Quiver has picked up North American rights from Premiere Entertainment Group to the romantic comedy Plan B starring Jamie Lee from HBO’s Crashing and Jon Heder from Napoleon Dynamite.
Premiere is continuing international sales here on the story of a woman who gets pregnant after a one-night stand with her awkward neighbour and impulsively decides to sleep with a successful businessman to pass off the baby as his.
Tom Berenger, Shannon Elizabeth, and Kate Flannery round out the key cast. Quiver plans to release the film later in the year.
Brandon Tamburri directed Plan B film from his original...
Premiere is continuing international sales here on the story of a woman who gets pregnant after a one-night stand with her awkward neighbour and impulsively decides to sleep with a successful businessman to pass off the baby as his.
Tom Berenger, Shannon Elizabeth, and Kate Flannery round out the key cast. Quiver plans to release the film later in the year.
Brandon Tamburri directed Plan B film from his original...
- 5/18/2024
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Gravitas Ventures has acquired North American rights to writer-director Heidi Weitzer’s comedy My Divorce Party, starring Rumer Willis, slating it for release on digital and cable VOD on April 30.
Pic watches as divorcee Xan (Desiree Staples) gathers her close friends to celebrate her impending split, only to reveal she intends to burn her divorce settlement money to start fresh. Chaos ensues as each friend has a wildly different opinion on what Xan should do.
Kimia Behpoornia, Michelle Meredith, Sarah Hollis, Desiree Staples, Dionne Gipson, Laith Ashley, and Cap Peterson also star. The film is produced by Adrienne Childress and Geenah Krisht. Gravitas Ventures’ VP of Acquisitions and International Sales, Danielle Gasher negotiated the deal with Film Mode Entertainment.
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Iqbal Theba
Exclusive: Iqbal Theba (Green Book) will star alongside Sylvia Hoeks, Holly Hunter, Mark Duplass and Nicholas Hamilton in the Anna Nicole Smith biopic Hurricanna.
Pic promises to chart...
Pic watches as divorcee Xan (Desiree Staples) gathers her close friends to celebrate her impending split, only to reveal she intends to burn her divorce settlement money to start fresh. Chaos ensues as each friend has a wildly different opinion on what Xan should do.
Kimia Behpoornia, Michelle Meredith, Sarah Hollis, Desiree Staples, Dionne Gipson, Laith Ashley, and Cap Peterson also star. The film is produced by Adrienne Childress and Geenah Krisht. Gravitas Ventures’ VP of Acquisitions and International Sales, Danielle Gasher negotiated the deal with Film Mode Entertainment.
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Iqbal Theba
Exclusive: Iqbal Theba (Green Book) will star alongside Sylvia Hoeks, Holly Hunter, Mark Duplass and Nicholas Hamilton in the Anna Nicole Smith biopic Hurricanna.
Pic promises to chart...
- 2/16/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Quiver Distribution announced today that they have partnered with Blacktop International to launch sales on psychological thriller The Girl in the Pool, starring Freddie Prinze Jr (I Know What You Did Last Summer, Scooby-Doo). The news comes with a first look image from the film.
The Girl in the Pool also stars Monica Potter and Kevin Pollak.
About the thriller: “A well-to-do family man is forced to struggle through a surprise birthday party moments after hiding the murdered corpse of his mistress.”
Dakota Gorman directors the thriller from a script by Jackson Reid Williams.
“The Girl in the Pool is a surprising thriller that will keep audiences guessing right until the end,” said Quiver Distribution Co-Presidents Berry Meyerowitz and Jeff Sackman in a press release, who added that “Freddie Prinze Jr. delivers a remarkable performance as the unfaithful husband in a truly unfathomable predicament.”
“The Girl in the Pool is...
The Girl in the Pool also stars Monica Potter and Kevin Pollak.
About the thriller: “A well-to-do family man is forced to struggle through a surprise birthday party moments after hiding the murdered corpse of his mistress.”
Dakota Gorman directors the thriller from a script by Jackson Reid Williams.
“The Girl in the Pool is a surprising thriller that will keep audiences guessing right until the end,” said Quiver Distribution Co-Presidents Berry Meyerowitz and Jeff Sackman in a press release, who added that “Freddie Prinze Jr. delivers a remarkable performance as the unfaithful husband in a truly unfathomable predicament.”
“The Girl in the Pool is...
- 2/8/2024
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Quiver Distribution is partnering with Blacktop International to launch sales at EFM next week on Freddie Prinze Jr. thriller The Girl In The Pool and has released a first-look image from the film.
Quiver has wrapped production on the story directed by Dakota Gorman about a well-to-do family man who must get through a surprise birthday party thrown by his wife shortly after he has hidden the corpse of his murdered mistress.
Starring alongside Prinze Jr are Monica Potter as his wife, and Kevin Pollak.
Prinze Jr. and Potter starred together in Universal’s 2001 comedy Head Over Heels.
Jackson Reid Williams...
Quiver has wrapped production on the story directed by Dakota Gorman about a well-to-do family man who must get through a surprise birthday party thrown by his wife shortly after he has hidden the corpse of his murdered mistress.
Starring alongside Prinze Jr are Monica Potter as his wife, and Kevin Pollak.
Prinze Jr. and Potter starred together in Universal’s 2001 comedy Head Over Heels.
Jackson Reid Williams...
- 2/8/2024
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Quiver Distribution announced today that they have acquired North American rights for the family crime drama Fresh Kills written and directed by Jennifer Esposito in her feature film debut. The film stars Esposito, Emily Bader, Odessa A’zion, Domenick Lombardozzi, and Annabella Sciorra. Quiver will release the film in theaters on May 17th.
Fresh Kills brings late 1980s Staten Island to vivid life through the lens of Rose Larusso (Bader), an inquisitive young girl who discovers her father (Lombardozzi) is an emerging mafia kingpin. Rose’s growing desire to break free from the path set before her soon threatens her existence and alienates her from her closest allies: her mother Francine (Esposito), her sister Connie (A’zion), and her aunt Christine (Sciorra).
“Fresh Kills is a brand new take on the classic mob movie” said Quiver Distribution Co-Presidents Berry Meyerowitz and Jeff Sackman, who...
Fresh Kills brings late 1980s Staten Island to vivid life through the lens of Rose Larusso (Bader), an inquisitive young girl who discovers her father (Lombardozzi) is an emerging mafia kingpin. Rose’s growing desire to break free from the path set before her soon threatens her existence and alienates her from her closest allies: her mother Francine (Esposito), her sister Connie (A’zion), and her aunt Christine (Sciorra).
