Martin Campbell's "GoldenEye" is one of the most important films in the history of the James Bond franchise. The series had been mothballed for six years after the box office disappointment of "License to Kill" in 1989, which brought the two-film Timothy Dalton era to a premature halt. While producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson searched for Dalton's successor, the world went through a rapid metamorphosis. The Berlin Wall fell in 1989, precipitating the end of the Warsaw Pact and the breakup of the Soviet Union. The Cold War was over. The West won. Where did Bond fit in this new world order?
Old hostilities die hard, especially in spy fiction, so it's no surprise that screenwriters Jeffrey Caine and Bruce Feirstein (working from a story by Michael France) concocted a Russia-centric adventure revolving around an electromagnetic weapon that would plunge the Cold War victors into a global financial crisis.
Old hostilities die hard, especially in spy fiction, so it's no surprise that screenwriters Jeffrey Caine and Bruce Feirstein (working from a story by Michael France) concocted a Russia-centric adventure revolving around an electromagnetic weapon that would plunge the Cold War victors into a global financial crisis.
- 10/14/2023
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
“The Song of Names” is the kind of mediocre Holocaust drama that used to be taken more seriously in the 1990s, partly thanks to the Weinstein brothers and Miramax.
Director Francois Girard (“The Red Violin”) and screenwriter Jeffrey Caine’s adaptation of Norman Lebrecht’s novel is full of empty gestures and banal observations about remembrance and family, most of which flop because of wooden performances and trite dialogue.
Girard’s direction, as well as some star charisma from co-leads Tim Roth and Clive Owen, both give the movie enough emotional resonance to keep afloat its bland narrative — about the 35-year-long search for a missing Jewish violinist prodigy — but there’s no urgency or mystery to the movie, nor any compelling reason to care about its characters beyond a general hope that they’ll ultimately discover something true and/or moving about Judaism, music, and genocide. They do not, though...
Director Francois Girard (“The Red Violin”) and screenwriter Jeffrey Caine’s adaptation of Norman Lebrecht’s novel is full of empty gestures and banal observations about remembrance and family, most of which flop because of wooden performances and trite dialogue.
Girard’s direction, as well as some star charisma from co-leads Tim Roth and Clive Owen, both give the movie enough emotional resonance to keep afloat its bland narrative — about the 35-year-long search for a missing Jewish violinist prodigy — but there’s no urgency or mystery to the movie, nor any compelling reason to care about its characters beyond a general hope that they’ll ultimately discover something true and/or moving about Judaism, music, and genocide. They do not, though...
- 12/23/2019
- by Simon Abrams
- The Wrap
It’s been thirty-five years since Dovidl (Jonah Hauer-King) disappeared in 1951. He was a violinist—a genius virtuoso depending on whom you asked (himself included)—primed to make his London debut in a sold out house courtesy of the man that served as his guardian the previous decade-plus (Stanley Townsend’s Gilbert Simmonds). One second he had his prized instrument in-hand while friend/surrogate brother/Gilbert’s son Martin (Gerran Howell) told him to relax and enjoy the moment. Dovidl was finally going to show the world exactly how good he was, but he didn’t show for curtain. He didn’t return home later either. For all Martin and his family knew, Dovidl was dead. And that presumption held a terrible weight considering the same uncertainty loomed over his own family at Treblinka.
François Girard’s The Song of Names therefore begins with ample drama atop the mystery of...
François Girard’s The Song of Names therefore begins with ample drama atop the mystery of...
- 12/23/2019
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
By Lee Pfeiffer
Squeezed in between the seemingly endless barrage of cinematic "tent pole" action and super hero franchises and tasteless comedies are some exquisite smaller films that traditionally get overlooked. One film that deserves plenty of accolades and a wide audience is director Francois GIrard's "The Song of Names", a Canadian production that is being released by Sony Classics. I first saw the film at the Sony screening room in New York City in September and was completely absorbed and moved by it from the opening frames. It's always a danger that a critic, in trying champion a film, might reveal too many details and thus compromise the impact of the movie for potential viewers. "The Song of Names" is one such film. Based on the novel by Norman Lebrecht, the script by the estimable Jeffrey Caine is steeped in religious dogma but it is not a film that is primarily about a religion,...
Squeezed in between the seemingly endless barrage of cinematic "tent pole" action and super hero franchises and tasteless comedies are some exquisite smaller films that traditionally get overlooked. One film that deserves plenty of accolades and a wide audience is director Francois GIrard's "The Song of Names", a Canadian production that is being released by Sony Classics. I first saw the film at the Sony screening room in New York City in September and was completely absorbed and moved by it from the opening frames. It's always a danger that a critic, in trying champion a film, might reveal too many details and thus compromise the impact of the movie for potential viewers. "The Song of Names" is one such film. Based on the novel by Norman Lebrecht, the script by the estimable Jeffrey Caine is steeped in religious dogma but it is not a film that is primarily about a religion,...
- 12/13/2019
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
One of the few benefits of the frenzied awards race is Hollywood’s outpouring of materials associated with the contenders. Perhaps the biggest perk is the release of full scripts one is able to download legally, directly from the studios.
We’ll be updating this post as these and more arrive over the coming months, so bookmark the page, but one can check out everything thus far below. To catch up on the last few years, check out the 2018 screenplays, 2017 screenplays, the 2016 screenplays, 2015 screenplays, 2014 screenplays, and the 2013 screenplays, if they are still available.
After The Wedding (Bart Freundlich – Sony Pictures Classics)
Downton Abbey (Julian Fellowes – Focus Features)
Frankie (Mauricio Zacharias & Ira Sachs – Sony Pictures Classics)
Harriet (Gregory Allen Howard & Kasi Lemmons – Focus Features)
Hustlers (Lorene Scafaria – Stx Films)
Pain and Glory (Pedro Almodóvar – Sony Pictures Classics)
The Song of Names (Jeffrey Caine – Sony Pictures Classics)
Us (Jordan Peele – Universal Pictures...
We’ll be updating this post as these and more arrive over the coming months, so bookmark the page, but one can check out everything thus far below. To catch up on the last few years, check out the 2018 screenplays, 2017 screenplays, the 2016 screenplays, 2015 screenplays, 2014 screenplays, and the 2013 screenplays, if they are still available.
After The Wedding (Bart Freundlich – Sony Pictures Classics)
Downton Abbey (Julian Fellowes – Focus Features)
Frankie (Mauricio Zacharias & Ira Sachs – Sony Pictures Classics)
Harriet (Gregory Allen Howard & Kasi Lemmons – Focus Features)
Hustlers (Lorene Scafaria – Stx Films)
Pain and Glory (Pedro Almodóvar – Sony Pictures Classics)
The Song of Names (Jeffrey Caine – Sony Pictures Classics)
Us (Jordan Peele – Universal Pictures...
- 11/1/2019
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Starring Clive Owen and Tim Roth, Canadian François Girard’s historical drama “The Song of Names” will close the 67th San Sebastian Festival on Sept. 28.
World premiering at the Toronto Intl. Film Festival as a Gala Presentation, “The Song of Names” will play out of competition at what will be its international premiere.
Hanway Films is selling worldwide the film, which was acquired by Sony Pictures Classics for the U.S.. Elevation Pictures will distribute in Canada; Filmax in Spain.
“The Song of Names” is based on a novel by British award-winning novelist and cultural commentator Norman Lebrecht, which Jeffrey Caine (“The Constant Gardener”) adapted.
Described as an “emotional detective story,” the film unfolds at the start of World War II, focusing on Dovidl, a 9-year-old violin prodigy who is a Polish-Jewish refugee in London. His brother Martin, of the same age, is devoted to him.
Hours before Dovidl’s...
