Luke Evans, Milla Jovovich Sci-Fi Action Film ‘World-Breaker’ Goes to Signature for U.K. (Exclusive)
U.K. production, sales and distribution outfit Signature Entertainment has acquired the U.K. and Irish rights to action sci-fi movie World-Breaker starring Luke Evans (The Hobbit), Milla Jovovich (Resident Evil), and Billie Boullet (A Small Light) from The Exchange. The news comes as the film wraps production in Northern Ireland and the Cannes Film Festival and market kicked off.
The feature, produced by Bradley Gallo (Wild Mountain Thyme), Michael A. Helfant (The Call), Martin Brennan (One Way), Jib Polhemus (Lara Croft: Tomb Raider), and Tracy Mercer (Madam Secretary), is directed by Brad Anderson (The Machinist) from a script written by Joshua Rollins (Infinite Storm). It follows a father and daughter who must escape a burning city and fight for survival while the human race faces a war with “vicious creatures from another dimension.”
Evans plays the father, Jovovich the mother, and Boullett the daughter.
The deal was negotiated between...
The feature, produced by Bradley Gallo (Wild Mountain Thyme), Michael A. Helfant (The Call), Martin Brennan (One Way), Jib Polhemus (Lara Croft: Tomb Raider), and Tracy Mercer (Madam Secretary), is directed by Brad Anderson (The Machinist) from a script written by Joshua Rollins (Infinite Storm). It follows a father and daughter who must escape a burning city and fight for survival while the human race faces a war with “vicious creatures from another dimension.”
Evans plays the father, Jovovich the mother, and Boullett the daughter.
The deal was negotiated between...
- 5/15/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Oscar nominees Kodi Smit-McPhee and Djimon Hounsou are set to star in claustrophobic thriller “The Zealot.”
The two-hander, being introduced to buyers in Cannes by WestEnd Films, comes from director Vadim Perelman working from a screenplay by Bennett Fisher, and touches on themes involving privilege, paranoia, and the assumptions we make about one another.
“The Zealot” follows Hassan, a Somali-American airport shuttle driver in Minneapolis, who is struggling to make ends meet. When Lloyd, a stranded twentysomething at the airport, offers to pay Hassan to take him overland to Chicago, it seems worth the risk. But as the realization grows that his passenger is not what he seems, Hassan finds he is trapped in a terrifying ride which he can’t escape from, knowing that to save himself might put countless others in danger.
Jib Polhemus (“Lara Croft: Tomb Raider,” “The Mechanic”) produces alongside Michael Helfant and Bradley Gallo (“The Green Hornet and Kato,...
The two-hander, being introduced to buyers in Cannes by WestEnd Films, comes from director Vadim Perelman working from a screenplay by Bennett Fisher, and touches on themes involving privilege, paranoia, and the assumptions we make about one another.
“The Zealot” follows Hassan, a Somali-American airport shuttle driver in Minneapolis, who is struggling to make ends meet. When Lloyd, a stranded twentysomething at the airport, offers to pay Hassan to take him overland to Chicago, it seems worth the risk. But as the realization grows that his passenger is not what he seems, Hassan finds he is trapped in a terrifying ride which he can’t escape from, knowing that to save himself might put countless others in danger.
Jib Polhemus (“Lara Croft: Tomb Raider,” “The Mechanic”) produces alongside Michael Helfant and Bradley Gallo (“The Green Hornet and Kato,...
- 5/6/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Jimmi Simpson (Pachinko) and Clancy Brown (Dexter: New Blood) have boarded Audrey’s Children — the biopic that Ami Canaan Mann (Texas Killing Fields) is directing for Amasia Entertainment (Wild Mountain Thyme) and Resonate Entertainment (Sitting in Bars with Cake) — with Brandon Micheal Hall (Search Party), Julianna Layne (Prodigal Son), Ben Chase (The Thing About Pam) and Evelyn Giovine (The Crowded Room) also signing on for roles.
The film currently in production in Philadelphia tells the story of Dr. Audrey Evans (Natalie Dormer), the revolutionary pediatric oncologist best known as the co-founder of Ronald McDonald House Charities — the world-famous organization that provides housing and support to millions of families in 62 countries around the world. Pic’s set in 1969 and follows her as she bursts onto the scene as the Chief of Pediatric Oncology at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, when the survival rate for children with cancer was less than 10. In...
The film currently in production in Philadelphia tells the story of Dr. Audrey Evans (Natalie Dormer), the revolutionary pediatric oncologist best known as the co-founder of Ronald McDonald House Charities — the world-famous organization that provides housing and support to millions of families in 62 countries around the world. Pic’s set in 1969 and follows her as she bursts onto the scene as the Chief of Pediatric Oncology at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, when the survival rate for children with cancer was less than 10. In...
- 9/12/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Natalie Dormer (Game of Thrones) has signed on to star as Dr. Audrey Evans in Audrey’s Children—the biopic on the healthcare hero, which Ami Canaan Mann is directing for Amasia Entertainment (Wild Mountain Thyme) and Resonate Entertainment (Sitting in Bars with Cake).
Evans is the revolutionary pediatric oncologist best known as the co-founder of Ronald McDonald House Charities—the world-famous organization that provides housing and support to millions of families in 62 countries around the world. The film set in 1970 will follow her as she is recruited to run the Oncology Department at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. During a time when 90 of patients were dying of cancer, Dr. Evans sought out to become a pioneer in the clinical study and treatment of childhood cancers. She is often described as rebellious and unconventional, having broken all the rules and risked her career to overhaul treatments and provide housing...
Evans is the revolutionary pediatric oncologist best known as the co-founder of Ronald McDonald House Charities—the world-famous organization that provides housing and support to millions of families in 62 countries around the world. The film set in 1970 will follow her as she is recruited to run the Oncology Department at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. During a time when 90 of patients were dying of cancer, Dr. Evans sought out to become a pioneer in the clinical study and treatment of childhood cancers. She is often described as rebellious and unconventional, having broken all the rules and risked her career to overhaul treatments and provide housing...
- 7/14/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
‘The Invisible Man’ helmer Leigh Whannell is currently in negotiations to take the directors chair for Universal feature ‘The Green Hornet and Kato.’
The classic story focuses on Britt Reid, owner-publisher of The Daily Sentinel. Armed with knowledge from his sources, cool weapons, a supercar known as the Black Beauty, and teamed with his trusty aide Kato, Reid became The Green Hornet, a vigilante crime fighter wanted by the police and feared by the criminal world.
Sources say by going in Whannell’s direction, the story will deviate from the 2011 version, viewers can expect a more serious action thriller that would work toward his strengths.
Also in news – Florence Pugh to star in Netflix series ‘East of Eden’
David Koepp submitted a script for the project earlier this year. Michael Helfant, the former president of Marvel Studios, and Bradley Gallo will produce the film for Amasia.
Whannell made a name...
The classic story focuses on Britt Reid, owner-publisher of The Daily Sentinel. Armed with knowledge from his sources, cool weapons, a supercar known as the Black Beauty, and teamed with his trusty aide Kato, Reid became The Green Hornet, a vigilante crime fighter wanted by the police and feared by the criminal world.
Sources say by going in Whannell’s direction, the story will deviate from the 2011 version, viewers can expect a more serious action thriller that would work toward his strengths.
Also in news – Florence Pugh to star in Netflix series ‘East of Eden’
David Koepp submitted a script for the project earlier this year. Michael Helfant, the former president of Marvel Studios, and Bradley Gallo will produce the film for Amasia.
Whannell made a name...
- 6/24/2022
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Exclusive: One of the more highly sought after open directing jobs may have just been filled as Sources tell Deadline that Leigh Whannell is in negotiations to direct The Green Hornet And Kato for Universal. Execs have been meeting with directors over the past couple of weeks but insiders close to the meetings felt as soon as Whannell threw his name in the mix he had the edge as the studio has wanted to get back in business with him after he delivered Invisible Man pic to critical acclaim and box-office success. The studio got a script in from David Koepp early this year they are high on and once a deal closes the film should be fast-tracked to the pre-production stages.
Universal optioned rights to The Green Hornet from Amasia in the spring of 2020, after co-founders Michael Helfant and Bradley Gallo acquired control of the motion picture franchise from...
