Two filmmakers have just lined-up some new projects for themselves. Jodie Foster, who hasn’t directed a movie since 2016’s Money Monster (remember that?), is set to make a film based on the Seymour Reit book The Day They Stole the Mona Lisa. Meanwhile, Ron Howard already has a new project in the works as well. He’s going […]
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- 1/31/2020
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
Jodie Foster is setting her directing sights on the Mona Lisa — and the painting’s storied history.
The Oscar-winning actress has signed on to direct an untitled film based on a book by Seymour Reit titled The Day They Stole the Mona Lisa, according to Deadline.
The film will be funded by the Los Angeles Media Fund, with Jeffrey Soros, who helped launch the organization, telling Deadline the events occurred “in 1911, and it was the thing that made the Mona Lisa so famous.”
“It was developed by Phoenix, which is still involved, but we have got a whole new script...
The Oscar-winning actress has signed on to direct an untitled film based on a book by Seymour Reit titled The Day They Stole the Mona Lisa, according to Deadline.
The film will be funded by the Los Angeles Media Fund, with Jeffrey Soros, who helped launch the organization, telling Deadline the events occurred “in 1911, and it was the thing that made the Mona Lisa so famous.”
“It was developed by Phoenix, which is still involved, but we have got a whole new script...
- 1/30/2020
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
In today’s film news roundup, Jodie Foster is directing a Mona Lisa movie, Sony buys a sci-fi script for Jake Kasdan, Lionsgate signs a deal with Kristin Burr and “The Color Purple” is returning to theaters.
Project Launch
Jodie Foster has come on board to direct an untitled drama about the 1911 theft of the Mona Lisa with Los Angeles Media Fund fully financing.
Lamf has hired Bill Wheeler to write the screenplay, based on the book “The Day They Stole the Mona Lisa” by Seymour Reit. The robbery, which took place at the Louvre in Paris, was perpetrated by Louvre employee Vincenzo Peruggia, who believed that Leonardo da Vinci’s painting should have been displayed in Italy.
Peruggia kept the painting for two years and was caught when he attempted to sell it to the director of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. It was returned to the Louvre in...
Project Launch
Jodie Foster has come on board to direct an untitled drama about the 1911 theft of the Mona Lisa with Los Angeles Media Fund fully financing.
Lamf has hired Bill Wheeler to write the screenplay, based on the book “The Day They Stole the Mona Lisa” by Seymour Reit. The robbery, which took place at the Louvre in Paris, was perpetrated by Louvre employee Vincenzo Peruggia, who believed that Leonardo da Vinci’s painting should have been displayed in Italy.
Peruggia kept the painting for two years and was caught when he attempted to sell it to the director of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. It was returned to the Louvre in...
- 1/30/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Jodie Foster is attached to direct a drama based on the true story of how Leonardo DaVinci’s iconic painting the Mona Lisa was stolen in 1911, an individual with knowledge of the project tells TheWrap.
Bill Wheeler is writing a draft of the screenplay for Foster to direct based on the book “The Day They Stole the Mona Lisa” by Seymour Reit. The robbery, perpetrated by Vincenzo Peruggia in 1911, helped elevate the painting to legendary status.
The film is in the vein of “The Thomas Crown Affair” and “The Sting” and will blend fact and fiction, focusing specifically on the people behind the heist.
As described in NPR, the robbery took place inside the Louvre in 1911, where three Italian handymen hid out in a supply closet and managed to swipe the 200 pounds of the painting, protective glass and frame off the wall and get it onto a French subway train out of the city. The painting was missing for a full 28 hours before anyone noticed it was gone, and when the news broke, the painting became famous overnight. Though DaVinci painted the Mona Lisa in the 16th century, French art critics didn’t recognize it as a masterpiece until the late 19th century, and the robbery helped elevate its status even further.
