Event runs September 22-27 in Malmo, Sweden.
The Nordisk Panorama Forum for Co-financing of Documentaries, which runs September 22-27 in Malmo, Sweden, will welcome more than 800 industry delegates, including a special delegation of seven director/producer teams from Ukraine.
The Ukrainian teams will present works in progress on September 25 to an invited group of international producers and decision-makers.
Scroll down for list of projects
While some of the projects of course cover the war– such as Olha Zhurba’s Displaced, and a disabled activist’s displacement during the war in Listening To The World; some of the other films are...
The Nordisk Panorama Forum for Co-financing of Documentaries, which runs September 22-27 in Malmo, Sweden, will welcome more than 800 industry delegates, including a special delegation of seven director/producer teams from Ukraine.
The Ukrainian teams will present works in progress on September 25 to an invited group of international producers and decision-makers.
Scroll down for list of projects
While some of the projects of course cover the war– such as Olha Zhurba’s Displaced, and a disabled activist’s displacement during the war in Listening To The World; some of the other films are...
- 9/2/2022
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
Malevolent launches a month of Netflix & Chills in decently scary yet unspectacular fashion.
Director Olaf de Fleur Johannesson’s Malevolent is the first offering in what Netflix is referring to as its month of “Netflix & Chills.” October is one of the few months on the calendar that routinely gets its own theme, so strong is the siren call of Halloween and all the horror and spookiness it represents. Don’t even come at me with December the “holiday season.” Snow and general goodwill do not a holiday month make.
The desire to be scared is so strong that entertainment corporations are increasingly developing their whole October content calendar around it. Thank goodness they are, because while fear is something that the dopamine receptors in our brain craver, it is so, so, so, so hard for anything to satisfactorily fill that need.
Horror is hard. Creating a truly great horror movie is nigh impossible.
Director Olaf de Fleur Johannesson’s Malevolent is the first offering in what Netflix is referring to as its month of “Netflix & Chills.” October is one of the few months on the calendar that routinely gets its own theme, so strong is the siren call of Halloween and all the horror and spookiness it represents. Don’t even come at me with December the “holiday season.” Snow and general goodwill do not a holiday month make.
The desire to be scared is so strong that entertainment corporations are increasingly developing their whole October content calendar around it. Thank goodness they are, because while fear is something that the dopamine receptors in our brain craver, it is so, so, so, so hard for anything to satisfactorily fill that need.
Horror is hard. Creating a truly great horror movie is nigh impossible.
- 10/6/2018
- Den of Geek
"Angela, it's just a house..." Netflix has debuted the first trailer for an indie horror titled Malevolent, a new horror film by Icelandic filmmaker Olaf de Fleur Johannesson. The chilling thriller film is about a pair of fake paranormal investigators who suffer the ultimate reality check when confronted by the horrors that lie hidden within a haunted orphanage. But supernatural terrors are the least of their problems when they discover the very real evil lurking in the isolated house. Starring Florence Pugh and Ben Lloyd-Hughes, along with Celia Imrie, Scott Chambers, and Georgina Bevan. This starts out pretty mellow, but get intense fast and looks very freaky once they get into the house. The sound in this trailer is really unsettling as well. Quite an effectively creepy trailer, perfect to launch at the beginning of scary October. Take a look. Here's the first official trailer for Olaf de Fleur Johannesson's Malevolent,...
- 10/1/2018
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Netflix has shared the new trailer for Malevolent, which will be making its premiere on the streaming service on October 5th. Directed by Olaf de Fleur Johannesson, the movie finds a brother and sister team of con artists over their heads when they're invited to an orphanage that's actually haunted:
"Brother and sister team Angela (Florence Pugh) and Jackson (Ben Lloyd-Hughes) are nothing more than scam artists. Preying on the grief stricken and the vulnerable, they convince the bereaved that Angela has the ability to contact the dead. It's a simple con, until Mrs. Green (Celia Imrie) summons the pair to her home -- the orphanage that was once stage to a string of murders of young girls -- and Angela grows less and less certain of what's actually real. The fake paranormal investigators suffer the ultimate reality check when they are confronted by the true horrors and terrifying past...
"Brother and sister team Angela (Florence Pugh) and Jackson (Ben Lloyd-Hughes) are nothing more than scam artists. Preying on the grief stricken and the vulnerable, they convince the bereaved that Angela has the ability to contact the dead. It's a simple con, until Mrs. Green (Celia Imrie) summons the pair to her home -- the orphanage that was once stage to a string of murders of young girls -- and Angela grows less and less certain of what's actually real. The fake paranormal investigators suffer the ultimate reality check when they are confronted by the true horrors and terrifying past...
- 10/1/2018
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
The Damned producers Emilie Jouffroy and Kamilla Hodol are recipients of a BFI Vision Award this year.
Seven genre features were pitched as part of the Nordic Genre Boost at Haugesund’s New Nordic Films market on Wednesday.
Highlights include prolific Icelandic director’s character-driven sci-fi East By Eleven; and The Damned, a Norwegian-uk-Iceland co-production that will be directed by Iceland-born, UK-based director Thordur Palsson and produced by Emilie Jouffroy and Kamilla Hodol of London’s Elation Pictures, which has just received a BFI Vision Award announced today.
This is the third round of the development initiative Nordic Genre Boost launched by Nordisk Film & TV Fond in December 2014. The Boost gives each project a grant of $18,500 (Nok 200,000) as well as offering two residential workshops and mentoring.
“The aim of this initiative is to encourage and support Nordic genre films, giving the selected projects a platform on which to strengthen their visibility and potential to reach the production...
Seven genre features were pitched as part of the Nordic Genre Boost at Haugesund’s New Nordic Films market on Wednesday.
Highlights include prolific Icelandic director’s character-driven sci-fi East By Eleven; and The Damned, a Norwegian-uk-Iceland co-production that will be directed by Iceland-born, UK-based director Thordur Palsson and produced by Emilie Jouffroy and Kamilla Hodol of London’s Elation Pictures, which has just received a BFI Vision Award announced today.
This is the third round of the development initiative Nordic Genre Boost launched by Nordisk Film & TV Fond in December 2014. The Boost gives each project a grant of $18,500 (Nok 200,000) as well as offering two residential workshops and mentoring.
“The aim of this initiative is to encourage and support Nordic genre films, giving the selected projects a platform on which to strengthen their visibility and potential to reach the production...
- 8/24/2016
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
City State director Olaf de Fleur and Returning Home director Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken among those backed.Scroll down for the full list
Seven titles have been selected by the Nordisk Film & TV fund for the second round of its Nordic Genre Boost initiative.
Three sci-fi films, City State director Olaf de Fleur’s new project East By Eleven, Returning Home director Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken’s Substitute and To Guard A Mountain director Izer Aliu’s Deep Down, have been picked.
