Elizabeth Banks and Jessica Biel have joined the cast of Amazon’s series adaptation of ‘Better Sister’.
Adapted from the novel by Alafair Burke, the series is described as a thriller about “Chloe (Biel), who moves through the world with her handsome lawyer husband Adam and teenage son Ethan by her side while her estranged sister Nicky (Banks) hustles to make ends meet while trying to stay clean. When Adam is brutally murdered, the prime suspect sends shockwaves through the family, laying bare long-buried secrets.”
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The upcoming series is a collaborative effort between Olivia Milch and Regina Corrado, who will be taking on the roles of showrunners and executive producers. The project will also feature the expertise of Banks, who will serve as an executive producer through her production company, Brownstone Productions. In addition to Banks, the...
Adapted from the novel by Alafair Burke, the series is described as a thriller about “Chloe (Biel), who moves through the world with her handsome lawyer husband Adam and teenage son Ethan by her side while her estranged sister Nicky (Banks) hustles to make ends meet while trying to stay clean. When Adam is brutally murdered, the prime suspect sends shockwaves through the family, laying bare long-buried secrets.”
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The upcoming series is a collaborative effort between Olivia Milch and Regina Corrado, who will be taking on the roles of showrunners and executive producers. The project will also feature the expertise of Banks, who will serve as an executive producer through her production company, Brownstone Productions. In addition to Banks, the...
- 5/3/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Elizabeth Banks and Jessica Biel are set to headline a series adaptation of the Alafair Burke novel “The Better Sister” at Amazon Prime Video, Variety has learned.
“The Better Sister” is described as a thriller about “Chloe (Biel), who moves through the world with her handsome lawyer husband Adam and teenage son Ethan by her side while her estranged sister Nicky (Banks) hustles to make ends meet while trying to stay clean,” per the official description. “When Adam is brutally murdered, the prime suspect sends shockwaves through the family, laying bare long-buried secrets.”
The series hails from Olivia Milch and Regina Corrado, who will serve as showrunners and executive producers. Banks will also executive produce via Brownstone Productions, as will Biel and Michelle Purple under their Iron Ocean Films banner. Craig Gillespie will direct in addition to executive producing along with Annie Marter through Fortunate Jack Productions. The series is...
“The Better Sister” is described as a thriller about “Chloe (Biel), who moves through the world with her handsome lawyer husband Adam and teenage son Ethan by her side while her estranged sister Nicky (Banks) hustles to make ends meet while trying to stay clean,” per the official description. “When Adam is brutally murdered, the prime suspect sends shockwaves through the family, laying bare long-buried secrets.”
The series hails from Olivia Milch and Regina Corrado, who will serve as showrunners and executive producers. Banks will also executive produce via Brownstone Productions, as will Biel and Michelle Purple under their Iron Ocean Films banner. Craig Gillespie will direct in addition to executive producing along with Annie Marter through Fortunate Jack Productions. The series is...
- 5/1/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Jessica Biel (The Sinner) and Elizabeth Banks (Call Jane) will exec produce and star in The Better Sister, a thriller based on the novel by Alafair Burke. In a competitive situation, the project has landed at Prime Video with a series order. It hails from Tomorrow Studios, which will co-produce with Amazon MGM Studios.
Olivia Milch (Ocean’s 8), who wrote the pilot, and Regina Corrado (Mayor of Kingstown) serve as executive producers and showrunners on The Better Sister, which is meditating on the terrible things that drive sisters apart and ultimately bring them back together. This is the story of Chloe (Biel), who moves through the world with her handsome lawyer husband Adam and teenage son Ethan by her side while her estranged sister Nicky (Banks) struggles to stay clean and hustles to make ends meet. When Adam is brutally murdered, the prime suspect sends shockwaves through the family, laying bare long-buried secrets.
Olivia Milch (Ocean’s 8), who wrote the pilot, and Regina Corrado (Mayor of Kingstown) serve as executive producers and showrunners on The Better Sister, which is meditating on the terrible things that drive sisters apart and ultimately bring them back together. This is the story of Chloe (Biel), who moves through the world with her handsome lawyer husband Adam and teenage son Ethan by her side while her estranged sister Nicky (Banks) struggles to stay clean and hustles to make ends meet. When Adam is brutally murdered, the prime suspect sends shockwaves through the family, laying bare long-buried secrets.
- 5/1/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
The European Film Market kicks off Feb. 16 with a wide assortment of films from sellers around the world. Below is a healthy selection of what’s on offer for buyers.
The Adults
Director: Alex Winter
Key cast: Evan Rachel Wood, Josh Gad, Anthony Carrigan
Synopsis: A sister and brother, Megan and Nathan are barely hanging on and their lives are completely upended when they discover a dead body, long buried in their parent’s basement, sending them down a rabbit hole of crime and murder.
Producers: Alex Winter, Scott Kroopf, Russell Hollander
Sales: Rocket Science (international); CAA Media Finance (domestic)
The Astronaut
Director: Jess Varley
Key cast: Emma Roberts, Laurence Fishburne
Producers: Brad Fuller, Eric B. Fleischman, Cameron Fuller
Synopsis: When astronaut Sam Walker (Roberts) returns from her first space mission, she’s found miraculously alive in a punctured capsule floating deep off the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. General...
The Adults
Director: Alex Winter
Key cast: Evan Rachel Wood, Josh Gad, Anthony Carrigan
Synopsis: A sister and brother, Megan and Nathan are barely hanging on and their lives are completely upended when they discover a dead body, long buried in their parent’s basement, sending them down a rabbit hole of crime and murder.
Producers: Alex Winter, Scott Kroopf, Russell Hollander
Sales: Rocket Science (international); CAA Media Finance (domestic)
The Astronaut
Director: Jess Varley
Key cast: Emma Roberts, Laurence Fishburne
Producers: Brad Fuller, Eric B. Fleischman, Cameron Fuller
Synopsis: When astronaut Sam Walker (Roberts) returns from her first space mission, she’s found miraculously alive in a punctured capsule floating deep off the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. General...
- 2/13/2023
- by Variety Staff
- Variety Film + TV
Ben Foster (The Survivor), Justice Smith (Sharper), Katherine Waterston (Babylon) and Maria Bakalova (Bodies Bodies Bodies) are set to star in the Topic Studios thriller Floodplain from director Tim Sutton.
The film explores themes of family trauma, environmental justice and race via the story of a man (Foster) who must return to his hometown to help prevent a catastrophic flood and confront the mistakes from his past.
Floodplain reteams Topic Studios with Foster following their work together on Debra Granik’s Leave No Trace. Bill Gullo wrote the script, with Oscar nominee Jordan Horowitz (La La Land) of Original Headquarters to produce alongside Annie Marter (The Devil All the Time). Topic Studios will finance the pic, with Ryan Heller, Michael Bloom and Jennifer Westin exec producing for the company.
Crystal Bourbeau will introduce the project to buyers at EFM with UTA Independent Film Group, which is co-repping the domestic rights.
The film explores themes of family trauma, environmental justice and race via the story of a man (Foster) who must return to his hometown to help prevent a catastrophic flood and confront the mistakes from his past.
Floodplain reteams Topic Studios with Foster following their work together on Debra Granik’s Leave No Trace. Bill Gullo wrote the script, with Oscar nominee Jordan Horowitz (La La Land) of Original Headquarters to produce alongside Annie Marter (The Devil All the Time). Topic Studios will finance the pic, with Ryan Heller, Michael Bloom and Jennifer Westin exec producing for the company.
Crystal Bourbeau will introduce the project to buyers at EFM with UTA Independent Film Group, which is co-repping the domestic rights.
- 2/11/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Ballet has captivated audiences for centuries — there's something effortlessly elegant about it. In a surprise to no one, stories revolving around ballet make for intriguing movies. It's a world we know so little about — where there's always a mile to go, a bigger goal to accomplish.
In recent times, most films centered on ballerinas tend to include themes about achieving greatness while navigating jealousy in a cutthroat industry where attaining perfection isn't a need; it is a necessity. There's already an exciting take coming out in the form of the "John Wick" spin-off starring Ana de Armas, in which the actress plays a dancer-assassin who sets out to exact revenge for her family — and there's another, totally-unrelated, action-thriller flick also centered on ballerinas being helmed by Vicky Jewson (The Witcher: Blood Origin) from a script by Kate Freund.
It's called "Ballerina Overdrive" and it features one hell of a cast.
In recent times, most films centered on ballerinas tend to include themes about achieving greatness while navigating jealousy in a cutthroat industry where attaining perfection isn't a need; it is a necessity. There's already an exciting take coming out in the form of the "John Wick" spin-off starring Ana de Armas, in which the actress plays a dancer-assassin who sets out to exact revenge for her family — and there's another, totally-unrelated, action-thriller flick also centered on ballerinas being helmed by Vicky Jewson (The Witcher: Blood Origin) from a script by Kate Freund.
