The Avenue has landed North American rights to the action comedy “Old Guy,” starring Christoph Waltz, Lucy Liu and Cooper Hoffman.
Simon West directed the film, while “The Last Son” scribe Greg Johnson penned the script.
The film follows aging contract killer Danny Dolinski (Waltz), who still believes he’s the best at what he does. Stuck at a dead end but vying for the love of club manager Anata (Liu), Danny is thrilled when The Company pulls him back in the field — but it’s only to train Gen Z newcomer Wihlborg (Hoffman), a prodigy assassin with an attitude. The mismatched pair is asked to eliminate top members of a competing crime syndicate and, in the process, uncover their employer’s true motive: removing the old guard in a full takeover. However, The Company didn’t anticipate that Danny’s experience, coupled with Wihlbord’s brilliance, could enable them...
Simon West directed the film, while “The Last Son” scribe Greg Johnson penned the script.
The film follows aging contract killer Danny Dolinski (Waltz), who still believes he’s the best at what he does. Stuck at a dead end but vying for the love of club manager Anata (Liu), Danny is thrilled when The Company pulls him back in the field — but it’s only to train Gen Z newcomer Wihlborg (Hoffman), a prodigy assassin with an attitude. The mismatched pair is asked to eliminate top members of a competing crime syndicate and, in the process, uncover their employer’s true motive: removing the old guard in a full takeover. However, The Company didn’t anticipate that Danny’s experience, coupled with Wihlbord’s brilliance, could enable them...
- 3/12/2024
- by Katcy Stephan
- Variety Film + TV
Nine months ago, it was announced that Elisabeth Moss (The Invisible Man), Kate Hudson (Almost Famous), and Kaia Gerber (Babylon) had signed on to star in the “sexy psychological thriller” Shell, with Teen Spirit‘s Max Minghella directing from a screenplay written by Jack Stanley (Lou). Now production on Shell has just wrapped in Los Angeles, and along with the end of filming comes to the reveal that Moss, Hudson, and Gerber are joined in the cast by Arian Moayed (Succession), musician and composer Este Haim (Licorice Pizza), Lionel Boyce (The Bear), author/comedian Ziwe (Ziwe), Amy Landecker (Transparent), Peter MacNicol (Ally McBeal), Blake Lee (Cruel Summer), Dustin Milligan (Schitt’s Creek), Peri Gilpin (Frasier), and Mary Lynn Rajskub (24).
Shell is “set in a near future, when humanity’s cultural obsession with youth and beauty has been taken to new extremes“. Here’s the synopsis: Struggling actress Samantha (Elisabeth Moss...
Shell is “set in a near future, when humanity’s cultural obsession with youth and beauty has been taken to new extremes“. Here’s the synopsis: Struggling actress Samantha (Elisabeth Moss...
- 2/6/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: SAG and Tony Award nominee Arian Moayed (Succession), Grammy-nominated musician and composer Este Haim (Licorice Pizza), actor-writer Lionel Boyce (The Bear), and actor-comedian Ziwe (Ziwe) are among cast to have joined Elisabeth Moss, Kate Hudson, and Kaia Gerber in psychological thriller Shell.
Filming recently wrapped in Los Angeles on the movie which marks the sophomore directorial effort from The Handmaid’s Tale and The Social Network star Max Minghella.
Cast is rounded out by SAG-award nominee Amy Landecker (Transparent), Emmy winner Peter MacNicol (Ally McBeal), Blake Lee (Cruel Summer), Dustin Milligan (Schitt’s Creek), Peri Gilpin (Frasier), and Mary Lynn Rajskub (24).
In Shell, struggling actress Samantha (Moss) is given an opportunity to get a free trial at Shell, a pioneering health and beauty company which promises to keep its clients looking young forever. Samantha’s life and career is transformed by the treatment, and she develops a burgeoning friendship with Shell’s CEO,...
Filming recently wrapped in Los Angeles on the movie which marks the sophomore directorial effort from The Handmaid’s Tale and The Social Network star Max Minghella.
Cast is rounded out by SAG-award nominee Amy Landecker (Transparent), Emmy winner Peter MacNicol (Ally McBeal), Blake Lee (Cruel Summer), Dustin Milligan (Schitt’s Creek), Peri Gilpin (Frasier), and Mary Lynn Rajskub (24).
In Shell, struggling actress Samantha (Moss) is given an opportunity to get a free trial at Shell, a pioneering health and beauty company which promises to keep its clients looking young forever. Samantha’s life and career is transformed by the treatment, and she develops a burgeoning friendship with Shell’s CEO,...
- 2/5/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
photo credit Peter Marley
Highland Film Group announced today that it has locked distribution deals in key international territories in all media for the action comedy Old Guy starring two-time Academy Award winner Christoph Waltz, Lucy Liu and Cooper Hoffman (Paul Thomas Anderson’s Licorice Pizza).
Directed by Simon West and written by Greg Johnson (The Last Son), Highland Film Group has sold the rights to Old Guy to Snd Films for France, Square One Entertainment GmbH for Germany, Vertigo Releasing and Lumiere Ventures for the UK, YouPlanet Pictures for Spain, Blue Swan Entertainment for Italy, Spentzos Film for Greece, Nos Lusomundo Audiovisuais for Portugal, Sf Studios for Scandinavia, Vertical Entertainment for Eastern Europe, Aqua Group for Turkey, Falcon Films for the Middle East, Forum Film for Israel, California Filmes for Latin America, MovieCloud for Taiwan, Filmfinity for South Africa and Village Road Show for Australia and New Zealand.
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Highland Film Group announced today that it has locked distribution deals in key international territories in all media for the action comedy Old Guy starring two-time Academy Award winner Christoph Waltz, Lucy Liu and Cooper Hoffman (Paul Thomas Anderson’s Licorice Pizza).
Directed by Simon West and written by Greg Johnson (The Last Son), Highland Film Group has sold the rights to Old Guy to Snd Films for France, Square One Entertainment GmbH for Germany, Vertigo Releasing and Lumiere Ventures for the UK, YouPlanet Pictures for Spain, Blue Swan Entertainment for Italy, Spentzos Film for Greece, Nos Lusomundo Audiovisuais for Portugal, Sf Studios for Scandinavia, Vertical Entertainment for Eastern Europe, Aqua Group for Turkey, Falcon Films for the Middle East, Forum Film for Israel, California Filmes for Latin America, MovieCloud for Taiwan, Filmfinity for South Africa and Village Road Show for Australia and New Zealand.
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- 5/22/2023
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Highland Film Group’s action-comedy Old Guy — starring Christoph Waltz, Lucy Liu and Cooper Hoffman — has landed a number of key international deals.
Directed by Simon West (The Expendables 2, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, The Mechanic) and written by Greg Johnson (The Last Son), the film has sold to Snd Films for France, Square One Entertainment GmbH for Germany, Vertigo Releasing and Lumiere Ventures for the U.K., YouPlanet Pictures for Spain, Blue Swan Entertainment for Italy, Spentzos Film for Greece, Nos Lusomundo Audiovisuais for Portugal, Sf Studios for Scandinavia, Vertical Entertainment for Eastern Europe, Aqua Group for Turkey, Falcon Films for the Middle East, Forum Film for Israel, California Filmes for Latin America, MovieCloud for Taiwan, Filmfinity for South Africa and Village Road Show for Australia and New Zealand.
In Old Guy aging contract killer Danny Dolinski (Waltz) still believes he’s the best at what he does. Stuck...
Directed by Simon West (The Expendables 2, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, The Mechanic) and written by Greg Johnson (The Last Son), the film has sold to Snd Films for France, Square One Entertainment GmbH for Germany, Vertigo Releasing and Lumiere Ventures for the U.K., YouPlanet Pictures for Spain, Blue Swan Entertainment for Italy, Spentzos Film for Greece, Nos Lusomundo Audiovisuais for Portugal, Sf Studios for Scandinavia, Vertical Entertainment for Eastern Europe, Aqua Group for Turkey, Falcon Films for the Middle East, Forum Film for Israel, California Filmes for Latin America, MovieCloud for Taiwan, Filmfinity for South Africa and Village Road Show for Australia and New Zealand.
In Old Guy aging contract killer Danny Dolinski (Waltz) still believes he’s the best at what he does. Stuck...
- 5/22/2023
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Cooper Hoffman and Christoph Waltz team up as a pair of unlikely hitmen in this first-look still from Simon West’s upcoming action comedy Old Guy. Lucy Liu also stars in the film.
West directs and produces the feature, which was written by Greg Johnson (The Son) and recently wrapped in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Highland Film Group is co-financing the action comedy and handling worldwide rights.
