Byron Allen's Entertainment Studios has picked up the North American rights to the Keanu Reeves sci-fi thriller Replicas.
Replicas takes place after a car accident kills the loving family of a daring neuroscientist — who will stop at nothing to bring them back.
Jeffrey Nachmanoff directed the feature, which also stars Alice Eve. Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Stephen Hamel porduced, along with Reeves, Mark Gao and Luis Riefkohl.
Bill Johnson and Jim Seibel for Lotus Entertainment executive produced, along with Nik Bower, James Dodson, Deepak Nayar, Maxime Remillard, Clark Peterson, Walter Josten and Erik Howsam of Di Bonaventura Pictures.
Replicas...
Replicas takes place after a car accident kills the loving family of a daring neuroscientist — who will stop at nothing to bring them back.
Jeffrey Nachmanoff directed the feature, which also stars Alice Eve. Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Stephen Hamel porduced, along with Reeves, Mark Gao and Luis Riefkohl.
Bill Johnson and Jim Seibel for Lotus Entertainment executive produced, along with Nik Bower, James Dodson, Deepak Nayar, Maxime Remillard, Clark Peterson, Walter Josten and Erik Howsam of Di Bonaventura Pictures.
Replicas...
- 9/8/2017
- by Tatiana Siegel,Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
According to new reports, actress Jessica Chastain who is interested in the part of 'Poison Ivy' for director David Ayer's "Gotham City Sirens", is confirmed to star and produce a fresh adaptation of the comic book series "Painkiller Jane":
Additional producers include Lenny Beckerman of Lotus Entertainment and Stephen L’Heureux from Solipsist Films. Executive producers include Bill Johnson, Jim Seibel, Ara Keshishian and "Painkiller Jane" creator Jimmy Palmiotti.
Created by Palmiotti and Joe Quesada for Event Comics in 1995 in a five-issue Event Comics mini-series, the character also appeared alongside the 'Punisher', 'Vampirella' and 'Hellboy'. Recently, the series relaunched at Dynamite Entertainment.
"...'Jane Vasko' is an undercover police officer attempting to infiltrate the 'Fonti' criminal gang. After gaining the trust of crime boss 'Joey Fonti', she is given the assignment of passing a message on to rival gang member 'Adam', not realizing that an explosive device has been planted on her.
Additional producers include Lenny Beckerman of Lotus Entertainment and Stephen L’Heureux from Solipsist Films. Executive producers include Bill Johnson, Jim Seibel, Ara Keshishian and "Painkiller Jane" creator Jimmy Palmiotti.
Created by Palmiotti and Joe Quesada for Event Comics in 1995 in a five-issue Event Comics mini-series, the character also appeared alongside the 'Punisher', 'Vampirella' and 'Hellboy'. Recently, the series relaunched at Dynamite Entertainment.
"...'Jane Vasko' is an undercover police officer attempting to infiltrate the 'Fonti' criminal gang. After gaining the trust of crime boss 'Joey Fonti', she is given the assignment of passing a message on to rival gang member 'Adam', not realizing that an explosive device has been planted on her.
- 3/27/2017
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Coming close to death gave her the power to be unstoppable. New York City police officer Jane Vasko was nearly killed while undercover, but she bounced back as the vengeful Painkiller Jane in the comic book series of the same name. While a film adaptation has been in the works for quite some time, it now looks like Jessica Chastain will bring the lead role to life.
Deadline reports that Chastain is set to produce and play the starring role in Painkiller Jane. Producing the project alongside Chastain's Freckle Films will be Lotus Entertainment and Solipsist Films, with Bill Johnson, Jim Seibel, Ara Keshishian and Jimmy Palmiotti on board as executive producers (Palmiotti also co-wrote the comic book series with Joe Quesada).
Back in 2014, it was reported that Jen and Sylvia Soska (American Mary, See No Evil 2) were signed on to direct Painkiller Jane. Although Deadline did not include...
Deadline reports that Chastain is set to produce and play the starring role in Painkiller Jane. Producing the project alongside Chastain's Freckle Films will be Lotus Entertainment and Solipsist Films, with Bill Johnson, Jim Seibel, Ara Keshishian and Jimmy Palmiotti on board as executive producers (Palmiotti also co-wrote the comic book series with Joe Quesada).
Back in 2014, it was reported that Jen and Sylvia Soska (American Mary, See No Evil 2) were signed on to direct Painkiller Jane. Although Deadline did not include...
- 11/10/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Halle Berry is no stranger to kicking ass, having played the role of Storm in four X-Men movies. In the upcoming thriller “Kidnap,” Berry plays a loving mother who takes her son to an amusement park but quickly has to shift into survival mode after witnessing him being kidnapped right in front of her eyes. The movie looks to be high-octane thrill ride with several car-chases that don’t end well.
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Based on the creative talent behind the picture, “Kidnap” should not disappoint in the action category. Director Luis Prieto previously directed the 2012 crime-thriller “Pusher” about London drug dealer whose life spins out of control, and screenwriter Knate Lee is a film and TV producer who has worked on the “Jackass” show and movies and co-wrote the script for director Josh Boone’s upcoming “X-Men: The New Mutants.
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Based on the creative talent behind the picture, “Kidnap” should not disappoint in the action category. Director Luis Prieto previously directed the 2012 crime-thriller “Pusher” about London drug dealer whose life spins out of control, and screenwriter Knate Lee is a film and TV producer who has worked on the “Jackass” show and movies and co-wrote the script for director Josh Boone’s upcoming “X-Men: The New Mutants.
- 8/22/2016
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
Principal photography has got underway on the sci-fi thriller starring Keanu Reeves and Alice Eve as it emerged that London and La-based Riverstone Pictures will co-finance with Remstar Studios.
Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Stephen Hamel are producing with Reeves, Mark Gao and Luis Riefkohl, while Lotus Entertainment handles worldwide sales.
Jeffrey Nachmanov is directing Replicas, about a daring neuroscientist who will stop at nothing to bring back his family after a fatal car wreck.
Riverstone is backed by Reliance Entertainment and Ingenious Media and co-founders Nik Bower and Deepak Nayar join the executive producer roster alongside Bill Johnson and Jim Seibel for Lotus, Remstar’s Maxime Remillard and Clark Peterson, and Walter Josten of Blue Rider, Erik Howsam of Di Bonaventura Pictures and James Dodson.
Blue Rider is facilitating the financing in Puerto Rico.
Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Stephen Hamel are producing with Reeves, Mark Gao and Luis Riefkohl, while Lotus Entertainment handles worldwide sales.
Jeffrey Nachmanov is directing Replicas, about a daring neuroscientist who will stop at nothing to bring back his family after a fatal car wreck.
Riverstone is backed by Reliance Entertainment and Ingenious Media and co-founders Nik Bower and Deepak Nayar join the executive producer roster alongside Bill Johnson and Jim Seibel for Lotus, Remstar’s Maxime Remillard and Clark Peterson, and Walter Josten of Blue Rider, Erik Howsam of Di Bonaventura Pictures and James Dodson.
Blue Rider is facilitating the financing in Puerto Rico.
- 8/19/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
"Taken" director Pierre Morel has come on board to helm the hard-edged cop thriller "Big Stone Grid" with plans to shoot the project next year.
The story follows two decorated detectives who uncover a terrifying extortion ring of serial killers that operates within the secret underbelly of New York. Morel will direct from a script by "Bone Tomahawk" writer S. Craig Zahler.
The project was previously setup at Sony Pictures with Michael De Luca producing and, at one time, had Michael Mann in talks to direct and do a script polish. That didn't come together and now Lotus Entertainment has picked it up after the property went into turnaround.
Bill Johnson, Jim Seibel, Ara Keshishian, Adam Fields and Josh Bratman are producing.
Source: Variety...
The story follows two decorated detectives who uncover a terrifying extortion ring of serial killers that operates within the secret underbelly of New York. Morel will direct from a script by "Bone Tomahawk" writer S. Craig Zahler.
The project was previously setup at Sony Pictures with Michael De Luca producing and, at one time, had Michael Mann in talks to direct and do a script polish. That didn't come together and now Lotus Entertainment has picked it up after the property went into turnaround.
Bill Johnson, Jim Seibel, Ara Keshishian, Adam Fields and Josh Bratman are producing.
Source: Variety...
