Licorice Pizza star Cooper Hoffman and HBO Industry actor David Jonsson are set to headline Francis Lawrence’s adaptation of Stephen King’s The Long Walk for Lionsgate. Jt Mollner, known for his work on the upcoming ‘Strange Darling,’ is writing the screenplay. Vertigo Entertainment’s Roy Lee is producing. Deadline first reported that the big screen take of the 1979, King pseudonym Richard Bachman novel, was set up at New Line with André Øvredal directing from James Vanderbilt’s script. The rights lapsed in the summer of 2022. New Line had struggled with another King adaptation, ‘Salem’s Lot,’ which was planned for cinemas...
- 6/14/2024
- by TV Overmind
- TVovermind.com
It's been over half a year now since we brought you news that The Hunger Games director Francis Lawrence is set to helm an adaptation of Stephen King's The Long Walk. Now, following hot on the heels of last week's announcement that Lawrence is set to direct Ballad of Songbirds And Snakes sequel Sunrise On The Reaping, we're learning more about the busy filmmaker's King-related plans. According to Deadline, Licorice Pizza star Cooper Hoffman and Rye Lane breakout David Jonsson are both in talks to lead Lionsgate's long-gestating adaptation.
Originally published under his Richard Bachman pseudonym in 1979, King's dystopian doorstop takes place in a world where 100 teenage boys — including sixteen-year-old Ray Garraty —take part in the annual "Long Walk" competition. This particular long walk has three simple yet brutal rules: the boys must maintain a speed above 4 miles per hour; if they receive three warnings in an hour,...
Originally published under his Richard Bachman pseudonym in 1979, King's dystopian doorstop takes place in a world where 100 teenage boys — including sixteen-year-old Ray Garraty —take part in the annual "Long Walk" competition. This particular long walk has three simple yet brutal rules: the boys must maintain a speed above 4 miles per hour; if they receive three warnings in an hour,...
- 6/11/2024
- by Jordan King
- Empire - Movies
Licorice Pizza star Cooper Hoffman is set to star alongside Industry’s David Jonsson in the upcoming adaptation of Stephen King’s The Long Walk.
An adaptation of Stephen King’s 1979 dystopian novella The Long Walk has been on the horizon for several years now meaning that fans of the book have faced a wait that has been even longer than the titular walk itself.
While The Long Walk might sound like the way you’d like to spend a sunny Sunday morning, rest assured that this isn’t that kind of stroll. Instead, envisage a futuristic dystopian society where young people enter a state-sanctioned murder fest, walking until they can’t walk anymore. When they fall, stumble or even slow down, they don’t get a cup of water or one of those silver blankets. In fact, their only reward is a quick (and televised) execution.
If it all...
An adaptation of Stephen King’s 1979 dystopian novella The Long Walk has been on the horizon for several years now meaning that fans of the book have faced a wait that has been even longer than the titular walk itself.
While The Long Walk might sound like the way you’d like to spend a sunny Sunday morning, rest assured that this isn’t that kind of stroll. Instead, envisage a futuristic dystopian society where young people enter a state-sanctioned murder fest, walking until they can’t walk anymore. When they fall, stumble or even slow down, they don’t get a cup of water or one of those silver blankets. In fact, their only reward is a quick (and televised) execution.
If it all...
- 6/11/2024
- by Dan Cooper
- Film Stories
Licorice Pizza star Cooper Hoffman and HBO Industry actor David Jonsson are currently in the mix to headline Francis Lawrence’s take on Stephen King’s The Long Walk for Lionsgate.
Jt Mollner (Outlaws and Angels) is writing the screenplay and will produce alongside Vertigo’s Roy Lee.
Deadline first reported that the big screen take of the 1979, King pseudonym penned Richard Bachman, novel was set up at New Line with André Øvredal directing from James Vanderbilt’s script. The rights lapsed in the summer of 2022, but also let’s not forget that New Line couldn’t pull off King’s Salem’s Lot, a movie shot for cinemas, but jettisoned to Max.
The Long Walk takes place in the future in which 100 teenage boys embark on an annual competition known as “The Long Walk.” The rules are simple: maintain a speed above 4 miles per hour. Receive three warnings in...
Jt Mollner (Outlaws and Angels) is writing the screenplay and will produce alongside Vertigo’s Roy Lee.
Deadline first reported that the big screen take of the 1979, King pseudonym penned Richard Bachman, novel was set up at New Line with André Øvredal directing from James Vanderbilt’s script. The rights lapsed in the summer of 2022, but also let’s not forget that New Line couldn’t pull off King’s Salem’s Lot, a movie shot for cinemas, but jettisoned to Max.
The Long Walk takes place in the future in which 100 teenage boys embark on an annual competition known as “The Long Walk.” The rules are simple: maintain a speed above 4 miles per hour. Receive three warnings in...
- 6/11/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
The heat is on across King’s Dominion. To cool off, The Losers’ Club put on their shades, put the top down on their 1958 Plymouth Fury convertible, and feel the breeze in Hollywood King. It’s another high-octane news episode that finds Losers Randall Colburn, McKenzie Gerber, Jenn Adams and Justin Gerber cycling through the latest Stephen King headlines.
Topics include King’s new short stories collection You Like It Darker, Edgar Wright‘s The Running Man, Neon picking up Oz Perkins‘ adaptation of The Monkey, and Francis Lawrence‘s The Long Walk heading into production this summer. They also check in on King’s recent online antics, like his bizarre claim that he was never a Neil Young fan and his new friendship with Ice T, which leads to a meditation on the divergent paths of devoted posters in old age (and dramatic readings of Ice T’s best...
Topics include King’s new short stories collection You Like It Darker, Edgar Wright‘s The Running Man, Neon picking up Oz Perkins‘ adaptation of The Monkey, and Francis Lawrence‘s The Long Walk heading into production this summer. They also check in on King’s recent online antics, like his bizarre claim that he was never a Neil Young fan and his new friendship with Ice T, which leads to a meditation on the divergent paths of devoted posters in old age (and dramatic readings of Ice T’s best...
- 6/3/2024
- by Michael Roffman
- bloody-disgusting.com
Stephen King's books that have not yet been adapted fall into three groups: "no one tried to adapt it," "someone tried but couldn't adapt it," and "someone is trying to adapt it right now."
The Long Walk is just one of those books, and it belongs to both the second and third categories. Stephen King himself considers it to be one of his best novels. The author created it as a student, but could not publish it for a long time.
What is The Long Walk About?
The characters in The Long Walk live in an alternative future America. Once upon a time there was a global catastrophe, but the author deliberately hides the details from us. It is now a police state ruled by a dictator known as the Major.
On his initiative, a survival game is held every year – 100 young men, accompanied by military personnel, set out on a certain route.
The Long Walk is just one of those books, and it belongs to both the second and third categories. Stephen King himself considers it to be one of his best novels. The author created it as a student, but could not publish it for a long time.
What is The Long Walk About?
The characters in The Long Walk live in an alternative future America. Once upon a time there was a global catastrophe, but the author deliberately hides the details from us. It is now a police state ruled by a dictator known as the Major.
On his initiative, a survival game is held every year – 100 young men, accompanied by military personnel, set out on a certain route.