Universal optioned rights to The Green Hornet from Amasia in the spring of 2020, after co-founders Michael Helfant and Bradley Gallo acquired control of the motion picture franchise from...
- 6/23/2022
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Ami Canaan Mann (Texas Killing Fields) is gearing up to direct the biopic Audrey’s Children for Amasia Entertainment (Wild Mountain Thyme) and Resonate Entertainment (Sitting in Bars with Cake).
The film will tell the story of Dr. Audrey Evans, the revolutionary pediatric oncologist best known as the co-founder of Ronald McDonald House Charities—the world-famous organization that provides housing and support to millions of families in 62 countries around the world. A rebel with a cause, Evans burst onto the scene at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in 1970, discovering groundbreaking treatment methods for pediatric cancer. She then put her own career on the line, in a bid to administer her new methods to dire patients, and to provide housing for out-of-town families seeking care, going to extreme lengths to save her children.
Julia Fisher Farbman (Modern Hero) wrote the screenplay, which was based on years of research and conversations with Evans,...
The film will tell the story of Dr. Audrey Evans, the revolutionary pediatric oncologist best known as the co-founder of Ronald McDonald House Charities—the world-famous organization that provides housing and support to millions of families in 62 countries around the world. A rebel with a cause, Evans burst onto the scene at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in 1970, discovering groundbreaking treatment methods for pediatric cancer. She then put her own career on the line, in a bid to administer her new methods to dire patients, and to provide housing for out-of-town families seeking care, going to extreme lengths to save her children.
Julia Fisher Farbman (Modern Hero) wrote the screenplay, which was based on years of research and conversations with Evans,...
- 5/4/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Principal photography has completed on under-the-radar comedy feature Not An Artist, whose ensemble cast we can reveal as Ciara Bravo (Cherry), Rosalind Chao (Mulan), Cleopatra Coleman (The Last Man On Earth), Clark Moore (Crazy Ex Girlfriend), GaTa (Dave), Haley Joel Osment (The Sixth Sense), Alexi Pappas (Olympic Dreams), Horatio Sanz (Black Monday), Robert Schwartzman (The Princess Diaries), Matt Walsh (Veep), and rapper/actor/filmmaker Bobby “RZA” Diggs (Californication).
The movie follows a young woman (Pappas) who is accepted into a residency program created by the wealthy enigmatic benefactor known only as “The Abbott” (RZA) for high-potential artists suffering from creative constipation. The artists sign a legally binding agreement to complete a creative project of choice during their one-month stay – or quit the arts forever.
Meanwhile, the woman’s father, (Walsh) a physician, is drifting through America’s National Parks, practicing telemedicine from an Rv. Following a series of mistakes,...
The movie follows a young woman (Pappas) who is accepted into a residency program created by the wealthy enigmatic benefactor known only as “The Abbott” (RZA) for high-potential artists suffering from creative constipation. The artists sign a legally binding agreement to complete a creative project of choice during their one-month stay – or quit the arts forever.
Meanwhile, the woman’s father, (Walsh) a physician, is drifting through America’s National Parks, practicing telemedicine from an Rv. Following a series of mistakes,...
- 6/10/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Amasia Entertainment co-founders Michael Helfant and Bradley Gallo continue developing the "Green Hornet and Kato" live-action feature, showcasing a female 'Kato', based on the 1936 mask-wearing crime-fighting character from radio, pulp magazines, comic books, movies and TV series:
"The Green Hornet" debuted January 31, 1936 on radio station Wxyz Detroit, the creation of George W. Trendle and Fran Striker of "The Lone Ranger" fame.
Broadcasting until 1952 on the Mutual and NBC Blue networks, the series followed the adventures of 'Britt Reid', a bored playboy...
...whose life changes when he inherits his father's newspaper 'The Daily Sentinel' and saves the life of 'Kato', a Japanese man with martial-arts skills.
After Reid and Kato witness a brutal crime, Reid becomes a crime-fighter, using two special, non-lethal guns, with one firing 'knock-out gas' and the other producing a 'Hornet's Sting' electric shock.
Following its successful run on radio, "The Green Hornet" ran in several...
"The Green Hornet" debuted January 31, 1936 on radio station Wxyz Detroit, the creation of George W. Trendle and Fran Striker of "The Lone Ranger" fame.
Broadcasting until 1952 on the Mutual and NBC Blue networks, the series followed the adventures of 'Britt Reid', a bored playboy...
...whose life changes when he inherits his father's newspaper 'The Daily Sentinel' and saves the life of 'Kato', a Japanese man with martial-arts skills.
After Reid and Kato witness a brutal crime, Reid becomes a crime-fighter, using two special, non-lethal guns, with one firing 'knock-out gas' and the other producing a 'Hornet's Sting' electric shock.
Following its successful run on radio, "The Green Hornet" ran in several...
- 1/15/2021
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
David Koepp has been tapped to write the script for Universal Pictures and Amasia Entertainment’s The Green Hornet and Kato.
This past April, Universal optioned rights to The Green Hornet from Amasia, after co-founders Michael Helfant and Bradley Gallo acquired control of the motion picture franchise from the family of the original creator George W. Trendle in a competitive bidding war in January.
Helfant, the former president of Marvel Studios, and Gallo will produce the film for Amasia.
The Green Hornet was one of early radio’s most popular adventure shows (predating Superman), before being turned into 1940s movie serials (from Universal ) and the 1966 TV series that introduced Bruce Lee (Kato) to the U.S. The classic story focuses on Britt Reid, owner-publisher of The Daily Sentinel. Armed with knowledge from his sources, cool weapons, a supercar known as the Black Beauty, and teamed with his trusty aide Kato,...
This past April, Universal optioned rights to The Green Hornet from Amasia, after co-founders Michael Helfant and Bradley Gallo acquired control of the motion picture franchise from the family of the original creator George W. Trendle in a competitive bidding war in January.
Helfant, the former president of Marvel Studios, and Gallo will produce the film for Amasia.
The Green Hornet was one of early radio’s most popular adventure shows (predating Superman), before being turned into 1940s movie serials (from Universal ) and the 1966 TV series that introduced Bruce Lee (Kato) to the U.S. The classic story focuses on Britt Reid, owner-publisher of The Daily Sentinel. Armed with knowledge from his sources, cool weapons, a supercar known as the Black Beauty, and teamed with his trusty aide Kato,...
- 12/10/2020
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
“The Green Hornet and Kato” film at Universal and Amasia Entertainment’s has landed a big franchise writer, David Koepp, known for “Jurassic Park,” the original “Mission: Impossible” film and the first “Spider-Man” film, among many more.
“The Green Hornet and Kato” was optioned and announced back in April after Amasia co-founders Michael Helfant and Bradley Gallo acquired the movie franchise rights from the family of the original creator George W. Trendle in a bidding war in January.
Helfant, the former President of Marvel Studios, and Gallo will produce the film for Amasia.
David Koepp is attached as a writer on the next Indiana Jones movie and Universal’s “Bride of Frankenstein,” and he most recently wrote and directed the Kevin Bacon thriller “You Should Have Left.”
“The Green Hornet” was one of early radio’s most popular adventure shows — even predating “Superman” — before it became a set of movie...
“The Green Hornet and Kato” was optioned and announced back in April after Amasia co-founders Michael Helfant and Bradley Gallo acquired the movie franchise rights from the family of the original creator George W. Trendle in a bidding war in January.
Helfant, the former President of Marvel Studios, and Gallo will produce the film for Amasia.
David Koepp is attached as a writer on the next Indiana Jones movie and Universal’s “Bride of Frankenstein,” and he most recently wrote and directed the Kevin Bacon thriller “You Should Have Left.”
“The Green Hornet” was one of early radio’s most popular adventure shows — even predating “Superman” — before it became a set of movie...
- 12/10/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
David Koepp, the veteran scribe who penned Jurassic Park and Spider-Man, has been tapped to pen the script for The Green Hornet and Kato, the Universal Pictures and Amasia Entertainment’s feature take on the classic crime-fighting pulp hero.
Amasia co-founders Michael Helfant and Bradley Gallo are producing the project.
Hornet is the alter ego of Britt Reid, an American newspaper publisher who dons a green mask and wields guns to fight crime. He is aided in this endeavor by his Asian valet-turned-partner Kato, with the two speeding around town in a futuristic car known as the Black Beauty.
