Exclusive: Mubi has acquired David Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future for Latin America, Turkey, India and Malaysia.
Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux, Kristen Stewart, Scott Speedman and Welket Bungué star in the story set in a world in which humans must adapt to a synthetic environment. With his partner Caprice, Saul Tenser, a celebrity performance artist, publicly showcases the metamorphosis of his organs in avant-garde performances.
Release dates and plans are still being set. Rocket Science is handling international sales and negotiated the deal with Mubi.
Written and directed by Cronenberg, the film had its world premiere at the recent Cannes Film Festival. It is produced by Robert Lantos. Pic is a Canada-Greece co-production with Serendipity Point Films and Argonauts Productions.
The film marks the fourth collaboration between Lantos and Cronenberg following Crash, eXistenZ, and Eastern Promises. Panos Papahadzis and Steve Solomos are also producers, with Laura Lanktree as co-producer.
Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux, Kristen Stewart, Scott Speedman and Welket Bungué star in the story set in a world in which humans must adapt to a synthetic environment. With his partner Caprice, Saul Tenser, a celebrity performance artist, publicly showcases the metamorphosis of his organs in avant-garde performances.
Release dates and plans are still being set. Rocket Science is handling international sales and negotiated the deal with Mubi.
Written and directed by Cronenberg, the film had its world premiere at the recent Cannes Film Festival. It is produced by Robert Lantos. Pic is a Canada-Greece co-production with Serendipity Point Films and Argonauts Productions.
The film marks the fourth collaboration between Lantos and Cronenberg following Crash, eXistenZ, and Eastern Promises. Panos Papahadzis and Steve Solomos are also producers, with Laura Lanktree as co-producer.
- 6/14/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Good Deed Entertainment has taken US distribution rights to the animated drama Charlotte inspired by the autobiographical painting series “Life? or Theatre?” by Charlotte Salomon.
An April 22, 2022 release date has been set.
The pic features the voices of 2x Oscar nominee Keira Knightley, Oscar nominee Brenda Blethyn, Oscar winner Jim Broadbent, Sam Claflin, Eddie Marsan, the late Helen McCrory, Oscar nominee Sophie Okonedo, and Mark Strong. Additionally, the French version of the film will feature the voice of Academy Award winner Marion Cotillard. Directed by Eric Warin and Tahir Rana, Charlotte follows Charlotte Salomon, a young German-Jewish artist who comes of age on the eve of the Second World War and defies incredible odds to create a timeless masterpiece. Erik Rutherford and David Bezmozgis wrote the screenplay.
Kristin Harris, EVP of Distribution & Operations for Good Deed Entertainment, said, “Charlotte is both an incredibly inspiring story as well as a beautifully...
An April 22, 2022 release date has been set.
The pic features the voices of 2x Oscar nominee Keira Knightley, Oscar nominee Brenda Blethyn, Oscar winner Jim Broadbent, Sam Claflin, Eddie Marsan, the late Helen McCrory, Oscar nominee Sophie Okonedo, and Mark Strong. Additionally, the French version of the film will feature the voice of Academy Award winner Marion Cotillard. Directed by Eric Warin and Tahir Rana, Charlotte follows Charlotte Salomon, a young German-Jewish artist who comes of age on the eve of the Second World War and defies incredible odds to create a timeless masterpiece. Erik Rutherford and David Bezmozgis wrote the screenplay.
Kristin Harris, EVP of Distribution & Operations for Good Deed Entertainment, said, “Charlotte is both an incredibly inspiring story as well as a beautifully...
- 12/15/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
German-Jewish artist Charlotte Salomon, who was murdered in Auschwitz at age 26, and her autobiographical masterwork “Life? or Theatre?,” which was created in a two-year burst in the early 1940s, are the subjects of “Charlotte,” a unique animated biopic drama that marks a career turning point for Toronto producer Julia Rosenberg.
Rosenberg first encountered “Life? or Theatre?” — which comprises hundreds of gouache paintings, a 32,000-word journey-of-an-artist tale filled with dark family secrets and numerous text overlays and music cues — as a bat mitzvah gift. She soon developed “a very possessive personal relationship” with the book. “It’s the book I would buy and give when I fell in love,” she said.
