Having starred in only his first Western films in the last few years with ‘The Old Way’ and ‘Butcher’s Crossing,’ Nicolas Cage is doubling down on the genre, having teamed up with Heather Graham (“Austin Powers”) and Stephen Dorff (“True Detective”) for “The Gunslingers.”
Costas Mandylor (“Saw”), Scarlet Stallone (“Tulsa King”), Tzi Ma (“The Farewell”), and Randall Batinkoff (“Dead Man’s Hand”) also star in the film, which is being launched in Cannes with Brilliant Pictures handling international sales. Grindstone has U.S. rights to the film.
Written and directed by prolific genre filmmaker Brian Skiba (“The 2nd,” “Dead Man’s Hand”), “The Gunslingers” is set in a rugged town named Redemption. Reformed gunslinger, Thomas Keller (Dorff) and mad genius Ben (Cage) are guided by spiritual leader Jericho (Mandylor) as they strive for vindication. Confronting his violent history, a brutal bar fight and deadly feud reignites between Thomas, Ben and the notorious Five Points Gang.
Costas Mandylor (“Saw”), Scarlet Stallone (“Tulsa King”), Tzi Ma (“The Farewell”), and Randall Batinkoff (“Dead Man’s Hand”) also star in the film, which is being launched in Cannes with Brilliant Pictures handling international sales. Grindstone has U.S. rights to the film.
Written and directed by prolific genre filmmaker Brian Skiba (“The 2nd,” “Dead Man’s Hand”), “The Gunslingers” is set in a rugged town named Redemption. Reformed gunslinger, Thomas Keller (Dorff) and mad genius Ben (Cage) are guided by spiritual leader Jericho (Mandylor) as they strive for vindication. Confronting his violent history, a brutal bar fight and deadly feud reignites between Thomas, Ben and the notorious Five Points Gang.
- 5/14/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
Lionsgate will be giving the “bone-crunching action thriller” The Weapon, starring Cuba Gooding Jr. (Jerry Maguire), Sean Patrick Flanery (The Boondock Saints), and Jack Kesy (12 Strong), a limited theatrical release on February 17th – and a digital and VOD release scheduled for the same day. With those releases just a couple days away, we’re proud to share an Exclusive clip from The Weapon that offers a preview of some of the movie’s action – and yes, there is some bone-crunching involved! Check it out in the embed above.
Directed by Tony Schiena, who also has an acting role in the film, from a screenplay by Michael Caissie (co-writer of the Al Pacino film Hangman), The Weapon has the following synopsis: Tony Schiena is Dallas, a one-man killing machine on a mysterious rampage. His attacks on biker gangs and meth labs anger the Vegas mob boss who’s holding Dallas’s girlfriend hostage.
Directed by Tony Schiena, who also has an acting role in the film, from a screenplay by Michael Caissie (co-writer of the Al Pacino film Hangman), The Weapon has the following synopsis: Tony Schiena is Dallas, a one-man killing machine on a mysterious rampage. His attacks on biker gangs and meth labs anger the Vegas mob boss who’s holding Dallas’s girlfriend hostage.
- 2/15/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Two-time Oscar nominee Bruce Dern is starring with Richard Grieco, Michael Paré, Sofia Nistratova, Nick Davi, Mike Mendez in the horror thriller feature The Devil’s Trap which is commencing production.
In the film directed by Mike Mendez, a big city hospital is terrorized by a demonic presence. In the quiet nighttime corridors and patient rooms of a city hospital, Abigail (Nistratova) consoles her traumatized brother, Billy (Davi) who is now a paraplegic. Billy suffers from horrible nightmares in which he revisits his childhood, where we meet his alcoholic and violent father. Sharing Billy’s hospital room is a dying man, Mr. Cohen (Dern) who seems to know everything about Billy and Abigail. There’s also another horrific presence roaming in the hospital terrifying patients and staff alike. Paré portrays Father Gestas. Grieco is the lovestruck hospital orderly who worships his nurse g.f. Diana. Their romantic interludes in...
In the film directed by Mike Mendez, a big city hospital is terrorized by a demonic presence. In the quiet nighttime corridors and patient rooms of a city hospital, Abigail (Nistratova) consoles her traumatized brother, Billy (Davi) who is now a paraplegic. Billy suffers from horrible nightmares in which he revisits his childhood, where we meet his alcoholic and violent father. Sharing Billy’s hospital room is a dying man, Mr. Cohen (Dern) who seems to know everything about Billy and Abigail. There’s also another horrific presence roaming in the hospital terrifying patients and staff alike. Paré portrays Father Gestas. Grieco is the lovestruck hospital orderly who worships his nurse g.f. Diana. Their romantic interludes in...