It's called "Ballerina Overdrive" and it features one hell of a cast.
- 2/9/2023
- by Fatemeh Mirjalili
- Slash Film
Lena Headey (Game of Thrones), Yara Shahidi (Peter Pan & Wendy), Isabela Merced (Dora and the Lost City of Gold), Lana Condor (X-Men: Apocalypse), Millicent Simmonds (A Quiet Place) and Iris Apatow (The Bubble) are set to star in Ballerina Overdrive, the latest action thriller from 87North, the production company behind such films as Atomic Blonde, Deadpool 2, Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, Nobody, Bullet Train, Violent Night, and John Wick.
Directed by Vicky Jewson (The Witcher: Blood Origin) from a screenplay by Kate Freund (Afterlife), Ballerina Overdrive will tell the story of a troupe of ballerinas who find themselves fighting for survival as they attempt to escape from a remote inn after their bus breaks down on the way to a dance competition. That synopsis leaves me interested to find out who the villains of the story are going to be, because ending up at a remote inn after...
Directed by Vicky Jewson (The Witcher: Blood Origin) from a screenplay by Kate Freund (Afterlife), Ballerina Overdrive will tell the story of a troupe of ballerinas who find themselves fighting for survival as they attempt to escape from a remote inn after their bus breaks down on the way to a dance competition. That synopsis leaves me interested to find out who the villains of the story are going to be, because ending up at a remote inn after...
- 2/8/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Lena Headey (Game of Thrones), Yara Shahidi (Grown-ish), Isabela Merced (Father of the Bride), Lana Condor (Moonshot), Millicent Simmonds (A Quiet Place) and Iris Apatow (The Bubble) are set to lead buzzy action-thriller Ballerina Overdrive, which will be produced by Deadpool, Bullet Train, John Wick and Fast and the Furious director David Leitch.
The Witcher: Blood Origin director Vicky Jewson will direct the feature about a troupe of ballerinas who find themselves fighting for survival as they attempt to escape from a remote inn after their bus breaks down on the way to a dance competition. Filming is set to commence in Serbia in the second quarter of 2023.
The fun project is being launched ahead of the EFM by Vincent Maraval and Kim Fox’s The Veterans for international and CAA Media Finance for domestic. It’s set to be one of the market’s hottest packages.
Based...
The Witcher: Blood Origin director Vicky Jewson will direct the feature about a troupe of ballerinas who find themselves fighting for survival as they attempt to escape from a remote inn after their bus breaks down on the way to a dance competition. Filming is set to commence in Serbia in the second quarter of 2023.
The fun project is being launched ahead of the EFM by Vincent Maraval and Kim Fox’s The Veterans for international and CAA Media Finance for domestic. It’s set to be one of the market’s hottest packages.
Based...
- 2/8/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Filmmakers Cast: Bob Odenkirk, Connie Nielsen, RZA, and Christopher Lloyd Music By: David Buckley Director of Photography: Pawel Pogorzelski Executive Producers: Derek Kolstad, Marc. S Fischer, Annie Marter, Tobey Maguire Produced By: Kelly McCormick, David Leitch, Braden Aftergood, Bob Odenkirk, Marc Provissiero Written By: Derek Kolstad Directed By: Ilya Naishuller Rating: R for strong violence and bloody images, language […]
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- 6/25/2021
- by Rob Bayne
- Cinelinx
Universal City, California, June 1, 2021 – From the writer of legendary action film John Wick, comes Nobody, the story of an ordinary, family man who will stop at nothing to defend what is his. Nobody is available to own for the first time on Digital June 8, 2021 and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD on June 22, 2021 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Bring home “one of the best action films in over a decade” now with exclusive bonus content, including deleted scenes, a look inside Director Ilya Naishuller’s style and sensibility in creating the film, and a breakdown of the stunt choreography.
Hutch is a nobody. As an overlooked and underestimated father and husband, he takes life’s indignities on the chin and never rocks the boat. But when his daughter loses her beloved kitty-cat bracelet in a robbery, Hutch hits a boiling point no one knew he had. What happens when a pushover finally pushes back?...
Hutch is a nobody. As an overlooked and underestimated father and husband, he takes life’s indignities on the chin and never rocks the boat. But when his daughter loses her beloved kitty-cat bracelet in a robbery, Hutch hits a boiling point no one knew he had. What happens when a pushover finally pushes back?...
- 6/2/2021
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
See The Movie Critics Are Calling “The Most Badass Film Of The Year!” “Bob Odenkirk Is So Good, It Hurts!” Universal Pictures Presents Bob Odenkirk In Nobody. Rated R. In Theaters Now.
On Demand April 16th.
Sometimes the man you don’t notice is the most dangerous of all.
Emmy winner Bob Odenkirk stars as Hutch Mansell, an underestimated and overlooked dad and husband, taking life’s indignities on the chin and never pushing back. A nobody. (Review)
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When two thieves break into his suburban home one night, Hutch declines to defend himself or his family, hoping to prevent serious violence. His teenage son,...
On Demand April 16th.
Sometimes the man you don’t notice is the most dangerous of all.
Emmy winner Bob Odenkirk stars as Hutch Mansell, an underestimated and overlooked dad and husband, taking life’s indignities on the chin and never pushing back. A nobody. (Review)
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When two thieves break into his suburban home one night, Hutch declines to defend himself or his family, hoping to prevent serious violence. His teenage son,...
- 4/15/2021
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
In Theaters Only March 26 is the new movie Nobody.
Sometimes the man you don’t notice is the most dangerous of all.
Emmy winner Bob Odenkirk stars as Hutch Mansell, an underestimated and overlooked dad and husband, taking life’s indignities on the chin and never pushing back. A nobody.
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When two thieves break into his suburban home one night, Hutch declines to defend himself or his family, hoping to prevent serious violence. His teenage son, Blake, is disappointed in him and his wife, Becca, seems to pull only further away.
The aftermath of the incident strikes a match to Hutch’s long-simmering rage,...
Sometimes the man you don’t notice is the most dangerous of all.
Emmy winner Bob Odenkirk stars as Hutch Mansell, an underestimated and overlooked dad and husband, taking life’s indignities on the chin and never pushing back. A nobody.
Wamg is giving away Fandango codes to see the film in theaters when it opens on March 26th.
Add you name and email address in our comments section below for a chance to win to see the film in theatres.
No purchase necessary. Open to U.S. residents only.
When two thieves break into his suburban home one night, Hutch declines to defend himself or his family, hoping to prevent serious violence. His teenage son, Blake, is disappointed in him and his wife, Becca, seems to pull only further away.
The aftermath of the incident strikes a match to Hutch’s long-simmering rage,...
- 3/18/2021
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Who said you can’t teach an old dog new tricks? Nobody
Watch how Bob Odenkirk trained for his new role in Nobody.
Only in theaters on March 26. Get Tickets now: nobody.movie
Sometimes the man you don’t notice is the most dangerous of all.
Emmy winner Bob Odenkirk stars as Hutch Mansell, an underestimated and overlooked dad and husband, taking life’s indignities on the chin and never pushing back. A nobody.
When two thieves break into his suburban home one night, Hutch declines to defend himself or his family, hoping to prevent serious violence. His teenage son, Blake, is disappointed in him and his wife, Becca, seems to pull only further away.
The aftermath of the incident strikes a match to Hutch’s long-simmering rage, triggering dormant instincts and propelling him on a brutal path that will surface dark secrets and lethal skills. In a barrage of fists,...
Watch how Bob Odenkirk trained for his new role in Nobody.
Only in theaters on March 26. Get Tickets now: nobody.movie
Sometimes the man you don’t notice is the most dangerous of all.
Emmy winner Bob Odenkirk stars as Hutch Mansell, an underestimated and overlooked dad and husband, taking life’s indignities on the chin and never pushing back. A nobody.
When two thieves break into his suburban home one night, Hutch declines to defend himself or his family, hoping to prevent serious violence. His teenage son, Blake, is disappointed in him and his wife, Becca, seems to pull only further away.
The aftermath of the incident strikes a match to Hutch’s long-simmering rage, triggering dormant instincts and propelling him on a brutal path that will surface dark secrets and lethal skills. In a barrage of fists,...
- 3/16/2021
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Bob Odenkirk’s latest film “Nobody” puts him into full John Wick action hero and badass mode, and in the first look Red Band trailer for the film, he’s not f—ing around.
Odenkirk plays Hutch Mansell in the film directed by “Hardcore Henry’s” Ilya Naishuller and written by “John Wick” scribe Derek Kolstad, and we see him hesitate to defend himself and his family after two thieves break into his home. What looks like a case of cold feet and cowardice turns out to be Odenkirk holding back, as he’s got a secret past as a killer known as “an auditor,” or the last person you would want to deal with.
