Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to “Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg,” which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. The documentary, which was produced by Sk Global Entertainment, tells the story of Anita Pallenberg, the model and actress who rose to fame in the 1960s and ’70s after a chance encounter with the Rolling Stones.
Alexis Bloom and Svetlana Zill directed the docu, which features the voice of Scarlett Johansson as Anita, based on the words of her unpublished memoir. Keith Richards and his children with Pallenberg, Marlon and Angela Richards, make appearances in the film.
Magnolia plans to release “Catching Fire” next spring.
“Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg” tells the story of a woman who was described as a “rock n’ roll goddess,” a “voodoo priestess” and an “evil seductress.” She was also accused of trying to break up the Rolling Stones. But despite her tumultuous life,...
Alexis Bloom and Svetlana Zill directed the docu, which features the voice of Scarlett Johansson as Anita, based on the words of her unpublished memoir. Keith Richards and his children with Pallenberg, Marlon and Angela Richards, make appearances in the film.
Magnolia plans to release “Catching Fire” next spring.
“Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg” tells the story of a woman who was described as a “rock n’ roll goddess,” a “voodoo priestess” and an “evil seductress.” She was also accused of trying to break up the Rolling Stones. But despite her tumultuous life,...
- 10/2/2023
- by Pat Saperstein
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has picked up worldwide rights to the documentary “Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa” out of the Toronto International Film Festival, TheWrap has learned. The sale comes on the heels of another high-profile pickup from Netflix, Anna Kendrick’s serial killer directorial debut “Woman of the Hour.”
The streamer will release the film in 2024.
Directed by Lucy Walker (“Of Night & Light”), the film tells the story of Lhakpa Sherpa, the first Nepali woman to summit and descend Mount Everest who is now a single mom working at a Connecticut Whole Foods.
“Lhakpa grew up in Nepal, illiterate and rejected by her family, and emigrated to the US without speaking English,” the official synopsis from TIFF reads. “When we meet her, she’s working as a dishwasher at Whole Foods in Connecticut, raising her teenage daughters, Sunny and Shiny, in a small apartment. She’s a single mom and spousal-abuse survivor.
The streamer will release the film in 2024.
Directed by Lucy Walker (“Of Night & Light”), the film tells the story of Lhakpa Sherpa, the first Nepali woman to summit and descend Mount Everest who is now a single mom working at a Connecticut Whole Foods.
“Lhakpa grew up in Nepal, illiterate and rejected by her family, and emigrated to the US without speaking English,” the official synopsis from TIFF reads. “When we meet her, she’s working as a dishwasher at Whole Foods in Connecticut, raising her teenage daughters, Sunny and Shiny, in a small apartment. She’s a single mom and spousal-abuse survivor.
- 9/12/2023
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Netflix has acquired worldwide rights to the documentary Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa out of the Toronto Film Festival, Deadline can exclusively reveal.
The deal is the second in quick succession for the streamer, which less than 12 hours ago snapped up Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut, Woman of The Hour, for $11 million. No details as to the financial terms were disclosed.
Pic’s subject, Lhakpa Sherpa, was the first Nepali woman to completely summit and survive Mount Everest. For anyone else, that might be the greatest challenge and achievement of their life. But for the unforgettable Lhakpa — now a single mother of three, based in Connecticut — it was just the start.
Hailing from Sk Global Entertainment, Obb Pictures, and Avocados and Coconuts, the doc was directed by Lucy Walker, the 2x Oscar nominee previously at TIFF with another tale of a female Everest climber in 2006’s Cinema Eye Honors Award-nominated Blindsight.
The deal is the second in quick succession for the streamer, which less than 12 hours ago snapped up Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut, Woman of The Hour, for $11 million. No details as to the financial terms were disclosed.
Pic’s subject, Lhakpa Sherpa, was the first Nepali woman to completely summit and survive Mount Everest. For anyone else, that might be the greatest challenge and achievement of their life. But for the unforgettable Lhakpa — now a single mother of three, based in Connecticut — it was just the start.
Hailing from Sk Global Entertainment, Obb Pictures, and Avocados and Coconuts, the doc was directed by Lucy Walker, the 2x Oscar nominee previously at TIFF with another tale of a female Everest climber in 2006’s Cinema Eye Honors Award-nominated Blindsight.
- 9/12/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
A series adaptation of the film “Hell or High Water” is in the works at Fox, Variety has learned exclusively.
In the series version, when a ruthless oil tycoon attempts to plunder a West Texas ranching community, two local brothers dodge a zealous Texas Ranger and fight to keep what’s theirs, one bank robbery at a time, come hell or high water.
The one-hour drama project has received a script and additional material to series order at the broadcaster. Jessica Mecklenburg will write and executive produce. Sidney Kimmel, John Penotti, Charlie Corwin, and Marcy Ross of Sk Global will also executive produce along with Gigi Pritzker and Rachel Shane of Madison Wells and Julie Yorn, Carla Hacken, and David Mackenzie. Kimmel, Penotti, Pritzker, Shane, Yorn, and Hacken all produced the original film while Mackenzie directed it.
Sk Global will produce along with Fox Entertainment. Sk Global executive Mark O’Connor...
In the series version, when a ruthless oil tycoon attempts to plunder a West Texas ranching community, two local brothers dodge a zealous Texas Ranger and fight to keep what’s theirs, one bank robbery at a time, come hell or high water.
The one-hour drama project has received a script and additional material to series order at the broadcaster. Jessica Mecklenburg will write and executive produce. Sidney Kimmel, John Penotti, Charlie Corwin, and Marcy Ross of Sk Global will also executive produce along with Gigi Pritzker and Rachel Shane of Madison Wells and Julie Yorn, Carla Hacken, and David Mackenzie. Kimmel, Penotti, Pritzker, Shane, Yorn, and Hacken all produced the original film while Mackenzie directed it.
Sk Global will produce along with Fox Entertainment. Sk Global executive Mark O’Connor...
- 1/10/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Sk Global and Gail Berman’s The Jackal Group have teamed to develop, finance and produce a series adaptation of Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s international bestseller Before the Coffee Gets Cold.
In a competitive situation, Sk Global has acquired the rights to the novel which was published last year. Originally adapted from Kawaguchi’s own stage play by the same name, Before the Coffee Gets Cold is set in a Tokyo back alley where a café has served carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. Local legend says that this shop offers something else very unique for patrons: the chance to travel back in time – but only for the time it takes for their coffee to get cold. With faces both familiar and new, the story follows patrons who visit to take advantage of Café Funiculi Funicula’s time-traveling offer and revisit moments with family, friends and lovers...
In a competitive situation, Sk Global has acquired the rights to the novel which was published last year. Originally adapted from Kawaguchi’s own stage play by the same name, Before the Coffee Gets Cold is set in a Tokyo back alley where a café has served carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. Local legend says that this shop offers something else very unique for patrons: the chance to travel back in time – but only for the time it takes for their coffee to get cold. With faces both familiar and new, the story follows patrons who visit to take advantage of Café Funiculi Funicula’s time-traveling offer and revisit moments with family, friends and lovers...
