Dolby-Exclusive Nope Poster: "Oscar® winner Jordan Peele disrupted and redefined modern horror with Get Out and then Us. Now, he reimagines the summer movie with a new pop nightmare: the expansive horror epic, Nope.
The film reunites Peele with Oscar® winner Daniel Kaluuya, who is joined by Keke Palmer and Oscar® nominee Steven Yeun as residents in a lonely gulch of inland California who bear witness to an uncanny and chilling discovery.
Nope, which co-stars Michael Wincott and Brandon Perea, is written and directed by Jordan Peele and is produced by Ian Cooper and Jordan Peele for Monkeypaw Productions. The film will be released by Universal Pictures worldwide."
Genre: Horror Epic
Cast: Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Steven Yeun, Michael Wincott, Brandon Perea
Written and Directed by: Jordan Peele
Producers: Ian Cooper, Jordan Peele
Nope – Only in Theaters 7.22.22
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Bram Stoker...
The film reunites Peele with Oscar® winner Daniel Kaluuya, who is joined by Keke Palmer and Oscar® nominee Steven Yeun as residents in a lonely gulch of inland California who bear witness to an uncanny and chilling discovery.
Nope, which co-stars Michael Wincott and Brandon Perea, is written and directed by Jordan Peele and is produced by Ian Cooper and Jordan Peele for Monkeypaw Productions. The film will be released by Universal Pictures worldwide."
Genre: Horror Epic
Cast: Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Steven Yeun, Michael Wincott, Brandon Perea
Written and Directed by: Jordan Peele
Producers: Ian Cooper, Jordan Peele
Nope – Only in Theaters 7.22.22
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- 6/28/2022
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Exclusive: Lionsgate has picked up the North American and U.K. distribution rights to noir thriller, The Virtuoso, starring Anson Mount (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds), Abbie Cornish (Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan), and Oscar-winning actor Anthony Hopkins (The Father). Directed and produced by Nick Stagliano, the film is slated to be released in theaters and on-demand in Q2 of 2021.
James C. Wolf wrote the screenplay. Hopkins stars as The Mentor, the head of a sophisticated group of highly skilled assassins. And at the top of them all is a hitman (Mount) who is the very best at what he does – not merely a professional, but a true artist, a virtuoso. Tortured by a past job gone wrong, and to satisfy an outstanding debt to The Mentor, The Virtuoso accepts a new assignment – but he’s given no name or photo, only a code word and the information that his...
James C. Wolf wrote the screenplay. Hopkins stars as The Mentor, the head of a sophisticated group of highly skilled assassins. And at the top of them all is a hitman (Mount) who is the very best at what he does – not merely a professional, but a true artist, a virtuoso. Tortured by a past job gone wrong, and to satisfy an outstanding debt to The Mentor, The Virtuoso accepts a new assignment – but he’s given no name or photo, only a code word and the information that his...
- 3/19/2021
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Eddie Marsan, David Morse, Richard Brake, and Diora Baird are aboard as the supporting cast of The Virtuoso, a modern day noir thriller directed and produced by Nick Stagliano. They will play opposite previously announced stars Anthony Hopkins, Anson Mount and Abbie Cornish as the occupants of a sleepy, small-town diner, to which The Virtuoso (Mount) is sent to find and execute his latest mark, as directed by his “Mentor” (Hopkins). Without a name or description of his intended victim, the Virtuoso cannot immediately identify or eliminate any one of them as his assigned target, including the establishment’s waitress (Cornish). Stagliano’s Nazz Productions financed the project, which is being introduced to buyers at Cannes. Fred Fuchs, Nancy Stagliano, and Chris Bongirne serve as executive producers. Double Dutch International is overseeing international rights,...
- 5/15/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Oscar-winner Anthony Hopkins, Anson Mount, and Abbie Cornish are set to star in The Virtuoso, a noir thriller directed by Nick Stagliano. Stagliano’s Nazz Productions financed and produced the film, which will be presented to buyers at Cannes.
Written by James C. Wolf, with revisions by Stagliano, the story follows a professional assassin (Mount) who must track down and kill his latest target to satisfy an outstanding debt to his mentor (Hopkins). Unlike his other “jobs,” this assignment offers precious little information. He’s given no name or photo, only that his target will be in a rustic diner in a dying town at 5:00 Pm. Bound by obligation, the Virtuoso embarks on a manhunt to find his prey and accomplish the mission. Any one of the patrons in the diner could be the mark,...
Written by James C. Wolf, with revisions by Stagliano, the story follows a professional assassin (Mount) who must track down and kill his latest target to satisfy an outstanding debt to his mentor (Hopkins). Unlike his other “jobs,” this assignment offers precious little information. He’s given no name or photo, only that his target will be in a rustic diner in a dying town at 5:00 Pm. Bound by obligation, the Virtuoso embarks on a manhunt to find his prey and accomplish the mission. Any one of the patrons in the diner could be the mark,...
- 5/9/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Michelle Rodriguez ("Furious 7") will join Donald Sutherland in the film adaptation of Eckhart Tolle and Robert Friedman's children's novel "Milton's Secret" for Buck Productions, Riverside Entertainment and Hulo Films.
Rodriguez will play a school teacher lifting the spirits of a young boy (William Ainscough) who is bullied by fellow students. Sutherland will play the boy's grandfather who helps him discover his obsession with his preteen fears will prevent him from finding true happiness.
David Sutcliffe, Mia Kirshner, Sheila McCarthy and Hays Wellford also star in the film which Barnet Bain directs. Stephen Huszar, Ryan Lockwood, Sean Buckley and Fred Fuchs will produce and shooting is underway in Hamilton, Ontario.
Source: THR...
Rodriguez will play a school teacher lifting the spirits of a young boy (William Ainscough) who is bullied by fellow students. Sutherland will play the boy's grandfather who helps him discover his obsession with his preteen fears will prevent him from finding true happiness.
