Exclusive: Shane West (A Walk to Remember) and Nikki Roumel (Ginny & Georgia) are currently in production in Illinois on You Don’t Belong Here, a supernatural thriller from director Chris McGowan, which has been granted a SAG-AFTRA Interim Agreement.
The film written by Martin Bartlett follows a group of amateur crime solvers as they take a trip to an infamous campsite to investigate an unsolved murder. When the group wakes up the next morning, they find themselves in 1991, days before the murder took place, with a mysterious killer on the loose.
Seth Savoy, Mike D. Ware and Sterling Beaumon are producing alongside Yajaira Marie and Patrick Ryan Richter. Rock River Studios is the production company. Rounding out the cast are Cameron Cowperthwaite (Dahmer), Chibuikem Uche (One Of Us Is Lying), Destiny Hernandez (Chicago Med), Ilirida Memedovski (Perpetrator), and Major Curda (Riverdale).
Best known for films like A Walk to Remember and shows like ER,...
The film written by Martin Bartlett follows a group of amateur crime solvers as they take a trip to an infamous campsite to investigate an unsolved murder. When the group wakes up the next morning, they find themselves in 1991, days before the murder took place, with a mysterious killer on the loose.
Seth Savoy, Mike D. Ware and Sterling Beaumon are producing alongside Yajaira Marie and Patrick Ryan Richter. Rock River Studios is the production company. Rounding out the cast are Cameron Cowperthwaite (Dahmer), Chibuikem Uche (One Of Us Is Lying), Destiny Hernandez (Chicago Med), Ilirida Memedovski (Perpetrator), and Major Curda (Riverdale).
Best known for films like A Walk to Remember and shows like ER,...
- 10/5/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
It has been 25 years since Keri Russell graced the small screen in the iconic role of Felicity Porter.
Felicity, the J.J. Abrams and Matt Reeves-produced college drama, was a critical darling of The WB, becoming a phenomenon well before "the big chop" controversy and often topping the list of young adult classics to this very day.
The series amassed 84 episodes over four seasons, and it was nominated for 38 awards, including a Golden Globe Best Actress nod for Keri Russell.
The series remains impactful, even two and a half decades later. And it's primarily due to the allure of the cast, many of whom are still going strong in their careers all these years later.
So, where is the cast of Felicity now? Check it out!
Donald Faison - Troy
One of the biggest successes and most recognizable actors of the series, Faison's popularity preceded his stint on Felicity, as...
Felicity, the J.J. Abrams and Matt Reeves-produced college drama, was a critical darling of The WB, becoming a phenomenon well before "the big chop" controversy and often topping the list of young adult classics to this very day.
The series amassed 84 episodes over four seasons, and it was nominated for 38 awards, including a Golden Globe Best Actress nod for Keri Russell.
The series remains impactful, even two and a half decades later. And it's primarily due to the allure of the cast, many of whom are still going strong in their careers all these years later.
So, where is the cast of Felicity now? Check it out!
Donald Faison - Troy
One of the biggest successes and most recognizable actors of the series, Faison's popularity preceded his stint on Felicity, as...
- 9/30/2023
- by Jasmine Blu
- TVfanatic
Joseph Baena posted a pair of photos to social media and announced that he was prepared for Hurricane Hilary. In both the color and black-and-white versions the actor, bodybuilder and real estate agent stood on the Californian beach and posed while looking outward at the horizon.
“Ready for Hurricane Hilary,” said Baena.
Baena’s images came in the hours before the arrival of the Category 4 tropical storm. The unkind gales and ensuing rainfall were not to be trifled with. In several areas in California, Hurricane Hilary broke records for the wettest day in the state. Previously, that number had been held by post-hurricane Doreen all the way back in 1977.
Baena’s choice of pose seemed to channel a well-known bodybuilding stance. While wearing black, bodybuilder-like trunks, his right arm was lifted and pointed out towards the horizon, and the left arm curled to flex his biceps. It seems that weightlifting...
“Ready for Hurricane Hilary,” said Baena.
Baena’s images came in the hours before the arrival of the Category 4 tropical storm. The unkind gales and ensuing rainfall were not to be trifled with. In several areas in California, Hurricane Hilary broke records for the wettest day in the state. Previously, that number had been held by post-hurricane Doreen all the way back in 1977.
Baena’s choice of pose seemed to channel a well-known bodybuilding stance. While wearing black, bodybuilder-like trunks, his right arm was lifted and pointed out towards the horizon, and the left arm curled to flex his biceps. It seems that weightlifting...
- 8/25/2023
- by Rich Kennedy
- Uinterview
Exclusive: Bella Thorne (Divinity) and Jack Kilmer (Palo Alto) have been set to topline The Tower, one of 102 projects to have been granted a SAG-AFTRA Interim Agreement following the launch of the actors strike. Also set for the fantastical drama, from filmmaker Adam Sigal (Nandor Fodor and The Talking Mongoose), are Cam Gigandet (Violent Night) and Chris Mullinax (Chariot).
The film currently in production is billed as a dark tale about a mysterious mermaid trapped and forgotten for years in the water tower of a small Southern town. Sigal described it as his “attempt to interpret the isolation and wanderlust I felt growing up in a small Southern town.”
The Tower is among the projects that began shooting shortly before the SAG-AFTRA strike launched and went on pause in the wake of the walkout until the securement of a SAG waiver. Producers are B.I. Rosen, Frederic Demey, James Bruce,...
The film currently in production is billed as a dark tale about a mysterious mermaid trapped and forgotten for years in the water tower of a small Southern town. Sigal described it as his “attempt to interpret the isolation and wanderlust I felt growing up in a small Southern town.”
