Rlje Films Nabs The Psychological Thriller “Sympathy For The Devil”: "Rlje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, has acquired the North America, UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand rights to the psychological thriller, Sympathy For The Devil from Christian Mercuri’s Capstone Global, which is handling worldwide sales for the film.
Directed by Yuval Adler, Sympathy For The Devil is the feature screenwriting debut of Luke Paradise. It stars Nicolas Cage and Joel Kinnaman. The film will be released on July 28, 2023.
“This is our eighth collaboration with Nicolas Cage, which includes Mandy - a critically-acclaimed film that has a huge cult following,” said Rlje Film Chief Acquisitions Officer Mark Ward. “Once again, he doesn’t disappoint. In this film, Cage and Joel Kinnaman bring to life a suspenseful tale on screen that will keep audiences guessing.”
In Sympathy For The Devil, after being forced to drive a mysterious passenger at gunpoint,...
Directed by Yuval Adler, Sympathy For The Devil is the feature screenwriting debut of Luke Paradise. It stars Nicolas Cage and Joel Kinnaman. The film will be released on July 28, 2023.
“This is our eighth collaboration with Nicolas Cage, which includes Mandy - a critically-acclaimed film that has a huge cult following,” said Rlje Film Chief Acquisitions Officer Mark Ward. “Once again, he doesn’t disappoint. In this film, Cage and Joel Kinnaman bring to life a suspenseful tale on screen that will keep audiences guessing.”
In Sympathy For The Devil, after being forced to drive a mysterious passenger at gunpoint,...
- 3/17/2023
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Rlje Films has snapped up rights to the psychological thriller Sympathy for the Devil, starring Academy Award winner Nicolas Cage (Mandy) and Joel Kinnaman (Suicide Squad films), for North America, the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. Bringing the film to the AMC Networks business unit was Christian Mercuri’s Capstone Global, which is handling global sales. It’s set for release on July 28.
The film written by Luke Paradise and directed by Yuval Adler (The Operative) watches as a man is forced to drive a mysterious passenger at gunpoint, finding himself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse where it becomes clear that not everything is at it seems.
Cage was joined in producing the pic by Alex Lebovici (Barbarian), Allan Ungar (Bandit) and Stuart Manashil (Pieces of a Woman). Exec producers included Paradise, Mercuri (Out of the Furnace), David Haring (The Old Way), Marc Goldberg (Final Score...
The film written by Luke Paradise and directed by Yuval Adler (The Operative) watches as a man is forced to drive a mysterious passenger at gunpoint, finding himself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse where it becomes clear that not everything is at it seems.
Cage was joined in producing the pic by Alex Lebovici (Barbarian), Allan Ungar (Bandit) and Stuart Manashil (Pieces of a Woman). Exec producers included Paradise, Mercuri (Out of the Furnace), David Haring (The Old Way), Marc Goldberg (Final Score...
- 3/16/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Rlje Films, a unit of AMC Networks, has picked up the North American rights to Sympathy for the Devil, a psychological thriller staring Nicolas Cage and Joel Kinnaman.
Also included in the deal were rights to U.K., Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. The deal marks the eighth time the company is releasing a Cage movie.
Rjle has set a July 28, 2023, release date for the film, which is directed by Yuval Adler (Bethlehem, The Operative).
According to the announcement, the story is set in motion after a man is forced at gunpoint to drive a mysterious passenger. He finds himself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse in which it becomes clear that not everything is at it seems. Luke Paradise wrote the script.
“This is our eighth collaboration with Nicolas Cage, which includes Mandy, a critically acclaimed film that has a huge cult following,” said Rlje Film chief acquisitions officer Mark Ward.
Also included in the deal were rights to U.K., Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. The deal marks the eighth time the company is releasing a Cage movie.
Rjle has set a July 28, 2023, release date for the film, which is directed by Yuval Adler (Bethlehem, The Operative).
According to the announcement, the story is set in motion after a man is forced at gunpoint to drive a mysterious passenger. He finds himself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse in which it becomes clear that not everything is at it seems. Luke Paradise wrote the script.
“This is our eighth collaboration with Nicolas Cage, which includes Mandy, a critically acclaimed film that has a huge cult following,” said Rlje Film chief acquisitions officer Mark Ward.
- 3/16/2023
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Megaton Entertainment, an indie distribution and film sales firm, has picked up a pair of titles from Hong Kong production entities Amm Entertainment and Phoenix Waters. It is launching them at the American Film Market (AFM) this week.
