Ericson Core has been tapped to direct the thriller The Claim which is written by La La Land screenwriter-director Damien Chazelle. The thriller made the Black List in 2010.
Core is also known for directing Disney’s sports drama Invincible, starring Mark Wahlberg. He was also the cinematographer of The Fast and the Furious, for which he won AFI’s cinematographer of the year award.
The casting process has just begun for the thriller, which is about a single father with a criminal background who must find his kidnapped daughter while fighting the mysterious claims of another couple who insist that the child is theirs.
Chazelle won the Academy Award for directing La La Land and was nominated in the original screenplay category. He was also nominated in 2015 for best-adapted screenplay for Whiplash.
Source: Variety...
Core is also known for directing Disney’s sports drama Invincible, starring Mark Wahlberg. He was also the cinematographer of The Fast and the Furious, for which he won AFI’s cinematographer of the year award.
The casting process has just begun for the thriller, which is about a single father with a criminal background who must find his kidnapped daughter while fighting the mysterious claims of another couple who insist that the child is theirs.
Chazelle won the Academy Award for directing La La Land and was nominated in the original screenplay category. He was also nominated in 2015 for best-adapted screenplay for Whiplash.
Source: Variety...
- 8/3/2017
- by Kristian Odland
- GeekTyrant
According to Deadline, Point Break remake director Ericson Core has signed on to direct The Claim, a drama film that doesn’t sound like it would be an especially big deal if not for the fact that it was written by La La Land’s Damien Chazelle. The movie is about a father with a “criminal background” whose daughter gets kidnapped, but while trying to track her down, a different couple shows up and makes “mysterious claims” that the child actually belongs to them. That makes it sound like the other couple was probably behind the kidnapping, but maybe the daughter was taken by a third party, and the criminal dad has to fight with the mysterious couple to prove that she’s really his daughter and not theirs.
Beyond Point Break, Core also directed the sports movie Invincible and worked as a cinematographer on The Fast And The Furious...
Beyond Point Break, Core also directed the sports movie Invincible and worked as a cinematographer on The Fast And The Furious...
- 8/3/2017
- by Sam Barsanti
- avclub.com
Today, word has come down the wire that Ericson Core (Invinsible, Point Break) has signed on to direct The Claim, a thriller penned by La La Land Oscar winner Damien Chazelle. Core will work beside Chazelle for producers Scott Clayton of Oceanside Media and Route One Entertainment's Russell Levine on the upcoming feature, which is expected to begin casting and firing up production later this... Read More...
- 8/2/2017
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
David Crow Aug 3, 2017
La La Land and Whiplash's Damien Chazelle has written a thrilled called The Claim, which will now be directed by Ericson Core...
Damien Chazelle has had one of the most interesting (and fastest) career rises in recent Hollywood memory. Only a few years ago, he worked on screenplays for horror movies like The Last Exorcism Part II (he also had a hand in 10 Cloverfield Lane), but the 32-year-old filmmaker now has an Oscar for his directing of La La Land, which followed his previous critical hit, Whiplash.
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Chazelle's gone back to genre writing with The Claim, a new thriller which, at least until now, was looking for a director.
Deadline reports that producers Scott Clayton and Russell Levine have tapped Ericson Core...
La La Land and Whiplash's Damien Chazelle has written a thrilled called The Claim, which will now be directed by Ericson Core...
Damien Chazelle has had one of the most interesting (and fastest) career rises in recent Hollywood memory. Only a few years ago, he worked on screenplays for horror movies like The Last Exorcism Part II (he also had a hand in 10 Cloverfield Lane), but the 32-year-old filmmaker now has an Oscar for his directing of La La Land, which followed his previous critical hit, Whiplash.
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Chazelle's gone back to genre writing with The Claim, a new thriller which, at least until now, was looking for a director.
Deadline reports that producers Scott Clayton and Russell Levine have tapped Ericson Core...
- 8/2/2017
- Den of Geek
Ericson Core to helm thriller; Christian Mercuri’s Capstone Group, Oceanside Media fully finance.
Damien Chazelle’s screenplay The Claim has found its director – Ericson Core, whose credits include the Point Break reboot and Disney sports drama Invincible.
Scott Clayton of Oceanside Media and Route One Entertainment’s Russell Levine are producing The Claim, and Christian Mercuri’s financing, production and sales company Capstone Group will fully finance with Oceanside Media.
Casting is underway ahead of an anticipated start later this year on the story of a single father with a criminal past who races to find his kidnapped daughter while another couple claim the child is theirs.