“Fresh Kills is a brand new take on the classic mob movie” said Quiver Distribution Co-Presidents Berry Meyerowitz and Jeff Sackman, who...
- 2/6/2024
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
“You never know if they like you for who you are or what you are,” Anna Nicole Smith once said before she passed away from an accidental drug overdose in 2007. The endearing model, actress, and television personality often found herself a subject of misinterpretation and ridicule when she wanted to taste life, be loved, and make people smile. Thankfully, a new biopic, Hurricanna, is now filming and aims to show the sweeter side of the beloved blonde bombshell. A first look at Sylvia Hoeks as Smith is here, prompting fans to double-take before venturing into the Uncanny Valley.
Hoeks stars as Anna Nicole Smith in the upcoming biopic, with Holly Hunter, Mark Duplass, and Nicholas Hamilton. Francesca Gregorini directs from a script by Rachel Sarnoff and Matt Sarnoff, with the story focusing on Smith’s final days before her untimely death at 39. Smith was a model, Playboy magazine centerfold star,...
Hoeks stars as Anna Nicole Smith in the upcoming biopic, with Holly Hunter, Mark Duplass, and Nicholas Hamilton. Francesca Gregorini directs from a script by Rachel Sarnoff and Matt Sarnoff, with the story focusing on Smith’s final days before her untimely death at 39. Smith was a model, Playboy magazine centerfold star,...
- 12/7/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Here’s your first look at Anna Nicole Smith biopic Hurricanna, which is now filming.
Sylvia Hoeks (See) stars in the movie alongside Oscar winner Holly Hunter (The Piano), and newly joined cast Mark Duplass (The Morning Show) and Nicholas Hamilton (Captain Fantastic).
Filming is underway on the project, which will chart the final days of pop culture icon Smith, known for her career as a model, Playboy magazine centerfold, actress and TV personality, as well as her highly publicized second marriage to 89-year-old billionaire J. Howard Marshall, and her untimely death aged only 39. Hunter plays Smith’s therapist, who tries to guide her through turbulent times.
Francesca Gregorini (Killing Eve) is directing from a script by Rachel and Matt Sarnoff. Producers are Cassian Elwes, Rory Koslow, Francesca Gregorini, Alix Madigan, Paul Robarts and Tatiana Von Furstenberg.
Executive producers are Tracy Ricketts, Matthew Helderman, Thomas Mann, Luke Taylor, Jeff Sackman,...
Sylvia Hoeks (See) stars in the movie alongside Oscar winner Holly Hunter (The Piano), and newly joined cast Mark Duplass (The Morning Show) and Nicholas Hamilton (Captain Fantastic).
Filming is underway on the project, which will chart the final days of pop culture icon Smith, known for her career as a model, Playboy magazine centerfold, actress and TV personality, as well as her highly publicized second marriage to 89-year-old billionaire J. Howard Marshall, and her untimely death aged only 39. Hunter plays Smith’s therapist, who tries to guide her through turbulent times.
Francesca Gregorini (Killing Eve) is directing from a script by Rachel and Matt Sarnoff. Producers are Cassian Elwes, Rory Koslow, Francesca Gregorini, Alix Madigan, Paul Robarts and Tatiana Von Furstenberg.
Executive producers are Tracy Ricketts, Matthew Helderman, Thomas Mann, Luke Taylor, Jeff Sackman,...
- 12/7/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman and Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Quiver Distribution has picked up North American rights to the action thriller Wanted Man, co-written, directed by and starring Dolph Lundgren, for release in select theaters and on VOD on January 19, 2024.
Also starring Kelsey Grammer (Frasier) and Christina Villa (The Wedding in the Hamptons), the film centers on Johansen (Lundgren), an aging detective whose outdated policing methods have given the department a recent public relations problem. To save his job, he is sent to Mexico to extradite a female witness (Villa) to the murders of two DEA agents. Once there, he finds not only his old opinions challenged, but that bad guys on both sides of the border are now gunning for him and his witness.
Writing the script with Lundgren was Michael Worth (Killing Cupid). Producers included Craig Baumgarten (Universal Soldier), Lundgren and Emma Krokdal, as well as Jeffrey Greenstein and Jonathan Yunger of Millennium Media. Exec producers...
Also starring Kelsey Grammer (Frasier) and Christina Villa (The Wedding in the Hamptons), the film centers on Johansen (Lundgren), an aging detective whose outdated policing methods have given the department a recent public relations problem. To save his job, he is sent to Mexico to extradite a female witness (Villa) to the murders of two DEA agents. Once there, he finds not only his old opinions challenged, but that bad guys on both sides of the border are now gunning for him and his witness.
Writing the script with Lundgren was Michael Worth (Killing Cupid). Producers included Craig Baumgarten (Universal Soldier), Lundgren and Emma Krokdal, as well as Jeffrey Greenstein and Jonathan Yunger of Millennium Media. Exec producers...
- 11/29/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Quiver Distribution has completed production on the military action/sci-fi film Agent Recon, featuring legendary martial arts expert and action hero Chuck Norris and will launch sales at the American Film Market, with Millennium Media selling foreign territories.
Sci-fi icon Marc Singer and Derek Ting (Agent Revelation), who also writes and directs, unite with Norris to tackle two kinetic genres.
Quiver plans to release the film in North America in 2024.
Alastair (Norris), the commander of a covert Earth security task force, calls upon super-powered rookie Jim (Ting) to go on a mission led by battle-hardened Colonel Green (Singer) and his seasoned marines to track a mysterious energy disturbance at a base in New Mexico suspected of experimenting on alien technology. When the team encounters an unknown being of not only extraordinary strength and speed, but also the ability to control mindless warriors, the trio must fight through...
Sci-fi icon Marc Singer and Derek Ting (Agent Revelation), who also writes and directs, unite with Norris to tackle two kinetic genres.
Quiver plans to release the film in North America in 2024.
Alastair (Norris), the commander of a covert Earth security task force, calls upon super-powered rookie Jim (Ting) to go on a mission led by battle-hardened Colonel Green (Singer) and his seasoned marines to track a mysterious energy disturbance at a base in New Mexico suspected of experimenting on alien technology. When the team encounters an unknown being of not only extraordinary strength and speed, but also the ability to control mindless warriors, the trio must fight through...
