Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone on the set of Poor Things. Photo by Atsushi Nishijima. Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2023 Searchlight Pictures All Rights Reserved.
Bugonia, the next film from six-time Academy Award® nominated filmmaker Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe (Element Pictures), Yorgos Lanthimos, Ari Aster and Lars Knudsen (Square Peg), Emma Stone (Fruit Tree), Miky Lee and Jerry Kyoungboum Ko (Cj Enm) has landed at Focus Features. Focus will release Bugonia. with Universal Pictures distributing internationally (exclusively in Korea). The film stars Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons.
Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth. The film is written by Will Tracy.
Bugonia is based on the South Korean sci-fi comedy, “Save the Green Planet” 2003. This English language version was developed by Cj Enm with Ari Aster and Lars Knudsen at Square Peg. The...
Bugonia, the next film from six-time Academy Award® nominated filmmaker Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe (Element Pictures), Yorgos Lanthimos, Ari Aster and Lars Knudsen (Square Peg), Emma Stone (Fruit Tree), Miky Lee and Jerry Kyoungboum Ko (Cj Enm) has landed at Focus Features. Focus will release Bugonia. with Universal Pictures distributing internationally (exclusively in Korea). The film stars Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons.
Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth. The film is written by Will Tracy.
Bugonia is based on the South Korean sci-fi comedy, “Save the Green Planet” 2003. This English language version was developed by Cj Enm with Ari Aster and Lars Knudsen at Square Peg. The...
- 5/18/2024
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Exclusive: Focus Features has acquired U.S. rights and select international territories on upcoming thriller Last Breath, starring Woody Harrelson, Finn Cole and Simu Liu. Focus will distribute the Alex Parkinson-directed title in the U.S. with Universal Pictures International handling select territories including France, Scandinavia, Australia and New Zealand, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, South Korea and Vietnam.
The project is an exhilarating true story, based on the 2019 documentary of the same name, which Parkinson co-directed with Richard da Costa. It follows a seasoned deep sea diver as he battles against the raging elements to execute his final rescue mission. It’s described as a “heart-pounding” and “gripping tale of teamwork” that takes audiences on a race against time. Mitchell Lafortune, Parkinson and David Brooks have written the script for the fact-based narrative.
Last Breath was developed by father and son Paul and David Brooks of Longshot Films and Dark Castle Entertainment,...
The project is an exhilarating true story, based on the 2019 documentary of the same name, which Parkinson co-directed with Richard da Costa. It follows a seasoned deep sea diver as he battles against the raging elements to execute his final rescue mission. It’s described as a “heart-pounding” and “gripping tale of teamwork” that takes audiences on a race against time. Mitchell Lafortune, Parkinson and David Brooks have written the script for the fact-based narrative.
Last Breath was developed by father and son Paul and David Brooks of Longshot Films and Dark Castle Entertainment,...
- 5/16/2024
- by Diana Lodderhose and Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Pierce Brosnan will star with Amir El-Masry in the sports drama “Giant,” based on the true-life story of British-Yemeni boxer Prince Naseem “Naz” Hamed and his rags to riches ascent to a world championship under the tutelage of his Irish-born boxing trainer Brendan Ingle.
El-Masry will play Naz and Brosnan is set to portray Ingle. The film will be written and directed by Rowan Athale, and produced by Mark Lane of Tea Shop Productions and Kevin Sampson of White Star Productions. AGC chairman and CEO Stuart Ford will also produce.
AGC Studios and BondIt Media Capital are financing the film.
On board to executive produce are Sylvester Stallone and Braden Aftergood of Balboa Productions, AGC Studios’ Miguel Palos, Zach Garrett and Anant Tamirisa, BondIt’s Matthew Helderman, Luke Taylor and Tyler Gould, Michael Ewing and True Brit’s Zygi Kamasa.
Kamasa’s True Brit Entertainment has taken U.K. distribution...
El-Masry will play Naz and Brosnan is set to portray Ingle. The film will be written and directed by Rowan Athale, and produced by Mark Lane of Tea Shop Productions and Kevin Sampson of White Star Productions. AGC chairman and CEO Stuart Ford will also produce.