- 10/26/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
A couple of major industry players are planning to put their spin on music documentaries and scripted content.
Warner Music Group and Sk Global announced a partnership Thursday that will see the companies co-produce and co-finance a slate of music-oriented nonfiction and fiction projects “mined from Wmg’s extraordinary roster of artists and songwriters, as well as its expansive global catalog.” The pact also calls for producing local language content.
“The partnership will pay special attention to Wmg’s vast array of celebrated international artists,” a release noted, “particularly across the U.S., Asia, and Latin America.”
The announcement came from Sk Global Chairman Sidney Kimmel, co-CEOs John Penotti and Charlie Corwin, and Charlie Cohen, president, Warner Music Entertainment, Wmg’s TV and Film Division.
“We could not be more pleased to join hands with our longtime friend Charlie Cohen and his immensely talented team around the globe,” Penotti and Corwin said in a statement.
Warner Music Group and Sk Global announced a partnership Thursday that will see the companies co-produce and co-finance a slate of music-oriented nonfiction and fiction projects “mined from Wmg’s extraordinary roster of artists and songwriters, as well as its expansive global catalog.” The pact also calls for producing local language content.
“The partnership will pay special attention to Wmg’s vast array of celebrated international artists,” a release noted, “particularly across the U.S., Asia, and Latin America.”
The announcement came from Sk Global Chairman Sidney Kimmel, co-CEOs John Penotti and Charlie Corwin, and Charlie Cohen, president, Warner Music Entertainment, Wmg’s TV and Film Division.
“We could not be more pleased to join hands with our longtime friend Charlie Cohen and his immensely talented team around the globe,” Penotti and Corwin said in a statement.
- 10/7/2021
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Bleecker Street has acquired the U.S. rights to Geeta Malik’s “India Sweets and Spices,” premiering in theaters on Nov. 19.
The film, which debuted at Tribeca Film Festival, follows Alia Kapur (Sophia Ali) as she returns to her family’s posh suburban New Jersey home after a year away at college and turns their well-ordered life upside down. When she befriends Varun (Rish Shah), the handsome son of the new owners of the local Indian grocery store, she invites him to a family dinner party where family secrets fly.
Manisha Koirala, Adil Hussain, Deepti Gupta and Ved Sapru also star in the humorous coming-of-age tale, produced and financed by Madison Wells and Sk Global Entertainment, and producers Naomi Despres, Sidney Kimmel, John Penotti and Gigi Pritzker. Adrian Alperovich, Kilian Kerwin, Mark O’Connor, Bruce Toll and Rachel Shane executive produce.
The deal was brokered between Kent Sanderson and Avy Eschenasy of Bleecker Street and CAA,...
The film, which debuted at Tribeca Film Festival, follows Alia Kapur (Sophia Ali) as she returns to her family’s posh suburban New Jersey home after a year away at college and turns their well-ordered life upside down. When she befriends Varun (Rish Shah), the handsome son of the new owners of the local Indian grocery store, she invites him to a family dinner party where family secrets fly.
Manisha Koirala, Adil Hussain, Deepti Gupta and Ved Sapru also star in the humorous coming-of-age tale, produced and financed by Madison Wells and Sk Global Entertainment, and producers Naomi Despres, Sidney Kimmel, John Penotti and Gigi Pritzker. Adrian Alperovich, Kilian Kerwin, Mark O’Connor, Bruce Toll and Rachel Shane executive produce.
The deal was brokered between Kent Sanderson and Avy Eschenasy of Bleecker Street and CAA,...
- 9/13/2021
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
Bleecker Street announced on Monday that it acquired the rights to the coming-of-age comedy “India Sweets and Spices,” which is written and directed by Geeta Malik and stars “Uncharted” actress Sophia Ali. It premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and is set for release on November 19.
Ali plays Alia Kapur, an Indian-American college student who returns to her upscale family in New Jersey and soon upends her family’s orderly life with her newfound independence, especially after she discovers secrets about her parents during a family dinner with the son of the local Indian grocery store owners. Manisha Koirala, Adil Hussain, Rish Shah, Deepti Gupta, and Ved Sapru also star.
“’India Sweets and Spices’ is a film so close to my heart, and I’m thrilled to be working with such a passionate team at Bleecker Street,” said writer/director Geeta Malik. “I know we’re in great hands for...
Ali plays Alia Kapur, an Indian-American college student who returns to her upscale family in New Jersey and soon upends her family’s orderly life with her newfound independence, especially after she discovers secrets about her parents during a family dinner with the son of the local Indian grocery store owners. Manisha Koirala, Adil Hussain, Rish Shah, Deepti Gupta, and Ved Sapru also star.
“’India Sweets and Spices’ is a film so close to my heart, and I’m thrilled to be working with such a passionate team at Bleecker Street,” said writer/director Geeta Malik. “I know we’re in great hands for...
- 9/13/2021
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Bleecker Street has landed the U.S. rights to filmmaker Geeta Malik’s new comedy India Sweets and Spices, which made its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in June. A theatrical release of November 19 has been set.
In the movie, Alia Kapur (Sophia Ali) returns to her family’s posh suburban New Jersey home after a year away at college and upends their well-ordered life with her brash independence. After befriending Varun (Rish Shah), the handsome son of the new owners of the local Indian grocery, she invites his family to a dinner party where family secrets are revealed. Alia’s surprise turns to rebellion when she uncovers secrets about both her parents that push her toward a daring and ultimately hilarious confrontation. Also starring are Manisha Koirala, Adil Hussain, Deepti Gupta and Ved Sapru.
“India Sweets and Spices is a film so close to my heart, and...
In the movie, Alia Kapur (Sophia Ali) returns to her family’s posh suburban New Jersey home after a year away at college and upends their well-ordered life with her brash independence. After befriending Varun (Rish Shah), the handsome son of the new owners of the local Indian grocery, she invites his family to a dinner party where family secrets are revealed. Alia’s surprise turns to rebellion when she uncovers secrets about both her parents that push her toward a daring and ultimately hilarious confrontation. Also starring are Manisha Koirala, Adil Hussain, Deepti Gupta and Ved Sapru.
“India Sweets and Spices is a film so close to my heart, and...
- 9/13/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon.” The Tom Hanks-starrer “Greyhound.” Will Smith vehicle “Emancipation.” And announced Wednesday, “Palmer,” starring Justin Timberlake. As Apple continues to acquire films, the tech giant’s strategy in its first year in Hollywood is growing clearer: It’s betting that big names, big budgets, and prestige films will help keep users satisfied.
The company’s latest acquisition, “Palmer,” is directed by Oscar winner Fisher Stevens (“The Cove”) and is currently in post-production. It stars Timberlake as a former college football phenomenon who, after a stint in prison, returns to his hometown to get his life back on track. He is unexpectedly tasked with looking after a unique boy who has been abandoned by his mother. The screenplay written by Cheryl Guerriero made the 2016 Blacklist.
