Exclusive: Ahead of the Cannes market, Lionsgate has taken North American rights off the table on one of the bigger-budget new packages that’ll be on sale next week: that’s action-thriller Mutiny, which will star action evergreen Jason Statham (Fast & Furious) and be directed by Jean-François Richet (Plane).
Lionsgate, which we understand stumped up eight figures for Na rights, says it has committed to a wide theatrical release on the project which is based on a script by Lindsay Michel and J.P. Davis (Plane). Principal photography is due to begin this September in the UK.
In Mutiny, after his billionaire industrialist boss is murdered in front of him, Cole Reed is set up to take the fall for the crime— leaving him on the run as he works to uncover an international conspiracy.
The film is produced by Statham and his newly minted production company Punch Palace Productions...
Lionsgate, which we understand stumped up eight figures for Na rights, says it has committed to a wide theatrical release on the project which is based on a script by Lindsay Michel and J.P. Davis (Plane). Principal photography is due to begin this September in the UK.
In Mutiny, after his billionaire industrialist boss is murdered in front of him, Cole Reed is set up to take the fall for the crime— leaving him on the run as he works to uncover an international conspiracy.
The film is produced by Statham and his newly minted production company Punch Palace Productions...
- 5/10/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Off the heels of the recent growth capital investment, Range Media Partners has announced a flurry of activity including ten promotions across the company and hiring of four seasoned industry veterans.
“We are very disciplined in our growth strategy from who we hire to who we promote, ensuring our culture and commitment to our clients remains bar none. It’s humbling to welcome new top-tier colleagues at the same time as being able to honor the next generation of all-stars who have already made tremendous contributions to the company over the years through these very well-deserved promotions. On behalf of everyone at Range, we couldn’t be more excited for what’s to come,” Rich Cook & Dave Bugliari, Managing Partners, said in a statement.
On the film & TV side, Andrew Nallathambi and Natalya Yonathan have both been promoted to Managers. Nallathambi began his career at Range as one of...
“We are very disciplined in our growth strategy from who we hire to who we promote, ensuring our culture and commitment to our clients remains bar none. It’s humbling to welcome new top-tier colleagues at the same time as being able to honor the next generation of all-stars who have already made tremendous contributions to the company over the years through these very well-deserved promotions. On behalf of everyone at Range, we couldn’t be more excited for what’s to come,” Rich Cook & Dave Bugliari, Managing Partners, said in a statement.
On the film & TV side, Andrew Nallathambi and Natalya Yonathan have both been promoted to Managers. Nallathambi began his career at Range as one of...
- 5/8/2024
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
By now, the outcome of 1986’s April Fool’s Day is well known: an heiress’ guests are misled to believe their party is being picked off by a killer among them. However, had the producers not requested a last-minute change, the film would have turned the tables on the elaborate prank’s orchestrator; she would have died for real. Fans had hoped to see footage from this shot-but-unused ending on Shout! Factory’s Blu-ray. No such luck, unfortunately. And it was likely not for a lack of trying on the distributor’s part, either. Although the final cut of Fred Walton’s film features no actual deaths, Jeff Rovin’s novelization was based on an earlier draft of Danilo Bach’s script. Which means this now out-of-print adaptation used that sought-after “lost” ending.
Before taking a deadly turn, the novelization is not all that different from its cinematic counterpart: Muffy St. John...
Before taking a deadly turn, the novelization is not all that different from its cinematic counterpart: Muffy St. John...
- 4/1/2024
- by Paul Lê
- bloody-disgusting.com
Neil Burger, who last directed Daisy Ridley in the gritty thriller The Marsh King’s Daughter, is jumping into series work with Motorheads, a soapy auto-themed drama for Prime Video.
Burger is helming the kickoff episode, currently shooting, as well as the second. He will also serve as exec producer.
Motorheads stars Ryan Phillippe as a former NASCAR mechanic who now runs his own auto body shop in a Rustbelt town in Pennsylvania. He faces financial insecurity while also living in the shadow of an infamous brother, but becomes the linchpin of a group of multigenerational outsiders who form an unlikely friendship over their love of cars.
