About a year and a half ago, it was announced that Shawnee Smith of the Saw franchise had signed on to star in a horror movie called The Skulleton. That film is now ready to make its way out into the world under the title Bloodline Killer, and it’s set to receive a VOD and limited theatrical release on April 26th. With that date exactly one month away, a trailer has arrived online (our friends at Bloody Disgusting got the first look at it), and you can check it out in the embed above.
Smith is joined in the cast of Bloodline Killer by Tyrese Gibson (Morbius), Bruce Dern (The Hateful Eight), Taryn Manning (Orange Is the New Black), Damian Maffei (The Strangers: Prey at Night), Drew Moerlein (South of Hell), Alexander James Rodriguez (Bee and Puppycat), Jaime Zevallos (Cloak and Dagger), James Gaudioso (Mid-Century), and Anthony Gaudioso (What Josiah Saw...
Smith is joined in the cast of Bloodline Killer by Tyrese Gibson (Morbius), Bruce Dern (The Hateful Eight), Taryn Manning (Orange Is the New Black), Damian Maffei (The Strangers: Prey at Night), Drew Moerlein (South of Hell), Alexander James Rodriguez (Bee and Puppycat), Jaime Zevallos (Cloak and Dagger), James Gaudioso (Mid-Century), and Anthony Gaudioso (What Josiah Saw...
- 3/26/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Los Angeles-based Premiere Entertainment Group has acquired worldwide rights to romantic comedy Plan B, starring Emmy-award winner Jamie Lee (HBO’s Crashing) and Jon Heder.
Premiere Entertainment will launch worldwide sales of the film at the upcoming American Film Market with all territories currently available.
Directed by first-timer Brandon Tamburri, from an original screenplay by Tamburri and Jean Monpere, Plan B follows the story of Piper, a young woman who, against better judgment, decides to sleep with a successful businessman and tells him he’s the father of her unborn baby after a one-night stand with her awkward neighbor leaves her pregnant.
The Joke Zero and Future Proof Films pic is produced by DJ Dodd, Erika Hampson, and Tamburri. Cast also includes Oscar Nominee Tom Berenger, Shannon Elizabeth, and SAG Award Winner Kate Flannery (NBC’s The Office). Rounding out the ensemble cast are Michael Lombardi (FX’s Rescue Me), Subhah Agarwal (HBO’s Westworld), Daniel K. Isaac (Showtime’s Billions), NFL star Vernon Davis, and Danielle Perez (A24’s Dicks: The Musical).
Full Synopsis reads: After a fun night out, rebellious writer Piper (Jamie Lee) drunkenly sleeps with her awkward neighbor, Evan (Jon Heder), and winds up pregnant. When she attempts to tell Evan the news, Piper quickly realizes that he’s not the long-term guy for her and the baby. After receiving news from publishing exec Jane (Kate Flannery) that her dream of a book deal is coming to fruition, she needs to find a stable relationship – and quick. Going against the advice of her best friend Maya (Subhah Agarwal), Piper opts to keep the pregnancy a secret until she can find a more successful guy to sleep with and hopefully start a family.
After a few failed and comical attempts at finding a match, Piper stumbles into Cameron (Michael Lombardi), a financial advisor and regular at the café she works at. Everything appears to be going as planned as Cameron falls for Piper and is ecstatic about the pregnancy. Cameron introduces Piper to his parents Joe (Tom Berenger) and Diane and fends off advances from his flirty boss Anne (Shannon Elizabeth) along the way. While juggling her double life, Piper continues to bump into her neighbor Evan, who has no idea that he is the father of her soon-to-be-born baby. However, Piper’s evil scheme starts to unravel when she starts second-guessing herself, realizing that she could be making the biggest mistake of her life.
Carlos Rincon, SVP of acquisitions at Premiere Entertainment, negotiated the deal with producer DJ Dodd on behalf of Joke Zero and Future Proof Films.
“This film has been a labor of love for me, and I couldn’t be happier with how it turned out. Premiere is the perfect partner for us, and I’m excited to be working with them,” Tamburri said.
DJ Dodd, Owner of Future Proof Films, added: “We are very proud of the film we’ve made through the immense hard work of all of our cast and crew. Making this film has been a fun ride, and we can’t wait to introduce it to the world.”...
Premiere Entertainment will launch worldwide sales of the film at the upcoming American Film Market with all territories currently available.
