“Mass,” Fran Kranz’s critically acclaimed searing chamber drama, is set to travel in many territories, sold to them by Paris-based outfit Kinology. The movie world premiered at Sundance and is playing at San Sebastian in the New Directors section.
Kranz’s screenwriting and directorial debut, “Mass” unfolds years after a tragic shooting and revolves around two sets of parents — the victim’s and the perpetrator’s — who agree to meet and talk privately in an attempt to move forward.
Since boarding the film’s international sales in June, Kinology has sold it to Australia/Nz (Madman), Scandinavia (NonStop), Spain (La Aventura), Taiwan (Hooray), Poland (Galapagos), Middle East (Front Row) and Cis (Exponenta).
“Mass” was previously acquired for the U.S. (Bleecker Street), Canada (MK2 Miles End), LatAm (Sun) and the U.K. (Sky). CAA and The Gersh Agency represented U.S. rights. Kranz produced the pic alongside Casey Wilder Mott,...
Kranz’s screenwriting and directorial debut, “Mass” unfolds years after a tragic shooting and revolves around two sets of parents — the victim’s and the perpetrator’s — who agree to meet and talk privately in an attempt to move forward.
Since boarding the film’s international sales in June, Kinology has sold it to Australia/Nz (Madman), Scandinavia (NonStop), Spain (La Aventura), Taiwan (Hooray), Poland (Galapagos), Middle East (Front Row) and Cis (Exponenta).
“Mass” was previously acquired for the U.S. (Bleecker Street), Canada (MK2 Miles End), LatAm (Sun) and the U.K. (Sky). CAA and The Gersh Agency represented U.S. rights. Kranz produced the pic alongside Casey Wilder Mott,...
- 9/24/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Sky is also planning a theatrical releaes for Fran Kranz’s directorial debut.
Sky Cinema has acquired UK and Ireland rights to Fran Kranz’s Sundance hit Mass, and is planning a pay-tv, streaming and theatrical release.
The film is being handled internationally by Kinology; CAA/The Gersh Agency handle US rights.
The directorial debut from US actor Kranz, who also wrote the screenplay, is about two sets of parents whose lives are devastated following a tragedy who finally find a way to move forward. Ann Dowd, Jason Isaacs, Martha Plimpton and Reed Birney star.
Kranz also produced alongside Casey Wilder Mott,...
Sky Cinema has acquired UK and Ireland rights to Fran Kranz’s Sundance hit Mass, and is planning a pay-tv, streaming and theatrical release.
The film is being handled internationally by Kinology; CAA/The Gersh Agency handle US rights.
The directorial debut from US actor Kranz, who also wrote the screenplay, is about two sets of parents whose lives are devastated following a tragedy who finally find a way to move forward. Ann Dowd, Jason Isaacs, Martha Plimpton and Reed Birney star.
Kranz also produced alongside Casey Wilder Mott,...
- 9/2/2021
- by Melissa Kasule
- ScreenDaily
Bleecker Street has released a trailer for “Mass,” which will be in limited release in theaters in Los Angeles and New York City on Oct. 8, with a national rollout to follow.
Starring Reed Birney, Ann Dowd, Jason Isaacs and Martha Plimpton, the film follows two sets of parents who agree to talk privately in an attempt to move forward after one couple’s son killed the other’s son in a school shooting.
Written and directed by Fran Kranz in his feature-film debut, “Mass” examines both sets of parents’ anguish and grief.
Shot almost entirely in one room, the movie is “like a slow-burn group confession that’s also a debate, and it invites us to take a journey into the souls of all four of these people,” according to Variety chief critic Owen Gleiberman, who, in his review, wrote, “sitting with them in that room, we travel somewhere.”
While...
Starring Reed Birney, Ann Dowd, Jason Isaacs and Martha Plimpton, the film follows two sets of parents who agree to talk privately in an attempt to move forward after one couple’s son killed the other’s son in a school shooting.
Written and directed by Fran Kranz in his feature-film debut, “Mass” examines both sets of parents’ anguish and grief.
Shot almost entirely in one room, the movie is “like a slow-burn group confession that’s also a debate, and it invites us to take a journey into the souls of all four of these people,” according to Variety chief critic Owen Gleiberman, who, in his review, wrote, “sitting with them in that room, we travel somewhere.”
While...
