Liam Neeson To Star In Cross-Country Car Chase Movie ‘Mongoose’, Amazon Seals Big Cannes Market Deal
Exclusive: Liam Neeson is set to lead police on an epic televised cross-country car chase in action-thriller Mongoose, which was an under-the-radar project at the Cannes market.
Amazon Prime Video has pre-bought most of international on the movie in a deal we understand closed this week at around $20M (with all of international pegged in the mid-20s).
Taken and Non-Stop star Neeson, who is currently in production on Naked Gun, will topline as Ryan “Fang” Flanagan, a war hero who, accused of a crime he didn’t commit and with nothing to lose, leads police on an epic televised cross-country car chase, helped by members of his former Special Forces Army battalion and closely monitored by a fascinated public rooting for his safe getaway.
The movie reunites Neeson with producers Code Entertainment who were behind both Ice Road movies. Production is set to start in January 2025 in Australia. Additional casting is ongoing.
Amazon Prime Video has pre-bought most of international on the movie in a deal we understand closed this week at around $20M (with all of international pegged in the mid-20s).
Taken and Non-Stop star Neeson, who is currently in production on Naked Gun, will topline as Ryan “Fang” Flanagan, a war hero who, accused of a crime he didn’t commit and with nothing to lose, leads police on an epic televised cross-country car chase, helped by members of his former Special Forces Army battalion and closely monitored by a fascinated public rooting for his safe getaway.
The movie reunites Neeson with producers Code Entertainment who were behind both Ice Road movies. Production is set to start in January 2025 in Australia. Additional casting is ongoing.
- 5/22/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Chinese megastar Fan Bingbing (The 355) has been tapped to star opposite Liam Neeson in Ice Road 2: Road to the Sky, the sequel to Jonathan Hensleigh’s 2021 actioner The Ice Road.
Currently in production, the film sees Neeson returns as ‘big-rig’ ice road driver Mike McCann who, honoring his late brother’s last wish, travels to Nepal to scatter his ashes on Mt. Everest. While on a packed tour bus traversing the deadly 12,000 ft. terrain of the infamous Road to the Sky, McCann and his mountain guide encounter a group of Nepalese mercenaries and must fight not only to save themselves and the busload of innocent travelers, but also the local villagers’ homeland.
Fan portrays Dhani, a veteran Mt. Everest guide with multiple ascents whose indigenous knowledge and extraordinary yet unlikely fighting skills add a unique bend to Mike’s survival and unexpected quest for justice.
Following the original film’s sale,...
Currently in production, the film sees Neeson returns as ‘big-rig’ ice road driver Mike McCann who, honoring his late brother’s last wish, travels to Nepal to scatter his ashes on Mt. Everest. While on a packed tour bus traversing the deadly 12,000 ft. terrain of the infamous Road to the Sky, McCann and his mountain guide encounter a group of Nepalese mercenaries and must fight not only to save themselves and the busload of innocent travelers, but also the local villagers’ homeland.
Fan portrays Dhani, a veteran Mt. Everest guide with multiple ascents whose indigenous knowledge and extraordinary yet unlikely fighting skills add a unique bend to Mike’s survival and unexpected quest for justice.
Following the original film’s sale,...
- 2/7/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Liam Neeson is to reprise his role as a truck driver turned rescue worker from 2021 indie hit “The Ice Road.”
With director Jonathan Hensleigh again on board, “The Ice Road 2: Road to the Sky” relocates its story from Canada in the original to Nepal in the sequel. Film production is set to shift from North America to Australia’s Victoria State.
Filming will begin this month using Gippsland town of Walhalla as the backdrop for some of the picture’s action scenes. It will also shoot in and around Melbourne and make use of virtual production, volume screens and technology at NantStudios @ Docklands Studios Melbourne.
“The Ice Road 2: Road to the Sky” is a Code Entertainment, ShivHans Pictures, Ema production. Its producers are Code’s Al Corley, Bart Rosenblatt and Eugene Musso, along with Shivani Rawat of ShivHans and Hensleigh, as well as Lee Nelson and David Tish...
With director Jonathan Hensleigh again on board, “The Ice Road 2: Road to the Sky” relocates its story from Canada in the original to Nepal in the sequel. Film production is set to shift from North America to Australia’s Victoria State.
Filming will begin this month using Gippsland town of Walhalla as the backdrop for some of the picture’s action scenes. It will also shoot in and around Melbourne and make use of virtual production, volume screens and technology at NantStudios @ Docklands Studios Melbourne.
“The Ice Road 2: Road to the Sky” is a Code Entertainment, ShivHans Pictures, Ema production. Its producers are Code’s Al Corley, Bart Rosenblatt and Eugene Musso, along with Shivani Rawat of ShivHans and Hensleigh, as well as Lee Nelson and David Tish...
- 1/16/2024
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Liam Neeson isn’t done with the action game just yet. The star who found a second career in his twilight years as a man with particular sets of skills is getting the most out of his time while his body allows him. Neeson recently starred in the Netflix action film, The Ice Road, from the writer of Die Hard with a Vengeance and writer/director of Thomas Jane’s 2004 Marvel adaptation, The Punisher, Jonathan Hensleigh. The Ice Road saw Neeson and Laurence Fishburne trekking across a frozen highway in semi-trucks as the ice perpetually cracks below them. There are now reports that a sequel is on the way and heading to Amazon thanks to a huge deal made at this year’s Cannes market. According to Deadline, the “biggest deal thrashed out so far at this year’s Cannes market is nearing completion with Amazon Prime Video set to...
- 5/24/2023
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: The biggest deal thrashed out so far at this year’s Cannes market is nearing completion with Amazon Prime Video set to pre-buy international rights — excluding Germany — to Liam Neeson action sequel Ice Road 2: Road To The Sky in a pact pegged around $17M.
Deal isn’t done but is heading that way, we understand from market sources. Germany has sold in a separate multi-million dollar pact to a different buyer.
The project will see the evergreen Neeson headed back to treacherous and frozen terrain, this time swapping out The Ice Road‘s harsh climbs of Northern Canada for the similarly inhospitable mountains of Nepal.
The Solution Entertainment Group is handling international sales. CAA Media Finance is repping U.S. rights. The Solution, CAA and Amazon all declined to comment.
In the sequel Neeson returns as ‘big-rig’ ice road driver Mike McCann who, honoring his late brother’s last wish,...
Deal isn’t done but is heading that way, we understand from market sources. Germany has sold in a separate multi-million dollar pact to a different buyer.
The project will see the evergreen Neeson headed back to treacherous and frozen terrain, this time swapping out The Ice Road‘s harsh climbs of Northern Canada for the similarly inhospitable mountains of Nepal.
The Solution Entertainment Group is handling international sales. CAA Media Finance is repping U.S. rights. The Solution, CAA and Amazon all declined to comment.
In the sequel Neeson returns as ‘big-rig’ ice road driver Mike McCann who, honoring his late brother’s last wish,...
- 5/24/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The Ice Road and The Grey star Liam Neeson is headed back to treacherous and frozen terrain in action sequel Ice Road 2: Road To The Sky.
This time, the evergreen action man will swap out The Ice Road‘s harsh climbs of Northern Canada for the similarly inhospitable mountains of Nepal.
The sequel will see Neeson return as ‘big-rig’ ice road driver Mike McCann who, honoring his late brother’s last wish, travels to Nepal to scatter his ashes on Mt. Everest. While on a packed tour bus traversing the deadly 12,000 ft. terrain of the infamous Road to the Sky, Mike and his mountain guide encounter a group of Nepalese mercenaries and must fight not only to save themselves and the busload of innocent travelers, but also the local villagers’ homeland.
Writer-director Jonathan Hensleigh, writer of Die Hard with a Vengeance, Armageddon and Jumanji, is also back in the saddle with Code Entertainment,...
This time, the evergreen action man will swap out The Ice Road‘s harsh climbs of Northern Canada for the similarly inhospitable mountains of Nepal.
The sequel will see Neeson return as ‘big-rig’ ice road driver Mike McCann who, honoring his late brother’s last wish, travels to Nepal to scatter his ashes on Mt. Everest. While on a packed tour bus traversing the deadly 12,000 ft. terrain of the infamous Road to the Sky, Mike and his mountain guide encounter a group of Nepalese mercenaries and must fight not only to save themselves and the busload of innocent travelers, but also the local villagers’ homeland.
Writer-director Jonathan Hensleigh, writer of Die Hard with a Vengeance, Armageddon and Jumanji, is also back in the saddle with Code Entertainment,...
- 4/27/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Laurence Fishburne is set to join Liam Neeson to star in the upcoming action adventure film The Ice Road, which Jonathan Hensleigh will direct from his screenplay. Shivani Rawat’s ShivHans Pictures is boarding the action film as producer and co-financier alongside producer/financier Code Entertainment. Pic is underway in Winnipeg, Canada.