David Sutcliffe, Mia Kirshner, Sheila McCarthy and Hays Wellford also star in the film which Barnet Bain directs. Stephen Huszar, Ryan Lockwood, Sean Buckley and Fred Fuchs will produce and shooting is underway in Hamilton, Ontario.
Source: THR...
- 10/9/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Oscar-winning Gladiator co-writer/producer David Franzoni has come on board to write and produce Red Flag, a Chinese history-themed adventure series starring Maggie Q, from Steven Jensen's Independent Television Group, Mike Medavoy & Benjamin Anderson of Phoenix Pictures, and Fred Fuchs. Maggie Q’s Stalker co-star and real-life fiancé Dylan McDermott may reunite with her onscreen, possibly taking on a recurring role in the series. Set in the early 1800s, Red Flag centers…...
- 7/23/2015
- Deadline TV
Buck Productions, Riverside Entertainment and Hulo Films announced on Thursday that the Canadian icon will star in the coming-of-age drama.
Milton’s Secret is based on the book of the same name by Eckhart Tolle, author of the celebrated self-help book The Power Of Now.
Barnet Bain is confirmed to direct and principal photography is earmarked for autumn in Toronto. Additional cast will be announced shortly.
Milton’s Secret focuses on an anxious 11-year-old boy whose visiting grandfather teaches him to live in the present. Donald Martin and Sandra B Cooper adapted the screenplay.
Sean Buckley produces for Buck Productions alongside Fred Fuchs for Riverside Entertainment and Stephen Huszar and Ryan Lockwood for Hulo Films.
Milton’s Secret is based on the book of the same name by Eckhart Tolle, author of the celebrated self-help book The Power Of Now.
Barnet Bain is confirmed to direct and principal photography is earmarked for autumn in Toronto. Additional cast will be announced shortly.
Milton’s Secret focuses on an anxious 11-year-old boy whose visiting grandfather teaches him to live in the present. Donald Martin and Sandra B Cooper adapted the screenplay.
Sean Buckley produces for Buck Productions alongside Fred Fuchs for Riverside Entertainment and Stephen Huszar and Ryan Lockwood for Hulo Films.
- 7/23/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The 17th annual Strategic Partners co-production/co-financing market united renowned producers, financiers, broadcasters, distributors, aggregators and agency representatives all under one roof with exciting, measurable results.
On the heels of one-on-one meetings, innovative keynote addresses and panels – several themes resonated with the esteemed delegates. With 2014 - 2015 ushering in a two-year spotlight on Ibero-America and the U.S.A, a strong drive to develop and nurture long-lasting business relationships was greatly emphasized. The very latest in content financing, complex co-productions case studies, the rise of digital distribution and trends in the evolution of ‘digital first’ series, among many other hot topics, were intricately examined and discussed at the event, which took place September 11 - 14 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Strategic Partners is proud to be supported by important Canadian partners such as Telefilm Canada, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Film & Creative Industries Nova Scotia, Canada Media Fund, and Canadian Media Production Association, among others.
During this year’s Strategic Partners, it was announced that two talented Canadian producers have been selected to participate in the inaugural project exchange program with Brazil’s RioContentMarket and Mexico’s Los Cabos International Film Festival. Quebec producer Jeremy Spry of Muse Entertainment Enterprises has been chosen by the Brazilian TV Producers Association to attend RioContentMarket in Brazil in February 2015 with his TV Series Time Snail. Ontario producer Byron A. Martin of Byron A. Martin Productions has been selected to attend the Los Cabos International Film Festival in November 2014 with his feature film Wolverine Hotel. The Canadian Media Production Association sponsors this co-production initiative.
“Strategic Partners 2014 was such a thrilling meeting of the minds. The buzz in the room for the entire three days was truly palpable,” said Director of Strategic Partners, Laura Mackenzie. “It was particularly exciting to witness the relationships that evolved over the course of the event, the deals discussed and soon to be published, and to announce the wonderful news that Jeremy Spry and Byron Martin have been selected for our inaugural project exchange program. They both embody the world class talent we have here in Canada and the projects they have in development are impressive and perfectly suited for co-production.”
Strategic Partners is often the catalyst for many production success stories. In 2013, producers Tom Spriggs and William Borthwick of the Los Angeles and London-based Face Films brought a feature project at that time referred to as The Untitled Yellowstone Project to Strategic Partners, where they met Fred Fuchs and eventually Tyler Levine. As a result of these meetings, a collaboration was solidified and the team went into production six months later. The project is currently in postproduction under the name Population Zero.
“It’s pretty obvious I am a fan of Strategic Partners because bluntly... it works! I wasn't sure what to expect first time around but it far exceeded my expectations,” said Spriggs. “Being able to combine a social aspect with focused one on one meetings works very well. Then to add on panels and group discussions that are filled with people that are basically experts in their perspective fields in entertainment, makes Strategic Partners really stand out.”
Producer Neil Tabatznik of Canada’s Blue Ice Group had a productive and measurably successful experience at Strategic Partners in both 2013 and 2014, and he’s thrilled with the results. “The event is warm, friendly and intimate, but real business is conducted within its framework,” said Tabatznik. “Our company has contracted 16 million dollars of business over our participation in this event over the past two years.”
Each year, top Canadian and international industry players, including producers, investors, sales agents, funding agencies, broadcasters, and distributors are selected to attend Strategic Partners. Offering over 1,000 pre-scheduled 1-2-1 meetings, co-production focused roundtable sessions, cutting edge panels, visionary keynote speakers, and screenings and receptions – Strategic Partners is a convergence of talent and innovation, producing tangible results.
For program updates and information on all things co-production, you can now follow Strategic Partners on social media: Twitter:
@SPcopromarket
Facebook: www.facebook.com/atlanticfilmfestivalstrategicpartners
Youtube: www.youtube.com/atlanticfilmdotcom
About Strategic Partners: An International Film, Television and Digital Co-Production Market
The Atlantic Film Festival’s Strategic Partners is one of the world’s preeminent co-production/co-financing markets focusing on feature film, TV and web based fiction. Strategic Partners offers an intimate, organized forum for projects looking for financing as well as those still at an early stage, looking for the right partner.
