Crime novel Cell 8 by Swedish authors Roslund & Hellström is being be adapted as a Viaplay Original by Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent Group).
The gritty crime drama, centered on the subject of the death penalty, is the second Roslund & Hellström novel to become a Viaplay Original after the drama Box 21. The series will feature a Nordic cast and will premiere exclusively on Nent Group’s Viaplay streaming service in 2022.
In Cell 8, a man presumed dead is arrested on a ferry between Sweden and Finland, throwing detectives Mariana Hermansson (Mimosa Willamo) and Ewert Grens (Leonard Terfelt) into a mysterious and increasingly dark series of events. The case soon reveals a personal connection not only to Hermansson herself, but to a Death Row prisoner in the U.S. and a grieving parent consumed by the quest for revenge.
Willamo (Aurora) and Leonard Terfelt (Young Royals) both reprise their lead roles from Box 21, which...
The gritty crime drama, centered on the subject of the death penalty, is the second Roslund & Hellström novel to become a Viaplay Original after the drama Box 21. The series will feature a Nordic cast and will premiere exclusively on Nent Group’s Viaplay streaming service in 2022.
In Cell 8, a man presumed dead is arrested on a ferry between Sweden and Finland, throwing detectives Mariana Hermansson (Mimosa Willamo) and Ewert Grens (Leonard Terfelt) into a mysterious and increasingly dark series of events. The case soon reveals a personal connection not only to Hermansson herself, but to a Death Row prisoner in the U.S. and a grieving parent consumed by the quest for revenge.
Willamo (Aurora) and Leonard Terfelt (Young Royals) both reprise their lead roles from Box 21, which...
- 10/21/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Amazon is set to open Les Misérables in limited release this week, but if you’re expecting a musical based on the Victor Hugo novel, you’ll have to look elsewhere. Directed by Ladj Ly, the film only shares a name with the popular Broadway musical. The drama tackles the issue of police brutality in France, showing that this is a super relevant issue not only in the United State but all over the world.
Based on Ly’s 2017 short film, Les Misérables is inspired by the riots that occurred in the suburbs of Paris in 2005. The story hits close to home for Ly as these riots had a long-lasting effect on his neighborhood, Montfermeil. The film follows Stephane (Damien Bonnard) who joins an anti-crime squad in Montfermeil after relocating. As he works with Chris (Alexis Manenti) and Gwada (Djebril Zonga), Stephane struggles with defusing the tense relationships between the resident gangs.
Based on Ly’s 2017 short film, Les Misérables is inspired by the riots that occurred in the suburbs of Paris in 2005. The story hits close to home for Ly as these riots had a long-lasting effect on his neighborhood, Montfermeil. The film follows Stephane (Damien Bonnard) who joins an anti-crime squad in Montfermeil after relocating. As he works with Chris (Alexis Manenti) and Gwada (Djebril Zonga), Stephane struggles with defusing the tense relationships between the resident gangs.
- 1/10/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Directed by Andrea Di Stefano and adapted from Anders Roslund and B?rge Hellstr?m's best-selling novel "Three Seconds", the film is a gripping and compelling tale that is full of tense twists and turns.
It tells us the story of a former special operations soldier and ex-convict, Pete Koslow (Joel Kinnaman) and his desperate plight to lead a normal family life. Circumstances turn him from a loving husband to a convict, who is then forced to work undercover with the FBI, teaming with Wilcox (Rosamund Pike) and Montomery (Clive Owen), to bring down the Polish drug lord who is known as The General (Eugene Lipinski).
When the big drug deal, whose exposure was supposed to be Peter's exit ticket from the world of crime ends on a bloody note after a NYPD police officer is killed by one of the trigger-happy gangsters, Koslow finds himself stuck in the crossfire...
It tells us the story of a former special operations soldier and ex-convict, Pete Koslow (Joel Kinnaman) and his desperate plight to lead a normal family life. Circumstances turn him from a loving husband to a convict, who is then forced to work undercover with the FBI, teaming with Wilcox (Rosamund Pike) and Montomery (Clive Owen), to bring down the Polish drug lord who is known as The General (Eugene Lipinski).
