Eric Pleskow, who was a key management player in United Artists and Orion Pictures over a 30-year period and was involved in the production of 14 Oscar best-picture winners, including “West Side Story,” “In the Heat of the Night,” “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” “Platoon” and “The Silence of the Lambs,” died on Tuesday. He was 95.
The Vienna International Film Festival annouced his death.
“His death is a great loss for all of us,” the festival said in a statement. “Eric had a fulfilled and long life and we appreciated him as a longtime friend and companion of our festival. As president and patron of the Viennale, he has always carried us with his humor and foresight.”
The Viennese-born executive rose through the ranks at UA under Arthur Krim and Robert Benjamin and eventually became president and CEO at Orion Pictures, a motion picture company formed by Pleskow, Krim,...
The Vienna International Film Festival annouced his death.
“His death is a great loss for all of us,” the festival said in a statement. “Eric had a fulfilled and long life and we appreciated him as a longtime friend and companion of our festival. As president and patron of the Viennale, he has always carried us with his humor and foresight.”
The Viennese-born executive rose through the ranks at UA under Arthur Krim and Robert Benjamin and eventually became president and CEO at Orion Pictures, a motion picture company formed by Pleskow, Krim,...
- 10/1/2019
- by Richard Natale
- Variety Film + TV
Showtime has given a script-to-series commitment to “Gormenghast,” based on Mervyn Peake’s book series. The adaptation will be executive produced by Akiva Goldsman and “American Gods” author Neil Gaiman.
The books center on the inhabitants of the city-sized castle Gormenghast. Its denizens are only vaguely aware of how or why the castle came to be, but over the course of the series the powers that have held the castle in place are challenged and the ensuing disruptions reveal its fantastical secrets.
“Being Human” creator Toby Whithouse will serve as executive producer and showrunner. Along with Gaiman and Goldsman, Dante Di Loreto, Oliver Jones, Barry Spikings, and David Stern will serve as executive producers. Showtime will co-produce the series with Fremantle, which also is a producer on Gaiman’s “American Gods” adaptation for Starz.
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The book series...
The books center on the inhabitants of the city-sized castle Gormenghast. Its denizens are only vaguely aware of how or why the castle came to be, but over the course of the series the powers that have held the castle in place are challenged and the ensuing disruptions reveal its fantastical secrets.
“Being Human” creator Toby Whithouse will serve as executive producer and showrunner. Along with Gaiman and Goldsman, Dante Di Loreto, Oliver Jones, Barry Spikings, and David Stern will serve as executive producers. Showtime will co-produce the series with Fremantle, which also is a producer on Gaiman’s “American Gods” adaptation for Starz.
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The book series...
- 8/15/2019
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Showtime is developing an adaptation of fantasy drama Gormenghast from Doctor Who writer Toby Whithouse, Good Omens and American Gods’ Neil Gaiman and A Beautiful Mind’s Akiva Goldsman.
Deadline understands that the premium broadcaster has handed the adaptation, which is a co-production between American Gods producer Fremantle and the ViacomCBS-owned network, a script to series commitment and has opened a writers’ room.
This comes after we revealed last year that the drama was being developed by showrunner Whithouse alongside exec producers Gaiman, Goldsman, Dante Di Loreto, Oliver Jones, Barry Spikings (The Deer Hunter) and David A. Stern (Howards End).
It marks the first television adaptation of the books since the BBC adapted the first two books – Titus Groan and Gormenghast – as a four-part series in 2000 with Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Christopher Lee starring.
The books follow the inhabitants of Castle Gormenghast, a sprawling, decaying, gothic-like structure with a raft of characters including Titus,...
Deadline understands that the premium broadcaster has handed the adaptation, which is a co-production between American Gods producer Fremantle and the ViacomCBS-owned network, a script to series commitment and has opened a writers’ room.
This comes after we revealed last year that the drama was being developed by showrunner Whithouse alongside exec producers Gaiman, Goldsman, Dante Di Loreto, Oliver Jones, Barry Spikings (The Deer Hunter) and David A. Stern (Howards End).
It marks the first television adaptation of the books since the BBC adapted the first two books – Titus Groan and Gormenghast – as a four-part series in 2000 with Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Christopher Lee starring.
The books follow the inhabitants of Castle Gormenghast, a sprawling, decaying, gothic-like structure with a raft of characters including Titus,...
- 8/15/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The planned adaption of Mervyn Peake’s “Gormenghast” book series has found a home at Showtime.
The premium cabler has given the project a script-to-series order and will co-produce along with Fremantle, with a writers room set to be opened soon. Fremantle announced last year that they were developing a series based on the books.
The books center on the inhabitants of the city-sized castle Gormenghast. Its denizens are only vaguely aware of how or why the castle came to be, but over the course of the series the powers that have held the castle in place are challenged and the ensuing disruptions reveal its fantastical secrets.
Toby Whithouse will serve as executive producer and showrunner. Neil Gaiman, Akiva Goldsman, Dante Di Loreto, Oliver Jones, Barry Spikings, and David Stern will also executive produce.
Whithouse previously created the BBC series “Being Human,” with an American version airing on Syfy in the U.
The premium cabler has given the project a script-to-series order and will co-produce along with Fremantle, with a writers room set to be opened soon. Fremantle announced last year that they were developing a series based on the books.
The books center on the inhabitants of the city-sized castle Gormenghast. Its denizens are only vaguely aware of how or why the castle came to be, but over the course of the series the powers that have held the castle in place are challenged and the ensuing disruptions reveal its fantastical secrets.
Toby Whithouse will serve as executive producer and showrunner. Neil Gaiman, Akiva Goldsman, Dante Di Loreto, Oliver Jones, Barry Spikings, and David Stern will also executive produce.
Whithouse previously created the BBC series “Being Human,” with an American version airing on Syfy in the U.
- 8/15/2019
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Showtime is entering the fantasy realm.
The premium cable outlet is developing a series based on author Mervyn Peake's Gormenghast novels, with Neil Gaiman and Akiva Goldsman among the executive producers. The project has a script-to-series order and is opening a writers room under creator and showrunner Toby Whithouse (Being Human, Doctor Who).
