Exclusive: Eric Ladin (The Right Stuff) is set for a recurring role on the fourth and final season of Netflx’s critically acclaimed series Ozark, starring and executive produced by Jason Bateman.
Created by Bill Dubuque and Mark Williams, Ozark is a thrilling drama set in the present-day and follows the Byrde family’s journey from their normal, suburban Chicago life to their dangerous criminal enterprise in the Ozarks, Missouri. The series explores capitalism, family dynamics, and survival through the eyes of (anything but) ordinary Americans.
Ladin will play Kerry, the kind of guy you like but can’t stand. His life is one continuous party, and he is always looking for the next trend – sometimes with disastrous results.
In addition to Bateman, Ladin joins series stars Laura Linney, Julia Garner, Sofia Hublitz, Skylar Gaertner, Charlie Tahan, Jessica Frances Dukes, Lisa Emery, John Bedford Lloyd, and Joseph Sikora in the new season.
Created by Bill Dubuque and Mark Williams, Ozark is a thrilling drama set in the present-day and follows the Byrde family’s journey from their normal, suburban Chicago life to their dangerous criminal enterprise in the Ozarks, Missouri. The series explores capitalism, family dynamics, and survival through the eyes of (anything but) ordinary Americans.
Ladin will play Kerry, the kind of guy you like but can’t stand. His life is one continuous party, and he is always looking for the next trend – sometimes with disastrous results.
In addition to Bateman, Ladin joins series stars Laura Linney, Julia Garner, Sofia Hublitz, Skylar Gaertner, Charlie Tahan, Jessica Frances Dukes, Lisa Emery, John Bedford Lloyd, and Joseph Sikora in the new season.
- 12/18/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive, Updated: Open Road will now open their Liam Neeson feature The Marksman on Jan. 15 2021 capitalizing on the MLK four-day holiday weekend. The marketplace has opened up with New Line’s Mortal Kombat and Universal/Film Nation’s The 355 moving off the date and those exhibitors weathering the pandemic are grateful for the product.
Unlike other studios which are crushing the window on exhibition at a time when they’re down, Open Road is respecting it. Their previous Neeson thriller Honest Thief was No. 1 in the U.S. for two consecutive weeks this past October, now up to $14M domestic, $29M WW. Open Road’s first No. 1 hit was Neeson’s The Grey in January 2012. In The Marksman, with vicious drug cartel assassins on their heels, a hardened border town rancher (Liam Neeson) helps a young boy escape to safety across America.
A new poster just dropped which you can see to the right.
Unlike other studios which are crushing the window on exhibition at a time when they’re down, Open Road is respecting it. Their previous Neeson thriller Honest Thief was No. 1 in the U.S. for two consecutive weeks this past October, now up to $14M domestic, $29M WW. Open Road’s first No. 1 hit was Neeson’s The Grey in January 2012. In The Marksman, with vicious drug cartel assassins on their heels, a hardened border town rancher (Liam Neeson) helps a young boy escape to safety across America.
A new poster just dropped which you can see to the right.
- 12/17/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
D.J. McPherson.
After 10 years as a professional screenwriter, D.J. McPherson’s career has reached a sweet spot, with a hot-shot Hollywood producer attached to her first feature and a streaming platform backing her 10-part drama.
Mark Williams, the co-creator/producer of Netflix’s Ozark, will produce His Name Is Jeremiah, the saga of a teenage girl who struggles to reconnect with her estranged mother, with McPherson’s partner Jack Christian.
Filming of the TV series Did You Miss Me? was set to start in Queenstown New Zealand before the lock down as a New Zealand co-production. She’s not ready yet to identify the streamer or the co-producer.
Last November His Name Is Jeremiah won Truant Pictures’ inaugural screenplay competition.
The La-based McPherson, who is now back in Melbourne, sent the script to Williams because she loved the dark, comedic tone of Ozark, now in its third season.
The...
After 10 years as a professional screenwriter, D.J. McPherson’s career has reached a sweet spot, with a hot-shot Hollywood producer attached to her first feature and a streaming platform backing her 10-part drama.
Mark Williams, the co-creator/producer of Netflix’s Ozark, will produce His Name Is Jeremiah, the saga of a teenage girl who struggles to reconnect with her estranged mother, with McPherson’s partner Jack Christian.
Filming of the TV series Did You Miss Me? was set to start in Queenstown New Zealand before the lock down as a New Zealand co-production. She’s not ready yet to identify the streamer or the co-producer.
Last November His Name Is Jeremiah won Truant Pictures’ inaugural screenplay competition.
The La-based McPherson, who is now back in Melbourne, sent the script to Williams because she loved the dark, comedic tone of Ozark, now in its third season.
The...
- 4/19/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
If you have ever wondered how Ruth Langmore (played by Julia Garner) from Netflix’s “Ozark” gets by in the Missouri criminal underworld, you can stop looking. Netflix released a new video on Tuesday afternoon with Garner in character explaining the knots and bolts on how to be a true criminal like Ruth.
Edited with infomercial-type graphics, Ruth instructs people that in order to be a successful criminal, for instance, you need to “learn some goddamn self defense.” Watch the video below to find out the other “trade secrets” that Ruth has so generously disclosed:
Related:Netflix’s ‘Ozark’ Was Most Popular Streaming Show This Summer, According to New Audience Metric
After a deal with a drug cartel goes south, “Ozark” follows financial planner Marty Byrde (Jason Bateman) and his family as they are forced to relocate from Chicago to a summer resort community in the Missouri Ozarks. Laura Linney stars...
Edited with infomercial-type graphics, Ruth instructs people that in order to be a successful criminal, for instance, you need to “learn some goddamn self defense.” Watch the video below to find out the other “trade secrets” that Ruth has so generously disclosed:
Related:Netflix’s ‘Ozark’ Was Most Popular Streaming Show This Summer, According to New Audience Metric
After a deal with a drug cartel goes south, “Ozark” follows financial planner Marty Byrde (Jason Bateman) and his family as they are forced to relocate from Chicago to a summer resort community in the Missouri Ozarks. Laura Linney stars...
- 12/13/2017
- by Alberto Achar
- Indiewire
2017-08-15T11:33:25-07:00'Ozark' Gets a Second Season at Netflix
Netflix is going back to the Ozarks.
Less than a month after its premiere, the streaming giant has renewed Jason Bateman and Laura Linney drama Ozark for a second season.
Produced by Media Rights Capital, the drama revolves around financial planner Marty Byrde (Bateman) and his wife, Wendy (Linney), and their family's sudden relocation from the suburbs of Chicago to a summer resort community in the Missouri Ozarks. Rather than the familiar skyscrapers and trading floors, Ozark explores capitalism, family dynamics and survival through the eyes of (anything but) ordinary Americans.
Bateman directs and exec produces via his Aggregate Films Banner. Chris Mundy serves as showrunner on the drama, which is created and exec produced by Bill Dubuque and Mark Williams.
Read the rest of this article at The Hollywood Reporter.
Netflix recently cancelled...
Netflix is going back to the Ozarks.
Less than a month after its premiere, the streaming giant has renewed Jason Bateman and Laura Linney drama Ozark for a second season.
Produced by Media Rights Capital, the drama revolves around financial planner Marty Byrde (Bateman) and his wife, Wendy (Linney), and their family's sudden relocation from the suburbs of Chicago to a summer resort community in the Missouri Ozarks. Rather than the familiar skyscrapers and trading floors, Ozark explores capitalism, family dynamics and survival through the eyes of (anything but) ordinary Americans.
