Exclusive: Emily The Criminal, the 2022 crime thriller starring Aubrey Plaza, is the latest movie set to be turned into a television series.
Legendary Television is developing a series based on the film, which was written and directed by John Patton Ford, with Plaza, who will not star, exec producing. It comes after the company acquired the rights in a competitive situation.
The film follows Emily (Plaza), who is saddled with student debt and locked out of the job market due to a minor criminal record. Desperate for income, she takes a shady gig as a “dummy shopper,” buying goods with stolen credit cards supplied by a handsome and charismatic middleman named Youcef (Theo Rossi). Faced with a series of dead-end job interviews, Emily soon finds herself seduced by the quick cash and illicit thrills of black-market capitalism, and increasingly interested in her mentor Youcef. Together, they hatch a plan to...
Legendary Television is developing a series based on the film, which was written and directed by John Patton Ford, with Plaza, who will not star, exec producing. It comes after the company acquired the rights in a competitive situation.
The film follows Emily (Plaza), who is saddled with student debt and locked out of the job market due to a minor criminal record. Desperate for income, she takes a shady gig as a “dummy shopper,” buying goods with stolen credit cards supplied by a handsome and charismatic middleman named Youcef (Theo Rossi). Faced with a series of dead-end job interviews, Emily soon finds herself seduced by the quick cash and illicit thrills of black-market capitalism, and increasingly interested in her mentor Youcef. Together, they hatch a plan to...
- 5/2/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Selena Gomez and Stacey Abrams are teaming up to produce a music documentary for Discovery+.
Won’t Be Silent, directed by Kristi Jacobson, will celebrate songs from female artists that have impacted the world on a variety of issues. “The film is a love letter to the women in music who have used their voices to change the course of history with their art and activism,” the logline reads.
Production on the documentary began on Wednesday.
“The powerful women we will be highlighting are not only talented but have been on the frontline of pushing culture forward and holding a mirror up to political and social injustices,” Gomez said in a statement.
Abrams added: “Throughout history, women in music have used their art as activism by bringing attention to issues impacting our nation and world. “Won’t Be Silent is a celebration of the artists who have contributed to bettering...
Won’t Be Silent, directed by Kristi Jacobson, will celebrate songs from female artists that have impacted the world on a variety of issues. “The film is a love letter to the women in music who have used their voices to change the course of history with their art and activism,” the logline reads.
Production on the documentary began on Wednesday.
“The powerful women we will be highlighting are not only talented but have been on the frontline of pushing culture forward and holding a mirror up to political and social injustices,” Gomez said in a statement.
Abrams added: “Throughout history, women in music have used their art as activism by bringing attention to issues impacting our nation and world. “Won’t Be Silent is a celebration of the artists who have contributed to bettering...
- 12/14/2022
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
Won't Be Silent is coming to Discovery+.
The streaming service announced today that it is beginning production on the new music documentary feature produced by singer, actress and activist Selena Gomez and author, entrepreneur and political leader Stacey Abrams, and directed by Kristi Jacobson.
Won't Be Silent "will celebrate songs that have impacted the world on a variety of issues and the incredible female artists behind them," according to a press release from Discovery+.
"The film is a love letter to the women in music who have used their voices to change the course of history with their art and activism."
“The powerful women we will be highlighting are not only talented but have been on the frontline of pushing culture forward and holding a mirror up to political and social injustices,” said Gomez.
“Throughout history, women in music have used their art as activism by bringing attention to issues impacting our nation and world.
The streaming service announced today that it is beginning production on the new music documentary feature produced by singer, actress and activist Selena Gomez and author, entrepreneur and political leader Stacey Abrams, and directed by Kristi Jacobson.
Won't Be Silent "will celebrate songs that have impacted the world on a variety of issues and the incredible female artists behind them," according to a press release from Discovery+.
"The film is a love letter to the women in music who have used their voices to change the course of history with their art and activism."
“The powerful women we will be highlighting are not only talented but have been on the frontline of pushing culture forward and holding a mirror up to political and social injustices,” said Gomez.
“Throughout history, women in music have used their art as activism by bringing attention to issues impacting our nation and world.
- 12/14/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
The Brady organization against gun violence is calling on Hollywood writers, directors and producers to examine onscreen gun violence and depictions of gun safety, asking the creative community to sign a pledge that’s already garnered more than 200 signatures of such names as Judd Apatow, Shonda Rhimes, Damon Lindelof and Jimmy Kimmel and the writers of Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The pledge, while noting that the “responsibility lies with lax gun laws supported by those politicians more afraid of losing power than saving lives,” acknowledges that “America’s storytellers” have the power to “effect change.”
“Cultural attitudes toward smoking, drunk driving, seatbelts and marriage equality have all evolved due in large part to movies’ and TV’s influence. It’s time to take on gun safety,” the Brady pledge states, and goes on to ask writers, directors and producers to, whenever possible, to:
Use creativity “to model responsible gun ownership and...
The pledge, while noting that the “responsibility lies with lax gun laws supported by those politicians more afraid of losing power than saving lives,” acknowledges that “America’s storytellers” have the power to “effect change.”
“Cultural attitudes toward smoking, drunk driving, seatbelts and marriage equality have all evolved due in large part to movies’ and TV’s influence. It’s time to take on gun safety,” the Brady pledge states, and goes on to ask writers, directors and producers to, whenever possible, to:
Use creativity “to model responsible gun ownership and...
- 6/13/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
JLo is ready to get loud.
Jennifer Lopez premiered the first trailer for “Halftime,” a new Netflix documentary looking back on her illustrious career, on her Youtube channel Wednesday.
“Halftime” is structured around the 2020 Super Bowl Halftime show, which saw Lopez headline along with fellow Latin pop icon Shakira. The film promises to feature behind-the-scenes footage of Lopez preparing for the Halftime performance, which was critically acclaimed and received an Emmy win out of four nominations.
“I’m trying to give you something with substance, not just us shaking our asses,” Lopez says in the trailer, during rehearsals for her halftime performance. “I want something real.”
The film will also feature new footage of her performing at the inauguration of President Joe Biden, where she memorably sang “This Land Is Your Land” and “America, the Beautiful,” as well as behind-the-scenes moments of Lopez during the release of her 2019 film “Hustlers.
