Bryan Cranston is “Breaking Bad” in a big way.
The Emmy winner stars opposite Oscar nominee Annette Bening in the true story of “professional lottery players,” retired husband and wife duo Jerry and Marge Selbee, who won millions in the Massachusetts lotto. Check out the trailer below.
The Paramount+ Original film “Jerry & Marge Go Large” tracks Cranston’s Jerry, who is disillusioned with his corporate job after working in the same company for 42 years. While being pushed to retire, Jerry discovers a mathematical loophole in the lottery and, with the help of his wife Marge (Bening), uses their winnings to revive a small Michigan town by splitting the profits. The film debuts Friday, June 17 on the streamer.
In addition to Cranston and Bening, the cast includes Larry Wilmore, Rainn Wilson, Anna Camp, Ann Harada, Jake McDorman, Michael McKean and Uly Schlesinger.
“Jerry & Marge Go Large” is directed by Academy Award...
The Emmy winner stars opposite Oscar nominee Annette Bening in the true story of “professional lottery players,” retired husband and wife duo Jerry and Marge Selbee, who won millions in the Massachusetts lotto. Check out the trailer below.
The Paramount+ Original film “Jerry & Marge Go Large” tracks Cranston’s Jerry, who is disillusioned with his corporate job after working in the same company for 42 years. While being pushed to retire, Jerry discovers a mathematical loophole in the lottery and, with the help of his wife Marge (Bening), uses their winnings to revive a small Michigan town by splitting the profits. The film debuts Friday, June 17 on the streamer.
In addition to Cranston and Bening, the cast includes Larry Wilmore, Rainn Wilson, Anna Camp, Ann Harada, Jake McDorman, Michael McKean and Uly Schlesinger.
“Jerry & Marge Go Large” is directed by Academy Award...
- 5/16/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Paramount+ today unveiled first-look photos for its upcoming film Jerry and Marge Go Large, starring Bryan Cranston and Annette Bening, also announcing that it will premiere exclusively on the platform in the U.S. on June 17. The film will roll out on Paramount+ in Australia, Canada and Latin America and in additional markets, when the service becomes available there later this year. It will be distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution in remaining international markets.
Jerry and Marge Go Large is inspired by the remarkable true story of retiree Jerry Selbee (Cranston), who discovers a mathematical loophole in the Massachusetts lottery and, with the help of his wife, Marge (Bening), wins millions, using the money to revive their small Michigan town. The film from Paramount Players and MRC Film’s Landline Pictures, Gil Netter and Levantine Films also stars Larry Wilmore, Rainn Wilson, Anna Camp, Ann Harada, Jake McDorman, Michael McKean and Uly Schlesinger.
Jerry and Marge Go Large is inspired by the remarkable true story of retiree Jerry Selbee (Cranston), who discovers a mathematical loophole in the Massachusetts lottery and, with the help of his wife, Marge (Bening), wins millions, using the money to revive their small Michigan town. The film from Paramount Players and MRC Film’s Landline Pictures, Gil Netter and Levantine Films also stars Larry Wilmore, Rainn Wilson, Anna Camp, Ann Harada, Jake McDorman, Michael McKean and Uly Schlesinger.
- 4/26/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Uly Schlesinger (HBO Max’s Generation), Michael McKean (Better Call Saul), Anna Camp (Pitch Perfect franchise), Ann Harada (Schmigadoon!) and Devyn McDowell (Annette) have joined the cast of Jerry and Marge Go Large.
They’ll appear in the Paramount+ Original Film alongside previously announced cast members Bryan Cranston, Annette Bening, Larry Wilmore, Rainn Wilson and Jake McDorman.
Jerry and Marge Go Large is inspired by the true story of Jerry (Cranston) and Marge Selbee (Bening), a retired Michigan couple who helped revitalize their community after playing—and winning—the Massachusetts lottery.
Schlesinger will play Tyler, a university student who also plays the Massachusetts Winfall lotto game. McKean and Harada will play Howard and Shirley, a retired couple that are friends of Jerry and Marge. Camp will play Jerry and Marge’s daughter, Dawn, with McDowell portraying their granddaughter, Liz.
Production on the film is currently underway in Georgia, with...
They’ll appear in the Paramount+ Original Film alongside previously announced cast members Bryan Cranston, Annette Bening, Larry Wilmore, Rainn Wilson and Jake McDorman.
Jerry and Marge Go Large is inspired by the true story of Jerry (Cranston) and Marge Selbee (Bening), a retired Michigan couple who helped revitalize their community after playing—and winning—the Massachusetts lottery.
Schlesinger will play Tyler, a university student who also plays the Massachusetts Winfall lotto game. McKean and Harada will play Howard and Shirley, a retired couple that are friends of Jerry and Marge. Camp will play Jerry and Marge’s daughter, Dawn, with McDowell portraying their granddaughter, Liz.
Production on the film is currently underway in Georgia, with...
- 8/12/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Jake McDorman has joined the cast of Jerry and Marge Go Large.
He’ll appear in the Paramount+ film opposite previously announced cast members Bryan Cranston and Annette Bening.
Jerry and Marge Go Large is inspired by the true story of Jerry (Cranston) and Marge Selbee (Bening), a retired Michigan couple who helped revitalize their community after playing—and winning—the Massachusetts lottery.
McDorman will play Ben, the son of the film’s title characters.
Production is currently underway in Georgia, with David Frankel directing from a script by Brad Copeland.
Gil Netter is producing with Levantine Films. Amy Baer is also producing via MRC Film’s Landline Pictures. Jerry and Marge is the first film to emerge from the Landline label.
Kevin Halloran is serving as executive producer. Netter, Tory Metzger and Renee Witt from Levantine Films developed and...
He’ll appear in the Paramount+ film opposite previously announced cast members Bryan Cranston and Annette Bening.
Jerry and Marge Go Large is inspired by the true story of Jerry (Cranston) and Marge Selbee (Bening), a retired Michigan couple who helped revitalize their community after playing—and winning—the Massachusetts lottery.
McDorman will play Ben, the son of the film’s title characters.
Production is currently underway in Georgia, with David Frankel directing from a script by Brad Copeland.
Gil Netter is producing with Levantine Films. Amy Baer is also producing via MRC Film’s Landline Pictures. Jerry and Marge is the first film to emerge from the Landline label.
Kevin Halloran is serving as executive producer. Netter, Tory Metzger and Renee Witt from Levantine Films developed and...
- 7/30/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Larry Wilmore and Rainn Wilson are joining Annette Bening and Bryan Cranston in an upcoming Paramount Plus lotto hack project.
“Jerry and Marge Go Large,” announced recently as one of the first original films at the ViacomCBS streaming platform, is from director David Frankel.
The film tells the remarkable true story of how retiree Jerry Selbee (Cranston) discovered a mathematical loophole in the Massachusetts lottery and, with the help of his wife, Marge (Bening), wins $27 million dollars and uses the money to revive their small Michigan town.
Wilmore is an Emmy winner whose credits include “The Laundromat,” and he also served as the host of Comedy Central’s “The Nightly Show.” He is repped by 3 Arts, UTA & Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush, Kaller & Gellman.
Wilson starred in the long-running NBC hit “The Office” and recently appeared in the Toronto Film Festival player “Blackbird” opposite Kate Winslet and Susan Sarandon.
“Jerry and Marge Go Large,” announced recently as one of the first original films at the ViacomCBS streaming platform, is from director David Frankel.
The film tells the remarkable true story of how retiree Jerry Selbee (Cranston) discovered a mathematical loophole in the Massachusetts lottery and, with the help of his wife, Marge (Bening), wins $27 million dollars and uses the money to revive their small Michigan town.
Wilmore is an Emmy winner whose credits include “The Laundromat,” and he also served as the host of Comedy Central’s “The Nightly Show.” He is repped by 3 Arts, UTA & Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush, Kaller & Gellman.
Wilson starred in the long-running NBC hit “The Office” and recently appeared in the Toronto Film Festival player “Blackbird” opposite Kate Winslet and Susan Sarandon.
- 7/22/2021
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
Paramount+ has another exciting project in the works, and it features two award-winning actors!
The streamer on Monday announced the latest addition to its growing slate of Paramount+ original films, new comedyJ erry and Marge Go Large, with Bryan Cranston and Annette Bening set to star.
The flick is inspired by the true story of a retired Michigan couple who help revitalize their community by playing the Massachusetts lottery.
