David Permut Latest Celebrity News & Gossip

EXCLUSIVE: The People Upstairs, the Spanish comedy which debuted at San Sebastian last year and is up for multiple Goya Awards in 2021, is getting the English-language treatment after producer David Permut, whose credits include Hacksaw Ridge and Face/Off, acquired remake rights.

EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Pictures has chosen You’re Next and Godzilla Vs. Kong director Adam Wingard to helm its re-imagining of Face/Off, the 1997 John Woo-directed action thriller that starred John Travolta and Nicolas Cage. Wingard will write the script with his scripting partner Simon Barrett and the studio will reboot the film, with new cast. Neal Moritz will produce and David Permut will be executive producer.

Ellise Shafer editor“Chippendales” has found its director. Craig Gillespie, who helmed the 2017 Oscar-winning film “I, Tonya,” is officially on board to direct the movie, a source close to the project tells Variety.The film has been in development for two decades by Permut Productions’ David Permut.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE: We can tell you first that Oscar and Emmy nominated producer David Permut has picked up the rights to produce a narrative adaption of Netflix’s critically acclaimed docuseries The Pharmacist which premiered earlier this year.Permut is producing the film through his Permut Presentations banner alongside Jenner Furst, Julia Willoughby Nason and Mike Gasparro at The Cinemart, the team that directed and produced the docuseries.