‘Canary Black’: First-Look Image From Action Thriller Starring Kate Beckinsale & Rupert Friend — AFM
Principal photography has begun in Croatia on the action thriller Canary Black, starring Kate Beckinsale and Rupert Friend (Anatomy of a Scandal). Production has also shared the first-look image from the project, which you can check out above.
The action flick is directed by the Taken and Peppermint filmmaker Pierre Morel from a screenplay by Matthew Kennedy (Inheritance). Producer, financier, and sales firm Anton (Greenland) holds world sales rights and will be selling the film at AFM this week.
The film’s plot follows a top CIA operative, Avery Graves (Beckinsale), who is blackmailed by terrorists into betraying her own country to save her kidnapped husband. Cut off from her team, she turns to her underworld contacts to survive and help locate the coveted intelligence that the kidnappers want. Betrayed at every turn, she must rely on her cutting-edge training and primitive fighting skills in a deadly race to deliver...
The action flick is directed by the Taken and Peppermint filmmaker Pierre Morel from a screenplay by Matthew Kennedy (Inheritance). Producer, financier, and sales firm Anton (Greenland) holds world sales rights and will be selling the film at AFM this week.
The film’s plot follows a top CIA operative, Avery Graves (Beckinsale), who is blackmailed by terrorists into betraying her own country to save her kidnapped husband. Cut off from her team, she turns to her underworld contacts to survive and help locate the coveted intelligence that the kidnappers want. Betrayed at every turn, she must rely on her cutting-edge training and primitive fighting skills in a deadly race to deliver...
- 11/1/2022
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
It is directed by Pierre Morel, who previously made ‘Taken’.
French filmmaker Pierre Morel, whose credits include Taken, is to direct Kate Beckinsale in spy thriller Canary Black for Anglo-French producer and financier Anton.
It is produced by Anton’s Sebastien Raybaud and John Zois with Sentient Entertainment’s Renee Tab and Christopher Tuffin. Anton is fully financing and overseeing development and packaging of the feature.
Anton will launch worldwide sales at Cannes. UTA Independent Film Group will oversee domestic rights in conjunction with Anton.
Principal photography on the feature starts in late 2022.
A top level CIA agent, Avery Graves...
French filmmaker Pierre Morel, whose credits include Taken, is to direct Kate Beckinsale in spy thriller Canary Black for Anglo-French producer and financier Anton.
It is produced by Anton’s Sebastien Raybaud and John Zois with Sentient Entertainment’s Renee Tab and Christopher Tuffin. Anton is fully financing and overseeing development and packaging of the feature.
Anton will launch worldwide sales at Cannes. UTA Independent Film Group will oversee domestic rights in conjunction with Anton.
Principal photography on the feature starts in late 2022.
A top level CIA agent, Avery Graves...
- 5/5/2022
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Kate Beckinsale is set to star in an action and spy thriller called “Canary Black” from the director of “Taken,” Pierre Morel.
“Canary Black” stars Beckinsale as a top level CIA agent Avery Graves, who is blackmailed by terrorists into betraying her own country to save her kidnapped husband. Cut off from her team, she turns to her underworld contacts to survive and help locate the coveted intelligence that the kidnappers want. Betrayed at every turn, she must rely on her cutting-edge training and primitive fighting skills in a deadly race to deliver a ransom that could trigger a global crisis.
Matthew Kennedy wrote the script. Principal photography will begin in late 2022. Morel also recently directed the Jennifer Garner actioner “Peppermint.”
The film comes from producer and financier Anton (“Greenland Migration”), which is fully financing, overseeing development and packaging and will launch worldwide sales at Cannes later this month. UTA Independent Film Group...
“Canary Black” stars Beckinsale as a top level CIA agent Avery Graves, who is blackmailed by terrorists into betraying her own country to save her kidnapped husband. Cut off from her team, she turns to her underworld contacts to survive and help locate the coveted intelligence that the kidnappers want. Betrayed at every turn, she must rely on her cutting-edge training and primitive fighting skills in a deadly race to deliver a ransom that could trigger a global crisis.
Matthew Kennedy wrote the script. Principal photography will begin in late 2022. Morel also recently directed the Jennifer Garner actioner “Peppermint.”
The film comes from producer and financier Anton (“Greenland Migration”), which is fully financing, overseeing development and packaging and will launch worldwide sales at Cannes later this month. UTA Independent Film Group...
- 5/5/2022
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Kate Beckinsale (Underworld) has been set to star in action spy thriller Canary Black from Taken and Peppermint director Pierre Morel.
Producer, financier and sales firm Anton (Greenland) is launching the project for the Cannes market.
The Matthew Kennedy (Inheritance) script will see Beckinsale play top level CIA agent Avery Graves who is blackmailed by terrorists into betraying her own country to save her kidnapped husband. Cut off from her team, she turns to her underworld contacts to survive and help locate the coveted intelligence that the kidnappers want.
The project is being produced by Anton’s Sebastien Raybaud and John Zois with Sentient Entertainment’s Renee Tab and Christopher Tuffin.
Anton’s Cecile Gaget will launch worldwide sales at this month’s Cannes Market later this month and UTA Independent Film Group will oversee domestic rights in conjunction with Anton. Filming is slated for late 2022.
John Zois stated:...
Producer, financier and sales firm Anton (Greenland) is launching the project for the Cannes market.
The Matthew Kennedy (Inheritance) script will see Beckinsale play top level CIA agent Avery Graves who is blackmailed by terrorists into betraying her own country to save her kidnapped husband. Cut off from her team, she turns to her underworld contacts to survive and help locate the coveted intelligence that the kidnappers want.
The project is being produced by Anton’s Sebastien Raybaud and John Zois with Sentient Entertainment’s Renee Tab and Christopher Tuffin.
Anton’s Cecile Gaget will launch worldwide sales at this month’s Cannes Market later this month and UTA Independent Film Group will oversee domestic rights in conjunction with Anton. Filming is slated for late 2022.
John Zois stated:...
- 5/5/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
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