- 5/20/2024
- by zoe-wallace@startefacts.com (Zoe Wallace)
- STartefacts.com
In an unprecedented collaboration, Disney and Warner Bros Discovery will launch a streaming bundle of Disney+, Hulu and Max this summer.
The offering will house a selection of content from Disney, Hulu, Marvel, Pixar, Searchlight, Warner Bros, HBO, ABC, CNN, and FX, among others.
It will be available for purchase on any of the platforms’ websites as ad-free and ad-supported. No name or price point was provided.
Industry observers said the move was designed to motivate customers to stay and not cancel their services.
It comes as Netflix continues to pull away as the leading platform in the streaming wars.
The offering will house a selection of content from Disney, Hulu, Marvel, Pixar, Searchlight, Warner Bros, HBO, ABC, CNN, and FX, among others.
It will be available for purchase on any of the platforms’ websites as ad-free and ad-supported. No name or price point was provided.
Industry observers said the move was designed to motivate customers to stay and not cancel their services.
It comes as Netflix continues to pull away as the leading platform in the streaming wars.
- 5/8/2024
- ScreenDaily
Glen Powell, Anthony Mackie, Laura Dern to star in ‘Monsanto’; Rocket Science launching Cannes sales
Glen Powell, Anthony Mackie, and Laura Dern will star in the drama Monsanto from writer-director John Lee Hancock, which Rocket Science and CAA Media Finance will introduce to Cannes buyers next week.
Powell, coming off the box office hit Anyone But You and star of Richard Linklater’s upcoming Hit Man, will play Brent Wisner, a young untested attorney who agrees to represent Dewayne “Lee” Johnson (Mackie) in a case against Monsanto after Johnson was diagnosed with cancer following years of he using the agrochemical giant’s weed killer in his job as a high school groundsman.
During the trial,...
Powell, coming off the box office hit Anyone But You and star of Richard Linklater’s upcoming Hit Man, will play Brent Wisner, a young untested attorney who agrees to represent Dewayne “Lee” Johnson (Mackie) in a case against Monsanto after Johnson was diagnosed with cancer following years of he using the agrochemical giant’s weed killer in his job as a high school groundsman.
During the trial,...
- 5/8/2024
- ScreenDaily
Lionsgate International will launch sales in Cannes next week on Stephen King adaptation The Long Walk, which The Hunger Games franchise director Francis Lawrence will develop, direct, and produce.
Genre maestro Roy Lee will produce with Lawrence and the latter’s about:blank producing partner Cameron MacConomy, and Steven Schneider.
Lionsgate picked up the project late last year after it had been at New Line. Jt Mollner is adapting the screenplay based on the 1979 novel published under King’s pseudonym Richard Bachman.
The Long Walk focuses on a dystopian America where people are entertained by the brutal titular event in which...
Genre maestro Roy Lee will produce with Lawrence and the latter’s about:blank producing partner Cameron MacConomy, and Steven Schneider.
Lionsgate picked up the project late last year after it had been at New Line. Jt Mollner is adapting the screenplay based on the 1979 novel published under King’s pseudonym Richard Bachman.
The Long Walk focuses on a dystopian America where people are entertained by the brutal titular event in which...
- 5/8/2024
- ScreenDaily
10. A Good Marriage (2010)
It’s impossible to fully know someone — even if you’ve lived under the same roof for decades. In A Good Marriage, a woman stumbles upon a box in her husband of twenty years’ garage and discovers his dark and inhumane hobby. Inspired by a real story about serial killer Dennis Rader and his wife, it’s one harrowing novella.
9. Rose Red (2002)
Although not a book, Rose Red is a mini-series written by Stephen King over two decades ago that, if revamped, could become a great addition to AHS. Rose Red follows a group of paranormal scientists trying to prove that a house that’s about to be sold to a developer is actively haunted… And they turn out to be correct.
8. The Dark Tower (1982–2016)
The King of Horror’s most iconic novel series, The Dark Tower cycle has never received the live-action adaptation it deserved. This...
It’s impossible to fully know someone — even if you’ve lived under the same roof for decades. In A Good Marriage, a woman stumbles upon a box in her husband of twenty years’ garage and discovers his dark and inhumane hobby. Inspired by a real story about serial killer Dennis Rader and his wife, it’s one harrowing novella.
9. Rose Red (2002)
Although not a book, Rose Red is a mini-series written by Stephen King over two decades ago that, if revamped, could become a great addition to AHS. Rose Red follows a group of paranormal scientists trying to prove that a house that’s about to be sold to a developer is actively haunted… And they turn out to be correct.
8. The Dark Tower (1982–2016)
The King of Horror’s most iconic novel series, The Dark Tower cycle has never received the live-action adaptation it deserved. This...
- 5/7/2024
- by dean-black@startefacts.com (Dean Black)
- STartefacts.com
You thought you were okay sitting on the toilet until you read Dreamcatcher. You’d happily walk past a storm drain until you read It. You’d go into a creepy boutique shop before checking Needful Things out of the library. You didn’t even mind checking into Room 217 at a hotel until you read The Shining. More than perhaps any other horror novelist, Stephen King has unnerved our collective imagination with twisted creations that stalk our everyday lives. Demonic cars, rabid dogs, alien domes, possessed caretakers, crazed fans… there’s a Stephen King monster for every day of the year, plus one extra on leap years.
With a back catalogue reaching all the way from the 1970s to now, if you stacked every novel Stephen King had ever published in a teetering pile, it would almost certainly topple over and crush you to death.
That’s before we even...
With a back catalogue reaching all the way from the 1970s to now, if you stacked every novel Stephen King had ever published in a teetering pile, it would almost certainly topple over and crush you to death.
That’s before we even...
- 4/24/2024
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
A new report suggests that Frank Darabont is set to helm episodes of Stranger Things, returning to the director’s chair for the first time since The Walking Dead.
We haven’t heard much from Frank Darabont in the last decade. Darabont directed IMDb’s number one ranked movie of all time, The Shawshank Redemption, not to mention other admired Stephen King adaptations, The Green Mile and The Mist. He’s also the guy who got the TV show The Walking Dead up and running to the point that it became a worldwide phenomenon.
Darabont left The Walking Dead after a couple of seasons over creative differences, however. He went on to launch another TV show, Mob City, which would only run for six episodes, and hasn’t directed a feature film since 2007’s The Mist. While he’s done some scripting work in the years since, it’s been...
We haven’t heard much from Frank Darabont in the last decade. Darabont directed IMDb’s number one ranked movie of all time, The Shawshank Redemption, not to mention other admired Stephen King adaptations, The Green Mile and The Mist. He’s also the guy who got the TV show The Walking Dead up and running to the point that it became a worldwide phenomenon.
Darabont left The Walking Dead after a couple of seasons over creative differences, however. He went on to launch another TV show, Mob City, which would only run for six episodes, and hasn’t directed a feature film since 2007’s The Mist. While he’s done some scripting work in the years since, it’s been...
- 12/20/2023
- by Dan Cooper
- Film Stories
Post strikes, Michael B Jordan is still set to feature alongside Will Smith in the sequel to the 2007 hit, I Am Legend.
Will Smith has appeared at the Red Sea International Film Festival over the weekend, where he confirmed that I Am Legend 2 is still happening.
