Exclusive: Gersh has signed award-winning director Roland Joffé, who recently co-wrote and directed the South African drama, The Forgiven, starring Forest Whitaker and Eric Bana. Based on the Michael Ashton play The Archbishop and The Antichrist, the story follows Archbishop Desmond Tutu's (Whitaker) work as President of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in post-apartheid South Africa, and his struggle with a brutal murderer Piet Blomfeld (Bana) over concession and…...
- 2/22/2018
- Deadline
Writer/director Roland Joffe hasn't exactly been slumming it since he made his debut with the one-two punch of The Killing Fields and The Mission but it's fair to say that his later work, particularly through the 90s and over the last decade, has focused on material that isn't quite as controversial but with his latest film The Forgiven, he seems to be delving back into difficult themes.
The Forgiven, which debuted at BFI last year, stars Forest Whitaker Archbishop Desmond Tutu who is summoned to a maximum security prison by a notorious murderer and racist, played by Eric Bana.
Joffe adapted the script with playright Michael Ashton from Ashton's play "The Archbishop and The Antichrist."
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The Forgiven, which debuted at BFI last year, stars Forest Whitaker Archbishop Desmond Tutu who is summoned to a maximum security prison by a notorious murderer and racist, played by Eric Bana.
Joffe adapted the script with playright Michael Ashton from Ashton's play "The Archbishop and The Antichrist."
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- 1/12/2018
- QuietEarth.us
Today Saban Films announced the release of Roland Joffé's thriller, The Forgiven. His latest film stars Forest Whitaker and Eric Bana and will screen in U.S. cinemas on March 9 in select cities. There will be an expansion on March 16 which will also include VOD and Digital HD. Directed by Academy Award® Nominee Roland Joffé (The Killing Fields, The Mission) and starring Academy Award® Winner Forest Whitaker (The Last King of Scotland, The Butler) and Eric Bana (Munich, Troy), the film was co-written by Joffé and Michael Ashton, and based on Ashton’s play “The Archbishop and The Antichrist”. The Forgiven had its world premiere at the 2017 BFI London Film Festival. In The Forgiven, when Archbishop Desmond Tutu (Forest Whitaker) is appointed...
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- 1/12/2018
- Screen Anarchy
Roland Joffe's upcoming drama about South African icon Desmond Tutu has found a North American home. Saban Films on Monday announced it has acquired domestic rights to The Forgiven, starring Forest Whitaker and Eric Bana. Co-written by Oscar-winner Joffe and Michael Ashton and based on Ashton’s play The Archbishop and The Antichrist, the drama follows Archbishop Tutu’s (Whitaker) work as President of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in post-apartheid South Africa and his struggle with a brutal murderer Piet Blomfeld (Bana) over concession and redemption. The film is currently in production. { "nid": 942417, "type": "news", "title":
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- 10/31/2016
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Saban Films has acquired North American distribution rights to Roland Joffé’s “The Forgiven,” starring Forest Whitaker and Eric Bana. Co-written by Joffé and Michael Ashton and based on Ashton’s play “The Archbishop and The Antichrist,” the drama follows Archbishop Desmond… Continue Reading →...
- 10/31/2016
- by shadowandact
- ShadowAndAct
Amazon Studios will co-finance the dramatic comedy with Sidney Kimmel Entertainment (Ske) and distribute in North America.
Sierra/Affinity will introduce to international buyers at the Afm this week.
Michael Sheen, Luke Wilson and Jenna Fischer have joined Ben Stiller and Austin Abrams on Brad’s Status, which Mike White is currently shooting about a father who still harbours feelings of jealousy towards his old school friends.Ske, Plan B and Dave Bernad are producing.
Saban Films has picked up North American rights from Wme Global to Roland Joffé’s drama The Forgiven starring Forest Whitaker and Eric Bana. 13 Films represents international rights at the Afm. Joffé and Michael Ashton adapted The Forgiven from Ashton’s play The Archbishop And The Antichrist, about Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s work as president of the Truth And Reconciliation Commission in post-Apartheid South Africa. The film is currently in production and Joffé produces alongside Link Entertainment’s Craig Baumgarten and Zaheer Goodman-Bhyat...
