Exclusive: Duke Nicholson (Us), William H. Macy (Fargo), Tiffany Haddish (Girls Trip), Stephen Dorff (Blade), Jake Weary and Julia Fox (Uncut Gems) are set to star in action-Thriller The Deputy, which Highland Film Group is launching for the Cannes market.
The film is directed by Matt Sukkar in his feature directorial debut and written by Narcos co-creator and co-writer Carlo Bernard based on the eponymous novel by Victor Gischler.
The official synopsis reads: “Part-time Deputy Toby Sawyer (Duke Nicholson) is jolted awake by Chief Krueger (William H. Macy) and assigned to guard a dead body until the coroner arrives. When the corpse mysteriously vanishes, Toby launches a frantic search and unwittingly discovers decades of wrongdoing…and several cops who have turned a blind eye, including Deputy Billy Banks (Stephen Dorff) who pressures Toby to ignore his findings. Only Deputy Amanda Jackson (Tiffany Haddish) appears trustworthy. Desperate to keep his job,...
The film is directed by Matt Sukkar in his feature directorial debut and written by Narcos co-creator and co-writer Carlo Bernard based on the eponymous novel by Victor Gischler.
The official synopsis reads: “Part-time Deputy Toby Sawyer (Duke Nicholson) is jolted awake by Chief Krueger (William H. Macy) and assigned to guard a dead body until the coroner arrives. When the corpse mysteriously vanishes, Toby launches a frantic search and unwittingly discovers decades of wrongdoing…and several cops who have turned a blind eye, including Deputy Billy Banks (Stephen Dorff) who pressures Toby to ignore his findings. Only Deputy Amanda Jackson (Tiffany Haddish) appears trustworthy. Desperate to keep his job,...
- 5/16/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Antonio Fargas (“Starsky and Hutch”) and Stephanie Sigman (“Miss Bala”) have joined star Mike Colter in Tubi’s ‘Murder City,’ the second movie filmed under Village Roadshow Pictures’ Black Noir Cinema franchise, co-founded by NBA great Kevin Garnett.
Last December, Variety exclusively announced “Murder City” as one of the first films slated for Black Noir Cinema, a lineup of genre movies developed and produced by Village Roadshow and Tubi, which will exclusively debut on the Fox-owned free streaming platform.
Described as a “thrilling contemporary crime story,” the film follows Neil (Colter), a disgraced former cop, who after losing his job on the police force is forced to work with the city’s most notorious — and ruthless — kingpin, Ash (Sigman), to settle the debts of his estranged, deadbeat father, Graham (Fargas), and protect his wife and son.
Rounding out the film’s cast are Medina Senghore, Rhys Coiro, James Udom, Steven Prescod,...
Last December, Variety exclusively announced “Murder City” as one of the first films slated for Black Noir Cinema, a lineup of genre movies developed and produced by Village Roadshow and Tubi, which will exclusively debut on the Fox-owned free streaming platform.
Described as a “thrilling contemporary crime story,” the film follows Neil (Colter), a disgraced former cop, who after losing his job on the police force is forced to work with the city’s most notorious — and ruthless — kingpin, Ash (Sigman), to settle the debts of his estranged, deadbeat father, Graham (Fargas), and protect his wife and son.
Rounding out the film’s cast are Medina Senghore, Rhys Coiro, James Udom, Steven Prescod,...
- 8/25/2022
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Gravitas Ventures has acquired worldwide rights to Lance Kawas’ thriller Good Thief, also claiming North American rights to Sonny Mallhi’s Hurt and Phil Harding’s The Reunion. The Red Arrow Studios company will release the first title on Tvod and digital platforms on November 30, with the second debuting in select theaters and on internet, cable, and satellite platforms on December 10, and the third arriving on all Tvod and digital platforms in February.
Good Thief follows a pair of thieves (played by Peter Donahue and newcomer Shomari Giles) on the outskirts of Detroit who rob a neighborhood pawnbroker (Jimmy Doom) of his valuable baseball card collection, only to find out they’ve unleashed something far more sinister. Aaron Sizemore penned the script for the film, which also stars Melanie Mahanna and Bobby Laenen. Kawas produced with Hicham Benkirane’s company, Hbk F.C. Myriad Pictures is handling international sales.
Good Thief follows a pair of thieves (played by Peter Donahue and newcomer Shomari Giles) on the outskirts of Detroit who rob a neighborhood pawnbroker (Jimmy Doom) of his valuable baseball card collection, only to find out they’ve unleashed something far more sinister. Aaron Sizemore penned the script for the film, which also stars Melanie Mahanna and Bobby Laenen. Kawas produced with Hicham Benkirane’s company, Hbk F.C. Myriad Pictures is handling international sales.