Also on the list are Thordur Palsson’s debut feature psychological horror The Damned, Saara Saarela’s dystopian drama Memory Of Water, Hanna Bergholm’s horror-drama Birds Of A Feather and Tor Fruergaard’s animation Bente And The Mutant Scouts.
A total of 83 titles applied for the second round of the initiative, with the selected projects receiving a grant of $23.3k (Nok 200,000) for development support, access to two residential workshops with script tutoring, and assistance...
Seven titles have been selected by the Nordisk Film & TV fund for the second round of its Nordic Genre Boost initiative.
Three sci-fi films, City State director Olaf de Fleur’s new project East By Eleven, Returning Home director Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken’s Substitute and To Guard A Mountain director Izer Aliu’s Deep Down, have been picked.
Also on the list are Thordur Palsson’s debut feature psychological horror The Damned, Saara Saarela’s dystopian drama Memory Of Water, Hanna Bergholm’s horror-drama Birds Of A Feather and Tor Fruergaard’s animation Bente And The Mutant Scouts.
A total of 83 titles applied for the second round of the initiative, with the selected projects receiving a grant of $23.3k (Nok 200,000) for development support, access to two residential workshops with script tutoring, and assistance...
- 2/19/2016
- ScreenDaily
Sales outfit has been at Efm with Submergence.
Embankment Films has appointed Max Pirkis as head of acquisitions and distribution with immediate effect.
Pirkis, who joined the London-based sales firm in 2013, now heads up and manages Embankment’s acquisitions slate while also co-ordinating international delivery and distribution of current Embankment titles.
Greg Martin, who previously worked for Working Title, reports to Pirkis as acquisitions and distribution executive. Pirkis replaces Sara May, who moves on from her consultancy role with Embankment and will shortly be announcing her own new venture.
Embankment co-founder Tim Haslam said: “In Max, we have nabbed and nurtured one of the brightest – and we are convinced that he is an industry star of the future. His expanded role and responsibility is an exciting opportunity for the company and our team.
“[Embankment co-founder Hugo Grumbar] and I vividly recall first meeting him and thinking we’ve seen that guy before somewhere. Turns out he was amongst the lead actors...
Embankment Films has appointed Max Pirkis as head of acquisitions and distribution with immediate effect.
Pirkis, who joined the London-based sales firm in 2013, now heads up and manages Embankment’s acquisitions slate while also co-ordinating international delivery and distribution of current Embankment titles.
Greg Martin, who previously worked for Working Title, reports to Pirkis as acquisitions and distribution executive. Pirkis replaces Sara May, who moves on from her consultancy role with Embankment and will shortly be announcing her own new venture.
Embankment co-founder Tim Haslam said: “In Max, we have nabbed and nurtured one of the brightest – and we are convinced that he is an industry star of the future. His expanded role and responsibility is an exciting opportunity for the company and our team.
“[Embankment co-founder Hugo Grumbar] and I vividly recall first meeting him and thinking we’ve seen that guy before somewhere. Turns out he was amongst the lead actors...
- 2/18/2016
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Every day, more and more films are added to the various streaming services out there, ranging from Netflix to YouTube, and are hitting the airwaves via movie-centric networks like TCM. Therefore, sifting through all of these pictures can be a tedious and often times confounding or difficult ordeal. But, that’s why we’re here. Every week, Joshua brings you five films to put at the top of your queue, add to your playlist, or grab off of VOD to make your weekend a little more eventful. Here is this week’s top five, in this week’s Armchair Vacation.
5. Para Elisa (VOD)
With Halloween coming in a little over a month, horror films are at a premium. With more and more thrillers and chillers cropping up across the film world, few of them are as small scale and generally discussed as writer/director Juanra Fernandez’s Para Elisa. A...
5. Para Elisa (VOD)
With Halloween coming in a little over a month, horror films are at a premium. With more and more thrillers and chillers cropping up across the film world, few of them are as small scale and generally discussed as writer/director Juanra Fernandez’s Para Elisa. A...
- 9/11/2015
- by Joshua Brunsting
- CriterionCast
Icelandic crime flick Brave Men's Blood will open via various Video On Demand platforms next Tuesday, October 8, and we've got an exclusive clip to share. Here's the synopsis from when it debuted in its native land last year: In order to take down a major criminal organization, the ambitious head of the internal affairs unit of the Reykjavik P.D. decides to investigate a corrupt police lieutenant. Tipped off about the lieutenant's criminal dealings by a former crime kingpin, now imprisoned, he places a female former narcotics officer undercover to spy on him. These actions set him off on a dangerous path as he aims to catch both the lieutenant and the drug lord.Olaf De Fleur directed. Most of the cast from the first film, City State,...
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- 9/4/2015
- Screen Anarchy
Brave Men’s Blood
Written Hrafnkell Stefansson and Olaf de Fleur
Directed by Olaf de Fleur
Iceland, 2014
Structurally, it’s hard to find much fault with Brave Men’s Blood, an Icelandic film from director Olaf de Fleur, set to premiere on VOD on September 8th. It’s a crime thriller without much fat, and it does an admirable job of jumping straight into the action. At the same time, the film ends up feeling like it could’ve used more fat, as what remains is a fairly dry tale of police corruption and organized crime which doesn’t do much to stand out or warrant its existence.
Some of what little fat there is in the film can be found in the opening scenes, as a young cop, Hannes (Darri Ingolfsson), tries and fails to join a Swat team. His failure is mere character exposition, though—the meat of...
Written Hrafnkell Stefansson and Olaf de Fleur
Directed by Olaf de Fleur
Iceland, 2014
Structurally, it’s hard to find much fault with Brave Men’s Blood, an Icelandic film from director Olaf de Fleur, set to premiere on VOD on September 8th. It’s a crime thriller without much fat, and it does an admirable job of jumping straight into the action. At the same time, the film ends up feeling like it could’ve used more fat, as what remains is a fairly dry tale of police corruption and organized crime which doesn’t do much to stand out or warrant its existence.
Some of what little fat there is in the film can be found in the opening scenes, as a young cop, Hannes (Darri Ingolfsson), tries and fails to join a Swat team. His failure is mere character exposition, though—the meat of...
- 9/4/2015
- by Max Bledstein
- SoundOnSight
Oscillosclope Laboratories will release Olaf de Fleur's crime thriller Brave Men's Blood on VOD on September 1st. From the director of "City State" comes Brave Men's Blood, a crime thriller set against the background of corruption, drugs, torture and Icelandic gangsters.When a former criminal kingpin tips off the head of Internal Affairs about the double-dealings of a high-profile police lieutenant, the ensuing investigations leads them deep into the seedy underworld of Reykjavik, where corruption and collusion run rampant, and no one is who they seem to be. The crime thriller stars Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir, Darri Ingolfsson (Showtime's Dexter), and Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson (K-19: The Widowmaker). We have a trailer below for your viewing pleasure. ...
