Joshua Jackson, star of Ryan Murphy’s Doctor Odyssey, teased a bit about the anticipated new drama series set for premiere this fall on ABC.
In a red carpet interview with Deadline at Disney’s upfront earlier this week, Jackson said the show is in “deep pre-production” with shooting to begin in about four weeks. He added, “the sets are all built” and “look amazing, the cast is mostly together, the scripts are written and we’re just ready to go.”
In addition to Jackson, Don Johnson, Phillipa Soo and Sean Teale also star.
As with all Ryan Murphy series, no details about the premise or character descriptions are being revealed. We do know that Jackson is playing a Doctor. “Ryan Murphy doesn’t write normal procedural television, so the world that this doctor lives in is going to be as over the top and outrageous as you would expect from Ryan Murphy,...
In a red carpet interview with Deadline at Disney’s upfront earlier this week, Jackson said the show is in “deep pre-production” with shooting to begin in about four weeks. He added, “the sets are all built” and “look amazing, the cast is mostly together, the scripts are written and we’re just ready to go.”
In addition to Jackson, Don Johnson, Phillipa Soo and Sean Teale also star.
As with all Ryan Murphy series, no details about the premise or character descriptions are being revealed. We do know that Jackson is playing a Doctor. “Ryan Murphy doesn’t write normal procedural television, so the world that this doctor lives in is going to be as over the top and outrageous as you would expect from Ryan Murphy,...
- 5/17/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
ABC has released a teaser trailer and promo for two of its new fall 2024 drama series, High Potential and Doctor Odyssey. You can read about each and watch below.
High Potential, from ABC Signature, stars Kaitlin Olson as Morgan, a single mom with three kids and an exceptional mind, who helps solve an unsolvable crime when she rearranges some evidence during her shift as a cleaner for the police department. When they discover she has a knack for putting things in order because of her high intellectual potential, she is brought on as a consultant to work with a by-the-book seasoned detective Karadec (Daniel Sunjata), and together they form an unusual and unstoppable team.
From Ryan Murphy and 20th Television, Doctor Odyssey stars Joshua Jackson, who also executive produces. As is the case with any Ryan Murphy series, no details about the premise are being revealed. As the title suggests,...
High Potential, from ABC Signature, stars Kaitlin Olson as Morgan, a single mom with three kids and an exceptional mind, who helps solve an unsolvable crime when she rearranges some evidence during her shift as a cleaner for the police department. When they discover she has a knack for putting things in order because of her high intellectual potential, she is brought on as a consultant to work with a by-the-book seasoned detective Karadec (Daniel Sunjata), and together they form an unusual and unstoppable team.
From Ryan Murphy and 20th Television, Doctor Odyssey stars Joshua Jackson, who also executive produces. As is the case with any Ryan Murphy series, no details about the premise are being revealed. As the title suggests,...
- 5/14/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
ABC’s Dr. Odyssey has added another actor to its ensemble in Who Is Erin Carter? star Sean Teale.
Teale will star opposite Joshua Jackson, Don Johnson and Phillipa Soo in the series, which comes from mega-producer Ryan Murphy and co-creators Jon Robin Baitz and Joe Baken. As has been the case with other casting, details about Teale’s role are being kept quiet.
Sources described Dr. Odyssey as a medical show set on a cruise ship, with elements of House and Murphy’s 2000s FX drama Nip/Tuck. Jackson will be playing the doctor in the title.
Teale starred with Evin Ahmad in Who Is Erin Carter?, a Netflix limited series that had a brief breakout run in summer 2023. He’ll next be seen in Netflix’s feature film Mother of the Bride with Brooke Shields, Benjamin Bratt and Miranda Cosgrove. Teale’s other credits include Reign, Skins and Mr. Selfridge.
Teale will star opposite Joshua Jackson, Don Johnson and Phillipa Soo in the series, which comes from mega-producer Ryan Murphy and co-creators Jon Robin Baitz and Joe Baken. As has been the case with other casting, details about Teale’s role are being kept quiet.
Sources described Dr. Odyssey as a medical show set on a cruise ship, with elements of House and Murphy’s 2000s FX drama Nip/Tuck. Jackson will be playing the doctor in the title.
Teale starred with Evin Ahmad in Who Is Erin Carter?, a Netflix limited series that had a brief breakout run in summer 2023. He’ll next be seen in Netflix’s feature film Mother of the Bride with Brooke Shields, Benjamin Bratt and Miranda Cosgrove. Teale’s other credits include Reign, Skins and Mr. Selfridge.
- 5/2/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sean Teale has been cast as a series regular in Ryan Murphy’s upcoming ABC series “Dr. Odyssey,” Variety has learned.
Teale will star in the series alongside previously announced lead Joshua Jackson as well as fellow cast members Don Johnson and Phillipa Soo. Plot and character details for the show are being kept under wraps, but sources say the series is a medical procedural set on a cruise ship. It is slated to premiere during the 2024-2025 broadcast season.
Teale first broke out as a cast member in the popular UK series “Skins,” holding a main role in the series during its fifth and sixth seasons. He went on to star in shows like “Mr. Selfridge” and “Reign.” His other recent credits include leading the Syfy series “Incorporated” as well as starring in shows like “The Gifted” at Fox, “Little Voice” at Apple TV+, and “Who Is Erin Carter?” at Netflix.
Teale will star in the series alongside previously announced lead Joshua Jackson as well as fellow cast members Don Johnson and Phillipa Soo. Plot and character details for the show are being kept under wraps, but sources say the series is a medical procedural set on a cruise ship. It is slated to premiere during the 2024-2025 broadcast season.
Teale first broke out as a cast member in the popular UK series “Skins,” holding a main role in the series during its fifth and sixth seasons. He went on to star in shows like “Mr. Selfridge” and “Reign.” His other recent credits include leading the Syfy series “Incorporated” as well as starring in shows like “The Gifted” at Fox, “Little Voice” at Apple TV+, and “Who Is Erin Carter?” at Netflix.
- 5/2/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Rounding out the series regular cast of the Ryan Murphy ABC drama series Doctor Odyssey is Sean Teale. He joins previously announced stars Joshua Jackson, Don Johnson and Phillipa Soo.
As with any Ryan Murphy series, no details about the premise are being revealed. As the title suggests, Doctor Odyssey is believed to be a medical procedural. According to sources, it is set on a cruise ship.
Character descriptions for all involved are also under wraps. It hails from 20th Television in association with Ryan Murphy Television.
Doctor Odyssey is written and executive produced by Murphy, Jon Robin Baitz and Joe Baken. Paris Barclay is directing and executive producing. Eric Paquette, Alexis Martin Woodall, Eric Kovtun, Scott Robertson and Nissa Diederich also executive produce alongside Jackson.
Teale began his career on the hit U.K. series Skins, which opened doors to supporting roles in the period dramas: Mr....
As with any Ryan Murphy series, no details about the premise are being revealed. As the title suggests, Doctor Odyssey is believed to be a medical procedural. According to sources, it is set on a cruise ship.
Character descriptions for all involved are also under wraps. It hails from 20th Television in association with Ryan Murphy Television.
