Up next from director Luke Sparke (Occupation) is the underground horror movie Scurry, and Variety shares a first look this morning (above) along with some fresh information.
Of particular note, the film “was shot in real time in a one-shot take.”
“The film tells the story of two strangers (Jamie Costa and Emalia) who find themselves trapped underground when their city is attacked by a monstrous threat.”
The official plot synopsis continues, “Badly injured and with limited resources, they must navigate a treacherous, narrowing tunnel in hopes of finding an exit before they bleed out.
“Fear and desperation consume them as the threat closes in and they soon discover they have more to fear than each other.”
Tom Evans (Bring Him to Me) wrote the screenplay.
Umbrella Entertainment has acquired the rights to Scurry for Australia and New Zealand, with Film Mode Entertainment handling the worldwide sales rights on the upcoming film.
Of particular note, the film “was shot in real time in a one-shot take.”
“The film tells the story of two strangers (Jamie Costa and Emalia) who find themselves trapped underground when their city is attacked by a monstrous threat.”
The official plot synopsis continues, “Badly injured and with limited resources, they must navigate a treacherous, narrowing tunnel in hopes of finding an exit before they bleed out.
“Fear and desperation consume them as the threat closes in and they soon discover they have more to fear than each other.”
Tom Evans (Bring Him to Me) wrote the screenplay.
Umbrella Entertainment has acquired the rights to Scurry for Australia and New Zealand, with Film Mode Entertainment handling the worldwide sales rights on the upcoming film.
- 11/1/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Umbrella Entertainment Snaps Up One-Shot Horror Film ‘Scurry’ for Australia, New Zealand (Exclusive)
Umbrella Entertainment has snapped up Luke Sparke’s one-shot horror feature “Scurry” for Australia and New Zealand.
Starring Jamie Costa (“Kenobi: A Star Wars Story”) and Emalia (“Paper Dolls”), the film tells the story of two strangers who find themselves trapped underground when their city is attacked by a monstrous threat.
“Badly injured and with limited resources, they must navigate a treacherous, narrowing tunnel in hopes of finding an exit before they bleed out,” reads the logline. “Fear and desperation consume them as the threat closes in and they soon discover they have more to fear than each other.”
The film, which is directed by Luke Sparke (“Occupation”), was shot in Queensland, Australia, in real time in a one-shot take. It was written by Tom Evans (“Bring Him to Me”) and is currently in post-production.
A first look will debut at AFM. Film Mode Entertainment is handling worldwide sales rights.
Starring Jamie Costa (“Kenobi: A Star Wars Story”) and Emalia (“Paper Dolls”), the film tells the story of two strangers who find themselves trapped underground when their city is attacked by a monstrous threat.
“Badly injured and with limited resources, they must navigate a treacherous, narrowing tunnel in hopes of finding an exit before they bleed out,” reads the logline. “Fear and desperation consume them as the threat closes in and they soon discover they have more to fear than each other.”
The film, which is directed by Luke Sparke (“Occupation”), was shot in Queensland, Australia, in real time in a one-shot take. It was written by Tom Evans (“Bring Him to Me”) and is currently in post-production.
A first look will debut at AFM. Film Mode Entertainment is handling worldwide sales rights.
- 11/1/2023
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Roadside Attractions and Samuel Goldwyn Films have acquired U.S. rights to “Bring Him to Me,” a mob thriller starring Barry Pepper (“Saving Private Ryan”) and Sam Neill (“Jurassic Park”).
The film will open in select theaters and on digital on Jan. 19, 2024.
Written by Tom Evans and directed by Luke Sparke, “Bring Him to Me” centers on a mild-mannered getaway driver (Pepper). His conscious is tested when his mob boss asks him to collect a young and unsuspecting new crew member, known as Passenger (Jamie Costa), one week after a violent robbery. The driver must battle his conscience as he takes the passenger to an uncertain fate. The cast also includes Rachel Griffiths, Liam McIntyre and Zac Garred.
“My goal with ‘Bring Him to Me’ was to bring a talented team together to make a suspenseful and action-packed film that explores loyalty and moral dilemmas,” Sparke said in a statement.
The film will open in select theaters and on digital on Jan. 19, 2024.
Written by Tom Evans and directed by Luke Sparke, “Bring Him to Me” centers on a mild-mannered getaway driver (Pepper). His conscious is tested when his mob boss asks him to collect a young and unsuspecting new crew member, known as Passenger (Jamie Costa), one week after a violent robbery. The driver must battle his conscience as he takes the passenger to an uncertain fate. The cast also includes Rachel Griffiths, Liam McIntyre and Zac Garred.