Directed by first-timer Brandon Tamburri, from an original screenplay by Tamburri and Jean Monpere, Plan B follows the story of Piper, a young woman who, against better judgment, decides to sleep with a successful businessman and tells him he’s the father of her unborn baby after a one-night stand with her awkward neighbor leaves her pregnant.
The Joke Zero and Future Proof Films pic is produced by DJ Dodd, Erika Hampson, and Tamburri. Cast also includes Oscar Nominee Tom Berenger, Shannon Elizabeth, and SAG Award Winner Kate Flannery (NBC’s The Office). Rounding out the ensemble cast are Michael Lombardi (FX’s Rescue Me), Subhah Agarwal (HBO’s Westworld), Daniel K. Isaac (Showtime’s Billions), NFL star Vernon Davis, and Danielle Perez (A24’s Dicks: The Musical).
Full Synopsis reads: After a fun night out, rebellious writer Piper (Jamie Lee) drunkenly sleeps with her awkward neighbor, Evan (Jon Heder), and winds up pregnant. When she attempts to tell Evan the news, Piper quickly realizes that he’s not the long-term guy for her and the baby. After receiving news from publishing exec Jane (Kate Flannery) that her dream of a book deal is coming to fruition, she needs to find a stable relationship – and quick. Going against the advice of her best friend Maya (Subhah Agarwal), Piper opts to keep the pregnancy a secret until she can find a more successful guy to sleep with and hopefully start a family.
After a few failed and comical attempts at finding a match, Piper stumbles into Cameron (Michael Lombardi), a financial advisor and regular at the café she works at. Everything appears to be going as planned as Cameron falls for Piper and is ecstatic about the pregnancy. Cameron introduces Piper to his parents Joe (Tom Berenger) and Diane and fends off advances from his flirty boss Anne (Shannon Elizabeth) along the way. While juggling her double life, Piper continues to bump into her neighbor Evan, who has no idea that he is the father of her soon-to-be-born baby. However, Piper’s evil scheme starts to unravel when she starts second-guessing herself, realizing that she could be making the biggest mistake of her life.
Carlos Rincon, SVP of acquisitions at Premiere Entertainment, negotiated the deal with producer DJ Dodd on behalf of Joke Zero and Future Proof Films.
“This film has been a labor of love for me, and I couldn’t be happier with how it turned out. Premiere is the perfect partner for us, and I’m excited to be working with them,” Tamburri said.
DJ Dodd, Owner of Future Proof Films, added: “We are very proud of the film we’ve made through the immense hard work of all of our cast and crew. Making this film has been a fun ride, and we can’t wait to introduce it to the world.”...
- 10/30/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Two-time Oscar nominee Bruce Dern (The Hateful Eight), Tyrese Gibson (Fast & Furious franchise), Shawnee Smith (Saw franchise), and Taryn Manning (Orange is the New Black) have signed on to horror film, The Skulleton.
Written by Anthony and James Gaudioso (Mid-Century), and directed by Ante Novakovic (Sanctioning Evil), the film will follow Moira Cole (Smith) who attempts to move on with her shattered life after the brutal murder of her friends and family at the hands of her deranged and obsessed cousin, Lee Morris. Living a quiet suburban life with her deeply affected two adult sons, Moira is constantly reminded of her past, which is strewn across the screen every October, having been optioned into a popular movie franchise.
Pic also features Damian Maffei (The Strangers: Prey at Night), Drew Moerlein (South of Hell), Alexander James Rodriguez (Netflix’s Bee and Puppycat), Jaime Zevallos (Marvel’s Cloak and Dagger), James...
Written by Anthony and James Gaudioso (Mid-Century), and directed by Ante Novakovic (Sanctioning Evil), the film will follow Moira Cole (Smith) who attempts to move on with her shattered life after the brutal murder of her friends and family at the hands of her deranged and obsessed cousin, Lee Morris. Living a quiet suburban life with her deeply affected two adult sons, Moira is constantly reminded of her past, which is strewn across the screen every October, having been optioned into a popular movie franchise.
Pic also features Damian Maffei (The Strangers: Prey at Night), Drew Moerlein (South of Hell), Alexander James Rodriguez (Netflix’s Bee and Puppycat), Jaime Zevallos (Marvel’s Cloak and Dagger), James...
- 12/15/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
The CW announced the ninth and final season of “The Flash” will premiere on Wednesday, February 8. The show’s final season will consist of 13 episodes.
