Exclusive: Priority Pictures, the production company of Emmy-winning producers Lizzie Friedman, Karen Lauder, and Greg Little, has optioned Douglas Brunt’s Nyt bestseller The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel and will develop it for the screen, Deadline has learned. It’s not clear at this point whether the adaptation will be for film or TV.
Also recently named a Best of 2023 Staff Pick by Apple Books, The Mysterious Case tells the true story of Rudolf Diesel, one of history’s greatest inventors, who vanished into thin air on the eve of World War I. His revolutionary invention, the Diesel engine, was highly sought after by global industries and political figures around the world. It had the power to threaten empires and change the fate of nations, turning him and his technology into both a prized asset and a potential threat.
“Rudolf Diesel changed the course of WWI and his technology...
Also recently named a Best of 2023 Staff Pick by Apple Books, The Mysterious Case tells the true story of Rudolf Diesel, one of history’s greatest inventors, who vanished into thin air on the eve of World War I. His revolutionary invention, the Diesel engine, was highly sought after by global industries and political figures around the world. It had the power to threaten empires and change the fate of nations, turning him and his technology into both a prized asset and a potential threat.
“Rudolf Diesel changed the course of WWI and his technology...
- 12/1/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
NEW YORK -- Production/financing outfit the Halcyon Co. has appointed Randolph Paul as its COO.
Reporting to co-CEOs Victor Kubicek and Derek Anderson in the company's Los Angeles offices, Paul Will oversee all daily operations and help develop business deals and co-productions.
Paul joins Halcyon after five years at law firm Greenberg Traurig, where he was a company shareholder and served as an entertainment lawyer specializing in technology, media and telecommunications.
While in private practice from 1997 to 2002, he repped producers on such projects as "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines," part of the Terminator franchise to which Halcyon acquired rights in May.
Prior to Greenberg Traurig, Paul was senior vp, business and legal affairs at Cinergi Pictures Entertainment from 1993 to 1997. He held the same title at Sovereign Pictures from 1991-1992 and Miramax Films from 1986 to 1990. Paul was involved in deals on dozens of feature films, including "Die Hard with a Vengeance", "Evita" and "The Grifters".
Reporting to co-CEOs Victor Kubicek and Derek Anderson in the company's Los Angeles offices, Paul Will oversee all daily operations and help develop business deals and co-productions.
Paul joins Halcyon after five years at law firm Greenberg Traurig, where he was a company shareholder and served as an entertainment lawyer specializing in technology, media and telecommunications.
While in private practice from 1997 to 2002, he repped producers on such projects as "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines," part of the Terminator franchise to which Halcyon acquired rights in May.
Prior to Greenberg Traurig, Paul was senior vp, business and legal affairs at Cinergi Pictures Entertainment from 1993 to 1997. He held the same title at Sovereign Pictures from 1991-1992 and Miramax Films from 1986 to 1990. Paul was involved in deals on dozens of feature films, including "Die Hard with a Vengeance", "Evita" and "The Grifters".
- 10/17/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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