“Sas: Red Notice,” the action thriller from director Laurence Malkin that became a hit for U.K. platform Sky Cinema in 2021, is getting a sequel.
Creative details are currently under wraps, but development funding for the sequel was provided by Sky Original Films and the film will be executive produced by Sky’s director of original film, Julia Stuart. Sky will co-finance and take all rights for the U.K. and Ireland. Production financing will come from Ashland Hill Media Finance, led by Joe Simpson, Simon Williams, and Jonathan Bross.
“The global success of the first film inspired me to amplify the Sas universe and deepen our understanding of covert operations,” said Malkin. “The use of psychopaths, both good and bad, was something we touched upon in the first film. This time we’ll get inside the minds of these unique operators and deliver even more visceral action sequences, elevating...
Creative details are currently under wraps, but development funding for the sequel was provided by Sky Original Films and the film will be executive produced by Sky’s director of original film, Julia Stuart. Sky will co-finance and take all rights for the U.K. and Ireland. Production financing will come from Ashland Hill Media Finance, led by Joe Simpson, Simon Williams, and Jonathan Bross.
“The global success of the first film inspired me to amplify the Sas universe and deepen our understanding of covert operations,” said Malkin. “The use of psychopaths, both good and bad, was something we touched upon in the first film. This time we’ll get inside the minds of these unique operators and deliver even more visceral action sequences, elevating...
- 5/16/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
Fearne Cotton Behind Sky Kids Drama As Channel Goes Linear
British presenter Fearne Cotton is exec producing a Sky Kids drama as the channel launches ad-free on linear TV, moving in the opposite direction to older-skewing BBC kids rival Cbbc, which will soon be online only. The Sky Kids channel will roll out to Sky linear TV as a 24 hour channel in February with originals including the Cotton-exec produced My Friend Misty, following an animated character who sets out to build emotional resilience in kids. Misty surprises a group of children in the show with magical visits, helping them to deal with their feelings both good and bad by providing a series of tips and practical exercises to support them in difficult situations. Cotton has presented on Cbbc, GMTV and Citv as well as the likes of Top of the Pops and Celebrity Juice. The show will be joined by new originals Ready,...
British presenter Fearne Cotton is exec producing a Sky Kids drama as the channel launches ad-free on linear TV, moving in the opposite direction to older-skewing BBC kids rival Cbbc, which will soon be online only. The Sky Kids channel will roll out to Sky linear TV as a 24 hour channel in February with originals including the Cotton-exec produced My Friend Misty, following an animated character who sets out to build emotional resilience in kids. Misty surprises a group of children in the show with magical visits, helping them to deal with their feelings both good and bad by providing a series of tips and practical exercises to support them in difficult situations. Cotton has presented on Cbbc, GMTV and Citv as well as the likes of Top of the Pops and Celebrity Juice. The show will be joined by new originals Ready,...
- 11/22/2022
- by Max Goldbart, Jesse Whittock and Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Vertical Entertainment and Redbox Entertainment have acquired North American rights to action-thriller Sas: Red Notice from Parabolic Pictures’ Laurence Malkin and former special-forces operator Andy McNab.
The film is based on McNab’s bestselling novel and stars Sam Heughan (Outlander), Ruby Rose (Batwoman), Andy Serkis (Black Panther), Hannah John-Kamen (Ant-Man and the Wasp), Tom Hopper (The Umbrella Academy), Noel Clarke (Bulletproof) and Tom Wilkinson (Michael Clayton).
The film follows Tom Buckingham, a suspended special forces operator, who is taking Dr. Sophie Hart from London to Paris to propose. When their train is deep inside the Channel Tunnel, heavily armed mercenaries, led by Grace Lewis, seize control of it and hold everyone hostage. Grace threatens to blow up the Channel Tunnel and declare economic war on a government that has its fair share of secrets to keep. Unarmed and cut off from his counter terror team, Buckingham is the only...
The film is based on McNab’s bestselling novel and stars Sam Heughan (Outlander), Ruby Rose (Batwoman), Andy Serkis (Black Panther), Hannah John-Kamen (Ant-Man and the Wasp), Tom Hopper (The Umbrella Academy), Noel Clarke (Bulletproof) and Tom Wilkinson (Michael Clayton).
The film follows Tom Buckingham, a suspended special forces operator, who is taking Dr. Sophie Hart from London to Paris to propose. When their train is deep inside the Channel Tunnel, heavily armed mercenaries, led by Grace Lewis, seize control of it and hold everyone hostage. Grace threatens to blow up the Channel Tunnel and declare economic war on a government that has its fair share of secrets to keep. Unarmed and cut off from his counter terror team, Buckingham is the only...
- 2/17/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Magnus Martens’ (Jackpot) under-the-radar action-thriller Sas: Red Notice has wrapped production in London, Paris and Budapest with cast including Ruby Rose, Andy Serkis, Tom Wilkinson and Sam Heughan. Here’s a first look at Rose and Heughan (Outlander).
Based on the book by former UK soldier turned popular author Andy McNab, Heughan (Outlander) plays Tom Buckingham, the lead character in all three books. In Sas: Red Notice, Buckingham’s marriage plans are upended by the hijacking of a train and a plan to blow up the Channel Tunnel. Rose (Batwoman) plays Grace, the scion of a private military company. Serkis (Black Panther) portrays Clements, a liaison officer for the Prime Minister, while Wilkinson (Michael Clayton) is Lewis, the patriarch of a private military company.
Hannah John-Kamen (Ant Man and the Wasp) takes on the role of Dr. Sophie Hart, who finds herself in the middle of the coordinated attack, Tom Hopper...
Based on the book by former UK soldier turned popular author Andy McNab, Heughan (Outlander) plays Tom Buckingham, the lead character in all three books. In Sas: Red Notice, Buckingham’s marriage plans are upended by the hijacking of a train and a plan to blow up the Channel Tunnel. Rose (Batwoman) plays Grace, the scion of a private military company. Serkis (Black Panther) portrays Clements, a liaison officer for the Prime Minister, while Wilkinson (Michael Clayton) is Lewis, the patriarch of a private military company.
Hannah John-Kamen (Ant Man and the Wasp) takes on the role of Dr. Sophie Hart, who finds herself in the middle of the coordinated attack, Tom Hopper...
- 2/5/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Sky has taken the U.K. and Ireland rights to “Sas: Red Notice,” the Magnus Martens’ action thriller based on the novel by former British special forces operative turned bestselling writer Andy McNab. Sky Cinema will release the film in 2020 and it will have a theatrical run and play on the pay-tv platform. Altitude has boarded sales and will have the film at the Efm in Berlin.
The movie takes in events in the corridors of power as well the efforts of an off-duty Sas soldier, Tom Buckingham, to thwart a terror attack on a train running through the Channel Tunnel, which links England and France. Buckingham is injured but is the only chance of survival for the passengers on the train.
Sam Heughan (“Outlander”) takes the lead role as Buckingham. The cast also includes Ruby Rose (“Batwoman”), Andy Serkis (“Planet of the Apes”), Tom Wilkinson (“Michael Clayton”), and...
The movie takes in events in the corridors of power as well the efforts of an off-duty Sas soldier, Tom Buckingham, to thwart a terror attack on a train running through the Channel Tunnel, which links England and France. Buckingham is injured but is the only chance of survival for the passengers on the train.
Sam Heughan (“Outlander”) takes the lead role as Buckingham. The cast also includes Ruby Rose (“Batwoman”), Andy Serkis (“Planet of the Apes”), Tom Wilkinson (“Michael Clayton”), and...
- 2/5/2019
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
Magnus Martens directing Sas thriller.
Magnus Martens’ action thriller Sas: Red Notice has wrapped production after shooting in London, Paris and Budapest. Altitude Film Sales is taking the title to this week’s European Film Market in Berlin.
Based on the novel by UK writer Andy McNab, the film stars Outlander’s Sam Heughan and John Wick Chapter 2’s Ruby Rose in the story of Tom Buckingham, an elite operator in revered British special forces unit the Sas. It is based on McNab’s own experiences.
The cast also includes Andy Serkis, Tom Wilkinson, Hannah John-Kamen, Tom Hopper, Owain Yeoman,...
Magnus Martens’ action thriller Sas: Red Notice has wrapped production after shooting in London, Paris and Budapest. Altitude Film Sales is taking the title to this week’s European Film Market in Berlin.
Based on the novel by UK writer Andy McNab, the film stars Outlander’s Sam Heughan and John Wick Chapter 2’s Ruby Rose in the story of Tom Buckingham, an elite operator in revered British special forces unit the Sas. It is based on McNab’s own experiences.
The cast also includes Andy Serkis, Tom Wilkinson, Hannah John-Kamen, Tom Hopper, Owain Yeoman,...
- 2/5/2019
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: American Sniper and Turn actor Owain Yeoman and Ready Player One actor Ralph Ineson are joining Katie Holmes and Christopher Convery in William Brent Bell’s horror thriller The Boy 2, from STXfilms and Lakeshore Entertainment.
