Elizabeth Banks has found her next project and will direct a thriller at Universal called “Cocaine Bear,” that Phil Lord and Christopher Miller will produce.
“Cocaine Bear” will be Banks’ third feature after last directing “Charlie’s Angels” in 2019 and “Pitch Perfect 3” from 2015. “Cocaine Bear” is based on a true story of events that took place in Kentucky in 1985, and Jimmy Warden wrote the spec screenplay on which the film will be based.
The film’s story is only loosely inspired by a New York Times article, but it is exactly what the title suggests. Back in 1985, a 175-pound black bear died after ingesting a duffel bag full of cocaine. The cocaine was dropped out of an airplane by a convicted smuggler because he was carrying too heavy a load while parachuting.
The exact plot details are being kept under wraps. Production is expected to begin this summer.
Lord and...
“Cocaine Bear” will be Banks’ third feature after last directing “Charlie’s Angels” in 2019 and “Pitch Perfect 3” from 2015. “Cocaine Bear” is based on a true story of events that took place in Kentucky in 1985, and Jimmy Warden wrote the spec screenplay on which the film will be based.
The film’s story is only loosely inspired by a New York Times article, but it is exactly what the title suggests. Back in 1985, a 175-pound black bear died after ingesting a duffel bag full of cocaine. The cocaine was dropped out of an airplane by a convicted smuggler because he was carrying too heavy a load while parachuting.
The exact plot details are being kept under wraps. Production is expected to begin this summer.
Lord and...
- 3/9/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Oscar winner Jamie Foxx and Teyonah Parris, who stars in the upcoming Candyman reboot, have come aboard They Cloned Tyrone. The pair join previously announced lead John Boyega in Macro and Netflix’s sci-fi feature film, which will mark the directorial debut of Creed 2 scribe Juel Taylor.
Taylor penned the screenplay with Tony Rettenmaier. The plot follows a series of eerie events that thrusts an unlikely trio onto the trail of a nefarious government conspiracy in this pulpy mystery caper.
Macro secured rights to They Cloned Tyrone in a bidding war, developed it and sold it to the streamer.
Foxx and Datari Turner are also joining as producers alongside Macro founder and CEO Charles D. King, Stephen “Dr.” Love, Taylor, Rettenmaier and Kim Roth. Executive producers are Macro’s Mark R. Wright and Jack Murray.
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Taylor penned the screenplay with Tony Rettenmaier. The plot follows a series of eerie events that thrusts an unlikely trio onto the trail of a nefarious government conspiracy in this pulpy mystery caper.
Macro secured rights to They Cloned Tyrone in a bidding war, developed it and sold it to the streamer.
Foxx and Datari Turner are also joining as producers alongside Macro founder and CEO Charles D. King, Stephen “Dr.” Love, Taylor, Rettenmaier and Kim Roth. Executive producers are Macro’s Mark R. Wright and Jack Murray.
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- 9/2/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Avengers and Captain America star Anthony Mackie is to lead cast in and produce action-sci-fi Outside The Wire for Netflix with Mikael Håfström (Escape Plan) on board to direct.
Set in the future, Mackie will play a drone pilot sent into a deadly militarized zone where he finds himself working for an android officer tasked to locate a doomsday device before it falls into the hands of insurgents. Shoot is due to begin in August with additional casting under way.
Mackie is producing with Brian Kavanaugh-Jones (Sinister) for Automatik, Ben Pugh (Ironbark) and Erica Steinberg (Death Proof) for 42, and Jason Spire (Operation Finale) for Mackie’s Inspire Entertainment. Script comes from video game scribe Rob Yescombe and Rowan Athale (Way Down).
Executive producers are Josh Horsfield and Fred Berger for Automatik with Rory Aiken for 42. Charlie Morrison is co-producing for 42. Håfström, known for Escape Plan, 1408 and The Rite, is...
Set in the future, Mackie will play a drone pilot sent into a deadly militarized zone where he finds himself working for an android officer tasked to locate a doomsday device before it falls into the hands of insurgents. Shoot is due to begin in August with additional casting under way.
Mackie is producing with Brian Kavanaugh-Jones (Sinister) for Automatik, Ben Pugh (Ironbark) and Erica Steinberg (Death Proof) for 42, and Jason Spire (Operation Finale) for Mackie’s Inspire Entertainment. Script comes from video game scribe Rob Yescombe and Rowan Athale (Way Down).
Executive producers are Josh Horsfield and Fred Berger for Automatik with Rory Aiken for 42. Charlie Morrison is co-producing for 42. Håfström, known for Escape Plan, 1408 and The Rite, is...
- 6/7/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Anthony Mackie is in negotiations to join Amy Adams and Julianne Moore in Fox 2000’s adaptation of A.J. Finn’s bestseller “Woman in the Window,” sources tell Variety.
Joe Wright is directing with Tracy Letts adapting the screenplay. Gary Oldman, Wyatt Russell, and Brian Tyree Henry are also on board to star. Scott Rudin and Eli Bush are producing “Woman in the Window.”
