Samuel L. Jackson is in talks to star as the President of the United States alongside Joel Kinnaman in independent action thriller “The Beast” from WME Independent, according to an insider with knowledge of the project.
The film, which has an Interim Agreement from SAG-AFTRA, was packaged pre-strike and is currently in preproduction.
The project centers on the impenetrable presidential limousine — nicknamed “The Beast” by the Secret Service. Stocked with grenades, rigged with shotguns, armor-plated, bullet- and bomb-proof and hermetically sealed, the Beast is a grinding defensive titan and no match for any enemy vehicle.
When a militia of unidentified hostiles coordinates a devastating coup against the U.S. presidency, the president (Jackson) uncovers the extent of the Beast’s highly classified offensive capabilities, too. Separated from his wife, the one thing tethering him to his humanity as he tears through a violent wasteland of chaos and carnage, the president...
The film, which has an Interim Agreement from SAG-AFTRA, was packaged pre-strike and is currently in preproduction.
The project centers on the impenetrable presidential limousine — nicknamed “The Beast” by the Secret Service. Stocked with grenades, rigged with shotguns, armor-plated, bullet- and bomb-proof and hermetically sealed, the Beast is a grinding defensive titan and no match for any enemy vehicle.
When a militia of unidentified hostiles coordinates a devastating coup against the U.S. presidency, the president (Jackson) uncovers the extent of the Beast’s highly classified offensive capabilities, too. Separated from his wife, the one thing tethering him to his humanity as he tears through a violent wasteland of chaos and carnage, the president...
- 9/6/2023
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Amid some uncertainty over the level of pre-sales business possible at Toronto and the AFM due to the strikes, a handful of packages are beginning to emerge.
The first significant project to be revealed for the TIFF market is WME Independent package The Beast, which has The Avengers and The Marvels star Samuel L. Jackson in talks alongside Suicide Squad actor Joel Kinnaman.
The project, which is in pre-production and has an interim agreement from SAG-AFTRA, was packaged prior to the strikes kicking off, we’re told.
The film’s title refers to its subject: a Presidential limousine nicknamed ‘The Beast’ by the Secret Service. The impenetrable tank is stocked with grenades, shotguns, armor-plating and bullet-and-bomb-proofing.
When a militia of unidentified hostiles coordinates a coup against the U.S. presidency, the President (Jackson) uncovers the extent of The Beast’s highly classified offensive capabilities. Separated from his wife, the...
The first significant project to be revealed for the TIFF market is WME Independent package The Beast, which has The Avengers and The Marvels star Samuel L. Jackson in talks alongside Suicide Squad actor Joel Kinnaman.
The project, which is in pre-production and has an interim agreement from SAG-AFTRA, was packaged prior to the strikes kicking off, we’re told.
The film’s title refers to its subject: a Presidential limousine nicknamed ‘The Beast’ by the Secret Service. The impenetrable tank is stocked with grenades, shotguns, armor-plating and bullet-and-bomb-proofing.
When a militia of unidentified hostiles coordinates a coup against the U.S. presidency, the President (Jackson) uncovers the extent of The Beast’s highly classified offensive capabilities. Separated from his wife, the...
- 9/6/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
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Oscar winners Alan Arkin and Kathy Bates, as well as Teyana Taylor have joined Casey Affleck in indie heist thriller The Smack.
The trio join a growing cast that already includes Marisa Tomei, Isabel May and Yul Vázquez.
David M. Rosenthal, who directed thrillers The Perfect Guy and the remake of Jacob’s Ladder, is helming the feature that starts shooting in L.A. later this fall.
Rosenthal and Keith Kjarval wrote the script, adapting the novel by Richard Lange. Kjarval, who runs the prolific indie banner Unified Pictures, is also producing along with Sam Rockwell, Play Hooky’s Mark Berger (Of Mice and Men) and Sugar Rush Pictures’ Andrea Bucko (Tin Soldier).
Smack centers on a con man (Affleck) who has hit rock bottom when he meets an upstart hustler, to be played by Taylor. After a tip from a wise con (Arkin...
Oscar winners Alan Arkin and Kathy Bates, as well as Teyana Taylor have joined Casey Affleck in indie heist thriller The Smack.
The trio join a growing cast that already includes Marisa Tomei, Isabel May and Yul Vázquez.
David M. Rosenthal, who directed thrillers The Perfect Guy and the remake of Jacob’s Ladder, is helming the feature that starts shooting in L.A. later this fall.
Rosenthal and Keith Kjarval wrote the script, adapting the novel by Richard Lange. Kjarval, who runs the prolific indie banner Unified Pictures, is also producing along with Sam Rockwell, Play Hooky’s Mark Berger (Of Mice and Men) and Sugar Rush Pictures’ Andrea Bucko (Tin Soldier).
Smack centers on a con man (Affleck) who has hit rock bottom when he meets an upstart hustler, to be played by Taylor. After a tip from a wise con (Arkin...
- 9/19/2022
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Isabel May, the breakout newcomer star from Paramount+’s Western 1883, has signed on to star opposite Casey Affleck, Marisa Tomei and Keke Palmer in indie thriller, The Smack.
David M. Rosenthal, who directed thrillers The Perfect Guy and the remake of Jacob’s Ladder, is helming the feature that start shooting in LA beginning October.
Keith Kjarval and Sam Rockwell are producing.
Affleck is playing Rowan Petty, a down-on-his-luck conman who gets an opportunity to make a real score. He teams up with Jade (Palmer), a woman looking to escape her life just like him, and the pair make their way to LA where they get caught up in a dangerous scheme involving a multi-million dollar score. Deception and double crosses ensue. The project is based on the 1979 novel written by Richard Lange.
May is playing the conman’s estranged daughter, a young woman with a severe medical issue.
Isabel May, the breakout newcomer star from Paramount+’s Western 1883, has signed on to star opposite Casey Affleck, Marisa Tomei and Keke Palmer in indie thriller, The Smack.
David M. Rosenthal, who directed thrillers The Perfect Guy and the remake of Jacob’s Ladder, is helming the feature that start shooting in LA beginning October.
Keith Kjarval and Sam Rockwell are producing.
Affleck is playing Rowan Petty, a down-on-his-luck conman who gets an opportunity to make a real score. He teams up with Jade (Palmer), a woman looking to escape her life just like him, and the pair make their way to LA where they get caught up in a dangerous scheme involving a multi-million dollar score. Deception and double crosses ensue. The project is based on the 1979 novel written by Richard Lange.
May is playing the conman’s estranged daughter, a young woman with a severe medical issue.
- 9/15/2022
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The femme fatale is alive and well in Los Angeles-set indie “No Way Out,” an old-fashioned noir dressed up in the steamy decadence of an erotic thriller. Trouble is, veteran producer Keith Kjarval’s debut solo screenplay doesn’t provide the kind of memorable characters or sharp plotting needed to punch across a dark crime melodrama. Nor does first-time feature director Azi Rahman’s reasonably stylish walk on the wild side seduce sufficiently as a stylistic exercise, reaching for “Irreversible”-esque shock value without ever seeming very surprising or transgressive.
There’s enough sex and violence here to hold attention for an hour and a half, but the care or conviction to explain why it all happens — let alone why viewers should care — proves elusive. Vertical Entertainment is opening the film on a handful of U.S. theater screens on August 8, simultaneous with release to digital and VOD, where its primary audience will be found.
There’s enough sex and violence here to hold attention for an hour and a half, but the care or conviction to explain why it all happens — let alone why viewers should care — proves elusive. Vertical Entertainment is opening the film on a handful of U.S. theater screens on August 8, simultaneous with release to digital and VOD, where its primary audience will be found.
- 8/10/2022
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
Vertical Entertainment has picked up North American distribution rights to the action thriller “No Way Out,” directed by Azi Rahman, who is making his feature film debut.
The film turns on a Los Angeles couple embroiled in a passionate relationship fueled by sex, drugs and risk that quickly reaches a boiling point, leading to “drastic and life-altering consequences.” Vertical is planning a day-and-date release of the film on Aug. 12.
“No Way Out” stars Maia Mitchell (“The Last Summer”), Joey Bicicchi (“Tin Soldier”), Guy Burnet (“Oppenheimer”), Ashley Nicole Williams (“Motherland: Fort Salem”), Katelyn Pippy (“9-1-1: Lone Star”) and Ronnie Gene Blevins (“Emancipation”).
“No Way Out” is written and produced by Keith Kjarval of Unified Pictures. Ben Ruffman serves as executive producer and Peter Mosiman is cinematographer.
“New love can often be powerfully addictive, and we were interested in discovering how thin the line between love and addiction can be and how...
The film turns on a Los Angeles couple embroiled in a passionate relationship fueled by sex, drugs and risk that quickly reaches a boiling point, leading to “drastic and life-altering consequences.” Vertical is planning a day-and-date release of the film on Aug. 12.