Jennifer Lopez premiered the first trailer for “Halftime,” a new Netflix documentary looking back on her illustrious career, on her Youtube channel Wednesday.
“Halftime” is structured around the 2020 Super Bowl Halftime show, which saw Lopez headline along with fellow Latin pop icon Shakira. The film promises to feature behind-the-scenes footage of Lopez preparing for the Halftime performance, which was critically acclaimed and received an Emmy win out of four nominations.
“I’m trying to give you something with substance, not just us shaking our asses,” Lopez says in the trailer, during rehearsals for her halftime performance. “I want something real.”
The film will also feature new footage of her performing at the inauguration of President Joe Biden, where she memorably sang “This Land Is Your Land” and “America, the Beautiful,” as well as behind-the-scenes moments of Lopez during the release of her 2019 film “Hustlers.
- 5/18/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
Latest deal continues steady flow of business on festival’s acquisition titles.
Universal Pictures Content Group has acquired international rights to Sundance hit Emily The Criminal starring Aubrey Plaza, Screen has learned.
John Patton Ford’s thriller debuted in the Premieres section and stars Plaza as a young woman with a minor criminal record who tumbles into the criminal underbelly of Los Angeles after she takes a job as a dummy shopper using stolen credit card information.
At time of writing it remained unclear when or in what form Universal Pictures Content Group will release the film. Roadside Attractions and...
Universal Pictures Content Group has acquired international rights to Sundance hit Emily The Criminal starring Aubrey Plaza, Screen has learned.
John Patton Ford’s thriller debuted in the Premieres section and stars Plaza as a young woman with a minor criminal record who tumbles into the criminal underbelly of Los Angeles after she takes a job as a dummy shopper using stolen credit card information.
At time of writing it remained unclear when or in what form Universal Pictures Content Group will release the film. Roadside Attractions and...
- 2/4/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
John Patton Ford’s feature directing debut to get exclusive theatrical release this year.
Roadside Attractions and Vertical Entertainment have teamed up on North American rights to Sundance thriller Emily The Criminal starring and produced by Aubrey Plaza.
‘Emily The Criminal’: Sundance Review
John Patton Ford’s feature directing debut will get an exclusive theatrical release this year followed by home entertainment launch on Redbox. It marks the latest Sundance acquisition after deals on 892 and Nothing Compares were announced this week.
Plaza stars in Emily The Criminal as a woman with a minor criminal record who tumbles into the...
Roadside Attractions and Vertical Entertainment have teamed up on North American rights to Sundance thriller Emily The Criminal starring and produced by Aubrey Plaza.
‘Emily The Criminal’: Sundance Review
John Patton Ford’s feature directing debut will get an exclusive theatrical release this year followed by home entertainment launch on Redbox. It marks the latest Sundance acquisition after deals on 892 and Nothing Compares were announced this week.
Plaza stars in Emily The Criminal as a woman with a minor criminal record who tumbles into the...
- 2/2/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Following its premiere at this year’s virtual Sundance Film Festival, Aubrey Plaza’s crime thriller “Emily the Criminal” has been sold to Roadside Attractions and Vertical Entertainment.
The movie is slated to release exclusively in theaters in 2022. Redbox Entertainment has home entertainment rights. An exact release date has not been scheduled yet.
John Patton Ford directed “Emily the Criminal,” a tense story that follows a college graduate (Plaza) saddled with student debt and unable to find a job due to a minor criminal record. Desperate for income, she starts working as a “dummy shopper,” buying TV shows, cars and items that get increasingly riskier, with stolen credit cards supplied by a middleman. Additional cast members include Theo Rossi (“Army of the Dead”), Megalyn Echikunwoke (“Late Night”) and Gina Gershon (“Blockers”).
The movie debuted to overwhelmingly positive reception at Sundance, with many film critics praising Plaza’s lead performance. In Variety’s review,...
The movie is slated to release exclusively in theaters in 2022. Redbox Entertainment has home entertainment rights. An exact release date has not been scheduled yet.
John Patton Ford directed “Emily the Criminal,” a tense story that follows a college graduate (Plaza) saddled with student debt and unable to find a job due to a minor criminal record. Desperate for income, she starts working as a “dummy shopper,” buying TV shows, cars and items that get increasingly riskier, with stolen credit cards supplied by a middleman. Additional cast members include Theo Rossi (“Army of the Dead”), Megalyn Echikunwoke (“Late Night”) and Gina Gershon (“Blockers”).
The movie debuted to overwhelmingly positive reception at Sundance, with many film critics praising Plaza’s lead performance. In Variety’s review,...
- 2/2/2022
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Roadside Attractions and Vertical Entertainment have prevailed in a bidding war surrounding the Sundance thriller Emily the Criminal, starring and produced by Aubrey Plaza, claiming North American rights. They’ve slated the film for an exclusive theatrical release this year, with Redbox joining the partnership for home entertainment distribution.
John Patton Ford’s feature directorial debut follows Emily (Plaza), who is saddled with student debt and locked out of the job market due to a minor criminal record. Desperate for income, she takes a shady gig as a “dummy shopper,” buying goods with stolen credit cards supplied by a handsome and charismatic middleman named Youcef (Theo Rossi). Faced with a series of dead-end job interviews, Emily soon finds herself seduced by the quick cash and illicit thrills of black-market capitalism, and increasingly interested in her mentor Youcef. Together, they hatch a plan to bring...
John Patton Ford’s feature directorial debut follows Emily (Plaza), who is saddled with student debt and locked out of the job market due to a minor criminal record. Desperate for income, she takes a shady gig as a “dummy shopper,” buying goods with stolen credit cards supplied by a handsome and charismatic middleman named Youcef (Theo Rossi). Faced with a series of dead-end job interviews, Emily soon finds herself seduced by the quick cash and illicit thrills of black-market capitalism, and increasingly interested in her mentor Youcef. Together, they hatch a plan to bring...
- 2/2/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Theo Rossi will star opposite Aubrey Plaza in Emily the Criminal, the indie written and directed by John Patton Ford.
The film tells the story of Emily (Plaza), a woman down on her luck and saddled with debt, who gets involved in a credit card scam that pulls her into the criminal underworld of Los Angeles, ultimately leading to deadly consequences.
Rossi will play Youcef, a Middle Eastern immigrant who has big dreams and a lot of hustle, with Gina Gershon and Megalyn Echikunwoke co-starring.
