Exclusive: Emily The Criminal, the 2022 crime thriller starring Aubrey Plaza, is the latest movie set to be turned into a television series.
Legendary Television is developing a series based on the film, which was written and directed by John Patton Ford, with Plaza, who will not star, exec producing. It comes after the company acquired the rights in a competitive situation.
The film follows Emily (Plaza), who is saddled with student debt and locked out of the job market due to a minor criminal record. Desperate for income, she takes a shady gig as a “dummy shopper,” buying goods with stolen credit cards supplied by a handsome and charismatic middleman named Youcef (Theo Rossi). Faced with a series of dead-end job interviews, Emily soon finds herself seduced by the quick cash and illicit thrills of black-market capitalism, and increasingly interested in her mentor Youcef. Together, they hatch a plan to...
Legendary Television is developing a series based on the film, which was written and directed by John Patton Ford, with Plaza, who will not star, exec producing. It comes after the company acquired the rights in a competitive situation.
The film follows Emily (Plaza), who is saddled with student debt and locked out of the job market due to a minor criminal record. Desperate for income, she takes a shady gig as a “dummy shopper,” buying goods with stolen credit cards supplied by a handsome and charismatic middleman named Youcef (Theo Rossi). Faced with a series of dead-end job interviews, Emily soon finds herself seduced by the quick cash and illicit thrills of black-market capitalism, and increasingly interested in her mentor Youcef. Together, they hatch a plan to...
- 5/2/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Performance footwear brand Hoka is providing traction for a new documentary filmed within California’s oldest state prison.
The company based in Goleta, California will fund the upcoming theatrical release of 26.2 to Life, according to an announcement today from Film Hālau, producer of the documentary. The film directed by Christine Yoo “goes behind the walls of California’s San Quentin State Prison, where three men sentenced to life in prison for murder undertake running a marathon on a quest for redemption and freedom — or something like it.”
Markelle Taylor, known as “the Gazelle of San Quentin,” runs on the track inside the prison yard.
26.2 to Life will arrive in theaters in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, and Boston on September 22. It will also have a 72-hour virtual presentation nationwide, which audiences can experience between September 29 through October 1. According to a release, select screenings will feature a forward from lawyer,...
The company based in Goleta, California will fund the upcoming theatrical release of 26.2 to Life, according to an announcement today from Film Hālau, producer of the documentary. The film directed by Christine Yoo “goes behind the walls of California’s San Quentin State Prison, where three men sentenced to life in prison for murder undertake running a marathon on a quest for redemption and freedom — or something like it.”
Markelle Taylor, known as “the Gazelle of San Quentin,” runs on the track inside the prison yard.
26.2 to Life will arrive in theaters in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, and Boston on September 22. It will also have a 72-hour virtual presentation nationwide, which audiences can experience between September 29 through October 1. According to a release, select screenings will feature a forward from lawyer,...
- 8/14/2023
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Following six seasons as Howard Hamlin on AMC’s megahit Better Call Saul, Patrick Fabian has signed on to lead the indie The Way We Speak from writer-director Ian Ebright (From the Sky).
Billed as an allegory about America’s fractured politics and culture, the film follows Simon (Fabian), an up-and-coming commentator whose world is turned upside down when his best friend and debate opponent suffers a fatal heart attack. Simon refuses to leave the spotlight at an annual thought-leader summit, leading to an obsession with his new opponent and a growing rift with his ailing wife, Claire (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit’s Diana Coconubo).
Ebright’s Broken Telegraph is producing the pic, also to star Kailey Rhodes (Black Pool), Ayanna Berkshire (Twilight) and Lowell Deo (Z Nation). Fabian is repped by The Kohner Agency and Essential Talent Management.
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Exclusive: Cinedigm has acquired North American rights to...
Billed as an allegory about America’s fractured politics and culture, the film follows Simon (Fabian), an up-and-coming commentator whose world is turned upside down when his best friend and debate opponent suffers a fatal heart attack. Simon refuses to leave the spotlight at an annual thought-leader summit, leading to an obsession with his new opponent and a growing rift with his ailing wife, Claire (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit’s Diana Coconubo).