In the sequel to the 2016 film, a young family moves into Heelshire Mansion, unaware of the terrifying history of the estate. Soon, their young son makes an unsettling new friend, an eerily lifelike doll he calls Brahms. Yeoman will play Sean, the husband to Holmes’ Liza. Ineson has been cast in the role of Joseph. Convery co-stars as their son Jude.
Bell’s The Boy grossed $68M worldwide. Cameras roll on the sequel in Victoria, BC on January 14, 2019.
Stacey Menear, who also penned the first chapter, wrote The Boy 2. Pic will be produced by Lakeshore’s Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi and Eric Reid, in addition to Matt Berenson, Jim Wedaa and Roy Lee.
In the sequel to the 2016 film, a young family moves into Heelshire Mansion, unaware of the terrifying history of the estate. Soon, their young son makes an unsettling new friend, an eerily lifelike doll he calls Brahms. Yeoman will play Sean, the husband to Holmes’ Liza. Ineson has been cast in the role of Joseph. Convery co-stars as their son Jude.
Bell’s The Boy grossed $68M worldwide. Cameras roll on the sequel in Victoria, BC on January 14, 2019.
Stacey Menear, who also penned the first chapter, wrote The Boy 2. Pic will be produced by Lakeshore’s Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi and Eric Reid, in addition to Matt Berenson, Jim Wedaa and Roy Lee.
- 11/26/2018
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
(l-r):.Kevin Bishop,.Xavier Samuel and.Kris Marshall.in A Few Less Men.
A Few Less Men, the sequel to Stephan Elliott's 2011 comedy A Few Best Men, was helmed by Mark Lamprell, the screenwriter of Babe: Pig in the City and director of 2000's My Mother Frank and 2013's Goddess.
Lamprell came on board after reading the script by Dean Craig (Death at a Funeral), who wrote the original film.
"It was lovely working on somebody else's screenplay because it was a really solid screenplay structurally," Lamprell said. "I could see that there was a really good movie in there. Dean's a very accomplished writer. The whole guts of it were laid out before me.".
Lamprell, who got his start at Kennedy Miller making Bts documentaries such as The Making of Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985), describes A Few Less Men as "a silly comedy.".
"It's not high-brow wit.
A Few Less Men, the sequel to Stephan Elliott's 2011 comedy A Few Best Men, was helmed by Mark Lamprell, the screenwriter of Babe: Pig in the City and director of 2000's My Mother Frank and 2013's Goddess.
Lamprell came on board after reading the script by Dean Craig (Death at a Funeral), who wrote the original film.
"It was lovely working on somebody else's screenplay because it was a really solid screenplay structurally," Lamprell said. "I could see that there was a really good movie in there. Dean's a very accomplished writer. The whole guts of it were laid out before me.".
Lamprell, who got his start at Kennedy Miller making Bts documentaries such as The Making of Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985), describes A Few Less Men as "a silly comedy.".
"It's not high-brow wit.
- 6/23/2016
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
Xavier Samuel, Kris Marshall and Kevin Bishop in A Few Less Men.
Arclight Films have released a first look at A Few Less Men, the sequel to 2011's A Few Best Men..
The new film sees Goddess' Mark Lamprell taking over directing duties from Priscilla's Stephan Elliot, and will be released by StudioCanal in Australia and Nz.
The film was produced by Laurence Malkin, Tania Chambers and Share Stallings and written by Dean Craig (Death at a Funeral), and footage is currently being screened to buyers in Cannes.
.From a talented group of filmmakers with a proven track record of delivering strong, entertaining stories with broad appeal, A Few Less Men is sure to satisfy audiences in Australia and abroad", said StudioCanal Australia and New Zealand Chief Executive Elizabeth Trotman..
"Here at StudioCanal we are so pleased to be on board and are looking forward to developing an exciting campaign.
Arclight Films have released a first look at A Few Less Men, the sequel to 2011's A Few Best Men..
The new film sees Goddess' Mark Lamprell taking over directing duties from Priscilla's Stephan Elliot, and will be released by StudioCanal in Australia and Nz.
The film was produced by Laurence Malkin, Tania Chambers and Share Stallings and written by Dean Craig (Death at a Funeral), and footage is currently being screened to buyers in Cannes.
.From a talented group of filmmakers with a proven track record of delivering strong, entertaining stories with broad appeal, A Few Less Men is sure to satisfy audiences in Australia and abroad", said StudioCanal Australia and New Zealand Chief Executive Elizabeth Trotman..
"Here at StudioCanal we are so pleased to be on board and are looking forward to developing an exciting campaign.
- 5/15/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Exclusive: Mark Lamprell’s sequel to A Few Best Men is being introduced at Efm.
Arclight Films is showing first footage to Berlin buyers on A Few Less Men, the comedy sequel to its hit A Few Best Men [pictured].
Executive producer Gary Hamilton and his team have already struck deals in Australia and New Zealand (StudioCanal), Italy (Lucky Red), pan-Eastern Europe (Modus Vivendi), pan-Middle East (Italia Films), Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador and Columbia (Eastwood Holdings), and Vietnam (Galaxy).
Producers Laurence Malkin, Tania Chambers, Share Stallings, and Gorean Films Limited produce the story based on a screenplay by Dean Craig about two friends who must transport their friend’s coffin to London after they are stranded in the Australian bush.
Mark Lamprell directed A Few Less Men and Xavier Samuel, Kris Marshall, and Kevin Bishop reprise their roles.
Arclight Films’ Efm sales slate includes psychedelic thriller Happy Birthday featuring an appearance by Aerosmith frontman Steve Tyler, and 3-D horror...
Arclight Films is showing first footage to Berlin buyers on A Few Less Men, the comedy sequel to its hit A Few Best Men [pictured].
Executive producer Gary Hamilton and his team have already struck deals in Australia and New Zealand (StudioCanal), Italy (Lucky Red), pan-Eastern Europe (Modus Vivendi), pan-Middle East (Italia Films), Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador and Columbia (Eastwood Holdings), and Vietnam (Galaxy).
Producers Laurence Malkin, Tania Chambers, Share Stallings, and Gorean Films Limited produce the story based on a screenplay by Dean Craig about two friends who must transport their friend’s coffin to London after they are stranded in the Australian bush.
Mark Lamprell directed A Few Less Men and Xavier Samuel, Kris Marshall, and Kevin Bishop reprise their roles.
Arclight Films’ Efm sales slate includes psychedelic thriller Happy Birthday featuring an appearance by Aerosmith frontman Steve Tyler, and 3-D horror...
- 2/14/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Arclight Films has announced the start of principal Photography in Perth, Western Australia, on A Few Less Men and a slew of key pre-sales.
Rights to Mark Lamprell’s sequel to A Few Best Men have gone in Australia and New Zealand (StudioCanal), Italy (Lucky Red), Middle East (Italia Films), Eastern Europe (Modus Vivendi), Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador and Columbia (Eastwood Holdings) and Vietnam (Galaxy).
Xavier Samuel, Kris Marshall and Kevin Bishop reprise their roles in the story of men who must take their friend’s coffin back to London after a crash landing leaves them stranded in the Australian bush. Dean Craig once again is the writer.
Laurence Malkin, Tania Chambers and Share Stallings and Gorean Films Limited are producing and Ingenious, Screen Australia, ScreenWest and Lotterywest, Arclight Films, New Oz and The Post Lounge are co-financiers.
Craig, Arclight chief Gary Hamilton, Mark Lazarus, James Vernon and Josh Kesselman served as executive producers.
Shane Jacobson, [link...
Rights to Mark Lamprell’s sequel to A Few Best Men have gone in Australia and New Zealand (StudioCanal), Italy (Lucky Red), Middle East (Italia Films), Eastern Europe (Modus Vivendi), Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador and Columbia (Eastwood Holdings) and Vietnam (Galaxy).
Xavier Samuel, Kris Marshall and Kevin Bishop reprise their roles in the story of men who must take their friend’s coffin back to London after a crash landing leaves them stranded in the Australian bush. Dean Craig once again is the writer.
Laurence Malkin, Tania Chambers and Share Stallings and Gorean Films Limited are producing and Ingenious, Screen Australia, ScreenWest and Lotterywest, Arclight Films, New Oz and The Post Lounge are co-financiers.
Craig, Arclight chief Gary Hamilton, Mark Lazarus, James Vernon and Josh Kesselman served as executive producers.
Shane Jacobson, [link...
- 11/4/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Arclight Films has announced the start of principal Photography in Perth, Western Australia, on A Few Less Men and a slew of key pre-sales.
Rights to Mark Lamprell’s sequel to A Few Best Men have gone in Australia and New Zealand (StudioCanal), Italy (Lucky Red), Middle East (Italia Films), Eastern Europe (Modus Vivendi), Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador and Columbia (Eastwood Holdings) and Vietnam (Galaxy).