Starring with Fishburne and Neeson will be Ray McKinnon (Ford V Ferrari) Marcus Thomas (The Forger), Benjamin Walker (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter), and Amber Midthunder (Hell Or High Water).
The film tells the story of a rescue mission over a frozen ocean to save trapped miners in a collapsed diamond mine in the far northern regions of Canada. Fishburne will plays Goldenrod, the trucking company owner who hires driver Mike (Neeson), and accompanies him on the dangerous mission.
Hensleigh’s credits as a writer include Die Hard with A Vengeance, Armageddon and Jumanji, and he directed The Punisher and Kill The Irishman.
Starring with Fishburne and Neeson will be Ray McKinnon (Ford V Ferrari) Marcus Thomas (The Forger), Benjamin Walker (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter), and Amber Midthunder (Hell Or High Water).
The film tells the story of a rescue mission over a frozen ocean to save trapped miners in a collapsed diamond mine in the far northern regions of Canada. Fishburne will plays Goldenrod, the trucking company owner who hires driver Mike (Neeson), and accompanies him on the dangerous mission.
Hensleigh’s credits as a writer include Die Hard with A Vengeance, Armageddon and Jumanji, and he directed The Punisher and Kill The Irishman.
- 2/11/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Principal photography set to commence in Winnipeg, Canada, on January 27, 2020.
The Solution Entertainment Group has reported brisk pre-sales business at Afm on Code Entertainment’s Liam Neeson thriller Ice Road.
Rights have gone in France (Metropolitan), German-speaking Europe ,and Italy (Wild Bunch), Spain (Key 2 Media), Japan (Gaga), Latin America (California Filmes), Scandinavia and Iceland (Scanbox), and South Korea (JoynCinema).
Deals also closed in Middle East (Eagle), Taiwan (Applause), Greece, India and Turkey (Tanweer), Indonesia (P.T. Prima), Israel (Forum), Philippines (Pioneer), Portugal (Nos Lusomundo), South Africa (Empire Entertainment), Thailand (Sahamongkol), Vietnam (Noori), West Indies (Atm), Benelux (Dfw), China (EStars), Cis...
The Solution Entertainment Group has reported brisk pre-sales business at Afm on Code Entertainment’s Liam Neeson thriller Ice Road.
Rights have gone in France (Metropolitan), German-speaking Europe ,and Italy (Wild Bunch), Spain (Key 2 Media), Japan (Gaga), Latin America (California Filmes), Scandinavia and Iceland (Scanbox), and South Korea (JoynCinema).
Deals also closed in Middle East (Eagle), Taiwan (Applause), Greece, India and Turkey (Tanweer), Indonesia (P.T. Prima), Israel (Forum), Philippines (Pioneer), Portugal (Nos Lusomundo), South Africa (Empire Entertainment), Thailand (Sahamongkol), Vietnam (Noori), West Indies (Atm), Benelux (Dfw), China (EStars), Cis...
- 11/9/2019
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Liam Neeson has been set to star in The Ice Road, an action adventure film written and to be directed by Jonathan Hensleigh. Code Entertainment and Envision Media Arts are backing the production.Production is set to start mid-January.
Neeson will play a ‘big-rig’ ice road driver who, after a remote diamond mine collapses in the far northern regions of Canada, must lead an impossible rescue mission over a frozen ocean to save the trapped miners. Contending with thawing waters and a massive storm, they discover the real threat is one they never saw coming.
Hensleigh’s work as a screenwriter includes Die Hard with a Vengeance, Armageddon, and Jumanji, and he previously directed The Punisher and Kill the Irishman.
Code Entertainment will fully finance the movie. Code’s Al Corley, Bart Rosenblatt, and Eugene Musso will produce, along with Lee Nelson and David Tish of Envision Media Arts.
Neeson will play a ‘big-rig’ ice road driver who, after a remote diamond mine collapses in the far northern regions of Canada, must lead an impossible rescue mission over a frozen ocean to save the trapped miners. Contending with thawing waters and a massive storm, they discover the real threat is one they never saw coming.
Hensleigh’s work as a screenwriter includes Die Hard with a Vengeance, Armageddon, and Jumanji, and he previously directed The Punisher and Kill the Irishman.
Code Entertainment will fully finance the movie. Code’s Al Corley, Bart Rosenblatt, and Eugene Musso will produce, along with Lee Nelson and David Tish of Envision Media Arts.
- 8/22/2019
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Vera Farmiga will join Jamie Bell in the drama Skin.
Based on the life of Bryon “Pitbull” Widner (Bell), Skin follows a member of a Neo-Nazi gang who faces deadly consequences when he makes the decision to change his life. Farmiga will play the maternal leader of the notorious and violent skinhead gang from which Widner removes himself.
Guy Nattiv is set to direct the drama that also stars Patti Cake$ breakout Danielle Macdonald.
Al Corley, Bart Rosenblatt and Eugene Musso are producing for Code Entertainment, along with Oren Moverman, Jaime Ray Newman and Nattiv. Jonathan Dana and Item 7’s Marie-Claude Poulin and Pierre Even will executive produce.
Farmiga,...
Based on the life of Bryon “Pitbull” Widner (Bell), Skin follows a member of a Neo-Nazi gang who faces deadly consequences when he makes the decision to change his life. Farmiga will play the maternal leader of the notorious and violent skinhead gang from which Widner removes himself.
Guy Nattiv is set to direct the drama that also stars Patti Cake$ breakout Danielle Macdonald.
Al Corley, Bart Rosenblatt and Eugene Musso are producing for Code Entertainment, along with Oren Moverman, Jaime Ray Newman and Nattiv. Jonathan Dana and Item 7’s Marie-Claude Poulin and Pierre Even will executive produce.
Farmiga,...
- 3/2/2018
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Patti Cake$ breakout star Macdonald on board Seville International Cannes sales title.
Seville International will launch pre-sales in Cannes on prestige drama Skin, a true story about the redemption of a Neo-Nazi that pairs Jamie Bell with Danielle Macdonald from Sundance breakout and Directors’ Fortnight entry Patti Cake$.
Guy Nattiv will direct the true story based on the life of Bryon ‘Pitbull’ Widner, a violent gang enforcer who is decorated in facial tattoos for committing hate crimes.
Skin will recount how Widner falls in love with a mother of three daughters outside the gang and turns his back on the gang, resulting in the arrest of its leaders.
As he embarks on his new life, the former gang member receives a $70,000 gift from a Holocaust survivor to pay for painful surgery to remove his facial tattoos.
Skin marks the fourth feature from Nattiv, whose The Flood (Mabul) won the Generation Kplus – Best Feature Film at the...
Seville International will launch pre-sales in Cannes on prestige drama Skin, a true story about the redemption of a Neo-Nazi that pairs Jamie Bell with Danielle Macdonald from Sundance breakout and Directors’ Fortnight entry Patti Cake$.
Guy Nattiv will direct the true story based on the life of Bryon ‘Pitbull’ Widner, a violent gang enforcer who is decorated in facial tattoos for committing hate crimes.
Skin will recount how Widner falls in love with a mother of three daughters outside the gang and turns his back on the gang, resulting in the arrest of its leaders.
As he embarks on his new life, the former gang member receives a $70,000 gift from a Holocaust survivor to pay for painful surgery to remove his facial tattoos.
Skin marks the fourth feature from Nattiv, whose The Flood (Mabul) won the Generation Kplus – Best Feature Film at the...
- 5/10/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Patti Cake$ breakout star Macdonald on board Seville International Cannes sales title.
Seville International will launch pre-sales in Cannes on prestige drama Skin, a true story about the redemption of a Neo-Nazi that pairs Jamie Bell with Danielle Macdonald from Sundance breakout and Directors’ Fortnight entry Patti Cake$.
Guy Nattiv will direct the true story based on the life of Bryon ‘Pitbull’ Widner, a violent gang enforcer who is decorated in facial tattoos for committing hate crimes.
Skin will recount how Widner falls in love with a mother of three daughters outside the gang and turns his back on the gang, resulting in the arrest of its leaders.
As he embarks on his new life, the former gang member receives a $70,000 gift from a Holocaust survivor to pay for painful surgery to remove his facial tattoos.
Skin marks the fourth feature from Nattiv, whose The Flood (Mabul) won the Generation Kplus – Best Feature Film at the...
Seville International will launch pre-sales in Cannes on prestige drama Skin, a true story about the redemption of a Neo-Nazi that pairs Jamie Bell with Danielle Macdonald from Sundance breakout and Directors’ Fortnight entry Patti Cake$.
