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Oscar nominee Clive Owen is set to play a police office in Germany on the brink of WWII in historical thriller “Kristallnacht.”

The feature — being launched at the American Film Market by International Film Trust — comes from Oscar-winning filmmaker Stefan Ruzowitzky, who will direct from a screenplay he co-wrote with Julius Grützke, based on an original script by Jonathan Frank and Scott Mann.

“Kristallnacht” was announced by Michael Benaroya, the CEO of Benaroya Pictures and co-founder of International Film Trust, who will serve as producer alongside Danny Krausz, Marcelo Gandola and Daniel Zuta.

Based on a true story, “Kristallnacht” is set in Berlin on the eve of war and follows police lieutenant Wilhelm Krützfeld (Owen) over the course of 24 hours as he navigates a city turned into a powder keg. Following the assassination of a German attaché in Paris, which is wrongfully labeled a “Jewish terrorist attack” by Nazi propaganda,...

When it comes to identicial twin directors Michael and Peter Spierig have to be among our favorites. The brothers have been brought on to direct Fall 2, the first sequel to Scott Mann's indie thriller hit, Fall back in 2022. It will be the first of two sequels planned by producer Capstone Global. Mann has written the sequel with the first flick's co-writer Jonathan Frank. They will return to direct the third installment as well. Production on the sequel will begin next month. Acclaimed horror and thriller directors Michael and Peter Spierig (Lionsgate’s Jigsaw) are set to direct Fall 2, the second installment in the blockbuster Fall Franchise, it was announced today by Capstone Studios’ CEO Christian Mercuri....

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Director Scott Mann’s thriller Fall, which stars Grace Caroline Currey (Shazam!: Fury of the Gods) and Virginia Gardner (Halloween 2018) as a pair of characters who get stuck at the top of a 2000 foot tall radio tower, was given a theatrical release, but it wasn’t really a break-out hit. It made $21 million worldwide, on a budget of $3 million. More viewers watched it on Amazon, purchased it on Blu-ray or DVD (order it Here), or caught it on Starz or Netflix… and Fall was so successful on Netflix, it was enough to get back-to-back sequels greenlit by Capstone Studios! Mann will be writing and directing Fall 3 himself, but he has decided to hand the helm of the middle installment of this trilogy over another director. Or, as it turns out, other directors. Capstone Studios’ CEO Christian Mercuri has announced that Fall 2 is set to be directed by the filmmaking...

Fear reached dizzying new heights in Lionsgate’s Fall, a survival thriller from the producers of 47 Meters Down that was released in August 2022. Its surprise success means there are not one but two sequels on the way, and today, the Spierig Brothers have been announced to direct Fall 2.

Michael and Peter Spierig (Lionsgate’s Jigsaw, Winchester, Daybreakers) are set to direct the sequel. Scott Mann, who directed and co-wrote the first film, is returning to co-write Fall 2 with Jonathan Frank.

In Fall, “For best friends Becky (Grace Caroline Currey) and Hunter (Virginia Gardner), life is all about conquering fears and pushing limits. But after they climb 2,000 feet to the top of a remote, abandoned radio tower, they find themselves stranded with no way down. Now, Becky and Hunter’s expert climbing skills will be put to the ultimate test as they desperately fight to survive the elements, a lack of supplies,...

Horror and thriller directors Michael and Peter Spierig (Lionsgate’s Jigsaw) are set to direct Fall 2, it was announced by Capstone Studios’ CEO Christian Mercuri. Scott Mann, who directed and co-wrote the first film, is returning to co-write Fall 2 with Jonathan Frank.

Following the successful survival thriller Fall released in 2022 by Lionsgate, Fall 2 will reunite producers Mark Lane and James Harris of Tea Shop Productions (47 Meters Down), Capstone’s Christian Mercuri, David Haring, and Scott Mann via the Flawless banner.

Dan Asma, John Long, and Roman Viaris will also reunite as executive producers alongside Capstone’s Ruzanna Kegeyan. Capstone will finance the sequel, with Fall 2 set to begin shooting in June 2024.

Capstone Global is handling worldwide rights to the franchise. In late 2023, Capstone Studios greenlit both Fall 2 and Fall 3 under the franchise. Mann will return to write and direct the third installment.

“We’re extremely excited to helm the second...

Fear reached new heights in Lionsgate’s Fall last year, a heart-pounding tale of survival from the producers of 47 Meters Down that was released in August 2022. We learned earlier this year that a sequel was on the way, but now it seems that Two sequels are in the works.

THR reports this morning that Capstone Studios has given the green light to not one but two sequels to Fall, with Fall director Scott Mann returning to produce the sequels.

Additionally, Mann will co-write and direct the third installment.

