Exclusive: Inbar Lavi (Lucifer), Jake McLaughlin (Black Bird), Ray Panthaki (The Serpent Queen) and Shaun Sipos (Outer Range) have signed on to star in the indie thriller Black Diamond, from writer-director Judd Bloch.
The film centers on a young woman who would appear to be living an idyllic life with her hedge funder boyfriend atop a ski mountain in Telluride. But a late afternoon misstep with a local cowboy handyman shatters that life and turns it into a deadly triangle of lust, obsession and murder.
Warner Davis and Todd Friedman are producing for Hemlock Circle Productions, alongside Dominic Rustam of Three Six Zero Group, and Brian Levy.
Lavi has previously appeared in films including Sorry for Your Loss, The Last Witch Hunter and For the Love of Money, along with such series as Lucifer, Stumptown, Imposters, The Last Ship, Castle and Sons of Anarchy. She’ll next be seen in...
The film centers on a young woman who would appear to be living an idyllic life with her hedge funder boyfriend atop a ski mountain in Telluride. But a late afternoon misstep with a local cowboy handyman shatters that life and turns it into a deadly triangle of lust, obsession and murder.
Warner Davis and Todd Friedman are producing for Hemlock Circle Productions, alongside Dominic Rustam of Three Six Zero Group, and Brian Levy.
Lavi has previously appeared in films including Sorry for Your Loss, The Last Witch Hunter and For the Love of Money, along with such series as Lucifer, Stumptown, Imposters, The Last Ship, Castle and Sons of Anarchy. She’ll next be seen in...
- 6/16/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Freeform and Hulu have acquired linear and digital rights to three hit films from STXfilms – Hustlers, The Upside and I Feel Pretty, all set to roll out beginning in 2020. This marks the latest collaboration between Hulu and a Disney cable network, following Hulu and FX’s deal with Lionsgate, and is another vivid illustration of the coalescing of assets under the Disney umbrella. The deal was announced Friday ahead of the networks’ presentation at TCA.
Hustlers and The Upside each have generated over $100 million during their North American theatrical run, while I Feel Pretty, has drawn over $94 million worldwide. The films will simultaneously debut on Freeform and Hulu.
Starting with the Amy Schumer comedy I Feel Pretty in August 2020, the films will premiere day-and-date on both Freeform and Hulu. The Upside, starring Kevin Hart, Bryan Cranston and Nicole Kidman, and Hustlers, starring Constance Wu and Jennifer Lopez, will premiere over...
Hustlers and The Upside each have generated over $100 million during their North American theatrical run, while I Feel Pretty, has drawn over $94 million worldwide. The films will simultaneously debut on Freeform and Hulu.
Starting with the Amy Schumer comedy I Feel Pretty in August 2020, the films will premiere day-and-date on both Freeform and Hulu. The Upside, starring Kevin Hart, Bryan Cranston and Nicole Kidman, and Hustlers, starring Constance Wu and Jennifer Lopez, will premiere over...
- 1/17/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
In today’s film news roundup, stunt coordinator Shauna Duggins is moving into the director’s chair, an arm-wrestling comedy is heading for the big screen and “Socrates” gets sold.
Director Hired
Emmy-winning stunt coordinator Shauna Duggins will direct the action drama “Guardian” from Cory Byam’s script in her directorial debut.
Voltage Pictures and Wonderland Sound are the production companies. Producers are McG and Mary Viola, Voltage’s Nicolas Chartier and Dominic Rustam. Steven Bello of Wonderland and Jonathan Deckter of Voltage are also executive producers of the project, alongside Duggin’s long-time collaborator Brian Machleit.
“Guardian” tells the multi-layered story of a top assassin who becomes the reluctant guardian for the son of the last man he killed – entangling himself in a mob power struggle and an unexpected crisis of conscience. Duggins became the first female stunt professional to win an Emmy in 2018 for her work on Netflix’s “Glow.
Director Hired
Emmy-winning stunt coordinator Shauna Duggins will direct the action drama “Guardian” from Cory Byam’s script in her directorial debut.
Voltage Pictures and Wonderland Sound are the production companies. Producers are McG and Mary Viola, Voltage’s Nicolas Chartier and Dominic Rustam. Steven Bello of Wonderland and Jonathan Deckter of Voltage are also executive producers of the project, alongside Duggin’s long-time collaborator Brian Machleit.
“Guardian” tells the multi-layered story of a top assassin who becomes the reluctant guardian for the son of the last man he killed – entangling himself in a mob power struggle and an unexpected crisis of conscience. Duggins became the first female stunt professional to win an Emmy in 2018 for her work on Netflix’s “Glow.
- 6/11/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Vertical Entertainment to release in North America.
The Us District Court for the Central District of California has ruled in favour of Voltage Pictures and thrown out a copyright infringement case concerning The Professor And The Madman starring Mel Gibson and Sean Penn.
Writer-director Farhad Safinia, who wrote a revision in 2007 of a 2001 screenplay, brought a suit in which he claimed he had signed an agreement with an affiliate of Mel Gibson’s Icon Productions to write the screenplay and that all work he performed related to the film would constitute a “work made for hire” under the Us Copyright Act.
The Us District Court for the Central District of California has ruled in favour of Voltage Pictures and thrown out a copyright infringement case concerning The Professor And The Madman starring Mel Gibson and Sean Penn.
Writer-director Farhad Safinia, who wrote a revision in 2007 of a 2001 screenplay, brought a suit in which he claimed he had signed an agreement with an affiliate of Mel Gibson’s Icon Productions to write the screenplay and that all work he performed related to the film would constitute a “work made for hire” under the Us Copyright Act.
- 3/21/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Joins slate that includes Sundance selection Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil And Vile.
Voltage Pictures will produce and fully finance screenwriter David Loughery’s upcoming thriller Blackwing.
The story is said to be in the vein of Breakdown starring Kurt Russell and Stephen Spielberg’s Duel, and centres on a pilot who finds himself trapped in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with an airborne serial killer.
Voltage chief Nicolas Chartier is producing with Dominic Rustam, and president and COO Jonathan Deckter serves as executive producer alongside Brad Kaplan and Loughery.
“Blackwing is the kind of intelligent, gripping thriller that captivates audiences,...
Voltage Pictures will produce and fully finance screenwriter David Loughery’s upcoming thriller Blackwing.
The story is said to be in the vein of Breakdown starring Kurt Russell and Stephen Spielberg’s Duel, and centres on a pilot who finds himself trapped in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with an airborne serial killer.
Voltage chief Nicolas Chartier is producing with Dominic Rustam, and president and COO Jonathan Deckter serves as executive producer alongside Brad Kaplan and Loughery.
“Blackwing is the kind of intelligent, gripping thriller that captivates audiences,...
- 1/16/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Joins slate that includes Sundance selection Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil And Vile.
Voltage Pictures will produce and fully finance screenwriter David Loughery’s upcoming thriller Blackwing.
The story is said to be in the vein of Breakdown starring Kurt Russell and Stephen Spielberg’s Duel, and centres on a pilot who finds himself trapped in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with an airborne serial killer.
Voltage chief Nicolas Chartier is producing with Dominic Rustam, and president and COO Jonathan Deckter serves as executive producer alongside Brad Kaplan and Loughery.
“Blackwing is the kind of intelligent, gripping thriller that captivates audiences,...
Voltage Pictures will produce and fully finance screenwriter David Loughery’s upcoming thriller Blackwing.
The story is said to be in the vein of Breakdown starring Kurt Russell and Stephen Spielberg’s Duel, and centres on a pilot who finds himself trapped in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with an airborne serial killer.
Voltage chief Nicolas Chartier is producing with Dominic Rustam, and president and COO Jonathan Deckter serves as executive producer alongside Brad Kaplan and Loughery.
“Blackwing is the kind of intelligent, gripping thriller that captivates audiences,...
- 1/16/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Voltage Pictures will produce and fully finance screenwriter David Loughery’s latest thriller “Blackwing,” Variety has learned exclusively.
The company will introduce “Blackwing” to buyers at the upcoming European Film Market at the Berlin Film Festival, which opens Feb. 7.
Nicolas Chartier and Dominic Rustam are producing, and Jonathan Deckter is executive producing for Voltage Pictures. Brad Kaplan and Loughery are also executive producing.
“Blackwing” is being described as reminiscent of “Breakdown,” starring Kurt Russell, and Stephen Spielberg’s “Duel.” The story centers on a pilot playing a deadly game of cat and mouse with an airborne serial killer.
