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Armory Films Options Rights to Charlie Donlea’s ‘The Girl Who Was Taken,’ Weber Brothers To Pen Screenplay
EXCLUSIVE: Armory Films has optioned the rights to Charlie Donlea’s The Girl Who Was Taken, with brothers Brandon and Justin Weber attached to pen the screenplay. The novel has sold over 1M copies worldwide, and it currently ranks as the #25 best-selling paperback...
‘The Day The Clown Cried’ Script Resurrected: Turned Into Famed Unreleased Jerry Lewis Holocaust Tale, The Now-Funded Screenplay Might Finally See The Light Of Day
EXCLUSIVE: The Day The Clown Cried is getting another chance at the big screen. Rewritten by Jerry Lewis, who starred in and directed a 1972 feature drama that went unfinished and unreleased, the script for the Holocaust tale is being revived by K. Jam Media founder...
Charlie Day’s Directorial Debut ‘Fool’s Paradise’ Acquired By Roadside Attractions, Grindstone & Lionsgate – Sundance
EXCLUSIVE: Roadside Attractions, Grindstone Entertainment, and Lionsgate have picked up North American distribution for Charlie Day’s feature directorial debut Fool’s Paradise. The pic, previously entitled El Tonto, during its production, will get an exclusive run in...
Eternus: 10 Things We Know About The Upcoming Comic Series
Late this year, Venom: Let There Be Carnage director Andy Serkis announced a partnership with the multidisciplinary artist Andrew Levitas to launch a new comic book inspired by Greek mythology called Eternus. The story, which will be published in 2022, features...
Andy Serkis to Launch Myth-Inspired Comic ‘Eternus’
Andy Serkis is having a big week in the comic book space. His new directorial effort, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, hits Friday, and now he’s announcing another dive into the comic book world, this time as the co-creator of a new series released by Scout Comics and...
Armory Films Adapting Don Handfield & Joshua Malkin’s Graphic Novel ‘Unikorn’ With Debbie Berman Directing
EXCLUSIVE: Armory Films has come on board to produce Unikorn, a feature adaptation of Don Handfield & Joshua Malkin’s original graphic novel which Armory developed and financed with Handfield and that Scout Comics/Simon & Schuster is publishing in 2021. The...
Endeavor Content Sells World On Shia LaBeouf, Dakota Johnson & Zack Gottsagen Starrer ‘The Peanut Butter Falcon’
EXCLUSIVE: Endeavor Content has largely sold out on Shia LaBeouf, Dakota Johnson and Zack Gottsagen drama The Peanut Butter Falcon, which has slow-burned its way to a healthy $19M at the U.S. box office for Roadside Attractions and Armory Films, after opening in early...
SXSW Audience Winner ‘The Peanut Butter Falcon’ Acquired By Roadside Attractions For Summer Bow
Roadside Attractions has acquired U.S. distribution rights to The Peanut Butter Falcon, the road trip comedy that stars Shia LaBeouf, Dakota Johnson and Zack Gottsagen and won the SXSW audience award this year after its world premiere there. The pic will now hit...
Mads Mikkelsen To Star In Thriller ‘Arctic’ From Armory Films
EXCLUSIVE: Mads Mikkelsen, who previously starred in NBC’s Hannibal series, has been tapped as the lead in survival thriller Arctic, with Joe Penna attached to direct for Armory Films, Union Entertainment Group, and Pegasus Pictures. The pic, which is currently in...