Luke Bracey will join Gerard Butler in Alcon Entertainment's remake of the classic 1991 action-thriller Point Break , it was announced by Alcon co-founders and co-CEOs Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson. Bracey will play the role of Johnny Utah (played by Keanu Reeves in the original), a young FBI agent who goes undercover to infiltrate a criminal gang in the world of international extreme sports. Ericson Core ( Invincible ) is directing Kurt Wimmer's ( Salt , Law Abiding Citizen , Total Recall ) screenplay. Alcon's Kosove and Johnson secured rights to the project from Rgm Media, John McMurrick and Chris Taylor. Kosove and Johnson will produce along with John Baldecchi, Taylor and Kurt Wimmer. Rgm Media principal Devesh Chetty and investor John McMurrick, Chairman of Marloss...
- 2/24/2014
- Comingsoon.net
Exclusive: Genesis selling astronaut story from Kirk Weddell and Chris Taylor.
Damian Lewis is attached to star in sci-fi thriller Alone, which Genesis Film Sales is selling internationally and presenting to buyers at the Toronto International Film Festival (Tiff).
The high-concept story is about a Us astronaut who has to save the planet when he is the sole occupant of an orbiting space station.
The project will shoot in London. Kirk Weddell wrote the script and will co-direct with Chris Taylor, a VFX veteran who has worked on films including The Dark Knight Rises and Les Miserables.
Weddell and Mark Shields will produce for London-based Atlantic Picture Company. Gareth Jones (Lock Stock, Secretary) will serve as executive producer.
The Homeland actor recently shot another UK production, The Silent Storm, opposite Andrea Riseborough.
Lewis is represented by Markham, Froggatt and Irwin and Wme. Weddell is represented by Intellectual Property Group.
Damian Lewis is attached to star in sci-fi thriller Alone, which Genesis Film Sales is selling internationally and presenting to buyers at the Toronto International Film Festival (Tiff).
The high-concept story is about a Us astronaut who has to save the planet when he is the sole occupant of an orbiting space station.
The project will shoot in London. Kirk Weddell wrote the script and will co-direct with Chris Taylor, a VFX veteran who has worked on films including The Dark Knight Rises and Les Miserables.
Weddell and Mark Shields will produce for London-based Atlantic Picture Company. Gareth Jones (Lock Stock, Secretary) will serve as executive producer.
The Homeland actor recently shot another UK production, The Silent Storm, opposite Andrea Riseborough.
Lewis is represented by Markham, Froggatt and Irwin and Wme. Weddell is represented by Intellectual Property Group.
- 9/6/2013
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Ericson Core (“Invincible”) will direct the feature film remake of the classic 1991 action-thriller Point Break for Alcon Entertainment, it was announced by Alcon co-founders and co-ceo’s Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove.
Kosove and Johnson will produce along with Michael DeLuca, John Baldecchi, Chris Taylor and Kurt Wimmer (“Salt,” “Law Abiding Citizen,” upcoming “Total Recall”), who also wrote the screenplay. Rgm Media principal Devesh Chetty and investor John McMurrick, Chairman of Marloss Entertainment, will serve as Executive Producers.
The new version of the film is set in the world of international extreme sports, and like the original involves an undercover FBI agent infiltrating a criminal ring. The filmmakers are keeping other plot points under wraps.
Known for his cinematography work on the box office success “The Fast and the Furious” for Universal Pictures and “Daredevil” for 20th Century Fox, Core made his directorial debut with Disney’s “Invincible” starring Mark Wahlberg.
Kosove and Johnson will produce along with Michael DeLuca, John Baldecchi, Chris Taylor and Kurt Wimmer (“Salt,” “Law Abiding Citizen,” upcoming “Total Recall”), who also wrote the screenplay. Rgm Media principal Devesh Chetty and investor John McMurrick, Chairman of Marloss Entertainment, will serve as Executive Producers.
The new version of the film is set in the world of international extreme sports, and like the original involves an undercover FBI agent infiltrating a criminal ring. The filmmakers are keeping other plot points under wraps.
Known for his cinematography work on the box office success “The Fast and the Furious” for Universal Pictures and “Daredevil” for 20th Century Fox, Core made his directorial debut with Disney’s “Invincible” starring Mark Wahlberg.
- 4/11/2013
- by Ruben Gonzalez
- LRMonline.com
Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves starrer Point Break planned for remake by Alcon's Andrew Kosove, Broderick Johnson. Kurt Wimmer (Equilibrium, Salt, Law Abiding Citizen, upcoming Len Wiseman-directed Total Recall) wrote the script for the revamp of the 1991 classic helmed by talented Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker). Kosove and Johnson of Alcon have secured rights from Rgm Media and are set to produce alongside Michael DeLuca, John Baldecchi, Chris Taylor and Wimmer. The Point Break reboot is being fast tracked and the project being sent out to potential directors soon...
- 9/13/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
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