Former professional wrestler and rising Hollywood star Dave Bautista saw disappointing results for his latest action movie “The Killer’s Game.” The film earned only $3 million in its opening weekend despite costing $30 million to produce.
Released in September 2024, “The Killer’s Game” tells the story of a hitman who calls out a contract on himself after receiving a terminal cancer diagnosis, only to later learn the diagnosis was wrong. While the movie featured dramatic fight scenes and an emotional love story, critics had mixed responses. Review site Rotten Tomatoes showed 39% approval from professional reviewers but 80% audience rating.
Box office competition also made success difficult. “The Killer’s Game” debuted alongside the very popular horror sequel “Speak No Evil” and fantasy comedy “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” which earned over $100 million in its first weekend. Analysts note that Bautista has found his biggest roles as part of larger groups like in the “Guardians of the Galaxy” and “Dune” franchises.
Released in September 2024, “The Killer’s Game” tells the story of a hitman who calls out a contract on himself after receiving a terminal cancer diagnosis, only to later learn the diagnosis was wrong. While the movie featured dramatic fight scenes and an emotional love story, critics had mixed responses. Review site Rotten Tomatoes showed 39% approval from professional reviewers but 80% audience rating.
Box office competition also made success difficult. “The Killer’s Game” debuted alongside the very popular horror sequel “Speak No Evil” and fantasy comedy “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” which earned over $100 million in its first weekend. Analysts note that Bautista has found his biggest roles as part of larger groups like in the “Guardians of the Galaxy” and “Dune” franchises.
- 9/18/2024
- by Naser Nahandian
- Gazettely
Welcome to Random Roles, wherein we talk to actors about the characters who defined their careers. The catch: They don’t know beforehand what roles we’ll ask them to talk about.
The actor: Dave Bautista was king of the WWE ring for a big chunk of his 20-year professional wrestling career.
The actor: Dave Bautista was king of the WWE ring for a big chunk of his 20-year professional wrestling career.
- 9/13/2024
- by Tara Bennett
- avclub.com
Pom Klementieff, who played Mantis in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and Vol. 3 as well as the Holiday Special, has previously admitted to having discussions with James Gunn about potentially joining the Dcu, and we may now know which character she's in talks to play.
During San Antonio's Superhero Comic Con back in June, Klementieff was asked about potentially joining her Gotg director in the rebooted DC Universe, and if they had discussed any specific characters.
"Do you really think I'm going to answer this question? I just want to keep working with James, so we're going to keep trying to find ways to do that," she responded. "Yes, we've been talking about one specific character, but I can't talk about that right now."
According to Mttsh, that character is Helena Bertinelli, aka the Huntress - although the scooper does note that other roles have also been discussed.
Last year,...
During San Antonio's Superhero Comic Con back in June, Klementieff was asked about potentially joining her Gotg director in the rebooted DC Universe, and if they had discussed any specific characters.
"Do you really think I'm going to answer this question? I just want to keep working with James, so we're going to keep trying to find ways to do that," she responded. "Yes, we've been talking about one specific character, but I can't talk about that right now."
According to Mttsh, that character is Helena Bertinelli, aka the Huntress - although the scooper does note that other roles have also been discussed.
Last year,...
- 9/6/2024
- ComicBookMovie.com
Samuel L. Jackson must be one of Hollywood’s most well-known and coolest people. The seventy-five-year-old actor has worked more than half of his life in films, even more if we count his theatre career. He has been in some of the most memorable and game-changing Hollywood movies, including Quentin Tarantino‘s Pulp Fiction and the Marvel Cinematic Universe. So, if you are also a fan of his swearing style, cool demeanour, and great performances, here are all of Samuel L. Jackson’s upcoming films and TV shows that you should mark your calendars for.
Movies The Piano Lesson (2024) Credit – Netflix
The Piano Lesson is an upcoming drama film directed by Malcolm Washington from a screenplay co-written by Virgil Williams and Malcolm Washington. Based on the 1987 play of the same name by playwright August Wilson, the Netflix film will be set during the aftermath of the Great Depression in 1936 in Pittsburgh,...
Movies The Piano Lesson (2024) Credit – Netflix
The Piano Lesson is an upcoming drama film directed by Malcolm Washington from a screenplay co-written by Virgil Williams and Malcolm Washington. Based on the 1987 play of the same name by playwright August Wilson, the Netflix film will be set during the aftermath of the Great Depression in 1936 in Pittsburgh,...
- 7/11/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
A galaxy far, far away keeps getting bigger and bigger thanks to Disney+ expanding the “Star Wars” franchise with several TV shows, such as “The Mandalorian” and “Ahsoka,” to go alongside their film output. As such, “Star Wars” fans have gotten used to seeing actors from the franchise popping up at various awards shows — either for “Star Wars” projects or for other works. Giancarlo Esposito was Emmy-nominated for his villainous work in “The Mandalorian,” for example,” while last year’s Best Drama Actor Emmys lineup included Mando himself, Pedro Pascal, who was cited for “The Last of Us.” With this in mind, here are eight “Star Wars” actors who could be nominated at this year’s Emmys.
Rosario Dawson — “Ahsoka”
Dawson will be looking to secure a nomination for her work in “Star Wars” itself. She plays the live-action version of Ahsoka Tano, a fan-favorite character who originated in the...
Rosario Dawson — “Ahsoka”
Dawson will be looking to secure a nomination for her work in “Star Wars” itself. She plays the live-action version of Ahsoka Tano, a fan-favorite character who originated in the...
- 6/20/2024
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
In The Killer’S Game, when top hitman Joe Flood (Dave Bautista) is diagnosed with a terminal illness, he decides to take matters into his own hands – by taking a hit out on himself. But when the very hitmen he hired also target his ex-girlfriend (Sofia Boutella) , he must fend off an army of assassin colleagues and win back the love of his life before it’s too late.
Check out the trailer for the action-comedy also featuring Terry Crews, Scott Adkins, with Pom Klementieff, and Ben Kingsley.
Based on the book by Jay R. Bonansinga, the film is directed by J.J. Perry, who also helmed the very funny vampire horror flick, Day Shift. Perry is also working with Bautista, as well as Samuel L. Jackson, on the upcoming post-apocalyptic science fiction action film, Afterburn.
With a score from composer Roque Baños, The Killer’S Game is set to hit theaters on...
Check out the trailer for the action-comedy also featuring Terry Crews, Scott Adkins, with Pom Klementieff, and Ben Kingsley.
Based on the book by Jay R. Bonansinga, the film is directed by J.J. Perry, who also helmed the very funny vampire horror flick, Day Shift. Perry is also working with Bautista, as well as Samuel L. Jackson, on the upcoming post-apocalyptic science fiction action film, Afterburn.
With a score from composer Roque Baños, The Killer’S Game is set to hit theaters on...
- 6/5/2024
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Filming is underway on the action-adventure movie Afterburn, starring Dave Bautista (Guardians of the Galaxy and Dune films), Samuel L. Jackson (Marvel Studios franchise), Olga Kurylenko, and Kristofer Hivju (Game of Thrones).
