Exclusive: Zachary Levi (Shazam!) is set to topline Hotel Tehran, a new action thriller marking the fourth feature from writer-director Guy Moshe (Bunraku).
In the film heading into production in May, Levi plays Tucker, who leads a unit of disgraced, war-torn ex-CIA operators into the heart of Tehran to take down a life-changing score.
Moshe wrote the script with Mark Bacci (Prisoner’s Daughter), from an original idea by Bazzel Baz (The Blacklist), a former CIA special operations group officer. Oakhurst Entertainment is financing. Oakhurst’s Marina Grasic is producing alongside Matthew G. Zamias (Boxing Day), co-founder of the new financing and production company Astral Future, as well as Wendy Sweetmore of Dreamtime Films. Astral Future’s Harel Kodesh and Arbel Kodesh are exec producing alongside Moshe, Baz, Justin C. Oberman, and William Doyle (The Killer). Kerry Barden and Paul Schnee (Spotlight) are handling casting.
In a statement to Deadline,...
In the film heading into production in May, Levi plays Tucker, who leads a unit of disgraced, war-torn ex-CIA operators into the heart of Tehran to take down a life-changing score.
Moshe wrote the script with Mark Bacci (Prisoner’s Daughter), from an original idea by Bazzel Baz (The Blacklist), a former CIA special operations group officer. Oakhurst Entertainment is financing. Oakhurst’s Marina Grasic is producing alongside Matthew G. Zamias (Boxing Day), co-founder of the new financing and production company Astral Future, as well as Wendy Sweetmore of Dreamtime Films. Astral Future’s Harel Kodesh and Arbel Kodesh are exec producing alongside Moshe, Baz, Justin C. Oberman, and William Doyle (The Killer). Kerry Barden and Paul Schnee (Spotlight) are handling casting.
In a statement to Deadline,...
- 1/9/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
“Prisoner's Daughter”, directed by Catherine Hardwicke, stars Brian Cox, Kate Beckinsale, Mark Bacci, Tyson Ritter, Christopher Convery, Sam Okun, Catherine Hardwicke, Ernie Hudson, Jai Khanna, Marina Grasic and Jon Huertas, releasing June 30, 2023 in theaters:
“…after 12-years in prison, ‘Max’ (Cox) is diagnosed with a terminal illness and granted a compassionate release with the condition he reside with his daughter, ‘Maxine’ (Beckinsale).
“With no love lost toward Max but financially strapped and working multiple jobs to raise her only son, ‘Ezra’ (Convery), she begrudgingly agrees to the conditions.
‘As Max seeks one last chance to redeem himself in her eyes, they must contend with his violent past as it comes back to haunt them all…”
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“…after 12-years in prison, ‘Max’ (Cox) is diagnosed with a terminal illness and granted a compassionate release with the condition he reside with his daughter, ‘Maxine’ (Beckinsale).
“With no love lost toward Max but financially strapped and working multiple jobs to raise her only son, ‘Ezra’ (Convery), she begrudgingly agrees to the conditions.
‘As Max seeks one last chance to redeem himself in her eyes, they must contend with his violent past as it comes back to haunt them all…”
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- 6/9/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Vertical has acquired U.S. rights to Catherine Hardwicke’s “Prisoner’s Daughter,” a thriller with Brian Cox and Kate Beckinsale that premiered at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival.
The film is about a terminally ill father who is recently released from prison and struggles to connect with his daughter and grandson. Vertical will release “Prisoner’s Daughter” in theaters on June 30, 2023.
It’s a starry collection of talent. Cox is best known for playing the mephistophelean Logan Roy on “Succession,” while Beckinsale has starred in blockbusters and indie films such as “Underworld,” “Love and Friendship” and “Pearl Harbor.” Hardwicke has directed critical and commercial hits like “Twilight” and “Thirteen.”
In “Prisoner’s Daughter,” Cox stars as Max, who is diagnosed with cancer after 12-years in prison. Granted a compassionate release he goes to live with his daughter, Maxine (Beckinsale). She resents her father but is financially strapped and working multiple...
The film is about a terminally ill father who is recently released from prison and struggles to connect with his daughter and grandson. Vertical will release “Prisoner’s Daughter” in theaters on June 30, 2023.
It’s a starry collection of talent. Cox is best known for playing the mephistophelean Logan Roy on “Succession,” while Beckinsale has starred in blockbusters and indie films such as “Underworld,” “Love and Friendship” and “Pearl Harbor.” Hardwicke has directed critical and commercial hits like “Twilight” and “Thirteen.”
In “Prisoner’s Daughter,” Cox stars as Max, who is diagnosed with cancer after 12-years in prison. Granted a compassionate release he goes to live with his daughter, Maxine (Beckinsale). She resents her father but is financially strapped and working multiple...
- 4/18/2023
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
‘Canary Black’: First-Look Image From Action Thriller Starring Kate Beckinsale & Rupert Friend — AFM
Principal photography has begun in Croatia on the action thriller Canary Black, starring Kate Beckinsale and Rupert Friend (Anatomy of a Scandal). Production has also shared the first-look image from the project, which you can check out above.
The action flick is directed by the Taken and Peppermint filmmaker Pierre Morel from a screenplay by Matthew Kennedy (Inheritance). Producer, financier, and sales firm Anton (Greenland) holds world sales rights and will be selling the film at AFM this week.
The film’s plot follows a top CIA operative, Avery Graves (Beckinsale), who is blackmailed by terrorists into betraying her own country to save her kidnapped husband. Cut off from her team, she turns to her underworld contacts to survive and help locate the coveted intelligence that the kidnappers want. Betrayed at every turn, she must rely on her cutting-edge training and primitive fighting skills in a deadly race to deliver...
The action flick is directed by the Taken and Peppermint filmmaker Pierre Morel from a screenplay by Matthew Kennedy (Inheritance). Producer, financier, and sales firm Anton (Greenland) holds world sales rights and will be selling the film at AFM this week.
The film’s plot follows a top CIA operative, Avery Graves (Beckinsale), who is blackmailed by terrorists into betraying her own country to save her kidnapped husband. Cut off from her team, she turns to her underworld contacts to survive and help locate the coveted intelligence that the kidnappers want. Betrayed at every turn, she must rely on her cutting-edge training and primitive fighting skills in a deadly race to deliver...
- 11/1/2022
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Last October, in honor of the league’s 75th anniversary, the NBA issued a list of what it deemed “the 75 Greatest Players in NBA History.” Since then, the list has been fodder for endless debate among fans and the purveyors of sports talk radio.
Now, one of the 75 players on that list, Hall-of-Famer and current Inside the NBA analyst Charles Barkley, is offering his own unique take on the concept.
Barkley and Oakhurst Entertainment have partnered with Turner Sports to premiere The Great Debate, a documentary film that seeks to reframe the classic debate about basketball’s greatest of all time by redefining the very concept of “greatness.”
The film premieres Wednesday, May 18, at 6:30 p.m. Et — just prior to TNT’s presentation of Game 1 of the 2022 NBA Western Conference Finals — and will feature Barkley telling the stories of the players that inspired him and explaining what a debate...
Now, one of the 75 players on that list, Hall-of-Famer and current Inside the NBA analyst Charles Barkley, is offering his own unique take on the concept.
Barkley and Oakhurst Entertainment have partnered with Turner Sports to premiere The Great Debate, a documentary film that seeks to reframe the classic debate about basketball’s greatest of all time by redefining the very concept of “greatness.”
The film premieres Wednesday, May 18, at 6:30 p.m. Et — just prior to TNT’s presentation of Game 1 of the 2022 NBA Western Conference Finals — and will feature Barkley telling the stories of the players that inspired him and explaining what a debate...
- 5/11/2022
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Clayton Cardenas (Mayans M.C.) has signed on to star opposite Taraji P. Henson in Alessandro Camon’s drama Time Alone, based on his play of the same name, which will enter production in Los Angeles in July.
In the film, Cardenas will play Gabriel, a young man convicted of killing a gang rival. His journey intersects with Anna (Henson), the mother of a police officer murdered in the line of duty, as they both end up in the world’s most lonely places: a solitary confinement prison cell, and the silent house of a grieving mother.
Cardenas was originally slated to play Gabriel on stage when the Belle Rêve production premiered at Los Angeles Theatre Center, before scheduling complications arose. Time Alone went on to receive the Stage Raw Award and Critics Award for Best Play, along with other nominations. Emanuel Morretti’s Motus Studios will finance and...
In the film, Cardenas will play Gabriel, a young man convicted of killing a gang rival. His journey intersects with Anna (Henson), the mother of a police officer murdered in the line of duty, as they both end up in the world’s most lonely places: a solitary confinement prison cell, and the silent house of a grieving mother.
Cardenas was originally slated to play Gabriel on stage when the Belle Rêve production premiered at Los Angeles Theatre Center, before scheduling complications arose. Time Alone went on to receive the Stage Raw Award and Critics Award for Best Play, along with other nominations. Emanuel Morretti’s Motus Studios will finance and...
- 5/3/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Oscar nominated multi-hyphenate Taraji P. Henson is set to star in Time Alone, adapted from Alessandro Camon’s award-winning play, with Camon slated to direct. Being the Ricardo producer Todd Black will produce along with Suzanne Warren. Emanuele Moretti’s Motus Studios will Finance with Oakhurst Entertainment’s Jai Khanna and Marina Grasic. Verve Ventures and Motus will co-represent domestic rights.
“I launched Tph Entertainment because I’m deeply invested in finding projects that challenge audiences to think differently and offer new perspectives.” Said Henson. “With Time Alone, Alessandro Camon’s unique outlook on social injustices and a fractured society offers a new look at empathy and compassion, which is more relevant now than ever. I’m honored to collaborate with Alessandro and this team of producers to bring his heartfelt play to the screen and to share this story with a wider audience.”
