South African crime writer Rudie Van Rensburg’s “Piranha” is set to be adapted into a new crime drama series from Strong Studios. Titled “Endangered,” the project is being shopped as a six-episode limited series written by screenwriter Jake Riddell and directed by BAFTA award winner Stuart Urban (“The Mystery of Suzy Lamplugh”).
“Endangered” follows the story of Montgomery Smith, a rich but exiled Englishman who is being pursued for smuggling endangered rhino horn, and also tells the tale of the veteran detective Captain Kassie Kasselman, who’s after him.
“While researching rhino poaching, I became increasingly aware of how serious of a problem it is,” said Van Rensburg in a statement. “It’s a great honour to have such renowned filmmakers helming the production of ‘Endangered,’ and I’m delighted that this issue will be brought to the attention of a wider audience.”
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“Endangered” follows the story of Montgomery Smith, a rich but exiled Englishman who is being pursued for smuggling endangered rhino horn, and also tells the tale of the veteran detective Captain Kassie Kasselman, who’s after him.
“While researching rhino poaching, I became increasingly aware of how serious of a problem it is,” said Van Rensburg in a statement. “It’s a great honour to have such renowned filmmakers helming the production of ‘Endangered,’ and I’m delighted that this issue will be brought to the attention of a wider audience.”
The Van Rensburg tale is set...
- 9/19/2023
- by Sophia Scorziello
- Variety Film + TV
BET+ has picked up the U.S. streaming rights to South African-produced sci-fi survival thriller “Pulse.”
“Pulse” tells the explosive story of an electromagnetic pulse that disables a secure building and disrupts the bio-electric signals in everyone’s minds, trapping a group of video game designers and turning each floor into a psychotic battlefield. The show questions whether the modern human race can really survive without the technology that defines our way of life today.
The series shot in South Africa as well as Mauritius.
The 6 x 60’ show was created by Hilton Treves, the visionary Oscar and BAFTA-winning VFX team behind such films as “Skyfall,” “Harry Potter,” “Fargo” and “The Dark Knight Rises.” The team includes executive producer Steve Lanning, producers Jake Lanning, Ben Lanning and Potego Matseke, writer Stephen R. Clarke, and director and producer Sallas De Jager.
“Pulse” is produced by Media Musketeers, Forlan Film, Showmax and The Mediapro Studio.
“Pulse” tells the explosive story of an electromagnetic pulse that disables a secure building and disrupts the bio-electric signals in everyone’s minds, trapping a group of video game designers and turning each floor into a psychotic battlefield. The show questions whether the modern human race can really survive without the technology that defines our way of life today.
The series shot in South Africa as well as Mauritius.
The 6 x 60’ show was created by Hilton Treves, the visionary Oscar and BAFTA-winning VFX team behind such films as “Skyfall,” “Harry Potter,” “Fargo” and “The Dark Knight Rises.” The team includes executive producer Steve Lanning, producers Jake Lanning, Ben Lanning and Potego Matseke, writer Stephen R. Clarke, and director and producer Sallas De Jager.
“Pulse” is produced by Media Musketeers, Forlan Film, Showmax and The Mediapro Studio.
- 8/8/2022
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Docuseries
Amazon Prime Video and Rtg Features have dropped the trailer for “Pau Gasol: It’s About the Journey,” announced by Variety in April of this year, a four-part docuseries covering the twilight of the former NBA star’s career which will premiere on Prime Video in more than 200 countries on Nov. 12.
A Lakers legend, Gasol’s last NBA game was in March of 2019 when, shortly after signing with the Milwaukee Bucks, a team that looked perhaps one star short of their first NBA title in nearly half a century, Gasol’s season and NBA career were ended prematurely by a stress fracture. A year later, he signed for Fc Barcelona’s men’s basketball team, where he began his professional career more than 20 years ago, to prepare for his final appearance with the Spanish Men’s National Team at the Tokyo Olympic Games.
“In this documentary, I tell the...