Sierra/Affinity will introduce to international buyers at the Afm this week.
Michael Sheen, Luke Wilson and Jenna Fischer have joined Ben Stiller and Austin Abrams on Brad’s Status, which Mike White is currently shooting about a father who still harbours feelings of jealousy towards his old school friends.Ske, Plan B and Dave Bernad are producing.
Saban Films has picked up North American rights from Wme Global to Roland Joffé’s drama The Forgiven starring Forest Whitaker and Eric Bana. 13 Films represents international rights at the Afm. Joffé and Michael Ashton adapted The Forgiven from Ashton’s play The Archbishop And The Antichrist, about Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s work as president of the Truth And Reconciliation Commission in post-Apartheid South Africa. The film is currently in production and Joffé produces alongside Link Entertainment’s Craig Baumgarten and Zaheer Goodman-Bhyat...
- 10/31/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The distributor has picked up North American rights from Wme Global to Roland Joffé’s drama starring Forest Whitaker and Eric Bana. 13 Films represents international rights at the Afm.
Joffé and Michael Ashton adapted The Forgiven from Ashton’s play The Archbishop And The Antichrist, about Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s work as president of the Truth And Reconciliation Commission in post-Apartheid South Africa.
The story charts Tutu’s struggle with brutal murderer Piet Blomfeld, played by Bana, over issues of redemption. The film is currently in production.
Joffé produced the film alongside Link Entertainment’s Craig Baumgarten and Zaheer Goodman-Bhyat of Light & Dark Films. The Fyzz Facility provides financing.
Ddi has acquired worldwide sales rights to the comedy Ripped starring stand-up comic Russell Peters, Faizon Love, Kyle Massey and Alex Meneses. Brad Epstein’s feature directorial debut centres on two stoners who fast forward 30 years to 2016 after smoking top-secret CIA pot. Epstein produced...
Joffé and Michael Ashton adapted The Forgiven from Ashton’s play The Archbishop And The Antichrist, about Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s work as president of the Truth And Reconciliation Commission in post-Apartheid South Africa.
The story charts Tutu’s struggle with brutal murderer Piet Blomfeld, played by Bana, over issues of redemption. The film is currently in production.
Joffé produced the film alongside Link Entertainment’s Craig Baumgarten and Zaheer Goodman-Bhyat of Light & Dark Films. The Fyzz Facility provides financing.
Ddi has acquired worldwide sales rights to the comedy Ripped starring stand-up comic Russell Peters, Faizon Love, Kyle Massey and Alex Meneses. Brad Epstein’s feature directorial debut centres on two stoners who fast forward 30 years to 2016 after smoking top-secret CIA pot. Epstein produced...
- 10/31/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Eric Bana has just signed on to The Forgiven, the adaptation of Michael Ashton’s play The Archbishop And The Antichrist about Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Forest Whitaker is already aboard to play Tutu, with Roland Joffé directing the script he co-wrote with Ashton. The drama centers on Tutu’s work as president of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in post-apartheid South Africa, and his struggle with brutal murderer Piet Blomfeld (Bana) over concession and…...
- 10/27/2016
- Deadline
Forest Whitaker and Vince Vaughn are set to star in Roland Joffe's The Archbishop and the Antichrist. The film will be based on the play of the same name by Michael Ashton, which follows a fictionalized account of Archbishop Desmond Tutu's (Whitaker) meetings with brutal murderer Piet Blomfield (Vaughn).
Joffé has been nominated for an Oscar for his films The Killing Fields and The Mission. He also directed films like The Scarlett Letter and Goodbye Lover.
The Archbishop And the Antichrist will be produced by Emmy Award nominated producer Craig Baumgarten (Hook, Never Back Down). Kim Aston will serve as executive producer.
In the film, Vaughn's character Piet Blomfield seeks redemption for the atrocities he’s committed while he serves a life sentence in prison in post-apartheid South Africa.
“Forest Whitaker brings a great sense of depth and power to all his performances and he is the perfect...