After a decade racking up producer credits on notable Canadian dramatic and documentary features, Rosenberg decided one morning in 2012 that an animated film should be made of Salomon’s life, and set about harnessing her passion and wide network to make it so.
Rosenberg first encountered “Life? or Theatre?” — which comprises hundreds of gouache paintings, a 32,000-word journey-of-an-artist tale filled with dark family secrets and numerous text overlays and music cues — as a bat mitzvah gift. She soon developed “a very possessive personal relationship” with the book. “It’s the book I would buy and give when I fell in love,” she said.
After a decade racking up producer credits on notable Canadian dramatic and documentary features, Rosenberg decided one morning in 2012 that an animated film should be made of Salomon’s life, and set about harnessing her passion and wide network to make it so.
- 9/13/2021
- by Jennie Punter
- Variety Film + TV
Rocket Science handles international sales.
David Cronenberg has begun production in Greece for Serendipity Point Films and Argonauts Productions on Crimes Of The Future starring Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux, and Kristen Stewart.
Tanaya Beatty, Nadia Litz, Yorgos Karamichos, and Yorgos Pirpassopoulos have joined a previously announced cast that includes Scott Speedman, Welket Bungué, Don McKellar, and Lihi Kornowski.
Filming in Greece in the Canada-Greece co-production is scheduled to shoot until September. Cronenberg wrote the screenplay – his first original script since eXistenZ in 1999 – set in the near-future where some humans accept accelerated evolution while others try to police it.
“As we...
David Cronenberg has begun production in Greece for Serendipity Point Films and Argonauts Productions on Crimes Of The Future starring Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux, and Kristen Stewart.
Tanaya Beatty, Nadia Litz, Yorgos Karamichos, and Yorgos Pirpassopoulos have joined a previously announced cast that includes Scott Speedman, Welket Bungué, Don McKellar, and Lihi Kornowski.
Filming in Greece in the Canada-Greece co-production is scheduled to shoot until September. Cronenberg wrote the screenplay – his first original script since eXistenZ in 1999 – set in the near-future where some humans accept accelerated evolution while others try to police it.
“As we...
- 8/3/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Filming is underway in Europe on David Cronenberg’s Crimes Of The Future, starring Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux, Kristen Stewart and Scott Speedman.
Joining the cast are Tanaya Beatty (Yellowstone), Nadia Litz (Big Muddy), Yorgos Karamichos (The Durrells), and Yorgos Pirpassopoulos (Beckett). Also previously announced were Welket Bungué (Berlin Alexanderplatz), Don McKellar (Blindness), and Lihi Kornowski (Losing Alice).
The film shoots in Athens, Greece until September 2021.
The film takes a deep dive into the not-so-distant future where humankind is learning to adapt to its synthetic surroundings. The evolution moves humans beyond their natural state and into a metamorphosis, altering their biological makeup. While some embrace the limitless potential of ‘transhumanism’, others attempt to police it. Either way, “Accelerated Evolution Syndrome”, is spreading fast.
“As we begin filming Crimes Of The Future, just two days into this new adventure with David Cronenberg, it feels like we’ve entered a story he...
Joining the cast are Tanaya Beatty (Yellowstone), Nadia Litz (Big Muddy), Yorgos Karamichos (The Durrells), and Yorgos Pirpassopoulos (Beckett). Also previously announced were Welket Bungué (Berlin Alexanderplatz), Don McKellar (Blindness), and Lihi Kornowski (Losing Alice).
The film shoots in Athens, Greece until September 2021.
The film takes a deep dive into the not-so-distant future where humankind is learning to adapt to its synthetic surroundings. The evolution moves humans beyond their natural state and into a metamorphosis, altering their biological makeup. While some embrace the limitless potential of ‘transhumanism’, others attempt to police it. Either way, “Accelerated Evolution Syndrome”, is spreading fast.
“As we begin filming Crimes Of The Future, just two days into this new adventure with David Cronenberg, it feels like we’ve entered a story he...