The Tower is among the projects that began shooting shortly before the SAG-AFTRA strike launched and went on pause in the wake of the walkout until the securement of a SAG waiver. Producers are B.I. Rosen, Frederic Demey, James Bruce,...
- 7/29/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Film and TV adaptations of works by the likes of Evelyn Waugh and Langston Hughes could be incoming following a deal struck between Artists, Writers & Artisans (Awa) and International Literary Properties (Ilp).
Fremantle and Sister-backed Awa will collaborate with Ilp on the slate of projects, with a view to developing some into film and TV adaptations and others into graphic novel reimaginings. The first project from the deal has been set and will be unveiled shortly.
Ilp holds the rights to numerous literary estates including that of Waugh, Hughes, Ann Rule and James M. Cain, and it has struck deals for projects such as Playground and Red Arrow Studios International’s Inspector Maigret adaptation. The company has a first-look deal in place with BBC Studios.
Awa, meanwhile, launched in 2018 and publishes graphic novels along with producing TV and film, such as the upcoming Chariot from Top Gun: Maverick’s Joseph Kosinski,...
Fremantle and Sister-backed Awa will collaborate with Ilp on the slate of projects, with a view to developing some into film and TV adaptations and others into graphic novel reimaginings. The first project from the deal has been set and will be unveiled shortly.
Ilp holds the rights to numerous literary estates including that of Waugh, Hughes, Ann Rule and James M. Cain, and it has struck deals for projects such as Playground and Red Arrow Studios International’s Inspector Maigret adaptation. The company has a first-look deal in place with BBC Studios.
Awa, meanwhile, launched in 2018 and publishes graphic novels along with producing TV and film, such as the upcoming Chariot from Top Gun: Maverick’s Joseph Kosinski,...
- 7/25/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
James Ashcroft will direct the feature film adaptation of “Old Haunts.” The “Coming Home In the Dark” filmmaker was tapped for the gig by Awa Studios, the film and television division of Artists, Writers & Artisans (Awa), which published the popular graphic novel that is inspiring the movie.
Ashcroft will direct the “Old Haunts” adaptation from a script by in-demand scribe Aaron Rabin, who is hot off of the newly launched Marvel series, “Secret Invasion.” Zach Studin, president of Awa Studios, will produce the movie.
Since the world premiere of “Coming Home In The Dark” at Sundance, where the psychological thriller made a stir, Ashcroft has become an in-demand filmmaker, lining up projects with Agbo, Legendary and Netflix.
“James Ashcroft is a cinematic force, with an incredible vision for this explosive story that collides the genres of crime and horror,” Studin said. “His ability to capture heart-wrenching performances, while delivering gripping tension,...
Ashcroft will direct the “Old Haunts” adaptation from a script by in-demand scribe Aaron Rabin, who is hot off of the newly launched Marvel series, “Secret Invasion.” Zach Studin, president of Awa Studios, will produce the movie.
Since the world premiere of “Coming Home In The Dark” at Sundance, where the psychological thriller made a stir, Ashcroft has become an in-demand filmmaker, lining up projects with Agbo, Legendary and Netflix.
“James Ashcroft is a cinematic force, with an incredible vision for this explosive story that collides the genres of crime and horror,” Studin said. “His ability to capture heart-wrenching performances, while delivering gripping tension,...
- 7/11/2023
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Wscripted, the talent platform sourcing women and non-binary writers, has unveiled the nominees for its third Cannes Screenplay List, an initiative launched in partnership with Mubi.
The final selection was curated by an inaugural jury of international female filmmakers, including Mounia Meddour, Funa Maduka (“Waiting for Hassana”), and Camille Griffin (“Silent Night”).
The list features 10 English-language and two French-language film projects by women and non-binary screenwriters and celebrates original projects from development to early financing stages.
“The task of selecting the final list was nothing short of challenging as each script possessed its own unique brilliance,” said Maduka, a Nigerian filmmaker who is the former head of international original films at Netflix. “On behalf of the jury, I extend my heartfelt gratitude to all entrants and sincerest congratulations to the finalists, who represent the bold and brave voices our industry needs. It’s an especially important time to highlight writers- they are the architects,...
The final selection was curated by an inaugural jury of international female filmmakers, including Mounia Meddour, Funa Maduka (“Waiting for Hassana”), and Camille Griffin (“Silent Night”).
The list features 10 English-language and two French-language film projects by women and non-binary screenwriters and celebrates original projects from development to early financing stages.
“The task of selecting the final list was nothing short of challenging as each script possessed its own unique brilliance,” said Maduka, a Nigerian filmmaker who is the former head of international original films at Netflix. “On behalf of the jury, I extend my heartfelt gratitude to all entrants and sincerest congratulations to the finalists, who represent the bold and brave voices our industry needs. It’s an especially important time to highlight writers- they are the architects,...
- 5/25/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
New Trailer for The Blackening: "The Blackening centers around a group of Black friends who reunite for a Juneteenth weekend getaway only to find themselves trapped in a remote cabin with a twisted killer. Forced to play by his rules, the friends soon realize this ain’t no motherf****** game. Directed by Tim Story and screenplay and screen story by Tracy Oliver & Dewayne Perkins, The Blackening skewers genre tropes and poses the sardonic question: if the entire cast of a horror movie is Black, who dies first?
Lionsgate and MRC present, a Story Company / Tracy Yvonne / Artists First / Catchlight Studios production.
Starring Grace Byers, Jermaine Fowler, Melvin Gregg, X Mayo, Dewayne Perkins, Antoinette Robertson, Sinqua Walls, with Jay Pharoah, and Yvonne Orji."
