The story of Russian freediver Alexey Molchanov is coming to screen as a feature documentary, Variety has learned exclusively.
Conde Nast Entertainment has brokered a deal for a 2021 profile of Molchanov, which appeared in the pages of GQ, to be adapted into a film from Boardwalk Pictures and production company ClubHaus.
Boardwalk is behind hits like Netflix’s unscripted series “Cheer” and Gwyneth Paltrow’s “Sex, Love & Goop.” At the beginning of the pandemic, they signed executive and producer Jonathan Hausfater to an overall deal. The Molchanov documentary will appear under that arrangement, with involvement from Conde Nast Entertainment’s head of development and production Helen Estabrook.
In September, Molchanov dove 430 feet into the water, lasting 4:33 total, on a single breath. GQ global editorial director Will Welch called Molchanov’s story “remarkable,” and still remembers his favorite sentence from the Daniel Riley story, describing the diver’s remarkable: “’Free Solo’ but down.
Conde Nast Entertainment has brokered a deal for a 2021 profile of Molchanov, which appeared in the pages of GQ, to be adapted into a film from Boardwalk Pictures and production company ClubHaus.
Boardwalk is behind hits like Netflix’s unscripted series “Cheer” and Gwyneth Paltrow’s “Sex, Love & Goop.” At the beginning of the pandemic, they signed executive and producer Jonathan Hausfater to an overall deal. The Molchanov documentary will appear under that arrangement, with involvement from Conde Nast Entertainment’s head of development and production Helen Estabrook.
In September, Molchanov dove 430 feet into the water, lasting 4:33 total, on a single breath. GQ global editorial director Will Welch called Molchanov’s story “remarkable,” and still remembers his favorite sentence from the Daniel Riley story, describing the diver’s remarkable: “’Free Solo’ but down.
- 11/23/2021
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
Unscripted producer and executive Jonathan Hausfater has signed an overall deal with Boardwalk Pictures, the company behind Netflix's breakout docuseries Cheer.
Under the deal Hausfater will launch a production company, ClubHaus, and develop projects for Boardwalk Pictures, which specializes in nonfiction content. In addition to Cheer, the company produces Netflix's Chef's Table, Last Chance U and The Goop Lab, among others.
"Jonathan is truly a gifted storyteller, always with his finger on the pulse of what’s next in the world of entertainment and pop culture," said Boardwalk Pictures president Andrew Fried. "We are thrilled to build ...
Under the deal Hausfater will launch a production company, ClubHaus, and develop projects for Boardwalk Pictures, which specializes in nonfiction content. In addition to Cheer, the company produces Netflix's Chef's Table, Last Chance U and The Goop Lab, among others.
"Jonathan is truly a gifted storyteller, always with his finger on the pulse of what’s next in the world of entertainment and pop culture," said Boardwalk Pictures president Andrew Fried. "We are thrilled to build ...
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