- 10/31/2023
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Quiver Distribution has acquired North American rights to Willie and Me, a comedy marking the feature directorial debut of L.A.-based German actress Eva Hassmann, who stars opposite 12-time Grammy winner Willie Nelson and the late Peter Bogdanovich. Marking the latter’s final screen performance, the film written by Hassmann is slated for release in theaters and on demand on February 9, 2024.
Pic tells the story of Greta Weingarten (Hassmann), a housewife trapped in a stagnant marriage. One evening while serving dinner to her successful but bland husband, Greta hears a radio announcement about Willie Nelson’s farewell concert, and through his music, she’s transported back to her disjointed childhood. Greta is suddenly overwhelmed by the need to see Nelson and will do whatever it takes to be at his last concert in Las Vegas. She takes off on her journey, leaving behind the husband and comfortable life she knows.
Pic tells the story of Greta Weingarten (Hassmann), a housewife trapped in a stagnant marriage. One evening while serving dinner to her successful but bland husband, Greta hears a radio announcement about Willie Nelson’s farewell concert, and through his music, she’s transported back to her disjointed childhood. Greta is suddenly overwhelmed by the need to see Nelson and will do whatever it takes to be at his last concert in Las Vegas. She takes off on her journey, leaving behind the husband and comfortable life she knows.
- 10/11/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Stanley Nelson’s Firelight Films and Hulu have set Julianna Brannum (Now I Lay Me Down), Ivan MacDonald (Breaking the Silence) and Juan Carlos Dávila Santiago (When Reggaeton Was a Crime) as the first filmmakers to benefit from their new Hulu/Firelight Kindling Fund. Through the initiative, each will be awarded $25,000 to develop their original documentary feature or limited series for a first look by the companies.
The mid-career filmmakers, who are alums of Firelight’s artist programs, will be expected to develop their project into a robust treatment, pitch deck, budget, and schedule for the aforementioned first look, and in addition to the financial prize, will receive one-on-one professional development sessions on producing for Hulu with Hulu’s documentary division. Project pitches considered for additional development or greenlight from Hulu will, if selected, be co-produced with Firelight Films, executive produced by Nelson, for streaming on Hulu.
“Firelight Films...
The mid-career filmmakers, who are alums of Firelight’s artist programs, will be expected to develop their project into a robust treatment, pitch deck, budget, and schedule for the aforementioned first look, and in addition to the financial prize, will receive one-on-one professional development sessions on producing for Hulu with Hulu’s documentary division. Project pitches considered for additional development or greenlight from Hulu will, if selected, be co-produced with Firelight Films, executive produced by Nelson, for streaming on Hulu.
“Firelight Films...
- 9/22/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Update Sept 6, 1Pm Pst: Archstone is contesting the producer and Myriad’s claim that it is not handling international sales rights to Die Alone. The dispute is ongoing.
Original Exclusive Sept 1, 2.30Pm Pst: Thriller Die Alone, starring Carrie-Anne Moss (The Matrix franchise), Douglas Smith (Big Little Lies), Frank Grillo (Captain America) and Kimberly-Sue Murray (V Wars), has switched international sales companies from Archstone — which launched the project in Cannes — to Myriad Pictures.
The Minds Eye Entertainment production recently wrapped production in Saskatchewan. Above is a first look at Moss in the movie, which has already quietly sold to Quiver for U.S. right and Filmoption for Canada.
Canada native Moss, best known for playing Trinity in The Matrix franchise, will be seen next year in Star Wars spinoff series The Acolyte.
Lowell Dean’s feature Die Alone follows Ethan (Douglas Smith), a young man with amnesia who wakes to discover...
Original Exclusive Sept 1, 2.30Pm Pst: Thriller Die Alone, starring Carrie-Anne Moss (The Matrix franchise), Douglas Smith (Big Little Lies), Frank Grillo (Captain America) and Kimberly-Sue Murray (V Wars), has switched international sales companies from Archstone — which launched the project in Cannes — to Myriad Pictures.
The Minds Eye Entertainment production recently wrapped production in Saskatchewan. Above is a first look at Moss in the movie, which has already quietly sold to Quiver for U.S. right and Filmoption for Canada.
Canada native Moss, best known for playing Trinity in The Matrix franchise, will be seen next year in Star Wars spinoff series The Acolyte.
Lowell Dean’s feature Die Alone follows Ethan (Douglas Smith), a young man with amnesia who wakes to discover...
- 9/1/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Elevation Pictures to distribute in Canada.
Quiver and WestEnd have announced international deals on the upcoming TIFF world premiere and Second World War true story Irena’s Vow starring Sophie Nélisse and Dougray Scott.
Deals have closed with Dea Planeta for Spain, Outsider for Portugal, United King for Israel, and Cinesky for airlines. Quiver will distribute in the US.
Irena’s Vow will premiere in Toronto on September 10 at 3.15pm Et at TIFF Bell Lightbox, with a second public screening on September 11 at 3.35pm Et at Scotiabank Theatre.
Louise Archambault (TIFF 2019 entry And The Birds Rained Down) directed the feature from Dan Gordon...
Quiver and WestEnd have announced international deals on the upcoming TIFF world premiere and Second World War true story Irena’s Vow starring Sophie Nélisse and Dougray Scott.
Deals have closed with Dea Planeta for Spain, Outsider for Portugal, United King for Israel, and Cinesky for airlines. Quiver will distribute in the US.
Irena’s Vow will premiere in Toronto on September 10 at 3.15pm Et at TIFF Bell Lightbox, with a second public screening on September 11 at 3.35pm Et at Scotiabank Theatre.
Louise Archambault (TIFF 2019 entry And The Birds Rained Down) directed the feature from Dan Gordon...
- 8/22/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
The MacGyver reboot that starred Lucas Till came to an end in 2021 after a five season, 94 episode run – and now Till is moving on from his MacGyver with the action thriller The Collective, which will be receiving a theatrical, digital, and VOD release (courtesy of Quiver Distribution) on August 4th. With that release date just over a month away, a trailer for The Collective has arrived online and can be seen in the embed above.
Tom DeNucci (Johnny & Clyde) directed The Collective from a screenplay by Jason James and Matthew Rogers. This film marks the first writing credit for James, but Rogers has previously written the action thrillers The Survivalist and Code Name Banshee. The Collective has the following synopsis: A group of righteous assassins called The Collective take aim at a highly sophisticated human trafficking ring backed by a network of untouchable billionaires. With their backs against the wall,...