“No Way Out” stars Maia Mitchell (“The Last Summer”), Joey Bicicchi (“Tin Soldier”), Guy Burnet (“Oppenheimer”), Ashley Nicole Williams (“Motherland: Fort Salem”), Katelyn Pippy (“9-1-1: Lone Star”) and Ronnie Gene Blevins (“Emancipation”).
“No Way Out” is written and produced by Keith Kjarval of Unified Pictures. Ben Ruffman serves as executive producer and Peter Mosiman is cinematographer.
“New love can often be powerfully addictive, and we were interested in discovering how thin the line between love and addiction can be and how...
- 7/14/2022
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Rita Ora (Fifty Shades franchise), Nora Arnezeder (The Offer), Saïd Taghmaoui (John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum) and Joey Bicicchi (Black Bird) have signed on for roles in the action pic Tin Soldier, which is in production in Greece.
They join an ensemble that also includes Jamie Foxx, Scott Eastwood, Robert De Niro, John Leguizamo and Shamier Anderson.
The film from director Brad Furman (The Lincoln Lawyer) tells the story of The Bokushi (Foxx), who preaches to hundreds of veterans who have been drawn to the promise of protection and purpose under him. Surrounded by his devout, military-trained followers, he has built an impenetrable fortress and amassed an arsenal of weapons. After several failed infiltration attempts, the government — in the form of military operative Emmanuel Ashburn (De Niro) — recruits Nash Cavanaugh (Eastwood), an ex-Special Forces asset, who was once a disciple of The Bokushi. Nash agrees to use his vulnerable past...
They join an ensemble that also includes Jamie Foxx, Scott Eastwood, Robert De Niro, John Leguizamo and Shamier Anderson.
The film from director Brad Furman (The Lincoln Lawyer) tells the story of The Bokushi (Foxx), who preaches to hundreds of veterans who have been drawn to the promise of protection and purpose under him. Surrounded by his devout, military-trained followers, he has built an impenetrable fortress and amassed an arsenal of weapons. After several failed infiltration attempts, the government — in the form of military operative Emmanuel Ashburn (De Niro) — recruits Nash Cavanaugh (Eastwood), an ex-Special Forces asset, who was once a disciple of The Bokushi. Nash agrees to use his vulnerable past...
- 6/7/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Shamier Anderson (John Wick 4) has joined the cast of Brad Furman’s Tin Soldier which is currently shooting in Greece.
The casting marks a reunion for Shamier and Furman after the former starred in City Of Lies.
As we revealed last week, starring are Oscar winner Jamie Foxx (Spider-Man: No Way Home), Oscar winner Robert De Niro(Joker), Scott Eastwood (The Fate of the Furious) and John Leguizamo (John Wick). Filming is underway in Greece.
Tin Soldier tells the story of The Bokushi (Foxx), who preaches to hundreds of veterans who have been drawn to the promise of protection and purpose under him. Surrounded by his devout military-trained followers, he has built an impenetrable fortress and amassed an arsenal of weapons. After several failed infiltration attempts, the government – in the form of military operative Emmanuel Ashburn (De Niro) – recruits Nash Cavanaugh (Eastwood), an ex-special forces asset, who was once a disciple of The Bokushi.
The casting marks a reunion for Shamier and Furman after the former starred in City Of Lies.
As we revealed last week, starring are Oscar winner Jamie Foxx (Spider-Man: No Way Home), Oscar winner Robert De Niro(Joker), Scott Eastwood (The Fate of the Furious) and John Leguizamo (John Wick). Filming is underway in Greece.
Tin Soldier tells the story of The Bokushi (Foxx), who preaches to hundreds of veterans who have been drawn to the promise of protection and purpose under him. Surrounded by his devout military-trained followers, he has built an impenetrable fortress and amassed an arsenal of weapons. After several failed infiltration attempts, the government – in the form of military operative Emmanuel Ashburn (De Niro) – recruits Nash Cavanaugh (Eastwood), an ex-special forces asset, who was once a disciple of The Bokushi.
- 5/26/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Robert De Niro and Jamie Foxx are set to join Brad Furman’s action movie ‘Tin Soldier.’
Scott Eastwood (The Fate of the Furious) and John Leguizamo (John Wick) have also joined the cast of the project which is due to commence filming in Greece next week.
The movie tells the story of The Bokushi (Foxx), who preaches to hundreds of veterans who have been drawn to the promise of protection and purpose under him. Surrounded by his devout military-trained followers, he has built an impenetrable fortress and amassed an arsenal of weapons. After several failed infiltration attempts, the government – in the form of military operative Emmanuel Ashburn (De Niro) – recruits Nash Cavanaugh (Eastwood), an ex-special forces asset, who was once a disciple of The Bokushi. Nash agrees to use his vulnerable past and insider knowledge of the enigmatic leader to finally get revenge on the man who took everything from him,...
Scott Eastwood (The Fate of the Furious) and John Leguizamo (John Wick) have also joined the cast of the project which is due to commence filming in Greece next week.
The movie tells the story of The Bokushi (Foxx), who preaches to hundreds of veterans who have been drawn to the promise of protection and purpose under him. Surrounded by his devout military-trained followers, he has built an impenetrable fortress and amassed an arsenal of weapons. After several failed infiltration attempts, the government – in the form of military operative Emmanuel Ashburn (De Niro) – recruits Nash Cavanaugh (Eastwood), an ex-special forces asset, who was once a disciple of The Bokushi. Nash agrees to use his vulnerable past and insider knowledge of the enigmatic leader to finally get revenge on the man who took everything from him,...
- 5/19/2022
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Exclusive: The starry indie film packages keep on coming in Cannes with news we can reveal that Oscar winner Jamie Foxx (Spider-Man: No Way Home), Oscar winner Robert De Niro (Joker), Scott Eastwood (The Fate of the Furious) and John Leguizamo (John Wick) are set for under-the-radar action movie Tin Soldier, which begins filming next week in Greece.
Tin Soldier tells the story of The Bokushi (Foxx), who preaches to hundreds of veterans who have been drawn to the promise of protection and purpose under him. Surrounded by his devout military-trained followers, he has built an impenetrable fortress and amassed an arsenal of weapons. After several failed infiltration attempts, the government – in the form of military operative Emmanuel Ashburn (De Niro) – recruits Nash Cavanaugh (Eastwood), an ex-special forces asset, who was once a disciple of The Bokushi. Nash agrees to use his vulnerable past and insider knowledge of the enigmatic...
Tin Soldier tells the story of The Bokushi (Foxx), who preaches to hundreds of veterans who have been drawn to the promise of protection and purpose under him. Surrounded by his devout military-trained followers, he has built an impenetrable fortress and amassed an arsenal of weapons. After several failed infiltration attempts, the government – in the form of military operative Emmanuel Ashburn (De Niro) – recruits Nash Cavanaugh (Eastwood), an ex-special forces asset, who was once a disciple of The Bokushi. Nash agrees to use his vulnerable past and insider knowledge of the enigmatic...
- 5/18/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
LA-based seller also strikes key deals on Tyrese Gibson action thriller Rogue Hostage.
Los Angeles-based Red Sea Media, which is participating in Cannes via its virtual booth, is launching sales this week on Azi Rahman’s nearly completed thriller Whisper starring Maia Mitchell and Joey Bicicchi.
The film is about a woman who causes a young man to set off on a path of revenge and destruction when he falls for her. Unified Pictures’ Keith Kjarval has written the script and is producing.
Kjarval said, “Whisper is about two young lovers, fuelled by sex, drugs, and the very alluring world of high fashion,...
Los Angeles-based Red Sea Media, which is participating in Cannes via its virtual booth, is launching sales this week on Azi Rahman’s nearly completed thriller Whisper starring Maia Mitchell and Joey Bicicchi.
The film is about a woman who causes a young man to set off on a path of revenge and destruction when he falls for her. Unified Pictures’ Keith Kjarval has written the script and is producing.
Kjarval said, “Whisper is about two young lovers, fuelled by sex, drugs, and the very alluring world of high fashion,...
- 7/6/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Shia Labeouf and Mel Gibson will star in “Rothschild,” a dark comedy about New York’s super rich helmed by “Stan & Ollie” director Jon S. Baird. HanWay Films has boarded the project and will kick off international sales at Cannes. CAA Media Finance is handling the North American rights.
Labeouf plays Becket Rothschild, who was cast out from the family. As an adult the charismatic Beckett hatches a plan to get back into the family and claim his birth right. There are nine Rothschild family members who stand between him and his fortune including Whitelaw (Gibson), the family patriarch and villain of the piece.
“Rothschild” is being produced by Los Angeles-based production company Unified Pictures. Keith Kjarval and Tyler Jackson will produce alongside Black Box Management’s Lowell Shapiro and Mike Dill who represent the writer.
“Rothschild is a satirical and thrilling ride, and I am elated to be...
Labeouf plays Becket Rothschild, who was cast out from the family. As an adult the charismatic Beckett hatches a plan to get back into the family and claim his birth right. There are nine Rothschild family members who stand between him and his fortune including Whitelaw (Gibson), the family patriarch and villain of the piece.
