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- 7/13/2023
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
Exclusive: Production is underway on Desert Warrior, an action packed epic feature set in 7th Century Arabia. Anthony Mackie stars with Aiysha Hart, Sharlto Copley, Ghassan Massoud, Sami Bouajila, Lamis Ammar, Géza Röhrig, and Sir Ben Kingsley. The film is shooting in Neom and Tabuk in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The script is by Wyatt, Erica Beeney, David Self, and Gary Ross.
Mbc Studios, Jb Pictures and AGC Studios are teamed on the film, the first tentpole-sized picture to be shot at Neom.
It’s 7th century, when Arabia is made up of rival, feuding tribes, disunited and forever at each other’s throats. Emperor Kisra (Kingsley) has a fearsome reputation for being utterly ruthless. But when the Arabian Princess Hind (Hart) refuses to become the emperor’s concubine, the stage is set for an epic confrontation. It is a battle that, by its conclusion, will have changed the...
Mbc Studios, Jb Pictures and AGC Studios are teamed on the film, the first tentpole-sized picture to be shot at Neom.
It’s 7th century, when Arabia is made up of rival, feuding tribes, disunited and forever at each other’s throats. Emperor Kisra (Kingsley) has a fearsome reputation for being utterly ruthless. But when the Arabian Princess Hind (Hart) refuses to become the emperor’s concubine, the stage is set for an epic confrontation. It is a battle that, by its conclusion, will have changed the...
- 11/15/2021
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Stars: John Goodman, Ashton Sanders, Jonathan Majors, Vera Farmiga, Kevin Dunn, James Ransone, Alan Ruck, Madeline Brewer, Machine Gun Kelly, Kevin J. O’Connor | Written by Erica Beeney, Rupert Wyatt | Directed by Rupert Wyatt
Captive State is director Rupert Wyatt’s first feature film in five years after the relatively underseen drama, and his remake of the same name, The Gambler – released in 2014, starring Mark Wahlberg, Brie Larson and John Goodman. Wyatt re-teams with Goodman on his latest science fiction thriller that evokes a similar sentiment as his breakout cinematic hit Rise of the Planet of the Apes in 2011, with deeply engaging social/political commentary and a superb climactic flair that crafts Captive State into a thrilling, albeit slightly over-convoluted narrative.
The stand out here is the superbly eerie and grounded production design by Keith P. Cunningham. The execution of scale and scope in the unsettling and glib setting of...
Captive State is director Rupert Wyatt’s first feature film in five years after the relatively underseen drama, and his remake of the same name, The Gambler – released in 2014, starring Mark Wahlberg, Brie Larson and John Goodman. Wyatt re-teams with Goodman on his latest science fiction thriller that evokes a similar sentiment as his breakout cinematic hit Rise of the Planet of the Apes in 2011, with deeply engaging social/political commentary and a superb climactic flair that crafts Captive State into a thrilling, albeit slightly over-convoluted narrative.
The stand out here is the superbly eerie and grounded production design by Keith P. Cunningham. The execution of scale and scope in the unsettling and glib setting of...
- 3/28/2019
- by Jak-Luke Sharp
- Nerdly
If near-future science fiction has taught us anything, it’s that humanity is irremediably doomed — either we succumb to rapacious technology or natural disasters of our own making, or an invasion by foes beyond our atmosphere wipes us out or enslaves us. Rupert Wyatt’s “Captive State” adheres to the latter variant but shows no intention of providing entertainment, just an unsatisfying potluck of quasi-relevant, frustration-inducing ideas.
Nine years after first contact, Earth’s governments have surrendered power to the alien overlords, whose spiny-looking leader is known as The Legislator. These creatures are benevolent in the way that a dictator is good to anyone: They’ve delivered stability in exchange for oppression. Up-close, the extraterrestrial enemies read as a crossbreed between a hairy tarantula and a lychee.
In response, the unimaginatively named insurgent group Phoenix has emerged and consistently carried out attacks on the “closed zones,” underground areas from which...
Nine years after first contact, Earth’s governments have surrendered power to the alien overlords, whose spiny-looking leader is known as The Legislator. These creatures are benevolent in the way that a dictator is good to anyone: They’ve delivered stability in exchange for oppression. Up-close, the extraterrestrial enemies read as a crossbreed between a hairy tarantula and a lychee.
In response, the unimaginatively named insurgent group Phoenix has emerged and consistently carried out attacks on the “closed zones,” underground areas from which...
- 3/16/2019
- by Carlos Aguilar
- The Wrap
Giving new meaning to #TheResistance, “Captive State” envisions a future in which those “I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords” memes have finally come to pass. Rupert Wyatt’s fixation on non-humans taking over the world continues unabated in the sci-fi thriller, with the “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” director introducing us to the earth nearly a decade after it fell to an alien species who have since moved on to the sinister second phase of their plan. What he doesn’t introduce us to, alas, is any real reason why we should care about the ongoing efforts to push back against these creatures’ oppressive regime.
Nine years after conquering the planet with minimal resistance, the Legislators, as they’re called — perhaps the least intimidating name for invading aliens in movie history — have all but disappeared from daily life. They instead rule from a deep underground lair...
Nine years after conquering the planet with minimal resistance, the Legislators, as they’re called — perhaps the least intimidating name for invading aliens in movie history — have all but disappeared from daily life. They instead rule from a deep underground lair...