Ebright’s Broken Telegraph is producing the pic, also to star Kailey Rhodes (Black Pool), Ayanna Berkshire (Twilight) and Lowell Deo (Z Nation). Fabian is repped by The Kohner Agency and Essential Talent Management.
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Exclusive: Cinedigm has acquired North American rights to...
- 3/10/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Hbcu Go — the free-streaming digital platform of Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group, which serves as the leading media provider for the nation’s 107 Historically Black Colleges and Universities — has set a new promotional partnership with the award-winning indie Freedom’s Path, starring Rj Cyler (The Harder They Fall) and Gerran Howell (1917).
As part of the release for the film — opening in 200+ AMC and Regal theaters nationwide beginning February 3, in commemoration of Black History Month — Hbcu Go will launch Hbcu Go Give 365, a community giving initiative intended to inspire and engage the Black community to lean in and provide much-needed funding to Hbcu higher learning institutions. The platform will kick off its initiative by inviting students, alumni, faculty and other members of the Hbcu community to attend screenings across the country, also donating a portion of ticket sales from Freedom Path‘s theatrical release directly to HBCUs that support the arts.
As part of the release for the film — opening in 200+ AMC and Regal theaters nationwide beginning February 3, in commemoration of Black History Month — Hbcu Go will launch Hbcu Go Give 365, a community giving initiative intended to inspire and engage the Black community to lean in and provide much-needed funding to Hbcu higher learning institutions. The platform will kick off its initiative by inviting students, alumni, faculty and other members of the Hbcu community to attend screenings across the country, also donating a portion of ticket sales from Freedom Path‘s theatrical release directly to HBCUs that support the arts.
- 1/6/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Abramorama and Roco Films have co-acquired U.S. distribution rights to Cynthia Lowen’s abortion documentary “Battleground.” The film premiered in the documentary competition category at the Tribeca Festival in June. The doc follows three women in charge of anti-abortion organizations devoted to overturning Roe v. Wade.
Abramorama and Roco Films will co-release “Battleground” in hundreds of theaters across the country beginning Oct. 7 for an official Academy Award qualifying run. The film will also be simultaneously released in schools, non-profit spaces and corporate board rooms, both in-person and virtually. In addition, impact agencies Together Films and Red Owl will deliver a comprehensive national impact campaign alongside the release.
The doc is timely given the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in June, effectively striking down the ruling that has guaranteed basic abortion rights in the U.S. since 1973.
“We are at a profound turning point in American...
Abramorama and Roco Films will co-release “Battleground” in hundreds of theaters across the country beginning Oct. 7 for an official Academy Award qualifying run. The film will also be simultaneously released in schools, non-profit spaces and corporate board rooms, both in-person and virtually. In addition, impact agencies Together Films and Red Owl will deliver a comprehensive national impact campaign alongside the release.
The doc is timely given the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in June, effectively striking down the ruling that has guaranteed basic abortion rights in the U.S. since 1973.
“We are at a profound turning point in American...
- 8/29/2022
- by Addie Morfoot
- Variety Film + TV
Latest deal continues steady flow of business on festival’s acquisition titles.
Universal Pictures Content Group has acquired international rights to Sundance hit Emily The Criminal starring Aubrey Plaza, Screen has learned.
John Patton Ford’s thriller debuted in the Premieres section and stars Plaza as a young woman with a minor criminal record who tumbles into the criminal underbelly of Los Angeles after she takes a job as a dummy shopper using stolen credit card information.
At time of writing it remained unclear when or in what form Universal Pictures Content Group will release the film. Roadside Attractions and...
Universal Pictures Content Group has acquired international rights to Sundance hit Emily The Criminal starring Aubrey Plaza, Screen has learned.
John Patton Ford’s thriller debuted in the Premieres section and stars Plaza as a young woman with a minor criminal record who tumbles into the criminal underbelly of Los Angeles after she takes a job as a dummy shopper using stolen credit card information.
At time of writing it remained unclear when or in what form Universal Pictures Content Group will release the film. Roadside Attractions and...
- 2/4/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
John Patton Ford’s feature directing debut to get exclusive theatrical release this year.
Roadside Attractions and Vertical Entertainment have teamed up on North American rights to Sundance thriller Emily The Criminal starring and produced by Aubrey Plaza.
