Steven Spielberg says “it’s exciting for the whole family” that daughter Destry Allyn Spielberg is following in his footsteps by closing a deal to make her feature directorial debut.
The subject came up when The Fabelmans filmmaker dropped by the Smartless podcast to chat with Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Sean Hayes. On the new episode, that debuted Monday, Spielberg opens up during a wide-ranging chat about a range of subjects including family, his new film, creative influences, staging, shot direction and even how he clashed with a young actor early on in his career while directing TV.
But it was Bateman who brought up the news that Deadline broke last month about Destry who closed a deal with Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee’s Thunder Road Pictures to make her feature directorial debut on Four Assassins (And a Funeral). The project, based on Ryan Hooper’s script that made the Black List,...
The subject came up when The Fabelmans filmmaker dropped by the Smartless podcast to chat with Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Sean Hayes. On the new episode, that debuted Monday, Spielberg opens up during a wide-ranging chat about a range of subjects including family, his new film, creative influences, staging, shot direction and even how he clashed with a young actor early on in his career while directing TV.
But it was Bateman who brought up the news that Deadline broke last month about Destry who closed a deal with Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee’s Thunder Road Pictures to make her feature directorial debut on Four Assassins (And a Funeral). The project, based on Ryan Hooper’s script that made the Black List,...
- 1/17/2023
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Basil Iwanyk & Erica Lee’s Thunder Road Pictures has set Destry Allyn Spielberg to make her feature directorial debut on Four Assassins (And A Funeral), the Ryan Hooper Black List script said to be a cross between The Kingsman meets Knives Out meets Succession.
The daughter of the famed The Fabelmans helmer, Spielberg drew acclaim for directing The Right Way, the Owen King-scripted short film that starred Hopper Penn and Brian D’Arcy James, which premiered at the last Tribeca. Her work as an actress includes in Licorice Pizza and an episode of the miniseries I Know This Much Is True.
“We watched Destry’s short and were impressed — and after meeting and hearing she wanted to do action, we dug in to find something,” said Thunder Road’s Lee. “Four Assassins is the perfect vehicle for her, and we’re excited what her unique voice will bring to...
The daughter of the famed The Fabelmans helmer, Spielberg drew acclaim for directing The Right Way, the Owen King-scripted short film that starred Hopper Penn and Brian D’Arcy James, which premiered at the last Tribeca. Her work as an actress includes in Licorice Pizza and an episode of the miniseries I Know This Much Is True.
“We watched Destry’s short and were impressed — and after meeting and hearing she wanted to do action, we dug in to find something,” said Thunder Road’s Lee. “Four Assassins is the perfect vehicle for her, and we’re excited what her unique voice will bring to...
- 12/13/2022
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
The fund has previously backed titles including ‘Censor’ and ‘The Colour Room’.
The UK’s Ffilm Cymru Wales has invested £280,183 of National Lottery funding in the development of 12 feature films, throughout the past year, the Welsh film agency has revealed.
The agency offers writers, directors and producers support through the development process, and up to £25,000 of funding.
Titles to receive backing from this funding round include A Womanly Way: The Story Of Olivia Records, from director Hannah Berryman and producer Catryn Ramasut/ They previously worked together on Rockfield: The Studio On The Farm, and have received £24,980 for their documentary about...
The UK’s Ffilm Cymru Wales has invested £280,183 of National Lottery funding in the development of 12 feature films, throughout the past year, the Welsh film agency has revealed.
The agency offers writers, directors and producers support through the development process, and up to £25,000 of funding.
Titles to receive backing from this funding round include A Womanly Way: The Story Of Olivia Records, from director Hannah Berryman and producer Catryn Ramasut/ They previously worked together on Rockfield: The Studio On The Farm, and have received £24,980 for their documentary about...
- 3/11/2022
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Festival
Cary Joji Fukunaga’s long awaited Bond flick “No Time to Die,” the final instalment featuring long-time lead Daniel Craig, will close this year’s EnergaCamerimage International Film Festival, presented by Joji Fukunaga (“Beasts of No Nation”) himself and the film’s Oscar-winning cinematographer Lunus Sandgren (“La La Land”).