- 7/17/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Exclusive: Pierre Morel has signed a deal to direct Big Stone Grid, the high-concept suspense thriller that is penned by Bone Tomahawk‘s S. Craig Zahler. This is the project Michael Mann was talking about producing and directing back in 2012 when Sony had acquired Zahler’s spec. Lotus Entertainment’s Bill Johnson, Jim Seibel and Ara Keshishian are now producing alongside Adam Fields and Josh Bratman. Lotus (Z For Zacharia, Replicas) will finance and handle worldwide…...
- 7/15/2016
- Deadline
"I hate playdates," says Leah Forester, star of Bravo's There Goes the Motherhood and wife of Lotus Entertainment co-chair Bill Johnson. "Sometimes your children befriend children with parents whose lives are very different from yours. It can get awkward as you try to find common ground." Forester by no means is the only parent who bemoans the ritual that often feels to adults like blind dating without cocktails. In Los Angeles — with its 1,877 private pre- and elementary schools — the classroom, where most playdates originate, probably is the only arena where kids of struggling voiceover
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- 6/28/2016
- by Monica Corcoran Harel
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Stx made a big splash, while Amazon’s charm offensive overshadowed Netflix.
The sunlight in Cannes may have confounded early forecasts of interminable rain but the outlook for the film business remains stormy.
While several Us companies with points to prove strutted their stuff and international buyers circled must-have titles, the struggle to survive in a dynamic post-2008 landscape remains the most urgent narrative.
That was reflected as buyers and sellers sent fewer staff, while the paucity of foot-traffic on the Croisette hit home as tourists stayed away over terrorism fears.
Stx Entertainment, the upstart studio launched by Bob Simonds in 2014, paid around $50m for Martin Scorsese’s upcoming The Irishman and $9m for Molly’s Game, a hot package from a jumbo slate introduce by Sierra/Affinity.
That placed a marker in the sand, however the talk of Cannes was unquestionably Amazon Studios. The platform arrived on the Croisette with five films in the festival and two...
The sunlight in Cannes may have confounded early forecasts of interminable rain but the outlook for the film business remains stormy.
While several Us companies with points to prove strutted their stuff and international buyers circled must-have titles, the struggle to survive in a dynamic post-2008 landscape remains the most urgent narrative.
That was reflected as buyers and sellers sent fewer staff, while the paucity of foot-traffic on the Croisette hit home as tourists stayed away over terrorism fears.
Stx Entertainment, the upstart studio launched by Bob Simonds in 2014, paid around $50m for Martin Scorsese’s upcoming The Irishman and $9m for Molly’s Game, a hot package from a jumbo slate introduce by Sierra/Affinity.
That placed a marker in the sand, however the talk of Cannes was unquestionably Amazon Studios. The platform arrived on the Croisette with five films in the festival and two...
- 5/18/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Jeffrey Nachmanoff will direct Chad St John’s sci-fi thriller screenplay.
Lotus Entertainment has reported a resounding response to its upcoming sci-fi thriller Replicas starring Keanu Reeves set to begin production on July 18.
Reeves will star in and produce with Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Company Films’ Stephen Hamel, Fundamental Films’ Mark Gao and Ocean Park Entertainment’s Luis Riefkohl.
CAA handles Us rights to the story of a neuroscientist desperate to bring back his family after a car accident. Jeffrey Nachmanoff will direct from a screenplay by Chad St John.
Lotus Entertainment’s Bill Johnson, Jim Seibel and Ara Keshishian serve as executive producers with Remstar Studios’ Maxime Remillard and Clarke Peterson, and Walter Josten of Blue Rider Pictures.
Lotus has closed deals in Germany and Switzerland (Ascot Elite), Latin America (Leda Films), China (Fundamental Films), Scandinavia (MisLabel), South Korea (Joy N Contents), Spain (Second Gen), and Benelux (Dutch Filmworks).
In other deals, South Africa...
Lotus Entertainment has reported a resounding response to its upcoming sci-fi thriller Replicas starring Keanu Reeves set to begin production on July 18.
Reeves will star in and produce with Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Company Films’ Stephen Hamel, Fundamental Films’ Mark Gao and Ocean Park Entertainment’s Luis Riefkohl.
CAA handles Us rights to the story of a neuroscientist desperate to bring back his family after a car accident. Jeffrey Nachmanoff will direct from a screenplay by Chad St John.
Lotus Entertainment’s Bill Johnson, Jim Seibel and Ara Keshishian serve as executive producers with Remstar Studios’ Maxime Remillard and Clarke Peterson, and Walter Josten of Blue Rider Pictures.
Lotus has closed deals in Germany and Switzerland (Ascot Elite), Latin America (Leda Films), China (Fundamental Films), Scandinavia (MisLabel), South Korea (Joy N Contents), Spain (Second Gen), and Benelux (Dutch Filmworks).
In other deals, South Africa...
- 5/17/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Michael Douglas, who just signed on to The God Four, will star alongside Halle Berry for director Adrian Lyne on Silence, which Lotus is introducing to international buyers in Cannes.
Will Packer is producing via his Will Packer Productions alongside James Lopez and Lyne. Lotus’ Jim Seibel, Bill Johnson, Ara Keshishian and Angus Sutherland serve as executive producers.
The action takes place over the Christmas period in 1960s Chicago as a stranger named Silence saves a man’s life during a riot.
CAA packaged and arranged financing for the project and represents Us rights. The agency also represents Lyne, Berry and Packer.
“Adrian has a truly incredible track record of making emotionally powerful films that tap into the zeitgeist and have produced massive worldwide success as a result,” said Johnson. “My partner Jim and I jumped at the chance to work with this visionary talent and the Academy Award-winning cast that he has assembled.”...
Will Packer is producing via his Will Packer Productions alongside James Lopez and Lyne. Lotus’ Jim Seibel, Bill Johnson, Ara Keshishian and Angus Sutherland serve as executive producers.
The action takes place over the Christmas period in 1960s Chicago as a stranger named Silence saves a man’s life during a riot.
CAA packaged and arranged financing for the project and represents Us rights. The agency also represents Lyne, Berry and Packer.
“Adrian has a truly incredible track record of making emotionally powerful films that tap into the zeitgeist and have produced massive worldwide success as a result,” said Johnson. “My partner Jim and I jumped at the chance to work with this visionary talent and the Academy Award-winning cast that he has assembled.”...
- 5/13/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Amy Winehouse’s life and death is getting the biopic treatment, and Noomi Rapace is in talks to play the late singer, TheWrap has learned. Kristen Sheridan is writing and directing the film titled “Amy Winehouse,” which is being financed and produced by Lotus Entertainment. Filmmakers are also in negotiations to obtain rights to use her music. Maurer and Alixandre Witlin of City Entertainment and Tristan Orpen Lynch of Subotica are producing, with Lotus Entertainment’s Jim Seibel, Bill Johnson, Ara Keshishian and Angus Sutherland on board as executive producers. Joshua Maurer is also on board. Also Read: The Top 40 Best and Worst.
- 11/6/2015
- by Linda Ge
- The Wrap
Director aims for “innovative, emotional and life affirming approach” to icon’s life.
Lotus Entertainment has boarded finance, production and international sales on Kirsten Sheridan’s Amy Winehouse biopic, revealed by Screen this morning.
Noomi Rapace (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) is currently in talks to star in the biopic, which according to the production will “celebrate” the life of the iconic singer.
CAA and UTA arranged financing and will be co-representing the domestic rights.
Joshua Maurer and Alixandre Witlin of City Entertainment and Tristan Orpen Lynch will produce, with Lotus Entertainment’s Jim Seibel, Bill Johnson, Ara Keshishian and Angus Sutherland on board as executive producers.
Lotus Entertainment’s Angus Sutherland said: “We are honored to be bringing Amy’s heart-breaking life story to the screen and to be working with such a gifted filmmaker as Kirsten Sheridan.
“After the huge success of documentary Amy this year, audiences worldwide have been left with a compelling...
Lotus Entertainment has boarded finance, production and international sales on Kirsten Sheridan’s Amy Winehouse biopic, revealed by Screen this morning.
Noomi Rapace (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) is currently in talks to star in the biopic, which according to the production will “celebrate” the life of the iconic singer.
CAA and UTA arranged financing and will be co-representing the domestic rights.
