Elsa Zylberstein, the French actor-producer whose timely movie “Simone: Woman of a Century” was recently released in the U.S., has signed with CAA for representation.
The actor’s performance as Simone Veil, an Auschwitz survivor who became a feminist icon and human rights activist, earned critical praise and struck a chord with French audiences, becoming one of the highest-grossing French films of 2022.
Distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films in the U.S., Olivier Dahan’s biopic sheds light on how Veil became a revered figure within France’s male-dominated political world after surviving the camps, championing the 1975 law that legalized abortion in France. The Holocaust Museum in L.A. will host a special screening of the movie on Nov. 29 in the presence of Zylberstein. A similar event is also being organized in Washington, D.C.
The actor has also launched production vehicles in France and the U.S. to develop...
The actor’s performance as Simone Veil, an Auschwitz survivor who became a feminist icon and human rights activist, earned critical praise and struck a chord with French audiences, becoming one of the highest-grossing French films of 2022.
Distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films in the U.S., Olivier Dahan’s biopic sheds light on how Veil became a revered figure within France’s male-dominated political world after surviving the camps, championing the 1975 law that legalized abortion in France. The Holocaust Museum in L.A. will host a special screening of the movie on Nov. 29 in the presence of Zylberstein. A similar event is also being organized in Washington, D.C.
The actor has also launched production vehicles in France and the U.S. to develop...
- 11/14/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
A group of screenwriters including Eli Roth, Graham Yost and Amy Chozick have issued an open letter decrying the Writers Guild of America’s silence on last week’s Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel.
In the letter, posted to the blog site Medium, the screenwriters mention the statements already issued by other Hollywood guilds, including SAG-AFTRA and the directors’ guild.
“When it comes to taking a stand, the Writers Guild of America has always led by example,” the statement said. “When employers sought to exploit our work, the Guild bravely spoke up. When the BLM movement took flight, the Guild rightfully spoke up. When the #MeToo reckoning came and Hollywood needed to change, again the Guild spoke up. But when terrorists invaded Israel to murder, rape, and kidnap Jews… the Guild stayed silent. It remains the only major Hollywood union to do so.”
SAG-AFTRA and the DGA were among the Hollywood studios,...
In the letter, posted to the blog site Medium, the screenwriters mention the statements already issued by other Hollywood guilds, including SAG-AFTRA and the directors’ guild.
“When it comes to taking a stand, the Writers Guild of America has always led by example,” the statement said. “When employers sought to exploit our work, the Guild bravely spoke up. When the BLM movement took flight, the Guild rightfully spoke up. When the #MeToo reckoning came and Hollywood needed to change, again the Guild spoke up. But when terrorists invaded Israel to murder, rape, and kidnap Jews… the Guild stayed silent. It remains the only major Hollywood union to do so.”
SAG-AFTRA and the DGA were among the Hollywood studios,...
- 10/15/2023
- by Jeremy Bailey
- The Wrap
Elsa Zylberstein, the French César-winning actor and producer whose popular movie “Simone: Woman of the Century” recently opened in the U.S., is preparing a biopic movie of fashion icon Christian Dior.
The film is being penned by Julien Teisseire (“The Hookup Plan”) and is being developed by Zylberstein’s banner Sonia Films and Odile McDonald (“Ransom”).
Zylberstein, who is in Venice to participate in the Impact Jury along with Nadine Labaki (“Costa Brava Lebanon”) and Yalitza Aparicio (“Roma”), among others, told Variety that the film will open in 1947, in Paris, after World War II. Spanning a decade, the film sees Dior forging an empire alongside Raymonde Zehnacker, and falling madly in love with a much younger man, Jacques Benita.
“Christian Dior was a fiercely private man so people know very little about him and he was not a flamboyant character like other fashion designers or popular cultural icons, but he was no less fascinating,...
The film is being penned by Julien Teisseire (“The Hookup Plan”) and is being developed by Zylberstein’s banner Sonia Films and Odile McDonald (“Ransom”).
Zylberstein, who is in Venice to participate in the Impact Jury along with Nadine Labaki (“Costa Brava Lebanon”) and Yalitza Aparicio (“Roma”), among others, told Variety that the film will open in 1947, in Paris, after World War II. Spanning a decade, the film sees Dior forging an empire alongside Raymonde Zehnacker, and falling madly in love with a much younger man, Jacques Benita.
“Christian Dior was a fiercely private man so people know very little about him and he was not a flamboyant character like other fashion designers or popular cultural icons, but he was no less fascinating,...
- 9/3/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Zylberstein unveils ambitious new slate of female-driven titles.
Isabel Coixet is in talks to direct Happy People Read And Drink Coffee, an adaptation of Agnes Martin-Lugand’s best-selling novel of the same name for Elsa Zylberstein’s fast-growing production company Sonia Films.
Mediawan Pictures is in advanced talks to co-produce the English and French-language film set between Paris and Ireland and is about a woman grieving her husband and daughter when a new love affair blossoms.
Zylberstein is also set to star in what is the latest project to be added to her female-focused film and TV slate.
The renowned French actress,...
Isabel Coixet is in talks to direct Happy People Read And Drink Coffee, an adaptation of Agnes Martin-Lugand’s best-selling novel of the same name for Elsa Zylberstein’s fast-growing production company Sonia Films.
Mediawan Pictures is in advanced talks to co-produce the English and French-language film set between Paris and Ireland and is about a woman grieving her husband and daughter when a new love affair blossoms.
Zylberstein is also set to star in what is the latest project to be added to her female-focused film and TV slate.
The renowned French actress,...
- 8/23/2023
- by Rebecca Leffler
- ScreenDaily
Zylberstein unveils ambitious new slate of female-driven titles.
Isabel Coixet has signed to direct Happy People Read And Drink Coffee, an adaptation of Agnes Martin-Lugand’s best-selling novel of the same name for Elsa Zylberstein’s fast-growing production company Sonia Films.
Mediawan Pictures is in advanced talks to co-produce the English and French-language film set between Paris and Ireland and is about a woman grieving her husband and daughter when a new love affair blossoms.
Zylberstein is also set to star in what is the latest project to be added to her female-focused film and TV slate.
The renowned French actress,...
Isabel Coixet has signed to direct Happy People Read And Drink Coffee, an adaptation of Agnes Martin-Lugand’s best-selling novel of the same name for Elsa Zylberstein’s fast-growing production company Sonia Films.
Mediawan Pictures is in advanced talks to co-produce the English and French-language film set between Paris and Ireland and is about a woman grieving her husband and daughter when a new love affair blossoms.
Zylberstein is also set to star in what is the latest project to be added to her female-focused film and TV slate.
The renowned French actress,...
- 8/23/2023
- by Rebecca Leffler
- ScreenDaily
Taika Waititi has directed the upcoming biographical sports comedy-drama movie Next Goal Wins is based on the same named 2014 documentary.
The plot is about the effort of the Dutch-American coach Thomas Rongen to lead the American Samoa national football to the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification, a team that was considered one of the weakest football teams in the world.
Michael Fassbender portrayed Thomas Rongen in the movie. Next Goal Wins will premiere at Toronto International Film Festival in September of 2023. It will be released theatrically in the United States on November 17, 2023.
Following is a list of other sports dramas that you might give a try if you are interested in the genre.
Also Read: Top 10 Films Like Killers of the Flower Moon.
Top 10 Movies Like Next Goal Wins. King Richard (2021)- Variety
Reinaldo Marcus Green directed the biographical sports drama movie The plot surrounds tennis players Venus and Serena Williams...
The plot is about the effort of the Dutch-American coach Thomas Rongen to lead the American Samoa national football to the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification, a team that was considered one of the weakest football teams in the world.
Michael Fassbender portrayed Thomas Rongen in the movie. Next Goal Wins will premiere at Toronto International Film Festival in September of 2023. It will be released theatrically in the United States on November 17, 2023.
Following is a list of other sports dramas that you might give a try if you are interested in the genre.
Also Read: Top 10 Films Like Killers of the Flower Moon.
Top 10 Movies Like Next Goal Wins. King Richard (2021)- Variety
Reinaldo Marcus Green directed the biographical sports drama movie The plot surrounds tennis players Venus and Serena Williams...
- 7/13/2023
- by Suvechchha Saha
- https://dailyresearchplot.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/new-sam
Director Mike Newell has set an August shoot at U.K. locations for “China Court.”
