Exclusive: Priority Pictures, the production company of Emmy-winning producers Lizzie Friedman, Karen Lauder, and Greg Little, has optioned Douglas Brunt’s Nyt bestseller The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel and will develop it for the screen, Deadline has learned. It’s not clear at this point whether the adaptation will be for film or TV.
Also recently named a Best of 2023 Staff Pick by Apple Books, The Mysterious Case tells the true story of Rudolf Diesel, one of history’s greatest inventors, who vanished into thin air on the eve of World War I. His revolutionary invention, the Diesel engine, was highly sought after by global industries and political figures around the world. It had the power to threaten empires and change the fate of nations, turning him and his technology into both a prized asset and a potential threat.
“Rudolf Diesel changed the course of WWI and his technology...
Also recently named a Best of 2023 Staff Pick by Apple Books, The Mysterious Case tells the true story of Rudolf Diesel, one of history’s greatest inventors, who vanished into thin air on the eve of World War I. His revolutionary invention, the Diesel engine, was highly sought after by global industries and political figures around the world. It had the power to threaten empires and change the fate of nations, turning him and his technology into both a prized asset and a potential threat.
“Rudolf Diesel changed the course of WWI and his technology...
- 12/1/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Vertical has picked up rights to the crime thriller Mother’s Milk, directed by Miles Joris-Peyrafitte (As You Are), with plans to distribute it in North America, the UK, Australia and New Zealand. The film in which two-time Academy Award winner Hilary Swank (Million Dollar Baby) stars opposite Olivia Cooke (House of the Dragon) and Jack Reynor (Midsommar) will hit theaters across North America beginning September 1, debuting in the other territories shortly thereafter.
Written by Joris-Peyrafitte and Madison Harrison, Mother’s Milk follows journalist Marissa Bennings (Swank) who, after the murder of her estranged son, forms an unlikely alliance with his pregnant girlfriend Paige (Cooke) to track down those responsible for his death. Together they confront a world of corruption and drugs in the underbelly of a small city in upstate New York. And as they get closer to the truth, they unearth an even darker secret.
Also starring Dilone, Hopper Penn,...
Written by Joris-Peyrafitte and Madison Harrison, Mother’s Milk follows journalist Marissa Bennings (Swank) who, after the murder of her estranged son, forms an unlikely alliance with his pregnant girlfriend Paige (Cooke) to track down those responsible for his death. Together they confront a world of corruption and drugs in the underbelly of a small city in upstate New York. And as they get closer to the truth, they unearth an even darker secret.
Also starring Dilone, Hopper Penn,...
- 6/28/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Hilary Swank (“Million Dollar Baby”), Jack Reynor (“Midsommar”) and Olivia Cooke (“House of the Dragon”) are set to star in the upcoming opioid-themed thriller “Mother’s Milk.”
The film, which recently wrapped production in New York, comes from director Miles Joris-Peyrafitte, who co-wrote the script with Madison Harrison. Prior credits from the director include Sundance Special Jury Prize winner “As You Are,” and the Margot Robbie-starring “Dreamland.” Aside from the three leads, additional cast includes Dilone, Hopper Penn, Norm Lewis and Karen Aldridge.
“Mother’s Milk” follows a journalist who, after the murder of her estranged son, forms an unlikely alliance with his pregnant girlfriend to track down those responsible for his death. Together, they confront a world of drugs and corruption in the underbelly of their small city in upstate New York, where they uncover an even darker secret.
“Getting this film made has been a personal dream...
The film, which recently wrapped production in New York, comes from director Miles Joris-Peyrafitte, who co-wrote the script with Madison Harrison. Prior credits from the director include Sundance Special Jury Prize winner “As You Are,” and the Margot Robbie-starring “Dreamland.” Aside from the three leads, additional cast includes Dilone, Hopper Penn, Norm Lewis and Karen Aldridge.
“Mother’s Milk” follows a journalist who, after the murder of her estranged son, forms an unlikely alliance with his pregnant girlfriend to track down those responsible for his death. Together, they confront a world of drugs and corruption in the underbelly of their small city in upstate New York, where they uncover an even darker secret.
“Getting this film made has been a personal dream...
- 7/6/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: WarnerMedia OneFifty have picked up award-winning documentary A La Calle which will premiere on HBO Max on Wednesday, Sept. 15, the International Day of Democracy.
Directed by Nelson G. Navarrete and Maxx Caicedo, A La Calle is a firsthand account of the extraordinary efforts of ordinary Venezuelans to reclaim their democracy from the dictatorship of Nicolás Maduro, whose corrupt and brutal policies plunged the country into economic ruin. Working with a network of clandestine camera crews, smuggling hard drives out of Venezuela, the filmmakers spent three years recording exclusive interviews with key opposition figures including Leopoldo López (whose arrest and imprisonment inspired a national movement), Venezuelan democratic leader Juan Guaidó, and grassroots activist Nixon Leal, as well as a host of everyday citizens.