Joshua Maurer and Alixandre Witlin of City Entertainment and Tristan Orpen Lynch will produce, with Lotus Entertainment’s Jim Seibel, Bill Johnson, Ara Keshishian and Angus Sutherland on board as executive producers.
Lotus Entertainment’s Angus Sutherland said: “We are honored to be bringing Amy’s heart-breaking life story to the screen and to be working with such a gifted filmmaker as Kirsten Sheridan.
“After the huge success of documentary Amy this year, audiences worldwide have been left with a compelling...
- 11/6/2015
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Director aims for “innovative, emotional and life affirming approach” to icon’s life.
Lotus Entertainment has boarded finance, production and international sales on Kirsten Sheridan’s Amy Winehouse biopic, revealed by Screen this morning.
Noomi Rapace (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) is currently in talks to star in the biopic, which according to the production will “celebrate” the life of the iconic singer.
CAA and UTA arranged financing and will be co-representing the domestic rights.
Joshua Maurer and Alixandre Witlin of City Entertainment and Tristan Orpen Lynch will produce, with Lotus Entertainment’s Jim Seibel, Bill Johnson, Ara Keshishian and Angus Sutherland on board as executive producers.
Lotus Entertainment’s Angus Sutherland said: “We are honored to be bringing Amy’s heart-breaking life story to the screen and to be working with such a gifted filmmaker as Kirsten Sheridan.
“After the huge success of documentary Amy this year, audiences worldwide have been left with a compelling...
Lotus Entertainment has boarded finance, production and international sales on Kirsten Sheridan’s Amy Winehouse biopic, revealed by Screen this morning.
Noomi Rapace (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) is currently in talks to star in the biopic, which according to the production will “celebrate” the life of the iconic singer.
CAA and UTA arranged financing and will be co-representing the domestic rights.
Joshua Maurer and Alixandre Witlin of City Entertainment and Tristan Orpen Lynch will produce, with Lotus Entertainment’s Jim Seibel, Bill Johnson, Ara Keshishian and Angus Sutherland on board as executive producers.
Lotus Entertainment’s Angus Sutherland said: “We are honored to be bringing Amy’s heart-breaking life story to the screen and to be working with such a gifted filmmaker as Kirsten Sheridan.
“After the huge success of documentary Amy this year, audiences worldwide have been left with a compelling...
- 11/6/2015
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Ant-Man” actor Paul Rudd and “True Blood” actor Alexander Skarsgard are set to star in director Duncan Jones (“Moon”, “Warcraft”) next feature film, "Mute." The film is set in Berlin, Germany in the future during an Eastern versus Western civil war and features Skarsgard as Leo Beiler, a mute bartender, who tries to find the love of his life in the midst of the war.
While searching, Leo steps deep into the city’s underworld where he encounters a pair of American surgeons who are the only clue to finding what actually happened to his girlfriend who has disappeared. Rudd is playing one of the Surgeons who encounters Skarsgard’s character.
Duncan Jones on his passion project:
“I’ve been working towards making ‘Mute’ for 12 years now. I cannot tell you how thrilled I am that we’re finally going to shoot this utterly unique film. The fact that I...
While searching, Leo steps deep into the city’s underworld where he encounters a pair of American surgeons who are the only clue to finding what actually happened to his girlfriend who has disappeared. Rudd is playing one of the Surgeons who encounters Skarsgard’s character.
Duncan Jones on his passion project:
“I’ve been working towards making ‘Mute’ for 12 years now. I cannot tell you how thrilled I am that we’re finally going to shoot this utterly unique film. The fact that I...
- 11/4/2015
- by J.B. Casas
- LRMonline.com
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Paul Rudd (Ant-man) will be joined by Alexander Skarsgard (Tarzan, True Blood) in the title role, for the sci-fi thriller Mute, which will be directed by BAFTA-winning director Duncan Jones (Warcraft, Source Code, Moon).
Mute is based on a script by Jones and Mike Johnson and will be produced by Stuart Fenegan under Jones and Fenegan’s Liberty Films banner. Lotus Entertainment has come on board to handle international sales starting at the upcoming Afm. CAA who arranged for the financing is handling the domestic sale.
Icymi: Paul Rudd & Alexander Skarsgard To Star In @ManMadeMoon’s Sci-Fi Thriller Mute https://t.co/avs9UyIo7T pic.twitter.com/eQgdDIdupm
— Liberty Films (@LibertyFilms) November 4, 2015
Production is scheduled to start in March 2016. Lotus’ Bill Johnson, Jim Seibel, and Ara Keshishian will serve as executive producers.
Berlin. Forty years from today. A roiling city of immigrants, where East crashes against West in a science-fiction Casablanca.
Paul Rudd (Ant-man) will be joined by Alexander Skarsgard (Tarzan, True Blood) in the title role, for the sci-fi thriller Mute, which will be directed by BAFTA-winning director Duncan Jones (Warcraft, Source Code, Moon).
Mute is based on a script by Jones and Mike Johnson and will be produced by Stuart Fenegan under Jones and Fenegan’s Liberty Films banner. Lotus Entertainment has come on board to handle international sales starting at the upcoming Afm. CAA who arranged for the financing is handling the domestic sale.
Icymi: Paul Rudd & Alexander Skarsgard To Star In @ManMadeMoon’s Sci-Fi Thriller Mute https://t.co/avs9UyIo7T pic.twitter.com/eQgdDIdupm
— Liberty Films (@LibertyFilms) November 4, 2015
Production is scheduled to start in March 2016. Lotus’ Bill Johnson, Jim Seibel, and Ara Keshishian will serve as executive producers.
Berlin. Forty years from today. A roiling city of immigrants, where East crashes against West in a science-fiction Casablanca.
- 11/4/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Duncan Jones will direct Paul Rudd and Alexander Skarsgard in the sci-fi thriller he has waited 12 years to make.
Lotus Entertainment will begin sales at the Afm on the project, which is set in a tumultuous Berlin 40 years from now overrun by immigrants where a mute bartender encounters an odd pair of American surgeons in his search for his missing love.
Jones and Mike Johnson wrote the screenplay to Mute and Stuart Fenegan produces under the Liberty Films label he runs with Jones.
Production is scheduled for March 2016. CAA arranged financing and represents Us rights. Lotus’ Bill Johnson, Jim Seibel and Ara Keshishian will serve as executive producers.
“I’ve been working towards making Mute for 12 years now,” said Jones. “I cannot tell you how thrilled I am that we’re finally going to shoot this utterly unique film.
“The fact that I get to make it with Alexander Skarsgard and Paul Rudd makes it all the...
Lotus Entertainment will begin sales at the Afm on the project, which is set in a tumultuous Berlin 40 years from now overrun by immigrants where a mute bartender encounters an odd pair of American surgeons in his search for his missing love.
Jones and Mike Johnson wrote the screenplay to Mute and Stuart Fenegan produces under the Liberty Films label he runs with Jones.
Production is scheduled for March 2016. CAA arranged financing and represents Us rights. Lotus’ Bill Johnson, Jim Seibel and Ara Keshishian will serve as executive producers.
“I’ve been working towards making Mute for 12 years now,” said Jones. “I cannot tell you how thrilled I am that we’re finally going to shoot this utterly unique film.
“The fact that I get to make it with Alexander Skarsgard and Paul Rudd makes it all the...
- 11/4/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Duncan Jones’ long-cherished Mute, about a mute bartender who goes up against his city’s gangsters in an effort to find out what happened to his missing partner, may be coming a step nearer to fruition with the news that Paul Rudd and Alexander Skarsgard have boarded the project. Also joining Mute is Lotus Entertainment, which will handle international sales and finance the ambitious film in time for Afm. Lotus’ Bill Johnson, Jim Seibel and Ara Keshishian…...
- 11/4/2015
- Deadline
The 2014 Screen International UK Star of Tomorrow has joined the supernatural thriller from genre master Xavier Gens that commenced shooting in Romania on Monday.
Motion Picture Capital will fully finance and produce The Crucifixion alongside Peter Safran and Lotus Entertainment, which also handles international sales.
Chad and Carey Hayes (The Conjuring) wrote the screenplay about an investigation into whether a priest murdered a mentally ill nun or lost the battle with a demonic presence.
