Exclusive: New Republic Pictures, the production and finance outfit behind Sam Mendes’ Oscar-nominated 1917, has signed a development financing deal for movies and TV with Los Angeles-based Providence Film Group.
Providence, a subsidiary of Valiant Eagle and New Republic, will provide development financing for features and TV to New Republic Pictures, which is led by founder Brian Oliver and president Bradley Fischer.
The first joint development project will be a remake of the 1978 war and action classic The Wild Geese. Providence will serve as an EP of the remake. The current draft was penned by Oscar-winning The Departed scribe William Monahan.
Inspired by true events, The Wild Geese follows a group of British mercenaries tasked with rescuing a deposed African president from a corrupt dictator. The original 1978 version starred Richard Burton, Roger Moore and Richard Harris.
“I have worked with Guy Pham in the past on other projects, he has great...
Providence, a subsidiary of Valiant Eagle and New Republic, will provide development financing for features and TV to New Republic Pictures, which is led by founder Brian Oliver and president Bradley Fischer.
The first joint development project will be a remake of the 1978 war and action classic The Wild Geese. Providence will serve as an EP of the remake. The current draft was penned by Oscar-winning The Departed scribe William Monahan.
Inspired by true events, The Wild Geese follows a group of British mercenaries tasked with rescuing a deposed African president from a corrupt dictator. The original 1978 version starred Richard Burton, Roger Moore and Richard Harris.
“I have worked with Guy Pham in the past on other projects, he has great...
- 11/3/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
If the recipe for a successful co-financed film calls for trust between the money-men, something has gone wrong on Jon Favreau's Chef, a comedy starring Sofia Vergara, Dustin Hoffman, Robert Downey Jr., John Leguizamo, Scarlett Johansson and Amy Sedaris. On Wednesday, a judge issued an injunction against Providence Films and its president Xavier Mitchell from accessing funds from a joint account and spending money already withdrawn from an escrowed account that contained money for the picture about a chef who loses his job and starts up a food truck. The development comes after Sous Chef LLC, a subsidiary
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- 8/8/2013
- by Eriq Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Maloof brothers are expanding their empire to incorporate the feature film business. The owners of Las Vegas' the Palms and the NBA's Sacramento Kings are launching Maloof Motion Pictures. The move comes on the heels of the April launch of a television business. At work on their first slate of projects, the Maloofs are teaming with Penny Marshall on a period basketball feature. The film, which Marshall will produce and direct, is based on an idea by Xavier Mitchell and concerns New York City's basketball court, Rucker Park. James Ellroy, meanwhile, is on board to adapt a crime drama based on the real-life experiences of noted LAPD firearms expert Richard Smith. The Maloofs have acquired Smith's life rights. Smith's story has been featured in a number of articles and television magazines. A third project spans both their production ambitions and a new move to draw world premieres to their state-of-the-art screening complex at the Palms.
- 12/13/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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