Peter Dowling (Black And Blue) wrote screenplay.
Electric Entertainment has picked up worldwide rights to psychological thriller Penthouse A starring Bella Thorne and will launch international sales at Afm.
Thorne plays a jilted lover who hooks up for a short-term relationship with the wrong person and ends up captive in a high-rise residence.
Franck Khalfoun directs from a screenplay by Peter Dowling, whose credits include crime drama Black And Blue starring Naomie Harris and Tyrese Gibson.
Sonia Mehandjiyska, head of international distribution for Electric Entertainment, brokered the deal with producer Jeremy Wall of Polaris Pictures, and executive producer Ksana Golod.
Electric Entertainment has picked up worldwide rights to psychological thriller Penthouse A starring Bella Thorne and will launch international sales at Afm.
Thorne plays a jilted lover who hooks up for a short-term relationship with the wrong person and ends up captive in a high-rise residence.
Franck Khalfoun directs from a screenplay by Peter Dowling, whose credits include crime drama Black And Blue starring Naomie Harris and Tyrese Gibson.
Sonia Mehandjiyska, head of international distribution for Electric Entertainment, brokered the deal with producer Jeremy Wall of Polaris Pictures, and executive producer Ksana Golod.
- 11/5/2019
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Oscar-winner Jeremy Irons ("Batman vs. Superman"), Oscar-nominee Virginia Madsen ("Joy" -opposite Jennifer Lawrence), AnnaSophia Robb ( "The Carrie Diaries"), and Rory Culkin ("Scream4") are cast as the leads of "Monumental." The action comedy, produced by Eric Fischer and Brianna Lee Johnson from Dead Fish Films and from a script penned by Annie Burgstede and Chad Faust. The project is slated to begin filming on July 6th. Kathy Morgan International (Kmi) is handling foreign pre-sales at Cannes Film Market and CAA is handling domestic.
Directed by Brett Simon ("Assassination of a High School President"), "Monumental" is described as the story of a high-octane romance of the ages. Harley (Rory Culkin) and Steph (AnnaSophia Robb) have accidentally killed their tyrant boss and kidnapped Harley's wise-cracking Vietnam Veteran relative (Jeremy Irons). The FBI (Virginia Madsen) is hot on their trail and closing fast... as they speed across the country in search of freedom, for Iron’s long lost love, amidst all the chaos and explosions, their epic journey culminates in a fiery showdown and the two find love and create their own happily-ever-after.
The film is Executive Produced by Aaron Gilbert, Robert Odgen Barnum, 3 Point Capital, Ksana Golod, James Bryant, and George Parra, with London Pacific Finance providing development funding. CAA negotiated for Jeremy Irons; CAA and Untitled handled on behalf of AnnaSophia Robb; UTA and Untitled closed on behalf of Virginia Madsen; with Paradigm and Brookside Artist Management on behalf of Rory Culkin. Director Brett Simon is a client of Management 360. Writer Annie Burgstede is with Leslie Conliffe at Intellectual Property Group. Writer Chad Faust is repped by Jackoway, Tyerman, Wertheimer, Austen, Mandelbaum, Morris, and Klein.
Fischer served as Executive Producer on Jeremy Irons’ award-winning film "Night Train to Lisbon." Fischer and Johnson have produced several projects together under the Dead Fish Films banner and currently have two films in post- production...
Directed by Brett Simon ("Assassination of a High School President"), "Monumental" is described as the story of a high-octane romance of the ages. Harley (Rory Culkin) and Steph (AnnaSophia Robb) have accidentally killed their tyrant boss and kidnapped Harley's wise-cracking Vietnam Veteran relative (Jeremy Irons). The FBI (Virginia Madsen) is hot on their trail and closing fast... as they speed across the country in search of freedom, for Iron’s long lost love, amidst all the chaos and explosions, their epic journey culminates in a fiery showdown and the two find love and create their own happily-ever-after.
The film is Executive Produced by Aaron Gilbert, Robert Odgen Barnum, 3 Point Capital, Ksana Golod, James Bryant, and George Parra, with London Pacific Finance providing development funding. CAA negotiated for Jeremy Irons; CAA and Untitled handled on behalf of AnnaSophia Robb; UTA and Untitled closed on behalf of Virginia Madsen; with Paradigm and Brookside Artist Management on behalf of Rory Culkin. Director Brett Simon is a client of Management 360. Writer Annie Burgstede is with Leslie Conliffe at Intellectual Property Group. Writer Chad Faust is repped by Jackoway, Tyerman, Wertheimer, Austen, Mandelbaum, Morris, and Klein.
Fischer served as Executive Producer on Jeremy Irons’ award-winning film "Night Train to Lisbon." Fischer and Johnson have produced several projects together under the Dead Fish Films banner and currently have two films in post- production...
- 5/17/2015
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Exclusive: Jeremy Irons, Virginia Madsen, rising star AnnaSophia Robb and Rory Culkin have joined the action comedy, which Kathy Morgan International has introduced to Cannes buyers.
CAA represents Us rights on Monumental, about two youngsters who accidentally kill their tyrannical boss and go on the run with a wise-cracking Vietnam veteran as the FBI closes in.
Brett Simon is set to start shooting on July 6. Annie Burgstede and Chad Faust wrote the screenplay and Eric Fischer and Brianna Lee Johnson of Dead Fish Films produce.
Aaron Gilbert, Robert Odgen Barnum, Three Point Capital, Ksana Golod, James Bryant and George Parra are executive producers.
London Pacific Finance provided development funding.
CAA represents Us rights on Monumental, about two youngsters who accidentally kill their tyrannical boss and go on the run with a wise-cracking Vietnam veteran as the FBI closes in.
Brett Simon is set to start shooting on July 6. Annie Burgstede and Chad Faust wrote the screenplay and Eric Fischer and Brianna Lee Johnson of Dead Fish Films produce.
Aaron Gilbert, Robert Odgen Barnum, Three Point Capital, Ksana Golod, James Bryant and George Parra are executive producers.
London Pacific Finance provided development funding.
- 5/16/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Heist thriller to go into production in summer.
Rob Cohen [pictured] will direct upcoming action heist thriller Risk.
Set to go into production in summer, the film follows a brilliant thief as he is released from prison early to execute a nearly impossible art heist.
Cohen previously directed The Fast and the Furious, xXx and Alex Cross.
Umedia’s Adrian Politowski and Karl Richards will be producing the film with Tim Kwok, Ksana Golod and George Parr.
Cohen commented: “I’ve always wanted to make a sophisticated caper/thriller in the style of Topkapi, To Catch a Thief and The Hot Rock, with smart characters and sexy European backgrounds. When I read the script of Risk, I knew this was it.”
Eric Harlacher wrote the screenplay, while Umedia International will be handling sales.
Rob Cohen [pictured] will direct upcoming action heist thriller Risk.
Set to go into production in summer, the film follows a brilliant thief as he is released from prison early to execute a nearly impossible art heist.
Cohen previously directed The Fast and the Furious, xXx and Alex Cross.
Umedia’s Adrian Politowski and Karl Richards will be producing the film with Tim Kwok, Ksana Golod and George Parr.
Cohen commented: “I’ve always wanted to make a sophisticated caper/thriller in the style of Topkapi, To Catch a Thief and The Hot Rock, with smart characters and sexy European backgrounds. When I read the script of Risk, I knew this was it.”
Eric Harlacher wrote the screenplay, while Umedia International will be handling sales.
- 2/7/2014
- by ian.sandwell@screendaily.com (Ian Sandwell)
- ScreenDaily
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