Nat Geo is delving into the world of competitive Bollywood dance in its latest series.
The Disney-owned broadcaster has ordered Legends (w/t), which comes from Indian Matchmaking creator Smriti Mundhra and 100 Foot Wave producer Joe Lewis.
The six-part series follows on two key squads of Bollywood fusion dancers as they compete for the national title.
Every major university in the U.S. has a Bollywood fusion dance team — which mixes hip-hop, contemporary and pop with traditional Indian dance styles like bhangra, raas, kathak and bharatnatyam — but only the top 10 teams in the country convene each April to compete in the Legends National Championship.
It is produced by Mundhra’s Meralta Films, Amplify Pictures and 30West. It is exec produced by Smriti Mundhra, Maya Gnyp, Nina Anand Aujla, Joe Lewis, Rachel Eggebeen, Colin King Miller, Micah Green, Daniel Steinman, Sarah Hong, Betsy Forhan and Yari Lorenzo.
“This series is my ode to young adulthood,...
The Disney-owned broadcaster has ordered Legends (w/t), which comes from Indian Matchmaking creator Smriti Mundhra and 100 Foot Wave producer Joe Lewis.
The six-part series follows on two key squads of Bollywood fusion dancers as they compete for the national title.
Every major university in the U.S. has a Bollywood fusion dance team — which mixes hip-hop, contemporary and pop with traditional Indian dance styles like bhangra, raas, kathak and bharatnatyam — but only the top 10 teams in the country convene each April to compete in the Legends National Championship.
It is produced by Mundhra’s Meralta Films, Amplify Pictures and 30West. It is exec produced by Smriti Mundhra, Maya Gnyp, Nina Anand Aujla, Joe Lewis, Rachel Eggebeen, Colin King Miller, Micah Green, Daniel Steinman, Sarah Hong, Betsy Forhan and Yari Lorenzo.
“This series is my ode to young adulthood,...
- 2/9/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Mexico’s Los Cabos Intl. Film Festival, one of the country’s very top pre-pandemic movie events, has cancelled its 2023 12th edition, citing “the lack of the economic support which was vital in prior editions to carry out this important film event.”
In a written statement, the festival organisers thanked “those people, companies and institutions who had confirmed their support and participation in the 2023. We are committed to strengthen our collaboration in the future.”
Based out of Cabo San Lucas, and launched in 2012 as an three-way North American industry bridge between U.S., Canada and Mexico, Los Cabos proved one of the fastest-growing festivals in Latin America, playing off the huge hike in Mexican production levels, Mexico’s first big U.S./Mexico box office hits such as “Instructions Not Included,” which grossed $90.6 million between the two markets; and the enthusiastic support of Canada’s Telefilm and influential industry players...
In a written statement, the festival organisers thanked “those people, companies and institutions who had confirmed their support and participation in the 2023. We are committed to strengthen our collaboration in the future.”
Based out of Cabo San Lucas, and launched in 2012 as an three-way North American industry bridge between U.S., Canada and Mexico, Los Cabos proved one of the fastest-growing festivals in Latin America, playing off the huge hike in Mexican production levels, Mexico’s first big U.S./Mexico box office hits such as “Instructions Not Included,” which grossed $90.6 million between the two markets; and the enthusiastic support of Canada’s Telefilm and influential industry players...
- 9/6/2023
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
ESPN Films is working on a docuseries about the legendary Gracie family, Variety has learned exclusively.
Titled “Gracie,” the series will delve deep into the family’s history and dissect how they became the founders of Brazilian jiu jitsu, which serves as a major cornerstone of modern mixed martial arts (Mma).
The official description of the series states: “Featuring larger-than-life personalities, triumphs and tragedies, deep loyalties, passionate loves and deadly feuds, ‘Gracie’ will explore the essence of family, honor, legacy, and humanity’s innate desire to fight. Told through the eyes of key Gracie family members, the series will dive deep into an epic family saga that takes audiences from Scotland and Japan, to Brazil and America.”
The series is directed by Chris Fuller (“Loren Cass”) and is executive produced by ESPN Films. The project is being produced by Solaris Entertainment. Gregory O’Connor, Nanette Burstein, Guy Ritchie and Ivan Atkinson...
Titled “Gracie,” the series will delve deep into the family’s history and dissect how they became the founders of Brazilian jiu jitsu, which serves as a major cornerstone of modern mixed martial arts (Mma).
The official description of the series states: “Featuring larger-than-life personalities, triumphs and tragedies, deep loyalties, passionate loves and deadly feuds, ‘Gracie’ will explore the essence of family, honor, legacy, and humanity’s innate desire to fight. Told through the eyes of key Gracie family members, the series will dive deep into an epic family saga that takes audiences from Scotland and Japan, to Brazil and America.”
The series is directed by Chris Fuller (“Loren Cass”) and is executive produced by ESPN Films. The project is being produced by Solaris Entertainment. Gregory O’Connor, Nanette Burstein, Guy Ritchie and Ivan Atkinson...
- 7/6/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Yesterday, The Wrap presented a virtual panel comprised of “legends” (as the panelists laughingly preferred to “veterans”) in the independent film industry to discuss the current financing, production and distribution landscape—and what it might mean for rising writers, directors and producers. Moderated by producer and former agent Cassian Elwes of Elevated Films, guests on the panel include iconic indie producer and co-founder of Killer Films Christine Vachon, Blacklist founder Franklin Leonard, 30West co-president and CEO Micah Green (a company which Green describes as an “investment business focused on the independent arena”) and Rena Ronson, Partner & Head of Independent Film, […]
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- 5/11/2023
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Yesterday, The Wrap presented a virtual panel comprised of “legends” (as the panelists laughingly preferred to “veterans”) in the independent film industry to discuss the current financing, production and distribution landscape—and what it might mean for rising writers, directors and producers. Moderated by producer and former agent Cassian Elwes of Elevated Films, guests on the panel include iconic indie producer and co-founder of Killer Films Christine Vachon, Blacklist founder Franklin Leonard, 30West co-president and CEO Micah Green (a company which Green describes as an “investment business focused on the independent arena”) and Rena Ronson, Partner & Head of Independent Film, […]
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- 5/11/2023
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Amid an industry overwhelmed by an ongoing writers’ strike and a push to streaming, the notion of genuine independent cinema is as fragile as ever.
With the streamers cutting costs and focusing on content that large swathes of viewers might actually watch, the content for content’s sake spending booms that allowed indie cinema to temporarily flourish seems to have come to an end. Is all hope lost?
In a recent panel hosted exclusively by TheWrap, titled “The State of Independent Filmmaking,” Franklin Leonard argued that while investing in independent film if widely considered a financial risk or act of altruism, his work as founder of The Black List has proven that the opposite is true. The best screenplay is the best business plan.
“I think there is an assumption that when you work in the indie space, or you’re seeking out writers from outside the traditional system, that...
With the streamers cutting costs and focusing on content that large swathes of viewers might actually watch, the content for content’s sake spending booms that allowed indie cinema to temporarily flourish seems to have come to an end. Is all hope lost?
In a recent panel hosted exclusively by TheWrap, titled “The State of Independent Filmmaking,” Franklin Leonard argued that while investing in independent film if widely considered a financial risk or act of altruism, his work as founder of The Black List has proven that the opposite is true. The best screenplay is the best business plan.
“I think there is an assumption that when you work in the indie space, or you’re seeking out writers from outside the traditional system, that...
- 5/10/2023
- by Scott Mendelson
- The Wrap
‘Triangle of Sadness’ Directed by Ruben Östlund;Ruben Östlund, Cannes Competition, Palme d’Or WinnerWhat a production! I have not seen ‘Triangle of Sadness’ yet. I want to, though it was not on the top of my list during Cannes this year. Looking at the credits, I am wondering what it took to get this produced.
IMDb synopsis of this film: A cruise for the super-rich sinks thus leaving survivors, including a fashion model celebrity couple, trapped on an island.
I could ask a few of my friends about their involvement in its production, e.g., Jim Stark, Micah Green, Philippe Bober, Lizzie Francke, Mike Goodridge…I wonder what they would tell me. Or I could guess…which is what I am doing here as a subject of this blog.
Philippe Bober: Coproduction Office is the international sales agent for the film. But the company is also, as the name suggests, a coproducer and Philippe usually takes a strong part in the development of the project as well as representing it for licensing to territories. In this case (I have to repeat that have not seen the film, but based upon what I have only heard said), I would guess that he did not do much with the development because when he does, the project is in no way formulaic; I have heard this film has traces of Ostland’s previous film, The Square, which then makes it more prosaic. Bober’s hand in film always makes the film unique.
And Philippe usually works with younger budding talent or else hardcore art house filmmakers. However, as international sales agent, perhaps some presales by him to territories helped finance the film. I am unsure that was necessary because the director Ruben Ostlund is so well known and accoladed already that I would think the money might come from other more well established sources. You can see the companies involved and get an idea of funding.
That’s where I would guess Micah Greene would enter the picture. At 30Westhe is not only producing and is best friends with the US distributor, Neon, one of the top U.S. films distributors today, but he comes from the most prestigious CAA where he was in charge of international financing for their films. He was and is still on top and deserves every good thing that comes his way. A mensch. Lizzie Francke is a true producer, has done horror and comes from the roots of arthouse films from U.K. She is now Editor-at-Large at the BFI Film Fund now. There certainly is a need for such a UK partner. Is there a need for more? Mike Goodridge, founder of the brand new production company Good Chaos, is also there. Aside from producing, Mike has worn many hats, beginning as a journalist and heading up the L.A. office at Screen International, heading up Protagonist a top U.K. international sales agency as well as a production company, heading up Beijing (?) Film Festival, all around professional and all around good guy.
Olivier Père, former head along with (now Tribeca’s Frederic Boyer) looks like he is involved in every current production these days… Check out his credits in IMDb:
La grande magie (co-producer) (post-production)
2022Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman (producer)
2022Pacifiction (co-producer)
2022More Than Ever (co-producer)
2022Triangle of Sadness (co-producer)
2022Brother and Sister (co-producer)
2022Corsage (co-producer)
2022One Fine Morning (co-producer)
2022Les Harkis (co-producer)
And last but not least, Jim Stark, another with an eye, like Philippe Bober, for cutting edge talent and stories, has made 17 films as exec producer, producer, associate producer or co-producer just since 2018. That is almost four films a year! For those who might remember, he also discovered and produced for Jim Jarmusch on his first five films starting with Down by Law in 1986, done just after we all witnessed ourselves transported by Stranger Than Paradise at the New York Film Festival, the year Jim and I met and I began buying his films for Lorimar and Republic.