“Rothschild” is being produced by Los Angeles-based production company Unified Pictures. Keith Kjarval and Tyler Jackson will produce alongside Black Box Management’s Lowell Shapiro and Mike Dill who represent the writer.
“Rothschild is a satirical and thrilling ride, and I am elated to be...
- 5/13/2019
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
Shia Labeouf and Mel Gibson are set to star in “Rothchild,” a black comedy from director Jon S. Baird (“Stan & Ollie”) that takes on the world of New York’s super rich class.
The film is being introduced to buyers at the Cannes Film Festival. CAA Media Finance is handling North American rights, and HanWay Films is handling international rights.
“Rothchild” is based on a 2014 Black List script by John Patton Ford. Unified Pictures is producing, and Keith Kjarval and Tyler Jackson will produce alongside Black Box Management principals Lowell Shapiro and Mike Dill, who represent the writer. The film will go into production in New York.
Also Read: Mel Gibson and Tye Sheridan to Star in Black List Thriller 'Black Flies'
According to the official logline, Becket Rothchild (Labeouf) was never given a fair lot in life. The bastard child of a mother, who in eloping with a jazz musician,...
The film is being introduced to buyers at the Cannes Film Festival. CAA Media Finance is handling North American rights, and HanWay Films is handling international rights.
“Rothchild” is based on a 2014 Black List script by John Patton Ford. Unified Pictures is producing, and Keith Kjarval and Tyler Jackson will produce alongside Black Box Management principals Lowell Shapiro and Mike Dill, who represent the writer. The film will go into production in New York.
Also Read: Mel Gibson and Tye Sheridan to Star in Black List Thriller 'Black Flies'
According to the official logline, Becket Rothchild (Labeouf) was never given a fair lot in life. The bastard child of a mother, who in eloping with a jazz musician,...
- 5/13/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Exclusive: The starry Cannes market packages keep coming. Shia Labeouf and Mel Gibson have been set to star in dark satire Rothchild about New York’s super rich.
Stan & Ollie director Jon S. Baird is on board to direct the feature, which HanWay will launch this week on the Riviera. CAA Media Finance is handling North American rights.
The project, whose title puns on the wealthy Rothschild group, charts how charismatic outcast Becket Rothchild (Labeouf) plots his way back into his family’s riches, setting himself on a collision course with patriarch Whitelaw Rothchild (Gibson). On the way, he must infiltrate the weird and twisted lives of his super-rich kin including frat boys, hipster artists and reality TV stars.
The project was a 2014 Blacklist script by John Patton Ford and is being produced by Los Angeles-based production company Unified Pictures. Keith Kjarval (Dragged Across Concrete) and Tyler Jackson (What They Had...
Stan & Ollie director Jon S. Baird is on board to direct the feature, which HanWay will launch this week on the Riviera. CAA Media Finance is handling North American rights.
The project, whose title puns on the wealthy Rothschild group, charts how charismatic outcast Becket Rothchild (Labeouf) plots his way back into his family’s riches, setting himself on a collision course with patriarch Whitelaw Rothchild (Gibson). On the way, he must infiltrate the weird and twisted lives of his super-rich kin including frat boys, hipster artists and reality TV stars.
The project was a 2014 Blacklist script by John Patton Ford and is being produced by Los Angeles-based production company Unified Pictures. Keith Kjarval (Dragged Across Concrete) and Tyler Jackson (What They Had...
- 5/13/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Unified Pictures announced today that its film noir thriller Whisper is in production starring Maia Mitchell, Joey Bicicchi, and Guy Burnet.
Azi Rahman is making his feature directorial debut on Whisper with Unified Pictures’ Keith Kjarval writing and producing the project. Ben Ruffman will serve as Ep.
In Whisper, Bicicchi plays Nick, a talented photographer who is new to Los Angeles. He falls quickly in love with Tessa (Mitchell), a free-spirited young woman who is no longer charmed by the city. Their worlds are turned upside down when she asks him to do the unimaginable, which leads to him uncovering a dark truth, forcing them down a path of revenge and destruction. Katelyn Pippy (Army Wives) and Ronnie Gene Blevins (Death Wish) also star.
Azi Rahman is making his feature directorial debut on Whisper with Unified Pictures’ Keith Kjarval writing and producing the project. Ben Ruffman will serve as Ep.
In Whisper, Bicicchi plays Nick, a talented photographer who is new to Los Angeles. He falls quickly in love with Tessa (Mitchell), a free-spirited young woman who is no longer charmed by the city. Their worlds are turned upside down when she asks him to do the unimaginable, which leads to him uncovering a dark truth, forcing them down a path of revenge and destruction. Katelyn Pippy (Army Wives) and Ronnie Gene Blevins (Death Wish) also star.
- 3/5/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
“There’s a reason I’m sitting behind this desk running things and you’re out there with a partner that’s 20 years younger than you,” the boss tells Detective Brett Ridgeman. “There’s a lot of imbeciles,” he reminds. Here’s the first trailer for Dragged Across Concrete, starring Mel Gibson and Vince Vaughn in a Hacksaw Ridge reunion. Check it out above.
Here is the logline: Two police detectives (Gibson and Vaughn) find themselves suspended after a video of their strong arm tactics is leaked to the media. With little money and no options, the embittered cops descend into the criminal underworld and find more than they wanted waiting in the shadows. The cast also includes Tory Kittles, Michael Jai White, Jennifer Carpenter, Laurie Holden, Fred Melamed, Thomas Kretschmann and Don Johnson.
Written and directed by S. Craig Zahler, the Summit Entertainment pic was produced by Keith Kjarval,...
Here is the logline: Two police detectives (Gibson and Vaughn) find themselves suspended after a video of their strong arm tactics is leaked to the media. With little money and no options, the embittered cops descend into the criminal underworld and find more than they wanted waiting in the shadows. The cast also includes Tory Kittles, Michael Jai White, Jennifer Carpenter, Laurie Holden, Fred Melamed, Thomas Kretschmann and Don Johnson.
Written and directed by S. Craig Zahler, the Summit Entertainment pic was produced by Keith Kjarval,...
- 2/21/2019
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
A family crisis plays out onscreen in What They Had, in which a big-name cast tackles a big-league problem: Alzheimer’s disease. Now we have the powerful first trailer for the film from first-time writer-director Elizabeth Chomko that premiered at Sundance in Januiary.
It follows Bridget (Hilary Swank) as she returns home to Chicago at the urging of her estranged brother (Michael Shannon) to deal with her ailing mother (Blythe Danner) and her father’s (Robert Forster) reluctance to let go of their life together. The siblings are forced back together to make some difficult decisions about their parents’ future. Taissa Farmiga and Josh Lucas co-star.
Bleecker Street picked up the film in May 2017 ahead of its Park City premiere and has set an October 12 limited-release date. What They Had is a production of United Pictures and Bona Fide in association with Look to the Sky Films, the Fyzz Facility and Victory Square Technologies.
It follows Bridget (Hilary Swank) as she returns home to Chicago at the urging of her estranged brother (Michael Shannon) to deal with her ailing mother (Blythe Danner) and her father’s (Robert Forster) reluctance to let go of their life together. The siblings are forced back together to make some difficult decisions about their parents’ future. Taissa Farmiga and Josh Lucas co-star.
Bleecker Street picked up the film in May 2017 ahead of its Park City premiere and has set an October 12 limited-release date. What They Had is a production of United Pictures and Bona Fide in association with Look to the Sky Films, the Fyzz Facility and Victory Square Technologies.
- 7/23/2018
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Rlje Films and Urban Movie Channel have acquired all North American rights to the upcoming Unified Pictures thriller “Ride.”
The film stars Bella Thorne (“Famous in Love”), Jessie T. Usher and Will Brill (“The Oa”). “Ride” marks the feature film debut of writer-director Jeremy Ungar. Rlje plans to release the film nationally in theaters, VOD and Digital HD this fall.
“With its talented young cast and thrilling plotline, we know audiences are going to be drawn to Ride,” said chief acquisitions officer Mark Ward for Rlje Films. “The story is incredibly relevant to today’s culture.”
In “Ride,” Usher portrays a rideshare driver and Thorne plays his passenger. When they pick up a charismatic but manipulative passenger (Brill), a night out in L.A. becomes a psychological war for survival.
“In ‘Ride,’ Jeremy created a quintessential millennial thriller wrought with tension and fueled by our darkest fears related to the cultural phenomenon of ride-sharing,...
The film stars Bella Thorne (“Famous in Love”), Jessie T. Usher and Will Brill (“The Oa”). “Ride” marks the feature film debut of writer-director Jeremy Ungar. Rlje plans to release the film nationally in theaters, VOD and Digital HD this fall.
“With its talented young cast and thrilling plotline, we know audiences are going to be drawn to Ride,” said chief acquisitions officer Mark Ward for Rlje Films. “The story is incredibly relevant to today’s culture.”