A La Calle is produced by Priority Pictures and Vitamin Productions in association with The Brakefield Company and executive produced by Greg Little, Karen Lauder, and Lizzie Friedman.
Directed by Nelson G. Navarrete and Maxx Caicedo, A La Calle is a firsthand account of the extraordinary efforts of ordinary Venezuelans to reclaim their democracy from the dictatorship of Nicolás Maduro, whose corrupt and brutal policies plunged the country into economic ruin. Working with a network of clandestine camera crews, smuggling hard drives out of Venezuela, the filmmakers spent three years recording exclusive interviews with key opposition figures including Leopoldo López (whose arrest and imprisonment inspired a national movement), Venezuelan democratic leader Juan Guaidó, and grassroots activist Nixon Leal, as well as a host of everyday citizens.
A La Calle is produced by Priority Pictures and Vitamin Productions in association with The Brakefield Company and executive produced by Greg Little, Karen Lauder, and Lizzie Friedman.
- 7/20/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Deadline has learned that a reboot of Blake Edwards hit 1979 comedy 10 is happening at Warner Bros. with Legally Blonde‘s Karen McCullah and Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith writing. Sue Kroll, through Kroll & Co. Entertainment’s exclusive deal at the Burbank, CA studio, will produce alongside Jeff Nathanson. Julie Andrews and Ashok Amritraj will serve as executive producers.
The original movie, which starred Edwards’ wife Julie Andrews, Dudley Moore and Bo Derek, followed a Hollywood composer going through a mid-life crisis who becomes infatuated with a newly married woman. 10 was a huge box office hit back in the day making close to $75M at the domestic box office.
The new project will take a comedic look at the question of what defines a “perfect 10” in today’s world. The new contemporary re-imagining will be inspired by the original film’s wit, humor and groundbreaking conversations around sexual politics.
“10 holds a special place in my heart.
The original movie, which starred Edwards’ wife Julie Andrews, Dudley Moore and Bo Derek, followed a Hollywood composer going through a mid-life crisis who becomes infatuated with a newly married woman. 10 was a huge box office hit back in the day making close to $75M at the domestic box office.
The new project will take a comedic look at the question of what defines a “perfect 10” in today’s world. The new contemporary re-imagining will be inspired by the original film’s wit, humor and groundbreaking conversations around sexual politics.
“10 holds a special place in my heart.
- 5/15/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
In today’s film news roundup, surfing documentary “Momentum Generation” heads to HBO, Fox sets up “Spy School” and Jack Whitehall is hosting the Britannia Awards.
Acquisition
HBO has acquired the U.S. and Canada television rights to Jeff and Michael Zimbalist’s surfing documentary film “Momentum Generation,” which Robert Redford executive produced.
The film made its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York earlier this year where it won an Audience Award. Justine Chiara, Lizzie Friedman, Tina Elmo, and Colby Gottert produced. The Zimbalists also wrote and produced via their company All Rise Films.
Redford exec produced through Sundance Productions with Laura Michalchyshyn alongside Karen Lauder and Greg Little of Priority Pictures. Priority Pictures also financed the project. The documentary will debut on Dec. 11 on HBO.
“Momentum Generation” will also be available on HBO Now, HBO Go, HBO On Demand and partners’ streaming platforms. Universal Pictures...
Acquisition
HBO has acquired the U.S. and Canada television rights to Jeff and Michael Zimbalist’s surfing documentary film “Momentum Generation,” which Robert Redford executive produced.
The film made its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York earlier this year where it won an Audience Award. Justine Chiara, Lizzie Friedman, Tina Elmo, and Colby Gottert produced. The Zimbalists also wrote and produced via their company All Rise Films.
Redford exec produced through Sundance Productions with Laura Michalchyshyn alongside Karen Lauder and Greg Little of Priority Pictures. Priority Pictures also financed the project. The documentary will debut on Dec. 11 on HBO.
“Momentum Generation” will also be available on HBO Now, HBO Go, HBO On Demand and partners’ streaming platforms. Universal Pictures...
- 10/5/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
HBO has acquired U.S. and Canada TV rights to Momentum Generation, the feature-length surfing documentary from Jeff and Michael Zimbalist that won an audience award after its premiere this spring at the Tribeca Film Festival. It will air on HBO on December 11 after Universal Pictures Home Entertainment Content Group’s international digital release set for November 5.
Momentum Generation features new archival footage and raw interviews of surfing’s most legendary crew including Shane Dorian, Taylor Knox, Rob Machado, Pat O’Connell, Kalani Robb, Kelly Slater, Taylor Steele, Benji Weatherley and Ross Williams. The surfing icons over multiple years reflect on the complexity of their brotherhood and competition.