Plaza is producing the pic with Tyler Davidson and Drew Sykes, with Dexter Braff, Kevin Flanigan, Angus Wall, Kent Kubena, Lowell Shapiro, and Mike Dill serving as exec producers. Low Spark is the film’s financier.
Rossi is best known for his turn as the menacing Hernan ‘Shades’ Alvarez in Marvel’s Luke Cage, and as...
The film tells the story of Emily (Plaza), a woman down on her luck and saddled with debt, who gets involved in a credit card scam that pulls her into the criminal underworld of Los Angeles, ultimately leading to deadly consequences.
Rossi will play Youcef, a Middle Eastern immigrant who has big dreams and a lot of hustle, with Gina Gershon and Megalyn Echikunwoke co-starring.
Plaza is producing the pic with Tyler Davidson and Drew Sykes, with Dexter Braff, Kevin Flanigan, Angus Wall, Kent Kubena, Lowell Shapiro, and Mike Dill serving as exec producers. Low Spark is the film’s financier.
Rossi is best known for his turn as the menacing Hernan ‘Shades’ Alvarez in Marvel’s Luke Cage, and as...
- 8/23/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Aubrey Plaza is set to star in Emily The Criminal, from producer Low Spark Films. Plaza is also on board as a producer. Gina Gershon and Megalyn Echikunwoke have also been cast in the feature. The film tells the story of Emily (Plaza), who is down on her luck and saddled with debt who gets involved in a credit card scam that pulls her into the criminal underworld of Los Angeles, ultimately leading to deadly consequences.
The pic is written and directed by John Patton Ford. Tyler Davidson, Plaza and Drew Sykes are producing, with Dexter Braff, Kevin Flanigan, Angus Wall, Kent Kubena, Lowell Shapiro, and Mike Dill serving as Executive Producers. Low Spark is fully financing the film.
ICM Partners, CAA Media Finance and Verve are handling domestic sales. Production recently wrapped on the film in Los Angeles.
Plaza recently starred in and produced Black Bear and Ingrid...
The pic is written and directed by John Patton Ford. Tyler Davidson, Plaza and Drew Sykes are producing, with Dexter Braff, Kevin Flanigan, Angus Wall, Kent Kubena, Lowell Shapiro, and Mike Dill serving as Executive Producers. Low Spark is fully financing the film.
ICM Partners, CAA Media Finance and Verve are handling domestic sales. Production recently wrapped on the film in Los Angeles.
Plaza recently starred in and produced Black Bear and Ingrid...
- 8/18/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Just in time for Valentine’s Day is the next episode of Blumhouse and Hulu’s Into the Dark, Down, directed by Daniel Stamm. I recently caught up with The Last Exorcism and 13 Sins director to talk about the challenges of filming a feature-length episode that takes place almost entirely in an elevator, and he also gave me an update on They, a movie written by The Stranger’s Bryan Bertino, which he hope to be filming soon:
How did you get involved with Blumhouse and Hulu’s Into the Dark series?
Daniel Stamm: I had done a movie with Blumhouse before, called 13 Sins, and Jason Blum was an executive producer on it. Down was actually a script outside of Blumhouse and Hulu that I read from Kent Kubena, the writer, before it was even [thought of] for a Blumhouse movie. And then a couple of weeks later, he called and...
How did you get involved with Blumhouse and Hulu’s Into the Dark series?
Daniel Stamm: I had done a movie with Blumhouse before, called 13 Sins, and Jason Blum was an executive producer on it. Down was actually a script outside of Blumhouse and Hulu that I read from Kent Kubena, the writer, before it was even [thought of] for a Blumhouse movie. And then a couple of weeks later, he called and...
- 2/8/2019
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
This Valentine’s Day, Falling In Love Has Never Hurt So Much. Watch The Jaw-Dropping Trailer For Down Here Into The Dark, “Down” Launches Exclusively on Hulu, February 1, 2019 Cast: Natalie Martinez and Matt Lauria Crew: Written by Kent Kubena and directed by Daniel Stamm (13 Sins, …
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- 1/25/2019
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
Two office works trapped in an elevator on Valentine's Day—it may sound like a traditional rom-com at first, but it takes a brutal turn in the trailer for Down, Blumhouse's latest holiday-themed installment of Into the Dark, coming to Hulu on February 1st.
Written by Kent Kubena and directed by Daniel Stamm, Into the Dark: Down stars Natalie Martinez, and Matt Lauria. After premiering on Bloody Disgusting, we've been provided with the trailer for Down, which you can watch below.
Synopsis: "A pair of office workers get trapped in an elevator over a long Valentine's Day weekend, but what at first promises to be a romantic connection turns dangerous and horrifying in this Blumhouse mash-up of rom-com and horror film genres."
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Written by Kent Kubena and directed by Daniel Stamm, Into the Dark: Down stars Natalie Martinez, and Matt Lauria. After premiering on Bloody Disgusting, we've been provided with the trailer for Down, which you can watch below.
Synopsis: "A pair of office workers get trapped in an elevator over a long Valentine's Day weekend, but what at first promises to be a romantic connection turns dangerous and horrifying in this Blumhouse mash-up of rom-com and horror film genres."
The post Watch the Trailer for Hulu’s Valentine’s Day-Themed Into The Dark: Down appeared first on Daily Dead.
- 1/22/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Former Kingdom pugilists/lovers Matt Lauria and Natalie Martinez are climbing back into the ring for the fifth episode of Into the Dark, Hulu’s currently-unspooling 12-part horror anthology series (each episode is released a month apart and centers on a holiday contained within said month).
The duo’s episode, titled “Down” and slated to bow on Feb. 1, finds the TV vets playing a pair of office of workers who get trapped in an elevator over a long Valentine’s Day weekend. But what at first promises to be a romantic connection turns dangerous and, as you can see from...
The duo’s episode, titled “Down” and slated to bow on Feb. 1, finds the TV vets playing a pair of office of workers who get trapped in an elevator over a long Valentine’s Day weekend. But what at first promises to be a romantic connection turns dangerous and, as you can see from...
- 12/23/2018
- TVLine.com
Daniel Stamm, who directed the Eli Roth-produced The Last Exorcism, is tackling Valentine’s Day for February’s episode of Hulu’s “Into the Dark”. In “Down”, written by Kent Kubena (producer on the Black Christmas remake and Turistas), a pair of office of workers get trapped in an elevator over a long Valentine’s Day weekend, but what at first […]...