Now though he’s just trying to air his grievances on all the people who think he’s a pushover and are willing to steal his daughter’s favorite possession.
“I’m going to f— you up,...
Odenkirk plays Hutch Mansell in the film directed by “Hardcore Henry’s” Ilya Naishuller and written by “John Wick” scribe Derek Kolstad, and we see him hesitate to defend himself and his family after two thieves break into his home. What looks like a case of cold feet and cowardice turns out to be Odenkirk holding back, as he’s got a secret past as a killer known as “an auditor,” or the last person you would want to deal with.
Now though he’s just trying to air his grievances on all the people who think he’s a pushover and are willing to steal his daughter’s favorite possession.
“I’m going to f— you up,...
- 12/10/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Ethan Hawke, Peter Sarsgaard, Riley Keough, Byron Bowers, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, David Castañeda, Christina Vidal and Paul Dano have joined Jake Gyllenhaal in the Netflix thriller “The Guilty.”
Antoine Fuqua is directing from a script by Nic Pizzolatto (“True Detective”), based on the Gustav Moller-helmed Danish drama “Den Skyldige,” which premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. The pic takes place over the course of a single morning at a 911 dispatch center with a call operator — played by Gyllenhaal — trying to save a caller in grave danger, but then discovering that nothing is as it seems, and facing the truth is the only way out.
Adrian Martinez, Bill Burr, Beau Knapp and Edi Patterson are also joining the cast. Gyllenhaal is producing along with Riva Marker for Nine Stories; Fuqua and Kat Samick for Fuqua Films; Scott Greenberg; Bold Films’ Michel Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, David Litvak and Svetlana Metkina; and Amet Entertainment’s David Haring.
Antoine Fuqua is directing from a script by Nic Pizzolatto (“True Detective”), based on the Gustav Moller-helmed Danish drama “Den Skyldige,” which premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. The pic takes place over the course of a single morning at a 911 dispatch center with a call operator — played by Gyllenhaal — trying to save a caller in grave danger, but then discovering that nothing is as it seems, and facing the truth is the only way out.
Adrian Martinez, Bill Burr, Beau Knapp and Edi Patterson are also joining the cast. Gyllenhaal is producing along with Riva Marker for Nine Stories; Fuqua and Kat Samick for Fuqua Films; Scott Greenberg; Bold Films’ Michel Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, David Litvak and Svetlana Metkina; and Amet Entertainment’s David Haring.
- 11/13/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Peter Sarsgaard, Riley Keough and Bill Burr are joining Jake Gyllenhaal in “The Guilty,” Netflix announced on Friday.
Also joining the cast are Byron Bowers, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, David Castañeda, Christina Vidal, Paul Dano, Ethan Hawke, Adrian Martinez, Beau Knapp and Edi Patterson.
Antoine Fuqua is directing, while Nic Pizzolatto (“True Detective”) is writing the thriller, based on the Gustav Moller-directed Danish drama “Den Skyldige,” which premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.
The film will take place over the course of a single morning in a 911 dispatch call center, where operator Joe Bayler (Gyllenhaal) tries to save a caller in grave danger. However, he soon discovers that nothing is as it seems.
The film will be produced by Gyllenhaal and his Nine Stories partner Riva Marker, along with Fuqua and Kat Samick through his Fuqua Films; Scott Greenberg; Michel Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, David Litvak and Svetlana Metkina for Bold Films...
Also joining the cast are Byron Bowers, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, David Castañeda, Christina Vidal, Paul Dano, Ethan Hawke, Adrian Martinez, Beau Knapp and Edi Patterson.
Antoine Fuqua is directing, while Nic Pizzolatto (“True Detective”) is writing the thriller, based on the Gustav Moller-directed Danish drama “Den Skyldige,” which premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.
The film will take place over the course of a single morning in a 911 dispatch call center, where operator Joe Bayler (Gyllenhaal) tries to save a caller in grave danger. However, he soon discovers that nothing is as it seems.
The film will be produced by Gyllenhaal and his Nine Stories partner Riva Marker, along with Fuqua and Kat Samick through his Fuqua Films; Scott Greenberg; Michel Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, David Litvak and Svetlana Metkina for Bold Films...
- 11/13/2020
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
The Guilty, the dramatic thriller which Netflix recently picked up in a $30 million deal, has added Ethan Hawke (First Reformed), Peter Sarsgaard (The Batman), Riley Keough (The Devil All The Time) plus more starry talent who will be joining previously announced star Jake Gyllenhaal.
Antoine Fuqua is at the helm, directing from a screenplay by True Detective series creator Nic Pizzolatto.
Additional casting includes Paul Dano (The Batman), Byron Bowers (Concrete Cowboys), Da’Vine Joy Randolph (Dolemite is My Name), David Castañeda (The Umbrella Academy), Christina Vidal (7 Days to Vegas), Adrian Martinez (Stumptown), Bill Burr (The King of Staten Island), Beau Knapp (The Good Lord Bird), and Edi Patterson (Knives Out).
Based on Gustav Moller’s Danish drama Den Skyldige, the Fuqua-directed pic takes place over the course of a single morning in a 911 dispatch call center. Call operator Joe Bayler (Gyllenhaal) tries to save a caller in grave danger...
Antoine Fuqua is at the helm, directing from a screenplay by True Detective series creator Nic Pizzolatto.
Additional casting includes Paul Dano (The Batman), Byron Bowers (Concrete Cowboys), Da’Vine Joy Randolph (Dolemite is My Name), David Castañeda (The Umbrella Academy), Christina Vidal (7 Days to Vegas), Adrian Martinez (Stumptown), Bill Burr (The King of Staten Island), Beau Knapp (The Good Lord Bird), and Edi Patterson (Knives Out).
Based on Gustav Moller’s Danish drama Den Skyldige, the Fuqua-directed pic takes place over the course of a single morning in a 911 dispatch call center. Call operator Joe Bayler (Gyllenhaal) tries to save a caller in grave danger...
- 11/13/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Amazon is in negotiations to pick up the screenplay Ruby, a female assassin action feature by Kat Wood which I hear is going for around six figures.
87North is coming aboard to produce Ruby with the label’s Kelly McCormick, Annie Marter and David Leitch producing.
The story, I hear, is in the spirit of the Geena Davis-Samuel L. Jackson 1996 cult action femme pic Long Kiss Goodnight, which followed an amnesiatic schoolteacher who sets out on a journey to find out who she is with the help of a private detective until they uncover a dark conspiracy.
Wood grew up in Yarm, a quiet town in North East England, and is a former BBC broadcast journalist. Her sci-fi script Envoy, which we first told you about, sold to Amy Pascal’s Pascal Pictures in 2017, with her sci-fi pitch Genus, which we also first reported, sold to Pascal...
87North is coming aboard to produce Ruby with the label’s Kelly McCormick, Annie Marter and David Leitch producing.
The story, I hear, is in the spirit of the Geena Davis-Samuel L. Jackson 1996 cult action femme pic Long Kiss Goodnight, which followed an amnesiatic schoolteacher who sets out on a journey to find out who she is with the help of a private detective until they uncover a dark conspiracy.
Wood grew up in Yarm, a quiet town in North East England, and is a former BBC broadcast journalist. Her sci-fi script Envoy, which we first told you about, sold to Amy Pascal’s Pascal Pictures in 2017, with her sci-fi pitch Genus, which we also first reported, sold to Pascal...
- 10/29/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Label to release comedy on January 29, 2021.
MGM Worldwide Distribution and Acquisitions is relaunching American International Pictures (Aip) to handle limited and digital releases, kicking off with the North American release of Tate Taylor’s Breaking News In Yuba County.
The relaunched division will distribute the comedy theatrically on January 29, 2021, via MGM’s joint venture United Artists Releasing, followed by digital roll-out on a date to be announced.
MGM, which acquired Yuba County from AGC Studios, will oversee all downstream media on Aip releases.
Aip was founded in the 1950s and became famous for its slate of Roger Corman films. The...
MGM Worldwide Distribution and Acquisitions is relaunching American International Pictures (Aip) to handle limited and digital releases, kicking off with the North American release of Tate Taylor’s Breaking News In Yuba County.
The relaunched division will distribute the comedy theatrically on January 29, 2021, via MGM’s joint venture United Artists Releasing, followed by digital roll-out on a date to be announced.
MGM, which acquired Yuba County from AGC Studios, will oversee all downstream media on Aip releases.
Aip was founded in the 1950s and became famous for its slate of Roger Corman films. The...
