Locarno, Switzerland — Originally announced as a movie re-teaming, post “Southpaw,” Antoine Fuqua and Jake Gyllenhaal’s “The Man Who Made It Snow” is now set up at Epix as a limited TV series, Fuqua said Saturday at Locarno Festival, where he will present Denzel Washington-starrer “The Equalizer 2” at the 8,000 seat Piazza Grande, one of the biggest open-air cinemas in Europe.
Inspired by the true story of Max Mermelstein, a Jewish hotel engineer who becomes embroiled unwittingly and then unwillingly in the building billion-dollar U.S. drug trade of Pablo Escobar’s Medellin Cartel, “The Man Who Made It Snow” was originally written by Michael Kingston and Brett Tabor. A new screenwriter is now being brought in to transform the movie into a drama series. Gyllenhaal may or may not be involved, according to his schedule, said Fuqua.
“What I love about it is that Max was a nerd,...
Inspired by the true story of Max Mermelstein, a Jewish hotel engineer who becomes embroiled unwittingly and then unwillingly in the building billion-dollar U.S. drug trade of Pablo Escobar’s Medellin Cartel, “The Man Who Made It Snow” was originally written by Michael Kingston and Brett Tabor. A new screenwriter is now being brought in to transform the movie into a drama series. Gyllenhaal may or may not be involved, according to his schedule, said Fuqua.
“What I love about it is that Max was a nerd,...
- 8/4/2018
- by John Hopewell and Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
As announced in Berlin's European Film Market, The Weinstein Company will co-finance and distribute "The Man Who Made It Snow" in the Us. Jake Gyllenhaal stars in this biopic of notorious 80's cocaine smuggler Max Mermelstein, who at the time was the only American alive ever admitted to the inner circle of the Colombian cocaine cartel. The screenplay, from Brett Tabor and Michael Kingston, is based on Mermelstein's autobiography of the same name. An unrecognizable Gyllenhaal built up 15 pounds of muscle for Fuqua as Junior Middleweight Champion Billy “The Great” Hope in "Southpaw," which TWC has already slated for release later this year. (Take a look here.) "The Man Who Made It Snow" is produced by Fuqua Films, Im Global, and Gyllenhaal.
- 2/5/2015
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Thompson on Hollywood
The Weinstein Company will domestically distribute director Antoine Fuqua‘s “The Man Who Made It Snow,” starring Jake Gyllenhaal, and co-finance with Im Global, the heads of the companies said on Thursday. The biopic written by Brett Tabor and Michael Kingston tells the story of notorious 1980s cocaine smuggler Max Mermelstein, who was the only American alive, at the time, ever admitted to the inner circle of the Colombian cocaine cartel. The project, which is produced by Fuqua Films, Im Global, and Gyllenhaal, is based on the deceased drug smuggler’s best-selling autobiography of the same name. See photos: 19 Biggest Snubs and.
- 2/5/2015
- by Greg Gilman
- The Wrap
The Weinstein Company has come on board to handle Us distribution and co-finance Im Global and Antoine Fuqua’s narco-thriller.
Fuqua, the Weinsteins and Jake Gyllenhaal, who is riding high after Nightcrawler, reunite on the biopic of 1980s cocaine smuggler Max Mermelstein following their ongoing collaboration on Southpaw, which TWC distributes later this year.
Brett Tabor and Michael Kingston adapted The Man Who Made It Snow from the late Mermelstein’s autobiography. Production is set to begin later this year.
Fuqua Films, Im Global and Gyllenhaal produce what is the first film from Fuqua Film and Im Global’s production partnership announced late last year.
TWC’s David Glasser and Michal Steinberg and Im Global CEO Ford and general counsel Deborah Zipser brokered the deal. CAA negotiated on behalf of Fuqua Films and Im Global.
