Ben Foster, Sophia Lillis and Christina Hendricks will star in genre title Bobby Fox In The Lower Dimension which Luminescence, Range Media Partners and CAA Media Finance are launching in Cannes.
Krysanne Katsoolis’ financier-producer Viewpark Group is producing with Range and Foster, with Alexandre Moors directing his follow-up to Sundance premieres Blue Caprice and The Yellow Birds.
Bobby Fox centres on a Las Vegas politician who may be trying to save the world from an inter-dimensional invasion, or may be a delusional conspiracy theorist with a murderous past. Moors and Rfi Porto co-wrote the screenplay.
Foster’s credits include Hell Or High Water...
Krysanne Katsoolis’ financier-producer Viewpark Group is producing with Range and Foster, with Alexandre Moors directing his follow-up to Sundance premieres Blue Caprice and The Yellow Birds.
Bobby Fox centres on a Las Vegas politician who may be trying to save the world from an inter-dimensional invasion, or may be a delusional conspiracy theorist with a murderous past. Moors and Rfi Porto co-wrote the screenplay.
Foster’s credits include Hell Or High Water...
- 5/15/2024
- ScreenDaily
Syndey Sweeney is currently one of the most in-demand young actors generally. She has just recently come off the hit rom-com Anyone But You and horror pic Immaculate, but that doesn’t mean that the young actress is taking a rest. No, as things stand, Sweeney has decided to tackle yet another genre, as she has signed on to portray legendary American boxer Christy Martin in the upcoming biopic produced by Black Bear. The movie is going to be presented to buyers in Cannes and it might be one of the biggest scoops of the festival this year.
In case you’re not familiar with the name, Christy Martin is a true legend of female boxing. Known as both “the Female Rocky” and “The Coal Miner’s Daughter,” she was a legend of American female boxing in the 1990s and one of the most successful female boxers in history. She...
In case you’re not familiar with the name, Christy Martin is a true legend of female boxing. Known as both “the Female Rocky” and “The Coal Miner’s Daughter,” she was a legend of American female boxing in the 1990s and one of the most successful female boxers in history. She...
- 5/9/2024
- by Arthur S. Poe
- Fiction Horizon
Sydney Sweeney is getting in the ring.
The breakout from, well, basically everything she’s done lately is set to play boxer Christy Martin in an upcoming biopic directed by David Michôd (“Animal Kingdom”). Insert your own joke here about being a knockout. The script for the untitled project was written by Mirrah Foulkes and Michôd.
Martin was the most successful female boxer of the 1990s. She signed with Don King and is the only female boxer to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated. Martin became welterweight champion — but that was about the end of the good things in her life. Christy was physically abused by husband Jim Martin, who was eventually convicted of attempted second-degree murder with a firearm and sentenced to 25 years in prison. Christy Martin’s life is documented in “Untold,” the excellent series of documentaries by Chaplain and Maclain Way. Her episode is subtitled “Deal with the Devil,...
The breakout from, well, basically everything she’s done lately is set to play boxer Christy Martin in an upcoming biopic directed by David Michôd (“Animal Kingdom”). Insert your own joke here about being a knockout. The script for the untitled project was written by Mirrah Foulkes and Michôd.
Martin was the most successful female boxer of the 1990s. She signed with Don King and is the only female boxer to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated. Martin became welterweight champion — but that was about the end of the good things in her life. Christy was physically abused by husband Jim Martin, who was eventually convicted of attempted second-degree murder with a firearm and sentenced to 25 years in prison. Christy Martin’s life is documented in “Untold,” the excellent series of documentaries by Chaplain and Maclain Way. Her episode is subtitled “Deal with the Devil,...
- 5/8/2024
- by Tony Maglio
- Indiewire
Exclusive: The in-demand Sydney Sweeney, coming off hit rom-com Anyone But You and horror pic Immaculate, is shifting gears again as she is set to portray trailblazing boxer Christy Martin in a new biopic which could be a knockout for buyers at the Cannes market where Black Bear will be launching.
Under the direction of Oz filmmaker David Michôd, known for visceral movies such as Animal Kingdom and The King, the currently untitled project will chart the true story of Martin’s rise to become America’s most well known female boxer in the 1990s — the “female Rocky” in the words of the film’s producers. A naturally gifted fighter, her life transformed in 1989 when she met her manager, and later husband, Jim Martin. Breaking boundaries, she became the first woman to sign with iconic promoter Don King, and the only female boxer to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated.
