UK-based sales-finance outfit Embankment Films is celebrating its fifth anniversary with four films at Toronto this year, including Breathe and Submergence. Matt Mueller speaks to co-founders Tim Haslam and Hugo Grumbar. From a tiny cubby-hole office in Noho, sharing a single desk between them, Embankment Films founding partners Tim Haslam...
Teresa Palmer (Warm Bodies), Sam Neill (Jurassic Park) and Jacki Weaver (Animal Kingdom) will star in Ride Like A Girl, the feature debut from Oscar-nominated actress Rachel Griffiths (Hacksaw Ridge). Embankment Films is handling sales on the project and will introduce to buyers in Toronto this week. The...
Oscar-winner Judi Dench and rising talent Sophie Cookson (Kingsman: The Secret Service) will lead Red Joan for director Trevor Nunn. Lindsay Shapiro has penned the script, an adaptation of Jennie Rooney’s eponymous 2014 novel which itself took its inspiration from the true story of Melita Norwood, a woman...
Alicia Vikander, James McAvoy star in romantic thriller. This year’s San Sebastian Festival (Sept 22-30) will open with the European premiere of Wim Wenders’ Alicia Vikander and James McAvoy-starring Submergence. The Germany-France-Spain co-production will travel to the Spanish festival, where it will compete for the event’s top prize...
UPDATE: TIFF unveils Galas, Special Presentations selections. Deniz Gamze Ergüven’s Mustang follow-up Kings (above), David Gordon Green’s Boston Marathon drama Strongerstarring Jake Gyllenhaal, Joe Wright’s Darkest Hourstarring Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill, and Darren Aronofsky’s mother! with Jenifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem are among the initial wave of Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) picks announced...
Andy Serkis’s directorial debut is one of STXinternational’s first UK releases. The 61st BFI London Film Festival (LFF) will open with Andy Serkis’s feature directorial debut Breathe on October 4. Starring Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy, the film tells the story of an adventurous young man who is struck...
EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a hot project headed to the Cannes Film Festival next month: Jason Sudeikis, Lee Pace and Timothy Olyphant are set to star in ‘Driven,’ a turbo-charged story about the FBI sting operation to entrap maverick car designer John DeLorean. Embankment Films is launching international...
EXCLUSIVE: Embankment launches sales on Second World War drama. Gemma Arterton will lead the cast of Summerland, the directing debut of Olivier Award-winning playwright Jessica Swale. Swale has also penned the screenplay of the feature, which is set during the Second World War and stars Arterton in...
EXCLUSIVE: UK sales outfit makes new hire. London-based sales outfit Embankment Films has appointed Libby D’Arcy as general counsel to head up the company’s business and legal affairs. She joins from her role as vice president of business affairs at Content Media, where she spent a total...
First image revealed for Andy Serkis-directed drama. Andy Serkis’s feature directorial debut Breathe will be released in the UK on October 27, 2017, by distributor STXinternational. The film marks the first UK release for the company, whose international division is headed by former Film4 boss David Kosse. Claire...
EXCLUSIVE: Breathe and Submergence seller appoints former Celsius and Independent executive. UK sales outfit Embankment Films has appointed former Celsius and Independent executive Calum Gray as head of sales with immediate effect. At Embankment Gray will work on a slate including Andrew Garfield drama Breathe, James McAvoy...
The actor touches on the haunted frailty of Britain’s wartime leader in a new film focusing on the run-up to D-Day. He has played Hermann Goering and Joseph Stalin. Now, after those monsters of the 20th century, comes a portrayal of one of its heroes. Brian...