The film will be directed by Newell from a script by Brian Kinsey, based on the 1961 novel “China Court: The Hours of a Country House” by Rumer Godden.
The film centers around a house, China Court, and the family that inhabits it. The film follows generations of the family over a century, up to the death of the matriarch in 1961. Characters move seamlessly in and out of each other’s timelines as they grow up, fall in love, fall out with each other and – always – pass on to those who follow them the consequences of their actions.
“White Noise” producer Uri Singer has joined forces with Echo Lake’s Mike Marcus (“The Ward”) and U.K.-based Pippa Cross to produce the film.
Fortitude International’s Nadine de Barros and Singer’s Passage Pictures are financing the film.
The film will be directed by Newell from a script by Brian Kinsey, based on the 1961 novel “China Court: The Hours of a Country House” by Rumer Godden.
The film centers around a house, China Court, and the family that inhabits it. The film follows generations of the family over a century, up to the death of the matriarch in 1961. Characters move seamlessly in and out of each other’s timelines as they grow up, fall in love, fall out with each other and – always – pass on to those who follow them the consequences of their actions.
“White Noise” producer Uri Singer has joined forces with Echo Lake’s Mike Marcus (“The Ward”) and U.K.-based Pippa Cross to produce the film.
Fortitude International’s Nadine de Barros and Singer’s Passage Pictures are financing the film.
- 4/5/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Chris Rock has a response for those who asked why he didn’t hit Will Smith back at the Oscars ceremony last year.
The comedian addressed the infamous slap head-on, in-depth in his live Netflix special Chris Rock: Selective Outrage, which arrived on the streamer on Sunday (5 February).
Smith stormed the stage at the 94th Academy Awards after Rock made a joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, who has alopecia.
“A lot people go, ‘Chris how come you didn’t do nothing back? How come you didn’t do nothing back that night?’” Rock told the Baltimore Hippodrome Theatre audience. “Because I got parents, that’s why. Because I was raised.”
He added: “And you know what my parents taught me? Don’t fight in front of white people.”
Elsewhere in the special, Rock blamed Pinkett Smith for allegedly “starting” their feud.
According to Rock, the Girl’s...
The comedian addressed the infamous slap head-on, in-depth in his live Netflix special Chris Rock: Selective Outrage, which arrived on the streamer on Sunday (5 February).
Smith stormed the stage at the 94th Academy Awards after Rock made a joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, who has alopecia.
“A lot people go, ‘Chris how come you didn’t do nothing back? How come you didn’t do nothing back that night?’” Rock told the Baltimore Hippodrome Theatre audience. “Because I got parents, that’s why. Because I was raised.”
He added: “And you know what my parents taught me? Don’t fight in front of white people.”
Elsewhere in the special, Rock blamed Pinkett Smith for allegedly “starting” their feud.
According to Rock, the Girl’s...
- 3/6/2023
- by Tom Murray
- The Independent - TV
Exclusive: Taissa Farmiga (The Gilded Age) will exec produce and star in the Ukrainian drama Anna, from producer Uri Singer (White Noise).
The film written and to be directed by Dekel Berenson is inspired by his same-name 2019 short, which premiered in competition at Cannes before going on to screen at TIFF and other major festivals. It’s a contemporary coming-of-age drama that follows Anna (Farmiga), a Ukrainian immigrant who is training to become a sergeant in the U.S. Army. After weeks at the military base, and as the Russian forces prepare to invade her home country, she’s sexually assaulted by another army officer. After returning to the base, she struggles to complete her course as she reconsiders her values, identity and place in an American army and society that’s not fighting for her, too.
Farmiga is a Ukrainian-American actress best known on the film side for her work...
The film written and to be directed by Dekel Berenson is inspired by his same-name 2019 short, which premiered in competition at Cannes before going on to screen at TIFF and other major festivals. It’s a contemporary coming-of-age drama that follows Anna (Farmiga), a Ukrainian immigrant who is training to become a sergeant in the U.S. Army. After weeks at the military base, and as the Russian forces prepare to invade her home country, she’s sexually assaulted by another army officer. After returning to the base, she struggles to complete her course as she reconsiders her values, identity and place in an American army and society that’s not fighting for her, too.
Farmiga is a Ukrainian-American actress best known on the film side for her work...
- 1/17/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
“Band of Brothers” writer Bruce McKenna is teaming with David Broyles (“Six”) and Nick Jones Jr. (“Yasuke”) to write and produce a limited TV series “Buffalo Rangers” about the 2nd Ranger Company, the only all-Black special operations combat unit in U.S. history. They were notable for their efforts in the Korean War.
The series is being produced by South Korea-based Moving Pictures Company, which has a growing English-language slate. No broadcaster or streamer has been announced.
Producing alongside Broyles, Jones and McKenna are Thomas Suh (through his production company Système D Entertainment), Paul Merryman (“The Outpost”), Debra Martin Chase and Jariko Denman (“The Outpost”), a retired master sergeant with 15 combat deployments.
Tim McCoy, a 2nd Ranger company historian for many years, will serve as a consultant to the project.
The 2nd Rangers were made of volunteers from other army regiments and were commanded by Black officers. Their nickname stems...
The series is being produced by South Korea-based Moving Pictures Company, which has a growing English-language slate. No broadcaster or streamer has been announced.
Producing alongside Broyles, Jones and McKenna are Thomas Suh (through his production company Système D Entertainment), Paul Merryman (“The Outpost”), Debra Martin Chase and Jariko Denman (“The Outpost”), a retired master sergeant with 15 combat deployments.
Tim McCoy, a 2nd Ranger company historian for many years, will serve as a consultant to the project.
The 2nd Rangers were made of volunteers from other army regiments and were commanded by Black officers. Their nickname stems...
- 10/20/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
While many of us are still trying to figure out what John Krasinski‘s next directorial effort will be after he tackles “If“, he’s producing a rather interesting feature film with “King of Oil.” The pic will explore the story of the international commodities trader and founder of Glencore, Marc Rich. Rich was indicted in the U.S. on 65 criminal counts that included tax evasion, wire fraud, racketeering, and striking deals for oil with Iran during the Iran hostage crisis.
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- 5/4/2022
- by Christopher Marc
- The Playlist
A John Krasinski-produced movie about a fugitive billionaire has found its director in Peter Landesman.
Sources tell Variety that the “Concussion” writer-helmer is on board to direct the long-gestating movie, which is based on Daniel Ammann’s biography “The King of Oil: The Secret Lives of Marc Rich.” The film tells the story of the international commodities trader and founder of Glencore, who was indicted in the U.S. on 65 criminal counts that included tax evasion, wire fraud, racketeering and striking deals for oil with Iran during the Iran hostage crisis.
Rich had already fled the U.S. for Switzerland and never returned, but famously received a pardon in 2001 from then President Bill Clinton on his last day in office. Rich lived in Switzerland until his death at age 78 in 2013. Matt Damon has been attached to play Rich, though his involvement is not currently known. The film was under Universal,...
Sources tell Variety that the “Concussion” writer-helmer is on board to direct the long-gestating movie, which is based on Daniel Ammann’s biography “The King of Oil: The Secret Lives of Marc Rich.” The film tells the story of the international commodities trader and founder of Glencore, who was indicted in the U.S. on 65 criminal counts that included tax evasion, wire fraud, racketeering and striking deals for oil with Iran during the Iran hostage crisis.
Rich had already fled the U.S. for Switzerland and never returned, but famously received a pardon in 2001 from then President Bill Clinton on his last day in office. Rich lived in Switzerland until his death at age 78 in 2013. Matt Damon has been attached to play Rich, though his involvement is not currently known. The film was under Universal,...
- 5/4/2022
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
The 2022 Oscars were certainly one for the history books.
With multiple historic wins — “Coda” star Troy Kotsur becoming the first deaf man to win an acting award, and Jane Campion becoming the third woman to win Best Director, among others — and plenty of viral moments, the Academy Awards outdid themselves once again by becoming, well, undone.
As Jessica Chastain scooped up Best Actress for “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” and Ariana DeBose followed Rita Moreno’s historic footsteps and won for playing Anita in “West Side Story,” and Will Smith landed his first Oscar for “King Richard,” Hollywood’s biggest night was full of starry surprises.
And “Coda”‘s unprecedented Best Picture win cemented Apple TV+ as a cutting-edge streamer, with the platform becoming the first to take home the night’s top prize.
The film’s writer-director Sian Heder also won for Best Adapted Screenplay, and called “The Power of the Dog...