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- 8/14/2015
- Screen Anarchy
Read More: Why You Need to Start Paying Attention to Icelandic Cinema Olaf de Fleur's "Brave Men's Blood," a new Icelandic crime thriller, has premiered a chaotic two minute trailer full of police fights, spies, drugs and violence. Taking place in Reykjavík, the film follows the investigation into a suspected spy working high up in the city's police force. An intense falling out ensues in a confusing jumble of crime and crime-fighting, filled with gangsters, torture tactics and a complicated mess of violent confrontations. The thriller stars Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir, Darri Ingolfsson and Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson. Watch the trailer above. The film will be released by Oscilloscope Laboratories on VOD on September 1. Read More: Does Iceland Deserve A Better Movie? Examining the Landscape of 'Land Ho!'...
- 8/14/2015
- by Meredith Mattlin
- Indiewire
Kingsman: The Secret Service star Sophie Cookson is preparing to get spooked in new horror movie Hush.
The actress will play Angela, who along with her brother Jackson runs a fake, profitable ghostbusting business.
When the siblings are hired to investigate an old home, they realise there's nothing fake about the supernatural. They discover that in the past, girls that lived in the old home were brutally silenced by a sadistic killer as more terrors lurk in the house.
Brave Men's Blood's Olaf de Fleur will be directing, with Brian Coffey and Danny Sherman set to produce.
Cookson can next be seen starring alongside Adrien Brody in Lee Tamahori's historical film Emperor.
Watch the trailer for Kingsman: The Secret Service below:...
The actress will play Angela, who along with her brother Jackson runs a fake, profitable ghostbusting business.
When the siblings are hired to investigate an old home, they realise there's nothing fake about the supernatural. They discover that in the past, girls that lived in the old home were brutally silenced by a sadistic killer as more terrors lurk in the house.
Brave Men's Blood's Olaf de Fleur will be directing, with Brian Coffey and Danny Sherman set to produce.
Cookson can next be seen starring alongside Adrien Brody in Lee Tamahori's historical film Emperor.
Watch the trailer for Kingsman: The Secret Service below:...
- 5/4/2015
- Digital Spy
The sales agent has commenced international sales on the Sigma Films and Thruline Entertainment horror supported by Creative Scotland.
Former Screen UK Star Of Tomorrow Sophie Cookson, riding high on the success of global hit Kingsman: The Secret Service, plays a young woman who runs a ghostbusting racket with her sibling.
When the pair investigate a haunted foster home where a sadistic killer used to operate, they uncover a far more terrifying supernatural force.
Iceland’s Olaf de Fleur will direct Hush and Sigma’s Brian Coffey and Thruline’s Danny Sherman produce. Coffey produced The Legend Of Barney Thomson and Citadel, while Sherman is working on the upcoming The Wild One Hundreds and Bathing Flo.
Principal photography is set to kick off in October in Scotland.
Ben Ketai, whose credits include The Forest and The Strangers 2, adapted the screenplay from a novella by Em Blomqvist. Eva Konstantopoulos made script revisions.
de Fleur won...
Former Screen UK Star Of Tomorrow Sophie Cookson, riding high on the success of global hit Kingsman: The Secret Service, plays a young woman who runs a ghostbusting racket with her sibling.
When the pair investigate a haunted foster home where a sadistic killer used to operate, they uncover a far more terrifying supernatural force.
Iceland’s Olaf de Fleur will direct Hush and Sigma’s Brian Coffey and Thruline’s Danny Sherman produce. Coffey produced The Legend Of Barney Thomson and Citadel, while Sherman is working on the upcoming The Wild One Hundreds and Bathing Flo.
Principal photography is set to kick off in October in Scotland.
Ben Ketai, whose credits include The Forest and The Strangers 2, adapted the screenplay from a novella by Em Blomqvist. Eva Konstantopoulos made script revisions.
de Fleur won...
- 5/1/2015
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Iffr reveals Big Screen Awards nominees and the complete line-up for its Bright Future and Spectrum strands, including world premieres from the Us, China and the Netherlands.
Second Coming, starring Idris Elba and Nadine Marshall, has been named as one of 10 films up for the Big Screen Award at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr) (Jan 21 - Feb 1).
The UK film, written and directed by Debbie Tucker Green, will be vying for a prize of €10,000 ($12,000) awarded specifically to support theatrical distribution of the film in The Netherlands
The 10 nominees are from Iffr’s Bright Future and Spectrum programmes with the winner chosen by a specially selected audience jury. Other titles include Lisandro Alonso’s Cannes Fipresci winner Jauja and Carlos Vermut’s San Sebastian winner Magical Girl.
The nominees are:
I Swear I’ll Leave This Town, Danial AragãoJauja, Lisandro AlonsoKey House Mirror, Michael NoerThe Lesson, Kristina Grozeva, Petar ValchanovMagical Girl, Carlos VermutA...
Second Coming, starring Idris Elba and Nadine Marshall, has been named as one of 10 films up for the Big Screen Award at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr) (Jan 21 - Feb 1).
The UK film, written and directed by Debbie Tucker Green, will be vying for a prize of €10,000 ($12,000) awarded specifically to support theatrical distribution of the film in The Netherlands
The 10 nominees are from Iffr’s Bright Future and Spectrum programmes with the winner chosen by a specially selected audience jury. Other titles include Lisandro Alonso’s Cannes Fipresci winner Jauja and Carlos Vermut’s San Sebastian winner Magical Girl.
The nominees are:
I Swear I’ll Leave This Town, Danial AragãoJauja, Lisandro AlonsoKey House Mirror, Michael NoerThe Lesson, Kristina Grozeva, Petar ValchanovMagical Girl, Carlos VermutA...
- 1/7/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Mongrel International has added a late addition to its Toronto slate in the form of History’s Future from installations artist Fiona Tan.
The Family Affair Films and Rohfilm project is a part-fiction, part-documentary essay about the world and stars Mark O’Halloran, Denis Lavant and Anne Consigny
History’s Future focuses on a man as he embarks on a trans-European voyage after losing his memory in a violent assault and ultimately learns how to survive contemporary life.
The project is currently shooting in various European locations and the producers have earmarked a September 15 end of principal photography.
“We are thrilled that the producers have entrusted us the sales of History’s Future,” said Mongrel International president Charlotte Mickie. “Fiona Tan is a very impressive artist and promises to be an equally impressive feature filmmaker. Her themes of identity, dislocation and connectedness are both urgent and affecting.”
“Both Mongrel and Charlotte have a history of involvement...