- 3/15/2019
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Captive State is a sci-fi thriller that moves like clockwork. Director Rupert Wyatt‘s film always maintains its propulsion without any redundancies or large chunks of tedious exposition. Like the characters trying to start an uprising in a world dominated by aliens, Wyatt and co-writer Erica Beeney always keep their story moving. Compared to other bloated or gigantic alien […]
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- 3/15/2019
- by Jack Giroux
- Slash Film
Given the allusions to literal and thematic Trojan Horses that pepper its third act, one probably shouldn’t be surprised that “Captive State” — which opened cold on March 14 after Focus mysteriously canceled screenings for critics — actually is something of a purposefully camouflaged interloper. Although the TV ads and other promotional material appear to promise a megaplex-ready thrill ride about space invaders and rebellious Earthlings, this rigorously intelligent, cunningly inventive, and impressively suspenseful drama plays more like a classic tale about a disparate group of resistance fighters united in a guerrilla campaign against an occupying force.
The big difference here, of course, is that the occupiers are extraterrestrials, not German troops or British colonialists. But, truth to tell, director Rupert Wyatt (“Rise of the Planet of the Apes”) and scriptwriter Erica Beeney (“The Battle of Shaker Heights”) don’t seem terribly interested in those intergalactic beasties, which appear only fleetingly on scattered occasions,...
The big difference here, of course, is that the occupiers are extraterrestrials, not German troops or British colonialists. But, truth to tell, director Rupert Wyatt (“Rise of the Planet of the Apes”) and scriptwriter Erica Beeney (“The Battle of Shaker Heights”) don’t seem terribly interested in those intergalactic beasties, which appear only fleetingly on scattered occasions,...
- 3/15/2019
- by Joe Leydon
- Variety Film + TV
Captive State, starring John Goodman and Ashton Sanders, from director Rupert Wyatt isn't the alien invasion movie you think it is.
Captive State should be exactly the kind of movie I want to see more of. As much as we love superheroes, Star Wars, and the endless parade of easily exploitable ‘80s and ‘90s nostalgia that keeps manifesting as remakes, reboots, belated sequels, and even TV shows, quality, original genre films should be celebrated so they aren't lost in the shadow of the ever-expanding blockbuster calendar. So something like Captive State, from Rise of the Planet of the Apes director Rupert Wyatt, with its authoritarian overtones and eerie realism couched in its alien invasion premise should be a safe bet for a 2019 genre movie that keeps people talking all year. Unfortunately, it's not.
Set roughly a decade after an alien invasion became a full scale occupation, Captive State uses a...
Captive State should be exactly the kind of movie I want to see more of. As much as we love superheroes, Star Wars, and the endless parade of easily exploitable ‘80s and ‘90s nostalgia that keeps manifesting as remakes, reboots, belated sequels, and even TV shows, quality, original genre films should be celebrated so they aren't lost in the shadow of the ever-expanding blockbuster calendar. So something like Captive State, from Rise of the Planet of the Apes director Rupert Wyatt, with its authoritarian overtones and eerie realism couched in its alien invasion premise should be a safe bet for a 2019 genre movie that keeps people talking all year. Unfortunately, it's not.
Set roughly a decade after an alien invasion became a full scale occupation, Captive State uses a...
- 3/15/2019
- Den of Geek
Captive State could very well be set in an alternate timeline of Arrival, one where the communication tactics of Louise Banks (Amy Adams) failed and the aliens stayed put to govern over humans. While this has happened worldwide, Rupert Wyatt’s grounded new sci-fi thriller specifically hones in on Chicago, where top government officials work with the alien forces in hopes of eventually getting off the “dying rock” that is Earth. Meanwhile, nearly-eradicated factions of the resistance aim to hold on to a semblance of hope that humanity will prevail as they fight back. With the kind of world-building that seems better suited for the pilot of a TV series, Wyatt peppers intriguing details throughout but gets too tripped up in a deluge of timely messages that he loses sight of his characters in this jumbled, peculiarly-structured narrative.
The first sign of disaster comes with the clunky prologue, in which...
The first sign of disaster comes with the clunky prologue, in which...
- 3/14/2019
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
With a $153 million opening domestically and $455 million worldwide, “Captain Marvel” is certain to be one of the fastest films to gross $1 billion at the box office. But exactly how fast will depend on whether it can hold as well in its second weekend as inclusive superhero films like “Wonder Woman” and “Black Panther.”
While both of those films had very different openings than “Captain Marvel” — “Wonder Woman” opened to $103 million while “Black Panther” opened to $202 million — both notably kept their second weekend drop-offs below 50 percent. Strong word of mouth, combined with the cultural weight those films had, resulting in Marvel and DC fans returning to theaters to see again and again, making them both huge hits.
Also Read: Air Force's Use of 'Captain Marvel' to Recruit Women Ignores a Grim Record on Sexual Assault
“This is the movie that ended the sluggish stretch we’ve gone through at the box office,...
While both of those films had very different openings than “Captain Marvel” — “Wonder Woman” opened to $103 million while “Black Panther” opened to $202 million — both notably kept their second weekend drop-offs below 50 percent. Strong word of mouth, combined with the cultural weight those films had, resulting in Marvel and DC fans returning to theaters to see again and again, making them both huge hits.
Also Read: Air Force's Use of 'Captain Marvel' to Recruit Women Ignores a Grim Record on Sexual Assault
“This is the movie that ended the sluggish stretch we’ve gone through at the box office,...
- 3/14/2019
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
"I want a lawyer." "Those days are gone." Earth is dominated by extraterrestrial overlords with a new set of rules for humanity to abide by in Rupert Wyatt's Captive State, but a human resistance is brewing in the new trailer for the sci-fi film.
