In today’s film news roundup, a movie about the deadly Camp Fire is in the works, “The Infiltrators” will open the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival and former Rogers and Cowan topper Tom Tardio will run the Napa Valley Film Festival.
Project Launch
Focus Features is producing the survival story movie “Paradise,” based on events during the deadly 2018 Camp Fire.
The fire caused 85 fatalities and destroyed the small town of Paradise, Calif. Matthew Heineman, who was Oscar-nominated for “Cartel Land,” is set to direct and write the script. Temple Hill will produce along with Heineman.
The story will centers on Heather Roebuck, who gave birth via C-section minutes before the local hospital became engulfed by flames. Focus has optioned life rights for Roebuck, her fiancé and their children along with Butte County emergency medical workers Sean Abrams, Mike Castro, Shannon Molarius and Robin Cranston – who ended up becoming...
Project Launch
Focus Features is producing the survival story movie “Paradise,” based on events during the deadly 2018 Camp Fire.
The fire caused 85 fatalities and destroyed the small town of Paradise, Calif. Matthew Heineman, who was Oscar-nominated for “Cartel Land,” is set to direct and write the script. Temple Hill will produce along with Heineman.
The story will centers on Heather Roebuck, who gave birth via C-section minutes before the local hospital became engulfed by flames. Focus has optioned life rights for Roebuck, her fiancé and their children along with Butte County emergency medical workers Sean Abrams, Mike Castro, Shannon Molarius and Robin Cranston – who ended up becoming...
- 7/10/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Documentary filmmaker Matthew Heineman (Oscar-nominated “Cartel Land”), who directed harrowing biopic “A Private War” last year — Rosemund Pike was robbed of an Oscar nod — is a strong choice to direct fire survival drama “Paradise.” Focus Features will develop and produce the drama, which he will write, in hopes of starting filming next year.
The movie is based on real events during the deadly 2018 Camp Fire, which destroyed the small town of Paradise. As chronicled through her own viral Facebook post, Heather Roebuck gave birth via C-section minutes before the Paradise hospital was engulfed by flames. Unable to move her legs and separated from her newborn and fiancé, Roebuck tried to evade the fire that was destroying Paradise as a group of EMTs and other emergency personnel attempted to find her as they also fought for their lives.
Focus optioned the life rights for Heather Roebuck, her fiancé Bret Harles and their children,...
The movie is based on real events during the deadly 2018 Camp Fire, which destroyed the small town of Paradise. As chronicled through her own viral Facebook post, Heather Roebuck gave birth via C-section minutes before the Paradise hospital was engulfed by flames. Unable to move her legs and separated from her newborn and fiancé, Roebuck tried to evade the fire that was destroying Paradise as a group of EMTs and other emergency personnel attempted to find her as they also fought for their lives.
Focus optioned the life rights for Heather Roebuck, her fiancé Bret Harles and their children,...
- 7/10/2019
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Documentary filmmaker Matthew Heineman (Oscar-nominated “Cartel Land”), who directed harrowing biopic “A Private War” last year — Rosemund Pike was robbed of an Oscar nod — is a strong choice to direct fire survival drama “Paradise.” Focus Features will develop and produce the drama, which he will write, in hopes of starting filming next year.
The movie is based on real events during the deadly 2018 Camp Fire, which destroyed the small town of Paradise. As chronicled through her own viral Facebook post, Heather Roebuck gave birth via C-section minutes before the Paradise hospital was engulfed by flames. Unable to move her legs and separated from her newborn and fiancé, Roebuck tried to evade the fire that was destroying Paradise as a group of EMTs and other emergency personnel attempted to find her as they also fought for their lives.
Focus optioned the life rights for Heather Roebuck, her fiancé Bret Harles and their children,...
The movie is based on real events during the deadly 2018 Camp Fire, which destroyed the small town of Paradise. As chronicled through her own viral Facebook post, Heather Roebuck gave birth via C-section minutes before the Paradise hospital was engulfed by flames. Unable to move her legs and separated from her newborn and fiancé, Roebuck tried to evade the fire that was destroying Paradise as a group of EMTs and other emergency personnel attempted to find her as they also fought for their lives.
Focus optioned the life rights for Heather Roebuck, her fiancé Bret Harles and their children,...
- 7/10/2019
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Focus Features is putting into development Paradise, with Oscar-nominated and Emmy winner Matthew Heineman to set to direct and write the script. The project is based on true events of the 2018 Camp Fire, which burned down the small town of Paradise during the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California’s history. Temple Hill is producing along with Heineman. Josh McLaughlin will serve as Ep.
Focus optioned the life rights for Heather Roebuck, her fiancé Bret Harles and their children, as well as Butte County emergency medical workers Sean Abrams, Mike Castro, Shannon Molarius and Robin Cranston, who ended up becoming impromptu firefighters as the group became trapped by the fire.
Roebuck gave birth via C-section minutes before the hospital was ablaze. Powerless to move her legs and separated from her newborn and fiancé, she set on a journey through Paradise to find them.
Heineman, who last year debuted his...
Focus optioned the life rights for Heather Roebuck, her fiancé Bret Harles and their children, as well as Butte County emergency medical workers Sean Abrams, Mike Castro, Shannon Molarius and Robin Cranston, who ended up becoming impromptu firefighters as the group became trapped by the fire.
Roebuck gave birth via C-section minutes before the hospital was ablaze. Powerless to move her legs and separated from her newborn and fiancé, she set on a journey through Paradise to find them.
Heineman, who last year debuted his...
- 7/9/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
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