Old Guy follows aging contract killer Danny Dolinski (Waltz), who still believes he’s the best at what he does. Stuck at a dead end but vying for the love of club manager Anata (Liu), Danny is thrilled when The Company pulls him back into the field, but only to train Gen Z newcomer Wihlborg (Hoffman), a prodigy assassin with an attitude. The mismatched pair is asked to eliminate top members of a competing crime syndicate and, in the process, uncover their employer’s...
West directs and produces the feature, which was written by Greg Johnson (The Son) and recently wrapped in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Highland Film Group is co-financing the action comedy and handling worldwide rights.
Old Guy follows aging contract killer Danny Dolinski (Waltz), who still believes he’s the best at what he does. Stuck at a dead end but vying for the love of club manager Anata (Liu), Danny is thrilled when The Company pulls him back into the field, but only to train Gen Z newcomer Wihlborg (Hoffman), a prodigy assassin with an attitude. The mismatched pair is asked to eliminate top members of a competing crime syndicate and, in the process, uncover their employer’s...
- 5/20/2023
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Lucy Liu (Strange World, Shazam! Fury of the Gods) and Cooper Hoffman (Licorice Pizza) have joined two-time Oscar winner Christoph Waltz (No Time to Die, Big Eyes, Inglourious Basterds) in Old Guy, the upcoming action comedy from Simon West (The Expendables 2, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider).
West directs and produces the feature, which was written by Greg Johnson (The Son) and recently wrapped in Belfast, Northern Ireland, where it was filmed on location, with support from Northern Ireland Screen. Highland Film Group is co-financing the action comedy and handling worldwide rights.
Old Guy follows aging contract killer Danny Dolinski (Waltz), who still believes he’s the best at what he does. Stuck at a dead end but vying for the love of club manager Anata (Liu), Danny is thrilled when The Company pulls him back into the field, but only to train Gen Z newcomer Wihlborg (Hoffman), a prodigy assassin with an attitude.
West directs and produces the feature, which was written by Greg Johnson (The Son) and recently wrapped in Belfast, Northern Ireland, where it was filmed on location, with support from Northern Ireland Screen. Highland Film Group is co-financing the action comedy and handling worldwide rights.
Old Guy follows aging contract killer Danny Dolinski (Waltz), who still believes he’s the best at what he does. Stuck at a dead end but vying for the love of club manager Anata (Liu), Danny is thrilled when The Company pulls him back into the field, but only to train Gen Z newcomer Wihlborg (Hoffman), a prodigy assassin with an attitude.
- 5/18/2023
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Toni Collette (Knives Out) and Odessa Young (the more recent mini-series based on Stephen King’s The Stand) have signed on to star in the “twisted and darkly funny” revenge thriller The Prima Donna, which is set to start filming in Rome, Italy in the summer. Directed by Nathan Silver (Uncertain Terms), who also wrote the screenplay with C. Mason Wells, The Prima Donna will tell the story of two feuding opera singers and the lengths they’ll go for the limelight.
According to Variety, the film will be set in Rome and center on legendary opera diva Livia Angelli (Collette), who prepares to step into the role of a lifetime, just as her estranged daughter Mimi (Young) shows up at her doorstep, right out of rehab. An aspiring opera singer herself, Mimi summons the courage to ask Livia for the chance to be her understudy. But when she’s...
According to Variety, the film will be set in Rome and center on legendary opera diva Livia Angelli (Collette), who prepares to step into the role of a lifetime, just as her estranged daughter Mimi (Young) shows up at her doorstep, right out of rehab. An aspiring opera singer herself, Mimi summons the courage to ask Livia for the chance to be her understudy. But when she’s...
- 2/7/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Toni Collette is set to star alongside Odessa Young in The Prima Donna from writer/director Nathan Silver (Thirst Street, Uncertain Terms), a feature that is billed as a “delightfully twisted and darkly funny revenge thriller about dysfunctional family dynamics, the dangers of ambition, and the lengths we will go to make our mark on the world.”
The film will reunite Collette and Young who previously worked together on the HBO series The Staircase. Cornerstone is handling international sales and distribution and will commence sales at the European Film Market. CAA Media Finance and Anonymous Content are repping North America.
The Prima Donna sees Collette playing legendary opera diva Livia Angelli as she prepares to step into the role of a lifetime, just as her estranged daughter Mimi (Young) shows up at her doorstep, right out of rehab.
An aspiring opera singer herself, Mimi summons the courage to ask Livia...
The film will reunite Collette and Young who previously worked together on the HBO series The Staircase. Cornerstone is handling international sales and distribution and will commence sales at the European Film Market. CAA Media Finance and Anonymous Content are repping North America.
The Prima Donna sees Collette playing legendary opera diva Livia Angelli as she prepares to step into the role of a lifetime, just as her estranged daughter Mimi (Young) shows up at her doorstep, right out of rehab.
An aspiring opera singer herself, Mimi summons the courage to ask Livia...
- 2/3/2023
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Revenge thriller to be written and directed by Nathan Silver.
Toni Collette and Odessa Young are to star in Nathan Silver’s revenge thriller The Prima Donna, which Cornerstone Films will launch to buyers at the upcoming European Film Market (EFM).
The film will reunite Collette and Young, who previously worked together on the HBO series The Staircase, with shooting due to take place this summer in Rome.
The story, written by Silver with C. Mason Wells, centres on legendary opera diva Livia Angelli (Collette) who is preparing to step into the role of a lifetime just as her estranged...
Toni Collette and Odessa Young are to star in Nathan Silver’s revenge thriller The Prima Donna, which Cornerstone Films will launch to buyers at the upcoming European Film Market (EFM).
The film will reunite Collette and Young, who previously worked together on the HBO series The Staircase, with shooting due to take place this summer in Rome.
The story, written by Silver with C. Mason Wells, centres on legendary opera diva Livia Angelli (Collette) who is preparing to step into the role of a lifetime just as her estranged...
- 2/3/2023
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Mafia Mamma and Knives Out star Toni Collette and Odessa Young have signed to co-star in writer and director Nathan Silver’s twisted revenge thriller The Prima Donna.
Collette and Young previously worked together on HBO’s award-winning series The Staircase.
The drama revolves around dysfunctional family dynamics, the dangers of ambition, and the lengths we will go to make our mark on the world.
Set in contemporary Rome, Collette will play a legendary opera diva who is about to step into the role of a lifetime just as her estranged daughter (Young) shows up at her doorstep, right out of rehab.
An aspiring opera singer herself, the daughter summons up the courage to ask to be her mother’s understudy. When her mother callously dismisses the suggestion, she snaps and starts mulling the ultimate revenge, igniting a cut-throat battle of wills.
Silver, whose previous credits include Thirst Street,...
Collette and Young previously worked together on HBO’s award-winning series The Staircase.
The drama revolves around dysfunctional family dynamics, the dangers of ambition, and the lengths we will go to make our mark on the world.
Set in contemporary Rome, Collette will play a legendary opera diva who is about to step into the role of a lifetime just as her estranged daughter (Young) shows up at her doorstep, right out of rehab.
An aspiring opera singer herself, the daughter summons up the courage to ask to be her mother’s understudy. When her mother callously dismisses the suggestion, she snaps and starts mulling the ultimate revenge, igniting a cut-throat battle of wills.
Silver, whose previous credits include Thirst Street,...
- 2/3/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Toni Collette and Odessa Young have joined writer and director Nathan Silver’s “The Prima Donna,” a twisted and darkly funny revenge thriller about two feuding opera singers and the lengths they’ll go for the limelight.
The film will reunite Collette and Young, who previously worked together on the acclaimed HBO series “The Staircase.” Cornerstone is handling international sales and distribution and will launch the project at this month’s European Film Market, which takes place alongside the Berlin Film Festival. CAA Media Finance and Anonymous Content are repping North America.
Set in Rome, the film is centered on legendary opera diva Livia Angelli (Collette), who prepares to step into the role of a lifetime, just as her estranged daughter Mimi (Young) shows up at her doorstep, right out of rehab.
An aspiring opera singer herself, Mimi summons the courage to ask Livia for the chance to be her understudy.
The film will reunite Collette and Young, who previously worked together on the acclaimed HBO series “The Staircase.” Cornerstone is handling international sales and distribution and will launch the project at this month’s European Film Market, which takes place alongside the Berlin Film Festival. CAA Media Finance and Anonymous Content are repping North America.
Set in Rome, the film is centered on legendary opera diva Livia Angelli (Collette), who prepares to step into the role of a lifetime, just as her estranged daughter Mimi (Young) shows up at her doorstep, right out of rehab.
An aspiring opera singer herself, Mimi summons the courage to ask Livia for the chance to be her understudy.
- 2/3/2023
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: With Berlin’s EFM market just a few weeks away, pre-sale packages are already starting to take shape. Here’s one of the first notable ones: two-time Oscar winner Christoph Waltz (No Time To Die) has been set to star in action-comedy Old Guy.
