Highland Film Group shared a first look at “London Calling,” an action-comedy that reunites director Allan Ungar with star Josh Duhamel after the success of the action heist thriller “Bandit.”
Film also stars Jeremy Ray Taylor, Rick Hoffman and Aidan Gillen (“Game of Thrones”)
Written by Omer Levin Menekse and Quinn Wolfe, “London Calling” sees mediocre hit man Tommy Ward (Duhamel) go on the run and get stuck in L.A. after mistakenly killing a relative of London’s biggest crime boss (Gillen). To get back to his son on the other side of the pond, Tommy makes a deal with his new employer (Hoffman): teach his socially awkward teenage son Julian (Taylor) to be a man, in exchange for safe passage. Tommy is now forced to drag Julian, afraid of his own shadow, along on his latest contract killing of a renowned assassin. What starts off as a...
Film also stars Jeremy Ray Taylor, Rick Hoffman and Aidan Gillen (“Game of Thrones”)
Written by Omer Levin Menekse and Quinn Wolfe, “London Calling” sees mediocre hit man Tommy Ward (Duhamel) go on the run and get stuck in L.A. after mistakenly killing a relative of London’s biggest crime boss (Gillen). To get back to his son on the other side of the pond, Tommy makes a deal with his new employer (Hoffman): teach his socially awkward teenage son Julian (Taylor) to be a man, in exchange for safe passage. Tommy is now forced to drag Julian, afraid of his own shadow, along on his latest contract killing of a renowned assassin. What starts off as a...
- 2/17/2024
- by Carole Horst
- Variety Film + TV
Signature Entertainment has acquired the action comedy London Calling, starring Josh Duhamel (Transformers franchise), from Highland Film Group for release in the U.K. and Ireland.
The feature film also stars Jeremy Ray Taylor (It), Rick Hoffman (Suits) and Aidan Gillen (Game of Thrones).
Signature said it plans to release the movie in early 2025.
London Calling focuses on Tommy Ward (Duhamel), a “mediocre hitman who goes on the run and gets stuck in Los Angeles after mistakenly killing the relative of London’s biggest crime lord,” according to a plot description. “To get back to his son on the other side of the pond, Tommy makes a deal with his new employer (Hoffman): teach his socially awkward teenage son Julian (Taylor) to be a man, in exchange for safe passage.”
The film is directed by Allan Ungar, who is reuniting with Duhamel after their work on the heist thriller Bandit,...
The feature film also stars Jeremy Ray Taylor (It), Rick Hoffman (Suits) and Aidan Gillen (Game of Thrones).
Signature said it plans to release the movie in early 2025.
London Calling focuses on Tommy Ward (Duhamel), a “mediocre hitman who goes on the run and gets stuck in Los Angeles after mistakenly killing the relative of London’s biggest crime lord,” according to a plot description. “To get back to his son on the other side of the pond, Tommy makes a deal with his new employer (Hoffman): teach his socially awkward teenage son Julian (Taylor) to be a man, in exchange for safe passage.”
The film is directed by Allan Ungar, who is reuniting with Duhamel after their work on the heist thriller Bandit,...
- 1/16/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Production has begun in South Africa on the action comedy London Calling starring Josh Duhamel, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Rick Hoffman, and Aidan Gillen. Highland Film Group handles international sales.
Director Allan Ungar reunites with Duhamel after they collaborated on action heist thriller Bandit. Omer Levin Menekse and Quinn Wolfe co-wrote the screenplay.
London Calling sees Duhamel play Tommy Ward, a mediocre hitman who goes on the run and gets stuck in Los Angeles after mistakenly killing the relative of London’s biggest crime lord (Gillen).
His only chance to get back to London to be with his son is to...
Director Allan Ungar reunites with Duhamel after they collaborated on action heist thriller Bandit. Omer Levin Menekse and Quinn Wolfe co-wrote the screenplay.
London Calling sees Duhamel play Tommy Ward, a mediocre hitman who goes on the run and gets stuck in Los Angeles after mistakenly killing the relative of London’s biggest crime lord (Gillen).