Loughery wrote and executive produced the psychological thriller “The Intruder,” starring Dennis Quaid and Meagan Good, with Screen Gems planning a May 3 release. He also wrote the thrillers “Obsessed,” starring Beyonce and Idris Elba, and “Lakeview Terrace,” starring Samuel L. Jackson and Kerry Washington.
“’Blackwing’ is the kind of intelligent, gripping thriller that captivates audiences,...
The company will introduce “Blackwing” to buyers at the upcoming European Film Market at the Berlin Film Festival, which opens Feb. 7.
Nicolas Chartier and Dominic Rustam are producing, and Jonathan Deckter is executive producing for Voltage Pictures. Brad Kaplan and Loughery are also executive producing.
“Blackwing” is being described as reminiscent of “Breakdown,” starring Kurt Russell, and Stephen Spielberg’s “Duel.” The story centers on a pilot playing a deadly game of cat and mouse with an airborne serial killer.
Loughery wrote and executive produced the psychological thriller “The Intruder,” starring Dennis Quaid and Meagan Good, with Screen Gems planning a May 3 release. He also wrote the thrillers “Obsessed,” starring Beyonce and Idris Elba, and “Lakeview Terrace,” starring Samuel L. Jackson and Kerry Washington.
“’Blackwing’ is the kind of intelligent, gripping thriller that captivates audiences,...
- 1/16/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Mel Gibson’s ‘The Professor And The Madman’ To Get Theatrical Release Via Vertical After Legal Fight
Exclusive: The Mel Gibson-Sean Penn period film The Professor and the Madman will be getting a theatrical release with Vertical Entertainment after the distributor took U.S. rights to the Voltage Pictures production. A theatrical release is planned for the second quarter of this year.
Gibson and his Icon Productions had tried to block the release of the movie, which is based on Simon Winchester’s book about the origins of the Oxford English Dictionary. This was spurred by a disagreement with Voltage CEO Nicolas Chartier over the pic’s shooting location. Gibson and director Farhad Safinia wanted key scenes shot in Oxford, England instead of Trinity College in Dublin. Voltage argued the pic was already over budget and behind schedule, with Gibson and Safinia reportedly walking off the pic.
In the movie Gibson plays Professor James Murray and Penn portrays William Minor, an asylum inmate. Together they...
Gibson and his Icon Productions had tried to block the release of the movie, which is based on Simon Winchester’s book about the origins of the Oxford English Dictionary. This was spurred by a disagreement with Voltage CEO Nicolas Chartier over the pic’s shooting location. Gibson and director Farhad Safinia wanted key scenes shot in Oxford, England instead of Trinity College in Dublin. Voltage argued the pic was already over budget and behind schedule, with Gibson and Safinia reportedly walking off the pic.
In the movie Gibson plays Professor James Murray and Penn portrays William Minor, an asylum inmate. Together they...
- 1/14/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Jessica Chastain is in full-on assassin mode in the first look at the upcoming action-thriller “Eve.” The movie stars the Oscar nominee as a black ops assassin who is forced to fight for her own survival after a job goes dangerously wrong. The impressive supporting cast includes Colin Farrell, Common, John Malkovich, and Geena Davis.
“Eve” made headlines before production started due to the involvement of original director Matthew Newton. Chastain was criticized on social media for signing on to work with the filmmaker, who has a history of multiple arrests due to alleged violence against women. Newton was charged in 2007 with stalking and causing bodily harm to his then-girlfriend, and he reportedly punched another girlfriend in August 2010 in the lobby of a Rome hotel room, causing her to suffer a concussion and a sprained jaw.
Newton left the project in August, with Chastain’s “The Help” director Tate Taylor replacing him behind the camera.
“Eve” made headlines before production started due to the involvement of original director Matthew Newton. Chastain was criticized on social media for signing on to work with the filmmaker, who has a history of multiple arrests due to alleged violence against women. Newton was charged in 2007 with stalking and causing bodily harm to his then-girlfriend, and he reportedly punched another girlfriend in August 2010 in the lobby of a Rome hotel room, causing her to suffer a concussion and a sprained jaw.
Newton left the project in August, with Chastain’s “The Help” director Tate Taylor replacing him behind the camera.
- 11/1/2018
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Voltage Pictures is fully financing and handles worldwide sales.
Screen can reveal an exclusive first-look image of Jessica Chastain in the action thriller Eve.
Voltage Pictures is fully financing and handles worldwide sales, jointly representing the Us with CAA.
Tate Taylor is directing the feature produced by Voltage Pictures and Chastain’s Freckle Films about an assassin who goes on the run. Colin Farrell and Common also star, and Matthew Newton wrote the screenplay.
Buyers got to see first footage at a presentation on Tuesday (Oct 30).
Voltage chief Nicolas Chartier and Dominic Rustam will produce alongside Chastain and her partner Kelly Carmichael at Freckle Films.
Screen can reveal an exclusive first-look image of Jessica Chastain in the action thriller Eve.
Voltage Pictures is fully financing and handles worldwide sales, jointly representing the Us with CAA.
Tate Taylor is directing the feature produced by Voltage Pictures and Chastain’s Freckle Films about an assassin who goes on the run. Colin Farrell and Common also star, and Matthew Newton wrote the screenplay.
Buyers got to see first footage at a presentation on Tuesday (Oct 30).
Voltage chief Nicolas Chartier and Dominic Rustam will produce alongside Chastain and her partner Kelly Carmichael at Freckle Films.
- 11/1/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
“Eve,” an upcoming crime drama starring Jessica Chastain, has added Joan Chen and Academy Award-winner Geena Davis to its cast.
The plot for the film is being kept under wraps, but the production companies on the project, Voltage Pictures and Freckle Films, describe it as a character-driven action-drama.
Along with Oscar-nominee Chastain, Davis and Chen join a cast that boasts Colin Farrell, Common and Oscar-nominee John Malkovich.
Also Read: Fans Ask Jessica Chastain to Drop Director Matthew Newton Over Past Assault Accusations
“Eve” is being directed by “The Help” and “Winter’s Bone” director Tate Taylor, who took over the project in August after Matthew Newton exited the project after fans resurfaced accusations of domestic abuse made against him in the past.
Principal photography on “Eve” began in Boston on Sept. 24.
Davis’ credits include “The Fly,” “Beetlejuice,” “Thelma & Louise,” “A League of Their Own” and “The Accidental Tourist,” for...
The plot for the film is being kept under wraps, but the production companies on the project, Voltage Pictures and Freckle Films, describe it as a character-driven action-drama.
Along with Oscar-nominee Chastain, Davis and Chen join a cast that boasts Colin Farrell, Common and Oscar-nominee John Malkovich.
Also Read: Fans Ask Jessica Chastain to Drop Director Matthew Newton Over Past Assault Accusations
“Eve” is being directed by “The Help” and “Winter’s Bone” director Tate Taylor, who took over the project in August after Matthew Newton exited the project after fans resurfaced accusations of domestic abuse made against him in the past.
Principal photography on “Eve” began in Boston on Sept. 24.
Davis’ credits include “The Fly,” “Beetlejuice,” “Thelma & Louise,” “A League of Their Own” and “The Accidental Tourist,” for...
- 10/19/2018
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
Academy Award winner Geena Davis and Joan Chen have joined Jessica Chastain’s action-drama “Eve” from Voltage Pictures and Freckle Films.
Tate Taylor is directing with production underway in Boston. Colin Farrell, Common, John Malkovich, and Diana Silvers are also starring.
Voltage will fully finance “Eve” and handle worldwide sales at the American Film Market, which opens on Oct. 31 in Santa Monica, Calif. Nicolas Chartier and Dominic Rustam are producing for Voltage, alongside Chastain and Kelly Carmichael, who are producing for Freckle Films. Jonathan Deckter, John Norris, Erika Hampson, and William Earon are executive producers.
Chastain is portraying the title character, who works for a black ops organization led by Farrell’s character. Common will portray her ex-fiance.
Davis won the Academy Award for best supporting actress for her role in “The Accidental Tourist” and was nominated for best actress for “Thelma & Louise.” Davis won the Golden Globe Award...
Tate Taylor is directing with production underway in Boston. Colin Farrell, Common, John Malkovich, and Diana Silvers are also starring.
Voltage will fully finance “Eve” and handle worldwide sales at the American Film Market, which opens on Oct. 31 in Santa Monica, Calif. Nicolas Chartier and Dominic Rustam are producing for Voltage, alongside Chastain and Kelly Carmichael, who are producing for Freckle Films. Jonathan Deckter, John Norris, Erika Hampson, and William Earon are executive producers.
Chastain is portraying the title character, who works for a black ops organization led by Farrell’s character. Common will portray her ex-fiance.