Doctor Odyssey is written and executive produced by Murphy, Jon Robin Baitz and Joe Baken. Paris Barclay is directing and executive producing. Eric Paquette, Alexis Martin Woodall, Eric Kovtun, Scott Robertson and Nissa Diederich also executive produce alongside Jackson.
Teale began his career on the hit U.K. series Skins, which opened doors to supporting roles in the period dramas: Mr....
- 5/2/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Venezuelan Filmmaker Jonathan Jakubowicz, best known for Resistance and Hands of Stone, has signed on to direct the feature Cottonwood for Eric Paquette’s Meridian Pictures.
The film will be produced by Paquette, Aaron Barnett, and The Exchange’s Brian O’Shea, with Claudine Jakubowicz serving as executive producer. The Exchange will be handling worldwide sales and arranging financing.
The story follows a single dad who left his troubled past behind but must confront his dark history when his former mentor, a dangerous gangster, resurfaces. As the mentor’s loyalty to him is tested, he becomes the target of the gangster’s own bloodthirsty son, forcing him to protect his 13-year-old son from a relentless killer.
Jakubowicz was the winner of the German Film Peace Prize 2020 for his film Resistance. His film Secuestro Express was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the British Independent Film Awards, and Hands of Stone premiered at Cannes.
The film will be produced by Paquette, Aaron Barnett, and The Exchange’s Brian O’Shea, with Claudine Jakubowicz serving as executive producer. The Exchange will be handling worldwide sales and arranging financing.
The story follows a single dad who left his troubled past behind but must confront his dark history when his former mentor, a dangerous gangster, resurfaces. As the mentor’s loyalty to him is tested, he becomes the target of the gangster’s own bloodthirsty son, forcing him to protect his 13-year-old son from a relentless killer.
Jakubowicz was the winner of the German Film Peace Prize 2020 for his film Resistance. His film Secuestro Express was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the British Independent Film Awards, and Hands of Stone premiered at Cannes.
- 5/2/2024
- by Zac Ntim and Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Phillipa Soo Joins Joshua Jackson & Don Johnson In Ryan Murphy Drama Series ‘Doctor Odyssey’ For ABC
Phillipa Soo is set to star alongside Joshua Jackson and Don Johnson in Doctor Odyssey, a new ABC drama series from Ryan Murphy, which is targeting a fall launch. It hails from 20th Television in association with Ryan Murphy Television.
As is the case with any Ryan Murphy series, no details about the premise are being revealed. As the title suggests, Doctor Odyssey is believed to be a medical procedural. According to sources, it is set on a cruise ship.
Details about Soo’s character are being kept under wraps.
Doctor Odyssey is written and executive produced by Murphy, Jon Robin Baitz and Joe Baken. Paris Barclay is directing and executive producing. Eric Paquette, Alexis Martin Woodall, Eric Kovtun, Scott Robertson and Nissa Diederich also executive produce alongside Jackson.
Soo is best known for originating the role of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton in Broadway’s critically acclaimed musical Hamilton, earning her Tony and Grammy nominations.
As is the case with any Ryan Murphy series, no details about the premise are being revealed. As the title suggests, Doctor Odyssey is believed to be a medical procedural. According to sources, it is set on a cruise ship.
Details about Soo’s character are being kept under wraps.
Doctor Odyssey is written and executive produced by Murphy, Jon Robin Baitz and Joe Baken. Paris Barclay is directing and executive producing. Eric Paquette, Alexis Martin Woodall, Eric Kovtun, Scott Robertson and Nissa Diederich also executive produce alongside Jackson.
Soo is best known for originating the role of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton in Broadway’s critically acclaimed musical Hamilton, earning her Tony and Grammy nominations.
- 4/16/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Phillipa Soo is the latest addition to the cast of Ryan Murphy’s upcoming ABC series “Dr. Odyssey,” Variety has learned.
The “Hamilton” alum will star in the series alongside previously announced cast members Joshua Jackson and Don Johnson. Plot and character details for the show are being kept under wraps, but sources say the series is a medical procedural set on a cruise ship. It is slated to premiere during the 2024-2025 broadcast season.
Soo starred in the original Broadway production of “Hamilton” in the role of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton. She has received Tony, Grammy and Emmy nominations for her work in the smash hit musical, with the last award nod coming after a recording of the original cast was released on Disney+. Onscreen, she has starred in films like “Tick, Tick… Boom!” (which saw her once again working with “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda) and in shows like “Dopesick” and “Shining Girls.
The “Hamilton” alum will star in the series alongside previously announced cast members Joshua Jackson and Don Johnson. Plot and character details for the show are being kept under wraps, but sources say the series is a medical procedural set on a cruise ship. It is slated to premiere during the 2024-2025 broadcast season.
Soo starred in the original Broadway production of “Hamilton” in the role of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton. She has received Tony, Grammy and Emmy nominations for her work in the smash hit musical, with the last award nod coming after a recording of the original cast was released on Disney+. Onscreen, she has starred in films like “Tick, Tick… Boom!” (which saw her once again working with “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda) and in shows like “Dopesick” and “Shining Girls.
- 4/16/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
ABC’s forthcoming drama Dr. Odyssey continues to add to its cast.
Phillipa Soo (Hamilton) has joined the drama from Ryan Murphy Television, which scored a straight-to-series order in March. She’ll star opposite Joshua Jackson and Don Johnson in the series, which is slated for next season at the network.
Details about Dr. Odyssey are being kept quiet, but sources describe it as a medical show set on a cruise ship, with elements of House and Murphy’s 2000s FX drama Nip/Tuck. Murphy, Jon Robin Baitz (Feud: Capote vs. the Swans) and Joe Baken (American Horror Stories) are writing, and Paris Barclay (Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, NYPD Blue) will direct. Disney’s 20th Television and Ryan Murphy Television are producing.
Dr. Odyssey will be the first new broadcast show from Murphy’s company since 911: Lone Star premiered on Fox in early 2020. It will join another Murphy-produced series,...
Phillipa Soo (Hamilton) has joined the drama from Ryan Murphy Television, which scored a straight-to-series order in March. She’ll star opposite Joshua Jackson and Don Johnson in the series, which is slated for next season at the network.
Details about Dr. Odyssey are being kept quiet, but sources describe it as a medical show set on a cruise ship, with elements of House and Murphy’s 2000s FX drama Nip/Tuck. Murphy, Jon Robin Baitz (Feud: Capote vs. the Swans) and Joe Baken (American Horror Stories) are writing, and Paris Barclay (Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, NYPD Blue) will direct. Disney’s 20th Television and Ryan Murphy Television are producing.
Dr. Odyssey will be the first new broadcast show from Murphy’s company since 911: Lone Star premiered on Fox in early 2020. It will join another Murphy-produced series,...
- 4/16/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Paging Don Johson! Report to the set of Ryan Murphy’s new ABC drama series, Dr. Odyssey, to join Joshua Jackson on a medical emergency! That’s right, patients. Don Johnson is scrubbing up for Murphy’s mysterious new project, Dr. Odyssey, which could be a medical procedural. The 20th Century Studios series targets a fall launch, with Ryan Murphy Television leading the charge.
While details about the show remain a mystery, reports indicate it’s a medical procedural aboard a cruise ship. If we know Murphy, there’s more than ship-wide food poisoning on the menu. Details about Johnson’s character remain unknown.