When the big drug deal, whose exposure was supposed to be Peter's exit ticket from the world of crime ends on a bloody note after a NYPD police officer is killed by one of the trigger-happy gangsters, Koslow finds himself stuck in the crossfire...
- 1/4/2020
- GlamSham
Rosamund Pike is an FBI agent who sends an ex-con undercover in a gritty crime drama that drips with menace
The Swedish crime novel Three Seconds by Anders Roslund and Börge Hellström has been relocated to modern-day New York in this big, chewy and sometimes indigestible drama thriller from director Andrea Di Stefano, who has adapted the novel with with British screenwriter Rowan Joffe. It’s a story about an undercover agent who, in time-honoured style, is informed by his duplicitous handlers that he can’t be brought in from the cold just yet.
Joel Kinnaman plays Pete Koslow, an ex-con out on licence and working for a Polish drug gang but secretly feeding information to FBI agent Wilcox (Rosamund Pike). The big drug deal whose exposure was supposed to be his ticket out of the game ends in bloody chaos when a cop is killed by one of the trigger-happy gangsters,...
The Swedish crime novel Three Seconds by Anders Roslund and Börge Hellström has been relocated to modern-day New York in this big, chewy and sometimes indigestible drama thriller from director Andrea Di Stefano, who has adapted the novel with with British screenwriter Rowan Joffe. It’s a story about an undercover agent who, in time-honoured style, is informed by his duplicitous handlers that he can’t be brought in from the cold just yet.
Joel Kinnaman plays Pete Koslow, an ex-con out on licence and working for a Polish drug gang but secretly feeding information to FBI agent Wilcox (Rosamund Pike). The big drug deal whose exposure was supposed to be his ticket out of the game ends in bloody chaos when a cop is killed by one of the trigger-happy gangsters,...
- 8/28/2019
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Rosie Fletcher Jul 19, 2019
Novel adaptations coming to the big screen this year and beyond.
Movie studios are always after great source material to adapt, and it’s not all comic books, board games, and rides at Disneyland. Books can provide some of the best inspirations for films of all genres, from gruesome horror to weighty Oscar bait. And there are quite a few movies based on books coming your way in 2019 and beyond.
Here’s a round-up of the book-to-film adaptations on the horizon. Better get reading so you can annoy your friends by telling them "it’s not as good as the book."
The Art of Racing in the Rain
August 9
Kevin Costner stars as a dog in this comedy-drama from Simon Curtis who made My Week with Marilyn and Woman in Gold. In it old woofer Enzo recalls memories and lessons he learned from his time with his...
Novel adaptations coming to the big screen this year and beyond.
Movie studios are always after great source material to adapt, and it’s not all comic books, board games, and rides at Disneyland. Books can provide some of the best inspirations for films of all genres, from gruesome horror to weighty Oscar bait. And there are quite a few movies based on books coming your way in 2019 and beyond.
Here’s a round-up of the book-to-film adaptations on the horizon. Better get reading so you can annoy your friends by telling them "it’s not as good as the book."
The Art of Racing in the Rain
August 9
Kevin Costner stars as a dog in this comedy-drama from Simon Curtis who made My Week with Marilyn and Woman in Gold. In it old woofer Enzo recalls memories and lessons he learned from his time with his...
- 7/19/2019
- Den of Geek
Joel Kinnaman has nailed the tortured ex-military man niche, and he brings it to a new Aviron Pictures crime thriller co-starring Rosamund Pike, Clive Owen, and Common. Kinnaman plays the titular character in The Informer, a crime thriller based on the book Three Seconds by Anders Roslund and Börge Hellström, which follows one man caught in the […]
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- 11/17/2018
- by Hoai-Tran Bui
- Slash Film
Ahead of the Toronto International Film Festival, the Rosamund Pike-starrer Three Seconds has been picked up by Aviron Pictures in North America.
