Multi-award-winning, Platinum-selling group, James Barker Band releases their Records Nashville label-debut single “Meet Your Mama,” out everywhere now. With a midtempo melody and swoon-worthy lyrics, this radio-ready love song perfectly captures the excitement and curiosity that comes while falling in love, and the eagerness to know the places and people that shaped them. Penned by Barker alongside Travis Wood, Gavin Slate, and Todd Clark, “Meet Your Mama” offers the perfect romantic gesture ahead of Valentine’s Day, with Barker singing “Girl I wanna meet your mama / Drink a beer with your old man / Ride all around your hometown / Fall for the girl you were back then.”
James Barker Band. Photo courtesy: Starseed Entertainment
Listen To “Meet Your Mama”
“This song has an honesty to it and I think that’s going to make it really relatable for a lot of people,” shares Barker of the track. “Everyone remembers that feeling...
James Barker Band. Photo courtesy: Starseed Entertainment
Listen To “Meet Your Mama”
“This song has an honesty to it and I think that’s going to make it really relatable for a lot of people,” shares Barker of the track. “Everyone remembers that feeling...
- 1/29/2023
- by Music Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Music
Stars: Gary Oldman, Olga Kurylenko, Amit Shah, William Moseley, Dermot Mulroney, Alicia Agneson | Written by Zackary Adler, James Edward Barker, Andy Conway, Nicky Tate | Directed by Zackary Adler
Set against a gritty London backdrop, Olga Kurylenko plays a tough motorbike courier whose day takes a wrong turn after discovering a package she’s carrying is a bomb… The target? Nick Murch (Amit Shah), the only witness able to testify against ruthless crime lord Ezekiel Mannings (Gary Oldman). As the British Police and FBI scramble to deal with the mess, the mysteriously well-trained and equipped courier teams up with unlikely partner Nick to evade Mannings’ heavily armed goons and make sure that justice is delivered.
The Courier is one of those films that can be succinctly summed up in one comparative sentence. In this case it’s “Die Hard in a parking garage”. Only this is a Female led Die Hard,...
Set against a gritty London backdrop, Olga Kurylenko plays a tough motorbike courier whose day takes a wrong turn after discovering a package she’s carrying is a bomb… The target? Nick Murch (Amit Shah), the only witness able to testify against ruthless crime lord Ezekiel Mannings (Gary Oldman). As the British Police and FBI scramble to deal with the mess, the mysteriously well-trained and equipped courier teams up with unlikely partner Nick to evade Mannings’ heavily armed goons and make sure that justice is delivered.
The Courier is one of those films that can be succinctly summed up in one comparative sentence. In this case it’s “Die Hard in a parking garage”. Only this is a Female led Die Hard,...
- 2/4/2020
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Here’s the latest episode of the The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the ever-growing podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on the official podcast site, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.
For those unfamiliar, with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors. They also shoot the breeze about their new films, The Dare, World of Darkness,...
For those unfamiliar, with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors. They also shoot the breeze about their new films, The Dare, World of Darkness,...
- 1/3/2020
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Signature Films is producing with Rollercoaster Angel Productions.
Zackary Adler’s UK action film The Courier, which stars Olga Kurylenko and Gary Oldman, has completed its cast and begun principal photography in London.
Dermot Mulroney, William Moseley, Vikings actress Alicia Agneson, Amit Shah, and Craig Conway have joined the film, which is produced by Signature Films and Rollercoaster Angel Productions.
Kurylenko will play a courier whose daily deliveries are interrupted when she discovers that her latest package is a bomb aimed to kill the only living witness who is about to testify against a ruthless crime lord, played by Oldman.
Zackary Adler’s UK action film The Courier, which stars Olga Kurylenko and Gary Oldman, has completed its cast and begun principal photography in London.
Dermot Mulroney, William Moseley, Vikings actress Alicia Agneson, Amit Shah, and Craig Conway have joined the film, which is produced by Signature Films and Rollercoaster Angel Productions.
Kurylenko will play a courier whose daily deliveries are interrupted when she discovers that her latest package is a bomb aimed to kill the only living witness who is about to testify against a ruthless crime lord, played by Oldman.
- 2/11/2019
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Shooting has just begun on British indie The Courier, with Dermot Mulroney, William Moseley (The Royals) and Vikings‘ Alicia Agneson joining the project. Signature Films and Rollercoaster Angel Production are producing the action pic from director Zackary Adler.
Kurylenko plays a courier whose daily deliveries are interrupted when she discovers that her latest package is a gas bomb aimed to kill the only living witness on the brink of testifying against a ruthless crime lord, played by Oldman.
Mulroney will be the CIA director leading the investigation. Moseley is Oldman’s nasty side-kick. Agneson’s role is described as a hard-as-nails CIA agent while Amit Shah (The Hundred-Foot Journey) and Craig Conway (Mara) are also joining.
The Courier is produced by Marc Goldberg, James Edward Barker, David Haring and Andrew Prendergast. Oldman’s longtime producing partner Douglas Urbanski is exec producing with Elizabeth Williams, Wayne Godfrey and Christian Mercuri . Blue Box is on international sales.
