The spotlight's shining brightly on Olivia Cooke these days -- largely due to her quietly powerful role as Alicent Hightower in HBO's "House of the Dragon."(Of course, the viral video in which she and co-star Emma D'arcy trade cocktail preferences certainly helped to sway the public.) But for those who have been paying attention, Cooke has consistently demonstrated an eclectic taste for projects and a scene-stealing presence right from the get-go.
The Oldham-born actress, whose natural British accent isn't often used on-screen, has starred in an impressive amount of television and film projects since her feature film debut in 2012's "The Quiet Ones." It's no wonder she's caught the attention of directors like Steven Spielberg, given her prowess and range across theatre, television, live-action, and animated film.
Cooke holds her own against cinematic heavyweights like Bill Nighy and Anya Taylor-Joy. Even in the most unfortunate cinematic misfires, she delivers memorable performances.
The Oldham-born actress, whose natural British accent isn't often used on-screen, has starred in an impressive amount of television and film projects since her feature film debut in 2012's "The Quiet Ones." It's no wonder she's caught the attention of directors like Steven Spielberg, given her prowess and range across theatre, television, live-action, and animated film.
Cooke holds her own against cinematic heavyweights like Bill Nighy and Anya Taylor-Joy. Even in the most unfortunate cinematic misfires, she delivers memorable performances.
- 2/24/2023
- by Kyle Milner
- Slash Film
Oscar® nominee Johnny Depp stars in the hilarious and heartwarming dark comedy The Professor, arriving on Blu-ray (plus Digital), DVD, and Digital July 9 from Lionsgate. This film is currently available On Demand. Depp plays a college professor who decides to live his last chapter with reckless abandon after being diagnosed with a terminal illness alongside A-list costars Rosemarie DeWitt, Zoey Deutch, and Golden Globe® nominee Ron Livingston. Produced by Oscar®-winner Greg Shapiro, Braden Aftergood (Hell or High Water), and Brian Kavanaugh-Jones (Midnight Special), and written and directed by Wayne Roberts, this rogueishly humorous and touching film is not to be missed!. The Professor Blu-ray and DVD will include a making-of featurette and will be available for the suggested retail price of $21.99 and $19.98, respectively.
Johnny Depp delivers a wickedly funny performance as Richard, a buttoned-down college lecturer who, after learning he has six months to live, transforms into a rebellious party animal.
Johnny Depp delivers a wickedly funny performance as Richard, a buttoned-down college lecturer who, after learning he has six months to live, transforms into a rebellious party animal.
- 7/3/2019
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Having premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival way back in 2016, it has been a long road for Katie Says Goodbye. The movie spent part of 2016 and almost all of 2017 on the festival circuit, before opening internationally last year in certain places. Now, here in 2019, it finally gets a release, coming after writer/director Wayne Roberts’ subsequent film The Professor has already come and gone last month. Is this flick any better? Well, no, not really. There’s a really great performance at the center from Olivia Cooke, but it’s surrounded by one of the most miserable experiences you can imagine. A movie is a character study, one mired in pain and largely unnecessary suffering. Set in an unnamed part of the American Southwest, one somewhat lost in time, Katie (Cooke) is a seventeen year old making her way as best she can. A waitress in a diner run...
- 6/8/2019
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
“Katie Says Goodbye” is a drama that examines how a patriarchal society relegates economically disadvantaged women into sex work and then punishes them for taking on such work to survive. “Katie Says Goodbye” is also the latest in a long line of dramas in which male writers and directors serve up the physical and psychological destruction of women for the delectation of an audience.
Which version of the film each viewer sees will be a subjective choice, of course, but the fact that the lead character is so utterly guileless and innocent and kindhearted — she’s essentially a smiley face with a “Kick Me” sign taped to her back — makes Katie less a victim of the world and more a victim of first time writer-director Wayne Roberts.
Katie is an Arizona waitress with dreams of moving to San Francisco to go to beauty school. Saving money is hard, particularly since...
Which version of the film each viewer sees will be a subjective choice, of course, but the fact that the lead character is so utterly guileless and innocent and kindhearted — she’s essentially a smiley face with a “Kick Me” sign taped to her back — makes Katie less a victim of the world and more a victim of first time writer-director Wayne Roberts.
Katie is an Arizona waitress with dreams of moving to San Francisco to go to beauty school. Saving money is hard, particularly since...
- 6/5/2019
- by Alonso Duralde
- The Wrap
"Men are simple, Katie. Find yourself a man with sad eyes..." Vertical Entertainment has released a brand new Us trailer for the indie drama Katie Says Goodbye, which originally premiered at film festivals back in 2016. After three years being on the shelf, the film is finally getting a small VOD release starting in June this year. Katie Says Goodbye stars Olivia Cooke as a young woman from New Mexico who turns to small-time prostitution in order to fund her dream to move to San Francisco. However, she falls in love with a handsome mechanic which soon messes up her big plans. The film also stars Christopher Abbott, James Belushi, Keir Gilchrist, Chris Lowell, Mireille Enos, and Mary Steenburgen. This is a strong indie trailer, and it doesn't seem like there's any real reason for this to be held up for so many years. Check it out. Here's the new official...
- 5/30/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Katie Says Goodbye Movie Trailer: Waitress Olivia Cooke Resorts to Prostitution To Fulfill Her Dream
Katie Says Goodbye Trailer Vertical Entertainment and Wayne Roberts‘ Katie Says Goodbye (2016) movie trailer has been released and stars Olivia Cooke, Christopher Abbott, Mireille Enos, Jim Belushi, and Mary Steenburgen. Plot Synopsis Katie Says Goodbye‘s plot synopsis: “A kindhearted seventeen-year-old in the American Southwest turns to prostitution to fulfill her dream of a new life in San [...]
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- 5/23/2019
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
Since her memorable breakout role in “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” rocked Sundance in 2015, British actress Olivia Cooke has filled her resume with a bevy of highbrow and intriguing projects. In 2017, she returned to Sundance in Cry Finley’s “Thoroughbreds,” where she was electric as a troubled Connecticut rich girl with an axe to grind. She also landed a plum role in Steven Spielberg’s “Ready Player One,” and thrilled critics with her portrayal of ambitious and scheming Becky Sharp in the latest TV mini-series of William Makepeace Thackeray’s “Vanity Fair.”
Now, she takes on another mature and intense role in Wayne Roberts’ feature directorial debut, “Katie Says Goodbye.” The film follows a small town waitress who is mistreated by nearly everyone in her life — from her abusive mother (a terrifying Mireille Enos) to a seemingly never-ending string of men who pay her for sexual acts — but...
Now, she takes on another mature and intense role in Wayne Roberts’ feature directorial debut, “Katie Says Goodbye.” The film follows a small town waitress who is mistreated by nearly everyone in her life — from her abusive mother (a terrifying Mireille Enos) to a seemingly never-ending string of men who pay her for sexual acts — but...
- 5/20/2019
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Travis Fimmel.
Saban Films has snapped up North American rights to Kriv Stenders’ Vietnam War movie Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan.
Travis Fimmel stars as Major Harry Smith, who led a largely inexperienced company of 108 men who held off about 2,500 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese soldiers for three and a half hours in torrential rain on August 18 1966.
The drama scripted by Stuart Beattie, based on a story by James Nicholas, Jack Brislee, Karel Segers and Paul Sullivan, co-stars Luke Bracey, Richard Roxburgh, Daniel Webber, Nicholas Hamilton, Aaron Glenane, Anthony Hayes and Stephen Peacocke.
Transmission Films will launch the film produced by Red Dune Productions’ Martin Walsh and Deeper Water Films’ John and Michael Schwarz on August 8. It will premiere at the Sydney Film Festival.