Adapted from a best-selling Swedish novel by Anders Roslund and Börge Hellström, Three Seconds follows special ops soldier Pete Hoffman, who, in order to free himself from jail and return to his wife and daughter, has been working undercover for crooked FBI handlers to infiltrate the Polish mob’s drug trade in New York. His cover is threatened when he has to return to prison after a drug deal goes wrong.
The Thunder Roads production was directed by Andrea Di Stefano and...
Adapted from a best-selling Swedish novel by Anders Roslund and Börge Hellström, Three Seconds follows special ops soldier Pete Hoffman, who, in order to free himself from jail and return to his wife and daughter, has been working undercover for crooked FBI handlers to infiltrate the Polish mob’s drug trade in New York. His cover is threatened when he has to return to prison after a drug deal goes wrong.
The Thunder Roads production was directed by Andrea Di Stefano and...
- 9/5/2017
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Aviron Pictures has acquired U.S. and Canadian distribution rights to Three Seconds, the action thriller based on the bestselling Swedish novel by Anders Roslund and Börge Hellström that stars Joel Kinnaman, Rosamund Pike, Clive Owen, Common and Ana de Armas. Aviron made the preemptive deal ahead of the Toronto Film Festival where the just-wrapped pic will be on offer. The movie, from Thunder Road Pictures, is produced by Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee alongside The Fyzz…...
- 9/5/2017
- Deadline
Exclusive: Ana De Armas has been cast in Andrea Di Stefano's Three Seconds, based on the best-selling Swedish novel by Anders Roslund and Börge Hellström. She'll star alongside previously announced cast members Joel Kinnaman, Rosamund Pike, Common and Clive Owen. The action-thriller was written by Matt Cook, with revisions by Rowan Joffé and current revisions by Distefano. Thunder Road Pictures' Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee are producing alongside the Fyzz Facility's Wayne…...
- 7/10/2017
- Deadline
Bloom to kick off pre-sales on action-thriller in Cannes.
Bloom has launched talks with international buyers here on action-thriller Three Seconds with a reconfigured cast of Joel Kinnaman, Rosamund Pike, Common and Clive Owen.
Andrea Di Stefano directs the story based on the Swedish bestseller by Anders Roslund and Börge Hellström.
Thunder Road Pictures’ Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee are producing alongside Wayne Marc Godfrey, Robert Jones, Mark Lane, James Harris and Ollie Madden of The Fyzz Facility, which is now financing the project and represents Us rights.
Thunder Road’s Jonathan Fuhrman and Magnolia Entertainment’s Shelley Browning serve as executive producers.
Matt Cook adapted the screenplay with revisions by Rowan Joffé and Alex Garland with current revisions by Distefano.
Three Seconds follows a reformed criminal and former special ops soldier who goes undercover for the FBI on a mission to bust a Polish drug gang.
Bloom’s Alex Walton said: “In Escobar: Paradise Lost, Andrea...
Bloom has launched talks with international buyers here on action-thriller Three Seconds with a reconfigured cast of Joel Kinnaman, Rosamund Pike, Common and Clive Owen.
Andrea Di Stefano directs the story based on the Swedish bestseller by Anders Roslund and Börge Hellström.
Thunder Road Pictures’ Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee are producing alongside Wayne Marc Godfrey, Robert Jones, Mark Lane, James Harris and Ollie Madden of The Fyzz Facility, which is now financing the project and represents Us rights.
Thunder Road’s Jonathan Fuhrman and Magnolia Entertainment’s Shelley Browning serve as executive producers.
Matt Cook adapted the screenplay with revisions by Rowan Joffé and Alex Garland with current revisions by Distefano.
Three Seconds follows a reformed criminal and former special ops soldier who goes undercover for the FBI on a mission to bust a Polish drug gang.
Bloom’s Alex Walton said: “In Escobar: Paradise Lost, Andrea...
