Fremantle and Italian crime/action genre specialist Stefano Sollima’s newly launched company AlterEgo have signed a first-look deal that will see them work in tandem developing a slate of original films and dramas for the international market.
Sollima, who is known for milestone TV series “Gomorrah” and Hollywood movies such as “Sicario: Day of the Soldado,” as well as “Without Remorse,” recently officially launched AlterEgo in tandem with ace U.S. showrunner Gina Gardini and longtime collaborator, writer/director Ludovico Purgatori.
The high-powered trio have been associates since “Gomorrah” and, more recently, Sollima’s Rome-set crime drama “Adagio” – which launched from Venice last year – and his upcoming Netflix serial killer series “Il Mostro” – the latter two partly produced by AlterEgo in tandem with Fremantle-owned The Apartment. As reported by Variety, AlterEgo are now widening their scope and will start shepherding film and TV works by other talents and also venturing into different genres.
Sollima, who is known for milestone TV series “Gomorrah” and Hollywood movies such as “Sicario: Day of the Soldado,” as well as “Without Remorse,” recently officially launched AlterEgo in tandem with ace U.S. showrunner Gina Gardini and longtime collaborator, writer/director Ludovico Purgatori.
The high-powered trio have been associates since “Gomorrah” and, more recently, Sollima’s Rome-set crime drama “Adagio” – which launched from Venice last year – and his upcoming Netflix serial killer series “Il Mostro” – the latter two partly produced by AlterEgo in tandem with Fremantle-owned The Apartment. As reported by Variety, AlterEgo are now widening their scope and will start shepherding film and TV works by other talents and also venturing into different genres.
- 7/1/2024
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Fremantle has signed a first-look partnership with Italian director Stefano Sollima’s company AlterEgo to develop a slate of original films and dramas.
AlterEgo was founded by Sollima, Gina Gardini and Ludovico Purgatori. Sollima’s Adagio was their debut film, produced in partnership with Fremantle’s The Apartment, and had its world premiere screening in competition at Venice last year.
The company is currently in post-production on the TV drama Il Mostro, directed by Sollima, for Netflix and again produced with The Apartment.
Fremantle also has first look deals in place with companies such as Kristen Stewart, Dylan Meyer and...
AlterEgo was founded by Sollima, Gina Gardini and Ludovico Purgatori. Sollima’s Adagio was their debut film, produced in partnership with Fremantle’s The Apartment, and had its world premiere screening in competition at Venice last year.
The company is currently in post-production on the TV drama Il Mostro, directed by Sollima, for Netflix and again produced with The Apartment.
Fremantle also has first look deals in place with companies such as Kristen Stewart, Dylan Meyer and...
- 7/1/2024
- ScreenDaily
Fremantle’s latest international drama play is a deal with Italian director Stefano Sollima.
The super-indie has struck a deal with AlterEgo, the Italian production house Gomorrah director Sollima founded with Gina Gardini and Ludovico Purgatori.
The first-look agreement will see Fremantle and AlterEgo working together to develop a slate of original films and drama series. It comes soon after Fremantle struck a similar agreement with Kristen Stewart’s Nevermind Pictures.
Fremantle’s Andrea Scrosati, Group COO & CEO, Continental Europe, and Christian Vesper, CEO, Global Drama, will work closely with the AlterEgo team on the slate.
AlterEgo is best known for Sollima’s Venice film Adagio, which was made with Fremantle-owned producer The Apartment. The film, about a trio of ageing gangsters forced to reunite against a team of bent cops, had its world premiere screening in competition at the 80th Venice Film Festival and later received five nominations at the David di Donatello awards,...
The super-indie has struck a deal with AlterEgo, the Italian production house Gomorrah director Sollima founded with Gina Gardini and Ludovico Purgatori.
The first-look agreement will see Fremantle and AlterEgo working together to develop a slate of original films and drama series. It comes soon after Fremantle struck a similar agreement with Kristen Stewart’s Nevermind Pictures.
