Aaron Eckhart

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Aaron Eckhart

Matthew Shreder’s Concourse Media has struck major pre-sales on the Aaron Eckhart, Olga Kurylenko and Alex Pettyfer spy thriller Chief Of Station, which is scheduled to commences production this month.

The film has gone to Wild Bunch for Germany, France, Italy and Switzerland, Signature Entertainment for the UK & Ireland, Rialto for Australia & New Zealand, Youplanet for Spain, MediaSquad for Eastern Europe.

In other key deals, rights have closed with Volga for CIS and Baltics, Phoenicia for Middle East and Turkey, Three Lines for Benelux, Mis Label for Scandinavia, Noori Pictures for South Korea, and Horizon for Airlines. Discussions are underway with US buyers.

Jesse V. Johnson is directing from a script by George Mahaffey about a former CIA chief (Eckhart) who uncovers the truth behind his wife’s death. Starting from scratch, he must re-team with his former protege (Pettyfer) and a rogue agent (Kurylenko) to decipher a conspiracy that may change his life forever.

Filmology and Ashland Hill are co-financing Chief Of Station. Steve Lee Jones is producing and executive producers are Shreder, Jack Christian and D.J. McPherson. Tyler Condon and Kevin Human are co-producing.

Concourse Media CEO Shreder said, “Chief Of Station is an elevated action thriller that will deliver large-scale stunt sequences and exhilarate audiences on a new level. Right now there is only a small delta in the marketplace between a $5m-$7m action film and a $12m-$15m action film. We are going to be showcasing what can be achieved with the latter that blows people away.”