Murphy will write Dr. Odyssey and executive produce with Jon Robin Baitz and Joe Baken. Paris Barclay directs and executive produces Dr. Odyssey. Eric Paquette, Alexis Martin Woodall, Eric Kovtun, Scott Robertson, and Nissa Diederich also executive produce alongside Jackson.
We’re big fans of Don Johnson in these parts,...
While details about the show remain a mystery, reports indicate it’s a medical procedural aboard a cruise ship. If we know Murphy, there’s more than ship-wide food poisoning on the menu. Details about Johnson’s character remain unknown.
Murphy will write Dr. Odyssey and executive produce with Jon Robin Baitz and Joe Baken. Paris Barclay directs and executive produces Dr. Odyssey. Eric Paquette, Alexis Martin Woodall, Eric Kovtun, Scott Robertson, and Nissa Diederich also executive produce alongside Jackson.
We’re big fans of Don Johnson in these parts,...
- 4/15/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Don Johnson is the latest addition to the cast of Ryan Murphy’s upcoming ABC series “Dr. Odyssey.”
Variety has confirmed that Johnson will star in the series alongside previously announced lead Joshua Jackson. Plot and character details for the show are being kept under wraps, but sources say the series is believed to be a medical procedural. It is slated to premiere during the 2024-2025 broadcast season.
Johnson is best known for his starring roles in the police dramas “Miami Vice” and “Nash Bridges.” The former aired on NBC for five seasons between 1984 and 1989, while the latter aired on CBS from 1996-2001 for six seasons. He won a Golden Globe for his work on “Miami Vice.” Recently, Johnson appeared in shows like the NBC comedy series “Kenan” and the Emmy-winning HBO series “Watchmen.” His film credits include “Knives Out,” “Brawl in Cell Block 99,” “Tin Cup,” and “Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man.
Variety has confirmed that Johnson will star in the series alongside previously announced lead Joshua Jackson. Plot and character details for the show are being kept under wraps, but sources say the series is believed to be a medical procedural. It is slated to premiere during the 2024-2025 broadcast season.
Johnson is best known for his starring roles in the police dramas “Miami Vice” and “Nash Bridges.” The former aired on NBC for five seasons between 1984 and 1989, while the latter aired on CBS from 1996-2001 for six seasons. He won a Golden Globe for his work on “Miami Vice.” Recently, Johnson appeared in shows like the NBC comedy series “Kenan” and the Emmy-winning HBO series “Watchmen.” His film credits include “Knives Out,” “Brawl in Cell Block 99,” “Tin Cup,” and “Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man.
- 4/15/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Don Johnson is set to star opposite Joshua Jackson in Dr. Odyssey, a new ABC drama series from Ryan Murphy, which is targeting a fall launch. It hails from 20th Television in association with Ryan Murphy Television.
As is the case with any Ryan Murphy series, no details about the premise are being revealed. As the title suggests, Dr. Odyssey is believed to be a medical procedural. According to sources, it is set on a cruise ship.
Details about Johnson’s character are being kept under wraps.
Dr. Odyssey is written and executive produced by Murphy, Jon Robin Baitz and Joe Baken. Paris Barclay is directing and executive producing. Eric Paquette, Alexis Martin Woodall, Eric Kovtun, Scott Robertson and Nissa Diederich also executive produce alongside Jackson.
Johnson is known for his roles as Det. Sonny Crockett on the classic 1980s NBC series Miami Vice and as the title character...
As is the case with any Ryan Murphy series, no details about the premise are being revealed. As the title suggests, Dr. Odyssey is believed to be a medical procedural. According to sources, it is set on a cruise ship.
Details about Johnson’s character are being kept under wraps.
Dr. Odyssey is written and executive produced by Murphy, Jon Robin Baitz and Joe Baken. Paris Barclay is directing and executive producing. Eric Paquette, Alexis Martin Woodall, Eric Kovtun, Scott Robertson and Nissa Diederich also executive produce alongside Jackson.
Johnson is known for his roles as Det. Sonny Crockett on the classic 1980s NBC series Miami Vice and as the title character...
- 4/15/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva and Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Joshua Jackson is returning to network TV, starring in an ABC series from Ryan Murphy.
Jackson will star in a drama titled Dr. Odyssey, which the network has ordered straight to series. Details on the project, written by Murphy, Jon Robin Baitz and Joe Baken, are being kept under wraps — ABC didn’t even provide a logline for the show.
The series is slated to premiere in the fall for ABC and will be the first new broadcast show from Murphy’s eponymous production company since 911: Lone Star premiered on Fox in early 2020. Disney’s 20th Television is producing with Ryan Murphy Television.
It also marks the first network series for Jackson since Fox’s Fringe ended in 2013. The actor, who broke out on Dawson’s Creek in the late 1990s, recently starred in Paramount+’s Fatal Attraction and the first season of Peacock’s anthology Dr. Death; he’ll...
Jackson will star in a drama titled Dr. Odyssey, which the network has ordered straight to series. Details on the project, written by Murphy, Jon Robin Baitz and Joe Baken, are being kept under wraps — ABC didn’t even provide a logline for the show.
The series is slated to premiere in the fall for ABC and will be the first new broadcast show from Murphy’s eponymous production company since 911: Lone Star premiered on Fox in early 2020. Disney’s 20th Television is producing with Ryan Murphy Television.
It also marks the first network series for Jackson since Fox’s Fringe ended in 2013. The actor, who broke out on Dawson’s Creek in the late 1990s, recently starred in Paramount+’s Fatal Attraction and the first season of Peacock’s anthology Dr. Death; he’ll...
- 3/20/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
ABC has ordered a drama series starring Joshua Jackson that hails from Ryan Murphy, Variety has confirmed.
Exact plot details are being kept under wraps, but sources say the series is believed to be a medical procedural. It is slated to premiere during the 2024-2025 broadcast season. Murphy is co-writing the series with Jon Robin Baitz and Joe Baken. All three also serve as executive producers, as does Jackson. Murphy executive produces via Ryan Murphy Television.
Eric Paquette, Alexis Martin Woodall, Eric Kovtun, Scott Robertson, and Nissa Diederich also executive produce. Paris Barclay is attached to direct and executive produce. 20th Television is the studio, where Murphy is under an overall deal.
This marks the latest series order for Murphy since he moved his overall deal back to 20th Television from Netflix. It was recently announced that he has set up the series “Grotesquerie” at FX, while his series “9-1-1...
Exact plot details are being kept under wraps, but sources say the series is believed to be a medical procedural. It is slated to premiere during the 2024-2025 broadcast season. Murphy is co-writing the series with Jon Robin Baitz and Joe Baken. All three also serve as executive producers, as does Jackson. Murphy executive produces via Ryan Murphy Television.
Eric Paquette, Alexis Martin Woodall, Eric Kovtun, Scott Robertson, and Nissa Diederich also executive produce. Paris Barclay is attached to direct and executive produce. 20th Television is the studio, where Murphy is under an overall deal.
This marks the latest series order for Murphy since he moved his overall deal back to 20th Television from Netflix. It was recently announced that he has set up the series “Grotesquerie” at FX, while his series “9-1-1...