Over the past 17 years, Strategic Partners has established itself not only as a one of a kind co-production market, but also as a cutting edge, intimate environment that delivers solutions to existing and foreseeable industry challenges. The intelligence and program offered at Strategic Partners is developed over many months of research into current global issues. However, this information is only a complement to Strategic Partners’ primary function – to build, establish and nurture relationships between producers and their partners.
Strategic Partners is a part of the Atlantic Film Festival family of programs. Today’s Atlantic Film Festival is now a year-round celebration, growing beyond our eight-day cornerstone event in September to include: ViewFinders: Atlantic Film Festival for Youth, the Aff Outdoor Film Experience, and Strategic Partners. -...
On the heels of one-on-one meetings, innovative keynote addresses and panels – several themes resonated with the esteemed delegates. With 2014 - 2015 ushering in a two-year spotlight on Ibero-America and the U.S.A, a strong drive to develop and nurture long-lasting business relationships was greatly emphasized. The very latest in content financing, complex co-productions case studies, the rise of digital distribution and trends in the evolution of ‘digital first’ series, among many other hot topics, were intricately examined and discussed at the event, which took place September 11 - 14 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Strategic Partners is proud to be supported by important Canadian partners such as Telefilm Canada, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Film & Creative Industries Nova Scotia, Canada Media Fund, and Canadian Media Production Association, among others.
During this year’s Strategic Partners, it was announced that two talented Canadian producers have been selected to participate in the inaugural project exchange program with Brazil’s RioContentMarket and Mexico’s Los Cabos International Film Festival. Quebec producer Jeremy Spry of Muse Entertainment Enterprises has been chosen by the Brazilian TV Producers Association to attend RioContentMarket in Brazil in February 2015 with his TV Series Time Snail. Ontario producer Byron A. Martin of Byron A. Martin Productions has been selected to attend the Los Cabos International Film Festival in November 2014 with his feature film Wolverine Hotel. The Canadian Media Production Association sponsors this co-production initiative.
“Strategic Partners 2014 was such a thrilling meeting of the minds. The buzz in the room for the entire three days was truly palpable,” said Director of Strategic Partners, Laura Mackenzie. “It was particularly exciting to witness the relationships that evolved over the course of the event, the deals discussed and soon to be published, and to announce the wonderful news that Jeremy Spry and Byron Martin have been selected for our inaugural project exchange program. They both embody the world class talent we have here in Canada and the projects they have in development are impressive and perfectly suited for co-production.”
Strategic Partners is often the catalyst for many production success stories. In 2013, producers Tom Spriggs and William Borthwick of the Los Angeles and London-based Face Films brought a feature project at that time referred to as The Untitled Yellowstone Project to Strategic Partners, where they met Fred Fuchs and eventually Tyler Levine. As a result of these meetings, a collaboration was solidified and the team went into production six months later. The project is currently in postproduction under the name Population Zero.
“It’s pretty obvious I am a fan of Strategic Partners because bluntly... it works! I wasn't sure what to expect first time around but it far exceeded my expectations,” said Spriggs. “Being able to combine a social aspect with focused one on one meetings works very well. Then to add on panels and group discussions that are filled with people that are basically experts in their perspective fields in entertainment, makes Strategic Partners really stand out.”
Producer Neil Tabatznik of Canada’s Blue Ice Group had a productive and measurably successful experience at Strategic Partners in both 2013 and 2014, and he’s thrilled with the results. “The event is warm, friendly and intimate, but real business is conducted within its framework,” said Tabatznik. “Our company has contracted 16 million dollars of business over our participation in this event over the past two years.”
Each year, top Canadian and international industry players, including producers, investors, sales agents, funding agencies, broadcasters, and distributors are selected to attend Strategic Partners. Offering over 1,000 pre-scheduled 1-2-1 meetings, co-production focused roundtable sessions, cutting edge panels, visionary keynote speakers, and screenings and receptions – Strategic Partners is a convergence of talent and innovation, producing tangible results.
For program updates and information on all things co-production, you can now follow Strategic Partners on social media: Twitter:
@SPcopromarket
Facebook: www.facebook.com/atlanticfilmfestivalstrategicpartners
Youtube: www.youtube.com/atlanticfilmdotcom
About Strategic Partners: An International Film, Television and Digital Co-Production Market
The Atlantic Film Festival’s Strategic Partners is one of the world’s preeminent co-production/co-financing markets focusing on feature film, TV and web based fiction. Strategic Partners offers an intimate, organized forum for projects looking for financing as well as those still at an early stage, looking for the right partner.
Over the past 17 years, Strategic Partners has established itself not only as a one of a kind co-production market, but also as a cutting edge, intimate environment that delivers solutions to existing and foreseeable industry challenges. The intelligence and program offered at Strategic Partners is developed over many months of research into current global issues. However, this information is only a complement to Strategic Partners’ primary function – to build, establish and nurture relationships between producers and their partners.
Strategic Partners is a part of the Atlantic Film Festival family of programs. Today’s Atlantic Film Festival is now a year-round celebration, growing beyond our eight-day cornerstone event in September to include: ViewFinders: Atlantic Film Festival for Youth, the Aff Outdoor Film Experience, and Strategic Partners. -...
- 9/23/2014
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Kiernan Shipka (Mad Men), Timothée Chalamet (Homeland, Interstellar), Grant Bowler (True Blood, Defiance), and Elizabeth Reaser (Twilight, True Detective) will star in One & Two, the next feature from director Andrew Droz Palermo. Palermo, a Dp whose credits include You’re Next, V/H/S, and Hannah Fidell’s A Teacher, made his helming debut with co-director Tracy Droz Tragos on Rich Hill, the 2014 documentary about youngsters growing up in an impoverished Midwestern town that won Sundance’s Grand Jury Prize. One & Two follows a family of four who live peacefully in purposeful isolation in a mysterious farmhouse, where siblings Zac and Eva begin to explore unusual abilities and dark family secrets when their mother falls ill. Palermo co-wrote the film with Neima Shahdadi and will begin filming soon in North Carolina. Kim Sherman is producing with Bow + Arrow Entertainment’s Matthew Perniciaro and Michael Sherman. Bow + Arrow and Protagonist Pictures are executive producers.