- 8/3/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Cameras have begun rolling on David Cronenberg’s sci-fi thriller “Crimes of the Future” with Tanaya Beatty (“Yellowstone”) and Nadia Litz (“Big Muddy”) joining the cast alongside Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux and Kristen Stewart.
Principal photography has begun on the movie in Athens, Greece, where shooting will run until September. Additional cast members include Scott Speedman, Welket Bungué, Don McKellar, Lihi Kornowski, Yorgos Karamichos and Yorgos Pirpassopoulos.
“As we begin filming ‘Crimes of the Future,’ just two days into this new adventure with David Cronenberg, it feels like we’ve entered a story he collaborated on with Samuel Beckett and William Burroughs, if that were possible,” said Mortensen in a statement. “We are being pulled into a world that is not quite like this or any other, and yet is one that feels strangely familiar, immediate and quite credible. I can’t wait to see where we end up.”
The movie,...
Principal photography has begun on the movie in Athens, Greece, where shooting will run until September. Additional cast members include Scott Speedman, Welket Bungué, Don McKellar, Lihi Kornowski, Yorgos Karamichos and Yorgos Pirpassopoulos.
“As we begin filming ‘Crimes of the Future,’ just two days into this new adventure with David Cronenberg, it feels like we’ve entered a story he collaborated on with Samuel Beckett and William Burroughs, if that were possible,” said Mortensen in a statement. “We are being pulled into a world that is not quite like this or any other, and yet is one that feels strangely familiar, immediate and quite credible. I can’t wait to see where we end up.”
The movie,...
- 8/3/2021
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Two-time Oscar nominee Keira Knightley will lead the voice cast of graphic novel adaptation “Charlotte,” which is set to premiere at the Toronto Film Festival.
Along with Knightley, the “Charlotte” voice cast includes Jim Broadbent, Sam Claflin, Henry Czerny, Eddie Marsan, Brenda Blethyn and Sophie Okonedo.
“Charlotte” is directed by Eric Warin and Tahir Rana, with the screenplay written by Erik Rutherford and David Bezmozgis. The French version of “Charlotte” features the voices of Marion Cotillard and Romain Duris. The animated drama is inspired by the autobiographical painting series “Life? Or Theatre?” by Charlotte Salomon.
The Canada-France-Belgium animated drama “Charlotte” follows Charlotte Salomon, a young woman who grows up during World War II and comes out on the other side with her artistry to create a masterpiece.
“All of us at Sierra/Affinity are excited to work with this star-studded cast and present this unique animated film to distributors across the globe,...
Along with Knightley, the “Charlotte” voice cast includes Jim Broadbent, Sam Claflin, Henry Czerny, Eddie Marsan, Brenda Blethyn and Sophie Okonedo.
“Charlotte” is directed by Eric Warin and Tahir Rana, with the screenplay written by Erik Rutherford and David Bezmozgis. The French version of “Charlotte” features the voices of Marion Cotillard and Romain Duris. The animated drama is inspired by the autobiographical painting series “Life? Or Theatre?” by Charlotte Salomon.
The Canada-France-Belgium animated drama “Charlotte” follows Charlotte Salomon, a young woman who grows up during World War II and comes out on the other side with her artistry to create a masterpiece.
“All of us at Sierra/Affinity are excited to work with this star-studded cast and present this unique animated film to distributors across the globe,...
- 7/21/2021
- by Jennifer Yuma
- Variety Film + TV
Marion Cotillard among voice cast on French version of Second World War drama.
Keira Knightley has joined the voice cast on animation and Toronto selection Charlotte, which Sierra/Affinity has come on board to represent for world sales.
Knightley joins Brenda Blethyn, Jim Broadbent, Sam Claflin, Henry Czerny, Eddie Marsan, the late Helen McCrory, Sophie Okonedo, and Mark Strong on the Canada-France-Belgium co-production about Charlotte Salomon, a German-Jewish artist who comes of age on the eve of the Second World War and creates a timeless masterpiece.
The French version of the animated drama will feature the voices of Marion Cotillard and Romain Duris.
Keira Knightley has joined the voice cast on animation and Toronto selection Charlotte, which Sierra/Affinity has come on board to represent for world sales.
