The film is being presented this week in the works-in-progress selections at Haugesund’s New Nordic Films.
LevelK has boarded international sales for Norwegian family action comedy Viktoria Must Go.
The film, currently in post-production, is being presented this week in the works-in-progress selections at Haugesund’s New Nordic Films.
Gunnbjörg Gunnarsdottir (Forever And Never) directs and Ole Marius Elvestad produces for På Film. Einar Loftesnes (The Tunnel) serves as executive producer, and the film is supported by Mediefondet Zefyr, Scandinavian Film Distribution, LevelK and Vestnorsk filmsenter.
Scandinavian Film Distribution has scheduled the local release for February 2024.
The film follows...
LevelK has boarded international sales for Norwegian family action comedy Viktoria Must Go.
The film, currently in post-production, is being presented this week in the works-in-progress selections at Haugesund’s New Nordic Films.
Gunnbjörg Gunnarsdottir (Forever And Never) directs and Ole Marius Elvestad produces for På Film. Einar Loftesnes (The Tunnel) serves as executive producer, and the film is supported by Mediefondet Zefyr, Scandinavian Film Distribution, LevelK and Vestnorsk filmsenter.
Scandinavian Film Distribution has scheduled the local release for February 2024.
The film follows...
- 8/22/2023
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
Keeping it in the family is very much a Hollywood tradition at this point, and in the 21st century acting families are still thriving. Whether it be Cuba Gooding Jr.’s son Mason joining the cast of the last two Scream movies, Lily-Rose Depp leading The Idol, Maya Hawke becoming a fan favorite in Stranger Things, or Ethan Peck (grandson of Gregory) roaming the bridge of the Enterprise in Star Trek, there’s always a new generation of nepo babies lurching from crib to screen.
But one man is overwhelmingly leading the pack in terms of famous male offspring these days. A man who could conceivably consider the Kardashians his Warios. And that’s Stellan Skarsgård.
A Swedish gentleman well into his 70s with an effortlessly friendly demeanour and a soothingly craggy face, Skarsgård now has eight children, and it’s a solid bet that if you see the name...
But one man is overwhelmingly leading the pack in terms of famous male offspring these days. A man who could conceivably consider the Kardashians his Warios. And that’s Stellan Skarsgård.
A Swedish gentleman well into his 70s with an effortlessly friendly demeanour and a soothingly craggy face, Skarsgård now has eight children, and it’s a solid bet that if you see the name...
- 8/9/2023
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
He will receive the Leopard Club award at next month’s festival.
Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård is to be honoured at next month’s Locarno Film Festival (August 2-12), where he will receive the Leopard Club award.
Skarsgård will be attending the Swiss festival to present What Remains, the feature he stars in alongside his son Gustaf Skarsgård, directed by Ran Huang and co-written by Megan Everett-Skarsgard, wife of honouree Skarsgård.
His career started at an early age, in Swedish children’s TV series Bombi Bitt, back in 1968. Feature credits include five films with Lars von Trier, such as Cannes...
Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård is to be honoured at next month’s Locarno Film Festival (August 2-12), where he will receive the Leopard Club award.
Skarsgård will be attending the Swiss festival to present What Remains, the feature he stars in alongside his son Gustaf Skarsgård, directed by Ran Huang and co-written by Megan Everett-Skarsgard, wife of honouree Skarsgård.
His career started at an early age, in Swedish children’s TV series Bombi Bitt, back in 1968. Feature credits include five films with Lars von Trier, such as Cannes...
- 7/10/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Legendary Swedish star Stellan Skarsgard (Good Will Hunting, Mamma Mia!, Nymphomaniac) will be honored with the Leopard Club Award, a lifetime achievement honor, at this year’s Locarno International Film Festival.
Skarsgard will receive the prize on Aug. 4 at a ceremony at Locarno’s Piazza Grande and will take part in an audience Q&a on Aug. 5. In his honor, Locarno will screen Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg (1990), Kjell Grede’s period drama in which Skarsgard plays Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish diplomat who saved thousands of Hungarian Jews during the final months of World War II. The festival will also screen What Remains, Ran Huang’s crime drama, co-written by his partner Megan Everett-Skarsgard, which features Skarsgard and one of his actor sons, Gustaf (Vikings, Oppenheimer). Huang and the Skarsgards will attend the Locarno screenings.
The 72-year-old has successfully balanced a career as a European art house star. He has made...
Skarsgard will receive the prize on Aug. 4 at a ceremony at Locarno’s Piazza Grande and will take part in an audience Q&a on Aug. 5. In his honor, Locarno will screen Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg (1990), Kjell Grede’s period drama in which Skarsgard plays Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish diplomat who saved thousands of Hungarian Jews during the final months of World War II. The festival will also screen What Remains, Ran Huang’s crime drama, co-written by his partner Megan Everett-Skarsgard, which features Skarsgard and one of his actor sons, Gustaf (Vikings, Oppenheimer). Huang and the Skarsgards will attend the Locarno screenings.
The 72-year-old has successfully balanced a career as a European art house star. He has made...
- 7/10/2023
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Oscar-nominated documentary “Fire of Love” is getting the narrative remake treatment.
The acclaimed non-fiction movie, concerning the scientific research and on-the-job romance of French volcanologist filmmakers Katia and Maurice Krafft, will become a live-action narrative feature film. Searchlight Pictures snagged remake rights to the acclaimed documentary, which debuted at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival before being acquired by National Geographic Documentary Films.
Searchlight will finance and distribute, with Jamie Patricof’s Hunting Lane developing and producing. “Fire of Love” director/producer Sara Dosa and producer Shane Boris are attached to produce this version as well, while producer Ina Fichman will be an executive producer. Other executive producers include Josh Braun and Ben Braun from Submarine Deluxe, and Greg Boustead and Jessica Harrop from Sandbox Films.
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There is no word on who will direct the picture or anything regarding casting.
The acclaimed non-fiction movie, concerning the scientific research and on-the-job romance of French volcanologist filmmakers Katia and Maurice Krafft, will become a live-action narrative feature film. Searchlight Pictures snagged remake rights to the acclaimed documentary, which debuted at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival before being acquired by National Geographic Documentary Films.
Searchlight will finance and distribute, with Jamie Patricof’s Hunting Lane developing and producing. “Fire of Love” director/producer Sara Dosa and producer Shane Boris are attached to produce this version as well, while producer Ina Fichman will be an executive producer. Other executive producers include Josh Braun and Ben Braun from Submarine Deluxe, and Greg Boustead and Jessica Harrop from Sandbox Films.
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There is no word on who will direct the picture or anything regarding casting.
- 3/2/2023
- by Scott Mendelson
- The Wrap
LevelK has unveiled the trailer for “Dancing Queen,” Aurora Gossé’s coming-of-age film world premiering in the Generation section at the Berlin Film Festival.
Penned by Silje Holtet, the dance-filled movie is produced by Thomas Robsahm, whose credits include the Oscar-nominated Norwegian romantic comedy “The Worst Person in the World.”
Newcomer Liv Elvira Kippersund Larsson stars as Mina, a slightly overweight underdog who falls head over heels in love and sets off to become at hip hop dancer to win his heart. The movie also stars Anders Baasmo (“In Order of Disappearance”) and Andrea Bræin Hovig (“An Affair), among others.
“With ‘Dancing Queen’ our ambition is to make a charming and warm dance film for
children, which adults will also want to see,” said Robsahm, who is producing at Amarcord. “The audience should feel a tingle in their bodies when they experience dance, passion, love and coming of age. But...
Penned by Silje Holtet, the dance-filled movie is produced by Thomas Robsahm, whose credits include the Oscar-nominated Norwegian romantic comedy “The Worst Person in the World.”