The Family Affair Films and Rohfilm project is a part-fiction, part-documentary essay about the world and stars Mark O’Halloran, Denis Lavant and Anne Consigny
History’s Future focuses on a man as he embarks on a trans-European voyage after losing his memory in a violent assault and ultimately learns how to survive contemporary life.
The project is currently shooting in various European locations and the producers have earmarked a September 15 end of principal photography.
“We are thrilled that the producers have entrusted us the sales of History’s Future,” said Mongrel International president Charlotte Mickie. “Fiona Tan is a very impressive artist and promises to be an equally impressive feature filmmaker. Her themes of identity, dislocation and connectedness are both urgent and affecting.”
“Both Mongrel and Charlotte have a history of involvement...
- 9/5/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Two of Us producer Michael Fitzgerald’s productions to be sold by Celluloid Dreams.
Celluloid Dreams is teaming with Us The Homesman producer Michael Fitzgerald to sell two of his productions.
They comprise Australian director Bruce Beresford’s upcoming romantic comedy Cooking with Fernet Branca and Nae Caranfil’s English-language bank robbery comedy Closer To The Moon [pictured] starring Vera Faminga and Harry Lloyd. Celluloid is market premiering the latter.
Based on the novel by James Hamilton-Paterson, Cooking with Fernat Branca revolves around Gerald and Marta, two holidaymakers renting adjacent villas in a small hillside town in Tuscany and plays on how misperceptions men and women have of one another.
“It’s generating a lot of interest from buyers,” said Celluloid’s founding chief Hengameh Panahi.
Through her Celluloid Nightmares genre label, Panahi is also selling Zak Hilditch’s critically acclaimed apocalyptic These Final Hours which is screening in Directors’ Fortnight.
Upcoming productions...
Celluloid Dreams is teaming with Us The Homesman producer Michael Fitzgerald to sell two of his productions.
They comprise Australian director Bruce Beresford’s upcoming romantic comedy Cooking with Fernet Branca and Nae Caranfil’s English-language bank robbery comedy Closer To The Moon [pictured] starring Vera Faminga and Harry Lloyd. Celluloid is market premiering the latter.
Based on the novel by James Hamilton-Paterson, Cooking with Fernat Branca revolves around Gerald and Marta, two holidaymakers renting adjacent villas in a small hillside town in Tuscany and plays on how misperceptions men and women have of one another.
“It’s generating a lot of interest from buyers,” said Celluloid’s founding chief Hengameh Panahi.
Through her Celluloid Nightmares genre label, Panahi is also selling Zak Hilditch’s critically acclaimed apocalyptic These Final Hours which is screening in Directors’ Fortnight.
Upcoming productions...
- 5/16/2014
- ScreenDaily
Two of Us producer Michael Fitzgerald’s productions to be sold by Celluloid Dreams.
Celluloid Dreams is teaming with Us The Homesman producer Michael Fitzgerald to sell two of his productions.
They comprise Australian director Bruce Beresford’s upcoming romantic comedy Cooking with Fernet Branca and Nae Caranfil’s English-language bank robbery comedy Closer To The Moon [pictured] starring Vera Faminga and Harry Lloyd. Celluloid is market premiering the latter.
Based on the novel by James Hamilton-Paterson, Cooking with Fernat Branca revolves around Gerald and Marta, two holidaymakers renting adjacent villas in a small hillside town in Tuscany and plays on how misperceptions men and women have of one another.
“It’s generating a lot of interest from buyers,” said Celluloid’s founding chief Hengameh Panahi.
Through her Celluloid Nightmares genre label, Panahi is also selling Zak Hilditch’s critically acclaimed apocalyptic These Final Hours which is screening in Directors’ Fortnight.
Upcoming productions...
Celluloid Dreams is teaming with Us The Homesman producer Michael Fitzgerald to sell two of his productions.
They comprise Australian director Bruce Beresford’s upcoming romantic comedy Cooking with Fernet Branca and Nae Caranfil’s English-language bank robbery comedy Closer To The Moon [pictured] starring Vera Faminga and Harry Lloyd. Celluloid is market premiering the latter.
Based on the novel by James Hamilton-Paterson, Cooking with Fernat Branca revolves around Gerald and Marta, two holidaymakers renting adjacent villas in a small hillside town in Tuscany and plays on how misperceptions men and women have of one another.
“It’s generating a lot of interest from buyers,” said Celluloid’s founding chief Hengameh Panahi.
Through her Celluloid Nightmares genre label, Panahi is also selling Zak Hilditch’s critically acclaimed apocalyptic These Final Hours which is screening in Directors’ Fortnight.
Upcoming productions...
- 5/16/2014
- ScreenDaily
Icelandic director Olaf De Fleur returns to the scene of the crime with City State 2, the sequel to the surprise Icelandic hit which is currently slated to be remade in the Us by James Mangold. The first was a compelling bit of crime fiction, a realistic take on police corruption and organized crime, with this latest effort picking up right where the first left off. And while there may be no subtitles included on this second teaser that doesn't seem to matter very much because, as our resident Icelander puts it, it's 'all dramatic and shit'. He is correct and it's hard to argue with that logic. Check it out below....
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- 4/22/2014
- Screen Anarchy
Prolific Icelandic director Olaf De Fleur has been keeping busy this past year with the follow up to his box office hit City State which hits our theaters in the fall of 2014.The story picks up where the last one ended with most of the main cast returning in a story about corruption in the police department connected to the Icelandic underworld.An ambitious young policeman wants to investigate his superior on suspicion that he has been dealing with the underworld after he gets a tip from former crime boss who's landed in jail. He connects with a police woman to spy on their boss and together they go deeper than they expected.The original City State was a surprise hit in Iceland and soon went the...
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- 12/30/2013
- Screen Anarchy
Icelandic filmmaker Olaf de Fleur and Summit entertainment just sealed the deal to make the sci-fi action flick Revoc.
Warm Bodies’ David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman are attached as producers. There are few details on the film, but Summit is describing it as “being in the vein of District 9 and Moon and is a post-alien invasion thriller.”
Olaf de Fleur made a name for himself (and what a name it is) in his home country with the crime drama City State. Back in October, it was rumored that director James Mangold would be helming the Us remake of the film. Watch the trailer for de Fleur’s City State. No reindeer sweaters!
via THR...
Warm Bodies’ David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman are attached as producers. There are few details on the film, but Summit is describing it as “being in the vein of District 9 and Moon and is a post-alien invasion thriller.”
Olaf de Fleur made a name for himself (and what a name it is) in his home country with the crime drama City State. Back in October, it was rumored that director James Mangold would be helming the Us remake of the film. Watch the trailer for de Fleur’s City State. No reindeer sweaters!
via THR...
