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Netflix has pre-bought Glen Powell legal drama Monsanto for the world in a Cannes deal reported to be worth around $30m.

Rocket Science and CAA Media Finance introduced the project to buyers at Cannes last week.

Powell is set to star with Anthony Mackie and Laura Dern for director John Lee Hancock.

Based on a true story, the film will tell the story of a young attorney (Powell) who takes on a case against chemical giant Monsanto on behalf of a high school groundskeeper (Mackie) who used a pesticide produced by the company. Dern will play a Monsanto toxicologist who...

Netflix has landed John Lee Hancock’s fact-based legal drama feature Monsanto.

Glen Powell, Anthony Mackie and Laura Dern star in the high-profile package that was acquired at this year’s Cannes film market.

Hancock (The Blind Side) directs the movie from a script he wrote with Michael Wisner, Alexandra Duparc and Ned Benson. Producers on the film include Moritz Borman, Eric Kopeloff, Jon Levin, Philip Schulz-Deyle, Adam McKay and Kevin Messick.

Monsanto centers on the true story of untested attorney Brent Wisner (Powell) taking on the chemical company Monsanto on behalf of client Dewayne “Lee” Johnson (Mackie), a groundskeeper who used the brand’s weed-killing product Roundup. Dern plays Dr. Melinda Rogers, Monsanto’s chief toxicologist.

CAA Media Finance handled the movie’s U.S. rights and negotiated the deal on behalf of the filmmakers, while Rocket Science repped international rights and introduced the project at Cannes.

Powell ascended...

Netflix has acquired the legal drama “Monsanto,” a buzzy package from this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

John Lee Hancock directed the movie, which stars Glen Powell, Anthony Mackie and Laura Dern.

“Monsanto” tells the true story of young upstart lawyer Brent Wisner (Powell), who took on the court case against the giant U.S. chemical company Monsanto on behalf of Dewayne “Lee” Johnson (Mackie). Johnson used the company’s product Roundup, a top-selling weed and grass pesticide killer, as part of his job as a high school groundskeeper. During the trial, Monsanto Company’s chief toxicologist Dr. Melinda Rogers (Dern), testifies that Roundup is safe. Hancock also wrote the screenplay with Michael Wisner, Alexandra Duparc.

“I was drawn to this contemporary David vs. Goliath true story because I found it dramatic, moving, quite funny and of critical importance in today’s world,” Hancock said prior to the film’s sale.

Netflix has tied up a deal in the $34M range for the John Lee Hancock-directed package Monsanto, we can reveal. The pic will star Glen Powell, Anthony Mackie and Oscar winner Laura Dern.

CAA Media Finance cut the presale after launching with Rocket Science last week. Netflix has been quieter at recent markets but is back at the table with the splashy deal.

This and Apple’s WW deal for Everest sherpa pic Tenzing are the two biggest deals to emerge from the Cannes market so far. The latter is understood to be in the $40M range.

Monsanto tells the true story of young, untried attorney Brent Wisner (Powell), who takes on a seemingly insurmountable case against the giant U.S. chemical company Monsanto on behalf of Dewayne “Lee” Johnson (Mackie) who used Monsanto’s best-known product Roundup, a wildly financially successful weed and grass pesticide killer, as part...

Glen Powell, Anthony Mackie and Laura Dern have all joined the cast of John Lee Hancock’s Cancer trial drama ‘Monsanto’.

The film follows the true story of young, untried attorney Brent Wisner (Powell), who in 2019 took on a seemingly insurmountable case against the giant U.S. chemical company Monsanto on behalf of Dewayne “Lee” Johnson (Mackie) who used the company’s best-known product Roundup, a wildly financially successful weed and grass pesticide killer, as part of his job as a high school groundskeeper.

Dern takes on the role of Dr. Melinda Rogers, the Monsanto Company’s chief toxicologist, who testifies with certainty that Roundup is safe.

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The film is being produced by Moritz Borman, Eric Kopeloff, Philip Schulz-Deyle and Jon Levin alongside HyperObject Industries’ Adam McKay and Kevin Messick. The story is written by Michael Wisner,...

Glen Powell’s newfound star power continues to fuel movie projects.

The Anyone But You actor will lead a cast that includes Anthony Mackie and Laura Dern to headline Monsanto, a legal drama from writer-director John Lee Hancock.

Rocket Science, the company that has been integral to the financing and producing of movies such as All Quiet on the Western Front and Ricky Stanicky, will launch international sales out of the Cannes Film Market later this month. CAA Media Finance is handling the domestic rights.

Adam McKay and Kevin Messick are producing via their HyperObject Industries banner. Moritz Borman, Eric Kopeloff, Philip Schulz-Deyle and Jon Levin are also producing.

Per the producers, Monsanto tells the true story of young, untried attorney Brent Wisner (Powell), who takes on a seemingly insurmountable case against the giant U.S. chemical company Monsanto on behalf of Dewayne “Lee” Johnson (Mackie). Johnson used the company’s best-known product,...

Rocket Science and CAA Media Finance are launching foreign sales out of Cannes for the John Lee Hancock directed Monsanto starring Glen Powell, Anthony Mackie and Oscar winner Laura Dern.