But first, Fall 2 is set to begin shooting in June 2024.

THR notes, “Fall 2 and Fall 3 will bring back original characters from the first film, while also leaving room for new ones to be introduced.”

“These two new sequels are wonderful opportunities to expand on the original. We want to now take the franchise even further as we assemble the very best...

Earlier this year, we heard that director/co-writer Scott Mann and the producers at Tea Shop Productions were developing a sequel to the survival thriller Fall (watch it Here), which became an international success when it reached the Netflix streaming service. While doing the press rounds for Shazam!: Fury of the Gods, Fall star Grace Caroline Currey said she thought it would be “really cool” if she got the chance to come back for the sequel. Now it sounds like Currey is going to have a couple opportunities to return to the world of Fall, as The Hollywood Reporter has broken the news that Capstone Studios has green lit not just one but two sequels!

Mann will be producing both sequels and also intends to co-write and direct the third film of the trilogy. There’s no word on who’s writing or directing Fall 2, which is scheduled to...

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Fall Steelbook 4K Uhd from Best Buy

Best Buy will exclusively carry Fall on unrated Steelbook 4K Ultra HD (with Blu-ray and Digital) on September 19 via Lionsgate. Chris Christodoulou designed the packaging, including a semi-transparent slipcover. Pre-orders are live for $21.99.

The survival thriller is directed by Scott Mann from a script he co-wrote with Jonathan Frank (Mara). Grace Caroline Currey, Virginia Gardner, Mason Gooding, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan star.

Special features include an audio commentary by Mann and producer James Harris, ‘Creating the Impact of Fall’ featurette, ‘The Making of Fall’ featurette, and Madison Beer’s “I Have Never Felt More Alive” music video.

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A few weeks ago, we heard that director Scott Mann and the producers at Tea Shop Productions are developing a sequel to the survival thriller Fall (watch it Here) now that the film has become an international success on the Netflix streaming service. Fall star Grace Caroline Currey is currently doing the press rounds because she plays a role in Shazam!: Fury of the Gods, and during an interview with The Hollywood Reporter she indicated that she would be interested in coming back for the Fall sequel.

Scripted by Scott Mann and Jonathan Frank, Fall had the following synopsis: For best friends Becky and Hunter, life is all about conquering fears and pushing limits. But after they climb 2,000 feet to the top of a remote, abandoned radio tower, they find themselves stranded with no way down. Now Becky and Hunter’s expert climbing skills will be put to the...

Director Scott Mann’s thriller Fall, which stars Grace Caroline Currey (Shazam!: Fury of the Gods) and Virginia Gardner (Halloween 2018) as a pair of characters who get stuck at the top of a 2000 foot tall radio tower, was given a theatrical release, but it wasn’t really a break-out hit. It made $21 million worldwide, on a budget of $3 million. More viewers watched it on Amazon, purchased it on Blu-ray or DVD (order it Here), or caught it on Starz or Netflix… and now Deadline has revealed that Fall was so successful on Netflix, a sequel is now in the works! The movie landed in Netflix’s top 10 rankings in 4 different territories, and has been the second-most watched movie in the UK for the last two weeks.

Mann and the producers at Tea Shop Productions and director Scott Mann are currently brainstorming ideas for the Fall sequel, “which will look...

Fear reached new heights in Lionsgate’s Fall last year, a heart-pounding tale of survival from the producers of 47 Meters Down that was released in August 2022. Deadline reports today, “Acrophobia sufferers look away now: the makers of vertigo thriller Fall are plotting a sequel after the film became an unexpected hit on Netflix internationally.”

The site’s report continues, “British producer Tea Shop Productions and director Scott Mann are discussing ideas for a second movie.”

Tea Shop’s James Harris tells the site, “We’ve got a couple of ideas we’re kicking around … We don’t want to make something that feels like a copycat or less than the first one.”

Before it arrived on Netflix in the UK and became a success for the streaming service, Fall was released in theaters last year and managed to scare up an impressive $17 million.

In last year’s movie…

“For...

Stars: Grace Caroline Currey, Virginia Gardner, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Mason Gooding | Written by Scott Mann, Jonathan Frank | Directed by Scott Mann

If you thought you weren’t afraid of heights, think again – this utterly terrifying don’t-look-down thriller from director Scott Mann will have you clutching the sides of your seat in sheer sweaty-palmed panic. As such, it’s about as perfect a closing night film for FrightFest as it’s possible to imagine.

Fall begins with a prologue, in which daredevil climbers Becky (Grace Caroline Currey) and Hunter (Runaways’ Virginia Gardner) undergo a devastating tragedy while scaling a rock face. A year later, Becky is still deep in depression and trauma, so Hunter decides that the only thing that will snap her out of it is to climb to the top of the 2,000 foot B67 TV tower — an abandoned communication tower located in the middle of the California desert.