Safran, the Hayes brothers, Motion Picture Capital’s Leon Clarance and Lotus Entertainment’s Bill Johnson, Jim Seibel, Ara Keshishian serve as producers.
Motion Picture Capital’s Laure Vaysse and Jo Monk and DJ Gugenheim of Andrew Lauren Productions serve as executive producers.
Wme and Curtis Brown Group represent Cookson.
Lotus Entertainment’s current slate includes November Criminals, Replicas, Kidnap, A Hologram For A King, Fallen and Tiger’s Curse.
Motion Picture Capital produced and financed Sense8 for Netflix and is in production...
Motion Picture Capital will fully finance and produce The Crucifixion alongside Peter Safran and Lotus Entertainment, which also handles international sales.
Chad and Carey Hayes (The Conjuring) wrote the screenplay about an investigation into whether a priest murdered a mentally ill nun or lost the battle with a demonic presence.
Safran, the Hayes brothers, Motion Picture Capital’s Leon Clarance and Lotus Entertainment’s Bill Johnson, Jim Seibel, Ara Keshishian serve as producers.
Motion Picture Capital’s Laure Vaysse and Jo Monk and DJ Gugenheim of Andrew Lauren Productions serve as executive producers.
Wme and Curtis Brown Group represent Cookson.
Lotus Entertainment’s current slate includes November Criminals, Replicas, Kidnap, A Hologram For A King, Fallen and Tiger’s Curse.
Motion Picture Capital produced and financed Sense8 for Netflix and is in production...
- 9/21/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Janet McTeer, Eddie Marsan and Ben Daniels have joined Film House Germany / Egoli Tossell Film’s WWII spy drama. Lotus Entertainment handles international sales.
David Leveaux directs the previously announced Lily James, Jai Courtney and Christopher Plummer, the star of Film House Germany / Egoli Tossell Film’s Remember that went down well in Venice and receives its North American premiere tonight [Sept 12].
Silver Reel has come on to finance the film, which has begun shooting in Belgium.
Umedia co-produces the Egoli Tossell Film and Ostar Enterprises production and handles the Belgian financing, service production and effects.
Simon Burke adapted the screenplay from the novel by Alan Judd about a plot to extract Kaiser Wilhelm from Nazi-occupied Holland and bring him to England.
Judy Tossell and Lou Pitt produce and Bill Haber, Phil Geier, Claudia Bluemhuber and Lotus Entertainment’s Bill Johnson and Jim Seibel serve as executive producers.
David Leveaux directs the previously announced Lily James, Jai Courtney and Christopher Plummer, the star of Film House Germany / Egoli Tossell Film’s Remember that went down well in Venice and receives its North American premiere tonight [Sept 12].
Silver Reel has come on to finance the film, which has begun shooting in Belgium.
Umedia co-produces the Egoli Tossell Film and Ostar Enterprises production and handles the Belgian financing, service production and effects.
Simon Burke adapted the screenplay from the novel by Alan Judd about a plot to extract Kaiser Wilhelm from Nazi-occupied Holland and bring him to England.
Judy Tossell and Lou Pitt produce and Bill Haber, Phil Geier, Claudia Bluemhuber and Lotus Entertainment’s Bill Johnson and Jim Seibel serve as executive producers.
- 9/11/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Janet McTeer, Eddie Marsan (Sherlock Holmes) and Ben Daniels (Locke) have joined Lily James, Jai Courtney and Christopher Plummer in the David Leveaux directed The Kaiser’s Last Kiss from Film House Germany's Egoli Tossell Films. Written by Simon Burke and based on the novel by Alan Judd, the project is also an Ostar Enterprises production. Silver Reel is financing the film. Bill Haber, Phil Geier, Claudia Bluemhuber, Bill Johnson and Jim Seibel executive producing. Lotus…...
- 9/11/2015
- Deadline
Watch the new trailer for Z For Zachariah starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Margot Robbie and Chris Pine.
The film will open in theaters August 21.
In the not-distant future, a disastrous radioactive event has obliterated most of civilization. Yet somewhere deep in the American South is a valley that remains untouched; evidence of a micro-climate or some other miracle. A young farm girl, Ann Burden (Margot Robbie), is grittily surviving on her own in this valley, fearing she may actually be the proverbial last woman on earth. Then, she discovers the most astonishing sight of her life: another human being.
John Loomis (Chiwetel Ejiofor) arrives in the valley a cipher; a distraught scientist nearly driven mad by radiation exposure and his desperate search for others. He and Ann share little in common beyond survival. Even so, as Ann nurses Loomis back to health, they build a fragile, imperative strand of trust across...
The film will open in theaters August 21.
In the not-distant future, a disastrous radioactive event has obliterated most of civilization. Yet somewhere deep in the American South is a valley that remains untouched; evidence of a micro-climate or some other miracle. A young farm girl, Ann Burden (Margot Robbie), is grittily surviving on her own in this valley, fearing she may actually be the proverbial last woman on earth. Then, she discovers the most astonishing sight of her life: another human being.
John Loomis (Chiwetel Ejiofor) arrives in the valley a cipher; a distraught scientist nearly driven mad by radiation exposure and his desperate search for others. He and Ann share little in common beyond survival. Even so, as Ann nurses Loomis back to health, they build a fragile, imperative strand of trust across...
- 6/4/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Jim Seibel and Bill Johnson’s company will finance and handle international sales after acquiring Peter Scott’s spec R-rated comedy screenplay.
Film 360’s Daniel Rappaport and Ben Forkner will produce with Industry Entertainment’s Andrew Deane and Michael Botti.
Will Speck and Josh Gordon will serve as executive producers alongside Seibel, Johnson and Ara Keshishian.
The project centres on a couple who visit their freshman son at during parent’s weekend and enjoy the university experience they never had.
Scott (pictured) is the author of two books, Well Groomed and There’s A Spouse In My House: A Humorous Journey Through The First Years Of Marriage.
Lotus Entertainment’s slate includes: David Leveaux’s The Kaiser’s Last Kiss starring Lily James and Christopher Plummer; Tom Tykwer’s A Hologram For A King starring Tom Hanks; Scott Hicks’ Fallen; Sacha Gervasi’s November Criminals with Chloë Grace Moretz and Ansel Elgort; and Tanya Wexler’s [link...
Film 360’s Daniel Rappaport and Ben Forkner will produce with Industry Entertainment’s Andrew Deane and Michael Botti.
Will Speck and Josh Gordon will serve as executive producers alongside Seibel, Johnson and Ara Keshishian.
The project centres on a couple who visit their freshman son at during parent’s weekend and enjoy the university experience they never had.
Scott (pictured) is the author of two books, Well Groomed and There’s A Spouse In My House: A Humorous Journey Through The First Years Of Marriage.
Lotus Entertainment’s slate includes: David Leveaux’s The Kaiser’s Last Kiss starring Lily James and Christopher Plummer; Tom Tykwer’s A Hologram For A King starring Tom Hanks; Scott Hicks’ Fallen; Sacha Gervasi’s November Criminals with Chloë Grace Moretz and Ansel Elgort; and Tanya Wexler’s [link...
- 6/1/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Jim Seibel and Bill Johnson will commence sales in Cannes on the Starz original TV series adaptation starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Olga Kurylenko, Bruce Willis, Bill Murray, Danny Huston, and Kelly Lynch.
Len Blavatnik of AI Film, Brett Ratner of RatPac, Gerry Schwartz of Onex Corporation and Jacky Bibliowicz will produce and finance.
Steve Bing of Shangri-La Entertainment, Alan J Helene and Mitch Glazer produce. CAA represents Us rights with Jeff Berg.
Magic City was originally introduced by Qed International at Afm and takes place in 1962 Miami as a powerful Miami Beach hotel owner fights the mob, CIA and Cuban mercenaries.
Production is scheduled to begin in August.
Lotus Entertainment’s slate includes: Sacha Gervasi’s November Criminals with Chloë Grace Moretz and Ansel Elgort; Xavier Gens’ thriller The Crucifixion; Shekhar Kapur’s adventure Tiger’s Curse; and Tanya Wexler’s Replicas starring Keanu Reeves.
The company is in post on Luis Prieto’s Kidnap starring [link=nm...
Len Blavatnik of AI Film, Brett Ratner of RatPac, Gerry Schwartz of Onex Corporation and Jacky Bibliowicz will produce and finance.