Kurylenko plays a courier whose daily deliveries are interrupted when she discovers that her latest package is a gas bomb aimed to kill the only living witness on the brink of testifying against a ruthless crime lord, played by Oldman.
Mulroney will be the CIA director leading the investigation. Moseley is Oldman’s nasty side-kick. Agneson’s role is described as a hard-as-nails CIA agent while Amit Shah (The Hundred-Foot Journey) and Craig Conway (Mara) are also joining.
The Courier is produced by Marc Goldberg, James Edward Barker, David Haring and Andrew Prendergast. Oldman’s longtime producing partner Douglas Urbanski is exec producing with Elizabeth Williams, Wayne Godfrey and Christian Mercuri . Blue Box is on international sales.
- 2/11/2019
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Oscar-winner Gary Oldman has joined Olga Kurylenko in UK action-thriller The Courier, which is due to begin shoot in London next month.
Kurylenko will play a courier whose daily deliveries are interrupted when she discovers that her latest package is a bomb aimed at killing a witness who is about to testify against a ruthless crime lord, played by Darkest Hour star Oldman.
Additional casting is under way on the film, which comes from Signature Films, the production arm of UK distributor Signature Entertainment, and new UK outfit Rollercoaster Angel Productions.
Directed by Zackary Adler (Rise of the Footsoldier III), the film will be produced by Marc Goldberg (Final Score), James Edward Barker (Mara), David Haring (Pandas) and Andrew Prendergast (An American Exorcism). Douglas Urbanski (Darkest Hour), Oldman’s long-term producing partner, will serve as executive produce. Script comes from Andy Conway and Nicky Tate. Capstone Group spinoff Blue Box is handling international sales.
Kurylenko will play a courier whose daily deliveries are interrupted when she discovers that her latest package is a bomb aimed at killing a witness who is about to testify against a ruthless crime lord, played by Darkest Hour star Oldman.
Additional casting is under way on the film, which comes from Signature Films, the production arm of UK distributor Signature Entertainment, and new UK outfit Rollercoaster Angel Productions.
Directed by Zackary Adler (Rise of the Footsoldier III), the film will be produced by Marc Goldberg (Final Score), James Edward Barker (Mara), David Haring (Pandas) and Andrew Prendergast (An American Exorcism). Douglas Urbanski (Darkest Hour), Oldman’s long-term producing partner, will serve as executive produce. Script comes from Andy Conway and Nicky Tate. Capstone Group spinoff Blue Box is handling international sales.
- 1/15/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Olga Kurylenko (Oblivion) is set to star in female-led action-thriller The Courier from Signature Films, the production arm of UK distributor Signature Entertainment, and new UK outfit Rollercoaster Angel Productions.
Kurylenko will play a London courier whose daily deliveries are interrupted when she discovers that her latest package is a gas bomb aimed at the witness of a crime lord’s murder. Director will be Zackary Adler (The Rise Of The Krays). Capstone Group spinoff Blue Box is handling international sales at the Afm.
Producers include Marc Goldberg (Final Score), James Edward Barker (Mara), Andrew Pendergast (An American Exorcism) and Elizabeth Williams (Final Score). Shoot is due to get underway in London in coming months.
Composer-producer Barker of Rollercoaster Angel said, “I’m really excited to be launching my new production company with Zack, and on such an exciting project. It’s also an honor to be working with Andy,...
Kurylenko will play a London courier whose daily deliveries are interrupted when she discovers that her latest package is a gas bomb aimed at the witness of a crime lord’s murder. Director will be Zackary Adler (The Rise Of The Krays). Capstone Group spinoff Blue Box is handling international sales at the Afm.
Producers include Marc Goldberg (Final Score), James Edward Barker (Mara), Andrew Pendergast (An American Exorcism) and Elizabeth Williams (Final Score). Shoot is due to get underway in London in coming months.
Composer-producer Barker of Rollercoaster Angel said, “I’m really excited to be launching my new production company with Zack, and on such an exciting project. It’s also an honor to be working with Andy,...
- 10/30/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Olga Kurylenko will lead a female-led cast in “The Courier,” a London-set action thriller from Zackary Adler (“The Rise of the Krays”).
Kurylenko (“Quantum of Solace”) will play the titular courier, whose daily deliveries are interrupted when she discovers that her latest package is a bomb aimed at the witness of a crime lord’s murder. She then embarks on a race against time to save the target from corrupt CIA agents and Russian mercenaries.
Marc Goldberg (“The Hatton Garden Job”), Andrew Pendergast (“An American Exorcism”), and Elizabeth Williams (“Final Score”) are producing. James Edward Barker (“Mara”) will also produce through Rollercoaster Angel Productions, the new firm he has formed with Adler, who has a pedigree in British crime drama.
The project comes from Signature Films, the production arm of distributor Signature Entertainment. Shooting will take place on location in London and will get underway in the coming months. Blue Box...