His only chance to get back to London to be with his son is to...
- 12/13/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Transformers actor Josh Duhamel is re-teaming with Canadian director Allan Ungar for the new action comedy London Calling, joined in the cast by Game of Thrones star Aidan Gillen, It actor Jeremy Ray Taylor and Rick Hoffman (Showtime’s Billions, USA Network’s Suits).
Duhamel, who starred in Ungar’s 2022 crime thriller Bandit, alongside Elisha Cuthbert and Mel Gibson, will play Tommy Ward, a mediocre hitman who accidentally kills a relative of London’s biggest crime boss (Aidan Gillen), forcing him to go on the run and landing him in L.A., far away from his London-based son. To get back, Tommy makes a deal with his new employer (Rick Hoffman): In exchange for safe passage, he agrees to teach his socially awkward teenage son Julian (Jeremy Ray Taylor) to be a man. But Tommy’s teachable moments include taking Julian to work, including on his latest contract killing of a renowned assassin.
Duhamel, who starred in Ungar’s 2022 crime thriller Bandit, alongside Elisha Cuthbert and Mel Gibson, will play Tommy Ward, a mediocre hitman who accidentally kills a relative of London’s biggest crime boss (Aidan Gillen), forcing him to go on the run and landing him in L.A., far away from his London-based son. To get back, Tommy makes a deal with his new employer (Rick Hoffman): In exchange for safe passage, he agrees to teach his socially awkward teenage son Julian (Jeremy Ray Taylor) to be a man. But Tommy’s teachable moments include taking Julian to work, including on his latest contract killing of a renowned assassin.
- 12/13/2023
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The upcoming thriller The Process is set to be directed by Tara Miele, Deadline reports this afternoon, and Academy Award winner Halle Berry has been attached to star.
Halle Berry will also be producing the cult-based psychological thriller.
Deadline reports, “FilmNation Entertainment will launch international sales for the film at AFM with Verve Ventures and WME Independent co-repping North American rights.”
“The story follows a seemingly happily married couple, who attend the weekend seminar of Aiden, a renowned self-help guru, and are asked to examine their individual lives, careers, and ultimately their marriage, but when Kirsa resists Aiden’s “process” and his cult of committed volunteers, and Peter buys in, their relationship and sanity are quickly put to the test.”
Levin Menekse wrote the screenplay, which originally appeared on the Black List.
“We are thrilled to be working with HalleHolly to bring Levin’s amazing screenplay to the screen. Tara...
Halle Berry will also be producing the cult-based psychological thriller.
Deadline reports, “FilmNation Entertainment will launch international sales for the film at AFM with Verve Ventures and WME Independent co-repping North American rights.”
“The story follows a seemingly happily married couple, who attend the weekend seminar of Aiden, a renowned self-help guru, and are asked to examine their individual lives, careers, and ultimately their marriage, but when Kirsa resists Aiden’s “process” and his cult of committed volunteers, and Peter buys in, their relationship and sanity are quickly put to the test.”
Levin Menekse wrote the screenplay, which originally appeared on the Black List.
“We are thrilled to be working with HalleHolly to bring Levin’s amazing screenplay to the screen. Tara...
- 10/24/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Prior to the SAG-AFTRA strike, Halle Berry had attached herself to a new psychological thriller that she is also set to produce, titled The Process. Deadline reports that Berry will be producing through her company, HalleHolly, with Robert Kravis and Karl Herrmann producing through their Pioneer Pictures banner. Berry is coming off of a personal passion project from Netflix, which she also directed, in which she starred as an Mma fighter, called Bruised. She could also be seen in the recent disaster movie Moonfall by famous Earth-destroying filmmaker Roland Emmerich. Tara Miele will be sitting in the director’s chair for The Process.
Kravis and Herrmann shared their enthusiasm about the upcoming project, “We are thrilled to be working with HalleHolly to bring Levin’s amazing screenplay to the screen. Tara’s vision for the film—a Kubrickian psychological thriller taking us down the rabbit hole of self-help cults,...