The Expendables 2, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and Con Air director Simon West is aboard to direct the movie which has been written by Greg Johnson (The Last Son).
Inglourious Basterds and Django star Waltz will play ageing contract killer Terry Eubanks who still believes he’s the best at what he does. Stuck at a dead end, he is thrilled when The Company pulls him back in the field, but only to train Gen Z newcomer Wihlborg, a prodigy assassin with an attitude. The mismatched pair is asked to eliminate top members of a competing crime syndicate and, in the process, uncover their employer...
The Expendables 2, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and Con Air director Simon West is aboard to direct the movie which has been written by Greg Johnson (The Last Son).
Inglourious Basterds and Django star Waltz will play ageing contract killer Terry Eubanks who still believes he’s the best at what he does. Stuck at a dead end, he is thrilled when The Company pulls him back in the field, but only to train Gen Z newcomer Wihlborg, a prodigy assassin with an attitude. The mismatched pair is asked to eliminate top members of a competing crime syndicate and, in the process, uncover their employer...
- 1/23/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Highland Film Group co-finances, handles worldwide rights.
Christoph Waltz will star in the action comedy Old Guy, which Highland Film Group co-finances and will introduce to buyers at the EFM in Berlin next month.
Simon West is directing from a screenplay by Greg Johnson and production is scheduled to start early this year in Belfast.
Waltz will play an aging contract killer assigned to train a Gen Z newcomer who discovers with his new partner that their employers want to eliminate the older assassins like him.
Jib Polhemus and Martin Brennan are producing with Hal Sadoff and Norman Golightly on behalf of Dark Castle Entertainment.
Christoph Waltz will star in the action comedy Old Guy, which Highland Film Group co-finances and will introduce to buyers at the EFM in Berlin next month.
Simon West is directing from a screenplay by Greg Johnson and production is scheduled to start early this year in Belfast.
Waltz will play an aging contract killer assigned to train a Gen Z newcomer who discovers with his new partner that their employers want to eliminate the older assassins like him.
Jib Polhemus and Martin Brennan are producing with Hal Sadoff and Norman Golightly on behalf of Dark Castle Entertainment.
- 1/23/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
The unexpected but surprisingly entertaining prequel Orphan: First Kill (read our review Here) is now available to watch on the Paramount Plus streaming service, and will be coming to Blu-ray and DVD on October 18th. (Amazon is already accepting pre-orders at This Link.) To promote the fact that the film is streaming, Paramount Plus has shared a behind-the-scenes featurette on Twitter, and you can check it out in the embed below.
The featurette not only includes interviews with producer Alex Mace, director William Brent Bell, and cast members Isabelle Fuhrman, Julia Stiles, and Matthew Finlan, but also shows off some of the trickery that was used to allow Fuhrman to play a character who looks like she’s still a child.
Esther fans, this one's for you #OrphanFirstKill streaming now on #ParamountPlus pic.twitter.com/yIBCldaMoO
— Paramount+ (@paramountplus) September 6, 2022
Isabelle Fuhrman reprises the role of Leena Klammer / Esther, an adult...
The featurette not only includes interviews with producer Alex Mace, director William Brent Bell, and cast members Isabelle Fuhrman, Julia Stiles, and Matthew Finlan, but also shows off some of the trickery that was used to allow Fuhrman to play a character who looks like she’s still a child.
Esther fans, this one's for you #OrphanFirstKill streaming now on #ParamountPlus pic.twitter.com/yIBCldaMoO
— Paramount+ (@paramountplus) September 6, 2022
Isabelle Fuhrman reprises the role of Leena Klammer / Esther, an adult...
- 9/8/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
The unexpected but surprisingly entertaining prequel Orphan: First Kill (read our review Here) is now in theatres and available to watch on the Paramount Plus streaming service, but if you’ve been hoping to secure a physical copy of the movie you’ll be glad to hear that Orphan: First Kill is going to reach Blu-ray and DVD on October 18th. And Amazon is already accepting pre-orders at This Link! So if you want to include the physical media version of this one in your Halloween horror marathons, head over there and put in your pre-order.
Directed by William Brent Bell from a screenplay by David Coggeshall, Orphan: First Kill has the following synopsis:
Esther’s terrifying saga continues in this thrilling prequel to the original and shocking horror hit, Orphan. After orchestrating a brilliant escape from an Estonian psychiatric facility, Esther travels to America by impersonating the missing daughter of a wealthy family.
Directed by William Brent Bell from a screenplay by David Coggeshall, Orphan: First Kill has the following synopsis:
Esther’s terrifying saga continues in this thrilling prequel to the original and shocking horror hit, Orphan. After orchestrating a brilliant escape from an Estonian psychiatric facility, Esther travels to America by impersonating the missing daughter of a wealthy family.
- 8/24/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Thirteen years after playing serial killer Leena Klammer (a.k.a. Esther) in the horror thriller Orphan, Isabelle Fuhrman has reprised the role in the prequel Orphan: First Kill (read our review Here) – which was released through the Paramount+ streaming service last Friday. Orphan: First Kill was also given a 498 screen theatrical release in the United States, and earned 1,675,000 over the weekend – a decent haul for that number of screens. So there was clearly an interest in seeing Fuhrman play Esther again. And during an interview with Variety, Fuhrman confirmed that she would be willing to come back for an Orphan 3 if it gets made.
Leena Klammer / Esther is an adult who was able to pass herself off as a 9 year old kid in the first Orphan. Looking 9 was easy for Fuhrman at the time because she was a child when she made that movie… but some trickery had to...
Leena Klammer / Esther is an adult who was able to pass herself off as a 9 year old kid in the first Orphan. Looking 9 was easy for Fuhrman at the time because she was a child when she made that movie… but some trickery had to...
- 8/22/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Orphan: First Kill, the prequel to the 2009 thriller Orphan, is set to receive a limited theatrical release this Friday, August 19th, and will also be receiving a digital release and will be available to watch on the Paramount+ streaming service that same day. In anticipation of the film’s release, we were able to interview stars Isabelle Fuhrman and Julia Stiles about how this gig came about for them and what it was like for them to work together. To find out what they had to say about Orphan: First Kill, check out the video embedded above!
Directed by William Brent Bell from a screenplay by David Coggeshall, Orphan: First Kill has the following synopsis:
Esther’s terrifying saga continues in this thrilling prequel to the original and shocking horror hit, Orphan. After orchestrating a brilliant escape from an Estonian psychiatric facility, Esther travels to America by impersonating the missing daughter of a wealthy family.
Directed by William Brent Bell from a screenplay by David Coggeshall, Orphan: First Kill has the following synopsis:
Esther’s terrifying saga continues in this thrilling prequel to the original and shocking horror hit, Orphan. After orchestrating a brilliant escape from an Estonian psychiatric facility, Esther travels to America by impersonating the missing daughter of a wealthy family.
- 8/16/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Over a decade later and “The Orphan” has been adopted for a prequel.
The 2009 horror film starred Isabelle Fuhrman as the titular sociopathic orphan Leena, who set out to torture a family and seduce her adoptive father after escaping an orphanage. While everyone thought Leena was nine years old, it turned out she was secretly a 33-year-old woman with a medical condition that made her look like a child. And yes, the movie is as amazing as it sounds.
Now, Leena finally gets her origin story thanks to the upcoming prequel film “Orphan: First Kill.” It’s directed by William Brent Bell (“The Boy”) from a script by David Coggeshall. The film hits theaters, digital, and streaming on Paramount+ on August 19.
“First Kill” returns its focus to Leena, with original actress Fuhrman reprising her role. “Following an escape from an Estonian psychiatric facility, Leena comes to America by impersonating the...
The 2009 horror film starred Isabelle Fuhrman as the titular sociopathic orphan Leena, who set out to torture a family and seduce her adoptive father after escaping an orphanage. While everyone thought Leena was nine years old, it turned out she was secretly a 33-year-old woman with a medical condition that made her look like a child. And yes, the movie is as amazing as it sounds.
Now, Leena finally gets her origin story thanks to the upcoming prequel film “Orphan: First Kill.” It’s directed by William Brent Bell (“The Boy”) from a script by David Coggeshall. The film hits theaters, digital, and streaming on Paramount+ on August 19.
“First Kill” returns its focus to Leena, with original actress Fuhrman reprising her role. “Following an escape from an Estonian psychiatric facility, Leena comes to America by impersonating the...
- 7/13/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
One of the most iconic horror movie villains of the 21st century is back on screens again. Paramount has released the first trailer for “Orphan: First Kill,” the long awaited follow-up to the cult-classic horror original. The movie will release in theaters and stream on Paramount+ starting August 19.