World premiering at the Toronto Intl. Film Festival as a Gala Presentation, “The Song of Names” will play out of competition at what will be its international premiere.
Hanway Films is selling worldwide the film, which was acquired by Sony Pictures Classics for the U.S.. Elevation Pictures will distribute in Canada; Filmax in Spain.
“The Song of Names” is based on a novel by British award-winning novelist and cultural commentator Norman Lebrecht, which Jeffrey Caine (“The Constant Gardener”) adapted.
Described as an “emotional detective story,” the film unfolds at the start of World War II, focusing on Dovidl, a 9-year-old violin prodigy who is a Polish-Jewish refugee in London. His brother Martin, of the same age, is devoted to him.
Hours before Dovidl’s...
- 8/20/2019
- by Emiliano De Pablos
- Variety Film + TV
Spc adds a host of international territories to previously announced Us deal.
The Song Of Names, François Girard’s drama starring Tim Roth and Clive Owen, has scored a series of pre-Cannes deals for London-based HanWay Films.
Following the recently announced Us deal with Sony Pictures Classics, the same distributor has now picked up a host of further territories including Australia and New Zealand, Latin America, South Africa, Benelux, and Scandinavia.
Spc has also bought Portugal, South Korea, China, Pan Asia Pay TV, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.
Separately, HanWay has inked further territories on the title: Bulgaria,...
The Song Of Names, François Girard’s drama starring Tim Roth and Clive Owen, has scored a series of pre-Cannes deals for London-based HanWay Films.
Following the recently announced Us deal with Sony Pictures Classics, the same distributor has now picked up a host of further territories including Australia and New Zealand, Latin America, South Africa, Benelux, and Scandinavia.
Spc has also bought Portugal, South Korea, China, Pan Asia Pay TV, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.
Separately, HanWay has inked further territories on the title: Bulgaria,...
- 5/14/2019
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
In today’s film news roundup, buyers take rights to “The Song of Names” and “Chain of Death” while and Shaquille O’Neal becomes an executive producer for legal thriller “Foster Boy.”
Acqusitions
Sony Pictures Classics has bought U.S. rights to the music drama “The Song of Names,” starring Tim Roth and Clive Owen.
The film is directed by “The Red Violin” helmer François Girard and is produced by Robert Lantos, Lyse Lafontaine and Nick Hirschkorn. Jeffrey Caine wrote the screenplay, based on the novel by Norman Lebrecht. The original score is by Howard Shore.
The film unfolds at the start of World War II and centers on 9-year-old violin prodigy who is a Polish-Jewish refugee in London. The prodigy’s brother is devoted to him. Hours before his debut concert performance at the age of 21, he vanishes without a trace. Years later, the prodigy’s brother recognizes a...
Acqusitions
Sony Pictures Classics has bought U.S. rights to the music drama “The Song of Names,” starring Tim Roth and Clive Owen.
The film is directed by “The Red Violin” helmer François Girard and is produced by Robert Lantos, Lyse Lafontaine and Nick Hirschkorn. Jeffrey Caine wrote the screenplay, based on the novel by Norman Lebrecht. The original score is by Howard Shore.
The film unfolds at the start of World War II and centers on 9-year-old violin prodigy who is a Polish-Jewish refugee in London. The prodigy’s brother is devoted to him. Hours before his debut concert performance at the age of 21, he vanishes without a trace. Years later, the prodigy’s brother recognizes a...
- 4/27/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired the U.S. rights to Tim Roth and Clive Owen’s “The Song of Names,” directed François Girard.
Oscar nominee Jeffrey Caine wrote the screenplay, based on the award-winning novel by music scholar Norman Lebrecht with an original score by Oscar winner Howard Shore (“The Lord of the Rings”).
Robert Lantos, Lyse Lafontaine and Nick Hirschkorn are producing.
Also Read: Clive Owen in Talks to Join Will Smith in Ang Lee's 'Gemini Man'
“The Song of Names” is about friendship, betrayal and reconciliation. It shows that sometimes, only music has the power to highlight the truth and heal the people involved.
“‘The Song of Names’ is one of those emotionally rich stories that defies description. Filial love surviving the jaws of history by way of the spiritual magic of music,” Spc said in a statement. “François Girard is the perfect director here,...
Oscar nominee Jeffrey Caine wrote the screenplay, based on the award-winning novel by music scholar Norman Lebrecht with an original score by Oscar winner Howard Shore (“The Lord of the Rings”).
Robert Lantos, Lyse Lafontaine and Nick Hirschkorn are producing.
Also Read: Clive Owen in Talks to Join Will Smith in Ang Lee's 'Gemini Man'
“The Song of Names” is about friendship, betrayal and reconciliation. It shows that sometimes, only music has the power to highlight the truth and heal the people involved.
“‘The Song of Names’ is one of those emotionally rich stories that defies description. Filial love surviving the jaws of history by way of the spiritual magic of music,” Spc said in a statement. “François Girard is the perfect director here,...
- 4/26/2019
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired U.S. rights to The Song of Names, the François Girard-directed movie that stars Tim Roth and Clive Owen. Jeffrey Caine (The Constant Gardner) adapted the screenplay from Norman Lebrecht’s novel and the pic features an original score by Oscar winner Howard Shore. A 2019 theatrical release is in the works.
The pic is an an emotional detective story spread over two continents and half a century, culminating in the titular song. It shows that within the darkest of mysteries sometimes only music has the power to illuminate the truth, heal and redeem.
Serendipity Point Films’ Robert Lantos (Eastern Promises), Lyse Lafontaine (Mommy) and Nick Hirschkorn (Five Children and It) are producers. HanWay Films is handling worldwide sales, and Elevation Pictures will distribute the pic in Canada.
“The Song of Names is one of those emotionally rich stories that defies description,” Spc said in...
The pic is an an emotional detective story spread over two continents and half a century, culminating in the titular song. It shows that within the darkest of mysteries sometimes only music has the power to illuminate the truth, heal and redeem.
Serendipity Point Films’ Robert Lantos (Eastern Promises), Lyse Lafontaine (Mommy) and Nick Hirschkorn (Five Children and It) are producers. HanWay Films is handling worldwide sales, and Elevation Pictures will distribute the pic in Canada.
“The Song of Names is one of those emotionally rich stories that defies description,” Spc said in...
- 4/26/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Serendipity Point Films reunites with Spc on sixth film.
Spc has picked up Us rights from worldwide sales agent HanWay Films to The Song Of Names starring Tim Roth and Clive Owen.
François Girard (The Red Violin) directed from a screenplay by Oscar nominee Jeffrey Caine (The Constant Gardener) based on the novel by music scholar Norman Lebrecht.
The Song Of Names is described as “an emotional detective story spread over two continents and half a century, culminating in the titular Song. The film shows that within the darkest of mysteries sometimes only music has the power to illuminate the truth,...
Spc has picked up Us rights from worldwide sales agent HanWay Films to The Song Of Names starring Tim Roth and Clive Owen.
François Girard (The Red Violin) directed from a screenplay by Oscar nominee Jeffrey Caine (The Constant Gardener) based on the novel by music scholar Norman Lebrecht.
The Song Of Names is described as “an emotional detective story spread over two continents and half a century, culminating in the titular Song. The film shows that within the darkest of mysteries sometimes only music has the power to illuminate the truth,...
- 4/26/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Variety has been given exclusive access to the first-look image from “The Song of Names,” starring Clive Owen and Tim Roth. HanWay Films is selling the film at the American Film Market.
Jeffrey Caine wrote the screenplay, based on the novel by Norman Lebrecht. The original score is by Howard Shore.
The film, described as an “emotional detective story,” unfolds at the start of World War II. It centers on 9-year-old violin prodigy Dovidl, a recent Polish-Jewish refugee to London. His brother Martin, of the same age, is devoted to him.