- 9/13/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
A new two-hour documentary about Janet Jackson, simply titled “Janet,” will premiere in January 2022 on Lifetime and A&e in celebration of the star’s 40th anniversary of her debut album.
Jackson released a teaser for the documentary, in which fellow musicians such as Mariah Carey and Paula Abdul speak about their relationship with the singer. Jackson’s family members make appearances as well, with clips of the late Michael Jackson with his younger sister in home videos, as well as Tito Jackson saying, “She will always be my baby sister.”
Beneath the teaser is Jackson’s 1986 “Control,” which speaks to how she has taken charge of her own narrative and would like to speak in her own words about her life. “This is my story told by me, not through someone else’s eyes,” Jackson says.
The “Janet” documentary has been five years in the making, with the film...
Jackson released a teaser for the documentary, in which fellow musicians such as Mariah Carey and Paula Abdul speak about their relationship with the singer. Jackson’s family members make appearances as well, with clips of the late Michael Jackson with his younger sister in home videos, as well as Tito Jackson saying, “She will always be my baby sister.”
Beneath the teaser is Jackson’s 1986 “Control,” which speaks to how she has taken charge of her own narrative and would like to speak in her own words about her life. “This is my story told by me, not through someone else’s eyes,” Jackson says.
The “Janet” documentary has been five years in the making, with the film...
- 9/7/2021
- by Jennifer Yuma
- Variety Film + TV
“Paper Empire,” a new series from creator Robert Gillings, has added actors Danny Glover and Richard Grieco.
The project, acquired by Hannibal Pictures during this year’s European Film Market, has a previously announced cast Including Wesley Snipes, Denise Richards, Robert Davi, Steve Guttenberg, Michael Nouri, Robert Knepper, and Anne Archer.
Gillings serves as writer-director on the project, which follows Laurence Fintch (Davi) of Fintch Wealth Management Services, who has become one of the greatest financial fraudsters by using his “Digital Limbo” cryptocurrency blockchain technology. After an FBI pursuit, Fintch is taken into custody and ends up behind bars but hatches a plan for a daring breakout to redefine the digital world.
Michael Tadross Jr., Bernard Salzman, David Ruggieri, and Edward Pershing serve as executive producers on the show, which is currently seeking distribution.
Glover is best known for his roles in Steven Spielberg’s “The Color Purple,” the “Lethal Weapon” franchise,...
The project, acquired by Hannibal Pictures during this year’s European Film Market, has a previously announced cast Including Wesley Snipes, Denise Richards, Robert Davi, Steve Guttenberg, Michael Nouri, Robert Knepper, and Anne Archer.
Gillings serves as writer-director on the project, which follows Laurence Fintch (Davi) of Fintch Wealth Management Services, who has become one of the greatest financial fraudsters by using his “Digital Limbo” cryptocurrency blockchain technology. After an FBI pursuit, Fintch is taken into custody and ends up behind bars but hatches a plan for a daring breakout to redefine the digital world.
Michael Tadross Jr., Bernard Salzman, David Ruggieri, and Edward Pershing serve as executive producers on the show, which is currently seeking distribution.
Glover is best known for his roles in Steven Spielberg’s “The Color Purple,” the “Lethal Weapon” franchise,...
- 8/3/2021
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
Wesley Snipes TV Series Being Sold During EFM
Exclusive: Hannibal is launching sales at the virtual EFM on action TV series Paper Empire, starring Wesley Snipes, Robert Davi, Denise Richards, Steve Guttenberg, Anne Archer, Robert Knepper, Michael Nouri, and guest appearances from Kelsey Grammer and Danny Glover. The show was penned and directed by Robert Gillings and executive-produced by Michael Tadross Jr., Alexander Nistratov, and William Heming. Filmed in Miami Fl and NY, the series follows Laurence Fintch (Davi) of Fintch Wealth Management Services, who seems to have it all figured out to become the greatest financial fraudster through the use of his cryptocurrency technology. After an FBI pursuit Fintch ends up in jail but hatches a plan for a daring breakout. The first eight episodes have been completed with production to resume for the filming of two additional episodes.
Utopia Launches Shit & Champagne
Exclusive: U.S. sales firm Utopia...