Released in 2009, the original “Orphan” starred Isabelle Fuhrman as Esther, a 9-year-old Russian girl adopted by the Coleman family (Vera Farmiga and Peter Sarsgaard) after their third child is stillborn. Esther begins to demonstrate bizarre adult-like and violent behavior, putting her at odds with her adopted mother. In a famous twist ending, the first film revealed that Esther is actually a 33-year-old woman with a hormonal disorder that causes her to look like a child, who has spent her life posing as a little girl and killing the families that adopt her.
Although the first film ended with Esther being killed by the Colemans,...
Released in 2009, the original “Orphan” starred Isabelle Fuhrman as Esther, a 9-year-old Russian girl adopted by the Coleman family (Vera Farmiga and Peter Sarsgaard) after their third child is stillborn. Esther begins to demonstrate bizarre adult-like and violent behavior, putting her at odds with her adopted mother. In a famous twist ending, the first film revealed that Esther is actually a 33-year-old woman with a hormonal disorder that causes her to look like a child, who has spent her life posing as a little girl and killing the families that adopt her.
Although the first film ended with Esther being killed by the Colemans,...
- 7/13/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
Buyers flock to genre slate starring Gerard Butler, Rosamund Pike, Julia Stiles.
Sierra/Affinity has reported a strong response to its EFM genre sales slate and has closed key territories on Rosamund Pike thriller Rich Flu, action thriller Den Of Thieves 2: Pantera starring Gerard Butler and Orphan: First Kill, the prequel to Dark Castle horror film Orphan.
Buyers on Rich Flu include Square One for Germany, Sun Distribution Group for Latin America, Originals Factory for France, Scanbox for Scandinavia, Watcha for South Korea, and Cai Chang for Taiwan.
In other deals the thriller has gone in Switzerland (Ascot...
Sierra/Affinity has reported a strong response to its EFM genre sales slate and has closed key territories on Rosamund Pike thriller Rich Flu, action thriller Den Of Thieves 2: Pantera starring Gerard Butler and Orphan: First Kill, the prequel to Dark Castle horror film Orphan.
Buyers on Rich Flu include Square One for Germany, Sun Distribution Group for Latin America, Originals Factory for France, Scanbox for Scandinavia, Watcha for South Korea, and Cai Chang for Taiwan.
In other deals the thriller has gone in Switzerland (Ascot...
- 4/5/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
TNT is developing a sequel series to the 2011 film “Unknown” with the movie’s star Liam Neeson on board as a producer, TheWrap has confirmed.
“Unknown” starred Neeson as Martin Harris, a doctor who loses his memory after a car accident only to wake up to find out his identity has been stolen and he is now the target of assassins. The series would pick up after the events of the film and follow a new lead character who is thrust into a mind-bending adventure full of twists and turns.
Jaume Collet-Serra, who directed the film, is attached to direct the series and executive produce. Sean Finegan will write the pilot and will executive produce. Karl Gajdusek and Speed Weed will serve as executive producers and showrunners. Ethan Erwin, Alex Mace and Hal Sadoff of Dark Castle are also executive producers, alongside Erik Olsen.
“Unknown” (the film) was written by...
“Unknown” starred Neeson as Martin Harris, a doctor who loses his memory after a car accident only to wake up to find out his identity has been stolen and he is now the target of assassins. The series would pick up after the events of the film and follow a new lead character who is thrust into a mind-bending adventure full of twists and turns.
Jaume Collet-Serra, who directed the film, is attached to direct the series and executive produce. Sean Finegan will write the pilot and will executive produce. Karl Gajdusek and Speed Weed will serve as executive producers and showrunners. Ethan Erwin, Alex Mace and Hal Sadoff of Dark Castle are also executive producers, alongside Erik Olsen.
“Unknown” (the film) was written by...
- 6/29/2021
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Exclusive: TNT is developing Unknown, a one-hour drama based on the 2011 Liam Neeson action-thriller boxoffice hit. Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and produced by Dark Castle Entertainment, the film told the story of Martin Harris (Neeson), a doctor who lost his memory after a car accident and woke up to find his identity taken and the target of mysterious assassins.
Collet-Serra is attached to direct and executive produce the series, which would pick up after the events of the film and follow a new lead character that is thrust into a mind-bending adventure full of twists and turns.
Sean Finegan (Free Fall) will write the pilot and will executive produce. Karl Gajdusek (Stranger Things) and Speed Weed (Arrow) will serve as executive producers and showrunners. Ethan Erwin, Alex Mace and Hal Sadoff of Dark Castle are also executive producers, alongside Erik Olsen (The Dirt) and Neeson.
TNT has had recent success with series based on movies.
Collet-Serra is attached to direct and executive produce the series, which would pick up after the events of the film and follow a new lead character that is thrust into a mind-bending adventure full of twists and turns.
Sean Finegan (Free Fall) will write the pilot and will executive produce. Karl Gajdusek (Stranger Things) and Speed Weed (Arrow) will serve as executive producers and showrunners. Ethan Erwin, Alex Mace and Hal Sadoff of Dark Castle are also executive producers, alongside Erik Olsen (The Dirt) and Neeson.
TNT has had recent success with series based on movies.
- 6/29/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Following the film's recent acquisition by Rlje Films and Shudder, here's a look at Seance, the feature-length directorial debut from You're Next / The Guest writer Simon Barrett:
Rlje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, and Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, have acquired the North American rights to the horror film, Seance. Rlje Films plans to release the film in theaters, On Demand and Digital on May 21, 2021 and Shudder will premiere the film on its platform later in the year. Shudder has also acquired UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand rights.
Known for writing some of the most revered horror films over the past decade, Simon Barrett wrote the screenplay of Seance and makes his feature-length directorial debut with the film.
Seance stars Suki Waterhouse, Madisen Beaty, Ella-Rae Smith, Inanna Sarkis (Boo 2! A Madea Halloween), Seamus Patterson (“Channel Zero”) and Marina...
Rlje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, and Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, have acquired the North American rights to the horror film, Seance. Rlje Films plans to release the film in theaters, On Demand and Digital on May 21, 2021 and Shudder will premiere the film on its platform later in the year. Shudder has also acquired UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand rights.
Known for writing some of the most revered horror films over the past decade, Simon Barrett wrote the screenplay of Seance and makes his feature-length directorial debut with the film.
Seance stars Suki Waterhouse, Madisen Beaty, Ella-Rae Smith, Inanna Sarkis (Boo 2! A Madea Halloween), Seamus Patterson (“Channel Zero”) and Marina...
- 4/14/2021
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Shudder continues to bolster it's impressive library of horror titles and announced that it has acquired rights to Seance from You're Next / The Guest writer Simon Barrett, who is making his directorial debut with this film:
Rlje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, and Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, have acquired the North American rights to the horror film, Seance. Rlje Films plans to release the film in theaters, On Demand and Digital on May 21, 2021 and Shudder will premiere the film on its platform later in the year. Shudder has also acquired UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand rights.
Known for writing some of the most revered horror films over the past decade, Simon Barrett wrote the screenplay of Seance and makes his feature-length directorial debut with the film.
Seance stars Suki Waterhouse, Madisen Beaty, Ella-Rae Smith, Inanna Sarkis (Boo 2! A Madea Halloween...
Rlje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, and Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, have acquired the North American rights to the horror film, Seance. Rlje Films plans to release the film in theaters, On Demand and Digital on May 21, 2021 and Shudder will premiere the film on its platform later in the year. Shudder has also acquired UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand rights.
Known for writing some of the most revered horror films over the past decade, Simon Barrett wrote the screenplay of Seance and makes his feature-length directorial debut with the film.
Seance stars Suki Waterhouse, Madisen Beaty, Ella-Rae Smith, Inanna Sarkis (Boo 2! A Madea Halloween...
- 2/26/2021
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
AMC Networks siblings Rlje Films and Shudder have teamed to acquire North American rights to Seance, the horror film written and directed by Simon Barrett, the You’re Next and The Guest scribe who is making his feature directorial debut. A theatrical, on-demand and digital bow via Rjle Films is set for May 21, with Shudder bowing it on its platform later this year. Shudder also acquired UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand rights.
Suki Waterhouse, Madisen Beaty, Ella-Rae Smith, Inanna Sarkis, Seamus Patterson and Marina Stephenson-Kerr star in the pic, which centers on Camille Meadows (Waterhouse), the new girl at the prestigious Edelvine Academy for Girls. Soon after her arrival, six girls invite her to join them in a late-night ritual, calling forth the spirit of a dead former student who reportedly haunts their halls. But before morning, one of the girls is dead, leaving the others wondering what they may have awakened.
Suki Waterhouse, Madisen Beaty, Ella-Rae Smith, Inanna Sarkis, Seamus Patterson and Marina Stephenson-Kerr star in the pic, which centers on Camille Meadows (Waterhouse), the new girl at the prestigious Edelvine Academy for Girls. Soon after her arrival, six girls invite her to join them in a late-night ritual, calling forth the spirit of a dead former student who reportedly haunts their halls. But before morning, one of the girls is dead, leaving the others wondering what they may have awakened.