Nathalie Kelley (The Baker and the Beauty), Michael Cimino (Never Have I Ever) and Melissa Collazo (One of Us Is Lying) are also on the call sheet.
The series is written and executive produced by John A. Norris, who serves as showrunner. It is...
Burger is helming the kickoff episode, currently shooting, as well as the second. He will also serve as exec producer.
Motorheads stars Ryan Phillippe as a former NASCAR mechanic who now runs his own auto body shop in a Rustbelt town in Pennsylvania. He faces financial insecurity while also living in the shadow of an infamous brother, but becomes the linchpin of a group of multigenerational outsiders who form an unlikely friendship over their love of cars.
Nathalie Kelley (The Baker and the Beauty), Michael Cimino (Never Have I Ever) and Melissa Collazo (One of Us Is Lying) are also on the call sheet.
The series is written and executive produced by John A. Norris, who serves as showrunner. It is...
- 3/28/2024
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Korean multi-hyphenate powerhouse Don Lee (aka Ma Dong-seok) is set to star in and produce an English-language feature adaptation of New York Times bestselling author Nicholas Sansbury Smith’s dystopian sci-fi novel series Hell Divers. The film will draw from the first three books in the series whose first installment was published by Blackstone in 2016; there are 10 books in total.
Avi Arad, Ari Arad and Emmy Yu of Arad Productions are producing alongside Oscar nominated VFX supervisor and animation director Jerome Chen. Lee and Chris S Lee of B&c Content are producing under their U.S. banner, Gorilla 8 Productions. The adaptation will be penned by J.P. Davis. There is currently no director attached.
Lee, who is known for his performances in such Korean hits as Train to Busan; The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil; and The Roundup movies, including recent smash The Roundup: No Way Out,...
Avi Arad, Ari Arad and Emmy Yu of Arad Productions are producing alongside Oscar nominated VFX supervisor and animation director Jerome Chen. Lee and Chris S Lee of B&c Content are producing under their U.S. banner, Gorilla 8 Productions. The adaptation will be penned by J.P. Davis. There is currently no director attached.
Lee, who is known for his performances in such Korean hits as Train to Busan; The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil; and The Roundup movies, including recent smash The Roundup: No Way Out,...
- 6/22/2023
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
A new episode of our Best Horror Party Movies video series has just been released, and with this one we’re looking back at the 1986 classic April Fool’s Day (watch it Here). We may be a few days beyond the day the movie is named after, but any time is a good time to watch April Fool’s Day. And to find out how we party to this movie, check out the video embedded above!
Directed by Fred Walton from a screenplay by Danilo Bach, April Fool’s Day has the following synopsis: When a group of college students decides to spend spring break at the secluded island estate of their wealthy classmate, Muffy St. John, what starts out as a fun, hedonistic weekend turns into something more sinister. Muffy is very fond of practical jokes, and sets up numerous gags throughout her mansion. But, when friends begin going missing and turn up dead,...
Directed by Fred Walton from a screenplay by Danilo Bach, April Fool’s Day has the following synopsis: When a group of college students decides to spend spring break at the secluded island estate of their wealthy classmate, Muffy St. John, what starts out as a fun, hedonistic weekend turns into something more sinister. Muffy is very fond of practical jokes, and sets up numerous gags throughout her mansion. But, when friends begin going missing and turn up dead,...
- 4/4/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Fired Creative Artists Agency literary agent Jay Baker apologized on Saturday for comparing one of his colleagues, the manager Jewerl Ross, to a crack addict in a scene from “Menace 2 Society.”
“I deeply regret my actions and the pain I have caused Jewerl Ross,” Baker, who was ousted from CAA on Friday, said in a statement to Deadline. “I have apologized to him, and I also want to apologize to anyone else whom my behavior has offended. I have no excuse and I take full responsibility. I am a work in progress and I’ve embarked on a journey to fully understand what it means to be truly anti-racist. I promise that my actions going forward will reflect that learning.”
According to an email obtained by Deadline, Ross — who is Black — said he was “horrified” after Baker said Ross’ request for an early screening of an upcoming film was like...