Monsanto tells the true story of young, untried attorney Brent Wisner (Powell) who takes on a seemingly insurmountable case against the giant U.S. chemical company Monsanto on behalf of Dewayne “Lee” Johnson (Mackie) who used Monsanto’s best-known product Roundup, a wildly financially successful weed and grass pesticide killer, as part of his job as a high school groundskeeper. During the trial, Dr Melinda Rogers (Dern), the chief toxicologist of the Monsanto Company, testifies with certainty that Roundup is safe.

Pic’s screenplay was developed in association with Karl Spoerri’s Zurich Avenue and penned by Michael Wisner, Alexandra Duparc, Ned Benson and Hancock. Producers are Moritz Borman, Eric Kopeloff, Philip Schulz-Deyle and Jon Levin alongside HyperObject Industries’ Adam McKay and Kevin Messick.

Glen Powell, Anthony Mackie, and Laura Dern will star in the drama Monsanto from writer-director John Lee Hancock, which Rocket Science and CAA Media Finance will introduce to Cannes buyers next week.

Powell, coming off the box office hit Anyone But You and star of Richard Linklater’s upcoming Hit Man, will play Brent Wisner, a young untested attorney who agrees to represent Dewayne “Lee” Johnson (Mackie) in a case against Monsanto after Johnson was diagnosed with cancer following years of he using the agrochemical giant’s weed killer in his job as a high school groundsman.

During the trial,...

Glen Powell, Anthony Mackie, and Laura Dern are set to star in “Monsanto,” a drama based on the true story of an upstart lawyer who took on one of the most powerful and controversial chemical corporations in the U.S.

“Monsanto” is being co-written and directed by John Lee Hancock, and it’s also being produced by Adam McKay, who has long been vocal about the climate crisis and the impact corporations like Monsanto in particular have had on the environment.

The film is being introduced to buyers at the Cannes Film Festival Marché du Film beginning next week, with CAA Media Finance handling domestic rights and Rocket Science handling international sales.

“Monsanto” tells the true story of young, untried attorney Brent Wisner (Powell) who sues the giant U.S. chemical company on behalf of Dewayne “Lee” Johnson (Mackie), who used Monsanto’s weed and pesticide product Roundup for his...

Glen Powell, Anthony Mackie and Academy Award winner Laura Dern have signed on to star in “Monsanto,” the latest film from writer-director John Lee Hancock.

The film follows the true story of young, untried attorney Brent Wisner (Powell), who in 2019 took on a seemingly insurmountable case against the giant U.S. chemical company Monsanto on behalf of Dewayne “Lee” Johnson (Mackie) who used the company’s best-known product Roundup, a wildly financially successful weed and grass pesticide killer, as part of his job as a high school groundskeeper. Dern plays Dr. Melinda Rogers, the Monsanto Company’s chief toxicologist, who testifies with certainty that Roundup is safe during the landmark cancer trial.

“I was drawn to this contemporary David vs. Goliath true story because I found it dramatic, moving, quite funny and of critical importance in today’s world,” said Hancock. “My ambitions are to deliver a smart, thoughtful and...

Exclusive: Amazon’s Undone and Netflix’s Apollo 10½ producer Submarine is developing a drama based on the Baader Meinhof Gang, the notorious German terrorist organization, with Oliver Stone collaborator Moritz Borman’s Krautpack.

The Dutch and German producers are taking Ghost Generation to global streamers and local networks this week, Submarine Founder Femke Wolting told Deadline, with AMC+/Zdf’s Spy City director Miguel Alexandre and BBC One’s The Split writer Jane Eden attached. Cast is not yet set.

Inspired by real life events about the notorious 1970s left wing German terrorist group, the series features two former German terrorists, now parents, who have spent the last two decades undercover but are being hunted by their former gang leader. When he tracks them down, having just been released from prison, he threatens to expose the truth to the world, forcing the couple to partake in a series of...

Moritz Borman is producing with Karl Spoerri and Philip Schulz-Deyele.

Robert Schwentke, the German director of US films including Flightplan, Red and The Time Traveller’s Wife, is attached to direct a film about the collapse of German firm Wirecard in 2020. It was the result of the biggest corporate fraud scandal in the country’s history.

The as-yet-untitled film will be based on a tell-all expose called ‘Bad Company’ by Jörn Leogrande, a former top executive at the company.

It is being developed by Karl Spoerri’s Zurich and Los Angeles-based SPG3 Entertainment with Moritz Borman and Philip Schulz-Deyle’s German-based development company Pier 89 Content.

In today’s Global Bulletin, a two-parter on the BBC’s controversial 1995 interview with Princess Diana sells around the world; “Catfish U.K.” plans to premiere four episodes on MTV U.K. this spring; See-Saw Films ups Simon Gillis to COO; Wirecard scandal film being developed; and Women in Film and Television U.K. is to expand its mentoring programs for mid-career women to Scotland and Wales.