“This is the first time Cary Joji Fukunaga and Linus Sandgren collaborated on a film project, yet the result is just the kind of visual spectacle we hoped for given their artistic portfolios,” said the festival in a release accompanying the announcement.
This will be Joji Fukunaga’s first time attending EnergaCamerimage in person, although his film “Jane Eyre” and the “True Detective” pilot episode he directed both screened at the fest. Sandgren is becoming something of an EnergaCamerimage regular, having presented in person two films on which he worked, Damien Chazelle’s “La La Land” and “First Man.”
“No Time to Die...
Cary Joji Fukunaga’s long awaited Bond flick “No Time to Die,” the final instalment featuring long-time lead Daniel Craig, will close this year’s EnergaCamerimage International Film Festival, presented by Joji Fukunaga (“Beasts of No Nation”) himself and the film’s Oscar-winning cinematographer Lunus Sandgren (“La La Land”).
“This is the first time Cary Joji Fukunaga and Linus Sandgren collaborated on a film project, yet the result is just the kind of visual spectacle we hoped for given their artistic portfolios,” said the festival in a release accompanying the announcement.
This will be Joji Fukunaga’s first time attending EnergaCamerimage in person, although his film “Jane Eyre” and the “True Detective” pilot episode he directed both screened at the fest. Sandgren is becoming something of an EnergaCamerimage regular, having presented in person two films on which he worked, Damien Chazelle’s “La La Land” and “First Man.”
“No Time to Die...
- 10/29/2021
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
10 films on the list for low-budget independent films.
Harri Shanahan and Sian A. Williams’ documentary Rebel Dykes and Ryan Andrew Hooper’s comedy-thriller The Toll are among the 10 titles longlisted for the Discovery award at the 2021 British Independent Film Awards (Bifas).
Six documentaries make the list, including Annika Ranin and Sean Fee’s Boarders, following a group of British skateboarders on their journey towards the sports Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020. Ranin and Jasmin Morrison are also on the longlist for breakthrough producer, announced as part of the new talent selection earlier this month.
Further documentaries include Celeste Bell and Paul Sng...
Harri Shanahan and Sian A. Williams’ documentary Rebel Dykes and Ryan Andrew Hooper’s comedy-thriller The Toll are among the 10 titles longlisted for the Discovery award at the 2021 British Independent Film Awards (Bifas).
Six documentaries make the list, including Annika Ranin and Sean Fee’s Boarders, following a group of British skateboarders on their journey towards the sports Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020. Ranin and Jasmin Morrison are also on the longlist for breakthrough producer, announced as part of the new talent selection earlier this month.
Further documentaries include Celeste Bell and Paul Sng...
- 10/29/2021
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Here’s the latest episode of the The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the ever-growing podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on the official podcast site, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.
For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmakers Podcast #236: A strategy to making your indie film with The Toll...
For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmakers Podcast #236: A strategy to making your indie film with The Toll...
- 9/6/2021
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Here’s Kev with a video review of The Toll which is in UK cinemas now.
Brendan works solo shifts in the quietest toll booth in Wales, hiding from a criminal past where nobody would ever look. When he finally gets rumbled, word of his whereabouts gets out and his enemies head west for revenge. Meanwhile, local traffic cop Catrin’s investigation into a simple robbery finds her heading for the booth at exactly the wrong time.
Directed by Ryan Andrew Hooper, The Toll stars Michael Smiley, Annes Elwy, Iwan Rheon, Paul Kaye, Gary Beadle, Steve Oram, Darren Evans and Julian Glover.
Brendan works solo shifts in the quietest toll booth in Wales, hiding from a criminal past where nobody would ever look. When he finally gets rumbled, word of his whereabouts gets out and his enemies head west for revenge. Meanwhile, local traffic cop Catrin’s investigation into a simple robbery finds her heading for the booth at exactly the wrong time.
Directed by Ryan Andrew Hooper, The Toll stars Michael Smiley, Annes Elwy, Iwan Rheon, Paul Kaye, Gary Beadle, Steve Oram, Darren Evans and Julian Glover.