Bill Wheeler is writing a draft of the screenplay for Foster to direct based on the book “The Day They Stole the Mona Lisa” by Seymour Reit. The robbery, perpetrated by Vincenzo Peruggia in 1911, helped elevate the painting to legendary status.
The film is in the vein of “The Thomas Crown Affair” and “The Sting” and will blend fact and fiction, focusing specifically on the people behind the heist.
As described in NPR, the robbery took place inside the Louvre in 1911, where three Italian handymen hid out in a supply closet and managed to swipe the 200 pounds of the painting, protective glass and frame off the wall and get it onto a French subway train out of the city. The painting was missing for a full 28 hours before anyone noticed it was gone, and when the news broke, the painting became famous overnight. Though DaVinci painted the Mona Lisa in the 16th century, French art critics didn’t recognize it as a masterpiece until the late 19th century, and the robbery helped elevate its status even further.
- 1/29/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Exclusive: As they sort through offers on their three Sundance films Shirley, Some Kind of Heaven and Summertime, Los Angeles Media Fund principals Jeffrey Soros and Simon Horsman are broadening the company footprint with increasingly ambitious feature films, scripted and unscripted series, and Broadway productions.
They’ve just set Oscar-winner Jodie Foster to direct an untitled drama based on the Seymour Reit book The Day They Stole the Mona Lisa. The film is being fully financed by Lamf.
“This happened in 1911, and it was the thing that made the Mona Lisa so famous,” Soros told Deadline while in Park City. “It was developed by Phoenix, which is still involved, but we have got a whole new script that Bill Wheeler is writing for Jodie Foster to direct. This is in the mold of The Thomas Crown Affair, with The Sting also a plot device comp. It is a fun story,...
They’ve just set Oscar-winner Jodie Foster to direct an untitled drama based on the Seymour Reit book The Day They Stole the Mona Lisa. The film is being fully financed by Lamf.
“This happened in 1911, and it was the thing that made the Mona Lisa so famous,” Soros told Deadline while in Park City. “It was developed by Phoenix, which is still involved, but we have got a whole new script that Bill Wheeler is writing for Jodie Foster to direct. This is in the mold of The Thomas Crown Affair, with The Sting also a plot device comp. It is a fun story,...
- 1/29/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
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The Bad Seed [Blu-ray]
A single mother discovers that within her seemingly angelic daughter beats the heart of a cold-blooded serial murderer. One woman must make a terrible decision about the daughter she loves and desperately wants to protect in this classic thriller.
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Angels Die Hard Synopsis:
At least Angels Die Hard strives to be something different. The usual motorcyle bums are in attendance,...
The Bad Seed [Blu-ray]
A single mother discovers that within her seemingly angelic daughter beats the heart of a cold-blooded serial murderer. One woman must make a terrible decision about the daughter she loves and desperately wants to protect in this classic thriller.
Buy the Blu-Ray @ Amazon.com Biker Collection: Volume One (Angels Die Hard / Black Angels)
Angels Die Hard Synopsis:
At least Angels Die Hard strives to be something different. The usual motorcyle bums are in attendance,...
- 10/10/2011
- by Andy Triefenbach
- Destroy the Brain
Here's your dose of film news for April 29, 2009:
• Ricky Gervais' "Flanimals," a series of children's books, will be heading to the big screen, with Illumination Entertainment developing the 3D animated film. Matt Selman ("The Simpsons Movie") will write the screenplay, and Gervais will lend his voice to the main character, an ugly creature heading out to change the world. (Variety)
• Roger Donaldson, the man behind "The Bank Job," "The Recruit" and "Dante's Peak," is set to direct the big-screen adaptation of Seymour Reit's novel "The Day They Stole the Mona Lisa." The plot follows the thief who stole the famous painting in 1911. The piece was missing for more than two years. (The Hollywood Reporter)
• Here are some quick casting news: Danny Huston has officially joined Louis Leterrier's "Clash of the Titans." He will play Poseidon. Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes and Sam Worthington co-star, among others. Also,...