Kurylenko (“Quantum of Solace”) will play the titular courier, whose daily deliveries are interrupted when she discovers that her latest package is a bomb aimed at the witness of a crime lord’s murder. She then embarks on a race against time to save the target from corrupt CIA agents and Russian mercenaries.
Marc Goldberg (“The Hatton Garden Job”), Andrew Pendergast (“An American Exorcism”), and Elizabeth Williams (“Final Score”) are producing. James Edward Barker (“Mara”) will also produce through Rollercoaster Angel Productions, the new firm he has formed with Adler, who has a pedigree in British crime drama.
The project comes from Signature Films, the production arm of distributor Signature Entertainment. Shooting will take place on location in London and will get underway in the coming months. Blue Box...
- 10/30/2018
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
Sleep paralysis leads to eerie encounters with a supernatural entity played by Javier Botet (read Heather Wixson's interview with the renowned actor here) in Mara, and with the new horror thriller out now in theaters and on VOD platforms from Saban Films, we caught up with composer James Edward Barker in our latest Q&A feature to discuss his early love of music, his greatest horror influences, and collaborating with the creative team of Mara to craft a compelling and haunting score.
Thanks for taking the time to answer some questions for us, James! When did you initially become interested in music and what did you listen to in your formative years?
James Edward Barker: Hi, thank you for the interview, it’s exciting to be talking to you, I’m a big fan of Daily Dead!
It’s a mixed bunch for sure—everything from jazz, blues, hard rock,...
Thanks for taking the time to answer some questions for us, James! When did you initially become interested in music and what did you listen to in your formative years?
James Edward Barker: Hi, thank you for the interview, it’s exciting to be talking to you, I’m a big fan of Daily Dead!
It’s a mixed bunch for sure—everything from jazz, blues, hard rock,...
- 9/7/2018
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Ahead of this Friday’s release (both soundtrack and film), we’ve got our hands on an exclusive track premiere from James Edward Barker’s Mara score, and it’s a pulse-pounding stab of terror. Titled “Smash and Run”, the piece clearly comes from a point in the film where a lot of action is happening. This isn’t a […]
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- 9/5/2018
- by Jonathan Barkan
- DreadCentral.com
If there’s an animal mentioned in the title of a film, there’s a good chance that you’re going to cry by the end of it. Sometimes it’s the animal itself, sometimes it’s just the portal towards human emotion. This week, Lean on Pete opens to try and give your tear ducts some exercise. Whether it has to do with the animal who gives the movie its title or the events that happen to the protagonist, I’ll leave for you to discover, but this is the sort of picture that would love for you to cry. Luckily though, it never feels manipulative. Andrew Haigh actually tells the story in a distant enough way that the organic moments of emotion are more on your part than on the part of the filmmaker or the actors. That’s an accomplishment. This movie is a drama that initially...
- 4/5/2018
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
The Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films (Eff) project is on the Grindstone/Lionsgate Films Us distribution slate. Highland Film Group will introduce to Cannes buyers.
Max Adams wrote the screenplay based on his 2008 short film set in the world of professional thieves.
Precious Cargo is lined up to shoot in Biloxi, Mississippi, and marks the first film from the 10-title deal between Lionsgate and Eff.
George Furla, Randall Emmett, Norton Herrick of Herrick Entertainment, Scott Mann and James Barker of Mann Made Films produce.
Grindstone’s Barry Brooker and Stan Wertlieb and Wayne Marc Godfrey and Robert Jones of The Fyzz Facility serve as executive producers with Arianne Fraser and Delphine Perrier of Highland.
Max Adams wrote the screenplay based on his 2008 short film set in the world of professional thieves.
Precious Cargo is lined up to shoot in Biloxi, Mississippi, and marks the first film from the 10-title deal between Lionsgate and Eff.
George Furla, Randall Emmett, Norton Herrick of Herrick Entertainment, Scott Mann and James Barker of Mann Made Films produce.
Grindstone’s Barry Brooker and Stan Wertlieb and Wayne Marc Godfrey and Robert Jones of The Fyzz Facility serve as executive producers with Arianne Fraser and Delphine Perrier of Highland.
- 4/30/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Olga Kurylenko (Quantum Of Solace, Oblivion) will star in the supernatural horror film, Mara, it was announced today by The Solution Entertainment Group’s (The Solution) Myles Nestel and Room 101’s Steven Schneider (Paranormal Activity, Insidious) who will produce with Mann Made Films’ Scott Mann and James Edward Barker.
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- 11/7/2013
- by HorrorNews.net
- Horror News
Another terror tale is on its way courtesy of one of the driving forces behind the Paranormal Activity franchise, and it stars a young lady that none of us would ever mind haunting. Read on for details.
From the Press Release
Olga Kurylenko (pictured; Quantum Of Solace, Oblivion) will star in the supernatural horror film Mara, it was announced by The Solution Entertainment Group’s (The Solution) Myles Nestel and Room 101’s Steven Schneider (Paranormal Activity, Insidious), who will produce with Mann Made Films’ Scott Mann and James Edward Barker.
