Production has begun in Sydney on the television drama “After the Verdict,” with Michelle Lim Davidson and Tess Haubrich joining the cast.
The six-part series follows four people who have just finished jury duty on a high-profile murder trial. As they return to normal life, they begin to question their verdict and take matters into their own hands, investigating the murder themselves.
The show was created, written and executive produced by Subtext Pictures’ Ellie Beaumont and Drew Proffitt. The completed series will premiere on the 9Network in Australia with Entertainment One (eOne) handling international sales. The production also received major investment from federal body Screen Australia in association with region screen agency Screen Nsw.
Lim Davidson (“The Newsreader”) and Haubrich (“Wolf Creek”) join the previously announced Sullivan Stapleton, Magda Szubanski and Lincoln Younes in the show’s main cast. Other roles go to Virginia Gay (“Judy and Punch”), Emma Diaz...
The six-part series follows four people who have just finished jury duty on a high-profile murder trial. As they return to normal life, they begin to question their verdict and take matters into their own hands, investigating the murder themselves.
The show was created, written and executive produced by Subtext Pictures’ Ellie Beaumont and Drew Proffitt. The completed series will premiere on the 9Network in Australia with Entertainment One (eOne) handling international sales. The production also received major investment from federal body Screen Australia in association with region screen agency Screen Nsw.
Lim Davidson (“The Newsreader”) and Haubrich (“Wolf Creek”) join the previously announced Sullivan Stapleton, Magda Szubanski and Lincoln Younes in the show’s main cast. Other roles go to Virginia Gay (“Judy and Punch”), Emma Diaz...
- 1/18/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
‘Informer 3838.’
With the Nine Network’s primary channel on track to deliver its highest ever commercial shares this year, the broadcaster’s upfronts announcement on Wednesday night predictably contained few surprises.
Among the new offerings will be The Parent Jury, which puts diverse parenting styles to the test; retro variety show Step Back in Time; and observational documentary series Taronga: Who’s Who In the Zoo.
The network also unveiled the cast of Screentime’s drama Informer 3838, which stars Ella Scott Lynch as Melbourne criminal lawyer turned police informant Nicola Gobbo.
In a new agreement with BBC Studios, Nine will get Seven Worlds, One Planet, a landmark wildlife series presented by Sir David Attenborough, which will transport viewers to seven continents as it reveals the survival challenges facing numerous animals.
That deal also encompasses first-run rights to five series under the BBC Planet banner including Perfect Planet, Green Planet, Frozen...
With the Nine Network’s primary channel on track to deliver its highest ever commercial shares this year, the broadcaster’s upfronts announcement on Wednesday night predictably contained few surprises.
Among the new offerings will be The Parent Jury, which puts diverse parenting styles to the test; retro variety show Step Back in Time; and observational documentary series Taronga: Who’s Who In the Zoo.
The network also unveiled the cast of Screentime’s drama Informer 3838, which stars Ella Scott Lynch as Melbourne criminal lawyer turned police informant Nicola Gobbo.
In a new agreement with BBC Studios, Nine will get Seven Worlds, One Planet, a landmark wildlife series presented by Sir David Attenborough, which will transport viewers to seven continents as it reveals the survival challenges facing numerous animals.
That deal also encompasses first-run rights to five series under the BBC Planet banner including Perfect Planet, Green Planet, Frozen...
- 10/16/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
(L-r): Nadine Garner, Sophie Wright, Nick Russell, Stephen Curry and Paul Denny in ‘Mr Black’.
Cjz MD Nick Murray and CEO Matt Campbell are grappling with three major issues facing the screen industry as the company ramps up its production and development slates.
They identify the challenges as the rising cost of drama budgets; a shortage of top-class writers given the talent drain to the Us and UK; and finding original concepts for factual and factual entertainment shows.
Murray questions why drama is more expensive to produce than comedy, observing: “I don’t know that the additional money that goes into drama is necessarily visible on screen to the audience.
“The costs of drama are going up and we need to be making it cheaper. There are work practices which make it impossible to make drama at the price it should be made at. We should be employing people differently or with more flexibility,...
Cjz MD Nick Murray and CEO Matt Campbell are grappling with three major issues facing the screen industry as the company ramps up its production and development slates.
They identify the challenges as the rising cost of drama budgets; a shortage of top-class writers given the talent drain to the Us and UK; and finding original concepts for factual and factual entertainment shows.
Murray questions why drama is more expensive to produce than comedy, observing: “I don’t know that the additional money that goes into drama is necessarily visible on screen to the audience.
“The costs of drama are going up and we need to be making it cheaper. There are work practices which make it impossible to make drama at the price it should be made at. We should be employing people differently or with more flexibility,...
- 2/27/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Heath Davis (L) on the set of ‘Locusts.’
Seventy Australian filmmakers have joined a co-operative aimed at supporting each other’s work and fostering awareness of Aussie films.
The initiative is the brainchild of writer-director Heath Davis, who made his debut with Broke, followed by Book Week and, due to open later this year, suspense drama Locusts.
The group started coalescing before Christmas and rapidly gained members among established directors as well as those with one or two features under their belt. The working title is Cinegar Bar (a play on a cigar bar that Davis used to frequent in Vancouver).
He had the idea after talking to veteran cinematographer John Seale, who told him that when he started out, all the DPs knew and supported each other and formed lasting friendships.
Davis contrasted that camaraderie with the current environment for writers-directors, where it is largely a case of ‘every...
Seventy Australian filmmakers have joined a co-operative aimed at supporting each other’s work and fostering awareness of Aussie films.
The initiative is the brainchild of writer-director Heath Davis, who made his debut with Broke, followed by Book Week and, due to open later this year, suspense drama Locusts.
The group started coalescing before Christmas and rapidly gained members among established directors as well as those with one or two features under their belt. The working title is Cinegar Bar (a play on a cigar bar that Davis used to frequent in Vancouver).
He had the idea after talking to veteran cinematographer John Seale, who told him that when he started out, all the DPs knew and supported each other and formed lasting friendships.
Davis contrasted that camaraderie with the current environment for writers-directors, where it is largely a case of ‘every...
- 1/6/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Jeremy Sims (L) with Sam Neill on the set of ‘Rams’ (Photo credit: Merlyn Moon).
Jeremy Sims was promoting his drama Last Cab to Darwin on the international film festival circuit in 2015 when he noticed Icelandic film Hrútar featured in nearly every program.
His curiosity piqued, he watched writer-director Grímur Hákonarson’s film – the tale of two warring brothers, both sheep farmers – at the Busan festival in Korea, and was hugely impressed. The same year it won best film at Un Certain Regard in Cannes.
So it was a fortuitous coincidence when one of the producers, Wbmc’s Aidan O’Bryan rang his agent earlier this year to ask if he would direct a re-imagining of the film entitled Rams after acquiring the adaptation rights.
Sims loved the screenplay by Western Australian-born writer Jules Duncan, which is a complete reinterpretation of the original, and readily accepted the offer. Produced by O’Bryan and Janelle Landers,...
Jeremy Sims was promoting his drama Last Cab to Darwin on the international film festival circuit in 2015 when he noticed Icelandic film Hrútar featured in nearly every program.
His curiosity piqued, he watched writer-director Grímur Hákonarson’s film – the tale of two warring brothers, both sheep farmers – at the Busan festival in Korea, and was hugely impressed. The same year it won best film at Un Certain Regard in Cannes.
So it was a fortuitous coincidence when one of the producers, Wbmc’s Aidan O’Bryan rang his agent earlier this year to ask if he would direct a re-imagining of the film entitled Rams after acquiring the adaptation rights.
Sims loved the screenplay by Western Australian-born writer Jules Duncan, which is a complete reinterpretation of the original, and readily accepted the offer. Produced by O’Bryan and Janelle Landers,...
