Exclusive: Frank Grillo (Kingdom) has joined the action-thriller Black Lotus, starring eleven-time world kickboxing champion Rico Verhoeven, which is in production in the Netherlands.
In the film from director Todor Chapkanov (Viking Quest), Verhoeven plays the role of special forces officer Matteo Donner. After his best friend died while on a joint mission, he roamed the world struggling with guilt. Back in Amsterdam he ends up in a one-man war in the streets and on the canals of the city. Between explosions, flying bullets and crashing cars, Donner has only one goal: to rescue the kidnapped daughter of his dead friend. Details as to the role that Grillo will be playing haven’t been disclosed. The film will also star Marie Dompnier (Black Box), Peter Franzén (Vikings), Rona-Lee Shim’on (Fauda), Magnus Samuelsson (The Last Kingdom), Simon Wan (Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald), Kevin Janssens (Revenge) and Roland Møller (Atomic Blonde...
In the film from director Todor Chapkanov (Viking Quest), Verhoeven plays the role of special forces officer Matteo Donner. After his best friend died while on a joint mission, he roamed the world struggling with guilt. Back in Amsterdam he ends up in a one-man war in the streets and on the canals of the city. Between explosions, flying bullets and crashing cars, Donner has only one goal: to rescue the kidnapped daughter of his dead friend. Details as to the role that Grillo will be playing haven’t been disclosed. The film will also star Marie Dompnier (Black Box), Peter Franzén (Vikings), Rona-Lee Shim’on (Fauda), Magnus Samuelsson (The Last Kingdom), Simon Wan (Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald), Kevin Janssens (Revenge) and Roland Møller (Atomic Blonde...
- 7/15/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Dutch FilmWorks is a leading Benelux distribution and production company.
Studiocanal has acquired a majority stake in leading Benelux film production and distribution firm Dutch FilmWorks,.
Studiocanal CEO Anna Marsh said the deal would realise an ambition to “produce first class European content out of Benelux, which will captivate audiences worldwide”.
Dutch FilmWorks was launched in 1998 and produces and distributes more than 25 films a year, building a catalogue of over 900 Dutch and international features. Titles include The Claus Family franchise, Pirates Down The Street and My Best Friend Anne Frank as well as local releases of The Wolf Of Wall Street...
Studiocanal has acquired a majority stake in leading Benelux film production and distribution firm Dutch FilmWorks,.
Studiocanal CEO Anna Marsh said the deal would realise an ambition to “produce first class European content out of Benelux, which will captivate audiences worldwide”.
Dutch FilmWorks was launched in 1998 and produces and distributes more than 25 films a year, building a catalogue of over 900 Dutch and international features. Titles include The Claus Family franchise, Pirates Down The Street and My Best Friend Anne Frank as well as local releases of The Wolf Of Wall Street...
- 6/20/2022
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
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StudioCanal has acquired a majority stake in Dutch FilmWorks, a leading independent producer/distributor in the Benelux region, for an undisclosed sum.
The producer of local-language titles, including My Best Friend Anne Frank and holiday family franchise The Claus Family, Dutch FilmWorks is also the leading indie distributor in the Benelux region, having released such films as The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard, Midway and The Wolf of Wall Street. The company boasts a film catalog of more than 900 Dutch and international titles.
StudioCanal will add Dutch FilmWorks to its growing slate of European production labels. The company, which is owned by Vivendi-backed Canal+ Group, already controls Tandem Production and Lailaps Films in Germany, Red Production, Urban Myth Films and SunnyMarchTV in the U.K., Spain’s Bambu Producciones and Sam Productions in Scandinavia.
“I am proud to welcome Dutch FilmWorks to StudioCanal. Our values align across production,...
StudioCanal has acquired a majority stake in Dutch FilmWorks, a leading independent producer/distributor in the Benelux region, for an undisclosed sum.
The producer of local-language titles, including My Best Friend Anne Frank and holiday family franchise The Claus Family, Dutch FilmWorks is also the leading indie distributor in the Benelux region, having released such films as The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard, Midway and The Wolf of Wall Street. The company boasts a film catalog of more than 900 Dutch and international titles.
