Stuart Ford’s AGC Television has boarded the series adaptation of F.G. Haghenbeck’s novel, ‘Primavera del Mal’ (‘The Spring of Evil’) alongside Mexican-American filmmaker Fernando Lebrija of Cielo Content and Irreversible Pictures.
To be retitled “Amapola,” the upcoming historical drama series is set in the early 20th century when the Chinese held sway over the drug trade along the Mexican-u.S. border.
In the world of illicit trade, adopted siblings Raul Duval and Miguel Ying have successfully grown their family’s opium enterprise. Their ambitions now extend beyond mere cultivation as they seek to broaden their reach and increase their political influence. However, their aspirations take an unexpected turn when American mobster Bugsy Siegel arrives in Mexico City, offering them a golden opportunity.
Situated strategically between Nogales, Mexico, and Tucson, Arizona, the Ying family steers their course through the treacherous waters of the drug trade bridging Mexico and the U.
To be retitled “Amapola,” the upcoming historical drama series is set in the early 20th century when the Chinese held sway over the drug trade along the Mexican-u.S. border.
In the world of illicit trade, adopted siblings Raul Duval and Miguel Ying have successfully grown their family’s opium enterprise. Their ambitions now extend beyond mere cultivation as they seek to broaden their reach and increase their political influence. However, their aspirations take an unexpected turn when American mobster Bugsy Siegel arrives in Mexico City, offering them a golden opportunity.
Situated strategically between Nogales, Mexico, and Tucson, Arizona, the Ying family steers their course through the treacherous waters of the drug trade bridging Mexico and the U.
- 10/17/2023
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
“Those About to Die,” AGC Television’s upcoming gladiator series from Roland Emmerich, stars Anthony Hopkins and boasts a cast drawn from across Europe and the Middle East. It’s also financially innovative.
Rather than rely on a single, deep-pocketed streamer to write the check for the pricey series, budgeted at $145 million for the first season, AGC adopted a split rights structure: U.S. rights are licensed to Peacock, European rights to Hep, the Herbert Kloiber Sr./Constantin joint venture, and AGC International distributing in the rest of the world.
AGC chairman and CEO Stuart Ford takes pride in proving the naysayers wrong with financing for the project set in ancient Rome and based on Daniel P. Mannix’s book of the same name.
“We’ve assembled the show’s financing through a complex and innovative web of rights deals, banking arrangements and soft money,” Ford says. “We also assembled...
Rather than rely on a single, deep-pocketed streamer to write the check for the pricey series, budgeted at $145 million for the first season, AGC adopted a split rights structure: U.S. rights are licensed to Peacock, European rights to Hep, the Herbert Kloiber Sr./Constantin joint venture, and AGC International distributing in the rest of the world.
AGC chairman and CEO Stuart Ford takes pride in proving the naysayers wrong with financing for the project set in ancient Rome and based on Daniel P. Mannix’s book of the same name.
“We’ve assembled the show’s financing through a complex and innovative web of rights deals, banking arrangements and soft money,” Ford says. “We also assembled...
- 5/9/2023
- by Carole Horst
- Variety Film + TV
With the proliferation of antiseptic mall-sized ultra-modern mansions and cookie cutter “modern farmhouses,” with their acres of white walls, miles of pale French oak floors and vast walls of disappearing glass, the extravagant, playfully flamboyant more-is-better Bel Air compound of corporate housing magnate Howard Ruby and late actress-turned-artist Yvette Mimieux is a much-welcomed architectural and decorative antidote. Famous for his head-in-the-clouds more-is-more aesthetic, late and influential set designer and decorator Tony Duquette would certainly approve.
An L.A. native who passed in January, at 80, Mimieux was discovered in the late 1950s while horseback riding in the Hollywood Hills. She went on to appear in dozens of television shows and films, including Where the Boys Are (1960) and Light in the Piazza (1962). In 1964 she earned a Golden Globe nomination when she became what’s believed to be the first woman to bare her belly button on American TV when she guest-starred on Dr. Kildare.
