Raimi Productions, the genre-focused company run by Sam Raimi and Zainab Azizi, has signed a first-look film and television deal with Ara Keshishian and Petr Jákl’s development and financing company Zq Entertainment.
The deal extends the long-standing relationship between the two companies, which most recently collaborated on the upcoming thriller “Locked,” directed by David Yaroveksy and starring Bill Skarsgård and Anthony Hopkins, and the horror-thriller “Don’t Move,” which was acquired by Netflix earlier this month.
“Don’t Move” follows a seasoned serial killer (Finn Witrock) who injects a grieving woman (Kelsey Asbille) with a paralytic agent while the two of them are isolated deep in the forest. As the agent gradually takes over her body, she must run, hide and fight for her life before her entire nervous system shuts down.
“Sam Raimi is truly one of the pioneers in the genre space, as a filmmaker and producer and we...
The deal extends the long-standing relationship between the two companies, which most recently collaborated on the upcoming thriller “Locked,” directed by David Yaroveksy and starring Bill Skarsgård and Anthony Hopkins, and the horror-thriller “Don’t Move,” which was acquired by Netflix earlier this month.
“Don’t Move” follows a seasoned serial killer (Finn Witrock) who injects a grieving woman (Kelsey Asbille) with a paralytic agent while the two of them are isolated deep in the forest. As the agent gradually takes over her body, she must run, hide and fight for her life before her entire nervous system shuts down.
“Sam Raimi is truly one of the pioneers in the genre space, as a filmmaker and producer and we...
- 5/22/2024
- by Katcy Stephan
- Variety Film + TV
The Avenue has landed North American rights to the action comedy “Old Guy,” starring Christoph Waltz, Lucy Liu and Cooper Hoffman.
Simon West directed the film, while “The Last Son” scribe Greg Johnson penned the script.
The film follows aging contract killer Danny Dolinski (Waltz), who still believes he’s the best at what he does. Stuck at a dead end but vying for the love of club manager Anata (Liu), Danny is thrilled when The Company pulls him back in the field — but it’s only to train Gen Z newcomer Wihlborg (Hoffman), a prodigy assassin with an attitude. The mismatched pair is asked to eliminate top members of a competing crime syndicate and, in the process, uncover their employer’s true motive: removing the old guard in a full takeover. However, The Company didn’t anticipate that Danny’s experience, coupled with Wihlbord’s brilliance, could enable them...
Simon West directed the film, while “The Last Son” scribe Greg Johnson penned the script.
The film follows aging contract killer Danny Dolinski (Waltz), who still believes he’s the best at what he does. Stuck at a dead end but vying for the love of club manager Anata (Liu), Danny is thrilled when The Company pulls him back in the field — but it’s only to train Gen Z newcomer Wihlborg (Hoffman), a prodigy assassin with an attitude. The mismatched pair is asked to eliminate top members of a competing crime syndicate and, in the process, uncover their employer’s true motive: removing the old guard in a full takeover. However, The Company didn’t anticipate that Danny’s experience, coupled with Wihlbord’s brilliance, could enable them...
- 3/12/2024
- by Katcy Stephan
- Variety Film + TV
photo credit Peter Marley
Highland Film Group announced today that it has locked distribution deals in key international territories in all media for the action comedy Old Guy starring two-time Academy Award winner Christoph Waltz, Lucy Liu and Cooper Hoffman (Paul Thomas Anderson’s Licorice Pizza).
Directed by Simon West and written by Greg Johnson (The Last Son), Highland Film Group has sold the rights to Old Guy to Snd Films for France, Square One Entertainment GmbH for Germany, Vertigo Releasing and Lumiere Ventures for the UK, YouPlanet Pictures for Spain, Blue Swan Entertainment for Italy, Spentzos Film for Greece, Nos Lusomundo Audiovisuais for Portugal, Sf Studios for Scandinavia, Vertical Entertainment for Eastern Europe, Aqua Group for Turkey, Falcon Films for the Middle East, Forum Film for Israel, California Filmes for Latin America, MovieCloud for Taiwan, Filmfinity for South Africa and Village Road Show for Australia and New Zealand.
Aging...
Highland Film Group announced today that it has locked distribution deals in key international territories in all media for the action comedy Old Guy starring two-time Academy Award winner Christoph Waltz, Lucy Liu and Cooper Hoffman (Paul Thomas Anderson’s Licorice Pizza).
Directed by Simon West and written by Greg Johnson (The Last Son), Highland Film Group has sold the rights to Old Guy to Snd Films for France, Square One Entertainment GmbH for Germany, Vertigo Releasing and Lumiere Ventures for the UK, YouPlanet Pictures for Spain, Blue Swan Entertainment for Italy, Spentzos Film for Greece, Nos Lusomundo Audiovisuais for Portugal, Sf Studios for Scandinavia, Vertical Entertainment for Eastern Europe, Aqua Group for Turkey, Falcon Films for the Middle East, Forum Film for Israel, California Filmes for Latin America, MovieCloud for Taiwan, Filmfinity for South Africa and Village Road Show for Australia and New Zealand.
Aging...
- 5/22/2023
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Highland Film Group’s action-comedy Old Guy — starring Christoph Waltz, Lucy Liu and Cooper Hoffman — has landed a number of key international deals.
Directed by Simon West (The Expendables 2, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, The Mechanic) and written by Greg Johnson (The Last Son), the film has sold to Snd Films for France, Square One Entertainment GmbH for Germany, Vertigo Releasing and Lumiere Ventures for the U.K., YouPlanet Pictures for Spain, Blue Swan Entertainment for Italy, Spentzos Film for Greece, Nos Lusomundo Audiovisuais for Portugal, Sf Studios for Scandinavia, Vertical Entertainment for Eastern Europe, Aqua Group for Turkey, Falcon Films for the Middle East, Forum Film for Israel, California Filmes for Latin America, MovieCloud for Taiwan, Filmfinity for South Africa and Village Road Show for Australia and New Zealand.
In Old Guy aging contract killer Danny Dolinski (Waltz) still believes he’s the best at what he does. Stuck...
