Dutch FilmWorks and EndemolShine Scripted collaborating on the production.
UK crime novel The Memory Game is to be adapted as a Dutch-language feature film and will subsequently be released as a three-part miniseries.
The psychological thriller will be produced by Dutch FilmWorks and EndemolShine Scripted and marks the first of several novels written by Nicci French that are set to be adapted for the screen. Dfw International will handle worldwide sales.
Nicci French is the pseudonym of husband-and-wife team Nicci Gerrard and Sean French, the son of late film critic Philip French; their books have sold more than 6 million copies in the Netherlands.
UK crime novel The Memory Game is to be adapted as a Dutch-language feature film and will subsequently be released as a three-part miniseries.
The psychological thriller will be produced by Dutch FilmWorks and EndemolShine Scripted and marks the first of several novels written by Nicci French that are set to be adapted for the screen. Dfw International will handle worldwide sales.
Nicci French is the pseudonym of husband-and-wife team Nicci Gerrard and Sean French, the son of late film critic Philip French; their books have sold more than 6 million copies in the Netherlands.
- 5/26/2020
- by 1100453¦Michael Rosser¦9¦
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Storyscape Entertainment has added Marc Fiorentino as Vice President, overseeing the development and production of its film slate. Via Storyscape’s first-look deal with Broad Green Pictures, Fiorentino will spearhead the company’s recent acquisition titles, Land Of The Living, a thriller novel by UK writers Nicci Gerrard and Sean French, with Chris Sparling adapting, and The Vessel by Alex Greenfield and Ben Powell. In additional, Matt Kramer, former Storyscape…...
- 3/7/2017
- Deadline
Scott Steindorff’s Scott Pictures, an affiliate of Stone Village Productions, has launched a new international sales company, Scott Pictures International (Spi) under a unique and exclusive three year partnership with leading sales agent Exclusive Media, it was announced today by Steindorff, Chairman of Spi and Alex Walton, President of International Sales and Distribution for Exclusive Media.
Exclusive Media will handle the international sales and servicing for all Scott Pictures. theatrical feature film productions under this new separate Spi label.
Production and financing company Scott Pictures anticipates producing between 3 . 5 major feature films per year and those will be serviced under the deal. The first film to be announced is the Natalie Portman starrer Jane Got A Gun, to be directed by Lynne Ramsay (We Need To Talk About Kevin) from a script by Brian Duffield. Steindorff and banker Peter Nathanial will finance and produce the action movie with Portman through...
Exclusive Media will handle the international sales and servicing for all Scott Pictures. theatrical feature film productions under this new separate Spi label.
Production and financing company Scott Pictures anticipates producing between 3 . 5 major feature films per year and those will be serviced under the deal. The first film to be announced is the Natalie Portman starrer Jane Got A Gun, to be directed by Lynne Ramsay (We Need To Talk About Kevin) from a script by Brian Duffield. Steindorff and banker Peter Nathanial will finance and produce the action movie with Portman through...
- 8/28/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Emjag Productions, Stone Village, Battleplan Productions, Film 360 and Dro Entertainment announced today that the companies will jointly produce the psychological abduction thriller Land of the Living , with Scott Pictures -- Stone Village.s finance arm -- fully financing the film. Olivier Megaton ( Colombiana , Taken 2 ) will direct the film from a screenplay by Sean Gullette. The feature film, based on the best-selling British novel by Nicci French (the pseudonym of British husband-and-wife team Nicci Gerard and Sean French), will be produced by Emjag's Alexandra Milchan, Stone Village's Scott Steindorff, Battleplan Productions' Marc Frydman, Film 360's Scott Lambert and Dro Entertainment.s Peter Fruchtman. Stone Village's Dylan Russell and Scott Lastaiti will executive produce...
- 6/12/2012
- Comingsoon.net
Olivier Megaton ("Colombiana," "Taken 2") has signed on to direct the abduction thriller "Land Of The Living" for Scott Pictures says Deadline.
Sean Gullette has penned the adaptation of the British novel by Nicci French which follows a young Los Angeles advertising executive who is abducted. She escapes and tracks down her would-be killer on her own.
Alexandra Milchan, Scott Steindorff, Marc Frydman, Scott Lambert and Peter Fruchtman will produce. Shooting is expected to kick off in January.
Sean Gullette has penned the adaptation of the British novel by Nicci French which follows a young Los Angeles advertising executive who is abducted. She escapes and tracks down her would-be killer on her own.
Alexandra Milchan, Scott Steindorff, Marc Frydman, Scott Lambert and Peter Fruchtman will produce. Shooting is expected to kick off in January.