What’s more, he also confirmed the name of his co-star for the project, and it’s still Michael B Jordan.
There was talk of Jordan – star of the Creed movies and plenty of other high-profile successes – doing the film back when it was first announced in early March of last year. Then the Oscars slap happened a couple of weeks later, Smith’s career took a nosedive, and lots of people assumed that I Am Legend 2 might not happen.
Jordan, meanwhile, has since made his directorial debut with Creed III, and is confirmed as the director (and star of course) of Creed IV as well.
Will Smith has appeared at the Red Sea International Film Festival over the weekend, where he confirmed that I Am Legend 2 is still happening.
What’s more, he also confirmed the name of his co-star for the project, and it’s still Michael B Jordan.
There was talk of Jordan – star of the Creed movies and plenty of other high-profile successes – doing the film back when it was first announced in early March of last year. Then the Oscars slap happened a couple of weeks later, Smith’s career took a nosedive, and lots of people assumed that I Am Legend 2 might not happen.
Jordan, meanwhile, has since made his directorial debut with Creed III, and is confirmed as the director (and star of course) of Creed IV as well.
- 12/4/2023
- by Dan Cooper
- Film Stories
Earlier this week, we heard that Francis Lawrence, whose previous credits include Constantine, I Am Legend, Water for Elephants, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Parts 1 and 2, Red Sparrow, Slumberland, and The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, is the latest director to be attached to helm an adaptation of The Long Walk, a Stephen King novel that was published under the Richard Bachman pen name back in 1979. Now The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that The Long Walk is set up at Lionsgate, with Lawrence in “final talks” to direct. So this will be a continuation of the working relationship Lionsgate and Lawrence have had on the Hunger Game films.
Joe Drake of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group provided the following statement: “When you have enjoyed the strong creative collaboration and success that we have had working with Francis, you want to repeat that experience as much as possible.
Joe Drake of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group provided the following statement: “When you have enjoyed the strong creative collaboration and success that we have had working with Francis, you want to repeat that experience as much as possible.
- 11/30/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
There have been tons of film adaptations of Stephen King‘s work over the years, but there’s one early novel of the prolific writer that’s never made it to the big screen: 1979’s “The Long Walk.” Several filmmakers have eyed the book for a movie over the years, including George A. Romero and Frank Darabont. But according to THR, it looks like “The Hunger Games” helmer Francis Lawrence leads the charge on the project now.
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- 11/30/2023
- by Ned Booth
- The Playlist
The rights to Stephen King’s 1979 novel, The Long Walk, have been acquired by Lionsgate, and according to new reports, the project is set to be adapted into a film directed by Francis Lawrence.
Previously, a movie based on The Long Walk was in development by New Line Cinema with André Øvredal attached to direct, but after the rights lapsed in the summer of 2022, work on the project was abandoned. Now, Lionsgate has picked up the dystopian story, and will bring it to life, with Lawrence directing and producing a script by Jt Mollner (Outlaws and Angels). Roy Lee (2017’s It) will produce as well.
Lawrence is fresh on the heels of his latest release: the latest Hunger Games film, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, which debuted earlier this month and has grossed north of $200 million so far. In a statement, Joe Drake, chair of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group,...
Previously, a movie based on The Long Walk was in development by New Line Cinema with André Øvredal attached to direct, but after the rights lapsed in the summer of 2022, work on the project was abandoned. Now, Lionsgate has picked up the dystopian story, and will bring it to life, with Lawrence directing and producing a script by Jt Mollner (Outlaws and Angels). Roy Lee (2017’s It) will produce as well.
Lawrence is fresh on the heels of his latest release: the latest Hunger Games film, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, which debuted earlier this month and has grossed north of $200 million so far. In a statement, Joe Drake, chair of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group,...
- 11/30/2023
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Film News
We just learned earlier this week that Francis Lawrence (The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes) is on board to direct an adaptation of Stephen King’s 1979 novel The Long Walk, and The Hollywood Reporter brings us some more information tonight.
The project had previously been set up at New Line, but THR reports that Stephen King’s The Long Walk has a new home at Lionsgate, with Lawrence in “final talks” to direct.
Additionally, they report that Jt Mollner (Strange Darling) will write the script.
THR also notes that Roy Lee (It) is on board to produce the upcoming movie.
“When you have enjoyed the strong creative collaboration and success that we have had working with Francis, you want to repeat that experience as much as possible,” said Joe Drake, chair of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group. “We couldn’t be more excited about reuniting with him on The Long Walk.
The project had previously been set up at New Line, but THR reports that Stephen King’s The Long Walk has a new home at Lionsgate, with Lawrence in “final talks” to direct.
Additionally, they report that Jt Mollner (Strange Darling) will write the script.
THR also notes that Roy Lee (It) is on board to produce the upcoming movie.
“When you have enjoyed the strong creative collaboration and success that we have had working with Francis, you want to repeat that experience as much as possible,” said Joe Drake, chair of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group. “We couldn’t be more excited about reuniting with him on The Long Walk.
- 11/29/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
The Long Walk has new spring in its step as Lionsgate is now behind a big-screen adaptation of the Stephen King book.
Lionsgate has picked up the rights to the 1979 dystopian novel, with Francis Lawrence in final talks to direct. Jt Mollner will pen the script. The move puts Lawrence back in business with Lionsgate, for whom he directed The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, which is currently in theaters and has grossed more than $200 million globally.
Roy Lee is producing Long Walk with Lawrence.
New Line was previously developing the project with director André Øvredal and a script from James Vanderbilt before the rights lapsed in the summer of 2022. Now Lionsgate will begin anew with its own take.
“When you have enjoyed the strong creative collaboration and success that we have had working with Francis, you want to repeat that experience as much as possible,” said Joe Drake,...
Lionsgate has picked up the rights to the 1979 dystopian novel, with Francis Lawrence in final talks to direct. Jt Mollner will pen the script. The move puts Lawrence back in business with Lionsgate, for whom he directed The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, which is currently in theaters and has grossed more than $200 million globally.
Roy Lee is producing Long Walk with Lawrence.
New Line was previously developing the project with director André Øvredal and a script from James Vanderbilt before the rights lapsed in the summer of 2022. Now Lionsgate will begin anew with its own take.
“When you have enjoyed the strong creative collaboration and success that we have had working with Francis, you want to repeat that experience as much as possible,” said Joe Drake,...
- 11/29/2023
- by Ryan Gajewski and Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Edgar Wright gives his thoughts on franchise filmmaking and spills just a little tea regarding the development of the new The Running Man.
Just a couple of days ago, celebrated British filmmaker Christopher Nolan offered his thoughts on franchise filmmaking, a topic that just keeps cropping up given that it’s been a pretty turbulent year for sequels and cinematic universes.
Now, another respected British filmmaker has popped up to give us their take. Appeared on the HappySadConfused podcast, Cornetto Trilogy auteur Edgar Wright said, “I wish some franchises would have the sense to just take a breather and let people get excited about it again. I feel like there are certain things that I loved that I don’t want to see again, or I don’t want to see them again for a long time.”
Wright would go on to cite James Bond as a franchise that has...
Just a couple of days ago, celebrated British filmmaker Christopher Nolan offered his thoughts on franchise filmmaking, a topic that just keeps cropping up given that it’s been a pretty turbulent year for sequels and cinematic universes.
