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Exclusive: Graphic novel Swat Man, about a crooked cop turned reluctant superhero, is being adapted to the big screen as an action-comedy.

Gary Michael Walters at Walters Media Group banner is producing the adaptation alongside the comic book’s creator Jack Roberts, under his Lesnik Entertainment banner. Kristen and Drake Dowd of Dowd Films have come on board to finance.

The screenplay was written by Roberts and Michael Ferris, with action design by second-unit director Chris Brewster.

Robert describes Swat Man as ” a low level crime fighter the “dirty cop” of the superhero world” and an anti-hero

The story takes up with the low-level corrupt crime fighter as he is about to make the biggest bust of his life – a Russian mob crypto hard drive handoff. Little does he know, another superhero and the police are on the same trail, and...

HanWay Films has boarded “The Third Parent,” the upcoming horror starring Rob Lowe alongside Crispin Glover, and Roselyn Sanchez, and will launch international sales in Cannes.

The Walter Media Group film, which recently wrapped production, marks the feature debut of producer David Michaels, who writes and directs. Bleecker Street recently acquired the North American distribution rights and will release the film nationwide in theaters.

Bethany Milner (“The Trap”), Rafael de Belligny (BBC’s “Lord of the Flies”), and Jack Roberts (“Remnants”) round out the cast.

Based on the popular viral “creepypasta” series from writer Elias Witherow — which portrays the terrifying and other worldly figure of Tommy Taffy and his twisted actions as a parental disciplinarian — “The Third Parent” charts his invasion of the Hollow family and marks his nightmarish introduction to the big screen.

The story follows Mason (Lowe), a middle-aged father who lives with his wife Megan (Sanchez) and...

Bleecker Street has secured the North American distribution rights for the upcoming horror film The Third Parent. The movie, produced by Walters Media Group, features a star-studded cast, including Rob Lowe, Crispin Glover, and Roselyn Sanchez. A nationwide theatrical release is in the works.

This film marks the directorial debut of David Michaels, who also wrote the screenplay. The Third Parent is based on a popular online creepypasta story by Elias Witherow. The plot takes place during a Fourth of July celebration when a sinister figure known as Tommy Taffy infiltrates a quiet suburban neighborhood. Disguising himself as a normal person, he imposes strict control over an unsuspecting family, leading to terrifying consequences.

Bleecker Street executives Andrew Karpen and Kent Sanderson expressed their excitement about the film, stating, “Crispin Glover’s portrayal of Tommy Taffy will introduce audiences to a new horror icon. With David’s unique vision, combined with...

The Third Parent, the acclaimed viral “creepypasta” series of internet-based stories from writer Elias Witherow, is getting the film adaptation treatment – and the film is set to star a pair of ’80s icons! Rob Lowe of St. Elmo’s Fire and Stephen King’s The Stand is on board to produce and star in the film alongside Crispin Glover, whose credits include Back to the Future, River’s Edge, and Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter. Lowe and Glover are joined in the cast by Roselyn Sanchez of Fantasy Island and Rush Hour 2.

Bleecker Street has acquired the North American distribution rights to the horror film from Walters Media Group, and they’re planning to give it a nationwide theatrical release. The Third Parent marks the feature debut of producer David Michaels, who is signed on to write and direct.

The story takes place amidst a 4th of July celebration,...

Bleecker Street has acquired North American rights to horror film The Third Parent from Walters Media Group starring Rob Lowe, Crispin Glover, and Roselyn Sanchez as it continues to build a diverse theatrical slate.

David Michaels will write and direct the story based on the viral “creepypasta” series of internet-based stories from writer Elias Witherow. It takes place during a US Independence Day celebration when a disturbing figure named Tommy Taffy disguises himself as a human to infiltrate a suburban family.

Lowe will produce alongside Gary Michael Walters, the Whiplash and Nightcrawler producer who produced Colette for Bleecker Street, as...

Bleecker Street has taken North American distribution rights to horror film The Third Parent from Walters Media Group and starring Rob Lowe, Crispin Glover and Roselyn Sanchez. A nationwide theatrical release is planned.

The movie marks the feature debut of producer David Michaels, who is set to write and direct.

Based on the viral “creepypasta” series of internet-based stories from writer Elias Witherow, The Third Parent takes place amidst a Fourth of July celebration when a disturbing figure named Tommy Taffy emerges, disguising himself as a human to infiltrate a suburban neighborhood and impose authoritarian rule over an unsuspecting family.

“Crispin Glover’s Tommy Taffy will be the next great horror villain,” said Bleecker’s Andrew Karpen and Kent Sanderson in a statement. “With Gary’s incredible track record as a producer and David’s strong vision, anchored by Rob Lowe and Roselyn Sanchez’s compelling performances, we believe this...

Walters Media Group has secured the film rights to The Third Parent, the well-known creepypasta story by Elias Witherow. The adaptation will be the feature debut of producer David Michaels, who will both write and direct the film.

Set during a 4th of July celebration, the story follows Tommy Taffy, a menacing figure who disguises himself as human to infiltrate a suburban neighborhood. Once inside, he imposes an authoritarian rule over an unsuspecting family, turning their world into a nightmare.