The Zimbalists (The Two Escobars) wrote and produced via their All Rise Films, and Justine Chiara, Lizzie Friedman, Tina Elmo and Colby Gottert produced. Sundance Productions’ Robert Redford and Laura Michalchyshyn are executive producers alongside Karen Lauder and Greg Little of Priority Pictures,...
Momentum Generation features new archival footage and raw interviews of surfing’s most legendary crew including Shane Dorian, Taylor Knox, Rob Machado, Pat O’Connell, Kalani Robb, Kelly Slater, Taylor Steele, Benji Weatherley and Ross Williams. The surfing icons over multiple years reflect on the complexity of their brotherhood and competition.
The Zimbalists (The Two Escobars) wrote and produced via their All Rise Films, and Justine Chiara, Lizzie Friedman, Tina Elmo and Colby Gottert produced. Sundance Productions’ Robert Redford and Laura Michalchyshyn are executive producers alongside Karen Lauder and Greg Little of Priority Pictures,...
- 10/4/2018
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Screen Media picked up the North American rights to Paul Weitz’s “Bel Canto,” the company announced Tuesday.
The film, which Weitz and Anthony Weintraub adapted from the best-selling 2001 novel by Ann Patchett, stars Julianne Moore as a famous American soprano who travels to South America in the 1990s to give a private concert at the birthday party of a wealthy Japanese industrialist (Ken Watanabe) — and then gets caught in a hostage situation.
The cast also includes Sebastian Koch, Christopher Lambert, Ryo Kase, Tenoch Huerta, and María Mercedes Coroy.
Also Read: Why Cannes Film Market May Move at an Escargot's Pace This Year
Opera star Renée Fleming contributes vocals to the film — whose story is based on the real-life hostage crisis at the Japanese embassy in Lima, Peru in 1996-97. Patchett’s book also inspired Jimmy López’ 2015 opera “Bel Canto” as well as a parody in the second season of the FX animated comedy “Archer.”
A national theatrical release is planned for September 2018.
Also Read: Julianne Moore Says Filmmaker James Toback Targeted Her
The film is produced by Caroline Baron and Anthony Weintraub of A-Line Pictures; Paul Weitz and Andrew Miano of Depth of Field; and Lizzie Friedman, Karen Lauder, and Greg Little, who are producing and financing through their company Priority Pictures.
Seth Needle of Screen Media negotiated the deal with Endeavor Content on behalf of the filmmakers.
“I’m so happy with Screen Media’s passion for the movie,” Weitz said in a statement. “It was a joy filming it, and working with actors from such disparate backgrounds.”
Read original story Screen Media Sings for Julianne Moore’s ‘Bel Canto’ At TheWrap...
The film, which Weitz and Anthony Weintraub adapted from the best-selling 2001 novel by Ann Patchett, stars Julianne Moore as a famous American soprano who travels to South America in the 1990s to give a private concert at the birthday party of a wealthy Japanese industrialist (Ken Watanabe) — and then gets caught in a hostage situation.
The cast also includes Sebastian Koch, Christopher Lambert, Ryo Kase, Tenoch Huerta, and María Mercedes Coroy.
Also Read: Why Cannes Film Market May Move at an Escargot's Pace This Year
Opera star Renée Fleming contributes vocals to the film — whose story is based on the real-life hostage crisis at the Japanese embassy in Lima, Peru in 1996-97. Patchett’s book also inspired Jimmy López’ 2015 opera “Bel Canto” as well as a parody in the second season of the FX animated comedy “Archer.”
A national theatrical release is planned for September 2018.
Also Read: Julianne Moore Says Filmmaker James Toback Targeted Her
The film is produced by Caroline Baron and Anthony Weintraub of A-Line Pictures; Paul Weitz and Andrew Miano of Depth of Field; and Lizzie Friedman, Karen Lauder, and Greg Little, who are producing and financing through their company Priority Pictures.
Seth Needle of Screen Media negotiated the deal with Endeavor Content on behalf of the filmmakers.
“I’m so happy with Screen Media’s passion for the movie,” Weitz said in a statement. “It was a joy filming it, and working with actors from such disparate backgrounds.”
Read original story Screen Media Sings for Julianne Moore’s ‘Bel Canto’ At TheWrap...
- 5/8/2018
- by Thom Geier
- The Wrap
Screen Media has acquired North American rights to Paul Weitz’s Bel Canto, a romantic drama starring Julianne Moore, Ken Watanabe, Sebastian Koch, Christopher Lambert, Ryo Kase, Tenoch Huerta, and María Mercedes Coroy.
Adapted by screenwriters Anthony Weintraub and Weitz from Ann Patchett’s novel, the film revolves around a disparate group of people in a hostage situation in South America in the 1990s.
The distributor is planning a September national release.