Guy Nattiv will direct the true story based on the life of Bryon ‘Pitbull’ Widner, a violent gang enforcer who is decorated in facial tattoos for committing hate crimes.
Skin will recount how Widner falls in love with a mother of three daughters outside the gang and turns his back on the gang, resulting in the arrest of its leaders.
As he embarks on his new life, the former gang member receives a $70,000 gift from a Holocaust survivor to pay for painful surgery to remove his facial tattoos.
Skin marks the fourth feature from Nattiv, whose The Flood (Mabul) won the Generation Kplus – Best Feature Film at the...
- 5/10/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Patti Cake$ breakout Danielle Macdonald on board Seville International Cannes sales title.
Seville International will launch pre-sales in Cannes on prestige drama Skin, a true story about the redemption of a Neo-Nazi that pairs Jamie Bell with Danielle Macdonald from Sundance breakout and Directors’ Fortnight entry Patti Cake$.
Guy Nattiv will direct the true story based on the life of Bryon ‘Pitbull’ Widner, a violent gang enforcer who is decorated in facial tattoos for committing hate crimes.
Skin will recount how Widner falls in love with a mother of three daughters outside the gang and turns his back on the gang, resulting in the arrest of its leaders.
As he embarks on his new life, the former gang member receives a $70,000 gift from a Holocaust survivor to pay for painful surgery to remove his facial tattoos.
Skin marks the fourth feature from Nattiv, whose The Flood (Mabul) won the Generation Kplus – Best Feature Film at the...
Seville International will launch pre-sales in Cannes on prestige drama Skin, a true story about the redemption of a Neo-Nazi that pairs Jamie Bell with Danielle Macdonald from Sundance breakout and Directors’ Fortnight entry Patti Cake$.
Guy Nattiv will direct the true story based on the life of Bryon ‘Pitbull’ Widner, a violent gang enforcer who is decorated in facial tattoos for committing hate crimes.
Skin will recount how Widner falls in love with a mother of three daughters outside the gang and turns his back on the gang, resulting in the arrest of its leaders.
As he embarks on his new life, the former gang member receives a $70,000 gift from a Holocaust survivor to pay for painful surgery to remove his facial tattoos.
Skin marks the fourth feature from Nattiv, whose The Flood (Mabul) won the Generation Kplus – Best Feature Film at the...
- 5/10/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Jean-Francois Richet (the French helmer whose services were called upon form U.S actioneer Assault on Precinct 13 and the shot in Quebec-France Mesrine films) is set (according to Deadline) to get behind the director’s chair for what might be considered quality item of its genre in the recently Black List mentioned (number ten on the poll) Pox Americana. Code Entertainment’s Al Corley, Bart Rosenblatt and Eugene Musso are producing – we imagine this will nab some A-grade talent down the line for a 2014 shoot. The prod company is also set to begin production on Mission: Blacklist featuring the skillset of one of our favorite Swedish auteurs in Jesper Ganslandt. Pilothouse Pictures’ Erik Jendresen and Jonathan Dana will executive produce.
Gist: Written by Frank John Hughes, set in the Old West, a group of soldiers go on a mission to slaughter a peaceful tribe in retaliation for another tribe...
Gist: Written by Frank John Hughes, set in the Old West, a group of soldiers go on a mission to slaughter a peaceful tribe in retaliation for another tribe...
- 12/18/2013
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Production began today in Boston on Philip Martin's thriller "The Forger" at Code Entertainment and The Solution Entertainment Group.
John Travolta, Christopher Plummer and Tye Sheridan star in the story about a petty thief who buys his way out of prison to spend time with his ailing son.
The criminal teams up with his father to carry out one final job for the syndicate that got him out of jail.
Jennifer Ehle, Anson Mount, Abigail Spencer and Marcus Thomas have also joined the cast of the film which has been penned by Richard D’Ovidio.
Al Corley, Bart Rosenblatt, Rob Carliner and Eugene Musso will produce.
Source: Screen Daily...
John Travolta, Christopher Plummer and Tye Sheridan star in the story about a petty thief who buys his way out of prison to spend time with his ailing son.
The criminal teams up with his father to carry out one final job for the syndicate that got him out of jail.
Jennifer Ehle, Anson Mount, Abigail Spencer and Marcus Thomas have also joined the cast of the film which has been penned by Richard D’Ovidio.
Al Corley, Bart Rosenblatt, Rob Carliner and Eugene Musso will produce.
Source: Screen Daily...
- 10/8/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
BAFTA TV Award and Tony Award winning actress Jennifer Ehle (Zero Dark Thirty, Contagion), Anson Mount (AMC’s “Hell on Wheels,” Safe), Abigail Spencer (Sundance Channel’s “Rectify,” Oz The Great And The Powerful) and Marcus Thomas (You Kill Me, Drowning Mona) join the cast of heist film The Forger.
The four will star alongside two-time Academy Award nominee and two-time Golden Globe winner John Travolta, Oscar winner Christopher Plummer (Beginners, The Last Station) and Venice Film Festival Award winner for Best New Young Actor Tye Sheridan (Joe, Mud, The Tree Of Life).
The film started shooting today, October 7th on location in Boston, Massachusetts.
BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning director Philip Martin (BBC’s “Wallander”) is directing from a script by Richard D’Ovidio (The Call).
The Forger tells the story of a former child art prodigy and second generation petty thief, Ray Cutter (Travolta) who arranges to buy his...
The four will star alongside two-time Academy Award nominee and two-time Golden Globe winner John Travolta, Oscar winner Christopher Plummer (Beginners, The Last Station) and Venice Film Festival Award winner for Best New Young Actor Tye Sheridan (Joe, Mud, The Tree Of Life).
The film started shooting today, October 7th on location in Boston, Massachusetts.
BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning director Philip Martin (BBC’s “Wallander”) is directing from a script by Richard D’Ovidio (The Call).
The Forger tells the story of a former child art prodigy and second generation petty thief, Ray Cutter (Travolta) who arranges to buy his...
- 10/7/2013
- by Melissa Thompson
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
BAFTA TV Award and Tony Award winning actress Jennifer Ehle (Zero Dark Thirty, Contagion), Anson Mount (Safe), Abigail Spencer (Oz the Great and Powerful) and Marcus Thomas (You Kill Me, Drowning Mona) join the cast of heist film The Forger, starring alongside two-time Academy Award nominee and two-time Golden Globe winner John Travolta, Oscar winner Christopher Plummer (Beginners, The Last Station) and Venice Film Festival Award winner for Best New Young Actor Tye Sheridan (Joe, Mud, The Tree of Life), it was announced today by producers and co-financiers Code Entertainment’s Al Corley and Bart Rosenblatt and Lisa Wilson and Myles Nestel of The Solution Entertainment Group.
The film started shooting today, October 7th on location in Boston, Massachusetts.
BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning director Philip Martin (BBC’s “Wallander”) is directing from a script by Richard D’Ovidio (The Call).
Code’s Al Corley, Bart Rosenblatt, and Eugene Musso will...
The film started shooting today, October 7th on location in Boston, Massachusetts.
BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning director Philip Martin (BBC’s “Wallander”) is directing from a script by Richard D’Ovidio (The Call).
Code’s Al Corley, Bart Rosenblatt, and Eugene Musso will...
- 10/7/2013
- by Philip Sticco
- LRMonline.com
Jennifer Ehle (“Zero Dark Thirty”), Anson Mount (AMC’s “Hell on Wheels”), Abigail Spencer (“Oz the Great and Powerful”) and Belgian-born actor Marcus Thomas have joined John Travolta in “The Forger,” a heist film being produced and co-financed by Code Entertainment and The Solution Entertainment Group. Philip Martin is directing the film, which also stars Tye Sheridan (“Mud”) and Oscar winner Christopher Plummer. Code’s Al Corley, Bart Rosenblatt and Eugene Musso are producing along with Prospect Park’s Rob Carliner. Jonathan Dana and Randi Michel will executive produce alongside The Solution’s Lisa Wilson and Myles Nestel. Anson Downes...
- 10/7/2013
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Jennifer Ehle, Anson Mount, Abigail Spencer (pictured) and Marcus Thomas have joined the cast of Code Entertainment and The Solution Entertainment Group’s thriller.
Philip Martin kicked off production on The Forger in Boston on October 7 from a screenplay by Richard D’Ovidio.
As previously announced, John Travolta, Christopher Plummer and Tye Sheridan also star in the story about a petty thief who buys his way out of prison to spend time with his ailing son. The criminal must team up with his father to carry out one last job for the syndicate that got him out of jail.
Wme Global and ICM Partners represent Us rights and The Solution Entertainment Group will continue pre-sales at the Afm.
