Exclusive: We can tell you that James Franco and Oscar winner Tommy Lee Jones are leading the action thriller The Razor’s Edge from producer Corey Large and filmmaker Demian Lichtenstein (3000 Miles to Graceland).
Red Sea Media is handling international sales and will debut the film for buyers at the upcoming Marche du Film in Cannes. Cameras roll June 25 in Georgia.
Lichenstein is helming off a screenplay he wrote with Vance Duplechin. After a mob hitman vows to leave his deadly past behind, he faces an impossible choice when his daughter is kidnapped and the woman he loves becomes a target of the syndicate. He is forced to undertake one final, perilous mission while being pursued by an assassin even more lethal.
Pic is executive produced by Kirk Shaw. BondIt Media Capital is financing with Matthew Helderman, Luke Taylor and Jordan Nott also executive producing.
“I’m excited that we have signed the superbly talented actors James, Suki and Tommy Lee to bring The Razor’s Edge to the big screen. They are perfectly suited to embody the protagonists in director Demian’s script,” said Large. “We cannot wait to begin filming this taut thriller next month with an assist from our seasoned executive producer Kirk,” he added.
“We’ve worked with Corey on over a dozen projects throughout the years and always appreciate his ability to get projects made in many different industry climates. We’re excited for another adventure here with Corey and his team,” commented Bond It Capital co-founder CEO Matthew Helderman.
Large is producing through his 308 Enterprises. His other feature production, Assassination directed by Rain Man Oscar winner Barry Levinson and starring Academy Award-winner Al Pacino and BAFTA winning Shia Labeouf is shooting this fall.
Franco was Oscar nominated for Best Actor for 127 Hours and is a 2x Golden Globe winner for James Dean, in which he played the title role, and took home Best Actor in Miniseries, and for The Disaster Artist which he won Best Actor Feature Comedy/Musical. He starred in Sony’s original Spider-Man trilogy from Sam Rami.
Oscar, Emmy, SAG, Golden Globe, and Palme d’Or winner Jones counts an Oscar and Golden Globe supporting actor win for The Fugitive and starred in Sony’s Men in Black trilogy. Jones won a Lead Actor Emmy for NBC’s The Executioners’ Song, and a Cannes Palme D’Or for Best Actor for Sony Pictures Classics’ The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada which he also directed. He also directed The Homesman which starred Hilary Swank.
Franco is represented by UTA and Anonymous Content, Jones is represented by CAA and Jacobson, Russell, Saltz, Nassim & De La Torre.
Red Sea Media is handling international sales and will debut the film for buyers at the upcoming Marche du Film in Cannes. Cameras roll June 25 in Georgia.
Lichenstein is helming off a screenplay he wrote with Vance Duplechin. After a mob hitman vows to leave his deadly past behind, he faces an impossible choice when his daughter is kidnapped and the woman he loves becomes a target of the syndicate. He is forced to undertake one final, perilous mission while being pursued by an assassin even more lethal.
Pic is executive produced by Kirk Shaw. BondIt Media Capital is financing with Matthew Helderman, Luke Taylor and Jordan Nott also executive producing.
“I’m excited that we have signed the superbly talented actors James, Suki and Tommy Lee to bring The Razor’s Edge to the big screen. They are perfectly suited to embody the protagonists in director Demian’s script,” said Large. “We cannot wait to begin filming this taut thriller next month with an assist from our seasoned executive producer Kirk,” he added.
“We’ve worked with Corey on over a dozen projects throughout the years and always appreciate his ability to get projects made in many different industry climates. We’re excited for another adventure here with Corey and his team,” commented Bond It Capital co-founder CEO Matthew Helderman.
Large is producing through his 308 Enterprises. His other feature production, Assassination directed by Rain Man Oscar winner Barry Levinson and starring Academy Award-winner Al Pacino and BAFTA winning Shia Labeouf is shooting this fall.
Franco was Oscar nominated for Best Actor for 127 Hours and is a 2x Golden Globe winner for James Dean, in which he played the title role, and took home Best Actor in Miniseries, and for The Disaster Artist which he won Best Actor Feature Comedy/Musical. He starred in Sony’s original Spider-Man trilogy from Sam Rami.
Oscar, Emmy, SAG, Golden Globe, and Palme d’Or winner Jones counts an Oscar and Golden Globe supporting actor win for The Fugitive and starred in Sony’s Men in Black trilogy. Jones won a Lead Actor Emmy for NBC’s The Executioners’ Song, and a Cannes Palme D’Or for Best Actor for Sony Pictures Classics’ The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada which he also directed. He also directed The Homesman which starred Hilary Swank.
Franco is represented by UTA and Anonymous Content, Jones is represented by CAA and Jacobson, Russell, Saltz, Nassim & De La Torre.
