Morgan Freeman, Al Pacino, Helen Mirren and Danny DeVito will star in “Sniff,” a stylish reinvention of the film noir.
Helmed by Taylor Hackford, the Oscar-winning director behind “Ray,” the film follows detective Joe Mulwray (Freeman) and partner William Keys (DeVito) as they investigate a high-end luxury retirement community after the mysterious deaths of two of its residents. What starts out as a normal case quickly turns strange, as the detective duo uncover a hidden underworld of sex, drugs and murder controlled by senior living community kingpin Harvey Stride (Pacino) and his femme fatale enforcer The Spider (Mirren).
Endeavor Content will launch worldwide sales at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), with CAA Media Finance co-representing the U.S.
Adam Goodman and Matt Skiena will produce through their Dichotomy Creative Group alongside Hackford through his production company Anvil Films.
“I have always been a big fan of film noir but haven’t really made one,...
Helmed by Taylor Hackford, the Oscar-winning director behind “Ray,” the film follows detective Joe Mulwray (Freeman) and partner William Keys (DeVito) as they investigate a high-end luxury retirement community after the mysterious deaths of two of its residents. What starts out as a normal case quickly turns strange, as the detective duo uncover a hidden underworld of sex, drugs and murder controlled by senior living community kingpin Harvey Stride (Pacino) and his femme fatale enforcer The Spider (Mirren).
Endeavor Content will launch worldwide sales at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), with CAA Media Finance co-representing the U.S.
Adam Goodman and Matt Skiena will produce through their Dichotomy Creative Group alongside Hackford through his production company Anvil Films.
“I have always been a big fan of film noir but haven’t really made one,...
- 9/8/2021
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
CAA Media Finance jointly represents US rights.
Endeavor Content will launch global pre-sales during Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on the noir package Sniff to star Morgan Freeman, Al Pacino, Helen Mirren, and Danny DeVito.
Taylor Hackford (Ray) will direct from a screenplay by Tom Grey about a retired detective (Freeman) pulled back for one more case by his former partner played by DeVito, who appears opposite Ben Foster in TIFF world premiere The Survivor, which Endeavor Content is also selling.
Together the pair investigate shady goings-on at a retirement community run by a kingpin (Pacino) and his femme fatale enforcer The Spider,...
Endeavor Content will launch global pre-sales during Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on the noir package Sniff to star Morgan Freeman, Al Pacino, Helen Mirren, and Danny DeVito.
Taylor Hackford (Ray) will direct from a screenplay by Tom Grey about a retired detective (Freeman) pulled back for one more case by his former partner played by DeVito, who appears opposite Ben Foster in TIFF world premiere The Survivor, which Endeavor Content is also selling.
Together the pair investigate shady goings-on at a retirement community run by a kingpin (Pacino) and his femme fatale enforcer The Spider,...
- 9/7/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Morgan Freeman, Al Pacino, Helen Mirren and Danny DeVito will star together in the next film from director Taylor Hackford, a film noir called “Sniff.”
Hackford (“Ray”) will direct “Sniff” from a script by Tom Grey, and the film is described as a stylish reinvention of the film noir about a series of deaths at a retirement community.
Endeavor Content is launching worldwide sales of the film at the Toronto International Film Festival beginning this week, and CAA Media Finance is co-representing the film’s U.S. sales rights.
In “Sniff,” when two residents at a retirement community die under suspicious circumstances, retired detective Joe Mulwray (Freeman) is pulled back into the action by his former partner William Keys (DeVito) as they uncover a hidden underworld of sex, drugs and murder in the high-end, luxury retirement community controlled by kingpin Harvey Stride (Pacino) and his femme fatale enforcer The Spider...
Hackford (“Ray”) will direct “Sniff” from a script by Tom Grey, and the film is described as a stylish reinvention of the film noir about a series of deaths at a retirement community.
Endeavor Content is launching worldwide sales of the film at the Toronto International Film Festival beginning this week, and CAA Media Finance is co-representing the film’s U.S. sales rights.
In “Sniff,” when two residents at a retirement community die under suspicious circumstances, retired detective Joe Mulwray (Freeman) is pulled back into the action by his former partner William Keys (DeVito) as they uncover a hidden underworld of sex, drugs and murder in the high-end, luxury retirement community controlled by kingpin Harvey Stride (Pacino) and his femme fatale enforcer The Spider...
- 9/7/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Exclusive: In what becomes the first hot package to be unveiled as part of the Toronto International Film Festival market, Oscar winners Morgan Freeman, Al Pacino, Helen Mirren, and Oscar nominee Danny DeVito are set to star in Sniff, a stylish reinvention of the film noir genre that will be directed by Oscar winner Taylor Hackford. Endeavor Content will launch worldwide sales at TIFF, with CAA Media Finance co-repping U.S. rights.