Based on the award-winning play of the same name,...
“I launched Tph Entertainment because I’m deeply invested in finding projects that challenge audiences to think differently and offer new perspectives.” Said Henson. “With Time Alone, Alessandro Camon’s unique outlook on social injustices and a fractured society offers a new look at empathy and compassion, which is more relevant now than ever. I’m honored to collaborate with Alessandro and this team of producers to bring his heartfelt play to the screen and to share this story with a wider audience.”
Based on the award-winning play of the same name,...
- 3/16/2022
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Diane Warren today landed her 13th Oscar nomination for her original song “Somehow You Do,” from Vertical Entertainment’s film, Four Good Days.
Warren’s latest nomination for the song performed by Reba McEntire is her fifth in as many years. Her most recent noms came for the songs “Io Si (Seen)” from Netflix’s The Life Ahead, co-written by Laura Pausini; “I’m Standing With You” from Twentieth Century Fox’s Breakthrough; “I’ll Fight” from Magnolia Pictures’ Rbg; and “Stand Up for Something” from Open Road Films’ Marshall, co-written by Common.
While the prolific songwriter has also previously been recognized for the tunes “Til It Happens to You” from The Hunting Ground, “Grateful” from Beyond the Lights, “There You’ll Be” from Pearl Harbor, “Music Of My Heart” from Music of the Heart, “I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing” from Armageddon, “How Do I Live” from Con Air,...
Warren’s latest nomination for the song performed by Reba McEntire is her fifth in as many years. Her most recent noms came for the songs “Io Si (Seen)” from Netflix’s The Life Ahead, co-written by Laura Pausini; “I’m Standing With You” from Twentieth Century Fox’s Breakthrough; “I’ll Fight” from Magnolia Pictures’ Rbg; and “Stand Up for Something” from Open Road Films’ Marshall, co-written by Common.
While the prolific songwriter has also previously been recognized for the tunes “Til It Happens to You” from The Hunting Ground, “Grateful” from Beyond the Lights, “There You’ll Be” from Pearl Harbor, “Music Of My Heart” from Music of the Heart, “I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing” from Armageddon, “How Do I Live” from Con Air,...
- 2/8/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: In the wake of his seven-figure spec sale of The Bee Keeper to Miramax, which has Jason Statham attached to star, Kurt Wimmer will next direct his original script Solara for Oakhurst Entertainment and The Motus Studios.
The project is billed as a throwback to the raw and down-and-dirty tone and ethos of such 1970s movies as the Charles Bronson, Elmore Leonard scripted Mr Majestyk and the John Flynn-directed, Paul Schrader co-scripted Rolling Thunder starring Tommy Lee Jones and William Devane.
The project will be produced and financed by Jai Khanna and Marina Grasic of Oakhurst Entertainment along with Emanuele Moretti of The Motus Studios. Wimmer will also produce. Verve Ventures arranged the financing and will co-represent domestic rights with Motus handling international.
“Astonishingly powerful and poignant, Wimmer’s script has a furious sense of purpose. It was a no-brainer for us to dive in,” Khanna tells Deadline.
The project is billed as a throwback to the raw and down-and-dirty tone and ethos of such 1970s movies as the Charles Bronson, Elmore Leonard scripted Mr Majestyk and the John Flynn-directed, Paul Schrader co-scripted Rolling Thunder starring Tommy Lee Jones and William Devane.
The project will be produced and financed by Jai Khanna and Marina Grasic of Oakhurst Entertainment along with Emanuele Moretti of The Motus Studios. Wimmer will also produce. Verve Ventures arranged the financing and will co-represent domestic rights with Motus handling international.
“Astonishingly powerful and poignant, Wimmer’s script has a furious sense of purpose. It was a no-brainer for us to dive in,” Khanna tells Deadline.
- 9/21/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Christopher Convery (On the Verge) has joined the cast of the upcoming Catherine Hardwicke film, Prisoner’s Daughter. He’ll appear in the family drama alongside previously announced cast members Brian Cox, Kate Beckinsale and Tyson Ritter.
The film penned by Mark Bacci tells the story of Max (Cox), a tough but proud ex-con who’s struggling to find a way to reconnect with his only daughter Maxine (Beckinsale), as well as his grandson; once he begins an attempt at reconciliation, his violent past once again catches up to him.
Convery will play Ezra, Maxine’s sharp-witted pre-teen son who struggles with epilepsy and bullying at school.
Sam Okun is producing for Sam Okun Productions, with Marina Grasic of Oakhurst Entertainment. Robert E. Morgan, Chris Rasmussen, Guy Moshe, and Jai Khanna will exec produce, with Lachlan Towle and Bill Yates serving as co-producers.
Capstone Pictures is co-financing and commenced sales at TIFF.
The film penned by Mark Bacci tells the story of Max (Cox), a tough but proud ex-con who’s struggling to find a way to reconnect with his only daughter Maxine (Beckinsale), as well as his grandson; once he begins an attempt at reconciliation, his violent past once again catches up to him.
Convery will play Ezra, Maxine’s sharp-witted pre-teen son who struggles with epilepsy and bullying at school.
Sam Okun is producing for Sam Okun Productions, with Marina Grasic of Oakhurst Entertainment. Robert E. Morgan, Chris Rasmussen, Guy Moshe, and Jai Khanna will exec produce, with Lachlan Towle and Bill Yates serving as co-producers.
Capstone Pictures is co-financing and commenced sales at TIFF.
- 9/13/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Veteran actor Ernie Hudson, who returns to the spirit-hunting world this fall with Ghostbusters: Afterlife, has joined Kate Beckinsale and Brian Cox in Prisoner’s Daughter, a dramatic thriller being directed by Catherine Hardwicke.
Sam Okun is producing the indie via Sam Okun Productions along with Marina Grasic of Oakhurst Entertainment and David Haring.
Written by Mark Bacci, Daughter tells the story of tough but proud ex-con Max (Cox), who’s struggling to find a way to reconnect with his only daughter (Beckinsale) and grandson. But as he begins an attempt at reconciliation, his violent past once again catches up to him.
Hudson will play Hank, a tough-as-nails ...
Sam Okun is producing the indie via Sam Okun Productions along with Marina Grasic of Oakhurst Entertainment and David Haring.
Written by Mark Bacci, Daughter tells the story of tough but proud ex-con Max (Cox), who’s struggling to find a way to reconnect with his only daughter (Beckinsale) and grandson. But as he begins an attempt at reconciliation, his violent past once again catches up to him.
Hudson will play Hank, a tough-as-nails ...
Veteran actor Ernie Hudson, who returns to the spirit-hunting world this fall with Ghostbusters: Afterlife, has joined Kate Beckinsale and Brian Cox in Prisoner’s Daughter, a dramatic thriller being directed by Catherine Hardwicke.
Sam Okun is producing the indie via Sam Okun Productions along with Marina Grasic of Oakhurst Entertainment and David Haring.
Written by Mark Bacci, Daughter tells the story of a tough but proud ex-con Max (Cox) who’s struggling to find a way to reconnect with his only daughter Maxine (Beckinsale) and grandson; once he begins an attempt at reconciliation, his violent past once again catches up to him.
Hudson will play Hank, a ...
Sam Okun is producing the indie via Sam Okun Productions along with Marina Grasic of Oakhurst Entertainment and David Haring.
Written by Mark Bacci, Daughter tells the story of a tough but proud ex-con Max (Cox) who’s struggling to find a way to reconnect with his only daughter Maxine (Beckinsale) and grandson; once he begins an attempt at reconciliation, his violent past once again catches up to him.
Hudson will play Hank, a ...
Exclusive: Inside Job and Red Army DoP Svetlana Cvetko is set to direct One Nation Under Earl for Oakhurst Entertainment.
Based on a true story, One Nation Under Earl will detail the rise and fall of Earl David, a young Brooklyn attorney who committed major immigration fraud in the U.S. Using an encyclopedic knowledge of the U.S. immigration system, David amassed a fortune and outsmarted the FBI to give tens of thousands of immigrants a shot at the American Dream. Script was penned by Jeremy J. Dodd and Jonathan Keasey.
The film will also be produced by the Malkus Group. Oakhurst Entertainment’s Jai Khanna and Marina Grasic will finance and executive-produce, with Jonathan Keasey also serving as producer.
Cvetko most recently directed feature Show Me What You Got and was cinematographer for Oscar-winning documentary Inside Job and festival hit Red Army.
An expat of the former Yugoslavia,...
Based on a true story, One Nation Under Earl will detail the rise and fall of Earl David, a young Brooklyn attorney who committed major immigration fraud in the U.S. Using an encyclopedic knowledge of the U.S. immigration system, David amassed a fortune and outsmarted the FBI to give tens of thousands of immigrants a shot at the American Dream. Script was penned by Jeremy J. Dodd and Jonathan Keasey.
The film will also be produced by the Malkus Group. Oakhurst Entertainment’s Jai Khanna and Marina Grasic will finance and executive-produce, with Jonathan Keasey also serving as producer.
Cvetko most recently directed feature Show Me What You Got and was cinematographer for Oscar-winning documentary Inside Job and festival hit Red Army.
An expat of the former Yugoslavia,...
- 8/31/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Tyson Ritter has joined the cast of Prisoner’s Daughter, the latest film from director Catherine Hardwicke.
He’ll appear in the family drama opposite previously announced cast members Brian Cox (Succession) and Kate Beckinsale (Underworld).
The film written by Mark Bacci tells the story of Max (Cox), a tough but proud ex-con, who’s struggling to find a way to reconnect with his only daughter Maxine (Beckinsale), as well as his grandson; once he begins an attempt at reconciliation, his violent past once again catches up to him.