Megaton is pre-selling “Chungking Mansions,” which it bills as the biggest zombie film in Hong Kong cinema history, and also as “ ’The Raid’ with zombies.” Directed by banker turned producer and director Bizhan Tong (“The Escort”), the film tracks a diverse group of people who, following a zombie attack, try to break into Chungking Mansions.
The building was made famous in Wong Kar-wai’s Chungking Express and is possibly the richest cultural melting pot in the predominantly Chinese city. Wong is reputed to have called it a “mass-populated and hyperactive place.”
Currently in pre-production, the film is set to employ a suitably diverse cast including: Japan’s Rina Takeda (“Attack on Titan...
Megaton is pre-selling “Chungking Mansions,” which it bills as the biggest zombie film in Hong Kong cinema history, and also as “ ’The Raid’ with zombies.” Directed by banker turned producer and director Bizhan Tong (“The Escort”), the film tracks a diverse group of people who, following a zombie attack, try to break into Chungking Mansions.
The building was made famous in Wong Kar-wai’s Chungking Express and is possibly the richest cultural melting pot in the predominantly Chinese city. Wong is reputed to have called it a “mass-populated and hyperactive place.”
Currently in pre-production, the film is set to employ a suitably diverse cast including: Japan’s Rina Takeda (“Attack on Titan...
- 11/2/2021
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Asia Television, previously Hong Kong’s number two free-to-air broadcaster, may no longer be visible on local TV screens. But the ex-broadcaster is now being recast as a content studio, with its new offshoot Amm Global leading the charge.
The division is headed by Bizhan Tong, a Chinese-British former banker turned filmmaker (“The Escort”). He joined the company after directing “Lockdown,” a U.K.-Hong Kong co-venture film produced and co-financed by Tong’s Phoenix Waters Productions, Hong Kong asset management firm Yg Capital, and Amm Global. International sales are handled jointly by Amm Global and US firm OneTwoThree.
The movie, being launched at FilMart, is a pandemic-era thriller in which an actor must keep passing devious tests set by a casting director in order to keep the people around him alive. As events escalate and more people are trapped the actor must confront his past, overcome his present, and...
The division is headed by Bizhan Tong, a Chinese-British former banker turned filmmaker (“The Escort”). He joined the company after directing “Lockdown,” a U.K.-Hong Kong co-venture film produced and co-financed by Tong’s Phoenix Waters Productions, Hong Kong asset management firm Yg Capital, and Amm Global. International sales are handled jointly by Amm Global and US firm OneTwoThree.
The movie, being launched at FilMart, is a pandemic-era thriller in which an actor must keep passing devious tests set by a casting director in order to keep the people around him alive. As events escalate and more people are trapped the actor must confront his past, overcome his present, and...
- 3/15/2021
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Presents False Witness From director Tom Sands and writer Mick Sands. Starring Darcie Lincoln (Son of God), Sandy Batchelor (The Rise of the Krays), Kevin Interdonato, and Tom Forbes (upcoming Marvel film Morbius) When 25-year-old Mia Hoffman changed her testimony as a state witness and allowed a cop-killer …
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- 4/28/2020
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
Signature Films is producing with Rollercoaster Angel Productions.
Zackary Adler’s UK action film The Courier, which stars Olga Kurylenko and Gary Oldman, has completed its cast and begun principal photography in London.
Dermot Mulroney, William Moseley, Vikings actress Alicia Agneson, Amit Shah, and Craig Conway have joined the film, which is produced by Signature Films and Rollercoaster Angel Productions.
Kurylenko will play a courier whose daily deliveries are interrupted when she discovers that her latest package is a bomb aimed to kill the only living witness who is about to testify against a ruthless crime lord, played by Oldman.
Zackary Adler’s UK action film The Courier, which stars Olga Kurylenko and Gary Oldman, has completed its cast and begun principal photography in London.
Dermot Mulroney, William Moseley, Vikings actress Alicia Agneson, Amit Shah, and Craig Conway have joined the film, which is produced by Signature Films and Rollercoaster Angel Productions.
Kurylenko will play a courier whose daily deliveries are interrupted when she discovers that her latest package is a bomb aimed to kill the only living witness who is about to testify against a ruthless crime lord, played by Oldman.
- 2/11/2019
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Olga Kurylenko (Oblivion) is set to star in female-led action-thriller The Courier from Signature Films, the production arm of UK distributor Signature Entertainment, and new UK outfit Rollercoaster Angel Productions.
Kurylenko will play a London courier whose daily deliveries are interrupted when she discovers that her latest package is a gas bomb aimed at the witness of a crime lord’s murder. Director will be Zackary Adler (The Rise Of The Krays). Capstone Group spinoff Blue Box is handling international sales at the Afm.
