Director Joshua Zeman never forgot the first time he saw a whale. He was a teen then, humbled by the majestic sight, reminded of the earth’s awe-inspiring power. With “The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52,” he harnesses the cavernous passion he formed for the ocean and marine life at an impressionable age and pours it into a spirited yet naive personal quest to find a specific cetacean no one has ever laid eyes on. The result is .
At the center of it is the titular whale, often referred to as “52” due to the singular sounds he diffuses at 52 hertz, a mysterious and apparently one-of-a-kind acoustic frequency for these aquatic mammals. The film’s pragmatic opening moments recap that the unidentifiable sound was first detected by the United States Navy in 1989, thanks to a classified underwater surveillance system designed in the Cold War era, at the height of the Soviet paranoia,...
At the center of it is the titular whale, often referred to as “52” due to the singular sounds he diffuses at 52 hertz, a mysterious and apparently one-of-a-kind acoustic frequency for these aquatic mammals. The film’s pragmatic opening moments recap that the unidentifiable sound was first detected by the United States Navy in 1989, thanks to a classified underwater surveillance system designed in the Cold War era, at the height of the Soviet paranoia,...
- 7/7/2021
- by Tomris Laffly
- Variety Film + TV
Vin Diesel’s upcoming “xXx 4” has been set as part of an expanded Hollywood-China partnership between The H Collective and Chinese streaming giant iQIYI.
Under a three-film agreement, iQIYI will also invest in horror pic “The Beast,” from H Collective president of production Sherryl Clark, and a currently untitled Manga project.
The two companies already have a three-picture co-production pact. The new agreement expands it to a six-film deal.
Los Angeles-based H Collective, which was established last year, seeks to develop and produce films that can be equally profitable in China and the rest of the world.
Action comedy “Counter Spy,” written by former Marvel executive Craig Kyle from an original draft by David Rothenberg and Lionel Enns, is expected to be the first film flowing from the H Collective-iQIYI deal. Production is slated to begin in early 2019.
Earlier this year, the H Collective acquired the “xXx” franchise...
Under a three-film agreement, iQIYI will also invest in horror pic “The Beast,” from H Collective president of production Sherryl Clark, and a currently untitled Manga project.
The two companies already have a three-picture co-production pact. The new agreement expands it to a six-film deal.
Los Angeles-based H Collective, which was established last year, seeks to develop and produce films that can be equally profitable in China and the rest of the world.
Action comedy “Counter Spy,” written by former Marvel executive Craig Kyle from an original draft by David Rothenberg and Lionel Enns, is expected to be the first film flowing from the H Collective-iQIYI deal. Production is slated to begin in early 2019.
Earlier this year, the H Collective acquired the “xXx” franchise...
- 9/7/2018
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
The first co-production will be action comedy ‘Counter Spy’.
La-based The H Collective has entered into a three-picture co-production deal with Chinese streaming giant iQiyi, which will also handle theatrical and digital distribution of the three titles in China.
The first co-production will be action comedy Counter Spy, currently being rewritten by former Marvel exec Craig Kyle (Thor: Ragnarok) from an original draft by David Rothenberg and Lionel Enns. Production is scheduled to begin in early 2019.
The film follows a barista at the CIA headquarters’ Starbucks in Langley, Virginia, who is accidentally tangled up in a secret mission with an...
La-based The H Collective has entered into a three-picture co-production deal with Chinese streaming giant iQiyi, which will also handle theatrical and digital distribution of the three titles in China.
The first co-production will be action comedy Counter Spy, currently being rewritten by former Marvel exec Craig Kyle (Thor: Ragnarok) from an original draft by David Rothenberg and Lionel Enns. Production is scheduled to begin in early 2019.
The film follows a barista at the CIA headquarters’ Starbucks in Langley, Virginia, who is accidentally tangled up in a secret mission with an...
- 5/18/2018
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
The H Collective and Chinese streaming giant iQiyi have set a three-picture co-production and distribution deal. The first film under the pact will be action comedy Counter Spy which is currently being rewritten by former Marvel exec Craig Kyle (Thor: Ragnarok) from an original draft by David Rothenberg and Lionel Enns. Production is slated to begin in early 2019.
Counter Spy follows a barista at the CIA headquarters’ Starbucks in Langley, Virginia. He has the highest security coffee job in the world and loves being close to the action. However, when he’s accidentally tangled up in a secret mission with an old-school CIA agent and his Chinese counterparts, his fantasy of the spy life comes crashing down.
IQiyi will also handle theatrical and digital distribution of The H Collective co-productions in China. Launched in June last year, The H Collective recently recently acquired the xXx franchise from Revolution Studios with...
Counter Spy follows a barista at the CIA headquarters’ Starbucks in Langley, Virginia. He has the highest security coffee job in the world and loves being close to the action. However, when he’s accidentally tangled up in a secret mission with an old-school CIA agent and his Chinese counterparts, his fantasy of the spy life comes crashing down.
IQiyi will also handle theatrical and digital distribution of The H Collective co-productions in China. Launched in June last year, The H Collective recently recently acquired the xXx franchise from Revolution Studios with...
- 5/18/2018
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Action comedy, “Counter Spy” is the first film set up under a pact between The H Collective and Chinese streaming giant iQIYI. The deal calls for co-production of three movies.
“Counter Spy” is currently being rewritten by former Marvel exec Craig Kyle from an original draft by David Rothenberg and Lionel Enns. The story follows a barista working at the CIA headquarters in Virginia who becomes tangled up in a secret mission involving Chinese counterparts. Production is slated to begin in early 2019.
Under the terms of the three-picture agreement, iQIYI will handle theatrical and digital distribution of The H Collective co-production films in China.