Ritter will play Maxine’s ex-husband Tyler, who fights with her to stay connected to their son Ezra.
Sam Okun is producing for Sam Okun Productions, with Marina Grasic of Oakhurst Entertainment. Robert E. Morgan, Chris Rasmussen, Guy Moshe, and Jai Khanna will exec produce, with Lachlan Towle and Bill Yates serving as co-producers.
Capstone Pictures is...
He’ll appear in the family drama opposite previously announced cast members Brian Cox (Succession) and Kate Beckinsale (Underworld).
The film written by Mark Bacci tells the story of Max (Cox), a tough but proud ex-con, who’s struggling to find a way to reconnect with his only daughter Maxine (Beckinsale), as well as his grandson; once he begins an attempt at reconciliation, his violent past once again catches up to him.
Ritter will play Maxine’s ex-husband Tyler, who fights with her to stay connected to their son Ezra.
Sam Okun is producing for Sam Okun Productions, with Marina Grasic of Oakhurst Entertainment. Robert E. Morgan, Chris Rasmussen, Guy Moshe, and Jai Khanna will exec produce, with Lachlan Towle and Bill Yates serving as co-producers.
Capstone Pictures is...
- 8/24/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Succession star Brian Cox is set to join Kate Beckinsale in the Catherine Hardwicke-helmed family drama Prisoner’s Daughter, penned by Mark Bacci.
The film tells the story of a tough but proud ex-con who’s struggling to find a way to reconnect with his only daughter and grandson; once he begins an attempt at reconciliation, his violent past once again catches up to him.
“I’m excited to see Brian Cox bring his layers of toughness, vulnerability and warmth to this broken man who has one last chance to reconnect with his family. We’ll ride with Brian on Max’s twisted journey, really feeling all the excruciating pain — and small moments of joy” said Hardwicke.
Sam Okun will Produce for Sam Okun Productions, as will Marina Grasic for Oakhurst Entertainment. Robert E. Morgan, Chris Rasmussen, Guy Moshe, Jai Khanna will serve as Executive Producers. Lachlan Towle and Bill Yates will Co-Produce.
The film tells the story of a tough but proud ex-con who’s struggling to find a way to reconnect with his only daughter and grandson; once he begins an attempt at reconciliation, his violent past once again catches up to him.
“I’m excited to see Brian Cox bring his layers of toughness, vulnerability and warmth to this broken man who has one last chance to reconnect with his family. We’ll ride with Brian on Max’s twisted journey, really feeling all the excruciating pain — and small moments of joy” said Hardwicke.
Sam Okun will Produce for Sam Okun Productions, as will Marina Grasic for Oakhurst Entertainment. Robert E. Morgan, Chris Rasmussen, Guy Moshe, Jai Khanna will serve as Executive Producers. Lachlan Towle and Bill Yates will Co-Produce.
- 7/21/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Kate Beckinsale will star in the Catherine Hardwicke-helmed family drama Prisoner’s Daughter, penned by Mark Bacci.
“Mark Bacci’s script is a raw, personal look at a deeply fractured family, similar to my first film Thirteen (with Evan Rachel Wood and Holly Hunter.) With Prisoner’s Daughter, I want to fully immerse the viewer in Kate’s character’s intense world as she, her father, and her young son try to heal generational family trauma and find a new way forward,” said Hardwicke.
The film tells the story of a tough but proud ex-con who’s struggling to find a way to reconnect with his only daughter and grandson; once he begins an attempt at reconciliation, his violent past once again catches up to him.
“We are committed to making films that reflect the struggles and issues faced by not only Americans but worldwide audiences. We are...
“Mark Bacci’s script is a raw, personal look at a deeply fractured family, similar to my first film Thirteen (with Evan Rachel Wood and Holly Hunter.) With Prisoner’s Daughter, I want to fully immerse the viewer in Kate’s character’s intense world as she, her father, and her young son try to heal generational family trauma and find a new way forward,” said Hardwicke.
The film tells the story of a tough but proud ex-con who’s struggling to find a way to reconnect with his only daughter and grandson; once he begins an attempt at reconciliation, his violent past once again catches up to him.
“We are committed to making films that reflect the struggles and issues faced by not only Americans but worldwide audiences. We are...
- 6/1/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Israeli filmmaker Rotem Shamir is set to direct Savior, an action thriller script by Todd Komarnicki that will be financed by Oakhurst Entertainment and Capstone Group. Shamir directed the second season of the acclaimed Israeli espionage series, and is co-creator and writer of the Indian TV series Hostages, for Disney+ Hotstar. He’s also co-creator and director of the Israeli drama Line In The Sand and most recently set the 8-part thriller Diamonds with Netflix and Belgium’s Vrt. Now he’s stepping up to features.
Savior centers on Vincent Will, a cold-blooded killer and mercenary working for a secret organization called the twelve disciples. Their master plan is to trigger a world war through what appears to be a string of individual terror acts. None of the mercenaries know anything but their own mission. Komarnicki’s credits include Sully and The Professor and the Madman.
Oakhurst Entertainment’s...
Savior centers on Vincent Will, a cold-blooded killer and mercenary working for a secret organization called the twelve disciples. Their master plan is to trigger a world war through what appears to be a string of individual terror acts. None of the mercenaries know anything but their own mission. Komarnicki’s credits include Sully and The Professor and the Madman.
Oakhurst Entertainment’s...
- 4/28/2021
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
“Four Good Days,” a drama starring Glenn Close and Mila Kunis as mother and daughter that first premiered at Sundance in 2020, has been acquired for North American theatrical release by Vertical Entertainment.
Rodrigo Garcia directs the film, which tells the story of a woman battling drug addiction who begs for one last change from her estranged mother.
Vertical Entertainment will release “Four Good Days” theatrically beginning April 30 and then release it on demand starting May 21.
Based on a true story from Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post writer Eli Saslow, the film is about 31-year-old Molly, who begs her estranged mother, Deb, for help fighting a fierce battle against the demons that have derailed her life. Despite all she has learned over a decade of disappointment, grief and rage, Deb throws herself into one last attempt to save her beloved daughter from the deadly and merciless grip of heroin addiction.
Kunis told...
Rodrigo Garcia directs the film, which tells the story of a woman battling drug addiction who begs for one last change from her estranged mother.
Vertical Entertainment will release “Four Good Days” theatrically beginning April 30 and then release it on demand starting May 21.
Based on a true story from Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post writer Eli Saslow, the film is about 31-year-old Molly, who begs her estranged mother, Deb, for help fighting a fierce battle against the demons that have derailed her life. Despite all she has learned over a decade of disappointment, grief and rage, Deb throws herself into one last attempt to save her beloved daughter from the deadly and merciless grip of heroin addiction.
Kunis told...
- 3/12/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Vertical Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Four Good Days, the Rodrigo Garcia drama toplined by his Albert Nobbs star Glenn Close and Mila Kunis that bowed at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. It will now hit theaters April 30 and be available on-demand May 21.
Based on a true story by Pulitzer-winning Washington Post writer Eli Saslow and adapted by Saslow and Garcia, the pic centers on 31-year-old Molly (Kunis) who begs her estranged mother Deb (Close) for save her from the grip of heroin addiction in a poignant and unpredictable chronicle of mother and daughter fighting to regain the love and trust that once held them together. Stephen Root also stars along with a cast that includes Chad Lindberg, Rebecca Field, Joshua Leonard, Michael Hyatt and Sam Hennings.
The pic is produced by Jon Avnet, Marina Grasic, Jake Avnet, Jai Khanna and Garcia. Sage Scroope, William G. Santor, John Hills,...
Based on a true story by Pulitzer-winning Washington Post writer Eli Saslow and adapted by Saslow and Garcia, the pic centers on 31-year-old Molly (Kunis) who begs her estranged mother Deb (Close) for save her from the grip of heroin addiction in a poignant and unpredictable chronicle of mother and daughter fighting to regain the love and trust that once held them together. Stephen Root also stars along with a cast that includes Chad Lindberg, Rebecca Field, Joshua Leonard, Michael Hyatt and Sam Hennings.
The pic is produced by Jon Avnet, Marina Grasic, Jake Avnet, Jai Khanna and Garcia. Sage Scroope, William G. Santor, John Hills,...
- 3/12/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Twisted love triangle psychodrama debuted at Sundance.
Vertigo Releasing has acquired UK and Ireland rights to psychodrama Black Bear, starring Aubrey Plaza, from Radiant Films International.
The distributor plans to release the film theatrically and on digital platforms on March 5, 2021.
Black Bear premiered at Sundance earlier this year and marks the latest from US writer-director Lawrence Michael Levine, whose credits include Wild Canaries and Gabi On The Roof In July.
The story centres on a twisted love triangle – played by Plaza, Christopher Abbott and Sarah Gadon – that is created when an expectant couple receive a guest with writer’s block at their remote lake house.
Vertigo Releasing has acquired UK and Ireland rights to psychodrama Black Bear, starring Aubrey Plaza, from Radiant Films International.
The distributor plans to release the film theatrically and on digital platforms on March 5, 2021.
Black Bear premiered at Sundance earlier this year and marks the latest from US writer-director Lawrence Michael Levine, whose credits include Wild Canaries and Gabi On The Roof In July.
The story centres on a twisted love triangle – played by Plaza, Christopher Abbott and Sarah Gadon – that is created when an expectant couple receive a guest with writer’s block at their remote lake house.
- 12/9/2020
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: A century and a half before Kamala Harris became the first woman on an winning U.S. presidential ticket, Victoria Woodhull was the first woman to run for president. The remarkable story of the feminist icon is the subject of a limited series, with Katherine Heigl set to portray Woodhull and executive produce. The project, titled Woodhull, hails from Oakhurst Entertainment and is currently out to showrunners.