- 2/26/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Rlje Films and the horror streaming service Shudder have acquired the North American rights to “Seance,” a supernatural horror film starring Suki Waterhouse.
“Seance” is the feature-length directorial debut of Simon Barrett, who wrote the acclaimed horror films “You’re Next” and “The Guest.”
The film stars Waterhouse as the new girl at the prestigious Edelvine Academy for Girls. Soon after her arrival, six girls invite her to join them in a late-night ritual, calling forth the spirit of a dead former student who reportedly haunts their halls. But before morning, one of the girls is dead, leaving the others wondering what they may have awakened.
Rlje Films will release “Seance” in theaters, on demand and on digital on May 21, and Shudder will then premiere the film on its platform later this year. Shudder also picked up rights to the film for the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.
“Seance” stars Suki Waterhouse alongside Madisen Beaty,...
“Seance” is the feature-length directorial debut of Simon Barrett, who wrote the acclaimed horror films “You’re Next” and “The Guest.”
The film stars Waterhouse as the new girl at the prestigious Edelvine Academy for Girls. Soon after her arrival, six girls invite her to join them in a late-night ritual, calling forth the spirit of a dead former student who reportedly haunts their halls. But before morning, one of the girls is dead, leaving the others wondering what they may have awakened.
Rlje Films will release “Seance” in theaters, on demand and on digital on May 21, and Shudder will then premiere the film on its platform later this year. Shudder also picked up rights to the film for the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.
“Seance” stars Suki Waterhouse alongside Madisen Beaty,...
- 2/25/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Rossif Sutherland has boarded Orphan: First Kill opposite Julia Stiles and the horror pic’s original actress Isabelle Fuhrman.
As we first told you, the eOne and Dark Castle movie is directed by The Boy franchise helmer William Brent Bell, and written by David Coggeshall.
The prequel to the 2009 movie centers on Leena Klammer, who orchestrates a brilliant escape from an Estonian psychiatric facility. She travels to America by impersonating the missing daughter of a wealthy family. But Leena’s new life as “Esther” comes with an unexpected wrinkle and pits her against a mother who will protect her family at any cost.
Dark Castle Entertainment’s Alex Mace, Hal Sadoff and Ethan Erwin are producing with James Tomlinson. David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick is an EP, with Jen Gorton and Josie Liang overseeing for eOne. Sierra/Affinity is handling international sales.
The Vancouver-born son of Donald Sutherland recently starred in...
As we first told you, the eOne and Dark Castle movie is directed by The Boy franchise helmer William Brent Bell, and written by David Coggeshall.
The prequel to the 2009 movie centers on Leena Klammer, who orchestrates a brilliant escape from an Estonian psychiatric facility. She travels to America by impersonating the missing daughter of a wealthy family. But Leena’s new life as “Esther” comes with an unexpected wrinkle and pits her against a mother who will protect her family at any cost.
Dark Castle Entertainment’s Alex Mace, Hal Sadoff and Ethan Erwin are producing with James Tomlinson. David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick is an EP, with Jen Gorton and Josie Liang overseeing for eOne. Sierra/Affinity is handling international sales.
The Vancouver-born son of Donald Sutherland recently starred in...
- 11/6/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
A prequel film is in the works to the 2009 horror-thriller “Orphan,” and Isabelle Fuhrman, who played the duplicitous orphan girl Esther, will reprise her role in the new feature, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap.
Julia Stiles will also star in the new film titled “Orphan: First Kill,” which is directed by William Brent Bell and is in production now in Winnipeg, Canada.
In “Orphan: First Kill,” previously just titled “Esther,” Fuhrman returns as the murderous sociopath from the original but follows her life before she assumed the identity of Esther. Fuhrman will play Leena Klammer, who escapes from an Estonian psychiatric facility and travels to America by impersonating the missing daughter of a wealthy family. But Leena’s new life as Esther comes with an unexpected wrinkle and pits her against a mother who will protect her family at any cost. David Coggeshall wrote the script.
Julia Stiles will also star in the new film titled “Orphan: First Kill,” which is directed by William Brent Bell and is in production now in Winnipeg, Canada.
In “Orphan: First Kill,” previously just titled “Esther,” Fuhrman returns as the murderous sociopath from the original but follows her life before she assumed the identity of Esther. Fuhrman will play Leena Klammer, who escapes from an Estonian psychiatric facility and travels to America by impersonating the missing daughter of a wealthy family. But Leena’s new life as Esther comes with an unexpected wrinkle and pits her against a mother who will protect her family at any cost. David Coggeshall wrote the script.
- 11/3/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Looks like something is still wrong with Esther.
Isabelle Fuhrman, who broke out in Hollywood as the lead of the disturbing 2009 hit “Orphan,” will reprise her role in an upcoming prequel to the film.
Fuhrman played Esther, an Eastern European child adopted by parents (played by Peter Sarsgaard and Vera Farmiga) overcoming an unspeakable loss of their own. It earned $80 million worldwide on a reported $20 million budget.
While the movie received mixed reviews, it was largely credited with delivering a twist that broke new ground in the sub-genre of disturbed little kids — Esther was not a child at all, but an adult woman with primordial dwarfism masquerading as a nine-year-old. This made her attempts to split up her parents and eliminate her siblings all the more sinister and unforgettable.
While the prequel’s plot is under wraps, Fuhrman will return as star and associate producer on the project. William Brent Bell...
Isabelle Fuhrman, who broke out in Hollywood as the lead of the disturbing 2009 hit “Orphan,” will reprise her role in an upcoming prequel to the film.
Fuhrman played Esther, an Eastern European child adopted by parents (played by Peter Sarsgaard and Vera Farmiga) overcoming an unspeakable loss of their own. It earned $80 million worldwide on a reported $20 million budget.
While the movie received mixed reviews, it was largely credited with delivering a twist that broke new ground in the sub-genre of disturbed little kids — Esther was not a child at all, but an adult woman with primordial dwarfism masquerading as a nine-year-old. This made her attempts to split up her parents and eliminate her siblings all the more sinister and unforgettable.
While the prequel’s plot is under wraps, Fuhrman will return as star and associate producer on the project. William Brent Bell...
- 11/2/2020
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Julia Stiles has boarded Entertainment One and Dark Castle Entertainment’s Orphan prequel Orphan: First Kill (né Esther), and we hear that the star of the 2009 feature, Isabelle Fuhrman, is also returning to play her iconic role of Esther.
William Brent Bell (The Boy franchise) is already shooting Orphan: First Kill in Winnipeg. In order to help Fuhrman bring her character to life again, filmmakers are utilizing a combination of forced perspective shooting and a world-class makeup team.
In Orphan: First Kill, written by David Coggeshall, Leena Klammer orchestrates a brilliant escape from an Estonian psychiatric facility and travels to America by impersonating the missing daughter of a wealthy family. But Leena’s new life as “Esther” comes with an unexpected wrinkle and pits her against a mother who will protect her family at any cost.
Dark Castle’s Alex Mace, Hal Sadoff and Ethan Erwin are producing with James Tomlinson.
William Brent Bell (The Boy franchise) is already shooting Orphan: First Kill in Winnipeg. In order to help Fuhrman bring her character to life again, filmmakers are utilizing a combination of forced perspective shooting and a world-class makeup team.
In Orphan: First Kill, written by David Coggeshall, Leena Klammer orchestrates a brilliant escape from an Estonian psychiatric facility and travels to America by impersonating the missing daughter of a wealthy family. But Leena’s new life as “Esther” comes with an unexpected wrinkle and pits her against a mother who will protect her family at any cost.
Dark Castle’s Alex Mace, Hal Sadoff and Ethan Erwin are producing with James Tomlinson.
- 11/2/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
New Regency will redevelop “Rub & Tug” as a TV series that will star a trans actor in the lead role of Dante “Tex” Gill.
“Rub & Tug,” which had initially been developed as a feature, caused a firestorm two years ago when it cast Scarlett Johansson to play Gill, a trans massage parlor owner in Pittsburgh in the 1970s and ’80s who identified as a man. After severe backlash that the role of Dante should go to a trans actor, Johansson dropped out of the film, which clouded its future.
The TV version will star a trans actor in the role of Dante. Our Lady J. will write the pilot. Cindy Bruno Gill, Gill’s widow, as well as journalist and author Brendan Koerner, will serve as consultants on the project. Sam Hanson and Ed Rubin will run point for New Regency Television International. Ethan Erwin and Hal Sadoff...