The hero was part of the ...
Amasia co-founders Michael Helfant and Bradley Gallo are producing the project.
Hornet is the alter ego of Britt Reid, an American newspaper publisher who dons a green mask and wields guns to fight crime. He is aided in this endeavor by his Asian valet-turned-partner Kato, with the two speeding around town in a futuristic car known as the Black Beauty.
The hero was part of the ...
- 12/10/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
David Koepp, the veteran scribe who penned Jurassic Park and Spider-Man, has been tapped to pen the script for The Green Hornet and Kato, the Universal Pictures and Amasia Entertainment’s feature take on the classic crime-fighting pulp hero.
Amasia co-founders Michael Helfant and Bradley Gallo are producing the project.
Hornet is the alter ego of Britt Reid, an American newspaper publisher who dons a green mask and wields guns to fight crime. He is aided in this endeavor by his Asian valet-turned-partner Kato, with the two speeding around town in a futuristic car known as the Black Beauty.
The hero was part of the ...
Amasia co-founders Michael Helfant and Bradley Gallo are producing the project.
Hornet is the alter ego of Britt Reid, an American newspaper publisher who dons a green mask and wields guns to fight crime. He is aided in this endeavor by his Asian valet-turned-partner Kato, with the two speeding around town in a futuristic car known as the Black Beauty.
The hero was part of the ...
- 12/10/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Emily Blunt and Jamie Dornan have a very Irish romance in the brand new trailer for “Wild Mountain Thyme,” released on Tuesday.
Set in Ireland, the movie centers on Anthony (Dornan), who works in the fields under the constant belittling of his father (Christopher Walken), who has threatened to leave the family farm to Anthony’s American cousin Adam (Jon Hamm). A shy and worn-down Anthony doesn’t notice that Rosemary (Blunt), a childhood friend, has been attracted to him for years, despite feeling resentment for having been shamed by Anthony earlier. Caught between their families’ land dispute, sparks fly between the couple. Meanwhile, Rosemary’s mother, Aoife (Dearbhla Molloy), strives to unite the families before it is too late.
“Wild Mountain Thyme” is directed by John Patrick Shanley, and the film is adapted from his Broadway play “Outside Mullingar” from 2014. The original play starred Brian F. O’Byrne, Dearbhla Molloy,...
Set in Ireland, the movie centers on Anthony (Dornan), who works in the fields under the constant belittling of his father (Christopher Walken), who has threatened to leave the family farm to Anthony’s American cousin Adam (Jon Hamm). A shy and worn-down Anthony doesn’t notice that Rosemary (Blunt), a childhood friend, has been attracted to him for years, despite feeling resentment for having been shamed by Anthony earlier. Caught between their families’ land dispute, sparks fly between the couple. Meanwhile, Rosemary’s mother, Aoife (Dearbhla Molloy), strives to unite the families before it is too late.
“Wild Mountain Thyme” is directed by John Patrick Shanley, and the film is adapted from his Broadway play “Outside Mullingar” from 2014. The original play starred Brian F. O’Byrne, Dearbhla Molloy,...
- 11/10/2020
- by Natalie Oganesyan
- Variety Film + TV
Emily Blunt is an Irish farmer in John Patrick Shanley’s upcoming drama Wild Mountain Thyme, out December 11h.
The trailer features Blunt’s character Rosemary Muldoon, who’s spent her life in love with Anthony Reilly (Jamie Dornan), her neighbor at a nearby farm. Not only is Anthony oblivious to her feelings, but his father Tony (Christopher Walken) is choosing to sell the farm to his nephew (Jon Hamm) instead of him. “I don’t see a clear path,” Walken’s character tells Anthony, “from me to you.”
Later,...
The trailer features Blunt’s character Rosemary Muldoon, who’s spent her life in love with Anthony Reilly (Jamie Dornan), her neighbor at a nearby farm. Not only is Anthony oblivious to her feelings, but his father Tony (Christopher Walken) is choosing to sell the farm to his nephew (Jon Hamm) instead of him. “I don’t see a clear path,” Walken’s character tells Anthony, “from me to you.”
Later,...
- 11/10/2020
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
Amasia Entertainment co-founders Michael A. Helfant and Bradley Gallo continue developing a new "Green Hornet" feature, based on the 1936 mask-wearing crime-fighting character from radio, pulp magazines, comic books, movies and TV series:
"The Green Hornet" debuted January 31, 1936 on radio station Wxyz Detroit, the creation of George W. Trendle and Fran Striker of "The Lone Ranger" fame.
Broadcasting until 1952 on the Mutual and NBC Blue networks, the series followed the adventures of 'Britt Reid', a bored playboy whose life changes when he inherits his father's newspaper 'The Daily Sentinel' and saves the life of 'Kato', a Japanese man with martial-arts skills.
After Reid and Kato witness a brutal crime, Reid becomes a crime-fighter, using two special, non-lethal guns, with one firing 'knock-out gas' and the other producing a 'Hornet's Sting' electric shock.
Following its successful run on radio, "The Green Hornet" ran in several comic books and a 1940's movie serial from Universal.
"The Green Hornet" debuted January 31, 1936 on radio station Wxyz Detroit, the creation of George W. Trendle and Fran Striker of "The Lone Ranger" fame.
Broadcasting until 1952 on the Mutual and NBC Blue networks, the series followed the adventures of 'Britt Reid', a bored playboy whose life changes when he inherits his father's newspaper 'The Daily Sentinel' and saves the life of 'Kato', a Japanese man with martial-arts skills.
After Reid and Kato witness a brutal crime, Reid becomes a crime-fighter, using two special, non-lethal guns, with one firing 'knock-out gas' and the other producing a 'Hornet's Sting' electric shock.
Following its successful run on radio, "The Green Hornet" ran in several comic books and a 1940's movie serial from Universal.
- 5/11/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Dust off your fedora and domino mask and make sure there’s gas in the Black Beauty, because the Green Hornet and Kato will once again return to the screen. Despite the fact that the masked vigilantes pre-date Batman and Robin by several years (having first leaped into action on The Green Hornet radio show in 1936), these legendary pop culture figures haven’t had much luck on the screen recently. That’s about to change with Amasia Entertainment partnering with Universal Pictures for The Green Hornet and Kato, the latest attempt to update the pair for a new generation. Michael Helfant and Bradley Gallo are producing.
“The Green Hornet is one of the most iconic and beloved superhero tales ever created, and it has entertained generations of fans in every form of storytelling,” Universal Pictures president Peter Cramer said in a statement (via Variety). “We are thrilled to be partnering with Michael,...
“The Green Hornet is one of the most iconic and beloved superhero tales ever created, and it has entertained generations of fans in every form of storytelling,” Universal Pictures president Peter Cramer said in a statement (via Variety). “We are thrilled to be partnering with Michael,...
- 4/20/2020
- by Mike Cecchini
- Den of Geek
Amasia Entertainment co-founders Michael Helfant and Bradley Gallo continue developing the "Green Hornet and Kato" live-action feature, showcasing a female 'Kato', based on the 1936 mask-wearing crime-fighting character from radio, pulp magazines, comic books, movies and TV series:
"The Green Hornet" debuted January 31, 1936 on radio station Wxyz Detroit, the creation of George W. Trendle and Fran Striker of "The Lone Ranger" fame.
Broadcasting until 1952 on the Mutual and NBC Blue networks, the series followed the adventures of 'Britt Reid', a bored playboy...
...whose life changes when he inherits his father's newspaper 'The Daily Sentinel' and saves the life of 'Kato', a Japanese man with martial-arts skills.
After Reid and Kato witness a brutal crime, Reid becomes a crime-fighter, using two special, non-lethal guns, with one firing 'knock-out gas' and the other producing a 'Hornet's Sting' electric shock.
Following its successful run on radio, "The Green Hornet" ran in several comic books...
"The Green Hornet" debuted January 31, 1936 on radio station Wxyz Detroit, the creation of George W. Trendle and Fran Striker of "The Lone Ranger" fame.
Broadcasting until 1952 on the Mutual and NBC Blue networks, the series followed the adventures of 'Britt Reid', a bored playboy...
...whose life changes when he inherits his father's newspaper 'The Daily Sentinel' and saves the life of 'Kato', a Japanese man with martial-arts skills.
