The distributor has acquired Us rights from to Bullitt Entertainment and Diamond Pictures the thriller that will star Helen Mirren.
Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig will direct the story about Sarah Winchester, the guilt-ridden firearms heiress who built a mansion to house what she believed were the spirits of those killed by the Winchester repeating rifle.
The venue is said to be haunted and is situated in northern California.
Production is scheduled in March 2017 on location and in Australia.
The Spierigs wrote the screenplay with Tom Vaughan, while Imagination Design Works’ Brett Tomberlin and Blacklab Entertainment’s Tim McGahan are producing.
Bullitt Entertainment, Diamond Pictures and Blacklab Entertainment are financing the project and Diamond Pictures handles international sales.
Bullitt’s Benedict Carver, Diamond’s Daniel Diamond and Tobin Armbrust serve as executive producers with Andy Trapani, Toni Lianos, Brian Gilbert, Marc Shipper and Simon Oakes.
Carver, Diamond and Wme brokered the deal with CBS Films.
CBS Films’ action...
Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig will direct the story about Sarah Winchester, the guilt-ridden firearms heiress who built a mansion to house what she believed were the spirits of those killed by the Winchester repeating rifle.
The venue is said to be haunted and is situated in northern California.
Production is scheduled in March 2017 on location and in Australia.
The Spierigs wrote the screenplay with Tom Vaughan, while Imagination Design Works’ Brett Tomberlin and Blacklab Entertainment’s Tim McGahan are producing.
Bullitt Entertainment, Diamond Pictures and Blacklab Entertainment are financing the project and Diamond Pictures handles international sales.
Bullitt’s Benedict Carver, Diamond’s Daniel Diamond and Tobin Armbrust serve as executive producers with Andy Trapani, Toni Lianos, Brian Gilbert, Marc Shipper and Simon Oakes.
Carver, Diamond and Wme brokered the deal with CBS Films.
CBS Films’ action...
- 8/8/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
2015 SAG Awards predictions The 2015 Screen Actors Guild Award nominations will be announced on Wed., Dec. 9. The SAG Awards, of course, tend to be a solid prognosticator of the Academy Awards in the acting categories. Solid, but harldy flawless. Generally speaking, SAG Award nominations tend to be more populist and more Hollywood-centered than those of the Actors' Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts. But why would that be? Well, here are two probable reasons for the discrepancies: Screeners' availability at the time of voting. Academy members vote weeks after SAG Award members; as a result, they have more time to catch up with late releases and/or smaller/non-Hollywood movies that receive widespread critical love during awards season. According to Anne Thompson, this year screeners for Alejandro González Iñárritu's The Revenant and David O. Russell's Joy were sent out late to SAG's voting committee, while screeners for...
- 12/9/2015
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
Though it's been retired since 1967, ocean liner Queen Mary has been a hotbed of paranormal activity over the years, crowned one of the top 10 most haunted places in America by Time Magazine in 2008. The perfect setting for a horror flick? You bet!
As reported by Variety, Ubiquity Studios is financing development and production of its first feature film, which will be set and filmed on the infamous Queen Mary.
"We’re calling it 'The Shining on a ship'," said Ubiquity CEO Chris Carmichael, who will exec produce along with Connie Jordan. Brett Tomberlin of Ubiquity Studios will produce along with Andrew Trapani and Brian Gilbert of Nine/8 Entertainment.
The untitled project will be written by Gary Dauberman, and shooting is set to begin in the spring of 2014.
The Queen Mary first sailed in 1936 and was the Cunard Line’s flagship until being commissioned as an allied troop transport following the outbreak of World War II.
As reported by Variety, Ubiquity Studios is financing development and production of its first feature film, which will be set and filmed on the infamous Queen Mary.
"We’re calling it 'The Shining on a ship'," said Ubiquity CEO Chris Carmichael, who will exec produce along with Connie Jordan. Brett Tomberlin of Ubiquity Studios will produce along with Andrew Trapani and Brian Gilbert of Nine/8 Entertainment.
The untitled project will be written by Gary Dauberman, and shooting is set to begin in the spring of 2014.
The Queen Mary first sailed in 1936 and was the Cunard Line’s flagship until being commissioned as an allied troop transport following the outbreak of World War II.
- 12/17/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Showtime is developing a one-hour scripted drama set behind the scenes of a pro basketball team and the family that runs it, and the network is working with people in the know to make it happen. Bull Durham and White Men Can’t Jump writer-director Ron Shelton is set to pen, helm and executive produce the project, from Lakers exec Jeanie Buss and Linda Rambis’ Street Reason Entertainment. Phil Jackson, the former Lakers coach who led them to five NBA titles, will also exec produce as will Kurt Rambis, the former Lakers star and now assistant coach. Buss is a longtime exec with the Lakers and the daughter of former owner Jerry Buss, who died in February after a prolific run with the team that included 10 championships. Jeanie Buss and Jackson are engaged after meeting during his tenure with the team, and are expected to bring their real-life experience working...
- 9/10/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
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