Xavier Samuel, Kris Marshall and Kevin Bishop reprise their roles in the story of men who must take their friend’s coffin back to London after a crash landing leaves them stranded in the Australian bush. Dean Craig once again is the writer.
Laurence Malkin, Tania Chambers and Share Stallings and Gorean Films Limited are producing and Ingenious, Screen Australia, ScreenWest and Lotterywest, Arclight Films, New Oz and The Post Lounge are co-financiers.
Craig, Arclight chief Gary Hamilton, Mark Lazarus, James Vernon and Josh Kesselman served as executive producers.
Shane Jacobson, [link...
Rights to Mark Lamprell’s sequel to A Few Best Men have gone in Australia and New Zealand (StudioCanal), Italy (Lucky Red), Middle East (Italia Films), Eastern Europe (Modus Vivendi), Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador and Columbia (Eastwood Holdings) and Vietnam (Galaxy).
Xavier Samuel, Kris Marshall and Kevin Bishop reprise their roles in the story of men who must take their friend’s coffin back to London after a crash landing leaves them stranded in the Australian bush. Dean Craig once again is the writer.
Laurence Malkin, Tania Chambers and Share Stallings and Gorean Films Limited are producing and Ingenious, Screen Australia, ScreenWest and Lotterywest, Arclight Films, New Oz and The Post Lounge are co-financiers.
Craig, Arclight chief Gary Hamilton, Mark Lazarus, James Vernon and Josh Kesselman served as executive producers.
Shane Jacobson, [link...
- 11/4/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Now filming in Perth,. the sequel to Stephan Elliott's 2011 hit A Few Best Men boasts a supporting cast headed by some top comedic names and a few who are better known for dramas. A Few Less Men sees Shane Jacobson, Ryan Corr, Deborah Mailman, Jeremy Sims, Darren Gilshenan, Lynette Curran, Pamela Shaw and Sacha Horler playing a motley array of characters whom the lead trio encounters on their way back to London. Directed by Mark Lamprell and scripted by Dean Craig, the sequel follows the lads played by Xavier Samuel, Kevin Bishop and Kris Marshall as they transport their mate Luke.s coffin across Australia after a forced plane landing strands them in the middle of the bush. Jacobson is Mungus, whom the lads bump into after he accidentally takes Luke.s coffin home with him. Corr is mad cousin Henry, Mailman is a cop, Sims is a pilot...
- 11/4/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Goddess. Mark Lamprell is directing A Few Less Men, the sequel to Stephan Elliott's 2011 hit comedy A Few Best Men. Lamprell takes over from Not Suitable for Children's Peter Templeman, who was named as the director when Screen Australia announced its investment in the project last month. Scripted by Dean Craig, A Few Less Men will see Xavier Samuel, Kevin Bishop and Kris Marshall reprise their roles as the guys who transport their mate.s coffin across Australia after a forced plane landing strands them in the middle of the bush.
Shooting is set to start on October 26 in Western Australia, produced by Tania Chambers, Laurence Malkin and Share Stallings, their second collaboration after Kill Me Three Times.
Chambers tells If, "The change of director was a very amicable and mutual decision. We continue to look for projects to do with Peter and are very excited to work with Mark.
Shooting is set to start on October 26 in Western Australia, produced by Tania Chambers, Laurence Malkin and Share Stallings, their second collaboration after Kill Me Three Times.
Chambers tells If, "The change of director was a very amicable and mutual decision. We continue to look for projects to do with Peter and are very excited to work with Mark.
- 9/13/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
The company has secured a raft of key sales on the comedy follow-up to A Few Best Men and announced from Toronto an October 26 production start in Western Australia.
Deals have closed in Australia and New Zealand (StudioCanal), Italy (Lucky Red), Middle East (Italia Films), Eastern Europe (Modus Vivendi), Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador and Columbia (Eastwood Holdings) and Vietnam (Galaxy).
Xavier Samuel, Kris Marshall and Kevin Bishop will reprise their roles in the follow-up to the 2011 wedding comedy (pictured) written by Dean Craig.
Mark Lamprell directs and Laurence Malkin, Tania Chambers and Share Stallings produce. Financiers include Ingenious, Screen Australia, ScreenWest and LotteryWest, Arclight Films, New Oz and The Post Lounge.
Craig serves as executive producer with Arclight chief Gary Hamilton, Mark Lazarus, James Vernon and Josh Kesselman.
Deals have closed in Australia and New Zealand (StudioCanal), Italy (Lucky Red), Middle East (Italia Films), Eastern Europe (Modus Vivendi), Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador and Columbia (Eastwood Holdings) and Vietnam (Galaxy).
Xavier Samuel, Kris Marshall and Kevin Bishop will reprise their roles in the follow-up to the 2011 wedding comedy (pictured) written by Dean Craig.
Mark Lamprell directs and Laurence Malkin, Tania Chambers and Share Stallings produce. Financiers include Ingenious, Screen Australia, ScreenWest and LotteryWest, Arclight Films, New Oz and The Post Lounge.
Craig serves as executive producer with Arclight chief Gary Hamilton, Mark Lazarus, James Vernon and Josh Kesselman.
- 9/12/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Backing also allocated to China-Australia co-production The Nest.
Investment from Screen Australia means filming is set to go ahead on A Few Less Men, the sequel to 2011 ensemble comedy A Few Best Men.
At the same board meeting, the government agency also backed Kimble Rendall’s The Nest, a China-Australia co-production to be primarily made in Australia.
Arclight Films International will represent both films.
A Few Less Men will see Xavier Samuel, Kris Marshall and Kevin Bishop return to their roles as hapless friends, who become stranded in the Australian bush with a friend’s body after their plane makes a forced landing.
It is understood that Rebel Wilson (Pitch Perfect), who played Daphne in the first film, will not reprise her role.
A Few Best Men screenwriter Dean Craig (Death At A Funeral) will return to pen the sequel, although he will not direct as previously reported.
Peter Templeman will take on directing duties, marking his second...
Investment from Screen Australia means filming is set to go ahead on A Few Less Men, the sequel to 2011 ensemble comedy A Few Best Men.
At the same board meeting, the government agency also backed Kimble Rendall’s The Nest, a China-Australia co-production to be primarily made in Australia.
Arclight Films International will represent both films.
A Few Less Men will see Xavier Samuel, Kris Marshall and Kevin Bishop return to their roles as hapless friends, who become stranded in the Australian bush with a friend’s body after their plane makes a forced landing.
It is understood that Rebel Wilson (Pitch Perfect), who played Daphne in the first film, will not reprise her role.
A Few Best Men screenwriter Dean Craig (Death At A Funeral) will return to pen the sequel, although he will not direct as previously reported.
Peter Templeman will take on directing duties, marking his second...
- 8/4/2015
- by Sandy.George@me.com (Sandy George)
- ScreenDaily
Kimble Rendall.s 3D action adventure The Nest, a sequel to A Few Best Men and a TV drama starring Rebecca Gibney are being co-funded by Screen Australia.
The agency is investing $3.19 million in the three projects, a remarkable economic multiplier as the combined budgets are $38.4 million.
An official Australian/Chinese co-production, The Nest tells of the discovery of a well-preserved mummified Emperor from 200 BC China, which unleashes a 2,000 year-old nightmare.
Arclight Films, which produced Rendall.s Chinese hit Bait 3D, is producing through Gary Hamilton, Ying Ye and Mark Lazarus with a Chinese partner yet to be identified.
Shooting in Australia and China is due to start in the fourth quarter with an international cast. Tait Brady.s Label is the Australian distributor.
Rendall has been developing the script since he finished Bait. "I was researching Chinese history," he tells If today on the line from Beijing.. "The Nest...
The agency is investing $3.19 million in the three projects, a remarkable economic multiplier as the combined budgets are $38.4 million.
An official Australian/Chinese co-production, The Nest tells of the discovery of a well-preserved mummified Emperor from 200 BC China, which unleashes a 2,000 year-old nightmare.
Arclight Films, which produced Rendall.s Chinese hit Bait 3D, is producing through Gary Hamilton, Ying Ye and Mark Lazarus with a Chinese partner yet to be identified.
Shooting in Australia and China is due to start in the fourth quarter with an international cast. Tait Brady.s Label is the Australian distributor.
Rendall has been developing the script since he finished Bait. "I was researching Chinese history," he tells If today on the line from Beijing.. "The Nest...
- 8/4/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
EOne will test the potential for a limited theatrical launch followed quickly by home entertainment release with Kriv Stenders. Kill Me Three Times.
The comedic thriller, which stars Simon Pegg, Alice Braga, Luke Hemsworth, Teresa Palmer, Callan Mulvey and Sullivan Stapleton, will have Q&A screenings in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth next month and will be available on digital platforms and on DVD and Blu-ray on September 9.