“I am thrilled to develop Elias Witherow’s popular horror IP into an intense, scary movie experience,” said producer Gary Michael Walters. “Tommy Taffy has the potential to be the next iconic horror villain, and David Michaels has an incredible vision to bring this property to life.”

Michaels expressed his enthusiasm for the project, saying, “I am honored that Elias and Gary have entrusted me with this incredible story and character.

Walters Media Group, the recently launched shingle of producer Gary Michael Walters, has acquired the film rights to the creepypasta story The Third Parent.

Deadline reports that producer David Michaels (Surveillance) will make his feature debut as writer and director on the film, based on the story by Elias Witherow.

Set amidst the 4th of July celebration, a disturbing figure named Tommy Taffy emerges, disguising himself as a human to infiltrate a suburban neighborhood and impose authoritarian rule over an unsuspecting family.

“I am thrilled to develop Elias Witherow’s popular horror IP into an intense, scary movie experience,” said Walters. “Tommy Taffy has the potential be the next iconic horror villain, and David Michaels has an incredible vision to bring this property to life.”

“I am honored that Elias and Gary have entrusted me with this incredible story and character. I have been captivated by Tommy Taffy and The Third Parent...

Exclusive: Walters Media Group, the recently launched shingle of veteran producer Gary Michael Walters, has acquired the film rights to The Third Parent, the acclaimed creepypasta from writer Elias Witherow. Set to write and direct the feature adaptation, in his feature debut, is producer David Michaels.

The feature take is set amidst the 4th of July celebration, as a disturbing figure named Tommy Taffy emerges. Disguised as a human, he infiltrates a suburban neighborhood and imposes authoritarian rule over an unsuspecting family.

Walters will produce for Walters Media Group, along with Spencer Young (Bury This) for Enfant Terrible, and Jonathan Halperyn & Daniel Kresmery for Hero Squared. Exec producers include Jack Roberts (Remnants) for Lesnik Entertainment, as well as Drake Dowd and Kristen Gilot-Dowd for Dowd Films.

Witherow’s The Third Parent — comprising a series of short stories and novellas — appears on NoSleep, the 18+ million-member Reddit forum featuring the best in horror fiction.

Whiplash, the Oscar-winning psychological drama marking the breakout project of writer-director Damien Chazelle, is coming back to theaters nationwide in celebration of its 10th anniversary, Sony Pictures Classics announced today.

The film, starring Miles Teller and J.K. Simmons, which brought the latter his first Oscar for Supporting Actor, will be reissued with a new 4K Dcp on September 20, following a special anniversary screening at the Toronto Film Festival on September 9.

Inspired by Chazelle’s 2013 short of the same name, Whiplash follows Andrew Neyman (Teller), an ambitious young jazz drummer, single-minded in his pursuit to rise to the top of his elite east coast music conservatory. Terence Fletcher (Simmons), an instructor known equally for his teaching talents and his terrifying methods, discovers Andrew and transfers him into his band. But Andrew’s passion to achieve perfection soon spirals into obsession, as his ruthless teacher continues to push him to the brink...

Synopsis

Ryan Gosling stars as a Hollywood stunt driver for movies by day and moonlights as a wheelman for criminals by night. Though a loner by nature, “Driver” can’t help falling in love with his beautiful neighbor Irene (Carey Mulligan), a young mother dragged into a dangerous underworld by the return of her ex-convict husband. After a heist goes wrong, Driver finds himself driving defense for the girl he loves, tailgated by a syndicate of deadly serious criminals (Albert Brooks and Ron Perlman). Soon he realizes the gangsters are after more than the bag of cash and is forced to shift gears and go on the offense.

Disc Details And Bonus Materials

4K Ultra HD Disc

Feature presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision, as approved by director Nicolas Winding Refn

English Dolby Atmos + English 5.1

Special Feature:

All-new: Back in the Driver’s Seat Featurette – featuring interviews with Writer Hossein Amini,...

Exclusive: Helena Howard (Madeline’s Madeline), Bella Thorne (Divinity), Zión Moreno (Gossip Girl), Chloe Cherry (Euphoria) and Sophia Ali (Uncharted) have wrapped production on Find Your Friends, a thriller marking the feature directorial debut of actor-filmmaker Izabel Pakzad.

Others to appear in the film include Chris Bauer (The Wire), Jake Manley (The Order), Israel Broussard (Happy Death Day), Harrison Sloan Gilbertson (Oppenheimer), and Blaine Kern III (Accused).

Izabel Pakzad

Written by Pakzad, Find Your Friends watches as Amber and her four best girlfriends take a trip to escape the L.A. bubble and cut loose in Joshua Tree for the weekend. But upon arrival, they quickly realize the locals don’t want them there. As the hostile environment escalates, our girls are disparaged by their aggressive neighbor, dismissed by the cops, and, it seems, even being stalked by some local men. But as her friends uncover Amber’s past trauma,...

Norby Walters, the onetime music agent who ran the annual “Night of 100 Stars” Oscar party for years and hosted an iconic low-stakes poker party for actors, died December 12. He was 91. His son, Walters Media Group founder and former Bold Films CEO Gary Michael Walters, confirmed the news but did not provide details.