The cast is rounded out by Juno Temple (“Dirty John”), “Nebraska” Oscar nominee June Squibb, Alisha Wainwright (“Raising...
The company’s latest acquisition, “Palmer,” is directed by Oscar winner Fisher Stevens (“The Cove”) and is currently in post-production. It stars Timberlake as a former college football phenomenon who, after a stint in prison, returns to his hometown to get his life back on track. He is unexpectedly tasked with looking after a unique boy who has been abandoned by his mother. The screenplay written by Cheryl Guerriero made the 2016 Blacklist.
The cast is rounded out by Juno Temple (“Dirty John”), “Nebraska” Oscar nominee June Squibb, Alisha Wainwright (“Raising...
- 7/15/2020
- by Chris Lindahl
- Indiewire
Apple is buying the Justin Timberlake drama “Palmer” from Sk Global in a move to expand its slate of high-profile original films.
“Palmer,” directed by Fisher Stevens from Cheryl Guerriero’s script, follows a former college football phenomenon who returns to his hometown to get his life back on track upon his release from prison. He faces lingering conflicts from his past, but also a much more surprising challenge as he finds himself suddenly in charge of a unique young boy who has been abandoned by his wayward mother. “Palmer” also stars Juno Temple, June Squibb, Alisha Wainwright and Ryder Allen.
The script for the film appeared on the 2016 Blacklist. It’s an Sk Global, Rhea Films and Nadler No Gmo Popcorn Co. project, in association with the Hercules Film Fund. “Palmer” is produced by Sidney Kimmel, John Penotti, Charlie Corwin, Daniel Nadler and Charles B. Wessler. The movie is executive produced by Robert Friedland,...
“Palmer,” directed by Fisher Stevens from Cheryl Guerriero’s script, follows a former college football phenomenon who returns to his hometown to get his life back on track upon his release from prison. He faces lingering conflicts from his past, but also a much more surprising challenge as he finds himself suddenly in charge of a unique young boy who has been abandoned by his wayward mother. “Palmer” also stars Juno Temple, June Squibb, Alisha Wainwright and Ryder Allen.
The script for the film appeared on the 2016 Blacklist. It’s an Sk Global, Rhea Films and Nadler No Gmo Popcorn Co. project, in association with the Hercules Film Fund. “Palmer” is produced by Sidney Kimmel, John Penotti, Charlie Corwin, Daniel Nadler and Charles B. Wessler. The movie is executive produced by Robert Friedland,...
- 7/15/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Apple has landed the Sk Global feature drama Palmer starring Justin Timberlake and directed by Fisher Stevens.
The movie, written and executive produced by Cheryl Guerriero, whose script appeared on the 2016 Blacklist, follows a former college football phenomenon named Eddie Palmer (Timberlake) who, after a stint in prison, returns to his hometown to get his life back on track. There, he faces not only lingering conflicts from his past but also a much more surprising challenge as he finds himself suddenly in charge of a unique young boy who has been abandoned by his wayward mother. Juno Temple, Oscar-nominee June Squibb, Alisha Wainright also star with Ryder Allen making his feature film debut.
Palmer joins Apple’s growing film slate, many titles which Deadline first told you about, i.e. the streamer’s record $120M film festival acquisition with Will Smith-Antoine Fuqua‘s Emancipation, acquisition of Sony’s Tom...
The movie, written and executive produced by Cheryl Guerriero, whose script appeared on the 2016 Blacklist, follows a former college football phenomenon named Eddie Palmer (Timberlake) who, after a stint in prison, returns to his hometown to get his life back on track. There, he faces not only lingering conflicts from his past but also a much more surprising challenge as he finds himself suddenly in charge of a unique young boy who has been abandoned by his wayward mother. Juno Temple, Oscar-nominee June Squibb, Alisha Wainright also star with Ryder Allen making his feature film debut.
Palmer joins Apple’s growing film slate, many titles which Deadline first told you about, i.e. the streamer’s record $120M film festival acquisition with Will Smith-Antoine Fuqua‘s Emancipation, acquisition of Sony’s Tom...
- 7/15/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Sony Pictures and Sk Global have acquired the film rights to “Crazy Rich Asians” author Kevin Kwan’s new novel “Sex and Vanity” after a fierce bidding war, according to an individual with knowledge of the project.
Published by Doubleday, the book became an instant New York Times bestseller after its release on June 30. “Sex and Vanity” was also selected as “Good Morning America’s” Book Club Pick for July and is Kwan’s first novel since the release of his “Crazy Rich Asians” trilogy, which was adapted into a critically acclaimed box office smash hit earning $240 million worldwide.
“Sex and Vanity” is a glittering tale that centers on a young woman who finds herself torn between two men: the Waspy fiancé of her family’s dreams and George Zao, the man she is desperately trying to avoid falling in love with.
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Published by Doubleday, the book became an instant New York Times bestseller after its release on June 30. “Sex and Vanity” was also selected as “Good Morning America’s” Book Club Pick for July and is Kwan’s first novel since the release of his “Crazy Rich Asians” trilogy, which was adapted into a critically acclaimed box office smash hit earning $240 million worldwide.
“Sex and Vanity” is a glittering tale that centers on a young woman who finds herself torn between two men: the Waspy fiancé of her family’s dreams and George Zao, the man she is desperately trying to avoid falling in love with.
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- 7/9/2020
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
After a fierce bidding war, Sony Pictures and Sk Global have acquired the film rights to bestselling author Kevin Kwan’s new novel “Sex and Vanity,” which became an instant New York Times bestseller after its release on June 30.
Published by Doubleday, this is Kwan’s first novel since the release of his “Crazy Rich Asians” trilogy, which became a worldwide phenomenon and was adapted into a critically acclaimed and box office hit film earning $240 million worldwide.
Selected as “Good Morning America’s” Book Club Pick for July, “Sex and Vanity” is the glittering tale of a young woman who finds herself torn between two men: the Wasp-y fiancé of her family’s dreams and George Zao, the man she is desperately trying to avoid falling in love with.
“I am overjoyed to be embarking on this cinematic adventure with Sony Pictures and Sk Global. Sony Pictures has produced so...
Published by Doubleday, this is Kwan’s first novel since the release of his “Crazy Rich Asians” trilogy, which became a worldwide phenomenon and was adapted into a critically acclaimed and box office hit film earning $240 million worldwide.
Selected as “Good Morning America’s” Book Club Pick for July, “Sex and Vanity” is the glittering tale of a young woman who finds herself torn between two men: the Wasp-y fiancé of her family’s dreams and George Zao, the man she is desperately trying to avoid falling in love with.
“I am overjoyed to be embarking on this cinematic adventure with Sony Pictures and Sk Global. Sony Pictures has produced so...
