We don't think Stephenie Meyer has anything to worry about, but we're pretty impressed to see Twilight star Peter Facinelli jumping into the world of Ya books. Facinelli has teamed up with Hollywood producer Rob DeFranco and New York Times best telling Ya writer Barry Lyga to release After the Red Rain, a novel set in a future world destroyed by environmental disasters and mass poverty. And only E! Online has the first look at After the Rain's cover. The white letters of the title are askew and laid over a looming red and black sky. Below, a person is seen standing on a pile of burning rubble while looking toward the city. "I gained a real respect for the Ya genre during my time with the...
- 9/25/2014
- E! Online
Exclusive: Adam Robitel has been tapped to script horror feature Cropsey for Peter Facinelli and Rob DeFranco’s A7SLE Films. The picture takes a fresh look at the mythology of the Cropsey Maniac, the boogeyman of campfire lore who has terrorized the minds of youngsters for decades. The Cropsey urban legend also inspired a 2009 documentary. Further details of the A7SLE Films project are under wraps, but it joins true-tale horror project The Devil’s Rooming House on A7SLE’s slate and also will be produced by Old Lime’s Kevin Sisti and Ray Esposito. Robitel’s genre credits include spec script The Bloody Benders, which was optioned by Guillermo del Toro’s Necropia Entertainment and Don Murphy and Susan Montford’s Angry Films, and medical documentary/possession pic The Taking Of Deborah Logan, which Robitel wrote and directed. Robitel is repped by Zero Gravity Management.
- 9/17/2014
- by Jen Yamato
- Deadline
Twilight star Peter Facinelli is a bonafide comic book geek, in case you didn’t know. The Nurse Jackie actor has just launched a kickstarter campaign to fund his latest graphic novel. Peter, 40, and his producing partner Rob DeFranco, who have already collaborated on the Boom! Studios Protocol: Orphans series, are looking to fund The Delivery with Eurthymics musician Dave...Read more»...
- 6/4/2014
- by Barbara DeFranco
- Celebuzz.com
The James Wan-produced supernatural horror flick Demonic is headed our way later this year, which was co-written by a man named Max La Bella. Today we've learned that La Bella has more sinister thrills and chills up his sleeve, as he next finds himself in The Devil's Rooming House. Read on!
Deadline reports that A7SLE Films has hired La Bella to script the true story adaptation about early 20th century murderess Amy Archer-Gilligan, an unassuming nursing home proprietress who had a curiously high number of fatalities occur in her house between 1907 and 1917.
The majority of the deaths were found later to be caused by poisoning, and Archer-Gilligan was found guilty of multiple counts of murder.
A7SLE Films, the production shingle co-founded by Twilight star Peter Facinelli, snapped up rights to writer M. William Phelps’ chronicle of the Archer-Gilligan saga last year.
Facinelli and Rob DeFranco are set to produce...
Deadline reports that A7SLE Films has hired La Bella to script the true story adaptation about early 20th century murderess Amy Archer-Gilligan, an unassuming nursing home proprietress who had a curiously high number of fatalities occur in her house between 1907 and 1917.
The majority of the deaths were found later to be caused by poisoning, and Archer-Gilligan was found guilty of multiple counts of murder.
A7SLE Films, the production shingle co-founded by Twilight star Peter Facinelli, snapped up rights to writer M. William Phelps’ chronicle of the Archer-Gilligan saga last year.
Facinelli and Rob DeFranco are set to produce...
- 5/22/2014
- by John Squires
- DreadCentral.com
He wears many hats these days: actor, producer, writer and now Peter Facinelli can add comic book creator to that list. The 39-year old Twilight star and his A7sle Films producing partner Rob DeFranco spoke to Celebuzz during a signing for their comic Protocol Orphans in Manhattan this week. Facinelli and DeFranco who have several projects in the works, including an event series...Read more»...
- 11/22/2013
- by Barbara DeFranco
- Celebuzz.com
It was only a matter of time until someone optioned M. William Phelps' The Devil's Rooming House for the big (or little) screen. The story of America's most prolific female serial killer is far too fascinating to pass up, after all.
Deadline is reporting that Peter Facinelli's A7SLE Films has optioned The Devil's Rooming House for the screen. An adaptation of M. William Phelps' novel, it tells the story of Amy Archer-Gilligan, a nursing home administrator responsible for a series of poisonings between 1907 and 1917. According to the article, bulk arsenic buyer “Sister Amy” was eventually found guilty of murder, with her story serving as the basis for Joseph Kesselring’s 1939 play Arsenic and Old Lace.
A7SLE’s Rob DeFranco negotiated the deal with Matthew Valentinas for Phelps.