- 8/31/2021
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
Kinology, the Paris-based banner behind Leos Carax’s Cannes opener “Annette,” has come on board to handle international sales rights for “Mass,” Fran Kranz’s searing chamber drama that earned unanimous praise at the Sundance Film Festival.
“Mass,” which world premiered in competition at Sundance, marks Kranz’s screenwriting and directorial debut. The popular actor also produced the pic alongside Casey Wilder Mott, J.P. Ouellette and Dylan Matlock.
“Mass” unfolds years after a tragic shooting and revolves around two sets of parents — the victim’s and the perpetrator’s — who agree to meet and talk privately in an attempt to move forward. The movie has been praised for Jason Isaacs, Ann Dowd, Martha Plimpton and Reed Birney’s powerful performances.
“Mass” struck a chord among critics at Sundance for its examination of grief, anger and acceptance.
“‘Mass’ might be described as a talk-therapy thriller built out of memory — a psychodrama,...
“Mass,” which world premiered in competition at Sundance, marks Kranz’s screenwriting and directorial debut. The popular actor also produced the pic alongside Casey Wilder Mott, J.P. Ouellette and Dylan Matlock.
“Mass” unfolds years after a tragic shooting and revolves around two sets of parents — the victim’s and the perpetrator’s — who agree to meet and talk privately in an attempt to move forward. The movie has been praised for Jason Isaacs, Ann Dowd, Martha Plimpton and Reed Birney’s powerful performances.
“Mass” struck a chord among critics at Sundance for its examination of grief, anger and acceptance.
“‘Mass’ might be described as a talk-therapy thriller built out of memory — a psychodrama,...
- 6/4/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Sundance Film Festival: London has revealed that “Zola” and “Coda” will be among the 2021 lineup, when the festival returns to Picturehouse Central next month.
“Coda” — an acronym meaning “Child of Deaf Adults” — features Marlee Matlin (“The West Wing”) and 19-year-old Emilia Jones (“Locke & Key”) navigating their relationship, while “Zola” is based on a 148-tweet viral Twitter thread from 2015 by Aziah “Zola” Wells. It stars Taylor Paige (“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”) and Riley Keough (“Max Max: Fury Road”) and will close the 4-day festival.
Edgar Wright’s rockumentary “The Sparks Brothers,” described as a “musical odyssey,” opens the festival on July 29.
Other feature film offerings, which have been selected from the longer line-up shown at the Sundance Film Festival, include “The Nest,” starring Jude Law (“Sherlock Holmes”), animation “Cryptozoo,” which features Lake Bell (“BoJack Horseman”) and Michael Cera (“Arrested Development”), and documentary “Writing With Fire,” about a female-run Indian newspaper, which...
“Coda” — an acronym meaning “Child of Deaf Adults” — features Marlee Matlin (“The West Wing”) and 19-year-old Emilia Jones (“Locke & Key”) navigating their relationship, while “Zola” is based on a 148-tweet viral Twitter thread from 2015 by Aziah “Zola” Wells. It stars Taylor Paige (“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”) and Riley Keough (“Max Max: Fury Road”) and will close the 4-day festival.
Edgar Wright’s rockumentary “The Sparks Brothers,” described as a “musical odyssey,” opens the festival on July 29.
Other feature film offerings, which have been selected from the longer line-up shown at the Sundance Film Festival, include “The Nest,” starring Jude Law (“Sherlock Holmes”), animation “Cryptozoo,” which features Lake Bell (“BoJack Horseman”) and Michael Cera (“Arrested Development”), and documentary “Writing With Fire,” about a female-run Indian newspaper, which...
- 6/2/2021
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Bleecker Street has acquired U.S. rights to Fran Kranz’ Mass, which made its world premiere at Sundance back in January. A fourth quarter theatrical release is currently planned.
Years after an unspeakable tragedy tore their lives apart, two sets of parents agree to talk privately in an attempt to move forward. In Fran Kranz’ writing and directing debut, he thoughtfully examines their journey of grief, anger and acceptance by coming face-to-face with the ones who have been left behind.
Kranz also wrote and produced Mass with other producers being Casey Wilder Mott, Jp Ouellette and Dylan Matlock. The deal was brokered between Kent Sanderson and Avy Eschenasy of Bleecker Street with CAA and The Gersh Agency on behalf of the filmmakers.
Bleecker currently has the Sundance title Together Together starring Ed Helms and Patti Harrison in theaters. Earlier this year,...