Tom DeNucci (Johnny & Clyde) directed The Collective from a screenplay by Jason James and Matthew Rogers. This film marks the first writing credit for James, but Rogers has previously written the action thrillers The Survivalist and Code Name Banshee. The Collective has the following synopsis: A group of righteous assassins called The Collective take aim at a highly sophisticated human trafficking ring backed by a network of untouchable billionaires. With their backs against the wall,...
- 6/30/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Last week, the trailer for home invasion thriller Fear the Night, which stars Maggie Q (Mission: Impossible III) and was directed by Neil Labute (Lakeview Terrace), arrived online. Quiver Distribution will be giving the film a theatrical, digital, and VOD release on July 21st – and with that date just over three weeks away, a poster for Fear the Night has now been unveiled as well. The poster can be seen at the bottom of this article and shows Q’s character, armed, bloody, and ready for battle.
Scripted by Labute, Fear the Night has the following synopsis: Eight women attend a bachelorette party at a remote farmhouse in the California hills. They are interrupted by the arrival of masked intruders who surround the place and begin shooting arrows at the home and the guests. One partygoer—Tess, a military veteran who is fighting her addictions and her difficulty at fitting...
Scripted by Labute, Fear the Night has the following synopsis: Eight women attend a bachelorette party at a remote farmhouse in the California hills. They are interrupted by the arrival of masked intruders who surround the place and begin shooting arrows at the home and the guests. One partygoer—Tess, a military veteran who is fighting her addictions and her difficulty at fitting...
- 6/27/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Neil Labute is back with the action-thriller Fear the Night from Quiver Distribution, which stars Maggie Q and comes home this summer.
Fear the Night will be released in theaters and VOD on July 21, 2023.
Watch the official Fear the Night trailer below.
Fear the Night follows Iraqi war veteran Tess (Maggie Q) as she prepares for her sister’s bachelorette party. As the festivities unfold, the party is abruptly interrupted by a group of home invaders who quickly take the house under siege looking for a hidden fortune.
Surrounded by the frightened party-goers, Tess soon discovers that the ruthless attackers are hellbent on not leaving any witnesses. Tess strikes back, and the special ops expert takes matters into her own hands.
Kat Foster, Travis Hammer, and Gia Crovatin also star.
Eric Brenner will produce alongside Berry Meyerowitz, Jeff Sackman and Larry Greenberg of Quiver Distribution. This marks Quiver’s second collaboration with Labute,...
Fear the Night will be released in theaters and VOD on July 21, 2023.
Watch the official Fear the Night trailer below.
Fear the Night follows Iraqi war veteran Tess (Maggie Q) as she prepares for her sister’s bachelorette party. As the festivities unfold, the party is abruptly interrupted by a group of home invaders who quickly take the house under siege looking for a hidden fortune.
Surrounded by the frightened party-goers, Tess soon discovers that the ruthless attackers are hellbent on not leaving any witnesses. Tess strikes back, and the special ops expert takes matters into her own hands.
Kat Foster, Travis Hammer, and Gia Crovatin also star.
Eric Brenner will produce alongside Berry Meyerowitz, Jeff Sackman and Larry Greenberg of Quiver Distribution. This marks Quiver’s second collaboration with Labute,...
- 6/22/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Quiver Distribution has announced that they will be giving the home invasion thriller Fear the Night, which stars Maggie Q (Mission: Impossible III) and was directed by Neil Labute (Lakeview Terrace), a theatrical, digital, and VOD release on July 21st – and along with that announcement comes the unveiling of a trailer for the film, which you can check out in the embed above.
Scripted by Labute, Fear the Night has the following synopsis: Eight women attend a bachelorette party at a remote farmhouse in the California hills. They are interrupted by the arrival of masked intruders who surround the place and begin shooting arrows at the home and the guests. One partygoer—Tess, a military veteran who is fighting her addictions and her difficulty at fitting in with other people—leads the women in making a stand against the attackers as they fight back in an effort to save themselves...
Scripted by Labute, Fear the Night has the following synopsis: Eight women attend a bachelorette party at a remote farmhouse in the California hills. They are interrupted by the arrival of masked intruders who surround the place and begin shooting arrows at the home and the guests. One partygoer—Tess, a military veteran who is fighting her addictions and her difficulty at fitting in with other people—leads the women in making a stand against the attackers as they fight back in an effort to save themselves...
- 6/22/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
The Wrath of Becky, a sequel to the very cool “ultra violent Home Alone” thriller Becky, which was released in 2020, was given a theatrical release (courtesy of Quiver Distribution) last month. Now our friends at Bloody Disgusting have been able to confirm that the digital release of The Wrath of Becky is scheduled for this Friday, June 16th.
If you’re more interested in the physical media release, that is scheduled for August 8th, and copies of the DVD can already be pre-ordered on Amazon.
While the first Becky was directed by Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion from a screenplay by Nick Morris, Ruckus Skye, and Lane Skye, The Wrath of Becky has been written and directed by Matt Angel and Suzanne Coote. Angel and Coote previously directed the Netflix thrillers The Open House and Hypnotic. The sequel has the following synopsis: After living off the grid for two years,...
If you’re more interested in the physical media release, that is scheduled for August 8th, and copies of the DVD can already be pre-ordered on Amazon.
While the first Becky was directed by Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion from a screenplay by Nick Morris, Ruckus Skye, and Lane Skye, The Wrath of Becky has been written and directed by Matt Angel and Suzanne Coote. Angel and Coote previously directed the Netflix thrillers The Open House and Hypnotic. The sequel has the following synopsis: After living off the grid for two years,...
- 6/13/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Quiver Distribution has boarded recently wrapped holiday film Christmas Actually, starring Malin Akerman (Billions), Ryan Hansen (Party Down) and Amy Smart (Stargirl).
Directed by Shane Dax Taylor (The Best Man) and written by Taylor alongside Austin Nichols (who also stars in the film), Quiver plans to release the film in North America this holiday season. Highland Film Group is handling international rights to the movie and is selling at the Cannes market.
In Christmas Actually, Elizabeth (Malin Akerman) works for her fiancé’s father’s real estate company in the big city. Fed up with Elizabeth’s unprofessional antics, her soon-to-be father-in-law sends her back to her hometown during the holiday season to convince an old flame, Randy (Ryan Hansen), to sell his ski resort to the firm in order to keep her job. Randy agrees to sell, but only if she can win the town’s annual winter challenge,...
Directed by Shane Dax Taylor (The Best Man) and written by Taylor alongside Austin Nichols (who also stars in the film), Quiver plans to release the film in North America this holiday season. Highland Film Group is handling international rights to the movie and is selling at the Cannes market.