- 8/28/2014
- by Jen Yamato
- Deadline
Here are the first looks at TNT‘s new dramas as part of the network’s 2014-2015 series orders. They include two original series — the Jennifer Beals-starrer Proof, exec produced by Kyra Sedgwick, and Edward Burns’ 1967-set NY cop drama Public Morals — as well as the Librarian series spinoff and the overseas pickup Transporter: The Series starring Chris Vance. Check them out: Related: TNT Unveils New ‘Boom’ Tagline, Turner Development Slates Transporter: The Series – Fall Drama Produced by Atlantique Productions. From executive producers Frank Spotnitz, Chris Vance, Fred Fuchs, Olivier Bibas and Qvf Inc, and producer Susan Murdoch. The Librarians – Winter Drama Produced by Electric Entertainment. From writer/executive producer John Rogers and executive producers Noah Wyle, Dean Devlin and Marc Roskin. Proof – 2015 Drama Produced by Turner Originals. From writer/executive producer Rob Bragin, director Alex Graves and executive producers Kyra Sedhwick, Jill Littman and Tom Jacobson. Public Morals...
- 5/14/2014
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Francois Arnaud (The Borgias) is set as a male lead opposite Maggie Q in Red Flag, a limited series from Steven Jensen’s Independent Television Group, Mike Medavoy & Benjamin Anderson of Phoenix Pictures (Black Swan), and Fred Fuchs (Transporter). It is set in the early 1800s and centers on Ching Shih (Maggie Q), a beautiful young Chinese prostitute who goes on to become one of history’s most powerful pirates and head one of the most successful crime syndicates in China. With over 100,000 sailors and 1500-plus vessels, Ching controlled the South China Sea while taking on the Imperial Chinese navy, the Portuguese navy, and the all-powerful British navy to eventually conquer them all. Arnaud, repped by Apa and Management 360, will play Carlito, the Portuguese sailor and bounty hunter engaged to hunt down and capture Ching Shih. He has no loyalty and takes from everybody to kill Ching Shih, and soon becomes her lover.
- 3/28/2014
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Now that Nikita is over and done with, it’s time for Maggie Q to set her eyes on a new iconic female character to bring to life on the TV screen, only this time she’ll be taking on the persona of a woman from China’s history. This new project will be a limited series and may put Maggie Q in line to portray one of the most badass female characters TV has ever seen come to life. If you haven’t heard of this woman, don’t be ashamed. This was the first I’d heard of her exploits and I immediately wished I could no more.
The limited series is called Red Flag and comes from Steven Jensen’s Independent Television Group, Mike Medaboy & Benjamin Anderson of Phoenix Pictures and Fred Fuchs. Deadline reported Maggie Q would be playing Ching Shih, a beautiful young Chinese prostitute in the early 1800s.
The limited series is called Red Flag and comes from Steven Jensen’s Independent Television Group, Mike Medaboy & Benjamin Anderson of Phoenix Pictures and Fred Fuchs. Deadline reported Maggie Q would be playing Ching Shih, a beautiful young Chinese prostitute in the early 1800s.
- 2/12/2014
- by Brody Gibson
- Boomtron
Exclusive: Nikita star Maggie Q is taking on another iconic character, this time from Chinese history. The Mission: Impossible III alumna is set to headline a limited series from Steven Jensen’s Independent Television Group, Mike Medavoy & Benjamin Anderson of Phoenix Pictures (Black Swan), and Fred Fuchs (Transporter). Titled Red Flag, the series is set in the early 1800s and centers on Ching Shih (Maggie Q), a beautiful young Chinese prostitute who goes on to become one of history’s most powerful pirates and head of the most successful crime syndicate in China. With over 100,000 sailors and 1500-plus vessels, Ching controlled the South China Sea while taking on the Imperial Chinese navy, the Portuguese navy, and the all-powerful British navy to eventually conquer them all. “It’s exciting to have the opportunity to share Ching Shih’s real-life story with audiences that are both familiar and unfamiliar with her prominent history,...
- 2/8/2014
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Exclusive: London-based producer Diana Phillips has teamed up with La’s talent agency Claire Best & Associates and Peter Lang’s Production Company Pictures In A Row to form Unlimited Pictures.
The UK and Us-based entity styles itself as a think tank and management production company that will use its combined resources to develop, package and sell projects for the world market.
The early pipeline includes the feature Wenceslas Square based on the short story by bestselling novelist Arthur Phillips with Yuli Masinovsky and Phillips attached to produce.
Among the TV projects are The Accidental Empresses created by Kalina Ivanov and Muriel Grabe with Fred Fuchs attached to produce; Hell based on Wayne Barlowe’s book God’s Demon; and the unscripted series Jimmy Buddha Unpolished.
“Too often projects languish because there has been no thought about the smartest way to set them up or because they have been burdened by the weight of producers who are not...
The UK and Us-based entity styles itself as a think tank and management production company that will use its combined resources to develop, package and sell projects for the world market.
The early pipeline includes the feature Wenceslas Square based on the short story by bestselling novelist Arthur Phillips with Yuli Masinovsky and Phillips attached to produce.
Among the TV projects are The Accidental Empresses created by Kalina Ivanov and Muriel Grabe with Fred Fuchs attached to produce; Hell based on Wayne Barlowe’s book God’s Demon; and the unscripted series Jimmy Buddha Unpolished.
“Too often projects languish because there has been no thought about the smartest way to set them up or because they have been burdened by the weight of producers who are not...
- 11/7/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The Canadian market for international film, TV and digital co-production will run in Halifax, Nova Scotia, from Sept 12-15.
A record-breaking 21 countries will attend the 16th annual event, a presentation of the Atlantic Film Festival.
“Strategic Partners has drawn industry heavyweights from around the globe for the past 15 years and its sweet sixteenth is no exception,” said Strategic Partners director Laura Mackenzie.