AGC Studios and BondIt Media Capital are financing the film.
On board to executive produce are Sylvester Stallone and Braden Aftergood of Balboa Productions, AGC Studios’ Miguel Palos, Zach Garrett and Anant Tamirisa, BondIt’s Matthew Helderman, Luke Taylor and Tyler Gould, Michael Ewing and True Brit’s Zygi Kamasa.
Kamasa’s True Brit Entertainment has taken U.K. distribution...
- 4/15/2024
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Having debuted four projects in fewer than 12 months, always prodigious filmmaker Steven Soderbergh (“Logan Lucky”) is back at it and returning to the espionage genre with his new movie, “Black Bag.” The spy pic stars Cate Blanchett (“Tár”) and Michael Fassbender (“The Killer”) in the lead roles. The Hollywood Reporter has revealed three more names to the growing cast, with production ramping up this spring.
Continue reading Steven Soderbergh’s Spy Pic ‘Black Bag’ Adds James Bond Alums Pierce Brosnan & Naomie Harris at The Playlist.
Continue reading Steven Soderbergh’s Spy Pic ‘Black Bag’ Adds James Bond Alums Pierce Brosnan & Naomie Harris at The Playlist.
- 3/20/2024
- by Christopher Marc
- The Playlist
Steven Soderbergh is assembling quite the cast for his upcoming spy thriller, Black Bag, and THR has reported that Pierce Brosnan, Naomie Harris, and Tom Burke are the latest additions to the project.
Plot details are being kept under wrap, but the cast of Black Bag also includes Cate Blanchett, Michael Fassbender, Regé Jean Page, and Marisa Abela. Soderbergh will direct from a script by David Koepp, and production is expected to begin in May in London.
Related Regé-Jean Page to join Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett in Steven Soderbergh’s anticipated spy thriller Black Bag
Of course, Pierce Brosnan and Naomie Harris are no stranger to spy movies, with Brosnan playing James Bond in Goldeneye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World is Not Enough, and Die Another Day, and Harris playing Eve Moneypenny in Skyfall, Spectre, and No Time to Die. Tom Burke played Orson Welles in David Fincher’s...
Plot details are being kept under wrap, but the cast of Black Bag also includes Cate Blanchett, Michael Fassbender, Regé Jean Page, and Marisa Abela. Soderbergh will direct from a script by David Koepp, and production is expected to begin in May in London.
Related Regé-Jean Page to join Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett in Steven Soderbergh’s anticipated spy thriller Black Bag
Of course, Pierce Brosnan and Naomie Harris are no stranger to spy movies, with Brosnan playing James Bond in Goldeneye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World is Not Enough, and Die Another Day, and Harris playing Eve Moneypenny in Skyfall, Spectre, and No Time to Die. Tom Burke played Orson Welles in David Fincher’s...
- 3/19/2024
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Naomie Harris is the latest to join the Steven Soderbergh thriller Black Bag at Focus Features. The film stars Michael Fassbender, Cate Blanchett, Rege-Jean Page and Marisa Abela. Soderbergh will direct from a script by David Koepp. Casey Silver and Greg Jacobs are producing.
Plot details are being kept under wraps other than it being described as a spy thriller. Deadline broke the news last month that Focus had landed the hot package after it hit the market and the plan is to shoot this spring.
The Oscar-nominated actress, best known for roles in Moonlight and Skyfall, was most recently seen in the Showtime series The Man That Fell To Earth. On the film side, she was seen in Apple’s Swan Song opposite Mahershala Ali.
She is repped by Untitled Entertainment, WME, Artists Partnership and Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole.
Plot details are being kept under wraps other than it being described as a spy thriller. Deadline broke the news last month that Focus had landed the hot package after it hit the market and the plan is to shoot this spring.
The Oscar-nominated actress, best known for roles in Moonlight and Skyfall, was most recently seen in the Showtime series The Man That Fell To Earth. On the film side, she was seen in Apple’s Swan Song opposite Mahershala Ali.
She is repped by Untitled Entertainment, WME, Artists Partnership and Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole.
