Stars: Gary Oldman, Olga Kurylenko, Amit Shah, William Moseley, Dermot Mulroney, Alicia Agneson | Written by Zackary Adler, James Edward Barker, Andy Conway, Nicky Tate | Directed by Zackary Adler
Set against a gritty London backdrop, Olga Kurylenko plays a tough motorbike courier whose day takes a wrong turn after discovering a package she’s carrying is a bomb… The target? Nick Murch (Amit Shah), the only witness able to testify against ruthless crime lord Ezekiel Mannings (Gary Oldman). As the British Police and FBI scramble to deal with the mess, the mysteriously well-trained and equipped courier teams up with unlikely partner Nick to evade Mannings’ heavily armed goons and make sure that justice is delivered.
The Courier is one of those films that can be succinctly summed up in one comparative sentence. In this case it’s “Die Hard in a parking garage”. Only this is a Female led Die Hard,...
Set against a gritty London backdrop, Olga Kurylenko plays a tough motorbike courier whose day takes a wrong turn after discovering a package she’s carrying is a bomb… The target? Nick Murch (Amit Shah), the only witness able to testify against ruthless crime lord Ezekiel Mannings (Gary Oldman). As the British Police and FBI scramble to deal with the mess, the mysteriously well-trained and equipped courier teams up with unlikely partner Nick to evade Mannings’ heavily armed goons and make sure that justice is delivered.
The Courier is one of those films that can be succinctly summed up in one comparative sentence. In this case it’s “Die Hard in a parking garage”. Only this is a Female led Die Hard,...
- 2/4/2020
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Here’s the latest episode of the The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the ever-growing podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on the official podcast site, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.
For those unfamiliar, with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors. They also shoot the breeze about their new films, The Dare, World of Darkness,...
For those unfamiliar, with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors. They also shoot the breeze about their new films, The Dare, World of Darkness,...
- 1/3/2020
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
You don’t expect subtlety from a movie whose very first second consists of the heroine getting a fist to her face, or whose poster suggests the real “star” is her leather-clad posterior. Still, a bagful o’ hammers might provide exactly the same amount and type of entertainment value as “The Courier.” This stridently dumb action thriller has Olga Kurylenko as the titular figure protecting an investigation witness (Amit Shah) from the minions of an international bad guy (Gary Oldman).
Director Zackary Adler’s sixth clock-punching feature in four years is the kind of enterprise in which characters are usually yelling at each other, and every footfall gets a Dolby thump. Labored but nonetheless slick enough to check the right boxes for home viewers seeking basic macho entertainment, it opens on 10 theatrical screens Nov. 22, day-and-date with on-demand release. This won’t be anyone’s new guilty-pleasure favorite, however, particularly since...
Director Zackary Adler’s sixth clock-punching feature in four years is the kind of enterprise in which characters are usually yelling at each other, and every footfall gets a Dolby thump. Labored but nonetheless slick enough to check the right boxes for home viewers seeking basic macho entertainment, it opens on 10 theatrical screens Nov. 22, day-and-date with on-demand release. This won’t be anyone’s new guilty-pleasure favorite, however, particularly since...
- 11/21/2019
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
"Who are you?" "Just a courier." Lionsgate has debuted an official trailer for the cheesy action film The Courier, an "intense action-thriller" that unfolds in real time. If you haven't had enough of the Transporter movies, there's even more in this. Olga Kurylenko stars as a badass female motorcycle courier who must fight off a sadistic crime boss' henchmen in order to protect the one witness that can bring him down. She discovers that one of the packages might not be as harmless as she was told. Also starring Gary Oldman, Dermot Mulroney, William Moseley, Alicia Agneson, Craig Conway, Amit Shah, Lee Charles, and Joel Michaely. I'm digging Oldman with the eye-patch, but the rest of this looks terrible - derivative, and bland, and cliche. What's with the voices sounding so weird? Might as well skip it, doesn't look so good. Here's the first official trailer (+ UK version / poster) for Zackary Adler's The Courier,...
- 10/12/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Signature Films is producing with Rollercoaster Angel Productions.
Zackary Adler’s UK action film The Courier, which stars Olga Kurylenko and Gary Oldman, has completed its cast and begun principal photography in London.
Dermot Mulroney, William Moseley, Vikings actress Alicia Agneson, Amit Shah, and Craig Conway have joined the film, which is produced by Signature Films and Rollercoaster Angel Productions.
Kurylenko will play a courier whose daily deliveries are interrupted when she discovers that her latest package is a bomb aimed to kill the only living witness who is about to testify against a ruthless crime lord, played by Oldman.
Zackary Adler’s UK action film The Courier, which stars Olga Kurylenko and Gary Oldman, has completed its cast and begun principal photography in London.