Directed by Simon West (The Expendables 2, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, The Mechanic) and written by Greg Johnson (The Last Son), the film has sold to Snd Films for France, Square One Entertainment GmbH for Germany, Vertigo Releasing and Lumiere Ventures for the U.K., YouPlanet Pictures for Spain, Blue Swan Entertainment for Italy, Spentzos Film for Greece, Nos Lusomundo Audiovisuais for Portugal, Sf Studios for Scandinavia, Vertical Entertainment for Eastern Europe, Aqua Group for Turkey, Falcon Films for the Middle East, Forum Film for Israel, California Filmes for Latin America, MovieCloud for Taiwan, Filmfinity for South Africa and Village Road Show for Australia and New Zealand.
In Old Guy aging contract killer Danny Dolinski (Waltz) still believes he’s the best at what he does. Stuck...
- 5/22/2023
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Cooper Hoffman and Christoph Waltz team up as a pair of unlikely hitmen in this first-look still from Simon West’s upcoming action comedy Old Guy. Lucy Liu also stars in the film.
West directs and produces the feature, which was written by Greg Johnson (The Son) and recently wrapped in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Highland Film Group is co-financing the action comedy and handling worldwide rights.
Old Guy follows aging contract killer Danny Dolinski (Waltz), who still believes he’s the best at what he does. Stuck at a dead end but vying for the love of club manager Anata (Liu), Danny is thrilled when The Company pulls him back into the field, but only to train Gen Z newcomer Wihlborg (Hoffman), a prodigy assassin with an attitude. The mismatched pair is asked to eliminate top members of a competing crime syndicate and, in the process, uncover their employer’s...
West directs and produces the feature, which was written by Greg Johnson (The Son) and recently wrapped in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Highland Film Group is co-financing the action comedy and handling worldwide rights.
Old Guy follows aging contract killer Danny Dolinski (Waltz), who still believes he’s the best at what he does. Stuck at a dead end but vying for the love of club manager Anata (Liu), Danny is thrilled when The Company pulls him back into the field, but only to train Gen Z newcomer Wihlborg (Hoffman), a prodigy assassin with an attitude. The mismatched pair is asked to eliminate top members of a competing crime syndicate and, in the process, uncover their employer’s...
- 5/20/2023
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Lucy Liu (Strange World, Shazam! Fury of the Gods) and Cooper Hoffman (Licorice Pizza) have joined two-time Oscar winner Christoph Waltz (No Time to Die, Big Eyes, Inglourious Basterds) in Old Guy, the upcoming action comedy from Simon West (The Expendables 2, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider).
West directs and produces the feature, which was written by Greg Johnson (The Son) and recently wrapped in Belfast, Northern Ireland, where it was filmed on location, with support from Northern Ireland Screen. Highland Film Group is co-financing the action comedy and handling worldwide rights.
Old Guy follows aging contract killer Danny Dolinski (Waltz), who still believes he’s the best at what he does. Stuck at a dead end but vying for the love of club manager Anata (Liu), Danny is thrilled when The Company pulls him back into the field, but only to train Gen Z newcomer Wihlborg (Hoffman), a prodigy assassin with an attitude.
West directs and produces the feature, which was written by Greg Johnson (The Son) and recently wrapped in Belfast, Northern Ireland, where it was filmed on location, with support from Northern Ireland Screen. Highland Film Group is co-financing the action comedy and handling worldwide rights.
Old Guy follows aging contract killer Danny Dolinski (Waltz), who still believes he’s the best at what he does. Stuck at a dead end but vying for the love of club manager Anata (Liu), Danny is thrilled when The Company pulls him back into the field, but only to train Gen Z newcomer Wihlborg (Hoffman), a prodigy assassin with an attitude.
- 5/18/2023
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Rambo: Last Blood (watch the extended cut of that Here) director Adrian Grunberg‘s shark thriller The Black Demon is set to reach theatres on April 28th, and I’ve been anxious to see a trailer for this one because the only publicity stills released up to this point have only shown lead actor Josh Lucas (The Forever Purge) and his character’s family standing on dry land. Now, the moment I’ve been waiting months for has arrived. IGN got the exclusive first look at a trailer for The Black Demon, and this finally gives the sight of Lucas and other characters out on the water, dealing with a “big ass shark”! You can watch the trailer in the embed above.
The Black Demon marks the first feature writing credit for Boise Esquerra. The story Esquerra crafted begins when oilman Paul Sturges takes his family on vacation to Bahia Azul.
The Black Demon marks the first feature writing credit for Boise Esquerra. The story Esquerra crafted begins when oilman Paul Sturges takes his family on vacation to Bahia Azul.
- 3/23/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Two-time Oscar winner Anthony Hopkins will team with Top Gun: Maverick’s Glen Powell in Locked, a remake of the Argentinian action thriller 4X4, for Zq Entertainment and Raimi Productions. David Yarovesky is set to direct. He and Sam Raimi collaborated recently on Nightbooks. Michael Arlen Ross (Oracle) wrote the script. The original was written and directed by Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat (Official Competition).
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Locked is an intense, character-driven thriller about a thief who breaks into a luxury SUV,...
- 2/7/2023
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Matt Reeves’ 6th & Idaho is teaming with Zq Entertainment to produce God’s Country — a new genre film starring Scream VI’s Melissa Barrera, which will mark the American directorial debut of Egor Abramenko (Sputnik).
The film going into production this summer will have Barrera playing a young Salvadoran woman who travels to Kentucky to meet her fiancé. What she uncovers is something sinister beyond comprehension, as her American dream curdles into a nightmare of biblical proportions.
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Will Soodik (Westworld) wrote the script. Reeves (The Batman) and Rafi Crohn (Tales from the Loop) will produce for 6th & Idaho,...
The film going into production this summer will have Barrera playing a young Salvadoran woman who travels to Kentucky to meet her fiancé. What she uncovers is something sinister beyond comprehension, as her American dream curdles into a nightmare of biblical proportions.
Related Story ‘The Backrooms’ Horror Film Based On Viral Shorts By 17-Year-Old Kane Parsons In Works At A24, Atomic Monster, Chernin & 21 Laps Related Story Lionsgate Acquiring Blumhouse Thriller 'Imaginary' To Be Directed By Jeff Wadlow – EFM Related Story Evan Rachel Wood, Josh Gad & Anthony Carrigan Set For Murder Mystery 'The Adults' From Filmmaker Alex Winter – EFM
Will Soodik (Westworld) wrote the script. Reeves (The Batman) and Rafi Crohn (Tales from the Loop) will produce for 6th & Idaho,...