Showtime will co-produce Gormenghast with Fremantle. Whithouse, Gaiman, Goldsman, Dante Di Loreto, Oliver Jones, Barry Spikings and David Stern are the executive producers.
The series will be based on Peake's trilogy of fantasy novels: Titus Groan, first published in 1946, Gormenghast and Titus Alone. The author was at work on a ...
The premium cable outlet is developing a series based on author Mervyn Peake's Gormenghast novels, with Neil Gaiman and Akiva Goldsman among the executive producers. The project has a script-to-series order and is opening a writers room under creator and showrunner Toby Whithouse (Being Human, Doctor Who).
Showtime will co-produce Gormenghast with Fremantle. Whithouse, Gaiman, Goldsman, Dante Di Loreto, Oliver Jones, Barry Spikings and David Stern are the executive producers.
The series will be based on Peake's trilogy of fantasy novels: Titus Groan, first published in 1946, Gormenghast and Titus Alone. The author was at work on a ...
- 8/15/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Exclusive: Gormenghast, the sprawling epic created by British author Mervyn Peake, is finally set to get the adaptation it deserves as it’s now possible to put the “impossible on screen”, according to Neil Gaiman, Toby Whithouse and Akiva Goldsman.
In an exclusive interview with Deadline, the trio talk about how they first fell in love with the books, which were first published in 1946, explain why Warner Bros’ big-screen remake didn’t happen and discuss their plans to turn Peake’s world into a big-budget premium television series.
This comes after American Gods’ Gaiman, A Beautiful Mind’s Goldsman and Being Human creator and Doctor Who writer Whithouse teamed up with The Deer Hunter producer Barry Spikings and Howards End producer David A. Stern on the project with Fremantle. The books follow the inhabitants of Castle Gormenghast, a sprawling, decaying, gothic-like structure with a raft of characters including Titus, the...
In an exclusive interview with Deadline, the trio talk about how they first fell in love with the books, which were first published in 1946, explain why Warner Bros’ big-screen remake didn’t happen and discuss their plans to turn Peake’s world into a big-budget premium television series.
This comes after American Gods’ Gaiman, A Beautiful Mind’s Goldsman and Being Human creator and Doctor Who writer Whithouse teamed up with The Deer Hunter producer Barry Spikings and Howards End producer David A. Stern on the project with Fremantle. The books follow the inhabitants of Castle Gormenghast, a sprawling, decaying, gothic-like structure with a raft of characters including Titus, the...
- 11/12/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Doctor Who writer Toby Whithouse is to pen and exec produce Fremantle’s adaptation of fantasy drama Gormenghast.
Whithouse, who created BBC Three fantasy thriller Being Human, is to work alongside Good Omens and American Gods’ Neil Gaiman and A Beautiful Mind’s Akiva Goldsman on the project. The latter pair will serve as non-writing exec producers alongside Barry Spikings (The Deer Hunter) and David A. Stern (Howards End), who was instrumental in bringing this deal together.
The series is being developed and produced out of Fremantle’s U.S. division, which also produces American Gods for Starz, with Director of Scripted Development Oliver Jones overseeing the project.
This comes after Deadline revealed in April that the Rtl-owned producer and distributor won a hotly contested battle to option the five books in the series, written by British author Mervyn Peake from literary agent Jonathan Sissons at Peters, Fraser and Dunlop.
Whithouse, who created BBC Three fantasy thriller Being Human, is to work alongside Good Omens and American Gods’ Neil Gaiman and A Beautiful Mind’s Akiva Goldsman on the project. The latter pair will serve as non-writing exec producers alongside Barry Spikings (The Deer Hunter) and David A. Stern (Howards End), who was instrumental in bringing this deal together.
The series is being developed and produced out of Fremantle’s U.S. division, which also produces American Gods for Starz, with Director of Scripted Development Oliver Jones overseeing the project.
This comes after Deadline revealed in April that the Rtl-owned producer and distributor won a hotly contested battle to option the five books in the series, written by British author Mervyn Peake from literary agent Jonathan Sissons at Peters, Fraser and Dunlop.
- 11/6/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Gaiman and Akiva Goldsman are non-writing executive producers for FremantleMedia.
FremantleMedia North America (Fmna) has bought the rights to Mervyn Peake’s fantasy novel series Gormenghast and attached author Neil Gaiman and film writer-producer Akiva Goldsman as non-writing executive producers of a new TV adaptation.
Fmna said it secured rights to all five books in the series, which comprises Titus Groan, Gormenghast, Titus Alone and novella Boy In Darkness, all published between 1946 and 1956, and Titus Awakes, completed after Peake’s death and published in 2009.
The books trace the life of Titus Groan, reluctant heir to Gormenghast Castle and its kingdom,...
FremantleMedia North America (Fmna) has bought the rights to Mervyn Peake’s fantasy novel series Gormenghast and attached author Neil Gaiman and film writer-producer Akiva Goldsman as non-writing executive producers of a new TV adaptation.
Fmna said it secured rights to all five books in the series, which comprises Titus Groan, Gormenghast, Titus Alone and novella Boy In Darkness, all published between 1946 and 1956, and Titus Awakes, completed after Peake’s death and published in 2009.
The books trace the life of Titus Groan, reluctant heir to Gormenghast Castle and its kingdom,...
- 4/4/2018
- by John Hazelton
- ScreenDaily
In today’s roundup, independent studio Cedar Park announced it will develop the Cuban-focused show “The Exiles,” and Anthony Hemingway will direct the pilot of series “The Purge.”
Development
Universal Cable Productions and Blumhouse Television announced that Anthony Hemingway (“Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G.”) will direct the premiere episode of USA/Syfy series “The Purge.” The show is based on the film franchise and is executive produced by the creator James DeMonaco. Thomas Kelly will be the executive producer and showrunner of the series.
Chris Long and David Ayer’s independent studio Cedar Park announced Tuesday that they are developing the Cuban-focused scripted series “The Exiles.” Jose Daniel Freixas, Tony Gonzalez, and T.J. English will serve as executive producers. Cynthia Cidre is attached as executive producer and showrunner. The show is a saga that includes political events spanning half of the 20th century, including the Cold...