Bateman directs and exec produces via his Aggregate Films Banner. Chris Mundy serves as showrunner on the drama, which is created and exec produced by Bill Dubuque and Mark Williams.
Read the rest of this article at The Hollywood Reporter.
Netflix recently cancelled...
- 8/15/2017
- by EG
- Yidio
Kirsten Howard Tony Sokol Aug 16, 2017
Netflix will continue to dredge the Ozark lake area for dark cash and further plots in season 2...
Netflix have confirmed that Ozark has been renewed for a further 10 episodes with season 2. Series star Jason Bateman is staying on as executive producer, and will also direct.
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The show premiered on the streaming service last month to mixed reviews. Ozark is a low-key family drama that follows a financial planner who moves his family from the Chicago suburbs to the Missouri Ozarks, and it seeks to explore the dark side of capitalism beyond Wall Street.
Here's the official synopsis for the show, if you've not caught it yet and fancy a new...
Netflix will continue to dredge the Ozark lake area for dark cash and further plots in season 2...
Netflix have confirmed that Ozark has been renewed for a further 10 episodes with season 2. Series star Jason Bateman is staying on as executive producer, and will also direct.
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The show premiered on the streaming service last month to mixed reviews. Ozark is a low-key family drama that follows a financial planner who moves his family from the Chicago suburbs to the Missouri Ozarks, and it seeks to explore the dark side of capitalism beyond Wall Street.
Here's the official synopsis for the show, if you've not caught it yet and fancy a new...
- 8/15/2017
- Den of Geek
Less than a month after its release, new Netflix crime drama series Ozark, starring, directed and executive produced by Jason Bateman, has been renewed for a 10-episode second season. Created/executive produced by Bill Dubuque and Mark Williams and written/executive produced by Chris Mundy, Ozark revolves around financial planner Marty (Bateman) and Wendy Byrde (Laura Linney) and their family’s sudden relocation from the suburbs of Chicago to a summer resort community…...
- 8/15/2017
- Deadline TV
“Ozark” isn’t your typical summer binge. The dark Netflix series (literally and figuratively) is the antithesis of a relaxing beach read, an invigorating vacation, or light fun in the sun. Frankly, at times, it’s hard to watch.
But it’s also addictive. As much as viewers might want to look away from some of the more challenging scenes, Bill Dubuque and Mark Williams’ drama pushes audiences to keep going, even when “Ozark” very nearly goes too far.
Read More‘Ozark’ Spoilers Review: Jason Bateman’s Netflix Drama is a Stunner From Start to Finish
Jason Bateman and Laura Linney’s family-centric thriller approaches the line more frequently — and with more patience — than many recent thrillers. Like a staring contest with your television, “Ozark” dares you to blink before it does. Sometimes the worst happens. Sometimes it doesn’t. But you’ll remember the time spent waiting to find...
But it’s also addictive. As much as viewers might want to look away from some of the more challenging scenes, Bill Dubuque and Mark Williams’ drama pushes audiences to keep going, even when “Ozark” very nearly goes too far.
Read More‘Ozark’ Spoilers Review: Jason Bateman’s Netflix Drama is a Stunner From Start to Finish
Jason Bateman and Laura Linney’s family-centric thriller approaches the line more frequently — and with more patience — than many recent thrillers. Like a staring contest with your television, “Ozark” dares you to blink before it does. Sometimes the worst happens. Sometimes it doesn’t. But you’ll remember the time spent waiting to find...
- 8/7/2017
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Author: Zehra Phelan
Warner Bros. are looking to secure a sequel to Ben Affleck’s 2016’s The Accountant with Affleck, director Gavin O’Connor and screenwriter Bill Dubuque all currently in talks to return to the crime thriller.
Also in talks to return to The Accountant sequel are the film’s producer’s Howell Taylor and Mark Williams while actor Jon Bernthal may also be back in some capacity as rumours state the follow-up could closely focus Bernthal’s character, a hitman who turns out to be the brother of Affleck’s Christian Wolff, Braxton. No word on whether Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons or Cynthia Addai-Robinson will be involved.
In the first film Affleck played Christian Wolff a mathematics savant with more affinity for numbers than people. Using a small-town Cpa office as a cover, he makes his living as a freelance accountant for dangerous criminal organisations. With a Treasury...
Warner Bros. are looking to secure a sequel to Ben Affleck’s 2016’s The Accountant with Affleck, director Gavin O’Connor and screenwriter Bill Dubuque all currently in talks to return to the crime thriller.
Also in talks to return to The Accountant sequel are the film’s producer’s Howell Taylor and Mark Williams while actor Jon Bernthal may also be back in some capacity as rumours state the follow-up could closely focus Bernthal’s character, a hitman who turns out to be the brother of Affleck’s Christian Wolff, Braxton. No word on whether Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons or Cynthia Addai-Robinson will be involved.
In the first film Affleck played Christian Wolff a mathematics savant with more affinity for numbers than people. Using a small-town Cpa office as a cover, he makes his living as a freelance accountant for dangerous criminal organisations. With a Treasury...
- 6/27/2017
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Ben Affleck is in talks to return for a sequel to Warner Bros.’ guns-and-spreadsheets action flick “The Accountant,” a person familiar with the project told TheWrap. Director Gavin O’ Connor and Screenwriter Bill Dubuque are also in talks to return along with producers Lynette Howell Taylor and Mark Williams for the untitled sequel. In “The Accountant,” Affleck played Christian Wolff, an autistic savant and math genius who works as an accountant for some of the most powerful criminal organizations on earth. But when law enforcement begins closing in, they discover this accountant is much more deadly than he seems. ...
- 6/26/2017
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Warner Bros. is readying a sequel for The Accountant, with Ben Affleck in talks to return to star.
Writer Bill Dubuque and director Gavin O’Connor are also in talks for the proposed sequel to the 2016 feature, which followed a highly functioning autistic man who worked as an accountant for criminal organizations. When the Treasury Department starts to follow his activities, he uses his background as an assassin to protect himself and others.
Producers Lynette Howell Taylor and Mark Williams are also eyeing a return.
The action-drama grossed $86 million at the domestic box office on the relatively modest budget of $44 million....
Writer Bill Dubuque and director Gavin O’Connor are also in talks for the proposed sequel to the 2016 feature, which followed a highly functioning autistic man who worked as an accountant for criminal organizations. When the Treasury Department starts to follow his activities, he uses his background as an assassin to protect himself and others.
Producers Lynette Howell Taylor and Mark Williams are also eyeing a return.
The action-drama grossed $86 million at the domestic box office on the relatively modest budget of $44 million....
- 6/26/2017
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Warner Bros is mobilizing a sequel to the 2016 hit The Accountant. Screenwriter Bill Dubuque, director Gavin O’Connor and Ben Affleck are in talks to return, along with the producers Lynette Howell Taylor and Mark Williams. All those deals are being worked out right now. I’m told they will then work out the beats of the story, which likely will include Jon Bernthal, whose character asserted himself at the conclusion of the first film. The original starred…...
- 6/26/2017
- Deadline
Joseph Baxter May 30, 2017
The trailer for Netflix series Ozark shows Jason Bateman hiding with his family, in the mountains, from a drug cartel...