- 12/18/2018
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Canadian author ’very happy with the vision’ for upcoming adaptation after The Handmaid’s Tale, Alias Grace.
Anonymous Content and Paramount Television have acquired rights to develop a TV series based on Margaret Atwood’s Maddaddam novel trilogy about a global pandemic that wipes out most of humankind.
The three novels - Oryx And Crake, The Year Of The Flood and Maddaddam – become the latest works by the Canadian author set to be adapted as a small-screen series, after Hulu’s Emmy-winning The Handmaid’s Tale and Netflix’s Alias Grace.
Anonymous Content’s David Kanter and Bard Dorros will serve as executive producers along with Rock Paper Scissors Entertainment’s Angus Wall, Linda Carlson and Kent Kubena.
It will be made under the first-look deal covering scripted and unscripted content that Paramount TV and Anonymous Content recently signed with Rock Paper Scissors.
The trilogy centres on a small group of survivors of the pandemic who are left...
Anonymous Content and Paramount Television have acquired rights to develop a TV series based on Margaret Atwood’s Maddaddam novel trilogy about a global pandemic that wipes out most of humankind.
The three novels - Oryx And Crake, The Year Of The Flood and Maddaddam – become the latest works by the Canadian author set to be adapted as a small-screen series, after Hulu’s Emmy-winning The Handmaid’s Tale and Netflix’s Alias Grace.
Anonymous Content’s David Kanter and Bard Dorros will serve as executive producers along with Rock Paper Scissors Entertainment’s Angus Wall, Linda Carlson and Kent Kubena.
It will be made under the first-look deal covering scripted and unscripted content that Paramount TV and Anonymous Content recently signed with Rock Paper Scissors.
The trilogy centres on a small group of survivors of the pandemic who are left...
- 1/24/2018
- by John Hazelton
- ScreenDaily
Angus Wall and Linda Carlson's Rock Paper Scissors Entertainment has tapped former Thunder Road Pictures exec Kent Kubena as Evp Feature Film and Television Development. In his new role, Kubena will oversee all of the production company’s feature film and TV projects, scripted and unscripted. His appointment comes on the heels of Rock Paper Scissors’ recently announced first-look deal with Paramount TV and Anonymous Content. Kubena moves to Rock Paper Scissors after nine…...
- 9/21/2017
- Deadline TV
Saban Films has acquired Us rights to Brian Smrz’s assassin thriller 24 Hours To Live starring Ethan Hawke and Chinese actress Xu Qing.Sierra/Affinity handles international sales and will screen the film in Cannes.Paul Anderson, Liam Cunningham and Rutger Hauer also star in the story of a hitman who turns rogue when his latest mission goes wrong.Thunder Road’s Basil Iwanyk and Fundamental Films’ Mark Gao and Gregory Ouanhon produced, and Fundamental Films fully f
Saban Films has acquired Us rights to Brian Smrz’s assassin thriller 24 Hours To Live starring Ethan Hawke and Chinese actress Xu Qing.
Sierra/Affinity handles international sales and will screen the film in Cannes.
Paul Anderson, Liam Cunningham and Rutger Hauer also star in the story of a hitman who turns rogue when his latest mission goes wrong.
Thunder Road’s Basil Iwanyk and Fundamental Films’ Mark Gao and Gregory Ouanhon produced, and [link=co...
Saban Films has acquired Us rights to Brian Smrz’s assassin thriller 24 Hours To Live starring Ethan Hawke and Chinese actress Xu Qing.
Sierra/Affinity handles international sales and will screen the film in Cannes.
Paul Anderson, Liam Cunningham and Rutger Hauer also star in the story of a hitman who turns rogue when his latest mission goes wrong.
Thunder Road’s Basil Iwanyk and Fundamental Films’ Mark Gao and Gregory Ouanhon produced, and [link=co...
- 5/17/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Shanghai-based Fundamental Films and Thunder Road Pictures of Los Angeles announced the casting additions on Tuesday.
Thriller 24 Hours To Live stars previously announced Ethan Hawke and China’s Xu Qing. CAA handles Us rights and Sierra/Affinity international sales.
Brian Smrz directs from a screenplay by Zachary Dean based on an original script from Ron Mita and Jim McClain and principal photography is underway in Cape Town, South Africa.
The story centres on an assassin who is given a chance at redemption after his employer brings him back to life temporarily when he dies on the job.
Fundamental Films is fully financing the project and Basil Iwanyk of Thunder Road, Fundamental chairman Mark Gao and international president Gregory Ouanhon serve as producers
Jon Kuyper, Kent Kubena, Jonathan Fuhrman and Gary Glushon are the executive producers.
Fundamental and Thunder Road are also collaborating on Outlaws Inc., announced earlier this year. Fundamental is also the lead financier on [link...
Thriller 24 Hours To Live stars previously announced Ethan Hawke and China’s Xu Qing. CAA handles Us rights and Sierra/Affinity international sales.
Brian Smrz directs from a screenplay by Zachary Dean based on an original script from Ron Mita and Jim McClain and principal photography is underway in Cape Town, South Africa.
The story centres on an assassin who is given a chance at redemption after his employer brings him back to life temporarily when he dies on the job.
Fundamental Films is fully financing the project and Basil Iwanyk of Thunder Road, Fundamental chairman Mark Gao and international president Gregory Ouanhon serve as producers
Jon Kuyper, Kent Kubena, Jonathan Fuhrman and Gary Glushon are the executive producers.
Fundamental and Thunder Road are also collaborating on Outlaws Inc., announced earlier this year. Fundamental is also the lead financier on [link...
- 8/9/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Tilda Cobham-Hervey.
Tilda Cobham-Hervey is joining Dev Patel and Armie Hammer in Hotel Mumbai, a film about the 2008 attacks on the Taj Mahal hotel.
The script was co-written by Hopscotch's John Collee (Happy Feet, Master and Commander) and South Australian Anthony Maras, who will direct.
The four-day siege on the hotel killed 160 people, with many more injured.
As first reported by THR, Basil Iwanyk is producing through his Thunder Road banner alongside Arclight's Gary Hamilton and Mike Gabrawy..
Andrew Ogilvie and Julie Ryan will also act as producers, with Kent Kubena and Jonathan Fuhrman executive producing.