Development
Universal Cable Productions and Blumhouse Television announced that Anthony Hemingway (“Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G.”) will direct the premiere episode of USA/Syfy series “The Purge.” The show is based on the film franchise and is executive produced by the creator James DeMonaco. Thomas Kelly will be the executive producer and showrunner of the series.
Chris Long and David Ayer’s independent studio Cedar Park announced Tuesday that they are developing the Cuban-focused scripted series “The Exiles.” Jose Daniel Freixas, Tony Gonzalez, and T.J. English will serve as executive producers. Cynthia Cidre is attached as executive producer and showrunner. The show is a saga that includes political events spanning half of the 20th century, including the Cold...
- 4/3/2018
- by Ariana Brockington
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: FremantleMedia North America is doubling down on the fantastical after securing the rights to sprawling novel series Gormenghast with Neil Gaiman and Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind) lined up to adapt for television.
I understand the company won a hotly contested battle to option the five books in the series, written by British author Mervyn Peake from literary agent Jonathan Sissons at Peters, Fraser and Dunlop.
It marks the first television adaptation of the books since the BBC adapted the first two books – Titus Groan and Gormenghast – as a four-part series in 2000 with Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Christopher Lee starring.
The books follow the inhabitants of Castle Gormenghast, a sprawling, decaying, gothic-like structure with a raft of characters including Titus, the heir to the throne of the House of Groan, scheming kitchen boy Steerpike and twin sisters Cora and Clarice.
It is the latest FremantleMedia project for Gaiman, who...
I understand the company won a hotly contested battle to option the five books in the series, written by British author Mervyn Peake from literary agent Jonathan Sissons at Peters, Fraser and Dunlop.
It marks the first television adaptation of the books since the BBC adapted the first two books – Titus Groan and Gormenghast – as a four-part series in 2000 with Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Christopher Lee starring.
The books follow the inhabitants of Castle Gormenghast, a sprawling, decaying, gothic-like structure with a raft of characters including Titus, the heir to the throne of the House of Groan, scheming kitchen boy Steerpike and twin sisters Cora and Clarice.
It is the latest FremantleMedia project for Gaiman, who...
- 4/3/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Tony Sokol Nov 26, 2018
The Man Who Fell to Earth gains its vision by losing sight of the stars.
The Man Who Fell to Earth isn’t like any other science fiction movie, even though it inspired and continues to pour new life into the genre. It is subtle, ethereal and a wholly human story. Indeed, David Bowie’s Thomas Jerome Newton is the most human character in the film. If not more human, certainly one with more humanity. He is an ideal that the people who betray him, and that’s almost everyone in the film, could only aspire to. Bowie’s alien is an outsider, a visitor suffering from hyperopia who becomes more myopic as he is corrupted by the temptations of his new home. At first he is focused on the plight of his home planet, but that gets hazy through the tunnel vision of the problems of a suspicious and greedy world.
The Man Who Fell to Earth gains its vision by losing sight of the stars.
The Man Who Fell to Earth isn’t like any other science fiction movie, even though it inspired and continues to pour new life into the genre. It is subtle, ethereal and a wholly human story. Indeed, David Bowie’s Thomas Jerome Newton is the most human character in the film. If not more human, certainly one with more humanity. He is an ideal that the people who betray him, and that’s almost everyone in the film, could only aspire to. Bowie’s alien is an outsider, a visitor suffering from hyperopia who becomes more myopic as he is corrupted by the temptations of his new home. At first he is focused on the plight of his home planet, but that gets hazy through the tunnel vision of the problems of a suspicious and greedy world.
- 2/6/2017
- Den of Geek
Aldamisa International is launching sales at the Efm on Scarlett Johansson’s previously announced directorial debut, set to commence production in New York this summer.
The Truman Capote adaptation centres on a 17-year-old debutante who opts out of her parents’ Parisian travels to foster a romance with a Jewish valet parking attendant in 1945 New York.
“I am so excited to bring Summer Crossing off the page and on the screen as my directorial debut,” said Johansson.
“As a story that follows a love story for the lost generation of a Post-war America, I feel Truman’s words are more relevant today than ever before.”
Aldamisa International evp of international Eric Min and director of international Samantha Peel will be meeting with buyers in Berlin.
Barry Spikings will produce alongside Stacey Sher, Aldamisa co-chairman Sergei Bespalov and Tessela Production’s Oleg Boyko. Peter Graves, Jason Van Eman and Ben McConley serve as executive producers. CAA represents...
The Truman Capote adaptation centres on a 17-year-old debutante who opts out of her parents’ Parisian travels to foster a romance with a Jewish valet parking attendant in 1945 New York.
“I am so excited to bring Summer Crossing off the page and on the screen as my directorial debut,” said Johansson.
“As a story that follows a love story for the lost generation of a Post-war America, I feel Truman’s words are more relevant today than ever before.”
Aldamisa International evp of international Eric Min and director of international Samantha Peel will be meeting with buyers in Berlin.
Barry Spikings will produce alongside Stacey Sher, Aldamisa co-chairman Sergei Bespalov and Tessela Production’s Oleg Boyko. Peter Graves, Jason Van Eman and Ben McConley serve as executive producers. CAA represents...
- 2/4/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Lone Survivor star Mark Wahlberg was the recipient of Spike TV’s 2014 “Guys Choice” Troops Choice Award.
Former Navy Seal Marcus Luttrell and actors Charlie Hunnam, Emile Hirsch and Wahlberg attended Spike TV’s ‘Guys Choice 2014′ at Sony Pictures Studios on June 7, 2014 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for Spike TV).
Spike TV’s “Guys Choice” program premieres Wednesday, June 11 at 9p Et/Pt on Spike TV.
In keeping with Spike’s year-round efforts to support our nation’s servicemen and women, “Guys Choice” will once again feature inspiring moments saluting our troops and returning veterans.
Four Navy SEALs on a covert mission to neutralize a high-level al-Qaeda operative face an impossible, moral decision in Lone Survivor, the intense, action-packed story of heroism, courage and survival, on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack, including Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital HD with UltraViolet™ and On Demand Now, from Universal Studios Home Entertainment.
Former Navy Seal Marcus Luttrell and actors Charlie Hunnam, Emile Hirsch and Wahlberg attended Spike TV’s ‘Guys Choice 2014′ at Sony Pictures Studios on June 7, 2014 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for Spike TV).