Newcomer Liv Elvira Kippersund Larsson stars as Mina, a slightly overweight underdog who falls head over heels in love and sets off to become at hip hop dancer to win his heart. The movie also stars Anders Baasmo (“In Order of Disappearance”) and Andrea Bræin Hovig (“An Affair), among others.
“With ‘Dancing Queen’ our ambition is to make a charming and warm dance film for
children, which adults will also want to see,” said Robsahm, who is producing at Amarcord. “The audience should feel a tingle in their bodies when they experience dance, passion, love and coming of age. But...
- 2/17/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options—not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves–each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit platforms. Check out this week’s selections below and an archive of past round-ups here.
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (Ana Lily Amirpour)
It might feature a skate-boarding, hijab-wearing bloodsucker, but A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night is much more than a hipster horror film. Set in a mythical landscape that feels like Quentin Tarantino and Tim Burton took a gig art-directing Iran, Girl establishes a raw and seductive edge that is also dreamy and wistful, enamored of Old Hollywood’s visual legacy, inspired by a rich independent heritage, and completely in love with its characters. Turning the tropes of Universal horror films on their head — one scene features a tawdry pimp discovering he’s the classic damsel...
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (Ana Lily Amirpour)
It might feature a skate-boarding, hijab-wearing bloodsucker, but A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night is much more than a hipster horror film. Set in a mythical landscape that feels like Quentin Tarantino and Tim Burton took a gig art-directing Iran, Girl establishes a raw and seductive edge that is also dreamy and wistful, enamored of Old Hollywood’s visual legacy, inspired by a rich independent heritage, and completely in love with its characters. Turning the tropes of Universal horror films on their head — one scene features a tawdry pimp discovering he’s the classic damsel...
- 11/1/2019
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Magnolia Pictures has acquired the U.S. rights to “Out Stealing Horses,” the latest film from director Hans Petter Moland that stars Stellan Skarsgård and is Norway’s official submission to the 2020 foreign-language Oscar race, Magnolia announced on Friday.
“Out Stealing Horses” is a drama from Moland (“In Order of Disappearance” and its U.S. remake “Cold Pursuit”) based on the novel by Per Petterson. It premiered in competition at the Berlin Film Festival. Magnolia is planning a theatrical release for next year.
The film follows 67-year-old Trond Sander (Skarsgård) who, after the death of his wife, retires to a desolate place in the east of Norway. As winter arrives he discovers he has a neighbor, a man he knew during the summer of 1948. This leads Trond to reflect on a childhood summer he spent with his father. Long afternoons in the forest, rides on wild horses and hard work...
“Out Stealing Horses” is a drama from Moland (“In Order of Disappearance” and its U.S. remake “Cold Pursuit”) based on the novel by Per Petterson. It premiered in competition at the Berlin Film Festival. Magnolia is planning a theatrical release for next year.
The film follows 67-year-old Trond Sander (Skarsgård) who, after the death of his wife, retires to a desolate place in the east of Norway. As winter arrives he discovers he has a neighbor, a man he knew during the summer of 1948. This leads Trond to reflect on a childhood summer he spent with his father. Long afternoons in the forest, rides on wild horses and hard work...
- 10/4/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Global Swedish star Stellan Skarsgård (“Chernobyl”) has long collaborated with Norwegian director Hans Petter Moland (“Aberdeen” and “A Somewhat Gentle Man”). Their most recent film, “Out Stealing Horses,” celebrated its world premiere in Competition at the 2019 Berlinale and is now Norway’s official Oscar entry for Best International Film Feature.
Magnolia Pictures has acquired U.S. rights to the film and is planning a 2020 theatrical release. Magnolia released Moland’s “In Order of Disappearance,” also starring Skarsgård, and often handles Scandinavian Oscar nominees. Last year, Magnolia’s release “Shoplifters” competed in the foreign language category for Japan, ultimately losing out to Alfonso Cuarón’s hit “Roma.”
Adapted by Moland from Per Petterson’s beloved 2003 novel “Out Stealing Horses,” the story follows 67-year-old widower Trond Sander (Skarsgård) as he transitions to a lonely retirement in the breathtaking but desolate landscape of eastern Norway. As winter arrives, he finds a neighbor who...
Magnolia Pictures has acquired U.S. rights to the film and is planning a 2020 theatrical release. Magnolia released Moland’s “In Order of Disappearance,” also starring Skarsgård, and often handles Scandinavian Oscar nominees. Last year, Magnolia’s release “Shoplifters” competed in the foreign language category for Japan, ultimately losing out to Alfonso Cuarón’s hit “Roma.”
Adapted by Moland from Per Petterson’s beloved 2003 novel “Out Stealing Horses,” the story follows 67-year-old widower Trond Sander (Skarsgård) as he transitions to a lonely retirement in the breathtaking but desolate landscape of eastern Norway. As winter arrives, he finds a neighbor who...
- 10/4/2019
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Global Swedish star Stellan Skarsgård (“Chernobyl”) has long collaborated with Norwegian director Hans Petter Moland (“Aberdeen” and “A Somewhat Gentle Man”). Their most recent film, “Out Stealing Horses,” celebrated its world premiere in Competition at the 2019 Berlinale and is now Norway’s official Oscar entry for Best International Film Feature.
Magnolia Pictures has acquired U.S. rights to the film and is planning a 2020 theatrical release. Magnolia released Moland’s “In Order of Disappearance,” also starring Skarsgård, and often handles Scandinavian Oscar nominees. Last year, Magnolia’s release “Shoplifters” competed in the foreign language category for Japan, ultimately losing out to Alfonso Cuarón’s hit “Roma.”
Adapted by Moland from Per Petterson’s beloved 2003 novel “Out Stealing Horses,” the story follows 67-year-old widower Trond Sander (Skarsgård) as he transitions to a lonely retirement in the breathtaking but desolate landscape of eastern Norway. As winter arrives, he finds a neighbor who...
Magnolia Pictures has acquired U.S. rights to the film and is planning a 2020 theatrical release. Magnolia released Moland’s “In Order of Disappearance,” also starring Skarsgård, and often handles Scandinavian Oscar nominees. Last year, Magnolia’s release “Shoplifters” competed in the foreign language category for Japan, ultimately losing out to Alfonso Cuarón’s hit “Roma.”
Adapted by Moland from Per Petterson’s beloved 2003 novel “Out Stealing Horses,” the story follows 67-year-old widower Trond Sander (Skarsgård) as he transitions to a lonely retirement in the breathtaking but desolate landscape of eastern Norway. As winter arrives, he finds a neighbor who...
- 10/4/2019
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Two violent fictional American films have been granted summer releases in China, and an uplifting Chinese movie has had its local release pushed back because of real-life violence.
Clint Eastwood’s “The Mule” will hit theaters in the Middle Kingdom on Aug. 26, and “Cold Pursuit,” the thriller starring Liam Neeson, follows on Sept. 6. “Little Q,” a heartwarming dog tale, has had its originally scheduled release Thursday postponed to Sept. 20 because of a knife attack on its human star.
Directed, produced by and starring Eastwood, “The Mule” was released stateside Dec. 14 and went on to gross $104 million domestically and $68.8 million abroad. The crime drama tells the story of a World War II veteran who becomes a drug courier, and also stars Bradley Cooper and Laurence Fishburne. In the trailer, Eastwood says, “Family’s the most important thing” – a line that might resonate with Chinese censors and audience despite the drug-running content.
Clint Eastwood’s “The Mule” will hit theaters in the Middle Kingdom on Aug. 26, and “Cold Pursuit,” the thriller starring Liam Neeson, follows on Sept. 6. “Little Q,” a heartwarming dog tale, has had its originally scheduled release Thursday postponed to Sept. 20 because of a knife attack on its human star.