“Shining the spotlight on the United Kingdom for the second year in a row and India for the first time, the event has drawn an incredible delegation, including an increase in UK and Us financiers and sales agents.”
Simon Bosanquet of the UK’s Generator Films is scheduled to attend along with Fred Fuchs of Berkshire Axis Media in Canada and Shaan Vyas of India’s Sikhya Entertainment, among others.
A record-breaking 21 countries will attend the 16th annual event, a presentation of the Atlantic Film Festival.
“Strategic Partners has drawn industry heavyweights from around the globe for the past 15 years and its sweet sixteenth is no exception,” said Strategic Partners director Laura Mackenzie.
“Shining the spotlight on the United Kingdom for the second year in a row and India for the first time, the event has drawn an incredible delegation, including an increase in UK and Us financiers and sales agents.”
Simon Bosanquet of the UK’s Generator Films is scheduled to attend along with Fred Fuchs of Berkshire Axis Media in Canada and Shaan Vyas of India’s Sikhya Entertainment, among others.
- 8/8/2013
- ScreenDaily
The Canadian market for international film, TV and digital co-production will run in Halifax, Nova Scotia, from Sept 12-15.
A record-breaking 21 countries will attend the 16th annual event, a presentation of the Atlantic Film Festival.
“Strategic Partners has drawn industry heavyweights from around the globe for the past 15 years and its sweet sixteenth is no exception,” said Strategic Partners director Laura Mackenzie.
“Shining the spotlight on the United Kingdom for the second year in a row and India for the first time, the event has drawn an incredible delegation, including an increase in UK and Us financiers and sales agents.”
Simon Bosanquet of the UK’s Generator Films is scheduled to attend along with Fred Fuchs of Berkshire Axis Media in Canada and Shaan Vyas of India’s Sikhya Entertainment, among others.
A record-breaking 21 countries will attend the 16th annual event, a presentation of the Atlantic Film Festival.
“Strategic Partners has drawn industry heavyweights from around the globe for the past 15 years and its sweet sixteenth is no exception,” said Strategic Partners director Laura Mackenzie.
“Shining the spotlight on the United Kingdom for the second year in a row and India for the first time, the event has drawn an incredible delegation, including an increase in UK and Us financiers and sales agents.”
Simon Bosanquet of the UK’s Generator Films is scheduled to attend along with Fred Fuchs of Berkshire Axis Media in Canada and Shaan Vyas of India’s Sikhya Entertainment, among others.
- 8/8/2013
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Buffy The Vampire Slayer alumna Eliza Dushku is set to co-star opposite Adam Rayner in The Saint, a backdoor pilot from Brad Krevoy’s film and TV production company Mpca. Simon West is directing the pilot from a script by Jesse Alexander. Alexander is set as showrunner of the project, a new take on Leslie Charteris’ The Saint 70-book franchise. It will follow the exploits of Simon Templar (Rayner), a brilliant criminal who uses his considerable illicit skills as a modern-day Robin Hood as he infuriates local law enforcement and woos Patricia Holm (Dushku), his on-again, off-again romance. Roger Moore, who played Templar in Lew Grade’s popular 1962 Saint British TV series, has joined as a co-producer along with with his son Geoffrey Moore, Lulu Moore, and Louisa Macdonald. Author Ian Dickerson, an expert on the history of Charteris’ creation, will serve as a creative consultant. Krevoy, Alexander, and...
- 12/10/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Toronto, Ontario (September 6, 2011) – John Weber, CEO of Take 5 Prods., Berry Meyerowitz, President & CEO of Phase 4 Films, and industry veteran Fred Fuchs announced today a strategic partnership to form a new television development company called Take 5 Development. This new venture will focus on the development of television content with an eye to the international marketplace. Over the past two years, Take 5 Productions has produced television content with production budgets totaling in excess of $200 million. Their projects have included the Emmy-nominated series The Tudors, The Borgias and Camelot, and they are currently in production on the television series World Without End. As Take 5 continues to build its production volume, the company will now continue to expand their reach outside of production and into the content creation arena. To that end, Phase 4 Films has become a growing player in the film world, distributing feature films and special interest content across all...
- 9/6/2011
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Eta for The Transporter TV series is 2012, sans Jason Statham.
Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie, showrunners on the yet-to-debut Transporter television series, have left the show, according to Deadline.com. The report cites “creative differences” as the reason for their departure.
The Transporter TV series is a spin-off from the successful film franchise written and produced by Luc Besson and starring Jason Statham. Chris Vance assumes Statham’s role in the show.
The 12-episode first (and possibly only) season is being filmed in Toronto with Besson, Fred Fuchs and Robert Cooper as executive producers. Mullie, Mallozzi and Cooper previously worked together on the Stargate franchise.
Steven Shill, who was recently drafted into the backroom staff, takes over as the new showrunner. The series is expected to debut sometime in 2012. Writing about his departure on his blog, Mallozzi thanked the production team and gave his thumbs up to his successor.
“Finally,...
Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie, showrunners on the yet-to-debut Transporter television series, have left the show, according to Deadline.com. The report cites “creative differences” as the reason for their departure.
The Transporter TV series is a spin-off from the successful film franchise written and produced by Luc Besson and starring Jason Statham. Chris Vance assumes Statham’s role in the show.
The 12-episode first (and possibly only) season is being filmed in Toronto with Besson, Fred Fuchs and Robert Cooper as executive producers. Mullie, Mallozzi and Cooper previously worked together on the Stargate franchise.
Steven Shill, who was recently drafted into the backroom staff, takes over as the new showrunner. The series is expected to debut sometime in 2012. Writing about his departure on his blog, Mallozzi thanked the production team and gave his thumbs up to his successor.
“Finally,...