"Ten years ago, they took our planet. Today, we take it back. From the director of Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes, watch the new teaser trailer for Captive State. In theaters March 2019.
Set in a Chicago neighborhood nearly a decade after an occupation by an extra-terrestrial force, “Captive State” explores the lives on both sides of the conflict – the collaborators and dissidents."
Directed by Rupert Wyatt from a screenplay co-written by Erica Beeney, Captive State stars John Goodman, Ashton Sanders, Jonathan Majors, Colson Baker, and Vera Farmiga. Focus Features will release Captive State in theaters on March 29th, 2019.
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"Ten years ago, they took our planet. Today, we take it back. From the director of Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes, watch the new teaser trailer for Captive State. In theaters March 2019.
Set in a Chicago neighborhood nearly a decade after an occupation by an extra-terrestrial force, “Captive State” explores the lives on both sides of the conflict – the collaborators and dissidents."
Directed by Rupert Wyatt from a screenplay co-written by Erica Beeney, Captive State stars John Goodman, Ashton Sanders, Jonathan Majors, Colson Baker, and Vera Farmiga. Focus Features will release Captive State in theaters on March 29th, 2019.
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- 12/12/2018
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
When the end of the world comes, who would you rather have protecting you more than John Goodman? Goodman may be our most versatile actor working today; in the last two years he has revisited his sitcom roots (“Roseanne”), brought gravitas to a stylish indie spy thriller (“Atomic Blonde”), and anchored a blockbuster hit with critical support (“Kong: Skull Island”). For his next trick, he will combine those skills to good use in Focus Features’ spring sci-fi offering, staving off an alien invasion in “Captive State,” which just released its first official trailer.
Though much is still unknown about the movie’s particulars, the official synopsis reads: “Set in a Chicago neighborhood nearly a decade after an occupation by an extra-terrestrial force, ‘Captive State’ explores the lives on both sides of the conflict – the collaborators and dissidents.”
Goodman plays a government official tasked with uniting the world against a common extra-terrestrial enemy.
Though much is still unknown about the movie’s particulars, the official synopsis reads: “Set in a Chicago neighborhood nearly a decade after an occupation by an extra-terrestrial force, ‘Captive State’ explores the lives on both sides of the conflict – the collaborators and dissidents.”
Goodman plays a government official tasked with uniting the world against a common extra-terrestrial enemy.
- 12/12/2018
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Paul Bradshaw Joseph Baxter Dec 12, 2018
Rupert Wyatt gives us both sides of an alien invasion in Captive State.
Captive State is an alien invasion movie that carries elements from films like The Purge, Cloverfield, Children of Men, V for Vendetta, colliding with an array of other sci-fi.
Rupert Wyatt returns to sci-fi with the film after he followed up 2011’s Rise of the Planet of the Apes with 2014 crime movie The Gambler. Indeed, Captive State is set 10 years after a successful alien invasion in a world controlled by propaganda. Crime and poverty have been wiped out (apparently) and – per said propaganda – there’s absolutely no reason to fear the giant space rock that hovers above the city.
Captive State Trailer
The first full Captive State trailer has arrived.
Video of Captive State - Official Trailer [HD] - In Select Theaters March 2019
As we have seen in the previous Captive State teasers,...
Rupert Wyatt gives us both sides of an alien invasion in Captive State.
Captive State is an alien invasion movie that carries elements from films like The Purge, Cloverfield, Children of Men, V for Vendetta, colliding with an array of other sci-fi.
Rupert Wyatt returns to sci-fi with the film after he followed up 2011’s Rise of the Planet of the Apes with 2014 crime movie The Gambler. Indeed, Captive State is set 10 years after a successful alien invasion in a world controlled by propaganda. Crime and poverty have been wiped out (apparently) and – per said propaganda – there’s absolutely no reason to fear the giant space rock that hovers above the city.
Captive State Trailer
The first full Captive State trailer has arrived.
Video of Captive State - Official Trailer [HD] - In Select Theaters March 2019
As we have seen in the previous Captive State teasers,...
- 11/12/2018
- Den of Geek
"Their power is a poison." So says a mysterious voice urging humans to resist against their extraterrestrial oppressors in a new teaser trailer for Captive State, coming to theaters early next year from Focus Features.
"Ten years ago, they took our planet. Today, we take it back. From the director of Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes, watch the new teaser trailer for Captive State. In theaters March 2019.
Set in a Chicago neighborhood nearly a decade after an occupation by an extra-terrestrial force, “Captive State” explores the lives on both sides of the conflict – the collaborators and dissidents."
Directed by Rupert Wyatt from a screenplay co-written by Erica Beeney, Captive State stars John Goodman, Ashton Sanders, Jonathan Majors, Colson Baker, and Vera Farmiga. Focus Features will release Captive State in theaters on March 29th, 2019.
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"Ten years ago, they took our planet. Today, we take it back. From the director of Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes, watch the new teaser trailer for Captive State. In theaters March 2019.
Set in a Chicago neighborhood nearly a decade after an occupation by an extra-terrestrial force, “Captive State” explores the lives on both sides of the conflict – the collaborators and dissidents."
Directed by Rupert Wyatt from a screenplay co-written by Erica Beeney, Captive State stars John Goodman, Ashton Sanders, Jonathan Majors, Colson Baker, and Vera Farmiga. Focus Features will release Captive State in theaters on March 29th, 2019.
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- 11/9/2018
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Focus Features and Participant Media have take the wraps off the first teaser trailer for Captive State, the new film from The Rise of the Planet of the Apes helmer Rupert Wyatt. The dystopian pic that’s set not so far off in the future is set to hit theaters March 29, 2019.
