Sebastian Stan and Lily James might be the Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore of troubled tales.
Stan and James, who starred together in the titular roles on the Emmy-winning FX (on Hulu) series “Pam & Tommy,” will reunite for psychological horror thriller “Let the Evil Go West.” Christian Tafdrup (“Speak No Evil”) is set to direct, with a script by Xc Vs.
“Let the Evil Go West” follows a railroad worker (Stan) who stumbles upon a fortune under deeply disturbing circumstances. As horrifying visions and manifestations drive him toward madness, his wife (James) becomes convinced that an evil presence has attached itself to their family.
Tafdrup is known for directing the Danish psychological thriller “Speak No Evil,” which premiered at Sundance and landed a U.S. remake. James McAvoy leads the English-language remake; Tafdrup is executive producing.
“Let the Evil Go West” is produced by brothers Tim and Trevor White...
Stan and James, who starred together in the titular roles on the Emmy-winning FX (on Hulu) series “Pam & Tommy,” will reunite for psychological horror thriller “Let the Evil Go West.” Christian Tafdrup (“Speak No Evil”) is set to direct, with a script by Xc Vs.
“Let the Evil Go West” follows a railroad worker (Stan) who stumbles upon a fortune under deeply disturbing circumstances. As horrifying visions and manifestations drive him toward madness, his wife (James) becomes convinced that an evil presence has attached itself to their family.
Tafdrup is known for directing the Danish psychological thriller “Speak No Evil,” which premiered at Sundance and landed a U.S. remake. James McAvoy leads the English-language remake; Tafdrup is executive producing.
“Let the Evil Go West” is produced by brothers Tim and Trevor White...
- 5/10/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Sebastian Stan (Fresh) and Lily James (Rebecca) previously starred together on Hulu series “Pam & Tommy” and are set to reunite once more on Let the Evil Go West, Deadline reports today.
Let the Evil Go West is described as a psychological horror thriller from director Christian Tafdrup (Speak No Evil), with script by Xc Vs.
The horror film “follows a railroad worker who stumbles upon a fortune under deeply disturbing circumstances. As horrifying visions and manifestations drive him toward madness, his wife becomes convinced that an evil presence has attached itself to their family.”
Stan and James previously played Tommy Lee and Pamela Anderson in “Pam & Tommy,” exploring their tumultuous relationship in the ’90s. Tafdrup wrote and directed the 2022 grim thriller Speak No Evil and serves as executive producer on the remake heading to theaters this summer.
Tim White and Trevor White are producing under their Star Thrower Entertainment banner,...
Let the Evil Go West is described as a psychological horror thriller from director Christian Tafdrup (Speak No Evil), with script by Xc Vs.
The horror film “follows a railroad worker who stumbles upon a fortune under deeply disturbing circumstances. As horrifying visions and manifestations drive him toward madness, his wife becomes convinced that an evil presence has attached itself to their family.”
Stan and James previously played Tommy Lee and Pamela Anderson in “Pam & Tommy,” exploring their tumultuous relationship in the ’90s. Tafdrup wrote and directed the 2022 grim thriller Speak No Evil and serves as executive producer on the remake heading to theaters this summer.
Tim White and Trevor White are producing under their Star Thrower Entertainment banner,...
- 5/9/2024
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
“Pam & Tommy” stars Sebastian Stan and Lily James will reunite to star in psychological horror thriller “Let the Evil Go West.”
The film sounds very different from Stan and James’ previous collaboration, which saw them playing Tommy Lee and Pamela Anderson in a Hulu mini-series. In “Let the Evil Go West,” a railroad worker stumbles upon a fortune under deeply disturbing circumstances. As horrifying visions and manifestations drive him toward madness, his wife becomes convinced that an evil presence has attached itself to their family.
Christian Tafdrup is set to direct from a screenplay by Xc Vs. The film is produced by Tim and Trevor White (“King Richard”) under their Star Thrower Entertainment banner, Mark Fasano and Nathan Klingher for Gramercy Park Media, which is also financing the film, and Allan Mandelbaum. Stan and James will also executive produce along with Gramercy Park’s Joshua Harris and Ford Corbett and north.five.six.
The film sounds very different from Stan and James’ previous collaboration, which saw them playing Tommy Lee and Pamela Anderson in a Hulu mini-series. In “Let the Evil Go West,” a railroad worker stumbles upon a fortune under deeply disturbing circumstances. As horrifying visions and manifestations drive him toward madness, his wife becomes convinced that an evil presence has attached itself to their family.
Christian Tafdrup is set to direct from a screenplay by Xc Vs. The film is produced by Tim and Trevor White (“King Richard”) under their Star Thrower Entertainment banner, Mark Fasano and Nathan Klingher for Gramercy Park Media, which is also financing the film, and Allan Mandelbaum. Stan and James will also executive produce along with Gramercy Park’s Joshua Harris and Ford Corbett and north.five.six.
- 5/9/2024
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Sebastian Stan and Lily James, stars of the Hulu miniseries Pam & Tommy, are getting back together to topline the psychological horror thriller Let The Evil Go West.
Christian Tafdrup will direct the picture using a script by Xc Vs for Star Thrower Entertainment and Gramercy Park, which is financing the film. And north.five.six, CAA Media Finance and UTA Independent Film Group will launch film sales in Cannes.
Let the Evil Go West centers on a railroad worker who discovers a fortune under deeply disturbing circumstances. As horrifying visions and manifestations drive him toward madness, his wife becomes convinced that an evil presence has attached itself to their family.
In Pam & Tommy, Stan and James played the 1990s couple Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee during a whirlwind marriage over four days in Cancun, where their privately recorded honeymoon sex tape was stolen by a disgruntled electrician and released online.
Stan...
Christian Tafdrup will direct the picture using a script by Xc Vs for Star Thrower Entertainment and Gramercy Park, which is financing the film. And north.five.six, CAA Media Finance and UTA Independent Film Group will launch film sales in Cannes.
Let the Evil Go West centers on a railroad worker who discovers a fortune under deeply disturbing circumstances. As horrifying visions and manifestations drive him toward madness, his wife becomes convinced that an evil presence has attached itself to their family.
In Pam & Tommy, Stan and James played the 1990s couple Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee during a whirlwind marriage over four days in Cancun, where their privately recorded honeymoon sex tape was stolen by a disgruntled electrician and released online.
Stan...
- 5/9/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Following a highly successful collaboration on Hulu’s Pam & Tommy, Sebastian Stan and Lily James are set to reteam on Let the Evil Go West, a psychological horror thriller from director Christian Tafdrup (Speak No Evil).
north.five.six. reps the film’s international rights and will introduce it to buyers at Cannes, while CAA Media Finance and UTA Independent Film Group arranged the financing and will handle the domestic sale.
Let the Evil Go West follows a railroad worker who stumbles upon a fortune under deeply disturbing circumstances. As horrifying visions and manifestations drive him toward madness, his wife becomes convinced that an evil presence has attached itself to their family.
Xc Vs penned the script. Tim and Trevor White are producing under their Star Thrower Entertainment banner, alongside Mark Fasano and Nathan Klingher for Gramercy Park Media, which is also financing the film, and Allan Mandelbaum.
north.five.six. reps the film’s international rights and will introduce it to buyers at Cannes, while CAA Media Finance and UTA Independent Film Group arranged the financing and will handle the domestic sale.
Let the Evil Go West follows a railroad worker who stumbles upon a fortune under deeply disturbing circumstances. As horrifying visions and manifestations drive him toward madness, his wife becomes convinced that an evil presence has attached itself to their family.