“My goal with ‘Bring Him to Me’ was to bring a talented team together to make a suspenseful and action-packed film that explores loyalty and moral dilemmas,” Sparke said in a statement.
- 10/26/2023
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Production veterans John Attard and David “Doc” Abbott have launched Showdog Studios, a content company based in Franklin, Tenn.
The partners are self-financing the business and have established a development fund to create their own content. The pair are at work on an anthology series, “Revive: Portraits of Redemption,” with producer Tom Evans that they intend to shop to buyers down the road. Another industry veteran, Robert Harris, has joined Showdog as executive producer to help shepherd “Revive” and other projects. Franklin is about 20 miles south of Nashville.
“Doc and I are extremely excited to have Robert join the Showdog Studio team. We want to create stories of hope along the lines of the stories I’ve enjoyed watching over the years – many of which were deftly shepherded by Robert’s steady hand,” Attard said.
John Attard
The partners vow to produce TV shows, films and other content that revolve...
The partners are self-financing the business and have established a development fund to create their own content. The pair are at work on an anthology series, “Revive: Portraits of Redemption,” with producer Tom Evans that they intend to shop to buyers down the road. Another industry veteran, Robert Harris, has joined Showdog as executive producer to help shepherd “Revive” and other projects. Franklin is about 20 miles south of Nashville.
“Doc and I are extremely excited to have Robert join the Showdog Studio team. We want to create stories of hope along the lines of the stories I’ve enjoyed watching over the years – many of which were deftly shepherded by Robert’s steady hand,” Attard said.
John Attard
The partners vow to produce TV shows, films and other content that revolve...
- 8/7/2023
- by William Earl
- Variety Film + TV
Jeremy Piven, who won three Primetime Emmy awards for his performance on the HBO series Entourage, and Jamie Costa, best known for his impression of Robin Williams in the 2021 viral video Robin, have signed on to star in the supernatural action movie Fight for Your Life, which Luke Sparke (Occupation: Rainfall) will be directing from a screenplay he wrote with Tom Evans.
Piven will be taking on the role of a soldier who wakes up in a mysterious cell and is forced to face an onslaught of deadly opponents in an ever-changing fight arena – his only goal being to survive long enough to return to his daughter.
Fight for Your Life is coming our way from Sparke Films, and pre-production is underway in Australia, where sets are already being built.
Sparke had this to say about the project: “Fight for Your Life places Jeremy in a morality battle with himself...
Piven will be taking on the role of a soldier who wakes up in a mysterious cell and is forced to face an onslaught of deadly opponents in an ever-changing fight arena – his only goal being to survive long enough to return to his daughter.
Fight for Your Life is coming our way from Sparke Films, and pre-production is underway in Australia, where sets are already being built.
Sparke had this to say about the project: “Fight for Your Life places Jeremy in a morality battle with himself...
- 5/19/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Marketing teams working on projects from The Batman and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever to Wednesday and A League of Their Own were honored Saturday at the second annual World Trailer Awards.
The ceremony honoring the world’s top creators and entertainment marketers took place at the Tivoli Marina Vilamoura in Algarve, Portugal, where winners were announced across the worlds of TV, cinema, games and streaming. More than 70 countries participated in the competition (see the regional winners list here), with winners selected by a panel 450-plus international entertainment opinion leaders and industry experts. Deadline is the event’s media partner.
This year’s event was hosted by Michael Beavan, founder of Production Publicity Ltd, and Alejandro Barrios, World Trailer Awards’ Latam Regional Director.
Watch the full ceremony exclusively above.
Among the winners, The Batman won Best Trailer, created by Bond, in the Cinema field, while in TV the Best Online...
The ceremony honoring the world’s top creators and entertainment marketers took place at the Tivoli Marina Vilamoura in Algarve, Portugal, where winners were announced across the worlds of TV, cinema, games and streaming. More than 70 countries participated in the competition (see the regional winners list here), with winners selected by a panel 450-plus international entertainment opinion leaders and industry experts. Deadline is the event’s media partner.
This year’s event was hosted by Michael Beavan, founder of Production Publicity Ltd, and Alejandro Barrios, World Trailer Awards’ Latam Regional Director.
Watch the full ceremony exclusively above.
Among the winners, The Batman won Best Trailer, created by Bond, in the Cinema field, while in TV the Best Online...
- 2/26/2023
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Up next from director Luke Sparke is the mob thriller Bring Him to Me, and today brings some distribution news plus two first-look images from the film.
