Qed and former CEO Bill Block have resolved their legal dispute to the mutual satisfaction of all parties, it was announced Wednesday evening. Details of the settlement were not immediately disclosed. Block was sued earlier this year after he left his post as CEO of film production and sales company Qed International in order to focus his attention on Merced Media, the development, production and financing venture he launched with PalmStar CEO Kevin Frakes and Raj Singh’s investment firm Merced Capital. Qed’s new bosses, Sasha Shapiro and Anton Lessine, had previously filed suit against Block in the federal Court in Los.
- 11/5/2015
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
''Miyan, captain banoge?''
Mohammad Azharuddin has been a successful Indian cricketer and captain. His wristy stroke-play is legendary, so is his second marriage and separation from actress Sangeeta Bijlani. He loved watches and designer clothes (he still does) and everything glitzy. He was modest when he stormed onto the cricketing scene with three back-to-back Test tons, got the captaincy when the Indian team of the nineties were in their transition phase (they still are, and will continue to be), and when the late Raj Singh Dungarpur, the then Board of Control for Cricket in India (Bcci) Chief tossed the question to him, ''Miyan, captain banoge?''
He took over the reins of a team loaded with four former captains, brought stability in the team's outings overseas and was cruelly run out at 99 Tests, not to forget 334 One-dayers. His biggest loss though was the death of his 19-year-old son Ayazuddin...
Mohammad Azharuddin has been a successful Indian cricketer and captain. His wristy stroke-play is legendary, so is his second marriage and separation from actress Sangeeta Bijlani. He loved watches and designer clothes (he still does) and everything glitzy. He was modest when he stormed onto the cricketing scene with three back-to-back Test tons, got the captaincy when the Indian team of the nineties were in their transition phase (they still are, and will continue to be), and when the late Raj Singh Dungarpur, the then Board of Control for Cricket in India (Bcci) Chief tossed the question to him, ''Miyan, captain banoge?''
He took over the reins of a team loaded with four former captains, brought stability in the team's outings overseas and was cruelly run out at 99 Tests, not to forget 334 One-dayers. His biggest loss though was the death of his 19-year-old son Ayazuddin...
- 6/29/2015
- GlamSham
David Oyelowo (Selma) has joined the cast of Peaky Blinders director Otto Bathurst’s feature debut Three Seconds opposite the previously announced Luke Evans (The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies). Thunder Road's Basil Iwanyk and Shine Pictures' Ollie Madden are producing with Kevin Frakes and Raj Singh of PalmStar Media financing. Erica Lee is exec producing. Alex Walton’s Bloom is handling international sales, with CAA and Wme jointly repping domestic rights. The…...
- 5/16/2015
- Deadline
Exclusive: Bill Block has closed a deal for American Hostage, a spec script penned by The Butterfly Effect co-scribe and co-director Eric Bress. It’s his first deal since moving to Merced Media, where he’ll produce this with his new partners Raj Singh and Kevin Frakes, and Benderspink. The spec is about a home-invasion crew that terrorizes houses in a neighborhood, until they choose the wrong residence. Suddenly, the hunters become the hunted. UTA and Management 360 rep…...
- 3/10/2015
- Deadline
Bill Block has finalized plans to leave his post as CEO of film production and sales company Qed International, according to an individual with knowledge of the situation. Block will segue to focus on Merced Media, the development, production and financing venture he launched in October with Kevin Frakes, CEO of PalmStar Media Capital, and Raj Singh’s investment firm Merced Capital. Also Read: Oscars 2015 Winners Gallery: ‘Birdman,’ ‘Grand Budapest,’ Eddie Remayne, Julianne Moore (Photos) As CEO of Qed, Block served as producer on such films as Neill Blomkamp‘s “District 9″ and “Elysium,” David Ayer‘s “Fury” with Brad Pitt and the upcoming.
- 2/24/2015
- by Linda Ge
- The Wrap
CEO Bill Block is officially leaving Qed International as his exit strategy clearly came last fall when he and PalmStar Media Capital CEO Kevin Frakes joined with Raj Singh’s Merced Capital L.P. to launch Merced Media, a new development, production and financing vehicle they said will invest $500 million in a three-to-five-year program of pictures that focus on wide releases. The question remains about what kind of going concern Qed will be, as Deadline has previously…...
- 2/24/2015
- Deadline
Luke Evans (the Hobbit trilogy) will star in Otto Bathurst’s Three Seconds. Thunder Road’s Basil Iwanyk and Shine Pictures’ Ollie Madden are producing with Kevin Frakes and Raj Singh of PalmStar Media financing. Erica Lee is exec producing.
Alex Walton’s Bloom will handle international sales at the upcoming Efm in Berlin. CAA and Wme are jointly repping domestic rights. Principal photography begins in Spring in New York. The film is based on the best-selling book by Swedish writers Anders Roslund and Borge Hellstrom. Matt Cook has penned the screenplay.
Three Seconds follows the story of a man forced undercover in prison as part of a FBI operation, who then has to escape on his own after his is abandoned during the mission.
Bathurst, who directed Peaky Blinders, and Evans are both repped by Wme.
Alex Walton’s Bloom will handle international sales at the upcoming Efm in Berlin. CAA and Wme are jointly repping domestic rights. Principal photography begins in Spring in New York. The film is based on the best-selling book by Swedish writers Anders Roslund and Borge Hellstrom. Matt Cook has penned the screenplay.
Three Seconds follows the story of a man forced undercover in prison as part of a FBI operation, who then has to escape on his own after his is abandoned during the mission.
Bathurst, who directed Peaky Blinders, and Evans are both repped by Wme.
- 2/4/2015
- by Ali Jaafar
- Deadline
Luke Evans will star in the Thunder Road and Shine Pictures thriller that Alex Walton is introducing to buyers in Berlin.
