The Avenue has landed North American rights to the action comedy “Old Guy,” starring Christoph Waltz, Lucy Liu and Cooper Hoffman.
Simon West directed the film, while “The Last Son” scribe Greg Johnson penned the script.
The film follows aging contract killer Danny Dolinski (Waltz), who still believes he’s the best at what he does. Stuck at a dead end but vying for the love of club manager Anata (Liu), Danny is thrilled when The Company pulls him back in the field — but it’s only to train Gen Z newcomer Wihlborg (Hoffman), a prodigy assassin with an attitude. The mismatched pair is asked to eliminate top members of a competing crime syndicate and, in the process, uncover their employer’s true motive: removing the old guard in a full takeover. However, The Company didn’t anticipate that Danny’s experience, coupled with Wihlbord’s brilliance, could enable them...
Simon West directed the film, while “The Last Son” scribe Greg Johnson penned the script.
The film follows aging contract killer Danny Dolinski (Waltz), who still believes he’s the best at what he does. Stuck at a dead end but vying for the love of club manager Anata (Liu), Danny is thrilled when The Company pulls him back in the field — but it’s only to train Gen Z newcomer Wihlborg (Hoffman), a prodigy assassin with an attitude. The mismatched pair is asked to eliminate top members of a competing crime syndicate and, in the process, uncover their employer’s true motive: removing the old guard in a full takeover. However, The Company didn’t anticipate that Danny’s experience, coupled with Wihlbord’s brilliance, could enable them...
- 3/12/2024
- by Katcy Stephan
- Variety Film + TV
Director Andrew Baird (One Way) is back early next year with Sunrise, a vampire horror movie that’s coming to theaters as well as Digital/On Demand outlets on January 19, 2024.
Acclaimed actors Guy Pearce and Alex Pettyfer star in a spine-tingling thriller about an ex-cop turned vampire who is forced to choose between vengeance and redemption.
In the rated “R” thriller from Lionsgate, “When an ex-cop named Fallon returns to the scene of a horrific crime, the residents of a rural town soon discover that this dark visitor is really a vampire who feeds on blood and fear. After he is befriended by a kind immigrant family, the instinctive killer is faced with a choice between revenge and redemption.”
Check out exclusive stills above and below, and find the previously released trailer below.
Ronan Blaney wrote the screenplay.
Martin Brennan, Jib Polhemus, Nathan Klingher, and Ford Corbett produce.
The post...
Acclaimed actors Guy Pearce and Alex Pettyfer star in a spine-tingling thriller about an ex-cop turned vampire who is forced to choose between vengeance and redemption.
In the rated “R” thriller from Lionsgate, “When an ex-cop named Fallon returns to the scene of a horrific crime, the residents of a rural town soon discover that this dark visitor is really a vampire who feeds on blood and fear. After he is befriended by a kind immigrant family, the instinctive killer is faced with a choice between revenge and redemption.”
Check out exclusive stills above and below, and find the previously released trailer below.
Ronan Blaney wrote the screenplay.
Martin Brennan, Jib Polhemus, Nathan Klingher, and Ford Corbett produce.
The post...
- 12/18/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
photo credit Peter Marley
Highland Film Group announced today that it has locked distribution deals in key international territories in all media for the action comedy Old Guy starring two-time Academy Award winner Christoph Waltz, Lucy Liu and Cooper Hoffman (Paul Thomas Anderson’s Licorice Pizza).
Directed by Simon West and written by Greg Johnson (The Last Son), Highland Film Group has sold the rights to Old Guy to Snd Films for France, Square One Entertainment GmbH for Germany, Vertigo Releasing and Lumiere Ventures for the UK, YouPlanet Pictures for Spain, Blue Swan Entertainment for Italy, Spentzos Film for Greece, Nos Lusomundo Audiovisuais for Portugal, Sf Studios for Scandinavia, Vertical Entertainment for Eastern Europe, Aqua Group for Turkey, Falcon Films for the Middle East, Forum Film for Israel, California Filmes for Latin America, MovieCloud for Taiwan, Filmfinity for South Africa and Village Road Show for Australia and New Zealand.
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Highland Film Group announced today that it has locked distribution deals in key international territories in all media for the action comedy Old Guy starring two-time Academy Award winner Christoph Waltz, Lucy Liu and Cooper Hoffman (Paul Thomas Anderson’s Licorice Pizza).
Directed by Simon West and written by Greg Johnson (The Last Son), Highland Film Group has sold the rights to Old Guy to Snd Films for France, Square One Entertainment GmbH for Germany, Vertigo Releasing and Lumiere Ventures for the UK, YouPlanet Pictures for Spain, Blue Swan Entertainment for Italy, Spentzos Film for Greece, Nos Lusomundo Audiovisuais for Portugal, Sf Studios for Scandinavia, Vertical Entertainment for Eastern Europe, Aqua Group for Turkey, Falcon Films for the Middle East, Forum Film for Israel, California Filmes for Latin America, MovieCloud for Taiwan, Filmfinity for South Africa and Village Road Show for Australia and New Zealand.
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- 5/22/2023
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Highland Film Group’s action-comedy Old Guy — starring Christoph Waltz, Lucy Liu and Cooper Hoffman — has landed a number of key international deals.
Directed by Simon West (The Expendables 2, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, The Mechanic) and written by Greg Johnson (The Last Son), the film has sold to Snd Films for France, Square One Entertainment GmbH for Germany, Vertigo Releasing and Lumiere Ventures for the U.K., YouPlanet Pictures for Spain, Blue Swan Entertainment for Italy, Spentzos Film for Greece, Nos Lusomundo Audiovisuais for Portugal, Sf Studios for Scandinavia, Vertical Entertainment for Eastern Europe, Aqua Group for Turkey, Falcon Films for the Middle East, Forum Film for Israel, California Filmes for Latin America, MovieCloud for Taiwan, Filmfinity for South Africa and Village Road Show for Australia and New Zealand.
In Old Guy aging contract killer Danny Dolinski (Waltz) still believes he’s the best at what he does. Stuck...
Directed by Simon West (The Expendables 2, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, The Mechanic) and written by Greg Johnson (The Last Son), the film has sold to Snd Films for France, Square One Entertainment GmbH for Germany, Vertigo Releasing and Lumiere Ventures for the U.K., YouPlanet Pictures for Spain, Blue Swan Entertainment for Italy, Spentzos Film for Greece, Nos Lusomundo Audiovisuais for Portugal, Sf Studios for Scandinavia, Vertical Entertainment for Eastern Europe, Aqua Group for Turkey, Falcon Films for the Middle East, Forum Film for Israel, California Filmes for Latin America, MovieCloud for Taiwan, Filmfinity for South Africa and Village Road Show for Australia and New Zealand.
In Old Guy aging contract killer Danny Dolinski (Waltz) still believes he’s the best at what he does. Stuck...
- 5/22/2023
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Cooper Hoffman and Christoph Waltz team up as a pair of unlikely hitmen in this first-look still from Simon West’s upcoming action comedy Old Guy. Lucy Liu also stars in the film.
West directs and produces the feature, which was written by Greg Johnson (The Son) and recently wrapped in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Highland Film Group is co-financing the action comedy and handling worldwide rights.
Old Guy follows aging contract killer Danny Dolinski (Waltz), who still believes he’s the best at what he does. Stuck at a dead end but vying for the love of club manager Anata (Liu), Danny is thrilled when The Company pulls him back into the field, but only to train Gen Z newcomer Wihlborg (Hoffman), a prodigy assassin with an attitude. The mismatched pair is asked to eliminate top members of a competing crime syndicate and, in the process, uncover their employer’s...
West directs and produces the feature, which was written by Greg Johnson (The Son) and recently wrapped in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Highland Film Group is co-financing the action comedy and handling worldwide rights.
Old Guy follows aging contract killer Danny Dolinski (Waltz), who still believes he’s the best at what he does. Stuck at a dead end but vying for the love of club manager Anata (Liu), Danny is thrilled when The Company pulls him back into the field, but only to train Gen Z newcomer Wihlborg (Hoffman), a prodigy assassin with an attitude. The mismatched pair is asked to eliminate top members of a competing crime syndicate and, in the process, uncover their employer’s...
- 5/20/2023
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: The Into the Wild actor and the star of TNT’s I Am the Night are boarding the feature Degenerate, we hear.
Luc Walpoth is directing off a screenplay by Josh Wilcox.
In the project, when a home poker game is robbed, professional player Andy and his girlfriend, Chloe, are caught up in a whirlwind 24 hours that ends with Andy playing the biggest game of his life, while both their lives hang in the balance…
Emile Hirsch has starred in such movies as Lone Survivor, Milk, Speed Racer, Lords of Dogtown and The Girl Next Door.
Eisley starred in the Patty Jenkins directed, critically acclaimed TNT mini-series, I Am the Night, opposite Chris Pine. She also co-starred in Underworld: Awakening alongside Kate Beckinsale as well as the independent film, Look Away, opposite Jason Isaacs. She can recently be seen as the lead in the feature, Every Breath You Take,...
Luc Walpoth is directing off a screenplay by Josh Wilcox.