“Woman in the Window” debuted at No. 1 on the New York Times bestseller list and remains the best-selling adult fiction title of the year. With more than one million copies sold in the U.S., the novel has topped the bestseller charts in multiple countries and is currently in print in 38 languages.
Mackie is best known for his roles in “The Hurt Locker” and as Falcon (aka Sam Wilson) in the Captain America films. He will wrap the Netflix remake of the French thriller “Point Blank” before shooting “Woman in the Window,...
Joe Wright is directing with Tracy Letts adapting the screenplay. Gary Oldman, Wyatt Russell, and Brian Tyree Henry are also on board to star. Scott Rudin and Eli Bush are producing “Woman in the Window.”
“Woman in the Window” debuted at No. 1 on the New York Times bestseller list and remains the best-selling adult fiction title of the year. With more than one million copies sold in the U.S., the novel has topped the bestseller charts in multiple countries and is currently in print in 38 languages.
Mackie is best known for his roles in “The Hurt Locker” and as Falcon (aka Sam Wilson) in the Captain America films. He will wrap the Netflix remake of the French thriller “Point Blank” before shooting “Woman in the Window,...
- 8/14/2018
- by Justin Kroll
- Variety Film + TV
Tony Sokol Oct 26, 2017
The Signal Hill wrongful death movie reunites Jamie Foxx with Ray director Taylor Hackford.
Jamie Foxx will play wrongfully convicted Black Panther Party leader Elmer 'Geronimo' Pratt in the upcoming Johnnie Cochran wrongful death legal film Signal Hill. The film stars Anthony Mackie and will be directed by Taylor Hackford, who directed himself and Foxx into Oscars for the film Ray. The screenplay was written by David MacMillan. Signal Hill plans to go into production in January.
Johnny Cochran is best known as the lawyer who couldn’t fit gloves on O.J. Simpson. The legal strategy acquitted the former football star of the 1995 murder trial of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ron Goldman. In 1981, Cochran worked on the wrongful death case of college American football star Ron Settles. Signal Hill will centre on Cochran’s efforts to get to the bottom of the case.
The Signal Hill wrongful death movie reunites Jamie Foxx with Ray director Taylor Hackford.
Jamie Foxx will play wrongfully convicted Black Panther Party leader Elmer 'Geronimo' Pratt in the upcoming Johnnie Cochran wrongful death legal film Signal Hill. The film stars Anthony Mackie and will be directed by Taylor Hackford, who directed himself and Foxx into Oscars for the film Ray. The screenplay was written by David MacMillan. Signal Hill plans to go into production in January.
Johnny Cochran is best known as the lawyer who couldn’t fit gloves on O.J. Simpson. The legal strategy acquitted the former football star of the 1995 murder trial of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ron Goldman. In 1981, Cochran worked on the wrongful death case of college American football star Ron Settles. Signal Hill will centre on Cochran’s efforts to get to the bottom of the case.
- 10/25/2017
- Den of Geek
Jamie Foxx will be working once again with Ray helmer Taylor Hackford as he has joined the cast of his latest film project Signal Hill. The cop scandal drama was written by David McMillan and Foxx will join the previously cast Anthony Mackie as attorney Johnnie Cochran, and Elizabeth Banks as an investigative newspaper reporter who investigated and broke stories on the coverup.
Long before he defended O.J. Simpson in the trial of the century, Cochran established himself as a legal superhero because of his unrelenting pursuit of justice in the Signal Hill police brutality case in 1981.
Foxx will take on the role of Elmer “Geronimo” Pratt. He was a former Black Panther party leader and Vietnam vet who was convicted of a crime he didn't commit and sent to prison for 27 years. Cochran was the lawyer who helped Pratt to settle a false imprisonment suit for $4.5 million back in 1992. The news comes from Deadline,...
Long before he defended O.J. Simpson in the trial of the century, Cochran established himself as a legal superhero because of his unrelenting pursuit of justice in the Signal Hill police brutality case in 1981.
Foxx will take on the role of Elmer “Geronimo” Pratt. He was a former Black Panther party leader and Vietnam vet who was convicted of a crime he didn't commit and sent to prison for 27 years. Cochran was the lawyer who helped Pratt to settle a false imprisonment suit for $4.5 million back in 1992. The news comes from Deadline,...
- 10/25/2017
- by Kristian Odland
- GeekTyrant
Exclusive: Jamie Foxx is back in tune with Ray helmer Taylor Hackford. Foxx has just joined the cast of Signal Hill, the working title of the drama that will star Anthony Mackie as attorney Johnnie Cochran,.and Elizabeth Banks as Mary Neiswender, an investigative newspaper reporter for the Long Beach Press-Telegram who investigated and broke stories on the coverup. Long before he defended O.J. Simpson in the trial of the century, Cochran established himself as a legal…...
- 10/24/2017
- Deadline
Exclusive: Elizabeth Banks has been set to star alongside Anthony Mackie in Cochran, the Taylor Hackford-directed drama about that casts Mackie as Johnnie Cochran in a career-making case revolving around the pursuit of justice in the Signal Hill police brutality case in 1981. Banks will play Mary Neiswender, an investigative newspaper reporter for the Long Beach Press-Telegram. The case revolved around the death of Ron Settles, a star football player at Long Beach State…...