Spike TV’s “Guys Choice” program premieres Wednesday, June 11 at 9p Et/Pt on Spike TV.
In keeping with Spike’s year-round efforts to support our nation’s servicemen and women, “Guys Choice” will once again feature inspiring moments saluting our troops and returning veterans.
Four Navy SEALs on a covert mission to neutralize a high-level al-Qaeda operative face an impossible, moral decision in Lone Survivor, the intense, action-packed story of heroism, courage and survival, on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack, including Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital HD with UltraViolet™ and On Demand Now, from Universal Studios Home Entertainment.
- 6/9/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Four Navy SEALs on a covert mission to neutralize a high-level al-Qaeda operative face an impossible, moral decision in Lone Survivor, the intense, action-packed story of heroism, courage and survival, coming to Blu-ray™ Combo Pack, including Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital HD with UltraViolet™ and On Demand on June 3, 2014, from Universal Studios Home Entertainment.
Lone Survivor will also be available on Digital HD two weeks earlier on May 20, 2014.
Based on Marcus Luttrell’s The New York Times bestselling memoir, Director Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights) explores the unbreakable bond of brotherhood in a film that Rolling Stone’s Peter Travers praised as “a powerhouse film.” Lone Survivor tells the incredible tale of Operation Red Wings, a mission about four Navy SEALs ambushed by the enemy deep in the mountains of Afghanistan. As the soldiers are confronted by unthinkable odds they must find reserves of strength and resilience in order to fight to the finish.
Lone Survivor will also be available on Digital HD two weeks earlier on May 20, 2014.
Based on Marcus Luttrell’s The New York Times bestselling memoir, Director Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights) explores the unbreakable bond of brotherhood in a film that Rolling Stone’s Peter Travers praised as “a powerhouse film.” Lone Survivor tells the incredible tale of Operation Red Wings, a mission about four Navy SEALs ambushed by the enemy deep in the mountains of Afghanistan. As the soldiers are confronted by unthinkable odds they must find reserves of strength and resilience in order to fight to the finish.
- 4/14/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Catch the latest trailer and new photos for the Peter Berg-directed Lone Survivor, starring Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch, Ben Foster, Ali Suliman, Alexander Ludwig and Eric Bana. Berg also wrote the screenplay based on the book of the same name by Marcus Luttrell with Patrick Robinson. Lone Survivor opens in limited areas on December 27th, 2013 followed by a wide release on January 10th, 2014, and is produced by Randall Emmett, Norton Herrick, Barry Spikings and Berg. Other members of the film's Seal team are Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch and Ben Foster.
- 11/8/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
November on Horror Channel sees network premieres for a memorable collection of strange cult oddities and forgotten British horror classics, kicking off with the network premiere of Nicolas Roeg’s The Man Who Fell to Earth, starring David Bowie. Joining Bowie in the realm of the weird and wonderful is Roy Boulting’s psychological ground-breaker Twisted Nerve, Michael Powell’s controversial (and classic) Peeping Tom, Robert Fuest’s Hitchcockian And Soon the Darkness and Jimmy Sangster’s Hammer classic Fear in the Night.
Also, there are UK TV premieres for Emmerdale actor Dominic Brunt’s directorial feature film debut Before Dawn, Lulu Jarmen’s disturbing Bad Meat (review) and Padraig Reynold’s festival favourite Rites of Spring (review).
The line up in full:
Fri 1 Nov @ 22:55 – The Man Who Fell To Earth (1976)
Based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Walter Tevis, this cult classic stars David Bowies (in...
Also, there are UK TV premieres for Emmerdale actor Dominic Brunt’s directorial feature film debut Before Dawn, Lulu Jarmen’s disturbing Bad Meat (review) and Padraig Reynold’s festival favourite Rites of Spring (review).
The line up in full:
Fri 1 Nov @ 22:55 – The Man Who Fell To Earth (1976)
Based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Walter Tevis, this cult classic stars David Bowies (in...
- 10/18/2013
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Scarlett Johansson has signed on to make her directorial debut adapting the nearly-lost Truman Capote novel "Summer Crossing" at Aldamisa.
The story follows a 17-year-old Debutant who decides to pursue romance with a Jewish valet parking attendant instead of traveling through Paris during a 1945 summer heat wave in New York.
Capote never published the book, opting to trash the manuscript. A janitor in his building salvaged it and the work resurfaced at auction in 2004.
Oleg Boyko, Sergei Bespalov and Barry Spikings will produce. Shooting begins in the first half of next year.
Source: Variety...
The story follows a 17-year-old Debutant who decides to pursue romance with a Jewish valet parking attendant instead of traveling through Paris during a 1945 summer heat wave in New York.
Capote never published the book, opting to trash the manuscript. A janitor in his building salvaged it and the work resurfaced at auction in 2004.
Oleg Boyko, Sergei Bespalov and Barry Spikings will produce. Shooting begins in the first half of next year.
Source: Variety...
- 5/16/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Broadway and film financier Norton Herrick has boarded Peter Berg’s Lone Survivor and will co-finance the actioner. Based on Marcus Luttrell's best-selling book Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of Seal Team 10, the film stars Mark Wahlberg, Eric Bana, Ben Foster, Emile Hirsch and Taylor Kitsch. Berg also wrote the screenplay. Herrick joins a producing team that also includes Berg, Wahlberg, Sarah Aubrey, Randall Emmett, Steven Levinson, Akiva Goldsman and Barry Spikings. Lone Survivor is currently filming in New Mexico. "Marcus Luttrel’s story is an important reminder of heroism, bravery and sacrifice," Herrick said.
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- 11/14/2012
- by Tatiana Siegel
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Alexander Ludwig ("The Hunger Games") has landed the role of Navy Seal Shane Patton in Peter Berg's adaptation of the Marcus Luttrell book "Lone Survivor" at Emmett/Furla Films and Universal Pictures says Deadline.
Lone Survivor tells the harrowing story of how Luttrell and his Navy Seal team members fought to stay alive after being ambushed in Afghanistan in 2005 by Taliban forces during a covert mission in the Hindu Kush mountain region, where the team went to kill a terrorist leader.