“I deeply regret my actions and the pain I have caused Jewerl Ross,” Baker, who was ousted from CAA on Friday, said in a statement to Deadline. “I have apologized to him, and I also want to apologize to anyone else whom my behavior has offended. I have no excuse and I take full responsibility. I am a work in progress and I’ve embarked on a journey to fully understand what it means to be truly anti-racist. I promise that my actions going forward will reflect that learning.”
According to an email obtained by Deadline, Ross — who is Black — said he was “horrified” after Baker said Ross’ request for an early screening of an upcoming film was like...
- 3/27/2021
- by J. Clara Chan
- The Wrap
2Nd Update: Jay Baker, the longtime CAA lit agent who was let go by the agency yesterday for sending a shocking clip from the film Menace 2 Society to manager Jewerl Keats Ross, has responded to the controversy. Basically, he has fallen on his sword and owned his actions.
“I deeply regret my actions and the pain I have caused Jewerl Ross,” Baker told Deadline in a statement. “I have apologized to him, and I also want to apologize to anyone else whom my behavior has offended. I have no excuse and I take full responsibility. I am a work in progress and I’ve embarked on a journey to fully understand what it means to be truly anti-racist. I promise that my actions going forward will reflect that learning.”
1St Update, Friday, March 26, 5:59 Pm Pst: After revealing earlier today that veteran CAA lit agent Jay Baker was abruptly let...
“I deeply regret my actions and the pain I have caused Jewerl Ross,” Baker told Deadline in a statement. “I have apologized to him, and I also want to apologize to anyone else whom my behavior has offended. I have no excuse and I take full responsibility. I am a work in progress and I’ve embarked on a journey to fully understand what it means to be truly anti-racist. I promise that my actions going forward will reflect that learning.”
1St Update, Friday, March 26, 5:59 Pm Pst: After revealing earlier today that veteran CAA lit agent Jay Baker was abruptly let...
- 3/27/2021
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
In trying to explain why 21-year-old Robert Aaron Long would walk into three Atlanta-area massage spas on March 16 and shoot eight people, including six women of Asian descent, law enforcement officials cited the shooter’s self-reported motivation as “sexual addiction,” not one of racial hatred. But amid a yearlong backdrop of anti-Asian sentiment fueled by the Covid-19 pandemic, on top of decades of fetishism of Asian women, skepticism quickly mounted in the Asian American community.
For Renee Tajima-Peña, one of the Academy Award-nominated filmmakers behind the documentary “Who Killed Vincent Chin?” — about the 1982 killing of a Chinese American by two white autoworkers who called Chin racial slurs and beat him to death with a baseball bat— the violence seemed inescapably entangled in the cultural objectification of Asians.
“I think when Asian Americans looked at this murder in Atlanta, [they see] he targeted three Asian American businesses, he killed six Asian American women,...
For Renee Tajima-Peña, one of the Academy Award-nominated filmmakers behind the documentary “Who Killed Vincent Chin?” — about the 1982 killing of a Chinese American by two white autoworkers who called Chin racial slurs and beat him to death with a baseball bat— the violence seemed inescapably entangled in the cultural objectification of Asians.
“I think when Asian Americans looked at this murder in Atlanta, [they see] he targeted three Asian American businesses, he killed six Asian American women,...
- 3/23/2021
- by Elaine Low and Rebecca Davis
- Variety Film + TV
John Oliver devoted the opening moments of Sunday’s “Last Week Tonight” to condemn the mass shooting that occurred in Atlanta last Tuesday, in which a gunman killed eight people, six of them Asian women.
Oliver called the attack “the latest data point in a disturbing pattern,” noting that President Joe Biden had spoken about this “terrible trend” the week before the attack. During that speech, Biden said that violence against Asian Americans is “un-American” and that it “must” stop.
“Yeah, it must,” Oliver said, after rolling a clip of Biden’s speech. “And I am really glad that he condemned hate crimes against Asian Americans. But to say they are ‘un-American,’ I would love to visit the nation that exists in Joe Biden’s head because it’s a place where racism is ‘not who we are’ and racial attacks against Asians are somehow ‘un-American’ — despite the fact, and...
Oliver called the attack “the latest data point in a disturbing pattern,” noting that President Joe Biden had spoken about this “terrible trend” the week before the attack. During that speech, Biden said that violence against Asian Americans is “un-American” and that it “must” stop.