In Christmas Actually, Elizabeth (Malin Akerman) works for her fiancé’s father’s real estate company in the big city. Fed up with Elizabeth’s unprofessional antics, her soon-to-be father-in-law sends her back to her hometown during the holiday season to convince an old flame, Randy (Ryan Hansen), to sell his ski resort to the firm in order to keep her job. Randy agrees to sell, but only if she can win the town’s annual winter challenge,...
- 5/19/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
The Wrath of Becky, a sequel to the very cool “ultra violent Home Alone” thriller Becky, which was released in 2020, will be receiving a theatrical release on May 26th, courtesy of Quiver Distribution. Will that date just a few weeks away, a poster for the film has been unveiled, and you can check it out at the bottom of this article.
While the first Becky was directed by Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion from a screenplay by Nick Morris, Ruckus Skye, and Lane Skye, The Wrath of Becky has been written and directed by Matt Angel and Suzanne Coote. Angel and Coote previously directed the Netflix thrillers The Open House and Hypnotic. The sequel has the following synopsis: After living off the grid for two years, Becky finds herself going toe to toe against Darryl, the leader of a fascist organization, on the eve of an organized attack.
The Wrath of Becky...
While the first Becky was directed by Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion from a screenplay by Nick Morris, Ruckus Skye, and Lane Skye, The Wrath of Becky has been written and directed by Matt Angel and Suzanne Coote. Angel and Coote previously directed the Netflix thrillers The Open House and Hypnotic. The sequel has the following synopsis: After living off the grid for two years, Becky finds herself going toe to toe against Darryl, the leader of a fascist organization, on the eve of an organized attack.
The Wrath of Becky...
- 5/5/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
The Wrath of Becky, a sequel to the very cool “ultra violent Home Alone” thriller Becky, which was released in 2020, made its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival last month, and now Quiver Distribution has announced that they will be giving the film a theatrical release on May 26th! To help you decide whether or not you’ll want to see The Wrath of Becky on the big screen next month, we have the teaser trailer embedded above.
While the first Becky was directed by Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion from a screenplay by Nick Morris, Ruckus Skye, and Lane Skye, The Wrath of Becky has been written and directed by Matt Angel and Suzanne Coote. Angel and Coote previously directed the Netflix thrillers The Open House and Hypnotic. The sequel has the following synopsis: After living off the grid for two years, Becky finds herself going toe to toe against Darryl,...
While the first Becky was directed by Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion from a screenplay by Nick Morris, Ruckus Skye, and Lane Skye, The Wrath of Becky has been written and directed by Matt Angel and Suzanne Coote. Angel and Coote previously directed the Netflix thrillers The Open House and Hypnotic. The sequel has the following synopsis: After living off the grid for two years, Becky finds herself going toe to toe against Darryl,...
- 4/19/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Luke Grimes as Jake and Ellie Kemper as Helen in ‘Happiness for Beginners’ (Photo by Barbara Nitke / Netflix)
Netflix has released the first official photos from the upcoming film adaptation of Katherine Center’s bestselling novel Happiness for Beginners. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt‘s Ellie Kemper and Yellowstone‘s Luke Grimes star in the comedy premiering on July 27, 2023.
Kemper and Grimes are joined by Nico Santos, Blythe Danner, and Benjamin Cook. Shayvawn Webster, Esteban Benito, and Julia Shiplett also star.
Describing her attraction to the project, Kemper told Netflix’s Tudum she believed it “was such a well-told story of one woman’s experience in getting to know herself better.” Kemper added, “I was immediately excited about the prospect of playing a woman whose outlook on life, when we first meet her, isn’t so sunny. I’ve played a lot of optimistic rubes, and Helen was neither.”
Vicky Wight adapted Center’s book and directs.
Netflix has released the first official photos from the upcoming film adaptation of Katherine Center’s bestselling novel Happiness for Beginners. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt‘s Ellie Kemper and Yellowstone‘s Luke Grimes star in the comedy premiering on July 27, 2023.
Kemper and Grimes are joined by Nico Santos, Blythe Danner, and Benjamin Cook. Shayvawn Webster, Esteban Benito, and Julia Shiplett also star.
Describing her attraction to the project, Kemper told Netflix’s Tudum she believed it “was such a well-told story of one woman’s experience in getting to know herself better.” Kemper added, “I was immediately excited about the prospect of playing a woman whose outlook on life, when we first meet her, isn’t so sunny. I’ve played a lot of optimistic rubes, and Helen was neither.”
Vicky Wight adapted Center’s book and directs.
- 4/14/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Last May, three months before Anne Heche (I Know What You Did Last Summer) died in a horrific car crash, we heard that she had just finished working on a horror thriller called Full Ride, co-starring McKaley Miller, who had roles in the Blumhouse genre projects Ma and Into the Dark: Pure, and Dermot Mulroney, who can currently be seen on the big screen in Scream VI. Full Ride has since been re-titled You’re Killing Me, and Quiver Distribution is set to give it a theatrical and digital release this Friday, April 7th. To see if You’re Killing Me is a movie you would like to check out this weekend, take a look at the trailer embedded above.
Stay Out of the F**king Attic director Jerren Lauder teamed up with newcomer Beth Hanna to bring You’re Killing Me to the screen, working from a screenplay by Walker Hare and...
Stay Out of the F**king Attic director Jerren Lauder teamed up with newcomer Beth Hanna to bring You’re Killing Me to the screen, working from a screenplay by Walker Hare and...
- 4/4/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Coming to select theaters and on digital April 7 from Quiver Distribution, Bloody Disgusting has been provided with an exclusive clip from You’re Killing Me this afternoon.
You’re Killing Me features an all-star cast that includes Dermot Mulroney (Scream VI), Anne Heche (I Know What You Did Last Summer), McKaley Miller (Ma), Wil Deusner (She-Hulk), Morgana Van Peebles (Power) and Brice Anthony Heller (Samaritan).
Check out the clip below, which features Mulroney and the late Anne Heche.
The film tells the story of prep student Eden Murphy (McKaley Miller).
A week ago, a student at Torrington Prep, Melissa Brown (Kalli Tehranae), went missing. While the police search for her, her classmates are more preoccupied with their own futures — none more than Eden Murphy. She may be the poorest student at Torrington Prep, but she’s got big ambitions. Ever since she was a kid she has dreamed of attending the elite Pennbrooke College.