Clive Tonge will direct his feature film debut from an original collaboration with Jonathan Frank (The Tournament), based on the mythology and true phenomenon of sleep paralysis, commonly known as Sudden Unexpected Nocturnal Death Syndrome (Sunds). The film is scheduled to shoot in May next year. Synchronicity Entertainment, The Solution’s cutting edge vanguard division, is financing and selling the project.
From the Press Release
Olga Kurylenko (pictured; Quantum Of Solace, Oblivion) will star in the supernatural horror film Mara, it was announced by The Solution Entertainment Group’s (The Solution) Myles Nestel and Room 101’s Steven Schneider (Paranormal Activity, Insidious), who will produce with Mann Made Films’ Scott Mann and James Edward Barker.
Clive Tonge will direct his feature film debut from an original collaboration with Jonathan Frank (The Tournament), based on the mythology and true phenomenon of sleep paralysis, commonly known as Sudden Unexpected Nocturnal Death Syndrome (Sunds). The film is scheduled to shoot in May next year. Synchronicity Entertainment, The Solution’s cutting edge vanguard division, is financing and selling the project.
- 11/7/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Exclusive: May 2014 shoot for Room 101-Mann Made-Synchronicity production.
Oblivion star Olga Kurylenko will lead the cast of supernatural horror Mara, scheduled to shoot in May 2014.
The Solution Entertainment Group’s Myles Nestel and Room 101’s Steven Schneider, producer on the Paranormal Activity franchise and Insidious, will produce with Mann Made Films’ Scott Mann and James Edward Barker.
UK music video director Clive Tonge will make his feature debut on The Tournament writer Jonathan Frank’s script about a criminal psychologist (Kurylenko) investigating the case of a man who has seemingly been strangled in his sleep by his wife.
As she digs into the mystery of an ancient demon which kills people in their sleep, she experiences the same symptoms as previous victims and spirals into a nightmare battle to save herself and the married couple’s daughter.
Synchronicity Entertainment, The Solution’s genre label, is financing and selling the project at the Afm.
Schneider said: “Synchronicity...
Oblivion star Olga Kurylenko will lead the cast of supernatural horror Mara, scheduled to shoot in May 2014.
The Solution Entertainment Group’s Myles Nestel and Room 101’s Steven Schneider, producer on the Paranormal Activity franchise and Insidious, will produce with Mann Made Films’ Scott Mann and James Edward Barker.
UK music video director Clive Tonge will make his feature debut on The Tournament writer Jonathan Frank’s script about a criminal psychologist (Kurylenko) investigating the case of a man who has seemingly been strangled in his sleep by his wife.
As she digs into the mystery of an ancient demon which kills people in their sleep, she experiences the same symptoms as previous victims and spirals into a nightmare battle to save herself and the married couple’s daughter.
Synchronicity Entertainment, The Solution’s genre label, is financing and selling the project at the Afm.
Schneider said: “Synchronicity...
- 11/7/2013
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: May 2014 shoot for Room 101-Mann Made-Synchronicity production.
Oblivion star Olga Kurylenko will lead the cast of supernatural horror Mara, scheduled to shoot in May 2014.
The Solution Entertainment Group’s Myles Nestel and Room 101’s Steven Schneider, producer on the Paranormal Activity franchise and Insidious, will produce with Mann Made Films’ Scott Mann and James Edward Barker.
UK music video director Clive Tonge will make his feature debut on The Tournament writer Jonathan Frank’s script about a criminal psychologist (Kurylenko) investigating the case of a man who has seemingly been strangled in his sleep by his wife.
As she digs into the mystery of an ancient demon which kills people in their sleep, she experiences the same symptoms as previous victims and spirals into a nightmare battle to save herself and the married couple’s daughter.
Synchronicity Entertainment, The Solution’s genre label, is financing and selling the project at the Afm.
Schneider said: “Synchronicity...
Oblivion star Olga Kurylenko will lead the cast of supernatural horror Mara, scheduled to shoot in May 2014.
The Solution Entertainment Group’s Myles Nestel and Room 101’s Steven Schneider, producer on the Paranormal Activity franchise and Insidious, will produce with Mann Made Films’ Scott Mann and James Edward Barker.
UK music video director Clive Tonge will make his feature debut on The Tournament writer Jonathan Frank’s script about a criminal psychologist (Kurylenko) investigating the case of a man who has seemingly been strangled in his sleep by his wife.
As she digs into the mystery of an ancient demon which kills people in their sleep, she experiences the same symptoms as previous victims and spirals into a nightmare battle to save herself and the married couple’s daughter.
Synchronicity Entertainment, The Solution’s genre label, is financing and selling the project at the Afm.
Schneider said: “Synchronicity...
- 11/7/2013
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Solution Entertainment Group and Room 101 announced tonight that Oblivion's Olga Kurylenko will star in the supernatural horror film, Mara.
Myles Nestel, Steven Schneider (Paranormal Activity, Insidious), Scott Mann and James Edward Barker will produce.