- 9/25/2017
- Deadline
Mackie will play a young Johnnie Cochran
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- 9/8/2017
- by Jenna Busch
- Comingsoon.net
Exclusive: Oscar-winning Ray helmer Taylor Hackford has been set to direct Signal Hill, the working title of the drama that will star Anthony Mackie as attorney Johnnie Cochran. Long before he defended O.J. Simpson in the trial of the century, Cochran established himself as a legal superhero because of his unrelenting pursuit of justice in the Signal Hill police brutality case in 1981. The script is by David McMillan. The film is being backed by The Firm, and Mackie and…...
- 9/7/2017
- Deadline
The developing film project about the infamous Signal Hill case is moving closer to reality, with the news that director Justin Chadwick is in talks to take the helm. The movie will see Marvel star Anthony Mackie play the role of lawyer Johnnie Cochran – who later made a name for himself representing clients such as O.J Simpson and Michael Jackson, but began his career as an advocate for black victims of police brutality.
The Signal Hill case arose in 1981, when Cal State Long Beach football star Ron Settles was arrested for speeding in Los Angeles County, and was later found hanging in his jail cell. While the La police insisted that the cause of Settles’ death was suicide, the family vehemently disagreed, until Johnnie Cochran arranged for the body of the late 21 year-old to be exhumed. Further examination indicated that Settles had been choked to death, and his family...
The Signal Hill case arose in 1981, when Cal State Long Beach football star Ron Settles was arrested for speeding in Los Angeles County, and was later found hanging in his jail cell. While the La police insisted that the cause of Settles’ death was suicide, the family vehemently disagreed, until Johnnie Cochran arranged for the body of the late 21 year-old to be exhumed. Further examination indicated that Settles had been choked to death, and his family...
- 6/17/2016
- by Sarah Myles
- We Got This Covered
Exclusive: Justin Chadwick is making a deal to direct the untitled film about the landmark Signal Hill police brutality case in 1981 that has Anthony Mackie playing attorney Johnnie Cochran. The script is by David McMillan, and the film is backed by The Firm. Mackie and Jason Spire will produce with Robbie Brenner, and Kevin McKeon and Jeff Kwatinetz will also produce. McMillan is exec producer. Chadwick most recently helmed Tulip Fever and Mandela: The Long Walk To Freedo…...
- 6/14/2016
- Deadline
Anthony Mackie ("Captain America: The Winter Soldier") is set to star as famed O.J. Simpson defense attorney Johnnie Cochran in an untitled film based on the 1981 Signal Hill police brutality case.
Based on real life events, this follows a young Cochran as he takes on a police brutality case in 1981 in which a young college student died under suspicious circumstances in police custody.
Cochran persuaded the family to do an autopsy after suspecting foul play, leading to one of the more highly publicized cases involving police brutality.
David McMillan penned the script while Mackie, Robbie Brenner and Jason Spire will produce.
Source: Variety...
Based on real life events, this follows a young Cochran as he takes on a police brutality case in 1981 in which a young college student died under suspicious circumstances in police custody.
Cochran persuaded the family to do an autopsy after suspecting foul play, leading to one of the more highly publicized cases involving police brutality.
David McMillan penned the script while Mackie, Robbie Brenner and Jason Spire will produce.
Source: Variety...
- 5/3/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Actor Anthony Mackie continues to capitalize on his excellent work in Marvel’s Captain America franchise, with the announcement that he will play legendary late lawyer Johnnie Cochran in a film about the Signal Hill police brutality case that hit the headlines back in 1981.
Mackie will also serve as producer on the project, which is gaining traction in the wake of the recent miniseries The People V O.J Simpson: American Crime Story – a show that shone a light on the back-room machinations of one of Cochran’s most high profile cases. But, long before Cochran was representing the likes of Simpson, Michael Jackson, Sean Combs, Tupac Shakur, Snoop Dogg and Marion Jones, he was an advocate for victims of police brutality – and it is this element of his career that the new movie will focus on.
Having spent time in the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office, Johnnie Cochran...
Mackie will also serve as producer on the project, which is gaining traction in the wake of the recent miniseries The People V O.J Simpson: American Crime Story – a show that shone a light on the back-room machinations of one of Cochran’s most high profile cases. But, long before Cochran was representing the likes of Simpson, Michael Jackson, Sean Combs, Tupac Shakur, Snoop Dogg and Marion Jones, he was an advocate for victims of police brutality – and it is this element of his career that the new movie will focus on.
Having spent time in the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office, Johnnie Cochran...
- 5/3/2016
- by Sarah Myles
- We Got This Covered
Exclusive: As Anthony Mackie this week reprises the role of the winged Falcon in Captain America: Civil War, he’s signed on to star in a movie about the case that made a legal superhero out of Johnnie Cochran. And this one didn’t involve Oj Simpson. Mackie is set to play Cochran in an untitled film about his dogged pursuit of justice in the Signal Hill police brutality case in 1981. The script is by David McMillan, who was among last year's Fox Writers Intensive finalists…...
- 5/2/2016
- Deadline
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