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Legendary Creator J. Michael Straczynski, Superstar Artist Aco, And Awa Set Original Psycho-thriller With ‘The Madness’: "What happens when a young woman gifted with great...
Lionsgate and MRC present, a Story Company / Tracy Yvonne / Artists First / Catchlight Studios production.
Starring Grace Byers, Jermaine Fowler, Melvin Gregg, X Mayo, Dewayne Perkins, Antoinette Robertson, Sinqua Walls, with Jay Pharoah, and Yvonne Orji."
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Legendary Creator J. Michael Straczynski, Superstar Artist Aco, And Awa Set Original Psycho-thriller With ‘The Madness’: "What happens when a young woman gifted with great...
- 5/18/2023
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Exclusive: Lyrical Media has snapped up Sam Haysom’s short story Purgatory Games which Titans and Ash vs. Evil Dead scribe Bryan Edward Hill will adapt into a feature film.
In Purgatory Games, when a mysterious narrator receives a Usb drive from an unknown source containing videos and transcripts of six strangers trapped in an underground bunker with unusual rules to gain their freedom, an investigation begins into this secret, disturbing experiment. The project has been billed as Ring meets Squid Game.
The big screen take of the short story from the viral Reddit/NoSleep thread will be produced by Alex Black and Natalie Sellers on behalf of Lyrical Media with Brian Kavanaugh Jones and Fred Berger producing for Automatik. Hill and Gemma Levinson will also serve as EPs.
Hill is an African-American creator working across film, television, and comics. He has five features in various stages of active deep development including his own comic,...
In Purgatory Games, when a mysterious narrator receives a Usb drive from an unknown source containing videos and transcripts of six strangers trapped in an underground bunker with unusual rules to gain their freedom, an investigation begins into this secret, disturbing experiment. The project has been billed as Ring meets Squid Game.
The big screen take of the short story from the viral Reddit/NoSleep thread will be produced by Alex Black and Natalie Sellers on behalf of Lyrical Media with Brian Kavanaugh Jones and Fred Berger producing for Automatik. Hill and Gemma Levinson will also serve as EPs.
Hill is an African-American creator working across film, television, and comics. He has five features in various stages of active deep development including his own comic,...
- 4/14/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Who is your daddy, and what does he do? In Joseph Baena’s case, his father is Arnold Schwarzenegger, a former governor and one of the most incredible action heroes ever. According to Deadline, Baena is joining the cast of Gunner alongside Luke Hemsworth and Morgan Freeman.
Dimitri Logothetis (Jiu Jitsu) directs from a script he co-wrote with Gary Scott Thompson (The Fast and the Furious). The film revolves around Special Forces veteran Lee Gunner (Hemsworth), who takes his two sons on a camping trip. While roughing it, the boys find a fentanyl lab and get kidnapped by drug runners. Unfortunately for the drug runners, Gunner is highly trained, and you don’t want to piss this Papa Bear off in the woods. Stopping at nothing to bring his family home safely, Gunner unleashes on the criminal cartel, even after the FBI and local police get involved.
Joseph Baena plays Wally,...
Dimitri Logothetis (Jiu Jitsu) directs from a script he co-wrote with Gary Scott Thompson (The Fast and the Furious). The film revolves around Special Forces veteran Lee Gunner (Hemsworth), who takes his two sons on a camping trip. While roughing it, the boys find a fentanyl lab and get kidnapped by drug runners. Unfortunately for the drug runners, Gunner is highly trained, and you don’t want to piss this Papa Bear off in the woods. Stopping at nothing to bring his family home safely, Gunner unleashes on the criminal cartel, even after the FBI and local police get involved.
Joseph Baena plays Wally,...
- 4/6/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Joseph Baena (Chariot) will star alongside Luke Hemsworth and Morgan Freeman in the action film Gunner, directed by Dimitri Logothetis (Jiu Jitsu), which is now in production in Alabama.
The film penned by Logothetis and Gary Scott Thompson (The Fast and the Furious) follows Special forces veteran Lee Gunner (Hemsworth) as he takes his two boys on a camping trip, where the boys stumble upon a fentanyl lab and are kidnapped by drug runners. Unfortunately for the drug runners, Lee will stop at nothing to get his boys back safely, going up against not only the criminal cartel, but the FBI and local police as well, using the full force of his deadly abilities to reunite his family.
Baena will portray Wally, a young, wet-behind-the-ears Deputy Sheriff. Pic’s producers include Joel Shapiro (Killerman), Logothetis, magiCity Studios and Acme Rocket Fuel.
Baena is a rising actor who has previously...
The film penned by Logothetis and Gary Scott Thompson (The Fast and the Furious) follows Special forces veteran Lee Gunner (Hemsworth) as he takes his two boys on a camping trip, where the boys stumble upon a fentanyl lab and are kidnapped by drug runners. Unfortunately for the drug runners, Lee will stop at nothing to get his boys back safely, going up against not only the criminal cartel, but the FBI and local police as well, using the full force of his deadly abilities to reunite his family.
Baena will portray Wally, a young, wet-behind-the-ears Deputy Sheriff. Pic’s producers include Joel Shapiro (Killerman), Logothetis, magiCity Studios and Acme Rocket Fuel.
Baena is a rising actor who has previously...