U.K. production funding and distribution agency Drive has sold two-part documentary series “The Diana Interview: Revenge of a Princess” to Channel Nine in Australia, Reelz in the U.S., TV 2 in Norway, Servus TV in Austria, Rtl Netherlands and Tvnow in Germany, to broadcast this year.

Produced by Minnow Films for U.K. broadcaster ITV, the series focuses on the controversial 1995 interview when Diana, Princess of Wales, poured her heart out on current affairs show “Panorama” to BBC journalist Martin Bashir.

The veteran publicist looks back on 50 years in the business.

Celebrating 50 years in the business with the company he founded, Dda, veteran publicist Dennis Davidson is taking the leap into production.

Davidson is currently in Tbilisi preparing for thriller Deadline Belgrade, which is due to shoot in the first half of 2021. He is producing the project, which is to be directed by Florian Frerichs from a script by Jane Meikle and Victoria Aitken.

In the film, an investigative journalist is determined to expose the ugly truth behind a former street thug from her native Belgrade who has recast himself as a respected philanthropist.

The veteran publicist looks back on 50 years in the business.

Celebrating 50 years in the business with the company he founded, Dda, veteran publicist Dennis Davidson is taking the leap into production.

Davidson is currently in Tbilisi preparing for thriller Deadline Belgrade, which is due to shoot in the first half of 2021. He is producing the project, which is to be directed by Florian Frerichs from a script by Jane Meikle and Victoria Aitken.

In the film, an investigative journalist is determined to expose the ugly truth behind a former street thug from her native Belgrade who has recast himself as a respected philanthropist.

STXfilms announced on Thursday that it has acquired domestic distribution rights for On Animation Studio’s upcoming adventure “Playmobil: The Movie.”

The film, inspired by the Playmobil role-play toys, will take audiences on an epic comedy adventure through a sprawling imaginative universe.

When her younger brother Charlie (Gabriel Bateman) unexpectedly disappears into the magical, animated universe of Playmobil, unprepared Marla (Anya Taylor Joy) must go on a quest of a lifetime to bring him home, and team up with some unlikely and heroic new friends along the way.

“‘Playmobil: The Movie’ is an action-packed animated adventure led by a fantastic cast and the inimitable Lino Disalvo,” STXfilms Chairman Adam Fogelson said in a statement. “We’re thrilled to partner with On Animation Studios on this fun and original project, and look forward bringing a fresh take on the iconic Playmobil toy to the big screen for audiences across the U.

STXfilms has partnered with On Animation Studios to acquire domestic distribution for the upcoming animated “Playmobil: The Movie,” based on the German toyline.

The voice cast includes Daniel Radcliffe, Meghan Trainor, Kenan Thompson, Adam Lambert, Jim Gaffigan, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Gabriel Bateman. The movie is an On Animation production. Producers are Aton Soumache, Dimitri Rassam, Alexis Vonarb, Axel Von Maydell, and Moritz Borman.

“Playmobil” is directed by Disney veteran Lino Disalvo, who served as head of animation on “Frozen” and as animation supervisor on “Tangled” and “Bolt.” The script is written by Blaise Hemingway, Greg Erb, and Jason Oremland. The film opens in theaters worldwide this year.

Playmobil toys are produced by the Brandstätter Group in Germany. A wide range of accessories, buildings, vehicles, and animals are also part of the Playmobil line with over 2.9 billion figurines produced in more than 100 countries.

Open Road Films acquired U.S. distribution rights...

STXfilms has boarded domestic distribution rights to upcoming animation Playmobil: The Movie from On Animation Studios.

Pic’s starry voice cast includes Daniel Radcliffe, Meghan Trainor, Kenan Thompson, Adam Lambert, Jim Gaffigan, Anya Taylor Joy and Gabriel Bateman, and the film is directed by animation veteran Lino Disalvo (Frozen).

The film begins its global rollout later in 2019 though a U.S. date has yet to be set. The story follows a brother and sister who disappear into the animated universe of Playmobil where they encounter new friends and dangerous enemies along the way. Script is from Blaise Hemingway, Greg Erb and Jason Oremland.

Stx’s Jordan Lichtman and Carolyn Steinmetz negotiated the deal with former Studiocanal and Global Road exec Rodolphe Buet who is now at On Animation, which is owned by French media firm Mediawan.

“Playmobil: The Movie is an action-packed animated adventure led by a fantastic cast and the inimitable Lino Disalvo,...

Here’s a fun first teaser trailer for family animation movie Playmobil: The Movie, featuring the voices of Anya Taylor-Joy, Jim Gaffigan, Gabriel Bateman, Adam Lambert, Kenan Thompson, Meghan Trainor and Daniel Radcliffe. Trainor and Lambert are also singing original songs for the film.

The animation-live action hybrid movie, based on the popular kids toy line, is due out next year. The film will follow the adventures of siblings Charlie (Bateman) and Marla (Taylor-Joy). When the former unexpectedly disappears into the animated universe of Playmobil, Marla must go on a quest to bring him home. During her adventures she teams up with some unlikely new friends, including smooth-talking food truck driver Del (Gaffigan), dashing and charismatic secret agent Rex Dasher (Radcliffe), a wholehearted misfit robot and an extravagant fairy-godmother (Trainor). Lambert will voice the character of villain Emperor Maximus.