- 2/7/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exactly two months ago today, we heard that Rambo: Last Blood (watch the extended cut of that Here) director Adrian Grunberg‘s shark thriller The Black Demon was going to be reaching theatres on April 21st – a date that would, unfortunately, put it in direct competition with the new Evil Dead movie, Evil Dead Rise. Now we’ve learned that The Black Demon has wisely decided to give Evil Dead Rise a little space, shifting its release date back one week to April 28th. Now we just need to see a trailer for this thing.
The Black Demon marks the first feature writing credit for Boise Esquerra. The story Esquerra crafted begins when oilman Paul Sturges takes his family on vacation to Bahia Azul. There, the coastal town he and his wife once knew has mysteriously crumbled and the locals are nowhere to be found. Paul starts off his day...
The Black Demon marks the first feature writing credit for Boise Esquerra. The story Esquerra crafted begins when oilman Paul Sturges takes his family on vacation to Bahia Azul. There, the coastal town he and his wife once knew has mysteriously crumbled and the locals are nowhere to be found. Paul starts off his day...
- 2/6/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Rambo: Last Blood (watch the extended cut of that Here) director Adrian Grunberg‘s upcoming movie The Black Demon is a shark thriller, but you probably wouldn’t guess that from the promotional images that have been released. Here’s the first one, showing star Josh Lucas (The Forever Purge) standing on dry ground. Now another image from The Black Demon has been unveiled by USA Today, and this one also shows Lucas standing on dry ground. This time he’s joined by co-stars Fernanda Urrejola (Cry Macho) and Venus Ariel (Dmz). The new image can be found at the bottom of this article.
The Black Demon has a theatrical release date of April 21, 2023 (the same day Evil Dead Rise will be reaching theatres), so we should be seeing a trailer for this one soon. Then we’ll finally get some glimpses of this movie’s shark action.
The Black...
The Black Demon has a theatrical release date of April 21, 2023 (the same day Evil Dead Rise will be reaching theatres), so we should be seeing a trailer for this one soon. Then we’ll finally get some glimpses of this movie’s shark action.
The Black...
- 1/5/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Ten months have gone by since we saw a first look image from Rambo: Last Blood (watch the extended cut of that Here) director Adrian Grunberg‘s shark thriller The Black Demon – and that was actually the last time we heard anything about the movie, so I had forgotten about it. Thankfully, our friends at Bloody Disgusting were able to dig up the information that The Black Demon has a theatrical release date of April 21, 2023. Which will, unfortunately, put it in direct competition with the new Evil Dead movie, Evil Dead Rise.
Evil Dead Rise was originally going to be an HBO Max release, but it went over so well with test screening audiences that the decision was made to send it to theatres. So now it’s on a collision course with The Black Demon. Bloody Disgusting was also able to find out that The Black Demon will be...
Evil Dead Rise was originally going to be an HBO Max release, but it went over so well with test screening audiences that the decision was made to send it to theatres. So now it’s on a collision course with The Black Demon. Bloody Disgusting was also able to find out that The Black Demon will be...
- 12/6/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Starring Hellraiser's Odessa A'zion, along with Leslie Bibb and Dermot Mulroney, The Inhabitant is in theaters and on VOD starting today (via Gravitas Ventures), and we have an exclusive clip just for Daily Dead readers!
"The Inhabitant is a new horror thriller by emerging genre director Jerren Lauder. Odessa A'zion plays Tara, a teenage descendant of Lizzie Borden who is caught between paranoid visions and festering schizophrenia amid a series of small-town murders. Leslie Bibb and Dermot Mulroney co-star. Produced by Steelyard Pictures' Leone Marucci and Ru Robot's Petr Jakl, The Inhabitant releases in the fall of 2022. Executive Producers include Ara Keshishian, Martin J. Barab, and Scott Macfarland. The trailer features vocals by social media star Rebecca Parham."
Trailer via IGN
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"The Inhabitant is a new horror thriller by emerging genre director Jerren Lauder. Odessa A'zion plays Tara, a teenage descendant of Lizzie Borden who is caught between paranoid visions and festering schizophrenia amid a series of small-town murders. Leslie Bibb and Dermot Mulroney co-star. Produced by Steelyard Pictures' Leone Marucci and Ru Robot's Petr Jakl, The Inhabitant releases in the fall of 2022. Executive Producers include Ara Keshishian, Martin J. Barab, and Scott Macfarland. The trailer features vocals by social media star Rebecca Parham."
Trailer via IGN
The post Watch an Exclusive Clip from The Inhabitant appeared first on Daily Dead.
- 10/7/2022
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
The Hulu streaming service recently announced that they will be releasing the Hellraiser reboot starring Odessa A’zion on October 7th – and Deadline reports that on the same day, another horror film starring A’zion, The Inhabitant, will be getting a 100+ screen theatrical release courtesy of Gravitas Ventures. You can watch the trailer for The Inhabitant in the embed above.
Directed by Jerren Lauder (Stay Out of the F**king Attic) from a screenplay by Kevin Bachar, who works primarily on nature documentaries, The Inhabitant finds A’zion taking on the role of
Tara, who like any other teenage girl is just surviving high school — yet her father Ben and mother Emily seem strangely distant. Amidst a nearby spree of gruesome ax murders, Tara has sightings of terrifying entities, forcing her to question her own sanity and shocking ancestry. After a visit to her aunt in a mental asylum and a...
Directed by Jerren Lauder (Stay Out of the F**king Attic) from a screenplay by Kevin Bachar, who works primarily on nature documentaries, The Inhabitant finds A’zion taking on the role of
Tara, who like any other teenage girl is just surviving high school — yet her father Ben and mother Emily seem strangely distant. Amidst a nearby spree of gruesome ax murders, Tara has sightings of terrifying entities, forcing her to question her own sanity and shocking ancestry. After a visit to her aunt in a mental asylum and a...
- 9/1/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
In addition to Hulu’s Hellraiser, Odessa A’zion will also be seen in horror movie The Inhabitant this Halloween season, with Gravitas Ventures planning a theatrical release in October.
Deadline reports today that Gravitas has acquired North American rights to The Inhabitant, “slating it for release in over 100 theaters on October 7, 2022.”