Knightley joins Brenda Blethyn, Jim Broadbent, Sam Claflin, Henry Czerny, Eddie Marsan, the late Helen McCrory, Sophie Okonedo, and Mark Strong on the Canada-France-Belgium co-production about Charlotte Salomon, a German-Jewish artist who comes of age on the eve of the Second World War and creates a timeless masterpiece.
The French version of the animated drama will feature the voices of Marion Cotillard and Romain Duris.
- 7/21/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Keira Knightley has joined the voice cast of “Charlotte,” an animated drama film that will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September.
Knightley joins a cast that includes Brenda Blethyn, Jim Broadbent, Sam Claflin, Henry Czerny, Eddie Marsan, Sophie Okonedo, Mark Strong and the late Helen McCrory.
Marion Cotillard has also been announced to lead the voice cast for the French version of the film, alongside Romain Duris.
Eric Warin and Tahir Rana are directing “Charlotte,” and Sierra/Affinity has come on board to handle global sales. Elevation will release the film in Canada. MK2 Mile End is distributing the film in Quebec, The Searchers in Benelux and Diaphana in France.
“Charlotte” is based on the true story of Charlotte Salomon, a German-Jewish artist who comes of age on the eve of WWII and created a series of autobiographical paintings while hiding from the Nazis. The real Salomon...
Knightley joins a cast that includes Brenda Blethyn, Jim Broadbent, Sam Claflin, Henry Czerny, Eddie Marsan, Sophie Okonedo, Mark Strong and the late Helen McCrory.
Marion Cotillard has also been announced to lead the voice cast for the French version of the film, alongside Romain Duris.
Eric Warin and Tahir Rana are directing “Charlotte,” and Sierra/Affinity has come on board to handle global sales. Elevation will release the film in Canada. MK2 Mile End is distributing the film in Quebec, The Searchers in Benelux and Diaphana in France.
“Charlotte” is based on the true story of Charlotte Salomon, a German-Jewish artist who comes of age on the eve of WWII and created a series of autobiographical paintings while hiding from the Nazis. The real Salomon...
- 7/21/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Two-time Oscar nominee Keira Knightley joins Oscar nominee Brenda Blethyn, Oscar winner Jim Broadbent, Sam Claflin, Henry Czerny, Eddie Marsan, the late Helen McCrory, Oscar nominee Sophie Okonedo, and Mark Strong as part of the voice cast for the Canada-France-Belgium animated drama feature Charlotte.
The pic, which is making its world premiere at TIFF and is directed by Eric Warin and Tahir Rana, depicts the true story of Charlotte Salomon, a young German-Jewish artist who comes of age on the eve of the Second World War and defies incredible odds to create a timeless masterpiece. The project is inspired by the autobiographical painting series “Life? or Theatre?” by Charlotte Salomon. The French version of Charlotte will feature the voices of Oscar winner Marion Cotillard and Romain Duris.
Sierra/Affinity is handling global sales. Elevation will distribute the movie in Canada. MK2 Mile End is releasing the film in Quebec, The Searchers in Benelux,...
The pic, which is making its world premiere at TIFF and is directed by Eric Warin and Tahir Rana, depicts the true story of Charlotte Salomon, a young German-Jewish artist who comes of age on the eve of the Second World War and defies incredible odds to create a timeless masterpiece. The project is inspired by the autobiographical painting series “Life? or Theatre?” by Charlotte Salomon. The French version of Charlotte will feature the voices of Oscar winner Marion Cotillard and Romain Duris.
Sierra/Affinity is handling global sales. Elevation will distribute the movie in Canada. MK2 Mile End is releasing the film in Quebec, The Searchers in Benelux,...
- 7/21/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Neon will release the film in the U.S. that will start filming in Greece in August
David Cronenberg has set his first directorial feature since 2014, “Crimes of the Future,” with a cast that includes Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux and Kristen Stewart.
“Crimes of the Future” comes from Neon and Serendipity Point Films, with Neon set to release the sci-fi movie in the U.S. Production aims to kick off this August in Athens, Greece.
