Nicole Kidman has joined the cast of Justin Kurzel’s adaptation of the Gordon Reece novel ‘Mice.’
Coming from the team behind ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’ and ‘The Undoing’ — Blossom Films and Made Up Stories, the story follows Shelley and her mother as they are pushed to their limits, confronting their moral convictions and the line between right and wrong in the face of bullying, violence and fear.
Blossom Films, led by Nicole Kidman, and Made Up Stories, founded by Bruna Papandrea, will co-produce the project. Per Saari from Blossom Films, Steve Hutensky and Jodi Matterson from Made Up Stories, and Thirdborn’s Justin Kurzel and Genevieve Grant will also produce. Jeanne Snow from Made Up Stories will serve as executive producer along with Thirdborn’s Andrew O’Donohue and Harriet Warner.
The book’s author Gordon Reece commented, “The thought of an actress as staggeringly gifted as Nicole Kidman teaming...
Coming from the team behind ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’ and ‘The Undoing’ — Blossom Films and Made Up Stories, the story follows Shelley and her mother as they are pushed to their limits, confronting their moral convictions and the line between right and wrong in the face of bullying, violence and fear.
Blossom Films, led by Nicole Kidman, and Made Up Stories, founded by Bruna Papandrea, will co-produce the project. Per Saari from Blossom Films, Steve Hutensky and Jodi Matterson from Made Up Stories, and Thirdborn’s Justin Kurzel and Genevieve Grant will also produce. Jeanne Snow from Made Up Stories will serve as executive producer along with Thirdborn’s Andrew O’Donohue and Harriet Warner.
The book’s author Gordon Reece commented, “The thought of an actress as staggeringly gifted as Nicole Kidman teaming...
- 1/23/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Exclusive: The team behind Nine Perfect Strangers and The Undoing — Blossom Films and Made Up Stories – have put together another solid film that Nicole Kidman will star in for director Justin Kurzel.
They’ve teamed on a feature film adaptation of Mice, a debut novel by Gordon Reece. The producers will partner with the production company Thirdborn, made up of Kurzel, Shaun Grant and Nicole O’Donohue. Grant will write the script; he and Kurzel teamed for the Cannes-winning Nitramand and the upcoming TV series The Narrow Road to the Deep North.
Blossom Films’ Kidman and Made Up Stories’ principal Bruna Papandrea will produce alongside Blossom’s Per Saari, Made Up Stories’ Steve Hutensky and Jodi Matterson and Thirdborn’s Kurzel and Grant. Jeanne Snow of Made Up Stories will exec produce with Thirdborn’s O’Donohue and Harriet Warner.
In Mice, Shelley and her mother are pushed to their limits,...
They’ve teamed on a feature film adaptation of Mice, a debut novel by Gordon Reece. The producers will partner with the production company Thirdborn, made up of Kurzel, Shaun Grant and Nicole O’Donohue. Grant will write the script; he and Kurzel teamed for the Cannes-winning Nitramand and the upcoming TV series The Narrow Road to the Deep North.
Blossom Films’ Kidman and Made Up Stories’ principal Bruna Papandrea will produce alongside Blossom’s Per Saari, Made Up Stories’ Steve Hutensky and Jodi Matterson and Thirdborn’s Kurzel and Grant. Jeanne Snow of Made Up Stories will exec produce with Thirdborn’s O’Donohue and Harriet Warner.
In Mice, Shelley and her mother are pushed to their limits,...
- 1/22/2024
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Susan Sarandon, playing the U.S. Secretary of State Alaska Adams, gets the better of Bryan Brown, as the Australian prime minister, in a fast-paced verbal duel that represents the first footage from the Sean Penn-produced satirical comedy series “C*A*U*G*H*T.”
An elite team of Aussie soldiers is sent to an island nation to retrieve a secret file that has gone astray. Mistaken for Americans, they are captured by freedom fighters and produce a hostage video that goes viral. When the soldiers achieve celebrity status on social media, they realize that being caught might just be the best thing that could’ve happened to them.