- 3/20/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Ryan Murphy is quickly expanding his footprint on ABC. The network has given a straight-to-series order to his Doctor Odyssey, with Joshua Jackson set to play the lead and executive produce. The drama, targeted for a fall launch, hails from 20th Television in association with Ryan Murphy Television.
As is the case with any Ryan Murphy series, no details about the premise are being revealed. As the title suggests, Doctor Odyssey is believed to be a medical procedural. According to sources, it is set on a cruise ship. That was the setting for this season’s disaster-themed opener of Murphy’s procedural 9-1-1 in its debut on ABC, and it also harkens back to TV classic The Love Boat.
Related: 2024 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Cable & Streaming
Jackson is said to be playing the title character whose charms help him get what he wants.
As is the case with any Ryan Murphy series, no details about the premise are being revealed. As the title suggests, Doctor Odyssey is believed to be a medical procedural. According to sources, it is set on a cruise ship. That was the setting for this season’s disaster-themed opener of Murphy’s procedural 9-1-1 in its debut on ABC, and it also harkens back to TV classic The Love Boat.
Related: 2024 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Cable & Streaming
Jackson is said to be playing the title character whose charms help him get what he wants.
- 3/20/2024
- by Rosy Cordero and Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
AGC Studios and Meridian Pictures has sold U.S. and Canada as well as Asia pay TV rights for the Brad Anderson-directed thriller “The Silent Hour,” starring “Suicide Squad’s” Joel Kinnaman, “1917’s” Mark Strong, “New Amsterdam’s” Sandra Mae Frank and “8 Mile’s” Mekhi Phifer, to the newly revitalized Paramount label Republic Pictures.
In the film, Kinnaman plays a Boston police detective who suffers an on-the-job accident that leaves him hearing impaired. Sixteen months later, he and his friend and partner (Strong) must battle Lynch (Phifer) and a team of corrupt cops attempting to eliminate a deaf murder witness (Frank) in the apartment building where she lives.
“The Silent Hour” was shot in Malta and Toronto last year and is produced by Eric Paquette of Meridian Pictures and written by Dan Hall. Executive producers include Stuart Ford, Miguel Palos, Michael Ewing, Aaron Barnett, Anderson, Blair Ward and Anders Erdén.
In the film, Kinnaman plays a Boston police detective who suffers an on-the-job accident that leaves him hearing impaired. Sixteen months later, he and his friend and partner (Strong) must battle Lynch (Phifer) and a team of corrupt cops attempting to eliminate a deaf murder witness (Frank) in the apartment building where she lives.
“The Silent Hour” was shot in Malta and Toronto last year and is produced by Eric Paquette of Meridian Pictures and written by Dan Hall. Executive producers include Stuart Ford, Miguel Palos, Michael Ewing, Aaron Barnett, Anderson, Blair Ward and Anders Erdén.
- 2/15/2024
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Three-time Best Picture nominated producer Robert Lorenz (American Sniper) is set to direct airplane thriller Papa Alpha 333 for Meridian’s Eric Paquette, producer Aaron Barnett and Brian O’Shea’s The Exchange.
The movie will follow the story of a female airline pilot who wrests control of a 747 from a male captain caught in a severe thunderstorm, leaving the plane incommunicado. Her efforts to save 300 passengers are further complicated by suspicions of terrorism and a potential collision course with Chicago’s tallest skyscraper.
Currently casting, the partners are targeting a Q3, 2024, start date. The original screenplay is by Michael Walker, whose books include Laurel Canyon: The Inside Story Of Rock And Roll’s Legendary Neighborhood.
Lorenz most recently directed Venice Film Festival title In The Land Of Saints And Sinners and The Marksman, both of which starred Liam Neeson. He has previously been a producer on movies including Mystic River,...
The movie will follow the story of a female airline pilot who wrests control of a 747 from a male captain caught in a severe thunderstorm, leaving the plane incommunicado. Her efforts to save 300 passengers are further complicated by suspicions of terrorism and a potential collision course with Chicago’s tallest skyscraper.
Currently casting, the partners are targeting a Q3, 2024, start date. The original screenplay is by Michael Walker, whose books include Laurel Canyon: The Inside Story Of Rock And Roll’s Legendary Neighborhood.
Lorenz most recently directed Venice Film Festival title In The Land Of Saints And Sinners and The Marksman, both of which starred Liam Neeson. He has previously been a producer on movies including Mystic River,...
- 1/25/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
When Los Angeles voters head to the polls March 5 and again in the November general election, President Biden won’t have to sweat the results here and across the state. Nearly twice as many Californians are registered Democrat as they are Republican. In 2020, 71 percent of L.A. County voters picked Biden.
But Los Angeles remains popular for Democrats for reasons beyond ballot counting — it’s a fountain of campaign cash, much of it spouting from the entertainment industry. Consider that clutch of December fundraisers where co-hosts and attendees included such glossy names as Steven Spielberg, Shonda Rhimes, Jon Hamm and Barbra Streisand. The events may have taken place amid some grumbling over lagging poll numbers and questions about whether the octogenarian commander-in-chief can woo young voters, but ultimately the wallets opened wide. Media reports put the take from the soirees at about $15 million, a hefty part of the $97 million the campaign on Jan.
But Los Angeles remains popular for Democrats for reasons beyond ballot counting — it’s a fountain of campaign cash, much of it spouting from the entertainment industry. Consider that clutch of December fundraisers where co-hosts and attendees included such glossy names as Steven Spielberg, Shonda Rhimes, Jon Hamm and Barbra Streisand. The events may have taken place amid some grumbling over lagging poll numbers and questions about whether the octogenarian commander-in-chief can woo young voters, but ultimately the wallets opened wide. Media reports put the take from the soirees at about $15 million, a hefty part of the $97 million the campaign on Jan.
- 1/18/2024
- by Jon Regardie
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Previously announced deals closed for UK, Germany, France, Latin America.
After closing key territory sales at AFM on action thriller The Silent Hour AGC Studios has cast Sandra Mae Frank and Mekhi Phifer alongside previously announced Joel Kinnaman and Mark Strong ahead of a late February production start in Malta and Toronto.
Brad Anderson is directing the story about a Boston police detective who suffers an on-the-job accident which causes him to slowly lose his hearing. Sixteen months later he and a friend and partner (Strong) must thwart Lynch (Phifer) and a team of corrupt cops as they try to...
After closing key territory sales at AFM on action thriller The Silent Hour AGC Studios has cast Sandra Mae Frank and Mekhi Phifer alongside previously announced Joel Kinnaman and Mark Strong ahead of a late February production start in Malta and Toronto.
Brad Anderson is directing the story about a Boston police detective who suffers an on-the-job accident which causes him to slowly lose his hearing. Sixteen months later he and a friend and partner (Strong) must thwart Lynch (Phifer) and a team of corrupt cops as they try to...
- 1/17/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Sandra Mae Frank and Mekhi Phifer have signed on to co-star alongside Joel Kinnaman and Mark Strong in Brad Anderson’s upcoming action thriller The Silent Hour.
