In 1983 — as chronicled in Dutch investigative reporter Peter R. de Vries's bestseller — five financially desperate childhood pals turned to crime, capturing wealthy beer magnate Freddy Heineken (and his chauffeur Ab Doderer) in broad daylight after robbing a bank to fund their operation. Not to be confused with 2011's liberties-taking thriller The Heineken Kidnapping (a more ambitious and exciting film, with Rutger Hauer as the abducted mogul), The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest director Daniel Alfredson's exposition-heavy English-language adaptation boasts an amusingly belligerent Anthony Hopkins as the brew baron and little else. Jim Sturgess, Sam Worthington, and True Blood's Ryan Kwanten co-star in this glossy, lifelessly paced ...
- 3/4/2015
- Village Voice
Yes, your first assumption is correct – Kidnapping Mr. Heineken details the imprisonment of Amsterdam’s most iconic beer entrepreneur, and even more shocking is that it’s based on a true crime. Back in 1983, Freddy Heineken and his driver Ab Doderer were kidnapped by local scoundrels and then released some three weeks later for 35 million Dutch guilders – the largest ransom ever paid for one individual. As an avid beer drinker and alcohol culture snob, my complete ignorance of the real event is surprising and shameful, but Daniel Alfredson does an amicable job of filling in the blanks. Peter R. de Vries’s source novelization serves as a proper jumping point for writer William Brookfield, as he and Alfredson find a tense balance between historical recreation and cinematic embellishment – either of which can easily sink a true story when handled clumsily.
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- 3/2/2015
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
Check out the brand new trailer for Kidnapping Mr. Heineken.
Based on a true story, Kidnapping Mr. Heineken stars Anthony Hopkins, Sam Worthington, Jim Sturgess and Ryan Kwanten.
In 1983, a group of childhood friends pulled off the crime of the century: kidnapping one of the richest men in the world, the heir of the Heineken beer empire (Anthony Hopkins). The shocking capture–by gunpoint in broad daylight on the streets of Amsterdam–resulted in the largest ransom ever paid for a kidnapped individual.
It was truly the perfect crime…until they got away with it.
The film is adapted by William Brookfield from the best-selling book by Peter R. de Vries.
Directed by Daniel Alfredson (The Girl Who Played With Fire, The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets’ Nest), Kidnapping Mr. Heineken is set for a release on iTunes/VOD and in theaters March 6 by Alchemy (formerly Millennium Entertainment).
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Based on a true story, Kidnapping Mr. Heineken stars Anthony Hopkins, Sam Worthington, Jim Sturgess and Ryan Kwanten.
In 1983, a group of childhood friends pulled off the crime of the century: kidnapping one of the richest men in the world, the heir of the Heineken beer empire (Anthony Hopkins). The shocking capture–by gunpoint in broad daylight on the streets of Amsterdam–resulted in the largest ransom ever paid for a kidnapped individual.
It was truly the perfect crime…until they got away with it.
The film is adapted by William Brookfield from the best-selling book by Peter R. de Vries.
Directed by Daniel Alfredson (The Girl Who Played With Fire, The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets’ Nest), Kidnapping Mr. Heineken is set for a release on iTunes/VOD and in theaters March 6 by Alchemy (formerly Millennium Entertainment).
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- 1/22/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
New films on Screenbase this week include Jamie Adams’ Black Mountain Poets, Valérie Donzelli’s romance Marguerite and Julien, and Julie Delpy’s France-set romcom Lolo.Global Screen’s Ooops! Noah Is Gone…
This animated film focuses on a fictional species which discovers it cannot board Noah’s Ark. While two of them manage to make it, their children fall off the Ark. The kids then have to learn how to live by themselves.
The film is directed by Toby Genkel and Sean McCormack, who previously made a name for themselves with Niko. German sales company Global Screen has sold the animation to eOne, Eagle Pictures, Scanbox and Smile Entertainment.
Crime thriller Kidnapping Mr. Heineken
Daniel Alfredson’s new feature stars Anthony Hopkins, Jim Sturgess and Sam Worthington. The plot—based on real events—takes place in the eighties, when a gang kidnapped beer mogul Freddy Heinecken. The screenplay is based on Peter R. de Vries’ book...
This animated film focuses on a fictional species which discovers it cannot board Noah’s Ark. While two of them manage to make it, their children fall off the Ark. The kids then have to learn how to live by themselves.
The film is directed by Toby Genkel and Sean McCormack, who previously made a name for themselves with Niko. German sales company Global Screen has sold the animation to eOne, Eagle Pictures, Scanbox and Smile Entertainment.
Crime thriller Kidnapping Mr. Heineken
Daniel Alfredson’s new feature stars Anthony Hopkins, Jim Sturgess and Sam Worthington. The plot—based on real events—takes place in the eighties, when a gang kidnapped beer mogul Freddy Heinecken. The screenplay is based on Peter R. de Vries’ book...