Written by The Battle of Shaker Heights scribe Erica Beeney and Wyatt, Captive State is set in a Chicago neighborhood nearly a decade after an occupation by an extra-terrestrial force as a “savior” for humanity. It explores the lives on both sides of the conflict, from the collaborators to the dissidents, and clearly hits on some of contemporary social issues in play today.
John Goodman, Ashton Sanders, Jonathan Majors, Colson Baker and Vera Farmiga star.
The first real look at the film comes after Participant Media won a bidding war to acquire worldwide rights to the package. David Crockett and Wyatt are producers.
Written by The Battle of Shaker Heights scribe Erica Beeney and Wyatt, Captive State is set in a Chicago neighborhood nearly a decade after an occupation by an extra-terrestrial force as a “savior” for humanity. It explores the lives on both sides of the conflict, from the collaborators to the dissidents, and clearly hits on some of contemporary social issues in play today.
John Goodman, Ashton Sanders, Jonathan Majors, Colson Baker and Vera Farmiga star.
The first real look at the film comes after Participant Media won a bidding war to acquire worldwide rights to the package. David Crockett and Wyatt are producers.
- 9/13/2018
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Here’s your first look at John Goodman from Participant Media’s feature film, Captive State, which recently wrapped production in Chicago.
Focus Features will release the film in U.S. theaters on August 17, 2018.
Set in a Chicago neighborhood nearly a decade after an occupation by an extra-terrestrial force, Captive State explores the lives on both sides of the conflict – the collaborators and dissidents.
Captive State is directed by Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes, The Gambler), who also co-wrote the original screenplay with Erica Beeney. The cast features John Goodman, Ashton Sanders (Moonlight), Jonathan Majors and Academy Award and Golden Globe nominee Vera Farmiga.
John Goodman as Howard in 10 Cloverfield Lane; by Paramount Pictures
Goodman, a St. Louis native, recently starred in Bad Robot’s alien-invasion thriller, 10 Cloverfield Lane, (trailer) as well as Warner Bros’ prequel King Kong: Skull Island, and Focus Features’ upcoming spy thriller Atomic Blonde with Charlize Theron.
Focus Features will release the film in U.S. theaters on August 17, 2018.
Set in a Chicago neighborhood nearly a decade after an occupation by an extra-terrestrial force, Captive State explores the lives on both sides of the conflict – the collaborators and dissidents.
Captive State is directed by Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes, The Gambler), who also co-wrote the original screenplay with Erica Beeney. The cast features John Goodman, Ashton Sanders (Moonlight), Jonathan Majors and Academy Award and Golden Globe nominee Vera Farmiga.
John Goodman as Howard in 10 Cloverfield Lane; by Paramount Pictures
Goodman, a St. Louis native, recently starred in Bad Robot’s alien-invasion thriller, 10 Cloverfield Lane, (trailer) as well as Warner Bros’ prequel King Kong: Skull Island, and Focus Features’ upcoming spy thriller Atomic Blonde with Charlize Theron.
- 5/15/2017
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Starring John Goodman, Captive State recently finished filming in Chicago, and ahead of the Participant Media film's release in August of 2018, Focus Features has provided us with a photo that offers the first look at Goodman in the extraterrestrial invasion movie.
"Focus Features will release the film in U.S. theaters on August 17, 2018.
Captive State is directed by Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes, The Gambler), who also co-wrote the original screenplay with Erica Beeney. The cast features John Goodman, Ashton Sanders (Moonlight), Jonathan Majors and Academy Award and Golden Globe nominee Vera Farmiga. The film is produced by David Crockett and Rupert Wyatt and executive produced by Jeff Skoll and Jonathan King.
Set in a Chicago neighborhood nearly a decade after an occupation by an extra-terrestrial force, Captive State explores the lives on both sides of the conflict – the collaborators and dissidents."
Photo courtesy of Focus Features...
"Focus Features will release the film in U.S. theaters on August 17, 2018.
Captive State is directed by Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes, The Gambler), who also co-wrote the original screenplay with Erica Beeney. The cast features John Goodman, Ashton Sanders (Moonlight), Jonathan Majors and Academy Award and Golden Globe nominee Vera Farmiga. The film is produced by David Crockett and Rupert Wyatt and executive produced by Jeff Skoll and Jonathan King.
Set in a Chicago neighborhood nearly a decade after an occupation by an extra-terrestrial force, Captive State explores the lives on both sides of the conflict – the collaborators and dissidents."
Photo courtesy of Focus Features...
- 5/15/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Exclusive: Madeline Brewer, in her studio film debut, is attached to co-star in the Participant Media film Captive State from director Rupert Wyatt, said to begin filming later this month. Co-written by Wyatt and Erica Beeney, the pic is a sci-fi thriller set in Chicago decades after the inhabitancy of alien forces, and explores the lives of two sides of the conflict: the collaborators and dissidents. John Goodman stars along with Vera Farmiga, Kevin Dunn, Ashton Sanders…...
- 2/22/2017
- Deadline
Hollywood’s movie industry tends to run at such a brisk clip that even a short hiatus can feel like a lifetime – just ask Rupert Wyatt. After executing his big break through 20th Century Fox’s franchise-starter Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Wyatt quietly took a step back from the blockbuster scene, favoring character-driven drama in the vein of The Gambler over high-octane action.
One dalliance in the realm of television later (see: The Exorcist) and the writer-director is now prepping his latest creative venture. It’s called Captive State, a futuristic sci-fi thriller set in the Windy City. Ashton Sanders and 10 Cloverfield Lane‘s John Goodman have already signed on, and Deadline now reports that Rupert Wyatt’s original pic has filled out its cast with Vera Farmiga, Jonathan Majors and rapper Colson Baker (Aka Machine Gun Kelly).