PalmStar Media is financing Three Seconds, which is based on Anders Roslund and Borge Hellström’s Swedish thriller about an undercover FBI agent who gets abandoned in a prison.
Otto Bathurst of Peaky Blinders fame directs. Thunder Road chief Basil Iwanyk is producing alongside Ollie Madden of Shine Pictures and Kevin Frakes and Raj Singh of PalmStar Media. Erica Lee serves as executive producer.
CAA and Wme are jointly represent Us rights.
“We are looking forward to presenting this fun and fast-paced script to buyers in Berlin,” said Walton.
“It’s a great package — an immensely commercial project with a talented and seasoned team between Otto, Basil and Kevin.”...
PalmStar Media is financing Three Seconds, which is based on Anders Roslund and Borge Hellström’s Swedish thriller about an undercover FBI agent who gets abandoned in a prison.
Otto Bathurst of Peaky Blinders fame directs. Thunder Road chief Basil Iwanyk is producing alongside Ollie Madden of Shine Pictures and Kevin Frakes and Raj Singh of PalmStar Media. Erica Lee serves as executive producer.
CAA and Wme are jointly represent Us rights.
“We are looking forward to presenting this fun and fast-paced script to buyers in Berlin,” said Walton.
“It’s a great package — an immensely commercial project with a talented and seasoned team between Otto, Basil and Kevin.”...
- 2/4/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Starz finalized another deal at Toronto International Film Festival with the pick-up of the psychological thriller Every Secret Thing.
Directed by award-winning filmmaker Amy Berg and based on the 2004 novel of the same name, Every Secret Thing stars Diane Lane, Elizabeth Banks, Dakota Fanning, Danielle MacDonald, Common and Nate Parker. Pick up includes all distribution rights for the U.S and will include a theatrical release and a pay TV premiere on Starz. Wme Global negotiated the deal on behalf of the filmmakers.
“This is an amazing film,” said Kevin Kasha, head of acquisitions for Starz. “It’s a gripping story with a great cast and we’re excited to have it on Starz and to handle distribution via Starz Digital Media and Anchor Bay.”
“Every Secret Thing is a remarkable collaboration of females in film and offers a unique look into the minds of teenagers,” commented Amy Berg. “I...
Directed by award-winning filmmaker Amy Berg and based on the 2004 novel of the same name, Every Secret Thing stars Diane Lane, Elizabeth Banks, Dakota Fanning, Danielle MacDonald, Common and Nate Parker. Pick up includes all distribution rights for the U.S and will include a theatrical release and a pay TV premiere on Starz. Wme Global negotiated the deal on behalf of the filmmakers.
“This is an amazing film,” said Kevin Kasha, head of acquisitions for Starz. “It’s a gripping story with a great cast and we’re excited to have it on Starz and to handle distribution via Starz Digital Media and Anchor Bay.”
“Every Secret Thing is a remarkable collaboration of females in film and offers a unique look into the minds of teenagers,” commented Amy Berg. “I...
- 10/15/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Qed International CEO Bill Block and PalmStar Media Capital CEO Kevin Frakes have teamed up with Merced Capital L.P. to launch a $500m-plus development, production and financing feature fund.
The venture will seek to produce a slate over the next three to five years focused on wide-release, filmmaker and star-driven commercial features.
The parties said the plan calls for a robust development platform. Merced’s Raj Singh and Stuart Brown oversee the company’s media investments.
Media Content Capital, the backer of Block’s Qed International, will be involved in projects with Merced Media.
Merced Capital was established more than 20 years ago as an alternative investment entity and currently manages aggregate committed capital of more than $2.5bn.
Since 2012, Merced Capital has invested in such films as November Man, Rush, American Ultra, Sing Street and Term Life.
Block (pictured) has played an integral role in the creation of films like David Ayer’s upcoming Fury starring [link=nm...
The venture will seek to produce a slate over the next three to five years focused on wide-release, filmmaker and star-driven commercial features.
The parties said the plan calls for a robust development platform. Merced’s Raj Singh and Stuart Brown oversee the company’s media investments.
Media Content Capital, the backer of Block’s Qed International, will be involved in projects with Merced Media.
Merced Capital was established more than 20 years ago as an alternative investment entity and currently manages aggregate committed capital of more than $2.5bn.
Since 2012, Merced Capital has invested in such films as November Man, Rush, American Ultra, Sing Street and Term Life.
Block (pictured) has played an integral role in the creation of films like David Ayer’s upcoming Fury starring [link=nm...
- 10/8/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Film producers/financiers Bill Block and Kevin Frakes have teamed with Merced Capital to launch Merced Media, a new development, production and financing vehicle that will seek to produce a $500M+ slate of films over the next 3-5 years, the company announced Wednesday. Merced Media will focus on filmmaker and star-driven wide release movies. The business plan includes a robust development platform. Merced's Raj Singh and Stuart Brown oversee Merced's media investments. Founded in 1988 as the first spinout from Cargill's Financial Markets Department, Merced Capital has raised and managed numerous investment vehicles, including seven lock-up funds between 2005 and 2014, and currently manages aggregate committed.
- 10/8/2014
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Producers Bill Block and Kevin Frakes are launching a new $500 million development, production and financing vehicle with Merced Capital L.P., it was announced Wednesday. Merced Media will produce a slate of films over the next three to five years that, according to the announcement, “will focus on filmmaker and star-driven, wide release motion pictures.” Raj Singh and Stuart Brown of Merced will oversee media investments. Merced was founded in 1988 when it was spun off from Cargill’s Financial Markets Department. Since then it has raised and managed a series of investments including seven funds to make movies
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- 10/8/2014
- by Alex Ben Block
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Breaking: Qed International CEO Bill Block and PalmStar Media Capital CEO Kevin Frakes have teamed with Merced Capital L.P. to launch Merced Media, a new development, production and financing vehicle they said will invest $500 million in a three- to five-year program of pictures that focus on wide release. global-minded films. Merced’s Raj Singh and Stuart Brown oversee Merced’s media investments.