Oceanside optioned the rights to the Black List thriller. Jay Stern and Chip Diggins are also producers on the project. Mercuri serves as executive producer alongside David Haring and Chris Lytton. Route One’s Sophia Dilley will co-produce.
Prior to features, Core was a cinematographer on such films as [link...
Damien Chazelle’s screenplay The Claim has found its director – Ericson Core, whose credits include the Point Break reboot and Disney sports drama Invincible.
Scott Clayton of Oceanside Media and Route One Entertainment’s Russell Levine are producing The Claim, and Christian Mercuri’s financing, production and sales company Capstone Group will fully finance with Oceanside Media.
Casting is underway ahead of an anticipated start later this year on the story of a single father with a criminal past who races to find his kidnapped daughter while another couple claim the child is theirs.
Oceanside optioned the rights to the Black List thriller. Jay Stern and Chip Diggins are also producers on the project. Mercuri serves as executive producer alongside David Haring and Chris Lytton. Route One’s Sophia Dilley will co-produce.
Prior to features, Core was a cinematographer on such films as [link...
- 8/2/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Production is slated to begin this year
The post Damien Chazelle Thriller The Claim Gets Director Ericson Core appeared first on ComingSoon.net.
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- 8/2/2017
- by Max Evry
- Comingsoon.net
Director Ericson Core is putting his name on The Claim, penned by Damien Chazelle.
The helmer of the Point Break reboot and Disney's football drama Invincible will direct the thriller, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The Black List script by Chazelle, who wrote and helmed La La Land and Whiplash, centers on a single father with a criminal past whose daughter gets kidnapped by another couple who claims her as their own.
Scott Clayton of Oceanside Media is producing the pic alongside Route One Entertainment’s Russell Levine, Jay Stern and Chip Diggins, with Sophia Dilley co-producing. Christian Mercuri’s Capstone Group will...
The helmer of the Point Break reboot and Disney's football drama Invincible will direct the thriller, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The Black List script by Chazelle, who wrote and helmed La La Land and Whiplash, centers on a single father with a criminal past whose daughter gets kidnapped by another couple who claims her as their own.
Scott Clayton of Oceanside Media is producing the pic alongside Route One Entertainment’s Russell Levine, Jay Stern and Chip Diggins, with Sophia Dilley co-producing. Christian Mercuri’s Capstone Group will...
- 8/2/2017
- by Ashley Lee
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Ericson Core has been tapped to direct The Claim, a thriller written by La La Land Oscar winner Damien Chazelle for producers Scott Clayton of Oceanside Media and Route One Entertainment's Russell Levine. The team will start casting and is eyeing a production start later this year. The thriller centers on a single father with a criminal background who must locate his kidnapped daughter while fighting the mysterious claims of another couple who insist that the…...
- 8/2/2017
- Deadline
Exclusive: The Boondock Saints creator Troy Duffy makes directing return.
Producer Scott Clayton and his Oceanside Media has signed on to produce and fully finance The Blood Spoon Council, Troy Duffy’s return to the director’s chair since The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day in 2009.
The psychological thriller centres on the eponymous vigilante group that hunts down and executes serial killers in the Us.
When the FBI commissions a rogue profiler to get inside the head of the group’s elusive leader, the investigation is derailed when the whizzkid engages in a game of cat-and-mouse with a formidable mastermind.
Duffy directed 2009’s The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day, the sequel to his 1999 crime thriller The Boondock Saints.
Producer Scott Clayton and his Oceanside Media has signed on to produce and fully finance The Blood Spoon Council, Troy Duffy’s return to the director’s chair since The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day in 2009.
The psychological thriller centres on the eponymous vigilante group that hunts down and executes serial killers in the Us.
When the FBI commissions a rogue profiler to get inside the head of the group’s elusive leader, the investigation is derailed when the whizzkid engages in a game of cat-and-mouse with a formidable mastermind.
Duffy directed 2009’s The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day, the sequel to his 1999 crime thriller The Boondock Saints.
- 6/27/2017
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Oceanside Media producing and fully financing project by The Boondock Saints director.
Producer Scott Clayton and his Oceanside Media has signed on to produce and fully finance The Blood Spoon Council, Troy Duffy’s return to the director’s chair since The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day in 2009.
The psychological thriller centres on the eponymous vigilante group that hunts down and executes serial killers in the Us.
When the FBI commissions a rogue profiler to get inside the head of the group’s elusive leader, the investigation is derailed when the whizzkid engages in a game of cat-and-mouse with a formidable mastermind.