In the Tom Grey-scripted film, two residents die under suspicious circumstances in a high-end luxury retirement community. Retired detective Joe Mulwray (Freeman) is pulled back into the action by his former partner William Keys (DeVito), and they uncover a hidden underworld of sex, drugs and murder in the wealthy community controlled by kingpin Harvey Stride (Pacino), and his femme fatale enforcer, The Spider (Mirren). Sniff is an acronym for Senior Nursing Institute & Family Foundation.
Adam Goodman and Matt Skiena...
In the Tom Grey-scripted film, two residents die under suspicious circumstances in a high-end luxury retirement community. Retired detective Joe Mulwray (Freeman) is pulled back into the action by his former partner William Keys (DeVito), and they uncover a hidden underworld of sex, drugs and murder in the wealthy community controlled by kingpin Harvey Stride (Pacino), and his femme fatale enforcer, The Spider (Mirren). Sniff is an acronym for Senior Nursing Institute & Family Foundation.
Adam Goodman and Matt Skiena...
- 9/7/2021
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune” has been the talk of the Lido since Friday’s buzzy world premiere, with Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, and the rest of a star-studded cast gracing the red carpet. But while Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures’ sci-fi tentpole brought some welcome star power to this year’s Venice Film Festival, it could bring an even bigger boost to the Hungarian film industry, which brought its considerable skills and manpower to bear on hosting the $160 million epic.
It’s the latest success story for the second-biggest production hub in Europe, behind only the U.K., which has not only weathered the coronavirus pandemic but is on pace to reach record-breaking heights. Though production briefly ground to a halt in Hungary last spring – interrupting additional photography on “Dune,” amongst other high-profile projects – a swift response from the government and the industry alike led to a quick restart.
Since then,...
It’s the latest success story for the second-biggest production hub in Europe, behind only the U.K., which has not only weathered the coronavirus pandemic but is on pace to reach record-breaking heights. Though production briefly ground to a halt in Hungary last spring – interrupting additional photography on “Dune,” amongst other high-profile projects – a swift response from the government and the industry alike led to a quick restart.
Since then,...
- 9/5/2021
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
Everyone’s favorite cat and mouse are taking their antics to New York City. Warner Bros. Pictures has unveiled a trailer for the upcoming “Tom and Jerry” movie, scheduled for a 2021 theatrical premiere.
While the titular characters are animated in similar styles as the original television show, the new film diverges from tradition with live actors and a real-world set. Chloë Grace Moretz stars as an event planner hired by a hotel to organize a wedding, but she’s also expected to remove a pesky mouse — Jerry — from his recent residence within the building’s walls.
Written by Kevin Costello and based on Joseph Barbera and William Hanna’s classic characters, “Tom and Jerry” revives the decades-old rivalry as Tom is enlisted to help remove Jerry from the premises before the date of the wedding arrives. Cartoon violence ensues as Tom contrives various schemes to sneak up on Jerry, only to fail on numerous occasions.
While the titular characters are animated in similar styles as the original television show, the new film diverges from tradition with live actors and a real-world set. Chloë Grace Moretz stars as an event planner hired by a hotel to organize a wedding, but she’s also expected to remove a pesky mouse — Jerry — from his recent residence within the building’s walls.
Written by Kevin Costello and based on Joseph Barbera and William Hanna’s classic characters, “Tom and Jerry” revives the decades-old rivalry as Tom is enlisted to help remove Jerry from the premises before the date of the wedding arrives. Cartoon violence ensues as Tom contrives various schemes to sneak up on Jerry, only to fail on numerous occasions.
- 11/17/2020
- by Eli Countryman
- Variety Film + TV
The eternal chase of cat and mouse continues, but this time in live action. The first look at Warner Bros.’ live-action “Tom & Jerry” based on the iconic Hanna-Barbera cartoons has all the manic energy of their animated counterparts.
Though Tom and Jerry themselves are the real stars, they are accompanied by some human counterparts, including Chloe Grace Moretz, who plays a wedding player staging an expensive wedding in a New York hotel just as the tomcat and mouse have decided to move in. She hires Tom to root out Jerry before the event, and things can only go wrong from there.
“After a lifetime of being the world’s most famous enemies, Tom & Jerry are about to start over in the big city,” a narrator says before Tom gets hit by a bus.
Michael Peña, Ken Jeong, Colin Jost and Rob Delaney also star in the film directed by Tim Story,...
Though Tom and Jerry themselves are the real stars, they are accompanied by some human counterparts, including Chloe Grace Moretz, who plays a wedding player staging an expensive wedding in a New York hotel just as the tomcat and mouse have decided to move in. She hires Tom to root out Jerry before the event, and things can only go wrong from there.