Ludwig plays a soldier alongside a cast that includes Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Ben Foster, Emile Hirsch and Eric Bana.
Sarah Aubrey, Akiva Goldsman, Barry Spikings, Randall Emmett, George Furla, Wahlberg and Stephen Levinson are producing. Shooting kicks off in a month in New Mexico.
Lone Survivor tells the harrowing story of how Luttrell and his Navy Seal team members fought to stay alive after being ambushed in Afghanistan in 2005 by Taliban forces during a covert mission in the Hindu Kush mountain region, where the team went to kill a terrorist leader.
Ludwig plays a soldier alongside a cast that includes Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Ben Foster, Emile Hirsch and Eric Bana.
Sarah Aubrey, Akiva Goldsman, Barry Spikings, Randall Emmett, George Furla, Wahlberg and Stephen Levinson are producing. Shooting kicks off in a month in New Mexico.
- 8/24/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Exclusive: Alexander Ludwig has landed the role of Navy Seal Shane Patton in Lone Survivor, the Peter Berg-directed adaptation of the Marcus Luttrell book. Ludwig plays a soldier on a covert mission that goes wrong, joining Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Ben Foster, Emile Hirsch and Eric Bana. The film is being financed by Emmett/Furla Films for a September 25 start in New Mexico. Universal Pictures, which developed the movie, will distribute. Lone Survivor tells the harrowing story of how Luttrell and his Navy Seal team members fought to stay alive after being ambushed in Afghanistan in 2005 by Taliban forces during a covert mission in the Hindu Kush mountain region, where the team went to kill a terrorist leader. Film 44 partner Sarah Aubrey, Akiva Goldsman, Barry Spikings are producing with Emmett/Furla’s Randall Emmett and George Furla, and Wahlberg and Stephen Levinson. Alexander was most recently seen in The Hunger Games,...
- 8/23/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Breaking: Eric Bana is in talks to costar in Lone Survivor, the Peter Berg-directed drama that is being financed by Emmett/Furla Films for a September 25 start in New Mexico. Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch and Ben Foster are already poised to play the other main roles in the drama centered around four Navy SEALs. Universal Pictures, which developed the movie, will distribute. An adaptation of the book by Marcus Luttrell (Wahlberg), Lone Survivor tells the harrowing story of how Luttrell and his Navy Seal team members fought to stay alive after being ambushed in Afghanistan in 2005 by Taliban forces during a covert mission in the Hindu Kush mountain region, where the team went to kill a terrorist leader. Film 44 partner Sarah Aubrey, Akiva Goldsman, Barry Spikings are producing with Emmett/Furla’s Randall Emmett and George Furla, and Wahlberg and Stephen Levinson. I am told Bana...
- 8/13/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Speed Racer star Emile Hirsch is in talks to join Peter Berg's upcoming Navy Seal movie, The Lone Surivor. I like Hirsch as an actor and this would be a different kind of role for him. He doesn't seem like the badass hard Navy Seal type, but they can turn him into one! Hirsch will join Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, and Ben Foster who were previously cast in the film. This movie sounds like it's going to be awesome!
The movie will be an adaptation of the book by Navy Seal Marcus Luttrell who will be played by Wahlberg in the movie. It "tells the harrowing story of how Luttrell and his Navy Seal team members fought to stay alive after being ambushed in Afghanistan in 2005 by Taliban forces during a covert mission in the Hindu Kush mountain region, where the team went to kill a terrorist leader. Film 44 partner Sarah Aubrey,...
The movie will be an adaptation of the book by Navy Seal Marcus Luttrell who will be played by Wahlberg in the movie. It "tells the harrowing story of how Luttrell and his Navy Seal team members fought to stay alive after being ambushed in Afghanistan in 2005 by Taliban forces during a covert mission in the Hindu Kush mountain region, where the team went to kill a terrorist leader. Film 44 partner Sarah Aubrey,...
- 7/22/2012
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
Emile Hirsch is in early talks to play the final lead role in Peter Berg's "Lone Survivor" at Emmett/Furla and Universal Pictures says Variety.
An adaptation of the non-fiction book of the same name by Marcus Luttrell, the story details a covert mission in the Hindu Kush in 2005 undertaken by the author and his fellow Navy SEALs who struggled to survive an attack by Taliban forces.
The mission went wrong after their presence was given away, and Luttrell was the only one who made it out alive. Hirsch would join the already cast Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch and Ben Foster.
Berg, Sarah Aubrey, Randal Emmett, George Furla, Akiva Goldsman and Barry Spikings will produce. Shooting kicks off this fall.
An adaptation of the non-fiction book of the same name by Marcus Luttrell, the story details a covert mission in the Hindu Kush in 2005 undertaken by the author and his fellow Navy SEALs who struggled to survive an attack by Taliban forces.
The mission went wrong after their presence was given away, and Luttrell was the only one who made it out alive. Hirsch would join the already cast Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch and Ben Foster.
Berg, Sarah Aubrey, Randal Emmett, George Furla, Akiva Goldsman and Barry Spikings will produce. Shooting kicks off this fall.
- 7/21/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Breaking: Emile Hirsch is in talks to play Navy Seal Danny Dietz in Lone Survivor, the Peter Berg-directed drama that is being financed by Emmett/Furla Films for a September 25 start in New Mexico. Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch and Ben Foster are already poised to play the other main roles in the drama centered around four Navy SEALs. Universal Pictures, which developed the movie, will distribute. An adaptation of the book by Marcus Luttrell (Wahlberg), Lone Survivor tells the harrowing story of how Luttrell and his Navy Seal team members fought to stay alive after being ambushed in Afghanistan in 2005 by Taliban forces during a covert mission in the Hindu Kush mountain region, where the team went to kill a terrorist leader. Film 44 partner Sarah Aubrey, Akiva Goldsman, Barry Spikings are producing with Emmett/Furla’s Randall Emmett and George Furla, and Wahlberg and Stephen Levinson. Berg, who...
- 7/20/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch and Ben Foster are in talks to play three of the four lead Navy SEALs in Peter Berg's "Lone Survivor" for Emmett/Furla Films and Universal Pictures says Deadline.
