Exclusive: In a seven-figure deal, Shout! Studios has acquired all North American rights to The Wasp, a psychological thriller starring Academy Award nominee Naomie Harris (Moonlight) and Natalie Dormer (Game of Thrones), which adapts the play by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm.
Written by Malcolm and directed by two-time BAFTA nominee Guillem Morales (Inside Number 9), in his English-language debut, the film will be released in theaters this summer.
In The Wasp, Heather (Harris) and Carla (Dormer) agree to meet after having not spoken in years. Over tea, Heather presents a very unexpected proposition that will change their lives forever.
Nate Bolotin and Maxime Cottray from XYZ Films produced, with James Harris and Leonora Darby of Tea Shop Productions, Sean Sorensen of Royal Viking Entertainment and Matthew B. Schmidt of Paradise City Films also producing. Julie Dansker and Jordan Fields of Shout! Studios are executive producers. XYZ Films financed in association with Ipr.Vc and Three Point Capital.
Written by Malcolm and directed by two-time BAFTA nominee Guillem Morales (Inside Number 9), in his English-language debut, the film will be released in theaters this summer.
In The Wasp, Heather (Harris) and Carla (Dormer) agree to meet after having not spoken in years. Over tea, Heather presents a very unexpected proposition that will change their lives forever.
Nate Bolotin and Maxime Cottray from XYZ Films produced, with James Harris and Leonora Darby of Tea Shop Productions, Sean Sorensen of Royal Viking Entertainment and Matthew B. Schmidt of Paradise City Films also producing. Julie Dansker and Jordan Fields of Shout! Studios are executive producers. XYZ Films financed in association with Ipr.Vc and Three Point Capital.
- 4/2/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Naomie Harris and Natalie Dormer are teaming up to star in “The Wasp,” a psychological thriller based on Morgan Lloyd Malcolm’s play of the same name.
“Moonlight” Oscar nominee Harris and “Game of Thrones” actor Dormer will play Heather and Carla, who meet up for tea after not having spoken in several years. Heather presents a shocking proposition that will change their lives forever.
Guillem Morales (“Inside No. 9”) will direct, with Malcolm writing the screenplay for producer XYZ Films.
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Nate Bolotin and Maxime Cottray will produce for XYZ Films. James Harris and Leonora Darby of Tea Shop Productions, Sean Sorensen of Royal Viking Entertainment, and Matthew B. Schmidt of Paradise City Films will also produce. XYZ is financing in association with Ipr.Vc, and will handle worldwide sales at the upcoming Toronto Film Festival.
“Moonlight” Oscar nominee Harris and “Game of Thrones” actor Dormer will play Heather and Carla, who meet up for tea after not having spoken in several years. Heather presents a shocking proposition that will change their lives forever.
Guillem Morales (“Inside No. 9”) will direct, with Malcolm writing the screenplay for producer XYZ Films.
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Nate Bolotin and Maxime Cottray will produce for XYZ Films. James Harris and Leonora Darby of Tea Shop Productions, Sean Sorensen of Royal Viking Entertainment, and Matthew B. Schmidt of Paradise City Films will also produce. XYZ is financing in association with Ipr.Vc, and will handle worldwide sales at the upcoming Toronto Film Festival.
- 9/1/2022
- by Harper Lambert
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Naomie Harris (Moonlight) and Natalie Dormer (Game of Thrones) have been tapped to lead the psychological thriller The Wasp, which BAFTA winner and two-time nominee Guillem Morales (Inside No. 9) is directing for XYZ Films.
The film based on Morgan Lloyd Malcolm’s play of the same name, which ran in 2015 at London’s Hampstead Theatre, follows Heather (Harris) and Carla (Dormer), who agree to meet after having not spoken in years. Over tea, Heather presents a very unexpected proposition that will change their lives forever.
Malcolm adapted the screenplay for the film, slated to enter production in Bath, UK in November. Nate Bolotin and Maxime Cottray will produce for XYZ Films, along with James Harris and Leonora Darby of Tea Shop Productions, Sean Sorensen of Royal Viking Entertainment, and Matthew B. Schmidt of Paradise City Films. XYZ is financing, in association with Ipr.Vc, and handling worldwide sales at the upcoming Toronto Film Festival.
The film based on Morgan Lloyd Malcolm’s play of the same name, which ran in 2015 at London’s Hampstead Theatre, follows Heather (Harris) and Carla (Dormer), who agree to meet after having not spoken in years. Over tea, Heather presents a very unexpected proposition that will change their lives forever.
Malcolm adapted the screenplay for the film, slated to enter production in Bath, UK in November. Nate Bolotin and Maxime Cottray will produce for XYZ Films, along with James Harris and Leonora Darby of Tea Shop Productions, Sean Sorensen of Royal Viking Entertainment, and Matthew B. Schmidt of Paradise City Films. XYZ is financing, in association with Ipr.Vc, and handling worldwide sales at the upcoming Toronto Film Festival.
- 9/1/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
This year, Netflix grabbed a whopping 35 Oscar nominations for its slate of original movies, including 10 nominations for David Fincher’s “Mank,” six nominations for Aaron Sorkin’s “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” and five nominations for the August Wilson adaptation “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” which featured the final performance from star and Best Actor nominee Chadwick Boseman. The total number of nominations for the streaming service ranked among the most ever by a single studio and dwarfed the Netflix tally in 2020 when the platform grabbed 24 nominations to lead all distributors.
But judging merely by quantity, 2021 could become the biggest year yet for Netflix. Over the final four months of the year, the studio will debut more than 40 titles, including new movies from past Oscar favorites like Adam McKay, Jane Campion, and Paolo Sorrentino as well as buzzy features from first-time filmmakers such as Lin-Manuel Miranda and Maggie Gyllenhaal.
Ahead,...
But judging merely by quantity, 2021 could become the biggest year yet for Netflix. Over the final four months of the year, the studio will debut more than 40 titles, including new movies from past Oscar favorites like Adam McKay, Jane Campion, and Paolo Sorrentino as well as buzzy features from first-time filmmakers such as Lin-Manuel Miranda and Maggie Gyllenhaal.
Ahead,...
- 8/26/2021
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
An attorney learns a lesson in empathy when he is faced with the near-impossible task of determining how to compensate families who suffered incalculable losses as a result of the September 11th attacks in 2001.