While it's too early to talk about casting, it'll be interesting watching this project take shape. More to come.
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Deadline is reporting that Peter Facinelli's A7SLE Films has optioned The Devil's Rooming House for the screen. An adaptation of M. William Phelps' novel, it tells the story of Amy Archer-Gilligan, a nursing home administrator responsible for a series of poisonings between 1907 and 1917. According to the article, bulk arsenic buyer “Sister Amy” was eventually found guilty of murder, with her story serving as the basis for Joseph Kesselring’s 1939 play Arsenic and Old Lace.
A7SLE’s Rob DeFranco negotiated the deal with Matthew Valentinas for Phelps.
While it's too early to talk about casting, it'll be interesting watching this project take shape. More to come.
Visit The Evilshop @ Amazon!
- 11/20/2013
- by Matt Serafini
- DreadCentral.com
Afm slate also includes Brit-List sci-fi The Call-Up, horror The Last Word and a documentary about alt-rock band Pulp.
Altitude Film Sales is to bring five market debuts to the American Film Market (Afm) next week, including spy-thriller Spooks: The Greater Good - a feature version of the BAFTA-winning BBC TV series that ran for 10 series from 2002 to 2011.
Bharat Nalluri, who was the originating director of the TV series (known as Mi-5 in the Us), will take the reins of the feature that will shoot in the first quarter of 2014.
The film opens when terrorist Adam Qasim escapes from MI5 custody during a routine handover and head of counterterrorism, Harry Pearce, is blamed.
When the disgraced Pearce disappears one night off a bridge into the Thames, his protégé Will Crombie is called in to help uncover what happened. With a devastating attack on London imminent, Will finds himself on the trail of a conspiracy that stretches...
Altitude Film Sales is to bring five market debuts to the American Film Market (Afm) next week, including spy-thriller Spooks: The Greater Good - a feature version of the BAFTA-winning BBC TV series that ran for 10 series from 2002 to 2011.
Bharat Nalluri, who was the originating director of the TV series (known as Mi-5 in the Us), will take the reins of the feature that will shoot in the first quarter of 2014.
The film opens when terrorist Adam Qasim escapes from MI5 custody during a routine handover and head of counterterrorism, Harry Pearce, is blamed.
When the disgraced Pearce disappears one night off a bridge into the Thames, his protégé Will Crombie is called in to help uncover what happened. With a devastating attack on London imminent, Will finds himself on the trail of a conspiracy that stretches...
- 11/1/2013
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: While Warner Bros. is working on its Ben Affleck/Matt Damon Whitey Bulger feature, another project about New England’s most notorious crime boss is coming together, this time in TV. Fox has put in development Street Soldier, an event series that has The Twilight Saga alum Peter Facinelli attached to play a lead and executive produce and Michael De Luca to executive produce. Street Soldier chronicles the life of boxer and drug dealer Eddie MacKenzie as an enforcer for Bulger and details how he was able to extricate himself from Whitey’s gang without getting killed. Larry Golin will write the script based on MacKenzie’s memoir Street Soldier: My Life As An Enforcer For Whitey Bulger And The Boston Irish Mob, co-penned by Phyllis Karas. De Luca, Golin and Facinelli will executive produce with Facinelli’s producing partner at A7SLE Films Rob DeFranco and Ted Mann...
- 10/30/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Mike Doyle, Erin Cummings, and Sean Patrick Flanery have all nabbed themselves lead roles in The Last Word, a paranormal thriller being directed by Simon Rumley (Red White & Blue). If you're unfamiliar with this eerie and true story, man, you need to right that wrong Asap!
A7SLE Films principals Peter Facinelli and Rob DeFranco, along with Eric Gores and Frank Mancuso Jr. of Boss Media, are producing the project, which began shooting in Shreveport, La., this week. The Last Word is inspired by the tragic and true story of Johnny Frank Garrett (pictured). Ben Ketai, who's currently directing Beneath for Revolver Pictures, wrote the script.
The project is set for a summer 2014 release. The story will focus on the tragic(!) aftermath endured by the participants in the trial of Garrett in Texas, where he was wrongly convicted and executed for the rape and murder of a nun. To further elaborate,...
A7SLE Films principals Peter Facinelli and Rob DeFranco, along with Eric Gores and Frank Mancuso Jr. of Boss Media, are producing the project, which began shooting in Shreveport, La., this week. The Last Word is inspired by the tragic and true story of Johnny Frank Garrett (pictured). Ben Ketai, who's currently directing Beneath for Revolver Pictures, wrote the script.
