The distributor has acquired Us rights to the romantic drama starring Bella Thorne based on Norihiro Koizumi’s 2006 Japanese film Taiyo No Uta.
Mister Smith Entertainment handles international sales on the Us version, which centres on a 17-year-old with a life-threatening sensitivity to sunlight who hides her condition from the young man she has secretly admired from afar.
Scott Speer directed Midnight Sun from Eric Kirsten’s adapted screenplay. Patrick Schwarzenegger, Rob Riggle and Quinn Shephard also star.
John Rickard, Zack Schiller and Jen Gatien produced Midnight Sun, and David Boies, James McGough, Alan Ou, Hiroki Shirota and Speer served as executive producers.
Boies/Schiller financed and produced the film alongside Rickard’s Wrigley Pictures. Wme Global and Sky Moore at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan represented Boies/Schiller in the deal.
Mister Smith Entertainment handles international sales on the Us version, which centres on a 17-year-old with a life-threatening sensitivity to sunlight who hides her condition from the young man she has secretly admired from afar.
Scott Speer directed Midnight Sun from Eric Kirsten’s adapted screenplay. Patrick Schwarzenegger, Rob Riggle and Quinn Shephard also star.
John Rickard, Zack Schiller and Jen Gatien produced Midnight Sun, and David Boies, James McGough, Alan Ou, Hiroki Shirota and Speer served as executive producers.
Boies/Schiller financed and produced the film alongside Rickard’s Wrigley Pictures. Wme Global and Sky Moore at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan represented Boies/Schiller in the deal.
- 10/13/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: In a pre-American Film Market move, ambitious German distributor Square One Entertainment has acquired rights to Midnight Sun from Mister Smith Entertainment. Currently in production, the film stars Bella Thorne (The Duff), Patrick Schwarzenegger (Grown Ups 2) and Rob Riggle (22 Jump Street). Scott Speer (Step Up Revolution) is directing from a screenplay by Eric Kirsten, with John Rickard (Horrible Bosses), Zack Schiller (Jane Got A Gun) and Jen Gatien…...
- 11/2/2015
- Deadline
Young adult romance stars Bella Thorne and Patrick Schwarzenegger.
Mister Smith Entertainment has boarded romantic drama Midnight Sun ahead of November’s American Film Market (Afm) (Nov 4-11).
The film, which is currently in production, stars Bella Thorne (The Duff), Patrick Schwarzenegger (Stuck In Love) and Rob Riggle (21 Jump Street).
Director Scott Speer (Step Up Revolution) is helming a screenplay from debut screenwriter Eric Kirsten.
The story follows a teenage girl (Thorne) who has a life-threatening sensitivity to sunlight. One night, when playing her guitar at a train station, she meets a former high school all-star athlete (Schwarzenegger), with whom she forms an instant romance.
Producers are John Rickard, Zack Schiller and Jen Gatien. Devin Andre is co-producing.
Executive producers are David Boies, James McGough, Alan Ou, Hiroki Shirota and director Speer.
Midnight Sun is based on a 2006 Japanese film of the same name.
Mister Smith Entertainment has boarded romantic drama Midnight Sun ahead of November’s American Film Market (Afm) (Nov 4-11).
The film, which is currently in production, stars Bella Thorne (The Duff), Patrick Schwarzenegger (Stuck In Love) and Rob Riggle (21 Jump Street).
Director Scott Speer (Step Up Revolution) is helming a screenplay from debut screenwriter Eric Kirsten.
The story follows a teenage girl (Thorne) who has a life-threatening sensitivity to sunlight. One night, when playing her guitar at a train station, she meets a former high school all-star athlete (Schwarzenegger), with whom she forms an instant romance.
Producers are John Rickard, Zack Schiller and Jen Gatien. Devin Andre is co-producing.
Executive producers are David Boies, James McGough, Alan Ou, Hiroki Shirota and director Speer.
Midnight Sun is based on a 2006 Japanese film of the same name.