Born Norbert Meyer, in 1952 Walters started booking jazz luminaries such as Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and Stan Getz into his father’s bar.

Walters and his brother, Walter took over a place from their father and dubbed it Norby & Walter’s Bel Air, but its sign had no ampersand — which led to the name Walters would use during his career. He later took over a failing nightclub located next to the world-famous Copacabana, dubbed it Norby Walters’s Supper Club, and attracted a who’s who of boldfaced New York City names.

“What was I going to do?...

Norby Walters, a music agent who worked with Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Marvin Gaye, Kool & the Gang and Public Enemy before gaining renown in Hollywood for his annual “Night of 100 Stars” Oscar party and weekly poker game, has died. He was 91.

Walters died Dec. 10 of natural causes at an assisted living facility in Burbank, his son, producer Gary Michael Walters (Whiplash), told The Hollywood Reporter.

Walters hosted his first Oscar night gala in 1990 and the last in 2017, most often inside the Beverly Hilton’s Crystal Ballroom. Among those who attended were Shirley Jones, Robert Forster, Charles Bronson, Patricia Neal, Richard Dreyfuss, Eva Marie Saint, Martin Landau, Louis Gossett Jr., J.K. Simmons, Cliff Robertson, Red Buttons, Jon Voight and Allison Janney.

Walters for years also presided over a weekly poker game at his West Hollywood high-rise condo. The low-stakes $2 game was, his son said, “designed to be a place where actors could kibbutz,...

amFAR, the organization founded by the late Dr. Mathilda Krim and Dame Elizabeth Taylor (the International founder), dedicated to funding AIDS research since 1985, held its annual Cannes Gala at the Hotel du Cap tonight as it has done for the past 29 years tied to the end dates of the Cannes Film Festival each May.

Queen Latifah was the enthusiastic host for a very tony crowd that included the likes of Alex Pettyfer, Eva Longoria, Fan Bingbing, Heidi Klum, James Marsden, Jeremy O. Harris, Joel Kinnaman, Kate Beckinsale, Matt Smith, Odell Beckham Jr, Petra Nemcova, Rebel Wilson, Sadie Frost, Shay Mitchell, Storm Reid, Teyana Taylor and many more. The live musical performances were by Adam Lambert, Halsey, Bebe Rexha and Gladys Knight, who looked like she stopped time with “Midnight Train To Georgia.”

It was such an honor getting...

Exclusive: American Beauty and The Walking Dead actress Thora Birch is to make her feature directorial debut on an adaptation of Elmore Leonard’s 2004 crime novel Mr. Paradise.

Former Bold CEO Gary Michael Walters, producer on Jake Gyllenhaal starrer The Guilty and Emmy nominee Oslo, is producing under new banner Walters Media Group, and is in Cannes putting the project together.

Leonard, one of the masters of the hard-boiled crime novel, is the inspiration for movies including Jackie Brown, Get Shorty, Out of Sight, 3:10 to Yuma and TV series Justified.

The story for Mr. Paradise centers on Kelly, an aspiring model, who witnesses a murder and gets caught in a web of intrigue. Michael Benton Adler and Justin Ross will also produce.

“I grew up loving so many blockbuster adaptations of Leonard’s work such as Get Shorty and Jackie Brown,” said BAFTA and Golden Globe nominee Birch about the late author.

Exclusive: Action-thriller Classified, starring Aaron Eckhart, Abigail Breslin and Tim Roth, has completed principal photography on location in Malta.

Santa Monica-based production and sales company Film Bridge International has unveiled first images ahead of introducing it to buyers at Cannes.

Classified is directed by Dutch, L.A.-based director Roel Reine, whose credits include Paramount’s Halo and Netflix’s Fistful of Vengeance.

Based on a screenplay by Bob DeRosa, best known for the comedy romance Killer, the film intertwines an international espionage plotline with a father-daughter relationship story.

Eckhart plays a veteran CIA hitman who has been receiving his orders via the classified ads section of newspapers for close to two decades.

Breslin plays his long-lost daughter, a UK M16 analyst who tracks him down to reveal the shocking news that his CIA boss has been dead for years, and the division has long been shut down.

Together, they...

Bold Films has tapped studio executive-turned-producer, screenwriter and showrunner Jeff Kleeman as its new chief executive officer.

Kleeman, who has served has the president of Ellen DeGeneres’ A Very Good Production since 2012, replaces Gary Michael Walters, who is exiting to launch his own venture after nearly 20 years with the company.

In his new role, Kleeman will oversee Bold’s current operations and expansion plans. Some of his areas of focus will be building strategic partnerships, with a particular focus on international, and leveraging Bold’s existing IP as well as new IP to generate multiple revenue streams. He will report to Bold Films chairman David Litvak.

“It’s an honor to join David and his team to further expand the company’s diverse library with elevated films, scripted and non-scripted television, animation, and franchises that deliver unforgettable emotional experiences to audiences worldwide,” Kleeman said in a statement.