The project is set for a summer 2014 release. The story will focus on the tragic(!) aftermath endured by the participants in the trial of Garrett in Texas, where he was wrongly convicted and executed for the rape and murder of a nun. To further elaborate,...
- 10/17/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Mike Doyle, Erin Cummings and Sean Patrick Flanery are set to star in Simon Rumley's paranormal thriller "The Last Word" for A7SLE Films.
Inspired by true events, Ben Ketai penned the script which follows what happens after a young man in Texas is wrongly convicted for the rape and murder of a nun.
Cursing those who sent him to his death, the people involved in the case, from witnesses to jurors, suddenly start dying. The father (Doyle) of one juror sets out to prove the truth about the murder.
Flanery will portray the district attorney, Cummings will play Doyle's wife. Peter Facinelli, Rob DeFranco, Eric Gores and Frank Mancuso Jr. will produce.
Filming begins in Shreveport, Louisiana this week.
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Inspired by true events, Ben Ketai penned the script which follows what happens after a young man in Texas is wrongly convicted for the rape and murder of a nun.
Cursing those who sent him to his death, the people involved in the case, from witnesses to jurors, suddenly start dying. The father (Doyle) of one juror sets out to prove the truth about the murder.
Flanery will portray the district attorney, Cummings will play Doyle's wife. Peter Facinelli, Rob DeFranco, Eric Gores and Frank Mancuso Jr. will produce.
Filming begins in Shreveport, Louisiana this week.
Source: Heat Vision...
- 10/17/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Jersey Boys' Mike Doyle is set to star in The Last Word, a paranormal thriller from director Simon Rumley. He joins Erin Cummings and Sean Patrick Flannery, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Peter Facinelli and Rob DeFranco of A7SLE Filmsare producing the film alongside Boss Media's Eric Gores and Frank Mancuso Jr. Filming started this week in Shreveport Louisiana on The Last Word which is based on true events. Ben Katai wrote the screenplay which tells of the aftermath endured by the participants in the trial of a young man in Texas who was shockingly wrongly convicted and executed for the rape and murder of a nun. Before...
- 10/17/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
• Director Oliver Stone (Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps) has confirmed that he and Jamie Foxx are officially moving forward with plans to make an authorized biopic of Martin Luther King Jr.’s life story. Warner Bros. and DreamWorks will distribute the film, which, according to The Wrap, is being produced by Steven Spielberg. [Wall Street Journal]
• David Oyelowo (Lee Daniels’ The Butler) and Kate Mara (House of Cards) will star in Bn Films’ upcoming true-life thriller Captive. The plot of the film is based on actual events that took place in Atlanta on March 11, 2005, when Brian Nichols broke out of a courthouse jail...
• David Oyelowo (Lee Daniels’ The Butler) and Kate Mara (House of Cards) will star in Bn Films’ upcoming true-life thriller Captive. The plot of the film is based on actual events that took place in Atlanta on March 11, 2005, when Brian Nichols broke out of a courthouse jail...
- 10/17/2013
- by Pamela Gocobachi
- EW - Inside Movies
Mike Doyle has snagged the starring role in The Last Word, a paranormal thriller being directed by Simon Rumley (Red White & Blue). Erin Cummings and Sean Patrick Flanery are also joining the project as leads. A7SLE Films principals Peter Facinelli and Rob DeFranco, along with Eric Gores and Frank Mancuso Jr. of Boss Media, are producing the project, which began shooting in Shreveport, La., this week. Based on true events, Word centers on the strange and tragic aftermath endured by the participants in the trial of a young man in Texas who was wrongly convicted and executed for the
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- 10/16/2013
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Simon Rumley ("Red White & Blue") is set to direct the paranormal thriller "The Last Word" for FilmDistrict and Boss Media.
Based on true events, the story follows the strange and tragic aftermath endured by the participants in the trial of a young man in Texas.
The young man was wrongly convicted and executed for the rape and murder of a nun.
Ben Ketai penned the script, while Peter Facinelli, Rob DeFranco, Eric Gores and Frank Mancuso Jr. are producing.
Source: Heat Vision...
Based on true events, the story follows the strange and tragic aftermath endured by the participants in the trial of a young man in Texas.
The young man was wrongly convicted and executed for the rape and murder of a nun.
Ben Ketai penned the script, while Peter Facinelli, Rob DeFranco, Eric Gores and Frank Mancuso Jr. are producing.
Source: Heat Vision...
- 9/4/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Simon Rumley, best known in horror circles for directing the thriller Red White & Blue, has been tapped to direct the paranormal-themed project The Last Word. A7SLE Films principals Peter Facinelli and Rob DeFranco, along with Eric Gores and Frank Mancuso Jr. of Boss Media, are producing. It was announced in April that FilmDistrict will co-finance with Boss Media. Based on true events, Word centers on the strange and tragic aftermath endured by the participants in the trial of a young man in Texas who was wrongly convicted and executed for the rape and murder of a nun.
