Exclusive: Focus Features has acquired U.S. rights and select international territories on upcoming thriller Last Breath, starring Woody Harrelson, Finn Cole and Simu Liu. Focus will distribute the Alex Parkinson-directed title in the U.S. with Universal Pictures International handling select territories including France, Scandinavia, Australia and New Zealand, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, South Korea and Vietnam.
The project is an exhilarating true story, based on the 2019 documentary of the same name, which Parkinson co-directed with Richard da Costa. It follows a seasoned deep sea diver as he battles against the raging elements to execute his final rescue mission. It’s described as a “heart-pounding” and “gripping tale of teamwork” that takes audiences on a race against time. Mitchell Lafortune, Parkinson and David Brooks have written the script for the fact-based narrative.
Last Breath was developed by father and son Paul and David Brooks of Longshot Films and Dark Castle Entertainment,...
The project is an exhilarating true story, based on the 2019 documentary of the same name, which Parkinson co-directed with Richard da Costa. It follows a seasoned deep sea diver as he battles against the raging elements to execute his final rescue mission. It’s described as a “heart-pounding” and “gripping tale of teamwork” that takes audiences on a race against time. Mitchell Lafortune, Parkinson and David Brooks have written the script for the fact-based narrative.
Last Breath was developed by father and son Paul and David Brooks of Longshot Films and Dark Castle Entertainment,...
- 5/16/2024
- by Diana Lodderhose and Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Andy Serkis and Woody Harrelson have signed on to star in The Man with the Miraculous Hands, a WWII psychological thriller from Rampart and The Messenger filmmaker Oren Moverman.
Based on a true story, the film is set in 1939 and features Harrelson as Felix Kersten, a renowned, apolitical medical masseuse who becomes the personal physician to Heinrich Himmler (Serkis), the head of Hitler’s SS and one of the chief architects of the Holocaust. As the war rages and Himmler’s health declines while his authority continues grows, Kersten finds himself in a unique position to influence decision making on the highest level inside the Third Reich. He begins to play a dangerous game, using his medical skills as a weapon to influence Himmler, turn him against Hitler, and bring an end to the war.
French outfit Vendôme Group (Oscar-winner Coda) is producing the feature together with Jerico Films and Snd.
Based on a true story, the film is set in 1939 and features Harrelson as Felix Kersten, a renowned, apolitical medical masseuse who becomes the personal physician to Heinrich Himmler (Serkis), the head of Hitler’s SS and one of the chief architects of the Holocaust. As the war rages and Himmler’s health declines while his authority continues grows, Kersten finds himself in a unique position to influence decision making on the highest level inside the Third Reich. He begins to play a dangerous game, using his medical skills as a weapon to influence Himmler, turn him against Hitler, and bring an end to the war.
French outfit Vendôme Group (Oscar-winner Coda) is producing the feature together with Jerico Films and Snd.
- 5/10/2024
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Summer doesn’t officially begin until June 20, 2024, but for the entertainment industry, the summer season starts in early May. In fact, as far as the Netflix streaming service is concerned, summer this year starts on May 3rd, so they have just unveiled their full 2024 Summer Movie slate! As they put it, “Summertime: The living is easy, school’s (almost) out, and the days are growing longer and hotter — which means there’s plenty of space for cool nights spent on the couch. Curl up with family, pals, or a really big bowl of popcorn, and queue up your next Netflix obsession.” Here’s what they’ll have to offer over the next few months:
May 3
Unfrosted
Genre: Comedy
Synopsis: Michigan, 1963. Kellogg’s and Post, sworn cereal rivals, race to create a pastry that will change the face of breakfast. A tale of ambition, betrayal, sugar, and menacing milkmen, Unfrosted stars...
May 3
Unfrosted
Genre: Comedy
Synopsis: Michigan, 1963. Kellogg’s and Post, sworn cereal rivals, race to create a pastry that will change the face of breakfast. A tale of ambition, betrayal, sugar, and menacing milkmen, Unfrosted stars...
- 5/1/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit fans, we’ve got a fresh off the press preview for the new Season 25 Episode 5 episode titled Zone Rouge!
Find out everything you need to know about the Zone Rouge episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, including a full preview, videos, release date, cast information and how to watch!