In the project, when a home poker game is robbed, professional player Andy and his girlfriend, Chloe, are caught up in a whirlwind 24 hours that ends with Andy playing the biggest game of his life, while both their lives hang in the balance…
Emile Hirsch has starred in such movies as Lone Survivor, Milk, Speed Racer, Lords of Dogtown and The Girl Next Door.
Eisley starred in the Patty Jenkins directed, critically acclaimed TNT mini-series, I Am the Night, opposite Chris Pine. She also co-starred in Underworld: Awakening alongside Kate Beckinsale as well as the independent film, Look Away, opposite Jason Isaacs. She can recently be seen as the lead in the feature, Every Breath You Take,...
- 5/19/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Lucy Liu (Strange World, Shazam! Fury of the Gods) and Cooper Hoffman (Licorice Pizza) have joined two-time Oscar winner Christoph Waltz (No Time to Die, Big Eyes, Inglourious Basterds) in Old Guy, the upcoming action comedy from Simon West (The Expendables 2, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider).
West directs and produces the feature, which was written by Greg Johnson (The Son) and recently wrapped in Belfast, Northern Ireland, where it was filmed on location, with support from Northern Ireland Screen. Highland Film Group is co-financing the action comedy and handling worldwide rights.
Old Guy follows aging contract killer Danny Dolinski (Waltz), who still believes he’s the best at what he does. Stuck at a dead end but vying for the love of club manager Anata (Liu), Danny is thrilled when The Company pulls him back into the field, but only to train Gen Z newcomer Wihlborg (Hoffman), a prodigy assassin with an attitude.
West directs and produces the feature, which was written by Greg Johnson (The Son) and recently wrapped in Belfast, Northern Ireland, where it was filmed on location, with support from Northern Ireland Screen. Highland Film Group is co-financing the action comedy and handling worldwide rights.
Old Guy follows aging contract killer Danny Dolinski (Waltz), who still believes he’s the best at what he does. Stuck at a dead end but vying for the love of club manager Anata (Liu), Danny is thrilled when The Company pulls him back into the field, but only to train Gen Z newcomer Wihlborg (Hoffman), a prodigy assassin with an attitude.
- 5/18/2023
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Production underway in Northern Ireland.
The Solution Entertainment Group is launching sales at EFM this week on the neo-noir Sunrise which stars Alex Pettyfer and Guy Pearce and has begun production in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Martin Brennan and Jib Polhemus are producing in association with Pettyfer’s Dark Dream Entertainment.
Pettyfer plays Fallon, a man who roams the land as a creature of the night while he comes to terms with the loss of his family at the hands of the brutal demagogue Reynolds.
Andrew Baird, who reunites with his Zone 414 star Pearce and directs from the screenplay by Ronan Blaney...
The Solution Entertainment Group is launching sales at EFM this week on the neo-noir Sunrise which stars Alex Pettyfer and Guy Pearce and has begun production in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Martin Brennan and Jib Polhemus are producing in association with Pettyfer’s Dark Dream Entertainment.
Pettyfer plays Fallon, a man who roams the land as a creature of the night while he comes to terms with the loss of his family at the hands of the brutal demagogue Reynolds.
Andrew Baird, who reunites with his Zone 414 star Pearce and directs from the screenplay by Ronan Blaney...
- 2/14/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Hannah John-Kamen (Ant-Man And The Wasp) and Theo Rossi (Sons of Anarchy) are set to star in the sci-fi thriller Rachel, which Highland Film Group is launching for next week’s EFM.
The film will follow new mother Rachel (John-Kamen) who seemingly has the perfect life except she doesn’t recall the recent birth of her baby boy or even being pregnant. Her cookie-cutter husband Stephen (Rossi) deflects her probing questions as strange neighbors begin stalking her. Flooded with memories of an 11-year-old girl who seemed to be her daughter, the film will chart how Rachel’s perfectly constructed world begins to tear apart.
Pic is being directed by Jenn Wexler, who made her directorial debut with the SXSW horror film The Ranger and is completing post production on The Sacrifice Game starring Mena Massoud and Olivia Scott Welch, and is written by playwright Vincent Delaney.
Producers are Jib Polhemus and Volition Media’s Michael Jefferson (Land of Bad). The film is executive-produced by Adam Beasley and Cindy Bru of Volition Media.
Highland is representing worldwide rights with production slated to start this spring in Minnesota.
Rising actress John-Kamen is known for Ready Player One, Netflix mini-series The Stranger, Resident Evil: Welcome to Racoon City, and most notably for her role as the villainous Ghost in Marvel’s Ant-Man And The Wasp. She will reprise her role in the upcoming film Thunderbolts.
Theo Rossi most recently starred opposite Aubrey Plaza in Sundance title Emily The Criminal, which garnered him a Best Supporting Performance at the Indie Spirits. He is best known for Marvel’s Luke Cage, Sons of Anarchy and Army of the Dead. He will next be seen opposite Jason Bateman, Taron Egerton and Sofia Carson in the Jaume Collet-Serra directed thriller Carry On for Netflix and Amblin.
“We are delighted to be working with such talented actors as Hannah John-Kamen and Theo Rossi on this chilling sci-fi story. They will cleverly showcase the seemingly perfect relationship between Rachel and her husband which quickly devolves into a chase to uncover the strange new world around them,” said Highland Film Group CEO Arianne Fraser.
“Rachel is a smart, intense and nerve-wracking thriller full of twists and turns. We are proud to have another wonderful opportunity to empower women both in front of and behind the camera,” added Highland COO Delphine Perrier.
John-Kamen is repped by Luber/Rocklin and Paradigm; Rossi is repped by Paradigm, Entertainment 360 and Schreck Rose Dapello; Wexler is reppped by CAA, Hitman Studios, and attorney Chris Abramson.
The film will follow new mother Rachel (John-Kamen) who seemingly has the perfect life except she doesn’t recall the recent birth of her baby boy or even being pregnant. Her cookie-cutter husband Stephen (Rossi) deflects her probing questions as strange neighbors begin stalking her. Flooded with memories of an 11-year-old girl who seemed to be her daughter, the film will chart how Rachel’s perfectly constructed world begins to tear apart.
Pic is being directed by Jenn Wexler, who made her directorial debut with the SXSW horror film The Ranger and is completing post production on The Sacrifice Game starring Mena Massoud and Olivia Scott Welch, and is written by playwright Vincent Delaney.
Producers are Jib Polhemus and Volition Media’s Michael Jefferson (Land of Bad). The film is executive-produced by Adam Beasley and Cindy Bru of Volition Media.
Highland is representing worldwide rights with production slated to start this spring in Minnesota.
Rising actress John-Kamen is known for Ready Player One, Netflix mini-series The Stranger, Resident Evil: Welcome to Racoon City, and most notably for her role as the villainous Ghost in Marvel’s Ant-Man And The Wasp. She will reprise her role in the upcoming film Thunderbolts.
Theo Rossi most recently starred opposite Aubrey Plaza in Sundance title Emily The Criminal, which garnered him a Best Supporting Performance at the Indie Spirits. He is best known for Marvel’s Luke Cage, Sons of Anarchy and Army of the Dead. He will next be seen opposite Jason Bateman, Taron Egerton and Sofia Carson in the Jaume Collet-Serra directed thriller Carry On for Netflix and Amblin.
“We are delighted to be working with such talented actors as Hannah John-Kamen and Theo Rossi on this chilling sci-fi story. They will cleverly showcase the seemingly perfect relationship between Rachel and her husband which quickly devolves into a chase to uncover the strange new world around them,” said Highland Film Group CEO Arianne Fraser.
“Rachel is a smart, intense and nerve-wracking thriller full of twists and turns. We are proud to have another wonderful opportunity to empower women both in front of and behind the camera,” added Highland COO Delphine Perrier.
John-Kamen is repped by Luber/Rocklin and Paradigm; Rossi is repped by Paradigm, Entertainment 360 and Schreck Rose Dapello; Wexler is reppped by CAA, Hitman Studios, and attorney Chris Abramson.
- 2/6/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: With Berlin’s EFM market just a few weeks away, pre-sale packages are already starting to take shape. Here’s one of the first notable ones: two-time Oscar winner Christoph Waltz (No Time To Die) has been set to star in action-comedy Old Guy.
The Expendables 2, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and Con Air director Simon West is aboard to direct the movie which has been written by Greg Johnson (The Last Son).
Inglourious Basterds and Django star Waltz will play ageing contract killer Terry Eubanks who still believes he’s the best at what he does. Stuck at a dead end, he is thrilled when The Company pulls him back in the field, but only to train Gen Z newcomer Wihlborg, a prodigy assassin with an attitude. The mismatched pair is asked to eliminate top members of a competing crime syndicate and, in the process, uncover their employer...
The Expendables 2, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and Con Air director Simon West is aboard to direct the movie which has been written by Greg Johnson (The Last Son).
Inglourious Basterds and Django star Waltz will play ageing contract killer Terry Eubanks who still believes he’s the best at what he does. Stuck at a dead end, he is thrilled when The Company pulls him back in the field, but only to train Gen Z newcomer Wihlborg, a prodigy assassin with an attitude. The mismatched pair is asked to eliminate top members of a competing crime syndicate and, in the process, uncover their employer...