Producers include Marc Goldberg (Final Score), James Edward Barker (Mara), Andrew Pendergast (An American Exorcism) and Elizabeth Williams (Final Score). Shoot is due to get underway in London in coming months.
Composer-producer Barker of Rollercoaster Angel said, “I’m really excited to be launching my new production company with Zack, and on such an exciting project. It’s also an honor to be working with Andy,...
Kurylenko will play a London courier whose daily deliveries are interrupted when she discovers that her latest package is a gas bomb aimed at the witness of a crime lord’s murder. Director will be Zackary Adler (The Rise Of The Krays). Capstone Group spinoff Blue Box is handling international sales at the Afm.
Producers include Marc Goldberg (Final Score), James Edward Barker (Mara), Andrew Pendergast (An American Exorcism) and Elizabeth Williams (Final Score). Shoot is due to get underway in London in coming months.
Composer-producer Barker of Rollercoaster Angel said, “I’m really excited to be launching my new production company with Zack, and on such an exciting project. It’s also an honor to be working with Andy,...
- 10/30/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Olga Kurylenko will lead a female-led cast in “The Courier,” a London-set action thriller from Zackary Adler (“The Rise of the Krays”).
Kurylenko (“Quantum of Solace”) will play the titular courier, whose daily deliveries are interrupted when she discovers that her latest package is a bomb aimed at the witness of a crime lord’s murder. She then embarks on a race against time to save the target from corrupt CIA agents and Russian mercenaries.
Marc Goldberg (“The Hatton Garden Job”), Andrew Pendergast (“An American Exorcism”), and Elizabeth Williams (“Final Score”) are producing. James Edward Barker (“Mara”) will also produce through Rollercoaster Angel Productions, the new firm he has formed with Adler, who has a pedigree in British crime drama.
The project comes from Signature Films, the production arm of distributor Signature Entertainment. Shooting will take place on location in London and will get underway in the coming months. Blue Box...
Kurylenko (“Quantum of Solace”) will play the titular courier, whose daily deliveries are interrupted when she discovers that her latest package is a bomb aimed at the witness of a crime lord’s murder. She then embarks on a race against time to save the target from corrupt CIA agents and Russian mercenaries.
Marc Goldberg (“The Hatton Garden Job”), Andrew Pendergast (“An American Exorcism”), and Elizabeth Williams (“Final Score”) are producing. James Edward Barker (“Mara”) will also produce through Rollercoaster Angel Productions, the new firm he has formed with Adler, who has a pedigree in British crime drama.
The project comes from Signature Films, the production arm of distributor Signature Entertainment. Shooting will take place on location in London and will get underway in the coming months. Blue Box...
- 10/30/2018
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
Brace yourself for hard-hitting action when I Am Vengeance arrives on Blu-ray (plus Digital) and DVD October 23 from Lionsgate
I Am Vengeance is currently available On Demand. Professional wrestler and former champion bare-knuckle boxer Stu Bennett stars as John Gold, an ex-soldier turned mercenary determined to avenge the death of his best friend. Winner of the Best Feature Film at the London Independent Film Awards, I Am Vengeance is “a heavy-duty, weapons-grade action masterclass” also starring Anna Shaffer and Mark Griffin. The I Am Vengeance Blu-ray and DVD includes never-before-seen deleted and extended scenes and will be available for the suggested retail price of $21.99 and $19.98, respectively.
When John Gold, an ex-Special Forces soldier turned mercenary, learns of the murder of his best friend, Dan — and Dan’s parents — he heads to their hometown, seeking justice. Gold soon discovers Dan and his father were murdered while investigating a Special Forces unit led by an enigmatic,...
I Am Vengeance is currently available On Demand. Professional wrestler and former champion bare-knuckle boxer Stu Bennett stars as John Gold, an ex-soldier turned mercenary determined to avenge the death of his best friend. Winner of the Best Feature Film at the London Independent Film Awards, I Am Vengeance is “a heavy-duty, weapons-grade action masterclass” also starring Anna Shaffer and Mark Griffin. The I Am Vengeance Blu-ray and DVD includes never-before-seen deleted and extended scenes and will be available for the suggested retail price of $21.99 and $19.98, respectively.
When John Gold, an ex-Special Forces soldier turned mercenary, learns of the murder of his best friend, Dan — and Dan’s parents — he heads to their hometown, seeking justice. Gold soon discovers Dan and his father were murdered while investigating a Special Forces unit led by an enigmatic,...