Director Scott Mann’s thriller Fall, which stars Grace Caroline Currey (a.k.a. Grace Fulton, Shazam!) and Virginia Gardner (Halloween 2018) as a pair of characters who get stuck at the top of a 2000 foot tall radio tower, was given a theatrical release back in August and can now be viewed on Amazon or purchased on Blu-ray or DVD (order it Here). One viewer who caught up with the movie on Amazon was legendary author Stephen King – and he was so impressed with it, he took to social media to say he wished he had been the one who wrote it!

King tweeted, “Fall: Tight, terrific, and very, very scary. Reminded me a bit of Duel. Wish I’d written it.”

Fall was actually written by Scott Mann and Jonathan Frank. They crafted the following story:

For best friends Becky and Hunter, life is all about conquering fears and pushing limits.

Nick Grad and Gina Balian have been upped to co-presidents of FX Entertainment from their previous titles as co-presidents of original programming, John Landgraf, chairman of FX Content and FX Productions and to whom the duo will report, announced today. The veterans step in following Eric Schrier’s promotion to president of Disney Television Studios & Business Operations at Disney General Entertainment last month.

In addition to holding oversight of all development and current series, Balian and Grad will lead casting, production and business affairs for FX Content and FX Productions. Reporting to Balian and Grad are Kate Lambert, EVP of development; Jonathan Frank, EVP of current series; Michael Katcher, EVP of casting; and Kelly Cline, EVP of business affairs. With the shift of title for Balian and Grad, their previous roles as presidents of original programming have been eliminated.

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Nick Grad and Gina Balian have been given the new titles of co-presidents of FX Entertainment.

The duo were previously the co-presidents of original programming for FX Entertainment, with Balian having been elevated alongside Grad in that role in 2019. At that same time, Eric Schrier was promoted to the then-newly created role of president of FX Entertainment, but Schrier departed FX in September to become president of Disney Television Studios and Business Operations for Disney General Entertainment.

With their new tiles, Balian and Grad will continue to oversee development and current series at FX while also gaining oversight of casting, production, and business affairs for FX Content and FX Productions. The position of president of original programming will now be eliminated. They continue to report to John Landgraf, chairman of FX Content and FX Productions.

Kate Lambert, executive vice president of development, Jonathan Frank, executive vice president of current series,...

FX Presidents of Original Programming Nick Grad and Gina Balian have received title bumps and expanded responsibilities in the wake of Eric Schrier’s departure to become president of Disney Television Studios & Business Operations, Disney General Entertainment.

As expected, Grad, a 20-year FX veteran, and Balian, a 10-year FX veteran, will add responsibilities previously held by Schrier who served as President of FX Entertainment before his promotion five months ago. Balian and Grad, who previously reported to Schrier, now will hold the title of President, FX Entertainment and will report to John Landgraf, Chairman, FX Content and FX Productions.

In addition to their existing oversight of all development and current series, Balian and Grad will take on oversight of Casting, Production and Business Affairs for FX Content and FX Productions. Reporting to Balian and Grad are Kate Lambert, EVP of Development, Jonathan Frank, EVP of Current Series, Michael Katcher, EVP of Casting,...

Exclusive: WME has signed Scott Mann, who directed the thriller Fall. That film was released by Lionsgate, grossing 16 million on a 3 million budget.

The survival tale is about two adventurous women, one of whom lost her husband in a climbing accident. The friend of the widow tries to pull her pal out of a spiral by challenging themselves to climb an abandoned 2000-foot-high TV tower. Everything goes wrong, the climbers are too high to get a rescue cell signal, and an adventure turns into a terrifying fight for survival. Mann wrote the script with Jonathan Frank.

The film is currently streaming on Apple TV+, and here is how Stephen King described it: “Reminded me a bit of Steven Spielberg’s Duel. Wish I’d written it.”

Mann had been repped by CAA, and now WME will steer him as he looks for his next film to direct.

Here is a...

Stars: Grace Caroline Currey, Virginia Gardner, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Mason Gooding | Written by Scott Mann, Jonathan Frank | Directed by Scott Mann

If you thought you weren’t afraid of heights, think again – this utterly terrifying don’t-look-down thriller from director Scott Mann will have you clutching the sides of your seat in sheer sweaty-palmed panic. As such, it’s about as perfect a closing night film for FrightFest as it’s possible to imagine.

Fall begins with a prologue, in which daredevil climbers Becky (Grace Caroline Currey) and Hunter (Runaways’ Virginia Gardner) undergo a devastating tragedy while scaling a rock face. A year later, Becky is still deep in depression and trauma, so Hunter decides that the only thing that will snap her out of it is to climb to the top of the 2,000 foot B67 TV tower — an abandoned communication tower located in the middle of the California desert.