The venture is separate from Block’s Qed, which bought David Ayer’s Fury as a spec script and watched it turn into a big Sony film with Brad Pitt, and Frakes’ PalmStar Media Capital. Merced Capital has been around since 1988, and its recent film investments include the Relativity pic November Man, Universal’s Rush, Lionsgate’s American Ultra and Term Life and Sing Street with The Weinstein Company.
Qed films include District 9 and Elysium with Neill Blomkamp, the Ayer-directed Fury and the Barry Levinson-directed Rock The Kasbah,...
The venture is separate from Block’s Qed, which bought David Ayer’s Fury as a spec script and watched it turn into a big Sony film with Brad Pitt, and Frakes’ PalmStar Media Capital. Merced Capital has been around since 1988, and its recent film investments include the Relativity pic November Man, Universal’s Rush, Lionsgate’s American Ultra and Term Life and Sing Street with The Weinstein Company.
Qed films include District 9 and Elysium with Neill Blomkamp, the Ayer-directed Fury and the Barry Levinson-directed Rock The Kasbah,...
- 10/8/2014
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline
Exclusive: Jackie Chan will star in the action thriller project that already has buyers buzzing in the run-up to Cannes.
Basil Iwanyk of Thunder Road, who has his fingerprints all over the Cannes market with Sicario, will produce the story of a salesman who finds himself at the centre of a terror attack at an arms convention. Wme represents Us rights.
According to buyers it is understood Civilian will also star a female sidekick to be announced in the coming weeks.
Peter Segal, whose credits include Grudge Match and 50 First Dates, will direct.
PalmStar Media Capital CEO Kevin Frakes and business associate Raj Singh of private investment firm Ebf & Associates are financing Civilian.
The project is scheduled to start production in Johannesburg, South Africa, in early 2015.
Given the wide appeal of Chan, Huayi Brothers is one of several buyers understood to be circling the project for China.
Im Global did not return calls to confirm the title...
Basil Iwanyk of Thunder Road, who has his fingerprints all over the Cannes market with Sicario, will produce the story of a salesman who finds himself at the centre of a terror attack at an arms convention. Wme represents Us rights.
According to buyers it is understood Civilian will also star a female sidekick to be announced in the coming weeks.
Peter Segal, whose credits include Grudge Match and 50 First Dates, will direct.
PalmStar Media Capital CEO Kevin Frakes and business associate Raj Singh of private investment firm Ebf & Associates are financing Civilian.
The project is scheduled to start production in Johannesburg, South Africa, in early 2015.
Given the wide appeal of Chan, Huayi Brothers is one of several buyers understood to be circling the project for China.
Im Global did not return calls to confirm the title...
- 5/12/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Jackie Chan will star in the action thriller project that already has buyers buzzing in the run-up to Cannes.
Basil Iwanyk of Thunder Road, who has his fingerprints all over the Cannes market with Sicario, will produce the story of a salesman who finds himself at the centre of a terror attack at an arms convention. Wme represents Us rights.
According to buyers it is understood Civilian will also star a female sidekick to be announced in the coming weeks.
Peter Segal, whose credits include Grudge Match and 50 First Dates, will direct.
PalmStar Media Capital CEO Kevin Frakes and business associate Raj Singh of private investment firm Ebf & Associates are financing Civilian.
The project is scheduled to start production in Johannesburg, South Africa, in early 2015.
Given the wide appeal of Chan, Huayi Brothers is one of several buyers understood to be circling the project for China.
Im Global did not return calls to confirm the title...
Basil Iwanyk of Thunder Road, who has his fingerprints all over the Cannes market with Sicario, will produce the story of a salesman who finds himself at the centre of a terror attack at an arms convention. Wme represents Us rights.
According to buyers it is understood Civilian will also star a female sidekick to be announced in the coming weeks.
Peter Segal, whose credits include Grudge Match and 50 First Dates, will direct.
PalmStar Media Capital CEO Kevin Frakes and business associate Raj Singh of private investment firm Ebf & Associates are financing Civilian.
The project is scheduled to start production in Johannesburg, South Africa, in early 2015.
Given the wide appeal of Chan, Huayi Brothers is one of several buyers understood to be circling the project for China.
Im Global did not return calls to confirm the title...
- 5/12/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Jackie Chan will star in the action thriller project that already has buyers buzzing in the run-up to Cannes.
Basil Iwanyk of Thunder Road, who has his fingerprints all over the Cannes market with Sicario, will produce the story of a salesman who finds himself at the centre of a terror attack at an arms convention. Wme represents Us rights.
According to buyers it is understood Civilian will also star a female sidekick to be announced in the coming weeks.
Peter Segal, whose credits include Grudge Match and 50 First Dates, will direct.
PalmStar Media Capital CEO Kevin Frakes and business associate Raj Singh of private investment firm Ebf & Associates are financing Civilian.
The project is scheduled to start production in Johannesburg, South Africa, in early 2015.
Given the wide appeal of Chan, Huayi Brothers is one of several buyers understood to be circling the project for China.
Im Global did not return calls to confirm the title...
Basil Iwanyk of Thunder Road, who has his fingerprints all over the Cannes market with Sicario, will produce the story of a salesman who finds himself at the centre of a terror attack at an arms convention. Wme represents Us rights.
According to buyers it is understood Civilian will also star a female sidekick to be announced in the coming weeks.
Peter Segal, whose credits include Grudge Match and 50 First Dates, will direct.
PalmStar Media Capital CEO Kevin Frakes and business associate Raj Singh of private investment firm Ebf & Associates are financing Civilian.