- 7/9/2020
- by Justin Kroll
- Variety Film + TV
“Bombshell” writer Charles Randolph will tackle the coronavirus in an untitled “Wuhan Project” movie set and filmed on location in China, with Sk Global both financing and producing, the company’s co-CEOs John Penotti and Charlie Corwin announced Saturday.
Randolph is currently writing the screenplay for the feature film, which will be his directorial debut. He plans to film the “Untitled Charles Randolph Wuhan Project” in China and other international locations with Chinese and international talent and crew.
The untitled film examines the dramatic weeks in China as the heroic medical community confronts a mysterious virus (not explicitly named Covid-19 in the release), soon to become a global pandemic. Randolph and Sk Global will produce, and Margaret Riley will executive produce. Xian Li is the executive in charge of development and on the ground production for Sk Global.
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Randolph is currently writing the screenplay for the feature film, which will be his directorial debut. He plans to film the “Untitled Charles Randolph Wuhan Project” in China and other international locations with Chinese and international talent and crew.
The untitled film examines the dramatic weeks in China as the heroic medical community confronts a mysterious virus (not explicitly named Covid-19 in the release), soon to become a global pandemic. Randolph and Sk Global will produce, and Margaret Riley will executive produce. Xian Li is the executive in charge of development and on the ground production for Sk Global.
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- 6/27/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Oscar-winning writer Charles Randolph will write, direct and produce a film about the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic in China for Sk Global, which will finance and produce.
The project, which is still untitled, marks a directorial debut for Randolph, who wrote Fox News drama “Bombshell” and won an Academy Award with Adam McKay for adapted screenplay for “The Big Short.”
“I’m very happy to be working with everyone at Sk Global to get this right,” Randolph said. “The deeper we dig, the richer the story of Wuhan becomes. It’s one thing to fight a monster. It’s another thing to fight a monster in the dark.”
Sk Global co-CEOs John Penotti and Charlie Corwin made the announcement on Saturday. The film examines the dramatic weeks in China as the medical community confronts a mysterious virus, soon to become a global pandemic. The project is set to...
The project, which is still untitled, marks a directorial debut for Randolph, who wrote Fox News drama “Bombshell” and won an Academy Award with Adam McKay for adapted screenplay for “The Big Short.”
“I’m very happy to be working with everyone at Sk Global to get this right,” Randolph said. “The deeper we dig, the richer the story of Wuhan becomes. It’s one thing to fight a monster. It’s another thing to fight a monster in the dark.”
Sk Global co-CEOs John Penotti and Charlie Corwin made the announcement on Saturday. The film examines the dramatic weeks in China as the medical community confronts a mysterious virus, soon to become a global pandemic. The project is set to...
- 6/27/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Sk Global will finance and produce Oscar winner Charles Randolph’s screenplay. It’s being called the Untitled Wuhan Project, and examines the dramatic weeks in China as the heroic medical community confronts a mysterious virus, soon to become a global pandemic. Randolph will make his directing debut.
Sk Global co-ceo’s John Penotti and Charlie Corwin made the deal and Randolph and Sk Global will produce and Margaret Riley will be executive producer. Xian Li is the executive in charge of development and on the ground production for Sk Global.
The project is slated to be filmed in China, utilizing Chinese and international talent and crew, as well in as other international locations. Randolph takes on the role of director after scripting the Fox News and Roger Ailes sexual harassment saga Bombshell, which starred Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman and Margot Robbie.
Sk Global co-ceo’s John Penotti and Charlie Corwin made the deal and Randolph and Sk Global will produce and Margaret Riley will be executive producer. Xian Li is the executive in charge of development and on the ground production for Sk Global.
The project is slated to be filmed in China, utilizing Chinese and international talent and crew, as well in as other international locations. Randolph takes on the role of director after scripting the Fox News and Roger Ailes sexual harassment saga Bombshell, which starred Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman and Margot Robbie.
- 6/27/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Ivanhoe Pictures, which produced “Crazy Rich Asians,” has partnered with Jeffrey Sharp and Sharp Independent Pictures to finance and co-produce “The Baccarat Queen” about Chinese gambler Cheung Yin “Kelly” Sun.
The project is inspired by Michael Kaplan’s article “The Baccarat Machine,” published in Cigar Aficionado, about Sun amassing millions of dollars of winnings by teaming with “King of Poker” Phil Ivey and using a technique known as edge sorting — recognizing the use of playing cards in which the edges on either side are unevenly cut by fractions of an inch.
Ivanhoe plans to develop a predominately English-language film featuring Asian characters. Ivanhoe and Sharp will produce.
“‘The Baccarat Queen’ is a truly captivating story that will feature a diverse international cast, a goal that Ivanhoe continues to pursue as global storytellers,” Ivanhoe Pictures president John Penotti said. “We are thrilled to partner with Sharp as we tell this exciting,...
The project is inspired by Michael Kaplan’s article “The Baccarat Machine,” published in Cigar Aficionado, about Sun amassing millions of dollars of winnings by teaming with “King of Poker” Phil Ivey and using a technique known as edge sorting — recognizing the use of playing cards in which the edges on either side are unevenly cut by fractions of an inch.
Ivanhoe plans to develop a predominately English-language film featuring Asian characters. Ivanhoe and Sharp will produce.
“‘The Baccarat Queen’ is a truly captivating story that will feature a diverse international cast, a goal that Ivanhoe continues to pursue as global storytellers,” Ivanhoe Pictures president John Penotti said. “We are thrilled to partner with Sharp as we tell this exciting,...
- 2/14/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has acquired worldwide rights to the Indian anthology series “Delhi Crime.” The police procedural will have its world premiere in the Sundance Film Festival’s Indie Episodic Section on Tuesday, with its Netflix launch coming on March 22.
Written and directed by Richie Mehta, the seven-part first season is inspired by a 2012 Delhi gang rape case and was shot on location in New Delhi. “Delhi Crime” looks at the complexities of the case, including the scrutiny of the victim and the investigative team’s determination to bring the perpetrators to justice.
The cast is led by Shefali Shah and also stars Adil Hussain, Denzil Smith (“The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”), Rasika Dugal, Rajesh Tailang and Yashaswini Dayama. It’s produced by Golden Karavan and Ivanhoe Pictures.
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“The making of Delhi Crime has...
Written and directed by Richie Mehta, the seven-part first season is inspired by a 2012 Delhi gang rape case and was shot on location in New Delhi. “Delhi Crime” looks at the complexities of the case, including the scrutiny of the victim and the investigative team’s determination to bring the perpetrators to justice.
The cast is led by Shefali Shah and also stars Adil Hussain, Denzil Smith (“The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”), Rasika Dugal, Rajesh Tailang and Yashaswini Dayama. It’s produced by Golden Karavan and Ivanhoe Pictures.
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“The making of Delhi Crime has...