In “Ride,” Usher portrays a rideshare driver and Thorne plays his passenger. When they pick up a charismatic but manipulative passenger (Brill), a night out in L.A. becomes a psychological war for survival.
“In ‘Ride,’ Jeremy created a quintessential millennial thriller wrought with tension and fueled by our darkest fears related to the cultural phenomenon of ride-sharing,...
- 7/17/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Rlje Films and Urban Movie Channel (Umc) have acquired the North American rights to Bella Thorne’s thriller “Ride,” both distribution companies announced Tuesday.
The film also stars Jessie T. Usher and Will Brill, and marks the feature film debut of writer/director Jeremy Ungar. “Ride” will hit theaters, VOD and Digital HD this Fall.
“With its talented young cast and thrilling plotline, we know audiences are going to be drawn to ‘Ride,'” said chief acquisitions officer Mark Ward for Rlje Films. “The story is incredibly relevant to today’s culture.”
Also Read: 'Famous in Love' Canceled by Freeform After 2 Seasons
“Ride” follows a rideshare driver named James (Usher) and his passenger Jessica (Thorne), who pick up Bruno (Brill), which turns into a night out in Los Angeles of war for survival.
“In ‘Ride,’ Jeremy created a quintessential millennial thriller wrought with tension and fueled by our...
The film also stars Jessie T. Usher and Will Brill, and marks the feature film debut of writer/director Jeremy Ungar. “Ride” will hit theaters, VOD and Digital HD this Fall.
“With its talented young cast and thrilling plotline, we know audiences are going to be drawn to ‘Ride,'” said chief acquisitions officer Mark Ward for Rlje Films. “The story is incredibly relevant to today’s culture.”
Also Read: 'Famous in Love' Canceled by Freeform After 2 Seasons
“Ride” follows a rideshare driver named James (Usher) and his passenger Jessica (Thorne), who pick up Bruno (Brill), which turns into a night out in Los Angeles of war for survival.
“In ‘Ride,’ Jeremy created a quintessential millennial thriller wrought with tension and fueled by our...
- 7/17/2018
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Blue Fox Entertainment handles international sales.
Rlje Films and Umc (Urban Movie Channel), both under Rlj Entertainment, have acquired North American rights to Ride starring Bella Thorne, star of Sundance hit Assassination Nation.
The thriller from Keith Kjarval’s Unified Pictures centres on a young woman involved in a rideshare that becomes a psychological fight for survival.
Kjarval produced with Tyler Jackson, and Sefton Fincham, with Fyzz Facility and Unified Film Fund II financing. Robert Jones, Wayne Marc Godfrey, David Grace, Mike Rowe, and Levi Sheck and Dean Buchanan served as executive producers.
Jessie T. Usher and Will Brill also...
Rlje Films and Umc (Urban Movie Channel), both under Rlj Entertainment, have acquired North American rights to Ride starring Bella Thorne, star of Sundance hit Assassination Nation.
The thriller from Keith Kjarval’s Unified Pictures centres on a young woman involved in a rideshare that becomes a psychological fight for survival.
Kjarval produced with Tyler Jackson, and Sefton Fincham, with Fyzz Facility and Unified Film Fund II financing. Robert Jones, Wayne Marc Godfrey, David Grace, Mike Rowe, and Levi Sheck and Dean Buchanan served as executive producers.
Jessie T. Usher and Will Brill also...
- 7/17/2018
- by Jenn Sherman
- ScreenDaily
Thorne stars in technology-themed story from writer/director Jeremy Ungar.
Blue Fox Entertainment has come on to handle international sales at the Efm on Unified Pictures’ thriller Ride, starring Bella Thorne of Sundance sensation Assassination Nation.
Jeremy Ungar wrote and directed the feature, which takes place over the course of one night in Los Angeles as a young woman hails a ride on an app unaware that she will be joined by a sociopath.
Will Brill and Jessie T Usher round out the key cast. Blue Fox will show buyers in Berlin a first-look promo from the production, which is in post and has gone through Unified Pictures’ genre fund.
Unified’s Keith Kjarval and Tyler Jackson are producing with Sefton Fincham of Look To The Sky Films. Wayne Marc Godfrey and Robert Jones of The Fyzz Facility serve as executive producers.
Todd Slater brokered the deal on behalf of Blue Fox Entertainment with Us sales agent Endeavor...
Blue Fox Entertainment has come on to handle international sales at the Efm on Unified Pictures’ thriller Ride, starring Bella Thorne of Sundance sensation Assassination Nation.
Jeremy Ungar wrote and directed the feature, which takes place over the course of one night in Los Angeles as a young woman hails a ride on an app unaware that she will be joined by a sociopath.
Will Brill and Jessie T Usher round out the key cast. Blue Fox will show buyers in Berlin a first-look promo from the production, which is in post and has gone through Unified Pictures’ genre fund.
Unified’s Keith Kjarval and Tyler Jackson are producing with Sefton Fincham of Look To The Sky Films. Wayne Marc Godfrey and Robert Jones of The Fyzz Facility serve as executive producers.
Todd Slater brokered the deal on behalf of Blue Fox Entertainment with Us sales agent Endeavor...
- 2/16/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
From VancouverFilm.Net, here is the Vancouver Film Production Update for September 2017, including "Dragged Across Concrete", "Eggplant Emoji", "Skyscraper" and a whole lot more:
Dragged Across Concrete
Feature
Local Production Company: Moot Point (Dragged) Productions
Director: Craig Zahler
Producer: Sefton Fincham, Jack Heller, Keith Kjarval, Dallas Sonnier
Jul 22/17 - Sep 16/17
Eggplant Emoji
Feature
Local Production Company: Eggplant Productions
Director: Jake Szymanski
Producer: Ross Dinerstein
Aug 21/17 - Oct 05/17
Elsewhere
Feature
Local Production Company: Elsewhere Productions
Director: Hernan Jimenez Garcia
Sep 11/17 - Oct 11/17
I'm Not A Bad Person
Feature
Local Production Company: Not a Bad Person Productions
Director: Andrew Huculiak
Producer: Amber Ripley, Josh Huculiak
Aug 22/17 - Sep 16/17
Nicole
Feature
Local Production Company: True Meaning Productions
Director: Marc Lawrence
Exec. Producer(s): Justis Greene
Oct 23/17 - Jan 19/18
Skyscraper
Feature
Local Production Company: Main Mast Production - Can, Inc
Director: Rawson Marshall Thurter
Exec. Producer: Eric Hedayat
Aug 14/17 - Nov 17/17
Untitled Robert Zemeckis Project...
Dragged Across Concrete
Feature
Local Production Company: Moot Point (Dragged) Productions
Director: Craig Zahler
Producer: Sefton Fincham, Jack Heller, Keith Kjarval, Dallas Sonnier
Jul 22/17 - Sep 16/17
Eggplant Emoji
Feature
Local Production Company: Eggplant Productions
Director: Jake Szymanski
Producer: Ross Dinerstein
Aug 21/17 - Oct 05/17
Elsewhere
Feature
Local Production Company: Elsewhere Productions
Director: Hernan Jimenez Garcia
Sep 11/17 - Oct 11/17
I'm Not A Bad Person
Feature
Local Production Company: Not a Bad Person Productions
Director: Andrew Huculiak
Producer: Amber Ripley, Josh Huculiak
Aug 22/17 - Sep 16/17
Nicole
Feature
Local Production Company: True Meaning Productions
Director: Marc Lawrence
Exec. Producer(s): Justis Greene
Oct 23/17 - Jan 19/18
Skyscraper
Feature
Local Production Company: Main Mast Production - Can, Inc
Director: Rawson Marshall Thurter
Exec. Producer: Eric Hedayat
Aug 14/17 - Nov 17/17
Untitled Robert Zemeckis Project...
- 8/24/2017
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
From VancouverFilm.Net, here is the Vancouver Film Production Update for August 2017, including "Dragged Across Concrete", "Freaks", "Arrow" and a whole lot more:
13 Miles
Feature
Local Production Company: Habethy Film Productions
Director: Anthony Epp, Helena Thom
Producer: Shanyn Maguire, Anthony Epp, Helena Thom
May 19/17 - Aug 20/17
Dragged Across Concrete
Feature
Local Production Company: Moot Point (Dragged) Productions
Director: Craig Zahler
Producer: Sefton Fincham, Jack Heller, Keith Kjarval, Dallas Sonnier
Jul 17/17 - Sep 16/17
Eggplant Emoji
Feature
Local Production Company: Eggplant Productions
Director: Jake Szymanski
Exec. Producer(s): Jamie Goehring, Kevin Leeson
Aug 21/17 - Oct 02/17
Fatal Visit
Feature
Local Production Company: Lone House Films Ltd.
Director: Calvin Poon
Producer: Fiona Lee, Michael Parker
Jul 18/17 - Aug 11/17
Freaks
Feature
Local Production Company: Freak Productions
Director: Zach Lipovsky
Producer: Jordan Barber
Jul 31/17 - Aug 25/17
Nicole
Feature
Local Production Company: True Meaning Productions
Director: Marc Lawrence
Producer: Justis Greene
Oct 23/17 - Jan 19/18
Pup Start...