‘Emily The Criminal’: Sundance Review
John Patton Ford’s feature directing debut will get an exclusive theatrical release this year followed by home entertainment launch on Redbox. It marks the latest Sundance acquisition after deals on 892 and Nothing Compares were announced this week.
Plaza stars in Emily The Criminal as a woman with a minor criminal record who tumbles into the...
Roadside Attractions and Vertical Entertainment have teamed up on North American rights to Sundance thriller Emily The Criminal starring and produced by Aubrey Plaza.
‘Emily The Criminal’: Sundance Review
John Patton Ford’s feature directing debut will get an exclusive theatrical release this year followed by home entertainment launch on Redbox. It marks the latest Sundance acquisition after deals on 892 and Nothing Compares were announced this week.
Plaza stars in Emily The Criminal as a woman with a minor criminal record who tumbles into the...
- 2/2/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Following its premiere at this year’s virtual Sundance Film Festival, Aubrey Plaza’s crime thriller “Emily the Criminal” has been sold to Roadside Attractions and Vertical Entertainment.
The movie is slated to release exclusively in theaters in 2022. Redbox Entertainment has home entertainment rights. An exact release date has not been scheduled yet.
John Patton Ford directed “Emily the Criminal,” a tense story that follows a college graduate (Plaza) saddled with student debt and unable to find a job due to a minor criminal record. Desperate for income, she starts working as a “dummy shopper,” buying TV shows, cars and items that get increasingly riskier, with stolen credit cards supplied by a middleman. Additional cast members include Theo Rossi (“Army of the Dead”), Megalyn Echikunwoke (“Late Night”) and Gina Gershon (“Blockers”).
The movie debuted to overwhelmingly positive reception at Sundance, with many film critics praising Plaza’s lead performance. In Variety’s review,...
The movie is slated to release exclusively in theaters in 2022. Redbox Entertainment has home entertainment rights. An exact release date has not been scheduled yet.
John Patton Ford directed “Emily the Criminal,” a tense story that follows a college graduate (Plaza) saddled with student debt and unable to find a job due to a minor criminal record. Desperate for income, she starts working as a “dummy shopper,” buying TV shows, cars and items that get increasingly riskier, with stolen credit cards supplied by a middleman. Additional cast members include Theo Rossi (“Army of the Dead”), Megalyn Echikunwoke (“Late Night”) and Gina Gershon (“Blockers”).
The movie debuted to overwhelmingly positive reception at Sundance, with many film critics praising Plaza’s lead performance. In Variety’s review,...
- 2/2/2022
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Roadside Attractions and Vertical Entertainment have prevailed in a bidding war surrounding the Sundance thriller Emily the Criminal, starring and produced by Aubrey Plaza, claiming North American rights. They’ve slated the film for an exclusive theatrical release this year, with Redbox joining the partnership for home entertainment distribution.
John Patton Ford’s feature directorial debut follows Emily (Plaza), who is saddled with student debt and locked out of the job market due to a minor criminal record. Desperate for income, she takes a shady gig as a “dummy shopper,” buying goods with stolen credit cards supplied by a handsome and charismatic middleman named Youcef (Theo Rossi). Faced with a series of dead-end job interviews, Emily soon finds herself seduced by the quick cash and illicit thrills of black-market capitalism, and increasingly interested in her mentor Youcef. Together, they hatch a plan to bring...
John Patton Ford’s feature directorial debut follows Emily (Plaza), who is saddled with student debt and locked out of the job market due to a minor criminal record. Desperate for income, she takes a shady gig as a “dummy shopper,” buying goods with stolen credit cards supplied by a handsome and charismatic middleman named Youcef (Theo Rossi). Faced with a series of dead-end job interviews, Emily soon finds herself seduced by the quick cash and illicit thrills of black-market capitalism, and increasingly interested in her mentor Youcef. Together, they hatch a plan to bring...
- 2/2/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Back in October 2019, before the pandemic, we brought you news about American Civil War movie Freedom’s Path.
The feature, which charts the friendship between a Union soldier and a runaway slave who is helping facilitate the Underground Railroad, stars Ewen Bremner (Trainspotting), Rj Cyler (Me And Earl And The Dying Girl) and Gerran Howell (Catch 22). Post-production has just wrapped.