Director and story creator is Disney veteran Lino Disalvo, who served...

Exclusive: Anya Taylor-Joy (The Witch), Gabriel Bateman (Lights Out), Daniel Radcliffe, comic-turned-actor Jim Gaffigan (Chappaquiddick) and singers Meghan Trainor and Adam Lambert lead the voice cast for family pic Playmobil: The Movie.

Trainor and Lambert will also sing original songs for the film.

The animation-live action hybrid movie, based on the popular kids toy line, is due out next year. The film will follow the adventures of siblings Charlie (Bateman) and Marla (Taylor-Joy). When the former unexpectedly disappears into the animated universe of Playmobil, Marla must go on a quest to bring him home. During her adventures she teams up with some unlikely new friends, including smooth-talking food truck driver Del (Gaffigan), dashing and charismatic secret agent Rex Dasher (Radcliffe), a wholehearted misfit robot and an extravagant fairy-godmother (Trainor). Lambert will voice the character of villain Emperor Maximus.

Director and story creator is Disney veteran Lino Disalvo, who served as...

On Animation Studios unveiled new details and some footage of Lino Di Salvo’s anticipated “Playmobil: The Movie” during a work-in-progress session at Annecy Animation International Film Festival.

Di Salvo, a Disney veteran who served as head of animation on “Frozen” and was animation supervisor on “Tangled” and “Bolt,” presented “Playmobil” via a recorded video and said the film will be character-driven, trigger emotions and imagination, while the designs will “embrace the virginity and simplicity of ‘Playmobil.'”

Unveiled during the session, the plot revolves around twenty-year old Marla who is forced to abandon her carefully structured life to embark on an epic journey to find her young brother Charlie who has disappeared into the vast and wondrous animated world of Playmobil. Blaise Hemingway, Greg Erb and Jason Oremland wrote the script. A portion of the film is in live-action.

“The film is an emotional, adventure-filled journey in the veins of ‘Finding Nemo,...

Exclusive: The Goldbergs star Wendi McLendon-Covey will lend her voice in Open Road Films’ Playmobil, the live-action/animated hybrid film based on the classic toy series. Frozen animator Lino Disalvo is making his directorial debut in the film, which was developed in cooperation with Pathé France and produced by The Little Prince team of Aton Soumache, Dimitri Rassam, Alexis Vonarb along with Axel Von Maydell and Moritz Borman. Blaise Hemingway wrote the screenplay and…...

Distributor sets December release for whistleblower biopic.

London-based distributor Vertigo Releasing has struck a deal with sales agent Wild Bunch for UK rights to Oliver Stone’s biopic of Nsa whistleblower Edward Snowden.

The company has set a December release for Snowden, which stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt in the titular role alongside Shailene Woodley (Divergent) and Zachary Quinto (Star Trek).

The film’s UK release is expected to be around 150 sites.

Snowden premiered at Toronto International Film Festival and also played Zurich Film Festival and BFI London Film Festival.

Read: Oliver Stone: making ‘Snowden’ was a “desperate venture”

Multi Oscar-winner Stone directed and co-wrote the screenplay with Kieran Fitzgerald (The Homesman). It was based on two books: The Snowden Files by Luke Harding, and Time of the Octopus by Anatoly Kucherena.

Producers are Moritz Borman, Eric Kopeloff, Philip Schulz-Deyle and Fernando Sulichin.

Read: Gordon-Levitt talks Snowden: “I know he would love to come home”

Vertigo’s MD Rupert Preston...

Maverick director discusses funding battle and says “evil” Hillary Clinton deserves “the [biopic] full treatment”.

Director Oliver Stone laid bare the financial challenge of geting biopic Snowden made during a Zurich Summit keynote on Saturday [24].

Stone and longtime producer Moritz Borman said that the film, about Us mass surveillance whistleblower Edward Snowden, was passed on by all major Us studios for distribution and production.

“It’s so difficult to make any movie unless you have a studio up front,” Stone said. “This was a desperate nail clinging fucking venture, there’s as much drama in [making Snowden] as there is in a film itself.”

Backers on the €40m feature include Open Road Films (which will release in the Us), Endgame, Borman/Kopeloff Productions, Vendian Entertainment, Tg Media, and KrautPack; Wild Bunch handles international sales.

Stone told the select gathering that according to him many big companies in Americas would self-censor themselves rather than join a project like Snowden, which debuted...

Nobody owns Oliver Stone. I’ve talked with this filmmaker for decades, and he’s consistent to a fault. The Oscar-winning writer-director (“Platoon,” “JFK,” “Wall Street”) has always gone his own way. If there’s an impediment, he’ll find a way around it. Hell, he’ll even con the El Salvador government to give him army soldiers for a movie critical of El Salvador.

Which is one reason why Stone met with Nsa whistleblower Edward Snowden in Moscow, not once, or twice, but nine times. Stone will tell you: You can’t trust the United States government. You can’t trust the Nsa, CIA, or FBI. You can’t trust the Hollywood studios, because those are corporations run by lawyers. And you certainly can’t trust the media.