Clive Tonge is making his directorial feature debut from an original collaboration with Jonathan Frank (The Tournament), based on the mythology and true phenomena of sleep paralysis, commonly known as Sudden Unexpected Nocturnal Death Syndrome (Sunds).
Shooting begins May 2014.
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Myles Nestel, Steven Schneider (Paranormal Activity, Insidious), Scott Mann and James Edward Barker will produce.
Clive Tonge is making his directorial feature debut from an original collaboration with Jonathan Frank (The Tournament), based on the mythology and true phenomena of sleep paralysis, commonly known as Sudden Unexpected Nocturnal Death Syndrome (Sunds).
Shooting begins May 2014.
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- 11/7/2013
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Olga Kurylenko (Quantum Of Solace, Oblivion) will star in the supernatural horror film, Mara, it was announced today by The Solution Entertainment Group’s (The Solution) Myles Nestel and Room 101’s Steven Schneider (Paranormal Activity, Insidious) who will produce with Mann Made Films’ Scott Mann and James Edward Barker.
Cult favorite Clive Tonge will direct his feature film debut from an original collaboration with Jonathan Frank (The Tournament), based on the mythology and true phenomena of sleep paralysis, commonly known as Sudden Unexpected Nocturnal Death Syndrome (Sunds), which is scheduled to shoot in May next year.
Criminal psychologist Kate Fuller (Kurylenko) is assigned to the murder of a man who has seemingly been strangled in his sleep by his wife and the only witness is their eight-year-old daughter, Sophie. As Kate digs into the mystery of an ancient demon which kills people in their sleep, she experiences the same...
Cult favorite Clive Tonge will direct his feature film debut from an original collaboration with Jonathan Frank (The Tournament), based on the mythology and true phenomena of sleep paralysis, commonly known as Sudden Unexpected Nocturnal Death Syndrome (Sunds), which is scheduled to shoot in May next year.
Criminal psychologist Kate Fuller (Kurylenko) is assigned to the murder of a man who has seemingly been strangled in his sleep by his wife and the only witness is their eight-year-old daughter, Sophie. As Kate digs into the mystery of an ancient demon which kills people in their sleep, she experiences the same...
- 11/7/2013
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Olga Kurylenko ( Quantum of Solace , Oblivion ) will star in the supernatural horror film, Mara , it was announced today by The Solution Entertainment Group's Myles Nestel and Room 101's Steven Schneider ( Paranormal Activity , Insidious ) who will produce with Mann Made Films' Scott Mann and James Edward Barker. Clive Tonge will direct his feature film debut from an original collaboration with Jonathan Frank ( The Tournament ), based on the mythology and true phenomena of sleep paralysis, commonly known as Sudden Unexpected Nocturnal Death Syndrome (Sunds), which is scheduled to shoot in May next year. Synchronicity Entertainment is financing and selling the project. Ruzanna Kegeyan, President of International Distribution, will introduce the project to international buyers at...
- 11/6/2013
- Comingsoon.net
Exclusive: Daniel Dockery hired as head of development; company launches writing programme.
Mann Made Films, the Manchester-based production company behind assassin thriller The Tournament, is set to expand its operations in the UK.
The outfit, owned by Scott Man and James Edward Barker, has hired former Granada and Lime Pictures story writer and story editor Daniel Dockery to act as their head of development. The position is effective immediately.
In his new role, Dockery will oversee Mann Made’s development slate and spearhead a new writing programme.
Jonathan Frank, writer of 2009’s The Tournament, which starred Robert Carlyle and Ving Rhames, will also join the firm.
Frank has come on board as head writer for the writing initiative, which is being launched to attract Northern-based talent and develop commercial genre titles for the international market.
Frank will assist in the development of Mann Made projects and has a first-look deal with the company on his new script...
Mann Made Films, the Manchester-based production company behind assassin thriller The Tournament, is set to expand its operations in the UK.
The outfit, owned by Scott Man and James Edward Barker, has hired former Granada and Lime Pictures story writer and story editor Daniel Dockery to act as their head of development. The position is effective immediately.
In his new role, Dockery will oversee Mann Made’s development slate and spearhead a new writing programme.
Jonathan Frank, writer of 2009’s The Tournament, which starred Robert Carlyle and Ving Rhames, will also join the firm.
Frank has come on board as head writer for the writing initiative, which is being launched to attract Northern-based talent and develop commercial genre titles for the international market.
Frank will assist in the development of Mann Made projects and has a first-look deal with the company on his new script...
- 10/28/2013
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
It’s no secret that Sir David Attenborough is one of the most well-respected documentary filmmakers in the world, and year after year, he continues to bring us some of the most fascinating films, granting us insight into otherwise-unknown elements of our world.
For The Penguin King 3D, Attenborough reunites with filmmaker Anthony Geffen after their BAFTA-winning Flying Monsters 3D, for another 3D adventure that takes us to the island of South Georgia, following the life of a King Penguin from adolescence to adulthood.
