Exclusive: Katey Sagal (Sons of Anarchy), Billy Campbell (Troll), and Rhys Coiro (Hustlers) have joined Sophie Turner in the psychological thriller Trust for Twisted Pictures and Republic Pictures.
Details as to their roles are under wraps. Other new additions set to round out the cast include Peter Mensah (Gladiator 2), Forrest Goodluck (The Revenant), and Gianni Paolo (Power).
In Trust, Turner plays a Hollywood starlet who seeks refuge in a secluded Airbnb following a high-profile scandal, only to find herself at the mercy of hardened criminals on the hunt for a score.
Carlson Young (The Blazing World) is directing from a script by Gigi Levangie (Stepmom), with Twisted Pictures’ Oren Koules producing alongside Miles Koules of Koulest Productions. The film stems from a new multi-picture distribution deal between Twisted Pictures, producer of the Saw franchise, and Republic Pictures. Production commences in Mexico later this month.
Currently starring on ABC’s The Conners,...
Details as to their roles are under wraps. Other new additions set to round out the cast include Peter Mensah (Gladiator 2), Forrest Goodluck (The Revenant), and Gianni Paolo (Power).
In Trust, Turner plays a Hollywood starlet who seeks refuge in a secluded Airbnb following a high-profile scandal, only to find herself at the mercy of hardened criminals on the hunt for a score.
Carlson Young (The Blazing World) is directing from a script by Gigi Levangie (Stepmom), with Twisted Pictures’ Oren Koules producing alongside Miles Koules of Koulest Productions. The film stems from a new multi-picture distribution deal between Twisted Pictures, producer of the Saw franchise, and Republic Pictures. Production commences in Mexico later this month.
Currently starring on ABC’s The Conners,...
- 3/27/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Earlier this month, we learned that Game of Thrones cast members Sophie Turner and Kit Harington will be reuniting for writer/director Natasha Kermani’s Gothic horror film The Dreadful… and close on the heels of that announcement comes the news that Turner has also signed on to star in a psychological thriller called Trust, which is coming our way from Twisted Pictures, the production company behind the Saw franchise.
Twisted Pictures has secured a multi-picture deal with Republic Pictures, with Republic Pictures acquiring the worldwide rights to Trust. As The Hollywood Reporter notes, “The Paramount Global housed Republic Pictures was revived in 2023 as an acquisitions only label, and has a slate that includes Samara Weaving starrer Azreal and Jon Voight action film The Painter.” The Republic Pictures name goes back to 1935 and the days when the company was a standalone studio that specialized in serials, Westerns, and B-movies.
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Twisted Pictures has secured a multi-picture deal with Republic Pictures, with Republic Pictures acquiring the worldwide rights to Trust. As The Hollywood Reporter notes, “The Paramount Global housed Republic Pictures was revived in 2023 as an acquisitions only label, and has a slate that includes Samara Weaving starrer Azreal and Jon Voight action film The Painter.” The Republic Pictures name goes back to 1935 and the days when the company was a standalone studio that specialized in serials, Westerns, and B-movies.
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- 2/26/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Sophie Turner will star in the psychological thriller Trust from director Carlson Young and Saw outfit Twisted Pictures.
Republic Pictures has acquired the worldwide rights to the feature project, the first to be distributed under a multi-picture deal between Oren Koules’ Twisted Pictures and Republic.
Gigi Levangie penned the screenplay, with plot details for the project being kept under wraps. Producing alongside Koules is Miles Koules of Koulest Production. Twisted Pictures’s Dan Heffner and Ketura Kestin will executive produce with Lena Roklin of Luber Roklin Entertainment. Ethan Harari will co-produce.
Turner, repped by CAA and the U.K.’s Independent, is best know for her Emmy nominated role on HBO series Games of Thrones. Her recent credits include HBO’s The Staircase and Netflix feature Do Revenge. Upcoming projects are ITV’s Joan, which will see Turner star as Joan Hannington, the well-know English diamond thief.
Young most recently directed the popular Amazon rom-com Upgraded,...
Republic Pictures has acquired the worldwide rights to the feature project, the first to be distributed under a multi-picture deal between Oren Koules’ Twisted Pictures and Republic.
Gigi Levangie penned the screenplay, with plot details for the project being kept under wraps. Producing alongside Koules is Miles Koules of Koulest Production. Twisted Pictures’s Dan Heffner and Ketura Kestin will executive produce with Lena Roklin of Luber Roklin Entertainment. Ethan Harari will co-produce.