- 10/7/2020
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
MGM is relaunching American International Pictures and making Tate Taylor’s Breaking News in Yuba County it’s first acquisition. MGM acquired the domestic rights to Breaking News in Yuba County from AGC studios and the newly launched Aip label will release the film, starring Allison Janney, Mila Kunis, Regina Hall, Awkwafina, Wanda Sykes, Matthew Modine, Ellen Barkin, Samira Wiley, Bridget Everett, Clifton Collins, Jr., Jimmi Simpson and Juliette Lewis beginning January 29, 2021. In the U.S., Breaking News in Yuba County will be released theatrically via MGM’s joint venture distribution company United Artists Releasing. Films released under the Aip banner are overseen by MGM across all downstream media.
“Tate has made a widely entertaining film and we are thrilled to be partnering with him and AGC Studios to bring it to audiences in January,” said Chris Ottinger, President of World Wide Television Distribution & Acquisitions at MGM.
The film follows...
“Tate has made a widely entertaining film and we are thrilled to be partnering with him and AGC Studios to bring it to audiences in January,” said Chris Ottinger, President of World Wide Television Distribution & Acquisitions at MGM.
The film follows...
- 10/7/2020
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
The North American rights to Allison Janney’s drama-comedy “Breaking News in Yuba County” have been bought by MGM, which will release the film on Jan. 29, 2021 through its relaunched American International Pictures label.
Janney stars as an overlooked pencil pusher who catches her husband in bed with another woman, which causes him to die of a heart attack. Janney’s character buries his body and takes advantage of the growing celebrity status that comes from having a missing husband. But she quickly finds herself in over her head while trying to keep the truth from her half-sister (Mila Kunis), a local news anchor who’s desperate for a story, and a relentless local policewoman (Regina Hall)
Awkwafina, Wanda Sykes, Matthew Modine, Ellen Barkin, Samira Wiley, Bridget Everett, Clifton Collins Jr., Jimmi Simpson and Juliette Lewis round out the cast. Tate Taylor directed the film from a script by Amanda Idoko.
Janney stars as an overlooked pencil pusher who catches her husband in bed with another woman, which causes him to die of a heart attack. Janney’s character buries his body and takes advantage of the growing celebrity status that comes from having a missing husband. But she quickly finds herself in over her head while trying to keep the truth from her half-sister (Mila Kunis), a local news anchor who’s desperate for a story, and a relentless local policewoman (Regina Hall)
Awkwafina, Wanda Sykes, Matthew Modine, Ellen Barkin, Samira Wiley, Bridget Everett, Clifton Collins Jr., Jimmi Simpson and Juliette Lewis round out the cast. Tate Taylor directed the film from a script by Amanda Idoko.
- 10/7/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has acquired the worldwide rights to Antoine Fuqua and Jake Gyllenhaal’s package “The Guilty,” a dramatic thriller based on the Danish drama, “Den Skyldige,” directed by Gustav Moller.
“True Detective” creator Nic Pizzolatto wrote the script. The film will be produced by Gyllenhaal and his Nine Stories partner Riva Marker, along with Fuqua and Kat Samick through his Fuqua Films; Scott Greenberg; Michel Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, David Litvak and Svetlana Metkina for Bold Films; and Amet Entertainment’s David Haring.
The film will take place over the course of a single morning in a 911 dispatch call center, where call operator Joe Bayler (Gyllenhaal) tries to save a caller in grave danger. However, he soon discovers that nothing is as it seems.
Annie Marter, Moller and Lina Flint will executive produce with Christian Mercuri and Jon Oakes. Bold Films financed the drama with Amet Entertainment.
Fuqua and Gyllenhaal first collaborated on 2015’s “Southpaw.
“True Detective” creator Nic Pizzolatto wrote the script. The film will be produced by Gyllenhaal and his Nine Stories partner Riva Marker, along with Fuqua and Kat Samick through his Fuqua Films; Scott Greenberg; Michel Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, David Litvak and Svetlana Metkina for Bold Films; and Amet Entertainment’s David Haring.
The film will take place over the course of a single morning in a 911 dispatch call center, where call operator Joe Bayler (Gyllenhaal) tries to save a caller in grave danger. However, he soon discovers that nothing is as it seems.
Annie Marter, Moller and Lina Flint will executive produce with Christian Mercuri and Jon Oakes. Bold Films financed the drama with Amet Entertainment.
Fuqua and Gyllenhaal first collaborated on 2015’s “Southpaw.
- 9/23/2020
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Exclusive: In a $30 million deal, Netflix has acquired worldwide rights to The Guilty, with Jake Gyllenhaal starring and Antoine Fuqua directing a dramatic thriller based on the Gustav Möller-directed Danish drama Den Skyldige that premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. Deadline revealed a week ago that the package was being brought to the marketplace by Endeavor Content with a script by True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto.
Netflix moved quickly. The streamer has been very aggressive in recent weeks, acquiring the Halle Berry-directed Bruised for $20 million just before it screened as a work in progress at the Toronto Film Festival; Pieces of a Woman for $10 million, and the Sam Levinson-directed Zendaya-John David Washington starrer Malcolm & Marie for $30 million, all out of the TIFF market. Netflix now bolsters its slate with The Guilty, a film expected to begin production before year’s end.
It takes place over the course...
Netflix moved quickly. The streamer has been very aggressive in recent weeks, acquiring the Halle Berry-directed Bruised for $20 million just before it screened as a work in progress at the Toronto Film Festival; Pieces of a Woman for $10 million, and the Sam Levinson-directed Zendaya-John David Washington starrer Malcolm & Marie for $30 million, all out of the TIFF market. Netflix now bolsters its slate with The Guilty, a film expected to begin production before year’s end.
It takes place over the course...
- 9/23/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Bold Films financing project with Amet Entertainment.
Netflix has acquired worldwide rights to the upcoming thriller package The Guilty that reunites director Antoine Fuqua and Jake Gyllenhaal in a deal believed to be around $30m.
True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto is writing the film based on Gustav Moller’s acclaimed Danish Sundance 2018 selection Den Skyldige.
Gyllenhaal will play a call operator at a 911 dispatch centre who, over the course of a single morning, tries to save a caller who appears to be in danger.
Bold Films is financing the drama with Amet Entertainment.
Gyllenhaal and his Nine Stories partner Riva Marker are producing The Guilty,...
Netflix has acquired worldwide rights to the upcoming thriller package The Guilty that reunites director Antoine Fuqua and Jake Gyllenhaal in a deal believed to be around $30m.
True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto is writing the film based on Gustav Moller’s acclaimed Danish Sundance 2018 selection Den Skyldige.
Gyllenhaal will play a call operator at a 911 dispatch centre who, over the course of a single morning, tries to save a caller who appears to be in danger.
Bold Films is financing the drama with Amet Entertainment.
Gyllenhaal and his Nine Stories partner Riva Marker are producing The Guilty,...
- 9/23/2020
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Bold Films financing project with Amet Entertainment.
Netflix has acquired worldwide rights to the upcoming thriller package The Guilty that reunites director Antoine Fuqua and Jake Gyllenhaal in a deal believed to be around $30m.
True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto is writing the film based on Gustav Moller’s acclaimed Danish drama and Sundance 2018 selection Den Skyldige.
Gyllenhaal will play a call operator at a 911 dispatch centre who, over the course of a single morning, tries to save a caller who appears to be in danger.
Bold Films is financing the drama with Amet Entertainment.
Gyllenhaal and his Nine Stories...
Netflix has acquired worldwide rights to the upcoming thriller package The Guilty that reunites director Antoine Fuqua and Jake Gyllenhaal in a deal believed to be around $30m.
True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto is writing the film based on Gustav Moller’s acclaimed Danish drama and Sundance 2018 selection Den Skyldige.
Gyllenhaal will play a call operator at a 911 dispatch centre who, over the course of a single morning, tries to save a caller who appears to be in danger.
Bold Films is financing the drama with Amet Entertainment.
Gyllenhaal and his Nine Stories...
- 9/23/2020
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Jake Gyllenhaal and the ‘Southpaw’ director Antoine Fuqua are set to reunite for the English language adaptation of the Danish thriller ‘The Guilty’.
Based on the Gustav Moller-directed film, Gyllenhaal will star as call centre operative Joe Bayler. The film is set across a single morning in a 911 dispatch call centre where Joe tries to save a caller in grave danger—but he soon discovers that nothing is as it seems, and facing the truth is the only way out.
Penned by ‘True Detective’ creator Nic Pizzolatto, Gyllenhaal and his Nine Stories partner Riva Marker, along with Fuqua through his Fuqua Films will produce. Scott Greenberg, Michel Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, David Litvak and Svetlana Metkina for Bold Films and Amet’s David Haring will also serve as producers. Annie Marter, Gustav Moller and Lina Flint will be exec produce.
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Based on the Gustav Moller-directed film, Gyllenhaal will star as call centre operative Joe Bayler. The film is set across a single morning in a 911 dispatch call centre where Joe tries to save a caller in grave danger—but he soon discovers that nothing is as it seems, and facing the truth is the only way out.
