Scott Z. Burns, writer-director of “The Report” and writer-producer of Steven Soderbergh’s “The Laundromat,” built his career with the Oscar-winning filmmaker. They’ve now collaborated on five films, with these last two tackling the Panama Papers and torture reform via screwball comedy and a CIA procedural, respectively. If that seems a little schizophrenic, it’s only because most of us don’t have a history of working with Soderbergh.
“That’s the price of admission for me if I want to come back,” said Burns. “I come back with something new.”
The approaches to Netflix’s “The Laundromat” and Amazon’s “The Report,” a deep dive into Dan Jones’ massive and controversial 2012 Senate Intelligence Committee report on CIA torture, seem very different. However, both rely on Burns’ unique capacity for diving into the weeds so that, as he says, “the audience doesn’t have to.”
Burns first worked with...
“That’s the price of admission for me if I want to come back,” said Burns. “I come back with something new.”
The approaches to Netflix’s “The Laundromat” and Amazon’s “The Report,” a deep dive into Dan Jones’ massive and controversial 2012 Senate Intelligence Committee report on CIA torture, seem very different. However, both rely on Burns’ unique capacity for diving into the weeds so that, as he says, “the audience doesn’t have to.”
Burns first worked with...
- 10/30/2019
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Scott Z. Burns, writer-director of “The Report” and writer-producer of Steven Soderbergh’s “The Laundromat,” built his career with the Oscar-winning filmmaker. They’ve now collaborated on five films, with these last two tackling the Panama Papers and torture reform via screwball comedy and a CIA procedural, respectively. If that seems a little schizophrenic, it’s only because most of us don’t have a history of working with Soderbergh.
“That’s the price of admission for me if I want to come back,” said Burns. “I come back with something new.”
The approaches to Netflix’s “The Laundromat” and Amazon’s “The Report,” a deep dive into Dan Jones’ massive and controversial 2012 Senate Intelligence Committee report on CIA torture, seem very different. However, both rely on Burns’ unique capacity for diving into the weeds so that, as he says, “the audience doesn’t have to.”
Burns first worked with...
“That’s the price of admission for me if I want to come back,” said Burns. “I come back with something new.”
The approaches to Netflix’s “The Laundromat” and Amazon’s “The Report,” a deep dive into Dan Jones’ massive and controversial 2012 Senate Intelligence Committee report on CIA torture, seem very different. However, both rely on Burns’ unique capacity for diving into the weeds so that, as he says, “the audience doesn’t have to.”
Burns first worked with...
- 10/30/2019
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
As Hollywood converges in Toronto and things get noisy, some Canadian film production and financing companies are using the home-field advantage to talk up fresh ideas and announce new projects in a market milieu that feels both untethered and exciting.
“This is a frothy time for content — it’s a perfect moment in entertainment history to get in the game in a disciplined way,” says Unbranded Pictures co-founder Eddy Moretti.
Moretti capped off 20 years as Vice Media’s chief creative officer by greenlighting Vice’s investment in Scott Z. Burns’ political thriller “The Report,” and ended up stepping in to finance the other half after hatching his new company. Amazon bought “Report” at Sundance for $14 million; after Toronto, the film will have a short theatrical run before streaming on Prime Video in October.
“The options for distribution are growing, and the content marketplace has become a good place to invest...
“This is a frothy time for content — it’s a perfect moment in entertainment history to get in the game in a disciplined way,” says Unbranded Pictures co-founder Eddy Moretti.
Moretti capped off 20 years as Vice Media’s chief creative officer by greenlighting Vice’s investment in Scott Z. Burns’ political thriller “The Report,” and ended up stepping in to finance the other half after hatching his new company. Amazon bought “Report” at Sundance for $14 million; after Toronto, the film will have a short theatrical run before streaming on Prime Video in October.
“The options for distribution are growing, and the content marketplace has become a good place to invest...
- 9/6/2019
- by Jennie Punter
- Variety Film + TV
Academy Award-nominated producer Vincent Landay is partnering with former Vice chief creative officer Eddy Moretti’s Unbranded Pictures in the hopes of building out a multimedia company, it was announced Wednesday.
Under Moretti and Landay’s leadership, Unbranded Pictures will develop, produce and finance original and engaging feature films and episodic television for global audiences. The duo recently collaborated to create Vice Studios.
“Vincent Landay ranks at the top of a rarefied list of creative, innovative, and accomplished producers, not just in Hollywood, but in the world of contemporary cinema. Full-stop,” Moretti said. “He has the rare ability to understand a director’s aesthetic, emotional and philosophical vision. He is an artist whisperer, a director’s accomplice and collaborator. He translates their wondrous ideas into a production solution tailored to bring their dreams to life. I look forward to this new storytelling adventure with Vincent. There could be no better...
Under Moretti and Landay’s leadership, Unbranded Pictures will develop, produce and finance original and engaging feature films and episodic television for global audiences. The duo recently collaborated to create Vice Studios.
“Vincent Landay ranks at the top of a rarefied list of creative, innovative, and accomplished producers, not just in Hollywood, but in the world of contemporary cinema. Full-stop,” Moretti said. “He has the rare ability to understand a director’s aesthetic, emotional and philosophical vision. He is an artist whisperer, a director’s accomplice and collaborator. He translates their wondrous ideas into a production solution tailored to bring their dreams to life. I look forward to this new storytelling adventure with Vincent. There could be no better...
- 9/4/2019
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Oscar-nominated producer Vincent Landay has partnered with former Vice chief creative officer Eddy Moretti at Unbranded Pictures.
The duo previously collaborated to create Vice Studios, the scripted motion picture and production arm of Vice Media. Unbranded Pictures plans to develop, produce and finance original feature films and episodic television for global audiences.
Unbranded’s first feature film, “The Report,” opened at the Telluride Film Festival and will screen at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday. The political thriller is written and directed by Scott Z. Burns and stars Adam Driver, Annette Bening and Jon Hamm. The film was developed, produced and financed by Unbranded Pictures and Vice Studios and will be released theatrically by Amazon Studios in November.
Landay received a best picture Academy Award nomination for Spike Jonze’s “Her.” His credits include Jonze’s features “Being John Malkovich,” “Adaptation” and “Where the Wild Things Are.” He is...
The duo previously collaborated to create Vice Studios, the scripted motion picture and production arm of Vice Media. Unbranded Pictures plans to develop, produce and finance original feature films and episodic television for global audiences.
Unbranded’s first feature film, “The Report,” opened at the Telluride Film Festival and will screen at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday. The political thriller is written and directed by Scott Z. Burns and stars Adam Driver, Annette Bening and Jon Hamm. The film was developed, produced and financed by Unbranded Pictures and Vice Studios and will be released theatrically by Amazon Studios in November.
Landay received a best picture Academy Award nomination for Spike Jonze’s “Her.” His credits include Jonze’s features “Being John Malkovich,” “Adaptation” and “Where the Wild Things Are.” He is...
- 9/4/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Oscar-nominated Her producer Vincent Landay has come aboard Unbranded Pictures, the production company launched earlier this year by former Vice chief creative officer Eddy Moretti. The two, who previously worked together to create Vice Studio, will band together to develop, produce and finance original features and episodic television for global audiences.
Unbranded is off to a good start with its first feature, Sundance breakout political thriller The Report, written and directed by Scott Z. Burns. The pic, which also screened at the Telluride Film Festival and is heading to Tiff this week, stars Adam Driver, Annette Bening, and Jon Hamm. It follows an idealistic staffer Daniel J. Jones (Driver) who is tasked by his boss Senator Dianne Feinstein (Bening) to lead an investigation of the CIA’s Detention and Interrogation Program created in the aftermath of 9/11.
The Report was developed, produced and financed by Unbranded and Vice Studios and will...
Unbranded is off to a good start with its first feature, Sundance breakout political thriller The Report, written and directed by Scott Z. Burns. The pic, which also screened at the Telluride Film Festival and is heading to Tiff this week, stars Adam Driver, Annette Bening, and Jon Hamm. It follows an idealistic staffer Daniel J. Jones (Driver) who is tasked by his boss Senator Dianne Feinstein (Bening) to lead an investigation of the CIA’s Detention and Interrogation Program created in the aftermath of 9/11.
The Report was developed, produced and financed by Unbranded and Vice Studios and will...