- 1/23/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Highland Film Group co-finances, handles worldwide rights.
Christoph Waltz will star in the action comedy Old Guy, which Highland Film Group co-finances and will introduce to buyers at the EFM in Berlin next month.
Simon West is directing from a screenplay by Greg Johnson and production is scheduled to start early this year in Belfast.
Waltz will play an aging contract killer assigned to train a Gen Z newcomer who discovers with his new partner that their employers want to eliminate the older assassins like him.
Jib Polhemus and Martin Brennan are producing with Hal Sadoff and Norman Golightly on behalf of Dark Castle Entertainment.
Christoph Waltz will star in the action comedy Old Guy, which Highland Film Group co-finances and will introduce to buyers at the EFM in Berlin next month.
Simon West is directing from a screenplay by Greg Johnson and production is scheduled to start early this year in Belfast.
Waltz will play an aging contract killer assigned to train a Gen Z newcomer who discovers with his new partner that their employers want to eliminate the older assassins like him.
Jib Polhemus and Martin Brennan are producing with Hal Sadoff and Norman Golightly on behalf of Dark Castle Entertainment.
- 1/23/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Tim Sutton’s fictional music biopic premiered at the Berlinale.
Los Angeles-based Highland Film Group has picked up international rights to Tim Sutton’s fictional music biopic Taurus.
It premiered at the Berlinale in February and is next playing Tribeca Film Festival.
Colson Baker, Maddie Hasson, Scoot McNairy, Megan Fox and Ruby Rose star in the film that features original music by Machine Gun Kelly.
Baker plays a rising music star struggling with fame, addiction, writing music and dealing with the industry. It is produced by Jib Polhemus and Rivulet Media’s Rob Paris and Mike Witherill Executive producers are Sutton,...
Los Angeles-based Highland Film Group has picked up international rights to Tim Sutton’s fictional music biopic Taurus.
It premiered at the Berlinale in February and is next playing Tribeca Film Festival.
Colson Baker, Maddie Hasson, Scoot McNairy, Megan Fox and Ruby Rose star in the film that features original music by Machine Gun Kelly.
Baker plays a rising music star struggling with fame, addiction, writing music and dealing with the industry. It is produced by Jib Polhemus and Rivulet Media’s Rob Paris and Mike Witherill Executive producers are Sutton,...
- 5/19/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Rlje Films has acquired the domestic rights to “Taurus,” ahead of its North American premiere at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, the distributor announced on Monday.
The film, written and directed by Tim Sutton, stars Colson Baker (aka Machine Gun Kelly) and will be released in theaters later this year.
“Taurus” also stars Maddie Hasson, Scoot McNairy, Megan Fox and Ruby Rose. Additionally, Demetrius “Lil Meech” Flenory Jr., Naomi Wild and Lil Tjay co-star in the film.
The film tells the story of a rising but troubled musician (Baker) as he spends his days and nights searching endlessly for the inspiration to record his next song. His assistant (Hasson) wants to save him, his collaborators want him in the studio, while his dealer (Rose) and his ex (Fox) push him deeper into the void.
The film was produced by Jib Polhemus alongside Rob Paris and Mike Witherill under their...
The film, written and directed by Tim Sutton, stars Colson Baker (aka Machine Gun Kelly) and will be released in theaters later this year.
“Taurus” also stars Maddie Hasson, Scoot McNairy, Megan Fox and Ruby Rose. Additionally, Demetrius “Lil Meech” Flenory Jr., Naomi Wild and Lil Tjay co-star in the film.
The film tells the story of a rising but troubled musician (Baker) as he spends his days and nights searching endlessly for the inspiration to record his next song. His assistant (Hasson) wants to save him, his collaborators want him in the studio, while his dealer (Rose) and his ex (Fox) push him deeper into the void.
The film was produced by Jib Polhemus alongside Rob Paris and Mike Witherill under their...
- 5/16/2022
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Rlje Films has acquired North American rights to Taurus, the film starring Colson Baker (aka Machine Gun Kelly). The drama, which had its world premiere earlier this year at the Berlin Film Festival, is gearing up for its North American premiere next month at the Tribeca Festival. It will now get a theatrical release later this year.
The pic, written and directed by Tim Sutton, stars Baker as a rising but troubled musician who spends his days and nights searching for the inspiration to record his next song. His assistant (Maddie Hasson) wants to save him, his collaborators want him in the studio, while his dealer (Ruby Rose) and his ex (Megan Fox) push him deeper into the void.
Jib Polhemus produced alongside Rob Paris and Mike Witherill via their Rivulet Media banner. Sutton, Baker and Gul Karakiz are executive producers.
The pic, written and directed by Tim Sutton, stars Baker as a rising but troubled musician who spends his days and nights searching for the inspiration to record his next song. His assistant (Maddie Hasson) wants to save him, his collaborators want him in the studio, while his dealer (Ruby Rose) and his ex (Megan Fox) push him deeper into the void.
Jib Polhemus produced alongside Rob Paris and Mike Witherill via their Rivulet Media banner. Sutton, Baker and Gul Karakiz are executive producers.
- 5/16/2022
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
In honor of 4/20, Colson Baker aka Machine Gun Kelly debuted the Red Band trailer for his stoner comedy “Good Mourning,” which he wrote, directed, and stars in with Mod Sun.
The rom-com follows movie star London Clash (Baker) after the love of his life Apple (Becky G) breaks up with him via text. The timing couldn’t be worse as London has the most important meeting of his career on the same day. Compounded by chaotic roommates and wildly unpredictable twists and turns, London’s day keeps going downhill until, ultimately, he is forced to choose between pursuing his one true love and landing a life-changing, starring role in a major motion picture.
Whitney Cummings plays London’s agent, while Mod Sun and Pete Davidson star as his friends. Megan Fox also has a special guest appearance, with the ensemble cast rounded out by Dove Cameron, GaTa, Zach Villa, Jenna Boyd and Boo Johnson.
The rom-com follows movie star London Clash (Baker) after the love of his life Apple (Becky G) breaks up with him via text. The timing couldn’t be worse as London has the most important meeting of his career on the same day. Compounded by chaotic roommates and wildly unpredictable twists and turns, London’s day keeps going downhill until, ultimately, he is forced to choose between pursuing his one true love and landing a life-changing, starring role in a major motion picture.
Whitney Cummings plays London’s agent, while Mod Sun and Pete Davidson star as his friends. Megan Fox also has a special guest appearance, with the ensemble cast rounded out by Dove Cameron, GaTa, Zach Villa, Jenna Boyd and Boo Johnson.
- 4/20/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Image Source: Getty / Alex Hooks / NBC / Kevin Mazur / MTV VMAs 2021 / ViacomCBS / Amy Sussman
Machine Gun Kelly and Mod Sun have a new collaboration in the works, and it's not a musical one. On April 14, the pop-punk musicians announced their new movie, "Good Mourning," a stoner comedy stacked with a star-studded cast. The film will be Mod Sun and Mgk's feature-length screenwriting and directorial debuts and will star both musicians as roommates in a chaotic living situation. For the project, Mgk will be billed under his legal name, Colson Baker. "Bold in their approach, [Colson and Mod] have assembled a troupe of top-tier talent to join them on this hilarious ride. We're ecstatic to be a part of their filmmaking debut," a representative of the film's production company, Cedar Park Studios, said.
In the trailer, which dropped on April 20, we see movie star London Clash (Baker) waking up to a break-up text from his...
Machine Gun Kelly and Mod Sun have a new collaboration in the works, and it's not a musical one. On April 14, the pop-punk musicians announced their new movie, "Good Mourning," a stoner comedy stacked with a star-studded cast. The film will be Mod Sun and Mgk's feature-length screenwriting and directorial debuts and will star both musicians as roommates in a chaotic living situation. For the project, Mgk will be billed under his legal name, Colson Baker. "Bold in their approach, [Colson and Mod] have assembled a troupe of top-tier talent to join them on this hilarious ride. We're ecstatic to be a part of their filmmaking debut," a representative of the film's production company, Cedar Park Studios, said.
In the trailer, which dropped on April 20, we see movie star London Clash (Baker) waking up to a break-up text from his...
- 4/20/2022
- by Chanel Vargas
- Popsugar.com
Exclusive: Rivulet Media’s Colson Baker music saga feature Taurus has added Maddie Hasson, Scoot McNairy, Ruby Rose, Demetrius ‘Lil Meech’ Flenory (Euphoria), recording artist Lil Tjay, Megan Fox (Transformers) and musician Naomi Wild.
Taurus, formerly known as Good News, tells the story of a rising but troubled musician (Baker) as he spends his days and nights searching endlessly for the inspiration to record one last song. His sister-like assistant (Maddie Hasson) wants to save him, his collaborators want him in the studio, while his dealer (Ruby Rose) and his ex (Megan Fox) push him deeper into the void. The movie explores the darkness of fame, addiction, the artistic process and the music industry. Tim Sutton directed off his original screenplay.
Baker is working on several new songs.
Taurus, formerly known as Good News, tells the story of a rising but troubled musician (Baker) as he spends his days and nights searching endlessly for the inspiration to record one last song. His sister-like assistant (Maddie Hasson) wants to save him, his collaborators want him in the studio, while his dealer (Ruby Rose) and his ex (Megan Fox) push him deeper into the void. The movie explores the darkness of fame, addiction, the artistic process and the music industry. Tim Sutton directed off his original screenplay.