“Crimes of the Future” is Cronenberg’s first original screenplay since 1999’s “eXistenZ.” The movie is a deep dive into the not-so-distant future where humankind is learning to adapt to its synthetic surroundings and the fast-spreading “Accelerated Evolution Syndrome.” This evolution moves humans beyond their natural state and into a metamorphosis, altering their biological makeup. While some embrace the limitless potential of transhumanism, others attempt to police it.
The film stars Mortensen as Saul Tenser,...
David Cronenberg has set his first directorial feature since 2014, “Crimes of the Future,” with a cast that includes Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux and Kristen Stewart.
“Crimes of the Future” comes from Neon and Serendipity Point Films, with Neon set to release the sci-fi movie in the U.S. Production aims to kick off this August in Athens, Greece.
“Crimes of the Future” is Cronenberg’s first original screenplay since 1999’s “eXistenZ.” The movie is a deep dive into the not-so-distant future where humankind is learning to adapt to its synthetic surroundings and the fast-spreading “Accelerated Evolution Syndrome.” This evolution moves humans beyond their natural state and into a metamorphosis, altering their biological makeup. While some embrace the limitless potential of transhumanism, others attempt to police it.
The film stars Mortensen as Saul Tenser,...
- 4/29/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Principal photography scheduled to commence in August in Athens, Greece,
In a tantalising package, David Cronenberg will direct Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux and Kristen Stewart in sci-fi Crimes Of The Future, Neon and Serendipity Point Films announced on Thursday (April 29).
Crimes Of The Future is based on Cronenberg’s first original screenplay since eXistenZ in 1999 and sees the Canadian auteur return to his familiar sci-fi stomping ground. “I have unfinished business with the future,” he said.
Neon will distribute in the US and MK2 | Mile End will release in Canada, with Rocket Science handling international sales.
Principal photography is scheduled...
In a tantalising package, David Cronenberg will direct Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux and Kristen Stewart in sci-fi Crimes Of The Future, Neon and Serendipity Point Films announced on Thursday (April 29).
Crimes Of The Future is based on Cronenberg’s first original screenplay since eXistenZ in 1999 and sees the Canadian auteur return to his familiar sci-fi stomping ground. “I have unfinished business with the future,” he said.
Neon will distribute in the US and MK2 | Mile End will release in Canada, with Rocket Science handling international sales.
Principal photography is scheduled...
- 4/29/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Neon and Serendipity Point Films have set a summer production start in Athens, Greece for Crimes of the Future, the David Cronenberg-written and -directed sci-fi thriller that has locked Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux and Kristen Stewart as its stars, with Scott Speedman, Welket Bungué, Don McKellar and Lihi Kornowski also starring.
This is the first original sci-fi script by Cronenberg since 1999’s eXistenZ. It sounds just as ambitious, taking a deep dive into the not-so-distant future where humankind is learning to adapt to its synthetic surroundings. This evolution moves humans beyond their natural state and into a metamorphosis, altering their biological makeup. While some embrace the limitless potential of trans-humanism, others attempt to police it. Either way, “Accelerated Evolution Syndrome” is spreading fast. Saul Tenser is a beloved performance artist who has embraced Accelerated Evolution Syndrome, sprouting new and unexpected organs in his body. Along with his partner Caprice,...
This is the first original sci-fi script by Cronenberg since 1999’s eXistenZ. It sounds just as ambitious, taking a deep dive into the not-so-distant future where humankind is learning to adapt to its synthetic surroundings. This evolution moves humans beyond their natural state and into a metamorphosis, altering their biological makeup. While some embrace the limitless potential of trans-humanism, others attempt to police it. Either way, “Accelerated Evolution Syndrome” is spreading fast. Saul Tenser is a beloved performance artist who has embraced Accelerated Evolution Syndrome, sprouting new and unexpected organs in his body. Along with his partner Caprice,...
- 4/29/2021
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
The star of last year’s Oscar contender Room has come on board Xavier Dolan’s drama, which is shooting now in Montreal.
Seville International handles international sales on the project from Sons of Manual and Lyla Films that also stars Kit Harington, Jessica Chastain, Natalie Portman, Susan Sarandon and Kathy Bates.