- 10/26/2015
- ScreenDaily
Normally known for reliable laugh generation in comedies such as the Jump Street films and Let’s Be Cops, Rob Riggle is changing the tone for a new job. He’s taking on a dramatic challenge for Midnight Sun.Scott Speer is on board to direct the movie, which will be loosely based on the 2006 Japanese drama Taiyô No Uta. The American version will focus on Katie (Bella Thorne), a 17-year-old who is forced to stay indoors because of her rare condition, one that means the slightest exposure to sunlight could be deadly. But a chance encounter with Charlie (Patrick Schwarzenegger) sparks a summer romance that, by necessity, must be enjoyed behind closed doors and windows or at night.Riggle will be Katie’s father Jack, a compassionate sort who just wants the best for his daughter, even if she doesn’t always agree. Speer is starting the production up this week in Vancouver,...
- 10/11/2015
- EmpireOnline
Get the tissues ready! Patrick Schwarzenegger, Bella Thorne and director Scott Speer shared a meal at L.A.'s Mud Hen Tavern in April—and as it turns out, it was a business dinner. Deadline reported Monday that Schwarzenegger and Thorne will star in Midnight Sun, based on a 2006 Japanese film about Katie, a 17-year-old who suffers from a disease that makes her skin so sensitive to sunlight that even the tiniest exposure could be fatal. Everything changes when she falls in love with a boy named Charlie. Eric Kirsten is writing the script for the young adult movie. Shooting is scheduled to start in September. Thorne confirmed the news herself via Instagram, telling fans, "Proud to...
- 6/23/2015
- E! Online
Larceny
Dolph Lundgren will star in R. Ellis Frazier's action-heist thriller "Larceny" based on a script by Benjamin Budde. R. Ellis Frazier, Justin Nesbitt and Geoffrey Ross will produce.
The story follows a former-operative-turned-professional-thief (Lundgren) contracted by the CIA to break into and take information from the safe at a top secret Mexican prison facility. One problem though, a local cartel boss sends professionals to siege the facility and take back his money which is also in said safe. [Source: Variety]
Miracles from Heaven
Queen Latifah and Martin Henderson have joined Patricia Riggen's faith-based drama "Miracles From Heaven" at Sony Pictures. Based on Christy Beam's book of the same name, the film is slated to open March 18th next year.
The story recounts how the author's young daughter miraculously overcame an incurable, life-threatening digestive disorder. Jennifer Garner plays the mother, Henderson will play the father, and Latifah will play...
Dolph Lundgren will star in R. Ellis Frazier's action-heist thriller "Larceny" based on a script by Benjamin Budde. R. Ellis Frazier, Justin Nesbitt and Geoffrey Ross will produce.
The story follows a former-operative-turned-professional-thief (Lundgren) contracted by the CIA to break into and take information from the safe at a top secret Mexican prison facility. One problem though, a local cartel boss sends professionals to siege the facility and take back his money which is also in said safe. [Source: Variety]
Miracles from Heaven
Queen Latifah and Martin Henderson have joined Patricia Riggen's faith-based drama "Miracles From Heaven" at Sony Pictures. Based on Christy Beam's book of the same name, the film is slated to open March 18th next year.
The story recounts how the author's young daughter miraculously overcame an incurable, life-threatening digestive disorder. Jennifer Garner plays the mother, Henderson will play the father, and Latifah will play...
- 6/23/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
The Downslope, Midnight Sun, Imagine Agents, and other films have made recent film casting, screenwriting, and director news. These films come from movie studios primarily based in the United States. The castings, screenwriters, and directors are subject to change.
Chasing Phil: The World’s Greatest Con Man, Two Undercover FBI Agents, And Their Amazing Around The World Adventure
Warner Bros. has preemptively acquired author David Howard’s book proposal “Chasing Phil: The World’s Greatest Con Man, Two Undercover FBI Agents, And Their Amazing Around The World Adventure” for Robert Downey Jr. to produce and potentially star
The book proposal details the FBI’s first foray into white collar crime-fighting and its use of agents as long-term, undercover operatives. The story follows two young FBI agents as they infiltrate the world of Phil Kitzer, the charismatic mastermind behind dozens of multi-million dollar schemes and his international network of associates known as The Fraternity.