The deal was unveiled at iQIYI’s annual Technology & Entertainment World conference in China. Details of the two other films included in the deal were not disclosed.
By some measures, China’s largest streaming platform, iQIYI recently completed an Ipo in the U.S. It claims...
“Counter Spy” is currently being rewritten by former Marvel exec Craig Kyle from an original draft by David Rothenberg and Lionel Enns. The story follows a barista working at the CIA headquarters in Virginia who becomes tangled up in a secret mission involving Chinese counterparts. Production is slated to begin in early 2019.
Under the terms of the three-picture agreement, iQIYI will handle theatrical and digital distribution of The H Collective co-production films in China.
The deal was unveiled at iQIYI’s annual Technology & Entertainment World conference in China. Details of the two other films included in the deal were not disclosed.
By some measures, China’s largest streaming platform, iQIYI recently completed an Ipo in the U.S. It claims...
- 5/18/2018
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: After wrapping their first film Much Ado About Nothing, Joss Whedon and Kai Cole’s micro-studio Bellwether Pictures has set a followup. It’s the supernatural romance In Your Eyes. Whedon wrote the script and Brin Hill will direct. Cole will produce with Night & Day Pictures’ Michael Roiff. Whedon will be executive producer and David Rothenberg will be co-producer. Whedon, who just wrapped Marvel’s The Avengers, also directed Much Ado About Nothing, and shot it in secret before officially launching Bellwether last week. In Your Eyes is a metaphysical love story about two seemingly polar opposites who are deeply connected in ways neither could have ever imagined. “When I wrote In Your Eyes, I didn’t have the wherewithal (or the moxie) to make it without an established production house,” Whedon wrote in a statement. “I believe, as I did then, that it’s a pretty timeless romance,...
- 10/31/2011
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Fresh off wrapping their first feature, Much Ado About Nothing , Joss Whedon and Kai Cole's micro-studio, Bellwether Pictures, is embarking on its next project. The supernatural romance, In Your Eyes , was written by Whedon and he will also serve as executive producer. In Your Eyes tells a metaphysical love story about two seemingly polar opposites who are deeply connected in ways neither could have ever imagined. Brin Hill will direct the feature and Cole will produce along with Michael Roiff and his Night & Day Pictures banner. David Rothenberg will co-produce. Whedon's busy fall continues as he is in post on next year's The Avengers and just wrapped principal photography on Much Ado About Nothing last week. "When I wrote 'In Your Eyes,' I didn't have the...
- 10/31/2011
- Comingsoon.net
The nurse fired for allegedly leaking Tiger Woods ' medical records last year claims Tiger is partly to blame for his newfound unemployment -- spurring a massive hospital cover-up that cost him his job. Nurse David Rothenberg -- who claims he's innocent -- filed new docs last Friday in his ongoing legal battle against the hospital that fired him ... insisting pressure from Tiger's side "may in fact be the motivation that led [the hospital] to severely punish" him.
- 1/24/2011
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
A nurse who was fired for allegedly leaking medical records of Tiger Woods that infamous day is now suing the hospital that gave him the boot. David Rothenberg was the charge nurse on November 27, 2009, when Tiger was taken to the hospital after hitting bushes, trees and a fire hydrant. Within hours after Tiger checked in, someone inside the hospital gained access to his patient file, using Rothenberg's computer log in and password. Rothenberg says in...
- 1/21/2011
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
London, May 11 – A website has claimed that Michael Jackson is alive and masquerading as a burns victim, astonishing users all over the world.
Internet rumours on YouTube and Facebook also claim the King of Pop is appearing on TV talk shows as Dave Dave, 33, a man who suffered severe facial disfigurement after his father set him on fire.
Dave was born David Rothenberg, in Brooklyn, New York. At the age of six, his father set him on fire over a twisted revenge concerning the child’s custody.
The little boy suffered 90 percent injuries, and was scarred badly, but survived.
His.
Internet rumours on YouTube and Facebook also claim the King of Pop is appearing on TV talk shows as Dave Dave, 33, a man who suffered severe facial disfigurement after his father set him on fire.
Dave was born David Rothenberg, in Brooklyn, New York. At the age of six, his father set him on fire over a twisted revenge concerning the child’s custody.
The little boy suffered 90 percent injuries, and was scarred badly, but survived.
His.
- 5/11/2010
- by News
- RealBollywood.com
The hit Off-Broadway smash, The Castle, will celebrate its one-year anniversary at Off Broadway's New World Stages on Saturday, April 25, 2009. Conceived and directed by David Rothenberg and written in collaboration with - and performed by - Vilma Ortiz Donovan, Kenneth Harrigan, Angel Ramos and Casimiro Torres, all of whom tell their own real-life stories, The Castle has become a critical hit and an instrument of education and change within the New York State Department of Correctional Services system...
- 4/17/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
"I never understood why plays that are political or socially reflective can't be entertainment too," noted David Rothenberg, a publicist, producer, and radio host. "Part of being entertained is being elevated, stimulated. Some of our best theatre is a mirror of what's happening in society that had an enormous effect on people of its time: Death of a Salesman, A Doll's House, Waiting for Lefty, Diary of Anne Frank, and Fortune and Men's Eyes, which changed my life." That last play dealt with sexual brutality in prisons and was so compelling to Rothenberg, he founded the Fortune Society, a group dedicated to advocating for ex-prisoners.These remarks were made as Rothenberg moderated a panel titled Can Theater Inspire Social Change?. The event was sponsored by the Drama Desk, the organization of New York–based theatre critics, editors, and reporters. The lively discussion covered a range of topics and personal experiences.
- 2/11/2009
- by Simi HorwitZ
- backstage.com
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