Cobham-Hervey broke out in Sophie Hyde's 2013 feature 52 Tuesdays, and had a small role in Rosemary Myers' Girl Asleep, which premiered at Adelaide Film Fest last year before world premiering at the Berlinale.
She's repped by CAA and Australia's United Management.
Tilda Cobham-Hervey is joining Dev Patel and Armie Hammer in Hotel Mumbai, a film about the 2008 attacks on the Taj Mahal hotel.
The script was co-written by Hopscotch's John Collee (Happy Feet, Master and Commander) and South Australian Anthony Maras, who will direct.
The four-day siege on the hotel killed 160 people, with many more injured.
As first reported by THR, Basil Iwanyk is producing through his Thunder Road banner alongside Arclight's Gary Hamilton and Mike Gabrawy..
Andrew Ogilvie and Julie Ryan will also act as producers, with Kent Kubena and Jonathan Fuhrman executive producing.
Cobham-Hervey broke out in Sophie Hyde's 2013 feature 52 Tuesdays, and had a small role in Rosemary Myers' Girl Asleep, which premiered at Adelaide Film Fest last year before world premiering at the Berlinale.
She's repped by CAA and Australia's United Management.
- 6/10/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Tilda Cobham-Hervey will join Dev Patel in the terror film Hotel Mumbai.
The Australian actress will also star alongside Armie Hammer. The film is based on the 2008 attack on the Taj Mahal hotel in India, where a four-day siege by Islamic militants left 160 people dead and dozens injured.
Anthony Maras will direct from a script he co-wrote with Master and Commander scribe John Collee.
Basil Iwanyk is producing through his Thunder Road banner alongside Arclight's Gary Hamilton and Mike Gabrawy. Andrew Ogilvie and Julie Ryan will also act as producers, with Kent Kubena and Jonathan Fuhrman ...
The Australian actress will also star alongside Armie Hammer. The film is based on the 2008 attack on the Taj Mahal hotel in India, where a four-day siege by Islamic militants left 160 people dead and dozens injured.
Anthony Maras will direct from a script he co-wrote with Master and Commander scribe John Collee.
Basil Iwanyk is producing through his Thunder Road banner alongside Arclight's Gary Hamilton and Mike Gabrawy. Andrew Ogilvie and Julie Ryan will also act as producers, with Kent Kubena and Jonathan Fuhrman ...
Tilda Cobham-Hervey will join Dev Patel in the terror film Hotel Mumbai.
The Australian actress will also star alongside Armie Hammer. The film is based on the 2008 attack on the Taj Mahal hotel in India, where a four-day siege by Islamic militants left 160 people dead and dozens injured.
Anthony Maras will direct from a script he co-wrote with Master and Commander scribe John Collee.
Basil Iwanyk is producing through his Thunder Road banner alongside Arclight's Gary Hamilton and Mike Gabrawy. Andrew Ogilvie and Julie Ryan will also act as producers, with Kent Kubena and Jonathan Fuhrman ...
The Australian actress will also star alongside Armie Hammer. The film is based on the 2008 attack on the Taj Mahal hotel in India, where a four-day siege by Islamic militants left 160 people dead and dozens injured.
Anthony Maras will direct from a script he co-wrote with Master and Commander scribe John Collee.
Basil Iwanyk is producing through his Thunder Road banner alongside Arclight's Gary Hamilton and Mike Gabrawy. Andrew Ogilvie and Julie Ryan will also act as producers, with Kent Kubena and Jonathan Fuhrman ...
The actors have joined Ethan Hawke in the upcoming thriller from China’s Fundamental Films and Thunder Road Pictures.
Brian Smrz is lined up to direct 24 Hours To Live in Cape Town in June. Fundamental fully finances the project and Sierra/Affinity continues international sales in Cannes.
Zachary Dean wrote the screenplay based on an original script from Ron Mita and Jim McClain about a career assassin who gets a chance of redemption after his employer brings him back to life temporarily.
Basil Iwanyk of Thunder Road, Fundamental Films chairman Mark Gao and international president Gregory Ouanhon serve as producers on 24 Hours To Live.
Jon Kuyper, Kent Kubena, Jonathan Fuhrman, and Gary Glushon are executive producers.
Brian Smrz is lined up to direct 24 Hours To Live in Cape Town in June. Fundamental fully finances the project and Sierra/Affinity continues international sales in Cannes.
Zachary Dean wrote the screenplay based on an original script from Ron Mita and Jim McClain about a career assassin who gets a chance of redemption after his employer brings him back to life temporarily.
Basil Iwanyk of Thunder Road, Fundamental Films chairman Mark Gao and international president Gregory Ouanhon serve as producers on 24 Hours To Live.
Jon Kuyper, Kent Kubena, Jonathan Fuhrman, and Gary Glushon are executive producers.
- 5/10/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Nick Meyer and his sales team have licensed key territories at the Efm led by deals with Snd in France and Square One in Germany.
Ethan Hawke will star for Thunder Road Pictures and China’s Fundamental Films in 24 Hours To Live as a hitman brought back to life who must team up with the female super-spy that killed him to bring down a crime syndicate.
Sierra/Affinity has close deals in: Italy (Eagle Films); Spain (Key2Media); Latin America (Gussi Films); Canada (Vvs Films); Benelux (The Searchers); Middle East, India Turkey, Greece (Italia Film); and South Korea (Woo Sung).
Japan has gone to Klockworx, Indonesia to Cinemaxx, South Africa to Ster Kinekor, Vietnam to Noori Pictures, and airlines to Cinesky. Fundamental Films finances the film and will distribute in China.
Brian Smrz will direct and Basil Iwanyk produce with his Thunder Road colleague Kent Kubena, and Mark Gao and Gregory Ouanhon of Fundamental.
Zach Dean is writing...
Ethan Hawke will star for Thunder Road Pictures and China’s Fundamental Films in 24 Hours To Live as a hitman brought back to life who must team up with the female super-spy that killed him to bring down a crime syndicate.
Sierra/Affinity has close deals in: Italy (Eagle Films); Spain (Key2Media); Latin America (Gussi Films); Canada (Vvs Films); Benelux (The Searchers); Middle East, India Turkey, Greece (Italia Film); and South Korea (Woo Sung).