- 3/19/2024
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Naomie Harris, Pierce Brosnan and Tom Burke have joined the high-flying cast of Black Bag, the spy thriller that Steven Soderbergh is directing for Focus Features.
Cate Blanchett, Michael Fassbender, Regé Jean Page and Marisa Abela are already in Bag, whose plot details are being kept under the trench coat. David Koepp wrote the script.
Production begins in May in London, with Casey Silver and Greg Jacobs producing.
Harris earned an Academy Award nomination for her work in Barry Jenkins’ 2016 drama Moonlight and is known for playing Moneypenny in the Daniel Craig James Bond movies. She recently starred with Chiwetel Ejiofor in the Netflix series The Man Who Fell to Earth. The actress is repped by WME, Untitled Entertainment and U.K.’s The Artists Partnership.
Brosnan knows his way around spy movies as the actor played James Bond in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He starred in a trio...
Cate Blanchett, Michael Fassbender, Regé Jean Page and Marisa Abela are already in Bag, whose plot details are being kept under the trench coat. David Koepp wrote the script.
Production begins in May in London, with Casey Silver and Greg Jacobs producing.
Harris earned an Academy Award nomination for her work in Barry Jenkins’ 2016 drama Moonlight and is known for playing Moneypenny in the Daniel Craig James Bond movies. She recently starred with Chiwetel Ejiofor in the Netflix series The Man Who Fell to Earth. The actress is repped by WME, Untitled Entertainment and U.K.’s The Artists Partnership.
Brosnan knows his way around spy movies as the actor played James Bond in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He starred in a trio...
- 3/19/2024
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ben Affleck, Jon Bernthal, J.K. Simmons, and Cynthia Addai-Robinson are all set to return for the follow-up to 2016’s ‘The Accountant.’
The original movie’s director, Gavin O’Connor, is also making a comeback into the director’s chair, to take the helm on a script penned by the original film’s screenwriter, Bill Dubuque.
In the sequel, the story unfolds when Medina, a former employee of a notorious organization, receives the tragic news of her ex-boss’s assassination. Driven by a quest for justice, Medina turns to Christian, a trusted ally and a mastermind detective, to unravel the mystery behind the murder.
Also in news – Regé-Jean Page set for Steven Soderbergh thriller ‘Black Bag’
To aid in their mission, Christian enlists the help of his estranged yet highly skilled brother, Brax. Employing his exceptional intellect and unorthodox methods, Christian and his team embark on a perilous journey to solve a...
The original movie’s director, Gavin O’Connor, is also making a comeback into the director’s chair, to take the helm on a script penned by the original film’s screenwriter, Bill Dubuque.
In the sequel, the story unfolds when Medina, a former employee of a notorious organization, receives the tragic news of her ex-boss’s assassination. Driven by a quest for justice, Medina turns to Christian, a trusted ally and a mastermind detective, to unravel the mystery behind the murder.
Also in news – Regé-Jean Page set for Steven Soderbergh thriller ‘Black Bag’
To aid in their mission, Christian enlists the help of his estranged yet highly skilled brother, Brax. Employing his exceptional intellect and unorthodox methods, Christian and his team embark on a perilous journey to solve a...
- 3/8/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Based on the cast alone, Steven Soderbergh‘s upcoming spy flick “Black Bag” could be his buzziest feature in a long time. Deadline reports that two more join Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett on the thriller’s cast list: Regé-Jean Page and Marisa Abela. Abela’s casting is a coup for the actress, who stars in the Amy Winehouse biopic “Back To Black” this Spring, which will likely be a breakout role for the “Industry” actress.
Continue reading ‘Black Book’: Marisa Abela & Regé-Jean Page Join Steven Soderbergh’s Upcoming Spy Pic At Focus Features at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Black Book’: Marisa Abela & Regé-Jean Page Join Steven Soderbergh’s Upcoming Spy Pic At Focus Features at The Playlist.
- 3/7/2024
- by Ned Booth
- The Playlist
Bridgerton star, Regé-Jean Page has joined the cast of the Steven Soderbergh thriller ‘Black Bag’.