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Zone Rouge Season 25 Episode 5 Preview
Get ready for an intense and riveting episode of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” on NBC! Set your calendars for 9:00 Pm on February 22, 2024, because “Zone Rouge” is set to deliver non-stop thrills and drama.
In this gripping installment, a cryptic message leads the Svu team on a new path in their relentless pursuit to find Maddie. Watch as Detectives Olivia Benson, Elliot Stabler, and their dedicated squad dive deep into the shadows of the criminal underworld, following clues and uncovering secrets along the way.
Find out everything you need to know about the Zone Rouge episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, including a full preview, videos, release date, cast information and how to watch!
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Zone Rouge Season 25 Episode 5 Preview
Get ready for an intense and riveting episode of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” on NBC! Set your calendars for 9:00 Pm on February 22, 2024, because “Zone Rouge” is set to deliver non-stop thrills and drama.
In this gripping installment, a cryptic message leads the Svu team on a new path in their relentless pursuit to find Maddie. Watch as Detectives Olivia Benson, Elliot Stabler, and their dedicated squad dive deep into the shadows of the criminal underworld, following clues and uncovering secrets along the way.
- 2/15/2024
- by News
- TV Regular
Exclusive: Leonine Studios’ Gebrueder Beetz Filmproduktion has hired international doc expert Martin Pieper from public network Zdf.
The experienced exec will exit Zdf after 20 years to join the German production house on October 1 as International Producer.
Gebrueder Beetz is known for docs such as Sky’s Juan Carlos – Downfall of the King and Netflix’s first German doc-series Perfect Crime and is considered as one of mainland Europe’s top factual producers.
Pieper, who has a reputation as an expert on the international doc market, led numerous Zdf/Arte’s editorial departments, namely its Culture and Science, Thema and, most recently News/Arte units. During his time at Zdf, he worked with Gebrueder Beetz on Armenian Academy Award entry Aurora’s Sunrise and docs Gaza and The Land of the Enlightened, both of which were nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival.
Pieper will lead international co-production activities...
The experienced exec will exit Zdf after 20 years to join the German production house on October 1 as International Producer.
Gebrueder Beetz is known for docs such as Sky’s Juan Carlos – Downfall of the King and Netflix’s first German doc-series Perfect Crime and is considered as one of mainland Europe’s top factual producers.
Pieper, who has a reputation as an expert on the international doc market, led numerous Zdf/Arte’s editorial departments, namely its Culture and Science, Thema and, most recently News/Arte units. During his time at Zdf, he worked with Gebrueder Beetz on Armenian Academy Award entry Aurora’s Sunrise and docs Gaza and The Land of the Enlightened, both of which were nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival.
Pieper will lead international co-production activities...
- 9/26/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Woody Harrelson, Simu Liu and Djimon Hounsou are attached to star in “Last Breath,” a deep-sea diving thriller that’s based on a 2019 documentary of the same name.
Alex Parkinson co-directed with Richard de Costa the 2019 film “Last Breath” about a commercial diver who was stranded on the bottom of the North Sea with only five minutes of oxygen and no chance of rescue for over 35 minutes. Parkinson will direct the narrative feature based on his documentary. Mitchell Lafortune wrote the screenplay.
“Last Breath” will be presented to buyers at this month’s Cannes Film Market, with CAA Media Finance representing domestic sales rights, while FilmNation Entertainment will represent international sales.
Producers on the film include Paul Brooks, David Brooks, Stewart le Maréchal, Al Morrow, Anna Mohr-Pietsch and Jeremy Plager.
Harrelson most recently starred in “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” and will be on hand at Cannes for the premiere...
Alex Parkinson co-directed with Richard de Costa the 2019 film “Last Breath” about a commercial diver who was stranded on the bottom of the North Sea with only five minutes of oxygen and no chance of rescue for over 35 minutes. Parkinson will direct the narrative feature based on his documentary. Mitchell Lafortune wrote the screenplay.
“Last Breath” will be presented to buyers at this month’s Cannes Film Market, with CAA Media Finance representing domestic sales rights, while FilmNation Entertainment will represent international sales.
Producers on the film include Paul Brooks, David Brooks, Stewart le Maréchal, Al Morrow, Anna Mohr-Pietsch and Jeremy Plager.
Harrelson most recently starred in “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” and will be on hand at Cannes for the premiere...