Years after an unspeakable tragedy tore their lives apart, two sets of parents agree to talk privately in an attempt to move forward. In Fran Kranz’ writing and directing debut, he thoughtfully examines their journey of grief, anger and acceptance by coming face-to-face with the ones who have been left behind.
Kranz also wrote and produced Mass with other producers being Casey Wilder Mott, Jp Ouellette and Dylan Matlock. The deal was brokered between Kent Sanderson and Avy Eschenasy of Bleecker Street with CAA and The Gersh Agency on behalf of the filmmakers.
Bleecker currently has the Sundance title Together Together starring Ed Helms and Patti Harrison in theaters. Earlier this year,...
- 5/7/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Theatrical release set for fourth quarter this year.
Bleecker Street has acquired US rights to Sundance hit Mass, one of the most critically acclaimed films of the festival and a hot awards prospect starring Reed Birney, Ann Dowd, Jason Isaacs, and Martha Plimpton.
‘Mass’: Sundance Review
Fran Kranz makes his writing-directing feature debut and produced alongside Casey Wilder Mott, Jp Ouellette, and Dylan Matlock.
The 7 Eccles Street production centres on two sets of parents who, in an attempt to move on, meet after a tragic incident devastated their lives.
Bleecker Street has earmarked a fourth quarter awards season theatrical release later this year.
Bleecker Street has acquired US rights to Sundance hit Mass, one of the most critically acclaimed films of the festival and a hot awards prospect starring Reed Birney, Ann Dowd, Jason Isaacs, and Martha Plimpton.
‘Mass’: Sundance Review
Fran Kranz makes his writing-directing feature debut and produced alongside Casey Wilder Mott, Jp Ouellette, and Dylan Matlock.
The 7 Eccles Street production centres on two sets of parents who, in an attempt to move on, meet after a tragic incident devastated their lives.
Bleecker Street has earmarked a fourth quarter awards season theatrical release later this year.
- 5/7/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
In a highly impressive and explosive feature screenwriting and directing debut, Fran Kranz has crafted Mass as an intense, involving, moving and thought-provoking chamber piece of a film that explores the way two different sets of parents deal with the emotional aftermath of a school shooting, years after it occurred. This stunningly well-acted piece, an acquisition title in the Sundance Film Festival’s Premieres section, could just as easily be a play as it essentially takes place on one set and is heavily dialogue-driven, yet Kranz skillfully skirts the pitfalls of staging a conversation between four people and makes it thrillingly cinematic on its own terms.
Of course, any work like this will ultimately live or die on the talents of its cast, and Kranz, an actor for most of his career, knows this and has cast his drama immaculately with four veteran actors who turn this into a gut-wrenching meeting that takes them,...
Of course, any work like this will ultimately live or die on the talents of its cast, and Kranz, an actor for most of his career, knows this and has cast his drama immaculately with four veteran actors who turn this into a gut-wrenching meeting that takes them,...
- 1/30/2021
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
Mr. Mercedes star Breeda Wool is set to star opposite Jason Isaacs, Martha Plimpton, Reed Birney, and Ann Dowd in Mass, an indie drama from first-time feature director Fran Kranz. Written by Kranz, the pic takes place in the aftermath of a violent tragedy that affects the lives of two couples in different ways. 7 Eccles Street financed the pic and will produce with Kranz and Casey Wilder Mott of 5B Productions. Wool, who will be co-starring in the Marianna Palka-directed film, Collection, recently recurred on the third season Netflix’s Glow. The Innovative and Bold Management & Production repped actress also starred in the indie feature, Mother’s Little Helpers, which premiered at SXSW.
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Anjali Bhimani has been added to the cast of Universal’s All My Life, the film inspired by the life of Jenn Carter and her husband Solomon Chau. Jessica Rothe and...
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Anjali Bhimani has been added to the cast of Universal’s All My Life, the film inspired by the life of Jenn Carter and her husband Solomon Chau. Jessica Rothe and...
- 12/20/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Harry Potter alum Jason Isaacs, Emmy winner Martha Plimpton, Reed Birney, and Emmy winning The Handmaid’s Tale star Ann Dowd are set to lead Mass, an indie drama from first-time feature director Fran Kranz.
Kranz is best known for his role as Topher Brink in Joss Whedon’s sci-fi series Dollhouse, and was recently seen in Amazon’s Homecoming and The Loudest Voice on Showtime. Kranz wrote the script to Mass, which takes place in the aftermath of a violent tragedy that affects the lives of two couples in different ways.