Filming is due to commence next month ahead of an expected release next year,...
One dalliance in the realm of television later (see: The Exorcist) and the writer-director is now prepping his latest creative venture. It’s called Captive State, a futuristic sci-fi thriller set in the Windy City. Ashton Sanders and 10 Cloverfield Lane‘s John Goodman have already signed on, and Deadline now reports that Rupert Wyatt’s original pic has filled out its cast with Vera Farmiga, Jonathan Majors and rapper Colson Baker (Aka Machine Gun Kelly).
Filming is due to commence next month ahead of an expected release next year,...
- 1/25/2017
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Exclusive: Bates Motel star Vera Farmiga, Jonathan Majors and rapper Colson Baker (a.k.a Machine Gun Kelly) have been cast in the Rupert Wyatt-directed sci-fi film Captive State from Participant Media. They join John Goodman and Ashton Sanders in the film, which Wyatt also co-wrote with Erica Beeney. Production is scheduled to start early next month. Set in a Chicago neighborhood nearly a decade after an occupation by an extra-terrestrial force, Captive State explores the…...
- 1/25/2017
- Deadline
Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) and John Goodman are reuniting for Captive State, an original science-fiction story the director wrote with his wife, Erica Beeney. Up until now, the story was under wraps, but details have now come out about the film, previously described as “very grounded and relatable to our world.” The story involves Chicago, extraterrestrials, […]
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- 1/11/2017
- by Jack Giroux
- Slash Film
Ashton Sanders — one of the breakout stars of Barry Jenkins' Moonlight — has found his next project.
The 21-year-old actor has signed on to join John Goodman in Captive State for filmmaker Rupert Wyatt and Participant Media. Wyatt will direct from a script he co-wrote with his wife, Erica Beeney. David Crockett is producing with Wyatt. Jeff Skoll and Jonathan King of Participant Media are executive producing.
Participant Media, which is producing the project, snagged the rights to the film following a heated bidding war. The movie falls under Participant’s output deal with Amblin Partners. Focus Features...
The 21-year-old actor has signed on to join John Goodman in Captive State for filmmaker Rupert Wyatt and Participant Media. Wyatt will direct from a script he co-wrote with his wife, Erica Beeney. David Crockett is producing with Wyatt. Jeff Skoll and Jonathan King of Participant Media are executive producing.
Participant Media, which is producing the project, snagged the rights to the film following a heated bidding war. The movie falls under Participant’s output deal with Amblin Partners. Focus Features...
- 12/16/2016
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Often held up as one of the most dependable supporting actors in the business, John Goodman is poised to cap off another stellar year in cinema with the release of Peter Berg’s Boston marathon drama, Patriots Day, in a few weeks’ time. Of course, for many, it is the actor’s colossal, downright terrifying performance in 10 Cloverfield Lane that will be fondly remembered for years to come.
Looking further afield, Goodman’s upcoming 2017 slate is no slouch either, what with roles across Kong: Skull Island, Transformers: The Last Knight, The Coldest City and Valerian, Luc Besson’s lavish sci-fi in which the actor will play the part of an extra-terrestrial via motion capture. If nothing else, it certainly won’t be the actor’s last foray into the genre, now that Variety brings word that John Goodman has signed on for Captive State.
Headed up by The Gambler‘s Rupert Wyatt,...
Looking further afield, Goodman’s upcoming 2017 slate is no slouch either, what with roles across Kong: Skull Island, Transformers: The Last Knight, The Coldest City and Valerian, Luc Besson’s lavish sci-fi in which the actor will play the part of an extra-terrestrial via motion capture. If nothing else, it certainly won’t be the actor’s last foray into the genre, now that Variety brings word that John Goodman has signed on for Captive State.
Headed up by The Gambler‘s Rupert Wyatt,...
- 12/1/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
In my opinion, John Goodman gave one of the best performances of his career in the J.J. Abrams-produced sci-fi thriller 10 Cloverfield Lane, which was released earlier this year. I'd love to see him get an Oscar nomination for it! The actor is about to jump back into the genre with a new film being developed by director Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) called Captive State.
Wyatt wrote the script with his wife Erica Beeney, and unfortunately, there are no plot details to share with you at this time. It's just said that it will have a sci-fi angle. There's also no word on who Goodman will be playing in the film.
Apparently, there was a heavy bidding war for the script that was eventually won by FilmNation Entertainment. Whatever the story entails it must be good, especially if a respected, high-profile actor like Goodman decided...
Wyatt wrote the script with his wife Erica Beeney, and unfortunately, there are no plot details to share with you at this time. It's just said that it will have a sci-fi angle. There's also no word on who Goodman will be playing in the film.
Apparently, there was a heavy bidding war for the script that was eventually won by FilmNation Entertainment. Whatever the story entails it must be good, especially if a respected, high-profile actor like Goodman decided...
- 12/1/2016
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Tony Sokol Dec 1, 2016
Director Rupert Wyatt gives John Goodman a new science fiction address in Captive State.
John Goodman is moving from 10 Cloverfield Lane to a new science fiction neighbourhood. The former Dan Conner is reportedly set to star in Captive State, the upcoming science fiction film coming from director Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes, The Gambler).
There is no word yet on what Goodman will be playing or what the movie is about beyond the fact that it is in the science fiction genre.
The spec script, which Wyatt co-wrote with his wife, Erica Beeney, was at the centre of a fierce bidding war, with Participant Media nailing the production rights.
