The cast of David Mamet’s JFK assassination thriller “Assassination” is getting even more star-studded, with the addition of Courtney Love, Viggo Mortensen, Shia Labeouf, Al Pacino, and John Travolta.
The film, which was previously titled “2 Days/1963,” will focus on events that took place 48 hours before the assassination, telling the mob’s version of the story. The script is based on the story of Sam Giancana, the Chicago mob boss who may have played a significant role in orchestrating Kennedy’s assassination.
Mamet will direct the film, which is written by him and Nicholas Celozzi, who is Giancana’s grandnephew. Oscar-winning director of photography Robert Elswitt (“There Will Be Blood”) will be the film’s cinematographer.
Production is scheduled to start in September in Vancouver.
Paul Schrader was originally asked to direct the film, but he declined.
“Assassination” is a riveting and gripping thriller set in a pivotal period in American history,...
The film, which was previously titled “2 Days/1963,” will focus on events that took place 48 hours before the assassination, telling the mob’s version of the story. The script is based on the story of Sam Giancana, the Chicago mob boss who may have played a significant role in orchestrating Kennedy’s assassination.
Mamet will direct the film, which is written by him and Nicholas Celozzi, who is Giancana’s grandnephew. Oscar-winning director of photography Robert Elswitt (“There Will Be Blood”) will be the film’s cinematographer.
Production is scheduled to start in September in Vancouver.
Paul Schrader was originally asked to direct the film, but he declined.
“Assassination” is a riveting and gripping thriller set in a pivotal period in American history,...
- 7/28/2023
- by amalprasadappu
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Al Pacino, Viggo Mortensen, John Travolta, Shia LeBeouf, Rebecca Pidgeon (“Bird Box”) and singer/actress Courtney Love have joined the cast of the JFK thriller ‘Assassination’.
The synopsis reads; 1963. During a crucial justice hearing against organized crime, the head of the Chicago mob orders the assassination of President John F. Kennedy Jr., creating a deadly conspiracy while altering the fate of a nation.
Pulitzer Prize winner and Oscar nominee Mamet is directing from a story by himself and Nicholas Celozzi, who based the script on his great uncle, the Chicago mob boss Sam Giancana, who may have played a significant role in orchestrating Kennedy’s assassination.
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Insiders indicate it will focus on events that took place 48 hours before the assassination, telling the mob’s version of the story. Celozzi based the material on details shared by his late...
The synopsis reads; 1963. During a crucial justice hearing against organized crime, the head of the Chicago mob orders the assassination of President John F. Kennedy Jr., creating a deadly conspiracy while altering the fate of a nation.
Pulitzer Prize winner and Oscar nominee Mamet is directing from a story by himself and Nicholas Celozzi, who based the script on his great uncle, the Chicago mob boss Sam Giancana, who may have played a significant role in orchestrating Kennedy’s assassination.
Also in news – Willem Dafoe cast in Tim Burton’s ‘Beetlejuice 2’
Insiders indicate it will focus on events that took place 48 hours before the assassination, telling the mob’s version of the story. Celozzi based the material on details shared by his late...
- 5/16/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
It’s been 15 years since Redbelt, the last theatrical feature from David Mamet, and time has not been kind to the writer-director. Like many in his generation, his mind has been fully Fox News-ified to the point where I had thought his 2008 feature might be his last film (not discounting his HBO outing in 2013) and his potential funding has dried up. That hasn’t been the case, however, as his next project has been announced ahead of production beginning this fall and it will be sold at the Cannes market.
Set in 1963 and scripted by Mamet and Nicholas Celozzi, Assassination is set during a “crucial justice hearing against organized crime, when the head of the Chicago mob orders the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, creating a deadly conspiracy while altering the fate of a nation.” With a cast featuring Al Pacino, Viggo Mortensen, John Travolta, Shia Labeouf, Rebecca Pidgeon,...
Set in 1963 and scripted by Mamet and Nicholas Celozzi, Assassination is set during a “crucial justice hearing against organized crime, when the head of the Chicago mob orders the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, creating a deadly conspiracy while altering the fate of a nation.” With a cast featuring Al Pacino, Viggo Mortensen, John Travolta, Shia Labeouf, Rebecca Pidgeon,...
- 5/15/2023
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Oscar winner Al Pacino (The Godfather), Oscar nominee Viggo Mortensen (Green Book), Oscar nominee John Travolta (Pulp Fiction), BAFTA winner Shia Labeouf (Honey Boy), NBR Award winner Rebecca Pidgeon (Heist) and Golden Globe nominated singer and actress Courtney Love (The People vs. Larry Flynt) are set to star in the thriller Assassination, we can reveal.
The film, which Arclight is launching for the Cannes market, is to be directed by Pulitzer Prize-winner and Oscar nominee David Mamet (Wag the Dog) from a script he co-wrote with Nicholas Celozzi.
Assassination will retell the fateful murder of John F. Kennedy from the mob’s point of view, reimagining his death as a hit ordered by Chicago mob kingpin Sam Giancana as payback for JFK’s attempt to undermine the mob after they helped get him elected (that thread formed a big part of Oliver Stone’s JFK).
Script co-writer Celozzi is Giancana’s grandnephew.
The film, which Arclight is launching for the Cannes market, is to be directed by Pulitzer Prize-winner and Oscar nominee David Mamet (Wag the Dog) from a script he co-wrote with Nicholas Celozzi.