Japan has gone to Klockworx, Indonesia to Cinemaxx, South Africa to Ster Kinekor, Vietnam to Noori Pictures, and airlines to Cinesky. Fundamental Films finances the film and will distribute in China.
Brian Smrz will direct and Basil Iwanyk produce with his Thunder Road colleague Kent Kubena, and Mark Gao and Gregory Ouanhon of Fundamental.
Zach Dean is writing...
- 2/16/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
"John Wick" and "Sicario" producers Thunder Road are assembling the action thriller "Smoke on the Water" which Basil Iwanyk and Kent Kubena will produce.
The script by Trey Callaway ("I Still Know What You Did Last Summer") and Rick Parks ("Ever After") deals with the worlds of offshore boat racing, high-tech open water drug trafficking and the so-called 'nautical narcotic highway' from Cuba to Key West.
The film has more of a "Fast and Furious" than "Sicario"-style tone of energetic and fun action, and will reportedly make good use of the still cinematically untapped world of Cuba as a filming location.
Thunder Road is currently developing "Gang Story" with Liam Neeson, "A Star is Born" with Bradley Cooper and "Splinter Cell" with Tom Hardy.
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The script by Trey Callaway ("I Still Know What You Did Last Summer") and Rick Parks ("Ever After") deals with the worlds of offshore boat racing, high-tech open water drug trafficking and the so-called 'nautical narcotic highway' from Cuba to Key West.
The film has more of a "Fast and Furious" than "Sicario"-style tone of energetic and fun action, and will reportedly make good use of the still cinematically untapped world of Cuba as a filming location.
Thunder Road is currently developing "Gang Story" with Liam Neeson, "A Star is Born" with Bradley Cooper and "Splinter Cell" with Tom Hardy.
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- 2/7/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
The Efm dance card is filling up as Sierra/Affinity announced it will launch sales on the Ethan Hawke assassin thriller 24 Hours To Live, while Foresight Unlimited arrives with Alec Baldwin and Demi Moore as illicit lovers in the drama Blind.
Fundamental Films is fully financing 24 Hours To Live and produces with Basil Iwanyk’s Thunder Road Pictures.
Second unit director Brian Smrz will direct the story of a hitman who gets a chance of redemption after his employer brings him back to life temporarily after he is killed on the job.
Zachary Dean wrote the screenplay based on an original script by Ron Mita and Jim McClain. Iwanyk, Fundamental Films chairman Mark Gao and international president Gregory Ouanhon are producing.
Fundamental Films’ Gary Glushon and Thunder Road’s Kent Kubena and Jonathan Fuhrman will serve as executive producers.
Michael Mailer directs Blind, in which Alec Baldwin plays an author who lost his wife and his eyesight...
Fundamental Films is fully financing 24 Hours To Live and produces with Basil Iwanyk’s Thunder Road Pictures.
Second unit director Brian Smrz will direct the story of a hitman who gets a chance of redemption after his employer brings him back to life temporarily after he is killed on the job.
Zachary Dean wrote the screenplay based on an original script by Ron Mita and Jim McClain. Iwanyk, Fundamental Films chairman Mark Gao and international president Gregory Ouanhon are producing.
Fundamental Films’ Gary Glushon and Thunder Road’s Kent Kubena and Jonathan Fuhrman will serve as executive producers.
Michael Mailer directs Blind, in which Alec Baldwin plays an author who lost his wife and his eyesight...
- 2/5/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
China’s Fundamental Films and Basil Iwanyk’s Thunder Road Pictures have found the leading man for their thriller, which Sierra/Affinity will introduce to Efm buyers next week.
Second unit director Brian Smrz will direct 24 Hours To Live and Fundamental is fully financing the project.
Zachary Dean wrote the story based on an original script by Ron Mita and Jim McClain about a hitman who gets a chance of redemption after his employer brings him back to life temporarily when he is killed on the job.
Iwanyk of Thunder Road, Fundamental Films chairman Mark Gao and international president Gregory Ouanhon are producing.
Fundamental Films’ Gary Glushon and Thunder Road’s Kent Kubena and Jonathan Fuhrman will serve as executive producers.
Second unit director Brian Smrz will direct 24 Hours To Live and Fundamental is fully financing the project.
Zachary Dean wrote the story based on an original script by Ron Mita and Jim McClain about a hitman who gets a chance of redemption after his employer brings him back to life temporarily when he is killed on the job.
Iwanyk of Thunder Road, Fundamental Films chairman Mark Gao and international president Gregory Ouanhon are producing.
Fundamental Films’ Gary Glushon and Thunder Road’s Kent Kubena and Jonathan Fuhrman will serve as executive producers.
- 2/5/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Ethan Hawke will star in the thriller 24 Hours to Live, which will be directed by Brian Smrz. Zachary Dean wrote the latest script based on an original script from Ron Mita and Jim McClain. The story follows a career assassin who is given a chance at redemption after his employer brings him back to life temporarily, just after being killed on the job. Basil Iwanyk of Thunder Road, China's Fundamental Films Chairman Mark Gao and International President Gregory Ouanhon are producing the film, with Fundamental fully financing. Fundamental Films’ Gary Glushon and Thunder Road’s Kent Kubena and Jonathan Fuhrman will
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- 2/5/2016
- by Rebecca Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The CW announced its fall schedule today and we've got word on when you can catch all your favorite genre television featured on the channel.
"Supernatural" can be found where it is today: Tuesdays from 9:00-10:00 pm. The CW’s highest-rated series "The Vampire Diaries" stays on Thursdays, still from 8:00-9:00p.m.
New shows "The Messengers" and "iZombie" won't debut until mid-season, 2015.
The Messengers" (CBS Television Studios and Thunder Road)
Writer: Eoghan O'Donnell; Producers: Basil Iwanyk, Eoghan O'Donnell, Kent Kubena, Ava Jamshidi
In the white-hot sun of the New Mexico desert, scientist Vera Ivanov watches in fascination as a mysterious object plummets to Earth and explodes in a blinding flash, sending out a shock wave that briefly stops her heart. But Vera is not the only one affected by the blast: she is instantly and mysteriously connected to four other strangers, who also collapse only...
"Supernatural" can be found where it is today: Tuesdays from 9:00-10:00 pm. The CW’s highest-rated series "The Vampire Diaries" stays on Thursdays, still from 8:00-9:00p.m.
