‘Tenet.’
Exhibitors are anticipating a blockbuster opening this Thursday, even with caps on seating capacity, for Christopher Nolan’s Tenet after a sizable turnout for paid previews last weekend.
Warner Bros’ international spy thriller starring John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Michael Caine and Kenneth Branagh played on more than 500 screens.
The distributor imposed a worldwide block on figures for the previews, which will be folded into the opening weekends in about 70 markets, but exhibitors’ feedback was highly positive.
Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace Gm Alex Temesvari tells If: “We were extremely happy with the weekend business, which met my high expectations. The Orpheum had its best trading weekend since reopening by a wide margin.”
The audience at his venue, which is operating at about 30 per cent capacity, spanned a wide demographic, from teenagers to seniors.
“We have extremely high hopes for Tenet’s release this Thursday and expect a...
Exhibitors are anticipating a blockbuster opening this Thursday, even with caps on seating capacity, for Christopher Nolan’s Tenet after a sizable turnout for paid previews last weekend.
Warner Bros’ international spy thriller starring John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Michael Caine and Kenneth Branagh played on more than 500 screens.
The distributor imposed a worldwide block on figures for the previews, which will be folded into the opening weekends in about 70 markets, but exhibitors’ feedback was highly positive.
Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace Gm Alex Temesvari tells If: “We were extremely happy with the weekend business, which met my high expectations. The Orpheum had its best trading weekend since reopening by a wide margin.”
The audience at his venue, which is operating at about 30 per cent capacity, spanned a wide demographic, from teenagers to seniors.
“We have extremely high hopes for Tenet’s release this Thursday and expect a...
- 8/24/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Exclusive: The True Detective Golden Globe nominated actress is boarding Blumhouse-Sony-Red Wagon’s reboot of the 1996 teen witchcraft feature The Craft.
Michelle Monaghan joins the growing Craft cast of David Duchovny, Cailee Spaeny, Gideon Adlon, Lovie Simone, Zoey Luna, Nicholas Galitzine and Julian Grey all who’ve been announced. Monaghan’s role is being kept under wraps. The original movie followed a newcomer at a Catholic prep high school who falls in with a trio of outcast teen girls who practice witchcraft, and wage curses against those who tick them off.
She’ll next be seen in Netflix’s 2020 geo-political thriller series Messiah in which Monaghan plays CIA agent Eve Geller. When a CIA officer investigates a man attracting international attention and followers through acts of public disruption, she embarks on a global, high-stakes mission to uncover whether he is a divine entity or a deceptive con artist.
Michelle Monaghan joins the growing Craft cast of David Duchovny, Cailee Spaeny, Gideon Adlon, Lovie Simone, Zoey Luna, Nicholas Galitzine and Julian Grey all who’ve been announced. Monaghan’s role is being kept under wraps. The original movie followed a newcomer at a Catholic prep high school who falls in with a trio of outcast teen girls who practice witchcraft, and wage curses against those who tick them off.
She’ll next be seen in Netflix’s 2020 geo-political thriller series Messiah in which Monaghan plays CIA agent Eve Geller. When a CIA officer investigates a man attracting international attention and followers through acts of public disruption, she embarks on a global, high-stakes mission to uncover whether he is a divine entity or a deceptive con artist.
- 10/24/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Los Angeles entertainment company’s sales arm to launch talks this week.
Blue Fox Entertainment arrives in Toronto with world sales rights to Michelle Monaghan drama Saint Judy.
Head of international sales Lisa Gutberlet will show footage and kick off talks with buyers on the drama about immigration attorney Judy Wood, a single mother in her mid-30’s who changed Us asylum law.
Wood won a landmark case that ensured women be designated a protected class after she represented an Afghan woman who fled Taliban persecution in her home country after she opened a girls school.
Leem Lubany, Common, Alfred Molina,...
Blue Fox Entertainment arrives in Toronto with world sales rights to Michelle Monaghan drama Saint Judy.
Head of international sales Lisa Gutberlet will show footage and kick off talks with buyers on the drama about immigration attorney Judy Wood, a single mother in her mid-30’s who changed Us asylum law.
Wood won a landmark case that ensured women be designated a protected class after she represented an Afghan woman who fled Taliban persecution in her home country after she opened a girls school.
Leem Lubany, Common, Alfred Molina,...
- 9/4/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Los Angeles entertainment company’s sales arm to launch talks this week.
Blue Fox International arrives in Toronto with world sales rights to Michelle Monaghan drama Saint Judy.
Head of international sales Lisa Gutberlet will show footage and kick off talks with buyers on the drama about immigration attorney Judy Wood, a single mother in her mid-30’s who changed Us asylum law.
Wood won a landmark case that ensured women be designated a protected class after she represented an Afghan woman who fled Taliban persecution in her home country after she opened a girls school.
Leem Lubany, Common, Alfred Molina,...
Blue Fox International arrives in Toronto with world sales rights to Michelle Monaghan drama Saint Judy.
Head of international sales Lisa Gutberlet will show footage and kick off talks with buyers on the drama about immigration attorney Judy Wood, a single mother in her mid-30’s who changed Us asylum law.