Davis won the Academy Award for best supporting actress for her role in “The Accidental Tourist” and was nominated for best actress for “Thelma & Louise.” Davis won the Golden Globe Award...
- 10/19/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Principal photography began September 24 in Boston.
In the approach to Afm, Joan Chen and Geena Davis have joined the cast of the upcoming Eve for Voltage Pictures and Freckle Films.
The character-driven action-drama stars Jessica Chastain who reunites with her director on The Help, Tate Taylor.
Colin Farrell, Common, and John Malkovich also star in the film. Plot details remain under the proverbial wraps. Principal photography began on September 24 in Boston.
Voltage is fully financing Eve and handles worldwide sales. Nicolas Chartier and Dominic Rustam are producing for Voltage, alongside Chastain and Kelly Carmichael for Freckle films.
Jonathan Deckter, John Norris,...
In the approach to Afm, Joan Chen and Geena Davis have joined the cast of the upcoming Eve for Voltage Pictures and Freckle Films.
The character-driven action-drama stars Jessica Chastain who reunites with her director on The Help, Tate Taylor.
Colin Farrell, Common, and John Malkovich also star in the film. Plot details remain under the proverbial wraps. Principal photography began on September 24 in Boston.
Voltage is fully financing Eve and handles worldwide sales. Nicolas Chartier and Dominic Rustam are producing for Voltage, alongside Chastain and Kelly Carmichael for Freckle films.
Jonathan Deckter, John Norris,...
- 10/19/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
The Accidental Tourist Oscar winner Geena Davis and Joan Chen are boarding Tate Taylor’s Eve from Voltage Pictures and Freckle Films.
The plot and a majority of character roles are being kept under wraps, but in the movie, Jessica Chastain’s title character works for the leader of a black ops organization played by Colin Farrell.
Also in the cast are Oscar winner Common and Oscar nominee John Malkovich. Common plays the ex-fiance to Chastain’s character in the film.
Davis’ credits include Thelma & Louise for which she was nominated for a best actress Oscar, as well as The Fly, Beetlejuice, A League of Their Own, The Long Kiss Goodnight and Stuart Little. She also won a Golden Globe for best actress for her role in ABC’s Commander in Chief. Davis is repped by CAA, Untitled Entertainment, and Hansen, Jacobson.
Chen recently starred in Netflix’s series Marco Polo and just wrapped Tigertail,...
The plot and a majority of character roles are being kept under wraps, but in the movie, Jessica Chastain’s title character works for the leader of a black ops organization played by Colin Farrell.
Also in the cast are Oscar winner Common and Oscar nominee John Malkovich. Common plays the ex-fiance to Chastain’s character in the film.
Davis’ credits include Thelma & Louise for which she was nominated for a best actress Oscar, as well as The Fly, Beetlejuice, A League of Their Own, The Long Kiss Goodnight and Stuart Little. She also won a Golden Globe for best actress for her role in ABC’s Commander in Chief. Davis is repped by CAA, Untitled Entertainment, and Hansen, Jacobson.
Chen recently starred in Netflix’s series Marco Polo and just wrapped Tigertail,...
- 10/19/2018
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Legends of Tomorrow’s Falk Hentschel is to star alongside Jessica Chastain, Colin Farrell, Common and Jon Malkovich in action drama Eve.
Hentschel, who plays Hawkman in Greg Berlanti’s DC universe, joins the film, which is being directed by The Help director Tate Taylor.
Few details of the plot are known but it is thought that Hentschel will play the role of Gunther, a German general at an embassy who wields power and holds great authority in the character study.
The film is produced by Voltage Pictures and Chastain’s banner Freckle Films; Chastain will produce with Freckle Films’ Kelly Carmichael alongside Nicolas Chartier and Dominic Rustam. Voltage Films’ Jonathan Deckter will serve as executive producer and Babacar Diene as co-producer. Taylor directs from a script from Matthew Newton, who left the project last month. Voltage will fully finance Eve and also handle international sales and co-rep domestic with CAA.
Hentschel, who plays Hawkman in Greg Berlanti’s DC universe, joins the film, which is being directed by The Help director Tate Taylor.
Few details of the plot are known but it is thought that Hentschel will play the role of Gunther, a German general at an embassy who wields power and holds great authority in the character study.
The film is produced by Voltage Pictures and Chastain’s banner Freckle Films; Chastain will produce with Freckle Films’ Kelly Carmichael alongside Nicolas Chartier and Dominic Rustam. Voltage Films’ Jonathan Deckter will serve as executive producer and Babacar Diene as co-producer. Taylor directs from a script from Matthew Newton, who left the project last month. Voltage will fully finance Eve and also handle international sales and co-rep domestic with CAA.
- 10/8/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Colin Farrell and Common have joined Jessica Chastain in the cast of Voltage Pictures and Freckle Films’ upcoming action-drama “Eve.”
Tate Taylor, who directed Chastain in “The Help,” is helming. Taylor replaced Matthew Newton as director of “Eve” two weeks after Newton left the project following online backlash due to his history of alleged assault and domestic violence.
Voltage will fully finance “Eve” and handle worldwide sales. It announced the castings Thursday on the opening day of the Toronto Film Festival.
Principal photography is set to begin in Boston on Sept. 24. “Eve” is produced by Nicolas Chartier and Dominic Rustam alongside Chastain and her Freckle Films partner Kelly Carmichael. Voltage’s Jonathan Deckter is executive producing.
Farrell will be playing the leader of a black ops organization whom Chastain’s title character works for. Farrell most recently starred in Yorgos Lanthimos’ “The Killing of a Sacred Deer” and can be...
Tate Taylor, who directed Chastain in “The Help,” is helming. Taylor replaced Matthew Newton as director of “Eve” two weeks after Newton left the project following online backlash due to his history of alleged assault and domestic violence.
Voltage will fully finance “Eve” and handle worldwide sales. It announced the castings Thursday on the opening day of the Toronto Film Festival.
Principal photography is set to begin in Boston on Sept. 24. “Eve” is produced by Nicolas Chartier and Dominic Rustam alongside Chastain and her Freckle Films partner Kelly Carmichael. Voltage’s Jonathan Deckter is executive producing.
Farrell will be playing the leader of a black ops organization whom Chastain’s title character works for. Farrell most recently starred in Yorgos Lanthimos’ “The Killing of a Sacred Deer” and can be...
- 9/6/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Production scheduled to begin in Boston on September 24.
Colin Farrell and Common have joined the upcoming Jessica Chastain action drama and hot Tiff sales package Eve from Voltage Pictures and Freckle Films.
The Help director Tate Taylor reunites with Chastain on the project and production is scheduled to begin in Boston on September 24.
Voltage is fully financing and is in talks with buyers in Toronto. Farrell, who is among the cast on Steve McQueen’s Tiff world premiere Widows, will play the role of Simon, the leader of a black ops organisation that employs Chastain’s title character.
Common will play Chastain’s ex-fiancee,...
Colin Farrell and Common have joined the upcoming Jessica Chastain action drama and hot Tiff sales package Eve from Voltage Pictures and Freckle Films.
The Help director Tate Taylor reunites with Chastain on the project and production is scheduled to begin in Boston on September 24.
Voltage is fully financing and is in talks with buyers in Toronto. Farrell, who is among the cast on Steve McQueen’s Tiff world premiere Widows, will play the role of Simon, the leader of a black ops organisation that employs Chastain’s title character.
Common will play Chastain’s ex-fiancee,...
- 9/6/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Colin Farrell and Common have joined the cast of Voltage Pictures and Freckle Films’ upcoming feature Eve. The character-driven action drama stars Jessica Chastain and is being directed by Tate Taylor.
Voltage will fully finance Eve and handle worldwide sales beginning at the Toronto Film Festival which gets underway today. Nicolas Chartier and Dominic Rustam are producing for Voltage alongside Chastain and Kelly Carmichael who are producing for Freckle Films. Voltage’s Jonathan Deckter is executive producing along with John Norris.
Principal photography is set to begin in Boston on September 24.
Farrell, who won a Golden Globe in 2009 for his role in Martin McDonagh’s In Bruges, and nominated again in 2017 for The Lobster, will be playing the role of Simon, the leader of a black ops organization whom Chastain’s title character works for.
Farrell most recently starred in Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Killing of a Sacred Deer, which...
Voltage will fully finance Eve and handle worldwide sales beginning at the Toronto Film Festival which gets underway today. Nicolas Chartier and Dominic Rustam are producing for Voltage alongside Chastain and Kelly Carmichael who are producing for Freckle Films. Voltage’s Jonathan Deckter is executive producing along with John Norris.