Steve Bing of Shangri-La Entertainment, Alan J Helene and Mitch Glazer produce. CAA represents Us rights with Jeff Berg.
Magic City was originally introduced by Qed International at Afm and takes place in 1962 Miami as a powerful Miami Beach hotel owner fights the mob, CIA and Cuban mercenaries.
Production is scheduled to begin in August.
Lotus Entertainment’s slate includes: Sacha Gervasi’s November Criminals with Chloë Grace Moretz and Ansel Elgort; Xavier Gens’ thriller The Crucifixion; Shekhar Kapur’s adventure Tiger’s Curse; and Tanya Wexler’s Replicas starring Keanu Reeves.
The company is in post on Luis Prieto’s Kidnap starring [link=nm...
- 5/1/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Here's the official one-sheet for the apocalyptic zombie thriller "Maggie", starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Abigail Breslin and Joely Richardson. Directed by Henry Hobson, "Maggie" will be making its world premiere at the Tribeca FilmFestival on April 22 and hits theaters and VOD on May 8th. Bill Johnson and Ara Keshishian produced alongside Colin Bates, Joey Tufaro, Pierre-Ange Le Pogam, Matthew Baer and Schwarzenegger. Claudia Blumhuber and Jim Seibel are executive producers.A teenage girl in the Midwest becomes infected by an outbreak of a disease that slowly turns the infected into cannibalistic zombies. During her transformation, her loving father stays by her side....
- 4/7/2015
- www.ohmygore.com/
Lionsgate, Roadside Attractions and Grindstone Entertainment Group have released the trailer for the apocalyptic thriller "Maggie", starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Abigail Breslin and Joely Richardson. "Maggie", directed by Henry Hobson, will hit theaters and On Demand May 8. Bill Johnson and Ara Keshishian produced alongside Colin Bates, Joey Tufaro, Pierre-Ange Le Pogam, Matthew Baer and Schwarzenegger. Claudia Blumhuber and Jim Seibel are executive producers.A teenage girl in the Midwest becomes infected by an outbreak of a disease that slowly turns the infected into cannibalistic zombies. During her transformation, her loving father stays by her side....
- 3/25/2015
- www.ohmygore.com/
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (Spwa) has acquired North America, English-speaking rights and select territories to the thriller starring Chloe Grace Moretz and Ansel Elgort. Lotus will commence pre-sales on remaining territories at the Efm next week.
Sacha Gervasi will direct November Criminals from a screenplay by Steven Knight about two teenagers who fall in love as they investigate a friend’s murder in the seedy underbelly of Washington.
Catherine Keener will also join the production, scheduled to begin on March 16. Elgort (pictured) comes fresh off global smash The Fault In Our Stars and will next be seen in Insurgent in March.
Lotus Entertainment’s Ara Keshishian along with Spwa evp Joe Matukewicz will oversee production.
Beth O’Neil and Erika Olde of Black Bicycle Entertainment will produce and Black Bicycle co-finances with Lotus.
The film’s joint Us representatives CAA and Wme Global brokered the deal with Bill Johnson for Lotus Entertainment and Spwa’s Michael Helfand, Matukewicz...
Sacha Gervasi will direct November Criminals from a screenplay by Steven Knight about two teenagers who fall in love as they investigate a friend’s murder in the seedy underbelly of Washington.
Catherine Keener will also join the production, scheduled to begin on March 16. Elgort (pictured) comes fresh off global smash The Fault In Our Stars and will next be seen in Insurgent in March.
Lotus Entertainment’s Ara Keshishian along with Spwa evp Joe Matukewicz will oversee production.
Beth O’Neil and Erika Olde of Black Bicycle Entertainment will produce and Black Bicycle co-finances with Lotus.
The film’s joint Us representatives CAA and Wme Global brokered the deal with Bill Johnson for Lotus Entertainment and Spwa’s Michael Helfand, Matukewicz...
- 1/30/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Quiet Earth is premiering the first seen footage from Arnold Schwarzenegger's upcoming zombie drama Maggie. The film stars Abigail Breslin the daughter who has been inflicted by a virus that will inevitably turn her into a flesh eating zombie.
Recently acquired for distribution by Lionsgate, Maggie was a Black List script that was written by John Scott 3. Henry Hobson directed and Bill Johnson and Ara Keshishian produced alongside Colin Bates, Joey Tufaro, Pierre-Ange Le Pogam, Matthew Baer and Schwarzenegger.
Synopsis:
The story of a deadly zombie virus that has spread a plague across the world. Breslin portrays a vivacious young woman who becomes infected.
Okay, so no, it's not a ton of footage, but I'd say it gives a good sense of the tone [Continued ...]...
Recently acquired for distribution by Lionsgate, Maggie was a Black List script that was written by John Scott 3. Henry Hobson directed and Bill Johnson and Ara Keshishian produced alongside Colin Bates, Joey Tufaro, Pierre-Ange Le Pogam, Matthew Baer and Schwarzenegger.
Synopsis:
The story of a deadly zombie virus that has spread a plague across the world. Breslin portrays a vivacious young woman who becomes infected.
Okay, so no, it's not a ton of footage, but I'd say it gives a good sense of the tone [Continued ...]...
- 1/8/2015
- QuietEarth.us
Two weeks before the start of the Sundance Film Festival, one of its highest-profile titles has secured distribution, as Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions will partner on the release of Craig Zobel’s “Z For Zachariah,” which stars Margot Robbie, Chris Pine and Chiwetel Ejiofor, TheWrap has learned.
Grindstone Entertainment will present the sci-fi thriller, which was executive produced by the company’s Barry Brooker and Stan Wertlieb.
While its involvement had never been reported, Lionsgate has actually had the project for some time, though the company only recently decided on its release plans.
Also Read: Will Smith, Tom Hardy, Jared Leto,...
Grindstone Entertainment will present the sci-fi thriller, which was executive produced by the company’s Barry Brooker and Stan Wertlieb.
While its involvement had never been reported, Lionsgate has actually had the project for some time, though the company only recently decided on its release plans.
Also Read: Will Smith, Tom Hardy, Jared Leto,...
- 1/5/2015
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
We can still feel the heat generated from Craig Zobel’s Compliance. His sophomore film, which was made on a dime (his directorial debut Great World of Sound was made for a nickel and was also showcased at Sundance), got under the skin of select imbecile auds at its Park City premiere, but in the same token it intellectually tickled the critical masses. Adept in human discord in its purest form, this quality surely got infused on his third directing outing, Z for Zachariah, which is large scale humanity in crisis. You don’t often see Blacklist scripts (ranked #26th in 2009) break into Sundance, but in a Take Shelter scheme of things, this shot in New Zealand production benefitting from a plethora of producers on board could fit a sci-fi mold of Duncan Jones’ Moon. Despite the presence of A listers such as Chris Pine and Chiwetel Ejiofor, conceivably, big...
- 11/14/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Following the success of The Conjuring and its recent spinoff, Annabelle, Lotus Entertainment has announced a new horror flick.
Here's the official press release announcing The Crucifixion:
"The producer behind box office sensations Annabelle and The Conjuring will re-team with writers of The Conjuring for the thriller The Crucifixion, to be directed by Xavier Gens (The Divide, Hitman). Chad and Carey Hayes (The Conjuring) penned the screenplay, which is based on true events. Peter Safran (Annabelle, The Conjuring) and the Hayes brothers will produce, with Lotus Entertainment’s Bill Johnson, Jim Seibel, D.J. Gugenheim and Ara Keshishian executive producing. Lotus will handle international sales and introduce to buyers at Afm.When a priest is jailed for the murder of a nun on whom he was performing an exorcism, an investigative journalist strives to determine whether he in fact murdered a mentally ill person, or if he lost the battle with a demonic presence.
Here's the official press release announcing The Crucifixion:
"The producer behind box office sensations Annabelle and The Conjuring will re-team with writers of The Conjuring for the thriller The Crucifixion, to be directed by Xavier Gens (The Divide, Hitman). Chad and Carey Hayes (The Conjuring) penned the screenplay, which is based on true events. Peter Safran (Annabelle, The Conjuring) and the Hayes brothers will produce, with Lotus Entertainment’s Bill Johnson, Jim Seibel, D.J. Gugenheim and Ara Keshishian executive producing. Lotus will handle international sales and introduce to buyers at Afm.When a priest is jailed for the murder of a nun on whom he was performing an exorcism, an investigative journalist strives to determine whether he in fact murdered a mentally ill person, or if he lost the battle with a demonic presence.
