Exclusive: Producer Kate Cohen (Jane Got a Gun) has tapped Oscar nominee Lesley Paterson (All Quiet on the Western Front) and Simon Marshall to script a feature adaptation of Viktor Frankl’s classic treatise, Man’s Search for Meaning. For Paterson’s husband and writing partner, Marshall, the project has taken on particular resonance of late, having just been diagnosed with late-stage pancreatic cancer.
Translated into 50 languages, with over 16 million copies sold, Frankl’s riveting account of his time in the Nazi concentration camps, and his exploration of the human will to find meaning in spite of unspeakable adversity, has offered solace and guidance to generations of readers since it was first published in 1946. At the heart of his work is the conviction that the primary human drive is not pleasure, as Freud maintained, but rather the pursuit of meaning.
Producer Kate Cohen
Set to produce under her Straight Up...
Translated into 50 languages, with over 16 million copies sold, Frankl’s riveting account of his time in the Nazi concentration camps, and his exploration of the human will to find meaning in spite of unspeakable adversity, has offered solace and guidance to generations of readers since it was first published in 1946. At the heart of his work is the conviction that the primary human drive is not pleasure, as Freud maintained, but rather the pursuit of meaning.
Producer Kate Cohen
Set to produce under her Straight Up...
- 2/27/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Transcendence outfit Straight Up Films has been joined by author Tony Robbins and screenwriter Angela Workman (The Zookeeper’s Wife) on feature project Man’s Search For Meaning about the experience of Holocaust survivor, psychiatrist and author Viktor Frankl.
Frankl’s grandson Alexander Vesely is also aboard for the film, which is being produced under Straight Up’s recently launched social impact banner Straight Up Impact.
Holocaust memoir Man’s Search For Meaning recounts Frankl’s life in Nazi death camps and lessons for spiritual survival. Frankl was captive in four camps including Auschwitz from 1942-45; his parents, brother and wife died during that period.
Born in Vienna in 1905, Frankl began counseling in the 1920s and corresponded with Sigmund Freud. After the war, he continued his work as a psychiatrist and neurologist in Vienna. With more than 16 million copies sold, Man’s Search for Meaning centers on the notion that...
Frankl’s grandson Alexander Vesely is also aboard for the film, which is being produced under Straight Up’s recently launched social impact banner Straight Up Impact.
Holocaust memoir Man’s Search For Meaning recounts Frankl’s life in Nazi death camps and lessons for spiritual survival. Frankl was captive in four camps including Auschwitz from 1942-45; his parents, brother and wife died during that period.
Born in Vienna in 1905, Frankl began counseling in the 1920s and corresponded with Sigmund Freud. After the war, he continued his work as a psychiatrist and neurologist in Vienna. With more than 16 million copies sold, Man’s Search for Meaning centers on the notion that...
- 3/16/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Sobini Films, the production company behind soon-to-released Shields Green biopic Emperor, said it will donate $1 for every digital transaction during the first month of film’s release to the NAACP. Set for a digital release on August 18, via Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, the film is based on the inspiring journey of Green, an American freedom fighter who escaped from slavery and joined the raid on Harper’s Ferry, the key battle of the abolitionist movement which helped spark the beginning of the Civil War and alter the course of American history. “All too often vital narratives, such as Emperor, are left out of Hollywood and our history books,” said Robin Harrison, director, NAACP Hollywood Bureau. “The NAACP is inspired by this portrayal of a true American hero and grateful for the opportunity to put the proceeds from the movie to use in our modern-day fight against systemic racism and racial injustice.
- 8/14/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Hungarian filmmaker Kornél Mundruczó has been tapped by Straight Up Films and Phoenix Pictures to direct a film about the life of Joseph Merrick, best known as The Elephant Man. The story will follow an unlikely love story between Joseph and the young woman assigned to his care at the Fawsley Hall Estate, where he’s been invited to experience nature and leisure in the final weeks of his life.
The Elephant Man was a popular stage play originated in 1970s London by Bernard Pomerance. Bradley Cooper starred as Merrick in the most recent 12-week theater revival, a performance that earned him a Tony nomination. David Lynch also adapted a 1980 film version starring John Hurt and Anthony Hopkins that picked up multiple Oscar noms.
Co-CEOs and founders of Straight Up Films Kate Cohen and Marisa Polvino will produce the latest feature adaptation with Shutter Island and Black Swan producer...
The Elephant Man was a popular stage play originated in 1970s London by Bernard Pomerance. Bradley Cooper starred as Merrick in the most recent 12-week theater revival, a performance that earned him a Tony nomination. David Lynch also adapted a 1980 film version starring John Hurt and Anthony Hopkins that picked up multiple Oscar noms.
Co-CEOs and founders of Straight Up Films Kate Cohen and Marisa Polvino will produce the latest feature adaptation with Shutter Island and Black Swan producer...
- 11/7/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Straight Up Films created the anthology “Power/On” of five shorts focused on encouraging girls in Steam directed by actresses Rosario Dawson, Julie Bowen, Ana Brenda Contreras, Lisa Edelstein, and Nikki Reed. With support from YouTube, the shorts premiered Wednesday at the Google campus in Playa Vista and will be available for streaming on YouTube on April 26.
Each film centers on women and girls working on and interacting with a different technological advancement.
Rosario Dawson told Variety at the anthology’s world premiere, “The point of this series is to show all the different ways people can show up for their family, their friends, their community by pushing themselves when they see a problem. Maybe a solution doesn’t exist, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be created.” She hopes that her work behind the camera will allow girls to see her as a role model, including her own daughter.
Each film centers on women and girls working on and interacting with a different technological advancement.
Rosario Dawson told Variety at the anthology’s world premiere, “The point of this series is to show all the different ways people can show up for their family, their friends, their community by pushing themselves when they see a problem. Maybe a solution doesn’t exist, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be created.” She hopes that her work behind the camera will allow girls to see her as a role model, including her own daughter.
- 4/26/2019
- by Daniel Nissen
- Variety Film + TV
Catherine Hardwick, who has directed such films as Twilight, Red Riding Hood, and Thirteen, has signed on to direct the fantasy film Dissonance for Straight Up Films and Envision Media Arts. Andrea Seigel (Laggies) is adapting the screenplay for the film, which is based on the 2014 book of the same name by Erica O’Rourke.