The film will be directed by Academy Award winner David Frankel, and principal production starts this July in Georgia.
It is written by Emmy nominee Brad Copeland.
The film is produced by Academy Award nominee Gil Netter, Levantine Films (Hidden Figures), and executive produced by Kevin Halloran (Ford v Ferrari).
Amy Baer is also attached to produce via MRC Film’s Landline Pictures, the film is the label’s first production.
Netter, Tory Metzger, and Renee Witt from Levantine Films developed...
The streamer on Monday announced the latest addition to its growing slate of Paramount+ original films, new comedyJ erry and Marge Go Large, with Bryan Cranston and Annette Bening set to star.
The flick is inspired by the true story of a retired Michigan couple who help revitalize their community by playing the Massachusetts lottery.
The film will be directed by Academy Award winner David Frankel, and principal production starts this July in Georgia.
It is written by Emmy nominee Brad Copeland.
The film is produced by Academy Award nominee Gil Netter, Levantine Films (Hidden Figures), and executive produced by Kevin Halloran (Ford v Ferrari).
Amy Baer is also attached to produce via MRC Film’s Landline Pictures, the film is the label’s first production.
Netter, Tory Metzger, and Renee Witt from Levantine Films developed...
- 6/21/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Paramount Plus is betting the house on “Jerry and Marge Go Large,” the true story of a lotto-scamming couple to be played by Bryan Cranston and Annette Bening.
Director David Frankel will direct the tale of a retired Michigan couple who helps revitalize their community by deftly gaming the Massachusetts lottery.
Emmy nominee Brad Copeland penned the script for the project, one of several straight-to-service titles in the works at the ViacomCBS streamer. Gil Netter, the Oscar nominee behind “The Blind Side” and “Life of Pi,” is producing alongside Levantine Films (“Hidden Figures”). Kevin Halloran (“Ford v Ferrari”) is executive producing.
Landline Pictures, a division of MRC Films, and its leader Amy Baer will also produce. Netter, Tory Metzger and Renee Witt from Levantine developed and packaged the film based on an original article by Jason Fagone for The Huffington Post.
Cranston will play Jerry Selbee, a retiree who discovers...
Director David Frankel will direct the tale of a retired Michigan couple who helps revitalize their community by deftly gaming the Massachusetts lottery.
Emmy nominee Brad Copeland penned the script for the project, one of several straight-to-service titles in the works at the ViacomCBS streamer. Gil Netter, the Oscar nominee behind “The Blind Side” and “Life of Pi,” is producing alongside Levantine Films (“Hidden Figures”). Kevin Halloran (“Ford v Ferrari”) is executive producing.
Landline Pictures, a division of MRC Films, and its leader Amy Baer will also produce. Netter, Tory Metzger and Renee Witt from Levantine developed and packaged the film based on an original article by Jason Fagone for The Huffington Post.
Cranston will play Jerry Selbee, a retiree who discovers...
- 6/21/2021
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
Following the company’s rebranding in March, Paramount+ is continuing to build on its film development slate, setting Bryan Cranston and Annette Bening to star in Jerry And Marge Go Large . The film is inspired by the true story of a retired Michigan couple who help revitalize their community by playing — and winning — the Massachusetts lottery. The film will be directed by David Frankel with principal production starting this July in Georgia.
The pic is written by Brad Copeland will be produced by Gil Netter, Levantine Films and executive produced by Kevin Halloran. Amy Baer will also produce via MRC Film’s Landline Pictures. The film is the label’s first production. Netter, Tory Metzger and Renee Witt from Levantine Films developed and packaged the film based on an original article by Jason Fagone for The Huffington Post.
The pic is based on the true story of how retiree Jerry Selbee,...
The pic is written by Brad Copeland will be produced by Gil Netter, Levantine Films and executive produced by Kevin Halloran. Amy Baer will also produce via MRC Film’s Landline Pictures. The film is the label’s first production. Netter, Tory Metzger and Renee Witt from Levantine Films developed and packaged the film based on an original article by Jason Fagone for The Huffington Post.
The pic is based on the true story of how retiree Jerry Selbee,...
- 6/21/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
MRC Film has launched Landline Pictures, a new label targeting audiences over 50. Veteran producer Amy Baer has been tapped to lead the new venture.
According to a release announcing the news, Landline Pictures “will focus on uplifting and entertaining stories that are about and targeting the over 50 demographic, yet commercial and conceptual enough to cross over to a broader audience.”
Baer, who will report to MRC Film Co-Presidents Brye Adler and Jonathan Golfman, will oversee Landline Pictures’ creative and strategic agenda and serve in a producer capacity on all the label’s projects, with the goal to generate multiple films per year for both theatrical and streaming distribution.
“Amy is a total pro’s pro and we are proud to be partnered with her on this venture. There is a huge opportunity to make humorous and thoughtful movies for this underserved audience,” Adler and Golfman said, announcing the new venture and Baer’s appointment.
According to a release announcing the news, Landline Pictures “will focus on uplifting and entertaining stories that are about and targeting the over 50 demographic, yet commercial and conceptual enough to cross over to a broader audience.”
Baer, who will report to MRC Film Co-Presidents Brye Adler and Jonathan Golfman, will oversee Landline Pictures’ creative and strategic agenda and serve in a producer capacity on all the label’s projects, with the goal to generate multiple films per year for both theatrical and streaming distribution.
“Amy is a total pro’s pro and we are proud to be partnered with her on this venture. There is a huge opportunity to make humorous and thoughtful movies for this underserved audience,” Adler and Golfman said, announcing the new venture and Baer’s appointment.
- 4/5/2021
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
In something of a “Frozen” reunion, Kristen Bell and Jonathan Groff will reunite in a musical film called “Molly and the Moon” from the creators of “How I Met Your Mother,” Craig Thomas and Carter Bays, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap.
Bays and Thomas wrote the script and will also direct the live-action musical comedy that is being presented to buyers at the American Film Market by CAA Media Finance and UTA Independent Film Group. FilmNation is handling international sales.
The music will also come from “The Get Down’s” Stephanie Diaz-Matos as music supervisor and composer Nathan Larson, as well as executive music producer Harvey Mason Jr., who worked on the “Pitch Perfect” films and “Sing.”
Bell and Groff play a couple who are expecting a child and sing to their unborn baby in the womb. But the film also takes us inside the womb...
Bays and Thomas wrote the script and will also direct the live-action musical comedy that is being presented to buyers at the American Film Market by CAA Media Finance and UTA Independent Film Group. FilmNation is handling international sales.
The music will also come from “The Get Down’s” Stephanie Diaz-Matos as music supervisor and composer Nathan Larson, as well as executive music producer Harvey Mason Jr., who worked on the “Pitch Perfect” films and “Sing.”
Bell and Groff play a couple who are expecting a child and sing to their unborn baby in the womb. But the film also takes us inside the womb...
- 11/5/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Kenya Barris will write, product and direct a biopic about legendary comedian Richard Pryor at MGM, the studio announced on Monday.
The film lands at MGM following a competitive bidding war with multiple studios involved. Jennifer Lee Pryor and her Tarnished Angel and Tory Metzger for Levantine Films will produce alongside Barris and his Khalabo Ink Society. Adam Rosenberg will serve as executive producer.
“The way Pryor did what he did — with truth and specificity that was somehow self-aware and self-deprecating, and said with an unmatched level of vulnerability – that was the power and impact of his work,” Barris said. “Pryor had a voice that was distinctly his and, in many ways, comedy since then has been derivative of what he created. To me, this is a film about that voice, the journey that shaped it, and what it took for it to come to be.”
Jennifer Lee Pryor, Richard’s widow,...
The film lands at MGM following a competitive bidding war with multiple studios involved. Jennifer Lee Pryor and her Tarnished Angel and Tory Metzger for Levantine Films will produce alongside Barris and his Khalabo Ink Society. Adam Rosenberg will serve as executive producer.
“The way Pryor did what he did — with truth and specificity that was somehow self-aware and self-deprecating, and said with an unmatched level of vulnerability – that was the power and impact of his work,” Barris said. “Pryor had a voice that was distinctly his and, in many ways, comedy since then has been derivative of what he created. To me, this is a film about that voice, the journey that shaped it, and what it took for it to come to be.”
Jennifer Lee Pryor, Richard’s widow,...
- 10/26/2020
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Kenya Barris, the creator of “Black-ish” and its spinoffs “Grown-ish” and “Mixed-ish,” is directing a feature film about famed comedian Richard Pryor. MGM nabbed worldwide rights to the movie following a highly competitive sale.