Kev has been dying to watch the Scott Mann flick Fall and finally here he is getting to talk about it. So let’s see what he thought.

Experience a heart-pounding tale of survival from the producers of 47 Meters Down where sacrifice may just be the only way out. A fast drop and a sudden stop awaits Becky and Hunter as they find themselves trapped 2,000 feet up an abandoned radio tower in the desert. Highly trained and resourceful, these climbers were still not ready for every eventuality. A series of unfortunate events see their gear and supplies taken from them and as temperatures rise and vultures begin to circle, the chance of survival begins to fall rapidly. Also starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Watchmen), Fall is produced & directed by Scott Mann (Final Score) and written by Mann and Jonathan Frank (Final Score).

Fall screened as part of this years Arrow Video London Frightfest.

A handful of smaller films will start to test audience enthusiasm for movie theaters without big tentpoles. It’s been a rocky summer for specialty releases, and an uphill climb as arthouses emerge from Covid jitters with franchise films sucking up oxygen and screens. But superheroes are on hiatus.

“There isn’t giant competition from tentpoles,” said Howard Cohen, co-president of Roadside Attractions. “On balance, it’s good. Obviously, if you have Top Gun, it sucks the air out of the marketplace. It’s still better — for the specialty market — to have three or four indies than one giant release. Exhibitors are antsy about the sudden dearth of new wide releases this month and next, but they’ve also been asking for more box office breadth.

“We have seen signs of life in our sector,...

A heart-pounding tale of survival from the producers of 47 Meters Down, Lionsgate’s Fall will be releasing in theaters tomorrow, August 12, 2022, and we’ve got a second clip to whet your appetite.

In the thrilling clip, two friends are climbing an abandoned radio tower when one of them starts to panic. The nightmare gets worse when a loose screw gives way and the ladder breaks completely off, dropping one of the girls straight down…

“For best friends Becky (Grace Caroline Currey) and Hunter (Virginia Gardner), life is all about conquering fears and pushing limits. But after they climb 2,000 feet to the top of a remote, abandoned radio tower, they find themselves stranded with no way down.

“Now Becky and Hunter’s expert climbing skills will be put to the ultimate test as they desperately fight to survive the elements, a lack of supplies, and vertigo-inducing heights in this adrenaline-fueled thriller.

Survival horror takes aim at acrophobia with Lionsgate’s adrenaline-seeking Fall. Two women trapped at the peak of a 2,000-foot radio tower in the middle of nowhere and with no cell signal means a series of obstacles to contend with beyond vertigo-inducing heights. While the lean, mean thriller does offer bursts of intense action and acrophobic chills, Fall crashes headfirst into a film we’ve already seen before, nearly beat for beat.

Best friends Becky (Grace Caroline Currey) and Hunter (Virginia Gardner), along with Becky’s husband (Mason Gooding), live to push their limits and chase extreme adrenaline rushes. However, one misstep on a mountain climb sends Becky into a deep depressive state that means retreating from friends, family, and her fearless ways. To shake her out of it, Hunter talks Becky into accompanying her on a bucket list excursion, scaling one of the world’s tallest structures. Becky and...

(from left) Grace Caroline Currey as Becky and Virginia Gardner as Hunter in Fall. Photo: Lionsgate You’ve seen those videos on social media. Click-driven lunatics dangling off the side of cliffs, sticking their tongues out at the camera, ripping a big “whoooooo!” You grimace, maybe even groan, then share...

It’s been a year since Dan Connor (Mason Gooding) fell to his death while rock climbing with his wife Becky (Grace Caroline Currey) and her best friend Hunter (Virginia Gardner). The latter was free-climbing and mocking the other two for being slow as they detached and reattached their ropes with every maneuver to create a semblance of safety. Rather than be ironic that Dan is the one who dies, however, the choice is purely driven by narrative and suspense. Whereas Hunter slipping would just be game over, he gets to hang and swing for a bit while desperately trying to grab a handhold and relieve the pressure put upon the nut/hex/chock holding his rope in place. We get a beat to hope for the best before he disappears.

As can happen after a tragic accident, Becky has all but disappeared herself. She hasn’t climbed since the...

Like a provisions-packed knapsack, a good deal of emotional backstory gets shoved into the first half-hour of “Fall” before it traps two female climbers 2,000 feet above the ground in a remote stretch of desert for the rest of its running time.

Will that friendship be tested? Of course. But the true signal that co-writer (with Jonathan Frank) and director Scott Mann has his thrill-hungry audience’s needs in mind is that before adventuring besties Becky and Hunter can even get to the base of the TV tower they intend to scale, they lock eyes with a carcass-gnawing vulture, who gets a righteously gnarly, ominous close-up.