Duffy directed 2009’s The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day, the sequel to his 1999 crime thriller The Boondock Saints.
In addition to Blood Spoon, the filmmaker has several projects in development including action feature Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em and comedy Black Ghost, which he is writing in collaboration with Cedrick The Entertainer.
On...
Producer Scott Clayton and his Oceanside Media has signed on to produce and fully finance The Blood Spoon Council, Troy Duffy’s return to the director’s chair since The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day in 2009.
The psychological thriller centres on the eponymous vigilante group that hunts down and executes serial killers in the Us.
When the FBI commissions a rogue profiler to get inside the head of the group’s elusive leader, the investigation is derailed when the whizzkid engages in a game of cat-and-mouse with a formidable mastermind.
Duffy directed 2009’s The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day, the sequel to his 1999 crime thriller The Boondock Saints.
In addition to Blood Spoon, the filmmaker has several projects in development including action feature Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em and comedy Black Ghost, which he is writing in collaboration with Cedrick The Entertainer.
On...
- 6/27/2017
- ScreenDaily
La La Land director Damien Chazelle will direct a new musical TV series called The Eddy, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The drama will center around a club in modern-day Paris, its owner, the house band and "the volatile city that surrounds them."
British screenwriter and playwright Jack Thorne will write The Eddy. Thorne is known for co-writing the This Is England spin-off series with Shane Meadows and creating the supernatural BBC show The Fades. He's also written for the hit teen drama Skins and the original British version of...
British screenwriter and playwright Jack Thorne will write The Eddy. Thorne is known for co-writing the This Is England spin-off series with Shane Meadows and creating the supernatural BBC show The Fades. He's also written for the hit teen drama Skins and the original British version of...
- 4/27/2017
- Rollingstone.com
The Fly: While Fox keeps expanding on one R-rated sci-fi horror franchise with more Alien sequels, the studio is looking to reboot another. David Cronenberg's 1986 version of The Fly, which was a loose remake of a 1958 movie and which spawned one sequel in 1989, is being redone, and J.D. Dillard is in talks to direct it. The fresh filmmaker, whose 2016 Sundance hit, Sleight, hits theaters next month, would also handle the script with writing partner Alex Theurer. [Deadline] The Claim: Damien Chazelle, who just won the Oscar for Best Director for La La Land, finally sold an old script of his called The Claim. The mystery thriller was on the Black List in 2010 and is not something he'll be directing. He's working on his...
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- 3/15/2017
- by Christopher Campbell
- Movies.com
Plus: Jordan Peele makes history, a couple new trailers, and perfect shots.~
In 1970, renowned auteur and wine lover Orson Welles began production on a film entitled The Other Side of the Wind about a legendary director who’d been in European exile for a number of years but had at last returned stateside to make his masterpiece, which bears the same name as this film. John Huston was cast as the director alongside such talents as Peter Bogdonovich, Susan Strasberg, Lili Palmer, Cameron Crowe, Dennis Hopper, Natalie Wood, and Edmond O’Brien. It was, naturally, meant to be Welles’ own comeback film, a send up of Hollywood, art, and the myriad struggles to unite the two. Shot mockumentary style over a six-year period, the film became more famous for its struggles, and even though principal photography was completed, financial and legal issues resulted in the negatives being impounded; Welles wouldn’t live to get them back.
But...
In 1970, renowned auteur and wine lover Orson Welles began production on a film entitled The Other Side of the Wind about a legendary director who’d been in European exile for a number of years but had at last returned stateside to make his masterpiece, which bears the same name as this film. John Huston was cast as the director alongside such talents as Peter Bogdonovich, Susan Strasberg, Lili Palmer, Cameron Crowe, Dennis Hopper, Natalie Wood, and Edmond O’Brien. It was, naturally, meant to be Welles’ own comeback film, a send up of Hollywood, art, and the myriad struggles to unite the two. Shot mockumentary style over a six-year period, the film became more famous for its struggles, and even though principal photography was completed, financial and legal issues resulted in the negatives being impounded; Welles wouldn’t live to get them back.
But...
- 3/15/2017
- by H. Perry Horton
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Damien Chazelle, the writer and director of Whiplash and last year's super hit La La Land, has optioned the movie rights to a script he wrote called The Claim. The script was on the 2010 Black List of best unproduced screenplays, and it sounds like a compelling mystery thriller.
The story centers on "a single father with a criminal background who must uncover the whereabouts of his kidnapped daughter while fighting the mysterious claims of another couple who insist that the child is theirs."