Barris will write, produce and direct the yet-to-be-titled project, marking his feature film directorial debut. The movie is centering on the life and times of Pryor, one of the most influential comedians of all time. Over the course of his career, Pryor appeared in over 50 movies, headlined the series “The Richard Pryor Show” and “Pryor’s Place,” and wrote for TV shows including “Sanford and Sons.” Among his numerous accolades, Pryor was the first-ever recipient of the annual Mark Twain Humor Prize.
“The way Pryor did what he did — with truth and specificity that was somehow self-aware and self-deprecating, and said with an unmatched level of vulnerability — that was the power and impact of his work,...
Barris will write, produce and direct the yet-to-be-titled project, marking his feature film directorial debut. The movie is centering on the life and times of Pryor, one of the most influential comedians of all time. Over the course of his career, Pryor appeared in over 50 movies, headlined the series “The Richard Pryor Show” and “Pryor’s Place,” and wrote for TV shows including “Sanford and Sons.” Among his numerous accolades, Pryor was the first-ever recipient of the annual Mark Twain Humor Prize.
“The way Pryor did what he did — with truth and specificity that was somehow self-aware and self-deprecating, and said with an unmatched level of vulnerability — that was the power and impact of his work,...
- 10/26/2020
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
MGM won a heated film rights auction and will partner with black-ish creator Kenya Barris for a movie on iconic comedian Richard Pryor. Barris will make his directorial debut on a film he will write. The producers are Barris and his Khalabo Ink Society, Jennifer Lee Pryor and her Tarnished Angel and Tory Metzger for Levantine Films. Adam Rosenberg and Levantine’s Renee Witt will serve as executive producers.
This comes after the studio acquired rights for a biopic on Sammy Davis Jr.
Hollywood has long been fixated in turning Pryor’s life into a narrative film, which the comic kind of did after lighting himself on fire in a freebasing accident. He includes that in Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling back in 1986. The most serious attempt to mount a movie came in 2016, when The Weinstein Company and Pryor’s widow Jennifer teamed with director Lee Daniels on...
This comes after the studio acquired rights for a biopic on Sammy Davis Jr.
Hollywood has long been fixated in turning Pryor’s life into a narrative film, which the comic kind of did after lighting himself on fire in a freebasing accident. He includes that in Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling back in 1986. The most serious attempt to mount a movie came in 2016, when The Weinstein Company and Pryor’s widow Jennifer teamed with director Lee Daniels on...
- 10/26/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Jennifer Lee Pryor, Tory Metzger join producer roster.
MGM has set Black-ish creator Kenya Barris to write, direct and produce a biopic of the trailblazing late comic Richard Pryor.
Barris will make his feature directorial debut on the project.
Joining Barris and his Khalabo Ink Society is Jennifer Lee Pryor and her Tarnished Angel, and Tory Metzger for Levantine Films. Adam Rosenberg and Levantine’s Renee Witt will serve as executive producers.
Pryor was a trailblazing black comic who entered the mainstream in film and TV as a star and writer.
The first recipient of the prestigious annual Mark Twain Humor Prize,...
MGM has set Black-ish creator Kenya Barris to write, direct and produce a biopic of the trailblazing late comic Richard Pryor.
Barris will make his feature directorial debut on the project.
Joining Barris and his Khalabo Ink Society is Jennifer Lee Pryor and her Tarnished Angel, and Tory Metzger for Levantine Films. Adam Rosenberg and Levantine’s Renee Witt will serve as executive producers.
Pryor was a trailblazing black comic who entered the mainstream in film and TV as a star and writer.
The first recipient of the prestigious annual Mark Twain Humor Prize,...
- 10/26/2020
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
A biopic of boundary-breaking comedian Richard Pryor is in the works with Kenya Baris set to write and direct.
Pryor’s work spanned television, film and stand-up with credits that include Blazing Saddles, The Richard Pryor Show and Pryor’s Place. He was the first recipient of the Mark Twain Humor Prize for humor and earned numerous Emmys, WGA Awards and Grammys.
MGM landed the project in a competitive situation.
Barris will also produce the movie via his Khalabo Ink Society, along with Pryor’s widow Jennifer Lee Pryor and her Tarnished Angel and Tory Metzger for Levantine Films. Adam Rosenberg and Levantine’s Renee ...
Pryor’s work spanned television, film and stand-up with credits that include Blazing Saddles, The Richard Pryor Show and Pryor’s Place. He was the first recipient of the Mark Twain Humor Prize for humor and earned numerous Emmys, WGA Awards and Grammys.
MGM landed the project in a competitive situation.
Barris will also produce the movie via his Khalabo Ink Society, along with Pryor’s widow Jennifer Lee Pryor and her Tarnished Angel and Tory Metzger for Levantine Films. Adam Rosenberg and Levantine’s Renee ...
- 10/26/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A biopic of boundary-breaking comedian Richard Pryor is in the works with Kenya Baris set to write and direct.
Pryor’s work spanned television, film and stand-up with credits that include Blazing Saddles, The Richard Pryor Show and Pryor’s Place. He was the first recipient of the Mark Twain Humor Prize for humor and earned numerous Emmys, WGA Awards and Grammys.
MGM landed the project in a competitive situation.
Barris will also produce the movie via his Khalabo Ink Society, along with Pryor’s widow Jennifer Lee Pryor and her Tarnished Angel and Tory Metzger for Levantine Films. Adam Rosenberg and Levantine’s Renee ...
Pryor’s work spanned television, film and stand-up with credits that include Blazing Saddles, The Richard Pryor Show and Pryor’s Place. He was the first recipient of the Mark Twain Humor Prize for humor and earned numerous Emmys, WGA Awards and Grammys.
MGM landed the project in a competitive situation.
Barris will also produce the movie via his Khalabo Ink Society, along with Pryor’s widow Jennifer Lee Pryor and her Tarnished Angel and Tory Metzger for Levantine Films. Adam Rosenberg and Levantine’s Renee ...
- 10/26/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
From writer/director/producer Gurinder Chadha (“Bend It Like Beckham”) comes the inspirational drama “Blinded by the Light,” set to the music and lyrics of Bruce Springsteen’s timeless songs. “Blinded by the Light” tells the story of Javed (Viveik Kalra) a British teen of Pakistani descent, growing up in the town of Luton, England, in 1987. Amidst the racial and economic turmoil of the times, he writes poetry as a means to escape the intolerance of his hometown and the inflexibility of his traditional father. But when a classmate introduces him to the music of “the Boss,” Javed sees parallels to his working-class life in Springsteen’s powerful lyrics. As Javed discovers a cathartic outlet for his own pent-up dreams, he also begins to find the courage to express himself in his own unique voice.
Based on Sarfraz Manzoor’s acclaimed memoir Greetings from Bury Park, “Blinded by the Light...
Based on Sarfraz Manzoor’s acclaimed memoir Greetings from Bury Park, “Blinded by the Light...
- 7/26/2019
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Updated with official confirmation: New Line has confirmed Deadline’s scoop that it has acquired Blinded By the Light after its big Sundance Film Festival bow, and that it is eyeing a release for the Gurinder Chada-directed pic sometime in 2019. The studio’s announcement Friday can be found below our original break.
Previous Exclusive, January 28 Am: In yet another all-night deal auction at the Sundance Film Festival, New Line and Warner Bros are acquiring for $15 million for worldwide rights, minus a a few territories, the Gurinder Chada-directed Blinded by the Light. The film killed at its packed premiere Sunday night at Eccles and tells the story of a Muslim teen in 1987 Britain who learns to live life, understand his family and find his own voice through the music of Bruce Springsteen. Like 16 songs worth of the Boss’ coming-of-age songs.
A big wide release is planned for the pic starring Viveik Karla,...
Previous Exclusive, January 28 Am: In yet another all-night deal auction at the Sundance Film Festival, New Line and Warner Bros are acquiring for $15 million for worldwide rights, minus a a few territories, the Gurinder Chada-directed Blinded by the Light. The film killed at its packed premiere Sunday night at Eccles and tells the story of a Muslim teen in 1987 Britain who learns to live life, understand his family and find his own voice through the music of Bruce Springsteen. Like 16 songs worth of the Boss’ coming-of-age songs.
A big wide release is planned for the pic starring Viveik Karla,...
- 2/1/2019
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
New Line is in final negotiations for a $15 million-plus deal to buy British filmmaker Gurinder Chadha’s film “Blinded by the Light.”