Now, another respected British filmmaker has popped up to give us their take. Appeared on the HappySadConfused podcast, Cornetto Trilogy auteur Edgar Wright said, “I wish some franchises would have the sense to just take a breather and let people get excited about it again. I feel like there are certain things that I loved that I don’t want to see again, or I don’t want to see them again for a long time.”
Wright would go on to cite James Bond as a franchise that has...
- 11/29/2023
- by Dan Cooper
- Film Stories
The director of The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes is heading to the world of Stephen King next with The Long Walk. More here:
Here’s one of two news updates today on projects based on Stephen King stories that will at some point be heading to a cinema near you. Oddly enough, both projects also focus on murderous dystopian TV contests and both were originally written under King’s Richard Bachman pseudonym, his one-time alter ego who was known for penning a harder, nastier brand of horror.
The first story concerns the announcement of The Long Walk, a novella published by King back in 1979. It was eventually published in a collection of other ‘Bachman tales’ in 1985. That collection also featured The Running Man, which is also in development at the moment with Edgar Wright this week offering an update on the project.
As for The Long Walk, 'the story...
Here’s one of two news updates today on projects based on Stephen King stories that will at some point be heading to a cinema near you. Oddly enough, both projects also focus on murderous dystopian TV contests and both were originally written under King’s Richard Bachman pseudonym, his one-time alter ego who was known for penning a harder, nastier brand of horror.
The first story concerns the announcement of The Long Walk, a novella published by King back in 1979. It was eventually published in a collection of other ‘Bachman tales’ in 1985. That collection also featured The Running Man, which is also in development at the moment with Edgar Wright this week offering an update on the project.
As for The Long Walk, 'the story...
- 11/29/2023
- by Dan Cooper
- Film Stories
He has the Hunger Games prequel :a[The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes]{href='https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/the-hunger-games-the-ballad-of-songbirds-snakes/' } in cinemas now, but with his latest trip to Panem in the rearview, Francis Lawrence can make a start on something else from his extensive To Do list. Or… He can add to that list! According to a new interview with the director in Business Insider, he's also now attached to make the long-gestating adaptation of Stephen King's The Long Walk.
The 1979 dystopian tome, published under his Richard Bachman pseudonym is the story of 16-year-old Ray Garraty, who against the wishes of his mother, is about to compete in the annual grueling match of stamina and wits known as the Long Walk. One hundred boys must keep a steady pace of four miles per hour without ever stopping… With the winner being awarded "The Prize," Aka anything he...
The 1979 dystopian tome, published under his Richard Bachman pseudonym is the story of 16-year-old Ray Garraty, who against the wishes of his mother, is about to compete in the annual grueling match of stamina and wits known as the Long Walk. One hundred boys must keep a steady pace of four miles per hour without ever stopping… With the winner being awarded "The Prize," Aka anything he...
- 11/28/2023
- by James White
- Empire - Movies
Today, it was announced that Stephen King's "The Long Walk," one of the famed horror writer's best, gnarliest, and most intense novels, will become a movie. Again. Francis Lawrence of the "Hunger Games" franchise and "Constantine" is the latest filmmaker to enter the revolving door of talent that regularly circles this film adaptation. If you recall stories about everyone from Frank Darabont to André Øvredal making this movie, your memory isn't faulty. Every couple of years, someone tries, and fails, to make "The Long Walk" into a film.
But why? And why is it so hard to adapt this particular book in an age where Stephen King movies have proven themselves extremely viable at the box office? The problem is that, unlike most King novels, where it's possible to sand off the harsh, profane edges to make a more crowd-pleasing experience, the bleak evil of "The Long Walk" is...
But why? And why is it so hard to adapt this particular book in an age where Stephen King movies have proven themselves extremely viable at the box office? The problem is that, unlike most King novels, where it's possible to sand off the harsh, profane edges to make a more crowd-pleasing experience, the bleak evil of "The Long Walk" is...
- 11/28/2023
- by Jacob Hall
- Slash Film
Before there was "The Hunger Games," there was "The Long Walk." So it's perhaps only fitting that "Hunger Games" franchise helmer Francis Lawrence is now attached to direct an adaptation of Stephen King's 1979 dystopian novel. Published under King's pseudonym Richard Bachman, "The Long Walk" is set in a future where teenage boys are forced to walk for miles and miles without rest along U.S. Route 1. If any of the walkers drop below 4 miles per hour for more than 30 seconds, they get a warning. That might not sound too bad, but here's the rub: if anyone gets three warnings, they're shot dead. Essentially, the contestants are forced to walk until they drop. The last surviving walker is then given both a sum of money and a prize of their choice.
A potential film adaptation of King's book has been kicking around for years and years, and Lawrence is just the...
A potential film adaptation of King's book has been kicking around for years and years, and Lawrence is just the...
- 11/28/2023
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
An adaptation of The Long Walk, a Stephen King novel that was published under the Richard Bachman pen name back in 1979, has been trudging through development hell for decades. At one point, the rights were in the hands of Frank Darabont, who made the King adaptations The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, and The Mist. Then the rights passed over to New Line Cinema, where Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark director André Øvredal was hired to direct the film from a screenplay by James Vanderbilt, whose credits include the two most recent Scream movies. While doing the press rounds for his film The Last Voyage of the Demeter earlier this year, Øvredal revealed that he was no longer involved with The Long Walk, and said not making that movie is one of the big regrets of his life. Now we know who has replaced him at the helm: Francis Lawrence.
- 11/28/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
An adaptation of Stephen King’s 1979 novel The Long Walk has been in various stages of development over the years, with filmmakers including the late George A. Romero, Frank Darabont, and André Øvredal attached at different points in time. Of course, none of those movies ended up coming to fruition, but it looks like a new filmmaker has entered the chat.
In a new chat with Business Insider, Francis Lawrence (The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes) let it slip that he’s currently attached to King’s The Long Walk.
“I’m now attached to The Long Walk, the Stephen King book. Very excited about that,” Lawrence told the outlet, when speaking about his slate of upcoming projects.
Stephen King penned The Long Walk under the pseudonym Richard Bachman. First published in 1979, the novel is set in future dystopian America ruled by an authoritarian.
In The Long Walk,...
In a new chat with Business Insider, Francis Lawrence (The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes) let it slip that he’s currently attached to King’s The Long Walk.
“I’m now attached to The Long Walk, the Stephen King book. Very excited about that,” Lawrence told the outlet, when speaking about his slate of upcoming projects.
Stephen King penned The Long Walk under the pseudonym Richard Bachman. First published in 1979, the novel is set in future dystopian America ruled by an authoritarian.
In The Long Walk,...
- 11/28/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
The following contains spoilers from the Season 2 finale of AMC and AMC+’s Dark Winds.
As Dark Winds Season 2 drew to a close, Joe Leaphorn got his man — but what he then did with that man was the result of some debate between the acclaimed drama’s writers and star Zahn McClarnon.
More from TVLineDaryl Dixon Review: The Walking Dead's Latest Spinoff Breathes New Life Into the FranchiseSpecial Ops: Lioness Finale Recap: Red Wedding - Plus, Grade the SeasonDark Winds EP Is Bullish on Season 3 Renewal, Says We Haven't 'Hit Our Stride' Yet
Leaphorn and his team uncovered how B.