Xc Vs penned the script. Tim and Trevor White are producing under their Star Thrower Entertainment banner, alongside Mark Fasano and Nathan Klingher for Gramercy Park Media, which is also financing the film, and Allan Mandelbaum.
- 5/9/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exlcusive: Sarah Chalke (Scrubs), Alan Tudyk (Resident Alien), Stephen Root (Barry), Isla Fisher (Wolf Like Me), Sabrina Elba (Three Thousand Years Of Longing) and Hiro Kanagawa (Star Trek: Discovery) are joining Kevin James and Alan Ritchson in action-comedy Playdate, which is now filming in Canada.
The film follows a down-on-his luck man, Brian (James), who was just fired from his job and becomes an unexpected stay-at-home dad to his 10-year-old son. On his first day, he accepts a playdate invitation from Jeff (Ritchson), another stay-at-home dad, who turns out to be an unexpected loose cannon. The two fathers and their sons spend the day on the run, facing a deadly conspiracy.
Director Luke Greenfield’s movie heralds from a script written by Neil Goldman. Greenfield’s WideAwake Pictures’ and Jason Benoit will produce with Mark Fasano of Nickel City Pictures, Jeffrey Greenstein of A Higher Standard and Sean Patrick O’Reilly.
The film follows a down-on-his luck man, Brian (James), who was just fired from his job and becomes an unexpected stay-at-home dad to his 10-year-old son. On his first day, he accepts a playdate invitation from Jeff (Ritchson), another stay-at-home dad, who turns out to be an unexpected loose cannon. The two fathers and their sons spend the day on the run, facing a deadly conspiracy.
Director Luke Greenfield’s movie heralds from a script written by Neil Goldman. Greenfield’s WideAwake Pictures’ and Jason Benoit will produce with Mark Fasano of Nickel City Pictures, Jeffrey Greenstein of A Higher Standard and Sean Patrick O’Reilly.
- 4/4/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Magnolia Pictures is giving the action thriller Red Right Hand a theatrical and VOD release today, February 23rd, and to mark the occasion we have been given an Exclusive clip from the film! Giving a preview of more than a minute of the film, this clip involves a “house shootout scene”, and you can check it out in the embed above.
Directed by Eshom Nelms and Ian Nelms from a screenplay by first-time feature writer Jonathan Easley, Red Right Hand stars Orlando Bloom (Lord of the Rings), Chapel Oaks (Will Trent), Garret Dillahunt (Fear the Walking Dead), Brian Geraghty (The Hurt Locker), James Lafferty (One Tree Hill), Jeremy Ratchford (Cold Case), Alexandra Park (12 Feet Deep), Scott Haze (Jurassic World Dominion), and Andie MacDowell (Groundhog Day). Here’s the synopsis: Cash (Orlando Bloom) is trying to live an honest and quiet life taking care of his recently orphaned niece Savannah...
Directed by Eshom Nelms and Ian Nelms from a screenplay by first-time feature writer Jonathan Easley, Red Right Hand stars Orlando Bloom (Lord of the Rings), Chapel Oaks (Will Trent), Garret Dillahunt (Fear the Walking Dead), Brian Geraghty (The Hurt Locker), James Lafferty (One Tree Hill), Jeremy Ratchford (Cold Case), Alexandra Park (12 Feet Deep), Scott Haze (Jurassic World Dominion), and Andie MacDowell (Groundhog Day). Here’s the synopsis: Cash (Orlando Bloom) is trying to live an honest and quiet life taking care of his recently orphaned niece Savannah...
- 2/23/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Kevin James (The King of Queens) and Alan Ritchson (Reacher) have been set to lead action-comedy Playdate, which will be directed by Luke Greenfield (The Girl Next Door) from a script written by Neil Goldman (Shrinking).
The film follows a down-on-his luck man, Brian (James), who was just fired from his job and becomes an unexpected stay-at-home dad to his 10-year-old son. On his first day, he accepts a playdate invitation from Jeff (Ritchson), another stay-at-home dad, who turns out to be an unexpected loose cannon. The two fathers and their sons spend the day on the run, facing a deadly conspiracy.
Greenfield’s WideAwake Pictures’ and Jason Benoit will produce with Mark Fasano of Nickel City Pictures, Jeffrey Greenstein of A Higher Standard and Sean Patrick O’Reilly.
Executive producers are James, Jeff Sussman, Ritchson, Goldman, Dan Spilo of Industry Entertainment, Matthew Alex Goldberg of Nickel City, Michelle Myers of Arcana Studios and Josh Harris,...
The film follows a down-on-his luck man, Brian (James), who was just fired from his job and becomes an unexpected stay-at-home dad to his 10-year-old son. On his first day, he accepts a playdate invitation from Jeff (Ritchson), another stay-at-home dad, who turns out to be an unexpected loose cannon. The two fathers and their sons spend the day on the run, facing a deadly conspiracy.
Greenfield’s WideAwake Pictures’ and Jason Benoit will produce with Mark Fasano of Nickel City Pictures, Jeffrey Greenstein of A Higher Standard and Sean Patrick O’Reilly.
Executive producers are James, Jeff Sussman, Ritchson, Goldman, Dan Spilo of Industry Entertainment, Matthew Alex Goldberg of Nickel City, Michelle Myers of Arcana Studios and Josh Harris,...
- 2/21/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Elizabeth Olsen (Love & Death) and Charles Melton (May December) are set to star in Love Child, the first new movie from Todd Solondz in eight years.
Love Child follows Misty, a woman stuck in a loveless marriage to a brutish husband. “Junior, her precocious 11-year-old is her only consolation,” reads the description. “When Easy, a handsome vagabond stranger, appears, Junior hatches a plan to get rid of his father so that his mother can marry him instead. But things end up backfiring, so Junior comes up with yet another plan, this one even more devious, and with more disastrous—and unexpected—consequences.” The film has been in the works for some time, with Rachel Weisz and Colin Farrell once attached to the project back in 2021.
Related Awesome Artist We’ve Found Around The Net: Victor Barreto
Todd Solondz is best known for Welcome to the Dollhouse and Happiness, and his last film,...
Love Child follows Misty, a woman stuck in a loveless marriage to a brutish husband. “Junior, her precocious 11-year-old is her only consolation,” reads the description. “When Easy, a handsome vagabond stranger, appears, Junior hatches a plan to get rid of his father so that his mother can marry him instead. But things end up backfiring, so Junior comes up with yet another plan, this one even more devious, and with more disastrous—and unexpected—consequences.” The film has been in the works for some time, with Rachel Weisz and Colin Farrell once attached to the project back in 2021.
Related Awesome Artist We’ve Found Around The Net: Victor Barreto
Todd Solondz is best known for Welcome to the Dollhouse and Happiness, and his last film,...
- 2/14/2024
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Elizabeth Olsen and Charles Melton have nabbed lead roles in Todd Solondz’s new feature Love Child.
The darkly comic film follows Misty as she is stuck in a loveless marriage with a brutish husband and her precocious 11-year-old as her only consolation. When Easy, a handsome vagabond stranger, appears, the son hatches a plan to replace the father with a new husband, only for that to backfire and a more devious and disastrous scheme to emerge.
Killer Films, Volition Media and Gramercy Park Media are teaming with Rocket Science, which is handling international sales and will launch the project at the European Film Market in Berlin.
Cindy Bru of Volition Media, Christine Vachon of Killer Films, David Hinojosa of 2Am and Ford Corbett of Gramercy Park Media will produce. Michael Jefferson, Adam Beasley, Atilla Yucer, Joshua Harris and Steven Farneth will executive produce.
The film is fully financed by...