Penned by ‘True Detective’ creator Nic Pizzolatto, Gyllenhaal and his Nine Stories partner Riva Marker, along with Fuqua through his Fuqua Films will produce. Scott Greenberg, Michel Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, David Litvak and Svetlana Metkina for Bold Films and Amet’s David Haring will also serve as producers. Annie Marter, Gustav Moller and Lina Flint will be exec produce.
Also in news – Jonathan Majors lands key role in ‘Ant-Man 3...
- 9/16/2020
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Exclusive: Jake Gyllenhaal will star and Antoine Fuqua will direct The Guilty, a thriller that is based on the Gustav Moller-directed Danish drama Den Skyldige that premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.
It takes place over the course of a single morning in a 911 dispatch call center. Call operator Joe Bayler (Gyllenhaal) tries to save a caller in grave danger—but he soon discovers that nothing is as it seems, and facing the truth is the only way out.
Bold Films is financing the drama with Amet Entertainment. Scripted by True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto, the film will be produced by Gyllenhaal and his Nine Stories partner Riva Marker, along with Fuqua through his Fuqua Films, Scott Greenberg, Michel Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, David Litvak and Svetlana Metkina for Bold Films and Amet’s David Haring. Annie Marter, Gustav Moller and Lina Flint will be exec producers with Christian Mercuri.
It takes place over the course of a single morning in a 911 dispatch call center. Call operator Joe Bayler (Gyllenhaal) tries to save a caller in grave danger—but he soon discovers that nothing is as it seems, and facing the truth is the only way out.
Bold Films is financing the drama with Amet Entertainment. Scripted by True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto, the film will be produced by Gyllenhaal and his Nine Stories partner Riva Marker, along with Fuqua through his Fuqua Films, Scott Greenberg, Michel Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, David Litvak and Svetlana Metkina for Bold Films and Amet’s David Haring. Annie Marter, Gustav Moller and Lina Flint will be exec producers with Christian Mercuri.
- 9/15/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: We’ve learned that Stx is developing Fast and Loose with 87North, the production label of Hobbs & Shaw director David Leitch and Ep Kelly McCormick.
The project, written by Jon and Erich Hoeber, follows a man who wakes up in Tijuana after being left for dead with absolutely no memory. As he follows a string of clues to uncover his identity, he discovers that he’s been living two different lives: one, as a super-successful Crime Kingpin, surrounded by beautiful women, expensive toys and a lavish lifestyle, and the other as an undercover CIA agent, but with a puny salary, no family or home life whatsoever and zero trappings of success. The problem is, he can’t remember which of these two personas is his true identity. Annie Marter (Transcendence) of 87North will executive produce. Drew Simon, Kevin Sauer and Sam Brown are overseeing the development for Stx.
The project, written by Jon and Erich Hoeber, follows a man who wakes up in Tijuana after being left for dead with absolutely no memory. As he follows a string of clues to uncover his identity, he discovers that he’s been living two different lives: one, as a super-successful Crime Kingpin, surrounded by beautiful women, expensive toys and a lavish lifestyle, and the other as an undercover CIA agent, but with a puny salary, no family or home life whatsoever and zero trappings of success. The problem is, he can’t remember which of these two personas is his true identity. Annie Marter (Transcendence) of 87North will executive produce. Drew Simon, Kevin Sauer and Sam Brown are overseeing the development for Stx.
- 4/28/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Amblin Partners has acquired film rights to the life story of Jutta Kleinschmidt – the first and only woman to win the brutal off-road endurance race The Dakar Rally – as well as rights to her self-penned book “My Victory at Dakar.”
“Hobbs and Shaw” director David Leitch and his producing partner Kelly McCormick brought the project to the studio and will produce through their 87North production banners, along with David Kaufmann, who first conceived of the project, under his Devonsheer Media banner.
The Dakar Rally – often called the most dangerous race on the planet – is found at the intersection of impossible terrain and logistical blindness. Originating in 1978, the multi-stage race began in Paris and ended in Dakar, Senegal. Now, some 40 years later, the race has claimed over 70 lives and victory at Dakar remains the Everest of motorsports. The 2020 rally took place in the Saudi Arabian desert for the first time, and...
“Hobbs and Shaw” director David Leitch and his producing partner Kelly McCormick brought the project to the studio and will produce through their 87North production banners, along with David Kaufmann, who first conceived of the project, under his Devonsheer Media banner.
The Dakar Rally – often called the most dangerous race on the planet – is found at the intersection of impossible terrain and logistical blindness. Originating in 1978, the multi-stage race began in Paris and ended in Dakar, Senegal. Now, some 40 years later, the race has claimed over 70 lives and victory at Dakar remains the Everest of motorsports. The 2020 rally took place in the Saudi Arabian desert for the first time, and...
- 4/20/2020
- by Justin Kroll
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Universal Pictures has acquired Violent Night, a feature pitch by Sonic The Hedgehog scribes Pat Casey and Josh Miller. Deal is six figures against seven figures. Logline is being kept under wraps, but sources said it is an elevated thriller set against the Christmas holiday backdrop.
Pic will be produced by 87North’s Kelly McCormick, David Leitch and Annie Marter. McCormick & Leitch’s credits include the Leitch-directed Atomic Blonde, Deadpool 2, and Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw, while Marter’s include Transcendence.
Deal comes as Casey and Miller’s latest, Sonic the Hedgehog, has topped the domestic box office. Pic has passed $200 million in worldwide gross.
As producers, McCormick and Leitch’s next is Nobody, the Bob Odenkirk-starrer which they produced, and which Universal releases August 14, 2020.
Casey and Miller are represented by Apa, The Gotham Group and VanderKloot Law. McCormick and David Leitch are represented by Wme and Gang,...
Pic will be produced by 87North’s Kelly McCormick, David Leitch and Annie Marter. McCormick & Leitch’s credits include the Leitch-directed Atomic Blonde, Deadpool 2, and Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw, while Marter’s include Transcendence.
Deal comes as Casey and Miller’s latest, Sonic the Hedgehog, has topped the domestic box office. Pic has passed $200 million in worldwide gross.
As producers, McCormick and Leitch’s next is Nobody, the Bob Odenkirk-starrer which they produced, and which Universal releases August 14, 2020.
Casey and Miller are represented by Apa, The Gotham Group and VanderKloot Law. McCormick and David Leitch are represented by Wme and Gang,...
- 3/3/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
“Wheelman” director Jeremy Rush is in negotiations to helm the action movie “Versus,” with Kelly McCormick and David Leitch producing.
Rush will direct the Universal movie from a script penned by “Three Musketeers” scribe Alex Litvak and “American Assassin” writer Mike Finch. Plot details are being kept under wraps, though it will follow the genre style for which Leitch’s films are known.
McCormick and Leitch are producing for their Universal-based 87North Productions. Litvak and Finch will executive produce alongside 87North’s Annie Marter. Executive vice president of production Matt Reilly will oversee “Versus” on behalf of Universal.
“Versus” is the latest film 87North is producing for Universal after signing a first-look production deal wtih the studio. McCormick and Leitch are coming off the “Fast and Furious” spin-off “Hobbs & Shaw,” which has grossed more then $750 million worldwide. They will also team with Universal on another action movie, “Nobody” starring Bob Odenkirk,...
Rush will direct the Universal movie from a script penned by “Three Musketeers” scribe Alex Litvak and “American Assassin” writer Mike Finch. Plot details are being kept under wraps, though it will follow the genre style for which Leitch’s films are known.
McCormick and Leitch are producing for their Universal-based 87North Productions. Litvak and Finch will executive produce alongside 87North’s Annie Marter. Executive vice president of production Matt Reilly will oversee “Versus” on behalf of Universal.
“Versus” is the latest film 87North is producing for Universal after signing a first-look production deal wtih the studio. McCormick and Leitch are coming off the “Fast and Furious” spin-off “Hobbs & Shaw,” which has grossed more then $750 million worldwide. They will also team with Universal on another action movie, “Nobody” starring Bob Odenkirk,...
- 10/17/2019
- by Justin Kroll
- Variety Film + TV
“Crazy Rich Asians” star Henry Golding has started Long House Productions in partnership with China’s Starlight Cultural Entertainment Group with two features in the works.
Golding’s first feature under the Long House banner is action adventure “The Inheritance,” based on an original story idea by Alistair Hudson and Golding. Hudson is writing the script for the project, which is a starring vehicle for Golding.
He will also star in and produce the action-thriller “Harrington’s Greatest Hits” with James Strong directing from a Black List script by Dutch Southern, in which an assassin discovers that his arms-dealing father has put out a contract on him. Besides Golding and Long House, producers are DJ Films’ Damian Jones, 87North’s Kelly McCormick and “Deadpool 2” director David Leitch. Annie Marter will executive produce. Great Point Media provided development financing.