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- 9/3/2013
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Simon Rumley, the director behind 2010's revenge thriller Red, White & Blue and The ABCs of Death 's "P is for Pressure" segment, is set to helm FilmDistrict's supernatural horror tale The Last Word , says a story at The Hollywood Reporter . Written by Ben Ketai and based on actual events, the horror film will focus on the strange and tragic aftermath endured by the participants in the trial of a young man in Texas who was wrongly convicted and executed for the rape and murder of a nun. Boss Media.s Frank Mancuso, Jr. will produce the project along with Eric Gores, Peter Facinelli and Rob DeFranco of A7SLE Films, and Peter Schlessel and Lia Buman on behalf of FilmDistrict. The project is slated to commence production this summer with plans for FilmDistrict to...
- 9/3/2013
- Comingsoon.net
The 17th Annual Hollywood Film Festival (Hff), hailed by “Variety” as “the ultimate networking opportunity” and by The New York Times as “the first mandatory stop in the awards season.” A long-standing and well-respected celebration of the very finest in big-screen storytelling, Hff presents promising filmmakers with countless opportunities to network with the industry’s top executives and brightest stars. It’s no wonder so many winners of Hff have secured representation and distribution deals through outlets including HBO, Miramax, IFC, 7th Art Releasing, Indican, and Starz, among others. Jon Fitzgerald is the new Executive Director of the Hollywood Film Festival. In the last ten years, Hff has seen a total 96 Oscar nominations and 32 Academy Awards presented its official selections and to the honorees of the Hollywood Film Awards, Hff’s companion event. Hff awards are covered by print and online media, as well as by cable and network television stations the world over.
- 4/12/2013
- by Josh Abraham
- Hollywoodnews.com
Peter Facinelli has left Paradigm for the second time, an individual with knowledge of the situation told TheWrap. The "Twilight" star, who plays the vampire family's patriarch Dr. Carlisle Cullen in the franchise, is currently without an agent. He and his production company, Facinelli Films, which he runs with producing partner Robert DeFranco, remain represented by Untitled Entertainment and attorney Steve Warren, the individual told TheWrap. Also read: Peter Facinelli Making 'Whitey' Bulger Movie This is the second time the 38-year-old actor and producer has parted with Paradigm. He had been a long-time client until...
- 7/9/2012
- by Alexander C. Kaufman
- The Wrap
HollywoodNews.com: In the Spotlight this week is the Hollywood Film Festival (http://www.hollywoodfilmfestival.com), celebrating its 16th season and acknowledged as one of Hollywood’s most exciting and anticipated film events. Hailed by “Daily Variety” as “the ultimate networking opportunity,” and “the first mandatory stop in the awards season” by “The New York Times,” Hollywood Film Festival presents filmmakers with a unique opportunity to showcase and network with the industry’s top executives and brightest stars.
In the last 9 years, Hollywood Film Festival has seen a total of 85 Oscar nominations and 32 Oscars given to films showcased at Hff and/or to the honorees of the Hollywood Film Awards, Hff’s companion event. Previous years have seen Festival finalists get distribution from HBO, Miramax, IFC, 7th Art Releasing, Indican, and Starz, among others.
Based in the heart of the film industry, Hff makes it easy for attending filmmakers to connect with agents,...
In the last 9 years, Hollywood Film Festival has seen a total of 85 Oscar nominations and 32 Oscars given to films showcased at Hff and/or to the honorees of the Hollywood Film Awards, Hff’s companion event. Previous years have seen Festival finalists get distribution from HBO, Miramax, IFC, 7th Art Releasing, Indican, and Starz, among others.
Based in the heart of the film industry, Hff makes it easy for attending filmmakers to connect with agents,...
- 3/5/2012
- by Josh Abraham
- Hollywoodnews.com
HollywoodNews.com: The 15th Annual Hollywood Film Festival® and Hollywood Awards®, presented by Starz, announces their “2011 Call For Entries” for all of its categories and genres including features, documentaries, shorts, animation, drama, and comedy. The Hollywood Film Festival® will run from October 20 to 24 at the state-of-the-art ArcLight Cinemas, in Hollywood.
“We are very excited that we will be celebrating our 15th anniversary and continue our quest to discover embryonic filmmakers from the global creative community,” said festival founder Carlos de Abreu, ” “The Hollywood Film Festival® continues to provide a great platform in the world’s movie capital for indie filmmakers to show their passion projects before their friends, film lovers, and the industry at large.”