- 4/6/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Given the reportedly frequent use of puppets as aids to the therapeutic process, one might expect a family of third-generation puppeteers to be among the most well-adjusted people in the world. Or among the least, given the other connotation of puppetry, as a conduit for demonic, psychotic or otherwise malign energies. Sadly, neither is the case with the clan in Philippe Garrel’s “The Plough,” a featherweight folderol even by the director’s uneven recent standards, which seems mainly conceived as a cozy way for the veteran director to spend a little time reminding his real-life family how much they will miss him when he’s gone. It’s all about relationships but for anyone not surnamed Garrel, trying to find anything much to relate to in “The Plough” is a lonely furrow indeed.
Le Grand Chariot is the puppet theater run by Simon (Aurélien Recoing) alongside his aspiring actor...
Le Grand Chariot is the puppet theater run by Simon (Aurélien Recoing) alongside his aspiring actor...
- 2/24/2023
- by Jessica Kiang
- Variety Film + TV
Saban Films has picked up the North American rights to Scandinavian thriller Good Boy from Blue Finch Films.
Written and directed by Viljar Boe (Til Freddy), the film stars Gard Lokke (Troll), Katrine Lovise Opstad Fredriksen in her feature film debut and Amalie Willoch Njaastad (Cabin Crazy). Saban is targeting a third-quarter theatrical release.
Good Boy, which premiered to acclaim at Beyond Fest in 2022, follows Sigrid, who thinks she’s met the perfect match in Christian until she comes to find out that he lives with a man who acts like his pet dog. She soon notices that there is an insidious side to Christian…maybe “puppy play” isn’t as innocent as it seems.
The film is produced by Marie Waade Gronning, Ane Marie Sletten and Karl Oskar Asli, and executive produced by Darren Gaskell and Nicolai Narvesen Lied. The deal was negotiated by Steve Break on behalf of...
Written and directed by Viljar Boe (Til Freddy), the film stars Gard Lokke (Troll), Katrine Lovise Opstad Fredriksen in her feature film debut and Amalie Willoch Njaastad (Cabin Crazy). Saban is targeting a third-quarter theatrical release.
Good Boy, which premiered to acclaim at Beyond Fest in 2022, follows Sigrid, who thinks she’s met the perfect match in Christian until she comes to find out that he lives with a man who acts like his pet dog. She soon notices that there is an insidious side to Christian…maybe “puppy play” isn’t as innocent as it seems.
The film is produced by Marie Waade Gronning, Ane Marie Sletten and Karl Oskar Asli, and executive produced by Darren Gaskell and Nicolai Narvesen Lied. The deal was negotiated by Steve Break on behalf of...
- 2/17/2023
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Fremantle has deepened its relationship with Artists, Writers & Artisans, Inc. (Awa) by making a minority investment in the company.
Fremantle had struck a strategic development deal with Awa Studios, the film and television division of Awa, last year.
Awa is backed by James Murdoch’s Lupa Systems, Sister, and Lightspeed Venture Partners. In 2021, the company established Awa Studios, helmed by Hollywood veteran Zach Studin as president. Marvel alum Axel Alonso serves as co-founder and chief creative officer overseeing editorial output. Matthew Anderson, co-chair and president and Jon Miller, co-founder and co-chair, lead Awa’s executive team.
The two companies have revealed that the first project on the joint development slate after Fremantle taking a stake in Awa is “Devil’s Highway,” a thriller based on the comic series by Benjamin Percy and Brent Schoonover in which a young woman seeks to unravel a sinister mystery hidden in the dark underbelly of the long-haul trucking industry.
Fremantle had struck a strategic development deal with Awa Studios, the film and television division of Awa, last year.
Awa is backed by James Murdoch’s Lupa Systems, Sister, and Lightspeed Venture Partners. In 2021, the company established Awa Studios, helmed by Hollywood veteran Zach Studin as president. Marvel alum Axel Alonso serves as co-founder and chief creative officer overseeing editorial output. Matthew Anderson, co-chair and president and Jon Miller, co-founder and co-chair, lead Awa’s executive team.
The two companies have revealed that the first project on the joint development slate after Fremantle taking a stake in Awa is “Devil’s Highway,” a thriller based on the comic series by Benjamin Percy and Brent Schoonover in which a young woman seeks to unravel a sinister mystery hidden in the dark underbelly of the long-haul trucking industry.
- 2/14/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Fremantle has taken a minority stake in independent developer Artists, Writers & Artisans Inc.
The company co-led an investment round with James Murdoch’s Lupa Systems alongside new capital from long-term backers of Awa and a “number of strategic individual investors with expertise in production, finance, sports, human rights and technology.” In addition to Lupa Systems, other Awa backers include Lightspeed Venture Partners and Sister.
Awa Studios, Awa’s film and TV arm helmed by Hollywood veteran Zach Studin, will benefit from Fremantle’s strategic input and investment, while also “unlocking the specialist expertise of the global content powerhouse, its infrastructure and its renowned international distribution footprint,” the companies said in a joint release on Tuesday.
The size of Fremantle’s stake was not disclosed.
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‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ Filmmaker Edward Berger Sets First-Look Deal With Fremantle
The investment builds upon Fremantle and Awa’s partnership forged...
The company co-led an investment round with James Murdoch’s Lupa Systems alongside new capital from long-term backers of Awa and a “number of strategic individual investors with expertise in production, finance, sports, human rights and technology.” In addition to Lupa Systems, other Awa backers include Lightspeed Venture Partners and Sister.
Awa Studios, Awa’s film and TV arm helmed by Hollywood veteran Zach Studin, will benefit from Fremantle’s strategic input and investment, while also “unlocking the specialist expertise of the global content powerhouse, its infrastructure and its renowned international distribution footprint,” the companies said in a joint release on Tuesday.
The size of Fremantle’s stake was not disclosed.