The story centers around Del, a young woman who has the ability to walk between these alternate realities and is entrusted with keeping the dimensions in harmony. When she secretly starts to investigate other dissonant worlds, Del uncovers a secret that threatens the survival of the entire multiverse.
Marisa Polvino and Kate Cohen of Straight Up (Transcendence) are producing the project with Lee Nelson and David Tish from Envision (Celeste and Jesse Forever). Exec producers are Tim Degraye and Liliane Huguet of White Knight Pictures, Beaux Carson, and David Buelow.
Hardwicke, who directed Sony’s upcoming Miss Bala remake,...
The story centers around Del, a young woman who has the ability to walk between these alternate realities and is entrusted with keeping the dimensions in harmony. When she secretly starts to investigate other dissonant worlds, Del uncovers a secret that threatens the survival of the entire multiverse.
Marisa Polvino and Kate Cohen of Straight Up (Transcendence) are producing the project with Lee Nelson and David Tish from Envision (Celeste and Jesse Forever). Exec producers are Tim Degraye and Liliane Huguet of White Knight Pictures, Beaux Carson, and David Buelow.
Hardwicke, who directed Sony’s upcoming Miss Bala remake,...
- 10/9/2018
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Louis Leterrier will direct Alex, an adaptation of the bestselling crime novel by French author Pierre Lemaitre. The script is being written by David Birke, who’s coming off the Paul Verhoeven-directed Elle, the drama that bought an Oscar nomination for Isabelle Huppert. Alex launches Eclipse Pictures, a production, financing and sales company formed by Benedict Carver and Daniel Diamond. Straight Up Films' Marisa Polvino and Kate Cohen, who acquired the novel…...
- 5/11/2017
- Deadline
Plus: Land Of Mine triumphs at AFI Fest; Warner Bros confirms Machinima acquisition; Tooley Productions, Square One sign German deal; and more.
Women In Film has announced the recipients of its 31st annual Film Finishing Fund grant programme in support of films by, for or about women.
The narrative winners are: Solace by Tchaiko Omawale; Band Aid by Zoe Lister-Jones; Miracle by Egle Vertelyte; and The Darkest Days Of Us by Astrid Rondero.
Documentary recipients are: Amor Puro Y Duro by Catherine Gund and Daresha Kyi; Canary In A Coal Mine by Jennifer Brea; Farida And Gulnaz by Clementine Malpas; Mudflow by Cynthia Wade and Sasha Friedlander; Tribe by Jordan Bryon; and When A Girl Is Born by Sarita Khurana and Smriti Mundhra.
Martin Zandvliet’s Danish Oscar submission Land Of Mine won AFI Fest 2016’s World Cinema Audience Award, while Divines took the Breathrough Audience Award. The Future Perfect took New Auteurs Grand Jury Award. For the...
Women In Film has announced the recipients of its 31st annual Film Finishing Fund grant programme in support of films by, for or about women.
The narrative winners are: Solace by Tchaiko Omawale; Band Aid by Zoe Lister-Jones; Miracle by Egle Vertelyte; and The Darkest Days Of Us by Astrid Rondero.
Documentary recipients are: Amor Puro Y Duro by Catherine Gund and Daresha Kyi; Canary In A Coal Mine by Jennifer Brea; Farida And Gulnaz by Clementine Malpas; Mudflow by Cynthia Wade and Sasha Friedlander; Tribe by Jordan Bryon; and When A Girl Is Born by Sarita Khurana and Smriti Mundhra.
Martin Zandvliet’s Danish Oscar submission Land Of Mine won AFI Fest 2016’s World Cinema Audience Award, while Divines took the Breathrough Audience Award. The Future Perfect took New Auteurs Grand Jury Award. For the...
- 11/17/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Kimberly Peirce has signed on to direct the film adaptation of Viktor Frankl's best selling Holocaust memoir, Man’s Search For Meaning for Straight Up Films. Production is scheduled to being next year with Kate Cohen and Marisa Polvino of Sup producing alongside Kevin Hall. Straight Up Films will be financing. Published in 1946, it chronicles Psychiatrist Frankl’s journey of finding meaning and purpose during the darkest days of World War II. He was among those sent to…...
- 11/17/2016
- Deadline
Straight Up Films has acquired the film rights to Viktor Frankl's iconic 1946 Holocaust memoir "Man's Search for Meaning".
The story follows the soon-to-be psychiatrist's life in Nazi death camps and lessons for spiritual survival. Frankl was a prisoner in four camps including Auschwitz from 1942-45. During that time his parents, brother and pregnant wife died.
During that time he also came up with the theory of logotherapy, one which posits that our primary drive in life is not pleasure but the discovery and pursuit of what we personally find meaningful.
Screenwriters are currently being sought. Kevin Hall, Marisa Polvino and Kate Cohen will produce.
Source: Deadline...
The story follows the soon-to-be psychiatrist's life in Nazi death camps and lessons for spiritual survival. Frankl was a prisoner in four camps including Auschwitz from 1942-45. During that time his parents, brother and pregnant wife died.
During that time he also came up with the theory of logotherapy, one which posits that our primary drive in life is not pleasure but the discovery and pursuit of what we personally find meaningful.
Screenwriters are currently being sought. Kevin Hall, Marisa Polvino and Kate Cohen will produce.
Source: Deadline...
- 6/27/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Straight Up Films has acquired rights to the Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning, the iconic Holocaust memoir that recounts the soon-to-be psychiatrist’s life in Nazi death camps and lessons for spiritual survival. Frankl was in four camps including Auschwitz from 1942-45; his parents, brother and pregnant wife died. Straight Up Films founders Marisa Polvino and Kate Cohen will produce with Kevin Hall from the Frankl estate, which sold the rights to Suf. The company…...
- 6/27/2016
- Deadline
One of the best franchise video games in the past 20 years is being adapted into the big screen.
Straight Up Films acquired the rights to Thief, a video game series which was developed by Eidos and published by Square Enix. There had been a total of four video games with the latest published in 2014.
The series set a standard for stealth video games back in 1998 as the gamer plays Garrett, a master thief who sneaks around in the dark to accomplish missions.
Adam Mason and Simon Boyes will write the screenplay. Straight Up principals Marisa Polvino and Kate Cohen will produce the feature adaptation, along with Roy Lee, under his Vertigo Entertainment shingle, and Adrian Askarieh, under his Prime Universe production banner.