Hours before Dovidl’s debut concert performance at the age of 21 he vanishes without a trace. Decades later, a young violinist shows Martin, now in his late 50s, a stylistic flourish that could only have been taught by Dovidl. This prompts Martin to begin a search overseas for his lost brother, “one that will lead to surprising revelations for both men and for Helen,...
Jeffrey Caine wrote the screenplay, based on the novel by Norman Lebrecht. The original score is by Howard Shore.
The film, described as an “emotional detective story,” unfolds at the start of World War II. It centers on 9-year-old violin prodigy Dovidl, a recent Polish-Jewish refugee to London. His brother Martin, of the same age, is devoted to him.
Hours before Dovidl’s debut concert performance at the age of 21 he vanishes without a trace. Decades later, a young violinist shows Martin, now in his late 50s, a stylistic flourish that could only have been taught by Dovidl. This prompts Martin to begin a search overseas for his lost brother, “one that will lead to surprising revelations for both men and for Helen,...
- 10/31/2018
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
HanWay Films handles world sales on Holocaust mystery.
Principal photography will begin on September 27 in London on Holocaust mystery The Song Of Names starring Tim Roth and Clive Owen.
HanWay Films handles world sales on the drama, which François Girard (The Red Violin) directs from a screenplay by Jeffrey Caine based on Norman Lebrecht’s novel about a man who discovers a musical clue that sheds light on the disappearance of his friend when they were boys in wartime London.
Catherine McCormack, Jonah Hauer King and Gerran Howell also star. Production will take place in London, Budapest, Treblinka, Montreal and New York.
Principal photography will begin on September 27 in London on Holocaust mystery The Song Of Names starring Tim Roth and Clive Owen.
HanWay Films handles world sales on the drama, which François Girard (The Red Violin) directs from a screenplay by Jeffrey Caine based on Norman Lebrecht’s novel about a man who discovers a musical clue that sheds light on the disappearance of his friend when they were boys in wartime London.
Catherine McCormack, Jonah Hauer King and Gerran Howell also star. Production will take place in London, Budapest, Treblinka, Montreal and New York.
- 9/27/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Tim Roth and Clive Owen will star alongside Catherine McCormack (Braveheart), Jonah Hauer King (Little Women) and Gerran Howell (Genius) in The Song Of Names, the drama that The Red Violin director Francois Girard begins shooting tomorrow in London. Based on the Whitbread-winning novel by classical music scholar Norman Lebrecht, the screenplay is by Jeffrey Caine (The Constant Gardener), and the musical score is by Oscar Winner Howard Shore (The Lord of the Rings).
The film is produced by Robert Lantos, Lyse Lafontaine and Nick Hirschkorn, with Viktoria Petranyi co-producing. Mark Musselman, Peter Touche and Stephen Spence are exec producers. Pic will also shoot in Budapest, Treblinka, Montreal and New York.
The Song Of Names is an emotional detective story spread over two continents and half a century. Beneath the film’s stunning and emotional musical revelation burn the horror of a war and the lost souls extinguished from history.
The film is produced by Robert Lantos, Lyse Lafontaine and Nick Hirschkorn, with Viktoria Petranyi co-producing. Mark Musselman, Peter Touche and Stephen Spence are exec producers. Pic will also shoot in Budapest, Treblinka, Montreal and New York.
The Song Of Names is an emotional detective story spread over two continents and half a century. Beneath the film’s stunning and emotional musical revelation burn the horror of a war and the lost souls extinguished from history.
- 9/26/2018
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Back in 2012, our staff decided to group together and come up with a list of the best films in the 007, James Bond franchise. With Spectre rolling out this weekend, we decided to republish the article. Let us know which is your favourite, and be sure to check out our review of Spectre here.
#1: From Russia With Love
Directed by Terence Young
Written by Richard Maibaum and Johanna Harwood
1963, UK
50 years later, and with twenty three “official” entries, From Russia With Love represents the very best of the Bond franchise. Skyfall is the closest to be considered, at best – almost equal to what was achieved in ’64 – but From Russia With Love is still unparalleled. Although it is the second in the series, and although it feels like no Bond film that followed, it is the film that solidifies all the Bond elements into a formula – a template that carries on,...
#1: From Russia With Love
Directed by Terence Young
Written by Richard Maibaum and Johanna Harwood
1963, UK
50 years later, and with twenty three “official” entries, From Russia With Love represents the very best of the Bond franchise. Skyfall is the closest to be considered, at best – almost equal to what was achieved in ’64 – but From Russia With Love is still unparalleled. Although it is the second in the series, and although it feels like no Bond film that followed, it is the film that solidifies all the Bond elements into a formula – a template that carries on,...
- 11/6/2015
- by Ricky da Conceição
- SoundOnSight
Goldeneye
Directed by Martin Campbell
Written by Jeffrey Caine and Bruce Feirsein
UK / USA
The Essence of Bond has been shaped and re-shaped constantly over its 50-year run and that has been due to its mostly successful ability to plug into popular zeitgeist and meld that aesthetic with what makes Bond, well, Bond: Q gadgets, adventure tourist locales, voluptuous ladies (assuming the role of both friend and foe) and a version of suave and sexist male masculinity first cultivated by Sean Connery in Bond’s first outing, Dr. No in 1962. In the the early nineties it was time again to re-invent Bond, or rather his universe as not only was Timothy Dalton moving on from the Bond Franchise but the politics on the international stage had changed drastically. It was time for Bond to integrate into a post-Cold War world and director Martin Campbell was brought on board, along with...
Directed by Martin Campbell
Written by Jeffrey Caine and Bruce Feirsein
UK / USA
The Essence of Bond has been shaped and re-shaped constantly over its 50-year run and that has been due to its mostly successful ability to plug into popular zeitgeist and meld that aesthetic with what makes Bond, well, Bond: Q gadgets, adventure tourist locales, voluptuous ladies (assuming the role of both friend and foe) and a version of suave and sexist male masculinity first cultivated by Sean Connery in Bond’s first outing, Dr. No in 1962. In the the early nineties it was time again to re-invent Bond, or rather his universe as not only was Timothy Dalton moving on from the Bond Franchise but the politics on the international stage had changed drastically. It was time for Bond to integrate into a post-Cold War world and director Martin Campbell was brought on board, along with...
- 11/5/2015
- by Gregory Ashman
- SoundOnSight
Last year at the New York Film Festival, I saw Richard Gere give an absolutely fantastic performance in the movie Time Out of Mind. I thought that Gere gave one of the best performances of the fest and would surely be in Oscar contention if the film came out. Well, after some apparent hand wringing, it was decided that 2014 wouldn’t be his year and instead Oren Moverman’s flick would be a 2015 release. As such, Gere and Moverman now enter this awards race this time around with a release date on Friday. He may remain a dark horse or even a long shot, but Gere definitely deserves consideration by the Academy. The film is a look at a homeless man on the streets of New York City. Gere plays George, an older gentleman down on his luck who goes from squatting in an empty apartment to the sidewalk to a homeless shelter,...
- 9/7/2015
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
People often talk about over-hyped and under-hyped films, and with good reason, but when a film strikes you as getting exactly the right amount of hype, it’s rare indeed. This is exactly where Exodus: Gods and Kings seems to fall. It’s a film that seems like it should have gotten more attention, especially considering the cast, and the fact that it was directed by Ridley Scott.
It turns out that the film, while actually quite good, delivers to precisely the level of interest the world seems to have dictated is its due.
A thematically unique spin on this, or any other, biblical telling, Exodus starts us off with Moses (Christian Bale) in the prime of his Egyptian Prince-ish-hood. He’s about to take care of some upstart tribe or other with his “brother” Ramses (Joel Edgerton), and a prophecy kicks off Ramses’ dislike of the man he has...