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‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ Filmmaker Edward Berger Sets First-Look Deal With Fremantle
The investment builds upon Fremantle and Awa’s partnership forged...
- 2/14/2023
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
Fremantle, the production unit of Bertelsmann-owned TV giant Rtl Group, has made a strategic minority investment in Artists, Writers & Artisans (Awa), an independent developer of stories from creative talent working across graphic fiction, film and television.
James Murdoch’s investment firm Lupa Systems, an existing Awa backer, co-led the new financial injection, which also included new capital from long-term Awa backers and “a number of strategic individual investors with expertise in production, finance, sports, human rights and technology,” the company said. Financial details and the size of the stake weren’t disclosed.
“This investment signifies a deepening of the initial partnership made between Fremantle and Awa in April 2022, which saw the companies come together to collaborate on co-developing a slate of TV projects based on Awa’s rapidly expanding IP library,” the partners said. “Awa Studios, Awa’s film and TV arm, will benefit from Fremantle’s strategic input and investment,...
James Murdoch’s investment firm Lupa Systems, an existing Awa backer, co-led the new financial injection, which also included new capital from long-term Awa backers and “a number of strategic individual investors with expertise in production, finance, sports, human rights and technology,” the company said. Financial details and the size of the stake weren’t disclosed.
“This investment signifies a deepening of the initial partnership made between Fremantle and Awa in April 2022, which saw the companies come together to collaborate on co-developing a slate of TV projects based on Awa’s rapidly expanding IP library,” the partners said. “Awa Studios, Awa’s film and TV arm, will benefit from Fremantle’s strategic input and investment,...
- 2/14/2023
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Fremantle has acquired a minority stake in Artists, Writers & Artisans (Awa), the U.S.-based indie backed by Liz Murdoch’s Chernobyl producer Sister and James Murdoch’s Lupa Systems.
Awa works across film, TV and graphic novels and Devil’s Highway – based on the comic series by Benjamin Percy and Brent Schoonover – is the first fruits of its collaboration with Fremantle, which kicked off last year with a partnership to co-develop a TV slate. Fremantle and Lupa co-led that investment round alongside new capital from long-term backers of Awa and a number of strategic investors.
The Fremantle investment revealed today will aid Awa’s film and TV arm Awa Studios with strategic input.
“We are delighted to extend our successful partnership with Awa. The collaboration is a perfect strategic fit, giving Awa access to our global footprint, distribution infrastructure and production expertise and putting Fremantle at the very forefront of graphic fiction innovation,...
Awa works across film, TV and graphic novels and Devil’s Highway – based on the comic series by Benjamin Percy and Brent Schoonover – is the first fruits of its collaboration with Fremantle, which kicked off last year with a partnership to co-develop a TV slate. Fremantle and Lupa co-led that investment round alongside new capital from long-term backers of Awa and a number of strategic investors.
The Fremantle investment revealed today will aid Awa’s film and TV arm Awa Studios with strategic input.
“We are delighted to extend our successful partnership with Awa. The collaboration is a perfect strategic fit, giving Awa access to our global footprint, distribution infrastructure and production expertise and putting Fremantle at the very forefront of graphic fiction innovation,...
- 2/14/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Saban Films has acquired U.S. rights to the Mel Gibson thriller On The Line, in which the Oscar winner portrays a radio host confronted by a hostile caller.
In the film, the anonymous caller threatens to kill the host’s entire family while he is on air. To save loved ones, the radio host has to play a survival game over the course of one night and the only way to win is to find out the identity of the criminal.
The film is director, writer and producer Romuald Boulanger’s second feature following his 2020 debut Connectés.
On The Line also stars Kevin Dillon (Entourage), Enrique Arce (Terminator: Dark Fate), William Moseley, and Nadia Farès (Luther). The film is currently in post-production, with Saban Films planning a November 2022 release.
Pic is produced by Boulanger on behalf of his company R-Lines Productions,...
In the film, the anonymous caller threatens to kill the host’s entire family while he is on air. To save loved ones, the radio host has to play a survival game over the course of one night and the only way to win is to find out the identity of the criminal.
The film is director, writer and producer Romuald Boulanger’s second feature following his 2020 debut Connectés.
On The Line also stars Kevin Dillon (Entourage), Enrique Arce (Terminator: Dark Fate), William Moseley, and Nadia Farès (Luther). The film is currently in post-production, with Saban Films planning a November 2022 release.
Pic is produced by Boulanger on behalf of his company R-Lines Productions,...
- 5/25/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
That Christopher Lloyd sure likes to keep busy, doesn't he? In addition to his already announced roles in "Spirit Halloween," "The Conners," and "The Mandalorian" season 3, news broke Monday that he was joining the cast of "Nandor Fodor And The Talking Mongoose." The title of the film may sound like a one-way ticket to Banana Town™, but the upcoming film from writer/director Adam Sigal is inspired by a real event.
Simon Pegg stars as the titular Dr. Nandor Fodor, a real-life Hungarian-American psychoanalyst, author, and parapsychologist....
The post Christopher Lloyd Has Joined The Cast Of Nandor Fodor And The Talking Mongoose Alongside Simon Pegg appeared first on /Film.
Simon Pegg stars as the titular Dr. Nandor Fodor, a real-life Hungarian-American psychoanalyst, author, and parapsychologist....
The post Christopher Lloyd Has Joined The Cast Of Nandor Fodor And The Talking Mongoose Alongside Simon Pegg appeared first on /Film.
- 5/24/2022
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
American acting icon Christopher Lloyd is set to join Simon Pegg and Minnie Driver in the cast of a dark comedy called “Nandor Fodor and The Talking Mongoose,” TheWrap can reveal exclusively.