- 1/29/2019
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
Exclusive: In a competitive situation, Netflix has landed Indian anthology drama series Delhi Crime, with what I hear is a two-season order. The series (original title Delhi Crime Story) hails from award winning Canadian-Indian auteur Richie Mehta; Golden Karavan, the Mumbai-based venture of leading TV producer Aaron Kaplan, media investor Jeff Sagansky, Florence Sloan, Apoorva Bakshi, Pooja Kohli and Sanjay Bachani; as well as John Penotti, Michael Hogan and Kilian Kerwin’s Ivanhoe Pictures (Crazy Rich Asians).
The deal was made on the eve of Delhi Crime‘s Jan. 29 world premiere at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival in the Indie Episodic category. I hear it covers the already produced seven-episode first season in addition to a second installment. Season 1 of the police-procedural thriller will debut on Netflix worldwide March 22.
Delhi Crime marks Kaplan’s 10th on-air series and second on Netflix, joining Santa Clarita Diet, which he executive produces through Kapital Entertainment.
The deal was made on the eve of Delhi Crime‘s Jan. 29 world premiere at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival in the Indie Episodic category. I hear it covers the already produced seven-episode first season in addition to a second installment. Season 1 of the police-procedural thriller will debut on Netflix worldwide March 22.
Delhi Crime marks Kaplan’s 10th on-air series and second on Netflix, joining Santa Clarita Diet, which he executive produces through Kapital Entertainment.
- 1/29/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Sidney Kimmel Entertainment will finance and produce Picking Cotton, and the company has set Jessica Sanders to direct a David Birke & Tony Mosher-scripted adaptation of the bestselling memoir by Ronald Cotton, Jennifer Thompson and Erin Torneo.
Sidney Kimmel, Ske president John Penotti and Sanders will produce and Dan Shotz and Brett Winton will be exec producers.
Sanders is the Oscar-nominated, Sundance- and Cannes-winning docu director of After Innocence and Sing!. Picking Cotton is the riveting true story of Jennifer Thompson, a Southern white college student who was violently raped at knifepoint, and Ronald Cotton, the black man she identified as her attacker in a lineup. After spending 11 years in prison, Cotton was exonerated and freed by DNA evidence. He acclimates to life as a free man and his accuser struggles with her guilt, and in an unlikely turn they become close friends and activists for criminal justice reform.
Sidney Kimmel, Ske president John Penotti and Sanders will produce and Dan Shotz and Brett Winton will be exec producers.
Sanders is the Oscar-nominated, Sundance- and Cannes-winning docu director of After Innocence and Sing!. Picking Cotton is the riveting true story of Jennifer Thompson, a Southern white college student who was violently raped at knifepoint, and Ronald Cotton, the black man she identified as her attacker in a lineup. After spending 11 years in prison, Cotton was exonerated and freed by DNA evidence. He acclimates to life as a free man and his accuser struggles with her guilt, and in an unlikely turn they become close friends and activists for criminal justice reform.
- 1/18/2019
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Non-fiction source book centres on Malaysian financier and fugitive Jho Low, alleged mastermind of $5bn theft.
Crazy Rich Asians producer Ivanhoe has acquired film rights to Billion Dollar Whale: The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, And The World, an exposé of the Malaysian 1Mdb money laundering scandal that engulfed Red Granite Pictures.
The project marks the first to be announced since Ivanhoe and Michelle Yeoh’s Mythical Films struck a first-look deal. Yeoh will serve as producer.
Wall Street Journal reporters Tom Wright and Bradley Hope wrote Billion Dollar Whale, which chronicles the secret nexus of elite wealth, banking,...
Crazy Rich Asians producer Ivanhoe has acquired film rights to Billion Dollar Whale: The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, And The World, an exposé of the Malaysian 1Mdb money laundering scandal that engulfed Red Granite Pictures.
The project marks the first to be announced since Ivanhoe and Michelle Yeoh’s Mythical Films struck a first-look deal. Yeoh will serve as producer.
Wall Street Journal reporters Tom Wright and Bradley Hope wrote Billion Dollar Whale, which chronicles the secret nexus of elite wealth, banking,...
- 9/27/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Sk Global’s Ivanhoe Pictures, the company that co-financed and co-produced WB’s rom-com hit Crazy Rich Asians, has obtained the film rights to the recently released non-fiction exposé Billion Dollar Whale: The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World, with Cra star Michelle Yeoh on board to produce under her recently inked deal with Ivanhoe.
Written by Wall Street Journal reporters Tom Wright and Bradley Hope, the book center on Jho Low, the alleged mastermind involved in Malaysia’s shocking 1Mdb money-laundering scandal and details the secret nexus of elite wealth, banking, Hollywood, and politics. Now under investigation by authorities in Malaysia, Singapore, Luxembourg, Switzerland, and the U.S. Department of Justice, the theft—estimated at $5 billion—ranks among the biggest cases of fraud in history. Low remains an international fugitive.
The deal was negotiated on behalf of Wright and Hope by CAA and Steve Troha at Folio Literary Management,...
Written by Wall Street Journal reporters Tom Wright and Bradley Hope, the book center on Jho Low, the alleged mastermind involved in Malaysia’s shocking 1Mdb money-laundering scandal and details the secret nexus of elite wealth, banking, Hollywood, and politics. Now under investigation by authorities in Malaysia, Singapore, Luxembourg, Switzerland, and the U.S. Department of Justice, the theft—estimated at $5 billion—ranks among the biggest cases of fraud in history. Low remains an international fugitive.
The deal was negotiated on behalf of Wright and Hope by CAA and Steve Troha at Folio Literary Management,...
- 9/27/2018
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Raw, producer of Sundance breakout documentary Three Identical Strangers, is partnering with Film4 and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment (Ske) on a narrative feature version of the picture.
The Sundance title, about three strangers who inadvertently discover that they are identical triplets separated at birth, won the festival’s Special Jury Prize for Documentary Storytelling.
Raw, Film4 and Ske will develop the new narrative feature following what they describe as “fierce, multi-studio competitive bidding in the life rights of Robert Shafran and David Kellman,” who are two of the identical triplets at the heart of the documentary.
Raw’s Katherine Butler and Dimitri Doganis and Ske’s Sidney Kimmel and John Penotti will produce the as-yet untitled narrative feature film. Film4’s Daniel Battsek and Sam Lavender, Submarine Entertainment’s Josh Braun and Dan Braun, and the doc’s director Tim Wardle will serve as executive producers. Mark O’Connor will oversee development on behalf of Ske.
The Sundance title, about three strangers who inadvertently discover that they are identical triplets separated at birth, won the festival’s Special Jury Prize for Documentary Storytelling.
Raw, Film4 and Ske will develop the new narrative feature following what they describe as “fierce, multi-studio competitive bidding in the life rights of Robert Shafran and David Kellman,” who are two of the identical triplets at the heart of the documentary.
Raw’s Katherine Butler and Dimitri Doganis and Ske’s Sidney Kimmel and John Penotti will produce the as-yet untitled narrative feature film. Film4’s Daniel Battsek and Sam Lavender, Submarine Entertainment’s Josh Braun and Dan Braun, and the doc’s director Tim Wardle will serve as executive producers. Mark O’Connor will oversee development on behalf of Ske.