Under the direction of Oz filmmaker David Michôd, known for visceral movies such as Animal Kingdom and The King, the currently untitled project will chart the true story of Martin’s rise to become America’s most well known female boxer in the 1990s — the “female Rocky” in the words of the film’s producers. A naturally gifted fighter, her life transformed in 1989 when she met her manager, and later husband, Jim Martin. Breaking boundaries, she became the first woman to sign with iconic promoter Don King, and the only female boxer to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated.
- 5/8/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Simon Rex (Red Rocket) is joining Rose Byrne, Octavia Spencer, Ariana DeBose, Dominic Sessa and Demi Lovato in Stephanie Laing’s Tow, which is currently in production.
Tow will tell the true story of Amanda Ogle, an unhoused Seattle woman who fought her way out of tow-company hell to reclaim her life and the car that held it all together after receiving a tow bill for $21,634. Ogle also serves as an executive producer.
The original screenplay is written by Jonathan Keasey, Brant Boivin, and Annie Weisman. The Exchange acquired international sales rights and CAA Media Finance will rep domestic.
Producers are Byrne, Laing, via her newly launched Cake or Death Pictures, Brent Stiefel and Justin Lothrop of Votiv Films and Brian O’Shea and Danyelle Foord of The Exchange. Executive producers include DeBose, Jonathan Keasey, Jonathan Tropper, Ogle, Josh Ricks, and Danny Gusman, Nat McCormick and Giovanna Trischitta of The Exchange,...
Tow will tell the true story of Amanda Ogle, an unhoused Seattle woman who fought her way out of tow-company hell to reclaim her life and the car that held it all together after receiving a tow bill for $21,634. Ogle also serves as an executive producer.
The original screenplay is written by Jonathan Keasey, Brant Boivin, and Annie Weisman. The Exchange acquired international sales rights and CAA Media Finance will rep domestic.
Producers are Byrne, Laing, via her newly launched Cake or Death Pictures, Brent Stiefel and Justin Lothrop of Votiv Films and Brian O’Shea and Danyelle Foord of The Exchange. Executive producers include DeBose, Jonathan Keasey, Jonathan Tropper, Ogle, Josh Ricks, and Danny Gusman, Nat McCormick and Giovanna Trischitta of The Exchange,...
- 4/9/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Oscar winner Octavia Spencer (The Help) is joining Rose Byrne, Ariana DeBose, Dominic Sessa and Demi Lovato in Stephanie Laing’s feature Tow, which is now in production.
As we first revealed, Tow charts the true story of Amanda Ogle, a homeless Seattle woman who fought her way out of tow-company hell to reclaim her life and the car that held it all together after receiving a tow bill for $21,634. Ogle also serves as an executive producer on the film.
The original screenplay is written by Jonathan Keasey, Brant Boivin, and Annie Weisman. The Exchange is handling international sales and CAA Media Finance is repping domestic.
Producers are Byrne, Laing, via her newly launched Cake or Death Pictures, Brent Stiefel and Justin Lothrop of Votiv Films and Brian O’Shea and Danyelle Foord of The Exchange. Executive producers include DeBose, Jonathan Keasey, Jonathan Tropper, Ogle, Josh Ricks, and Danny Gusman,...
As we first revealed, Tow charts the true story of Amanda Ogle, a homeless Seattle woman who fought her way out of tow-company hell to reclaim her life and the car that held it all together after receiving a tow bill for $21,634. Ogle also serves as an executive producer on the film.
The original screenplay is written by Jonathan Keasey, Brant Boivin, and Annie Weisman. The Exchange is handling international sales and CAA Media Finance is repping domestic.
Producers are Byrne, Laing, via her newly launched Cake or Death Pictures, Brent Stiefel and Justin Lothrop of Votiv Films and Brian O’Shea and Danyelle Foord of The Exchange. Executive producers include DeBose, Jonathan Keasey, Jonathan Tropper, Ogle, Josh Ricks, and Danny Gusman,...
- 4/4/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Ariana DeBose has joined Rose Byrne, Dominic Sessa and Demi Lovato in Stephanie Laing’s Tow, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
The drama will center on a real-life unhoused woman, Amanda Ogle (Byrne), who fought her way out of tow-company hell in Seattle through the courts to reclaim her old car and life after receiving a tow bill for $21,634. Ogle also serves as an executive producer on the film, which has The Exchange handling international sales and CAA Media Finance representing the U.S. rights.