With multiple historic wins — “Coda” star Troy Kotsur becoming the first deaf man to win an acting award, and Jane Campion becoming the third woman to win Best Director, among others — and plenty of viral moments, the Academy Awards outdid themselves once again by becoming, well, undone.
As Jessica Chastain scooped up Best Actress for “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” and Ariana DeBose followed Rita Moreno’s historic footsteps and won for playing Anita in “West Side Story,” and Will Smith landed his first Oscar for “King Richard,” Hollywood’s biggest night was full of starry surprises.
And “Coda”‘s unprecedented Best Picture win cemented Apple TV+ as a cutting-edge streamer, with the platform becoming the first to take home the night’s top prize.
The film’s writer-director Sian Heder also won for Best Adapted Screenplay, and called “The Power of the Dog...
- 3/28/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Concussion filmmaker Peter Landesman will adapt and direct Scout Comics’ comic series The Recount into a feature film for Don Handfield’s Motor Content and Jonathan Kadin’s KadinCreative. Nick Jones Jr. will co-write with Landesman.
The fictional political thriller written by U.S. army veteran Jonathan Hedrick, was published by Scout Comics in November last year and is set in an unsettling, yet recognizable American political climate. The material is described as having the political intrigue of House of Cards blended with the horror of The Purge.
In the series, the U.S. President is assassinated by one of his own security detail. A Secret Service agent must then protect the Vice President at all costs from a vast, dangerous conspiracy. With nowhere to turn and no one to trust, these two women with completely opposing beliefs are forced to work together to fight back and preserve what’s left of American democracy.
The fictional political thriller written by U.S. army veteran Jonathan Hedrick, was published by Scout Comics in November last year and is set in an unsettling, yet recognizable American political climate. The material is described as having the political intrigue of House of Cards blended with the horror of The Purge.
In the series, the U.S. President is assassinated by one of his own security detail. A Secret Service agent must then protect the Vice President at all costs from a vast, dangerous conspiracy. With nowhere to turn and no one to trust, these two women with completely opposing beliefs are forced to work together to fight back and preserve what’s left of American democracy.
- 11/29/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
The fact-based story about former U.S. Army sergeant Charles Robert Jenkins’ four decades of living in North Korea is to be produced as an English-language limited TV series.
Peter Landesman will direct the series for South Korean financing and production company Moving Pictures Company.
Writer Nick Osborne, who most recently adapted the “Last of the Mohicans” series for HBO Max, is adapting the non-fiction book “The Reluctant Communist: My Desertion, Court-Martial, and Forty-Year Imprisonment in North Korea,” co-written by Jenkins and Time journalist Jim Frederick.
Events began in 1965, some 13 years after the end of the inter-Korean war, when Jenkins abandoned his post in South Korea and walked across the militarized border into North Korea. He believed his action would get him back to the U.S. and earn him a short jail sentence. Instead, he found himself in another sort of prison, living for 40 years under a repressive Communist autocracy.
Peter Landesman will direct the series for South Korean financing and production company Moving Pictures Company.
Writer Nick Osborne, who most recently adapted the “Last of the Mohicans” series for HBO Max, is adapting the non-fiction book “The Reluctant Communist: My Desertion, Court-Martial, and Forty-Year Imprisonment in North Korea,” co-written by Jenkins and Time journalist Jim Frederick.
Events began in 1965, some 13 years after the end of the inter-Korean war, when Jenkins abandoned his post in South Korea and walked across the militarized border into North Korea. He believed his action would get him back to the U.S. and earn him a short jail sentence. Instead, he found himself in another sort of prison, living for 40 years under a repressive Communist autocracy.
- 11/2/2021
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
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With two films slated for release this year and an upcoming award at the 78th annual Venice Film Festival, Ridley Scott has a lot to celebrate. The 83-year-old English director’s next release, “The Last Duel,” will premiere at the Italian film festival in September before being released stateside on October 15.
And then there’s “House of Gucci” — the highly anticipated crime drama starring Lady Gaga as Patrizia Reggiani, and Adam Driver as Maurizio Gucci. The film follows the tumultuous relationship and deadly divorce of the heads of the Gucci empire. Also worth mentioning: Jared Leto makes a stunning transformation for the role of Maurizio’s cousin, Paolo Gucci.
With so much well-deserved...
With two films slated for release this year and an upcoming award at the 78th annual Venice Film Festival, Ridley Scott has a lot to celebrate. The 83-year-old English director’s next release, “The Last Duel,” will premiere at the Italian film festival in September before being released stateside on October 15.
And then there’s “House of Gucci” — the highly anticipated crime drama starring Lady Gaga as Patrizia Reggiani, and Adam Driver as Maurizio Gucci. The film follows the tumultuous relationship and deadly divorce of the heads of the Gucci empire. Also worth mentioning: Jared Leto makes a stunning transformation for the role of Maurizio’s cousin, Paolo Gucci.
With so much well-deserved...
- 8/14/2021
- by Latifah Muhammad and Angel Saunders
- Indiewire
Will Smith stars as the real-life father of two of the most gifted athletes of all time in “King Richard.” Warner Bros. has released the first trailer of the moving drama that could be a box office hit and possible awards contender.
Inspired by a true story, “King Richard” tells the story of Richard Williams (Smith), an undeterred father who was instrumental in raising Venus and Serena Williams (Saniyya Sidney and Demi Singleton), two of the best tennis players in the world. Driven by a clear vision of the future, Richard executes a plan that moves the girls from the streets of Compton, Calif., to the global stage as sports icons.
From acclaimed director Reinaldo Marcus Green (“Monsters and Men”) and debut screenwriter Zach Baylin, the trailer showcases powerful emotional beats coming from Smith, including an emotional speech in which he states: “You will be representing every little Black girl on Earth.
Inspired by a true story, “King Richard” tells the story of Richard Williams (Smith), an undeterred father who was instrumental in raising Venus and Serena Williams (Saniyya Sidney and Demi Singleton), two of the best tennis players in the world. Driven by a clear vision of the future, Richard executes a plan that moves the girls from the streets of Compton, Calif., to the global stage as sports icons.
From acclaimed director Reinaldo Marcus Green (“Monsters and Men”) and debut screenwriter Zach Baylin, the trailer showcases powerful emotional beats coming from Smith, including an emotional speech in which he states: “You will be representing every little Black girl on Earth.
- 7/28/2021
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Jeremy Irons is set to join the A-list ensemble of MGM’s Gucci movie that Ridley Scott is directing. Lady Gaga is attached to star as Patrizia Reggiani, the ex-wife of Maurizio Gucci who was tried and convicted of orchestrating his assassination on the steps of his office in 1995. She served 18 years in jail before being let out in 2016.
Irons joins a cast that includes Adam Driver, Jared Leto, Al Pacino, Jack Huston and Reeve Carney.
It is the first project Lady Gaga has attached herself to since her Best Actress nomination in a breakout turn opposite Bradley Cooper in 2018’s A Star Is Born. She won an Oscar for the song “Shallow,” one of a number of hits on the soundtrack. MGM landed rights to the Gucci package back in April with plans to go into production after Scott finished shooting The Last Duel, which goes back into production next week.
Irons joins a cast that includes Adam Driver, Jared Leto, Al Pacino, Jack Huston and Reeve Carney.
It is the first project Lady Gaga has attached herself to since her Best Actress nomination in a breakout turn opposite Bradley Cooper in 2018’s A Star Is Born. She won an Oscar for the song “Shallow,” one of a number of hits on the soundtrack. MGM landed rights to the Gucci package back in April with plans to go into production after Scott finished shooting The Last Duel, which goes back into production next week.
- 12/7/2020
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
A drama series based on the life and work of Italy’s top female mafia prosecutor is in the works by Concussion writer-director Peter Landesman and ITV Studios America. Landesman will create, write and direct Mephisto, described as an epic tale of justice and retribution inspired by the life and work of one of Italy’s top mafia prosecutors.
Inspired by real and ongoing events, Mephisto is set in the southern Italian states of Calabria and Sicily, one of the most storied and dangerous parts of the world. The story is of a driven female prosecutor fighting the Calabrian mafia syndicate, the ‘Ndrangheta – a global cocaine, arms trafficking and money laundering empire that has been almost never challenged or prosecuted…until now.
Isolated in a male-dominated region paralyzed by corruption and fear, the prosecutor uses the most medieval ‘Ndrangheta codes – its murderous sexism and treacherous control of women – as her most effective weapon.
