Variety by Leo Barraclough

19 Apr Olivia Colman Comedy ‘Joyride’ Acquired By Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions

London-based film sales and financing house Embankment Films has closed a major international deal for “Joyride,” starring Olivia Colman, who is Oscar nominated for Florian Zeller’s “The Father,” another of Embankment’s titles. Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions has bought “Joyride” for the world, excluding North America and U.K. The deal comes as...

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14 Apr Hugh Jackman and Laura Dern to Star in ‘The Son’ From ‘The Father’ Director Florian Zeller

Hugh Jackman and Laura Dern will star in “The Son,” writer-director Florian Zeller’s follow-up to the BAFTA winning and Academy Award nominated “The Father.” The film is adapted from Zeller’s acclaimed stage play by Zeller and Christopher Hampton, who is Oscar nominated for adapting “The...

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06 Apr Helen Mirren to Star as Israeli Leader Golda Meir in Guy Nattiv’s ‘Golda’

Helen Mirren, who won an Oscar for “The Queen,” will portray Israel’s legendary Prime Minister Golda Meir in “Golda.” The film will be directed by Academy Award winner Guy Nattiv, and produced by BAFTA winner Michael Kuhn (“Florence Foster Jenkins,” “The Duchess”). Embankment will represent international sales, with CAA Media...

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31 Oct Lionsgate Takes U.K. Rights to Gemma Arterton’s ‘Summerland’

Embankment Films has sold British rights to Lionsgate U.K. for romantic drama “Summerland,” starring Gemma Arterton and Gugu Mbatha-Raw. Variety has been given the exclusive first-look image for the film, which has just wrapped production. The pic is the feature debut of British playwright Jessica Swale, who won an Olivier Award for...

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28 Jan Embankment Nabs Wim Wenders’ ‘Submergence’ With Alicia Vikander, James McAvoy

U.K. sales banner Embankment has acquired Wim Wenders’ “Submergence,” an epic love story with Oscar-nominated Alicia Vikander (“The Danish Girl”) and James McAvoy (“X-Men”) in the run up to Berlin Film Festival. One of the most buzzed-about projects to be pitched at next month’s European Film...

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