Fremantle’s Andrea Scrosati, Group COO & CEO, Continental Europe, and Christian Vesper, CEO, Global Drama, will work closely with the AlterEgo team on the slate.
AlterEgo is best known for Sollima’s Venice film Adagio, which was made with Fremantle-owned producer The Apartment. The film, about a trio of ageing gangsters forced to reunite against a team of bent cops, had its world premiere screening in competition at the 80th Venice Film Festival and later received five nominations at the David di Donatello awards,...
- 7/1/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Italian crime/action genre specialist Stefano Sollima – who is known for milestone TV series “Gomorrah” and Hollywood movies such as “Sicario: Day of the Soldado” and “Without Remorse” – is officially launching a film and TV production shingle named AlterEgo in tandem with ace U.S. showrunner Gina Gardini and longtime collaborator, writer/director Ludovico Purgatori.
The high-powered trio have been associates since “Gomorrah” and, more recently, Sollima’s Rome-set crime drama “Adagio” and his upcoming Netflix serial killer series “Il Mostro” – the latter two partly produced by AlterEgo. They are now widening their scope and will start shepherding film and TV works by other talents and also venturing into different genres.
“The reason we decided to call ourselves Alter Ego is that we didn’t start out as producers,” said Sollima. “So each of us has their own specificity.” The name “alter ego” refers “precisely our individual ability to put...
The high-powered trio have been associates since “Gomorrah” and, more recently, Sollima’s Rome-set crime drama “Adagio” and his upcoming Netflix serial killer series “Il Mostro” – the latter two partly produced by AlterEgo. They are now widening their scope and will start shepherding film and TV works by other talents and also venturing into different genres.
“The reason we decided to call ourselves Alter Ego is that we didn’t start out as producers,” said Sollima. “So each of us has their own specificity.” The name “alter ego” refers “precisely our individual ability to put...
- 6/25/2024
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Italian producers Mario Gianani and Lorenzo Mieli are entering the Mediawan fold after recently exiting Fremantle to jointly form a new independent outfit.
The two producers will both be in Cannes as executive producers with Fremantle movies premiering in the Cannes competition, Kirill Serebrennikov’s “Limonov” and Paolo Sorrentino’s “Parthenope,” respectively.
Mediawan, the production powerhouse that now comprises more than 85 labels around the world, is in the process of acquiring a 51% majority stake in Gianani and Mieli’s Rome-based Our Films company under a deal that will officially close in September, according to several sources.
Gianani and Mieli, who declined to be interviewed for this article, are still closely tied to Fremantle even after exiting their Fremantle-owned banners, Wildside and the Apartment, earlier this year. As previously announced, they have a co-production deal with Fremantle under which they will continue to shepherd a number of projects that they had in the Fremantle pipeline.
The two producers will both be in Cannes as executive producers with Fremantle movies premiering in the Cannes competition, Kirill Serebrennikov’s “Limonov” and Paolo Sorrentino’s “Parthenope,” respectively.
Mediawan, the production powerhouse that now comprises more than 85 labels around the world, is in the process of acquiring a 51% majority stake in Gianani and Mieli’s Rome-based Our Films company under a deal that will officially close in September, according to several sources.
Gianani and Mieli, who declined to be interviewed for this article, are still closely tied to Fremantle even after exiting their Fremantle-owned banners, Wildside and the Apartment, earlier this year. As previously announced, they have a co-production deal with Fremantle under which they will continue to shepherd a number of projects that they had in the Fremantle pipeline.
- 5/14/2024
- by Nick Vivarelli and Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: On the eve of the Cannes market, Westbrook Studios and AGC Studios have set Italian filmmaker Stefano Sollima, known for directing Without Remorse, Sicario: Day of the Soldado and hit series Gomorrah, to helm big-budget action-thriller Sugar Bandits.