- 7/19/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Bankside handles international sales in Berlin.
CBS Films has acquired Us rights to the Automatik and First Generation Films mystery-thriller Strange But True starring Amy Ryan, Greg Kinnear, Nick Robinson, and Margaret Qualley. Bankside is handing international sales at the Efm.
Rowan Athale directed from Eric Garcia’s adapted screenplay based on the novel by John Searles about a couple who receive a visit from a pregnant woman claiming their son who died five years ago on Prom Night is the father of her child.
Rounding out the key cast are Brian Cox, Blythe Danner, Mena Massoud, and Connor Jessup.
Fred Berger and Brian Kavanaugh-Jones of Automatik produced with Christina Piovesan of First Generation Films.
Deepak Nayer and Laure Vaysee of Motion Picture Capital, Hilary Davis and Stephen Kelliher of Bankside Films, Compton Ross and Phil Hunt of Head Gear Films, and John Penotti, Ross Katz, Tim Williams and Brian Kornreich served as executive producers. Motion Picture Capital...
CBS Films has acquired Us rights to the Automatik and First Generation Films mystery-thriller Strange But True starring Amy Ryan, Greg Kinnear, Nick Robinson, and Margaret Qualley. Bankside is handing international sales at the Efm.
Rowan Athale directed from Eric Garcia’s adapted screenplay based on the novel by John Searles about a couple who receive a visit from a pregnant woman claiming their son who died five years ago on Prom Night is the father of her child.
Rounding out the key cast are Brian Cox, Blythe Danner, Mena Massoud, and Connor Jessup.
Fred Berger and Brian Kavanaugh-Jones of Automatik produced with Christina Piovesan of First Generation Films.
Deepak Nayer and Laure Vaysee of Motion Picture Capital, Hilary Davis and Stephen Kelliher of Bankside Films, Compton Ross and Phil Hunt of Head Gear Films, and John Penotti, Ross Katz, Tim Williams and Brian Kornreich served as executive producers. Motion Picture Capital...
- 2/16/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Bankside handles international sales in Berlin.
CBS Films has acquired Us rights to the Automatik and First Generation Films mystery-thriller Strange But True starring Amy Ryan, Greg Kinnear, Nick Robinson, and Margaret Qualley.
Rowan Athale directed from Eric Garcia’s adapted screenplay based on the novel by John Searles. Bankside is handing international sales at the Efm in Berlin.
Strange But True follows a couple who receive a visit from a pregnant woman claiming their son who died five years ago on Prom Night is the father of her child.
Rounding out the key cast are Brian Cox, Blythe Danner, Mena Massoud, and Connor Jessup.
Fred Berger and Brian Kavanaugh-Jones of Automatik produced with Christina Piovesan of First Generation Films.
Deepak Nayer and Laure Vaysee of Motion Picture Capital, Hilary Davis and Stephen Kelliher of Bankside Films, Compton Ross and Phil Hunt of Head Gear Films, and John Penotti, Ross Katz, Tim Williams and [link=nm...
CBS Films has acquired Us rights to the Automatik and First Generation Films mystery-thriller Strange But True starring Amy Ryan, Greg Kinnear, Nick Robinson, and Margaret Qualley.
Rowan Athale directed from Eric Garcia’s adapted screenplay based on the novel by John Searles. Bankside is handing international sales at the Efm in Berlin.
Strange But True follows a couple who receive a visit from a pregnant woman claiming their son who died five years ago on Prom Night is the father of her child.
Rounding out the key cast are Brian Cox, Blythe Danner, Mena Massoud, and Connor Jessup.
Fred Berger and Brian Kavanaugh-Jones of Automatik produced with Christina Piovesan of First Generation Films.
Deepak Nayer and Laure Vaysee of Motion Picture Capital, Hilary Davis and Stephen Kelliher of Bankside Films, Compton Ross and Phil Hunt of Head Gear Films, and John Penotti, Ross Katz, Tim Williams and [link=nm...
- 2/15/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
The original companies will continue to release film and TV projects under their respective labels.
Backed by what representatives called “substantial equity investment” from China Cultural And Entertainment Fund (Ccef), the parties have merged to create a film and TV producer-financier.
Ske chairman and CEO Sidney Kimmel (main picture) and Ivanhoe Pictures chairman Robert Friedland (middle picture) will serve as co-chairmen of Sk Global.
Chairwoman Yang Liu and managing director Alick Dong of China-focused private equity fund and investment management company Ccef will oversee the investment and provide strategic advice to Sk Global as the venture seeks to expand throughout Asia.
Dong will join Kimmel, Friedland and Ivanhoe Pictures co-founder and Ske president John Penotti (pictured below Friedland) on the Sk Global board alongside Kimmel advisor Matthew Kamens and Ivanhoe Pictures vice-chairman Gary Gartner.
Sk Global will control the combined libraries of both companies including all current productions, comprising more than 75 features.
These include...
Backed by what representatives called “substantial equity investment” from China Cultural And Entertainment Fund (Ccef), the parties have merged to create a film and TV producer-financier.
Ske chairman and CEO Sidney Kimmel (main picture) and Ivanhoe Pictures chairman Robert Friedland (middle picture) will serve as co-chairmen of Sk Global.
Chairwoman Yang Liu and managing director Alick Dong of China-focused private equity fund and investment management company Ccef will oversee the investment and provide strategic advice to Sk Global as the venture seeks to expand throughout Asia.
Dong will join Kimmel, Friedland and Ivanhoe Pictures co-founder and Ske president John Penotti (pictured below Friedland) on the Sk Global board alongside Kimmel advisor Matthew Kamens and Ivanhoe Pictures vice-chairman Gary Gartner.
Sk Global will control the combined libraries of both companies including all current productions, comprising more than 75 features.
These include...
- 3/8/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The South Korean powerhouse has entered into a co-production partnership with Blumhouse Productions and Ivanhoe Pictures
The partnership will jointly develop and produce six Korean language genre films over five years.
Blumhouse and Showbox will select the projects and Ivanhoe will fully finance, while Showbox will manage production as well as marketing and distribution in South Korea.
“We aim to recruit new writers and directors with unique ideas in Korea,” said Showbox CEO Jeong-Hun You. “I hope this will become an opportunity to revive the Korean thriller-horror film market and for capable Korean producers, writers and directors to advance into Hollywood, reaching a global audience.”
“We have always admired Showbox and are excited to partner with them on these co-productions while extending our relationship with Ivanhoe,” said Blumhouse CEO Jason Blum. “We look forward to bringing our love of genre to Korean audiences.”
“When it comes to great storytelling and quality production in Korean cinema, the Showbox...
The partnership will jointly develop and produce six Korean language genre films over five years.
Blumhouse and Showbox will select the projects and Ivanhoe will fully finance, while Showbox will manage production as well as marketing and distribution in South Korea.