The series will be based on multiple biographies chronicling the life of Woodhull, which Oakhurst, founded by former Brillstein Entertainment manager Jai Khanna and producer Marina Grasic, acquired earlier this year.
In 1872, Woodhull became the first woman to run for president from the Equal Rights Party, supporting women’s suffrage and equal rights; her running mate was abolitionist leader Frederick Douglas. She was the first woman to address the U.S. Congress and, with her sister Tennessee, the two...
The series will be based on multiple biographies chronicling the life of Woodhull, which Oakhurst, founded by former Brillstein Entertainment manager Jai Khanna and producer Marina Grasic, acquired earlier this year.
In 1872, Woodhull became the first woman to run for president from the Equal Rights Party, supporting women’s suffrage and equal rights; her running mate was abolitionist leader Frederick Douglas. She was the first woman to address the U.S. Congress and, with her sister Tennessee, the two...
- 12/8/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Momentum Pictures has picked up the U.S. distribution rights the Aubrey Plaza-Christopher Abbott-Sarah Gadon starring film, Black Bear, the suspenseful meta-drama written and directed by Lawrence Michael Levine. The pic, which premiered earlier this year at Sundance, follows an expecting couple confronted with an out of town guest. Suffering from writer’s block, the guest seeks solace in the woods but instead finds herself at the center of a twisted love triangle.
The release date will be announced at a later date.
During his visit to Deadline’s Sundance studio back in January, Levin talked about the impetus of the film. “I wanted to do something more unusual and spontaneous,” Levin told Deadline, sharing that he was inspired by his artist sister’s spontaneous approach when it pertains to her creative process.
Black Bear was produced by Tandem Pictures’ Julie Christeas and Jonathan Blitstein, Richard J Bosner...
The release date will be announced at a later date.
During his visit to Deadline’s Sundance studio back in January, Levin talked about the impetus of the film. “I wanted to do something more unusual and spontaneous,” Levin told Deadline, sharing that he was inspired by his artist sister’s spontaneous approach when it pertains to her creative process.
Black Bear was produced by Tandem Pictures’ Julie Christeas and Jonathan Blitstein, Richard J Bosner...
- 5/5/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Momentum Pictures has acquired U.S. rights to the drama “Black Bear,” starring Aubrey Plaza, Christopher Abbott and Sarah Gadon.
Written and directed by Lawrence Michael Levine, “Black Bear” premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January. Momentum Pictures will announce release plans at a later date.
Set at a remote house in the Adirondack Mountains, Abbott and Gadon portray an expecting couple confronted with Plaza’s out-of-town guest, who is suffering from writer’s block. She seeks solace in the woods, but instead finds herself at the center of a twisted love triangle.
CAA Media Finance negotiated the deal on behalf of the filmmakers. “Black Bear” is produced by Tandem Pictures’ Julie Christeas and Jonathan Blitstein, Blue Creek Pictures’ Richard J. Bosner, Levine, Sophia Takal, Oakhurst’s Marina Grasic and Jai Khanna, and Plaza.
“‘Black Bear’ is such a singular piece of filmmaking. From the first frame we were...
Written and directed by Lawrence Michael Levine, “Black Bear” premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January. Momentum Pictures will announce release plans at a later date.
Set at a remote house in the Adirondack Mountains, Abbott and Gadon portray an expecting couple confronted with Plaza’s out-of-town guest, who is suffering from writer’s block. She seeks solace in the woods, but instead finds herself at the center of a twisted love triangle.
CAA Media Finance negotiated the deal on behalf of the filmmakers. “Black Bear” is produced by Tandem Pictures’ Julie Christeas and Jonathan Blitstein, Blue Creek Pictures’ Richard J. Bosner, Levine, Sophia Takal, Oakhurst’s Marina Grasic and Jai Khanna, and Plaza.
“‘Black Bear’ is such a singular piece of filmmaking. From the first frame we were...
- 5/5/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Tandem Pictures, Blue Creek Pictures, Oakhurst produced.
Sundance selection Black Bear will open in the Us via Momentum Pictures following a deal on the psychodrama starring Aubrey Plaza, Christopher Abbott and Sarah Gadon.
The story centres on a twisted love triangle that ensues when an expectant couple receive a guest with writer’s block at their woodland home.
Momentum Pictures struck the deal with CAA Media Finance on behalf of the filmmakers and will announce release at a later date.
Black Bear is the latest from director Lawrence Michael Levine, whose credits include Wild Canaries and Gabi On The Roof In July.
Sundance selection Black Bear will open in the Us via Momentum Pictures following a deal on the psychodrama starring Aubrey Plaza, Christopher Abbott and Sarah Gadon.
The story centres on a twisted love triangle that ensues when an expectant couple receive a guest with writer’s block at their woodland home.
Momentum Pictures struck the deal with CAA Media Finance on behalf of the filmmakers and will announce release at a later date.
Black Bear is the latest from director Lawrence Michael Levine, whose credits include Wild Canaries and Gabi On The Roof In July.
- 5/5/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Domestic rights for the buzzy Sundance title “Black Bear” starring Aubrey Plaza has been acquired by Momentum Pictures, the company announced on Tuesday.
Written and directed by Lawrence Michael Levine, the film premiered at Sundance 2020 to critical acclaim in the Next section. Along with Plaza, Christopher Abbott and Sarah Gadon star in the suspenseful meta-drama about an expecting couple confronted with an out-of-town guest. Suffering from writer’s block, the guest seeks solace in the woods but instead finds herself at the center of a twisted love triangle.
“‘Black Bear’ is such a singular piece of filmmaking. From the first frame we were enthralled by Lawrence’s inventive storytelling,” Dylan Wilcox, Svp of acquisitions for Momentum Pictures, said in a statement to TheWrap. “The trio of lead actors all give incredible performances, and we’re excited to share it with audiences across the country.”
Also Read: 'Black Bear' Writer,...
Written and directed by Lawrence Michael Levine, the film premiered at Sundance 2020 to critical acclaim in the Next section. Along with Plaza, Christopher Abbott and Sarah Gadon star in the suspenseful meta-drama about an expecting couple confronted with an out-of-town guest. Suffering from writer’s block, the guest seeks solace in the woods but instead finds herself at the center of a twisted love triangle.
“‘Black Bear’ is such a singular piece of filmmaking. From the first frame we were enthralled by Lawrence’s inventive storytelling,” Dylan Wilcox, Svp of acquisitions for Momentum Pictures, said in a statement to TheWrap. “The trio of lead actors all give incredible performances, and we’re excited to share it with audiences across the country.”
Also Read: 'Black Bear' Writer,...
- 5/5/2020
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Oakhurst Entertainment has secured the rights to Cartoon Girl, a Randall Green-written dramatic comedy from the 2014 Black List. In addition, Amanda Marsalis, who has directed episodes for The Umbrella Academy, Westworld, and Ozark, is in talks to direct this pic. Jai Khanna and Marina Grasic will produce for Oakhurst with Booksmart and Hustlers producers Jessica Elbaum and Will Ferrell for Gloria Sanchez.
The film, which is said to be on a fast track, is about a young boy who discovers that the cartoon character he’s in love with is based on a real girl. With his single father in tow, he embarks on a road trip adventure to find her and profess his love.
Green will serve as an executive producer alongside George Heller of Brillstein Entertainment Partners . Productivity Media, which set a $2M annual development funding deal with Oakhurst last year, will finance and also serve as producers.
The film, which is said to be on a fast track, is about a young boy who discovers that the cartoon character he’s in love with is based on a real girl. With his single father in tow, he embarks on a road trip adventure to find her and profess his love.
Green will serve as an executive producer alongside George Heller of Brillstein Entertainment Partners . Productivity Media, which set a $2M annual development funding deal with Oakhurst last year, will finance and also serve as producers.
- 1/21/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
No one is confirming it yet, but the 2020 Sundance Film Festival could include a superstar jam between Taylor Swift and the Go-Gos.
Both the chart topper and the legendary L.A. band have documentaries on their lives and careers that will be among the premieres at the Park City-based confab starting next month. Headed for Netflix later next year, the Morgan Neville- and Christine O’Malley-produced Taylor Swift: Miss Americana join the Alison Ellwood-directed The Go-Gos and 32 other films being shown for the first time at the January 23–February 2 gathering.
Among the 118 films to be screened at the 36th year of the Robert Redford-founded fest is Viggo Mortensen’s directorial debut Falling and Dee Rees’ The Last Thing He Wanted with Anne Hathaway, Ben Affleck, Willem Dafoe and Rosie Perez. Additionally, the premieres include new projects from Brian Grazer and Ron Howard, director Liz Garbus, Jude Law, Carrie Coon,...
Both the chart topper and the legendary L.A. band have documentaries on their lives and careers that will be among the premieres at the Park City-based confab starting next month. Headed for Netflix later next year, the Morgan Neville- and Christine O’Malley-produced Taylor Swift: Miss Americana join the Alison Ellwood-directed The Go-Gos and 32 other films being shown for the first time at the January 23–February 2 gathering.
Among the 118 films to be screened at the 36th year of the Robert Redford-founded fest is Viggo Mortensen’s directorial debut Falling and Dee Rees’ The Last Thing He Wanted with Anne Hathaway, Ben Affleck, Willem Dafoe and Rosie Perez. Additionally, the premieres include new projects from Brian Grazer and Ron Howard, director Liz Garbus, Jude Law, Carrie Coon,...
- 12/4/2019
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Writer-director Rodrigo Garcia’s drama Four Good Days, starring Glenn Close, Mila Kunis and Stephen Root, is underway in Los Angeles with latest supporting cast additions including Chad Lindberg (Security), Rebecca Field (A Star Is Born), Joshua Leonard (Togetherness), Michael Hyatt (Snowfall) and Sam Hennings (Hypnotized).