Amazon Prime Video and Rtg Features have dropped the trailer for “Pau Gasol: It’s About the Journey,” announced by Variety in April of this year, a four-part docuseries covering the twilight of the former NBA star’s career which will premiere on Prime Video in more than 200 countries on Nov. 12.
A Lakers legend, Gasol’s last NBA game was in March of 2019 when, shortly after signing with the Milwaukee Bucks, a team that looked perhaps one star short of their first NBA title in nearly half a century, Gasol’s season and NBA career were ended prematurely by a stress fracture. A year later, he signed for Fc Barcelona’s men’s basketball team, where he began his professional career more than 20 years ago, to prepare for his final appearance with the Spanish Men’s National Team at the Tokyo Olympic Games.
“In this documentary, I tell the...
- 10/21/2021
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Media Musketeers has boarded a pair of high-profile drama series, including “Pulse,” a survival thriller from The Mediapro Studio, and “Un Prophete,” the series adaptation of Jacques Audiard’s 2009 film that won Cannes’ Grand Jury Prize and a BAFTA, and earned Oscar and Golden Globe nominations.
Media Musketeers is set to co-produce “Un Prophete” with Paris-based Cpb Films. The show is now in development and is expected to start production in France during the second half of 2021.
The French-language series is reuniting the Cesar-winning writing team behind the critically acclaimed movie, notably Abdel Raouf, Nicolas Peufaillit, in addition to its producer, Marco Cherqui.
“I always thought the TV version of ‘Un Prophète’ should pick up the story of its hero Malik’s life after the end of the film. But what is interesting 12 years on is to ask how relevant the story is in contemporary France,” said Cherqui, who is...
Media Musketeers is set to co-produce “Un Prophete” with Paris-based Cpb Films. The show is now in development and is expected to start production in France during the second half of 2021.
The French-language series is reuniting the Cesar-winning writing team behind the critically acclaimed movie, notably Abdel Raouf, Nicolas Peufaillit, in addition to its producer, Marco Cherqui.
“I always thought the TV version of ‘Un Prophète’ should pick up the story of its hero Malik’s life after the end of the film. But what is interesting 12 years on is to ask how relevant the story is in contemporary France,” said Cherqui, who is...
- 3/12/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Nearly seven years after first being announced as a hot new television project to watch out for, Stanley Kubrick’s fact-based unproduced original screenplay “God Fearing Man” is finally set for the small screen. Variety reports that the new European media company Media Musketeers — formed earlier this year by former Warner Bros. executive Chris Law and former Apple executives Sebastien Janin and Andy Docherty — will produce a “high-end television drama” based on Kubrick’s screenplay. The project was initially announced in 2012 as an eOne series, and news remained scarce until Michael C. Hall signed on to star in the series in August of 2014, though this appears to be an all-new deal that will not feature Hall.
Following the exploits of Hebert Emerson Wilson, billed as “a Canadian church minister-turned-safecracker who became one of the most successful bank robbers in U.S. history,” the series will be based on both Wilson...
Following the exploits of Hebert Emerson Wilson, billed as “a Canadian church minister-turned-safecracker who became one of the most successful bank robbers in U.S. history,” the series will be based on both Wilson...
- 5/14/2019
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
A high-end television drama based on an original screenplay by acclaimed filmmaker Stanley Kubrick has been set as a first scripted project for new European production company Media Musketeers. “God Fearing Man” was one of two initial projects announced Tuesday by the company, which was officially launched in April by former Warner Bros executive Chris Law and former Apple executives Sebastien Janin and Andy Docherty.
“God Fearing Man” is based on a book by Herbert Emerson Wilson and Kubrick’s original screenplay which tell the true story of a Canadian church minister-turned-safecracker who became one of the most successful bank robbers in U.S. history.
Media Musketeers will collaborate with U.K. independent producer ForLan Films on the project. ForLan has developed the project as a four-hour TV drama, working with Philip Hobbs, who served as co-producer on Kubrick’s 1987 Vietnam War classic “Full Metal Jacket.” Hobbs will produce alongside ForLan’s Steve Lanning.