The key crew includes Dop Ben Nott, costume designer Lizzie Gardiner, production designer Sam Hobbs, special effects supervisor Brian Cox, composer Caitlin Yeo and...
Saban Films has snapped up North American rights to Kriv Stenders’ Vietnam War movie Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan.
Travis Fimmel stars as Major Harry Smith, who led a largely inexperienced company of 108 men who held off about 2,500 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese soldiers for three and a half hours in torrential rain on August 18 1966.
The drama scripted by Stuart Beattie, based on a story by James Nicholas, Jack Brislee, Karel Segers and Paul Sullivan, co-stars Luke Bracey, Richard Roxburgh, Daniel Webber, Nicholas Hamilton, Aaron Glenane, Anthony Hayes and Stephen Peacocke.
Transmission Films will launch the film produced by Red Dune Productions’ Martin Walsh and Deeper Water Films’ John and Michael Schwarz on August 8. It will premiere at the Sydney Film Festival.
The key crew includes Dop Ben Nott, costume designer Lizzie Gardiner, production designer Sam Hobbs, special effects supervisor Brian Cox, composer Caitlin Yeo and...
- 5/17/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
It’s kind of interesting to see Johnny Depp in a movie like this. Years ago, the A-lister would take risks in smaller fare, playing oddball characters in simple character studies. However, it has been a long time since Depp has popped up in something of that sort. So, this week’s release of The Professor marks a return to the past for the man. Unfortunately, it’s also an incredibly forgettable work with little to offer. Pleasant enough to watch, it disappears from your memory as soon as the end credits roll. What’s worse, despite giving Depp a prime opportunity to go all out, he plays it oddly low key, opting for minor drunkenness over something more extreme and, frankly, interesting. The film (formerly known as Richard Says Goodbye) is a dramedy about how a college professor deals with a cancer diagnosis. When Richard (Depp) is told he has a terminal illness,...
- 5/14/2019
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
What an memorable Mayb into June stretch it’ll be for filmmaker Wayne Roberts. With his sophomore thematic sequel The Professor (originally titled Richard Says Goodbye) set to launch theatrically mid May, this will be followed by Katie Says Goodbye — which was recently acquired by Vertical Entertainment for a June 7th theatrical and VOD release. We had the chance to interview Roberts back at Tiff in 2016, and now we feature a teaser exclusive to a sequence featuring Olivia Cooke and Christopher Abbot is a sequence that summarizes one character’s survivalism and an other’s watchful eye.
Katie Says Goodbye tells the story of an optimistic and kind-hearted young waitress in a struggling desert town in the Southwest named Katie (Cooke).…...
Katie Says Goodbye tells the story of an optimistic and kind-hearted young waitress in a struggling desert town in the Southwest named Katie (Cooke).…...
- 5/3/2019
- by Eric Lavallée
- IONCINEMA.com
In today’s film news roundup, buyers take rights to “The Song of Names” and “Chain of Death” while and Shaquille O’Neal becomes an executive producer for legal thriller “Foster Boy.”
Acqusitions
Sony Pictures Classics has bought U.S. rights to the music drama “The Song of Names,” starring Tim Roth and Clive Owen.
The film is directed by “The Red Violin” helmer François Girard and is produced by Robert Lantos, Lyse Lafontaine and Nick Hirschkorn. Jeffrey Caine wrote the screenplay, based on the novel by Norman Lebrecht. The original score is by Howard Shore.
The film unfolds at the start of World War II and centers on 9-year-old violin prodigy who is a Polish-Jewish refugee in London. The prodigy’s brother is devoted to him. Hours before his debut concert performance at the age of 21, he vanishes without a trace. Years later, the prodigy’s brother recognizes a...
Acqusitions
Sony Pictures Classics has bought U.S. rights to the music drama “The Song of Names,” starring Tim Roth and Clive Owen.
The film is directed by “The Red Violin” helmer François Girard and is produced by Robert Lantos, Lyse Lafontaine and Nick Hirschkorn. Jeffrey Caine wrote the screenplay, based on the novel by Norman Lebrecht. The original score is by Howard Shore.
The film unfolds at the start of World War II and centers on 9-year-old violin prodigy who is a Polish-Jewish refugee in London. The prodigy’s brother is devoted to him. Hours before his debut concert performance at the age of 21, he vanishes without a trace. Years later, the prodigy’s brother recognizes a...
- 4/27/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Saban Films has released the first trailer for Wayne Roberts dark comedy ‘The Professor’ starring Johnny Depp.
Written and directed Roberts, the film stars Depp, Zoey Deutch, Rosemarie DeWitt and Danny Huston.
Also in trailers – Dennis Quaid gets his stalk on in trailer for ‘The Intruder’
The Professor Synopsis
Richard (Depp), a college lecturer finds out that he has six months to live due to a terminal illness. Instead of sulking and wasting away his final days, he decides to live life to the fullest. The shortened lifespan essentially transforms Richard into a party animal, much to the delight of his students, while his wife ( Rosemarie DeWitt) and school chancellor (Ron Livingston) are noticeably taken back.
The post Johnny Depp lives life to the max after terminal diagnosis in trailer for ‘The Professor’ appeared first on HeyUGuys.
Written and directed Roberts, the film stars Depp, Zoey Deutch, Rosemarie DeWitt and Danny Huston.
Also in trailers – Dennis Quaid gets his stalk on in trailer for ‘The Intruder’
The Professor Synopsis
Richard (Depp), a college lecturer finds out that he has six months to live due to a terminal illness. Instead of sulking and wasting away his final days, he decides to live life to the fullest. The shortened lifespan essentially transforms Richard into a party animal, much to the delight of his students, while his wife ( Rosemarie DeWitt) and school chancellor (Ron Livingston) are noticeably taken back.
The post Johnny Depp lives life to the max after terminal diagnosis in trailer for ‘The Professor’ appeared first on HeyUGuys.
- 4/12/2019
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
For those of you aren’t burned out on Johnny Depp yet and still enjoy watching his movies, he’s got a new one coming out called The Professor. We have a trailer for the film to share with you today, and it looks like it could be a somewhat amusing dark comedy.
Here’s the synopsis that was shared:
Johnny Depp delivers a wickedly funny performance as Richard, a buttoned-down college lecturer who, after learning he has six months to live, transforms into a rebellious party animal. To the shock of his wife (Rosemarie DeWitt) and school chancellor (Ron Livingston)—and the delight of his students—Richard leads a hilarious crusade against authority and hypocrisy in this dark comedy.
The movie was written and directed by Wayne Roberts, and it also stars Zoey Deutch, Rosemarie DeWitt, Danny Huston, and Ron Livingston.
The movie hits theaters on May 17th. Do...
Here’s the synopsis that was shared:
Johnny Depp delivers a wickedly funny performance as Richard, a buttoned-down college lecturer who, after learning he has six months to live, transforms into a rebellious party animal. To the shock of his wife (Rosemarie DeWitt) and school chancellor (Ron Livingston)—and the delight of his students—Richard leads a hilarious crusade against authority and hypocrisy in this dark comedy.
The movie was written and directed by Wayne Roberts, and it also stars Zoey Deutch, Rosemarie DeWitt, Danny Huston, and Ron Livingston.
The movie hits theaters on May 17th. Do...
- 4/11/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
"Are you alright?" "Well... no." Saban Films has debuted the official trailer for an indie drama titled The Professor, the second feature from writer/director Wayne Roberts (Katie Says Goodbye). Johnny Depp stars in this as a world-weary college professor diagnosed with a terminal illness who throws caution to the wind and indulges in numerous vices while attempting to live his life to the fullest. It's described as a dark comedy and has an impressive ensemble cast with Rosemarie DeWitt, Ron Livingston, Zoey Deutch, Danny Huston, Justine Warrington, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Kaitlyn Bernard, Odessa Young, and Matreya Scarrwener. This seems like an odd role for Depp to take, but he's been staying out of the spotlight anyway, so why not an indie film. Just doesn't look that great. Here's the first official trailer for Wayne Roberts' The Professor, direct from YouTube (via People): Johnny Depp delivers a wickedly funny performance as Richard,...