Directed, produced by and starring Eastwood, “The Mule” was released stateside Dec. 14 and went on to gross $104 million domestically and $68.8 million abroad. The crime drama tells the story of a World War II veteran who becomes a drug courier, and also stars Bradley Cooper and Laurence Fishburne. In the trailer, Eastwood says, “Family’s the most important thing” – a line that might resonate with Chinese censors and audience despite the drug-running content.
- 7/25/2019
- by Rebecca Davis and Henry Chu
- Variety Film + TV
HBO Europe has greenlit its second original production from Norway, giving an order to Utmark (Wilderness), an eight-part comedy-drama from Kim Fupz Aakeson, an author and screenwriter whose credits include A Somewhat Gentle Man and In Order of Disappearance.
Aakeson will write all eight episodes of Wilderness, which follows the adventures of an optimistic new school teacher hoping for a fresh start who comes into a small, isolated Norwegian town in the middle of nowhere. But the locals —including a corrupt sheriff, an alcoholic shepherd, a nature-loving bootlegger, a God-hating pastor and a grieving pimp —are not so open to outsiders. A ...
Aakeson will write all eight episodes of Wilderness, which follows the adventures of an optimistic new school teacher hoping for a fresh start who comes into a small, isolated Norwegian town in the middle of nowhere. But the locals —including a corrupt sheriff, an alcoholic shepherd, a nature-loving bootlegger, a God-hating pastor and a grieving pimp —are not so open to outsiders. A ...
HBO Europe has greenlit its second original production from Norway, giving an order to Utmark (Wilderness), an eight-part comedy-drama from Kim Fupz Aakeson, an author and screenwriter whose credits include A Somewhat Gentle Man and In Order of Disappearance.
Aakeson will write all eight episodes of Wilderness, which follows the adventures of an optimistic new school teacher hoping for a fresh start who comes into a small, isolated Norwegian town in the middle of nowhere. But the locals — including a corrupt sheriff, an alcoholic shepherd, a nature-loving bootlegger, a God-hating pastor and a grieving pimp — are not so open to outsiders. A ...
Aakeson will write all eight episodes of Wilderness, which follows the adventures of an optimistic new school teacher hoping for a fresh start who comes into a small, isolated Norwegian town in the middle of nowhere. But the locals — including a corrupt sheriff, an alcoholic shepherd, a nature-loving bootlegger, a God-hating pastor and a grieving pimp — are not so open to outsiders. A ...
The action/comedy film, Cold Pursuit hass arrived on 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack (Plus Blu-ray and Digital), Blu-ray Combo Pack (plus DVD and Digital), DVD, and On Demand. Liam Neeson is back to his roots… hunting down those who have wronged him and his family! Follow the carnage in this “cool” revenge flick!
Academy Award® nominee and mega-action hero Liam Neeson stars as a father in search of answers after his son is mysteriously murdered in Cold Pursuit, now available on Digital and on 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack (plus Blu-ray and Digital), Blu-ray Combo Pack (plus DVD and Digital), DVD, and On Demand from Lionsgate. Based on his 2014 Norwegian film, Kraftidioten (In Order of Disappearance), director Hans Petter Moland delivers thrills and chills in what critics call “an excellent film”, written for the screen by Frank Baldwin. The edge-of-your-seat thriller also stars Tom Bateman (Murder on the Orient Express...
Academy Award® nominee and mega-action hero Liam Neeson stars as a father in search of answers after his son is mysteriously murdered in Cold Pursuit, now available on Digital and on 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack (plus Blu-ray and Digital), Blu-ray Combo Pack (plus DVD and Digital), DVD, and On Demand from Lionsgate. Based on his 2014 Norwegian film, Kraftidioten (In Order of Disappearance), director Hans Petter Moland delivers thrills and chills in what critics call “an excellent film”, written for the screen by Frank Baldwin. The edge-of-your-seat thriller also stars Tom Bateman (Murder on the Orient Express...
- 5/20/2019
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Stars: Liam Neeson, Laura Dern, Micheál Richardson, Michael Eklund, Bradley Stryker, Wesley MacInnes, Tom Bateman, Domenick Lombardozzi, Nicholas Holmes | Written by Frank Baldwin | Directed by Hans Petter Moland
Quiet family man and hard-working snowplow driver Nels is the lifeblood of a glitzy resort town in the Rocky Mountains because he is the one who keeps the winter roads clear. He and his wife live in a comfortable cabin away from the tourists. The town has just awarded him “Citizen of the Year.” But Nels has to leave his quiet mountain life when his son is murdered by a powerful drug lord. As a man who has nothing to lose he is stoked by a drive for vengeance. This unlikely hero uses his hunting skills and transforms from an ordinary man into a skilled killer as he sets out to dismantle the cartel. Nels’ actions ignite a turf war between a...
Quiet family man and hard-working snowplow driver Nels is the lifeblood of a glitzy resort town in the Rocky Mountains because he is the one who keeps the winter roads clear. He and his wife live in a comfortable cabin away from the tourists. The town has just awarded him “Citizen of the Year.” But Nels has to leave his quiet mountain life when his son is murdered by a powerful drug lord. As a man who has nothing to lose he is stoked by a drive for vengeance. This unlikely hero uses his hunting skills and transforms from an ordinary man into a skilled killer as he sets out to dismantle the cartel. Nels’ actions ignite a turf war between a...
- 2/21/2019
- by Jak-Luke Sharp
- Nerdly
Cold Pursuit is a remake of the Norwegian film In Order of Disappearance and stars Liam Neeson and Laura Dern. We follow a small town snow plow driver who goes on a revenge rampage after his son is killed by a local drug dealer. On the surface it sounds a lot like Taken and just about every other recent Neeson action film, but don’t be fooled, I was completely surprised. Do you agree or disagree? Let me know down in the comments below.
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- 2/11/2019
- by Kristian Odland
- GeekTyrant
‘The Combination Redemption’.
Sony’s psychological thriller Escape Room was the top title last weekend, yet with a mediocre result which would have normally seen the film opening at No. 5 or 6, as ticket sales continued to free fall.
Meanwhile the sequel to 2009 cult hit The Combination struggled to make an impact despite positive coverage by David Stratton and Fairfax Media’s Garry Maddox, underlining yet again the challenges facing most Aussie films which go out on limited screens with minimal P&A support.
Audiences are sick and tired of watching a vengeful Liam Neeson brandishing a gun, judging by the debuts of Cold Pursuit here and in the Us.
The Ruth Bader Ginsburg biopic On the Basis of Sex, eOne’s third last release before the distributor shuts at the end of March, fared Ok at upmarket locations but poorly at multiplexes.
A contender for the best foreign language Oscar,...
Sony’s psychological thriller Escape Room was the top title last weekend, yet with a mediocre result which would have normally seen the film opening at No. 5 or 6, as ticket sales continued to free fall.
Meanwhile the sequel to 2009 cult hit The Combination struggled to make an impact despite positive coverage by David Stratton and Fairfax Media’s Garry Maddox, underlining yet again the challenges facing most Aussie films which go out on limited screens with minimal P&A support.
Audiences are sick and tired of watching a vengeful Liam Neeson brandishing a gun, judging by the debuts of Cold Pursuit here and in the Us.
The Ruth Bader Ginsburg biopic On the Basis of Sex, eOne’s third last release before the distributor shuts at the end of March, fared Ok at upmarket locations but poorly at multiplexes.
A contender for the best foreign language Oscar,...