It turns out that the film, while actually quite good, delivers to precisely the level of interest the world seems to have dictated is its due.
A thematically unique spin on this, or any other, biblical telling, Exodus starts us off with Moses (Christian Bale) in the prime of his Egyptian Prince-ish-hood. He’s about to take care of some upstart tribe or other with his “brother” Ramses (Joel Edgerton), and a prophecy kicks off Ramses’ dislike of the man he has...
- 5/18/2015
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
Exodus: Gods and Kings, Ridley Scott‘s biblical epic, is coming home on March 17th, and it looks to be loaded with some great special features.
Catch the full info below, and mark your calendars for this one.
Visually-Stunning with incredible special effects from Director Ridley Scott on Blu-ray 3D™, Blu-ray™ and DVD March 17 More Than Five Hours of Special Features Available
On The Blu-ray 3D™ Collector’s Edition
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment tells the remarkable epic adventure of Moses in a spectacular display when Exodus: Gods And Kings hits Blu-ray 3D™, Blu-ray™ and DVD March 17. Critically acclaimed performances from a brilliant ensemble cast, including Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, Sigourney Weaver, Aaron Paul and Ben Kingsley, have helped catapult the film to nearly a quarter of a billion dollars in the worldwide box office 1.
From Ridley Scott, the acclaimed director of Gladiator, comes the epic adventure Exodus: Gods And Kings,...
Catch the full info below, and mark your calendars for this one.
Visually-Stunning with incredible special effects from Director Ridley Scott on Blu-ray 3D™, Blu-ray™ and DVD March 17 More Than Five Hours of Special Features Available
On The Blu-ray 3D™ Collector’s Edition
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment tells the remarkable epic adventure of Moses in a spectacular display when Exodus: Gods And Kings hits Blu-ray 3D™, Blu-ray™ and DVD March 17. Critically acclaimed performances from a brilliant ensemble cast, including Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, Sigourney Weaver, Aaron Paul and Ben Kingsley, have helped catapult the film to nearly a quarter of a billion dollars in the worldwide box office 1.
From Ridley Scott, the acclaimed director of Gladiator, comes the epic adventure Exodus: Gods And Kings,...
- 2/6/2015
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
Director: Ridley Scott; Screenwriter: Adam Cooper, Bill Collage, Jeffrey Caine, Steven Zallian; Starring: Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, Aaron Paul, Sigourney Weaver, Ben Mendelsohn, Ben Kingsley; Running time: 150 mins; Certificate: 12A
How do you tell a Bible story to an audience who don't go to church anymore? That's the almost insurmountable problem facing director Ridley Scott who, along with Christian Bale, endeavours to make Moses a credible prophet as opposed to the raving loon he'd be labelled as today. That said, in a world still being torn apart by religious conflict, the film does have a resonance beyond the grand visual sweep that Scott can always be relied upon to deliver.
Bale is a safe pair of hands, too, easily able to balance fiery obsession with cool focus, qualities that mark out a leader of men. But Moses is nagged by doubts, too – something that rarely bothered Charlton Heston on the...
How do you tell a Bible story to an audience who don't go to church anymore? That's the almost insurmountable problem facing director Ridley Scott who, along with Christian Bale, endeavours to make Moses a credible prophet as opposed to the raving loon he'd be labelled as today. That said, in a world still being torn apart by religious conflict, the film does have a resonance beyond the grand visual sweep that Scott can always be relied upon to deliver.
Bale is a safe pair of hands, too, easily able to balance fiery obsession with cool focus, qualities that mark out a leader of men. But Moses is nagged by doubts, too – something that rarely bothered Charlton Heston on the...
- 12/23/2014
- Digital Spy
Chicago – The world certainly didn’t need another “Ten Commandments,” but director Ridley Scott tries to remake the 50’s Biblical epic anyway – led by Christian Bale as a scowling and shouting Moses. Yet Bale can’t hold a staff to Charlton Heston and Scott is no Cecil B. DeMille.
Ostensibly this is a movie about the power of faith, but Scott’s film has no soul within.
Rating: 2.0/5.0
Bale starts as the favored adopted son of the aging pharaoh Seti (John Turturro). He’s the pharaoh who would rather hand over the keys to his kingdom to Moses than his own flesh and blood, the egotistical Ramses (an uncomfortable-looking Joel Edgerton). Moses starts out a cynic, but after a little trip to see the suffering the slaves are enduring, he learns of his own true Hebrew heritage.
Once the pharaoh dies and Ramses takes power he has Moses banished to exile.
Ostensibly this is a movie about the power of faith, but Scott’s film has no soul within.
Rating: 2.0/5.0
Bale starts as the favored adopted son of the aging pharaoh Seti (John Turturro). He’s the pharaoh who would rather hand over the keys to his kingdom to Moses than his own flesh and blood, the egotistical Ramses (an uncomfortable-looking Joel Edgerton). Moses starts out a cynic, but after a little trip to see the suffering the slaves are enduring, he learns of his own true Hebrew heritage.
Once the pharaoh dies and Ramses takes power he has Moses banished to exile.
- 12/13/2014
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Exodus: Gods and Kings
Written by Adam Cooper, Bill Collage, Jeffrey Caine & Steven Zaillian
Directed by Ridley Scott
UK/USA/Spain, 2014
Perhaps the End Times are finally upon us. How else to explain a year that began with Russell Crowe playing Noah and ends with Christian Bale as Moses? Whereas Darren Aronofsky’s Noah reached giddily crazy heights, Ridley Scott’s Exodus: Gods and Kings never transcends its plodding, inevitable story arc. Not only does it lack the visual imagination we’ve come to expect from Scott, a potentially-interesting “tale of two brothers” spin is completely wasted by a lazy script. This is about as by-the-numbers as epics get.
You have to admire Christian Bale’s refusal to even attempt a showy accent. His cocksure attitude as Moses is so inappropriate that all you can do is shake your head in bemused wonder. Had the entire film been as defiant as its leading man,...
Written by Adam Cooper, Bill Collage, Jeffrey Caine & Steven Zaillian
Directed by Ridley Scott
UK/USA/Spain, 2014
Perhaps the End Times are finally upon us. How else to explain a year that began with Russell Crowe playing Noah and ends with Christian Bale as Moses? Whereas Darren Aronofsky’s Noah reached giddily crazy heights, Ridley Scott’s Exodus: Gods and Kings never transcends its plodding, inevitable story arc. Not only does it lack the visual imagination we’ve come to expect from Scott, a potentially-interesting “tale of two brothers” spin is completely wasted by a lazy script. This is about as by-the-numbers as epics get.
You have to admire Christian Bale’s refusal to even attempt a showy accent. His cocksure attitude as Moses is so inappropriate that all you can do is shake your head in bemused wonder. Had the entire film been as defiant as its leading man,...
- 12/12/2014
- by J.R. Kinnard
- SoundOnSight
Death on the Nile: Scott’s Biblical Epic Unworthy of the Gods
Arriving just in time for ritual slaughter is Ridley Scott’s update on the Moses fable with Exodus: Gods and Kings, an epic reveling in its white-washed glamour casting, a detail which ends as a faux pas eclipsed by the rather banal treatment on hand. Those unfamiliar with this particular bit of mythology may be a bit confused with Scott’s attempt at subtle rendering, eschewing grandiose melodrama for an angle that (at least tries) to favor a bit of soul searching for Moses, the key to his success hinging upon the identity crisis brought about by being raised as an elitist royal before he’s promptly banished when the taint of Hebrew heritage is revealed. Too solemn in its mighty grandeur, Scott’s treatment seems already mummified, an update that has even less cinematic magic than...