Principal photography will continue in Prague, the UK and New York once shooting has wrapped in Canada.
Tremblay will play a young actor who embarks on a life-changing correspondence with a Us TV star and recounts the friendship years later in an interview.
“The talent involved in this project is unparalleled,” said Anick Poirier, senior vice-president of sales at Seville International.
“Xavier is a visionary and he has proven once again that he attracts first-class actors by adding Tremblay to this superb ensemble. We’re looking forward to sharing this project with the world.”
Lyse Lafontaine of Lyla Films and Dolan and Nancy Grant of Sons...
Seville International handles international sales on the project from Sons of Manual and Lyla Films that also stars Kit Harington, Jessica Chastain, Natalie Portman, Susan Sarandon and Kathy Bates.
Principal photography will continue in Prague, the UK and New York once shooting has wrapped in Canada.
Tremblay will play a young actor who embarks on a life-changing correspondence with a Us TV star and recounts the friendship years later in an interview.
“The talent involved in this project is unparalleled,” said Anick Poirier, senior vice-president of sales at Seville International.
“Xavier is a visionary and he has proven once again that he attracts first-class actors by adding Tremblay to this superb ensemble. We’re looking forward to sharing this project with the world.”
Lyse Lafontaine of Lyla Films and Dolan and Nancy Grant of Sons...
- 2/8/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Xavier Dolan’s much-anticipated first foray into English-language filmmaking, “The Death and Life of John F. Donovan,” has commenced production in the award-winning filmmaker’s native Montreal. Dolan, who recently picked up a Grand Jury Prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival for his “It’s Only the End of the World,” first announced the film back in 2014. The film will also shoot in Prague, the UK and New York.
The film features a stellar ensemble cast, including Kit Harington, Jessica Chastain, Natalie Portman, Susan Sarandon, Kathy Bates, Ben Schnetzer, Michael Gambon, Bella Thorne, Thandie Newton, Chris Zylka and Emily Hampshire, and promises to investigate some hard truths about fame, friendship and memory.
Read More: Watch: Xavier Dolan Directed Video For Adele’s “Hello”
Although Nicholas Hoult was originally announced to star in the film back in February, his name does not appear on this list. Instead, another up-and-coming young actor,...
The film features a stellar ensemble cast, including Kit Harington, Jessica Chastain, Natalie Portman, Susan Sarandon, Kathy Bates, Ben Schnetzer, Michael Gambon, Bella Thorne, Thandie Newton, Chris Zylka and Emily Hampshire, and promises to investigate some hard truths about fame, friendship and memory.
Read More: Watch: Xavier Dolan Directed Video For Adele’s “Hello”
Although Nicholas Hoult was originally announced to star in the film back in February, his name does not appear on this list. Instead, another up-and-coming young actor,...
- 7/29/2016
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Principal photography has begun in Montreal on Xavier Dolan’s first English-language film, which stars Kit Harington, Jessica Chastain, Natalie Portman and Susan Sarandon.
Kathy Bates, Ben Schnetzer, Michael Gambon, Bella Thorne, Thandie Newton, Chris Zylka and Emily Hampshire also star in the film, which will additionally shoot in Prague, the UK and New York.
The Death And Life Of John F. Donovan centres a ill-fated correspondence between an American TV Star and an up-and-comer in England.
Lyse Lafontaine of Lyla Films is producing with Dolan and Nancy Grant of Sons Of Manual. Joe Iacono is the executive producer and Seville International handles international sales outside France, where Mars Films will distribute. Les Films Séville will directly distribute throughout Canada and Québec, while CAA handles Us rights.
Ifp Film Week: Project Forum organisers have selected 120 fiction and documentary projects for help from development through post-production. Titles include Requiem For A Robot, Fishbone and God...
Kathy Bates, Ben Schnetzer, Michael Gambon, Bella Thorne, Thandie Newton, Chris Zylka and Emily Hampshire also star in the film, which will additionally shoot in Prague, the UK and New York.
The Death And Life Of John F. Donovan centres a ill-fated correspondence between an American TV Star and an up-and-comer in England.