An L.A. native who passed in January, at 80, Mimieux was discovered in the late 1950s while horseback riding in the Hollywood Hills. She went on to appear in dozens of television shows and films, including Where the Boys Are (1960) and Light in the Piazza (1962). In 1964 she earned a Golden Globe nomination when she became what’s believed to be the first woman to bare her belly button on American TV when she guest-starred on Dr. Kildare.
- 3/3/2022
- by Mark David, Dirt.com
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
By Lee Pfeiffer
Actress Yvette Mimieux passed away on Tuesday from natural causes. She was 80 years old. Mimieux rose to fame starring opposite Rod Taylor in George Pal's 1960 screen adaptation of H.G. Wells' "The Time Machine". Prominent roles in major films soon followed and she won acclaim for her abilities primarily in dramas, although the1960 film "Where the Boys Are" combined comedy with tragedy and Mimieux's star rose further when the movie became a boxoffice hit with teenagers. In 1962, she teamed again with George Pal for his Cinerama classic "The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm". Other major films in which she starred included "The Light in the Piazza", "Toys in the Attic", "Diamond Head", "The Reward" and the Disney hit "Monkeys Go Home!". In 1968, she reunited with Rod Taylor for "Dark of the Sun" (aka "The Mercenaries"), a brutal but well-made adventure film centering on social unrest and revolution in the Congo.
Actress Yvette Mimieux passed away on Tuesday from natural causes. She was 80 years old. Mimieux rose to fame starring opposite Rod Taylor in George Pal's 1960 screen adaptation of H.G. Wells' "The Time Machine". Prominent roles in major films soon followed and she won acclaim for her abilities primarily in dramas, although the1960 film "Where the Boys Are" combined comedy with tragedy and Mimieux's star rose further when the movie became a boxoffice hit with teenagers. In 1962, she teamed again with George Pal for his Cinerama classic "The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm". Other major films in which she starred included "The Light in the Piazza", "Toys in the Attic", "Diamond Head", "The Reward" and the Disney hit "Monkeys Go Home!". In 1968, she reunited with Rod Taylor for "Dark of the Sun" (aka "The Mercenaries"), a brutal but well-made adventure film centering on social unrest and revolution in the Congo.
- 1/20/2022
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
AGC Studios CEO Stuart Ford has a number of UK film and TV projects in development.
As AGC Studios kicks off talks at AFM 2020 Online this week on Dave Bautista sci-fi Universe’s Most Wanted and updates buyers on Doug Liman’s recent London production Lockdown, first details have emerged of the company’s ambitious UK slate.
Since founder and CEO Stuart Ford launched the company two years ago, he and his European team have been quietly assembling a robust film and TV production and development roster alongside the US titles.
The burgeoning pipeline features a rare directorial outing from Richard E. Grant,...
As AGC Studios kicks off talks at AFM 2020 Online this week on Dave Bautista sci-fi Universe’s Most Wanted and updates buyers on Doug Liman’s recent London production Lockdown, first details have emerged of the company’s ambitious UK slate.
Since founder and CEO Stuart Ford launched the company two years ago, he and his European team have been quietly assembling a robust film and TV production and development roster alongside the US titles.
The burgeoning pipeline features a rare directorial outing from Richard E. Grant,...
- 11/9/2020
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
A post shared by Nathalie Emmanuel (@nathalieemmanuel) on Oct 23, 2017 at 7:54am Pdt Emilia Clarke and Nathalie Emmanuel aren't just besties on Game of Thrones - they're also tight as hell in real life, too. And is it even really your birthday if one of your friends doesn't post a photo of you on Instagram? Emilia turned 31 on Oct. 23, and to celebrate, Nathalie treated her followers to a Game of Thrones throwback photo of the two . . . well, sort of. "Happy Birthday to the home girl famalam bredrin @emilia_clarke," she wrote. "This lil throwback was taken on that lovely little day out we took in Seville in like season 5. Have a wicked birthday! Love ya!
