Exclusive: A feature about legendary Hollywood director Sam Peckinpah’s wild plan to finance his final film with backing from Colombia’s Cali Cartel is being sold in Cannes.
Avatar Entertainment is handling sales for If They Move… ‘Kill Em, with Colombian director Carlos Moreno — known for Netflix film Dogwashers, upcoming series Goles en Contra and Sundance titles Dog Eat Dog, The Snitch Cartel and Live Forever — also attached. Kel Symons is the writer.
The script tells the story of legendary 1960s and 1970s director Peckinpah, who after burning all bridges in Hollywood decided to finance his final film through the only people willing to invest in him: the Colombian drug cartel in Cali, Colombia. After he and the cartel have ‘creative differences,’ Peckinpah and his associate are kidnapped and held in the Amazon jungle. He then escapes captivity and has to find his way through the dangerous jungle, evade armed fighters searching for him,...
Avatar Entertainment is handling sales for If They Move… ‘Kill Em, with Colombian director Carlos Moreno — known for Netflix film Dogwashers, upcoming series Goles en Contra and Sundance titles Dog Eat Dog, The Snitch Cartel and Live Forever — also attached. Kel Symons is the writer.
The script tells the story of legendary 1960s and 1970s director Peckinpah, who after burning all bridges in Hollywood decided to finance his final film through the only people willing to invest in him: the Colombian drug cartel in Cali, Colombia. After he and the cartel have ‘creative differences,’ Peckinpah and his associate are kidnapped and held in the Amazon jungle. He then escapes captivity and has to find his way through the dangerous jungle, evade armed fighters searching for him,...
- 5/17/2022
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Deadline is reporting that John Wick director Chad Stahelski may direct an adaptation of the pulpy paranormal book Sandman Slim, by author Richard Kadrey. Studio 8 optioned the series of books, now ten strong, back in September of 2016. Kerry Williamson (What Happened to Monday and Alex Cross) is stepping in to write a second draft * adapting the first novel. The first A previous draft was written by Kel Symons. (* Updated 2/13 to reflect more directly the report by Deadline.) The story centers on James “Sandman Slim” Stark, fast-talking, hard-boiled, supernatural vigilante who escapes from Hell to avenge his girlfriend’s murder and hunt down the magicians responsible for getting him sent “downtown.” This means I will probably have to go back to Kadrey's series...
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- 2/12/2018
- Screen Anarchy
Exclusive: Studio 8 has picked up the rights to New York Times bestseller Richard Kadrey’s Sandman Slim, the eight book urban fantasy series, with a ninth on the way in 2017. Kel Symons is attached to adapt the novels, which are being eyed as a potential franchise. The series revolves around James “Sandman Slim” Stark, a fast talking, hard-boiled, supernatural vigilante who escapes from Hell to avenge his girlfriend’s murder and hunt down the magicians responsible for…...
- 9/23/2016
- Deadline
This week saw the first really beautiful weather Saint Louis has had since November. You should assume that the delay in this week’s column is due to me being outside and savoring the sunshine.
Ghost #2
Writer: Kelly Sue DeConnick & Christopher Sebela
Artist: Ryan Sook, Drew Johnson and Andy Owens
Colors: Dave McCaig
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Price: $3 (Digital)
So it turns out Ghost is the latest in a series of Dark Horse relaunches all tying into what is apparently going to be a coherent pulp hero universe. Coined “Project Dark Sky,” there’s no real narrative for the event other than some half-assed Arg hinting at psychic powers and alien invasions. It apparently has seven core titles, some of which I’ve only just glimpsed passing over on the rack on new comics day. That’s ambitious. But the whole gig is kind of pointless to me, because they...
Ghost #2
Writer: Kelly Sue DeConnick & Christopher Sebela
Artist: Ryan Sook, Drew Johnson and Andy Owens
Colors: Dave McCaig
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Price: $3 (Digital)
So it turns out Ghost is the latest in a series of Dark Horse relaunches all tying into what is apparently going to be a coherent pulp hero universe. Coined “Project Dark Sky,” there’s no real narrative for the event other than some half-assed Arg hinting at psychic powers and alien invasions. It apparently has seven core titles, some of which I’ve only just glimpsed passing over on the rack on new comics day. That’s ambitious. But the whole gig is kind of pointless to me, because they...
- 3/17/2014
- by Chris Melkus
- Destroy the Brain
Deadly Class #1 (Image): Image does it again. A gorgeous, brutal gem of a book that follows a homeless teenager from a nook beneath a bridge to a secret school of assassins, Deadly Class is another home run for Rick Remender, who is already thrilling us with Black Science and writing Captain America and Uncanny Avengers at Marvel. But the book belongs equally to Wes Craig, whose line and panel work is simply stunning. 9/10
The Mercenary Sea #1 (Image): In the spirit of last year’s Half Past Danger, a submarine full of miscreants lands at various ports, where its occupants trade movies for food with natives of the South Pacific and dream about a mysterious island. It’s a good enough adventure tale, and the art is incredibly unique—Matthew Reynolds’ silhouettes and almost invisible pencil lines give it an air of animation, like an early 20th century Disney movie.
The Mercenary Sea #1 (Image): In the spirit of last year’s Half Past Danger, a submarine full of miscreants lands at various ports, where its occupants trade movies for food with natives of the South Pacific and dream about a mysterious island. It’s a good enough adventure tale, and the art is incredibly unique—Matthew Reynolds’ silhouettes and almost invisible pencil lines give it an air of animation, like an early 20th century Disney movie.