Code’s Al Corley, Bart Rosenblatt, and Eugene Musso will produce with Rob Carliner. Jonathan Dana and Randi Michel serve as executive producers alongside The Solution’s Myles Nestel and Lisa Wilson.
Philip Martin kicked off production on The Forger in Boston on October 7 from a screenplay by Richard D’Ovidio.
As previously announced, John Travolta, Christopher Plummer and Tye Sheridan also star in the story about a petty thief who buys his way out of prison to spend time with his ailing son. The criminal must team up with his father to carry out one last job for the syndicate that got him out of jail.
Wme Global and ICM Partners represent Us rights and The Solution Entertainment Group will continue pre-sales at the Afm.
Code’s Al Corley, Bart Rosenblatt, and Eugene Musso will produce with Rob Carliner. Jonathan Dana and Randi Michel serve as executive producers alongside The Solution’s Myles Nestel and Lisa Wilson.
- 10/7/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Christopher Plummer has joined the cast of Philip Martin's thriller "The Forger" at Code Entertainment and The Solution Entertainment Group.
Richard D’Ovidio penned the script which centers on a petty thief (John Travlota) who buys his way out of prison to spend time with his ailing son (Tye Sheridan).
The criminal must team up with his father (Plummer) to carry out one last job for the syndicate that got him out of jail.
Al Corley, Bart Rosenblatt, Rob Carliner, and Eugene Musso will produce, and filming begins in Boston in October.
Source: Screen...
Richard D’Ovidio penned the script which centers on a petty thief (John Travlota) who buys his way out of prison to spend time with his ailing son (Tye Sheridan).
The criminal must team up with his father (Plummer) to carry out one last job for the syndicate that got him out of jail.
Al Corley, Bart Rosenblatt, Rob Carliner, and Eugene Musso will produce, and filming begins in Boston in October.
Source: Screen...
- 9/9/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Christopher Plummer has joined the cast of Code Entertainment and The Solution Entertainment Group’s thriller The Forger. Wme Global and ICM Partners represent Us rights.
John Travolta and Tye Sheridan, who stars opposite Nicolas Cage in Toronto entry Joe, were previously announced.
Philip Martin is scheduled to begin the Boston shoot in October from a screenplay by Richard D’Ovidio.
The Forger centres on a petty thief who buys his way out of prison to spend time with his ailing son.
The criminal must team up with his father to carry out one last job for the syndicate that got him out of jail.
Plummer will play Joseph Cutter, the patriarch of the family that spans three generations in the film.
Code’s Al Corley, Bart Rosenblatt, and Eugene Musso will produce with Rob Carliner. Jonathan Dana and Randi Michel serve as executive producers alongside The Solution’s Myles Nestel and Lisa Wilson.
John Travolta and Tye Sheridan, who stars opposite Nicolas Cage in Toronto entry Joe, were previously announced.
Philip Martin is scheduled to begin the Boston shoot in October from a screenplay by Richard D’Ovidio.
The Forger centres on a petty thief who buys his way out of prison to spend time with his ailing son.
The criminal must team up with his father to carry out one last job for the syndicate that got him out of jail.
Plummer will play Joseph Cutter, the patriarch of the family that spans three generations in the film.
Code’s Al Corley, Bart Rosenblatt, and Eugene Musso will produce with Rob Carliner. Jonathan Dana and Randi Michel serve as executive producers alongside The Solution’s Myles Nestel and Lisa Wilson.
- 9/7/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Christopher Plummer has joined the cast of Code Entertainment and The Solution Entertainment Group’s thriller The Forger. Wme Global and ICM Partners represent Us rights.
John Travolta and Tye Sheridan, who stars opposite Nicolas Cage in Toronto entry Joe, were previously announced.
Philip Martin is scheduled to begin the Boston shoot in October from a screenplay by Richard D’Ovidio.
The Forger centres on a petty thief who buys his way out of prison to spend time with his ailing son.
The criminal must team up with his father to carry out one last job for the syndicate that got him out of jail.
Plummer will play Joseph Cutter, the patriarch of the family that spans three generations in the film.
Code’s Al Corley, Bart Rosenblatt, and Eugene Musso will produce with Rob Carliner. Jonathan Dana and Randi Michel serve as executive producers alongside The Solution’s Myles Nestel and Lisa Wilson.
John Travolta and Tye Sheridan, who stars opposite Nicolas Cage in Toronto entry Joe, were previously announced.
Philip Martin is scheduled to begin the Boston shoot in October from a screenplay by Richard D’Ovidio.
The Forger centres on a petty thief who buys his way out of prison to spend time with his ailing son.
The criminal must team up with his father to carry out one last job for the syndicate that got him out of jail.
Plummer will play Joseph Cutter, the patriarch of the family that spans three generations in the film.
Code’s Al Corley, Bart Rosenblatt, and Eugene Musso will produce with Rob Carliner. Jonathan Dana and Randi Michel serve as executive producers alongside The Solution’s Myles Nestel and Lisa Wilson.
- 9/7/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Oscar winner Christopher Plummer (Beginners, The Last Station) joins the cast of heist film, The Forger, starring opposite two-time Academy Award nominee and two-time Golden Globe winner John Travolta and recent Venice Film Festival Award winner for Best New Young Actor Tye Sheridan (Joe, Mud), it was announced today by producers and co-financiers Code Entertainment’s (“Code”) Al Corley and Bart Rosenblatt and Lisa Wilson and Myles Nestel of The Solution Entertainment Group (“The Solution”).
The film, to be directed by BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning director, Philip Martin (BBC’s “Wallander”), will begin shooting in Boston in October.
Starring as Travolta’s father and Sheridan’s grandfather, Plummer will play Joseph Cutter, the patriarch of the family that spans three generations in the film.
Written by Richard D’Ovidio (The Call), The Forger tells the story of a former child art prodigy and second generation petty thief, Ray Cutter (Travolta...
The film, to be directed by BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning director, Philip Martin (BBC’s “Wallander”), will begin shooting in Boston in October.
Starring as Travolta’s father and Sheridan’s grandfather, Plummer will play Joseph Cutter, the patriarch of the family that spans three generations in the film.
Written by Richard D’Ovidio (The Call), The Forger tells the story of a former child art prodigy and second generation petty thief, Ray Cutter (Travolta...
- 9/7/2013
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Oscar winner Christopher Plummer is set to join John Travolta and Tye Sheridan in heist film “The Forger,” which is being produced and co-financed by Code Entertainment and The Solution Entertainment Group. Philip Martin is directing the film, which will be produced by Code’s Al Corley, Bart Rosenblatt and Eugene Musso, along with Prospect Park’s Rob Carliner. Jonathan Dana and Randi Michel will executive produce alongside The Solution’s Lisa Wilson and Myles Nestel. Anson Downes and Linda Favila will serve as co-executive producers. Written by Richard D’Ovidio (“The Call”), “The Forger” follows former child art prodigy...
- 9/7/2013
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Rising young actor Tye Sheridan (Mud, The Tree of Life) is set to star opposite two-time Oscar nominee and Golden Globe winner John Travolta (Get Shorty) in heist film The Forger, to be directed by BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning director, Philip Martin, it was announced today by producers and co-financiers Code Entertainment’s (“Code”) Al Corley and Bart Rosenblatt and Lisa Wilson and Myles Nestel of The Solution Entertainment Group (“The Solution”).
The Forger, currently in pre-production, will start principal photography in Boston in October.
Code’s Al Corley, Bart Rosenblatt, and Eugene Musso will produce the film along with Prospect Park’s Rob Carliner. Jonathan Dana and Randi Michel will executive produce alongside The Solution’s Myles Nestel and Lisa Wilson. Anson Downes and Linda Favila will serve as co-executive producers.
Written by Richard D’Ovidio (The Call), The Forger tells the story of a former child art prodigy and second generation petty thief,...
The Forger, currently in pre-production, will start principal photography in Boston in October.
Code’s Al Corley, Bart Rosenblatt, and Eugene Musso will produce the film along with Prospect Park’s Rob Carliner. Jonathan Dana and Randi Michel will executive produce alongside The Solution’s Myles Nestel and Lisa Wilson. Anson Downes and Linda Favila will serve as co-executive producers.
Written by Richard D’Ovidio (The Call), The Forger tells the story of a former child art prodigy and second generation petty thief,...
- 8/23/2013
- by Philip Sticco
- LRMonline.com
Tye Sheridan (Mud, The Tree Of Life) is set to star opposite two-time Oscar nominee and Golden Globe winner John Travolta (Get Shorty) in heist film The Forger, to be directed by BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning director, Philip Martin.
Written by Richard D’Ovidio (The Call), The Forger tells the story of a former child art prodigy and second generation petty thief, Ray Cutter (Travolta) who arranges to buy his way out of prison to spend time with his ailing son, Will Cutter (Sheridan), only to be forced to change his plans and commit one last big job for the syndicate who financed his early release.