Separately the distributor has confirmed Tony Ayres. Cut Snake will have a conventional cinema release starting on September 24. EOne MD Troy Lum described the Kill Me Three Times strategy as direct-to-consumer, observing. .This style of release reflects eOne's desire to drive unique ways to connect films with audiences in a shifting landscape, while allowing the film to be presented to the widest possible audience across the country.. Stenders (who recently wrapped Blue Dog) and producer Tania Chambers will support the release via a...
The comedic thriller, which stars Simon Pegg, Alice Braga, Luke Hemsworth, Teresa Palmer, Callan Mulvey and Sullivan Stapleton, will have Q&A screenings in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth next month and will be available on digital platforms and on DVD and Blu-ray on September 9.
Separately the distributor has confirmed Tony Ayres. Cut Snake will have a conventional cinema release starting on September 24. EOne MD Troy Lum described the Kill Me Three Times strategy as direct-to-consumer, observing. .This style of release reflects eOne's desire to drive unique ways to connect films with audiences in a shifting landscape, while allowing the film to be presented to the widest possible audience across the country.. Stenders (who recently wrapped Blue Dog) and producer Tania Chambers will support the release via a...
- 7/14/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Documentary musical Prison Songs and animated TV series God Squad each won three trophies at the 27th annual Wa Screen Awards.
Writer-director Jeffory Asselin.s Pinch was the surprise winner of. best feature film . drama, edging out Kill Me Three Times,. Paper Planes and The Reckoning.
The film revolves around a light-fingered teen who attempts to rip off a major drug syndicate to pay for his mother's life saving surgery.
Producer/director Lauren Brunswick received the $5,000 McKenna Hampton Young Filmmaker of the Year award.
Presented by Fti, the awards were handed out at the Heath Ledger Theatre on June 29, hosted by comedian Joel Creasey.
The Beyond West-produced Prison Songs by Kelrick Martin and Harry Bardwell took the prizes for best TV production . factual, best long form editing and sound. Martin also won the award for best long form direction..
God Squad by Troy Zafer and Nicholas Kempt was named best animation,...
Writer-director Jeffory Asselin.s Pinch was the surprise winner of. best feature film . drama, edging out Kill Me Three Times,. Paper Planes and The Reckoning.
The film revolves around a light-fingered teen who attempts to rip off a major drug syndicate to pay for his mother's life saving surgery.
Producer/director Lauren Brunswick received the $5,000 McKenna Hampton Young Filmmaker of the Year award.
Presented by Fti, the awards were handed out at the Heath Ledger Theatre on June 29, hosted by comedian Joel Creasey.
The Beyond West-produced Prison Songs by Kelrick Martin and Harry Bardwell took the prizes for best TV production . factual, best long form editing and sound. Martin also won the award for best long form direction..
God Squad by Troy Zafer and Nicholas Kempt was named best animation,...
- 6/30/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Silver Reel to finance action film based on Andy McNab novel as further pre-sales are secured.
Lionsgate UK has picked up distribution rights to Sas: Red Notice, the action thriller set to set Luke Evans (Dracula Untold, The Hobbit).
In addition, Silver Reel Partners - the Zurich-based film financier that has put money into Under the Skin and the upcoming Maggie and A Hologram For the King - has come aboard to finance the film, which is based on an Andy McNab novel.
As previously annouced, SquareOne Entertainment has distribution rights for German-speaking territories but other presales include Odeon for Greece, Pt Amero for Indonesia, Sahamongkol for Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, Silverline for the Philippines, Gulf for pan Middle East, and D Production for Turkey.
The film will start shooting on April 13 in London, Paris and Budapest with Hungarian production company Pioneer Stillking Films.
Nick Love (The Sweeney) directs from a screenplay by Laurence Malkin and Chad Thumann...
Lionsgate UK has picked up distribution rights to Sas: Red Notice, the action thriller set to set Luke Evans (Dracula Untold, The Hobbit).
In addition, Silver Reel Partners - the Zurich-based film financier that has put money into Under the Skin and the upcoming Maggie and A Hologram For the King - has come aboard to finance the film, which is based on an Andy McNab novel.
As previously annouced, SquareOne Entertainment has distribution rights for German-speaking territories but other presales include Odeon for Greece, Pt Amero for Indonesia, Sahamongkol for Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, Silverline for the Philippines, Gulf for pan Middle East, and D Production for Turkey.
The film will start shooting on April 13 in London, Paris and Budapest with Hungarian production company Pioneer Stillking Films.
Nick Love (The Sweeney) directs from a screenplay by Laurence Malkin and Chad Thumann...
- 2/7/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Kriv Stenders’ comedic crime thriller starring Simon Pegg premiered in Toronto and will open theatrically in 2015. Cargo handles international sales.
Sullivan Stapleton, Alice Braga, Teresa Palmer, Callan Mulvey, Luke Hemsworth and Bryan Brown star in the Parabolic Pictures and Stable Way Production in association with Feisty Dame.
Kill Me Three Times centres on an assassin who learns he is not the only one out to kill the siren of a sun-drenched Australia surfing town.
James McFarland wrote the screenplay and the producers are Laurence Malkin, Share Stallings and Tania Chambers.
Wme Global negotiated the deal on behalf of the filmmakers with Magnolia.
Sullivan Stapleton, Alice Braga, Teresa Palmer, Callan Mulvey, Luke Hemsworth and Bryan Brown star in the Parabolic Pictures and Stable Way Production in association with Feisty Dame.
Kill Me Three Times centres on an assassin who learns he is not the only one out to kill the siren of a sun-drenched Australia surfing town.
James McFarland wrote the screenplay and the producers are Laurence Malkin, Share Stallings and Tania Chambers.
Wme Global negotiated the deal on behalf of the filmmakers with Magnolia.
- 9/24/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Kriv Stenders. comedy thriller Kill Me Three Times will be released in the Us by Magnolia Pictures, a distributor of niche films including A Long Way Down, Frank, Blackfish and Nymphomaniac.
Brokered by Wme, the deal is estimated to be worth low seven-figures, according to Deadline.com which broke the story.
There is no word on the launch date but Deadline said Magnolia plans a .big theatrical push for a pic that.s a raucous and violent ride in the spirit of films like Seven Psychopaths..
Magnolia typically distributes films in a limited number of cinemas day-and-date with VOD, as was the case with A Long Way Down, which stars Pierce Brosnan, Toni Colette, Imogen Poots, Aaron Paul and Sam Neill.
The firm owned by billionaires Todd Wagner and Mark Cuban released Happy Christmas, writer-director Joe Swanberg.s drama starring Anna Kendrick, Melanie Lynskey, Mark Webber and Lena Dunham, on...
Brokered by Wme, the deal is estimated to be worth low seven-figures, according to Deadline.com which broke the story.
There is no word on the launch date but Deadline said Magnolia plans a .big theatrical push for a pic that.s a raucous and violent ride in the spirit of films like Seven Psychopaths..
Magnolia typically distributes films in a limited number of cinemas day-and-date with VOD, as was the case with A Long Way Down, which stars Pierce Brosnan, Toni Colette, Imogen Poots, Aaron Paul and Sam Neill.
The firm owned by billionaires Todd Wagner and Mark Cuban released Happy Christmas, writer-director Joe Swanberg.s drama starring Anna Kendrick, Melanie Lynskey, Mark Webber and Lena Dunham, on...
- 9/21/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Magnolia has taken the rights to director Kriv Stenders' Kill Me Three Times, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The Australian thriller was penned by James McFarland and stars Simon Pegg, Sullivan Stapleton, Alice Braga, Teresa Palmer, Callan Mulvey, Luke Hemsworth and Bryan Brown. Pegg plays a hitman set loose on a sleepy Australian town. The film was produced by Parabolic Pictures and Stable Way Entertainment, in association with Feisty Dame Productions. It was produced by Laurence Malkin, Share Stallings and Tania Chambers. Executive producers include Jed Weintrob, Jan Korbelin, Bryce Menzies, Ian Gibbins, Jack Drewe, Joan Peters, Aaron L. Gilbert and Alan Simpson. The deal, first reported
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- 9/20/2014
- by THR staff
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Kriv Stenders' Kill Me Three Times may well have had a .boisterously enthusiastic reception. at its Toronto International Film Festival premiere, as The Sydney Morning Herald reported last week.
However the critics in Toronto were far from unanimous in their judgments on the comedy-thriller that stars Simon Pegg as an assassin who encounters a group of increasingly violent locals who carry their own dark secrets.
Sullivan Stapleton, Teresa Palmer, Callan Mulvey, Luke Hemsworth, Alice Braga and Bryan Brown co-star in the film scripted by James McFarland and produced by Laurence Malkin, Share Stallings, Tania Chambers. EOne, which will release the film in Australia next year, hasn.t revealed the launch date.
The pro- camp saw a very funny, cleverly plotted and crowd-pleasing film that subverts expectations.
The anti- brigade saw a mediocre, derivative crime potboiler.