Watch Worth, on Netflix September 3: https://www.netflix.com/title/80226212
Following the horrific 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, Congress appoints attorney and renowned mediator Kenneth Feinberg (Michael Keaton) to lead the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. Assigned with allocating financial resources to the victims of the tragedy, Feinberg and his firm’s head of operations, Camille Biros (Amy Ryan), face the impossible task of determining the worth of a life to help the families who had suffered incalculable losses. When Feinberg locks horns with Charles Wolf (Stanley Tucci), a community organizer mourning the death of his wife, his initial cynicism turns to compassion as he begins to learn the true human costs of the tragedy.
Watch Worth, on Netflix September 3: https://www.netflix.com/title/80226212
Following the horrific 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, Congress appoints attorney and renowned mediator Kenneth Feinberg (Michael Keaton) to lead the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. Assigned with allocating financial resources to the victims of the tragedy, Feinberg and his firm’s head of operations, Camille Biros (Amy Ryan), face the impossible task of determining the worth of a life to help the families who had suffered incalculable losses. When Feinberg locks horns with Charles Wolf (Stanley Tucci), a community organizer mourning the death of his wife, his initial cynicism turns to compassion as he begins to learn the true human costs of the tragedy.
- 8/13/2021
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
“Worth,” a true story drama starring Michael Keaton, has been picked up by Netflix and Higher Ground Productions, the company founded by Barack and Michelle Obama.
Directed by Sara Colangelo and written by Max Borenstein, “Worth” stars Keaton as Kenneth Feinberg, the man tasked to oversee the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. In his efforts to find compensation for over 5,300 people who lost loved ones or suffered serious health problems as a result of the terrorist attacks, Feinberg was faced with the emotional toil of trying to put a price on human life. In the end, Feinberg and his team secured $7.1 billion for the federal fund.
Based on Feinberg’s 2006 memoir “What Is Life Worth,” the film premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and also stars Stanley Tucci, Amy Ryan, Tate Donovan and Laura Benanti.
Keaton is producing “Worth” with Borenstein, Marc Butan for MadRiver Pictures, Anthony Katagas for Keep Your Head,...
Directed by Sara Colangelo and written by Max Borenstein, “Worth” stars Keaton as Kenneth Feinberg, the man tasked to oversee the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. In his efforts to find compensation for over 5,300 people who lost loved ones or suffered serious health problems as a result of the terrorist attacks, Feinberg was faced with the emotional toil of trying to put a price on human life. In the end, Feinberg and his team secured $7.1 billion for the federal fund.
Based on Feinberg’s 2006 memoir “What Is Life Worth,” the film premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and also stars Stanley Tucci, Amy Ryan, Tate Donovan and Laura Benanti.
Keaton is producing “Worth” with Borenstein, Marc Butan for MadRiver Pictures, Anthony Katagas for Keep Your Head,...
- 2/17/2021
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
The Barack and Michelle Obama-led shingle Higher Ground has acquired the Michael Keaton film “Worth,” in partnership with their distributor Netflix.
Directed by Sara Colangelo (“The Kindergarten Teacher”), the film is adapted from the Kenneth Feinberg memoir “What Is Life Worth?” and follows the lawyer’s process in awarding the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund.
Netflix will stream the film in the U.S., Canada, Latin America, Australia, the UK, France, Turkey and select other countries. The project played in competition at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, prior to the global spread of coronavirus. It’s set for release this September, marking the 20th anniversary of the attack on New York City.
Feinberg was appointed special master of the compensation fund, tasked by Congress to allocate financial rewards to the victims of the tragedy. The film follows his search to calculate incalculable loss in the face of cynicism, bureaucracy, and the politics of division.
Directed by Sara Colangelo (“The Kindergarten Teacher”), the film is adapted from the Kenneth Feinberg memoir “What Is Life Worth?” and follows the lawyer’s process in awarding the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund.
Netflix will stream the film in the U.S., Canada, Latin America, Australia, the UK, France, Turkey and select other countries. The project played in competition at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, prior to the global spread of coronavirus. It’s set for release this September, marking the 20th anniversary of the attack on New York City.
Feinberg was appointed special master of the compensation fund, tasked by Congress to allocate financial rewards to the victims of the tragedy. The film follows his search to calculate incalculable loss in the face of cynicism, bureaucracy, and the politics of division.
- 2/17/2021
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
Teamed with Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground, Netflix has acquired North American and other territorial rights to Worth, the Sara Colangelo-directed adaptation of the Kenneth Feinberg memoir What Is Life Worth. Feinberg, who is played by Michael Keaton in the film, was appointed Special Master of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. Pic premiered at 2020 Sundance. Tasked by Congress to allocate financial compensation to victims of the tragedy, the film chronicles his battles against bureaucracy and the daunting notion of trying to assess the value of those killed, in the face of cynicism, bureaucracy and the politics of division. Feinberg’s committee awarded $7.1 billion in taxpayer funds paid out to 5300 people whose lives were irrevocably changed that fateful day when terrorists flew planes into the Twin Towers in the World Trade Center, and hijacked and crashed commercial planes in DC and other U.S. cities.
Netflix will...
Netflix will...
- 2/17/2021
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
In today's Horror Highlights, we have the trailer for Kane Hodder's Balsam: A Paranormal Investigation, details on Grave Hill (the remake of The Housemaid), and the trailer for Darkness in Tenement 45!
Balsam: A Paranormal Investigation: "Kane Hodder recently premiered the trailer for his new project, “Balsam: A Paranormal Investigation” at Mad Monster Party Arizona. Kane Hodder has been working with producer and director Tony H. Cadwell (Behind The Sightings) to produce a documentary entitled "Balsam: A Paranormal Investigation."
Synopsis: Kane Hodder leads a team of paranormal investigators as they investigate The Grand Old Lady Hotel in Balsam, North Carolina. The Grand Old Lady Hotel is a 112-year-old, 40,000 square foot hotel with a disturbing past. Nestled in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina, the hotel is referred to by locals as the South's Stanley Hotel.
Director Tony H. Cadwell stated, "We wanted to put together a project for horror...
Balsam: A Paranormal Investigation: "Kane Hodder recently premiered the trailer for his new project, “Balsam: A Paranormal Investigation” at Mad Monster Party Arizona. Kane Hodder has been working with producer and director Tony H. Cadwell (Behind The Sightings) to produce a documentary entitled "Balsam: A Paranormal Investigation."