- 11/5/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Asia Argento (xXx), French rapper-actor JoeyStarr (Polisse) and Italian star Riccardo Scamarcio (John Wick: Chapter 2) are set to lead cast in French-language thriller Interstate (La Saveur De La Mort).
The movie is a supernatural thriller in which a hitman (JoeyStarr), facing an existential crisis, decides to exit the game and leave town with the woman he loves, but his plans are disrupted by a mysterious young man and his ruthless former boss.
Jean Luc Herbulot – whose Senegalese action film Saloum is playing in TIFF’s Midnight Madness strand — is directing.
XYZ is handling world sales minus France and Belgium and will begin discussing with buyers during the Toronto market.
Pic was written by Anthony Jaswinski (The Shallows) and is produced by Jean-Jacques Neira for Fontana (Belgium), Christophe Mazodier for Polaris Films (France) and Hicham Benkirane at Hbk F.C.
Filming is slated to begin this winter for a late 2022 release.
The movie is a supernatural thriller in which a hitman (JoeyStarr), facing an existential crisis, decides to exit the game and leave town with the woman he loves, but his plans are disrupted by a mysterious young man and his ruthless former boss.
Jean Luc Herbulot – whose Senegalese action film Saloum is playing in TIFF’s Midnight Madness strand — is directing.
XYZ is handling world sales minus France and Belgium and will begin discussing with buyers during the Toronto market.
Pic was written by Anthony Jaswinski (The Shallows) and is produced by Jean-Jacques Neira for Fontana (Belgium), Christophe Mazodier for Polaris Films (France) and Hicham Benkirane at Hbk F.C.
Filming is slated to begin this winter for a late 2022 release.
- 9/9/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Hidden Empire Film Group has acquired screen rights to Alex Owumi’s 2013 autobiography Qaddafi’s Point Guard. The book was adapted into a screenplay by Jp Ouellette (Captured) and Ryan Ginnetty, Owumi’s childhood friend and associate. Deon Taylor is set to direct and is producing in conjunction with his Hidden Empire Film Group partners Roxanne Taylor and Robert F. Smith. The company is also financing the film.
Taylor is coming off the Screen Gems summer hit The Intruder, which starred Dennis Quaid and Michael Ealy.
Owumi was a professional basketball player in Libya and the book chronicles his journey after finding himself trapped in Benghazi as the civil war broke out in the spring of 2011. Owumi previously discussed his experiences in Benghazi in his powerful
“> Ted Talk in 2014. He spoke about all he witnessed while trapped there and the people that rallied to save him as he journeyed to escape.
Taylor is coming off the Screen Gems summer hit The Intruder, which starred Dennis Quaid and Michael Ealy.
Owumi was a professional basketball player in Libya and the book chronicles his journey after finding himself trapped in Benghazi as the civil war broke out in the spring of 2011. Owumi previously discussed his experiences in Benghazi in his powerful
“> Ted Talk in 2014. He spoke about all he witnessed while trapped there and the people that rallied to save him as he journeyed to escape.
- 9/26/2019
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
With several films already under his belt, including this Friday's Silent Night, director Steven C. Miller is quickly becoming one of the most prolific young filmmakers of this generation. Word on his next project has come. Read on for details.
According to Variety, Miller has come on board to direct indie thriller Scavenger for Vigilante Entertainment. Vigilante's Hicham Benkirane will produce. UTA, which reps Miller, is packaging.
Featuring a script by Jamie Nash (Lovely Molly) and Bradley Paul, the flick centers on a woman who must race against time to save her kidnapped daughter from a sadistic game-master. She is up against a man facing similar circumstances.
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According to Variety, Miller has come on board to direct indie thriller Scavenger for Vigilante Entertainment. Vigilante's Hicham Benkirane will produce. UTA, which reps Miller, is packaging.
Featuring a script by Jamie Nash (Lovely Molly) and Bradley Paul, the flick centers on a woman who must race against time to save her kidnapped daughter from a sadistic game-master. She is up against a man facing similar circumstances.
More on this one as it comes.
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Start scavenging in the comments section below!