“Nandor” comes from writer and director Adam Sigal (“Chariot”) and is filming now in Leeds in the United Kingdom, with Lloyd due to arrive on set later this week.
The film stars Pegg as Dr. Nandor Fodor, a real-life, famed Hungarian-American psychoanalyst, author, journalist and “parapsychologist” who was a leading authority on poltergeists, hauntings and other paranormal phenomena and in the 1930s advanced the theory that such hauntings could be the result of past unresolved mental tensions. The film is based on a true story of Fodor’s pursuit of “Gef,” an allegedly talking mongoose that inhabited the home of a family on the Isle of Man and attracted many ghost hunters, as well as the British tabloids,...
“Nandor” comes from writer and director Adam Sigal (“Chariot”) and is filming now in Leeds in the United Kingdom, with Lloyd due to arrive on set later this week.
The film stars Pegg as Dr. Nandor Fodor, a real-life, famed Hungarian-American psychoanalyst, author, journalist and “parapsychologist” who was a leading authority on poltergeists, hauntings and other paranormal phenomena and in the 1930s advanced the theory that such hauntings could be the result of past unresolved mental tensions. The film is based on a true story of Fodor’s pursuit of “Gef,” an allegedly talking mongoose that inhabited the home of a family on the Isle of Man and attracted many ghost hunters, as well as the British tabloids,...
- 5/23/2022
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Principal photography recently wrapped in Georgia ahead of 2023 release.
Saban Films has acquired worldwide rights to action thriller American Metal starring John Travolta, Stephen Dorff, Shiloh Fernandez Ashley Benson and Kevin Dillon.
Writer and first-time feature director Nicholas Maggio’s film tells of a desperate family man who robs a pill mill. When the theft turns violent he finds himself hunted by both the police and the Dixieland mafia.
The film was produced by 308 Entertainment’s Corey Large and Bernie Gewissler in association with Bondit Media Capital. American Metal is the second film with Travolta and Dorff for 308 Entertainment’s Large,...
Saban Films has acquired worldwide rights to action thriller American Metal starring John Travolta, Stephen Dorff, Shiloh Fernandez Ashley Benson and Kevin Dillon.
Writer and first-time feature director Nicholas Maggio’s film tells of a desperate family man who robs a pill mill. When the theft turns violent he finds himself hunted by both the police and the Dixieland mafia.
The film was produced by 308 Entertainment’s Corey Large and Bernie Gewissler in association with Bondit Media Capital. American Metal is the second film with Travolta and Dorff for 308 Entertainment’s Large,...
- 5/21/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Saban Films has taken global rights to the John Travolta and Stephen Dorff feature, American Metal.
Writer and first-time feature director Nicholas Maggio’s film tells the story of a desperate and struggling family man who robs a pill mill. However, when the theft turns violent, he finds himself hunted by both the police and the Dixieland mafia. Filming just wrapped in Georgia with Saban Films looking at a 2023 release.
Shiloh Fernandez (Evil Dead) Ashley Benson (Spring Breakers) and Kevin Dillon also star.
The pic was produced by 308 Entertainment’s Corey Large and Bernie Gewissler in association with Bondit Media Capital.
The feature reps the second film with Travolta and Dorff for 308 Entertainment’s Large, following the upcoming Saban release Paradise City.
Travolta received two Best Actor Oscar nominations for 1977’s Saturday Night Fever and 1994’s Pulp Fiction.
Writer and first-time feature director Nicholas Maggio’s film tells the story of a desperate and struggling family man who robs a pill mill. However, when the theft turns violent, he finds himself hunted by both the police and the Dixieland mafia. Filming just wrapped in Georgia with Saban Films looking at a 2023 release.
Shiloh Fernandez (Evil Dead) Ashley Benson (Spring Breakers) and Kevin Dillon also star.
The pic was produced by 308 Entertainment’s Corey Large and Bernie Gewissler in association with Bondit Media Capital.
The feature reps the second film with Travolta and Dorff for 308 Entertainment’s Large, following the upcoming Saban release Paradise City.
Travolta received two Best Actor Oscar nominations for 1977’s Saturday Night Fever and 1994’s Pulp Fiction.
- 5/21/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Simon Pegg (Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning – Part One) and Minnie Driver (Rosaline) have signed on to star in Nandor Fodor and The Talking Mongoose, a dark comedy from writer-director Adam Sigal (Chariot), which has entered production in Leeds.
The film based on true events will follow Nandor Fodor (Pegg)—the Hungarian-American psychoanalyst, known as the father of parapsychology—on his search to discover the real Talking Mongoose, “Gef.” Driver will play Fodor’s assistant Anne, who journeys with him into uncharted territory, with Tim Downie (Good Omens), Ruth Connell (Supernatural), Paul Kaye (Game of Thrones), Gary Beadle (In the Heart of the Sea) and Drew Moerlin (V/H/S) rounding out the cast.
Sasha Yelaun and Dominic Burns are producing alongside Karl Hall and Matt Willians for Future Artists Entertainment. The fan-owned entertainment company Legion M, Tip-Top Productions, Chelsea Newell, James Di Giacomo, Danny Bohnen, Rob McGillivray and Ben Stranahan...
The film based on true events will follow Nandor Fodor (Pegg)—the Hungarian-American psychoanalyst, known as the father of parapsychology—on his search to discover the real Talking Mongoose, “Gef.” Driver will play Fodor’s assistant Anne, who journeys with him into uncharted territory, with Tim Downie (Good Omens), Ruth Connell (Supernatural), Paul Kaye (Game of Thrones), Gary Beadle (In the Heart of the Sea) and Drew Moerlin (V/H/S) rounding out the cast.