The Owner (executive producer) (filming)
Inside (executive producer) (post-production)
2022Triangle of Sadness (executive producer)
2021El camino de Sol (associate producer)
2021The Middle Man (executive producer)
2021/IVAlma (co-producer)
2021Prayers for the Stolen (producer)
2020Treasure City (producer)
2020The 11th Green (executive producer)
2019Not Not Jazz (Documentary) (producer)
2019Echo (co-producer)
2019The Whistlers (associate producer)
2019One Taxi Ride (Documentary) (executive producer)
2019The Operative (associate producer)
2018Our Time (associate producer)
2018Birds of Passage (co-producer)
2018/IIAdam (producer)
___
Five is not a bad number of women represented on a list of 31 producers, coproducers, associate produces, executive producers and line producers…that’s almost 20 . But the list still sounds to me like an old boys’ list and I wonder if they all got back a good share of the budget. We all know movies never make money, but the above and below the line members do. What was the budget? Was this everyone’s reward for all the times they do not get paid because they are making art built into the budget?
Or am I just being cynical? Hollywood stunts don’t surprise me but what does surprise me is that it also won the top prize in Cannes. These producers are all-round good guys who are also good business men, and networking is crucial to this business. It’s nice to see them all together; this roster is very impressive.
Writing for young talent, I would say: This is a list of acquaintances you should aspire to have, study their credits, speak to them about their projects when you meet them. But, also remember to network yourself within your own circle. This list is of people who have all known each other many years, wearing many different coats and hats. So will you if you heed these words: Network and know who you are meeting and why you are meeting them as you go through your festival circuit(s) with your dreams of making the films that will change the world, then when you reach their age, you will also be poised to profit from all your work.
‘Triangle of Sadness’ produced by:
Brina Elizabeta Blaz…executive producer
Philippe Bober…producer
Julio Chavezmontes…co-producer
Alessandro Del Vigna…executive producer
Lizzie Francke…executive producer
Dan Friedkin…executive producer
Ryan Friedkin…executive producer
Rose Garnett…executive producer
Mike Goodridge…co-producer
Micah Green…executive producer
Faruk Guven…co-producer
Per Damgaard Hansen…co-producer
Erik Hemmendorff…producer
Giorgos Karnavas…co-producer
Konstantinos Kontovrakis…co-producer
Clemens Köstlin…co-producer
Jovan Marjanovic…associate producer
Mouns Overgaard…pre-production: line producer
Marina Perales Marhuenda…co-producer
Mirsad Purivatra…associate producer
Olivier Père…co-producer
Andreas Roald…executive producer
James Benjamin Shannon…executive producer
Danae Spathara…line producer: Greece
Jim Stark…executive producer
Daniel Steinman…executive producer
Bradley Thomas…executive producer
Zahra Waldeck…line producer: Sweden
Pierre Wallon…line producer: Greece
Dan Wechsler…executive producer
Jamal Zeinal Zade…executive producer
And, just for the record, if you look at the IMDb list of production companies (rather than people) involved, you will see this is a giant of a coproduction involving private and public companies, TV stations and international film funds:
Production CompaniesImperative Entertainment (presents)Film i Väst (in association with)BBC Films (in association with)30West (in association with)Plattform Produktion (production)Essential Filmproduktion GmbH (co-production)Coproduction Office (co-production)Sveriges Television (Svt) (co-production)Zdf/Arte (co-production)Arte France Cinéma (co-production)Trt (co-production)Svenska Filminstitutet (Sfi) (support)Eurimages (support)Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg (support)Det Danske Filminstitut (support)Moin — Film Fund Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein (support)British Film Institute (BFI) (support)Nordisk Film (participation)Arte France (participation)Canal+ (participation)Ciné+ (participation)Heretic (in association with)Bord Cadre Films (in association with)Sovereign Films (II) (in association with)Piano (in association)
And finally, since the return on the investment, theoretically, comes from the final sources of revenues, the consumer, it is worth knowing what streamers receive, that that information is the hardest to get. Second to that is the monies paid to the Isa (international sales agents) though sales to distributors. Here are the distributors as listed in IMDb and Cinando, two sources of such information which do not always list the same information:
Distributors as listed on IMDb:Sf Studios (2022) (Sweden) (theatrical)Vertigo Média Kft. (2022) (Hungary) (theatrical)Bac Films (2022) (France) (theatrical)Avalon (2022) (Spain) (all media)Elastica (2022) (Spain) (all media)Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2022) (United Arab Emirates) (all media) (Middle East, North Africa and Iran)Neon (USA) (all media)Vertigo Média Kft. (2022) (Hungary) (all media)
Distributors as listed on Cinando and not on IMDb:
Benelux, Surinam, Dutch Antilles — September Film Distribution Belgium, Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, Airline
Baltics — Filmstop Ou, Theatrical, TV, VOD
Italy — Teodora Film, Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, Airline
South Korea — Green Narae Media Co., Ltd., Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD
Lithuania — A-one Films Baltic, Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, Airline
Poland — Gutek Film Ltd, Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD
Romania — Independenta Film, Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD
Serbia — Five Stars Film Distribution
Singapore — Anticipate Pictures, Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD
Slovenia, territories of former Yugoslavia — Demiurg — Cvetka Flakus, S.P., Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD
Switzerland — Xenix Filmdistribution Gmbh, Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, Airline
Turkey — Filmarti Film, Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD...
IMDb synopsis of this film: A cruise for the super-rich sinks thus leaving survivors, including a fashion model celebrity couple, trapped on an island.
I could ask a few of my friends about their involvement in its production, e.g., Jim Stark, Micah Green, Philippe Bober, Lizzie Francke, Mike Goodridge…I wonder what they would tell me. Or I could guess…which is what I am doing here as a subject of this blog.
Philippe Bober: Coproduction Office is the international sales agent for the film. But the company is also, as the name suggests, a coproducer and Philippe usually takes a strong part in the development of the project as well as representing it for licensing to territories. In this case (I have to repeat that have not seen the film, but based upon what I have only heard said), I would guess that he did not do much with the development because when he does, the project is in no way formulaic; I have heard this film has traces of Ostland’s previous film, The Square, which then makes it more prosaic. Bober’s hand in film always makes the film unique.
And Philippe usually works with younger budding talent or else hardcore art house filmmakers. However, as international sales agent, perhaps some presales by him to territories helped finance the film. I am unsure that was necessary because the director Ruben Ostlund is so well known and accoladed already that I would think the money might come from other more well established sources. You can see the companies involved and get an idea of funding.
That’s where I would guess Micah Greene would enter the picture. At 30Westhe is not only producing and is best friends with the US distributor, Neon, one of the top U.S. films distributors today, but he comes from the most prestigious CAA where he was in charge of international financing for their films. He was and is still on top and deserves every good thing that comes his way. A mensch. Lizzie Francke is a true producer, has done horror and comes from the roots of arthouse films from U.K. She is now Editor-at-Large at the BFI Film Fund now. There certainly is a need for such a UK partner. Is there a need for more? Mike Goodridge, founder of the brand new production company Good Chaos, is also there. Aside from producing, Mike has worn many hats, beginning as a journalist and heading up the L.A. office at Screen International, heading up Protagonist a top U.K. international sales agency as well as a production company, heading up Beijing (?) Film Festival, all around professional and all around good guy.
Olivier Père, former head along with (now Tribeca’s Frederic Boyer) looks like he is involved in every current production these days… Check out his credits in IMDb:
La grande magie (co-producer) (post-production)
2022Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman (producer)
2022Pacifiction (co-producer)
2022More Than Ever (co-producer)
2022Triangle of Sadness (co-producer)
2022Brother and Sister (co-producer)
2022Corsage (co-producer)
2022One Fine Morning (co-producer)
2022Les Harkis (co-producer)
And last but not least, Jim Stark, another with an eye, like Philippe Bober, for cutting edge talent and stories, has made 17 films as exec producer, producer, associate producer or co-producer just since 2018. That is almost four films a year! For those who might remember, he also discovered and produced for Jim Jarmusch on his first five films starting with Down by Law in 1986, done just after we all witnessed ourselves transported by Stranger Than Paradise at the New York Film Festival, the year Jim and I met and I began buying his films for Lorimar and Republic.
The Owner (executive producer) (filming)
Inside (executive producer) (post-production)
2022Triangle of Sadness (executive producer)
2021El camino de Sol (associate producer)
2021The Middle Man (executive producer)
2021/IVAlma (co-producer)
2021Prayers for the Stolen (producer)
2020Treasure City (producer)
2020The 11th Green (executive producer)
2019Not Not Jazz (Documentary) (producer)
2019Echo (co-producer)
2019The Whistlers (associate producer)
2019One Taxi Ride (Documentary) (executive producer)
2019The Operative (associate producer)
2018Our Time (associate producer)
2018Birds of Passage (co-producer)
2018/IIAdam (producer)
___
Five is not a bad number of women represented on a list of 31 producers, coproducers, associate produces, executive producers and line producers…that’s almost 20 . But the list still sounds to me like an old boys’ list and I wonder if they all got back a good share of the budget. We all know movies never make money, but the above and below the line members do. What was the budget? Was this everyone’s reward for all the times they do not get paid because they are making art built into the budget?
Or am I just being cynical? Hollywood stunts don’t surprise me but what does surprise me is that it also won the top prize in Cannes. These producers are all-round good guys who are also good business men, and networking is crucial to this business. It’s nice to see them all together; this roster is very impressive.
Writing for young talent, I would say: This is a list of acquaintances you should aspire to have, study their credits, speak to them about their projects when you meet them. But, also remember to network yourself within your own circle. This list is of people who have all known each other many years, wearing many different coats and hats. So will you if you heed these words: Network and know who you are meeting and why you are meeting them as you go through your festival circuit(s) with your dreams of making the films that will change the world, then when you reach their age, you will also be poised to profit from all your work.