- 10/22/2018
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
"OtherLife" is the Australian science fiction thriller directed by Ben C. Lucas, starring Jessica De Gouw, T.J. Power and Thomas Cocquerel, based on the novel "Solitaire" by Kelley Eskridge:
"...the co-founder (De Gouw) of 'Otherlife' develops a form of biological virtual reality. But when her partner (Power), insists she license 'it' for unethical use, she struggles to retain control of her invention with the help of her lover (Cocquerel)...
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Otherlife"...
"...the co-founder (De Gouw) of 'Otherlife' develops a form of biological virtual reality. But when her partner (Power), insists she license 'it' for unethical use, she struggles to retain control of her invention with the help of her lover (Cocquerel)...
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Otherlife"...
- 3/8/2018
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
On tap right now we have the first official images from Ben C. Lucas’ film OtherLife, which had its premiere at the Sydney Film Festival in June. Check ’em out here! Jessica De Gouw, Tj Power, Thomas Cocquerel, and Liam… Continue Reading →
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- 7/11/2017
- by Steve Barton
- DreadCentral.com
Ben C. Lucas is injecting virtual reality directly into people’s minds with OtherLife, which premiered at the Sydney Film Festival this past June. Thanks to regular tipster Fabien M., we have some new images from the sci-fi pic starring Jessica De Gouw, Thomas Cocquerel, and Liam Graham. In the film, “Ren Amari is the driven […]...
- 7/11/2017
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
A stylish piece of sci-fi pulp fiction made with a sense of scale that belies its indie budget, the sophomore feature from Aussie filmmaker Ben C. Lucas consolidates the promise he showed in his debut, 2010's Wasted on the Young. That film was a memorable dissection of high school horrors set in the glass mansions of Perth, Australia's mining-enriched Western capital, with a final act that was a little too dense for its own good. OtherLife likewise boasts a non-linear structure that is just explicable enough until one too many late reversals, though its puzzles could prove catnip to genre...
- 6/20/2017
- by Harry Windsor
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Warwick Thornton.s doco.'We Don't Need A Map' will open the 2017 Sydney Film Festival..
Warwick Thornton.s We Don.t Need A Map will open this year.s Sydney Film Festival, with the event also marking the documentary.s world premiere..
The latest film from the Samson and Delilah director explores Australia.s relationship to the Southern Cross through colonial and indigenous history through to the present day..
We Don't Need A Map will compete in the festival.s Official Competition. Among the 12 films in the running for the $60,000 prize are Aussie theatre director Benedict Andrew.s debut feature Una, which stars Ben Mendelsohn, as well as Sofia Coppola.s Beguiled.and Michael Haneke.s Happy End, both of which will come to the festival from Cannes.
Overall the festival program boasts 288 films from 59 countries, including 37 world premieres. Bookending the fest will be Korean director Bong Joon-ho.s Cannes film.Okja,...
Warwick Thornton.s We Don.t Need A Map will open this year.s Sydney Film Festival, with the event also marking the documentary.s world premiere..
The latest film from the Samson and Delilah director explores Australia.s relationship to the Southern Cross through colonial and indigenous history through to the present day..
We Don't Need A Map will compete in the festival.s Official Competition. Among the 12 films in the running for the $60,000 prize are Aussie theatre director Benedict Andrew.s debut feature Una, which stars Ben Mendelsohn, as well as Sofia Coppola.s Beguiled.and Michael Haneke.s Happy End, both of which will come to the festival from Cannes.
Overall the festival program boasts 288 films from 59 countries, including 37 world premieres. Bookending the fest will be Korean director Bong Joon-ho.s Cannes film.Okja,...
- 5/10/2017
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
(L-r): Ryan Corr, Abbey Lee and Matt Nable.
Principal photography on 1%, the feature debut of Stephen McCallum, has kicked off today..
The film is backed by Ticket to Ride, Screenwest, Spectrum Films, Red Apple Cameras and Head Gear Films..
1% is written by actor Matt Nable (Hacksaw Ridge, Arrow, Fell) and will be helmed by McCallum, who graduated from Aftrs in 2011 with an acclaimed TV spot for GetUp! under his belt, as well as shorts like Six Straws.
Jamie Hilton and Michael Pontin are producing for Perth and Sydney based See Pictures; their third film in Western Australia this year after Simon Baker's Breath and Ben C. Lucas' OtherLife..
Josh Pomeranz, Viv Scanu, Phil Hunt, Compton Ross and Stephen Boyle are Executive Producers..
1% is set in a fictional motorcycle club called The Copperheads. Joining Nable in the cast is Ryan Corr, Abbey Lee, Josh McConville, Simone Kessell and Aaron Pederson.
Principal photography on 1%, the feature debut of Stephen McCallum, has kicked off today..
The film is backed by Ticket to Ride, Screenwest, Spectrum Films, Red Apple Cameras and Head Gear Films..
1% is written by actor Matt Nable (Hacksaw Ridge, Arrow, Fell) and will be helmed by McCallum, who graduated from Aftrs in 2011 with an acclaimed TV spot for GetUp! under his belt, as well as shorts like Six Straws.
Jamie Hilton and Michael Pontin are producing for Perth and Sydney based See Pictures; their third film in Western Australia this year after Simon Baker's Breath and Ben C. Lucas' OtherLife..
Josh Pomeranz, Viv Scanu, Phil Hunt, Compton Ross and Stephen Boyle are Executive Producers..
1% is set in a fictional motorcycle club called The Copperheads. Joining Nable in the cast is Ryan Corr, Abbey Lee, Josh McConville, Simone Kessell and Aaron Pederson.
- 11/14/2016
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
Spectrum Films will start a new chapter in its 51 year history early next year by moving into a new creative space in the heart of the Fox Studios.
It.s just the second time the post production facility founded by Hans Pomeranz in a converted shop in Willoughby has shifted its operations.
Spectrum Films has been based in Building 53 on the Fox lot since the studios opened in 1998, well before the advent of Avid and other digital devices.
Managing director Josh Pomeranz and general manager Adam Scott- who is taking a stake in the business- see the move as the next evolution of Spectrum Films.
.We have come a long way from the converted chicken shop in Willoughby, and we look forward to welcoming our Spectrum family on the balcony soon,. Pomeranz said.
The opportunity to shift to the far more central location - the second floor of the Frank Hurley...
It.s just the second time the post production facility founded by Hans Pomeranz in a converted shop in Willoughby has shifted its operations.
Spectrum Films has been based in Building 53 on the Fox lot since the studios opened in 1998, well before the advent of Avid and other digital devices.
Managing director Josh Pomeranz and general manager Adam Scott- who is taking a stake in the business- see the move as the next evolution of Spectrum Films.
.We have come a long way from the converted chicken shop in Willoughby, and we look forward to welcoming our Spectrum family on the balcony soon,. Pomeranz said.
The opportunity to shift to the far more central location - the second floor of the Frank Hurley...
- 11/8/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Filming has started in Western Australia on the new Ben C. Lucas science fiction thriller, Other Life,.
The film, starring Jessica De Gouw, Thomas Cocquerel, and Tj Power, will be shot of five weeks, with Entertainment One taking care of the release in Australia and New Zealand.
This is the second feature for Lucas, whose debut, Wasted on the Young, was acquired by Paramount in Australia and nominated for an Aacta Award after a successful festival circuit including Sydney Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, Pusan International Film Festival, South By Southwest Film Festival, and Torino Film Festival.
Otherlife will be produced by Jamie Hilton, Michael Pontin, Janelle Landers, Aidan O.Bryan, Marco Mehlitz,Tommaso Fiacchino, and Bo Hyde. Executive producers include Phil Hunt, Compton Ross, Kendal Morgan Rhodes,Josh Pomeranz, Viv Scanu, and Stephen Boyle.
OtherLife is based on the popular novel, Solitaire, by Kelley Eskridge. The screenplay has...