- 11/29/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Seith Mann has directed tons of television episodes between "Californication", "The Wite" and "Fringe". Now he gets to dip his feet in a feature film as he jumps on to direct "Miss: Better Living Through Crime". Serving as producer is Hicham Benkirane under Vigilante Entertainment with Spike Lee on board as executive producer. The crime graphic novel created by Philippe Thirault, Mark Vigouroux and Marc Riou centers on Nola, a white femme fatale who grew up an impoverished orphan, and stylin’ Slim, a smooth-talking Harlem pimp with gambling troubles. The unlikely interracial pair partner as murderers-for-hire. Benkirane's link to "Miss" is through his previous job at Humanoids Publishing, which released the graphic novel back in 2002. You can imagine when he jumped ship last year that this was one of the titles he was eyeing.“It’s really held together by their love story, which is what allows them to keep going,...
- 8/18/2010
- LRMonline.com
TV director Seith Mann who has worked on shows such as The Wire and Fringe is now attached to write and direct a film based on the graphic novel Miss: Better Living Through Crime. This will be his feature film debut. The movie is being produced by Hicham Benkirane and Spike Lee.
The story takes place in 1920's New York, and it revolves around Nola, a white femme fatale who grew up an impoverished orphan, and stylin’ Slim, a smooth-talking Harlem pimp with gambling troubles. The unlikely interracial pair partner as murderers-for-hire.
In a statement Benkirane had this to say about the film:
It’s really held together by their love story, which is what allows them to keep going. What is interesting is that it’s a period of racism, and they use that to their advantage. It’s a weapon in their arsenal.
I've never read the comic,...
The story takes place in 1920's New York, and it revolves around Nola, a white femme fatale who grew up an impoverished orphan, and stylin’ Slim, a smooth-talking Harlem pimp with gambling troubles. The unlikely interracial pair partner as murderers-for-hire.
In a statement Benkirane had this to say about the film:
It’s really held together by their love story, which is what allows them to keep going. What is interesting is that it’s a period of racism, and they use that to their advantage. It’s a weapon in their arsenal.
I've never read the comic,...
- 8/18/2010
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
TV director Seith Mann ("The Wire," "Entourage," "Grey's Anatomy") will write and make his directorial debut on the noir-themed graphic novel adaptation "Miss: Better Living Through Crime" for Vigilante Entertainment reports Heat Vision.
Set in 1920s New York City, the story follows a white femme fatale who grew up an impoverished orphan, and a smooth-talking Harlem pimp with gamblinas troubles who team-up as murderers-for-hire and end up in an interracial romance.
Hicham Benkirane is producing while Spike Lee is executive producing.
Set in 1920s New York City, the story follows a white femme fatale who grew up an impoverished orphan, and a smooth-talking Harlem pimp with gamblinas troubles who team-up as murderers-for-hire and end up in an interracial romance.
Hicham Benkirane is producing while Spike Lee is executive producing.
- 8/18/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
It was first announced last year that Spike Lee would producing an adaptation of a gritty, noir graphic novel called Miss: Better Living Through Crime that Antoine Fuqua would direct. But in the last year, Fuqua has attached himself to a handful of other projects, so it makes sense that Heat Vision is now reporting that another director is taking over the project. Seith Mann, a TV director who has worked on shows like "The Wire" and "Fringe," will write and direct Miss: Better Living Through Crime as his feature debut. Spike Lee is still executive producing, but Hicham Benkirane will come on as producer via Vigilante Entertainment. Miss: Better Living Through Crime, set in 1920s NYC, revolves around Nola, a white femme fatale who grew up an orphan, and stylin' Slim, a smooth-talking Harlem pimp with gambling troubles. The unlikely interracial pair partner as murderers-for-hire. “It's really held together...
- 8/18/2010
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Who says there’s better living through crime? Antoine Fuqua and Spike Lee, that’s who.
Fuqua, who has directed films ranging from the crime thriller Training Day to the adventure saga King Arthur, will be directing an adaptation of "Miss: Better Living Through Crime", a French graphic novel. The book revolves around a poor white girl and a black pimp — named Nola and Slim, respectively — who partner up as killers-for-hire in early 1900’s New York.
Spike Lee, the groundbreaking director of such films as Do the Right Thing, Jungle Fever and He Got Game, will serve as executive producer, Variety reports. Lee’s most recent film was the 2008 war movie Miracle at St. Anna.
Fuqua’s latest, Brooklyn’s Finest starring Richard Gere, Don Cheadle and Ethan Hawke, will be released next March.
Miss will be produced through Vigilante Entertainment, and John Ridley, who wrote the upcoming World War...
Fuqua, who has directed films ranging from the crime thriller Training Day to the adventure saga King Arthur, will be directing an adaptation of "Miss: Better Living Through Crime", a French graphic novel. The book revolves around a poor white girl and a black pimp — named Nola and Slim, respectively — who partner up as killers-for-hire in early 1900’s New York.