According to the network, the ninth season of “The Flash” picks up one week after Barry Allen’s battle with Reverse Flash, with Allen and Iris West-Allen reconnecting and growing closer than ever before. A deadly group of Rogues descend on Central City led by a powerful new threat, forcing The Flash and his team to come together, defy impossible odds and save the day.
The series, based on the DC Comics superhero and developed by Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg and Geoff Johns, stars Grant Gustin as the titular character. Additional cast includes Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker, Rick Cosnett, Carlos Valdes, Tom Cavanagh, Jesse L. Martin and more.
“’The Flash’ will be remembered as one of the greatest shows in the history of The CW,...
According to the network, the ninth season of “The Flash” picks up one week after Barry Allen’s battle with Reverse Flash, with Allen and Iris West-Allen reconnecting and growing closer than ever before. A deadly group of Rogues descend on Central City led by a powerful new threat, forcing The Flash and his team to come together, defy impossible odds and save the day.
The series, based on the DC Comics superhero and developed by Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg and Geoff Johns, stars Grant Gustin as the titular character. Additional cast includes Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker, Rick Cosnett, Carlos Valdes, Tom Cavanagh, Jesse L. Martin and more.
“’The Flash’ will be remembered as one of the greatest shows in the history of The CW,...
- 12/5/2022
- by EJ Panaligan
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Emmy-winning comedienne Jamie Lee (HBO’s Crashing), Jon Heder (Napoleon Dynamite), Oscar Nominee Tom Berenger (Platoon), Shannon Elizabeth (American Pie franchise), and SAG Award Winner Kate Flannery (NBC’s The Office) have just wrapped a new romantic comedy from first time writer-director Brandon Tamburri.
The film is produced by DJ Dodd, Erika Hampson, and Tamburri who also co-wrote the script with Jean Monpère. William Kay is a Co-Executive Producer alongside Jerry Daigle.
After a fun night out, the rebellious Piper (Jamie Lee) drunkenly sleeps with her awkward neighbor she hardly knows, Evan Ebert (Jon Heder), and winds up pregnant. When she attempts to tell Evan the news, she quickly realizes that he’s not the long-term guy for her and her baby. Going against the advice of her best friend Maya (Subhah Agarwal), Piper opts to keep the pregnancy a...
The film is produced by DJ Dodd, Erika Hampson, and Tamburri who also co-wrote the script with Jean Monpère. William Kay is a Co-Executive Producer alongside Jerry Daigle.
After a fun night out, the rebellious Piper (Jamie Lee) drunkenly sleeps with her awkward neighbor she hardly knows, Evan Ebert (Jon Heder), and winds up pregnant. When she attempts to tell Evan the news, she quickly realizes that he’s not the long-term guy for her and her baby. Going against the advice of her best friend Maya (Subhah Agarwal), Piper opts to keep the pregnancy a...
- 7/16/2022
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Company’s international division to present first-look footage to buyers.
Heading into the virtual EFM Los Angeles-based Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired international rights to Sonja O’Hara’s supernatural thriller Mid-Century starring Avatar’s Stephen Lang, Shane West and Bruce Dern.
West and Chelsea Gilligan play a vacationing couple in a haunted mid-century modern home. Lang is the occult-obsessed architect who haunts his masterpieces long after a grisly death, while Dern is cast as Lang’s mentor in the supernatural realm. Sarah Hay plays a housewife forever trapped in her home after her untimely demise.
Mike Stern wrote the screenplay and produced Mid-Century,...
Heading into the virtual EFM Los Angeles-based Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired international rights to Sonja O’Hara’s supernatural thriller Mid-Century starring Avatar’s Stephen Lang, Shane West and Bruce Dern.
West and Chelsea Gilligan play a vacationing couple in a haunted mid-century modern home. Lang is the occult-obsessed architect who haunts his masterpieces long after a grisly death, while Dern is cast as Lang’s mentor in the supernatural realm. Sarah Hay plays a housewife forever trapped in her home after her untimely demise.
Mike Stern wrote the screenplay and produced Mid-Century,...
- 2/1/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Company’s international division to present first-look footage to buyers.
Heading into the virtual EFM Los Angeles-based Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired international rights to Sonja O’Hara’s supernatural thriller Mid-Century starring Avatar’s Steven Lang and Bruce Dern.
Shane West and Chelsea Gilligan play a vacationing couple in a haunted mid-century modern home. Lang is the occult-obsessed architect who haunts his masterpieces long after a grisly death, while Dern is cast as Lang’s mentor in the supernatural realm. Sarah Hay plays a housewife forever trapped in her home after her untimely demise.