- 10/2/2018
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Many sequels are rather unnecessary, but when the job is only half-done those involved are left with little choice. If it weren’t for the fact that The Rise of the Krays only told part of the story, it’s arguable as to whether The Fall of the Krays would have seen the light of day.
With the event of Legend in 2015, The Rise (we’ll shorten the titles from now on) fell under the radar somewhat. It’s probably due to this that it didn’t receive all of the plaudits it deserved. The Fall, however, faced no such obstacles upon its release at the beginning of last year, so the several things that let it down a little are magnified. The storyline just doesn’t seem to flow at times, while the direction is somewhat haphazard towards the end. It’s almost as if the budget was considered...
With the event of Legend in 2015, The Rise (we’ll shorten the titles from now on) fell under the radar somewhat. It’s probably due to this that it didn’t receive all of the plaudits it deserved. The Fall, however, faced no such obstacles upon its release at the beginning of last year, so the several things that let it down a little are magnified. The storyline just doesn’t seem to flow at times, while the direction is somewhat haphazard towards the end. It’s almost as if the budget was considered...
- 5/26/2017
- by Dan Green
- The Cultural Post
Exclusive: I, Daniel Blake star Dave Johns and Mona Lisa’s Cathy Tyson among cast; first-look revealed.
UK-based Moviehouse Entertainment has been appointed to handle world sales for Gary Young’s directorial feature debut Two Graves.
Young produced and wrote Michael Caine and Emily Mortimer starrer Harry Brown and most recently co-wrote Adam Randall thriller Level Up.
Also written by Young, Two Graves is being produced by Keith Bell (Harry Brown), Shantelle Rochester-Henry (The Rise Of The Krays) and Lorianne Hall (SoulBoy) and stars I, Daniel Blake’s Dave Johns, Cathy Tyson (Mona Lisa), David Hayman (Taboo), Josh Herdman (Robin Hood), Katie Jarvis (Fish Tank), Danielle Harold (EastEnders) and Kedar Williams-Stirling (Roots).
The deal was negotiated by Lorianne Hall for the producers and Moviehouse Entertainment’s Mark Vennis.
Screen can also reveal the first-look at Katie Jarvis in the film.
Set in the Northeast of England, the plot is about a middle-aged, middle class doctor...
UK-based Moviehouse Entertainment has been appointed to handle world sales for Gary Young’s directorial feature debut Two Graves.
Young produced and wrote Michael Caine and Emily Mortimer starrer Harry Brown and most recently co-wrote Adam Randall thriller Level Up.
Also written by Young, Two Graves is being produced by Keith Bell (Harry Brown), Shantelle Rochester-Henry (The Rise Of The Krays) and Lorianne Hall (SoulBoy) and stars I, Daniel Blake’s Dave Johns, Cathy Tyson (Mona Lisa), David Hayman (Taboo), Josh Herdman (Robin Hood), Katie Jarvis (Fish Tank), Danielle Harold (EastEnders) and Kedar Williams-Stirling (Roots).
The deal was negotiated by Lorianne Hall for the producers and Moviehouse Entertainment’s Mark Vennis.
Screen can also reveal the first-look at Katie Jarvis in the film.
Set in the Northeast of England, the plot is about a middle-aged, middle class doctor...
- 5/4/2017
- by [email protected] (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Cast For Two Graves also includes Dave Johns, Cathy Tyson, Katie Jarvis and Josh Herdman.
Gary Young, writer of Harry Brown, will make his feature directorial debut with neo-noir thriller Two Graves.
I, Daniel Blake’s Dave Johns [pictured] has joined the cast, which also includes Cathy Tyson (Mona Lisa), David Hayman (Taboo), Josh Herdman (Robin Hood), Katie Jarvis (Fish Tank), Danielle Harold (EastEnders), and Kedar Williams-Stirling (Roots).
The film will mark Johns’ second feature after BAFTA winner I, Daniel Blake, for which he won a Bifa award for best actor.
The thriller, set in the Northeast of England, will start shooting on March 29 for a 24-day shoot.
The plot is about a middle-aged, middle class doctor of pathology (Tyson) who captures and tortures the young man she believes murdered her son, leading to further tragedy. A twentysomething addict helps her. Johns plays a shipyard nightwatchman.
Young, who writes and directs the original story, said: “I am absolutely...
Gary Young, writer of Harry Brown, will make his feature directorial debut with neo-noir thriller Two Graves.
I, Daniel Blake’s Dave Johns [pictured] has joined the cast, which also includes Cathy Tyson (Mona Lisa), David Hayman (Taboo), Josh Herdman (Robin Hood), Katie Jarvis (Fish Tank), Danielle Harold (EastEnders), and Kedar Williams-Stirling (Roots).