The darkly comic film follows Misty as she is stuck in a loveless marriage with a brutish husband and her precocious 11-year-old as her only consolation. When Easy, a handsome vagabond stranger, appears, the son hatches a plan to replace the father with a new husband, only for that to backfire and a more devious and disastrous scheme to emerge.
Killer Films, Volition Media and Gramercy Park Media are teaming with Rocket Science, which is handling international sales and will launch the project at the European Film Market in Berlin.
Cindy Bru of Volition Media, Christine Vachon of Killer Films, David Hinojosa of 2Am and Ford Corbett of Gramercy Park Media will produce. Michael Jefferson, Adam Beasley, Atilla Yucer, Joshua Harris and Steven Farneth will executive produce.
The film is fully financed by...
- 2/13/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“May December” breakout Charles Melton has lined up another major feature and is set to star alongside Elizabeth Olsen in Todd Solondz’s next film, the darkly comic “Love Child.”
Killer Films, 2Am (“Past Lives”) Volition Media and Gramercy Park Media are teaming with Rocket Science to bring the project to this week’s European Film Market.
“Love Child” follows Misty, who is stuck in a loveless marriage to a brutish husband. Junior, her precocious 11-year-old is her only consolation. When Easy, a handsome vagabond stranger, appears, Junior hatches a plan to get rid of his father so that his mother can marry him instead. But things end up backfiring, so Junior comes up with yet another plan, this one even more devious, and with more disastrous—and unexpected—consequences.
Cindy Bru of Volition Media, Christine Vachon of Killer Films, David Hinojosa of 2Am and Ford Corbett of Gramercy Park Media will produce.
Killer Films, 2Am (“Past Lives”) Volition Media and Gramercy Park Media are teaming with Rocket Science to bring the project to this week’s European Film Market.
“Love Child” follows Misty, who is stuck in a loveless marriage to a brutish husband. Junior, her precocious 11-year-old is her only consolation. When Easy, a handsome vagabond stranger, appears, Junior hatches a plan to get rid of his father so that his mother can marry him instead. But things end up backfiring, so Junior comes up with yet another plan, this one even more devious, and with more disastrous—and unexpected—consequences.
Cindy Bru of Volition Media, Christine Vachon of Killer Films, David Hinojosa of 2Am and Ford Corbett of Gramercy Park Media will produce.
- 2/13/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
BAFTA, Golden Globe and Emmy nominee Elizabeth Olsen (Avengers: Infinity War) and Golden Globe nominee Charles Melton (May December) are set to star in Todd Solondz’s darkly comic new feature Love Child.
The story follows Misty who is stuck in a loveless marriage to a brutish husband. Junior, her precocious 11-year-old is her only consolation. When Easy, a handsome vagabond stranger, appears, Junior hatches a plan to get rid of his father so that his mother can marry him instead. But things end up backfiring, so Junior comes up with yet another plan, this one even more devious, and with more disastrous—and unexpected—consequences.
Killer Films (Past Lives), 2Am (Past Lives) Volition Media (Sam and Kate) and Gramercy Park Media (The Fabulous Four) are teaming with Rocket Science to bring the project to this week’s EFM.
Cindy Bru of Volition Media, Christine Vachon of Killer Films, David Hinojosa...
The story follows Misty who is stuck in a loveless marriage to a brutish husband. Junior, her precocious 11-year-old is her only consolation. When Easy, a handsome vagabond stranger, appears, Junior hatches a plan to get rid of his father so that his mother can marry him instead. But things end up backfiring, so Junior comes up with yet another plan, this one even more devious, and with more disastrous—and unexpected—consequences.
Killer Films (Past Lives), 2Am (Past Lives) Volition Media (Sam and Kate) and Gramercy Park Media (The Fabulous Four) are teaming with Rocket Science to bring the project to this week’s EFM.
Cindy Bru of Volition Media, Christine Vachon of Killer Films, David Hinojosa...
- 2/13/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman and Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Adam Cooper has made his feature directorial debut with the thriller Sleeping Dogs, working from a screenplay he wrote with his writing partner Bill Collage. Starring Russell Crowe (The Pope’s Exorcist) and Karen Gillan (Guardians of the Galaxy), the film is set to reach theatres on March 22nd – and with that date swiftly approaching a trailer for Sleeping Dogs has arrived online! You can watch it in the embed above.
Cooper and Collage’s previous collaborations include New York Minute, Accepted, Tower Heist, The Transporter Refueled, Exodus: Gods and Kings, Allegiant, and Assassin’s Creed. The script they wrote for Sleeping Dogs is based on the novel The Book of Mirrors by E. O. Chirovici. The film has the following synopsis: In the wake of a cutting-edge Alzheimer’s treatment, former homicide detective Roy Freeman is tasked with re-examining a brutal murder case from his past – the grisly murder of a college professor.
Cooper and Collage’s previous collaborations include New York Minute, Accepted, Tower Heist, The Transporter Refueled, Exodus: Gods and Kings, Allegiant, and Assassin’s Creed. The script they wrote for Sleeping Dogs is based on the novel The Book of Mirrors by E. O. Chirovici. The film has the following synopsis: In the wake of a cutting-edge Alzheimer’s treatment, former homicide detective Roy Freeman is tasked with re-examining a brutal murder case from his past – the grisly murder of a college professor.
- 1/25/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Director Andrew Baird (One Way) is back early next year with Sunrise, a vampire horror movie that’s coming to theaters as well as Digital/On Demand outlets on January 19, 2024.
Acclaimed actors Guy Pearce and Alex Pettyfer star in a spine-tingling thriller about an ex-cop turned vampire who is forced to choose between vengeance and redemption.
In the rated “R” thriller from Lionsgate, “When an ex-cop named Fallon returns to the scene of a horrific crime, the residents of a rural town soon discover that this dark visitor is really a vampire who feeds on blood and fear. After he is befriended by a kind immigrant family, the instinctive killer is faced with a choice between revenge and redemption.”
Check out exclusive stills above and below, and find the previously released trailer below.
Ronan Blaney wrote the screenplay.
Martin Brennan, Jib Polhemus, Nathan Klingher, and Ford Corbett produce.
The post...
Acclaimed actors Guy Pearce and Alex Pettyfer star in a spine-tingling thriller about an ex-cop turned vampire who is forced to choose between vengeance and redemption.
In the rated “R” thriller from Lionsgate, “When an ex-cop named Fallon returns to the scene of a horrific crime, the residents of a rural town soon discover that this dark visitor is really a vampire who feeds on blood and fear. After he is befriended by a kind immigrant family, the instinctive killer is faced with a choice between revenge and redemption.”
Check out exclusive stills above and below, and find the previously released trailer below.
Ronan Blaney wrote the screenplay.
Martin Brennan, Jib Polhemus, Nathan Klingher, and Ford Corbett produce.
The post...
- 12/18/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Production has begun in South Africa on the action comedy London Calling starring Josh Duhamel, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Rick Hoffman, and Aidan Gillen. Highland Film Group handles international sales.
Director Allan Ungar reunites with Duhamel after they collaborated on action heist thriller Bandit. Omer Levin Menekse and Quinn Wolfe co-wrote the screenplay.
London Calling sees Duhamel play Tommy Ward, a mediocre hitman who goes on the run and gets stuck in Los Angeles after mistakenly killing the relative of London’s biggest crime lord (Gillen).
His only chance to get back to London to be with his son is to...
Director Allan Ungar reunites with Duhamel after they collaborated on action heist thriller Bandit. Omer Levin Menekse and Quinn Wolfe co-wrote the screenplay.