Anderson (Beirut, The Machinist) will direct the film from an original script by Dan Hall, with principle photography set to begin in Malta and Toronto in late February. The Silent Hour is being financed and produced by Stuart Ford’s AGC Studios with producer Eric Paquette’s Meridian Pictures.
Kinnaman stars as a Boston police detective who suffers hearing loss after an on-the-job accident. Sixteen months later, he and his friend and partner (Strong) team up to battle corrupt cops trying to eliminate a deaf murder witness in the apartment building where she lives.
Frank, who can currently be seen in NBC’s New Amsterdam, and appeared on the Netflix series Daybreak, will play Ava, the murder witness. Phifer (8 Mile, Divergent), plays Lynch,...
Anderson (Beirut, The Machinist) will direct the film from an original script by Dan Hall, with principle photography set to begin in Malta and Toronto in late February. The Silent Hour is being financed and produced by Stuart Ford’s AGC Studios with producer Eric Paquette’s Meridian Pictures.
Kinnaman stars as a Boston police detective who suffers hearing loss after an on-the-job accident. Sixteen months later, he and his friend and partner (Strong) team up to battle corrupt cops trying to eliminate a deaf murder witness in the apartment building where she lives.
Frank, who can currently be seen in NBC’s New Amsterdam, and appeared on the Netflix series Daybreak, will play Ava, the murder witness. Phifer (8 Mile, Divergent), plays Lynch,...
- 1/17/2023
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sandra Mae Frank and Mekhi Phifer have signed on to co-star with Joel Kinnaman and Mark Strong in the action thriller The Silent Hour.
The film is set to start principal photography in late February and will shoot in Malta and Toronto. Brad Anderson (The Machinist) will direct from an original screenplay by Dan Hall. Eric Paquette of Meridian Pictures will produce the Boston-set crime thriller along with AGC, which is also financing the pic.
In the pic, Kinnaman plays a Boston police detective who suffers an on-the-job accident that leaves him hearing impaired. Sixteen months later, he and his friend and partner (Strong) must battle Lynch (Phifer) and a team of corrupt cops attempting to eliminate a deaf murder witness (Frank) in the apartment building where she lives.
Sandra Mae Frank, who is currently starring in NBC’s medical drama New Amsterdam, will star as “Ava,” a recovering drug...
The film is set to start principal photography in late February and will shoot in Malta and Toronto. Brad Anderson (The Machinist) will direct from an original screenplay by Dan Hall. Eric Paquette of Meridian Pictures will produce the Boston-set crime thriller along with AGC, which is also financing the pic.
In the pic, Kinnaman plays a Boston police detective who suffers an on-the-job accident that leaves him hearing impaired. Sixteen months later, he and his friend and partner (Strong) must battle Lynch (Phifer) and a team of corrupt cops attempting to eliminate a deaf murder witness (Frank) in the apartment building where she lives.
Sandra Mae Frank, who is currently starring in NBC’s medical drama New Amsterdam, will star as “Ava,” a recovering drug...
- 1/17/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
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Brad Anderson’s action thriller The Silent Hour, starring Joel Kinnaman and Mark Strong, nabbed a slew of worldwide pre-sales at the recent American Film Market.
AGC International, the international sales and distribution arm of Stuart Ford’s AGC Studios, closed deals with Square One Entertainment in Germany; Signature Entertainment in the U.K., Ireland, Australia and New Zealand; and Wild Bunch in France.
Other territories sold include Vertice in Italy and Latin America; You Planet in Spain; WWE in Benelux; Sf Studios in Scandinavia; Prorom Media in Eastern Europe; Mgn in Baltics and Cis; Ascot Elite in Switzerland; Nos Lusomundo in Portugal; United King in Israel; Empire Entertainment in South Africa and Movie Cloud in Taiwan.
Ahead of casting a female co-lead, production on The Silent Hour is set to start in Malta and Toronto in February.
The Boston-set crime drama will...
Brad Anderson’s action thriller The Silent Hour, starring Joel Kinnaman and Mark Strong, nabbed a slew of worldwide pre-sales at the recent American Film Market.
AGC International, the international sales and distribution arm of Stuart Ford’s AGC Studios, closed deals with Square One Entertainment in Germany; Signature Entertainment in the U.K., Ireland, Australia and New Zealand; and Wild Bunch in France.
Other territories sold include Vertice in Italy and Latin America; You Planet in Spain; WWE in Benelux; Sf Studios in Scandinavia; Prorom Media in Eastern Europe; Mgn in Baltics and Cis; Ascot Elite in Switzerland; Nos Lusomundo in Portugal; United King in Israel; Empire Entertainment in South Africa and Movie Cloud in Taiwan.
Ahead of casting a female co-lead, production on The Silent Hour is set to start in Malta and Toronto in February.
The Boston-set crime drama will...
- 11/7/2022
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Deals close in UK, Germany, Australia, France, Italy, Latin America.
AGC International has reported robust response at AFM to the Joel Kinnaman and Mark Strong action thriller The Silent Hour and has sold the film across multiple territories.
Deals have closed with Square One Entertainment in Germany; Signature Entertainment in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand; Wild Bunch in France; Vertice in Italy and Latin America; You Planet in Spain; and WWE in Benelux.
In further deals rights have gone to Sf Studios in Scandinavia; Prorom Media in Eastern Europe; Mgn in Baltics and Cis; Ascot Elite in Switzerland...
AGC International has reported robust response at AFM to the Joel Kinnaman and Mark Strong action thriller The Silent Hour and has sold the film across multiple territories.
Deals have closed with Square One Entertainment in Germany; Signature Entertainment in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand; Wild Bunch in France; Vertice in Italy and Latin America; You Planet in Spain; and WWE in Benelux.
In further deals rights have gone to Sf Studios in Scandinavia; Prorom Media in Eastern Europe; Mgn in Baltics and Cis; Ascot Elite in Switzerland...
- 11/7/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Joel Kinnaman and Mark Strong-Led Action Thriller ‘Silent Hour’ Sells Globally for AGC International
Joel Kinnaman and Mark Strong-led action thriller “The Silent Hour” has scored worldwide deals for AGC International.
First announced in October, Kinnaman leads “The Silent Hour” as a Boston police detective who suffers an on-the-job accident that leaves him hearing impaired. Sixteen months later, he’s an interpreter for the department and, with his friend and partner (Strong), must battle a team of corrupt cops attempting to eliminate a deaf murder witness.
AGC International, the sales arm of Stuart Ford’s AGC Studios, has sold the pic into Square One Entertainment in Germany, Signature Entertainment in the U.K. and Ireland, Australia and New Zealand and Wild Bunch in France.
Other buyers include Vertice in Italy and Latin America; You Planet in Spain; WWE in Benelux; Sf Studios in Scandinavia; Prorom Media in Eastern Europe; Mgn in Baltics and Cis; Ascot Elite in Switzerland; Nos Lusomundo in Portugal; Moviebox...
First announced in October, Kinnaman leads “The Silent Hour” as a Boston police detective who suffers an on-the-job accident that leaves him hearing impaired. Sixteen months later, he’s an interpreter for the department and, with his friend and partner (Strong), must battle a team of corrupt cops attempting to eliminate a deaf murder witness.