Page joins the already announced cast of Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett on the cast list.
The latest project from Soderbergh has been labelled as a spy thriller, and the creators are keeping any additional details about the plot strictly confidential for now.
Also in news – Emily Blunt set to reunite with Dwayne Johnson for ‘The Smashing Machine’
The screenplay for the upcoming movie was written by David Koepp, a renowned American screenwriter, director, and producer. Casey Silver and Greg Jacobs are producing the film.
After his remarkable performance in the popular Netflix series ‘Bridgerton,’ Page has quickly established himself as one of the most promising young leading men in the entertainment industry. As a result, several major studios have expressed interest in collaborating with the Emmy-nominated actor. In addition to his breakout role in Bridgerton,...
Page joins the already announced cast of Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett on the cast list.
The latest project from Soderbergh has been labelled as a spy thriller, and the creators are keeping any additional details about the plot strictly confidential for now.
Also in news – Emily Blunt set to reunite with Dwayne Johnson for ‘The Smashing Machine’
The screenplay for the upcoming movie was written by David Koepp, a renowned American screenwriter, director, and producer. Casey Silver and Greg Jacobs are producing the film.
After his remarkable performance in the popular Netflix series ‘Bridgerton,’ Page has quickly established himself as one of the most promising young leading men in the entertainment industry. As a result, several major studios have expressed interest in collaborating with the Emmy-nominated actor. In addition to his breakout role in Bridgerton,...
- 3/6/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The cast of Steven Soderbergh’s spy thriller Black Bag expands today with Regé-Jean Page joining Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett. Soderbergh directs from a script by David Koepp, with Caset Silver and Greg Jacobs producing. Focus Features is setting up Black Bag, with filming happening in London. Plot details remain a mystery. However, the film’s story is a spy thriller unfolding in the United Kingdom.
As The Hollywood Reporter pointed out in January, Soderbergh and Blanchett previously worked together on his 2006 noir thriller The Good German. Blanchett played a part in the film Ocean’s 8, as part of Soderbergh’s Ocean’s 11 franchise. Soderbergh produced Ocean’s 8 but didn’t direct that one. He and Fassbender previously worked together on his 2011 action thriller Haywire. And in addition to collaborating on Presence, Soderbergh and Koepp also worked together on the 2022 thriller Kimi.
Kimi told the following story: A tech...
As The Hollywood Reporter pointed out in January, Soderbergh and Blanchett previously worked together on his 2006 noir thriller The Good German. Blanchett played a part in the film Ocean’s 8, as part of Soderbergh’s Ocean’s 11 franchise. Soderbergh produced Ocean’s 8 but didn’t direct that one. He and Fassbender previously worked together on his 2011 action thriller Haywire. And in addition to collaborating on Presence, Soderbergh and Koepp also worked together on the 2022 thriller Kimi.
Kimi told the following story: A tech...
- 3/5/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Regé-Jean Page is pulling another role out of the bag. The Bridgerton breakout will star in Steven Soderbergh’s Black Bag, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
Focus Features acquired the project last month, after The Hollywood Reporter broke the news that the filmmaker was shopping the package with Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender attached to star. Jurassic Park scribe David Koepp penned the script, which is described a a spy thriller.
Page became a globally known star thanks to Netflix’s Bridgerton, where he played heartthrob Simon Basset, the Duke of Hastings. He opted not to return for season two, and the actor has since moved on to a big screen career, starring in Paramount’s Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves and signing on to star in a reboot of The Saint for the studio. He also appeared in the Russo Bros. action movie The Gray Man for Netflix.
Focus Features acquired the project last month, after The Hollywood Reporter broke the news that the filmmaker was shopping the package with Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender attached to star. Jurassic Park scribe David Koepp penned the script, which is described a a spy thriller.
Page became a globally known star thanks to Netflix’s Bridgerton, where he played heartthrob Simon Basset, the Duke of Hastings. He opted not to return for season two, and the actor has since moved on to a big screen career, starring in Paramount’s Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves and signing on to star in a reboot of The Saint for the studio. He also appeared in the Russo Bros. action movie The Gray Man for Netflix.