Chazelle has proven himself to be a great screenwriter and storyteller, and I'm looking forward to seeing what he's done with this story. The film was picked up by Scott Clayton’s Oceanside Media and when talking about the film, he says:
"I am excited to be partnering with Route One and Motion Picture Capital to produce this amazing project from Damien Chazelle. He has written a...
The story centers on "a single father with a criminal background who must uncover the whereabouts of his kidnapped daughter while fighting the mysterious claims of another couple who insist that the child is theirs."
Chazelle has proven himself to be a great screenwriter and storyteller, and I'm looking forward to seeing what he's done with this story. The film was picked up by Scott Clayton’s Oceanside Media and when talking about the film, he says:
"I am excited to be partnering with Route One and Motion Picture Capital to produce this amazing project from Damien Chazelle. He has written a...
- 3/14/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Simon Brew Mar 14, 2017
A mystery thriller called The Claim, written by Oscar-winner Damien Chazelle, is heading to cinemas in 2018.
Director (and writer) Damien Chazelle has arrived at the other end of movie awards season with an urgent need for some fresh Ikea flatpacks to store his collection of gongs on. But he might have to postpone the trip, given the number of projects he’s juggling.
Chazelle is set to reunite with one of his La La Land stars, Ryan Gosling, for a Neil Armstrong biopic. That film is set to shoot in the first half of this year, ahead of a 2018 release.
It’s not going to be the only 2018 release with Chazelle’s name on it, though. He’s also sold a screenplay for a mystery thriller by the name of The Claim. Oceanside Media and Route One Entertainment have picked the project up, although sheer logistics seem...
A mystery thriller called The Claim, written by Oscar-winner Damien Chazelle, is heading to cinemas in 2018.
Director (and writer) Damien Chazelle has arrived at the other end of movie awards season with an urgent need for some fresh Ikea flatpacks to store his collection of gongs on. But he might have to postpone the trip, given the number of projects he’s juggling.
Chazelle is set to reunite with one of his La La Land stars, Ryan Gosling, for a Neil Armstrong biopic. That film is set to shoot in the first half of this year, ahead of a 2018 release.
It’s not going to be the only 2018 release with Chazelle’s name on it, though. He’s also sold a screenplay for a mystery thriller by the name of The Claim. Oceanside Media and Route One Entertainment have picked the project up, although sheer logistics seem...
- 3/14/2017
- Den of Geek
Motion Picture Capital, Route One and Oceanside Media are partnering for the Damien Chazelle-penned mystery The Claim.
Route One picked up the script, which appeared on the annual Black List in 2010 — four years before Chazelle made his breakout feature Whiplash. The production company is now moving forward with the project following Chazelle's meteoric year with La La Land, with Scott Clayton’s Oceanside and Motion Picture Capital in tow.
The Claim follows a single father with a criminal background as he uncovers the whereabouts of his kidnapped daughter while fighting the mysterious claims of another couple who insist that the...
Route One picked up the script, which appeared on the annual Black List in 2010 — four years before Chazelle made his breakout feature Whiplash. The production company is now moving forward with the project following Chazelle's meteoric year with La La Land, with Scott Clayton’s Oceanside and Motion Picture Capital in tow.
The Claim follows a single father with a criminal background as he uncovers the whereabouts of his kidnapped daughter while fighting the mysterious claims of another couple who insist that the...
- 3/13/2017
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Oceanside Media has optioned “The Claim,” a mystery thriller penned by Academy Award-winning “La La Land” writer and director Damien Chazelle. The screenplay, a 2010 Black List script, follows a single father trying to figure out what happened to his kidnapped daughter while fighting another couple who insist the child is rightfully theirs. Chazelle is not attached to direct the project. Oceanside Founder and Executive Chairman Scott Clayton will produce the movie alongside Route One Entertainment’s Russell Levine and Leon Clarance of Motion Picture Capital. Motion Picture Capital will fully finance the film, which is slated to begin production this year.
- 3/13/2017
- by Matt Pressberg
- The Wrap
Oscar-winning La La Land director Damien Chazelle’s mystery thriller script titled The Claim has been optioned by Oceanside Media. Oceanside’s Scott Clayton will produce the pic with Route One Entertainment's Russell Levine and Motion Picture Capital’s Leon Clarance. Motion Picture Capital will fully finance the film, which is slated to begin production this year. The producers say they are in talks with a U.S. distributor with an eye on a 2018 release. Chazelle, who was…...
- 3/13/2017
- Deadline
Australia’s Oceanside Media partners on thriller with Route One, Motion Picture Capital.