Dermot Mulroney, William Moseley, Vikings actress Alicia Agneson, Amit Shah, and Craig Conway have joined the film, which is produced by Signature Films and Rollercoaster Angel Productions.
Kurylenko will play a courier whose daily deliveries are interrupted when she discovers that her latest package is a bomb aimed to kill the only living witness who is about to testify against a ruthless crime lord, played by Oldman.
- 2/11/2019
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Shooting has just begun on British indie The Courier, with Dermot Mulroney, William Moseley (The Royals) and Vikings‘ Alicia Agneson joining the project. Signature Films and Rollercoaster Angel Production are producing the action pic from director Zackary Adler.
Kurylenko plays a courier whose daily deliveries are interrupted when she discovers that her latest package is a gas bomb aimed to kill the only living witness on the brink of testifying against a ruthless crime lord, played by Oldman.
Mulroney will be the CIA director leading the investigation. Moseley is Oldman’s nasty side-kick. Agneson’s role is described as a hard-as-nails CIA agent while Amit Shah (The Hundred-Foot Journey) and Craig Conway (Mara) are also joining.
The Courier is produced by Marc Goldberg, James Edward Barker, David Haring and Andrew Prendergast. Oldman’s longtime producing partner Douglas Urbanski is exec producing with Elizabeth Williams, Wayne Godfrey and Christian Mercuri . Blue Box is on international sales.
Kurylenko plays a courier whose daily deliveries are interrupted when she discovers that her latest package is a gas bomb aimed to kill the only living witness on the brink of testifying against a ruthless crime lord, played by Oldman.
Mulroney will be the CIA director leading the investigation. Moseley is Oldman’s nasty side-kick. Agneson’s role is described as a hard-as-nails CIA agent while Amit Shah (The Hundred-Foot Journey) and Craig Conway (Mara) are also joining.
The Courier is produced by Marc Goldberg, James Edward Barker, David Haring and Andrew Prendergast. Oldman’s longtime producing partner Douglas Urbanski is exec producing with Elizabeth Williams, Wayne Godfrey and Christian Mercuri . Blue Box is on international sales.
- 2/11/2019
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Beijing-based film company Sweet Charm Pictures has acquired all Chinese rights to The Courier, the upcoming U.K. action-thriller starring Gary Oldman and Olga Kurylenko.
Directed by Zackary Adler (Rise of the Footsoldier III), The Courier is set to begin shooting next week in London.
Set against a gritty London backdrop, the film follows Kurylenko as a courier who discovers that her latest package is a gas bomb addressed to a witness on the verge of testifying against a ruthless crime lord, played by Oldman.
Sweet Charm, established last March, is a film financing and acquisition company that specializes in bringing premium ...
Directed by Zackary Adler (Rise of the Footsoldier III), The Courier is set to begin shooting next week in London.
Set against a gritty London backdrop, the film follows Kurylenko as a courier who discovers that her latest package is a gas bomb addressed to a witness on the verge of testifying against a ruthless crime lord, played by Oldman.
Sweet Charm, established last March, is a film financing and acquisition company that specializes in bringing premium ...
Beijing-based film company Sweet Charm Pictures has acquired all Chinese rights to The Courier, the upcoming U.K. action-thriller starring Gary Oldman and Olga Kurylenko.
Directed by Zackary Adler (Rise of the Footsoldier III), The Courier is set to begin shooting next week in London.
Set against a gritty London backdrop, the film follows Kurylenko as a courier who discovers that her latest package is a gas bomb addressed to a witness on the verge of testifying against a ruthless crime lord, played by Oldman.
Sweet Charm, established last March, is a film financing and acquisition company that specializes in bringing premium ...
Directed by Zackary Adler (Rise of the Footsoldier III), The Courier is set to begin shooting next week in London.
Set against a gritty London backdrop, the film follows Kurylenko as a courier who discovers that her latest package is a gas bomb addressed to a witness on the verge of testifying against a ruthless crime lord, played by Oldman.
Sweet Charm, established last March, is a film financing and acquisition company that specializes in bringing premium ...
As a longtime fan of Gary Oldman, it’s great to see him joining a new action thriller! The movie is called The Courier and he will star alongside Olga Kurylenko (Oblivion).
Kurylenko will play a courier in the story “whose daily deliveries are interrupted when she discovers that her latest package is a bomb aimed at killing a witness who is about to testify against a ruthless crime lord".
As you might imagine, Oldman will be playing the crime lord, so we’ll get to see the actor play a villain again, which is always fun.
The UK action-thriller will start shooting in London next month under the direction of Zackary Adler (Rise of the Footsoldier III).