The project is scheduled to start production in Johannesburg, South Africa, in early 2015.
Given the wide appeal of Chan, Huayi Brothers is one of several buyers understood to be circling the project for China.
Im Global did not return calls to confirm the title...
- 5/12/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The hip distributor is understood to have shelled out in the region of $2m in the small hours of January 19 for Us rights to Lynn Shelton’s coming-of-age story.
Keira Knightley, Chloe Grace Moretz and Sam Rockwell star in the tale of a young woman stuck in perpetual adolescence who is rocked by a marriage proposal.
A24 plans a summer theatrical release for Andrea Seigel’s writing debut following the January 17 world premiere.
Anonymous Content and The Solution Entertainment Group produced in association with Merced Media Partners, Palmstar Media Capital, and Penlife Media.
Alix Madigan-Yorkin, Rosalie Swedlin, Steve Golin, Myles Nestel, Kevin Frakes and Raj Singh served as producers. UTA Independent Film Group and CAA brokered the deal with the distributor. The Solution handles international rights.
Keira Knightley, Chloe Grace Moretz and Sam Rockwell star in the tale of a young woman stuck in perpetual adolescence who is rocked by a marriage proposal.
A24 plans a summer theatrical release for Andrea Seigel’s writing debut following the January 17 world premiere.
Anonymous Content and The Solution Entertainment Group produced in association with Merced Media Partners, Palmstar Media Capital, and Penlife Media.
Alix Madigan-Yorkin, Rosalie Swedlin, Steve Golin, Myles Nestel, Kevin Frakes and Raj Singh served as producers. UTA Independent Film Group and CAA brokered the deal with the distributor. The Solution handles international rights.
- 1/19/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
A24 has closed a deal for domestic distribution rights to Lynn Shelton’s “Laggies,” the company announced Sunday morning. Keira Knightley, Chloe Moretz and Sam Rockwell star in the film, which will receive a summer theatrical release from A24. Also Read: Kevin Smith’s ‘Tusk’ to Hit Theaters Fall 2014 Via A24, Demarest Films The film was produced by Anonymous Content and The Solution Entertainment Group, in association with Merced Media Partners, PalmStar Media Capital, and Penlife Media. Anonymous Content’s Alix Madigan-Yorkin, Rosalie Swedlin and Steve Golin produced the movie with Palm Star’s Kevin Frakes, The Solution’s Myles Nestel,...
- 1/19/2014
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Will Patton and Caterina Scorsone have joined Pierce Brosnan on the cast of November Man, which Roger Donaldson is currently shooting in Belgrade, Serbia.
The Solution Entertainment Group is handling international sales on the espionage action thriller and CAA represents Us rights.
November Man centres on a retired CIA agent drawn back into action only to be pursued by his former protégé.
Patton plays an old-school senior CIA operative while Scorsone is on board as an ambitious up-and-comer.
For full production credits visit
November Man
Beau St Clair, Brosnan’s business partner at Irish Dreamtime, produces alongside Das Film’s Sriram Das.
Merced Media Partners, Envision Entertainment Corporation and PalmStar Media Capital are financing the project.
Merced’s Raj Singh and Stuart Brown, PalmStar’s Kevin Frakes, Envision’s Grant Cramer, Remington Chase and Stepan Martirosyan and Myles Nestel and Lisa Wilson of The Solution serve as executive producers alongside Brosnan.
The Solution Entertainment Group is handling international sales on the espionage action thriller and CAA represents Us rights.
November Man centres on a retired CIA agent drawn back into action only to be pursued by his former protégé.
Patton plays an old-school senior CIA operative while Scorsone is on board as an ambitious up-and-comer.
For full production credits visit
November Man
Beau St Clair, Brosnan’s business partner at Irish Dreamtime, produces alongside Das Film’s Sriram Das.
Merced Media Partners, Envision Entertainment Corporation and PalmStar Media Capital are financing the project.
Merced’s Raj Singh and Stuart Brown, PalmStar’s Kevin Frakes, Envision’s Grant Cramer, Remington Chase and Stepan Martirosyan and Myles Nestel and Lisa Wilson of The Solution serve as executive producers alongside Brosnan.
- 6/19/2013
- ScreenDaily
Will Patton and Caterina Scorsone have joined Pierce Brosnan on the cast of November Man, which Roger Donaldson is currently shooting in Belgrade, Serbia.
The Solution Entertainment Group is handling international sales on the espionage action thriller and CAA represents Us rights.
November Man centres on a retired CIA agent drawn back into action only to be pursued by his former protégé.
Patton plays an old-school senior CIA operative while Scorsone is on board as an ambitious up-and-comer.
Beau St Clair, Brosnan’s business partner at Irish Dreamtime, produces alongside Das Film’s Sriram Das.
Merced Media Partners, Envision Entertainment Corporation and PalmStar Media Capital are financing the project.
Merced’s Raj Singh and Stuart Brown, PalmStar’s Kevin Frakes, Envision’s Grant Cramer, Remington Chase and Stepan Martirosyan and Myles Nestel and Lisa Wilson of The Solution serve as executive producers alongside Brosnan.
The Solution Entertainment Group is handling international sales on the espionage action thriller and CAA represents Us rights.
November Man centres on a retired CIA agent drawn back into action only to be pursued by his former protégé.
Patton plays an old-school senior CIA operative while Scorsone is on board as an ambitious up-and-comer.
Beau St Clair, Brosnan’s business partner at Irish Dreamtime, produces alongside Das Film’s Sriram Das.
Merced Media Partners, Envision Entertainment Corporation and PalmStar Media Capital are financing the project.
Merced’s Raj Singh and Stuart Brown, PalmStar’s Kevin Frakes, Envision’s Grant Cramer, Remington Chase and Stepan Martirosyan and Myles Nestel and Lisa Wilson of The Solution serve as executive producers alongside Brosnan.