The film, starring Jessica De Gouw, Thomas Cocquerel, and Tj Power, will be shot of five weeks, with Entertainment One taking care of the release in Australia and New Zealand.
This is the second feature for Lucas, whose debut, Wasted on the Young, was acquired by Paramount in Australia and nominated for an Aacta Award after a successful festival circuit including Sydney Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, Pusan International Film Festival, South By Southwest Film Festival, and Torino Film Festival.
Otherlife will be produced by Jamie Hilton, Michael Pontin, Janelle Landers, Aidan O.Bryan, Marco Mehlitz,Tommaso Fiacchino, and Bo Hyde. Executive producers include Phil Hunt, Compton Ross, Kendal Morgan Rhodes,Josh Pomeranz, Viv Scanu, and Stephen Boyle.
OtherLife is based on the popular novel, Solitaire, by Kelley Eskridge. The screenplay has...
- 8/23/2015
- by Brian Karlovsky
- IF.com.au
Anzac Girls. Sara West and Mystery Road.s Samara Weaving head the cast of Bad Girl, writer-director Fin Edquist.s psychological thriller which starts shooting in Perth on August 31.
West plays 16-year-old Amy, the title character who has to fight for her adoptive parents when her new best friend Chloe (Weaving) tries to supplant her.
Playing the parents are Felicity Price, who stars in Joel Edgerton.s Us thriller The Gift and her partner Kieran Darcy-Smith.s upcoming Western By Way of Helena, and Benjamin Winspear (House of Hancock, Rake, The Babadook).
The film marks a departure in tone for Edquist, who scripted the animated family pics Maya the Bee and Blinky Bill: The Movie, which opens in cinemas on September 10.
The producers are Steve Kearney (Oddball, My Mistress), Bruno Charlesworth (Good Vibrations, The Extra) and Tenille Kennedy. This is the feature producing debut for Kennedy, who co-produced three...
West plays 16-year-old Amy, the title character who has to fight for her adoptive parents when her new best friend Chloe (Weaving) tries to supplant her.
Playing the parents are Felicity Price, who stars in Joel Edgerton.s Us thriller The Gift and her partner Kieran Darcy-Smith.s upcoming Western By Way of Helena, and Benjamin Winspear (House of Hancock, Rake, The Babadook).
The film marks a departure in tone for Edquist, who scripted the animated family pics Maya the Bee and Blinky Bill: The Movie, which opens in cinemas on September 10.
The producers are Steve Kearney (Oddball, My Mistress), Bruno Charlesworth (Good Vibrations, The Extra) and Tenille Kennedy. This is the feature producing debut for Kennedy, who co-produced three...
- 8/16/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
A high concept science fiction feature OtherLife will be made in in Western Australia, starting production in June. The project will be directed by expat Western Australian filmmaker Ben C. Lucas (Wasted on the Young) and produced by Jamie Hilton of See Pictures (The Little Death, The Waiting City) and Aidan O’Bryan and Janelle Landers from Western Australian based production company Wbmc (Son of a Gun, Wasted on the Young), alongside international producers Cherry Road Films. It is the third film confirmed to be shot in Western Australia with ScreenWest support this year (the others being Jasper Jones and Blue Dog), and Culture and the Arts Minister John Day has also confirmed a further three feature films are in the final stages of financing. ““This is positive news for the Western Australian screen industry,” he said in a statement issued to the media. “Western Australia is being recognised as...
- 5/4/2015
- by Emily Blatchford
- IF.com.au
Jamie Hilton.s See Pictures and its low-budget financing, production and distribution arm Ticket to Ride are set to expand after adding two key executives and an internal promotion.
Writer-director Ben C. Lucas (Wasted on the Young) has joined See Pictures as creative director to drive development and acquisitions.
Producer Michael Pontin, who was a co-producer on Josh Lawson.s The Little Death and associate producer on Michael Petroni.s Backtrack, has been promoted to head of Ticket to Ride.
All-media producer Ester Harding has joined the team to work with Hilton across all areas of the business.
Lucas, who had been doing some consulting work for Hilton, is also attached to direct for See Pictures the sci-fi thriller Otherlife, an adaptation of Kelly Eskridge.s novel Solitaire, which follows a woman who seems destined for greatness in a massive corporate entity that controls the world but quickly becomes a pariah and a murderer.
Writer-director Ben C. Lucas (Wasted on the Young) has joined See Pictures as creative director to drive development and acquisitions.
Producer Michael Pontin, who was a co-producer on Josh Lawson.s The Little Death and associate producer on Michael Petroni.s Backtrack, has been promoted to head of Ticket to Ride.
All-media producer Ester Harding has joined the team to work with Hilton across all areas of the business.
Lucas, who had been doing some consulting work for Hilton, is also attached to direct for See Pictures the sci-fi thriller Otherlife, an adaptation of Kelly Eskridge.s novel Solitaire, which follows a woman who seems destined for greatness in a massive corporate entity that controls the world but quickly becomes a pariah and a murderer.
- 3/24/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Forty Canadian and international producers will head to the Ontario Media Development Corporation’s annual International Financing Forum in Toronto.Scroll down for full list of projects
The ninth-annual International Financing Forum (Iff), a feature co-financing market for English-language projects, will run Sept 7-8 during Toronto International Film Festival (Sept 4-14).
The two-day event includes one-on-one meetings, an industry panel discussion, roundtable meetings, a networking luncheon, and a producers’ opening night networking reception.
Iff partners include Telefilm Canada, UK Trade and Investment (Ukti), and Toronto Film Commission & Entertainment Industries.
Among this year’s international projects are:
The Lunchbox producer Guneet Monga with sci-fi drama Punha, starring Kanal Nayyar of The Big Bang Theory;
Land Ho! producers Mynette Louie and Sara Murphy reteaming with director Aaron Katz on Settlers;
former Screen International Future Leader Sol Bondy of Germany’s One Two Films with Us-based Jennifer Fox with her thriller The Tale to star Laura Dern, Ellen Burstyn and [link...
The ninth-annual International Financing Forum (Iff), a feature co-financing market for English-language projects, will run Sept 7-8 during Toronto International Film Festival (Sept 4-14).
The two-day event includes one-on-one meetings, an industry panel discussion, roundtable meetings, a networking luncheon, and a producers’ opening night networking reception.
Iff partners include Telefilm Canada, UK Trade and Investment (Ukti), and Toronto Film Commission & Entertainment Industries.
Among this year’s international projects are:
The Lunchbox producer Guneet Monga with sci-fi drama Punha, starring Kanal Nayyar of The Big Bang Theory;
Land Ho! producers Mynette Louie and Sara Murphy reteaming with director Aaron Katz on Settlers;
former Screen International Future Leader Sol Bondy of Germany’s One Two Films with Us-based Jennifer Fox with her thriller The Tale to star Laura Dern, Ellen Burstyn and [link...
- 8/26/2014
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Janet Pierson, the producer of the SXSW Film Conference and Festival, will make her first visit to Australia in August, attending a Screen Australia forum where she will talk about the event. In 2012, the influential festival screened 270 films (including 132 features) and attracted an audience of more than 68,000. She told If Magazine about her views on the Australian industry and the changing role of the festival.
If Magazine: How does Australian screen content compare to the Us and other territories? Have you noticed particular strengths or weaknesses that should be addressed, or particular themes?
Janet Pierson: SXSW Film always pays close attention to Australian films. It's hard to reduce "Australian film" to a specific set of themes, but I would say that again and again we see a fearless, uncompromising sensibility.
There's definitely a real wave of fascinating, edgy filmmakers coming from the region. Genre films are incredibly strong, and filmmakers,...
If Magazine: How does Australian screen content compare to the Us and other territories? Have you noticed particular strengths or weaknesses that should be addressed, or particular themes?
Janet Pierson: SXSW Film always pays close attention to Australian films. It's hard to reduce "Australian film" to a specific set of themes, but I would say that again and again we see a fearless, uncompromising sensibility.