- 12/21/2012
- by Sara Castillo
- FEARnet
The year’s almost over, but Summit was able to make another deal. The studio has acquired the rights to an original sci-fi pitch by Olaf de Fleur titled Revoc.
Plot details are being kept under wraps, but THR describes the story as something “in the vein of District 9 and Moon and is a post-alien invasion thriller.”
De Fleur is best known for directing and co-writing 2011′s Icelandic thriller City State, about an immigrant who vows to avenge his unborn child after getting attacked by a crime syndicate.
David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman of Mandeville are attached to produce the film.
There are a lot of sci-fi films coming next year, including After Earth, with Will and Jaden Smith, Guillermo Del Toro’s Pacific Rim, the adaptation of Ender’s Game and Tom Cruise’s Oblivion. Revoc probably won’t make it in time for a 2013 release (depending on...
Plot details are being kept under wraps, but THR describes the story as something “in the vein of District 9 and Moon and is a post-alien invasion thriller.”
De Fleur is best known for directing and co-writing 2011′s Icelandic thriller City State, about an immigrant who vows to avenge his unborn child after getting attacked by a crime syndicate.
David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman of Mandeville are attached to produce the film.
There are a lot of sci-fi films coming next year, including After Earth, with Will and Jaden Smith, Guillermo Del Toro’s Pacific Rim, the adaptation of Ender’s Game and Tom Cruise’s Oblivion. Revoc probably won’t make it in time for a 2013 release (depending on...
- 12/21/2012
- by Laura Frances
- LRMonline.com
The False Prince
"Game of Thrones" writer and story editor Bryan Cogman has been hired to adapt Jennifer Nielsen's young adult novel "The False Prince" for Paramount Pictures.
The first in a trilogy, the story follows a nobleman who devises a plan to find someone to impersonate the recently slain king’s long-lost son and act as a puppet. An orphan finds himself chosen with three other boys in the running. [Source: THR]
Revoc
Summit Entertainment has picked up "City State" director Olaf de Fleur's post-alien invasion thriller script pitch "Revoc".
Plot details are being kept under wraps. David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman are attached to produce. [Source: THR]
Warden
New Line and Mosaic have picked up John and Thomas Sonntag's action spec "Warden". Jimmy Miller and Lawrence Inglee are producing.
The story centers on a prison warden who -- when his wife and son are kidnapped -- is blackmailed into helping...
"Game of Thrones" writer and story editor Bryan Cogman has been hired to adapt Jennifer Nielsen's young adult novel "The False Prince" for Paramount Pictures.
The first in a trilogy, the story follows a nobleman who devises a plan to find someone to impersonate the recently slain king’s long-lost son and act as a puppet. An orphan finds himself chosen with three other boys in the running. [Source: THR]
Revoc
Summit Entertainment has picked up "City State" director Olaf de Fleur's post-alien invasion thriller script pitch "Revoc".
Plot details are being kept under wraps. David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman are attached to produce. [Source: THR]
Warden
New Line and Mosaic have picked up John and Thomas Sonntag's action spec "Warden". Jimmy Miller and Lawrence Inglee are producing.
The story centers on a prison warden who -- when his wife and son are kidnapped -- is blackmailed into helping...
- 12/21/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
The False Prince
"Game of Thrones" writer and story editor Bryan Cogman has been hired to adapt Jennifer Nielsen's young adult novel "The False Prince" for Paramount Pictures.
The first in a trilogy, the story follows a nobleman who devises a plan to find someone to impersonate the recently slain king’s long-lost son and act as a puppet. An orphan finds himself chosen with three other boys in the running. [Source: THR]
Revoc
Summit Entertainment has picked up "City State" director Olaf de Fleur's post-alien invasion thriller script pitch "Revoc".
Plot details are being kept under wraps. David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman are attached to produce. [Source: THR]
Warden
New Line and Mosaic have picked up John and Thomas Sonntag's action spec "Warden". Jimmy Miller and Lawrence Inglee are producing.
The story centers on a prison warden who -- when his wife and son are kidnapped -- is blackmailed into helping...
"Game of Thrones" writer and story editor Bryan Cogman has been hired to adapt Jennifer Nielsen's young adult novel "The False Prince" for Paramount Pictures.
The first in a trilogy, the story follows a nobleman who devises a plan to find someone to impersonate the recently slain king’s long-lost son and act as a puppet. An orphan finds himself chosen with three other boys in the running. [Source: THR]
Revoc
Summit Entertainment has picked up "City State" director Olaf de Fleur's post-alien invasion thriller script pitch "Revoc".
Plot details are being kept under wraps. David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman are attached to produce. [Source: THR]
Warden
New Line and Mosaic have picked up John and Thomas Sonntag's action spec "Warden". Jimmy Miller and Lawrence Inglee are producing.
The story centers on a prison warden who -- when his wife and son are kidnapped -- is blackmailed into helping...
- 12/21/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
A new science-fiction story is on the horizon and this one hails all the way from the Nordic nation of Iceland. Olaf de Fleur Johannesson, who has become well known in his home country for his action thriller Borgríki (known here in the U.S. as City State) has sold a pitch to Summit Entertainment for a new sci-fi action movie called Revoc. The Hollywood Reporter first reported the news about the acquisition, but just about all details about the plot are being kept under wraps at this time. The only thing that's known about the story is that it is in the same vein as Neill Blomkamp's District 9 and Duncan Jones' Moon and is "a post-alien invasion." Given those comparisons it sounds as though the movie is going to be a lower-budget affair and be a bit more character based than standard blockbusters. David Hoberman and...
- 12/21/2012
- cinemablend.com
While we're still waiting for that pesky Mayan apocalypse to kick in, it seems fitting that the people who brought us The Twilight Saga are ready to usher in the alien invasion with their new project. Read on for details.
THR reports that Lionsgate division Summit Entertainment has picked up a sci-fi action pitch titled Revoc from Olaf de Fleur. Plot details are being kept under wraps, but the story has been described as being in the vein of District 9 and Moon and is a post-alien invasion thriller.
Look for more on this one soon... providing the world doesn't end within the next 24 hours of course.
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THR reports that Lionsgate division Summit Entertainment has picked up a sci-fi action pitch titled Revoc from Olaf de Fleur. Plot details are being kept under wraps, but the story has been described as being in the vein of District 9 and Moon and is a post-alien invasion thriller.
Look for more on this one soon... providing the world doesn't end within the next 24 hours of course.