Baker is working on several new songs.
- 12/15/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Colson Baker (aka Machine Gun Kelly) and Mod Sun are set to co-direct Good Mourning With A U for Chris Long and David Ayer’s Cedar Park Studios. This will be their theatrical directorial debut. The film was also co-written by Baker and Mod Sun.
The cast includes Baker, Megan Fox, Dove Cameron, Whitney Cummings, GaTa, Becky G, Zach Villa, Mod Sun, Jenna Boyd and Boo Johnson, with a special appearance by Pete Davidson.
“We’re just happy to be bringing our vision to life,” said Mod Sun and Colson. “We’re humbled by the trust we have from our cast members and crew.”
Open Road Films, recently re-launched by Raven Capital and Tom Ortenberg, has taken U.S. rights and will release the film theatrically. Producers are Jib Polhemus, Long and Ayer. Executive producers are Raven Capital Management’s James Masciello and Matthew Sidari.
Principal photography is under way in Los Angeles.
The cast includes Baker, Megan Fox, Dove Cameron, Whitney Cummings, GaTa, Becky G, Zach Villa, Mod Sun, Jenna Boyd and Boo Johnson, with a special appearance by Pete Davidson.
“We’re just happy to be bringing our vision to life,” said Mod Sun and Colson. “We’re humbled by the trust we have from our cast members and crew.”
Open Road Films, recently re-launched by Raven Capital and Tom Ortenberg, has taken U.S. rights and will release the film theatrically. Producers are Jib Polhemus, Long and Ayer. Executive producers are Raven Capital Management’s James Masciello and Matthew Sidari.
Principal photography is under way in Los Angeles.
- 8/25/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Colson Baker is set to headline Rivulet Media’s troubled musician drama Good News directed and written by Tim Sutton.
Good News tells the story of the last days of a rising but troubled musician (Baker). While the feature is a complete work of fiction, it takes its inspiration from the arcs of such contemporary artists as Mac Miller, Lil Peep, Pop Smoke and Juice Wrld.
Production starts July 8 in Los Angeles. Jib Polhemus will produce alongside Rivulet Media’s film division President, Rob Paris and COO Mike Witherill.
Rivulet Media’s Rob Paris said: “Colson Baker is that rare talent who is ascending at an incredible pace both in film and music. He is exactly the kind of artist that Rivulet Media is looking to partner with and we couldn’t be more excited to support him on both fronts, especially with Tim...
Good News tells the story of the last days of a rising but troubled musician (Baker). While the feature is a complete work of fiction, it takes its inspiration from the arcs of such contemporary artists as Mac Miller, Lil Peep, Pop Smoke and Juice Wrld.
Production starts July 8 in Los Angeles. Jib Polhemus will produce alongside Rivulet Media’s film division President, Rob Paris and COO Mike Witherill.
Rivulet Media’s Rob Paris said: “Colson Baker is that rare talent who is ascending at an incredible pace both in film and music. He is exactly the kind of artist that Rivulet Media is looking to partner with and we couldn’t be more excited to support him on both fronts, especially with Tim...
- 6/24/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Redbox recently acquired North American rights to western.
Vmi Worldwide has closed key territory sales led by France, Italy and Australia on western The Last Son starring Sam Worthington, Colson Baker, Thomas Jane, and Heather Graham as Cannes market talks continue.
Rights have gone in France (Ace Entertainment), Italy (Blue Swan), German-speaking Europe (Constantin), Australia/New Zealand (Defiant Screen Entertainment), Middle East (Phoenicia Pictures International), and Africa, Benelux and Turkey (Spi International).
The Last Son shot in Montana last year and is set in Sierra Nevada in the late 19th century as cursed outlaw Isaac LeMay (Worthington) tracks down his...
Vmi Worldwide has closed key territory sales led by France, Italy and Australia on western The Last Son starring Sam Worthington, Colson Baker, Thomas Jane, and Heather Graham as Cannes market talks continue.
Rights have gone in France (Ace Entertainment), Italy (Blue Swan), German-speaking Europe (Constantin), Australia/New Zealand (Defiant Screen Entertainment), Middle East (Phoenicia Pictures International), and Africa, Benelux and Turkey (Spi International).
The Last Son shot in Montana last year and is set in Sierra Nevada in the late 19th century as cursed outlaw Isaac LeMay (Worthington) tracks down his...
- 6/23/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Saban Films holds US rights.
Voltage Pictures has added a hot title to its upcoming virtual Cannes market slate, boarding international rights to music video director Declan Whitebloom’s action heist thriller The Yacht starring Ruby Rose, Patrick Schwarzenegger, and Frank Grillo.
Production wrapped recently in Mississippi and Voltage president and COO Jonathan Deckter and his team plan to show a promo when they kick off talks with buyers later this month.
Saban Films has acquired US rights to The Yacht, which is described as being in the vein of Die Hard and Panic Room and centres on a tenacious...
Voltage Pictures has added a hot title to its upcoming virtual Cannes market slate, boarding international rights to music video director Declan Whitebloom’s action heist thriller The Yacht starring Ruby Rose, Patrick Schwarzenegger, and Frank Grillo.
Production wrapped recently in Mississippi and Voltage president and COO Jonathan Deckter and his team plan to show a promo when they kick off talks with buyers later this month.
Saban Films has acquired US rights to The Yacht, which is described as being in the vein of Die Hard and Panic Room and centres on a tenacious...
- 6/1/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Prolific film producer Shawn Xiang Yue (“Detective Chinatown 3”) today announced the launch of his newly minted U.S. production banner, Bamboo Curtain, which will be fully capitalized by and operate under Yue’s Beijing-based Goshfilm Inc. Determined to bolster international talent both in front of and behind the camera, Yue is behind some of China’s top grossing box office hits, most recently “Detective Chinatown 3” which has set global benchmarks and currently sits at $680m following its February 21st release.
Bamboo Curtain will focus on creating a conduit between the U.S. and Chinese entertainment industries through global and commercially viable content. The company will hire talent in the U.S. and aggregate content in the U.S. for China, allowing both sides to benefit from the booming Chinese market and acting as a transitional hub. The company will provide a space for talent to work on productions between China and the U.
Bamboo Curtain will focus on creating a conduit between the U.S. and Chinese entertainment industries through global and commercially viable content. The company will hire talent in the U.S. and aggregate content in the U.S. for China, allowing both sides to benefit from the booming Chinese market and acting as a transitional hub. The company will provide a space for talent to work on productions between China and the U.
- 4/14/2021
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
Exclusive: Shawn Xiang Yue, one of the producers of Chinese box office juggernaut franchise Detective Chinatown, is launching U.S. production banner Bamboo Curtain.
Yue has just produced Detective Chinatown 3, which currently sits at $680M globally. He also produced Detective Chinatown 2, and Chinese box office hit Go Away Mr Tumor, which was selected as China’s entry for the 88th Academy Awards. He previously served as Head of International Business Affairs at Wanda Media where he co-produced films including Police Story and Man of Taichi.
The new LA-based firm will be capitalized by and operate under Yue’s Beijing-based firm Goshfilm.
The focus of the new company, Yue tells us, is to create a conduit between the U.S. and Chinese industries by making projects that can work in both markets. Yue has lived and worked in both countries so is well-placed to help creators navigate the legal...
Yue has just produced Detective Chinatown 3, which currently sits at $680M globally. He also produced Detective Chinatown 2, and Chinese box office hit Go Away Mr Tumor, which was selected as China’s entry for the 88th Academy Awards. He previously served as Head of International Business Affairs at Wanda Media where he co-produced films including Police Story and Man of Taichi.
The new LA-based firm will be capitalized by and operate under Yue’s Beijing-based firm Goshfilm.
The focus of the new company, Yue tells us, is to create a conduit between the U.S. and Chinese industries by making projects that can work in both markets. Yue has lived and worked in both countries so is well-placed to help creators navigate the legal...
- 4/13/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Euphoria star Storm Reid is set to join Kevin Bacon, Colson Baker and Travis Fimmel in the thriller One Way. Also joining the cast are Casie Baker, Drea de Matteo, Meagan Holder, Thomas Francis Murphy, Luis Da Silva Jr., Rhys Coiro, Danny Bohnen and Scotty Bohnen. Andrew Baird will direct from a script by Ben Conway.
Principal photography is underway in Thomasville, Ga. Highland Film Group is handling worldwide sales, with Thomasville Pictures producing.
“Storm Reid is one of the most talented young actors of this generation. We are thrilled to have her join the cast of One Way alongside an all-star cast with a huge international appeal,” Highland Film Group CEO Arianne Fraser said. Added Highland Film Group COO Delphine Perrier: “Andrew Baird has lined up a dream cast. We are excited to start shooting very soon in Georgia. The team is following rigorous Covid-19 protocols to...
Principal photography is underway in Thomasville, Ga. Highland Film Group is handling worldwide sales, with Thomasville Pictures producing.
