Samuel L. Jackson, Eva Green and Maria Pedraza are set to star in upcoming thriller “Just Play Dead.” The film is being directed by Gary Fleder (“Homefront,” “Runaway Jury,” “Things to Do in Denver When You’re Dead”) and written by Dan Gordon (“Rambo: Last Blood,”
Billy Howle (“Outlaw King,” “On Chesil Beach”) is set to take the lead in “Turret,” new new WWII survival drama from “Arctic” producer Noah C. Haeussner and “Senna” producer Causeway Pictures. Also attached in a supporting role is Sawyer Spielberg (“Masters of the Air,” “Materialists”).
Motion Picture Exchange (MPX) is launching worldwide sales at the Cannes market on sports comedy “Bulls” starring Michael Shannon, who also produced the indie film set in the world of competitive darts. “Bulls,” which is helmed by first-time director Dan Meyer, follows two down-on-their-luck half-brothers
Guillermo Del Toro, one of the most celebrated and recognizable contemporary filmmakers and a three-time Oscar winner, is the subject of a feature documentary. “Sangre del Toro” comes from Yves Montmayeur, best known for his award-winning documentary “The 1000 Eyes of Dr. Maddin” about filmmaker
Golden Network Asia is seeing strong international buyer interest for Jackie Chan’s latest action thriller “The Shadow’s Edge,” with the Hong Kong-based sales agent having already secured distribution deals across multiple territories for the film currently in post-production. The Larry Yang-directed heist thriller is being
Dubai-based sales agency Cercamon has launched Vorteks, a new genre label running the gamut from horror to sci-fi, thriller, fantasy, dark comedy and action movies. Handling 8-10 features a year, Vorteks will be run by David Kwok, the Tribeca Film Festival director of programming for
Italian fashion house Prada is entering the film production space by setting up the Fondazione Prada Film Fund to sustain independent cinema. The new fund will be managed by former Directors’ Fortnight chief Paolo Moretti in collaboration with film programmer Rebecca De Pas. The Prada
Mister Smith Entertainment has closed the first international deals for “Tinsel Town,” which stars Kiefer Sutherland and Rebel Wilson, and has released the first-look image. The first-look depicts Bradley Mack (Sutherland) with his daughter Emma (Matilda Firth), alongside Jill (Wilson) and her daughter Cara (Theodora