AGC International, the sales arm of Stuart Ford’s AGC Studios, has sold the pic into Square One Entertainment in Germany, Signature Entertainment in the U.K. and Ireland, Australia and New Zealand and Wild Bunch in France.
Other buyers include Vertice in Italy and Latin America; You Planet in Spain; WWE in Benelux; Sf Studios in Scandinavia; Prorom Media in Eastern Europe; Mgn in Baltics and Cis; Ascot Elite in Switzerland; Nos Lusomundo in Portugal; Moviebox...
- 11/7/2022
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
AGC International has inked a raft of key international deals on the action-thriller The Silent Hour, starring Joel Kinnaman and Mark Strong.
The flick, directed by Brad Anderson (The Machinist) from an original screenplay by Dan Hall, has been acquired for Germany (Square One Entertainment), the UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand (Signature Entertainment), France (Wild Bunch), Italy and Latin America (Vertice), Spain (You Planet), Benelux (WWE), Scandinavia (Sf Studios), Eastern Europe (Prorom Media), Baltics and Cis (Mgn), Switzerland (Ascot Elite), Portugal (Nos Lusomundo), Turkey (Moviebox), Greece (Spentzos), Middle East (Salim Ramia), Israel (United King), South Africa (Empire Entertainment), and Taiwan (Movie Cloud).
Casting is ongoing for the female co-lead role with production scheduled to begin in Malta and Toronto in February 2023. In the pic, Kinnaman plays a Boston police detective who suffers an on-the-job accident that leaves him hearing impaired. Sixteen months later, he is now an interpreter for...
The flick, directed by Brad Anderson (The Machinist) from an original screenplay by Dan Hall, has been acquired for Germany (Square One Entertainment), the UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand (Signature Entertainment), France (Wild Bunch), Italy and Latin America (Vertice), Spain (You Planet), Benelux (WWE), Scandinavia (Sf Studios), Eastern Europe (Prorom Media), Baltics and Cis (Mgn), Switzerland (Ascot Elite), Portugal (Nos Lusomundo), Turkey (Moviebox), Greece (Spentzos), Middle East (Salim Ramia), Israel (United King), South Africa (Empire Entertainment), and Taiwan (Movie Cloud).
Casting is ongoing for the female co-lead role with production scheduled to begin in Malta and Toronto in February 2023. In the pic, Kinnaman plays a Boston police detective who suffers an on-the-job accident that leaves him hearing impaired. Sixteen months later, he is now an interpreter for...
- 11/7/2022
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Two weeks ago, it was announced that Joel Kinnaman (The Suicide Squad) will be starring in The Silent Hour, an action thriller that’s set to be directed by Brad Anderson (The Call). Now Variety has broken the news that Kinnaman has been joined in the cast by Mark Strong (Zero Dark Thirty).
Anderson will be directing The Silent Hour from a screenplay by Dan Hall. When Kinnaman’s casting was announced, we were told he’ll be playing a Boston Police Detective who suffers an on-the-job accident that leaves him hearing impaired. Sixteen months later, he is now an interpreter for the department and must battle a team of corrupt cops attempting to eliminate a deaf murder witness in an apartment building.
Which made it sound like Kinnaman’s character will be taking on the team of corrupt cops by himself. Apparently that’s not the case, as Variety...
Anderson will be directing The Silent Hour from a screenplay by Dan Hall. When Kinnaman’s casting was announced, we were told he’ll be playing a Boston Police Detective who suffers an on-the-job accident that leaves him hearing impaired. Sixteen months later, he is now an interpreter for the department and must battle a team of corrupt cops attempting to eliminate a deaf murder witness in an apartment building.
Which made it sound like Kinnaman’s character will be taking on the team of corrupt cops by himself. Apparently that’s not the case, as Variety...
- 11/2/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Production start scheduled for early 2023.
Mark Strong has joined Joel Kinnaman on AGC Studios’ action thriller and AFM sales hour The Silent Hour.
AGC will finance and produce with producer Eric Paquette’s Meridian Pictures the story of a Boston Police detective (Kinnaman) who suffers an on-the-job accident which leaves him hearing-impaired.
Sixteen months later he is an interpreter for the department and with his friend and partner (Strong) must battle a team of corrupt cops attempting to eliminate a deaf murder witness in the apartment building where she lives.
Brad Anderson from an original screenplay by Dan Hall. Paquette...
Mark Strong has joined Joel Kinnaman on AGC Studios’ action thriller and AFM sales hour The Silent Hour.
AGC will finance and produce with producer Eric Paquette’s Meridian Pictures the story of a Boston Police detective (Kinnaman) who suffers an on-the-job accident which leaves him hearing-impaired.
Sixteen months later he is an interpreter for the department and with his friend and partner (Strong) must battle a team of corrupt cops attempting to eliminate a deaf murder witness in the apartment building where she lives.
Brad Anderson from an original screenplay by Dan Hall. Paquette...
- 11/2/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
BAFTA nominated British actor Mark Strong will star alongside the previously announced Joel Kinnaman in Boston-set crime thriller “The Silent Hour,” to be directed by Brad Anderson (“Beirut”).
Stuart Ford’s AGC Studios will finance and produce with producer Eric Paquette’s Meridian Pictures, and the project is being sold at the ongoing American Film Market.
Strong can currently be seen in the critically acclaimed Venice-winning film “Tár,” and is known for “1917,” “Cruella,” the Kingsman franchise and “Zero Dark Thirty.”
The film, based on an original screenplay by Dan Hall, follows Kinnaman (“Suicide Squad”), who plays a Boston Police detective who suffers an on-the-job accident which leaves him hearing impaired. Sixteen months later, he is now an interpreter for the department and with his friend and partner (Strong) must battle a team of corrupt cops attempting to eliminate a deaf murder witness in the apartment building where she lives.
Stuart Ford’s AGC Studios will finance and produce with producer Eric Paquette’s Meridian Pictures, and the project is being sold at the ongoing American Film Market.
Strong can currently be seen in the critically acclaimed Venice-winning film “Tár,” and is known for “1917,” “Cruella,” the Kingsman franchise and “Zero Dark Thirty.”
The film, based on an original screenplay by Dan Hall, follows Kinnaman (“Suicide Squad”), who plays a Boston Police detective who suffers an on-the-job accident which leaves him hearing impaired. Sixteen months later, he is now an interpreter for the department and with his friend and partner (Strong) must battle a team of corrupt cops attempting to eliminate a deaf murder witness in the apartment building where she lives.
- 11/2/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
British actor Mark Strong (Kingsman) has signed on to star opposite Joel Kinnaman in the action thriller The Silent Hour for AGC Studios and Meridian Pictures.
The film is set to start production in early 2023. Brad Anderson (The Machinist) will direct from an original screenplay by Dan Hall. Eric Paquette of Meridian Pictures will produce the Boston-set crime thriller along with AGC, who are presenting the film to buyers at AFM this week. Additional casting is ongoing.
In the pic, Kinnaman plays a Boston police detective who suffers an on-the-job accident that leaves him hearing impaired. Sixteen months later, he is now an interpreter for the department and with his friend and partner (Strong) must battle a team of corrupt cops attempting to eliminate a deaf murder witness in the apartment building where she lives.
