Amazon Studios has acquired global rights to Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s terrorist drama “7500.”
The deal, announced Monday at the Cannes Film Festival, excludes Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. Universum will distribute the film in Germany.
In “7500,” Gordon-Levitt plays the co-pilot of a plane that has been hijacked by terrorists. The title references the code 7500, which a pilot uses in the event of a hijacking. The code is designed to silently alert air traffic controllers of the situation without tipping off the hijacker. German director Patrick Vollrath wrote the screenplay with Senad Halilbasic.
Gordon-Levitt came on board and Vollrath began shooting starting in the fall of 2017 in Cologne and Vienna. “7500” is Vollrath’s full-length feature debut following his 2015 Academy Award-nominated short, “Everything Will Be Okay.”
Jonas Katzenstein and Maximilian Leo of Augenschein Filmproduktion are producing, while Novotny’s Franz Novotny and Alexander Glehr are co-producers. Ellen Goldsmith-Vein and Lindsay Williams of the...
The deal, announced Monday at the Cannes Film Festival, excludes Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. Universum will distribute the film in Germany.
In “7500,” Gordon-Levitt plays the co-pilot of a plane that has been hijacked by terrorists. The title references the code 7500, which a pilot uses in the event of a hijacking. The code is designed to silently alert air traffic controllers of the situation without tipping off the hijacker. German director Patrick Vollrath wrote the screenplay with Senad Halilbasic.
Gordon-Levitt came on board and Vollrath began shooting starting in the fall of 2017 in Cologne and Vienna. “7500” is Vollrath’s full-length feature debut following his 2015 Academy Award-nominated short, “Everything Will Be Okay.”
Jonas Katzenstein and Maximilian Leo of Augenschein Filmproduktion are producing, while Novotny’s Franz Novotny and Alexander Glehr are co-producers. Ellen Goldsmith-Vein and Lindsay Williams of the...
- 5/20/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Amazon Studios has bought the global rights — excluding Germany, Switzerland and Austria — to Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s thriller “7500” at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.
Gordon-Levitt plays the co-pilot of a plane that has been hijacked by terrorists. Patrick Vollrath directed the thriller from his own script. It marks his feature film directing debut following his 2015 Oscar-nominated short, “Everything Will Be Okay.”
Jonas Katzenstein and Maximilian Leo of Augenschein Filmproduktion are producing, while Novotny’s Franz Novotny and Alexander Glehr are co-producers. Ellen Goldsmith-Vein and Lindsay Williams of the Gotham Group are serving as executive producers.
Also Read: Seth Rogen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt Join Aaron Sorkin's 'The Trial of the Chicago 7'
Endeavor Content negotiated the deal with Amazon. Universum will distribute the film in Germany.
This marks Amazon’s second acquisition at the festival. Last week, the distributor bought the U.S. rights to the competition drama “Les Miserables.
Gordon-Levitt plays the co-pilot of a plane that has been hijacked by terrorists. Patrick Vollrath directed the thriller from his own script. It marks his feature film directing debut following his 2015 Oscar-nominated short, “Everything Will Be Okay.”
Jonas Katzenstein and Maximilian Leo of Augenschein Filmproduktion are producing, while Novotny’s Franz Novotny and Alexander Glehr are co-producers. Ellen Goldsmith-Vein and Lindsay Williams of the Gotham Group are serving as executive producers.
Also Read: Seth Rogen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt Join Aaron Sorkin's 'The Trial of the Chicago 7'
Endeavor Content negotiated the deal with Amazon. Universum will distribute the film in Germany.
This marks Amazon’s second acquisition at the festival. Last week, the distributor bought the U.S. rights to the competition drama “Les Miserables.
- 5/20/2019
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Amazon has beaten out several buyers to take world rights to the Joseph Gordon-Levitt hijacking thriller 7500.
In the completed pic, Inception and Looper star Gordon-Levitt plays the co-pilot of a plane hijacked by terrorists. Patrick Vollrath directs from his own script. Endeavor Content cut the global deal with Amazon. FilmNation was on board for international.
The film marks Vollrath’s feature debut following his 2015 Oscar-nominated short Everything Will Be Okay. Producers are Jonas Katzenstein and Maximilian Leo of Augenschein Filmproduktion. Franz Novotny and Alexander Glehr (Novotny & Novotny Filmproduktion) are co-producing.. Ellen Goldsmith-Vein and Lindsay Williams of the Gotham Group are executive producers.
Pic was funded with the support of Film and Medienstiftung Nrw, Dfff, Bkm, Ffa, Mfg, Ffhsh as well as ÖFI, Filmfonds Vienna, and Fisa. Universum (via the new Kkr-backed German indie conglomerate) will distribute the film in Germany.
In the completed pic, Inception and Looper star Gordon-Levitt plays the co-pilot of a plane hijacked by terrorists. Patrick Vollrath directs from his own script. Endeavor Content cut the global deal with Amazon. FilmNation was on board for international.
The film marks Vollrath’s feature debut following his 2015 Oscar-nominated short Everything Will Be Okay. Producers are Jonas Katzenstein and Maximilian Leo of Augenschein Filmproduktion. Franz Novotny and Alexander Glehr (Novotny & Novotny Filmproduktion) are co-producing.. Ellen Goldsmith-Vein and Lindsay Williams of the Gotham Group are executive producers.
Pic was funded with the support of Film and Medienstiftung Nrw, Dfff, Bkm, Ffa, Mfg, Ffhsh as well as ÖFI, Filmfonds Vienna, and Fisa. Universum (via the new Kkr-backed German indie conglomerate) will distribute the film in Germany.