Synopsis: Kane Hodder leads a team of paranormal investigators as they investigate The Grand Old Lady Hotel in Balsam, North Carolina. The Grand Old Lady Hotel is a 112-year-old, 40,000 square foot hotel with a disturbing past. Nestled in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina, the hotel is referred to by locals as the South's Stanley Hotel.
Director Tony H. Cadwell stated, "We wanted to put together a project for horror...
- 10/16/2020
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Deon Taylor is to direct the horror-thriller “Grave Hill” for Cj Entertainment, the Korean studio behind Oscar winner “Parasite.” The film is an English-language remake of the hit Vietnamese horror film “The Housemaid.”
The original romance-horror “Housemaid,” which premiered in the U.S. in 2017, explores racial and social themes. “Grave Hill” will stay true to this concept and will be set in the American South during the Reconstruction era.
Cj Entertainment is financing, developing and producing “Grave Hill” with production to start in early 2021. Executive producers are Cj Group vice chairwoman Miky Lee, Cj Entertainment’s Jinnie Choi and head of international Jerry Ko along with Hidden Empire’s Roxanne Taylor and Motor’s Sean Sorensen. Producers are Don Handfield (“The Founder”) through his Motor production banner, Linh Bui from Happy Canvas, “Housemaid” writer and director Derek Nguyen, and Cj Entertainment’s Choi Yeonu.
“Deon is a filmmaker who will...
The original romance-horror “Housemaid,” which premiered in the U.S. in 2017, explores racial and social themes. “Grave Hill” will stay true to this concept and will be set in the American South during the Reconstruction era.
Cj Entertainment is financing, developing and producing “Grave Hill” with production to start in early 2021. Executive producers are Cj Group vice chairwoman Miky Lee, Cj Entertainment’s Jinnie Choi and head of international Jerry Ko along with Hidden Empire’s Roxanne Taylor and Motor’s Sean Sorensen. Producers are Don Handfield (“The Founder”) through his Motor production banner, Linh Bui from Happy Canvas, “Housemaid” writer and director Derek Nguyen, and Cj Entertainment’s Choi Yeonu.
“Deon is a filmmaker who will...
- 10/15/2020
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Parasite producer Cj Entertainment has tapped Black And Blue and Traffik filmmaker Deon Taylor to direct gothic horror-thriller Grave Hill, the company’s English-language remake of the hit Vietnamese horror film The Housemaid.
As we previously revealed, Oscar-winner Geoffrey Fletcher (Precious) wrote the adapted screenplay with Derek Nguyen, writer-director of 2016 pic The Housemaid, which explores racial and social themes through a genre lens. The remake will take place in the American South during the Reconstruction Era.
In the original, an orphaned Vietnamese girl is hired to be a housemaid at a haunted rubber plantation in 1953 French Indochina. However, she unexpectedly falls in love with the French landowner and awakens the vengeful ghost of his dead wife.
Cj Entertainment is financing, developing and producing the new English-language remake. Executive producers are Cj Group Vice Chairwoman Miky Lee, Cj Entertainment’s Jinnie Choi and Jerry Ko along with Hidden Empire’s Roxanne...
As we previously revealed, Oscar-winner Geoffrey Fletcher (Precious) wrote the adapted screenplay with Derek Nguyen, writer-director of 2016 pic The Housemaid, which explores racial and social themes through a genre lens. The remake will take place in the American South during the Reconstruction Era.
In the original, an orphaned Vietnamese girl is hired to be a housemaid at a haunted rubber plantation in 1953 French Indochina. However, she unexpectedly falls in love with the French landowner and awakens the vengeful ghost of his dead wife.
Cj Entertainment is financing, developing and producing the new English-language remake. Executive producers are Cj Group Vice Chairwoman Miky Lee, Cj Entertainment’s Jinnie Choi and Jerry Ko along with Hidden Empire’s Roxanne...
- 10/15/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
“Traffik” filmmaker Deon Taylor will direct an English-language remake of the Vietnamese horror film “The Housemaid” that will be produced by “Parasite” studio Cj Entertainment, the studio announced Thursday.
The remake is now titled “Grave Hill,” and Derek Nguyen, who wrote and directed the 2016 Gothic horror film, also adapted the screenplay alongside Geoffrey Fletcher (“Precious”).
“The Housemaid” is set in French Indochina in 1953 and follows a Vietnamese orphan girl hired to work as a housemaid at a haunted rubber plantation. When she falls in love with the estate’s landowner, she attracts the fury of the ghost of the landowner’s dead wife. Taylor’s film will take place in the American South during the Reconstruction Era and aim to remain true to the original’s racial and social themes.
Principal photography on “Grave Hill” hopes to begin in early 2021.
Cj Entertainment, which financed and produced “The Housemaid,” is also financing,...
The remake is now titled “Grave Hill,” and Derek Nguyen, who wrote and directed the 2016 Gothic horror film, also adapted the screenplay alongside Geoffrey Fletcher (“Precious”).
“The Housemaid” is set in French Indochina in 1953 and follows a Vietnamese orphan girl hired to work as a housemaid at a haunted rubber plantation. When she falls in love with the estate’s landowner, she attracts the fury of the ghost of the landowner’s dead wife. Taylor’s film will take place in the American South during the Reconstruction Era and aim to remain true to the original’s racial and social themes.
Principal photography on “Grave Hill” hopes to begin in early 2021.
Cj Entertainment, which financed and produced “The Housemaid,” is also financing,...
- 10/15/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Principal photography anticipated for first quarter 2021.
South Korean powerhouse Cj Entertainment has hired Deon Taylor to direct Grave Hill, the English-language remake of Vietnamese horror The Housemaid.
Taylor will direct from an adapted screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher (Precious) and Derek Nguyen, who wrote and directed the original film.
Cj Entertainment is financing, developing and producing the remake, which is expected to begin principal photography in the first quarter of 2021.
Grave Hill will be set in the American South during the Reconstruction Era in post-Civil War late 19th Century.
It will explore the same social and racial themes touched on in 2016 period horror romance The Housemaid,...
South Korean powerhouse Cj Entertainment has hired Deon Taylor to direct Grave Hill, the English-language remake of Vietnamese horror The Housemaid.
Taylor will direct from an adapted screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher (Precious) and Derek Nguyen, who wrote and directed the original film.