Scott Clayton’s Oceanside Media has optioned the rights to the mystery thriller and will produce alongside Route One Entertainment’s Russell Levine and Leon Clarance of Motion Picture Capital.
Clarance’s Motion Picture Capital will fully finance the feature written by La La Land writer and Oscar-winning director Chazelle. A director is expected to be hired shortly in advance of a production start later in the year.
According to a press release a major Us distributor is in talks to release The Claim in 2018.
The Claim centres on a single father with a criminal background who must uncover the whereabouts of his kidnapped daughter while fighting the mysterious claims of another couple who insist the child is theirs.
Jay Stern and Chip Diggins also serve as producers on the project, which Diggins first brought into Route One.
Chris Lytton and [link...
Scott Clayton’s Oceanside Media has optioned the rights to the mystery thriller and will produce alongside Route One Entertainment’s Russell Levine and Leon Clarance of Motion Picture Capital.
Clarance’s Motion Picture Capital will fully finance the feature written by La La Land writer and Oscar-winning director Chazelle. A director is expected to be hired shortly in advance of a production start later in the year.
According to a press release a major Us distributor is in talks to release The Claim in 2018.
The Claim centres on a single father with a criminal background who must uncover the whereabouts of his kidnapped daughter while fighting the mysterious claims of another couple who insist the child is theirs.
Jay Stern and Chip Diggins also serve as producers on the project, which Diggins first brought into Route One.
Chris Lytton and [link...
- 3/13/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The Solution Entertainment Group (.The Solution.) has acquired international rights to Grand Piano, the new thriller from Spanish producing team Adrian Guerra and Rodrigo Cortés (upcoming Red Lights, Buried), starring Elijah Wood (upcoming The Hobbit, The Lord Of The Rings trilogy), written by Damien Chazelle and to be directed by sought after Spanish director Eugenio Mira (The Birthday), it was announced today by The Solution.s founders and partners, Lisa Wilson and Myles Nestel.
Guerra and Cortés will produce the film, scheduled to start shooting in July, under their Spain-based company, Nostromo Pictures.
Forced into early retirement because of crippling stage fright, Wood is a piano virtuoso who returns to the stage where the recital turns deadly and he is forced to literally play for his life in the tense and twisted psychological thriller.
The Solution will be presenting the title to international buyers at the upcoming Cannes Film Market.
Guerra and Cortés will produce the film, scheduled to start shooting in July, under their Spain-based company, Nostromo Pictures.
Forced into early retirement because of crippling stage fright, Wood is a piano virtuoso who returns to the stage where the recital turns deadly and he is forced to literally play for his life in the tense and twisted psychological thriller.
The Solution will be presenting the title to international buyers at the upcoming Cannes Film Market.
- 5/9/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The joke is easy, but, as it seems, the Last Exorcism wasn’t really the last one after all.
A sequel has in fact been confirmed for the movie that proved to be a hit last year amongst both horror fans and critics alike. Grossing $62.5 million worldwide on a relatively modest budget of $1.6 million, The Last Exorcism told the story of an exorcist who doesn’t believe in demonic possessions and allows a camera crew to follow him on his last assignment to prove that exorcisms are, in fact, frauds.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the sequel will be financed by Studio Canal and shooting will start after the summer, and while the first Exorcism saw Andrew Gurland and Huck Botko as writers of the script, screenwriter Damien Chazelle has been entrusted with writing the follow-up this time around.
A Harvard graduate, 25 years old Chazelle is a promising talent: his...
A sequel has in fact been confirmed for the movie that proved to be a hit last year amongst both horror fans and critics alike. Grossing $62.5 million worldwide on a relatively modest budget of $1.6 million, The Last Exorcism told the story of an exorcist who doesn’t believe in demonic possessions and allows a camera crew to follow him on his last assignment to prove that exorcisms are, in fact, frauds.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the sequel will be financed by Studio Canal and shooting will start after the summer, and while the first Exorcism saw Andrew Gurland and Huck Botko as writers of the script, screenwriter Damien Chazelle has been entrusted with writing the follow-up this time around.
A Harvard graduate, 25 years old Chazelle is a promising talent: his...
- 8/28/2011
- by Margherita Pellegrino
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Yes, it’s true that The Last Exorcism wasn’t actually the last one, but The Penultimate Exorcism doesn’t have as good a ring to it. Regardless, the commercial success of the first film has warranted a follow-up, and that production has now found a writer to get itself off the ground. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Damien Chazelle will have the spirit move him to write the script. Chazelle is a new name, but he’s already hit the ground running with a thriller spec script called The Claim sold, another thriller spec called Grand Piano to be directed by Agnosia director Eugenio Mira, and his senior thesis – the gritty musical Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench – graduating from Harvard to premiere at Tribeca and get a limited release. The large question is whether or not faux-doc lightning can be captured twice. The ending of the first film had its own brand of ambiguities...