Starlight is a China-backed firm with offices in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Golding’s first feature under the Long House banner is action adventure “The Inheritance,” based on an original story idea by Alistair Hudson and Golding. Hudson is writing the script for the project, which is a starring vehicle for Golding.
He will also star in and produce the action-thriller “Harrington’s Greatest Hits” with James Strong directing from a Black List script by Dutch Southern, in which an assassin discovers that his arms-dealing father has put out a contract on him. Besides Golding and Long House, producers are DJ Films’ Damian Jones, 87North’s Kelly McCormick and “Deadpool 2” director David Leitch. Annie Marter will executive produce. Great Point Media provided development financing.
Starlight is a China-backed firm with offices in Beverly Hills, Calif.
- 6/18/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Here’s a first look at Allison Janney, Mila Kunis and Regina Hall in Tate Taylor’s feature Breaking News In Yuba County, which is now under way in Mississippi.
As we revealed last month, cast also includes Awkwafina, Samira Wiley, Bridget Everett, Jimmi Simpson, Keong Sim, Juliette Lewis, Ellen Barkin and Wanda Sykes. Joining are Matthew Modine (Sicario: Day Of The Soldado) and Chris Lowell (The Help).
Fully financed and sold by Agc Studios, Amanda Idoko’s Black List comedy follows a pencil pusher (Janney) who catches her husband in bed with another woman, which causes him to die of a heart attack. When she buries his body and takes advantage of the growing celebrity status that comes from having a missing husband, she soon finds herself in over her head, dodging cops and criminals, all while trying to hide the truth, especially from her half-sister (Kunis), a local...
As we revealed last month, cast also includes Awkwafina, Samira Wiley, Bridget Everett, Jimmi Simpson, Keong Sim, Juliette Lewis, Ellen Barkin and Wanda Sykes. Joining are Matthew Modine (Sicario: Day Of The Soldado) and Chris Lowell (The Help).
Fully financed and sold by Agc Studios, Amanda Idoko’s Black List comedy follows a pencil pusher (Janney) who catches her husband in bed with another woman, which causes him to die of a heart attack. When she buries his body and takes advantage of the growing celebrity status that comes from having a missing husband, she soon finds herself in over her head, dodging cops and criminals, all while trying to hide the truth, especially from her half-sister (Kunis), a local...
- 6/7/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Jake Gyllenhall on producers roster.
Production is underway in Mississippi on Agc Studios’ ensemble comedy Breaking News In Yuba County starring Allison Janney, Mila Kunis, Regina Hall, and Awkwafina.
Agc is fully financing and has released the first image from the set (pictured). Tate Taylor directs from a Black List script by Amanda Idoko, and produces with kake Gyllenhaal and Riva Marker through Nine Stories, Franklin Leonard’s The Black List, and John Norris.
Janney plays Sue, an overlooked pencil-pusher who catches her husband in bed with another woman, causing him to die of a heart attack. Sue buries her...
Production is underway in Mississippi on Agc Studios’ ensemble comedy Breaking News In Yuba County starring Allison Janney, Mila Kunis, Regina Hall, and Awkwafina.
Agc is fully financing and has released the first image from the set (pictured). Tate Taylor directs from a Black List script by Amanda Idoko, and produces with kake Gyllenhaal and Riva Marker through Nine Stories, Franklin Leonard’s The Black List, and John Norris.
Janney plays Sue, an overlooked pencil-pusher who catches her husband in bed with another woman, causing him to die of a heart attack. Sue buries her...
- 6/6/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Haley Bennett, Jason Clarke and Riley Keough have been set for The Devil All the Time, the Antonio Campos-directed drama that Netflix will put into production this month in Alabama. They join Tom Holland, Mia Wasakowska, Robert Pattinson, Bill Skarsgard, Eliza Scanlen and Sebastian Stan, latter of whom was set to star after his Captain America and Avengers: Endgame co-star Chris Evans dropped out over scheduling.
Randall Poster is producing with Nine Stories’ Jake Gyllenhaal and Riva Marker, and Max Born.
The Devil All the Time is an adaptation of Donald Ray Pollock’s 2011 midwestern gothic novel that Antonio and Paulo Campos co-scripted. In the forgotten backwoods of a place called Knockemstiff, Ohio, a storm of faith, violence and redemption brews. Out of desperation to save his dying wife, Willard Russell turns to prayer which succumbs to sacrifice. This sets our protagonist Arvin, Willard’s son, on his...
Randall Poster is producing with Nine Stories’ Jake Gyllenhaal and Riva Marker, and Max Born.
The Devil All the Time is an adaptation of Donald Ray Pollock’s 2011 midwestern gothic novel that Antonio and Paulo Campos co-scripted. In the forgotten backwoods of a place called Knockemstiff, Ohio, a storm of faith, violence and redemption brews. Out of desperation to save his dying wife, Willard Russell turns to prayer which succumbs to sacrifice. This sets our protagonist Arvin, Willard’s son, on his...
- 2/20/2019
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Sebastian Stan is starring in Netflix’s backwoods drama “The Devil All the Time” after Chris Evans had to depart due to scheduling conflicts.
Stan will appear alongside Tom Holland, Jason Clarke, Mia Wasikowska, Robert Pattinson, Riley Keough, and Bill Skarsgard.
The film is an adaptation of Donald Ray Pollock’s 2011 novel and set in a fictional town called Knockemstiff, Ohio, where a storm of faith, violence and redemption brews. The story, told across two decades, centers on a bullied kid who becomes a man who knows when to take action, a serial killer couple, a faith-testing preacher, and a corrupt local sheriff.
Antonio Campos, whose credits include “The Sinner” and “Christine,” is directing from a script he co-wrote with Paulo Campos. Producers include Randall Poster, Ninestories’ Jake Gyllenhaal and Riva Marker, and Max Born. Annie Marter and Jacob Jaffke are executive producing.
Stan has portrayed Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier...
Stan will appear alongside Tom Holland, Jason Clarke, Mia Wasikowska, Robert Pattinson, Riley Keough, and Bill Skarsgard.
The film is an adaptation of Donald Ray Pollock’s 2011 novel and set in a fictional town called Knockemstiff, Ohio, where a storm of faith, violence and redemption brews. The story, told across two decades, centers on a bullied kid who becomes a man who knows when to take action, a serial killer couple, a faith-testing preacher, and a corrupt local sheriff.
Antonio Campos, whose credits include “The Sinner” and “Christine,” is directing from a script he co-wrote with Paulo Campos. Producers include Randall Poster, Ninestories’ Jake Gyllenhaal and Riva Marker, and Max Born. Annie Marter and Jacob Jaffke are executive producing.
Stan has portrayed Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier...
- 2/14/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Sebastian Stan will replace Chris Evans in The Devil All The Time, the Antonio Campos-directed drama. Evans has dropped out over a problem with scheduling. Who better to step in than Stan, as he and Evans have played running buddies Bucky Barnes/The Winter Soldier and Captain America in four Joe & Anthony Russo-directed Marvel Studios films that will culminate in the April 27 release Avengers: Endgame?
Randall Poster is producing with Nine Stories’ Jake Gyllenhaal and Riva Marker, and Max Born. Stan will costar alongside Tom Holland, Mia Wasakowska, Robert Pattinson, and Bill Skarsgard.
Evans’ schedule just got really crowded. He committed this week to star for director Antoine Fuqua in Infinite, the tent pole Paramount sci-fi film, and he is about to start production on Defending Jacob, the Apple series he’s starring in and producing.
The Devil All The Time is an adaptation of Donald Ray Pollock...
Randall Poster is producing with Nine Stories’ Jake Gyllenhaal and Riva Marker, and Max Born. Stan will costar alongside Tom Holland, Mia Wasakowska, Robert Pattinson, and Bill Skarsgard.
Evans’ schedule just got really crowded. He committed this week to star for director Antoine Fuqua in Infinite, the tent pole Paramount sci-fi film, and he is about to start production on Defending Jacob, the Apple series he’s starring in and producing.
The Devil All The Time is an adaptation of Donald Ray Pollock...
- 2/14/2019
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
The A-list cast of ‘The Devil All The Time has two new additions, Bill Skarsgard and Eliza Scanlen, who join the project which will be distributed by Netflix.
The ‘It’ and ‘Sharp Objects’ stars join Tom Holland, Chris Evans, Mia Wasikowska, Robert Pattinson and Tony Award winner Gabriel Ebert.
Antonio Campos’ adaptation of Donald Ray Pollock’s southern gothic novel which takes place in a forgotten backwoods Ohio town where a storm of faith, violence and redemption brews. Out of desperation to save his dying wife, Willard Russell turns to prayer which succumbs to sacrifice. This sets his son (Holland) on the path from bullied kid to a man who knows when to take action.