- 4/10/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Saban Films has announced that a trailer for The Professor starring Johnny Depp is now in session. In the upcoming comedic drama directed and written by Katie Says Goodbye helmer Wayne Roberts, Depp delivers a wickedly funny performance as Richard, a buttoned-down college lecturer who, after learning he has six months to live, transforms into a rebellious party animal. To the shock…...
- 4/10/2019
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Saban Films has acquired U.S. rights to Casey Affleck’s new film “Light of My Life,” which premiered at the Berlin Film Festival last month, the distributor announced on Friday.
Affleck wrote and directed “Light of My Life” and stars in the drama alongside Elisabeth Moss and Anna Pniowsky.
The film is a dystopian survival drama and follows a father and his young daughter who journey through the outskirts of society a decade after a pandemic has wiped out half the world’s population. As a father struggles to protect his child at all costs, their bond, and the character of humanity, is tested.
Also Read: Saban Films Acquires Rights to Horror-Thriller 'Tone-Deaf' Ahead of SXSW
“This has been a passion-driven project for the filmmakers, who have crafted a beautiful and sophisticated film, grounded with superb performances,” Saban Films President Bill Bromiley said in a statement. “We couldn’t...
Affleck wrote and directed “Light of My Life” and stars in the drama alongside Elisabeth Moss and Anna Pniowsky.
The film is a dystopian survival drama and follows a father and his young daughter who journey through the outskirts of society a decade after a pandemic has wiped out half the world’s population. As a father struggles to protect his child at all costs, their bond, and the character of humanity, is tested.
Also Read: Saban Films Acquires Rights to Horror-Thriller 'Tone-Deaf' Ahead of SXSW
“This has been a passion-driven project for the filmmakers, who have crafted a beautiful and sophisticated film, grounded with superb performances,” Saban Films President Bill Bromiley said in a statement. “We couldn’t...
- 3/29/2019
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Ahead of its premiere at SXSW later this month, Saban Films announced that they've acquired North American rights to Tone-Deaf, from Excision, Suburban Gothic, and Trash Fire director Richard Bates Jr.
Los Angeles – Saban Films announced today that they have acquired North American rights to Richard Bates Jr.’s horror thriller Tone-Deaf. The film stars Robert Patrick and Amanda Crew, and is produced by Circle of Confusion’s Lawrence Mattis, Brad Mendelsohn and Matt Smith, and Best Medicine Productions’ Brion Hambel and Paul Jensen. Tone-Deaf will make its World Premiere at this year’s SXSW Film Festival.
Tone-Deaf follows millennial Olive (Crew) who, after losing her job and imploding her latest dysfunctional relationship, leaves the city for a weekend of peace in the country, only to discover the shockingly dark underbelly of rural America. She rents an eccentric, ornate country house from Harvey (Patrick), an old-fashioned widower who's struggling to hide his psychopathic tendencies.
Los Angeles – Saban Films announced today that they have acquired North American rights to Richard Bates Jr.’s horror thriller Tone-Deaf. The film stars Robert Patrick and Amanda Crew, and is produced by Circle of Confusion’s Lawrence Mattis, Brad Mendelsohn and Matt Smith, and Best Medicine Productions’ Brion Hambel and Paul Jensen. Tone-Deaf will make its World Premiere at this year’s SXSW Film Festival.
Tone-Deaf follows millennial Olive (Crew) who, after losing her job and imploding her latest dysfunctional relationship, leaves the city for a weekend of peace in the country, only to discover the shockingly dark underbelly of rural America. She rents an eccentric, ornate country house from Harvey (Patrick), an old-fashioned widower who's struggling to hide his psychopathic tendencies.
- 3/1/2019
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Saban Films has acquired North American rights to Richard Bates Jr.’s horror thriller “Tone-Deaf,” starring Robert Patrick and Amanda Crew, ahead of its South by Southwest premiere.
The film is produced by Circle of Confusion’s Lawrence Mattis, Brad Mendelsohn, and Matt Smith, and Best Medicine Productions’ Brion Hambel and Paul Jensen.
Crew portrays a millennial who, after losing her job and ending her latest dysfunctional relationship, leaves the city for a weekend of peace in the country, only to discover the shockingly dark underbelly of rural America. She rents a country house from Patrick’s character — an old-fashioned widower who’s struggling to hide his psychopathic tendencies. The two generations soon collide in a home-invasion horror film that critiques today’s cultural and political climate.
Saban Films negotiated the deal on behalf of the filmmakers. Lightning Entertainment’s James C. Walker and Andrew Brown, and Hindsight Media’s James Swarbrick executive produced,...
The film is produced by Circle of Confusion’s Lawrence Mattis, Brad Mendelsohn, and Matt Smith, and Best Medicine Productions’ Brion Hambel and Paul Jensen.
Crew portrays a millennial who, after losing her job and ending her latest dysfunctional relationship, leaves the city for a weekend of peace in the country, only to discover the shockingly dark underbelly of rural America. She rents a country house from Patrick’s character — an old-fashioned widower who’s struggling to hide his psychopathic tendencies. The two generations soon collide in a home-invasion horror film that critiques today’s cultural and political climate.
Saban Films negotiated the deal on behalf of the filmmakers. Lightning Entertainment’s James C. Walker and Andrew Brown, and Hindsight Media’s James Swarbrick executive produced,...
- 3/1/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Saban Films has picked up domestic rights to Richard Bates Jr.’s horror thriller Tone-Deaf which stars Terminator 2‘s Robert Patrick and Silicon Valley‘s Amanda Crew. Tone-Deaf will make its world premiere at SXSW on March 10 at 11:55pm at the Alamo Ritz in Austin, Texas.
Tone-Deaf follows millennial Olive (Crew) who, after losing her job and imploding her latest dysfunctional relationship, leaves the city for a weekend of peace in the country, only to discover the shockingly dark underbelly of rural America. She rents an eccentric, ornate country house from Harvey (Patrick), an old-fashioned widower who’s struggling to hide his psychopathic tendencies — and the two collide.
Tone-Deaf is produced by Circle of Confusion’s Lawrence Mattis, Brad Mendelsohn and Matt Smith, and Best Medicine Productions’ Brion Hambel and Paul Jensen. Saban Films negotiated the deal along with Steve Break on behalf of the filmmakers. Lightning Entertainment’s...
Tone-Deaf follows millennial Olive (Crew) who, after losing her job and imploding her latest dysfunctional relationship, leaves the city for a weekend of peace in the country, only to discover the shockingly dark underbelly of rural America. She rents an eccentric, ornate country house from Harvey (Patrick), an old-fashioned widower who’s struggling to hide his psychopathic tendencies — and the two collide.
Tone-Deaf is produced by Circle of Confusion’s Lawrence Mattis, Brad Mendelsohn and Matt Smith, and Best Medicine Productions’ Brion Hambel and Paul Jensen. Saban Films negotiated the deal along with Steve Break on behalf of the filmmakers. Lightning Entertainment’s...
- 3/1/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Saban Films announced on Friday that it has acquired North American rights to the horror-thriller, “Tone-Deaf,” ahead of its world premiere at the 2019 SXSW Film Festival.
The film, directed by Richard Bates Jr., stars Robert Patrick (“Terminator 2: Judgment Day”) and Amanda Crew (“Silicon Valley”).