Related‘Snowden’ Trailer: Oliver Stone And Joseph Gordon-Levitt Take Down The Nsa

So who does he trust? His wife and kids.

Nobody owns Oliver Stone. I’ve talked with this filmmaker for decades, and he’s consistent to a fault. The Oscar-winning writer-director (“Platoon,” “JFK,” “Wall Street”) has always gone his own way. If there’s an impediment, he’ll find a way around it. Hell, he’ll even con the El Salvador government to give him army soldiers for a movie critical of El Salvador.

Which is one reason why Stone met with Nsa whistleblower Edward Snowden in Moscow, not once, or twice, but nine times. Stone will tell you: You can’t trust the United States government. You can’t trust the Nsa, CIA, or FBI. You can’t trust the Hollywood studios, because those are corporations run by lawyers. And you certainly can’t trust the media.

Related‘Snowden’ Trailer: Oliver Stone And Joseph Gordon-Levitt Take Down The Nsa

So who does he trust? His wife and kids.

Shocking illegal surveillance activities involving one of the most influential government agencies of one of the world’s leading countries is being exposed in the latest trailer for the upcoming biopic, ‘Snowden.’ The second official trailer for Oscar-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone’s next significant drama debuted yesterday during its Comic-Con panel in San Diego. ‘Snowden’ was directed by Stone, who also co-wrote its script with Kieran Fitzgerald. The thriller stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt in the title role, as well as Shailene Woodley, Melissa Leo, Zachary Quinto, Tom Wilkinson, Rhys Ifans, Nicolas Cage, Scott Eastwood, Joely Richardson, Timothy Olyphant and Ben Schnetzer. The biographical drama, which was produced by Moritz Borman, Eric Kopeloff and [ Read More ]

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In one of the most provocative Hall H panels in a long time, Snowden director Oliver Stone on his debut took part in a far-ranging conversation about patriotism, surveillance, Pokemon Go and an appreciation of the man who inspired his latest film.

“Snowden is a larger than life story on what’s happening right now under out noses and continuing to happen and it affects the majority of you, this audience, and into the next generation,” said the filmmaker.

“He’s still a mystery,” Stone said of Edward Snowden, the National Security Administration (Nsa) whistleblower whose sensational 2013 leaks revealed the extent of Us and global government surveillance programmes. “We went as far as we could.”

The filmmaker based Snowden on original interviews and two books: Guardian journalist Luke Harding’s The Snowden Files: The Inside Story Of The World’s Most Wanted Man, and Time Of The Octopus, a “fictionalisation” by Snowden’s Russian lawyer Anatoly Kucherena.

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In one of the most intelligent and provocative panels to appear in Hall H in a long time, Snowden director Oliver Stone on his debut took part in a far-ranging conversation about patriotism, surveillance and an appreciation of the man who inspired his latest film.

“He’s still a mystery,” Stone said of Edward Snowden, the Nsa whistleblower whose sensational 2013 leaks revealed the extent of Us and global government surveillance programmes. “We went as far as we could.”

“Snowden is a larger than life story on what’s happening right now under out noses and continuing to happen and it affects the majority of you, this audience, and into the next generation.”

Stone told the session that started late on Thursday morning how in January 2014 he met Snowden living under asylum in Moscow. “Over the course of that and three other meetings until May it was a cat-and-mouse process. He wasn’t that interested in a movie...

A week after The Weinstein Company went after Open Road and the producers of the upcoming Playmobil movie over who actually has the right to distribute the animated pic, the other side hit back – and they’re not playing around.

“There was never any contract with TWC,” says a cross-complaint (read it here) filed today by producers Moritz Borman and Dimitri Rassam and their respective companies in Los Angeles Superior Court. “TWC launched this controversy, masking its current financial instability by filing a strike suit with no written license attached,” the eight-page filing claims, also calling the whole matter a case “about a failed movie license negotiation which cratered.”

It goes on to claim that “the producers learned the production lending bank for the Project would neither trust nor accept as collateral a promise from TWC to pay a minimum guarantee, due to the bank’s negative perception about TWC’s disintegrating liquidity.

A week after The Weinstein Company went after Open Road and the producers of the upcoming Playmobil movie over who actually has the right to distribute the animated pic, the other side hit back – and they’re not playing around. “There was never any contract with TWC,” says a cross-complaint (read it here) filed today by producers Moritz Borman and Dimitri Rassam and their respective companies in Los Angeles Superior Court. “TWC launched this controversy, masking its…...

Open Road has picked up U.S. distribution rights to Playmobil, an animated feature based on the popular toy brand. Frozen animator Lino Disalvo will direct the pic, which is set to open January 18, 2019. Another Disney veteran, Blaise Hemingway, is writing the screenplay. Developed in cooperation with Pathé France, it is produced by The Little Prince team of Aton Soumache, Dimitri Rassam, Alexis Vonarb along with Axel Von Maydell and Moritz Borman. Lionsgate and Wild…...

After being pushed back from a late 2015 to a May 13th 2016 release, Oliver Stone's "Snowden" film has been pushed back several months again - it's now slated to open September 16th.