Goodman recently starred in Dan Trachtenberg’s 10 Cloverfield Lane. He will next be seen in Patriot’s Day, the upcoming movie about the Boston Marathon bombing coming from director Peter Berg, as well as...
Director Rupert Wyatt gives John Goodman a new science fiction address in Captive State.
John Goodman is moving from 10 Cloverfield Lane to a new science fiction neighbourhood. The former Dan Conner is reportedly set to star in Captive State, the upcoming science fiction film coming from director Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes, The Gambler).
There is no word yet on what Goodman will be playing or what the movie is about beyond the fact that it is in the science fiction genre.
The spec script, which Wyatt co-wrote with his wife, Erica Beeney, was at the centre of a fierce bidding war, with Participant Media nailing the production rights.
Goodman recently starred in Dan Trachtenberg’s 10 Cloverfield Lane. He will next be seen in Patriot’s Day, the upcoming movie about the Boston Marathon bombing coming from director Peter Berg, as well as...
- 12/1/2016
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: In competitive bidding, Participant Media has acquired worldwide rights to Captive State, a package for a big-scale film that Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes helmer Rupert Wyatt will direct from a script he wrote with Erica Beeney. The project will be produced by David Crockett and Wyatt. Jeff Skoll and Jonathan King of Participant Media will executive produce. The picture will be released through Participant’s output deal with Amblin Partners, with Focus…...
- 8/31/2016
- Deadline
How can you tell if you’re having a pretty good year as a filmmaker? As a general rule of thumb, if you have to take a break from developing a highly anticipated TV show based on a classic film for a major network so that you can direct a movie you co-wrote and for which there is currently a bidding war underway, then you’re probably at a better-than-average point in your career. Coincidentally, that’s pretty much exactly what’s happening with Rupert Wyatt right now. The 43-year-old British writer-director has been keeping himself pretty busy lately working on a horror series for Fox based on William Friedkin’s 1973 blockbuster The Exorcist. Unfortunately, that project is now butting heads with another, more personal project.
Captive State is a sci-film based on an original screenplay Wyatt has been working on with his wife, Erica Beeney (The Battle Of ...
Captive State is a sci-film based on an original screenplay Wyatt has been working on with his wife, Erica Beeney (The Battle Of ...
- 8/25/2016
- by Dennis DiClaudio
- avclub.com
For those that follow these things, the commitment of directors to film projects can sometimes seem like a giant game of musical chairs. Filmmaker Rupert Wyatt is a case in point, in that he was previously attached to direct the movie Gambit as a follow-up to his 2014 film The Gambler, but soon moved on from that project. His next time in the director’s chair will now be Captive State – a film he has co-written with Erica Beeney (The Battle Of Shaker Heights).
The plot of the film is a closely guarded secret, beyond the fact that it is set firmly within the science fiction genre. It is apparently remarkable enough to have sparked something of a bidding war, however, with various companies currently vying over the opportunity to finance the venture. Once funds are secured, the film should move into production in 2017.
The science fiction nature of the story bodes well for Captive State,...
The plot of the film is a closely guarded secret, beyond the fact that it is set firmly within the science fiction genre. It is apparently remarkable enough to have sparked something of a bidding war, however, with various companies currently vying over the opportunity to finance the venture. Once funds are secured, the film should move into production in 2017.
The science fiction nature of the story bodes well for Captive State,...
- 8/25/2016
- by Sarah Myles
- We Got This Covered
After being in development for many years, one of James Cameron‘s passion projects is seemingly coming together. THR reports Christoph Waltz is in the early stages of discussion to star in the Robert Rodriguez-directed, Cameron-scripted adaptation of the manga series Alita: Battle Angel. If it goes through, Waltz would star alongside Rosa Salazar (The Maze Runner), who plays a cyborg unearthed by a scientist (Waltz) in a junk yard. She grows up to become a bounty hunter after being taken under the wing of Waltz’s scientist. Cameron is also producing with Jon Landau and co-writing with Laeta Kalogridis. Fox is currently looking at a July 2018 release.
After seeing to the Rise of the Planet of the Apes and the Mark Walhberg-led The Gambler, director Rupert Wyatt is returning to the former’s roots with a sci-fi project titled Captive State that he will helm, Variety reports. While...
After seeing to the Rise of the Planet of the Apes and the Mark Walhberg-led The Gambler, director Rupert Wyatt is returning to the former’s roots with a sci-fi project titled Captive State that he will helm, Variety reports. While...
- 8/25/2016
- by Mike Mazzanti
- The Film Stage
Ryan Lambie Aug 25, 2016
Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes director Rupert Wyatt is tackling an original sci-fi movie next, called Captive State...
There are a couple of exciting, original sci-fi movies on the horizon, with Denis Villeneuve's Arrival (based on the Ted Chiang short story Story Of Your Life) and Passengers (from Headhunters director Morten Tyldum) currently top of our must-watch list. Now, Rupert Wyatt - director of Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes and Mark Wahlberg drama The Gambler - has added another one: something called Captive State.
Precious little is known about the project other than that intriguing title, but Variety reports that Wyatt co-wrote the screenplay with his wife, Erica Beeney, and that studios are currently bidding to get their hands on it.
Wyatt's track record suggests that Captive State's well worth our attention; his debut, 2008's The Escapist, was a tense and economical...
Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes director Rupert Wyatt is tackling an original sci-fi movie next, called Captive State...