You’re Killing Me features an all-star cast that includes Dermot Mulroney (Scream VI), Anne Heche (I Know What You Did Last Summer), McKaley Miller (Ma), Wil Deusner (She-Hulk), Morgana Van Peebles (Power) and Brice Anthony Heller (Samaritan).
Check out the clip below, which features Mulroney and the late Anne Heche.
The film tells the story of prep student Eden Murphy (McKaley Miller).
A week ago, a student at Torrington Prep, Melissa Brown (Kalli Tehranae), went missing. While the police search for her, her classmates are more preoccupied with their own futures — none more than Eden Murphy. She may be the poorest student at Torrington Prep, but she’s got big ambitions. Ever since she was a kid she has dreamed of attending the elite Pennbrooke College.
- 4/3/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Becky is back! Although there isn’t any release information on The Wrath of Becky, a sequel to the very cool “ultra violent Home Alone” thriller Becky, which was released in 2020, the folks at IGN managed to get the exclusive first look at a teaser trailer for the film. You can watch the teaser trailer for The Wrath of Becky in the embed above.
While the first Becky was directed by Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion from a screenplay by Nick Morris, Ruckus Skye, and Lane Skye, The Wrath of Becky has been written and directed by Matt Angel and Suzanne Coote. Angel and Coote previously directed the Netflix thrillers The Open House and Hypnotic. The sequel has the following synopsis: After living off the grid for two years, Becky finds herself going toe to toe against Darryl, the leader of a fascist organization, on the eve of an organized attack.
While the first Becky was directed by Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion from a screenplay by Nick Morris, Ruckus Skye, and Lane Skye, The Wrath of Becky has been written and directed by Matt Angel and Suzanne Coote. Angel and Coote previously directed the Netflix thrillers The Open House and Hypnotic. The sequel has the following synopsis: After living off the grid for two years, Becky finds herself going toe to toe against Darryl, the leader of a fascist organization, on the eve of an organized attack.
- 3/7/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Coming to select theaters and on digital April 7th from Quiver Distribution, Bloody Disgusting has been provided with the official trailer for You’re Killing Me this afternoon.
The film tells the story of prep student Eden Murphy (McKaley Miller).
A week ago, a student at Torrington Prep, Melissa Brown (Kalli Tehranae), went missing. While the police search for her, her classmates are more preoccupied with their own futures — none more than Eden Murphy. She may be the poorest student at Torrington Prep, but she’s got big ambitions. Ever since she was a kid she has dreamed of attending the elite Pennbrooke College. But after learning she’s been waitlisted at the school of her dreams, Eden decides to take drastic action.
With the hope of receiving a letter of recommendation from the wealthy parents of resident alpha bro, and valedictorian, Barrett Schroder (Brice Anthony Heller), Eden hatches a plan.
The film tells the story of prep student Eden Murphy (McKaley Miller).
A week ago, a student at Torrington Prep, Melissa Brown (Kalli Tehranae), went missing. While the police search for her, her classmates are more preoccupied with their own futures — none more than Eden Murphy. She may be the poorest student at Torrington Prep, but she’s got big ambitions. Ever since she was a kid she has dreamed of attending the elite Pennbrooke College. But after learning she’s been waitlisted at the school of her dreams, Eden decides to take drastic action.
With the hope of receiving a letter of recommendation from the wealthy parents of resident alpha bro, and valedictorian, Barrett Schroder (Brice Anthony Heller), Eden hatches a plan.
- 3/7/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
We still haven’t heard any release information on The Wrath of Becky, a sequel to the very cool “ultra violent Home Alone” thriller Becky (watch it Here, read the 9/10 review the film received from our own Lance Vlcek Here)… but while we wait for that information, the producers at Yale Productions have unveiled a poster for the film, and you can check that out at the bottom of this article.
While the first Becky was directed by Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion from a screenplay by Nick Morris, Ruckus Skye, and Lane Skye, The Wrath of Becky has been written and directed by Matt Angel and Suzanne Coote. Angel and Coote previously directed the Netflix thrillers The Open House and Hypnotic. The sequel has the following synopsis: After living off the grid for two years, Becky finds herself going toe to toe against Darryl, the leader of a fascist organization,...
While the first Becky was directed by Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion from a screenplay by Nick Morris, Ruckus Skye, and Lane Skye, The Wrath of Becky has been written and directed by Matt Angel and Suzanne Coote. Angel and Coote previously directed the Netflix thrillers The Open House and Hypnotic. The sequel has the following synopsis: After living off the grid for two years, Becky finds herself going toe to toe against Darryl, the leader of a fascist organization,...
- 2/24/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Seven months have gone by since we heard the awesome news that production had wrapped on The Wrath of Becky, a sequel to the very cool “ultra violent Home Alone” thriller Becky (watch it Here, read the 9/10 review the film received from our own Lance Vlcek Here). We still don’t know when The Wrath of Becky is going to receive a wide release, but it has been announced that the movie is going to have a world premiere screening at the South by Southwest film festival in March – and along with that announcement comes the unveiling of a first look image, which can be seen at the bottom of this article. The image shows our heroine Becky, played by Lulu Wilson (Annabelle: Creation), at a moment where she’s soaked with blood.
While the first Becky was directed by Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion from a screenplay by Nick Morris,...
While the first Becky was directed by Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion from a screenplay by Nick Morris,...
- 1/11/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Luke Tennie (Shrinking) has boarded Oscar nom RaMell Ross’ feature The Nickel Boys, based on Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer-winning novel of the same name.
The film from MGM’s Orion Pictures is based on the true story of a Florida reform school that damaged the lives of thousands of children over more than a century. Its protagonist is Elwood Curtis, a Black boy growing up in 1960s Tallahassee who is unfairly sentenced to a juvenile reformatory called the Nickel Academy, then finding himself trapped in a grotesque chamber of horrors.
Tennie will play Griff, a student boxer at Nickel Academy. He joins an ensemble including Aunjanue Ellis, Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, Hamish Linklater and Fred Hechinger. Ross and Louverture Films’ Joslyn Barnes adapted the screenplay. Plan B Entertainment, Anonymous Content and Barnes are producing, with Whitehead serving as exec producer.
Tennie will next be seen starring opposite Jason Segel...
The film from MGM’s Orion Pictures is based on the true story of a Florida reform school that damaged the lives of thousands of children over more than a century. Its protagonist is Elwood Curtis, a Black boy growing up in 1960s Tallahassee who is unfairly sentenced to a juvenile reformatory called the Nickel Academy, then finding himself trapped in a grotesque chamber of horrors.