“After a lifetime of being the world’s most famous enemies, Tom & Jerry are about to start over in the big city,” a narrator says before Tom gets hit by a bus.
Michael Peña, Ken Jeong, Colin Jost and Rob Delaney also star in the film directed by Tim Story,...
- 11/17/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Adam Mason’s film shot in and around Los Angeles last summer under strict Covid-19 protocols.
ErosSTX said on Monday (November 16) that pandemic thriller Songbird will get a PVoD launch in the US on December 11 prior to release on a “major streaming service” in 2021.
Adam Mason’s film shot in and around Los Angeles last summer under strict Covid-19 protocols. and follows the intertwined lives of people fighting for love at the end of the world.
An all-star cast includes Kj Apa, Sofia Carson, Craig Robinson, Bradley Whitford, Peter Stormare, Alexandra Daddario, Paul Walter Hauser, and Demi Moore.
Mason (Into The Dark...
ErosSTX said on Monday (November 16) that pandemic thriller Songbird will get a PVoD launch in the US on December 11 prior to release on a “major streaming service” in 2021.
Adam Mason’s film shot in and around Los Angeles last summer under strict Covid-19 protocols. and follows the intertwined lives of people fighting for love at the end of the world.
An all-star cast includes Kj Apa, Sofia Carson, Craig Robinson, Bradley Whitford, Peter Stormare, Alexandra Daddario, Paul Walter Hauser, and Demi Moore.
Mason (Into The Dark...
- 11/16/2020
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
“Songbird,” the pandemic thriller starring Kj Apa and produced by Michael Bay, will skip theaters and now debut as a premium video on demand title on December 11.
The film from STX will be available for a 48-hour rental period for $19.99 and then will drop on an unannounced major streaming service in 2021.
“Songbird” was filmed in Los Angeles entirely during the pandemic. It’s a sci-fi thriller that imagines a near future in which lockdowns have extended as a deadly virus has continued to mutate. Apa stars as a delivery man who is immune to the virus and is one of the few who can safely travel from place to place, all as he desperately tries to keep a connection with his love, played by Sofia Carson. Check out the trailer for the film here.
“Songbird” also stars Craig Robinson, Bradley Whitford, Peter Stormare, Alexandra Daddario, Paul Walter Hauser and Demi Moore...
The film from STX will be available for a 48-hour rental period for $19.99 and then will drop on an unannounced major streaming service in 2021.
“Songbird” was filmed in Los Angeles entirely during the pandemic. It’s a sci-fi thriller that imagines a near future in which lockdowns have extended as a deadly virus has continued to mutate. Apa stars as a delivery man who is immune to the virus and is one of the few who can safely travel from place to place, all as he desperately tries to keep a connection with his love, played by Sofia Carson. Check out the trailer for the film here.
“Songbird” also stars Craig Robinson, Bradley Whitford, Peter Stormare, Alexandra Daddario, Paul Walter Hauser and Demi Moore...
- 11/16/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
ErosSTX’s acquisition Songbird will be skipping theaters in exchange for a Premium VOD release starting Friday, December 11.
STX picked up the Kj Apa and Sofia Carson pandemic thriller produced by Invisible Narratives back in August. The movie was one of the first to actually shoot in Los Angeles during the pandemic under newly created Covid-19 safety guidelines.
Songbird will now be available for $19.99 for a 48-hour rental on all transactional platforms. Following Songbird‘s nesting on PVOD, it will premiere on a major streaming service in 2021.
From producer Michael Bay and director Adam Mason, Songbird follows Riverdale‘s Apa who stars as Nico, a bicycle messenger in a near post-apocalyptic future where Covid-19 has mutated to Covid-23. He’s smitten with his girlfriend Sara (Carson), who he hasn’t been able to see during the pandemic. Complicating life greatly is that the government is snatching up people who have...
STX picked up the Kj Apa and Sofia Carson pandemic thriller produced by Invisible Narratives back in August. The movie was one of the first to actually shoot in Los Angeles during the pandemic under newly created Covid-19 safety guidelines.
Songbird will now be available for $19.99 for a 48-hour rental on all transactional platforms. Following Songbird‘s nesting on PVOD, it will premiere on a major streaming service in 2021.
From producer Michael Bay and director Adam Mason, Songbird follows Riverdale‘s Apa who stars as Nico, a bicycle messenger in a near post-apocalyptic future where Covid-19 has mutated to Covid-23. He’s smitten with his girlfriend Sara (Carson), who he hasn’t been able to see during the pandemic. Complicating life greatly is that the government is snatching up people who have...
- 11/16/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
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