- 9/4/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Oscar-nominated producer Vincent Landay has joined Eddy Moretti's Unbranded Pictures after both earlier co-founded Vice Studios, the production arm of Vice Media.
Under Moretti and Landay's leadership, Unbranded Pictures will develop, produce and finance original feature films and episodic TV for global distribution. Landay's movie credits include Her, Being John Malkovich, Adaptation and Where the Wild Things Are.
Moretti is a former Vice chief creative officer. Unbranded’s first movie, Scott Z. Burn's political thriller The Report, bowed at Telluride over the weekend and will screen at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday ahead of a November theatrical ...
Under Moretti and Landay's leadership, Unbranded Pictures will develop, produce and finance original feature films and episodic TV for global distribution. Landay's movie credits include Her, Being John Malkovich, Adaptation and Where the Wild Things Are.
Moretti is a former Vice chief creative officer. Unbranded’s first movie, Scott Z. Burn's political thriller The Report, bowed at Telluride over the weekend and will screen at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday ahead of a November theatrical ...
Oscar-nominated producer Vincent Landay has joined Eddy Moretti's Unbranded Pictures after both earlier co-founded Vice Studios, the production arm of Vice Media.
Under Moretti and Landay's leadership, Unbranded Pictures will develop, produce and finance original feature films and episodic TV for global distribution. Landay's movie credits include Her, Being John Malkovich, Adaptation and Where the Wild Things Are.
Moretti is a former Vice chief creative officer. Unbranded’s first movie, Scott Z. Burn's political thriller The Report, bowed at Telluride over the weekend and will screen at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday ahead of a November theatrical ...
Under Moretti and Landay's leadership, Unbranded Pictures will develop, produce and finance original feature films and episodic TV for global distribution. Landay's movie credits include Her, Being John Malkovich, Adaptation and Where the Wild Things Are.
Moretti is a former Vice chief creative officer. Unbranded’s first movie, Scott Z. Burn's political thriller The Report, bowed at Telluride over the weekend and will screen at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday ahead of a November theatrical ...
Exclusive: In a play to strike when the iron is hot with awards season voters, Amazon will now launch Scott Z. Burns’ The Report deeper in season with a theatrical debut on Nov. 15, followed by an Amazon Prime Video play beginning Nov. 29. This is around the same time last year that Netflix launched Roma, however that pic went theatrical over Thanksgiving with a Dec. 14 global streaming date.
Originally the movie was set to hit theaters on Sept. 27 with a Prime Video streaming date of Oct. 10.
In The Report, idealistic staffer Daniel J. Jones (Adam Driver) is tasked by his boss, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (Annette Bening), to lead an investigation into the CIA’s Detention and Interrogation Program created in the aftermath of 9/11. Tenacious by nature, he pursues the truth when others would have given up, and his explosive findings uncover a conspiracy by top government officials to destroy evidence, subvert...
Originally the movie was set to hit theaters on Sept. 27 with a Prime Video streaming date of Oct. 10.
In The Report, idealistic staffer Daniel J. Jones (Adam Driver) is tasked by his boss, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (Annette Bening), to lead an investigation into the CIA’s Detention and Interrogation Program created in the aftermath of 9/11. Tenacious by nature, he pursues the truth when others would have given up, and his explosive findings uncover a conspiracy by top government officials to destroy evidence, subvert...
- 7/26/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Amazon Studio’s “The Report” will be released theatrically in the U.K. three weeks before it lands on the Prime Video streaming service. The Scott Z. Burns film tells the story of Daniel J. Jones, a U.S. Senate staffer who worked to reveal that truth about an “enhanced interrogation” program run by the CIA in the wake of 9/11. The U.K. release strategy mirrors that of the U.S., where the awards hopeful will be released in theaters two weeks before it hits Svod, starting Sept. 27.
Adam Driver, Annette Bening, Jon Hamm, Maura Tierney and Michael C. Hall star in the film. It is produced by Steven Soderbergh alongside Jennifer Fox, Scott Z. Burns, Kerry Orent, Michael Sugar, Eddy Moretti and Danny Gabai.
Curzon said that “The Report” will be given key positioning in the U.K. for awards season. It previously collaborated with Amazon on the U.K.
Adam Driver, Annette Bening, Jon Hamm, Maura Tierney and Michael C. Hall star in the film. It is produced by Steven Soderbergh alongside Jennifer Fox, Scott Z. Burns, Kerry Orent, Michael Sugar, Eddy Moretti and Danny Gabai.
Curzon said that “The Report” will be given key positioning in the U.K. for awards season. It previously collaborated with Amazon on the U.K.
- 6/20/2019
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
Amazon Studios will release the political thriller “The Report” in movie theaters on Sept. 27, the studio announced on Thursday. The studio will then drop the film on Amazon Prime Video on Oct. 11.
The film, which stars Adam Driver, Annette Bening and Jon Hamm, takes place in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, as CIA agents begin using extreme interrogation tactics on people they think were behind it. The film follows one man’s pursuit of justice and adherence to oversight and accountability and chronicles not only the CIA’s secret torture program but also the struggle to release the report that tested the nation’s separation of powers and the rule of law.
Amazon snapped up the indie for $14 million following its premiere at January’s Sundance Film Festival.
Also Read: In 'The Report,' Government Heroes Expose America's Torture After 9/11
“‘The Report’ is an enthralling, investigative thriller featuring pitch...
The film, which stars Adam Driver, Annette Bening and Jon Hamm, takes place in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, as CIA agents begin using extreme interrogation tactics on people they think were behind it. The film follows one man’s pursuit of justice and adherence to oversight and accountability and chronicles not only the CIA’s secret torture program but also the struggle to release the report that tested the nation’s separation of powers and the rule of law.
Amazon snapped up the indie for $14 million following its premiere at January’s Sundance Film Festival.
Also Read: In 'The Report,' Government Heroes Expose America's Torture After 9/11
“‘The Report’ is an enthralling, investigative thriller featuring pitch...
- 6/13/2019
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
Platform theatrical launch set for September 27; Amazon Prime Video launch to follow on October 11.
Amazon Studios has set a September 27 platform release date for the Sundance acquisition and political drama The Report starring Adam Driver, kicking off what the streamer hopes will be a major awards campaign.
The film cost the company approximately $14m when it snapped up worldwide rights in January and takes it place among a stable of awards season hopefuls believed to include Jean Seberg drama Against All Enemies starring Kristen Stewart, recent Cannes acquisitions Les Misérables, and possibly the adventure The Aeronauts, which reunites Eddie Redmayne...
Amazon Studios has set a September 27 platform release date for the Sundance acquisition and political drama The Report starring Adam Driver, kicking off what the streamer hopes will be a major awards campaign.
The film cost the company approximately $14m when it snapped up worldwide rights in January and takes it place among a stable of awards season hopefuls believed to include Jean Seberg drama Against All Enemies starring Kristen Stewart, recent Cannes acquisitions Les Misérables, and possibly the adventure The Aeronauts, which reunites Eddie Redmayne...
- 6/13/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
As Amazon Studios Head Jennifer Salke promised at TCA, some of the company’s titles will be released ala Netflix’s Roma in a truncated theatrical-streaming combination. We’ll see this on Sept. 27 as Amazon’s $14M Sundance acquisition The Report hits theaters on that date followed by an Amazon Prime Video launch two weeks later on Oct. 11.
Amazon will give the Scott Z. Burns written-directed movie an awards season push. Note, this is the new future and completely permitted by Academy Awards rules (and always were in recent years), these types of theatrical-streaming releases. In fact, going way back, IFC’s Armando Ianucci movie In the Loop was a truncated theatrical-streaming release and nabbed an Oscar nomination for best adapted screenplay.
The Report, follows one man’s pursuit of justice and adherence to oversight and accountability, chronicles not only the CIA’s secret torture program, but also the remarkable...
Amazon will give the Scott Z. Burns written-directed movie an awards season push. Note, this is the new future and completely permitted by Academy Awards rules (and always were in recent years), these types of theatrical-streaming releases. In fact, going way back, IFC’s Armando Ianucci movie In the Loop was a truncated theatrical-streaming release and nabbed an Oscar nomination for best adapted screenplay.
The Report, follows one man’s pursuit of justice and adherence to oversight and accountability, chronicles not only the CIA’s secret torture program, but also the remarkable...