Exclusive: Hannibal is launching sales at the virtual EFM on action TV series Paper Empire, starring Wesley Snipes, Robert Davi, Denise Richards, Steve Guttenberg, Anne Archer, Robert Knepper, Michael Nouri, and guest appearances from Kelsey Grammer and Danny Glover. The show was penned and directed by Robert Gillings and executive-produced by Michael Tadross Jr., Alexander Nistratov, and William Heming. Filmed in Miami Fl and NY, the series follows Laurence Fintch (Davi) of Fintch Wealth Management Services, who seems to have it all figured out to become the greatest financial fraudster through the use of his cryptocurrency technology. After an FBI pursuit Fintch ends up in jail but hatches a plan for a daring breakout. The first eight episodes have been completed with production to resume for the filming of two additional episodes.
Utopia Launches Shit & Champagne
Exclusive: U.S. sales firm Utopia...
- 3/2/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Latin America, Scandinavia, Middle East among buyers.
Electric Entertainment has announced more than a dozen international sales at the Efm last month on Rob Reiner’s feature Lbj.
Rights have gone to: Latin America (California Filmes), Benelux (Dutch FilmWorks), Japan (Twin Co), China (Hualu), Middle East (Eagle), Australia (Umbrella Entertainment), France (Marco Polo Productions), Germany (Eurovideo), Greece (Tanweer), Italy (Blue Swan), Scandinavia (Sandrew Metronome), Spain (Festival Films), and Thailand (Turner).
Woody Harrelson plays former Us president Lyndon B. Johnson and Electric Entertainment distributed in the Us following the world premiere in Toronto in 2016.
“We are honoured to have the opportunity...
Electric Entertainment has announced more than a dozen international sales at the Efm last month on Rob Reiner’s feature Lbj.
Rights have gone to: Latin America (California Filmes), Benelux (Dutch FilmWorks), Japan (Twin Co), China (Hualu), Middle East (Eagle), Australia (Umbrella Entertainment), France (Marco Polo Productions), Germany (Eurovideo), Greece (Tanweer), Italy (Blue Swan), Scandinavia (Sandrew Metronome), Spain (Festival Films), and Thailand (Turner).
Woody Harrelson plays former Us president Lyndon B. Johnson and Electric Entertainment distributed in the Us following the world premiere in Toronto in 2016.
“We are honoured to have the opportunity...
- 3/8/2018
- by Jenn Sherman
- ScreenDaily
Foresight Unlimited has teamed Hannibal Classics to co-rep the Simon West-helmed Tsunami La, which will be presented to buyers at the Toronto Film Festival. The natural disaster pic, written by Scott Windhauser, centers on original the worst tsunami in history hitting present-day Los Angeles. Filming is slated to begin in January, with Richard Rionda Del Castro of Hannibal and Signature Pictures' Moshe Diamant producing alongside Michael Tadross. Tsunami La reunites…...
- 9/7/2017
- Deadline
Foresight Unlimited handles international sales on thriller formerly known as Category 5.
Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures (Esmp), the theatrical distribution division of Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios, has acquired North American rights to The Hurricane Heist.
Rob Cohen directed from a screenplay he co-wrote with Scott Windhauser, Jeff Dixon, Anthony Fingleton, and Carlos Davis.
Esmp plans a theatrical launch in the first quarter of 2018 for the story about a team of hackers who target a $600m coastal Us Mint robbery at the same time a Category 5 hurricane is due to make landfall.
Tony Kebbel, Maggie Grace and Ryan Kwanten play a meteorologist, a Treasury agent and the scientist’s ex-Marine brother who try to thwart the heist.
Moshe Diamant produces with Foresight founder Mark Damon, Chris Milburn, Cohen, Karen Baldwin, Michael Tadross, Jr., Damiano Tucci, Danny Roth, and Bill Immerman.
Esmp is riding high following the success of 47 Meters Down, which continues...
Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures (Esmp), the theatrical distribution division of Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios, has acquired North American rights to The Hurricane Heist.
Rob Cohen directed from a screenplay he co-wrote with Scott Windhauser, Jeff Dixon, Anthony Fingleton, and Carlos Davis.
Esmp plans a theatrical launch in the first quarter of 2018 for the story about a team of hackers who target a $600m coastal Us Mint robbery at the same time a Category 5 hurricane is due to make landfall.
Tony Kebbel, Maggie Grace and Ryan Kwanten play a meteorologist, a Treasury agent and the scientist’s ex-Marine brother who try to thwart the heist.