Assassination will retell the fateful murder of John F. Kennedy from the mob’s point of view, reimagining his death as a hit ordered by Chicago mob kingpin Sam Giancana as payback for JFK’s attempt to undermine the mob after they helped get him elected (that thread formed a big part of Oliver Stone’s JFK).
Script co-writer Celozzi is Giancana’s grandnephew.
- 5/15/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Redbox Entertainment has acquired U.S. distribution rights to under-the-radar action-thriller Vendetta, which is starring Bruce Willis (Die Hard), Clive Standen (Taken), Thomas Jane (The Last Son), Theo Rossi (Army of the Dead), and Mike Tyson (The Hangover).
Written and directed by Jared Cohn (The Horde), the recently-wrapped film is due to premiere in 2022 and is expected to have a limited theatrical run and be available day-and-date on demand. Today we can also reveal first look images from the movie.
In Vendetta, when his daughter is murdered, William Duncan (Standen) takes the law into his own hands, setting out on a quest for retribution. After killing the street thug responsible for her death, he finds himself in the middle of a war with the thug’s brother (Rossi), father (Willis), and their gang, who are equally hell-bent on getting even. What ensues is a tense back-and-forth game of vengeance.
Written and directed by Jared Cohn (The Horde), the recently-wrapped film is due to premiere in 2022 and is expected to have a limited theatrical run and be available day-and-date on demand. Today we can also reveal first look images from the movie.
In Vendetta, when his daughter is murdered, William Duncan (Standen) takes the law into his own hands, setting out on a quest for retribution. After killing the street thug responsible for her death, he finds himself in the middle of a war with the thug’s brother (Rossi), father (Willis), and their gang, who are equally hell-bent on getting even. What ensues is a tense back-and-forth game of vengeance.
- 9/17/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
From VancouverFilm.Net, here is the Vancouver Film Production Update for August 2019, including "Batwoman", "Charmed", "Siren" and a whole lot more:
Feature Film
Godfrey
Local Production Company: Godfrey Production Inc.
Director: Ken Mok
Producer: Jason Bourque, Tim Marlowe, JJ Dubois
Aug 06/19 - Sep 09/19
To All The Boys 3
Local Production Company: All The Boys Productions Inc.
Director: Michael Fimognari
Producer: Matt Kaplan, Chris Foss
Jul 15/19 - Aug 20/19
New Media Feature
A Babysitters Guide To Monster Hunting
Local Production Company: Double Double Productions Ulc.
Producer: Ivan Reitman, Amie Karp
Sep 03/19 - Nov 13/19
Christmas Chronicles 2
Local Production Company: Maple Syrup Productions Ulc.
Director: Chris Columbus
Producer: Mark Radclliffe
Sep 23/19 - Dec 19/19
The Main Event
Local Production Company: Main Event Movie Inc.
Director: Jay Karas
Producer: Ian Hay
Jun 19/19 - Aug 12/19
There's Someone Inside Your House
Local Production Company: Beaver Tail Productions Ulc.
Director: Patrick Brice
Producer: Dan Cohen, James Wan, Michael Clear
Aug...
Feature Film
Godfrey
Local Production Company: Godfrey Production Inc.
Director: Ken Mok
Producer: Jason Bourque, Tim Marlowe, JJ Dubois
Aug 06/19 - Sep 09/19
To All The Boys 3
Local Production Company: All The Boys Productions Inc.
Director: Michael Fimognari
Producer: Matt Kaplan, Chris Foss
Jul 15/19 - Aug 20/19
New Media Feature
A Babysitters Guide To Monster Hunting
Local Production Company: Double Double Productions Ulc.
Producer: Ivan Reitman, Amie Karp
Sep 03/19 - Nov 13/19
Christmas Chronicles 2
Local Production Company: Maple Syrup Productions Ulc.
Director: Chris Columbus
Producer: Mark Radclliffe
Sep 23/19 - Dec 19/19
The Main Event
Local Production Company: Main Event Movie Inc.
Director: Jay Karas
Producer: Ian Hay
Jun 19/19 - Aug 12/19
There's Someone Inside Your House
Local Production Company: Beaver Tail Productions Ulc.
Director: Patrick Brice
Producer: Dan Cohen, James Wan, Michael Clear
Aug...
- 7/24/2019
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Cmg sales slate includes animation Dia De Muertos, horror-thriller The Shed.
Uncommon Pictures has teamed up with Edward Noeltner’s La-based Cinema Management Group (Cmg) on Tim Disney’s sci-fi feature William ahead of the Efm next week.
Disney, the great-nephew of Walt Disney, directed and co-wrote the feature about two star academics, Dr Julian Reed, played by Waleed Zuaiter and Dr. Barbara Sullivan played by Maria Dizzia (Orange Is The New Black) who fall in love after discovering the body of a previously frozen Neanderthal man.
Against the directive of university administrators, they take the controversial move of creating...
Uncommon Pictures has teamed up with Edward Noeltner’s La-based Cinema Management Group (Cmg) on Tim Disney’s sci-fi feature William ahead of the Efm next week.
Disney, the great-nephew of Walt Disney, directed and co-wrote the feature about two star academics, Dr Julian Reed, played by Waleed Zuaiter and Dr. Barbara Sullivan played by Maria Dizzia (Orange Is The New Black) who fall in love after discovering the body of a previously frozen Neanderthal man.
Against the directive of university administrators, they take the controversial move of creating...
- 1/31/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
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