Also in news – Toni Colette cast in sci-fi thriller Stowaway
Campos is directing and co-wrote with Paulo Campos. Jake Gyllenhaal and Riva Marker are producing through their Nine Stories banner along with Randall Poster and Max Born.
The ‘It’ and ‘Sharp Objects’ stars join Tom Holland, Chris Evans, Mia Wasikowska, Robert Pattinson and Tony Award winner Gabriel Ebert.
Antonio Campos’ adaptation of Donald Ray Pollock’s southern gothic novel which takes place in a forgotten backwoods Ohio town where a storm of faith, violence and redemption brews. Out of desperation to save his dying wife, Willard Russell turns to prayer which succumbs to sacrifice. This sets his son (Holland) on the path from bullied kid to a man who knows when to take action.
Also in news – Toni Colette cast in sci-fi thriller Stowaway
Campos is directing and co-wrote with Paulo Campos. Jake Gyllenhaal and Riva Marker are producing through their Nine Stories banner along with Randall Poster and Max Born.
- 1/17/2019
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Netflix announced on Wednesday that it has acquired “The Devil All the Time,” the new star-studded film from director Antonio Campos.
A midwestern gothic about a serial killer couple, a faith-testing preacher and a corrupt local sheriff, “The Devil All the Time” will star Chris Evans, Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, Bill Skarsgard, Eliza Scanlen, Mia Wasikowska and Gabriel Ebert.
The film is an adaptation of Donald Ray Pollock’s 2011 novel by the same name. Principal photography on “The Devil All the Time” is set to begin next month in Alabama.
Chris Evans, Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, Bill Skarsgard, Mia Wasikowska, and Eliza Scanlen will star in “The Devil All The Time,” a midwestern gothic involving a serial killer couple, a faith-testing preacher, and a corrupt local sheriff in a story told across two decades pic.twitter.com/C0mMe0y2K7
— See What's Next (@seewhatsnext) January 16, 2019
Here’s the logline,...
A midwestern gothic about a serial killer couple, a faith-testing preacher and a corrupt local sheriff, “The Devil All the Time” will star Chris Evans, Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, Bill Skarsgard, Eliza Scanlen, Mia Wasikowska and Gabriel Ebert.
The film is an adaptation of Donald Ray Pollock’s 2011 novel by the same name. Principal photography on “The Devil All the Time” is set to begin next month in Alabama.
Chris Evans, Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, Bill Skarsgard, Mia Wasikowska, and Eliza Scanlen will star in “The Devil All The Time,” a midwestern gothic involving a serial killer couple, a faith-testing preacher, and a corrupt local sheriff in a story told across two decades pic.twitter.com/C0mMe0y2K7
— See What's Next (@seewhatsnext) January 16, 2019
Here’s the logline,...
- 1/16/2019
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
“It” star Bill Skarsgard and “Sharp Objects” breakout Eliza Scanlen will star in Antonio Campos’ adaptation of “The Devil All the Time,” which Netflix has officially acquired for distribution.
Skarsgard and Scanlen join an all-star cast that includes Tom Holland, Chris Evans, Mia Wasikowska, Robert Pattinson and Tony Award winner Gabriel Ebert, who attached themselves prior to the start of the Toronto Film Festival.
Campos is directing and co-wrote with Paulo Campos. Jake Gyllenhaal and Riva Marker are producing through their Nine Stories banner along with Randall Poster and Max Born. Annie Marter and Jacob Jaffke are exec producing.
The story is based on Donald Ray Pollock’s novel and is set in a place called Knockemstiff, Ohio, a forgotten backwoods where a storm of faith, violence and redemption brews. Out of desperation to save his dying wife, Willard Russell turns to prayer which succumbs to sacrifice. This sets our protagonist Arvin,...
Skarsgard and Scanlen join an all-star cast that includes Tom Holland, Chris Evans, Mia Wasikowska, Robert Pattinson and Tony Award winner Gabriel Ebert, who attached themselves prior to the start of the Toronto Film Festival.
Campos is directing and co-wrote with Paulo Campos. Jake Gyllenhaal and Riva Marker are producing through their Nine Stories banner along with Randall Poster and Max Born. Annie Marter and Jacob Jaffke are exec producing.
The story is based on Donald Ray Pollock’s novel and is set in a place called Knockemstiff, Ohio, a forgotten backwoods where a storm of faith, violence and redemption brews. Out of desperation to save his dying wife, Willard Russell turns to prayer which succumbs to sacrifice. This sets our protagonist Arvin,...
- 1/16/2019
- by Justin Kroll
- Variety Film + TV
Topic Studios (“Leave No Trace”) has bought rights to Rachel Lyon’s debut novel “Self-Portrait With Boy” and plans to develop the project as a feature film.
Lyon will adapt her own novel. John Lyons (“Boogie Nights”), who recently signed a first-look deal with Topic Studios, has come on board to produce.
The story is set in Brooklyn in the early 1990s and tells the story of a young photographer who unintentionally captures a tragedy during a self-portrait. The choice of what to do with this devastating image haunts her as she is forced to confront the limits of her own ambition.
“Rachel’s novel is a gripping, emotionally complex ghost story about the price of creative success,” said said Ryan Heller, vice president for acquisitions and feature films. “We were instantly drawn to ways we could bring this story – and its bygone era of New York — to the big...
Lyon will adapt her own novel. John Lyons (“Boogie Nights”), who recently signed a first-look deal with Topic Studios, has come on board to produce.
The story is set in Brooklyn in the early 1990s and tells the story of a young photographer who unintentionally captures a tragedy during a self-portrait. The choice of what to do with this devastating image haunts her as she is forced to confront the limits of her own ambition.
“Rachel’s novel is a gripping, emotionally complex ghost story about the price of creative success,” said said Ryan Heller, vice president for acquisitions and feature films. “We were instantly drawn to ways we could bring this story – and its bygone era of New York — to the big...
- 12/13/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Tate Taylor’s noir-comedy Breaking News In Yuba County starring Allison Janney and Laura Dern has been one of the American Film Market’s most in-demand packages.
Stuart Ford’s Agc has inked widespread pre-sales on the movie including with marquee buyers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland with Constantin Film; France with TF1; Italy with Lucky Red; Scandinavia with Svensk; Australia & New Zealand with Roadshow; Benelux with The Searchers; Latin America with Sun Distribution; Cis with Volga Films; Eastern Europe with Vertical Entertainment; Greece with Odeon; Spain with Sun Distribution; and Japan with Kino Films.
Additionally, Portugal is with Sun Distribution; Taiwan with Applause; Indonesia with Cinema 21; Israel with United King; Middle East with Salim Ramia; Hong Kong with Intercontinental; and worldwide airlines with Cinesky. Negotiations are ongoing over remaining international territories as the market enters its final days in Santa Monica.
Buyers sparked to a Saturday morning...
Stuart Ford’s Agc has inked widespread pre-sales on the movie including with marquee buyers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland with Constantin Film; France with TF1; Italy with Lucky Red; Scandinavia with Svensk; Australia & New Zealand with Roadshow; Benelux with The Searchers; Latin America with Sun Distribution; Cis with Volga Films; Eastern Europe with Vertical Entertainment; Greece with Odeon; Spain with Sun Distribution; and Japan with Kino Films.
Additionally, Portugal is with Sun Distribution; Taiwan with Applause; Indonesia with Cinema 21; Israel with United King; Middle East with Salim Ramia; Hong Kong with Intercontinental; and worldwide airlines with Cinesky. Negotiations are ongoing over remaining international territories as the market enters its final days in Santa Monica.
Buyers sparked to a Saturday morning...
- 11/5/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Tate Taylor (The Help) to direct dark comedy.
Agc Studios has dropped a highly appealing package into next week’s Afm and will fully finance the dark comedy Breaking News In Yuba County to star Allison Janney and Laura Dern.
Agc International will launch sales when the market kicks off next week. Tate Taylor, who shot to fame with The Help, will direct, and is producing with Nine Stories’ Jake Gyllenhaal and Riva Marker, Franklin Leonard’s The Black List, and John Norris.
Breaking News In Yuba County is based on Amanda Idoko’s 2017 Black List screenplay and centres on...
Agc Studios has dropped a highly appealing package into next week’s Afm and will fully finance the dark comedy Breaking News In Yuba County to star Allison Janney and Laura Dern.
Agc International will launch sales when the market kicks off next week. Tate Taylor, who shot to fame with The Help, will direct, and is producing with Nine Stories’ Jake Gyllenhaal and Riva Marker, Franklin Leonard’s The Black List, and John Norris.
Breaking News In Yuba County is based on Amanda Idoko’s 2017 Black List screenplay and centres on...