13 Miles
Feature
Local Production Company: Habethy Film Productions
Director: Anthony Epp, Helena Thom
Producer: Shanyn Maguire, Anthony Epp, Helena Thom
May 19/17 - Aug 20/17
Dragged Across Concrete
Feature
Local Production Company: Moot Point (Dragged) Productions
Director: Craig Zahler
Producer: Sefton Fincham, Jack Heller, Keith Kjarval, Dallas Sonnier
Jul 17/17 - Sep 16/17
Eggplant Emoji
Feature
Local Production Company: Eggplant Productions
Director: Jake Szymanski
Exec. Producer(s): Jamie Goehring, Kevin Leeson
Aug 21/17 - Oct 02/17
Fatal Visit
Feature
Local Production Company: Lone House Films Ltd.
Director: Calvin Poon
Producer: Fiona Lee, Michael Parker
Jul 18/17 - Aug 11/17
Freaks
Feature
Local Production Company: Freak Productions
Director: Zach Lipovsky
Producer: Jordan Barber
Jul 31/17 - Aug 25/17
Nicole
Feature
Local Production Company: True Meaning Productions
Director: Marc Lawrence
Producer: Justis Greene
Oct 23/17 - Jan 19/18
Pup Start...
- 7/28/2017
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Thanks to VancouverFilm.Net, here is the Vancouver Film Production Update for July 2017, including "Ghost Wars", "Dragged Across Concrete, "Overboard" and a whole lot more:
13 Miles
Feature
Local Production Company: Habethy Film Productions
Director: Anthony Epp, Helena Thom
Producer: Shanyn Maguire, Anthony Epp, Helena Thom
May 19/17 - Aug 20/17
Dragged Across Concrete
Feature
Local Production Company: Moot Point (Dragged) Productions
Director: Craig Zahler
Producer: Sefton Fincham, Jack Heller, Keith Kjarval, Dallas Sonnier
Jul 17/17 - Sep 16/17
Fatal Visit
Feature
Local Production Company: Lone House Films Ltd.
Director: Yuen Leung Calvin Poon
Producer: Fiona Lee, Michael Parker
Jul 09/17 - Jul 31/17
Motivated Seller
Feature
Local Production Company: Motivated Seller BC Productions
Director: Deon Taylor
Producer: Darcy Wild, Jonathan Schwartz
Jun 21/17 - Jul 21/17
Nicole
Feature
Parent Studio: Disney
Director: Marc Lawrence
Producer: Justis Greene
Sep 01/17 - Dec 31/17
One Of A Kind
Feature
Local Production Company: Two Sixty Six Productions Inc
Director: Felix Chong
Producer: Costa Vassos...
13 Miles
Feature
Local Production Company: Habethy Film Productions
Director: Anthony Epp, Helena Thom
Producer: Shanyn Maguire, Anthony Epp, Helena Thom
May 19/17 - Aug 20/17
Dragged Across Concrete
Feature
Local Production Company: Moot Point (Dragged) Productions
Director: Craig Zahler
Producer: Sefton Fincham, Jack Heller, Keith Kjarval, Dallas Sonnier
Jul 17/17 - Sep 16/17
Fatal Visit
Feature
Local Production Company: Lone House Films Ltd.
Director: Yuen Leung Calvin Poon
Producer: Fiona Lee, Michael Parker
Jul 09/17 - Jul 31/17
Motivated Seller
Feature
Local Production Company: Motivated Seller BC Productions
Director: Deon Taylor
Producer: Darcy Wild, Jonathan Schwartz
Jun 21/17 - Jul 21/17
Nicole
Feature
Parent Studio: Disney
Director: Marc Lawrence
Producer: Justis Greene
Sep 01/17 - Dec 31/17
One Of A Kind
Feature
Local Production Company: Two Sixty Six Productions Inc
Director: Felix Chong
Producer: Costa Vassos...
- 6/26/2017
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Bloom handles international sales in Cannes on crime thriller to star Mel Gibson, Vince Vaughn.
Lionsgate has acquired Us rights to Dragged Across Concrete that is set to begin production in Vancouver on July 17.
Dragged Across Concrete from writer-director S. Craig Zahler centres on two detectives who find themselves suspended when a video of their strong-arm tactics is leaked to the media.
With little money and no options, the embittered policemen descend into the criminal underworld and find more than they wanted waiting in the shadows.
Keith Kjarval of Unified Pictures, Dallas Sonnier of Cinestate, Jack Heller of Assemble Media, and Sefton Fincham of Look to the Sky Films produced.
The Fyzz Facility’s Wayne Marc Godfrey and Robert Jones along with Fantasy 6 and Victory Square Labs’ Shafin Diamond will serve as executive producers.
Bloom handles international sales in Cannes and Lionsgate will release on its Summit label. Gibson recently directed Vaughn in the Oscar-nominated Hacksaw Ridge.
“We...
Lionsgate has acquired Us rights to Dragged Across Concrete that is set to begin production in Vancouver on July 17.
Dragged Across Concrete from writer-director S. Craig Zahler centres on two detectives who find themselves suspended when a video of their strong-arm tactics is leaked to the media.
With little money and no options, the embittered policemen descend into the criminal underworld and find more than they wanted waiting in the shadows.
Keith Kjarval of Unified Pictures, Dallas Sonnier of Cinestate, Jack Heller of Assemble Media, and Sefton Fincham of Look to the Sky Films produced.
The Fyzz Facility’s Wayne Marc Godfrey and Robert Jones along with Fantasy 6 and Victory Square Labs’ Shafin Diamond will serve as executive producers.
Bloom handles international sales in Cannes and Lionsgate will release on its Summit label. Gibson recently directed Vaughn in the Oscar-nominated Hacksaw Ridge.
“We...
- 5/18/2017
- ScreenDaily
Lionsgate has picked up U.S. rights to the crime thriller Dragged Across Concrete, starring Mel Gibson and Vince Vaughn. The movie, is written and directed by S. Craig Zahler, will be released by Lionsgate's Summit Entertainment label. It begins production on July 17 in Vancouver. Project, which Bloom first launched to buyers at the Berlin Film Festival earlier this year, is produced by Keith Kjarval of Unified Pictures, Dallas Sonnier of Cinestate, Jack Heller of…...
- 5/18/2017
- Deadline
In the opening days of the Cannes Film Festival, Lionsgate has acquired the U.S. rights to the crime thriller “Dragged Across Concrete,” which stars Vince Vaughn and Mel Gibson. “Dragged Across Concrete” is written and directed by S. Craig Zahler and follows two detectives who find themselves suspended when a video of their strong-arm tactics is leaked to the media. With no money and no options, they descend into the criminal underworld. The crime thriller is produced by Keith Kjarval of Unified Pictures, Dallas Sonnier of Cinestate, Jack Heller of Assemble Media, and Sefton Fincham of Look to the Sky Films.
- 5/18/2017
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Lionsgate has acquired U.S. distribution rights to the crime thriller Dragged Across Concrete, starring Mel Gibson and Vince Vaughn, and will release it under its Summit Entertainment label.
S. Craig Zahler (Bone Tomahawk) wrote and will direct the film, which will start production on July 17 in Vancouver.
Gibson and Vaughn will play two police detectives who find themselves suspended when a video of their strong-arm tactics is leaked to the media. With little money and no options, the embittered policemen descend into the criminal underworld and find more than they wanted waiting in the shadows.
Keith Kjarval of...
S. Craig Zahler (Bone Tomahawk) wrote and will direct the film, which will start production on July 17 in Vancouver.
Gibson and Vaughn will play two police detectives who find themselves suspended when a video of their strong-arm tactics is leaked to the media. With little money and no options, the embittered policemen descend into the criminal underworld and find more than they wanted waiting in the shadows.
Keith Kjarval of...
- 5/18/2017
- by Rebecca Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Lionsgate has acquired U.S. distribution rights to the crime thriller Dragged Across Concrete, starring Mel Gibson and Vince Vaughn, and will release it under its Summit Entertainment label.
S. Craig Zahler (Bone Tomahawk) wrote and will direct the film, which is set to start production July 17 in Vancouver.
Gibson and Vaughn will play two police detectives who find themselves suspended when a video of their strong-arm tactics is leaked to the media. With little money and no options, the embittered policemen descend into the criminal underworld and find more than they wanted waiting in the shadows.
Keith Kjarval of Unified ...
S. Craig Zahler (Bone Tomahawk) wrote and will direct the film, which is set to start production July 17 in Vancouver.
Gibson and Vaughn will play two police detectives who find themselves suspended when a video of their strong-arm tactics is leaked to the media. With little money and no options, the embittered policemen descend into the criminal underworld and find more than they wanted waiting in the shadows.
Keith Kjarval of Unified ...
