it is a great looking film. The production values are top notch and, stylistically, the film the film works better than most horror films that have made it into theaters lately. The tunnel setting is definitely creepy and claustrophobic, but the...
- 2/21/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (Troy)
- Fright Meter
- One of many awards that confirm the heavy favs for Feb’s Oscar winners, the Screen Actors Guild crowned names that we are overwhelmingly familiar with. Here’s the list of winners excluding the television awards. ActorLeonardo DiCaprio - "Blood Diamond"Ryan Gosling - "Half Nelson"Peter O'Toole - "Venus"Will Smith - "The Pursuit of Happyness"Winner: Forest Whitaker - "The Last King of Scotland" ActressPenelope Cruz - "Volver"Judi Dench - "Notes on a Scandal"Winner: Helen Mirren - "The Queen"Meryl Streep - "The Devil Wears Prada"Kate Winslet - "Little Children" Supporting ActorAlan Arkin - "Little Miss Sunshine"Leonardo DiCaprio - "The Departed"Jackie Earle Haley - "Little Children"Djimon Hounsou - "Blood Diamond"Winner: Eddie Murphy - "Dreamgirls" Supporting ActressAdriana Barraza - "Babel"Cate Blanchett - "Notes on a Scandal"Abigail Breslin - "Little Miss Sunshine"Winner: Jennifer Hudson - "Dreamgirls"Rinko Kikuchi -
- 1/29/2007
- IONCINEMA.com
- Babel, Dreamgirls and Little Miss Sunshine garnered 3 noms each while Blood Diamond, The Departed, Little Children and Notes on a Scandal grabbed a pair each. Winners to be announced on Jan.28th, the SAG noms are chosen by a panel of 2,100 guild members. Here is the complete list for both film and television.Motion PICTURESActorLeonardo DiCaprio - "Blood Diamond"Ryan Gosling - "Half Nelson"Peter O'Toole - "Venus"Will Smith - "The Pursuit of Happyness"Forest Whitaker - "The Last King of Scotland" ActressPenelope Cruz - "Volver"Judi Dench - "Notes on a Scandal"Helen Mirren - "The Queen"Meryl Streep - "The Devil Wears Prada"Kate Winslet - "Little Children" Supporting ActorAlan Arkin - "Little Miss Sunshine"Leonardo DiCaprio - "The Departed"Jackie Earle Haley - "Little Children"Djimon Hounsou - "Blood Diamond"Eddie Murphy - "Dreamgirls" Supporting ActressAdriana Barraza - "Babel"Cate Blanchett - "Notes on a
- 1/5/2007
- IONCINEMA.com
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