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Straight Up Films acquired the rights to Thief, a video game series which was developed by Eidos and published by Square Enix. There had been a total of four video games with the latest published in 2014.
The series set a standard for stealth video games back in 1998 as the gamer plays Garrett, a master thief who sneaks around in the dark to accomplish missions.
Adam Mason and Simon Boyes will write the screenplay. Straight Up principals Marisa Polvino and Kate Cohen will produce the feature adaptation, along with Roy Lee, under his Vertigo Entertainment shingle, and Adrian Askarieh, under his Prime Universe production banner.
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- 3/5/2016
- by Gig Patta
- LRMonline.com
Straight Up Films has acquired film rights to Square Enix's videogame franchise "Thief" with plans to produce a film adaptation of the property.
Developed by Eidos-Montreal and spanning four games over eighteen years, the story is set in a dark fantasy world ruled by a tyrant who exploits dark magic as a means of establishing control.
Adam Mason and Simon Boyes (“Misconduct”) will write the screenplay while Roy Lee, Adrian Askarieh, Marisa Polvino and Kate Cohen will produce.
Source: Variety...
Developed by Eidos-Montreal and spanning four games over eighteen years, the story is set in a dark fantasy world ruled by a tyrant who exploits dark magic as a means of establishing control.
Adam Mason and Simon Boyes (“Misconduct”) will write the screenplay while Roy Lee, Adrian Askarieh, Marisa Polvino and Kate Cohen will produce.
Source: Variety...
- 3/4/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Plus:Art Directors Guild nominees; Laura Lancaster, Sandra Condito on the move; production wraps on People You May Know; and more…
Ennio Morricone will be honoured for his score on The Hateful Eight at the 11th Italia Film, Fashion and Art Fest in Hollywood, which runs February 21-27 at the Chinese 6 Theatres.
The five-time Oscar nominee has a Golden Globe nomination for his latest score for The Hateful Eight. His credits include Malena, Bugsy, The Untouchables, The Mission and Days Of Heaven. He received an honourary Oscar in 2007.
Bridge Of Spies, Crimson Peak, The Martian, The Revenant, Jurassic World and Trumbo are among the Art Directors Guild film nominees across various categories for the 20th Annual Excellence in Production Design in Beverly Hills on January 31. For the full line-up click here.
Laura Lancaster has been named president of Alcon Television Group reporting to Alcon Entertainment co-founders and co-ceo’s Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove. Lancaster previously...
Ennio Morricone will be honoured for his score on The Hateful Eight at the 11th Italia Film, Fashion and Art Fest in Hollywood, which runs February 21-27 at the Chinese 6 Theatres.
The five-time Oscar nominee has a Golden Globe nomination for his latest score for The Hateful Eight. His credits include Malena, Bugsy, The Untouchables, The Mission and Days Of Heaven. He received an honourary Oscar in 2007.
Bridge Of Spies, Crimson Peak, The Martian, The Revenant, Jurassic World and Trumbo are among the Art Directors Guild film nominees across various categories for the 20th Annual Excellence in Production Design in Beverly Hills on January 31. For the full line-up click here.
Laura Lancaster has been named president of Alcon Television Group reporting to Alcon Entertainment co-founders and co-ceo’s Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove. Lancaster previously...
- 1/5/2016
- ScreenDaily
Sandra Condito, a onetime Miramax/Dimension Films exec, has been hired as president of production at Straight Up Films. She most recently oversaw acquisitions, development and production at the Lionsgate-Televisa joint venture Pantelion Films. Los Angeles-based Straight Up is a production company focused on developing and producing film, TV and commercials. Its recent film credits include Transcendence and the Natalie Portman-starrer Jane Got A Gun. Marisa Polvino and…...
- 1/5/2016
- Deadline
Straight Up Films is developing a film based on Donnie Eichar's book "Dead Mountain" which Brandon Lee Tenney has been hired to adapt for the screen.
The story deals with Eichar's five-year probe into the unsolved 1959 deaths of nine experienced hikers in Russia's Ural Mountains - an event also known as the "Dyatlov Pass incident".
Soviet investigators had found that the hikers had torn open their tents and run barefoot out into the snow on a night in February, saying an 'unknown compelling force' had caused the deaths.
Access to the region was subsequently blocked for hikers and adventurers for three years, whilst there has been decades of speculation. Theories range from failed Soviet military experiment to even an alien attack.
"Transcendence" producers Kate Cohen and Marisa Polvino are teaming with Casey Carroll to produce the film. The story was previously the subject of the 2013 film "Devil's Pass" which IFC released in the U.
The story deals with Eichar's five-year probe into the unsolved 1959 deaths of nine experienced hikers in Russia's Ural Mountains - an event also known as the "Dyatlov Pass incident".
Soviet investigators had found that the hikers had torn open their tents and run barefoot out into the snow on a night in February, saying an 'unknown compelling force' had caused the deaths.
Access to the region was subsequently blocked for hikers and adventurers for three years, whilst there has been decades of speculation. Theories range from failed Soviet military experiment to even an alien attack.
"Transcendence" producers Kate Cohen and Marisa Polvino are teaming with Casey Carroll to produce the film. The story was previously the subject of the 2013 film "Devil's Pass" which IFC released in the U.
- 7/14/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Invisibility
Warner Bros. Pictures has acquired the screen rights to David Levithan and Andrea Cremer's young adult supernatural romance novel "Invisibility". No writer or producer is currently attached.
The story follows a sixteen-year-old boy who is literally invisible. He then meets and falls for his new neighbor, the one person who can actually see him. The two the set out to discover the truth behind his affliction, uncovering curses and spells along the way. [Source: Heat Vision]
Black Man (aka. "Thirteen")
Producers Kate Cohen and Marisa Polvino ("Transcendence") have acquired the rights to Richard K. Morgan's 2007 futuristic noir thriller novel "Black Man" (aka. "Thirteen").
Kenny Golde will adapt the screenplay. The story follows a man hired to take down a dangerous genetically-enhanced soldier who has returned to Earth and has left a trail of brutally slain bodies in his wake. [Source: Heat Vision]
Blood Will Out
"Up in the Air" novelist Walter Kirn and scribe Sheldon Turner...
Warner Bros. Pictures has acquired the screen rights to David Levithan and Andrea Cremer's young adult supernatural romance novel "Invisibility". No writer or producer is currently attached.