Mike Stern wrote the screenplay and produced Mid-Century,...
Heading into the virtual EFM Los Angeles-based Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired international rights to Sonja O’Hara’s supernatural thriller Mid-Century starring Avatar’s Steven Lang and Bruce Dern.
Shane West and Chelsea Gilligan play a vacationing couple in a haunted mid-century modern home. Lang is the occult-obsessed architect who haunts his masterpieces long after a grisly death, while Dern is cast as Lang’s mentor in the supernatural realm. Sarah Hay plays a housewife forever trapped in her home after her untimely demise.
Mike Stern wrote the screenplay and produced Mid-Century,...
- 2/1/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Gravitas Ventures has acquired worldwide rights to Lance Kawas’ thriller Good Thief, also claiming North American rights to Sonny Mallhi’s Hurt and Phil Harding’s The Reunion. The Red Arrow Studios company will release the first title on Tvod and digital platforms on November 30, with the second debuting in select theaters and on internet, cable, and satellite platforms on December 10, and the third arriving on all Tvod and digital platforms in February.
Good Thief follows a pair of thieves (played by Peter Donahue and newcomer Shomari Giles) on the outskirts of Detroit who rob a neighborhood pawnbroker (Jimmy Doom) of his valuable baseball card collection, only to find out they’ve unleashed something far more sinister. Aaron Sizemore penned the script for the film, which also stars Melanie Mahanna and Bobby Laenen. Kawas produced with Hicham Benkirane’s company, Hbk F.C. Myriad Pictures is handling international sales.
Good Thief follows a pair of thieves (played by Peter Donahue and newcomer Shomari Giles) on the outskirts of Detroit who rob a neighborhood pawnbroker (Jimmy Doom) of his valuable baseball card collection, only to find out they’ve unleashed something far more sinister. Aaron Sizemore penned the script for the film, which also stars Melanie Mahanna and Bobby Laenen. Kawas produced with Hicham Benkirane’s company, Hbk F.C. Myriad Pictures is handling international sales.
- 11/5/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Bruce Dern (Nebraska), Stephen Lang (Avatar) and Shane West (Gotham) have wrapped production on Sonja O’ Hara’s (Doomsday) latest film Mid-Century. The social commentary horror thriller explores the dark side of the American aesthetic.
The film also stars Sarah Hay (Flesh & Bone), Chelsea Gilligan (Star-Crossed), Mike Stern (Jack Reacher), Vanessa Williams (Candyman), Annapurna Sriram (Billions) and Jon “Dumbfoundead” Park (Raya and the Last Dragon).
In the film, Lang plays an occult-obsessed architect of mid-century modern homes who haunts his masterpieces long after a grisly death. Dern appears as Lang’s mentor in the supernatural, and Hay is the housewife forever trapped in her home after perishing at the hands of her husband. West and Gilligan star as a modern-day couple vacationing in the glass home who find the ghosts of the past are very much present – and have a sinister plan for them.
“Congratulations to director Sonja O’Hara,...
The film also stars Sarah Hay (Flesh & Bone), Chelsea Gilligan (Star-Crossed), Mike Stern (Jack Reacher), Vanessa Williams (Candyman), Annapurna Sriram (Billions) and Jon “Dumbfoundead” Park (Raya and the Last Dragon).
In the film, Lang plays an occult-obsessed architect of mid-century modern homes who haunts his masterpieces long after a grisly death. Dern appears as Lang’s mentor in the supernatural, and Hay is the housewife forever trapped in her home after perishing at the hands of her husband. West and Gilligan star as a modern-day couple vacationing in the glass home who find the ghosts of the past are very much present – and have a sinister plan for them.
“Congratulations to director Sonja O’Hara,...
- 10/12/2021
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Expanding Los Angeles-based distributor Safier Entertainment has acquired worldwide rights to the comedic holiday feature “Christmas Vs. the Walters” out of the Cannes Film Market.
The ensemble film is led by Oscar nominee Bruce Dern, “30 Rock” regular and “Oz” actor Dean Winters, “Saw” franchise star Shawnee Smith and Emmy-winning “Schitt’s Creek” star Chris Elliott.
Promised a wide theatrical release on Nov. 5 before heading to paid VOD and digital sell-through, the film is directed by genre helmer Peter D’Amato. He penned the script with Ante Novakovic.
“Christmas Vs. the Walters” sees Smith as the perfectionist expectant mother Diane Walters, who spends each year planning the ideal Christmas holiday. When her husband is taken out of town on business and her eccentric doctor confines her to bed rest, she races against the clock to craft another memorable celebration.