- 9/3/2021
- by Kevin Haldon
- Nerdly
Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired U.S. rights to the Welsh crime thriller The Toll from Great Point Media out of last month’s Pre-Cannes Screenings, reports ScreenDaily. Welsh filmmaker Ryan Andrew Hooper’s directorial debut is “a darkly comic thriller about a lone toll booth operator with a past that is fast catching up with him.” Kill List’s Michael […]...
- 7/12/2021
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Ryan Andrew Hooper’s film stars Michael Smiley, Annes Elwy
Great Point Media has sold Welsh crime thriller The Toll to key territories, at last month’s Pre-Cannes Screenings.
It has a deal for UK-Ireland and Australia-New Zealand with Signature, which will release the film in late August in the UK and Ireland.
Further deals include France with Family Films, and the US with Samuel Goldwyn Films.
“This year’s Pre-Cannes set-up allowed buyers the extra time needed to give each film the attention it deserves, which resulted in more thorough negotiation and better-structured deals,” said Toby Melling, VP of sales at Great Point.
Great Point Media has sold Welsh crime thriller The Toll to key territories, at last month’s Pre-Cannes Screenings.
It has a deal for UK-Ireland and Australia-New Zealand with Signature, which will release the film in late August in the UK and Ireland.
Further deals include France with Family Films, and the US with Samuel Goldwyn Films.
“This year’s Pre-Cannes set-up allowed buyers the extra time needed to give each film the attention it deserves, which resulted in more thorough negotiation and better-structured deals,” said Toby Melling, VP of sales at Great Point.
- 7/11/2021
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
If you like quirky characters, deadpan comedy and the occasional stylistic flourish, you may enjoy this Welsh indie effort, which Ryan Andrew Hooper and Matt Redd have developed from their 2019 short, Ambition. It's not one for everybody but won some loyal fans when screening at the Glasgow Film Festival, and for all the difficulties it runs into, it certainly has spirit.
The film focuses on an unnamed tollbooth operator (Michael Smiley) working on a remote rural road which it's not clear why many people would want to drive along anyway, and collecting so little that it's difficult to see how he can earn enough to pay for his sandwiches. He's been there for years and is well known in his small community, but unbeknownst to people there, he has a secret past. When, one day, an elegantly dressed stranger in an expensive yellow car recognises him, he knows that...
The film focuses on an unnamed tollbooth operator (Michael Smiley) working on a remote rural road which it's not clear why many people would want to drive along anyway, and collecting so little that it's difficult to see how he can earn enough to pay for his sandwiches. He's been there for years and is well known in his small community, but unbeknownst to people there, he has a secret past. When, one day, an elegantly dressed stranger in an expensive yellow car recognises him, he knows that...
- 3/15/2021
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Lee Haven Jones’ feature debut stars Annes Elwy.
Lee Haven Jones’ directorial debut Gwledd is the sixth feature film to wrap through the Ffilm Cymru Wales Cinematic scheme, which is backed by the BFI.
The initiative is dedicated to supporting innovative and unique filmmaking talents in Wales.
Gwledd is a contemporary horror film written by Roger Williams, about a waitress at a dinner party who causes the host family to confront personal failures and environmental responsibilities. Annes Elwy stars with Nia Roberts, Julian Lewis, Steffan Cennydd and Sion Alun Davies.
It is produced by Haven Jones and Williams’ outfit Joio.
Lee Haven Jones’ directorial debut Gwledd is the sixth feature film to wrap through the Ffilm Cymru Wales Cinematic scheme, which is backed by the BFI.
The initiative is dedicated to supporting innovative and unique filmmaking talents in Wales.
Gwledd is a contemporary horror film written by Roger Williams, about a waitress at a dinner party who causes the host family to confront personal failures and environmental responsibilities. Annes Elwy stars with Nia Roberts, Julian Lewis, Steffan Cennydd and Sion Alun Davies.
It is produced by Haven Jones and Williams’ outfit Joio.