Kurylenko will play a courier in the story “whose daily deliveries are interrupted when she discovers that her latest package is a bomb aimed at killing a witness who is about to testify against a ruthless crime lord".
As you might imagine, Oldman will be playing the crime lord, so we’ll get to see the actor play a villain again, which is always fun.
The UK action-thriller will start shooting in London next month under the direction of Zackary Adler (Rise of the Footsoldier III).
- 1/16/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Exclusive: Oscar-winner Gary Oldman has joined Olga Kurylenko in UK action-thriller The Courier, which is due to begin shoot in London next month.
Kurylenko will play a courier whose daily deliveries are interrupted when she discovers that her latest package is a bomb aimed at killing a witness who is about to testify against a ruthless crime lord, played by Darkest Hour star Oldman.
Additional casting is under way on the film, which comes from Signature Films, the production arm of UK distributor Signature Entertainment, and new UK outfit Rollercoaster Angel Productions.
Directed by Zackary Adler (Rise of the Footsoldier III), the film will be produced by Marc Goldberg (Final Score), James Edward Barker (Mara), David Haring (Pandas) and Andrew Prendergast (An American Exorcism). Douglas Urbanski (Darkest Hour), Oldman’s long-term producing partner, will serve as executive produce. Script comes from Andy Conway and Nicky Tate. Capstone Group spinoff Blue Box is handling international sales.
Kurylenko will play a courier whose daily deliveries are interrupted when she discovers that her latest package is a bomb aimed at killing a witness who is about to testify against a ruthless crime lord, played by Darkest Hour star Oldman.
Additional casting is under way on the film, which comes from Signature Films, the production arm of UK distributor Signature Entertainment, and new UK outfit Rollercoaster Angel Productions.
Directed by Zackary Adler (Rise of the Footsoldier III), the film will be produced by Marc Goldberg (Final Score), James Edward Barker (Mara), David Haring (Pandas) and Andrew Prendergast (An American Exorcism). Douglas Urbanski (Darkest Hour), Oldman’s long-term producing partner, will serve as executive produce. Script comes from Andy Conway and Nicky Tate. Capstone Group spinoff Blue Box is handling international sales.
- 1/15/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Olga Kurylenko (Oblivion) is set to star in female-led action-thriller The Courier from Signature Films, the production arm of UK distributor Signature Entertainment, and new UK outfit Rollercoaster Angel Productions.
Kurylenko will play a London courier whose daily deliveries are interrupted when she discovers that her latest package is a gas bomb aimed at the witness of a crime lord’s murder. Director will be Zackary Adler (The Rise Of The Krays). Capstone Group spinoff Blue Box is handling international sales at the Afm.
Producers include Marc Goldberg (Final Score), James Edward Barker (Mara), Andrew Pendergast (An American Exorcism) and Elizabeth Williams (Final Score). Shoot is due to get underway in London in coming months.
Composer-producer Barker of Rollercoaster Angel said, “I’m really excited to be launching my new production company with Zack, and on such an exciting project. It’s also an honor to be working with Andy,...
Kurylenko will play a London courier whose daily deliveries are interrupted when she discovers that her latest package is a gas bomb aimed at the witness of a crime lord’s murder. Director will be Zackary Adler (The Rise Of The Krays). Capstone Group spinoff Blue Box is handling international sales at the Afm.
Producers include Marc Goldberg (Final Score), James Edward Barker (Mara), Andrew Pendergast (An American Exorcism) and Elizabeth Williams (Final Score). Shoot is due to get underway in London in coming months.
Composer-producer Barker of Rollercoaster Angel said, “I’m really excited to be launching my new production company with Zack, and on such an exciting project. It’s also an honor to be working with Andy,...
- 10/30/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Olga Kurylenko will lead a female-led cast in “The Courier,” a London-set action thriller from Zackary Adler (“The Rise of the Krays”).
Kurylenko (“Quantum of Solace”) will play the titular courier, whose daily deliveries are interrupted when she discovers that her latest package is a bomb aimed at the witness of a crime lord’s murder. She then embarks on a race against time to save the target from corrupt CIA agents and Russian mercenaries.
Marc Goldberg (“The Hatton Garden Job”), Andrew Pendergast (“An American Exorcism”), and Elizabeth Williams (“Final Score”) are producing. James Edward Barker (“Mara”) will also produce through Rollercoaster Angel Productions, the new firm he has formed with Adler, who has a pedigree in British crime drama.
The project comes from Signature Films, the production arm of distributor Signature Entertainment. Shooting will take place on location in London and will get underway in the coming months. Blue Box...
Kurylenko (“Quantum of Solace”) will play the titular courier, whose daily deliveries are interrupted when she discovers that her latest package is a bomb aimed at the witness of a crime lord’s murder. She then embarks on a race against time to save the target from corrupt CIA agents and Russian mercenaries.