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Jeff Kleeman, former president of Ellen DeGeneres’ A Very Good Production, has been tapped as the new CEO of Bold Films.

DeGeneres’ former producing partner replaces Gary Michael Walters, who left Bold Films in March after being with the company for two decades and has now launched his own media venture, Walters Media Group.

As the CEO, Kleeman — who transitioned from a studio executive to a producer, screenwriter and showrunner — will be reporting to David Litvak, the chairman of Bold Films.

“It’s an honor to join David and his team to further expand the company’s diverse library with elevated films, scripted and non-scripted television, animation, and franchises that deliver unforgettable emotional experiences to audiences worldwide,” Kleeman said in a statement.

Kleeman will be responsible for overseeing the company’s operations and expansion plans in his new role. He will work with Jon Oakes, executive vp of development and productions,...

Jeff Kleeman has stepped in as CEO for Bold Films, taking over for Gary Michael Walters, whose March departure from the company after nearly 20 years was just announced.

The studio executive-turned-producer, screenwriter and showrunner comes to the company from Ellen DeGeneres’ A Very Good Production, where he’s served as President since 2012, overseeing work on 26 series, specials and movies amounting to over 1,615 hours of live-action and animated content.

Kleeman will report to Bold Chairman David Litvak, overseeing the company’s current operations, as well as its plans for expansion. He’ll now focus on building strategic partnerships, with a particular eye on international, while looking to leverage both existing Bold IP and new IP to generate multiple revenue streams.

Kleeman’s appointment comes at a time when Bold Films is looking to take on a more global footprint in development and production, as it continues to develop feature-length projects for both theatrical and streaming,...

Country music legend and “1883” star Tim McGraw has formed his own production company: Down Home Media in Nashville, Tennessee.

McGraw has teamed with his management company Em.Co, and social content studio Shareability. Shareability’s founder, Tim Staples, is Down Home’s co-founder and CEO, while Em.Co’s Brian Kaplan, also a co-founder, will serve as Chief Strategy Officer.

“Country music has always been about storytelling,” said McGraw in a press release. “Our stories are honest vignettes of life and family and community. I think there’s a longing for that. For me, that’s Down Home. That’s how I grew up, those are the stories I like to tell, and that’s what I want our company to be about.”

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The new McGraw venture closed an investment and an innovative first-look deal with Skydance Media,...

Bold Film’s longtime CEO Gary Michael Walters has stepped down to launch his own venture, Walters Media Group.

Walters Media Group will focus on the development of studio-caliber film and television projects, independent film financing and production, and strategic consultancy to high-net-worth investors and media companies, Walters announced Thursday.

“I am deeply appreciative of all the support Bold Films have given me over the past two decades,” Walters said in a statement. “I will miss my Bold family, but I have been yearning to create my own company for some time, and I am very excited to announce my upcoming slate shortly.”

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Walters, who has been with Bold Film since its founding in 2004, has produced as well as executive produced all of the company’s film and television projects, including “Whiplash” starring Miles Teller and Jk Simmons,...

Bold Film’s longtime CEO Gary Michael Walters has stepped down to form Walters Media Group.

Walters has been with Bold Film since its founding in 2004 and served as producer and executive producer on all of the company’s film and television projects, including Damien Chazelle’s “Whiplash” starring Miles Teller and J.K. Simmons; Dan Gilroy’s “Nightcrawler” with Jake Gyllenhaal and Riz Ahmed; and “Drive” starring Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston and Oscar Isaac.

Other notable projects that Walter worked on at Bold Films include the action thriller “No Escape,” featuring Owen Wilson and Pierce Brosnan, and the apocalyptic thriller “Legion,” with Paul Bettany and Dennis Quaid. More recently, Walters was Emmy-nominated for HBO’s “Oslo” and produced Netflix’s “The Guilty” starring Jake Gyllenhaal and directed by Antoine Fuqua.

“I am deeply appreciative of all the support Bold Films have given me over the past two decades,...

Bold Films’ longtime CEO Gary Michael Walters has stepped down to form his own venture, Walters Media Group.

The new company will focus on developing high-profile film and TV projects, independent film financing and production and consulting for film investors and media companies.

“I am deeply appreciative of all the support Bold Films have given me over the past two decades. I will miss my Bold family, but I have been yearning to create my own company for some time, and I am very excited to announce my upcoming slate shortly,” Walters said in a statement.

Walters has been at Bold Films since its founding in 2004 and produced as well as executive produced film and TV projects, including critical hits like Whiplash, directed by Damien Chazelle, and Nightcrawler, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Riz Ahmed and directed by Dan Gilroy.

Walters’ other credits includes Drive, starring Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston,...

Bold Films’ longtime CEO Gary Michael Walters has stepped down from his position to form Walters Media Group.

Walters Media Group will devote itself to developing studio-caliber film and television projects; independent film financing and production; and strategic consultancy to high-net-worth investors and media companies.