The Forger, currently in pre-production, will start principal photography in Boston in October.
Sheridan made his feature film debut in Terrence Malick’s The Tree Of Life co-starring Sean Penn and Brad Pitt. He was most recently seen in Roadside Attractions’ breakout hit earlier this year,...
Written by Richard D’Ovidio (The Call), The Forger tells the story of a former child art prodigy and second generation petty thief, Ray Cutter (Travolta) who arranges to buy his way out of prison to spend time with his ailing son, Will Cutter (Sheridan), only to be forced to change his plans and commit one last big job for the syndicate who financed his early release.
The Forger, currently in pre-production, will start principal photography in Boston in October.
Sheridan made his feature film debut in Terrence Malick’s The Tree Of Life co-starring Sean Penn and Brad Pitt. He was most recently seen in Roadside Attractions’ breakout hit earlier this year,...
- 8/22/2013
- by Melissa Thompson
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The star of imminent Venice world premiere Joe has joined John Travolta in the heist thriller. Code Entertainment and The Solution Entertainment Group are jointly producing and financing and The Solution will handle international sales in Toronto.
Philip Martin will direct the story and production is scheduled for an October start in Boston. Wme Global and ICM Partners represent Us rights.
Code’s Al Corley, Bart Rosenblatt and Eugene Musso will produce along with Prospect Park’s Rob Carliner. Jonathan Dana and Randi Michel serve as executive producer alongside The Solution’s Myles Nestel and Lisa Wilson.
Richard D’Ovidio wrote the story about a former child art prodigy and petty thief played by Travolta who is forced into one last job by the crime syndicate that bought him out of prison so he can spend time with his ailing son, played by Sheridan.
“Tye Sheridan is an actor of tremendous depth and truth who is blessed...
Philip Martin will direct the story and production is scheduled for an October start in Boston. Wme Global and ICM Partners represent Us rights.
Code’s Al Corley, Bart Rosenblatt and Eugene Musso will produce along with Prospect Park’s Rob Carliner. Jonathan Dana and Randi Michel serve as executive producer alongside The Solution’s Myles Nestel and Lisa Wilson.
Richard D’Ovidio wrote the story about a former child art prodigy and petty thief played by Travolta who is forced into one last job by the crime syndicate that bought him out of prison so he can spend time with his ailing son, played by Sheridan.
“Tye Sheridan is an actor of tremendous depth and truth who is blessed...
- 8/22/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Mud actor Tye Sheridan is joining John Travolta in the heist film The Forger. The 16-year-old actor, who launched his acting career with a role in Terrence Malick's 2011 Oscar-nominated film The Tree of Life, will play the ailing son of Travolta's character. Directed by Philip Martin, The Forger will start principal photography in Boston in October. Photos: Toronto 2013: The Films Code Entertainment's Al Corley, Bart Rosenblatt and Eugene Musso will produce along with Prospect Park’s Rob Carliner. Jonathan Dana and Randi Michel will executive produce with The Solution’s Myles Nestel and Lisa Wilson. Anson Downes
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- 8/22/2013
- by Rebecca Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Hot off "Mud" and "The Tree of Life," rising star Tye Sheridan has signed on to join John Travolta in heist film "The Forger," which is being produced and co-financed by Code Entertainment and The Solution Entertainment Group. Philip Martin is directing the film, which will be produced by Code's Al Corley, Bart Rosenblatt and Eugene Musso, along with Prospect Park's Rob Carliner. Jonathan Dana and Randi Michel will executive produce alongside The Solution's Lisa Wilson and Myles Nestel. Anson Downes and Linda Favila will serve as co-executive producers. Written by Richard D'Ovidio...
- 8/22/2013
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Tye Sheridan ( Mud , The Tree of Life ) is set to star opposite John Travolta in heist film The Forger , to be directed by Philip Martin, it was announced today by producers and co-financiers Code Entertainment's Al Corley and Bart Rosenblatt and Lisa Wilson and Myles Nestel of The Solution Entertainment Group. The Forger , currently in pre-production, will start principal photography in Boston in October. Code's Al Corley, Bart Rosenblatt, and Eugene Musso will produce the film along with Prospect Park.s Rob Carliner. Jonathan Dana and Randi Michel will executive produce alongside The Solution's Myles Nestel and Lisa Wilson. Anson Downes and Linda Favila will serve as co-executive producers. Written by Richard D'Ovidio ( The Call ), The Forger tells the story of a...
- 8/22/2013
- Comingsoon.net
Robert Pattinson Mission: Blacklist movie: Filming in August? Mission: Blacklist is not the upcoming fifth installment in the Mission: Impossible franchise starring Tom Cruise. For the time being, that’s concisely called Mission: Impossible 5. So, what’s Mission: Blacklist? Well, as every ardent Robert Pattinson fan will tell you, that’s a Pattinson movie project initially announced in early May 2012. Pattinson is attached to this Embankment Films-financed (or to-be-financed) production based on Eric Maddox and Davin Seay’s book Mission: Black List #1 - The Inside Story of the Search for Saddam Hussein - As Told by the Soldier Who Masterminded His Capture. The title of Maddox and Seay’s book says it all. But just in case, here’s the brief Mission: Blacklist synopsis found on the Embankment Films website: Unlike other Interrogators fresh out of training, Eric Maddox (Robert Pattinson) has a brilliant and beautiful mind. He has...
- 5/10/2013
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
John Travolta is set to star in Philip Martin's heist film "The Forger" at Code Entertainment and The Solution Entertainment Group.
The story follows Ray Cutter (Travolta), a former child art prodigy and second generation petty thief who arranges to buy his way out of prison to spend time with his ailing son.
He is soon forced to change his plans and commit one last big job for the syndicate who financed his early release.
Richard D’Ovidio ("The Call") penned the script, while Al Corley, Bart Rosenblatt, Rob Carliner and Eugene Musso will produce. Shooting kicks off later this year.
Source: The Wrap...
The story follows Ray Cutter (Travolta), a former child art prodigy and second generation petty thief who arranges to buy his way out of prison to spend time with his ailing son.
He is soon forced to change his plans and commit one last big job for the syndicate who financed his early release.
Richard D’Ovidio ("The Call") penned the script, while Al Corley, Bart Rosenblatt, Rob Carliner and Eugene Musso will produce. Shooting kicks off later this year.
Source: The Wrap...
- 5/8/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Two- time Academy® Award Nominee John Travolta (Saturday Night Fever, Pulp Fiction) is set to star in BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning director Philip Martin’s The Forger produced and co-financed by Code Entertainment (Code) alongside The Solution Entertainment Group (The Solution), it was announced by Code’s Al Corley and Bart Rosenblatt and Lisa Wilson and Myles Nestel, co-founders and partners of The Solution.
Plans are being made to shoot later this year, in between festival honors for his work in his upcoming release Killing Season. Code’s Al Corley, Bart Rosenblatt, and Eugene Musso will produce The Forger, along with Prospect Park’s Rob Carliner. Jonathan Dana and Randi Michel are executive producers with The Solution’s Myles Nestel and Lisa Wilson who will handle all international rights to the film and introduce it to buyers at the upcoming Cannes Film Market. Anson Downes and Linda Favila will serve as Co-Executive Producers.
Plans are being made to shoot later this year, in between festival honors for his work in his upcoming release Killing Season. Code’s Al Corley, Bart Rosenblatt, and Eugene Musso will produce The Forger, along with Prospect Park’s Rob Carliner. Jonathan Dana and Randi Michel are executive producers with The Solution’s Myles Nestel and Lisa Wilson who will handle all international rights to the film and introduce it to buyers at the upcoming Cannes Film Market. Anson Downes and Linda Favila will serve as Co-Executive Producers.
- 5/7/2013
- by Philip Sticco
- LRMonline.com
Exclusive: Code Entertainment has acquired Atom And Eve, a spec script by Ethan Furman and Adam Farasati. Script is a romantic comedy in which a recently jilted young computer scientist needs to impress her family by pretending that her humanoid artificial intelligence robot is actually her boyfriend. Code’s Al Corley, Bart Rosenblatt and Eugene Musso will produce with Content Engine’s Seth Jaret. Jonathan Dana’s exec producer with Magnet Management’s Zach Tann and Jennie Frisbie. The scribes wrote the remake Summer Rental for Paramount, which is also developing their script The Creepy Kid with Montecito and Magnet. The scribes are repped by Gersh and Magnet Management.