‘Triangle of Sadness’ produced by:
Brina Elizabeta Blaz…executive producer
Philippe Bober…producer
Julio Chavezmontes…co-producer
Alessandro Del Vigna…executive producer
Lizzie Francke…executive producer
Dan Friedkin…executive producer
Ryan Friedkin…executive producer
Rose Garnett…executive producer
Mike Goodridge…co-producer
Micah Green…executive producer
Faruk Guven…co-producer
Per Damgaard Hansen…co-producer
Erik Hemmendorff…producer
Giorgos Karnavas…co-producer
Konstantinos Kontovrakis…co-producer
Clemens Köstlin…co-producer
Jovan Marjanovic…associate producer
Mouns Overgaard…pre-production: line producer
Marina Perales Marhuenda…co-producer
Mirsad Purivatra…associate producer
Olivier Père…co-producer
Andreas Roald…executive producer
James Benjamin Shannon…executive producer
Danae Spathara…line producer: Greece
Jim Stark…executive producer
Daniel Steinman…executive producer
Bradley Thomas…executive producer
Zahra Waldeck…line producer: Sweden
Pierre Wallon…line producer: Greece
Dan Wechsler…executive producer
Jamal Zeinal Zade…executive producer
And, just for the record, if you look at the IMDb list of production companies (rather than people) involved, you will see this is a giant of a coproduction involving private and public companies, TV stations and international film funds:
Production CompaniesImperative Entertainment (presents)Film i Väst (in association with)BBC Films (in association with)30West (in association with)Plattform Produktion (production)Essential Filmproduktion GmbH (co-production)Coproduction Office (co-production)Sveriges Television (Svt) (co-production)Zdf/Arte (co-production)Arte France Cinéma (co-production)Trt (co-production)Svenska Filminstitutet (Sfi) (support)Eurimages (support)Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg (support)Det Danske Filminstitut (support)Moin — Film Fund Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein (support)British Film Institute (BFI) (support)Nordisk Film (participation)Arte France (participation)Canal+ (participation)Ciné+ (participation)Heretic (in association with)Bord Cadre Films (in association with)Sovereign Films (II) (in association with)Piano (in association)
And finally, since the return on the investment, theoretically, comes from the final sources of revenues, the consumer, it is worth knowing what streamers receive, that that information is the hardest to get. Second to that is the monies paid to the Isa (international sales agents) though sales to distributors. Here are the distributors as listed in IMDb and Cinando, two sources of such information which do not always list the same information:
Distributors as listed on IMDb:Sf Studios (2022) (Sweden) (theatrical)Vertigo Média Kft. (2022) (Hungary) (theatrical)Bac Films (2022) (France) (theatrical)Avalon (2022) (Spain) (all media)Elastica (2022) (Spain) (all media)Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2022) (United Arab Emirates) (all media) (Middle East, North Africa and Iran)Neon (USA) (all media)Vertigo Média Kft. (2022) (Hungary) (all media)
Distributors as listed on Cinando and not on IMDb:
Benelux, Surinam, Dutch Antilles — September Film Distribution Belgium, Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, Airline
Baltics — Filmstop Ou, Theatrical, TV, VOD
Italy — Teodora Film, Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, Airline
South Korea — Green Narae Media Co., Ltd., Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD
Lithuania — A-one Films Baltic, Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, Airline
Poland — Gutek Film Ltd, Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD
Romania — Independenta Film, Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD
Serbia — Five Stars Film Distribution
Singapore — Anticipate Pictures, Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD
Slovenia, territories of former Yugoslavia — Demiurg — Cvetka Flakus, S.P., Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD
Switzerland — Xenix Filmdistribution Gmbh, Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, Airline
Turkey — Filmarti Film, Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD...
- 12/18/2022
- by Sydney
- Sydney's Buzz
Exclusive: Olivia DeJonge (Elvis) has been set as the female lead for The Trashers—the latest feature from Sundance prize-winning director Cooper Raiff (Cha Cha Real Smooth), which will have her starring alongside David Harbour and Cooper Hoffman.
The film will center on Hoffman’s character Aj—the teenage son of Connecticut trash magnate and Genovese crime family associate Jimmy Galante (Harbour). In 2004, Galante bought the city’s minor-league hockey team and assigned A.J. to run it. The two had bonded over their love for the game when A.J. played, with his crooked father hoping to hold onto their bond. The kid did well, watching the team gain notoriety for its rough and violent style of play but also developing a wide fan base as it started to win more and more games. The team’s success and fame all came to an abrupt end with Galante’s arrest on 72 criminal charges.
The film will center on Hoffman’s character Aj—the teenage son of Connecticut trash magnate and Genovese crime family associate Jimmy Galante (Harbour). In 2004, Galante bought the city’s minor-league hockey team and assigned A.J. to run it. The two had bonded over their love for the game when A.J. played, with his crooked father hoping to hold onto their bond. The kid did well, watching the team gain notoriety for its rough and violent style of play but also developing a wide fan base as it started to win more and more games. The team’s success and fame all came to an abrupt end with Galante’s arrest on 72 criminal charges.
- 7/28/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Cooper Hoffman has found his next role in Cooper Raiff’s “The Trashers,” playing son to David Harbour’s father.
The “Cha Cha Real Smooth” writer-director’s third film takes a page from the real story of Jimmy Galante (Harbour), a Connecticut trash tycoon and member of the Genovese crime family who purportedly inspired the character Tony Soprano. In 2004, Galante took over his city’s minor-league hockey team and put his teenage son A.J. (Hoffman) in charge of running it. Under A.J.’s command, the team quickly gains notoriety for its violent but effective playing style, racking up one win after another. However, it all comes crashing down when Galante is arrested on 72 criminal charges.
“The Trashers” will mark Raiff’s first time solely behind the camera, as he wrote, directed and starred in his first two projects. Adam R. Perlman will make his feature film writing debut,...
The “Cha Cha Real Smooth” writer-director’s third film takes a page from the real story of Jimmy Galante (Harbour), a Connecticut trash tycoon and member of the Genovese crime family who purportedly inspired the character Tony Soprano. In 2004, Galante took over his city’s minor-league hockey team and put his teenage son A.J. (Hoffman) in charge of running it. Under A.J.’s command, the team quickly gains notoriety for its violent but effective playing style, racking up one win after another. However, it all comes crashing down when Galante is arrested on 72 criminal charges.
“The Trashers” will mark Raiff’s first time solely behind the camera, as he wrote, directed and starred in his first two projects. Adam R. Perlman will make his feature film writing debut,...
- 7/22/2022
- by Harper Lambert
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Cooper Hoffman has been set to star opposite Stranger Things’ David Harbour in The Trashers, the next film by Sundance Festival winning director Cooper Raiff.
Hoffman, son of the late Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, made a splashy debut in the Paul Thomas Anderson-directed Licorice Pizza. The Trashers, which is Raiff’s follow to Cha Cha Real Smooth, a Connecticut trash magnate and associate of the Genovese crime family. In 2004, Galante bought the city’s minor-league hockey team and assigned his teenage son A.J. to run it. The two had bonded over their love for the game when the youth played, and the crooked father didn’t want to let that bond go. The kid did well. team...
Hoffman, son of the late Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, made a splashy debut in the Paul Thomas Anderson-directed Licorice Pizza. The Trashers, which is Raiff’s follow to Cha Cha Real Smooth, a Connecticut trash magnate and associate of the Genovese crime family. In 2004, Galante bought the city’s minor-league hockey team and assigned his teenage son A.J. to run it. The two had bonded over their love for the game when the youth played, and the crooked father didn’t want to let that bond go. The kid did well. team...
- 7/22/2022
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Top CAA media finance agent Maren Olson has joined 30West as executive vice president of film, it was announced Wednesday.
Olson will work alongside 30West’s Trevor Groth to manage the label’s slate. This includes the upcoming “The Trashers” starring David Harbour and directed by Sundance breakout Cooper Raiff, as well as the thriller “Day Drinker” from director Marc Webb.
Olson spent 7 years at CAA working alongside media finance chiefs Roeg Sutherland and Ben Kramer. Projects she recently helped assemble include Channing Tatum’s “Dog”; “The 355” directed by Simon Kinberg and starring Jessica Chastain and Penelope Cruz; the forthcoming “The Pale Blue Eye” from director Scott Cooper and star Christian Bale; and “Pussy Island,” directed by Zoë Kravitz and starring Tatum.
30West heads to Cannes with the Imperative Entertainment premiere “Triangle of Sadness” playing in competition, as well as “The Silent Twins,” which will premiere in Un Certain Regard.
Olson will work alongside 30West’s Trevor Groth to manage the label’s slate. This includes the upcoming “The Trashers” starring David Harbour and directed by Sundance breakout Cooper Raiff, as well as the thriller “Day Drinker” from director Marc Webb.
Olson spent 7 years at CAA working alongside media finance chiefs Roeg Sutherland and Ben Kramer. Projects she recently helped assemble include Channing Tatum’s “Dog”; “The 355” directed by Simon Kinberg and starring Jessica Chastain and Penelope Cruz; the forthcoming “The Pale Blue Eye” from director Scott Cooper and star Christian Bale; and “Pussy Island,” directed by Zoë Kravitz and starring Tatum.
30West heads to Cannes with the Imperative Entertainment premiere “Triangle of Sadness” playing in competition, as well as “The Silent Twins,” which will premiere in Un Certain Regard.
- 5/11/2022
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
David Harbour is set to star in the next film from “Cha Cha Real Smooth” filmmaker Cooper Raiff called “The Trashers,” which 30West is financing with filming hoping to kick off this fall.
“The Trashers” tells the true story of the rise and fall of Jimmy Galante (Harbour), a Danbury, Connecticut, trash magnate and the purported inspiration for the character of Tony Soprano. In 2004, Galante bought the city’s minor league hockey team and assigned his teenage son to run it. The team gained notoriety for their rough and violent style of play, but also developed a wide fan base as they started to win more and more games. The team’s success and fame all came to an abrupt end when Galante was arrested on 72 criminal charges.
“The Trashers” will be Raiff’s third feature after “S—house” and “Cha Cha Real Smooth,” which won the Audience Prize at...
“The Trashers” tells the true story of the rise and fall of Jimmy Galante (Harbour), a Danbury, Connecticut, trash magnate and the purported inspiration for the character of Tony Soprano. In 2004, Galante bought the city’s minor league hockey team and assigned his teenage son to run it. The team gained notoriety for their rough and violent style of play, but also developed a wide fan base as they started to win more and more games. The team’s success and fame all came to an abrupt end when Galante was arrested on 72 criminal charges.
“The Trashers” will be Raiff’s third feature after “S—house” and “Cha Cha Real Smooth,” which won the Audience Prize at...
- 4/25/2022
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Stranger Things and Black Widow star David Harbour will lead cast of Cooper Raiff’s The Trashers, which is on course to shoot this fall.
Raiff is coming off Sundance darling Cha Cha Real Smooth, starring Dakota Johnson, with the movie snapped up by Apple TV+ in a 15 million worldwide deal.
His next film will chart the rise and fall of Jimmy Galante (Harbour), a Connecticut trash magnate and associate of the Genovese crime family (which has been cited as an inspiration for The Sopranos). In 2004, Galante bought the city’s minor-league hockey team and assigned his teenage son to run it. The team gained notoriety for their rough and violent style of play but also developed a wide fan base as they started to win more and more games. The team’s success and fame all came to an abrupt end with Galante’s arrest on 72 criminal charges.
Raiff is coming off Sundance darling Cha Cha Real Smooth, starring Dakota Johnson, with the movie snapped up by Apple TV+ in a 15 million worldwide deal.
His next film will chart the rise and fall of Jimmy Galante (Harbour), a Connecticut trash magnate and associate of the Genovese crime family (which has been cited as an inspiration for The Sopranos). In 2004, Galante bought the city’s minor-league hockey team and assigned his teenage son to run it. The team gained notoriety for their rough and violent style of play but also developed a wide fan base as they started to win more and more games. The team’s success and fame all came to an abrupt end with Galante’s arrest on 72 criminal charges.