The film is produced by Caroline Baron and Anthony Weintraub of A-Line Pictures; Weitz and Andrew Miano of Depth of Field; and Lizzie Friedman, Karen Lauder, and Greg Little, who are producing and financing through their company Priority Pictures.
In the feature, Moore plays a famous American soprano, who travels to...
Adapted by screenwriters Anthony Weintraub and Weitz from Ann Patchett’s novel, the film revolves around a disparate group of people in a hostage situation in South America in the 1990s.
The distributor is planning a September national release.
The film is produced by Caroline Baron and Anthony Weintraub of A-Line Pictures; Weitz and Andrew Miano of Depth of Field; and Lizzie Friedman, Karen Lauder, and Greg Little, who are producing and financing through their company Priority Pictures.
In the feature, Moore plays a famous American soprano, who travels to...
- 5/8/2018
- by Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Screen Media has acquired North American rights to “Bel Canto,” Paul Weitz’s adaptation of the acclaimed Ann Patchett novel. The drama about a hostage crisis stars Julianne Moore and Ken Watanabe. Opera legend Renée Fleming contributes vocals to the film. A national theatrical release is planned for September.
“Bel Canto” centers on Roxane Coss (Moore), a famous American soprano, who travels to South America to give a private concert at the birthday party of a Japanese mogul (Watanabe). The festivities are interrupted by guerrillas demanding the release of their imprisoned comrades. A lengthy standoff ensues, and as talks drag on bonds are formed between hostages and captors.
Sebastian Koch, Christopher Lambert, Ryo Kase, Tenoch Huerta and María Mercedes Coroy round out the cast. The film was written by Anthony Weintraub and Weitz. It is produced by Caroline Baron and Anthony Weintraub of A-Line Pictures; Weitz and Andrew Miano of...
“Bel Canto” centers on Roxane Coss (Moore), a famous American soprano, who travels to South America to give a private concert at the birthday party of a Japanese mogul (Watanabe). The festivities are interrupted by guerrillas demanding the release of their imprisoned comrades. A lengthy standoff ensues, and as talks drag on bonds are formed between hostages and captors.
Sebastian Koch, Christopher Lambert, Ryo Kase, Tenoch Huerta and María Mercedes Coroy round out the cast. The film was written by Anthony Weintraub and Weitz. It is produced by Caroline Baron and Anthony Weintraub of A-Line Pictures; Weitz and Andrew Miano of...
- 5/8/2018
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
The 17th Tribeca Film Festival has revealed two of its Audience Awards, tapping the Shawn Snyder-written and directed To Dust for its Narrative award, and the Dyana Winkler/Tina Brown directed United Skates for the Documentary award. Each award carries a cash prize of $10,000
Throughout the festival, which started on April 18, audience members voted by using the official Tribeca Film Festival app on their mobile devices and rated the film they had just viewed from 1-5 stars. Films in the Us Narrative Competition, International Narrative Competition, Documentary Competition, Viewpoints, Spotlight, Special Screenings, and Midnight sections were eligible.
“Great stories bring people together from all walks of life where the unexpected is discovered and new voices are introduced,” said Paula Weinstein, Evp of Tribeca Enterprises. “This year’s Audience Award winners are a testament to that. From a Hasidic Jewish community in To Dust to the off-the-radar African-American roller-rink community in United Skates,...
Throughout the festival, which started on April 18, audience members voted by using the official Tribeca Film Festival app on their mobile devices and rated the film they had just viewed from 1-5 stars. Films in the Us Narrative Competition, International Narrative Competition, Documentary Competition, Viewpoints, Spotlight, Special Screenings, and Midnight sections were eligible.
“Great stories bring people together from all walks of life where the unexpected is discovered and new voices are introduced,” said Paula Weinstein, Evp of Tribeca Enterprises. “This year’s Audience Award winners are a testament to that. From a Hasidic Jewish community in To Dust to the off-the-radar African-American roller-rink community in United Skates,...
- 4/29/2018
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Kroll and Co Entertainment has a Ridley Scott-produced sci-fi and Mark Wahlberg’s version of The Six Billion Dollar Man.
Former Warner Bros president of worldwide marketing and distribution Sue Kroll has unveiled a slate for her new production company that includes a Ridley Scott-produced sci-fi thriller and Mark Wahlberg’s take on vintage TV series The Six Billion Dollar Man.
Kroll announced in January that she would be leaving her Warner post and setting up her Kroll & Co Entertainment operation based at Warner Bros.
The Kroll & Co slate contains sci-fi outing Nemesis, which Scott will produce...
Former Warner Bros president of worldwide marketing and distribution Sue Kroll has unveiled a slate for her new production company that includes a Ridley Scott-produced sci-fi thriller and Mark Wahlberg’s take on vintage TV series The Six Billion Dollar Man.
Kroll announced in January that she would be leaving her Warner post and setting up her Kroll & Co Entertainment operation based at Warner Bros.