Walters’ canon at Bold Films includes the Oscar winning Damien Chazelle movie Whiplash starring Miles Teller and Jk Simmons, The Oscar-nominated Nightcrawler starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Riz Ahmed, directed by Dan Gilroy; The Cannes winning and Oscar nominated Drive starring Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Oscar Isaac, and Albert Brooks. Commercial successes included action thriller No Escape starring Owen Wilson and Pierce Brosnan, and apocalyptic horror feature Legion with Paul Bettany and Dennis Quaid. Most recently, Walters was Emmy-nominated for HBO’s Oslo and produced Netflix’s The Guilty starring Jake Gyllenhaal, directed by Antoine Fuqua.

“I am deeply appreciative of all the support...

Producer has worked on Drive, Nightcrawler, Whiplash.

Gary Michael Walters has stepped down as longtime Bold Films CEO and launched Walters Media Group.

The new company will focus on the development of studio-calibre film and television, independent film financing and production, and strategic consultancy to high-net-worth investors and media companies.

Walters has been with Bold Films since it was established in 2004 and he has produced and served as executive producer on all of Bold’s film and television projects, including Whiplash starring Miles Teller and Jk Simmons, Nightcrawler with Jake Gyllenhaal and Riz Ahmed, and Drive starring Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan,...

Exclusive: New Regency, Bold Films and Permut Productions’ Chippendales movie, which tells the wild story about the male exotic dancing enterprise, is gaining momentum. Sources tell Deadline that Seth Rogen and Elle Fanning are in talks to join the cast. Dev Patel is already on board to star with Craig Gillespie set to direct. If deals close, the project would mark a reunion for Rogen and Gillespie, who just wrapped production on the anticipated Pam and Tommy series for Hulu that bows in February. New Regency is co-financing Chippendales with Bold Films.

David Permut, who has been shepherding the project for two decades, will produce with New Regency and Bold Film. David Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, Michel Litvak and Svetlana Metkina of Bold Films are also producing.

Lauren Blum and Rebecca Angelo are rewriting the script after Craig Williams and Isaac Adamson penned previous drafts.

The movie will follow Steve...

An eerie new teaser trailer for Jake Gyllenhaal and Netflix's upcoming thriller The Guilty is sure to have the hairs standing up on the back of your neck as the Oscar nominated actor frantically tries to help a woman he believes has been kidnapped. While the trailer does not show much in terms of footage from the movie, it expertly sets the scene using nothing but dialogue, teasing the heart-racing experience to come...

In The Guilty, Jake Gyllenhaal stars as a troubled police detective demoted to 911 operator duty scrambles to save a distressed caller during a harrowing day of revelations - and reckonings. The project sees Gyllenhaal team up once again with Southpaw director Antoine Fuqua for this remake of the outstanding Danish thriller of the same name.

The trailer begins with audio from Gyllenhaal's character answering a 911 call, with the speech appearing on screen as text, which slowly forms a picture.

New Regency has boarded Dev Patel’s upcoming “Chippendales” project as a co-financier with Bold Films, according to an individual with knowledge of the project.

“Cruella” director Craig Gillespie is attached to direct the project.

David Permut, who has been trying to get the project off the ground for 20 years, will produce the project with New Regency and Bold Films. David Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, Michel Litvak and Svetlana Metkina are also producing for Bold.

Screenwriters Lauren Blum and Rebecca Angelo are rewriting the script. Craig Williams and Isaac Adamson wrote previous drafts of the script.

Patel is attached to play “Chippendales” founder Steve Banerjee, who went from pumping gas at his Mobil Gas station in Playa del Vista to launching the first “male exotic dance night for ladies only,” which went on to become an ’80s phenomenon. Banerjee would eventually get caught in a sting operation by the FBI...

Exclusive: We are hearing that New Regency has boarded Craig Gillespie’s Chippendales film project starring Dev Patel as co-financier with Bold Films.

Deadline previously reported on the Permut Productions movie with Bold attached. David Permut, who has been shepherding the project for two decades, will produce with New Regency and Bold Films. David Litvak,, Gary Michael Walters, Michel Litvak and Svetlana Metkina of Bold Films are also producing.

Lauren Blum and Rebecca Angelo are rewriting the script with Craig Williams and Isaac Adamson having penned previous drafts.

The Chippendales movie will follow Steve Banerjee (Patel), who emigrated from India to Playa del Rey to chase the dream of fame and fortune. Bored with pumping gas in the Mobil station he owned, he found an outlet for his entrepreneurial dreams when he acquired the struggling L.A. rock club Destiny II. He transformed it with a new name and theme...

Ethan Hawke, Peter Sarsgaard, Riley Keough, Byron Bowers, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, David Castañeda, Christina Vidal and Paul Dano have joined Jake Gyllenhaal in the Netflix thriller “The Guilty.”

Antoine Fuqua is directing from a script by Nic Pizzolatto (“True Detective”), based on the Gustav Moller-helmed Danish drama “Den Skyldige,” which premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. The pic takes place over the course of a single morning at a 911 dispatch center with a call operator — played by Gyllenhaal — trying to save a caller in grave danger, but then discovering that nothing is as it seems, and facing the truth is the only way out.

Adrian Martinez, Bill Burr, Beau Knapp and Edi Patterson are also joining the cast. Gyllenhaal is producing along with Riva Marker for Nine Stories; Fuqua and Kat Samick for Fuqua Films; Scott Greenberg; Bold Films’ Michel Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, David Litvak and Svetlana Metkina; and Amet Entertainment’s David Haring.