The film, which premiered Sunday at the Sundance Film Festival, follows a 16-year-old British Pakistani boy in 1987 England whose life is changed when his friend loans him Bruce Springsteen cassettes.
Springsteen’s working-class anthems and affirming lyrics embolden him to find his own voice as a writer, stand up to the racism around him and challenge his father’s rigid ideals.
Also Read: 'Blinded by the Light' Director on Progress and Diversity in Hollywood: 'Man, Where Are All the White Dudes?'
Chadha, Sarfraz Manzoor and Paul Mayeda Berges adapted the screenplay from Manzoor’s memoir “Greetings From Bury Park.”
Chadha, best known for her 2002’s “Bend It Like Beckham,” also produced with Jane Barclay and Jamal Daniel. Executive producers include Tory Metzger, Renee Witt, Peter Touche,...
The film, which premiered Sunday at the Sundance Film Festival, follows a 16-year-old British Pakistani boy in 1987 England whose life is changed when his friend loans him Bruce Springsteen cassettes.
Springsteen’s working-class anthems and affirming lyrics embolden him to find his own voice as a writer, stand up to the racism around him and challenge his father’s rigid ideals.
Also Read: 'Blinded by the Light' Director on Progress and Diversity in Hollywood: 'Man, Where Are All the White Dudes?'
Chadha, Sarfraz Manzoor and Paul Mayeda Berges adapted the screenplay from Manzoor’s memoir “Greetings From Bury Park.”
Chadha, best known for her 2002’s “Bend It Like Beckham,” also produced with Jane Barclay and Jamal Daniel. Executive producers include Tory Metzger, Renee Witt, Peter Touche,...
- 1/28/2019
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
Less than two months after his dark satire <em>Death of Stalin</em> soared at the specialty box office, writer-director Armando Iannucci has inked a new deal for an upcoming film that he will co-write and direct, <em>The Hollywood Reporter</em> has confirmed.
Levantine Films, which previously produced <em>Beasts of No Nation</em> and <em>Hidden Figures</em>, is set to finance and produce the writer-director's latest, called <em>In Too Deep</em>. Levantine president of production Tory Metzger will oversee the project, while Iannucci will also produce.
Iannucci is co-writing the script with British comedy writer and actor John Finnemore (<em>Dead Ringers</em>, <em>That Mitchell and Webb Look</em>). Levantine did not provide ...
Levantine Films, which previously produced <em>Beasts of No Nation</em> and <em>Hidden Figures</em>, is set to finance and produce the writer-director's latest, called <em>In Too Deep</em>. Levantine president of production Tory Metzger will oversee the project, while Iannucci will also produce.
Iannucci is co-writing the script with British comedy writer and actor John Finnemore (<em>Dead Ringers</em>, <em>That Mitchell and Webb Look</em>). Levantine did not provide ...
- 4/27/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Less than two months after his dark satire Death of Stalin soared at the specialty box office, writer-director Armando Iannucci has inked a new deal for an upcoming film that he will co-write and direct, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
Levantine Films, which previously produced Beasts of No Nation and Hidden Figures, is set to finance and produce the writer-director's latest, called In Too Deep. Levantine president of production Tory Metzger will oversee the project, while Iannucci will also produce.
Iannucci is co-writing the script with British comedy writer and actor John Finnemore (Dead Ringers, That Mitchell and Webb Look). Levantine did...
Levantine Films, which previously produced Beasts of No Nation and Hidden Figures, is set to finance and produce the writer-director's latest, called In Too Deep. Levantine president of production Tory Metzger will oversee the project, while Iannucci will also produce.
Iannucci is co-writing the script with British comedy writer and actor John Finnemore (Dead Ringers, That Mitchell and Webb Look). Levantine did...
- 4/26/2018
- by Katie Kilkenny
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Levantine Films will finance and produce “In Too Deep,” directed by “Veep” creator Armando Iannucci, sources tell Variety.
Iannucci also co-wrote the script with John Finnemore. Iannucci will produce alongside Levantine.
Plot details are being kept under wraps.
Tory Metzger, Levantine’s president of production, will oversee production of the project on behalf of the company.
Iannucci broke onto the Hollywood scene with the Oscar-nominated satire “In the Loop,” but he is best known for creating the hit HBO comedy “Veep,” which earned him several Emmy wins.
Iannucci has now turned his attention back to helming for the big screen, having recently directed “The Death of Stalin,” which earned him strong critical notices. He is currently prepping production on “The Personal History of David Copperfield,” a re-telling of the classic Charles Dickens story. The pic stars Dev Patel in the title role. Variety broke the news on Thursday that Tilda Swinton,...
Iannucci also co-wrote the script with John Finnemore. Iannucci will produce alongside Levantine.
Plot details are being kept under wraps.
Tory Metzger, Levantine’s president of production, will oversee production of the project on behalf of the company.
Iannucci broke onto the Hollywood scene with the Oscar-nominated satire “In the Loop,” but he is best known for creating the hit HBO comedy “Veep,” which earned him several Emmy wins.
Iannucci has now turned his attention back to helming for the big screen, having recently directed “The Death of Stalin,” which earned him strong critical notices. He is currently prepping production on “The Personal History of David Copperfield,” a re-telling of the classic Charles Dickens story. The pic stars Dev Patel in the title role. Variety broke the news on Thursday that Tilda Swinton,...
- 4/26/2018
- by Justin Kroll
- Variety Film + TV
The Orchard teams up with new player MoviePass Ventures on Bart Layton debut; Lionsgate take Blindspotting.
The Orchard and new distributor MoviePass Ventures have teamed up on North American rights to Bart Layton’s acclaimed heist film American Animals, while Lionsgate has acquired highly regarded Blindspotting.
The Orchard and new distributor MoviePass Ventures struck the American Animals deal with UTA Independent Film Group, Film4 and AI Film on the same day it emerged that Stx had acquired UK rights from Sierra/Affinity.
Evan Peters, Barry Keoghan, Blake Jenner, Jared Abrahamson, Ann Dowd, and Udo Kier star in the in U.S. Dramatic Competition entry about a group of youngsters who in 2004 attempted an audacious art-theft.
Film4 co-financed and developed the Raw production with AI Film. Katherine Butler, Derrin Schlesinger, Dimitri Doganis, and Mary Jane Skalski produced, and executive producers are Aviv Giladi and Len Blavatnik, David Kosse, Sam Lavender and Daniel Battsek, and Tory Metzger.
MoviePass...
The Orchard and new distributor MoviePass Ventures have teamed up on North American rights to Bart Layton’s acclaimed heist film American Animals, while Lionsgate has acquired highly regarded Blindspotting.
The Orchard and new distributor MoviePass Ventures struck the American Animals deal with UTA Independent Film Group, Film4 and AI Film on the same day it emerged that Stx had acquired UK rights from Sierra/Affinity.
Evan Peters, Barry Keoghan, Blake Jenner, Jared Abrahamson, Ann Dowd, and Udo Kier star in the in U.S. Dramatic Competition entry about a group of youngsters who in 2004 attempted an audacious art-theft.
Film4 co-financed and developed the Raw production with AI Film. Katherine Butler, Derrin Schlesinger, Dimitri Doganis, and Mary Jane Skalski produced, and executive producers are Aviv Giladi and Len Blavatnik, David Kosse, Sam Lavender and Daniel Battsek, and Tory Metzger.
MoviePass...
- 1/25/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Heist thriller gets UK deal.
Sundance hit American Animals has been picked up for UK distribution by Stx International, sources have confirmed to Screen.
Bart Layton’s heist thriller premiered to raves in Park City this week. Screen’s review called it a film ”which genuinely breaks new ground”.
Sierra/Affinity handles sales on the project, which is co-financed and developed by Film4 and AI Film.
Producers are Katherine Butler and Dimitri Doganis for UK outfit Raw with Derrin Schlesinger and Mary Jane Skalski.
The film charts the story of four young Us men who undertake a foolhardy heist. Barry Keoghan, Evan Peters, Blake Jenner, Jared Abrahamson, Ann Dowd and Udo Kier star.
Executive producers on the project are current Stx International boss and former Film4 head David Kosse with Film4’s Sam Lavender and Daniel Battsek, AI Film’s Aviv Giladi and Len Blavatnik, and Tory Metzger via the Lava Bear Films banner.
UTA Independent Film Group is handling...
Sundance hit American Animals has been picked up for UK distribution by Stx International, sources have confirmed to Screen.
