Category: Info

16 May, 2008 By Ali JaafarSource: Variety Aussie thesp Hugo Weaving has boarded helmer Glendyn Ivin’s “The Last Ride.” Pic, which will be shot on location in Australia, is an emotional road trip seen through the eyes of a young boy accompanying his father on the lam. Pic is produced by Nicholas Cole and Antonia […]

17 September, 2008 By Eleanor KennySource: Screen Daily CFI has brought to the international market films such as Jason Reitman’s Thank You For Smoking, Black Book directed by Paul Verhoeven, Duncan Tucker’s Transamerica and more recently The Messenger directed by Oren Morverman and the forthcoming Extract from cult director Mike Judge. CFI is six years […]

6 May, 2008 Woody Harrelson and Samantha Morton have joined the cast of Oren Moverman’s “The Messenger.” The duo join the already announced Ben Foster (“3:10 to Yuma”), Jena Malone (“Into the Wild”) and Eamonn Walker (“Unbreakable”). Principal photography on the road movie, which marks Moverman’s directorial debut after penning scripts for Todd Haynes’ Bob […]

8 September, 2008 By Wendy MitchellSource: Screen Daily The film started shooting Aug 25 in Los Angeles. Bateman stars as a factory worker whose life is changed by an industrial accident, a beautiful con artist and an idiotic gigolo. ContentFilm International President Jamie Carmichael said: “Mike Judge has attracted a fantastic cast with his brilliant […]

11 March, 2008 By Wendy MitchellSource: Screen Daily As previously reporter, Q’orianka Kilcher, Barry Pepper, Will Patton and Shaun Evans star. The film becomes the first feature to shoot inside Honolulu’s Iolani Palace. The story is based on the true story of an Hawaiian heir to the throne who has to adapt to life in […]

24 October, 2008 By John AndersonSource: Variety F/x whiz Toby Wilkins’ “Splinter” is a spare, effective and genuinely frightening retro-nightmare that will have teenage gore girls trooping to the movies like lurching swarms of George Romero’s living dead. The socio-sexual-psychological attraction of “Splinter” — which just won a rash of awards at Screamfest in Los […]

27 October, 2008 By Audrey Ward Source: Screen Daily Strouse’s previous films include Grace is Gone and Lonesome Jim. The film stars Sam Rockwell (Frost/Nixon, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind), rising star Emma Roberts (Lymelife, Blow)) and Rob Corddry (W, What Happens in Vegas). The story follows a basketball coach who must learn to overcome […]

15 May, 2008 Karl Urban has joined the cast of action thriller Horse, which ContentFilm International is selling worldwide. Urban previously appeared in Star Trek, The Lord Of the Rings, The Bourne Supremacy and forthcoming Black Water Transit. Laurence Malkin directs and producers are Paul Schiff, Tai Duncan and Roseanne Korenberg. Horse starts shooting in […]

31 December, 2008 By Jeremy KaySource: Screen Sundance has added the world premiere of Jim Strouse’s comedy The Winning Season starring Sam Rockwell as a misfit brought in to coach his local girls high school basketball team. Emma Roberts, Rob Corddry, Shareeka Epps and Emily Rios also star in the film, which will play out […]