New shows "The Messengers" and "iZombie" won't debut until mid-season, 2015.
The Messengers" (CBS Television Studios and Thunder Road)
Writer: Eoghan O'Donnell; Producers: Basil Iwanyk, Eoghan O'Donnell, Kent Kubena, Ava Jamshidi
In the white-hot sun of the New Mexico desert, scientist Vera Ivanov watches in fascination as a mysterious object plummets to Earth and explodes in a blinding flash, sending out a shock wave that briefly stops her heart. But Vera is not the only one affected by the blast: she is instantly and mysteriously connected to four other strangers, who also collapse only...
- 5/16/2014
- by Matt Serafini
- DreadCentral.com
The CW’s new fall schedule is here. You’ll notice it looks a lot like the current one. Most shows are staying where they are, with some exceptions to accommodate new titles and a couple returning favorites getting pushed to midseason.
The first big addition is The Flash, starring Grant Gustin as the fastest man alive, which will air Tuesdays at 8 p.m. The Arrow spin-off will lead into the 10th season of Supernatural. The Flash is taking the spot of The Originals, which is shifting to Monday nights (an evening where its repeats have already gotten some exposure). On Mondays,...
The first big addition is The Flash, starring Grant Gustin as the fastest man alive, which will air Tuesdays at 8 p.m. The Arrow spin-off will lead into the 10th season of Supernatural. The Flash is taking the spot of The Originals, which is shifting to Monday nights (an evening where its repeats have already gotten some exposure). On Mondays,...
- 5/15/2014
- by James Hibberd
- EW - Inside TV
TV networks are firming up their fall schedules this week and next, and we have news from The CW as far as which pilots they've picked up and which series won't be returning...
First off, Thank God they've passed on "Bloodlines," the "Supernatural" spinoff that sank like a lead balloon a few weeks ago. They've picked up both "The Messengers" and "iZombie" (and "The Flash" and "Jane the Virgin" for the non-horror crowd).
They've cancelled "The Tomorrow People," a show we watched solely for Mark Pellegrino - hopefully he'll land another series shortly. Also cancelled were “The Carrie Diaries” and “Star-Crossed,” with “The 100,” “Hart of Dixie,” and “Beauty and the Beast” among the latest renewals. (You may recall that "Arrow," "Supernatural," "The Vampire Diaries," "The Originals," and "Reign" all got early pickups.)
Look for an announcement of The CW's full schedule shortly. In the meantime, here's a breakdown of the...
First off, Thank God they've passed on "Bloodlines," the "Supernatural" spinoff that sank like a lead balloon a few weeks ago. They've picked up both "The Messengers" and "iZombie" (and "The Flash" and "Jane the Virgin" for the non-horror crowd).
They've cancelled "The Tomorrow People," a show we watched solely for Mark Pellegrino - hopefully he'll land another series shortly. Also cancelled were “The Carrie Diaries” and “Star-Crossed,” with “The 100,” “Hart of Dixie,” and “Beauty and the Beast” among the latest renewals. (You may recall that "Arrow," "Supernatural," "The Vampire Diaries," "The Originals," and "Reign" all got early pickups.)
Look for an announcement of The CW's full schedule shortly. In the meantime, here's a breakdown of the...
- 5/8/2014
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
Fox is developing an event series about the bombings that took place at the 2013 Boston Marathon.
Rod Lurie will serve as writer, director, and executive producer of the untitled project, based on the book Long Mile Home: Boston Under Attack, the City’s Courageous Recovery, and the Epic Hunt for Justice by Boston Globe reporters Scott Helman and Jenna Russell.
The four-hour drama “follows the heartbreak, terror, and triumph on Boston’s tragic Marathon day and the week that followed, told through the eyes of various Bostonians who would not let their city’s fighting spirit die,” according to its official logline.
Rod Lurie will serve as writer, director, and executive producer of the untitled project, based on the book Long Mile Home: Boston Under Attack, the City’s Courageous Recovery, and the Epic Hunt for Justice by Boston Globe reporters Scott Helman and Jenna Russell.
The four-hour drama “follows the heartbreak, terror, and triumph on Boston’s tragic Marathon day and the week that followed, told through the eyes of various Bostonians who would not let their city’s fighting spirit die,” according to its official logline.
- 5/1/2014
- by Amber Ray
- EW - Inside TV
Exclusive: Rod Lurie has signed on to write and direct an event series for Fox about the Boston Marathon bombing. The untitled project, which is in development, is based on the best-selling book Long Mile Home, by Boston Globe reporters Scott Helman and Jenna Russell, members of the paper’s team that won a Pulitzer Prize for their reporting on the bombing. The book, a la The Bridge Of San Luis Rey, focuses on the real-life stories of five people whose lives are changed forever in two deafening blasts at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon. It follows the heartbreak, terror and triumph on Boston’s tragic Marathon day and the week that followed. Basil Iwanyk, producer of We Are Marshall and executive producer of The Expendables franchise, will produce through his Thunder Road production company. He and Kent Kubena, who’s filming Gods Of Egypt, will shepherd the project for Thunder Road.
- 5/1/2014
- by ERIK PEDERSEN
- Deadline TV
Fox is developing an event series about the 2013 Boston Marathon tragedy. Based on Long Mile Home: Boston Under Attack, the City's Courageous Recovery and the Epic Hunt for Justice, by Boston Globe reporters Scott Helman and Jenna Russell, the project will be written, directed and executive produced by Rod Lurie. The project will follow the heartbreak, terror and triumph on Boston's tragic marathon day and the week that followed, told through the eyes of various Bostonians, according to the official logline. Basil Iwanyk (We Are Marshall, The Expendables) and Kent Kubena of Thunder Road Pictures will also executive produce
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- 5/1/2014
- by Philiana Ng
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Yet another "apocalyptic drama" is possibly heading our way as The CW has greenlit "The Messengers," from feature producer Basil Iwanyk and CBS TV Studios, for a pilot.
Written by Eoghan O’Donnell ("Teen Wolf") with "The Good Wife" executive producer Ted Humphrey supervising, "The Messengers" starts with a mysterious object crashing down to earth. A group of seemingly unconnected strangers die from the energy pulse but then awaken to learn that they have been deemed responsible for preventing the impending Apocalypse.