As it turned out, the project would mark the final stops on the journey of two veteran actors who died while the movie was in post-production: Thomas Jefferson Byrd, a frequent Spike Lee collaborator, and New Orleans native Carol Sutton, both of whom had supporting roles.
Both actors died in sad circumstances. Tony-nominee Byrd was murdered in Atlanta and Sutton died of complications from Covid.
Today, the production has chosen to release two images of the admired actors in their final film, marking the first official stills from the movie.
The feature, which charts the friendship between a Union soldier and a runaway slave who is helping facilitate the Underground Railroad, stars Ewen Bremner (Trainspotting), Rj Cyler (Me And Earl And The Dying Girl) and Gerran Howell (Catch 22). Post-production has just wrapped.
As it turned out, the project would mark the final stops on the journey of two veteran actors who died while the movie was in post-production: Thomas Jefferson Byrd, a frequent Spike Lee collaborator, and New Orleans native Carol Sutton, both of whom had supporting roles.
Both actors died in sad circumstances. Tony-nominee Byrd was murdered in Atlanta and Sutton died of complications from Covid.
Today, the production has chosen to release two images of the admired actors in their final film, marking the first official stills from the movie.
- 9/21/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Theo Rossi will star opposite Aubrey Plaza in Emily the Criminal, the indie written and directed by John Patton Ford.
The film tells the story of Emily (Plaza), a woman down on her luck and saddled with debt, who gets involved in a credit card scam that pulls her into the criminal underworld of Los Angeles, ultimately leading to deadly consequences.
Rossi will play Youcef, a Middle Eastern immigrant who has big dreams and a lot of hustle, with Gina Gershon and Megalyn Echikunwoke co-starring.
Plaza is producing the pic with Tyler Davidson and Drew Sykes, with Dexter Braff, Kevin Flanigan, Angus Wall, Kent Kubena, Lowell Shapiro, and Mike Dill serving as exec producers. Low Spark is the film’s financier.
Rossi is best known for his turn as the menacing Hernan ‘Shades’ Alvarez in Marvel’s Luke Cage, and as...
The film tells the story of Emily (Plaza), a woman down on her luck and saddled with debt, who gets involved in a credit card scam that pulls her into the criminal underworld of Los Angeles, ultimately leading to deadly consequences.
Rossi will play Youcef, a Middle Eastern immigrant who has big dreams and a lot of hustle, with Gina Gershon and Megalyn Echikunwoke co-starring.
Plaza is producing the pic with Tyler Davidson and Drew Sykes, with Dexter Braff, Kevin Flanigan, Angus Wall, Kent Kubena, Lowell Shapiro, and Mike Dill serving as exec producers. Low Spark is the film’s financier.
Rossi is best known for his turn as the menacing Hernan ‘Shades’ Alvarez in Marvel’s Luke Cage, and as...
- 8/23/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Aubrey Plaza is set to star in Emily The Criminal, from producer Low Spark Films. Plaza is also on board as a producer. Gina Gershon and Megalyn Echikunwoke have also been cast in the feature. The film tells the story of Emily (Plaza), who is down on her luck and saddled with debt who gets involved in a credit card scam that pulls her into the criminal underworld of Los Angeles, ultimately leading to deadly consequences.
The pic is written and directed by John Patton Ford. Tyler Davidson, Plaza and Drew Sykes are producing, with Dexter Braff, Kevin Flanigan, Angus Wall, Kent Kubena, Lowell Shapiro, and Mike Dill serving as Executive Producers. Low Spark is fully financing the film.
ICM Partners, CAA Media Finance and Verve are handling domestic sales. Production recently wrapped on the film in Los Angeles.
Plaza recently starred in and produced Black Bear and Ingrid...
The pic is written and directed by John Patton Ford. Tyler Davidson, Plaza and Drew Sykes are producing, with Dexter Braff, Kevin Flanigan, Angus Wall, Kent Kubena, Lowell Shapiro, and Mike Dill serving as Executive Producers. Low Spark is fully financing the film.
ICM Partners, CAA Media Finance and Verve are handling domestic sales. Production recently wrapped on the film in Los Angeles.
Plaza recently starred in and produced Black Bear and Ingrid...