Stenders and Chambers understandably are keen to stress the Tiff audiences. reactions and the positive reviews.
However the critics in Toronto were far from unanimous in their judgments on the comedy-thriller that stars Simon Pegg as an assassin who encounters a group of increasingly violent locals who carry their own dark secrets.
Sullivan Stapleton, Teresa Palmer, Callan Mulvey, Luke Hemsworth, Alice Braga and Bryan Brown co-star in the film scripted by James McFarland and produced by Laurence Malkin, Share Stallings, Tania Chambers. EOne, which will release the film in Australia next year, hasn.t revealed the launch date.
The pro- camp saw a very funny, cleverly plotted and crowd-pleasing film that subverts expectations.
The anti- brigade saw a mediocre, derivative crime potboiler.
Stenders and Chambers understandably are keen to stress the Tiff audiences. reactions and the positive reviews.
- 9/14/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Kill Me Three Times, Cut Snake, Charlie.s Country and a French-Australian short will screen at the Toronto International Film Festival next month.
That boosts Australia.s representation at the festival to five as Mark Hartley.s Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films will feature in the Midnight Madness section.
The Contemporary World Cinema program will be the launch pad for Kriv Stenders. Kill Me Three Times (world premiere), Tony Ayres. Cut Snake (international premiere) and Rolf de Heer.s Charlie.s Country (North American premiere).
Writer/director Sotiris Dounoukos. A Single Body will have its international premiere in the inaugural Short Cuts International section. The drama revolves around David and Wani, best friends and skilled abattoir workers who are saving to open their own butchery and whose bond is tested by the arrival of a new worker. The producers are François-Pierre Clavel and Alexandre Perrier.
Stenders told If,...
That boosts Australia.s representation at the festival to five as Mark Hartley.s Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films will feature in the Midnight Madness section.
The Contemporary World Cinema program will be the launch pad for Kriv Stenders. Kill Me Three Times (world premiere), Tony Ayres. Cut Snake (international premiere) and Rolf de Heer.s Charlie.s Country (North American premiere).
Writer/director Sotiris Dounoukos. A Single Body will have its international premiere in the inaugural Short Cuts International section. The drama revolves around David and Wani, best friends and skilled abattoir workers who are saving to open their own butchery and whose bond is tested by the arrival of a new worker. The producers are François-Pierre Clavel and Alexandre Perrier.
Stenders told If,...
- 8/12/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Luke Evans ("Immortals," "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug"), is slated to play the lead in an adaptation of Andy McNab's 2012 action thriller novel "Sas: Red Notice" at Altitude Film Entertainment, Parabolic Pictures and Vertigo Films.
The story is set in the Channel Tunnel where, one hundred meters underground, twenty accused war criminals are holding four hundred people hostage.
Only one man can get them out alive, Tom Buckingham (Evans), an Sas operator who is trying to save his relationship with the woman he loves. The conflict rages from Central London to the heart of Paris, where Tom uncovers a conspiracy.
Nick Love ("The Sweeney") directs from a screenplay by Laurence Malkin and Chad Thumann. Will Clarke, Laurence Malkin, Allan Niblo and James Richardson will produce.
Evans will next be seen in Universal's "Dracula Untold" and "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" later this year.
Source: Screen...
The story is set in the Channel Tunnel where, one hundred meters underground, twenty accused war criminals are holding four hundred people hostage.
Only one man can get them out alive, Tom Buckingham (Evans), an Sas operator who is trying to save his relationship with the woman he loves. The conflict rages from Central London to the heart of Paris, where Tom uncovers a conspiracy.
Nick Love ("The Sweeney") directs from a screenplay by Laurence Malkin and Chad Thumann. Will Clarke, Laurence Malkin, Allan Niblo and James Richardson will produce.
Evans will next be seen in Universal's "Dracula Untold" and "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" later this year.
Source: Screen...
- 5/14/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Kevin Bishop, Kris Marshall and Xavier Samuel will reprise their roles in the sequel to Stephan Elliott's 2011 hit comedy A Few Best Men.
Set to shoot next January in Western Australia, A Few Less Men will mark the directing debut of. Dean Craig, who scripted. Death At A Funeral and A Few Best Men.
Craig wrote the sequel, which is said to involve three men in ill-fitting wedding tuxedos, a coffin, travel plans gone inexplicably awry, and more wholly inappropriate behavior.
The script development was funded by Arclight Films, which is launching sales at the Cannes Film Market, and ScreenWest..
Producers Laurence Malkin, Share Stallings and Gary Hamilton, the team behind the original, have partnered with producer Tania Chambers on the sequel. It's the second collaboration in Wa between Malkin, Stallings and Chambers following Kill Me Three Times, the Kriv Stenders-directed darkly comedic thriller starring Simon Pegg, Sullivan Stapleton,...
Set to shoot next January in Western Australia, A Few Less Men will mark the directing debut of. Dean Craig, who scripted. Death At A Funeral and A Few Best Men.
Craig wrote the sequel, which is said to involve three men in ill-fitting wedding tuxedos, a coffin, travel plans gone inexplicably awry, and more wholly inappropriate behavior.
The script development was funded by Arclight Films, which is launching sales at the Cannes Film Market, and ScreenWest..
Producers Laurence Malkin, Share Stallings and Gary Hamilton, the team behind the original, have partnered with producer Tania Chambers on the sequel. It's the second collaboration in Wa between Malkin, Stallings and Chambers following Kill Me Three Times, the Kriv Stenders-directed darkly comedic thriller starring Simon Pegg, Sullivan Stapleton,...
- 5/14/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Exclusive: Arclight arrives in Cannes with sales rights to A Few Less Men, the sequel to its 2011 comedy A Few Best Men.
Kevin Bishop, Kris Marshall and Xavier Samuel will reprise their roles and Dean Craig, who wrote the script with development funding from Arclight Films and ScreenWest, will make his feature directorial debut.
Laurence Malkin, Share Stallings and Arclight chief Gary Hamilton will produce A Few Less Men alongside Tania Chambers. Josh Kesselman will serve as executive producer.
The sequel is set to go before the cameras in Western Australia in January 2015.
Plot details remain under the proverbial wraps but what is known is the story will involve three men in ill-fitting wedding tuxedos, a coffin, travel plans gone inexplicably awry and more wholly inappropriate behavior.
“A Few Less Men is destined to be a success,” said Hamilton.
“We have an extremely talented cast and crew who all work incredibly well together, the result...
Kevin Bishop, Kris Marshall and Xavier Samuel will reprise their roles and Dean Craig, who wrote the script with development funding from Arclight Films and ScreenWest, will make his feature directorial debut.
Laurence Malkin, Share Stallings and Arclight chief Gary Hamilton will produce A Few Less Men alongside Tania Chambers. Josh Kesselman will serve as executive producer.
The sequel is set to go before the cameras in Western Australia in January 2015.
Plot details remain under the proverbial wraps but what is known is the story will involve three men in ill-fitting wedding tuxedos, a coffin, travel plans gone inexplicably awry and more wholly inappropriate behavior.
“A Few Less Men is destined to be a success,” said Hamilton.
“We have an extremely talented cast and crew who all work incredibly well together, the result...
- 5/14/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Luke Evans, star of The Hobbit, is to play the lead in an adaptation of Andy McNab action thriller Sas: Red Notice.
Altitude Film Entertainment, Parabolic Pictures and Vertigo Films will produce the action thriller and Luke Evans, whose upcoming films include Dracula Untold and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, is attached to play Tom Buckingham.
Altitude Film Sales introduces the project to buyers today in Cannes and will partner with Wme Global on the U.S. rights. SquareOne Entertainment has acquired distribution rights for German-speaking territories.
Nick Love (The Sweeney) directs from a screenplay by Laurence Malkin and Chad Thumann based on the bestselling novel by former Sas operator Andy McNab.
Will Clarke, Laurence Malkin, Allan Niblo and James Richardson will produce the film. Executive producers are McNab, Mike Runagall, Andy Mayson, and Jack Drewe. Daniel Findlay will co-produce.
Sas: Red Notice is an action thriller set in the Channel Tunnel, where...
Altitude Film Entertainment, Parabolic Pictures and Vertigo Films will produce the action thriller and Luke Evans, whose upcoming films include Dracula Untold and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, is attached to play Tom Buckingham.
Altitude Film Sales introduces the project to buyers today in Cannes and will partner with Wme Global on the U.S. rights. SquareOne Entertainment has acquired distribution rights for German-speaking territories.
Nick Love (The Sweeney) directs from a screenplay by Laurence Malkin and Chad Thumann based on the bestselling novel by former Sas operator Andy McNab.
Will Clarke, Laurence Malkin, Allan Niblo and James Richardson will produce the film. Executive producers are McNab, Mike Runagall, Andy Mayson, and Jack Drewe. Daniel Findlay will co-produce.
Sas: Red Notice is an action thriller set in the Channel Tunnel, where...