There are a couple of exciting, original sci-fi movies on the horizon, with Denis Villeneuve's Arrival (based on the Ted Chiang short story Story Of Your Life) and Passengers (from Headhunters director Morten Tyldum) currently top of our must-watch list. Now, Rupert Wyatt - director of Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes and Mark Wahlberg drama The Gambler - has added another one: something called Captive State.
Precious little is known about the project other than that intriguing title, but Variety reports that Wyatt co-wrote the screenplay with his wife, Erica Beeney, and that studios are currently bidding to get their hands on it.
Wyatt's track record suggests that Captive State's well worth our attention; his debut, 2008's The Escapist, was a tense and economical...
- 8/25/2016
- Den of Geek
HBO is giving a second life to an acclaimed show that ended far too soon. On Wednesday, the network announced plans to revive documentary series Project Greenlight, more than a decade after the program's original run. Produced by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, the series involves the search for a first-time director and chronicles the behind-the-scenes process of turning a script into a feature film.
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"Project Greenlight was ahead of its time," said Affleck in a statement. "Now that technology has caught up to the concept, we...
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"Project Greenlight was ahead of its time," said Affleck in a statement. "Now that technology has caught up to the concept, we...
- 4/30/2014
- Rollingstone.com
If you were unfortunate enough to have missed, or dare I say never heard of, the thrilling prison drama The Escapist, then for you Rupert Wyatt came out of nowhere and stole the summer of 2011 with Rise of The Planet of The Apes, that rare beast of a genuine high-quality, intelligent and exciting blockbuster. After storming the box office, the British director is now the toast of Hollywood, having almost directed Sherlock Holmes before Guy Ritchie came on board and rumoured to be attached to The Twilight Zone reboot way back when.
Wyatt has since departed the Apes franchise, leaving it in the rudest of health, and has now moved on to direct Birdsong, Sebastian Faulk’s wartime epic which is regularly hailed as one of modern literature’s greatest works. No pressure… But what makes this extremely talented man tick? Wyatt was kind enough to give up his time...
Wyatt has since departed the Apes franchise, leaving it in the rudest of health, and has now moved on to direct Birdsong, Sebastian Faulk’s wartime epic which is regularly hailed as one of modern literature’s greatest works. No pressure… But what makes this extremely talented man tick? Wyatt was kind enough to give up his time...
- 2/15/2013
- by Oscar Harding
- Obsessed with Film
Opens
Friday, Aug. 22
New York and Los Angeles
Anyone who has been watching the HBO series "Project Greenlight" already has a good idea of the faults of this debut feature because they have been extensively detailed by the producers, screenwriter, directors and just about everybody else connected with the production. The second feature to have its creation documented by the popular reality series, "The Battle of Shaker Heights" is rather superior to the first effort, "Stolen Summer", but not by much.
Like the earlier film, it is another heartfelt coming-of-age story that plays much more like a television movie than a theatrical feature and is likely to achieve similarly dismal boxoffice results. It makes one wonder if the creators of "Project Greenlight" are deliberately trying to create bad films in order to make for better television.
As well commented upon in the series, the most distinctive element of the film is the excellent lead performance by Shia LaBeouf ("Holes"), who plays the central role of Kelly Ernswiler, a troubled 17-year-old high school student. Kelly's main passion in life is participating in re-enactments of famous military battles, though his natural rebelliousness prevents him from playing by the rules.
Kelly is going through an awkward adolescent stage: He's dissatisfied at school, where he often knows more than his teachers, he's being harassed by a schoolyard bully
and he harbors deep resentment toward his father, a former addict who now devotes himself to social work.
Kelly finds a new friend in Bart (Elden Henson), a fellow war re-enactor whose upper-class upbringing contrasts sharply with his own modest lifestyle. When Kelly becomes romantically smitten with Bart's beautiful, about-to-be-married older sister, Tabby (Amy Smart), it leads to complications that confuse him even more.
As the series well depicts, there's an obvious disconnect between the sensitive if inconsistent screenplay by Erica Beeney and the conflicted treatment it has received at the hands of first-time directors Kyle Rankin and Efram Potelle. Most notably, the film veers sharply back and forth between broad comedy and heartfelt drama, ultimately succeeding on neither level.
The dramatic scenes, which have apparently been minimized at the directive of the Miramax overseers, feel truncated and undeveloped and generally don't play very well. The comedic segments fare better, though several sequences are far too overdone, most notably the opening fake-battle scene and an episode in which Kelly gets elaborate revenge on his teenage tormentor. With a running time of 80 minutes, the film feels choppy and unfocused, clearly the result of the limited budget and shooting schedule, the inexperience of the principal creators and the conflicting goals of the filmmakers and the studio.
This is not to say that the enterprise doesn't display a degree of talent. The directors do impressive work on some individual scenes, even if their sensibilities ultimately don't match the material. Beeney's screenplay, while not terribly original or cohesive, at least reveals a personal approach that bodes well for future efforts, and her main character, Kelly, is a distinctive and original creation. The character is superbly realized by LaBeouf, who well balances the role's comedic and emotional demands and whose screen presence always commands attention.
The supporting cast members are generally effective in their often under-realized roles, with particularly sterling work by Henson as Kelly's bemused buddy, Smart as the confused object of Kelly's desire and Anson Mount as her smooth fiance.
Kathleen Quinlan and William Sadler are solid as Kelly's well-meaning parents, even if they are afforded limited screen time.
The film's technical aspects, while clearly reflecting the production's budgetary limitations, reflect the competent professionalism of everyone involved.
