Timothy Olyphant to Star in 'The Man on Carrion Road'
May, 10, 2013 4:12 pm | Comments On #Movies
Timothy Olyphant is attached to star in Gonzalo Lopez-Gallego's gritty modern thriller "The Man on Carrion Road," which marks the first film in a two-picture deal between Atlas Independent and Relativity International.
Atlas Independent, which is an affiliate company of Charles Roven's Atlas Entertainment, will produce the movies, while newly-formed Relativity International will co-finance and handle foreign sales.
Penned by rising screenwriter Nils Lyew, the visceral story concerns a botched Mexican cartel deal in the back roads of a border town whose new sheriff (Olyphant) must team up with the retired lawman he replaced. The duo investigate the source of the deal in order to stop...
Read MoreNicolas Cage Checks Out of Thriller 'Hotel 33' After Press Release Gaffe (Updated)
May, 10, 2013 3:59 pm | Comments On #Movies
(Update 11:54 p.m. A representative for Nicolas Cage tells TheWrap that the actor has "officially passed" on "Hotel 33" and he will not be doing the film. "The release that Foresight sent out is unauthorized and was never sent to us," said Cage's spokesperson. “We have learned that the deal with Nicolas Cage on 'Hotel 33' is not yet closed. We therefore feel it is prudent to let the parties finalize their negotiations before we move forward with international representation of the film," Foresight Unlimited said in a statement.)
Nicolas Cage is set to star in the surreal thriller "Hotel 33, which will be produced by Emmett/Furla Films,...
Read More'Divergent' Star Ansel Elgort to Join Shailene Woodley in 'The Fault In Our Stars'
May, 10, 2013 3:36 pm | Comments On #Movies
Ansel Elgort, who plays Shailene Woodley's brother in "Divergent," has been offered the lead role opposite Woodley in Josh Boone's "The Fault in Our Stars," Entertainment Weekly reported on Friday
"The Fault in Our Stars" is based on the bestselling novel by John Green about two teenagers who meet in a cancer support group and fall in love.
Elgort, who co-stars in Sony's remake of "Carrie," will soon begin negotiating for the role of Augustus "Gus" Waters.
“I am by nature a cautious pessimist, but I’ll just say it: Now that we have...
Read MoreWarner Bros. Nabs Ryan Gosling's Directorial Debut 'How to Catch a Monster'
May, 10, 2013 11:28 am | Comments On #MoviesWarner Bros. is in final negotiations to catch a monster -- Ryan Gosling's directorial debut "How to Catch a Monster," TheWrap has learned.
Saoirse Ronan stars alongside Christina Hendricks, Eva Mendes, Matt Smith, Ben Mendelsohn and Rob Zabrecky.
Bold Films is financing the film as well as producing with Marc Platt Productions and Gosling's Phantasma Films. David Lancaster and Michel Litvak are producing for Bold along with Platt and Adam Siegel.
Gosling wrote the film himself and has decided not to appear in it, to the dismay of his legion of fans.
The deal for U.S. rights, which is being negotiated by WME Global, is rumored to be in the vicinity of $3 million. Sierra/Affinity is selling international territories.
The fantasy thriller follows a single mother who is swept into a dark underworld, while her teenage son...
Read MoreElton John Biopic 'Rocketman' to Launch Foreign Sales Effort at Cannes
May, 10, 2013 11:20 am | Comments On #MoviesRocket Pictures' Elton John biopic "Rocketman" will be taking off at Cannes, with Good Universe launching the international sales effort at the upcoming Cannes Film Market.
Michael Gracey is directing from a script by Oscar nominee Lee Hall ("Billy Elliot"). Steve Hamilton Shaw and David Furnish ("Gnomeo and Juliet") will produce, while Sir Elton John will executive produce.
"Rocketman" follows John's life story, from his childhood as a five-year-old musical genius through his often-troubled life, to becoming a global icon and one of the world's most revered musicians.
"We’re excited to be bringing this musical event movie to Cannes,” said Rocket CEO Steve Hamilton Shaw. “It’s bold, brave and inspirational. Good Universe has great commercial sensibility and we’re delighted to...