Leslie Bibb (Mrs. American Pie), Dermot Mulroney (Umma) and Lizze Broadway (The Rookie) also star in the movie from director Jerren Lauder (Stay Out of the F**king Attic).
The film follows “Tara (A’zion), who like any other teenage girl, is just surviving high school — yet her father Ben (Mulroney) and mother Emily (Bibb) seem strangely distant. Amidst a nearby spree of gruesome axe murders, Tara has sightings of terrifying entities, forcing her to question her own sanity and shocking ancestry.
“After a visit to her aunt in a mental asylum and a night in Lizzie Borden’s actual home,...
Deadline reports today that Gravitas has acquired North American rights to The Inhabitant, “slating it for release in over 100 theaters on October 7, 2022.”
Leslie Bibb (Mrs. American Pie), Dermot Mulroney (Umma) and Lizze Broadway (The Rookie) also star in the movie from director Jerren Lauder (Stay Out of the F**king Attic).
The film follows “Tara (A’zion), who like any other teenage girl, is just surviving high school — yet her father Ben (Mulroney) and mother Emily (Bibb) seem strangely distant. Amidst a nearby spree of gruesome axe murders, Tara has sightings of terrifying entities, forcing her to question her own sanity and shocking ancestry.
“After a visit to her aunt in a mental asylum and a night in Lizzie Borden’s actual home,...
- 8/30/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: Gravitas Ventures has acquired North American rights to The Inhabitant, the horror film starring Odessa A’zion (Hulu’s Hellraiser), Leslie Bibb (Mrs. American Pie), Dermot Mulroney (Umma) and Lizze Broadway (The Rookie), slating it for release October 7 in more than 100 theaters. Highland Film Group is handling international rights, with sales being launched at the upcoming Toronto Film Festival.
The film from director Jerren Lauder (Stay Out of the F**king Attic) follows Tara (A’zion), who like any other teenage girl is just surviving high school — yet her father Ben (Mulroney) and mother Emily (Bibb) seem strangely distant. Amidst a nearby spree of gruesome ax murders, Tara has sightings of terrifying entities, forcing her to question her own sanity and shocking ancestry. After a visit to her aunt in a mental asylum and a night in Lizzie Borden’s actual home, Tara realizes she is inextricably tied to the horrifying...
The film from director Jerren Lauder (Stay Out of the F**king Attic) follows Tara (A’zion), who like any other teenage girl is just surviving high school — yet her father Ben (Mulroney) and mother Emily (Bibb) seem strangely distant. Amidst a nearby spree of gruesome ax murders, Tara has sightings of terrifying entities, forcing her to question her own sanity and shocking ancestry. After a visit to her aunt in a mental asylum and a night in Lizzie Borden’s actual home, Tara realizes she is inextricably tied to the horrifying...
- 8/30/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Australian filmmaker John Hillcoat is set to helm Running Wild, an adaptation J.G. Ballard’s novella off a screenplay by David Leland.
CAA Media Finance will represent this film’s worldwide rights with Hillcoat producing with Jonathan Pavesi through Blank Films Inc.
The movie is set in an exclusive gated community in the desert on the outskirts of Los Angeles where thirty-two adults, all brilliant, successful professionals, who have built their homes with pride, are brutally murdered, and their children abducted with not so much as a trace. A Forensic Psychologist is enlisted to delve into the circumstances of this heinous crime. As their investigation continues and they dig deeper into the events, they soon runs into conflict with their superiors as their suspicions fall on a very different kind of community – a religious cult, invoking memories of the Branch Davidians and their charismatic leader, David Koresh.
Ballard’s...
CAA Media Finance will represent this film’s worldwide rights with Hillcoat producing with Jonathan Pavesi through Blank Films Inc.
The movie is set in an exclusive gated community in the desert on the outskirts of Los Angeles where thirty-two adults, all brilliant, successful professionals, who have built their homes with pride, are brutally murdered, and their children abducted with not so much as a trace. A Forensic Psychologist is enlisted to delve into the circumstances of this heinous crime. As their investigation continues and they dig deeper into the events, they soon runs into conflict with their superiors as their suspicions fall on a very different kind of community – a religious cult, invoking memories of the Branch Davidians and their charismatic leader, David Koresh.
Ballard’s...
- 6/7/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Rights close in Germany, UK, Australia, Latin America, Middle East.
Highland Film Group has locked a raft of key pre-sales on in-demand Josh Lucas survival thriller The Black Demon and released a first-look image as talks with EFM buyers continue.
Rambo: Last Blood director Adrian Grünberg helms the project, which just wrapped in Dominican Republic and stars Lucas as an oilman on a trip to Baja, Mexico, who becomes stranded with his family on a rig where the sins of his past have put him and all he holds dear in the crosshairs of a sinister force.
Highland’s distribution...
Highland Film Group has locked a raft of key pre-sales on in-demand Josh Lucas survival thriller The Black Demon and released a first-look image as talks with EFM buyers continue.
Rambo: Last Blood director Adrian Grünberg helms the project, which just wrapped in Dominican Republic and stars Lucas as an oilman on a trip to Baja, Mexico, who becomes stranded with his family on a rig where the sins of his past have put him and all he holds dear in the crosshairs of a sinister force.
Highland’s distribution...
- 2/11/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Fernanda Urrejola and Julio Cesar Cedillo will star alongside Josh Lucas in “The Black Demon.” The survival thriller is the latest film from Adrian Grünberg, the director of “Rambo: Last Blood” and “Get the Gringo.”
The film centers on an oilman who finds himself and his family stranded on a rig where he is targeted by a megalodon, a prehistoric shark.
Urrejola is best known for her work in “Narcos: Mexico,” the “Party of Five” reboot and Clint Eastwood’s most recent drama, “Cry Macho.” Cedillo played the title role in “The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada” and also appeared in “All the Pretty Horses,” “Cowboys & Aliens” and “Sicario.” He recently starred in Netflix’s acclaimed film “The Harder They Fall.”
Also joining the cast are Jorge A. Jimenez (“Machete Kills”), Héctor Jiménez (“Nacho Libre”), Raúl Méndez (“Narcos”), Edgar Flores (“Sin Nombre”), Venus Ariel (“Dmz”) and Carlos Solórzano (“Flamin’ Hot”).