- 5/20/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Joseph Baxter Nov 1, 2017
Joseph Gordon-Levitt will star in 7500, playing an airline pilot who fends off terrorist hijackers.
7500, a project from indie studios FilmNation and Endeavour Content, has procured Joseph Gordon-Levitt as its star. He will replace Paul Dano, who was previously attached to headline until scheduling conflicts forced him to drop out.
Gordon-Levitt will play Tobias Ellis, the co-pilot of a commercial flight from Berlin to Paris that is taken over by terrorist hijackers wielding glass bottles. Tobias will find himself fighting off the initial wave of attacks, eventually forced to negotiate with the remnants of the hijackers, ensuring the safety of the passengers.
German director Patrick Vollrath lands a major opportunity with 7500 as it's his feature-length debut, having previously helmed an array of short films in his native country. He is joined by executive producers Jonas Katzenstein and Maximilian Leo of Augenschein Filmproduktion, joined in that same capacity by...
Joseph Gordon-Levitt will star in 7500, playing an airline pilot who fends off terrorist hijackers.
7500, a project from indie studios FilmNation and Endeavour Content, has procured Joseph Gordon-Levitt as its star. He will replace Paul Dano, who was previously attached to headline until scheduling conflicts forced him to drop out.
Gordon-Levitt will play Tobias Ellis, the co-pilot of a commercial flight from Berlin to Paris that is taken over by terrorist hijackers wielding glass bottles. Tobias will find himself fighting off the initial wave of attacks, eventually forced to negotiate with the remnants of the hijackers, ensuring the safety of the passengers.
German director Patrick Vollrath lands a major opportunity with 7500 as it's his feature-length debut, having previously helmed an array of short films in his native country. He is joined by executive producers Jonas Katzenstein and Maximilian Leo of Augenschein Filmproduktion, joined in that same capacity by...
- 10/31/2017
- Den of Geek
Eight projects in production or post-production will compete at this year’s festival.
The 19th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (Nov 13-29) has unveiled the eight projects that will be featured in its Works in Progress programme this year.
The titles selected represent a variety of countries deliberately chosen for being outside of the mainstream, including a project from Krygystan and co-productions from Latvia-Japan-Estonia and Egypt-France.
The Latvia-Japan-Estonia co-production Magic Kimono comes from director Maris Martinsons, whose 2008 film Loss was submitted by Lithuania to the Academy Award’s foreign language pool.
Freedom, the Germany-Slovakia co-pro, is produced by Sol Bondy, who was named by Screen as a future leader at Cannes 2013, and Jamila Wenske; the pair were both co-producers on Pan Nalin’s comedy drama Angry Indian Goddesses.
The film is directed by Jan Speckenbach, whose Reported Missing was nominated for a European Film Award in 2012.
Mohamed Hefzy, also a Screen future leader in 2013, produces Sherif Elbendary’s Ali...
The 19th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (Nov 13-29) has unveiled the eight projects that will be featured in its Works in Progress programme this year.
The titles selected represent a variety of countries deliberately chosen for being outside of the mainstream, including a project from Krygystan and co-productions from Latvia-Japan-Estonia and Egypt-France.
The Latvia-Japan-Estonia co-production Magic Kimono comes from director Maris Martinsons, whose 2008 film Loss was submitted by Lithuania to the Academy Award’s foreign language pool.
Freedom, the Germany-Slovakia co-pro, is produced by Sol Bondy, who was named by Screen as a future leader at Cannes 2013, and Jamila Wenske; the pair were both co-producers on Pan Nalin’s comedy drama Angry Indian Goddesses.
The film is directed by Jan Speckenbach, whose Reported Missing was nominated for a European Film Award in 2012.
Mohamed Hefzy, also a Screen future leader in 2013, produces Sherif Elbendary’s Ali...
- 11/3/2015
- ScreenDaily
The Los Angeles Film Festival has announced the world premiere of Richard Linklater's Bernie as the opening night film for the 2011 festival.
The film will kick off the festival on June 16 at Regal Cinemas Stadium 14 at L.A. Live. It is written by Skip Hollandsworth and director Linklater and stars Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine, and Matthew McConaughey.
The film follows a beloved mortician (Black) from a small Texas town, even winning over the town's richest, meanest widow (MacLaine). Even after Bernie commits a horrible crime, people still will not utter a bad word against him.
"We're thrilled to be opening the Festival with the world premiere of this delicious black comedy - a treat from one of the most original and exciting voices in independent film, Richard Linklater," said Festival director Rebecca Yeldham. "With its fabulous all-star cast, Bernie is a perfect stage setter for the incredible line-up of...
The film will kick off the festival on June 16 at Regal Cinemas Stadium 14 at L.A. Live. It is written by Skip Hollandsworth and director Linklater and stars Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine, and Matthew McConaughey.
The film follows a beloved mortician (Black) from a small Texas town, even winning over the town's richest, meanest widow (MacLaine). Even after Bernie commits a horrible crime, people still will not utter a bad word against him.
"We're thrilled to be opening the Festival with the world premiere of this delicious black comedy - a treat from one of the most original and exciting voices in independent film, Richard Linklater," said Festival director Rebecca Yeldham. "With its fabulous all-star cast, Bernie is a perfect stage setter for the incredible line-up of...
- 5/30/2011
- by alyssa@mediavine.com (Alyssa Caverley)
- Reel Movie News
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