- 5/17/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Joel Kinnaman, Rosamund Pike, Common and Clive Owen are set to star in Andrea Di Stefano's Three Seconds, based on the best-selling Swedish novel by Anders Roslund and Börge Hellström. Bloom is handling international sales and introducing the title to buyers in Cannes this week. The action-thriller was written by Matt Cook with revisions by Rowan Joffé and Alex Garland with current revisions by Distefano. Thunder Road Pictures' Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee are producing…...
- 5/17/2017
- Deadline
There’s clearly something to prison escape thriller Three Seconds, as it’s attracting great actors all the time. With Luke Evans and David Oyelowo already attached, the cast has swelled to include Josh Brolin, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Olivia Munn.Peaky Blinders veteran Otto Bathurst is in the director’s chair, overseeing a script by Matt Cook and Rowan Joffé that adapts the book by Swedish authors Anders Roslund and Börge Hellström. The plot will see Evans as a man forced to go undercover in a prison for an FBI sting operation. But then the bureau’s agents abandon him in the violent jail and he has no choice but to figure out a way to escape on his own. Gyllenhaal is taking the role of an FBI agent who has a history with Evans, while Brolin is attached to play her superior. Munn, meanwhile, will be Evans’ wife. Brolin,...
- 6/24/2015
- EmpireOnline
Otto Bathurst, the up-and-coming TV helmer who just took the reins on Lionsgate’s blockbuster Robin Hood: Origins, is putting together a pretty stellar cast for action-thriller Three Seconds. Today brings news that Josh Brolin, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Olivia Munn have all signed on for key roles in the pic, which already stars Luke Evans and David Oyelowo.
Based on the book by Anders Roslund and Borge Hellstrom, and adapted by Triple Nine scribe Matt Cook and 28 Weeks Later writer Rowan Joffe, Three Seconds centers on a man hung out to dry by the FBI in the middle of a top-secret undercover mission. Despite the killer cast Bathurst is lining up, the movie is still being developed on the indie circuit.
Evans leads as a man inside a prison on the aforementioned mission, who is forced to escape by himself when the FBI abandons ship. He’s a sympathetic good guy,...
Based on the book by Anders Roslund and Borge Hellstrom, and adapted by Triple Nine scribe Matt Cook and 28 Weeks Later writer Rowan Joffe, Three Seconds centers on a man hung out to dry by the FBI in the middle of a top-secret undercover mission. Despite the killer cast Bathurst is lining up, the movie is still being developed on the indie circuit.
Evans leads as a man inside a prison on the aforementioned mission, who is forced to escape by himself when the FBI abandons ship. He’s a sympathetic good guy,...
- 6/24/2015
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
You might not know the name Otto Bathurst, but he's apparently been turning the right heads with his TV work on fare like "Peaky Blinders," "Black Mirror," "Criminal Justice," and "Hustle," because he's lined up a pretty impressive ensemble for his feature film debut. Josh Brolin, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Olivia Munn have joined Luke Evans and David Oyelowo for "Three Seconds." Based on the book by Anders Roslund and Borge Hellstrom, and adapted by Matt Cook ("Triple Nine") and Rowan Joffe ("The American," "Brighton Rock"), the story centers around a man who goes undercover for the FBI, but gets abandoned mid-mission. Here's the book synopsis (obviously, it's not about the Swedish police force anymore): Piet Hoffman, a top-secret operative for the Swedish police, faces his most dangerous assignment yet: after years spent infiltrating the Polish mafia, he's become a key player in their attempt to...
- 6/24/2015
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Oscar nominees Josh Brolin and Maggie Gyllenhaal and “The Newsroom’s” Olivia Munn are in talks to join Luke Evans and David Oyelowo in the star-studded indie movie “Three Seconds,” TheWrap has learned. Otto Bathurst (“Peaky Blinders”) is directing the film, which is based on the bestselling book by Swedish writers Anders Roslund and Borge Hellstrom that was adapted by Matt Cook and Rowan Joffe. “Three Seconds” follows a man (Evans) who’s forced to go undercover in a prison as part of an FBI operation and must then escape on his own after he’s abandoned mid-mission. Also Read: Luke Evans Cast as Gaston.