- 1/16/2015
- by maud.le-rest@sciencespo-toulouse.net (Maud Le Rest)
- ScreenDaily
Informant Media’s true-tale thriller Kidnapping Mr. Heineken has been acquired by Alchemy, the company formerly known as Millennium Entertainment, which has set a March release in theaters and on VOD. Anthony Hopkins stars as the titular beer baron Alfred “Freddy” Heineken, who was kidnapped in Amsterdam in 1983 by five boyhood friends, resulting in the largest ransom ever paid.
Jim Sturgess, Sam Worthington, Ryan Kwanten, Mark van Eeuwen, Tom Cocquerel and Jemima West also star in the Daniel Alfredson-directed film, adapted by William Brookfield from the best-selling book by Peter R. de Vries.
Alchemy will release the film March 6.
Jim Sturgess, Sam Worthington, Ryan Kwanten, Mark van Eeuwen, Tom Cocquerel and Jemima West also star in the Daniel Alfredson-directed film, adapted by William Brookfield from the best-selling book by Peter R. de Vries.
Alchemy will release the film March 6.
- 1/13/2015
- by Jen Yamato
- Deadline
Across his long and illustrious career, Oscar winner Anthony Hopkins has portrayed a great many colorful real-life characters, from Us President Richard Nixon to horror legend Alfred Hitchcock. Now, he’s set to play another figure from history, in the second of two biopics currently in his pipeline. After playing Ernest Hemingway in Andy Garcia’s Hemingway and Fuentes, Hopkins will portray Dutch brewery magnate Freddy Heineken for director Daniel Alfredson (The Girl Who Played With Fire), in Informant Media’s true-history action thriller Kidnapping Freddy Heineken.
Though most people are familiar with the Heineken brand, very few are aware of the ordeal faced by the late businessman in 1983 when he, along with his driver Ab Doderer, were abducted at gunpoint by five amateur Dutch gangsters. A huge ransom of $35 million Dutch guilders ($16 million euros) was eventually paid for the hostages by Heineken’s family. The kidnappers were eventually captured,...
Though most people are familiar with the Heineken brand, very few are aware of the ordeal faced by the late businessman in 1983 when he, along with his driver Ab Doderer, were abducted at gunpoint by five amateur Dutch gangsters. A huge ransom of $35 million Dutch guilders ($16 million euros) was eventually paid for the hostages by Heineken’s family. The kidnappers were eventually captured,...
- 10/9/2013
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
Sam Worthington ("Avatar"), Ryan Kwanten ("True Blood"), Jim Sturgess ("Upside Down"), and Dutch actor Mark van Eeuwen are set to join Anthony Hopkins in the action-thriller "Kidnapping Freddy Heineken" from Informant Media.
The story chronicles the 1983 kidnapping of Dutch beer magnate Freddy Heineken and his driver Ab Doderer. The two were released after payment of a record ransom of around $50 million.
Daniel Alfredson ("The Girl Who Played with Fire") directs from a script by William Brookfield ("Rough Magic") based on a book by Peter R. de Vries.
Howard Meltzer, Judy Cairo and Michael A. Simpson will produce. Filming begins late October in Belgium.
Source: Variety...
The story chronicles the 1983 kidnapping of Dutch beer magnate Freddy Heineken and his driver Ab Doderer. The two were released after payment of a record ransom of around $50 million.
Daniel Alfredson ("The Girl Who Played with Fire") directs from a script by William Brookfield ("Rough Magic") based on a book by Peter R. de Vries.
Howard Meltzer, Judy Cairo and Michael A. Simpson will produce. Filming begins late October in Belgium.
Source: Variety...
- 10/9/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
“Avatar” star Sam Worthington, “Cloud Atlas” actor Jim Sturgess and “True Blood” stud Ryan Kwanten will join Oscar winner Anthony Hopkins in Informant Media’s international action-thriller “Kidnapping Freddy Heineken,” the company announced Tuesday. Daniel Alfredson, who directed both sequels to the original Swedish adaptation of “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,” will direct from a script by UK-based writer William Brookfield, who adapted the bestselling book by Netherlands crime journalist Peter R. de Vries. Also read: ‘True Blood’ Star Ryan Kwanten Plays Marvel Villain in New Short Film Story follows one of the most notorious kidnappings of the 21st Century,...
- 10/8/2013
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Ryan Kwanten ("True Blood"), Jim Sturgess ( Cloud Atlas ) and Sam Worthington ( Avatar ) are set to star opposite the previously-announced Anthony Hopkins in Kidnapping Freddy Heineken , Variety reports. Daniel Alfredson ( The Girl Who Played with Fire ) is directing from a script by William Brookfield, in turn based on Peter R. de Vries. book of the same name. The true crime thriller, which, as the title implies, details the 1983 kidnapping of the beer magnate, Alfred Henry "Freddy" Heineken and his driver. Kidnapping Freddy Heineken is set to shoot this month in Belgium with additional production planned for both Amsterdam and New Orleans. Judy Cairo and Michael A. Simpson are producing through Informant Media, as is Howard Meltzer for Informant...
- 10/8/2013
- Comingsoon.net
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