There's definitely a real wave of fascinating, edgy filmmakers coming from the region. Genre films are incredibly strong, and filmmakers,...
- 8/2/2012
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
Chicago – Australian actor Alex Russell has a penchant for exploring the darker sides of the teenage psyche. He made his film debut as a loathsome bully in Ben C. Lucas’ “Wasted on the Young,” before landing a lead role in Josh Trank’s surprise hit, “Chronicle,” about three teens who suddenly acquire superpowers and are excited by the dangerous magnitude of their mysterious abilities.
The dynamic between high school buddies Matt (Russell), Andrew (Dane DeHaan) and Steve (Michael B. Jordan) feels wholly authentic, and Trank finds ingenious ways of fusing in-camera effects with the naturalistic visual style inherent in the found footage genre. Chicagoans who missed the film during its initial theatrical run this year will be able to catch it at midnight June 8th and June 9th at the Music Box Theatre.
Russell’s second film, “Almost Kings,” will be released June 12th courtesy of Breaking Glass Pictures, and...
The dynamic between high school buddies Matt (Russell), Andrew (Dane DeHaan) and Steve (Michael B. Jordan) feels wholly authentic, and Trank finds ingenious ways of fusing in-camera effects with the naturalistic visual style inherent in the found footage genre. Chicagoans who missed the film during its initial theatrical run this year will be able to catch it at midnight June 8th and June 9th at the Music Box Theatre.
Russell’s second film, “Almost Kings,” will be released June 12th courtesy of Breaking Glass Pictures, and...
- 6/8/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Ben C. Lucas has been signed to direct The Duelist, a neo-Western developed at Gold Circle Films. According to Variety, Shawn Linden sold the initial spec this past Spring and Lana Shadgett performed recent rewrites.
Lucas directed the 2010 Aussie thriller Wasted on the Young about two brothers left to the mercy of their classmates after a traumatic event at a high school party. The film played several film festivals, including Sydney, Toronto and SXSW, and received middling reviews from both critics and users on Rotten Tomatoes, praised for its impressive visual style and slammed for its incoherent script.
Linden’s wrote The Duelist over four years ago (it was a finalist for the Gotham Screen screenplay contest in 2007), but I got my hands on a July 2011 draft with Shadgett’s revisions. As an obvious disclaimer, details may change in its adaptation to the screen.
The thriller takes place in the underground world of quick-draw gunfights,...
Lucas directed the 2010 Aussie thriller Wasted on the Young about two brothers left to the mercy of their classmates after a traumatic event at a high school party. The film played several film festivals, including Sydney, Toronto and SXSW, and received middling reviews from both critics and users on Rotten Tomatoes, praised for its impressive visual style and slammed for its incoherent script.
Linden’s wrote The Duelist over four years ago (it was a finalist for the Gotham Screen screenplay contest in 2007), but I got my hands on a July 2011 draft with Shadgett’s revisions. As an obvious disclaimer, details may change in its adaptation to the screen.
The thriller takes place in the underground world of quick-draw gunfights,...
- 12/10/2011
- by Jeff Leins
- newsinfilm.com
The Australian Writers’ Guild has announce the nominations for its 44th Awgie Awards.
The writers of Australia’s best stage, screen and radio scripts have been nominated across 23 awards, including Shaun Grant (Snowtown), Alice Addison (The Hunter), Jonathan Teplitzky (Burning Man) and Tony Krawitz
(The Tall Man) all screening at Tiff.
Awg President, Academy Award nominee Jan Sardi said in a statement, ‘The foundation of all great productions is the script. Each year the Awgie Awards recognise and celebrate the creators of those foundations, the writers. The nominations for this year’s Awgie awards clearly demonstrate the high standard of Australian performance writing. Some of the writers honoured today are familiar names, underscoring the consistent excellence of their work and ongoing contribution to our industry. Equally exciting are the new names and titles reflecting the breadth and vibrancy of Australian scriptwriting talent.”
As well as announcing the winners of the below categories,...
The writers of Australia’s best stage, screen and radio scripts have been nominated across 23 awards, including Shaun Grant (Snowtown), Alice Addison (The Hunter), Jonathan Teplitzky (Burning Man) and Tony Krawitz
(The Tall Man) all screening at Tiff.
Awg President, Academy Award nominee Jan Sardi said in a statement, ‘The foundation of all great productions is the script. Each year the Awgie Awards recognise and celebrate the creators of those foundations, the writers. The nominations for this year’s Awgie awards clearly demonstrate the high standard of Australian performance writing. Some of the writers honoured today are familiar names, underscoring the consistent excellence of their work and ongoing contribution to our industry. Equally exciting are the new names and titles reflecting the breadth and vibrancy of Australian scriptwriting talent.”
As well as announcing the winners of the below categories,...
- 8/18/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Rating: 2/5
Writer: Ben C. Lucas
Director: Ben C. Lucas
Cast: Oliver Ackland, Adelaide Clemens, Alex Russell, T.J. Power
Studio: Paramount
In Ben C. Lucas’ feature debut, the Australian writer and director attempts to add to the recent deluge of strong, serious Aussie thrillers, but his prep school-set flick never reaches beyond anything that’s gone before it. Wasted On The Young introduces us to two very different stepbrothers, geeky cute Darren (Oliver Ackland) and big man on campus Zack (Alex Russell). The boys have nothing in common besides their mutual membership on their upscale high school’s swim team and the looming, tricked out mansion they live in with no parental supervision. When Zack throws a roaring party, things spiral out of control amidst a haze of driving techno beats, flowing booze, and piles of cocaine. Darren, usually content to hide out in his room playing video games during Zack’s epic parties,...
Writer: Ben C. Lucas
Director: Ben C. Lucas
Cast: Oliver Ackland, Adelaide Clemens, Alex Russell, T.J. Power
Studio: Paramount
In Ben C. Lucas’ feature debut, the Australian writer and director attempts to add to the recent deluge of strong, serious Aussie thrillers, but his prep school-set flick never reaches beyond anything that’s gone before it. Wasted On The Young introduces us to two very different stepbrothers, geeky cute Darren (Oliver Ackland) and big man on campus Zack (Alex Russell). The boys have nothing in common besides their mutual membership on their upscale high school’s swim team and the looming, tricked out mansion they live in with no parental supervision. When Zack throws a roaring party, things spiral out of control amidst a haze of driving techno beats, flowing booze, and piles of cocaine. Darren, usually content to hide out in his room playing video games during Zack’s epic parties,...
- 3/18/2011
- by Kate Erbland
- GordonandtheWhale
During its second weekend, Ben C. Lucas’ teenage thriller Wasted on the Young made $26,869 at the Australian box office.
The Paramount-distributed, Perth-made film experienced a drop of 51.55 percent from its opening week; it’s showing on 55 screens, with an average of $488.52 per screen.
These were the top 10 films in Australia for the March 10-13 weekend:
1 Rango Paramount $2,709,558 2 Hall Pass Roadshow $1,461,969 3 The Adjustment Bureau Universal $1,404,600 4 I Am Number Four Disney $764,517 5 The King’s Speech Paramount/Transmission $744,688 6 Gnomeo and Juliet Disney $556,838 7 The Rite Roadshow $409,140 8 Unknown Roadshow $402,480 9 The Girl who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest Rialto $354,130 10 Black Swan Fox $244,364...
The Paramount-distributed, Perth-made film experienced a drop of 51.55 percent from its opening week; it’s showing on 55 screens, with an average of $488.52 per screen.
These were the top 10 films in Australia for the March 10-13 weekend:
1 Rango Paramount $2,709,558 2 Hall Pass Roadshow $1,461,969 3 The Adjustment Bureau Universal $1,404,600 4 I Am Number Four Disney $764,517 5 The King’s Speech Paramount/Transmission $744,688 6 Gnomeo and Juliet Disney $556,838 7 The Rite Roadshow $409,140 8 Unknown Roadshow $402,480 9 The Girl who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest Rialto $354,130 10 Black Swan Fox $244,364...