Arriving just in time for ritual slaughter is Ridley Scott’s update on the Moses fable with Exodus: Gods and Kings, an epic reveling in its white-washed glamour casting, a detail which ends as a faux pas eclipsed by the rather banal treatment on hand. Those unfamiliar with this particular bit of mythology may be a bit confused with Scott’s attempt at subtle rendering, eschewing grandiose melodrama for an angle that (at least tries) to favor a bit of soul searching for Moses, the key to his success hinging upon the identity crisis brought about by being raised as an elitist royal before he’s promptly banished when the taint of Hebrew heritage is revealed. Too solemn in its mighty grandeur, Scott’s treatment seems already mummified, an update that has even less cinematic magic than...
- 12/10/2014
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Time for another deeply familiar Old Testament tale to be retold in somewhat controversial fashion with a big-budget Hollywood spin, as I say in my video review above.
This time, it’s Ridley Scott’s Exodus: Gods And Kings, yet another re-telling of the Jews’ flight from Egypt. In this case, Moses is played by Christian Bale, whose performance includes remarkably perfect hair for several thousand years ago. Joel Edgerton, another historically controversial casting choice, is the Pharaoh. The star-filled cast also includes John Tuturro, Aaron Paul, Sigourney Weaver and Ben Kingsley.
The screenplay was written by Steve Zaillian, Adam Cooper, Bill Collage and Jeffrey Caine, who clearly labored to put a fresh spin on an ancient and oft-told story (every year, in fact, if you’re an observant Jew). Besides Scott, the producers are Peter Chernin, Mark Huffam, Michael Schaefer and Jenno Topping. The film already has grossed nearly...
This time, it’s Ridley Scott’s Exodus: Gods And Kings, yet another re-telling of the Jews’ flight from Egypt. In this case, Moses is played by Christian Bale, whose performance includes remarkably perfect hair for several thousand years ago. Joel Edgerton, another historically controversial casting choice, is the Pharaoh. The star-filled cast also includes John Tuturro, Aaron Paul, Sigourney Weaver and Ben Kingsley.
The screenplay was written by Steve Zaillian, Adam Cooper, Bill Collage and Jeffrey Caine, who clearly labored to put a fresh spin on an ancient and oft-told story (every year, in fact, if you’re an observant Jew). Besides Scott, the producers are Peter Chernin, Mark Huffam, Michael Schaefer and Jenno Topping. The film already has grossed nearly...
- 12/10/2014
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline
From acclaimed director Ridley Scott (Gladiator, Prometheus) comes the epic adventure Exodus: Gods And Kings, the story of one man’s daring courage to take on the might of an empire. Using state of the art visual effects and 3D immersion, Scott brings new life to the story of the defiant leader Moses (Christian Bale) as he rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses (Joel Edgerton), setting 400,000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues.
The film is written by Adam Cooper & Bill Collage and Jeffrey Caine and Steven Zaillian.
Starring Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, John Turturro, Aaron Paul, Ben Mendelsohn, Sigourney Weaver, and Ben Kingsley, Exodus: Gods And Kings opens December 12, 2014.
Wamg invites you to enter for a chance to win passes (Good for 2) to the advance screening of Exodus: Gods And Kings on Thursday, December 11th at 7Pm in the St.
The film is written by Adam Cooper & Bill Collage and Jeffrey Caine and Steven Zaillian.
Starring Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, John Turturro, Aaron Paul, Ben Mendelsohn, Sigourney Weaver, and Ben Kingsley, Exodus: Gods And Kings opens December 12, 2014.
Wamg invites you to enter for a chance to win passes (Good for 2) to the advance screening of Exodus: Gods And Kings on Thursday, December 11th at 7Pm in the St.
- 12/3/2014
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Ridley Scott has never been one to limit himself to dreaming small, and considering how powerful his best work has been, I wouldn't want him to suddenly change the way he does things. That ambition has led to some truly great movies, and I'm sure he's got at least one more great movie in the tank. He does not seem to be showing any signs of flagging energy, and considering he didn't really establish himself as a commercial filmmaker until he was 40, there's always something about him that feels like he's making up for lost time, like he's hungry, even now, even at this point in his considerable career. One of the things that I find most fascinating about Scott, though, is that when he makes a bad film, he doesn't do it by half-measures. He has made some truly terrible movies. Most recently, his "Robin Hood" was just a mess,...
- 12/1/2014
- by Drew McWeeny
- Hitfix
Ridley Scott doesn’t make small movies. Even Alien, back in 1979 – with its $11.5 million budget – was huge. If his creative output has steadily grown in scale over the years, his latest endeavour is, apparently, his biggest yet. While eager fans seem to have been discussing Exodus: Gods And Kings forever, a new trailer has finally been released that showcases exactly what is to be expected from Scott’s new epic.
Starring Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, John Turturro, Aaron Paul, Ben Mendelsohn, Sigourney Weaver and Ben Kingsley, Exodus: Gods And Kings is written by Adam Cooper and Bill Collage (Tower Heist), along with Jeffrey Caine (The Constant Gardener) and Steven Zaillian (American Gangster). While, admittedly, the title sounds as though Scott intends to kick-start a Bible-based cohesive cinematic universe of movie franchises (as studios are currently wont to do), the trailer itself is undeniably thrilling – provided you ignore the obligatory and...
Starring Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, John Turturro, Aaron Paul, Ben Mendelsohn, Sigourney Weaver and Ben Kingsley, Exodus: Gods And Kings is written by Adam Cooper and Bill Collage (Tower Heist), along with Jeffrey Caine (The Constant Gardener) and Steven Zaillian (American Gangster). While, admittedly, the title sounds as though Scott intends to kick-start a Bible-based cohesive cinematic universe of movie franchises (as studios are currently wont to do), the trailer itself is undeniably thrilling – provided you ignore the obligatory and...
- 11/28/2014
- by Sarah Myles
- We Got This Covered
<< Back to Holiday 2014 ForecastExodus: Gods and KingsRelease Date: December 12th (3D)Studio: 20th Century FoxGenre: DramaDirector: Ridley ScottWriters: Adam Cooper & Bill Collage and Jeffrey Caine and Steven ZaillianCast: Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, Ben Kingsley, Aaron Paul, Sigourney Weaver, John Turturro, Ben Mendelsohn, Indira VarmaStudio Description: The defiant leader Moses rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses, setting 600,000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues.Analysis: Exodus: Gods and Kings arrives in theaters less than nine months after director Darren Aronofsky's Noah, which wrapped up its run at the domestic box office with $101.2 million. It's likely that Ridley Scott's big-budget retelling of the Exodus story tops that number, though it's hard to say by how much.The two movies share a number of similarities. Both explore well-known Old Testament stories that aren't specific to one religion or another: Moses and...
- 11/4/2014
- by Ray Subers <mail@boxofficemojo.com>
- Box Office Mojo
Exclusive: John Wrathall script The Italian Chapel readied for 2015 shoot.
Andrew Bendel of the UK’s Blue Horizon Productions and Cristiano Bortone of Italy’s Orisa Produzioni are to co-produce Second World War love story The Italian Chapel.
Scheduled for a 2015 shoot, the film charts the love story between an Italian Pow in Scotland and a local woman.
The original screenplay by John Wrathall was previously selected for Working Title’s emerging writers scheme and has been developed by Blue Horizon with support from the BFI Film Fund.
Wrathall’s credits include the original screenplay for The Liability, starring Tim Roth and Peter Mullan, and Good starring Viggo Mortensen, which screened at Toronto and was released in the UK by Lionsgate.
Set during the Second World War, The Italian Chapel - based on true events - follows a reluctant private in Mussolini’s army who is captured by the British and sent to a windswept camp on...