- 6/24/2015
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
David Oyelowo has joined the cast of a new thriller titled "Three Seconds," from director Otto Bathurst, which currently boasts Luke Evans as co-sstar. Adapted from the dark, suspenseful novel by Swedish authors Anders Roslund and Borge Hellstrom, "Three Seconds" (which I actually started to read a couple of years ago, when it was first said to be in development) follows Piet Hoffman, a top-secret operative for the Swedish police, who is faced with his most dangerous assignment yet: after years spent infiltrating the Polish mafia, he's become a key player in their attempt to take over amphetamine distribution inside Sweden's prisons. To stop them from succeeding,...
- 5/18/2015
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
We learned back in February that Luke Evans would be starring in a new thriller called Three Seconds. Since then, director Otto Bathurst has hired David Oyelowo to co-star with him. Matt Cook and Rowan Joffé have worked on the script, adapted from the book by Swedish authors Anders Roslund and Börge Hellström. The plot will see Evans as a man forced to go undercover in a prison for an FBI sting operation. But then the bureau’s agents abandon him in the violent jail and he has no choice but to figure out a way to escape on his own. We’re going to assume it takes him a little longer than the title suggests or else it’s not going to be the most satisfying prison break movie we’ve ever seen. Oyelowo is on board to play an anti-social New York police detective who witnesses a fellow...
- 5/18/2015
- EmpireOnline
David Oyelowo's star continues to get brighter as he joins another film opposite The Hobbit actor Luke Evans.
The Selma actor will join Three Seconds, the feature debut for director Otto Bathurst (Peaky Blinders), reports Deadline.
Three Seconds is based on Swedish writers Anders Roslund and Borge Hellström's 2010 novel with the same name.
The story follows a man who is forced to go undercover in prison for an FBI operation but must find a way to escape on his own after he is abandoned on the mission.
Oyelowo is set to play Detective Lt. Edward Grens, described as "anti-social NYPD detective who quickly begins unravelling the FBI's operation after the murder of a fellow officer".
Oyelowo can be seen next in HBO television movie Nightingale debuting later this month on May 29.
The actor was critically praised for his portrayal of Martin Luther King Jr in Selma, getting nominations...
The Selma actor will join Three Seconds, the feature debut for director Otto Bathurst (Peaky Blinders), reports Deadline.
Three Seconds is based on Swedish writers Anders Roslund and Borge Hellström's 2010 novel with the same name.
The story follows a man who is forced to go undercover in prison for an FBI operation but must find a way to escape on his own after he is abandoned on the mission.
Oyelowo is set to play Detective Lt. Edward Grens, described as "anti-social NYPD detective who quickly begins unravelling the FBI's operation after the murder of a fellow officer".
Oyelowo can be seen next in HBO television movie Nightingale debuting later this month on May 29.
The actor was critically praised for his portrayal of Martin Luther King Jr in Selma, getting nominations...
- 5/16/2015
- Digital Spy
Three Seconds
David Oyelowo ("Three Seconds") will join Luke Evans in Otto Bathurst's thriller "Three Seconds". Basil Iwanyk and Ollie Madden will produce this adaptation of the bestselling Swedish thriller by Anders Roslund and Borge Hellstrom.
Evans plays a man forced undercover in prison as part of an FBI operation, but when he's abandoned by the agency, he has no choice but to escape on his own. [Source: Variety]
Blink
Jamie Foxx is set to star in Noam Murro's drama "Blink" at Atlas Entertainment. Hernany Perla penned the script, William Green and Aaron Ginsburg are producing and filming begins this Fall.