London Calling sees Duhamel play Tommy Ward, a mediocre hitman who goes on the run and gets stuck in Los Angeles after mistakenly killing the relative of London’s biggest crime lord (Gillen).
His only chance to get back to London to be with his son is to...
- 12/13/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Transformers actor Josh Duhamel is re-teaming with Canadian director Allan Ungar for the new action comedy London Calling, joined in the cast by Game of Thrones star Aidan Gillen, It actor Jeremy Ray Taylor and Rick Hoffman (Showtime’s Billions, USA Network’s Suits).
Duhamel, who starred in Ungar’s 2022 crime thriller Bandit, alongside Elisha Cuthbert and Mel Gibson, will play Tommy Ward, a mediocre hitman who accidentally kills a relative of London’s biggest crime boss (Aidan Gillen), forcing him to go on the run and landing him in L.A., far away from his London-based son. To get back, Tommy makes a deal with his new employer (Rick Hoffman): In exchange for safe passage, he agrees to teach his socially awkward teenage son Julian (Jeremy Ray Taylor) to be a man. But Tommy’s teachable moments include taking Julian to work, including on his latest contract killing of a renowned assassin.
Duhamel, who starred in Ungar’s 2022 crime thriller Bandit, alongside Elisha Cuthbert and Mel Gibson, will play Tommy Ward, a mediocre hitman who accidentally kills a relative of London’s biggest crime boss (Aidan Gillen), forcing him to go on the run and landing him in L.A., far away from his London-based son. To get back, Tommy makes a deal with his new employer (Rick Hoffman): In exchange for safe passage, he agrees to teach his socially awkward teenage son Julian (Jeremy Ray Taylor) to be a man. But Tommy’s teachable moments include taking Julian to work, including on his latest contract killing of a renowned assassin.
- 12/13/2023
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Daisy Ridley has jumped on board a survival thriller, the next project from ‘1922’ filmmaker Zak Hilditch, ‘We Bury the Dead.’
The movie centres around grief, loss and the undead. Ridley plays Ava, a desperate woman whose husband is missing in the aftermath of a catastrophic military experiment. Hoping to find him alive, Ava joins a “body retrieval unit,” but her search takes a chilling turn when the corpses she’s burying start showing signs of life.
Also in news – Vanessa Kirby joins RonHoward’s survival thriller ‘Eden’
Written and directed by Hilditch, the film is produced by The Penguin Empire’s Kelvin Munro and Grant Sputore, who produced ‘I Am Mother,’ and Ross Dinerstein of Campfire Studios, who produces Netflix’s upcoming ‘Players.’
The film will be co-produced by Gramercy Park Media with the company’s Joshua Harris and Mark Fasano serving as producers, and Nathan Klingher and Ford Corbett executive producing.
The movie centres around grief, loss and the undead. Ridley plays Ava, a desperate woman whose husband is missing in the aftermath of a catastrophic military experiment. Hoping to find him alive, Ava joins a “body retrieval unit,” but her search takes a chilling turn when the corpses she’s burying start showing signs of life.
Also in news – Vanessa Kirby joins RonHoward’s survival thriller ‘Eden’
Written and directed by Hilditch, the film is produced by The Penguin Empire’s Kelvin Munro and Grant Sputore, who produced ‘I Am Mother,’ and Ross Dinerstein of Campfire Studios, who produces Netflix’s upcoming ‘Players.’
The film will be co-produced by Gramercy Park Media with the company’s Joshua Harris and Mark Fasano serving as producers, and Nathan Klingher and Ford Corbett executive producing.
- 11/1/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Star Wars sequel trilogy star Daisy Ridley is set to return to the Star Wars universe for another film that is meant to launch “the next chapter” of the franchise – but before she picks up Rey’s lightsaber again, Deadline reports that Ridley will be starring in We Bury the Dead, a survival thriller from Zak Hilditch, the director of the Stephen King adaptation 1922 (which featured an incredible performance from star Thomas Jane).
Scripted by Hilditch, We Bury the Dead is said to be “a story about grief, loss, and the undead.” Ridley will be taking on the role of Ava, a desperate woman whose husband is missing in the aftermath of a catastrophic military experiment. Hoping to find him alive, Ava joins a “body retrieval unit,” but her search takes a chilling turn when the corpses she’s burying start showing signs of life.
The project has been fully financed by Screen Australia,...
Scripted by Hilditch, We Bury the Dead is said to be “a story about grief, loss, and the undead.” Ridley will be taking on the role of Ava, a desperate woman whose husband is missing in the aftermath of a catastrophic military experiment. Hoping to find him alive, Ava joins a “body retrieval unit,” but her search takes a chilling turn when the corpses she’s burying start showing signs of life.
The project has been fully financed by Screen Australia,...
- 10/31/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Zak Hilditch, director of the Stephen King movie 1922, is next directing a survival thriller titled We Bury the Dead, and Deadline reports that Daisy Ridley (Star Wars) will star.
“The film is a story about grief, loss and the undead. Ridley plays Ava, a desperate woman whose husband is missing in the aftermath of a catastrophic military experiment.
“Hoping to find him alive, Ava joins a body retrieval unit, but her search takes a chilling turn when the corpses she’s burying start showing signs of life.”
“Filming will begin in February 2024 in western Australia,” Deadline notes.
We Bury the Dead is written and directed by Hilditch and produced by The Penguin Empire’s Kelvin Munro and Grant Sputore, and Ross Dinerstein of Campfire Studios.
The film will be co-produced by Gramercy Park Media with Joshua Harris and Mark Fasano serving as producers, and Nathan Klingher and Ford Corbett executive producing.
“The film is a story about grief, loss and the undead. Ridley plays Ava, a desperate woman whose husband is missing in the aftermath of a catastrophic military experiment.
“Hoping to find him alive, Ava joins a body retrieval unit, but her search takes a chilling turn when the corpses she’s burying start showing signs of life.”
“Filming will begin in February 2024 in western Australia,” Deadline notes.
We Bury the Dead is written and directed by Hilditch and produced by The Penguin Empire’s Kelvin Munro and Grant Sputore, and Ross Dinerstein of Campfire Studios.
The film will be co-produced by Gramercy Park Media with Joshua Harris and Mark Fasano serving as producers, and Nathan Klingher and Ford Corbett executive producing.
- 10/31/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: Daisy Ridley has found her next project – a survival thriller from Zak Hilditch, director of Stephen King adaptation 1922.
Ridley, who plays Rey in the Star Wars sequel trilogy and is returning to franchise in the next film, will star in We Bury the Dead.
The film is a story about grief, loss and the undead. Ridley plays Ava, a desperate woman whose husband is missing in the aftermath of a catastrophic military experiment. Hoping to find him alive, Ava joins a “body retrieval unit,” but her search takes a chilling turn when the corpses she’s burying start showing signs of life.
Filming will begin in February 2024 in western Australia. It is fully financed by Screen Australia, Screenwest, Lotterywest, the Wa Regional Screen Fund and Gramercy Park Media. As such, the production complies with the terms of the Meaa / SAG-AFTRA agreement as part of Global Rule One.
We...
Ridley, who plays Rey in the Star Wars sequel trilogy and is returning to franchise in the next film, will star in We Bury the Dead.
The film is a story about grief, loss and the undead. Ridley plays Ava, a desperate woman whose husband is missing in the aftermath of a catastrophic military experiment. Hoping to find him alive, Ava joins a “body retrieval unit,” but her search takes a chilling turn when the corpses she’s burying start showing signs of life.
Filming will begin in February 2024 in western Australia. It is fully financed by Screen Australia, Screenwest, Lotterywest, the Wa Regional Screen Fund and Gramercy Park Media. As such, the production complies with the terms of the Meaa / SAG-AFTRA agreement as part of Global Rule One.