The film is directed by J.J. Perry, who recently helmed Lionsgate’s The Killer’s Game, also with Bautista. Afterburn is adapted for the screen by Matthew Johnson and Nimrod Antal from the Red 5 Comics title of the same name.
The picture is produced by Neal H. Moritz (Fast and Furious franchise) and Toby Jaffe (Total Recall) for Original Film, and Steve Richards for Endurance Media. Bautista will also produce for Dogbone Entertainment, along with Jonathan Meisner (Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy) and Chris Milburn (Strangers).
Black Bear introduced the film to buyers at the EFM earlier in the year and will continue selling it in Cannes. CAA Media Finance represents the US rights.
Ten years after...
The film is directed by J.J. Perry, who recently helmed Lionsgate’s The Killer’s Game, also with Bautista. Afterburn is adapted for the screen by Matthew Johnson and Nimrod Antal from the Red 5 Comics title of the same name.
The picture is produced by Neal H. Moritz (Fast and Furious franchise) and Toby Jaffe (Total Recall) for Original Film, and Steve Richards for Endurance Media. Bautista will also produce for Dogbone Entertainment, along with Jonathan Meisner (Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy) and Chris Milburn (Strangers).
Black Bear introduced the film to buyers at the EFM earlier in the year and will continue selling it in Cannes. CAA Media Finance represents the US rights.
Ten years after...
- 5/10/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
Filming is now underway on action adventure movie “Afterburn,” starring Dave Bautista and Samuel L. Jackson with Olga Kurylenko and Kristofer Hivju rounding out the cast.
The film is directed by J.J. Perry, who recently helmed Lionsgate’s “The Killer’s Game,” also with Bautista, working from a screenplay adapted by Matthew Johnson and Nimrod Antal from the “Red 5” comic book of the same name.
Set ten years after a solar flare wiped out technology across the globe, “Afterburn” follows ex-soldier Jake (Bautista), who works as a treasure hunter recovering valuable objects from the old world for powerful clients. His latest mission: team up with freedom fighter Drea (Kurylenko) to recover the Mona Lisa before an unhinged warlord gets there first.
The picture is produced by Neal H. Moritz (“Fast and Furious” franchise) and Toby Jaffe (“Total Recall”) for Original Film and Steve Richards for Endurance Media. Bautista will also produce for Dogbone Entertainment,...
The film is directed by J.J. Perry, who recently helmed Lionsgate’s “The Killer’s Game,” also with Bautista, working from a screenplay adapted by Matthew Johnson and Nimrod Antal from the “Red 5” comic book of the same name.
Set ten years after a solar flare wiped out technology across the globe, “Afterburn” follows ex-soldier Jake (Bautista), who works as a treasure hunter recovering valuable objects from the old world for powerful clients. His latest mission: team up with freedom fighter Drea (Kurylenko) to recover the Mona Lisa before an unhinged warlord gets there first.
The picture is produced by Neal H. Moritz (“Fast and Furious” franchise) and Toby Jaffe (“Total Recall”) for Original Film and Steve Richards for Endurance Media. Bautista will also produce for Dogbone Entertainment,...
- 5/10/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
One month ago, heading into the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, the most anticipated title for buyers was not necessarily the action-adventure anthology with Pedro Pascal (Freaky Tales) or the Kristen Stewart-fronted post-apocalyptic love story (Love Me). It was Dídi, a coming-of-age film about a 13-year-old in the Bay Area from a first-time feature director with no notable U.S. stars. It quickly landed a deal with Focus Features, while films with shinier stars and higher concepts are still in negotiations for deals.
The U.S. has long been known as the great arbiter of “bigger is better.” But being risk-averse, given current economic conditions and industry trends back home (Disney, Paramount Global, Amazon MGM, and others are currently undergoing layoffs), may, says one U.S. buyer, “no longer mean getting a massive star or big director — it means costing less.” Yet, internationally, the mandate seems to be business as usual,...
The U.S. has long been known as the great arbiter of “bigger is better.” But being risk-averse, given current economic conditions and industry trends back home (Disney, Paramount Global, Amazon MGM, and others are currently undergoing layoffs), may, says one U.S. buyer, “no longer mean getting a massive star or big director — it means costing less.” Yet, internationally, the mandate seems to be business as usual,...
- 2/18/2024
- by Scott Roxborough and Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
With Covid lockdowns and shuttered cinemas and the dual wallop of the writers’ and actors’ strikes, it’s been a rough few years for independent movies. But the end of strike action last November has triggered a rebound in the indie market. After a strong showing in Sundance, buyers and sellers are looking to Berlin’s European Film Market to provide proof this recovery has legs.
Early signs are promising, with a flood of new projects across all budgets and genres. CAA Media Finance alone has half a dozen finished films on sale and around 20 big packages, including sci-fi actioner Afterburn with Dave Bautista and Samuel L. Jackson attached, selling together with Black Bear; the drama A Big Bold Beautiful Journey from After Yang and Pachinko director Kogonada, featuring Colin Farrell and a post-Barbie Margot Robbie, that 30West and Neon International are jointly handling, and the Michelle Yeoh action thriller The Mother alongside AGC International.
Early signs are promising, with a flood of new projects across all budgets and genres. CAA Media Finance alone has half a dozen finished films on sale and around 20 big packages, including sci-fi actioner Afterburn with Dave Bautista and Samuel L. Jackson attached, selling together with Black Bear; the drama A Big Bold Beautiful Journey from After Yang and Pachinko director Kogonada, featuring Colin Farrell and a post-Barbie Margot Robbie, that 30West and Neon International are jointly handling, and the Michelle Yeoh action thriller The Mother alongside AGC International.
- 2/16/2024
- by Scott Roxborough and Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Scarlett Johansson, Margot Robbie, Cate Blanchett, and Dave Bautista all star in projects at one of the biggest Berlin markets in recent memory, post and pre-pandemic.
Whether this year’s high-rollers will sell is the crux at a 2024 European Film Market which AGC Studios’ Stuart Ford is describing as a “watershed market.”
The big question is: “Was the tepid AFM an anomaly brought about by the strikes and a broader industry pullback in 2023? Or was the AFM an indicator of a more sustained downturn?” he asks.
It’s early days in 2024 but “signs for Berlin are quite positive,” says Ford, who is bringing to market three new star-driven thrillers starring Will Smith –action movie “Sugar Bandits” – Sylvester Stallone and Michelle Yeoh.
“One week ago, I would have said this is going to be a dry market. Now it’s going to be a busy market,” agrees Martin Moszkowicz at Constantin Film,...
Whether this year’s high-rollers will sell is the crux at a 2024 European Film Market which AGC Studios’ Stuart Ford is describing as a “watershed market.”
The big question is: “Was the tepid AFM an anomaly brought about by the strikes and a broader industry pullback in 2023? Or was the AFM an indicator of a more sustained downturn?” he asks.
It’s early days in 2024 but “signs for Berlin are quite positive,” says Ford, who is bringing to market three new star-driven thrillers starring Will Smith –action movie “Sugar Bandits” – Sylvester Stallone and Michelle Yeoh.
“One week ago, I would have said this is going to be a dry market. Now it’s going to be a busy market,” agrees Martin Moszkowicz at Constantin Film,...