Lyse Lafontaine of Lyla Films is producing with Dolan and Nancy Grant of Sons Of Manual. Joe Iacono is the executive producer and Seville International handles international sales outside France, where Mars Films will distribute. Les Films Séville will directly distribute throughout Canada and Québec, while CAA handles Us rights.
Ifp Film Week: Project Forum organisers have selected 120 fiction and documentary projects for help from development through post-production. Titles include Requiem For A Robot, Fishbone and God...
- 7/27/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Xavier Dolan’s star-studded picture “The Death and Life of John F. Donovan” is the filmmaker’s first English-language directing project. Now, the highly-anticipated film has its very first poster – which includes a distinctive Easter egg.
The one-sheet is very simple and shows the names of the impressive cast, as well as introduces Adele in her acting debut. The film’s ensemble includes: Natalie Portman, Nicholas Hoult, Thandie Newton, Kit Harington, Jessica Chastain, Susan Sarandon, Kathy Bates, Michael Gambon, Bella Thorne, Chris Zylka and Emily Hampshire.
“John F. Donovan” follows a young actor, 10 years after the death of an American TV star he corresponded with as a teenager, who recollects the pen-pal relationship he used to have with his past idol. The movie will explore the hardships of fame and hurdles of the movie business through the lives of both, then and now.
Read More: Adele Gears Up For Cameo...
The one-sheet is very simple and shows the names of the impressive cast, as well as introduces Adele in her acting debut. The film’s ensemble includes: Natalie Portman, Nicholas Hoult, Thandie Newton, Kit Harington, Jessica Chastain, Susan Sarandon, Kathy Bates, Michael Gambon, Bella Thorne, Chris Zylka and Emily Hampshire.
“John F. Donovan” follows a young actor, 10 years after the death of an American TV star he corresponded with as a teenager, who recollects the pen-pal relationship he used to have with his past idol. The movie will explore the hardships of fame and hurdles of the movie business through the lives of both, then and now.
Read More: Adele Gears Up For Cameo...
- 7/16/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Singer in talks to make feature film acting debut for director of her latest single Hello.
Superstar British singer Adele is in talks to make her feature film debut in Xavier Dolan’s anticipated English-language drama The Death and Life of John F. Donovan.
The multi-platinum selling singer-songwriter previously collaborated with French-Canadian wunderkid Dolan on the singer’s music video Hello, which shot to number one at the UK and Us charts when released last month.
The singer has recently expressed a desire to act in movies and team up again with Dolan who is lining up his next film to shoot in spring 2016.
The singer recently told UK radio station Kiss FM: “I’m sure I’ll get some flak for this, but I actually would like to act after working with Xavier. I would be in a film for him, definitely.”
In the video for Hello, shot in a moody monotone, Adele sharpens...
Superstar British singer Adele is in talks to make her feature film debut in Xavier Dolan’s anticipated English-language drama The Death and Life of John F. Donovan.
The multi-platinum selling singer-songwriter previously collaborated with French-Canadian wunderkid Dolan on the singer’s music video Hello, which shot to number one at the UK and Us charts when released last month.
The singer has recently expressed a desire to act in movies and team up again with Dolan who is lining up his next film to shoot in spring 2016.
The singer recently told UK radio station Kiss FM: “I’m sure I’ll get some flak for this, but I actually would like to act after working with Xavier. I would be in a film for him, definitely.”
In the video for Hello, shot in a moody monotone, Adele sharpens...
- 11/11/2015
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Anick Poirier and her sales team swing into the Afm with worldwide rights to Xavier Dolan’s first English-language project The Death And Life Of John F. Donovan starring Jessica Chastain and Game Of Thrones heartthrob Kit Harrington.
The producers have earmarked a spring 2016 start on the satire that also stars Susan Sarandon and Kathy Bates.
Dolan wrote the screenplay to the story that examines identity and fame in the movie business and centres on a young actor who recalls his penpal relationship with his American TV idol who died 10 years earlier.
The French-Canadian wunderkind will produce The Death And Life Of John F. Donovan with his Sons Of Manual producing partner Nancy Grant and Lyse Lafontaine of Lyla Films. Joe Iacono is the executive producer.
