Ana de Armas (Blade Runner 2049) and Demián Bichir (The Hateful Eight) are set to star in drama-thriller Jsa, screenwriter David Franzoni’s (Gladiator) reworking of hit Korean film Joint Security Area, which was directed by Park Chan-wook (Oldboy).
Franzoni has scripted and will direct the feature about the love affair between a U.S. Marine and a female Spanish infantry lawyer (De Armas) who is sent by The Hague to investigate a shoot-out between Marines and Mexican special forces.
Producers are Terry Botwick, Paul Yi, Marcus Englefield, and George Lee. Saboteur Media’s Nick Quested, David Kennedy and Mark Lindsay are executive producers.
Saboteur/Goldcrest will launch sales at the Efm. Pic is scheduled to go into pre-production this coming fall.
Lindsay stated, “We are thrilled to be working with such a talented writer-director as David Franzoni on what we believe will be a must have project for buyers. This...
Franzoni has scripted and will direct the feature about the love affair between a U.S. Marine and a female Spanish infantry lawyer (De Armas) who is sent by The Hague to investigate a shoot-out between Marines and Mexican special forces.
Producers are Terry Botwick, Paul Yi, Marcus Englefield, and George Lee. Saboteur Media’s Nick Quested, David Kennedy and Mark Lindsay are executive producers.
Saboteur/Goldcrest will launch sales at the Efm. Pic is scheduled to go into pre-production this coming fall.
Lindsay stated, “We are thrilled to be working with such a talented writer-director as David Franzoni on what we believe will be a must have project for buyers. This...
- 1/30/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Park Chan-wook adaptation to commence pre-production in autumn.
Saboteur / Goldcrest will commence international sales at the Efm next week on border thriller J.S.A., an adaptation of South Korea master Park Chan-wook’s Joint Security Area to star Ana de Armas and Demián Bichir.
David Franzoni adapted the screenplay, which relocates the action from the Dmz between North and South Korea to the Us-Mexico border and has romantic undertones.
When a shoot-out between Us Marines and Mexican Special Forces further ignites tensions on the Us-Mexico border, the Mexican government dispatches an equal number of its elite Special Forces to...
Saboteur / Goldcrest will commence international sales at the Efm next week on border thriller J.S.A., an adaptation of South Korea master Park Chan-wook’s Joint Security Area to star Ana de Armas and Demián Bichir.
David Franzoni adapted the screenplay, which relocates the action from the Dmz between North and South Korea to the Us-Mexico border and has romantic undertones.
When a shoot-out between Us Marines and Mexican Special Forces further ignites tensions on the Us-Mexico border, the Mexican government dispatches an equal number of its elite Special Forces to...
- 1/30/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
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