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After hitting theaters in November, the Joaquin Phoenix-led historical epic “Napoleon” will begin streaming on Apple TV+ on March 1.
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Ridley Scott’s two-and-a-half-hour film chronicles the life of the notorious French military commander Napoleon Bonaparte, from his beginnings through his ruthless climb to emperor — viewed through the prism of his addictive and often volatile relationship with his wife Joséphine, played by Vanessa Kirby.
In addition to reuniting with Phoenix, Scott reunited with “All the Money in the World” screenwriter David Scarpa, who penned the film. Scott also serves as a producer alongside Mark Huffam and Kevin J. Walsh; co-producers Winston Azzopardi, Raymond Kirk and Janine Modder and executive producer Aidan Elliott.
“Napoleon” received three Oscar nominations for visual effects, production design and costume design.
After hitting theaters in November, the Joaquin Phoenix-led historical epic “Napoleon” will begin streaming on Apple TV+ on March 1.
Stream Now: napoleon on apple tv+ $9.99/Month
Ridley Scott’s two-and-a-half-hour film chronicles the life of the notorious French military commander Napoleon Bonaparte, from his beginnings through his ruthless climb to emperor — viewed through the prism of his addictive and often volatile relationship with his wife Joséphine, played by Vanessa Kirby.
In addition to reuniting with Phoenix, Scott reunited with “All the Money in the World” screenwriter David Scarpa, who penned the film. Scott also serves as a producer alongside Mark Huffam and Kevin J. Walsh; co-producers Winston Azzopardi, Raymond Kirk and Janine Modder and executive producer Aidan Elliott.
“Napoleon” received three Oscar nominations for visual effects, production design and costume design.
- 2/15/2024
- by Caroline Brew
- Variety Film + TV
“Gladiator” star Joaquin Phoenix and director Ridley Scott have reunited to conquer one more historical military epic.
Sony and Apple have released the first trailer for “Napoleon,” directed by Scott and starring Phoenix as iconic French commander Napoleon Bonaparte.
According to the film’s official logline: “‘Napoleon’ is an original and personal look at Napoleon’s origins and his swift, ruthless climb to emperor, viewed through the prism of his addictive and often volatile relationship with his wife and one true love, Joséphine. The film captures Napoleon’s famous battles, relentless ambition and astounding strategic mind as an extraordinary military leader and war visionary.”
Alongside Phoenix, “Napoleon” stars Vanessa Kirby as Empress Joséphine, Tahar Rahim as Paul Barras, Ben Miles as Caulaincourt, Ludivine Sagnier as Theresa Cabarrus, Matthew Needham as Lucien Bonaparte, Youssef Kerkour as Marshal Davout, Phil Cornwell as Sanson ‘The Bourreau,’ Edouard Philipponnat as Tsar Alexander, Paul Rhys as Talleyrand,...
Sony and Apple have released the first trailer for “Napoleon,” directed by Scott and starring Phoenix as iconic French commander Napoleon Bonaparte.
According to the film’s official logline: “‘Napoleon’ is an original and personal look at Napoleon’s origins and his swift, ruthless climb to emperor, viewed through the prism of his addictive and often volatile relationship with his wife and one true love, Joséphine. The film captures Napoleon’s famous battles, relentless ambition and astounding strategic mind as an extraordinary military leader and war visionary.”
Alongside Phoenix, “Napoleon” stars Vanessa Kirby as Empress Joséphine, Tahar Rahim as Paul Barras, Ben Miles as Caulaincourt, Ludivine Sagnier as Theresa Cabarrus, Matthew Needham as Lucien Bonaparte, Youssef Kerkour as Marshal Davout, Phil Cornwell as Sanson ‘The Bourreau,’ Edouard Philipponnat as Tsar Alexander, Paul Rhys as Talleyrand,...
- 7/10/2023
- by Charna Flam
- Variety Film + TV
A couple months ago, the Shudder streaming service announced that they would be releasing the survival thriller Quicksand in the US, the UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand on June 23rd… but those plans have now changed. Quicksand‘s has moved back to July 14th, while June 23rd will see the Shudder release of the creature feature Unwelcome.