Principal photography is set to begin in Boston on September 24.
Farrell, who won a Golden Globe in 2009 for his role in Martin McDonagh’s In Bruges, and nominated again in 2017 for The Lobster, will be playing the role of Simon, the leader of a black ops organization whom Chastain’s title character works for.
Farrell most recently starred in Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Killing of a Sacred Deer, which...
- 9/6/2018
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Tate Taylor has replaced Matthew Newton as director of Jessica Chastain’s “Eve,” two weeks after Newton left the project following online backlash due to his history of alleged assault and domestic violence.
Chastain announced earlier this month that she would star in and produce, through her Freckle Films production company and Voltage Pictures, the character-driven action movie “Eve.” Newton, who wrote the script, was also named director.
“Eve” is produced by Nicolas Chartier and Dominic Rustam alongside Chastain and her Freckle Films partner Kelly Carmichael. Newton had also been set to produce.
Chastain has been a strong supporter of the #MeToo movement. Newton said he was stepping down due to the responses to his attachment and added, “I am profoundly aware that I have a responsibility to lead where I have failed in the past. I can never undo the harm that I’ve caused the people I’ve...
Chastain announced earlier this month that she would star in and produce, through her Freckle Films production company and Voltage Pictures, the character-driven action movie “Eve.” Newton, who wrote the script, was also named director.
“Eve” is produced by Nicolas Chartier and Dominic Rustam alongside Chastain and her Freckle Films partner Kelly Carmichael. Newton had also been set to produce.
Chastain has been a strong supporter of the #MeToo movement. Newton said he was stepping down due to the responses to his attachment and added, “I am profoundly aware that I have a responsibility to lead where I have failed in the past. I can never undo the harm that I’ve caused the people I’ve...
- 8/28/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Matthew Newton has exited as director of the Jessica Chastain-starring Eve, a character-driven action movie that the Aussie also wrote. Chastain announced they film August 1 which she is producing via her Freckle Films along with Voltage Pictures.
The news of Newtwon’s hire caused a backlash against the project and Chastain, a strong voice in the current #MeToo movement and the Time’s Up campaign. Newton had pleaded guilty in his home country to assaulting his girlfriend in 2007.
Since Eve was announced, fans have been calling for Chastain to drop Newton, who most recently directed Who We Are Now, starring Julianne Nicholson, Emma Roberts and Zachary Quinto, which premiered at last year’s Toronto Film Festival.
Newton released a statement today about leaving the project, which Deadline hears was his decision:
“Yesterday I notified Jessica Chastain and the other producers on the film Eve that I will be stepping down as director.
The news of Newtwon’s hire caused a backlash against the project and Chastain, a strong voice in the current #MeToo movement and the Time’s Up campaign. Newton had pleaded guilty in his home country to assaulting his girlfriend in 2007.
Since Eve was announced, fans have been calling for Chastain to drop Newton, who most recently directed Who We Are Now, starring Julianne Nicholson, Emma Roberts and Zachary Quinto, which premiered at last year’s Toronto Film Festival.
Newton released a statement today about leaving the project, which Deadline hears was his decision:
“Yesterday I notified Jessica Chastain and the other producers on the film Eve that I will be stepping down as director.
- 8/10/2018
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
The character-driven action tale will be written and directed by Matthew Newton.
Voltage Pictures is teaming up with Jessica Chastain’s Freckle Films to produce Eve, a character-driven action film with Chastain starring.
Matthew Newton, director of recent Us release Who We Are Now, wrote the script for Eve and will direct. No plot details were revealed.
Voltage will fully finance the film, handle international sales and co-represent Us rights with CAA.
Nicolas Chartier and Dominic Rustam will produce alongside Chastain, her Freckle partner Kelly Carmichael and Newton. Jonathan Deckter will serve as executive producer with Babacar Diene as co-producer.
Voltage Pictures is teaming up with Jessica Chastain’s Freckle Films to produce Eve, a character-driven action film with Chastain starring.
Matthew Newton, director of recent Us release Who We Are Now, wrote the script for Eve and will direct. No plot details were revealed.
Voltage will fully finance the film, handle international sales and co-represent Us rights with CAA.
Nicolas Chartier and Dominic Rustam will produce alongside Chastain, her Freckle partner Kelly Carmichael and Newton. Jonathan Deckter will serve as executive producer with Babacar Diene as co-producer.
- 8/2/2018
- by John Hazelton
- ScreenDaily
Jessica Chastain will star in the character-drive action movie “Eve” and will produce through her Freckle Films production company with Voltage Pictures.
Matthew Newton, who wrote the script, will also direct the picture. Plot details are being kept under wraps.
Newton most recently directed “Who We Are Now,” starring Julianne Nicholson, Emma Roberts and Zach Quinto, which FilmRise picked up after it premiered last year at the Toronto Film Festival.
Nicolas Chartier and Dominic Rustam will produce alongside Chastain and her partner Kelly Carmichael of Freckle Films. Newton will also produce. Jonathan Deckter will serve as executive producer with Babacar Diene serving as co-producer.
Chastain and Carmichael said in a joint statement, “Matthew is wonderfully adept at crafting complex and relatable characters. We’ve been fans of his work and are so thrilled to be partnering with him and Voltage on ‘Eve.’”
Chartier said, “Matt Newton wrote a wonderful new...
Matthew Newton, who wrote the script, will also direct the picture. Plot details are being kept under wraps.
Newton most recently directed “Who We Are Now,” starring Julianne Nicholson, Emma Roberts and Zach Quinto, which FilmRise picked up after it premiered last year at the Toronto Film Festival.
Nicolas Chartier and Dominic Rustam will produce alongside Chastain and her partner Kelly Carmichael of Freckle Films. Newton will also produce. Jonathan Deckter will serve as executive producer with Babacar Diene serving as co-producer.
Chastain and Carmichael said in a joint statement, “Matthew is wonderfully adept at crafting complex and relatable characters. We’ve been fans of his work and are so thrilled to be partnering with him and Voltage on ‘Eve.’”
Chartier said, “Matt Newton wrote a wonderful new...
- 8/2/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Jessica Chastain’s Freckle Films is teaming up with Voltage Pictures to produce Eve, a character-driven actioner that the two-time Oscar nominee will star in. Matthew Newton who wrote the script is also directing. Plot details are being kept under wraps.
Newton recently directed, Who We Are Now, starring Julianne Nicholson, Emma Roberts and Zachary Quinto, which FilmRise acquired after the pic premiered at last year’s Tiff. The movie was released in May to critical acclaim and named a New York Times Critics’ Pick with the Los Angeles Times beaming, “Every minute of this film is absolutely mesmerizing.”
Nicolas Chartier and Dominic Rustam will produce alongside Chastain and her partner Kelly Carmichael of Freckle Films. Newton will also produce. Jonathan Deckter will serve as Ep with Babacar Diene serving as co-producer.
Chastain / Carmichael said, “Matthew is wonderfully adept at crafting complex and relatable characters. We’ve been fans of...
Newton recently directed, Who We Are Now, starring Julianne Nicholson, Emma Roberts and Zachary Quinto, which FilmRise acquired after the pic premiered at last year’s Tiff. The movie was released in May to critical acclaim and named a New York Times Critics’ Pick with the Los Angeles Times beaming, “Every minute of this film is absolutely mesmerizing.”
Nicolas Chartier and Dominic Rustam will produce alongside Chastain and her partner Kelly Carmichael of Freckle Films. Newton will also produce. Jonathan Deckter will serve as Ep with Babacar Diene serving as co-producer.
Chastain / Carmichael said, “Matthew is wonderfully adept at crafting complex and relatable characters. We’ve been fans of...
- 8/2/2018
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Jessica Chastain is set to star in and produce Eve, a forthcoming action film from Voltage Pictures and Chastain's banner Freckle Films, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
Matthew Newton (Who We Are Now, From Nowhere) has written the script and will direct. Chastain will produce with Freckle Films' Kelly Carmichael alongside Nicolas Chartier and Dominic Rustam.
Voltage Films' Jonathan Deckter will serve as executive producer and Babacar Diene as co-producer.
"Matthew is wonderfully adept at crafting complex and relatable characters. We've been fans of his work and are so thrilled to be partnering with him and Voltage on Eve,”...
Matthew Newton (Who We Are Now, From Nowhere) has written the script and will direct. Chastain will produce with Freckle Films' Kelly Carmichael alongside Nicolas Chartier and Dominic Rustam.
Voltage Films' Jonathan Deckter will serve as executive producer and Babacar Diene as co-producer.