Kravis and Herrmann shared their enthusiasm about the upcoming project, “We are thrilled to be working with HalleHolly to bring Levin’s amazing screenplay to the screen. Tara’s vision for the film—a Kubrickian psychological thriller taking us down the rabbit hole of self-help cults,...
- 10/24/2023
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Oscar-winner Halle Berry is set to star in the psychological thriller The Process with Tara Miele directing. Berry will also produce alongside her producing partner Holly Jeter through their banner HalleHolly with Robert Kravis and Karl Herrmann producing through their Pioneer Pictures banner. Julia Sandberg Hansson is also producing.
FilmNation Entertainment will launch international sales for the film at AFM with Verve Ventures and WME Independent co-repping North American rights. Berry had been attached to star in the film prior to the SAG-AFTRA strike.
“We are thrilled to be working with HalleHolly to bring Levin’s amazing screenplay to the screen. Tara’s vision for the film—a Kubrickian psychological thriller taking us down the rabbit-hole of self-help cults, and Halle’s interpretation of the film’s lead character, Kirsa—a woman fighting to preserve her marriage and her sanity amid an oppressive cult of personality, will leave audiences breathless,...
FilmNation Entertainment will launch international sales for the film at AFM with Verve Ventures and WME Independent co-repping North American rights. Berry had been attached to star in the film prior to the SAG-AFTRA strike.
“We are thrilled to be working with HalleHolly to bring Levin’s amazing screenplay to the screen. Tara’s vision for the film—a Kubrickian psychological thriller taking us down the rabbit-hole of self-help cults, and Halle’s interpretation of the film’s lead character, Kirsa—a woman fighting to preserve her marriage and her sanity amid an oppressive cult of personality, will leave audiences breathless,...
- 10/24/2023
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
It would seem as though the Oscar race for Best Live Action Short is a done deal. According to our combined racetrack odds, “The Long Goodbye,” starring, produced by, and co-written by recent Oscar nominee Riz Ahmed is way out front to win. Those odds are calculated based on the predictions made by Expert industry journalists, Gold Derby Editors, our Top 24 Users, and the thousands of other users who have made their predictions.
But could a film other than “The Long Goodbye” pick up the prize? If so, which one would be able to do it? Let’s take a look at this year’s batch of nominees in order of their current odds.
SEEAneil Karia (‘The Long Goodbye’ director): ‘Horrific political circumstances aren’t so far away’ [Exclusive Video Interview]
“The Long Goodbye” (odds of winning: 16/5)
A Muslim family in the United Kingdom enjoys preparing for an upcoming wedding when a...
But could a film other than “The Long Goodbye” pick up the prize? If so, which one would be able to do it? Let’s take a look at this year’s batch of nominees in order of their current odds.
SEEAneil Karia (‘The Long Goodbye’ director): ‘Horrific political circumstances aren’t so far away’ [Exclusive Video Interview]
“The Long Goodbye” (odds of winning: 16/5)
A Muslim family in the United Kingdom enjoys preparing for an upcoming wedding when a...
- 3/25/2022
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
Not many directors can say they got an Oscar nomination for their very first film, and certainly not for genre fare like a dystopian sci-fi comedy. For her futuristic prison satire “Please Hold,” writer and director Kd Dávila proved her considerable talents not only to the Academy, but to herself. As a screenwriter, Dávila’s debut feature “Emergency” recently premiered at the Sundance Film Festival to warm reviews, and “Please Hold” features many of the same themes that make her work so exciting. She specializes in dark comedies with absurdist premises; both “Please Hold” and “Emergency” send young men of color on Kafka-esque journeys through the punishing maze of systemic racism.
As a Mexican-American woman beginning her rise in Hollywood, Dávila excels at mapping her own experiences onto fictional characters, avoiding the autobiographical trap into which many women creatives often get pigeonholed. Despite her early success, she’s not immune to impostor syndrome.
As a Mexican-American woman beginning her rise in Hollywood, Dávila excels at mapping her own experiences onto fictional characters, avoiding the autobiographical trap into which many women creatives often get pigeonholed. Despite her early success, she’s not immune to impostor syndrome.
- 3/11/2022
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
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