Peter Sarsgaard, Riley Keough and Bill Burr are joining Jake Gyllenhaal in “The Guilty,” Netflix announced on Friday.

Also joining the cast are Byron Bowers, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, David Castañeda, Christina Vidal, Paul Dano, Ethan Hawke, Adrian Martinez, Beau Knapp and Edi Patterson.

Antoine Fuqua is directing, while Nic Pizzolatto (“True Detective”) is writing the thriller, based on the Gustav Moller-directed Danish drama “Den Skyldige,” which premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.

The film will take place over the course of a single morning in a 911 dispatch call center, where operator Joe Bayler (Gyllenhaal) tries to save a caller in grave danger. However, he soon discovers that nothing is as it seems.

The film will be produced by Gyllenhaal and his Nine Stories partner Riva Marker, along with Fuqua and Kat Samick through his Fuqua Films; Scott Greenberg; Michel Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, David Litvak and Svetlana Metkina for Bold Films...

The Guilty, the dramatic thriller which Netflix recently picked up in a $30 million deal, has added Ethan Hawke (First Reformed), Peter Sarsgaard (The Batman), Riley Keough (The Devil All The Time) plus more starry talent who will be joining previously announced star Jake Gyllenhaal.

Antoine Fuqua is at the helm, directing from a screenplay by True Detective series creator Nic Pizzolatto.

Additional casting includes Paul Dano (The Batman), Byron Bowers (Concrete Cowboys), Da’Vine Joy Randolph (Dolemite is My Name), David Castañeda (The Umbrella Academy), Christina Vidal (7 Days to Vegas), Adrian Martinez (Stumptown), Bill Burr (The King of Staten Island), Beau Knapp (The Good Lord Bird), and Edi Patterson (Knives Out).

Based on Gustav Moller’s Danish drama Den Skyldige, the Fuqua-directed pic takes place over the course of a single morning in a 911 dispatch call center. Call operator Joe Bayler (Gyllenhaal) tries to save a caller in grave danger...

Ruth Wilson and Andrew Scott will star in the political drama “Oslo” for HBO that is currently in production in Prague, and the film is based on the award-winning stage play of the same name by Tony winner J.T. Rogers.

Marc Platt, Kristie Macosko Krieger, David Litvak and Steven Spielberg are executive producing the film that HBO hopes to make available on HBO Max and to air on HBO beginning next year.

“Oslo” is about the negotiations that led to the 1993 Oslo Peace Accords, and it stars the “His Dark Materials” star Wilson as a Norwegian foreign minister as well as “Fleabag” star Scott as a Norwegian sociologist and Wilson’s husband. The story looks at the secret back-channel talks, unlikely friendships and quiet heroics of a small but committed group of Israelis, Palestinians and one Norwegian couple that led to the landmark peace treaty.

Rogers, who wrote the stage play “Oslo,...

Jake Gyllenhaal‘s series-regular TV debut is officially set at HBO. The Academy Award-nominated actor will executive-produce and star in a limited series adaptation of Norwegian author Jo Nesbo’s 2014 novel The Son, TVLine has learned.

Described as a “tale of vengeance set amid Oslo’s brutal hierarchy of corruption,” The Son will be written by Lenore Zion and directed by Denis Villeneuve. They will also executive-produce alongside Gyllenhaal, Jonathan Nolan, Lisa Joy, Riva Marker and Athena Wickham.

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Jake Gyllenhaal left cinephiles buzzing last month after revealing on “Team Deakins” podcast that he was working on a reunion project with his “Prisoners” and “Enemy” director Denis Villeneuve. Now comes official word from HBO that the reunion project is “The Son,” an upcoming limited series based on the bestselling novel by author Jo Nesbø. The novel was billed as “a tale of vengeance set amid Oslo’s brutal hierarchy of corruption.” Gyllenhaal will star as Sonny Lofthus, an escaped convict and opioid addict on the run from the law who can’t recall his past. Villeneuve will direct the series.

Per HBO’s official release: “Gyllenhaal and Villeneuve are also set to serve as executive producers of the series, with the former producing through his Nine Stories’ banner along with his partner Riva Marker. Kilter Films’ Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy will join as executive producers along with Kilter Films’ Athena Wickham.

Jake Gyllenhaal will star in and executive produce the HBO limited series, “The Son” alongside Denis Villeneuve and “Westworld” creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy.

The series is based on Jo Nesbo’s novel of the same name and is described as a tale of vengeance set amid Oslo’s brutal hierarchy of corruption.

Villeneuve will direct and writer Lenore Zion will serve as showrunner. Riva Marker of Gyllenhaal’s Nine Stories will executive produce alongside Kilter Films’ Athena Wickham. Bold Films’ David Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, Michel Litvak and Svetlana Metkina also serve as executive producers with Jo Nesbø and Niclas Salomonsson. Nine Stories Productions, Kilter Films and Bold Films will produce in association with Warner Bros. Television.