“Tone-Deaf” follows millennial Olive (Crew) who, after losing her job and imploding her latest dysfunctional relationship, leaves the city for a weekend of peace in the country, only to discover the shockingly dark underbelly of rural America. She rents an eccentric, ornate country house from Harvey (Patrick), an old-fashioned widower who’s struggling to hide his psychopathic tendencies. Soon two generations collide with terrifying results in this home invasion horror film that is also a darkly comedic critique of the bizarre cultural and political climate that currently exists.
The...
The film, directed by Richard Bates Jr., stars Robert Patrick (“Terminator 2: Judgment Day”) and Amanda Crew (“Silicon Valley”).
“Tone-Deaf” follows millennial Olive (Crew) who, after losing her job and imploding her latest dysfunctional relationship, leaves the city for a weekend of peace in the country, only to discover the shockingly dark underbelly of rural America. She rents an eccentric, ornate country house from Harvey (Patrick), an old-fashioned widower who’s struggling to hide his psychopathic tendencies. Soon two generations collide with terrifying results in this home invasion horror film that is also a darkly comedic critique of the bizarre cultural and political climate that currently exists.
The...
- 3/1/2019
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
John Zois, a former executive with Global Road and Im Global, has joined the production company Anton as Evp of Acquisitions and Co-Productions, the company announced Friday.
Zois’ mission is to grow the company’s film business and help establish Anton’s TV studio in the U.S. In film, Zois will work alongside London based president of distribution, Harold van Lier, to grow Anton’s slate to 4 to 5 films a year, with budgets of up to $50 million, with a strong focus on kids and family films and and sci-fi films. Zois will report to Anton Founder and CEO Sebastien Raybaud.
“John is an incredibly seasoned and well-liked executive and the perfect person to expand our footprint in the U.S.,” Raybaud said in a statement.
Also Read: Donald Tang's Global Road Files for Bankruptcy After Just 1 Year in Business
Prior to joining Anton, Zois was the Head of Acquisitions & Co-Productions at Global Road,...
Zois’ mission is to grow the company’s film business and help establish Anton’s TV studio in the U.S. In film, Zois will work alongside London based president of distribution, Harold van Lier, to grow Anton’s slate to 4 to 5 films a year, with budgets of up to $50 million, with a strong focus on kids and family films and and sci-fi films. Zois will report to Anton Founder and CEO Sebastien Raybaud.
“John is an incredibly seasoned and well-liked executive and the perfect person to expand our footprint in the U.S.,” Raybaud said in a statement.
Also Read: Donald Tang's Global Road Files for Bankruptcy After Just 1 Year in Business
Prior to joining Anton, Zois was the Head of Acquisitions & Co-Productions at Global Road,...
- 2/1/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Anton’s upcoming features include Greenland, animation Fireheart.
On the eve of Efm, finance, production and sales company Anton has announced that former Global Road and Im Global executive John Zois has joined as executive vice-president of acquisitions and co-productions.
Zois will help to grow the company’s global film business alongside London-based president of distribution Harold van Lier. The company has targetted a slate of four to five films a year budgeted up to $50m, with a strong focus on children / family and sci-fi / genre.
The new arrival will also work to establish Anton’s TV studio in the Us.
On the eve of Efm, finance, production and sales company Anton has announced that former Global Road and Im Global executive John Zois has joined as executive vice-president of acquisitions and co-productions.
Zois will help to grow the company’s global film business alongside London-based president of distribution Harold van Lier. The company has targetted a slate of four to five films a year budgeted up to $50m, with a strong focus on children / family and sci-fi / genre.
The new arrival will also work to establish Anton’s TV studio in the Us.
- 2/1/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Whoever it was who waggishly coined the inversion “forgotten but not gone” in reference to an overlong adieu might well have been talking about the extended leave-taking that forms the basis of Wayne Roberts‘ “Richard Says Goodbye.” This is a [checks notes] 2018 film that feels like it was made in the early ’90s and then forgotten about for two and a half decades before having a polite, desultory and very brief fuss made of it prior to disappearing for good, like a guest who falls asleep at a party and isn’t discovered till the next day when you feel obliged to sit through an awkward, hungover breakfast with them.
Continue reading Johnny Depp’s ‘Richard Says Goodbye’ Is Dead On Arrival [Zurich Review] at The Playlist.
Continue reading Johnny Depp’s ‘Richard Says Goodbye’ Is Dead On Arrival [Zurich Review] at The Playlist.
- 10/8/2018
- by Jessica Kiang
- The Playlist
Johnny Depp may be something of a persona non grata in North America, but the controversial actor was met with open arms at the Zurich Film Festival in Switzerland yesterday where he appeared as a guest of honor, premiered his new film, “Richard Says Goodbye” and spoke at an “In Conversation” Q&A talk.
Robert Pattinson Movie With ‘Embrace Of The Serpent’ Director Ciro Guerra Adds Mark Rylance, In Danger Of Being Very Good
Directed by Wayne Roberts (“Katie Says Goodbye”), “Richard Says Goodbye” co-stars Zoey Deutch, Danny Huston, Rosemarie DeWitt and centers on a college professor who lives his life with reckless abandon after being diagnosed with a terminal illness.
Continue reading Johnny Depp To Star In Ciro Guerra’s Next Film With Robert Pattinson [Zurich Film Festival] at The Playlist.
Robert Pattinson Movie With ‘Embrace Of The Serpent’ Director Ciro Guerra Adds Mark Rylance, In Danger Of Being Very Good
Directed by Wayne Roberts (“Katie Says Goodbye”), “Richard Says Goodbye” co-stars Zoey Deutch, Danny Huston, Rosemarie DeWitt and centers on a college professor who lives his life with reckless abandon after being diagnosed with a terminal illness.
Continue reading Johnny Depp To Star In Ciro Guerra’s Next Film With Robert Pattinson [Zurich Film Festival] at The Playlist.
- 10/6/2018
- by Rodrigo Perez
- The Playlist
It’s not as if there’s ever a particularly good time for rose-tinted character studies of morally dubious men, but even with that caveat in place, “Richard Says Goodbye” hasn’t exactly picked its moment. At a time when unresolved abuse allegations against Johnny Depp have placed his star image in flux, watching him play a college lecturer whose terminal cancer diagnosis sends him into a tailspin of social, sexual and professional misbehavior is an unavoidably discomfiting experience, however much gonzo gusto he brings to the part. Given more favorable circumstances, however, Wayne Roberts’ second feature would still be an unpalatable proposition, with its iffy sexual politics and a comic tone caught awkwardly between nihilistic irony and dewy-eyed sentiment. Saban Films and DirecTV have already secured U.S. rights to the film, which had it world premiere at the Zurich Film Festival; despite some theatrical play, “Richard” will primarily...
- 10/5/2018
- by Guy Lodge
- Variety Film + TV
Other world premieres include football drama Trautmann.
The 2018 Zurich Film Festival (September 27–October 7) has announced more titles for its Gala strand, including the world premiere of Richard Says Goodbye directed by Wayne Roberts and starring Johnny Depp, both set to attend.
Saban Films and DirecTV recently acquired North American rights to the project, which was co-financed by Im Global and Cirrina Studios with additional financing from Leeding Media.
Other Zurich world premieres announced are football drama Trautmann directed by Marcus Rosenmüller and starring David Kross and John Henshaw, and Der Vorname, directed by Sönke Wortmann and starring Iris Berben and Christoph Maria Herbst.
The 2018 Zurich Film Festival (September 27–October 7) has announced more titles for its Gala strand, including the world premiere of Richard Says Goodbye directed by Wayne Roberts and starring Johnny Depp, both set to attend.
Saban Films and DirecTV recently acquired North American rights to the project, which was co-financed by Im Global and Cirrina Studios with additional financing from Leeding Media.