- 3/14/2011
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
Aussie intense thriller Wasted On The Young continued its disappointing run at the local box office in its second weekend, taking in just $26,869. It is still screening on 55 screens across the country, giving it a screen average of an unfortunate $488, despite positive talk. This is down on opening weekend where the Ben C. Lucas film took just over $52,000. Johnny Depp animated comedy/western Rango, also distributed by Paramount, cleaned up more than $2.7 million in its opening weekend from 296 screens, giving it an impressive average of $9154. Also featuring the voice of Australian Isla Fisher, the big budget film is Industrial Light And Magic.s first feature animation. Warner Bros. Hall Pass only slipped one spot on the box office charts, still taking in $1.5...
- 3/14/2011
- by Sam Dallas
- IF.com.au
Wasted on the Young
Directed by Ben C. Lucas
Written by Ben C. Lucas
2010, Australia
In the wake of the success of a certain Fincher picture, a bevy of slick movies will clamour for the chance to be the other generation-defining would-be masterpiece. Wasted on the Young doesn’t clamour, it claws. Having had its world premiere last June, Australian writer-director Ben C. Lucas’ first feature could make a definite claim for originality. The excess and ennui of youth, social networking, neo-narcissism…these are certainly not Fincher-Sorkin patents. Here however, the text and the tweet almost single-handedly propel proceedings towards a vicious climax that stops just short of exploitation. Unfortunately, rather than being part of the social ether, they become something of a storytelling crutch, a mode of convenient exposition; an assertion of relevance. Ultimately though, this is not a story solely about Facebook updates and emoticons.
Wasted seeks to...
Directed by Ben C. Lucas
Written by Ben C. Lucas
2010, Australia
In the wake of the success of a certain Fincher picture, a bevy of slick movies will clamour for the chance to be the other generation-defining would-be masterpiece. Wasted on the Young doesn’t clamour, it claws. Having had its world premiere last June, Australian writer-director Ben C. Lucas’ first feature could make a definite claim for originality. The excess and ennui of youth, social networking, neo-narcissism…these are certainly not Fincher-Sorkin patents. Here however, the text and the tweet almost single-handedly propel proceedings towards a vicious climax that stops just short of exploitation. Unfortunately, rather than being part of the social ether, they become something of a storytelling crutch, a mode of convenient exposition; an assertion of relevance. Ultimately though, this is not a story solely about Facebook updates and emoticons.
Wasted seeks to...
- 3/13/2011
- by Tope
- SoundOnSight
The second Australian feature film shown at cinemas this year has posted a disappointing result in its opening weekend. Western Australian film Wasted On The Young, written and directed by first-time feature filmmaker Ben C. Lucas, made just $52,118 from 54 screens, giving it a low screen average of $965. Despite positive reviews, this is a disappointing result for the Paramount film, which ramped up its television advertising campaign over the weekend being seen in primetime. The film, shot by cinematographer Dan Freene on the Panavision Genesis, tells the story of a traumatic high school incident that sets off a fatal chain of events for two brothers. Starring Oliver Ackland (The Proposition) and Adelaide Clemens (X-Men Origins: Wolverine), the film has sold to overseas...
- 3/7/2011
- by Sam Dallas
- IF.com.au
Ben C. Lucas talks about his feature film debut Wasted on the Young, a work that started as a writing commission and became a stylish teenage thriller.
“A lot of people don’t know how to spend money when they make films. We were arrogant or ignorant enough to think that we did, so we put a lot of time and effort into pre-production,” Lucas told Encore.
Wasted on the Young opens on March 3.
“A lot of people don’t know how to spend money when they make films. We were arrogant or ignorant enough to think that we did, so we put a lot of time and effort into pre-production,” Lucas told Encore.
Wasted on the Young opens on March 3.
- 3/2/2011
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
The South by Southwest Film Festival announced its feature film line-up Wednesday, piling heaps of cinematic goodness on an already stellar program that includes Jodie Foster’s The Beaver, Duncan Jones’ Source Code, Ti West’s The Innkeepers, Conan O’Brien’s tour documentary, and the latest Simon Pegg-Nick Frost comedy, Paul, with Seth Rogen.
Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight) returns to the festival with her latest film, Red Riding Hood starring Amanda Seyfried, after the writer-director spoke on a screenwriting panel in 2009.
Plus a few favorites from the Sundance Film Festival last month, like Tom McCarthy’s Win Win, Morgan Spurlock’s The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, and Max Winkler’s Ceremony.
I’m extremely excited, even if I’m already having flashbacks to intense sleep deprivation. Like the last two years, I’ll be on the ground covering as much of the festival as I can within the packed 9 days of screenings,...
Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight) returns to the festival with her latest film, Red Riding Hood starring Amanda Seyfried, after the writer-director spoke on a screenwriting panel in 2009.
Plus a few favorites from the Sundance Film Festival last month, like Tom McCarthy’s Win Win, Morgan Spurlock’s The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, and Max Winkler’s Ceremony.
I’m extremely excited, even if I’m already having flashbacks to intense sleep deprivation. Like the last two years, I’ll be on the ground covering as much of the festival as I can within the packed 9 days of screenings,...
- 2/3/2011
- by Jeff Leins
- newsinfilm.com
‘Tapping into the cultural zeitgeist,’ at SXSW 2011
Austin, Texas – The SXSW 2011 Feature Film Lineup was unveiled Wednesday afternoon. The festival lineup will consist of 130 features, in nine full days of programming, promising to deliver a film-going experience unlike previous years.
With a reputation for taking chances on relatively unknown filmmakers, the SXSW panel of judges carefully picked 130 films from 1,792 feature-length film submissions, (1,323 U.S. and 469 international). The program consists of 60 World Premieres, 12 North American Premieres and 16 U.S. Premieres.
The main competition categories return with eight Narrative Features, and eight Documentary Features, both competing for their respective Grand Jury Prize. New for films in competition this year, are awards for screenplay, editing, cinematography, music, and acting.
(The Midnighters and SXFantastic feature sections, along with the short film program, will be announced next week.)
Here are a few of the Features to be screened, among many others.
Narratives:
The Beaver (World Premiere)
Dir.
Austin, Texas – The SXSW 2011 Feature Film Lineup was unveiled Wednesday afternoon. The festival lineup will consist of 130 features, in nine full days of programming, promising to deliver a film-going experience unlike previous years.
With a reputation for taking chances on relatively unknown filmmakers, the SXSW panel of judges carefully picked 130 films from 1,792 feature-length film submissions, (1,323 U.S. and 469 international). The program consists of 60 World Premieres, 12 North American Premieres and 16 U.S. Premieres.
The main competition categories return with eight Narrative Features, and eight Documentary Features, both competing for their respective Grand Jury Prize. New for films in competition this year, are awards for screenplay, editing, cinematography, music, and acting.
(The Midnighters and SXFantastic feature sections, along with the short film program, will be announced next week.)
Here are a few of the Features to be screened, among many others.
Narratives:
The Beaver (World Premiere)
Dir.
- 2/3/2011
- by Albert Art
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Readers of Sound On Sight can be sure that we will indeed be covering the SXSW Film Festival once again. As previously reported, Duncan Jones’ latest film Source Code is opening the festival and there will also be premieres for the documentary Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop, Greg Mottola’s Paul, and Jodie Foster’s The Beaver. Now the full line-up has been announced it is incredible.
Hit the jump to check out the line-up, and be sure to visit our site during the event.
The 2011 SXSW Film Festival runs from March 11 – 19th in Austin, Texas.
