It looks like Emma Watson has another solid looking film project for us to watch. It's called Colonia, and it's set in the '70s, and it tells the true story of a young woman who infiltrates a cult community to find her boyfriend. It looks like it’s going to be a pretty intense thriller.
The movie also stars Daniel Bruhl (Inglourious Basterds), Mikael Nyqvist (John Wick), Richenda Carey (Residue, Separate Lies), Vicky Krieps (A Most Wanted Man), August Zirner (The Counterfeiters), and Martin Wuttke (Inglourious Basterds). Here’s the synopsis:
Chile, 1973. Lufthansa flight attendant Lena (Watson) is in Santiago to visit her boyfriend, Daniel (Brühl), a talented graphic artist creating images in support of embattled President Salvador Allende. When Allende is violently ousted, General Augusto Pinochet’s forces begin rounding up dissidents. Daniel is taken to the remote stronghold of Colonia Dignidad (“Dignity Colony”), home to a secret...
The movie also stars Daniel Bruhl (Inglourious Basterds), Mikael Nyqvist (John Wick), Richenda Carey (Residue, Separate Lies), Vicky Krieps (A Most Wanted Man), August Zirner (The Counterfeiters), and Martin Wuttke (Inglourious Basterds). Here’s the synopsis:
Chile, 1973. Lufthansa flight attendant Lena (Watson) is in Santiago to visit her boyfriend, Daniel (Brühl), a talented graphic artist creating images in support of embattled President Salvador Allende. When Allende is violently ousted, General Augusto Pinochet’s forces begin rounding up dissidents. Daniel is taken to the remote stronghold of Colonia Dignidad (“Dignity Colony”), home to a secret...
- 2/18/2016
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
• Mark Rylance will play the title role in The Bfg, director Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s novel. The story follows a young girl, the Queen of England, and a giant, called the Bfg, who set out to capture the evil, man-eating giants who are taking over the human world. DreamWorks acquired the book in 2010. Melissa Mathison adapted it for the screen. Spielberg, Frank Marshall, and Sam Mercer are producing. Kathleen Kennedy will executive produce with John Madden and Michael Siegel. Kristie Macosko Krieger and Adam Somner are co-producers. Disney will release the film on July 1, 2016 in the U.
- 10/28/2014
- by C. Molly Smith
- EW - Inside Movies
Fresh off his bloody beating in Keanu Reeves’ gun-fu action movie “John Wick,” Deadline announced that Mikael Nyqvist has joined the cast of Florian Gallenberger's directorial debut “Colonia.” With the announcement comes the first still to make its way off the active set, a rather creepy glimpse at Emma Watson’s next role. Breathe, “Harry Potter” Tumblr contingent! It’s just a movie. As reported last month, Watson and Daniel Brühl star as a young German couple who find themselves swept up in the Chilean military coup of 1973. Abducted by When Pinochet’s secret police abduct Daniel (Brühl), Lena (Watson) follows his trail to “Colonia Dignidad,” a charitable mission run by a lay preacher (Nyqvist). Or she thinks it’s a charitable. Turns out the sealed-off village is part prison, part cult commune. No one who enters leaves. Thus, the face-holding in the still above. Gallenberger makes the jump...
- 10/27/2014
- by Matt Patches
- Hitfix
Majestic Filmproduktion released a first look picture from Colonia, the just-began-filming period drama starring Emma Watson, Michael Nyqvist (John Wick) and Daniel Bruhl for Oscar-winning short film director Florian Gallenberger. The film tells the story of Lena (Watson) and Daniel (Bruhl), a young couple, who become entangled in the Chilean military coup of 1973. Daniel is abducted by Pinochet's secret police and Lena tracks him to a sealed off area in the South of the country, called Colonia Dignidad. The Colonia presents itself as a charitable mission run by lay preacher Paul Schafer (Nyqvist) but, in fact, is a place nobody ever escaped from. Lena decides to join the cult in order to find Daniel. Richenda Carey (Separate Lies), Vicky Krieps (A Most Wanted Man), August Zirner (The Counterfeiters) and Martin Wuttke (Inglourious Basterds) co-star The film just wrapped production in Luxembourg, and now moves to Germany, before the shoot is...
