Exclusive: Bear Grylls’ production company The Natural Studios, the Jv with Banijay, has set Escape From Pretoria director Francis Annan to helm its first scripted movie, a contemporary reworking of The Count Of Monte Cristo.
Annan is newly aboard to script and direct the film, which will be set in Afghanistan.
As previously announced, the project is being produced by Into The Wild With Bear Grylls producer Natural Studios and Pure Grass’s Ben Grass (Twist) and Christophe Charlier (Race). The previous script came from Tom Williams (Kajaki).
The movie will focus on the friendship and bitter rivalry that develops between two special forces soldiers who are sent to war in Afghanistan.
Grylls, who was Emmy nominated this week for Running Wild With Bear Grylls, said with producing partner Delbert Shoopman: “It’s fantastic to welcome Francis to the team on this new adventure. We were enthralled by Escape From Pretoria,...
Annan is newly aboard to script and direct the film, which will be set in Afghanistan.
As previously announced, the project is being produced by Into The Wild With Bear Grylls producer Natural Studios and Pure Grass’s Ben Grass (Twist) and Christophe Charlier (Race). The previous script came from Tom Williams (Kajaki).
The movie will focus on the friendship and bitter rivalry that develops between two special forces soldiers who are sent to war in Afghanistan.
Grylls, who was Emmy nominated this week for Running Wild With Bear Grylls, said with producing partner Delbert Shoopman: “It’s fantastic to welcome Francis to the team on this new adventure. We were enthralled by Escape From Pretoria,...
- 7/16/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Adventurer and presenter Bear Grylls is developing a present day movie version of The Count Of Monte Cristo, written by Tom Williams (Kajaki).
Grylls’ Banijay Jv The Natural Studios is teaming up with producers Ben Grass (Twist) and Christophe Charlier (Race) for the film which will focus on the friendship and bitter rivalry that develops between two special forces soldiers who are sent to war in Afghanistan.
The film is the first foray into scripted feature films for The Natural Studios, producers of Into The Wild With Bear Grylls.
Grylls and Delbert Shoopman said: “We loved the idea of updating this universally-loved story of friendships, betrayal and revenge, and were completely taken by Tom Williams’ original and innovative take. This is action adventure storytelling at its finest and celebrates above all, resilience and redemption.”
Ben Grass and Christophe Charlier added “It’s an honour to collaborate with Bear, Del and Tom,...
Grylls’ Banijay Jv The Natural Studios is teaming up with producers Ben Grass (Twist) and Christophe Charlier (Race) for the film which will focus on the friendship and bitter rivalry that develops between two special forces soldiers who are sent to war in Afghanistan.
The film is the first foray into scripted feature films for The Natural Studios, producers of Into The Wild With Bear Grylls.
Grylls and Delbert Shoopman said: “We loved the idea of updating this universally-loved story of friendships, betrayal and revenge, and were completely taken by Tom Williams’ original and innovative take. This is action adventure storytelling at its finest and celebrates above all, resilience and redemption.”
Ben Grass and Christophe Charlier added “It’s an honour to collaborate with Bear, Del and Tom,...
- 6/16/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
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