EXCLUSIVE: Seth Rogen, Jacki Weaver, Megan Fox, Will Ferrell to star; Embankment to sell. London-based sales and finance outfit Embankment Films has boarded James Franco’s comedy-drama Zeroville, which is now shooting in California, and is shaping up to be among the most-intriguing and fun new projects...
Kate Winslet and Judy Davis lead cast of the new film from director Jocelyn Moorhouse. Production has begun on The Dressmaker at Docklands Studios Melbourne, directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse (Proof,A Thousand Acres). As previously announced, the cast includes Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet, Judy Davis, Liam Hemsworth and...
Embankment to handle sales on thriller from August: Osage County producer. Armadillo director Janus Metz is set to direct Matthias Schoenaerts in Jean Doumanian Productions’ adaptation of Nic Pizzolatto’s novel Galveston. Rust and Bone star Schoenaerts is on board to lead cast in the thriller in which...
Dustin Hoffman starrer “Boychoir” is showing traction overseas, with the music drama selling to 35 international territories in the wake of its unveiling at the American Film Market. Hoffman met with buyers to tout the film — which shoots in February — at an AFM event...
New sales exec was most recently at French broadcaster TF1. Sara May has joined Embankment Films to steer activities in European sales, co-productions and acquisitions. She was most recently evp of acquisitions and co-productions at TF1, where she spent nearly 10 years and acquired distribution rights for...
Judy Davis has joined Kate Winslet on The Dressmaker, which has received backing from Screen Australia and is Jocelyn Moorhouse’s first film since 1997. The board of Screen Australia has approved financing of The Dressmaker, which marks the return of Jocelyn Moorhouse to the director’s chair for...
Films from Roger Michell and Bertrand Tavernier as well as Jonathan Teplitzky’s The Railway Man, starring Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman, among first wave of titles. The 61st San Sebastian Film Festival has revealed the first six titles to compete in its Official Selection. They include Le...
Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave and Wikileaks drama The Fifth Estate are among a raft of world premieres set for the 38th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Toronto will open on September 5 with Bill Condon’s The Fifth Estate, starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Wikileaks founder...
The royal princes William and Harry have had all but one significant scene of them cut out of Diana, a new film about their late mother’s torrid romance with heart surgeon Hasnat Khan. The princes, played by actors Laurence Belcher (William) and Harry Holland (Harry), are...
The trademark late cascade of US deals emerged on Thursday [23] as Cannes neared the finish line, led by eOne’s acquisition of US rights to hot market title Diana. eOne concluded the Diana deal with Embankment Films and Ecosse Films and has earmarked a release later...
EXCLUSIVE: UK sci-fi Our Robot Overlords nabs closing finance from Pinewood Pictures, new financier Umbra Telegraph. Ambitious UK sci-fi Our Robot Overlords, which will star Sir Ben Kingsley, Gillian Anderson [pictured], Callan McAuliffe (The Great Gatsby) and Ella Hunt (Les Miserables), has corralled closing finance from a...
Embankment Films is handling international sales and co-represent the U.S. with CAA. The company will commence sales to international distributors at Cannes. Winslet plays Tilly, an avenging angel who returns home to the remote country town from which she fled as a child after being accused...