The Battle of Shaker Heights
Miramax Films
LivePlanet
Credits: Directors: Kyle Rankin, Efram Potelle
Screenwriter: Erica Beeney
Producers: Chris Moore, Jeff Balis
Executive producers: Rick Schwartz, Joel Hatch, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon
Associate producers: Alex Keledjian, Larry Tanz, Marc Joubert
Director of photography: Thomas E. Ackerman
Production designer: Lisa K. Sessions
Film editor: Richard Nord
Music: Richard Marvin. Cast: Kelly Ernswiler: Shia LaBeouf
Bart Bowland: Elden Henson
Tabby Bowland: Amy Smart
Lance: Billy Kay
Eve Ernswiler: Kathleen Quinlan
Sarah: Shiri Appleby
Abe Ernswiler: William Sadler
Harrison Bowland: Ray Wise
Miner Weber: Anson Mount
Running time -- 80 minutes
MPAA rating: PG-13...
Friday, Aug. 22
New York and Los Angeles
Anyone who has been watching the HBO series "Project Greenlight" already has a good idea of the faults of this debut feature because they have been extensively detailed by the producers, screenwriter, directors and just about everybody else connected with the production. The second feature to have its creation documented by the popular reality series, "The Battle of Shaker Heights" is rather superior to the first effort, "Stolen Summer", but not by much.
Like the earlier film, it is another heartfelt coming-of-age story that plays much more like a television movie than a theatrical feature and is likely to achieve similarly dismal boxoffice results. It makes one wonder if the creators of "Project Greenlight" are deliberately trying to create bad films in order to make for better television.
As well commented upon in the series, the most distinctive element of the film is the excellent lead performance by Shia LaBeouf ("Holes"), who plays the central role of Kelly Ernswiler, a troubled 17-year-old high school student. Kelly's main passion in life is participating in re-enactments of famous military battles, though his natural rebelliousness prevents him from playing by the rules.
Kelly is going through an awkward adolescent stage: He's dissatisfied at school, where he often knows more than his teachers, he's being harassed by a schoolyard bully
and he harbors deep resentment toward his father, a former addict who now devotes himself to social work.
Kelly finds a new friend in Bart (Elden Henson), a fellow war re-enactor whose upper-class upbringing contrasts sharply with his own modest lifestyle. When Kelly becomes romantically smitten with Bart's beautiful, about-to-be-married older sister, Tabby (Amy Smart), it leads to complications that confuse him even more.
As the series well depicts, there's an obvious disconnect between the sensitive if inconsistent screenplay by Erica Beeney and the conflicted treatment it has received at the hands of first-time directors Kyle Rankin and Efram Potelle. Most notably, the film veers sharply back and forth between broad comedy and heartfelt drama, ultimately succeeding on neither level.
The dramatic scenes, which have apparently been minimized at the directive of the Miramax overseers, feel truncated and undeveloped and generally don't play very well. The comedic segments fare better, though several sequences are far too overdone, most notably the opening fake-battle scene and an episode in which Kelly gets elaborate revenge on his teenage tormentor. With a running time of 80 minutes, the film feels choppy and unfocused, clearly the result of the limited budget and shooting schedule, the inexperience of the principal creators and the conflicting goals of the filmmakers and the studio.
This is not to say that the enterprise doesn't display a degree of talent. The directors do impressive work on some individual scenes, even if their sensibilities ultimately don't match the material. Beeney's screenplay, while not terribly original or cohesive, at least reveals a personal approach that bodes well for future efforts, and her main character, Kelly, is a distinctive and original creation. The character is superbly realized by LaBeouf, who well balances the role's comedic and emotional demands and whose screen presence always commands attention.
The supporting cast members are generally effective in their often under-realized roles, with particularly sterling work by Henson as Kelly's bemused buddy, Smart as the confused object of Kelly's desire and Anson Mount as her smooth fiance.
Kathleen Quinlan and William Sadler are solid as Kelly's well-meaning parents, even if they are afforded limited screen time.
The film's technical aspects, while clearly reflecting the production's budgetary limitations, reflect the competent professionalism of everyone involved.
The Battle of Shaker Heights
Miramax Films
LivePlanet
Credits: Directors: Kyle Rankin, Efram Potelle
Screenwriter: Erica Beeney
Producers: Chris Moore, Jeff Balis
Executive producers: Rick Schwartz, Joel Hatch, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon
Associate producers: Alex Keledjian, Larry Tanz, Marc Joubert
Director of photography: Thomas E. Ackerman
Production designer: Lisa K. Sessions
Film editor: Richard Nord
Music: Richard Marvin. Cast: Kelly Ernswiler: Shia LaBeouf
Bart Bowland: Elden Henson
Tabby Bowland: Amy Smart
Lance: Billy Kay
Eve Ernswiler: Kathleen Quinlan
Sarah: Shiri Appleby
Abe Ernswiler: William Sadler
Harrison Bowland: Ray Wise
Miner Weber: Anson Mount
Running time -- 80 minutes
MPAA rating: PG-13...
- 8/22/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Movie producer Gale Anne Hurd and her Valhalla Television have signed an exclusive TV development deal with Viacom Prods. Valhalla's first project, with the working title Corporate Spy, will be written by Erica Beeney, who won this year's Project Greenlight screenwriting award for The Battle of Shaker Heights. Spy is about a woman co-opted by her sexy corporate spy mother so they may reconcile their estranged relationship and ultimately becomes a partner in her mother's work. It has been described as Gilmore Girls by way of John Le Carre. A second project under the new development deal with Hurd is a blind script, which will be written by Michael Caleo. He has written for HBO's The Sopranos and VH1's Pop-Up Video and co-produced UPN's half-hour hidden-camera series RedHanded.
- 8/18/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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