Production is currently underway. 7 Eccles Street financed the pic and will produce with Kranz and Casey Wilder Mott of 5B Productions.
Isaacs, who currently stars in Netflix originals The Oa and The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, is repped by Innovative Artists and Principal Entertainment. Plimpton, also repped by Innovative as well as Markham, Froggat and Irwin, nabbed...
Kranz is best known for his role as Topher Brink in Joss Whedon’s sci-fi series Dollhouse, and was recently seen in Amazon’s Homecoming and The Loudest Voice on Showtime. Kranz wrote the script to Mass, which takes place in the aftermath of a violent tragedy that affects the lives of two couples in different ways.
Production is currently underway. 7 Eccles Street financed the pic and will produce with Kranz and Casey Wilder Mott of 5B Productions.
Isaacs, who currently stars in Netflix originals The Oa and The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, is repped by Innovative Artists and Principal Entertainment. Plimpton, also repped by Innovative as well as Markham, Froggat and Irwin, nabbed...
- 11/21/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is purportedly the most-produced of all the Bard’s plays, but neither that nugget nor its cinematically friendly fantasy elements has done it many favors on film. Hollywood’s most famous stab was a notorious flop — stage titan Max Reinhardt’s garish 1935 Warner Bros. extravaganza featuring such unlikely (and highly variable) Shakespearean actors as Dick Powell, James Cagney, Mickey Rooney and Joe E. Brown. An almost equally starry 1999 effort, shot in Italy with Kevin Kline, Michelle Pfeiffer, Calista Flockhart and Christian Bale, wasn’t much better.
Since then there’s been the lamentably self-explanatory “A Midsummer Night’s Rave,” and the inexplicable “Strange Magic,” one Disney cartoon that children of all ages found easy to resist. That’s 80 years of evidence suggesting “Dream” might best be left sleeping by American filmmakers.
All the more surprising, then, that director-adapter Casey Wilder Mott’s debut feature proves...
Since then there’s been the lamentably self-explanatory “A Midsummer Night’s Rave,” and the inexplicable “Strange Magic,” one Disney cartoon that children of all ages found easy to resist. That’s 80 years of evidence suggesting “Dream” might best be left sleeping by American filmmakers.
All the more surprising, then, that director-adapter Casey Wilder Mott’s debut feature proves...
- 7/13/2018
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ Trailer: Shakespeare’s Classic Comedy Gets Reimagined As Hollywood Farce
The enduring charm of William Shakespeare’s classic comedy “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” has translated to innumerable adaptations over the years, including big screen outings like the popular 1999 Michael Hoffman feature and even, oddly enough, the 2015 animated film “Strange Magic.” More than four centuries since its original creation, the story of befuddled and betwixt friends and lovers who are literally bewitched during a wild night in the forest is as fun (and funny) as ever. Now, it’s getting another update, this one from first-time filmmaker Casey Wilder Mott, who has translated the tale into a delirious-looking Hollywood farce.
The film stars Rachael Leigh Cook as Hermia and Lily Rabe as her best friend Helena, along with Finn Wittrock as Demetrius and Hamish Linklater as Lysander, both of whom are consumed with love for Hermia. Mott’s cast also includes Paz De La Huerta as Hippolyta, Avan Jogia as Puck,...
The film stars Rachael Leigh Cook as Hermia and Lily Rabe as her best friend Helena, along with Finn Wittrock as Demetrius and Hamish Linklater as Lysander, both of whom are consumed with love for Hermia. Mott’s cast also includes Paz De La Huerta as Hippolyta, Avan Jogia as Puck,...
- 6/1/2018
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Brainstorm Media has acquired rights to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, writer-director Casey Wilder Mott's feature helming debut that premiered this year at the Los Angeles Film Festival. A spring 2018 theatrical release in multiple markets is planned, followed by a summer VOD bow. Mott’s adaption of Shakespeare's play reimagines the story as a modern Hollywood fairy tale and starts Rachael Leigh Cook, Paz de la Huerta, Avan Jogia, Fran Kranz, Ted Levine, Hamish…...
- 12/1/2017
- Deadline
Reportedly the Bard’s most-produced play and translated to the screen many times, A Midsummer Night's Dream makes perfect sense as a Hollywood-set story, with its mix of high and low, worldly and magical, and the play within the play. Transposing the Athenian comedy to Southern California, Casey Wilder Mott takes his bow as a feature director with a sensuous, silly and superbly cast version, one whose visually vibrancy matches its feel for the language. Abridged and spiked with nods to other works by Shakespeare, his Dream will enchant everyone except the most inflexible purists, and will...