“C*A*U*G*H*T” explores themes of identity, fame, and the absurdity of the viral age. “Why can’t we comedically deconstruct the intellectual ideas that humanity is facing right now?” says Kick Gurry who directs, produces and stars in the six-part series.
An elite team of Aussie soldiers is sent to an island nation to retrieve a secret file that has gone astray. Mistaken for Americans, they are captured by freedom fighters and produce a hostage video that goes viral. When the soldiers achieve celebrity status on social media, they realize that being caught might just be the best thing that could’ve happened to them.
“C*A*U*G*H*T” explores themes of identity, fame, and the absurdity of the viral age. “Why can’t we comedically deconstruct the intellectual ideas that humanity is facing right now?” says Kick Gurry who directs, produces and stars in the six-part series.
- 8/30/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Stan has ordered a trio of original drama series as part of its content boss Cailah Scobie has called “a massive week” for the Australian streamer.
We can reveal Stan has commissioned Bluey producer Ludo Studio to make eight-part road series Thou Shalt Not Steal, and also ordered coastal mystery thriller Exposure and Invisible Boys, a contemporary drama about a closeted gay teenager in small-town Western Australia. A trio of UK-based international distributors have signed on for the shows.
Stan has been working closely with international partners as it builds out its slate, with Deadline in the past year revealing comedy series C*A*U*G*H*T, which stars Sean Penn and Matthew Fox, and epic family drama Prosper, developed with Lionsgate.
“The shows are representative of our entire slate,” Stan Chief Content Officer Scobie said of the new originals in an exclusive interview with Deadline. “We back distinctive voices and tell Australia...
We can reveal Stan has commissioned Bluey producer Ludo Studio to make eight-part road series Thou Shalt Not Steal, and also ordered coastal mystery thriller Exposure and Invisible Boys, a contemporary drama about a closeted gay teenager in small-town Western Australia. A trio of UK-based international distributors have signed on for the shows.
Stan has been working closely with international partners as it builds out its slate, with Deadline in the past year revealing comedy series C*A*U*G*H*T, which stars Sean Penn and Matthew Fox, and epic family drama Prosper, developed with Lionsgate.
“The shows are representative of our entire slate,” Stan Chief Content Officer Scobie said of the new originals in an exclusive interview with Deadline. “We back distinctive voices and tell Australia...
- 8/29/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
The second season of Sarah Kendall’s comedy Frayed is currently filming in Sydney for the ABC/Sky Studios UK, with Hamish Michael, Jane Hall and Emma Harvie joining the regular cast.
The next instalment will find Sammy (Kendall) and her kids, having made it out of Australia, living in a tiny London flat while she frantically tries to prove that her lawyer, Rufus (Robert Webb), stole her house. Barely able to make ends meet working in ‘exhaust management’ (she’s a secretary in a muffler repair shop), Sammy is desperate to find a way to reclaim her opulent London life. She must also keep her kids far away from Australia and the truth about what happened to their neighbour.
Meanwhile back down under in Newcastle, an ambitious cop heads up the missing persons case and simply does not believe Sammy’s neighbour would just disappear.
With Jim (Ben Mingay...
The next instalment will find Sammy (Kendall) and her kids, having made it out of Australia, living in a tiny London flat while she frantically tries to prove that her lawyer, Rufus (Robert Webb), stole her house. Barely able to make ends meet working in ‘exhaust management’ (she’s a secretary in a muffler repair shop), Sammy is desperate to find a way to reclaim her opulent London life. She must also keep her kids far away from Australia and the truth about what happened to their neighbour.
Meanwhile back down under in Newcastle, an ambitious cop heads up the missing persons case and simply does not believe Sammy’s neighbour would just disappear.
With Jim (Ben Mingay...
- 2/4/2021
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Two feature films, three TV dramas, one children’s series, and one online project will share in $5.9 million of production funding from Screen Australia.