- 2/18/2014
- by Holly Interlandi
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Science fiction, man. I love it. But comic books make me want to hate it. I mean, I get that comic books aren’t really a literary medium. They can be, but they’re read mostly by people avoiding the commitment and sometimes challenge of a more rigorous, if still speculative, format, namely prose. Now I’m not going to pretend that prose Sf&F is always a step up from comics and, in fact, there’s pretty much an equal ratio of turds to gold (there’s some kind of law for this, I think). But so much more effort is put into the “science” part of science fiction in literature than it is in comics, and that seems to be an unfortunate result of the assumption (perhaps correctly) most comic book writers make that their audience isn’t interested in “harder” sci-fi or fantasy. But they try at it anyway sometimes,...
- 2/14/2014
- by Chris Melkus
- Destroy the Brain
This week on our favorite radio show, Where Monsters Dwell welcomes back to the program comic writer Kel Symons. You’ll remember Kel’s work on last year’s I Love Trouble from Image Comics. Kel is back in 2014 and he’s bringing a new book with him, The Mercenary Sea, also from Image Comics.
The guys will also be discussing the midseason premiere of The Walking Dead - which I loved, by the way, guys. Just saying.
Update: Listen to episode 280 now!
If you have a question for Kel Symons or for Wmd hosts Remington J. Osborne, Monster Mike, and/or producer Redshirt Ryan, feel free to post it on their Wmd Facebook wall or give the show a call during the broadcast at 506-452-6056 (yes, they’re in Canada).
If you do have to miss tonight’s live show, the guys are cool enough to post their shows as podcasts,...
The guys will also be discussing the midseason premiere of The Walking Dead - which I loved, by the way, guys. Just saying.
Update: Listen to episode 280 now!
If you have a question for Kel Symons or for Wmd hosts Remington J. Osborne, Monster Mike, and/or producer Redshirt Ryan, feel free to post it on their Wmd Facebook wall or give the show a call during the broadcast at 506-452-6056 (yes, they’re in Canada).
If you do have to miss tonight’s live show, the guys are cool enough to post their shows as podcasts,...
- 2/12/2014
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
Every year, film executive Franklin Leonard releases his list, called The Black List, of most-liked unproduced screenplays in Hollywood. This year's list was compiled from the suggestions of 290 film executives, each of whom picked up to ten of their favorite scripts. Since the list started in 2004, many screenplays ended up being turned into films. In 2005, two of the top three scripts were "Lars and the Real Girl" which was nominated for Best Original Screenplay Oscar, and "Juno" which actually won the Oscar. See the 2012 Black List below, broken up by how many votes each screenplay received. Some of the projects are already in the works. 65 - Draft Day (Rajiv Joseph, Scott Rothman) On the day of the NFL Draft, Bills General Manager Sonny Weaver has the opportunity to save football in Buffalo when he trades for the number one pick. He must quickly decide what he's willing to sacrifice in...
- 12/19/2012
- WorstPreviews.com
List of scripts yet to be made into films includes biopics of Sam Peckinpah, Hillary Clinton and Marlon Brando
Intrigued by the prospect of a romantic drama about future first lady Hillary Rodham as she vacillates between her career and the attentions of a charming young suitor from Arkansas? Prefer the sound of a period piece about the early artistic struggles of one Ted Geisel, Aka Dr Seuss? Maybe the stirring, gin-soaked tale of film-maker Sam Peckinpah's bid to revive a ruined big-screen career sounds more up your celluloid street? All of the above could find their way into cinemas in the coming years after they were included on the annual "Black List" of the best unproduced screenplays in Hollywood.
This year's list was released by film executive Franklin Leonard, who has been compiling it since 2005. The 2012 edition consists of 78 screenplays that more than 290 film executives have voted their...
Intrigued by the prospect of a romantic drama about future first lady Hillary Rodham as she vacillates between her career and the attentions of a charming young suitor from Arkansas? Prefer the sound of a period piece about the early artistic struggles of one Ted Geisel, Aka Dr Seuss? Maybe the stirring, gin-soaked tale of film-maker Sam Peckinpah's bid to revive a ruined big-screen career sounds more up your celluloid street? All of the above could find their way into cinemas in the coming years after they were included on the annual "Black List" of the best unproduced screenplays in Hollywood.
This year's list was released by film executive Franklin Leonard, who has been compiling it since 2005. The 2012 edition consists of 78 screenplays that more than 290 film executives have voted their...
- 12/19/2012
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
There is either a couple of football fans or Jerry Maguire/Moneyball with this year’s most liked unproduced screenplay. Close to 300 hundred film executives provided with the Black List creators a top ten of their favorite screenplays of the year and the consensus first overall pick (with 65 votes) comes from the recently featured in Variety (10 Screenwriters to Watch 2012) tandem of Rajiv Joseph & Scott Rothman and their drama which has nothing to do with enlisting in the armed forces. Draft Day – about the day in the life of a fictitious Buffalo Bills Gm appears to currently be in turnaround — which only means I expect to see this greenlight perhaps a little later than sooner – worth noting: top spot almost guarantees that the film will indeed go into production (2006, 2010 and 2011 are the exceptions.) Among the more alluring logline subjects we find on the list, I’d be keen on reading the...
- 12/18/2012
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
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