The move by Open Road Films puts the project, which stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Nsa whistleblower Edward Snowden and Shailene Woodley as his girlfriend, back in awards contention.

Melissa Leo, Zachary Quinto, Tom Wilkinson and Timothy Olyphant also star while Stone directs from a script he wrote with Kieran Fitzgerald based on Luke Harding's book. Moritz Borman, Eric Kopeloff and Philip Schulz-Deyle are producing.

Source: Variety...

Back in November, On Animation Studios revealed that they are developing a new animated movie based on the popular Playmobil toys. We haven't heard anything about the project since then, but today, Variety has a new report that reveals the project is currently in production, under the new title Playmobil: Robbers, Thieves & Rebels. Cross Creek Pictures has acquired domestic distribution rights, with the studio planning a late 2018 release.

Bob Persichetti, who served as head of story on Monsters Vs. Aliens, Shrek 2, Puss in Boots and the upcoming animated reboot The Little Prince, will write and direct Playmobil: Robbers, Thieves & Rebels. No voice cast members have been announced at this time, but the $75 million Playmobil movie was recently introduced to buyers at the Toronto Internnational Film Festival. The project has already locked in pre-sales in numerous international markets, such as France, Germany, Latin America, Benelux, Switzerland and the Middle East.

The Teaser Trailer for Open Road Film’s upcoming thriller, Snowden, has arrived. Written and directed by Academy Award®-Winning Director Oliver Stone, Snowden features an all-star cast including Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Melissa Leo, Zachary Quinto, Tom Wilkinson, Rhys Ifans and Nicolas Cage. The script is based on the books The Snowden Files: The Inside Story of the World’s Most Wanted Man by Luke Harding and Time of the Octopus by Anatoly Kucherena. Snowden stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt and is written and directed by Academy Award®-Winning Director Oliver Stone. The script is based on the books The Snowden Files: The Inside Story of the World’s Most Wanted Man by Luke Harding and Time of the Octopus by Anatoly Kucherena. Release Date: December 25, 2015 Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Melissa Leo, Zachary Quinto, Tom Wilkinson, Rhys Ifans, Nicolas Cage Director: Oliver Stone Producers: Moritz Borman, Eric Kopeloff, Philip Schulz-Deyle Writer: Kieran Fitzgerald,...

Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars as the infamous NSA whistleblower, with a top-flight cast including Shailene Woodley, Nicolas Cage, Melissa Leo, Zachary Quinto, Tom Wilkinson, Rhys Ifans, Joely Richardson and Timothy Olyphant. Read More: Nicolas Cage Boards Oliver Stone's "Snowden" roduced by Moritz Borman, Eric Kopeloff and Philip Schulz-Deyle, the film's script by Kieran Fitzgerald ("The Homesman") and Stone is based on "The Snowden Files: The Inside Story of the World's Most Wanted Man" by Luke Harding and "Time of the Octopus" by Snowden's Russian lawyer Anatoly Kucherena. "Snowden Files" follows the cyber celebrity from Hawaii to Hong Kong, where he brought earth-shattering surveillance intel to filmmaker Laura Poitras and Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald before seeking asylum in Moscow, which is the focus of Kucherena's thinly fictionalized novel. The Academy Award-honored creative team includes cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle...

Filming on Oliver Stone’s highly anticipated "Snowden" began in Munich and has now moved to locations in Washington D.C. and will continue to swing around the world until mid-May. Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars as the infamous Nsa whistleblower, with a top-flight cast including Shailene Woodley, Nicolas Cage, Melissa Leo, Zachary Quinto, Tom Wilkinson, Rhys Ifans, Joely Richardson and Timothy Olyphant. Pathé Films developed the project with Stone’s long-time producing partner Moritz Borman and have retained distribution rights for France and Benelux. Wild Bunch is handling international sales in all other territories, with Open Road Films and Endgame Entertainment partnering for the U.S. release. Nicolas Cage Boards Oliver Stone's "Snowden" Produced by Moritz Borman, Eric Kopeloff and Philip Schulz-Deyle, the film's script by Kieran Fitzgerald ("The Homesman") and Stone is based on "The Snowden Files: The Inside Story of the World's Most Wanted...

Open Road Films has released the first image from Oliver Stone’s upcoming drama about Nsa whistleblower Edward Snowden.

The film stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, seen here as Snowden during his brief service in the Us Army before he was discharged.

Snowden is shooting now in Munich and will move to other global locations. The cast includes Shailene Woodley, Melissa Leo, Zachary Quinto, Tom Wilkinson, Rhys Ifans, Joely Richardson and Timothy Olyphant.

Open Road and Endgame plan a late awards season December 25 release in the Us. Wild Bunch handles international sales and previously licensed German rights to Universum and Japanese rights to Gaga.

Pathe Films developed the project with Stone’s longtime producing partner Moritz Borman and will distribute in France and Benelux.