After Reid and Kato witness a brutal crime, Reid becomes a crime-fighter, using two special, non-lethal guns, with one firing 'knock-out gas' and the other producing a 'Hornet's Sting' electric shock.
Following its successful run on radio, "The Green Hornet" ran in several comic books...
- 4/17/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Reports have surfaced that a film based on the iconic characters the Green Hornet and Kato is in the works from Universal and Amasia Entertainment. The film, tentatively known as The Green Hornet and Kato is currently in development after Amasia’s co-founders Michael Helfant and Bradley Gallo secured the motion picture franchise rights in January […]
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- 4/16/2020
- by Becky O'Brien
- Cinelinx
Universal Pictures and Amasia Entertainment are partnering on The Green Hornet and Kato, which is currently in feature development.
Universal optioned the rights to the iconic characters, first created by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker in 1936, after Amasia co-founders Michael Helfant and Bradley Gallo took control of the motion picture franchise rights in a highly competitive bidding war back in January.
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The Green Hornet was one of early radio’s most popular adventure shows, predating Superman, before being turned into 1940s movie serials from Universal. A 1966 TV series, distributed by 20th Century Fox TV, followed, introducing Bruce Lee (Kato) to the United States. The story...
Universal optioned the rights to the iconic characters, first created by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker in 1936, after Amasia co-founders Michael Helfant and Bradley Gallo took control of the motion picture franchise rights in a highly competitive bidding war back in January.
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The Green Hornet was one of early radio’s most popular adventure shows, predating Superman, before being turned into 1940s movie serials from Universal. A 1966 TV series, distributed by 20th Century Fox TV, followed, introducing Bruce Lee (Kato) to the United States. The story...
- 4/16/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Universal Pictures and Amasia Entertainment are partnering on “The Green Hornet and Kato” and are in development on a film based on the classic characters.
Amasia won the feature film franchise rights to the Green Hornet in January with Amasia’s co-founders Michael Helfant and Bradley Gallo producing. Helfant is a veteran Hollywood executive who was president and chief operating officer of Marvel Studios for several years starting in 2005.
“The Green Hornet” originated as a radio show during the 1930s based on the vigilante Britt Reid character, owner/publisher of The Daily Sentinel. The 1966 TV series introduced Bruce Lee to the United States as Reid’s sidekick Kato. Seth Rogen starred in Sony’s “The Green Hornet,” which was produced by Neal Moritz and directed by Michel Gondry, generating $227 million worldwide at the box office on a $120 million budget.
Universal announced the deal on Thursday with Peter Cramer, president of Universal Pictures,...
Amasia won the feature film franchise rights to the Green Hornet in January with Amasia’s co-founders Michael Helfant and Bradley Gallo producing. Helfant is a veteran Hollywood executive who was president and chief operating officer of Marvel Studios for several years starting in 2005.
“The Green Hornet” originated as a radio show during the 1930s based on the vigilante Britt Reid character, owner/publisher of The Daily Sentinel. The 1966 TV series introduced Bruce Lee to the United States as Reid’s sidekick Kato. Seth Rogen starred in Sony’s “The Green Hornet,” which was produced by Neal Moritz and directed by Michel Gondry, generating $227 million worldwide at the box office on a $120 million budget.
Universal announced the deal on Thursday with Peter Cramer, president of Universal Pictures,...
- 4/16/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Universal Pictures and Amasia Entertainment have partnered on “The Green Hornet and Kato” and are currently in development on a film based on the iconic characters, the companies announced on Thursday.
Universal optioned the rights to “The Green Hornet” from Amasia after co-founders Michael Helfant and Bradley Gallo acquired control of the motion picture franchise rights in a bidding war this past January.
Helfant, the former president of Marvel Studios, and Gallo will produce the film for Amasia.
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“The Green Hornet’ is one of the most iconic and beloved superhero tales ever created, and it has entertained generations of fans in every form of storytelling,” said Peter Cramer, president of Universal Pictures, in a statement to TheWrap. “We are thrilled to be partnering with Michael, Bradley, and the entire Amasia team to launch an exciting new cinematic world for Britt Reid,...
Universal optioned the rights to “The Green Hornet” from Amasia after co-founders Michael Helfant and Bradley Gallo acquired control of the motion picture franchise rights in a bidding war this past January.
Helfant, the former president of Marvel Studios, and Gallo will produce the film for Amasia.
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“The Green Hornet’ is one of the most iconic and beloved superhero tales ever created, and it has entertained generations of fans in every form of storytelling,” said Peter Cramer, president of Universal Pictures, in a statement to TheWrap. “We are thrilled to be partnering with Michael, Bradley, and the entire Amasia team to launch an exciting new cinematic world for Britt Reid,...
- 4/16/2020
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
The Green Hornet has taken another step towards returning to the big screen.
Universal is optioning the rights to the classic pulp crime-fighting hero from Amasia, the banner run by former Marvel Studios president Michael Helfant and Bradley Gallo. The move follows Amasia’s acquisition of the motion picture franchise rights following a highly competitive bidding war in January.
Helfant and Gallo are producing the project, which carries the title of The Green Hornet and Kato, signaling that Hornet’s sidekick will be equally billed this time around.
Hornet is the alter ego of Britt Reid, an American newspaper publisher who ...
Universal is optioning the rights to the classic pulp crime-fighting hero from Amasia, the banner run by former Marvel Studios president Michael Helfant and Bradley Gallo. The move follows Amasia’s acquisition of the motion picture franchise rights following a highly competitive bidding war in January.
Helfant and Gallo are producing the project, which carries the title of The Green Hornet and Kato, signaling that Hornet’s sidekick will be equally billed this time around.
Hornet is the alter ego of Britt Reid, an American newspaper publisher who ...
- 4/16/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
The Green Hornet has taken another step towards returning to the big screen.
Universal is optioning the rights to the classic pulp crime-fighting hero from Amasia, the banner run by former Marvel Studios president Michael Helfant and Bradley Gallo. The move follows Amasia’s acquisition of the motion picture franchise rights following a highly competitive bidding war in January.
Helfant and Gallo are producing the project, which carries the title of The Green Hornet and Kato, signaling that Hornet’s sidekick will be equally billed this time around.
Hornet is the alter ego of Britt Reid, an American newspaper publisher who ...
Universal is optioning the rights to the classic pulp crime-fighting hero from Amasia, the banner run by former Marvel Studios president Michael Helfant and Bradley Gallo. The move follows Amasia’s acquisition of the motion picture franchise rights following a highly competitive bidding war in January.
Helfant and Gallo are producing the project, which carries the title of The Green Hornet and Kato, signaling that Hornet’s sidekick will be equally billed this time around.
Hornet is the alter ego of Britt Reid, an American newspaper publisher who ...
- 4/16/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Amasia Entertainment co-founders Michael Helfant and Bradley Gallo continue developing a new "Green Hornet" feature, based on the 1936 mask-wearing crime-fighting character from radio, pulp magazines, comic books, movies and TV series:
"The Green Hornet" debuted January 31, 1936 on radio station Wxyz Detroit, the creation of George W. Trendle and Fran Striker of "The Lone Ranger" fame.
Broadcasting until 1952 on the Mutual and NBC Blue networks, the series followed the adventures of 'Britt Reid', a bored playboy whose life changes when he inherits his father's newspaper 'The Daily Sentinel' and saves the life of 'Kato', a Japanese man with martial-arts skills.
After Reid and Kato witness a brutal crime, Reid becomes a crime-fighter, using two special, non-lethal guns, with one firing 'knock-out gas' and the other producing a 'Hornet's Sting' electric shock.
Following its successful run on radio, "The Green Hornet" ran in several comic books and a 1940's movie serial from Universal.
"The Green Hornet" debuted January 31, 1936 on radio station Wxyz Detroit, the creation of George W. Trendle and Fran Striker of "The Lone Ranger" fame.
Broadcasting until 1952 on the Mutual and NBC Blue networks, the series followed the adventures of 'Britt Reid', a bored playboy whose life changes when he inherits his father's newspaper 'The Daily Sentinel' and saves the life of 'Kato', a Japanese man with martial-arts skills.
After Reid and Kato witness a brutal crime, Reid becomes a crime-fighter, using two special, non-lethal guns, with one firing 'knock-out gas' and the other producing a 'Hornet's Sting' electric shock.