- 6/13/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Former Vice chief creative officer Eddy Moretti has launched Unbranded Pictures, and the company has gotten off to a rousing start. It is one of the producers on the Scott Z. Burns-directed The Report, which sold this morning at the Sundance Film Festival in a splashy $14 million world rights sale to Amazon Studios. The film becomes Unbranded Pictures’ first foray as a development, production and financing vehicle.
“Unbranded Pictures is a reflection of my lifelong passion for scripted storytelling for the big screen,” said Toronto-born Moretti. “The two-hour narrative – perfected by over a century of feature filmmaking – is a global cultural treasure, and we are entering a phase in which it will be increasingly valued as such. Our mission is to produce the work that will endure the test of time.”
The company is led by Moretti and longtime collaborator Sterling Proffer, former Svp Business Strategy & Development at Vice.
“Unbranded Pictures is a reflection of my lifelong passion for scripted storytelling for the big screen,” said Toronto-born Moretti. “The two-hour narrative – perfected by over a century of feature filmmaking – is a global cultural treasure, and we are entering a phase in which it will be increasingly valued as such. Our mission is to produce the work that will endure the test of time.”
The company is led by Moretti and longtime collaborator Sterling Proffer, former Svp Business Strategy & Development at Vice.
- 1/28/2019
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
After another all-night negotiation, Amazon Studios has acquired the worldwide rights for the fact-based political thriller “The Report” for around $14 million, an individual with knowledge of the deal told TheWrap.
The Vice Studios and Unbranded production, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, was written and directed by acclaimed filmmaker Scott Burns and stars Adam Driver, Annette Bening and Jon Hamm.
“The Report,” following one man’s pursuit of justice and adherence to oversight and accountability, chronicles not only the CIA’s secret torture program, but also the remarkable struggle to release the report that tested the nation’s separation of powers and the rule of law.
Amazon is targeting a fall theatrical release later this year during the awards corridor.
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Producers on the film are Steven Soderbergh, Jennifer Fox, Burns, Danny Gabai and Eddy Moretti.
The Vice Studios and Unbranded production, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, was written and directed by acclaimed filmmaker Scott Burns and stars Adam Driver, Annette Bening and Jon Hamm.
“The Report,” following one man’s pursuit of justice and adherence to oversight and accountability, chronicles not only the CIA’s secret torture program, but also the remarkable struggle to release the report that tested the nation’s separation of powers and the rule of law.
Amazon is targeting a fall theatrical release later this year during the awards corridor.
Also Read: Neon Books Distribution Rights for Riley Keough Thriller 'The Lodge'
Producers on the film are Steven Soderbergh, Jennifer Fox, Burns, Danny Gabai and Eddy Moretti.
- 1/28/2019
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Amazon Studios has acquired The Report, the drama written and directed by Scott Z. Burns that stars Adam Driver, Annette Benning, Jon Hamm, Ted Levin, Maura Tierney and Michael C. Hall. Pic tells the true story of Daniel Jones’ exhaustive six-year investigation into the CIA’s use of torture on detainees suspected of terrorist activities. Pic premiered Saturday at Eccles. UTA Independent Film Group and Endeavor Content brokered.
It becomes the second big deal for Amazon, which opened the festival marketplace paying $13 million for Late Night, a festival record for a U.S. only deal. The Report was $14 million but for worldwide rights. Pic will be released in awards season.
The Report is produced by Steven Soderbergh, Jennifer Fox, Burns, Kerry Orent, Michael Sugar, Danny Gabai and Eddy Moretti. Vice Studios is also a producer along with Unbranded Pictures.
It is one of several titles in hot contention for deals today.
It becomes the second big deal for Amazon, which opened the festival marketplace paying $13 million for Late Night, a festival record for a U.S. only deal. The Report was $14 million but for worldwide rights. Pic will be released in awards season.
The Report is produced by Steven Soderbergh, Jennifer Fox, Burns, Kerry Orent, Michael Sugar, Danny Gabai and Eddy Moretti. Vice Studios is also a producer along with Unbranded Pictures.
It is one of several titles in hot contention for deals today.
- 1/28/2019
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
“The Report,” a politically charged thriller about the CIA’s use of torture, has sold to Amazon Studios following its premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, Variety has learned. The price is in the $14 million range and the pact is for global rights.
The film focuses on Senate staffer Daniel Jones (Adam Driver) and tracks his investigation into the spy agency’s “enhanced interrogation techniques,” a euphemism if ever there was one that covers everything from water-boarding to sleep and sensory deprivation. Jones prepares a devastating 525-page report that helps shift public support against the CIA’s use of these methods in the years following 9/11. “The Report” earned raves and Oscar buzz for its performances, particularly that of Annette Bening as Senator Dianne Feinstein. The real Jones earned a standing ovation when he appeared in Park City, Utah for the premiere. Scott Z. Burns, who wrote the scripts...
The film focuses on Senate staffer Daniel Jones (Adam Driver) and tracks his investigation into the spy agency’s “enhanced interrogation techniques,” a euphemism if ever there was one that covers everything from water-boarding to sleep and sensory deprivation. Jones prepares a devastating 525-page report that helps shift public support against the CIA’s use of these methods in the years following 9/11. “The Report” earned raves and Oscar buzz for its performances, particularly that of Annette Bening as Senator Dianne Feinstein. The real Jones earned a standing ovation when he appeared in Park City, Utah for the premiere. Scott Z. Burns, who wrote the scripts...
- 1/28/2019
- by Brent Lang and Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: The Affair star Maura Tierney is set to co-star in Vice Studios’ The Torture Report, written and directed by The Bourne Ultimatum scribe Scott Z. Burns. Tierney will join Adam Driver, Annette Bening, Jon Hamm, Tim Blake Nelson, Ben McKenzie, Matthew Rhys, Jennifer Morrison, and Michael C. Hall.
Set immediately following the 9/11 attacks, the film focuses on the CIA’s extreme interrogation program on detainees during the war on terror. Tierney’s character is an intense, driven, somewhat vengeful Counterterrorism expert determined to get behind any program that promises to get the intel that will stop another attack from happening.
Steven Soderbergh and Jennifer Fox are producing alongside Burns, Kerry Orent, Eddy Moretti, Vice’s Danny Gabai and Michael Sugar. Vice is financing the project while UTA reps the North American rights.
Tierney, known for her roles on 90s sitcom NewsRadio and NBC medical drama ER, is currently starring...
Set immediately following the 9/11 attacks, the film focuses on the CIA’s extreme interrogation program on detainees during the war on terror. Tierney’s character is an intense, driven, somewhat vengeful Counterterrorism expert determined to get behind any program that promises to get the intel that will stop another attack from happening.
Steven Soderbergh and Jennifer Fox are producing alongside Burns, Kerry Orent, Eddy Moretti, Vice’s Danny Gabai and Michael Sugar. Vice is financing the project while UTA reps the North American rights.
Tierney, known for her roles on 90s sitcom NewsRadio and NBC medical drama ER, is currently starring...
- 6/18/2018
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
The BBC is going inside the Bank of England and exploring gun crime in Britain in a series of factual commissions. The public broadcaster has also picked up feature doc Under The Wire, which tells the story of Sunday Times war correspondent Marie Colvin and photographer Paul Conroy’s mission to Syria.
The shows were revealed at the Sheffield Doc/Fest by Alison Kirkham, Controller BBC Factual Commissioning.
Inside The Bank of England (w/t) lets cameras inside the financial institution throughout 2018 as Governor Mark Carney and his staff try to revive the UK economy. The two-part series, which will air on BBC Two, will look at how the bank’s decisions impact people’s lives and aims to demystify central banking and explores the gold and incredible architecture of the fortress-like Threadneedle Street building. The series is produced by Gold Rush producer Raw and was commissioned by BBC Two Controller Patrick Holland,...
The shows were revealed at the Sheffield Doc/Fest by Alison Kirkham, Controller BBC Factual Commissioning.
Inside The Bank of England (w/t) lets cameras inside the financial institution throughout 2018 as Governor Mark Carney and his staff try to revive the UK economy. The two-part series, which will air on BBC Two, will look at how the bank’s decisions impact people’s lives and aims to demystify central banking and explores the gold and incredible architecture of the fortress-like Threadneedle Street building. The series is produced by Gold Rush producer Raw and was commissioned by BBC Two Controller Patrick Holland,...
- 6/11/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Doc tells the story of war correspondent Marie Colvin.