Spike Lee, the groundbreaking director of such films as Do the Right Thing, Jungle Fever and He Got Game, will serve as executive producer, Variety reports. Lee’s most recent film was the 2008 war movie Miracle at St. Anna.
Fuqua’s latest, Brooklyn’s Finest starring Richard Gere, Don Cheadle and Ethan Hawke, will be released next March.
Miss will be produced through Vigilante Entertainment, and John Ridley, who wrote the upcoming World War...
- 11/19/2009
- CinemaSpy
Critically acclaimed filmmakers Spike Lee and Antoine Fuqua will adapt Philippe Thirault, Marc Riou and Mark Vigouroux’ graphic novel "Miss: Better Living Through Crime" for Vigilante Entertainment.
Originally published by French comic publisher Humanoids, “Miss” is a crime thriller set in the 1920s that follows an unusual partnership between two killers for hire: a poor white girl named Nola who becomes a tough femme fatale and Slim, an African-American pimp from Harlem. “Miss” was also published in the U.S. in 2002.
According to Variety, Fuqua will direct “Miss” while Lee is onboard as an executive producer along with Pierre Spengler, Fabrice Giger and Vigilante Entertainment founder Hicham Benkirane. The project is currently being shopped around to film studios.
Lee is widely known for films like “Do the Right Thing”, “Malcolm X” and “Get on the Bus,” while Fuqua’s best-known film is “Training Day” — which earned Denzel Washington the...
Originally published by French comic publisher Humanoids, “Miss” is a crime thriller set in the 1920s that follows an unusual partnership between two killers for hire: a poor white girl named Nola who becomes a tough femme fatale and Slim, an African-American pimp from Harlem. “Miss” was also published in the U.S. in 2002.
According to Variety, Fuqua will direct “Miss” while Lee is onboard as an executive producer along with Pierre Spengler, Fabrice Giger and Vigilante Entertainment founder Hicham Benkirane. The project is currently being shopped around to film studios.
Lee is widely known for films like “Do the Right Thing”, “Malcolm X” and “Get on the Bus,” while Fuqua’s best-known film is “Training Day” — which earned Denzel Washington the...
- 11/18/2009
- by Blair Marnell
- MTV Splash Page
According to a report by Variety, Vigilante Entertainment has picked up Warren Ellis’ comic book series “Black Summer” to produce a live-action adaptation of the Avatar Press comic book. Ryne Pearson (”Knowing”) is attached to write the screenplay for the project. Vigilante Entertainment is headed by Hicham Benkirane, who was formerly the head of audiovisual development at Les Munaoids Associes, the French comics publisher. Published in 2007, “Black Summer” is about the superhero/science adventureer team known as the Seven Guns, who end up modifying their bodies and powers for down-n-dirty street fighting in order to take back their city from corrupt government, law enforcement, and private security forces intent [...]...
- 11/3/2009
- by Costa Koutsoutis
- ShockYa
Vigilante Entertainment has optioned Warren Ellis and Juan Jose Ryp’s comic book series “Black Summer” with Ryne Pearson ("Knowing") onboard to adapt the script.
Originally published in 2007 as a seven issue miniseries by Avatar Press, “Black Summer” chronicles the rise and fall of a superhero team called the Seven Guns—composed of scientist-adventurers who modified their bodies to gain powers—in the wake of one member's decision to kill the President of the United States and create a better government.
According to Variety, Vigilante Entertainment is a new company formed by Hicham Benkirane, the former head of audiovisual development at French comic book publisher Humanoids.
Despite leaving Humanoids, Benkirane has retained the film rights to a few of the titles he developed there—including "The Book of Jack" and "Fragile"—while also pursing other projects to adapt.
This latest deal continues to cement Ellis’ status as a rising star in Hollywood.
Originally published in 2007 as a seven issue miniseries by Avatar Press, “Black Summer” chronicles the rise and fall of a superhero team called the Seven Guns—composed of scientist-adventurers who modified their bodies to gain powers—in the wake of one member's decision to kill the President of the United States and create a better government.
According to Variety, Vigilante Entertainment is a new company formed by Hicham Benkirane, the former head of audiovisual development at French comic book publisher Humanoids.
Despite leaving Humanoids, Benkirane has retained the film rights to a few of the titles he developed there—including "The Book of Jack" and "Fragile"—while also pursing other projects to adapt.
This latest deal continues to cement Ellis’ status as a rising star in Hollywood.
- 11/2/2009
- by Blair Marnell
- MTV Splash Page
The screen rights to Warren Ellis' comic book Black Summer, published by Avatar Press two years ago, have been picked up by Vigilante Entertainment.