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- 12/21/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
In what is likely one of the last deals of the year, Lionsgate division Summit Entertainment has picked up a sci-fi action pitch titled Revoc from Olaf de Fleur. Photos: The 10 Best Movies of 2012 David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman of Mandeville are attached to produce. Plot details are being kept under wraps, but the story has been described as being in the vein of District 9 and Moon and is a post-alien invasion thriller. Mandeville is prepping a winter shoot in London for the sequel to The Muppets, which will star Ricky Gervais and Ty Burrell. It
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- 12/20/2012
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Summit Entertainment, now a division of Lionsgate, has secured the rights to an original science fiction pitch by Olaf de Fleur. The Hollywood Reporter brings word that the film, which is said to take place in the wake of an alien invasion, is to be titled Revoc . De Fleur is best known for directing and co-writing 2011's Icelandic thriller City State . David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman are attached to produce Revoc .
- 12/20/2012
- Comingsoon.net
A Serbian immigrant vows revenge after losing his unborn child in an attack by a crime syndicate brutally extending its grip in modern-day Iceland. The knock-on effect for the payback links the avenger with a troubled policewoman, her corrupt police commander, and a crime lord who's losing his edge. Filmmaker Olaf De Fleur rallied a stellar cast - including Jonathan Pryce - for this completely self financed film.
- 11/5/2012
- Sky Movies
It was over eight months ago, a simpler time, when James Mangold (next year’s The Wolverine, 3:10 to Yuma) was announced to helm City State, an English-language take on Olaf de Fleur Johannesson‘s hit Icelandic crime thriller. Work on the aforementioned comic book movie, while seemingly protracted, has been occupying time on the old schedule in the time since — i.e., this other film’s been a quiet prospect in all this time since — but, with that gearing up to shoot next month, City State now has some breathing room.
Variety reports that John Zinman and Patrick Massett (TV’s Friday Night Lights, Tomb Raider) will help give the film its American treatment, having been hired to scribe a story of colliding lives in the criminal underworld; the original, one of those hyper-link sort of deals, centered on “four people whose lives intersect when a foreign crime syndicate...
Variety reports that John Zinman and Patrick Massett (TV’s Friday Night Lights, Tomb Raider) will help give the film its American treatment, having been hired to scribe a story of colliding lives in the criminal underworld; the original, one of those hyper-link sort of deals, centered on “four people whose lives intersect when a foreign crime syndicate...
- 6/26/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Outside of the highly anticipated Rust & Bone from helmer Jacques Audiard, Celluloid Dreams is much more immersed in the market aspect of Cannes this year. Headed by Hengameh Panahi, Celluloid Dreams brings to some noteworthy Cannes this year, but outside of that doesn’t have anything to front. The Rambler, The Side Effect are noteworthy projects worth keeping tabs on, while Dormant Beauty starring the just Isabelle Huppert who is on some Cannes auteur bucket list drive and Dan Algrant’s debut Greetings from Tim Buckley (see pic above) should be top tier items drawing plenty of buyer interest.
City State (Borgriki) by Olaf De Fleur Johannesson
Dead Mine by Steven Sheil
Rust & Bone (De Rouille Et D’Os) by Jacques Audiard
A Place On Earth by Fabienne Godet
Bald Mountain by Heitor Dhalia
City State 2: Brave Men’S Blood by Olaf De Fleur Johannesson
Detachment by Tony Kaye...
City State (Borgriki) by Olaf De Fleur Johannesson
Dead Mine by Steven Sheil
Rust & Bone (De Rouille Et D’Os) by Jacques Audiard
A Place On Earth by Fabienne Godet
Bald Mountain by Heitor Dhalia
City State 2: Brave Men’S Blood by Olaf De Fleur Johannesson
Detachment by Tony Kaye...
- 5/17/2012
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Icelandic director Olaf De Fleur caused quite a stir back in October when word dropped that 3:10 To Yuma director James Mangold had signed on to direct a Us remake of his action drama City State. It was a surprising move for a film that had just premiered in its native Iceland with the only English language material available online being a minute long teaser. It's not until now - a solid two months into the film's very successful Icelandic release - that the full trailer has arrived online in English friendly form.Set in modern day Iceland, an immigrant vows revenge after losing his unborn child in an attack by a crime syndicate, thereby binding his fate with a troubled policewoman, her corrupt police commander,...
- 12/12/2011
- Screen Anarchy
Word came back in June that the sequel to X-Men Origins: Wolverine, entitled The Wolverine, had finally found its director in James Mangold, director of such films as 3:10 To Yuma, Walk The Line, and Girl, Interrupted.
Mangold has now lined up his follow-up to The Wolverine, Deadline report, attaching himself to a remake of this year’s Iceland crime thriller, City State.
The original is directed and co-written by Olaf de Fleur Johannesson, and,
“is set in the Icelandic underworld and deals with four people whose lives intersect when a foreign mafia decides to take control of the Icelandic drug market. There is a crooked police captain in love with a prostitute, an aging crime boss with a heart condition looking to get out of the game alive, a mechanic determined to avenge the death of his unborn child, and a female cop who is attacked by thugs and...
Mangold has now lined up his follow-up to The Wolverine, Deadline report, attaching himself to a remake of this year’s Iceland crime thriller, City State.
The original is directed and co-written by Olaf de Fleur Johannesson, and,
“is set in the Icelandic underworld and deals with four people whose lives intersect when a foreign mafia decides to take control of the Icelandic drug market. There is a crooked police captain in love with a prostitute, an aging crime boss with a heart condition looking to get out of the game alive, a mechanic determined to avenge the death of his unborn child, and a female cop who is attacked by thugs and...
- 10/19/2011
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
James Mangold, the super talented master of all trades director behind Cop Land, Walk the Line, 3:10 to Yuma and Knight & Day had been expected to be shooting Hugh Jackman in The Wolverine right now, but with the actor lured into the bumped up Les Miserables adaptation delaying the X-Men prequel by at least six months, the helmer is now looking to for a new project to fill his time.
Deadline reports that Mangold has struck a deal to direct the Indie film City State, a remake of Iceland director Olaf de Fleur Johannesson‘s converging narratives drug trade thriller that hasn’t even opened in his own country yet. Presumably Mangold has actually seen the film for himself but who knows.
IMDb have the plot details;
When a foreign mafia decides to take control of the Icelandic drug market, a police woman lost in violence, a mechanic revenging for his lost son,...
Deadline reports that Mangold has struck a deal to direct the Indie film City State, a remake of Iceland director Olaf de Fleur Johannesson‘s converging narratives drug trade thriller that hasn’t even opened in his own country yet. Presumably Mangold has actually seen the film for himself but who knows.
IMDb have the plot details;
When a foreign mafia decides to take control of the Icelandic drug market, a police woman lost in violence, a mechanic revenging for his lost son,...