- 11/5/2014
- by Mario-Francisco Robles
- LRMonline.com
Lotus Entertainment kicks off pre-sales at Afm on the horror film from Xavier Gens and the producer behind horror hits Annabelle and The Conjuring.
The Conjuring co-writers Chad and Carey Hayes wrote the screenplay about an investigative journalist who probes the case of a priest who allegedly murdered a nun during an exorcism.
Peter Safran, who produced Annabelle and The Conjuring, produces with the Hayes brothers.
Lotus Entertainment’s Bill Johnson, Jim Seibel, DJ Gugenheim and Ara Keshishian serve as executive producers.
“Peter and the Hayes brothers have an amazing track record in the genre space, and we’re excited to be teaming up with them,” said Seibel. “We felt that a smart, edgy thriller like The Crucifixion combined with this amazing creative team had all the right ingredients to be a global box office hit.”
The Lotus sales slate at Afm includes Tiger’s Curse with Shekhar Kapur on board to direct; Keanu Reeves in [link...
The Conjuring co-writers Chad and Carey Hayes wrote the screenplay about an investigative journalist who probes the case of a priest who allegedly murdered a nun during an exorcism.
Peter Safran, who produced Annabelle and The Conjuring, produces with the Hayes brothers.
Lotus Entertainment’s Bill Johnson, Jim Seibel, DJ Gugenheim and Ara Keshishian serve as executive producers.
“Peter and the Hayes brothers have an amazing track record in the genre space, and we’re excited to be teaming up with them,” said Seibel. “We felt that a smart, edgy thriller like The Crucifixion combined with this amazing creative team had all the right ingredients to be a global box office hit.”
The Lotus sales slate at Afm includes Tiger’s Curse with Shekhar Kapur on board to direct; Keanu Reeves in [link...
- 11/5/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
After kicking ass and taking names earlier this year in John Wick, Keanu Reeves is set to return to a genre that helped define his career. According to Variety, the 50-year old veteran has agreed to star in Replicas, a sci-fi thriller coming to us from Lotus Entertainment and di Bonaventura Pictures.
It’s understood Reeves will play a neuroscientist in the flick, which is to be directed by Hysteria helmer, Tanya Wexler. Chad St. John is on screenplay duties, and the plot will center around a father who is hellbent on getting his family back after they are tragically killed in a car accident. And so, our neuroscientist throws caution to the wind and attempts to infiltrate a government laboratory in order to bend the physical laws of nature itself.
Put simply, Replicas asks one universal question: how far will a man go to save his family? In tandem with the casting news,...
It’s understood Reeves will play a neuroscientist in the flick, which is to be directed by Hysteria helmer, Tanya Wexler. Chad St. John is on screenplay duties, and the plot will center around a father who is hellbent on getting his family back after they are tragically killed in a car accident. And so, our neuroscientist throws caution to the wind and attempts to infiltrate a government laboratory in order to bend the physical laws of nature itself.
Put simply, Replicas asks one universal question: how far will a man go to save his family? In tandem with the casting news,...
- 10/29/2014
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
• Mark Rylance will play the title role in The Bfg, director Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s novel. The story follows a young girl, the Queen of England, and a giant, called the Bfg, who set out to capture the evil, man-eating giants who are taking over the human world. DreamWorks acquired the book in 2010. Melissa Mathison adapted it for the screen. Spielberg, Frank Marshall, and Sam Mercer are producing. Kathleen Kennedy will executive produce with John Madden and Michael Siegel. Kristie Macosko Krieger and Adam Somner are co-producers. Disney will release the film on July 1, 2016 in the U.
- 10/28/2014
- by C. Molly Smith
- EW - Inside Movies
Luis Prieto has kicked off principal photography on Lotus Entertainment’s thriller starring Halle Berry.
Sage Correa, Lew Temple and Chris McGinn have joined the story of a mother who will stop at nothing to rescue her abducted son. Relativity Studios will distribute Kidnap in the Us
Prieto directs from Knate Gwaltney’s screenplay and is scheduled to shoot in New Orleans until November 25.
Di Bonaventura Pictures’ Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Erik Howsam, Gold Star Films’ Joey Tufaro and Gregory Chou of Rumble Entertainment are producing.
Executive producers are Berry and her producing partner Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas through their 606 Films production company, Lotus Entertainment’s Bill Johnson, Jim Seibel, D J Gugenheim and Ara Keshishian and Gold Star Films’ Colin Bates and Todd Trosclair, Gwaltney, and Doris Pfardrescher of Well Go USA.
Sage Correa, Lew Temple and Chris McGinn have joined the story of a mother who will stop at nothing to rescue her abducted son. Relativity Studios will distribute Kidnap in the Us
Prieto directs from Knate Gwaltney’s screenplay and is scheduled to shoot in New Orleans until November 25.
Di Bonaventura Pictures’ Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Erik Howsam, Gold Star Films’ Joey Tufaro and Gregory Chou of Rumble Entertainment are producing.
Executive producers are Berry and her producing partner Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas through their 606 Films production company, Lotus Entertainment’s Bill Johnson, Jim Seibel, D J Gugenheim and Ara Keshishian and Gold Star Films’ Colin Bates and Todd Trosclair, Gwaltney, and Doris Pfardrescher of Well Go USA.
- 10/27/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: With cameras rolling soon in New Orleans, Well Go USA and Rumble Entertainment have come aboard as producers/financiers on the Halle Berry starrer Kidnap. Luis Prieto (Pusher) is directing the action-thriller from a Knate Gwaltney script about a mother who will stop at nothing to save her abducted son.
Rumble Entertainment’s Gregory Chou is joining Di Bonaventura Pictures’ Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Erik Howsam and Joey Tufaro of Gold Star Films as producer. Well Go USA’s Doris Pfardrescher will executive produce alongside Colin Bates and Todd Trosclair of Gold Star and Lotus Entertainment’s Bill Johnson, Jim Seibel, D.J. Gugenheim and Ara Keshishian. Berry is also exec producing with Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas for their 606 Films banner.
Last month Relativity inked a deal in Toronto to distribute Kidnap stateside. In addition to producing and financing the film, Texas-based Asian and genre distributor Well Go USA will release it...
Rumble Entertainment’s Gregory Chou is joining Di Bonaventura Pictures’ Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Erik Howsam and Joey Tufaro of Gold Star Films as producer. Well Go USA’s Doris Pfardrescher will executive produce alongside Colin Bates and Todd Trosclair of Gold Star and Lotus Entertainment’s Bill Johnson, Jim Seibel, D.J. Gugenheim and Ara Keshishian. Berry is also exec producing with Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas for their 606 Films banner.
Last month Relativity inked a deal in Toronto to distribute Kidnap stateside. In addition to producing and financing the film, Texas-based Asian and genre distributor Well Go USA will release it...
- 10/21/2014
- by Jen Yamato
- Deadline
Relativity Studios has picked up Us rights to Lotus Entertainment and Gold Star Films’ upcoming Halle Berry thriller.
Luis Prieto is attached to direct Kidnap in late autumn based on Knate Gwaltney’s debut screenplay about a mother who will stop at nothing to rescue her abducted son.
Di Bonaventura Pictures’ Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Erik Howsam are producing. The executive producer roster includes Joey Tufaro and Colin Bates, Lotus’ Bill Johnson, Jim Seibel, DJ Gugenheim and Ara Keshishian and Berry and her 606 Films producing partner Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas.
CAA packaged the project and represented Us rights. Lotus handles international sales.
The Kidnap deal follows Relativity’s buy earlier in the week for Hammer’s The Women In Black: Angel Of Death.
Luis Prieto is attached to direct Kidnap in late autumn based on Knate Gwaltney’s debut screenplay about a mother who will stop at nothing to rescue her abducted son.
Di Bonaventura Pictures’ Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Erik Howsam are producing. The executive producer roster includes Joey Tufaro and Colin Bates, Lotus’ Bill Johnson, Jim Seibel, DJ Gugenheim and Ara Keshishian and Berry and her 606 Films producing partner Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas.