- 5/14/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Screenwriter Dean Craig will make his directing debut on the sequel to slapstick comedy A Few Best Men.
ScreenWest and Arclight Films are co-funding development of the project and it.s due to shoot in Western Australia next year.
The producers are Tania Chambers, Laurence Malkin, Share Stallings and Arclight.s Gary Hamilton. Craig said the sequel will take the characters from the original in a .very new and exciting direction that I think will be totally surprising and extremely funny..
Stephan Elliott directed the original, scripted by Craig, the tale of a groom and his three best men who travel from England to Australia for a wedding, where mayhem ensues. It starred Laura Brent, Xavier Samuel, Kris Marshall and Kevin Bishop.
The comedy grossed $5.3 million in Australia out of a worldwide total of $US14 million, according to Box Office Mojo. Italy and Spain were the top grossing international markets.
ScreenWest and Arclight Films are co-funding development of the project and it.s due to shoot in Western Australia next year.
The producers are Tania Chambers, Laurence Malkin, Share Stallings and Arclight.s Gary Hamilton. Craig said the sequel will take the characters from the original in a .very new and exciting direction that I think will be totally surprising and extremely funny..
Stephan Elliott directed the original, scripted by Craig, the tale of a groom and his three best men who travel from England to Australia for a wedding, where mayhem ensues. It starred Laura Brent, Xavier Samuel, Kris Marshall and Kevin Bishop.
The comedy grossed $5.3 million in Australia out of a worldwide total of $US14 million, according to Box Office Mojo. Italy and Spain were the top grossing international markets.
- 11/8/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
An Australian film that was originally set to be directed by Wolf Creek's Greg McLean, Kill Me Three Times, got a makeover when it was announced back in May that Red Dog director Kriv Stenders would be helming the project.
Along with that came the exciting news that Shaun of the Dead's Simon Pegg had signed on to star, and today we've got your first look at Pegg in the film. You'll find it below!
The action is set in a sun-drenched Australian town where a young woman is the link between murder, blackmail, and revenge.
Tania Chambers, Laurence Malkin, and Share Stallings produce the project, which was shot in Western Australia. Hopscotch / eOne will distribute in Australia and New Zealand.
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Along with that came the exciting news that Shaun of the Dead's Simon Pegg had signed on to star, and today we've got your first look at Pegg in the film. You'll find it below!
The action is set in a sun-drenched Australian town where a young woman is the link between murder, blackmail, and revenge.
Tania Chambers, Laurence Malkin, and Share Stallings produce the project, which was shot in Western Australia. Hopscotch / eOne will distribute in Australia and New Zealand.
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- 11/8/2013
- by John Squires
- DreadCentral.com
Exclusive: Arclight has been talking to buyers on A Few Less Men, the sequel to its 2011 hit comedy A Few Best Men.
Gary Hamilton, Laurence Malkin and Share Stallings reprise their roles as producers alongside Tania Chambers and the team has earmarked a 2014 start date in Western Australia.
A Few Best Men writer Dean Craig is writing the sequel and makes his feature directorial debut. Plot details remain under wraps.
Western Australia state funding body ScreenWest has matched Arclight’s development funds and the project will mark the second collaboration in the state between Malkin, Stallings and Perth-based Chambers.
“With such an exceptional team both behind and in front of the camera, we’re excited to begin work on A Few Less Men and to bring this hilarious and commercially viable feature to audiences around the globe,” said Hamilton.
ScreenWest CEO Ian Booth added: “We are excited to partner with Gary Hamilton and Arclight Films on the...
Gary Hamilton, Laurence Malkin and Share Stallings reprise their roles as producers alongside Tania Chambers and the team has earmarked a 2014 start date in Western Australia.
A Few Best Men writer Dean Craig is writing the sequel and makes his feature directorial debut. Plot details remain under wraps.
Western Australia state funding body ScreenWest has matched Arclight’s development funds and the project will mark the second collaboration in the state between Malkin, Stallings and Perth-based Chambers.
“With such an exceptional team both behind and in front of the camera, we’re excited to begin work on A Few Less Men and to bring this hilarious and commercially viable feature to audiences around the globe,” said Hamilton.
ScreenWest CEO Ian Booth added: “We are excited to partner with Gary Hamilton and Arclight Films on the...
- 11/8/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Kriv Stenders’ crime thiller adds Warm Bodies’ Teresa Palmer and Luke Hemsworth to cast.
Principal photography has begun this week on Kriv Stenders’ crime thiller Kill Me Three Times in and around Perth and the southwest region of Western Australia.
The feature stars Simon Pegg, most recently seen in Star Trek Into Darkness and The World’s End, alongside Sullivan Stapleton, Alice Braga, Bryan Brown and Callan Mulvey.
New additions to the cast include Teresa Palmer, who starred opposite Nicholas Hoult in zombie romcom Warm Bodies, and Australian TV actor Luke Hemsworth, following his younger brothers Chris and Liam onto the big screen.
With an original screenplay by James McFarland, the film is produced by Laurence Malkin and Share Stallings, the team behind Death At A Funeral and A Few Best Men; and Tania Chambers, the former CEO of Screen New South Wales.
Kill Me Three Times takes place in an Australian surfing town, where a young...
Principal photography has begun this week on Kriv Stenders’ crime thiller Kill Me Three Times in and around Perth and the southwest region of Western Australia.
The feature stars Simon Pegg, most recently seen in Star Trek Into Darkness and The World’s End, alongside Sullivan Stapleton, Alice Braga, Bryan Brown and Callan Mulvey.
New additions to the cast include Teresa Palmer, who starred opposite Nicholas Hoult in zombie romcom Warm Bodies, and Australian TV actor Luke Hemsworth, following his younger brothers Chris and Liam onto the big screen.
With an original screenplay by James McFarland, the film is produced by Laurence Malkin and Share Stallings, the team behind Death At A Funeral and A Few Best Men; and Tania Chambers, the former CEO of Screen New South Wales.
Kill Me Three Times takes place in an Australian surfing town, where a young...
- 9/18/2013
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Teresa Palmer, Callan Mulvey, Luke Hemsworth and Bryan Brown have joined the cast of Kill Me Three Times, Kriv Stenders. crime thriller which started shooting in Perth on Monday.
That quartet adds a fair bit of star-power to the already-announced Simon Pegg, Alice Braga (the Brazilian actress who stars in Elysium) and Sullivan Stapleton. Scripted by first-timer James McFarland, an Irishman, the tale of murder, blackmail and revenge is set in an Australian surfing town.
The subject sounds far removed from Stenders. breakthrough hit Red Dog but he says there are similarities. .This is a fun, commercial movie,. he told If today on his way to the set. .It plays with the genre and doesn.t take itself too seriously. Like Red Dog it.s made for a broad international audience..
The producers are Laurence Malkin and Share Stallings (the team behind Death At A Funeral and A Few Best Men) and Tania Chambers,...
That quartet adds a fair bit of star-power to the already-announced Simon Pegg, Alice Braga (the Brazilian actress who stars in Elysium) and Sullivan Stapleton. Scripted by first-timer James McFarland, an Irishman, the tale of murder, blackmail and revenge is set in an Australian surfing town.
The subject sounds far removed from Stenders. breakthrough hit Red Dog but he says there are similarities. .This is a fun, commercial movie,. he told If today on his way to the set. .It plays with the genre and doesn.t take itself too seriously. Like Red Dog it.s made for a broad international audience..
The producers are Laurence Malkin and Share Stallings (the team behind Death At A Funeral and A Few Best Men) and Tania Chambers,...
- 9/17/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
[Press Release] Los Angeles, CA (17 September, 2013) - The final cast has been announced for Kill Me Three Times the new crime thriller from Kriv Stenders (Red Dog, Boxing Day). Principal photography began this week in and around Perth and the southwest region of Western Australia. The film stars Simon Pegg, Sullivan Stapleton, Alice Braga, Teresa Palmer, Bryan Brown, Callan Mulvey and Luke Hemsworth. With an original screenplay by James McFarland, the film is produced by Laurence Malkin and Share Stallings (the team behind Death At A Funeral and A Few Best Men) and Tania Chambers, the former CEO of Screen New South Wales. Kill Me Three Times takes place in a sundrenched Australian surfing town, where a young singer, portrayed by Alice Braga, is the thread that binds three tales of...
- 9/17/2013
- by Pietro Filipponi
- The Daily BLAM!
The final cast has been announced for Kill Me Three Times , the new crime thriller from Kriv Stenders ( Red Dog , Boxing Day ). Principal photography began this week in and around Perth and the southwest region of Western Australia. The film stars Simon Pegg, Sullivan Stapleton, Alice Braga, Teresa Palmer, Bryan Brown, Callan Mulvey and Luke Hemsworth. With an original screenplay by James McFarland, the film is produced by Laurence Malkin and Share Stallings (the team behind Death at a Funeral and A Few Best Men ) and Tania Chambers, the former CEO of Screen New South Wales. Kill Me Three Times takes place in a sundrenched Australian surfing town, where a young singer, portrayed by Alice Braga, is the thread that binds three tales of murder, blackmail and revenge. Simon Pegg...