Turner, repped by CAA and the U.K.’s Independent, is best know for her Emmy nominated role on HBO series Games of Thrones. Her recent credits include HBO’s The Staircase and Netflix feature Do Revenge. Upcoming projects are ITV’s Joan, which will see Turner star as Joan Hannington, the well-know English diamond thief.
Young most recently directed the popular Amazon rom-com Upgraded,...
- 2/14/2024
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
For author Rektok Ross, her latest novel was a chance to play in the slasher genre, while infusing it with some painful experiences from growing up.
Summer Rental is described as Mean Girls meets Scream, and centers on a group of recent high school grads who rent a house on an island for a weekend and find themselves stranded — trapped on the island with a serial killer on the loose.
The novel, published in June, was partially informed by an experience Ross had as a girl when she was bullied by a former friend group, and then seeing her stepdaughters go through similar situations.
“I’ve always wanted to write kind of like a slasher homage, but with something else was concurrently going on in my personal life,” says Ross, who grew up loving ‘80s and ‘90s slashers such as Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer and Nightmare on Elmstreet.
Summer Rental is described as Mean Girls meets Scream, and centers on a group of recent high school grads who rent a house on an island for a weekend and find themselves stranded — trapped on the island with a serial killer on the loose.
The novel, published in June, was partially informed by an experience Ross had as a girl when she was bullied by a former friend group, and then seeing her stepdaughters go through similar situations.
“I’ve always wanted to write kind of like a slasher homage, but with something else was concurrently going on in my personal life,” says Ross, who grew up loving ‘80s and ‘90s slashers such as Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer and Nightmare on Elmstreet.
- 7/7/2023
- by Aaron Couch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ski Weekend producer Miles Koules and his father, Saw franchise producer Oren Koules, have optioned the rights to produce a film adaptation of the Boom! Studios horror comic book Plunder through their company Koulest Productions. Ethan Teller (Jar of Fools) is already working on the screenplay adaptation.
Written by Jonathan “Swifty” Lang, the Plunder comic book begins with
a gang of Somali pirates after they face off with an illegal Chinese vessel. They then try to board what they think is a research ship, only to find themselves in the midst of a massacre, with their worst nightmares becoming reality around them. The 14-year-old boy who went from translator to reluctant pirate becomes their key to survival, but he must decide how far he’s willing to go in the name of self-preservation.
Deadline reports that SFX Artist Alec Gillis, who received Academy Award nominations for his work on Alien 3 and Starship Troopers,...
Written by Jonathan “Swifty” Lang, the Plunder comic book begins with
a gang of Somali pirates after they face off with an illegal Chinese vessel. They then try to board what they think is a research ship, only to find themselves in the midst of a massacre, with their worst nightmares becoming reality around them. The 14-year-old boy who went from translator to reluctant pirate becomes their key to survival, but he must decide how far he’s willing to go in the name of self-preservation.
Deadline reports that SFX Artist Alec Gillis, who received Academy Award nominations for his work on Alien 3 and Starship Troopers,...
- 8/26/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Horror hits the high seas in the comic series Plunder from Boom! Studios, and Deadline reports today that the horror comic is soon getting a big screen feature film adaptation.
Miles Koules (Ski Weekend) and Oren Koules (Saw franchise) from Koulest Productions are on board to produce the Plunder movie, based on Jonathan “Swifty” Lang‘s comic.
“Plunder is a horror story that picks up with a gang of Somali pirates after they face off with an illegal Chinese vessel. They then try to board what they think is a research ship, only to find themselves in the midst of a massacre, with their worst nightmares becoming reality around them.
“The 14-year-old boy who went from translator to reluctant pirate becomes their key to survival, but he must decide how far he’s willing to go in the name of self-preservation.”
Academy Award-nominated SFX Artist Alec Gillis (Prey) will be...
Miles Koules (Ski Weekend) and Oren Koules (Saw franchise) from Koulest Productions are on board to produce the Plunder movie, based on Jonathan “Swifty” Lang‘s comic.
“Plunder is a horror story that picks up with a gang of Somali pirates after they face off with an illegal Chinese vessel. They then try to board what they think is a research ship, only to find themselves in the midst of a massacre, with their worst nightmares becoming reality around them.
“The 14-year-old boy who went from translator to reluctant pirate becomes their key to survival, but he must decide how far he’s willing to go in the name of self-preservation.”
Academy Award-nominated SFX Artist Alec Gillis (Prey) will be...