The film will mark Johns’ second feature after BAFTA winner I, Daniel Blake, for which he won a Bifa award for best actor.
The thriller, set in the Northeast of England, will start shooting on March 29 for a 24-day shoot.
The plot is about a middle-aged, middle class doctor of pathology (Tyson) who captures and tortures the young man she believes murdered her son, leading to further tragedy. A twentysomething addict helps her. Johns plays a shipyard nightwatchman.
Young, who writes and directs the original story, said: “I am absolutely...
- 3/21/2017
- by [email protected] (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Cast For Two Graves also includes Dave Johns, Cathy Tyson, Katie Jarvis and Josh Herdman.
Gary Young, writer of Harry Brown, will make his feature directorial debut with neo-noir thriller Two Graves.
I, Daniel Blake’s Dave Johns [pictured] has joined the cast, which also includes Cathy Tyson (Mona Lisa), David Hayman (Taboo), Josh Herdman (Robin Hood), Katie Jarvis (Fish Tank), Danielle Harold (EastEnders), and Kedar Williams-Stirling (Roots).
The thriller, set in the Northeast of England, will start shooting on March 29 for a 24-day shoot.
The plot is about a middle-aged, middle class doctor of pathology (Tyson) who captures and tortures the young man she believes murdered her son, leading to further tragedy. A twentysomething addict helps her. Johns plays a shipyard nightwatchman.
Young, who writes and directs the original story, said: “I am absolutely thrilled that we’ve put together such an amazing cast. Cathy Tyson, Katie Jarvis and Dave Johns, are amazing...
Gary Young, writer of Harry Brown, will make his feature directorial debut with neo-noir thriller Two Graves.
I, Daniel Blake’s Dave Johns [pictured] has joined the cast, which also includes Cathy Tyson (Mona Lisa), David Hayman (Taboo), Josh Herdman (Robin Hood), Katie Jarvis (Fish Tank), Danielle Harold (EastEnders), and Kedar Williams-Stirling (Roots).
The thriller, set in the Northeast of England, will start shooting on March 29 for a 24-day shoot.
The plot is about a middle-aged, middle class doctor of pathology (Tyson) who captures and tortures the young man she believes murdered her son, leading to further tragedy. A twentysomething addict helps her. Johns plays a shipyard nightwatchman.
Young, who writes and directs the original story, said: “I am absolutely thrilled that we’ve put together such an amazing cast. Cathy Tyson, Katie Jarvis and Dave Johns, are amazing...
- 3/21/2017
- by [email protected] (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Author: Linda Marric
2016 was a great year for Zackary Adler. The New York born director has become a sort of a cult figure amongst fans of gritty British gangster movies; a genre which despite racking up hit after hit has until now remained on the fringes of the British film industry.
After the record-breaking success of his recently released films Rise of Krays (2015) and The Fall of The Krays (2016), Adler has also just finished directing the third instalment and prequel to Rise of the Footsoldier , a franchise based on real life events surrounding the Rettendon Triple Murders, better known as The “Range Rover murders”. The film will be released by Signature Entertainment later this year. And if that wasn’t enough, Adler is also about to start shooting the third instalment of his Krays franchise, titled The Krays And The Mafia.
Last month, I had the chance to meet Adler...
2016 was a great year for Zackary Adler. The New York born director has become a sort of a cult figure amongst fans of gritty British gangster movies; a genre which despite racking up hit after hit has until now remained on the fringes of the British film industry.
After the record-breaking success of his recently released films Rise of Krays (2015) and The Fall of The Krays (2016), Adler has also just finished directing the third instalment and prequel to Rise of the Footsoldier , a franchise based on real life events surrounding the Rettendon Triple Murders, better known as The “Range Rover murders”. The film will be released by Signature Entertainment later this year. And if that wasn’t enough, Adler is also about to start shooting the third instalment of his Krays franchise, titled The Krays And The Mafia.
Last month, I had the chance to meet Adler...
- 2/16/2017
- by Linda Marric
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Principal photography has started on the third instalment in the lucrative UK crime franchise; Carnaby to sell at Afm.
Principal photography has started on UK crime-thriller Rise of the Footsoldier: The Beginning, the prequel to the home entertainment hit Rise of the Footsoldier.
The five week shoot will take place in London and Marbella. This will be the third instalment in the franchise.
Returning cast members incldude Craig Fairbass (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare) who stars as Pat Tate as well as Terry Stone (Doghouse) as Tony Tucker.