In other words, you’re in good talons with “Fall,” a better-than-average B-movie corker that’s almost like a corrective these days to the behemoths that spend hundreds of millions of dollars on mayhem only to bludgeon us with exhilaration-free, numbingly digitized peril. If you...

This week’s new horror offerings are led by Two recent A24 movies that are getting wider releases at home and in theaters, and Netflix is back with some original horror of their own.

In total, we’re getting Six brand new horror movies this week!

Here’s everything headed our way between August 9-August 14, 2022.

First up, A24 and director Alex Garland‘s new horror movie Men is now available on Blu-ray and Digital as of today, August 9th, the film released in theaters back in May of this year.

Meagan Navarro wrote in her Men review for Bloody Disgusting, “Alex Garland’s adherence to the abstract will be divisive, but those that don’t mind enigmatic descents into surrealistic, gruesome horror will find this a trip worth taking.” She also notes that the latest A24 horror film “bides its time with a measured unsettling until an insane, unforgettable third act.

From the producers of 47 Meters Down comes the new thriller, Fall. The film in only in theaters on August 12, 2022!

For best friends Becky (Grace Caroline Currey) and Hunter (Virginia Gardner), life is all about conquering fears and pushing limits. But after they climb 2,000 feet to the top of a remote, abandoned radio tower, they find themselves stranded with no way down. Now Becky and Hunter’s expert climbing skills will be put to the ultimate test as they desperately fight to survive the elements, a lack of supplies, and vertigo-inducing heights in this adrenaline-fueled thriller costarring Jeffrey Dean Morgan.

About The Film Genre: Thriller Cast: Grace Caroline Currey, Virginia Gardner, Mason Gooding, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan Director: Scott Mann Screenplay: Scott Mann, Jonathan Frank

Fall is in theaters on August 12, 2022!

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The producers of shark-movie 47 Meters Down are back at it again, but this time 2,000 feet up.

For best friends Becky (Grace Caroline Currey) and Hunter (Virginia Gardner), life is all about conquering fears and pushing limits. But after they climb 2,000 feet to the top of a remote, abandoned radio tower, they find themselves stranded with no way down. Now Becky and Hunter’s expert climbing skills will be put to the ultimate test as they desperately fight to survive the elements, a lack of supplies, and vertigo-inducing heights in this adrenaline-fueled thriller costarring Jeffrey Dean Morgan.

Due to Drop on August 12 in theaters from Lionsgate, watch the trailer for the harrowing movie Fall.

Wouldn’t this be fun to watch with a crowd inside a theater?!?!

Fall is directed by Scott Mann who helmed Heist starring Robert De Niro, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Kate Bosworth, Morris Chestnut, Dave Bautista, Sepher, and...

Pamela Adlon was in her happy place on Wednesday night, surrounded by friends, family members and fans as FX toasted the fourth season premiere of her critically adored comedy “Better Things.”

Adlon joked as she surveyed the audience in the Whitby Hotel screening room in Manhattan that the crowd was full of “Easter eggs” for her autobiographical show, starting with her real-life brother, Greg Segall, who is portrayed by Kevin Pollak in the series.

Adlon noted that she considers New York her “home town” and she pointed out a slew of old friends in the crowd, some of whom have influenced characters, character names and storylines on “Better Things,” which bowed Wednesday on FX. Adlon stars as an actor and single mother of a certain age who is struggling to stay afloat in Hollywood while raising three daughters.

“It has been an incredible time and journey for me,” Adlon said of producing the show.

FX dropped a lot of news from the Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour today.

From new series to renewals, there was action across the board.

Read on to discover what got renewed, scheduled, and more!

FX is jumping into the documentaries game with a slate of originals as part of their ongoing expansion into non-fiction programming.

Building on the success of The Weekly, FX's new narrative docuseries with The New York Times, Nick Grad and Gina Balian, Presidents, Original Programming, FX Entertainment made the announcement.

“FX has long sought to give artists a platform to showcase their individual, uncompromising vision and its new docuseries and features are an opportunity to extend that ambition in our collaboration with non-fiction talent,” said Grad.

“It’s been tremendously rewarding to partner with The New York Times and Hulu on The Weekly, which has excelled creatively and is hitting series-high ratings.

"Under the...

FX is continuing its push into the documentary business with the announcement of six new projects.

The cabler announced at the Television Critics Association summer press tour that they have ordered five new docuseries and one documentary feature. The move comes after FX launched the New York Times docuseries “The Weekly” back in June.