“Rub & Tug,” which had initially been developed as a feature, caused a firestorm two years ago when it cast Scarlett Johansson to play Gill, a trans massage parlor owner in Pittsburgh in the 1970s and ’80s who identified as a man. After severe backlash that the role of Dante should go to a trans actor, Johansson dropped out of the film, which clouded its future.
The TV version will star a trans actor in the role of Dante. Our Lady J. will write the pilot. Cindy Bruno Gill, Gill’s widow, as well as journalist and author Brendan Koerner, will serve as consultants on the project. Sam Hanson and Ed Rubin will run point for New Regency Television International. Ethan Erwin and Hal Sadoff...
- 7/21/2020
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Exclusive: New Regency will redevelop Rub & Tug into a TV series, with the pilot to be written by Emmy-nominated writer-producer Our Lady J. There is also a commitment to cast a trans actor to play the show’s lead role of Dante “Tex” Gill, the infamous transgender gangster who became an unlikely major figure in the criminal underworld of ’70s Pittsburgh.
When Deadline first broke news that New Regency had won a script auction for Gill’s story with Scarlett Johansson attached to play Gill and Rupert Sanders directing, an outcry followed in the LGBTQ+ community, and the ensuing pressure prompted the exit of Johansson — who had previously been maligned for the Sanders-directed Japanese anime adaptation Ghost in the Shell.
Gill was a larger-than-life character who took on the mob and became the crime kingpin of 1970s Pittsburgh through an empire of illicit massage parlors and an anabolic steroids ring...
When Deadline first broke news that New Regency had won a script auction for Gill’s story with Scarlett Johansson attached to play Gill and Rupert Sanders directing, an outcry followed in the LGBTQ+ community, and the ensuing pressure prompted the exit of Johansson — who had previously been maligned for the Sanders-directed Japanese anime adaptation Ghost in the Shell.
Gill was a larger-than-life character who took on the mob and became the crime kingpin of 1970s Pittsburgh through an empire of illicit massage parlors and an anabolic steroids ring...
- 7/21/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Olivia Munn is attached to star in action feature Replay, which will be introduced to buyers at the Cannes Virtual Marche by The Exchange.
Pic is written and directed by Jimmy Loweree (Absence) and will be produced by Munn alongside Ethan Erwin and Hal Sadoff for Dark Castle Entertainment.
Replay is the story of Erin Staffer, (Munn), whose husband is kidnapped and murdered. Now, armed only with illegal, bleeding edge tech and a desperate plan, Erin must do everything in her power to change the past and save him.
CAA Media Finance is repping the domestic sale.
Dark Castle is currently in post on Simon Barrett’s directorial debut Seance starring Suki Waterhouse and The Expecting directed by Mary Harron and starring AnnaSophia Robb for Quibi. The company is also heading into production in August on Esther, a prequel to its 2009 horror Orphan.
“We are very excited to announce Olivia Munn’s attachment to Replay.
Pic is written and directed by Jimmy Loweree (Absence) and will be produced by Munn alongside Ethan Erwin and Hal Sadoff for Dark Castle Entertainment.
Replay is the story of Erin Staffer, (Munn), whose husband is kidnapped and murdered. Now, armed only with illegal, bleeding edge tech and a desperate plan, Erin must do everything in her power to change the past and save him.
CAA Media Finance is repping the domestic sale.
Dark Castle is currently in post on Simon Barrett’s directorial debut Seance starring Suki Waterhouse and The Expecting directed by Mary Harron and starring AnnaSophia Robb for Quibi. The company is also heading into production in August on Esther, a prequel to its 2009 horror Orphan.
“We are very excited to announce Olivia Munn’s attachment to Replay.
- 6/12/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Olivia Munn is producing and starring in the upcoming science-fiction action movie “Replay” for Dark Castle Entertainment.
“Replay” will be introduced to international buyers at the upcoming virtual Cannes Film Market by The Exchange. CAA Media Finance is representing the domestic sales rights.
The film, currently in pre-production, is written and directed by Jimmy Loweree. Munn stars as the wife of a man who has been kidnapped and murdered. Armed with illegal, bleeding-edge technology and a desperate plan, she must do everything in her power to change the past and save him.
Munn is producing alongside Ethan Erwin and Hal Sadoff of Dark Castle Entertainment. Robert Bell of Dark Castle is co-producing.
“We are very excited to announce Olivia Munn’s attachment to ‘Replay,” said Brian O’Shea of The Exchange. “She not only is a wonderful actress, but also well known to our buyers which will help make this strong...
“Replay” will be introduced to international buyers at the upcoming virtual Cannes Film Market by The Exchange. CAA Media Finance is representing the domestic sales rights.
The film, currently in pre-production, is written and directed by Jimmy Loweree. Munn stars as the wife of a man who has been kidnapped and murdered. Armed with illegal, bleeding-edge technology and a desperate plan, she must do everything in her power to change the past and save him.
Munn is producing alongside Ethan Erwin and Hal Sadoff of Dark Castle Entertainment. Robert Bell of Dark Castle is co-producing.
“We are very excited to announce Olivia Munn’s attachment to ‘Replay,” said Brian O’Shea of The Exchange. “She not only is a wonderful actress, but also well known to our buyers which will help make this strong...
- 6/12/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
rCAA Media Finance represents Us rights.
Olivia Munn is attached to star in action feature and virtual Cannes market sales title Replay for Dark Castle and The Exchange.
Brian O’Shea’s The Exchange will introduce the project to buyers later this month, and CAA Media Finance represents Us rights.
Jimmy Loweree wrote and will direct the story of Erin Staffer, who arms herself with cutting edge technology after her husband is kidnapped and murdered in order to change the past and save him.
Munn is producing with Ethan Erwin and Hal Sadoff of Dark Castle Entertainment. Robert Bell of Dark Castle is co-producing.
Olivia Munn is attached to star in action feature and virtual Cannes market sales title Replay for Dark Castle and The Exchange.
Brian O’Shea’s The Exchange will introduce the project to buyers later this month, and CAA Media Finance represents Us rights.
Jimmy Loweree wrote and will direct the story of Erin Staffer, who arms herself with cutting edge technology after her husband is kidnapped and murdered in order to change the past and save him.
Munn is producing with Ethan Erwin and Hal Sadoff of Dark Castle Entertainment. Robert Bell of Dark Castle is co-producing.
- 6/12/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Director William Brent Bell — whose horror film “Brahms: The Boy II” hits theaters this Friday — has been tapped to direct “Esther,” a prequel to the 2009 horror film “Orphan,” for Entertainment One (eOne) and Dark Castle.
Production is set to begin this summer on the David Coggeshall-scripted film that will revisit the murderous sociopath featured in director Jaume Collet-Serra’s original film, which grossed nearly $78 million worldwide for Warner Bros.
A description for the prequel reads:
Lena Klammer orchestrates a brilliant escape from a Russian psychiatric facility and travels to America by impersonating the missing daughter of a wealthy family. But Lena’s new life as “Esther” comes with an unexpected wrinkle and pits her against a mother who will protect her family at any cost.
Dark Castle Entertainment’s Alex Mace, Hal Sadoff and Ethan Erwin will produce with James Tomlinson. David Leslie Johnson will serve as an executive...
Production is set to begin this summer on the David Coggeshall-scripted film that will revisit the murderous sociopath featured in director Jaume Collet-Serra’s original film, which grossed nearly $78 million worldwide for Warner Bros.
A description for the prequel reads:
Lena Klammer orchestrates a brilliant escape from a Russian psychiatric facility and travels to America by impersonating the missing daughter of a wealthy family. But Lena’s new life as “Esther” comes with an unexpected wrinkle and pits her against a mother who will protect her family at any cost.
Dark Castle Entertainment’s Alex Mace, Hal Sadoff and Ethan Erwin will produce with James Tomlinson. David Leslie Johnson will serve as an executive...
- 2/20/2020
- by Thom Geier
- The Wrap
With his sequel set to open this weekend, Stx’s Brahms: The Boy II, William Brent Bell will next direct Esther, a prequel to to Warner Bros.’/Dark Castle’s 2009 genre pic Orphan for eOne. Sierra/Affinity is also launching sales at the Berlin Film Festival.
The prequel is written by David Coggeshall. In it, Lena Klammer orchestrates a brilliant escape from a Russian psychiatric facility and travels to America by impersonating the missing daughter of a wealthy family. But Lena’s new life as “Esther” comes with an unexpected wrinkle and pits her against a mother who will protect her family at any cost. Filming is expected to start in the third quarter.
Bell also directed the first The Boy for Stx. He is in the final stages of post-production on his next feature, Separation, a Brooklyn-set supernatural thriller starring Emmy Award nominee Rupert Friend and Emmy Award and Golden Globe winner Brian Cox.