London-based documentary outfit Dogwoof has taken world sales (outside of the Us) and UK distribution to Chris Martin’s war correspondent doc Under The Wire.
The film will have its world premiere at the UK’s Sheffield Doc/Fest in June and will have its international premiere at Us festival AFI Docs the same month. A theatrical release is being lined up for autumn 2018.
Under The Wire chronicles the story of Sunday Times war correspondent Marie Colvin and photographer Paul Conroy’s mission to Homs, Syria in February 2012. Their assignment was...
London-based documentary outfit Dogwoof has taken world sales (outside of the Us) and UK distribution to Chris Martin’s war correspondent doc Under The Wire.
The film will have its world premiere at the UK’s Sheffield Doc/Fest in June and will have its international premiere at Us festival AFI Docs the same month. A theatrical release is being lined up for autumn 2018.
Under The Wire chronicles the story of Sunday Times war correspondent Marie Colvin and photographer Paul Conroy’s mission to Homs, Syria in February 2012. Their assignment was...
- 5/25/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
The film premiered on the Croisette on May 13 and prompted an overnight Us deal between A24 and sales agent Wild Bunch.
Raven Banner has swooped on Canadian rights to Gaspar Noe’s Cannes Directors’ Fortnight selection Climax starring Sofia Boutella.
The film premiered on the Croisette on May 13 and prompted an overnight Us deal between A24 and sales agent Wild Bunch. Raven Banner plans a theatrical release later this year alongside that of A24.
Climax stars Boutella, the rising star from 2017 releases Atomic Blonde and The Mummy, in the story of a touring dance troupe who tumble into a paranoid...
Raven Banner has swooped on Canadian rights to Gaspar Noe’s Cannes Directors’ Fortnight selection Climax starring Sofia Boutella.
The film premiered on the Croisette on May 13 and prompted an overnight Us deal between A24 and sales agent Wild Bunch. Raven Banner plans a theatrical release later this year alongside that of A24.
Climax stars Boutella, the rising star from 2017 releases Atomic Blonde and The Mummy, in the story of a touring dance troupe who tumble into a paranoid...
- 5/22/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Raven Banner has swooped on Canadian rights to Gaspar Noe’s Cannes Directors’ Fortnight selection Climax starring Sofia Boutella.
The film premiered on the Croisette on May 13 and prompted an overnight Us deal between A24 and sales agent Wild Bunch. Raven Banner plans a theatrical release later this year alongside that of A24.
Climax stars Boutella, the rising star from 2017 releases Atomic Blonde and The Mummy, in the story of a touring dance troupe who tumble into a paranoid state after a shared drink is spiked.
“Climax is an exhilarating descent into hell,” Raven Banner managing partner Michael Paszt said.
The film premiered on the Croisette on May 13 and prompted an overnight Us deal between A24 and sales agent Wild Bunch. Raven Banner plans a theatrical release later this year alongside that of A24.
Climax stars Boutella, the rising star from 2017 releases Atomic Blonde and The Mummy, in the story of a touring dance troupe who tumble into a paranoid state after a shared drink is spiked.
“Climax is an exhilarating descent into hell,” Raven Banner managing partner Michael Paszt said.
- 5/22/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
A24 has landed domestic rights to Argentine-born director Gaspar Noé’s hallucinatory new film provocation “Climax,” the company announced Monday.
The film, which premiered Sunday in the Directors Fortnight section at the Cannes Film Festival, stars Sofia Boutella as a dancer prepping for a professional dance competition whose troupe gets sidetracked by an LSD-induced orgy.
TheWrap critic Ben Croll raved that “this tale of stylized hysteria is an absolute scream.”
Also Read: 'Climax' Film Review: Is It a Movie, or an LSD Trip?
Terms of the deal and release plans were not immediately available.
Edouard Weil, Vincent Maraval, Richard Grandpierre and Michel Merkt produced the film. Vice Studios’ Danny Gabai and Eddy Moretti served as executive producers.
CAA Media Finance brokered the deal on behalf of the filmmakers. Wild Bunch is handling international sales.
Since its founding in 2012, the New York-based indie A24 has had big success with more provocative cinematic affair, including Oscar winners like “Room” and “Moonlight” — as well as last year’s awards-season sensations “Lady Bird” and “The Florida Project.”
Read original story Gaspar Noe’s ‘Climax’ Lands Us Deal With A24 At TheWrap...
The film, which premiered Sunday in the Directors Fortnight section at the Cannes Film Festival, stars Sofia Boutella as a dancer prepping for a professional dance competition whose troupe gets sidetracked by an LSD-induced orgy.
TheWrap critic Ben Croll raved that “this tale of stylized hysteria is an absolute scream.”
Also Read: 'Climax' Film Review: Is It a Movie, or an LSD Trip?
Terms of the deal and release plans were not immediately available.
Edouard Weil, Vincent Maraval, Richard Grandpierre and Michel Merkt produced the film. Vice Studios’ Danny Gabai and Eddy Moretti served as executive producers.
CAA Media Finance brokered the deal on behalf of the filmmakers. Wild Bunch is handling international sales.
Since its founding in 2012, the New York-based indie A24 has had big success with more provocative cinematic affair, including Oscar winners like “Room” and “Moonlight” — as well as last year’s awards-season sensations “Lady Bird” and “The Florida Project.”
Read original story Gaspar Noe’s ‘Climax’ Lands Us Deal With A24 At TheWrap...
- 5/14/2018
- by Thom Geier
- The Wrap
Exclusive: A24 just landed one of the hot titles of the Cannes Film Festival, buying domestic rights to Gaspar Noe’s Climax. The widely acclaimed Directors’ Fortnight film blew away critics and audiences.
Written and directed by Noé, the film stars Sofia Boutella and follows a young street dance troupe who gather in a forest for a celebration that descends into madness. It has been referred to as a sadistic Step Up, and its young cast and crossover into genre makes it a strong candidate to be the filmmaker’s commercial breakout.
The film is produced by Edouard Weil, Vincent Maraval, Richard Grandpierre and Michel Merkt, and co-produced by Les Cinémas de la Zone, Artémis Productions and Vice Studios. Danny Gabai and Eddy Moretti Executive Produced for Vice Studios, who helped financed.
CAA Media Finance and Wild Bunch made the deal.
Written and directed by Noé, the film stars Sofia Boutella and follows a young street dance troupe who gather in a forest for a celebration that descends into madness. It has been referred to as a sadistic Step Up, and its young cast and crossover into genre makes it a strong candidate to be the filmmaker’s commercial breakout.
The film is produced by Edouard Weil, Vincent Maraval, Richard Grandpierre and Michel Merkt, and co-produced by Les Cinémas de la Zone, Artémis Productions and Vice Studios. Danny Gabai and Eddy Moretti Executive Produced for Vice Studios, who helped financed.
CAA Media Finance and Wild Bunch made the deal.
- 5/14/2018
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Tim Blake Nelson, Ben McKenzie (Gotham), Matthew Rhys (The Americans), Ted Levine (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom) and Michael C. Hall (Dexter) have boarded The Torture Report, the CIA drama written and directed by Scott Z. Burns from Vice Studios. They join previously announced cast Adam Driver, Annette Bening and Jon Hamm in the pic, which will be presented before buyers in Cannes via Imr International.
The plot takes place immediately following the 9/11 attacks and focuses on the CIA’s extreme interrogation program on detainees during the war on terror. The U.S. Senate Select Intelligence Committee released a 500-plus page report in 2016 detailing the shocking interrogation practices.
Production got underway last week in New York. Steven Soderbergh and Jennifer Fox are producing alongside Burns, Kerry Orent, Eddy Moretti, Vice’s Danny Gabai and Michael Sugar. Vice Studios is also producing and financing, with UTA repping the North American rights.
The plot takes place immediately following the 9/11 attacks and focuses on the CIA’s extreme interrogation program on detainees during the war on terror. The U.S. Senate Select Intelligence Committee released a 500-plus page report in 2016 detailing the shocking interrogation practices.
Production got underway last week in New York. Steven Soderbergh and Jennifer Fox are producing alongside Burns, Kerry Orent, Eddy Moretti, Vice’s Danny Gabai and Michael Sugar. Vice Studios is also producing and financing, with UTA repping the North American rights.
- 5/1/2018
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Tim Blake Nelson, Ted Levine, Michael C. Hall, Ben McKenzie, and Matthew Rhys have joined the independent CIA drama “The Torture Report.”