Bart Layton’s heist thriller premiered to raves in Park City this week. Screen’s review called it a film ”which genuinely breaks new ground”.
Sierra/Affinity handles sales on the project, which is co-financed and developed by Film4 and AI Film.
Producers are Katherine Butler and Dimitri Doganis for UK outfit Raw with Derrin Schlesinger and Mary Jane Skalski.
The film charts the story of four young Us men who undertake a foolhardy heist. Barry Keoghan, Evan Peters, Blake Jenner, Jared Abrahamson, Ann Dowd and Udo Kier star.
Executive producers on the project are current Stx International boss and former Film4 head David Kosse with Film4’s Sam Lavender and Daniel Battsek, AI Film’s Aviv Giladi and Len Blavatnik, and Tory Metzger via the Lava Bear Films banner.
UTA Independent Film Group is handling...
- 1/24/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Tory Metzger has been named President of Production of Levantine Films, the New York-based producer/financier behind Hidden Figures and Beasts of No Nation. Metzger leaves Lava Bear, where she was president of the production concern formed by David Linde with backing from Reliance. She took the helm when Linde left for Participant. While Lava Bear produced Best Picture nominee Arrival, exec produced the David Michod-directed The Rover and Naomi Watts-starrer Shu…...
- 7/18/2017
- Deadline
Keoghan, Jared Abrahamson, Blake Jenner, Ann Dowd and Udo Kier have joined the heist film alongside previously announced Evan Peters.
Film4 and AI Film are co-financing and developed American Animals, a Raw production based on a true story about four young men who mistook their lives for a movie and attempted one of the most audacious heists in Us history.
Sierra/Affinity has added the project to its bumper Berlin slate and principal photography is scheduled to begin in the Us this year.
Katherine Butler, Dimitri Doganis, Derrin Schlesinger and Mary Jane Skalski will serve as producers.
The executive producers are Aviv Giladi and Len Blavatnik for AI Film, David Kosse, Film4’s Sam Lavender and Daniel Battsek, and Tory Metzger for Lava Bear Films.
Keoghan will be seen this summer in Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk and Yorgos Lanthimos’s The Killing Of A Sacred Deer.
Film4 and AI Film are co-financing and developed American Animals, a Raw production based on a true story about four young men who mistook their lives for a movie and attempted one of the most audacious heists in Us history.
Sierra/Affinity has added the project to its bumper Berlin slate and principal photography is scheduled to begin in the Us this year.
Katherine Butler, Dimitri Doganis, Derrin Schlesinger and Mary Jane Skalski will serve as producers.
The executive producers are Aviv Giladi and Len Blavatnik for AI Film, David Kosse, Film4’s Sam Lavender and Daniel Battsek, and Tory Metzger for Lava Bear Films.
Keoghan will be seen this summer in Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk and Yorgos Lanthimos’s The Killing Of A Sacred Deer.
- 2/9/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
If you missed seeing Denis Villeneuve's Arrival (which landed on some of Daily Dead's favorites of 2016 lists) in theaters, you won't have to wait long to watch it from the comfort of your couch, as Paramount Home Media Distribution will release the sci-fi film on Digital HD beginning January 31st, followed by a 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD, and VOD release on February 14th:
Press Release: Hollywood, Calif.-- Hailed by critics as “mesmerizing” (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone), “amazing” (Brian Truitt, USA Today) and “the best film of the year” (Christopher Orr, The Atlantic), director Denis Villeneuve’s (Sicario) phenomenal tour de force Arrival makes its home entertainment debut on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand February 14, 2017 from Paramount Home Media Distribution. The film arrives two weeks early on Digital HD January 31.
Five-time Academy Award® nominee* Amy Adams “delivers one of her best performances” (Brian Truitt,...
Press Release: Hollywood, Calif.-- Hailed by critics as “mesmerizing” (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone), “amazing” (Brian Truitt, USA Today) and “the best film of the year” (Christopher Orr, The Atlantic), director Denis Villeneuve’s (Sicario) phenomenal tour de force Arrival makes its home entertainment debut on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand February 14, 2017 from Paramount Home Media Distribution. The film arrives two weeks early on Digital HD January 31.
Five-time Academy Award® nominee* Amy Adams “delivers one of her best performances” (Brian Truitt,...
- 1/11/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Exclusive: X-Men and American Horror Story star to lead Bart Layton’s heist movie; Lava Bear among executives on Raw production.
X-Men and American Horror Story star Evan Peters will lead cast in Bart Layton’s (The Imposter) heist movie American Animals.
Sierra/Affinity has boarded sales on the true story, which is co-financed and developed by Film4 and AI Film.
The Raw production, produced by Katherine Butler, Dimitri Doganis, Derrin Schlesinger and Mary Jane Skalski, charts the story of four young Us men who undertake a foolhardy heist.
Executive producers of the project are Aviv Giladi and Len Blavatnik via the AI Film banner; David Kosse; Film4’s Sam Lavender and Daniel Battsek; and Tory Metzger via the Lava Bear Films banner.
Principal photography of the film is slated to begin early 2017 in the Us. Sierra/Affinity will launch the project at this year’s American Film Market.UTA Independent Film Group is handling the Us...
X-Men and American Horror Story star Evan Peters will lead cast in Bart Layton’s (The Imposter) heist movie American Animals.
Sierra/Affinity has boarded sales on the true story, which is co-financed and developed by Film4 and AI Film.
The Raw production, produced by Katherine Butler, Dimitri Doganis, Derrin Schlesinger and Mary Jane Skalski, charts the story of four young Us men who undertake a foolhardy heist.
Executive producers of the project are Aviv Giladi and Len Blavatnik via the AI Film banner; David Kosse; Film4’s Sam Lavender and Daniel Battsek; and Tory Metzger via the Lava Bear Films banner.
Principal photography of the film is slated to begin early 2017 in the Us. Sierra/Affinity will launch the project at this year’s American Film Market.UTA Independent Film Group is handling the Us...
- 11/1/2016
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: X-Men and American Horror Story star to lead Bart Layton’s heist movie; Lava Bear among executives on Raw production.
X-Men and American Horror Story star Evan Peters will lead cast in Bart Layton’s (The Imposter) heist movie American Animals.
Sierra/Affinityhas boarded sales on hte true story, which is co-financed and developed by Film4 and AI Film.
The Raw production, produced by Katherine Butler, Dimitri Doganis, Derrin Schlesinger and Mary Jane Skalski, charts the story of four young UK men who undertake a foolhardy heist.
Executive producers of the project are Aviv Giladi and Len Blavatnik via the AI Film banner; David Kosse; Film4’s Sam Lavender and Daniel Battsek; and Tory Metzger via the Lava Bear Films banner.
Principal photography of the film is slated to begin early 2017 in the Us. Sierra/Affinity will launch the project at this year’s American Film Market.UTA Independent Film Group is handling the Us sale...
X-Men and American Horror Story star Evan Peters will lead cast in Bart Layton’s (The Imposter) heist movie American Animals.
Sierra/Affinityhas boarded sales on hte true story, which is co-financed and developed by Film4 and AI Film.
The Raw production, produced by Katherine Butler, Dimitri Doganis, Derrin Schlesinger and Mary Jane Skalski, charts the story of four young UK men who undertake a foolhardy heist.
Executive producers of the project are Aviv Giladi and Len Blavatnik via the AI Film banner; David Kosse; Film4’s Sam Lavender and Daniel Battsek; and Tory Metzger via the Lava Bear Films banner.
Principal photography of the film is slated to begin early 2017 in the Us. Sierra/Affinity will launch the project at this year’s American Film Market.UTA Independent Film Group is handling the Us sale...
- 11/1/2016
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Amal Baggar.
Amal Baggar will join Screen Queensland as its new VP of Development and Production beginning this month.
Baggar joins Sq from Los Angeles where she's worked for Scott Free Productions for eight years as both VP and as a creative executive overseeing film production and development. Baggar's credits include Concussion, starring Will Smith, which she co-produced..
She also worked for Creative Artists Agency in La as the executive assistant to motion picture literary agents, Tory Metzger and Maha Dakhil.
"We are thrilled to be welcoming Amal to our team to help grow Queensland.s screen industry," said Screen Queensland CEO.Tracey Vieira.
"The international experience, intel and contacts that Amal brings to this role will be of huge benefit to our local practitioners including her know-how on how to make a commercially successful production with international appeal."
Sq.s Evp of development and production Jo Dillon said: "Amal...