Written by Boise Esquerra,...
The film centers on an oilman who finds himself and his family stranded on a rig where he is targeted by a megalodon, a prehistoric shark.
Urrejola is best known for her work in “Narcos: Mexico,” the “Party of Five” reboot and Clint Eastwood’s most recent drama, “Cry Macho.” Cedillo played the title role in “The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada” and also appeared in “All the Pretty Horses,” “Cowboys & Aliens” and “Sicario.” He recently starred in Netflix’s acclaimed film “The Harder They Fall.”
Also joining the cast are Jorge A. Jimenez (“Machete Kills”), Héctor Jiménez (“Nacho Libre”), Raúl Méndez (“Narcos”), Edgar Flores (“Sin Nombre”), Venus Ariel (“Dmz”) and Carlos Solórzano (“Flamin’ Hot”).
Written by Boise Esquerra,...
- 1/25/2022
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Josh Lucas will battle a giant shark in “The Black Demon,” a survival thriller from “Rambo: Last Blood” director Adrian Grunberg. The film was written by Boise Esquerra (“Blackwater”) and is set to start principal photography in December on location in the Dominican Republic.
Here’s the logline for this sea creature chiller: “The film follows oilman Paul Sturges (Lucas) as he takes his family on vacation to Bahia Azul. There, the coastal town he and his wife once knew has mysteriously crumbled and the locals are nowhere to be found. Paul starts off his day with a routine visit to inspect his nearby oil rig, but before he knows it, his entire family has landed with him on the rotting metal tower. From the depths of the ocean rises a massive megalodon known only by its name: the Black Demon. Under constant threat from this primeval species of shark,...
Here’s the logline for this sea creature chiller: “The film follows oilman Paul Sturges (Lucas) as he takes his family on vacation to Bahia Azul. There, the coastal town he and his wife once knew has mysteriously crumbled and the locals are nowhere to be found. Paul starts off his day with a routine visit to inspect his nearby oil rig, but before he knows it, his entire family has landed with him on the rotting metal tower. From the depths of the ocean rises a massive megalodon known only by its name: the Black Demon. Under constant threat from this primeval species of shark,...
- 10/27/2021
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: The Avenue has acquired North American rights to The System, a newly announced film starring Tyrese Gibson (Fast & Furious franchise), Terrence Howard (Crash), Jeremy Piven (Entourage), and Lil Yachty (Long Shot).
The action-thriller picked up by Highland Film Group’s domestic distribution arm centers on a former marine (Gibson) who is recruited by authorities to go undercover in a notoriously dangerous prison, following a drug bust. After discovering an underground fight ring, he has to fight to stay alive, and to take down the corrupt system.
Dallas Jackson (Netflix’s Thriller) wrote and directed the film, which was shot in Jackson, Mississippi.
Gibson produced it with Bryan Lord (Willy’s Wonderland) and Petr Jakl (Best Sellers). The project’s EPs are Martin J. Barab, Matthew Helderman, Luke Taylor, Gardy Craig and Highland Film Group’s Arianne Fraser, Delphine Perrier, JJ Caruth and Caleb Ward.
“Bryan Lord and Dallas Jackson...
The action-thriller picked up by Highland Film Group’s domestic distribution arm centers on a former marine (Gibson) who is recruited by authorities to go undercover in a notoriously dangerous prison, following a drug bust. After discovering an underground fight ring, he has to fight to stay alive, and to take down the corrupt system.
Dallas Jackson (Netflix’s Thriller) wrote and directed the film, which was shot in Jackson, Mississippi.
Gibson produced it with Bryan Lord (Willy’s Wonderland) and Petr Jakl (Best Sellers). The project’s EPs are Martin J. Barab, Matthew Helderman, Luke Taylor, Gardy Craig and Highland Film Group’s Arianne Fraser, Delphine Perrier, JJ Caruth and Caleb Ward.
“Bryan Lord and Dallas Jackson...
- 8/26/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Screen Media has acquired “Best Sellers,” a comedy with Michael Caine and Aubrey Plaza about a pair of misfits that has a literary twist. The deal is for all U.S. rights, and the company plans to release the film theatrically and on-demand in September.
Directed by Lina Roessler (“Little Whispers: The Vow”), “Best Sellers” centers on an ambitious young editor (Plaza) who decides to try to save the flailing publishing house her father left her by going on a book tour with the bitter, hard-drinking author (Caine) who helped establish the company several decades and an ocean of booze ago.
Cary Elwes, Scott Speedman, Ellen Wong and Veronica Ferres co-star in the film. The screenplay, written by Anthony Grieco, won a 2015 Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting award.
“Not since ‘As Good as it Gets’ have we seen such a mismatched pair take to the road,” said Screen Media in a statement.
Directed by Lina Roessler (“Little Whispers: The Vow”), “Best Sellers” centers on an ambitious young editor (Plaza) who decides to try to save the flailing publishing house her father left her by going on a book tour with the bitter, hard-drinking author (Caine) who helped establish the company several decades and an ocean of booze ago.
Cary Elwes, Scott Speedman, Ellen Wong and Veronica Ferres co-star in the film. The screenplay, written by Anthony Grieco, won a 2015 Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting award.
“Not since ‘As Good as it Gets’ have we seen such a mismatched pair take to the road,” said Screen Media in a statement.
- 7/12/2021
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Actress Odessa A’zion, who currently co-stars in the new Netflix teen drama, Grand Army, has signed on for indie horror thriller, The Inhabitant, joining previously announced stars Dermot Mulroney and Leslie Bibb. Jerren Lauder is directing the film, which is about infamous ax murderer Lizzie Borden’s bloodline that runs straight through the heart of American suburbia where a series of supernatural events reveal a dark truth behind a tormented teenager.
A’zion plays Tara Haldon, a teenage descendant of Borden, caught between paranoid visions and festering schizophrenia amid a series of small-town murders. Lizze Broadway (Splitting Up Together) has also been cast in the role of Suzy, Tara’s emotional Bff.
Kevin Bachar is behind the screenplay. Steelyard Pictures’ Leone Marucci is producing the pic with Petr Jakl. Exec producers are Martin J. Barab and Ara Keshishian.
A’zion, who can be seen in the upcoming films Mark,...