- 3/5/2024
- by Aaron Couch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Regé-Jean Page is set to star opposite Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett in the Focus Feature thriller Black Bag, directed by Steven Soderbergh. David Koepp penned the script with Casey Silver and Greg Jacobs producing.
Plot details are being kept under wraps other then it being described as a spy thriller. Deadline broke the news last month that Focus had landed the hot package after it hit the market and the plan is to shoot this spring.
Following his breakout role in the Netflix hit series Bridgerton, Page has risen the ranks of young leading men with studios lining up to get in business with the Emmy nominated actor. Besides Bridgerton, he was recently seen in Paramount’s Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves as well as the Netflix action pic The Gray Man.
He is also currently set to star in Paramount’s reboot of The Saint with...
Plot details are being kept under wraps other then it being described as a spy thriller. Deadline broke the news last month that Focus had landed the hot package after it hit the market and the plan is to shoot this spring.
Following his breakout role in the Netflix hit series Bridgerton, Page has risen the ranks of young leading men with studios lining up to get in business with the Emmy nominated actor. Besides Bridgerton, he was recently seen in Paramount’s Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves as well as the Netflix action pic The Gray Man.
He is also currently set to star in Paramount’s reboot of The Saint with...
- 3/5/2024
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Warner Bros. has emerged as the victor for Ryan Coogler’s next feature film.
Coogler wrote the script and will direct, with Michael B. Jordan starring. Coogler is also producing via his production company, Proximity Media. Zinzi Coogler and Sev Ohanian are also producing.
The acquisition caps off three weeks of intense interest from movie companies, with Universal and Warners ending up as the final two battling for the crown.
Part of package’s appeal was the reteaming of Coogler and Jordan, a combo that has proven to be a winning one, both artistically and financially. Coogler has frequently worked with the actor on projects such as the Black Panther movies, as well as Creed and Fruitvale Station.
Sources say the studio and Coogler are moving fast and are eyeing an April start of production in New Orleans. One aspect of the deal, sources say, is an ownership component that...
Coogler wrote the script and will direct, with Michael B. Jordan starring. Coogler is also producing via his production company, Proximity Media. Zinzi Coogler and Sev Ohanian are also producing.
The acquisition caps off three weeks of intense interest from movie companies, with Universal and Warners ending up as the final two battling for the crown.
Part of package’s appeal was the reteaming of Coogler and Jordan, a combo that has proven to be a winning one, both artistically and financially. Coogler has frequently worked with the actor on projects such as the Black Panther movies, as well as Creed and Fruitvale Station.
Sources say the studio and Coogler are moving fast and are eyeing an April start of production in New Orleans. One aspect of the deal, sources say, is an ownership component that...
- 2/8/2024
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Focus Features has won a bidding battle for Black Bag, a package for a spy thriller film that Steven Soderbergh will direct this summer in Europe from a David Koepp script, with Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender attached to star. Casey Silver and Greg Jacobs are producing.
This marks the second deal this week for Soderbergh and a Koepp-scripted project. The director made a triumphant return to Sundance, where 35 years ago the $1 million deal for sex, lies, & videotape changed the game. His ghost story Presence sold to Neon in a splashy deal with multiple bidders in an auction that followed the film’s premiere earlier this week.
Black Bag was dispersed to studios in the same time span. The deal was brokered by CAA and by Michael Sugar’s Sugar23.
No numbers yet on this package, but it continues to be the best way for talent to be in the driver’s seat.
This marks the second deal this week for Soderbergh and a Koepp-scripted project. The director made a triumphant return to Sundance, where 35 years ago the $1 million deal for sex, lies, & videotape changed the game. His ghost story Presence sold to Neon in a splashy deal with multiple bidders in an auction that followed the film’s premiere earlier this week.
Black Bag was dispersed to studios in the same time span. The deal was brokered by CAA and by Michael Sugar’s Sugar23.
No numbers yet on this package, but it continues to be the best way for talent to be in the driver’s seat.
- 1/26/2024
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
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