Exclusive: WWII spy mistress drama to star Kelly Reilly and Tim Roth launched in Cannes
French sales company Other Angle Pictures has secured a raft of pre-sales on John Hay’s upcoming post-wwii spy drama Lives In Secret, starring Kelly Reilly and Tim Roth.
“We’re very happy with this market in terms of the deals we’ve done and the great reception we had for our new and upcoming projects,” commented company MD Olivier Albou.
Lives In Secret has sold to Australia (Vendetta Films), South Africa (M-Net), Latin America (Cdc United Network), Middle East (Falcon) and ex-Yugoslavia (2i Films) and is in advance talks for the UK, France, Belgium and Japan.
Adapted from Sarah Helm’s A Life In Secrets, the film tells the true story of Vera Atkins, a British intelligence officer who trained and dispatched hundreds of agents to Occupied France.
After the war, Atkins made it her personal mission to ascertain the fate...
French sales company Other Angle Pictures has secured a raft of pre-sales on John Hay’s upcoming post-wwii spy drama Lives In Secret, starring Kelly Reilly and Tim Roth.
“We’re very happy with this market in terms of the deals we’ve done and the great reception we had for our new and upcoming projects,” commented company MD Olivier Albou.
Lives In Secret has sold to Australia (Vendetta Films), South Africa (M-Net), Latin America (Cdc United Network), Middle East (Falcon) and ex-Yugoslavia (2i Films) and is in advance talks for the UK, France, Belgium and Japan.
Adapted from Sarah Helm’s A Life In Secrets, the film tells the true story of Vera Atkins, a British intelligence officer who trained and dispatched hundreds of agents to Occupied France.
After the war, Atkins made it her personal mission to ascertain the fate...
- 5/20/2015
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive:Kelly Reilly and Tim Roth have signed to co-star in John Hay’s thriller Lives in Secret, inspired by the true story of Second World War spy-mistress Vera Atkins.
Paris-based Other Angle is launching the project, formerly titled Night and Fog, in Cannes.
Lives in Secret is due to start shorting in the northern English region of Yorkshire in August. It is produced by Jeremy Bolt (Resident Evil).
Adapted from Sarah Helm’s A Life in Secrets, the film tells the true story of Atkins, a British intelligence who trained and dispatched hundreds of agents to Occupied France.
After the war, Atkins made it her personal mission to ascertain the fate of all the female agents she lost. The film revolves around her interrogation of Gestapo officer Hans Kieffer about what happened to a young Muslim spy.
Paris-based Other Angle is launching the project, formerly titled Night and Fog, in Cannes.
Lives in Secret is due to start shorting in the northern English region of Yorkshire in August. It is produced by Jeremy Bolt (Resident Evil).
Adapted from Sarah Helm’s A Life in Secrets, the film tells the true story of Atkins, a British intelligence who trained and dispatched hundreds of agents to Occupied France.
After the war, Atkins made it her personal mission to ascertain the fate of all the female agents she lost. The film revolves around her interrogation of Gestapo officer Hans Kieffer about what happened to a young Muslim spy.
- 5/17/2015
- ScreenDaily
Uma Thurman will play WW2 intelligence officer Vera Atkins in John Hay’s upcoming drama "Night and Fog" based on Sarah Helm’s non-fiction novel "A Life in Secrets".
Atkins was an intelligence officer for Special Operation Executive’s French Section who trained and dispatched agents to Occupied France. After the conflict, she makes it her mission to discover the fate of those who went missing during her tenure.
The film will focus on another famous element of her story, specifically her involvement in the interrogation of Rudolf Hoess, the notorious Auschwitz concentration camp commandant
Atkins has been cited as the inspiration for the character of Miss Moneypenny in Ian Fleming’s James Bond novels. Jeremy Bolt and Elliot Jenkins are producing 'Fog' and filming begins in Northern Ireland in 2015.
Source: Screen...
Atkins was an intelligence officer for Special Operation Executive’s French Section who trained and dispatched agents to Occupied France. After the conflict, she makes it her mission to discover the fate of those who went missing during her tenure.
The film will focus on another famous element of her story, specifically her involvement in the interrogation of Rudolf Hoess, the notorious Auschwitz concentration camp commandant
Atkins has been cited as the inspiration for the character of Miss Moneypenny in Ian Fleming’s James Bond novels. Jeremy Bolt and Elliot Jenkins are producing 'Fog' and filming begins in Northern Ireland in 2015.
Source: Screen...
- 11/5/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Harmony Korine has slowly been inching towards bigger names and budgets, but even this is a surprise. Jamie Foxx and Benicio del Toro have signed on for the director's next film, "The Trap." Damn. Plot details on this one are being kept under lock and key, but it's being described as a "revenge picture" and "gangster drama," and production will begin next spring in Miami. Korine has also said it's "next level shit." And sorry Robert Pattinson fans, no word on whether the actor, who earlier this year revealed Korine was writing a gangster project for him (and we presume it's this one), is officially on board. [Variety] Uma Thurman is stepping into "Night And Fog." An adaptation of Sarah Helm’s "A Life In Secrets," Jay Hay will direct the true WWII story of Vera Atkins, "an intelligence officer for Special Operation Executive’s French Section who trained and dispatched hundreds of agents to Occupied.
- 11/5/2014
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Exclusive: Actress to play WWII secret agent Vera Atkins; Paris-based sales agent Other Angle launching sales at the Afm.
Uma Thurman is set to play World War Two intelligence office Vera Atkins, who made it her mission to discover the fate of missing agents she had dispatched to Occupied France after the conflict, in John Hay’s upcoming drama Night and Fog.
Paris-based sales agent Other Angle is launching sales at the Afm on the production, which is set to shoot in Northern Ireland in 2015.
The feature is adapted from the Sarah Helm’s A Life in Secrets, telling the true story of Atkins, an intelligence officer for Special Operation Executive’s French Section who trained and dispatched hundreds of agents to Occupied France.
Jeremy Bolt and Elliot Jenkins of London and Los Angeles-based Impact Film and TV are producing. Long-time W.S. Anderson collaborator, Bolt’s credits include Event Horizon and the Resident Evil franchise.
British...
Uma Thurman is set to play World War Two intelligence office Vera Atkins, who made it her mission to discover the fate of missing agents she had dispatched to Occupied France after the conflict, in John Hay’s upcoming drama Night and Fog.
Paris-based sales agent Other Angle is launching sales at the Afm on the production, which is set to shoot in Northern Ireland in 2015.
The feature is adapted from the Sarah Helm’s A Life in Secrets, telling the true story of Atkins, an intelligence officer for Special Operation Executive’s French Section who trained and dispatched hundreds of agents to Occupied France.
Jeremy Bolt and Elliot Jenkins of London and Los Angeles-based Impact Film and TV are producing. Long-time W.S. Anderson collaborator, Bolt’s credits include Event Horizon and the Resident Evil franchise.
British...
- 11/5/2014
- ScreenDaily
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