D’Amato and Novakovic also serve as producers with Rob Simmons of Jars Media Group...
The ensemble film is led by Oscar nominee Bruce Dern, “30 Rock” regular and “Oz” actor Dean Winters, “Saw” franchise star Shawnee Smith and Emmy-winning “Schitt’s Creek” star Chris Elliott.
Promised a wide theatrical release on Nov. 5 before heading to paid VOD and digital sell-through, the film is directed by genre helmer Peter D’Amato. He penned the script with Ante Novakovic.
“Christmas Vs. the Walters” sees Smith as the perfectionist expectant mother Diane Walters, who spends each year planning the ideal Christmas holiday. When her husband is taken out of town on business and her eccentric doctor confines her to bed rest, she races against the clock to craft another memorable celebration.
D’Amato and Novakovic also serve as producers with Rob Simmons of Jars Media Group...
- 7/14/2021
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
DJ Qualls, Lydia Hearst, Sanchita Malik, and Shane Brady are set to star in Turning Point, an indie thriller written and directed by Josh Wagner.
In the movie, a home invasion goes awry when the owner returns home…bitten by a mysterious creature, and showing signs of an unprecedented illness. As he gradually morphs into something monstrous, the intruders desperately plot their escape.
The film hails from Umbrelic Entertainment and is being produced by Brian Katz and Thomas Zambeck through Umbrelic along with producers DJ Dodd and Alana Brown. Qualls is repped by Artists First and The Kohner Agency, Hearst by Mpe and Buchwald; Malik by Holt Management and Gersh; Brady by Eris Talent.
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Connor Paolo, Jonathan Bennett, Robert Clohessy, Robert Burke, Timothy Murphy, and Annie Fox will lead indie horror-film Fire Island, directed by Myles Clohessy.
From Barefoot Kid Productions, Jars Media Group, and Novakovic Brothers Films, the pic is being produced by Rob Simmons, Ante Novakovic, Antony Ware, Greg Scarnici, and Ramsey Heitmann. The plot, written by Myles Clohessy, Phil Harrell, and Emma Harrell, centers on Troy Miller (Paolo) and a group of friends who opt to escape the Pandemic ridden New York City of 2020 by going on a seemingly perfect summer vacation to Fire Island, the picturesque LGBTQ party haven off the coast of NY. What starts as the time of their lives and a much needed retreat from quarantine rules, quickly spirals out of control for the group of friends on the infamous, picturesque party getaway, as they find themselves caught in a web of sex, lies and cold blooded murder at the hands of a serial killer on the loose (Bennett).
Kresh Novakovic, Kahyun Kim, Liam Burke, Arielle Diaz, Brian Foyster, and Ramon Torress also co-star. Steven Schrager and Robert Clohessy will serve as executive producers, with filming slated to take place in New York City and on Fire Island this month.
In the movie, a home invasion goes awry when the owner returns home…bitten by a mysterious creature, and showing signs of an unprecedented illness. As he gradually morphs into something monstrous, the intruders desperately plot their escape.
The film hails from Umbrelic Entertainment and is being produced by Brian Katz and Thomas Zambeck through Umbrelic along with producers DJ Dodd and Alana Brown. Qualls is repped by Artists First and The Kohner Agency, Hearst by Mpe and Buchwald; Malik by Holt Management and Gersh; Brady by Eris Talent.
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Connor Paolo, Jonathan Bennett, Robert Clohessy, Robert Burke, Timothy Murphy, and Annie Fox will lead indie horror-film Fire Island, directed by Myles Clohessy.
From Barefoot Kid Productions, Jars Media Group, and Novakovic Brothers Films, the pic is being produced by Rob Simmons, Ante Novakovic, Antony Ware, Greg Scarnici, and Ramsey Heitmann. The plot, written by Myles Clohessy, Phil Harrell, and Emma Harrell, centers on Troy Miller (Paolo) and a group of friends who opt to escape the Pandemic ridden New York City of 2020 by going on a seemingly perfect summer vacation to Fire Island, the picturesque LGBTQ party haven off the coast of NY. What starts as the time of their lives and a much needed retreat from quarantine rules, quickly spirals out of control for the group of friends on the infamous, picturesque party getaway, as they find themselves caught in a web of sex, lies and cold blooded murder at the hands of a serial killer on the loose (Bennett).
