All Production articles – Page 427
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NewsVikander confirmed for Heyday’s Testament
EXCLUSIVE: David Heyman drama gears for March shoot, Protagonist to sell at EFM.
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NewsSynchronicity takes Bleed to EFM
Miles Teller, star of Sundance hit Whiplash, will play the lead alongside Aaron Eckhart in Bleed For This. Synchronicity will introduce to international buyers at EFM this week.
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FeaturesSpain: Hot titles 2014
The hottest Spanish productions of 2014 range from a $50m sci-fi epic to a Penelope Cruz tragicomedy to a live-action film with talking dogs.
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FeaturesSpain: Living the low life
An underground cinema is emerging in Spain and injecting the territory with a shot of vitality. Juan Sarda reports on the low-budget film-makers earning international plaudits.
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FeaturesChris Meledandri, Illumination Entertainment
The founder of Illumination Entertainment tells Wendy Mitchell about the wild success of Gru and the minions, and what other original stories are in the pipeline.
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FeaturesBlonde To Black Pictures: girls on fire
Sadie Frost and Emma Comley’s Blonde To Black Pictures ramps up its slate with Buttercup Bill and Set The Thames On Fire.
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FeaturesRoads Entertainment: ready for take-off
Roads Entertainment has an intriguing backstory and is building a promising slate. Andreas Wiseman talks to producer Alan Maher about the new Dublin-based film and TV company.
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NewsBBC Films options McKinlay novel
Story charts the relationship between a UK divorcee and US novelist through their shared love of food.
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NewsFarrell, Weisz to star in The Lobster
Protagonist Pictures to sell Yorgos Lanthimos’ English-language debut at the EFM.
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NewsExclusive pulls Hoffman project
In the wake of Philip Seymour Hoffman’s sudden death, Exclusive Media will not present Ezekiel Moss at the Berlin market this week.
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NewsGothenburg previews 15 hot Nordic titles
Gothenburg Film Market’s popular Works In Progress presentations included previews of films including Ruben Ostlund’s much-anticipated Turist [pictured] and Danish werewolf story When Animals Dream.
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NewsExclusive lines up Ezekiel Moss
EXCLUSIVE: The latest hot property to drop into the Berlin market will star Jake Gyllenhaal and Amy Adams, both of whom have drawn heat during awards season.
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NewsMyriad boards Barney Thomson
Robert Carlyle’s EFM-bound feature directorial debut The Long Midnight Of Barney Thomson to star Emma Thompson and Ray Winstone.
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NewsJackie Collins, Amber to adapt novel
The bestselling author and her Chances Inc has teamed with Amber Entertainment to adapt her forthcoming novel Confessions Of A Wild Child.
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NewsJessica Alba to star in The Wright Girls
Highland Film Group will introduce the Atlas Independent project to buyers at the EFM next week.
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NewsIrons, Eisenberg join Superman-Batman
Jeremy Irons has been cast as Alfred in Warner Bros’ untitled superhero mash-up.
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NewsKeanu Reeves sci-fi heads to Babelsberg
Brian Kirk’s feature debut, sci-fi romance Passengers, starring Keanu Reeves and Rachel McAdams, is set to be Studio Babelsberg’s first international production for 2014.
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FeaturesRon Howard, Rush
Ron Howard talks about the challenges and rewards of returning to independent film-making with Formula 1 character study Rush. He also tells Wendy Mitchell about the adventure of his new film Heart Of The Sea.
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FeaturesPeter Jackson, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
For The Desolation of Smaug, the second part of his Hobbit trilogy, Peter Jackson had the tricky task of bringing the story’s raging, intelligent dragon to life. He tells John Hazelton about how the second film brings certain freedoms.
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FeaturesIn service of The Butler
Pulling together the financing for an epic about the civil-rights movement was not easy, but Lee Daniels’ box-office hit The Butler has challenged conventional wisdom about audiences for African-American and political stories. John Hazelton reports.








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