StudioCanal will add Dutch FilmWorks to its growing slate of European production labels. The company, which is owned by Vivendi-backed Canal+ Group, already controls Tandem Production and Lailaps Films in Germany, Red Production, Urban Myth Films and SunnyMarchTV in the U.K., Spain’s Bambu Producciones and Sam Productions in Scandinavia.
“I am proud to welcome Dutch FilmWorks to StudioCanal. Our values align across production,...
- 6/20/2022
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Studiocanal has acquired a majority stake in Dutch FilmWorks, a leading film production and distribution company operating in Benelux.
Launched in 1998, Dutch FilmWorks produces and distributes 25 films each year, and has built up a library of over 900 Dutch and international films, including the popular family franchise “The Claus Family.” The acquisition of Dutch FilmWorks is part of Studiocanal’s aim to consolidate its pipeline of premium European content with international potential.
Owned by Vivendi-backed Canal+ Group, Studiocanal already operates in all four major European markets — France, U.K., Germany and Spain — as well as in Australia and New Zealand. The banner also produces more than 200 hours of TV series each year at an international level, either in-house with Studiocanal Original, or through its network of European production labels, including Germany’s Tandem Productions, the U.K.’s Red Production Company, the U.K.’s Urban Myth Films and SunnyMarch TV,...
Launched in 1998, Dutch FilmWorks produces and distributes 25 films each year, and has built up a library of over 900 Dutch and international films, including the popular family franchise “The Claus Family.” The acquisition of Dutch FilmWorks is part of Studiocanal’s aim to consolidate its pipeline of premium European content with international potential.
Owned by Vivendi-backed Canal+ Group, Studiocanal already operates in all four major European markets — France, U.K., Germany and Spain — as well as in Australia and New Zealand. The banner also produces more than 200 hours of TV series each year at an international level, either in-house with Studiocanal Original, or through its network of European production labels, including Germany’s Tandem Productions, the U.K.’s Red Production Company, the U.K.’s Urban Myth Films and SunnyMarch TV,...
- 6/20/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Rico Verhoeven, the Dutch kickboxing champion ranked No. 1 in the world, has signed on for his feature film lead debut in the action-adventure The Black Lotus.
The project is being produced by Tom de Mol and Marcel de Block, who have partnered with Christian Mercuri of Capstone Pictures. Verhoeven will also co-produce the film, now out to directors and writers.
The Black Lotus — inspired by action classics such as Man on Fire and Taken — will see Verhoeven play an ex-military operative on a revenge mission to save the woman he loves. The shoot is scheduled for 2019 in Amsterdam, London and ...
The project is being produced by Tom de Mol and Marcel de Block, who have partnered with Christian Mercuri of Capstone Pictures. Verhoeven will also co-produce the film, now out to directors and writers.
The Black Lotus — inspired by action classics such as Man on Fire and Taken — will see Verhoeven play an ex-military operative on a revenge mission to save the woman he loves. The shoot is scheduled for 2019 in Amsterdam, London and ...
- 11/1/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Rico Verhoeven, the Dutch kickboxing champion ranked No. 1 in the world, has signed on for his feature film lead debut in the action-adventure The Black Lotus.
The project is being produced by Tom de Mol and Marcel de Block, who have partnered with Christian Mercuri of Capstone Pictures. Verhoeven will also co-produce the film, now out to directors and writers.
The Black Lotus — inspired by action classics such as Man on Fire and Taken — will see Verhoeven play an ex-military operative on a revenge mission to save the woman he loves. The shoot is scheduled for 2019 in Amsterdam, London and ...
The project is being produced by Tom de Mol and Marcel de Block, who have partnered with Christian Mercuri of Capstone Pictures. Verhoeven will also co-produce the film, now out to directors and writers.
The Black Lotus — inspired by action classics such as Man on Fire and Taken — will see Verhoeven play an ex-military operative on a revenge mission to save the woman he loves. The shoot is scheduled for 2019 in Amsterdam, London and ...
- 11/1/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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