Climbing up the ranks with mostly writing and directing television gigs (this includes a handful of “Downton Abbey” episodes), Andy Goddard flew under the radar with the release of this debut film, a set in the 50’s biopic item featuring Elijah Wood called Set Fire to the Stars (read our review) which had a ’14 festival release and was shown in the U.S. this past summer. With Jessica Biel, Patrick Wilson, Haley Bennett, Vincent Kartheiser and Eddie Marsan onboard, his sophomore film will undoubtedly gain a lot more traction. With all the award season hype surrounding Todd Haynes’ Carol, not all of Patricia Highsmith’s work as panned out into winners — for every The Talented Mr. Ripley there are several failed adaptation attempts. Backed by a pair of key indie titan producers, previously entitled The Blunderer and now anointed as A Kind of Murder, this wrapped up a good while...
- 11/23/2015
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Exclusive: UK comedy The Hippopotamus wraps and inks deals.
Metrodome International and Metrodome Distribution have boarded world sales rights and UK distribution rights, respectively, to UK comedy The Hippopotamus.
The London-based sales outfit will launch the film at the Afm.
Shoot has now wrapped on the adaptation of Stephen Fry’s novel, whose ensemble cast includes Roger Allam (The Woman in Black), Matthew Modine (The Dark Knight Rises), Tim McInnerny (Notting Hill) and Fiona Shaw (Harry Potter).
Producers are Alexa Seligman and Jay Taylor for The Electric Shadow Company, whose recent credits include The Trust with Nicolas Cage and Swallows and Amazons starring Rafe Spall.
John Jencks directs the story about a disgraced poet who is summoned to his friend’s country manor to investigate a series of unexplained miracles.
Blanche McIntyre and Tom Hodgson’s adaptation is the first Stephen Fry book to be reworked for cinema.
Seligman and Taylor said: “We had two tons of...
Metrodome International and Metrodome Distribution have boarded world sales rights and UK distribution rights, respectively, to UK comedy The Hippopotamus.
The London-based sales outfit will launch the film at the Afm.
Shoot has now wrapped on the adaptation of Stephen Fry’s novel, whose ensemble cast includes Roger Allam (The Woman in Black), Matthew Modine (The Dark Knight Rises), Tim McInnerny (Notting Hill) and Fiona Shaw (Harry Potter).
Producers are Alexa Seligman and Jay Taylor for The Electric Shadow Company, whose recent credits include The Trust with Nicolas Cage and Swallows and Amazons starring Rafe Spall.
John Jencks directs the story about a disgraced poet who is summoned to his friend’s country manor to investigate a series of unexplained miracles.
Blanche McIntyre and Tom Hodgson’s adaptation is the first Stephen Fry book to be reworked for cinema.
Seligman and Taylor said: “We had two tons of...
- 10/1/2015
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: UK comedy The Hippopotamus wraps and inks deals.
Metrodome International and Metrodome Distribution have boarded world sales rights and UK distribution rights, respectively, to UK comedy The Hippopotamus.
The London-based sales outfit will launch the film at the Afm.
Shoot has now wrapped on the adaptation of Stephen Fry’s novel, whose ensemble cast includes Roger Allam (The Woman in Black), Matthew Modine (The Dark Knight Rises), Tim McInnerny (Notting Hill) and Fiona Shaw (The Harry Potter series).
Producers are Alexa Seligman and Jay Taylor for The Electric Shadow Company, whose recent credits include The Trust with Nicolas Cage and Swallows and Amazons starring Rafe Spall.
John Jencks directs the story about a disgraced poet who is summoned to his friend’s country manor to investigate a series of unexplained miracles.
Blanche McIntyre and Tom Hodgson’s adaptation is the first Stephen Fry book to be reworked for cinema.
Seligman and Taylor...
Metrodome International and Metrodome Distribution have boarded world sales rights and UK distribution rights, respectively, to UK comedy The Hippopotamus.
The London-based sales outfit will launch the film at the Afm.
Shoot has now wrapped on the adaptation of Stephen Fry’s novel, whose ensemble cast includes Roger Allam (The Woman in Black), Matthew Modine (The Dark Knight Rises), Tim McInnerny (Notting Hill) and Fiona Shaw (The Harry Potter series).
Producers are Alexa Seligman and Jay Taylor for The Electric Shadow Company, whose recent credits include The Trust with Nicolas Cage and Swallows and Amazons starring Rafe Spall.
John Jencks directs the story about a disgraced poet who is summoned to his friend’s country manor to investigate a series of unexplained miracles.
Blanche McIntyre and Tom Hodgson’s adaptation is the first Stephen Fry book to be reworked for cinema.
Seligman and Taylor...
- 10/1/2015
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Sam Neill and Roger Allam to star in the British comedy based on a Stephen Fry bestseller.
Metrodome Distribution has picked up The Hippopotamus for UK and Irish distribution from sales agent Highland Film Group.
The film is based on the best-selling novel by Stephen Fry and stars Roger Allam (Tamara Drew, The Angels’ Share).
Sam Neill (Jurassic Park) has confirmed he will join the film with further cast to be announced over coming weeks ahead of shooting in August.
The film centres on disgraced poet Ted Wallace (Allam) who is summoned to his friend’s country manor, Swafford Hall, to investigate a series of unexplained miracle healings.
Ted tracks down the perpetrator of the phenomena, horny teenager David Logan who is in the midst of becoming a self-styled sexual healer.
Unaware of David’s unorthodox methods, David’s father, Michael (Neill) is set on sharing this gift with the world. Ted hurries...
Metrodome Distribution has picked up The Hippopotamus for UK and Irish distribution from sales agent Highland Film Group.
The film is based on the best-selling novel by Stephen Fry and stars Roger Allam (Tamara Drew, The Angels’ Share).
Sam Neill (Jurassic Park) has confirmed he will join the film with further cast to be announced over coming weeks ahead of shooting in August.
The film centres on disgraced poet Ted Wallace (Allam) who is summoned to his friend’s country manor, Swafford Hall, to investigate a series of unexplained miracle healings.
Ted tracks down the perpetrator of the phenomena, horny teenager David Logan who is in the midst of becoming a self-styled sexual healer.
Unaware of David’s unorthodox methods, David’s father, Michael (Neill) is set on sharing this gift with the world. Ted hurries...
- 5/28/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
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