- 2/11/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
At several points in “Out Stealing Horses,” a seemingly bland observation turns out to carry far more cutting emotional weight. “Fathers are great,” says one old man to another, shortly before an enfolded series of revelations that suggests both men can hardly believe such a thing. “That’s life, things happen,” says a father to a son, knowing full well that nothing in the immediate future is going to happen quite as it should. Norwegian novelist Per Petterson’s international bestseller made a bittersweet virtue of such plain language, evoking the inner lives of men not much good at articulating themselves; Hans Petter Moland’s loving film adaptation, meanwhile, effectively plays lush visual storytelling against its characters’ desolate interiors.
The result is a heartfelt, attractive arthouse item that ought to travel as widely as its much-translated source novel, boosted by the internationally familiar presence of Stellan Skarsgard in the lead role of 67-year-old widower Trond,...
The result is a heartfelt, attractive arthouse item that ought to travel as widely as its much-translated source novel, boosted by the internationally familiar presence of Stellan Skarsgard in the lead role of 67-year-old widower Trond,...
- 2/9/2019
- by Guy Lodge
- Variety Film + TV
Warner Bros.’ “The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part” is likely to lead the pack at the box office in its debut with an estimated $31 million from 4,303 North American locations.
While the animated adventure pic is still coming out well ahead of the next-highest projected earner for the weekend, the latest estimates for the fourth film in the Lego franchise are significantly below earlier tracking, which had forecasted a debut in the $50 million range. “The Lego Movie 2” took in $8.5 million on Friday.
Chris Pratt stars as the voice of Emmet Brickowski and new character Rex Dangervest. Elizabeth Banks, Alison Brie, Will Arnett, Charlie Day, Nick Offerman and Will Ferrell reprise their roles from earlier Lego films, with Tiffany Haddish, Stephanie Beatriz, and Maya Rudolph joining the cast as new characters. Mike Mitchell directed from Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s screenplay.
If estimates hold, “The Lego Movie 2” will be the...
While the animated adventure pic is still coming out well ahead of the next-highest projected earner for the weekend, the latest estimates for the fourth film in the Lego franchise are significantly below earlier tracking, which had forecasted a debut in the $50 million range. “The Lego Movie 2” took in $8.5 million on Friday.
Chris Pratt stars as the voice of Emmet Brickowski and new character Rex Dangervest. Elizabeth Banks, Alison Brie, Will Arnett, Charlie Day, Nick Offerman and Will Ferrell reprise their roles from earlier Lego films, with Tiffany Haddish, Stephanie Beatriz, and Maya Rudolph joining the cast as new characters. Mike Mitchell directed from Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s screenplay.
If estimates hold, “The Lego Movie 2” will be the...
- 2/9/2019
- by Erin Nyren
- Variety Film + TV
Matthew Schuchman Feb 8, 2019
Liam Neeson and the Cold Pursuit filmmakers talk the dangers of seeking vengeance in Cold Pursuit and how "it can lead you into trouble."
Americanized remakes of foreign films and television series are not a new concept in any stretch of the imagination. Long before Liam Neeson in Cold Pursuit, Christopher Nolan was shooting his version of Insomnia with Al Pacino and Robin Williams. However, what constitutes the designation of “American” in a remake if the new version’s director is the same man who made the original? It has happened before; Dutch filmmaker George Sluizer remade his instant 1988 classic Spoorloos (The Vanishing) for the American market in 1993, and of course Takasji Shimizu brought his vision overseas with a remake of his original Ju-On (The Grudge). Now Hans Petter Moland is bringing the new version of his hit dark comedy thriller Kraftidioten (In Order of Disappearance) to...
Liam Neeson and the Cold Pursuit filmmakers talk the dangers of seeking vengeance in Cold Pursuit and how "it can lead you into trouble."
Americanized remakes of foreign films and television series are not a new concept in any stretch of the imagination. Long before Liam Neeson in Cold Pursuit, Christopher Nolan was shooting his version of Insomnia with Al Pacino and Robin Williams. However, what constitutes the designation of “American” in a remake if the new version’s director is the same man who made the original? It has happened before; Dutch filmmaker George Sluizer remade his instant 1988 classic Spoorloos (The Vanishing) for the American market in 1993, and of course Takasji Shimizu brought his vision overseas with a remake of his original Ju-On (The Grudge). Now Hans Petter Moland is bringing the new version of his hit dark comedy thriller Kraftidioten (In Order of Disappearance) to...
- 2/8/2019
- Den of Geek
Cold Pursuit Movie Review is here starring Liam Neeson. Cold Pursuit is the English language adaptation of Norwegian director Hans Petter Moland?s 2014 film In Order Of Disappearance. Let?s find out how thrilling this action adventure in Cold Pursuit movie review.
The Plot/storyline of Cold Pursuit
Nels Coxman (Liam Neeson) is a plough driver in the snowy, mountain town of Kehoe. Nels quiet family life with his wife (Laura Dern) takes a drastic turn when he finds out that his son Kyle (Michael Richardson) is found dead from a heroin overdose. Coxman believes that his son is innocent and what follows is a series of killings that takes the shape of a gang war and the movie adapts the culture of a black comedy a Pulp Fiction set in snow capped Kehoe.
What is good in Cold Pursuit
From tragedy, to revenge thriller to A La Tarantino inspired...
The Plot/storyline of Cold Pursuit
Nels Coxman (Liam Neeson) is a plough driver in the snowy, mountain town of Kehoe. Nels quiet family life with his wife (Laura Dern) takes a drastic turn when he finds out that his son Kyle (Michael Richardson) is found dead from a heroin overdose. Coxman believes that his son is innocent and what follows is a series of killings that takes the shape of a gang war and the movie adapts the culture of a black comedy a Pulp Fiction set in snow capped Kehoe.
What is good in Cold Pursuit
From tragedy, to revenge thriller to A La Tarantino inspired...
- 2/8/2019
- GlamSham
Cold Pursuit Summit Entertainment Reviewed for Shockya.com & BigAppleReviews.net by: Harvey Karten Director: Hans Petter Moland Screenwriter: Frank Baldwin, Kim Fupz Aakeson, loosely based on Moland’s 2014 movie “In Order of Disappearance” Cast: Liam Neeson, Laura Dern, David O’Hara, Tom Bateman, Tom Jackson, Emma Rossum, Domenick Lombardozzi Screened at: Dolby 88, NYC, 1/29/19 Opens: February […]
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- 2/8/2019
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
“The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part” built $1.5 million during Thursday night preview showings in North America and another $600,000 from Jan. 26 screenings.
Paramount Pictures’ comedy “What Men Want” launched with $1.3 million in previews. Meanwhile, Lionsgate’s Liam Neeson thriller “Cold Pursuit” took in $540,000 from Thursday previews at 2,050 locations.
Thursday previews for “The Lego Batman Movie” generated $2.2 million on its way to a $53 million opening weekend in February 2017. The original “The Lego Movie” made $425,000 in previews, then debuted with an impressive $69 million on the same weekend in 2014.
Chris Pratt is returning to voice Master Builder Emmet Brickowski, along with the new character Rex Dangervest. The unfailingly optimistic Emmet has been searching the galaxy for Lucy (voiced by Elizabeth Banks) after her abduction by a malevolent, alien force. Tiffany Haddish is voicing the shapeshifting Queen Watevra Wa’Nabi, along with Will Arnett as Batman, Channing Tatum as Superman, Jonah Hill as Green Lantern,...
Paramount Pictures’ comedy “What Men Want” launched with $1.3 million in previews. Meanwhile, Lionsgate’s Liam Neeson thriller “Cold Pursuit” took in $540,000 from Thursday previews at 2,050 locations.