- 6/12/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
See the trailer as well as images from Anders Anderson's "Stolen" starring Josh Lucas, Jon Hamm, James Van Der Beek and Jimmy Bennett. Andy Steinman, Anders Anderson, Bart Rosenblatt, Al Corley and Eugene Musso produce. The film is in limited areas from March 5th. Detective Tom Adkins’ (Jon Hamm) son Tommy Jr. disappears on a fateful Fourth of July afternoon, and in the ensuing eight years Tom’s work becomes an obsession for him. Tom attempts to solve the case of his missing son, but his efforts have yielded only one solid suspect – an already jailed and convicted kidnapper named Roggiani, whose current sentence is on the verge of being commuted – and no concrete proof. As Tom buries himself in his work and shows no willingness to move on with his life, his marriage to Tommy Jr.’s mother Barbara (Rhona Mitra) suffers...
- 3/29/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Cannes -- Vincent D'Onofrio, Vinnie Jones, Paul Sorvino, Fionnula Flanagan, Laura Ramsey, Steve Schirripa, Linda Cardellini and Bob Gunton have been added to the cast of Jonathan Hensleigh's "The Irishman."
They join Ray Stevenson, Christopher Walken and Val Kilmer in the crime tale about real-life mobster Danny Greene.
Hensleigh and Jeremy Walters wrote the screenplay for the project, inspired by the book "To Kill the Irishman: The War That Crippled the Mafia" by Rick Porrello.
Code Entertainment's Al Corley, Bart Rosenblatt, and Eugene Musso will produce, along with Dundee Entertainment's Tommy Reid and Tara Reid, who brought the property to Code. Jonathan Dana, Peter Miller, and Rick Porrello are exec producers, with George Perez serving as co-producer.
Principal photography begins next week in Detroit, Michigan.
Sales and distribution company Lightning Entertainment is repping international sales, while Icm and Dana are handle domestic sales.
They join Ray Stevenson, Christopher Walken and Val Kilmer in the crime tale about real-life mobster Danny Greene.
Hensleigh and Jeremy Walters wrote the screenplay for the project, inspired by the book "To Kill the Irishman: The War That Crippled the Mafia" by Rick Porrello.
Code Entertainment's Al Corley, Bart Rosenblatt, and Eugene Musso will produce, along with Dundee Entertainment's Tommy Reid and Tara Reid, who brought the property to Code. Jonathan Dana, Peter Miller, and Rick Porrello are exec producers, with George Perez serving as co-producer.
Principal photography begins next week in Detroit, Michigan.
Sales and distribution company Lightning Entertainment is repping international sales, while Icm and Dana are handle domestic sales.
- 5/18/2009
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jonathan Hensleigh ("The Punisher") will direct Ray Stevenson, Christopher Walken and Val Kilmer in Code Entertainment's mob drama "The Irishman." Hensleigh also wrote the screenplay which was inspired by Rick Porrello's book "To Kill the Irishman: The War That Crippled the Mafia."The story is based on the life of mobster Danny Greene (Stevenson), who reigned over Cleveland.s vicious underworld during the late 1970s. Walken will play nightclub owner Shondor Birns, and Kilmer will play a Cleveland police officer who becomes friends with Greene.Code Entertainment.s Al Corley, Bart Rosenblatt and Eugene Musso will handle producing duties along with Dundee Entertainment's Tommy Reid and actress Tara Reid, who brought the property to Code. Shooting begins May 19 in Detroit.
- 5/9/2009
- by Adnan Tezer
- Monsters and Critics
Christopher Walken, Val Kilmer and Ray Stevenson, best known for his role on HBO’s Rome and who starred as comic character Frank Castle in last year’s Punisher: War Zone, have signed on to star in the mob drama The Irishman. The project is based on the life of mobster Danny Greene (Stevenson), who lorded over Cleveland's criminal underworld during the late 1970s. Walken is onboard to play infamous loan-sharking nightclub owner Shondor Birns, and Kilmer will portray a Cleveland cop who befriends Greene. Screenwriter Jonathan Hensleigh, who made his directorial debut on the 2004 Punisher flick, is directing from a script he also wrote. The story was inspired by Rick Porrello's book "To Kill the Irishman: The War That Crippled the Mafia." Code Entertainment’s Al Corley, Bart Rosenblatt and Eugene Musso are producing alongside Dundee Entertainment's Tommy Reid and actress Tara Reid, who brought the property to Code.
- 5/7/2009
- by James Cook
- TheMovingPicture.net
Ray Stevenson, Christopher Walken and Val Kilmer will play the leads in "The Irishman," a crime story that Jonathan Hensleigh will direct.
Code Entertainment is producing the action movie, which is based on the real story of mobster Danny Greene (Stevenson). Hensleigh and Jeremy Walters ("Dali") wrote the script, inspired by the book "To Kill the Irishman: The War That Crippled the Mafia" by Rick Porrello.
Greene was a violent Irish-American gangster who competed with the Italian mob in 1970s Cleveland and ended up provoking a countrywide turf war that crippled the mafia. Walken will play the loan shark and nightclub owner Shondor Birns, and Kilmer is a Cleveland police detective who befriends Greene.
Code's Al Corley, Bart Rosenblatt and Eugene Musso are producing, along with Dundee Entertainment's Tommy Reid and Tara Reid, who brought the property to Code. Jonathan Dana, Peter Miller and Porrello are exec producers, with George Perez serving as co-producer.
Code Entertainment is producing the action movie, which is based on the real story of mobster Danny Greene (Stevenson). Hensleigh and Jeremy Walters ("Dali") wrote the script, inspired by the book "To Kill the Irishman: The War That Crippled the Mafia" by Rick Porrello.
Greene was a violent Irish-American gangster who competed with the Italian mob in 1970s Cleveland and ended up provoking a countrywide turf war that crippled the mafia. Walken will play the loan shark and nightclub owner Shondor Birns, and Kilmer is a Cleveland police detective who befriends Greene.
Code's Al Corley, Bart Rosenblatt and Eugene Musso are producing, along with Dundee Entertainment's Tommy Reid and Tara Reid, who brought the property to Code. Jonathan Dana, Peter Miller and Porrello are exec producers, with George Perez serving as co-producer.
- 5/6/2009
- by By Jay A. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Rhona Mitra has boarded the indie thriller The Boy in the Box for A2 Entertainment Group and Code Entertainment.
She joins Josh Lucas and Jon Hamm in the film about a small-town police chief (Hamm) determined to discover the truth behind the mummified remains of a boy who was murdered a half-century earlier.
Anders Anderson is directing from a screenplay by Glenn Taranto.
James Van Der Beek (Standing Still), Marcus Thomas (You Kill Me), Jimmy Bennett (Hostage) and Jessica Chastain (Jolene) also have been cast.
Mitra plays the police chief's wife, who is trying to move on after the disappearance of their own son eight years earlier. Lucas plays the father of the murdered boy.
A2's Anderson and Andy Steinman and Code Entertainment's Al Corley, Bart Rosenblatt and Eugene Musso are producing.
Mitra next appears in Rogue Pictures' Doomsday and is about to start production in New Zealand on Underworld: Rise of the Lycans for Screen Gems. Her credits include the features The Number 23 and Skinwalkers and FX's Nip/Tuck.
She is repped by CAA, Jason Weinberg and attorney Warren Dern.
She joins Josh Lucas and Jon Hamm in the film about a small-town police chief (Hamm) determined to discover the truth behind the mummified remains of a boy who was murdered a half-century earlier.
Anders Anderson is directing from a screenplay by Glenn Taranto.
James Van Der Beek (Standing Still), Marcus Thomas (You Kill Me), Jimmy Bennett (Hostage) and Jessica Chastain (Jolene) also have been cast.
Mitra plays the police chief's wife, who is trying to move on after the disappearance of their own son eight years earlier. Lucas plays the father of the murdered boy.
A2's Anderson and Andy Steinman and Code Entertainment's Al Corley, Bart Rosenblatt and Eugene Musso are producing.
Mitra next appears in Rogue Pictures' Doomsday and is about to start production in New Zealand on Underworld: Rise of the Lycans for Screen Gems. Her credits include the features The Number 23 and Skinwalkers and FX's Nip/Tuck.
She is repped by CAA, Jason Weinberg and attorney Warren Dern.
- 12/18/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
This review was written for the screening at the Tribeca Film Festival.
NEW YORK -- If you would believe Hollywood movies, hit men are usually lovable figures whose professional lives are hampered by psychological angst that can usually be alleviated by therapy. Or, in the case of "You Kill Me", in which the protagonist has a drinking problem, with a 12-step program. John Dahl's black comedy might not win any points for originality, but its razor-sharp script by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely and the hilariously deadpan comic performances by Ben Kingsley and Tea Leoni make it a consistent pleasure. Recently showcased at the Tribeca Film Festival, the film is scheduled for a commercial release in the summer by IFC Films.
