“The Crown” producer Andy Harries, CEO of Left Bank, has said the feat of restarting production will present “complex challenges” that will require the relocation of production as countries emerge from lockdowns.
Speaking as part of BBC Radio 4’s “The Media Show” on Wednesday alongside Variety and Jonathan Hewes, boss of “Ocean Autopsy” producer Pioneer Productions, Harries said Left Bank is considering relocating a thriller it plans to shoot in Hungary this fall to London.
“We had a thriller to shoot in Hungary but which we hope to shoot in London (now). Whether we can make it work with social distancing laws, I don’t know. Where does the crew stand? Where do you park the cars? How do you feed and water the crew? There are so many areas that provide complex challenges,” said Harries.
One of the biggest names of British drama production, Harries warned that though...
Speaking as part of BBC Radio 4’s “The Media Show” on Wednesday alongside Variety and Jonathan Hewes, boss of “Ocean Autopsy” producer Pioneer Productions, Harries said Left Bank is considering relocating a thriller it plans to shoot in Hungary this fall to London.
“We had a thriller to shoot in Hungary but which we hope to shoot in London (now). Whether we can make it work with social distancing laws, I don’t know. Where does the crew stand? Where do you park the cars? How do you feed and water the crew? There are so many areas that provide complex challenges,” said Harries.
One of the biggest names of British drama production, Harries warned that though...
- 5/20/2020
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Tribeca Film Festival (Magnolia)
NEW YORK -- At first, it wouldn't seem likely that the story of high-wire walker Philippe Petit's notorious 1974 unauthorized crossing from one tower of the World Trade Center to the other would make a promising subject for a full-length documentary. What a surprise, then, that James Marsh's "Man on Wire" turns out to be a highly entertaining, deeply moving film that also has the added benefit of adding positive memories of the buildings that were brought down with such a tragic loss of life.
The film is set for a national theatrical release in August.
It turns out that Petit's daring stunt required a much higher level of preparation than one might have suspected. Using plenty of footage shot at that time plus dramatic re-enactments, the film relates the complex tale with the breathlessness of a caper thriller.
The young French wirewalker was inspired to perform his feat even while the buildings were first being planned, and he went about preparing for his effort while they were being built. Aided by a team of accomplices, he devised an elaborate plan for gaining the information that would help him and his cohorts sneak into the building and rig up the equipment necessary for him to span the towers on a single wire located 1,350 feet above the ground, with no net to guarantee his safety.
There is no shortage of colorful personalities on display, from the puckish Petit -- who had performed similar stunts at Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral and Australia's Sydney Harbour Bridge -- to such cohorts as the pseudonymous "Donald", who in a current interview confesses that he was stoned nearly every day that the plans were being made.
Marsh presents the story in an undeniably uplifting, inspirational manner, largely eschewing any references to the buildings' ultimate fate. By the time the adventure reaches its conclusion, with Petit successfully completing his mission and becoming a minor celebrity in the process, it has the not unwelcome feel of an urban fairy tale.
Director: James Marsh. Producer: Simon Chinn. Executive producer: Jonathan Hewes. No MPAA rating, 94 minutes.
NEW YORK -- At first, it wouldn't seem likely that the story of high-wire walker Philippe Petit's notorious 1974 unauthorized crossing from one tower of the World Trade Center to the other would make a promising subject for a full-length documentary. What a surprise, then, that James Marsh's "Man on Wire" turns out to be a highly entertaining, deeply moving film that also has the added benefit of adding positive memories of the buildings that were brought down with such a tragic loss of life.
The film is set for a national theatrical release in August.
It turns out that Petit's daring stunt required a much higher level of preparation than one might have suspected. Using plenty of footage shot at that time plus dramatic re-enactments, the film relates the complex tale with the breathlessness of a caper thriller.
The young French wirewalker was inspired to perform his feat even while the buildings were first being planned, and he went about preparing for his effort while they were being built. Aided by a team of accomplices, he devised an elaborate plan for gaining the information that would help him and his cohorts sneak into the building and rig up the equipment necessary for him to span the towers on a single wire located 1,350 feet above the ground, with no net to guarantee his safety.
There is no shortage of colorful personalities on display, from the puckish Petit -- who had performed similar stunts at Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral and Australia's Sydney Harbour Bridge -- to such cohorts as the pseudonymous "Donald", who in a current interview confesses that he was stoned nearly every day that the plans were being made.
Marsh presents the story in an undeniably uplifting, inspirational manner, largely eschewing any references to the buildings' ultimate fate. By the time the adventure reaches its conclusion, with Petit successfully completing his mission and becoming a minor celebrity in the process, it has the not unwelcome feel of an urban fairy tale.
Director: James Marsh. Producer: Simon Chinn. Executive producer: Jonathan Hewes. No MPAA rating, 94 minutes.
- 4/29/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
LONDON -- Icon Film Distribution has taken U.K. theatrical and home entertainment rights to James Marsh's documentary Man on Wire from U.K. production banner Wall to Wall.
The Sundance winner tells the story of Philippe Petit's daring plan to walk a High Wire between New York's twin towers in 1974.
Produced by Simon Chinn, the documentary also counts Jonathan Hewes as executive producer.
Magnolia Pictures will distribute in North America. The Works is handling international sales.
The Sundance winner tells the story of Philippe Petit's daring plan to walk a High Wire between New York's twin towers in 1974.
Produced by Simon Chinn, the documentary also counts Jonathan Hewes as executive producer.
Magnolia Pictures will distribute in North America. The Works is handling international sales.
- 4/15/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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