“God Fearing Man” is based on a book by Herbert Emerson Wilson and Kubrick’s original screenplay which tell the true story of a Canadian church minister-turned-safecracker who became one of the most successful bank robbers in U.S. history.
Media Musketeers will collaborate with U.K. independent producer ForLan Films on the project. ForLan has developed the project as a four-hour TV drama, working with Philip Hobbs, who served as co-producer on Kubrick’s 1987 Vietnam War classic “Full Metal Jacket.” Hobbs will produce alongside ForLan’s Steve Lanning.
- 5/14/2019
- by Robert Mitchell
- Variety Film + TV
As one would expect from the ever audacious, thoughtful filmmaker, there are more than a few projects Stanley Kubrick developed but never brought to the screen. Though efforts have been made in the past to bring his unfinished works to life, namely through Steven Spielberg's A.I. Artificial Intelligence or the multiple rumors over the years to satisfy his vision of Napoleon in the form of a film or mini-series, most were put to rest with the filmmaker back in 1999. But apparently one of his earliest unmade screenplays -- 1956's The Downslope -- was dusted off the shelves somewhere in Hollywood recently, and director Marc Forster (World War Z) has decided to take a stab at bringing Kubrick's lost script to the screen. And because it's Hollywood, it'll be not just one film but an entire trilogy. Forster's only attached to direct the first, but plans to produce all three installments,...
- 6/22/2015
- by Will Ashton
- Rope of Silicon
The Downslope will be the first in a trilogy that producers Lauren Selig, Barry Levine and Reneé Wolfe are planning based on the iconic director’s unproduced original 1956 screenplay.
Forster will direct the first film and will develop and produce all three after Selig negotiated a deal with rights holders Phil Hobbs and Steve Lanning, who will also serve as producers.
The producers said The Downslope has the full support and encouragement of the Kubrick family and is styled as a sweeping anti-war action-drama that Kubrick wrote after the release of Fear And Desire and before he directed Paths Of Glory.
The story focuses on a series of American Civil War battles in the Shenandoah Valley between Union General George Armstrong Custer and Confederate Colonel John Singleton Mosby, known as the Gray Ghost.
Kubrick initially developed the story with the Civil War historian Shelby Foote. The successive films will expand upon Kubrick’s original story as post-war...
Forster will direct the first film and will develop and produce all three after Selig negotiated a deal with rights holders Phil Hobbs and Steve Lanning, who will also serve as producers.
The producers said The Downslope has the full support and encouragement of the Kubrick family and is styled as a sweeping anti-war action-drama that Kubrick wrote after the release of Fear And Desire and before he directed Paths Of Glory.
The story focuses on a series of American Civil War battles in the Shenandoah Valley between Union General George Armstrong Custer and Confederate Colonel John Singleton Mosby, known as the Gray Ghost.
Kubrick initially developed the story with the Civil War historian Shelby Foote. The successive films will expand upon Kubrick’s original story as post-war...
- 6/22/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Written in 1956 following the release of Kubrick's allegorical war film “Fear and Desire,” "The Downslope" was a sweeping Civil War action-drama based on historical events. But Kubrick chose to direct instead his Ww I anti-war Oscar-winner “Paths of Glory." "The Downslope" was another cautionary, anti-war tale, that was originally developed with renowned Civil War historian Shelby Foote, who later collaborated with documentarian Ken Burns on his hugely popular PBS series "The Civil War." Forster (“Finding Neverland,” “Monsters Ball") is attached to direct and produce the first in the series and will produce the remaining features. Producers Lauren Selig, Barry Levine and Reneé Wolfe are developing the material with Forster. Selig initiated the project with rights holders Phil Hobbs (“Full Metal Jacket”) and Steve Lanning, who are also producers on the project, which has the full support of the Kubrick...