- 5/13/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
A toxic masculine person isn’t created from nothing. It’s a slow cycle, forged from a young age where boys are taught to be the strongest, to be the best, and to hide their vulnerabilities. Rumi Kaul’s boyhood drama Cage (Kooi) captures the inception of these ideals amongst a group of teens as they indoctrinate one of their number’s younger brothers into their problematic ways. Despite being only seven minutes long, Kaul succeeds in bringing the subtlety of this transition to screen, showing how the one-upmanship that is so prominent in young males is manifested on the playground. Dn is excited to premiere Cage in conjunction with an in-depth conversation with Kaul where he discusses the ideals of youth and masculinity he wanted to unpack, the process of securing funding for the project, and the challenge of casting his troupe of young actors.
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- 11/23/2023
- by James Maitre
- Directors Notes
Henry Deas III, a longtime Variety advertising sales executive who specialized in film festivals and international markets, died Aug. 6 in Culver City. He was 75.
Deas was known throughout the entertainment industry for his love of the movie business. He was an expert on the world’s largest film festivals and had an encylopedic knowledge of filmmakers around the world. Deas was a perpetual optimist who was rarely seen without a broad smile on his face.
“Henry Deas loved the independent film business and the industry loved him right back,” said Michelle Sobrino-Stearns, Variety Group Publisher and CEO, who worked closely with Deas and considered him a mentor.
“Henry thrived on doing right by his clients and they appreciated and supported him throughout his career and life beyond the office. We will forever miss our loving gentleman and Cannes legend. There was never a kinder soul, nor a dearer friend to so many,...
Deas was known throughout the entertainment industry for his love of the movie business. He was an expert on the world’s largest film festivals and had an encylopedic knowledge of filmmakers around the world. Deas was a perpetual optimist who was rarely seen without a broad smile on his face.
“Henry Deas loved the independent film business and the industry loved him right back,” said Michelle Sobrino-Stearns, Variety Group Publisher and CEO, who worked closely with Deas and considered him a mentor.
“Henry thrived on doing right by his clients and they appreciated and supported him throughout his career and life beyond the office. We will forever miss our loving gentleman and Cannes legend. There was never a kinder soul, nor a dearer friend to so many,...
- 8/9/2023
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov has sustained shrapnel injuries while fighting in the Zaporizhzhia region in southeastern Ukraine.
The director, who spent more than five years in prison in Russia for opposing its annexation of his native Crimea in 2014, reported his injuries on his Facebook page, where he regularly posts updates about his life at the front.
He said his unit had come under artillery fire while out on its first sortie of the week.
“Three injured, mostly fractures. Already pulled out of my face, the small things in my hand and foot will stay with me forever. The other guys are fine too – Zaporizhzhia doctors know their stuff, thank you!,” he wrote.
Sentsov, whose filmography spans Rhino (2021), Nomery (2020) and Gamer (2011), joined Ukraine’s voluntary Territorial Defense forces the day of Russia’s invasion on February 24, 2022.
Within a year, the 47-year-old filmmaker had moved into the country’s special forces and...
The director, who spent more than five years in prison in Russia for opposing its annexation of his native Crimea in 2014, reported his injuries on his Facebook page, where he regularly posts updates about his life at the front.
He said his unit had come under artillery fire while out on its first sortie of the week.
“Three injured, mostly fractures. Already pulled out of my face, the small things in my hand and foot will stay with me forever. The other guys are fine too – Zaporizhzhia doctors know their stuff, thank you!,” he wrote.
Sentsov, whose filmography spans Rhino (2021), Nomery (2020) and Gamer (2011), joined Ukraine’s voluntary Territorial Defense forces the day of Russia’s invasion on February 24, 2022.
Within a year, the 47-year-old filmmaker had moved into the country’s special forces and...
- 7/18/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Having sold more than 29 million copies, the “Spy x Family” manga by Tatsuya Endo is one of the most popular series of all time, inevitably finding an adaptation as an anime, which seems to be also rather popular.
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The story takes place in a setting that reminds of the two Germanies during the Cold War, with two rival nations Westalis and Ostania maintaining a rather precarious state of peace. It is in this setting that the Westalian agent code-named “Twilight”, a master of disguise who never fails to complete his missions, has been active for years. His latest mission, however, is quite different, as he is tasked with spying on Donovan Desmond, leader of the National Unity Party within Ostania. However, due to Desmond being notoriously reclusive, the only way Twilight can get close to him is to enroll...
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The story takes place in a setting that reminds of the two Germanies during the Cold War, with two rival nations Westalis and Ostania maintaining a rather precarious state of peace. It is in this setting that the Westalian agent code-named “Twilight”, a master of disguise who never fails to complete his missions, has been active for years. His latest mission, however, is quite different, as he is tasked with spying on Donovan Desmond, leader of the National Unity Party within Ostania. However, due to Desmond being notoriously reclusive, the only way Twilight can get close to him is to enroll...
- 2/22/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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