“We aim to recruit new writers and directors with unique ideas in Korea,” said Showbox CEO Jeong-Hun You. “I hope this will become an opportunity to revive the Korean thriller-horror film market and for capable Korean producers, writers and directors to advance into Hollywood, reaching a global audience.”
“We have always admired Showbox and are excited to partner with them on these co-productions while extending our relationship with Ivanhoe,” said Blumhouse CEO Jason Blum. “We look forward to bringing our love of genre to Korean audiences.”
“When it comes to great storytelling and quality production in Korean cinema, the Showbox...
- 9/29/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The joint venture between Sidney Kimmel Entertainment (Ske) and Ivanhoe Pictures will build a local-language slate in China, South Korea and India, among others, and will be led by John Penotti who replaces Jim Tauber as Ske president.
The development comes in an auspicious week for champions of local-language content after it emerged on Monday that Sanford Panitch is leaving Fox International Productions to head Sony’s international film and TV business and Toho is setting up a dedicated remake team.
Ske Global will co-finance and co-produce the roster. Ske will also have the right to participate in the 10-title ‘India genre slate’ set up between Blumhouse Productions and Ivanhoe, the company launched by Penotti and financier Robert Friedland.
Penotti continues as vice-chairman of the Ivanhoe board and will maintain oversight of the Blumhouse genre deal as well as Ivanhoe’s $130m local-language co-financing partnership with Fox International Productions.
Ske Global will also seek to mine the...
The development comes in an auspicious week for champions of local-language content after it emerged on Monday that Sanford Panitch is leaving Fox International Productions to head Sony’s international film and TV business and Toho is setting up a dedicated remake team.
Ske Global will co-finance and co-produce the roster. Ske will also have the right to participate in the 10-title ‘India genre slate’ set up between Blumhouse Productions and Ivanhoe, the company launched by Penotti and financier Robert Friedland.
Penotti continues as vice-chairman of the Ivanhoe board and will maintain oversight of the Blumhouse genre deal as well as Ivanhoe’s $130m local-language co-financing partnership with Fox International Productions.
Ske Global will also seek to mine the...
- 4/14/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The joint venture between Sidney Kimmel Entertainment (Ske) and Ivanhoe Pictures will build a local-language slate in China, South Korea and India, among others, and will be led by John Penotti who replaces Jim Tauber as Ske president.
Ske Global will co-finance and co-produce the roster. Ske will also have the right to participate in the 10-title ‘India slate’ set up between Blumhouse Productions and Ivanhoe, the company launched by Penotti and financier Robert Friedland.
Penotti continues as vice-chairman of the Ivanhoe board and will maintain oversight of the Blumhouse genre deal as well as Ivanhoe’s $130m local-language co-financing partnership with Fox International Productions.
Ske Global will also seek to mine the Ske and Ivanhoe Pictures’ libraries, a 70-strong war chest of English-language features identified for potential local-language remake.
Ske’s president of production Carla Hacken will work with Penotti on Ske’s ongoing plans that include undisclosed expansion initiatives. She will continue...
Ske Global will co-finance and co-produce the roster. Ske will also have the right to participate in the 10-title ‘India slate’ set up between Blumhouse Productions and Ivanhoe, the company launched by Penotti and financier Robert Friedland.
Penotti continues as vice-chairman of the Ivanhoe board and will maintain oversight of the Blumhouse genre deal as well as Ivanhoe’s $130m local-language co-financing partnership with Fox International Productions.
Ske Global will also seek to mine the Ske and Ivanhoe Pictures’ libraries, a 70-strong war chest of English-language features identified for potential local-language remake.
Ske’s president of production Carla Hacken will work with Penotti on Ske’s ongoing plans that include undisclosed expansion initiatives. She will continue...
- 4/14/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Ivanhoe Pictures has taken exclusive film rights to action/adventure Ya novel The Walled City by Ryan Graudin.
The story follows three teenagers fighting to escape a lawless city and Ivanhoe’s John Penotti (pictured), Kelly Carmichael and Josh Cohen are producing and overseeing development.
Tracey Adams and Stephen Moore negotiated the deal on behalf of Ryan Graudin and Brian Kornreich for Ivanhoe Pictures.
The story follows three teenagers fighting to escape a lawless city and Ivanhoe’s John Penotti (pictured), Kelly Carmichael and Josh Cohen are producing and overseeing development.
Tracey Adams and Stephen Moore negotiated the deal on behalf of Ryan Graudin and Brian Kornreich for Ivanhoe Pictures.
- 11/6/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Tapping into the lucrative Young Adult arena, Ivanhoe Pictures has acquired film rights to action-adventure novel The Walled City. The book by Ryan Graudin (All That Glows) was just published on November 4 by Little Brown Books for Young Readers. Described as The Hunger Games meets The Maze Runner, the story follows three teenagers as they fight to survive and escape a lawless, walled city. The town of the title is based on China’s Kowloon Walled City, an element that fits with Ivanhoe’s focus on North American and Asian markets. The book is not yet published in China. It is sold in UK, France, Germany, Norway and Portugal as of now.
Ivanhoe’s John Penotti, Kelly Carmichael and Josh Cohen are producing and overseeing development.
“Immediately after receiving an early copy of Ryan’s thrilling novel we couldn’t put it down. Ryan has created such an exciting...
Ivanhoe’s John Penotti, Kelly Carmichael and Josh Cohen are producing and overseeing development.
“Immediately after receiving an early copy of Ryan’s thrilling novel we couldn’t put it down. Ryan has created such an exciting...
- 11/6/2014
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline
Ivanhoe Pictures and Beijing Galloping Horse Film Co have jointly acquired all Chinese rights for John Carney’s Begin Again.
The deal marks Ivanhoe’s first acquisition. International financier Robert Friedland launched the company launched last September to finance and produce film and TV projects with global audience appeal, particularly in China, India, Korea, and Japan.
Veteran producer John Penotti heads the company with Beijing-based Ray Chen.
The company is also in development on Kevin Kwan’s Crazy Rich Asians and has signed a four year, multi-picture co-financing deal with Fox International Productions for local language films in five markets across Asia.
Begin Again was arguably the hit of Toronto 2013 and stars Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, Hailee Steinfeld and Adam Levine. The Weinstein Company will release in North America in July.
Ronan Wong for Beijing Galloping Horse and Brian Kornreich for Ivanhoe Pictures brokered the Begin Again deal with Alex Walton on behalf of Exclusive...
The deal marks Ivanhoe’s first acquisition. International financier Robert Friedland launched the company launched last September to finance and produce film and TV projects with global audience appeal, particularly in China, India, Korea, and Japan.
Veteran producer John Penotti heads the company with Beijing-based Ray Chen.
The company is also in development on Kevin Kwan’s Crazy Rich Asians and has signed a four year, multi-picture co-financing deal with Fox International Productions for local language films in five markets across Asia.