Based on the book by Marcus Luttrell, the harrowing story deals with how Luttrell's Seal team fought to stay alive after being ambushed in Afghanistan in 2005 by Taliban forces during a covert mission in the Hindu Kush.
Wahlberg will play Luttrell. Berg wrote the script after embedding with a Seal team for a month in Iraq and shooting aims to get underway this fall. He describes the tone as "unapologetically patriotic" and "a bit like Black Hawk Down" albeit with just four guys.
Berg, Wahlberg, Sarah Aubrey, Akiva Goldsman, Barry Spikings, Randall Emmett and George Furla will produce.
Based on the book by Marcus Luttrell, the harrowing story deals with how Luttrell's Seal team fought to stay alive after being ambushed in Afghanistan in 2005 by Taliban forces during a covert mission in the Hindu Kush.
Wahlberg will play Luttrell. Berg wrote the script after embedding with a Seal team for a month in Iraq and shooting aims to get underway this fall. He describes the tone as "unapologetically patriotic" and "a bit like Black Hawk Down" albeit with just four guys.
Berg, Wahlberg, Sarah Aubrey, Akiva Goldsman, Barry Spikings, Randall Emmett and George Furla will produce.
- 2/29/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Casting is now underway for Peter Berg's Navy Seal tale, Lone Survivor , and Deadline has an early update. They report that Ben Foster, Taylor Kitsch and Mark Wahlberg are all in talks to play three of the four key SEALs. Based on the memoirs of Marcus Luttrell, the film details Luttrell's ordeal as a Seal, heading into Afghanistan after a Taliban leader and emerging as the sole survivor. Luttrell bonded with Berg, a fellow Texas native, who had used Navy Seals in the making of The Kingdom , paving the way for Universal to buy the novel and underlying life rights for Berg's Film 44, Akiva Goldsman's Weed Road Productions and Barry Spikings' Spikings Entertainment. Kitsch, who headlines Walt Disney Pictures' John Carter next week, was previously rumored for a role. He...
- 2/28/2012
- Comingsoon.net
Scarlett Johansson Finds Summer Novella
Get a director’s chair ready, because actress Scarlett Johansson is prepping for her first job behind the camera. Is she ready to tackle material from Truman Capote? No one ever said she didn’t like a challenge.
In the news this week, Capote’s so-called “lost novella” has been adapted into a screenplay by the hand of playwright Tristine Skyler and producers have agreed to support Scarlett Johansson to direct the picture and embrace her directorial debut. Those producers are heavy-hitters in their own right. Barry Spikings won an Oscar for The Deer Hunter and has teamed up with Peter D. Graves and the Truman Capote Literary Trust.
The movie and the novel are called Summer Crossing. The tale is set in New York shortly after the end of WWII. The main character is an 18-year-old girl struggling to discover her own identity. First...
Get a director’s chair ready, because actress Scarlett Johansson is prepping for her first job behind the camera. Is she ready to tackle material from Truman Capote? No one ever said she didn’t like a challenge.
In the news this week, Capote’s so-called “lost novella” has been adapted into a screenplay by the hand of playwright Tristine Skyler and producers have agreed to support Scarlett Johansson to direct the picture and embrace her directorial debut. Those producers are heavy-hitters in their own right. Barry Spikings won an Oscar for The Deer Hunter and has teamed up with Peter D. Graves and the Truman Capote Literary Trust.
The movie and the novel are called Summer Crossing. The tale is set in New York shortly after the end of WWII. The main character is an 18-year-old girl struggling to discover her own identity. First...
- 11/21/2011
- by Sasha Nova
- Boomtron
Scarlett Johansson To Make Directorial Debut With Summer Crossing
Scarlett Johansson has announced she will move behind the camera soon and make her directional debut with the once lost Truman Capote novel, Summer Crossing. The film, which is currently without a studio, will be produced by The Deer Hunter producer Barry Spikings from a Tristine Skyler script.
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Scarlett Johansson has announced she will move behind the camera soon and make her directional debut with the once lost Truman Capote novel, Summer Crossing. The film, which is currently without a studio, will be produced by The Deer Hunter producer Barry Spikings from a Tristine Skyler script.
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- 11/19/2011
- by Blake Dew
- We Got This Covered
Variety reports that Scarlett Johansson will soon join the ranks of actresses-turned-directors with Summer Crossing, Truman Capote's first novella, about a 17-year-old Manhattan socialite who breaks away from her family and has an affair with a working class parking lot attendant in the summer of 1945. The Avengers star had discussed her directorial debut previously this fall, but with backers and The Deer Hunter producer Barry Spikings it seems the project is actually happening. Yes, but will it measure up to Jen Aniston and Demi Moore's cancer dramas? Gauntlet dropped, ScarJo. [Variety]...
- 11/19/2011
- Movieline
Scarlett Johansson will move from avenging the world to making her directorial debut. Variety reports that Johansson will diret an adaptation of Truman Capotes's lost novella, Summer Crossing. The project is being produced by Deer Hunter's Barry Spikings and exec produced by Peter D. Graves along with the Truman Capote Literary Trust and its trustee Alan Schwartz.
The novella will be adapted by screenwriter and New York playwright Tristine Skyler. Here is a description of the book:
Thought to be lost for over 50 years, here is the first novel by one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century.
Set in New York during the summer of 1945, this is the story of a young carefree socialite, Grady, who must make serious decisions about the romance she is dangerously pursuing and the effect it will have on everyone involved.
Fans of Breakfast at Tiffany's and Capote's short stories will be thrilled to read Summer Crossing.
The novella will be adapted by screenwriter and New York playwright Tristine Skyler. Here is a description of the book:
Thought to be lost for over 50 years, here is the first novel by one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century.
Set in New York during the summer of 1945, this is the story of a young carefree socialite, Grady, who must make serious decisions about the romance she is dangerously pursuing and the effect it will have on everyone involved.
Fans of Breakfast at Tiffany's and Capote's short stories will be thrilled to read Summer Crossing.