Marc Goldberg (“The Hatton Garden Job”), Andrew Pendergast (“An American Exorcism”), and Elizabeth Williams (“Final Score”) are producing. James Edward Barker (“Mara”) will also produce through Rollercoaster Angel Productions, the new firm he has formed with Adler, who has a pedigree in British crime drama.
The project comes from Signature Films, the production arm of distributor Signature Entertainment. Shooting will take place on location in London and will get underway in the coming months. Blue Box...
- 10/30/2018
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
UK indie Hereford Films (the company behind the We Still Kill the Old Way series) has announced completion of production of its latest feature film, the Us-set supernatural horror Aura.
Revolving around the concept of Kirlian photography (a process whereby the visible auras of objects and living things are captured), the film – which is described as being in the style of Blumhouse Productions (Insidious, Sinister) – is written and directed by Steve Lawson (Hellriser), and promises a harrowing and unique twist on the possession movie. Aura stars Shane Taylor (Band of Brothers), Rula Lenska (Inside No. 9, Coronation Street) and newcomer Janine Nerissa.
Hereford have also announced a slew of new productions – including another film helmed by writer/director Steve Lawson:
Lawson will next direct Pentagram for Hereford, another Us-set horror film, this time inspired by the genre classic The Devil Rides Out. It centres around a group of teenagers trapped within...
Revolving around the concept of Kirlian photography (a process whereby the visible auras of objects and living things are captured), the film – which is described as being in the style of Blumhouse Productions (Insidious, Sinister) – is written and directed by Steve Lawson (Hellriser), and promises a harrowing and unique twist on the possession movie. Aura stars Shane Taylor (Band of Brothers), Rula Lenska (Inside No. 9, Coronation Street) and newcomer Janine Nerissa.
Hereford have also announced a slew of new productions – including another film helmed by writer/director Steve Lawson:
Lawson will next direct Pentagram for Hereford, another Us-set horror film, this time inspired by the genre classic The Devil Rides Out. It centres around a group of teenagers trapped within...
- 1/18/2018
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Author: Linda Marric
2016 was a great year for Zackary Adler. The New York born director has become a sort of a cult figure amongst fans of gritty British gangster movies; a genre which despite racking up hit after hit has until now remained on the fringes of the British film industry.
After the record-breaking success of his recently released films Rise of Krays (2015) and The Fall of The Krays (2016), Adler has also just finished directing the third instalment and prequel to Rise of the Footsoldier , a franchise based on real life events surrounding the Rettendon Triple Murders, better known as The “Range Rover murders”. The film will be released by Signature Entertainment later this year. And if that wasn’t enough, Adler is also about to start shooting the third instalment of his Krays franchise, titled The Krays And The Mafia.
Last month, I had the chance to meet Adler...
2016 was a great year for Zackary Adler. The New York born director has become a sort of a cult figure amongst fans of gritty British gangster movies; a genre which despite racking up hit after hit has until now remained on the fringes of the British film industry.
After the record-breaking success of his recently released films Rise of Krays (2015) and The Fall of The Krays (2016), Adler has also just finished directing the third instalment and prequel to Rise of the Footsoldier , a franchise based on real life events surrounding the Rettendon Triple Murders, better known as The “Range Rover murders”. The film will be released by Signature Entertainment later this year. And if that wasn’t enough, Adler is also about to start shooting the third instalment of his Krays franchise, titled The Krays And The Mafia.
Last month, I had the chance to meet Adler...
- 2/16/2017
- by Linda Marric
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Exclusive: UK duo partner on sequels following lucrative home entertainment bows.
UK distributor Signature Entertainment and UK sales outfit Carnaby International are teaming on two genre projects due to enter production this summer.
Rise Of The Footsoldier: The Beginning will act as a prequel to 2007 crime feature Rise Of The Footsoldier, charting the story of the Essex Range Rover murders and gang member Pat Tate.
The film will see the return of Craig Fairbrass (St. George’s Day) as Tate as well as Julian Gilbey (A Lonely Place To Die) who wrote and directed the original film as writer and producer.
UK distributor Signature Entertainment and UK sales outfit Carnaby International are teaming on two genre projects due to enter production this summer.
Rise Of The Footsoldier: The Beginning will act as a prequel to 2007 crime feature Rise Of The Footsoldier, charting the story of the Essex Range Rover murders and gang member Pat Tate.
The film will see the return of Craig Fairbrass (St. George’s Day) as Tate as well as Julian Gilbey (A Lonely Place To Die) who wrote and directed the original film as writer and producer.