Fuqua, the Weinsteins and Jake Gyllenhaal, who is riding high after Nightcrawler, reunite on the biopic of 1980s cocaine smuggler Max Mermelstein following their ongoing collaboration on Southpaw, which TWC distributes later this year.
Brett Tabor and Michael Kingston adapted The Man Who Made It Snow from the late Mermelstein’s autobiography. Production is set to begin later this year.
Fuqua Films, Im Global and Gyllenhaal produce what is the first film from Fuqua Film and Im Global’s production partnership announced late last year.
TWC’s David Glasser and Michal Steinberg and Im Global CEO Ford and general counsel Deborah Zipser brokered the deal. CAA negotiated on behalf of Fuqua Films and Im Global.
- 2/5/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Randall Emmett and George Furla's Emmett/Furla Oasis Films is upset at being cut out of The Man Who Made It Snow, to star Jake Gyllenhaal. The production company has filed a $5 million lawsuit against the film's screenwriter that seeks an injunction against any distribution of the movie. The Man Who Made It Snow comes from a script by Brett Tabor, based on the nonfiction book of the same name by Max Mermelstein. Set to be directed by Antoine Fuqua (Training Day, The Equalizer), the film tells the story of Mermelstein, an American who cracked the inner circle of the Colombian
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- 11/11/2014
- by Eriq Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jake Gyllenhaal is set to reteam with Southpaw director, Antoine Fuqua, for a new drama called The Man Who Made It Snow. I don't know if you've seen Gyllenhaal's Nightcrawler yet, but he was incredible in that. The actor took his talents to a whole other level with the character he played in that. His performance definitely got me excited for whatever he did next.
This new project is being written by Michael Kingston and Brett Tabor, and the film is based on the true story of Max Mermelstein, "a Jewish hotel engineer, who transforms a small mom and pop drug organization into a billion-dollar enterprise known as the Medellin Cartel."
This role gives Gyllenhaal yet another edgy thriller to work within, and it has been proven that he and Fuqua make a solid filmmaking team.
This new project is being written by Michael Kingston and Brett Tabor, and the film is based on the true story of Max Mermelstein, "a Jewish hotel engineer, who transforms a small mom and pop drug organization into a billion-dollar enterprise known as the Medellin Cartel."
This role gives Gyllenhaal yet another edgy thriller to work within, and it has been proven that he and Fuqua make a solid filmmaking team.
- 11/9/2014
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
After shooting the boxing drama Southpaw, Antoine Fuqua and Jake Gyllenhaal are going back into the ring together on The Man Who Made It Snow.
The film, previously titled, Let It Snow, tells the "true story of Max Mermelstein, a Jewish hotel engineer who transformed Pablo Escobar’s Medellin Cartel from a small mom-and-pop drug organization into a billion-dollar enterprise."
The film will be based on Mermelstein's bestselling autobiography, with Brett Tabor and Michael Kingston handling scripting duties.
In addition to acting, Gyllenhaal will also produce the film with Fuqua, who is producing through his company Fuqua Films.
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The film, previously titled, Let It Snow, tells the "true story of Max Mermelstein, a Jewish hotel engineer who transformed Pablo Escobar’s Medellin Cartel from a small mom-and-pop drug organization into a billion-dollar enterprise."
The film will be based on Mermelstein's bestselling autobiography, with Brett Tabor and Michael Kingston handling scripting duties.
In addition to acting, Gyllenhaal will also produce the film with Fuqua, who is producing through his company Fuqua Films.
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- 11/4/2014
- by Philip Sticco
- LRMonline.com
Having worked together on the recently wrapped boxing drama "Southpaw," actor Jake Gyllenhaal and filmmaker Antoine Fuqua are set to re-team for "The Man Who Made It Snow" which is being sold at the American Film Market this week.
The story deals with the notorious 1980s cocaine smuggler Max Mermelstein, at one time the only American admitted to the inner circle of the Colombian cocaine cartel.