• Ricky Gervais' "Flanimals," a series of children's books, will be heading to the big screen, with Illumination Entertainment developing the 3D animated film. Matt Selman ("The Simpsons Movie") will write the screenplay, and Gervais will lend his voice to the main character, an ugly creature heading out to change the world. (Variety)
• Roger Donaldson, the man behind "The Bank Job," "The Recruit" and "Dante's Peak," is set to direct the big-screen adaptation of Seymour Reit's novel "The Day They Stole the Mona Lisa." The plot follows the thief who stole the famous painting in 1911. The piece was missing for more than two years. (The Hollywood Reporter)
• Here are some quick casting news: Danny Huston has officially joined Louis Leterrier's "Clash of the Titans." He will play Poseidon. Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes and Sam Worthington co-star, among others. Also,...
- 4/29/2009
- by Franck Tabouring
- screeninglog.com
Phoenix Pictures and Robert Chartoff are teaming with helmer Roger Donaldson for a screen adaptation of Seymour Reit book "The Day They Stole the Mona Lisa." The book centers on the theft of the world's most famous painting from the Louvre in 1911. It was missing for more than two years before an Italian carpenter named Vincent Perugia showed up with the painting in Florence. The film will center on the conman who masterminded the theft. The new adaptation is the second heist film for Donaldson, who last helmed "The Bank Job" with Jason Statham. Donaldson has also previously directed such films as "Cocktail," "Species" and "The Recruit."...
- 4/29/2009
- WorstPreviews.com
Phoenix Pictures and Robert Chartoff will be teaming with helmer Roger Donaldson for a screen adaptation of "The Day They Stole the Mona Lisa, " a book by Seymour Reit. The book tells of the theft of world's most famous painting from the Louvre in 1911. The Mona Lisa was missing for over two years until Vincent Perugia, an Italian carpenter, showed up with the painting in Florence. The film will apparently focus on the conman who was the mastermind behind the theft. Mike Medavoy and Chartoff are going to produce the film with Lynn Hendee as well as Arnie Messer, Brad Fischer and David Thwaites from Phoenix Pictures. ...
- 4/29/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Variety reports that Phoenix Pictures and Robert Chartoff are teaming with director Roger Donaldson for a screen adaptation of Seymour Reit's book "The Day They Stole the Mona Lisa." The book centers on the theft of the world's most famous painting from the Louvre in 1911. It was missing for more than two years before an Italian carpenter named Vincent Perugia showed up with the painting in Florence. The film will center on the conman who masterminded the theft.
- 4/29/2009
- Comingsoon.net
Roger Donaldson most recently directed The Bank Job and has directed such films as the Tom Cruise starrer Cocktail, No Way Out with Kevin Costner and The Recruit starring Al Pacino and Colin Farrell. Now, Variety reports he is headed back to the director's chair to film an adaptation of the Seymour Reit book "The Day They Stole the Mona Lisa." The book centers on the theft of the world's most famous painting from the Louvre in 1911. It was missing for more than two years before an Italian carpenter named Vincent Perugia showed up with the painting in Florence. The film will center on the conman who masterminded the theft. This is an interesting idea, and I am curious as to where the intrigue lies. Will it play out as a Thomas Crown Affair kind of film only set in 1911? If so that may actually be interesting depending on the approach.
- 4/29/2009
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Phoenix Pictures and Robert Chartoff will be teaming with helmer Roger Donaldson for a screen adaptation of "The Day They Stole the Mona Lisa, " a book by Seymour Reit. The book tells of the theft of world's most famous painting from the Louvre in 1911. The Mona Lisa was missing for over two years until Vincent Perugia, an Italian carpenter, showed up with the painting in Florence. The film will apparently focus on the conman who was the mastermind behind the theft. Mike Medavoy and Chartoff are going to produce the film with Lynn Hendee as well as Arnie Messer, Brad Fischer and David Thwaites...