- 2/15/2024
- by John Hopewell, Elsa Keslassy and Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
Award-winning actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson has been cast in the movie ‘Fuze’ by director David Mackenzie.
Written by Ben Hopkins, the project opens on the discovery of an unexploded World War II bomb in a London construction site, sparking a mass evacuation – the perfect cover for a heist.
The movie sees Taylor-Johnson reuniting with Mackenzie after working together on ‘Outlaw King’ in 2018.
Also in news – Dave Bautista & Samuel L. Jackson cast in action thriller ‘Afterburn’
Producers for the feature include Gillian Berrie for Sigma Films and Sebastien Raybaud and Callum Grant for Anton. Giles Nuttgens joins Mackenzie’s creative team as director of photography after previously collaborating on ‘Hell or High Water.’
Mackenzie said ‘Tension is one of the purest emotions that cinema can create. I had the idea of combining all the high stakes of an unexploded bomb with that of a bank robbery – clashing these two genres to create...
Written by Ben Hopkins, the project opens on the discovery of an unexploded World War II bomb in a London construction site, sparking a mass evacuation – the perfect cover for a heist.
The movie sees Taylor-Johnson reuniting with Mackenzie after working together on ‘Outlaw King’ in 2018.
Also in news – Dave Bautista & Samuel L. Jackson cast in action thriller ‘Afterburn’
Producers for the feature include Gillian Berrie for Sigma Films and Sebastien Raybaud and Callum Grant for Anton. Giles Nuttgens joins Mackenzie’s creative team as director of photography after previously collaborating on ‘Hell or High Water.’
Mackenzie said ‘Tension is one of the purest emotions that cinema can create. I had the idea of combining all the high stakes of an unexploded bomb with that of a bank robbery – clashing these two genres to create...
- 2/8/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Disney has released a first-look image for the upcoming animation sequel ‘Moana 2’ alongside the announcement of a release date of November 2024.
The follow-up to 2016’s Oscar-nominated film takes audiences on an expansive new voyage with Moana, Maui and a brand-new crew of unlikely seafarers. After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, she must journey to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she’s ever faced.
Also in news – Dave Bautista & Samuel L. Jackson cast in action thriller ‘Afterburn’
The Walt Disney Company Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger said “Moana remains an incredibly popular franchise,” said Iger, “and we can’t wait to give you more of Moana and Maui when ‘Moana 2’ comes to theatres this November.”
Directed by Dave Derrick Jr. with music by Grammy® winners Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, Grammy nominee Opetaia Foa’i, and three-time Grammy winner Mark Mancina.
The follow-up to 2016’s Oscar-nominated film takes audiences on an expansive new voyage with Moana, Maui and a brand-new crew of unlikely seafarers. After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, she must journey to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she’s ever faced.
Also in news – Dave Bautista & Samuel L. Jackson cast in action thriller ‘Afterburn’
The Walt Disney Company Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger said “Moana remains an incredibly popular franchise,” said Iger, “and we can’t wait to give you more of Moana and Maui when ‘Moana 2’ comes to theatres this November.”
Directed by Dave Derrick Jr. with music by Grammy® winners Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, Grammy nominee Opetaia Foa’i, and three-time Grammy winner Mark Mancina.
- 2/8/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Korean filmmakers have produced some of today’s most cutting-edge movies by borrowing the best elements from Hollywood, Chinese, and Japanese cinema, and mixing them their own unique cultural vision. So when it comes to the action genre, K-films are all over the map. K-actioners range from irreverent comedies to gritty brutal ultraviolence. Story arcs move from funny to savage in the blink of an eye.
Always well-crafted, Korean action films are filled with clever plot twists, refreshing characters that are fully fleshed out, and superb cinematography, However, Korean cinema tends to defy being as easily pigeonholed into genre boxes as Western contemporaries.
For example, Park Chan-wook’s disturbing Cannes winner, Oldboy, is more of psychological thriller than an action film, and yet the brilliant one-er hallway hammer fight is consistently referenced as one of the top examples of fight choreography from that year. Snowpiercer, which spawned a TNT series,...
Always well-crafted, Korean action films are filled with clever plot twists, refreshing characters that are fully fleshed out, and superb cinematography, However, Korean cinema tends to defy being as easily pigeonholed into genre boxes as Western contemporaries.
For example, Park Chan-wook’s disturbing Cannes winner, Oldboy, is more of psychological thriller than an action film, and yet the brilliant one-er hallway hammer fight is consistently referenced as one of the top examples of fight choreography from that year. Snowpiercer, which spawned a TNT series,...
- 9/2/2022
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
One of the few ostensible surefire locks of Sunday’s Golden Globes is in the Best Limited Series/TV Movie Actress category. “The Queen’s Gambit” star Anya Taylor-Joy is the overwhelming frontrunner with 31/10 odds and every Expert and editor backing her for the win. Suffice it to say, if she doesn’t prevail, it’d be a huge upset. If she does indeed win, Taylor-Joy would not only have new decor for her mantel but she’d be the second youngest person to win the category.
The 24-year-old would be second to only Angelina Jolie, who was 23 when she scored her second of three Globes for her turn in “Gia” in 1999. Laura Dern is the current second youngest champ, having taken home her first of five Globes at 25 for “Afterburn” in 1993, less than three weeks before her 26th birthday. The only other champ who was in her 20s is Lady Gaga,...
The 24-year-old would be second to only Angelina Jolie, who was 23 when she scored her second of three Globes for her turn in “Gia” in 1999. Laura Dern is the current second youngest champ, having taken home her first of five Globes at 25 for “Afterburn” in 1993, less than three weeks before her 26th birthday. The only other champ who was in her 20s is Lady Gaga,...
- 2/22/2021
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
The Emmy race for Drama Supporting Actress features four women in roles they previously won for, a first time nominee, and acting legends. We have sifted through every actress’ submission to analyze the pros and cons of their episodes. Who has the episode that will help them take home the Emmy on Sunday, September 20? Follow the links below to each episode analysis as you consider your final Emmy predictions.
See 2020 Emmy nominations complete list: All the nominees for the 72nd Emmy Awards
Helena Bonham Carter, “The Crown”
This is Helena Bonham Carter’s fourth Emmy nomination. She was previously nominated for “Merlin,” “Live From Baghdad,” and “Burton and Taylor.” The actress has submitted the episode “Cri de Coeur” for consideration: Princess Margaret consoles her sister Queen Elizabeth II that she shouldn’t have self-doubt or blame over the current state of England. The eventual divorce of Margaret and Tony will set a royal precedent.
See 2020 Emmy nominations complete list: All the nominees for the 72nd Emmy Awards
Helena Bonham Carter, “The Crown”
This is Helena Bonham Carter’s fourth Emmy nomination. She was previously nominated for “Merlin,” “Live From Baghdad,” and “Burton and Taylor.” The actress has submitted the episode “Cri de Coeur” for consideration: Princess Margaret consoles her sister Queen Elizabeth II that she shouldn’t have self-doubt or blame over the current state of England. The eventual divorce of Margaret and Tony will set a royal precedent.
- 9/19/2020
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
Exclusive: CAA has signed Korean filmmaker Jung Byung-Gil for representation. He most recently directed the film The Villainess, which made its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in 2017. Deadline exclusively reported that the pic is being developed into a series by Robert Kirkman’s Skybound Entertainment at Amazon.