- 6/22/2015
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Way back in 2012, producers Steve Lanning and Philip Hobbs’ tried to get some unproduced scripts by Stanley Kubrick into into production in Hollywood. Entertainment One picked up "The Downslope," once conceived as a massive $100 million project, to be made into a TV movie, with another script, "God Fearing Man," slated for a miniseries. And while news on the latter has gone very quiet, "The Downslope" is headed for the big screen. Marc Forster ("Monster's Ball," "World War Z") will now direct "The Downslope" which is being turned into a trilogy. The story focuses on a bitter series of Civil War battles in the Shenandoah Valley between Union General George Armstrong Custer and Confederate Colonel John Singleton Mosby, known as the Gray Ghost for his stealth and elusiveness. His cavalrymen, known as Mosby’s Rangers, continually outsmarted the much larger enemy forces in a sequence...
- 6/22/2015
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Stanley Kubrick‘s original screenplay “The Downslope,” a sweeping, historical action-drama he wrote in 1956, is being developed as a feature trilogy with Marc Forster (“World War Z”) attached to produce as well as direct the first film in the series, it was announced Monday. Producers Lauren Selig (“Everest”), Barry Levine (“Hercules”) and Reneé Wolfe (“All I See Is You”) are developing the project with Forster. Selig reached out to rights holders Phil Hobbs (“Full Metal Jacket”) and Steve Lanning, who will also serve as producers on the project, which boasts the full support and encouragement of Kubrick’s family. “The Downslope” is.
- 6/22/2015
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Marc Forster will direct a film based on Stanley Kubrick's 1956 screenplay The Downslope. The film will be the first in a planned trilogy based on Kubrick's script. Forster will also produce the trilogy along with Lauren Selig, Barry Levine and Reneé Wolfe. Selig initiated the project with producers and rights holders Phil Hobbs and Steve Lanning, who are also serving as producers on the project. The Kubrick family is supporting the project. Kubrick wrote The Downslope following the release of his Fear and Desire, and prior to directing his Wwi period piece Paths of Glory. The anti-war story
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- 6/22/2015
- by Rebecca Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"World War Z" and "Quantum of Solace" helmer Marc Forster is attached to direct and produce the first film in a proposed film trilogy based on Stanley Kubrick's original 1956 screenplay "The Downslope".
The project is described as a a sweeping, historical anti-war action-drama which Kubrick penned between the release of his early films "Fear and Desire" and "Paths of Glory". Kubrick spent years developing and writing the story, creating detailed notes about how to film it and using the help of renowned Civil War historian Shelby Foote.
The story focuses on the bitter, strategic series of Civil War battles in the Shenandoah Valley between Union General George Armstrong Custer and Confederate Colonel John Singleton Mosby.
Mosby's cavalrymen continually outsmarted the much larger enemy forces in a sequence of raids, enraging Custer and setting both on a course for fierce revenge. With the expansion to a trilogy, the films will...
The project is described as a a sweeping, historical anti-war action-drama which Kubrick penned between the release of his early films "Fear and Desire" and "Paths of Glory". Kubrick spent years developing and writing the story, creating detailed notes about how to film it and using the help of renowned Civil War historian Shelby Foote.
The story focuses on the bitter, strategic series of Civil War battles in the Shenandoah Valley between Union General George Armstrong Custer and Confederate Colonel John Singleton Mosby.
Mosby's cavalrymen continually outsmarted the much larger enemy forces in a sequence of raids, enraging Custer and setting both on a course for fierce revenge. With the expansion to a trilogy, the films will...
- 6/22/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
"Dexter" star Michael C. Hall is returning to TV for "God Fearing Man," Entertainment One's upcoming mini-series adaptation of Stanley Kubrick's un-produced dramatic feature screenplay.
British screenwriter Stephen R. Clark is adapting the true story tale about Herbert Emerson Wilson, a Canadian minister who went on to become one of the most successful American bank robbers in the early 20th century.
Hall will both play Wilson and executive produce the project. Steve Lanning and Philip Hobbs will also produce.