A’zion plays Tara Haldon, a teenage descendant of Borden, caught between paranoid visions and festering schizophrenia amid a series of small-town murders. Lizze Broadway (Splitting Up Together) has also been cast in the role of Suzy, Tara’s emotional Bff.
Kevin Bachar is behind the screenplay. Steelyard Pictures’ Leone Marucci is producing the pic with Petr Jakl. Exec producers are Martin J. Barab and Ara Keshishian.
A’zion, who can be seen in the upcoming films Mark,...
- 12/17/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Dermot Mulroney and Leslie Bibb have signed on to star in The Inhabitant, an indie horror thriller about infamous ax murderer Lizzie Borden’s bloodline that runs straight through the heart of American suburbia where a series of supernatural events reveal a dark truth behind a tormented teenager.
Mulroney and Bibb play parents challenged with the truth of their family history.
Jerren Lauder is directing the film, which hails from Steelyard Pictures. Kevin Bachar penned the screenplay. Steelyard’s Leone Marucci is producing the pic with Petr Jakl, while Martin J. Barab and Ara Keshishian serve as executive producers.
Mulroney, who was recently seen on the small screen in Fox’s Prodigal Son, Amazon’s Hanna series, and the short-lived Messiah series on Netflix, is repped by Luber Roklin and Paradigm. Bibb’s recent credits include ABC’s American Housewife, Warner Bros’ Tag comedy, and just wrapped filming on the forthcoming new Netflix series,...
Mulroney and Bibb play parents challenged with the truth of their family history.
Jerren Lauder is directing the film, which hails from Steelyard Pictures. Kevin Bachar penned the screenplay. Steelyard’s Leone Marucci is producing the pic with Petr Jakl, while Martin J. Barab and Ara Keshishian serve as executive producers.
Mulroney, who was recently seen on the small screen in Fox’s Prodigal Son, Amazon’s Hanna series, and the short-lived Messiah series on Netflix, is repped by Luber Roklin and Paradigm. Bibb’s recent credits include ABC’s American Housewife, Warner Bros’ Tag comedy, and just wrapped filming on the forthcoming new Netflix series,...
- 12/4/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
George Clooney and Grant Heslo will write and produce an adaptation of John Grisham’s baseball novel “Calico Joe,” with Clooney also attached to direct; Bob Dylan will also produce the film alongside Clooney and Heslov.
Clooney and Heslov will produce “Calico Joe” as a feature film adaptation through their Smokehouse Pictures banner alongside Dylan’s Grey Water Park Productions.
“Calico Joe” is based on Grisham’s 2012 fiction novel set in the summer of 1973 about a star rookie baseball player for the Chicago Cubs whose life is changed when he’s hit by a near fatal pitch by an opposing New York Mets player. The book focuses on the Cubs batter and the effects of the pitch 30 years later through the eyes of the pitcher’s son. It’s described as a moving story of fathers and sons, forgiveness and redemption, all set in the world of Major League Baseball.
Clooney and Heslov will produce “Calico Joe” as a feature film adaptation through their Smokehouse Pictures banner alongside Dylan’s Grey Water Park Productions.
“Calico Joe” is based on Grisham’s 2012 fiction novel set in the summer of 1973 about a star rookie baseball player for the Chicago Cubs whose life is changed when he’s hit by a near fatal pitch by an opposing New York Mets player. The book focuses on the Cubs batter and the effects of the pitch 30 years later through the eyes of the pitcher’s son. It’s described as a moving story of fathers and sons, forgiveness and redemption, all set in the world of Major League Baseball.
- 10/15/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
George Clooney and Grant Heslov are set to give a feature adaptation of John Grisham’s baseball-themed novel Calico Joe, with Clooney attached to direct. Clooney and Heslov will also produce under their Smokehouse Pictures banner alongside Bob Dylan’s Grey Water Park Productions.
The script’s development is being financed by Zq Entertainment, the newly-launched production company from former CAA agent and producer Ara Keshishian and a multi-million dollar financing and development fund managed by Petr Jakl and represented by attorney Martin J. Barab. The fund will focus on the development of high-end film and television, with the goal of 15 projects per year. Jakl, Keshishian, and Barab will executive produce Calico Joe.
“John has written a beautiful story and the chance to collaborate with Bob to bring it to the screen is just fantastic,” said Clooney and Heslov in a joint statement.
The novel tells the moving story about fathers and sons,...
The script’s development is being financed by Zq Entertainment, the newly-launched production company from former CAA agent and producer Ara Keshishian and a multi-million dollar financing and development fund managed by Petr Jakl and represented by attorney Martin J. Barab. The fund will focus on the development of high-end film and television, with the goal of 15 projects per year. Jakl, Keshishian, and Barab will executive produce Calico Joe.
“John has written a beautiful story and the chance to collaborate with Bob to bring it to the screen is just fantastic,” said Clooney and Heslov in a joint statement.
The novel tells the moving story about fathers and sons,...
- 10/15/2020
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
George Clooney and Grant Heslov are developing John Grisham’s baseball-themed novel “Calico Joe” as a movie with Clooney attached to possibly direct.
Clooney and Heslov will also produce under their Smokehouse Pictures banner alongside Bob Dylan’s Grey Water Park Productions. The script’s development is being financed by Zq Entertainment, the newly-launched production company from former CAA agent and producer Ara Keshishian and a multi-million dollar financing and development fund managed by Petr Jakl and represented by attorney Martin J. Barab.
The fund will focus on the development of high-end film and television, with the goal of 15 projects per year. Jakl, Keshishian, and Barab will executive produce “Calico Joe.”
“John has written a beautiful story and the chance to collaborate with Bob to bring it to the screen is just fantastic,” said Clooney and Heslov in a joint statement.
Dylan said, “George and Grant see in this book...
Clooney and Heslov will also produce under their Smokehouse Pictures banner alongside Bob Dylan’s Grey Water Park Productions. The script’s development is being financed by Zq Entertainment, the newly-launched production company from former CAA agent and producer Ara Keshishian and a multi-million dollar financing and development fund managed by Petr Jakl and represented by attorney Martin J. Barab.
The fund will focus on the development of high-end film and television, with the goal of 15 projects per year. Jakl, Keshishian, and Barab will executive produce “Calico Joe.”
“John has written a beautiful story and the chance to collaborate with Bob to bring it to the screen is just fantastic,” said Clooney and Heslov in a joint statement.