As Dark Winds Season 2 drew to a close, Joe Leaphorn got his man — but what he then did with that man was the result of some debate between the acclaimed drama’s writers and star Zahn McClarnon.
More from TVLineDaryl Dixon Review: The Walking Dead's Latest Spinoff Breathes New Life Into the FranchiseSpecial Ops: Lioness Finale Recap: Red Wedding - Plus, Grade the SeasonDark Winds EP Is Bullish on Season 3 Renewal, Says We Haven't 'Hit Our Stride' Yet
Leaphorn and his team uncovered how B.
- 9/4/2023
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark director André Øvredal’s latest film, the Dracula tale The Last Voyage of the Demeter, reached theatres last weekend (you can read our review Here), but unfortunately it didn’t get off to a great start at the box office, pulling in just $7 million. That’s not the only disappointing news there is to share about an Øvredal project, as the director has also revealed that he is no longer attached to an adaptation of The Long Walk, a Stephen King novel that was published under the Richard Bachman pen name back in 1979.
An adaptation of The Long Walk has been trudging through development hell for decades. At one point, the rights were in the hands of Frank Darabont, who made the King adaptations The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, and The Mist. Then the rights passed over to New Line Cinema, where...
An adaptation of The Long Walk has been trudging through development hell for decades. At one point, the rights were in the hands of Frank Darabont, who made the King adaptations The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, and The Mist. Then the rights passed over to New Line Cinema, where...
- 8/16/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
When The Boogeyman arrives in theaters later this week, it will be the first feature-length adaptation of one of Stephen King’s oldest short stories. Written in 1973, “The Boogeyman” was first published in Cavalier magazine and then showed up in King’s seminal 1978 collection, Night Shift. The brief story finds a man named Lester Billings in his psychiatrist’s office, recounting how each of his three children were murdered in their bedrooms by a monster in the closet—the “boogeyman” of the title—before he himself comes face to face with the evil entity.
While “The Boogeyman” has served as the basis for a couple of short films, it’s taken 50 years for it to reach the big screen, perhaps because King’s story is only a few pages long, necessitating some expansion and invention for it to work as a feature film. Still, seeing such an old King tale...
While “The Boogeyman” has served as the basis for a couple of short films, it’s taken 50 years for it to reach the big screen, perhaps because King’s story is only a few pages long, necessitating some expansion and invention for it to work as a feature film. Still, seeing such an old King tale...
- 5/30/2023
- by Don Kaye
- Den of Geek
As Summer approaches Anarchist's eyes turn to Montreal and the promise of another Frontieres Market. A chance to see what may come down the pipeline of genre film production Frontieres arleady boasts a history of successful projects. Films like Raw, Vivarium, The Long Walk and Hatching were all pitched at the market. The first wave of titles for this year's market and forum were announced today. On the market side we will see new projects from Peter Hengl (Family DInner) and other filmmakers looking to make their feature film debut. A large majority of projects are from female directors (#FundFemaleFilmmakers) and two projects are from Quebecois filmmakers. Audrey Ewell (Until The Light Takes Us), Jean Mach & Nicolas Alberny (8th Wonderland) and Nyla...
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- 5/16/2023
- Screen Anarchy
With Blaze back on the shelf, the Losers have finished their Richard Bachman run. To cap it off, they do what any self-respecting Constant Reader would do: argue and rank all seven of his novels. To recap, that includes: 1977’s Rage, 1979’s The Long Walk, 1981’s Roadwork, 1982’s The Running Man, 1984’s Thinner, 1996’s The Regulators, and 2007’s Blaze.
“Wait, fellas, who is this Richard Bachman,” you say? Hey, it’s a fair question, and for those in the dark, Bachman is the late pseudonym for world renown author Stephen King. Still lost? Good news: We’ve got an exhaustive primer episode on King’s alter ego that offers an A-to-z account of the fictional author. You can get it now in The Barrens (Patreon).
Stream the ranking below and return next week when the Losers unlock their interview with American author and feminist essayist Meg Ellison. For further adventures,...
“Wait, fellas, who is this Richard Bachman,” you say? Hey, it’s a fair question, and for those in the dark, Bachman is the late pseudonym for world renown author Stephen King. Still lost? Good news: We’ve got an exhaustive primer episode on King’s alter ego that offers an A-to-z account of the fictional author. You can get it now in The Barrens (Patreon).
Stream the ranking below and return next week when the Losers unlock their interview with American author and feminist essayist Meg Ellison. For further adventures,...
- 4/28/2023
- by Michael Roffman
- bloody-disgusting.com
Yellow Veil Pictures has announced that they have acquired worldwide rights for the erotic thriller documentary We Kill For Love ahead of the world premiere at the Overlook Film Festival. The company is planning a domestic release later this year and will represent the film for international sales with a launch at the upcoming Marche Du Film this May. Written, produced, and directed by Anthony Penta, the doc goes in search of the lost and misunderstood world of the direct-to-video erotic thriller, an American film genre that once dominated late night cable television and the shelves of neighborhood video stores. Director Anthony Penta Courtesy of Anthony Penta Michael Reed in We Kill for Love Courtesy of Yellow Veil Pictures Balancing film art with scholarship, We Kill For Love pulls back the curtain to reveal the heart and soul of a forgotten and often maligned film movement. Joe Yanick Co-Founder of...
- 3/29/2023
- by Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins
- Horror Asylum
Gff award winner Arracht Glasgow Film Festival has announced its 17th edition, which will run from February 24 to March 7 next year, will be a hybrid edition. Cinema screenings will run alongside an online streaming platform, Glasgow Film At Home.
The streaming platform will be launched on November 23 and will operate year-round, with the aim of bringing festival films to audience at home. The first programme will feature four films, including 2020 Audience Award winner Arracht, an Irish drama set against the backdrop of the potato famine, directed by Tom Sullivan. Rúnar Rúnarsson's portrait of modern Iceland, Echo, will also be featured, along with Mattie Do's The Long Walk and Matthew Rankin's faux biopic The Twentieth Century.
Allison Gardner, Glasgow Film CEO and co-director of Glasgow Film Festival, said: “We are delighted to be bringing Glasgow Film Festival back in 2021 in as safe as possible a way. Gff...
The streaming platform will be launched on November 23 and will operate year-round, with the aim of bringing festival films to audience at home. The first programme will feature four films, including 2020 Audience Award winner Arracht, an Irish drama set against the backdrop of the potato famine, directed by Tom Sullivan. Rúnar Rúnarsson's portrait of modern Iceland, Echo, will also be featured, along with Mattie Do's The Long Walk and Matthew Rankin's faux biopic The Twentieth Century.
Allison Gardner, Glasgow Film CEO and co-director of Glasgow Film Festival, said: “We are delighted to be bringing Glasgow Film Festival back in 2021 in as safe as possible a way. Gff...