“Storm Reid is one of the most talented young actors of this generation. We are thrilled to have her join the cast of One Way alongside an all-star cast with a huge international appeal,” Highland Film Group CEO Arianne Fraser said. Added Highland Film Group COO Delphine Perrier: “Andrew Baird has lined up a dream cast. We are excited to start shooting very soon in Georgia. The team is following rigorous Covid-19 protocols to...
- 2/8/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Kevin Bacon is joining Travis Fimmel and Colson Baker, also known as recording artist Machine Gun Kelly, in the new action-thriller “One Way.”
Andrew Baird (“Zone 414”) is directing from a script by Ben Conway. Principal photography is set to begin in February in Los Angeles and Tulsa, Okla. Highland Film Group is handling worldwide sales at the upcoming American Film Market virtual market, which launches Nov. 9.
Bacon will portray the estranged father of Baker’s character, who goes on the run with a bag full of cash after a robbery of his former crime boss goes wrong. With a potentially fatal wound, he slips onto a bus headed into the unrelenting California desert. After a call for help, Bacon’s character betrays him by notifying the crime boss of his location.
“Kevin Bacon is one of the most talented and internationally recognizable actors of his generation,” said Highland Film Group CEO Arianne Fraser.
Andrew Baird (“Zone 414”) is directing from a script by Ben Conway. Principal photography is set to begin in February in Los Angeles and Tulsa, Okla. Highland Film Group is handling worldwide sales at the upcoming American Film Market virtual market, which launches Nov. 9.
Bacon will portray the estranged father of Baker’s character, who goes on the run with a bag full of cash after a robbery of his former crime boss goes wrong. With a potentially fatal wound, he slips onto a bus headed into the unrelenting California desert. After a call for help, Bacon’s character betrays him by notifying the crime boss of his location.
“Kevin Bacon is one of the most talented and internationally recognizable actors of his generation,” said Highland Film Group CEO Arianne Fraser.
- 11/2/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Kevin Bacon has come aboard Andrew Baird’s action thriller One Way, joining already announced cast Colson Baker and Travis Fimmel.
In One Way, Freddy (Baker) goes on the run with a bag full of cash after a robbery of his former crime boss goes wrong. With a potentially fatal wound, he slips onto a bus headed into the unrelenting California desert. After a call for help, Freddy’s estranged father (Bacon) betrays him, notifying the crime boss where he is. With his life slipping through his fingers, Freddy is left with very few choices to survive.
Production is expected to commence in February in Los Angeles and Tulsa, Ok. Highland Film Group is handling worldwide sales during the virtual AFM for the title, which is scripted by Ben Conway.
“Kevin Bacon is one of the most talented and internationally recognizable actors of his generation. We are thrilled that...
In One Way, Freddy (Baker) goes on the run with a bag full of cash after a robbery of his former crime boss goes wrong. With a potentially fatal wound, he slips onto a bus headed into the unrelenting California desert. After a call for help, Freddy’s estranged father (Bacon) betrays him, notifying the crime boss where he is. With his life slipping through his fingers, Freddy is left with very few choices to survive.
Production is expected to commence in February in Los Angeles and Tulsa, Ok. Highland Film Group is handling worldwide sales during the virtual AFM for the title, which is scripted by Ben Conway.
“Kevin Bacon is one of the most talented and internationally recognizable actors of his generation. We are thrilled that...
- 11/2/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Heather Graham is saddling up for The Last Son of Isaac LeMay, the western action film starring Sam Worthington, Thomas Jane and Colson Baker (aka Machine Gun Kelly).
Donnybrook helmer Tim Sutton is directing the film, currently in pre-production, from a Black List script by Greg Johnson.
Set in the Sierra Nevada in the late 19th century, the pic centers on LeMay (Worthington), a murderous outlaw cursed by a terrible prophecy who hunting down his offspring to prevent his own murder and targeting his son Cal (Baker) next. With bounty hunters and the enigmatic Sheriff Solomon (Jane) on their tail, all are set on a collision course toward a brutal game of cat-and-mouse.
Graham will play Anna, Cal’s mother.
“I’m thrilled to get a chance to work with Heather, an actress who has created so many memorable characters in a number of iconic American movies throughout her career,...
Donnybrook helmer Tim Sutton is directing the film, currently in pre-production, from a Black List script by Greg Johnson.
Set in the Sierra Nevada in the late 19th century, the pic centers on LeMay (Worthington), a murderous outlaw cursed by a terrible prophecy who hunting down his offspring to prevent his own murder and targeting his son Cal (Baker) next. With bounty hunters and the enigmatic Sheriff Solomon (Jane) on their tail, all are set on a collision course toward a brutal game of cat-and-mouse.
Graham will play Anna, Cal’s mother.
“I’m thrilled to get a chance to work with Heather, an actress who has created so many memorable characters in a number of iconic American movies throughout her career,...
- 9/30/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Thomas Jane (The Predator) is joining Sam Worthington (Avatar) and Colson Baker aka Machine Gun Kelly (The Dirt) in thriller The Last Son Of Isaac LeMay.
The Expanse star Jane will also executive-produce alongside Courtney Lauren Penn for their production shingle Renegade Entertainment.
Tim Sutton (Donnybrook) is directing from the Black List script by Greg Johnson. Andre Relis and Jib Polhemus are producing with Relis’ Vmi Worldwide handling sales. David Von Ancken and Brandon Burrows will also serve as executive producers.
Set in the Sierra Nevada in the late 19th century, the previously announced project centers on LeMay (Worthington), a murderous outlaw cursed by a terrible prophecy, hunting down his offspring to prevent his own murder, and targeting his son Cal (Baker) next. With bounty hunters and the enigmatic sheriff Solomon (Jane) on their tail, all are set on a collision course towards a brutal game of cat-and-mouse.
“I...
The Expanse star Jane will also executive-produce alongside Courtney Lauren Penn for their production shingle Renegade Entertainment.
Tim Sutton (Donnybrook) is directing from the Black List script by Greg Johnson. Andre Relis and Jib Polhemus are producing with Relis’ Vmi Worldwide handling sales. David Von Ancken and Brandon Burrows will also serve as executive producers.
Set in the Sierra Nevada in the late 19th century, the previously announced project centers on LeMay (Worthington), a murderous outlaw cursed by a terrible prophecy, hunting down his offspring to prevent his own murder, and targeting his son Cal (Baker) next. With bounty hunters and the enigmatic sheriff Solomon (Jane) on their tail, all are set on a collision course towards a brutal game of cat-and-mouse.
“I...
- 9/24/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Colson Baker (The Dirt), aka Machine Gun Kelly, and Travis Fimmel (Vikings) are set to star in action-thriller One Way, which will be directed by Andrew Baird (Zone 414) from a script by Ben Conway.
Principal photography is planned to begin in January 2021. Highland Film Group is handling worldwide sales and will launch at TIFF virtual market.
One Way will follow Freddy (Baker) who goes on the run with a bag full of cash and cocaine after a robbery of his former crime boss goes wrong. With a potentially fatal wound, he slips onto a bus headed into the unrelenting California desert. With his boss and her henchmen hot on his heels and his life slipping through his fingers, he is left with very few choices.
Tim Palmer, Martin Brennan, and Jib Polhemus are producing the film with Bill Grantham serving as executive producer. The film was developed with funding...
Principal photography is planned to begin in January 2021. Highland Film Group is handling worldwide sales and will launch at TIFF virtual market.
One Way will follow Freddy (Baker) who goes on the run with a bag full of cash and cocaine after a robbery of his former crime boss goes wrong. With a potentially fatal wound, he slips onto a bus headed into the unrelenting California desert. With his boss and her henchmen hot on his heels and his life slipping through his fingers, he is left with very few choices.
Tim Palmer, Martin Brennan, and Jib Polhemus are producing the film with Bill Grantham serving as executive producer. The film was developed with funding...
- 9/11/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Action thriller developed with funding from Northern Ireland Screen, Screen Ireland.
Highland Film Group has launched worldwide sales at TIFF on action thriller One Way starring Colson Baker Aka recording artist “Machine Gun Kelly” and Travis Fimmel.
Andrew Baird (Highland sales title Zone 414) directs from a screenplay by Ben Conway. Principal photography is set to begin in January 2021.
One Way was developed with funding from Northern Ireland Screen and Screen Ireland and centres on a wounded man who flees into the California desert with a bag of cash and cocaine after a botched robbery.
Tim Palmer, Martin Brennan, and Jib Polhemus are producing,...
Highland Film Group has launched worldwide sales at TIFF on action thriller One Way starring Colson Baker Aka recording artist “Machine Gun Kelly” and Travis Fimmel.
Andrew Baird (Highland sales title Zone 414) directs from a screenplay by Ben Conway. Principal photography is set to begin in January 2021.
One Way was developed with funding from Northern Ireland Screen and Screen Ireland and centres on a wounded man who flees into the California desert with a bag of cash and cocaine after a botched robbery.
Tim Palmer, Martin Brennan, and Jib Polhemus are producing,...
- 9/11/2020
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Pierce Brosnan has signed up to star in the feature-length adaptation of Brett Marty’s short film ‘Youth’.
Brosnan will play an engineer in the near future who’s about to retire at age 70 when his company pays him to undergo a procedure to rewind his body’s biological clock back to its prime. The process goes tragically wrong and his ageing begins accelerating rapidly, so he attempts a more dangerous treatment.