- 9/17/2013
- Comingsoon.net
If you were one of the many who saw Star Trek Into Darkness this weekend, then you are well aware that Simon Pegg stole the entire friggin' show. So what's next up for the actor who also has At the World's End coming up? Read on for the latest!
Screen Daily reports that Pegg has come on board the Australian thriller Kill Me Three Times from Red Dog director Kriv Stenders. Pegg joins the action set in a sun-drenched Australian town where a young woman is the link between murder, blackmail, and revenge.
The flick formerly had director Greg McLean in the director's chair with Alice Braga (Repo Men), Abbie Cornish (Sucker Punch), Ben Mendelsohn (Killer Elite), and Sullivan Stapleton (Animal Kingdom) originally set to star. But things change...
Cargo Entertainment is handling international pre-sales in Cannes. Tania Chambers, Laurence Malkin, and Share Stallings produce the project, which is set...
Screen Daily reports that Pegg has come on board the Australian thriller Kill Me Three Times from Red Dog director Kriv Stenders. Pegg joins the action set in a sun-drenched Australian town where a young woman is the link between murder, blackmail, and revenge.
The flick formerly had director Greg McLean in the director's chair with Alice Braga (Repo Men), Abbie Cornish (Sucker Punch), Ben Mendelsohn (Killer Elite), and Sullivan Stapleton (Animal Kingdom) originally set to star. But things change...
Cargo Entertainment is handling international pre-sales in Cannes. Tania Chambers, Laurence Malkin, and Share Stallings produce the project, which is set...
- 5/19/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Screen Australia says it has not mismanaged its finances by spending its annual production funding in just six months - a state of affairs which it says reflects the strength of the local film industry.
The government screen agency revealed in mid-December 2012 that it had spent its entire annual $42 million drama production allocation due to the unprecedented number of quality feature film and television projects seeking support. The shock announcement was reminiscent of the agency's abrupt decision to cut its investment cap in 2009 while several films were mid-financed. That decision.threw several major Australian productions into dissaray including The Tree and the biggest box office hit of.2010, Tomorrow When the War Began (Omnilab Media had to increase its investment at the last minute to ensure production).
Overspending on such a scale has never occurred before, even going back to the era of Screen Australia.s predecessor funding arm, the Film Finance Corporation.
The government screen agency revealed in mid-December 2012 that it had spent its entire annual $42 million drama production allocation due to the unprecedented number of quality feature film and television projects seeking support. The shock announcement was reminiscent of the agency's abrupt decision to cut its investment cap in 2009 while several films were mid-financed. That decision.threw several major Australian productions into dissaray including The Tree and the biggest box office hit of.2010, Tomorrow When the War Began (Omnilab Media had to increase its investment at the last minute to ensure production).
Overspending on such a scale has never occurred before, even going back to the era of Screen Australia.s predecessor funding arm, the Film Finance Corporation.
- 2/6/2013
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
Kriv Stenders is set to follow-up hit film Red Dog with the Western Australian-set thriller Kill Me Three Times.
The new feature, set in a sun-drenched Australian surfing town, follows a young woman at the centre of three tales of murder, blackmail and revenge. Kill Me Three Times will be produced by former Screen Nsw chief executive Tania Chambers, and Laurence Malkin and Share Stallings (Death At A Funeral, A Few Best Men).
In May 2012, when production on horror film Wolf Creek 2 was delayed, director Greg McLean was attached to direct the film. At that stage, Kill Me Three Times was going to star Alice Braga (who also starred in Wolf Creek) in the lead role, as well as Abbie Cornish, Ben Mendelsohn and Sullivan Stapleton. McLean is currently directing Wolf Creek 2 in South Australia.
Stenders' last feature, Red Dog, grossed more than $22 million at the Australian box...
The new feature, set in a sun-drenched Australian surfing town, follows a young woman at the centre of three tales of murder, blackmail and revenge. Kill Me Three Times will be produced by former Screen Nsw chief executive Tania Chambers, and Laurence Malkin and Share Stallings (Death At A Funeral, A Few Best Men).
In May 2012, when production on horror film Wolf Creek 2 was delayed, director Greg McLean was attached to direct the film. At that stage, Kill Me Three Times was going to star Alice Braga (who also starred in Wolf Creek) in the lead role, as well as Abbie Cornish, Ben Mendelsohn and Sullivan Stapleton. McLean is currently directing Wolf Creek 2 in South Australia.
Stenders' last feature, Red Dog, grossed more than $22 million at the Australian box...
- 12/28/2012
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
The Devil’s Playground
A series which picks up the story of classic feature film The Devil’s Playground 35 years on, is among 11 productions to receive Screen Australia funding.
Return to the Devil’s Playground is a six-part series produced by Matchbox Pictures’ Helen Bowden and Blake Ayshford and directed by The Strait’s Rachel Ward and Dead Europe’s Tony Krawitz.
Writers on the production are Ayshford, Cate Shortland, Alice Addison and Tommy Murphy.
The series picks up the story in 1988, 35 years after Fred Schepisi’s The Devil’s Playground, where main character Tom Allen, a psychiatrist and a secular confessor to the Catholic clergy, becomes entangled in political and theological intrigue.
The series is executive produced by Penny Chapman, Simon Burke, who played the original character of Tom Allen and is the current Actor’s Equity president, and Penny Win.
Screen Australia’s overall investment across the 11 productions...
A series which picks up the story of classic feature film The Devil’s Playground 35 years on, is among 11 productions to receive Screen Australia funding.
Return to the Devil’s Playground is a six-part series produced by Matchbox Pictures’ Helen Bowden and Blake Ayshford and directed by The Strait’s Rachel Ward and Dead Europe’s Tony Krawitz.
Writers on the production are Ayshford, Cate Shortland, Alice Addison and Tommy Murphy.
The series picks up the story in 1988, 35 years after Fred Schepisi’s The Devil’s Playground, where main character Tom Allen, a psychiatrist and a secular confessor to the Catholic clergy, becomes entangled in political and theological intrigue.
The series is executive produced by Penny Chapman, Simon Burke, who played the original character of Tom Allen and is the current Actor’s Equity president, and Penny Win.
Screen Australia’s overall investment across the 11 productions...
- 12/17/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Screen Australia has today announced it will invest over $11.4 million in five feature films and six television series, one of which is for children.
The feature projects include Kill Me Three Times from Red Dog director Kriv Stenders, The Darkside from writer/director Warwick Thornton, debut feature Fell from Kasimir Burgess, crime-thriller Cut Snake from director Tony Ayres (Home Song Stories) and comedy Now Add Honey from successful comedy team Wayne Hope and Robyn Butler (The Librarians).
Screen Australia.s Chief Executive Ruth Harley said, .It.s great to end the year investing in such a dynamic range of feature films from a good mix of experienced practitioners and emerging talent.
.I.m thrilled to announce Warwick Thornton.s highly creative and resonant Indigenous story, The Darkside. The smart and stylish thriller Cut Snake comes from a talented and experienced team and Kill Me Three Times is a well-told tale...
The feature projects include Kill Me Three Times from Red Dog director Kriv Stenders, The Darkside from writer/director Warwick Thornton, debut feature Fell from Kasimir Burgess, crime-thriller Cut Snake from director Tony Ayres (Home Song Stories) and comedy Now Add Honey from successful comedy team Wayne Hope and Robyn Butler (The Librarians).
Screen Australia.s Chief Executive Ruth Harley said, .It.s great to end the year investing in such a dynamic range of feature films from a good mix of experienced practitioners and emerging talent.
.I.m thrilled to announce Warwick Thornton.s highly creative and resonant Indigenous story, The Darkside. The smart and stylish thriller Cut Snake comes from a talented and experienced team and Kill Me Three Times is a well-told tale...
- 12/17/2012
- by Emily Blatchford
- IF.com.au
An Australian film centred around Brits Down Under has been picked up for UK and Irish distribution.
Negotiated by Arclight Films, A Few Best Men will be released across Britain and Ireland at the end of August by Buena Vista International.
Directed by Priscilla: Queen of the Desert’s Stephan Elliott, A Few Best Men is about three British best men visiting Nsw’s Blue Mountains to support their friend as he marries into a rich Australian political family.
Producer Laurence Malkin said: “It’s great to see a comedy travel so well. The reaction is similar to what we had on Death at a Funeral. Dean, Stephan, and the entire cast and crew have created a hilarious and universal comedy that really speaks to audiences worldwide.”
Gary Hamilton of Arclight Films said: “We’re thrilled at the film’s international success and the box office numbers A Few Best Man is bringing in.
Negotiated by Arclight Films, A Few Best Men will be released across Britain and Ireland at the end of August by Buena Vista International.