Amal Baggar will join Screen Queensland as its new VP of Development and Production beginning this month.
Baggar joins Sq from Los Angeles where she's worked for Scott Free Productions for eight years as both VP and as a creative executive overseeing film production and development. Baggar's credits include Concussion, starring Will Smith, which she co-produced..
She also worked for Creative Artists Agency in La as the executive assistant to motion picture literary agents, Tory Metzger and Maha Dakhil.
"We are thrilled to be welcoming Amal to our team to help grow Queensland.s screen industry," said Screen Queensland CEO.Tracey Vieira.
"The international experience, intel and contacts that Amal brings to this role will be of huge benefit to our local practitioners including her know-how on how to make a commercially successful production with international appeal."
Sq.s Evp of development and production Jo Dillon said: "Amal...
- 9/5/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Rising with terrifying grandeur, the forest is real – and it is the suspense-filled setting of The Forest, a frightening supernatural thriller on Digital HD now, and on Blu-ray™, DVD and On Demand on April 12, 2016 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. The Forest on Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital HD comes with terrifying bonus features including behind-the-scenes photos and feature commentary with director Jason Zada.
A young woman’s hunt for her missing sister leads to horror and madness in The Forest, starring Natalie Dormer (Game of Thrones and The Hunger Games) and Taylor Kinney (Chicago Fire, Zero Dark Thirty). When her troubled twin sister Jess mysteriously disappears, Sara Price (Dormer) discovers Jess vanished in Japan’s legendary Aokigahara Forest. Searching its eerie dark woods with the help of journalist Aiden (Kinney), Sara plunges into a tormented world where angry spirits lie in wait for those who ignore the warning: stay on the path.
A young woman’s hunt for her missing sister leads to horror and madness in The Forest, starring Natalie Dormer (Game of Thrones and The Hunger Games) and Taylor Kinney (Chicago Fire, Zero Dark Thirty). When her troubled twin sister Jess mysteriously disappears, Sara Price (Dormer) discovers Jess vanished in Japan’s legendary Aokigahara Forest. Searching its eerie dark woods with the help of journalist Aiden (Kinney), Sara plunges into a tormented world where angry spirits lie in wait for those who ignore the warning: stay on the path.
- 4/13/2016
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Viewers will soon be able to visit Japan’s Aokigahara Forest from the comfort of their couches with Universal Pictures Home Entertainment’s March 22nd Digital HD debut of The Forest, followed by their April 12th Blu-ray, DVD, and VOD release of the Natalie Dormer-starring film.
Press Release: Universal City, California, February 25, 2016 – Rising with terrifying grandeur, the forest is real – and it is the suspense-filled setting of The Forest, a frightening supernatural thriller coming to Digital HD on March 22, 2016, and on Blu-ray™, DVD and On Demand on April 12, 2016 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. The Forest on Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital HD comes with terrifying bonus features including behind-the-scenes photos and feature commentary with director Jason Zada.
A young woman’s hunt for her missing sister leads to horror and madness in The Forest, starring Natalie Dormer (Game of Thrones and The Hunger Games) and Taylor Kinney (Chicago Fire, Zero Dark Thirty...
Press Release: Universal City, California, February 25, 2016 – Rising with terrifying grandeur, the forest is real – and it is the suspense-filled setting of The Forest, a frightening supernatural thriller coming to Digital HD on March 22, 2016, and on Blu-ray™, DVD and On Demand on April 12, 2016 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. The Forest on Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital HD comes with terrifying bonus features including behind-the-scenes photos and feature commentary with director Jason Zada.
A young woman’s hunt for her missing sister leads to horror and madness in The Forest, starring Natalie Dormer (Game of Thrones and The Hunger Games) and Taylor Kinney (Chicago Fire, Zero Dark Thirty...
- 2/25/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Exclusive: Universal Pictures has set up East/West, a cross-cultural comedy vehicle for Chinese superstar Zhang Ziyi. The film will be directed by Jason Winer, and Ethan Sandler & Adrian Wenner will write the script. Tory Metzger and David Linde will produce along with Winer, Zhang and Ling Lucas. The scribes’ credits include We Hate Paul Revere and New Girl. Linde teamed with the actress on Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Winer is coming off the CBS/20th Century Fox TV…...
- 1/27/2016
- Deadline
The Lava Bear Films founder and former Universal Pictures chairman will start work at Jeff Skoll’s company on November 1.
The highly regarded and widely experienced Linde fills the vacancy created last April when Jim Berk departed after butting heads with Participant Media founder and chairman Skoll over management philosophy.
The executive arrives on the eve of the day-and-date theatrical and streaming (via Netflix) launch of Participant’s awards contender Beasts Of No Nation.
The company’s imminent releases include a bevy of other titles expected to vie for honours such as Spotlight, Bridge Of Spies and Our Brand Is Crisis. Documentary He Named Me Malala is currently in release.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Participant is poised to make a $200m equity investment in DreamWorks. Reliance Entertainment is an investor in DreamWorks and also in Lava Bear, the company Linde founded several years ago.
While it remains unclear whether Linde will sell his stake in Lava...
The highly regarded and widely experienced Linde fills the vacancy created last April when Jim Berk departed after butting heads with Participant Media founder and chairman Skoll over management philosophy.
The executive arrives on the eve of the day-and-date theatrical and streaming (via Netflix) launch of Participant’s awards contender Beasts Of No Nation.
The company’s imminent releases include a bevy of other titles expected to vie for honours such as Spotlight, Bridge Of Spies and Our Brand Is Crisis. Documentary He Named Me Malala is currently in release.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Participant is poised to make a $200m equity investment in DreamWorks. Reliance Entertainment is an investor in DreamWorks and also in Lava Bear, the company Linde founded several years ago.
While it remains unclear whether Linde will sell his stake in Lava...
- 10/13/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The Japanese film and television star makes his English-language debut in Lava Bear Films’ supernatural thriller, currently in production in Japan.
Good Universe continues international sales on the project. Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions previously acquired rights in multiple territories including Australia, Spain, Eastern Europe and all of Asia excluding Japan.
Natalie Dormer, Taylor Kinney and Eoin Macken star in the film about a woman that goes in search of her missing sister in the notorious suicide site of Aokigahara Forest at the base of Mt Fuji.
Ozawa will portray the forest guide Michi. His credits include the Nhk historical drama Tokugawa Yoshinobu, The Pig’s Retribution, April Fools, The Hot Road and The Brain Man.
Jason Zada directs from an original idea by David S Goyer. Sarah Cornwell and Nick Antosca wrote the screenplay and Tory Metzger and David Linde of Lava Bear produce with Goyer via his Phantom Four.
Len Blavatnik, [link...
Good Universe continues international sales on the project. Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions previously acquired rights in multiple territories including Australia, Spain, Eastern Europe and all of Asia excluding Japan.
Natalie Dormer, Taylor Kinney and Eoin Macken star in the film about a woman that goes in search of her missing sister in the notorious suicide site of Aokigahara Forest at the base of Mt Fuji.
Ozawa will portray the forest guide Michi. His credits include the Nhk historical drama Tokugawa Yoshinobu, The Pig’s Retribution, April Fools, The Hot Road and The Brain Man.
Jason Zada directs from an original idea by David S Goyer. Sarah Cornwell and Nick Antosca wrote the screenplay and Tory Metzger and David Linde of Lava Bear produce with Goyer via his Phantom Four.
Len Blavatnik, [link...
- 6/25/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The actor from current Sony/NBC series The Night Shift joins Natalie Dormer and Taylor Kinney on Lava Bear’s supernatural thriller.
Jason Zada directs The Forest from a screenplay by Sarah Cornwell and Nick Antosca based on an original idea by David S Goyer.
The project is currently in production and Gramercy Pictures is scheduled to release nationwide in the Us on January 8 2016.
Good Universe continues international sales on the project, which Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions previously acquired for multiple territories including Australia, Spain, Eastern Europe and all Asia excluding Japan.
Tory Metzger and David Linde of Lava Bear Films produce alongside Goyer through his Phantom Four label.
Len Blavatnik, Aviv Giladi, and Lawrence Bender serve as executive producers for co-financiers AI Film.
The Forest takes place in the infamous suicide spot of Aokigahara forest at the base of Mt Fuji as a young American woman goes in search of her missing twin sister.
Jason Zada directs The Forest from a screenplay by Sarah Cornwell and Nick Antosca based on an original idea by David S Goyer.