- 8/1/2019
- by Nourdin Lahbib
- ScreenDaily
Titles include Catherine Linstrum’s ’This Earth Is Not Our Home’.
The UK’s Welsh film agency Ffilm Cymru Wales has selected five feature projects by Welsh filmakers to receive a total of £63,230 in its latest round of development funding.
They are comprised of two documentaries and three fiction films.
The Earth Is Not Our Home, a sci-fi drama exploring mental health issues set on a dusty volcanic island off the coast of Africa, has received £15,000. It will be the second feature from writer-director Catherine Linstrum and producer Stella Nwimo through their company Fireparty, following their forthcoming debut Nuclear, which...
The UK’s Welsh film agency Ffilm Cymru Wales has selected five feature projects by Welsh filmakers to receive a total of £63,230 in its latest round of development funding.
They are comprised of two documentaries and three fiction films.
The Earth Is Not Our Home, a sci-fi drama exploring mental health issues set on a dusty volcanic island off the coast of Africa, has received £15,000. It will be the second feature from writer-director Catherine Linstrum and producer Stella Nwimo through their company Fireparty, following their forthcoming debut Nuclear, which...
- 7/17/2019
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Iwan Rheon also stars in feature from Western Edge Pictures.
Ryan Andrew Hooper’s feature debut The Toll, starring Michael Smiley and Annes Elwy, has wrapped after shooting on location in Wales.
Produced by Vaughan Sivell and Mark Hopkins for Western Edge Pictures through the Ffilm Cymru Wales’ Cinematic scheme, the thriller features Smiley as a man working solo shifts in the quietest toll booth in Wales, hiding from a criminal past where nobody would ever look. Elwy plays a traffic cop who heads to the booth at exactly the wrong time. It is written by Matt Redd.
Smiley’s...
Ryan Andrew Hooper’s feature debut The Toll, starring Michael Smiley and Annes Elwy, has wrapped after shooting on location in Wales.
Produced by Vaughan Sivell and Mark Hopkins for Western Edge Pictures through the Ffilm Cymru Wales’ Cinematic scheme, the thriller features Smiley as a man working solo shifts in the quietest toll booth in Wales, hiding from a criminal past where nobody would ever look. Elwy plays a traffic cop who heads to the booth at exactly the wrong time. It is written by Matt Redd.
Smiley’s...
- 12/10/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Three Welsh films head to production in scheme backed by BFI, S4C.
Three Welsh features have been selected for production through Ffilm Cymru Wales’ Cinematic scheme, supported by the BFI and broadcaster S4C.
Nuclear is a supernatural thriller and directorial feature debut from writer-director Catherine Linstrum.
Set in a small village under the shadow of a nuclear power station, the film follows a toxic family with a combustible past which must face the ghosts that threaten their future.
Linstrum, whose writing credits include Dreaming of Joseph Lees and California Dreamin’, has co-written the script with David John Newman, while Stella Nwimo will produce. The three had previously collaborated on the short film Things That Fall from the Sky, starring Ophelia Lovibond and Steve Waddington, through BFI Network Wales’ Beacons scheme.
Cadi (previously Gwrach) is a contemporary Welsh-language horror, set in the beautiful but brutal landscape of Snowdonia. The movie will...
Three Welsh features have been selected for production through Ffilm Cymru Wales’ Cinematic scheme, supported by the BFI and broadcaster S4C.
Nuclear is a supernatural thriller and directorial feature debut from writer-director Catherine Linstrum.
Set in a small village under the shadow of a nuclear power station, the film follows a toxic family with a combustible past which must face the ghosts that threaten their future.
Linstrum, whose writing credits include Dreaming of Joseph Lees and California Dreamin’, has co-written the script with David John Newman, while Stella Nwimo will produce. The three had previously collaborated on the short film Things That Fall from the Sky, starring Ophelia Lovibond and Steve Waddington, through BFI Network Wales’ Beacons scheme.
Cadi (previously Gwrach) is a contemporary Welsh-language horror, set in the beautiful but brutal landscape of Snowdonia. The movie will...
- 7/13/2017
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
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