Paddy Considine and Fares Fares ("Zero Dark Thirty") are in negotiations to join the international ensemble of Summit Entertainment's Soviet-era thriller "Child 44," TheWrap has learned.

The duo will be joining Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace and Gary Oldman in the movie, which Daniel Espinosa ("Safe House") is directing from a script by Richard Price, who adapted the bestselling novel by Tom Rob Smith.

"The Killing" star Joel Kinnaman was previously reported to be in negotiations as well.

Set during the 1950s, "Child 44" follows a member of the Soviet police (Hardy) who finds himself the target of his...

Entertainment One has secured domestic distribution rights to “Diana,” a biopic of the late princess starring Naomi Watts, the company announced on Thursday.

Oscar-nominated filmmaker Oliver Hirschbiegel (“Downfall”) directed the film from a script by Stephen Jeffreys. The film depicts the last two years of Diana’s life, in particular her relationshsip with Dr. Hasnat Khan.

“’Diana’ will give audiences worldwide a chance to not only fall in love with the Princess all over again, but also discover a part of her life up until now kept out of the public eye,” Dylan Wiley, eOne US VP of theatrical marketing and distribution, said in a statement. “And only Naomi Watts could bring such a modern icon to life, through a truly beautiful and nuanced performance.”

eOne will release the film later this year....

Richard Cordiner will adapt "Spacesuit" for Warner Bros., his first script in a two-film blind deal, according to two individuals with knowledge of the deal.

Cordiner is a U.K. transplant that moved to the United States a couple of years ago to work for Venables Bell & Partners, a San Francisco-based advertising agency. He previously worked at firms Young & Rubicam and Leo Burnett in London. 

Talent agency Verve and management company Kaplan/Perrone discovered Cordiner off the Black List through the company's new program that lets screenwriters pay to upload scripts for review.

Cordiner posted a...

Phase 4 Films has closed multimillion dollar financing deal with Aver Media Finance, which is part of BMO Financial Group.

The new funds will be used to provide additional resources to expand Phase 4's content acquisitions and distribution pipeline.

 Phase 4 has grown the last three years without any new outside capital. Having access to financing, coupled with the expertise of Aver Media Finance and BMO Financial Group, will allow the company to propel the expansion of their business by securing additional opportunities across all media platforms.  

Phase 4 is a full-service indie studio with offices in nine cities...