Wood won a landmark case that ensured women be designated a protected class after she represented an Afghan woman who fled Taliban persecution in her home country after she opened a girls school.
Leem Lubany, Common, Alfred Molina,...
- 9/4/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Common has signed on to star in Saint Judy, joining Michelle Monaghan and Alfred Molina.
The biopic is based on the true story of Judy Wood (Monaghan), a single mother who moves to Los Angeles to work in immigration law and brings a case before the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit that changed national asylum law for female refugees.
Sean Hanish (Return to Zero) is directing the project, which is currently shooting. Dmitry Portnoy wrote the script.
UTA Independent Film Group is handling U.S. rights for Saint Judy in Cannes.
Common, who won an Oscar for...
The biopic is based on the true story of Judy Wood (Monaghan), a single mother who moves to Los Angeles to work in immigration law and brings a case before the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit that changed national asylum law for female refugees.
Sean Hanish (Return to Zero) is directing the project, which is currently shooting. Dmitry Portnoy wrote the script.
UTA Independent Film Group is handling U.S. rights for Saint Judy in Cannes.
Common, who won an Oscar for...
- 5/17/2017
- by Rebecca Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Emmy-nominated actor Peter Krause has joined the cast of the indie drama Saint Judy about Judy Wood (Michelle Monaghan), a public defender from New Mexico who moves to La with her 9-year-old son. After being unable to secure a job in the public defender's office, she takes on a job working for an immigration lawyer and embraces the case of a persecuted Afghan teacher and ultimately works to change how the U.S. law is administered. Krause will portray Matthew…...
- 5/16/2017
- Deadline
Gabriel Bateman, the young actor from James Wan's Lights Out, is joining the Michelle Monaghan indie Saint Judy.
The biopic is based on the true story of Judy Wood (Monaghan), a single mother who moves to Los Angeles to work in immigration law and brings a case before the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit that changed national asylum law for female refugees.
Bateman will play Wood's son, Alex, in the feature, which is currently in production.
Sean Hanish will direct the Saint Judy from a script by Dmirty Portnoy. Alfred Molina will also star and is...
The biopic is based on the true story of Judy Wood (Monaghan), a single mother who moves to Los Angeles to work in immigration law and brings a case before the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit that changed national asylum law for female refugees.
Bateman will play Wood's son, Alex, in the feature, which is currently in production.
Sean Hanish will direct the Saint Judy from a script by Dmirty Portnoy. Alfred Molina will also star and is...
- 5/16/2017
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Person of Interest alum Kevin Chapman has been cast in the Sean Hanish-directed biopic Saint Judy about La immigration attorney Judy Wood. Alfred Molina, Michelle Monaghan, and Alfre Woodard co-star the film that surrounds a key immigration case that changed the asylum laws for women entering the country. Chapman will play U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) Assistant Director King. The indie film, which will begin shooting this week, is produced by Hanish and…...
- 5/10/2017
- Deadline
Exclusive: Alfre Woodard has joined Alfred Molina and Michelle Monaghan in the indie feature Saint Judy, about a landmark immigration case that changed the way women are treated around the world. Woodard will play Judge Benton, who is crucial to determining the path that a young lawyer (Monaghan) takes when she tries to help an Afghani immigrant woman. The biopic is one of myriad stories surrounding Los Angeles immigration attorney Judy Wood, who argued the case that…...
- 5/8/2017
- Deadline
Exclusive: Michelle Monaghan is in negotiations and Alfred Molina is set to star in Saint Judy, the biopic about Los Angeles immigration attorney Judy Wood who argued a landmark case that changed the asylum laws for women coming into the U.S. Sean Hanish is directing, and the project is set to go before the cameras on May 10. The story follows Wood, a single mother in her mid-30s who moved to Los Angeles and committed herself to immigration law, particularly asylum cases…...
- 4/20/2017
- Deadline
Stay in the loop on industry and casting news with our weekly write-up on who’s been slated for recent film and television roles! “Saint Judy”Immigration is a hot button, and often polarizing, topic for a lot of Americans these days but for one woman the fight wasn’t to be had on Facebook, but in the courts. Isla Fisher is brushing up on her legal jargon and preparing to step into the shoes of Los Angeles-based immigration lawyer Judy Wood. Back in 2000, as the world was recovering from the non-apocalypse of Y2K, Wood was inadvertently changing the laws of asylum for women. While representing an Afghani immigrant who had been persecuted for opening a school for girls in her home country, Wood, by way of the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, managed to have women, including female refugees, designated a protected class. Documentary...
- 4/13/2017
- backstage.com
Exclusive: Judy Wood, an immigration attorney based in Los Angeles, who argued what became a landmark case in changing the laws of asylum for women into the U.S., will be the subject of a new biopic from the team behind Return to Zero which garnered an Emmy nomination for Minnie Driver in 2014 and a WGA nom for its writer. The same writer/director, Sean Hanish and filmmaking team of Paul Jaconi-Biery and Kelly Kahl are collaborating again on this new film, which they have…...
- 2/2/2016
- Deadline
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