"Matthew is wonderfully adept at crafting complex and relatable characters. We've been fans of his work and are so thrilled to be partnering with him and Voltage on Eve,”...
Jessica Chastain is set to star in and produce Eve, a forthcoming action film from Voltage Pictures and Chastain's banner Freckle Films, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
Matthew Newton (Who We Are Now, From Nowhere) has written the script and will direct. Chastain will produce with Freckle Films' Kelly Carmichael alongside Nicolas Chartier and Dominic Rustam.
Voltage Films' Jonathan Deckter will serve as executive producer and Babacar Diene as co-producer.
"Matthew is wonderfully adept at crafting complex and relatable characters. We've been fans of his work and are so thrilled to be partnering with him and Voltage on Eve,”...
Matthew Newton (Who We Are Now, From Nowhere) has written the script and will direct. Chastain will produce with Freckle Films' Kelly Carmichael alongside Nicolas Chartier and Dominic Rustam.
Voltage Films' Jonathan Deckter will serve as executive producer and Babacar Diene as co-producer.
"Matthew is wonderfully adept at crafting complex and relatable characters. We've been fans of his work and are so thrilled to be partnering with him and Voltage on Eve,”...
The director of the troubled dictionary film “The Professor and the Madman” is accusing the producer of trying to defraud Ireland’s tax rebate program.
Farhad Safinia is locked in a battle with Voltage Pictures over the unfinished film, which stars Mel Gibson and Sean Penn, and chronicles the making of the Oxford English Dictionary. Gibson and Safinia have accused Voltage of failing to shoot essential scenes at Oxford, opting instead to save money by shooting at Trinity College Dublin. Safinia is pursuing a copyright lawsuit in federal court, accusing Voltage of exploiting the screenplay without his permission.
In a new filing on Thursday, Safinia’s attorneys ask the court to allow them to question Voltage executives about the film’s expenses and its rebate applications to the Irish Film Board. Ireland offers a generous 32% rebate to productions that spend more than $307,000 there.
Safinia alleges that producer Zev Foreman asked...
Farhad Safinia is locked in a battle with Voltage Pictures over the unfinished film, which stars Mel Gibson and Sean Penn, and chronicles the making of the Oxford English Dictionary. Gibson and Safinia have accused Voltage of failing to shoot essential scenes at Oxford, opting instead to save money by shooting at Trinity College Dublin. Safinia is pursuing a copyright lawsuit in federal court, accusing Voltage of exploiting the screenplay without his permission.
In a new filing on Thursday, Safinia’s attorneys ask the court to allow them to question Voltage executives about the film’s expenses and its rebate applications to the Irish Film Board. Ireland offers a generous 32% rebate to productions that spend more than $307,000 there.
Safinia alleges that producer Zev Foreman asked...
- 7/12/2018
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
Amy Schumer’s very R-rated film breakthrough Trainwreck was a hit with critics and audiences looking for the kind of edgy material that made the self-confident and raunchily funny comic a success before Hollywood came calling. Her star vehicle with Goldie Hawn last year, Snatched, was not well received but carried the same R rating one would associate with the Emmy-winning star of Inside Amy Schumer.
But with her latest outing, I Feel Pretty, the humor is defanged and the raunch virtually non-existent in order to get a PG-13 — and a pretty tame PG-13 at that. With this comedy, Schumer attempts to take her admirable positive self-esteem and status as a role model for full-bodied sexiness and flip it on its head. What we are left with, as I say in my video review above, is mostly a one-joke premise spread out to feature length by directors and screenwriters Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein.
But with her latest outing, I Feel Pretty, the humor is defanged and the raunch virtually non-existent in order to get a PG-13 — and a pretty tame PG-13 at that. With this comedy, Schumer attempts to take her admirable positive self-esteem and status as a role model for full-bodied sexiness and flip it on its head. What we are left with, as I say in my video review above, is mostly a one-joke premise spread out to feature length by directors and screenwriters Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein.
- 4/18/2018
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
In 2017, Amy Schumer was attached to star in film about the most successful doll in history, Barbie. Schumer eventually dropped out of the project. Come 2018, Schumer is set to star in a comedy about being pretty – something that was key to the Barbie brand. That aside, this is not Barbie and is an entirely different film. Stx Entertainment has released a new trailer for the upcoming film, I Feel Pretty. Take a look.
In I Feel Pretty an ordinary woman who struggles with feelings of insecurity and inadequacy on a daily basis wakes from a fall believing she is suddenly the most beautiful and capable woman on the planet. With this newfound confidence she is empowered to live her life fearlessly and flawlessly, but what will happen when she realizes her appearance never changed?
I Feel Pretty stars Amy Schumer, Michelle Williams, Rory Scovel, Emily Ratajkowski, Aidy Bryant, Busy Phillips,...
In I Feel Pretty an ordinary woman who struggles with feelings of insecurity and inadequacy on a daily basis wakes from a fall believing she is suddenly the most beautiful and capable woman on the planet. With this newfound confidence she is empowered to live her life fearlessly and flawlessly, but what will happen when she realizes her appearance never changed?
I Feel Pretty stars Amy Schumer, Michelle Williams, Rory Scovel, Emily Ratajkowski, Aidy Bryant, Busy Phillips,...
- 2/9/2018
- by Chris Salce
- Age of the Nerd
As Carl, we've seen Chandler Riggs encounter living dead threats in the backwoods many times on The Walking Dead, but he faces a technologically enabled threat in the suburbs in Sean Carter's Keep Watching. With the new horror film out now on digital platforms and DVD from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, we've been provided with an exclusive clip to share with Daily Dead readers.
Press Release: Bella Thorne (Amityville: The Awakening, “Famous in Love”), Chandler Riggs (“The Walking Dead”), Natalie Martinez (End of Watch), and Ioan Gruffudd (Fantastic Four franchise) headline the terrifying thriller Keep Watching, keeping people on the edge of their seats on digital and DVD February 6 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. In the film, intruders imprison a family in their home and force them to play a life-and-death game where the mysterious rules become clear as the night unfolds.
Synopsis:
A family imprisoned by intruders is...
Press Release: Bella Thorne (Amityville: The Awakening, “Famous in Love”), Chandler Riggs (“The Walking Dead”), Natalie Martinez (End of Watch), and Ioan Gruffudd (Fantastic Four franchise) headline the terrifying thriller Keep Watching, keeping people on the edge of their seats on digital and DVD February 6 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. In the film, intruders imprison a family in their home and force them to play a life-and-death game where the mysterious rules become clear as the night unfolds.
Synopsis:
A family imprisoned by intruders is...
- 2/6/2018
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
In Sean Carter's Keep Watching, Bella Thorne (Amityville: The Awakening) and Chandler Riggs (The Walking Dead) must play "Kill or Be Killed," and if you missed its one night only theatrical release, you can experience Keep Watching on digital platforms and DVD beginning February 6th courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
Press Release: Culver City, Calif. (December 18, 2017) – Bella Thorne (Amityville: The Awakening, “Famous in Love”), Chandler Riggs (“The Walking Dead”), Natalie Martinez (End of Watch), and Ioan Gruffudd (Fantastic Four franchise) headline the terrifying thriller Keep Watching, keeping people on the edge of their seats on digital and DVD February 6 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. In the film, intruders imprison a family in their home and force them to play a life-and-death game where the mysterious rules become clear as the night unfolds.
Synopsis:
A family imprisoned by intruders is forced to play a terrifying game of “Kill or Be Killed.
Press Release: Culver City, Calif. (December 18, 2017) – Bella Thorne (Amityville: The Awakening, “Famous in Love”), Chandler Riggs (“The Walking Dead”), Natalie Martinez (End of Watch), and Ioan Gruffudd (Fantastic Four franchise) headline the terrifying thriller Keep Watching, keeping people on the edge of their seats on digital and DVD February 6 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. In the film, intruders imprison a family in their home and force them to play a life-and-death game where the mysterious rules become clear as the night unfolds.
Synopsis:
A family imprisoned by intruders is forced to play a terrifying game of “Kill or Be Killed.
- 1/2/2018
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Exclusive: Emily Ratajkowski is joining the Amy Schumer-starring comedy I Feel Pretty, which will mark the directorial debut of successful screenwriters Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein. The project, which begins shooting next month in Boston, is being distributed by STXfilms. Wonderland Sound and Vision's McG and Mary Viola will produce I Feel Pretty with Voltage Pictures' Alissa Phillips, Dominic Rustam and Nicolas Chartier. Schumer also will produce. Kevin Kane, a…...