Other Zurich world premieres announced are football drama Trautmann directed by Marcus Rosenmüller and starring David Kross and John Henshaw, and Der Vorname, directed by Sönke Wortmann and starring Iris Berben and Christoph Maria Herbst.
- 9/12/2018
- by Orlando Parfitt
- ScreenDaily
Richard Says Goodbye, a comedic drama starring Johnny Depp from director Wayne Roberts, will have its world premiere at the 2018 Zurich International Film Festival.
Depp plays a world-weary college professor who is given a terminal diagnosis and decides to spend his final days by binging through every vice he can imagine.
Saban Films and DirectTV recently snapped up North American rights to the film, which co-stars Zoey Deutch and Rosemarie DeWitt, for a reported $3 million.
The high-profile title is a big get for Zurich, which last year featured the world premiere of Rob Reiner's true-life drama Shock and ...
Depp plays a world-weary college professor who is given a terminal diagnosis and decides to spend his final days by binging through every vice he can imagine.
Saban Films and DirectTV recently snapped up North American rights to the film, which co-stars Zoey Deutch and Rosemarie DeWitt, for a reported $3 million.
The high-profile title is a big get for Zurich, which last year featured the world premiere of Rob Reiner's true-life drama Shock and ...
- 9/12/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Richard Says Goodbye, a comedic drama starring Johnny Depp from director Wayne Roberts, will have its world premiere at the 2018 Zurich International Film Festival.
Depp plays a world-weary college professor who is given a terminal diagnosis and decides to spend his final days by binging through every vice he can imagine.
Saban Films and DirectTV recently snapped up North American rights to the film, which co-stars Zoey Deutch and Rosemarie DeWitt, for a reported $3 million.
The high-profile title is a big get for Zurich, which last year featured the world premiere of Rob Reiner's true-life drama Shock and ...
Depp plays a world-weary college professor who is given a terminal diagnosis and decides to spend his final days by binging through every vice he can imagine.
Saban Films and DirectTV recently snapped up North American rights to the film, which co-stars Zoey Deutch and Rosemarie DeWitt, for a reported $3 million.
The high-profile title is a big get for Zurich, which last year featured the world premiere of Rob Reiner's true-life drama Shock and ...
- 9/12/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Saban Films and DirecTV have acquired North American rights to Johnny Depp’s latest indie drama, “Richard Says Goodbye,” a person with knowledge of the deal has told TheWrap.
This is the third project Saban Films has picked up at this year’s Toronto Film Festival, kicking off the 10-day fest by buying the rights to the Orlando Bloom sexual abuse drama “Romans,” followed by the Olivia Wilde film “A Vigilante.” “Richard Says Goodbye” stars Depp as a terminally ill college professor who decides to live his final days in hedonistic fashion.
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Set for release in 2019, “Richard Says Goodbye” is directed by Wayne Roberts and also stars Zoey Deutch and Rosemarie DeWitt. The deal was handled by CAA Media Finance.
Read original story Saban Films, DirecTV Acquire Johnny Depp’s ‘Richard Says Goodbye’ At TheWrap...
This is the third project Saban Films has picked up at this year’s Toronto Film Festival, kicking off the 10-day fest by buying the rights to the Orlando Bloom sexual abuse drama “Romans,” followed by the Olivia Wilde film “A Vigilante.” “Richard Says Goodbye” stars Depp as a terminally ill college professor who decides to live his final days in hedonistic fashion.
Also Read: Amber Heard Resolves Lawsuit Over 'London Fields,' Clearing Path for Release
Set for release in 2019, “Richard Says Goodbye” is directed by Wayne Roberts and also stars Zoey Deutch and Rosemarie DeWitt. The deal was handled by CAA Media Finance.
Read original story Saban Films, DirecTV Acquire Johnny Depp’s ‘Richard Says Goodbye’ At TheWrap...
- 9/11/2018
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
North American rights to Johnny Depp’s drama “Richard Says Goodbye” have been sold to Saban Films and DirecTV for about $3 million with a 2019 theatrical release planned.
Depp portrays the titular Richard — a college professor who is given a life-changing diagnosis and then decides to throw all pretense and conventions to the wind and live his life as boldly and freely as possible. He smokes, drinks, has sex, and insults anyone who annoys him. The cast also includes Zoey Deutch and Rosemarie DeWitt.
CAA Media Finance brokered the deal. The film was screened in Toronto on Sept. 6, the opening day of the Toronto Film Festival, but was not part of the official festival lineup.
Wayne Roberts directed from his own script. The project was first announced last year at the Cannes Film Festival with Stuart Ford’s Im Global — which was subsequently acquired by the now-bankrupt Global Road — fully financing the project.
Depp portrays the titular Richard — a college professor who is given a life-changing diagnosis and then decides to throw all pretense and conventions to the wind and live his life as boldly and freely as possible. He smokes, drinks, has sex, and insults anyone who annoys him. The cast also includes Zoey Deutch and Rosemarie DeWitt.
CAA Media Finance brokered the deal. The film was screened in Toronto on Sept. 6, the opening day of the Toronto Film Festival, but was not part of the official festival lineup.
Wayne Roberts directed from his own script. The project was first announced last year at the Cannes Film Festival with Stuart Ford’s Im Global — which was subsequently acquired by the now-bankrupt Global Road — fully financing the project.
- 9/11/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Saban Films and DirecTV have closed a deal worth around $3 million for the North American rights to Richard Says Goodbye, the Wayne Roberts-directed drama that stars Johnny Depp, Zoey Deutch and Rosemarie DeWitt. The drama follows a college professor who lives his life with reckless abandon after being diagnosed with a terminal illness.
The film is eyeing a theatrical release in 2019. CAA Media Finance brokered it. Richard Says Goodbye was screened outside the festival for buyers at the Cineplex Cinemas Yonge-Dundas last Thursday and got several suitors.
This is Saban Films’ third acquisition during Tiff – they acquired Romans starring Orlando Bloom and partnered with DirecTV on the North American rights to Sarah Daggar-Nickson’s A Vigilante, starring Olivia Wilde.
The film is eyeing a theatrical release in 2019. CAA Media Finance brokered it. Richard Says Goodbye was screened outside the festival for buyers at the Cineplex Cinemas Yonge-Dundas last Thursday and got several suitors.
This is Saban Films’ third acquisition during Tiff – they acquired Romans starring Orlando Bloom and partnered with DirecTV on the North American rights to Sarah Daggar-Nickson’s A Vigilante, starring Olivia Wilde.
- 9/10/2018
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
"I just think people need to learn to appreciate things more... 'Cause if you look at it in a certain way, life is just so amazing." Signature Entertainment has released an official trailer for an indie coming-of-age film titled Katie Says Goodbye, which originally premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in 2016. It played at numerous festivals in late 2016 and 2017 but never found a distributor and never got a release. Katie Says Goodbye stars Olivia Cooke as a young woman from New Mexico who turns to small-time prostitution in order to fund her dream to move to San Francisco. However, she falls in love with a handsome mechanic messing up her plans. The film also stars Christopher Abbott, James Belushi, Keir Gilchrist, Chris Lowell, Mireille Enos, and Mary Steenburgen. This looks like a very cliche indie flick, unfortunately. Here's the new official trailer (+ old poster) for Wayne Roberts' Katie Says Goodbye,...
- 6/21/2018
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Ingenious will cover 50 percent of equity investment on each film produced and financed by Agc.
Stuart Ford’s Agc Studios, in Cannes selling Missing Link and Midway, has signed a $150m co-financing pact with UK-based Ingenious Media as it ramps up its production ambitions.
Film and TV financing division Agc Capital struck the deal, which will see Ingenious Media cover 50% of the equity investment required to fund each film produced and financed by Agc, and additionally provide debt financing.