Inspired by real and ongoing events, Mephisto is set in the southern Italian states of Calabria and Sicily, one of the most storied and dangerous parts of the world. The story is of a driven female prosecutor fighting the Calabrian mafia syndicate, the ‘Ndrangheta – a global cocaine, arms trafficking and money laundering empire that has been almost never challenged or prosecuted…until now.
Isolated in a male-dominated region paralyzed by corruption and fear, the prosecutor uses the most medieval ‘Ndrangheta codes – its murderous sexism and treacherous control of women – as her most effective weapon.
- 10/26/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Although Ridley Scott still has to finish shooting his period drama The Last Duel, his follow-up is looking to land a monster cast. We are hearing that Adam Driver, Jared Leto, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Jack Huston and Reeve Carney all are in talks to join MGM’s Gucci. Lady Gaga is attached to star as Patrizia Reggiani, the ex-wife of Maurizio Gucci who was tried and convicted of orchestrating her his assassination on the steps of his office in 1995. She served 18 years in jail before being let out in 2016.
It is the first project Lady Gaga has attached herself to since her Best Actress nomination in a breakout turn opposite Bradley Cooper in 2018’s A Star Is Born. She won an Oscar for writing the song “Shallow,” one of a number of hits on the soundtrack. MGM landed the rights to the package back in April with...
It is the first project Lady Gaga has attached herself to since her Best Actress nomination in a breakout turn opposite Bradley Cooper in 2018’s A Star Is Born. She won an Oscar for writing the song “Shallow,” one of a number of hits on the soundtrack. MGM landed the rights to the package back in April with...
- 8/20/2020
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Jesse Murphy, a former scripted executive at Wayans Alvarez Productions, has partnered with James Sears Bryant, founder of National Litigation Law Group and former president of ProServ Basketball, to form Jesse James Films. The two first collaborated on Only Human, the satirical Off-Broadway musical.
The Culver City-based newly formed production company is backed by a seven-figure intellectual property fund. Murphy will oversee development and the formation of strategic partnerships with first-look term deals that do not have discretionary funding.
Projects currently in development include a horror anthology series about an insomnia pandemic based on the book Sleep Over by H.G. Bells. Stephen Susco (The Grudge) is set to adapt with Ryan Lewis and Broken Road Productions producing; a limited series (produced with MadRiver Pictures), titled, Nightbird based on the New York Times Book of Note, Girls, by Frederick Busch with a screenplay by Anthony Tambakis (Warrior) and Joe Berlinger attached to direct; as well as a television series adapted from Image Comic’s McMlxxv, by Joe Casey, which also is being produced by Marlon Wayans and Rick Alvarez via Wayans Alvarez Productions.
Their film slate includes an adaptation of Confidential Source Ninety-Six: The Making of America’s Preeminent Confidential Informant from the novel by C.S. 96. Peter Landesman (Concussion) will pen the screenplay and 3 Arts Entertainment is producing.
“In short, we are a traditional production company with an intellectual property fund,” said Murphy. “We’re actively acquiring and developing properties while simultaneously partnering on projects that are brought to us.”
Said Bryant, “Jesse and I suffer from the same creative itch. It’s our mission to match the most elevated global content with the town’s most exciting voices…and have some fun doing it.”
Jesse James Films is repped by 3 Arts Entertainment with Jay Shanker of Crowe & Dunlevy.
The Culver City-based newly formed production company is backed by a seven-figure intellectual property fund. Murphy will oversee development and the formation of strategic partnerships with first-look term deals that do not have discretionary funding.
Projects currently in development include a horror anthology series about an insomnia pandemic based on the book Sleep Over by H.G. Bells. Stephen Susco (The Grudge) is set to adapt with Ryan Lewis and Broken Road Productions producing; a limited series (produced with MadRiver Pictures), titled, Nightbird based on the New York Times Book of Note, Girls, by Frederick Busch with a screenplay by Anthony Tambakis (Warrior) and Joe Berlinger attached to direct; as well as a television series adapted from Image Comic’s McMlxxv, by Joe Casey, which also is being produced by Marlon Wayans and Rick Alvarez via Wayans Alvarez Productions.
Their film slate includes an adaptation of Confidential Source Ninety-Six: The Making of America’s Preeminent Confidential Informant from the novel by C.S. 96. Peter Landesman (Concussion) will pen the screenplay and 3 Arts Entertainment is producing.
“In short, we are a traditional production company with an intellectual property fund,” said Murphy. “We’re actively acquiring and developing properties while simultaneously partnering on projects that are brought to us.”
Said Bryant, “Jesse and I suffer from the same creative itch. It’s our mission to match the most elevated global content with the town’s most exciting voices…and have some fun doing it.”
Jesse James Films is repped by 3 Arts Entertainment with Jay Shanker of Crowe & Dunlevy.
- 5/18/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix has released the official trailer for “Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich,” a new docuseries exposing the money, power and secrets behind the international sex trafficking ring that led to Epstein’s 2019 arrest and eventual death in prison.
Premiering on May 27, the four-part series features interviews with Epstein’s victims, detailing their experiences on his private island — also known as “pedophile island” — and at his Palm Beach, Fla., residence. The trailer alone features nine women who have come forward to accuse Epstein of sexual abuse.
The trailer also promises an in-depth look at the 2008 case in which Epstein avoided a life sentence by procuring a secret plea deal with the government. Although federal officials identified 36 underage girls who Epstein had sexually abused and solicited for prostitution, he only served 13 months of jail time. In July 2019, Epstein was arrested once again on charges of sex trafficking of minors, but died in jail in August.
Premiering on May 27, the four-part series features interviews with Epstein’s victims, detailing their experiences on his private island — also known as “pedophile island” — and at his Palm Beach, Fla., residence. The trailer alone features nine women who have come forward to accuse Epstein of sexual abuse.
The trailer also promises an in-depth look at the 2008 case in which Epstein avoided a life sentence by procuring a secret plea deal with the government. Although federal officials identified 36 underage girls who Epstein had sexually abused and solicited for prostitution, he only served 13 months of jail time. In July 2019, Epstein was arrested once again on charges of sex trafficking of minors, but died in jail in August.
- 5/13/2020
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Ridley Scott has committed to direct a film about the tumultuous Gucci family fashion dynasty and the murder of the grandson of founder Guccio Gucci. Lady Gaga is attached to star as Patrizia Reggiani, the ex-wife of Maurizio Gucci, who was tried and convicted of orchestrating her ex-husband’s assassination on the steps of his office in 1995. She served 18 years before being let out of jail in 2016.
It is the first project Lady Gaga has attached herself to since her Best Actress nomination in a breakout turn opposite Bradley Cooper in A Star Is Born. She won an Oscar for writing the song Shallow, one of a number of hits on the soundtrack. The combination of actress and director is already starting to draw interest but the first stop will be Fox/Disney, where Scott Free has its first look, and where Scott will next direct The Last Duel,...
It is the first project Lady Gaga has attached herself to since her Best Actress nomination in a breakout turn opposite Bradley Cooper in A Star Is Born. She won an Oscar for writing the song Shallow, one of a number of hits on the soundtrack. The combination of actress and director is already starting to draw interest but the first stop will be Fox/Disney, where Scott Free has its first look, and where Scott will next direct The Last Duel,...
- 11/1/2019
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Hollywood star Will Smith will soon be seen essaying the role of crime boss Nicky Barnes in "The Council".
Peter Landesman, who wrote and directed Smith's 2015 sports drama "Concussion", is on board to pen the script.
Also Read:?Happy Birthday Will Smith: Funny videos he shared
Smith is also producing the project with James Lassiter for Westbrook Inc.'s Overbrook Entertainment along with Jackson Pictures' Matt Jackson and Jason Essex for Anonymous Nobodies, reports variety.com.
The Netflix thriller revolves around a crime syndicate consisting of seven African-American men who ruled Harlem in the 1970s and early 1980s with the goal of establishing a self-sufficient and self-policing African American city-state, funded by revolutionising the drug game. It explores the relationship between Barnes and a rising protege.
The real-life Barnes partnered with the Italian-American mafia on international drug distribution until his arrest in 1978. He was sentenced to life imprisonment and...
Peter Landesman, who wrote and directed Smith's 2015 sports drama "Concussion", is on board to pen the script.