Seville International jointly handles Us rights with CAA and will co-represent French rights with the producers. eOne and Les Films Séville will directly distribute in Canada.
“It is a movie...
The producers have earmarked a spring 2016 start on the satire that also stars Susan Sarandon and Kathy Bates.
Dolan wrote the screenplay to the story that examines identity and fame in the movie business and centres on a young actor who recalls his penpal relationship with his American TV idol who died 10 years earlier.
The French-Canadian wunderkind will produce The Death And Life Of John F. Donovan with his Sons Of Manual producing partner Nancy Grant and Lyse Lafontaine of Lyla Films. Joe Iacono is the executive producer.
Seville International jointly handles Us rights with CAA and will co-represent French rights with the producers. eOne and Les Films Séville will directly distribute in Canada.
“It is a movie...
- 11/4/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Anick Poirier and her sales team swing into the Afm with worldwide rights to Xavier Dolan’s first English-language project The Death And Life Of John F. Donovan starring Jessica Chastain and Game Of Thrones heartthrob Kit Harrington.
The producers have earmarked a spring 2016 start on the satire that also stars Susan Sarandon and Kathy Bates.
Dolan wrote the screenplay to the story that examines identity and fame in the movie business and centres on a young actor who recalls his penpal relationship with his American TV idol who died 10 years earlier.
The French-Canadian wunderkind will produce The Death And Life Of John F. Donovan with his Sons Of Manual producing partner Nancy Grant and Lyse Lafontaine of Lyla Films. Joe Iacono is the executive producer.
Seville International jointly handles Us rights with CAA and will co-represent French rights with the producers. eOne and Les Films Séville will directly distribute in Canada.
“It is a movie...
The producers have earmarked a spring 2016 start on the satire that also stars Susan Sarandon and Kathy Bates.
Dolan wrote the screenplay to the story that examines identity and fame in the movie business and centres on a young actor who recalls his penpal relationship with his American TV idol who died 10 years earlier.
The French-Canadian wunderkind will produce The Death And Life Of John F. Donovan with his Sons Of Manual producing partner Nancy Grant and Lyse Lafontaine of Lyla Films. Joe Iacono is the executive producer.
Seville International jointly handles Us rights with CAA and will co-represent French rights with the producers. eOne and Les Films Séville will directly distribute in Canada.
“It is a movie...
- 11/4/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Entertainment One Films Us (eOne) has acquired the Us distribution rights to the comedy The Grand Seduction , directed by Don McKellar, starring Golden Globe nominee Brendan Gleeson ( The Guard , "Harry Potter" films) and Taylor Kitsch ( Lone Survivor ), and produced by Oscar-nominated producer Roger Frappier and Barbara Doran. eOne is planning a theatrical release in the Us this Summer. McKellar directed The Grand Seduction from a screenplay by Michael Dowse and Ken Scott, who wrote the script for the acclaimed original 2003 French-Canadian film ( La Grande Seduction ). eOne's Mark Slone executive produced alongside Jeff Sackman and Joe Iacono. In The Grand Seduction , the only hope for the tiny outport of Tickle Head is a new Petrochemical plant, but in...
- 2/5/2014
- Comingsoon.net
Brendan Gleeson and Taylor Kitsch will star in The Grand Seduction, which Don McKellar is directing from a screenplay by Michael Dowse and Ken Scott. Scott scripted the 2003 French original Le Grande Seduction. Cast will also include Gorden Pinsent, Mary Walsh, Cathy Jones and Liane Balaban. Casting is by Heidi Leivitt and Lucie Robitaille. Roger Frappier produced the original and is back for the remake, producing with Barbara Doran. Shooting is just getting underway in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada and in various outport communities around Trinity Bay, Red Cliff, New Bonaventure and Port Rexton. The film centers on the small harbor of Tickle Cove, which is in dire need of a doctor so the town can land a contract to secure a factory that will save the town from financial ruin. Village resident Murray French (Gleeson) leads the search, and when he finds Dr. Paul Lewis (Kitsch) he employs...
- 7/30/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
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