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British screenwriter Stephen R. Clark is adapting the true story tale about Herbert Emerson Wilson, a Canadian minister who went on to become one of the most successful American bank robbers in the early 20th century.
Hall will both play Wilson and executive produce the project. Steve Lanning and Philip Hobbs will also produce.
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- 8/12/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
A year after the final season of Showtime’s Dexter, Michael C. Hall is set to return to the small screen playing another complex antihero – though this one appears to be more into bank-robbing than bloodletting. The Emmy nominee is set to star in God Fearing Man, Stanley Kubrick’s unproduced drama which has been in development at Entertainment One since 2012.
British screenwriter Stephen R. Clark is penning the series, which will tell the stranger-than-fiction true story of Canadian minister Herbert Emerson Wilson, who eventually became one of the best safecrackers and most successful American bank robbers in the early 20th century. Hall is both starring as Wilson and executive-producing. Philip Hobbs, who worked with Kubrick for 15 years on projects including Full Metal Jacket, is also producing along with Philco Films’ Steve Lanning (The Secret Garden).
Said Michael Rosenberg, eOne’s executive vice president of U.S. scripted television:
“Kubrick...
British screenwriter Stephen R. Clark is penning the series, which will tell the stranger-than-fiction true story of Canadian minister Herbert Emerson Wilson, who eventually became one of the best safecrackers and most successful American bank robbers in the early 20th century. Hall is both starring as Wilson and executive-producing. Philip Hobbs, who worked with Kubrick for 15 years on projects including Full Metal Jacket, is also producing along with Philco Films’ Steve Lanning (The Secret Garden).
Said Michael Rosenberg, eOne’s executive vice president of U.S. scripted television:
“Kubrick...
- 8/12/2014
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
According to TorontoFilm.Net, La/Toronto-based Entertainment One (eOne) has teamed with Steve Lanning and Philip Hobbs to develop and produce the television dramas "Downslope" and "God Fearing Man" from scripts by the late filmmaker Stanley Kubrick.
Based on a true story by historian Shelby Foote, Kubrick's "Downslope" is a Us Civil War-set drama following Confederate Army 'Colonel John S. Mosby' and his plot to settle the score after Union officer 'George Custer' captures and hangs several of his men.
Kubrick's "God Fearing Man" adapted for TV by Stephen R. Clarke, follows the true story of 'Herbert Emerson Wilson' who became one of the most successful safe-cracker and bank robber in America in the early 20th century.
Both projects will be produced by Entertainment One in association with Philco Films’ Steve Lanning ("The Secret Garden") and Philip Hobbs who worked with Kubrick on a number of projects including "Full Metal Jacket...
Based on a true story by historian Shelby Foote, Kubrick's "Downslope" is a Us Civil War-set drama following Confederate Army 'Colonel John S. Mosby' and his plot to settle the score after Union officer 'George Custer' captures and hangs several of his men.
Kubrick's "God Fearing Man" adapted for TV by Stephen R. Clarke, follows the true story of 'Herbert Emerson Wilson' who became one of the most successful safe-cracker and bank robber in America in the early 20th century.
Both projects will be produced by Entertainment One in association with Philco Films’ Steve Lanning ("The Secret Garden") and Philip Hobbs who worked with Kubrick on a number of projects including "Full Metal Jacket...
- 9/2/2012
- by M. Stevens
- SneakPeek
Entertainment One has acquired the rights to two unproduced Stanely Kubrick screenplays, called "Downslope" and "God Fearing Man," and with the help of producers Steve Lanning and Philip Hobbs (Full Metal Jacket), the independent studio will develop both projects for television. Downslope: Based on the true story by Civil War historian Shelby Foote and revolves around Confederate Army Col. John Mosby and his plot to settle the score after Union Gen. George Custer captures and hangs several of his men. God Fearing Man: The true story of Canadian minister Herbert Emerson Wilson, who went on to become one of the best safe-crackers and most successful American bank robbers in the early 20th century. Kubrick is the man behind such films as "2001: A Space Odyssey," "A Clockwork Orange," "The Shining," "Full Metal Jacket," and "Eyes Wide Shut." He died in 1999 at the age of 70.