Fully grown and ready to emerge from his life as a bachelor, the documentary tells the story of a King Penguin coming back to the island he was born on, looking for a mate, and wanting to start his own family.
In a nature documentary like this, there is a fine line between telling a story that is too human, too anthropomorphised, and one which is devoid of emotional impact,...
For The Penguin King 3D, Attenborough reunites with filmmaker Anthony Geffen after their BAFTA-winning Flying Monsters 3D, for another 3D adventure that takes us to the island of South Georgia, following the life of a King Penguin from adolescence to adulthood.
Fully grown and ready to emerge from his life as a bachelor, the documentary tells the story of a King Penguin coming back to the island he was born on, looking for a mate, and wanting to start his own family.
In a nature documentary like this, there is a fine line between telling a story that is too human, too anthropomorphised, and one which is devoid of emotional impact,...
- 10/26/2012
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
It seems The 4th Reich will never die. In Tommy Wirkola's Dead Snow, the undead laid waste to campers and in Steve Barker's Outpost 2: Black Sun, a zombie horde used a magnetic pulse to to continue Nazi domination. Now, Shaun Robert Smith's The 4th Reich will use the undead to harass Sean Bean's ("Game of Thrones") character Seargent Major Gordon. Gordon is part of an Allied team tasked with undoing an SS research facility. They find the horrors of war instead. The 4th Reich is currently at Cannes and fans of historical horror can enjoy this teaser poster from the film. More cast and crew details are below. Director: Shaun Robert Smith. Producers: James Edward Barker, and Scott Mann. Cast: Sean Bean, Sean Pertwee, and Jason Flemyng. Source: The 4th Reich at Av Pictures | | | Advertise Here - Contact me Michael Allen at 28Dla Subscribe to...
- 5/22/2012
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
London – Canada’s Entertainment One has secured all U.K. rights to the Shaun Robert Smith-directed WW2 action-horror film The 4th Reich. The project details the story of a brigade of British soldiers sent into occupied mainland Europe who find themselves up against an enemy created by Nazi scientists as an all-powerful fighting force for what would be the 4th Reich. The deal was inked with the distributor by Scott Mann and James Edward Barker’s edgy U.K. indie production banner Mann Made Films and British-based international sales outfit Av Pictures. The movie, for which the
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- 3/26/2012
- by Stuart Kemp
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
UK Sales outfit Av Pictures have signed on to handle international sales for Second World War action-horror movie, "The 4th Reich". Av will begin pre-sales ahead of the films' May 2012 start of shoot date. Directed by Shaun Robert Smith, the film will be produced by Scott Mann and James Edward Barker for UK based Mann Made Films, with Michael J Bassett executive producing. Av and Mann Made previously partnered on Scott Mann's debut action flick, "The Tournament". Sean Pertwee, Tom Savini and Doug Bradley have signed on to star in the film. Casting for the leads is still underway. .We've been keeping a close relationship with Mann Made Films since The Tournament. Scott and James have an incredible eye for commercial fare and a talent for producing content with a high...
- 2/28/2012
- www.ohmygore.com/
Signs Soundtrack Deal With Movie Score Media U.K. composer James Edward Barker has signed on to score the Sky 3D and IMAX release of "The Bachelor King 3D." The film , a documentary about penguins in South Georgia, will be narrated by Sir David Attenborough and is produced by Anthony Geffen’s Atlantic Pictures, the same team behind the BAFTA award winning "Flying With Monsters." The film will premiere on Sky 3D at the end of the year and is then due for release in IMAX cinemas and a subsequent national theatrical release in the U.K. in early 2012. Barker, who recently …...
- 10/8/2011
- The Playlist
The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence) cast, composer, plot have been revealed. The cast, composer, plot for The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence), directed by Tom Six, is Ashlynn Yennie, Laurence Harvey, Dominic Borelli, Vivien Bridson, Lee Harris, Peter Charlton, Bill Hutchens, Dan Burman, Daniel Jude Gennis, Kandace Caine, Maddi Black, Lucas Hansen, Georgina Goodrick, and Emma Lock. Ashlynn Yennie is reprising her role as Jenny from The Human Centipede (First Sequence). Laurence Harvey will be playing the insane scientist named Martin.
The composer for The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence), The Human Centipede II : Full Sequence or tentatively, The Human Millipede is James Edward Barker.
We previously posted The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence) Teaser Trailer and The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence): Banned by British Board of Film Classification news item.
The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence)‘s plot supposedly revolves around ”the story of a man [Martin] who...
The composer for The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence), The Human Centipede II : Full Sequence or tentatively, The Human Millipede is James Edward Barker.
We previously posted The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence) Teaser Trailer and The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence): Banned by British Board of Film Classification news item.
The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence)‘s plot supposedly revolves around ”the story of a man [Martin] who...