- 11/13/2020
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
The Fantasia International Film Festival closed out its 2020 edition yesterday, having successfully transitioned to a cutting-edge digital event in the wake of the global Covid-19 pandemic. Canadian audiences proved dedicated to the long-running festival, and flocked to the digital edition, which saw over 85,000 spectators watch films and special events across the country and beyond. Of special interest to audiences were the fest’s twenty-five World Premiere features, including bows for Come True, The Block Island Sound, Hunted, Undergods, Tiny Tim: King For A Day, The Paper Tigers, The Curse Of Audrey Earnshaw, Pvt Chat, Slaxx, The Oak Room, and Unearth.
The 24th edition of the festival also saw a record amount of media coverage, with 475 accredited journalists from around the world promoting Fantasia and its ground-breaking content. From Canadian and U.S. media to popular, top-tier outlets as far away as Japan and Portugal, Fantasia’s media presence has never been stronger.
The 24th edition of the festival also saw a record amount of media coverage, with 475 accredited journalists from around the world promoting Fantasia and its ground-breaking content. From Canadian and U.S. media to popular, top-tier outlets as far away as Japan and Portugal, Fantasia’s media presence has never been stronger.
- 9/6/2020
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
The virtual edition of the Fantasia International Film Festival had a killer lineup that included feature-length and short genre films from around the world, and they have officially announced their award winners:
03 September 2020 - Montreal, Quebec - The Fantasia International Film Festival closed out its 2020 edition yesterday, having successfully transitioned to a cutting-edge digital event in the wake of the global Covid-19 pandemic. Canadian audiences proved dedicated to the long-running festival, and flocked to the digital edition, which saw over 85,000 spectators watch films and special events across the country and beyond. Of special interest to audiences were the fest’s twenty-five World Premiere features, including bows for Come True, The Block Island Sound, Hunted, Undergods, Tiny Tim: King For A Day, The Paper Tigers, The Curse Of Audrey Earnshaw, Pvt Chat, Slaxx, The Oak Room, and Unearth.
The 24th edition of the festival also saw a record amount of media coverage,...
03 September 2020 - Montreal, Quebec - The Fantasia International Film Festival closed out its 2020 edition yesterday, having successfully transitioned to a cutting-edge digital event in the wake of the global Covid-19 pandemic. Canadian audiences proved dedicated to the long-running festival, and flocked to the digital edition, which saw over 85,000 spectators watch films and special events across the country and beyond. Of special interest to audiences were the fest’s twenty-five World Premiere features, including bows for Come True, The Block Island Sound, Hunted, Undergods, Tiny Tim: King For A Day, The Paper Tigers, The Curse Of Audrey Earnshaw, Pvt Chat, Slaxx, The Oak Room, and Unearth.
The 24th edition of the festival also saw a record amount of media coverage,...
- 9/3/2020
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
It’s been a while since we last heard anything, but today we have word via Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark director André Øvredal himself that his adaptation of Stephen King’s The Long Walk is still headed our way. Check out the full interview below. The update happens at 14:00. Øvredal says King has read James […] More...
- 8/11/2020
- by Mike Sprague
- DreadCentral.com
Norse mythology has been well-documented on screen late, with Thor a key player in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But it’s intriguing to see a movie delve into that fantastical landscape from a Norwegian perspective, and it couldn’t be left in better hands than that of André Øvredal – the creative mind behind the excellent Troll Hunter.
We had the pleasure of speaking to the filmmaker about this project, and about reclaiming these tales. He also comments on his ambitions to turn this into a franchise, while speaking about the casting of his leading man Nat Wolff. Finally we ask about his upcoming projects, as he provides an update on his big-screen adaptation of Stephen King’s The Long Walk.
Watch the full interview with André Øvredal below:
Synopsis
Mortal is a fantasy adventure origin story about a young man, Eric, who discovers he has God-like powers based on ancient Norwegian mythology.
We had the pleasure of speaking to the filmmaker about this project, and about reclaiming these tales. He also comments on his ambitions to turn this into a franchise, while speaking about the casting of his leading man Nat Wolff. Finally we ask about his upcoming projects, as he provides an update on his big-screen adaptation of Stephen King’s The Long Walk.
Watch the full interview with André Øvredal below:
Synopsis
Mortal is a fantasy adventure origin story about a young man, Eric, who discovers he has God-like powers based on ancient Norwegian mythology.
- 8/6/2020
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Mike Flanagan, the horror auteur behind The Haunting of Hill House and last year’s theatrical version of Stephen King’s Doctor Sleep, is attached to yet another King property: the 2014 novel Revival.
Deadline reports that Flanagan will write an adaptation of the novel for Warner Bros. Pictures “with an option to direct,” so he’s not confirmed yet to do the latter. Flanagan is also going to produce the project along with his regular producing partner, Trevor Macy, through their Intrepid Pictures banner.
Revival has been acclaimed as one of King’s better recent novels, and at 405 pages, one of his more succinct. The plot follows a young boy named Jamie Morton and his friendship with small-town minister Charles Jacobs. Years later, long after Jacobs lost his faith following an unspeakable tragedy, the two meet again and Jamie ends up assisting Jacobs in grim experiments that involve using electricity...
Deadline reports that Flanagan will write an adaptation of the novel for Warner Bros. Pictures “with an option to direct,” so he’s not confirmed yet to do the latter. Flanagan is also going to produce the project along with his regular producing partner, Trevor Macy, through their Intrepid Pictures banner.
Revival has been acclaimed as one of King’s better recent novels, and at 405 pages, one of his more succinct. The plot follows a young boy named Jamie Morton and his friendship with small-town minister Charles Jacobs. Years later, long after Jacobs lost his faith following an unspeakable tragedy, the two meet again and Jamie ends up assisting Jacobs in grim experiments that involve using electricity...
- 5/8/2020
- by Don Kaye
- Den of Geek
A few years ago, the International Film Festival Rotterdam re-instated its genre segment, the Rotterdämmerung, as part of the general program. And ever since it's back, it is always literally the first part of the programming where I will look. That is where anime can be found, and Miike Takashi violence... and this year, the fest programmed a very special film indeed: Mattie Do's The Long Walk. Regular readers of the site may have read here about Mattie Do before. She is Laos' first female director, and to make her films she almost single-handedly had to create an industry there. Born and raised in the United States from Lao immigrants, she became a ballet teacher. When she moved to Laos, her husband Christopher Larsen started...
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- 2/17/2020
- Screen Anarchy
An unusual partnership between Kazakhstan and Japan is behind the film “The Horse Thieves. Roads of Time” and it is not just a co-production. The film is in fact co-directed by Kazakh filmmaker Yerlan Nurmukhambetov and Japanese Lisa Takeba – who allegedly met at a party in Cannes – and stars among others, Kazakh film actress Samal Yeslyamova, winner of best actress at Cannes for “Ayka” in 2018, and Japanese actor Mirai Moriyama. The film had its premiere at Busan International Film Festival on the 3rd of October and it is being screened in cinemas around Japan as I write. The odd English title may sound a bit arcane, while the Japanese one – which translates “Olzhas’ White Horse” – goes straight to the point; however, the simple explanation is that “Roads of Time” is the series of paintings by Kazakh artist Gali Myrzashev which are shown during the end credits.
“The Horse Thieves. Roads...
“The Horse Thieves. Roads...
- 1/31/2020
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
Mattie Do was born in Los Angeles to Lao parents and relocated to Vientiane, Laos’ Capital City, in 2010.
