Ampco has acquired the film rights to Michael Scott's "The Alchemyst" reports Screen Daily.
The book is the first in a six-part series entitled "The Secrets Of The Immortal Nicholas Flamel" about a Frenchman born in the 14th century who reputedly became immortal. The story has two contemporary 15 year-old twins discovering the boss on their summer jobs is actually Flamel.
Scott will adapt his own novel ahead of an early 2013 production start in Australia and New Zealand. Mario Andreacchio and Konstantin Thoeren will produce.
The book is the first in a six-part series entitled "The Secrets Of The Immortal Nicholas Flamel" about a Frenchman born in the 14th century who reputedly became immortal. The story has two contemporary 15 year-old twins discovering the boss on their summer jobs is actually Flamel.
Scott will adapt his own novel ahead of an early 2013 production start in Australia and New Zealand. Mario Andreacchio and Konstantin Thoeren will produce.
- 6/21/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
An Australian production company has acquired the rights to the first book in a new series of young adult fiction.
The Adelaide based Ampco Films has acquired the rights to the adaptation of novel The Alchemyst, written by Michael Scott, the first in the series, “The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel.”
Production is expected to commence in early 2013 in both Australia and New Zealand.
Mario Andreacchio of Ampco Films will produce alongside Konstantin Thoeren, producer of Peter The Great.
The story is based on French alchemist Nicholas Flamel who in the 14th century discovered the secret of eternal life which he keeps secret in a book he protects. However mankind is jeopardised as Dr John Dee plans to steal the book. But teenage twins Sophie and Josh are the only ones who might be able to save the world.
Andreacchio said: “Michael Scott has an incredible gift to combine...
The Adelaide based Ampco Films has acquired the rights to the adaptation of novel The Alchemyst, written by Michael Scott, the first in the series, “The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel.”
Production is expected to commence in early 2013 in both Australia and New Zealand.
Mario Andreacchio of Ampco Films will produce alongside Konstantin Thoeren, producer of Peter The Great.
The story is based on French alchemist Nicholas Flamel who in the 14th century discovered the secret of eternal life which he keeps secret in a book he protects. However mankind is jeopardised as Dr John Dee plans to steal the book. But teenage twins Sophie and Josh are the only ones who might be able to save the world.
Andreacchio said: “Michael Scott has an incredible gift to combine...
- 6/21/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
The Alchemyst, based on Michael Scott's popular fantasy novel, is set to be filmed in Australia and New Zealand in early-2013.
Adelaide-based Ampco Films has acquired the rights to the book, which was originally published in 2007 and is the first in The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel six-part series. The film was previously set up with New Line before it was absorbed by Warner Bros, prompting the rights to revert back to Scott. Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura then picked up the rights in 2009 before the latest deal.
The Alchemyst centers on the legendary 14th-century French alchemist, Nicholas Flamel, who is said to have discovered the secret of eternal life and is still alive today. The secret of eternal life is hidden within the book of Abraham the Mage which, Dr. John Dee plans to steal to use against the world. If the prophecy is right, teenage twins Sophie and...
Adelaide-based Ampco Films has acquired the rights to the book, which was originally published in 2007 and is the first in The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel six-part series. The film was previously set up with New Line before it was absorbed by Warner Bros, prompting the rights to revert back to Scott. Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura then picked up the rights in 2009 before the latest deal.
The Alchemyst centers on the legendary 14th-century French alchemist, Nicholas Flamel, who is said to have discovered the secret of eternal life and is still alive today. The secret of eternal life is hidden within the book of Abraham the Mage which, Dr. John Dee plans to steal to use against the world. If the prophecy is right, teenage twins Sophie and...
- 6/20/2012
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
Former CEO Konstantin Thoeren, who left the company in August has been reinstated and the nearly insolvent production and international sales agent has received capital by IM Acquisition Co. in a stock transaction in which IM Acquisitions Co. has acquired 13.2% of company stock. IM Internationalmedia provided no information about IM Acquisitions. IM Internationalmedia's shareholders also include Eluvium Holdings, a company linked to film financier David Bergstein, co-head of the Capco Group, which owns nearly 24%; former Kinowelt topper Michael Koelmel's MK Medien, which holds nearly 11%; and former IM Internationalmedia topper and producer Moritz Bormann, with 5.6%. There is also a lawsuit filed against IM Internationalmedia and its U.S. subsidiaries, including L.A.-based Intermedia, by R Media Acquisitions, another company associated with Bergstein. Bergstein also acquired Capitol and Thinkfilm which then faced financial troubles as well.
- 12/30/2008
- Sydney's Buzz
Cologne, Germany -- Beleaguered film group IM Internationalmedia has got a new lease on life, withdrawing its filing for insolvency protection and reinstating CEO Konstantin Thoeren.