CAA packaged the project and represented Us rights. Lotus handles international sales.
The Kidnap deal follows Relativity’s buy earlier in the week for Hammer’s The Women In Black: Angel Of Death.
- 9/6/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Lotus Entertainment has reported a strong response from buyers to Tom Tykwer’s A Hologram For The King starring Tom Hanks.
Bill Johnson, Jim Seibel and the sales team have closed deals in Scandinavia (Mis.Label); Latin America excluding Mexico (Swen); Benelux (A-Film Benelux Rechten); Poland (Monolith); Portugal (Pris Audiovisuais); and the former Yugoslavia (Blitz Film).
Lotus has also licensed rights in Hong Kong (Golden Scene); Singapore (Shaw Renters); Taiwan (Caichang Int’l); Thailand (Mono Film); and China (Hgc Entertainment).
Further deals closed in Greece, Cypress, Turkey, Middle East, India and Pakistan (Italia Film); Iceland (Myndform); Israel (United King); Bulgaria and Romania (Programs4 Media); South Africa (MNet.) and airlines (Cinesky).
X Filme Creative Pool co-produced the feature and retains rights for Germany, Austria and Switzerland, while executive producer Fábrica de Cine controls Mexico and Spain.
A previously announced Icon Film Distribution holds UK rights to the tale of a man teetering on the brink of insolvency...
Bill Johnson, Jim Seibel and the sales team have closed deals in Scandinavia (Mis.Label); Latin America excluding Mexico (Swen); Benelux (A-Film Benelux Rechten); Poland (Monolith); Portugal (Pris Audiovisuais); and the former Yugoslavia (Blitz Film).
Lotus has also licensed rights in Hong Kong (Golden Scene); Singapore (Shaw Renters); Taiwan (Caichang Int’l); Thailand (Mono Film); and China (Hgc Entertainment).
Further deals closed in Greece, Cypress, Turkey, Middle East, India and Pakistan (Italia Film); Iceland (Myndform); Israel (United King); Bulgaria and Romania (Programs4 Media); South Africa (MNet.) and airlines (Cinesky).
X Filme Creative Pool co-produced the feature and retains rights for Germany, Austria and Switzerland, while executive producer Fábrica de Cine controls Mexico and Spain.
A previously announced Icon Film Distribution holds UK rights to the tale of a man teetering on the brink of insolvency...
- 9/5/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
In a preemptive deal that knocked it out of the Toronto premieres line-up, Lionsgate has acquired North American rights to apocalyptic thiller Maggie. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger (Terminator and Expendables franchises, Total Recall, Batman And Robin), Oscar-nominated Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine, Ender’s Game) and Joely Richardson (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, The Tudors, Nip/Tuck), Maggie tells the story of a deadly zombie virus that has put a plague on the world. When Maggie, a vivacious young woman becomes infected, her father brings her home to let her be with their family. As Maggie’s condition worsens, the relationship between father and daughter is tested. Henry Hobson is directing from the Black List script by John Scott 3. Bill Johnson and Ara Keshishian produced alongside Colin Bates, Joey Tufaro, Pierre-Ange Le Pogam, Matthew Baer and Schwarzenegger. Claudia Blumhuber and Jim Seibel are exec producers. Silver Reel and Gold Star Films...
- 8/26/2014
- by The Deadline Team
- Deadline
Update: The studio has acquired North American rights to the Arnold Schwarzenegger and Abigail Breslin zombie film and has pulled it from its Toronto world premiere berth.
Maggie was set to premiere at the festival on September 12, however now the public will have to wait until the early 2015 release.
Neither the film’s North American representatives CAA, Lionsgate itself, international sales agent Lotus Entertainment nor the festival had returned calls at time of writing to explain why the film would no longer premiere in Canada.
However industry insiders said Lionsgate intend to re-cut the film and do not want to present it until it is ready.
Silver Reel And Gold Star Films financed the story of a Midwestern farmer who cares for his daughter after she succumbs to a deadly plague.
Henry Hobson’s feature directorial debut is based on the Black List screenplay by John Scott 3.
Maggie marks the latest entry in Schwarzenegger’s return...
Maggie was set to premiere at the festival on September 12, however now the public will have to wait until the early 2015 release.
Neither the film’s North American representatives CAA, Lionsgate itself, international sales agent Lotus Entertainment nor the festival had returned calls at time of writing to explain why the film would no longer premiere in Canada.
However industry insiders said Lionsgate intend to re-cut the film and do not want to present it until it is ready.
Silver Reel And Gold Star Films financed the story of a Midwestern farmer who cares for his daughter after she succumbs to a deadly plague.
Henry Hobson’s feature directorial debut is based on the Black List screenplay by John Scott 3.
Maggie marks the latest entry in Schwarzenegger’s return...
- 8/26/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
In a preemptive deal prior to the start of the Toronto International Film Festival, Lionsgate has acquired North American distribution rights to the apocalyptic thriller “Maggie,” which stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Oscar nominated actress Abigail Breslin and Joely Richardson, the studio announced Tuesday. Henry Hobson directed from a Black List script by John Scott 3. Bill Johnson and Ara Keshishian produced alongside Colin Bates, Joey Tufaro, Pierre-Ange Le Pogam, Matthew Baer and Schwarzenegger. Claudia Blumhuber and Jim Seibel executive produced the film, which was financed by Silver Reel and Gold Star Films. Also read: ‘What's the Deal?’ With Toronto Film Fest: Jeff Sneider Picks.
- 8/26/2014
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Lionsgate has acquired North American distro rights to a new apocalyptic thriller called Maggie which stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as the father of Abigail Breslin, who has been inflicted by a virus that will innevitably turn her into a flesh eating zombie.
Maggie was a black list script that was written by John Scott 3. Henry Hobson directed and Bill Johnson and Ara Keshishian produced alongside Colin Bates, Joey Tufaro, Pierre-Ange Le Pogam, Matthew Baer and Schwarzenegger.
Synopsis:
The story of a deadly zombie virus that has spread a plague across the world. Breslin portrays a vivacious young woman who becomes infected.
Via: Variety
[Continued ...]...
Maggie was a black list script that was written by John Scott 3. Henry Hobson directed and Bill Johnson and Ara Keshishian produced alongside Colin Bates, Joey Tufaro, Pierre-Ange Le Pogam, Matthew Baer and Schwarzenegger.
Synopsis:
The story of a deadly zombie virus that has spread a plague across the world. Breslin portrays a vivacious young woman who becomes infected.
Via: Variety
[Continued ...]...
- 8/26/2014
- QuietEarth.us
Playing as part of the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival is the Arnold Schwarzenegger zombie film, Maggie, and right now we have the first Stateside distro news for you guys. Dig it!
From the Press Release
In a preemptive deal prior to the start of the Toronto International Film Festival, Lionsgate has acquired the North American distribution rights to the apocalyptic thriller Maggie, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger (the Terminator and Expendables franchises, Total Recall, Batman and Robin).
Academy Award-nominated Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine, Ender’s Game) and Joely Richardson (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, the hit TV series "The Tudors" and "Nip/Tuck") co-star.
The announcement was made by Lionsgate Co-Chief Operating Officer and Motion Picture Group President Steve Beeks and Bill Johnson and Jim Seibel, Co-Chairs of Lotus Entertainment, who produced and handled international sales.
The Black List script by John Scott 3 is directed by Henry Hobson.
From the Press Release
In a preemptive deal prior to the start of the Toronto International Film Festival, Lionsgate has acquired the North American distribution rights to the apocalyptic thriller Maggie, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger (the Terminator and Expendables franchises, Total Recall, Batman and Robin).
Academy Award-nominated Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine, Ender’s Game) and Joely Richardson (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, the hit TV series "The Tudors" and "Nip/Tuck") co-star.
The announcement was made by Lionsgate Co-Chief Operating Officer and Motion Picture Group President Steve Beeks and Bill Johnson and Jim Seibel, Co-Chairs of Lotus Entertainment, who produced and handled international sales.
The Black List script by John Scott 3 is directed by Henry Hobson.
- 8/26/2014
- by Steve Barton
- DreadCentral.com
Wade knows his daughter Maggie is succumbing to an infection that will inevitably turn her into a zombie, but he’s hoping his fervent love will keep her human for as long as possible. With its Tiff world premiere right around the corner, the zombie drama Maggie has been picked up by Lionsgate and will now forego playing at the festival, looking to debut instead via an early 2015 theatrical release.