- 8/30/2012
- WorstPreviews.com
Entertainment One is bringing a pair of unproduced Stanley Kubrick screenplays to life on the small screen. The independent studio has teamed with Steve Lanning and Philip Hobbs to develop and produce Downslope and God Fearing Man from the late writer-director-producer. Downslope is based on the true story by Civil War historian Shelby Foote and revolves around Confederate Army Col. John Mosby and his plot to settle the score after Union Gen. George Custer captures and hangs several of his men. Story: Stanley Kubrick's 'The Shining' to Return to U.K. Theaters God Fearing Man, meanwhile, will be
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- 8/29/2012
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Plans are afoot to turn two of movie director Stanley Kubrick's ideas into television shows. One will be a made-for-tv movie while the other is now envisioned as a mini-series.
The son-in-law of Kubrick, Philip Hobbs, and another person named Steve Lanning are developing the projects under their Philco Films banner.
Downslope is the title of the proposed television movie. Set in 18th century America, it would follow the revenge-fueled mission of defeated Confederate Army Colonel John S. Mosby, and his path to exact vengeance on General Custer.
The television series is called God Fearing Man. Using the screenplay that Kubrick wrote but never made, screenwriter Stephen R. Clarke turned it into a mini-series. God Fearing Man is about Canadian minister Herbert Emerson Wilson and his turn as a bank robber in the early portion of the 20th century.
Global entertainment company eOne is involved with financing and eventual distribution of the two projects,...
The son-in-law of Kubrick, Philip Hobbs, and another person named Steve Lanning are developing the projects under their Philco Films banner.
Downslope is the title of the proposed television movie. Set in 18th century America, it would follow the revenge-fueled mission of defeated Confederate Army Colonel John S. Mosby, and his path to exact vengeance on General Custer.
The television series is called God Fearing Man. Using the screenplay that Kubrick wrote but never made, screenwriter Stephen R. Clarke turned it into a mini-series. God Fearing Man is about Canadian minister Herbert Emerson Wilson and his turn as a bank robber in the early portion of the 20th century.
Global entertainment company eOne is involved with financing and eventual distribution of the two projects,...
- 8/29/2012
- by Patrick Sauriol
- Corona's Coming Attractions
Entertainment One and Philco Films are teaming to produce both a TV movie and a mini-series based on two unproduced screenplays of the late Stanley Kubrick reports Deadline.
The telemovie, entitled "Downslope", follows the activities of Confederate Army Colonel John S. Mosby who sets out to settle the score after Custer captures and hangs several of his men.
The mini-series is "God Fearing Man" and follows Canadian minister Herbert Emerson Wilson who became one of the best safe-crackers and most successful bank robbers in early 20th century America. Stephen R. Clarke is adapting the script for television.
Steve Lanning and Kubrick’s son-in-law Philip Hobbs, who both worked closely with the filmmaker for more than fifteen years, run Philco Films. They took the projects to eOne which produces such shows as AMC's"Hell on Wheels", DirecTV's "Call Me Fitz" and ABC's "Rookie Blue".
The telemovie, entitled "Downslope", follows the activities of Confederate Army Colonel John S. Mosby who sets out to settle the score after Custer captures and hangs several of his men.
The mini-series is "God Fearing Man" and follows Canadian minister Herbert Emerson Wilson who became one of the best safe-crackers and most successful bank robbers in early 20th century America. Stephen R. Clarke is adapting the script for television.
Steve Lanning and Kubrick’s son-in-law Philip Hobbs, who both worked closely with the filmmaker for more than fifteen years, run Philco Films. They took the projects to eOne which produces such shows as AMC's"Hell on Wheels", DirecTV's "Call Me Fitz" and ABC's "Rookie Blue".