Cj Entertainment is financing, developing and producing the remake, which is expected to begin principal photography in the first quarter of 2021.
Grave Hill will be set in the American South during the Reconstruction Era in post-Civil War late 19th Century.
It will explore the same social and racial themes touched on in 2016 period horror romance The Housemaid,...
- 10/15/2020
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
The ReFrame coalition has awarded 26 feature films released in 2019 with its ReFrame Stamp, which recognizes the top 100-grossing gender-balanced narrative and animated features. The list, which grew from 20 total films that earned the stamp a year ago, includes Booksmart, Captain Marvel, Harriet, Hustlers and Oscar Best Picture nominee Little Women.
This reflects gains for women in the important roles of director, department heads, and women of color leads and co-leads. With an aim to increase the number of women of all backgrounds working in film, TV, and media, the ReFrame Stamp, which is showcased in end credits and appears on IMDb, serves as a mark of distinction for projects that have demonstrated success in gender-balanced hiring. Additional points are awarded to content that has women of color in key positions.
This year’s list included 12 women directors (12 percent) in the top 100 films at the box office compared to 4 in 2018, with...
This reflects gains for women in the important roles of director, department heads, and women of color leads and co-leads. With an aim to increase the number of women of all backgrounds working in film, TV, and media, the ReFrame Stamp, which is showcased in end credits and appears on IMDb, serves as a mark of distinction for projects that have demonstrated success in gender-balanced hiring. Additional points are awarded to content that has women of color in key positions.
This year’s list included 12 women directors (12 percent) in the top 100 films at the box office compared to 4 in 2018, with...
- 2/26/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Xyz Films is partnering with Matthew Metcalfe’s Gfc Films on historical thriller Immortal, written by Pete Dowling (Flightplan) and to be directed by Roger Donaldson (Species).
The film will be produced by Metcalfe (6 Days) and Gfc Films out of New Zealand, with Xyz Films executive producing and launching worldwide sales at Cannes. Sean Sorensen of Royal Viking Entertainment will also executive produce.
Pic is slated to start production in late 2019 in New Zealand and the UK, with casting currently underway. In the story, hot-shot Detective Byrnes and rookie cop James McCafferty, whose morals are conflicting, work together on the hunt for London’s serial killer Jack the Ripper who, some believe, sailed to New York after his London killings suddenly ceased in 1888.
Veteran director Donaldson is well known for movies including Cocktail with Tom Cruise, Species, Dante’s Peak and The Bank Job with Jason Statham. This project...
The film will be produced by Metcalfe (6 Days) and Gfc Films out of New Zealand, with Xyz Films executive producing and launching worldwide sales at Cannes. Sean Sorensen of Royal Viking Entertainment will also executive produce.
Pic is slated to start production in late 2019 in New Zealand and the UK, with casting currently underway. In the story, hot-shot Detective Byrnes and rookie cop James McCafferty, whose morals are conflicting, work together on the hunt for London’s serial killer Jack the Ripper who, some believe, sailed to New York after his London killings suddenly ceased in 1888.
Veteran director Donaldson is well known for movies including Cocktail with Tom Cruise, Species, Dante’s Peak and The Bank Job with Jason Statham. This project...
- 5/8/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The Sara Colangelo-directed What Is Life Worth has commenced principal photography in New York with new additions to the ensemble cast. As Deadline has previously reported, Michael Keaton and Stanley Tucci star in the true-life biographical drama. Newly boarding are Oscar nominee Amy Ryan, Talia Balsam and Tate Donovan.
The Black List script from Max Borenstein is based on Kenneth Feinberg’s memoir. Feinberg, a powerful DC insider lawyer, was put in charge of the 9/11 Fund. In almost three years of pro bono work on the case, he fought off the cynicism, bureaucracy and politics associated with administering government funds to victims’ families — and in doing so, discovered what life is worth.
Ryan, who was last seen in Beautiful Boy and has Late Night coming in June, is repped by Gersh. Divorce and Mad Men‘s Balsam, and Donovan are also repped by Gersh. Laura Benanti,...
The Black List script from Max Borenstein is based on Kenneth Feinberg’s memoir. Feinberg, a powerful DC insider lawyer, was put in charge of the 9/11 Fund. In almost three years of pro bono work on the case, he fought off the cynicism, bureaucracy and politics associated with administering government funds to victims’ families — and in doing so, discovered what life is worth.
Ryan, who was last seen in Beautiful Boy and has Late Night coming in June, is repped by Gersh. Divorce and Mad Men‘s Balsam, and Donovan are also repped by Gersh. Laura Benanti,...
- 4/25/2019
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Laura Benanti has joined the cast of true-life biographical drama What Is Life Worth. The Michael Keaton/Stanley Tucci-starrer is directed by Sara Colangelo with production starting this month.
The Black List script from Max Borenstein is based on Kenneth Feinberg’s memoir. Feinberg, a powerful DC insider lawyer, was put in charge of the 9/11 Fund. In almost three years of pro bono work on the case, he fought off the cynicism, bureaucracy and politics associated with administering government funds to victims’ families — and in doing so, discovered what life is worth.
Benanti will play Karen Abate, the widow of a New York City firefighter who died in 9/11 and turns up at Feinberg’s office with her three kids to tell him her story.
The Tony Award winner is currently starring on Broadway as Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady and plays recurring character Quinn on TVLand’s Younger.
The Black List script from Max Borenstein is based on Kenneth Feinberg’s memoir. Feinberg, a powerful DC insider lawyer, was put in charge of the 9/11 Fund. In almost three years of pro bono work on the case, he fought off the cynicism, bureaucracy and politics associated with administering government funds to victims’ families — and in doing so, discovered what life is worth.
Benanti will play Karen Abate, the widow of a New York City firefighter who died in 9/11 and turns up at Feinberg’s office with her three kids to tell him her story.
The Tony Award winner is currently starring on Broadway as Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady and plays recurring character Quinn on TVLand’s Younger.
- 4/8/2019
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Angela Zhou has been added to the cast of the Focus Features thriller, Promising Young Woman, joining stars Carey Mulligan and Bo Burnham as well as Alison Brie, Connie Britton, Adam Brody, Jennifer Coolidge, Laverne Cox, Max Greenfield, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Sam Richardson, and Molly Shannon. Emerald Fennell is directing the film based his own screenplay. It follows Cassie, who everyone said was a promising young woman until a tragic event abruptly derailed her future. Now she’s a medical school drop-out, living at home with her worried parents and working at a coffee shop with a concerned boss. It seems like she is at a standstill, except for the double life Cassie leads at night. Zhou will play Todd, a smart and watchful cop, who has been recently promoted to detective. Margot Robbie, Josey McNamara, and Tom Ackerley are producing the project under LuckyChap Entertainment banner with Fennell and FilmNation’s Ben Browning.