The projects include feature How To Please A Woman about a woman’s choice to take her all-male housecleaning business to a more intimate level; the previously announced ABC anthology drama series Fires, set during last summer’s devastating bushfires; Stan feature Gold, and a comedy about a single woman and her database of potential sexual partners in Spreadsheet for Viacom CBS.
Screen Australia’s head of content Sally Caplan said it was a testament to the resilience of the screen industry to have so many projects move into production during such a challenging period.
“It’s fantastic to kick off 2021 with such a great sample of the premium dramas that have been greenlit across the country,” she said.
“We’re so pleased to have supported...
The projects include feature How To Please A Woman about a woman’s choice to take her all-male housecleaning business to a more intimate level; the previously announced ABC anthology drama series Fires, set during last summer’s devastating bushfires; Stan feature Gold, and a comedy about a single woman and her database of potential sexual partners in Spreadsheet for Viacom CBS.
Screen Australia’s head of content Sally Caplan said it was a testament to the resilience of the screen industry to have so many projects move into production during such a challenging period.
“It’s fantastic to kick off 2021 with such a great sample of the premium dramas that have been greenlit across the country,” she said.
“We’re so pleased to have supported...
- 2/3/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Kate Mulvany.
Playing a Nazi-hunting nun opposite Al Pacino in the Amazon Prime series Hunters in New York, Kate Mulvany occasionally had to pinch herself.
In the 1970s-set series based on real events she plays Sister Harriet, a kick-ass nun and former MI6 spy, whom she laughingly refers to as “James Bond in a habit.”
Harriet joins Pacino’s Meyer Offerman, a Polish-Jewish philanthropist and Holocaust survivor who recruits and leads the Hunters.
The 10-part series created by David Weil and produced by Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions and Sonar Entertainment ended on what she describes as a jaw-dropping moment after rolling waves of revelations.
But for the pandemic, a decision on a renewal was expected earlier this year and Mulvany and her husband Hamish Michael had planned to move back to New York this month.
That, of course, is on hold, but she is optimistic of a second season,...
Playing a Nazi-hunting nun opposite Al Pacino in the Amazon Prime series Hunters in New York, Kate Mulvany occasionally had to pinch herself.
In the 1970s-set series based on real events she plays Sister Harriet, a kick-ass nun and former MI6 spy, whom she laughingly refers to as “James Bond in a habit.”
Harriet joins Pacino’s Meyer Offerman, a Polish-Jewish philanthropist and Holocaust survivor who recruits and leads the Hunters.
The 10-part series created by David Weil and produced by Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions and Sonar Entertainment ended on what she describes as a jaw-dropping moment after rolling waves of revelations.
But for the pandemic, a decision on a renewal was expected earlier this year and Mulvany and her husband Hamish Michael had planned to move back to New York this month.
That, of course, is on hold, but she is optimistic of a second season,...
- 6/9/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Sarah Kendall
UK-based Australian comedian Sarah Kendall is starring in Frayed, a six-part comedy-drama commissioned by the ABC and Sky UK, the first collaboration between the broadcasters.
Kendall created the 1989-set show in which she plays Sammy Cooper, a fabulously wealthy London housewife who is forced to return to her hometown in Australia, where she must revisit her past and the events that led her to flee as a teenager years earlier.
Sharon Horgan and Clelia Mountford’s production company Merman Television, which developed the project with the ABC and Sky, is co-producing with Kevin Whyte’s Guesswork Television.
Filming is underway in Newcastle and Sydney supported by Create Nsw, followed by location shooting in London. Kendall wrote all the episodes. Nicole O’Donohue is the producer and the directors are Jennifer Leacey and Shaun Wilson.
The synopsis reads: “Painfully funny and sometimes dark, Frayed is full of complex characters,...
UK-based Australian comedian Sarah Kendall is starring in Frayed, a six-part comedy-drama commissioned by the ABC and Sky UK, the first collaboration between the broadcasters.