Moshe Diamant produces with Foresight founder Mark Damon, Chris Milburn, Cohen, Karen Baldwin, Michael Tadross, Jr., Damiano Tucci, Danny Roth, and Bill Immerman.
Esmp is riding high following the success of 47 Meters Down, which continues...
- 7/18/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Maggie Grace, Ryan Kwanten, Ralph Ineson, Randy Couture, Melissa Bolona and Jamie Andrew Cutler are set to join Toby Kebbell in Rob Cohen's action/thriller "Category 5".
The story follows a team of tech hackers embarking on a $600 million robbery from a coastal U.S. Mint facility the same time a disastrous Category 5 storm is set to strike.
Kebbel plays a meteorologist left in the deserted beach town along with a treasury agent (Grace) and his brother, an ex-Marine (Kwanten). Ineson heads the team of thieves trying to accomplish the heist.
Cohen helms from a script he co-wrote with Scott Windhauser, Jeff Dixon, Anthony Fingleton, and Carlos Davis. Damiano Tucci, Danny Roth, Karen Baldwin, Howard Baldwin, Michael Tadross Jr. and Rob Cohen will produce.
Source: Variety...
The story follows a team of tech hackers embarking on a $600 million robbery from a coastal U.S. Mint facility the same time a disastrous Category 5 storm is set to strike.
Kebbel plays a meteorologist left in the deserted beach town along with a treasury agent (Grace) and his brother, an ex-Marine (Kwanten). Ineson heads the team of thieves trying to accomplish the heist.
Cohen helms from a script he co-wrote with Scott Windhauser, Jeff Dixon, Anthony Fingleton, and Carlos Davis. Damiano Tucci, Danny Roth, Karen Baldwin, Howard Baldwin, Michael Tadross Jr. and Rob Cohen will produce.
Source: Variety...
- 6/23/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Foresight Unlimited’s action thriller has taken a big step forward as the company announced that the trio have joined previously cast lead Toby Kebbell.
Rob Cohen is set to direct the film on August 1 and the announcement is timely, coming 15 years to the day of the Us release of Cohen’s auspicious global hit The Fast And The Furious.
Randy Couture, Melissa Bolona and Jamie Andrew Cutler also round out the key cast on the story about a meteorologist, his ex-Marine brother and a Treasury agent who must thwart a hack on a coastal Us Mint facility during a huge storm.
Kebbell will play the meteorologist, Kwanten his brother and Grace the Us official, while Ineson will play the criminal mastermind attempting to pull of the $600m heist.
Cohen, Scott Windhauser, Jeff Dixon, Anthony Fingleton and Carlos Davis wrote the screenplay.
Foresight Unlimited introduced international buyers to Category 5 at the Efm in Berlin and reported...
Rob Cohen is set to direct the film on August 1 and the announcement is timely, coming 15 years to the day of the Us release of Cohen’s auspicious global hit The Fast And The Furious.
Randy Couture, Melissa Bolona and Jamie Andrew Cutler also round out the key cast on the story about a meteorologist, his ex-Marine brother and a Treasury agent who must thwart a hack on a coastal Us Mint facility during a huge storm.
Kebbell will play the meteorologist, Kwanten his brother and Grace the Us official, while Ineson will play the criminal mastermind attempting to pull of the $600m heist.
Cohen, Scott Windhauser, Jeff Dixon, Anthony Fingleton and Carlos Davis wrote the screenplay.
Foresight Unlimited introduced international buyers to Category 5 at the Efm in Berlin and reported...
- 6/22/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Undeterred by Fox’s Fantastic Four reboot resulting in a financial and critical calamity, Toby Kebbell has teed up two tentpole blockbusters in 2016 in the form of Warcraft: The Beginning and Timur Bekmambetov’s bold remake of Ben-Hur. Neither are guaranteed hits, of course, and it’ll be interesting to see how those movies pan out among fans and critics alike.
Looking further afield, though, Kebbell has began snapping up roles in a variety of projects, with the latest being Rob Cohen’s white-knuckle ride, Category 5. Pitched as a hurricane heist move, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed Kebbell’s casting on the Croisette, where Foresight Unlimited are currently handling foreign sales.
Alas, there’s no mention of which role Kebbell has snatched, though THR clarifies the general premise for Category 5. As the director behind the original The Fast and the Furious movie, it’s hardly surprising that Cohen...