The prequel is written by David Coggeshall. In it, Lena Klammer orchestrates a brilliant escape from a Russian psychiatric facility and travels to America by impersonating the missing daughter of a wealthy family. But Lena’s new life as “Esther” comes with an unexpected wrinkle and pits her against a mother who will protect her family at any cost. Filming is expected to start in the third quarter.
Bell also directed the first The Boy for Stx. He is in the final stages of post-production on his next feature, Separation, a Brooklyn-set supernatural thriller starring Emmy Award nominee Rupert Friend and Emmy Award and Golden Globe winner Brian Cox.
- 2/20/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Production expected to commence in third quarter.
William Brent Bell has signed on to direct Sierra/Affinity Efm sales title and eOne and Dark Castle horror Esther.
The plot centres on Lena Klammer, the character from Dark Castle’s 2009 Warner Bros release Orphan, who escapes from a Russian psychiatric facility and travels to America by impersonating the missing daughter of a wealthy family.
However Klammer’s new life as Esther hits a roadblock when she encounters a mother who will protect her family at any cost. David Coggeshall wrote the screenplay.
Production is expected to commence in the third quarter of the year,...
William Brent Bell has signed on to direct Sierra/Affinity Efm sales title and eOne and Dark Castle horror Esther.
The plot centres on Lena Klammer, the character from Dark Castle’s 2009 Warner Bros release Orphan, who escapes from a Russian psychiatric facility and travels to America by impersonating the missing daughter of a wealthy family.
However Klammer’s new life as Esther hits a roadblock when she encounters a mother who will protect her family at any cost. David Coggeshall wrote the screenplay.
Production is expected to commence in the third quarter of the year,...
- 2/20/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
‘You’re Next’ writer Simon Barrett making his feature directorial debut.
Screen can reveal a first look at Suki Waterhouse and her co-stars in teen horror Seance.
Dark Castle Entertainment and HanWay Films represent the worldwide rights and are discussing the project with buyers at the European Film Market in Berlin this week.
The film, which marks the feature directorial debut of You’re Next writer Simon Barrett, is now in post-production having completed shooting on location in Canada.
It is led by Waterhouse, star of Pokémon Detective Pikachu and Assassination Nation, who plays the new girl at the prestigious Fairfield Academy for Girls.
Screen can reveal a first look at Suki Waterhouse and her co-stars in teen horror Seance.
Dark Castle Entertainment and HanWay Films represent the worldwide rights and are discussing the project with buyers at the European Film Market in Berlin this week.
The film, which marks the feature directorial debut of You’re Next writer Simon Barrett, is now in post-production having completed shooting on location in Canada.
It is led by Waterhouse, star of Pokémon Detective Pikachu and Assassination Nation, who plays the new girl at the prestigious Fairfield Academy for Girls.
- 2/20/2020
- by 1100453¦Michael Rosser¦9¦
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood actress Madisen Beaty has joined Suki Waterhouse and Inanna Sarkis in the horror pic Seance, which has been shooting in Canada.
The feature from Simon Barrett (V/H/S) is set in an all-girls boarding school haunted by a vengeful spirit. Beaty will play Bethany, a top student at the school who joins the girls in holding a seance. Waterhouse leads as Camille, a young woman who arrives at the school after a student’s sudden death and must play detective to solve the mystery.
Dark Castle, HanWay and Ingenious are producing with Addictive Pictures’ John Schoenfelder, Russell Ackerman (Hold the Dark) and Tomas Deckaj. Adam Wingard (Godzilla vs Kong) and Alex Mace are also producing, and Hal Sadoff is executive producing for Dark Castle.
Based on a screenplay by Barrett, the project marks the third collaboration between the filmmaker and HanWay, who...
The feature from Simon Barrett (V/H/S) is set in an all-girls boarding school haunted by a vengeful spirit. Beaty will play Bethany, a top student at the school who joins the girls in holding a seance. Waterhouse leads as Camille, a young woman who arrives at the school after a student’s sudden death and must play detective to solve the mystery.
Dark Castle, HanWay and Ingenious are producing with Addictive Pictures’ John Schoenfelder, Russell Ackerman (Hold the Dark) and Tomas Deckaj. Adam Wingard (Godzilla vs Kong) and Alex Mace are also producing, and Hal Sadoff is executive producing for Dark Castle.
Based on a screenplay by Barrett, the project marks the third collaboration between the filmmaker and HanWay, who...
- 12/11/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Oscar winner Mira Sorvino and Rory Culkin are set for supporting roles opposite lead AnnaSophia Robb, and Hannah Murray and Michael Gaston (The Man in the High Castle) will recur in Emma, a scripted horror series for Quibi.
Produced by Dark Castle Entertainment and Propagate, Emma follows the dark journey of a young woman (Robb) down on her luck and pregnant under mysterious circumstances. She must deal with the increasingly disturbing effects of her pregnancy and the potential conspiracy surrounding it.
Character details are being kept under wraps. The series is currently in production.
Mary Harron (Alias Grace) directs and co-executive produces. Emma is written by Ben Ketai, who also executive produces alongside Alex Mace and Hal Sadoff with Dark Castle Entertainment and Ben Silverman, Howard Owens, Greg Lipstone and Rodney Ferrell with Propagate.
Produced by Dark Castle Entertainment and Propagate, Emma follows the dark journey of a young woman (Robb) down on her luck and pregnant under mysterious circumstances. She must deal with the increasingly disturbing effects of her pregnancy and the potential conspiracy surrounding it.
Character details are being kept under wraps. The series is currently in production.
Mary Harron (Alias Grace) directs and co-executive produces. Emma is written by Ben Ketai, who also executive produces alongside Alex Mace and Hal Sadoff with Dark Castle Entertainment and Ben Silverman, Howard Owens, Greg Lipstone and Rodney Ferrell with Propagate.
- 11/19/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Shortform has a new scream queen. AnnaSophia Robb is set to star in Emma, a scripted horror series for Quibi.
Produced by Dark Castle Entertainment and Propagate, Emma follows the dark journey of a young woman (Robb) down on her luck and pregnant under mysterious circumstances. She must deal with the increasingly disturbing effects of her pregnancy and the potential conspiracy surrounding it.
Mary Harron (Alias Grace) directs and co-executive produces. Emma is written by Ben Ketai (StartUp), who also executive produces alongside Alex Mace, Hal Sadoff, Ben Silverman, Howard Owens, Greg Lipstone, Rodney Ferrell and Platinum Dunes.
Robb co-starred with Patricia Arquette and Joey King this year in Hulu limited series The Act, was a regular on the PBS drama series Mercy Street and starred as Carrie Bradshaw on the CW’s Sex and the City prequel series The Carrie Diaries. Repped by CAA, Untitled Entertainment and Schreck Rose,...
Produced by Dark Castle Entertainment and Propagate, Emma follows the dark journey of a young woman (Robb) down on her luck and pregnant under mysterious circumstances. She must deal with the increasingly disturbing effects of her pregnancy and the potential conspiracy surrounding it.
Mary Harron (Alias Grace) directs and co-executive produces. Emma is written by Ben Ketai (StartUp), who also executive produces alongside Alex Mace, Hal Sadoff, Ben Silverman, Howard Owens, Greg Lipstone, Rodney Ferrell and Platinum Dunes.
Robb co-starred with Patricia Arquette and Joey King this year in Hulu limited series The Act, was a regular on the PBS drama series Mercy Street and starred as Carrie Bradshaw on the CW’s Sex and the City prequel series The Carrie Diaries. Repped by CAA, Untitled Entertainment and Schreck Rose,...
- 11/6/2019
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Dark Castle Entertainment, HanWay Films and Ingenious Media have partnered on horror film “Seance,” directed by Simon Barrett and starring Suki Waterhouse.
Set in an all-girls boarding school haunted by a vengeful spirit, Waterhouse plays Camille, a young woman who arrives at the Fairfield Academy following one of the student’s untimely and violent death.
Dark Castle, HanWay and Ingenious are jointly producing together with Addictive Picture’s John Schoenfelder, Russell Ackerman and with Tomas Deckaj. Alex Mace is producing and Hal Sadoff will executive produce for Dark Castle. The film is fully funded by Dark Castle, HanWay and Ingenious. Dark Castle and HanWay have retained worldwide rights and will commence sales at the upcoming American Film Market.
“Seance” is based on a screenplay by Barrett and marks the third collaboration between the filmmaker and HanWay, who have also worked closely on Barrett’s films “The Guest” and “You’re Next,...
Set in an all-girls boarding school haunted by a vengeful spirit, Waterhouse plays Camille, a young woman who arrives at the Fairfield Academy following one of the student’s untimely and violent death.
Dark Castle, HanWay and Ingenious are jointly producing together with Addictive Picture’s John Schoenfelder, Russell Ackerman and with Tomas Deckaj. Alex Mace is producing and Hal Sadoff will executive produce for Dark Castle. The film is fully funded by Dark Castle, HanWay and Ingenious. Dark Castle and HanWay have retained worldwide rights and will commence sales at the upcoming American Film Market.