- 4/25/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
As STX looks to untangle itself from previous company Eros, and segue to its new finance partner Najafi Companies, the Robert Simonds studios has put its latest Chris Pine & Ben Foster thriller, The Contractor, in chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Showtime and Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment, as Deadline first told you, acquired U.S. distribution rights to the Tarik Saleh-directed action movie, which will be released later this year. Similar to Queenpins which STX sold to Paramount+ and Showtime for $20M, the deal on The Contractor will see the pic released in a limited number of theaters by Paramount with a simultaneous PVOD release across platforms.
So what’s going on here?
A company spokesperson tells Deadline, “This filing, like our previous filing on Greenland 2 is surgical and strategic as we protect our rights while we work towards our closing for strategic alternatives for our company.” “Migration is the entity that now...
Showtime and Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment, as Deadline first told you, acquired U.S. distribution rights to the Tarik Saleh-directed action movie, which will be released later this year. Similar to Queenpins which STX sold to Paramount+ and Showtime for $20M, the deal on The Contractor will see the pic released in a limited number of theaters by Paramount with a simultaneous PVOD release across platforms.
So what’s going on here?
A company spokesperson tells Deadline, “This filing, like our previous filing on Greenland 2 is surgical and strategic as we protect our rights while we work towards our closing for strategic alternatives for our company.” “Migration is the entity that now...
- 3/23/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Action movie “The Contractor” will become the first title under the new ViacomCBS and Paramount+ integration of Showtime content across the streaming platform.
Tarik Saleh directs “The Contractor,” which reunites “Hell or High Water” stars Chris Pine and Ben Foster as two former Special Forces operatives who turn to contract work after being involuntarily discharged from the Army.
James Harper (Pine) is desperate to provide for his family, and turns to a private underground military force, led by a mysterious coordinator (Kiefer Sutherland). When the very first assignment goes awry, the elite soldier finds himself caught in a dangerous conspiracy and on the run for his life.
“We gave them our minds, our bodies, and our spirits,” Pine as James says in the trailer. “They chewed us up and spit us out.”
Gillian Jacobs, Eddie Marsan, Fares Fares, Nina Hoss, and Amira Casar also star in the J.P. Davis–penned movie.
Tarik Saleh directs “The Contractor,” which reunites “Hell or High Water” stars Chris Pine and Ben Foster as two former Special Forces operatives who turn to contract work after being involuntarily discharged from the Army.
James Harper (Pine) is desperate to provide for his family, and turns to a private underground military force, led by a mysterious coordinator (Kiefer Sutherland). When the very first assignment goes awry, the elite soldier finds himself caught in a dangerous conspiracy and on the run for his life.
“We gave them our minds, our bodies, and our spirits,” Pine as James says in the trailer. “They chewed us up and spit us out.”
Gillian Jacobs, Eddie Marsan, Fares Fares, Nina Hoss, and Amira Casar also star in the J.P. Davis–penned movie.
- 2/17/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Showtime and Paramount Home Entertainment have acquired the U.S. rights to director Tarik Saleh’s thriller “The Contractor” — and released the first trailer for a film that reteams Chris Pine and Ben Foster from Taylor Sheridan’s “Hell or High Water.”
As with the recent acquisition of “Queenpins,” which was also sold by the financially troubled indie studio STXfilms, “The Contractor” will get a limited theatrical release from Paramount on April 1 along with a simultaneous release on premium video-on-demand platforms. The film will also stream on Showtime and Paramount+ later this year.
Pine stars as as Special Forces Sergeant James Harper, who is involuntarily discharged from the Army and cut off from his pension. In debt, out of options and desperate to provide for his family, Harper contracts with a private underground military force. When the very first assignment goes awry, the elite soldier finds himself caught in a...
As with the recent acquisition of “Queenpins,” which was also sold by the financially troubled indie studio STXfilms, “The Contractor” will get a limited theatrical release from Paramount on April 1 along with a simultaneous release on premium video-on-demand platforms. The film will also stream on Showtime and Paramount+ later this year.
Pine stars as as Special Forces Sergeant James Harper, who is involuntarily discharged from the Army and cut off from his pension. In debt, out of options and desperate to provide for his family, Harper contracts with a private underground military force. When the very first assignment goes awry, the elite soldier finds himself caught in a...
- 2/16/2022
- by Thom Geier
- The Wrap
STX Films has released the trailer for its upcoming action thriller “The Contractor,” starring Chris Pine. The film will be released in theaters and digitally on April 1.
After special forces sergeant James Harper (Pine) is involuntarily discharged from the army, he contracts with an underground military operation and finds himself entangled in a dangerous conspiracy that leaves him fighting for his life. The trailer shows Pine jumping off a bridge, dodging bullets and escaping explosions, with no shortage of fist fights in the mix.
“It’s easy to kill,” one man says in the trailer, “but it’s much harder to survive.”
The film also stars Kiefer Sutherland (“Melancholia”), Ben Foster (“The Messenger”), Gillian Jacobs (“Community”), Eddie Marsan (“Happy-Go-Lucky”) Jd Pardo (“Mayans M.C.”) and Florian Munteanu (“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”). “The Contractor” marks the English language film debut for Swedish director Tarik Saleh (“Westworld”), and...
After special forces sergeant James Harper (Pine) is involuntarily discharged from the army, he contracts with an underground military operation and finds himself entangled in a dangerous conspiracy that leaves him fighting for his life. The trailer shows Pine jumping off a bridge, dodging bullets and escaping explosions, with no shortage of fist fights in the mix.
“It’s easy to kill,” one man says in the trailer, “but it’s much harder to survive.”
The film also stars Kiefer Sutherland (“Melancholia”), Ben Foster (“The Messenger”), Gillian Jacobs (“Community”), Eddie Marsan (“Happy-Go-Lucky”) Jd Pardo (“Mayans M.C.”) and Florian Munteanu (“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”). “The Contractor” marks the English language film debut for Swedish director Tarik Saleh (“Westworld”), and...
- 2/16/2022
- by Sasha Urban
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Showtime and Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment have acquired U.S. distribution rights to the Tarik Saleh-directed action movie The Contractor starring Hell or High Water stars Chris Pine and Ben Foster.
Following a similar collaboration on the comedy Queenpins, which STX sold to Paramount+ and Showtime for $20M as Deadline first reported, this deal will see The Contractor released in a limited number of theaters in the U.S. by Paramount with a simultaneous PVOD release across platforms. The film will arrive on Showtime and Paramount+ later in 2022. It was announced yesterday at the ViacomCBS Investor day that Paramount+ will be integrating Showtime content this summer with an in-app upgrade to the pay-tv channel’s programming.
Pine stars as Special Forces Sergeant James Harper in The Contractor, a guy who is involuntarily discharged from the Army and cut off from his pension. In debt, out of options and...
Following a similar collaboration on the comedy Queenpins, which STX sold to Paramount+ and Showtime for $20M as Deadline first reported, this deal will see The Contractor released in a limited number of theaters in the U.S. by Paramount with a simultaneous PVOD release across platforms. The film will arrive on Showtime and Paramount+ later in 2022. It was announced yesterday at the ViacomCBS Investor day that Paramount+ will be integrating Showtime content this summer with an in-app upgrade to the pay-tv channel’s programming.
Pine stars as Special Forces Sergeant James Harper in The Contractor, a guy who is involuntarily discharged from the Army and cut off from his pension. In debt, out of options and...
- 2/16/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: A year after its founding, CAA experiential entertainment affiliate Constellation Immersive has gotten a “significant” equity investment from 30West, a prominent finance and advisory firm.
30West, a backer of companies including Neon as well as streaming series and feature films, joins founding shareholders Crossroads Live, a theatrical entertainment outfit, and Baroda Ventures, a Los Angeles-based venture capital firm.
Former CAA Film Finance and Sales Group co-head Micah Green joined Texas-based Dan Friedkin atop 30West in 2018.
Constellation Immersive was founded by CAA’s Marty Lasalle and Thao Nguyen in 2020. It was conceived of as a way to offer clients and partners options during the coronavirus pandemic, when in-person options were non-existent. In the year since, with Covid-19 restrictions easing in many parts of the world and vaccines enabling freer movement, the outfit has seen “a lot of pent-up demand,” Nguyen told Deadline in an interview. With distribution models, protocols and...
30West, a backer of companies including Neon as well as streaming series and feature films, joins founding shareholders Crossroads Live, a theatrical entertainment outfit, and Baroda Ventures, a Los Angeles-based venture capital firm.
Former CAA Film Finance and Sales Group co-head Micah Green joined Texas-based Dan Friedkin atop 30West in 2018.
Constellation Immersive was founded by CAA’s Marty Lasalle and Thao Nguyen in 2020. It was conceived of as a way to offer clients and partners options during the coronavirus pandemic, when in-person options were non-existent. In the year since, with Covid-19 restrictions easing in many parts of the world and vaccines enabling freer movement, the outfit has seen “a lot of pent-up demand,” Nguyen told Deadline in an interview. With distribution models, protocols and...
- 9/2/2021
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Cooper Raiff is set to direct, and 30West to finance The Trashers, a drama based on the true story of a Connecticut-based businessman who bought the city’s minor-league hockey team in 2004 and assigned his teenage son to run it. The team’s unexpected rise ended when the teen’s father, Jimmy Galante, was arrested on 72 criminal charges. The hockey saga is profiled in an episode of Netflix’s new docuseries Untold.
Raiff, whose directorial debut Shithouse won the SXSW Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature (it’s much better than the title indicates), will direct from a script by Adam R. Perlman (Billions), with current revisions by Raiff. They’ll drop the puck on this one and start production in the first half of 2022.
Raiff is currently in production on PictureStart’s Cha Cha Real Smooth which he wrote, directs, and co-stars in alongside Dakota Johnson and Leslie Mann.
Raiff, whose directorial debut Shithouse won the SXSW Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature (it’s much better than the title indicates), will direct from a script by Adam R. Perlman (Billions), with current revisions by Raiff. They’ll drop the puck on this one and start production in the first half of 2022.
Raiff is currently in production on PictureStart’s Cha Cha Real Smooth which he wrote, directs, and co-stars in alongside Dakota Johnson and Leslie Mann.
- 8/25/2021
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
STXfilms said Thursday that it has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Violence of Action, the Tarik Saleh-directed action thriller starring Chris Pine that hails from Basily Iwanyk’s Thunder Road.
The deal follows STXinternational handling international rights to the film; it will distribute it in the UK and Ireland. 30West fully financed the pic, which shot in fall 2019 in the U.S., Germany and Romania. CAA Media Finance and 30West co-repped the U.S. rights. No release date has been set.
Currently in post-production, the Jp Davis-penned script follows James Harper (Pine) who, after being involuntarily discharged from the Green Berets, joins a paramilitary organization in order to support his family in the only way he knows how. Harper travels to Berlin with his elite team on a black ops mission to investigate a mysterious threat. Barely into his first assignment, he finds himself alone and hunted across Europe,...