The story follows a sixteen-year-old boy who is literally invisible. He then meets and falls for his new neighbor, the one person who can actually see him. The two the set out to discover the truth behind his affliction, uncovering curses and spells along the way. [Source: Heat Vision]
Black Man (aka. "Thirteen")
Producers Kate Cohen and Marisa Polvino ("Transcendence") have acquired the rights to Richard K. Morgan's 2007 futuristic noir thriller novel "Black Man" (aka. "Thirteen").
Kenny Golde will adapt the screenplay. The story follows a man hired to take down a dangerous genetically-enhanced soldier who has returned to Earth and has left a trail of brutally slain bodies in his wake. [Source: Heat Vision]
Blood Will Out
"Up in the Air" novelist Walter Kirn and scribe Sheldon Turner...
- 5/7/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
The Transcendence trailer may give you a look at a Johnny Depp that you never imagined. The curious sci-fi effort puts Depp in the role of transferred consciousness, and sets him against a group trying to make sure no one ever… does what he already did.
This is a different-looking film, and it showcases the cast awfully well, even if it may have some trouble selling you on what’s going on. One of the coolest parts of the trailer is how it runs toward the weird, possibly starts losing you with the pure oddity of what it shows, and then pulls Morgan Freeman out of the wings, and leaves you thinking, “Oh, well, I guess it’s fine then.”
Whatever your take on the trailer, this is going to be an interesting film.
Check out all the info below, and let me know what you think of this one.
This is a different-looking film, and it showcases the cast awfully well, even if it may have some trouble selling you on what’s going on. One of the coolest parts of the trailer is how it runs toward the weird, possibly starts losing you with the pure oddity of what it shows, and then pulls Morgan Freeman out of the wings, and leaves you thinking, “Oh, well, I guess it’s fine then.”
Whatever your take on the trailer, this is going to be an interesting film.
Check out all the info below, and let me know what you think of this one.
- 2/14/2014
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
Transcendence
Director: Wally Pfister
Writer(s): Jack Paglen
Producer(s): Straight Up Films Straight Up Films’ Annie Marter + Alcon Ent.’s Marisa Polvino, Kate Cohen, David Valdes and Broderick Johnson & Andrew Kosove
U.S. Distributor: Warner Bros.
Cast: Johnny Depp, Kata Mara, Morgan Freeman, Cillian Murphy, Rebecca Hall
Wally Pfister, cinematographer for Christopher Nolan’s Batman films, along with a number of other high profile titles, makes his directorial debut with Transcendence, from first time screenwriter, Jack Paglen (who purportedly also penned Prometheus 2). Of course, Pfister was able to line up a spectacular cast, so we’re hoping this is a sci-fi flick that has more substance than slick visuals.
Gist: Dr. Will Caster (Johnny Depp) is the foremost researcher in the field of Artificial Intelligence, working to create a sentient machine that combines the collective intelligence of everything ever known with the full range of human emotions.
Director: Wally Pfister
Writer(s): Jack Paglen
Producer(s): Straight Up Films Straight Up Films’ Annie Marter + Alcon Ent.’s Marisa Polvino, Kate Cohen, David Valdes and Broderick Johnson & Andrew Kosove
U.S. Distributor: Warner Bros.
Cast: Johnny Depp, Kata Mara, Morgan Freeman, Cillian Murphy, Rebecca Hall
Wally Pfister, cinematographer for Christopher Nolan’s Batman films, along with a number of other high profile titles, makes his directorial debut with Transcendence, from first time screenwriter, Jack Paglen (who purportedly also penned Prometheus 2). Of course, Pfister was able to line up a spectacular cast, so we’re hoping this is a sci-fi flick that has more substance than slick visuals.
Gist: Dr. Will Caster (Johnny Depp) is the foremost researcher in the field of Artificial Intelligence, working to create a sentient machine that combines the collective intelligence of everything ever known with the full range of human emotions.
- 2/3/2014
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Johnny Depp stars as Will Caster in the intriguing new trailer for Alcon Entertainment’s sci-fi thriller Transcendence.
It marks the feature film directorial debut of Oscar-winning cinematographer Wally Pfister (Inception, the Dark Knight movies). Pfister directed the movie from a screenplay by Jack Paglen.
In theaters April 18, 2014, Depp plays Dr. Will Caster - the foremost researcher in the field of Artificial Intelligence, working to create a sentient machine that combines the collective intelligence of everything ever known with the full range of human emotions.
His highly controversial experiments have made him famous, but they have also made him the prime target of anti-technology extremists who will do whatever it takes to stop him.
However, in their attempt to destroy Will, they inadvertently become the catalyst for him to succeed—to be a participant in his own transcendence. For his wife Evelyn (Rebecca Hall) and best friend Max Waters (Paul Bettany), both fellow researchers,...
It marks the feature film directorial debut of Oscar-winning cinematographer Wally Pfister (Inception, the Dark Knight movies). Pfister directed the movie from a screenplay by Jack Paglen.
In theaters April 18, 2014, Depp plays Dr. Will Caster - the foremost researcher in the field of Artificial Intelligence, working to create a sentient machine that combines the collective intelligence of everything ever known with the full range of human emotions.
His highly controversial experiments have made him famous, but they have also made him the prime target of anti-technology extremists who will do whatever it takes to stop him.
However, in their attempt to destroy Will, they inadvertently become the catalyst for him to succeed—to be a participant in his own transcendence. For his wife Evelyn (Rebecca Hall) and best friend Max Waters (Paul Bettany), both fellow researchers,...
- 12/21/2013
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Johnny Depp stars as Will Caster in two new photos from Alcon Entertainment’s sci-fi thriller Transcendence.
In theaters April 18, 2014, Depp plays Dr. Will Caster - the foremost researcher in the field of Artificial Intelligence, working to create a sentient machine that combines the collective intelligence of everything ever known with the full range of human emotions.
His highly controversial experiments have made him famous, but they have also made him the prime target of anti-technology extremists who will do whatever it takes to stop him.
However, in their attempt to destroy Will, they inadvertently become the catalyst for him to succeed—to be a participant in his own transcendence. For his wife Evelyn (Rebecca Hall) and best friend Max Waters (Paul Bettany), both fellow researchers, the question is not if they can…but if they should.
Their worst fears are realized as Will’s thirst for knowledge evolves into...
In theaters April 18, 2014, Depp plays Dr. Will Caster - the foremost researcher in the field of Artificial Intelligence, working to create a sentient machine that combines the collective intelligence of everything ever known with the full range of human emotions.