London-based private equity manager Ingenious Media collaborated with Ford on a number of projects at his former venture Im Global, and...
Stuart Ford’s Agc Studios, in Cannes selling Missing Link and Midway, has signed a $150m co-financing pact with UK-based Ingenious Media as it ramps up its production ambitions.
Film and TV financing division Agc Capital struck the deal, which will see Ingenious Media cover 50% of the equity investment required to fund each film produced and financed by Agc, and additionally provide debt financing.
London-based private equity manager Ingenious Media collaborated with Ford on a number of projects at his former venture Im Global, and...
- 5/9/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
New head of film won Oscar for The Hurt Locker.
Producer Greg Shapiro has reunited with Stuart Ford and joined Agc Studios as head of film.
Shapiro, who won the Oscar for The Hurt Locker, worked as Ford’s president of film at Im Global since September 2016 and departed shortly after Tang Media Partners merged Im Global with Open Road to create Global Road Entertainment.
He will oversee all feature film development and production activity for the new Los Angeles and London-based company, and will also be a stakeholder in Agc Studios alongside chairman and CEO Ford and COO Miguel Palos.
Producer Greg Shapiro has reunited with Stuart Ford and joined Agc Studios as head of film.
Shapiro, who won the Oscar for The Hurt Locker, worked as Ford’s president of film at Im Global since September 2016 and departed shortly after Tang Media Partners merged Im Global with Open Road to create Global Road Entertainment.
He will oversee all feature film development and production activity for the new Los Angeles and London-based company, and will also be a stakeholder in Agc Studios alongside chairman and CEO Ford and COO Miguel Palos.
- 3/12/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
She welcomed viewers to one of the most unsettling dinner parties put to film with The Invitation, and now Karyn Kusama is getting ready to introduce viewers to a new kind of cult in Destroyer, her upcoming thriller that has now added Nicole Kidman in a lead role:
Press Release: Los Angeles (October 4, 2017) – Academy Award® and Emmy® Award Winner Nicole Kidman (“Big Little Lies,” The Hours) will star in Destroyer, a modern Los Angeles crime thriller to be directed by Karyn Kusama (The Invitation, Girlfight) from an original screenplay by Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi (The Invitation,Ride Along). 30West will fully finance the film. Academy Award® Nominee Fred Berger (La La Land) of Automatik is producing alongside Hay and Manfredi, who also wrote and produced Kusama’s critically acclaimed film The Invitation. Rocket Science is handling international sales and helped arrange the financing, while ICM Partners and CAA are...
Press Release: Los Angeles (October 4, 2017) – Academy Award® and Emmy® Award Winner Nicole Kidman (“Big Little Lies,” The Hours) will star in Destroyer, a modern Los Angeles crime thriller to be directed by Karyn Kusama (The Invitation, Girlfight) from an original screenplay by Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi (The Invitation,Ride Along). 30West will fully finance the film. Academy Award® Nominee Fred Berger (La La Land) of Automatik is producing alongside Hay and Manfredi, who also wrote and produced Kusama’s critically acclaimed film The Invitation. Rocket Science is handling international sales and helped arrange the financing, while ICM Partners and CAA are...
- 10/5/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
From VancouverFilm.Net, here is the Vancouver Film Production Update for August 2017, including "Dragged Across Concrete", "Freaks", "Arrow" and a whole lot more:
13 Miles
Feature
Local Production Company: Habethy Film Productions
Director: Anthony Epp, Helena Thom
Producer: Shanyn Maguire, Anthony Epp, Helena Thom
May 19/17 - Aug 20/17
Dragged Across Concrete
Feature
Local Production Company: Moot Point (Dragged) Productions
Director: Craig Zahler
Producer: Sefton Fincham, Jack Heller, Keith Kjarval, Dallas Sonnier
Jul 17/17 - Sep 16/17
Eggplant Emoji
Feature
Local Production Company: Eggplant Productions
Director: Jake Szymanski
Exec. Producer(s): Jamie Goehring, Kevin Leeson
Aug 21/17 - Oct 02/17
Fatal Visit
Feature
Local Production Company: Lone House Films Ltd.
Director: Calvin Poon
Producer: Fiona Lee, Michael Parker
Jul 18/17 - Aug 11/17
Freaks
Feature
Local Production Company: Freak Productions
Director: Zach Lipovsky
Producer: Jordan Barber
Jul 31/17 - Aug 25/17
Nicole
Feature
Local Production Company: True Meaning Productions
Director: Marc Lawrence
Producer: Justis Greene
Oct 23/17 - Jan 19/18
Pup Start...
13 Miles
Feature
Local Production Company: Habethy Film Productions
Director: Anthony Epp, Helena Thom
Producer: Shanyn Maguire, Anthony Epp, Helena Thom
May 19/17 - Aug 20/17
Dragged Across Concrete
Feature
Local Production Company: Moot Point (Dragged) Productions
Director: Craig Zahler
Producer: Sefton Fincham, Jack Heller, Keith Kjarval, Dallas Sonnier
Jul 17/17 - Sep 16/17
Eggplant Emoji
Feature
Local Production Company: Eggplant Productions
Director: Jake Szymanski
Exec. Producer(s): Jamie Goehring, Kevin Leeson
Aug 21/17 - Oct 02/17
Fatal Visit
Feature
Local Production Company: Lone House Films Ltd.
Director: Calvin Poon
Producer: Fiona Lee, Michael Parker
Jul 18/17 - Aug 11/17
Freaks
Feature
Local Production Company: Freak Productions
Director: Zach Lipovsky
Producer: Jordan Barber
Jul 31/17 - Aug 25/17
Nicole
Feature
Local Production Company: True Meaning Productions
Director: Marc Lawrence
Producer: Justis Greene
Oct 23/17 - Jan 19/18
Pup Start...
- 7/28/2017
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Danny Huston, Rosemarie Dewitt, Zoey Deutch, Devon Terrell and Odessa Young also join cast.
The first image of Johnny Depp on the set of Richard Says Goodbye has been released (see above, full image below).
Shooting has started on location in Vancouver on the comedy drama, which is written and directed by Wayne Roberts (Katie Says Goodbye).
Danny Huston (Wonder Woman), Rosemarie DeWitt (La La Land), Zoey Deutch (Everybody Wants Some!!), Devon Terrell (Barry), and Odessa Young (Looking For Grace) have also joined the cast.
In the film Depp plays Richard, a world-weary college professor who is given a life-changing diagnosis and decides to abandon conventions and live his life as freely as possible.
Richard Says Goodbye is co-financed by Im Global and Cirrina Studios with additional financing from Leeding Media. Im Global is also handling international sales with CAA repping domestic rights.
Brian Kavanaugh-Jones (Sinister, Midnight Special) of Automatik Entertainment and Im Global’s President of Production...
The first image of Johnny Depp on the set of Richard Says Goodbye has been released (see above, full image below).
Shooting has started on location in Vancouver on the comedy drama, which is written and directed by Wayne Roberts (Katie Says Goodbye).
Danny Huston (Wonder Woman), Rosemarie DeWitt (La La Land), Zoey Deutch (Everybody Wants Some!!), Devon Terrell (Barry), and Odessa Young (Looking For Grace) have also joined the cast.
In the film Depp plays Richard, a world-weary college professor who is given a life-changing diagnosis and decides to abandon conventions and live his life as freely as possible.
Richard Says Goodbye is co-financed by Im Global and Cirrina Studios with additional financing from Leeding Media. Im Global is also handling international sales with CAA repping domestic rights.
Brian Kavanaugh-Jones (Sinister, Midnight Special) of Automatik Entertainment and Im Global’s President of Production...