The deal follows STXinternational handling international rights to the film; it will distribute it in the UK and Ireland. 30West fully financed the pic, which shot in fall 2019 in the U.S., Germany and Romania. CAA Media Finance and 30West co-repped the U.S. rights. No release date has been set.
Currently in post-production, the Jp Davis-penned script follows James Harper (Pine) who, after being involuntarily discharged from the Green Berets, joins a paramilitary organization in order to support his family in the only way he knows how. Harper travels to Berlin with his elite team on a black ops mission to investigate a mysterious threat. Barely into his first assignment, he finds himself alone and hunted across Europe,...
- 2/18/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
STXfilms has acquired the U.S. rights to “Violence of Action,” a thriller starring Chris Pine and directed by “The Nile Hilton Incident” filmmaker Tarik Saleh.
“Violence of Action” stars Pine alongside Ben Foster, Gillian Jacobs, Eddie Marsan, Fares Fares, Nina Hoss and Amira Casara.
The film tells the story of a man involuntarily discharged from the Marines who joins a paramilitary organization, only to find himself alone and hunted while on his very first mission in Poland. He must now fight long enough to get home and uncover the true motives of those who betrayed him. Jp Davis wrote the screenplay.
Thunder Road Film’s Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee are producing “Violence of Action,” with 30West fully financing the film. 30West’s Dan Friedkin, Micah Green and Dan Steinman are executive producing along with Chris Pine, Jonathan Fuhrman, Tom Lassally and Josh Bratman. Esther Hornstein of Thunder Road Films is executive producing.
“Violence of Action” stars Pine alongside Ben Foster, Gillian Jacobs, Eddie Marsan, Fares Fares, Nina Hoss and Amira Casara.
The film tells the story of a man involuntarily discharged from the Marines who joins a paramilitary organization, only to find himself alone and hunted while on his very first mission in Poland. He must now fight long enough to get home and uncover the true motives of those who betrayed him. Jp Davis wrote the screenplay.
Thunder Road Film’s Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee are producing “Violence of Action,” with 30West fully financing the film. 30West’s Dan Friedkin, Micah Green and Dan Steinman are executive producing along with Chris Pine, Jonathan Fuhrman, Tom Lassally and Josh Bratman. Esther Hornstein of Thunder Road Films is executive producing.
- 2/18/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
“Violence of Action,” a crime thriller starring Chris Pine, has landed at STX Films.
The studio previously nabbed international rights to the movie and will now distribute in the U.S. as well.
Directed by Tarik Saleh, “Violence of Action” centers on James Harper (Pine), a man who joins a paramilitary organization to support his family after he gets involuntarily discharged from the Marines. He travels to Berlin with his team on a black ops mission to investigate a mysterious threat, but he suddenly finds himself alone and hunted across Europe. As he fights to stay alive long enough to get home, he seeks to uncover the true motives of those who betrayed him.
Adam Fogelson, chairman of STXfilms Motion Picture Group, called Pine’s performance “unforgettable.”
“We’re incredibly impressed by what we’ve seen so far of ‘Violence of Action,'” Fogelson said. “Chris gives the kind of...
The studio previously nabbed international rights to the movie and will now distribute in the U.S. as well.
Directed by Tarik Saleh, “Violence of Action” centers on James Harper (Pine), a man who joins a paramilitary organization to support his family after he gets involuntarily discharged from the Marines. He travels to Berlin with his team on a black ops mission to investigate a mysterious threat, but he suddenly finds himself alone and hunted across Europe. As he fights to stay alive long enough to get home, he seeks to uncover the true motives of those who betrayed him.
Adam Fogelson, chairman of STXfilms Motion Picture Group, called Pine’s performance “unforgettable.”
“We’re incredibly impressed by what we’ve seen so far of ‘Violence of Action,'” Fogelson said. “Chris gives the kind of...
- 2/18/2021
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
After a complicated pandemic-affected shoot, Palme d’Or-winning Swedish filmmaker Ruben Östlund has wrapped his new movie Triangle Of Sadness, a satire set in the world of high fashion.
The project first rolled cameras on February 4 in Sweden, completing its initial 25-day leg as lockdowns were being implemented across Europe. Cast member Woody Harrelson was unable to fly to the Scandi nation until June to shoot his part, while the Greek leg was delayed until late September, when it finally began its nine-week shoot.
Also starring are Harris Dickinson, Charlbi Dean, Vicky Berlin, Dolly De Leon, Zlatko Buric, Iris Berben, Amanda Walker, Oliver Ford Davies, Henrik Dorsin, Jean-Christophe Folly and Sunnyi Melles. Pic follows two models who are invited on a luxury cruise. As the yacht sinks, they are left stranded on a desert island with a group of billionaires and a cleaning lady. In the fight for survival, hierarchy is turned upside-down.
The project first rolled cameras on February 4 in Sweden, completing its initial 25-day leg as lockdowns were being implemented across Europe. Cast member Woody Harrelson was unable to fly to the Scandi nation until June to shoot his part, while the Greek leg was delayed until late September, when it finally began its nine-week shoot.
Also starring are Harris Dickinson, Charlbi Dean, Vicky Berlin, Dolly De Leon, Zlatko Buric, Iris Berben, Amanda Walker, Oliver Ford Davies, Henrik Dorsin, Jean-Christophe Folly and Sunnyi Melles. Pic follows two models who are invited on a luxury cruise. As the yacht sinks, they are left stranded on a desert island with a group of billionaires and a cleaning lady. In the fight for survival, hierarchy is turned upside-down.
- 11/17/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Legal thriller - originally known as Prisoner 760 - previously went to STX for the UK and international.
STXfilms has picked up US rights to director Kevin Macdonald’s upcoming legal thriller starring Jodie Foster, Tahar Rahim, Shailene Woodley and Benedict Cumberbatch.
STXinternational acquired international rights to the film - originally known as Prisoner 760 but now untitled - last year and is also set to distribute in the UK and Ireland.
Produced by 30West, Topic Studios and BBC Films, the film is based on Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s memoir Guantánamo Diary and tells the story of a US government...
STXfilms has picked up US rights to director Kevin Macdonald’s upcoming legal thriller starring Jodie Foster, Tahar Rahim, Shailene Woodley and Benedict Cumberbatch.
STXinternational acquired international rights to the film - originally known as Prisoner 760 but now untitled - last year and is also set to distribute in the UK and Ireland.
Produced by 30West, Topic Studios and BBC Films, the film is based on Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s memoir Guantánamo Diary and tells the story of a US government...
- 8/4/2020
- by 31¦John Hazelton¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
STXfilms has bought U.S. rights Kevin Macdonald’s untitled legal thriller, starring Jodie Foster, Shailene Woodley, Tahar Rahim and Benedict Cumberbatch.
The film, which was formerly known as “Prisoner 760.” is based on Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s memoir “Guantánamo Diary,” centers on Slahi (Rahim), who languishes in prison for years without charge or trial until he finds allies in defense attorney Nancy Hollander (Foster) and her associate Teri Duncan (Woodley). Their advocacy, along with evidence uncovered by military prosecutor, Lt. Stuart Couch (Cumberbatch), reveals a shocking and far reaching conspiracy.
STXinternational also acquired the international rights to the film last fall at the American Film Market and will distribute the movie in the U.K. and Ireland.
Macdonald directs from a screenplay by Michael Bronner and Rory Haines and Sohrab Noshirvani.
Production on the film wrapped earlier this year in South Africa. Cumberbatch is producing with Adam Ackland and...
The film, which was formerly known as “Prisoner 760.” is based on Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s memoir “Guantánamo Diary,” centers on Slahi (Rahim), who languishes in prison for years without charge or trial until he finds allies in defense attorney Nancy Hollander (Foster) and her associate Teri Duncan (Woodley). Their advocacy, along with evidence uncovered by military prosecutor, Lt. Stuart Couch (Cumberbatch), reveals a shocking and far reaching conspiracy.
STXinternational also acquired the international rights to the film last fall at the American Film Market and will distribute the movie in the U.K. and Ireland.
Macdonald directs from a screenplay by Michael Bronner and Rory Haines and Sohrab Noshirvani.
Production on the film wrapped earlier this year in South Africa. Cumberbatch is producing with Adam Ackland and...
- 8/3/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
STXfilms has won the U.S. rights to director Kevin Macdonald’s untitled legal thriller formerly known as Prisoner 760.
The project stars Oscar, Golden Globe and BAFTA winner Jodie Foster, BAFTA nominee Tahar Rahim, Golden Globe and Emmy nominee Shailene Woodley, Oscar nominee Benedict Cumberbatch and Shazam! and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel star Zachary Levi.
The feature tells the story of Mohamedou Ould Slahi (Rahim), who is captured by the U.S. government and languishes in prison for years without charge or trial. Losing all hope, Slahi finds allies in defense attorney Nancy Hollander (Foster) and her associate Teri Duncan (Woodley). Together, they face countless obstacles in a desperate pursuit for justice. Their controversial advocacy, along with evidence uncovered by formidable military prosecutor, Lt. Stuart Couch (Cumberbatch), eventually reveals a shocking and far reaching conspiracy.
STX International secured foreign rights to the feature at AFM last November, and will release...
The project stars Oscar, Golden Globe and BAFTA winner Jodie Foster, BAFTA nominee Tahar Rahim, Golden Globe and Emmy nominee Shailene Woodley, Oscar nominee Benedict Cumberbatch and Shazam! and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel star Zachary Levi.
The feature tells the story of Mohamedou Ould Slahi (Rahim), who is captured by the U.S. government and languishes in prison for years without charge or trial. Losing all hope, Slahi finds allies in defense attorney Nancy Hollander (Foster) and her associate Teri Duncan (Woodley). Together, they face countless obstacles in a desperate pursuit for justice. Their controversial advocacy, along with evidence uncovered by formidable military prosecutor, Lt. Stuart Couch (Cumberbatch), eventually reveals a shocking and far reaching conspiracy.
STX International secured foreign rights to the feature at AFM last November, and will release...
- 8/3/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
STXfilms has won the domestic rights to director Kevin McDonald’s upcoming untitled legal thriller formerly known as “Prisoner 760,” Adam Fogelson, chairman of the Motion Picture Group, announced on Monday.
The film stars Jodie Foster, Tahar Rahim, Shailene Woodley and Benedict Cumberbatch.
As previously announced, STXinternational will also distribute the film internationally in the UK and Ireland after acquiring the international rights to the film last fall at the American Film Market (AFM).