Directed by Andrés Beltrán (MalaYerba) from a screenplay by Matt Pitts (Fringe), Quicksand stars Carolina Gaitán, who provided the voice of Pepa in Disney’s Encanto, and Allan Hawco of Jack Ryan. The English-language thriller was filmed in the Colombian capital Bogota and tells the story of a married couple on the brink of divorce who become trapped in quicksand while hiking through a Colombian rainforest. It’s a struggle for survival as they battle the elements of the jungle and must work together in order to escape.
Quicksand was produced by Sangre Films,...
Directed by Andrés Beltrán (MalaYerba) from a screenplay by Matt Pitts (Fringe), Quicksand stars Carolina Gaitán, who provided the voice of Pepa in Disney’s Encanto, and Allan Hawco of Jack Ryan. The English-language thriller was filmed in the Colombian capital Bogota and tells the story of a married couple on the brink of divorce who become trapped in quicksand while hiking through a Colombian rainforest. It’s a struggle for survival as they battle the elements of the jungle and must work together in order to escape.
Quicksand was produced by Sangre Films,...
- 6/1/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Over a year ago, a trailer was released for director Jon Wright’s creature feature Unwelcome – and at the time, we were told the film would be receiving a theatrical release in March of 2022. That didn’t happen, but now our friends at Bloody Disgusting have been able to confirm that Well Go USA Entertainment is planning to give Unwelcome a theatrical release on March 10th, with a PVOD release to follow on March 14th. Unwelcome is also set to reach theatres in the UK and Ireland on January 27th. We’ve been waiting for this movie for a while, and it looks like the wait is almost over.
Originally announced under the title The Little People and described as “Gremlins meets Straw Dogs“, Unwelcome stars Hannah John-Kamen of Ant-Man and the Wasp, the Netflix series The Stranger, and Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City). The film centers on a...
Originally announced under the title The Little People and described as “Gremlins meets Straw Dogs“, Unwelcome stars Hannah John-Kamen of Ant-Man and the Wasp, the Netflix series The Stranger, and Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City). The film centers on a...
- 1/23/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Well Go USA Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Jon Wright’s horror film, Unwelcome, with plans to release it in U.S. theaters on March 17, 2022.
The film will be distributed to UK theaters by Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. and make its streaming premiere following the close of its theatrical window via AMC Network’s Shudder, which negotiated exclusive North American rights with Well Go.
Hannah John-Kamen and Douglas Booth star in the creature feature, as a couple who escape their urban nightmare to the tranquility of rural Ireland, only to hear stories of mysterious beings who live in the gnarled, ancient wood at the foot of their new garden. As warned by their new neighbors, in Irish mythology, the Redcaps will come when called to help souls in dire need of rescue, but it’s crucial to...
The film will be distributed to UK theaters by Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. and make its streaming premiere following the close of its theatrical window via AMC Network’s Shudder, which negotiated exclusive North American rights with Well Go.
Hannah John-Kamen and Douglas Booth star in the creature feature, as a couple who escape their urban nightmare to the tranquility of rural Ireland, only to hear stories of mysterious beings who live in the gnarled, ancient wood at the foot of their new garden. As warned by their new neighbors, in Irish mythology, the Redcaps will come when called to help souls in dire need of rescue, but it’s crucial to...
- 10/26/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Hannah John-Kamen and Douglas Booth star in the UK goblin horror.
Warner Bros has secured UK rights to genre horror The Little People, starring Hannah John-Kamen and Douglas Booth, in a deal with Cornerstone Films.
Warner Bros plan to release the creature feature, directed by UK filmmaker Jon Wright (Robot Overlords), in 2021.
Production has wrapped in London on the film, with John-Kamen (Ant-Man And The Wasp) and Booth (The Dirt) newly announced as the two leads. They play two Londoners who escape city life for rural Ireland, only to discover murderous goblins living at the foot of their new garden.
Warner Bros has secured UK rights to genre horror The Little People, starring Hannah John-Kamen and Douglas Booth, in a deal with Cornerstone Films.
Warner Bros plan to release the creature feature, directed by UK filmmaker Jon Wright (Robot Overlords), in 2021.
Production has wrapped in London on the film, with John-Kamen (Ant-Man And The Wasp) and Booth (The Dirt) newly announced as the two leads. They play two Londoners who escape city life for rural Ireland, only to discover murderous goblins living at the foot of their new garden.