The project is currently in production and Gramercy Pictures is scheduled to release nationwide in the Us on January 8 2016.
Good Universe continues international sales on the project, which Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions previously acquired for multiple territories including Australia, Spain, Eastern Europe and all Asia excluding Japan.
Tory Metzger and David Linde of Lava Bear Films produce alongside Goyer through his Phantom Four label.
Len Blavatnik, Aviv Giladi, and Lawrence Bender serve as executive producers for co-financiers AI Film.
The Forest takes place in the infamous suicide spot of Aokigahara forest at the base of Mt Fuji as a young American woman goes in search of her missing twin sister.
- 6/1/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Natalie Dormer (Game of Thrones) and Taylor Kinney (Chicago Fire) will star in The Forest. The film began principal photography late last week in Tokyo, Japan. Also in this round-up: trailers for Let Us Prey and Nina Forever.
The Forest: Press Release -- "The Forest, the supernatural thriller starring Natalie Dormer and Taylor Kinney which will be directed by Jason Zada based on an original idea by David S. Goyer, will commence principal photography today in Tokyo, Japan and in the environs surrounding the legendary Aokigahara forest at the base of Mt. Fuji. Additionally, AI Film joins the Lava Bear Films project as a co-financier and co-producer, with Focus Features releasing the film nationwide on January 8, 2016. Good Universe continues international sales on the project at this year’s Cannes market. Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions previously acquired rights in multiple overseas territories including Australia, Spain, Eastern Europe and all of Asia outside of Japan.
The Forest: Press Release -- "The Forest, the supernatural thriller starring Natalie Dormer and Taylor Kinney which will be directed by Jason Zada based on an original idea by David S. Goyer, will commence principal photography today in Tokyo, Japan and in the environs surrounding the legendary Aokigahara forest at the base of Mt. Fuji. Additionally, AI Film joins the Lava Bear Films project as a co-financier and co-producer, with Focus Features releasing the film nationwide on January 8, 2016. Good Universe continues international sales on the project at this year’s Cannes market. Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions previously acquired rights in multiple overseas territories including Australia, Spain, Eastern Europe and all of Asia outside of Japan.
- 5/18/2015
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
The Forest, the supernatural thriller starring Natalie Dormer and Taylor Kinney which will be directed by Jason Zada based on an original idea by David S. Goyer, will commences principal photography today in Tokyo, Japan and in the environs surrounding the legendary Aokigahara forest at the base of Mt. Fuji.
Additionally, AI Film joins the Lava Bear Films project as a co-financier and co-producer, with Focus Features releasing the film nationwide on January 8, 2016.
The Forest, which is set in the Aokigahara forest at the base of Mt. Fuji, tells the story of a young American woman who goes in search of her twin sister, who has mysteriously disappeared. Despite everyone’s warnings to “stay on the path,” Sara enters the forest determined to discover the truth about her sister’s fate, only to be confronted by the angry and tormented souls of the dead who prey on anyone who wanders into the forest.
Additionally, AI Film joins the Lava Bear Films project as a co-financier and co-producer, with Focus Features releasing the film nationwide on January 8, 2016.
The Forest, which is set in the Aokigahara forest at the base of Mt. Fuji, tells the story of a young American woman who goes in search of her twin sister, who has mysteriously disappeared. Despite everyone’s warnings to “stay on the path,” Sara enters the forest determined to discover the truth about her sister’s fate, only to be confronted by the angry and tormented souls of the dead who prey on anyone who wanders into the forest.
- 5/16/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Efm: Good Universe has closed a host of international sales heading into the Efm on Lava Bear’s supernatural thriller led by a major deal with Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (Spwa).
Good Universe and Lava Bear said rights have gone in 25 territories including a slew for Spwa in Australia and New Zealand, Eastern Europe, Iceland, Israel, Portugal, Scandinavia, South Africa, Spain and all Asia excluding Japan.
Icon will distribute in the UK, Splendid in Germany, Switzerland and Benelux, Grand Cinema in the Middle East and Sun Distribution in Latin America.
Michiel Huisman joins Natalie Dormer on The Forest, which takes place in Japan’s Aokigahara forest at the base of Mt Fuji as a young American woman searches for her missing sister.
Once she strays from the path the woman encounters tormented souls of the dead.
Production is set for May. Jason Zada directs from Sarah Cornwell and Nick Antosca’s rewrite and based on an original...
Good Universe and Lava Bear said rights have gone in 25 territories including a slew for Spwa in Australia and New Zealand, Eastern Europe, Iceland, Israel, Portugal, Scandinavia, South Africa, Spain and all Asia excluding Japan.
Icon will distribute in the UK, Splendid in Germany, Switzerland and Benelux, Grand Cinema in the Middle East and Sun Distribution in Latin America.
Michiel Huisman joins Natalie Dormer on The Forest, which takes place in Japan’s Aokigahara forest at the base of Mt Fuji as a young American woman searches for her missing sister.
Once she strays from the path the woman encounters tormented souls of the dead.
Production is set for May. Jason Zada directs from Sarah Cornwell and Nick Antosca’s rewrite and based on an original...
- 2/2/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
‘Game of Thrones’ Michiel Huisman Joining Natalie Dormer, Teresa Palmer in Two Thrillers (Exclusive)
He replaces Benjamin Walker in Paul Currie’s “2:22″ and is in talks to co-star in Jason Zada’s “The Forest”
Michiel Huisman from “Game of Thrones” and “Orphan Black” has landed the lead role opposite Teresa Palmer in the psychological thriller “2:22” and he’s also in talks to co-star alongside Natalie Dormer in Focus Features’ supernatural thriller “The Forest,” multiple individuals familiar with both projects have told TheWrap.
Reps for Focus and Huisman did not respond to requests for comment.
Paul Currie is directing “2:22” from an original script by Todd Stein that was later revised by Nathan Parker (“Moon”) and Currie.
Michiel Huisman from “Game of Thrones” and “Orphan Black” has landed the lead role opposite Teresa Palmer in the psychological thriller “2:22” and he’s also in talks to co-star alongside Natalie Dormer in Focus Features’ supernatural thriller “The Forest,” multiple individuals familiar with both projects have told TheWrap.
Reps for Focus and Huisman did not respond to requests for comment.
Paul Currie is directing “2:22” from an original script by Todd Stein that was later revised by Nathan Parker (“Moon”) and Currie.
- 1/24/2015
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
EuropaCorp swoops on buzzed-about David Linde thriller.
Buzzed-about Naomi Watts thriller Shut In has been swooped on by EuropaCorp who will co-produce, fully finance and distribute the property developed and packaged by Lava Bear.
The film follows a woman and her son - who suffers from shut in syndrome - as they are stalked by an evil presence at their remote home.
EuropaCorp will release the film domestically through Red and launch sales at the Afm.
Two-time Oscar-nominee Watts will star in the thriler, which will be directed by Farren Blackburn from the Blacklist screenplay by Christina Hodson.
Principal photography will commence next year in Europe.
Tory Metzger, president of Lava Bear, is overseeing the production of the film for EuropaCorp/Lava Bear.
Blackburn is known for directing the television series The Fades, Luther, and Doctor Who.
Buzzed-about Naomi Watts thriller Shut In has been swooped on by EuropaCorp who will co-produce, fully finance and distribute the property developed and packaged by Lava Bear.
The film follows a woman and her son - who suffers from shut in syndrome - as they are stalked by an evil presence at their remote home.
EuropaCorp will release the film domestically through Red and launch sales at the Afm.
Two-time Oscar-nominee Watts will star in the thriler, which will be directed by Farren Blackburn from the Blacklist screenplay by Christina Hodson.
Principal photography will commence next year in Europe.
Tory Metzger, president of Lava Bear, is overseeing the production of the film for EuropaCorp/Lava Bear.
Blackburn is known for directing the television series The Fades, Luther, and Doctor Who.
- 11/5/2014
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Naomi Watts has been set to star in EuroCorp's psychological thriller “Shut In,” which will be directed by Farren Blackburn from the Blacklist screenplay by Christina Hodson. Logline is being kept under wraps. Filming begins in Europe in 2015. Tory Metzger, President of Lava Bear, is overseeing the production of the film for EuropaCorp/Lava Bear. Also read: Ben Stiller, Naomi Watts Movie ‘While We're Young’ Bought by A24 EuropaCorp will co-produce, fully finance and distribute the Lava Bear Films thriller and will release the film domestically. The company will also sell international rights at this year's Afm. Also read: Naomi Watts in Negotiations to.