Also Read: Elisabeth Moss' Paranormal Thriller 'Run Rabbit Run' Lands at STX Entertainment
The untitled film from 30West, Topic Studios, and BBC Films is based on Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s New York Times bestselling memoir “Guantánamo Diary” and tells the explosive true story of a fight for survival against all odds. Captured by the US government, Mohamedou Ould Slahi (Rahim) languishes in prison for years without charge or trial. Losing all hope, Slahi finds allies in...
The film stars Jodie Foster, Tahar Rahim, Shailene Woodley and Benedict Cumberbatch.
As previously announced, STXinternational will also distribute the film internationally in the UK and Ireland after acquiring the international rights to the film last fall at the American Film Market (AFM).
Also Read: Elisabeth Moss' Paranormal Thriller 'Run Rabbit Run' Lands at STX Entertainment
The untitled film from 30West, Topic Studios, and BBC Films is based on Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s New York Times bestselling memoir “Guantánamo Diary” and tells the explosive true story of a fight for survival against all odds. Captured by the US government, Mohamedou Ould Slahi (Rahim) languishes in prison for years without charge or trial. Losing all hope, Slahi finds allies in...
- 8/3/2020
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Legal thriller - originally known as Prisoner 760 - previously went to STX for the UK and international.
STXfilms has picked up US rights to director Kevin Macdonald’s upcoming legal thriller starring Jodie Foster, Tahar Rahim, Shailene Woodley and Benedict Cumberbatch.
STXinternational acquired international rights to the film - originally known as Prisoner 760 but now untitled - last year and is also set to distribute in the UK and Ireland.
Produced by 30West, Topic Studios and BBC Films, the film is based on Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s memoir Guantánamo Diary and tells the story of a US government...
STXfilms has picked up US rights to director Kevin Macdonald’s upcoming legal thriller starring Jodie Foster, Tahar Rahim, Shailene Woodley and Benedict Cumberbatch.
STXinternational acquired international rights to the film - originally known as Prisoner 760 but now untitled - last year and is also set to distribute in the UK and Ireland.
Produced by 30West, Topic Studios and BBC Films, the film is based on Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s memoir Guantánamo Diary and tells the story of a US government...
- 8/3/2020
- by 31¦John Hazelton¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: The big Cannes virtual market deal-making is underway. I understand German major Leonine has closed a multi-million dollar deal with Stx International for black ops thriller Violence Of Action, starring Chris Pine, Ben Foster and Gillian Jacobs.
Currently in post-production, the film follows James Reed (Pine), who joins a paramilitary organization in order to support his family after being involuntarily discharged from the Marines. Reed travels to Poland with his elite team on a black ops mission to investigate a mysterious threat. Barely into his first assignment, he finds himself alone and hunted in Eastern Europe, where he must fight to stay alive long enough to get home and uncover the true motives of those who betrayed him.
Also starring are Eddie Marsan, Nina Hoss, Amira Casar, Fares Fares and J.D. Pardo.
Tarik Saleh (The Nile Hilton Incident) is directing from a script by J.P. Davis. John Wick...
Currently in post-production, the film follows James Reed (Pine), who joins a paramilitary organization in order to support his family after being involuntarily discharged from the Marines. Reed travels to Poland with his elite team on a black ops mission to investigate a mysterious threat. Barely into his first assignment, he finds himself alone and hunted in Eastern Europe, where he must fight to stay alive long enough to get home and uncover the true motives of those who betrayed him.
Also starring are Eddie Marsan, Nina Hoss, Amira Casar, Fares Fares and J.D. Pardo.
Tarik Saleh (The Nile Hilton Incident) is directing from a script by J.P. Davis. John Wick...
- 6/22/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
U.S.-based distributor Neon, which handled best picture winner “Parasite,” has closed on a revolving credit facility with Mufg Union Bank.
The three-year-old company did not disclose the dollar amount of the facility. Neon said it will use the capital to continue building upon its core film business, as well as to expand its production slate.
“Parasite” landed four Academy Awards and grossed over $54 million at the domestic box office, the third-best result ever for a foreign-language film in the U.S. Neon recently launched Matt Wolf’s Sundance documentary “Spaceship Earth” across traditional and non-traditional venues, as a way to address current social-distancing limitations due to Covid-19.
Neon has amassed a library of titles that include Todd Douglas Miller’s “Apollo 11,” the highest grossing documentary of 2019; Tim Wardle’s Sundance special jury award winner “Three Identical Strangers,” which made $13 million at the box office; and Craig Gillespie’s “I, Tonya,...
The three-year-old company did not disclose the dollar amount of the facility. Neon said it will use the capital to continue building upon its core film business, as well as to expand its production slate.
“Parasite” landed four Academy Awards and grossed over $54 million at the domestic box office, the third-best result ever for a foreign-language film in the U.S. Neon recently launched Matt Wolf’s Sundance documentary “Spaceship Earth” across traditional and non-traditional venues, as a way to address current social-distancing limitations due to Covid-19.
Neon has amassed a library of titles that include Todd Douglas Miller’s “Apollo 11,” the highest grossing documentary of 2019; Tim Wardle’s Sundance special jury award winner “Three Identical Strangers,” which made $13 million at the box office; and Craig Gillespie’s “I, Tonya,...
- 5/13/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Neon, distributor of multi-Oscar winning and Best Picture Parasite, has inked a revolving credit facility with Mufg Union Bank.
Neonwill use the capital to continue building upon its core film business, and to expands its production slate.
Tom Quinn, Jessica Nickelsberg, Jeff Deutchman, and Jim Wehrfritz negotiated the deal on behalf of Neon along with Mufg Director Matt Rosenberg and Managing Director Tony Beaudoin. Neon is repped by Sidley Austin and Mufg Union Bank by Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Llp.
Parasite, which was the first South Korean movie to take home the Cannes Film Festival Palme D’Or a year ago, went on to win four Oscars including Best Picture, Best Director for Bong Joon Ho, Best Original Screenplay and Best International Feature. Within a three year span, Neon has built a 50 film library, which has yielded $150M at the box office, plus 12 Oscar noms and five wins.
Last Friday,...
Neonwill use the capital to continue building upon its core film business, and to expands its production slate.
Tom Quinn, Jessica Nickelsberg, Jeff Deutchman, and Jim Wehrfritz negotiated the deal on behalf of Neon along with Mufg Director Matt Rosenberg and Managing Director Tony Beaudoin. Neon is repped by Sidley Austin and Mufg Union Bank by Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Llp.
Parasite, which was the first South Korean movie to take home the Cannes Film Festival Palme D’Or a year ago, went on to win four Oscars including Best Picture, Best Director for Bong Joon Ho, Best Original Screenplay and Best International Feature. Within a three year span, Neon has built a 50 film library, which has yielded $150M at the box office, plus 12 Oscar noms and five wins.
Last Friday,...
- 5/13/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
30West is to acquire a significant minority stake in Altitude Media Group, the British film company led by Will Clarke and Andy Mayson.
The move marks 30West’s second corporate investment after it took a stake in 2018 in U.S. film distributor Neon, whose Korean film “Parasite” won an Oscar for best picture – the first time a non-English-language film won the award – as well as Oscars for director, international feature and original screenplay.
Altitude encompassing production, finance, international sales, and U.K. and Irish distribution. Its releases include “Amy,” “Moonlight,” “20 Feet From Stardom,” “Lady Macbeth,” “Beast,” and “The Florida Project.” They recently produced and released Asif Kapadia’s “Diego Maradona.”
According to a statement, “30West provides capital and strategic guidance to high-caliber creative projects and forward-thinking companies operating throughout popular culture.” It works with filmmakers “to guide every stage of creative packaging, production, sales, distribution and licensing in order...
The move marks 30West’s second corporate investment after it took a stake in 2018 in U.S. film distributor Neon, whose Korean film “Parasite” won an Oscar for best picture – the first time a non-English-language film won the award – as well as Oscars for director, international feature and original screenplay.
Altitude encompassing production, finance, international sales, and U.K. and Irish distribution. Its releases include “Amy,” “Moonlight,” “20 Feet From Stardom,” “Lady Macbeth,” “Beast,” and “The Florida Project.” They recently produced and released Asif Kapadia’s “Diego Maradona.”
According to a statement, “30West provides capital and strategic guidance to high-caliber creative projects and forward-thinking companies operating throughout popular culture.” It works with filmmakers “to guide every stage of creative packaging, production, sales, distribution and licensing in order...
- 2/21/2020
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
BBC Films and BFI are backing the new film from the Palme d’Or-winning filmmaker.
Triple Oscar nominee Woody Harrelson, Screen Star of Tomorrow 2017 Harris Dickinson and South African model and actress Charlbi Dean have signed to star in Ruben Östlund’s first English-language film Triangle Of Sadness.
Dickinson and Dean will play a glamourous couple who are invited on a luxury cruise, helmed by a Marxist captain, played by Harrelson, When the group becomes stranded on a desert island, the hierarchies are turned upside down when only the cleaning lady can help as she knows how to fish. And...
Triple Oscar nominee Woody Harrelson, Screen Star of Tomorrow 2017 Harris Dickinson and South African model and actress Charlbi Dean have signed to star in Ruben Östlund’s first English-language film Triangle Of Sadness.
Dickinson and Dean will play a glamourous couple who are invited on a luxury cruise, helmed by a Marxist captain, played by Harrelson, When the group becomes stranded on a desert island, the hierarchies are turned upside down when only the cleaning lady can help as she knows how to fish. And...
- 2/4/2020
- by 1100142¦Wendy Mitchell¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
The Square and Force Majeure writer-director Ruben Ostlund is – quite literally – about to set sail on wild, fashion-world satire Triangle of Sadness. Palme d’Or winner Ostlund will begin the film’s 70-day shoot on February 19 in Sweden and Greece, where cameras will roll on the Adriatic Sea.
Leading cast in the English-language movie will be rising Brit actor Harris Dickinson (The King’s Man), South African actress Charlbi Dean (Black Lightning) and three-time Oscar nominee Woody Harrelson, we can reveal.
The film, which has a brilliantly wicked premise, will follow fashion model couple Carl (Dickinson) and Yaya (Dean) who are invited on a luxury cruise. When the yacht sinks they become stranded on a desert island with a group of billionaires and a cleaning lady (De Leon). In the fight for survival, old hierarchies are turned upside down since the cleaning lady is the only...
Leading cast in the English-language movie will be rising Brit actor Harris Dickinson (The King’s Man), South African actress Charlbi Dean (Black Lightning) and three-time Oscar nominee Woody Harrelson, we can reveal.
The film, which has a brilliantly wicked premise, will follow fashion model couple Carl (Dickinson) and Yaya (Dean) who are invited on a luxury cruise. When the yacht sinks they become stranded on a desert island with a group of billionaires and a cleaning lady (De Leon). In the fight for survival, old hierarchies are turned upside down since the cleaning lady is the only...
- 2/4/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
STXinternational handles international sales.
Eddie Marsan and German star Nina Hoss have joined Chris Pine, Ben Foster and Gillian Jacobs in the Thunder Road and 30West thriller Violence Of Action.