Foxx will play a hospital caregiver tasked with caring for a mysterious victim of a bank robber. As the two become closer, it's revealed the caregiver has ulterior motives of his own. [Source: Variety]
Heaven Sent
Lindsey Gort ("The Carrie Diaries") has scored the female lead role in the romantic comedy...
David Oyelowo ("Three Seconds") will join Luke Evans in Otto Bathurst's thriller "Three Seconds". Basil Iwanyk and Ollie Madden will produce this adaptation of the bestselling Swedish thriller by Anders Roslund and Borge Hellstrom.
Evans plays a man forced undercover in prison as part of an FBI operation, but when he's abandoned by the agency, he has no choice but to escape on his own. [Source: Variety]
Blink
Jamie Foxx is set to star in Noam Murro's drama "Blink" at Atlas Entertainment. Hernany Perla penned the script, William Green and Aaron Ginsburg are producing and filming begins this Fall.
Foxx will play a hospital caregiver tasked with caring for a mysterious victim of a bank robber. As the two become closer, it's revealed the caregiver has ulterior motives of his own. [Source: Variety]
Heaven Sent
Lindsey Gort ("The Carrie Diaries") has scored the female lead role in the romantic comedy...
- 5/16/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
He may no longer be the new Crow, but that doesn’t mean Luke Evans is hurting for work. In fact, part of his decision-making process in dropping out of the Eric Draven role was because his schedule is filling up with other jobs. Case in point: a new thriller from Peaky Blinders director Otto Bathurst called Three seconds.Matt Cook wrote the script, which we’re assuming will not be a real-time story, unless this is going to become the first film released via Vine. It tells of a man (Evans) who is forced to go undercover at a dangerous prison by the FBI. When the bureau’s agents abandon him during the mission, he has to plan and execute his own escape from the violent jail.Adapted from the book by Swedish authors Anders Roslund and Borge Hellstrom, the film is scheduled to kick off shooting in a...
- 2/5/2015
- EmpireOnline
Luke Evans (the Hobbit trilogy) will star in Otto Bathurst’s Three Seconds. Thunder Road’s Basil Iwanyk and Shine Pictures’ Ollie Madden are producing with Kevin Frakes and Raj Singh of PalmStar Media financing. Erica Lee is exec producing.
Alex Walton’s Bloom will handle international sales at the upcoming Efm in Berlin. CAA and Wme are jointly repping domestic rights. Principal photography begins in Spring in New York. The film is based on the best-selling book by Swedish writers Anders Roslund and Borge Hellstrom. Matt Cook has penned the screenplay.
Three Seconds follows the story of a man forced undercover in prison as part of a FBI operation, who then has to escape on his own after his is abandoned during the mission.
Bathurst, who directed Peaky Blinders, and Evans are both repped by Wme.
Alex Walton’s Bloom will handle international sales at the upcoming Efm in Berlin. CAA and Wme are jointly repping domestic rights. Principal photography begins in Spring in New York. The film is based on the best-selling book by Swedish writers Anders Roslund and Borge Hellstrom. Matt Cook has penned the screenplay.
Three Seconds follows the story of a man forced undercover in prison as part of a FBI operation, who then has to escape on his own after his is abandoned during the mission.
Bathurst, who directed Peaky Blinders, and Evans are both repped by Wme.
- 2/4/2015
- by Ali Jaafar
- Deadline
Luke Evans will star in the Thunder Road and Shine Pictures thriller that Alex Walton is introducing to buyers in Berlin.
PalmStar Media is financing Three Seconds, which is based on Anders Roslund and Borge Hellström’s Swedish thriller about an undercover FBI agent who gets abandoned in a prison.
Otto Bathurst of Peaky Blinders fame directs. Thunder Road chief Basil Iwanyk is producing alongside Ollie Madden of Shine Pictures and Kevin Frakes and Raj Singh of PalmStar Media. Erica Lee serves as executive producer.
CAA and Wme are jointly represent Us rights.
“We are looking forward to presenting this fun and fast-paced script to buyers in Berlin,” said Walton.