“Jonah and Lisa are a formidable creative force and we are excited to collaborate with them again, alongside the brilliant Lenore, to adapt Jo Nesbø’s novel,” said Francesca Orsi, Executive Vice President,...

Breaking: HBO has given a series order to an adaptation of the Jo Nesbo novel The Son with Jake Gyllenhaal on board to star and his Prisoners director Denis Villeneuve on board to direct. Gyllenhaal and Villeneuve will also exec produced the limited series with Gyllenhaal producing through his Nine Stories’ banner along with his partner Riva Marker. Kilter Films’ Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy will join as exec producers along with Kilter Films Athena Wickham. Nolan and Joy will showrun along with Lenore Zion who is also executive producing.

The series is based on from the #1 New York Times bestselling novel which is described as a tale of vengeance set amid Oslo’s brutal hierarchy of corruption. The story follows Sonny Lofthus, an escaped convict: an opioid addict who can’t recall his past, on the run from the law toward an unknown truth.

The Son was the first...

HBO has greenlit a limited series adaptation of the Jo Nesbø novel “The Son” with Jake Gyllenhaal attached to star and executive produce, Variety has learned.

“The Son” is described as a tale of vengeance set amid Oslo’s brutal hierarchy of corruption. Gyllenhaal will executive produce under his Nine Stories Productions banner along with Riva Marker. Lenore Zion will serve as writer, executive producer, and co-showrunner. In addition, Denis Villeneuve is attached to direct and executive produce.

“Westworld” creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy will executive produce and serve as co-showrunners via Kilter Films with Athena Wickham of Kilter also executive producing. Bold Films’ David Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, Michel Litvak, and Svetlana Metkina also serve as executive producers with Nesbø and Niclas Salomonsson. Nine Stories Productions, Kilter Films, and Bold Films will produce in association with Warner Bros. Television.

“Jonah and Lisa are a formidable creative force and...

Netflix has acquired the worldwide rights to Antoine Fuqua and Jake Gyllenhaal’s package “The Guilty,” a dramatic thriller based on the Danish drama, “Den Skyldige,” directed by Gustav Moller.

“True Detective” creator Nic Pizzolatto wrote the script. The film will be produced by Gyllenhaal and his Nine Stories partner Riva Marker, along with Fuqua and Kat Samick through his Fuqua Films; Scott Greenberg; Michel Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, David Litvak and Svetlana Metkina for Bold Films; and Amet Entertainment’s David Haring.

The film will take place over the course of a single morning in a 911 dispatch call center, where call operator Joe Bayler (Gyllenhaal) tries to save a caller in grave danger. However, he soon discovers that nothing is as it seems.

Annie Marter, Moller and Lina Flint will executive produce with Christian Mercuri and Jon Oakes. Bold Films financed the drama with Amet Entertainment.

Fuqua and Gyllenhaal first collaborated on 2015’s “Southpaw.

Exclusive: In a $30 million deal, Netflix has acquired worldwide rights to The Guilty, with Jake Gyllenhaal starring and Antoine Fuqua directing a dramatic thriller based on the Gustav Möller-directed Danish drama Den Skyldige that premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. Deadline revealed a week ago that the package was being brought to the marketplace by Endeavor Content with a script by True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto.

Netflix moved quickly. The streamer has been very aggressive in recent weeks, acquiring the Halle Berry-directed Bruised for $20 million just before it screened as a work in progress at the Toronto Film Festival; Pieces of a Woman for $10 million, and the Sam Levinson-directed Zendaya-John David Washington starrer Malcolm & Marie for $30 million, all out of the TIFF market. Netflix now bolsters its slate with The Guilty, a film expected to begin production before year’s end.

It takes place over the course...

Bold Films financing project with Amet Entertainment.

Netflix has acquired worldwide rights to the upcoming thriller package The Guilty that reunites director Antoine Fuqua and Jake Gyllenhaal in a deal believed to be around $30m.

True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto is writing the film based on Gustav Moller’s acclaimed Danish Sundance 2018 selection Den Skyldige.

Gyllenhaal will play a call operator at a 911 dispatch centre who, over the course of a single morning, tries to save a caller who appears to be in danger.

Bold Films is financing the drama with Amet Entertainment.

Gyllenhaal and his Nine Stories partner Riva Marker are producing The Guilty,...

Bold Films financing project with Amet Entertainment.

Netflix has acquired worldwide rights to the upcoming thriller package The Guilty that reunites director Antoine Fuqua and Jake Gyllenhaal in a deal believed to be around $30m.

True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto is writing the film based on Gustav Moller’s acclaimed Danish drama and Sundance 2018 selection Den Skyldige.

Gyllenhaal will play a call operator at a 911 dispatch centre who, over the course of a single morning, tries to save a caller who appears to be in danger.

Bold Films is financing the drama with Amet Entertainment.

Gyllenhaal and his Nine Stories...

Over the last few years, Jake Gyllenhaal has emerged as an actor who not only makes interesting choices, but also dedicates himself fully to his roles, making any project with his name attached a truly exciting one. Now, Gyllenhaal is now stepping into the ring once again with Southpaw director Antoine Fuqua for a remake of the outstanding Danish thriller, The Guilty.