The Kroll & Co slate contains sci-fi outing Nemesis, which Scott will produce...
- 4/5/2018
- by John Hazelton
- ScreenDaily
Longtime Warner Bros. executive Sue Kroll is launching her own production company, Kroll & Co. Entertainment, on the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank, Calif.
Kroll, who exited her post as president of worldwide marketing and distribution in January, on Wednesday unveiled her slate, which includes the sci-fi thriller “Nemesis,” with producers Ridley Scott and Jules Daly; the Ya drama “The Selection” with producers Denise Di Novi and Pouya Shahbazian; an untitled comedy starring Sandra Bullock, who will also produce with Michael Bostick; and the action-thriller “The Six Billion Dollar Man,” which will soon go into production starring Mark Wahlberg.
Warner Bros. bought the rights to “The Six Billion Dollar Man” from the Weinstein Company, which recently filed for bankruptcy. Wahlberg is also producing alongside Stephen Levinson, Bill Gerber, Scott Faye, and Karen Lauder.
“My passion for film and television and for telling great stories is not only the cornerstone of my wonderful career,...
Kroll, who exited her post as president of worldwide marketing and distribution in January, on Wednesday unveiled her slate, which includes the sci-fi thriller “Nemesis,” with producers Ridley Scott and Jules Daly; the Ya drama “The Selection” with producers Denise Di Novi and Pouya Shahbazian; an untitled comedy starring Sandra Bullock, who will also produce with Michael Bostick; and the action-thriller “The Six Billion Dollar Man,” which will soon go into production starring Mark Wahlberg.
Warner Bros. bought the rights to “The Six Billion Dollar Man” from the Weinstein Company, which recently filed for bankruptcy. Wahlberg is also producing alongside Stephen Levinson, Bill Gerber, Scott Faye, and Karen Lauder.
“My passion for film and television and for telling great stories is not only the cornerstone of my wonderful career,...
- 4/4/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Former Warner Bros. marketing chief Sue Kroll has officially launched her own production banner, Kroll & Co. Entertainment, with the veteran exec coming on board several high-profile Warners projects that will make up her initial slate.
Kroll will act as a producer on The Six Billion Dollar Man, the recently greenlighted update on the 1970s television show, joining producers Stephen Levinson, Bill Gerber, Scott Faye and Karen Lauder.
She also will be a producer on: Nemesis, the adaptation of the Mark Millar comic that Ridley Scott and Jules Daly are developing; Ya adaptation The Selection, which producers Denise Di Novi...
Kroll will act as a producer on The Six Billion Dollar Man, the recently greenlighted update on the 1970s television show, joining producers Stephen Levinson, Bill Gerber, Scott Faye and Karen Lauder.
She also will be a producer on: Nemesis, the adaptation of the Mark Millar comic that Ridley Scott and Jules Daly are developing; Ya adaptation The Selection, which producers Denise Di Novi...
- 4/4/2018
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Former Warner Bros. global marketing and distribution boss Sue Kroll has announced her upcoming production slate in her new role as producer on the lot with her shingle Kroll & Co. Entertainment.
While it has already been announced that Kroll will be an Ep on the upcoming Oct. 5 Bradley Cooper movie A Star Is Born starring Cooper and Lady Gaga, her upcoming slate will include the sci-fi action thriller Nemesis, with producers Ridley Scott and Jules Daly; the Ya drama The Selection with producers Denise Di Novi and Pouya Shahbazian; an untitled comedy starring Sandra Bullock, who will also produce with Michael Bostick; and the action thriller The Six Billion Dollar Man, soon going into production starring Mark Wahlberg, who also produces alongside Stephen Levinson, Bill Gerber, Scott Faye and Karen Lauder. Six Billion Dollar Man was previously located at TWC-Dimension before the company came apart in recent months.
While it has already been announced that Kroll will be an Ep on the upcoming Oct. 5 Bradley Cooper movie A Star Is Born starring Cooper and Lady Gaga, her upcoming slate will include the sci-fi action thriller Nemesis, with producers Ridley Scott and Jules Daly; the Ya drama The Selection with producers Denise Di Novi and Pouya Shahbazian; an untitled comedy starring Sandra Bullock, who will also produce with Michael Bostick; and the action thriller The Six Billion Dollar Man, soon going into production starring Mark Wahlberg, who also produces alongside Stephen Levinson, Bill Gerber, Scott Faye and Karen Lauder. Six Billion Dollar Man was previously located at TWC-Dimension before the company came apart in recent months.
- 4/4/2018
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Former Warner Bros. marketing chief Sue Kroll has officially launched her own production banner, Kroll & Co. Entertainment, with the veteran exec coming on board several high-profile Warners projects that will make up her initial slate.