The British comic book writer is on a roll lately, having several of his creations either optioned (like Gravel) or about to start filming (like Red). This latest one is set in the superhero genre and follows a team of heroes called the Seven Guns. After using science to juice up their bodies so that they can fight crime, the team discovers that their city's police and government is riddled with corruption and its own criminal element. The supes them have to take down the bad guys masquerading as good guys.
Vigilante is a new company created by Hicham Benkirane, the guy that used to work for French comic book publisher Les Humanoides Associes. When he left Humanoids Benkirane also took with him a small...
The British comic book writer is on a roll lately, having several of his creations either optioned (like Gravel) or about to start filming (like Red). This latest one is set in the superhero genre and follows a team of heroes called the Seven Guns. After using science to juice up their bodies so that they can fight crime, the team discovers that their city's police and government is riddled with corruption and its own criminal element. The supes them have to take down the bad guys masquerading as good guys.
Vigilante is a new company created by Hicham Benkirane, the guy that used to work for French comic book publisher Les Humanoides Associes. When he left Humanoids Benkirane also took with him a small...
- 11/2/2009
- by Patrick Sauriol
- Corona's Coming Attractions
There’s a new comic book-to-film production house working on bringing some lesser known properties to the screen: Vigilante Entertainment, headed up by Hicham Benkirane, formerly in charge of the brilliantly titled Les Humanoides Associes.
While Vigilante has rights to many Les Humanoides Associes properties such as Miss: Better Living Through Crime, The Book of Jack and Fragile (a zombie love story), the first project they’re setting their sights on is an adaptation of Warren Ellis’ Black Summer. Ellis was also responsible for Red, which is going into production over at Summit Films with Bruce Willis and Morgan Freeman. According to Variety, the plot of Summer is pretty sweet:
“[Black Summer centers on] superhero team the Seven Guns, a group of scientist-adventurers who modified their own bodies for street-fighting in order to take back their West Coast city from a corrupt police force, criminal local government and rapacious private security forces.”
What’s less sweet?...
While Vigilante has rights to many Les Humanoides Associes properties such as Miss: Better Living Through Crime, The Book of Jack and Fragile (a zombie love story), the first project they’re setting their sights on is an adaptation of Warren Ellis’ Black Summer. Ellis was also responsible for Red, which is going into production over at Summit Films with Bruce Willis and Morgan Freeman. According to Variety, the plot of Summer is pretty sweet:
“[Black Summer centers on] superhero team the Seven Guns, a group of scientist-adventurers who modified their own bodies for street-fighting in order to take back their West Coast city from a corrupt police force, criminal local government and rapacious private security forces.”
What’s less sweet?...
- 11/2/2009
- by John Cooper
- Atomic Popcorn
Vigilante Entertainment is developing Warren Ellis' comicbook series "Black Summer." Ryne Pearson ("Knowing")is tapped to adapt the screenplay. "Summer" tells of a superhero team called the Seven Guns who are a group of scientist-adventurers who modified their own bodies for street-fighting. This was done to take back their West Coast city from a corrupt police force, criminal local government as well as rapacious private security forces. Ellis also penned the graphic novel "Red," with Summit in pre-production on an adaptation; Bruce Willis and Morgan Freeman are attached. Hicham Benkirane leads Vigilante.
- 11/2/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Vigilante Entertainment will develop writer Warren Ellis' Avatar Press, 2007 comic book series Black Summer with Ryne "Knowing" Pearson adapting the screenplay. Premise of Black Summer, focuses on the 'superhero' team 'Seven Guns', a group of scientist-adventurers who modified their own bodies for street-fighting, in order to fight a corrupt police force, local government and private security forces. Vigilante is led by Hicham Benkirane, previous head of audiovisual development for French comic book publisher Les Humanoides Associes. Humanoides properties that Benkirane will develop include Miss: Better Living Through Crime, The Book of Jack and Fragile. Click the images to enlarge...
- 11/2/2009
- HollywoodNorthReport.com
Vigilante Entertainment is launching operations by developing Warren Ellis' comic book series "Black Summer" with Ryne Pearson ( Knowing ) attached to write the screenplay, reports Variety . "Black Summer," published by Avatar Press in 2007, centers on superhero team the Seven Guns, a group of scientist-adventurers who modified their own bodies for street-fighting in order to take back their West Coast city from a corrupt police force, criminal local government and rapacious private security forces. Vigilante is headed by Hicham Benkirane, former head of audiovisual development at French comicbook publisher Les Humanoides Associes.
- 11/1/2009
- Comingsoon.net
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