Dylan said, “George and Grant see in this book...
- 10/15/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
George Clooney and Grant Heslov have teamed up Bob Dylan to adapt John Grisham’s baseball-themed novel, Calico Joe.
Clooney is attached to direct the feature and will produce with Heslov via the duo’s Smokehouse Pictures banner. Dylan is producing under his Grey Water Mark Productions.
The development of the project is being financed by Zq Entertainment, aa newly-launched company from former CAA agent and producer Ara Keshishian and a multi-million dollar financing and development fund managed by Petr Jakl and represented by attorney Martin J. Barab. The fund is focusing on developing what it calls “high-end film and television” project, according ...
Clooney is attached to direct the feature and will produce with Heslov via the duo’s Smokehouse Pictures banner. Dylan is producing under his Grey Water Mark Productions.
The development of the project is being financed by Zq Entertainment, aa newly-launched company from former CAA agent and producer Ara Keshishian and a multi-million dollar financing and development fund managed by Petr Jakl and represented by attorney Martin J. Barab. The fund is focusing on developing what it calls “high-end film and television” project, according ...
- 10/15/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
George Clooney and Grant Heslov have teamed up Bob Dylan to adapt John Grisham’s baseball-themed novel, Calico Joe.
Clooney is attached to direct the feature and will produce with Heslov via the duo’s Smokehouse Pictures banner. Dylan is producing under his Grey Water Mark Productions.
The development of the project is being financed by Zq Entertainment, aa newly-launched company from former CAA agent and producer Ara Keshishian and a multi-million dollar financing and development fund managed by Petr Jakl and represented by attorney Martin J. Barab. The fund is focusing on developing what it calls “high-end film and television” project, according ...
Clooney is attached to direct the feature and will produce with Heslov via the duo’s Smokehouse Pictures banner. Dylan is producing under his Grey Water Mark Productions.
The development of the project is being financed by Zq Entertainment, aa newly-launched company from former CAA agent and producer Ara Keshishian and a multi-million dollar financing and development fund managed by Petr Jakl and represented by attorney Martin J. Barab. The fund is focusing on developing what it calls “high-end film and television” project, according ...
- 10/15/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The independent sales and production company Highland Film Group led by Arianne Fraser and Delphine Perrier is launching a U.S. theatrical distribution arm called The Avenue Entertainment and has appointed JJ Caruth as The Avenue’s president of domestic marketing and distribution, Highland Film Group announced Wednesday.
The Avenue will handle theatrical distribution of six to eight titles per year, and the new venture will also partner with Paramount Home Entertainment to handle the distribution of Blu-Ray, DVD, VOD and digital titles.
Caruth will be responsible for overall acquisitions, marketing and distribution for The Avenue, and the company will both acquire and produce its own films. Highland Film Sales will also provide financial support for films with global appeal.
The first movie released under the new stand-alone distribution banner is “Jiu Jitsu,” a martial arts and sci-fi film that stars Nicolas Cage and Frank Grillo. The film is directed...
The Avenue will handle theatrical distribution of six to eight titles per year, and the new venture will also partner with Paramount Home Entertainment to handle the distribution of Blu-Ray, DVD, VOD and digital titles.
Caruth will be responsible for overall acquisitions, marketing and distribution for The Avenue, and the company will both acquire and produce its own films. Highland Film Sales will also provide financial support for films with global appeal.
The first movie released under the new stand-alone distribution banner is “Jiu Jitsu,” a martial arts and sci-fi film that stars Nicolas Cage and Frank Grillo. The film is directed...
- 9/9/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Highland Film Group is launching The Avenue Entertainment as its U.S. theatrical distributor with Nicolas Cage’s “Jiu Jitsu” as its first title on Nov. 20.
The martial arts actioner “Jiu Jitsu,” based on the comic book of the same name, also stars Frank Grillo. The film is directed by Dimitri Logothetis, who also co-wrote the script with Jim McGrath, his writing partner on “Kickboxer: Retaliation.”
JJ Caruth has been tapped as president of domestic marketing and distribution for The Avenue, which will handle theatrical distribution of six to eight titles per year and has signed an agreement with Paramount Home Entertainment to handle Blu-ray, DVD, VOD and digital releases. Films released under The Avenue label will be a combination of selected film titles from Highland Film Group as well as third party acquisitions.
Funding for The Avenue is provided by Cygnus Film Group, which has entered into a financing agreement with R.
The martial arts actioner “Jiu Jitsu,” based on the comic book of the same name, also stars Frank Grillo. The film is directed by Dimitri Logothetis, who also co-wrote the script with Jim McGrath, his writing partner on “Kickboxer: Retaliation.”
JJ Caruth has been tapped as president of domestic marketing and distribution for The Avenue, which will handle theatrical distribution of six to eight titles per year and has signed an agreement with Paramount Home Entertainment to handle Blu-ray, DVD, VOD and digital releases. Films released under The Avenue label will be a combination of selected film titles from Highland Film Group as well as third party acquisitions.
Funding for The Avenue is provided by Cygnus Film Group, which has entered into a financing agreement with R.
- 9/9/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Highland Film Group is launching The Avenue Entertainment, a new U.S. theatrical distribution arm with industry veteran JJ Caruth as President of Domestic Marketing & Distribution. The Avenue will handle theatrical distribution of six to eight titles per year and has signed an agreement with Paramount Home Entertainment to handle Blu-ray, DVD, VOD, and Digital distribution.
In her new role, Caruth will oversee the overall acquisitions, marketing and distribution strategy for The Avenue. This role links content from filmmakers to distribution throughout the product lifecycle to maximize the commercial success of each release. Highland Film Sales will provide financial support for films with global appeal.
“I am thrilled to be joining The Avenue at a time of great change, evolution and exciting opportunity in our industry,” said Caruth. “Arianne [Fraser] and Delphine [Perrier] have impeccable relationships with filmmakers which creates the perfect springboard for this new distribution venture.”
“For 10 years, Highland...
In her new role, Caruth will oversee the overall acquisitions, marketing and distribution strategy for The Avenue. This role links content from filmmakers to distribution throughout the product lifecycle to maximize the commercial success of each release. Highland Film Sales will provide financial support for films with global appeal.