Kroll will act as a producer on <em>The Six Billion Dollar Man</em>, the recently greenlighted update on the 1970s television show, joining producers Stephen Levinson, Bill Gerber, Scott Faye and Karen Lauder.
She also will be a producer on: <em>Nemesis</em>, the adaptation of the Mark Millar comic that Ridley Scott and Jules Daly are developing; Ya adaptation <em>The Selection</em>, which producers Denise Di Novi and Pouya Shahbazian ...
Kroll will act as a producer on <em>The Six Billion Dollar Man</em>, the recently greenlighted update on the 1970s television show, joining producers Stephen Levinson, Bill Gerber, Scott Faye and Karen Lauder.
She also will be a producer on: <em>Nemesis</em>, the adaptation of the Mark Millar comic that Ridley Scott and Jules Daly are developing; Ya adaptation <em>The Selection</em>, which producers Denise Di Novi and Pouya Shahbazian ...
Exclusive: Oscar winner Patricia Arquette joins adaptation of Sylvia Plath novel.
Oscar winner Patricia Arquette (Boyhood) and rising stars Bel Powley (The Diary Of A Teenage Girl) and Stacy Martin (Nymphomaniac) are to join Dakota Fanning (American Pastoral) and Jesse Plemons (Black Mass) in Kirsten Dunst’s directorial debut The Bell Jar.
Fanning will play the lead role in the adaptation of Sylvia Plath’s classic 1950’s-set novel of the same name about a young woman who finds her life spiraling out of control as she struggles with mental illness.
Priority Pictures optioned the re-make rights to the film from Studiocanal. Lizzie Friedman, Karen Lauder and Greg Little (The Stanford Prison Experiment) will produce together with Dakota Fanning and Brittany Kahan from Echo Lake Entertainment (Nebraska) with Celine Rattray (American Honey) and Kirsten Dunst as executive producers.
Dunst is co-writing the screenplay together with Nellie Kim. The film is due to go into production in early 2017.
Cornerstone...
Oscar winner Patricia Arquette (Boyhood) and rising stars Bel Powley (The Diary Of A Teenage Girl) and Stacy Martin (Nymphomaniac) are to join Dakota Fanning (American Pastoral) and Jesse Plemons (Black Mass) in Kirsten Dunst’s directorial debut The Bell Jar.
Fanning will play the lead role in the adaptation of Sylvia Plath’s classic 1950’s-set novel of the same name about a young woman who finds her life spiraling out of control as she struggles with mental illness.
Priority Pictures optioned the re-make rights to the film from Studiocanal. Lizzie Friedman, Karen Lauder and Greg Little (The Stanford Prison Experiment) will produce together with Dakota Fanning and Brittany Kahan from Echo Lake Entertainment (Nebraska) with Celine Rattray (American Honey) and Kirsten Dunst as executive producers.
Dunst is co-writing the screenplay together with Nellie Kim. The film is due to go into production in early 2017.
Cornerstone...
- 11/4/2016
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Kirsten Dunst is set make her feature film directorial debut with The Bell Jar, an adaptation of Sylvia Plath’s famed 1963 novel. Dakota Fanning has been set to play the lead role of Esther Greenwood in the pic, which Dunst has co-written with Nellie Kim. The Stanford Prison Experiment producer Priority Pictures optioned remake rights from Studio Canal, and production is eyed to start in first-quarter 2017. Priority’s Lizzie Friedman, Karen Lauder and Greg…...
- 7/20/2016
- Deadline
Screen Media Films has closed a deal for North American distribution rights to Ride, the film Helen Hunt wrote, directed and produced, and stars in alongside Brenton Thwaites, Luke Wilson, and David Zayas. Pic is Hunt’s follow-up to her helming debut Then She Found Me. In this comedy, she plays an editor from The New Yorker who follows her son (Thwaites) to La after he drops out of college to surf and find himself, but she ends up being the one thrust into a sea change of self-discovery. She befriends a limo driver (Zayas) and soon rediscovers her sexuality with a younger surf instructor (Wilson) and begins to heal her fractured relationship with her son and herself. Sandbar Pictures, Abandon Features, Big Block Ventures and @TheMovies Entertainment financed and UltraMedia is handling foreign sales.
“I made this movie for mothers, sons, fathers, daughters, surfers and people who fall apart and come back together,...
“I made this movie for mothers, sons, fathers, daughters, surfers and people who fall apart and come back together,...
- 9/9/2014
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline
Benedict Samuel has started shooting a Us indie thriller in Los Angeles, his third Us film in the past 12 months.
The Nida graduate is among the ensemble cast of The Stanford Prison Experiment, the saga of 20 undergraduate volunteers who are offered a cash incentive to assume the role of either guard or prisoner for two weeks in a mock jail, all in the name of scientific research.