Kendall created the 1989-set show in which she plays Sammy Cooper, a fabulously wealthy London housewife who is forced to return to her hometown in Australia, where she must revisit her past and the events that led her to flee as a teenager years earlier.
Sharon Horgan and Clelia Mountford’s production company Merman Television, which developed the project with the ABC and Sky, is co-producing with Kevin Whyte’s Guesswork Television.
Filming is underway in Newcastle and Sydney supported by Create Nsw, followed by location shooting in London. Kendall wrote all the episodes. Nicole O’Donohue is the producer and the directors are Jennifer Leacey and Shaun Wilson.
The synopsis reads: “Painfully funny and sometimes dark, Frayed is full of complex characters,...
- 10/30/2018
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Ben Affleck as Batman.
Directed by Zack Snyder and starring Ben Affleck as the caped crusader,.Batman V Superman.opened around the country on 293 screens last week, ringing up just over $13 million including 3D and IMAX showings.
The opening volley in WB's bid for a 'cinematic universe' of their own to compete with the Avengers, Batman V Superman.also scored the highest per-cinema average of the weekend, with a whopping $44,843 per location, besting last week's per-location champ, Universal's The Witch (a $15,060 average)..
Per screen,.The Witch narrowly pipped the number two film at the local Bo overall, Universal's My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2, which opened on 284 screens for a total take of $3.9 million - $14,309 per-cinema.
On 292 screens in its second week, Disney's Zootopia dropped a trifling twenty-six percent to pull in $3.1 million over the long weekend, bringing its cume to $8.6 million and well and truly trouncing Fox's Kung Fu Panda 3,...
Directed by Zack Snyder and starring Ben Affleck as the caped crusader,.Batman V Superman.opened around the country on 293 screens last week, ringing up just over $13 million including 3D and IMAX showings.
The opening volley in WB's bid for a 'cinematic universe' of their own to compete with the Avengers, Batman V Superman.also scored the highest per-cinema average of the weekend, with a whopping $44,843 per location, besting last week's per-location champ, Universal's The Witch (a $15,060 average)..
Per screen,.The Witch narrowly pipped the number two film at the local Bo overall, Universal's My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2, which opened on 284 screens for a total take of $3.9 million - $14,309 per-cinema.
On 292 screens in its second week, Disney's Zootopia dropped a trifling twenty-six percent to pull in $3.1 million over the long weekend, bringing its cume to $8.6 million and well and truly trouncing Fox's Kung Fu Panda 3,...
- 3/28/2016
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
Adrian Brody in Backtrack..
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Five Aussie films will vie for the $100,000 CinéfestOZ Film Prize, with two of the entries to have their Australian premiere at the Festival in August.
Backtrack, Now Add Honey, Pawno, Putuparri and the Rainmakers and The Daughter have each been selected out of over 30 submissions to make up the shortlist for the prize, now in its second year.
The winner will be announced at the Festival on Saturday 29th August, 2015.
The Film Prize is awarded to the producer of an Australian feature film (including feature documentaries) and last year was taken out by Robert Connolly for his family feature Paper Planes.
The film, which Connolly also directed, went on to enjoy huge success at the Australian box office and will be released by distribution companies Lionsgate in the UK and in North America by Eone.
The finalists for this year.s prize were determined by five...
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Five Aussie films will vie for the $100,000 CinéfestOZ Film Prize, with two of the entries to have their Australian premiere at the Festival in August.
Backtrack, Now Add Honey, Pawno, Putuparri and the Rainmakers and The Daughter have each been selected out of over 30 submissions to make up the shortlist for the prize, now in its second year.
The winner will be announced at the Festival on Saturday 29th August, 2015.
The Film Prize is awarded to the producer of an Australian feature film (including feature documentaries) and last year was taken out by Robert Connolly for his family feature Paper Planes.
The film, which Connolly also directed, went on to enjoy huge success at the Australian box office and will be released by distribution companies Lionsgate in the UK and in North America by Eone.