- 6/19/2013
- ScreenDaily
Olga Kurylenko (Oblivion), Luke Bracey (G.I. Joe: Retaliation) and Bill Smitrovich (Iron Man) are set to join Pierce Brosnan in the espionage action-thriller November Man directed by Roger Donaldson (The Bank Job). The announcement was made by producers Beau St. Clair of Irish Dreamtime and Sriram Das of Das Films. Written by Michael Finch (Predators) and Karl Gajdusek (Oblivion), the script was developed from Bill Granger’s There Are No Spies, the seventh book in Granger’s thirteen-part November Man series.
With shooting set to start in Europe on May 20th, November Man tells the story of an ex-cia operative (Brosnan) who finds himself pitted against his former pupil (Bracey) in a race to find a woman hiding from her past (Kurylenko) who holds the key to an international conspiracy. November Man is financed by Merced Media Partners, Envision Entertainment Corporation and PalmStar Media Capital. Executive Producers include Merced’s Raj Singh and Stuart Brown,...
With shooting set to start in Europe on May 20th, November Man tells the story of an ex-cia operative (Brosnan) who finds himself pitted against his former pupil (Bracey) in a race to find a woman hiding from her past (Kurylenko) who holds the key to an international conspiracy. November Man is financed by Merced Media Partners, Envision Entertainment Corporation and PalmStar Media Capital. Executive Producers include Merced’s Raj Singh and Stuart Brown,...
- 5/17/2013
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Hyde Park-Image Nation and Troika Pictures have announced that actor-singer Nick Jonas will star as the male lead opposite Isabel Lucas in the edgy thriller Careful What You Wish For. The film is directed by Elizabeth Allen (“The Vampire Diaries,” “Aquamarine”) and written by Chris Frisina and Gregg Hurwitz. Careful What You Wish For will be the Grammy-nominated musician’s first lead acting role in a feature film.
In the story, Doug (Jonas) gets more than he bargained for when he starts having an affair with Lena (Lucas), the young wife of an investment banker renting the lake house next door for the summer. The husband’s suspicious death reveals a substantial life insurance policy.
The central roles of Sheriff “Big Jack,” and Insurance Investigator “Alvarez” are yet to be cast. Everyone is suspect in this edgy thriller reminiscent of “Basic Instinct” and “Body Heat.”
Robert L. Stein, Michael A. Helfant...
In the story, Doug (Jonas) gets more than he bargained for when he starts having an affair with Lena (Lucas), the young wife of an investment banker renting the lake house next door for the summer. The husband’s suspicious death reveals a substantial life insurance policy.
The central roles of Sheriff “Big Jack,” and Insurance Investigator “Alvarez” are yet to be cast. Everyone is suspect in this edgy thriller reminiscent of “Basic Instinct” and “Body Heat.”
Robert L. Stein, Michael A. Helfant...
- 3/18/2013
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Likely Story, Merced Media Partners, Palmstar Media Capital, and Hyde Park International have announced that Dakota Fanning and Danielle Macdonald have been added to the cast of Amy Berg’s “Every Secret Thing”, joining Diane Lane and Elizabeth Banks.
Principal Photography begins March 25th in New York with Berg directing from a script by Nicole Holofcener, adapted from Laura Lippman’s 2004 novel.
Likely Story’s Anthony Bregman is producing with Frances McDormand. Executive producers are Palmstar’s Kevin Frakes, Merced Media’s Raj Singh and Stuart Brown, Hyde Park’s Ashok Amritraj, Likely Story’s Stefanie Azpiazu, and Michael Bederman.
Hyde Park International’s team, led by President Eric Christenson, will handle international sales at the Berlin International Film Festival.
The story follows two 11-year-old girls who are convicted of murdering a baby and are incarcerated until they turn 18. Upon their release, children start to go missing; as the police...
Principal Photography begins March 25th in New York with Berg directing from a script by Nicole Holofcener, adapted from Laura Lippman’s 2004 novel.
Likely Story’s Anthony Bregman is producing with Frances McDormand. Executive producers are Palmstar’s Kevin Frakes, Merced Media’s Raj Singh and Stuart Brown, Hyde Park’s Ashok Amritraj, Likely Story’s Stefanie Azpiazu, and Michael Bederman.
Hyde Park International’s team, led by President Eric Christenson, will handle international sales at the Berlin International Film Festival.
The story follows two 11-year-old girls who are convicted of murdering a baby and are incarcerated until they turn 18. Upon their release, children start to go missing; as the police...
- 2/7/2013
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Likely Story, Merced Media Partners, Palmstar Media Capital, and Hyde Park International have announced that Dakota Fanning and Danielle Macdonald have been added to the cast of Amy Berg’s “Every Secret Thing”, joining Diane Lane and Elizabeth Banks. Principal Photography begins March 25th in New York with Berg directing from a script by Nicole Holofcener, adapted from Laura Lippman’s 2004 novel. Likely Story’s Anthony Bregman is producing with Frances McDormand. Executive producers are Palmstar’s Kevin Frakes, Merced Media’s Raj Singh and Stuart Brown, Hyde Park’s Ashok Amritraj, Likely Story’s Stefanie Azpiazu, and Michael Bederman. Hyde Park International’s team, led by President Eric Christenson, will handle international sales at the Berlin International Film Festival. The story...
- 2/7/2013
- by Pietro Filipponi
- The Daily BLAM!