- 5/18/2017
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Lionsgate has acquired U.S. distribution rights to the crime thriller Dragged Across Concrete, starring Mel Gibson and Vince Vaughn, and will release it under its Summit Entertainment label.
S. Craig Zahler (Bone Tomahawk) wrote and will direct the film, which is set to start production July 17 in Vancouver.
Gibson and Vaughn will play two police detectives who find themselves suspended when a video of their strong-arm tactics is leaked to the media. With little money and no options, the embittered policemen descend into the criminal underworld and find more than they wanted waiting in the shadows.
Keith Kjarval of Unified ...
S. Craig Zahler (Bone Tomahawk) wrote and will direct the film, which is set to start production July 17 in Vancouver.
Gibson and Vaughn will play two police detectives who find themselves suspended when a video of their strong-arm tactics is leaked to the media. With little money and no options, the embittered policemen descend into the criminal underworld and find more than they wanted waiting in the shadows.
Keith Kjarval of Unified ...
- 5/18/2017
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Keep up with the wild and wooly world of indie film acquisitions with our weekly Rundown of everything that’s been picked up around the globe. Check out last week’s Rundown here.
– IFC Films has acquired the U.S rights to director Jamie M. Dagg’s thriller “Sweet Virginia,” starring Jon Bernthal, Christopher Abbott, Imogen Poots, Rosemarie DeWitt and Odessa Young. The film, which premiered at the recent Tribeca Film Festival, was written by Ben and Paul China from their Black List script, and was produced by Brian Kavanaugh-Jones for Automatik, Chris Ferguson for Oddfellows and Fernando Loureiro and Roberto Vasconcellos for Exhibit, who also financed.
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Xyz Films is currently handling international sales and will screen the film at the upcoming Marché du Film at Cannes. “Sweet Virginia” is a riveting thriller that...
– IFC Films has acquired the U.S rights to director Jamie M. Dagg’s thriller “Sweet Virginia,” starring Jon Bernthal, Christopher Abbott, Imogen Poots, Rosemarie DeWitt and Odessa Young. The film, which premiered at the recent Tribeca Film Festival, was written by Ben and Paul China from their Black List script, and was produced by Brian Kavanaugh-Jones for Automatik, Chris Ferguson for Oddfellows and Fernando Loureiro and Roberto Vasconcellos for Exhibit, who also financed.
Read More: Film Acquisition Rundown: Focus Features Picks Up ‘Tully,’ Electric Entertainment Buys ‘Lbj’ and More
Xyz Films is currently handling international sales and will screen the film at the upcoming Marché du Film at Cannes. “Sweet Virginia” is a riveting thriller that...
- 5/12/2017
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
Bloom handles international sales.
Bleecker Street has picked up North American rights to What They Had starring Hilary Swank and Michael Shannon.
Blythe Danner, Robert Forster and Taissa Farmiga also star in the family drama by feature writer-director debutante Elizabeth Chomko.
Keith Kjarval, Bill Holderman, Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa, Alex Saks and Andrew Duncan serve as producers on the project. Bloom holds international sales rights.
What They Had centres on a family in crisis as two grown-up siblings deal with their mother’s Alzheimer’s and their father’s reluctance to let go of the life he has built with his wife.
Chomkos’s script is a Nicholl Award-winning screenplay. Production wrapped recently in Chicago and Los Angeles and Bleecker Street plans a 2018 release.
“I was incredibly moved by Elizabeth’s story of a family working through their collective issues and the heartache of dealing with a loved one affected by Alzheimer’s,” Bleecker Street...
Bleecker Street has picked up North American rights to What They Had starring Hilary Swank and Michael Shannon.
Blythe Danner, Robert Forster and Taissa Farmiga also star in the family drama by feature writer-director debutante Elizabeth Chomko.
Keith Kjarval, Bill Holderman, Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa, Alex Saks and Andrew Duncan serve as producers on the project. Bloom holds international sales rights.
What They Had centres on a family in crisis as two grown-up siblings deal with their mother’s Alzheimer’s and their father’s reluctance to let go of the life he has built with his wife.
Chomkos’s script is a Nicholl Award-winning screenplay. Production wrapped recently in Chicago and Los Angeles and Bleecker Street plans a 2018 release.
“I was incredibly moved by Elizabeth’s story of a family working through their collective issues and the heartache of dealing with a loved one affected by Alzheimer’s,” Bleecker Street...
- 5/9/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Bleecker Street has acquired North American rights to writer-director Elizabeth Chomko’s family drama What They Had starring Hilary Swank, Michael Shannon, Blythe Danner, Robert Forster and Taissa Farmiga.
The film marks Chomko's feature directing debut and revolves around a family in crisis. Bridget (Swank) returns home to Chicago at her brother’s (Shannon) urging to deal with her mother’s (Danner) Alzheimer’s and her father’s (Forster) reluctance to let go of their life together.
Bleecker Street is planning a 2018 theatrical release.
What They Had was produced by Keith Kjarval, Bill Holderman, Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa, Alex Saks and Andrew Duncan.
Chomko...
The film marks Chomko's feature directing debut and revolves around a family in crisis. Bridget (Swank) returns home to Chicago at her brother’s (Shannon) urging to deal with her mother’s (Danner) Alzheimer’s and her father’s (Forster) reluctance to let go of their life together.
Bleecker Street is planning a 2018 theatrical release.
What They Had was produced by Keith Kjarval, Bill Holderman, Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa, Alex Saks and Andrew Duncan.
Chomko...
- 5/9/2017
- by Tatiana Siegel
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Thanks to VancouverFilm.Net, here is the Vancouver Film Production Update for May 2017, including "Game Over Man", "Stingray", "Ollie (aka "The Predator") and a whole lot more:
Game Over, Man
Feature
Local Production Company: Lumberjackson Productions Inc.
Director: Kyle Newacheck
Exec. Producer(s): Ted Gidlow
Producer: Seth Rogan, Scott Rudin
Apr 12/17 - Jun 06/17
Hardpowder
Feature
Local Production Company: Hardpowder Canada Inc
Director: Hans Petter Moland
Exec. Producer(s): Ameet Shukla, Michael Dreyer
Mar 20/17 - May 24/17
Love Machine
Feature
Local Production Company: Tcf Vancouver Productions Ltd
Director: David Leitch
Exec. Producer(s): Ethan Smith, Kelly McCormick
Jun 19/17 - Oct 05/17
Ollie (aka "The Predator")
Feature
Local Production Company: Tcf Vancouver Productions Ltd.
Director: Shane Black
Exec. Producer(s): Bill Bannerman, John Davis
Sep 30/16 - May 15/17
Overboard
Feature
Local Production Company: Tgl Productions Ltd
Director: Robert Greenberg
May 23/17 - Jul 14/17
Stingray
Feature
Local Production...
Game Over, Man
Feature
Local Production Company: Lumberjackson Productions Inc.
Director: Kyle Newacheck
Exec. Producer(s): Ted Gidlow
Producer: Seth Rogan, Scott Rudin
Apr 12/17 - Jun 06/17
Hardpowder
Feature
Local Production Company: Hardpowder Canada Inc
Director: Hans Petter Moland
Exec. Producer(s): Ameet Shukla, Michael Dreyer
Mar 20/17 - May 24/17
Love Machine
Feature
Local Production Company: Tcf Vancouver Productions Ltd
Director: David Leitch
Exec. Producer(s): Ethan Smith, Kelly McCormick
Jun 19/17 - Oct 05/17
Ollie (aka "The Predator")
Feature
Local Production Company: Tcf Vancouver Productions Ltd.
Director: Shane Black
Exec. Producer(s): Bill Bannerman, John Davis
Sep 30/16 - May 15/17
Overboard
Feature
Local Production Company: Tgl Productions Ltd
Director: Robert Greenberg
May 23/17 - Jul 14/17
Stingray
Feature
Local Production...
- 4/26/2017
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Keep up with the wild and wooly world of indie film acquisitions with our weekly Rundown of everything that’s been picked up around the globe. Check out last week’s Rundown here.
– Gravitas Ventures has acquired the U.S. theatrical, digital and video rights to “Elián,” the story of Elián González, a five-year-old Cuban boy plucked from the Florida Straits on Thanksgiving Day in 1999, and how the fight over his future sparked a flashpoint for U.S. and Cuban tensions. Directed by Ross McDonnell and Tim Golden, the film is executive produced by Alex Gibney’s Jigsaw Productions.
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“Elián” is slated for a platform theatrical release beginning in New York and Los Angeles on May 19. The film will also be premiering at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival on...
– Gravitas Ventures has acquired the U.S. theatrical, digital and video rights to “Elián,” the story of Elián González, a five-year-old Cuban boy plucked from the Florida Straits on Thanksgiving Day in 1999, and how the fight over his future sparked a flashpoint for U.S. and Cuban tensions. Directed by Ross McDonnell and Tim Golden, the film is executive produced by Alex Gibney’s Jigsaw Productions.