Jason Bateman may have another revival season of his sitcom Arrested Development set to arrive on Netflix, but the actor’s next gig with the streaming giant will be Ozark, a 10-episode series showcasing an intriguing mix of tropes as a dark drug-related crime drama that uncharacteristically takes place in the atmospheric arboreal setting of the Missouri Ozark Mountains.
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Indeed, the debut trailer for Ozark is an intense showcase of an anti-hero’s desperate attempt to protect his family from the consequences of his own misdeeds.
Here it is...
The Ozark trailer, essentially a minute-long teaser, is a frantically violent montage of escalating events suffered by the family of Marty Byrde (Bateman), a Chicago financial advisor and secret money...
The trailer for Netflix series Ozark shows Jason Bateman hiding with his family, in the mountains, from a drug cartel...
Jason Bateman may have another revival season of his sitcom Arrested Development set to arrive on Netflix, but the actor’s next gig with the streaming giant will be Ozark, a 10-episode series showcasing an intriguing mix of tropes as a dark drug-related crime drama that uncharacteristically takes place in the atmospheric arboreal setting of the Missouri Ozark Mountains.
See related Universal confirms its Dark Universe plans
Indeed, the debut trailer for Ozark is an intense showcase of an anti-hero’s desperate attempt to protect his family from the consequences of his own misdeeds.
Here it is...
The Ozark trailer, essentially a minute-long teaser, is a frantically violent montage of escalating events suffered by the family of Marty Byrde (Bateman), a Chicago financial advisor and secret money...
- 5/26/2017
- Den of Geek
Gerard Butler has done it all. He’s saved Aaron Eckhart’s President of the United States not once, but twice thanks to Olympus Has Fallen and its bombastic follow-up, London Has Fallen – turns out he won’t be completing the hat-trick, though, as Eckhart has passed up the planned action threequel – battled Persians, and will soon go up against a storm straight out of the Old Testament in this year’s Geostorm.
But with A Family Man, Mark Williams’ (The Accountant) directorial debut revolving around one man’s struggle to reconnect with his nearest and dearest, Gerard Butler is set to trade action for heartfelt drama. Pegged for a release in May, we now have the overly revealing first trailer to peruse, which introduces us to Butler’s career-driven headhunter, Dane Jensen. He’s a man that places work first and family second, but as is often the case,...
But with A Family Man, Mark Williams’ (The Accountant) directorial debut revolving around one man’s struggle to reconnect with his nearest and dearest, Gerard Butler is set to trade action for heartfelt drama. Pegged for a release in May, we now have the overly revealing first trailer to peruse, which introduces us to Butler’s career-driven headhunter, Dane Jensen. He’s a man that places work first and family second, but as is often the case,...
- 3/17/2017
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
"We're your family, Dane! You're going to wish you had this time back." Voltage Pictures has released an official trailer for the indie drama A Family Man, starring Gerard Butler as a career headhunter who must struggle with the work-family balance when his 10-year-old son is diagnosed with cancer. This was originally titled The Headhunter's Calling, and it first premiered at the Toronto Film Festival last year. In addition to Gerard Butler, the full ensemble cast features Alison Brie, Gretchen Mol, Willem Dafoe, Kathleen Munroe, Dustin Milligan, Alfred Molina, Julia Butters, and Anupam Kher. I hate to say it, but this looks so sappy and emotionally manipulative, that it's hard to take it seriously. I'm much more interested in seeing Gerard Butler in Geostorm than I am this movie. But these stories still need to be told. Here's the first official trailer for Mark Williams' A Family Man, direct...
- 3/13/2017
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Burbank, CA – He’s not your average accountant. Discover his secrets when The Accountant arrives onto Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray DVD and Digital HD. Oscar® winner Ben Affleck (Argo,) stars in the title role of “The Accountant,” from director Gavin O’Connor (Miracle, Pride and Glory, Warrior).
The Accountant also stars Oscar nominee Anna Kendrick (Up in the Air, Into the Woods), Oscar winner J.K. Simmons (Whiplash, the Spider-Man films), Jon Bernthal (Daredevil, The Punsiher), Jean Smart (TV’s Fargo, 24), and Cynthia Addai-Robinson (Star Trek: Into Darkness), with Jeffrey Tambor (Transparent, The Hangover films) and two-time Oscar nominee John Lithgow (Interstellar, Terms of Endearment, The World According to Garp).
O’Connor directed the film from a screenplay by Bill Dubuque (The Judge). The film was produced by Mark Williams and Lynette Howell Taylor, with O’Connor, Jamie Patricof and Marty Ewing serving as executive producers.
The Accountant will...
The Accountant also stars Oscar nominee Anna Kendrick (Up in the Air, Into the Woods), Oscar winner J.K. Simmons (Whiplash, the Spider-Man films), Jon Bernthal (Daredevil, The Punsiher), Jean Smart (TV’s Fargo, 24), and Cynthia Addai-Robinson (Star Trek: Into Darkness), with Jeffrey Tambor (Transparent, The Hangover films) and two-time Oscar nominee John Lithgow (Interstellar, Terms of Endearment, The World According to Garp).
O’Connor directed the film from a screenplay by Bill Dubuque (The Judge). The film was produced by Mark Williams and Lynette Howell Taylor, with O’Connor, Jamie Patricof and Marty Ewing serving as executive producers.
The Accountant will...
- 12/13/2016
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
The Ben Affleck starring action-flick, The Accountant, is coming to blu-ray early next year, as announced by Warner Bros. along with a few special features. Come inside to check out all the details!
If you missed The Accountant when it was in theaters (or simply want to check it out again), you'll get your chance on January 10, 2017.
He’s not your average accountant. Discover his secrets when “The Accountant” arrives onto Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray DVD and Digital HD. Oscar® winner Ben Affleck (“Argo,”) stars in the title role of “The Accountant,” from director Gavin O’Connor (“Miracle,” “Pride and Glory,” “Warrior”).
“The Accountant” also stars Oscar nominee Anna Kendrick (“Up in the Air,” “Into the Woods”), Oscar winner J.K. Simmons (“Whiplash,” the “Spider-Man” films), Jon Bernthal (“Fury,” “The Wolf of Wall Street”), Jean Smart (TV’s “Fargo,” “24”), and Cynthia Addai-Robinson (“Star Trek: Into Darkness”), with Jeffrey Tambor (TV’s “Transparent,...
If you missed The Accountant when it was in theaters (or simply want to check it out again), you'll get your chance on January 10, 2017.
He’s not your average accountant. Discover his secrets when “The Accountant” arrives onto Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray DVD and Digital HD. Oscar® winner Ben Affleck (“Argo,”) stars in the title role of “The Accountant,” from director Gavin O’Connor (“Miracle,” “Pride and Glory,” “Warrior”).
“The Accountant” also stars Oscar nominee Anna Kendrick (“Up in the Air,” “Into the Woods”), Oscar winner J.K. Simmons (“Whiplash,” the “Spider-Man” films), Jon Bernthal (“Fury,” “The Wolf of Wall Street”), Jean Smart (TV’s “Fargo,” “24”), and Cynthia Addai-Robinson (“Star Trek: Into Darkness”), with Jeffrey Tambor (TV’s “Transparent,...
- 12/9/2016
- by [email protected] (Jordan Maison)
- Cinelinx
The Accountant is one of the most anticipated upcoming movies, but it isn’t revealing a lot of details, even in the trailer. The film has finally released a large set of images, and while it isn’t really the norm, you can get quite a bit more detail from them, including a look at a lot more characters and the situations Affleck’s character finds himself in.