The finalists for this year.s prize were determined by five...
- 7/20/2015
- by Emily Blatchford
- IF.com.au
Russell Crowe-Directed Movie Up for Australian Film Award; Crowe Shortlisted Only in Acting Category
Director Russell Crowe Movie up for Best Film: Australian Academy Awards 2015 nominations (photo: Actor-director Russell Crowe in 'The Water Diviner') Aacta Awards: Feature Film Categories Best Film The Babadook Kristina Ceyton and Kristian Moliere Charlie's Country Nils Erik Nielsen, Peter Djigirr and Rolf de Heer Predestination Paddy McDonald, Tim McGahan, Peter Spierig and Michael Spierig The Railway Man Chris Brown, Andy Paterson and Bill Curbishley Tracks Emile Sherman and Iain Canning The Water Diviner Andrew Mason, Keith Rodger and Troy Lum Best Director The Babadook Jennifer Kent Charlie's Country Rolf de Heer Predestination Peter Spierig and Michael Spierig The Rover David Michôd Best Actress Kate Box The Little Death Essie Davis The Babadook Sarah Snook Predestination Mia Wasikowska Tracks Best Actor Russell Crowe The Water Diviner David Gulpilil Charlie's Country Damon Herriman The Little Death Guy Pearce The Rover Best Supporting Actor Patrick Brammall The Little Death Yilmaz Erdogan...
- 12/3/2014
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
New clip released by Yahoo for Griff the Invisible. The film was well received in Australia and will make it's debut in the Us, August 19th. Synopsis: Griff, office worker by day, superhero by night, has his world turned upside down when he meets Melody, a beautiful young scientist who shares his passion for the impossible. Griff the Invisible Running Time: 1 hr. 33 min. Release Date: August 19, 2011 MPAA Rating: PG-13 for for some language and violence Starring: Ryan Kwanten and Maeve Dermody. Directed by: Leon Ford. The film is directed by Leon Ford and produced by Nicole O'Donohue. Executive producers are Jan Chapman (The Piano, Lantana, Bright Star) and Scott Meek (Velvet Goldmine). The idea was conceived by Ford while sitting in a café watching a child playing by himself. “He was in this whole...
- 8/8/2011
- ComicBookMovie.com
Images from Griff the Invisible, starring Ryan Kwanten and Maeve Dermody. New pics join the poster and trailer for the Indomnia Releasing film which also stars Marshall Napier, Heather Mitchell, Chan Griffin, Toby Schmitz, Patrick Brammall and David Webb. Leon Ford directs Griff the Invisible from his own script for producer Nicole O'Donohue. Ryan Kwanten of TV’s “True Blood” stars in this charming, quirky and totally unpredictable romantic comedy drama about the superhero in all of us. Griff (Kwanten), a shy and awkward office worker by day, finds escape from his ordinary life by assuming the identity of a fantastic superhero each night. Griff’s secret is jeopardized...
- 7/11/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Images from Griff the Invisible, starring Ryan Kwanten and Maeve Dermody. New pics join the poster and trailer for the Indomnia Releasing film which also stars Marshall Napier, Heather Mitchell, Chan Griffin, Toby Schmitz, Patrick Brammall and David Webb. Leon Ford directs Griff the Invisible from his own script for producer Nicole O'Donohue. Ryan Kwanten of TV’s “True Blood” stars in this charming, quirky and totally unpredictable romantic comedy drama about the superhero in all of us. Griff (Kwanten), a shy and awkward office worker by day, finds escape from his ordinary life by assuming the identity of a fantastic superhero each night. Griff’s secret is jeopardized...
- 7/11/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Images from Griff the Invisible, starring Ryan Kwanten and Maeve Dermody. New pics join the poster and trailer for the Indomnia Releasing film which also stars Marshall Napier, Heather Mitchell, Chan Griffin, Toby Schmitz, Patrick Brammall and David Webb. Leon Ford directs Griff the Invisible from his own script for producer Nicole O'Donohue. Ryan Kwanten of TV’s “True Blood” stars in this charming, quirky and totally unpredictable romantic comedy drama about the superhero in all of us. Griff (Kwanten), a shy and awkward office worker by day, finds escape from his ordinary life by assuming the identity of a fantastic superhero each night. Griff’s secret is jeopardized...