- 5/6/2022
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Exclusive: In what is sure to be one of the hot packages of the upcoming Cannes Market, Woody Harrelson, Shang-Chi’s Simu Liu and Djimon Honsou are set to star in Last Breath, a fact-based narrative thriller that will be directed by Alex Parkinson. He co-directed with Richard da Costa the 2019 documentary of the same title that informs the film.
Last Breath has elements of Apollo 13 and The Perfect Storm, in the life saving ingenuity that is the only chance of keeping an impossible rescue situation in harsh elements from turning tragic. The premise: a diver is stranded on bottom of the North Sea, and when his umbilical cord snaps because of rough seas and an equipment mishap on the ship above, he is left with only five minutes of oxygen, in total darkness and freezing water, with no chance of rescue for at least thirty minutes. Mitchell Lafortune wrote the script,...
Last Breath has elements of Apollo 13 and The Perfect Storm, in the life saving ingenuity that is the only chance of keeping an impossible rescue situation in harsh elements from turning tragic. The premise: a diver is stranded on bottom of the North Sea, and when his umbilical cord snaps because of rough seas and an equipment mishap on the ship above, he is left with only five minutes of oxygen, in total darkness and freezing water, with no chance of rescue for at least thirty minutes. Mitchell Lafortune wrote the script,...
- 5/6/2022
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
There’s no such thing as a human chimp, but half a century ago a chimpanzee’s conditioning by her human “parents” famously blurred the lines. Lucy Temerlin lived in the suburbs with a psychologist and his wife, went for rides with them in the station wagon, and enjoyed the occasional gin and tonic. After a point, though — that point being puberty — she spent most of her time in a backyard chain-link cage because her size and aggressiveness were wreaking havoc on this nuclear family’s domestic bliss.
Going beyond the headlines, filmmaker Alex Parkinson revisits the ...
Going beyond the headlines, filmmaker Alex Parkinson revisits the ...
- 4/19/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
There’s no such thing as a human chimp, but half a century ago a chimpanzee’s conditioning by her human “parents” famously blurred the lines. Lucy Temerlin lived in the suburbs with a psychologist and his wife, went for rides with them in the station wagon, and enjoyed the occasional gin and tonic. After a point, though — that point being puberty — she spent most of her time in a backyard chain-link cage because her size and aggressiveness were wreaking havoc on this nuclear family’s domestic bliss.
Going beyond the headlines, filmmaker Alex Parkinson revisits the ...
Going beyond the headlines, filmmaker Alex Parkinson revisits the ...
- 4/19/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
"I just thought of us as family." HBO Max has revealed an official trailer for a documentary titled Lucy The Human Chimp, which looks like the perfect double feature with the doc film Jane. The film recounts the story of a chimpanzee raised as a human in the 1960s in an experiment conducted by psychologists from the University of Oklahoma. It then follows Lucy and Janis Carter, the woman who took on the task of helping to give her freedom by living with her in the wild. Directed by Alex Parkinson, the doc film showcases home movies, archival film and photographs from the personal collection of Jane Temerlin, the psychologist who initially raised Lucy, and Janis Carter, much of which has been previously unseen. Carter is considered the only human ever to live as the leader of a group of wild chimpanzees. Lucy is the only ape raised as human...
- 4/12/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
In today’s Global Bulletin, Amazon Prime Video commissions “Celebrity Bake Off España”; BBC Three sets launch date for “Dreaming Whilst Black”; HBO Max boards “Lucy the Human Chimp”; Banijay Iberia shakes up its executive team; and Beyond Rights acquires “Caroline Flack: Her Life and Death” ahead of MipTV.
Format
Amazon Prime Video is bringing Love Productions and the BBC’s popular cooking format “Celebrity Bake Off” to Spanish cocinas with “Celebrity Bake Off España,” a local version of the program set to feature big names from Spanish sports, music and entertainment.
Sticking with what has worked so well for the franchise thus far, “Celebrity Bake Off España” will pit 12 celebs in a weekly culinary competition to be judged by experts, with one contestant sent home each week.
Trans-Atlantic production house Boxfish TV, producers of the current Spanish remake of the original “Bake Off” for Cuatro, will also produce the...
Format
Amazon Prime Video is bringing Love Productions and the BBC’s popular cooking format “Celebrity Bake Off” to Spanish cocinas with “Celebrity Bake Off España,” a local version of the program set to feature big names from Spanish sports, music and entertainment.