“FX has long sought to give artists a platform to showcase their individual, uncompromising vision and its new docuseries and features are an opportunity to extend that ambition in our collaboration with non-fiction talent,” said Nick Grad, co-president of original programming for FX Entertainment. “It’s been tremendously rewarding to partner with The New York Times and Hulu on ‘The Weekly,’ which has excelled creatively and is hitting series-high ratings. Under the guidance of FX’s Jonathan Frank and J.J. Klein, we are now honored to partner with these new teams to create docuseries and features...

Docuseries about Tupac Shakur and his mother, the fight for Lgbtq civil rights in America and the man who possibly was the Zodiac killer lead FX’s latest documentary slate.

FX is ramping up its non-fiction slate with five new docuseries and one feature documentary, building on its latest series The Weekly, with The New York Times.

The news was revealed by Nick Grad and Gina Balian, Presidents, Original Programming, FX Entertainment at the TCA summer press tour.

Outlaw: The Saga of Afeni and Tupac Shakur, from The Defiant Ones director Allen Hughes is a five-part series looking at the mother and son. Told through the eyes of the people who knew them best, the series explores their message of freedom, equality, persecution and justice.

Pride is a six-part docuseries chronicling the fight for Lgbtq civil rights in America through the lens of history, pop culture and politics. Produced by...

FX Networks has restructured its top original programming ranks. The core team of executives — Eric Schrier, Nick Grad and Gina Balian — remains the same, with new titles for two of them.

Eighteen-year FX veteran Schrier, most recently President of Original Programming for FX Networks and FX Prods., has been elevated to the newly created position of President, FX Entertainment.

Fellow President of Original Programming for FX Networks and FX Prods, 17-year FX veteran Nick Grad — who had been partnered with Schrier for the past six years — will continue in his role, now working in tandem with Gina Balian, formerly Evp of Series Development for FX Networks and FX Productions. She is being elevated to President, Original Programming, FX Entertainment. All three have signed new contracts with the network.

Schrier — who will continue to report to John Landgraf, Chairman, FX Networks and FX Productions — will oversee all original entertainment under the FX brand,...

FX Networks has named Eric Schrier president of FX Entertainment, a newly created role, and elevated Gina Balian to the position of president of original programming at FX Entertainment, as part of a reorganization of its original programming executive team.

Additionally, Nick Grad has signed a new deal as president of original programming at FX Entertainment. In this role, he will continue to lead scripted original programming alongside Balian, in addition to now overseeing the network’s expansion into documentary films and televised series.

“So much of FX’s success is due to the formidable team of Eric Schrier, Gina Balian and Nick Grad, who have cultivated our ethos of putting artists first in the pursuit of creative excellence,” said FX chairman John Landgraf in a statement. “They are each exceptional creative executives and this restructuring recognizes their tremendous contributions while fortifying our network and studio for the new opportunities ahead.

Experience intense action and explosive special effects when Final Score arrives on Blu-ray (plus Digital), DVD and Digital November 13 from Lionsgate.

Experience intense action and explosive special effects when Final Score arrives on Blu-ray(plus Digital), DVD and Digital November 13 from Lionsgate. This film is currently available On Demand. Featuring an all-star cast including Dave Bautista, Ray Stevenson, and Pierce Brosnan, and from the director of Heist and a producer of Precious Cargo, the film tells the tale of an ex-soldier’s fight to save his niece after deadly terrorists abduct her during a soccer match. The Final Score Blu-ray and DVD include an audio commentary, deleted scenes, and “Setting the Final Score” featurette and will be available for the suggested retail price of $21.99 and $19.98, respectively.

After deadly terrorists abduct his niece at a soccer match, an ex-soldier with lethal fighting skills (Dave Bautista) wages a one-man war to save her and prevent mass destruction.

Although there have been strides made toward inclusion both in front of and behind the camera — from the guest actor categories at the 2018 Emmys being won by all African-American actors to Latina speaking roles hitting a historic high during the last television season — there is still much room to grow.

“I find it ironic and sort of troubling that a transgender person isn’t considered diverse,” Jonathan Frank, executive vice president, current programming and production at FX Networks said at an Hrts diversity spotlight event Wednesday. “A female-to-male transition is now considered a man [but] that person, I’m sure, comes across a million challenges. … I consider it a diversity hire because I know that person came through a million challenges in his life and was probably denied opportunities.”

To date, most of the diversity programs set up across networks and studios, including Sony Pictures Entertainment’s diverse directors program, which...