The Festival will be capped off by the annual prestigious Hollywood Awards Gala ceremony on October 24, which lauds both annual and career achievements of Hollywood’s emerging and established talents.
Hollywood Film Festival, celebrating its...
“We are very excited that we will be celebrating our 15th anniversary and continue our quest to discover embryonic filmmakers from the global creative community,” said festival founder Carlos de Abreu, ” “The Hollywood Film Festival® continues to provide a great platform in the world’s movie capital for indie filmmakers to show their passion projects before their friends, film lovers, and the industry at large.”
The Festival will be capped off by the annual prestigious Hollywood Awards Gala ceremony on October 24, which lauds both annual and career achievements of Hollywood’s emerging and established talents.
Hollywood Film Festival, celebrating its...
- 7/11/2011
- by HollywoodNews.com
- Hollywoodnews.com
By Kim Palacios
hollywoodnews.com: Just days after fugitive Massachusetts mob boss Whitey Bulger was captured after more than 15 years on the run, it was announced that actor/writer/producer Peter Facinelli (“The Twilight Saga” films, “Nurse Jackie”) will co-produce a film adaptation of “Street Soldier: My Life as an Enforcer For Whitey Bulger and the Boston Irish Mob,” a book by Edward MacKenzie and Phyllis Karas. In what seems like a well-timed coincidence, Facinelli Films ironed out the final details of the deal with Brookstreet Pictures just days (if not hours) before the notorious mobster was found in Santa Monica. Facinelli and his producing partner Robert DeFranco had purchased rights to the book some nine months before.
The film is expected to tell the story of Bulger’s rise to power and the events leading to his disappearance. Said Facinelli to The Wrap, “We’d like to get it going as quickly as possible.
hollywoodnews.com: Just days after fugitive Massachusetts mob boss Whitey Bulger was captured after more than 15 years on the run, it was announced that actor/writer/producer Peter Facinelli (“The Twilight Saga” films, “Nurse Jackie”) will co-produce a film adaptation of “Street Soldier: My Life as an Enforcer For Whitey Bulger and the Boston Irish Mob,” a book by Edward MacKenzie and Phyllis Karas. In what seems like a well-timed coincidence, Facinelli Films ironed out the final details of the deal with Brookstreet Pictures just days (if not hours) before the notorious mobster was found in Santa Monica. Facinelli and his producing partner Robert DeFranco had purchased rights to the book some nine months before.
The film is expected to tell the story of Bulger’s rise to power and the events leading to his disappearance. Said Facinelli to The Wrap, “We’d like to get it going as quickly as possible.
- 7/4/2011
- by Kim Palacios
- Hollywoodnews.com
HollywoodNews.com: The 15th Annual Hollywood Film Festival® and Hollywood Awards®, presented by Starz, announces their “2011 Call For Entries” for all of its categories and genres including features, documentaries, shorts, animation, drama, and comedy. The Hollywood Film Festival® will run from October 20 to 24 at the state-of-the-art ArcLight Cinemas, in Hollywood.
“We are very excited that we will be celebrating our 15th anniversary and continue our quest to discover embryonic filmmakers from the global creative community,” said festival founder Carlos de Abreu, ” “The Hollywood Film Festival® continues to provide a great platform in the world’s movie capital for indie filmmakers to show their passion projects before their friends, film lovers, and the industry at large.”
The Festival will be capped off by the annual prestigious Hollywood Awards Gala ceremony on October 24, which lauds both annual and career achievements of Hollywood’s emerging and established talents.
Hollywood Film Festival, celebrating its...
“We are very excited that we will be celebrating our 15th anniversary and continue our quest to discover embryonic filmmakers from the global creative community,” said festival founder Carlos de Abreu, ” “The Hollywood Film Festival® continues to provide a great platform in the world’s movie capital for indie filmmakers to show their passion projects before their friends, film lovers, and the industry at large.”
The Festival will be capped off by the annual prestigious Hollywood Awards Gala ceremony on October 24, which lauds both annual and career achievements of Hollywood’s emerging and established talents.
Hollywood Film Festival, celebrating its...
- 6/29/2011
- by Josh Abraham
- Hollywoodnews.com
Variety is breaking the story that Peter Facinelli and his production partner, Robert DeFranco (The bikini-wearing, All the Single Ladies – dancing guy), have optioned Jennifer Fosberry’s books through their production company, Facinelli Films. Read more below: “Nurse Jackie” star Peter Facinelli and his producing partner Robert DeFranco have optioned film and TV rights to [...]
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- 5/18/2011
- by Evie
- twilightersanonymous.com
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