Brett Tabor and Michael Kingston adapted the screenplay, while Gyllenhaal, Fuqua, Tabor and Matt Jackson will produce for Fuqua Films and Im Global. A late 2015 shoot is being targeted.
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The story deals with the notorious 1980s cocaine smuggler Max Mermelstein, at one time the only American admitted to the inner circle of the Colombian cocaine cartel.
Brett Tabor and Michael Kingston adapted the screenplay, while Gyllenhaal, Fuqua, Tabor and Matt Jackson will produce for Fuqua Films and Im Global. A late 2015 shoot is being targeted.
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- 11/4/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Jake Gyllenhaal will star in The Man Who Made It Snow.
The actor will reteam with his Southpaw director Antoine Fuqua on the 1980s crime drama, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Gyllenhaal will play Max Mermelstein, the only American believed to be a part of the inner circle of the Colombian drug cartels of the era.
Brett Tabor adapted the script from Mermelstein's autobiography.
After being apprehended by the Us authorities, Mermelstein became a key informant and witness against the cocaine smugglers and lived out the remaining years of his life in the Witness Protection Programme. He died in 2008.
Gyllenhaal can currently be seen in Nightcrawler.
The actor will reteam with his Southpaw director Antoine Fuqua on the 1980s crime drama, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Gyllenhaal will play Max Mermelstein, the only American believed to be a part of the inner circle of the Colombian drug cartels of the era.
Brett Tabor adapted the script from Mermelstein's autobiography.
After being apprehended by the Us authorities, Mermelstein became a key informant and witness against the cocaine smugglers and lived out the remaining years of his life in the Witness Protection Programme. He died in 2008.
Gyllenhaal can currently be seen in Nightcrawler.
- 11/4/2014
- Digital Spy
They’ve only just finished working together on boxing drama Southpaw, but Jake Gyllenhaal and Antoine Fuqua are ready to get back in the ring. Well, they’re ready to make another film as actor and director, respectively. The pair is now attached to The Man Who Made It Snow.No, you should not expect a charming family film about a stranger who comes to town and helps children enjoy Christmas by spreading the white stuff around. It’s actually the real life story of Max Mermelstein, a Jewish hotel engineer who helped Pablo Escobar turn his small-scale drug running operation into a billion-dollar business. So, er, hooray?It’s a complex tale that Fuqua has developed from an earlier draft called Let It Snow, written by Brett Tabor and Michael Kingston. The whole thing is based on the Mermelstein’s best-selling autobiography. Fuqua is set to produce alongside Gyllenhaal...
- 11/4/2014
- EmpireOnline
Nightcrawler star Jake Gyllenhaal will re-team with director Antoine Fuqua on new Afm sales title The Man Who Made It Snow after the pair recently wrapped production on Southpaw.
The first project to emerge from Fuqua Films’ first-look deal with Im Global is a biopic about the notorious 1980s cocaine smuggler Max Mermelstein – at the time the only American admitted to the inner circle of the Colombian cocaine cartel.
Brett Tabor and Michael Kingston adapted the screenplay based on the late Mermelstein’s autobiography of the same title.
Gyllenhaal will also produce alongside Fuqua, Tabor and Im Global’s Matt Jackson. Im Global CEO Stuart Ford serves as executive producer.
Wme and attorney Alan Hergott of Bloom Hergott Diemer Rosenthal Laviolette brokered the deal with Im Global head of business affairs Deborah Zipser and Ford.
Under the terms of the Fuqua Films deal, Im Global will fully finance and co-produce The Man Who Made It Snow when it...
The first project to emerge from Fuqua Films’ first-look deal with Im Global is a biopic about the notorious 1980s cocaine smuggler Max Mermelstein – at the time the only American admitted to the inner circle of the Colombian cocaine cartel.
Brett Tabor and Michael Kingston adapted the screenplay based on the late Mermelstein’s autobiography of the same title.
Gyllenhaal will also produce alongside Fuqua, Tabor and Im Global’s Matt Jackson. Im Global CEO Stuart Ford serves as executive producer.