We’ve got the basic idea that Christian (Ben Affleck) is a math genius who has some criminal clients and that he takes on a legitimate client to help an accountant (Anna Kendrick) who has found something funny in the books of a legitimate company. We also know that things go wildly wrong because Christian starts shooting people and goes a little “Bond.”
But, now we get some insight into how the story maneuvers, and the other characters. For example, Christian in...
We’ve got the basic idea that Christian (Ben Affleck) is a math genius who has some criminal clients and that he takes on a legitimate client to help an accountant (Anna Kendrick) who has found something funny in the books of a legitimate company. We also know that things go wildly wrong because Christian starts shooting people and goes a little “Bond.”
But, now we get some insight into how the story maneuvers, and the other characters. For example, Christian in...
- 9/29/2016
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
Butler plays a workaholic whose son’s cancer forces him to become a better man in this treacly drama
“Reach deep inside and feel that small part of you that’s predatory, or there’s the door,” says Dane Jensen, played with bluster by Gerard Butler early in The Headhunter’s Calling. Dane is a ruthless Chicago-based corporate headhunter, and he’s training a new kid on the job. In closing, he tells the newbie to watch and learn from Oliver Stone’s Wall Street. He should really be talking to the film’s writer, Bill Dubuque (The Judge). The Headhunter’s Calling, the directorial debut of producer Mark Williams (Flawless), boasts none of that classic’s verve.
It starts out like most financial thrillers do, with our egomaniacal hero telling us in voiceover that he peddles “the American dream”. Dane is presented as the type of workaholic who starts...
“Reach deep inside and feel that small part of you that’s predatory, or there’s the door,” says Dane Jensen, played with bluster by Gerard Butler early in The Headhunter’s Calling. Dane is a ruthless Chicago-based corporate headhunter, and he’s training a new kid on the job. In closing, he tells the newbie to watch and learn from Oliver Stone’s Wall Street. He should really be talking to the film’s writer, Bill Dubuque (The Judge). The Headhunter’s Calling, the directorial debut of producer Mark Williams (Flawless), boasts none of that classic’s verve.
It starts out like most financial thrillers do, with our egomaniacal hero telling us in voiceover that he peddles “the American dream”. Dane is presented as the type of workaholic who starts...
- 9/15/2016
- by Nigel M Smith
- The Guardian - Film News
Making his feature directing debut at the Toronto International Film Festival with The Headhunter’s Calling is producer Mark Williams. Gerard Butler plays Dane Jensen, a hard-nosed corporate headhunter whose ambition to take over his job placement company is put in conflict by a sudden family tragedy. The world of corporate headhunters is a world well known by screenwriter Bill Dubuque (The Judge), and life balance difficulties posed by a demanding profession — headhunting but, one could also say, the entertainment business — are understood by Williams too. That’s because he’s a founder and partner of Zero Gravity Management, an L.A.-based […]...
- 9/12/2016
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
After being in development for many years, one of James Cameron‘s passion projects is seemingly coming together. THR reports Christoph Waltz is in the early stages of discussion to star in the Robert Rodriguez-directed, Cameron-scripted adaptation of the manga series Alita: Battle Angel. If it goes through, Waltz would star alongside Rosa Salazar (The Maze Runner), who plays a cyborg unearthed by a scientist (Waltz) in a junk yard. She grows up to become a bounty hunter after being taken under the wing of Waltz’s scientist. Cameron is also producing with Jon Landau and co-writing with Laeta Kalogridis. Fox is currently looking at a July 2018 release.
After seeing to the Rise of the Planet of the Apes and the Mark Walhberg-led The Gambler, director Rupert Wyatt is returning to the former’s roots with a sci-fi project titled Captive State that he will helm, Variety reports. While...
After seeing to the Rise of the Planet of the Apes and the Mark Walhberg-led The Gambler, director Rupert Wyatt is returning to the former’s roots with a sci-fi project titled Captive State that he will helm, Variety reports. While...
- 8/25/2016
- by Mike Mazzanti
- The Film Stage
Anupam Kher has worked in several Hollywood films and will be starring in yet another movie titled The Headhunter's Calling. The film stars Scottish actor Gerard Butler and is set to premiere at the highly awaited Toronto International Film Festival. Toronto International Film Festival (Tiff) will take place from September 8 to 18 of this year and will premiere several upcoming films. Anupam Kher shared the news with a video that said, "I came to the city of Mumbai on June 3, 1981, with Rs 37 in my pocket, which is half a dollar and I can say that I have done fairly well. I want to share great news with you that my film The Headhunter's Calling which also stars Gerard Butler and William Dafoe has been selected at International film festival in Toronto." Directed by Mark Williams and written by Bill Dubuque, The Headhunter's Calling also stars Alfred Molina, Alison Brie, and Gretchen Mol.
- 8/2/2016
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Warner Bros. Pictures has released a second trailer for the upcoming drama The Accountant.
Christian Wolff (Ben Affleck) is a math savant with more affinity for numbers than people. Behind the cover of a small-town Cpa office, he works as a freelance accountant for some of the world’s most dangerous criminal organizations.
With the Treasury Department’s Crime Enforcement Division, run by Ray King (J.K. Simmons), starting to close in, Christian takes on a legitimate client: a state-of-the-art robotics company where an accounting clerk (Anna Kendrick) has discovered a discrepancy involving millions of dollars. But as Christian uncooks the books and gets closer to the truth, it is the body count that starts to rise.
The film also stars Jon Bernthal (“Fury,” “The Wolf of Wall Street”), Jean Smart (TV’s “Fargo,” “24”), and Cynthia Addai-Robinson (“Star Trek: Into Darkness”), with Jeffrey Tambor (TV’s “Transparent,” “The Hangover” films...
Christian Wolff (Ben Affleck) is a math savant with more affinity for numbers than people. Behind the cover of a small-town Cpa office, he works as a freelance accountant for some of the world’s most dangerous criminal organizations.
With the Treasury Department’s Crime Enforcement Division, run by Ray King (J.K. Simmons), starting to close in, Christian takes on a legitimate client: a state-of-the-art robotics company where an accounting clerk (Anna Kendrick) has discovered a discrepancy involving millions of dollars. But as Christian uncooks the books and gets closer to the truth, it is the body count that starts to rise.
The film also stars Jon Bernthal (“Fury,” “The Wolf of Wall Street”), Jean Smart (TV’s “Fargo,” “24”), and Cynthia Addai-Robinson (“Star Trek: Into Darkness”), with Jeffrey Tambor (TV’s “Transparent,” “The Hangover” films...
- 7/28/2016
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Warner Bros. Pictures has premiered the new full-length trailer for the suspense thriller "The Accountant" which opens in cinemas on October 14th. Ben Affleck plays math savant Christian Wolff who has more affinity for numbers than people. He also works as a freelance accountant for some of the world's most dangerous criminal organizations.
J.K. Simmons plays the head of the Treasury Department's Crime Enforcement Division which is starting to close in, so Christian takes on a legitimate client: a state-of-the-art robotics company where an accounting clerk (Anna Kendrick) has discovered a multi-million dollar discrepancy. As he gets closer to the truth, it is the body count that starts to rise.
Jon Bernthal, Jean Smart, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Jeffrey Tambor and John Lithgow also star in the film which hails from "Warrior" director Gavin O'Connor and a script by "The Judge" writer Bill Dubuque. Mark Williams and Lynette Howell are producing.