- 4/2/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Shunori Ramanthan and Victor Slezak have joined the cast of the Michael Keaton-starrer What Is Life Worth. The true-life biographical drama is directed by The Kindergarten Teacher‘s Sara Colangelo and also stars Stanley Tucci. Principal photography is set to begin next month in New York.
The Black List script from Max Borenstein is based on Kenneth Feinberg’s memoir. It’s described as being in the vein of Erin Brockovich and the Oscar-winning Keaton- and Tucci-starrer Spotlight. The story centers on Feinberg, a powerful DC insider lawyer put in charge of the 9/11 Fund. In almost three years of pro bono work on the case, Feinberg fought off the cynicism, bureaucracy and politics associated with administering government funds to victims’ families — and in doing so, discovered what life is worth.
Ramanathan will play Anisha Dass, a young Ivy League-educated lawyer who had been preparing to work for a...
The Black List script from Max Borenstein is based on Kenneth Feinberg’s memoir. It’s described as being in the vein of Erin Brockovich and the Oscar-winning Keaton- and Tucci-starrer Spotlight. The story centers on Feinberg, a powerful DC insider lawyer put in charge of the 9/11 Fund. In almost three years of pro bono work on the case, Feinberg fought off the cynicism, bureaucracy and politics associated with administering government funds to victims’ families — and in doing so, discovered what life is worth.
Ramanathan will play Anisha Dass, a young Ivy League-educated lawyer who had been preparing to work for a...
- 3/26/2019
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The Kindergarten Teacher‘s Sara Colangelo has been set to direct MadRiver Pictures’ true-life biographical drama What Is Life Worth. As Deadline reported out of the Efm last year, Michael Keaton is starring in the project; Stanley Tucci has also now joined to co-star. Principal photography is set to begin in New York in April. Imr International is handling worldwide sales; UTA and ICM Partners are on domestic.
The Black List script from Max Borenstein is based on Kenneth Feinberg’s acclaimed memoir. It’s described as being in the vein of Erin Brockovich and Oscar-winning Keaton/Tucci-starrer Spotlight. The story centers on Feinberg, a powerful DC insider lawyer put in charge of the 9/11 Fund. In almost three years of pro bono work on the case, Feinberg fought off the cynicism, bureaucracy and politics associated with administering government funds to victim’s families — and in doing so, discovered what life is worth.
The Black List script from Max Borenstein is based on Kenneth Feinberg’s acclaimed memoir. It’s described as being in the vein of Erin Brockovich and Oscar-winning Keaton/Tucci-starrer Spotlight. The story centers on Feinberg, a powerful DC insider lawyer put in charge of the 9/11 Fund. In almost three years of pro bono work on the case, Feinberg fought off the cynicism, bureaucracy and politics associated with administering government funds to victim’s families — and in doing so, discovered what life is worth.
- 2/8/2019
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Luke Cage star Mike Colter and Nafessa Williams, who plays Thunder in the DC Comics-based CW series Black Lightning, have joined star Naomie Harris in the cop thriller, Black And Blue, which hails from Sony’s Screen Gems. Deon Taylor is directing the film from a script by Peter A. Dowling.
It centers on a rookie New Orleans cop (Harris) who rounds the corner just as corrupt narc officers are murdering a drug dealer, an event captured by her body cam. When they then fail to execute her and she escapes, the narcs pin the murder on her, and she is hunted both by the narcs who are desperate to destroy the incriminating footage and the drug dealers out for revenge.
Frank Grillo, Reid Scott, Beau Knapp, and Tyrese Gibson are also set to co-star.
Sean Sorensen of Royal Viking Entertainment is producing with Taylor’s Hidden Empire Film Group production shingle.
It centers on a rookie New Orleans cop (Harris) who rounds the corner just as corrupt narc officers are murdering a drug dealer, an event captured by her body cam. When they then fail to execute her and she escapes, the narcs pin the murder on her, and she is hunted both by the narcs who are desperate to destroy the incriminating footage and the drug dealers out for revenge.
Frank Grillo, Reid Scott, Beau Knapp, and Tyrese Gibson are also set to co-star.
Sean Sorensen of Royal Viking Entertainment is producing with Taylor’s Hidden Empire Film Group production shingle.
- 1/23/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Frank Grillo, Reid Scott, Beau Knapp and Tyrese Gibson are set to join Naomie Harris in the Deon Taylor-directed cop thriller Black and Blue, which is set up under Sony’s Screen Gems label.
Written by Peter A. Dowling, the pic follows a rookie New Orleans cop (Harris) who rounds the corner just as corrupt narc officers are murdering a drug dealer, an event captured by her body cam. When they then fail to execute her and she escapes, the narcs pin the murder on her, and she is hunted both by the narcs who are desperate to destroy the incriminating footage and the drug dealers out for revenge.
Sean Sorensen of Royal Viking Entertainment is producing with Taylor’s Hidden Empire Film Group production shingle. Hidden Empire partner Roxanne Avent will serve as exec producer, while Eric Paquette is overseeing the project for Screen Gems.
Grillo, whose credits include Captain America,...
Written by Peter A. Dowling, the pic follows a rookie New Orleans cop (Harris) who rounds the corner just as corrupt narc officers are murdering a drug dealer, an event captured by her body cam. When they then fail to execute her and she escapes, the narcs pin the murder on her, and she is hunted both by the narcs who are desperate to destroy the incriminating footage and the drug dealers out for revenge.
Sean Sorensen of Royal Viking Entertainment is producing with Taylor’s Hidden Empire Film Group production shingle. Hidden Empire partner Roxanne Avent will serve as exec producer, while Eric Paquette is overseeing the project for Screen Gems.
Grillo, whose credits include Captain America,...
- 1/12/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Tyrese Gibson, one of the key players in the Fast and Furious franchise, will star opposite Oscar-nominee Naomie Harris in Black and Blue, a crime thriller from Screen Gems.