Exclusive: Minneapolis-based private investment firm Ebf & Associates and Kevin Frakes’ PalmStar Media Capital has formally launched Merced Media Partners, a strategic partnership targeting investments in approximately 15 films per year. The partners first started talking up the division at Cannes, where its execs looked for films to invest in. Merced kicks off putting over $20M in financing for an initial slate of pictures that includes Every Secret Thing, the Amy Berg-directed film that will star Diane Lane and Elizabeth Banks; the Ryan Phillippe-starrer Chained, and the Elizabeth Allen-directed Careful What You Wish For, which stars Isabel Lucas. Merced just closed on a structured facility for some of Exclusive Media’s upcoming titles, the first of which is the Ron Howard-directed Rush. More commitments will be made leading up to the American Film Market in November. Raj Singh, Stuart Brown and Mike Sullivan of Ebf & Associates are involved...
- 9/21/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Hyde Park-Image Nation, Troika Pictures and Merced Media Partners will finance and produce the thriller "Careful What You Wish For," the companies announced in Toronto on Sunday. The film, to be directed by Elizabeth Allen from a script by Chris Frisina, will star Isabel Lucas (photo right). Producing are Hyde Park's Ashok Amritraj along with Troika's Robert Stein, Michael A. Helfant and Bradley Gallo, and Myriad Pictures' Kirk D'Amico. Also read: Geoffrey Ammer, Hollywood Marketing Guru, dead at 62 The executive producers are William Gallo, Chris Frisina and Merced Media Partners' Raj Singh, Stuart...
- 9/9/2012
- by Liza Foreman
- The Wrap
* Hyde Park-Image Nation, Troika Pictures and Merced Media Partners are financing and producing Careful What You Wish For, a thriller to be directed by Elizabeth Allen (Ramona and Beezus, Aquamarine). Written by Chris Frisina, it will star Isabel Lucas (Transformers 2, Immortals). Plot centers on a high school student who gets a lot more than he bargained for when he’s drawn into an affair with the young wife of a wealthy businessman. It’s described as being along the lines of Basic Instinct and Body Heat. Lucas’ recent roles have included the upcoming Terrence Malick film Knight Of Cups, the remake of Red Dawn and The Loft. Casting for other major roles is underway and The film is slated to begin in the first quarter of 2013. Producers are Hyde Park’s Ashok Amritraj and Troika’s Robert Stein, Michael A. Helfant and Bradley Gallo, and Myriad Pictures’ Kirk D’Amico.
- 9/9/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Breaking: Amy Berg, who had Johnny Depp and Natalie Maines on hand here to launch her latest documentary West Of Memphis, will next helm Every Secret Thing, a Nicole Holofcener-scripted drama that will star Diane Lane and Elizabeth Banks. The project is coming together with Anthony Bregman of Likely Story, Frances McDormand, Raj Singh of Merced Media Partners, Kevin Frakes of Palmstar Media Capital and Ashok Amritraj of Hyde Park Entertainment. Merced Media Partners, Palmstar Media Capital and Hyde Park Entertainment will finance the film that shoots in February. Film is based on the novel by Laura Lippman.The film will be produced by Bregman and Frances McDormand. Deadline readers might recall that McDormand optioned the book herself and attached Lane in 2010, and she has really turned this into something special here. At 11-years-old, Ronnie and Alice were convicted for the murder of a baby and were incarcerated until...
- 9/9/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Actor Rahul Raj singh's recreation of the tomato festival of spain In india has created history and made us have an oppurtunity to deal with tomatoes in party way too.Rahul had shot an interesting film with the farmers who shared there opinion that they would bring a wave of tomatoes sale too.
Rahul had been at the festtival preparartion and he did party hard as he deserved kudos for bringing in such a wonderful event together.
The festival is ably supported by Sheetal Malviya ,Ruttika Singh and Saloni Sharma,the three lovely ladies were with there friend Rahul raj singh they were in black and complimented black and white combination all three looked gorgeous. ...
Rahul had been at the festtival preparartion and he did party hard as he deserved kudos for bringing in such a wonderful event together.
The festival is ably supported by Sheetal Malviya ,Ruttika Singh and Saloni Sharma,the three lovely ladies were with there friend Rahul raj singh they were in black and complimented black and white combination all three looked gorgeous. ...
- 10/20/2011
- Bollywood Chaska
Television actress Claire Monica Castelino, 29, finds herself as the protagonist and the victim in a high-tension drama in her married life with assistant director Satyaprakash Singh, alias Raj Singh. Castelino has lodged a police complaint against Singh for demanding Rs. 50 lakh from her and then hacking into her Facebook account and posting vulgar content and videos of her.
Castelino - who has acted in serials like Pratigya, Maniben.com and Pyar ki yeh ek kahaani among others - met Singh during the shooting of Jhunki in 2009. The two fell in love and had a registered marriage in July 2010. She, however did not info ...
Castelino - who has acted in serials like Pratigya, Maniben.com and Pyar ki yeh ek kahaani among others - met Singh during the shooting of Jhunki in 2009. The two fell in love and had a registered marriage in July 2010. She, however did not info ...
- 10/20/2011
- Bollywood Chaska
Russell Peters really has adapted to life in L.A. — he's doing this interview while driving around the city in his convertible.
The stand-up comic and sometime actor (Source Code, The Take) actually splits time between Los Angeles and Las Vegas, two cities that bear very little resemblance to his hometown of Brampton, Ontario.
Although Peters is incredibly proud of being Canadian, and more specifically a Brampton boy ("I'm B-town for life," he says), he never took a shine to Canada's most beloved pastime, hockey.
That's interesting, since he stars in Breakaway, a Canadian movie about a young, hockey-crazy Indo-Canadian named Raj Singh (Vinay Virmani), who goes against his family's traditions and starts an all-Sikh hockey team.
The stand-up comic and sometime actor (Source Code, The Take) actually splits time between Los Angeles and Las Vegas, two cities that bear very little resemblance to his hometown of Brampton, Ontario.
Although Peters is incredibly proud of being Canadian, and more specifically a Brampton boy ("I'm B-town for life," he says), he never took a shine to Canada's most beloved pastime, hockey.