Sasha Yelaun and Dominic Burns are producing alongside Karl Hall and Matt Willians for Future Artists Entertainment. The fan-owned entertainment company Legion M, Tip-Top Productions, Chelsea Newell, James Di Giacomo, Danny Bohnen, Rob McGillivray and Ben Stranahan...
- 5/9/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Stars: John Malkovich, Thomas Mann, Rosa Salazar, Scout Taylor-Compton, Vernon Davis | Written and Directed by Adam Sigal
Chariot stars John Malkovich as Dr. Karn, an odd, eccentric specialist who guides unknowing patients through the reincarnation transition. When Harrison (Thomas Mann) experiences mysterious recurring dreams, he turns to Dr. Karn for help and reveals his encounter with a woman (Rosa Salazar) he loved in a previous life. Noticing a glitch in the system, the doctor must fix the issue before permanently derailing his patient’s future…
When Chariot started I had to stop for a second to find out if the film I was watching was Chariot. You see the film starts with a prologue set in 1840, with a man living alone in a cabin in the wilderness, who chops up some wood and coughs up blood. Then we skip forward to “now”, with Thomas Mann’s Harrison Hardy sitting in...
Chariot stars John Malkovich as Dr. Karn, an odd, eccentric specialist who guides unknowing patients through the reincarnation transition. When Harrison (Thomas Mann) experiences mysterious recurring dreams, he turns to Dr. Karn for help and reveals his encounter with a woman (Rosa Salazar) he loved in a previous life. Noticing a glitch in the system, the doctor must fix the issue before permanently derailing his patient’s future…
When Chariot started I had to stop for a second to find out if the film I was watching was Chariot. You see the film starts with a prologue set in 1840, with a man living alone in a cabin in the wilderness, who chops up some wood and coughs up blood. Then we skip forward to “now”, with Thomas Mann’s Harrison Hardy sitting in...
- 5/3/2022
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
American Gods producer Fremantle has struck a strategic development deal with the film and TV arm of graphic fiction company Awa, whose backers include James Murdoch’s Lupa Systems and his sibling Elisabeth’s production firm Sister.
Awa launched its content division last year with Hollywood veteran Zach Studin as President and will now work with Fremantle to identify and co-develop a slate of TV projects based on its IP. Awa’s talent line up includes J. Michael Straczynski, Mike Deodato and Garth Ennis.
Fremantle will lead on project financing and development funding, oversee physical production and sell the resulting shows internationally.
Former John Wells Productions and Lionsgate exec Studin will oversee the partnership on Awa’s behalf. “This cutting-edge partnership with Fremantle continues the Awa Studios mission on behalf of our artists, writers, and artisans – to bring their extraordinary stories to global audiences with world class stewardship,...
Awa launched its content division last year with Hollywood veteran Zach Studin as President and will now work with Fremantle to identify and co-develop a slate of TV projects based on its IP. Awa’s talent line up includes J. Michael Straczynski, Mike Deodato and Garth Ennis.
Fremantle will lead on project financing and development funding, oversee physical production and sell the resulting shows internationally.
Former John Wells Productions and Lionsgate exec Studin will oversee the partnership on Awa’s behalf. “This cutting-edge partnership with Fremantle continues the Awa Studios mission on behalf of our artists, writers, and artisans – to bring their extraordinary stories to global audiences with world class stewardship,...
- 4/25/2022
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Fremantle has struck a strategic development deal with Awa Studios, the film and television division of Awa.
The deal will allow Fremantle and Awa Studios to collaborate and co-develop a slate of TV projects based on Awa’s expanding IP library. The graphic fiction publisher and entertainment studio was founded in 2018 by Marvel alumni Bill Jemas and Axel Alonso, and Jon Miller.
Under the pact, the two companies will collaborate closely on “all aspects” of the partnership, with Fremantle leading on raising production finance and funding the development of projects. Fremantle will also run studio efforts and execute physical productions as well as handle international distribution for all projects launched.
Awa is backed by James Murdoch’s Lupa Systems, Sister, and Lightspeed Venture Partners. In early 2021, the company established Awa Studios, its Film and TV division, helmed by Hollywood veteran Zach Studin as president, who will oversee the partnership with Fremantle.
The deal will allow Fremantle and Awa Studios to collaborate and co-develop a slate of TV projects based on Awa’s expanding IP library. The graphic fiction publisher and entertainment studio was founded in 2018 by Marvel alumni Bill Jemas and Axel Alonso, and Jon Miller.
Under the pact, the two companies will collaborate closely on “all aspects” of the partnership, with Fremantle leading on raising production finance and funding the development of projects. Fremantle will also run studio efforts and execute physical productions as well as handle international distribution for all projects launched.
Awa is backed by James Murdoch’s Lupa Systems, Sister, and Lightspeed Venture Partners. In early 2021, the company established Awa Studios, its Film and TV division, helmed by Hollywood veteran Zach Studin as president, who will oversee the partnership with Fremantle.
- 4/25/2022
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Throughout human history, it has always been a natural instinct for people to mythologize what they don’t understand. That’s certainly true for John Malkovich’s character of Dr. Karn and his patients in the new sci-fi thriller, ‘Chariot.’ The doctor and his patients frequently question what will happen to them after they die, so the unsolved […]
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- 4/22/2022
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
Adam Sigal had a unique path towards filmmaking. Prior to getting behind the camera, he was a private investigator. He's not the first to transition from that overly romanticized job to storytelling. As Sigal told us, there's some crossover between the two gigs, both requiring observational eyes. One day, he decided to write a script, called "Daydreamer." It was his first script, it got made, and it starred Aaron Paul. 15 years later, Sigal is no longer a Pi and has a few movies under his belt as a director, including the newly released "Chariot."