- 7/11/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Indomina Releasing is on a bit of a shopping spree.
The new distributor has acquired North American theatrical and home entertainment rights to "Griff the Invisible" and "True Legend," as well as U.S. rights to "Fire of Conscience." "Griff" was picked up in the wake of its world premiere in Toronto, while "Legend" and "Conscience" were acquisitions at the Austin-based Fantastic Fest.
Leon Ford's "Griff," which stars Ryan Kwanten ("True Blood") and Maeve Dermody ("Beautiful Kate"), is about a working stiff moonlighting as a superhero who meets a woman who shares his passion for the impossible.
Nicole O'Donohue produced the film, while Jan Chapman and Scott Meek are executive producers. Screen Australia, Screen Nsw and Fsm financed the project. The deal was negotiated by Indomina vp acquisitions Rob Williams and Fortissimo senior vp Winnie Lau on behalf of the filmmakers.
"True Legend" stars Vincent Zhao ("Dragon Gets Angry...
The new distributor has acquired North American theatrical and home entertainment rights to "Griff the Invisible" and "True Legend," as well as U.S. rights to "Fire of Conscience." "Griff" was picked up in the wake of its world premiere in Toronto, while "Legend" and "Conscience" were acquisitions at the Austin-based Fantastic Fest.
Leon Ford's "Griff," which stars Ryan Kwanten ("True Blood") and Maeve Dermody ("Beautiful Kate"), is about a working stiff moonlighting as a superhero who meets a woman who shares his passion for the impossible.
Nicole O'Donohue produced the film, while Jan Chapman and Scott Meek are executive producers. Screen Australia, Screen Nsw and Fsm financed the project. The deal was negotiated by Indomina vp acquisitions Rob Williams and Fortissimo senior vp Winnie Lau on behalf of the filmmakers.
"True Legend" stars Vincent Zhao ("Dragon Gets Angry...
- 9/28/2010
- by By Jay A. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Leon Ford's feature debut Griff the Invisible has been a closely guarded secret since filming last year in Sydney with Ryan Kwanten and Maeve Dermody.
But now we have something to show -- the market poster for the superhero romance; designed by Jeremy Saunders for the recent Cannes market -- and it's a fantastic tease.
Here's the lowdown...
Griff - office worker by day, superhero by night - has his world turned upside down when he meets Melody, a beautiful young scientist who shares his passion for the impossible.
It stars Ryan Kwanten in the lead role of Griff (True Blood, Red Hill) and Maeve Dermody as Melody (Beautiful Kate, Black Water). It also co-stars Patrick Brammall and Toby Schmitz.
The film is directed by Leon Ford and produced by Nicole O'Donohue. Executive producers are Jan Chapman (The Piano, Lantana, Bright Star) and Scott Meek (Velvet Goldmine).
Thanks to Encore for the heads up.
But now we have something to show -- the market poster for the superhero romance; designed by Jeremy Saunders for the recent Cannes market -- and it's a fantastic tease.
Here's the lowdown...
Griff - office worker by day, superhero by night - has his world turned upside down when he meets Melody, a beautiful young scientist who shares his passion for the impossible.
It stars Ryan Kwanten in the lead role of Griff (True Blood, Red Hill) and Maeve Dermody as Melody (Beautiful Kate, Black Water). It also co-stars Patrick Brammall and Toby Schmitz.
The film is directed by Leon Ford and produced by Nicole O'Donohue. Executive producers are Jan Chapman (The Piano, Lantana, Bright Star) and Scott Meek (Velvet Goldmine).
Thanks to Encore for the heads up.
- 6/16/2010
- Screen Anarchy
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