- 6/15/2016
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Signature Entertainment
Following on from the huge success of The Rise Of The Krays the brutal brothers from Bethnal Green are back and bloodier than ever as Fall Of The Krays is set for home release. Exploding onto digital platforms on 14th March, and then onto Blu-ray and DVD from 28th March, 2016, the film picks up the story of the infamous Firm as the cracks start to show in the brothers’ business plans and their sanity.
Once again staring Simon Cotton as Ronnie and Kevin Leslie as Reggie Fall Of The Krays depicts how having secured their empire and their infamy, the brothers must now fight to keep hold of both as the obsession of one police officer becomes entwined with a burgeoning romance and a dangerous state of mind for Reggie and Ronnie respectively.
Directed by Zackary Adler, the sequel to 2015’s must-see, blood-soaked gangster epic is here and...
Following on from the huge success of The Rise Of The Krays the brutal brothers from Bethnal Green are back and bloodier than ever as Fall Of The Krays is set for home release. Exploding onto digital platforms on 14th March, and then onto Blu-ray and DVD from 28th March, 2016, the film picks up the story of the infamous Firm as the cracks start to show in the brothers’ business plans and their sanity.
Once again staring Simon Cotton as Ronnie and Kevin Leslie as Reggie Fall Of The Krays depicts how having secured their empire and their infamy, the brothers must now fight to keep hold of both as the obsession of one police officer becomes entwined with a burgeoning romance and a dangerous state of mind for Reggie and Ronnie respectively.
Directed by Zackary Adler, the sequel to 2015’s must-see, blood-soaked gangster epic is here and...
- 3/21/2016
- by Dan Powell
- Obsessed with Film
★☆☆☆☆ 2015 saw something of a Krays craze. Amid the brouhaha surrounding the Tom Hardy double act that was Brian Helgeland's Legend, a plucky contender sought to muscle in on the red carpet turf of its glitzy, all conquering adversary. Everyone loves an underdog story but sadly there would be no fairytale victory for the lightweight B-movie challenger. Evidently working from a shoestring budget compared with his fellow American director, Zackary Adler brought The Rise of the Krays to the big screen - and DVD bargain bin shortly thereafter. Admirable in its attempt to present the murkier side of London in the 1960s, the film was problematic on a number of levels, not least the complete contrast in appearance of leading men Simon Cotton and Kevin Leslie. It charted the not-so-identical twins' transition from small time, aggressive ne'er-do-wells to London underworld kingpins through bloody violence, fruity language and plenty of Brylcream.
- 1/3/2016
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
Related: How my negative review of Legend was spun into movie marketing gold
If you thought the florid Legend, the recent bio-drama that starred Tom Hardy as both Ronnie and Reggie Kray, was too classy, then this cheap-as-chips rehash of the same material is the film for you. A sequel to writer-director Zackary Adler’s The Rise of the Krays, it goes into a lot more detail about the lesser players in the Krays’ criminal empire, who killed whom, when and why, and all that tedious saga. The story feels more loyal to the historical record, and the seedy portrait of Reggie’s failed marriage is far more persuasive than Legend’s romanticised version, but the acting standard here would shame an am-dram panto. At least the design – all narrow-lapel suits and nicotine-stained wood panelling – feels plausibly of the period.
If you thought the florid Legend, the recent bio-drama that starred Tom Hardy as both Ronnie and Reggie Kray, was too classy, then this cheap-as-chips rehash of the same material is the film for you. A sequel to writer-director Zackary Adler’s The Rise of the Krays, it goes into a lot more detail about the lesser players in the Krays’ criminal empire, who killed whom, when and why, and all that tedious saga. The story feels more loyal to the historical record, and the seedy portrait of Reggie’s failed marriage is far more persuasive than Legend’s romanticised version, but the acting standard here would shame an am-dram panto. At least the design – all narrow-lapel suits and nicotine-stained wood panelling – feels plausibly of the period.
- 12/31/2015
- by Leslie Felperin
- The Guardian - Film News
Related: How my negative review of Legend was spun into movie marketing gold
If you thought the florid Legend, the recent bio-drama that starred Tom Hardy as both Ronnie and Reggie Kray, was too classy, then this cheap-as-chips rehash of the same material is the film for you. A sequel to writer-director Zackary Adler’s The Rise of the Krays, it goes into a lot more detail about the lesser players in the Krays’ criminal empire, who killed whom, when and why, and all that tedious saga. The story feels more loyal to the historical record, and the seedy portrait of Reggie’s failed marriage is far more persuasive than Legend’s romanticised version, but the acting standard here would shame an am-dram panto. At least the design – all narrow-lapel suits and nicotine-stained wood panelling – feels plausibly of the period.