“Seance” is based on a screenplay by Barrett and marks the third collaboration between the filmmaker and HanWay, who have also worked closely on Barrett’s films “The Guest” and “You’re Next,...
- 10/22/2019
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
The film follows a young woman drawn into a mystery at an all-girls academy.
HanWay Films, Dark Castle Entertainment and Ingenious Media are partnering on Seance, a mystery horror from filmmaker Simon Barrett, with Suki Waterhouse leading the cast.
All three companies are producing jointly, with Addictive Picture’s John Schoenfelder and Russel Ackerman, and with Tomas Deckaj. Alex Mace is producing and Hal Sadoff executive producing for Dark Castle.
The film is currently in pre-production, ahead of a shoot on location in Canada in November.
Dark Castle, HanWay and Ingenious have also fully funded the film; Dark Castle and...
HanWay Films, Dark Castle Entertainment and Ingenious Media are partnering on Seance, a mystery horror from filmmaker Simon Barrett, with Suki Waterhouse leading the cast.
All three companies are producing jointly, with Addictive Picture’s John Schoenfelder and Russel Ackerman, and with Tomas Deckaj. Alex Mace is producing and Hal Sadoff executive producing for Dark Castle.
The film is currently in pre-production, ahead of a shoot on location in Canada in November.
Dark Castle, HanWay and Ingenious have also fully funded the film; Dark Castle and...
- 10/22/2019
- by 1101321¦Ben Dalton¦26¦
- ScreenDaily
Dark Castle Entertainment, HanWay Films and Ingenious Media have partnered on Simon Barrett’s (V/H/S) upcoming feature Seance.
Set in an all-girls boarding school haunted by a vengeful spirit, the horror film will star Suki Waterhouse (Assassination Nation) as Camille, a young woman who arrives at the Fairfield Academy following one of the student’s untimely and violent death.
Silver Pictures subsidiary Dark Castle, HanWay and Ingenious are jointly producing together with Addictive Picture’s John Schoenfelder, Russell Ackerman (Hold The Dark) and Tomas Deckaj. Alex Mace is producing and Hal Sadoff will executive produce for Dark Castle.
Pic is fully funded by Dark Castle, HanWay Films and Ingenious. Genre specialist Dark Castle and UK sales firm HanWay have retained worldwide rights and will commence sales at the upcoming American Film Market.
Based on a screenplay by Barrett the project marks the third collaboration between the filmmaker and...
Set in an all-girls boarding school haunted by a vengeful spirit, the horror film will star Suki Waterhouse (Assassination Nation) as Camille, a young woman who arrives at the Fairfield Academy following one of the student’s untimely and violent death.
Silver Pictures subsidiary Dark Castle, HanWay and Ingenious are jointly producing together with Addictive Picture’s John Schoenfelder, Russell Ackerman (Hold The Dark) and Tomas Deckaj. Alex Mace is producing and Hal Sadoff will executive produce for Dark Castle.
Pic is fully funded by Dark Castle, HanWay Films and Ingenious. Genre specialist Dark Castle and UK sales firm HanWay have retained worldwide rights and will commence sales at the upcoming American Film Market.
Based on a screenplay by Barrett the project marks the third collaboration between the filmmaker and...
- 10/22/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Joel Silver has resigned from Silver Pictures, the production outfit he established in 1980, TheWrap has learned. No reason was given for the producer’s exit.
“Joel Silver recently indicated that he intends to leave Silver Pictures and go out on his own. We are working with him to define a productive way forward, given his ongoing contractual obligations to the company,” Silver Pictures CEO Hal Sadoff said in a statement provided to TheWrap. “Meanwhile, we are continuing to move ahead with our slate of exciting projects and have had very positive discussions with our studio partners around town.”
Sadoff, who joined Silver Pictures after leaving ICM in 2012, will run the company following Silver’s exit.
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Joel Silver’s representative did not immediately respond to a request for comment from TheWrap.
The company has produced the “Lethal Weapon,” “Die Hard,...
“Joel Silver recently indicated that he intends to leave Silver Pictures and go out on his own. We are working with him to define a productive way forward, given his ongoing contractual obligations to the company,” Silver Pictures CEO Hal Sadoff said in a statement provided to TheWrap. “Meanwhile, we are continuing to move ahead with our slate of exciting projects and have had very positive discussions with our studio partners around town.”
Sadoff, who joined Silver Pictures after leaving ICM in 2012, will run the company following Silver’s exit.
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Joel Silver’s representative did not immediately respond to a request for comment from TheWrap.
The company has produced the “Lethal Weapon,” “Die Hard,...
- 6/25/2019
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
Top Hollywood producer Joel Silver has exited his production company Silver Pictures, Variety has confirmed.
“Joel Silver recently indicated that he intends to leave Silver Pictures and go out on his own,” Hal Sadoff, a former ICM Partners agent who joined Silver Pictures several years ago as CEO, said in a statement. “We are working with him to define a productive way forward, given his ongoing contractual obligations to the company. Meanwhile, we are continuing to move ahead with our slate of exciting projects and have had very positive discussions with our studio partners around town.”
Silver first founded the prolific film production company in 1980, spawning a number of hit films and television shows including the popular franchises “Lethal Weapon,” “Sherlock Holmes” and “The Matrix” in addition to “Predator,” “Tales From the Crypt,” “V for Vendetta,” “The Book of Eli,” “Veronica Mars,” “House on Haunted Hill,” “Ghost Ship” “Non-Stop” and “The Nice Guys.
“Joel Silver recently indicated that he intends to leave Silver Pictures and go out on his own,” Hal Sadoff, a former ICM Partners agent who joined Silver Pictures several years ago as CEO, said in a statement. “We are working with him to define a productive way forward, given his ongoing contractual obligations to the company. Meanwhile, we are continuing to move ahead with our slate of exciting projects and have had very positive discussions with our studio partners around town.”
Silver first founded the prolific film production company in 1980, spawning a number of hit films and television shows including the popular franchises “Lethal Weapon,” “Sherlock Holmes” and “The Matrix” in addition to “Predator,” “Tales From the Crypt,” “V for Vendetta,” “The Book of Eli,” “Veronica Mars,” “House on Haunted Hill,” “Ghost Ship” “Non-Stop” and “The Nice Guys.
- 6/25/2019
- by Nate Nickolai
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: A shakeup has occurred that leaves Joel Silver exiting Silver Pictures, the production company named for him and which he founded. Silver resigned from the company, sources said. There will likely be more to this, but tonight, when contacted by Hal Sadoff, the former ICM Partners agent who joined Silver several years ago as CEO, said: “Joel Silver recently indicated that he intends to leave Silver Pictures and go out on his own. We are working with him to define a productive way forward, given his ongoing contractual obligations to the company. Meanwhile, we are continuing to move ahead with our slate of exciting projects and have had very positive discussions with our studio partners around town.”
Silver has always been a provocative figure with hits that include the Lethal Weapon, The Matrix and Sherlock Holmes franchises as well as The Book of Eli, RockNRolla, Unknown, Non-Stop and The Nice Guys.
Silver has always been a provocative figure with hits that include the Lethal Weapon, The Matrix and Sherlock Holmes franchises as well as The Book of Eli, RockNRolla, Unknown, Non-Stop and The Nice Guys.
- 6/25/2019
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Scarlett Johansson is set to become emerged in the dark and murky waters of the underworld in Rub & Tug. An American Hustle-type feature which is set to be directed by her Ghost in the Shell director, Rupert Sanders.
New Regency has bagged the worldwide rights for the feature which is based on true events. Johansson will play the larger than life Jean Marie Gill; a former blacksmith who adopted a male identity to brazenly take on the mob, build an empire of illicit massage parlours, prostitution and an anabolic steroids ring which fueled the Pittsburgh Steelers NFL dynasty.
Gill builds on her empire by cross-dressing and leaning on her allies in the gay community to help grow her empire. However, it is Jean’s fiery romance with her girlfriend Cynthia that truly defines her and forms the emotional core of the story.
Production is due to begin on the feature...
New Regency has bagged the worldwide rights for the feature which is based on true events. Johansson will play the larger than life Jean Marie Gill; a former blacksmith who adopted a male identity to brazenly take on the mob, build an empire of illicit massage parlours, prostitution and an anabolic steroids ring which fueled the Pittsburgh Steelers NFL dynasty.
Gill builds on her empire by cross-dressing and leaning on her allies in the gay community to help grow her empire. However, it is Jean’s fiery romance with her girlfriend Cynthia that truly defines her and forms the emotional core of the story.
Production is due to begin on the feature...
- 7/3/2018
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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