Bond actress joins project about the Russian submarine disaster.
Lea Seydoux (Spectre) has joined Matthias Schoenaerts and Colin Firth in the cast of Thomas Vinterberg’s English-language Russian submarine drama Kursk for France’s EuropaCorp.
Set to start shooting in April, the film is based on the real-life events of 2000 when an explosion on board caused the Kursk submarine to sink in the Barents Sea, prompting a desperate struggle to save those on board.
Written by Robert Rodal, who was nominated for an Oscar for Saving Private Ryan, Kursk is based on the novel A Time To Die by Robert Moore.
The project is being produced by Luxembourg’s Via Est with Belgium’s Belga Productions with EuropaCorp.
EuropaCorp has international rights to the film which it is starting to talk to buyers about at this week’s European Film Market.
Lea Seydoux (Spectre) has joined Matthias Schoenaerts and Colin Firth in the cast of Thomas Vinterberg’s English-language Russian submarine drama Kursk for France’s EuropaCorp.
Set to start shooting in April, the film is based on the real-life events of 2000 when an explosion on board caused the Kursk submarine to sink in the Barents Sea, prompting a desperate struggle to save those on board.
Written by Robert Rodal, who was nominated for an Oscar for Saving Private Ryan, Kursk is based on the novel A Time To Die by Robert Moore.
The project is being produced by Luxembourg’s Via Est with Belgium’s Belga Productions with EuropaCorp.
EuropaCorp has international rights to the film which it is starting to talk to buyers about at this week’s European Film Market.
- 2/7/2017
- by tuttlouise@gmail.com (Louise Tutt)
- ScreenDaily
Thomas Vinterberg’s submarine survival drama Kursk is beginning to scope out a preliminary cast ahead of entering production later in the year, and Deadline reports that Kingsman: The Secret Service star Colin Firth has opened talks to land a lead role.
Should a deal fall into place, Firth will join Matthias Schoenaerts in the maritime adventure, one centering on a “nuclear-powered Russian submarine that sank during a training exercise in the Barents Sea in 2000. Twenty-three sailors survive the crash and desperately wait for help to arrive while their oxygen runs out minute-by-minute.”
Lifting inspiration from Robert Moore’s novel A Time To Die, Kursk has all the makings of an intense and visceral drama, adapting the author’s insightful account of the tragic accident – a dummy warhead sent the titular sub plunging to the depths – that occurred almost two decades ago when 100 crew members lost their lives. Robert Rodat will pen the script,...
Should a deal fall into place, Firth will join Matthias Schoenaerts in the maritime adventure, one centering on a “nuclear-powered Russian submarine that sank during a training exercise in the Barents Sea in 2000. Twenty-three sailors survive the crash and desperately wait for help to arrive while their oxygen runs out minute-by-minute.”
Lifting inspiration from Robert Moore’s novel A Time To Die, Kursk has all the makings of an intense and visceral drama, adapting the author’s insightful account of the tragic accident – a dummy warhead sent the titular sub plunging to the depths – that occurred almost two decades ago when 100 crew members lost their lives. Robert Rodat will pen the script,...
- 5/26/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Colin Firth is in negotiations to star alongside Matthias Schoenaerts in EuropaCorp.'s submarine disaster movie "Kursk".
The true story tale follows the K-141 Kursk, a nuclear-powered submarine that sank to the bottom of the Barents Sea in August 2000. As the sailors fought for survival aboard the disabled sub, their families desperately battled political obstacles and impossible odds to save them.
Danish helmer Thomas Vinterberg ("The Hunt") will direct from a script by "Saving Private Ryan" screenwriter Robert Rodat, based on Robert Moore's book "A Time to Die".
Source: Variety...
The true story tale follows the K-141 Kursk, a nuclear-powered submarine that sank to the bottom of the Barents Sea in August 2000. As the sailors fought for survival aboard the disabled sub, their families desperately battled political obstacles and impossible odds to save them.
Danish helmer Thomas Vinterberg ("The Hunt") will direct from a script by "Saving Private Ryan" screenwriter Robert Rodat, based on Robert Moore's book "A Time to Die".
Source: Variety...
- 5/26/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Exclusive: Colin Firth is in talks to board Thomas Vinterberg’s submarine pic Kursk opposite Matthias Schoenaerts. The fact-based survival drama, which starts production this fall, has Saving Private Ryan scribe Robert Rodat adapting the Robert Moore book A Time To Die. The film centers on the true story of the Kursk, a nuclear-powered Russian submarine that sank during a training exercise in the Barents Sea in 2000. Twenty-three sailors survive the crash and desperately…...
- 5/26/2016
- Deadline
Matthias Schoenaerts ("Far from the Madding Crowd," "The Danish Girl") has been set to star in Thomas Vinterberg's fact-based survival drama "Kursk" at EuropaCorp. Filming kicks off this Fall.
"Saving Private Ryan" scribe Robert Rodat penned this adaptation of the Robert Moore book "A Time To Die" which centers on the titular nuclear-powered Russian submarine which sank during a training exercise in the Barents Sea in 2000.
Twenty-three sailors survive the crash and desperately waited for help to arrive as their oxygen was running out. The Russian government refused help from foreign governments for five days before agreeing to aid from the British and Norwegian governments.
Source: Deadline...
"Saving Private Ryan" scribe Robert Rodat penned this adaptation of the Robert Moore book "A Time To Die" which centers on the titular nuclear-powered Russian submarine which sank during a training exercise in the Barents Sea in 2000.
Twenty-three sailors survive the crash and desperately waited for help to arrive as their oxygen was running out. The Russian government refused help from foreign governments for five days before agreeing to aid from the British and Norwegian governments.