Im got a cash injection courtesy of Im Acquisition Company, which will receive shares in the German group following a new issue in 2009. The new capital means Im will be able to meet its financial obligations, the company said.
Thoeren resigned from IM in August and the company filed for bankruptcy protection shortly thereafter.
The German parent company of producer Intermedia remains embroiled in a number of legal disputes. These include a lawsuit from R Media Acquisition, a company associated with film financier David Bergstein, which is claiming $7.7 million in unpaid loans connected to Im's ill-fated thriller "Stopping Power."...
Im got a cash injection courtesy of Im Acquisition Company, which will receive shares in the German group following a new issue in 2009. The new capital means Im will be able to meet its financial obligations, the company said.
Thoeren resigned from IM in August and the company filed for bankruptcy protection shortly thereafter.
The German parent company of producer Intermedia remains embroiled in a number of legal disputes. These include a lawsuit from R Media Acquisition, a company associated with film financier David Bergstein, which is claiming $7.7 million in unpaid loans connected to Im's ill-fated thriller "Stopping Power."...
- 12/29/2008
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Munich -- Troubled Intermedia parent Im Internationalmedia Ag has filed for bankruptcy because of "pending illiquidity," the company said Tuesday.
Im said that its white knight investor group, Eluvium GmbH, "did not pay for exercised options," thereby putting "continued business operations at risk." German investor protection authorities are investigating Eluvium, Im manager Sascha Prestel told The Hollywood Reporter.
Embattled indie film investor David Bergstein introduced the Eluvium group to Im, though is not affiliated with Eluvium himself, he said. His R Media Acquisitions, which has provided Im with $11 million in financing, blamed the financial crisis on Im management's "lavish lifestyles" and its failure to pay its senior debt.
Eluvium bailed out Internationalmedia in a 6.9 million euro ($10.2 million) deal in January after the company halted production on its John Cusack starrer "Stopping Power" in 2007.
Last week, Internationalmedia CEO Konstantin Thoeren resigned from all of his posts in the group, leaving the L.A. and London subsidiaries -- and the Im film library over which they have control -- without management.
Intermedia's final release was this year's horror remake "One Last Call."...
Im said that its white knight investor group, Eluvium GmbH, "did not pay for exercised options," thereby putting "continued business operations at risk." German investor protection authorities are investigating Eluvium, Im manager Sascha Prestel told The Hollywood Reporter.
Embattled indie film investor David Bergstein introduced the Eluvium group to Im, though is not affiliated with Eluvium himself, he said. His R Media Acquisitions, which has provided Im with $11 million in financing, blamed the financial crisis on Im management's "lavish lifestyles" and its failure to pay its senior debt.
Eluvium bailed out Internationalmedia in a 6.9 million euro ($10.2 million) deal in January after the company halted production on its John Cusack starrer "Stopping Power" in 2007.
Last week, Internationalmedia CEO Konstantin Thoeren resigned from all of his posts in the group, leaving the L.A. and London subsidiaries -- and the Im film library over which they have control -- without management.
Intermedia's final release was this year's horror remake "One Last Call."...
- 8/19/2008
- by By Bonnie J. Gordon
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Berlin -- Konstantin Thoeren, head of German/U.S. film outfit Internationalmedia, resigned over the weekend, leaving the company's Los Angeles branch without management.
Internationalmedia Cfo Sascha Prestel said that Im is "seeking ways to shut down" its production arm and intends to "shrink substantially" in order to focus on marketing its film library, which consists of about 80 titles including Oliver Stone's "Alexander" and the Sharon Stone starrer "Basic Instinct 2." The L.A. subsidiary is thought to have little in active development and pinkslipped a dozen staffers 10 days ago.
Thoeren was CEO of Im Internationalmedia, president and chairman of Intermedia Film Equities USA, Los Angeles, and managing director of Intermedia Film Equities, London, among other titles.
Thoeren, who was president of German production house Ufa International from 1995-2001, was named Im's CEO in 2007 after spending two years on the company's supervisory board.
Internationalmedia Cfo Sascha Prestel said that Im is "seeking ways to shut down" its production arm and intends to "shrink substantially" in order to focus on marketing its film library, which consists of about 80 titles including Oliver Stone's "Alexander" and the Sharon Stone starrer "Basic Instinct 2." The L.A. subsidiary is thought to have little in active development and pinkslipped a dozen staffers 10 days ago.
Thoeren was CEO of Im Internationalmedia, president and chairman of Intermedia Film Equities USA, Los Angeles, and managing director of Intermedia Film Equities, London, among other titles.
Thoeren, who was president of German production house Ufa International from 1995-2001, was named Im's CEO in 2007 after spending two years on the company's supervisory board.
- 8/11/2008
- by By Bonnie J. Gordon
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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