His highly controversial experiments have made him famous, but they have also made him the prime target of anti-technology extremists who will do whatever it takes to stop him.
However, in their attempt to destroy Will, they inadvertently become the catalyst for him to succeed—to be a participant in his own transcendence. For his wife Evelyn (Rebecca Hall) and best friend Max Waters (Paul Bettany), both fellow researchers, the question is not if they can…but if they should.
Their worst fears are realized as Will’s thirst for knowledge evolves into...
- 12/18/2013
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Transcendence In theaters and IMAX on April 18 (Alcon Entertainment) Director: Wally Pfister Writer: Jack Paglen Producers: Andrew A. Kosove, Broderick Johnson, David Valdes, Kate Cohen, Marisa Polvino, Annie Marter, Aaron Ryder Executive Producers: Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas Cast: Johnny Depp Paul Bettany, Rebecca Hall, Kate Mara, Cillian Murphy, Clifton Collins, Jr., Morgan Freeman Sci-Fi Thriller. Dr. Will Caster (Johnny Depp) is the foremost researcher in the field of Artificial Intelligence, working to create a sentient machine that combines the collective intelligence of everything ever known with the full range of human emotions. His highly controversial experiments have made him famous, but they have also made him the prime target of anti-technology extremists who will do whatever it takes to stop him. However, in their attempt to destroy Will, they inadvertently become the catalyst for him to succeed—to be a participant in his own transcendence. For his wife Evelyn (Rebecca Hall...
- 12/10/2013
- ComicBookMovie.com
Josephson Entertainment, Madrose Productions, and Straight Up Films announced today that digital entertainment curator FilmBuff will release the hilarious and irreverent romantic comedy Someone Marry Barry in theaters and on VOD on February 13, 2014.
Written, directed and produced by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Rob Pearlstein (“Our Time Is Up”) the film stars Tyler Labine (Tucker and Dale vs Evil), Damon Wayans Jr. (The Other Guys, “Happy Endings”), Lucy Punch (Bad Teacher), Hayes MacArthur (Bachelorette, She’s Out of My League), Thomas Middleditch (The Campaign, “CollegeHumor Originals”), Lauren Miller (For a Good Time, Call…) and Joe LoTruglio (Superbad).
Someone Marry Barry is a raucous comedy following three childhood friends who plot to get rid of their socially inappropriate friend Barry (Labine) by finding him a wife. But when Barry finally meets a woman, she turns out to be even worse than he is, and now the guys have to deal with not one but two “Barrys.
Written, directed and produced by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Rob Pearlstein (“Our Time Is Up”) the film stars Tyler Labine (Tucker and Dale vs Evil), Damon Wayans Jr. (The Other Guys, “Happy Endings”), Lucy Punch (Bad Teacher), Hayes MacArthur (Bachelorette, She’s Out of My League), Thomas Middleditch (The Campaign, “CollegeHumor Originals”), Lauren Miller (For a Good Time, Call…) and Joe LoTruglio (Superbad).
Someone Marry Barry is a raucous comedy following three childhood friends who plot to get rid of their socially inappropriate friend Barry (Labine) by finding him a wife. But when Barry finally meets a woman, she turns out to be even worse than he is, and now the guys have to deal with not one but two “Barrys.
- 11/1/2013
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Transcendence starring Johnny Depp has added Cole Hauser to the sci-fi film executive-produced by Christopher Nolan. He joins Paul Bettany, Morgan Freeman, Rebecca Hall, Kate Mara and Cillian Murphy in the film which markes the directorial debut of The Dark Knight Rises cinematographer Wally Pfister. Transcendence tells of a scientist whose brain is uploaded into his creation -- a supercomputer with the potential to think for itself -- after he is assassinated by anti-technology terrorists. The film is being produced by David Valdes with Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove of Alcon Entertainment as well as Annie Marter and Marisa Polvino of Straight Up Films.
- 4/24/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Oscar winner Morgan Freeman is in final talks to join Johnny Depp in "Transcendence," the directorial debut of frequent Christopher Nolan collaborator and Oscar-winning cinematographer Wally Pfister. The secretive sci-fi film, which also stars Paul Bettany, Rebecca Hall and Kate Mara, was written by Jack Paglen. Although there have been no official announcements, "Transcendence" has been reported to center on a scientist (Depp) who uploads his brain into a supercomputer. Straight Up Films' Marisa Polvino, and Kate Cohen will produce along with David Valdes ("Book of Eli") and Alcon's Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson. Nolan, Emma Thomas and Aaron Ryder will executive produce. Shooting is set to...
- 4/11/2013
- by Dave Lewis
- Hitfix
Morgan Freeman is heading to Transcendence. The Oscar winner is in final negotiations to star opposite Johnny Depp in cinematographer Wally Pfister's sci-fi directorial debut, it was announced Thursday. Plot details have been closely guarded, but the film is described as in the vein of 2001: A Space Odyssey and Inception. Depp stars as a man who creates a computer program that develops an awareness. Kate Mara, Paul Bettany and Rebecca Hall co-star. Transcendence was penned by Jack Paglen and developed by Annie Marter and Straight Up Films, whose principals include Marisa Polvino, Kate Cohen and Regency Boies. Polvino,
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- 4/11/2013
- by Philiana Ng
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Wally Pfister's Transcendence may add Morgan Freeman to Johnny Depp, Paul Betty, Rebecca Hall film. The film would reunite Freeman with Dark Knight Rises helmer Christopher Nolan who is executive producing. Wally Pfister makes his directorial debut on Transcendence, produced and financed by Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson of Alcove Entertainment. Warner Bros. Pictures distributes the film written by Jack Paglen, and developed by Annie Marter and Straight Up Films. Marisa Polvino, Kate Cohen, Marter and David Valdes are producing.
- 4/11/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Wally Pfister's Transcendence may add Morgan Freeman to Johnny Depp, Paul Betty, Rebecca Hall film. The film would reunite Freeman with Dark Knight Rises helmer Christopher Nolan who is executive producing. Wally Pfister makes his directorial debut on Transcendence, produced and financed by Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson of Alcove Entertainment. Warner Bros. Pictures distributes the film written by Jack Paglen, and developed by Annie Marter and Straight Up Films. Marisa Polvino, Kate Cohen, Marter and David Valdes are producing.