- 10/23/2017
- by Caitlin Hacker
- Popsugar.com
Donald Trump won the Gop nomination but he isn’t winning any acting Oscars or Emmys anytime soon. “Ghosts Can’t Do It” (1989) “I think you like to make mischief,” Bo Derek tells his character. He responds with a smirk, “You noticed that.” “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York” (1992) Kevin (Macaulay Culkin) asks The Donald himself for directions to the hotel lobby. “Lady Boss” (1992) Trump charms two lunching ladies, one of whom is Joan Rivers. “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” (1994) The sight of the Gop presidential candidate and his then-wife Marla Maples cause Carlton (Alfonso Ribeiro) to faint, while Will (Will Smith) sees it.
- 11/5/2016
- by Rosemary Rossi
- The Wrap
Joan Collins in 'The Bitch': Sex tale based on younger sister Jackie Collins' novel. Author Jackie Collins dead at 77: Surprisingly few film and TV adaptations of her bestselling novels Jackie Collins, best known for a series of bestsellers about the dysfunctional sex lives of the rich and famous and for being the younger sister of film and TV star Joan Collins, died of breast cancer on Sept. 19, '15, in Los Angeles. The London-born (Oct. 4, 1937) Collins was 77. Collins' tawdry, female-centered novels – much like those of Danielle Steel and Judith Krantz – were/are immensely popular. According to her website, they have sold more than 500 million copies in 40 countries. And if the increasingly tabloidy BBC is to be believed (nowadays, Wikipedia has become a key source, apparently), every single one of them – 32 in all – appeared on the New York Times' bestseller list. (Collins' own site claims that a mere 30 were included.) Sex...
- 9/22/2015
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Jackie Collins, the bestselling author who sourced the TV miniseries Hollywood Wives and Lucky Chances, died on Saturday following a six-and-a-half year battle with breast cancer. She was 77.
“It is with tremendous sadness that we announce the death of our beautiful, dynamic and one-of-a-kind mother,” Collins’ family said in a statement to People. “She was a true inspiration, a trailblazer for women in fiction and a creative force. She will live on through her characters, but we already miss her beyond words.”
Among Collins’ myriad novels, Hollywood Wives was developed into a TV miniseries in 1985, with a cast that included Candice Bergen,...
“It is with tremendous sadness that we announce the death of our beautiful, dynamic and one-of-a-kind mother,” Collins’ family said in a statement to People. “She was a true inspiration, a trailblazer for women in fiction and a creative force. She will live on through her characters, but we already miss her beyond words.”
Among Collins’ myriad novels, Hollywood Wives was developed into a TV miniseries in 1985, with a cast that included Candice Bergen,...
- 9/20/2015
- TVLine.com
“I have to move out of my apartment soon,” says the 66-year-old actress who believes she’s been typecast
Two-time Oscar winner Dianne Wiest says she is struggling financially and having trouble paying her rent because she can’t find enough work.
“I have to move out of my apartment soon,” the 66-year-old Wiest told the New York Times in a story published in Sunday’s print edition.
Wiest won Best Supporting Actress Oscars for her work in two Woody Allen-directed films, 1986’s “Hannah and Her Sisters” and 1994’s “Bullets Over Broadway.”
Also Read: Hey Actresses, Want a TV Job?...
Two-time Oscar winner Dianne Wiest says she is struggling financially and having trouble paying her rent because she can’t find enough work.
“I have to move out of my apartment soon,” the 66-year-old Wiest told the New York Times in a story published in Sunday’s print edition.
Wiest won Best Supporting Actress Oscars for her work in two Woody Allen-directed films, 1986’s “Hannah and Her Sisters” and 1994’s “Bullets Over Broadway.”
Also Read: Hey Actresses, Want a TV Job?...
- 1/26/2015
- by Todd Cunningham
- The Wrap
Never one to be subtle, Russell Crowe has managed to offend half the female stars in Hollywood with his comments about older actresses.
The “Noah” actor told Australian Women’s Weekly that older women who claim there are no good roles anymore are really just upset that they are no longer cast as young vixens — and they should act their age.