Joffé has been nominated for an Oscar for his films The Killing Fields and The Mission. He also directed films like The Scarlett Letter and Goodbye Lover.
The Archbishop And the Antichrist will be produced by Emmy Award nominated producer Craig Baumgarten (Hook, Never Back Down). Kim Aston will serve as executive producer.
In the film, Vaughn's character Piet Blomfield seeks redemption for the atrocities he’s committed while he serves a life sentence in prison in post-apartheid South Africa.
“Forest Whitaker brings a great sense of depth and power to all his performances and he is the perfect...
- 11/3/2015
- by Laura Frances
- LRMonline.com
Michael Ashton’s post-Apartheid play The Archbishop and the Antichrist is headed to the silver screen, and today brings word that the drama has tapped Forest Whitaker (The Last King of Scotland, The Butler) and Vince Vaughn (True Detective, Hacksaw Ridge) for leading roles. Two-time Oscar nominated writer/director Roland Joffé is behind the lens for this one.
Understood to be simmering in pre-production, Joffé’s adaptation will place Whitaker and Vaughn on two very different sides of post-Apartheid South Africa, with the former set to play a fictionalized version of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, while the latter will assume the role of infamous murderer and warlord Piet Blomfield. Serving a life sentence in prison for his heinous crimes, The Archbishop and the Antichrist explores the trying relationship between the pair, as Tutu sets about heralding a new era of peace to the troubled country.
In shepherding the tale from one medium to the next,...
Understood to be simmering in pre-production, Joffé’s adaptation will place Whitaker and Vaughn on two very different sides of post-Apartheid South Africa, with the former set to play a fictionalized version of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, while the latter will assume the role of infamous murderer and warlord Piet Blomfield. Serving a life sentence in prison for his heinous crimes, The Archbishop and the Antichrist explores the trying relationship between the pair, as Tutu sets about heralding a new era of peace to the troubled country.
In shepherding the tale from one medium to the next,...
- 11/3/2015
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Oscar-winner will star opposite Vince Vaughn in Roland Joffé’s The Archbishop and the Antichrist, about Tutu’s meetings with an Afrikaner serial killer seeking redemption
A terrifying turn as the Ugandan dictator Idi Amin won Forest Whitaker an Oscar in 2007. Now the American actor is to play a markedly different, but equally notable African figure after signing on to star as Archbishop Desmond Tutu in a new post-apartheid drama.
Whitaker will play the South African anti-apartheid activist in The Archbishop and the Antichrist for French director Roland Joffé. The film is based on the Michael Ashton play of the same name, which details Tutu’s meetings with murderer Piet Blomfield who seeks redemption for his terrible crimes.
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A terrifying turn as the Ugandan dictator Idi Amin won Forest Whitaker an Oscar in 2007. Now the American actor is to play a markedly different, but equally notable African figure after signing on to star as Archbishop Desmond Tutu in a new post-apartheid drama.
Whitaker will play the South African anti-apartheid activist in The Archbishop and the Antichrist for French director Roland Joffé. The film is based on the Michael Ashton play of the same name, which details Tutu’s meetings with murderer Piet Blomfield who seeks redemption for his terrible crimes.
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- 11/3/2015
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
Forest Whitaker and Vince Vaughn are teaming for 13 Films' post-apartheid drama "The Archbishop and the Antichrist" which will start filming early next year.
Based on Michael Ashton's play of the same name, the story follows a fictionalized account of Archbishop Desmond Tutu and his meetings with Piet Blomfield - an imprisoned murderer who seeks redemption for the atrocities he has committed.
Roland Joffe ("The Killing Fields") is directing from a screenplay he co-wrote with Ashton. Craig Baumgarten is producing.
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Based on Michael Ashton's play of the same name, the story follows a fictionalized account of Archbishop Desmond Tutu and his meetings with Piet Blomfield - an imprisoned murderer who seeks redemption for the atrocities he has committed.
Roland Joffe ("The Killing Fields") is directing from a screenplay he co-wrote with Ashton. Craig Baumgarten is producing.
Source: Variety...