J.K. Simmons plays the head of the Treasury Department's Crime Enforcement Division which is starting to close in, so Christian takes on a legitimate client: a state-of-the-art robotics company where an accounting clerk (Anna Kendrick) has discovered a multi-million dollar discrepancy. As he gets closer to the truth, it is the body count that starts to rise.
Jon Bernthal, Jean Smart, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Jeffrey Tambor and John Lithgow also star in the film which hails from "Warrior" director Gavin O'Connor and a script by "The Judge" writer Bill Dubuque. Mark Williams and Lynette Howell are producing.
- 7/28/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
It was announced just a few days ago that Gerard Butler is taking the lead in personal crisis drama The Headhunter’s Calling. He’ll be joined by Willem Dafoe and Alfred Molina.Butler is starring as a ruthless, hard-charging corporate headhunter called Dane Jensen, who has been surging at the company he works for and is primed to snatch the top job. But then his 10-year-old son falls gravely ill and Jensen’s priorities take a major shift. Dafoe is playing Butler’s boss, the CEO who is planning to retire and hand the reigns to his driven employee. Molina, on the other hand, will be a family-focused engineer who is struggling through unemployment. Mark Williams, a producer on the likes of Flawless and Malice In Wonderland, is making his directorial debut with the film, written by The Judge’s Bill Dubuque and it’ll all start shooting later this month in Toronto.
- 9/13/2015
- EmpireOnline
Gerard Butler is taking a break from action blockbusters to sign up for understated drama The Headhunter's Calling.
The 300 star will lead the directorial debut from Flawless and Malice In Wonderland producer Mark Williams, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The drama focuses on Butler's high-flying headhunter, who is forced to reconsider his work-life balance after his son is taken seriously ill.
Voltage Pictures will attempt to find a buyer for the film - which is written by The Judge's Bill Dubuque - at the Toronto Film Festival later this month.
Elsewhere, Butler is starring in Olympus Has Fallen sequel London Has Fallen as a hard-as-nails Us agent.
London Has Fallen will hit cinemas in January 2016. Watch Butler talk about Olympus Has Fallen with Digital Spy below:...
The 300 star will lead the directorial debut from Flawless and Malice In Wonderland producer Mark Williams, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The drama focuses on Butler's high-flying headhunter, who is forced to reconsider his work-life balance after his son is taken seriously ill.
Voltage Pictures will attempt to find a buyer for the film - which is written by The Judge's Bill Dubuque - at the Toronto Film Festival later this month.
Elsewhere, Butler is starring in Olympus Has Fallen sequel London Has Fallen as a hard-as-nails Us agent.
London Has Fallen will hit cinemas in January 2016. Watch Butler talk about Olympus Has Fallen with Digital Spy below:...
- 9/3/2015
- Digital Spy
Taking a break from his run of guns and gung-ho action thrillers and dramas, Gerard Butler is tackling something a little more low-key. He’s signed on to star in The Headhunter’s Calling. Though it sounds like another action-orientated concept, it’s actually the story of a ruthless, hard-charging corporate headhunter called Dane Jensen, who has been surging at the company he works for and is primed to snatch the top job. But then his young son falls gravely ill and Jensen’s priorities take a major shift.Mark Williams, a producer on the likes of Flawless and Malice In Wonderland, is making his directorial debut with the film, written by The Judge’s Bill Dubuque. Voltage Pictures is selling the rights to the film at the Toronto Film Festival and it’ll kick off shooting in the city later next month.Butler has just seen weatherpocalypse thriller Geostorm...
- 9/3/2015
- EmpireOnline
Gerard Butler is opting for something more dramatic for his next film as he's joined the cast of Mark Williams' "The Headhunter's Calling" at Voltage Pictures.
Butler will play a corporate headhunter who works at Blackrock Recruiting arranging jobs for engineers. When his 10-year-old son falls ill, his personal and professional priorities clash.
Bill Dubuque ("The Judge," "The Accountant") wrote the script and filming begins October 26th in Toronto. Butler, Williams and Alan Siegel will produce.
Source: Deadline...
Butler will play a corporate headhunter who works at Blackrock Recruiting arranging jobs for engineers. When his 10-year-old son falls ill, his personal and professional priorities clash.
Bill Dubuque ("The Judge," "The Accountant") wrote the script and filming begins October 26th in Toronto. Butler, Williams and Alan Siegel will produce.
Source: Deadline...
- 9/3/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Voltage has injected some buzz into what is shaping up to be a solid pre-sale landscape at Toronto and will introduce buyers to the Gerard Butler starrer from feature directorial debutant Mark Williams.
President and COO Jonathan Deckter and president of international sales and distribution John Fremes and their team will commence talks on The Headhunter’s Calling, about a ruthless recruiter poised to take over the company when his son’s illness sets up a clash between career ambition and his personal life. CAA represents Us rights.
Production is scheduled to commence in Toronto on October 26. The Judge screenwriter Bill Dubuque wrote the screenplay and his credits include the upcoming The Accountant and Chris Pratt vehicle The Real McCoy at Universal.
Williams produces with Butler and Alan Siegel, who collaborated with Butler on Olympus Has Fallen. Dubuque and Danielle Robinson will serve as executive producers, along with Dan Bekerman of Scythia Films.
Butler recently...
President and COO Jonathan Deckter and president of international sales and distribution John Fremes and their team will commence talks on The Headhunter’s Calling, about a ruthless recruiter poised to take over the company when his son’s illness sets up a clash between career ambition and his personal life. CAA represents Us rights.
Production is scheduled to commence in Toronto on October 26. The Judge screenwriter Bill Dubuque wrote the screenplay and his credits include the upcoming The Accountant and Chris Pratt vehicle The Real McCoy at Universal.
Williams produces with Butler and Alan Siegel, who collaborated with Butler on Olympus Has Fallen. Dubuque and Danielle Robinson will serve as executive producers, along with Dan Bekerman of Scythia Films.
Butler recently...
- 9/2/2015
- by [email protected] (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Warner Bros. has shuffled release dates for two Ben Affleck films, including the thriller “The Accountant” and his next directorial effort “Live By Night.” Audiences will exclusively see him in the Batman suit until “The Accountant,” costarring Anna Kendrick, opens October 7, 2016. The prohibition drama “Live By Night,” based on a bestselling novel by Dennis Lehane, is undated and won’t hit theaters until 2017. Directed by Gavin O’Connor, “The Accountant” portrays Affleck as an assassin by night. Lynette Howell Taylor and Mark Williams are producing. Also Read: Affleck Showdown: Ben's 'The Accountant' to Take on Casey's 'The Finest Hours' “Live By Night,...
- 8/7/2015
- by Matt Donnelly
- The Wrap
After working together on last year’s The Judge, which scored Robert Duvall an Oscar nomination, Team Downey’s Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey are reteaming with screenwriter Bill Dubuque to develop a currently untitled dramedy set in the high-stakes environment of televised presidential debates.
The pic will take place during three presidential debates, where (as per Variety) “millions of dollars and months of campaigning come down to 270 minutes of highly scrutinized political theatre.”
Dubuque is scribing, while the Downeys and Michael Gambino will produce for Team Downey alongside Mark Williams.
No actors or director are yet attached, though it’s not hard to imagine Downey Jr. taking on the role of a hungry political operator, either in front of the cameras as a candidate or behind it as a figure pulling the strings. Team Downey and Dubuque jointly hatched the idea, so they’ll likely be intimately involved...