Formerly a stuntman, Jung made his directorial debut with the 2008 documentary Action Boy, where he followed students at the Seoul Action School as they trained to become stuntmen. His first feature film was 2012’s Confession of a Murder, which was remade into the 2017 Japanese-language hit Memoirs of a Murderer directed by Yu Irie. In 2018, Deadline also exclusively reported that he would direct the adaptation of the Red 5 comic Afterburn with Gerard Butler starring.
Jung remains managed by Spencer Baumgarten.
Formerly a stuntman, Jung made his directorial debut with the 2008 documentary Action Boy, where he followed students at the Seoul Action School as they trained to become stuntmen. His first feature film was 2012’s Confession of a Murder, which was remade into the 2017 Japanese-language hit Memoirs of a Murderer directed by Yu Irie. In 2018, Deadline also exclusively reported that he would direct the adaptation of the Red 5 comic Afterburn with Gerard Butler starring.
Jung remains managed by Spencer Baumgarten.
- 5/4/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
The Golden Globes‘ best supporting actress category was a competitive one this year, but the award went to Laura Dern!
The actress, 52, won the award for her role as Hollywood divorce lawyer Nora Fanshaw in Netflix’s Marriage Story, which was written and directed by Noah Baumbach.
“My first time here I was 14 years old, it’s a great honor to be with you again tonight,” Dern said in her speech. “We long to be of service to give voice to the voiceless. And thanks to the brilliant Noah Baumbach, I got to do just that — give voice, pay tribute,...
The actress, 52, won the award for her role as Hollywood divorce lawyer Nora Fanshaw in Netflix’s Marriage Story, which was written and directed by Noah Baumbach.
“My first time here I was 14 years old, it’s a great honor to be with you again tonight,” Dern said in her speech. “We long to be of service to give voice to the voiceless. And thanks to the brilliant Noah Baumbach, I got to do just that — give voice, pay tribute,...
- 1/6/2020
- by Ashley Boucher
- PEOPLE.com
In today’s film news roundup, the “Just Dance” video game is in development as a movie; Capstone Entertainment hires a key exec; the Writers Guild Initiative promotes an exec; and Metrograph Pictures launches.
Project Launch
Sony’s Screen Gems has acquired the motion picture rights for a film based on Ubisoft’s video game “Just Dance.”
Ubisoft Film and Television and Olive Bridge Entertainment will develop and produce the project. Jason Altman and Margaret Boykin will produce for Ubisoft Film and Television alongside Jodi Hildebrand and Will Gluck for Olive Bridge Entertainment.
The “Just Dance” franchise is touted as the best-selling music video game of all time with more than 120 million players worldwide. The video game is celebrating its 10-year anniversary and includes songs by Shakira, Pharrell Williams, Alicia Keys, Camila Cabello, the Chainsmokers, Jennifer Lopez, and Calvin Harris.
Eric Paquette and Brian Dukes are overseeing for Screen Gems.
Project Launch
Sony’s Screen Gems has acquired the motion picture rights for a film based on Ubisoft’s video game “Just Dance.”
Ubisoft Film and Television and Olive Bridge Entertainment will develop and produce the project. Jason Altman and Margaret Boykin will produce for Ubisoft Film and Television alongside Jodi Hildebrand and Will Gluck for Olive Bridge Entertainment.
The “Just Dance” franchise is touted as the best-selling music video game of all time with more than 120 million players worldwide. The video game is celebrating its 10-year anniversary and includes songs by Shakira, Pharrell Williams, Alicia Keys, Camila Cabello, the Chainsmokers, Jennifer Lopez, and Calvin Harris.
Eric Paquette and Brian Dukes are overseeing for Screen Gems.
- 1/15/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Veteran has served at Arclight Films, Im Global, Synchronicity Entertainment.
As the Efm in Berlin draws nearer, Los Angeles-based financing and international sales company Capstone Group has hired Ruzanna Kegeyan as head of acquisitions.
Kegeyan arrives from Arclight Films where she served as executive vice-president of sales and acquisitions. Prior to that she led Synchronicity Entertainment under The Solution Entertainment Group, and before that held senior executive roles at Im Global and Hyde Park International, among others.
Effective immediately, Kegeyan will lead efforts to source projects for development and financing and identify third-party productions for sales. She reports to Capstone...
As the Efm in Berlin draws nearer, Los Angeles-based financing and international sales company Capstone Group has hired Ruzanna Kegeyan as head of acquisitions.
Kegeyan arrives from Arclight Films where she served as executive vice-president of sales and acquisitions. Prior to that she led Synchronicity Entertainment under The Solution Entertainment Group, and before that held senior executive roles at Im Global and Hyde Park International, among others.
Effective immediately, Kegeyan will lead efforts to source projects for development and financing and identify third-party productions for sales. She reports to Capstone...
- 1/14/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Indie film financier and international sales company Capstone Group has hired Ruzanna Kegeyan as Head of Acquisitions. In the newly created position, the 18-year industry veteran most recently with Arclight Films will will spearhead sourcing projects for development and financing and ID third-party productions for sales. She will report to Christian Mercuri, Capstone Group’s president and CEO.
“Ruzanna is one of the best acquisitions executives I have had the experience of dealing with from both a creative and commercial perspective,” Mercuri said in a release Monday announcing her hire. “She has an impressive record in sourcing high-caliber projects that resonate with audiences. We’re thrilled to have Ruzanna join the Capstone team.”
At Arclight, she oversaw and brought in A24’s awards-season pic First Reformed from Paul Schrader and starring Ethan Hawke, and Hotel Mumbai starring Armie Hammer and Dev Patel being distributed by Bleecker Street and ShivHans Pictures.
“Ruzanna is one of the best acquisitions executives I have had the experience of dealing with from both a creative and commercial perspective,” Mercuri said in a release Monday announcing her hire. “She has an impressive record in sourcing high-caliber projects that resonate with audiences. We’re thrilled to have Ruzanna join the Capstone team.”
At Arclight, she oversaw and brought in A24’s awards-season pic First Reformed from Paul Schrader and starring Ethan Hawke, and Hotel Mumbai starring Armie Hammer and Dev Patel being distributed by Bleecker Street and ShivHans Pictures.
- 1/14/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
This year, Laura Dern (“The Tale)” is one of only three performers to be nominated at the Emmys for a made-for-tv movie, the others being Jesse Plemons (“USS Callister: Black Mirror”) and Letitia Wright (“Black Museum: Black Mirror”). All others are nominated for a limited series or a variety special. Dern would be the first winner in the lead actress category to hail from a TV Movie since Julianne Moore (“Game Change”) back in 2012. But unlike “Game Change,” which had 12 nominations total, HBO’s critical darling “The Tale” under-performed and came away with only two: Best TV Movie and Best Movie/Limited Series Actress.
See 2018 Emmy nominations complete list: All the nominees for the 70th Emmy Awards
“The Tale” is about Jennifer Fox’s own childhood sexual abuse and how it influenced her future relationships. In the era of the Me Too and Time’s Up movements, we could easily...