Set for the 2015 Awards season is acclaimed director Oliver Stone's latest drama, now titled Snowden. We have a first look photo featuring leading man Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who is prepared for battle both on and off the field. Arriving in theaters this December, the movie also co-stars an amazing ensemble that includes Shailene Woodley, Scott Eastwood, Melissa Leo, Tom Wilkinson, Nicolas Cage, Rhys Ifans, Timothy Olyphant and Joely Richardson.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars as Edward Snowden, the Nsa whistleblower who uncovered massive governmental surveillance programs carried out on ordinary civilians. His story was told last year in the documentary Citizenfour, which recounted the events in real time and went onto win the Best Documentary Oscar at this year's 87th Academy Awards.

Oliver Stone is working alongside his producing partner Moritz Borman on Snowden. The biopic could land Oliver Stone back in the Oscar race after sitting out the past two decades.

Nicolas Cage has joined the cast of Oliver Stone’s "Snowden," which already stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the titular Nsa whistleblower, Shailene Woodley, Melissa Leo, Zachary Quinto, Tom Wilkinson, Rhys Ifans, Joely Richardson and Timothy Olyphant. Cage will play a former U.S. Intelligence Official in this international thriller that has already begun filming in Munich and will continue in various locations around the world until mid-May. Pathé Films developed the project with Stone’s long-time producing partner Moritz Borman and have retained distribution rights for France and Benelux. Wild Bunch is handling international sales in all other territories, with Open Road Films and Endgame Entertainment partnering for the U.S. release. Read More: Nicolas Cage Stars as the Man Who Hunted Bin Laden with a Sword in Upcoming 'Army of One' Produced by Moritz Borman, Eric Kopeloff and Philip Schulz-Deyle, the film's script by Kieran Fitzgerald ("The...

The cast of director Oliver Stone's Untitled Edward Snowden Project continues to grow, with Nicolas Cage signing on to star. The actor will play a former U.S. Intelligence official, although no further details were given regarding his character. This project marks the second time he will work with Oliver Stone, following the 2006 9-11 drama World Trade Center.

Nicolas Cage joins a cast that already includes Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Snowden, the whistleblower who leaked thousands of Nsa documents that uncovered the agency's spy tactics. The supporting cast includes Shailene Woodley as Snowden's girlfriend Lindsay Mills, Melissa Leo as journalist and Citizenfour filmmaker Laura Poitras, Zachary Quinto as attorney and journalist Glenn Greenwald, Tom Wilkinson as The Guardian journalist Ewen MacAskill and Timothy Olyphant as a CIA agent who befriended Snowden. Rhys Ifans and Joely Richardson have also been cast in unspecified roles.

Kieran Fitzgerald (The Homesman) co-wrote the script with director Oliver Stone,...

The cast of director Oliver Stone's Untitled Edward Snowden Project continues to grow, with Nicolas Cage signing on to star. The actor will play a former U.S. Intelligence official, although no further details were given regarding his character. This project marks the second time he will work with Oliver Stone, following the 2006 9-11 drama World Trade Center.

Nicolas Cage joins a cast that already includes Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Snowden, the whistleblower who leaked thousands of Nsa documents that uncovered the agency's spy tactics. The supporting cast includes Shailene Woodley as Snowden's girlfriend Lindsay Mills, Melissa Leo as journalist and Citizenfour filmmaker Laura Poitras, Zachary Quinto as attorney and journalist Glenn Greenwald, Tom Wilkinson as The Guardian journalist Ewen MacAskill and Timothy Olyphant as a CIA agent who befriended Snowden. Rhys Ifans and Joely Richardson have also been cast in unspecified roles.

Kieran Fitzgerald (The Homesman) co-wrote the script with director Oliver Stone,...

Nicolas Cage has signed on to star in filmmaker Oliver Stone's upcoming and still untitled Edward Snowden film. Cage previously worked with Stone on the 2006 drama "World Trade Center".

In the Snowden film, Cage will play a former U.S. Intelligence official, though no further details were given about his character and whom he may actually represent.

Nicolas Cage joins a cast that includes Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Snowden, Shailene Woodley as his girlfriend, Melissa Leo, Zachary Quinto, Tom Wilkinson, Timothy Olyphant, Rhys Ifans and Joely Richardson.

Kieran Fitzgerald ("The Homesman") co-wrote the script with Stone, while Moritz Borman and Eric Kopeloff are producing.

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Oscar winner Nicolas Cage is reteaming with his “World Trade Center” director Oliver Stone on “Snowden,” which stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Edward Snowden, it was announced Monday. Cage will play a former U.S. Intelligence official in the international thriller, which is being produced by Moritz Borman, Eric Kopeloff and Philip Schulz-Deyle. Also Read: ‘Citizenfour’ Director Thanks Whistleblowers, Journalists for ‘Exposing Truth’ During Oscars Acceptance Shailene Woodley co-stars as Snowden’s girlfriend alongside Oscar winner Melissa Leo, Zachary Quinto, Tom Wilkinson, Rhys Ifans, Joely Richardson and Timothy Olyphant. Production is currently under way in Munich, and will continue in various locations around the world until.

Shooting on Edward Snowden thriller underway in Munich.

Nicolas Cage has joined the cast of Oliver Stone’s Snowden, reuniting the actor and director for the first time since World Trade Center (2006).