Read More: Film Acquisition Rundown: Fox Searchlight Picks Up ‘The Spy With No Name,’ FilmRise Buys ‘Marjorie Prime’ and More
“Elián” is slated for a platform theatrical release beginning in New York and Los Angeles on May 19. The film will also be premiering at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival on...
- 4/14/2017
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
Hilary Swank, Michael Shannon and Robert Forster are set to star in What They Had, a drama from writer-director Elizabeth Chomko.
Blythe Danner and Taissa Farmiga are also part of the film's ensemble cast.
Unified’s Keith Kjarval (Inland Empire), Bill Holderman (A Walk In The Woods), Bona Fide Productions’ Ron Yerxa and Albert Berger (Little Miss Sunshine) and June Pictures’ Alex Saks and Andrew Duncan (Thoroughbred) are producing the indie, which is set to begin production March 22 in Chicago.
The story is centers on a woman (Swank) who must fly back to her hometown when her Alzheimer's-stricken mother, played by...
Blythe Danner and Taissa Farmiga are also part of the film's ensemble cast.
Unified’s Keith Kjarval (Inland Empire), Bill Holderman (A Walk In The Woods), Bona Fide Productions’ Ron Yerxa and Albert Berger (Little Miss Sunshine) and June Pictures’ Alex Saks and Andrew Duncan (Thoroughbred) are producing the indie, which is set to begin production March 22 in Chicago.
The story is centers on a woman (Swank) who must fly back to her hometown when her Alzheimer's-stricken mother, played by...
- 3/17/2017
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Hilary Swank, Michael Shannon and Robert Forster are set to star in What They Had, a drama from writer-director Elizabeth Chomko.
Blythe Danner and Taissa Farmiga are also part of the film's ensemble cast.
Unified’s Keith Kjarval (Inland Empire), Bill Holderman (A Walk In The Woods), Bona Fide Productions’ Ron Yerxa and Albert Berger (Little Miss Sunshine) and June Pictures’ Alex Saks and Andrew Duncan (Thoroughbred) are producing the indie, which is set to begin production Wednesday in Chicago.
The story centers on a woman (Swank) who must fly back to her hometown when her Alzheimer's-stricken mother (Danner) ...
Blythe Danner and Taissa Farmiga are also part of the film's ensemble cast.
Unified’s Keith Kjarval (Inland Empire), Bill Holderman (A Walk In The Woods), Bona Fide Productions’ Ron Yerxa and Albert Berger (Little Miss Sunshine) and June Pictures’ Alex Saks and Andrew Duncan (Thoroughbred) are producing the indie, which is set to begin production Wednesday in Chicago.
The story centers on a woman (Swank) who must fly back to her hometown when her Alzheimer's-stricken mother (Danner) ...
- 3/17/2017
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Hilary Swank, Michael Shannon and Robert Forster are set to star in What They Had, a drama from writer-director Elizabeth Chomko.
Blythe Danner and Taissa Farmiga are also part of the film's ensemble cast.
Unified’s Keith Kjarval (Inland Empire), Bill Holderman (A Walk In The Woods), Bona Fide Productions’ Ron Yerxa and Albert Berger (Little Miss Sunshine) and June Pictures’ Alex Saks and Andrew Duncan (Thoroughbred) are producing the indie, which is set to begin production Wednesday in Chicago.
The story centers on a woman (Swank) who must fly back to her hometown when her Alzheimer's-stricken mother (Danner) ...
Blythe Danner and Taissa Farmiga are also part of the film's ensemble cast.
Unified’s Keith Kjarval (Inland Empire), Bill Holderman (A Walk In The Woods), Bona Fide Productions’ Ron Yerxa and Albert Berger (Little Miss Sunshine) and June Pictures’ Alex Saks and Andrew Duncan (Thoroughbred) are producing the indie, which is set to begin production Wednesday in Chicago.
The story centers on a woman (Swank) who must fly back to her hometown when her Alzheimer's-stricken mother (Danner) ...
- 3/17/2017
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Joel Edgerton has signed on to star in dark crime thriller Stingray opposite Jon Bernthal.
The film centers on a petty criminal (Bernthal) who, after accidentally killing the brother of a powerful racketeer (Edgerton) in his small town, must kill one of his own family in the next two days to pay off his debt.
Anthony Hayes will write and direct the project.
Unified Pictures’ Keith Kjarval is producing the project along with John Schwarz. The Fyzz Facility’s Wayne Godfrey and Robert Jones, Fantasy 360 and Victory Square Labs' Shafin Diamond will serve as executive producers.
Sierra/Affinity is handling international...
The film centers on a petty criminal (Bernthal) who, after accidentally killing the brother of a powerful racketeer (Edgerton) in his small town, must kill one of his own family in the next two days to pay off his debt.
Anthony Hayes will write and direct the project.
Unified Pictures’ Keith Kjarval is producing the project along with John Schwarz. The Fyzz Facility’s Wayne Godfrey and Robert Jones, Fantasy 360 and Victory Square Labs' Shafin Diamond will serve as executive producers.
Sierra/Affinity is handling international...
- 2/10/2017
- by Rebecca Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Academy Award® Winner Mel Gibson (Braveheart) and Vince Vaughn (Hacksaw Ridge, Wedding Crashers) will star in Dragged Across Concrete, written and to be directed by S. Craig Zahler (Bone Tomahawk). The film will mark another production for Keith Kjarval of Unified Pictures and financed by the recently announced Unified Film Fund I slate, which is partnered with Look to the Sky Films. The fund, comprised of Victory Square Labs and its equity partner Fantasy 360 (Fys:cn)(Otc:fntyf)(6F6.F) along with The Fyzz Facility, was announced at the most recent Cannes. The film will also be produced by Zahler’s frequent collaborators, Dallas Sonnier under his new Cinestate banner, and Jack Heller of Assemble Media. Bloom will commence international sales on the thriller at the upcoming European Film Market in Berlin, with Wme Global representing the U.S. rights.
A stolid, old guard policeman, Ridgeman (Gibson) and his volatile younger partner,...
A stolid, old guard policeman, Ridgeman (Gibson) and his volatile younger partner,...
- 2/1/2017
- by Melissa Thompson
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Bloom will launch pre-sales in Berlin on the thriller. S. Craig Zahler to direct.
Hacksaw Ridge director Mel Gibson reteams with Vince Vaughn on Dragged Across Concrete, playing a pair of police officers forced underground when their recorded strong-arm tactics spark a media storm.
The Unified Film Fund I slate finances and is partnered with Look To The Sky Films.
Keith Kjarval of Unified Pictures produces with Cinestate’s Dallas Sonnier and Jack Heller of Assemble Media.
“Dragged Across Concrete is best suited to my goal of making a heartfelt, surprising, sad, funny, shocking, and memorable world with multiple viewpoints,” said Zahler, who wrote the screenplay.
“As is often the case in my novels and screenplays, the protagonists are in perilous circumstances against which they struggle in different and surprising – though logical – ways. I am absolutely thrilled to have Mel and Vince agree to play the lead roles.”
“Mel and Vince have a truly unique energy and, subsequent...
Hacksaw Ridge director Mel Gibson reteams with Vince Vaughn on Dragged Across Concrete, playing a pair of police officers forced underground when their recorded strong-arm tactics spark a media storm.
The Unified Film Fund I slate finances and is partnered with Look To The Sky Films.
Keith Kjarval of Unified Pictures produces with Cinestate’s Dallas Sonnier and Jack Heller of Assemble Media.
“Dragged Across Concrete is best suited to my goal of making a heartfelt, surprising, sad, funny, shocking, and memorable world with multiple viewpoints,” said Zahler, who wrote the screenplay.
“As is often the case in my novels and screenplays, the protagonists are in perilous circumstances against which they struggle in different and surprising – though logical – ways. I am absolutely thrilled to have Mel and Vince agree to play the lead roles.”
“Mel and Vince have a truly unique energy and, subsequent...
- 2/1/2017
- ScreenDaily
After first teaming up on the Oscar-nominated war movie Hacksaw Ridge, Mel Gibson and Vince Vaughn are pairing up again for Dragged Across Concrete, a gritty crime thriller from Bone Tomahawk filmmaker S. Craig Zahler.
Bloom will introduce the project to buyers at the European Film Market in Berlin, with Wme repping U.S. rights.
Keith Kjarval of Unified Pictures is producing along with Zahler’s frequent collaborators, Dallas Sonnier of Cinestate and Assemble Media’s Jack Heller. Kjarval’s Unified Film Fund I is financing.
The script centers on two policemen, one an old-timer (Gibson), the other his volatile younger partner (Vaughn),...
Bloom will introduce the project to buyers at the European Film Market in Berlin, with Wme repping U.S. rights.
Keith Kjarval of Unified Pictures is producing along with Zahler’s frequent collaborators, Dallas Sonnier of Cinestate and Assemble Media’s Jack Heller. Kjarval’s Unified Film Fund I is financing.
The script centers on two policemen, one an old-timer (Gibson), the other his volatile younger partner (Vaughn),...