Begin Again was arguably the hit of Toronto 2013 and stars Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, Hailee Steinfeld and Adam Levine. The Weinstein Company will release in North America in July.
Ronan Wong for Beijing Galloping Horse and Brian Kornreich for Ivanhoe Pictures brokered the Begin Again deal with Alex Walton on behalf of Exclusive...
- 5/14/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Fox International Productions (Fip) and Ivanhoe Pictures have signed a four-year, multi-film co-financing deal for local language films in India, South Korea, China, Japan and Taiwan.
Ivanhoe, the film and TV entity established earlier this year by international financier Robert Friedland (pictured), producer John Penotti and media executive Ray Chen, has allocated an initial $130m.
The arrangement begins with an investment in 10 Fip films at various stages of production across the four aforementioned territories. Fip is currently making films in 11 countries throughout Asia, Western Europe and Latin America.
Its local-language productions recently crossed a $500m in box office since the company’s inception four years ago.
“Last year, Asia as a whole represented 42% of the international box office and local language films globally account for $6.5bn, or around 30% of the total international box office,” said Fip president Sanford Panitch (pictured).
“With the top four local product markets all being in Asia (India, China, Japan...
Ivanhoe, the film and TV entity established earlier this year by international financier Robert Friedland (pictured), producer John Penotti and media executive Ray Chen, has allocated an initial $130m.
The arrangement begins with an investment in 10 Fip films at various stages of production across the four aforementioned territories. Fip is currently making films in 11 countries throughout Asia, Western Europe and Latin America.
Its local-language productions recently crossed a $500m in box office since the company’s inception four years ago.
“Last year, Asia as a whole represented 42% of the international box office and local language films globally account for $6.5bn, or around 30% of the total international box office,” said Fip president Sanford Panitch (pictured).
“With the top four local product markets all being in Asia (India, China, Japan...
- 11/12/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The four-year, $130-million agreement will cover local language movies in India, Korea, China, Japan and Taiwan.
Fox International Productions has closed a co-financing deal with Ivanhoe Pictures for local language films in Asia.
The 20th Century Fox subsidiary and the film and TV financier have inked a four-year, multi-picture agreement for local language movies in India, Korea, China, Japan and Taiwan. Ivanhoe's initial allocation is $130 million.
Photos: 10 Highest-Grossing Movies of All Time at China Box Office
“Last year, Asia as a whole represented 42% of the International box office and local language films globally account for $6.5 Billion, or around 30% of the total International box office,” Fip president Sanford Panitch said in a statement. “With the top four local product markets all being in Asia (India, China, Japan, and Korea), it continues to be a priority for Fox International Productions as we expand our activities in the region with this new deal.
Fox International Productions has closed a co-financing deal with Ivanhoe Pictures for local language films in Asia.
The 20th Century Fox subsidiary and the film and TV financier have inked a four-year, multi-picture agreement for local language movies in India, Korea, China, Japan and Taiwan. Ivanhoe's initial allocation is $130 million.
Photos: 10 Highest-Grossing Movies of All Time at China Box Office
“Last year, Asia as a whole represented 42% of the International box office and local language films globally account for $6.5 Billion, or around 30% of the total International box office,” Fip president Sanford Panitch said in a statement. “With the top four local product markets all being in Asia (India, China, Japan, and Korea), it continues to be a priority for Fox International Productions as we expand our activities in the region with this new deal.
- 11/12/2013
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Qed International arrives at Afm with worldwide rights to the noir thriller Strange But True starring Imogen Poots, Bill Paxton and Melissa Leo.
Alex and David Pastor will direct based on John Searles’ novel about a young woman who discovers she is pregnant with her boyfriend’s child even through her partner died five years earlier in tragic circumstances. Evan Peters also stars.
Principal photography is earmarked for spring 2014. Fred Berger produces alongside Adrian Guerra, Christina Piovesan, Alex Lalonde and Darryn Welch.
The executive producer roster includes Ross Katz, John Penotti, Tim Williams and Brian Kornreich.
Qed’s Afm slate includes Tom Hardy in Takashi Miike’s Yakuza thriller The Outsider, Peter Billingsley’s Term Life with Vince Vaughn and Hailee Steinfeld as well as Jason Bateman starring opposite Nicole Kidman in his sophomore directorial outing, The Family Fang.
“We’re thrilled to be working with the Pastor brothers and such a strong producing team,” said...
Alex and David Pastor will direct based on John Searles’ novel about a young woman who discovers she is pregnant with her boyfriend’s child even through her partner died five years earlier in tragic circumstances. Evan Peters also stars.
Principal photography is earmarked for spring 2014. Fred Berger produces alongside Adrian Guerra, Christina Piovesan, Alex Lalonde and Darryn Welch.
The executive producer roster includes Ross Katz, John Penotti, Tim Williams and Brian Kornreich.
Qed’s Afm slate includes Tom Hardy in Takashi Miike’s Yakuza thriller The Outsider, Peter Billingsley’s Term Life with Vince Vaughn and Hailee Steinfeld as well as Jason Bateman starring opposite Nicole Kidman in his sophomore directorial outing, The Family Fang.
“We’re thrilled to be working with the Pastor brothers and such a strong producing team,” said...
- 11/6/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
©2012 Relativity Media. All Rights Reserved. Safe Haven
Relativity’s recently updated it’s 2013 release slate including the outrageous ensemble comedy Movie 43, the film adaptation of Nicholas Sparks’ best-selling novel Safe Haven, the hilarious comedy 21 And Over, the corporate espionage thriller Paranoia, the darkly comedic action film Malavita and the gritty drama Out Of The Furnace (Fall 2013).
Here’s your first look at director Lasse Hallström’s Safe Haven starring Josh Duhamel, Julianne Hough, David Lyons, and Cobie Smulders.
An affirming and suspenseful story about a young woman’s struggle to love again, Safe Haven is based on the novel from Nicholas Sparks, the best-selling author behind the hit films The Notebook and Dear John. When a mysterious young woman arrives in a small North Carolina town, her reluctance to join the tight knit community raises questions about her past. Slowly, she begins putting down roots, and gains the courage...
Relativity’s recently updated it’s 2013 release slate including the outrageous ensemble comedy Movie 43, the film adaptation of Nicholas Sparks’ best-selling novel Safe Haven, the hilarious comedy 21 And Over, the corporate espionage thriller Paranoia, the darkly comedic action film Malavita and the gritty drama Out Of The Furnace (Fall 2013).
Here’s your first look at director Lasse Hallström’s Safe Haven starring Josh Duhamel, Julianne Hough, David Lyons, and Cobie Smulders.
An affirming and suspenseful story about a young woman’s struggle to love again, Safe Haven is based on the novel from Nicholas Sparks, the best-selling author behind the hit films The Notebook and Dear John. When a mysterious young woman arrives in a small North Carolina town, her reluctance to join the tight knit community raises questions about her past. Slowly, she begins putting down roots, and gains the courage...
- 10/24/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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