The deal was negotiated by Jessica Kovacevic and Jordan Naftalis at WME on behalf of...
The film is set to start production in early 2023. Brad Anderson (The Machinist) will direct from an original screenplay by Dan Hall. Eric Paquette of Meridian Pictures will produce the Boston-set crime thriller along with AGC, who are presenting the film to buyers at AFM this week. Additional casting is ongoing.
In the pic, Kinnaman plays a Boston police detective who suffers an on-the-job accident that leaves him hearing impaired. Sixteen months later, he is now an interpreter for the department and with his friend and partner (Strong) must battle a team of corrupt cops attempting to eliminate a deaf murder witness in the apartment building where she lives.
The deal was negotiated by Jessica Kovacevic and Jordan Naftalis at WME on behalf of...
- 11/2/2022
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Click here to read the full article.
Mark Strong (The Kingsman, Shazam!) will join Joel Kinnaman in The Silent Hour, a Boston-set action thriller from director Brad Anderson (Beirut, The Machinist).
Suicide Squad star Kinnaman will play a Boston Police Detective who suffers an on-the-job accident which leaves him hearing impaired. Working as an interpreter for the cops, together with his friend and former partner (Strong), he has to battle a team of corrupt police officers who want to eliminate a deaf murder witness in the apartment building where she lives.
Anderson will direct The Silent Hour from an original screenplay by Dan Hall. Stuart Ford’s AGC Studios will finance and produce the movie with producer Eric Paquette’s Meridian Pictures.
The Silent Hour is set to go into production in early 2023. Further casting is underway. AGC Studios is pre-selling the film at AFM this week.
Strong appears in the critically acclaimed Tár,...
Mark Strong (The Kingsman, Shazam!) will join Joel Kinnaman in The Silent Hour, a Boston-set action thriller from director Brad Anderson (Beirut, The Machinist).
Suicide Squad star Kinnaman will play a Boston Police Detective who suffers an on-the-job accident which leaves him hearing impaired. Working as an interpreter for the cops, together with his friend and former partner (Strong), he has to battle a team of corrupt police officers who want to eliminate a deaf murder witness in the apartment building where she lives.
Anderson will direct The Silent Hour from an original screenplay by Dan Hall. Stuart Ford’s AGC Studios will finance and produce the movie with producer Eric Paquette’s Meridian Pictures.
The Silent Hour is set to go into production in early 2023. Further casting is underway. AGC Studios is pre-selling the film at AFM this week.
Strong appears in the critically acclaimed Tár,...
- 11/2/2022
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Screen is rounding up the key projects launched before and during this year’s American Film Market.
Screen International is rounding up the key projects launched before and during this year’s American Film Market.
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From the US
The Pack
Alexander Skarsgard marks his feature directing debut with this psychological thriller starring Florence Pugh. Production begins in March 2023. CAA Media Finance and 30West jointly represent US rights.
International sales: The Veterans
Immaculate
Sydney Sweeney produces (with Fifty-Fifty films) and stars in this psychological horror set in the Italian countryside. Michael Mohen will direct with...
Screen International is rounding up the key projects launched before and during this year’s American Film Market.
Refresh the page for latest updates.
From the US
The Pack
Alexander Skarsgard marks his feature directing debut with this psychological thriller starring Florence Pugh. Production begins in March 2023. CAA Media Finance and 30West jointly represent US rights.
International sales: The Veterans
Immaculate
Sydney Sweeney produces (with Fifty-Fifty films) and stars in this psychological horror set in the Italian countryside. Michael Mohen will direct with...
- 10/31/2022
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
Brad Anderson to direct Boston-set story anticipated to start production in early 2023.
AGC Studios has dropped an early hot title into the AFM and announced it will finance and produce with Eric Paquette’s Meridian Pictures action thriller The Silent Hour to star Joel Kinnaman.
Brad Anderson, whose credits include Beirut, The Call, The Machinist, will direct from an original Boston-set screenplay by Dan Hall.
The Silent Hour stars Kinnaman as a Boston detective who suffers an accident on the job which leaves him hearing-impaired. Sixteen months later he is now an interpreter for the department and must battle a...
AGC Studios has dropped an early hot title into the AFM and announced it will finance and produce with Eric Paquette’s Meridian Pictures action thriller The Silent Hour to star Joel Kinnaman.
Brad Anderson, whose credits include Beirut, The Call, The Machinist, will direct from an original Boston-set screenplay by Dan Hall.
The Silent Hour stars Kinnaman as a Boston detective who suffers an accident on the job which leaves him hearing-impaired. Sixteen months later he is now an interpreter for the department and must battle a...
- 10/20/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Joel Kinnaman will star in “The Silent Hour,” a Boston-Set crime thriller from AGC Studios.
The film follows a police detective, played by Kinnaman, who suffers accident that leaves him hearing impaired. Sixteen months later, he is now an interpreter for the department and must battle a team of corrupt cops attempting to eliminate a deaf murder witness in an apartment building. The film is slated to go into production in early 2023.
Brad Anderson, whose credits include “Beirut” and “The Machinist,” will direct from an original screenplay by Dan Hall. AGC Studios will finance and produce the film with Eric Paquette’s Meridian Pictures also involved as a producer.
Kinnaman is best known for his work in films like “The Suicide Squad” and shows such as “The Killing” and “House of Cards.” He currently plays the lead role in Apple TV+’s “For All Mankind.” He is slated to star...
The film follows a police detective, played by Kinnaman, who suffers accident that leaves him hearing impaired. Sixteen months later, he is now an interpreter for the department and must battle a team of corrupt cops attempting to eliminate a deaf murder witness in an apartment building. The film is slated to go into production in early 2023.
Brad Anderson, whose credits include “Beirut” and “The Machinist,” will direct from an original screenplay by Dan Hall. AGC Studios will finance and produce the film with Eric Paquette’s Meridian Pictures also involved as a producer.
Kinnaman is best known for his work in films like “The Suicide Squad” and shows such as “The Killing” and “House of Cards.” He currently plays the lead role in Apple TV+’s “For All Mankind.” He is slated to star...
- 10/20/2022
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Click here to read the full article.
Joel Kinnaman is set to star in the action thriller The Silent Hour, with Brad Anderson on board to direct for AGC Studios and Meridian Pictures.
The Boston-set crime drama will see Kinnaman play a police detective who suffers a workplace accident that leaves him hearing impaired. Sixteen months later, as an interpreter for the police department, he battles a team of corrupt cops trying to eliminate a deaf murder witness in an apartment building.
Stuart Ford’s AGC Studios will finance and produce the picture with Eric Paquette’s Meridian Pictures. Anderson will helm The Silent Hour from a screenplay by Dan Hall.
The Silent Hour will go into production in early 2023. There’s no word on additional casting.
Kinnaman has been the lead in Apple TV+’s sci-fi series For All Mankind. He will also star in John Woo’s action-thriller Silent Night,...
Joel Kinnaman is set to star in the action thriller The Silent Hour, with Brad Anderson on board to direct for AGC Studios and Meridian Pictures.
The Boston-set crime drama will see Kinnaman play a police detective who suffers a workplace accident that leaves him hearing impaired. Sixteen months later, as an interpreter for the police department, he battles a team of corrupt cops trying to eliminate a deaf murder witness in an apartment building.