Taking place exclusively in one location, the original version of The Guilty follows alarm dispatcher and former police officer, Asger Holm, who answers an emergency call from a kidnapped woman. When the call is suddenly disconnected, the search for the woman and her kidnapper begins. Co-written and directed by Gustav Möller in his feature film debut, the movie stars Jakob Cedergren as Asger Holm and Jessica Dinnage as Iben Østergård, the voice at the other end of the line.

Full of gut-wrenching twists and turns, and a stellar central performance,...

Jake Gyllenhaal and the ‘Southpaw’ director Antoine Fuqua are set to reunite for the English language adaptation of the Danish thriller ‘The Guilty’.

Based on the Gustav Moller-directed film, Gyllenhaal will star as call centre operative Joe Bayler. The film is set across a single morning in a 911 dispatch call centre where Joe tries to save a caller in grave danger—but he soon discovers that nothing is as it seems, and facing the truth is the only way out.

Penned by ‘True Detective’ creator Nic Pizzolatto, Gyllenhaal and his Nine Stories partner Riva Marker, along with Fuqua through his Fuqua Films will produce. Scott Greenberg, Michel Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, David Litvak and Svetlana Metkina for Bold Films and Amet’s David Haring will also serve as producers. Annie Marter, Gustav Moller and Lina Flint will be exec produce.

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Exclusive: Jake Gyllenhaal will star and Antoine Fuqua will direct The Guilty, a thriller that is based on the Gustav Moller-directed Danish drama Den Skyldige that premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.

It takes place over the course of a single morning in a 911 dispatch call center. Call operator Joe Bayler (Gyllenhaal) tries to save a caller in grave danger—but he soon discovers that nothing is as it seems, and facing the truth is the only way out.

Bold Films is financing the drama with Amet Entertainment. Scripted by True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto, the film will be produced by Gyllenhaal and his Nine Stories partner Riva Marker, along with Fuqua through his Fuqua Films, Scott Greenberg, Michel Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, David Litvak and Svetlana Metkina for Bold Films and Amet’s David Haring. Annie Marter, Gustav Moller and Lina Flint will be exec producers with Christian Mercuri.

I swear I don't know how Jake Gyllenhaal does it. The man is one of the busiest dudes in all of Hollywood, and he just keeps adding new films to his plate.The man has his role as Spider-Man villain Mysterio coming our way in the Homecoming sequel Far from Home, and today we have word that the actor has signed on to star in the upcoming remake of the Danish thriller The Guilty.

Bold Films, Jake Gyllenhaal and Riva Marker's Nine Stories acquired the rights to the remake of co-writer/director Gustav M&#246ller's thriller with Gyllenhaal attached to star as a police officer under investigation, who's demoted to desk work at an emergency call center. Things then get a bit crazier as the man receives a terrified phone call from a kidnapped woman, and he must battle his internal demons in order to save her.

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He may just be coming off the set of the next Spider-man film in which he plays villain Mysterio but Jake Gyllenhaal is already lining up his next project: An English language remake of Oscar entry ‘The Guilty’.

The film follows a police officer under investigation, who’s demoted to desk work at an emergency call centre. When he receives a terrified phone call from a kidnapped woman, he must battle his internal demons in order to save her.

Gyllenhaal and Riva Marker will produce for Nine Stories, alongside Bold Films’ Michel Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, David Litvak, and Svetlana Metkina. The films original writer/director Gustav Möller and producer Lina Flint will serve as executive producers.

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Gyllenhaal and Marker said; “We saw ‘The Guilty’ at Sundance and were blown away. Möller’s...

Jake Gyllenhaal has signed on to star in a remake of the Danish thriller “The Guilty,” which the actor has acquired the rights to through his Nine Stories production banner along with Bold Films.

The original version, which won the world audience award at Sundance this year and is Denmark’s entry for this year’s Best Foreign Language Oscar, follows a cop with a dark past who has been suspended and relegated to a desk job. One night, he receives a call from a terrified woman, and he must conquer his inner demons to save her.

Gyllenhaal will also produce alongside Nine Stories co-founder Riva Marker, with Michel Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, David Litvak and Svetlana Metkina also producing for Bold Films, which is financing.The original film’s co-writer/director Gustav Möller and producer Lina Flint will serve as executive producers.

“We saw The Guilty at Sundance and were blown away.

Bold Films, and Jake Gyllenhaal and Riva Marker’s Nine Stories Productions have acquired the rights to remake the Danish thriller “The Guilty,” with Gyllenhaal attached to star.

The pic, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, won the world cinema audience award and was also named one of the top five foreign language films of 2018 by the National Board of Review. The movie, Denmark’s foreign language film Oscar entry, is also nominated for best screenwriter and best actor at the 2018 European Film Awards.

The movie follows a police officer under investigation, who’s demoted to desk-work at an emergency call center. When he receives a terrified phone call from a kidnapped woman, he must battle his internal demons in order to save her.

Gyllenhaal and Marker will produce for Nine Stories, alongside Bold Films’ Michel Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, David Litvak, and Svetlana Metkina. Bold Films will finance the pic.