Exclusive: Christine Otal has been named Senior Vice President, Production & Development at Macro Film Studios, the company’s President James Lopez has announced.
Otal joins from J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions, where she served as Senior Vice President of Film. During her time there, she worked on titles including Star Trek IV, a live-action remake of acclaimed anime Your Name at Paramount, Jason Bateman’s The Pinkerton at Warner Bros, an adaptation of Melissa Fleming’s book A Hope More Powerful than the Sea with Paramount and Amblin, and an adaptation of the video game Portal.
The L.A.-based executive previously served as Vice President of Development and Production at Millennium Films, there exec producing The Hitman’s Bodyguard starring Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson, London Has Fallen starring Gerard Butler and Morgan Freeman, Hunter Killer starring Butler and Gary Oldman, and Criminal starring Kevin Costner and Tommy Lee Jones.
Otal joins from J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions, where she served as Senior Vice President of Film. During her time there, she worked on titles including Star Trek IV, a live-action remake of acclaimed anime Your Name at Paramount, Jason Bateman’s The Pinkerton at Warner Bros, an adaptation of Melissa Fleming’s book A Hope More Powerful than the Sea with Paramount and Amblin, and an adaptation of the video game Portal.
The L.A.-based executive previously served as Vice President of Development and Production at Millennium Films, there exec producing The Hitman’s Bodyguard starring Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson, London Has Fallen starring Gerard Butler and Morgan Freeman, Hunter Killer starring Butler and Gary Oldman, and Criminal starring Kevin Costner and Tommy Lee Jones.
- 12/11/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Devastation of a world capital and a revenge plan against an American president fuel the high-octane London Has Fallen, coming to Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand on June 14, 2016 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. The sequel to the worldwide smash hit Olympus Has Fallen raises the stakes with non-stop action and suspenseful plot twists. The Blu-ray™ and Digital HD versions also include exclusive bonus features about the can’t-miss thriller.
In London Has Fallen, the stellar cast of Gerard Butler (300), Aaron Eckhart (The Dark Knight), Angela Bassett (American Horror Story), Robert Forster (Jackie Brown), Melissa Leo (The Fighter), Radha Mitchell (Pitch Black), Sean O’Bryan (Vantage Point), and Morgan Freeman (Lucy) reprises their original roles from Olympus Has Fallen, joined by Alon Moni Aboutboul (The Dark Knight Rises), Jackie Earle Haley (Watchmen), Charlotte Riley (Edge of Tomorrow), and Waleed F. Zuaiter (Homeland). Babak Najafi directs London Has Fallen.
When the British Prime Minster dies unexpectedly,...
In London Has Fallen, the stellar cast of Gerard Butler (300), Aaron Eckhart (The Dark Knight), Angela Bassett (American Horror Story), Robert Forster (Jackie Brown), Melissa Leo (The Fighter), Radha Mitchell (Pitch Black), Sean O’Bryan (Vantage Point), and Morgan Freeman (Lucy) reprises their original roles from Olympus Has Fallen, joined by Alon Moni Aboutboul (The Dark Knight Rises), Jackie Earle Haley (Watchmen), Charlotte Riley (Edge of Tomorrow), and Waleed F. Zuaiter (Homeland). Babak Najafi directs London Has Fallen.
When the British Prime Minster dies unexpectedly,...
- 6/5/2016
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Criminal/Lionsgate
Principal photography began today on Millennium Films’ The Hitman’S Bodyguard starring Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Gary Oldman, Elodie Yung and Salma Hayek. The film is directed by Patrick Hughes (Expendables 3) from a script by Tom O’Connor. Lionsgate is distributing in the Us and the UK.
The Hitman’S Bodyguard is an action comedy about the world’s top protection agent (Reynolds) and his new client: a notorious hitman who came in from the cold (Jackson). They’ve been on opposite ends of a bullet for years. They hate each other. Now they’re stuck together and have 24 hours to get from England to The Hague. The only thing standing in their way is everything a murderous Eastern European dictator (Oldman) can throw at them.
Criminal/Lionsgate
The film stars Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool, The Proposal) as protection agent Michael Bryce, Samuel L. Jackson (The Legend of Tarzan,...
Principal photography began today on Millennium Films’ The Hitman’S Bodyguard starring Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Gary Oldman, Elodie Yung and Salma Hayek. The film is directed by Patrick Hughes (Expendables 3) from a script by Tom O’Connor. Lionsgate is distributing in the Us and the UK.
The Hitman’S Bodyguard is an action comedy about the world’s top protection agent (Reynolds) and his new client: a notorious hitman who came in from the cold (Jackson). They’ve been on opposite ends of a bullet for years. They hate each other. Now they’re stuck together and have 24 hours to get from England to The Hague. The only thing standing in their way is everything a murderous Eastern European dictator (Oldman) can throw at them.
Criminal/Lionsgate
The film stars Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool, The Proposal) as protection agent Michael Bryce, Samuel L. Jackson (The Legend of Tarzan,...
- 4/27/2016
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Principal photography began today on Millennium Films' The Hitman's Bodyguard starring Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Gary Oldman, Elodie Yung and Salma Hayek. The film is directed by Patrick Hughes (Expendables 3) from a script by Tom O'Connor. Lionsgate is distributing in the Us and the UK.
The Hitman's Bodyguard is an action comedy about the world's top protection agent (Reynolds) and his new client: a notorious hitman who came in from the cold (Jackson). They've been on opposite ends of a bullet for years. They hate each other. Now they're stuck together and have 24 hours to get from England to The Hague. The only thing standing in their way is everything a murderous Eastern European dictator (Oldman) can throw at them.
The film stars Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool, The Proposal) as protection agent Michael Bryce, Samuel L. Jackson (The Legend of Tarzan, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, Django Unchained,...
The Hitman's Bodyguard is an action comedy about the world's top protection agent (Reynolds) and his new client: a notorious hitman who came in from the cold (Jackson). They've been on opposite ends of a bullet for years. They hate each other. Now they're stuck together and have 24 hours to get from England to The Hague. The only thing standing in their way is everything a murderous Eastern European dictator (Oldman) can throw at them.
The film stars Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool, The Proposal) as protection agent Michael Bryce, Samuel L. Jackson (The Legend of Tarzan, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, Django Unchained,...
- 4/27/2016
- by Kellvin Chavez
- LRMonline.com
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