We...
- 10/31/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Screen Media has announced its acquisition of all North American rights to Helen’s Dead, a mystery comedy starring Dylan Gelula (Dream Scenario), Emile Hirsch (Into the Wild), Tyrese Gibson (Fast X), Annabelle Dexter-Jones (Succession), and Oliver Cooper (Red Oaks). Set to hit theaters in at least the top 10 markets, the film will open day-and-date on November 3.
The flick directed by K. Asher Levin follows the story of Addie (Gelula), who, after a terrible breakup with her boyfriend, goes to confront her best friend about cheating allegations and accidentally steps into a murder scene.
Amy Brown Carver penned the script based on her story written with Levin. The film is produced by Levin, Daniel Cummings, Robert Dean, Roy Scott MacFarland, and Todd Lundbohm.
“I have always dreamt of making my very own freewheelin’, one crazy night movie,” said Levin. “It’s truly a blessing to have assembled such an amazing...
The flick directed by K. Asher Levin follows the story of Addie (Gelula), who, after a terrible breakup with her boyfriend, goes to confront her best friend about cheating allegations and accidentally steps into a murder scene.
Amy Brown Carver penned the script based on her story written with Levin. The film is produced by Levin, Daniel Cummings, Robert Dean, Roy Scott MacFarland, and Todd Lundbohm.
“I have always dreamt of making my very own freewheelin’, one crazy night movie,” said Levin. “It’s truly a blessing to have assembled such an amazing...
- 9/14/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Rlje announced today it has acquired North American rights to “Muzzle,” an action thriller starring Aaron Eckhart, from Highland Film Group. Directed by John Stalberg Jr. (“Crypto”) and based on a script by Carlyle Eubank (“The Signal”) from a story by Eubank and Stalberg Jr., the film is set to debut in theaters and will be made available on all rental platforms on Sept. 29.
Rlje is a business unit of AMC Networks. It specializes in genre fare such as the Kurt Russell western “Bone Tomahawk” and the Nicolas Cage revenge thriller “Mandy.”
“’Muzzle’is a fully charged ride led by a gripping performance from Aaron Eckhart,” said Rlje Film Chief Acquisitions Officer Mark Ward, “We can’t wait to unleash the film to audiences this fall.”
“We are thrilled to have Mark and the outstanding team at Rlje come on board to distribute ‘Muzzle.’ They are the perfect partner to...
Rlje is a business unit of AMC Networks. It specializes in genre fare such as the Kurt Russell western “Bone Tomahawk” and the Nicolas Cage revenge thriller “Mandy.”
“’Muzzle’is a fully charged ride led by a gripping performance from Aaron Eckhart,” said Rlje Film Chief Acquisitions Officer Mark Ward, “We can’t wait to unleash the film to audiences this fall.”
“We are thrilled to have Mark and the outstanding team at Rlje come on board to distribute ‘Muzzle.’ They are the perfect partner to...
- 8/16/2023
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
A few months ago, we heard that filming was underway on a thriller called Sleeping Dogs, starring Russell Crowe (The Pope’s Exorcist). Filming has since wrapped, and now we’ve gotten our hands on the first image from the film! The image features Crowe and co-star Tommy Flanagan (Alien vs. Predator), and you can check it out at the bottom of this article.
Adam Cooper is making his feature directorial debut with this project, working from a screenplay he wrote with his writing partner Bill Collage. Cooper and Collage’s previous collaborations include New York Minute, Accepted, Tower Heist, The Transporter Refueled, Exodus: Gods and Kings, Allegiant, and Assassin’s Creed. The script Cooper and Collage wrote for Sleeping Dogs is based on the novel The Book of Mirrors by E. O. Chirovici. The film has the following synopsis: In the wake of a cutting-edge Alzheimer’s treatment, former homicide detective...
Adam Cooper is making his feature directorial debut with this project, working from a screenplay he wrote with his writing partner Bill Collage. Cooper and Collage’s previous collaborations include New York Minute, Accepted, Tower Heist, The Transporter Refueled, Exodus: Gods and Kings, Allegiant, and Assassin’s Creed. The script Cooper and Collage wrote for Sleeping Dogs is based on the novel The Book of Mirrors by E. O. Chirovici. The film has the following synopsis: In the wake of a cutting-edge Alzheimer’s treatment, former homicide detective...
- 5/22/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Nicolas Cage has been set to lead the cast in the new psychological thriller ‘The Surfer.’
Cage takes on the role of a man who returns to his hometown in Australia and takes on a local gang of surfers.
The synopsis reads; When a man (Cage) returns to his beachside hometown in Australia, many years since building a life for himself in the U.S., he is humiliated in front of his teenage son by a local gang of surfers who claim strict ownership over the secluded beach of his childhood. Wounded, “The Surfer” decides to remain at the beach, declaring war against those in control of the bay. But as the conflict escalates, the stakes spin wildly out of control, taking “The Surfer” to the edge of his sanity.
Also in news – Aimee Lou Wood & Matt Dillon join cast of ‘The Gambler Wife’
Lorcan Finnegan is directing from a screenplay by Thomas Martin.
Cage takes on the role of a man who returns to his hometown in Australia and takes on a local gang of surfers.
The synopsis reads; When a man (Cage) returns to his beachside hometown in Australia, many years since building a life for himself in the U.S., he is humiliated in front of his teenage son by a local gang of surfers who claim strict ownership over the secluded beach of his childhood. Wounded, “The Surfer” decides to remain at the beach, declaring war against those in control of the bay. But as the conflict escalates, the stakes spin wildly out of control, taking “The Surfer” to the edge of his sanity.
Also in news – Aimee Lou Wood & Matt Dillon join cast of ‘The Gambler Wife’
Lorcan Finnegan is directing from a screenplay by Thomas Martin.
- 5/19/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Nicolas Cage has signed on to star in the psychological thriller The Surfer, a film that will be giving us the opportunity to watch Cage do battle with a gang of surfers – and maybe, if we’re lucky, we might even hear him doing a bit of an Australian accent.
Lorcan Finnegan (Vivarium) will be directing The Surfer from a screenplay by Thomas Martin. Here’s the synopsis: When a man (Cage) returns to his beachside hometown in Australia, many years since building a life for himself in the U.S., he is humiliated in front of his teenage son by a local gang of surfers who claim strict ownership over the secluded beach of his childhood. Wounded, “The Surfer” decides to remain at the beach, declaring war against those in control of the bay. But as the conflict escalates, the stakes spin wildly out of control, taking “The Surfer...
Lorcan Finnegan (Vivarium) will be directing The Surfer from a screenplay by Thomas Martin. Here’s the synopsis: When a man (Cage) returns to his beachside hometown in Australia, many years since building a life for himself in the U.S., he is humiliated in front of his teenage son by a local gang of surfers who claim strict ownership over the secluded beach of his childhood. Wounded, “The Surfer” decides to remain at the beach, declaring war against those in control of the bay. But as the conflict escalates, the stakes spin wildly out of control, taking “The Surfer...
- 5/18/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Cage is hitting the beach!
Having recently saddled up for his first Western, Nicolas Cage looks set to ride some waves for the first time on screen, having been cast to lead elevated psychological thriller The Surfer from director Lorcan Finnegan (Vivarium, Nocebo) and screenwriter Thomas Martin.
Mossbank, the partnership between Sculptor Media and Raven and headed by Michael Rothstein and Sam Hall, is handling international sales and introducing The Surfer to buyers at the Cannes Market. Domestic sales will be repped by WME Independent.