Sticking with what has worked so well for the franchise thus far, “Celebrity Bake Off España” will pit 12 celebs in a weekly culinary competition to be judged by experts, with one contestant sent home each week.
Trans-Atlantic production house Boxfish TV, producers of the current Spanish remake of the original “Bake Off” for Cuatro, will also produce the...
- 4/7/2021
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
HBO Max Boards ‘Lucy The Human Chimp’
HBO Max has boarded Keo Films’ Channel 4 feature documentary Lucy The Human Chimp, which recounts the story of a chimpanzee raised as a human and Janis Carter, the woman who took on the task of helping to give her freedom by living with her in the wild. Directed by Alex Parkinson, the film premieres this spring and uses previously unseen archive film and photographs, as well as dramatic reconstruction. The HBO Max deal was brokered by Hat Trick International’s senior sales executive Jonathan South.
Cannes Lions Goes Virtual
Advertising festival Cannes Lions is to become a “fully digital” experience this year after it was canceled completely last year amid the pandemic. The event, which takes place June 21-25, will become Cannes Lions Live, just as other events on the French Riviera have embraced virtual alternatives. Next week, the annual MipTV gathering will be staged online.
HBO Max has boarded Keo Films’ Channel 4 feature documentary Lucy The Human Chimp, which recounts the story of a chimpanzee raised as a human and Janis Carter, the woman who took on the task of helping to give her freedom by living with her in the wild. Directed by Alex Parkinson, the film premieres this spring and uses previously unseen archive film and photographs, as well as dramatic reconstruction. The HBO Max deal was brokered by Hat Trick International’s senior sales executive Jonathan South.
Cannes Lions Goes Virtual
Advertising festival Cannes Lions is to become a “fully digital” experience this year after it was canceled completely last year amid the pandemic. The event, which takes place June 21-25, will become Cannes Lions Live, just as other events on the French Riviera have embraced virtual alternatives. Next week, the annual MipTV gathering will be staged online.
- 4/7/2021
- by Jake Kanter and Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
I’ve got a trailer for an insanely intense-looking documentary called Last Breath. It tells the remarkable and harrowing story of a diver who ends up being trapped under the ocean without any oxygen or connection to the world above.
This looks like one crazy-ass experience of survival that looks like a complete and utter nightmare. What a scary experience this must have been for everyone involved. Just watching this trailer gave me a bit of anxiety.
The diver’s name is Chris Lemons, he was 262 feet underwater when his umbilical cable was snagged and severed. This left him with only an emergency air tank… with only 5 minutes of air to breath. The rescue team was 30 minutes away. Yikes!
Here’s the synopsis:
In 2012, diver Chris Lemons lay trapped under the North Sea. His umbilical cable was completely severed, leaving him without breathing gas or any connection to the dive bell.
This looks like one crazy-ass experience of survival that looks like a complete and utter nightmare. What a scary experience this must have been for everyone involved. Just watching this trailer gave me a bit of anxiety.
The diver’s name is Chris Lemons, he was 262 feet underwater when his umbilical cable was snagged and severed. This left him with only an emergency air tank… with only 5 minutes of air to breath. The rescue team was 30 minutes away. Yikes!
Here’s the synopsis:
In 2012, diver Chris Lemons lay trapped under the North Sea. His umbilical cable was completely severed, leaving him without breathing gas or any connection to the dive bell.
- 3/18/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
"At no point did I think that we weren't going to get him back." Dogwoof has unveiled an official trailer for a thrilling underwater survival documentary titled Last Breath, the feature debut of filmmakers Richard da Costa & Alex Parkinson. This "docudrama" hybrid tells the story of commercial diver Chris Lemons, who went to work one day for a routine inspection of a drilling structure at the Huntington oil field, some 115 miles east of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. He was 262ft underwater when his umbilical line got snagged and severed, leaving him with only an emergency air tank - with only 5 minutes of air to breath, and a rescue 30 minutes away. The film utilizes extensive recreations to tell the story, along with amazing archival and black box footage from the actual incident. Looks chilling and remarkable, another intense survival doc to watch. Here's the official UK trailer for Richard da Costa & Alex Parkinson's doc Last Breath,...
- 3/15/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
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