The producers of “Fighting With My Family” and “The Night Manager” are making a movie based on the real-life exploits of British trauma surgeon David Nott, who used his medical expertise as a volunteer in various conflict and disaster zones. Nott’s memoir, “War Doctor,” is a U.K. bestseller and documents his work in Sarajevo, rebel-held Aleppo and earthquake-struck Haiti, among many others.
The project has been championed at The Ink Factory by Tom Nash (“Gwen”), who joined the company in September. “The cinematic potential of ‘War Doctor’ is there from the very first page,” he said of Nott’s memoir. “It’s a story of modern heroism. He is utterly courageous, but also very honest about his vulnerability.”
Nash said the story is fundamentally a relatable one. “On a Friday afternoon he is walking the streets of London commuting home and having a very relatable experience, and the...
The project has been championed at The Ink Factory by Tom Nash (“Gwen”), who joined the company in September. “The cinematic potential of ‘War Doctor’ is there from the very first page,” he said of Nott’s memoir. “It’s a story of modern heroism. He is utterly courageous, but also very honest about his vulnerability.”
Nash said the story is fundamentally a relatable one. “On a Friday afternoon he is walking the streets of London commuting home and having a very relatable experience, and the...
- 5/15/2019
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
The Ink Factory and Marc Platt Prods. are joining forces to adapt “We Were Never Here,” the highly anticipated novel from Lara Prescott based on events surrounding the publication of Boris Pasternak’s “Doctor Zhivago.”
The project sets up a high-caliber partnership between The Ink Factory, the team behind BBC and AMC series “The Night Manager” and the upcoming “The Little Drummer Girl,” and Platt, the Oscar-nominated producer of “La La Land” and “Bridge of Spies.” The partners have just sealed the deal for the book and are now assessing whether it will be a movie or series adaptation.
“We Were Never Here” is a thriller and love story set in the 1950s, during the Cold War. It centers on a CIA plan to engineer the publication of “Doctor Zhivago” in Pasternak’s home country of Russia. The authorities there had ordered the manuscript destroyed and the book banned because...
The project sets up a high-caliber partnership between The Ink Factory, the team behind BBC and AMC series “The Night Manager” and the upcoming “The Little Drummer Girl,” and Platt, the Oscar-nominated producer of “La La Land” and “Bridge of Spies.” The partners have just sealed the deal for the book and are now assessing whether it will be a movie or series adaptation.
“We Were Never Here” is a thriller and love story set in the 1950s, during the Cold War. It centers on a CIA plan to engineer the publication of “Doctor Zhivago” in Pasternak’s home country of Russia. The authorities there had ordered the manuscript destroyed and the book banned because...
- 9/27/2018
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
Blood feuds are as ancient as primordial human history. The Celts (Irish) have killed thousands throughout history. In Albania, 10,000 people have been killed in the last twenty years because of family or blood feuds. Now, Gunslinger, the production arm of Revolver Entertainment, will bring a family feud to East London. When Tanya (Kate Foster-Burns) is killed, Kayla must retaliate for her sister's murder the only way she knows how, by joining an all girl gang. The gang leader Danielle (Emma Hartley-Miller) vows to get vengeance on an opposing gang: "we'll be like them," which leads to even more violence.
The first trailer for Sket is here and the clip is mature rated because of violence and other adult material. As well, Gunslinger continues to create these gang styled thrillers often set in East London e.g. Shank, which just seem to highlight gang violence. Also, the material here seems to...
The first trailer for Sket is here and the clip is mature rated because of violence and other adult material. As well, Gunslinger continues to create these gang styled thrillers often set in East London e.g. Shank, which just seem to highlight gang violence. Also, the material here seems to...
- 10/2/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
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