- 10/18/2011
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
While his most anticipated film is still waiting in the starting blocks to get shooting (that would be The Wolverine), James Mangold is already looking ahead to future projects, lining up a remake of crime thriller City State. The original version itself still hasn’t hit cinemas in its native Iceland, but that’s how quickly remake fever is spreading these days. Written and directed by Olaf de Fleur Johannesson, City State is set in the country’s underworld and finds a foreign crime gang trying to take control of the local drug market. Among the characters involved are a dodgy police captain who falls for a prostitute, an aging crime boss with a dicky ticker looking to retire alive, a female police officer who goes on a vengeful spree when she’s attacked by thugs and a mechanic looking to avenge the death of his unborn child.It seems...
- 10/18/2011
- EmpireOnline
James Mangold may be setting up "The Wolverine," but he's still got time to read scripts and contemplate his next project. He's steering clear of comic books, but not of remakes, as his next film will be a redo of Iceland's "City State.""City State" is an Icelandic thriller written and directed by Olaf de Fleur Johannesson, and I don't believe it's even been released there yet. There's only a teaser online, and a release date of 2011. But hey, let's remake it in America! It sounds like a fairly epic how-can-this-be-contained-in-2-hours story. Set in the Icelandic underworld, it sees four lives violently intersect when a foreign syndicate comes in and tries to take control of the Icelandic drug market. The four lives belong to a crooked police captain who is in love with a prostitute, an old crime boss who wants to retire alive, a mechanic gunning to avenge...
- 10/17/2011
- LRMonline.com
It was premiered only last week but already Olaf De Fleur Johannesson's ultra low budget crime thriller City State has been picked up for its remake rights and it seems that none other than James Mangold has been attached to direct after dealing with Wolverine according to Deadline.com.City State is about intertwining characters that are all connected to the Icelandic underworld. An immigrant mechanic avenging the death of his unborn child. A middle aged crime boss looking to get out of the game after a massive heart failure. A female police officer who takes the law in her own hands after an attack that cripples her boyfriend and a lonely police chief who's ties to powerful criminals make him vulnerable for manipulation.Olaf and company made this...
- 10/17/2011
- Screen Anarchy
He hasn’t even started shooting yet on the next Hugh Jackman-starring superhero movie The Wolverine, but director James Mangold has already got his next project ready and waiting. Mangold and his producing partner Cathy Konrad have procured the remake rights to an Icelandic film called City State, which was something of a crime film, and Mangold intends on directing said remake himself. I don’t even think that City State has been released in the States, so I don’t know anything about it, but it was made by a filmmaker named Olaf de Fleur Johannesson, and according to the Mangold story that appeared on Deadline Heimaey it tells the story of four lives that intersect when foreign drug lords try to take over the Icelandic drug trade. The four characters include, “ … a crooked police captain in love with a prostitute, an aging crime boss with a heart condition looking to get out of the...
- 10/17/2011
- by Nathan Adams
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Walk the Line and Knight & Day director James Mangold.s currently immersed in pre-production on The Wolverine, the Marvel sequel he plans to shoot with Hugh Jackman in the lead. But the filmmaker is already thinking about his next inevitable project, and he.s warming up to a foreign drug thriller titled City State that he hopes to develop and direct, according to Deadline. Icelandic writer-director Olaf de Fleur Johannesson.s original City State, released overseas earlier this year, follows four strangers occupying Iceland.s criminal underworld who find their lives connected once a mafia syndicate moves in a tries to take over Iceland.s drug trade. The characters in Johannesson.s story include a dirty cop who.s romancing a prostitute; an aging kingpin with a serious ailment who.d like to get out of the drug trade; a vengeful mechanic devastated by the death of his unborn child...
- 10/17/2011
- cinemablend.com
Walk the Line and Knight & Day director James Mangold.s currently immersed in pre-production on The Wolverine, the Marvel sequel he plans to shoot with Hugh Jackman in the lead. But the filmmaker is already thinking about his next inevitable project, and he.s warming up to a foreign drug thriller titled City State that he hopes to develop and direct, according to Deadline. Icelandic writer-director Olaf de Fleur Johannesson.s original City State, released overseas earlier this year, follows four strangers occupying Iceland.s criminal underworld who find their lives connected once a mafia syndicate moves in a tries to take over Iceland.s drug trade. The characters in Johannesson.s story include a dirty cop who.s romancing a prostitute; an aging kingpin with a serious ailment who.d like to get out of the drug trade; a vengeful mechanic devastated by the death of his unborn child...
- 10/17/2011
- cinemablend.com
The director is gearing up to start production in the high anticipated comic book sequel The Wolverine next spring, but James Mangold already has his next project to follow the Hugh Jackman collaboration. Deadline reports the Walk the Line director will be at the helm of a remake of City State, an Icelandic crime thriller written and directed by Olaf de Fleur Johannesson. When a foreign mafia decides to take control of the Icelandic drug market, a police woman lost in violence, a mechanic revenging for his lost son, a crime kingpin with a heart condition, and a corrupt officer in love with a prostitute will destroy each other. Here's the trailer for the original film which looks like it's worth a look before the remake: Mangold hasn't really delved into crime drama since Cop Land with Sylvester Stallone in 1997, so it sounds like this will be a decent return...
- 10/17/2011
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
James Mangold is stacking the odds in his favor. Next up he’s got The Wolverine, the defunct property of Darren Aronofsky, still starring Hugh Jackman and still written by Christopher McQuarrie (though there’s been a worrisome rewrite by Mark Bomback) and still set in Japan and still about revenge and all of that stuff (“suffering from amnesia and searching for answers about his past.”), despite natural disasters and what not.
Following that blockbuster, Mangold will tackle City State, a remake of the 2011 Icelandic thriller of the same name, directed by Olaf de Fleur Johannesson. Danny Sherman and Josh Kesslman of Principal Entertainment are producing, along with Mangold and his Tree Line Films comrade Cathy Konrad [Deadline].
The original takes place in the Icelandic underworld, utilizing the now somewhat infamous intersecting-storylines tripe to tell the tale of four individuals (a crooked cop, a female cop out for vengeance, a dying...
Following that blockbuster, Mangold will tackle City State, a remake of the 2011 Icelandic thriller of the same name, directed by Olaf de Fleur Johannesson. Danny Sherman and Josh Kesslman of Principal Entertainment are producing, along with Mangold and his Tree Line Films comrade Cathy Konrad [Deadline].
The original takes place in the Icelandic underworld, utilizing the now somewhat infamous intersecting-storylines tripe to tell the tale of four individuals (a crooked cop, a female cop out for vengeance, a dying...
- 10/17/2011
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Olaf de Fleur Johannesson’s Icelandic crime thriller “City State” isn’t even a year old yet, but that hasn’t stopped Hollywood and director James Mangold from grabbing the remake rights with plans to churn out a new version for a domestic audience. Deadline says Mangold is still attached to direct Fox’s “The Wolverine”, their sequel to “X-Men Origins: Wolverine”, which is expected to shoot sometime next year. Once that’s done, though, Mangold is expected to move on to “City State”. Written and directed by Olaf de Fleur Johannesson, City State is set in the Icelandic underworld and deals with four people whose lives intersect when a foreign mafia decides to take control of the Icelandic drug market. There is a crooked police captain in love with a prostitute, an aging crime boss with a heart condition looking to get out of the game alive, a mechanic...