SXSW Film Announces 2011 Features Lineup
Austin, Texas – February 2, 2011 – The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival is thrilled to announce the features lineup for this year’s Festival, March 11 – 19, 2011 in Austin, Texas. The 2011 lineup continues the SXSW tradition of tapping into the cultural zeitgeist, highlighting emerging talent and breakthrough performances and supporting first-time filmmakers.
Hit the jump to check out the line-up, and be sure to visit our site during the event.
The 2011 SXSW Film Festival runs from March 11 – 19th in Austin, Texas.
SXSW Film Announces 2011 Features Lineup
Austin, Texas – February 2, 2011 – The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival is thrilled to announce the features lineup for this year’s Festival, March 11 – 19, 2011 in Austin, Texas. The 2011 lineup continues the SXSW tradition of tapping into the cultural zeitgeist, highlighting emerging talent and breakthrough performances and supporting first-time filmmakers.
- 2/3/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
The South By Southwest Film Conference and Festival announced this year's features lineup. The festival takes place March 11-19 in Austin, Texas.
There are a total of 130 features screening this year including 60 world premieres, 12 North American premieres and 16 U.S. premieres! This year the a total of 1,792 feature-length films were submitted, which is the most ever.
There are going to be some amazing films shown this yea. Opening night kicks off with Duncan Jones' Source Code (Moon). The fest rolls on with Jodie Foster‘s The Beaver, Greg Mottola‘s Paul, Sundance Grand Prize doc winner How to Die in Oregon, Errol Morris‘ Tabloid, Victoria Mahoney‘s Yelling to the Sky, Azazel Jacob‘s Terri. There will also be a special screening of Catherine Hardwicke‘s Red Riding Hood.
The Midnight and SXFantastic sections will be announced with the shorts program next week.
See the complete lineup below via...
There are a total of 130 features screening this year including 60 world premieres, 12 North American premieres and 16 U.S. premieres! This year the a total of 1,792 feature-length films were submitted, which is the most ever.
There are going to be some amazing films shown this yea. Opening night kicks off with Duncan Jones' Source Code (Moon). The fest rolls on with Jodie Foster‘s The Beaver, Greg Mottola‘s Paul, Sundance Grand Prize doc winner How to Die in Oregon, Errol Morris‘ Tabloid, Victoria Mahoney‘s Yelling to the Sky, Azazel Jacob‘s Terri. There will also be a special screening of Catherine Hardwicke‘s Red Riding Hood.
The Midnight and SXFantastic sections will be announced with the shorts program next week.
See the complete lineup below via...
- 2/2/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
The South by Southwest Film Festival (SXSW) just announced their entire 2011 feature film lineup, and there’s isn’t a lot of note, with regards to this blog’s focus.
Titles you should be aware of – all of which we’ve previously profiled on Shadow And Act – include, Victoria Mahoney’s feature film debut, Yelling To The Sky (which will actually make its world debut at the Berlin Film Festival later this month); plus Blacktino, the first feature film from writer/director Aaron Burns, a self-described “blacktino nerd from Austin, Texas,” who got his start at Robert Rodriguez’s Troublemaker Studios doing visual effects; Benda Bilili, a documentary about a band of homeless, disabled Congolese; and last, but not least, Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey, a documentary about the black man that happens to be the man behind the puppet (which also played at Sundance).
There might be...
Titles you should be aware of – all of which we’ve previously profiled on Shadow And Act – include, Victoria Mahoney’s feature film debut, Yelling To The Sky (which will actually make its world debut at the Berlin Film Festival later this month); plus Blacktino, the first feature film from writer/director Aaron Burns, a self-described “blacktino nerd from Austin, Texas,” who got his start at Robert Rodriguez’s Troublemaker Studios doing visual effects; Benda Bilili, a documentary about a band of homeless, disabled Congolese; and last, but not least, Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey, a documentary about the black man that happens to be the man behind the puppet (which also played at Sundance).
There might be...
- 2/2/2011
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
The South by Southwest Film Festival has announced their features lineup for the 2011’s Festival, which will take place March 11th to the 19th in Austin Texas. Read the full press release after the jump. SXSW Film Announces 2011 Features Lineup Austin, Texas – February 2, 2011 – The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival is thrilled to announce the features lineup for this year’s Festival, March 11 – 19, 2011 in Austin, Texas. The 2011 lineup continues the SXSW tradition of tapping into the cultural zeitgeist, highlighting emerging talent and breakthrough performances and supporting first-time filmmakers. The Midnighters and SXFantastic feature sections, along with the short film program, will be announced next week. “This is the most exciting moment for us. After a fantastic festival of discovery in 2010, we can finally unveil the line up for this year’s event,” says Film Conference and Festival Producer Janet Pierson. “SXSW prides itself on taking chances, sifting for...
- 2/2/2011
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
Ben C. Lucas’ teenage thriller Wasted on the Young, which is set to screen this week at the Pusan International Film Festival in Korea, will be released in Australia on March 3, 2011.
An official Facebook page for the film has been launched by Paramount Pictures.
Wasted on the Young was produced by Janelle Landers and Aidan O’Bryan, and tells the story of a violent incident at a high school party and its effects on a group of friends – particularly two step-brothers.
It was funded by ScreenWest and Screen Australia. After its Sydney Film Festival and Toronto premieres, it has been acquired by Indomina Releasing and Momentum Pictures for a Us/UK release respectively.
An official Facebook page for the film has been launched by Paramount Pictures.
Wasted on the Young was produced by Janelle Landers and Aidan O’Bryan, and tells the story of a violent incident at a high school party and its effects on a group of friends – particularly two step-brothers.
It was funded by ScreenWest and Screen Australia. After its Sydney Film Festival and Toronto premieres, it has been acquired by Indomina Releasing and Momentum Pictures for a Us/UK release respectively.
- 10/10/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
Following its international premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival which just wrapped in September, Ben C. Lucas' feature film debut "Wasted on the Young," has been acquired by the relatively new Indomina Releasing, for North American distribution. Starring Oliver Ackland ("The Proposition"), Adelaide Clements ("X-Men Origins: Wolverine") and Alex Russell, the Australian production tells the story of Zack, a swim captain and campus drug dealer, who rules his high school ...
- 10/6/2010
- Indiewire
Momentum Pictures has acquired the UK rights to Ben C. Lucas’ feature Wasted on the Young.
The Western Australian teenage drama will be distributed in 2011 by Paramount in Australia and New Zealand, and is represented internationally by Fortissimo films.
Wasted on the Young made its international debut at the Toronto Film Festival. It screened in competition at the Sydney Film Festival in June.
The Western Australian teenage drama will be distributed in 2011 by Paramount in Australia and New Zealand, and is represented internationally by Fortissimo films.
Wasted on the Young made its international debut at the Toronto Film Festival. It screened in competition at the Sydney Film Festival in June.
- 10/6/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
First photos from the prequel to The Thing, new photos from Thor, Tom Hardy and Reese Witherspoon on the set of This Means War.
"Hugh Jackman says that filming on the "Wolverine" sequel is set to kick off around March or April..." (full details)
"Bruce Willis says the fifth "Die Hard" is "probably going to happen in 2011. We have a script. They're making a couple changes right now"…" (full details)
"“The Hobbit” will now apparently be shot in 3D and has set a December 19th 2012 release date…" (full details)
"Syfy's "Warehouse 13" has been officially renewed for a third season. The recently completed second season averaged 3.4 million viewers…" (full details)
"Dana Carvey and Regis Philbin are both set to cameo in the upcoming Adam Sandler comedy "Jack and Jill". Their roles have them involved in an antacid commercial in which Carvey plays a crazed puppeteer..." (full details)
"Lucas Cruikshank, the...