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If you thought the florid Legend, the recent bio-drama that starred Tom Hardy as both Ronnie and Reggie Kray, was too classy, then this cheap-as-chips rehash of the same material is the film for you. A sequel to writer-director Zackary Adler’s The Rise of the Krays, it goes into a lot more detail about the lesser players in the Krays’ criminal empire, who killed whom, when and why, and all that tedious saga. The story feels more loyal to the historical record, and the seedy portrait of Reggie’s failed marriage is far more persuasive than Legend’s romanticised version, but the acting standard here would shame an am-dram panto. At least the design – all narrow-lapel suits and nicotine-stained wood panelling – feels plausibly of the period.
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- 12/31/2015
- by Leslie Felperin
- The Guardian - Film News
The criminal underworld of Britain has always held a fascination with filmmakers, offering a very specific kind of gritty realism that is often absent in its more polished counterparts from across the pond.
To celebrate the release of not one, but two incredible British gangster films, (Fall of the Krays and Rise of the Footsoldier 2), courtesy of Signature Entertainment, we’re taking a look back at some of the greatest British gangster films to hit the big screen.
Both of these upcoming titles are based on real life accounts of the British criminal underworld, adding a heady dose of realism to the stories, and combining it with what’s best about the genre- larger-than-life characters and a no-holds-barred approach to violence.
The list could be twice as long, but we’ve picked out a few of our favourites- enjoy!
9. Fall of the Krays (2016)
Following on from the huge success of The Rise Of The Krays,...
To celebrate the release of not one, but two incredible British gangster films, (Fall of the Krays and Rise of the Footsoldier 2), courtesy of Signature Entertainment, we’re taking a look back at some of the greatest British gangster films to hit the big screen.
Both of these upcoming titles are based on real life accounts of the British criminal underworld, adding a heady dose of realism to the stories, and combining it with what’s best about the genre- larger-than-life characters and a no-holds-barred approach to violence.
The list could be twice as long, but we’ve picked out a few of our favourites- enjoy!
9. Fall of the Krays (2016)
Following on from the huge success of The Rise Of The Krays,...
- 12/4/2015
- by Dan Powell
- Obsessed with Film
Exclusive: Grindstone picks up gangster crime-drama.
Grindstone Entertainment Group has picked up North American distribution rights to gangster drama Rise Of The Krays from Carnaby International.
Simon Cotton (The Dark Hours), Kevin Leslie (The Third Testament) and Phil Dunster (The Filmmaker’s Son) star in the film, which charts the climb to power of the legendary East End twins.
Grindstone has earmarked a February 2016release with Lionsgate Home Entertainment handling distribution.
The deal was struck between Carnaby International’s director of international sales Tania Sarra and Grindstone’s head of acquisitions, Stan Wertlieb.
“The Krays are truly international criminal legends. This gutsy and gritty film tells the powerful story of their violent rampage to the top of the underworld. A ‘must see’ for true crime story fans,” said Wertlieb.
The deal comes after distributor Signature Entertainment shifted more than 80,000 DVD units of the film in the UK after releasing in August, which makes it...
Grindstone Entertainment Group has picked up North American distribution rights to gangster drama Rise Of The Krays from Carnaby International.
Simon Cotton (The Dark Hours), Kevin Leslie (The Third Testament) and Phil Dunster (The Filmmaker’s Son) star in the film, which charts the climb to power of the legendary East End twins.
Grindstone has earmarked a February 2016release with Lionsgate Home Entertainment handling distribution.
The deal was struck between Carnaby International’s director of international sales Tania Sarra and Grindstone’s head of acquisitions, Stan Wertlieb.
“The Krays are truly international criminal legends. This gutsy and gritty film tells the powerful story of their violent rampage to the top of the underworld. A ‘must see’ for true crime story fans,” said Wertlieb.
The deal comes after distributor Signature Entertainment shifted more than 80,000 DVD units of the film in the UK after releasing in August, which makes it...
- 11/6/2015
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Direct-to-video gangster drama on course to hit 40,000 unit sales in one week.
UK gangster drama Rise Of The Krays is on course to break a home entertainment record for a direct-to-video production after selling more than 22,000 DVD and Blu-ray units in its first three days.
The Signature release is on course to become the first film in at least five years to go without a theatrical release and cross 40,000 unit sales in one week, according to Official Charts Company data.
According to distributor Signature the film has also registered the company’s best performance on digital platforms to date.
Co-produced by West Ham Chairman, David Sullivan, The Rise Of The Krays charts the early years of the notorious East End gangsters, who are also the subject of upcoming biopic Legend, starring Tom Hardy.
The Zackary Adler-directed film stars Simon Cotton (The Monster) and Kevin Leslie (Soldier’s Heart) as the eponymous brothers.
Marc Goldberg, MD at...
UK gangster drama Rise Of The Krays is on course to break a home entertainment record for a direct-to-video production after selling more than 22,000 DVD and Blu-ray units in its first three days.