The pic will take place during three presidential debates, where (as per Variety) “millions of dollars and months of campaigning come down to 270 minutes of highly scrutinized political theatre.”
Dubuque is scribing, while the Downeys and Michael Gambino will produce for Team Downey alongside Mark Williams.
No actors or director are yet attached, though it’s not hard to imagine Downey Jr. taking on the role of a hungry political operator, either in front of the cameras as a candidate or behind it as a figure pulling the strings. Team Downey and Dubuque jointly hatched the idea, so they’ll likely be intimately involved...
- 7/20/2015
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
Ben Affleck is currently playing The Batman, but his next gig sees him in a role that's potentially far more prone to paper cuts - he's up for the lead in "The Accountant" at Warner Bros. Pictures.
Affleck is in talks to star in the action thriller which Gavin O'Connor is the favorite to direct (no official offer has yet been made). Bill Dubuque ("The Judge") penned the script about a mild-mannered accountant who moonlights as an assassin.
Stuck for several years in development, the project was at one time considered for a directorial vehicle for Mel Gibson. At another time Will Smith was attached to star.
Affleck is expected to take on the role before he directs and stars in "Live by Night" which begins filming in July next year. Kevin Scott Frakes, Lynette Howell, Raj Brinder Singh and Mark Williams are producing.
Source: Variety...
Affleck is in talks to star in the action thriller which Gavin O'Connor is the favorite to direct (no official offer has yet been made). Bill Dubuque ("The Judge") penned the script about a mild-mannered accountant who moonlights as an assassin.
Stuck for several years in development, the project was at one time considered for a directorial vehicle for Mel Gibson. At another time Will Smith was attached to star.
Affleck is expected to take on the role before he directs and stars in "Live by Night" which begins filming in July next year. Kevin Scott Frakes, Lynette Howell, Raj Brinder Singh and Mark Williams are producing.
Source: Variety...
- 10/2/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
The thriller The Accountant has been bouncing around in development for some time, but it looks like it's finally moving forward, courting a big star for the lead role. Ben Affleck is in negotiations to star in the film, sources tell THR. Warrior helmer Gavin O'Connor has also been in talks to direct the film. Bill Dubuque wrote the 2011 Black List script, which centers on an accountant who moonlights as an assassin. After a brief period at Sony, the project was put back in turnaround, where Warner Bros. picked it up. Lynette Howell and Mark Williams are producing, and
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- 9/4/2014
- by Rebecca Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Synchronicity Entertainment is announcing its arrival in genre films with three horror films with impressive pedigree in Cooties, Due Process and Smiley on its debut slate. Cooties is to star Elijah Wood, Due Process will star John Cusack, and Smiley is already completed and on demand, and was reviewed here. Peruse the press release below!
Los Angeles, California (October 30, 2012) – Synchronicity Entertainment, the new genre film production and international sales label launched by Lisa Wilson and Myles Nestel’s The Solution Entertainment Group has unveiled its debut slate of three new feature films including: the horror film Cooties from the co-creator of the Saw franchise and Insidious writer Leigh Whannell and Paranormal Activity 1 – 4 producer Steven Schneider; the thriller Due Process starring Golden Globe nominee John Cusack (High Fidelity); and the completed psychological thriller Smiley, it was announced today by Ruzanna Kegeyan, Synchronicity’s President of International Distribution.
Executive produced by...
Los Angeles, California (October 30, 2012) – Synchronicity Entertainment, the new genre film production and international sales label launched by Lisa Wilson and Myles Nestel’s The Solution Entertainment Group has unveiled its debut slate of three new feature films including: the horror film Cooties from the co-creator of the Saw franchise and Insidious writer Leigh Whannell and Paranormal Activity 1 – 4 producer Steven Schneider; the thriller Due Process starring Golden Globe nominee John Cusack (High Fidelity); and the completed psychological thriller Smiley, it was announced today by Ruzanna Kegeyan, Synchronicity’s President of International Distribution.
Executive produced by...
- 11/6/2012
- by Andy Greene
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Synchronicity Entertainment has unveiled its debut slate of three new feature films, which include horror project Cooties from writer Leigh Whannell (Saw, Insidious) and producer Steven Schneider (Paranormal Activity franchise) starring Elijah Wood.
From the Press Release:
Synchronicity Entertainment is the new genre film production and international sales label launched by Lisa Wilson and Myles Nestel’s The Solution Entertainment Group. The other two features are the thriller Due Process, starring Golden Globe nominee John Cusack, and the completed psychological thriller Smiley.
Starring Elijah Wood (pictured above; Maniac, The Hobbit), Cooties is produced by top horror film producer Steven Schneider, who is behind the hugely successful Paranormal Activity franchise. Wood is also set to co-produce Cooties with partners Daniel Noah and Josh C. Waller under his new horror film production company, The Woodshed, which recently announced the films Toad Road and A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night.
Cooties is...
From the Press Release:
Synchronicity Entertainment is the new genre film production and international sales label launched by Lisa Wilson and Myles Nestel’s The Solution Entertainment Group. The other two features are the thriller Due Process, starring Golden Globe nominee John Cusack, and the completed psychological thriller Smiley.
Starring Elijah Wood (pictured above; Maniac, The Hobbit), Cooties is produced by top horror film producer Steven Schneider, who is behind the hugely successful Paranormal Activity franchise. Wood is also set to co-produce Cooties with partners Daniel Noah and Josh C. Waller under his new horror film production company, The Woodshed, which recently announced the films Toad Road and A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night.
Cooties is...
- 10/31/2012
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Synchronicity Entertainment, the new genre film production and international sales label launched by Lisa Wilson and Myles Nestel.s The Solution Entertainment Group has unveiled its debut slate of three new feature films including: the horror film Cooties from the co-creator of the Saw franchise and Insidious writer Leigh Whannell and Paranormal Activity 1 . 4 producer Steven Schneider; the thriller Due Process starring Golden Globe nominee John Cusack (High Fidelity); and the completed psychological thriller Smiley, it was announced today by Ruzanna Kegeyan, Synchronicity.s President of International Distribution.
Executive produced by The Solution who is arranging the financing for two of the new films, Synchronicity is handling the international distribution rights for the slate and will introduce the films to buyers at the upcoming American Film Market.
Starring Elijah Wood, Cooties is produced by top horror film producer Steven Schneider, who is behind the hugely successful Paranormal Activity franchise including the latest installment,...
Executive produced by The Solution who is arranging the financing for two of the new films, Synchronicity is handling the international distribution rights for the slate and will introduce the films to buyers at the upcoming American Film Market.
Starring Elijah Wood, Cooties is produced by top horror film producer Steven Schneider, who is behind the hugely successful Paranormal Activity franchise including the latest installment,...
- 10/31/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Rumors are not only a Fleetwood Mac album, but it’s also what has over taken Doctor Who for the last few years. With the revived series never more popular outside its native UK and rogue PBS stations, fans are eager for any news about the upcoming 7th season.
Production has begun, with work on episode 2 and 3 proceeding at a good pace, even though Matt Smith has said they’ll film through December. Little is known about the structure of this season, though anyone can probably infer a few things that have become public information. What is known is that there will be 14 episodes, but they’re probably going to be split over 2012-13 TV season. Speculation is the show will return in mid-November and air the final 4 episodes that involve Amy and Rory, and then air the fifth episode, the traditional Christmas Special on, well Christmas. After that, what...