"Hugh Jackman says that filming on the "Wolverine" sequel is set to kick off around March or April..." (full details)
"Bruce Willis says the fifth "Die Hard" is "probably going to happen in 2011. We have a script. They're making a couple changes right now"…" (full details)
"“The Hobbit” will now apparently be shot in 3D and has set a December 19th 2012 release date…" (full details)
"Syfy's "Warehouse 13" has been officially renewed for a third season. The recently completed second season averaged 3.4 million viewers…" (full details)
"Dana Carvey and Regis Philbin are both set to cameo in the upcoming Adam Sandler comedy "Jack and Jill". Their roles have them involved in an antacid commercial in which Carvey plays a crazed puppeteer..." (full details)
"Lucas Cruikshank, the...
- 10/5/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Indomina Releasing have made three third post-tiff pick-up in just as many weeks, landing their two film from down under in Ben C. Lucas’s Wasted on the Young. Described as "one of the bravest and most stylistically innovative films to come out of Australia in years, Wasted on the Young is sure to provoke spirited and sustained debate" by Tiff, the pic will likely see a release sometime next year. The Aussie pic stars Oliver Ackland, Adelaide Clemens and Alex Russell in the story of a high school swim captain and campus drug dealer (Russell) who seeks revenge when a sophomore (Clemens) rejects his advances in favor of his stepbrother (Ackland). An incident at a party then sets off a dramatic chain of events. Again, we figure that the new label will begin their film distribution activities sometime in the new year, but hopefully they won't make the mistake...
- 10/5/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
Update: Sony Pictures Entertainment will imminently offer the role of Mary Jane Watson to Emma Stone, who starred for the studio in Zombieland and Easy A. It's another good role for Stone, who is currently shooting the Tate Taylor-directed adaptation of the Kathryn Stockett bestseller The Help for DreamWorks. She plays Skeeter, the college student who comes home determined to expose the class differences between the matriarchs and their house servants in the South in 1962. That leaves the four other actresses I mentioned yesterday (with the possibility they could widen the search) for the role of Gwen Stacy. Those contenders are Glee's Dianna Agron, Mia Wasikowska, Georgina Haig and Dominique McElligott. Stacy, played in Spiderman 3 by Bryce Dallas Howard, is a plum part for the first installment of the 3D Marc Webb-directed reboot of Spider-Man, because she is the first love interest of the high school-aged Peter Parker,...
- 10/2/2010
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Hey Gang! The casting for Marc Webb's Spider-Man 3D reboot continues! And there's a crazy unconfirmed rumor that Philip Seymour Hoffman is in talks to take on the role of Venom in the film, which obviously means they are also looking at brining back Venom, to try and do it right this time around?. There is no other information regarding this so it should be interesting to see how this rumor plays out. How crazy would it be if it turns out being true!?
Deadline also reports that a couple more names have been added to the list of possible female leads to play opposite Andrew Garfield in the movie. the actresses include Dianna Agron, who stars in the hit series Glee as well as Georgina Haig, the star of the Ben C. Lucas-directed Wasted on the Young.
The other names on the list of contenders are Zombieland...
- 10/1/2010
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
Last week we reported that Marc Webb‘s new Spider-Man reboot is deep into their search for not one, but two female leads. The roles would be for the first love of Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield), Gwen Stacy as well as Mary Jane Watson, who he later falls in love with.
Deadline is reporting that Glee star Dianna Agron and Georgina Haig who starred in Ben C. Lucas‘ Wasted on the Young, which recently premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, have both been added to the mix.
The duo join the small group of possibles including Emma Stone (Easy A, Zomblieland, Superbad), Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland, The Kids Are All Right) and Dominique McElligott (Moon). It is reported that they may add one one or two candidates, but these are the five main ones.
Now, the most interesting news reported comes in the form of a “early unconfirmed talk.
Deadline is reporting that Glee star Dianna Agron and Georgina Haig who starred in Ben C. Lucas‘ Wasted on the Young, which recently premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, have both been added to the mix.
The duo join the small group of possibles including Emma Stone (Easy A, Zomblieland, Superbad), Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland, The Kids Are All Right) and Dominique McElligott (Moon). It is reported that they may add one one or two candidates, but these are the five main ones.
Now, the most interesting news reported comes in the form of a “early unconfirmed talk.
- 10/1/2010
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Ben C. Lucas, who made his feature directing debut with the Toronto International Film Festival pic Wasted on the Young, has signed with CAA. Several agencies were after him following the screening of the pic, an edgy drama about a teen party gone awry, and an aftermath that includes revenge and an attack on the social standing of students who were involved. Paramount acquired international distribution rights on the film and negotiations are on for a domestic deal. Lucas wrote the script.
- 9/29/2010
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Ben C. Lucas’ Wasted on the Young is one of seven Australian films selected to screen at the Pusan International Film Festival in Korea next month. Young will be screened in the world cinema category along with Jim Loach’s Oranges and Sunshine, and Ivan Sen’s Dreamland.
Belinda Chayko’s Lou will screen in the flash forward section and The Kiss directed by Ashley Page, will be shown in the wide angle – short film showcase category.
Patrick Hughes’ Red Hill and Andrew Traucki’s The Reef have been selected to show in the midnight passion program – a diverse genre category, that recognises entertainment value.
Screen Australia’s Head of Production Investment Ross Matthews said: “It’s great to see such an exciting line-up of Australian films screening at Pusan, which has established itself as one of Asia’s most dynamic film events.”
Wasted on the Young tells the story...
Belinda Chayko’s Lou will screen in the flash forward section and The Kiss directed by Ashley Page, will be shown in the wide angle – short film showcase category.
Patrick Hughes’ Red Hill and Andrew Traucki’s The Reef have been selected to show in the midnight passion program – a diverse genre category, that recognises entertainment value.
Screen Australia’s Head of Production Investment Ross Matthews said: “It’s great to see such an exciting line-up of Australian films screening at Pusan, which has established itself as one of Asia’s most dynamic film events.”
Wasted on the Young tells the story...
- 9/14/2010
- by georginap
- Encore Magazine
Wow, that's a lot of flicks. Everything from Peter Mullan's Neds to Benedek Fliegauf's Womb (that's right, it's a trailer!) to more Greek weirdness in Athena Tsangari's Attenberg. I wish I was going.
It's late so I'm not writing much of a post here.. Maybe I'll update tomorrow.
Full list after the break via Variety.
Contemporary World Cinema
(World preems)
* "Home for Christmas," Bent Hamer (Norway/Germany/Sweden)
* "Behind Blue Skies," Hannes Holm (Sweden)
* "Even The Rain," Iciar Bollain (Spain/France/Mexico)
* "The First Grader," Justin Chadwick (I.K.)
* "Neds," Peter Mullan (U.K./France/Italy)
* "White Irish Drinkers," John Gray (U.S.)
* "22nd of May," Koen Mortier (Belgium)
* "African United," Deb Gardner-Paterson (U.K.)
* "Blessed Events," Isabelle Stever (Germany)
* "The Edge," Alexey Uchitel (Russia)
* "Jucy," Louise Alston (Australia)
* "Lapland Odyssey," Dome Karukoski (Finland)
* "Late Autumn," Kim Teo-Yong (South Korea)
* "Matariki" Michael Bennet (New Zealand)
* "Tracker" Ian Sharp (U.
It's late so I'm not writing much of a post here.. Maybe I'll update tomorrow.
Full list after the break via Variety.
Contemporary World Cinema
(World preems)
* "Home for Christmas," Bent Hamer (Norway/Germany/Sweden)
* "Behind Blue Skies," Hannes Holm (Sweden)
* "Even The Rain," Iciar Bollain (Spain/France/Mexico)
* "The First Grader," Justin Chadwick (I.K.)
* "Neds," Peter Mullan (U.K./France/Italy)
* "White Irish Drinkers," John Gray (U.S.)
* "22nd of May," Koen Mortier (Belgium)
* "African United," Deb Gardner-Paterson (U.K.)