- 11/18/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
Yep, she's becoming a director, too, just like Madonna and Angelina Jolie. Variety is reporting that Barry Spikings, Oscar winning producer of The Deer Hunter, is backing and producing the feature directorial debut of actress Scarlett Johansson, who plays Black Widow in The Avengers next summer. She'll be taking on an adaptation of Truman Capote's 40s lost novella Summer Crossing, about an 18-year-old girl breaking free of her rich, smothering, family to discover her own identity and sexuality. Well, this sounds like an interesting step for Johansson, but she did direct the 2009 short These Vagabond Shoes just before. The news focuses on the project coming together with producers, including executive producer Peter D. Graves in conjunction with the Truman Capote Literary Trust and its trustee Alan Schwartz. Screenwriter and New York playwright Tristine Skyler (Getting to Know You, The Bell Jar) is adapting the Capote novella for Johansson. "Summer...
- 11/18/2011
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Scarlett Johansson Starts Her Directring Career with 'Summer Crossing'
Scarlett Johansson has come a long way from her start has a child actor. Johansson has appeared in many films including the forthcoming Cameron Crowe film We Bought a Zoo and Joss Whedon’s The Avengers. So once Johansson is finished with the press rounds for the two films, the will move onto another, as a director! Yes Johansson will make her directorial debut with an adaption of Truman Capote’s Summer Crossing.
Capote’s Summer Crossing novel was written in the 1940s, but it shelved and finally published in 2005. It talks about a sheltered New York girl who finally breaks free from her smothering family and discovers her sexual independence. Capote set the novel to take place when America emerged as the victors of World War II.
According to Variety The Deer Hunter’s Barry Spikings will produce Johansson’s...
Scarlett Johansson has come a long way from her start has a child actor. Johansson has appeared in many films including the forthcoming Cameron Crowe film We Bought a Zoo and Joss Whedon’s The Avengers. So once Johansson is finished with the press rounds for the two films, the will move onto another, as a director! Yes Johansson will make her directorial debut with an adaption of Truman Capote’s Summer Crossing.
Capote’s Summer Crossing novel was written in the 1940s, but it shelved and finally published in 2005. It talks about a sheltered New York girl who finally breaks free from her smothering family and discovers her sexual independence. Capote set the novel to take place when America emerged as the victors of World War II.
According to Variety The Deer Hunter’s Barry Spikings will produce Johansson’s...
- 11/18/2011
- by Mike Lee
- FusedFilm
Scarlett Johansson is now confirmed to be making her directorial debut on an adaptation of Truman Capote's lost novella "Summer Crossing" reports Variety.
Screenwriter and New York playwright Tristine Skyler is adapting the script set in post-WW2 New York. The story centers on an 18-year-old girl breaking free of her rich, smothering, family to discover her own identity and sexuality.
Capote penned the work in the 1940's, but it was lost for half a century before being recovered and published. Barry Spikings ("The Deer Hunter") will produce.
Screenwriter and New York playwright Tristine Skyler is adapting the script set in post-WW2 New York. The story centers on an 18-year-old girl breaking free of her rich, smothering, family to discover her own identity and sexuality.
Capote penned the work in the 1940's, but it was lost for half a century before being recovered and published. Barry Spikings ("The Deer Hunter") will produce.
- 11/18/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Scarlett Johansson will make her directing debut on the indie film Summer Crossing, based on a Truman Capote novella. It's about an 18-year old rich girl who tries to break free of her smothering family in Post World War II-New York City. Oscar winning producer Barry Spikings (The Deer Hunter) will produce and actress/playwright Tristine Skyler will adapt the novella into a screenplay.
Johansson seems open to mixing things up in her career. She's also pursued a singing career, most recently putting out a solo album of covers as well as a duet album with Pete Yorn.
Source: Variety...
Johansson seems open to mixing things up in her career. She's also pursued a singing career, most recently putting out a solo album of covers as well as a duet album with Pete Yorn.
Source: Variety...
- 11/18/2011
- by tara@kidspickflicks.com (Tara the Mom)
- kidspickflicks
Watch out Martin Scorsese -- Scarlett Johansson is making her way into the director's circle! Johansson is set to make her directorial debut on " Summer Crossing ," an adaptation of a Truman Capote novella. The story is set in a post World War II New York and follows an 18-year-old woman breaking free from her strict, rich parents. Producer Barry Spikings -- who won an Oscar for " The Deer Hunter " -- just signed on to produce the project, so it looks like Scarlett is in good company. Read more...
- 11/18/2011
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
Once she has finished buying a Zoo and assembling the Avengers, Scarlett Johansson plans to make her directorial debut from a lost Truman Capote novella that only just resurfaced. Capote wrote .Summer Crossing. in the 1940s, but ignored it and left it to only be unearthed and published in 2005. It retells an oft-told story of a teenage girl . in this case, Grady McNeil -- discovering her sexual independence as she fights to break free from her stifling New York family. Capote set his story against the backdrop of a nation emerging from the horrors of World War II, but stands apart from the pack for its bleak, depressing ending (no spoilers here). Variety says Oscar winner Barry Spikings (The Deer Hunter) will produce Johansson.s film, which New York playwright Tristine Skyler will adapt from Capote.s retrieved novel. There.s no timetable in the trade story, and Johansson.s...
- 11/18/2011
- cinemablend.com
Variety reports that Scarlett Johansson will be making her directorial debut on Summer Crossing , an adaptation of Truman Capote's lost novella. Barry Spikings, who won an Oscar for The Deer Hunter , is producing and Peter D. Graves is executive producing in conjunction with the Truman Capote Literary Trust and its trustee Alan Schwartz. The book is described as follows: Thought to be lost for over 50 years, here is the first novel by one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. Set in New York during the summer of 1945, this is the story of a young carefree socialite, Grady, who must make serious decisions about the romance she is dangerously pursuing and the effect it will have on everyone involved. Fans of Breakfast at Tiffany's and Capote's short...
- 11/18/2011
- Comingsoon.net
Just in time for a mild controversy over women’s presence behind the camera, Variety reports that Scarlett Johansson will make her directing debut with Summer Crossing, an adaptation of a once-lost Truman Capote novel. The Deer Hunter producer Barry Spikings will get behind the Tristine Skyler-scripted project, along with the Truman Capote Literary Trust; no studio is currently attached.