Deon Taylor, who helmed the home invasion thriller Traffik, is directing the feature project which is being produced by Sean Sorensen. Taylor’s Hidden Empire Film Group is also producing.
The script, by Peter A. Dowling, centers on a rookie cop (Harris) in New Orleans who witnesses corrupt officers murdering a drug dealer — an event that is captured by her body cam. Then, when they fail to execute her, the narcs pin the murder ...
Deon Taylor, who helmed the home invasion thriller Traffik, is directing the feature project which is being produced by Sean Sorensen. Taylor’s Hidden Empire Film Group is also producing.
The script, by Peter A. Dowling, centers on a rookie cop (Harris) in New Orleans who witnesses corrupt officers murdering a drug dealer — an event that is captured by her body cam. Then, when they fail to execute her, the narcs pin the murder ...
- 1/11/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Tyrese Gibson, one of the key players in the Fast and Furious franchise, will star opposite Oscar-nominee Naomie Harris in Black and Blue, a crime thriller from Screen Gems.
Deon Taylor, who helmed the home invasion thriller Traffik, is directing the feature project which is being produced by Sean Sorensen. Taylor’s Hidden Empire Film Group is also producing.
The script, by Peter A. Dowling, centers on a rookie cop (Harris) in New Orleans who witnesses corrupt officers murdering a drug dealer — an event that is captured by her body cam. Then, when they fail to execute her, the narcs pin the murder ...
Deon Taylor, who helmed the home invasion thriller Traffik, is directing the feature project which is being produced by Sean Sorensen. Taylor’s Hidden Empire Film Group is also producing.
The script, by Peter A. Dowling, centers on a rookie cop (Harris) in New Orleans who witnesses corrupt officers murdering a drug dealer — an event that is captured by her body cam. Then, when they fail to execute her, the narcs pin the murder ...
- 1/11/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Oscar nominee Naomie Harris (Moonlight) has signed on as the lead in the Sony Screen Gems body cam cop thriller Black And Blue (formally titled Exposure), which is being directed by Deon Taylor based on a screenplay from Peter A. Dowling.
The plot centers on a rookie cop (Harris) in New Orleans who witnesses corrupt officers murdering a drug dealer, an event that is captured by her body cam. When they then fail to execute her she escapes and is hunted throughout the night by the narcs who are desperate to destroy the incriminating footage.
Sean Sorensen of Royal Viking Entertainment is producing with Taylor’s Hidden Empire Film Group production shingle. Hidden Empire partner Roxanne Avent will serve as exec producer while Eric Paquette is overseeing the project for Screen Gems.
Harris has starred in tentpole films like Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, Pirates of...
The plot centers on a rookie cop (Harris) in New Orleans who witnesses corrupt officers murdering a drug dealer, an event that is captured by her body cam. When they then fail to execute her she escapes and is hunted throughout the night by the narcs who are desperate to destroy the incriminating footage.
Sean Sorensen of Royal Viking Entertainment is producing with Taylor’s Hidden Empire Film Group production shingle. Hidden Empire partner Roxanne Avent will serve as exec producer while Eric Paquette is overseeing the project for Screen Gems.
Harris has starred in tentpole films like Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, Pirates of...
- 12/10/2018
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Filmmaker Deon Taylor is set to direct Sony Screen Gems’ Exposure, off Peter A. Dowling’s spec which the label acquired a year ago, as Deadline reported exclusively.
Exposure follows a rookie Detroit African-American female cop who stumbles upon corrupt officers who are murdering a drug dealer, an incident captured by her body cam. They pursue her through the night in an attempt to destroy the footage, but to make matters worse, they’ve tipped off a criminal gang that she’s responsible for the dealer’s death.
Eric Paquette is overseeing the project for Screen Gems. In a major worldwide rights deal, Paquette also brought Taylor’s latest movie The Intruder into the studio. That psychological thriller stars Dennis Quaid, Meaghan Good, and Michael Ealy and follows a young married couple who after buying a huge Napa Valley estate are threatened by its previous owner.
Sean Sorensen is...
Exposure follows a rookie Detroit African-American female cop who stumbles upon corrupt officers who are murdering a drug dealer, an incident captured by her body cam. They pursue her through the night in an attempt to destroy the footage, but to make matters worse, they’ve tipped off a criminal gang that she’s responsible for the dealer’s death.
Eric Paquette is overseeing the project for Screen Gems. In a major worldwide rights deal, Paquette also brought Taylor’s latest movie The Intruder into the studio. That psychological thriller stars Dennis Quaid, Meaghan Good, and Michael Ealy and follows a young married couple who after buying a huge Napa Valley estate are threatened by its previous owner.
Sean Sorensen is...
- 8/28/2018
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Bharat Nalluri is attached to direct We Interrupt This Program, a drama financed by Echo Lake Entertainment that focuses on the internal battles between Orson Welles and producer John Houseman that nearly derailed the shocking radio broadcast of War of the Worlds in 1938. Without identifying they were performing a sci-fi play, the broadcast panicked listeners into believing an alien invasion was taking place.
Sean Sorensen wrote the spec script, and Echo Lake’s Doug Mankoff and Andy Spaulding are producing with the writer.
The script explores two dramas unfolding on the night of October 30, 1938. The most well-known is the infamous radio broadcast, where the specter of invading aliens sent shockwaves of panic rippling across America. But even more chaos was taking place behind the scenes because of the stormy relationship between broadcast producer Houseman and Welles, its petulant director and star, that nearly derailed the most influential radio broadcast in history.
Sean Sorensen wrote the spec script, and Echo Lake’s Doug Mankoff and Andy Spaulding are producing with the writer.
The script explores two dramas unfolding on the night of October 30, 1938. The most well-known is the infamous radio broadcast, where the specter of invading aliens sent shockwaves of panic rippling across America. But even more chaos was taking place behind the scenes because of the stormy relationship between broadcast producer Houseman and Welles, its petulant director and star, that nearly derailed the most influential radio broadcast in history.
- 8/7/2018
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Biographical story to be directed by Oscar winner David Frankel.
MadRiver Pictures has announced that Michael Keaton is in talks to star in What Is Life Worth, a biographical drama to be directed by Academy Award-winner David Frankel (The Devil Wears Prada, Band Of Brothers).
Oscar-nominated for his leading role in Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Birdman, Keaton would play Ken Feinberg, the D.C. lawyer in charge of the 9/11 fund who fought through years of bureaucracy and cynicism to administer the money.