That's interesting, since he stars in Breakaway, a Canadian movie about a young, hockey-crazy Indo-Canadian named Raj Singh (Vinay Virmani), who goes against his family's traditions and starts an all-Sikh hockey team.
- 9/22/2011
- by Ingrid Randoja - Cineplex Magazine
- Cineplex
New Delhi, Aug 8: Yana Ngoba and Raj Singh, husband-wife designer duo from the northeast, have showcased the rich tribal heritage of Arunachal Pradesh through a fashion show in the capital.
'Our tribal attire is rich in terms of weaves, colours, designs and patterns. It's a tad unfortunate that no one has attempted a fusion on it before. We are very hopeful that the tribal-western fusion collection shall find many takers in metros as well as international markets,' Yana said here Sunday.
'It's time that our age-old tribal heritage gets the place on world map it truly deserves. This and.
'Our tribal attire is rich in terms of weaves, colours, designs and patterns. It's a tad unfortunate that no one has attempted a fusion on it before. We are very hopeful that the tribal-western fusion collection shall find many takers in metros as well as international markets,' Yana said here Sunday.
'It's time that our age-old tribal heritage gets the place on world map it truly deserves. This and.
- 8/8/2011
- by Arun Pantit
- RealBollywood.com
Credit: Dominic/Lipinski/Getty Images Prince William spoke to his bride, Catherine, as she held the hand of her father as the ceremony began.
Speakeasy live-blogged the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton.
The Wall Street Journal had reporters covering the event across London, and monitored reactions in the U.S., India, Australia, and elsewhere.
Among the members of the team: Cassell Bryan-Low and David Enrich outside Westminster Abbey; Paul Sonne and Sara Munoz on the parade route...
Speakeasy live-blogged the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton.
The Wall Street Journal had reporters covering the event across London, and monitored reactions in the U.S., India, Australia, and elsewhere.
Among the members of the team: Cassell Bryan-Low and David Enrich outside Westminster Abbey; Paul Sonne and Sara Munoz on the parade route...
- 4/29/2011
- by WSJ Staff
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
September 9, 2010: Pooja Gor (Star Plus’ ‘Pratigya’) needs no introduction as she has reached the heights from where each and every person could recognize her as Pratigya. She has made a different identity through the show. As per the recent track of the show, love is blooming between Pratigya and Krishna (Arhaan Behl). And now we come to know that not only on screen but also off screen, the girl has met with her Prince Charming.
A few months ago, the buzz was around that Pooja Gor is dating Raj Singh Arora who was associated with her in ‘Koi Aane Ko Hai’, though she never confirmed.
A few months ago, the buzz was around that Pooja Gor is dating Raj Singh Arora who was associated with her in ‘Koi Aane Ko Hai’, though she never confirmed.
- 9/9/2010
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
Director Sushil Rajpal was inspired by the real story of one of his closest friends in Bihar, who was kidnapped and forcibly married off to a bride not of his choice, to make his National Award winning film Antardwand that releases this Friday. Raj Singh Chaudhury, who recreates the trauma in reel life, insists that this bizarre case is not an exception.“Just last year 1,300 cases of groom abduction were registered. And there must have been other instances that were not reported,” says the actor who himself married the girl he loved in a big, fat, normal Rajasthani wedding. The ...
- 8/23/2010
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
The most watched daily soap, ‘Pavitra Rishta’ which saw high Trp’s due to the electrifying twist, will be experiencing one more turn in the storyline.
Our source from the production house informs, “In the recent episodes, the serial was concentrating on the death sequence of Manav’s (Sushant Rajput) brother Sachin (Raj Singh) but now the story will take a new direction with Shravani (Pooja Pihal) getting pregnant with Sachin’s child. And as Sachin is no more.
Our source from the production house informs, “In the recent episodes, the serial was concentrating on the death sequence of Manav’s (Sushant Rajput) brother Sachin (Raj Singh) but now the story will take a new direction with Shravani (Pooja Pihal) getting pregnant with Sachin’s child. And as Sachin is no more.
- 12/28/2009
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
The most watched daily soap, ‘Pavitra Rishta’ which is running high on the Trp charts is going to experience an electrifying twist with the death of a main character. This sudden turn promises to leave the viewers in shock and will definitely hike the Trp ratings for the serial.
Our reliable source from the sets inform, “The character of Sachin (Manav’s brother) played by Raj Singh is soon going to be written off, with the sudden death of Sachin in an unfortunate accident. The shooting for the same is in progress.”
Elaborating on the scene, the source informs, “After.
Our reliable source from the sets inform, “The character of Sachin (Manav’s brother) played by Raj Singh is soon going to be written off, with the sudden death of Sachin in an unfortunate accident. The shooting for the same is in progress.”
Elaborating on the scene, the source informs, “After.
- 12/16/2009
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
Pavitra Rishta is going through a tough phase; firstly as its lead was not well, and then the show is gearing up with lots of twist and turns in the coming episodes. These twists can definitely be traced to the new entrant Shravani.
Our source from production team informs, “Savita (Usha Nadkarni) will be successful in trapping Shravani (Pooja Pihal) for her younger son Sachin (Raj Singh), and at the peak they both will get married according to Savita.”
But the new situation will not create any sourness between Manav (Sushant Rajput) and Archu (Ankita Lokhande). When we.
Our source from production team informs, “Savita (Usha Nadkarni) will be successful in trapping Shravani (Pooja Pihal) for her younger son Sachin (Raj Singh), and at the peak they both will get married according to Savita.”
But the new situation will not create any sourness between Manav (Sushant Rajput) and Archu (Ankita Lokhande). When we.
- 9/17/2009
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
Raj Singh aka Saksham of Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat is now no more associated with the show. The actor has done a golmal with his two shows, as he opts for Pavitra Rishta over Rkab.