See 2018 Emmy nominations complete list: All the nominees for the 70th Emmy Awards
“The Tale” is about Jennifer Fox’s own childhood sexual abuse and how it influenced her future relationships. In the era of the Me Too and Time’s Up movements, we could easily...
- 8/12/2018
- by Luca Giliberti
- Gold Derby
Laura Dern returns to HBO this weekend with her film “The Tale,” a big hit in early 2018 at the Sundance Film Festival where the premium network purchased it. Dern’s last collaboration with HBO proved quite successful for both of them. “Big Little Lies” was a major winner during at the 2017 Emmy Awards (her first trophy) and 2018 Golden Globes.
Dern began her career as a teenager more than 30 years ago. Dern seemed to initially aspire to a more normal life but her attempts to finish her college degree at the University of Southern California were continually interrupted by obtaining plum film roles. That she’d eventually settled into an acting career isn’t surprising since her father Bruce Dern is a two time Oscar nominee and her mother Diane Ladd a three time nominee.
SEEEmmys 2018: Could Laura Dern earn double nominations for ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘The Tale’?
Dern would...
Dern began her career as a teenager more than 30 years ago. Dern seemed to initially aspire to a more normal life but her attempts to finish her college degree at the University of Southern California were continually interrupted by obtaining plum film roles. That she’d eventually settled into an acting career isn’t surprising since her father Bruce Dern is a two time Oscar nominee and her mother Diane Ladd a three time nominee.
SEEEmmys 2018: Could Laura Dern earn double nominations for ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘The Tale’?
Dern would...
- 5/26/2018
- by Robert Pius and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Emmy voters returned to the strange world of “Twin Peaks” recently with an Emmy Fyc event for Showtime’s revival, “The Return.” Gold Derby was on-hand at Paramount Studios for the Q&A with director David Lynch and stars Kyle MacLachlan and Laura Dern, which followed a screening of the finale. Listen to the entire 47-minute Q&A above.
See ‘Twin Peaks: The Return’ Emmy Fyc event: Kyle MacLachlan and Laura Dern ‘don’t know the answers to David Lynch’s worlds’ [Red Carpet Interviews]
A great sense of mystery surrounded “The Return,” which picks up 25 years after the original series left off. Details were kept tightly under wraps, especially the shocking conclusion. “I was thrilled at the ending,” revealed MacLachlan, who reprised his iconic role as Dale Cooper, an FBI Agent investigating the murder of homecoming queen Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee) in a small Pacific Northwestern town (he also managed to play...
See ‘Twin Peaks: The Return’ Emmy Fyc event: Kyle MacLachlan and Laura Dern ‘don’t know the answers to David Lynch’s worlds’ [Red Carpet Interviews]
A great sense of mystery surrounded “The Return,” which picks up 25 years after the original series left off. Details were kept tightly under wraps, especially the shocking conclusion. “I was thrilled at the ending,” revealed MacLachlan, who reprised his iconic role as Dale Cooper, an FBI Agent investigating the murder of homecoming queen Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee) in a small Pacific Northwestern town (he also managed to play...
- 5/25/2018
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
Showtime brought prospective Emmy voters back to the strange world of “Twin Peaks” recently with an Emmy Fyc event for its revival, “The Return.” Gold Derby was on the red carpet at Paramount Studios in Hollywood to chat with stars Kyle MacLachlan and Laura Dern before a screening and Q&A, where they were joined by director David Lynch. Scroll down and click on the links at the bottom of this post to be taken to our complete interviews.
“Who killed Laura Palmer?” was the question on everyone’s lips when “Twin Peaks” originally premiered on ABC in the spring of 1990. With co-creator Mark Frost (“Hill Street Blues”), Lynch brought the surreal sensibilities of his films “Eraserhead” (1977) and “Blue Velvet” (1986) to the TV masses with the story of an FBI agent (MacLachlan) investigating the murder of a homecoming queen (Sheryl Lee) in a small Pacific Northwest town. The show was a success,...
“Who killed Laura Palmer?” was the question on everyone’s lips when “Twin Peaks” originally premiered on ABC in the spring of 1990. With co-creator Mark Frost (“Hill Street Blues”), Lynch brought the surreal sensibilities of his films “Eraserhead” (1977) and “Blue Velvet” (1986) to the TV masses with the story of an FBI agent (MacLachlan) investigating the murder of a homecoming queen (Sheryl Lee) in a small Pacific Northwest town. The show was a success,...
- 5/11/2018
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
It's increasingly hard to keep track of the potential projects pencilled into Antoine Fuqua's diary. Over the last year or so his name has come up connected to Prisoners, Escobar, Southpaw, The Tomb, Storming Las Vegas, Afterburn, Hunter Killer, Steel Town, a Chinese historical epic and a biopic of Tupac Shakur. Now however, Fuqua is adding Chicagoland to the list, and would seem to be making it a priority, since he actively fought for the job at New Line, winning it over a shortlist of other directors that included Stephen Gaghan.Last we heard, Fuqua's next gig looked to be the submarine thriller Hunter Killer, with Gerard Butler. Shooting was planned for late last year or early this, with a release earmarked for December. That appears to have fallen through, since the film is still listed by the IMDb as being in pre-production.The Eminem boxing drama Southpaw, meanwhile,...
- 5/10/2012
- EmpireOnline
Gerard Butler is a busy actor whose roles have taken him all over the map in terms of genre and character. While he may be best known for muscular action flicks like “300” and romantic comedies like “The Ugly Truth,” he’s popped up as a voice talent in the animated “How To Train Your Dragon” and had his big break as The Phantom in Joel Schumacher’s rendition of “The Phantom of the Opera.” He’s not slowing down either, with a busy slate of potential projects, including the highly coveted lead role in Albert Hughes’ “Motor City” – and it was just yesterday we told you he’d be joining “Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters” director Tommy Wirkola on the sci-fi comic adaptation “Afterburn.”
Well, he’ll be hopping out of one genre-specific pic and into another with his newly announced “Manhunt,” which will find Butler in the mix as a...
Well, he’ll be hopping out of one genre-specific pic and into another with his newly announced “Manhunt,” which will find Butler in the mix as a...
- 4/18/2012
- by Benjamin Wright
- The Playlist
Though director Tommy Wirkola was just set to take on the adaptation of the graphic novel Afterburn starring Gerard Butler, it sounds like another project will get off the ground first for the star of 300. Deadline has word that Butler is in talks to lead Manhunt, a new action thriller with The Crazies director Breck Eisner at the helm of the production looking to begin shooting sometime towards the end of the year. The story follows an FBI team sent to the North Carolina wilderness to chase the FBI’s most wanted man, domestic terrorist and survivalist James Tollan, helped by the locals who keep him away from the law. With attacks on the federal government becoming too much, the FBI enlists the help of a bear hunter to capture the killer, but that may not be enough as Tollan will stop at nothing to survive and defend his territory.
- 4/18/2012
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Tommy Wirkola (Dead Snow), director of the Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters, starring Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton which hits theaters in January, has signed on to rewrite and direct Relativity Media‘s forthcoming adaptation of the Red 5 Comics series, Afterburn.