- 10/17/2011
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
James Mangold is set to direct another new project aside from the X-Men spinoff sequel The Wolverine with Hugh Jackman. Deadline reports that he has signed on to direct a remake of the Icelandic crime thriller City State. Mangold and his Tree Line Films partner Cathy Konrad will produce with Danny Sherman and Josh Kesslman of Principal Entertainment.
The original film was written and directed by Olaf de Fleur Johannesson. City State is set in the Icelandic underworld and "deals with four people whose lives intersect when a foreign mafia decides to take control of the Icelandic drug market. There is a crooked police captain in love with a prostitute, an aging crime boss with a heart condition looking to get out of the game alive, a mechanic determined to avenge the death of his unborn child, and a female cop who is attacked by thugs and takes matters into her own hands.
The original film was written and directed by Olaf de Fleur Johannesson. City State is set in the Icelandic underworld and "deals with four people whose lives intersect when a foreign mafia decides to take control of the Icelandic drug market. There is a crooked police captain in love with a prostitute, an aging crime boss with a heart condition looking to get out of the game alive, a mechanic determined to avenge the death of his unborn child, and a female cop who is attacked by thugs and takes matters into her own hands.
- 10/17/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
[1] Director James Mangold took over the X-Men spinoff The Wolverine a few months back, but now that production has been pushed back [2] -- thanks to star Hugh Jackman's commitment to Les Miserables -- Mangold has lined up another new project in the meantime. Mangold will direct and produce City State, an English-language remake of a crime thriller written and directed by Icelandic filmmaker Olaf de Fleur Johannesson. Also on board to produce are Cathy Conrad, Danny Sherman, and Josh Kesslman. More details after the jump. Johannesson's City State is set in the Icelandic underworld, and follows a group of people who cross paths when a foreign mafia tries to take over the country's drug trade. The four characters are "a crooked police captain in love with a prostitute, an aging crime boss with a heart condition looking to get out of the game alive, a mechanic determined to avenge...
- 10/17/2011
- by Angie Han
- Slash Film
"Walk the Line" and "3:10 to Yuma" helmer James Mangold is attached to direct a remake of this year's Icelandic crime thriller "City State" at Tree Line Film and Principal Entertainment says Deadline.
Olaf de Fleur Johannesson's original film is set in the Icelandic underworld and deals with four people whose lives intersect when a foreign mafia decides to take control of the country's drug market.
Characters include a corrupt narcotics officer in love with a hooker, an aging crime boss trying to get out of the game, a Serbian mechanic out to avenge his unborn child's death, and a female cop seeking her own justice on the thugs that assaulted her.
Mangold and Cathy Konrad will develop the property and will produce alongside Danny Sherman and Josh Kesslman. Mangold's next film is "The Wolverine" with Hugh Jackman which will shoot during the first half of next year.
Olaf de Fleur Johannesson's original film is set in the Icelandic underworld and deals with four people whose lives intersect when a foreign mafia decides to take control of the country's drug market.
Characters include a corrupt narcotics officer in love with a hooker, an aging crime boss trying to get out of the game, a Serbian mechanic out to avenge his unborn child's death, and a female cop seeking her own justice on the thugs that assaulted her.
Mangold and Cathy Konrad will develop the property and will produce alongside Danny Sherman and Josh Kesslman. Mangold's next film is "The Wolverine" with Hugh Jackman which will shoot during the first half of next year.
- 10/17/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Exclusive: James Mangold’s next film will be the X-Men spinoff sequel The Wolverine with Hugh Jackman that 20th Century Fox will put in production next spring, but he has just come attached to direct City State, an Icelandic crime thriller that Mangold and his Tree Line Films partner Cathy Konrad will develop for a remake. They will produce with Danny Sherman and Josh Kesslman of Principal Entertainment. Written and directed by Olaf de Fleur Johannesson, City State is set in the Icelandic underworld and deals with four people whose lives intersect when a foreign mafia decides to take control of the Icelandic drug market. There is a crooked police captain in love with a prostitute, an aging crime boss with a heart condition looking to get out of the game alive, a mechanic determined to avenge the death of his unborn child, and a female cop who is attacked...
- 10/17/2011
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
James Mangold has attached himself to a future project in the form of City State , Deadline reports. The film, an Americanized remake of the 2011 feature from Icelandic director Olaf de Fleur Johannesson, weaves together the lives of four people affected by a foreign crime syndicate's narcotic influence on Iceland: A mechanic seeking to avenge the death of his son, a dying crime kingpin, a female police officer who turns to vigilantism and a male police captain in love with a prostitute. Mangold, who will next direct The Wolverine , will tackle City State sometime thereafter. Currently, the project is set up at Mangold's own Tree Line Films, where he and partner Cathy Konrad have teamed with Prinicipal Entertainment's Josh Kesslman and Danny Sherman. No other talent is...
- 10/17/2011
- Comingsoon.net
Twitch contributor and sometimes poster designer, "Swarez," has been hard at work on a short zombie film called Undying Love and has unleashed the film's impressive trailer upon the world.
Here's what "Swarez" says about his film:
"Last summer, with the help from some fantastic friends I wrote and directed a short film, something I had been talking about doing for years but never took the first step until my friend, filmmaker Olaf De Fleur urged me to do it and we gathered a group of people for a few days and created this little zombie "epic" which was a lot more difficult than I first imagined."
Undying Love is currently in post-production, but we hope to see the entire thing very soon and wish Swarez the best of luck.
Here's what "Swarez" says about his film:
"Last summer, with the help from some fantastic friends I wrote and directed a short film, something I had been talking about doing for years but never took the first step until my friend, filmmaker Olaf De Fleur urged me to do it and we gathered a group of people for a few days and created this little zombie "epic" which was a lot more difficult than I first imagined."
Undying Love is currently in post-production, but we hope to see the entire thing very soon and wish Swarez the best of luck.
- 4/18/2011
- QuietEarth.us
One of the perks of writing for an international movie website is that you can sometimes pimp your own wares, so this is a completely selfish act that I hope some people might enjoy.Last summer, with the help from some fantastic friends I wrote and directed a short film, something I had been talking about doing for years but never took the first step until my friend, filmmaker Olaf De Fleur urged me to do it and we gathered a group of people for a few days and created this little zombie "epic" which was a lot more difficult than I first imagined.The short is still in post production, the drawbacks of having everyone work for free and having a full time job that eats...
- 4/18/2011
- Screen Anarchy
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