The news of Maggie not playing at Tiff comes from The Hollywood Reporter. Lionsgate now holds the film’s North American distribution rights. We have the official press release with full details below (a big thanks to Collider for the press release!).
“A Midwestern farmer (Arnold Schwarzenegger) stays by the side of his beloved teenage daughter (Abigail Breslin) even as she slowly turns into a cannibalistic zombie, in this audacious, genre-bending debut feature from director Henry Hobson.”
Directed by Henry Hobson...
The news of Maggie not playing at Tiff comes from The Hollywood Reporter. Lionsgate now holds the film’s North American distribution rights. We have the official press release with full details below (a big thanks to Collider for the press release!).
“A Midwestern farmer (Arnold Schwarzenegger) stays by the side of his beloved teenage daughter (Abigail Breslin) even as she slowly turns into a cannibalistic zombie, in this audacious, genre-bending debut feature from director Henry Hobson.”
Directed by Henry Hobson...
- 8/26/2014
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
In a preemptive deal prior to the start of the Toronto International Film Festival, Lionsgate, a premier next generation global content leader, has acquired the North American distribution rights to the apocalyptic thriller Maggie, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger (the Terminator and Expendables franchises, Total Recall, Batman and Robin), Academy Award-nominated Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine, Ender’s Game) and Joely Richardson (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, the hit TV series The Tudors and Nip/Tuck). The announcement was made by Lionsgate Co-Chief Operating Officer and Motion Picture Group President Steve Beeks and Bill Johnson and Jim Seibel, Co-Chairs of Lotus Entertainment, who produced and handled international sales.
The Black List script by John Scott 3 is directed by Henry Hobson. Bill Johnson and Ara Keshishian produced alongside Colin Bates, Joey Tufaro, Pierre-Ange Le Pogam, Matthew Baer and Schwarzenegger. Claudia Blumhuber and Jim Seibel are executive producers. Silver Reel and Gold Star Films...
The Black List script by John Scott 3 is directed by Henry Hobson. Bill Johnson and Ara Keshishian produced alongside Colin Bates, Joey Tufaro, Pierre-Ange Le Pogam, Matthew Baer and Schwarzenegger. Claudia Blumhuber and Jim Seibel are executive producers. Silver Reel and Gold Star Films...
- 8/26/2014
- by Kellvin Chavez
- LRMonline.com
Zombie tale Maggie has been picked up by Lionsgate ahead of its debut at the Toronto International Film Festival.
The film stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Abigail Breslin and Joely Richardson.
The Black List script by John Scott 3 is directed by Henry Hobson. Bill Johnson and Ara Keshishian produced alongside Colin Bates, Joey Tufaro, Pierre-Ange Le Pogam, Matthew Baer and Schwarzenegger.
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The film stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Abigail Breslin and Joely Richardson.
The Black List script by John Scott 3 is directed by Henry Hobson. Bill Johnson and Ara Keshishian produced alongside Colin Bates, Joey Tufaro, Pierre-Ange Le Pogam, Matthew Baer and Schwarzenegger.
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- 8/26/2014
- by Ryan Turek
- shocktillyoudrop.com
In a preemptive deal prior to the start of the Toronto International Film Festival, Lionsgate has acquired the North American distribution rights to the apocalyptic thriller Maggie, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Abigail Breslin and Joely Richardson. The announcement was made by Lionsgate Co-Chief Operating Officer and Motion Picture Group President Steve Beeks and Bill Johnson and Jim Seibel, Co-Chairs of Lotus Entertainment, who produced and handled international sales.
- 8/26/2014
- Comingsoon.net
In a preemptive deal prior to the start of the Toronto International Film Festival, Lionsgate has acquired the North American distribution rights to the apocalyptic thriller Maggie, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger (the Terminator and Expendables franchises, Total Recall, Batman and Robin), Academy Award-nominated Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine, Ender’s Game) and Joely Richardson (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, the hit TV series The Tudors and Nip/Tuck).
The film tells the story of a deadly zombie virus that has put a plague on the world. When Maggie, a vivacious young woman becomes infected, her father brings her home to let her be with their family. As Maggie’s condition worsens, their relationship is tested, a father’s love holding on stronger than the disease. This heart-wrenching twist on the zombie apocalypse puts a human face on an inexplicable horror.
The announcement was made by Lionsgate Co-Chief Operating Officer and...
The film tells the story of a deadly zombie virus that has put a plague on the world. When Maggie, a vivacious young woman becomes infected, her father brings her home to let her be with their family. As Maggie’s condition worsens, their relationship is tested, a father’s love holding on stronger than the disease. This heart-wrenching twist on the zombie apocalypse puts a human face on an inexplicable horror.
The announcement was made by Lionsgate Co-Chief Operating Officer and...
- 8/26/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The first word on a new sci-fi thriller has landed in our inbox, and here are all the early details on Pivot, written and directed by Ed Gass-Donnelly. Considering no cast members have been announced yet, expect more soon!
From the Press Release:
Lotus Entertainment announces that Ed Gass-Donnelly (Small Town Murder Songs, The Last Exorcism Part II) will write and direct Pivot. Lotus’ Jim Seibel and Bill Johnson will produce the film with D.J. Gugenheim and Ara Keshishian of Lotus executive producing alongside Ed Gass-Donnelly.
When a scientist’s loving wife is killed, he invents a device to pivot between parallel universes to save her life, but to be with her, he’ll have to kill the parallel version of himself.
“A high-quality concept like Pivot is exactly the type of project we were looking for,” said Lotus Entertainment’s Bill Johnson and Jim Seibel. “Ed has the perfect...
From the Press Release:
Lotus Entertainment announces that Ed Gass-Donnelly (Small Town Murder Songs, The Last Exorcism Part II) will write and direct Pivot. Lotus’ Jim Seibel and Bill Johnson will produce the film with D.J. Gugenheim and Ara Keshishian of Lotus executive producing alongside Ed Gass-Donnelly.
When a scientist’s loving wife is killed, he invents a device to pivot between parallel universes to save her life, but to be with her, he’ll have to kill the parallel version of himself.
“A high-quality concept like Pivot is exactly the type of project we were looking for,” said Lotus Entertainment’s Bill Johnson and Jim Seibel. “Ed has the perfect...
- 8/26/2014
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
Icon Film Distribution acquires UK rights for Tom Tykwer’s A Hologram For The King starring Tom Hanks.
A Hologram for the King, a comedic drama starring Tom Hanks and directed by Tom Tykwer, has been acquired by Icon Film Distribution for the UK.
Tykwer, the German filmmaker behind Run Lola Run and Cloud Atlas, also adapted the script from the eponymous novel by Dave Eggers.
Hanks co-stars with Sarita Choudhury (Homeland), Omar Elba (Intelligence), Tracey Fairaway (Enough Said), David Menkin (Zero Dark Thirty) and Tom Skerritt (Ted, Top Gun).
Hanks plays Alan Clay, an American salesmen who finds himself in Saudi Arabia making a desperate bid to save his ailing career after the construction of a huge new complex in the middle of the desert.
The film is currently in post-production, following shooting in Morocco, Germany, Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
The film is produced by Uwe Schott and Stefan Arndt of X Filme Creative Pool, Arcadiy Golubovich...
A Hologram for the King, a comedic drama starring Tom Hanks and directed by Tom Tykwer, has been acquired by Icon Film Distribution for the UK.
Tykwer, the German filmmaker behind Run Lola Run and Cloud Atlas, also adapted the script from the eponymous novel by Dave Eggers.
Hanks co-stars with Sarita Choudhury (Homeland), Omar Elba (Intelligence), Tracey Fairaway (Enough Said), David Menkin (Zero Dark Thirty) and Tom Skerritt (Ted, Top Gun).
Hanks plays Alan Clay, an American salesmen who finds himself in Saudi Arabia making a desperate bid to save his ailing career after the construction of a huge new complex in the middle of the desert.
The film is currently in post-production, following shooting in Morocco, Germany, Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
The film is produced by Uwe Schott and Stefan Arndt of X Filme Creative Pool, Arcadiy Golubovich...
- 8/8/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
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