THR reports that the adaptation of Scott Chitwood and Paul Ens comic, which is set to star Gerard Butler (Of Men and Mavericks, Hunter Killer) is set in a future where solar flares have left half the world a ravaged wasteland filled with mutants and pirates. Buried beneath the ash and rubble are priceless artifacts and some of the world’s most valuable works of art — for which wealthy Americans will pay any price.
The story centers on a treasure hunter who leads his team into the quarantine zone, braving rival bounty hunters, rogue armies, pirate gangs and deadly mutants along the way.
No release date has been announced for Afterburn.
THR reports that the adaptation of Scott Chitwood and Paul Ens comic, which is set to star Gerard Butler (Of Men and Mavericks, Hunter Killer) is set in a future where solar flares have left half the world a ravaged wasteland filled with mutants and pirates. Buried beneath the ash and rubble are priceless artifacts and some of the world’s most valuable works of art — for which wealthy Americans will pay any price.
The story centers on a treasure hunter who leads his team into the quarantine zone, braving rival bounty hunters, rogue armies, pirate gangs and deadly mutants along the way.
No release date has been announced for Afterburn.
- 4/18/2012
- by Jason Moore
- ScifiMafia
Tommy Wirkola made a name for himself with the zombie Nazi movie Dead Snow, and he went on to direct Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton in Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters, which will hit theaters in January of 2013. But the Norwegian director has just secured another job; he'll be taking on the director's position in a movie called Afterburn that's based on Scott Chitwood and Paul Ens' graphic novel.
The Hollywood Reporter has the news, and here's their description of the plot:
Afterburn is set in a future where solar flares have left half the world a ravaged wasteland filled with mutants and pirates. Buried beneath the ash and rubble are priceless artifacts and some of the world’s most valuable works of art -- for which wealthy Americans will pay any price. The story centers on a treasure hunter who leads his team into the quarantine zone, braving rival bounty hunters,...
The Hollywood Reporter has the news, and here's their description of the plot:
Afterburn is set in a future where solar flares have left half the world a ravaged wasteland filled with mutants and pirates. Buried beneath the ash and rubble are priceless artifacts and some of the world’s most valuable works of art -- for which wealthy Americans will pay any price. The story centers on a treasure hunter who leads his team into the quarantine zone, braving rival bounty hunters,...
- 4/18/2012
- by benp
- GeekTyrant
Never heard of “Afterburn”? Apparently it’s a comic book, and some people really sem to love it. I hope these obscure book-loving individuals really enjoyed “Dead Snow”, because director Tommy Wirkola is the latest filmmaker attached to the project. Back in 2010, Antoine Fuqua was ready to tackle the project with Gerard Butler in the lead, but, as you may already have guessed, that project never came to fruition. Honestly, I love Wirkola’s style, and if anyone has the chops to pull off a movie involving mutants, pirates, and post-apocalyptic landscapes, it’s that guy. No offense to Fuqua, of course. Here’s what the whole thing’s supposed to be about: Based on the graphic novel by Scott Chitwood and Paul Ens, Afterburn is set in a future where solar flares have left half the world a ravaged wasteland filled with mutants and pirates. Buried beneath the ash...
- 4/18/2012
- by Todd Rigney
- Beyond Hollywood
After delivering the Nazi zombie horror flick Dead Snow, director Tommy Wirkola moved on to a Hollywood project with Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton in Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters (which won't arrive in theaters until January of 2013). Now the filmmaker is staying in English-language films as Heat Vision has heard Wirkola will be at the helm of an adaptation of Scott Chitwood and Paul Ens' graphic novel Afterburn. We haven't heard about this project since late 2010 when Antoine Fuqua was said to direct with Gerard Butler starring. The actor is still attached, but obviously Fuqua will not be directing. For a little more explanation of the comic book's story, here's the official synopsis from Red 5 Comics: In the near future, a massive solar flare strikes the dayside of the Earth, utterly destroying the Eastern Hemisphere. Europe, Africa, Asia, India and Russia are turned into wastelands. What...
- 4/17/2012
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters won’t be gracing your local theater for another nine months or so, but I’ll take this as a sign Tommy Wirkola did something right over there. According to THR, the Norwegian helmer is closing in on Relativity’s Afterburn, a sci-fi film that’s already set Gerard Butler as its lead, schedule permitting; Neal H. Moritz, Tobey Maguire, Ryan Kavanaugh, and Toby Jaffe will all produce.
Once set for Antoine Fuqua — who will instead direct Butler in Olympus Has Fallen and, possibly, Hunter Killer — Afterburn is based on Scott Chitwood and Paul Ens‘ graphic novel, which takes place on a future, solar flare-ravaged Earth that’s now “filled with mutants and pirates.” In the middle of this wreckage lies some valuable art work, and a treasure hunter (Butler) is sent to recover it — not before facing off against “rival bounty hunters, rogue armies,...
Once set for Antoine Fuqua — who will instead direct Butler in Olympus Has Fallen and, possibly, Hunter Killer — Afterburn is based on Scott Chitwood and Paul Ens‘ graphic novel, which takes place on a future, solar flare-ravaged Earth that’s now “filled with mutants and pirates.” In the middle of this wreckage lies some valuable art work, and a treasure hunter (Butler) is sent to recover it — not before facing off against “rival bounty hunters, rogue armies,...
- 4/17/2012
- by [email protected] (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
The zom-com genre has been kind to director Tommy Wirkola, since it was his 2008 film “Dead Snow” that first attracted Hollywood's attention, and it's been announced he'll continue his good fortune by heading up a new sci-fi comic adaptation with considerable talent involved.
Fresh off directing the upcoming “Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters,” Wirkola has now been tapped to rewrite and direct “Afterburn,” an adaptation of a sci-fi comic property with Gerard Butler set to star. Based off the graphic novel by Scott Chitwood and Paul Ens, the film concerns a future where solar flares have laid bare most of civilization, leaving in their wake a dangerous population of mutants and pirates. At the center of the story is a treasure hunter, leading his team into the rubble to search for priceless artifacts underneath, braving the hordes of bounty hunters, gangs, and mutants while doing so. The project was first...
Fresh off directing the upcoming “Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters,” Wirkola has now been tapped to rewrite and direct “Afterburn,” an adaptation of a sci-fi comic property with Gerard Butler set to star. Based off the graphic novel by Scott Chitwood and Paul Ens, the film concerns a future where solar flares have laid bare most of civilization, leaving in their wake a dangerous population of mutants and pirates. At the center of the story is a treasure hunter, leading his team into the rubble to search for priceless artifacts underneath, braving the hordes of bounty hunters, gangs, and mutants while doing so. The project was first...
- 4/17/2012
- by Charlie Schmidlin
- The Playlist
The Hollywood Reporter reveal that Tommy Wirkola will write and direct Relativity's big screen adaptation of Afterburn. 300 star Gerard Butler is attached to star. Wirkola is best known for Dead Snow, the 2009 Norwegian Nazi zombie movie. He will make his English language debut with 2013's Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters, starring Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton. Neal Moritz, Toby Jaffe, Tobey Maguire and Ryan Kavanaugh are producing. Scott Chitwood and Paul Ens' graphic novel is described as being set in a future where solar flares have left half the world a ravaged wasteland filled with mutants and pirates. Buried beneath the ash and rubble are priceless artifacts and some of the world’s most valuable works of art - for which wealthy Americans will pay any price. The story centers on a treasure hunter who leads his team into the quarantine zone, braving rival bounty hunters, rogue armies, pirate...