- 10/27/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Cameras are rolling on "Colonia," an upcoming '70s set thriller. Emma Watson and Daniel Brühl lead the cast in Florian Gallenberger's film, taking place in the midst of the Chilean military coup of 1973. The first image has arrived, and below you can find the press release with further details on the cast and plot synopsis. Berlin, Germany (October 27, 2014) - Majestic has released the first look image for Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Florian Gallenberger’s Colonia, featuring Emma Watson alongside the latest addition to the cast, Mikael Nyqvist (“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” Trilogy, “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol”, “John Wick”). The captivating Swedish actor takes the role of Paul Schäfer, lay preacher and leader of the infamous Colonia Dignidad. Also joining Emma Watson and co-star Daniel Brühl, are Richenda Carey (“Separate Lies”), Vicky Krieps (“A Most Wanted Man”), August Zirner (“The Counterfeiters”) and Martin Wuttke...
- 10/27/2014
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Emma Watson and Daniel Brühl will be joined by Mikael Nyqvist (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol) in German helmer Florian Gallenberger’s period pic Colonia. The short film Oscar winner just wrapped in Luxembourg with the production now moving to Germany. The shoot will conclude in South America later this year. The thriller is inspired by true events and sees Brühl’s Daniel and Watson’s Lena entangled in the Chilean military coup of 1973. When Daniel is abducted by Pinochet’s secret police, Lena tracks him to a sealed-off area called Colonia Dignidad. The Colonia presents itself as a charitable mission run by a lay preacher (Nyqvist), but is in fact a place from which no one has ever escaped. In order to find her beloved, Lena decides to join the cult. Also just added to the cast are Richenda Carey (Separate Lies), Vicky Krieps...
- 10/27/2014
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline
Good golly, they’ve outsourced Waking Ned Devine! Fox Searchlight, the eclectic studio behind such British art-house fare as Separate Lies, Once, and Notes on a Scandal, has invited some of its favorite actors to India for The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. John Madden (Shakespeare in Love) will direct Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Tom Wilkinson, Bill Nighy, and Dev Patel in a story about a group of British retirees who think India is the ideal — and less expensive — place to spend their golden years. “Enticed by advertisements for the newly restored Marigold Hotel and bolstered with visions of a life of leisure,...
- 10/7/2010
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW.com - PopWatch
Is this Emily Blunt's year? I really hope so... Even though this is also the year fellow British actress Carey Mulligan (via An Education) made her magnificent acting known outside of the UK. So how was Blunt's acting as the young Victoria? Is the movie Oscar-worthy? Is her performance Oscar-worthy? Says Empire:
An elegant, entertaining, informative picture with a gallery of vivid supporting turns, this provisionally crowns the winning Blunt as a Brit-pic star - but it skimps a bit on the bodice-ripping, blood and thunder. - - -
- - - A more generous review from Digital Spy follows:
There's something about donning a Queen's crown that brings out the best in actresses. Cate Blanchett, Helen Mirren and Judi Dench have thrived as monarchs, and now it's the turn of Emily Blunt to take on an iconic British ruler. Blaming her "sly eyes" for constantly being cast as bad girls,...
An elegant, entertaining, informative picture with a gallery of vivid supporting turns, this provisionally crowns the winning Blunt as a Brit-pic star - but it skimps a bit on the bodice-ripping, blood and thunder. - - -
- - - A more generous review from Digital Spy follows:
There's something about donning a Queen's crown that brings out the best in actresses. Cate Blanchett, Helen Mirren and Judi Dench have thrived as monarchs, and now it's the turn of Emily Blunt to take on an iconic British ruler. Blaming her "sly eyes" for constantly being cast as bad girls,...
- 8/30/2009
- The Movie Fanatic
Is this Emily Blunt's year? I really hope so... Even though this is also the year fellow British actress Carey Mulligan (via An Education) made her magnificent acting known outside of the UK. So how was Blunt's acting as the young Victoria? Is the movie Oscar-worthy? Is her performance Oscar-worthy? Says Empire:
An elegant, entertaining, informative picture with a gallery of vivid supporting turns, this provisionally crowns the winning Blunt as a Brit-pic star - but it skimps a bit on the bodice-ripping, blood and thunder. - - -
- - - A more generous review from Digital Spy follows:
There's something about donning a Queen's crown that brings out the best in actresses. Cate Blanchett, Helen Mirren and Judi Dench have thrived as monarchs, and now it's the turn of Emily Blunt to take on an iconic British ruler. Blaming her "sly eyes" for constantly being cast as bad girls,...