Previously announced cast include Annette Bening, Adam Driver, and Jon Hamm. Imr International is launching foreign sales at the Cannes Film Festival. Production began last week in New York.
Scott Z. Burns is directing from his own script. Vice Studios is producing and financing for the project, which centers on the CIA’s extreme interrogation program on detainees following the 9/11 attacks.
Along with Burns, producers are Danny Gabai, Eddy Moretti, Jennifer Fox, Michael Sugar, Steven Soderbergh, and Kerry Orent. UTA is repping North American rights to the film.
Burns has written screenplays for “The Bourne Ultimatum,” “The Informant!,” “Contagion,” and “Side Effects.” He was a producer on “An Inconvenient Truth,” which won the Academy Award for best documentary feature in 2006.
Nelson’s credits include “O Brother, Where Art Thou?,...
Previously announced cast include Annette Bening, Adam Driver, and Jon Hamm. Imr International is launching foreign sales at the Cannes Film Festival. Production began last week in New York.
Scott Z. Burns is directing from his own script. Vice Studios is producing and financing for the project, which centers on the CIA’s extreme interrogation program on detainees following the 9/11 attacks.
Along with Burns, producers are Danny Gabai, Eddy Moretti, Jennifer Fox, Michael Sugar, Steven Soderbergh, and Kerry Orent. UTA is repping North American rights to the film.
Burns has written screenplays for “The Bourne Ultimatum,” “The Informant!,” “Contagion,” and “Side Effects.” He was a producer on “An Inconvenient Truth,” which won the Academy Award for best documentary feature in 2006.
Nelson’s credits include “O Brother, Where Art Thou?,...
- 5/1/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Steven Soderbergh producing Vice Studios CIA drama.
Imr will launch sales in Cannes next week on Vice Studios’ CIA drama The Torture Report starring Tim Blake Nelson, Matthew Rhys, Annette Bening, and Adam Driver.
Scott Z. Burns directs the feature, which began production began last week in New York and takes place immediately after the 9/11 attacks, and focuses on the CIA’s extreme interrogation programme on detainees during the war on terror.
Rounding out the key cast are Ted Levine, Michael C. Hall and Jon Hamm. UTA represents North American rights.
Steven Soderbergh and Jennifer Fox are producing alongside Burns,...
Imr will launch sales in Cannes next week on Vice Studios’ CIA drama The Torture Report starring Tim Blake Nelson, Matthew Rhys, Annette Bening, and Adam Driver.
Scott Z. Burns directs the feature, which began production began last week in New York and takes place immediately after the 9/11 attacks, and focuses on the CIA’s extreme interrogation programme on detainees during the war on terror.
Rounding out the key cast are Ted Levine, Michael C. Hall and Jon Hamm. UTA represents North American rights.
Steven Soderbergh and Jennifer Fox are producing alongside Burns,...
- 5/1/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
The Emmy-winning weekly news magazine series Vice returns to HBO for its sixth season Friday, April 6th (11:00-11:45 p.m. Et/Pt). The season will premiere with an extended special titled “Raised in the System,” featuring Emmy-nominated actor Michael Kenneth Williams as he embarks on a personal journey to expose the root of the American mass incarceration crisis: the juvenile justice system.
“Raised in the System” offers a frank and unflinching look at people caught up in the system, exploring why the country’s mass incarceration problem cannot be fixed without first addressing the juvenile justice problem, and investigates solutions communities are employing that are resulting in drastic drops in crime and incarceration.
With more than 850,000 juvenile arrests a year and 48,000 kids sitting in lock-up daily, the U.S. has the highest incarceration rate of minors in the world. However, recent FBI statistics reveal that the highest arrest rates for violent crimes,...
“Raised in the System” offers a frank and unflinching look at people caught up in the system, exploring why the country’s mass incarceration problem cannot be fixed without first addressing the juvenile justice problem, and investigates solutions communities are employing that are resulting in drastic drops in crime and incarceration.
With more than 850,000 juvenile arrests a year and 48,000 kids sitting in lock-up daily, the U.S. has the highest incarceration rate of minors in the world. However, recent FBI statistics reveal that the highest arrest rates for violent crimes,...
- 4/6/2018
- by Sean McAloon
- Age of the Nerd
Adam Driver and Jon Hamm join the likes of Annette Benning and Jennifer Morrison in talks to join the CIA thriller The Torture Report.
The project is based on the CIA’s rendition and interrogation program following 9/11. Back in 2014, a 500-page dossier was released that revealed eye-opening accounts of extreme interrogation tactics performed on detainees, which was employed by the CIA post 9/11 during the war on terror.
Also in the news – Zachary Quinto updates on the future of the Star Trek film franchise: Three potential new scripts in the works.
The project is to be written by The Bourne Ultimatum and Contagion scribe Scott Z. Burns. Vice Studios is producing the project with Danny Gabai, Eddy Moretti, Jennifer Fox, Burns, Michael Sugar, Steven Soderbergh and Kerry Orent.
Driver was last seen in the latest in the Star Wars saga, The Last Jedi. He will reprise his role yet again in Episode IX.
The project is based on the CIA’s rendition and interrogation program following 9/11. Back in 2014, a 500-page dossier was released that revealed eye-opening accounts of extreme interrogation tactics performed on detainees, which was employed by the CIA post 9/11 during the war on terror.
Also in the news – Zachary Quinto updates on the future of the Star Trek film franchise: Three potential new scripts in the works.
The project is to be written by The Bourne Ultimatum and Contagion scribe Scott Z. Burns. Vice Studios is producing the project with Danny Gabai, Eddy Moretti, Jennifer Fox, Burns, Michael Sugar, Steven Soderbergh and Kerry Orent.
Driver was last seen in the latest in the Star Wars saga, The Last Jedi. He will reprise his role yet again in Episode IX.
- 4/5/2018
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Annette Bening, Adam Driver, Jon Hamm, and Jennifer Morrison are in negotiations to star in CIA drama “The Torture Report.”
Scott Z. Burns is directing from his own script. Vice Studios is producing and financing for the project, which centers on the CIA’s extreme interrogation program on detainees following the 9/11 attacks.
Along with Burns, producers are Danny Gabai, Eddy Moretti, Jennifer Fox, Michael Sugar, Steven Soderbergh, and Kerry Orent. UTA is repping North American rights to the film.
Burns has written screenplays for “The Bourne Ultimatum,” “The Informant!,” “Contagion,” and “Side Effects.” He was a producer on “An Inconvenient Truth,” which won the Academy Award for best documentary feature in 2006.
Bening starred in “Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool” and “The Seagull,” which will premiere at the upcoming Tribeca Film Festival. Driver will again portray Kylo Ren in “Star Wars: Episode IX” and is also set for Spike Lee’s “Black Klansman.
Scott Z. Burns is directing from his own script. Vice Studios is producing and financing for the project, which centers on the CIA’s extreme interrogation program on detainees following the 9/11 attacks.
Along with Burns, producers are Danny Gabai, Eddy Moretti, Jennifer Fox, Michael Sugar, Steven Soderbergh, and Kerry Orent. UTA is repping North American rights to the film.
Burns has written screenplays for “The Bourne Ultimatum,” “The Informant!,” “Contagion,” and “Side Effects.” He was a producer on “An Inconvenient Truth,” which won the Academy Award for best documentary feature in 2006.
Bening starred in “Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool” and “The Seagull,” which will premiere at the upcoming Tribeca Film Festival. Driver will again portray Kylo Ren in “Star Wars: Episode IX” and is also set for Spike Lee’s “Black Klansman.
- 4/5/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Annette Bening, Adam Driver, Jon Hamm and Jennifer Morrison are all in talks to star in a CIA drama tentatively titled The Torture Report, which will be written and directed by The Bourne Ultimatum and Contagion scribe Scott Z. Burns. Vice Studios is handling the financing for this project, which focuses on the CIA’s rendition and interrogation program following 9/11.
Back in December 2014, the U.S. Senate Select Intelligence Committee released a 500+ page report detailing shocking accounts of extreme interrogation tactics performed on detainees, which was employed by the CIA post 9/11 during the war on terror.
Burns was previously attached to write and direct an HBO film based on investigative reporter Katherine Eban’s 2007 Vanity Fair article Rorschach And Awe, that exposed how the CIA hired two psychologists to build a torture program with the full knowledge and cooperation of the American Psychological Association. That project is no longer...