Kresh Novakovic, Kahyun Kim, Liam Burke, Arielle Diaz, Brian Foyster, and Ramon Torress also co-star. Steven Schrager and Robert Clohessy will serve as executive producers, with filming slated to take place in New York City and on Fire Island this month.
- 5/17/2021
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Vertical Entertainment has secured the U.S. distribution rights to A Day to Die, an action-thriller starring Frank Grillo, Bruce Willis, Leon, and Kevin Dillon. Wes Miller directed the indie from a script he co-wrote with Scott Mallace and Rab Berry. The pic is expected to be released in 2022.
In the film, a disgraced parole officer (Dillon) is indebted to a local gang leader and forced to pull off a series of dangerous drug heists within twelve hours in order to pay the $2 million dollars he owes, rescue his kidnapped pregnant wife, and settle a score with the city’s corrupt police chief (Willis), who is working with the gang leader and double-crossed him years ago.
Gianni Capaldi, Brooke Butler, Vernon Davis, Mohamed Karim, Alexander Kane, and Curtis Nichouls round out the cast. Nichouls also produced the film alongside Andrew van den Houten and DJ Dodd. Capstone Group is handling global sales.
In the film, a disgraced parole officer (Dillon) is indebted to a local gang leader and forced to pull off a series of dangerous drug heists within twelve hours in order to pay the $2 million dollars he owes, rescue his kidnapped pregnant wife, and settle a score with the city’s corrupt police chief (Willis), who is working with the gang leader and double-crossed him years ago.
Gianni Capaldi, Brooke Butler, Vernon Davis, Mohamed Karim, Alexander Kane, and Curtis Nichouls round out the cast. Nichouls also produced the film alongside Andrew van den Houten and DJ Dodd. Capstone Group is handling global sales.
- 5/12/2021
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Shawnee Smith (the Saw franchise), Dean Winters (30 Rock), Emmy winning actor Chris Elliott, and Oscar nominee Bruce Dern are set to star in Christmas vs The Walters, an indie holiday comedy from Jars Media Group, Sparkd Films, and Novakovic Brothers Films. Caroline Aaron (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Betsy Beutler (Last Call and Scrubs), Paris Bravo (Bad Therapy), Nate Torrence (She’s Out Of My League), Jack McGee (Moneyball), and Emmy winner Richard Thomas will also lead the ensemble cast.
Directed by Peter D’Amato, the film follows Diane Walters (Smith) who finds herself consumed with the year-long obsession of creating the perfect holiday for her family. While her husband Brian (Winters) gets sent to Texas on business, the expecting mother of two is ordered on bed rest by her eccentric doctor (Elliott) and has only 200 hours to pull it all together. She’s on a mission to make this holiday more...
Directed by Peter D’Amato, the film follows Diane Walters (Smith) who finds herself consumed with the year-long obsession of creating the perfect holiday for her family. While her husband Brian (Winters) gets sent to Texas on business, the expecting mother of two is ordered on bed rest by her eccentric doctor (Elliott) and has only 200 hours to pull it all together. She’s on a mission to make this holiday more...
- 1/28/2021
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
A unique take on Mary Shelley's writing of her masterpiece Frankenstein, Nora Unkel's A Nightmare Wakes has been acquired by Shudder and will be released on the streaming service beginning February 4th.
We have the full acquisition announcement below, as well as the official trailer for A Nightmare Wakes:
Press Release: New York, NY – January 13th, 2021 – AMC Networks’ horror streaming platform Shudder today announced the acquisition of A Nightmare Wakes from writer/director Nora Unkel. The sweeping psychological thriller based on Mary Shelley’s writing of Frankenstein is steeped in accurate period details but told with a modern perspective. It will debut on Shudder on February 4th, days after the 170th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s death on February 1st, 1851.
Synopsis: While composing her famous novel Frankenstein, Mary Shelley descends into an opium-fueled fever dream while carrying on a torrid love affair with Percy Shelley. As she writes,...
We have the full acquisition announcement below, as well as the official trailer for A Nightmare Wakes:
Press Release: New York, NY – January 13th, 2021 – AMC Networks’ horror streaming platform Shudder today announced the acquisition of A Nightmare Wakes from writer/director Nora Unkel. The sweeping psychological thriller based on Mary Shelley’s writing of Frankenstein is steeped in accurate period details but told with a modern perspective. It will debut on Shudder on February 4th, days after the 170th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s death on February 1st, 1851.
Synopsis: While composing her famous novel Frankenstein, Mary Shelley descends into an opium-fueled fever dream while carrying on a torrid love affair with Percy Shelley. As she writes,...