Also Read:?Happy Birthday Will Smith: Funny videos he shared
Smith is also producing the project with James Lassiter for Westbrook Inc.'s Overbrook Entertainment along with Jackson Pictures' Matt Jackson and Jason Essex for Anonymous Nobodies, reports variety.com.
The Netflix thriller revolves around a crime syndicate consisting of seven African-American men who ruled Harlem in the 1970s and early 1980s with the goal of establishing a self-sufficient and self-policing African American city-state, funded by revolutionising the drug game. It explores the relationship between Barnes and a rising protege.
The real-life Barnes partnered with the Italian-American mafia on international drug distribution until his arrest in 1978. He was sentenced to life imprisonment and...
- 9/25/2019
- GlamSham
Will Smith is the kind of actor that always seems to play a good guy or a hero in the movies that he makes. Well, he’s about to shed his good-guy persona and is set to play true life crime boss Nicky Barnes in a new Netflix film called The Council.
Nicky Barnes was in charge of the most notorious mobs in New York City. He was the boss of a crime syndicate in Harlem in the 1970s and 1980s and he changed up the drug dealing game when he partnered up with the Italian mafia. This crime syndicate was made up of men “who dreamed of a self-sufficient and self-policing African American city-state, funded by revolutionizing the drug game.”
The New York Times also described Barnes as “the flamboyant dope peddler who flooded Harlem and other black neighborhoods with heroin, led cops on frivolous 100 m.p.h. car chases and redefined bling.
Nicky Barnes was in charge of the most notorious mobs in New York City. He was the boss of a crime syndicate in Harlem in the 1970s and 1980s and he changed up the drug dealing game when he partnered up with the Italian mafia. This crime syndicate was made up of men “who dreamed of a self-sufficient and self-policing African American city-state, funded by revolutionizing the drug game.”
The New York Times also described Barnes as “the flamboyant dope peddler who flooded Harlem and other black neighborhoods with heroin, led cops on frivolous 100 m.p.h. car chases and redefined bling.
- 9/24/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Netflix has landed yet another major star. This time, the streaming service has gotten Mr. Blockbuster himself, Will Smith, for a new biopic about a crime boss that not a lot of people are probably familiar with.
Deadline is reporting that Smith is teaming up with filmmaker Peter Landesman for a film titled, “The Council,” which will be coming to Netflix. The film follows the never-before-told true story of crime boss Nicky Barnes, who led a drug ring of various gangs in Harlem during the ‘70s and ‘80s.
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Deadline is reporting that Smith is teaming up with filmmaker Peter Landesman for a film titled, “The Council,” which will be coming to Netflix. The film follows the never-before-told true story of crime boss Nicky Barnes, who led a drug ring of various gangs in Harlem during the ‘70s and ‘80s.
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- 9/24/2019
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
Will Smith will star as crime boss Nicky Barnes in the Netflix drama “The Council.”
The thriller centers on a crime syndicate consisting of seven African-American men who ruled Harlem in the 1970s and early 80s with the goal of establishing a self-sufficient and self-policing African American city-state, funded by revolutionizing the drug game. It explores the Shakespearean court intrigue in the council between Barnes and a rising protege.
The real-life Barnes partnered with the Italian-American Mafia on international drug distribution until his arrest in 1978. He was sentenced to life imprisonment and became a federal informant under the witness protection program. Barnes died in 2012 but his death did not become known until this year. He was portrayed by Cuba Gooding, Jr., in Ridley Scott’s 2007 film “American Gangster,” which starred Denzel Washington.
Peter Landesman, who wrote and directed Smith’s 2015 sports drama “Concussion,” is penning the script for “The Council.
The thriller centers on a crime syndicate consisting of seven African-American men who ruled Harlem in the 1970s and early 80s with the goal of establishing a self-sufficient and self-policing African American city-state, funded by revolutionizing the drug game. It explores the Shakespearean court intrigue in the council between Barnes and a rising protege.
The real-life Barnes partnered with the Italian-American Mafia on international drug distribution until his arrest in 1978. He was sentenced to life imprisonment and became a federal informant under the witness protection program. Barnes died in 2012 but his death did not become known until this year. He was portrayed by Cuba Gooding, Jr., in Ridley Scott’s 2007 film “American Gangster,” which starred Denzel Washington.
Peter Landesman, who wrote and directed Smith’s 2015 sports drama “Concussion,” is penning the script for “The Council.
- 9/24/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Will Smith has signed on to star in and produce Netflix’s upcoming film “The Council,” the fact-based story of of Nicky Barnes, who led a New York City crime syndicate that ruled Harlem in the ’70s and ’80s. While Barnes has been a secondary character in films before, the new film will be the first to focus squarely on the man and his criminal enterprise. The screenplay was written by journalist and veteran of the biopic genre Peter Landesman. He wrote and directed 2015’s “Concussion,” which stars Smith as a doctor who fights against the NFL over his research on traumatic brain injury, the 2013 post-Kennedy-assassination tale “Parkland,” and Watergate drama “Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House.”
Per the film’s official synopsis, “‘The Council’ is the never-before told story of a crime syndicate consisting of seven African-American men who ruled Harlem in the 1970s and early 80s.
Per the film’s official synopsis, “‘The Council’ is the never-before told story of a crime syndicate consisting of seven African-American men who ruled Harlem in the 1970s and early 80s.
- 9/24/2019
- by Chris Lindahl
- Indiewire
Will Smith will take on the role of New York City crime boss Nicky Barnes in his next Netflix film, The Council. The project will re-team Smith with Concussion helmer Peter Landesman, who wrote the screenplay and will direct The Council. Smith and partner James Lassiter are producing the pic for Westbrook Inc.’s Overbrook Entertainment along with Jackson Pictures’ Matt Jackson and Jason Essex for Anonymous Nobodies.
Landesman’s script tells the never-before-told story of a crime syndicate consisting of seven African-American men who ruled Harlem in the 1970s and early 80s. No ordinary crime syndicate – the men dreamed of a self-sufficient and self-policing African American city-state, funded by revolutionizing the drug game. The movie centers on the Shakespearean court intrigue between The Council’s king, Nicky Barnes, dubbed “Mr. Untouchable” by the New York Times, and all the different members as one unlikely rising protégé emerges.
Barnes, born Leroy Nicholas Barnes,...
Landesman’s script tells the never-before-told story of a crime syndicate consisting of seven African-American men who ruled Harlem in the 1970s and early 80s. No ordinary crime syndicate – the men dreamed of a self-sufficient and self-policing African American city-state, funded by revolutionizing the drug game. The movie centers on the Shakespearean court intrigue between The Council’s king, Nicky Barnes, dubbed “Mr. Untouchable” by the New York Times, and all the different members as one unlikely rising protégé emerges.
Barnes, born Leroy Nicholas Barnes,...
- 9/24/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Will Smith is trading in his family-friendly aura and big blockbuster stardom to portray American crime boss Nicky Barnes in a biopic for Netflix called “The Council.”
Peter Landesman is writing the script for the film, which tells the untold story of a crime syndicate consisting of the seven black men who ruled Harlem in the 1970s and early ’80s.
This crime syndicate, as spelled out in the film’s logline, was made up of men who dreamed of a self-sufficient and self-policing African American city-state, funded by revolutionizing the drug game.
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“The Council” will center on the syndicate’s head, Nicky Barnes, who was dubbed by the New York Times as “Mr. Untouchable.” The film will focus on the Shakespearean court intrigue between Barnes and all...
Peter Landesman is writing the script for the film, which tells the untold story of a crime syndicate consisting of the seven black men who ruled Harlem in the 1970s and early ’80s.
This crime syndicate, as spelled out in the film’s logline, was made up of men who dreamed of a self-sufficient and self-policing African American city-state, funded by revolutionizing the drug game.
Also Read: 'Bad Boys for Life:' Will Smith and Martin Lawrence Ride or Die 'One Last Time' in First Trailer (Video)
“The Council” will center on the syndicate’s head, Nicky Barnes, who was dubbed by the New York Times as “Mr. Untouchable.” The film will focus on the Shakespearean court intrigue between Barnes and all...
- 9/24/2019
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
Will Smith, just weeks away from opening his sci-fi action movie Gemini Man, is heading back to Netflix.
The actor has signed on to star in and produce The Council, a crime biopic written by Peter Landesman. The two previously worked together when Smith starred in Concussion, the 2015 drama Landesman wrote and directed.