- 6/12/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
No, it’s not a horror movie, though it certainly sounds like one. Change “Living” to dead and you’ve got a zombie movie. Or a lawsuit from the people who made George Romero’s zombie opus “Land of the Dead”, anyway. Luckily, we’re not talking about zombies here, just street criminals in the new thriller “Land of the Living”, which has snagged “Colombiana” director Olivier Megaton to its cause. The French director has boarded the film, about “a young advertising executive who is abducted on the streets of Los Angeles, manages to escape and tracks down her would-be killer.” The movie will be based on a bestselling British novel of the same name by husband-and-wife writers Nicci Gerard and Sean French (writing under Nicci French). No cast yet, but signing on Megaton is the first step. The film certainly sounds like something up Megaton’s alley, who last...
- 6/12/2012
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
Olivier Megaton has looked pretty comfortable in his action thriller niche for a while now, what with directing Transporter 3, Colombiana and now Taken 2. All those have been alongside Luc Besson as producer, but Megaton has just signed on to break away from the Besson camp for Land Of The Living. Megaton will remain in similar action territory, as the film finds a young advertising executive abducted on the streets of Los Angeles. But instead of simply becoming a victim, she manages to escape and starts tracking down the man who had intended to kill her.Sean Gulette adapted the script from the book by Nicci Gerard and Sean French, who write under the name Nicci French. It sounds as though it could tackle almost the same story as recent Amanda Seyfried thriller Gone, though hopefully it’ll be, you know, good. Or at least watchable.Megaton is looking...
- 6/11/2012
- EmpireOnline
After recently wrapping the Liam Neeson sequel “Taken 2,” it appears the wonderfully-named director Olivier Megaton (“Transporter 3”) has been bitten by the abduction genre bug, and has quickly set up plans for another similar thriller, this time located on the streets of Los Angeles.
Emjag Productions, Stone Village, Battleplan Productions, Film 360 and Dro Entertainment announced today that Megaton will direct the independent actioner “Land of the Living,” scripted by Sean Gullette and based off the British novel by Nicci French (the pseudonym for husband-and-wife duo Nicci Gerard and Sean French). The film follows a young female ad exec, Abbie Devereaux, who is abducted on L.A. streets and manages to escape without police intervention, and finds herself - surprise, surprise - eager to inflict some much-wanted retribution upon her would-be killer.
It may come as a shock, but Luc Besson's name is nowhere near this project, although Megaton's previous film,...
Emjag Productions, Stone Village, Battleplan Productions, Film 360 and Dro Entertainment announced today that Megaton will direct the independent actioner “Land of the Living,” scripted by Sean Gullette and based off the British novel by Nicci French (the pseudonym for husband-and-wife duo Nicci Gerard and Sean French). The film follows a young female ad exec, Abbie Devereaux, who is abducted on L.A. streets and manages to escape without police intervention, and finds herself - surprise, surprise - eager to inflict some much-wanted retribution upon her would-be killer.
It may come as a shock, but Luc Besson's name is nowhere near this project, although Megaton's previous film,...
- 6/11/2012
- by Charlie Schmidlin
- The Playlist
With his many proteges, Luc Besson has created a network of directors that churn out action vehicles with every turn. Back in 2008, his Transporter franchise was handed over to one Olivier Megaton for the third entry. The director then went on to helm the Zoe Saldana actioner Colombiana and his upcoming film sees him commanding Liam Neeson for Taken 2. Now he’s set to helm a feature that’s somewhat smaller in scope, Variety reports.
Megaton has signed on to direct an adaptation of Nicci French‘s novel Land of the Living, with a script by Sean Gullette (Pi). One can see the synopsis below via Amazon for the abduction thriller, but this one could fall into very generic territory judging from those few sentences. Megaton’s last effort was over-produced and mindless, so here’s hoping narrowing his scope will reap benefits.
After Abbie Devereaux escapes a kidnapper,...
Megaton has signed on to direct an adaptation of Nicci French‘s novel Land of the Living, with a script by Sean Gullette (Pi). One can see the synopsis below via Amazon for the abduction thriller, but this one could fall into very generic territory judging from those few sentences. Megaton’s last effort was over-produced and mindless, so here’s hoping narrowing his scope will reap benefits.
After Abbie Devereaux escapes a kidnapper,...
- 6/11/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Olivier Megaton will direct "Land of the Living," an abduction thriller written by Sean Gullette. Emjag Productions, Stone Village, Battleplan productions, Film 360 and Dro Entertainment are all jointly producing. Megaton, whose directing credits include "The Transporter 3" and "Colombiana," should start shooting in January 2013. The film is based on a best-selling British novel penned by Nicci French, the pseudonym of husband and wife team Nicci Gerard and Sean French. Read more: Review: Unintentionally Campy 'Colombiana' Should Be Titled 'Panty Assassin' It chronicles Abbie Devereaux, a young advertising executive abducted in Los Angeles who...