- 4/11/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Oscar winner Morgan Freeman is in final negotiations to join Johnny Depp, Paul Bettany, Rebecca Hall and Kate Mara in Oscar-winning cinematographer Wally Pfister's directorial debut, Transcendence , it was announced by Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson, co-founders and co-CEOs of Alcon Entertainment. Principal photography is set to begin in May in Los Angeles. Alcon Entertainment will finance and produce the picture, which will be released via their output deal with Warner Bros. on April 25, 2014. Written by Jack Paglen, the screenplay was developed by Annie Marter and Straight Up Films, whose company principals include Marisa Polvino, Kate Cohen and Regency Boies. Polvino, Marter and Cohen will produce along with David Valdes ( Book of Eli ), Johnson and Kosove. Boies will...
- 4/11/2013
- Comingsoon.net
Godzilla
Akira Takarada, who made his feature debut in Toho's 1954 original "Godzilla," has shot a cameo for the upcoming reboot directed by Gareth Edwards.
Edwards revealed the news via a set photo he tweeted. Takarada played diver Hideto Ogata in the original. [Source: Twitter]
Untitled Abscam Project
Jack Huston ("Boardwalk Empire") has just joined the cast of David O. Russell's untitled Abscam project. Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner and Jennifer Lawrence also star.
The film is inspired by a true story of a notorious financial con artist and his mistress/partner in crime, who were forced to work with an overly ambitious federal agent to turn the tables on other con artists, mobsters and politicians. [Source: Deadline]
Townies
Ike Barinholtz ("The Mindy Project," "MADtv") has been cast alongside Seth Rogen and Zac Efron in Nick Stoller's upcoming raunchy comedy "Townies" at Universal.
The story follows a man (Rogen) who lives near a frat house.
Akira Takarada, who made his feature debut in Toho's 1954 original "Godzilla," has shot a cameo for the upcoming reboot directed by Gareth Edwards.
Edwards revealed the news via a set photo he tweeted. Takarada played diver Hideto Ogata in the original. [Source: Twitter]
Untitled Abscam Project
Jack Huston ("Boardwalk Empire") has just joined the cast of David O. Russell's untitled Abscam project. Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner and Jennifer Lawrence also star.
The film is inspired by a true story of a notorious financial con artist and his mistress/partner in crime, who were forced to work with an overly ambitious federal agent to turn the tables on other con artists, mobsters and politicians. [Source: Deadline]
Townies
Ike Barinholtz ("The Mindy Project," "MADtv") has been cast alongside Seth Rogen and Zac Efron in Nick Stoller's upcoming raunchy comedy "Townies" at Universal.
The story follows a man (Rogen) who lives near a frat house.
- 3/28/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Kate Mara is joining the all-star cast of Transcendence, Alcon’s Johnny Depp-starring sci-fi movie that is the directorial debut of cinematographer Wally Pfister. Plot details have been closely guarded, but the film is described as in the vein of 2001: A Space Odyssey and Inception. Depp stars as a man who creates a computer program that develops an awareness. Story: Rebecca Hall Joins Johnny Depp in 'Transcendence' Marisa Polvino, Annie Marter and Kate Cohen are producing with David Valdes as well as Alcon’s Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove. Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas and Aaron Ryder are serving
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- 3/27/2013
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Kate Mara has had a pretty stellar 2013 so far, and she's only three months in: In addition to starring in Netflix's addictive series House of Cards, Vulture has learned that Mara just locked down a coveted, top-secret role in Transcendence, a sci-fi epic directed by Oscar-winning cinematographer Wally Pfister. Johnny Depp will star in the film as a brilliant scientist whose mind is uploaded into a computer, while Rebecca Hall and Paul Bettany co-star. (If you've been following the project, you may remember that Mara's sister Rooney was one of the finalists for the role that went to Hall.) Annie Marter, Marisa Polvino, and Kate Cohen will produce Transcendence along with David Valdes and Alcon Entertainment co-CEOs Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove; the big-budget project is due out April 25, 2014.
- 3/27/2013
- by Kyle Buchanan
- Vulture
Breaking: The directorial debut of Christopher Nolan’s longtime Dp Wally Pfister continues to get more interesting. He’s added Kate Mara to the cast of Johnny Depp, Paul Bettany and Rebecca Hall in Transcendence. The pic is being financed and produced by Alcon Entertainment‘s Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove. Scripted by Jack Paglen, the screenplay was developed by Annie Marter and Straight Up Films, whose company principals include Marisa Polvino, Kate Cohen and Regency Boies. Polvino, Marter and Cohen will produce along with David Valdes, Johnson and Kosove. Boies will co-produce. Nolan, Emma Thomas and Aaron Ryder are serving as executive producers. Mara is currently starring with Kevin Spacey in House Of Cards, the Netflix series whose second season will shoot in the spring. She is repped by UTA and attorney Neil Meyer.
- 3/27/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
Kate Mara is officially set to star alongside Johnny Depp, Paul Bettany and Rebecca Hall in Oscar-winning cinematographer Wally Pfister.s directorial debut, Transendence , Alcon Entertainment has just revealed. Written by Jack Paglen, the screenplay was developed by Annie Marter and Straight Up Films, whose company principals include Marisa Polvino, Kate Cohen and Regency Boies. Polvino, Marter and Cohen will produce along with David Valdes ( Book of Eli ), Johnson and Kosove. Boies will co-produce with Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas and Aaron Ryder serving as executive producers. Mara has appeared on the big screen in films like 127 Hours , Shooter and, most recently, Deadfall . She's also well know to television fans for roles on "American Horror Story" and...
- 3/27/2013
- Comingsoon.net
Wally Pfister is pulling together a great cast for his first feature film project Transcendence. Prestige co-star Rebecca Hall has just joined the cast of the film, which also includes Johnny Depp and Paul Bettany.
From what we know of the film right now, Depp plays a scientist whose brain is uploaded into a supercomputer creating the world’s first machine that can think for itself. The story contains themes of singularity, and nanotechnology. Here's a more detailed breakdown of the story that was previously released,
A group of anti-technology terrorists assassinate Will, Evelyn uploads his brain into a prototype supercomputer. Although she at first finds the experiment seems to have gone wrong, before too long Evelyn finds Will responding in computer form.
She goes on to connect Will to the Internet so he can help make further scientific breakthroughs. Will asks Evelyn to connect a microphone and a camera...