Cage will play the role of a former Us Intelligence Official in the thriller based on the true story of CIA employee Edward Snowden, who leaked thousands of classified documents to the press. Shooting has begun in Munich.

The film stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt in the title role alongside Shailene Woodley (Divergent), Melissa Leo (Prisoners), Zachary Quinto (Star Trek), Tom Wilkinson, Rhys Ifans, Joely Richardson and Timothy Olyphant.

Pathé Films developed the project with Stone’s long-time producing partner Moritz Borman and have retained distribution rights for France and Benelux.

Wild Bunch is handling international sales in all other territories, with Open Road Films and Endgame Entertainment partnering for the Us release.

Producers are Moritz Borman, Eric Kopeloff and Philip Schulz-Deyle.

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Oliver Stone has begun principal photography in Munich on the Pathé Films drama about Nsa whistleblower Edward Snowden starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

Pathé Films developed the project with Stone’s long-time producing partner Moritz Borman, who serves as producer with Eric Kopeloff and Philip Schulz-Deyle.

Open Road and Endgame will release in the Us on December 25, while Pathé distributes directly in France on December 30 and also releases in Beneleux.

Wild Bunch handles international sales and has licensed Germany rights to Universum, which plans to release on January 8 2016, and Japanese rights to Gaga.

Shooting is scheduled to continue in various locations around the world until mid-May.

The cast includes Shailene Woodley, Melissa Leo, Zachary Quinto, Tom Wilkinson, Rhys Ifans, Joely Richardson and Timothy Olyphant.

Pathé Films developed the project with Stone’s long-time producing partner Moritz Borman, who serves as producer with Eric Kopeloff and Philip Schulz-Deyle.

Kieran Fitzgerald and Stone adapted the screenplay from the books The [link...

Filming has begun on Oliver Stone’s highly anticipated "Snowden" in Munich and will continue around the world until mid-May. Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars as the infamous Nsa whistleblower, leading a starry cast including Shailene Woodley, Melissa Leo, Zachary Quinto, Tom Wilkinson, Rhys Ifans, Joely Richardson and Timothy Olyphant. Pathé Films developed the project with Stone’s long-time producing partner Moritz Borman and have retained distribution rights for France and Benelux. Wild Bunch is handling international sales in all other territories, with Open Road Films and Endgame Entertainment partnering for the U.S. release. Produced by Moritz Borman, Eric Kopeloff and Philip Schulz-Deyle, the film's script by Kieran Fitzgerald ("The Homesman") and Stone is based on "The Snowden Files: The Inside Story of the World's Most Wanted Many" by Luke Harding and "Time of the Octopus" by Snowden's Russian lawyer Anatoly Kucherena. "Snowden...

FX’s Justified is just weeks away from the finale of its sixth and final season, but star Timothy Olyphant doesn’t need to worry about being out of work once it’s curtains for the acclaimed drama. Deadline reveals that the actor is negotiating a deal to join Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Shailene Woodley in Oliver Stone’s Edward Snowden pic.

Olyphant will portray a CIA agent who befriended Snowden before the American contractor, who leaked thousands of classified documents that he acquired while working for the Nsa, fled to Russia seeking asylum.

The actor was last seen on screen in ill-received dramedy This is Where I Leave You, but he’s known to TV aficionados not only for Justified but also for his stints on Deadwood and The Office. This latest project is sure to send his stock soaring even higher.

Stone pulled from multiple sources to assemble the screenplay,...

With Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Shailene Woodley now confirmed, Oliver Stone is gathering the rest of the cast for his film about Nsa whistleblower Edward Snowden. He wants Justified’s Timothy Olyphant to join the team. Stone and producer Moritz Borman have bought up two prime sources for their film, Time Of The Octopus, a novel by Snowden’s Russian lawyer Anatoly Kucherena, giving him access to the story of the whistleblower who reluctantly sought asylum in Russia and had to wait to see if the country would grant it. The filmmakers also have the option on Guardian journalist Luke Harding’s book The Snowden Files: The Inside Story Of The World’s Most Wanted Man.Pitched as a thriller, Stone’s film will chart the experiences of Snowden, the whistleblowing National Security Agency contractor who began leaking classified documents to former Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald in June 2013. Snowden, currently stuck...

With the final season of Justified currently airing on FX, series star Timothy Olyphant is moving to the big screen, with the actor in negotiations to join the Untitled Oliver Stone/Edward Snowden Project. The deal isn't finalized yet, but if he signs on, the actor will play a CIA agent who befriended Edward Snowden, before he fled to Russia to seek asylum after leaking thousands of classified Nsa documents. Timothy Olyphant joins a cast that includes Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Snowden and Shailene Woodley as his girlfriend Lindsay Mills.

We reported earlier this month that Melissa Leo is in talks to play Laura Poitras, the filmmaker behind the Oscar-nominated documentary Citizenfour who also reported on the Snowden leaks. Zachary Quinto is in talks to play attorney and journalist Glenn Greenwald, who Edward Snowden entrusted with leaking the documents, while Tom Wilkinson is playing Ewen MacAskill, a reporter for The Guardian...