- 8/18/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Dan Shaw’s animated feature debuted at Sundance and scored a special mention in Berlin’s Generation competition.
Global distributor, producer and streamer Mubi has swooped on key European territory rights for Dash Shaw’s Cryptozoo, which scored a special mention in Berlin’s Generation competition this week.
In a deal with The Match Factory, Mubi has acquired all rights to the adult animation for the UK, Ireland, Germany and Turkey. The film premiered at Sundance, where it won the Next Innovator Award, and played in the Generation 14plus competition of the Berlinale.
The hand-drawn animation marks the second feature...
Global distributor, producer and streamer Mubi has swooped on key European territory rights for Dash Shaw’s Cryptozoo, which scored a special mention in Berlin’s Generation competition this week.
In a deal with The Match Factory, Mubi has acquired all rights to the adult animation for the UK, Ireland, Germany and Turkey. The film premiered at Sundance, where it won the Next Innovator Award, and played in the Generation 14plus competition of the Berlinale.
The hand-drawn animation marks the second feature...
- 3/5/2021
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Match Factory handles international sales.
Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to Sundance animation Cryptozoo by Dash Shaw
Lake Bell, Zoe Kazan, Michael Cera, Louisa Krause, Peter Stormare, Thomas Jay Ryan, Grace Zabriskie and Angeliki Papoulia are among the voice cast.
Cryptozoo takes place in the 1960s and frames a war between the authorities who want to capture and weaponise a mythical creature, and those who seek to protect the fantastic beast and other cryptids in the titular establishment.
Shaw’s (My Entire High School Sinking Into The Sea) wife and collaborator Jane Samborski directed the animation.
Magnolia plans a 2021 release.
Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to Sundance animation Cryptozoo by Dash Shaw
Lake Bell, Zoe Kazan, Michael Cera, Louisa Krause, Peter Stormare, Thomas Jay Ryan, Grace Zabriskie and Angeliki Papoulia are among the voice cast.
Cryptozoo takes place in the 1960s and frames a war between the authorities who want to capture and weaponise a mythical creature, and those who seek to protect the fantastic beast and other cryptids in the titular establishment.
Shaw’s (My Entire High School Sinking Into The Sea) wife and collaborator Jane Samborski directed the animation.
Magnolia plans a 2021 release.
- 2/2/2021
- ScreenDaily
Dash Shaw’s animated fantasy film “Cryptozoo” has sold to Magnolia out of the Sundance Film Festival, with the distributor acquiring the film’s North American rights.
The film, which played in the Next section of Sundance, follows Cryptozookeepers who try to capture Baku, a dream-eating hybrid creature of legend, and debate whether they should display these creatures or keep them hidden from the world.
Lake Bell, Zoe Kazan, Michael Cera, Louisa Krause, Peter Stormare, Thomas Jay Ryan, Grace Zabriskie and Angeliki Papoulia all voice animated characters in the film. And Magnolia is planning to release “Cryptozoo” later this year.
“Cryptozoo” was written and directed by Shaw, who is also known for his film “My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea.” Jane Samborski directed the film’s hallucinatory animation, which critics have referred to as a blend of “Yellow Submarine” and “Jurassic Park.”
“‘Cryptozoo’ is a rare creature indeed...
The film, which played in the Next section of Sundance, follows Cryptozookeepers who try to capture Baku, a dream-eating hybrid creature of legend, and debate whether they should display these creatures or keep them hidden from the world.
Lake Bell, Zoe Kazan, Michael Cera, Louisa Krause, Peter Stormare, Thomas Jay Ryan, Grace Zabriskie and Angeliki Papoulia all voice animated characters in the film. And Magnolia is planning to release “Cryptozoo” later this year.
“Cryptozoo” was written and directed by Shaw, who is also known for his film “My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea.” Jane Samborski directed the film’s hallucinatory animation, which critics have referred to as a blend of “Yellow Submarine” and “Jurassic Park.”
“‘Cryptozoo’ is a rare creature indeed...
- 2/2/2021
- by Beatrice Verhoeven and Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Magnolia Pictures has acquired the Sundance Film Festival entry “Cryptozoo,” multiple Individuals familiar with the sale told Variety.