Back in December 2014, the U.S. Senate Select Intelligence Committee released a 500+ page report detailing shocking accounts of extreme interrogation tactics performed on detainees, which was employed by the CIA post 9/11 during the war on terror.
Burns was previously attached to write and direct an HBO film based on investigative reporter Katherine Eban’s 2007 Vanity Fair article Rorschach And Awe, that exposed how the CIA hired two psychologists to build a torture program with the full knowledge and cooperation of the American Psychological Association. That project is no longer...
- 4/4/2018
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Matthew McConaughey to star in comedy.
Neon and Vice have pre-bought Us rights to Harmony Korine’s The Beach Bum to star Matthew McConaughey.
Production is scheduled to begin in autumn on Korine’s follow-up to Spring Breakers in time for a 2018 theatrical release.
Rocket Science handles international sales and introduced the project at the Efm in Berlin.
The Beach Bum is an irreverent comedy about the misadventures of Moondog, a rebellious and lovable rogue who lives large.
Korine will direct from his screenplay. LeGrisbi Productions’ John Lesher, Anonymous Content’s Steve Golin, Iconoclast’s Charles-Marie Anthonioz, Mourad Belkeddar and Nicolas Lhermitte will produce.
Neon’s Tom Quinn and Tim League serve as executive producers with Shane Smith, Eddy Moretti, and Danny Gabai for Vice.
“We’ve been huge fans of the singularly talented Harmony Korine for a very long time now,” Neon said. “Together with our good friends at Vice we’re tickled to death to launch...
Neon and Vice have pre-bought Us rights to Harmony Korine’s The Beach Bum to star Matthew McConaughey.
Production is scheduled to begin in autumn on Korine’s follow-up to Spring Breakers in time for a 2018 theatrical release.
Rocket Science handles international sales and introduced the project at the Efm in Berlin.
The Beach Bum is an irreverent comedy about the misadventures of Moondog, a rebellious and lovable rogue who lives large.
Korine will direct from his screenplay. LeGrisbi Productions’ John Lesher, Anonymous Content’s Steve Golin, Iconoclast’s Charles-Marie Anthonioz, Mourad Belkeddar and Nicolas Lhermitte will produce.
Neon’s Tom Quinn and Tim League serve as executive producers with Shane Smith, Eddy Moretti, and Danny Gabai for Vice.
“We’ve been huge fans of the singularly talented Harmony Korine for a very long time now,” Neon said. “Together with our good friends at Vice we’re tickled to death to launch...
- 5/18/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Neon and Vice have prebought U.S. rights to Harmony Korine’s “The Beach Bum.” The movie marks Korine’s first feature since 2012’s “Spring Breakers,” which took in more than $31 million at the worldwide box office.
Read More: The Cannes Film Festival Buyers Guide: Who’s Buying the Movies You’ll Watch
“The Beach Bum” is a comedy that follows the misadventures of Moondog (Matthew McConaughey), a “rebellious and lovable rogue who lives life large.” Korine will write and direct the movie, which begins shooting this fall for a 2018 theatrical release.
“We’ve been huge fans of the singularly talented Harmony Korine for a very long time now,” Neon said in a statement, adding that “The Beach Bum” will be a “wild, crazy and intoxicating piece of cinema.” The film is executive produced by Neon co-founders Tom Quinn and Tim League and Vice’s Shane Smith, Eddy Moretti, and Danny Gabai.
Read More: The Cannes Film Festival Buyers Guide: Who’s Buying the Movies You’ll Watch
“The Beach Bum” is a comedy that follows the misadventures of Moondog (Matthew McConaughey), a “rebellious and lovable rogue who lives life large.” Korine will write and direct the movie, which begins shooting this fall for a 2018 theatrical release.
“We’ve been huge fans of the singularly talented Harmony Korine for a very long time now,” Neon said in a statement, adding that “The Beach Bum” will be a “wild, crazy and intoxicating piece of cinema.” The film is executive produced by Neon co-founders Tom Quinn and Tim League and Vice’s Shane Smith, Eddy Moretti, and Danny Gabai.
- 5/18/2017
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
Neon and Vice Media have teamed up to buy U.S. rights to writer-director Harmony Korine’s “The Beach Bum” starring Matthew McConaughey as a rebellious but lovable rogue named Moondog. The film, a follow-up to Korine’s 2012 indie hit “Spring Breakers,” is due to begin production this fall with a theatrical release planned for 2018. LeGrisbi Productions’ John Lesher, Anonymous Content’s Steve Golin, Iconoclast’s Charles-Marie Anthonioz, Mourad Belkeddar and Nicolas Lhermitte will produce. The film is executive produced by Tom Quinn and Tim League for Neon, and Shane Smith, Eddy Moretti, and Danny Gabai for Vice Media. Rocket Science is handling international.
- 5/18/2017
- by Thom Geier
- The Wrap
As Viceland marks one year since its launch this month, the cable network, a joint venture between Vice Media and A+E Networks, has promoted Derek Freda and Guy Slattery to co-presidents. Both have been with Viceland since its inception in key roles as Evp of Production and General Manager, respectively. Freda and Slattery assume the day-to-day production and operational oversight of the network from founding co-presidents Eddy Moretti and Spike Jonze, who will return to…...
- 2/2/2017
- Deadline TV
The company will finance with Insurgent Media, 20th Century Fox and Chimney Pot the sensational story of Norwegian black metal band Mayhem.
Jonas Åkerlund, the Swedish music video director and former drummer with heavy metal band Bathory, will direct the film from a screenplay he co-wrote.
Rory Culkin (pictured) will play Euronymous aka Øystein Aarseth, the leader of the band that popularised the True Norwegian Black Metal movement who was stabbed to death by fellow band member Varg Vikernes in 1993.
The murder was the final act of in a history of notorious antics that saw the band linked to a church burning in 1992 that sparked a wave of arson attacks on churches across Norway.
Emory Cohen will portray Vikernes, while Jack Kilmer plays ‘Dead,’ Valter Skarsgård ‘Faust’ and Sky Ferreira ‘Ann-Marit’.
Fox has come on board to handle North America, the UK, Scandinavia and Brazil. Protagonist handles international sales. Fox and Vice Media launched the joint venture...
Jonas Åkerlund, the Swedish music video director and former drummer with heavy metal band Bathory, will direct the film from a screenplay he co-wrote.
Rory Culkin (pictured) will play Euronymous aka Øystein Aarseth, the leader of the band that popularised the True Norwegian Black Metal movement who was stabbed to death by fellow band member Varg Vikernes in 1993.
The murder was the final act of in a history of notorious antics that saw the band linked to a church burning in 1992 that sparked a wave of arson attacks on churches across Norway.
Emory Cohen will portray Vikernes, while Jack Kilmer plays ‘Dead,’ Valter Skarsgård ‘Faust’ and Sky Ferreira ‘Ann-Marit’.
Fox has come on board to handle North America, the UK, Scandinavia and Brazil. Protagonist handles international sales. Fox and Vice Media launched the joint venture...
- 10/19/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
This month, Vice will make a bold dive into the world of TV, and it will have some experienced executives at its helm. Filmmaker Spike Jonze, Vice Chief Content Officer Eddy Moretti, and former A&E exec Guy Slattery are the three people at the head of Viceland, a TV channel that will launch on February 29th.
Jonze, an Oscar winner, is a frequent Vice collaborator; his presence within the Viceland structure was announced alongside the channel last November. Moretti will serve as co-president alongside Jonze, and Slattery, whose former company ceded its H2 channel to Viceland, will have a leading role as well. “It’s a pretty crazy moment for us that someone’s giving us a TV channel,” said Jonze in a press release. “We’re trying to make the whole thing just be driven by creativity and making something that feels personal. And the exciting thing about...
Jonze, an Oscar winner, is a frequent Vice collaborator; his presence within the Viceland structure was announced alongside the channel last November. Moretti will serve as co-president alongside Jonze, and Slattery, whose former company ceded its H2 channel to Viceland, will have a leading role as well. “It’s a pretty crazy moment for us that someone’s giving us a TV channel,” said Jonze in a press release. “We’re trying to make the whole thing just be driven by creativity and making something that feels personal. And the exciting thing about...