- 7/25/2017
- by orlando.parfitt@screendaily.com (Orlando Parfitt)
- ScreenDaily
Principal photography started on location in Vancouver on Richard Says Goodbye starring three-time Academy Award® nominee Johnny Depp, it was announced today by Im Global Founder and CEO Stuart Ford.
Golden Globe® nominee Danny Huston (Wonder Woman, X-Men Origins: Wolverine), Rosemarie DeWitt (La La Land, Rachel’s Getting Married), Zoey Deutch (Everybody Wants Some!!, upcoming The Disaster Artist), Devon Terrell (Barry), and Odessa Young (Looking for Grace, The Daughter) have joined the cast of the comedy drama, which is written and directed by Wayne Roberts (Katie Says Goodbye).
Im Global and Cirrina Studios are co-financing the film with additional financing from Leeding Media.
Brian Kavanaugh-Jones (Sinister, Midnight Special) of Automatik Entertainment and Im Global’s President of Production Greg Shapiro (The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty) are producing the film. Ford and Miguel Palos of Im Global, Karine Martin, David Lipman and Jim Pesoli of Cirrina Studios, David U. Lee...
Golden Globe® nominee Danny Huston (Wonder Woman, X-Men Origins: Wolverine), Rosemarie DeWitt (La La Land, Rachel’s Getting Married), Zoey Deutch (Everybody Wants Some!!, upcoming The Disaster Artist), Devon Terrell (Barry), and Odessa Young (Looking for Grace, The Daughter) have joined the cast of the comedy drama, which is written and directed by Wayne Roberts (Katie Says Goodbye).
Im Global and Cirrina Studios are co-financing the film with additional financing from Leeding Media.
Brian Kavanaugh-Jones (Sinister, Midnight Special) of Automatik Entertainment and Im Global’s President of Production Greg Shapiro (The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty) are producing the film. Ford and Miguel Palos of Im Global, Karine Martin, David Lipman and Jim Pesoli of Cirrina Studios, David U. Lee...
- 7/25/2017
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Rosemarie DeWitt, Danny Huston, Devon Terrell and Odessa Young are set to join Johnny Depp and Zoey Deutch in Wayne Roberts' upcoming comedy drama Richard Says Goodbye. The project, which has already started shooting on location in Vancouver (see first look image above), is co-financed by Im Global and Cirrina Studios with additional financing from Leeding Media. Brian Kavanaugh-Jones of Automatik Entertainment and Im Global's president of production Greg Shapiro are…...
- 7/25/2017
- Deadline
The comedy-drama Richard Says Goodbye starring Johnny Depp is rounding out its cast with Danny Huston, Rosemarie DeWitt, Zoey Deutch, Devon Terrell and Odessa Young.
The film, which is currently shooting in Vancouver, is written and directed by Wayne Roberts (Katie Says Goodbye). It follows the story of Richard (Depp), a world-weary college professor who is given a life-changing diagnosis and decides to throw all pretense and conventions to the wind and live his life as boldly and freely as possible with a biting sense of humor, a reckless streak, and a touch of madness.
Brian Kavanaugh-Jones of Automatik Entertainment and Im Global’s president of production Greg...
The film, which is currently shooting in Vancouver, is written and directed by Wayne Roberts (Katie Says Goodbye). It follows the story of Richard (Depp), a world-weary college professor who is given a life-changing diagnosis and decides to throw all pretense and conventions to the wind and live his life as boldly and freely as possible with a biting sense of humor, a reckless streak, and a touch of madness.
Brian Kavanaugh-Jones of Automatik Entertainment and Im Global’s president of production Greg...
- 7/25/2017
- by Rebecca Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Johnny Depp's Infinitum Nihil has signed a first-look deal with Stuart Ford's Im Global.
The company will be run by Depp and his longtime producing partner Christi Dembrowski as well as Sam Sarkar and Stephen Deuters.
Im Global, whose most recent credits include Mel Gibson's Hacksaw Ridge and Martin Scorsese's Silence, is financing and co-producing Depp’s next film, Richard Says Goodbye, one of the hottest sales titles on the market at Cannes. Written and directed by Wayne Roberts, the film is set begin production this summer.
Infinitum Nihil previously had first-look deals at Disney and, before that, Warner Bros.
“Johnny...
The company will be run by Depp and his longtime producing partner Christi Dembrowski as well as Sam Sarkar and Stephen Deuters.
Im Global, whose most recent credits include Mel Gibson's Hacksaw Ridge and Martin Scorsese's Silence, is financing and co-producing Depp’s next film, Richard Says Goodbye, one of the hottest sales titles on the market at Cannes. Written and directed by Wayne Roberts, the film is set begin production this summer.
Infinitum Nihil previously had first-look deals at Disney and, before that, Warner Bros.
“Johnny...
- 6/13/2017
- by Tatiana Siegel
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Arrangement builds on partnership on upcoming comedy Richard Says Goodbye.
Im Global has announced a first-look deal with Johnny Depp’s Infinitum Nihil as the star’s Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales crossed $600m at the global box office.
The parties negotiated the arrangement shortly before Cannes where Im Global launched pre-sales on Richard Says Goodbye, which will star Depp as a university professor who indulges in every vice imaginable after he receives a life-changing diagnosis.
Im Global is fully financing and co-producing the feature, which Wayne Roberts, who earned plaudits with Katie Says Goodbye, is set to direct this summer. Brian Kavanaugh-Jones of Automatik produces alongside Im Global president of production Greg Shapiro, with Im Global founder and CEO Stuart Ford and Depp serving as executive producers. CAA represents Us rights.
Im Global’s relationship with Infinitum Nihil began last year when Im Global Television announced it was developing a music-driven series...
Im Global has announced a first-look deal with Johnny Depp’s Infinitum Nihil as the star’s Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales crossed $600m at the global box office.
The parties negotiated the arrangement shortly before Cannes where Im Global launched pre-sales on Richard Says Goodbye, which will star Depp as a university professor who indulges in every vice imaginable after he receives a life-changing diagnosis.
Im Global is fully financing and co-producing the feature, which Wayne Roberts, who earned plaudits with Katie Says Goodbye, is set to direct this summer. Brian Kavanaugh-Jones of Automatik produces alongside Im Global president of production Greg Shapiro, with Im Global founder and CEO Stuart Ford and Depp serving as executive producers. CAA represents Us rights.
Im Global’s relationship with Infinitum Nihil began last year when Im Global Television announced it was developing a music-driven series...
- 6/13/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Avatar: Cliff Curtis (above), star of TV's Fear the Walking Dead, has nabbed a lead role in all four sequels to James Cameron's Avatar. He'll play the leader of a clan of reef people. Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana and Sigourney Weaver will be reprising their roles from the original. Production is now expected to begin next year, with the first of the sequels scheduled to arrive in 2020. [New Zealand Herald] Richard Says Goodbye: Johnny Depp will star in Richard Says Goodbye. The comic drama will follow a college professor who decides to change his life, trying every vice possible and taking pleasure from insulting people. Wayne Roberts (Katie Says Goodbye) wrote the original screenplay and will direct. [Deadline] Ana: Dafne Keen (Logan, above...
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- 5/9/2017
- by Peter Martin
- Movies.com
Some actors’ careers fall apart once they get stuck playing the same roles over and over again, but while Johnny Depp tends to play similar characters pretty frequently, his case is different. He’s super famous, which means he gets to choose to play characters who are similar to each other, and also he has more than one kind of character he always plays. Sometimes he’s a pirate who swaggers around and does whatever he wants, and sometimes he’s an insane/drug-addled genius who swaggers around and does whatever he wants. And according to Deadline, he’ll be solidly in the latter mode for the upcoming film Richard Says Goodbye.
The movie is a comedy/drama from Katie Says Goodbye writer/director Wayne Roberts, and it’ll star Depp as a “world-weary college professor” who decides to “live his life as boldly and freely as possible” after receiving...