The animated fantasy was written and directed by Dash Shaw (“My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea”) and boasts a voice cast featuring Lake Bell, Michael Cera, Angeliki Papoulia and Zoe Kazan.
Debuting in the Next section at the 2021 virtual festival, “Cryptozoo” follows a couple romping in the woods, seeking intimacy and a good high. They inadvertently stumble on a park of fantasy creatures — dragons, griffins, winged horses and unicorns abound.
The two lovers discover a refuge for “endangered and misunderstood mythical creatures — hailing from the folklores and legends of a hundred different cultures — that the wider world either does not believe in, fears or wants to exploit,” wrote Variety critic Jessica Kiang in her review.
UTA Independent Film Group represented the filmmakers in the sale.
Jane Samborski was animation director on the project.
The animated fantasy was written and directed by Dash Shaw (“My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea”) and boasts a voice cast featuring Lake Bell, Michael Cera, Angeliki Papoulia and Zoe Kazan.
Debuting in the Next section at the 2021 virtual festival, “Cryptozoo” follows a couple romping in the woods, seeking intimacy and a good high. They inadvertently stumble on a park of fantasy creatures — dragons, griffins, winged horses and unicorns abound.
The two lovers discover a refuge for “endangered and misunderstood mythical creatures — hailing from the folklores and legends of a hundred different cultures — that the wider world either does not believe in, fears or wants to exploit,” wrote Variety critic Jessica Kiang in her review.
UTA Independent Film Group represented the filmmakers in the sale.
Jane Samborski was animation director on the project.
- 2/2/2021
- by Matt Donnelly and Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Voice cast includes Lake Bell and Michael Cera.
Leading German sales company The Match Factory has acquired international rights to Dash Shaw’s Cryptozoo, a feature animation set to receive its world premiere at Sundance this week.
The hand-drawn animation marks the second feature of US comic-book artist and writer Shaw, whose distinctive debut My Entire High School Sinking Into The Sea premiered at Toronto in 2016 and went on to screen at the Berlinale.
His follow-up is a fantastical, psychedelic feature set amid the counterculture of the 1960s, with a voice cast led by Lake Bell and Michael Cera. It...
Leading German sales company The Match Factory has acquired international rights to Dash Shaw’s Cryptozoo, a feature animation set to receive its world premiere at Sundance this week.
The hand-drawn animation marks the second feature of US comic-book artist and writer Shaw, whose distinctive debut My Entire High School Sinking Into The Sea premiered at Toronto in 2016 and went on to screen at the Berlinale.
His follow-up is a fantastical, psychedelic feature set amid the counterculture of the 1960s, with a voice cast led by Lake Bell and Michael Cera. It...
- 1/26/2021
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Shoot is underway in the U.S. on American Civil War-set film Freedom’s Path, starring Ewen Bremner (Trainspotting), Rj Cyler (Me And Earl And The Dying Girl) and Gerran Howell (Catch 22).
The story follows the friendship forged between a Union soldier and runaway slave William who is helping facilitate the Underground Railroad. The feature marks the feature directorial debut of writer-director Brett Smith and is based on his short of the same name.
Supporting cast includes Harrison Gilbertson (Picnic At Hanging Rock) as William’s best friend; Afemo Omiliami (Poms) as Ellis Freeman, a leader of the underground railroad who has decided to stay in the south and help runaway slaves move North; Carol Sutton (Poms) as Caddy, a compassionate matriarch of a group of slaves facilitating the underground network; and Thomas J Byrd (Chi-Raq) as Abner, the tough adopted father of a group of former slaves running the railroad.
The story follows the friendship forged between a Union soldier and runaway slave William who is helping facilitate the Underground Railroad. The feature marks the feature directorial debut of writer-director Brett Smith and is based on his short of the same name.
Supporting cast includes Harrison Gilbertson (Picnic At Hanging Rock) as William’s best friend; Afemo Omiliami (Poms) as Ellis Freeman, a leader of the underground railroad who has decided to stay in the south and help runaway slaves move North; Carol Sutton (Poms) as Caddy, a compassionate matriarch of a group of slaves facilitating the underground network; and Thomas J Byrd (Chi-Raq) as Abner, the tough adopted father of a group of former slaves running the railroad.