Pic charts the story of a mother helping her daughter work through four crucial days on the road to recovery from substance abuse.
Launched at Cannes this year, Garcia (Albert Nobbs) directs from his script, co-written by Washington Post 2014 Pulitzer Prize winner Eli Saslow, based on Saslow’s article.
Productivity Media and Oakhurst are financing. Jon Avnet (Fried Green Tomatoes), Garcia and Jake Avnet are producing for Indigenous Media. Marina Grasic and Jai Khanna are producing under their Oakhurst Entertainment banner. Capstone Media is handling international sales and are serving as executive producers.
Lindberg is repped by manager Beth McIntosh at Creative Partners Group.
Pic charts the story of a mother helping her daughter work through four crucial days on the road to recovery from substance abuse.
Launched at Cannes this year, Garcia (Albert Nobbs) directs from his script, co-written by Washington Post 2014 Pulitzer Prize winner Eli Saslow, based on Saslow’s article.
Productivity Media and Oakhurst are financing. Jon Avnet (Fried Green Tomatoes), Garcia and Jake Avnet are producing for Indigenous Media. Marina Grasic and Jai Khanna are producing under their Oakhurst Entertainment banner. Capstone Media is handling international sales and are serving as executive producers.
Lindberg is repped by manager Beth McIntosh at Creative Partners Group.
- 10/24/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Oakhurst Entertainment has come aboard to finance Slay The Dreamer, the film based on the life of civil rights activist and advisor to Martin Luther King Rev. James Lawson from Oscar-nominated filmmaker Joe Berlinger.
Berlinger is directing from a screenplay by Donald Freed and Mark Lane with a rewrite from Joshua Michael Stern. It follows Lawson’s efforts to reopen the investigation of King’s murder. Lawson, who was instrumental in the Sanitation Workers’ Strike in Memphis, Lawson invited King to the city to speak to the workers the night before his assassination.
In 1976, Lawson discovered that Grace Walden, the only eyewitness to the man who shot King, had been involuntarily held in a mental institution outside Memphis since the assassination eight years earlier. Walden was held under a fake name after turning down a $100,000 reward from the FBI and refusing to sign an affidavit stating that James Earl Ray...
Berlinger is directing from a screenplay by Donald Freed and Mark Lane with a rewrite from Joshua Michael Stern. It follows Lawson’s efforts to reopen the investigation of King’s murder. Lawson, who was instrumental in the Sanitation Workers’ Strike in Memphis, Lawson invited King to the city to speak to the workers the night before his assassination.
In 1976, Lawson discovered that Grace Walden, the only eyewitness to the man who shot King, had been involuntarily held in a mental institution outside Memphis since the assassination eight years earlier. Walden was held under a fake name after turning down a $100,000 reward from the FBI and refusing to sign an affidavit stating that James Earl Ray...
- 10/14/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Fresh off his Emmy nomination for HBO comedy Barry, Stephen Root is joining Glenn Close and Mila Kunis in Rodrigo Garcia’s drama Four Good Days, about a mother helping her daughter work through four crucial days on the road to recovery from substance abuse.
Launched at Cannes this year, the project is due to begin shooting next week in LA. Root will play the role of Chris, a man worn down by the emotional stress caused by his stepdaughter’s addiction and his wife’s attempts to save her.
Garcia (Albert Nobbs) directs from his script, co-written by Washington Post 2014 Pulitzer Prize winner Eli Saslow, based on Saslow’s article.
Productivity Media and Oakhurst are financing. Jon Avnet (Fried Green Tomatoes), Garcia and Jake Avnet are producing for Indigenous Media. Marina Grasic and Jai Khanna are producing under their Oakhurst Entertainment banner. Capstone Media is handling international sales...
Launched at Cannes this year, the project is due to begin shooting next week in LA. Root will play the role of Chris, a man worn down by the emotional stress caused by his stepdaughter’s addiction and his wife’s attempts to save her.
Garcia (Albert Nobbs) directs from his script, co-written by Washington Post 2014 Pulitzer Prize winner Eli Saslow, based on Saslow’s article.
Productivity Media and Oakhurst are financing. Jon Avnet (Fried Green Tomatoes), Garcia and Jake Avnet are producing for Indigenous Media. Marina Grasic and Jai Khanna are producing under their Oakhurst Entertainment banner. Capstone Media is handling international sales...
- 9/27/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Aubrey Plaza, Christopher Abbott, and Sarah Gadon are set to star in Black Bear, suspenseful meta-drama written and directed by Lawrence Michael Levine. Currently shooting in the Adirondack Mountains in Long Lake, NY, the film hails from Productivity Media and Oakhurst Entertainment.
Productivity is financing the project, which Oakhurst’s Marina Grasic and Jai Khanna are producing with Julie Christeas and Jonathan Blitstein of Tandem Pictures, Richard J Bosner of Blue Creek Pictures, and Sophia Takal.
The thriller centers on an expecting couple (played by Gadon and Abbott) who is confronted with an out of town guest Abigail (Plaza), a filmmaker suffering from writer’s block who seeks solace in the woods but finds herself at the center of a twisted love triangle.
“Black Bear is a thriller that depicts broken characters wrestling with a seemingly shattered world that will keep viewers on the edge of their seats. I...
Productivity is financing the project, which Oakhurst’s Marina Grasic and Jai Khanna are producing with Julie Christeas and Jonathan Blitstein of Tandem Pictures, Richard J Bosner of Blue Creek Pictures, and Sophia Takal.
The thriller centers on an expecting couple (played by Gadon and Abbott) who is confronted with an out of town guest Abigail (Plaza), a filmmaker suffering from writer’s block who seeks solace in the woods but finds herself at the center of a twisted love triangle.
“Black Bear is a thriller that depicts broken characters wrestling with a seemingly shattered world that will keep viewers on the edge of their seats. I...
- 7/29/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Glenn Close is teaming up again with her “Albert Nobbs” director Rodrigo Garcia for the drama “Four Good Days,” in which she and Mila Kunis will star as mother and daughter, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap.
In the film, Close will play Deb, a mother helping her daughter Molly (Kunis) overcome a substance addiction by trying to nurse her through four good days that will be crucial to her road to recovery.
Capstone is launching sales on the film at the Cannes Film Festival, now underway.
Also Read: Glenn Close Joins Ron Howard's 'Hillbilly Elegy' With Amy Adams
Garcia will direct “Four Good Days” from a script he co-wrote with Eli Saslow, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist at the Washington Post who based the screenplay on his own article. Principal photography is expected to begin in September in Los Angeles, and Productivity Media and...
In the film, Close will play Deb, a mother helping her daughter Molly (Kunis) overcome a substance addiction by trying to nurse her through four good days that will be crucial to her road to recovery.
Capstone is launching sales on the film at the Cannes Film Festival, now underway.
Also Read: Glenn Close Joins Ron Howard's 'Hillbilly Elegy' With Amy Adams
Garcia will direct “Four Good Days” from a script he co-wrote with Eli Saslow, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist at the Washington Post who based the screenplay on his own article. Principal photography is expected to begin in September in Los Angeles, and Productivity Media and...
- 5/16/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Exclusive: One of the later packages to be announced for the Cannes market is also one of the hottest dramas on offer. Glenn Close and Mila Kunis are set to star in Rodrigo Garcia’s (Albert Nobbs) hard-hitting substance abuse story Four Good Days, we can reveal.
Capstone is launching international sales on the Croisette. CAA Media Finance arranged financing and will co-rep domestic with Endeavor Content.
Seven-time Oscar nominee Close will play Deb, a mother helping her daughter Molly (Kunis) work through four crucial days on Molly’s road to recovery from substance abuse. Their time together after a long estrangement revives both the painful wounds they have inflicted on each other, but also offers the opportunity to rekindle their fundamental, complicated, love for one another.
Garcia will direct from his script, co-written by Eli Saslow, the Washington Post journalist and 2014 Pulitzer Prize winner. The story is based on Saslow’s WaPo article.
Capstone is launching international sales on the Croisette. CAA Media Finance arranged financing and will co-rep domestic with Endeavor Content.
Seven-time Oscar nominee Close will play Deb, a mother helping her daughter Molly (Kunis) work through four crucial days on Molly’s road to recovery from substance abuse. Their time together after a long estrangement revives both the painful wounds they have inflicted on each other, but also offers the opportunity to rekindle their fundamental, complicated, love for one another.
Garcia will direct from his script, co-written by Eli Saslow, the Washington Post journalist and 2014 Pulitzer Prize winner. The story is based on Saslow’s WaPo article.
- 5/16/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Oakhurst Entertainment is plotting a drama series based on the life of Victoria Woodhull, Variety has learned exclusively.
Oakhurst, founded by former Brillstein Entertainment manager Jai Khanna and producer Marina Grasic, has acquired Agatha Dominik’s script “Woodhull,” which is based on the biography “The Woman Who Ran For President: The Many Lives of Victoria Woodhull”, written by Lois Beachy Underhill. Michele Berk of Lotus Pictures will produce along with Oakhurst. The project is currently out to talent.
Dominik is repped by Gersh.
Woodhull was born in the early 1800s. In the course of her life, she lived a true rags-to-riches story, became a prominent figure in the spiritualist movement, and became the first woman to become a Wall Street broker and the first woman to run for President of the United States among other firsts.
“Dominik has created a beautiful portrait of one of the most interesting women in Us history,...