Stuart Ford’s AGC Studios will finance and produce the picture with Eric Paquette’s Meridian Pictures. Anderson will helm The Silent Hour from a screenplay by Dan Hall.
The Silent Hour will go into production in early 2023. There’s no word on additional casting.
Kinnaman has been the lead in Apple TV+’s sci-fi series For All Mankind. He will also star in John Woo’s action-thriller Silent Night,...
- 10/20/2022
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Former MGM and Sony Pictures exec Eric Paquette’s film and TV company Meridian Pictures has struck a partnership deal with Saudi Arabian production house and literary management company Hakawati Entertainment.
The exclusive partnership aims to bring Hollywood talent to the Saudi entertainment sector and develop stories for regional and international audiences, in alignment with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, and its goal to create a vibrant society that benefits from high-quality entertainment, knowledge transfer, and job creation to contribute to the country’s strong future.
“Hakawati is really dialed into the local market. We will combine our various expertise to make content, not only local language but also English-language movies for audiences all over the world,” said Paquette.
“Since I left Sony a year and a half ago, I have 35 projects in development. Many of them could shoot there,” continued the exec, who officially launched Meridian Pictures in 2021.
Meridian...
The exclusive partnership aims to bring Hollywood talent to the Saudi entertainment sector and develop stories for regional and international audiences, in alignment with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, and its goal to create a vibrant society that benefits from high-quality entertainment, knowledge transfer, and job creation to contribute to the country’s strong future.
“Hakawati is really dialed into the local market. We will combine our various expertise to make content, not only local language but also English-language movies for audiences all over the world,” said Paquette.
“Since I left Sony a year and a half ago, I have 35 projects in development. Many of them could shoot there,” continued the exec, who officially launched Meridian Pictures in 2021.
Meridian...
- 10/5/2022
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Producer Eric Paquette and Culture House Media co-founder Carri Belinda Twigg are among Joe Biden’s entertainment industry appointments to the President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts.
Members serve as representatives in their own communities for the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. The committee was established in 1958 by President Dwight Eisenhower.
Paquette is the CEO of Meridian Pictures and founder and CEO of the co-viewing start-up LetScreen. He previously was senior vice president of production at Sony Pictures Entertainment’s Screen Gems and, before that, worked at CBS News & Sports and was in senior executive positions at MGM and Phoenix Pictures. He is an advisory board member for The Johns Hopkins School of Education and is the former president and current commissioner of The Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.
Twigg is co-founder and head of development for Culture House Media, which specializes in storytelling about urgent cultural questions.
Members serve as representatives in their own communities for the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. The committee was established in 1958 by President Dwight Eisenhower.
Paquette is the CEO of Meridian Pictures and founder and CEO of the co-viewing start-up LetScreen. He previously was senior vice president of production at Sony Pictures Entertainment’s Screen Gems and, before that, worked at CBS News & Sports and was in senior executive positions at MGM and Phoenix Pictures. He is an advisory board member for The Johns Hopkins School of Education and is the former president and current commissioner of The Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.
Twigg is co-founder and head of development for Culture House Media, which specializes in storytelling about urgent cultural questions.
- 9/17/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Meridian Pictures’ Eric Paquette will produce The Last Executioner, a new project from director Vadim Perelman that he co-wrote with Andrii Khokholkin.
Khokholkin, who has been a writer on several projects in Ukraine, is currently in the Ukrainian army, having joined the armed forces following the Russian invasion.
The Last Executioner tells the story of Henri-Clément Sanson who held the position of Royal Executioner of Paris, serving King Louis-Philippe I from 1840 to 1847. Sanson was from a long time of executioners. His father was the city’s chief executioner for 47 years, and his grandfather Charles-Henri Sanson also was the executioner of royal figures and those trying to spark revolution.
“The job was passed on, grandfather to father to son, and so it was a whole family of outcasts who were feared, they were almost like supernatural creatures,” said Perelman.
He said that the project...
Khokholkin, who has been a writer on several projects in Ukraine, is currently in the Ukrainian army, having joined the armed forces following the Russian invasion.
The Last Executioner tells the story of Henri-Clément Sanson who held the position of Royal Executioner of Paris, serving King Louis-Philippe I from 1840 to 1847. Sanson was from a long time of executioners. His father was the city’s chief executioner for 47 years, and his grandfather Charles-Henri Sanson also was the executioner of royal figures and those trying to spark revolution.
“The job was passed on, grandfather to father to son, and so it was a whole family of outcasts who were feared, they were almost like supernatural creatures,” said Perelman.
He said that the project...
- 7/22/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Palmer screenwriter Cheryl Guerriero has adapted the life story of Colonel Sanders into a new feature film project that she will produce along with Eric Paquette and his Meridian Pictures.
Guerriero adapted Margaret Sanders’ book The Colonel’s Secret: Eleven Herbs and a Spicy Daughter into the screenplay for the project, A Finger Lickin’ Good Story: The Life of Colonel Sanders.
In a statement, Guerriero said, “I knew Sanders was a real man but I had no idea how many jobs he had, how many failures, how many challenges, but the biggest surprise was that he was around 65 years old when he set out to franchise his chicken. It is an incredible story of perseverance and faith.”
Margaret Sanders’ 1996 book is laced with humor but also tells of a sometimes complicated relationship she had with her father. It’s a first-hand account of how Harland Sanders built Kentucky Fried Chicken,...
Guerriero adapted Margaret Sanders’ book The Colonel’s Secret: Eleven Herbs and a Spicy Daughter into the screenplay for the project, A Finger Lickin’ Good Story: The Life of Colonel Sanders.
In a statement, Guerriero said, “I knew Sanders was a real man but I had no idea how many jobs he had, how many failures, how many challenges, but the biggest surprise was that he was around 65 years old when he set out to franchise his chicken. It is an incredible story of perseverance and faith.”
Margaret Sanders’ 1996 book is laced with humor but also tells of a sometimes complicated relationship she had with her father. It’s a first-hand account of how Harland Sanders built Kentucky Fried Chicken,...
- 3/17/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Meridian Pictures, the production company launched by former Sony Pictures and MGM senior VP Eric Paquette, has acquired the rights to turn artist Chaz Guest’s paintings and graphic novel Buffalo Warrior into a feature film. The paintings tell the story of a boy born into slavery who enlists the army to become a member of the Buffalo soldiers, the all-African American calvary regiments of the U.S. Army. The solider dies in battle, but is reborn as the superhero Buffalo Warrior.
Paquette said in a statement that “these paintings and graphic novel are rich and tell a timeless tale of our shared humanity and the hope for a better tomorrow that will entertain audiences around the world.” The project is out to writers and directors.
The collectors of Guest’s work include President Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Clarence Avant, Angelina Jolie and Ted Sarandos and Nicole Avant. Obama has two...
Paquette said in a statement that “these paintings and graphic novel are rich and tell a timeless tale of our shared humanity and the hope for a better tomorrow that will entertain audiences around the world.” The project is out to writers and directors.
The collectors of Guest’s work include President Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Clarence Avant, Angelina Jolie and Ted Sarandos and Nicole Avant. Obama has two...
- 9/17/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
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