“Yeah, it must,” Oliver said, after rolling a clip of Biden’s speech. “And I am really glad that he condemned hate crimes against Asian Americans. But to say they are ‘un-American,’ I would love to visit the nation that exists in Joe Biden’s head because it’s a place where racism is ‘not who we are’ and racial attacks against Asians are somehow ‘un-American’ — despite the fact, and...
- 3/22/2021
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
On Wednesday’s “Daily Show,” host Trevor Noah addressed the murders in Georgia where a white man killed eight people, including six Asian women. The suspect, Robert Long, blamed his actions on sex addiction and reportedly told police he wanted to “take out that temptation” by attacking sex workers. Long denied that racism was a motivating factor, but Noah made a convincing argument that even if Long says it wasn’t, it was still racist.
“What’s been sad about the story is not just the loss of life but all the auxiliary things that have been happening around the story,” Noah said. “Like, one of the first things that’s been the most frustrating for me is seeing the shooter say, ‘Oh, it wasn’t racism, it was sex addiction.’ First of all, f— you, man. You killed six Asian people. Specifically. You went there. If there’s anyone who’s racist,...
“What’s been sad about the story is not just the loss of life but all the auxiliary things that have been happening around the story,” Noah said. “Like, one of the first things that’s been the most frustrating for me is seeing the shooter say, ‘Oh, it wasn’t racism, it was sex addiction.’ First of all, f— you, man. You killed six Asian people. Specifically. You went there. If there’s anyone who’s racist,...
- 3/18/2021
- by Liam Mathews
- Gold Derby
Stephen Colbert condemned violence against Asian-Americans and addressed the mass shootings in Georgia on Wednesday’s “The Late Show.” And he used to opportunity to specifically call into question the idea the shooter isn’t a racist.
On Tuesday, police say Robert Aaron Long killed eight people, including six Asian women at three massage parlors in the Atlanta area, before being arrested Tuesday night. According to The Chosun Ilbo, South Korea’s leading newspaper, witnesses say Long shouted “I’m going to kill all the Asians” at one of the locations. But in a press conference Wednesday, Capt. Jay Baker of Georgia’s Cherokee County Sheriff’s office downplayed the possibility of racist intent, instead presenting Long’s claims that he isn’t racist and that he was attempting to “take out that temptation (for) sexual addiction issues” as factual.
Baker also faced criticism for expressing apparent sympathy for Long,...
On Tuesday, police say Robert Aaron Long killed eight people, including six Asian women at three massage parlors in the Atlanta area, before being arrested Tuesday night. According to The Chosun Ilbo, South Korea’s leading newspaper, witnesses say Long shouted “I’m going to kill all the Asians” at one of the locations. But in a press conference Wednesday, Capt. Jay Baker of Georgia’s Cherokee County Sheriff’s office downplayed the possibility of racist intent, instead presenting Long’s claims that he isn’t racist and that he was attempting to “take out that temptation (for) sexual addiction issues” as factual.
Baker also faced criticism for expressing apparent sympathy for Long,...
- 3/18/2021
- by Samson Amore
- The Wrap
Hollywood notables are among those sending support after eight people were killed in shootings at Atlanta-area massage parlors or spas. According to authorities, four individuals were killed in Cherokee County, Ga. around 5 p.m. on Tuesday March 16, while four women died in a pair of Atlanta shootings that took place less than an hour later, NBC News reported. Officials said at least six of the eight victims appeared to be Asian women. Cherokee County sheriff's Capt. Jay Baker said that a suspect named Robert Aaron Long, 21, was arrested, per NBC News. No suspected motive has been released. Following the tragic events, a number of celebrities expressed condolences and...
- 3/17/2021
- E! Online
Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan are in negotiations to star in directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead’s sci-fi thriller Synchronic. The film will be produced by David Lawson Jr. along with Moorhead and Benson for Rustic Films, with a script written by Benson. Xyz Films is handling international sales, with Xyz co-repping domestic rights with UTA.
The film follows two New Orleans paramedics (Mackie and Dornan) whose lives are ripped apart after encountering a series of horrific deaths linked to a designer drug with bizarre, otherworldly effects.