- 8/23/2011
- by Cole Abaius
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Damien Chazelle ("The Claim," "Grand Piano") has been hired to pen a sequel to surprise thriller hit "The Last Exorcism" for Strike Entertainment and Studio Canal says The Hollywood Reporter.
The Daniel Stamm-directed original found footage film centered on an Evangelical preacher (Patrick Fabian) who, after years of performing exorcisms, decides to allow a documentary crew to film the last exorcism he plans to perform, in order to show his work is a fraud.
Shooting is set to kick off this Fall.
The Daniel Stamm-directed original found footage film centered on an Evangelical preacher (Patrick Fabian) who, after years of performing exorcisms, decides to allow a documentary crew to film the last exorcism he plans to perform, in order to show his work is a fraud.
Shooting is set to kick off this Fall.
- 8/23/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Eli Roth and Daniel Stamm's The Last Exorcism made nearly $67 million worldwide last year, and while that may not sound like a ton of money, it cost just $1.8 million to make. As you can probably guess, that kind of profit means that The Last Exorcism may not be as final as the title would have you believe. According to Heat Vision, Studio Canal will finance and produce a follow-up to the film and they are planning to head into production sometime this fall. It would appear, however, that none of the original talent will be involved in the sequel. Andrew Gurland and Huck Botko (The Virginity Hit) wrote the script for the first one, but this time around a guy named Damien Chazelle has been hired to pen the sequel. No word yet on whether or not Eli Roth will return as producer. Damien Chazelle only has one credit...
- 8/23/2011
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
Filed under: Movie News
Good morning from Hollywood. Here's what happened last night while you were dreaming of this weekend's new releases. Alexander Skarsgard will briefly trade in his vampire terrorism for eco-terrorism in Brit Marling's thriller 'The East.' Old exorcists don't die, they segue into sequels: Hot young screenwriter Damien Chazelle (he's 25) will write the screenplay for a second 'The Last Exorcism.' The Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle story will finally be made into a movie, for HBO, with Eric Stonestreet starring. And much more ... Read on.
Alexander Skarsgard has another weighty role he can sink his teeth into: The star of TV's 'True Blood' is in talks to join Brit Marling in 'The East,' about a female agent who infiltrates an eco-terrorist group. Skarsgard would play the leader of the group who seeks revenge against unethical corporations. Marling, who has garnered glowing reviews for her...
Good morning from Hollywood. Here's what happened last night while you were dreaming of this weekend's new releases. Alexander Skarsgard will briefly trade in his vampire terrorism for eco-terrorism in Brit Marling's thriller 'The East.' Old exorcists don't die, they segue into sequels: Hot young screenwriter Damien Chazelle (he's 25) will write the screenplay for a second 'The Last Exorcism.' The Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle story will finally be made into a movie, for HBO, with Eric Stonestreet starring. And much more ... Read on.
Alexander Skarsgard has another weighty role he can sink his teeth into: The star of TV's 'True Blood' is in talks to join Brit Marling in 'The East,' about a female agent who infiltrates an eco-terrorist group. Skarsgard would play the leader of the group who seeks revenge against unethical corporations. Marling, who has garnered glowing reviews for her...
- 8/23/2011
- by Harley W. Lond
- Moviefone
Last year The Last Exorcism, on a $1.6 million dollar budget, managed to gross over $62 million worldwide. That amount of profit is nothing to scoff at, and instead of just being happy their found footage horror movie ended up being a hit, Strike Entertainment is pushing forward with a sequel. Heat Vision reports that Damien Chazelle, who burst onto the scene in 2009 with the indie Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench (which is on Netflix Instant by the way), has been hired by Strike to write the next Last Exorcism, which if you think about it negates the first’s storyline (an exorcist brings along a camera crew to tape his final act). Studio Canal has agreed to finance the sequel, which starts production this fall. Apparently the script won’t take too long to write.
Along with that, Chazelle has also sold a spec script called Grand Piano to producer Adrian Guerra,...
Along with that, Chazelle has also sold a spec script called Grand Piano to producer Adrian Guerra,...