Looking further afield, though, Kebbell has began snapping up roles in a variety of projects, with the latest being Rob Cohen’s white-knuckle ride, Category 5. Pitched as a hurricane heist move, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed Kebbell’s casting on the Croisette, where Foresight Unlimited are currently handling foreign sales.
Alas, there’s no mention of which role Kebbell has snatched, though THR clarifies the general premise for Category 5. As the director behind the original The Fast and the Furious movie, it’s hardly surprising that Cohen...
- 5/13/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Toby Kebbell is set to join Rob Cohen's disaster heist movie "Category 5" at Foresight Unlimited.
Scott Windhauser and Rob Cohen penned the script which follows a team of tech hackers who infiltrate a U.S. Mint facility on a small coastal town just as a disastrous storm of the century is about to strike and level it to the ground.
The only other people left in the town - a meteorologist, a hurricane chaser, and a woman treasury agent - must survive the horrific storm while stopping the thieves from getting away with the heist of the century.
Howard Baldwin, Karen Baldwin, Michael Tadross Jr., Danny Roth, and Rob Cohen will produce. Additional casting is currently underway with shooting to kick off in August.
Source: Foresight Unlimited...
Scott Windhauser and Rob Cohen penned the script which follows a team of tech hackers who infiltrate a U.S. Mint facility on a small coastal town just as a disastrous storm of the century is about to strike and level it to the ground.
The only other people left in the town - a meteorologist, a hurricane chaser, and a woman treasury agent - must survive the horrific storm while stopping the thieves from getting away with the heist of the century.
Howard Baldwin, Karen Baldwin, Michael Tadross Jr., Danny Roth, and Rob Cohen will produce. Additional casting is currently underway with shooting to kick off in August.
Source: Foresight Unlimited...
- 5/13/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
"The Fast and the Furious" and "Alex Cross" director Rob Cohen is set to helm the disaster action thriller "Category 5". Casting is currently underway ahead of filming this spring and summer.
The story follows a group of tech hackers who infiltrate a U.S. Mint facility on a small coastal town to steal $102 million, doing so just before a disastrous Category 5 hurricane hits the area and wipes out any trace of their crime.
The only two people left in the town, a meteorologist and a treasury agent, must survive the storm while stopping the thieves from getting away with the heist of the century.
Karen Baldwin, Michael Tadross Jr. and Danny Roth will produce.
Source: Variety...
The story follows a group of tech hackers who infiltrate a U.S. Mint facility on a small coastal town to steal $102 million, doing so just before a disastrous Category 5 hurricane hits the area and wipes out any trace of their crime.
The only two people left in the town, a meteorologist and a treasury agent, must survive the storm while stopping the thieves from getting away with the heist of the century.
Karen Baldwin, Michael Tadross Jr. and Danny Roth will produce.
Source: Variety...
- 1/20/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
XLrator Media, Parkside Pictures and Tadross Media Group have signed a multi-film production slate that the parties will jointly produce and distribute worldwide.
First to go will be the action-thriller If written by Mario Van Peebles, who will also direct. A production start is scheduled for autumn and further details are expected in due course.
The development is the latest piece in XLrator’s network of production partnerships and follows the deal with New Artists Alliance for three sci-fi thrillers and the pact with Benattar/Thomas for three action-thrillers. Parkside Pictures finances select titles from those slates.
“Following our collaboration with Parkside on Pandemic from New Artists Alliance and Paradox and The Last Heist from Benattar/Thomas, we saw an opportunity to expand our partnership with Parkside to develop, finance, produce and globally distribute even more high-quality, efficiently budgeted genre films for the burgeoning worldwide multi-platform universe,” said XLrator Media CEO Barry Gordon (pictured).
“This new pact...
First to go will be the action-thriller If written by Mario Van Peebles, who will also direct. A production start is scheduled for autumn and further details are expected in due course.
The development is the latest piece in XLrator’s network of production partnerships and follows the deal with New Artists Alliance for three sci-fi thrillers and the pact with Benattar/Thomas for three action-thrillers. Parkside Pictures finances select titles from those slates.
“Following our collaboration with Parkside on Pandemic from New Artists Alliance and Paradox and The Last Heist from Benattar/Thomas, we saw an opportunity to expand our partnership with Parkside to develop, finance, produce and globally distribute even more high-quality, efficiently budgeted genre films for the burgeoning worldwide multi-platform universe,” said XLrator Media CEO Barry Gordon (pictured).
“This new pact...
- 6/29/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
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