- 6/11/2012
- by Lucas Shaw
- The Wrap
Olivier Megaton will direct Land of the Living, a thriller from Emjag Productions, Stone Village, Battleplan Productions, Film 360 and Dro Entertainment. Stone Village’s finance arm Scott Pictures will fully finance the abduction thriller, which is eyeing a January 2013 start. Living tells the story of a young advertising executive who is abducted on the streets of Los Angeles, manages to escape and tracks down her would-be killer. Sean Gullette wrote the script, which is based on a best-selling British novel by Nicci French, the pseudonym of British husband-and-wife team Nicci Gerard and Sean French. Emjag's Alexandra Milchan,
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- 6/11/2012
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Taken 2 helmer Olivier Megaton will direct Land Of The Living, an abduction thriller scripted by Sean Gullette. It’s an adaptation of the British novel by Nicci French (the pseudonym of British husband-and-wife team Nicci Gerard and Sean French). The film will be produced by Emjag’s Alexandra Milchan, Stone Village’s Scott Steindorff, Battleplan Productions’ Marc Frydman, Film 360′s Scott Lambert, and Dro Entertainment’s Peter Fruchtman. Stone Village’s Dylan Russell and Scott Lastaiti will executive produce the film. Shooting is expected to begin in January 2013. Scott Pictures — Stone Village’s finance arm — is fully financing the film, which tells the story of Abbie Devereaux, a young advertising executive who is abducted on the streets of Los Angeles, manages to escape and — with almost no help from the police — tracks down her would-be killer.
- 6/11/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Actor's latest comedy rated at 0% on Rotten Tomatoes, ranking it alongside such epic fails as Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
Is it possible to prove which is the worst film of all time? Maybe not, but the Rotten Tomatoes reviews aggregator is as good a measuring device as any, and the new Eddie Murphy comedy, A Thousand Words, has achieved a remarkable 0% rating as of Monday morning.
While an unexpectedly positive review may arrive from some hitherto overlooked corner of the film-reviewing universe, A Thousand Words has drawn a solid 39 negative reviews out of 39 on the site.
Naysayers range from the established media, such as Claudia Puig of USA Today – "The concept is unoriginal, the scenarios aren't funny, and its message is banal" – to the blogosphere (Brian Tallerico of HollywoodChicago.com: "Only the most masochistic connoisseurs of the truly awful need check it out"). Everyone, it seems, is...
Is it possible to prove which is the worst film of all time? Maybe not, but the Rotten Tomatoes reviews aggregator is as good a measuring device as any, and the new Eddie Murphy comedy, A Thousand Words, has achieved a remarkable 0% rating as of Monday morning.
While an unexpectedly positive review may arrive from some hitherto overlooked corner of the film-reviewing universe, A Thousand Words has drawn a solid 39 negative reviews out of 39 on the site.
Naysayers range from the established media, such as Claudia Puig of USA Today – "The concept is unoriginal, the scenarios aren't funny, and its message is banal" – to the blogosphere (Brian Tallerico of HollywoodChicago.com: "Only the most masochistic connoisseurs of the truly awful need check it out"). Everyone, it seems, is...
- 3/12/2012
- by Andrew Pulver
- The Guardian - Film News
Anna Friel has signed up to star in a new ITV thriller. What To Do When Someone Dies, which is based on the novel by Nicci Gerrard and Sean French, focuses on Friel's character Ellie Manning. Ellie is devastated when her husband Greg is killed in a car accident with a mystery woman in the passenger seat. Ellie refuses to believe that Greg was having an affair and begins to investigate the woman, Milena Livingstone. Eventually, she begins to suspect that Greg was murdered. ITV's director of drama commissioning (more)...
- 11/18/2010
- by By Catriona Wightman
- Digital Spy
Its savage and protracted depictions of women being beaten have made Michael Winterbottom's adaptation of Jim Thompson's novel about a psychopathic killer the most divisive film of the year. The director has said that he wants people to see sexual assault for what it is - 'horrible, nasty, ugly and pointless'. Here, two critics, a writer and an actor give their opinion on whether the film's violence is excessive
Mark Kermode: film critic
As with the source novel, the psychopathic violence depicted in The Killer Inside Me is both disturbing and problematic. All too often film-makers use women as props to be leered at, with glamorised assault a depressingly regular selling point. Within this context, I understand entirely why Michael Winterbottom's film has so offended some viewers. My good friend and colleague Simon Mayo (whose opinion I respect) found the film vile and misogynist, an opinion...
Mark Kermode: film critic
As with the source novel, the psychopathic violence depicted in The Killer Inside Me is both disturbing and problematic. All too often film-makers use women as props to be leered at, with glamorised assault a depressingly regular selling point. Within this context, I understand entirely why Michael Winterbottom's film has so offended some viewers. My good friend and colleague Simon Mayo (whose opinion I respect) found the film vile and misogynist, an opinion...
- 6/14/2010
- by Mark Kermode, Nicci Gerrard, Romola Garai
- The Guardian - Film News
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