Andrew Bendel of the UK’s Blue Horizon Productions and Cristiano Bortone of Italy’s Orisa Produzioni are to co-produce Second World War love story The Italian Chapel.
Scheduled for a 2015 shoot, the film charts the love story between an Italian Pow in Scotland and a local woman.
The original screenplay by John Wrathall was previously selected for Working Title’s emerging writers scheme and has been developed by Blue Horizon with support from the BFI Film Fund.
Wrathall’s credits include the original screenplay for The Liability, starring Tim Roth and Peter Mullan, and Good starring Viggo Mortensen, which screened at Toronto and was released in the UK by Lionsgate.
Set during the Second World War, The Italian Chapel - based on true events - follows a reluctant private in Mussolini’s army who is captured by the British and sent to a windswept camp on...
- 7/21/2014
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
A dishevelled Richard Gere was pictured with underwear on his head on the set of his latest movie Time Out of Mind in New York yesterday (March 26).
The actor, who recently signed up to star in the sequel to Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, wore a woolly hat, scarf, crumpled shirt and, at one point, Calvin Klein pants over his head as he shot scenes for the upcoming drama.
He was also seen sipping beer as he sat on a park bench, before staggering around as he put on another shirt.
The film centres around a New York man who runs out of options and finds himself living in a homeless shelter. He attempts to rebuild his life and salvage his former relationship with his estranged daughter.
Oren Moverman, who was nominated for a Best Original Screenplay Oscar for his film The Messenger, is directing and has also adapted the script...
The actor, who recently signed up to star in the sequel to Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, wore a woolly hat, scarf, crumpled shirt and, at one point, Calvin Klein pants over his head as he shot scenes for the upcoming drama.
He was also seen sipping beer as he sat on a park bench, before staggering around as he put on another shirt.
The film centres around a New York man who runs out of options and finds himself living in a homeless shelter. He attempts to rebuild his life and salvage his former relationship with his estranged daughter.
Oren Moverman, who was nominated for a Best Original Screenplay Oscar for his film The Messenger, is directing and has also adapted the script...
- 3/27/2014
- Digital Spy
Richard Gere will star in Oren Moverman's Time Out of Mind.
The Pretty Woman actor will also produce the drama, reports Deadline.
The film centres around a New York man who runs out of options and finds himself living in a homeless shelter.
There he works to rebuild his life from the ground up and reconnect with his estranged daughter.
Moverman was nominated for a Best Original Screenplay Oscar for his film The Messenger.
He has also written the screenplay for Time Out of Mind, which is based on the script by The Constant Gardener screenwriter Jeffrey Caine.
Gere was most recently seen in Movie 43 and Arbitrage.
Time Out of Mine will enter production in March.
The Pretty Woman actor will also produce the drama, reports Deadline.
The film centres around a New York man who runs out of options and finds himself living in a homeless shelter.
There he works to rebuild his life from the ground up and reconnect with his estranged daughter.
Moverman was nominated for a Best Original Screenplay Oscar for his film The Messenger.
He has also written the screenplay for Time Out of Mind, which is based on the script by The Constant Gardener screenwriter Jeffrey Caine.
Gere was most recently seen in Movie 43 and Arbitrage.
Time Out of Mine will enter production in March.
- 1/30/2014
- Digital Spy
The Free World
Cillian Murphy is set to co-star with Bryce Dallas Howard in "Restless" scribe Jason Lew's directorial debut "The Free World". Filming begins this Fall.
Murphy will play a man trying to re-adjust to civilian life after a brutal twenty-year prison stint. His world collides witha mysterious woman (Howard) with a violent past. [Source: Screen]
Home
Topher Grace will star and Patricia Clarkson is in negotiations to co-star in Dennis Iliadis' supernatural thriller "Home" for Blumhouse Productions and Universal Pictures. Leonardo DiCaprio. Jennifer Killoran, Jason Blum and Graham King will produce.
Adam Alleca's script follows a man (Grace), recently released from a mental institute, who inherits a mansion after his parents die. After a series of disturbing events, he comes to believe it is haunted. [Source: Heat Vision]
Time Out Of Mind
Richard Gere will produce and star in Oren Moverman's "Time Out Of Mind". Moverman has adapted the...
Cillian Murphy is set to co-star with Bryce Dallas Howard in "Restless" scribe Jason Lew's directorial debut "The Free World". Filming begins this Fall.
Murphy will play a man trying to re-adjust to civilian life after a brutal twenty-year prison stint. His world collides witha mysterious woman (Howard) with a violent past. [Source: Screen]
Home
Topher Grace will star and Patricia Clarkson is in negotiations to co-star in Dennis Iliadis' supernatural thriller "Home" for Blumhouse Productions and Universal Pictures. Leonardo DiCaprio. Jennifer Killoran, Jason Blum and Graham King will produce.
Adam Alleca's script follows a man (Grace), recently released from a mental institute, who inherits a mansion after his parents die. After a series of disturbing events, he comes to believe it is haunted. [Source: Heat Vision]
Time Out Of Mind
Richard Gere will produce and star in Oren Moverman's "Time Out Of Mind". Moverman has adapted the...
- 1/30/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
With one perfect and one almost-perfect film under his belt already, the Oscar-nominated Oren Moverman is about to go behind the camera once more for his third feature, Time Out of Mind.
Deadline reports that Richard Gere has signed on to take the leading role, and will also be producing the drama.
Time Out of Mind sees Gere star as a New Yorker who enters a shelter when he runs out of other housing options, and then struggles to piece his life back together and fix the troubled relationship with his estranged daughter.
Moverman has adapted the script from a story by fellow Oscar nominee Jeffrey Caine (The Constant Gardner).
Gere will produce the film alongside Caroline Kaplan (Boys Don’t Cry) and Moverman’s past collaborator Lawrence Inglee (The Messenger, Rampart). The actor is coming off an acclaimed performance in Nicholas Jarecki’s dramatic-thriller, Arbitrage, earning him a nod...
Deadline reports that Richard Gere has signed on to take the leading role, and will also be producing the drama.
Time Out of Mind sees Gere star as a New Yorker who enters a shelter when he runs out of other housing options, and then struggles to piece his life back together and fix the troubled relationship with his estranged daughter.
Moverman has adapted the script from a story by fellow Oscar nominee Jeffrey Caine (The Constant Gardner).
Gere will produce the film alongside Caroline Kaplan (Boys Don’t Cry) and Moverman’s past collaborator Lawrence Inglee (The Messenger, Rampart). The actor is coming off an acclaimed performance in Nicholas Jarecki’s dramatic-thriller, Arbitrage, earning him a nod...
- 1/29/2014
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
If you've followed this blog, you already know how much we dig Oren Moverman. He's the writer/director behind the duo of terrific dramas "The Messenger" and "Rampart," and while he's been brewing a few projects since (including the forthcoming Brian Wilson biopic "Love & Mercy," which he wrote and has Paul Dano and John Cusack set to star in), nothing has returned him behind the camera. Now that is set to change. Moverman is set to direct "Time Out Of Mind," and no, it's not a science fiction movie. Instead, it stars Richard Gere, and is based on a story by Jeffrey Caine ("The Constant Gardener," "GoldenEye"), about a New York man who tries to patch things up with his estranged daughter, all while struggling to get his life back on track after circumstances force him into a homeless shelter. It sounds like a potent matchup of solid material with a great director/star pairing,...
- 1/29/2014
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Richard Gere is going from hedge fund manager to homeless person as it emerged that his passion project Time Out Of Mind is taking shape quickly. Qed International represents international sales and will introduce at the Efm next week.
Gere will produce and Oren Moverman of The Messenger and Rampart fame will direct from his adaptation of a story by Jeffrey Caine.