Directed by Priscilla: Queen of the Desert’s Stephan Elliott, A Few Best Men is about three British best men visiting Nsw’s Blue Mountains to support their friend as he marries into a rich Australian political family.
Producer Laurence Malkin said: “It’s great to see a comedy travel so well. The reaction is similar to what we had on Death at a Funeral. Dean, Stephan, and the entire cast and crew have created a hilarious and universal comedy that really speaks to audiences worldwide.”
Gary Hamilton of Arclight Films said: “We’re thrilled at the film’s international success and the box office numbers A Few Best Man is bringing in.
- 5/17/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Four months after being released in Australia, Buena Vista International has bought UK and Irish rights to director Stephan Elliot.s comedy A Few Best.
The film grossed $5.3 million for Icon after being released on Australia Day in this country; it will be in cinemas in the UK and Ireland in late August.
The Australian/UK co-production opens with the dopey young men at the heart of the film arriving in Australia from the UK.
It has already opened in Italy . a sheep walked the red carpet at the Rome Film Festival . Iceland and Vietnam, where it has been in the top five films for a month according to sales agent Arclight Films.
It will open in Russia, Argentina, Georgia, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay, Taiwan, Czech Republic, Singapore, Lithuania, Germany, Switzerland, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Poland in coming months.
From before cameras rolled, the film was billed as being...
The film grossed $5.3 million for Icon after being released on Australia Day in this country; it will be in cinemas in the UK and Ireland in late August.
The Australian/UK co-production opens with the dopey young men at the heart of the film arriving in Australia from the UK.
It has already opened in Italy . a sheep walked the red carpet at the Rome Film Festival . Iceland and Vietnam, where it has been in the top five films for a month according to sales agent Arclight Films.
It will open in Russia, Argentina, Georgia, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay, Taiwan, Czech Republic, Singapore, Lithuania, Germany, Switzerland, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Poland in coming months.
From before cameras rolled, the film was billed as being...
- 5/17/2012
- by Sandy George
- IF.com.au
If Wolf Creek director Greg Mclean.s planned new thriller Kill Me Three Times gets some good pre-sales at Cannes, former Screen Nsw chief executive Tania Chambers will get her first feature film credit as a producer.
Chambers has been working closely for many months with A Few Best Men and Death At A Funeral producing pair Laurence Malkin and Share Stallings to set up the film in Australia.
.As a film executive, I always described developing and financing films as an extraordinary jigsaw puzzle and now that I'm experiencing it first hand as an indie producer, it's even more complicated and exciting than I thought it was,. Chambers told If Magazine from Paris.
.I am extending my skills and enjoying the formation of a great creative team, all for the purposes of making this movie we are passionate about..
Chambers returned to Western Australia, where she used to run state film agency ScreenWest,...
Chambers has been working closely for many months with A Few Best Men and Death At A Funeral producing pair Laurence Malkin and Share Stallings to set up the film in Australia.
.As a film executive, I always described developing and financing films as an extraordinary jigsaw puzzle and now that I'm experiencing it first hand as an indie producer, it's even more complicated and exciting than I thought it was,. Chambers told If Magazine from Paris.
.I am extending my skills and enjoying the formation of a great creative team, all for the purposes of making this movie we are passionate about..
Chambers returned to Western Australia, where she used to run state film agency ScreenWest,...
- 5/9/2012
- by Sandy George
- IF.com.au
The cast has been announced for "Priscilla" and "Easy Virtue" director Stephan Elliott’s upcoming feature "A Few Best Men" which begins shooting next week in Sydney and the nearby Blue Mountains region.
When English lad David announces he is getting married to an Australian, his hapless mates give a whole new meaning to the phrase 'for better or worse'! The chaos-filled wedding day tests their new marriage, challenges David’s relationships with his three best men, and risks turning what should be the best day of their lives into the worst.
Olivia Newton-John and political satirist Jonathan Biggins will star as the parents of the bride. Also starring are Xavier Samuel ("Twilight: Eclipse," "Newcastle"), Kris Marshall ("Death At A Funeral," "Easy Virtue"), Kevin Bishop ("Spanish Apartment," "Food of Love"), Tim Draxl ("Traveling Light," "Swimming Upstream"), Laura Brent (The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader), Steve Le Marquand ("Beneath Hill 60,...
When English lad David announces he is getting married to an Australian, his hapless mates give a whole new meaning to the phrase 'for better or worse'! The chaos-filled wedding day tests their new marriage, challenges David’s relationships with his three best men, and risks turning what should be the best day of their lives into the worst.
Olivia Newton-John and political satirist Jonathan Biggins will star as the parents of the bride. Also starring are Xavier Samuel ("Twilight: Eclipse," "Newcastle"), Kris Marshall ("Death At A Funeral," "Easy Virtue"), Kevin Bishop ("Spanish Apartment," "Food of Love"), Tim Draxl ("Traveling Light," "Swimming Upstream"), Laura Brent (The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader), Steve Le Marquand ("Beneath Hill 60,...
- 1/13/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Rising 'Twilight' Star Xavier Samuel To Star As Male Lead After starring in the embarrassing Tiff-opening "Score: A Hockey Musical", iconic "Grease" star Olivia Newton-John has now also joined Stephan Elliott's latest project, the road trip comedy "A Few Best Men." The film is being backed by the writing and producing team behind the original British version of "Death At A Funeral," Dean Craig, Laurence Malkin and Share Stallings, and will follow the story of a "young groom and his three best men who travel to the Australian outback for a destination wedding that is as funny as it is…...
- 1/13/2011
- The Playlist
Sales agent Arclight Films has published a teaser poster for the upcoming Stephan Elliot comedy A Few Best Men.
Arclight also published a more detailed synopsis of the project, which has been described as an Australian The Hangover.
When orphan David asks his motley trio of best friends, Tom, Luke and Graham, to be his groomsmen, his fiancee Mia is terrified the buffoons will jeopardize her wedding, but with no other family to support him on the big day she agrees. The boys in turn are none too happy about their best friend growing up, or about celebrating the event on a farm in Australia owned by Mia’s parents.
On the eve of the wedding the boys insist on sending David off with one last wild night of freedom. The next morning they’re stunned to discover Mia’s parents’ prize-winning goat and a bag of cocaine in their room.
Arclight also published a more detailed synopsis of the project, which has been described as an Australian The Hangover.
When orphan David asks his motley trio of best friends, Tom, Luke and Graham, to be his groomsmen, his fiancee Mia is terrified the buffoons will jeopardize her wedding, but with no other family to support him on the big day she agrees. The boys in turn are none too happy about their best friend growing up, or about celebrating the event on a farm in Australia owned by Mia’s parents.
On the eve of the wedding the boys insist on sending David off with one last wild night of freedom. The next morning they’re stunned to discover Mia’s parents’ prize-winning goat and a bag of cocaine in their room.
- 8/3/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
>> She’S Out Of My League makes a date on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD June 22, 2010 from Paramount Home Entertainment. Jay Baruchel plasys the role of Kirk, a smart and sweet underachiever who can’t believe his luck when the successful and gorgeous Molly (Alice Eve, Sex And The City 2) falls for him. But now that Kirk’s got the girl, he has to contend with his own insecurities and the incessant barrage of ego-deflating “support” from his smart-ass friends, crazy family and obnoxious ex-girlfriend. Showcasing a talented comedic supporting cast including T.J. Miller (Gulliver’s Travels), Mike Vogel (Cloverfield), Nate Torrence (Get Smart), Krysten Ritter (“Breaking Bad”) and Lindsay Sloane (The Other Guys), She’S Out Of My League delivers even more raucous laughs on DVD and Blu-ray. The discs feature deleted scenes including an extended ending, a blooper reel, a hilarious “do’s and don’ts” guide to...
- 6/16/2010
- by Fused Film Staff
- FusedFilm
Stephan Elliott ( Easy Virtue , The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert ) will direct Australian comedy A Few Best Men , says Variety . Written by Dean Craig, the film centers on "a young groom and his three 'best men' who travel to the Australian outback for a destination wedding that is as funny as it is disastrous." Laurence Malkin, Share Stallings and Todd Felkdman are producing with Gary Hamilton's Arclight Films. Craig, Arclight's Mark Lindsay, and Josh Kesselman are executive producing. Filming is scheduled to start this August in Queensland, Australia.
- 4/20/2010
- Comingsoon.net
Stephan Elliott ( Easy Virtue , The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert ) will direct Australian comedy A Few Best Men , says Variety . Written by Dean Craig, the film centers on "a young groom and his three 'best men' who travel to the Australian outback for a destination wedding that is as funny as it is disastrous." Laurence Malkin, Share Stallings and Todd Felkdman are producing with Gary Hamilton's Arclight Films. Craig, Arclight's Mark Lindsay, and Josh Kesselman are executive producing. Filming is scheduled to start this August in Queensland, Australia.
- 4/20/2010
- Comingsoon.net
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