Exclusive: Vertical has acquired North American rights to Parachute, the romantic drama marking the directorial debut of actress Brittany Snow (X), which won multiple awards in its debut at SXSW 2023, recognizing Snow and star Courtney Eaton (Yellowjackets). The film from Yale Productions, also starring Thomas Mann (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl), is set to open in select theaters on April 5.
Written by Snow and Becca Gleason (Summer ’03), Parachute boasts a starry cast that also includes Gina Rodriguez (Not Dead Yet), Dave Bautista (Dune: Part Two), Joel McHale (Community), Francesca Reale, and Scott Mescudi aka Kid Cudi (Silent Night).
The film tells the story of Riley (Eaton), a fun and energetic young woman who struggles with an eating disorder and body image issues, and Ethan (Mann), a once-promising musician approaching the end of his 20s, watching as the two meet and just “click.” To Ethan, all...
Written by Snow and Becca Gleason (Summer ’03), Parachute boasts a starry cast that also includes Gina Rodriguez (Not Dead Yet), Dave Bautista (Dune: Part Two), Joel McHale (Community), Francesca Reale, and Scott Mescudi aka Kid Cudi (Silent Night).
The film tells the story of Riley (Eaton), a fun and energetic young woman who struggles with an eating disorder and body image issues, and Ethan (Mann), a once-promising musician approaching the end of his 20s, watching as the two meet and just “click.” To Ethan, all...
- 2/27/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
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Californication and The X-Files star David Duchovny will star alongside Oakes Fegley (The Fabelmans, Pete’s Dragon, The War With Grandpa) and T.R. Knight (Grey’s Anatomy, The Flight Attendant) in Irving Franco’s Adam the First, which Archstone Entertainment will be introducing to buyers at the American Film Market.
Franco (Cheerleader) wrote and directed the film, which follows Adam, who, when his foster parents are suddenly murdered, sets out on a cross country adventure to track down a series of men who could be his estranged father, each one with a different life that could become his.
Adam The First is produced by Nathan Marcus, Jonathan Rubenstein, Ari Daniel Pinchot and Bernie Stern. Executive producers include Scott Martin, Michael Slifkin, and Jack Sheehan of Archstone.
“Adam The First is masterfully crafted and beautifully shot,” said Martin. “It is engaging from start to finish,...
Californication and The X-Files star David Duchovny will star alongside Oakes Fegley (The Fabelmans, Pete’s Dragon, The War With Grandpa) and T.R. Knight (Grey’s Anatomy, The Flight Attendant) in Irving Franco’s Adam the First, which Archstone Entertainment will be introducing to buyers at the American Film Market.
Franco (Cheerleader) wrote and directed the film, which follows Adam, who, when his foster parents are suddenly murdered, sets out on a cross country adventure to track down a series of men who could be his estranged father, each one with a different life that could become his.
Adam The First is produced by Nathan Marcus, Jonathan Rubenstein, Ari Daniel Pinchot and Bernie Stern. Executive producers include Scott Martin, Michael Slifkin, and Jack Sheehan of Archstone.
“Adam The First is masterfully crafted and beautifully shot,” said Martin. “It is engaging from start to finish,...
- 10/31/2022
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Robert Patrick (Scorpion), Nick Stahl (Sleepwalking), Scott Haze (Venom), Kelli Garner (Godzilla: King of the Monsters), Jake Weber (Midway) and Tony Hale (Veep) will star in Vincent Grashaw’s forthcoming psychological horror What Josiah Saw, which has recently wrapped principal photography in Oklahoma.
Written by Robert Alan Dilts, What Josiah Saw tells the story of a family with buried secrets who reunite at a farmhouse after two decades to pay for their past sins. Specific plot details are being kept under wraps.
“I felt if I was ever going to do a film which scared people, it would need to be one grounded in a reality that was relatable,” Grashaw said. “It was one of the most unique and terrifying scripts I’d ever come across, and I can’t wait to share this one with an audience.”
Randomix Productions’ Ran Namerode is producing alongside Beth Elise Hawk through her shingle,...
Written by Robert Alan Dilts, What Josiah Saw tells the story of a family with buried secrets who reunite at a farmhouse after two decades to pay for their past sins. Specific plot details are being kept under wraps.
“I felt if I was ever going to do a film which scared people, it would need to be one grounded in a reality that was relatable,” Grashaw said. “It was one of the most unique and terrifying scripts I’d ever come across, and I can’t wait to share this one with an audience.”
Randomix Productions’ Ran Namerode is producing alongside Beth Elise Hawk through her shingle,...
- 12/18/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
[Editors Note: Project of the Day is presented in partnership with Blackmagic Design, one of the world's leading innovators and manufacturers of creative video technology.] Here's your daily dose of an indie film, web series, TV pilot, what-have-you in progress -- at the end of the week, you'll have the chance to vote for your favorite. In the meantime: Is this a project you’d want to see? Tell us in the comments. Hunky Dory Logline: A comedy-drama about a drag queen and his son. Elevator Pitch: After his ex-girlfriend disappears, Sidney, a grifting glam rock dilettante, is forced to look after his 11-year-old son full-time. His "cool dad" facade crumbles and his life goes into full tailspin as he struggles to let go of his rock-and-roll lifestyle. Production Team: Director: Michael Curtis Johnson Writers: Michael Curtis Johnson, Tomas Pais Producers: Bernie Stern, Tomas Pais, Michael Curtis Johnson Cinematographer: Magela Crosignani ("The...
- 12/28/2015
- by Indiewire
- Indiewire
The premiere post-tiff destination (September 20-25th) in the film community and a major leg up for narrative and non-fiction films in development, the Independent Filmmaker Project (Ifp) announced a whopping 140 projects selected for the Project Forum at the upcoming Ifp Independent Film Week. Made up of several sections (Rbc’s Emerging Storytellers program, No Borders International Co-Production Market and Spotlight on Documentaries), we find latest updates from the likes of docu-helmers Doug Block (112 Weddings) and Lana Wilson (After Tiller), and among the narrative items we find headliners in Andrew Haigh (coming off the well received 45 Years), Sophie Barthes (Cold Souls and Madame Bovary), Terence Nance (An Oversimplification of Her Beauty), Lawrence Michael Levine (Wild Canaries), Jorge Michel Grau (We Are What We Are), Eleanor Burke and Ron Eyal (Stranger Things) and new faces in Sundance’s large family in Charles Poekel (Christmas, Again) and Olivia Newman (First Match). Here...
- 7/22/2015
- by admin
- IONCINEMA.com
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