Kingsley plays Frank, a Polish hit man in Buffalo who has bungled more than a few jobs because of his propensity for getting drunk on the job. When he fumbles the killing of a Greek mobster (Dennis Farina) who is his boss' Philip Baker Hall) chief rival, he's sent to dry out in San Francisco.
There, thanks to the help of his handler (Bill Pullman), he gets a job as an undertaker's assistant and begins attending AA meetings. Although initially resistant, he's taken under the wing of a friendly fellow member (Luke Wilson) and soon begins to open up, confessing to the startled group not only his addiction but also his profession.
He also begins a relationship with the beautiful and acerbic Laurel (Leoni), who seems to have little problem with either Frank's alcoholism or the way he makes his living. Frank's idyllic recovery is eventually interrupted when the mobster he neglected to eliminate begins raising trouble for his employers.
While the film attempts a level of absurdity that it doesn't quite successfully bring off -- Laurel's quick acceptance of Frank's lifestyle is never convincing, for instance -- it does mark the most hilarious depiction of a professional killer's angst since "Grosse Pointe Blank". The script's subtle humor is consistently hilarious (Frank points out at the AA meeting that he never knew he had a drinking problem because he lives in Buffalo), and its comic gems are perfectly realized by the terrific performances and the deceptively atmospheric direction by Dahl.
Kingsley, not always known for his restraint, underplays beautifully as Frank, ultimately becoming an unlikely but entirely winning figure. And while Leoni is simply too stunningly gorgeous to render Laurel's romantic desperation convincing, she too finds just the right comic tone. There is also wonderfully funny work by Wilson, Farina, Pullman and a variety of perfectly cast supporting players.
YOU KILL ME
IFC Films
Bipolar Pictures, Carol Baum Prods., Code Entertainment, Echo Lake Prods., Green Tulip Prods.
Credits:
Director: John Dahl
Screenwriters: Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely
Producers: Al Corley, Burt Rosenblatt, Eugene Musso, Carol Baum, Mike Marcus, Zvi Howard Rosenman
Executive producers: Tea Leoni, Jonathan Dana
Director of photography: Jeffrey Jur
Production designer: John Dondertman
Music: Marcelo Zarvos
Co-producer: Kim Olson
Costume designer: Linda Madden
Editor: Scott Chestnut
Cast:
Frank: Ben Kingsley
Laurel: Tea Leoni
Tom: Luke Wilson
Roman: Philip Baker Hall
O'Leary: Dennis Farina
Dave: Bill Pullman
Stef: Marcus Thomas
Doris: Alison Sealy-Smith
Running time -- 92 minutes
No MPAA rating...
NEW YORK -- If you would believe Hollywood movies, hit men are usually lovable figures whose professional lives are hampered by psychological angst that can usually be alleviated by therapy. Or, in the case of "You Kill Me", in which the protagonist has a drinking problem, with a 12-step program. John Dahl's black comedy might not win any points for originality, but its razor-sharp script by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely and the hilariously deadpan comic performances by Ben Kingsley and Tea Leoni make it a consistent pleasure. Recently showcased at the Tribeca Film Festival, the film is scheduled for a commercial release in the summer by IFC Films.
Kingsley plays Frank, a Polish hit man in Buffalo who has bungled more than a few jobs because of his propensity for getting drunk on the job. When he fumbles the killing of a Greek mobster (Dennis Farina) who is his boss' Philip Baker Hall) chief rival, he's sent to dry out in San Francisco.
There, thanks to the help of his handler (Bill Pullman), he gets a job as an undertaker's assistant and begins attending AA meetings. Although initially resistant, he's taken under the wing of a friendly fellow member (Luke Wilson) and soon begins to open up, confessing to the startled group not only his addiction but also his profession.
He also begins a relationship with the beautiful and acerbic Laurel (Leoni), who seems to have little problem with either Frank's alcoholism or the way he makes his living. Frank's idyllic recovery is eventually interrupted when the mobster he neglected to eliminate begins raising trouble for his employers.
While the film attempts a level of absurdity that it doesn't quite successfully bring off -- Laurel's quick acceptance of Frank's lifestyle is never convincing, for instance -- it does mark the most hilarious depiction of a professional killer's angst since "Grosse Pointe Blank". The script's subtle humor is consistently hilarious (Frank points out at the AA meeting that he never knew he had a drinking problem because he lives in Buffalo), and its comic gems are perfectly realized by the terrific performances and the deceptively atmospheric direction by Dahl.
Kingsley, not always known for his restraint, underplays beautifully as Frank, ultimately becoming an unlikely but entirely winning figure. And while Leoni is simply too stunningly gorgeous to render Laurel's romantic desperation convincing, she too finds just the right comic tone. There is also wonderfully funny work by Wilson, Farina, Pullman and a variety of perfectly cast supporting players.
YOU KILL ME
IFC Films
Bipolar Pictures, Carol Baum Prods., Code Entertainment, Echo Lake Prods., Green Tulip Prods.
Credits:
Director: John Dahl
Screenwriters: Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely
Producers: Al Corley, Burt Rosenblatt, Eugene Musso, Carol Baum, Mike Marcus, Zvi Howard Rosenman
Executive producers: Tea Leoni, Jonathan Dana
Director of photography: Jeffrey Jur
Production designer: John Dondertman
Music: Marcelo Zarvos
Co-producer: Kim Olson
Costume designer: Linda Madden
Editor: Scott Chestnut
Cast:
Frank: Ben Kingsley
Laurel: Tea Leoni
Tom: Luke Wilson
Roman: Philip Baker Hall
O'Leary: Dennis Farina
Dave: Bill Pullman
Stef: Marcus Thomas
Doris: Alison Sealy-Smith
Running time -- 92 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 6/21/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
This review was written for the screening at the Tribeca Film Festival.
NEW YORK -- If you would believe Hollywood movies, hit men are usually lovable figures whose professional lives are hampered by psychological angst that can usually be alleviated by therapy. Or, in the case of You Kill Me, in which the protagonist has a drinking problem, with a 12-step program. John Dahl's black comedy might not win any points for originality, but its razor-sharp script by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely and the hilariously deadpan comic performances by Ben Kingsley and Tea Leoni make it a consistent pleasure. Recently showcased at the Tribeca Film Festival, the film is scheduled for a commercial release in the summer by IFC Films.
Kingsley plays Frank, a Polish hit man in Buffalo who has bungled more than a few jobs because of his propensity for getting drunk on the job. When he fumbles the killing of a Greek mobster (Dennis Farina) who is his boss' Philip Baker Hall) chief rival, he's sent to dry out in San Francisco.
There, thanks to the help of his handler (Bill Pullman), he gets a job as an undertaker's assistant and begins attending AA meetings. Although initially resistant, he's taken under the wing of a friendly fellow member (Luke Wilson) and soon begins to open up, confessing to the startled group not only his addiction but also his profession.
He also begins a relationship with the beautiful and acerbic Laurel (Leoni), who seems to have little problem with either Frank's alcoholism or the way he makes his living. Frank's idyllic recovery is eventually interrupted when the mobster he neglected to eliminate begins raising trouble for his employers.
While the film attempts a level of absurdity that it doesn't quite successfully bring off -- Laurel's quick acceptance of Frank's lifestyle is never convincing, for instance -- it does mark the most hilarious depiction of a professional killer's angst since Grosse Pointe Blank. The script's subtle humor is consistently hilarious (Frank points out at the AA meeting that he never knew he had a drinking problem because he lives in Buffalo), and its comic gems are perfectly realized by the terrific performances and the deceptively atmospheric direction by Dahl.
Kingsley, not always known for his restraint, underplays beautifully as Frank, ultimately becoming an unlikely but entirely winning figure. And while Leoni is simply too stunningly gorgeous to render Laurel's romantic desperation convincing, she too finds just the right comic tone. There is also wonderfully funny work by Wilson, Farina, Pullman and a variety of perfectly cast supporting players.
YOU KILL ME
IFC Films
Bipolar Pictures, Carol Baum Prods., Code Entertainment, Echo Lake Prods., Green Tulip Prods.
Credits:
Director: John Dahl
Screenwriters: Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely
Producers: Al Corley, Burt Rosenblatt, Eugene Musso, Carol Baum, Mike Marcus, Zvi Howard Rosenman
Executive producers: Tea Leoni, Jonathan Dana
Director of photography: Jeffrey Jur
Production designer: John Dondertman
Music: Marcelo Zarvos
Co-producer: Kim Olson
Costume designer: Linda Madden
Editor: Scott Chestnut
Cast:
Frank: Ben Kingsley
Laurel: Tea Leoni
Tom: Luke Wilson
Roman: Philip Baker Hall
O'Leary: Dennis Farina
Dave: Bill Pullman
Stef: Marcus Thomas
Doris: Alison Sealy-Smith
Running time -- 92 minutes
No MPAA rating...