Keaton, who last year appeared in Spiderman: Homecoming and American Assassin, has recently wrapped production on Tim Burton’s Dumbo ahead of a scheduled 2019 release.
Additional casting for What Is Life Worth is underway, with Oscar-winning producer Michael Sugar (Spotlight, also starring Keaton) set to produce alongside Marc Butan, Sean Sorensen, Max Borenstein and Bard Dorros.
Riverstone is financing, with Imr launching sales in Berlin on a slate that also includes Sandra Bullock film Vigilance and [link...
MadRiver Pictures has announced that Michael Keaton is in talks to star in What Is Life Worth, a biographical drama to be directed by Academy Award-winner David Frankel (The Devil Wears Prada, Band Of Brothers).
Oscar-nominated for his leading role in Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Birdman, Keaton would play Ken Feinberg, the D.C. lawyer in charge of the 9/11 fund who fought through years of bureaucracy and cynicism to administer the money.
Keaton, who last year appeared in Spiderman: Homecoming and American Assassin, has recently wrapped production on Tim Burton’s Dumbo ahead of a scheduled 2019 release.
Additional casting for What Is Life Worth is underway, with Oscar-winning producer Michael Sugar (Spotlight, also starring Keaton) set to produce alongside Marc Butan, Sean Sorensen, Max Borenstein and Bard Dorros.
Riverstone is financing, with Imr launching sales in Berlin on a slate that also includes Sandra Bullock film Vigilance and [link...
- 2/14/2018
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Biographical story to be directed by Oscar winner David Frankel.
MadRiver Pictures has announced that Michael Keaton is in talks to star in What Is Life Worth, a biographical drama to be directed by Academy Award-winner David Frankel (The Devil Wears Prada, Band Of Brothers).
Oscar-nominated for his leading role in Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Birdman, Keaton would play Ken Feinberg, the D.C. lawyer in charge of the 9/11 fund who fought through years of bureaucracy and cynicism to administer the money.
Keaton, who last year appeared in Spiderman: Homecoming and American Assassin, has recently wrapped production on Tim Burton’s Dumbo ahead of a scheduled 2019 release.
Additional casting for What Is Life Worth is underway, with Oscar-winning producer Michael Sugar (Spotlight, also starring Keaton) set to produce alongside Marc Butan, Sean Sorensen, Max Borenstein and Bard Dorros.
Riverstone is financing, with Imr launching sales in Berlin on a slate that also includes Sandra Bullock film Vigilance and [link...
MadRiver Pictures has announced that Michael Keaton is in talks to star in What Is Life Worth, a biographical drama to be directed by Academy Award-winner David Frankel (The Devil Wears Prada, Band Of Brothers).
Oscar-nominated for his leading role in Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Birdman, Keaton would play Ken Feinberg, the D.C. lawyer in charge of the 9/11 fund who fought through years of bureaucracy and cynicism to administer the money.
Keaton, who last year appeared in Spiderman: Homecoming and American Assassin, has recently wrapped production on Tim Burton’s Dumbo ahead of a scheduled 2019 release.
Additional casting for What Is Life Worth is underway, with Oscar-winning producer Michael Sugar (Spotlight, also starring Keaton) set to produce alongside Marc Butan, Sean Sorensen, Max Borenstein and Bard Dorros.
Riverstone is financing, with Imr launching sales in Berlin on a slate that also includes Sandra Bullock film Vigilance and [link...
- 2/14/2018
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Michael Keaton is in negotiations to star in Oscar winner David Frankel's true-life biographical drama, What Is Life Worth, MadRiver Pictures revealed Wednesday.
Additional casting is currently underway. Oscar-winning producer Michael Sugar (Spotlight) will produce alongside Marc Butan, Sean Sorensen, Max Borenstein and Bard Dorros. Kim Fox will executive produce along with Riverstone’s Nik Bower and Deepak Nayar. Riverstone is financing.
Based on the acclaimed memoir by Kenneth Feinberg, the Black List script was penned by Borenstein. Described as an "Erin Brockovich/Spotlight-type story," What Is Life Worth will tell the story of Ken Feinberg, a powerful insider D.C. lawyer put...
Additional casting is currently underway. Oscar-winning producer Michael Sugar (Spotlight) will produce alongside Marc Butan, Sean Sorensen, Max Borenstein and Bard Dorros. Kim Fox will executive produce along with Riverstone’s Nik Bower and Deepak Nayar. Riverstone is financing.
Based on the acclaimed memoir by Kenneth Feinberg, the Black List script was penned by Borenstein. Described as an "Erin Brockovich/Spotlight-type story," What Is Life Worth will tell the story of Ken Feinberg, a powerful insider D.C. lawyer put...
- 2/14/2018
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Oscar nominee Michael Keaton is in negotiations to star in real-life inspirational drama, What Is Life Worth. David Frankel is directing from Max Borenstein’s 2008 Black List script that’s based on Kenneth Feinberg’s acclaimed memoir recounting the inside story of the 9/11 Fund and its effort to compensate victims. Imr is launching the project here at the Efm. Spotlight‘s Michael Sugar will produce alongside MadRiver’s Marc Butan, Sean Sorensen and Borenstein…...
- 2/14/2018
- Deadline
Exclusive: Echo Lake Entertainment and Sean Sorensen's Royal Viking Entertainment have teamed on Sorensen’s spec script We Interrupt This Program. While President Trump has turned “fake news” into a common term, the makers of this one believe they have a film focusing in the birth of pseudo news, and the panic it caused. The script explores the chaos of creative genius that resulted in the infamous radio broadcast of War of the Worlds, narrated and directed by Orson Welles…...
- 9/18/2017
- Deadline
Breaking: Scribe Maria Maggenti has made an MGM pitch for One Red Paper Clip, based on the nonfiction book by Kyle MacDonald. It’s the true story about a man who wins his girlfriend’s heart by trading up from a red paper clip in hopes of getting a house for them to live in. Through a series of trades, he gets the home and the happy ending. Laurence Mark is producing alongside Motion Theory’s Sean Sorensen and Matthew Cullen. Maggenti separately sold the TV pilot Park And Lex to ABC for DarkFire and Ryan Reynolds to produce. Maggenti is repped by Paradigm and Madhouse. Canadian Kyle MacDonald used a red paper clip to start a series of Internet trades in the hopes that it would lead to home ownership. He got there, and got the book deal, with a slow building series of trades. The movie has followed the same track.