Also Read: Hey Actresses, Want a TV Job? Find a Lady Boss, New Study Says
“To be honest, I think you’ll find that the woman who is saying that [the roles have dried up] is the woman who at 40, 45, 48, still wants to play the ingenue,...
The “Noah” actor told Australian Women’s Weekly that older women who claim there are no good roles anymore are really just upset that they are no longer cast as young vixens — and they should act their age.
Also Read: Hey Actresses, Want a TV Job? Find a Lady Boss, New Study Says
“To be honest, I think you’ll find that the woman who is saying that [the roles have dried up] is the woman who at 40, 45, 48, still wants to play the ingenue,...
- 1/6/2015
- by Debbie Emery
- The Wrap
“The Fault in Our Stars” landed on DVD and Blu-ray Tuesday, and so did a handful of deleted scenes. One of which (above) emphasizes just how difficult it is for Shailene Woodley‘s character, Hazel, to survive without her oxygen tank. Also read: Hey Actresses, Want a TV Job? Find a Lady Boss, New Study Says The scene left on the cutting room floor, but included on Blu-ray, shows Hazel going through a Tsa security checkpoint for the first time in her life before flying to Amsterdam with her mother (Laura Dern) and the love of her teenage life, Gus...
- 9/16/2014
- by Greg Gilman
- The Wrap
London, Oct 16: Famed author Jackie Collins has claimed that no actor in Hollywood is ready to replace Charlie Hunnam as Christian Grey in the film adaption of the erotic novel 'Fifty Shades of Grey'.
The 'Lady Boss' writer told an Australian radio station that the inside story is that the producers of the flick can't find an actor to play the role because every actor has turned it down, Metro.co.uk reported.
The 'Sons of Anarchy' star had reportedly quit the highly anticipated movie because he could not handle the pressure and attention that came with the role.
'White Collar' actor Matt Bomer is apparently the.
The 'Lady Boss' writer told an Australian radio station that the inside story is that the producers of the flick can't find an actor to play the role because every actor has turned it down, Metro.co.uk reported.
The 'Sons of Anarchy' star had reportedly quit the highly anticipated movie because he could not handle the pressure and attention that came with the role.
'White Collar' actor Matt Bomer is apparently the.
- 10/16/2013
- by Arun Pandit
- RealBollywood.com
British-born director known for Anne of the Thousand Days and Mary, Queen of Scots
The film and television director Charles Jarrott, who has died of cancer aged 83, began his career during a golden period of British TV drama, working on Armchair Theatre and The Wednesday Play in the 1960s alongside writers and directors such as Ken Loach, Dennis Potter and David Mercer. Both series were presided over by the Canadian producer Sydney Newman, who encouraged original work – what he called "agitational contemporaneity" – and had an astonishing impact. But in 1969 Jarrott's career took a different turn when he left for Hollywood, thereby increasing his income a hundredfold, while having to contend with far less adventurous material. His best films were his first, two Elizabethan costume dramas, Anne of the Thousand Days and Mary, Queen of Scots, enlivened by the Oscar-nominated performances of Richard Burton (Henry VIII), Geneviève Bujold (Anne Boleyn) and...
The film and television director Charles Jarrott, who has died of cancer aged 83, began his career during a golden period of British TV drama, working on Armchair Theatre and The Wednesday Play in the 1960s alongside writers and directors such as Ken Loach, Dennis Potter and David Mercer. Both series were presided over by the Canadian producer Sydney Newman, who encouraged original work – what he called "agitational contemporaneity" – and had an astonishing impact. But in 1969 Jarrott's career took a different turn when he left for Hollywood, thereby increasing his income a hundredfold, while having to contend with far less adventurous material. His best films were his first, two Elizabethan costume dramas, Anne of the Thousand Days and Mary, Queen of Scots, enlivened by the Oscar-nominated performances of Richard Burton (Henry VIII), Geneviève Bujold (Anne Boleyn) and...
- 3/7/2011
- by Ronald Bergan
- The Guardian - Film News
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