- 11/5/2014
- by Linda Ge
- The Wrap
• Natalie Dormer is set to star in Lava Bear Films and Phantom Four's The Forest, Entertainment Weekly has confirmed. Jason Zada is directing from a script rewritten by Sarah Cornwell and Nick Antosca that was based on an original idea by David S. Goyer. Set in the Aokigahara forest at the base of Mt. Fuji, the supernatural thriller tells the story of a young American woman who goes in pursuit of her missing twin sister. When she wanders off the path, she is met by the undead. Lava Bear is producing along with Goyer under his Phantom Four banner.
- 10/22/2014
- by C. Molly Smith
- EW - Inside Movies
Game of Thrones star joins supernatural thriller, based on an original idea by David S Goyer.
Lava Bear Films and Phantom Four have found a their star for supernatural thriller The Forest.
Focus Features will distribute in North America on January 8, 2016. Good Universe and Lava Bear handle international.
Natalie Dormer, who stars in Game Of Thrones and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Parts 1 and 2, will take the lead in the story about a woman who goes in search of her twin sister in Japan’s haunted Aokigahara forest at the foot of Mt Fuji.
Jason Zada directs from a script rewritten by Sarah Cornwell and Nick Antosca based on an original idea by David S Goyer.
Lava Bear is producing with Goyer through his Phantom Four label.
Lava Bear president Tory Metzger oversees the production.
The Aokigahara forest is also the setting for The Sea Of Trees, the unrelated project starring Matthew McConaughey that Bloom is selling...
Lava Bear Films and Phantom Four have found a their star for supernatural thriller The Forest.
Focus Features will distribute in North America on January 8, 2016. Good Universe and Lava Bear handle international.
Natalie Dormer, who stars in Game Of Thrones and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Parts 1 and 2, will take the lead in the story about a woman who goes in search of her twin sister in Japan’s haunted Aokigahara forest at the foot of Mt Fuji.
Jason Zada directs from a script rewritten by Sarah Cornwell and Nick Antosca based on an original idea by David S Goyer.
Lava Bear is producing with Goyer through his Phantom Four label.
Lava Bear president Tory Metzger oversees the production.
The Aokigahara forest is also the setting for The Sea Of Trees, the unrelated project starring Matthew McConaughey that Bloom is selling...
- 10/21/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Game Of Thrones and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay star Natalie Dormer will lead the David Goyer-produced supernatural thriller The Forest, about an American woman who ventures into Japan’s legendary Aokigahara forest in search of her missing twin sister. Jason Zada is directing from a script by Sarah Cornwell and Nick Antosca, based on a Goyer idea. Goyer is producing for Phantom Four alongside Lava Bear Films, whose Tory Metzger is overseeing for the company.
Focus has domestic rights and has set a January 8, 2016 release while Good Universe and Lava Bear sell international.
Dormer is repped by UTA, Untitled Entertainment, United Agents in the UK and attorney Karl Austen.
Focus has domestic rights and has set a January 8, 2016 release while Good Universe and Lava Bear sell international.
Dormer is repped by UTA, Untitled Entertainment, United Agents in the UK and attorney Karl Austen.
- 10/21/2014
- by Jen Yamato
- Deadline
Lava Bear Films has promoted Jennifer Semler to vice-president of production and Allison Warren to creative executive.
President Tory Metzger, to whom the pair report, made the announcement (10).
Semler joined the company at its inception and recently completed work on recent Cannes premiere The Rover (pictured) and is currently working on of Jason Zada’s The Forest.
She will oversee the line producers as well as post-production aspects of the slate. She will liaise with the production divisions of Lava Bear’s partners and sales company partners. She most recently served as director of production.
In her new role, Warren, will source projects and work with Metzger and Lava Bear founder David Linde to expand the development and production slate.
She most recently served as Linde’s assistant, joining Lava Bear from Fox 2000.
“We are very proud of the great work both Jennifer and Allison have contributed to Lava Bear’s evolution and proud of their promotions...
President Tory Metzger, to whom the pair report, made the announcement (10).
Semler joined the company at its inception and recently completed work on recent Cannes premiere The Rover (pictured) and is currently working on of Jason Zada’s The Forest.
She will oversee the line producers as well as post-production aspects of the slate. She will liaise with the production divisions of Lava Bear’s partners and sales company partners. She most recently served as director of production.
In her new role, Warren, will source projects and work with Metzger and Lava Bear founder David Linde to expand the development and production slate.
She most recently served as Linde’s assistant, joining Lava Bear from Fox 2000.
“We are very proud of the great work both Jennifer and Allison have contributed to Lava Bear’s evolution and proud of their promotions...
- 6/10/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Jason Zada to direct the supernatural thriller; Good Universe partners with Lava Bear on international sales
Focus Features has acquired North American distribution rights to Lava Bear Films and Phantom Four’s supernatural thriller The Forest.
Good Universe has partnered with Lava Bear to handle international sales on the film.
Jason Zada directs from a script rewritten by Sarah Cornwell and based on an original idea by screenwriter David S. Goyer (Batman Begins, Man of Steel).
Lava Bear Films is producing the film along with Goyer and Nellie Reed under his Phantom Four banner.
Focus Features plans to release the film on January 8, 2016.
Peter Schlessel, CEO of Focus Features, said: “The Forest will be a cinematic journey to a dark and terrifying place and I’m happy to be on that journey with Jason Zada, David Goyer, David Linde, and Tory Metzger. The supernatural scares of the The Forest will be something that will genuinely thrill audiences...
Focus Features has acquired North American distribution rights to Lava Bear Films and Phantom Four’s supernatural thriller The Forest.
Good Universe has partnered with Lava Bear to handle international sales on the film.
Jason Zada directs from a script rewritten by Sarah Cornwell and based on an original idea by screenwriter David S. Goyer (Batman Begins, Man of Steel).
Lava Bear Films is producing the film along with Goyer and Nellie Reed under his Phantom Four banner.
Focus Features plans to release the film on January 8, 2016.
Peter Schlessel, CEO of Focus Features, said: “The Forest will be a cinematic journey to a dark and terrifying place and I’m happy to be on that journey with Jason Zada, David Goyer, David Linde, and Tory Metzger. The supernatural scares of the The Forest will be something that will genuinely thrill audiences...
- 5/22/2014
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Earlier today, Focus Features announced that they have acquired the North American distribution rights for "The Forest," a supernatural thriller directed by Jason Zada, the inventor of the holiday campaign "Elf Yourself." The film, based on an original idea by renowned screenwriter David S. Goyer, is about a woman who ventures into the Aokigahara Forest in Japan, a place known for being where people go to end their lives, to search for her missing twin sister. “'The Forest' will be a cinematic journey to a dark and terrifying place and I’m happy to be on that journey with Jason Zada, David Goyer, David Linde, and Tory Metzger," Focus Features CEO Peter Schlessel said. "The supernatural scares of the 'The Forest' will be something that will genuinely thrill audiences." Focus Features will also be distributing Zach Braff's latest effort, "Wish I Was Here."...
- 5/22/2014
- by Eric Eidelstein
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Fresh from her Oscar-nominated performance in American Hustle, Amy Adams is in early talks to team with Prisoners helmer Denis Villeneuve on Story Of Your Life, the sci-fi thriller based on a short story by Ted Chiang, a top contemporary author in the genre. Scripted by Eric Heisserer, the thriller takes place after alien crafts land around the world. An expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat. As she learns to communicate with the aliens, she begins experiencing vivid flashbacks that become the key to unlocking the greater mystery about the true purpose of their visit. It would be a departure for both Adams and Villeneuve, who broke through with Incendies. FilmNation Entertainment, in partnership with Lava Bear Films, is financing, producing and handling worldwide sales for the project. The producers are 21 Laps’ Shawn Levy and Dan Levine...
- 4/2/2014
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
British helmer Otto Bathurst has closed a deal to direct Kevin Costner in Midnight Delivery, a Universal thriller being produced by Guillermo del Toro and David Linde. Delivery centers on a father (Costner) who attempts to save his estranged daughter from a Colombian gang by trafficking cocaine to London on a midnight flight. Neil Cross (co-creator of BBC's Luther) wrote the script, based on an original story by del Toro. Gary Ungar, Tory Metzger and Russell Ackerman are executive producing. Bathurst is a BAFTA-winning filmmaker known for his work on British miniseries of the thriller and drama
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- 11/7/2013
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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