Following its successful run on radio, "The Green Hornet" ran in several comic books and a 1940's movie serial from Universal.
- 4/10/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Amasia Entertainment co-founders Michael Helfant and Bradley Gallo have acquired feature film rights to "The Green Hornet", based on the 1936 radio crime-fighting character and subsequent spin-off pulp magazines, comic books, movies and TV series:
"The Green Hornet" debuted January 31, 1936 on radio station Wxyz Detroit, the creation of George W. Trendle and Fran Striker of "The Lone Ranger" fame. Broadcasting until 1952 on the Mutual and NBC Blue networks, the series followed the adventures of 'Britt Reid', a bored playboy whose life changes when he inherits his father's newspaper 'The Daily Sentinel' and saves the life of 'Kato', a Japanese man with martial-arts skills.
After Reid and Kato witness a brutal crime, Reid becomes a crime-fighter, using two special, non-lethal guns, with one firing 'knock-out gas' and the other producing a 'Hornet's Sting' electric shock.
Following its successful run on radio,
"The Green Hornet" ran in several comic books and a 1940's movie serial from Universal.
"The Green Hornet" debuted January 31, 1936 on radio station Wxyz Detroit, the creation of George W. Trendle and Fran Striker of "The Lone Ranger" fame. Broadcasting until 1952 on the Mutual and NBC Blue networks, the series followed the adventures of 'Britt Reid', a bored playboy whose life changes when he inherits his father's newspaper 'The Daily Sentinel' and saves the life of 'Kato', a Japanese man with martial-arts skills.
After Reid and Kato witness a brutal crime, Reid becomes a crime-fighter, using two special, non-lethal guns, with one firing 'knock-out gas' and the other producing a 'Hornet's Sting' electric shock.
Following its successful run on radio,
"The Green Hornet" ran in several comic books and a 1940's movie serial from Universal.
- 1/30/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
A new movie version of “The Green Hornet” may soon be in the works. Amasia Entertainment has won the film franchise rights to the superhero property, the studio announced on Wednesday.
Amasia co-founders Michael Helfant and Bradley Gallo won the rights in a bidding war after it had been previously held by Universal, Dimension Films, Sony and most recently, Paramount.
Helfant is a former president of Marvel Studios and has been passionate about the property for years dating back to the ’60s TV show starring Van Williams and Bruce Lee.
Amasia co-founders Michael Helfant and Bradley Gallo won the rights in a bidding war after it had been previously held by Universal, Dimension Films, Sony and most recently, Paramount.
Helfant is a former president of Marvel Studios and has been passionate about the property for years dating back to the ’60s TV show starring Van Williams and Bruce Lee.
- 1/29/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Amasia Entertainment has secured the feature film rights to The Green Hornet after a competitive bidding situation for the much-traveled property that began in 1936 as a radio adventure serial and enjoyed a revival in 2011 with the release of the Columbia Pictures feature film starring Seth Rogen.
Amasia co-founders Michael Helfant and Bradley Gallo announced the acquisition of rights to a masked-man brand that has also made previous stops at Universal Pictures, Dimension Films, Miramax, and Paramount Pictures.
The Green Hornet and his valet/sidekick, Kato, were introduced on Detroit radio station Wxyz four years before the DC Comics debut of the Dynamic Duo of Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder. The Green Hornet is a feared underworld figure but in reputation only — the mystery man is actually an undercover crimefighter who also crusades for justice with his day job as newspaper publisher Britt Reid.
Helfant, the onetime Marvel Studios president and COO,...
Amasia co-founders Michael Helfant and Bradley Gallo announced the acquisition of rights to a masked-man brand that has also made previous stops at Universal Pictures, Dimension Films, Miramax, and Paramount Pictures.
The Green Hornet and his valet/sidekick, Kato, were introduced on Detroit radio station Wxyz four years before the DC Comics debut of the Dynamic Duo of Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder. The Green Hornet is a feared underworld figure but in reputation only — the mystery man is actually an undercover crimefighter who also crusades for justice with his day job as newspaper publisher Britt Reid.
Helfant, the onetime Marvel Studios president and COO,...
- 1/29/2020
- by Geoff Boucher
- Deadline Film + TV
In a superhero-dominated film culture ruled by Marvel and DC, one company is banking on an old, familiar name to shake up the duopoly. Indie film/TV production company Amasia Entertainment announced Wednesday that it secured motion picture rights to classic character The Green Hornet.
First created in 1938 by George W Trendle and later a staple in radio serials, the character spawned multiple big-screen adaptations in the early ’40s before surfacing as a cult hit TV series. Airing just one season from 1966-67, “The Green Hornet” starred Van Williams as Britt Reid, the newspaper publisher who by night fought crime as the masked vigilante that gave the show its title. In one of his early American roles, Bruce Lee played the role of Kato, Britt’s trusted partner.
Amasia, which was co-founded in 2012 by former Marvel executive Michael Helfant and former CNN reporter Bradley Gallo, acquired the rights to “The Green Hornet...
First created in 1938 by George W Trendle and later a staple in radio serials, the character spawned multiple big-screen adaptations in the early ’40s before surfacing as a cult hit TV series. Airing just one season from 1966-67, “The Green Hornet” starred Van Williams as Britt Reid, the newspaper publisher who by night fought crime as the masked vigilante that gave the show its title. In one of his early American roles, Bruce Lee played the role of Kato, Britt’s trusted partner.
Amasia, which was co-founded in 2012 by former Marvel executive Michael Helfant and former CNN reporter Bradley Gallo, acquired the rights to “The Green Hornet...
- 1/29/2020
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
Amasia Entertainment has won the feature film franchise rights “The Green Hornet,” nine years after Seth Rogen took on the title role for Sony Pictures.
Amasia’s co-founders Michael Helfant and Bradley Gallo made the announcement Wednesday. Helfant is a veteran Hollywood executive who was president and chief operating officer of Marvel Studios for several years starting in 2005.
“When I was a kid, ‘The Green Hornet’ was one of my favorite television series,” he said. “I loved everything about it – The Green Hornet, Kato, and of course, the Black Beauty. They were the coolest! It was personally painful to leave them all behind when I left Dimension. So I tried to option the property again at Marvel before it went over to Sony, and then again in 2017 before the rights landed at Paramount.”
“The Green Hornet” originated as a radio show during the 1930s based on the vigilante Britt Reid character,...
Amasia’s co-founders Michael Helfant and Bradley Gallo made the announcement Wednesday. Helfant is a veteran Hollywood executive who was president and chief operating officer of Marvel Studios for several years starting in 2005.
“When I was a kid, ‘The Green Hornet’ was one of my favorite television series,” he said. “I loved everything about it – The Green Hornet, Kato, and of course, the Black Beauty. They were the coolest! It was personally painful to leave them all behind when I left Dimension. So I tried to option the property again at Marvel before it went over to Sony, and then again in 2017 before the rights landed at Paramount.”
“The Green Hornet” originated as a radio show during the 1930s based on the vigilante Britt Reid character,...
- 1/29/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Green Hornet could be on his way back to the big screen.
Amasia Entertainment, the banner of former Marvel Studios president Michael Helfant and Bradley Gallo, has won the motion picture rights to the classic pulp crime-fighting hero.
Hornet first appeared in radio serials during the 1930s. His popularity catapulted him onto the screen, first with film serials in the 1940s and then a television series in the 1960s that is perhaps best remembered as one of the first roles of Bruce Lee.
Hollywood flirted with a big-screen version on and off for decades before a 2011 iteration was made. With Michel ...
Amasia Entertainment, the banner of former Marvel Studios president Michael Helfant and Bradley Gallo, has won the motion picture rights to the classic pulp crime-fighting hero.
Hornet first appeared in radio serials during the 1930s. His popularity catapulted him onto the screen, first with film serials in the 1940s and then a television series in the 1960s that is perhaps best remembered as one of the first roles of Bruce Lee.
Hollywood flirted with a big-screen version on and off for decades before a 2011 iteration was made. With Michel ...
- 1/29/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Green Hornet could be on his way back to the big screen.
Amasia Entertainment, the banner of former Marvel Studios president Michael Helfant and Bradley Gallo, has won the motion picture rights to the classic pulp crime-fighting hero.