Thursday previews for “The Lego Batman Movie” generated $2.2 million on its way to a $53 million opening weekend in February 2017. The original “The Lego Movie” made $425,000 in previews, then debuted with an impressive $69 million on the same weekend in 2014.
Chris Pratt is returning to voice Master Builder Emmet Brickowski, along with the new character Rex Dangervest. The unfailingly optimistic Emmet has been searching the galaxy for Lucy (voiced by Elizabeth Banks) after her abduction by a malevolent, alien force. Tiffany Haddish is voicing the shapeshifting Queen Watevra Wa’Nabi, along with Will Arnett as Batman, Channing Tatum as Superman, Jonah Hill as Green Lantern,...
- 2/8/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
“The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part” earned $1.5 million from in Thursday night box office previews, bringing it to a total of $2.1 million following a limited special preview event on Jan. 26. It opens on over 4,276 screens this weekend.
Warner Bros.’ “The Lego Movie” sequel opens against three other films going wide in the first weekend post the Super Bowl, including Liam Neeson’s action film “Cold Pursuit” from Lionsgate and Summit Entertainment, the horror movie “The Prodigy” from Orion Pictures and “What Men Want,” Paramount’s remake of the Mel Gibson film “What Women Want” starring Taraji P. Henson.
Independent trackers have “The Lego Movie 2” projected to earn between $45 million and $52 million, with estimates going as high as $55-60 million. “The Lego Batman Movie,” which also opened the same weekend in 2017, earned $2.2 million in its previews on its way to grossing $53 million over the full weekend. The original “Lego Movie...
Warner Bros.’ “The Lego Movie” sequel opens against three other films going wide in the first weekend post the Super Bowl, including Liam Neeson’s action film “Cold Pursuit” from Lionsgate and Summit Entertainment, the horror movie “The Prodigy” from Orion Pictures and “What Men Want,” Paramount’s remake of the Mel Gibson film “What Women Want” starring Taraji P. Henson.
Independent trackers have “The Lego Movie 2” projected to earn between $45 million and $52 million, with estimates going as high as $55-60 million. “The Lego Batman Movie,” which also opened the same weekend in 2017, earned $2.2 million in its previews on its way to grossing $53 million over the full weekend. The original “Lego Movie...
- 2/8/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Call it Taken on Ice, call it Mr. Plow: The Movie, call it “Neeson and Chill.” But whatever you dub Cold Pursuit, starring Liam Neeson as a father out for revenge — don’t confuse it with grim business as usual. After starring in three films in which his character’s “very particular set of set of skills” get put to good use, plus four other films that could fit the same bill (Unknown, Non-Stop, Run All Night and The Commuter), the 66-year-old actor approaches this snowbound thriller with tongue firmly in cheek.
- 2/7/2019
- by Peter Travers
- Rollingstone.com
After a dreary January at the domestic box office, a squad of plastic figurines and a mind-reading Taraji P. Henson are here to lend a helping hand.
Warner Bros.’ animated sequel “The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part” and Paramount Pictures’ comedy “What Men Want” are two movies hoping to entice moviegoers after audiences largely gave their local multiplex the cold shoulder during the first month of the year. Ticket sales are down over 15% from 2018, according to Comscore, but a bounty of new releases might provide just the boost the box office desperately needs. There’s something for everyone this weekend, as Lionsgate’s action thriller “Cold Pursuit” and Orion Pictures’ horror remake “The Prodigy” also hit the marquee.
“The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part” looks to be the big winner in North America. The sequel to 2014’s “The Lego Movie” is anticipating a $50 million opening when it debuts in over 4,000 venues.
Warner Bros.’ animated sequel “The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part” and Paramount Pictures’ comedy “What Men Want” are two movies hoping to entice moviegoers after audiences largely gave their local multiplex the cold shoulder during the first month of the year. Ticket sales are down over 15% from 2018, according to Comscore, but a bounty of new releases might provide just the boost the box office desperately needs. There’s something for everyone this weekend, as Lionsgate’s action thriller “Cold Pursuit” and Orion Pictures’ horror remake “The Prodigy” also hit the marquee.
“The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part” looks to be the big winner in North America. The sequel to 2014’s “The Lego Movie” is anticipating a $50 million opening when it debuts in over 4,000 venues.
- 2/6/2019
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Exhibitors can rest easy knowing that moviegoing will return to some sort of normalcy this weekend after that dreadful $73.4M Super Bowl period; the lowest 3-day since the final weekend of August 2017. After the Big Game and Universal/Bvi/Blumhouse’s Glass scared away a number of major studios from competing, the marquee space is about to fill up very fast.
Warner Bros.’ The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, one of four wide entries this weekend, will easily notch No. 1 with a $50M-$55M start at 4,276 locations. However, by Wednesday, another three titles will hit with Universal/Blumhouse’s Happy Death Day 2U, Fox/Lighstorm’s Alita: Battle Angel, and New Line/Bron Studios’ Rebel Wilson comedy Isn’t It Romantic. It’s a complete flush of multiplexes’ inventory and the box office chart, one which is long overdue. Since the start of the year, exhibitors have only had dribbles of new product.
Warner Bros.’ The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, one of four wide entries this weekend, will easily notch No. 1 with a $50M-$55M start at 4,276 locations. However, by Wednesday, another three titles will hit with Universal/Blumhouse’s Happy Death Day 2U, Fox/Lighstorm’s Alita: Battle Angel, and New Line/Bron Studios’ Rebel Wilson comedy Isn’t It Romantic. It’s a complete flush of multiplexes’ inventory and the box office chart, one which is long overdue. Since the start of the year, exhibitors have only had dribbles of new product.
- 2/6/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Lionsgate has canceled the red carpet at the premiere of Liam Neeson’s dark comedy “Cold Pursuit” just hours before the event was set to take place in New York City (via Variety). The news comes in the midst of a controversy involving an interview Liam Neeson gave to The Independent in which he revealed several decades ago he wanted to indiscriminantly kill a black man after learning his good friend was brutally raped. The interview, published February 4, resulted in backlash against Neeson accusing the actor of racism.
As clarified by Neeson during an interview with “Good Morning America” earlier today, the actor was out of the country at the time of the sexual assault and was overtaken by a sense of revenge when he heard the news.
“She said he was a black man,” Neeson told “Gma” host Robin Roberts. “After that, there were some nights I went out...
As clarified by Neeson during an interview with “Good Morning America” earlier today, the actor was out of the country at the time of the sexual assault and was overtaken by a sense of revenge when he heard the news.
“She said he was a black man,” Neeson told “Gma” host Robin Roberts. “After that, there were some nights I went out...
- 2/5/2019
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Lionsgate has scrubbed Tuesday night’s red carpet for the New York City premiere of Liam Neeson’s “Cold Pursuit” in the wake of the actor’s racially charged comments.
The studio had no comment but sources said that Lionsgate decided to pull the plug on the carpet due to his revelation in an interview earlier this week with the Independent that was hoping to kill some “black bastard” upon learning his close friend was brutally raped over 40 years ago.
Reps for Neeson were not immediately available to comment.
The actor apologized on Tuesday morning during an appearance on “Good Morning America” for the comments and contended that his comments were taken out of context. “I’m not racist,” he insisted.
“I never felt this before, which was a primal urge to lash out,” he explained to Robin Roberts. “I asked her, ‘Did you know the person? It was a man?...
The studio had no comment but sources said that Lionsgate decided to pull the plug on the carpet due to his revelation in an interview earlier this week with the Independent that was hoping to kill some “black bastard” upon learning his close friend was brutally raped over 40 years ago.
Reps for Neeson were not immediately available to comment.
The actor apologized on Tuesday morning during an appearance on “Good Morning America” for the comments and contended that his comments were taken out of context. “I’m not racist,” he insisted.