Iwanyk (The Clash of the Titans franchise) executive produces through his Thunder Road Television. Thunder Road’s Svp Film & TV Kent Kubena and Industry Entertainment’s Ava Jamshidi also executive produce, with O’Donnell co-exec producing.
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Written by Eoghan O’Donnell ("Teen Wolf") with "The Good Wife" executive producer Ted Humphrey supervising, "The Messengers" starts with a mysterious object crashing down to earth. A group of seemingly unconnected strangers die from the energy pulse but then awaken to learn that they have been deemed responsible for preventing the impending Apocalypse.
Iwanyk (The Clash of the Titans franchise) executive produces through his Thunder Road Television. Thunder Road’s Svp Film & TV Kent Kubena and Industry Entertainment’s Ava Jamshidi also executive produce, with O’Donnell co-exec producing.
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- 2/5/2014
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
The CW is eyeing another apocalyptic drama with its pilot order for “The Messengers.” The project follows a group of seemingly unconnected strangers when a mysterious object crashes down to earth kills them with an energy pulse. But, They later awaken to learn that they have been deemed responsible for preventing the impending Apocalypse. Also read: CW’s ‘Flash’ Pilot Adds Broadway’s ‘Once’ Star Carlos Valdes Executive produced by feature film producer Basil Iwanyk (“The Clash of the Titans,” “The Expendables”), “The Messengers” will be written and co-executive produced by Eoghan O’Donnell (“Teen Wolf”) for CBS TV Studios.
- 2/5/2014
- by Jethro Nededog
- The Wrap
The CW is staying in the genre/fantasy space with another drama pilot order, to The Messengers, from feature producer Basil Iwanyk (The Clash Of The Titans franchise) and CBS TV Studios. Written by Eoghan O’Donnell (Teen Wolf) with The Good Wife exec producer Ted Humphrey supervising, The Messengers starts with a mysterious object crashing down to earth. A group of seemingly unconnected strangers die from the energy pulse, but then awaken to learn that they have been deemed responsible for preventing the impending Apocalypse. (A previous description identified the awoken strangers as angels of the coming Apocalypse). Iwanyk executive produces through his Thunder Road Television. Thunder Road’s Svp Film & TV Kent Kubena and Industry Entertainment’s Ava Jamshidi also executive produce, with O’Donnell co-exec producing. The Messengers joins five other CW pilots, comic book adaptations The Flash and iZombie, Supernatural spinoff, thriller Identity and female soap Jane the Virgin.
- 2/5/2014
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Exclusive: Feature producer Basil Iwanyk, whose resume includes The Clash Of The Titans and The Expendables franchises and The Town, is making a push in series television with three drama sales to NBC, TNT and the CW for projects written by Josh Parkinson (Eastbound & Down), James D. Parriott (Covert Affairs), and Eoghan O’Donnell (Teen Wolf), respectively. The NBC project hails from Sony TV, where Iwanyk’s Thunder Road Television recently had a deal. Iwanyk is executive producing all three projects with Thunder Road’s Svp Film & TV Kent Kubena, who oversees TV development. “We could not be more excited about the caliber of writers and material we’ve set up this season, as well as our upcoming development projects in the pipeline,” Iwanyk said. Crime family drama By The Horns at NBC, written/exec produced by Parkinson, centers on a member of a notorious south Texas crime syndicate who...
- 12/20/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Exclusive: Thunder Road has acquired The Embassy House to use as the basis for a feature about the 2012 attack on the American diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya which resulted in the death of four that included U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens. The book was written by Sgt. Morgan Jones & Damien Lewis and will be published next month by Simon & Schuster. It is expected to reignite a hot-button topic. Basil Iwanyk will produce and Kent Kubena will be exec producer. The film will be written by Taylor Sheridan, whose adaptation of Comancheria has Marc Forster attached. Thunder Road is producing Sheridan’s script Sicario, and they’ve set him to script a look at Benghazi that is one part Black Hawk Down and another Lawrence Of Arabia. The book is by the ex-British Marine who was in charge of the security detail at the embassy. He was also close with the late ambassador,...
- 9/18/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
Exclusive: Basil Iwanyk’s Thunder Road has acquired Valkyries, a pitch by scribe Nick Schoenfeld for a large-scale fantasy film based on the Norse hero Sigurd. Thunder Road made the deal in partnership with Christian Angemayer’s Filmhaus Germany. Most famously recounted in the 13th century Volsunga saga and the four-part opera by Richard Wagner, Sigurd’s feature will be drawn about his recruitment to slay the monstrous dragon Fafnir to ward off a generations-long curse. Sigurd’s exploits were also chronicled by The Hobbit author J.R.R. Tolkien. Schoenfeld, who just scripted Attila for Warner Bros, here pitched a take that blends the traditional dragon-hunting plot with an original thread involving a fallen daughter of Odin (called Valkyries) and her desire to retake a place in the heavens. Iwanyk bought the pitch out of the new funding that he set up through deals with Italia Films and China-based Fundamental Films...
- 5/2/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
Exclusive: After clubbing 43 homers including nine in the span of one week, Texas Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton ended his 2012 season as a free agent. The same can no longer be said for his incredible life story, which has been acquired and will be turned into a feature film by Relativity Media. Relativity has closed a rights deal with Hamilton, along with a deal for Casey Affleck to write and direct. Thunder Road Pictures’ Basil Iwanyk will produce along with The Walsh Company’s Kevin Walsh. Thunder Road’s Kent Kubena will executive produce and Hamilton and his wife Katie will co-produce along with Hamilton’s business manager Steve Reed. Relativity has also closed a deal for rights to the book that Hamilton co-authored, Beyond Belief: Finding The Strength To Come Back. Back in June, I wrote about this feature package that Iwanyk and Affleck were trying to build around Hamilton.
- 11/15/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING JR.
- Deadline
Amityville Horror star Melissa George has signed on to play the female lead in the suspense thriller Turistas. Josh Duhamel co-stars. Stone Village Pictures will produce with 2929 Prods., the production arm of Todd Wagner and Mark Cuban's 2929 Entertainment. Turistas is being directed by John Stockwell for producers Scott Steindorff, Bo Zenga, 2929 head Marc Butan and Stockwell. Wagner and Cuban are the executive producers. The co-producers are Scott LaStaiti, Dylan Russell, Andrew Molasky and 2929's Kent Kubena. The films is scheduled to begin principal photography May 25 in Brazil.
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