- 2/3/2016
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
HBO's fourth season of the Vice TV series premieres Friday, February 5, 2016 at 11:00pm Et/Pt. Hosted by Vice Media founder Shane Smith, Vice is executive produced by Shane Smith, Eddy Moretti, Bj Levin, and Bill Maher, with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria as consulting producer.
Vice, season four, features returning and new correspondents including: Suroosh Alvi, Ben Anderson, Gianna Toboni, Vikram Gandhi, Isobel Yeung, Hamilton Morris, Thomas Morton, Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, and Kaj Larsen, an 11-year veteran of the U.S. Navy SEALs.
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Vice, season four, features returning and new correspondents including: Suroosh Alvi, Ben Anderson, Gianna Toboni, Vikram Gandhi, Isobel Yeung, Hamilton Morris, Thomas Morton, Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, and Kaj Larsen, an 11-year veteran of the U.S. Navy SEALs.
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- 1/27/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
The Big Short
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced today the motion picture, long-form television, digital series, sports programs and additional television nominations for the 27th Annual Producers Guild Awards.
The categories include: The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures; The Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures; The David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television; Outstanding Sports Program; and Outstanding Digital Series. The feature documentary film category and other television category nominations were previously announced by the PGA in late 2015.
All 2016 Producers Guild Award winners will be announced on Saturday, January 23, 2016 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles. This year, the Producers Guild will present special honors to Jim Gianopulos (Milestone Award), Shonda Rhimes (Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television), David Heyman (David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures), The Hunting Ground (Stanley Kramer...
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced today the motion picture, long-form television, digital series, sports programs and additional television nominations for the 27th Annual Producers Guild Awards.
The categories include: The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures; The Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures; The David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television; Outstanding Sports Program; and Outstanding Digital Series. The feature documentary film category and other television category nominations were previously announced by the PGA in late 2015.
All 2016 Producers Guild Award winners will be announced on Saturday, January 23, 2016 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles. This year, the Producers Guild will present special honors to Jim Gianopulos (Milestone Award), Shonda Rhimes (Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television), David Heyman (David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures), The Hunting Ground (Stanley Kramer...
- 1/5/2016
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The Producers Guild of America has announced the nominations for its 27th annual Producers Guild Awards! 10 films are vying for the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures. And sorry "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" and "Carol," you did not make the cut :sad
The PGA Awards winners will be announced on January 23. Here's the complete list of nominees of the 27th annual Producers Guild Awards:
Theatrical Motion Picture nominees
The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
The Big Short
Producers: Brad Pitt & Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner
Bridge of Spies
Producers: Steven Spielberg, Marc Platt, Kristie Macosko Krieger
Brooklyn
Producers: Finola Dwyer & Amanda Posey
Ex Machina
This film is in the process of being vetted for producer eligibility
Mad Max: Fury Road
Producers: Doug Mitchell & George Miller
The Martian
Producers: Simon Kinberg, Ridley Scott, Michael Schaefer, Mark Huffam
The Revenant
Producers: Arnon Milchan,...
The PGA Awards winners will be announced on January 23. Here's the complete list of nominees of the 27th annual Producers Guild Awards:
Theatrical Motion Picture nominees
The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
The Big Short
Producers: Brad Pitt & Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner
Bridge of Spies
Producers: Steven Spielberg, Marc Platt, Kristie Macosko Krieger
Brooklyn
Producers: Finola Dwyer & Amanda Posey
Ex Machina
This film is in the process of being vetted for producer eligibility
Mad Max: Fury Road
Producers: Doug Mitchell & George Miller
The Martian
Producers: Simon Kinberg, Ridley Scott, Michael Schaefer, Mark Huffam
The Revenant
Producers: Arnon Milchan,...
- 1/5/2016
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Indie actor Rory Culkin (Electrick Children, Gabriel) and Caleb Landry Jones (who’ll see Heaven Knows What receive its theatrical release at the end of the month and Gerardo Naranjo’s upcoming Viena and the Fantomes) are set to star in accomplished music video director Jonas Åkerlund’s fourth outing as a feature filmmaker. Variety reports that Lords Of Chaos is set to shoot in Norway during the fall with an impressive collection of producers onboard in Scott Free London, Rsa London and the ever expanding Vice universe. Producing are Jack Arbuthnott, Kai-Lu Hsiung, Ko Mori, Fredrik Zander and Malte Forsell, and executive produced by Shane Smith, Eddy Moretti, Danny Gabai and Vince Landay for Vice, and Carlo Dusi for Scott Free London.
Gist: Co-written with Dennis Magnusson, based on real events, this charts a dream-turned-nightmare scenario for a group of teenagers who spiral out of control. 17-year-old Euronymous is...
Gist: Co-written with Dennis Magnusson, based on real events, this charts a dream-turned-nightmare scenario for a group of teenagers who spiral out of control. 17-year-old Euronymous is...
- 5/4/2015
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Exclusive: Protagonist to launch sales in Cannes ahead of Norway shoot; Rory Culkin and X-Men’s Caleb Landry Jones to star.
Scott Free London, Rsa London and Vice are teaming to produce Swedish film and music video director Jonas Åkerlund’s feature Lords Of Chaos.
The English-language film, based on real events, charts a dream-turned-nightmare scenario for a group of teenagers who spiral out of control.
Rory Culkin (Scream 4, Signs) and Caleb Landry Jones (X-Men: First Class) are confirmed for leading roles in the film with further cast to be announced shortly.
Protagonist Pictures is handling international sales, which will begin at the Cannes Marche this month.
Lords Of Chaos follows 17-year-old Euronymous who is determined to escape his traditional upbringing in 1980s Oslo.
He becomes fixated on creating true ‘Norwegian Black Metal’ music with his band Mayhem and creates a phenomenon by using shocking stunts to put the band’s name on the map.
But...
Scott Free London, Rsa London and Vice are teaming to produce Swedish film and music video director Jonas Åkerlund’s feature Lords Of Chaos.
The English-language film, based on real events, charts a dream-turned-nightmare scenario for a group of teenagers who spiral out of control.
Rory Culkin (Scream 4, Signs) and Caleb Landry Jones (X-Men: First Class) are confirmed for leading roles in the film with further cast to be announced shortly.
Protagonist Pictures is handling international sales, which will begin at the Cannes Marche this month.
Lords Of Chaos follows 17-year-old Euronymous who is determined to escape his traditional upbringing in 1980s Oslo.
He becomes fixated on creating true ‘Norwegian Black Metal’ music with his band Mayhem and creates a phenomenon by using shocking stunts to put the band’s name on the map.
But...
- 5/4/2015
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Protagonist to launch sales in Cannes ahead of Norway shoot; Rory Culkin and X-Men’s Caleb Landry Jones to star.
Scott Free London, Rsa London and Vice are teaming to produce Swedish film and music video director Jonas Åkerlund’s feature Lords of Chaos.
The English-language film, based on real events, charts a dream-turned-nightmare scenario for a group of teenagers who spiral out of control.
Rory Culkin (Scream 4, Signs) and Caleb Landry Jones (X-Men: First Class) are confirmed for leading roles in the film with further cast to be announced shortly.
Protagonist Pictures is handling international sales, which will begin at the Cannes Marche this month.
Lords of Chaos follows 17-year-old Euronymous who is determined to escape his traditional upbringing in 1980s Oslo.
He becomes fixated on creating true ‘Norwegian Black Metal’ music with his band Mayhem and creates a phenomenon by using shocking stunts to put the band’s name on the map.
But...
Scott Free London, Rsa London and Vice are teaming to produce Swedish film and music video director Jonas Åkerlund’s feature Lords of Chaos.
The English-language film, based on real events, charts a dream-turned-nightmare scenario for a group of teenagers who spiral out of control.
Rory Culkin (Scream 4, Signs) and Caleb Landry Jones (X-Men: First Class) are confirmed for leading roles in the film with further cast to be announced shortly.
Protagonist Pictures is handling international sales, which will begin at the Cannes Marche this month.
Lords of Chaos follows 17-year-old Euronymous who is determined to escape his traditional upbringing in 1980s Oslo.
He becomes fixated on creating true ‘Norwegian Black Metal’ music with his band Mayhem and creates a phenomenon by using shocking stunts to put the band’s name on the map.
But...
- 5/4/2015
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Kino Lorber has announced A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on April 21.