Caroline Kaplan and Lawrence Inglee are also producing. Wme Global and Paradigm jointly represents Us rights.
Time Out Of Mind tells of a New York man who enters a shelter when he runs out of housing options, then struggles to put the pieces of his life back together and fix a troubled relationship with his estranged daughter. Gere recently played a billionaire in Arbitrage.
”Time Out Of Mind has obsessed me for many years now,” said Gere. “It is a profoundly human story that we are determined to make into a powerful film that speaks...
Gere will produce and Oren Moverman of The Messenger and Rampart fame will direct from his adaptation of a story by Jeffrey Caine.
Caroline Kaplan and Lawrence Inglee are also producing. Wme Global and Paradigm jointly represents Us rights.
Time Out Of Mind tells of a New York man who enters a shelter when he runs out of housing options, then struggles to put the pieces of his life back together and fix a troubled relationship with his estranged daughter. Gere recently played a billionaire in Arbitrage.
”Time Out Of Mind has obsessed me for many years now,” said Gere. “It is a profoundly human story that we are determined to make into a powerful film that speaks...
- 1/29/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Richard Gere is going from hedge fund manager to homeless person as it emerged that his passion project Time Out Of Mind is taking shape quickly. Qed International represents international sales and will introduce at the Efm next week.
Gere will produce and Oren Moverman of The Messenger and Rampart fame will direct from his adaptation of a story by Jeffrey Caine.
Caroline Kaplan and Lawrence Inglee are also producing. Wme Global and Paradigm jointly represents Us rights.
Time Out Of Mind tells of a New York man who enters a shelter when he runs out of housing options, then struggles to put the pieces of his life back together and fix a troubled relationship with his estranged daughter. Gere recently played a billionaire in Arbitrage.
”Time Out Of Mind has obsessed me for many years now,” said Gere. “It is a profoundly human story that we are determined to make into a powerful film that speaks...
Gere will produce and Oren Moverman of The Messenger and Rampart fame will direct from his adaptation of a story by Jeffrey Caine.
Caroline Kaplan and Lawrence Inglee are also producing. Wme Global and Paradigm jointly represents Us rights.
Time Out Of Mind tells of a New York man who enters a shelter when he runs out of housing options, then struggles to put the pieces of his life back together and fix a troubled relationship with his estranged daughter. Gere recently played a billionaire in Arbitrage.
”Time Out Of Mind has obsessed me for many years now,” said Gere. “It is a profoundly human story that we are determined to make into a powerful film that speaks...
- 1/29/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Richard Gere will produce as well as topline Time Out Of Mind, a drama about a New Yorker who enters a shelter when he runs out of housing options, then struggles to put the pieces of his life back together and fix a troubled relationship with his estranged daughter. It’s the next directing job for Oren Moverman, who was Oscar-nominated in 2010 for co-writing The Messenger. He also adapted the script from a story by another Oscar nominee, The Constant Gardener‘s Jeffrey Caine. Gere, Caroline Kaplan and Lawrence Inglee will produce the pic, which is slated to start production in March. Qed will handle international sales starting next month in Berlin. Wme and Paradigm are handling domestic rights. Qed, which is not involved in the financing of this one, adds this to a full plate ahead of the European Film Market confab in Berlin. Films on offer include another Gere pic,...
- 1/29/2014
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
Richard Gere is set to headline Time Out of Mind , the upcoming drama from writer/director Oren Moverman ( The Messenger , Rampart ), Deadline reports. Gere will play a New Yorker who, down on his luck and at the end of his rope, places himself in a homeless shelter where he begins to work rebuilding his life and reconnecting with his estranged daughter. Moverman, who was Oscar-nominated for his work on The Messenger , is also scripting Time Out of Mind from a story by Jeffrey Caine ( The Constant Gardener ). Gere, who last appeared on the big screen in Movie 43 , will also produce alongside Lawrence Inglee and Caroline Kaplan. (Photo Credit: Kyle Blair / WENN.com)...
- 1/29/2014
- Comingsoon.net
The History Channel has been developing some great stuff for TV! I love the network, I watch it all the time, and I'm excited to report that they are developing a new miniseries based on Hannibal Barca called Hannibal.
Halle Berry is set to produce the series, which is being written by Jeffrey Caine (The Constant Gardener). The series is "about the great generals in antiquity – Hannibal Barca and his archrival Scipio Africanus – who went head-to-head in the Second Punic War." Berry had this to say in a statement,
“Hannibal was not only the greatest African general to ever live, he may have been the greatest general, period. His story is an intricate and captivating ride and I’m thrilled to get this project off the ground with our partners at History.”
Deadline goes on to give more details on the series, saying, "Hannibal begins in Carthage, 264 BC, at the...
Halle Berry is set to produce the series, which is being written by Jeffrey Caine (The Constant Gardener). The series is "about the great generals in antiquity – Hannibal Barca and his archrival Scipio Africanus – who went head-to-head in the Second Punic War." Berry had this to say in a statement,
“Hannibal was not only the greatest African general to ever live, he may have been the greatest general, period. His story is an intricate and captivating ride and I’m thrilled to get this project off the ground with our partners at History.”
Deadline goes on to give more details on the series, saying, "Hannibal begins in Carthage, 264 BC, at the...
- 12/3/2013
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Us cable network History is developing Hannibal, a miniseries produced by Red Arrow Entertainment and Monster’s Ball star Halle Berry.
The scripted series, which will be one of the most significant scripted orders by a Us cable network from a UK producer, is a period drama following the life of Carthaginian general Hannibal Barca, who ruled in 264 BC.
The miniseries will begin with Barca’s birth in North Africa and follow the Second Punic War he fought with Rome. It will also highlight his battle with rival Scipio Africanus.
Hannibal (working title) was developed by Red Arrow Entertainment and will be exec produced by the London firm’s head of scripted Simon Maxwell along with Halle Berry and Goldeneye writer Jeffrey Caine.
It will be produced in association with A+E Studios, the production house recently launched by History channel owner A+E and will be exec produced by Steven Jensen, Vincent Cirrincione and History...
The scripted series, which will be one of the most significant scripted orders by a Us cable network from a UK producer, is a period drama following the life of Carthaginian general Hannibal Barca, who ruled in 264 BC.
The miniseries will begin with Barca’s birth in North Africa and follow the Second Punic War he fought with Rome. It will also highlight his battle with rival Scipio Africanus.
Hannibal (working title) was developed by Red Arrow Entertainment and will be exec produced by the London firm’s head of scripted Simon Maxwell along with Halle Berry and Goldeneye writer Jeffrey Caine.
It will be produced in association with A+E Studios, the production house recently launched by History channel owner A+E and will be exec produced by Steven Jensen, Vincent Cirrincione and History...
- 12/3/2013
- ScreenDaily
Us cable network History is developing Hannibal, a miniseries produced by Red Arrow Entertainment and Monster’s Ball star Halle Berry.
The scripted series, which will be one of the most significant scripted orders by a Us cable network from a UK producer, is a period drama following the life of Carthaginian general Hannibal Barca, who ruled in 264 BC.
The miniseries will begin with Barca’s birth in North Africa and follow the Second Punic War he fought with Rome. It will also highlight his battle with rival Scipio Africanus.
Hannibal (working title) was developed by Red Arrow Entertainment and will be exec produced by the London firm’s head of scripted Simon Maxwell along with Halle Berry and Goldeneye writer Jeffrey Caine.
It will be produced in association with A+E Studios, the production house recently launched by History channel owner A+E and will be exec produced by Steven Jensen, Vincent Cirrincione and History...
The scripted series, which will be one of the most significant scripted orders by a Us cable network from a UK producer, is a period drama following the life of Carthaginian general Hannibal Barca, who ruled in 264 BC.