“I never felt this before, which was a primal urge to lash out,” he explained to Robin Roberts. “I asked her, ‘Did you know the person? It was a man?...
- 2/5/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Just as we were reaching peak exhaustion with Liam Neeson kicking ass, along comes something fresh and new. Once upon a time, Taken showcased the dramatic actor as an action hero. Myriad sequels and knockoffs later, there didn’t seem like there was much more to do with Neeson in the genre. He’d even suggested he was done. Luckily, Cold Pursuit spits in the face of those films. Brutal, dark, and often hilarious, it’s the deranged offshoot that shows how effective the use of Neeson in violent fare can still be. Give him an R rating, black comedy to mix in, and the result is one of the year’s best so far. The movie is a remake of the foreign flick In Order of Disappearance from 2014. Here, the action has been transplanted from Norway to Kehoe, Colorado. Nels Coxman (Neeson) is a quiet family man and dedicated worker.
- 2/4/2019
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Director Hans Petter Moland’s Norwegian black comedy, 2014’s In Order of Disappearance, didn’t get a huge amount of attention on release, certainly not in the UK or Us.
As popular as it was with those who did see it, garnering comparisons to the likes of Fargo, it’s likely the quirky humour didn’t carry over to mainstream audiences, even with the McU’s Stellan Skarsgard in the lead role.
In this remake, Skarsgard makes way for Liam Neeson, who plays Nels Coxman, a snowplow driver in a snowy resort town by the Rocky Mountains. His job is pretty simple – to keep the main artery road clear for tourists and townsfolk to get to and from the nearby city.
It’s a job that earns him the local Citizen Of The Year accolade, but his sleepy life, holed up in a log cabin with his wife Grace (Laura Dern...
As popular as it was with those who did see it, garnering comparisons to the likes of Fargo, it’s likely the quirky humour didn’t carry over to mainstream audiences, even with the McU’s Stellan Skarsgard in the lead role.
In this remake, Skarsgard makes way for Liam Neeson, who plays Nels Coxman, a snowplow driver in a snowy resort town by the Rocky Mountains. His job is pretty simple – to keep the main artery road clear for tourists and townsfolk to get to and from the nearby city.
It’s a job that earns him the local Citizen Of The Year accolade, but his sleepy life, holed up in a log cabin with his wife Grace (Laura Dern...
- 2/3/2019
- by Richard Phippen
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The writer of Hans Petter Moland?s Cold Pursuit, Frank Baldwin feels that actor Liam Neeson is perfect for the character of Nels in the film. The writer says that the actor was really able to get under the skin of his character. "Liam is perfect for Nels. He has the quality... Nels is a solitary guy and Liam was really able to embody that. He's a guy who spends most of his time alone in the mountains and that's ok with him, he likes it. He is a guy that's not gonna mess with anybody unless somebody messes with him and he's a guy who is more or less satisfied with his life until he loses his son. And then as we mentioned, he's able to take the road not taken and embrace the harder side of his personality that he'd spent a whole life locked away from. And...
- 2/1/2019
- GlamSham
Liam Neeson’s annual winter bloodbath has some unexpected quirks. But is that enough to warm viewers towards it?
For much of the last decade, it’s become an annual January/February ritual: a crime thriller starring Liam Neeson slips into theaters during what is usually one of the most barren corridors of the year in terms of cinematic quality. This all started back in 2008 with Taken, which became such a monster hit that studios have been trying variations on the same theme ever since -- Neeson as an everyman/cop/government agent (retired or otherwise) who finds himself up against an extraordinarily dangerous killer/plot/conspiracy and must use his wits/common sense/special skills to survive and win.
The trailer for his new thriller, Cold Pursuit, is designed to make viewers think that the film is more of the same -- lots of quick cuts of Neeson fighting...
For much of the last decade, it’s become an annual January/February ritual: a crime thriller starring Liam Neeson slips into theaters during what is usually one of the most barren corridors of the year in terms of cinematic quality. This all started back in 2008 with Taken, which became such a monster hit that studios have been trying variations on the same theme ever since -- Neeson as an everyman/cop/government agent (retired or otherwise) who finds himself up against an extraordinarily dangerous killer/plot/conspiracy and must use his wits/common sense/special skills to survive and win.
The trailer for his new thriller, Cold Pursuit, is designed to make viewers think that the film is more of the same -- lots of quick cuts of Neeson fighting...
- 1/30/2019
- Den of Geek
Revenge is a dish best served cold — ice cold in the case of the snowplow operator turned vigilante played by Liam Neeson in Hans Petter Moland’s “Cold Pursuit.” This remake of his Norwegian crime-thriller “Kraftidioten” (released stateside as “In Order of Disappearance”) about a father avenging his son allows Moland to join the ranks of directors like Michael Haneke (“Funny Games”), George Sluizer (“The Vanishing”), and Takashi Shimizu (“The Grudge”), all of whom made English-language versions of their own foreign-language features.
Moland’s offering, however, finds renewed vigor within the additional changes and tonal adjustments. By pumping up the darkly comedic undertones, augmenting the frigid chill of the original, Moland’s terrific, riveting noir-tinged picture distinguishes itself from other rote, reductive remakes.
Having recently won Kehoe’s “Citizen of the Year” trophy, upstanding family man Nels Coxman (Neeson) is a pillar of the community. He’s the guy that...
Moland’s offering, however, finds renewed vigor within the additional changes and tonal adjustments. By pumping up the darkly comedic undertones, augmenting the frigid chill of the original, Moland’s terrific, riveting noir-tinged picture distinguishes itself from other rote, reductive remakes.
Having recently won Kehoe’s “Citizen of the Year” trophy, upstanding family man Nels Coxman (Neeson) is a pillar of the community. He’s the guy that...
- 1/28/2019
- by Courtney Howard
- Variety Film + TV
Snowplows were intended to travel in only one direction at a time, but the makers of “Cold Pursuit” have bigger intentions in mind, attempting to meld intense action and dark comedy with a distinct Coen Brothers flavor. If the cold weather and heavy machinery weren’t enough to bring “Fargo” to mind, one of this movie’s many over-the-top deaths involves a snowblower doing to someone what a woodchipper did in that earlier film.
And while director Hans Petter Moland’s remake of his own film “In Order of Disappearance” (Frank Baldwin adapts the original screenplay by Kim Fupz Aakeson) may fall short of its goals, it’s hard not to admire the film’s ambitions — and certain scenes, performances and even one-liners — even as its flaws start piling up.
The setup for the plot feels like any number of Liam Neeson mad-dad-vengeance-dad thrillers of recent years; this time, the...
And while director Hans Petter Moland’s remake of his own film “In Order of Disappearance” (Frank Baldwin adapts the original screenplay by Kim Fupz Aakeson) may fall short of its goals, it’s hard not to admire the film’s ambitions — and certain scenes, performances and even one-liners — even as its flaws start piling up.
The setup for the plot feels like any number of Liam Neeson mad-dad-vengeance-dad thrillers of recent years; this time, the...
- 1/28/2019
- by Alonso Duralde
- The Wrap
It’s become increasingly rare to see American remakes of foreign properties garner much traction or success, if any. It is rarer still to find one that justifies its own existence so prominently while almost aping its predecessor to a T. In the action-friendly-titled Cold Pursuit, the frigid sights and sounds of Norwegian director Hans Petter Moland’s In Order of Disappearance have been largely transposed to the ski town of Kehoe, Colorado, down to the silly gangster names. Hell, even a similar, brief physical gag with a yoga ball makes the cut. Moland, however, delightfully manages to wring even more sinister hilarity out of the situation in his Americanized retelling.