Tennie will play Griff, a student boxer at Nickel Academy. He joins an ensemble including Aunjanue Ellis, Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, Hamish Linklater and Fred Hechinger. Ross and Louverture Films’ Joslyn Barnes adapted the screenplay. Plan B Entertainment, Anonymous Content and Barnes are producing, with Whitehead serving as exec producer.
Tennie will next be seen starring opposite Jason Segel...
- 12/2/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Mario Van Peebles (Power Book III: Raising Kanan) has wrapped production in Montana on Outlaws, a new Western that he wrote, directed and stars in for Quiver. Others joining Van Peebles in major roles include Whoopi Goldberg (Till), Cedric the Entertainer (The Neighborhood), Edward James Olmos (Mayans M.C.), John Carroll Lynch (Big Sky), William Mapother (Son of Monarchs) and M. Emmet Walsh (The Immaculate Room).
Outlaws follows Chief (Van Peebles), a renegade cowboy putting together a multicultural team of new and old friends in order to ride into dangerous unsettled territory to retrieve gold from an abandoned mine. Hot on Chief’s tail is Angel (Mapother), a spurned lawman and Civil War veteran with a thirst for vengeance. So begins a cross-country journey, with Chief and his band of Outlaws crossing paths with a number of interesting historical characters along the way, including a true-to-life Stagecoach Mary played by Goldberg.
Outlaws follows Chief (Van Peebles), a renegade cowboy putting together a multicultural team of new and old friends in order to ride into dangerous unsettled territory to retrieve gold from an abandoned mine. Hot on Chief’s tail is Angel (Mapother), a spurned lawman and Civil War veteran with a thirst for vengeance. So begins a cross-country journey, with Chief and his band of Outlaws crossing paths with a number of interesting historical characters along the way, including a true-to-life Stagecoach Mary played by Goldberg.
- 11/9/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Sarah Podemski (Reservation Dogs) and Rosa Blasi (The Thundermans) have signed on to star alongside Andrew Dice Clay and Jordan Johnson-Hinds in Quiver Distribution’s basketball drama Warrior Strong, which Shane Belcourt (Red Rover) is directing from Dan Gordon’s (Wyatt Earp) script.
The film currently in production in Canada centers on basketball protege and egocentric Bilal Irving (Johnson-Hinds), who is asked by school principal Jules (Podemski) to serve as the assistant coach of his former high school team, the Dumont Warriors, alongside Coach Avery Schmidt (Clay). Bilal subsequently learns that true coaching involves far more than simply teaching the game. The question is, will this rag-tag team of misfits have what it takes to put aside their differences and become Warrior Strong?
Blasi will play Vicki, who runs the local diner and slowly helps Coach Schmidt out of grieving for his deceased wife, prompting him to move on with a new relationship.
The film currently in production in Canada centers on basketball protege and egocentric Bilal Irving (Johnson-Hinds), who is asked by school principal Jules (Podemski) to serve as the assistant coach of his former high school team, the Dumont Warriors, alongside Coach Avery Schmidt (Clay). Bilal subsequently learns that true coaching involves far more than simply teaching the game. The question is, will this rag-tag team of misfits have what it takes to put aside their differences and become Warrior Strong?
Blasi will play Vicki, who runs the local diner and slowly helps Coach Schmidt out of grieving for his deceased wife, prompting him to move on with a new relationship.
- 8/23/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Quiver Distribution has acquired Mayim Bialik’s feature directorial debut As They Made Us, starring Diana Agron, Simon Helberg, Oscar nominee Candice Bergen and two-time Oscar winner Dustin Hoffman, slating it for release in theaters and on VOD on April 8.
The dysfunctional family dramedy written and directed by the former Big Bang Theory star follows Abigail (Agron), a divorced mother of two, who is struggling to balance the dynamic forces within her dysfunctional family as she attempts to cultivate new love.
Justin Chu Cary, Charlie Weber and Bialik’s Call Me Kat co-star Julian Gant round out the cast. Yale Productions’ Jordan Beckerman and Jordan Yale Levine produced with Anne Clements, Michael Day, Mark Maxey and the late Ash Christian,...
The dysfunctional family dramedy written and directed by the former Big Bang Theory star follows Abigail (Agron), a divorced mother of two, who is struggling to balance the dynamic forces within her dysfunctional family as she attempts to cultivate new love.
Justin Chu Cary, Charlie Weber and Bialik’s Call Me Kat co-star Julian Gant round out the cast. Yale Productions’ Jordan Beckerman and Jordan Yale Levine produced with Anne Clements, Michael Day, Mark Maxey and the late Ash Christian,...
- 2/10/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Gravitas Ventures has acquired North American rights to After Class, the family comedy starring Justin Long and Fran Drescher that had its world premiere at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival under the title Safe Spaces.
Daniel Schechter wrote and directed the pic, which co-stars Richard Schiff, Lynn Cohen, Kate Berlant and Michael Godere. The distributor will release the pic in theaters day-and-date December 6.
Long plays a New York college professor who aims for his classroom to be a safe space for students, but a lesson plan pushes students to share more than they wish, forcing him take a deeper look at whether safe spaces live up to their name. He escapes from the college controversy to reconnect with his own unique family, who are navigating how to deal with the
emotions of having an ailing grandmother.
Courtenay Johnson, Lawrence Greenberg and Jordan Kessler are producers.
Daniel Schechter wrote and directed the pic, which co-stars Richard Schiff, Lynn Cohen, Kate Berlant and Michael Godere. The distributor will release the pic in theaters day-and-date December 6.
Long plays a New York college professor who aims for his classroom to be a safe space for students, but a lesson plan pushes students to share more than they wish, forcing him take a deeper look at whether safe spaces live up to their name. He escapes from the college controversy to reconnect with his own unique family, who are navigating how to deal with the
emotions of having an ailing grandmother.
Courtenay Johnson, Lawrence Greenberg and Jordan Kessler are producers.
- 9/6/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Samuel Goldwyn Films and Ambi Group will partner on the Us theatrical release of Simon Aboud’s drama starring Jessica Brown Findlay and Tom Wilkinson.
The companies have earmarked an early 2017 release on the London-set contemporary fairy tale about the unlikely friendship between a reclusive young aspiring children’s author and a cantankerous widower.
Andrew Scott, Jeremy Irvine and Anna Chancellor round out the key cast.