The third instalment will also feature Happy Monday frontman Shaun Ryder as a prison inmate, Union J’s Jj Hamblett as a young Pat Tate and EastEnders actors Larry Lamb and Jamie Foreman.
The film is based on the real-life story of the Rettendon Triple Murders, known as the ‘Range Rover murders’. Rise of the Footsoldier: The Beginning tells the story of Tate’s rise to notoriety...
Principal photography has started on UK crime-thriller Rise of the Footsoldier: The Beginning, the prequel to the home entertainment hit Rise of the Footsoldier.
The five week shoot will take place in London and Marbella. This will be the third instalment in the franchise.
Returning cast members incldude Craig Fairbass (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare) who stars as Pat Tate as well as Terry Stone (Doghouse) as Tony Tucker.
The third instalment will also feature Happy Monday frontman Shaun Ryder as a prison inmate, Union J’s Jj Hamblett as a young Pat Tate and EastEnders actors Larry Lamb and Jamie Foreman.
The film is based on the real-life story of the Rettendon Triple Murders, known as the ‘Range Rover murders’. Rise of the Footsoldier: The Beginning tells the story of Tate’s rise to notoriety...
- 10/25/2016
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: UK duo partner on sequels following lucrative home entertainment bows.
UK distributor Signature Entertainment and UK sales outfit Carnaby International are teaming on two genre projects due to enter production this summer.
Rise Of The Footsoldier: The Beginning will act as a prequel to 2007 crime feature Rise Of The Footsoldier, charting the story of the Essex Range Rover murders and gang member Pat Tate.
The film will see the return of Craig Fairbrass (St. George’s Day) as Tate as well as Julian Gilbey (A Lonely Place To Die) who wrote and directed the original film as writer and producer.
UK distributor Signature Entertainment and UK sales outfit Carnaby International are teaming on two genre projects due to enter production this summer.
Rise Of The Footsoldier: The Beginning will act as a prequel to 2007 crime feature Rise Of The Footsoldier, charting the story of the Essex Range Rover murders and gang member Pat Tate.
The film will see the return of Craig Fairbrass (St. George’s Day) as Tate as well as Julian Gilbey (A Lonely Place To Die) who wrote and directed the original film as writer and producer.
- 6/15/2016
- by [email protected] (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Signature Entertainment
Following on from the huge success of The Rise Of The Krays the brutal brothers from Bethnal Green are back and bloodier than ever as Fall Of The Krays is set for home release. Exploding onto digital platforms on 14th March, and then onto Blu-ray and DVD from 28th March, 2016, the film picks up the story of the infamous Firm as the cracks start to show in the brothers’ business plans and their sanity.
Once again staring Simon Cotton as Ronnie and Kevin Leslie as Reggie Fall Of The Krays depicts how having secured their empire and their infamy, the brothers must now fight to keep hold of both as the obsession of one police officer becomes entwined with a burgeoning romance and a dangerous state of mind for Reggie and Ronnie respectively.
Directed by Zackary Adler, the sequel to 2015’s must-see, blood-soaked gangster epic is here and...
Following on from the huge success of The Rise Of The Krays the brutal brothers from Bethnal Green are back and bloodier than ever as Fall Of The Krays is set for home release. Exploding onto digital platforms on 14th March, and then onto Blu-ray and DVD from 28th March, 2016, the film picks up the story of the infamous Firm as the cracks start to show in the brothers’ business plans and their sanity.
Once again staring Simon Cotton as Ronnie and Kevin Leslie as Reggie Fall Of The Krays depicts how having secured their empire and their infamy, the brothers must now fight to keep hold of both as the obsession of one police officer becomes entwined with a burgeoning romance and a dangerous state of mind for Reggie and Ronnie respectively.
Directed by Zackary Adler, the sequel to 2015’s must-see, blood-soaked gangster epic is here and...
- 3/21/2016
- by Dan Powell
- Obsessed with Film
Bashar Al Issa, a bankrupt Middle Eastern entrepreneur and Aoife Madden, an unemployed Irish actress join up to make feature films. Their first movie will have an almost unheard-of budget for a British film of £20m. But there’s a problem – the money never actually comes in. Undeterred, Bashar and Aoife submit £8m of production accounts to the British taxman and claim £2.5m in film tax breaks. The authorities smell a rat. They investigate, arrest, and charge the producers, and then bail them.