Production has begun, with work on episode 2 and 3 proceeding at a good pace, even though Matt Smith has said they’ll film through December. Little is known about the structure of this season, though anyone can probably infer a few things that have become public information. What is known is that there will be 14 episodes, but they’re probably going to be split over 2012-13 TV season. Speculation is the show will return in mid-November and air the final 4 episodes that involve Amy and Rory, and then air the fifth episode, the traditional Christmas Special on, well Christmas. After that, what...
- 3/12/2012
- by spaced-odyssey
- doorQ.com
Rising star Kellan Lutz (Twilight series, Nightmare on Elm Street) and Oscar nominee Samuel L. Jackson (Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Pulp Fiction,1994) face off in the action-packed, visually stunning thrill ride Arena, available on Blu-ray and DVD on January 2nd courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
How do you make a fortune from the bloodlust of millions? One sadistically savvy businessman (Samuel L. Jackson) has created an empire with his brutal, fight-to-the-death gladiator website. His newest warrior is David Lord (Kellan Lutz), a kidnapped fireman, now imprisoned and forced to fight for his life. To buy his freedom, Lord agrees to do a series of lethal bouts. But as the body count escalates, and with his most challenging battle remaining, Lord unleashes a torrent of bloody carnage and reveals a secret that threatens to tear down the entire enterprise. Also featuring Daniel Dae Kim (TV’s “Lost”) and...
How do you make a fortune from the bloodlust of millions? One sadistically savvy businessman (Samuel L. Jackson) has created an empire with his brutal, fight-to-the-death gladiator website. His newest warrior is David Lord (Kellan Lutz), a kidnapped fireman, now imprisoned and forced to fight for his life. To buy his freedom, Lord agrees to do a series of lethal bouts. But as the body count escalates, and with his most challenging battle remaining, Lord unleashes a torrent of bloody carnage and reveals a secret that threatens to tear down the entire enterprise. Also featuring Daniel Dae Kim (TV’s “Lost”) and...
- 11/6/2011
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Ray Liotta will star in Zero Gravity Productions' action-thriller "Bad Karma."According to Variety, Suri Krishnamma will direct from a Steve Allrich script.Dominic Purcell and Rhona Mitra are in talks to join the cast. The film focuses on a con man (Liotta) who must deal with his murky past after turning his life around following a near-death experience.Mark Holder, Christine Holder, Mark Williams and Danny Roth will produce with Liotta executive producing.Production begins in May in Canada.Liotta finished work on the upcoming comedy "Wanderlust" and is currently filming "Cogan's Trade," opposite Brad Pitt, James Gandolfini, Sam Rockwell and Sam Shepard.
- 3/29/2011
- by Adnan Tezer
- Monsters and Critics
Ray Liotta will star in the action-thriller Bad Karma and Dominic Purcell and Rhona Mitra are in negotiations to join the Suri Krishnamma-directed film from Zero Gravity Productions. Steve Allrich wrote the script starring Liotta as a con man who turns his life around after a near-death experience, only to be forced to come to terms with his shady past, reports Variety. Producing are Mark Holder, Christine Holder, Mark Williams and Danny Roth while Liotta will serve as an executive producer on Bad Karma. Production is set to start in Canada this May.
- 3/24/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Ray Liotta will star in the action-thriller Bad Karma and Dominic Purcell and Rhona Mitra are in negotiations to join the Suri Krishnamma-directed film from Zero Gravity Productions. Steve Allrich wrote the script starring Liotta as a con man who turns his life around after a near-death experience, only to be forced to come to terms with his shady past, reports Variety. Producing are Mark Holder, Christine Holder, Mark Williams and Danny Roth while Liotta will serve as an executive producer on Bad Karma. Production is set to start in Canada this May.
- 3/24/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
The folks over at IFC have unveiled a new poster for the upcoming film 'Victim' and it's certainly turning some heads. We think it's very cool and edgy, though probably not appropriate for the office, though, what horror related product really is?
Check out the poster below and decide for yourselves. We're sure it won't be seen outside any movie theater or anything, but it's quite a unique marketing piece we thought we'd share it.
Victim is written by Mark Williams & Michael Pierce and directed by both Matt Eskandari & Michael Pierce. The film stars Stephen Weigan, Bob Bancroft, Brendan Kelly, Jennifer Howie and Stacy Haiduk.
Vague Synopsis:
What's the ultimate form of revenge? One Young man (Stephen Weigand) is about to find out. After being mysteriously kidnapped by a Doctor (Bob Bancroft) and his violent henchman, he's held captive in the converted cellar of an old mansion. For reasons unknown,...
Check out the poster below and decide for yourselves. We're sure it won't be seen outside any movie theater or anything, but it's quite a unique marketing piece we thought we'd share it.
Victim is written by Mark Williams & Michael Pierce and directed by both Matt Eskandari & Michael Pierce. The film stars Stephen Weigan, Bob Bancroft, Brendan Kelly, Jennifer Howie and Stacy Haiduk.
Vague Synopsis:
What's the ultimate form of revenge? One Young man (Stephen Weigand) is about to find out. After being mysteriously kidnapped by a Doctor (Bob Bancroft) and his violent henchman, he's held captive in the converted cellar of an old mansion. For reasons unknown,...
- 11/5/2010
- by admin
- MoreHorror
I’ve been waiting for “Push” director Paul McGuigan to do something since “Push”, and looks like I’ve gotten my wish. Check out the press release below for his new movie “Tomorrow”, which like “Push” sounds like it’s got one nifty (albeit somewhat familiar) premise. Worldview Entertainment has teamed up with producer Mark Williams and Zero Gravity Management to finance the sci-fi thriller, “Tomorrow”, which will be directed by Paul McGuigan and star Josh Hartnett. McGuigan is a renowned UK filmmaker who has directed several fan favorites, most recently the sci-fi action movie, “Push”. Hartnett has starred in several blockbuster hits over the last decade including “Pearl Harbor” with Ben Affleck and Ridley Scott’s intense war film, “Black Hawk Down”. “Tomorrow” is a sci-fi thriller in the vein of “Memento” about a man who travels back and forth through time and space, trying to prevent the murder of his family.
- 8/13/2010
- by Nix
- SciFiCool.com
Katia Winter has landed the female lead in "Deathgames," Mpca's indie action movie that stars Kellan Lutz and Samuel L. Jackson.
The story centers on a young man (Lutz) who is kidnapped and forced into the savage world of modern gladiator fighting, in which men battle to the death for entertainment of the online masses in games orchestrated by Jackson.
Winter will play a character described as "a duplicitous succubus" who is employed by Jackson to lure potential gladiators. She eventually falls for Lutz, helping him outwit the bad guy's plans for his death in the ring.
Nina Dobrev and Daniel Dae Kim also are in the movie, which is shooting in Louisiana.
Jonah Loop, a visual effects supervisor on such pics as "Collateral" and "A Perfect Getaway," is making his directorial debut on the pic. Mpca's Brad Krevoy and Mike Callaghan are producing with Mark Williams.
Winter,...
The story centers on a young man (Lutz) who is kidnapped and forced into the savage world of modern gladiator fighting, in which men battle to the death for entertainment of the online masses in games orchestrated by Jackson.
Winter will play a character described as "a duplicitous succubus" who is employed by Jackson to lure potential gladiators. She eventually falls for Lutz, helping him outwit the bad guy's plans for his death in the ring.