- 9/2/2011
- by Michael Simpson
- CinemaSpy
Exclusive: Three weeks into filming on Cinemax’s 12-episode series Transporter, the action drama’s executive producers/showrunners Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie have left over creative differences. Veteran TV director-producer Steven Shill, who was recently brought in to work alongside Mallozzi and Mullie, is now expected to take over showrunner duties, at least for the time being. The series is in production in Toronto, currently working on Episodes 4-5; shooting is scheduled to continue through November for a 2012 premiere. Based on Luc Besson’s Transporter film franchise, the series stars Chris Vance as professional transporter Frank Martin, who can always be counted on to get the job done — discreetly. Andrea Osvart co-stars on the show, a France/Canada international treaty co-production that is being executive produced by Besson, Fred Fuchs and Robert Cooper. It is Cinemax’s second original primetime series to go into production, following Strike Back, which...
- 8/31/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Filming has now started in Toronto on the new 12-part action series "Transporter", starring Chris Vance ("Prison Break") and Andrea Osvart ("Duplicity") . Shooting through to November 2011, the series will debut on the cable channel Cinemax in 2012.
Executive producers are Luc Besson, Fred Fuchs, Robert Cooper, Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie and Alexander Ruemelin. Producers are Susan Murdoch (Qvf Inc.) and Klaus Zimmermann (Atlantique Productions) :
"...Based on the successful film franchise of the same name created by Europacorp's Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen, this fast-paced series follows the adventures of professional transporter 'Frank Martin', who can always be counted on to get the job done - discreetly.
"Operating in a seedy underworld of dangerous criminals and desperate players, Martin's three rules are: Never change the deal, no names, and never open the package. But occasionally, complications arise and rules get broken..."
Andrea Osvart ("Duplicity") co-stars as Martin's...
Executive producers are Luc Besson, Fred Fuchs, Robert Cooper, Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie and Alexander Ruemelin. Producers are Susan Murdoch (Qvf Inc.) and Klaus Zimmermann (Atlantique Productions) :
"...Based on the successful film franchise of the same name created by Europacorp's Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen, this fast-paced series follows the adventures of professional transporter 'Frank Martin', who can always be counted on to get the job done - discreetly.
"Operating in a seedy underworld of dangerous criminals and desperate players, Martin's three rules are: Never change the deal, no names, and never open the package. But occasionally, complications arise and rules get broken..."
Andrea Osvart ("Duplicity") co-stars as Martin's...
- 8/12/2011
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Cinemax has announced that they have started production on the new Transporter television series. This new show is an adaptation of the action-packed Luc Besson and Jason Statham films. Besson is an executive producer on the series, but Statham will not be reprising his role. The role of the Transporter has been filled by Chris Vance (Burn Notice), who I think will end up doing a fine job in the series. I've enjoyed watching the Transporter films, and even though Statham isn't involved with the series I'm still excited about it and willing to give it a shot. It could end up being pretty awesome! The 12-part action series is set to debut on Cinemax in 2012.
Here's the synopsis:
Based on the successful film franchise of the same name created by Europacorp's Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen, this fast-paced series follows the adventures of professional transporter Frank Martin,...
Here's the synopsis:
Based on the successful film franchise of the same name created by Europacorp's Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen, this fast-paced series follows the adventures of professional transporter Frank Martin,...
- 8/11/2011
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
Filming has begun in Toronto on the 12-part action series "Transporter," starring Chris Vance ("Burn Notice," "Prison Break") in the title role. Shooting through this November, the series will debut on Cinemax in 2012. The series' executive producers are Luc Besson, Fred Fuchs, Robert Cooper, Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie and Alexander Ruemelin; produced by Susan Murdoch (Qvf Inc.) and Klaus Zimmermann (Atlantique Productions). "Transporter" is a France/Canada international treaty co-production produced by Atlantique Productions and Qvf Inc. in association with broadcast partners HBO/Cinemax as well as The Movie Network and Movie Central (Canada), M6 (France) and Rtl (Germany). Based on the successful film franchise of the same name...
- 8/11/2011
- Comingsoon.net
More details have emerged regarding the upcoming "Transporter" TV series, based on Luc Besson's EurpoCorp property, with HBO Canada, The Movie Network and Movie Central signing on, joining France's M6 and Germany's Rtl Group as co-producers.
Klaus Zimmermann of France's Atlantique Productions will oversee the $43 million, 12-episode series, with Andy Mikita ("Stargate") directing, for executive producers Besson, Alexander Ruemelin, Fred Fuchs, Robert Cooper, Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie.
The series will start in Europe this June, before shooting in Toronto July 4 to November 21, for producer Sue Murdoch and Driver For Hire (Qvs) Inc.
The series will follow driver 'Frank Martin', played by Chris Vance ("Prison Break") who will 'transport' anything a client wishes, with no questions asked.
Actress Andrea Osvárt ("The Swing Girls") will play Frank's handler 'Carla', a former CIA operative who organizes his missions.
France-based Lagardere Entertainment will also participate in financing the series.
EuropaCorp...
Klaus Zimmermann of France's Atlantique Productions will oversee the $43 million, 12-episode series, with Andy Mikita ("Stargate") directing, for executive producers Besson, Alexander Ruemelin, Fred Fuchs, Robert Cooper, Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie.
The series will start in Europe this June, before shooting in Toronto July 4 to November 21, for producer Sue Murdoch and Driver For Hire (Qvs) Inc.
The series will follow driver 'Frank Martin', played by Chris Vance ("Prison Break") who will 'transport' anything a client wishes, with no questions asked.
Actress Andrea Osvárt ("The Swing Girls") will play Frank's handler 'Carla', a former CIA operative who organizes his missions.
France-based Lagardere Entertainment will also participate in financing the series.
EuropaCorp...
- 5/26/2011
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Earlier we reported that a TV series was in the works based on the Transporter film franchise. Cinemax has finalized deals and is teaming with Luc Besson for 12 episodes of the action drama, produced by French company Atlantique and executive produced by Besson. The cable channel has been making a big push as of late with original content. Last month they partnered with British satcaster Sky for a 10-part action series called Strike Back.
This series will center "on professional transporter Frank Martin, played in the movies by Jason Statham. Operating in a seedy underworld of dangerous criminals and desperate players, Martin can always be counted on to get the job done — discreetly. He has three rules: Never change the deal, no names and never open the package."