The movie is a comedy/drama from Katie Says Goodbye writer/director Wayne Roberts, and it’ll star Depp as a “world-weary college professor” who decides to “live his life as boldly and freely as possible” after receiving...
- 5/8/2017
- by Sam Barsanti
- avclub.com
Exclusive: Johnny Depp is set to star in Richard Says Goodbye, a comedy-drama from writer-director Wayne Roberts (Katie Says Goodbye).
Stuart Ford's IM Global is fully financing the project and commencing international sales in Cannes this month on what is sure to be one of the hottest projects of the market. CAA is repping domestic rights.
Automatik's Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, whose credits include Loving, Midnight Special and I Think We're Alone Now, will produce with Im…...
Stuart Ford's IM Global is fully financing the project and commencing international sales in Cannes this month on what is sure to be one of the hottest projects of the market. CAA is repping domestic rights.
Automatik's Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, whose credits include Loving, Midnight Special and I Think We're Alone Now, will produce with Im…...
- 5/8/2017
- Deadline
Exclusive: Iffr reveals lineup and jury for programme focused on emerging filmmakers.
International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr) (25 Jan – 5 Feb) has announced the full line-up of its Bright Future programme, including the titles that will compete for the Bright Future Award.
Scroll down for the full lineup
The competition for the Bright Future Award 2017 consists of sixteen debut films, including Chinese documentary Children Are Not Afraid of Death, Children Are Afraid of Ghosts by Rong Guang Rong and Caroline Leone’s melancholy Brazilian road movie Pela Janela. Also competing are Belgian title Inside the Distance and German feature Self-Criticism Of A Bourgeois Dog.
The jury for the award will be made up of Italian film producer Marta Donzelli (Le Quattro Volte); Marleen Slot, Netherlands producer for Viking Film (Neon Bull) and chair of Film Producers Netherlands (Fpn); and Jean-Pierre Rehm, director of the French film festival Fid Marseille.
Outside of this competition, Bright Future also presents...
International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr) (25 Jan – 5 Feb) has announced the full line-up of its Bright Future programme, including the titles that will compete for the Bright Future Award.
Scroll down for the full lineup
The competition for the Bright Future Award 2017 consists of sixteen debut films, including Chinese documentary Children Are Not Afraid of Death, Children Are Afraid of Ghosts by Rong Guang Rong and Caroline Leone’s melancholy Brazilian road movie Pela Janela. Also competing are Belgian title Inside the Distance and German feature Self-Criticism Of A Bourgeois Dog.
The jury for the award will be made up of Italian film producer Marta Donzelli (Le Quattro Volte); Marleen Slot, Netherlands producer for Viking Film (Neon Bull) and chair of Film Producers Netherlands (Fpn); and Jean-Pierre Rehm, director of the French film festival Fid Marseille.
Outside of this competition, Bright Future also presents...
- 1/4/2017
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Ten Screen critics select their hidden film gems of the year.Fionnuala Halligan, chief film critic
A Date For Mad Mary
Dir Darren Thornton
This big-hearted Irish romcom, which shared the top prize at Galway this summer, has all the smarts to hit with younger audiences should it get the chance. Just released from prison, surly, boozy Mary pines for her bridezilla Bff who has moved on. Now she needs a date for the wedding and rarely has someone looked for love with less interest. Thornton directs a scuzzily radiant Seana Kerslake as the miserably mad Mary, wildly unpredictable and widely misunderstood, in a film that feels like the love child of Weekend and Once.
Contact Mongrel International international@mongrelmedia.com
Tim Grierson, Senior Us critic
The Student
Dir Kirill Serebrennikov
The dangers of religious fervor overwhelming reason is the cauldron into which The Student drops its audience, taking us to a Russian high school where a Bible-quoting...
A Date For Mad Mary
Dir Darren Thornton
This big-hearted Irish romcom, which shared the top prize at Galway this summer, has all the smarts to hit with younger audiences should it get the chance. Just released from prison, surly, boozy Mary pines for her bridezilla Bff who has moved on. Now she needs a date for the wedding and rarely has someone looked for love with less interest. Thornton directs a scuzzily radiant Seana Kerslake as the miserably mad Mary, wildly unpredictable and widely misunderstood, in a film that feels like the love child of Weekend and Once.
Contact Mongrel International international@mongrelmedia.com
Tim Grierson, Senior Us critic
The Student
Dir Kirill Serebrennikov
The dangers of religious fervor overwhelming reason is the cauldron into which The Student drops its audience, taking us to a Russian high school where a Bible-quoting...
- 12/15/2016
- ScreenDaily
Other winners include Sand Storm, American Honey, Old Stone, Hooligan Sparrow.
The jury of the 27th Stockholm International Film Festival has given the top award, the Bronze Horse, to Bulgarian director Ralitza Petrova for Godless.
The film previously won the Golden Leopard in Locarno as well as the New Talent Grant Pix in Copenhagen last week. It tells the story of a young physiotherapist struggling to survive in an economically depressed mountain town in post-Communist Bulgaria, who forms an unlikely bond with one of her elderly patients.
The jury — comprised of producer Annika Rogell, directors Roland Vranik, Wayne Roberts and Frida Kempff, and actress Julia Ragnarsson – said the film was “an astonishing masterpiece. This is filmmaking of the highest order and marks the arrival of a new great within cinema. A film that will forever live in the hearts and minds of viewers. It is a true work of art and, simply put, is...
The jury of the 27th Stockholm International Film Festival has given the top award, the Bronze Horse, to Bulgarian director Ralitza Petrova for Godless.
The film previously won the Golden Leopard in Locarno as well as the New Talent Grant Pix in Copenhagen last week. It tells the story of a young physiotherapist struggling to survive in an economically depressed mountain town in post-Communist Bulgaria, who forms an unlikely bond with one of her elderly patients.
The jury — comprised of producer Annika Rogell, directors Roland Vranik, Wayne Roberts and Frida Kempff, and actress Julia Ragnarsson – said the film was “an astonishing masterpiece. This is filmmaking of the highest order and marks the arrival of a new great within cinema. A film that will forever live in the hearts and minds of viewers. It is a true work of art and, simply put, is...
- 11/20/2016
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Considering how fashionable a “spiritual sequel” is in Hollywood these days, it’s a pity that those behind Katie Says Goodbye can’t legally flaunt it as one of the prequel variety to Martin Scorsese’s early drama Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore. Sharing more than just the pink waitress uniforms donned by Olivia Cooke and Ellen Burstyn, respectively, both films explore a seemingly inescapable life below the poverty line in the American southwest, with big dreams to emerge out of the rut. Wayne Roberts‘ directorial debut certainly gets darker than that 1974 drama, but, despite a transfixing performance from Cooke, it’s in search of a more distinctive personality on both the page and screen.
Katie spends most of her time working as a waitress at the local truck stop, seemingly the biggest attraction in her desolate town. At night, she tends to her alcoholic, unemployed mother (Mireille Enos...
Katie spends most of her time working as a waitress at the local truck stop, seemingly the biggest attraction in her desolate town. At night, she tends to her alcoholic, unemployed mother (Mireille Enos...
- 9/12/2016
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Katie Says Goodbye reps the feature directing debut of Alaska-born Nyu writer/director Wayne Roberts. An alumni film of the Ifp Narrative Lab, Katie Says Goodbye is described as “a cautionary tale for dreamers,” a dark drama about a young waitress striving to leave New Mexico for a new and better life in San Francisco. There’s a brutal scene at the film’s core, which we circle around in non-spoiler fashion in the below interview, in which we also discuss Roberts’ casting of Me and Earl and the Dying Girl‘s Olivia Cooke in his lead role as well as his advice to […]...
- 9/10/2016
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
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