Hornet first appeared in radio serials during the 1930s. His popularity catapulted him onto the screen, first with film serials in the 1940s and then a television series in the 1960s that is perhaps best remembered as one of the first roles of Bruce Lee.
Hollywood flirted with a big-screen version on and off for decades before a 2011 iteration was made. With Michel ...
Amasia Entertainment, the banner of former Marvel Studios president Michael Helfant and Bradley Gallo, has won the motion picture rights to the classic pulp crime-fighting hero.
Hornet first appeared in radio serials during the 1930s. His popularity catapulted him onto the screen, first with film serials in the 1940s and then a television series in the 1960s that is perhaps best remembered as one of the first roles of Bruce Lee.
Hollywood flirted with a big-screen version on and off for decades before a 2011 iteration was made. With Michel ...
- 1/29/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
The CW has given a pilot script order to “Dark Shadows: Reincarnation,” a one-hour gothic horror drama based on the original Dark Shadows soap opera by Dan Curtis.
The reimagined show will be a modern-day continuation of the strange, terrifying, and sexy saga of the Collins family of Collinsport, Maine — a mysterious, influential, publicity-shy group hiding a ghastly secret: For the past 400 years, they’ve lived under a curse that bedevils their blueblood with every imaginable supernatural creature and horror.
Warner Bros. Television is the studio, and Mark B. Perry will write and executive produce. Michael Helfant, Bradley Gallo, Tracy Curtis and Cathy Curtis will also executive produce, with Tracy Mercer for Amasia Entertainment.
Reincarnation is a the third TV iteration of Dark Shadows — the original series aired on ABC from 1966 to 1971. Curtis was also behind a 1991 remake of the horror series which was canceled after one season.
The original...
The reimagined show will be a modern-day continuation of the strange, terrifying, and sexy saga of the Collins family of Collinsport, Maine — a mysterious, influential, publicity-shy group hiding a ghastly secret: For the past 400 years, they’ve lived under a curse that bedevils their blueblood with every imaginable supernatural creature and horror.
Warner Bros. Television is the studio, and Mark B. Perry will write and executive produce. Michael Helfant, Bradley Gallo, Tracy Curtis and Cathy Curtis will also executive produce, with Tracy Mercer for Amasia Entertainment.
Reincarnation is a the third TV iteration of Dark Shadows — the original series aired on ABC from 1966 to 1971. Curtis was also behind a 1991 remake of the horror series which was canceled after one season.
The original...
- 9/12/2019
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
Through its initial airings (from 1966–1971) and reruns of Dark Shadows, generations of horror fans spent afternoons in the formative years at the Collinwood Mansion, where the vampire Barnabas Collins (Jonathan Frid) crossed paths with devious humans and all manner of monsters. Now, The CW and Warner Bros. TV are looking to bring viewers back to the Collinwood Mansion in Dark Shadows: Reincarnation, a potential new sequel series that would continue the story of Dark Shadows in the modern era.
Deadline reports that The CW and Warner Bros. TV are developing Dark Shadows: Reincarnation, with Mark B. Perry writing the pilot episode and executive producing with Amasia Entertainment’s Michael Helfant, Bradley Gallo, and Tracy Mercer, as well as Tracy Curtis and Cathy Curtis—the daughters of Dan Curtis, the creator of the original Dark Shadows series.
According to Deadline, "re-imagined show will be a modern-day continuation of the strange, terrifying,...
Deadline reports that The CW and Warner Bros. TV are developing Dark Shadows: Reincarnation, with Mark B. Perry writing the pilot episode and executive producing with Amasia Entertainment’s Michael Helfant, Bradley Gallo, and Tracy Mercer, as well as Tracy Curtis and Cathy Curtis—the daughters of Dan Curtis, the creator of the original Dark Shadows series.
According to Deadline, "re-imagined show will be a modern-day continuation of the strange, terrifying,...
- 9/10/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
A new entry in the world of “Dark Shadows” is in the works at The CW, Variety has confirmed.
Based on the original series created by Dan Curtis, the one-hour drama “Dark Shadows: Reincarnation” is described as a modern-day continuation of the strange, terrifying, and sexy saga of the Collins family of Collinsport, Maine — a mysterious, influential, publicity-shy group hiding a ghastly secret: For the past 400 years, they’ve lived under a curse that bedevils their blueblood with every imaginable supernatural creature and horror.
Mark B. Perry is attached to write and executive produce the project. Tracy and Cathy Curtis will also executive produce along with Michael Helfant, Bradley Gallo, and Tracy Mercer of Amasia Entertainment. Warner Bros. Television will produce.
The original “Dark Shadows” aired on ABC from 1966 to 1971 for over 1,200 episodes. The series featured a wide variety of supernatural storylines and creatures, but is perhaps best remembered for the vampire character Barnabas Collins,...
Based on the original series created by Dan Curtis, the one-hour drama “Dark Shadows: Reincarnation” is described as a modern-day continuation of the strange, terrifying, and sexy saga of the Collins family of Collinsport, Maine — a mysterious, influential, publicity-shy group hiding a ghastly secret: For the past 400 years, they’ve lived under a curse that bedevils their blueblood with every imaginable supernatural creature and horror.
Mark B. Perry is attached to write and executive produce the project. Tracy and Cathy Curtis will also executive produce along with Michael Helfant, Bradley Gallo, and Tracy Mercer of Amasia Entertainment. Warner Bros. Television will produce.
The original “Dark Shadows” aired on ABC from 1966 to 1971 for over 1,200 episodes. The series featured a wide variety of supernatural storylines and creatures, but is perhaps best remembered for the vampire character Barnabas Collins,...
- 9/9/2019
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
The CW has given a pilot script order to “Dark Shadows: Reincarnation,” a one-hour gothic horror drama based on the original “Dark Shadows” series by Dan Curtis, TheWrap has learned.
Warner Bros. Television is the studio, and Mark B. Perry will write and executive produce.
The reimagined show will be a modern-day continuation of the strange, terrifying, and sexy saga of the Collins family of Collinsport, Maine — a mysterious, influential, publicity-shy group hiding a ghastly secret: For the past 400 years, they’ve lived under a curse that bedevils their blueblood with every imaginable supernatural creature and horror.
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Michael Helfant, Bradley Gallo, Tracy Curtis and Cathy Curtis will also executive produce, with Tracy Mercer for Amasia Entertainment.
“Reincarnation” is a fitting name for the project, as this is a the third...
Warner Bros. Television is the studio, and Mark B. Perry will write and executive produce.
The reimagined show will be a modern-day continuation of the strange, terrifying, and sexy saga of the Collins family of Collinsport, Maine — a mysterious, influential, publicity-shy group hiding a ghastly secret: For the past 400 years, they’ve lived under a curse that bedevils their blueblood with every imaginable supernatural creature and horror.
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Michael Helfant, Bradley Gallo, Tracy Curtis and Cathy Curtis will also executive produce, with Tracy Mercer for Amasia Entertainment.
“Reincarnation” is a fitting name for the project, as this is a the third...
- 9/9/2019
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
Exclusive: The CW and Warner Bros Television have made a deal to develop Dark Shadows: Reincarnation, an hourlong gothic horror drama based on the 1966 Dan Curtis-created cult classic TV soap opera. The pilot will be written by Mark B. Perry, whose credits include Revenge, Ghost Whisperer and Brothers & Sisters. He will be exec producer along with Amasia Entertainment’s Michael Helfant, Bradley Gallo and Tracy Mercer, along with Tracy Curtis and Cathy Curtis.
The re-imagined show will be a modern-day continuation of the strange, terrifying, and sexy saga of the Collins family of Collinsport, Maine — a mysterious, influential, publicity-shy group hiding a ghastly secret: For the past 400 years, they’ve lived under a curse that bedevils their blue blood with every imaginable supernatural creature and horror. The intention here is to harken back to the original, which was so popular it actually saw Shakespearean actor Jonathan Frid become as...
The re-imagined show will be a modern-day continuation of the strange, terrifying, and sexy saga of the Collins family of Collinsport, Maine — a mysterious, influential, publicity-shy group hiding a ghastly secret: For the past 400 years, they’ve lived under a curse that bedevils their blue blood with every imaginable supernatural creature and horror. The intention here is to harken back to the original, which was so popular it actually saw Shakespearean actor Jonathan Frid become as...