Wme and attorney Alan Hergott of Bloom Hergott Diemer Rosenthal Laviolette brokered the deal with Im Global head of business affairs Deborah Zipser and Ford.
Under the terms of the Fuqua Films deal, Im Global will fully finance and co-produce The Man Who Made It Snow when it...
- 11/3/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Their first collaboration, Southpaw, has yet to be released, but Jake Gyllenhaal and director Antoine Fuqua aren’t waiting too long for another opportunity to work together. While it may conjure images of a certain Christmas-time icon, The Man Who Made It Snow isn’t about Santa. Rather, the biopic revolves around Max Mermelstein, a “Jewish hotel engineer who transformed Pablo Escobar’s Medellin Cartel from a small mom-and-pop drug organization into a billion-dollar enterprise.”
Based on Mermelstein’s own account of the events which took place, the film will chart his rise from a street kid to one of the most influential men in the Columbian drug cartel. Tackling the adaptation are Michael Kingston and Brett Tabor, who will together craft the screenplay from Mermelstein’s best-selling autobiography.
While it’s not explicitly stated, it’s assumed that Gyllenhaal will portray the hotel engineer-turned-cartel chief. The actor is accruing...
Based on Mermelstein’s own account of the events which took place, the film will chart his rise from a street kid to one of the most influential men in the Columbian drug cartel. Tackling the adaptation are Michael Kingston and Brett Tabor, who will together craft the screenplay from Mermelstein’s best-selling autobiography.
While it’s not explicitly stated, it’s assumed that Gyllenhaal will portray the hotel engineer-turned-cartel chief. The actor is accruing...
- 11/3/2014
- by Gem Seddon
- We Got This Covered
Jake Gyllenhaal, coming off his acclaimed performance in Nightcrawler, is teaming up with The Equalizer director Antoine Fuqua for The Man Who Made It Snow, a 1980s crime movie that Im Global is launching at Afm. Gyllenhaal will star as the man in the title, Max Mermelstein, purported to be the only American who was in the inner circle of the Colombian cartels in the go-go 1980s. Snow is a biopic of the man and is based on his autobiography. Brett Tabor wrote the script. Gyllenhaal will produce with Fuqua, Tabor and Im Global's Matt Jackson. Mermelstein was
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- 11/3/2014
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Southpaw director Antoine Fuqua and star Jake Gyllenhaal are reuniting to work on The Man Who Made It Snow, based on the true story of Max Mermelstein, a Jewish hotel engineer who transformed Pablo Escobar’s Medellin Cartel from a small mom-and-pop drug organization into a billion-dollar enterprise.
Fuqua is producing the project, previously known as Let It Snow, through his Fuqua Films banner. The pic will be the first from Fuqua Films’ first-look development, production and financing deal with Im Global sealed in September. Gyllenhaal also will serve as a producer alongside Fuqua, Tabor and Im Global’s Matt Jackson. Im Global CEO Stuart Ford will exec produce.
Im Global will fully finance and serve as co-producers on the picture, which shoots late next year. It also is handling international sales at Afm beginning this week.
The screenplay by Brett Tabor and Michael Kingston is based on the now-deceased Mermelstein’s best-selling autobiography.
Fuqua is producing the project, previously known as Let It Snow, through his Fuqua Films banner. The pic will be the first from Fuqua Films’ first-look development, production and financing deal with Im Global sealed in September. Gyllenhaal also will serve as a producer alongside Fuqua, Tabor and Im Global’s Matt Jackson. Im Global CEO Stuart Ford will exec produce.
Im Global will fully finance and serve as co-producers on the picture, which shoots late next year. It also is handling international sales at Afm beginning this week.
The screenplay by Brett Tabor and Michael Kingston is based on the now-deceased Mermelstein’s best-selling autobiography.
- 11/3/2014
- by Ali Jaafar
- Deadline
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