The new film by the director of The Viceroys tells the story of Nobel medicine prize winner Mario Capecchi. An Italian-American co-production by Jean Vigo Italia and Rhino Films. Yesterday, 24 August, in Alto Adige, shooting started on Resilient, the new film by Roberto Faenza about the story of Italian geneticist Mario Capecchi. Produced by Elda Ferri and Milena Canonero for Jean Vigo Italia with Rai Cinema, and by Rex Glensy for the American production company Rhino Films, with the support of Idm Film Fund, the 19th film by the director of According to Pereira and The Viceroys is about the life and childhood of Mario Capecchi, Nobel medicine prize winner born in Italy from an American mother, poet and political activist, arrested by fascists in 1941 and later imprisoned in a German concentration camp. It is with this arrest when he was 5 years old that Mario’s life quickly...
Exclusive: Man Of Steel star quits production just days before shooting was set to begin.
Henry Cavill has pulled out of the leading role in Special Forces thriller Stratton, less than a week before shooting was set to begin on June 2.
Action director Simon West (Con Air, The Expendables 2) was due to start shooting in London and Rome from next week on the film, based on the first of a series of novels by Duncan Falconer.
Gfm Films is providing finance and worldwide sales and was selling the film at Marché du Film in Cannes last week.
But Gfm co-founder Guy Collins told ScreenDaily that it was now contacting distributors to inform them of the change.
“After securing many distribution deals ahead of the market, we had a really good Cannes and had closed more deals ahead of production next week,” said Collins.
“But just before leaving Cannes last Friday we were informed by the production...
Henry Cavill has pulled out of the leading role in Special Forces thriller Stratton, less than a week before shooting was set to begin on June 2.
Action director Simon West (Con Air, The Expendables 2) was due to start shooting in London and Rome from next week on the film, based on the first of a series of novels by Duncan Falconer.
Gfm Films is providing finance and worldwide sales and was selling the film at Marché du Film in Cannes last week.
But Gfm co-founder Guy Collins told ScreenDaily that it was now contacting distributors to inform them of the change.
“After securing many distribution deals ahead of the market, we had a really good Cannes and had closed more deals ahead of production next week,” said Collins.
“But just before leaving Cannes last Friday we were informed by the production...
- 5/28/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Before we catch sight of Henry Cavill reprising his Man Of Steel role in Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice, he’s committing to a variety of different projects, including this latest on from the director of Con Air. Variety reports that Simon West has signed to direct Cavill in Stratton, a special forces action thriller based on Duncan Falconer’s series of novels.
In the title role, Cavill will play a Special Boat Service operative who’s repeatedly sent into dangerous scenarios when British Intelligence are at their wits end. For Stratton, he will be sent across the globe as he’s tasked with tracking down an international terrorist cell. There are eight of Falconer’s books that chronicle Stratton’s adventures, but the movie is said to be based on the first, entitled The Hostage.
Here’s an abbreviated synopsis (via Amazon):
“When an undercover operation monitoring...
In the title role, Cavill will play a Special Boat Service operative who’s repeatedly sent into dangerous scenarios when British Intelligence are at their wits end. For Stratton, he will be sent across the globe as he’s tasked with tracking down an international terrorist cell. There are eight of Falconer’s books that chronicle Stratton’s adventures, but the movie is said to be based on the first, entitled The Hostage.
Here’s an abbreviated synopsis (via Amazon):
“When an undercover operation monitoring...
- 2/25/2015
- by Gem Seddon
- We Got This Covered
Exclusive: The Expendables 2 director boards special forces action film.
Action director Simon West (Con Air, The Expendables 2) has come on board to direct Henry Cavill in special forces thriller Stratton, which is due to shoot in the UK and Italy this summer.
Man of Steel star Cavill star in the title role of the film based on the first of a series of eight novels by ex-sbs (Special Boat Service is the sister arm to the Sas) operative Duncan Falconer.
The story follows Stratton as he and his team risk life, limb and national security to track down an international terrorist cell.
The project was originally optioned and developed by Ileen Maisel and Lawrence Elman’s Amber Entertainment Ltd, who will co-produce with Promethean Productions, the production company created by Henry Cavill, his brother Charlie and producer Rex Glensy.
Gfm Films is providing finance and worldwide sales. Hothouse Music will provide the film’s music...
Action director Simon West (Con Air, The Expendables 2) has come on board to direct Henry Cavill in special forces thriller Stratton, which is due to shoot in the UK and Italy this summer.
Man of Steel star Cavill star in the title role of the film based on the first of a series of eight novels by ex-sbs (Special Boat Service is the sister arm to the Sas) operative Duncan Falconer.
The story follows Stratton as he and his team risk life, limb and national security to track down an international terrorist cell.
The project was originally optioned and developed by Ileen Maisel and Lawrence Elman’s Amber Entertainment Ltd, who will co-produce with Promethean Productions, the production company created by Henry Cavill, his brother Charlie and producer Rex Glensy.
Gfm Films is providing finance and worldwide sales. Hothouse Music will provide the film’s music...
- 2/25/2015
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Though his multi-picture deal with Warner Bros., which has him suiting up to play the Man of Steel himself in at least 2016’s Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice and 2017’s Justice League, should keep him very busy for the foreseeable future, British thesp Henry Cavill is finding time to step into another action hero role for the upcoming Stratton.
In a pre-American Film Market deal, the star will play a British spy named John Stratton. The pic, based on the novel series by Duncan Falconer, may launch a franchise for Promethean Productions, Amber Entertainment and Gfm Films. Promethean was created by Cavill and his brother Charlie along with producer Rex Glensy, which partly explains the actor’s willingness to take on yet another action hero role after years of starring in comparable fare like The Cold Light of Day and Immortals.
“Having the opportunity to expand my horizons into filmmaking is incredibly exciting.
In a pre-American Film Market deal, the star will play a British spy named John Stratton. The pic, based on the novel series by Duncan Falconer, may launch a franchise for Promethean Productions, Amber Entertainment and Gfm Films. Promethean was created by Cavill and his brother Charlie along with producer Rex Glensy, which partly explains the actor’s willingness to take on yet another action hero role after years of starring in comparable fare like The Cold Light of Day and Immortals.
“Having the opportunity to expand my horizons into filmmaking is incredibly exciting.
- 11/4/2014
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
Henry Cavill has formed his own production company (Promethean Productions) with his brother and producer Rex Glensy, and according to Deadline, their first project will be an adaptation of Duncan Falconer's Stratton novels. If the name sounds fake, it's because Duncan Falconer is a pseudonym used by the author, who is a former Special Boat Service commando. Falconer used his military background to create John Stratton, a Sbs operative who works with Intelligence Detachment in...
- 11/4/2014
- by Jesse Giroux
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Henry Cavill, who brings his Man of Steel character to Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice and two Justice League films, has formed his own production shingle and set its first feature project. Promethean Productions was created by Cavill, his brother Charlie Cavill and London-based producer Rex Glensy. Their first project will be Stratton, an action thriller that Promethean will produce with Amber Entertainment and Gfm Films. It is based on an eight-novel series by Duncan Falconer, a pseudonym for an author who used his own military background to inform the lead character. John Stratton is an operative of the Sbs who works with the Intelligence Detachment in Northern Ireland. The character seems a strong fit for Cavill, starting out in Kazakhstan and China and moving to mainland Europe and London.
“Having the opportunity to expand my horizons into filmmaking is incredibly exciting,” Henry Cavill said. “Getting to work...
“Having the opportunity to expand my horizons into filmmaking is incredibly exciting,” Henry Cavill said. “Getting to work...
- 11/4/2014
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline
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