Sam Neill and Barry Pepper (Crawl) star in Bring Him to Me, and we’ve learned that Myriad Pictures has acquired North American and the rest of world sales rights (excluding Anz) and will feature a first look at the film at EFM in February.
Meanwhile, Rialto Distribution has picked up the Australia/New Zealand rights.
In Bring Him to Me, “Under orders from a ruthless crime boss, a getaway driver must battle his conscience and drive a young and unsuspecting passenger to an uncertain fate.”
Written by Tom Evans, it’s interesting to note (via the press release) that the script was inspired by the traumatic scene in Martin Scorsese’s Casino in which Nicky Santoro (Joe Pesci) unwittingly turns up for...
Sam Neill and Barry Pepper (Crawl) star in Bring Him to Me, and we’ve learned that Myriad Pictures has acquired North American and the rest of world sales rights (excluding Anz) and will feature a first look at the film at EFM in February.
Meanwhile, Rialto Distribution has picked up the Australia/New Zealand rights.
In Bring Him to Me, “Under orders from a ruthless crime boss, a getaway driver must battle his conscience and drive a young and unsuspecting passenger to an uncertain fate.”
Written by Tom Evans, it’s interesting to note (via the press release) that the script was inspired by the traumatic scene in Martin Scorsese’s Casino in which Nicky Santoro (Joe Pesci) unwittingly turns up for...
- 2/2/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: Rialto Distribution has acquired Australia/New Zealand rights to mob thriller Bring Him To Me, which Myriad will be selling at the upcoming EFM.
Directed by Luke Sparke (Occupation), Barry Pepper (Saving Private Ryan), Sam Neill (Jurassic Park), Rachel Griffiths (Six Feet Under) and Liam McIntyre (The Flash) star in the film whose script is inspired by the traumatic scene in Martin Scorsese’s Casino in which Nicky Santoro (Joe Pesci) unwittingly turns up for a meeting in a cornfield and things go south.
Today, we can reveal first images for the movie, which is now in post-production.
In the movie, under orders from a ruthless crime boss, a getaway driver must battle his conscience and drive a young and unsuspecting passenger to an uncertain fate. Script comes from Tom Evans.
The film also introduces actor Jamie Costa, who made social waves in 2021 with a portrayal of Robin Williams...
Directed by Luke Sparke (Occupation), Barry Pepper (Saving Private Ryan), Sam Neill (Jurassic Park), Rachel Griffiths (Six Feet Under) and Liam McIntyre (The Flash) star in the film whose script is inspired by the traumatic scene in Martin Scorsese’s Casino in which Nicky Santoro (Joe Pesci) unwittingly turns up for a meeting in a cornfield and things go south.
Today, we can reveal first images for the movie, which is now in post-production.
In the movie, under orders from a ruthless crime boss, a getaway driver must battle his conscience and drive a young and unsuspecting passenger to an uncertain fate. Script comes from Tom Evans.
The film also introduces actor Jamie Costa, who made social waves in 2021 with a portrayal of Robin Williams...
- 2/1/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Barry Pepper takes the lead in feature film “Bring Him to Me,” which is now shooting in Queensland, Australia, under director Luke Sparke (“Occupation Rainfall”). The picture is a mob thriller written by Tom Evans and which also stars Sam Neill and Rachel Griffiths.
Under orders from a ruthless crime boss, a getaway driver must battle his conscience and drive a young and unsuspecting passenger to an uncertain fate. Evans’ script was inspired by the traumatic scene in Martin Scorsese’s “Casino” in which Nicky Santoro (portrayed by Joe Pesci) unwittingly turns up for a meeting in a cornfield and things go South.
“I’ve been fascinated by morally gray stories like ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘Drive,’ so when presented with the chance to dive deep into the underworld, I couldn’t resist bringing my own flavor to the genre, toeing the lines of film noir and graphic novels,” said Sparke.
Under orders from a ruthless crime boss, a getaway driver must battle his conscience and drive a young and unsuspecting passenger to an uncertain fate. Evans’ script was inspired by the traumatic scene in Martin Scorsese’s “Casino” in which Nicky Santoro (portrayed by Joe Pesci) unwittingly turns up for a meeting in a cornfield and things go South.
“I’ve been fascinated by morally gray stories like ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘Drive,’ so when presented with the chance to dive deep into the underworld, I couldn’t resist bringing my own flavor to the genre, toeing the lines of film noir and graphic novels,” said Sparke.
- 12/7/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
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