Oakhurst, founded by former Brillstein Entertainment manager Jai Khanna and producer Marina Grasic, has acquired Agatha Dominik’s script “Woodhull,” which is based on the biography “The Woman Who Ran For President: The Many Lives of Victoria Woodhull”, written by Lois Beachy Underhill. Michele Berk of Lotus Pictures will produce along with Oakhurst. The project is currently out to talent.
Dominik is repped by Gersh.
Woodhull was born in the early 1800s. In the course of her life, she lived a true rags-to-riches story, became a prominent figure in the spiritualist movement, and became the first woman to become a Wall Street broker and the first woman to run for President of the United States among other firsts.
“Dominik has created a beautiful portrait of one of the most interesting women in Us history,...
- 2/28/2019
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Jai Khanna, former Brillstein Entertainment manager, has teamed with New York, I Love You producer Marina Grasic to form Oakhurst Entertainment, the new fund-based indie media company which will generate film and television properties.
Khanna spent two decades at Brillstein representing artists and packaging content across books, film, and TV. Grasic, who also served as an executive producer on the Oscar-winning film Crash, is former entertainment attorney and previously was COO of Sidney Kimmel Entertainment.
Oakhurst has set its inaugural projects with Hotel Tehran, written by Emmy winner Ron Hutchinson, as well as Bot, a sci-fi thriller trilogy from screenwriter Tedi Sarafian (Tank Girl)
The former is inspired by real-life CIA undercover operative Bazzel Baz. His experiences in hostage rescues, as well as methods and techniques for use in clandestine activities, has earned him the prestigious Intelligence Commendation Medal.
Khanna spent two decades at Brillstein representing artists and packaging content across books, film, and TV. Grasic, who also served as an executive producer on the Oscar-winning film Crash, is former entertainment attorney and previously was COO of Sidney Kimmel Entertainment.
Oakhurst has set its inaugural projects with Hotel Tehran, written by Emmy winner Ron Hutchinson, as well as Bot, a sci-fi thriller trilogy from screenwriter Tedi Sarafian (Tank Girl)
The former is inspired by real-life CIA undercover operative Bazzel Baz. His experiences in hostage rescues, as well as methods and techniques for use in clandestine activities, has earned him the prestigious Intelligence Commendation Medal.
- 1/24/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
President Donald Trump has claimed he doesn’t know — and has never met — the multiple women who have accused him of sexual misconduct or assault. But People has the photo showing the magazine’s former correspondent Natasha Stoynoff with Trump at Mar-a-Lago on the same day that Stoynoff says he pushed her against the wall and forced a kiss on her mouth.
“Despite thousands of hours wasted and many millions of dollars spent, the Democrats have been unable to show any collusion with Russia – so now they are moving on to the false accusations and fabricated stories of women who...
“Despite thousands of hours wasted and many millions of dollars spent, the Democrats have been unable to show any collusion with Russia – so now they are moving on to the false accusations and fabricated stories of women who...
- 2/20/2018
- by Sam Gillette
- PEOPLE.com
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Six colleagues and close friends who corroborate former People writer Natasha Stoynoff’s account of being attacked by Donald Trump in 2005 are now coming forward. Among them is a friend who was with Stoynoff when she ran into Melania Trump later in N.Y.C.Â
The wife of the Republican nominee denies meeting Stoynoff after the attack, but Stoynoff’s friend Liza Herz remembers being there during the chance meeting.
“They chatted in a friendly way,” Herz, who met Stoynoff in college, says. “And what struck me most was...
Six colleagues and close friends who corroborate former People writer Natasha Stoynoff’s account of being attacked by Donald Trump in 2005 are now coming forward. Among them is a friend who was with Stoynoff when she ran into Melania Trump later in N.Y.C.Â
The wife of the Republican nominee denies meeting Stoynoff after the attack, but Stoynoff’s friend Liza Herz remembers being there during the chance meeting.
“They chatted in a friendly way,” Herz, who met Stoynoff in college, says. “And what struck me most was...
- 10/18/2016
- by Stephanie Petit
- PEOPLE.com
Irish helmer John Moore ("A Good Day to Die Hard," "Max Payne") is attached to direct the upcoming C.I.A. action-thriller "N.O.C." for Summerstorm Entertainment.
Penned by Dave Matalon and Daniel Scott Gordon, the story follows a C.I.A. deep undercover operative who discovers that a faction of the agency is actively collaborating with the terrorist cell he was sent to infiltrate.
Stuck in a hospital in Berlin and with the help of the Emt who saved his life, he must find and bring evidence of the unsanctioned special op to the people he thinks he can trust.
Gabriela Bacher, Navid Mcllhargey and Marina Grassic will produce with filming to begin at the end of the summer in Berlin.
Source: Variety...
Penned by Dave Matalon and Daniel Scott Gordon, the story follows a C.I.A. deep undercover operative who discovers that a faction of the agency is actively collaborating with the terrorist cell he was sent to infiltrate.
Stuck in a hospital in Berlin and with the help of the Emt who saved his life, he must find and bring evidence of the unsanctioned special op to the people he thinks he can trust.
Gabriela Bacher, Navid Mcllhargey and Marina Grassic will produce with filming to begin at the end of the summer in Berlin.
Source: Variety...
- 5/12/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Exclusive: Cargo Entertainment and Radiant Films are shopping Lost In The Sun at Afm.
The Cargo Entertainment/Radiant Films International partnership has dropped another title into the market in the form of action thriller Lost In The Sun.
Josh Duhamel stars in the film that opens today [Nov 6] in the Us via eOne and tells of a small-time crook who takes a newly orphaned teenage boy with him on a string of robberies.
Radiant Films International president and CEO Mimi Steinbauer and Cargo CEO and managing partner Marina Grasic are showing a trailer to buyers at the American Film Market.
Trey Nelson wrote and directed Lost In The Sun and Clay Floren and Aimee Shieh of Floren Shieh Productions produce with Clay Pecorin.
“Lost In The Sun features leading man Josh Duhamel in a very different role from his usual charming, on-screen persona as a hardened criminal on the road,” said Steinbauer.
“It’s a genuine...
The Cargo Entertainment/Radiant Films International partnership has dropped another title into the market in the form of action thriller Lost In The Sun.
Josh Duhamel stars in the film that opens today [Nov 6] in the Us via eOne and tells of a small-time crook who takes a newly orphaned teenage boy with him on a string of robberies.
Radiant Films International president and CEO Mimi Steinbauer and Cargo CEO and managing partner Marina Grasic are showing a trailer to buyers at the American Film Market.
Trey Nelson wrote and directed Lost In The Sun and Clay Floren and Aimee Shieh of Floren Shieh Productions produce with Clay Pecorin.
“Lost In The Sun features leading man Josh Duhamel in a very different role from his usual charming, on-screen persona as a hardened criminal on the road,” said Steinbauer.
“It’s a genuine...
- 11/6/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Cargo Entertainment/Radiant Films International are handling international sales here via their new partnership on London Town starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Joe Strummer.
Radiant president and CEO Mimi Steinbauer is showing first footage to buyers at London House on the 1970s-set story of a teenager whose life is changed forever when he first hears The Clash.
ICM Partners and CAA represent North American rights to the film, which is in post and also stars Daniel Huttlestone, Dougray Scott, Natascha McElhone and Tom Hughes.
Kirsten Sheridan co-wrote the screenplay with Sonya Gildea and Matt Brown, whose The Man Who Knew Infinity premieres in Toronto.
Derrick Borte directs London Town, while Sofia Sondervan of Dutch Tilt Film produces alongside Christine Vachon of Killer Films and Tom Butterfield of Culmination Productions in association with WeatherVane Productions.
London Town producers have also secured rights to The Clash songs including White Riot, (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais and Clampdown.
Steinbauer...
Radiant president and CEO Mimi Steinbauer is showing first footage to buyers at London House on the 1970s-set story of a teenager whose life is changed forever when he first hears The Clash.
ICM Partners and CAA represent North American rights to the film, which is in post and also stars Daniel Huttlestone, Dougray Scott, Natascha McElhone and Tom Hughes.
Kirsten Sheridan co-wrote the screenplay with Sonya Gildea and Matt Brown, whose The Man Who Knew Infinity premieres in Toronto.
Derrick Borte directs London Town, while Sofia Sondervan of Dutch Tilt Film produces alongside Christine Vachon of Killer Films and Tom Butterfield of Culmination Productions in association with WeatherVane Productions.
London Town producers have also secured rights to The Clash songs including White Riot, (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais and Clampdown.
Steinbauer...
- 9/14/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Welcome to Me is the indie gem of the year already, and despite starring Kristen Wiig, not nearly enough people are talking about it… or are aware it exists.
Wiig stars as Alice Klieg, a psychiatric patient who could not be more in need of her meds, but quits taking them. When she does, her days are spent in something like a fugue of self-obsession and rigid routine. She’s addicted to Oprah, almost oblivious to the existence of other people as beings in their own right, and socially inept in a sense that could make the turn of phrase a devastating insult to others.
When Alice wins the lottery, to the tune of over $80 million, she decides to foot the bill for her own television show that’s sort of like Oprah, if Oprah spent her entire show talking about herself. She also decides that she doesn’t really...
Wiig stars as Alice Klieg, a psychiatric patient who could not be more in need of her meds, but quits taking them. When she does, her days are spent in something like a fugue of self-obsession and rigid routine. She’s addicted to Oprah, almost oblivious to the existence of other people as beings in their own right, and socially inept in a sense that could make the turn of phrase a devastating insult to others.
When Alice wins the lottery, to the tune of over $80 million, she decides to foot the bill for her own television show that’s sort of like Oprah, if Oprah spent her entire show talking about herself. She also decides that she doesn’t really...