Marty will direct from a script he co-wrote with Josh Izenberg and Amelia Whitcomb. Jib Polhemus, Paul Schiff and Martin Brennan will produce alongside executive producers Laura Bickford and Hannah Leader.
Also in news – Odeon Cinemas across the UK to open in July
The original 2016 sci-fi short starred Jessica Stroup & George Maguire and won numerous awards on the festival circuit including Best Screenplay at the Las Vegas Film Festival.
Brosnan got his big break in the 1982 series ‘Remington...
Brosnan will play an engineer in the near future who’s about to retire at age 70 when his company pays him to undergo a procedure to rewind his body’s biological clock back to its prime. The process goes tragically wrong and his ageing begins accelerating rapidly, so he attempts a more dangerous treatment.
Marty will direct from a script he co-wrote with Josh Izenberg and Amelia Whitcomb. Jib Polhemus, Paul Schiff and Martin Brennan will produce alongside executive producers Laura Bickford and Hannah Leader.
Also in news – Odeon Cinemas across the UK to open in July
The original 2016 sci-fi short starred Jessica Stroup & George Maguire and won numerous awards on the festival circuit including Best Screenplay at the Las Vegas Film Festival.
Brosnan got his big break in the 1982 series ‘Remington...
- 6/11/2020
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
In today’s film news roundup, Pierce Brosnan will play an engineer who tries to rewind his biological clock, a film about the 1964 Anchorage, Alaska, earthquake is in the works and a Hire Her Back initiative is underway.
Casting
Pierce Brosnan has signed on to star in writer/director Brett Marty’s feature-film adaptation of “Youth,” a short film he directed and co-wrote in 2016.
Highland Film Group is handling the international rights for the science-fiction thriller, with CAA Media Finance handling domestic. Sales will launch at this month’s Marché du Film Online.
Brosnan, who’s 67, will portray an engineer in the near future who’s about to retire at age 70 when his company pays him to undergo a procedure to rewind his body’s biological clock back to its prime. The process goes tragically wrong and his aging begins accelerating rapidly, so he attempts a more dangerous treatment.
“Youth” is co-written by Marty,...
Casting
Pierce Brosnan has signed on to star in writer/director Brett Marty’s feature-film adaptation of “Youth,” a short film he directed and co-wrote in 2016.
Highland Film Group is handling the international rights for the science-fiction thriller, with CAA Media Finance handling domestic. Sales will launch at this month’s Marché du Film Online.
Brosnan, who’s 67, will portray an engineer in the near future who’s about to retire at age 70 when his company pays him to undergo a procedure to rewind his body’s biological clock back to its prime. The process goes tragically wrong and his aging begins accelerating rapidly, so he attempts a more dangerous treatment.
“Youth” is co-written by Marty,...
- 6/10/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Pierce Brosnan will star in Brett Marty’s sci-fi thriller “Youth,” an adaptation of a short film Marty directed and co-wrote in 2016, the Highland Film Group announced on Wednesday.
Sales for the film will launch at next month’s Marché du Film Online. Highland Film Group is handling international rights while CAA Media Finance is handling domestic sales. The sci-fi thriller is co-written by Marty, Josh Izenberg, and Amelia Whitcomb. Jib Polhemus, Paul Schiff and Martin Brennan will produce alongside executive producers Laura Bickford and Hannah Leader, and co-producer Joshua Izenberg.
In the near future, “Renewal’ is the world’s hottest commodity, a procedure to remind your body’s biological clock. Joel (Brosnan) is an ad-tech engineer who is about to retire at age 70, but his company doesn’t want to lose him and pays for him and his wife to Renew. His wife returns in her twenties, but Joel’s procedure goes wrong,...
Sales for the film will launch at next month’s Marché du Film Online. Highland Film Group is handling international rights while CAA Media Finance is handling domestic sales. The sci-fi thriller is co-written by Marty, Josh Izenberg, and Amelia Whitcomb. Jib Polhemus, Paul Schiff and Martin Brennan will produce alongside executive producers Laura Bickford and Hannah Leader, and co-producer Joshua Izenberg.
In the near future, “Renewal’ is the world’s hottest commodity, a procedure to remind your body’s biological clock. Joel (Brosnan) is an ad-tech engineer who is about to retire at age 70, but his company doesn’t want to lose him and pays for him and his wife to Renew. His wife returns in her twenties, but Joel’s procedure goes wrong,...
- 6/10/2020
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Pierce Brosnan is set to star in Youth, the feature film directorial debut from writer/director Brett Marty based on his 2016 short of the same name. Marty, Josh Izenberg and Amelia Whitcomb co-wrote the film adaptation, which is being produced by Jib Polhemus, Paul Schiff, and Martin Brennan.
The pic is set in a future not far from now, where “Renewal” has become the world’s hottest (and most expensive) commodity — a procedure to rewind your body’s biological clock back to its prime. Joel (Brosnan), an ad-tech engineer, is about to retire at age 70, after a lengthy career. Not wanting to lose him, his company pays for him and his wife Alice to Renew — a luxury promising a second chance. Alice emerges from the operation in her 20s, but for Joel, the procedure goes tragically wrong. Rather than make him younger, his aging begins accelerating rapidly, and his remaining years evaporate into mere weeks.
The pic is set in a future not far from now, where “Renewal” has become the world’s hottest (and most expensive) commodity — a procedure to rewind your body’s biological clock back to its prime. Joel (Brosnan), an ad-tech engineer, is about to retire at age 70, after a lengthy career. Not wanting to lose him, his company pays for him and his wife Alice to Renew — a luxury promising a second chance. Alice emerges from the operation in her 20s, but for Joel, the procedure goes tragically wrong. Rather than make him younger, his aging begins accelerating rapidly, and his remaining years evaporate into mere weeks.
- 6/10/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Project based on writer/director Brett Marty’s 2016 short film.
Pierce Brosnan will star in the the thriller Youth, which Highland Film Group will introduce to buyers at the Cannes virtual market later this month.
Writer/director Brett Marty’s feature adaptation of his 2016 short film of the same name stars Brosnan as Joel, an ad-tech engineer approaching retirement who takes part with his wife in a procedure that reverses the body clock.
While his wife emerges looking like she is in her 20s, the procedure leaves Joel ageing rapidly. In his desperation to reverse that process, Joel uncovers dark...
Pierce Brosnan will star in the the thriller Youth, which Highland Film Group will introduce to buyers at the Cannes virtual market later this month.
Writer/director Brett Marty’s feature adaptation of his 2016 short film of the same name stars Brosnan as Joel, an ad-tech engineer approaching retirement who takes part with his wife in a procedure that reverses the body clock.
While his wife emerges looking like she is in her 20s, the procedure leaves Joel ageing rapidly. In his desperation to reverse that process, Joel uncovers dark...
- 6/10/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Project based on writer/director Brett Marty’s 2016 short film.
Pierce Brosnan will star in the the thriller Youth, which Highland Film Group will introduce to buyers at the Cannes virtual market later this month.
Writer/director Brett Marty’s feature adaptation of his 2016 short film of the same name stars Brosnan as Joel, an ad-tech engineer approaching retirement who takes part with his wife in a procedure that reverses the body clock.
While his wife emerges looking like she is in her 20s, the procedure leaves Joel ageing rapidly. In his desperation to reverse that process, Joel uncovers dark...
Pierce Brosnan will star in the the thriller Youth, which Highland Film Group will introduce to buyers at the Cannes virtual market later this month.
Writer/director Brett Marty’s feature adaptation of his 2016 short film of the same name stars Brosnan as Joel, an ad-tech engineer approaching retirement who takes part with his wife in a procedure that reverses the body clock.
While his wife emerges looking like she is in her 20s, the procedure leaves Joel ageing rapidly. In his desperation to reverse that process, Joel uncovers dark...
- 6/10/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Colson Baker aka Machine Gun Kelly will star opposite Sam Worthington in the action western The Last Son of Isaac LeMay, which begins production next month in Montana.
David Von Ancken (Seraphian Falls) is directing from the Black List script by Greg Johnson, with Andre Relis and Jib Polhemus producing. Baker will play Cal, a peculiar hot-blooded leader of a gang of young outlaws who can transition from loving and thoughtful to a cold blooded killer on the flip of a dime.
The Last Son of Isaac LeMay centers on an aging outlaw (Worthington) who is convinced that there is evil in his genes and goes on a journey to kill off his offspring, whose bloodlines are confirmed by a hereditary birthmark, eventually finding his son Cal (Baker) who is on a murdering rampage. With bounty hunters and the sheriff on their tail, LeMay must find a way to stop his son.
David Von Ancken (Seraphian Falls) is directing from the Black List script by Greg Johnson, with Andre Relis and Jib Polhemus producing. Baker will play Cal, a peculiar hot-blooded leader of a gang of young outlaws who can transition from loving and thoughtful to a cold blooded killer on the flip of a dime.
The Last Son of Isaac LeMay centers on an aging outlaw (Worthington) who is convinced that there is evil in his genes and goes on a journey to kill off his offspring, whose bloodlines are confirmed by a hereditary birthmark, eventually finding his son Cal (Baker) who is on a murdering rampage. With bounty hunters and the sheriff on their tail, LeMay must find a way to stop his son.