- 6/8/2011
- by filmbook
- Film-Book
Producers Weinstein Co. and Japan’s Kurosawa Productions announced today that British director Scott Mann would direct a contemporary-set remake of Akira Kurosawa’s landmark 1954 adventure Seven Samurai. John Fusco (Young Guns) wrote the script that shifts the action from Medieval Japan to present day Northern Thailand with seven paramilitary contractors protecting a small village from attack. Mann previously directed Robert Carlyle and Ving Rhames in The Tournament and announced development plans for the horror film Saint Mary’s along with his Mann Made Films partner James Edward Barker.
- 5/3/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Producers Weinstein Co. and Japan’s Kurosawa Productions announced today that British director Scott Mann would direct a contemporary-set remake of Akira Kurosawa’s landmark 1954 adventure Seven Samurai. John Fusco (Young Guns) wrote the script that shifts the action from Medieval Japan to present day Northern Thailand with seven paramilitary contractors protecting a small village from attack. Mann previously directed Robert Carlyle and Ving Rhames in The Tournament and announced development plans for the horror film Saint Mary’s along with his Mann Made Films partner James Edward Barker.
- 5/3/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Producers Weinstein Co. and Japan’s Kurosawa Productions announced today that British director Scott Mann would direct a contemporary-set remake of Akira Kurosawa’s landmark 1954 adventure Seven Samurai. John Fusco (Young Guns) wrote the script that shifts the action from Medieval Japan to present day Northern Thailand with seven paramilitary contractors protecting a small village from attack. Mann previously directed Robert Carlyle and Ving Rhames in The Tournament and announced development plans for the horror film Saint Mary’s along with his Mann Made Films partner James Edward Barker.
- 5/3/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Producers Weinstein Co. and Japan’s Kurosawa Productions announced today that British director Scott Mann would direct a contemporary-set remake of Akira Kurosawa’s landmark 1954 adventure Seven Samurai. John Fusco (Young Guns) wrote the script that shifts the action from Medieval Japan to present day Northern Thailand with seven paramilitary contractors protecting a small village from attack. Mann previously directed Robert Carlyle and Ving Rhames in The Tournament and announced development plans for the horror film Saint Mary’s along with his Mann Made Films partner James Edward Barker.
- 5/3/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
What is Page 2? Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 31 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. If you have any interesting items that we might've missed that you think should go in /Film's Page 2 - email us [1]! Chuck & Beans [2] takes on the FBI Warning screen at the beginning of DVDs. Mawgan recreated Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan in 60 Seconds using paper cubedudes. Toy Story 3 director Lee Unkrich reports [3] that Randy Newman will be performing "We Belong Together" live at the Academy Awards. [4] What is movie posters featured more truthful taglines? [shiz [5]] The The Next Stage Theater in Los Angeles will be hosting Ghostbusters: The Drinking Game screening on Saturday, February...
- 2/5/2011
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
Director Says Original Film Is Like "My Little Pony" Compared To Harrowing Sequel A small little exclusive for you horror fans out there. Composer James Edward Barker ("Psych:9," released by Sam Raimi's Ghost House distribution label) has now been signed on to write the sure-to-be-harrowing score and music design to Tom Six's "The Human Centipede II : Full Sequence." If you've seen the original, you know it's one of the most terrifying films ever made and genuinely a wrong and disturbing experience. One that this writer can't really endorse that you watch, but that's neither here nor there. Our reviewer…...
- 2/4/2011
- The Playlist
Michael J. Bassett ("Solomon Kane") is set to direct the psychological thriller "Saint Mary's" according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The story revolves around a group of young people trapped inside a mental institution where a supernatural presence manifests their worst nightmares.
Matthew Kingshott has penned the script while James Edward Barker will produce. Scott Man will executive produce and compose the score.
Bassett will likely start work on the project once he wraps direction of "Silent Hill: Revelation 3D".
The story revolves around a group of young people trapped inside a mental institution where a supernatural presence manifests their worst nightmares.
Matthew Kingshott has penned the script while James Edward Barker will produce. Scott Man will executive produce and compose the score.
Bassett will likely start work on the project once he wraps direction of "Silent Hill: Revelation 3D".
- 11/24/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
British director Michael J. Bassett (Deathwatch, Wilderness, Solomon Kane) has been getting busy lately. In addition to taking the helm of the 3-D sequel Silent Hill: Revelation, he has also signed on to direct a supernatural chiller called St. Mary’s.
Bassett is developing the project with screenwriter Matthew Kingshott, based on the Kingshott’s story about an abandoned asylum where a group of trapped youths encounter an evil presence that makes their worst nightmares come true. James Edward Barker of Veneration Music will produce and compose the score for the movie, while Scott Mann, director of the recent, well-received action film The Tournament, serves as executive producer. Barker and Mann have teamed for a slate of additional new projects, one of which is another occult opus titled The Vanishment.
Bassett is developing the project with screenwriter Matthew Kingshott, based on the Kingshott’s story about an abandoned asylum where a group of trapped youths encounter an evil presence that makes their worst nightmares come true. James Edward Barker of Veneration Music will produce and compose the score for the movie, while Scott Mann, director of the recent, well-received action film The Tournament, serves as executive producer. Barker and Mann have teamed for a slate of additional new projects, one of which is another occult opus titled The Vanishment.