- 9/13/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Warner Bros. Pictures is in negotiations to use The Guinness Book Of World Records as the basis for an action adventure feature film says Deadline.
Danny Chun ("The Office") has been hired to write the script for the Warners-based production company Thunder Road. Basil Iwanyk, Sean Sorensen and Mathew Cullen will produce the feature.
The question of course is how in the hell to get a story narrative out of a book which is essentially a collection of extreme facts. The project is already drawing comparisons to the scrapped Tim Burton-directed, Jim Carrey-led "Ripley's Believe It Or Not" project that was set up at Paramount.
Danny Chun ("The Office") has been hired to write the script for the Warners-based production company Thunder Road. Basil Iwanyk, Sean Sorensen and Mathew Cullen will produce the feature.
The question of course is how in the hell to get a story narrative out of a book which is essentially a collection of extreme facts. The project is already drawing comparisons to the scrapped Tim Burton-directed, Jim Carrey-led "Ripley's Believe It Or Not" project that was set up at Paramount.
- 6/8/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Exclusive: Warner Bros is negotiating a rights deal to use The Guinness Book Of World Records as the basis for an action adventure film. The film has been set up at WB-based Thunder Road, and the studio has hired Danny Chun (The Office) to write the script. Thunder Road’s Basil Iwanyk will produce with Motion Theory’s Sean Sorensen and Mathew Cullen. It’s going to take some work to find a narrative arc, but there is certainly global name recognition as the Guinness Book Of World Records has sold a ton of books. The goal is to blow out the accomplishments of record-setters and turn it into an action movie with global appeal. Hatched by the Guinness Brewing Company in Ireland after an executive there tried to settle an argument over whether Europe’s fastest bird was the golden plover or the grouse, the brew maker realized a...
- 6/7/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
THR is reporting that the story of Rich Franklin’s remarkable rise from math teacher to mixed martial artist and Ufc champion is being made into a feature film titled American Fighter. The life rights to the story were optioned by Eric Eisner’s Double E Pictures and Motion Theory. David Hollander (The Cleaner, The Guardian) has been hired to write the script. Eisner will produce the film with Motion Theory’s Sean Sorensen.
The story will follow Franklin "a family man and high school math teacher, Franklin taught himself mixed martial arts, and quickly emerged as one of the most dominant figures in the sport." American Fighter also will chronicle the transformation of mixed martial arts into a billion-dollar industry.
Franklin made the following statement abotut the film. “I’m excited to see the story of my career as a fighter brought to the screen, and I feel confident...
The story will follow Franklin "a family man and high school math teacher, Franklin taught himself mixed martial arts, and quickly emerged as one of the most dominant figures in the sport." American Fighter also will chronicle the transformation of mixed martial arts into a billion-dollar industry.
Franklin made the following statement abotut the film. “I’m excited to see the story of my career as a fighter brought to the screen, and I feel confident...
- 7/27/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
Now, this could either go the "Airport" disaster movie route, or the "Die Hard 2" action movie route. I say, go for the "Passenger 57" meets "Airplane!" route. Jeremy Slater has crafted an airport-thriller pitch with producers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci and sold it to DreamWorks Studios. Kurtzman and Orci, who produced "Eagle Eye" for the company, will produce the untitled thriller, which Slater will write.Motion Theory's Mathew Cullen and Sean Sorensen are executive producers, with Cullen attached to direct. Slater, repped by UTA and Kaplan/Perrone, recently worked on the screenplay for the Paramount/MTV Films thriller "Handsome Devil." He also has his spec "My Spy" set up with producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura and CBS Films. I'm still brainstorming as to what this could be about, since no details were given. I'm thinking it'll be more of a contemporary thriller like "Eagle Eye." There almost certainly...
- 4/13/2010
- LRMonline.com
Jeremy Slater has put together an airport-thriller pitch with producers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci and sold it to DreamWorks Studios. Kurtzman and Orci produced "Eagle Eye" for DreamWorks and will produce the untitled thriller, which Slater will be writing. Matthew Cullen attached to direct and will executive produce via Motion Theory with Sean Sorensen. Kurtzman and Orci have a first-look deal at DreamWorks and have co-written the upcoming "Cowboys and Aliens" directed by Jon Favreau. That film starts shooting in New Mexico soon and will find release some time in July next year. The pair also has "Deep Sea Cowboys" and "Atlantis Rising" and are working the screenplay for the "Star Trek" sequel for Paramount.
- 4/13/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Jeremy Slater is taking off into unfriendly skies.
Slater has crafted an airport-thriller pitch with producers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci and sold it to DreamWorks Studios. Kurtzman and Orci, who produced "Eagle Eye" for the company, will produce the untitled thriller, which Slater will write.
Motion Theory's Mathew Cullen and Sean Sorensen are executive producers, with Cullen attached to direct.
Slater, repped by UTA and Kaplan/Perrone, recently worked on the screenplay for the Paramount/MTV Films thriller "Handsome Devil." He also has his spec "My Spy" set up with producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura and CBS Films.
Kurtzman and Orci, who have a first-look deal at DreamWorks, have co-written and are producing the studio's forthcoming action tentpole "Cowboys and Aliens." Directed by Jon Favreau, the film begins shooting soon in New Mexico and is set for release in July 2011.
The pair also has "Deep Sea Cowboys" and "Atlantis Rising...
Slater has crafted an airport-thriller pitch with producers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci and sold it to DreamWorks Studios. Kurtzman and Orci, who produced "Eagle Eye" for the company, will produce the untitled thriller, which Slater will write.
Motion Theory's Mathew Cullen and Sean Sorensen are executive producers, with Cullen attached to direct.
Slater, repped by UTA and Kaplan/Perrone, recently worked on the screenplay for the Paramount/MTV Films thriller "Handsome Devil." He also has his spec "My Spy" set up with producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura and CBS Films.
Kurtzman and Orci, who have a first-look deal at DreamWorks, have co-written and are producing the studio's forthcoming action tentpole "Cowboys and Aliens." Directed by Jon Favreau, the film begins shooting soon in New Mexico and is set for release in July 2011.
The pair also has "Deep Sea Cowboys" and "Atlantis Rising...
- 4/12/2010
- by By Jay A. Fernandez and Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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