Read MoreJoe Wright Most Likely to Direct 'Fifty Shades of Grey' Movie
May, 09, 2013 11:22 pm | Comments On #MoviesJoe Wright is the most likely filmmaker to direct the erotic drama "Fifty Shades of Grey" for Universal Pictures and Focus Features, individuals familiar with the project have told TheWrap.
Other directors in the running for the high-profile project, based on the bestselling series of books, include Gus Van Sant ("Milk"), Bennett Miller ("Moneyball") and Patty Jenkins ("Monster"). TheWrap reported last month that Van Sant had filmed a sex scene from the book with Alex Pettyfer in a bid to win the assignment.
A spokesperson for Universal did not immediately reply to TheWrap's late-...
Read MoreIFC Films Picks Up Emma Roberts-John Cusack Comedy 'Adult World'
May, 09, 2013 5:02 pm | Comments On #MoviesIFC Films has acquired North American rights to Scott Coffey's comedy "Adult World" and is planning a day and date theatrical and VOD release.
Andy Cochran wrote the film, which had its world premier at last month's Tribeca Film Festival.
Emma Roberts and Evan Peters star alongside John Cusack, Armando Riesco, Cloris Leachman and Shannon Woodward.
Justin Nappi and Kevin Turen of Treehouse Pictures produced with Joy Gorman and Alex Goldstone of Anonymous Content and Manu Gargi. Mohammed Al Turki, Joel Michaely and Paul Green were executive producers.
"Adult World" stars Roberts as Amy, a budding young poet who lives with her parents in upstate New York. Desperate for income, she begrudgingly accepts a job at Adult World, the local sex shop that is owned by a frisky elderly couple and staffed by sweet local boy (Peters). To...
Read MoreOwen Wilson in Negotiations to Join Paul Thomas Anderson's 'Inherent Vice' (Exclusive)
May, 09, 2013 4:35 pm | Comments On #Movies
Owen Wilson is in negotiations to star opposite Joaquin Phoenix in Paul Thomas Anderson's "Inherent Vice," an individual familiar with the project has told TheWrap.
A representative for Wilson did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
Warner Bros. is financing and distributing the film, which Anderson has adapted from Thomas Pynchon's soft-boiled crime novel.
Story follows pot-smoking private detective Doc Sportello (Phoenix) as he investigates the case of a kidnapped girl he used to date. The film is set in Los Angeles around 1970.
Wilson's role is being kept secret, but TheWrap has learned he will play one of the leads...
Read MoreShocking Cleveland Discovery Gets Hollywood Buzzing About 'Stockholm, Pennsylvania'
May, 09, 2013 4:09 pm | Comments On #MoviesHollywood is buzzing about Nikole Beckwith's "Stockholm, Pennsylvania," a movie script with eerie parallels to the story of three Cleveland women who were held captive for 10 years and reunited with their families this week.
The script, which was already a hot property as a finalist for the Motion Picture Academy's 2012 Nicholl Fellowship and voted to the 2012 Black List, "Stockholm, Pennsylvania" is based on Beckwith's stage play of the same name.
The script, which she is also attached to direct, concerns a young kidnapping victim who after 19 years, is reunited with the family she barely remembers. Longing for the life she remembers and the man who...
Read MoreDrafthouse Films Acquires Ben Wheatley's Horror Movie 'A Field in England'
May, 09, 2013 11:16 am | Comments On #MoviesDrafthouse Films has acquired North American rights to horror movie "A Field in England," which is the fourth feature film from writer-director Ben Wheatley ("Kill List").
Billed as "a psychedelic trip into magic and madness," the film follows a group of English Civil War soldiers in the 17th century who are captured by an alchemist and led into a vast mushroom field, where they fall victim to violent and nightmarish forces.
Drafthouse Films, which is the distribution arm of the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, is planning a theatrical and VOD release in 2013.
Wheatley and producers Claire Jones and Andy Starke assembled "A Field in England" with financing from Film4's talent and ideas arm Film4.0, which is headed by Anna Higgs.
Reece Shearsmith stars alongside "Kill List" star Michael Smiley, which Julian...
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