- 10/29/2020
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Production has wrapped in London on director Jon Wright’s (Grabbers) creature feature The Little People, whose under-the-radar cast is revealed today as fast-rising Brit actress Hannah John-Kamen (Resident Evil) and Douglas Booth (The Dirt) as a couple who escape their urban nightmare to the tranquility of rural Ireland only to discover malevolent, murderous goblins lurking in wood at the foot of their new garden.
Additonal cast include Colm Meaney (The Banker), Jamie-Lee O’Donnell (Derry Girls), Chris Walley (The Young Offenders) and Kristian Nairn (Game of Thrones). Above is a first look at the production.
The film is based on an original screenplay by Mark Stay (Robot Overlords) and Wright.
Warner Bros. has acquired UK rights and is planning to release the film in 2021. Cornerstone Films is handling worldwide sales and distribution and negotiated the deal with Warner Bros. on behalf of the filmmakers.
The Little People is being funded...
Additonal cast include Colm Meaney (The Banker), Jamie-Lee O’Donnell (Derry Girls), Chris Walley (The Young Offenders) and Kristian Nairn (Game of Thrones). Above is a first look at the production.
The film is based on an original screenplay by Mark Stay (Robot Overlords) and Wright.
Warner Bros. has acquired UK rights and is planning to release the film in 2021. Cornerstone Films is handling worldwide sales and distribution and negotiated the deal with Warner Bros. on behalf of the filmmakers.
The Little People is being funded...
- 10/29/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
The Cannes Marché du Film, along with a sales initiative led by Hollywood agencies, is hosting the first major virtual market since the start of pandemic, starting on June 23. Distributors and sales agents are looking forward to it: the turn-up for the online Cannes Marché du Film is significant with more than 7,000 accredited participants as of mid-June.
“As nobody can leave their house, a virtual market is the next best thing. It’s a valid and worthwhile effort … people need something to initiate interactions. If this virtual market can help in some way to stimulate business that’s a great thing,” says Dylan Leiner at Sony Pictures Classics.
Here’s a look at some key titles for sale:
“Balestra”
Director: Nicole Dorsey
Producers: Pierre Even
A disgraced competitive fencer (Tessa Thompson) is aiming for her Olympic comeback. She receives a prototype device allowing her to extend her training into her...
“As nobody can leave their house, a virtual market is the next best thing. It’s a valid and worthwhile effort … people need something to initiate interactions. If this virtual market can help in some way to stimulate business that’s a great thing,” says Dylan Leiner at Sony Pictures Classics.
Here’s a look at some key titles for sale:
“Balestra”
Director: Nicole Dorsey
Producers: Pierre Even
A disgraced competitive fencer (Tessa Thompson) is aiming for her Olympic comeback. She receives a prototype device allowing her to extend her training into her...
- 6/23/2020
- by Carole Horst
- Variety Film + TV
Cornerstone Films is launching world sales on UK director Jon Wright’s (Grabbers) creature feature The Little People.
Described by Wright as “Gremlins meets Straw Dogs”, the film is based on an original screenplay by Mark Stay (Robot Overlords) and Wright.
The feature followers Londoners Maya and Jamie who escape their urban nightmare to the tranquility of rural Ireland only to discover malevolent, murderous goblins lurking in the gnarled, ancient wood at the foot of their new garden.
The movie reunites the Grabbers creature team, including prosthetics by Shaune Harrison (Avengers: Age of Ultron), creature designs by Paul Catling (Maleficent) and VFX supervisor Paddy Eason (28 Weeks Later).
Producers are Piers Tempest and Jo Bamford’s Tempo Productions (Military Wives) with Cornerstone Films and Peter Touche (Unhinged) of Ingenious Media executive producing. Janine Modder, who has worked on the Bond franchise since 1997, is part of the producing team, with production...
Described by Wright as “Gremlins meets Straw Dogs”, the film is based on an original screenplay by Mark Stay (Robot Overlords) and Wright.
The feature followers Londoners Maya and Jamie who escape their urban nightmare to the tranquility of rural Ireland only to discover malevolent, murderous goblins lurking in the gnarled, ancient wood at the foot of their new garden.