- 10/14/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Rlje Films has acquired the U.S. rights to Melanie Laurent’s “Galveston,” starring Elle Fanning and Ben Foster, the distributor announced Thursday.
The film premiered at this year’s SXSW Film Festival and will screen at the Toronto International Film Festival in September.
“Galveston” is based on the novel of the same name by “True Detective” author Nic Pizzolatto, and was written by Jim Hammett and directed by Laurent. It also stars Lili Reinhart and Beau Bridges. Tyler Davidson produced the drama with his company Low Spark Films.
Also Read: Elle Fanning Says She 'Regrets' If Her Decision to Work With Woody Allen 'Hurt Anyone'
In the film, Roy (Foster) is a criminal enforcer and mob hitman when he becomes involved in a double-cross scheme. He discovers Rocky (Fanning) after the crime and reluctantly takes her with him on his escape. They try to find sanctuary in Galveston, hiding...
The film premiered at this year’s SXSW Film Festival and will screen at the Toronto International Film Festival in September.
“Galveston” is based on the novel of the same name by “True Detective” author Nic Pizzolatto, and was written by Jim Hammett and directed by Laurent. It also stars Lili Reinhart and Beau Bridges. Tyler Davidson produced the drama with his company Low Spark Films.
Also Read: Elle Fanning Says She 'Regrets' If Her Decision to Work With Woody Allen 'Hurt Anyone'
In the film, Roy (Foster) is a criminal enforcer and mob hitman when he becomes involved in a double-cross scheme. He discovers Rocky (Fanning) after the crime and reluctantly takes her with him on his escape. They try to find sanctuary in Galveston, hiding...
- 7/26/2018
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Rlje Films has acquired U.S. rights to Galveston, the indie drama that bowed this year at SXSW adapted from True Detective writer Nic Pizzolatto’s 2010 novel. Mélanie Laurent directed the pic, which stars Ben Foster, Elle Fanning, Lili Reinhart and Beau Bridges. The deal comes as the pic landed a spot in September’s Toronto Film Festival, and a fall theatrical release after that is in the works.
Rlje Films’ chief acquisitions officer Mark Ward and Jess De Leo negotiated the deal with Endeavor Content and Cinetic on behalf of the filmmakers.
The plot of Jim Hammett’s adapted screenplay centers on Roy (Foster), a heavy-drinking criminal enforcer and mob hit man in Galveston whose boss set him up in a double-cross scheme. After killing his would-be assassins before they could kill him, Roy discovers Rocky (Fanning), a young woman being held captive, and reluctantly takes her with him on his escape.
Rlje Films’ chief acquisitions officer Mark Ward and Jess De Leo negotiated the deal with Endeavor Content and Cinetic on behalf of the filmmakers.
The plot of Jim Hammett’s adapted screenplay centers on Roy (Foster), a heavy-drinking criminal enforcer and mob hit man in Galveston whose boss set him up in a double-cross scheme. After killing his would-be assassins before they could kill him, Roy discovers Rocky (Fanning), a young woman being held captive, and reluctantly takes her with him on his escape.
- 7/26/2018
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
The crime drama with Ben Foster and Elle Fanning is set for an autumn release.
Rlje Films has acquired all Us rights to crime drama Galveston, which has just been set for a gala screening at this September’s Toronto International Film Festival.
Rlje plans to release the film in Us cinemas this autumn.
Based on the novel of the same name by True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto, Galveston, which premiered at this year’s SXSW festival, is directed by Mélanie Laurent, written by Jim Hammett and stars Ben Foster, Elle Fanning, Lili Reinhart and Beau Bridges. Producer is Tyler Davidson,...
Rlje Films has acquired all Us rights to crime drama Galveston, which has just been set for a gala screening at this September’s Toronto International Film Festival.
Rlje plans to release the film in Us cinemas this autumn.
Based on the novel of the same name by True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto, Galveston, which premiered at this year’s SXSW festival, is directed by Mélanie Laurent, written by Jim Hammett and stars Ben Foster, Elle Fanning, Lili Reinhart and Beau Bridges. Producer is Tyler Davidson,...
- 7/26/2018
- by John Hazelton
- ScreenDaily
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