- 8/29/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
While "Napolean" and "The Aryan Papers" are perhaps the best known projects Stanley Kubrick developed but never got around to making, there were even more that crossed his desk that he never wound up pulling the trigger on. And among them were "Downslope" and "God Fearing Man." And for the past few years producer Steve Lanning and Philip Hobbs’ Philco Films have been trying to get them made, without much movement happening. Well, there's some fresh word today as the projects seem to have found life and direction, but on the small screen. Deadline reveals Entertainment One is throwing their hat in the ring to produce a TV movie and a mini-series out of the projects. "Downslope" is being conceived as a massive $100 million project, with the story set during the American Civil War and following Col. John S. Mosby who seeks justice after Custer hangs his men. The anti-war...
- 8/29/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
"Downslope" and "God Fearing Man," two never-produced screenplays by the late Stanley Kubrick, are slated to be filmed for television, according to Deadline. Entertainment One has partnered with producers Steve Lanning and Philip Hobbs’ Philco Films to complete the projects, one of which will become a TV movie and the other a miniseries. "Downslope," the movie, is based on a true story by historian and novelist Shelby Foote, and is an epic Civil War drama about Confederate Army Colonel John S. Mosby and his attempts to settle the score after General Custer captured and hanged some of his men. "God Fearing Man" will be adapted to a miniseries from Kubrick's script by Stephen R. Clarke, and is inspired by the true story of Herbert Emerson Wilson, a Baptist pastor who became one of early 20th century America's most adept safe-crackers and bank robbers. Wilson wrote about his experiences in his memoir "I Stole.
- 8/29/2012
- by Alison Willmore
- Indiewire
Entertainment One has partnered with producers Steve Lanning and Philip Hobbs’ Philco Films to produce a TV Movie and a mini-series based on two never produced screenplays by late Oscar-winning filmmaker Stanley Kubrick, Downslope and God Fearing Man. Written by Stanley Kubrick and based on a true story by Civil War historian Shelby Foote, TV movie Downslope is an epic Civil War drama following the activities of Confederate Army Colonel John S. Mosby and his plot to settle the score after Custer captures and hangs several of his men. Adapted for television by Brit screenwriter Stephen R. Clarke based on a screenplay by Kubrick, mini God Fearing Man tells the true story of Canadian minister Herbert Emerson Wilson who became one of the best safe-crackers and most successful bank robbers in America in the early 20thcentury. “This is real event television,” said Michael Rosenberg, eOne’s Evp, Us Scripted Television.
- 8/29/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
The death of Stanley Kubrick in 1999 left many wondering what else the filmmaker would have done if there was more time. The thing is, that’s a tough question to answer, seeing as he had so many unfinished projects accumulate over the decades. From his film about Napoleon to A.I. — the latter of which was later directed by Steven Spielberg — reading his history of almost getting things made is nearly as fascinating as watching the ones that crossed the finish line.
It looks like a few of those are coming to the screen, however, with ThompsononHollywood reporting that three previously planned films of his are finally being adapted. The first of these is Lunatic at Large, which has been in various stages of development for what feels like a while. The original treatment was written by Jim Thompson, a novelist whom Kubrick had worked with twice before — the first time on The Killing,...
It looks like a few of those are coming to the screen, however, with ThompsononHollywood reporting that three previously planned films of his are finally being adapted. The first of these is Lunatic at Large, which has been in various stages of development for what feels like a while. The original treatment was written by Jim Thompson, a novelist whom Kubrick had worked with twice before — the first time on The Killing,...
- 8/22/2011
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Almost as legendary as the films Stanley Kubrick did complete in his lifetime are the numerous projects that went unmade, but a few of those are getting a new lease on life. As you might recall, last spring, word surfaced that "Lunatic At Large" was headed toward the big screen with Scarlett Johansson and Sam Rockwell attached to star and Chris Palmer to direct. Not long after, "Downslope" and "God Fearing Man" joined 'Lunatic' on the production slate and then...nothing else was heard since. Well, Thompson On Hollywood recently caught up with producer Steve Lanning who provided a brief update…...
- 8/22/2011
- The Playlist
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