“It’s a great package — an immensely commercial project with a talented and seasoned team between Otto, Basil and Kevin.”...
PalmStar Media is financing Three Seconds, which is based on Anders Roslund and Borge Hellström’s Swedish thriller about an undercover FBI agent who gets abandoned in a prison.
Otto Bathurst of Peaky Blinders fame directs. Thunder Road chief Basil Iwanyk is producing alongside Ollie Madden of Shine Pictures and Kevin Frakes and Raj Singh of PalmStar Media. Erica Lee serves as executive producer.
CAA and Wme are jointly represent Us rights.
“We are looking forward to presenting this fun and fast-paced script to buyers in Berlin,” said Walton.
“It’s a great package — an immensely commercial project with a talented and seasoned team between Otto, Basil and Kevin.”...
- 2/4/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
"The Hobbit" actor Luke Evans is set to join "Black Mirror" and "Peaky Blinders" director Otto Bathurst's maximum-security prison thriller feature "Three Seconds" at Bloom, Thunder Road, Shine Pictures and PalmStar Media.
An adaptation of a best-selling novel by Anders Roslund and Borge Hellstrom, Evans plays a man who is dispatched by the FBI to infiltrate the Polish mafia’s New York drug trade.
Forced undercover in maximum security prison when his cover’s sprung and he’s abandoned by the FBI, his only chance of survival is to break out of the prison or die.
Matt Cook adapted the script, Basil Iwanyk and Ollie Madden will produce. Filming begins this Spring in New York.
Source: Variety...
An adaptation of a best-selling novel by Anders Roslund and Borge Hellstrom, Evans plays a man who is dispatched by the FBI to infiltrate the Polish mafia’s New York drug trade.
Forced undercover in maximum security prison when his cover’s sprung and he’s abandoned by the FBI, his only chance of survival is to break out of the prison or die.
Matt Cook adapted the script, Basil Iwanyk and Ollie Madden will produce. Filming begins this Spring in New York.
Source: Variety...
- 2/4/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Arash Amel, who wrote the Nicole Kidman-starring drama Grace of Monaco, is in negotiations to write Made in Sweden, DreamWorks’ adaptation of a novel written by Anders Roslund and Stefan Thunberg. Former DreamWorks executive-turned-producer Mark Sourian is producing the crime drama. The book is based on a true story of a series of brazen bank robberies that were pulled off by three brothers and their childhood best friend — a group of irreverent, brash, mischievous 20-somethings known as "The Military Gang” — who came from a troubled background. Read more Hollywood Salaries Revealed, From Movie Stars
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- 10/7/2014
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Box Office When Warner Bros. moved the release of the as-yet-untitled Man of Steel sequel to May 6, 2016, the same date that Marvel had staked out for Captain America 3, many thought that Marvel President Kevin Feige was being a little too optimistic when he laughed off the idea of moving Cap's third outing to another date. Now, we know that Feige simply had confidence that his Super Soldier could stand up to Superman and friends as Captain America: The Winter Soldier is breaking records left and right. Before the movie even opened, The Winter Soldier broke the advance ticket sales record for the month of April. When it finally debuted this weekend, it thoroughly trounced the competition, taking in $95 million to set a new record for the month of April, besting previous record holder Fast Five's $86.2 million opening. The Winter Soldier opened 46% higher than the original movie, no doubt...
- 4/8/2014
- by BJSprecher Sprecher
- Reelzchannel.com
There is no question that the town is wondering what’s going to happen to DreamWorks Studios if its leader Stacey Snider heads for a top job at Fox, but the company is still buying material. DreamWorks just optioned Made in Sweden, a novel by Anders Roslund and Stefan Thunberg, in a deal made by production president Holly Bario. Mark Sourian will produce and Nicolas Salomonsson will executive produce along with authors Roslund and Thunberg. Book covers the true story of largest wave of bank robberies in Sweden’s history, heists pulled by three brothers and their childhood best friend, twentysomethings who went by the name ‘The Military Gang’. The novel looks at how a rough upbringing forges this alliance. “This has been a very personal and challenging story to write and it is exciting to know that a studio of such great taste will be responsible for bringing it to life,...