The Signature release is on course to become the first film in at least five years to go without a theatrical release and cross 40,000 unit sales in one week, according to Official Charts Company data.
According to distributor Signature the film has also registered the company’s best performance on digital platforms to date.
Co-produced by West Ham Chairman, David Sullivan, The Rise Of The Krays charts the early years of the notorious East End gangsters, who are also the subject of upcoming biopic Legend, starring Tom Hardy.
The Zackary Adler-directed film stars Simon Cotton (The Monster) and Kevin Leslie (Soldier’s Heart) as the eponymous brothers.
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- 9/4/2015
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
• Olympus Has Fallen may have fizzled critically (EW gave Antoine Fuqua’s action pic a C), but Millennium Films is hoping to get traction on a sequel, called London Has Fallen. The $70 million pic made about $98.9 million domestically for a worldwide total of $161 million. Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, and Morgan Freeman are expected to reprise their roles from the first film. Fuqua (Training Day) will not be returning to direct, but they will use the same screenwriting team from the first film. Shooting on the sequel is already set for May 2014, and the plot will center on a terrorist attack...
- 10/30/2013
- by Lindsey Bahr
- EW - Inside Movies
“The Ring” star Daveigh Chase has signed on to star in the serial killer thriller “American Romance,” which is a co-production between Hub Media and Traverse Media, the latter of which recently signed the actress to its management division, TheWrap has learned. Zackary Adler (“I’m Reed Fish”) is directing the indie movie, which is the first feature for Hub partners Gary Sugarman and Crawford Anderson-Dillon. Also Read: The Zabriskie Principle: Why the ‘Big Love’ Finale Wasn’t Really a Shocker “American Romance” reunites Chase with her “Donnie Darko” co-star James Duval, and the cast also includes Nolan Gerard Funk (“The Canyons”), Mark Boone.
- 10/29/2013
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Errors Of The Human Body producer Cole Payne has launched the Los Angeles-based film and television production, distribution and talent management company.
Management executive Jeremy Loethen, current head of the talent management department for Payne’s Interactor Media, will be a partner in the new venture.
The company has signed Zackary Adler to direct Casual Encounters, which is set to commence shooting this month in Los Angeles and will centre on a man who is persuaded to start online dating after an embarrassing public break-up. Erik Steinmetz and Sebastian J Michael wrote the screenplay and Payne will produce.
Traverse will distribute its first film Sugar, a recent acquisition from the Cinema At The Edge film festival. Rotimi Rainwater wrote and directed and Ari Palitz and Erin Ward produced the tale of a homeless girl with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Comedy Central Workaholics co-creator Conner Pritchard and author of the three-part sci-fi book series The Rho Agenda Richard Phillips have joined...
Management executive Jeremy Loethen, current head of the talent management department for Payne’s Interactor Media, will be a partner in the new venture.
The company has signed Zackary Adler to direct Casual Encounters, which is set to commence shooting this month in Los Angeles and will centre on a man who is persuaded to start online dating after an embarrassing public break-up. Erik Steinmetz and Sebastian J Michael wrote the screenplay and Payne will produce.
Traverse will distribute its first film Sugar, a recent acquisition from the Cinema At The Edge film festival. Rotimi Rainwater wrote and directed and Ari Palitz and Erin Ward produced the tale of a homeless girl with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Comedy Central Workaholics co-creator Conner Pritchard and author of the three-part sci-fi book series The Rho Agenda Richard Phillips have joined...
- 6/6/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Phase 4 Films will be releasing the comedy Familiar Strangers on DVD on November 10, 2009. Written by John Bell and directed by Zackary Adler, Familiar Strangers, about changing relationships between parents and their growing children, features Nikki Reed (Twilight, Lords of Dog Town), Shawn Hatosy (Public Enemies), DJ Qualls (All About Steve) and Cameron Richardson (Alvin and the Chipmunks). The film won Best Ensemble Cast at Method Fest 2008. Here’s the synopsis from the press release: Brian Worthington (Shawn Hatosy) reluctantly returns home for the Thanksgiving holiday after a long estrangement, carrying the baggage of unresolved conflict with his father Frank (Tom Bower). Frank has replaced his maturing children with his [...]...
- 10/16/2009
- by Anna Robinson
- Alt Film Guide
Aspect Film Ltd, the UK and Spain-based theatrical sales & production agency, launched less than 2 years ago by Hugh Edwards, is offering completed and and in-production features which include Monty Lapica’s 'Self-Medicated', the most award-winning film of 2006, having picked up 39 international awards and starring Golden Globe nominee Diane Venora, Monty Lapica and former Ally McBeal star Greg Germann; Zackary Adler’s comedy 'Familiar Strangers' with Twilight star Nikki Reed, DJ Qualls and Shawn Hatosy from the upcoming 'Public Enemies'; 'Dough Boys' directed by and starring The Spirit, 24 and The Sopranos star Louis Lombardi.