Transporter has secured broadcasters in France (M6) and Germany (Rtl) and is slated to begin production this summer in Europe and Canada...
This series will center "on professional transporter Frank Martin, played in the movies by Jason Statham. Operating in a seedy underworld of dangerous criminals and desperate players, Martin can always be counted on to get the job done — discreetly. He has three rules: Never change the deal, no names and never open the package."
Transporter has secured broadcasters in France (M6) and Germany (Rtl) and is slated to begin production this summer in Europe and Canada...
- 3/31/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
Cinemax is teaming with Luc Besson for a TV series based on his popular Transporter film franchise. After lengthy negotiations, HBO's sibling pay-cable channel has committed to 12 episodes of the action drama, produced by French company Atlantique and executive produced by Besson. This is the second series order under Cinemax's current push in original scripted fare. Last month, the network partnered with British satcaster Sky for another action series, the 10-part Strike Back. Transporter, the series, will center on professional transporter Frank Martin, played in the movies by Jason Statham. Operating in a seedy underworld of dangerous criminals and desperate players, Martin can always be counted on to get the job done — discreetly. He has three rules: Never change the deal, no names and never open the package. Transporter, which has also secured broadcasters in France (M6) and Germany (Rtl) will begin production this summer in Europe and Canada and...
- 3/31/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Toronto -- Former American Zoetrope president Fred Fuchs has bolted the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. to become executive producer of Take 5 Productions' new version of "Camelot" for Starz Entertainment.
Fuchs, currently manager of production enterprises for CBC Television, will leave the public broadcaster after four years in its executive suite.
Fuchs was originally named executive director of arts and entertainment at the CBC in 2006 just as the Canadian public broadcaster shifted to a more commercial primetime schedule to boost ratings and ad revenue.
The multipartite "Camelot" co-production will see Take 5 oversee post production in Toronto on an initial 10-episode order from the U.S.-based Starz, with production set for Ireland starting this summer.
Toronto-based Take 5 Productions is also co-producing "The Borgias" for CTV and Showtime.
Fuchs, currently manager of production enterprises for CBC Television, will leave the public broadcaster after four years in its executive suite.
Fuchs was originally named executive director of arts and entertainment at the CBC in 2006 just as the Canadian public broadcaster shifted to a more commercial primetime schedule to boost ratings and ad revenue.
The multipartite "Camelot" co-production will see Take 5 oversee post production in Toronto on an initial 10-episode order from the U.S.-based Starz, with production set for Ireland starting this summer.
Toronto-based Take 5 Productions is also co-producing "The Borgias" for CTV and Showtime.
- 5/20/2010
- by By Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Toronto -- Former American Zoetrope Studios president Fred Fuchs has been promoted at the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. to tap new international film and TV financing for its homegrown product.
Fuchs, who joined the CBC in 2006 as executive director of arts and entertainment programming, becomes general manager of production enterprises, charged with securing more international financing for CBC shows, including co-production financing and tax breaks.
Fuchs will also oversee CBC's new feature film unit, which will see the broadcaster air at least four government-funded movies a year.
The CBC will help develop and produce the films, which will air Sunday nights not long after their theatrical runs.
Fuch's promotion comes as the CBC is enjoying a ratings revival, but has seen TV ad revenue shrink in a challenging economy.
That in turn has squeezed production budgets at the CBC.
Richard Stursberg, executive vp of English services at the CBC, argued CBC...
Fuchs, who joined the CBC in 2006 as executive director of arts and entertainment programming, becomes general manager of production enterprises, charged with securing more international financing for CBC shows, including co-production financing and tax breaks.
Fuchs will also oversee CBC's new feature film unit, which will see the broadcaster air at least four government-funded movies a year.
The CBC will help develop and produce the films, which will air Sunday nights not long after their theatrical runs.
Fuch's promotion comes as the CBC is enjoying a ratings revival, but has seen TV ad revenue shrink in a challenging economy.
That in turn has squeezed production budgets at the CBC.
Richard Stursberg, executive vp of English services at the CBC, argued CBC...
- 11/13/2009
- by By Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
TORONTO -- The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. on Wednesday named American-born Fred Fuchs, a veteran Los Angeles producer and former president of American Zoetrope Studios, as its new arts and entertainment chief, responsible for the network's dramatic output. Fuchs, who moved to Canada five years ago with his Canadian wife and in January became a citizen of the country, replaces Debbie Bernstein as executive director of arts and entertainment programming at Canada's public broadcaster. Fuchs said overseeing a portfolio of TV movies, miniseries, dramas and kids series at Canada's publicly funded broadcaster is a long way from Los Angeles, where he began his career as a production assistant on variety and awards shows after graduating from Wesleyan University in 1977.
- 3/30/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
TORONTO -- The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. on Wednesday named American-born Fred Fuchs, a veteran Los Angeles producer and former president of American Zoetrope Studios, as its new arts and entertainment chief, responsible for the network's dramatic output. Fuchs, who moved to Canada five years ago with his Canadian wife and in January became a citizen of the country, replaces Debbie Bernstein as executive director of arts and entertainment programming at Canada's public broadcaster. Fuchs said overseeing a portfolio of TV movies, miniseries, dramas and kids series at Canada's publicly funded broadcaster is a long way from Los Angeles, where he began his career as a production assistant on variety and awards shows after graduating from Wesleyan University in 1977.
- 3/30/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Rene Russo makes like a distaff Doctor Dolittle in "Buddy", Sony's family-oriented fare about a 1920s eccentric New York socialite who rescues an ailing baby gorilla from the zoo and raises it in the comfort of her own home along with her other animals: chimps, geese, rabbits, horses and talkative parrots.
Based on the real-life exploits of Gertrude Lintz, the film might seem like a natural for the kiddies. Instead, "Buddy" is considerably less fun than its barrel of monkeys, despite the impressive menagerie.
Written and directed by Caroline Thompson ("Black Beauty"), it's often too dark and brooding for most youngsters and, given the subject matter, it could have benefited from a much nimbler pace.