- 11/24/2010
- by Dave
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
At the beginning of November we found out that Solomon Kane director Michael J. Bassett would write and direct Silent Hill: Revelation 3D. Now THR has word on another horror flick in the filmmaker's future. The trade reports Bassett just signed on to write and direct a psychological, supernatural horror flick called Saint Mary's. He'll develop the screenplay with the story's creator Matthew Kingshott who was develping the project with UK producer and composer James Edward Barker (who will also write a score for the film). For details on the story which Bassett calls "incredibly interesting and potentially terrifying," keep reading. The film would follow an evil presence in a disused mental asylum as a group of young people who are deliberately trapped inside the labyrinthine building find their deepest, darkest nightmares manifesting themselves before their eyes. It will likely be awhile before this project gets off the ...
- 11/23/2010
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Even though Michael J. Bassett is in pre-production on Silent Hill: Revelation 3D, that hasn't stopped him from looking ahead to his next project after that long awaited flick.
According to The Hollywood Reporter Bassett (pictured right) will develop the screenplay for Saint Mary's with creator and co-writer Matthew Kingshott, who has been developing the project with U.K. producer/composer James Edward Barker through Veneration Music.
Billed as a psychological horror story about an evil presence in a disused mental asylum, Saint Mary's details the story of a group of young people who are deliberately trapped inside a labyrinthine building where they find their deepest nightmares manifest themselves.
Look for more on this one later rather than sooner. There's a spooky town to deal with first!
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According to The Hollywood Reporter Bassett (pictured right) will develop the screenplay for Saint Mary's with creator and co-writer Matthew Kingshott, who has been developing the project with U.K. producer/composer James Edward Barker through Veneration Music.
Billed as a psychological horror story about an evil presence in a disused mental asylum, Saint Mary's details the story of a group of young people who are deliberately trapped inside a labyrinthine building where they find their deepest nightmares manifest themselves.
Look for more on this one later rather than sooner. There's a spooky town to deal with first!
- Uncle Creepy
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- 11/23/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
While Michael J. Bassett (Solomon Kane) is currently in pre-production on Silent Hill: Revelation 3D, he's already looking ahead to his next genre project signing on to write and direct the psychological supernatural horror Saint Mary's. Billed as a psychological horror story about an evil presence in a disused mental asylum, Saint Mary's details the story of a group of young people who are deliberately trapped inside a labyrinthine building where they find their deepest nightmares manifest themselves. Bassett will develop the screenplay with creator and co writer Matthew Kingshott, who has been developing the project with U.K. producer / composer James Edward Barker through Veneration Music. Bassett said when he read Matt's script he said he "immediately felt that there was the essence of something incredibly interesting and potentially terrifying."...
- 11/23/2010
- bloody-disgusting.com
In addition to his work on Silent Hill: Revelation , Michael J. Bassett is also going to development the horror script Saint Mary's with the eye to direct. Matthew Kingshott will co-pen the story which is set against the backdrop of an abandoned asylum where a group of young folk are trapped inside. There, their deepest fears become a reality. James Edward Barker and Scott Mann will produce.
- 11/23/2010
- shocktillyoudrop.com
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Plans for another ecological action horror set in a terrifying post-apocalyptic world are being fast-tracked in the wake of the John Hillcoat-directed adaptation of Cormac McCarthy novel "The Road" and "2012," from Roland Emmerich.
But this time it looks to be a very British affair with the main protagonists in "The Drought" faced with a world running out of water.
Lawrence Gough, who won the Trailblazer Award for emerging talent at this year's Edinburgh Film Festival for his debut feature "Salvage," will direct from a script by his long-term writing partner Colin O'Donnell.
U.K. sales and finance house the Works International has teamed up with London-based Mann Made Films on "The Drought" and are in advanced discussions to bring the U.K.'s Jonescompany's Robert Jones ("The Usual Suspects" ) on board to produce.
Scott Mann ("The Tournament") will exec produce alongside James Edward Barker and Alan Graves for Mann Made Films.
Plans for another ecological action horror set in a terrifying post-apocalyptic world are being fast-tracked in the wake of the John Hillcoat-directed adaptation of Cormac McCarthy novel "The Road" and "2012," from Roland Emmerich.
But this time it looks to be a very British affair with the main protagonists in "The Drought" faced with a world running out of water.
Lawrence Gough, who won the Trailblazer Award for emerging talent at this year's Edinburgh Film Festival for his debut feature "Salvage," will direct from a script by his long-term writing partner Colin O'Donnell.
U.K. sales and finance house the Works International has teamed up with London-based Mann Made Films on "The Drought" and are in advanced discussions to bring the U.K.'s Jonescompany's Robert Jones ("The Usual Suspects" ) on board to produce.
Scott Mann ("The Tournament") will exec produce alongside James Edward Barker and Alan Graves for Mann Made Films.
- 11/6/2009
- by By Stuart Kemp
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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