- 11/3/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Oscar winner Forest Whitaker (Lee Daniels’ The Butler, The Last King Of Scotland) and Vince Vaughn (upcoming Hacksaw Ridge, Into The Wild) are set to star in the drama The Archbishop And The Antichrist to be directed by two time Oscar nominee writer/director Roland Joffé (The Killing Fields, The Scarlet Letter), it was announced today by Emmy Award nominated producer Craig Baumgarten (Hook, Never Back Down).
Joffé co-wrote the screenplay with Michael Ashton. Currently in pre-production, The Archbishop And The Antichrist will begin shooting in early 2016.
13 Films is handling international rights and will introduce the project to buyers at the upcoming American Film Market. Wme Global is handling North American rights.
Kim Ashton serves as executive producer on the feature film.
Based on the play The Archbishop and The Antichrist by Michael Ashton, the feature film follows a fictionalized account of Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s (Whitaker) meetings with brutal...
Joffé co-wrote the screenplay with Michael Ashton. Currently in pre-production, The Archbishop And The Antichrist will begin shooting in early 2016.
13 Films is handling international rights and will introduce the project to buyers at the upcoming American Film Market. Wme Global is handling North American rights.
Kim Ashton serves as executive producer on the feature film.
Based on the play The Archbishop and The Antichrist by Michael Ashton, the feature film follows a fictionalized account of Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s (Whitaker) meetings with brutal...
- 11/3/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Forest Whitaker and Vince Vaughn have been set to star in The Archbishop And The Antichrist, a drama to be directed by Roland Joffé. The script, co-written by Joffé and Michael Ashton and based on Ashton’s play, follows a fictionalized account of meetings between Archbishop Desmond Tutu (Whitaker) and brutal murderer Piet Blomfield (Vaughn), who seeks redemption for the atrocities he's committed while he serves a life sentence in prison in post-apartheid South…...
- 11/2/2015
- Deadline
Oscar winner Forest Whitaker and Vince Vaughn are set to star in Roland Joffé’s drama “The Archbishop and the Antichrist,” Emmy-nominated producer Craig Baumgarten announced Monday. Two-time Oscar nominee Joffé (“The Killing Fields”) co-wrote the screenplay with Michael Ashton. Kim Ashton will executive produce the film, which will begin shooting early next year. 13 Films is handling international rights and will introduce the project to buyers at the upcoming American Film Market. Wme Global is handling North American rights. Also Read: Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk Join 'Star Wars: Rogue One'; First Photo Revealed Based on Ashton’s play “The Archbishop and The Antichrist,...
- 11/2/2015
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Roland Joffé will direct Oscar winner Forest Whitaker and Vince Vaughn in The Archbishop And The Antichrist, which the sales agent introduces to international buyers this week.
Production is scheduled for early 2016. Wme Global represents North American rights.
Joffé co-wrote with Michael Ashton the screenplay based Ashton’s play of the same name about a fictionalised account of Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s meetings with death row murderer Piet Blomfield during the Truth And Reconciliation Commission hearings in post-apartheid South Africa.
Craig Baumgarten is producing and Kim Ashton serves as executive producer.
“Forest Whitaker brings a great sense of depth and power to all his performances and he is the perfect match for Tutu’s complex character,” said 13 Films president Tannaz Anisi.
“Vince Vaughn continues to prove his wide-ranging acting skills following his more dramatic roles in Into The Wild and the upcoming Hacksaw Ridge. Under the direction of Roland Joffé, their combined...
Production is scheduled for early 2016. Wme Global represents North American rights.
Joffé co-wrote with Michael Ashton the screenplay based Ashton’s play of the same name about a fictionalised account of Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s meetings with death row murderer Piet Blomfield during the Truth And Reconciliation Commission hearings in post-apartheid South Africa.
Craig Baumgarten is producing and Kim Ashton serves as executive producer.
“Forest Whitaker brings a great sense of depth and power to all his performances and he is the perfect match for Tutu’s complex character,” said 13 Films president Tannaz Anisi.
“Vince Vaughn continues to prove his wide-ranging acting skills following his more dramatic roles in Into The Wild and the upcoming Hacksaw Ridge. Under the direction of Roland Joffé, their combined...
- 11/2/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
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