In The Surfer, when a man (Cage) returns to his beachside hometown in Australia, many years since building a life for himself in the U.S., he is humiliated in front of his teenage son by a local gang of surfers who claim strict ownership over the secluded beach of his childhood. Wounded, “The Surfer” decides to remain at the beach, declaring war against those in control of the bay.
Having recently saddled up for his first Western, Nicolas Cage looks set to ride some waves for the first time on screen, having been cast to lead elevated psychological thriller The Surfer from director Lorcan Finnegan (Vivarium, Nocebo) and screenwriter Thomas Martin.
Mossbank, the partnership between Sculptor Media and Raven and headed by Michael Rothstein and Sam Hall, is handling international sales and introducing The Surfer to buyers at the Cannes Market. Domestic sales will be repped by WME Independent.
In The Surfer, when a man (Cage) returns to his beachside hometown in Australia, many years since building a life for himself in the U.S., he is humiliated in front of his teenage son by a local gang of surfers who claim strict ownership over the secluded beach of his childhood. Wounded, “The Surfer” decides to remain at the beach, declaring war against those in control of the bay.
- 5/18/2023
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Karen Gillan, Marton Csokas, Harry Greenwood and Thomas M Wright join the cast of book-to-film crime drama film “Sleeping Dogs,” which shoots in Australia from next month. They join the previously announced Russell Crowe in the cast.
The film is a book-to-film adaptation of E.O. Chirovici’s critically acclaimed novel, “The Book of Mirrors,” with a screenplay by Adam Cooper and Bill Collage. The film also marks Cooper’s feature directorial debut.
In the wake of a cutting-edge Alzheimer’s treatment, Crowe’s character, a former homicide detective, is tasked with re-examining a brutal murder case from his past – the grisly murder of a college professor (Csokas). Fighting to regain his memory, the detective enlists his former partner to help him revive the investigation. They encounter a magnetic and mysterious woman (Gillan), a tangle of contradictions and secrets and a horrific reality that changes the detective’s world view in the blink of an eye.
The film is a book-to-film adaptation of E.O. Chirovici’s critically acclaimed novel, “The Book of Mirrors,” with a screenplay by Adam Cooper and Bill Collage. The film also marks Cooper’s feature directorial debut.
In the wake of a cutting-edge Alzheimer’s treatment, Crowe’s character, a former homicide detective, is tasked with re-examining a brutal murder case from his past – the grisly murder of a college professor (Csokas). Fighting to regain his memory, the detective enlists his former partner to help him revive the investigation. They encounter a magnetic and mysterious woman (Gillan), a tangle of contradictions and secrets and a horrific reality that changes the detective’s world view in the blink of an eye.
- 2/18/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
With Warner Bros.’ Shazam! Fury of the Gods gearing up for release next month, lead star Zachary Levi has lined up another major project.
The actor is set to take the lead in survival thriller Not Without Hope. Adapted from Nick Schuyler and Jere Longman’s best-selling novel of the same name, the film is written and directed by Joe Carnahan (The Grey, Boss Level). Highland Film Group is handling international sales, which will launch at the European Film Market.
Based on a true story, Not Without Hope follows best friends Schuyler (Levi) and Will Bleakley, and NFL players Marquis Cooper and Corey Smith, as they depart Clearwater, Florida for a day trip at their favorite fishing spot 70 miles out in the Gulf of Mexico. As a severe storm heads their way, a trapped anchor causes their boat to capsize, throwing the four friends violently into the freezing water. With...
The actor is set to take the lead in survival thriller Not Without Hope. Adapted from Nick Schuyler and Jere Longman’s best-selling novel of the same name, the film is written and directed by Joe Carnahan (The Grey, Boss Level). Highland Film Group is handling international sales, which will launch at the European Film Market.
Based on a true story, Not Without Hope follows best friends Schuyler (Levi) and Will Bleakley, and NFL players Marquis Cooper and Corey Smith, as they depart Clearwater, Florida for a day trip at their favorite fishing spot 70 miles out in the Gulf of Mexico. As a severe storm heads their way, a trapped anchor causes their boat to capsize, throwing the four friends violently into the freezing water. With...
- 2/8/2023
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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The Austin Film Festival has unveiled its 2022 lineup, which includes Bob Saget’s final movie, the Dustin Hoffman and Sissy Spacek-starrer Sam & Kate, and a filmmaking honor for Darren Aronofsky, the director of the festival’s opening night film The Whale.
This year’s slate features over 33 world, North American, U.S. and Texas premieres including Saget’s last film appearance, the Jeremy Lalonde-directed Daniel’s Gotta Die. The film also stars Jason Jones, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Carly Chaikin and Iggy Pop.
“Bob’s passing came as a shock to the entire Daniel’s Gotta Die team. He was a collaborator through and through and he really loved this film,” Lalonde said. “It’s with great sadness that he never got to see it finished. I can’t wait to see how audiences react to his final performance at Austin Film...
The Austin Film Festival has unveiled its 2022 lineup, which includes Bob Saget’s final movie, the Dustin Hoffman and Sissy Spacek-starrer Sam & Kate, and a filmmaking honor for Darren Aronofsky, the director of the festival’s opening night film The Whale.
This year’s slate features over 33 world, North American, U.S. and Texas premieres including Saget’s last film appearance, the Jeremy Lalonde-directed Daniel’s Gotta Die. The film also stars Jason Jones, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Carly Chaikin and Iggy Pop.
“Bob’s passing came as a shock to the entire Daniel’s Gotta Die team. He was a collaborator through and through and he really loved this film,” Lalonde said. “It’s with great sadness that he never got to see it finished. I can’t wait to see how audiences react to his final performance at Austin Film...
- 9/29/2022
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Highland holds worldwide rights and will be in talks with TIFF buyers.
Screen has obtained an exclusive first-look from Highland Film Group of Aaron Eckhart in the thriller Muzzle.
John Stalberg Jr.’s film follows a K-P officer at the Los Angeles Police Department who investigates the murder of his partner and uncovers a conspiracy as well as corruption within the department.
Principal photography wrapped last month [August] on the film, which is based on a script by Carlyle Eubank from a story by Eubank and Stalberg Jr.
The cast includes Stephen Lang, Diego Tinoco and Kyle Smithson. Producers are Broken Open Pictures’ David Frigerio,...
Screen has obtained an exclusive first-look from Highland Film Group of Aaron Eckhart in the thriller Muzzle.
John Stalberg Jr.’s film follows a K-P officer at the Los Angeles Police Department who investigates the murder of his partner and uncovers a conspiracy as well as corruption within the department.
Principal photography wrapped last month [August] on the film, which is based on a script by Carlyle Eubank from a story by Eubank and Stalberg Jr.
The cast includes Stephen Lang, Diego Tinoco and Kyle Smithson. Producers are Broken Open Pictures’ David Frigerio,...
- 9/9/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Russell Crowe will play a former homicide detective tasked with re-examining a brutal murder case from his past in “Sleeping Dogs.” The Nickel City Pictures film marks the directorial debut of Adam Cooper, who wrote the script with Bill Collage.
The film is an adaptation of E.O. Chirovici’s acclaimed novel, “The Book of Mirrors.” Cooper and Collage previously penned the scripts for “Assassins Creed” and “Exodus: Gods and Kings.”
Crowe played Roy Freeman, who is undergoing a cutting-edge Alzheimer’s treatment. He is forced to grapple with the impact of an investigation from his former life after a death row inmate that Freeman arrested 10 years prior starts to proclaim his innocence. Intrigued and fighting to regain his memory, Freeman enlists his former partner to help him revive the case and discover the truth. Together, they set off to unravel a tangled web of secrets, forcing Freeman to make some horrific discoveries.