Stars: Dave Bautista, Pierce Brosnan, Ray Stevenson, Amit Shah, Martyn Ford, Kamil Lemieszewski, Ralph Brown, Lara Peake, Lucy Gaskell, Alexandra Dinu | Written by Jonathan Frank | Directed by Scott Mann

Dave Bautista’s solo action career continues its hot streak (see also: Bushwick) with Final Score, a ludicrous-but-fun Die Hard homage that sees the big man taking on terrorists at a football match in London. The film might have its flaws, but it delivers enough action-packed entertainment to ensure Bautista won’t be facing relegation anytime soon.

As established – albeit to outlandish extremes – in the Guardians of the Galaxy movies, Bautista’s screen persona is essentially strong-but-sensitive, and he sticks closely to that template for his portrayal of Us military specialist Michael Knox, who arrives in London to visit the widow (Lucy Gaskell) and teenage daughter of his fellow soldier and best friend, who’s recently been killed in action.

With...

35,000 lives. 90 minutes. No extra time. 

Saban Films has released the full trailer for their upcoming action movie Final Score. The film stars Dave Bautista, Pierce Brosnan, and Ray Stevenson. It definitely looks like a badass action thriller worth checking out!

The movie is set in a football stadium in England. When a group of heavily armed criminals takes control of the stadium while it's packed with 35,000 spectators, ex-soldier Michael Knox (Bautista) is forced to use skills from his military background and everything at his disposal to save the hostages, including the life of a fallen comrade's daughter.

The film was directed by Scott Mann and written by Jonathan Frank, and brothers David T. Lynch and Keith Lynch.

The movie also stars Lucy Gaskell, Julian Cheung, Lara Peake, Alexandra Dinu, and Ralph Brown.

The film will hit theaters and on September 14th, 2018.

The brand new trailer has arrived for sleep paralysis horror, Mara. If you’re an insomniac, you’ll sure as hell be glad you can’t sleep after watching this.

Clive Tonge makes his directorial debut on the creepy horror which is written by Jonathan Frank. The film stars Olga Kurylenko, Javier Botet, Mitch Eakins, Lance E. Nichols, Rosie Fellner, Mackenzie Imsand, Dandy Barrett, Craig Conway, Melissa Bolona, and Gia Skova.

Also in trailers – Insane first trailer arrives starring Nicolas Cage for Mandy

No release date has been announced as yet.

Mara Synopsis

Criminal psychologist Kate Fuller is assigned to the murder of a man who has seemingly been strangled in his sleep by his wife and the only witness is their eight-year-old daughter, Sophie. As Kate digs into the mystery of an ancient demon which kills people in their sleep, she experiences the same petrifying symptoms as all previous...

The 2017 Ed Asner and Friend Poker Tournament for the Autism Society was sold out and a huge success raising in excess of $140,000 in much needed funds for The Autism Society, it was announced by Director of Corporate Development Matt Asner.

Ed Asner at Celebrity Poker Tournament

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Emmy-winning actor and autism advocate Ed Asner (The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Lou Grant, “Up”), who has a son and grandson on the autism spectrum, hosted the event and was joined by Emmy-winning actress Rosie O'Donnell (The View), Thomas Gibson (Criminal Minds), Lou Diamond Phillips (Longmire), Patricia Heaton (The Middle), Drake Bell (Drake & Josh) and among many others. The poker tournament took place on Saturday, September 9, 2017 at the Haworth Los Angeles Showroom in Dtla.

Other celebrity friends who played a hand and supported the cause included Michael McKean, Ed Begley Jr., Elizabeth J. Carlisle, Matthew Modine, Randy Rainbow, Roger Cross,...

FX’s executive vice president of drama and comedy development is taking on a new challenge: Nicole Clemens is heading to Anonymous Content, where she’ll be manager and producer. To fill her big shoes, fellow FX EVPs Gina Balian and Jonathan Frank will expand their own roles. Balian will now oversee all series development, regardless of genre. Balian, who previously only ran the limited series side, will work with producers and writers under deals at FX Productions (Fxp) to develop series for FX Networks (Fxn) and other Fox Networks Group (Fng) outlets. Frank will add FX Productions oversight to his business cards.

FX Networks is restructuring its development and current operations, expanding the roles of two of its key original programming executives, EVPs Gina Balian and Jonathan Frank. The move comes as the company’s third programming Evp, Nicole Clemens, is departing to return to the representation side of the business with a job at Anonymous Content. Balian, previously Evp Limited Series, is being named Evp of Series Development for FX Networks and FX Productions, overseeing…...

Exclusive: Highland Film Group has closed a number of key international territory deals in Toronto for Scott Mann's Final Score, starring Dave Bautista and Pierce Brosnan. Alexandra Dinu and Julian Chen also star in the thriller written by the Brothers Lynch and Jonathan Frank. The story sees an ex-soldier forced to use his military skills to save the lives of a stadium full of people when it is seized by a group of heavily armed criminals demanding ransom at a sporting…...