Laos has been ruled by a strict Communist government since the end of Vietnam War in 1975. Non-propaganda film-making started only recently and when Mattie – who had previously worked as a ballet dancer and makeup artist – returned to Laos, only few filmmakers were active in the country and none of them a woman. In fact only very scarce infrastructure where in place and no official cinemas.
Almost by chance she put together her first feature film Chanthaly in 2013, the first horror film written and directed entirely in Laos, for the launch of the first Luang Prabang Film Festival.
Her second feature film Dearest Sister (2016) was selected as a project at the Cannes La Fabrique des Cinémas du Monde and had the honor to be selected as the Laotian entry for the Best Foreign...
Laos has been ruled by a strict Communist government since the end of Vietnam War in 1975. Non-propaganda film-making started only recently and when Mattie – who had previously worked as a ballet dancer and makeup artist – returned to Laos, only few filmmakers were active in the country and none of them a woman. In fact only very scarce infrastructure where in place and no official cinemas.
Almost by chance she put together her first feature film Chanthaly in 2013, the first horror film written and directed entirely in Laos, for the launch of the first Luang Prabang Film Festival.
Her second feature film Dearest Sister (2016) was selected as a project at the Cannes La Fabrique des Cinémas du Monde and had the honor to be selected as the Laotian entry for the Best Foreign...
- 1/20/2020
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
The 2019 edition of the International Film Festival & Awards Macao (Iffam) closed its industry program last night (December 8), with the event’s Best Project Award going to Dear Wormwood, a supernatural horror from the Philippines.
The project is in advanced development and has secured $85,000 of its planned $525,000 budget to date. It comes from director Dodo Dayao, whose debut feature Violator screened at Karlovy Vary in 2014. The producers are Patti Lapus and Bradley Liew of Manila-based Epicmedia Productions.
An award of $15,000 is presented to the winner of Iffam’s project market, which is a genre-focused event curated by Todd Brown of Xyz Films.
The first film to graduate through the market, complete production and play at international festivals, Mattie Do’s Laos feature The Long Walk, is screening in the Iffam program this year.
Elsewhere, the $10,000 Creative Excellence Award was presented to director-producer Sheetal Magan for the South African feature The Day And Night Of Brahma,...
The project is in advanced development and has secured $85,000 of its planned $525,000 budget to date. It comes from director Dodo Dayao, whose debut feature Violator screened at Karlovy Vary in 2014. The producers are Patti Lapus and Bradley Liew of Manila-based Epicmedia Productions.
An award of $15,000 is presented to the winner of Iffam’s project market, which is a genre-focused event curated by Todd Brown of Xyz Films.
The first film to graduate through the market, complete production and play at international festivals, Mattie Do’s Laos feature The Long Walk, is screening in the Iffam program this year.
Elsewhere, the $10,000 Creative Excellence Award was presented to director-producer Sheetal Magan for the South African feature The Day And Night Of Brahma,...
- 12/9/2019
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Bradley J. Fischer, a producer on “Zodiac,” “Shutter Island” and this year’s “Ready or Not,” has signed a multi-year deal with Brian Oliver’s New Republic Pictures and will become President and Chief Content Officer at the production company, it was announced Thursday.
Fischer will produce all New Republic projects in film, TV and streaming alongside Oliver, and Fischer will continue to produce his pre-existing projects, including an adaptation of a Stephen King (which King wrote under the pseudonym Richard Bachman) novel “The Long Walk” at New Line and “The Last Voyage of the Demeter” at Amblin. Fischer also remains a majority owner of Mythology Entertainment, the company he co-founded in 2011.
Oliver and Fischer first worked together on “Black Swan” as directed by Darren Aronofsky, which was nominated for Best Picture and took home an Oscar for Natalie Portman while grossing $330 million worldwide.
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Fischer will produce all New Republic projects in film, TV and streaming alongside Oliver, and Fischer will continue to produce his pre-existing projects, including an adaptation of a Stephen King (which King wrote under the pseudonym Richard Bachman) novel “The Long Walk” at New Line and “The Last Voyage of the Demeter” at Amblin. Fischer also remains a majority owner of Mythology Entertainment, the company he co-founded in 2011.
Oliver and Fischer first worked together on “Black Swan” as directed by Darren Aronofsky, which was nominated for Best Picture and took home an Oscar for Natalie Portman while grossing $330 million worldwide.
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- 12/5/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Bradley J. Fischer, whose credits include “Zodiac,” “Black Sawn” and “Suspiria,” is joining Brian Oliver’s New Republic Pictures as president and chief content officer.
Fischer has signed a multi-year pact with Paramount-based New Republic. Fischer and Oliver will produce all New Republic projects, including film, television and streaming. Fischer will continue to produce his pre-existing projects, including the Stephen King adaptation of “The Long Walk” at New Line and “The Last Voyage of Demeter” at Steven Spielberg’s Amblin.
Fischer has a 20-year track record of developing, packaging and producing feature films, including “Shutter Island,” “The House With a Clock in its Walls,” “Ready or Not,” and “White House Down.” He also produced the Showtime doc “American Dream/American Nightmare,” directed by Antoine Fuqua. He remains a majority owner of Mythology Entertainment, the company he co-founded in 2011.
New Republic Pictures co-financed and produced Elton John biopic “Rocketman,” the...
Fischer has signed a multi-year pact with Paramount-based New Republic. Fischer and Oliver will produce all New Republic projects, including film, television and streaming. Fischer will continue to produce his pre-existing projects, including the Stephen King adaptation of “The Long Walk” at New Line and “The Last Voyage of Demeter” at Steven Spielberg’s Amblin.
Fischer has a 20-year track record of developing, packaging and producing feature films, including “Shutter Island,” “The House With a Clock in its Walls,” “Ready or Not,” and “White House Down.” He also produced the Showtime doc “American Dream/American Nightmare,” directed by Antoine Fuqua. He remains a majority owner of Mythology Entertainment, the company he co-founded in 2011.
New Republic Pictures co-financed and produced Elton John biopic “Rocketman,” the...
- 12/5/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Former Protagonist Pictures CEO Mike Goodridge left the sales biz in 2017 to take over the reins at the fledgling Macao International Film Festival & Awards Macao (Iffam), a new festival set up by the former Portuguese colony and Chinese gambling capital to attract international attention and glamour to the territory, and also to nurture the local industry.
It was a left field move for Goodridge, but under his stewardship Iffam has grown into a multi-faceted international film event that is beginning to establish itself in the festival calendar. This year marks its fourth edition, and third under Goodridge, with events getting underway today (December 5) with a traditional opening ceremony and the opening film, Taika Waititi’s Jojo Rabbit.
Alongside building and diversifying the appetite for cinema in Macao, the festival has also fostered talent through its industry initiatives, with Laos filmmaker Mattie Do’s feature The Long Walk becoming the first...
It was a left field move for Goodridge, but under his stewardship Iffam has grown into a multi-faceted international film event that is beginning to establish itself in the festival calendar. This year marks its fourth edition, and third under Goodridge, with events getting underway today (December 5) with a traditional opening ceremony and the opening film, Taika Waititi’s Jojo Rabbit.
Alongside building and diversifying the appetite for cinema in Macao, the festival has also fostered talent through its industry initiatives, with Laos filmmaker Mattie Do’s feature The Long Walk becoming the first...