- 2/1/2017
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
After first teaming up on the Oscar-nominated war movie Hacksaw Ridge, Mel Gibson and Vince Vaughn are pairing up again for Dragged Across Concrete, a gritty crime thriller from Bone Tomahawk filmmaker S. Craig Zahler.
Bloom will introduce the project to buyers at the upcoming European Film Market in Berlin, with Wme repping U.S. rights.
Keith Kjarval of Unified Pictures is producing along with Zahler’s frequent collaborators, Dallas Sonnier of Cinestate and Assemble Media’s Jack Heller. Kjarval’s Unified Film Fund I is financing.
The script centers on two policemen, one an old-timer (Gibson), the other his volatile younger partner ...
Bloom will introduce the project to buyers at the upcoming European Film Market in Berlin, with Wme repping U.S. rights.
Keith Kjarval of Unified Pictures is producing along with Zahler’s frequent collaborators, Dallas Sonnier of Cinestate and Assemble Media’s Jack Heller. Kjarval’s Unified Film Fund I is financing.
The script centers on two policemen, one an old-timer (Gibson), the other his volatile younger partner ...
After first teaming up on the Oscar-nominated war movie Hacksaw Ridge, Mel Gibson and Vince Vaughn are pairing up again for Dragged Across Concrete, a gritty crime thriller from Bone Tomahawk filmmaker S. Craig Zahler.
Bloom will introduce the project to buyers at the upcoming European Film Market in Berlin, with Wme repping U.S. rights.
Keith Kjarval of Unified Pictures is producing along with Zahler’s frequent collaborators, Dallas Sonnier of Cinestate and Assemble Media’s Jack Heller. Kjarval’s Unified Film Fund I is financing.
The script centers on two policemen, one an old-timer (Gibson), the other his volatile younger partner ...
Bloom will introduce the project to buyers at the upcoming European Film Market in Berlin, with Wme repping U.S. rights.
Keith Kjarval of Unified Pictures is producing along with Zahler’s frequent collaborators, Dallas Sonnier of Cinestate and Assemble Media’s Jack Heller. Kjarval’s Unified Film Fund I is financing.
The script centers on two policemen, one an old-timer (Gibson), the other his volatile younger partner ...
Miles Teller has been set as the lead voice for Unified Pictures' upcoming animated feature The Ark and the Aardvark. directed by Kung Fu Panda filmmaker John Stevenson. Teller will play the lead role of Gilbert, an outcast aardvark, in the story of Noah's Ark told from the perspective of animals. It’s directed by Kung Fu Panda filmmaker John Stevenson and is currently in production. Unified's Keith Kjarval and Kurt Rauer produce while Cecil Kramer, a producer on Aardman…...
- 10/3/2016
- Deadline
The actor has boarded the voice cast in the lead role as Gilbert in The Ark And The Aardvark, Keith Kjarval’s company confirmed on Monday.
The film tells the story of Noah’s Ark from the perspective of the animals, specifically a group of misfits lead by Teller’s character. Teller currenbtly stars in awards contender Bleed For This.
Oscar-nominee John Stevenson (Kung Fu Panda, the upcoming Gnomeo & Juliet: Sherlock Gnomes) directs the film, currently in production.
Kjarval and Kurt Rauer are producing and Cecil Kramer serves as executive producer alongside Ben Ruffman and Steve Goldstein of Unified, Wayne Godfrey and Robert Jones of The Fyzz, and Kitt Watson of Watson Enterprises.
“Gilbert is young, spirited, sarcastic, and we couldn’t have found a more perfect artist to bring Gilbert to life in Miles,” said Stevenson. “His humourously rebellious and clever repartee are both spot-on and wonderfully entertaining, and I cannot wait to tell this story...
The film tells the story of Noah’s Ark from the perspective of the animals, specifically a group of misfits lead by Teller’s character. Teller currenbtly stars in awards contender Bleed For This.
Oscar-nominee John Stevenson (Kung Fu Panda, the upcoming Gnomeo & Juliet: Sherlock Gnomes) directs the film, currently in production.
Kjarval and Kurt Rauer are producing and Cecil Kramer serves as executive producer alongside Ben Ruffman and Steve Goldstein of Unified, Wayne Godfrey and Robert Jones of The Fyzz, and Kitt Watson of Watson Enterprises.
“Gilbert is young, spirited, sarcastic, and we couldn’t have found a more perfect artist to bring Gilbert to life in Miles,” said Stevenson. “His humourously rebellious and clever repartee are both spot-on and wonderfully entertaining, and I cannot wait to tell this story...
- 10/3/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Unified Pictures, the production company founded by Keith Kjarval that produced Rudderless, Trust Me and A Single Shot among others, is developing an animated Vampire Hunter D TV series. The popular series of Japanese novels by Hideyuki Kikuchi has spawned two movies in 1985 and 2000. We spoke with another Unified founder, Kurt Rauer, and […]
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- 8/4/2016
- by Fred Topel
- Slash Film
The freak accident that caused Anton Yelchin’s death on June 19 has led to a class action lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles over defects that may have been responsible for Yelchin’s death. The lawsuit alleges that the maker of Jeep Grand Cherokee intentionally covered up a design flaw that has led to hundreds of fatal accidents, Deadline reports.
Read More: Anton Yelchin Dead at 27: ‘Star Trek’ Actor Dies in ‘Freak Accident’
The SUV that pinned Yelchin against a brick pillar after rolling down his driveway is one of more than a million Fiat Chrysler vehicles that are expected to be recalled due to a gearshift flaw that has allowed drivers to think the car is in park when it is in fact in neutral.
“The safety issue is real,” the complaint reads. “Well over 300 accidents have already been reported, causing dozens of serious injuries, and potentially the death of Anton Yelchin,...
Read More: Anton Yelchin Dead at 27: ‘Star Trek’ Actor Dies in ‘Freak Accident’
The SUV that pinned Yelchin against a brick pillar after rolling down his driveway is one of more than a million Fiat Chrysler vehicles that are expected to be recalled due to a gearshift flaw that has allowed drivers to think the car is in park when it is in fact in neutral.
“The safety issue is real,” the complaint reads. “Well over 300 accidents have already been reported, causing dozens of serious injuries, and potentially the death of Anton Yelchin,...
- 6/24/2016
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
Anton Yelchin’s tragic death Sunday came just three weeks before the 27-year-old actor was set to start shooting his directorial debut, “Travis,” which he also wrote.
The crime thriller was scheduled to start production on July 11 in what Yelchin called “the lonely landscape of the San Fernando Valley,” said his friend and collaborator Keith Kjarval, a producer on the movie. Callum Turner was set to play the title character alongside co-stars Alia Shawkat and Milla Jovovich. The film centered on an actor and amateur photographer who witnesses the murder of a young woman after following her back to her apartment.
Read More: Anton Yelchin Dead at 27: ‘Star Trek’ Actor Dies in ‘Freak Accident’
“We were calling it a voyeuristic crime thriller,” Kjarval said. “It was neo-noir, very urgent in morality, like a Dardennes brothers film.” Marilyn Manson was in talks to do the score for the movie, which...
The crime thriller was scheduled to start production on July 11 in what Yelchin called “the lonely landscape of the San Fernando Valley,” said his friend and collaborator Keith Kjarval, a producer on the movie. Callum Turner was set to play the title character alongside co-stars Alia Shawkat and Milla Jovovich. The film centered on an actor and amateur photographer who witnesses the murder of a young woman after following her back to her apartment.
Read More: Anton Yelchin Dead at 27: ‘Star Trek’ Actor Dies in ‘Freak Accident’
“We were calling it a voyeuristic crime thriller,” Kjarval said. “It was neo-noir, very urgent in morality, like a Dardennes brothers film.” Marilyn Manson was in talks to do the score for the movie, which...
- 6/23/2016
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
Keith Kjarval’s Unified Pictures has set up a slate financing fund with Canadian venture firm Victory Square Labs.
The entity will fund production of a minimum of three films a year budgeted up to $15m a title and launches with American Violence, alongside co-producer di Bonaventura Pictures
The fund will opt in on strategic co-production opportunities.
Commercial director Johnny Hardstaff will direct American Violence from a screenplay by Dan Hannon and Scott Sandler about a seemingly sociopathic man who is hailed a hero after he kills terrorists at a chemical facility siege.
Lorenzo di Bonaventura will produce alongside Kjarval, while Unified’s Tyler Jackson will serve as co-producer.
Wme Global represents the slate and American Violence.
The entity will fund production of a minimum of three films a year budgeted up to $15m a title and launches with American Violence, alongside co-producer di Bonaventura Pictures
The fund will opt in on strategic co-production opportunities.
Commercial director Johnny Hardstaff will direct American Violence from a screenplay by Dan Hannon and Scott Sandler about a seemingly sociopathic man who is hailed a hero after he kills terrorists at a chemical facility siege.
Lorenzo di Bonaventura will produce alongside Kjarval, while Unified’s Tyler Jackson will serve as co-producer.
Wme Global represents the slate and American Violence.
- 5/14/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
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