- 10/26/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Allison Janney and Laura Dern are set to star in Breaking News In Yuba County, an indie black comedy based on a Black List script from 2017, Agc Studios announced today.
Tate Taylor will direct and produce the film based on a script by Amanda Idoko. Jake Gyllenhaal and Riva Marker via their Nine Stories banner are also producing along with Franklin Leonard’s The Black List, and John Norris.
Tate Taylor will direct and produce the film based on a script by Amanda Idoko. Jake Gyllenhaal and Riva Marker via their Nine Stories banner are also producing along with Franklin Leonard’s The Black List, and John Norris.
- 10/26/2018
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Allison Janney and Laura Dern are set to star in black comedy Breaking News In Yuba County from The Help and Girl On The Train director Tate Taylor. Stuart Ford’s Agc Studios will finance and launch sales at next week’s Afm.
The 2017 Black List script comes from Amanda Idoko. Producing with Taylor will be Jake Gyllenhaal and Riva Marker via their Nine Stories banner, Franklin Leonard’s The Black List, and John Norris (The Help). Executive producers are Ford and Agc’s Head of Film Greg Shapiro, Nine Stories’ Annie Marter and Idoko. The film is due to go into production in mid 2019.
Idoko’s script follows overlooked pencil pusher Sue Bottoms (Janney) who catches her husband in bed with another woman, the shock of which causes him to die of a heart attack. She buries his body and takes advantage of the growing celebrity status that comes from having a missing husband.
The 2017 Black List script comes from Amanda Idoko. Producing with Taylor will be Jake Gyllenhaal and Riva Marker via their Nine Stories banner, Franklin Leonard’s The Black List, and John Norris (The Help). Executive producers are Ford and Agc’s Head of Film Greg Shapiro, Nine Stories’ Annie Marter and Idoko. The film is due to go into production in mid 2019.
Idoko’s script follows overlooked pencil pusher Sue Bottoms (Janney) who catches her husband in bed with another woman, the shock of which causes him to die of a heart attack. She buries his body and takes advantage of the growing celebrity status that comes from having a missing husband.
- 10/26/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: John Lyons, the former Focus Features President of Production who steered such Oscar-winning films as Milk, Brokeback Mountain and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, has signed a multi-year first look production deal at Topic Studios.
Under the agreement, Lyons will develop and produce feature film projects for the Oscar-winning Spotlight studio to finance. At Focus, Lyons was also behind such acclaimed features as Joel and Ethan Coen’s Burn After Reading and A Serious Man, Cary Fukanaga’s Sin Nombre and Jane Eyre. Lyons’ independent producing credits include Paul Thomas Anderson’s Hard Eight and Boogie Nights, Peter Hedges’ Pieces of April, and Universal’s Sisters as well as the HBO series The Young Pope with Paolo Sorrentino.
“John has been involved with so many great films and filmmakers, from the Coen brothers and Raising Arizona to Paul Thomas Anderson and Boogie Nights, to all his work during...
Under the agreement, Lyons will develop and produce feature film projects for the Oscar-winning Spotlight studio to finance. At Focus, Lyons was also behind such acclaimed features as Joel and Ethan Coen’s Burn After Reading and A Serious Man, Cary Fukanaga’s Sin Nombre and Jane Eyre. Lyons’ independent producing credits include Paul Thomas Anderson’s Hard Eight and Boogie Nights, Peter Hedges’ Pieces of April, and Universal’s Sisters as well as the HBO series The Young Pope with Paolo Sorrentino.
“John has been involved with so many great films and filmmakers, from the Coen brothers and Raising Arizona to Paul Thomas Anderson and Boogie Nights, to all his work during...
- 9/4/2018
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Topic Studios has come on board to finance and produce “The Climb,” a comedic drama from the filmmaking team of Kyle Marvin and Michael Covino.
“The Climb” expands on the story and characters from the short film of the same title that premiered in the narrative competition at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and was acquired by Topic for its digital storytelling platform, Topic.com. In his feature film directorial debut, Covino will direct from a script he wrote with Marvin.
The film tells the story of the friendship between two lifelong friends, played by Covino and Marvin, over several chapters and spanning numerous years, marriages, heartbreaks and conflicts.
“We loved ‘The Climb’ when we saw the short at Sundance, and knew Mike and Kyle had a lot more to say about their relationship, with a truly unique voice,” said Adam Pincus, exec VP for Topic Studios. “We think audiences are going to love their oversharing,...
“The Climb” expands on the story and characters from the short film of the same title that premiered in the narrative competition at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and was acquired by Topic for its digital storytelling platform, Topic.com. In his feature film directorial debut, Covino will direct from a script he wrote with Marvin.
The film tells the story of the friendship between two lifelong friends, played by Covino and Marvin, over several chapters and spanning numerous years, marriages, heartbreaks and conflicts.
“We loved ‘The Climb’ when we saw the short at Sundance, and knew Mike and Kyle had a lot more to say about their relationship, with a truly unique voice,” said Adam Pincus, exec VP for Topic Studios. “We think audiences are going to love their oversharing,...
- 6/28/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Production scheduled to kick off in August.
Topic Studios will finance and produce comedy drama The Climb from filmmaking team Kyle Marvin and Michael Covino, based on the short film of the same name that premiered in Sundance.
The Climb chronicles an epic lifelong friendship over several chapters and spans numerous years, marriages, heartbreaks and conflicts. Marvin and Covino star.
Topic acquired the short at this year’s festival in Park City for its digital storytelling platform, Topic.com. Covino will direct his feature directorial debut from a screenplay he wrote with Marvin.
“We loved The Climb when we saw the short at Sundance,...
Topic Studios will finance and produce comedy drama The Climb from filmmaking team Kyle Marvin and Michael Covino, based on the short film of the same name that premiered in Sundance.
The Climb chronicles an epic lifelong friendship over several chapters and spans numerous years, marriages, heartbreaks and conflicts. Marvin and Covino star.
Topic acquired the short at this year’s festival in Park City for its digital storytelling platform, Topic.com. Covino will direct his feature directorial debut from a screenplay he wrote with Marvin.
“We loved The Climb when we saw the short at Sundance,...
- 6/28/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Jake Gyllenhaal will produce and star in the thriller “Welcome to Vienna” for Focus Features.
The project is based on the Kevin Wignall novel “To Die in Vienna,” which will be published in June by Thomas & Mercer. Gyllenhaal will portray a Vienna-based civilian surveillance contractor for hire who is tracking a Chinese scientist. He interrupts a break-in at his apartment and the intruder escapes, but then comes back and tries to kill him — leading the contractor to believe that the CIA may be trying to kill him.
Focus has acquired the movie rights to the novel. Gyllenhaal will produce “Welcome to Vienna” with Riva Marker through his Nine Stories production company, which produced his Boston Marathon bombing drama “Stronger” and the family drama “Wildlife,” which premiered at Sundance and stars Gyllenhaal and Carey Mulligan. Nine Stories exec Annie Marter will be an executive producer.
Gyllenhaal received an Academy Award nomination...
The project is based on the Kevin Wignall novel “To Die in Vienna,” which will be published in June by Thomas & Mercer. Gyllenhaal will portray a Vienna-based civilian surveillance contractor for hire who is tracking a Chinese scientist. He interrupts a break-in at his apartment and the intruder escapes, but then comes back and tries to kill him — leading the contractor to believe that the CIA may be trying to kill him.
Focus has acquired the movie rights to the novel. Gyllenhaal will produce “Welcome to Vienna” with Riva Marker through his Nine Stories production company, which produced his Boston Marathon bombing drama “Stronger” and the family drama “Wildlife,” which premiered at Sundance and stars Gyllenhaal and Carey Mulligan. Nine Stories exec Annie Marter will be an executive producer.
Gyllenhaal received an Academy Award nomination...
- 4/5/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Focus Features has picked up film rights to the upcoming novel To Die in Vienna by Kevin Wignall and attached Jake Gyllenhaal to star in its movie adaptation, Welcome to Vienna, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
Gyllenhaal will also produce through his production company Nine Stories, alongside Riva Marker. Annie Marter, executive vp production and development for Nine Stories, will executive produce.
Gyllenhaal is set to play Freddie, a civilian surveillance contractor who interrupts a break-in at his apartment while he's spying on a Chinese academic in Vienna. The intruder escapes, but then comes back and tries to kill Freddie,...
Gyllenhaal will also produce through his production company Nine Stories, alongside Riva Marker. Annie Marter, executive vp production and development for Nine Stories, will executive produce.
Gyllenhaal is set to play Freddie, a civilian surveillance contractor who interrupts a break-in at his apartment while he's spying on a Chinese academic in Vienna. The intruder escapes, but then comes back and tries to kill Freddie,...
- 4/5/2018
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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