- 12/5/2019
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
The adventures of Stamford Raffles, a British statesman and founder of modern Singapore, is to be told through the perspective of his wives in “Mrs Raffles.” The independently produced series has attached British writer Alison Hume as lead writer and showrunner.
The project is an adaptation of “Olivia & Sophia,” a novel written by Singapore-based writer Rosie Milne. “The untold story of their extraordinary adventures in the early 1800s will immerse viewers in the exotic and diverse countries of Southeast Asia through a thrilling mix of character-driven fiction and factual historical events,” said production company 108 Media.
The project will be developed through 108 Media’s London office by Richard Mewis. Financing will be assembled through an equity media fund that 108 Media is launching in the region early next year. 108 Media’s CEO Abhi Rastogi and its president of production/development, Justin Deimen will serve as executive producers.
“’Mrs Raffles’ is a...
The project is an adaptation of “Olivia & Sophia,” a novel written by Singapore-based writer Rosie Milne. “The untold story of their extraordinary adventures in the early 1800s will immerse viewers in the exotic and diverse countries of Southeast Asia through a thrilling mix of character-driven fiction and factual historical events,” said production company 108 Media.
The project will be developed through 108 Media’s London office by Richard Mewis. Financing will be assembled through an equity media fund that 108 Media is launching in the region early next year. 108 Media’s CEO Abhi Rastogi and its president of production/development, Justin Deimen will serve as executive producers.
“’Mrs Raffles’ is a...
- 12/2/2019
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
The New Chinese Cinema section returns for the second year.
The 4th International Film Festival & Awards Macao has unveiled its 2019 programme, including the return of the New Chinese Cinema section with a jury headed by Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu.
Mungiu will oversee a five-person jury watching six films from Chinese-speaking territories. His jury consists of BFI London Film Festival artistic director Tricia Tuttle; former Sffilm (San Francisco Film) executive director Noah Cowan; and filmmakers Kirsten Tan from Singapore and Qiu Yang from China.
Scroll down for the line-up
The films in the section include Anthony Chen’s Wet Season, which...
The 4th International Film Festival & Awards Macao has unveiled its 2019 programme, including the return of the New Chinese Cinema section with a jury headed by Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu.
Mungiu will oversee a five-person jury watching six films from Chinese-speaking territories. His jury consists of BFI London Film Festival artistic director Tricia Tuttle; former Sffilm (San Francisco Film) executive director Noah Cowan; and filmmakers Kirsten Tan from Singapore and Qiu Yang from China.
Scroll down for the line-up
The films in the section include Anthony Chen’s Wet Season, which...
- 11/6/2019
- by 1101321¦Ben Dalton¦26¦
- ScreenDaily
“The past is never dead. It’s not even past,” says William Faulkner. It’s an idea that gets a vigorous workout in Laotian director Mattie Do’s third feature, “The Long Walk.” The followup to her acclaimed 2016 horror entry “Dearest Sister” finds Laos’ first and only female film director taking a risky leap forward to tell the story of a middle-aged Laotian farmer living a life of regret following the death of his mother and the ghost who can help him set things right. That’s the most efficacious way to boil down this
If Do’s ambition sometimes gets ahead of her ability to tell the story in clean, straightforward lines, it’s a small price to pay to be whisked away to a country still mysterious to Western audiences by a director using local concerns to address collective truths about guilt and redemption. A rare film from...
If Do’s ambition sometimes gets ahead of her ability to tell the story in clean, straightforward lines, it’s a small price to pay to be whisked away to a country still mysterious to Western audiences by a director using local concerns to address collective truths about guilt and redemption. A rare film from...
- 9/7/2019
- by Mark Keizer
- Variety Film + TV
Xyz Films has signed its inaugural group of clients for its new management division, which focuses on filmmakers with an emphasis on global talent.
Among the inaugural signees as the Toronto Film Festival gets under way today are directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead (Tiff world premiere Synchronic), director Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia (Tiff world premiere The Platform), director-producer Mattie Do (The Long Walk), director Egor Abramenko (The Passenger), film director Steven Ellison (aka “Flying Lotus”) — alongside his management team at Really Happening Management — and writers April Wolfe (Black Christmas) and Ryan Holiday.
“These artists and filmmakers are globally recognized creators with eclectic styles and strengths,” Van Steemburg said. “We are both proud and humbled by the opportunity to help their careers grow. They epitomize Xyz’s mission as a company and a brand.”
The management division is a major expansion for Xyz Films, the film production...
Among the inaugural signees as the Toronto Film Festival gets under way today are directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead (Tiff world premiere Synchronic), director Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia (Tiff world premiere The Platform), director-producer Mattie Do (The Long Walk), director Egor Abramenko (The Passenger), film director Steven Ellison (aka “Flying Lotus”) — alongside his management team at Really Happening Management — and writers April Wolfe (Black Christmas) and Ryan Holiday.
“These artists and filmmakers are globally recognized creators with eclectic styles and strengths,” Van Steemburg said. “We are both proud and humbled by the opportunity to help their careers grow. They epitomize Xyz’s mission as a company and a brand.”
The management division is a major expansion for Xyz Films, the film production...
- 9/6/2019
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Stable includes The Platform director Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia.
Los Angeles-based Xyz Films has unveiled an inaugural group of clients for its new management division that includes directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, whose thriller Synchronic gets its Tiff world premiere in Special Presentations on Friday (7).
The stable includes Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, director of genre title The Platform (El Hoyo) that premieres in Midnight Madness tonight (6), director-producer Mattie Do (recent Venice Giornate degli Autori premiere The Long Walk), director Egor Abramenko (The Passenger), director Steven Ellison (aka “Flying Lotus”) alongside his team at Really Happening Management, and writers April Wolfe (Black Christmas) and Ryan Holiday.
Los Angeles-based Xyz Films has unveiled an inaugural group of clients for its new management division that includes directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, whose thriller Synchronic gets its Tiff world premiere in Special Presentations on Friday (7).
The stable includes Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, director of genre title The Platform (El Hoyo) that premieres in Midnight Madness tonight (6), director-producer Mattie Do (recent Venice Giornate degli Autori premiere The Long Walk), director Egor Abramenko (The Passenger), director Steven Ellison (aka “Flying Lotus”) alongside his team at Really Happening Management, and writers April Wolfe (Black Christmas) and Ryan Holiday.
- 9/6/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Xyz Films has unveiled its first batch of clients for its new management division. Among the inaugural group signing on are directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, whose Synchronic is making its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival, and Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, whose The Platform also is debuting at Tiff.
Others joining Xyz's management fold are director-producer Mattie Do (The Long Walk), director Egor Abramenko (The Passenger) and director-musician Steven Ellison (aka “Flying Lotus”), who will be continue to be co-repped by Really Happening Management, as well as writers April Wolfe (Black Christmas) and Ryan Holiday (Trust Me,...
Others joining Xyz's management fold are director-producer Mattie Do (The Long Walk), director Egor Abramenko (The Passenger) and director-musician Steven Ellison (aka “Flying Lotus”), who will be continue to be co-repped by Really Happening Management, as well as writers April Wolfe (Black Christmas) and Ryan Holiday (Trust Me,...
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