The film is an adaptation of E.O. Chirovici’s acclaimed novel, “The Book of Mirrors.” Cooper and Collage previously penned the scripts for “Assassins Creed” and “Exodus: Gods and Kings.”
Crowe played Roy Freeman, who is undergoing a cutting-edge Alzheimer’s treatment. He is forced to grapple with the impact of an investigation from his former life after a death row inmate that Freeman arrested 10 years prior starts to proclaim his innocence. Intrigued and fighting to regain his memory, Freeman enlists his former partner to help him revive the case and discover the truth. Together, they set off to unravel a tangled web of secrets, forcing Freeman to make some horrific discoveries.
- 8/31/2022
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Morgan Freeman and Josh Hutcherson star in “57 Seconds,” a thriller based in the world of tech and big pharma. The film is directed by Rusty Cundieff, and written by Macon Blair, and is based on the acclaimed story by British author E.C. Tubbs.
In “57 Seconds,” tech blogger Franklin Fausti (Hutcherson) lands a career-defining interview with the visionary technology guru Anton Burrell (Morgan Freeman). After thwarting an attack against the celebrated technophile, Franklin picks up a mysterious ring that Burrell has dropped and soon discovers the ring allows its possessor to travel 57 seconds into the past. Driven by revenge and with Burrell’s support, Franklin uses the ring to dismantle the pharmaceutical company responsible for his sister’s death. But he soon gets entangled in a treacherous and brutal chain of events with much more than his own destiny at stake.
The cast also includes Lovie Simone, Greg Germann...
In “57 Seconds,” tech blogger Franklin Fausti (Hutcherson) lands a career-defining interview with the visionary technology guru Anton Burrell (Morgan Freeman). After thwarting an attack against the celebrated technophile, Franklin picks up a mysterious ring that Burrell has dropped and soon discovers the ring allows its possessor to travel 57 seconds into the past. Driven by revenge and with Burrell’s support, Franklin uses the ring to dismantle the pharmaceutical company responsible for his sister’s death. But he soon gets entangled in a treacherous and brutal chain of events with much more than his own destiny at stake.
The cast also includes Lovie Simone, Greg Germann...
- 5/22/2022
- by Carole Horst
- Variety Film + TV
Production slated for September start in New Jersey.
Luke Evans will star in the upcoming crime thriller 5lbs Of Pressure which 13 Films has introduced to Cannes buyers this week.
Additional casting is underway ahead of an anticipated September production start in New Jersey on the story of a man on a quest for redemption who returns to his old neighbourhood to put his inner demons to rest while the brother of the man he killed seeks revenge.
Phil Allocco will direct from his screenplay and the producers are Zac Weinstein of Paint Night Productions and Tempest, Isen Robbins, Aimee Schoof of Intrinsic Value Film & TV,...
Luke Evans will star in the upcoming crime thriller 5lbs Of Pressure which 13 Films has introduced to Cannes buyers this week.
Additional casting is underway ahead of an anticipated September production start in New Jersey on the story of a man on a quest for redemption who returns to his old neighbourhood to put his inner demons to rest while the brother of the man he killed seeks revenge.
Phil Allocco will direct from his screenplay and the producers are Zac Weinstein of Paint Night Productions and Tempest, Isen Robbins, Aimee Schoof of Intrinsic Value Film & TV,...
- 5/19/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Production slated for September start in New Jersey.
Luke Evans will star in the upcoming crime thriller 5lbs Of Pressure which 13 Films has introduced to Cannes buyers this week.
Additional casting is underway ahead of an anticipated September production start in New Jersey on the story of a man on a quest for redemption who returns to his old neighbourhood to put his inner demons to rest while the brother of the man he killed seeks revenge.
Phil Allocco will direct from his screenplay and the producers are Zac Weinstein of Paint Night Productions and Tempest, Isen Robbins, Aimee Schoof of Intrinsic Value Film & TV,...
Luke Evans will star in the upcoming crime thriller 5lbs Of Pressure which 13 Films has introduced to Cannes buyers this week.
Additional casting is underway ahead of an anticipated September production start in New Jersey on the story of a man on a quest for redemption who returns to his old neighbourhood to put his inner demons to rest while the brother of the man he killed seeks revenge.
Phil Allocco will direct from his screenplay and the producers are Zac Weinstein of Paint Night Productions and Tempest, Isen Robbins, Aimee Schoof of Intrinsic Value Film & TV,...
- 5/19/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Jonathan Rhys Meyers and MyAnna Buring have signed on to star alongside Alec Baldwin in the hijacked airplane action-thriller 97 Minutes, from director Timo Vuorensola (Iron Sky), which has entered production at Black Hangar Studios in the UK.
97 Minutes centers on a hijacked 767 that will crash in that amount of time when its fuel runs out. Against the strong will of Nsa Deputy Toyin, Nsa Director Hawkins (Baldwin) prepares to have the plane shot down before it does any catastrophic damage on the ground, leaving the fate of the innocent passengers in the hands of Tyler, one of the alleged hijackers on board who is an undercover Interpol agent – or is he?
Meyers and Buring are playing passengers on the transatlantic flight, with Jo Martin (Doctor Who), Michael Sirow (Infamous), Pavan Grover,...
97 Minutes centers on a hijacked 767 that will crash in that amount of time when its fuel runs out. Against the strong will of Nsa Deputy Toyin, Nsa Director Hawkins (Baldwin) prepares to have the plane shot down before it does any catastrophic damage on the ground, leaving the fate of the innocent passengers in the hands of Tyler, one of the alleged hijackers on board who is an undercover Interpol agent – or is he?
Meyers and Buring are playing passengers on the transatlantic flight, with Jo Martin (Doctor Who), Michael Sirow (Infamous), Pavan Grover,...
- 2/16/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
CAA Media Finance represents US rights.
Morgan Freeman and Josh Hutcherson are set to star in the upcoming sci-fi thriller 57 Seconds with Highland Film Group handling international sales at EFM.
CAA Media Finance represents US rights on the story about a tech blogger who thwarts an attack on a tech guru and comes into possession of the latter’s ring, which allows the wearer to travel 57 seconds back in time.
Driven by revenge and with the guru’s support, the young man uses the ring to dismantle the pharmaceutical company responsible for his sister’s death.
Rusty Cundieff directs from...
Morgan Freeman and Josh Hutcherson are set to star in the upcoming sci-fi thriller 57 Seconds with Highland Film Group handling international sales at EFM.
CAA Media Finance represents US rights on the story about a tech blogger who thwarts an attack on a tech guru and comes into possession of the latter’s ring, which allows the wearer to travel 57 seconds back in time.
Driven by revenge and with the guru’s support, the young man uses the ring to dismantle the pharmaceutical company responsible for his sister’s death.
Rusty Cundieff directs from...
- 2/10/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Oscar winner Morgan Freeman and The Hunger Games alum Josh Hutcherson are set to lead the cast of time-bending sci-fi thriller 57 Seconds.
Rusty Cundieff (Tales from the Hood) is directing, the screenplay was written by Macon Blair (I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore), based on the story by British author E.C. Tubbs.
The film follows a tech blogger (Hutcherson) who lands a career-defining interview with a visionary technology guru (Freeman). After thwarting an attack against the celebrated technophile, the blogger picks up a mysterious ring that allows its possessor to travel 57 seconds into the past.
Principal photography is set to start in April on location in Louisiana.