From what we know of the film right now, Depp plays a scientist whose brain is uploaded into a supercomputer creating the world’s first machine that can think for itself. The story contains themes of singularity, and nanotechnology. Here's a more detailed breakdown of the story that was previously released,
A group of anti-technology terrorists assassinate Will, Evelyn uploads his brain into a prototype supercomputer. Although she at first finds the experiment seems to have gone wrong, before too long Evelyn finds Will responding in computer form.
She goes on to connect Will to the Internet so he can help make further scientific breakthroughs. Will asks Evelyn to connect a microphone and a camera...
- 3/5/2013
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Captain Jack Sparrow done got himself a hall pass. Get it? Anyways, word from Alcon Entertainmen has English actress Rebecca Hall (“The Town”) joining the cast of Johnny Depp’s “Transendence”, which is set to be the directorial debut of longtime Christopher Nolan cinematographer Wally Pfister. “Transendence’s” plot has Depp playing a scientist who uploads his brain into a supercomputer after he is killed by terrorists. Rebecca Hall is set to star alongside Johnny Depp and Paul Bettany in Oscar-winning cinematographer Wally Pfister’s directorial debut, Transcendence, it was announced by Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove, co-founders and co-CEOs of Alcon Entertainment, which is financing and producing the project. Principal photography is set to begin in April in Los Angeles. Warner Bros. will release the film on April 25, 2014 via its output deal with Alcon. Written by Jack Paglen, the screenplay was developed by Annie Marter and Straight Up Films,...
- 3/5/2013
- by Nix
- SciFiCool.com
Los Angeles, CA, March 5, 2013 – Rebecca Hall is set to star alongside Johnny Depp and Paul Bettany in Oscar-winning cinematographer Wally Pfister's directorial debut, Transcendence, it was announced by Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove, co-founders and co-CEOs of Alcon Entertainment, which is financing and producing the project. Principal photography is set to begin in April in Los Angeles. Warner Bros. will release the film on April 25, 2014 via its output deal with Alcon. Written by Jack Paglen, the screenplay was developed by Annie Marter and Straight Up Films, whose company principals include Marisa Polvino, Kate Cohen and Regency Boies. Polvino, Marter and Cohen will produce along with David Valdes ("Book of Eli"), Johnson and Kosove. Boies will co-produce. Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas and Aaron Ryder are serving as executive producers. Hall is known for such films as "The Town," "Please Give", "Frost/Nixon" and Woody Allen's "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" which...
- 3/4/2013
- ComicBookMovie.com
Wally Pfister's Transcendence has cast Rebecca Hall alongside Johnny Depp and Paul Bettany in the Paul Paglen-written drama, reports Deadline. Transcendence, which marks is the directorial debut of The Dark Knight Rises director of photography Wally Pfister, tells of a scientist whose brain is uploaded into his creation -- a supercomputer with the potential to think for itself -- after he is assassinated by anti-technology terrorists. David Valdes produces Transcendence alongside Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove of Alcon Entertainment's, and Annie Marter and Marisa Polvino of Straight Up Films.
- 3/4/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Wally Pfister's Transcendence has cast Rebecca Hall alongside Johnny Depp and Paul Bettany in the Paul Paglen-written drama, reports Deadline. Transcendence, which marks is the directorial debut of The Dark Knight Rises director of photography Wally Pfister, tells of a scientist whose brain is uploaded into his creation -- a supercomputer with the potential to think for itself -- after he is assassinated by anti-technology terrorists. David Valdes produces Transcendence alongside Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove of Alcon Entertainment's, and Annie Marter and Marisa Polvino of Straight Up Films.
- 3/4/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Rebecca Hall is officially set to star alongside Johnny Depp and Paul Bettany in Oscar-winning cinematographer Wally Pfister.s directorial debut, Transendence , Alcon Entertainment has just revealed. Principal photography is set to begin in April in Los Angeles. Warner Bros. will release the film on April 25, 2014 via its output deal with Alcon. Written by Jack Paglen, the screenplay was developed by Annie Marter and Straight Up Films, whose company principals include Marisa Polvino, Kate Cohen and Regency Boies. Polvino, Marter and Cohen will produce along with David Valdes ( Book of Eli ), Johnson and Kosove. Boies will co-produce. Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas and Aaron Ryder are serving as executive producers. Hall is known for such films as The Town , Please Give ,...
- 3/4/2013
- Comingsoon.net
Following yesterday's news that Paul Bettany has joined Johnny Depp in Oscar-winning cinematographer Wally Pfister's directorial debut, Transcendence , comes word that Warner Bros. Pictures has now set a release date of April 25, 2014 for the film. That is just one week before The Amazing Spider-Man 2 hits theaters. The plot involves a scientist whose brain gets uploaded into a supercomputer with the aim of creating the world.s first machine that can think for itself. Depp will play a scientist named Will who is trying to create artificial intelligence. The screenplay, written by Jack Paglen, was developed by Annie Marter and Straight Up Films, whose company principals include Marisa Polvino, Kate Cohen and Regency Boies. Polvino, Marter and Cohen will produce along with David...
- 3/1/2013
- Comingsoon.net
Paul Bettany is in negotiations to star opposite Johnny Depp in Oscar-winning cinematographer Wally Pfister.s directorial debut, Transcendence , Alcon Entertainment's co-founders and co-CEOs Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove announced today. The screenplay, written by Jack Paglen, was developed by Annie Marter and Straight Up Films, whose company principals include Marisa Polvino, Kate Cohen and Regency Boies. Polvino, Marter and Cohen will produce along with David Valdes ( Book of Eli ), Johnson and Kosove. Boies will co-produce. Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas and Aaron Ryder are serving as executive producers. Bettany most recently appeared in the box office mega hit Marvel's The Avengers and will next be reprising the voice of .Jarvis. in Iron Man 3 . Bettany notably...
- 2/28/2013
- Comingsoon.net
When Deadline broke the story that Johnny Depp would star as Whitey Bulger in the Barry Levinson-directed Black Mass, it raised a lot of questions about his intentions to star in Transcendence, the film directed by Chris Nolan’s visionary cinematographer Wally Pfister. His reps have now clarified the dance card of Depp, who’ll next be seen reuniting with Gore Verbinski in The Lone Ranger this summer. Here’s the deal: Los Angeles (February 27, 2013) — Johnny Depp is set to star in Transcendence, the directorial debut of Oscar-winning cinematographer Wally Pfister. The film will begin principal photography in April. The film is being financed and produced by Alcon Entertainment’s Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove and will be released by Warner Bros. The film will also be produced by Straight Up Films’ Annie Marter, Marisa Polvino and Kate Cohen along with David Valdes. Pfister will direct from newcomer Jack Paglen’s screenplay,...