Smith will produce with James Lassiter, his partner at Overbrook Entertainment, now under the umbrella of Smith’s Westbrook Inc. Also producing are Matt Jackson via Jackson Pictures and Jason Essex for Anonymous Nobodies.
The Council aims to tell the story of an organized crime syndicate run by seven black ...
The actor has signed on to star in and produce The Council, a crime biopic written by Peter Landesman. The two previously worked together when Smith starred in Concussion, the 2015 drama Landesman wrote and directed.
Smith will produce with James Lassiter, his partner at Overbrook Entertainment, now under the umbrella of Smith’s Westbrook Inc. Also producing are Matt Jackson via Jackson Pictures and Jason Essex for Anonymous Nobodies.
The Council aims to tell the story of an organized crime syndicate run by seven black ...
- 9/24/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Will Smith, just weeks away from opening his sci-fi action movie Gemini Man, is heading back to Netflix.
The actor has signed on to star in and produce The Council, a crime biopic written by Peter Landesman. The two previously worked together when Smith starred in Concussion, the 2015 drama Landesman wrote and directed.
Smith will produce with James Lassiter, his partner at Overbrook Entertainment, now under the umbrella of Smith’s Westbrook Inc. Also producing are Matt Jackson via Jackson Pictures and Jason Essex for Anonymous Nobodies.
The Council aims to tell the story of an organized crime syndicate run by seven black ...
The actor has signed on to star in and produce The Council, a crime biopic written by Peter Landesman. The two previously worked together when Smith starred in Concussion, the 2015 drama Landesman wrote and directed.
Smith will produce with James Lassiter, his partner at Overbrook Entertainment, now under the umbrella of Smith’s Westbrook Inc. Also producing are Matt Jackson via Jackson Pictures and Jason Essex for Anonymous Nobodies.
The Council aims to tell the story of an organized crime syndicate run by seven black ...
- 9/24/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
With the advent of streaming, European television has successfully solidified its place in Hollywood, conquering international audiences with shows such as “Gomorrah,” “Medici” and “Suburra: Blood on Rome,” all Italian dramas available on Netflix, in addition to HBO’s “My Brilliant Friend” and the Italian-French-Spanish thriller “The Young Pope.”
And now, the first-ever Italian Television Festival, spearheaded by Good Girls Planet and Marco Testa Los Angeles, will showcase quality Italian content to Hollywood.
Ahead of this year’s Emmys, the event will take place Sept. 19 at Soho House and will feature screenings and trailers, an awards ceremony, plus an informative panel focused on the future of Italian television. The industry event will wrap up with a red carpet and poolside bash at the London Hotel in West Hollywood.
“The point of this festival is that Italy is producing so much content with really, really good talent, and it’s starting to be recognized internationally.
And now, the first-ever Italian Television Festival, spearheaded by Good Girls Planet and Marco Testa Los Angeles, will showcase quality Italian content to Hollywood.
Ahead of this year’s Emmys, the event will take place Sept. 19 at Soho House and will feature screenings and trailers, an awards ceremony, plus an informative panel focused on the future of Italian television. The industry event will wrap up with a red carpet and poolside bash at the London Hotel in West Hollywood.
“The point of this festival is that Italy is producing so much content with really, really good talent, and it’s starting to be recognized internationally.
- 9/18/2019
- by Anna Tingley
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Paramount Pictures has acquired Brilliance, and will turn the Marcus Sakey novel adaptation into a re-team vehicle for Will Smith and Akiva Goldsman. Smith will star and Goldsman will write the script. They will produce with James Lassiter and Shane Salerno. Pic will be done as a co-production between Goldsman’s Weed Road, Smith’s Westbrook and Overbrook, and Salerno’s The Story Factory.
The premise: If 1% of the world’s children were born with powerful gifts, how would society adapt to them? The Brilliance novel trilogy is set in a future where non-neurotypical people — demonized by society as “twists” or “abnorms” — are threatening the status quo of the “normal” population with their unique gifts. They are officially labeled as “Brilliants” and are carefully tracked by the government.
Smith will play the book series hero Nick Cooper, a federal agent who works for the Department of Analysis and Response.
The premise: If 1% of the world’s children were born with powerful gifts, how would society adapt to them? The Brilliance novel trilogy is set in a future where non-neurotypical people — demonized by society as “twists” or “abnorms” — are threatening the status quo of the “normal” population with their unique gifts. They are officially labeled as “Brilliants” and are carefully tracked by the government.
Smith will play the book series hero Nick Cooper, a federal agent who works for the Department of Analysis and Response.
- 9/6/2019
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Principal photography set for December 2 in Dominican Republic, Miami.
Capstone Group has come on board to handle worldwide sales in Toronto on The Killer’s Game starring Dave Bautista and Ice Cube as it emerged the action thriller will commence production in December.
Morena Baccarin and Kris Wu are in discussions to join the two other previously announced leads. The project was previously set up at STXinternational.
D.J. Caruso (xXx: Return Of Xander Cage) will direct from a screenplay by Simon Kinberg based on the novel by Jay Bonansinga, with current script revisions by Caruso and Peter Landesman.
The Killer...
Capstone Group has come on board to handle worldwide sales in Toronto on The Killer’s Game starring Dave Bautista and Ice Cube as it emerged the action thriller will commence production in December.
Morena Baccarin and Kris Wu are in discussions to join the two other previously announced leads. The project was previously set up at STXinternational.
D.J. Caruso (xXx: Return Of Xander Cage) will direct from a screenplay by Simon Kinberg based on the novel by Jay Bonansinga, with current script revisions by Caruso and Peter Landesman.
The Killer...
- 9/3/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Principal photography set for December 2 in Dominican Republic, Miami.
Capstone Group has come on board to handle worldwide sales in Toronto on The Killer’s Game starring Dave Bautista and Ice Cube as it emerged the action thriller will commence production in December.
Morena Baccarin and Kris Wu are in discussions to join the two other previously announced leads. The project was previously set up at STXinternational.
D.J. Caruso (xXx: Return Of Xander Cage) will direct from a screenplay by Simon Kinberg based on the novel by Jay Bonansinga, with current script revisions by Caruso and Peter Landesman.
The Killer...
Capstone Group has come on board to handle worldwide sales in Toronto on The Killer’s Game starring Dave Bautista and Ice Cube as it emerged the action thriller will commence production in December.
Morena Baccarin and Kris Wu are in discussions to join the two other previously announced leads. The project was previously set up at STXinternational.
D.J. Caruso (xXx: Return Of Xander Cage) will direct from a screenplay by Simon Kinberg based on the novel by Jay Bonansinga, with current script revisions by Caruso and Peter Landesman.
The Killer...
- 9/3/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Samuel Franco and Evan Kilgore, whose scripts Keeper of the Diary, and Mayday 109 lit up the town when they went to market, have signed with Management 360’s Geoff Shaevitz and Evan Silverberg.
Franco and Kilgore’s script, Keeper of the Diary sold to Fox Searchlight in a fierce bidding war for high-six figures as Deadline exclusively reported in January 2017. Script follows the untold true story of Holocaust survivor Otto Frank’s struggle to publish the diary of his daughter, Anne Frank, with the unlikely assistance of Barbara Zimmerman, a young, inexperienced, female junior editor at Doubleday & Co. The script made the 2017 Black List, as well as The Hit List. Film is being produced by New Mandate’s Matti Leshem and Lynn Harris, alongside Sir Kenneth Branagh and Judy Hofflund. Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Reed Morano is attached to direct, with Branagh set to star as Otto.
Franco and Kilgore’s script Mayday 109,...
Franco and Kilgore’s script, Keeper of the Diary sold to Fox Searchlight in a fierce bidding war for high-six figures as Deadline exclusively reported in January 2017. Script follows the untold true story of Holocaust survivor Otto Frank’s struggle to publish the diary of his daughter, Anne Frank, with the unlikely assistance of Barbara Zimmerman, a young, inexperienced, female junior editor at Doubleday & Co. The script made the 2017 Black List, as well as The Hit List. Film is being produced by New Mandate’s Matti Leshem and Lynn Harris, alongside Sir Kenneth Branagh and Judy Hofflund. Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Reed Morano is attached to direct, with Branagh set to star as Otto.
Franco and Kilgore’s script Mayday 109,...
- 8/30/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
The Writers Guild of America has called off negotiations with the Association of Talent Agents in favor of pursuing individual talks with nine top agencies as it enforces a total ban on packaging fees and affiliated production for agents representing guild members.