The Tow screenplay is written by Jonathan Keasey, Brant Boivin and Annie Weisman. The project marks a reunion for Byrne, Weisman and Laing, who worked together on Apple TV’s Physical.
DeBose’s feature film slate for 2024 includes Kraven the Hunter and Blumhouse’s House of Spoils. She won an Oscar for West Side Story, received a Tony nomination for her role in Summer: The Donna Summer Musical,...
The drama will center on a real-life unhoused woman, Amanda Ogle (Byrne), who fought her way out of tow-company hell in Seattle through the courts to reclaim her old car and life after receiving a tow bill for $21,634. Ogle also serves as an executive producer on the film, which has The Exchange handling international sales and CAA Media Finance representing the U.S. rights.
The Tow screenplay is written by Jonathan Keasey, Brant Boivin and Annie Weisman. The project marks a reunion for Byrne, Weisman and Laing, who worked together on Apple TV’s Physical.
DeBose’s feature film slate for 2024 includes Kraven the Hunter and Blumhouse’s House of Spoils. She won an Oscar for West Side Story, received a Tony nomination for her role in Summer: The Donna Summer Musical,...
- 4/3/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Pop and screen star Demi Lovato is joining Rose Byrne and The Holdovers breakout Dominic Sessa in Stephanie Laing’s feature Tow.
The project will see Grammy nominee Lovato take on her first dramatic role in a feature and marks BAFTA-nominee Sessa’s next project — my colleague Baz had the initial scoop on that casting last month — after his acclaimed screen debut in five-time Oscar nominee The Holdovers.
As we revealed ahead of the European Film Market, Tow will see Golden Globe and Emmy nominee Byrne portray the true story of Amanda Ogle, an unhoused Seattle woman who fought her way out of tow-company hell to reclaim her life and the car that held it all together after receiving a tow bill for $21,634. Ogle also serves as an executive producer on the film.
Laing previously described Ogle as “a true champion” and her story as one of “tenacity and...
The project will see Grammy nominee Lovato take on her first dramatic role in a feature and marks BAFTA-nominee Sessa’s next project — my colleague Baz had the initial scoop on that casting last month — after his acclaimed screen debut in five-time Oscar nominee The Holdovers.
As we revealed ahead of the European Film Market, Tow will see Golden Globe and Emmy nominee Byrne portray the true story of Amanda Ogle, an unhoused Seattle woman who fought her way out of tow-company hell to reclaim her life and the car that held it all together after receiving a tow bill for $21,634. Ogle also serves as an executive producer on the film.
Laing previously described Ogle as “a true champion” and her story as one of “tenacity and...
- 3/8/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Golden Globe and Emmy nominee Rose Byrne (Damages) is set to star in true-story Tow, which The Exchange and CAA Media Finance are launching ahead of this week’s EFM.
Tow will chart the true story of Amanda Ogle, a homeless Seattle woman who fought her way out of tow-company hell to reclaim her life and the car that held it all together after receiving a tow bill for $21,634. Ogle also serves as an executive producer on the film.
Stephanie Laing will direct. The Exchange, which reps international, will also serve as producers. CAA Media Finance will rep domestic.
The original screenplay is written by Jonathan Keasey, Brant Boivin, and Annie Weisman. The project marks a reunion for Byrne, Weisman and Laing, who recently worked together on Apple TV’s Physical.
Producers are Byrne, Laing, via her newly launched Cake or Death Pictures, Brent Stiefel and Justin Lothrop of...
Tow will chart the true story of Amanda Ogle, a homeless Seattle woman who fought her way out of tow-company hell to reclaim her life and the car that held it all together after receiving a tow bill for $21,634. Ogle also serves as an executive producer on the film.
Stephanie Laing will direct. The Exchange, which reps international, will also serve as producers. CAA Media Finance will rep domestic.
The original screenplay is written by Jonathan Keasey, Brant Boivin, and Annie Weisman. The project marks a reunion for Byrne, Weisman and Laing, who recently worked together on Apple TV’s Physical.
Producers are Byrne, Laing, via her newly launched Cake or Death Pictures, Brent Stiefel and Justin Lothrop of...
- 2/13/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Oscar winner Olivia Colman is set to star as a fisherwoman and Dev Patel as her inanimate made-to-order husband in the twisted romance pic Wicker.
Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson will direct the indie from a script they adapted based on a short story, The Wicker Husband, by Ursula Wills-Jones. Topic Studios and Tango will finance and produce Wicker, with the cameras set to start rolling next year.
Colman will play a smelly and ridiculed fisherwoman in a seaside village where, fed up with small-minded neighbors, she commissions herself a husband to be made from wicker, who is played by Patel. In an otherwise conservative town, their unconventional romance sparks outrage, jealousy and chaos, the producers say in their film synopsis.
Black Bear will open international sales for Wicker in the American Film Market, while CAA Media Finance and UTA Independent Film Group will handle sales on the U.
Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson will direct the indie from a script they adapted based on a short story, The Wicker Husband, by Ursula Wills-Jones. Topic Studios and Tango will finance and produce Wicker, with the cameras set to start rolling next year.
Colman will play a smelly and ridiculed fisherwoman in a seaside village where, fed up with small-minded neighbors, she commissions herself a husband to be made from wicker, who is played by Patel. In an otherwise conservative town, their unconventional romance sparks outrage, jealousy and chaos, the producers say in their film synopsis.
Black Bear will open international sales for Wicker in the American Film Market, while CAA Media Finance and UTA Independent Film Group will handle sales on the U.
- 10/24/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Black Bear has launched international sales on “Wicker,” a twisted romance starring Oscar winner Olivia Colman and Oscar nominee Dev Patel. Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson will direct from a script they adapted from Ursula Wills-Jones’ short story “The Wicker Husband.”
“Wicker” will start production in 2024. Per the logline, “On the outskirts of a village by the sea, lives a Fisherwoman (Colman); smelly, single and perpetually ridiculed. One day, fed up with her stuffy, small-minded neighbors, she commissions herself a husband to be made from wicker (Patel). In an otherwise conservative town, this unconventional romance sparks outrage, jealousy and chaos.”
Topic Studios and Tango will finance and produce the film with Colman, Ed Sinclair and Tom Carver from South of The River, David Michôd and Brad Zimmerman for Yoki, Inc. and Justin Lothrop and Brent Stiefel for Votiv, who originated and financed development.
Colman received an Oscar for starring in Yorgos Lanthimos’ “The Favourite.
“Wicker” will start production in 2024. Per the logline, “On the outskirts of a village by the sea, lives a Fisherwoman (Colman); smelly, single and perpetually ridiculed. One day, fed up with her stuffy, small-minded neighbors, she commissions herself a husband to be made from wicker (Patel). In an otherwise conservative town, this unconventional romance sparks outrage, jealousy and chaos.”
Topic Studios and Tango will finance and produce the film with Colman, Ed Sinclair and Tom Carver from South of The River, David Michôd and Brad Zimmerman for Yoki, Inc. and Justin Lothrop and Brent Stiefel for Votiv, who originated and financed development.
Colman received an Oscar for starring in Yorgos Lanthimos’ “The Favourite.
- 10/24/2023
- by Caroline Brew
- Variety Film + TV
Alex Huston Fischer, Eleanor Wilson (Save Yourselves!) to direct.
Black Bear has launched international sales ahead of AFM, on the twisted romance Wicker starring Olivia Colman and Dev Patel.
Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson (Save Yourselves!) will direct from a script they adapted based on the short story, ‘The Wicker Husband’ by Ursula Wills-Jones.
Topic Studios and Tango will finance and produce, alongside Colman, Ed Sinclair and Tom Carver from South of The River, David Michôd and Brad Zimmerman for Yoki, Inc., and Justin Lothrop and Brent Stiefel for Votiv, who originated and financed development.
Production is earmarked for...
Black Bear has launched international sales ahead of AFM, on the twisted romance Wicker starring Olivia Colman and Dev Patel.
Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson (Save Yourselves!) will direct from a script they adapted based on the short story, ‘The Wicker Husband’ by Ursula Wills-Jones.
Topic Studios and Tango will finance and produce, alongside Colman, Ed Sinclair and Tom Carver from South of The River, David Michôd and Brad Zimmerman for Yoki, Inc., and Justin Lothrop and Brent Stiefel for Votiv, who originated and financed development.
Production is earmarked for...
- 10/24/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Alex Huston Fischer, Eleanor Wilson (Save Yourselves!) to direct.
Black Bear International has launched international sales ahead of AFM, on the twisted romance Wicker starring Olivia Colman and Dev Patel.
Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson (Save Yourselves!) will direct from a script they adapted based on the short story, ‘The Wicker Husband’ by Ursula Wills-Jones.
Topic Studios and Tango will fully finance and produce, alongside Colman, Ed Sinclair and Tom Carver from South of The River, David Michôd and Brad Zimmerman for Yoki, Inc., and Justin Lothrop and Brent Stiefel for Votiv, who originated and financed development.
Production is...
Black Bear International has launched international sales ahead of AFM, on the twisted romance Wicker starring Olivia Colman and Dev Patel.
Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson (Save Yourselves!) will direct from a script they adapted based on the short story, ‘The Wicker Husband’ by Ursula Wills-Jones.
Topic Studios and Tango will fully finance and produce, alongside Colman, Ed Sinclair and Tom Carver from South of The River, David Michôd and Brad Zimmerman for Yoki, Inc., and Justin Lothrop and Brent Stiefel for Votiv, who originated and financed development.
Production is...
- 10/24/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Oscar winner Olivia Colman (The Favourite) and Oscar nominee Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire) have been set to lead “twisted” romance Wicker, which Black Bear will be launching for sales at next week’s AFM.
Colman will play a “smelly Fisherwoman” who sparks outrage and jealousy in her conservative town due to an unconventional romance. UTA Independent Film Group is co-repping US sales with CAA Media Finance.
Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson (Save Yourselves!) will direct from a script they adapted based on the short story The Wicker Husband by Ursula Wills-Jones.
Topic Studios (Spencer) and Tango (Aftersun) will finance and produce, alongside Colman, Ed Sinclair and Tom Carver from South of The River, David Michôd and Brad Zimmerman for Yoki, Inc. and Justin Lothrop and Brent Stiefel for Votiv, who originated and financed development.
The project isn’t currently a SAG production and is not due to film until mid-late next year in Europe.
Colman will play a “smelly Fisherwoman” who sparks outrage and jealousy in her conservative town due to an unconventional romance. UTA Independent Film Group is co-repping US sales with CAA Media Finance.
Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson (Save Yourselves!) will direct from a script they adapted based on the short story The Wicker Husband by Ursula Wills-Jones.
Topic Studios (Spencer) and Tango (Aftersun) will finance and produce, alongside Colman, Ed Sinclair and Tom Carver from South of The River, David Michôd and Brad Zimmerman for Yoki, Inc. and Justin Lothrop and Brent Stiefel for Votiv, who originated and financed development.
The project isn’t currently a SAG production and is not due to film until mid-late next year in Europe.
- 10/24/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Vertical has picked up rights to the crime thriller Mother’s Milk, directed by Miles Joris-Peyrafitte (As You Are), with plans to distribute it in North America, the UK, Australia and New Zealand. The film in which two-time Academy Award winner Hilary Swank (Million Dollar Baby) stars opposite Olivia Cooke (House of the Dragon) and Jack Reynor (Midsommar) will hit theaters across North America beginning September 1, debuting in the other territories shortly thereafter.
Written by Joris-Peyrafitte and Madison Harrison, Mother’s Milk follows journalist Marissa Bennings (Swank) who, after the murder of her estranged son, forms an unlikely alliance with his pregnant girlfriend Paige (Cooke) to track down those responsible for his death. Together they confront a world of corruption and drugs in the underbelly of a small city in upstate New York. And as they get closer to the truth, they unearth an even darker secret.
Also starring Dilone, Hopper Penn,...
Written by Joris-Peyrafitte and Madison Harrison, Mother’s Milk follows journalist Marissa Bennings (Swank) who, after the murder of her estranged son, forms an unlikely alliance with his pregnant girlfriend Paige (Cooke) to track down those responsible for his death. Together they confront a world of corruption and drugs in the underbelly of a small city in upstate New York. And as they get closer to the truth, they unearth an even darker secret.
Also starring Dilone, Hopper Penn,...
- 6/28/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: We’ve just learned that White Boy Rick actress Bel Powley, The High Note‘s Tracee Ellis Ross and The Room‘s Jacob Tremblay are leading the psychological thriller Cold Copy, which reps the feature directorial debut of Roxine Helberg.
Principal photography has just wrapped and the pic also stars Nesta Cooper (See), James Tupper (Big Little Lies) and Ekaterina Baker (The Card Counter). Cold Copy is based on a script by Helberg and tells the story of a young broadcast journalism student trying to win the approval of her influential mentor who pushes her to reconsider the meaning of truth if it means success.