- 2/28/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
Lone Ranger star Johnny Depp has picked his next to films in Transcendence and Black Mass, and, despite being keen on both flicks, it's unknown whether Depp will take both of the films, reports Variety. Transcendence is scripted by Jack Paglen and produced by David Valdes, as well as Alcon Entertainment's Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove, as well as Straight Up Films’ Annie Marter, Marisa Polvino. The Warner Bros. Pictures-distributed film would mark the directorial debut of Wally Pfister, cinematographer on Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight. There are no details as yet on the plot. As far as Black Mass goes, that film's helmed by Barry Levinson and tells of the life of Boston crime head Whitey Bulger. Pic's based on Boston Globe writers Dick Lehr and Gerald O’Neill's “Black Mass: The True Story of the Unholy Alliance Between the FBI and the Irish Mob.”...
- 2/27/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Lone Ranger star Johnny Depp has picked his next to films in Transcendence and Black Mass, and, despite being keen on both flicks, it's unknown whether Depp will take both of the films, reports Variety. Transcendence is scripted by Jack Paglen and produced by David Valdes, as well as Alcon Entertainment's Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove, as well as Straight Up Films’ Annie Marter, Marisa Polvino. The Warner Bros. Pictures-distributed film would mark the directorial debut of Wally Pfister, cinematographer on Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight. There are no details as yet on the plot. As far as Black Mass goes, that film's helmed by Barry Levinson and tells of the life of Boston crime head Whitey Bulger. Pic's based on Boston Globe writers Dick Lehr and Gerald O’Neill's “Black Mass: The True Story of the Unholy Alliance Between the FBI and the Irish Mob.
- 2/27/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Said to be in negotiations last fall , Johnny Depp is officially attached to headline Wally Pfister's directorial debut Transcendence . With a shoot scheduled to begin in April, Depp will also be able to headline the Whitey Bulger biopic Black Mass , set to begin production this summer. Although no official plot details have been revealed, recent reports suggest that Transcendence will feature Depp as a scientist who uploads his consciousness into a computer. The film is being financed and produced by Alcon Entertainment.s Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove and will be released by Warner Bros. The film will also be produced by Straight Up Films. Annie Marter, Marisa Polvino and Kate Cohen along with David Valdes. Pfister will direct from newcomer Jack Paglen.s screenplay,...
- 2/27/2013
- Comingsoon.net
Announced back in October as a Johnny Depp staring vehicle, Oscar-winning Inception cinematographer Wally Pfister’s directorial debut, Transcendence, has had more snippets of its plot revealed today.
“It is true Johnny Depp’s brain is uploaded into a computer,“ producer Andrew Kosove has told The Wrap, confirming that Depp will play Will, a scientist trying to create artificial intelligence along with his colleagues Evelyn (who is also his wife) and Max.
The film’s plot and themes will focus on “singularity, nanotechnology and artificial intelligence”, though specifics are still being kept under-wraps and the producer is keen to warn that alleged, earlier leaks of the story may be outdated and from an previous version of the film.
Said earlier version was passed on by actor Ewan McGregor, according to Kosove. Meanwhile Tom Hardy, who worked with Pfister on Inception and The Dark Knight Rises – turned down the film due to his busy schedule.
“It is true Johnny Depp’s brain is uploaded into a computer,“ producer Andrew Kosove has told The Wrap, confirming that Depp will play Will, a scientist trying to create artificial intelligence along with his colleagues Evelyn (who is also his wife) and Max.
The film’s plot and themes will focus on “singularity, nanotechnology and artificial intelligence”, though specifics are still being kept under-wraps and the producer is keen to warn that alleged, earlier leaks of the story may be outdated and from an previous version of the film.
Said earlier version was passed on by actor Ewan McGregor, according to Kosove. Meanwhile Tom Hardy, who worked with Pfister on Inception and The Dark Knight Rises – turned down the film due to his busy schedule.
- 12/12/2012
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
We’ve known for a while now that regular Chris Nolan cinematographer Wally Pfister has been itching to step from behind the camera and, er, step slightly to the right and back behind it to direct movies. He’s got mysterious sci-fi pic Transcendence on the stove now for Alcon and Warner Bros. and Johnny Depp has just begun negotiations to star.Depp is apparently waiting to see a new draft of the script by writer Jack Paglen before he truly, finally commits, but if he likes what is on the page, he’ll star as a man who gets sucked into a malevolent, self-aware computer.Little else is known about the plot, but the Hollywood Reporter’s sources describe it as being in the vein of 2001 and – shock! – Inception.Pfister is currently rounding up a cast and has his eye on the likes of Noomi Rapace, Tobey Maguire and James McAvoy for other roles,...
- 10/24/2012
- EmpireOnline
Johnny Depp is in talks to star in Oscar-winning cinematographer Wally Pfister’s directorial debut, "Transendence." So far, the plot is being kept under wraps. Looks like Pfister learned something about secrecy from longtime collaborator Christopher Nolan. Newcomer Jack Paglen wrote the screenplay, while Straight Up Films' Marisa Polvino, Kate Cohen and Regency Boies. Polvino, Marter and Cohen will produce along with David Valdes (“Book of Eli”) and Alcon co-founders Johnson and Kosove. Boies will co-produce, while Nolan and Emma Thomas will executive produce. Principal photography is scheduled to begin early next year. Kosove and Johnson said in a statement, “Johnny Depp is one of...
- 10/24/2012
- by Dave Lewis
- Hitfix
Johnny Depp is in negotiations to star in Oscar-winning "The Dark Knight" and "Inception" cinematographer Wally Pfister's directorial debut "Transcendence" at Alcon Entertainment says Deadline.
Jack Paglen penned the script but story details are being kept under wraps. Production is currently aiming to begin early next year.
Marisa Polvino, Kate Cohen, Annie Marter, David Valdes, Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove will produce. Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas are also onboard as executive producers.
Jack Paglen penned the script but story details are being kept under wraps. Production is currently aiming to begin early next year.
Marisa Polvino, Kate Cohen, Annie Marter, David Valdes, Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove will produce. Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas are also onboard as executive producers.
- 10/24/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
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