- 6/20/2017
- Deadline
2017-04-17T11:33:23-07:00Amy Schumer to Star in New Comedy
Amy Schumer has signed on to star in I Feel Pretty, a comedy from McG’s Wonderland Sound & Vision and Voltage Pictures.
Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein, the writers behind How to Be Single and He’s Just Not That Into You, wrote the script and will make their directorial debut with the comedy.
A summer shoot on the East Coast is being planned. The logline is being kept under wraps.
In a first, Schumer will also be a producer on the project. Also producing are Wonderland’s McG and Mary Viola, along with Voltage’s Alissa Phillips, Dominic Rustam and Nicolas Chartier.
Kevin Kane, a frequent collaborator of Schumer, is onboard as co-producer.
Read the rest of this article at The Hollywood Reporter.
Amy Schumer: The Leather Special, a new stand-up special, debuted this spring on Netflix.
Amy Schumer has signed on to star in I Feel Pretty, a comedy from McG’s Wonderland Sound & Vision and Voltage Pictures.
Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein, the writers behind How to Be Single and He’s Just Not That Into You, wrote the script and will make their directorial debut with the comedy.
A summer shoot on the East Coast is being planned. The logline is being kept under wraps.
In a first, Schumer will also be a producer on the project. Also producing are Wonderland’s McG and Mary Viola, along with Voltage’s Alissa Phillips, Dominic Rustam and Nicolas Chartier.
Kevin Kane, a frequent collaborator of Schumer, is onboard as co-producer.
Read the rest of this article at The Hollywood Reporter.
Amy Schumer: The Leather Special, a new stand-up special, debuted this spring on Netflix.
- 4/17/2017
- by EG
- Yidio
Voltage Pictures to finance and introduce to buyers in Cannes.
Wonderland Sound & Vision and Voltage Pictures have signed Amy Schumer to play the lead in the comedy I Feel Pretty.
Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein wrote the script and Silverstein will make his feature directorial debut on the project, which Voltage is financing and will introduce to international buyers on the Croisette next month.
Plot details remain under the proverbial wraps – at least until Cannes buyers start to talk about it in the coming weeks. Voltage jointly represents Us rights with UTA Independent Film Group.
The producers anticipate a summer production start for I Feel Pretty on the East Coast.
Schumer will serve as a producer alongside Wonderland’s McG and Mary Viola, and Voltage’s Alissa Phillips, Dominic Rustam, and Nicolas Chartier.
Phillips brought the project in for Voltage. Jonathan Deckter will serve as executive producer for Voltage.
Schumer was last seen in the comedy [link=tt...
Wonderland Sound & Vision and Voltage Pictures have signed Amy Schumer to play the lead in the comedy I Feel Pretty.
Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein wrote the script and Silverstein will make his feature directorial debut on the project, which Voltage is financing and will introduce to international buyers on the Croisette next month.
Plot details remain under the proverbial wraps – at least until Cannes buyers start to talk about it in the coming weeks. Voltage jointly represents Us rights with UTA Independent Film Group.
The producers anticipate a summer production start for I Feel Pretty on the East Coast.
Schumer will serve as a producer alongside Wonderland’s McG and Mary Viola, and Voltage’s Alissa Phillips, Dominic Rustam, and Nicolas Chartier.
Phillips brought the project in for Voltage. Jonathan Deckter will serve as executive producer for Voltage.
Schumer was last seen in the comedy [link=tt...
- 4/17/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Amy Schumer has signed on to star in I Feel Pretty, a comedy from McG’s Wonderland Sound & Vision and Voltage Pictures.
Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein, the writers behind How to Be Single and He’s Just Not That Into You, wrote the script and will make their directorial debut with the film.
A summer shoot on the East Coast is being planned. The logline is being kept under wraps.
In a first, Schumer will also be a producer on the project. Also producing are Wonderland’s McG and Mary Viola, along with Voltage’s Alissa Phillips, Dominic Rustam and Nicolas Chartier.
...
Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein, the writers behind How to Be Single and He’s Just Not That Into You, wrote the script and will make their directorial debut with the film.
A summer shoot on the East Coast is being planned. The logline is being kept under wraps.
In a first, Schumer will also be a producer on the project. Also producing are Wonderland’s McG and Mary Viola, along with Voltage’s Alissa Phillips, Dominic Rustam and Nicolas Chartier.
...
- 4/17/2017
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The company has acquired Us distribution rights from Voltage Pictures to the Pierce Brosnan thriller.
John Moore, an action-thriller veteran whose credits include Good Day To Die Hard and Max Payne, directed It from a screenplay by Dan Kay and William Wisher Jr.
Anna Friel, Stefanie Scott and James Frecheville round out the key cast on the story about a self-made man who fights back when his life and family are threatened by an It consultant.
Rlje (Rlj Entertainment) plans a September theatrical and VOD launch. Voltage handles international sales.
David T. Friendly produced It with Brosnan’s business partner Beau St. Clair, Voltage Pictures chief Nicolas Chartier and Craig J. Flores.
Brosnan serves as executive producer alongside Dominic Rustam, Frank Hildebrand, Elika Portnoy and Valentina Gardani.
John Moore, an action-thriller veteran whose credits include Good Day To Die Hard and Max Payne, directed It from a screenplay by Dan Kay and William Wisher Jr.
Anna Friel, Stefanie Scott and James Frecheville round out the key cast on the story about a self-made man who fights back when his life and family are threatened by an It consultant.
Rlje (Rlj Entertainment) plans a September theatrical and VOD launch. Voltage handles international sales.
David T. Friendly produced It with Brosnan’s business partner Beau St. Clair, Voltage Pictures chief Nicolas Chartier and Craig J. Flores.
Brosnan serves as executive producer alongside Dominic Rustam, Frank Hildebrand, Elika Portnoy and Valentina Gardani.
- 7/27/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Plus: Kino Lorber acquires The Daughter; Aspen Film appoints industry trio for flagship events; and more…
Voltage Pictures CEO Nicolas Chartier announced on Wednesday that the company has entered into an exclusive arrangement with Alissa Phillips to make features, TV series and mini-series.
Phillips will work alongside the Voltage production team of partner and president of Voltage Productions Craig Flores, Voltage Pictures president of production Zev Foreman, and senior vice-president Dom Rustam.
Prior to Voltage Phillips was a producer with Michael De Luca where she produced Moneyball, Dracula Untold and Butter. She is serving as executive producer on the Focus Features film On The Brinks.
“We are incredibly excited to have Alissa work with us. Her studio experience and multi layered production experience will be a great compliment to our existing team,” said Chartier (pictured).
“I’m delighted to join the Voltage team,” said Philips. “I’ve admired Nicolas’ award-winning work from afar for some time and...
Voltage Pictures CEO Nicolas Chartier announced on Wednesday that the company has entered into an exclusive arrangement with Alissa Phillips to make features, TV series and mini-series.
Phillips will work alongside the Voltage production team of partner and president of Voltage Productions Craig Flores, Voltage Pictures president of production Zev Foreman, and senior vice-president Dom Rustam.
Prior to Voltage Phillips was a producer with Michael De Luca where she produced Moneyball, Dracula Untold and Butter. She is serving as executive producer on the Focus Features film On The Brinks.
“We are incredibly excited to have Alissa work with us. Her studio experience and multi layered production experience will be a great compliment to our existing team,” said Chartier (pictured).
“I’m delighted to join the Voltage team,” said Philips. “I’ve admired Nicolas’ award-winning work from afar for some time and...
- 7/20/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Voltage Pictures has added the celebrity aka The Fat Jew to its teen comedy alongside new additions Rob Riggle, Famke Janssen, John Michael Higgins and Wendi McLendon-Covey.
Status Update is currently shooting in Vancouver led by the previously announced Disney Channel star and musician Ross Lynch, as well as Olivia Holt and Courtney Eaton.
Scott Speer, whose credits include Midnight Sun and Step Up Revolution directs from a screenplay by Jason Filardi (17 Again). Diana Bang, Martin Donovan, Harvey Guillen, Gregg Sulkin, and Brec Bassinger round out the key cast.
Voltage boarded international sales rights in the run-up to Cannes on the Millennials-skewing story from Offspring Entertainment and Canada’s Brightlight Pictures, with whom Voltage has a three-year production and distribution pact.
UTA Independent Film Group represents Us rights to Status Update, described as Big meets 17 Again for the Millennial generation, about a social outcast who receives a magical phone app from a foul-mouthed character (Ostrovsky, pictured) that causes...
Status Update is currently shooting in Vancouver led by the previously announced Disney Channel star and musician Ross Lynch, as well as Olivia Holt and Courtney Eaton.