New cast members alongside Marsan and Hoss include Amira Casar, Fares Fares and J.D.Pardo (Mayans M.C.).
Tarik Saleh is directing Violence Of Action in the Us, Germany and Romania until the end of the year. His follow-up to acclaimed Sundance 2017 selection The Nile Hilton Incident is based on a script by J.P. Davis. Thunder Road Films Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee are producing with Esther Hornstein co-producing.
Eddie Marsan and German star Nina Hoss have joined Chris Pine, Ben Foster and Gillian Jacobs in the Thunder Road and 30West thriller Violence Of Action.
New cast members alongside Marsan and Hoss include Amira Casar, Fares Fares and J.D.Pardo (Mayans M.C.).
Tarik Saleh is directing Violence Of Action in the Us, Germany and Romania until the end of the year. His follow-up to acclaimed Sundance 2017 selection The Nile Hilton Incident is based on a script by J.P. Davis. Thunder Road Films Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee are producing with Esther Hornstein co-producing.
- 12/9/2019
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Jodie Foster, Tahar Rahim and Shailene Woodley will join the previously announced Benedict Cumberbatch in Prisoner 760, directed by Kevin Macdonald.
The film is based on Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s memoir, Guantánamo Diary and tells the story of a man captured by the Us government and his desperate fight for justice. Michael Bronner wrote the screenplay, with shooting set to begin in South Africa on December 2, 2019.
STXinternational, a division of Stx Entertainment, is handling international rights and will be distributing in the UK and Ireland. Stx will introduce the...
The film is based on Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s memoir, Guantánamo Diary and tells the story of a man captured by the Us government and his desperate fight for justice. Michael Bronner wrote the screenplay, with shooting set to begin in South Africa on December 2, 2019.
STXinternational, a division of Stx Entertainment, is handling international rights and will be distributing in the UK and Ireland. Stx will introduce the...
- 11/1/2019
- by 1101184¦Orlando Parfitt¦38¦
- ScreenDaily
Jodie Foster, Tahar Rahim and Shailene Woodley are joining Benedict Cumberbatch in 30West-Topic Studios-BBC’s Prisoner 760 which Stx international will be launching at Afm. STXinternational has secured all foreign rights on the pic and will be directly distributing in the UK and Ireland.
Directed by Oscar and BAFTA winning filmmaker Kevin Macdonald, Prisoner 760 follows Mohamedou Ould Slahi (Rahim), who is captured by the U.S. government and languishing in prison without charge or trial. Losing all hope, Slahi finds allies in defense attorney Nancy Hollander (Foster) and her associate Teri Duncan (Woodley). Together, they face countless obstacles in a desperate pursuit for justice. Their controversial advocacy, along with evidence uncovered by formidable military prosecutor, Lt. Stuart Couch (Cumberbatch), eventually reveals a shocking and far reaching conspiracy.
The film is based on Slahi’s New York Times best-selling memoir, Guantánamo Diary. Production starts in South Africa on Dec. 2. Macdonald is directing...
Directed by Oscar and BAFTA winning filmmaker Kevin Macdonald, Prisoner 760 follows Mohamedou Ould Slahi (Rahim), who is captured by the U.S. government and languishing in prison without charge or trial. Losing all hope, Slahi finds allies in defense attorney Nancy Hollander (Foster) and her associate Teri Duncan (Woodley). Together, they face countless obstacles in a desperate pursuit for justice. Their controversial advocacy, along with evidence uncovered by formidable military prosecutor, Lt. Stuart Couch (Cumberbatch), eventually reveals a shocking and far reaching conspiracy.
The film is based on Slahi’s New York Times best-selling memoir, Guantánamo Diary. Production starts in South Africa on Dec. 2. Macdonald is directing...
- 11/1/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Jodie Foster, Shailene Woodley and Tahar Rahim are set to join Benedict Cumberbatch in “Prisoner 760,” directed by Kevin Macdonald. STXinternational will be introducing the film to buyers at the American Film Market.
The movie tells the true story of a fight for survival against all odds. Captured by the U.S. government, Mohamedou Ould Slahi (Rahim) languishes in prison for years without charge or trial. Losing all hope, Slahi finds allies in defense attorney Nancy Hollander (Foster) and her associate Teri Duncan (Woodley). Together, they face countless obstacles in a desperate pursuit for justice. Their controversial advocacy, along with evidence uncovered by formidable military prosecutor Lt. Stuart Couch (Cumberbatch), eventually reveals a shocking and far reaching conspiracy.
The film is based on Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s New York Times best-selling memoir “Guantánamo Diary.” Principal photography is set to commence in South Africa on Dec. 2. Macdonald is directing from a screenplay by Michael Bronner,...
The movie tells the true story of a fight for survival against all odds. Captured by the U.S. government, Mohamedou Ould Slahi (Rahim) languishes in prison for years without charge or trial. Losing all hope, Slahi finds allies in defense attorney Nancy Hollander (Foster) and her associate Teri Duncan (Woodley). Together, they face countless obstacles in a desperate pursuit for justice. Their controversial advocacy, along with evidence uncovered by formidable military prosecutor Lt. Stuart Couch (Cumberbatch), eventually reveals a shocking and far reaching conspiracy.
The film is based on Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s New York Times best-selling memoir “Guantánamo Diary.” Principal photography is set to commence in South Africa on Dec. 2. Macdonald is directing from a screenplay by Michael Bronner,...
- 11/1/2019
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Jodie Foster, Shailene Woodley and Tahar Rahim are joining Benedict Cumberbatch in “Prisoner 760,” which is directed by Kevin Macdonald.
Stx International will launch at Afm. The film tells the story of Mohamedou Ould Slahi (Rahim) who is captured by the U.S. government and is in prison for years without a charge or a trial. Slahi finds allies in defense attorney Nancy Hollander (Foster) and her associate Teri Duncan (Woodley). Cumberbatch plays military prosecutor Lt. Stuart Couch.
The film is based on Slahi’s New York Times best-selling memoir, “Guantanamo Diary.” Principal photography will begin in South Africa on Dec. 2.
Also Read: Shailene Woodley's 'Endings, Beginnings' Lands at Samuel Goldwyn
Michael Bronner wrote the screenplay, and Rory Haines and Sohrab Noshirvani made revisions.
Cumberbatch is producing with Adam Ackland and Leah Clarke for their company SunnyMarch, alongside Lloyd Levin and Beatriz Levin for Black Sheep Pictures. Mark Holder and Christine Holder...
Stx International will launch at Afm. The film tells the story of Mohamedou Ould Slahi (Rahim) who is captured by the U.S. government and is in prison for years without a charge or a trial. Slahi finds allies in defense attorney Nancy Hollander (Foster) and her associate Teri Duncan (Woodley). Cumberbatch plays military prosecutor Lt. Stuart Couch.
The film is based on Slahi’s New York Times best-selling memoir, “Guantanamo Diary.” Principal photography will begin in South Africa on Dec. 2.
Also Read: Shailene Woodley's 'Endings, Beginnings' Lands at Samuel Goldwyn
Michael Bronner wrote the screenplay, and Rory Haines and Sohrab Noshirvani made revisions.
Cumberbatch is producing with Adam Ackland and Leah Clarke for their company SunnyMarch, alongside Lloyd Levin and Beatriz Levin for Black Sheep Pictures. Mark Holder and Christine Holder...
- 11/1/2019
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Ben Foster (Hell Or High Water) and Gillian Jacobs (Community) have joined Chris Pine (Star Trek) in action-thriller Violence Of Action, which has now begun principal photography in the U.S., Germany and Romania.
Tarik Saleh (The Nile Hilton Incident) is directing from a script by J.P. Davis. John Wick outfit Thunder Road Films produces with finance from 30West. Pine and Foster previously starred in Oscar-nominated box office breakout Hell Or High Water.
Pine was announced earlier this year in the lead role of James Harper who, after being involuntarily discharged from the Green Berets, joins a paramilitary organization in order to support his family in the only way he knows how. Harper travels to Berlin with his elite team on a black ops mission to investigate a mysterious threat. Barely into his first assignment, he finds himself alone and hunted across Europe, where he must fight to stay...
Tarik Saleh (The Nile Hilton Incident) is directing from a script by J.P. Davis. John Wick outfit Thunder Road Films produces with finance from 30West. Pine and Foster previously starred in Oscar-nominated box office breakout Hell Or High Water.
Pine was announced earlier this year in the lead role of James Harper who, after being involuntarily discharged from the Green Berets, joins a paramilitary organization in order to support his family in the only way he knows how. Harper travels to Berlin with his elite team on a black ops mission to investigate a mysterious threat. Barely into his first assignment, he finds himself alone and hunted across Europe, where he must fight to stay...
- 10/10/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Sony Pictures Classics has picked up rights to “Lyrebird,” the directorial debut of billionaire businessman Dan Friedkin, Variety has confirmed.
The pact is for North American rights and marks one of the only sales at an acquisitions market that could be charitably described as moribund. That could change if, as rumored, a deep-pocketed buyer ponies up for the Hugh Jackman-led school embezzlement drama “Bad Education.”
If that deal happens, it will be a welcome reprieve. The handful of films looking for distribution that have found a studio home include “Military Wives,” which Bleecker Street bought, and “Dads,” a Bryce Dallas Howard documentary that sold to Apple. It’s unclear if the films on offer have been lackluster or if companies are growing concerned about the financial viability of the indie space in the wake of box office flops such as “Late Night” and “Blinded by the Light.”
“Lyrebird” centers...
The pact is for North American rights and marks one of the only sales at an acquisitions market that could be charitably described as moribund. That could change if, as rumored, a deep-pocketed buyer ponies up for the Hugh Jackman-led school embezzlement drama “Bad Education.”
If that deal happens, it will be a welcome reprieve. The handful of films looking for distribution that have found a studio home include “Military Wives,” which Bleecker Street bought, and “Dads,” a Bryce Dallas Howard documentary that sold to Apple. It’s unclear if the films on offer have been lackluster or if companies are growing concerned about the financial viability of the indie space in the wake of box office flops such as “Late Night” and “Blinded by the Light.”
“Lyrebird” centers...
- 9/11/2019
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Imperative Entertainment / 30West’s Dan Friedkin makes feature directorial debut.
FilmNation will kick off international sales this week on the wartime drama and Toronto selection Lyrebird starring Guy Pearce, Claes Bang and Vicky Krieps following its world premiere in Telluride.
Dan Friedkin’s feature directorial debut is set to receive its international premiere in Special Presentations on September 11.
Pearce plays Han van Meegeren, an eccentric Dutch painter investigated for selling art to top Nazi officials at the end of the Second World War. Bang plays the soldier and Resistance member leading the investigation into van Meegeren’s artistic dealings and alliances.