- 1/13/2021
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Exclusive: IFC Films has picked up the U.S. and Canada rights to Paolo Pilladi’s comedy Last Call, which the filmmaker directed, produced and co-wrote. IFC is eyeing a theatrical release this year.
Pic follows Mick, played by Jeremy Piven, who is a local success story and real estate developer. He returns home to his offbeat blue collar Irish neighborhood in the shadows of Philadelphia for a funeral and is obligated to stay to ensure his parents’ ailing family business gets back on course. Amidst all of this, he grows closer to his childhood crush (Taryn Manning) who is also back in town, while enduring the constant ridicule from his old hometown crew. As Mick begins to reconnect with the neighborhood he grew up in, he finds himself at a crossroads when forced to either raze or resurrect the family bar.
The movie also stars two-time Oscar nominee Bruce Dern,...
Pic follows Mick, played by Jeremy Piven, who is a local success story and real estate developer. He returns home to his offbeat blue collar Irish neighborhood in the shadows of Philadelphia for a funeral and is obligated to stay to ensure his parents’ ailing family business gets back on course. Amidst all of this, he grows closer to his childhood crush (Taryn Manning) who is also back in town, while enduring the constant ridicule from his old hometown crew. As Mick begins to reconnect with the neighborhood he grew up in, he finds himself at a crossroads when forced to either raze or resurrect the family bar.
The movie also stars two-time Oscar nominee Bruce Dern,...
- 1/6/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Clay Epstein’s Film Mode Entertainment has beefed up its sales slate as the American Film Market gets underway in its virtual form.
The company has acquired world rights on the hybrid live-action/animated family comedy Ollie. In development, the pic will star Mario Lopez (Saved By The Bell) alongside skateboarder and musician Tony Alva. Story follows Cj, a 13-year-old by who is having a tough time at his local skatepark. His life takes a dramatic, adventurous and positive turn when he is befriended by Ollie, a skateboarding bulldog who was just fired from his watchdog job.
Lopez will produce and voice the character Ollie. Also producing are Mark Roberts via Roberts/David Films, along with Lorena David. Clay Epstein is executive producing.
Film Mode has also boarded international rights on comedy Last Call alongside BondIt Media Capital. The pic features Jeremy Piven (Entourage), Taryn Manning (Orange Is The New Black...
The company has acquired world rights on the hybrid live-action/animated family comedy Ollie. In development, the pic will star Mario Lopez (Saved By The Bell) alongside skateboarder and musician Tony Alva. Story follows Cj, a 13-year-old by who is having a tough time at his local skatepark. His life takes a dramatic, adventurous and positive turn when he is befriended by Ollie, a skateboarding bulldog who was just fired from his watchdog job.
Lopez will produce and voice the character Ollie. Also producing are Mark Roberts via Roberts/David Films, along with Lorena David. Clay Epstein is executive producing.
Film Mode has also boarded international rights on comedy Last Call alongside BondIt Media Capital. The pic features Jeremy Piven (Entourage), Taryn Manning (Orange Is The New Black...
- 11/10/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Cleopatra Entertainment has obtained the North American distribution rights to Get Gone, a thriller starring Lin Shaye (Insidious franchise), Rico E. Anderson (Apple TV+‘s Truth Be Told), Robert Miano (Girls Trip), Adam Bitterman (Chicago P.D.), and Weston Cage Coppola (Lord of War). Written and directed by first-timer Michael Thomas Daniel, the plot centers on a group of Internet hoax busters on a team-building retreat led by a local outdoor guide (Bitterman). Things quickly go sideways when the hoax team crosses paths with the backwoods Maxwell family who’s currently warring with an invasive drilling company. And once the hoax team’s hidden agenda comes to light, things get much worse. Bailey Coppola, Bradley Stryker, and Emily Shenaut also co-star. The pic will be released theatrically in NY, La, and Ohio on January 24 followed by a VOD release on January 28, as well as a DVD/ Blu-Ray...
- 1/15/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Golden Globe-winning Entourage alum Jeremy Piven, Oscar nominee Bruce Dern, Taryn Manning of Netflix’s Orange Is the New Black, Zach McGowan and Jamie Kennedy are attached to star in Crabs in a Bucket, an indie comedy from Future Proof Films, Cornell Ventures, and Jars Media Group.