Scott Speer, whose credits include Midnight Sun and Step Up Revolution directs from a screenplay by Jason Filardi (17 Again). Diana Bang, Martin Donovan, Harvey Guillen, Gregg Sulkin, and Brec Bassinger round out the key cast.
Voltage boarded international sales rights in the run-up to Cannes on the Millennials-skewing story from Offspring Entertainment and Canada’s Brightlight Pictures, with whom Voltage has a three-year production and distribution pact.
UTA Independent Film Group represents Us rights to Status Update, described as Big meets 17 Again for the Millennial generation, about a social outcast who receives a magical phone app from a foul-mouthed character (Ostrovsky, pictured) that causes...
- 7/19/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Voltage Pictures will kick off sales in Cannes on the Millennials-skewing story from Offspring Entertainment and Canada’s Brightlight Pictures, with whom Voltage has a three-year production and distribution pact.
Disney Channel star and musician Ross Lynch (pictured), Olivia Holt and Courtney Eaton lead the cast on Status Update, which is set to shoot in Vancouver in June. UTA Independent Film Group represents Us rights.
In their Us feature debut, Beijing-based financier DNA Pictures and Heyi Capital are co-financing after acquiring Chinese-language remake rights.
Offspring’s Adam Shankman and Jennifer Gibgot produce with Brightlight’s Shawn Williamson and Voltage’s Dominic Rustam. DNA’s Mason Xu and Fan Dong serve as executive producers alongside Brightlight’s Arielle Boisvert and Voltage’s Jonathan Deckter.
Scott Speer, whose credits include Midnight Sun and Step Up Revolution will direct from a screenplay by Jason Filardi (17 Again).
The story, described as Big meets 17 Again for the Millennial generation, follows a social...
Disney Channel star and musician Ross Lynch (pictured), Olivia Holt and Courtney Eaton lead the cast on Status Update, which is set to shoot in Vancouver in June. UTA Independent Film Group represents Us rights.
In their Us feature debut, Beijing-based financier DNA Pictures and Heyi Capital are co-financing after acquiring Chinese-language remake rights.
Offspring’s Adam Shankman and Jennifer Gibgot produce with Brightlight’s Shawn Williamson and Voltage’s Dominic Rustam. DNA’s Mason Xu and Fan Dong serve as executive producers alongside Brightlight’s Arielle Boisvert and Voltage’s Jonathan Deckter.
Scott Speer, whose credits include Midnight Sun and Step Up Revolution will direct from a screenplay by Jason Filardi (17 Again).
The story, described as Big meets 17 Again for the Millennial generation, follows a social...
- 5/2/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Teen sensation Bella Thorne is in talks to star in the coming-of-age movie “Be Here Now” for Voltage Pictures and The Audience, TheWrap has exclusively learned. Vineet Dewan will direct from a script he co-wrote with Samantha Taylor Pickett. The project was previously known as “X.O.” Voltage’s Zev Foreman (“Dallas Buyers Club”) and Dominic Rustam (“Good Kids”) will produce with Brian Levy (“30 Minutes or Less”) and Pickett. Voltage’s Nicolas Chartier (“The Hurt Locker”) will executive produce with Rami Perlman, Stephen Curtis and Oliver Luckett. Also Read: Bella Thorne, Halston Sage to Star in 'You Get Me'...
- 4/6/2016
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Voltage Pictures has promoted Dominic Rustam to Svp Production and Michael Wickstrom to Svp Royalties, Merchandising and Music Administration, CEO Nicolas Chartier and COO Jonathan Deckter jointly announced today. Both have worked at Voltage since 2012, with Rustam most recently serving as VP Production and Wickstrom as Svp Royalties and Music Administration. With Rustam's promotion, he will play a key role across all aspects of the company's production and…...
- 3/21/2016
- Deadline
Voltage Pictures will fully finance and produce Christoph Waltz’s directorial debut as the new-look sales team heads to Cannes to launch pre-sales.
President and COO Jonathan Deckter and president of international sales John Fremes will introduce The Worst Marriage In Georgetown, in which Waltz will play a fabulist who rises through Washington DC society.
Based on The New York Times Magazine article by Franklin Foer, Proof screenwriter David Auburn’s adapted script centres on social climber Albrect Muth, who married a wealthy older widow and rubbed shoulders with the Us social and political elite until his wife was found murdered.
Production is scheduled to commence on October 12, with Waltz producing alongside Erica Steinberg and Voltage chief Nicolas Chartier. ICM Partners co-represents Us rights with Voltage.
Zev Foreman and Deckter will serve as executive producers for Voltage with M Janet Hill, who originally optioned the material.
Dominic Rustam negotiated the deal on behalf of Voltage with ICM Partners...
President and COO Jonathan Deckter and president of international sales John Fremes will introduce The Worst Marriage In Georgetown, in which Waltz will play a fabulist who rises through Washington DC society.
Based on The New York Times Magazine article by Franklin Foer, Proof screenwriter David Auburn’s adapted script centres on social climber Albrect Muth, who married a wealthy older widow and rubbed shoulders with the Us social and political elite until his wife was found murdered.
Production is scheduled to commence on October 12, with Waltz producing alongside Erica Steinberg and Voltage chief Nicolas Chartier. ICM Partners co-represents Us rights with Voltage.
Zev Foreman and Deckter will serve as executive producers for Voltage with M Janet Hill, who originally optioned the material.
Dominic Rustam negotiated the deal on behalf of Voltage with ICM Partners...
- 5/6/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Fledgling content creator Compadre has teamed up with Nicolas Chartier’s Voltage Pictures to co-finance the coming-of-age comedy.
Chris McCoy directs Good Kids starring Nicholas Braun and Zoey Deutch and Voltage is producing alongside Depth Of Field. Production in Massachusetts is scheduled to wrap on October 15.
Gerard Barba and Emmanuel Paintendre are behind the new Compadre Entertainment, which is based in Los Angeles and Miami and aims to co-finance and produce up to five features a year in the $5m-$30m range.
“We’re excited to help launch this venture with Gerard and Emmanuel,” said Chartier (pictured). “It’s great to find like-minded people who share our passion for great stories and that’s what this business really needs.”
“We’ve been talking to Voltage for some time now and can’t think of a better partner or project on which to launch this exciting new venture,” said Barba. “We’re hoping this will be the first...
Chris McCoy directs Good Kids starring Nicholas Braun and Zoey Deutch and Voltage is producing alongside Depth Of Field. Production in Massachusetts is scheduled to wrap on October 15.
Gerard Barba and Emmanuel Paintendre are behind the new Compadre Entertainment, which is based in Los Angeles and Miami and aims to co-finance and produce up to five features a year in the $5m-$30m range.
“We’re excited to help launch this venture with Gerard and Emmanuel,” said Chartier (pictured). “It’s great to find like-minded people who share our passion for great stories and that’s what this business really needs.”
“We’ve been talking to Voltage for some time now and can’t think of a better partner or project on which to launch this exciting new venture,” said Barba. “We’re hoping this will be the first...
- 10/10/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
As the “Saw” franchise celebrates its 10th anniversary, star Lyriq Bent has signed on to join Nicolas Cage in the supernatural thriller “Pay the Ghost,” TheWrap has learned. Uli Edel (“The Baader Meinhof Complex”) is directing the picture for Voltage Films, whose Nicolas Chartier and Craig Flores are producing with Ian Levy of Midnight Kitchen Productions and Patrick Newall. Dennis Bernardi of Mr. X is executive producing, while Voltage's Babacar Diene and Dominic Rustam are co-producing. Also read: Critics Crucify ‘Left Behind': 11 Reviews Better Than Nicolas Cage's Performance Dan Kay wrote the script based on a short story of the same name.
- 10/8/2014
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Nicholas Chartier’s company has boarded the teen coming-of-age comedy to star Nichlas Braun from `The Perks Of Being A Wallflower and Zoey Deutch of Beautiful Creatures.
Craig Roberts and Israel Broussard also star in the story of four over-achiever high school students in Cape Cod who resolve to catch up on all the key life experiences before they go to college. Wme represents Us rights.
Production is set for September in September in Massachusetts. Chris McCoy will make his feature directorial debut from his 2011 Black List screenplay and recently wrote for Marvel on Guardians Of The Galaxy.
Depth of Field’s Chris and Paul Weitz produce with Andrew Miano. Voltage Pictures’ Dominic Rustam is onboard as executive producer and Babacar Diene will also oversee the project for Voltage.
Craig Roberts and Israel Broussard also star in the story of four over-achiever high school students in Cape Cod who resolve to catch up on all the key life experiences before they go to college. Wme represents Us rights.