Aspect's films in production include including sophomore comedy 'Luckyi Stroke', produced by Hugh Edwards, directed by John P. Aguirre and due to start April 2009; 'Cain's Awakening', an action thriller to be co-produced by Hugh Edwards and directed by Lawrence Pearce, with Brian Cox rumored to star; 'Wolf Sheep', a family animation feature to be directed by Eusebio Torres and voiced by Christopher Lloyd, Eric Idle and Tim Curry; and 'Fading of the Cries', Brian Metcalf’s fantasy movie, which has just finished filming and stars Brad Dourif, Thomas Ian Nicholas and Mackenzie Rosman.
Aspect's films in production include including sophomore comedy 'Luckyi Stroke', produced by Hugh Edwards, directed by John P. Aguirre and due to start April 2009; 'Cain's Awakening', an action thriller to be co-produced by Hugh Edwards and directed by Lawrence Pearce, with Brian Cox rumored to star; 'Wolf Sheep', a family animation feature to be directed by Eusebio Torres and voiced by Christopher Lloyd, Eric Idle and Tim Curry; and 'Fading of the Cries', Brian Metcalf’s fantasy movie, which has just finished filming and stars Brad Dourif, Thomas Ian Nicholas and Mackenzie Rosman.
- 12/11/2008
- Sydney's Buzz
Screen Media Films
NEW YORK -- Meta-theatrics infuse novelty into this otherwise routine coming-of-age indie comedy about a young man coping with prewedding jitters. Scripted by Reed Fish (who, suspiciously, doesn't merit a bio in the press kit) and directed by Zackary Adler, "I'm Reed Fish" ultimately is too clever for its own good.
The titular character, played by Jay Baruchel (Knocked Up), is an orphaned small-town guy looking to fill his late father's shoes as his community's resident radio personality. Engaged to town hottie Kate (Alexis Bledel), everything in his life seems to be working just fine. That is, until the arrival of his old school friend Jill (Schuyler Fisk), an aspiring musician who makes him suddenly re-evaluate his decision.
Spoiler alert: At a certain point in the proceedings, the rug is pulled out from the viewer, as what we're watching is revealed to be a film within a film, an autobiographical effort by the central character that, well, you get the idea.
There are fun moments throughout, thanks to the efforts of its leading players. Baruchel, more than a little reminiscent of Zach Braff here, has good comic timing, and Fisk is a real charmer. There also is a terrific supporting cast that includes such comedic pros as DJ Qualls, Katey Sagal and Chris Parnell.
Ultimately, the relentless quirkiness of the proceedings proves wearisome, and the bizarre structural conceit is not enough to compensate for the overly familiar characterizations and story line.
NEW YORK -- Meta-theatrics infuse novelty into this otherwise routine coming-of-age indie comedy about a young man coping with prewedding jitters. Scripted by Reed Fish (who, suspiciously, doesn't merit a bio in the press kit) and directed by Zackary Adler, "I'm Reed Fish" ultimately is too clever for its own good.
The titular character, played by Jay Baruchel (Knocked Up), is an orphaned small-town guy looking to fill his late father's shoes as his community's resident radio personality. Engaged to town hottie Kate (Alexis Bledel), everything in his life seems to be working just fine. That is, until the arrival of his old school friend Jill (Schuyler Fisk), an aspiring musician who makes him suddenly re-evaluate his decision.
Spoiler alert: At a certain point in the proceedings, the rug is pulled out from the viewer, as what we're watching is revealed to be a film within a film, an autobiographical effort by the central character that, well, you get the idea.
There are fun moments throughout, thanks to the efforts of its leading players. Baruchel, more than a little reminiscent of Zach Braff here, has good comic timing, and Fisk is a real charmer. There also is a terrific supporting cast that includes such comedic pros as DJ Qualls, Katey Sagal and Chris Parnell.
Ultimately, the relentless quirkiness of the proceedings proves wearisome, and the bizarre structural conceit is not enough to compensate for the overly familiar characterizations and story line.
- 6/11/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Alexis Bledel, Jay Baruchel and DJ Qualls have been reeled in for I Am Reed Fish, an independent romantic comedy being directed by Zackary Adler. Peter Alwazzan is producing, and Akiva Goldsman is exec producing. Set in a rural town, the story revolves around Fish (Baruchel), who runs a popular local radio station and is in love with Bledel's character. Qualls is a convenience store owner who also has a thing for Bledel. Filming starts later this month in Big Bear, Calif.
- 6/10/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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