EXCLUSIVE: Piers Morgan is set to return to true-crime documentaries under his global deal with News Corp and Fox News Media.
16.11.2022 - 20:35 / deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: Christian Gudegast (Den of Thieves) has closed a deal to direct the thriller Crown Vic for MadRiver Pictures.
Crown Vic is described as a too-insane-to-be-true crime story set in the early 1980s San Fernando Valley — a world where L.A. cops, mythologized by TV shows from Dragnet to CHiPs, were rock stars who operated with unchecked power. Its protagonists are Richard Ford and Robert Von Villas, two Vietnam War heroes turned superstar LAPD cops, who parlayed their positions to get rich, while cozying up to Hollywood’s biggest TV stars. The duo went on to build an underground criminal operation as thieves, gun runners and murderers for hire, until their unwilling business partner risked everything to bring them down.
Alec Ziff (Narcos: Mexico) conceived the original story with Gudegast and is penning the screenplay. Emma Ago and Evan Powell are overseeing development of the project for MadRiver Pictures, with MadRiver’s CEO Marc Butan to produce alongside Gudegast.
“I followed this wild and hilarious, yet diabolical story when I was a kid,” commented Gudegast, “and having grown up in that era, I have been long fascinated by it and the city and the LAPD-pre Rodney King, when they were this ever present force that all Angelenos both feared and respected, lording over a city that still felt wild and untamed.”
“I’m incredibly excited to work with Christian, Marc, and the MadRiver team on this unbelievable true story,” said Ziff. “LA in the early 80s was a land of opportunity— a place to manifest the American dream. Showcasing how two of LA’s finest exploited that dream, in both shockingly funny and terrifying ways, is thrilling to bring to life.”
Gudegast made his feature directorial debut with the Gerard
EXCLUSIVE: Piers Morgan is set to return to true-crime documentaries under his global deal with News Corp and Fox News Media.
The documentary community is mourning one of its most treasured artists, filmmaker Julia Reichert. The Oscar-winning director of American Factory died Thursday night at her home in Yellow Springs, Ohio of a form of cancer affecting the bladder and other organs. She was 76.
Venezuelan filmmaker Lorenzo Vigas’ third feature The Box debuted in competition at the 2021 Venice Film Festival and has been selected as Venezuela’s entry for the 2023 Oscars. The film follows Hatzin, a young teenager who travels to collect his father’s remains from a communal grave in northern Mexico. But after a casual encounter with a man who resembles his late father, he is sucked into the underbelly of Mexico’s manufacturing industry.
Earlier this week, social media lit up as users excitedly uploaded the poster for the Elizabeth Banks-directed Cocaine Bear, imagining what a movie with that title might be like. They got some idea today when Universal dropped the bonkers first trailer for the film “inspired by the true story of a drug runner’s 1985 plane crash, missing cocaine, and the black bear that ate it.” The movie, billed as a character-driven thriller, seems to have a good bit of fun with the premise.
Alejandro González Iñárritu (Bardo) is set to receive the Cinema Audio Society’s Filmmaker of the Year honor at the59th CAS Awards, taking placing at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown hotel on March 4.
Lovers on parade! Madison LeCroy and husband Brett Randle jetted off to Singapore for the first part of their honeymoon after tying the knot ahead of Thanksgiving.
EXCLUSIVE: WME has signed award-winning filmmaker Alysa Nahmias and her production company AJNA Films for representation.
Friendly exes? Madison LeCroy got real about whether her ex-boyfriend Austen Kroll sent his well-wishes after she and Brett Randle got hitched in Mexico.
Kung Fu Panda and The Little Prince director Mark Osborne talked about his respect for Japanese animation master Hayao Miyazaki, his creative processes and the impact Netflix has had on global audiences for animation in a masterclass at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa on Tuesday.
Hilarie Burton isn’t backing down from her stance on Candace Cameron Bure!
It’s not a wedding without a few mishaps! Madison LeCroy dished on her special day with husband Brett Randle — including her curling iron fail and favorite ceremony memory.
Not impressed. Shep Rose doesn’t understand the hype surrounding eligible bachelors Pete Davidson and Harry Styles.
She found her Prince Charming! Southern Charm star Madison LeCroy tied the knot with Brett Randle in a romantic Mexico wedding, surrounded by their loved ones.
How charming! Southern Charm star Madison LeCroy and Brett Randle seemingly tied the knot in a civil ceremony on Wednesday, November 16.
EXCLUSIVE: After making her short-film directorial debut with Scott Free, Kristen Stewart is set to reunite with the banner for her feature directorial debut as she is set to direct The Chronology of Water, with Imogen Poots set to star. Stewart also will co-adapt the script with Andy Mingo, which is based on the memoir by Lidia Yuknavitch.
We simply cannot imagine how difficult this must have been…