Still, given a fairly empty family berth in the market, this Jim Henson Pictures vehicle might nevertheless sneak in a little pre-"Hercules" business before hitting the video racks.
Like all mothers, Gertrude "Trudy" Lintz learns that the hardest thing about love is letting go, even if her children happen to be much hairier than most. When mama's boy Buddy grows up, no amount of coddling or dressing him in tailor-made Bergdorf Goodman threads can allay his jungle roots. As the animatronic ape begins to have less control over his own strength and primal urges, Trudy is forced to make the decision that will be best for all concerned.
Russo, whose classically exotic looks serve the period piece well, puts in a dedicated performance as the colorful matron who's regarded with constant bemusement by her physician husband (Robbie Coltrane) and loyal assistant (Alan Cumming) and with frequent eyebrow elevation by her long-suffering housekeeper (Irma P. Hall).
Problems surface behind the scenes. As the situation grows more serious, Thompson suddenly seems to be directing "Wuthering Heights", complete with ominous shadows and storms, with the moody Buddy standing in for Heathcliff. Even the supposedly lighter, meant-to be-funny sequences have sinister tones, including a scene in which a pair of out-of-control chimps hurl a meat clever at each other across a kitchen.
As for the effects, the folks at Jim Henson's Creature Shop have done their usual impressive work in bringing the various stages of Buddy to life through stand-alone animatronics or, when Buddy gets bigger, combining suited-up actors with remote-controlled facial movements.
The only trouble is, when placed alongside those real-life, truly animated, mischievous chimps (who are constantly stealing the show), even the most advanced state-of-the-art technology feels mechanically awkward by comparison, like plopping Steven Seagal in the middle of Cirque du Soleil.
Elsewhere, production values are crisp and colorful, from cinematographer Steve Mason's bright, airy compositions to costume designer Colleen Atwood's whimsical fabrics.
BUDDY
Sony Pictures
A Columbia Pictures release
Jim Henson Pictures presents
an American Zoetrope production
Director-screenwriter Caroline Thompson
Screen story William Joyce and
Caroline Thompson
Based on the book "Animals Are My Hobby" by
Gertrude Davies Lintz
Producers Steve Nicolaides and Fred Fuchs
Executive producers Francis Ford Coppola, Stephanie Allain and Brian Henson
Director of photography Steve Mason
Production designers David Nichols and
Daniel Lomino
Editor Jonathan Shaw
Music Elmer Bernstein
Costume designer Colleen Atwood
Casting Carrie Frazier
Color/stereo
Cast:
Trudy Lintz Rene Russo
Dr. Lintz Robbie Coltrane
Dick Alan Cumming
Emma Irma P. Hall
Professor Spatz Paul Reubens
Buddy (adult) Peter Elliott, Mak Wilson
Running time -- 84 minutes
MPAA rating: PG...
Based on the real-life exploits of Gertrude Lintz, the film might seem like a natural for the kiddies. Instead, "Buddy" is considerably less fun than its barrel of monkeys, despite the impressive menagerie.
Written and directed by Caroline Thompson ("Black Beauty"), it's often too dark and brooding for most youngsters and, given the subject matter, it could have benefited from a much nimbler pace.
Still, given a fairly empty family berth in the market, this Jim Henson Pictures vehicle might nevertheless sneak in a little pre-"Hercules" business before hitting the video racks.
Like all mothers, Gertrude "Trudy" Lintz learns that the hardest thing about love is letting go, even if her children happen to be much hairier than most. When mama's boy Buddy grows up, no amount of coddling or dressing him in tailor-made Bergdorf Goodman threads can allay his jungle roots. As the animatronic ape begins to have less control over his own strength and primal urges, Trudy is forced to make the decision that will be best for all concerned.
Russo, whose classically exotic looks serve the period piece well, puts in a dedicated performance as the colorful matron who's regarded with constant bemusement by her physician husband (Robbie Coltrane) and loyal assistant (Alan Cumming) and with frequent eyebrow elevation by her long-suffering housekeeper (Irma P. Hall).
Problems surface behind the scenes. As the situation grows more serious, Thompson suddenly seems to be directing "Wuthering Heights", complete with ominous shadows and storms, with the moody Buddy standing in for Heathcliff. Even the supposedly lighter, meant-to be-funny sequences have sinister tones, including a scene in which a pair of out-of-control chimps hurl a meat clever at each other across a kitchen.
As for the effects, the folks at Jim Henson's Creature Shop have done their usual impressive work in bringing the various stages of Buddy to life through stand-alone animatronics or, when Buddy gets bigger, combining suited-up actors with remote-controlled facial movements.
The only trouble is, when placed alongside those real-life, truly animated, mischievous chimps (who are constantly stealing the show), even the most advanced state-of-the-art technology feels mechanically awkward by comparison, like plopping Steven Seagal in the middle of Cirque du Soleil.
Elsewhere, production values are crisp and colorful, from cinematographer Steve Mason's bright, airy compositions to costume designer Colleen Atwood's whimsical fabrics.
BUDDY
Sony Pictures
A Columbia Pictures release
Jim Henson Pictures presents
an American Zoetrope production
Director-screenwriter Caroline Thompson
Screen story William Joyce and
Caroline Thompson
Based on the book "Animals Are My Hobby" by
Gertrude Davies Lintz
Producers Steve Nicolaides and Fred Fuchs
Executive producers Francis Ford Coppola, Stephanie Allain and Brian Henson
Director of photography Steve Mason
Production designers David Nichols and
Daniel Lomino
Editor Jonathan Shaw
Music Elmer Bernstein
Costume designer Colleen Atwood
Casting Carrie Frazier
Color/stereo
Cast:
Trudy Lintz Rene Russo
Dr. Lintz Robbie Coltrane
Dick Alan Cumming
Emma Irma P. Hall
Professor Spatz Paul Reubens
Buddy (adult) Peter Elliott, Mak Wilson
Running time -- 84 minutes
MPAA rating: PG...
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