Chasing Phil: The World’s Greatest Con Man, Two Undercover FBI Agents, And Their Amazing Around The World Adventure
Warner Bros. has preemptively acquired author David Howard’s book proposal “Chasing Phil: The World’s Greatest Con Man, Two Undercover FBI Agents, And Their Amazing Around The World Adventure” for Robert Downey Jr. to produce and potentially star
The book proposal details the FBI’s first foray into white collar crime-fighting and its use of agents as long-term, undercover operatives. The story follows two young FBI agents as they infiltrate the world of Phil Kitzer, the charismatic mastermind behind dozens of multi-million dollar schemes and his international network of associates known as The Fraternity.
- 6/23/2015
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
Bella Thorne and Patrick Schwarzenegger are coupling up in new young adult film Midnight Sun.
The project is based on a 2006 Japanese movie directed by Norihiro Koizumi about two 17-year-olds, Katie and Charlie.
The story follows a young woman (Thorne) who suffers from a rare allergy to sunlight which forces her to stay indoors.
Fate intervenes when she meets Charlie (Schwarzenegger) and they embark on a summer romance.
Step Up: Revolution's Scott Speer is directing from a script by Eric Kirsten, Deadline reports.
Schwarzenegger can next be seen in Scouts vs. Zombies, which is released in October, while Thorne recently starred in The Duff.
Shooting on Midnight Sun is scheduled to begin in September.
The project is based on a 2006 Japanese movie directed by Norihiro Koizumi about two 17-year-olds, Katie and Charlie.
The story follows a young woman (Thorne) who suffers from a rare allergy to sunlight which forces her to stay indoors.
Fate intervenes when she meets Charlie (Schwarzenegger) and they embark on a summer romance.
Step Up: Revolution's Scott Speer is directing from a script by Eric Kirsten, Deadline reports.
Schwarzenegger can next be seen in Scouts vs. Zombies, which is released in October, while Thorne recently starred in The Duff.
Shooting on Midnight Sun is scheduled to begin in September.
- 6/22/2015
- Digital Spy
Exclusive: Bella Thorne and Patrick Schwarzenegger have been cast as the leads of Midnight Sun, a Ya love story that will be financed by Boies/Schiller Film Group. Scott Speer (Step Up: Revolution) is set to direct the pic from a script by Eric Kirsten. Based on a 2006 Japanese film, Midnight Sun centers on Katie (Thorne), a 17-year-old sheltered since childhood and confined to her house during the day by a rare disease that makes even the smallest amount of sunlight…...
- 6/22/2015
- Deadline
One is a Disney Channel veteran with a healthy film credit list. The other is the spawn of the Terminator who has been making forays into the acting world himself. But together, Bella Thorne and Patrick Schwarzenegger are headed into romantic drama territory, signing on to the lead roles in Midnight Sun. Scott Speer is on board to direct the movie, which will be loosely based on the 2006 Japanese drama Taiyô No Uta. The American version will focus on Katie (Thorne), a 17-year-old who is forced to stay indoors because of her rare condition, one that means the slightest exposure to sunlight could be deadly. But a chance encounter with Charlie (Schwarzenegger) sparks a summer romance that, by necessity, must be enjoyed behind closed doors and windows or at night. Hope they’re all ready for a lot of night shoots or day-for-night work…Eric Kirsten wrote the script for this one,...
- 6/22/2015
- EmpireOnline
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has released its annual list of local Emmy nominations. NBCUniversal’s NBC4 is tops with 18 noms, followed by Univision’s Spanish-language outlet Kmex with 15. CW-affiliated KTLA5 is next with 13; ABC’s ABC7 and indie for PBS channel Kcet landed 12 each. Univision’s multiplatform education initiative Educate, Es El Momento (Educate Yourself, The Moment is Now) will receive the 2013 Governors Award. Winners of the 65th Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards will be announced August 3 at ATAS’ Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre in North Hollywood. See all the nominees and a breakdown of noms by station after the jump:l.A. Local Color Special Olympics Southern California: World Of Difference •KTLA5 Don Corsini, Executive Producer Mike Kincaid, Executive Producer John Moczulski, Executive Producer Steve Pomerantz, Producer Jeff Proctor, Executive Producer Steve Rangel, Executive Producer Olivia Kate Stomski, Producer Mark Walton, Producer Tony’S L.A. •Kttv-tv Tony Valdez,...
- 6/20/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
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