- 3/3/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Golden Globe nominee Guy Pearce and Italian model Matilda Lutz have joined Andrew Baird’s sci-fi movie Zone 414 which is currently shooting in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Highland Film Group is handling worldwide sales.
Set in the near future in Zone 414’s colony of humanoid robots, private investigator, pic follows David Carmichael (Pearce) who is hired by an obsessive business tycoon Marlon Veidt (Travis Fimmel) to find his rebellious daughter. Teaming up with a highly advanced, self-aware A.I. (Lutz), David moves through the dangerous iron jungle, rapidly piecing together the mystery and uncovering a crime that questions the origins of Zone 414 and the “City of Robots.”
Baird directs off a script by Bryan Edward Hill. The film is produced by Martin Brennan, Jib Polhemus, Andrew Baird, and Deborah Kolar, and executive produced by Mark Huffam.
Pearce was Golden Globe nominated for the HBO mini-series Mildred Pierce in the supporting category,...
Set in the near future in Zone 414’s colony of humanoid robots, private investigator, pic follows David Carmichael (Pearce) who is hired by an obsessive business tycoon Marlon Veidt (Travis Fimmel) to find his rebellious daughter. Teaming up with a highly advanced, self-aware A.I. (Lutz), David moves through the dangerous iron jungle, rapidly piecing together the mystery and uncovering a crime that questions the origins of Zone 414 and the “City of Robots.”
Baird directs off a script by Bryan Edward Hill. The film is produced by Martin Brennan, Jib Polhemus, Andrew Baird, and Deborah Kolar, and executive produced by Mark Huffam.
Pearce was Golden Globe nominated for the HBO mini-series Mildred Pierce in the supporting category,...
- 1/22/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Known by many viewers for his role as Ragnar on the History channel series Vikings, Travis Fimmel is stepping out of medieval times and into the near future with a starring role in Zone 414, the feature film directorial debut from Andrew Baird that focuses on a mystery in a city of humanoid robots.
Press Release: Los Angeles – Highland Film Group announced today that Travis Fimmel has signed on to star in Andrew Baird’s feature film directorial debut, Zone 414. From a script penned by Bryan Edward Hill, the sci-fi thriller will be produced by Baird, 23ten’s Martin Brennan, source | management + production’s Jib Polhemus, and Deborah Shaw-Kolar with executive producers Mark Huffam and Bryan Edward Hill. Highland Film Group is handling worldwide sales, which will launch at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival.
Set in the near future, Zone 414 is a colony of state-of-the-art humanoid robots. When its creator’s daughter goes missing,...
Press Release: Los Angeles – Highland Film Group announced today that Travis Fimmel has signed on to star in Andrew Baird’s feature film directorial debut, Zone 414. From a script penned by Bryan Edward Hill, the sci-fi thriller will be produced by Baird, 23ten’s Martin Brennan, source | management + production’s Jib Polhemus, and Deborah Shaw-Kolar with executive producers Mark Huffam and Bryan Edward Hill. Highland Film Group is handling worldwide sales, which will launch at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival.
Set in the near future, Zone 414 is a colony of state-of-the-art humanoid robots. When its creator’s daughter goes missing,...
- 8/29/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Exclusive: Travis Fimmel is set to star in the Andrew Baird-directed sci-fi thriller Zone 414. Written by Bryan Edward, the film marks Baird’s feature film directorial debut. Highland Film Group is handling worldwide sales, which will launch at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival.
Zone 414 is set in the near future in a colony of state-of-the-art humanoid robots. When its creator’s daughter goes missing, he hires private investigator David Carmichael (Fimmel), to bring her home. David teams up with Jane, a highly advanced and self-aware A.I., to track down the missing daughter. Moving through the dangerous iron jungle, they rapidly piece together the mystery, uncovering a crime that leads them to question the origins of Zone 414 and the true purpose behind the “City of Robots.” Principal photography is set to begin in November.
The film is produced by Baird, 23ten’s Martin Brennan, source | management + production’s Jib Polhemus,...
Zone 414 is set in the near future in a colony of state-of-the-art humanoid robots. When its creator’s daughter goes missing, he hires private investigator David Carmichael (Fimmel), to bring her home. David teams up with Jane, a highly advanced and self-aware A.I., to track down the missing daughter. Moving through the dangerous iron jungle, they rapidly piece together the mystery, uncovering a crime that leads them to question the origins of Zone 414 and the true purpose behind the “City of Robots.” Principal photography is set to begin in November.
The film is produced by Baird, 23ten’s Martin Brennan, source | management + production’s Jib Polhemus,...
- 8/29/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Former Fox Studios head Bill Mechanic's Pandemonium Entertainment has optioned Bennett Fisher’s screenplay adaptation for Damascus. His award-winning play was the second prize winner in the Samuel Goldwyn screenplay contest, a finalist in the O’Neill Conference, and has won numerous other honors. Mechanic (Hacksaw Ridge) will produce with Jib Polhemus (The Mechanic, Night of the Living Dead: Darkest Dawn) of Source Artist Management, which negotiated and sold…...
- 8/26/2017
- Deadline
Carnaby International handles worldwide sales on action thriller.
Saban Films has acquired North American rights to Simon West’s Gun Shy starring Antonio Banderas and Olga Kurylenko.
Toby Davies and Mark Haskell Smith adapted the novel by Haskell Smith about an aging rock star whose supermodel wife is kidnapped on vacation in Chile.
The pampered superstar must drawn on untested resources as he follows the trail through the back alleys of Santiago and jungles of South America.
West and Jib Polhemus produced through Simon West Productions banner alongside Harry Stourton.
Saban will release Gun Shy theatrically in select cities on September 8. Ness Saban and Bill Bromiley negotiated the deal with the film’s London-based worldwide sales agent Carnaby International.
“Gun Shy is a supremely entertaining film,” Bromiley said. “Our audiences will delight in Antonio Banderas’ raucous performance and director Simon West’s unique and wild vision.”
Saban Films recently acquired John Travolta’s Speed Kills and Ethan Hawke...
Saban Films has acquired North American rights to Simon West’s Gun Shy starring Antonio Banderas and Olga Kurylenko.
Toby Davies and Mark Haskell Smith adapted the novel by Haskell Smith about an aging rock star whose supermodel wife is kidnapped on vacation in Chile.
The pampered superstar must drawn on untested resources as he follows the trail through the back alleys of Santiago and jungles of South America.
West and Jib Polhemus produced through Simon West Productions banner alongside Harry Stourton.
Saban will release Gun Shy theatrically in select cities on September 8. Ness Saban and Bill Bromiley negotiated the deal with the film’s London-based worldwide sales agent Carnaby International.
“Gun Shy is a supremely entertaining film,” Bromiley said. “Our audiences will delight in Antonio Banderas’ raucous performance and director Simon West’s unique and wild vision.”
Saban Films recently acquired John Travolta’s Speed Kills and Ethan Hawke...
- 6/8/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Saban Films has acquired North American distribution rights to Simon West's Gun Shy, starring Antonio Banderas and Olga Kurylenko.
The action film was written by Toby Davies and Mark Haskell Smith. West and Jib Polhemus produced under the Simon West Productions banner alongside Harry Stourton.
Adapted from the novel also written by Haskell Smith, Gun Shy (formerly titled Salty) follows Turk Henry (Banderas), an aging mid-level rock star whose supermodel wife (Kurylenko) is suddenly kidnapped while they are vacationing in Chile. Accustomed to his extravagant lifestyle and lacking basic life skills, Turk finds himself perplexed in having...
The action film was written by Toby Davies and Mark Haskell Smith. West and Jib Polhemus produced under the Simon West Productions banner alongside Harry Stourton.
Adapted from the novel also written by Haskell Smith, Gun Shy (formerly titled Salty) follows Turk Henry (Banderas), an aging mid-level rock star whose supermodel wife (Kurylenko) is suddenly kidnapped while they are vacationing in Chile. Accustomed to his extravagant lifestyle and lacking basic life skills, Turk finds himself perplexed in having...
- 6/8/2017
- by Rebecca Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Saban Films has acquired the Antonio Banderas-starring film Gun Shy for theatrical release. The film, directed by Simon West and previously titled Salty, will be released on Sept. 8 this year. Olga Kurylenko (Quantum of Solace, Oblivion) also stars in the actioner written by Toby Davies and Mark Haskell Smith. West and Jib Polhemus produced under the Simon West Productions banner alongside Harry Stourton. The film was adapted from the novel also written by Smith and…...
- 6/8/2017
- Deadline
Shoot underway in Chile on crowd-funded action-comedy from Con Air director.
Olga Kurylenko (Quantum Of Solace) will star opposite Antonio Banderas in Simon West’s (Con Air) action-comedy Salty, which begins principal photography today in Chile.
Kurylenko will play Sheila Enry wife of Banderas’ Turk Enry, an ageing rock star and reformed sex addict married to a supermodel who is abducted by pirates on holiday in Chile.
The partly crowd-funded film is being produced by Los Angeles and UK-based production company, Simon West Productions and is adapted from the novel by Mark Haskell Smith.