As per the sources, “Raj Singh has been kicked out of Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat. He has ditched the producers of the show for his new show Pavitra Rishta of Balaji and thus he was removed.”
“He has given 30 days for Raja and when he got the offer from Balaji, he opted for that by promising 30 days to them too. This created a lot of confusion in the team of the first show,” adds the source.
When contacted.
As per the sources, “Raj Singh has been kicked out of Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat. He has ditched the producers of the show for his new show Pavitra Rishta of Balaji and thus he was removed.”
“He has given 30 days for Raja and when he got the offer from Balaji, he opted for that by promising 30 days to them too. This created a lot of confusion in the team of the first show,” adds the source.
When contacted.
- 8/3/2009
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
Anurag Kashyap's Gulaal is being swathed in wah-wahs and the unknown leading lady Ayesha Mohan who plays what's arguably the most complex role ever for a debutante, is suddenly being asked about. But the truth is Ayesha, a Delhiite with no experience in acting, got the prized part by default. Not only that, when Anurag got to know Ayesha played the guitar and sang, he made the character Kiran sing and play the guitar. "That's true. The character plays the guitar and sings because I do," laughs Ayesha. "I go everywhere with my guitar. So when Anurag heard me he said, 'What's that song you keep singing and playing?' I said it's 'I'm a Big Big Girl'. Anurag immediately incorporated the song and guitar into the character." Initially about six years ago when Anurag first started making Gulaal, Antara Mali was supposed to do the role. She...
- 3/19/2009
- by Subhash K. Jha
- BollywoodHungama
Anurag Kashyap's Gulaal is being swathed in wah-wahs and the unknown leading lady Ayesha Mohan who plays what's arguably the most complex role ever for a debutante, is suddenly being asked about. But the truth is Ayesha, a Delhiite with no experience in acting, got the prized part by default. Not only that, when Anurag got to know Ayesha played the guitar and sang, he made the character Kiran sing and play the guitar. "That's true. The character plays the guitar and sings because I do," laughs Ayesha. "I go everywhere with my guitar. So when Anurag heard me he said, 'What's that song you keep singing and playing?' I said it's 'I'm a Big Big Girl'. Anurag immediately incorporated the song and guitar into the character." Initially about six years ago when Anurag first started making Gulaal, Antara Mali was supposed to do the role. She...
- 3/19/2009
- by Subhash K. Jha
- BollywoodHungama
In star crazed Bollynation, where filmmaking is almost a tried and tested ‘formula’ - a huge ensemble of A-list actors complete with juicy item numbers, Anurag Kashyap is one such filmmaker who dares to defy all such norms and be different.
Post Dev D Anurag is at his creative best as he once again dishes out an unconventionally brooding and dark tale of lust and power politics.
Set in the backdrop of Rajasthan, Kashyap gives us a rare view of Rajasthan’s politics. ‘Gulaal’ is based around the story of a man from a royal family in Rajasthan, who is hell bent upon getting back his regime from the democratic set-up.
The narrative follows the life of Dilip Singh (Raj Singh Chaudhary), who reaches Rajpur to study law. However, once into the college, from ragging to university elections, Dilip is embroiled in the local political scenario, when his roommate Rananjay...
Post Dev D Anurag is at his creative best as he once again dishes out an unconventionally brooding and dark tale of lust and power politics.
Set in the backdrop of Rajasthan, Kashyap gives us a rare view of Rajasthan’s politics. ‘Gulaal’ is based around the story of a man from a royal family in Rajasthan, who is hell bent upon getting back his regime from the democratic set-up.
The narrative follows the life of Dilip Singh (Raj Singh Chaudhary), who reaches Rajpur to study law. However, once into the college, from ragging to university elections, Dilip is embroiled in the local political scenario, when his roommate Rananjay...
- 3/14/2009
- by mihirkula
- India.com
Movie Review: Gulaal; Star cast: Kay Kay Menon, introducing Raj Singh Chaudhary, Jesse Randhawa, Deepak Dobriyal, Aditya Srivastava, Ayesha Mohan, Piyush Mishra and Abhimanyu Singh; Director: Anurag Kashyap; Rating: **** - Anurag Kashyap’s best film by far.
Set in the fictional Rajpur town of modern-day Rajasthan, Gulaal is entangled with stories of student politics, a covertly taking shape local rebellion for an independent Rajputana stare and love taking it forward. The meek, Dileep Singh (Raj Singh Chaudhary), is an idealistic man who gets caught in the whirlpool of student.
Set in the fictional Rajpur town of modern-day Rajasthan, Gulaal is entangled with stories of student politics, a covertly taking shape local rebellion for an independent Rajputana stare and love taking it forward. The meek, Dileep Singh (Raj Singh Chaudhary), is an idealistic man who gets caught in the whirlpool of student.
- 3/13/2009
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
Guru Dutt is a name that evokes awe, intrigue, romance and tragedy. Besides being one of the pioneers among Indian filmmakers, his personal life also holds an endless appeal for filmmakers. Guru Dutt himself made Kaagaz Ke Phool based on his own life. Much later filmmaker Johnny Bakshi got Rajesh Khanna to play Guru Dutt in Khudaai, a clumsily fictionalized version of the legendary filmmaker's life. For years now filmmakers have attempted to recreate the Guru Dutt mystique without much success. But now two filmmakers Rakeysh Mehra and Shivendra Singh are determined to bring Guru Dutt's life to celluloid. While Rakeysh's film will be based on Nasreen Munni Kabeer's biography of Guru Dutt, Shivendra Singh Dungarpur is going ahead full-throttle with his research on the life of Guru Dutt. The mythic movie maker's son Arun Dutt is also collaborating with Shivendra in getting Guru Dutt's life on celluloid.
- 2/14/2009
- by Subhash K. Jha
- BollywoodHungama
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