- 4/29/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Phoenix Pictures and Robert Chartoff will be teaming with helmer Roger Donaldson for a screen adaptation of "The Day They Stole the Mona Lisa, " a book by Seymour Reit. The book tells of the theft of world's most famous painting from the Louvre in 1911. The Mona Lisa was missing for over two years until Vincent Perugia, an Italian carpenter, showed up with the painting in Florence. The film will apparently focus on the conman who was the mastermind behind the theft. Mike Medavoy and Chartoff are going to produce the film with Lynn Hendee as well as Arnie Messer, Brad Fischer and David Thwaites...
- 4/29/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Roger Donaldson, the director behind The World's Fastest Indian, is headed back to the screen with The Day They Stole The Mona Lisa, about the daring heist of Da Vinci's painting from the Louvre in 1911.Based on the 1981 book of the same name by Seymour Reit, the story is based around the real-life theft of the Mona Lisa in 1911, a loss which made it the most famous painting in the world. Con man Eduardo de Valfierno, transporting six forgeries of the painting around the world before arranging for the real thing to be stolen. He didn't even bother picking up the real deal from his accomplice, just sold the six fakes to dealers instead, confident that they wouldn't turn him in to police. The real Da Vinci was turned in to police a couple of years later.There's no word on a screenwriter or cast yet, but Donaldson already proved...
- 4/29/2009
- EmpireOnline
Roger Donaldson, who most recently directed the Jason Statham film The Bank Job, is set to helm another fact-based heist flick. The filmmaker, Phoenix Pictures and Robert Chartoff are teaming for a screen adaptation of Seymour Reit’s book The Day They Stole the Mona Lisa. The book centers on the theft of the world's most famous painting from the Louvre in 1911. It was missing for more than two years before an Italian carpenter named Vincent Perugia showed up with the painting in Florence. The film will center on the conman who masterminded the theft. Mike Medavoy and Chartoff will produce with Lynn Hendee and Phoenix's Arnie Messer, Brad Fischer and David Thwaites. Phoenix is in post-production on the Martin Scorsese-directed Leonardo DiCaprio thriller Shutter Island. Donaldson’s previous credits include The World's Fastest Indian, The Recruit, Thirteen Days, Dante's Peak, Species and the 80s Tom Cruise comedy Cocktail.
- 4/29/2009
- by James Cook
- TheMovingPicture.net
According to Variety, Phoenix Pictures and Robert Chartoff are teaming with director Roger Donaldson for a screen adaptation of Seymour Reit's book "The Day They Stole the Mona Lisa."
The book centers on the theft of the world's most famous painting from the Louvre in 1911. It was missing for more than two years before an Italian carpenter named Vincent Perugia showed up with the painting in Florence.
The film will center on the conman who masterminded the theft.
The new adaptation marks the second heist film for Donaldson, who last helmed The Bank Job with Jason Statham. Donaldson has also previously directed such films as Cocktail, Species and The Recruit.
The book centers on the theft of the world's most famous painting from the Louvre in 1911. It was missing for more than two years before an Italian carpenter named Vincent Perugia showed up with the painting in Florence.
The film will center on the conman who masterminded the theft.
The new adaptation marks the second heist film for Donaldson, who last helmed The Bank Job with Jason Statham. Donaldson has also previously directed such films as Cocktail, Species and The Recruit.
- 4/29/2009
- CinemaSpy
Director Roger Donaldson's filmography is all over the place -- No Way Out, Cocktail, Species, Dante's Peak, Thirteen Days -- but his next project seems to line up with his most recent one, the surprisingly fun Statham flick The Bank Job. Donaldson is adapting Seymour Reit's book "The Day They Stole The Mona Lisa," which rather bluntly describes the plot. The Phoenix Pictures film revolves around a conman and the theft of the famous Leonardo Da Vinci painting, which was...
- 4/28/2009
- by Dave Davis
- JoBlo.com
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