In his Sliff 2014 review, Michael Haffner wrote A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night, “is the best vampire film since Let The Right One In.”
Buy it on iTunes here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/girl-walks-home-alone-at-night/id958700430
Pre-order on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Walks-Alone-Special-Collectors-Blu-ray/dp/B00SV06VLS/ref=sr_1_2_twi_1_blu?ie=UTF8&qid=1428338245&sr=8-2&keywords=A+Girl+Walks+Home+Alone+At+Night
The film’s Blu-ray brings over two hours of special features (138 minutes), as well as a collectible version of the first two issues of the comic book, written by Ana Lily Amirpour and drawn by Michael DeWeese, being published by Radco.
After grossing over $420,000 in Us theaters and playing in more than 75 markets, Ana Lily Amirpour’s feature debut is ready for its home media release.
In his Sliff 2014 review, Michael Haffner wrote A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night, “is the best vampire film since Let The Right One In.”
Buy it on iTunes here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/girl-walks-home-alone-at-night/id958700430
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The film’s Blu-ray brings over two hours of special features (138 minutes), as well as a collectible version of the first two issues of the comic book, written by Ana Lily Amirpour and drawn by Michael DeWeese, being published by Radco.
After grossing over $420,000 in Us theaters and playing in more than 75 markets, Ana Lily Amirpour’s feature debut is ready for its home media release.
- 4/6/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Jim Carrey and Keanu Reeves are to star in a dystopian movie about a cannibal love story.
According to The Wrap, Suki Waterhouse, Diego Luna and Jason Momoa have also been announced for the film, which is titled The Bad Batch.
The movie takes place in a post-apocalyptic Texas wasteland and will be directed by Ana Lily Amirpour.
Momoa will play lead character Miami Man, while Waterhouse will play female lead Arien.
Luna will appear as a man called Jimmy, Reeves will play The Dream and Carrey stars as The Hermit.
The movie is being produced under Annapurna International's Megan Ellison with Danny Gabai and Sina Sayyah from Vice.
Sammy Scher will oversee the project for Annapurna International.
Vice's Shane Smith and Eddy Moretti will serve as executive producers.
According to The Wrap, Suki Waterhouse, Diego Luna and Jason Momoa have also been announced for the film, which is titled The Bad Batch.
The movie takes place in a post-apocalyptic Texas wasteland and will be directed by Ana Lily Amirpour.
Momoa will play lead character Miami Man, while Waterhouse will play female lead Arien.
Luna will appear as a man called Jimmy, Reeves will play The Dream and Carrey stars as The Hermit.
The movie is being produced under Annapurna International's Megan Ellison with Danny Gabai and Sina Sayyah from Vice.
Sammy Scher will oversee the project for Annapurna International.
Vice's Shane Smith and Eddy Moretti will serve as executive producers.
- 3/20/2015
- Digital Spy
Exclusive: Vice is premiering its latest narrative feature Prince tonight in Berlin. You can watch the exclusive trailer above.
Directed by Sam de Jong, Prince follows the shy, 17-year-old Ayoub on his journey into manhood while vying for the approval and love of local bombshell Laura. Ayoub gets caught up with the wrong crowd and with one of the most notorious gangsters in the area: the Lamborghini-driving Kalpa (played by rapper Freddy Tratlehner, De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig). Ayoub has to make a choice that will change his life for good: will he choose love? Or will he choose a path that leads into the criminal underworld where he can be crowned the neighborhood kingpin?
Prince is the latest feature from Vice’s burgeoning film pipeline, including Sundance Award Winning Fishing Without Nets and Gotham Award Winning A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night.
Vice recently announced it was teaming up...
Directed by Sam de Jong, Prince follows the shy, 17-year-old Ayoub on his journey into manhood while vying for the approval and love of local bombshell Laura. Ayoub gets caught up with the wrong crowd and with one of the most notorious gangsters in the area: the Lamborghini-driving Kalpa (played by rapper Freddy Tratlehner, De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig). Ayoub has to make a choice that will change his life for good: will he choose love? Or will he choose a path that leads into the criminal underworld where he can be crowned the neighborhood kingpin?
Prince is the latest feature from Vice’s burgeoning film pipeline, including Sundance Award Winning Fishing Without Nets and Gotham Award Winning A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night.
Vice recently announced it was teaming up...
- 2/6/2015
- by Ali Jaafar
- Deadline
After making an acclaimed feature directorial debut with A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, filmmaker Ana Lily Amirpour is teaming up with some heavy hitters for her next project. The Wrap reports Megan Ellison's Annapurna Pictures (responsible for Zero Dark Thirty, Her and more) is teaming up with the provocative news and documentary outlet Vice to produce The Bad Batch. Plot details are kept under wraps for the time being, but the project is described as being a dystopian love story set in a Texas wasteland. Considering what Amirpour did with vampires in her debut, this already sounds promising. Eddy Moretti, an executive producer at Vice says, "Ana Lily is a force of cinematic nature. She inhabits that special place where the pop sensibility of the movies meets the deep sensuality of film art. It’s a tricky thing to pull off – creating this kind of wildly entertaining...
- 1/7/2015
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Annapurna Pictures and Vice unite for their first joint production that Ana Lily Amirpour will direct as her follow-up to Sundance 2014’s A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night.
The Bad Batch is described as “a dystopian love story set in a Texas wasteland.” Plot details remain under obligatory wraps.
Annapurna’s Megan Ellison will produce with Vice’s Danny Gabai and Sina Sayyah. Annapurna’s Sammy Scher will serve as the executive overseeing day-to-day development and production while Vice’s Shane Smith and Eddy Moretti are executive producers.
Vice will leverage its global youth audience and in-house film marketing team in the Us and select international territories.
The companies partnered last year when Vice supported online video and editorial marketing on Spring Breakers, The Grandmaster and Her.
The Bad Batch is described as “a dystopian love story set in a Texas wasteland.” Plot details remain under obligatory wraps.
Annapurna’s Megan Ellison will produce with Vice’s Danny Gabai and Sina Sayyah. Annapurna’s Sammy Scher will serve as the executive overseeing day-to-day development and production while Vice’s Shane Smith and Eddy Moretti are executive producers.
Vice will leverage its global youth audience and in-house film marketing team in the Us and select international territories.
The companies partnered last year when Vice supported online video and editorial marketing on Spring Breakers, The Grandmaster and Her.
- 1/6/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
"The Bad Batch" promises to be yet another genre-bending film from director Amirpour, who burst from Sundance onto the indie scene and won a Gotham Award for her subversive and darkly witty B&W debut "A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night." Plot details remain under wraps, but this "dystopian love story set in a Texas wasteland" will be written and directed by Amirpour, and produced by Vice (who also headed up "Girl Walks") and Annapurna Pictures, which is spearheaded by whip-smart Megan Ellison. Ellison will produce alongside Vice’s Danny Gabai and Sina Sayyah. Annapurna’s Sammy Scher will be the executive overseeing the day-to-day development and production of the project while Vice’s Shane Smith and Eddy Moretti will Executive Produce. Justine Baddeley and Kim Davis-Wagner are currently casting the project. As with their previous collaboration, A24's mind-bending"Spring Breakers," Vice and Annapurna will work together to.
- 1/6/2015
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Thompson on Hollywood
Annapurna Pictures and Vice will partner to produce “The Bad Batch” and have set Ana Lily Amirpour to direct, it was announced Tuesday.
The film is a dystopian love story set in a Texas wasteland, but specific plot details are currently being kept under wraps.
Also Read: Sundance: Inside TheWrap’s Video Lounge and Industry Reception (Photos)
Annapurna’s Megan Ellison will produce alongside Vice’s Danny Gabai and Sina Sayyah. Annapurna’s Sammy Scher will be the executive overseeing the day-to-day development and production of the project while Vice’s Shane Smith and Eddy Moretti will Executive Produce.
“Ana...
The film is a dystopian love story set in a Texas wasteland, but specific plot details are currently being kept under wraps.
Also Read: Sundance: Inside TheWrap’s Video Lounge and Industry Reception (Photos)
Annapurna’s Megan Ellison will produce alongside Vice’s Danny Gabai and Sina Sayyah. Annapurna’s Sammy Scher will be the executive overseeing the day-to-day development and production of the project while Vice’s Shane Smith and Eddy Moretti will Executive Produce.
“Ana...
- 1/6/2015
- by Linda Ge
- The Wrap
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