It's a surrealist romantic comedy about...
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It's a surrealist romantic comedy about...
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- 4/18/2022
- by Jack Giroux
- Slash Film
One of the core tenets of good sci-fi is crafting a believable world, one that's easy to get lost in — but also one just as easy to navigate down the rabbit hole at the same time. Coherency is just as important as world-building. In fact, a good sci-fi story hinges on the collaboration of both. Writer-director Adam Sigel's film "Chariot" gives the beginnings of this partnership, but despite opening and closing sequences that serve as compelling bookends framing the context of a promising sci-fi world, it's everything in between that is complicated and messy — essentially negating, or at least severely diminishing, the...
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- 4/18/2022
- by Lex Briscuso
- Slash Film
"Tell me - do you enjoy existing?" Damn, what a question. Saban Films has released an official trailer for the film Chariot, an intriguing psychological thriller mixed with a bit of sci-fi. A story about a corporation and a doctor, played by John Malkovich, that oversees the process of reincarnation, and a young man named Harrison who becomes a glitch in the system when he encounters a woman he loved in a previous life. That concept initially makes me think of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind along with that Transcendence movie, though involving reincarnation and not A.I. this time. Another description states the film is a "dark and twisted thriller." Thomas Mann stars with Rosa Salazar, plus Scout Taylor Compton, Vernon Davis, Chris Mullinax, Shane West, and Malkovich. I'm not really sure what to make of this - could be good, but could also be bad, as there...
- 2/28/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
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Halloween party planning can be overwhelming, but we’re here to help you keep things on track. There’s a lot to remember: Costumes, candy, decorations, fun activities, and a spooky music playlist should all be on your list of essentials. But deciding on the perfect food and drink options might be one of the most important components to throwing a successful party.
For the festive foodies out there who want to cook up dangerously delectable treats this Halloween, we rounded up seven, easy-to-follow cookbooks that you can order today so they’ll arrive well before Hallow’s Eve. Keep reading for a list of some of the best cookbooks, and cocktail books...
Halloween party planning can be overwhelming, but we’re here to help you keep things on track. There’s a lot to remember: Costumes, candy, decorations, fun activities, and a spooky music playlist should all be on your list of essentials. But deciding on the perfect food and drink options might be one of the most important components to throwing a successful party.
For the festive foodies out there who want to cook up dangerously delectable treats this Halloween, we rounded up seven, easy-to-follow cookbooks that you can order today so they’ll arrive well before Hallow’s Eve. Keep reading for a list of some of the best cookbooks, and cocktail books...
- 10/13/2021
- by Latifah Muhammad
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Fox’s upcoming reality competition series Domino Masters has tapped actress Danica McKellar, two-time NFL Pro Bowler and Super Bowl Champion Vernon Davis and professional chain reaction and domino artist Steven Price as judges.
Hosted by Eric Stonestreet and produced by Fox Alternative Entertainment, Domino Masters, slated for the 2021-22 season, will feature teams of domino enthusiasts facing off in a domino toppling and chain reaction tournament.
The Wonder Years alumna McKellar stars in Hallmark movie series Matchmaker Mysteries and voices Miss Martian on HBO Max’s Young Justice. She is the author of New York Times bestselling McKellar Math books which have sold over 2 million copies worldwide. McKellar is repped by Matt Sherman Management and attorney Dave Ryan at Felker Toczek Gelman Suddleson.
Davis recently hosted The Challenge and stars in upcoming film The Chariot. He is repped by UTA and manager Henry Penzi.
Price has worked on...
Hosted by Eric Stonestreet and produced by Fox Alternative Entertainment, Domino Masters, slated for the 2021-22 season, will feature teams of domino enthusiasts facing off in a domino toppling and chain reaction tournament.
The Wonder Years alumna McKellar stars in Hallmark movie series Matchmaker Mysteries and voices Miss Martian on HBO Max’s Young Justice. She is the author of New York Times bestselling McKellar Math books which have sold over 2 million copies worldwide. McKellar is repped by Matt Sherman Management and attorney Dave Ryan at Felker Toczek Gelman Suddleson.
Davis recently hosted The Challenge and stars in upcoming film The Chariot. He is repped by UTA and manager Henry Penzi.
Price has worked on...
- 5/17/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Thomas Mann has booked a lead role in About Fate, which will see him reunite with his It’s Kind of a Funny Story co-star Emma Roberts. The film was written by Tiffany Paulsen and will be directed by Marius Weisberg.
The romantic comedy tells a tale of two people who believe in love, but seem to never be able to find its true meaning. In a wild twist of events, fate puts each in the other’s path on a stormy New Year’s Eve and comedy and chaos ensue. Mann has since starred in box office hits such as Project X and Kong: Skull Island as well as the indie darling Me and Earl and the Dying Girl. He will next be seen starring with John Malkovich and Rosa Salazar in The Chariot as well as in Halloween: Kills which will be coming out later this year. Endeavor...
The romantic comedy tells a tale of two people who believe in love, but seem to never be able to find its true meaning. In a wild twist of events, fate puts each in the other’s path on a stormy New Year’s Eve and comedy and chaos ensue. Mann has since starred in box office hits such as Project X and Kong: Skull Island as well as the indie darling Me and Earl and the Dying Girl. He will next be seen starring with John Malkovich and Rosa Salazar in The Chariot as well as in Halloween: Kills which will be coming out later this year. Endeavor...
- 5/4/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
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