- 8/23/2011
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
The Last Exorcism looks to be getting a sequel! THR reports that the producers have hired Damien Chazelle to pen the script. The 2010 film was was a surprise hit, grossing $62.5 worldwide on a budget of $1.6 million. The found-footage feature was directed by Daniel Stamm based on a script by Andrew Gurland and Huck Botko. The sequel is being financed by Studio Canal, and production is scheduled to begin this fall.
Exorcism followed "an Evangelical preacher, played by Patrick Fabian, who, after years of performing exorcisms, decides to allow a documentary crew to film the last exorcism he plans to perform, in order to show his work is a fraud."
Chazelle is a writer and director, he recently sold his thriller Grand Piano to Adrian Guerra (Buried). Eugenio Mira is attached to direct Piano, described as "a Hitchcockian thriller about a classical pianist." Chazelle's first spec script, The Claim, was acquired by Route One in October.
Exorcism followed "an Evangelical preacher, played by Patrick Fabian, who, after years of performing exorcisms, decides to allow a documentary crew to film the last exorcism he plans to perform, in order to show his work is a fraud."
Chazelle is a writer and director, he recently sold his thriller Grand Piano to Adrian Guerra (Buried). Eugenio Mira is attached to direct Piano, described as "a Hitchcockian thriller about a classical pianist." Chazelle's first spec script, The Claim, was acquired by Route One in October.
- 8/23/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
With the publication of the 2010 Black List another compilation of the year's best unproduced screenplays has arrived. This is the fifth year that The Black List has been in existence, and its purpose is to shine a spotlight on what 290 film executives think are some of the best creative executions of ideas worthy for the big screen.
To be nominated and included on The Black List a screenplay can't have been released in 2010. As well, the minimum number of votes that a screenplay needed to have to warrant inclusion on the list is five. Several of the projects listed on Tbl are in development and will be released in the next twelve months. Others might have heat but take years to reach theaters, and there are also many that will never be greenlighted.
In the words of the creators of The Black List, don't take this assembly of screenplays to...
To be nominated and included on The Black List a screenplay can't have been released in 2010. As well, the minimum number of votes that a screenplay needed to have to warrant inclusion on the list is five. Several of the projects listed on Tbl are in development and will be released in the next twelve months. Others might have heat but take years to reach theaters, and there are also many that will never be greenlighted.
In the words of the creators of The Black List, don't take this assembly of screenplays to...
- 12/15/2010
- by Patrick Sauriol
- Corona's Coming Attractions
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 2010 Black List below, broken up by how many votes each screenplay received. Keep in mind, some of the projects are already in the works. 49 Votes: * College Republicans (by Wes Jones): Based on true events. Aspiring politician Karl Rove runs a dirty campaign for national College Republican Chairman under the guidance of Lee Atwater, his campaign manager. 47 Votes: * Jackie (by Noah Oppenheim): Jackie Kennedy fights...
- 12/14/2010
- WorstPreviews.com
The Black List started in 2005 when Franklin Leonard was working for Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way production company. Leonard was getting drowned in sub-par spec scripts, so he sent an e-mail out to his industry contacts looking for the best unproduced scripts out there. The 2005 Black List and the 2006 Black List were undeniably important in getting a fresh batch of writers on the Hollywood scene. Since then, too many people know about the party and the studio system has learned that people are paying attention. That means that increasingly, scripts have been lobbied into the Black List. [Note: I have no actual evidence I would be able to share, disclose or show you that proves this, so file that assertion under: "Things Dave thinks and gets to write because he's squatted on that soapbox long enough to get squatter's rights."]This year: the majority of the Black List Top Ten has already been sold or optioned. I'm not sure how helpful it is to make a list of good In Production scripts. Certainly less helpful to writer's churning out material that keeps getting passed over (or people who have Not starred in Prison Break...
- 12/13/2010
- LRMonline.com
Back in 2004, a list was compiled of the best unproduced screenplays in Hollywood of that year. This came to be known as The Black List. It was all started by a young executive at Leonardo DiCaprio’s production company Appian Way, who polled 90+ peers to send him their 10 favorite, new, unproduced screenplays to read over the holidays. It has since become a tradition at the end of every year, in December, to release this list, which is voted on by a group of individuals in the entertainment industry from producer assistants, talent agency individuals, and many people involved with film development all the way up to VP's.
The 2010 Black List is here, and thanks to Deadline we have the list of best unproduced screenplays. Most of the scripts we've heard of, many of them are in production, some have already wrapped filming, they just wont be released until next year.
The 2010 Black List is here, and thanks to Deadline we have the list of best unproduced screenplays. Most of the scripts we've heard of, many of them are in production, some have already wrapped filming, they just wont be released until next year.
