Exclusive: In some powerhouse two-hander casting, we can reveal that Oscar nominees Jake Gyllenhaal (Brokeback Mountain) and Vanessa Kirby (Pieces Of A Woman) have been set to lead survival thriller Suddenly, which quickly becomes one of the must-have packages at the Cannes virtual market. The movie will be the sophomore directorial outing for acclaimed screenwriter Thomas Bidegain, known for scripting films such as A Prophet, Rust And Bone and Dheepan, which won the Palme d’Or. Bidegain is also scripting the English-language project.
The feature is based on Isabelle Autissier’s French-language novel Soudain Seuls, which follows a couple who become stranded on an island in the South Atlantic and must fight for survival when their dream journey becomes a nightmare. The novel shines a light on the dynamics of their relationship and also holds a mirror up to modern society.
Studiocanal is launching world sales this week and is...
The feature is based on Isabelle Autissier’s French-language novel Soudain Seuls, which follows a couple who become stranded on an island in the South Atlantic and must fight for survival when their dream journey becomes a nightmare. The novel shines a light on the dynamics of their relationship and also holds a mirror up to modern society.
Studiocanal is launching world sales this week and is...
- 6/22/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
My Zoe
Actress/Writer/Director Julie Delpy will unveil her seventh title in 2019 with the drama My Zoe, an English language British-French-German co-production. Gabrielle Tana of Baby Cow Films, Hubert Caillard and Dominique Boutonnat for Electrik Films, Malte Grunert and Andrew Levitas are producing alongside Protagonist Pictures in the UK. Delpy casts herself as the lead with a supporting cast including Gemma Arterton, Daniel Bruhl, Richard Armitage, Saleh Bakri and Lindsay Duncan. Dp Stephane Fontaine lensed the feature. An Oscar nominee for Best Adapted Screenplay for 2004’s Before Sunset and 2013’s Before Midnight, Delpy is perhaps best known as a director for the comedies 2 Days in Paris (2007) and its sequel 2 Days in New York (2012).…...
Actress/Writer/Director Julie Delpy will unveil her seventh title in 2019 with the drama My Zoe, an English language British-French-German co-production. Gabrielle Tana of Baby Cow Films, Hubert Caillard and Dominique Boutonnat for Electrik Films, Malte Grunert and Andrew Levitas are producing alongside Protagonist Pictures in the UK. Delpy casts herself as the lead with a supporting cast including Gemma Arterton, Daniel Bruhl, Richard Armitage, Saleh Bakri and Lindsay Duncan. Dp Stephane Fontaine lensed the feature. An Oscar nominee for Best Adapted Screenplay for 2004’s Before Sunset and 2013’s Before Midnight, Delpy is perhaps best known as a director for the comedies 2 Days in Paris (2007) and its sequel 2 Days in New York (2012).…...
- 1/3/2019
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Protagonist Pictures to sell London-set family drama by actress-writer-director Delpy.
Oscar-nominated writer, filmmaker and actress Julie Delpy (Lolo) will direct her screenplay My Zoe, which will begin production in the UK next spring.
Delpy will star in the feature alongside Daniel Brühl (Inglourious Basterds), Gemma Arterton (Their Finest) and Lior Ashkenazy (Big Bad Wolves).
My Zoe is the story of Isabelle, played by Delpy, a geneticist recovering from a toxic marriage while raising her daughter Zoe with her ex-husband. When tragedy strikes the whole family, Isabelle must take matters into her own hands.
Brühl and Arterton star as a Moscow couple to which Isabelle turns for help. The role of her ex-husband is currently being cast.
“I started thinking and taking notes about this film over 20 years ago. It first came to my mind discussing with [director Krzysztof] Kieslowski about parenting, love and fate,” said Delpy. “The film is about the unconditional love you feel as a parent. It was...
Oscar-nominated writer, filmmaker and actress Julie Delpy (Lolo) will direct her screenplay My Zoe, which will begin production in the UK next spring.
Delpy will star in the feature alongside Daniel Brühl (Inglourious Basterds), Gemma Arterton (Their Finest) and Lior Ashkenazy (Big Bad Wolves).
My Zoe is the story of Isabelle, played by Delpy, a geneticist recovering from a toxic marriage while raising her daughter Zoe with her ex-husband. When tragedy strikes the whole family, Isabelle must take matters into her own hands.
Brühl and Arterton star as a Moscow couple to which Isabelle turns for help. The role of her ex-husband is currently being cast.
“I started thinking and taking notes about this film over 20 years ago. It first came to my mind discussing with [director Krzysztof] Kieslowski about parenting, love and fate,” said Delpy. “The film is about the unconditional love you feel as a parent. It was...
- 12/1/2016
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Thor‘s Jaimie Alexander has joined Ryan Murphy‘s HBO pilot Open as a series regular. Additionally, Alexander is in negotiations to topline the indie Money Is Money with Luke Bracey. Open, which Murphy co-wrote with Lauren Gussis, is described as a modern, provocative exploration of human sexuality and relationships. It centers on five central characters played by Michelle Monaghan, Scott Speedman, Wes Bentley, Anna Torv and Jennifer Jason Leigh. Alexander will play Claire, the postpartum-suffering, pill-popping Stepford wife of Evan (Bentley). Alexander was a finalist for the new female lead role on Fox/20th TV’s 24: Live Another Day that went to Yvonne Strahovski but the studio loved her, leading to her casting in Open, from 20th TV’s cable division Fox 21. Alexander is probably best known for playing Sif in Marvel’s Thor movie franchise, a role she will be reprising in an upcoming episode...
- 1/22/2014
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
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