The film is produced by Justin Lothrop & Brent Stiefel at Votiv Films (Obvious Child), Dan Bekerman at Scythia Films (The Witch) and Helberg, in association with Needle’s Eye, ShivHans Pictures, 30West, and Carte Blanche.
EPs are Charles Stiefel, Lee Broda, Kyle Stroud, Shivani Rawat,...
Principal photography has just wrapped and the pic also stars Nesta Cooper (See), James Tupper (Big Little Lies) and Ekaterina Baker (The Card Counter). Cold Copy is based on a script by Helberg and tells the story of a young broadcast journalism student trying to win the approval of her influential mentor who pushes her to reconsider the meaning of truth if it means success.
The film is produced by Justin Lothrop & Brent Stiefel at Votiv Films (Obvious Child), Dan Bekerman at Scythia Films (The Witch) and Helberg, in association with Needle’s Eye, ShivHans Pictures, 30West, and Carte Blanche.
EPs are Charles Stiefel, Lee Broda, Kyle Stroud, Shivani Rawat,...
- 9/28/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
The director of Awkwafina’s wonderful upcoming film The Farewell, Lulu Wang, has recently signed on to write and direct a new sci-fi film called Children of the New World. The movie will be based on a short story collection that was written by Alexander Weinstein.
Plot details for the film haven’t been revealed, but the filmmaker told Deadline that the film will “continue exploring the evolving dynamics of family.” For more information on what we might expect from the film, here is the synopsis of the book:
“Children of the New World introduces readers to a near-future world of social media implants, memory manufacturers, dangerously immersive virtual reality games, and frighteningly intuitive robots. Many of these characters live in a utopian future of instant connection and technological gratification that belies an unbridgeable human distance, while others inhabit a post-collapse landscape made primitive by disaster.
It grapples with our...
Plot details for the film haven’t been revealed, but the filmmaker told Deadline that the film will “continue exploring the evolving dynamics of family.” For more information on what we might expect from the film, here is the synopsis of the book:
“Children of the New World introduces readers to a near-future world of social media implants, memory manufacturers, dangerously immersive virtual reality games, and frighteningly intuitive robots. Many of these characters live in a utopian future of instant connection and technological gratification that belies an unbridgeable human distance, while others inhabit a post-collapse landscape made primitive by disaster.
It grapples with our...
- 7/10/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
“The Farewell” filmmaker Lulu Wang will direct the science fiction movie “Children of the New World.”
Plot details are being kept under wraps, though it will be adapted from Alexander Weinstein’s collection of short stories of the same name.
Big Beach and Votiv are distributing “Children of the New World,” which will be produced by Big Beach’s Dani Melia and Peter Saraf and Votiv’s Justin Lothrop. Votiv’s Brent Stiefel will serve as executive producer.
Wang, who was named one of Variety’s 10 Directors to Watch earlier this year, recently directed “The Farewell,” a comedic drama starring Awkwafina that premiered at Sundance.
“I could not have made ‘The Farewell’ without my fantastic producers at Big Beach, so I’m looking forward to this new collaboration, with them and Votiv, to continue exploring the evolving dynamics of family,” Wang said in a statement.
Melia aded, “We had an...
Plot details are being kept under wraps, though it will be adapted from Alexander Weinstein’s collection of short stories of the same name.
Big Beach and Votiv are distributing “Children of the New World,” which will be produced by Big Beach’s Dani Melia and Peter Saraf and Votiv’s Justin Lothrop. Votiv’s Brent Stiefel will serve as executive producer.
Wang, who was named one of Variety’s 10 Directors to Watch earlier this year, recently directed “The Farewell,” a comedic drama starring Awkwafina that premiered at Sundance.
“I could not have made ‘The Farewell’ without my fantastic producers at Big Beach, so I’m looking forward to this new collaboration, with them and Votiv, to continue exploring the evolving dynamics of family,” Wang said in a statement.
Melia aded, “We had an...
- 7/8/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Lulu Wang — whose latest film “The Farewell” opens this weekend — has set her sights on her next directorial project in Alexander Weinstein’s “Children of the New World.”
Plot details for the science-fiction film are being kept under wraps, but Wang is adapting the feature based on Weinstein’s collection of short stories of the same name.
Dani Melia and Peter Saraf at Big Beach announced on Monday that they will produce the film along with Votiv’s Justin Lothrop. Brent Stiefel from Votiv will serve as an executive producer.