* "Blessed Events," Isabelle Stever (Germany)
* "The Edge," Alexey Uchitel (Russia)
* "Jucy," Louise Alston (Australia)
* "Lapland Odyssey," Dome Karukoski (Finland)
* "Late Autumn," Kim Teo-Yong (South Korea)
* "Matariki" Michael Bennet (New Zealand)
* "Tracker" Ian Sharp (U.
- 8/25/2010
- QuietEarth.us
Louise Alston’s ‘womantic’ comedy Jucy will be part of the Contemporary World Cinema program at the Toronto International Film Festival; Michael Henry’s Blame, Leon Ford’s Griff the Invisible and Ben C. Lucas’ Wasted on the Young will screen in the Discovery program.
Jucy is about best friends Jackie and Lucy, who spend all their time together, but not everyone approves of their “womance.” Accused of being weird and codependent, they set out to prove their maturity. Jackie gets the guy and Lucy gets the job, but can their friendship survive their newfound independence?
Produced by Kelly Chapman; written by Stephen Vagg. International sales handled by Odin’s Eye Entertainment.
Blame tells the story of a group of young vigilantes seeking revenge for a sexual betrayal fall far from grace. When the truth is out, they find themselves on the dark side of justice. PackScreen will release it in October.
Jucy is about best friends Jackie and Lucy, who spend all their time together, but not everyone approves of their “womance.” Accused of being weird and codependent, they set out to prove their maturity. Jackie gets the guy and Lucy gets the job, but can their friendship survive their newfound independence?
Produced by Kelly Chapman; written by Stephen Vagg. International sales handled by Odin’s Eye Entertainment.
Blame tells the story of a group of young vigilantes seeking revenge for a sexual betrayal fall far from grace. When the truth is out, they find themselves on the dark side of justice. PackScreen will release it in October.
- 8/25/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
Rachel Weisz in The Whistleblower The Toronto International Film Festival has added even more films to their line-up today as the complete line-up was announced, which ended up causing the festival's server to crash, but I was lucky enough to get in and get out before missing out on the information.
First off, the festival's Mavericks line-up is quite interesting, which includes a series of guest presentations and this year will see Edward Norton interview Bruce Springsteen, NBA All-Star and native Canadian Steve Nash will present his hour-long film Into the Wind, Apichatpong Weerasethakul will talk with the audience as his Cannes Palm d'Or-winning film Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall his Past Lives was just added to the Masters programme, Ken Loach and Paul Laverty will be interviewed by Michael Moore on politics and cinema and Philip Seymour Hoffman will have his own panel. Also on hand will be Bill Gates,...
First off, the festival's Mavericks line-up is quite interesting, which includes a series of guest presentations and this year will see Edward Norton interview Bruce Springsteen, NBA All-Star and native Canadian Steve Nash will present his hour-long film Into the Wind, Apichatpong Weerasethakul will talk with the audience as his Cannes Palm d'Or-winning film Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall his Past Lives was just added to the Masters programme, Ken Loach and Paul Laverty will be interviewed by Michael Moore on politics and cinema and Philip Seymour Hoffman will have his own panel. Also on hand will be Bill Gates,...
- 8/24/2010
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
From evil Santas to Australian killers, the Discovery program brings the best of the coming generation of film talent to Toronto. Making the grade this year are:
As If I Am Not There Juanita Wilson, Ireland/Macedonia/Sweden World Premiere
As If I Am Not There explores one woman's experience of the horrors that took place at the beginning of the Bosnian War. Disturbing and powerful, the film is an important testament to the survivors of the atrocities in the former Yugoslavia.
Attenberg Athina Rachel Tsangiri, Greece North American Premiere
A dying architect and his emotionally stunted daughter inhabit a once booming industrial community in the middle of nowhere, now populated by the precious few who didn't have the heart to leave it behind.
Autumn Aamir Bashir, India World Premiere
Shot in striking, widescreen images in India's Kashmir region, Bashir's debut tells the story of Rafiq, a young man struggling...
As If I Am Not There Juanita Wilson, Ireland/Macedonia/Sweden World Premiere
As If I Am Not There explores one woman's experience of the horrors that took place at the beginning of the Bosnian War. Disturbing and powerful, the film is an important testament to the survivors of the atrocities in the former Yugoslavia.
Attenberg Athina Rachel Tsangiri, Greece North American Premiere
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- 8/24/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Well it seems that there is still hope for under-the-radar indie films after all.
After springing out of almost nowhere and straight into Official Competition at this year's Sydney Film Festival, Ben C. Lucas' debut feature Wasted on the Young has been picked up for Australian and New Zealand release by none other than Paramount Pictures.
Paramount usually partners with indie and arthouse distributor Transmission Films to acquire and distribute such smaller projects in Australia and Nz, but it appears this film was bought by Paramount proper -- inferring a wide release is on the cards in early 2011.
Here's the synopsis from the Sff website:
Wielding a potent visual sensibility and incisive storytelling tools, West Australian Ben C Lucas carves his own unique space between the cinema of Gus van Sant and Michael Haneke with this extraordinary feature-film debut. Set in an elite high school where social hierarchies are rigorously enforced,...
After springing out of almost nowhere and straight into Official Competition at this year's Sydney Film Festival, Ben C. Lucas' debut feature Wasted on the Young has been picked up for Australian and New Zealand release by none other than Paramount Pictures.
Paramount usually partners with indie and arthouse distributor Transmission Films to acquire and distribute such smaller projects in Australia and Nz, but it appears this film was bought by Paramount proper -- inferring a wide release is on the cards in early 2011.
Here's the synopsis from the Sff website:
Wielding a potent visual sensibility and incisive storytelling tools, West Australian Ben C Lucas carves his own unique space between the cinema of Gus van Sant and Michael Haneke with this extraordinary feature-film debut. Set in an elite high school where social hierarchies are rigorously enforced,...
- 7/15/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Paramount Pictures has acquired distribution rights for Australia and New Zealand for writer/director Ben C. Lucas's explosive debut film, Wasted on the Young. The film, shot in Perth where Lucas is from, premiered at this year's prestigious Sydney Film Festival in official competition and impressively received an ‘honourable mention.' Set in an elite high school where social hierarchies are rigorously enforced, Zack (newcomer Alex Russell) is part of the cool crowd while his half brother Darren (Oliver Ackland - The Proposition) is more of a misfit. Trouble ensues when they both fall for Xandrie (Adelaide Clemens - X-Men Origins: Wolverine), a smart girl with a strong disregard for conformity.
- 7/13/2010
- FilmInk.com.au
Paramount Pictures will distribute Ben C. Lucas’ debut Wasted on the Young in Australia and New Zealand in early 2011.
The high school drama premiered as part of the Sydney Film Festival Official Competition, receiving an honourable mention.
Wasted on the Young tells the story of two brothers on opposite sides of the social spectrum, separated by a serious incident that takes place at an alcohol and drug-fuelled house party. It incorporates the use of mobiles and social media as part of its storytelling.
The Perth-shot film received support from Screen West and completion funding from Screen Australia. Fortissimo Films is the international agent.
Paramount MD Mike Selwyn said the distributor recognised that Ben Lucas is a major new talent.
“Along with Janelle and Aidan, the producers, they have crafted a stunning, provocative film that Paramount is proud to be releasing,” he said.
The high school drama premiered as part of the Sydney Film Festival Official Competition, receiving an honourable mention.
Wasted on the Young tells the story of two brothers on opposite sides of the social spectrum, separated by a serious incident that takes place at an alcohol and drug-fuelled house party. It incorporates the use of mobiles and social media as part of its storytelling.
The Perth-shot film received support from Screen West and completion funding from Screen Australia. Fortissimo Films is the international agent.
Paramount MD Mike Selwyn said the distributor recognised that Ben Lucas is a major new talent.
“Along with Janelle and Aidan, the producers, they have crafted a stunning, provocative film that Paramount is proud to be releasing,” he said.
- 7/13/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
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