- 4/17/2012
- ComicBookMovie.com
Haven’t heard about the comic book sci-fi movie “Afterburn” for a while, ever since Gerard Butler and Antoine Fuqua were looking to star and direct, respectively. Apparently Butler stuck, but Fuqua didn’t, because the latest news on the film has “Dead Snow” director Tommy Wirkola signing on to direct. Wirkola directed the Nazi Zombie movie “Dead Snow”, a film that got him noticed by Hollywood and led to his first English-language film, “Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters” with Gemma Arterton and Jeremy Renner. “Afterburn” would be Wirkola’s second English-language film for Hollywood. Based on the graphic novel by Scott Chitwood and Paul Ens, Afterburn is set in a future where solar flares have left half the world a ravaged wasteland filled with mutants and pirates. Buried beneath the ash and rubble are priceless artifacts and some of the world’s most valuable works of art — for which...
- 4/17/2012
- by Nix
- SciFiCool.com
Tommy Wirkola ("Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters," "Dead Snow") is attached to rewrite and direct the adaptation of the sci-fi comic "Afterburn" at Relativity says Heat Vision.
The story is set in a future where solar flares have left half the world a ravaged wasteland. Gerard Butler is attached to star as a treasure hunter who leads his team into the quarantine zone, braving rival bounty hunters, rogue armies, pirate gangs and deadly mutants along the way.
Gerard Butler remains attached to star in the film while Antoine Fuqua was previously linked as director. Neal Moritz, Toby Jaffe, Tobey Maguire and Ryan Kavanaugh are producing.
The story is set in a future where solar flares have left half the world a ravaged wasteland. Gerard Butler is attached to star as a treasure hunter who leads his team into the quarantine zone, braving rival bounty hunters, rogue armies, pirate gangs and deadly mutants along the way.
Gerard Butler remains attached to star in the film while Antoine Fuqua was previously linked as director. Neal Moritz, Toby Jaffe, Tobey Maguire and Ryan Kavanaugh are producing.
- 4/17/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
According to reports, director Tommy Wirkola ("Dead Snow") is now attached to write/direct an adaptation of the 2008 debuting, Red 5 Comics' graphic novel "Afterburn", created by Scott Chitwood and Paul Ens :
"...in the near future, a massive solar flare strikes the dayside of the Earth, utterly destroying the Eastern Hemisphere. Europe, Africa, Asia, India and Russia are turned into wastelands. What life remains becomes mutated from radiation and fallout.
"Beneath the ash, death and tragedy, treasures both modern and ancient lay unclaimed. Enter 'Jake' and his team of 'recovery experts'. For the right price, they are willing to enter the quarantine zone to retrieve items for rich Western clients. The 'Mona Lisa', the 'Rosetta Stone', the 'Crown Jewels'—no job is too big or small. Along the way, they must face rival treasure hunters, rogue armies, pirate gangs, and hostile mutants. But as the saying goes—amid chaos,...
"...in the near future, a massive solar flare strikes the dayside of the Earth, utterly destroying the Eastern Hemisphere. Europe, Africa, Asia, India and Russia are turned into wastelands. What life remains becomes mutated from radiation and fallout.
"Beneath the ash, death and tragedy, treasures both modern and ancient lay unclaimed. Enter 'Jake' and his team of 'recovery experts'. For the right price, they are willing to enter the quarantine zone to retrieve items for rich Western clients. The 'Mona Lisa', the 'Rosetta Stone', the 'Crown Jewels'—no job is too big or small. Along the way, they must face rival treasure hunters, rogue armies, pirate gangs, and hostile mutants. But as the saying goes—amid chaos,...
- 4/17/2012
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Tommy Wirkola is set to direct Afterburn with Gerard Butler attached to star. The title is based on a graphic novel by Scott Chitwood and Paul Ens. Wirkola was brought aboard the project by Relativity; he will also rewrite the script.
Wirkola hit the genre scene with the Norwegian Nazi zombie flick Dead Snow.
He went on to direct Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters starring Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton.
That film opens January 11, 2013.
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Wirkola hit the genre scene with the Norwegian Nazi zombie flick Dead Snow.
He went on to direct Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters starring Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton.
That film opens January 11, 2013.
Read more...
- 4/17/2012
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Tommy Wirkola is attached to rewrite and direct Afterburn, Relativity’s adaptation of a sci-fi comic to which Gerard Butler is attached. Wirkola is the director behind the 2009 Norwegian Nazi-zombie movie Dead Snow. Off that movie, Wirkola was hired for his English-language debut, Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters. That movie, which stars Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton, is set to open Jan. 11, 2013. Photos: 28 of Summer's Most Anticipated Movies: 'Avengers,' 'Dark Knight,' 'Prometheus' Based on the graphic novel by Scott Chitwood and Paul Ens, Afterburn is set in a future where solar flares
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- 4/17/2012
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Gerard Butler, last seen in director Marc Forster's Machine Gun Preacher and the Shakespeare reboot Coriolanus opposite Ralph Fiennes, continued to prep for an adaptation of the popular comic Afterburn for Relativity Media. Butler signed on to play a treasure hunter who travels to a planet recently ravaged by solar flares to gather whatever valuables are left for the taking. Brookyn's Finest director Antoine Fuqua was originally set to direct Afterburn but The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters and Dead Snow director Tommy Wirkola stepped in to replace Fuqua as director.
- 4/16/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
After gaining plenty of notice for Nazi zombie horror romp Dead Snow back in 2009, writer-director Tommy Wirkola has already seen the gates of Hollywood swing open to welcome him for oddball fantasy twister Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters. With that finished and awaiting release, he’s turning his attention to other jobs, agreeing to re-write and direct graphic novel adaptation Afterburn for Relativity and star Gerard Butler. You may recall that Afterburn has been sitting in the development black hole for a few years now, originally announced back in 2008 when Paul Ens and Scott Chitwood’s comic book series was snapped up for adaptation with Tobey Maguire in the lead.It cooled its heels until late 2010, when Gerard Butler jumped aboard, ready to play the leader of a group of mercenaries who make a living scouring a solar flare-ravaged Earth for valuables. Their constant challenges? Rival looting parties and the mutant creatures roaming the barren,...
- 4/16/2012
- EmpireOnline
The Gerard Butler-headlined movie based on the Red 5 Comics mini-series Afterburn , written by ComingSoon.net's Scott Chitwood and Paul Ens, has a new director on board in Tommy Wirkola, whose English-language debut Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters , starring Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton, is set to debut in January 2013. Having gotten attention for his Norwegian Nazi zombie movie Dead Snow , Wirkola is attached to rewrite and direct the movie, based on the apocalyptic sci-fi comic set in the future after solar flares have left the planet a hazardous wasteland, for Relativity Media, replacing Antoine Fuqua. Butler will play a treasure hunter who goes into the quarantine zone with his team to recover priceless artifacts, taking on deadly mutants, rival bounty hunters and...