Nina Dobrev and Daniel Dae Kim also are in the movie, which is shooting in Louisiana.
Jonah Loop, a visual effects supervisor on such pics as "Collateral" and "A Perfect Getaway," is making his directorial debut on the pic. Mpca's Brad Krevoy and Mike Callaghan are producing with Mark Williams.
Winter,...
- 6/1/2010
- by By Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Daniel Dae Kim ("Lost") will join Samuel L. Jackson and Kellan Lutz in "Deathgames," the action thriller from Motion Picture Corporation of America.Jonah Loop, a former visual effects supervisor, is making his directorial debut with the film.Shooting begins next month in Louisiana.The story centers on a young man (Lutz) who is kidnapped and forced into a modern gladiator arena, where men fight to the death for the entertainment of the online masses. Kim will play a fellow prisoner who is a master of kendo (samurai-style sword fighting). According to The Hollywood Reporter, Brad Krevoy and Mike Callaghan are producing with Mark Williams.Kim, who is wrapping up the sixth and final season of the ABC show "Lost," filmed a co-starring role...
- 4/21/2010
- by Adnan Tezer
- Monsters and Critics
We like news about Samuel L. Jackson. Though lately, most of that news also means chatter about Iron Man 2 or The Avengers. Either way, we like to see when the man picks up new work, especially when the project sounds pretty cool.
Jackson is now in talks to work on a new indie action flick titled Deathgames, alongside the remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street’s Kellan Lutz. The premise sounds a bit like something we’ve seen before, though. From Heat Vision:
The story centers on a young man (Lutz) who is kidnapped and forced into the savage world of a modern gladiator arena, where men fight to the death for entertainment of the online masses. Jackson orchestrates the games, overseeing them from his computer lair with the help of twin ladies who see to his every desire.
Jonah Loop, a visual effects supervisor on such pics...
Jackson is now in talks to work on a new indie action flick titled Deathgames, alongside the remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street’s Kellan Lutz. The premise sounds a bit like something we’ve seen before, though. From Heat Vision:
The story centers on a young man (Lutz) who is kidnapped and forced into the savage world of a modern gladiator arena, where men fight to the death for entertainment of the online masses. Jackson orchestrates the games, overseeing them from his computer lair with the help of twin ladies who see to his every desire.
Jonah Loop, a visual effects supervisor on such pics...
- 4/16/2010
- by Sebastian Suchecki
- The Flickcast
'Twilight' star in talks to play young man forced to fight in modern-day gladiator arena.
By Adam Rosenberg
Kellan Lutz
Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images
Who would win in a fight: a vegetarian "Twilight" vampire or Nick Fury? No need to ponder it — Hollywood is going to address the question directly. Samuel L. Jackson and Kellan Lutz are negotiating to star in the indie actioner "Deathgames."
If cast, Lutz would play a young man who is kidnapped and forced to fight in a modern-day gladiator arena. The Hollywood Reporter's Heat Vision blog reports that Jackson would take the role of the arena's overseer, presiding over the events from his "computer lair" while "twin ladies ... see to his every desire."
Jonah Loop, visual effects supervisor on 2009's "Brothers" and "A Perfect Getaway," will make his directorial debut with the movie, which begins shooting next month in Louisiana. He'll be working with a script from Michael Hultquist,...
By Adam Rosenberg
Kellan Lutz
Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images
Who would win in a fight: a vegetarian "Twilight" vampire or Nick Fury? No need to ponder it — Hollywood is going to address the question directly. Samuel L. Jackson and Kellan Lutz are negotiating to star in the indie actioner "Deathgames."
If cast, Lutz would play a young man who is kidnapped and forced to fight in a modern-day gladiator arena. The Hollywood Reporter's Heat Vision blog reports that Jackson would take the role of the arena's overseer, presiding over the events from his "computer lair" while "twin ladies ... see to his every desire."
Jonah Loop, visual effects supervisor on 2009's "Brothers" and "A Perfect Getaway," will make his directorial debut with the movie, which begins shooting next month in Louisiana. He'll be working with a script from Michael Hultquist,...
- 4/16/2010
- MTV Movie News
London -- Film financier and producer Future Films is hooking up with U.S. producer Mark Williams' Zero Gravity Management to develop a management structure for writing and directing talent, the parties said Tuesday.
Future Films CEO Stephen Margolis said the joint venture would aim to become "a haven for talent to thrive and develop in tune with the current trends in the independent film market."
Managed on a day-to-day basis by Future Films' production and development chief Carola Ash in London and Zero Gravity Management president Eric Williams in Los Angeles, the joint venture will aim to build on the ability of both companies to move projects from development into production.
Williams said: "Having a management arm in Europe with help us discover the talent and help the talent find us. Teaming up with Future Films is a natural progression of an on-going, successful relationship."
Zero Gravity Management...
Future Films CEO Stephen Margolis said the joint venture would aim to become "a haven for talent to thrive and develop in tune with the current trends in the independent film market."
Managed on a day-to-day basis by Future Films' production and development chief Carola Ash in London and Zero Gravity Management president Eric Williams in Los Angeles, the joint venture will aim to build on the ability of both companies to move projects from development into production.
Williams said: "Having a management arm in Europe with help us discover the talent and help the talent find us. Teaming up with Future Films is a natural progression of an on-going, successful relationship."
Zero Gravity Management...
- 11/17/2009
- by By Stuart Kemp
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Would humanity revert to the days of the wild west if the world was suddenly thrust into a post-apocalyptic future? It's certainly an intriguing possibility, and one that could make for a great movie. Post-apocalyptic films have often borrowed elements of westerns in the past, and now director Chris Nahon (Blood: The Last Vampire) will again be fusing the two genres with a film called Gunslinger (no relation to the 1956 Roger Corman film of the same name, as far as I know). Described as a "revenge-driven tale set in the near future in the snowy wasteland of a post-apocalyptic America", the story centers on two brothers who try to track down the gang responsible for the death of their parents. Josh Hartnett has signed on to star, while Mark Williams (Running Scared, The Cooler) will produce. There's no word on who is writing the script or where the story came from,...
- 9/14/2009
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
No, that is not the face of Roland Deschain you see above, and, no, J.J Abrams has not finally decided to put his ‘Dark Tower’ rights to good use. According to Variety, Josh Hartnett will, however, be starring in a film called ‘Gunslinger,’ billed as a Western in a post-apocalyptic world. Well, that sure sounds like the ‘Gunslinger’ we’ve all been waiting for. It’s not.
Hartnett will play a man in the near future, a snowy wasteland of a world, who, along with his brother, sets out to seek revenge against the gang who killed their parents. Chris Nahon (’Kiss of the Dragon’ and ‘Blood: The Last Vampire’) will be directing with Mark Williams (’Running Scared’) and Albert Martinez Martin (’Shuttle’) producing.
Here is what Williams had to say on the project:
This story takes a unique and startling look at what might happen when the lawlessness...
Hartnett will play a man in the near future, a snowy wasteland of a world, who, along with his brother, sets out to seek revenge against the gang who killed their parents. Chris Nahon (’Kiss of the Dragon’ and ‘Blood: The Last Vampire’) will be directing with Mark Williams (’Running Scared’) and Albert Martinez Martin (’Shuttle’) producing.
Here is what Williams had to say on the project:
This story takes a unique and startling look at what might happen when the lawlessness...
- 9/11/2009
- by Kirk
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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