Source: Deadline...
- 3/2/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Exclusive: EuropaCorp has set Matthias Schoenaerts to star in Kursk, the fact-based survival drama that Thomas Vinterberg will direct this fall from Saving Private Ryan scribe Robert Rodat’s adaptation of the Robert Moore book A Time To Die. The film centers on a true story of the Kursk, a nuclear-powered Russian submarine that sank during a training exercise in the Barents Sea in 2000. Twenty-three sailors survive the crash and desperately wait for help to arrive while…...
- 3/2/2016
- Deadline
Following last year’s reserved, admirable Far from the Madding Crowd, Thomas Vinterberg has been hired to direct Kursk, a submarine drama inspired by a tragic true story, for Luc Besson‘s Europa Corp. His picture will chronicle the sinking of the Kursk submarine, which claimed the lives of nearly 120 Russian soldiers. [Variety]
The events took place in the Barents Sea in the Arctic Ocean in August of 2000, attracting controversy for the Russian navy, whose delayed rescue mission was criticized as decidedly slow and ineffective. The screenplay is to be adapted by Saving Private Ryan scribe Robert Rodat from journalist Robert Moore’s A Time To Die, a 2010 real life study of the tragic event.
The events took place in the Barents Sea in the Arctic Ocean in August of 2000, attracting controversy for the Russian navy, whose delayed rescue mission was criticized as decidedly slow and ineffective. The screenplay is to be adapted by Saving Private Ryan scribe Robert Rodat from journalist Robert Moore’s A Time To Die, a 2010 real life study of the tragic event.
- 1/25/2016
- by Tony Hinds
- The Film Stage
Thomas Vinterberg is in the midst of a particularly productive streak. Last summer his lovely "Far From The Madding Crowd" was released, his Danish-language "The Commune" just opened in Denmark last week, and he's got two more projects on the way. Read More: Watch The First Nsfw Trailer For Thomas Vinterberg's 'The Commune' First up is something quite different for the director we usually associate with character driven films. Deadline reports Vinterberg will direct the submarine drama "Kursk," based on Robert Moore's book, "A Time To Die." It tells the true story of the titular Russian submarine which sank in the Barents Sea in 2000, and the fight for survival by the 23 sailors on board. Here's the book synopsis: At 11:28 a.m. on Saturday, August 12, 2000, high in the Arctic Circle under the roiling surface of the unforgiving Barents Sea, Captain Gennady Lyachin was taking the Kursk, the pride...
- 1/22/2016
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Revered Danish filmmaker Thomas Vinterberg has been recruited to helm upcoming submarine thriller Kursk for Luc Besson’s EuropaCorp, according to Deadline.
Based on Robert Moore’s acclaimed book A Time To Die: The Kursk Disaster, Vinterberg’s next creative venture will send the director back to the year 2000, where the titular Russian sub sank to the depths of the Barents Sea after a disastrous explosion. In Moore’s insightful account of the tragic accident, the decorated journalist traces the disaster back to a dummy warhead that exploded, killing over 100 crew members and leaving only 23 alive. From what we understand, Vinterberg’s adaptation will double down on the survival tale of those survivors.
Robert Rodat (Saving Private Ryan, The Patriot) is working on adapting Moore’s non-fiction book to the big screen, with the next step in the creative process involving sending the feelers out for potential cast members. Deadline...
Based on Robert Moore’s acclaimed book A Time To Die: The Kursk Disaster, Vinterberg’s next creative venture will send the director back to the year 2000, where the titular Russian sub sank to the depths of the Barents Sea after a disastrous explosion. In Moore’s insightful account of the tragic accident, the decorated journalist traces the disaster back to a dummy warhead that exploded, killing over 100 crew members and leaving only 23 alive. From what we understand, Vinterberg’s adaptation will double down on the survival tale of those survivors.
Robert Rodat (Saving Private Ryan, The Patriot) is working on adapting Moore’s non-fiction book to the big screen, with the next step in the creative process involving sending the feelers out for potential cast members. Deadline...
- 1/22/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Acclaimed "The Hunt" and "Far from the Madding Crowd" director Thomas Vinterberg has come onboard to direct EuropaCorp's "Kursk," a film about the K-141 Kursk submarine disaster in which 118 Russians perished in the year 2000.
The Kursk was sunk during a Russian naval exercise in the Barents Sea following explosions within the submarine. The Russian government refused help from foreign governments for almost a week. The Russian Navy initially blamed a collision but ultimately admitted it was due to a torpedo explosion.
Danish director Martin Zandvliet was previously attached to helm the film from a script by "Saving Private Ryan" scribe Robert Rodat who adapted Robert Moore's book "A Time to Die". Zandvliet is no longer involved.
Source: Variety...
The Kursk was sunk during a Russian naval exercise in the Barents Sea following explosions within the submarine. The Russian government refused help from foreign governments for almost a week. The Russian Navy initially blamed a collision but ultimately admitted it was due to a torpedo explosion.
Danish director Martin Zandvliet was previously attached to helm the film from a script by "Saving Private Ryan" scribe Robert Rodat who adapted Robert Moore's book "A Time to Die". Zandvliet is no longer involved.
Source: Variety...
- 1/22/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Exclusive: EuropaCorp has set Thomas Vinterberg to helm Kursk, the Robert Rodat-scripted adaptation of the Robert Moore book A Time To Die. Casting will begin shortly for a projected fall production start in Europe. The film is based on the true story of the nuclear-powered Russian submarine, the Kursk, which sank during a training exercise in the Barents Sea in 2000. Twenty-three sailors survived the crash and desperately waited for help to arrive, as their oxygen ran…...
- 1/22/2016
- Deadline
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