- 4/16/2012
- Comingsoon.net
Back in November of last year, we found out that director Antoine Fuqua might team up with Gerard Butler for an adaptation of Red 5 Comic's sci-fi comic book Afterburn. Before that Butler was also in the running to lead the director's adaptation of Consent to Kill, but neither have come to fruition. Now it looks like Butler and Fuqua will finally end up working together though on another completely different project. Variety reports that Relativity Media has set their Machine Gun Preacher star to lead Fuqua's Hunter Killer, an adaptation of the yet-to-be-published Navy SEALs thriller Firing Point. More details below. The story follows an American sub commander and a Navy Seal team that must rescue the Russian president and defeat a renegade admiral who’s attempting a coup. The two sides team to stop a rogue Russian general ...
- 10/13/2011
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Los Angeles, CA – October 4, 2011 – It was announced today that Emmett / Furla Films and Cheetah Vision Films are partnering to produce the action thriller “The Pursuit,” which will star Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson. The announcement was made today by Randall Emmett, who co-runs Cheetah Vision with Jackson and is partnered with George Furla in Emmett / Furla Films. Director Jessy Terrero (“Soul Plane” “Gun”) has signed a three picture directing deal with the producers, which will begin with him directing “The Pursuit.” Principle photography is slated to begin February 15th 2012 in Louisiana. The film will be distributed by Lionsgate through Cheetah Vision’s existing 10 picture output deal with the leading independent studio. In “The Pursuit” a cop and criminal inadvertently team up to track down an escaped bank robber as each has his own personal vendetta against the man. Meanwhile, a determined Us Marshall hunts the men to prevent them from killing the...
- 10/4/2011
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
It's getting tough to keep track of the projects that Antoine Fuqua has in development. Over the last year or so his name has come up connected to Prisoners, Escobar, Southpaw, The Tomb, Storming Las Vegas, Afterburn, a Chinese historical epic and a biopic of Tupac Shakur. None of them have come to fruition as his follow-up to Brooklyn's Finest though, and Fuqua is now attached to Hunter Killer, which is ready to go at Relativity, but in need of a director sharp-ish since Philip Noyce dropped out.The film has been developing for some time - it was originally earmarked for Taken's Pierre Morel before the post-Salt Noyce came aboard - so all concerned must be celebrating that it's finally moving forward.The same can't quite be said for the book it's based on, which remains unpublished (it's currently scheduled to be released by Signet in July...
- 9/30/2011
- EmpireOnline
Is Antoine Fuqua trying to compete with Guillermo del Toro for the 'guy attached to the most projects' award? In the past year alone we've heard that he might direct a Tupac Shakur film, a movie called Afterburn [1], a Chinese epic, the Eminem boxing film Southpaw, the Summit project [2] Storming Las Vegas, and a Showtime documentary about Suge Knight [3]. Some of those films have fallen apart, others, like Tupac, are struggling to get off the ground. (Fuqua is evidently no longer attached to make Tupac.) Southpaw didn't work out at Dreamworks and is being shopped around. And now Fuqua is nearly signed to direct Hunter Killer for Relativity. Earlier this year, Phillip Noyce was going to make the film [4], but he dropped out. (Taken director Pierre Morel was also a possible director at one point.) Variety [5] announces Fuqua as being in talks; Afterburn was also a Relativity deal, so while...
- 9/28/2011
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
Antoinue Fuqua is currently in talks to direct Hunter Killer. Variety reports that the Brooklyn's Finest directo may take the helm of the adaptation of George Wallace and Don Keith's novel Firing Point for Relativity Media. Filming is slated to start this winter.
Jamie Moss, John Kolvenbach and Arne Schmidt wrote the script that tells the story of "an untested submarine captain who must work with a Navy Seal team to rescue Russia's president, taken prisoner during a military coup. The two sides team up to stop a rogue Russian general from igniting World War III." The film is being produced by Original Film's Neal Moritz and Toby Jaffe along with Relativity CEO Ryan Kavanaugh. Tucker Tooley will serve as exec produce for Relativity.
Fuqua has had a lot of bad luck lately with his projects stalling out. Production on the Eminem boxing movie Southpaw was slated to start in January,...
Jamie Moss, John Kolvenbach and Arne Schmidt wrote the script that tells the story of "an untested submarine captain who must work with a Navy Seal team to rescue Russia's president, taken prisoner during a military coup. The two sides team up to stop a rogue Russian general from igniting World War III." The film is being produced by Original Film's Neal Moritz and Toby Jaffe along with Relativity CEO Ryan Kavanaugh. Tucker Tooley will serve as exec produce for Relativity.
Fuqua has had a lot of bad luck lately with his projects stalling out. Production on the Eminem boxing movie Southpaw was slated to start in January,...
- 9/28/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
Back in February, there were rumblings that Salt director Philip Noyce would next take on a Black Hawk Down style adaptation of the unpublished novel Firing Point. Going by the title Hunter Killer the big screen adaptation follows an American sub commander and a Navy Seal team that must rescue the Russian president and defeat a renegade admiral who’s attempting a coup. Now Variety has word that Training Day and Brooklyn's Finest director Antoine Fuqua is in final negotiations to direct the project after falling away from several projects including a Tupac Shakur biopic and the Eminem led boxing flick Southpaw. Fuqua has also been attached the comic book adaptation Afterburn and a biopic on Tang Dynasty Leader Yang Guifei, but neither of those project have seen much development since their announcement. Obviously plenty of studios want Fuqua behind the camera again, but ...
- 9/28/2011
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
"Hunter Killer" Gets Director Antoine Fuqua
Antoine Fuqua is in final negotiations to take the helm of Relativity Media’s “Hunter Killer.” Based on the novel “Firing Point” from George Wallace and Don Keith, the story follows an untested submarine captain who must work with a Navy Seal team in order to rescue Russia’s president, taken prisoner during a military coup. The two sides team up to stop a rogue Russian general from igniting World War III.
Three writers have penned the script, they are, Jamie Moss, John Kolvenbach and Arne Schmidt.
Variety reports that Fuqua is one of the most sought-after directors in Hollywood “but his projects keep stalling out.” Dreamworks recently pulled the plug on his Eminem-led boxing film, “Southpaw,” he was supposed to spend the summer shooting Morgan Creek’s Tupac Shakur biopic but that film still hasn’t found its lead, and Fuqua is no longer attached to direct.
Antoine Fuqua is in final negotiations to take the helm of Relativity Media’s “Hunter Killer.” Based on the novel “Firing Point” from George Wallace and Don Keith, the story follows an untested submarine captain who must work with a Navy Seal team in order to rescue Russia’s president, taken prisoner during a military coup. The two sides team up to stop a rogue Russian general from igniting World War III.
Three writers have penned the script, they are, Jamie Moss, John Kolvenbach and Arne Schmidt.
Variety reports that Fuqua is one of the most sought-after directors in Hollywood “but his projects keep stalling out.” Dreamworks recently pulled the plug on his Eminem-led boxing film, “Southpaw,” he was supposed to spend the summer shooting Morgan Creek’s Tupac Shakur biopic but that film still hasn’t found its lead, and Fuqua is no longer attached to direct.
- 9/28/2011
- by Kevin Coll
- FusedFilm
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