FilmNation will kick off international sales this week on the wartime drama and Toronto selection Lyrebird starring Guy Pearce, Claes Bang and Vicky Krieps following its world premiere in Telluride.
Dan Friedkin’s feature directorial debut is set to receive its international premiere in Special Presentations on September 11.
Pearce plays Han van Meegeren, an eccentric Dutch painter investigated for selling art to top Nazi officials at the end of the Second World War. Bang plays the soldier and Resistance member leading the investigation into van Meegeren’s artistic dealings and alliances.
- 9/3/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Chris Pine has signed on to star in the upcoming independent black ops action-thriller “Violence of Action” from Thunder Road Films and 30West.
Tarik Saleh (“The Nile Hilton Incident”) will direct from a script written by J.P. Davis. Principal photography on the film is set to begin in the fall.
STXinternational is handling international distribution and will directly distribute in the UK and Ireland. The company will present the project to buyers at the Cannes Film Festival, which opens May 14. CAA Media Finance and 30West are co-repping Us rights.
Pine will portray a man who has been involuntarily discharged from the Marines and joins a paramilitary organization in order to support his family in the only way he knows how. He travels to Poland with his elite team on a black ops mission to investigate a mysterious threat, then finds himself alone and hunted in Eastern Europe, where he must...
Tarik Saleh (“The Nile Hilton Incident”) will direct from a script written by J.P. Davis. Principal photography on the film is set to begin in the fall.
STXinternational is handling international distribution and will directly distribute in the UK and Ireland. The company will present the project to buyers at the Cannes Film Festival, which opens May 14. CAA Media Finance and 30West are co-repping Us rights.
Pine will portray a man who has been involuntarily discharged from the Marines and joins a paramilitary organization in order to support his family in the only way he knows how. He travels to Poland with his elite team on a black ops mission to investigate a mysterious threat, then finds himself alone and hunted in Eastern Europe, where he must...
- 5/11/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
“Wonder Woman” star Chris Pine is set to star in the action-thriller “Violence of Action” from Thunder Road Films and 30West, which will be presented to buyers at the Cannes Film Festival.
Tarik Saleh (“The Nile Hilton Incident”) will direct from a script written by J.P. Davis. Principal photography will begin this fall.
After being involuntarily discharged from the Marines, James Reed (Pine) joins a paramilitary organization in order to support his family in the only way he knows how. Reed travels to Poland with his elite team on a black ops mission to investigate a mysterious threat. Barely into his first assignment, Reed finds himself alone and hunted in Eastern Europe, where he must fight to stay alive long enough to get home and uncover the true motives of those who betrayed him.
Also Read: Chris Pine Goes Full Monty in Netflix's 'Outlaw King' and It's...
Tarik Saleh (“The Nile Hilton Incident”) will direct from a script written by J.P. Davis. Principal photography will begin this fall.
After being involuntarily discharged from the Marines, James Reed (Pine) joins a paramilitary organization in order to support his family in the only way he knows how. Reed travels to Poland with his elite team on a black ops mission to investigate a mysterious threat. Barely into his first assignment, Reed finds himself alone and hunted in Eastern Europe, where he must fight to stay alive long enough to get home and uncover the true motives of those who betrayed him.
Also Read: Chris Pine Goes Full Monty in Netflix's 'Outlaw King' and It's...
- 5/11/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Chris Pine is taking the lead in the non-stop action-thriller Violence of Action from Thunder Road Films and 30West.
Tarik Saleh (The Nile Hilton Incident) will direct from a script by J.P. Davis.
After being involuntarily discharged from the Marines, James Reed (Pine) joins a paramilitary organization in order to support his family in the only way he knows how. Reed travels to Poland with his elite team on a black ops mission to investigate a mysterious threat. Barely into his first assignment, Reed finds himself alone and hunted in Eastern Europe, where he must fight to stay alive long enough to get home and uncover the true motives of those who betrayed him. Production begins this fall.
Pine recently collaborated with director Patty Jenkins again following their $800M-plus success on Wonder Woman in the TNT noir series I Am the Night as a dogged crime beat reporter who assists...
Tarik Saleh (The Nile Hilton Incident) will direct from a script by J.P. Davis.
After being involuntarily discharged from the Marines, James Reed (Pine) joins a paramilitary organization in order to support his family in the only way he knows how. Reed travels to Poland with his elite team on a black ops mission to investigate a mysterious threat. Barely into his first assignment, Reed finds himself alone and hunted in Eastern Europe, where he must fight to stay alive long enough to get home and uncover the true motives of those who betrayed him. Production begins this fall.
Pine recently collaborated with director Patty Jenkins again following their $800M-plus success on Wonder Woman in the TNT noir series I Am the Night as a dogged crime beat reporter who assists...
- 5/11/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
“Late Night,” the Sundance comedy written by and starring Mindy Kaling, will open in theaters on June 7, Kaling announced in a Twitter video on Thursday.
Amazon Studios is releasing the film directed by Nisha Ganatra that also stars Emma Thompson.
“Last season of ‘Game of Thrones’ will be done by then, so you have no reason not to see it,” Kaling said in the announcement video, which you can watch below:
Also Read: Mindy Kaling's 'Late Night' Might Just Be the First Commercial Hit at Sundance This Year
You heard it here first. @LateNightMovie in theaters June 7th ???? pic.twitter.com/2LTToPsU0W
— Mindy Kaling (@mindykaling) February 28, 2019
Amazon acquired the film for $13 million following its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. “Late Night” stars Thompson as a legendary late-night TV host who is accused of being a “woman who hates women,” so she puts affirmative action on the to-do list,...
Amazon Studios is releasing the film directed by Nisha Ganatra that also stars Emma Thompson.
“Last season of ‘Game of Thrones’ will be done by then, so you have no reason not to see it,” Kaling said in the announcement video, which you can watch below:
Also Read: Mindy Kaling's 'Late Night' Might Just Be the First Commercial Hit at Sundance This Year
You heard it here first. @LateNightMovie in theaters June 7th ???? pic.twitter.com/2LTToPsU0W
— Mindy Kaling (@mindykaling) February 28, 2019
Amazon acquired the film for $13 million following its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. “Late Night” stars Thompson as a legendary late-night TV host who is accused of being a “woman who hates women,” so she puts affirmative action on the to-do list,...
- 2/28/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
He may have missed out on the coveted top prize at last night’s Oscar’s but hot property, Yorgos Lanthimos, has lined up his next project already, an adaptation of Jim Thompson’s 1964 crime novel ‘Pop. 1280’.
Lanthimos will write and direct the picture which tells the story of a sheriff in a town with a population of 1280 people who presents himself as a simplistic, harmless fool, but in actuality is a manipulative psychopath and serial killer who preys on the worst impulses of the small town folk.
Andrew Lowe and Ed Guiney of Element Pictures, Lanthimos, Ryan Friedkin of Imperative Entertainment and John Alan Simon of Discovery Productions will produce. Dan Friedkin and Bradley Thomas of Imperative Entertainment, Micah Green and Dan Steinman of 30West, Elizabeth Karr of Discovery Productions, Ilene Feldman, and Jon Levin will be executive producers.
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This isn’t the...
Lanthimos will write and direct the picture which tells the story of a sheriff in a town with a population of 1280 people who presents himself as a simplistic, harmless fool, but in actuality is a manipulative psychopath and serial killer who preys on the worst impulses of the small town folk.
Andrew Lowe and Ed Guiney of Element Pictures, Lanthimos, Ryan Friedkin of Imperative Entertainment and John Alan Simon of Discovery Productions will produce. Dan Friedkin and Bradley Thomas of Imperative Entertainment, Micah Green and Dan Steinman of 30West, Elizabeth Karr of Discovery Productions, Ilene Feldman, and Jon Levin will be executive producers.
Also in news – The 2019 Oscars – winners
This isn’t the...
- 2/25/2019
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
In today’s film news roundup, Yorgos Lanthimos has set up a crime drama, “Here Lies Daniel Tate” is being adapted, and Donna Langley becomes a member of the USC film school board.
Director Hired
“The Favourite” producer-director Yorgos Lanthimos has signed on to write and direct crime drama “Pop. 1280,” an adaptation of Jim Thompson’s novel about a corrupt small-town sheriff in the 1960s.
Element Pictures will produce with Imperative Entertainment and Lanthimos, in association with Discovery Productions. “The Favourite” is up for 10 Oscars this weekend, including best picture and director.
“Pop. 1280” centers on a sheriff who won’t solve problems, enforce rules or arrest criminals because he knows that nobody in his jurisdiction actually wants to follow the law. But with an election coming, he needs to fix his problems in order to remain in office.
Andrew Lowe and Ed Guiney of Element Pictures, Lanthimos, Ryan Friedkin of Imperative Entertainment,...
Director Hired
“The Favourite” producer-director Yorgos Lanthimos has signed on to write and direct crime drama “Pop. 1280,” an adaptation of Jim Thompson’s novel about a corrupt small-town sheriff in the 1960s.
Element Pictures will produce with Imperative Entertainment and Lanthimos, in association with Discovery Productions. “The Favourite” is up for 10 Oscars this weekend, including best picture and director.
“Pop. 1280” centers on a sheriff who won’t solve problems, enforce rules or arrest criminals because he knows that nobody in his jurisdiction actually wants to follow the law. But with an election coming, he needs to fix his problems in order to remain in office.
Andrew Lowe and Ed Guiney of Element Pictures, Lanthimos, Ryan Friedkin of Imperative Entertainment,...
- 2/23/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Yorgos Lanthimos, the Oscar-nominated director of “The Favourite,” will next write and direct “Pop. 1280,” an adaptation of a 1964 crime novel by Jim Thompson, an individual with knowledge of the project tells TheWrap.
Lanthimos will develop the film at Imperative Entertainment, which will produce with Element Pictures in association with Discovery Productions.
Thompson’s novel is about a sheriff in a town with a population of 1280 people who presents himself as a simplistic, harmless fool, but in actuality is a manipulative psychopath and serial killer who preys on the worst impulses of the small town folk.
Andrew Lowe and Ed Guiney of Element Pictures are producing along with Lanthimos, Ryan Friedkin on behalf of Imperative Entertainment and John Alan Simon of Discovery Productions. Dan Friedkin and Bradley Thomas of Imperative Entertainment...
Lanthimos will develop the film at Imperative Entertainment, which will produce with Element Pictures in association with Discovery Productions.
Thompson’s novel is about a sheriff in a town with a population of 1280 people who presents himself as a simplistic, harmless fool, but in actuality is a manipulative psychopath and serial killer who preys on the worst impulses of the small town folk.
Andrew Lowe and Ed Guiney of Element Pictures are producing along with Lanthimos, Ryan Friedkin on behalf of Imperative Entertainment and John Alan Simon of Discovery Productions. Dan Friedkin and Bradley Thomas of Imperative Entertainment...
- 2/22/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
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