- 9/9/2019
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
The CW is taking another crack at Dark Shadows.
The network and Warner Bros. TV are developing a modern update of the Gothic soap, which originally aired as an ABC daytime serial from 1966-71. The new version, titled Dark Shadows: Reincarnation, would be a present-day continuation of the story, which centers on the supernaturally afflicted Collins family.
Mark B. Perry (Revenge, Ghost Whisperer), a self-professed fan of the original series, is writing the pilot. He will executive produce with Amasia Entertainment's Michael Helfant, Bradley Gallo and Tracy Mercer, as well as Tracy and Cathy Curtis, the daughters of series creator Dan ...
The network and Warner Bros. TV are developing a modern update of the Gothic soap, which originally aired as an ABC daytime serial from 1966-71. The new version, titled Dark Shadows: Reincarnation, would be a present-day continuation of the story, which centers on the supernaturally afflicted Collins family.
Mark B. Perry (Revenge, Ghost Whisperer), a self-professed fan of the original series, is writing the pilot. He will executive produce with Amasia Entertainment's Michael Helfant, Bradley Gallo and Tracy Mercer, as well as Tracy and Cathy Curtis, the daughters of series creator Dan ...
Blunt replaces Holliday Grainger in the role of Rosemary.
Emily Blunt and Jon Hamm have joined Jamie Dornan in the cast of John Patrick Shanley’s Irish drama Wild Mountain Thyme, with Bleecker Street and Lionsgate acquiring Us and UK rights respectively on the title.
Blunt replaces Holliday Grainger as the female lead, with Grainger dropping out due to a scheduling conflict. Further new cast including Christopher Walken and Dearbhla Molloy.
HanWay Films negotiated the deal with Lionsgate UK; CAA and Andrew Kramer handled the Us sale.
HanWay has also closed deals for Switzerland (Pathé Ag); Spain (A Contracorriente); Latin...
Emily Blunt and Jon Hamm have joined Jamie Dornan in the cast of John Patrick Shanley’s Irish drama Wild Mountain Thyme, with Bleecker Street and Lionsgate acquiring Us and UK rights respectively on the title.
Blunt replaces Holliday Grainger as the female lead, with Grainger dropping out due to a scheduling conflict. Further new cast including Christopher Walken and Dearbhla Molloy.
HanWay Films negotiated the deal with Lionsgate UK; CAA and Andrew Kramer handled the Us sale.
HanWay has also closed deals for Switzerland (Pathé Ag); Spain (A Contracorriente); Latin...
- 9/3/2019
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Emily Blunt has joined “Wild Mountain Thyme” as Jamie Dornan’s star-crossed love interest in John Patrick Shanley’s adaptation of his Broadway smash hit, “Outside Mullingar.” Blunt replaces Holliday Grainger, who was previously announced as Dornan’s co-star in May.
Jon Hamm, Dearbhla Molloy, and Christopher Walken have also signed on for the movie, which starts shooting at the end of the month.
Bleecker Street has already acquired the U.S. rights for the film, and Lionsgate U.K. has Britain.
The film, which is set in Ireland, follows Anthony (Dornan), who is always out in the fields working and is worn down by the constant belittling from his father (Walken). His father has threatened to bequeath the family farm to his American cousin Adam (Hamm). Rosemary (Blunt) holds a grudge for having been shamed by Anthony in childhood, and the sparks between them fly. Her mother, Aoife (Molloy...
Jon Hamm, Dearbhla Molloy, and Christopher Walken have also signed on for the movie, which starts shooting at the end of the month.
Bleecker Street has already acquired the U.S. rights for the film, and Lionsgate U.K. has Britain.
The film, which is set in Ireland, follows Anthony (Dornan), who is always out in the fields working and is worn down by the constant belittling from his father (Walken). His father has threatened to bequeath the family farm to his American cousin Adam (Hamm). Rosemary (Blunt) holds a grudge for having been shamed by Anthony in childhood, and the sparks between them fly. Her mother, Aoife (Molloy...
- 9/3/2019
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
Bleecker Street has acquired the U.S. distribution rights to “Wild Mountain Thyme,” a lyrical romance that will star Emily Blunt and Jamie Dornan playing star-crossed lovers, the distributor announced Monday.
Lionsgate UK has also acquired the U.K. rights to “Wild Mountain Thyme,” which is based on the play “Outside Mullingar” by John Patrick Shanley. Shanley is writing and directing the film that will begin principal photography on Sept. 30 and will shoot on location in Ireland.
Blunt and Dornan star as lovers whose families are caught up in a feud over a hotly contested patch of land that separates their two farms. The film also stars Jon Hamm, Dearbhla Molloy and Christopher Walken. Holliday Grainger was originally attached to star in Blunt’s role.
Here’s the synopsis:
Anthony (Dornan) always seems to...
Lionsgate UK has also acquired the U.K. rights to “Wild Mountain Thyme,” which is based on the play “Outside Mullingar” by John Patrick Shanley. Shanley is writing and directing the film that will begin principal photography on Sept. 30 and will shoot on location in Ireland.
Blunt and Dornan star as lovers whose families are caught up in a feud over a hotly contested patch of land that separates their two farms. The film also stars Jon Hamm, Dearbhla Molloy and Christopher Walken. Holliday Grainger was originally attached to star in Blunt’s role.
Here’s the synopsis:
Anthony (Dornan) always seems to...
- 9/3/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions has picked up all international rights to “Them That Follow,” a drama about an obscure American Pentecostal sect that premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
The film stars Oscar nominee Olivia Colman (“The Favourite”) and Walton Goggins (“Justified”). The Orchard picked up domestic rights earlier in the festival.
“Them That Follow” centers on a group of snake handlers in the hills of Appalachia whose church services include the century-old tradition of worshiping with the reptiles. In the movie, a pastor’s daughter (Alice Englert) carries on a forbidden affair with a childhood friend (Thomas Mann) that threatens to put her in conflict with her father’s church.
This is the third acquisition made by Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. The company previously picked up “Tomorrow Man,” a romantic drama with John Lithgow and Blythe Danner, and “Sound of Silence,” a...
The film stars Oscar nominee Olivia Colman (“The Favourite”) and Walton Goggins (“Justified”). The Orchard picked up domestic rights earlier in the festival.
“Them That Follow” centers on a group of snake handlers in the hills of Appalachia whose church services include the century-old tradition of worshiping with the reptiles. In the movie, a pastor’s daughter (Alice Englert) carries on a forbidden affair with a childhood friend (Thomas Mann) that threatens to put her in conflict with her father’s church.
This is the third acquisition made by Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. The company previously picked up “Tomorrow Man,” a romantic drama with John Lithgow and Blythe Danner, and “Sound of Silence,” a...
- 1/30/2019
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Distributor acquired doc Halston earlier in festival.
The Orchard film group, recently acquired by 1091 Media, has picked up North American rights to Them That Follow in Sundance.
Oscar-nominated Olivia Colman stars alongside Kaitlyn Dever, Alice Englert, Jim Gaffigan, Walton Goggins, Thomas Mann and Lewis Pullman in writer-directors Britt Poulton and Dan Madison Savage’s debut feature.
Them That Follow takes place in the Appalachian foothills as a pastor’s daughter engages in a forbidden relationship that challenges her community of American Pentecostal snake handlers.
Bradley Gallo produced with Michael A. Helfant for Amasia, and Gerard Butler, Alan Siegel and Danielle Robinson for G-base.
The Orchard film group, recently acquired by 1091 Media, has picked up North American rights to Them That Follow in Sundance.
Oscar-nominated Olivia Colman stars alongside Kaitlyn Dever, Alice Englert, Jim Gaffigan, Walton Goggins, Thomas Mann and Lewis Pullman in writer-directors Britt Poulton and Dan Madison Savage’s debut feature.
Them That Follow takes place in the Appalachian foothills as a pastor’s daughter engages in a forbidden relationship that challenges her community of American Pentecostal snake handlers.
Bradley Gallo produced with Michael A. Helfant for Amasia, and Gerard Butler, Alan Siegel and Danielle Robinson for G-base.