Things quickly escalate beyond the boundaries of reason and humanity. Based on Dr. Philip Zimbardo.s notorious 1971 psychological study at Stanford University, the screenplay is by Tim Talbott and P.W. Hopsidor.
Kyle Patrick Alvarez (whose film C.O.G. premiered in competition at the Sundance festival) is directing for producers Lizzie Friedman, Brent Emery, Brian Geraghty, Karen Lauder and Greg Little.
The cast includes Billy Crudup as Zimbardo, Ezra Miller, Michael Angarano, Johnny Simmons, Thomas Mann, Nick Braun and Gaius Charles.
Represented in Australia by...
The Nida graduate is among the ensemble cast of The Stanford Prison Experiment, the saga of 20 undergraduate volunteers who are offered a cash incentive to assume the role of either guard or prisoner for two weeks in a mock jail, all in the name of scientific research.
Things quickly escalate beyond the boundaries of reason and humanity. Based on Dr. Philip Zimbardo.s notorious 1971 psychological study at Stanford University, the screenplay is by Tim Talbott and P.W. Hopsidor.
Kyle Patrick Alvarez (whose film C.O.G. premiered in competition at the Sundance festival) is directing for producers Lizzie Friedman, Brent Emery, Brian Geraghty, Karen Lauder and Greg Little.
The cast includes Billy Crudup as Zimbardo, Ezra Miller, Michael Angarano, Johnny Simmons, Thomas Mann, Nick Braun and Gaius Charles.
Represented in Australia by...
- 8/20/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
A bike trip through Argentina becomes a nightmare for two young women, played by Odette Yustman and Amber Heard, in And Soon the Darkness , a late comer to the 2010 genre slate. Anchor Bay releases the thriller - a remake of Robert ( The Abominable Dr. Phibes ) Fuest's 1970 film - on DVD and Blu-Ray December 28 and Shock Till You Drop spoke with feature film newcomer director Marcos Effron about his take on the material. Shock Till You Drop: The argument supporting remakes these days for studios is name value. Give the audience a title they recognize. And Soon the Darkness is an out of the norm choice. Marcos Effron: I had a And Soon the Darkness lunchbox, didn't everybody? [laughs] A couple of years before I got involved, Karen Lauder, our producer on the film,...
- 12/22/2010
- shocktillyoudrop.com
StudioCanal and Abandon Pictures are considering a remake the 1975 French film "Le Sauvage" says The Hollywood Reporter.
Catherine Deneuve starred in the screwball comedy as a woman seeking to escape her engagement. Yves Montand also starred as a middle-aged man who helps her and finds that he can't get rid of her.
Karen Lauder and Lizzie Friedman will produce. The company recently produced a remake of the cult 1970 British film "And Soon the Darkness" which gets released later this year.
Catherine Deneuve starred in the screwball comedy as a woman seeking to escape her engagement. Yves Montand also starred as a middle-aged man who helps her and finds that he can't get rid of her.
Karen Lauder and Lizzie Friedman will produce. The company recently produced a remake of the cult 1970 British film "And Soon the Darkness" which gets released later this year.
- 1/20/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
After tackling a redo of the 1970 British film "And Soon the Darkness," StudioCanal and Abandon Pictures are talking about reteaming to remake the 1975 French film "Le Sauvage."
Screwball comedy "Sauvage" starred Catherine Deneuve as a woman seeking to escape her engagement and Yves Montand as a middle-aged man who helps her and finds that he can't get rid of her.
StudioCanal and Abandon would co-develop and co-finance the project, to be produced by Karen Lauder and Lizzie Friedman.
"Darkness" stars Amber Heard, Odette Yustman, Karl Urban and Adrianna Barraza. The thriller follows two young women who go on a bicycling trip through rural Argentina. When one of the girls disappears, the other one must fight to survive the harrowing landscape and the killer.
The two companies hope to partner on several more projects.
Distribution screenings for "Darkness" will begin early February for the domestic sale of the film, which is...
Screwball comedy "Sauvage" starred Catherine Deneuve as a woman seeking to escape her engagement and Yves Montand as a middle-aged man who helps her and finds that he can't get rid of her.
StudioCanal and Abandon would co-develop and co-finance the project, to be produced by Karen Lauder and Lizzie Friedman.
"Darkness" stars Amber Heard, Odette Yustman, Karl Urban and Adrianna Barraza. The thriller follows two young women who go on a bicycling trip through rural Argentina. When one of the girls disappears, the other one must fight to survive the harrowing landscape and the killer.
The two companies hope to partner on several more projects.
Distribution screenings for "Darkness" will begin early February for the domestic sale of the film, which is...
- 1/19/2010
- by By Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The darkness has claimed two more souls.
Karl Urban and Oscar nominee Adriana Barraza ("Babel") have been cast in the thriller remake "And Soon the Darkness." They join Amber Heard and Odette Yustman in an update of the 1970 thriller, directed by first-timer Marcos Efron.
