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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
MadRiver Pictures has acquired rights to Manuel Gonzales’ debut novel The Regional Office Is Under Attack and is developing for Zombieland director Ruben Fleischer.
Jennifer Ames and Steve Turner will adapt the screenplay about a secret organisation of young female operatives tasked with protecting Earth from a barrage of alien threats.
Fleischer and David Bernad of The District will produce with MadRiver’s Marc Butan. Edward Fee and Riverstone Pictures’ Deepak Nayar and Nik Bower are executive producers.
MadRiver recently completed James Gray’s Lost City Of Z and is in post-production on Peter Landesman’s Felt starring Liam Neeson and Diane Lane.
In Cannes last summer MadRiver Pictures partnered with Insiders to form sales outfit Imr International.
Jennifer Ames and Steve Turner will adapt the screenplay about a secret organisation of young female operatives tasked with protecting Earth from a barrage of alien threats.
Fleischer and David Bernad of The District will produce with MadRiver’s Marc Butan. Edward Fee and Riverstone Pictures’ Deepak Nayar and Nik Bower are executive producers.
MadRiver recently completed James Gray’s Lost City Of Z and is in post-production on Peter Landesman’s Felt starring Liam Neeson and Diane Lane.
In Cannes last summer MadRiver Pictures partnered with Insiders to form sales outfit Imr International.
- 11/4/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
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Marc Butan’s MadRiver buys high-concept pitch with Riverstone Pictures on board to executive produce.
MadRiver Pictures have acquired the rights to Charles Cumming’s novel The Plane, a high concept action-thriller about a commuter jet that crashes in the Middle East in hostile territory.
The buzzed-about pitch, described as “Captain Phillips meets Flight Plan”, follows the different passengers aboard the flight, some of whom pull in different directions, as well as the coalition of countries tasked with saving the passengers.
MadRiver Pictures’ Marc Butan will produce alongside Di Bonaventura Pictures’ Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Mark Vahradian, with Alexandra Loewy overseeing for the company.
Edward Fee and Riverstone Pictures’ Deepak Nayar and Nik Bower are executive producing.
Charles Cumming is the author of eight spy novels whose first novel in his Thomas Kell trilogy, A Foreign Country, was acquired by Colin Firth’s Raindog Films.
He is currently adapting the novel for television. Cumming’s work...
MadRiver Pictures have acquired the rights to Charles Cumming’s novel The Plane, a high concept action-thriller about a commuter jet that crashes in the Middle East in hostile territory.
The buzzed-about pitch, described as “Captain Phillips meets Flight Plan”, follows the different passengers aboard the flight, some of whom pull in different directions, as well as the coalition of countries tasked with saving the passengers.
MadRiver Pictures’ Marc Butan will produce alongside Di Bonaventura Pictures’ Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Mark Vahradian, with Alexandra Loewy overseeing for the company.
Edward Fee and Riverstone Pictures’ Deepak Nayar and Nik Bower are executive producing.
Charles Cumming is the author of eight spy novels whose first novel in his Thomas Kell trilogy, A Foreign Country, was acquired by Colin Firth’s Raindog Films.
He is currently adapting the novel for television. Cumming’s work...
- 7/14/2016
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
MadRiver Pictures has acquired rights to Charles Cumming's original idea The Plane, a high-concept action-thriller whose longline is being kept under wraps. Cumming is the author of eight spy novels whose work is making it to both the big and little screen. The Plane is being developed as a feature film. MadRiver's Marc Butan will produce with Di Bonaventura Pictures' Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Mark Vahradian. Alexandra Loewy is overseeing for Di Bonaventura. Edward Fee…...
- 7/13/2016
- Deadline
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