- 1/29/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: In its second pickup at the Sundance Film Festival this year, the new Orchard Film Group under new owners 1091 Media, has taken North American rights to Britt Poulton and Dan Madison Savage’s Appalachian thriller Them That Follow.
The pic was bought in a competitive situation. Danielle Digiacomo, VP Film/TV Acquisitions for The Orchard negotiated the deal with CAA Media Finance.
Starring Oscar-nominated The Favourite actress Olivia Colman, Them That Follow follows members of an isolated community of Pentecostal snake handlers led by Pastor Lemuel (Walton Goggins) who risk their lives to attest themselves before God. Lemuel’s daughter Mara (Alice Englert) prepares for her wedding to the young believer her father has singled out for her under the watchful eye of Hope (Colman), while scrambling to hide a secret that has the potential to drive her father’s church to ruin. Kaitlyn Dever, Jim Gaffigan, Thomas Mann...
The pic was bought in a competitive situation. Danielle Digiacomo, VP Film/TV Acquisitions for The Orchard negotiated the deal with CAA Media Finance.
Starring Oscar-nominated The Favourite actress Olivia Colman, Them That Follow follows members of an isolated community of Pentecostal snake handlers led by Pastor Lemuel (Walton Goggins) who risk their lives to attest themselves before God. Lemuel’s daughter Mara (Alice Englert) prepares for her wedding to the young believer her father has singled out for her under the watchful eye of Hope (Colman), while scrambling to hide a secret that has the potential to drive her father’s church to ruin. Kaitlyn Dever, Jim Gaffigan, Thomas Mann...
- 1/29/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
The Stella Artois & Deadline Sundance Series at the Sundance Film Festival continues to go strong Monday with the filmmakers and cast from Them That Follow.
Moderated by Dominic Patten, the panel will include directors and writers Britt Poulton, Dan Madison Savage; producers Bradley Gallo, Michael Helfant, Alan Siegel and Danielle Robinson as well as cast members Kaitlyn Dever, Alice Englert, Jim Gaffigan, Walton Goggins, Thomas Mann, and Lewis Pullman.
The film, which premiered at the fest Sunday, follows the members of an isolated Appalachian community of Pentecostal snake handlers led by Pastor Lemuel (Goggins) who risk their lives to attest themselves before God. Lemuel’s daughter Mara (Englert) prepares for her upcoming wedding to the young believer her father has singled out for her under the watchful eye of Hope (Colman), while scrambling to hide a secret that has the potential to drive her father’s church to ruin.
Watch the livestream above.
Moderated by Dominic Patten, the panel will include directors and writers Britt Poulton, Dan Madison Savage; producers Bradley Gallo, Michael Helfant, Alan Siegel and Danielle Robinson as well as cast members Kaitlyn Dever, Alice Englert, Jim Gaffigan, Walton Goggins, Thomas Mann, and Lewis Pullman.
The film, which premiered at the fest Sunday, follows the members of an isolated Appalachian community of Pentecostal snake handlers led by Pastor Lemuel (Goggins) who risk their lives to attest themselves before God. Lemuel’s daughter Mara (Englert) prepares for her upcoming wedding to the young believer her father has singled out for her under the watchful eye of Hope (Colman), while scrambling to hide a secret that has the potential to drive her father’s church to ruin.
Watch the livestream above.
- 1/28/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s hard to believe it’s almost time for a new year of the Sundance Film Festival, but we’re now less than two months away, and this writer is extremely excited to head to Park City once again, especially after digging into Sundance’s initial lineup announcement today. Not only does their Midnight slate look insanely great, but there are a ton of films running in Sundance’s other programming tracks that I am beyond excited to see in January.
Some of the highlights from today’s lineup announcement include Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile which chronicles the life of Ted Bundy (played by Zac Efron) through the experiences of his girlfriend; Paradise Hills, which stars Emma Roberts, Milla Jovovich, and Awkwafina; Relive from producer Jason Blum; Dan Gilroy’s Buzzsaw; and the Alien-themed documentary Memory. I’ve gone ahead and broken down all the titles...
Some of the highlights from today’s lineup announcement include Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile which chronicles the life of Ted Bundy (played by Zac Efron) through the experiences of his girlfriend; Paradise Hills, which stars Emma Roberts, Milla Jovovich, and Awkwafina; Relive from producer Jason Blum; Dan Gilroy’s Buzzsaw; and the Alien-themed documentary Memory. I’ve gone ahead and broken down all the titles...
- 11/29/2018
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Exclusive: IFC Films has acquired U.S rights to Don’t Go, the new film from David Gleeson, and has set on October 26 theatrical release date for it. Stephen Dorff and Melissa George star in the unconventional supernatural thriller from Gleeson, who is coming off co-writing the script for the Jrr Tolkien biopic Tolkien starring Nicholas Hoult and Lily Collins, which Dome Karukoski is directing and Chernin Entertainment is producing for Fox Searchlight.
Don’t Go, the Ireland-born Gleeson’s first helming effort since writing and directing 2006’s The Front Line, centers on Ben and Hazel (Dorff and George), whose young daughter has just died. After relocating to open a seaside hotel on the west coast of Ireland, Ben begins to have vivid dreams about his little girl which he becomes convinced holds the key to bringing her back to life. Simon Delaney and Charlotte Bradley also star.
Nathalie Lichtenthaeler...
Don’t Go, the Ireland-born Gleeson’s first helming effort since writing and directing 2006’s The Front Line, centers on Ben and Hazel (Dorff and George), whose young daughter has just died. After relocating to open a seaside hotel on the west coast of Ireland, Ben begins to have vivid dreams about his little girl which he becomes convinced holds the key to bringing her back to life. Simon Delaney and Charlotte Bradley also star.
Nathalie Lichtenthaeler...
- 9/26/2018
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
First footage will be presented to buyers at Efm.
Radiant Films International has added the psychological thriller Don’t Go starring Stephen Dorff and Melissa George to its sales slate and will introduce to buyers in Berlin this week.
David Gleeson, who wrote the screenplay to the upcoming Fox Searchlight drama Tolkien, directs from a screenplay he wrote with Ronan Blaney about a loving couple who struggle to deal with the loss of their daughter in an accident.
After they relocate to a small beachside town in Ireland, the woman fears for her husband’s sanity when he has vivid dreams about the child and convinces himself he can bring her back to life.
Radiant CEO and president Mimi Steinbauer will present first footage to buyers in Berlin. Paradigm represents Us rights to the drama, which also stars Simon Delaney and Charlotte Bradley.
Nathalie Lichtenthaeler produces the feature, which is in post, through her Ireland-based...
Radiant Films International has added the psychological thriller Don’t Go starring Stephen Dorff and Melissa George to its sales slate and will introduce to buyers in Berlin this week.
David Gleeson, who wrote the screenplay to the upcoming Fox Searchlight drama Tolkien, directs from a screenplay he wrote with Ronan Blaney about a loving couple who struggle to deal with the loss of their daughter in an accident.
After they relocate to a small beachside town in Ireland, the woman fears for her husband’s sanity when he has vivid dreams about the child and convinces himself he can bring her back to life.
Radiant CEO and president Mimi Steinbauer will present first footage to buyers in Berlin. Paradigm represents Us rights to the drama, which also stars Simon Delaney and Charlotte Bradley.
Nathalie Lichtenthaeler produces the feature, which is in post, through her Ireland-based...
- 2/15/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Olivia Colman (The Lobster), Alice Englert (Ginger and Rosa) and Thomas Mann (Me, Earl and the Dying Girl) have been set to star in Them That Follow, which Brittany Poulton and Daniel Savage will direct from their original screenplay. Bradley Gallo and Michael Helfant will produce for Amasia Entertainment, along with Gerard Butler, Alan Siegel and Danielle Robinson for G-base. Amasia is financing an October shoot in Ohio. Them That Follow is a dramatic thriller…...
- 8/17/2017
- Deadline
Exclusive: Chicago playwright Joshua Rollins is adding movie and TV chapters to his story. His feature film screenplay World Breaker and one-hour drama Doppel have been optioned by Amasia Entertainment. The news comes as Michael Helfant and Bradley Gallo's indie production/finance outfit launched a TV division in February with veteran film/TV exec Tracy Mercer at the helm. Mercer brought in both Rollins projects and will shepherd development. The sci-fi pic World Breaker…...
- 5/4/2017
- Deadline TV
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