Abandon Pictures and StudioCanal are financing the project. Lizzie Friedman, Karen Lauder, Deborah Marcus and Chris Clark are producing. Flora Fernandez is executive producing, and Heard is co-producing.
The Argentina-set thriller follows two American girls on a bike trip in a remote part of the country. When one of them disappears, the other must find her before darkness falls and her worst fears are realized. The film is shooting on location in Argentina; the original was set in France.
Endeavor Independent reps the film's domestic rights, and Studio¬Canal will distribute the pic in France, the U.K. and Germany through subsidiaries Optimum Releasing and Kinowelt.
Karl Urban and Oscar nominee Adriana Barraza ("Babel") have been cast in the thriller remake "And Soon the Darkness." They join Amber Heard and Odette Yustman in an update of the 1970 thriller, directed by first-timer Marcos Efron.
Abandon Pictures and StudioCanal are financing the project. Lizzie Friedman, Karen Lauder, Deborah Marcus and Chris Clark are producing. Flora Fernandez is executive producing, and Heard is co-producing.
The Argentina-set thriller follows two American girls on a bike trip in a remote part of the country. When one of them disappears, the other must find her before darkness falls and her worst fears are realized. The film is shooting on location in Argentina; the original was set in France.
Endeavor Independent reps the film's domestic rights, and Studio¬Canal will distribute the pic in France, the U.K. and Germany through subsidiaries Optimum Releasing and Kinowelt.
- 3/16/2009
- by By Jay A. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"Pineapple Express" star Amber Heard and "Cloverfield" actress Odette Yustman have both signed on to star in a remake of the 1970 British thriller film, "And Soon the Darkness."
The remake will star the two actresses as American friends on a bike-riding trip in a remote part of Argentina. When one of them goes missing, the other must find her before darkness falls and her worst fears are realized, reports the Hollywood Reporter.
The original features Pamela Franklin and Michele Dotrice as two young nurses from London taking a cycling trip in rural France.
Heard will also serve as a co-producer alongside Lizzie Friedman, Karen Lauder, Deborah Marcus and Chris Clark. Marcos Efron will direct.
The remake will star the two actresses as American friends on a bike-riding trip in a remote part of Argentina. When one of them goes missing, the other must find her before darkness falls and her worst fears are realized, reports the Hollywood Reporter.
The original features Pamela Franklin and Michele Dotrice as two young nurses from London taking a cycling trip in rural France.
Heard will also serve as a co-producer alongside Lizzie Friedman, Karen Lauder, Deborah Marcus and Chris Clark. Marcos Efron will direct.
- 3/6/2009
- icelebz.com
Honestly, we're shocked the universe hasn't imploded over this pairing. We speak of stunners Amber Heard ( All the Boys Love Mandy Lane ) and Odette Yustman ( The Unborn ) who are set to star in a remake of the British thriller And Soon the Darkness . Robert Fuest ( The Abominable Dr. Phibes ) directed the 1970 original film which was set in France and told of two nurses bicycling through France. When one of them goes missing, the other must find her before darkness falls and her worst fears are realized. The redo will be shot and set in Argentina. Marcos Efron is making is directorial debut. Abandon Pictures also is financing the film. Lizzie Friedman, Karen Lauder, Deborah Marcus and Chris Clark are producing. Flora Fernandez is an executive producer.
- 3/5/2009
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Amber Heard and Odette Yustman have signed on to star in "And Soon the Darkness," a remake of the 1970 British thriller being co-produced and co-financed by Studio Canal.
Heard also is making her first foray into producer territory, acting as a co-producer on the film, which marks the feature directorial debut of commercials helmer Marcos Efron.
Set in Argentina, "Darkness" tells the story of two American girls on a bike-riding trip in a remote part of the country. When one of them goes missing, the other must find her before darkness falls and her worst fears are realized.
The original was set in France and tackled the idea of how vulnerable a stranger in a strange land can be.
The new "Darkness" will shoot in Argentina.
Abandon Pictures also is financing the film. Lizzie Friedman, Karen Lauder, Deborah Marcus and Chris Clark are producing. Flora Fernandez is an executive producer.
Heard also is making her first foray into producer territory, acting as a co-producer on the film, which marks the feature directorial debut of commercials helmer Marcos Efron.
Set in Argentina, "Darkness" tells the story of two American girls on a bike-riding trip in a remote part of the country. When one of them goes missing, the other must find her before darkness falls and her worst fears are realized.
The original was set in France and tackled the idea of how vulnerable a stranger in a strange land can be.
The new "Darkness" will shoot in Argentina.
Abandon Pictures also is financing the film. Lizzie Friedman, Karen Lauder, Deborah Marcus and Chris Clark are producing. Flora Fernandez is an executive producer.
- 3/4/2009
- by By Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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