Producers are Jib Polhemus (Lara Croft: Tomb Raider) and Harry Stourton (Lara Croft: Tomb Raider) with screenplay by Mark Haskell Smith (TV series Star Trek Voyager) and Toby Davies (The Mitchell and Webb Look).
Director West said: “‘I’m delighted Olga has joined Antonio and the rest of the cast. Her talents in both action and comedy make her the perfect ‘Sheila’. I’m excited...
Olga Kurylenko (Quantum Of Solace) will star opposite Antonio Banderas in Simon West’s (Con Air) action-comedy Salty, which begins principal photography today in Chile.
Kurylenko will play Sheila Enry wife of Banderas’ Turk Enry, an ageing rock star and reformed sex addict married to a supermodel who is abducted by pirates on holiday in Chile.
The partly crowd-funded film is being produced by Los Angeles and UK-based production company, Simon West Productions and is adapted from the novel by Mark Haskell Smith.
Producers are Jib Polhemus (Lara Croft: Tomb Raider) and Harry Stourton (Lara Croft: Tomb Raider) with screenplay by Mark Haskell Smith (TV series Star Trek Voyager) and Toby Davies (The Mitchell and Webb Look).
Director West said: “‘I’m delighted Olga has joined Antonio and the rest of the cast. Her talents in both action and comedy make her the perfect ‘Sheila’. I’m excited...
- 6/27/2016
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Veteran action director Simon West ("Con Air," "The Mechanic") has been set to helm the supernatural period war drama "War Wolf" for Fortitude International and Amber Entertainment.
Set in 1356, after decades of relentless war between the French and English armies, an English solider is awarded the castle of his French assassin enemy. But in the walls and the lands that surround it, someone has reawakened the Loup de Guerre, a nightmarish creature on a killing spree.
West will direct from a script by Andy Briggs and Paul Finch for what is a first in a planned franchise. Ileen Maisel, Lawrence Elman and Jib Polhemus are producing and filming begins in Italy in November.
Source: Variety...
Set in 1356, after decades of relentless war between the French and English armies, an English solider is awarded the castle of his French assassin enemy. But in the walls and the lands that surround it, someone has reawakened the Loup de Guerre, a nightmarish creature on a killing spree.
West will direct from a script by Andy Briggs and Paul Finch for what is a first in a planned franchise. Ileen Maisel, Lawrence Elman and Jib Polhemus are producing and filming begins in Italy in November.
Source: Variety...
- 5/4/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Fortitude International has added the action title to its Cannes slate and the producers have earmarked a November shoot in Italy.
Ileen Maisel, Lawrence Elman and Jib Polhemus are producing War Wolf. West, Fortitude International and Amber Entertainment hope to build a franchise around the property and Paul Finch, author of the Heck crime novels, is working on a novel of the project.
Andy Briggs and Finch wrote the screenplay to War Wolf, which takes place in 1356 during the Hundred Years War between England and France.
After the Englishman Earl Hugo wins the castle of his enemy, French assassin Mauchet, someone has reawakened a ferocious fabled wolf known as the Loup de Guerre that threatens to go on a killing spree.
Mission: Impossible effects, make-up and costume specialist Dave Elsey and Lou Elsey are on board
West’s (pictured) credits include The Expendables 2, Con Air, and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.
Fortitude International...
Ileen Maisel, Lawrence Elman and Jib Polhemus are producing War Wolf. West, Fortitude International and Amber Entertainment hope to build a franchise around the property and Paul Finch, author of the Heck crime novels, is working on a novel of the project.
Andy Briggs and Finch wrote the screenplay to War Wolf, which takes place in 1356 during the Hundred Years War between England and France.
After the Englishman Earl Hugo wins the castle of his enemy, French assassin Mauchet, someone has reawakened a ferocious fabled wolf known as the Loup de Guerre that threatens to go on a killing spree.
Mission: Impossible effects, make-up and costume specialist Dave Elsey and Lou Elsey are on board
West’s (pictured) credits include The Expendables 2, Con Air, and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.
Fortitude International...
- 5/4/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Iraq war action-thriller gets new sales company. Ray Liotta comedy-drama Sticky Notes also joins slate.
UK sales outfit Carnaby has acquired world rights to long-gestating Simon West (Con-Air) action-thriller Thunder Run.
Based on Pulitzer Prize winning correspondent David Zucchino’s non-fiction book Thunder Run - The Armored Strike To Capture Baghdad, the script has been adapted by Black Hawk Down screenwriter Ken Nolan and Robert Pot (Numb3rs).
Jib Polhemus and Harry Stourton will produce under the Simon West Productions banner together with Carnaby’s Sean O’Kelly and Andrew Loveday. Production is planned for Q1, 2017, with casting underway and Carnaby planning a buyer presentation in Berlin.
Set in 2003 Iraq, Thunder Run is the story of the capture of Baghdad by American forces at the onset of the Iraq War.
Carnaby has also boarded world rights to comedy-drama Sticky Notes starring Ray Liotta (Goodfellas), Rose Leslie (Game Of Thrones), Justin Bartha (The Hangover) and Gina Rodriguez ([link...
UK sales outfit Carnaby has acquired world rights to long-gestating Simon West (Con-Air) action-thriller Thunder Run.
Based on Pulitzer Prize winning correspondent David Zucchino’s non-fiction book Thunder Run - The Armored Strike To Capture Baghdad, the script has been adapted by Black Hawk Down screenwriter Ken Nolan and Robert Pot (Numb3rs).
Jib Polhemus and Harry Stourton will produce under the Simon West Productions banner together with Carnaby’s Sean O’Kelly and Andrew Loveday. Production is planned for Q1, 2017, with casting underway and Carnaby planning a buyer presentation in Berlin.
Set in 2003 Iraq, Thunder Run is the story of the capture of Baghdad by American forces at the onset of the Iraq War.
Carnaby has also boarded world rights to comedy-drama Sticky Notes starring Ray Liotta (Goodfellas), Rose Leslie (Game Of Thrones), Justin Bartha (The Hangover) and Gina Rodriguez ([link...
- 2/11/2016
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Made entirely with CG, Night of the Living Dead: Darkest Dawn will premiere at Walker Stalker Fan Fest in July. Also in this round-up: release details for Wave 7 of Funko's Comic-Con 2015 exclusive figures and The Sender and Student Bodies Blu-rays.
Night of the Living Dead: Darkest Dawn: "Night Of The Living Dead: Darkest Dawn is a new fully CG take on the 1968 classic, “Night of the Living Dead.” This is the story of a group of survivors fighting to stay alive when a mysterious plague unleashes the undead on New York City. Barricaded in an abandoned apartment building, the characters from the original film face new terror and question each other’s compassion and sense of humanity as they fight to stay alive against the army of the walking dead...It was directed by Krisztian Majdik, Zebediah Y. Desoto, and written by David Schwartz, Zebediah Y. De Soto, Jib Polhemus,...
Night of the Living Dead: Darkest Dawn: "Night Of The Living Dead: Darkest Dawn is a new fully CG take on the 1968 classic, “Night of the Living Dead.” This is the story of a group of survivors fighting to stay alive when a mysterious plague unleashes the undead on New York City. Barricaded in an abandoned apartment building, the characters from the original film face new terror and question each other’s compassion and sense of humanity as they fight to stay alive against the army of the walking dead...It was directed by Krisztian Majdik, Zebediah Y. Desoto, and written by David Schwartz, Zebediah Y. De Soto, Jib Polhemus,...
- 6/23/2015
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Carnaby to be world sales agent on action-comedy from the director of Con Air and Expendables 2.
London-based Carnaby Sales & Distribution has partnered with Simon West Productions as worldwide sales agent on action-comedy Salty,which is set to begin principal photography in Thailand from Q4 2015.
Directed by Simon West (Con Air, Expendables 2), the film follows a reformed sex-addict muso who is persuaded to take a holiday in Thailand by his wife, a former supermodel. Things take a turn for the worse when she’s kidnapped by Thai pirates raising money to buy a new boat.
Mark Haskell Smith’s original script, adapted from his novel of the same name, has been reworked by West and comedy writer Toby Davies (That Mitchell and Webb Look).
The sales agreement was struck by Carnaby joint CEOs Sean O’Kelly and Andrew Loveday, together with West, Harry Stourton and Jib Polhemus of Simon West Productions.
Pre-sale negotiations...
London-based Carnaby Sales & Distribution has partnered with Simon West Productions as worldwide sales agent on action-comedy Salty,which is set to begin principal photography in Thailand from Q4 2015.
Directed by Simon West (Con Air, Expendables 2), the film follows a reformed sex-addict muso who is persuaded to take a holiday in Thailand by his wife, a former supermodel. Things take a turn for the worse when she’s kidnapped by Thai pirates raising money to buy a new boat.
Mark Haskell Smith’s original script, adapted from his novel of the same name, has been reworked by West and comedy writer Toby Davies (That Mitchell and Webb Look).
The sales agreement was struck by Carnaby joint CEOs Sean O’Kelly and Andrew Loveday, together with West, Harry Stourton and Jib Polhemus of Simon West Productions.
Pre-sale negotiations...
- 3/9/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
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