- 4/7/2014
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
DreamWorks Studios has optioned the Swedish novel Made in Sweden, a crime thriller about the largest wave of bank robberies in Sweden's history. Written by Anders Roslund and Stefan Thunberg, the book is based on a true story of the heists, which were pulled off by three brothers and their childhood best friend -- a group of irreverent, brash, mischievous 20-somethings known as "The Military Gang." The book will be published in Sweden by Piratförlaget on May 28. A U.S. publisher is expected to be announced soon. Photos: 11 Biggest Book-to-Big Screen Adaptations of the Last 25
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- 4/7/2014
- by Rebecca Ford, Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
DreamWorks has optioned Anders Roslund and Stefan Thunberg's Swedish crime novel “Made in Sweden,” TheWrap has learned. Mark Sourian, who has a production deal at the studio, will produce the crime thriller, while Niclas Salomonsson will executive produce along with authors Roslund and Thunberg. “Made in Sweden” tells the extraordinary true story of the largest wave of bank robberies in Sweden's history. The heists were pulled off by three brothers and their childhood best friend — a group of irreverent, brash, mischievous 20-somethings known as ‘The Military Gang.' The novel explores the emotional complexity of this particular band of brothers and how their.
- 4/7/2014
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Matt Cook ("999," "By Way of Helena") has been hired to adapt a film version of Anders Roslund and Borge Hellstrom's Swedish crime novel "Three Seconds" for New Regency and Shine reports Variety.
The story follows Piet Hoffman, the best undercover operative in the Swedish police force though only one other man is aware of his existence. After a drug deal goes awry, he is faced with the hardest mission of his life - infiltrating Sweden’s most infamous maximum security prison.
The book is the fifth in the author's crime novel series and won the Swedish Academy of Crime Writers’ Award 2009 for Best Swedish Crime Novel of the Year.
The story follows Piet Hoffman, the best undercover operative in the Swedish police force though only one other man is aware of his existence. After a drug deal goes awry, he is faced with the hardest mission of his life - infiltrating Sweden’s most infamous maximum security prison.
The book is the fifth in the author's crime novel series and won the Swedish Academy of Crime Writers’ Award 2009 for Best Swedish Crime Novel of the Year.
- 3/15/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Matt Cook has signed on to adapt a screenplay for Swedish novel Three Seconds. Cook, the writer behind By Way of Helena and blacklisted crime drama 999, adapts the Anders Roslund and Borge Hellstrom-written bestselling crime novels. Shine and New Regency will produce the project. Three Seconds tells of an undercover operative within the Swedish police force who must infiltrate one of the country's most infamous prisons. The book was named the Swedish Crime Novel of the Year in 2009. Publisher of the first edition (January 4th this year) is SilverOak...
- 3/14/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Matt Cook has signed on to adapt a screenplay for Swedish novel Three Seconds. Cook, the writer behind By Way of Helena and blacklisted crime drama 999, adapts the Anders Roslund and Borge Hellstrom-written bestselling crime novels. Shine and New Regency will produce the project. Three Seconds tells of an undercover operative within the Swedish police force who must infiltrate one of the country's most infamous prisons. The book was named the Swedish Crime Novel of the Year in 2009. Publisher of the first edition (January 4th this year) is SilverOak...
- 3/14/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Black List screenwriter Matt Cook is set to adapt the Swedish crime novel Three Seconds for the big screen, Variety reports. Released in 2009 in Sweden (with a translated version hitting the Us last year), the novel represents a collaboration between journalist Anders Roslund and former criminal Borge Hellström, telling the intricately-layered story of criminals turned double agents by the Swedish police. The original article suggests that the massive tome will be significantly trimmed for the feature version, likely focusing on a single storyline from the novel.
- 3/14/2011
- Comingsoon.net
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