NEW YORK -- If you would believe Hollywood movies, hit men are usually lovable figures whose professional lives are hampered by psychological angst that can usually be alleviated by therapy. Or, in the case of You Kill Me, in which the protagonist has a drinking problem, with a 12-step program. John Dahl's black comedy might not win any points for originality, but its razor-sharp script by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely and the hilariously deadpan comic performances by Ben Kingsley and Tea Leoni make it a consistent pleasure. Recently showcased at the Tribeca Film Festival, the film is scheduled for a commercial release in the summer by IFC Films.
Kingsley plays Frank, a Polish hit man in Buffalo who has bungled more than a few jobs because of his propensity for getting drunk on the job. When he fumbles the killing of a Greek mobster (Dennis Farina) who is his boss' Philip Baker Hall) chief rival, he's sent to dry out in San Francisco.
There, thanks to the help of his handler (Bill Pullman), he gets a job as an undertaker's assistant and begins attending AA meetings. Although initially resistant, he's taken under the wing of a friendly fellow member (Luke Wilson) and soon begins to open up, confessing to the startled group not only his addiction but also his profession.
He also begins a relationship with the beautiful and acerbic Laurel (Leoni), who seems to have little problem with either Frank's alcoholism or the way he makes his living. Frank's idyllic recovery is eventually interrupted when the mobster he neglected to eliminate begins raising trouble for his employers.
While the film attempts a level of absurdity that it doesn't quite successfully bring off -- Laurel's quick acceptance of Frank's lifestyle is never convincing, for instance -- it does mark the most hilarious depiction of a professional killer's angst since Grosse Pointe Blank. The script's subtle humor is consistently hilarious (Frank points out at the AA meeting that he never knew he had a drinking problem because he lives in Buffalo), and its comic gems are perfectly realized by the terrific performances and the deceptively atmospheric direction by Dahl.
Kingsley, not always known for his restraint, underplays beautifully as Frank, ultimately becoming an unlikely but entirely winning figure. And while Leoni is simply too stunningly gorgeous to render Laurel's romantic desperation convincing, she too finds just the right comic tone. There is also wonderfully funny work by Wilson, Farina, Pullman and a variety of perfectly cast supporting players.
YOU KILL ME
IFC Films
Bipolar Pictures, Carol Baum Prods., Code Entertainment, Echo Lake Prods., Green Tulip Prods.
Credits:
Director: John Dahl
Screenwriters: Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely
Producers: Al Corley, Burt Rosenblatt, Eugene Musso, Carol Baum, Mike Marcus, Zvi Howard Rosenman
Executive producers: Tea Leoni, Jonathan Dana
Director of photography: Jeffrey Jur
Production designer: John Dondertman
Music: Marcelo Zarvos
Co-producer: Kim Olson
Costume designer: Linda Madden
Editor: Scott Chestnut
Cast:
Frank: Ben Kingsley
Laurel: Tea Leoni
Tom: Luke Wilson
Roman: Philip Baker Hall
O'Leary: Dennis Farina
Dave: Bill Pullman
Stef: Marcus Thomas
Doris: Alison Sealy-Smith
Running time -- 92 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 6/21/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Screened Toronto International Film Festival
TORONTO -- Chazz Palminteri makes his feature debut in the director's chair with Noel, an achingly maudlin serving of holiday cheer about a group of damaged New York souls whose seemingly disparate lives intersect in unexpected ways.
There's always room for a bit of Christmas-themed spiritual uplifting (2000's Family Man is a good example), but David Hubbard's script is so steeped in sludgy sentimentality that the film's early hints of quirkiness quickly give way to heavy-handed faith healing.
Like many productions before it, Noel is clearly positioning itself as a modern-day It's a Wonderful Life, but even with a supportive cast headed by Susan Sarandon and Penelope Cruz, this Toronto fest Special Presentation would probably be a better fit on the more forgiving small screen.
Set in a frosty Manhattan (played by economically feasible Montreal), the set of interlinking stories is anchored by Sarandon's Rose, a lonely, divorced book editor whose Christmas Eve is spent visiting her Alzheimer's-afflicted mother in the hospital.
Meanwhile, things are a little rocky between Mike (Paul Walker), one of New York's finest, and his spirited fiancee, Nina (Cruz), because of his overbearing possessiveness. To add to the stress, Mike is being pursued by a pining coffee shop waiter (Alan Arkin) who insinuates that the two have had a prior relationship.
Then there's Jules (Marcus Thomas), a street hustler whose happiest holiday memories involved a hospital Christmas party when he was a kid, and he's apparently willing to do just about anything to try to relive them.
They all could use a bit of a miracle in order to turn their lives around, and, in Rose's case, she gets a little assistance from an uncredited Robin Williams as, well, let's just call him a benevolent stranger with a beatific smile.
As an actor, Palminteri knows how to work with a cast, but a lighter, less purposeful directing approach was required to offset the script's slushier tendencies.
Even Sarandon's usual impeccable instincts can only take her character so far before finding it tricky to extricate herself from the mounting stickiness.
Production values are full of glad tidings thanks to Titanic cinematographer Russell Carpenter's warmly lit visuals and composer Alan Menken's lightly "seasoned" piano-driven score.
Noel
Red Rose Prods.
Credits: Director: Chazz Palminteri
Screenwriter: David Hubbard
Producers: Bart Rosenblatt, Al Corley, Eugene Musso, Howard Rosenman
Executive producer: Jonathan Dana
Director of photography: Russell Carpenter
Production designer: Carol Spier
Editor: Susan E. Morse
Costume designer: Renee April
Music: Alan Menken
Cast:
Nina: Penelope Cruz
Rose: Susan Sarandon
Mike: Paul Walker
Artie: Alan Arkin
Jules: Marcus Thomas
Dennis: Sonny Marinelli
Marco: Daniel Sunjata
MPAA rating: PG
Running time -- 96 minutes...
TORONTO -- Chazz Palminteri makes his feature debut in the director's chair with Noel, an achingly maudlin serving of holiday cheer about a group of damaged New York souls whose seemingly disparate lives intersect in unexpected ways.
There's always room for a bit of Christmas-themed spiritual uplifting (2000's Family Man is a good example), but David Hubbard's script is so steeped in sludgy sentimentality that the film's early hints of quirkiness quickly give way to heavy-handed faith healing.
Like many productions before it, Noel is clearly positioning itself as a modern-day It's a Wonderful Life, but even with a supportive cast headed by Susan Sarandon and Penelope Cruz, this Toronto fest Special Presentation would probably be a better fit on the more forgiving small screen.
Set in a frosty Manhattan (played by economically feasible Montreal), the set of interlinking stories is anchored by Sarandon's Rose, a lonely, divorced book editor whose Christmas Eve is spent visiting her Alzheimer's-afflicted mother in the hospital.
Meanwhile, things are a little rocky between Mike (Paul Walker), one of New York's finest, and his spirited fiancee, Nina (Cruz), because of his overbearing possessiveness. To add to the stress, Mike is being pursued by a pining coffee shop waiter (Alan Arkin) who insinuates that the two have had a prior relationship.
Then there's Jules (Marcus Thomas), a street hustler whose happiest holiday memories involved a hospital Christmas party when he was a kid, and he's apparently willing to do just about anything to try to relive them.
They all could use a bit of a miracle in order to turn their lives around, and, in Rose's case, she gets a little assistance from an uncredited Robin Williams as, well, let's just call him a benevolent stranger with a beatific smile.
As an actor, Palminteri knows how to work with a cast, but a lighter, less purposeful directing approach was required to offset the script's slushier tendencies.
Even Sarandon's usual impeccable instincts can only take her character so far before finding it tricky to extricate herself from the mounting stickiness.
Production values are full of glad tidings thanks to Titanic cinematographer Russell Carpenter's warmly lit visuals and composer Alan Menken's lightly "seasoned" piano-driven score.
Noel
Red Rose Prods.
Credits: Director: Chazz Palminteri
Screenwriter: David Hubbard
Producers: Bart Rosenblatt, Al Corley, Eugene Musso, Howard Rosenman
Executive producer: Jonathan Dana
Director of photography: Russell Carpenter
Production designer: Carol Spier
Editor: Susan E. Morse
Costume designer: Renee April
Music: Alan Menken
Cast:
Nina: Penelope Cruz
Rose: Susan Sarandon
Mike: Paul Walker
Artie: Alan Arkin
Jules: Marcus Thomas
Dennis: Sonny Marinelli
Marco: Daniel Sunjata
MPAA rating: PG
Running time -- 96 minutes...
- 9/16/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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