“It is rare nowadays to find a gem such as Simon Aboud’s This Beautiful Fantastic,” said Peter Goldwyn of Samuel Goldwyn Films. “The depth of emotion and heart of this film is something we cannot wait to share with audiences.”
Ambi Group co-founder Andrea Iervolino nagotiated the deal and added, “Simon crafted a heartfelt story that we are excited to release with our partners at Samuel Goldwyn.
“With a fusion of comedy and drama that balances poignant moments with humour and charm, This Beautiful Fantastic has strong commercial appeal and we...
The companies have earmarked an early 2017 release on the London-set contemporary fairy tale about the unlikely friendship between a reclusive young aspiring children’s author and a cantankerous widower.
Andrew Scott, Jeremy Irvine and Anna Chancellor round out the key cast.
“It is rare nowadays to find a gem such as Simon Aboud’s This Beautiful Fantastic,” said Peter Goldwyn of Samuel Goldwyn Films. “The depth of emotion and heart of this film is something we cannot wait to share with audiences.”
Ambi Group co-founder Andrea Iervolino nagotiated the deal and added, “Simon crafted a heartfelt story that we are excited to release with our partners at Samuel Goldwyn.
“With a fusion of comedy and drama that balances poignant moments with humour and charm, This Beautiful Fantastic has strong commercial appeal and we...
- 10/27/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Phase 4 has acquired North American rights to "Free Ride" starring Anna Paquin and directed by Shana Betz. It's the first film produced by Casm, Paquin's production company with Stephen Moyer. Written by Betz and based on her own life story, Paquin stars as a single mother who moves to Florida and gets pulled into the high-stakes drug trade.The drama also stars Cam Gigandet and Drea De Matteo. Producers are Susan Dynner, Cerise Hallam Larkin, Chris Swinney and Paquin; executive producers are Mark Larkin and Moyer. The deal was negotiated by Phase 4's Larry Greenberg and Katharyn Howe with Paradigm's Nick LoPiccolo and attorney Ron Levin on behalf of the filmmakers. Featured Artists Agency's Brian Dreyfuss reps Betz and was heavily involved in packaging the movie. Cargo Entertainment is handling international sales.
- 5/19/2013
- by Indiewire
- Indiewire
Berry Meyerowitz, President & CEO of Phase 4 Films, announced today that the company has acquired North American rights to writer-director Coley Sohn.s coming of age comedy/drama Sassy Pants. The film stars Haley Joel Osment (The Sixth Sense), Ashley Rickards (MTV.s .Awkward.) and Emmy-nominated Anna Gunn (AMC.s .Breaking Bad.). Adam Wilkins and Pavlina Hatoupis produced the project. Sassy Pants made its world premiere earlier this year at the 2012 Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Phase 4 will release the film day-and-date in theatres and on VOD this fall.
Sassy Pants is an edgy coming of age comedy about teenager, Bethany, desperate to get out from under her overprotective mother, runs off to live with her dad, and forms a bond with his much-younger boyfriend.
“Teaming with Phase 4 was the perfect fit for us,. said Sohn. .Sassy Pants definitely vibes indie at times. It’s dark, it’s funny, and...
Sassy Pants is an edgy coming of age comedy about teenager, Bethany, desperate to get out from under her overprotective mother, runs off to live with her dad, and forms a bond with his much-younger boyfriend.
“Teaming with Phase 4 was the perfect fit for us,. said Sohn. .Sassy Pants definitely vibes indie at times. It’s dark, it’s funny, and...
- 8/13/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Berry Meyerowitz, President & CEO of Phase 4 Films, announced today that the company is acquiring all North American rights to director Barry Battles. highly sought-after, action comedy The Baytown Outlaws (formerly titled The Baytown Disco). The screenplay was written by Battles and Griffin Hood and made the 2009 Black List. The film stars Eva Longoria (Desperate Housewives), Billy Bob Thornton (Monster.S Ball), Paul Wesley (The Vampire Diaries), Andre Braugher (Men Of A Certain Age), and Thomas Brodie-Sangster (Love Actually). LLeju Production.s William O. Perkins financed and produced the film alongside Robert Teitel from State Street Pictures. Hood, Ryan Jones, Thomas J. Busch and Mary Vernieu are executive producing. Phase 4 plans to release the film theatrically in early 2013.
Noted Meyerowitz: .The Baytown Outlaws is an absolute crowd pleaser as it combines lots of action with sharp humor led by an amazing group of actors. We are thrilled to join the...
Noted Meyerowitz: .The Baytown Outlaws is an absolute crowd pleaser as it combines lots of action with sharp humor led by an amazing group of actors. We are thrilled to join the...
- 6/19/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
It's a wrap! The Martin Gropius Bau is empty and the final pickups follow. This is a work in progress and readers are invited and welcome to contribute. Presales have returned in reaction to the reduced number of finished films on offer over the past two markets. Presales applies across the board from Us to French and even Italian films. English language films are increasingly coming out of the major non English language territories but local product is impacting sales on Us films internationally. Business was quickly wrapped up but it was done with a healthy number of buys reported. Lower prices have become accepted but the market must have product as this event proved.
Adriana Chiesa has licensed Federico Moccia’s teen trilogy to Savor to Spain. The first title, Sorry If I Love You (Scusa Ma Ti Chiamo Amore) grossed $27m when released by Medusa on 600 prints in Italy.
Adriana Chiesa has licensed Federico Moccia’s teen trilogy to Savor to Spain. The first title, Sorry If I Love You (Scusa Ma Ti Chiamo Amore) grossed $27m when released by Medusa on 600 prints in Italy.
- 3/9/2010
- by Sydney
- Sydney's Buzz
At Sundance this year, more than usual activity immediately kicked in among the international buyers and the international sales agents bulking up in preparation for the Berlinale's Efm even as the Us distributors were slow to show much energy in acquisitions. First out of the gate for the Americans was Lionsgate's acquisition of Buried . Next came extended discussions with CAA and Apparition and its ancillary distributor partner Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquistions for Splice for what is rumored $2.5 million while an independent source supplies $20 million P & A. Next came Newmarket's $1 million acquisition of Hesher. The Oprah Winfrey Network acquired Family Affair. Own's documentary film club is being done in partnership with doc film distributor Ro*co Films International. Own, a co-venture between Winfrey's Harpo Prods. and Discovery Communications slated for a January 2011 launch, is planning to create communities nationwide that can screen the films together and participate in a live, moderated panel discussion.
- 2/22/2010
- by Sydney
- Sydney's Buzz
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