- 6/16/2015
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
Cargo Entertainment and Radiant Films International have entered into a multi-faceted, strategic partnership to expand their combined production, finance and sales capabilities for commercial feature films. This alliance was recently announced by Cargo’s CEO and Managing Partner, Marina Grasic, and Jan Korbelin Managing Partner and Radiant’s President and CEO, Mimi Steinbauer.
Cargo Entertainment is an international sales agent, distributor, producer and packager of filmed entertainment, while Radiant Films International is an international sales company funded through private equity sources which acquires and distributes theatrical feature films. Their similar visions and business capabilities make this partnership a logical move towards mutual growth.
As the first step in their new collaboration, Cargo has made an investment in Radiant with Steinbauer assuming the additional role of Cargo’s President of Distribution. Steinbauer and the sales team which includes newly appointed Radiant Senior Vice President John Short, will handle foreign sales for all Cargo titles under the newly formed partnership with immediate effect.
With a focus on combining their respective areas of expertise to build a slate of high quality commercial films, Cargo and Radiant are actively looking to jointly finance, produce and launch 4 to 6 new films per year.
The companies will work side by side on joint initiatives but continue to operate as two separate entities. Radiant Films International has a dynamic slate of titles being sold at Cannes including the newly announced romantic comedy "Carrie Pilby" starring Hailee Steinfeld and Tom Wilkinson.
“Mimi is one of the savviest sales executives in the business with a proven track record balancing sales on specialty as well as high profile commercial films such as "The Hurt Locker," "Blue Valentine," "The Lord of the Rings" Trilogy and "The Matrix." The strength of her experience make her a perfect partner as we look to substantially increase the scope of our productions. It’s a great partnership and we look forward to making a number of significant announcements to take us to that next level shortly,” said Cargo’s CEO and Managing Partner, Marina Grasic.
“Marina and Cargo have built a reputation for producing high quality theatrical films that resonate with buyers across the globe. As they build on that reputation and expand their production operations with even bigger budget films, we are delighted to be partnering with Cargo. We look forward to this being just the beginning of a long and successful relationship,” said Steinbauer.
Cargo’s current completed titles include the comedy "Welcome to Me," which had the highest grossing per screen average among limited releases at the U.S. box office opening weekend and stars Kristen Wiig who produces alongside Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Aaron L. Gilbert, Jessica Elbaum and Cargo’s Grasic. Their other titles include the political thriller "Zipper" which world-premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and stars Patrick Wilson and Dianna Agron from executive producer Darren Aronofosky. U.S. distributor Alchemy is releasing both films and will distribute "Zipper" later in the year.
Cargo’s upcoming films include the suspense thriller "The Price" with Noomi Rapace, currently in pre-production.
Additional titles on Radiant’s slate include the thriller "Take Down" directed by Jim Gillespie and starring Ed Westwick, Jeremy Sumpter, Phoebe Tonkin and Sebastian Koch and the unconventional romance "The Driftless Area" starring Zooey Deschanel and Anton Yelchin which made its world-premiere at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival. Both films are making their market screening premieres at the Cannes Film Market. Their other titles include two films coming to U.S. theatres in June: IFC Films’ "Hungry Hearts" starring Adam Driver and Alba Rohrwacher who both won Coppa Volpi Awards at the Venice Film Festival and Toronto Film Festival selection "Madame Bovary" starring Mia Wasikowska, Ezra Miller and Paul Giamatti to be released by Alchemy.
Other projects include "Dare to Be Wild" starring Emma Greenwell (“Shameless”) and Tom Hughes (BBC2’s “The Game”) and "Whatever Makes You Happy" in pre-production, set to star Susan Sarandon.
Cargo Entertainment is an international sales agent, distributor, producer and packager of filmed entertainment, while Radiant Films International is an international sales company funded through private equity sources which acquires and distributes theatrical feature films. Their similar visions and business capabilities make this partnership a logical move towards mutual growth.
As the first step in their new collaboration, Cargo has made an investment in Radiant with Steinbauer assuming the additional role of Cargo’s President of Distribution. Steinbauer and the sales team which includes newly appointed Radiant Senior Vice President John Short, will handle foreign sales for all Cargo titles under the newly formed partnership with immediate effect.
With a focus on combining their respective areas of expertise to build a slate of high quality commercial films, Cargo and Radiant are actively looking to jointly finance, produce and launch 4 to 6 new films per year.
The companies will work side by side on joint initiatives but continue to operate as two separate entities. Radiant Films International has a dynamic slate of titles being sold at Cannes including the newly announced romantic comedy "Carrie Pilby" starring Hailee Steinfeld and Tom Wilkinson.
“Mimi is one of the savviest sales executives in the business with a proven track record balancing sales on specialty as well as high profile commercial films such as "The Hurt Locker," "Blue Valentine," "The Lord of the Rings" Trilogy and "The Matrix." The strength of her experience make her a perfect partner as we look to substantially increase the scope of our productions. It’s a great partnership and we look forward to making a number of significant announcements to take us to that next level shortly,” said Cargo’s CEO and Managing Partner, Marina Grasic.
“Marina and Cargo have built a reputation for producing high quality theatrical films that resonate with buyers across the globe. As they build on that reputation and expand their production operations with even bigger budget films, we are delighted to be partnering with Cargo. We look forward to this being just the beginning of a long and successful relationship,” said Steinbauer.
Cargo’s current completed titles include the comedy "Welcome to Me," which had the highest grossing per screen average among limited releases at the U.S. box office opening weekend and stars Kristen Wiig who produces alongside Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Aaron L. Gilbert, Jessica Elbaum and Cargo’s Grasic. Their other titles include the political thriller "Zipper" which world-premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and stars Patrick Wilson and Dianna Agron from executive producer Darren Aronofosky. U.S. distributor Alchemy is releasing both films and will distribute "Zipper" later in the year.
Cargo’s upcoming films include the suspense thriller "The Price" with Noomi Rapace, currently in pre-production.
Additional titles on Radiant’s slate include the thriller "Take Down" directed by Jim Gillespie and starring Ed Westwick, Jeremy Sumpter, Phoebe Tonkin and Sebastian Koch and the unconventional romance "The Driftless Area" starring Zooey Deschanel and Anton Yelchin which made its world-premiere at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival. Both films are making their market screening premieres at the Cannes Film Market. Their other titles include two films coming to U.S. theatres in June: IFC Films’ "Hungry Hearts" starring Adam Driver and Alba Rohrwacher who both won Coppa Volpi Awards at the Venice Film Festival and Toronto Film Festival selection "Madame Bovary" starring Mia Wasikowska, Ezra Miller and Paul Giamatti to be released by Alchemy.
Other projects include "Dare to Be Wild" starring Emma Greenwell (“Shameless”) and Tom Hughes (BBC2’s “The Game”) and "Whatever Makes You Happy" in pre-production, set to star Susan Sarandon.
- 5/28/2015
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Cargo Entertainment announced today that Oscar nominee Michael Shannon (Man of Steel, Take Shelter, Revolutionary Road) and Matthias Schweighöfer (Valkyrie) have been added to the cast of writer-director Siofra Campbell’s thriller The Price.
Shannon and Schweighöfer join Noomi Rapace (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Prometheus), who plays the frantic mother of a kidnapped child who realizes that her ex-partner, played by Shannon, is the instigator and must deal with the fall-out when he is double-crossed.
Under the recently announced partnership between Marina Grasic’s Cargo Entertainment and Mimi Steinbauer’s Radiant Films International, Steinbauer, in her new role as Cargo’s President of Distribution, is handling foreign sales on the project at the ongoing Cannes Film Market.
Cargo represents worldwide rights to the film.
“I’m thrilled that Michael and Matthias have come on board to join Noomi on this remarkable film. Siofra has written a mind-blowing edge...
Shannon and Schweighöfer join Noomi Rapace (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Prometheus), who plays the frantic mother of a kidnapped child who realizes that her ex-partner, played by Shannon, is the instigator and must deal with the fall-out when he is double-crossed.
Under the recently announced partnership between Marina Grasic’s Cargo Entertainment and Mimi Steinbauer’s Radiant Films International, Steinbauer, in her new role as Cargo’s President of Distribution, is handling foreign sales on the project at the ongoing Cannes Film Market.
Cargo represents worldwide rights to the film.
“I’m thrilled that Michael and Matthias have come on board to join Noomi on this remarkable film. Siofra has written a mind-blowing edge...
- 5/17/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Cargo Entertainment has invested in Radiant Films International as the companies settle into Cannes under a strategic partnership to create a commercial slate.
Under the deal Radiant president and CEO Mimi Steinbauer and her team, which includes newly appointed svp John Short, will handle sales on all Cargo titles.
Steinbauer also becomes Cargo’s president of distribution, while former Cargo president of distribution Mark Lindsay has departed the company.
The goal is for the companies to jointly finance and launch four to six new features a year while continuing to operate as separate entities.
Radiant’s slate includes Hailee Steinfeld starrer Carrie Pilby and thriller Take Down.
Cargo managing partners Marina Grasic and Jan Korbelin bring the Kristen Wiig drama Welcome To Me, political thriller Zipper and upcoming Noomi Rapace thriller The Price.
“Given the competitive climate in the industry, it is the perfect time to join forces and build a strong powerhouse which capitalizes on Cargo...
Under the deal Radiant president and CEO Mimi Steinbauer and her team, which includes newly appointed svp John Short, will handle sales on all Cargo titles.
Steinbauer also becomes Cargo’s president of distribution, while former Cargo president of distribution Mark Lindsay has departed the company.
The goal is for the companies to jointly finance and launch four to six new features a year while continuing to operate as separate entities.
Radiant’s slate includes Hailee Steinfeld starrer Carrie Pilby and thriller Take Down.
Cargo managing partners Marina Grasic and Jan Korbelin bring the Kristen Wiig drama Welcome To Me, political thriller Zipper and upcoming Noomi Rapace thriller The Price.