Paolo Pilladi is directing the film from a script he wrote with Greg Lingo. Additional cast includes Jack McGee, Jason James Richter, Royce Johnson, Chris Kerson, Lauren Francesca, Betsy Beutler, Peter Patrikios, Natasha Coppola-Shalom, and Garry Pastore.
The plot follows real estate developer Mick (Piven), who returns to his offbeat Philly childhood neighborhood for his mother’s Irish wake and discovers he’s been willed their ill-fated pub that his sleazy boss, Mr. Delvecchio (Pastore), wants to raze to gentrify the neighborhood. As Mick reconnects with his father Laurence (McGee...
Paolo Pilladi is directing the film from a script he wrote with Greg Lingo. Additional cast includes Jack McGee, Jason James Richter, Royce Johnson, Chris Kerson, Lauren Francesca, Betsy Beutler, Peter Patrikios, Natasha Coppola-Shalom, and Garry Pastore.
The plot follows real estate developer Mick (Piven), who returns to his offbeat Philly childhood neighborhood for his mother’s Irish wake and discovers he’s been willed their ill-fated pub that his sleazy boss, Mr. Delvecchio (Pastore), wants to raze to gentrify the neighborhood. As Mick reconnects with his father Laurence (McGee...
- 9/23/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Red Sea Media has boarded international sales on action-thriller Hell On The Border, starring David Gyasi (Interstellar), Frank Grillo (Captain America: Winter Soldier) and Ron Perlman (FX’s Sons Of Anarchy).
Pic is directed and co-written by Wes Miller and also stars NFL star Vernon Davis, Rudy Youngblood, Zahn McClarnon, Marshal Teague, Ryan Francis, and Chris Mullinax. Henry Penzi is producing along with Sasha Yelaun, Leo Ohaebosim, and Curtis Nichouls. The film is currently in production and will screen on promo reel at the Efm in Berlin this week.
Set in 1875, the story follows an illiterate former slave (Gyasi) who decides to become a lawman by accepting the thankless assignment of tracking down Bob Dozier (Grillo), the most dangerous outlaw in Indian Territory. Along with him on the journey is Charlie Storm (Perlman), who is working to earn a pardon instead of facing Federal jail time in Detroit.
The...
Pic is directed and co-written by Wes Miller and also stars NFL star Vernon Davis, Rudy Youngblood, Zahn McClarnon, Marshal Teague, Ryan Francis, and Chris Mullinax. Henry Penzi is producing along with Sasha Yelaun, Leo Ohaebosim, and Curtis Nichouls. The film is currently in production and will screen on promo reel at the Efm in Berlin this week.
Set in 1875, the story follows an illiterate former slave (Gyasi) who decides to become a lawman by accepting the thankless assignment of tracking down Bob Dozier (Grillo), the most dangerous outlaw in Indian Territory. Along with him on the journey is Charlie Storm (Perlman), who is working to earn a pardon instead of facing Federal jail time in Detroit.
The...
- 2/7/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
For the past six years, genre moviemakers and moneymen have congregated for long weekends at Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival, taking part in the Frontières Co-Production Marketplace. Founded in 2012, the market was conceived as a place for horror/fantasy/action auteurs — both established names and newcomers — to pitch projects to potential backers and take part in various networking events.
A highlight of the Market is the opening-day pitch session, in which selected directors, writers, and producers offer multimedia presentations of their nascent features. At the very first Frontières, this event spawned Anouk Whissell, Francois Simard, and Yoann-Karl Whissell’s exuberant futuristic actioner “Turbo Kid”; subsequent movies that took their first steps to fruition there include Steven Kostanski and Jeremy Gillespie’s cult/monster horror film “The Void”; Caroline Labrèche and Steeve Léonard’s science-fiction thriller “Radius,” which premiered at this year’s Fantasia; and Jenn Wexler’s upcoming punk-slasher opus “The Ranger.
A highlight of the Market is the opening-day pitch session, in which selected directors, writers, and producers offer multimedia presentations of their nascent features. At the very first Frontières, this event spawned Anouk Whissell, Francois Simard, and Yoann-Karl Whissell’s exuberant futuristic actioner “Turbo Kid”; subsequent movies that took their first steps to fruition there include Steven Kostanski and Jeremy Gillespie’s cult/monster horror film “The Void”; Caroline Labrèche and Steeve Léonard’s science-fiction thriller “Radius,” which premiered at this year’s Fantasia; and Jenn Wexler’s upcoming punk-slasher opus “The Ranger.
- 7/27/2017
- by Michael Gingold
- Indiewire
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