“I am thrilled to be joining The Avenue at a time of great change, evolution and exciting opportunity in our industry,” said Caruth. “Arianne [Fraser] and Delphine [Perrier] have impeccable relationships with filmmakers which creates the perfect springboard for this new distribution venture.”
“For 10 years, Highland...
- 9/9/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Division to release six to eight films a year starting in November with Jiu Jitsu starring Nicolas Cage, Frank Grillo.
Highland Film Group has launched US theatrical distribution division The Avenue Entertainment and appointed JJ Caruth president of domestic marketing and distribution.
The Avenue will handle theatrical distribution of six to eight titles a year starting with Nicolas Cage and Frank Grillo martial arts sci-fi Jiu Jitsu on November 20, day-and-date theatrically and on digital platforms.
The new venture has struck a deal with Paramount Home Entertainment to handle Blu-ray, DVD, VOD, and digital distribution on all releases.
The slate will...
Highland Film Group has launched US theatrical distribution division The Avenue Entertainment and appointed JJ Caruth president of domestic marketing and distribution.
The Avenue will handle theatrical distribution of six to eight titles a year starting with Nicolas Cage and Frank Grillo martial arts sci-fi Jiu Jitsu on November 20, day-and-date theatrically and on digital platforms.
The new venture has struck a deal with Paramount Home Entertainment to handle Blu-ray, DVD, VOD, and digital distribution on all releases.
The slate will...
- 9/9/2020
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Corsan Nv has made a deal with financier/producer Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films that will see Corsan invest $125 million in Efo slate films that include the Martin Scorsese-directed Silence, the Bruce Willis-starrer Expiration, the Vin Diesel-starrer The Last Witch Hunter, Scorsese’s The Irishman and the Baltasar Kormakur-directed Everest. The funding alliance was made by Randall Emmett and George Furla with Corsan Nv CEO Paul Breuls. The first film is Everest, which starts production in November and which is being produced by Working Title and released domestically by Universal. The film will star Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin and Jake Gyllenhaal. Corsan president of International Sales Pascal Borno and Alain Gillissen have begun selling international territories here at Toronto on Expiration, which begins production January with Willis starring. Next to go into production will be Last Witch Hunter, with Breck Eisner directing Diesel and Lionsgate releasing. Production will begin in March.
- 9/10/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
After filming a supporting role in the Natalie Portman movie “Jane Got a Gun,” up-and-coming actor Jack Falahee is set to join Nicolas Cage in Image Entertainment’s upcoming action-thriller “Tokarev,” TheWrap has learned.
Spanish filmmaker Paco Cabezas is directing “Tokarev” from a script by Jim Agnew and Sean Keller.
Cage stars as a reformed gangster who must track down the Russian mobsters who kidnapped his daughter. Falahee will play a friend of Cage’s daughter who knows about his criminal past.
Danny Glover and Peter Stormare co-star alongside Aubrey Peebles, Max Fowler and Patrice Cols.
Hannibal Classics topper Richard Rionda Del Castro...
Spanish filmmaker Paco Cabezas is directing “Tokarev” from a script by Jim Agnew and Sean Keller.
Cage stars as a reformed gangster who must track down the Russian mobsters who kidnapped his daughter. Falahee will play a friend of Cage’s daughter who knows about his criminal past.
Danny Glover and Peter Stormare co-star alongside Aubrey Peebles, Max Fowler and Patrice Cols.
Hannibal Classics topper Richard Rionda Del Castro...
- 6/6/2013
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Hannibal Classics has set Danny Glover, Peter Stomare, Aubrey Peebles, Patrice Cols and Max Fowler to join Nicolas Cage in the action thriller Tokarev. The film, which starts June 8 in Alabama, marks the American debut of Spanish helmer Paco Cabezas. Cage plays a reformed criminal whose daughter is kidnapped by the Russian mob. To find her, he must leave his respectable life behind, round up his old crew and seek his own brand of justice. Funding comes from Union Patriot Capital Management LLC. Image Entertainment has acquired North American rights and the Hannibal Classics sales division is selling it around the world. “We couldn’t be happier with our cast, a combination of audience favorites and fresh young talent, said Riionda Del Castro. Danny and Peter are recognized and loved all over the world. And in Max Fowler, Aubrey Peeples and Patrice Cols we feel we have found the stars of tomorrow.
- 5/23/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
Nicolas Cage has signed on to star in Hannibal Classics' action-revenge thriller Tokarev. Cage, who long has been interested in the role, was involved in the search for the film's director -- which will be up-and-coming Spanish filmmaker Paco Cabezas. Hannibal, which is handling worldwide sales in Berlin, is eyeing a May production start in Spokane, Wash. Hannibal’s Richard Rionda Del Castro will produce in association with North by Northwest Entertainment. Executive producers are Patricia Eberle, Richard Salvatore, Cage, Mike Nilon, Hayley Magouirk, Jim Agnew, Sean Keller, Cam Cannon, David Milner and Martin Barab. Rionda Del Castro described the film
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- 2/12/2013
- by Tatiana Siegel
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Indie thriller Tokarev has cast Nicolas Cage in the Paco Cabezas film from Hannibal Classics. Variety reports that filming will start in Spokane, Washington in May on the pic scripted by Sean Keller and Jim Agnew. The story tells of a former criminal who searches for his daughter's kidnappers who learns that falling back into a violent life can be inevitable. Hannibal Classics' Richard Rionda Del Castro produces in association with North by Northwest Entertainment. Cam Cannon, David Milner, Patricia Eberle, Richard Salvatore, Nicolas Cage, Mike Nilon, Hayley Magouirk, Martin J. Barab, Agnew and Keller are serving as execuitve producers.
- 2/12/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Indie thriller Tokarev has cast Nicolas Cage in the Paco Cabezas film from Hannibal Classics. Variety reports that filming will start in Spokane, Washington in May on the pic scripted by Sean Keller and Jim Agnew. The story tells of a former criminal who searches for his daughter's kidnappers who learns that falling back into a violent life can be inevitable. Hannibal Classics' Richard Rionda Del Castro produces in association with North by Northwest Entertainment. Cam Cannon, David Milner, Patricia Eberle, Richard Salvatore, Nicolas Cage, Mike Nilon, Hayley Magouirk, Martin J. Barab, Agnew and Keller are serving as execuitve producers.
- 2/12/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
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