“Given the competitive climate in the industry, it is the perfect time to join forces and build a strong powerhouse which capitalizes on Cargo...
- 5/14/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
After touring the paranormal-plagued Collingwood Psychiatric Hospital, Colin Minihan and Stuart Ortiz, the writing/directing duo known as The Vicious Brothers, step out of the asylum’s haunted halls and into the woods for their latest film, Extraterrestrial. This spring, keep one eye on the skies and the other on store shelves, because on May 12th, Scream Factory is releasing Extraterrestrial on Blu-ray and DVD with a batch of bonus features:
Press Release - “From The Vicious Brothers, the creators of Grave Encounters, comes a pulse-pounding encounter of the deadly kind. On May 12th, 2015, the sinister alien abduction thriller Extraterrestrial makes its Blu-ray and DVD debut from Scream Factory, in partnership with IFC Midnight. Filled with dread and suspense, Extraterrestrial is a hair-raising homage in the tradition of classic alien abduction movies, with impressive visual effects that bring a visceral energy to the film. Scream Factory’s Blu-ray and DVD...
Press Release - “From The Vicious Brothers, the creators of Grave Encounters, comes a pulse-pounding encounter of the deadly kind. On May 12th, 2015, the sinister alien abduction thriller Extraterrestrial makes its Blu-ray and DVD debut from Scream Factory, in partnership with IFC Midnight. Filled with dread and suspense, Extraterrestrial is a hair-raising homage in the tradition of classic alien abduction movies, with impressive visual effects that bring a visceral energy to the film. Scream Factory’s Blu-ray and DVD...
- 2/10/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Clarius Entertainment has acquired Us rights to Benaroya Pictures and The Genre Company’s thriller Cell starring John Cusack (upcoming Love & Mercy, Lee Daniels’ The Butler) and Oscar-nominated Samuel L. Jackson (upcoming Kingsman: The Secret Service, Django Unchained).
The film is based on the best-selling apocalyptic novel by Stephen King.
When a powerful signal is broadcast across mobile networks worldwide, cell phone users’ minds are instantly and dangerously re-programmed. Heading north through New England in search of his wife and son, Clay Riddell (Cusack) is joined by a group of survivors hoping to fend off the bloodthirsty and hyper-connected “phoners.”
Set to be a wide theatrical release later this year, Cell also stars Isabelle Fuhrman (The Hunger Games) and Golden Globe winner Stacy Keach (Nebraska, The Bourne Legacy).
The film is directed by Tod “Kip” Williams (Paranormal Activity 2). The announcement was made today by the film’s producers Michael Benaroya and Richard Saperstein.
The film is based on the best-selling apocalyptic novel by Stephen King.
When a powerful signal is broadcast across mobile networks worldwide, cell phone users’ minds are instantly and dangerously re-programmed. Heading north through New England in search of his wife and son, Clay Riddell (Cusack) is joined by a group of survivors hoping to fend off the bloodthirsty and hyper-connected “phoners.”
Set to be a wide theatrical release later this year, Cell also stars Isabelle Fuhrman (The Hunger Games) and Golden Globe winner Stacy Keach (Nebraska, The Bourne Legacy).
The film is directed by Tod “Kip” Williams (Paranormal Activity 2). The announcement was made today by the film’s producers Michael Benaroya and Richard Saperstein.
- 2/5/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Get ready stateside filmgoers, because the “phoners” (aka “crazies”) are coming to the Us. Stephen King fans know that the master of macabre doesn’t like using cell phones. His 2006 novel, Cell, is a cautionary tale about what can go wrong by pressing portable phones to our ears and keeping them close at hand in our pockets, and its unflinching subject matter contains flocks of murderous lunatics that would be right at home in Danny Boyle’s 28 Days Later, George A. Romero’s The Crazies, or Simon Clark’s Blood Crazy.
We knew this unique King novel was getting the adaptation treatment, with King co-writing the screenplay and John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson in the lead roles, but we’re now one big step closer to seeing it on the silver screen, as Clarius Entertainment has acquired the Us rights to the movie.
Slated to hit theaters this year,...
We knew this unique King novel was getting the adaptation treatment, with King co-writing the screenplay and John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson in the lead roles, but we’re now one big step closer to seeing it on the silver screen, as Clarius Entertainment has acquired the Us rights to the movie.
Slated to hit theaters this year,...
- 2/5/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
In a pair of late-breaking North American deals from Sundance, Alchemy has acquired political thriller Zipper while The Orchard has taken Finders Keepers.
Mora Stephens’ Zipper (pictured) stars Patrick Wilson, Lena Headey and Ray Winstone in the tale of a philandering attorney with political ambitions.
Cargo will represent international sales at the Efm later this week. Alchemy brokered the deal with CAA and Cinetic on behalf of the film-makers.
Stephens co-wrote with Joel Viertel and the producers are R Bryan Wright, Amy Mitchell-Smith, Mark Heyman, Joel Viertel and Marina Grasic.
Scott Franklin, Ari Handel, Darren Aronofsky, Danya Duffy, Jan Korbelin, Beau Chaney and Christian Oliver served as executive producers.
Richard Dreyfuss, John Cho, Dianna Agron, Christopher McDonald, Alexandra Breckenridge and Penelope Mitchell round out the key cast and Alchemy plans a theatrical and VOD release later this year.
The Orchard brokered the deal for Finders Keepers with Wme Global and plans a theatrical and digital release in 2015.
Clay...
Mora Stephens’ Zipper (pictured) stars Patrick Wilson, Lena Headey and Ray Winstone in the tale of a philandering attorney with political ambitions.
Cargo will represent international sales at the Efm later this week. Alchemy brokered the deal with CAA and Cinetic on behalf of the film-makers.
Stephens co-wrote with Joel Viertel and the producers are R Bryan Wright, Amy Mitchell-Smith, Mark Heyman, Joel Viertel and Marina Grasic.
Scott Franklin, Ari Handel, Darren Aronofsky, Danya Duffy, Jan Korbelin, Beau Chaney and Christian Oliver served as executive producers.
Richard Dreyfuss, John Cho, Dianna Agron, Christopher McDonald, Alexandra Breckenridge and Penelope Mitchell round out the key cast and Alchemy plans a theatrical and VOD release later this year.
The Orchard brokered the deal for Finders Keepers with Wme Global and plans a theatrical and digital release in 2015.
Clay...
- 2/2/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The distributor has acquired Us rights to the Kristen Wiig starrer following the comedy’s September world premiere in Toronto.
Millennium has earmarked a 2015 release for the story about a narcissistic lottery winner who uses her new-found riches to launch an ill-fated TV show.
Joining Wiig on the cast are Wes Bentley, Linda Cardellini, Joan Cusack, Loretta Devine, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Thomas Mann, James Marsden, Tim Robbins and Alan Tudyk.
Shira Piven directed from a screenplay by Eliot Laurence. Welcome To Me is a Bron Studios/Gary Sanchez Production in association with Media House Capital.
Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Aaron L Gilbert, Marina Grasic, Jessica Elbaum and Wiig produced.
“In Welcome To Me Shira Piven has crafted an inspired film that features Kristen Wiig in a brilliantly funny and moving role,” said Millennium Entertainment CEO Bill Lee.
“We’re so pleased to be in business with this tremendous group of filmmakers and look forward to bringing this very...
Millennium has earmarked a 2015 release for the story about a narcissistic lottery winner who uses her new-found riches to launch an ill-fated TV show.
Joining Wiig on the cast are Wes Bentley, Linda Cardellini, Joan Cusack, Loretta Devine, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Thomas Mann, James Marsden, Tim Robbins and Alan Tudyk.
Shira Piven directed from a screenplay by Eliot Laurence. Welcome To Me is a Bron Studios/Gary Sanchez Production in association with Media House Capital.
Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Aaron L Gilbert, Marina Grasic, Jessica Elbaum and Wiig produced.
“In Welcome To Me Shira Piven has crafted an inspired film that features Kristen Wiig in a brilliantly funny and moving role,” said Millennium Entertainment CEO Bill Lee.
“We’re so pleased to be in business with this tremendous group of filmmakers and look forward to bringing this very...
- 12/3/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Millennium Entertainment has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Welcome To Me, the Toronto Film Festival dark comedy starring Kristen Wiig. A 2015 release is planned by Millennium, which is ramping up its distribution slate after recently splitting off from a group of investors including Avi Lerner’s Nu Image.
Shira Piven directed the movie, about a fame-obsessed woman who, after winning $86 million in lottery money, decides to spend it on a TV show about herself. Eventually she must decide whether celebrity and recognition really brings happiness. Eliot Laurence wrote the script for the pic, a Bron Studios/Gary Sanchez Production in association with Media House Capital. Wiig also produced with her former SNL cohort Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Aaron L. Gilbert, Marina Grasic and Jessica Elbaum. Wes Bentley, Linda Cardellini, Joan Cusack, Loretta Devine, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Thomas Mann, James Marsden, Tim Robbins and Alan Tudyk co-star.
Jason Resnick negotiated...
Shira Piven directed the movie, about a fame-obsessed woman who, after winning $86 million in lottery money, decides to spend it on a TV show about herself. Eventually she must decide whether celebrity and recognition really brings happiness. Eliot Laurence wrote the script for the pic, a Bron Studios/Gary Sanchez Production in association with Media House Capital. Wiig also produced with her former SNL cohort Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Aaron L. Gilbert, Marina Grasic and Jessica Elbaum. Wes Bentley, Linda Cardellini, Joan Cusack, Loretta Devine, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Thomas Mann, James Marsden, Tim Robbins and Alan Tudyk co-star.
Jason Resnick negotiated...
- 12/3/2014
- by The Deadline Team
- Deadline
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