Swapped in for Stellan Skarsgård, Liam Neeson is snow plowman Nels Coxman–from Nils Dickman, to give you a sense of what a dead ringer this movie is–a husband and father who’s just been named Kehoe’s Citizen of the Year.
Swapped in for Stellan Skarsgård, Liam Neeson is snow plowman Nels Coxman–from Nils Dickman, to give you a sense of what a dead ringer this movie is–a husband and father who’s just been named Kehoe’s Citizen of the Year.
- 1/28/2019
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
“Cold Pursuit” might have all the trappings of those junky late-era Liam Neeson movies where the aging Irish actor murders a small army of people like some kind of Aarp-eligible Rambo, but Hans Petter Moland’s mordantly hilarious comic thriller doesn’t wait long to defile expectations. The fact that it opens with an Oscar Wilde quote should be enough to confuse anyone who’s bracing for another tedious riff on “Taken.” The quote reads: “Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go,” and while that may seem like a pretentious little preamble for a film that features Neeson shooting a bridal shop clerk in the face with a sawed-off sniper rifle, it turns out to be the perfect table-setting for a fiendishly entertaining, pitch-black revenge story about a decent man who develops a violent knack for being the worst the worst part of anyone’s day.
- 1/28/2019
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Moland appears in Competition for the 4th time.
Screen can reveal the first trailer for Out Stealing Horses, the latest feature from Hans Petter Moland which has its world premiere in competition at Berlin Film Festival (February 7-17).
It is written and directed by Moland, adapted from Per Petterson’s novel of the same name. Set in the winter of 1999 as New Year’s Eve approaches, the story follows 67-year-old Trond, who discovers a neighbour who he knew back in 1948. This meeting causes him to look back at that time in his life, including his father’s disappearance.
Stellan Skarsgård plays the lead role,...
Screen can reveal the first trailer for Out Stealing Horses, the latest feature from Hans Petter Moland which has its world premiere in competition at Berlin Film Festival (February 7-17).
It is written and directed by Moland, adapted from Per Petterson’s novel of the same name. Set in the winter of 1999 as New Year’s Eve approaches, the story follows 67-year-old Trond, who discovers a neighbour who he knew back in 1948. This meeting causes him to look back at that time in his life, including his father’s disappearance.
Stellan Skarsgård plays the lead role,...
- 1/17/2019
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
New films by Agnieszka Holland, Agnes Varda and Isabel Coixet have been added to the official lineup of the upcoming Berlin Film Festival, along with special screenings of directorial debuts by British actor Chiwetel Ejiofor and “Narcos” star Wagner Moura of Brazil.
The Berlinale added 11 titles to its competition slate Thursday, representing countries such as China, Norway, Mongolia and Israel. Of the 18 competition titles selected so far, eight are directed by women, including festival opener “The Kindness of Strangers,” by Danish director Lone Scherfig.
Holland’s eagerly anticipated “Mr. Jones,” starring James Norton and Vanessa Kirby, will have its world premiere in Potsdamer Platz. The politically charged film centers on the real-life Welsh journalist Gareth Jones (Norton), whose reporting uncovered a deadly famine in Ukraine in the 1930s.
Another famine-themed film heading to Berlin is Ejiofor’s “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind,” which was recently acquired by Netflix and...
The Berlinale added 11 titles to its competition slate Thursday, representing countries such as China, Norway, Mongolia and Israel. Of the 18 competition titles selected so far, eight are directed by women, including festival opener “The Kindness of Strangers,” by Danish director Lone Scherfig.
Holland’s eagerly anticipated “Mr. Jones,” starring James Norton and Vanessa Kirby, will have its world premiere in Potsdamer Platz. The politically charged film centers on the real-life Welsh journalist Gareth Jones (Norton), whose reporting uncovered a deadly famine in Ukraine in the 1930s.
Another famine-themed film heading to Berlin is Ejiofor’s “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind,” which was recently acquired by Netflix and...
- 1/10/2019
- by Henry Chu
- Variety Film + TV
The Berlin Film Festival has added movies by Agnès Varda, Agnieszka Holland, Hans Petter Moland, Isabel Coixet and Wang Quan’an to its competition programme. Chiwetel Ejiofor’s directorial debut The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind will play in the Berlinale Special strand. Scroll down for the full list of additions to the batch of films already announced for the competition.
Coixet’s (The Bookshop) black-and-white feature Elisa & Marcela, the true-story of two women who got married in Spain in 1901 after one adopted a male identity, will likely receive an extra dose of media attention given that it is a Netflix acquisition, marking the streaming giant’s first film to screen in competition in Berlin. Festival director Dieter Kosslick has previously said that competition films must have a theatrical release.
Among other highlights announced today are James Norton and Vanessa Kirby starrer Mr. Jones from Polish director Agnieszka Holland and Italian mafia pic Piranhas,...
Coixet’s (The Bookshop) black-and-white feature Elisa & Marcela, the true-story of two women who got married in Spain in 1901 after one adopted a male identity, will likely receive an extra dose of media attention given that it is a Netflix acquisition, marking the streaming giant’s first film to screen in competition in Berlin. Festival director Dieter Kosslick has previously said that competition films must have a theatrical release.
Among other highlights announced today are James Norton and Vanessa Kirby starrer Mr. Jones from Polish director Agnieszka Holland and Italian mafia pic Piranhas,...
- 1/10/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Out Stealing Horses
Norwegian director Hans Petter Moland reunites with Stellan Skarsgard for the fifth time in Out Stealing Horses, which also stars Man’s Bjorn Floburg. Produced by Turid Overseen and Hakon Overas of 4½ , it’s an adaptation of the 2003 international bestseller by Per Petterson, which was crowned “Norway’s biggest international literary success of all time.” Also among the cast are Danica Curcic and Anders Baasmo Christiansen. Moland’s sophomore film Zero Kelvin won a Special Mention at San Sebastian in 1995 and Aberdeen (2000) competed in Karlovy Vary.…...
Norwegian director Hans Petter Moland reunites with Stellan Skarsgard for the fifth time in Out Stealing Horses, which also stars Man’s Bjorn Floburg. Produced by Turid Overseen and Hakon Overas of 4½ , it’s an adaptation of the 2003 international bestseller by Per Petterson, which was crowned “Norway’s biggest international literary success of all time.” Also among the cast are Danica Curcic and Anders Baasmo Christiansen. Moland’s sophomore film Zero Kelvin won a Special Mention at San Sebastian in 1995 and Aberdeen (2000) competed in Karlovy Vary.…...
- 1/2/2019
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Sneak Peek footage from director Hans Petter Moland's drug, crime action thriller, "Cold Pursuit", starring Liam Neeson in an English-language remake of Moland's original Norwegian feature "In Order of Disappearance", opening February 8, 2019:
"...snowplower 'Nelson Coxman' seeks revenge against a drug cartel in his 'Rocky Mountains' hometown...
"...after his son is murdered by the gang..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Cold Pursuit", plus "In Order of Disappearance"...
"...snowplower 'Nelson Coxman' seeks revenge against a drug cartel in his 'Rocky Mountains' hometown...
"...after his son is murdered by the gang..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Cold Pursuit", plus "In Order of Disappearance"...
- 12/20/2018
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Cold Pursuit is latest in a series of Liam Neeson revenge pictures. It is a remake of Hans Petter Moland's (here directing again) thriller, In Order Of Disappearance, which starred Stellan Skarsgård and Bruno Ganz. The 2014 version had a swanky retro poster. The new film might a first glance look like any run of the mill procedural, although points for credit block placement, and intrepid use of negative space. Buried in the middle of the snowy whitespace, the tagline, "Citizen of the Year" drops the hint that the film will retain its dry, dark sense of humour, a hallmark of this type Norwegian movie-making, from Troll Hunter to Jo Nesbø adaptations, and even the more gentle cinema of Bent Hamer. It is subtle, and...