- 6/18/2017
- by Sheri Linden
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: American Horror Story alums Lily Rabe and Finn Wittrock reunite here and go from Ryan Murphy to William Shakespeare in A Midsummer Night's Dream. It’s the first look at the pic adapted and directed by first-time feature helmer Casey Wilder Mott and now set to bow tomorrow at the Los Angeles Film Festival. The pic is a contemporary take on frolicking lovesick young aristocrats, energetic but inept rustics, and mischievous woodland spirits — all set in Hollywood…...
- 6/16/2017
- Deadline
This year’s Los Angeles Film Festival, better known as Laff if you’re fun, has unveiled its full slate of 2017 offerings, including new offerings from Vincent Grashaw, Leena Pendharkar, Hong Sangsoo, Lea Thompson and many more. The slate includes 48 feature films, 51 short films, 15 high school short films and 10 short episodic works representing 32 countries. The festival’s five competitions feature 37 World Premieres, 2 International Premieres and 9 North American Premieres. Across the competition categories, 42% of the films are directed by women and 40% are directed by people of color.
“Our competitions reflect who Film Independent is as an organization,” said La Film Festival Director Jennifer Cochis. “Within each section you’ll find discovery, diversity, and promising talent both in front of and behind the camera.” Programming Director Roya Rastegar added, “The films curated for the 2017 competition reflect the changing political climate’s impact on emerging independent filmmakers, who are compelled to tell stories about the power of conviction,...
“Our competitions reflect who Film Independent is as an organization,” said La Film Festival Director Jennifer Cochis. “Within each section you’ll find discovery, diversity, and promising talent both in front of and behind the camera.” Programming Director Roya Rastegar added, “The films curated for the 2017 competition reflect the changing political climate’s impact on emerging independent filmmakers, who are compelled to tell stories about the power of conviction,...
- 5/9/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
The days are getting longer and the nights are getting warmer, which means that we're edging ever closer to this year's La Film Festival. Taking place June 14th–22nd, the La Film Festival's 2017 competition lineup has been unveiled, and of particular interest for genre fans is the Nightfall section, which includes Colin Minihan's It Stains the Sands Red, Julius Ramsay's Midnighters, and Amanda Evans' Serpent.
Press Release: Los Angeles (May 9, 2017)— Today the La Film Festival, produced by Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization that also produces the Film Independent Spirit Awards, unveiled the official U.S. Fiction, Documentary, World Fiction, La Muse and Nightfall sections. The 2017 La Film Festival will screen a diverse slate of feature films, shorts and episodic series, along with programs such as Coffee Talks and Future Filmmakers Showcase. The La Film Festival takes place June 14 – June 22, 2017 headquartered at ArcLight Cinemas Culver City, with additional screenings at ArcLight Hollywood,...
Press Release: Los Angeles (May 9, 2017)— Today the La Film Festival, produced by Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization that also produces the Film Independent Spirit Awards, unveiled the official U.S. Fiction, Documentary, World Fiction, La Muse and Nightfall sections. The 2017 La Film Festival will screen a diverse slate of feature films, shorts and episodic series, along with programs such as Coffee Talks and Future Filmmakers Showcase. The La Film Festival takes place June 14 – June 22, 2017 headquartered at ArcLight Cinemas Culver City, with additional screenings at ArcLight Hollywood,...
- 5/9/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Hollywood, the Dream Factory, is the apt setting for the latest cinematic update on William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Fran Kranz, Hamish Linklater, Lily Rabe, and Rachael Leigh Cook are among the cast in the new Midsummer adaptation. HitFix has an exclusive early look at the film. The new vision of one of the Bard’s greatest comedies is set in present-day Hollywood, a place where glamorous stars, commanding moguls, starving artists, and vaulting pretenders all vie to get ahead. The Athenians are Hollywood glitterati, the mechanicals (Bottom and his troupe of wannabe actors) are film students, and the fairies of the forest are hippies in Topanga Canyon, nestled in the Santa Monica Mountains just east of Malibu. Staging or filming a Shakespeare project four centuries after the incomparable playwright lived and after countless artists have already mounted productions of his plays poses several challenges. (Yes, really four centuries,...
- 5/20/2016
- by Emily Rome
- Hitfix
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