The movie reunites the Grabbers creature team, including prosthetics by Shaune Harrison (Avengers: Age of Ultron), creature designs by Paul Catling (Maleficent) and VFX supervisor Paddy Eason (28 Weeks Later).
Producers are Piers Tempest and Jo Bamford’s Tempo Productions (Military Wives) with Cornerstone Films and Peter Touche (Unhinged) of Ingenious Media executive producing. Janine Modder, who has worked on the Bond franchise since 1997, is part of the producing team, with production...
- 6/3/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Two more Toronto deals emerged on Friday in a traditional late-festival acquisitions surge.
IFC Films took North American rights to Nick Hamm’s The Journey, which launched in Venice and received its North American premiere in Special Presentations in Toronto and screens again on Saturday.
Timothy Spall, Colm Meaney, John Hurt, Toby Stephens and Freddie Highmore star in the story about the growing friendship between former political enemies, loyalist firebrand Ian Paisley and former Ira commander Martin McGuinness, over the course of the Irish peace process.
Colin Bateman wrote the screenplay. Piers Tempest, Mark Huffam, Matt Jackson, Im Global CEO Stuart Ford and Hamm produced, while the executive producers are Jo Bamford, Norman Merry, Janine Modder, and Miguel Palos Jr.
Im Global financed the film with support from North Ireland Screen and Lipsynch Post and handled international sales. IFC Films brokered the deal with CAA and Im Global and plans a mid-2017 theatrical release.
Meanwhile, Cohen...
IFC Films took North American rights to Nick Hamm’s The Journey, which launched in Venice and received its North American premiere in Special Presentations in Toronto and screens again on Saturday.
Timothy Spall, Colm Meaney, John Hurt, Toby Stephens and Freddie Highmore star in the story about the growing friendship between former political enemies, loyalist firebrand Ian Paisley and former Ira commander Martin McGuinness, over the course of the Irish peace process.
Colin Bateman wrote the screenplay. Piers Tempest, Mark Huffam, Matt Jackson, Im Global CEO Stuart Ford and Hamm produced, while the executive producers are Jo Bamford, Norman Merry, Janine Modder, and Miguel Palos Jr.
Im Global financed the film with support from North Ireland Screen and Lipsynch Post and handled international sales. IFC Films brokered the deal with CAA and Im Global and plans a mid-2017 theatrical release.
Meanwhile, Cohen...
- 9/16/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Two more Toronto deals emerged on Friday in a traditional late-festival acquisitions surge.
IFC Films took North American rights to Nick Hamm’s The Journey, which launched in Venice and received its North American premiere in Special Presentations in Toronto and screens again on Saturday.
Timothy Spall, Colm Meaney, John Hurt, Toby Stephens and Freddie Highmore star in the story about the growing friendship between former political enemies, loyalist firebrand Ian Paisley and former Ira commander Martin McGuinness, over the course of the Irish peace process.
Colin Bateman wrote the screenplay. Piers Tempest, Mark Huffam, Matt Jackson, Im Global CEO Stuart Ford and Hamm produced, while the executive producers are Jo Bamford, Norman Merry, Janine Modder, and Miguel Palos Jr.
Im Global financed the film with support from North Ireland Screen and Lipsynch Post and handled international sales. IFC Films brokered the deal with CAA and Im Global and plans a mid-2017 theatrical release.
Katell Quillévéré’s Heal...
IFC Films took North American rights to Nick Hamm’s The Journey, which launched in Venice and received its North American premiere in Special Presentations in Toronto and screens again on Saturday.
Timothy Spall, Colm Meaney, John Hurt, Toby Stephens and Freddie Highmore star in the story about the growing friendship between former political enemies, loyalist firebrand Ian Paisley and former Ira commander Martin McGuinness, over the course of the Irish peace process.
Colin Bateman wrote the screenplay. Piers Tempest, Mark Huffam, Matt Jackson, Im Global CEO Stuart Ford and Hamm produced, while the executive producers are Jo Bamford, Norman Merry, Janine Modder, and Miguel Palos Jr.
Im Global financed the film with support from North Ireland Screen and Lipsynch Post and handled international sales. IFC Films brokered the deal with CAA and Im Global and plans a mid-2017 theatrical release.
Katell Quillévéré’s Heal...
- 9/16/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
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