WGA West president David Goodman announced the guild’s decision to reject the Ata’s most recent revenue-sharing offer in a 16-minute video posted late Wednesday on the WGA West website. Goodman said the offer made June 7 by the Ata in the sides’ first meeting in two months did not solve the guild’s fundamental objection to what it sees as a conflict of interest in agencies receiving packaging fees from production entities.
“Revenue-sharing does nothing to incentivize your agency to get you a penny more in salary,” Goodman said in the video. “It does nothing to address the real problem.”
Goodman said the guild has decided to...
WGA West president David Goodman announced the guild’s decision to reject the Ata’s most recent revenue-sharing offer in a 16-minute video posted late Wednesday on the WGA West website. Goodman said the offer made June 7 by the Ata in the sides’ first meeting in two months did not solve the guild’s fundamental objection to what it sees as a conflict of interest in agencies receiving packaging fees from production entities.
“Revenue-sharing does nothing to incentivize your agency to get you a penny more in salary,” Goodman said in the video. “It does nothing to address the real problem.”
Goodman said the guild has decided to...
- 6/20/2019
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
Jacques Audiard, whose latest film “The Sisters Brothers” with John C. Reilly, Joaquin Phoenix and Jake Gyllenhaal earned him a best director prize at Venice, will make his TV debut with the Canal Plus hit original spy series “The Bureau.”
The Palme d’Or winning director of “Dheepan” will direct some episodes of the fifth and final season of “The Bureau,” along with the series creator Eric Rochant, Jérôme Salle, Thomas Bidegain, Anna Novion, Samuel Collardey and Mathieu Kassovitz, who is also the star of “The Bureau.”
Audiard, one of France’s most revered filmmakers, also co-wrote the fifth season of “The Bureau” with Bidegain, his writing partner on several films including “The Sisters Brothers,” as well as Cécile Ducrocq, Capucine Rochant, Hippolyte Girardot, Dominique Baumard, Camille de Castelnau, Olivier Dujols, Raphaël Chevènement, with the collaboration of Valentine Milville.
“The Bureau” revolves around a member of a clandestine branch of...
The Palme d’Or winning director of “Dheepan” will direct some episodes of the fifth and final season of “The Bureau,” along with the series creator Eric Rochant, Jérôme Salle, Thomas Bidegain, Anna Novion, Samuel Collardey and Mathieu Kassovitz, who is also the star of “The Bureau.”
Audiard, one of France’s most revered filmmakers, also co-wrote the fifth season of “The Bureau” with Bidegain, his writing partner on several films including “The Sisters Brothers,” as well as Cécile Ducrocq, Capucine Rochant, Hippolyte Girardot, Dominique Baumard, Camille de Castelnau, Olivier Dujols, Raphaël Chevènement, with the collaboration of Valentine Milville.
“The Bureau” revolves around a member of a clandestine branch of...
- 6/7/2019
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Concussion and Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House writer-director Peter Landesman has gone public with his frustration following an email sent to WGA members by WGA West executive director David Young. Young excoriated “a histrionic, biased trade press” after Deadline and Variety revealed that Chris Keyser, the former WGA West president who is WGA-Agency Agreement Negotiating Committee co-chair, is about to take to buyers The State of Affairs, a packaged drama series set up with Wme-affiliated studio Endeavor Content. It’s being shopped just as talks rekindle between Ata and WGA. Young excused Keyser’s move, despite the show creator starring in a WGA-sanctioned video on why the WGA held moral high ground in its fight with the agencies to eradicate interest-conflicted packaging and affiliated production companies.
This is the second time a writer has shared with Deadline their disagreement with WGA leadership...
This is the second time a writer has shared with Deadline their disagreement with WGA leadership...
- 6/3/2019
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
With the Writers Guild of America locked in a bitter standoff with Hollywood agents, three high-profile screenwriters have slammed the severity of the WGA’s tactics.
The letter, addressed to WGA leaders, was written by Brandon Camp, Peter Landesman and Phyllis Nagy. The WGA and the Association of Talent Agents saw talks crater on April 12 over efforts to revamp the 43-year-old rules governing how agents represent WGA members. No new talks are scheduled.
“We are writing to you because we are torn,” Camp, Landesman and Nagy said. “On the one hand, we agree TV packaging has gotten out of hand. On the other, we have serious qualms about the Guild’s tactics in righting this situation. Its methodology has seemed belligerent at times. Meanwhile, leadership’s tone toward its own members has seemed outright threatening, especially toward those who have chosen to dissent from the path you are on.”
The...
The letter, addressed to WGA leaders, was written by Brandon Camp, Peter Landesman and Phyllis Nagy. The WGA and the Association of Talent Agents saw talks crater on April 12 over efforts to revamp the 43-year-old rules governing how agents represent WGA members. No new talks are scheduled.
“We are writing to you because we are torn,” Camp, Landesman and Nagy said. “On the one hand, we agree TV packaging has gotten out of hand. On the other, we have serious qualms about the Guild’s tactics in righting this situation. Its methodology has seemed belligerent at times. Meanwhile, leadership’s tone toward its own members has seemed outright threatening, especially toward those who have chosen to dissent from the path you are on.”
The...
- 5/3/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
WGA leaders David Goodman and Chris Keyser have this week explained for Deadline readers the guild’s position driving its quest to eradicate Big 4 agency packaging and affiliated production companies. That doesn’t mean there aren’t working writers who believe that the strong point that has been made should be followed by a return to the bargaining table to find a compromise.
Deadline has heard there have been dozens of letters, emails and phone calls made and sent to leadership by working writers, some of whom have told us their hope is not to undermine the guild, but to create a course correction that leads to a resolution. Deadline was slipped one such letter, written by TV/film writer Brandon Camp (Dragonfly), film & TV writer-director Peter Landesman (Concussion), and film/TV writer Phyllis Nagy (Carol). Dated April 30, the following letter was given to WGA leadership this week.
Dear WGA Leadership and Negotiating Committee,...
Deadline has heard there have been dozens of letters, emails and phone calls made and sent to leadership by working writers, some of whom have told us their hope is not to undermine the guild, but to create a course correction that leads to a resolution. Deadline was slipped one such letter, written by TV/film writer Brandon Camp (Dragonfly), film & TV writer-director Peter Landesman (Concussion), and film/TV writer Phyllis Nagy (Carol). Dated April 30, the following letter was given to WGA leadership this week.
Dear WGA Leadership and Negotiating Committee,...
- 5/3/2019
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Patrick Wachsberger, the former co-chairman of Lionsgate who recently created Picture Perfect Entertainment, is joining forces with France’s Federation Entertainment to launch a new TV production company called Picture Perfect Federation.
The banner will be dedicated to the development and production of premium TV series for the U.S., as well as international co-productions. Wachsberger and Ashley Stern, Federation’s head of U.S. television, will be based in Los Angeles representing the newly formed venture.
“Patrick Wachsberger has long been a game-changer in the market. And we at Federation have also intensely ‘disrupted’ the status quo by attracting and associating the best European talent to our independent studio,” said Pascal Breton, the founder of Federation Entertainment.
Federation is the producer of “Marseille,” “The Bureau” and “The Collection,” among other series.
Wachsberger said that “after starting the original Summit in 1993 and its ultimate sale to Lionsgate in 2012,” he had...
The banner will be dedicated to the development and production of premium TV series for the U.S., as well as international co-productions. Wachsberger and Ashley Stern, Federation’s head of U.S. television, will be based in Los Angeles representing the newly formed venture.
“Patrick Wachsberger has long been a game-changer in the market. And we at Federation have also intensely ‘disrupted’ the status quo by attracting and associating the best European talent to our independent studio,” said Pascal Breton, the founder of Federation Entertainment.
Federation is the producer of “Marseille,” “The Bureau” and “The Collection,” among other series.
Wachsberger said that “after starting the original Summit in 1993 and its ultimate sale to Lionsgate in 2012,” he had...
- 1/23/2019
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Patrick Wachsberger, former Co-Chairman of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group and the man behind the international success of features such as Twilight, La La Land and John Wick, is moving into TV after teaming with Marseille producer Federation Entertainment.
Wachsberger’s Picture Perfect Entertainment has entered into a joint venture with Pascal Breton and Lionel Uzan’s studio Federation to create Picture Perfect Federation. The company will develop and produce premium TV series for U.S. broadcasters and streaming service and international co-productions.