Pierce Brosnan will join Dave Bautista, Julian Cheung and Alexandra Dinu in the Scott Mann-directed "Final Score" for Highland Film Group.

Written by brothers Lynch and Jonathan Frank, the story takes place at a major sporting event during which the stadium is seized by a group of heavily armed criminals demanding ransom. An ex-soldier must use all his military skills to save the capacity crowd including the daughter of his fallen comrade.

Marc Goldberg, Robert Jones, James Harris, Mark Lane, and Wayne Marc Godfrey are producing the film which begins shooting August 8th in London.

Most of the filming will take place at Upton Park Stadium, home of West Ham United club who are relocating to Olympic Stadium in East London next season. The venue will be handed over to a British property developer following production.

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Pierce Brosnan, who just recently completed Martin Campbell’s The Foreigner opposite Jackie Chan, has signed on to Scott Mann's actioner Final Score with Dave Bautista (Guardians of the Galaxy). Final Score, written by the brothers Lynch and Jonathan Frank, takes place at a major sporting event when stadium is suddenly seized by a group of heavily armed criminals demanding ransom. An ex-soldier must use all his military skills to save the 35,000 capacity crowd, one of…...

Production to get underway at West Ham’s former Upton Park stadium on August 8.

Pierce Brosnan will star alongside Dave Bautista in Scott Mann thriller Final Score, which is due to get underway in the UK at West Ham’s Upton Park stadium on August 8, 2016.

Alexandra Dinu (Red Valentine) and Julian Cheung (The Grandmaster) will co-star.

Signature Entertainment’s Marc Goldberg is producing alongside The Fyzz Facility’s Robert Jones, James Harris, Mark Lane, and Wayne Marc Godfrey.Babak Eftekhari will co-produce, with Elizabeth Williams executive producing.

Highland Film Group’s Arianne Fraser and Delphine Perrier will handle global sales and serve as executive producers alongside Mark Canton, Courtney Solomon, Zac Adler and West Ham United co-chairman David Sullivan.

The Gersh Agency is co-representing Us rights.

Written by The Brothers Lynch and Jonathan Frank, Final Score takes place at a major sporting event, during which the stadium is seized by a group of heavily armed criminals demanding...

FX Networks has promoted veteran entertainment programming execs Gina Balian, Nicole Clemens and Jonathan Frank to executive vice president level. Balian will serve as Evp, Limited Series; Clemens has the role in Series Development; and Frank will take the title at Current Series. “In expanding to a record 20 series, we have managed to field the strongest program line-up in FX Networks’ history and a great deal of the credit goes to Gina, Nicole and Jonathan,” Nick Grad and Eric Schrier, presidents of Original Programming for FX Networks and FX Productions, said. “They are, without question, three of the best executives in the.

FX Networks has promoted three veteran entertainment programming executives, Gina Balian, Nicole Clemens and Jonathan Frank, to the title of Executive Vice President. The moves were announced today by Nick Grad and Eric Schrier, Presidents of Original Programming for FX Networks and FX Productions, to whom they will continue to report. Balian will serve as Evp of Limited Series; Clemens is Evp of Series Development and Frank is Evp of Current Series. In her new role…...

David Rasche at the 1st Annual Nautica Oceana City & Sea Party hosted by Cobie Smulders and Alexandra Cousteau Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze

David Rasche of Armando Iannucci's In The Loop and Joel Coen and Ethan Coen's Burn After Reading spoke with me about composting, protecting the oceans, connecting the dots with Alan Rickman, Kate Winslet and Livia Firth's (aka Livia Giuggioli) fast fashion alert. Other guests in support of Oceana included Eric West, Tashiana Washington, Leslie Lopez, Alexis Witt, Miguelina Gambaccini, Sasheer Zamata, Ty Hickson, Ariya Ghahramani, Brent Lamberti, Faith Briggs, and Scott Gomez. Matt Littlejohn and Nancy Golden of Oceana's Executive Committee and Jonathan Frank were on board.

SNL's Sasheer Zamata looking cool Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze

Anne-Katrin Titze: What is your connection to Oceana?

David Rasche: I was invited because I know Peggy Siegal, the woman who runs the party.

Akt: And you have a connection to the cause,...

Olga Kurylenko (Quantum Of Solace, Oblivion) will star in the supernatural horror film, Mara, it was announced today by The Solution Entertainment Group’s (The Solution) Myles Nestel and Room 101’s Steven Schneider (Paranormal Activity, Insidious) who will produce with Mann Made Films’ Scott Mann and James Edward Barker.

Cult favorite Clive Tonge will direct his feature film debut from an original collaboration with Jonathan Frank (The Tournament), based on the mythology and true … Continue reading →

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