- 8/25/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: Koulest Productions’ Miles Koules (Ski Weekend) and Oren Koules (Saw franchise) have optioned Boom! Studios’ comic Plunder, from creator-author Jonathan “Swifty” Lang, for development as a feature.
Plunder is a horror story that picks up with a gang of Somali pirates after they face off with an illegal Chinese vessel. They then try to board what they think is a research ship, only to find themselves in the midst of a massacre, with their worst nightmares becoming reality around them. The 14-year-old boy who went from translator to reluctant pirate becomes their key to survival, but he must decide how far he’s willing to go in the name of self-preservation.
The Koulest Productions duo has tapped Ethan Teller (Jar of Fools) to pen the script, with two-time Academy Award-nominated SFX Artist Alec Gillis (Prey) and his newly formed Studio Gillis also coming aboard the project to oversee its Special Effects.
Plunder is a horror story that picks up with a gang of Somali pirates after they face off with an illegal Chinese vessel. They then try to board what they think is a research ship, only to find themselves in the midst of a massacre, with their worst nightmares becoming reality around them. The 14-year-old boy who went from translator to reluctant pirate becomes their key to survival, but he must decide how far he’s willing to go in the name of self-preservation.
The Koulest Productions duo has tapped Ethan Teller (Jar of Fools) to pen the script, with two-time Academy Award-nominated SFX Artist Alec Gillis (Prey) and his newly formed Studio Gillis also coming aboard the project to oversee its Special Effects.
- 8/25/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Israel Film Fest in L.A., the largest showcase of Israeli cinema and television in North America is celebrating its 35th year, unspooling May 5 to May 26 in theaters and virtually. The opening night film on May 5, coinciding with Israel Independence Day, is Avi Nesher’s “Image of Victory,” screening at the Saban Theater in Beverly Hills.
This year’s edition includes five U.S. premieres with a total of 30 features, docs and shorts. Ahead of the festival, Henry Winkler will be honored with the Career Achievement Award and philanthropist David Weiner will be honored with the Humanitarian Award at the festival’s sponsor luncheon on April 29.
“I’m thrilled that the Israel Film Festival in Los Angeles is fully back for audiences to celebrate and support Israeli movies and their talented filmmakers. We hope that this 35th edition will be a new, exciting beginning towards continuing to bring the very...
This year’s edition includes five U.S. premieres with a total of 30 features, docs and shorts. Ahead of the festival, Henry Winkler will be honored with the Career Achievement Award and philanthropist David Weiner will be honored with the Humanitarian Award at the festival’s sponsor luncheon on April 29.
“I’m thrilled that the Israel Film Festival in Los Angeles is fully back for audiences to celebrate and support Israeli movies and their talented filmmakers. We hope that this 35th edition will be a new, exciting beginning towards continuing to bring the very...
- 4/22/2022
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Written by Rektok Ross, the winter survival thriller Ski Weekend is getting a movie adaptation, with Miles Koules and Oren Koules (Saw) teaming on the upcoming movie. Deadline reports that the young adult thriller is being made for Koulest Productions, a new production company launched by Miles Koules, the son of Oren Koules. “Ski Weekend […]
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- 4/20/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: Retired professional hockey player Miles Koules has launched the production company Koulest Productions, partnering with his father Oren Koules—who co-founded Evolution Entertainment and its division Twisted Pictures—to option the YA survival thriller, Ski Weekend, for development.
Oren Koules is a well-known producer who has been behind everything from Lionsgate’s Saw franchise to CBS’ sitcom Two and a Half Men. Miles Koules will look to bring his fresh perspective and hunger for new IP to his company, while benefiting from his father’s decades of experience and expertise in developing projects.
Ski Weekend is the debut novel of former top international trial attorney Liani Kotcher, written under the pen name Rektok Ross. It follows six teens stranded in the mountains who are forced to make impossible choices about who will live and who will die. Ross’ novel was a sought-after property after the widespread success of young...
Oren Koules is a well-known producer who has been behind everything from Lionsgate’s Saw franchise to CBS’ sitcom Two and a Half Men. Miles Koules will look to bring his fresh perspective and hunger for new IP to his company, while benefiting from his father’s decades of experience and expertise in developing projects.
Ski Weekend is the debut novel of former top international trial attorney Liani Kotcher, written under the pen name Rektok Ross. It follows six teens stranded in the mountains who are forced to make impossible choices about who will live and who will die. Ross’ novel was a sought-after property after the widespread success of young...
- 4/20/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
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