- 12/13/2010
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
Every year, studio executive Franklin Leonard compiles the “Black List,” a collection of the best unproduced screenplays as voted on by 300 execs and high-level assistants. The 2010 list is the sixth of its kind to bring additional awareness to Hollywood’s hottest scripts.
Topping the list this year is Wes Jones’ College Republicans, a Social Network-esque story (read my script review here) about the underhanded election of Karl Rove to a National College Republican seat, managed by strategy wunderkind Lee Atwater. Shia Labeouf is attached to play Atwater and Paul Dano as Rove. Previous Black List leaders include 2008’s The Beaver, which became a long-delayed film directed by Jodie Foster and starring Mel Gibson, and 2009’s The Muppet Man, which remains on the shelf.
Top 10 of 2010 (via the La Times). The Black List is available for download on the official website. Update: the rest added below:
49 votes: “College Republicans” by Wes Jones.
Topping the list this year is Wes Jones’ College Republicans, a Social Network-esque story (read my script review here) about the underhanded election of Karl Rove to a National College Republican seat, managed by strategy wunderkind Lee Atwater. Shia Labeouf is attached to play Atwater and Paul Dano as Rove. Previous Black List leaders include 2008’s The Beaver, which became a long-delayed film directed by Jodie Foster and starring Mel Gibson, and 2009’s The Muppet Man, which remains on the shelf.
Top 10 of 2010 (via the La Times). The Black List is available for download on the official website. Update: the rest added below:
49 votes: “College Republicans” by Wes Jones.
- 12/13/2010
- by Jeff Leins
- newsinfilm.com
The Black List has been released. The annual list is compiled with a poll of 300 (up from last year's 250) development executives and high-level assistants, and contains a ranking of the hot screenplays making the rounds in Hollywoodland, which were written in, or are somehow uniquely associated with, 2010 and will not be released in theaters during this calendar year. Basically, the black list contains the hottest projects in Hollywood that you haven't heard of yet. Note: The headline is a slightly inaccurate, because a lot of these screenplays have already been acquired (six of the top ten listed), a bunch are in production now, and some have even finished production. One of this year's top ten screenplays, J.C. Chandor's Margin Call, about the last 24 hours at now-defunct investment bank Lehman Brothers is already in the can and set to premiere at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival with Chandor at the helm...
- 12/13/2010
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
Frank Leonard is the most popular man in Hollywood today. This fine December day marks the release of the 6th annual Black List, a ranked collection of the top un-produced screenplays in the town, compiled by Leonard. Last year the top script was The Muppet Man from Christopher Weekes about “the life and times of the late Jim Henson.” Coming in second was Aaron Sorkin‘s The Social Network script, which is a current frontrunner to sweep the Oscars. The year before was The Beaver, now starring Mel Gibson and set for a release in 2011.
The top one this year, College Republicans, has Shia Labeouf and Paul Dano attached. As for the rest of the list, I’ll be seeing Margin Call (pictured above) at Sundance 2011 and Safe House goes into production next year. We also reported on Oldboy director Park Chan-wook‘s English language debut with Carey Mulligan attached,...
The top one this year, College Republicans, has Shia Labeouf and Paul Dano attached. As for the rest of the list, I’ll be seeing Margin Call (pictured above) at Sundance 2011 and Safe House goes into production next year. We also reported on Oldboy director Park Chan-wook‘s English language debut with Carey Mulligan attached,...
- 12/13/2010
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
While The Black List may be getting most of the press from entertainment news circles when it's announced in December, there's another compilation of the best new ideas and writing being offered to Hollywood movie studios and producers. It's called The Hit List (Thl), and it differs from The Black List in one fundamental way: whereas The Black List (Tbl) is a list of the top unproduced screenplays in Hollywood, several of the screenplays on that list have been purchased or are in development.
Take a look at last year's Black List (Part 1 is here, Part 2 is here) and here we are, one year later, and several of the scripts that made the 2009 list will be coming out in 2011 -- or have already been released (like The Social Network or Due Date). The Hit List is different in that it seeks to give attention to spec screenplays -- that is,...
Take a look at last year's Black List (Part 1 is here, Part 2 is here) and here we are, one year later, and several of the scripts that made the 2009 list will be coming out in 2011 -- or have already been released (like The Social Network or Due Date). The Hit List is different in that it seeks to give attention to spec screenplays -- that is,...
- 12/12/2010
- by Patrick Sauriol
- Corona's Coming Attractions
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