Capote‘s novel, the first of his career, centered on Grady McNeil, “an 18-year-old girl breaking free of her rich, smothering, family to discover her own identity and sexuality” in a post-World War II New York City. Part of her discovery comes by “intensifying an affair with and quickly marrying a parking lot attendant from a dysfunctional Brooklyn Jewish family,” a decision that leads to her pregnancy.
From that summary, I’m not getting the impression that the story will demand the utmost directorial ability or control — if only...
Capote‘s novel, the first of his career, centered on Grady McNeil, “an 18-year-old girl breaking free of her rich, smothering, family to discover her own identity and sexuality” in a post-World War II New York City. Part of her discovery comes by “intensifying an affair with and quickly marrying a parking lot attendant from a dysfunctional Brooklyn Jewish family,” a decision that leads to her pregnancy.
From that summary, I’m not getting the impression that the story will demand the utmost directorial ability or control — if only...
- 11/18/2011
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
She can act. She can record a rather strange album of Tom Waits covers. And now, she can direct, too.
Scarlett Johansson is adding another hyphenate to her business card to become an Actress-Singer-Director as she's set to make her directorial debut with "Summer Crossing," according to Variety.
"Summer Crossing" is based on a lost novella by Truman Capote ("In Cold Blood") set in post-wwii New York that centers on an 18-year-old girl breaking free of her rich smothering family to discover her own identity and sexuality.
What, doesn't she want to make a movie about the romantic pratfalls of twentysomething slackers like every other first-time director under the age of 30?
The "Avengers" star has quite a creative team backing her up on this endeavor, with Barry Spikings ("The Deer Hunter") set to produce and New York playwright Tristine Skyler set to adapt the screenplay. "Summer Crossing" was written by...
Scarlett Johansson is adding another hyphenate to her business card to become an Actress-Singer-Director as she's set to make her directorial debut with "Summer Crossing," according to Variety.
"Summer Crossing" is based on a lost novella by Truman Capote ("In Cold Blood") set in post-wwii New York that centers on an 18-year-old girl breaking free of her rich smothering family to discover her own identity and sexuality.
What, doesn't she want to make a movie about the romantic pratfalls of twentysomething slackers like every other first-time director under the age of 30?
The "Avengers" star has quite a creative team backing her up on this endeavor, with Barry Spikings ("The Deer Hunter") set to produce and New York playwright Tristine Skyler set to adapt the screenplay. "Summer Crossing" was written by...
- 11/18/2011
- by Bryan Enk
- NextMovie
Scarlett Johansson made her superhero fan base happy this past summer with plenty of on-location photos from The Avengers clad in her form-fitting leather bodysuit as Black Widow. Johansson showed her arty side today with reports by Variety that financial backing came through for her directing debut Summer Crossing, an adaptation of Truman Capote’s recently discovered novella. Barry Spikings boarded Summer Crossing as producer with Peter D. Graves as executive producer with the Truman Capote Literary Trust. Playwright Tristine Skyler signed on to adapt the Capote story of a teenage girl in New York after World War II trying to break free from her wealthy and smothering family.
- 11/17/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Scarlett Johansson made her superhero fan base happy this past summer with plenty of on-location photos from The Avengers clad in her form-fitting leather bodysuit as Black Widow. Johansson showed her arty side today with reports by Variety that financial backing came through for her directing debut Summer Crossing, an adaptation of Truman Capote’s recently discovered novella. Barry Spikings boarded Summer Crossing as producer with Peter D. Graves as executive producer with the Truman Capote Literary Trust. Playwright Tristine Skyler signed on to adapt the Capote story of a teenage girl in New York after World War II trying to break free from her wealthy and smothering family.
- 11/17/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Scarlett Johansson made her superhero fan base happy this past summer with plenty of on-location photos from The Avengers clad in her form-fitting leather bodysuit as Black Widow. Johansson showed her arty side today with reports by Variety that financial backing came through for her directing debut Summer Crossing, an adaptation of Truman Capote’s recently discovered novella. Barry Spikings boarded Summer Crossing as producer with Peter D. Graves as executive producer with the Truman Capote Literary Trust. Playwright Tristine Skyler signed on to adapt the Capote story of a teenage girl in New York after World War II trying to break free from her wealthy and smothering family.
- 11/17/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Peter Berg and Universal Pictures have announced plans for a January start date on Lone Survivor. The project is based on the memoirs of Navy Seal Marcus Luttrell. Berg has been attached to direct for four years, and will begin shooting in January of 2012. The film details Luttrell's ordeal, heading into Afghanistan after a Taliban leader and emerging as the sole survivor.
Luttrell and Berg felt a bond as fellow Texan's, and because Berg had used Navy Seals while shooting The Kingdom. This relationship paved the way for Universal to buy the novel and underlying life rights for Berg's Film 44, Akiva Goldsman's Weed Road Productions and Barry Spikings' Spikings Entertainment. One of the four main Seal roles was reportedly offered to Taylor Kitsch, who stars in Berg's upcoming film, Battleship.
Here is what Berg had to say about the project:
"Bin Laden's death has cleared the way for this,...
Luttrell and Berg felt a bond as fellow Texan's, and because Berg had used Navy Seals while shooting The Kingdom. This relationship paved the way for Universal to buy the novel and underlying life rights for Berg's Film 44, Akiva Goldsman's Weed Road Productions and Barry Spikings' Spikings Entertainment. One of the four main Seal roles was reportedly offered to Taylor Kitsch, who stars in Berg's upcoming film, Battleship.
Here is what Berg had to say about the project:
"Bin Laden's death has cleared the way for this,...
- 5/17/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
It's been nearly four years since it was announced that Peter Berg would direct Universal's Lone Survivor , based on the memoirs of Navy Seal Marcus Luttrell. Now Deadline reports that the project is moving forward and will begin shooting in January of 2012. The film details Luttrell's ordeal, heading into Afghanistan after a Taliban leader and emerging as the sole survivor. Luttrell bonded with Berg, a fellow Texas native, who had used Navy Seals in the making of The Kingdom , paving the way for Universal to buy the novel and underlying life rights for Berg's Film 44, Akiva Goldsman's Weed Road Productions and Barry Spikings' Spikings Entertainment. Berg, who's next project Battleship adapts the Hasbro board game, has also allegedly asked one of that film's stars,...
- 5/17/2011
- Comingsoon.net
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