The miniseries will begin with Barca’s birth in North Africa and follow the Second Punic War he fought with Rome. It will also highlight his battle with rival Scipio Africanus.
Hannibal (working title) was developed by Red Arrow Entertainment and will be exec produced by the London firm’s head of scripted Simon Maxwell along with Halle Berry and Goldeneye writer Jeffrey Caine.
It will be produced in association with A+E Studios, the production house recently launched by History channel owner A+E and will be exec produced by Steven Jensen, Vincent Cirrincione and History...
- 12/3/2013
- ScreenDaily
Halle Berry is getting militaristic with the History channel. The “Monster’s Ball” actress is developing a miniseries, which bears the working title “Hannibal.” Also read: Halle Berry’s CBS Series ‘Extant’ Casts ‘Looper’ Actor Berry will executive produce, with Jeffrey Caine (“Goldeneye”) writing the script. The project will follow the story of legendary general Hannibal Barca and his rivalry with Scipio Africanus as they battled against each other in the Second Punic War. The miniseries begins in Carthage in 264 BC, at the beginning of Hannibal’s life, and go through the Second Punic War between Carthage and Rome. “Hannibal was not only the greatest.
- 12/3/2013
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
A+E Studios, Red Arrow Entertainment and the History Channel are developing a Hannibal the Conqueror miniseries with Halle Berry executive producing.
Set in Carthage in 264 BC, the story follows the beginning of Hannibal Barca's life in North Africa and goes through the second Punic War between Carthage and Rome.
Hannibal and his archrival Scipio Africanus take a sacred vow to destroy the other and the nation he served. The two are ultimately brought together and grow to respect each other as brothers.
Jeffrey Caine ("The Constant Gardner," "Goldeneye") will pen the script and will executive produce alongside Berry, Steven Jensen and Vincent Cirrincione.
In a statement, Berry says: "Hannibal was not only the greatest African general to ever live, he may have been the greatest general, period. His story is an intricate and captivating ride and I’m thrilled to get this project off the ground with our partners at History.
Set in Carthage in 264 BC, the story follows the beginning of Hannibal Barca's life in North Africa and goes through the second Punic War between Carthage and Rome.
Hannibal and his archrival Scipio Africanus take a sacred vow to destroy the other and the nation he served. The two are ultimately brought together and grow to respect each other as brothers.
Jeffrey Caine ("The Constant Gardner," "Goldeneye") will pen the script and will executive produce alongside Berry, Steven Jensen and Vincent Cirrincione.
In a statement, Berry says: "Hannibal was not only the greatest African general to ever live, he may have been the greatest general, period. His story is an intricate and captivating ride and I’m thrilled to get this project off the ground with our partners at History.
- 12/2/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Ancient Persia is the new setting for a new History channel project. The network is developing the miniseries Hannibal (working title), co-produced by A+E Studios and Red Arrow Entertainment with Academy Award-Winning Actress Halle Berry executive producing and Oscar-nominated writer Jeffrey Caine (The Constant Gardener, Goldeneye) penning the script, it was announced today by Dirk Hoogstra, Executive Vice President and General Manager, History & H2. The miniseries will tell the story of the greatest generals in antiquity - Hannibal Barca and his archrival Scipio Africanus - who went head-to-head in the Second Punic War. "Hannibal was not only the greatest African general to ever live,” said Halle Berry, “he may have been the greatest general, period. His story is...
- 12/2/2013
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
From, of all people, Halle Berry, who will serve as the mini-series’ executive producer. What exactly does such a role entail? I haven’t a clue, but when THR announced the development of said mini-series, she’s the one they got a quote from. So I guess it means something. No word if she’ll be taking part in front of the camera, though. The mini-series is being developed for the History Channel, with “The Constant Gardener’s” Jeffrey Caine writing the script. This means the mini-series could move forward or get the shaft. It’s officially just being “considered”. “Hannibal”, we’re told, will “kick off in Carthage, in 264 B.C., at the beginning of his life in North Africa and goes through the second Punic War between Carthage and Rome. Hannibal and his archrival Scipio Africanus take a sacred vow to destroy the other and the nation he served.
- 12/2/2013
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
No, not as in "Lecter" -- the other one. Halle Berry is executive producing a miniseries about the historic military commander that's now in development at the History channel with the working title of "Hannibal" and Oscar-nominee Jeffrey Caine ("The Constant Gardener," "Goldeneye") writing the script. The miniseries will tell the story of the great generals Hannibal Barca and his arch-rival Scipio Africanus as they went head-to-head in the Second Punic War, begin in Carthage in 264 BC and follow the life of Hannibal as he first wars with and eventually comes to respect Scipio. "Hannibal was not only the greatest African general to ever live,” said Berry in the announcement, “he may have been the greatest general, period. His story is an intricate and captivating ride and I’m thrilled to get this project off the ground with our partners at History.” "Hannibal" is being produced by A+E Studios...
- 12/2/2013
- by Alison Willmore
- Indiewire
Halle Berry Beats Vin Diesel To The Punch - Developing 'Hannibal' Miniseries For The History Channel
Hot off the presses, via a press release received from the History channel, the network is developing a Hannibal miniseries co-produced by A+E Studios and Red Arrow Entertainment with Halle Berry executive producing and writer Jeffrey Caine (The Constant Gardener, Goldeneye) penning the script. Dirk Hoogstra, Executive Vice President and General Manager, History & H2, made the announcement today. The miniseries will tell the story of the greatest generals in antiquity - Hannibal Barca and his archrival Scipio Africanus - who went head-to-head in the Second Punic War. The miniseries will begin in Carthage, 264 BC, at the beginning of Hannibal's life in North Africa, and will take...
- 12/2/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Hannibal – the historical warrior, not the human-nibbling psychopath – has been a passion project of Vin Diesel's for years. So we’re not sure how he’s going to take the idea of someone putting a TV miniseries out, even if it is Halle Berry. She’s now working with the Us History Channel to get the project moving.The miniseries, which History is hoping will enjoy the same success as its Vikings show, will focus on Hannibal Barca during the Second Punic War. With a script by The Constant Gardener’s Jeffrey Caine, the plot takes viewers through the fierce battles between Carthage and Rome, exploring the relationship between Hannibal and his archrival Scipio Africanus. Despite their fiercely opposed allegiances, the two were (in this version) brought together and grew to respect each other as brothers. Now that's not exactly in line with the historical account, wherein Hannibal and Scipio met only in battle,...
- 12/2/2013
- EmpireOnline
A famous recent Catwoman is about working on a TV project about a famous historical Elephant Man. No, not that Catwoman. Or that one. Or that one. And no, not that Elephant Man. History announced on Monday (December 2) that it is developing a new scripted miniseries titled "Hannibal," to be executive produced by Halle Berry. And no, not that Hannibal. Jeffrey Caine ("The Constant Gardener") is writing the project, which focuses on elephant-friendly general Hannibal Barca and his rivalry with Scipio Africanus, who battled in the Second Punic War. The story will begin in Carthage...
- 12/2/2013
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
History Channel is developing a Hannibal miniseries with Halle Berry. The series, a co-production by A+E Studios and Red Arrow Entertainment, "will tell the story of the greatest generals in antiquity -- Hannibal Barca and his archrival Scipio Africanus -- who went head-to-head in the Second Punic War." Oscar-nominated writer Jeffrey Caine (The Constant Gardener, GoldenEye) will pen the script, with Berry serving as executive producer. Photos: Faces of Fall TV 2013 "Hannibal was not only the greatest African general to ever live,” said Berry in a statement, “he may have been the greatest general, period.
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- 12/2/2013
- by Philiana Ng
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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