Production is set for September in September in Massachusetts. Chris McCoy will make his feature directorial debut from his 2011 Black List screenplay and recently wrote for Marvel on Guardians Of The Galaxy.
Depth of Field’s Chris and Paul Weitz produce with Andrew Miano. Voltage Pictures’ Dominic Rustam is onboard as executive producer and Babacar Diene will also oversee the project for Voltage.
- 5/12/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Good Kids, the teen coming-of-age comedy on which writer Chris McCoy will make his directorial debut, has rounded up a cast that includes Nicholas Braun (The Perks of Being a Wallflower), Zoey Deutch (Beautiful Creatures), Craig Roberts (Neighbors) and Israel Broussard (The Bling Ring). Nicolas Chartier’s Voltage Pictures will be handling international sales at the Cannes Film Market on the movie, which is being produced by Depth of Field’s Chris and Paul Weitz and Andrew Miano. Voltage Pictures’ Dominic Rustam is onboard as executive producer. Babacar Diene will oversee the project for Voltage. Photos: See 1950s Brigitte Bardot
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- 5/12/2014
- by Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Here’s a new wrinkle in the crowdfunding game. Gremlins helmer Joe Dante began shooting the horror comedy Burying The Ex before the film’s producers set out to raise funding throughFundanything.com/buryingtheex. The film stars Star Trek’s Anton Yelchin, Twilight Saga’s Ashley Greene, Alexandra Daddario and Oliver Cooper. This service gives contributors the opportunity to actively participate in the making of the film, based on the level of their contribution. The rewards include set visits, lunch with the directors, and the usual tchotchkes. Alan Trezza wrote the script. Cassian Elwes is executive producing along with Voltage’s Nicolas Chartier, Zev Foreman and Dominic Rustam. ArtImage Entertainment, Scooty Woop Entertainment and Act 4 Entertainment are producing. Yelchin plays a normal guy who dates a beautiful but overbearing gal (Greene) who becomes a nightmare when they move in together. He’s afraid to break up with her and...
- 12/5/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
Amanda Seyfried has signed on as the female lead opposite Russell Crowe in Fathers And Daughters, the epic romance that Voltage Pictures will introduce to Afm buyers next month.
Gabriele Muccino will direct Fathers And Daughters, a drama about a father and daughter in New York that spans 25 years.
Voltage is financing the project and produces with Busted Shark Productions of Los Angeles, Crowe’s Fear Of God Films from Sydney, Australia, and Italy’s Leone Films, which will also handle Italian distribution.
Brad Desch will direct. Sherryl Clark developed the Blacklist screenplay with Desch as one of the first projects through her new company Busted Shark Productions.
Voltage acquired the screenplay and Clark and Voltage’s Craig Flores attached Muccino to direct. Dominic Rustam negotiated the Crowe deal on behalf of Voltage.
Clark produces with Voltage Productions’ Flores and Nicolas Chartier. Crowe and his Fear Of God partner Keith Rodger will serve as executive producers alongside...
Gabriele Muccino will direct Fathers And Daughters, a drama about a father and daughter in New York that spans 25 years.
Voltage is financing the project and produces with Busted Shark Productions of Los Angeles, Crowe’s Fear Of God Films from Sydney, Australia, and Italy’s Leone Films, which will also handle Italian distribution.
Brad Desch will direct. Sherryl Clark developed the Blacklist screenplay with Desch as one of the first projects through her new company Busted Shark Productions.
Voltage acquired the screenplay and Clark and Voltage’s Craig Flores attached Muccino to direct. Dominic Rustam negotiated the Crowe deal on behalf of Voltage.
Clark produces with Voltage Productions’ Flores and Nicolas Chartier. Crowe and his Fear Of God partner Keith Rodger will serve as executive producers alongside...
- 10/17/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Amanda Seyfried has signed on as the female lead opposite Russell Crowe in Fathers And Daughters, the epic romance that Voltage Pictures will introduce to Afm buyers next month.
Gabriele Muccino will direct Fathers And Daughters, a drama about a father and daughter in New York that spans 25 years.
Voltage is financing the project and produces with Busted Shark Productions of Los Angeles, Crowe’s Fear Of God Films from Sydney, Australia, and Italy’s Leone Films, which will also handle Italian distribution.
Brad Desch will direct. Sherryl Clark developed the Blacklist screenplay with Desch as one of the first projects through her new company Busted Shark Productions.
Voltage acquired the screenplay and Clark and Voltage’s Craig Flores attached Muccino to direct. Dominic Rustam negotiated the Crowe deal on behalf of Voltage.
Clark produces with Voltage Productions’ Flores and Nicolas Chartier. Crowe and his Fear Of God partner Keith Rodger will serve as executive producers alongside...
Gabriele Muccino will direct Fathers And Daughters, a drama about a father and daughter in New York that spans 25 years.
Voltage is financing the project and produces with Busted Shark Productions of Los Angeles, Crowe’s Fear Of God Films from Sydney, Australia, and Italy’s Leone Films, which will also handle Italian distribution.
Brad Desch will direct. Sherryl Clark developed the Blacklist screenplay with Desch as one of the first projects through her new company Busted Shark Productions.
Voltage acquired the screenplay and Clark and Voltage’s Craig Flores attached Muccino to direct. Dominic Rustam negotiated the Crowe deal on behalf of Voltage.
Clark produces with Voltage Productions’ Flores and Nicolas Chartier. Crowe and his Fear Of God partner Keith Rodger will serve as executive producers alongside...
- 10/17/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Amanda Seyfried has signed on as the female lead opposite Russell Crowe in Fathers And Daughters, the epic romance that Voltage Pictures will introduce to Afm buyers next month.
Gabriele Muccino will direct Fathers And Daughters, a drama about a father and daughter in New York that spans 25 years.
Voltage is financing the project and produces with Busted Shark Productions of Los Angeles, Crowe’s Fear Of God Films from Sydney, Australia, and Italy’s Leone Films, which will also handle Italian distribution.
Brad Desch will direct. Sherryl Clark developed the Blacklist screenplay with Desch as one of the first projects through her new company Busted Shark Productions.
Voltage acquired the screenplay and Clark and Voltage’s Craig Flores attached Muccino to direct. Dominic Rustam negotiated the Crowe deal on behalf of Voltage.
Clark produces with Voltage Productions’ Flores and Nicolas Chartier. Crowe and his Fear Of God partner Keith Rodger will serve as executive producers alongside...
Gabriele Muccino will direct Fathers And Daughters, a drama about a father and daughter in New York that spans 25 years.
Voltage is financing the project and produces with Busted Shark Productions of Los Angeles, Crowe’s Fear Of God Films from Sydney, Australia, and Italy’s Leone Films, which will also handle Italian distribution.
Brad Desch will direct. Sherryl Clark developed the Blacklist screenplay with Desch as one of the first projects through her new company Busted Shark Productions.
Voltage acquired the screenplay and Clark and Voltage’s Craig Flores attached Muccino to direct. Dominic Rustam negotiated the Crowe deal on behalf of Voltage.
Clark produces with Voltage Productions’ Flores and Nicolas Chartier. Crowe and his Fear Of God partner Keith Rodger will serve as executive producers alongside...
- 10/17/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Voltage Films has cast Oscar winner Russell Crowe in the lead of Gabriele Muccino’s upcoming love story Fathers And Daughters, igniting what is sure to become one of the must-have titles of the Afm.
Voltage is financing the project and serves as producer with Busted Shark Productions of Los Angeles, Crowe’s Fear Of God Films from Sydney, Australia, and Italy’s Leone Films, which will also handle Italian distribution.
Brad Desch will direct the tale of a father and daughter living in New York spanning 25 years. The timeline moves between the 1980s as a famous novellist and widower struggling with mental illness raises his five-year old girl and present day as the grown-up daughter battles her demons.
Voltage is out to casting for the role of the grown-up daughter and pre-production has been scheduled for December.
Sherryl Clark developed the Blacklist screenplay with Desch as one of the first projects through her new company [link=co...
Voltage is financing the project and serves as producer with Busted Shark Productions of Los Angeles, Crowe’s Fear Of God Films from Sydney, Australia, and Italy’s Leone Films, which will also handle Italian distribution.
Brad Desch will direct the tale of a father and daughter living in New York spanning 25 years. The timeline moves between the 1980s as a famous novellist and widower struggling with mental illness raises his five-year old girl and present day as the grown-up daughter battles her demons.
Voltage is out to casting for the role of the grown-up daughter and pre-production has been scheduled for December.
Sherryl Clark developed the Blacklist screenplay with Desch as one of the first projects through her new company [link=co...
- 10/14/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
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