“Lulu and I have been friends for years now and we’re very excited to be collaborating with her on such an incredible project,” Lothrop said in a statement. “When we started on this journey with her, I don’t think we could have imagined a better partner than Big Beach, and we couldn’t be more pleased about working with them on this.
Plot details for the science-fiction film are being kept under wraps, but Wang is adapting the feature based on Weinstein’s collection of short stories of the same name.
Dani Melia and Peter Saraf at Big Beach announced on Monday that they will produce the film along with Votiv’s Justin Lothrop. Brent Stiefel from Votiv will serve as an executive producer.
“Lulu and I have been friends for years now and we’re very excited to be collaborating with her on such an incredible project,” Lothrop said in a statement. “When we started on this journey with her, I don’t think we could have imagined a better partner than Big Beach, and we couldn’t be more pleased about working with them on this.
- 7/8/2019
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
It’s a big week for breakout filmmaker Lulu Wang. On Friday, A24 will release the director and screenwriter’s breakout Sundance hit, “The Farewell,” but Wang is already queuing up her next feature: an intriguing-sounding sci-fi offering that continues her love for mining family dynamics for big drama.
Big Beach and Votiv announced today they will produce Wang’s next film, billed as “a science-fiction feature” titled “Children of the New World.” While plot details are being kept under wraps, the filmmaker is reportedly adapting the film from Alexander Weinstein’s well-received collection of short stories, also named “Children of the New World.”
Weinstein’s short story collection was released in 2016, and garnered a number of accolades, including earning spots as an NPR Best Book of the Year and a New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the Year. While it’s unclear which of the short stories...
Big Beach and Votiv announced today they will produce Wang’s next film, billed as “a science-fiction feature” titled “Children of the New World.” While plot details are being kept under wraps, the filmmaker is reportedly adapting the film from Alexander Weinstein’s well-received collection of short stories, also named “Children of the New World.”
Weinstein’s short story collection was released in 2016, and garnered a number of accolades, including earning spots as an NPR Best Book of the Year and a New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the Year. While it’s unclear which of the short stories...
- 7/8/2019
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
The Farewell writer-director Lulu Wang has set up her next project, a science-fiction movie titled Children of the New World. It will mark a reteam with her Farewell producer Big Beach after that film’s success premiering in competition at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, where it landed a splashy distribution deal with A24 and is hitting theaters Friday.
Votiv is also aboard Children of the New World.
Plot details for the new project are under wraps, but Wang is adapting from Alexander Weinstein’s short story collection of the same name. Wang did say that the new pic will “continue exploring the evolving dynamics of family.”
Dani Melia and...
Votiv is also aboard Children of the New World.
Plot details for the new project are under wraps, but Wang is adapting from Alexander Weinstein’s short story collection of the same name. Wang did say that the new pic will “continue exploring the evolving dynamics of family.”
Dani Melia and...
- 7/8/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Sci-fi adapted from Alexander Weinstein’s collection of short stories.
Days before the Us release of her Sundance London audience award-winning breakout The Farewell, director Lulu Wang has set her next feature, reuniting with Big Beach and partnering with Votiv on sci-fi Children Of The New World.
Details remain under the proverbial wraps, however what is known is Wang is adapting the feature from Alexander Weinstein’s collection of short stories of the same name, and the story will again explore family interactions.
Dani Melia and Peter Saraf will serve as producers for Big Beach, as they did on The Farewell,...
Days before the Us release of her Sundance London audience award-winning breakout The Farewell, director Lulu Wang has set her next feature, reuniting with Big Beach and partnering with Votiv on sci-fi Children Of The New World.
Details remain under the proverbial wraps, however what is known is Wang is adapting the feature from Alexander Weinstein’s collection of short stories of the same name, and the story will again explore family interactions.
Dani Melia and Peter Saraf will serve as producers for Big Beach, as they did on The Farewell,...
- 7/8/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Votiv Films has hired producer Justin Lothrop on as the company’s new Head Of Development. He had been at Buffalo 8 Productions, and recently served as a producer on the Sundance 2016 title As You Are starring Stranger Things‘ Charlie Heaton and Amandla Stenberg. In his new role, Lothrop will work with Votiv founder Brent Stiefel to evaluate, develop and produce new projects. Steifel is at Sundance now with The New Radical, which is having its world premiere in…...
- 1/21/2017
- Deadline
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