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- 12/14/2018
- Screen Anarchy
Sf will now become a full-scale studio in Norway.
Scandinavian powerhouse Sf Studios will become a full-scale studio in Norway with its acquisition of Paradox, one of the country’s leading production houses.
Sf Studios will now handle Nordic distribution and international sales of all current and upcoming projects at Paradox.
Paradox’s credits include Erik Poppe’s The King’s Choice, U-July 22 and A Thousand Times Goodnight; Hans Petter Moland’s In Order Of Disappearance; and the Twigson family franchise.
Michael Porseryd, CEO at Sf Studios, said, “I am very excited andproud that Paradox will be a part of Sf Studios.
Scandinavian powerhouse Sf Studios will become a full-scale studio in Norway with its acquisition of Paradox, one of the country’s leading production houses.
Sf Studios will now handle Nordic distribution and international sales of all current and upcoming projects at Paradox.
Paradox’s credits include Erik Poppe’s The King’s Choice, U-July 22 and A Thousand Times Goodnight; Hans Petter Moland’s In Order Of Disappearance; and the Twigson family franchise.
Michael Porseryd, CEO at Sf Studios, said, “I am very excited andproud that Paradox will be a part of Sf Studios.
- 12/12/2018
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
Seems like Liam Neeson can't catch a break on screen; something is constantly happening to his family and he's having to save them but in the case of Cold Pursuit it's too late for rescuing and instead, he's avenging the death of his son.
Norwegian director Hans Petter Moland is going back to the well for round two. Cold Pursuit is a remake of the director's 2014 thriller In Order of Disappearance which stars the great Stellan Skarsgård. The remake stars Neeson as a snowplow driver who seeks revenge against the drug dealers he believes are behind his son's death.
The movie co-stars Emmy Rossum and Laura Dern.
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Norwegian director Hans Petter Moland is going back to the well for round two. Cold Pursuit is a remake of the director's 2014 thriller In Order of Disappearance which stars the great Stellan Skarsgård. The remake stars Neeson as a snowplow driver who seeks revenge against the drug dealers he believes are behind his son's death.
The movie co-stars Emmy Rossum and Laura Dern.
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- 11/26/2018
- QuietEarth.us
Take a look at "Cold Pursuit", director Hans Petter Moland's upcoming drug, crime action thriller, starring Liam Neeson in an English-language remake of Moland's Norwegian feature "In Order of Disappearance", opening February 8, 2019:
"...snowplower 'Nelson Coxman' seeks revenge against a drug cartel in his 'Rocky Mountains' hometown...
"...after his son is murdered by the gang..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Cold Pursuit", plus "In Order of Disappearance"...
"...snowplower 'Nelson Coxman' seeks revenge against a drug cartel in his 'Rocky Mountains' hometown...
"...after his son is murdered by the gang..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Cold Pursuit", plus "In Order of Disappearance"...
- 10/27/2018
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Liam Neeson's latest action/thriller sees him take on the role of a snowplow driver up against a dangerous drug cartel...Because, you know, these things happen. Come inside to check it out!
Boy this is...this is interesting. Liam Neeson has mentioned moving on from the older-dude badass thrillers his career has been associated with over the last few years (even though some have been really awesome), but he's got one more coming out early next year. This time around he's a snowplow driver tearing his way through a drug cartel in search of revenge for the death of his son.
This is actually a remake of a Norwegian film, In Order of Disappearance, that released back in 2014. It may sound ridiculous, but the trailer has me wanting to see just how ridiculous it gets. Plus, it's always worth watching Laura Dern in just about anything:
Cold Pursuit,...
Boy this is...this is interesting. Liam Neeson has mentioned moving on from the older-dude badass thrillers his career has been associated with over the last few years (even though some have been really awesome), but he's got one more coming out early next year. This time around he's a snowplow driver tearing his way through a drug cartel in search of revenge for the death of his son.
This is actually a remake of a Norwegian film, In Order of Disappearance, that released back in 2014. It may sound ridiculous, but the trailer has me wanting to see just how ridiculous it gets. Plus, it's always worth watching Laura Dern in just about anything:
Cold Pursuit,...
- 10/25/2018
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Jordan Maison)
- Cinelinx
Action star Liam Neeson is out for revenge once again.
Summit Entertainment has released a trailer for Cold Pursuit, starring Neeson as a father determined to track down the people who killed his kid. It's based loosely on the 2014 Norwegian action film In Order of Disappearance.
Neeson plays Nels Coxman, a snow plow driver who, in the opening scenes of the trailer, is shown receiving the Kehoe Citizen of the Year Award. "I'm just a guy who keeps a strip of civilization open," he says in his speech. "When you drive the same road day after ...
Summit Entertainment has released a trailer for Cold Pursuit, starring Neeson as a father determined to track down the people who killed his kid. It's based loosely on the 2014 Norwegian action film In Order of Disappearance.
Neeson plays Nels Coxman, a snow plow driver who, in the opening scenes of the trailer, is shown receiving the Kehoe Citizen of the Year Award. "I'm just a guy who keeps a strip of civilization open," he says in his speech. "When you drive the same road day after ...
- 10/25/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Action star Liam Neeson is out for revenge once again.
Summit Entertainment has released a trailer for Cold Pursuit, starring Neeson as a father determined to track down the people who killed his kid. It's based loosely on the 2014 Norwegian action film In Order of Disappearance.
Neeson plays Nels Coxman, a snow plow driver who, in the opening scenes of the trailer, is shown receiving the Kehoe Citizen of the Year Award. "I'm just a guy who keeps a strip of civilization open," he says in his speech. "When you drive the same road day after ...
Summit Entertainment has released a trailer for Cold Pursuit, starring Neeson as a father determined to track down the people who killed his kid. It's based loosely on the 2014 Norwegian action film In Order of Disappearance.
Neeson plays Nels Coxman, a snow plow driver who, in the opening scenes of the trailer, is shown receiving the Kehoe Citizen of the Year Award. "I'm just a guy who keeps a strip of civilization open," he says in his speech. "When you drive the same road day after ...
- 10/25/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Mess with Liam Neeson and he’ll put you … on ice.
In his latest film “Cold Pursuit” (previously titled the punnier “Hard Powder”), Neeson plays a snow plow driver in a small mountain town who learns that his son has turned up dead as a result of a heroin overdose. He knows his son wasn’t a junkie and suspects that a gang of local drug dealers is behind the death, so takes matters into his own hands and starts knocking off the members of the gang one by one.
“What makes you think you can kill a man?” Neeson is asked in the first trailer for the film. “I read it in a crime novel,” he deadpans.
Also Read: Liam Neeson's Son Changes Last Name to Honor Late Mom Natasha Richardson
The fun trailer set to the tune of Blue Oyster Cult’s “Don’t Fear the Reaper” continues...
In his latest film “Cold Pursuit” (previously titled the punnier “Hard Powder”), Neeson plays a snow plow driver in a small mountain town who learns that his son has turned up dead as a result of a heroin overdose. He knows his son wasn’t a junkie and suspects that a gang of local drug dealers is behind the death, so takes matters into his own hands and starts knocking off the members of the gang one by one.
“What makes you think you can kill a man?” Neeson is asked in the first trailer for the film. “I read it in a crime novel,” he deadpans.
Also Read: Liam Neeson's Son Changes Last Name to Honor Late Mom Natasha Richardson
The fun trailer set to the tune of Blue Oyster Cult’s “Don’t Fear the Reaper” continues...
- 10/25/2018
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
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