An elegant, entertaining, informative picture with a gallery of vivid supporting turns, this provisionally crowns the winning Blunt as a Brit-pic star - but it skimps a bit on the bodice-ripping, blood and thunder. - - -
- - - A more generous review from Digital Spy follows:
There's something about donning a Queen's crown that brings out the best in actresses. Cate Blanchett, Helen Mirren and Judi Dench have thrived as monarchs, and now it's the turn of Emily Blunt to take on an iconic British ruler. Blaming her "sly eyes" for constantly being cast as bad girls,...
- 8/30/2009
- The Movie Fanatic
Carice Van Houten is set to play the female lead opposite Tom Cruise in Bryan Singer's Valkyrie for United Artists. Tom Wilkinson also has joined the World War II-set drama.
Penned by Christopher McQuarrie and Nathan Alexander, the story is based on the true-life attempts to assassinate Adolf Hitler. Kenneth Branagh already has joined the cast.
Singer, Paula Wagner and McQuarrie are producing the film, which will begin shooting in July in Berlin.
Van Houten, who will play the love interest to Cruise's character in the film, enjoyed a breakout performance in Paul Verhoeven's Nazi drama Black Book. The classically trained actress also is a theater veteran in her native Netherlands.
She is repped by CAA.
Wilkinson, whose recent credits include Batman Begins, Separate Lies and The Exorcism of Emily Rose, was nominated for an Academy Award for 2002's In the Bedroom.
He is repped by Lou Coulson in the U.K. and Larry Taube at Principal Entertainment.
Penned by Christopher McQuarrie and Nathan Alexander, the story is based on the true-life attempts to assassinate Adolf Hitler. Kenneth Branagh already has joined the cast.
Singer, Paula Wagner and McQuarrie are producing the film, which will begin shooting in July in Berlin.
Van Houten, who will play the love interest to Cruise's character in the film, enjoyed a breakout performance in Paul Verhoeven's Nazi drama Black Book. The classically trained actress also is a theater veteran in her native Netherlands.
She is repped by CAA.
Wilkinson, whose recent credits include Batman Begins, Separate Lies and The Exorcism of Emily Rose, was nominated for an Academy Award for 2002's In the Bedroom.
He is repped by Lou Coulson in the U.K. and Larry Taube at Principal Entertainment.
- 6/19/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
LONDON -- British indie production label Celador Films said Monday that it aims to ramp up budget levels by attracting third-party partnership funding to its movie slate. The company -- which has made films in the £3 million-£5 million ($5.5 million-$9.1 million) range to date, including Dirty Pretty Things and the recently renamed Separate Lies -- unveiled a slate Monday that will fall in line with the company's plan to "develop higher-budget films." Joint managing director Christian Colson said in an interview that he will be looking for co-producers on several of the titles on his company's development slate. First up is Adrian Hodges' adaptation of Claire Tomalin's Samuel Pepys biography The Unequalled Self. Celador is developing the script with the U.K. Film Council Development Fund.
- 9/14/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
LONDON -- Celador Films on Tuesday named Christian Colson as joint managing director with chairman Paul Smith. Colson has been in charge of Celador's feature film projects since joining the company from Miramax in 2002. The company has completed principal photography on its third feature, Neil Marshall's The Descent, following Stephen Frears' Dirty Pretty Things and Julian Fellowes' Separate Lives.
- 3/30/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Oscar-winning writer Julian Fellowes (Gosford Park) will begin production on his directorial debut, A Way Through The Woods, on September 8, according to Variety. The film, based on Nigel Balchin's novel, depicts a couple whose marriage is challenged by a troublemaking third party. Tom Wilkinson and Emily Watson will star as husband and wife, with Rupert Everett in the bad-boy role. Produced by Celador Films (Dirty Pretty Things), filming will take place in London and Paris.
- 8/29/2003
- IMDbPro News
Tom Wilkinson and Emily Watson will topline the British feature A Way Through the Woods, which will mark the directorial debut of Oscar-winning screenwriter Julian Fellowes. Paul Smith's Celador Prods. is producing the project, which goes into production in September. Way is loosely based on Nigel Balchin's novel of the same name, which Fellowes also adapted. Wilkinson and Watson play a married couple whose lives are complicated when a third party enters the picture. "It's a triangle about people who should be happy but aren't -- people who have everything society deems will give you a fulfilled life, yet they are unfulfilled," Fellowes said in an interview. "The central plot theme is how, in a split second, you make a bad decision, and from that spreads an endless seam of mistakes, and it's impossible to go back and correct it."...
- 5/29/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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