While out on bail, the producers decide to prove their innocence by actually making a film. They hire Paul Knight, a former nightclub bouncer, now a self-made film director, whose credits are some unreleased and unfinished films uploaded to Youtube, to make their movie for just a £100,000. The title: “A Landscape of Lies.” Paul Knight recruits an unusual cast that include one of the presenters of ITV’s daytime show Loose Women,...
While out on bail, the producers decide to prove their innocence by actually making a film. They hire Paul Knight, a former nightclub bouncer, now a self-made film director, whose credits are some unreleased and unfinished films uploaded to Youtube, to make their movie for just a £100,000. The title: “A Landscape of Lies.” Paul Knight recruits an unusual cast that include one of the presenters of ITV’s daytime show Loose Women,...
- 1/12/2016
- by Stuart Wright
- Nerdly
★☆☆☆☆ 2015 saw something of a Krays craze. Amid the brouhaha surrounding the Tom Hardy double act that was Brian Helgeland's Legend, a plucky contender sought to muscle in on the red carpet turf of its glitzy, all conquering adversary. Everyone loves an underdog story but sadly there would be no fairytale victory for the lightweight B-movie challenger. Evidently working from a shoestring budget compared with his fellow American director, Zackary Adler brought The Rise of the Krays to the big screen - and DVD bargain bin shortly thereafter. Admirable in its attempt to present the murkier side of London in the 1960s, the film was problematic on a number of levels, not least the complete contrast in appearance of leading men Simon Cotton and Kevin Leslie. It charted the not-so-identical twins' transition from small time, aggressive ne'er-do-wells to London underworld kingpins through bloody violence, fruity language and plenty of Brylcream.
- 1/3/2016
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
Related: How my negative review of Legend was spun into movie marketing gold
If you thought the florid Legend, the recent bio-drama that starred Tom Hardy as both Ronnie and Reggie Kray, was too classy, then this cheap-as-chips rehash of the same material is the film for you. A sequel to writer-director Zackary Adler’s The Rise of the Krays, it goes into a lot more detail about the lesser players in the Krays’ criminal empire, who killed whom, when and why, and all that tedious saga. The story feels more loyal to the historical record, and the seedy portrait of Reggie’s failed marriage is far more persuasive than Legend’s romanticised version, but the acting standard here would shame an am-dram panto. At least the design – all narrow-lapel suits and nicotine-stained wood panelling – feels plausibly of the period.
If you thought the florid Legend, the recent bio-drama that starred Tom Hardy as both Ronnie and Reggie Kray, was too classy, then this cheap-as-chips rehash of the same material is the film for you. A sequel to writer-director Zackary Adler’s The Rise of the Krays, it goes into a lot more detail about the lesser players in the Krays’ criminal empire, who killed whom, when and why, and all that tedious saga. The story feels more loyal to the historical record, and the seedy portrait of Reggie’s failed marriage is far more persuasive than Legend’s romanticised version, but the acting standard here would shame an am-dram panto. At least the design – all narrow-lapel suits and nicotine-stained wood panelling – feels plausibly of the period.
- 12/31/2015
- by Leslie Felperin
- The Guardian - Film News
Related: How my negative review of Legend was spun into movie marketing gold
If you thought the florid Legend, the recent bio-drama that starred Tom Hardy as both Ronnie and Reggie Kray, was too classy, then this cheap-as-chips rehash of the same material is the film for you. A sequel to writer-director Zackary Adler’s The Rise of the Krays, it goes into a lot more detail about the lesser players in the Krays’ criminal empire, who killed whom, when and why, and all that tedious saga. The story feels more loyal to the historical record, and the seedy portrait of Reggie’s failed marriage is far more persuasive than Legend’s romanticised version, but the acting standard here would shame an am-dram panto. At least the design – all narrow-lapel suits and nicotine-stained wood panelling – feels plausibly of the period.
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If you thought the florid Legend, the recent bio-drama that starred Tom Hardy as both Ronnie and Reggie Kray, was too classy, then this cheap-as-chips rehash of the same material is the film for you. A sequel to writer-director Zackary Adler’s The Rise of the Krays, it goes into a lot more detail about the lesser players in the Krays’ criminal empire, who killed whom, when and why, and all that tedious saga. The story feels more loyal to the historical record, and the seedy portrait of Reggie’s failed marriage is far more persuasive than Legend’s romanticised version, but the acting standard here would shame an am-dram panto. At least the design – all narrow-lapel suits and nicotine-stained wood panelling – feels plausibly of the period.
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- 12/31/2015
- by Leslie Felperin
- The Guardian - Film News
The criminal underworld of Britain has always held a fascination with filmmakers, offering a very specific kind of gritty realism that is often absent in its more polished counterparts from across the pond.