Photo by Jesse Grant/WireImage.com
Mackie will next be seen in theaters this fall in Fox’s The Hate U Give, based on the best-selling novel by Angie Thomas, and in the remake of Miss Bala alongside Gina Rodriguez to be released early next year. His credits include the HBO, Jay Roach-directed, adaptation of the Tony Award winning-play “All The Way...
The film follows two New Orleans paramedics (Mackie and Dornan) whose lives are ripped apart after encountering a series of horrific deaths linked to a designer drug with bizarre, otherworldly effects.
Photo by Jesse Grant/WireImage.com
Mackie will next be seen in theaters this fall in Fox’s The Hate U Give, based on the best-selling novel by Angie Thomas, and in the remake of Miss Bala alongside Gina Rodriguez to be released early next year. His credits include the HBO, Jay Roach-directed, adaptation of the Tony Award winning-play “All The Way...
- 9/18/2018
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Exclusive: Captain America: Civil War star Anthony Mackie and A Private War star Jamie Dornan are in talks to topline sci-fi thriller Synchronic from The Endless directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead.
The pair will play two New Orleans paramedics, whose lives are ripped apart after encountering a series of horrific deaths linked to a designer drug with bizarre, otherworldly effects.
The film is produced by David Lawson Jr., who produced The Endless, along with Benson and Moorhead for Rustic Films. The script is written by Benson. Xyz Films is handling international sales, with Xyz co-repping domestic rights with UTA.
It is Benson and Moorhead’s fourth collaboration following 2012’s Resolution and 2014’s Spring. Mackie is soon to star in Fox’s The Hate U Give, based on Angie Thomas’ novel and alongside Gina Rodriguez in the remake of Miss Bala. Dornan will next be seen in Sacha Gervasi’s My Dinner with Herve,...
The pair will play two New Orleans paramedics, whose lives are ripped apart after encountering a series of horrific deaths linked to a designer drug with bizarre, otherworldly effects.
The film is produced by David Lawson Jr., who produced The Endless, along with Benson and Moorhead for Rustic Films. The script is written by Benson. Xyz Films is handling international sales, with Xyz co-repping domestic rights with UTA.
It is Benson and Moorhead’s fourth collaboration following 2012’s Resolution and 2014’s Spring. Mackie is soon to star in Fox’s The Hate U Give, based on Angie Thomas’ novel and alongside Gina Rodriguez in the remake of Miss Bala. Dornan will next be seen in Sacha Gervasi’s My Dinner with Herve,...
- 9/17/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
An actor whose credits include “The Young and the Restless” has been convicted of child molestation, the Cherokee County, Georgia, district attorney told TheWrap on Friday.
According to the district attorney’s office, Corey Sligh is facing a minimum sentence of five years and a maximum sentence of 20 years after being convicted on one count of child molestation.
Sligh’s sentencing has not yet been scheduled, though the district attorney said that a sentencing hearing is expected to occur next month.
Also Read: 'Young and the Restless' Alum Corey Sligh Indicted on Child Molestation Charges
Sligh was arrested on Oct. 14, 2016, and charged with child molestation, Lt. Jay Baker of the Cherokee County sheriff’s office told TheWrap shortly after his arrest.
According to Baker, the female victim was younger than 10 years old at the time of the alleged incident.
The actor knew the alleged victim, Baker added.
Also Read: 'Young...
According to the district attorney’s office, Corey Sligh is facing a minimum sentence of five years and a maximum sentence of 20 years after being convicted on one count of child molestation.
Sligh’s sentencing has not yet been scheduled, though the district attorney said that a sentencing hearing is expected to occur next month.
Also Read: 'Young and the Restless' Alum Corey Sligh Indicted on Child Molestation Charges
Sligh was arrested on Oct. 14, 2016, and charged with child molestation, Lt. Jay Baker of the Cherokee County sheriff’s office told TheWrap shortly after his arrest.
According to Baker, the female victim was younger than 10 years old at the time of the alleged incident.
The actor knew the alleged victim, Baker added.
Also Read: 'Young...
- 7/13/2018
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
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