Based on the screenplay and novel Devils In Exile by Chuck Hogan (The Town), Oscar winner Will Smith (Bad Boys) will play a former special forces soldier who runs an elite vigilante squad working to wipe out the drug trade in Boston. Additional casting continues.
AGC International and CAA Media Finance represent the film’s worldwide distribution rights and will continue sales in Cannes, ahead of an anticipated fall production start.
Smith and Jon Mone will produce Sugar Bandits through Westbrook Studios with Ryan Shimazaki overseeing; Stuart Ford will produce for AGC Studios, which is fully financing; and Richard Abate (13 Hours) will produce for 3 Arts Entertainment. Sollima’s producing partners...
Based on the screenplay and novel Devils In Exile by Chuck Hogan (The Town), Oscar winner Will Smith (Bad Boys) will play a former special forces soldier who runs an elite vigilante squad working to wipe out the drug trade in Boston. Additional casting continues.
AGC International and CAA Media Finance represent the film’s worldwide distribution rights and will continue sales in Cannes, ahead of an anticipated fall production start.
Smith and Jon Mone will produce Sugar Bandits through Westbrook Studios with Ryan Shimazaki overseeing; Stuart Ford will produce for AGC Studios, which is fully financing; and Richard Abate (13 Hours) will produce for 3 Arts Entertainment. Sollima’s producing partners...
- 5/13/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Well-established Italian producers Mario Gianani and Lorenzo Mieli — who left their Fremantle-owned banners, Wildside and The Apartment, respectively, earlier this year — are returning to the growing TV and film powerhouse with their new scripted outfit.
The duo — who co-founded “The Young Pope” and “My Brilliant Friend” production house Wildside in 2009 before Mieli exited to set up The Apartment, which was behind the recent hit “Priscilla” — are yet to reveal details of their new company. But the pair have now signed a co-production deal with Fremantle that will see them collaborate on several projects.
Among those in production and post-production from the two producers are Paolo Sorrentino’s latest film, Kirill Serebrennikov’s “Limonov -The Ballad,” “Queer” by Luca Guadagnino starring Daniel Craig, the new film by Gabriele Mainetti, “Maria” by Pablo Larraín starring Angelina Jolie, plus the TV series “M. The Son of the Century” by Joe Wright and “Il Mostro” by Stefano Sollima.
The duo — who co-founded “The Young Pope” and “My Brilliant Friend” production house Wildside in 2009 before Mieli exited to set up The Apartment, which was behind the recent hit “Priscilla” — are yet to reveal details of their new company. But the pair have now signed a co-production deal with Fremantle that will see them collaborate on several projects.
Among those in production and post-production from the two producers are Paolo Sorrentino’s latest film, Kirill Serebrennikov’s “Limonov -The Ballad,” “Queer” by Luca Guadagnino starring Daniel Craig, the new film by Gabriele Mainetti, “Maria” by Pablo Larraín starring Angelina Jolie, plus the TV series “M. The Son of the Century” by Joe Wright and “Il Mostro” by Stefano Sollima.
- 2/29/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
“Very beautiful and very challenging.” Those are the first two words that director Stefano Sollima uses to describe his upcoming, four-part Netflix crime series Il Mostro, which has just finished filming. Created by Leonardo Fasoli and Sollima (who also co-produced with Lorenzo Mieli), and produced by The Apartment — a Fremantle company — and AlterEgo Productions, this is a series that has faced titanic challenges. Sollima is no stranger to the crime genre, having directed the so-called Romanzo Criminale (criminal Rome trilogy) — Acab (All Cops Are Bastards), Suburra and Adagio — as well as Soldado the 2018 sequel to Denis Villeneuve’s Sicario, and Senza Rimorso (Without Remorse), the 2021 thriller co-written by Taylor Sheridan and based on the book by Tom Clancy. This is all in addition to being the showrunner on the seminal Italian crime series Gomorra and ZeroZeroZero, his ambitious series based on Roberto Saviano’s book about the international drug trade.
- 2/28/2024
- by Boris Sollazzo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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