“I’ve been really attracted by the quality of programming on television and decided that I wanted to get into it as well as movies. I really wanted to explore the possibilities of doing co-productions and looking at the world, not just the U.S. market,” Wachsberger told Deadline.
Picture Perfect Federation is on the brink of optioning a series of novels that will be one of its first development projects.
Wachsberger’s Picture Perfect Entertainment has entered into a joint venture with Pascal Breton and Lionel Uzan’s studio Federation to create Picture Perfect Federation. The company will develop and produce premium TV series for U.S. broadcasters and streaming service and international co-productions.
“I’ve been really attracted by the quality of programming on television and decided that I wanted to get into it as well as movies. I really wanted to explore the possibilities of doing co-productions and looking at the world, not just the U.S. market,” Wachsberger told Deadline.
Picture Perfect Federation is on the brink of optioning a series of novels that will be one of its first development projects.
- 1/23/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Streaming services have opened the door for multilingual series like worldwide Netflix hit “Narcos,” but dramas in English still dominate TV’s Golden Age, travel the most widely and draw the biggest distribution deals. International companies are scrambling for a piece of the action — including, perhaps surprisingly, producers in France, despite the country’s perceived snobbery about other languages.
Federation Entertainment, the 5-year-old firm behind Netflix’s first French show, “Marseille,” and Canal Plus spy show “The Bureau,” is the latest French player to step into the competitive U.S. market, with nearly a dozen English-language projects in the pipeline. Unlike outfits such as Gaumont or EuropaCorp, Federation is one of the few sizable, fully independent TV outfits left in France, and not only has opened an office in L.A. but is also developing projects with Paramount TV and other American companies.
Even so, breaking into the U.S.
Federation Entertainment, the 5-year-old firm behind Netflix’s first French show, “Marseille,” and Canal Plus spy show “The Bureau,” is the latest French player to step into the competitive U.S. market, with nearly a dozen English-language projects in the pipeline. Unlike outfits such as Gaumont or EuropaCorp, Federation is one of the few sizable, fully independent TV outfits left in France, and not only has opened an office in L.A. but is also developing projects with Paramount TV and other American companies.
Even so, breaking into the U.S.
- 7/19/2018
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
It just might be the longest law firm name in entertainment and now it is changing/expanding further. The firm known as Jackoway Tyerman Wertheimer Austen Mandelbaum Morris & Klein is changing its name to Jackoway Austen Tyerman Wertheimer Mandelbaum Morris Bernstein Trattner & Klein, moving attorney Karl Austen to the second slot and adding attorneys Jeff Bernstein and Darren Trattner to its moniker.
There was no reason given for the changes, but the moves certainly allows other attorneys who have made significnat deals over the past couple of years to share the spotlight.
Austen reps such talent as Anthony and Joe Russo, Octavia Spencer, Judi Dench, Eddie Redmayne, Hillary Swank, Peter Dinklage, Norman Reedus, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Kristin Wiig, Jude Law, Jonah Hill, Gina Rodriguez, Seth MacFarlane, Kit Harington, Adam Levine, Marc Platt, and Scooter Braun, to name only a few.
Bernstein’s clients include Samuel L. Jackson, Margot Robbie, Blake Lively,...
There was no reason given for the changes, but the moves certainly allows other attorneys who have made significnat deals over the past couple of years to share the spotlight.
Austen reps such talent as Anthony and Joe Russo, Octavia Spencer, Judi Dench, Eddie Redmayne, Hillary Swank, Peter Dinklage, Norman Reedus, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Kristin Wiig, Jude Law, Jonah Hill, Gina Rodriguez, Seth MacFarlane, Kit Harington, Adam Levine, Marc Platt, and Scooter Braun, to name only a few.
Bernstein’s clients include Samuel L. Jackson, Margot Robbie, Blake Lively,...
- 5/11/2018
- by Anita Busch
- Deadline Film + TV
In the midst of the Cambridge Analytica story that is dominating the front pages – leaked to the press thanks to the bravery of whistleblower Christopher Wylie, it seems the perfect timing to explore the tale of Mark Felt, who helped journalists uncover the Watergate scandal in 1972 – a set of events that followed those of which were depicted in Steven Spielberg’s Oscar-nominated The Post. Pertinent it may be, but the film is lacking somewhat in dramatic tension.
Felt, portrayed here by Liam Neeson, held the second highest-ranking post at the FBI, all the while acting as the anonymous informant ‘Deep Throat’, leaking shocking, imperative content to reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein that would eventually uncover the Watergate scandal. Felt had anticipated taking over the reigns following the death of J. Edgar Hoover, but President Nixon appointed L. Patrick Gray (Marton Csokas) instead. Felt was sick of the government’s...
Felt, portrayed here by Liam Neeson, held the second highest-ranking post at the FBI, all the while acting as the anonymous informant ‘Deep Throat’, leaking shocking, imperative content to reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein that would eventually uncover the Watergate scandal. Felt had anticipated taking over the reigns following the death of J. Edgar Hoover, but President Nixon appointed L. Patrick Gray (Marton Csokas) instead. Felt was sick of the government’s...
- 3/21/2018
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The jury vote for the 30th USC Libraries Scripter Award nominees was so close that two ties resulted for the film and television categories. Due to a three-way tie in the nomination round, the writers of seven films and the works on which the films are based will compete for the honors this year.
The winner of the Scripter Award often goes on to other honors, including the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay. Winners in recent years include “Moonlight,” “The Big Short,” “The Imitation Game,” “12 Years a Slave” and “Argo,” which all won the Oscar in that category.
The finalist writers for film adaptation are, in alphabetical order by film title:
Author André Aciman and screenwriter James Ivory for “Call Me By Your Name” Screenwriters Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber for “The Disaster Artist” and authors Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell for their nonfiction book “The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside ‘The Room,...
The winner of the Scripter Award often goes on to other honors, including the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay. Winners in recent years include “Moonlight,” “The Big Short,” “The Imitation Game,” “12 Years a Slave” and “Argo,” which all won the Oscar in that category.
The finalist writers for film adaptation are, in alphabetical order by film title:
Author André Aciman and screenwriter James Ivory for “Call Me By Your Name” Screenwriters Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber for “The Disaster Artist” and authors Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell for their nonfiction book “The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside ‘The Room,...
- 1/16/2018
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
The jury vote for the 30th USC Libraries Scripter Award nominees was so close that two ties resulted for the film and television categories. Due to a three-way tie in the nomination round, the writers of seven films and the works on which the films are based will compete for the honors this year.
The winner of the Scripter Award often goes on to other honors, including the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay. Winners in recent years include “Moonlight,” “The Big Short,” “The Imitation Game,” “12 Years a Slave” and “Argo,” which all won the Oscar in that category.
The finalist writers for film adaptation are, in alphabetical order by film title:
Author André Aciman and screenwriter James Ivory for “Call Me By Your Name” Screenwriters Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber for “The Disaster Artist” and authors Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell for their nonfiction book “The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside ‘The Room,...
The winner of the Scripter Award often goes on to other honors, including the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay. Winners in recent years include “Moonlight,” “The Big Short,” “The Imitation Game,” “12 Years a Slave” and “Argo,” which all won the Oscar in that category.
The finalist writers for film adaptation are, in alphabetical order by film title:
Author André Aciman and screenwriter James Ivory for “Call Me By Your Name” Screenwriters Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber for “The Disaster Artist” and authors Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell for their nonfiction book “The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside ‘The Room,...
- 1/16/2018
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Academy Award® nominee Liam Neeson (Best Actor, Schindler’s List, 1993) heads an all-star cast as the Watergate whistleblower in the gripping drama Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down The White House, debuting on digital, Blu-ray and DVD January 9 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Written and directed by Peter Landesman (Concussion), the film tells the story of “Deep Throat,” the G-Man who leaked information to journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein to uncover the Watergate scandal and bring down the President. Mark Felt also stars Academy Award nominee Diane Lane (Best Actress, Unfaithful, 2002), Marton Csokas (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King), Tony Goldwyn (“Scandal”), Ike Barinholtz (Suicide Squad), Josh Lucas (J. Edgar), Wendi McLendon-Covey (“The Goldbergs”), Brian D’Arcy James (Spotlight), Maika Monroe (It Follows), Michael C. Hall (“Dexter”), Bruce Greenwood (Kingsman: The Golden Circle), Julian Morris (“Pretty Little Liars”), Kate Walsh (“13 Reasons Why”), Noah Wyle...
- 12/28/2017
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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