A Curmudgeon Films and Revelations Entertainment production, 57 Seconds is produced by Griff Furst (Where All Light Tends to Go), Lori McCreary (Invictus), Gary Lucchesi (Million Dollar Baby) and Thomas P. Vitale (Slasher). The film is executive produced by Ford Corbett,...
Rusty Cundieff (Tales from the Hood) is directing, the screenplay was written by Macon Blair (I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore), based on the story by British author E.C. Tubbs.
The film follows a tech blogger (Hutcherson) who lands a career-defining interview with a visionary technology guru (Freeman). After thwarting an attack against the celebrated technophile, the blogger picks up a mysterious ring that allows its possessor to travel 57 seconds into the past.
Principal photography is set to start in April on location in Louisiana.
A Curmudgeon Films and Revelations Entertainment production, 57 Seconds is produced by Griff Furst (Where All Light Tends to Go), Lori McCreary (Invictus), Gary Lucchesi (Million Dollar Baby) and Thomas P. Vitale (Slasher). The film is executive produced by Ford Corbett,...
- 2/9/2022
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Aaron Eckhart (The Dark Knight) will lead the cast of thriller pic Muzzle, which is being helmed by John Stalberg Jr (Crypto).
The film is written by Carlyle Eubank (The Signal) from a story by Eubank and Stalberg Jr. It follows LAPD K-9 officer Jake Rosser (Eckhart) who has just witnessed the shocking murder of his dedicated partner by a mysterious assailant. As he investigates the shooter’s identity, he uncovers a vast conspiracy that has a chokehold on the city in this thrilling journey through the tangled streets of Los Angeles and the corrupt bureaucracy of the LAPD.
Los Angeles based sales company Highland Film Group is co-financing and handling worldwide rights, with sales being launched at the upcoming virtual European Film Market. Principal photography is scheduled for July 2022.
Producers are David Frigerio (Crypto), Stalberg Jr. and Ford Corbett, with executive producers Dallas Sonnier and Michael J. Weiss alongside...
The film is written by Carlyle Eubank (The Signal) from a story by Eubank and Stalberg Jr. It follows LAPD K-9 officer Jake Rosser (Eckhart) who has just witnessed the shocking murder of his dedicated partner by a mysterious assailant. As he investigates the shooter’s identity, he uncovers a vast conspiracy that has a chokehold on the city in this thrilling journey through the tangled streets of Los Angeles and the corrupt bureaucracy of the LAPD.
Los Angeles based sales company Highland Film Group is co-financing and handling worldwide rights, with sales being launched at the upcoming virtual European Film Market. Principal photography is scheduled for July 2022.
Producers are David Frigerio (Crypto), Stalberg Jr. and Ford Corbett, with executive producers Dallas Sonnier and Michael J. Weiss alongside...
- 2/3/2022
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Matilda Lutz, Beth Dover join Emile Hirsch, Annabelle Dexter-Jones, Tyrese Gibson on Stoked Film Group dark comedy.
13 Films will launch talks on its ensemble dark comedy Helen’s Dead at the online EFM and has announced new cast and released an exclusive first-look picture.
Matilda Lutz will star in the title role for Stoked Film Group and Beth Dover (Orange Is The New Black) has also joined the cast that includes previously announced Emile Hirsch, Annabelle Dexter-Jones, Dylan Gelula, Oliver Cooper, Tyrese Gibson and Brian Huskey.
The story follows a young woman who crashes a dinner party to confront her cheating boyfriend,...
13 Films will launch talks on its ensemble dark comedy Helen’s Dead at the online EFM and has announced new cast and released an exclusive first-look picture.
Matilda Lutz will star in the title role for Stoked Film Group and Beth Dover (Orange Is The New Black) has also joined the cast that includes previously announced Emile Hirsch, Annabelle Dexter-Jones, Dylan Gelula, Oliver Cooper, Tyrese Gibson and Brian Huskey.
The story follows a young woman who crashes a dinner party to confront her cheating boyfriend,...
- 1/26/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Annabelle Dexter-Jones, Emile Hirsch, Dylan Gelula, Oliver Cooper and Tyrese Gibson (Fast & Furious franchise) have signed on to star in Helen’s Dead, a murder mystery film from director K. Asher Levin and the newly formed genre production company Stoked Film Group, which will enter production in Santa Fe, Nm this month.
The film centers on aimless twenty-something Addie (Gelula), who discovers that her boyfriend Adam (Hirsch) is sleeping with her cousin Helen. She then shows up at a dinner party to confront the both of them, only to discover Helen that is dead and everybody is a suspect. From “canceled” influencer Leila (Dexter-Jones), to mysterious hipster Garrett (Cooper) and an ex-con named Henry (Gibson), Addie must make it through a night of upwardly mobile entitlement and an...
The film centers on aimless twenty-something Addie (Gelula), who discovers that her boyfriend Adam (Hirsch) is sleeping with her cousin Helen. She then shows up at a dinner party to confront the both of them, only to discover Helen that is dead and everybody is a suspect. From “canceled” influencer Leila (Dexter-Jones), to mysterious hipster Garrett (Cooper) and an ex-con named Henry (Gibson), Addie must make it through a night of upwardly mobile entitlement and an...
- 12/20/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Dustin Hoffman and Sissy Spacek are set to star in the family dramedy Sam & Kate, with Darren Le Gallo writing and making his directing debut. Jake Hoffman and Schuyler Fisk also star. Ben Shields Catlin, Orian Williams, Ford Corbett, Cindy Bru and Le Gallo will produce. Amy Adams and Stacy O’Neil will exec produce for Bond Group Entertainment.
“I am thrilled and humbled to have the incredible cast and Oscar-nominated cinematographer Robert Yeoman (The Grand Budapest Hotel) to be a part of bringing this story into a reality,” said Le Gallo.
The film follows a life-affirming family comedy-drama film that takes place in a small town in the heart of the country. Dustin Hoffman will play Bill, the larger-than-life father being taken care of by Sam (Jake Hoffman), who has returned home to take care of his ailing father. While home, Sam falls for a local woman, Kate (Fisk). At the same time,...
“I am thrilled and humbled to have the incredible cast and Oscar-nominated cinematographer Robert Yeoman (The Grand Budapest Hotel) to be a part of bringing this story into a reality,” said Le Gallo.
The film follows a life-affirming family comedy-drama film that takes place in a small town in the heart of the country. Dustin Hoffman will play Bill, the larger-than-life father being taken care of by Sam (Jake Hoffman), who has returned home to take care of his ailing father. While home, Sam falls for a local woman, Kate (Fisk). At the same time,...
- 6/10/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Saban Films holds US rights.
Voltage Pictures has added a hot title to its upcoming virtual Cannes market slate, boarding international rights to music video director Declan Whitebloom’s action heist thriller The Yacht starring Ruby Rose, Patrick Schwarzenegger, and Frank Grillo.
Production wrapped recently in Mississippi and Voltage president and COO Jonathan Deckter and his team plan to show a promo when they kick off talks with buyers later this month.
Saban Films has acquired US rights to The Yacht, which is described as being in the vein of Die Hard and Panic Room and centres on a tenacious...
Voltage Pictures has added a hot title to its upcoming virtual Cannes market slate, boarding international rights to music video director Declan Whitebloom’s action heist thriller The Yacht starring Ruby Rose, Patrick Schwarzenegger, and Frank Grillo.
Production wrapped recently in Mississippi and Voltage president and COO Jonathan Deckter and his team plan to show a promo when they kick off talks with buyers later this month.
Saban Films has acquired US rights to The Yacht, which is described as being in the vein of Die Hard and Panic Room and centres on a tenacious...
- 6/1/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
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