To celebrate the release of not one, but two incredible British gangster films, (Fall of the Krays and Rise of the Footsoldier 2), courtesy of Signature Entertainment, we’re taking a look back at some of the greatest British gangster films to hit the big screen.
Both of these upcoming titles are based on real life accounts of the British criminal underworld, adding a heady dose of realism to the stories, and combining it with what’s best about the genre- larger-than-life characters and a no-holds-barred approach to violence.
The list could be twice as long, but we’ve picked out a few of our favourites- enjoy!
9. Fall of the Krays (2016)
Following on from the huge success of The Rise Of The Krays,...
To celebrate the release of not one, but two incredible British gangster films, (Fall of the Krays and Rise of the Footsoldier 2), courtesy of Signature Entertainment, we’re taking a look back at some of the greatest British gangster films to hit the big screen.
Both of these upcoming titles are based on real life accounts of the British criminal underworld, adding a heady dose of realism to the stories, and combining it with what’s best about the genre- larger-than-life characters and a no-holds-barred approach to violence.
The list could be twice as long, but we’ve picked out a few of our favourites- enjoy!
9. Fall of the Krays (2016)
Following on from the huge success of The Rise Of The Krays,...
- 12/4/2015
- by Dan Powell
- Obsessed with Film
Direct-to-video gangster drama on course to hit 40,000 unit sales in one week.
UK gangster drama Rise Of The Krays is on course to break a home entertainment record for a direct-to-video production after selling more than 22,000 DVD and Blu-ray units in its first three days.
The Signature release is on course to become the first film in at least five years to go without a theatrical release and cross 40,000 unit sales in one week, according to Official Charts Company data.
According to distributor Signature the film has also registered the company’s best performance on digital platforms to date.
Co-produced by West Ham Chairman, David Sullivan, The Rise Of The Krays charts the early years of the notorious East End gangsters, who are also the subject of upcoming biopic Legend, starring Tom Hardy.
The Zackary Adler-directed film stars Simon Cotton (The Monster) and Kevin Leslie (Soldier’s Heart) as the eponymous brothers.
Marc Goldberg, MD at...
UK gangster drama Rise Of The Krays is on course to break a home entertainment record for a direct-to-video production after selling more than 22,000 DVD and Blu-ray units in its first three days.
The Signature release is on course to become the first film in at least five years to go without a theatrical release and cross 40,000 unit sales in one week, according to Official Charts Company data.
According to distributor Signature the film has also registered the company’s best performance on digital platforms to date.
Co-produced by West Ham Chairman, David Sullivan, The Rise Of The Krays charts the early years of the notorious East End gangsters, who are also the subject of upcoming biopic Legend, starring Tom Hardy.
The Zackary Adler-directed film stars Simon Cotton (The Monster) and Kevin Leslie (Soldier’s Heart) as the eponymous brothers.
Marc Goldberg, MD at...
- 9/4/2015
- by [email protected] (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
The formative years of Britain’s most notorious gangsters are portrayed with brutal honesty in Rise Of The Krays, released on Blu-ray and DVD on August 31, 2015, courtesy of Signature Entertainment. In 1961 Ronnie and Reggie Kray began a reign of terror that would endure and define London’s East End right up until today.
The Kray ‘Firm’ consisted of ‘Colonel’ Ronnie Kray, his twin brother Reggie Kray, Ronnie Hart their cousin, Albert Donoghue, Ian Barrie, Pat Connolly, Big Tommy Brown, known as the Bear, Billy Donovan, Connie Whitehead, Sammy Lederman, Dave Simmonds, Nobby Clark, Scotch Jack Dickson, John Barry, Tony and Chris Lambrianou and Ronnie Bender.
The Firm worked on an information basis. The Krays would always help small time criminals who had just been released from prison or when they were down on their luck in return for favours in the future. From protection rackets to members clubs, from brutal...
The Kray ‘Firm’ consisted of ‘Colonel’ Ronnie Kray, his twin brother Reggie Kray, Ronnie Hart their cousin, Albert Donoghue, Ian Barrie, Pat Connolly, Big Tommy Brown, known as the Bear, Billy Donovan, Connie Whitehead, Sammy Lederman, Dave Simmonds, Nobby Clark, Scotch Jack Dickson, John Barry, Tony and Chris Lambrianou and Ronnie Bender.
The Firm worked on an information basis. The Krays would always help small time criminals who had just been released from prison or when they were down on their luck in return for favours in the future. From protection rackets to members clubs, from brutal...
- 9/4/2015
- by Dan Powell
- Obsessed with Film
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