Saban Films has secured global distribution rights to the crime thriller “Clean Up Crew” in all territories but Spain and Italy.
“The Survivalist” helmer Jon Keeyes directs Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Oscar winner Melissa Leo and Oscar nominee Antonio Banderas in the tale of a crime scene clean-up crew that finds a briefcase full of cash on a routine job. The discovery sends them unwittingly into battle with mobsters, hitmen and a corrupt government hellbent on the briefcase’s return.
The cast is rounded out by Ekaterina Baker (“The Protégé”), Andy Kellegher (“Game of Thrones”) and Laurence Kinlan (“Ned Kelly”). The project hails from Yale Entertainment and was produced by the label’s Jordan Yale Levine, Jordan Beckerman and Michael J. Rothstein, with Richard Bolger and Conor Barry from Hail Mary Pictures. Additional producers include Richard Clabaugh, Stephen Braun and Kurt Ebner.
Executive producers include Scott Levenson, Jason Kringstein, Lee Broda,...
“The Survivalist” helmer Jon Keeyes directs Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Oscar winner Melissa Leo and Oscar nominee Antonio Banderas in the tale of a crime scene clean-up crew that finds a briefcase full of cash on a routine job. The discovery sends them unwittingly into battle with mobsters, hitmen and a corrupt government hellbent on the briefcase’s return.
The cast is rounded out by Ekaterina Baker (“The Protégé”), Andy Kellegher (“Game of Thrones”) and Laurence Kinlan (“Ned Kelly”). The project hails from Yale Entertainment and was produced by the label’s Jordan Yale Levine, Jordan Beckerman and Michael J. Rothstein, with Richard Bolger and Conor Barry from Hail Mary Pictures. Additional producers include Richard Clabaugh, Stephen Braun and Kurt Ebner.
Executive producers include Scott Levenson, Jason Kringstein, Lee Broda,...
- 1/18/2023
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
Antonia Banderas starrer “Clean Up Crew” has added three to its cast.
Ekaterina Baker (“The Protégé”), Andy Kellegher (“Game of Thrones”), and Laurence Kinlan (“Ned Kelly”) have joined the action-crime thriller, which “The Survivalist” helmer Jon Keeyes is directing.
As well as Banderas, Ireland-based “Clean Up Crew” stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers (“Velvet Goldmine”) and Melissa Leo (“The Fighter”). It was written by Matthew Rogers.
In the film, Rhys Meyers and his co-stars play a crime scene clean-up crew. One day, after discovering a briefcase full of cash, they find themselves at loggerheads with a gang of ruthless mobsters, led by crime boss Banderas as well as hitmen and corrupt government agents, all of whom are determined to get their hands on the briefcase.
Yale’s Jordan Yale Levine, Jordan Beckerman and Michael J. Rothstein produce alongside Hail Mary Pictures’ Richard Bolger and Conor Barry. Richard Clabaugh, Stephen Braun and Kurt Ebner also produce.
Ekaterina Baker (“The Protégé”), Andy Kellegher (“Game of Thrones”), and Laurence Kinlan (“Ned Kelly”) have joined the action-crime thriller, which “The Survivalist” helmer Jon Keeyes is directing.
As well as Banderas, Ireland-based “Clean Up Crew” stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers (“Velvet Goldmine”) and Melissa Leo (“The Fighter”). It was written by Matthew Rogers.
In the film, Rhys Meyers and his co-stars play a crime scene clean-up crew. One day, after discovering a briefcase full of cash, they find themselves at loggerheads with a gang of ruthless mobsters, led by crime boss Banderas as well as hitmen and corrupt government agents, all of whom are determined to get their hands on the briefcase.
Yale’s Jordan Yale Levine, Jordan Beckerman and Michael J. Rothstein produce alongside Hail Mary Pictures’ Richard Bolger and Conor Barry. Richard Clabaugh, Stephen Braun and Kurt Ebner also produce.
- 12/9/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Other deals include for Erik Poppe’s The Emigrants and Bille August’s The Pact.
Rikke Ennis’ Danish outfit REinvent has closed a string of deals on its slate of upcoming films at the EFM.
They include Aku Louhimies’ Finnish action thriller Omerta 6/12, which has sold to Spain (A Contracorriente). Filming is underway on the feature, which will be delivered by the end of the year, while a four-part series version of the project is also being readied for mid-2022.
The story is based on Ilkka Remes’ best-selling novel 6/12, about a hostage crisis that occurs on Finland’s Independence Day.
Rikke Ennis’ Danish outfit REinvent has closed a string of deals on its slate of upcoming films at the EFM.
They include Aku Louhimies’ Finnish action thriller Omerta 6/12, which has sold to Spain (A Contracorriente). Filming is underway on the feature, which will be delivered by the end of the year, while a four-part series version of the project is also being readied for mid-2022.
The story is based on Ilkka Remes’ best-selling novel 6/12, about a hostage crisis that occurs on Finland’s Independence Day.
- 3/3/2021
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
'All Is By My Side', the Jimi Hendrix biopic currently filming in Ireland with Andre 3000, will not feature any Hendrix songs in the film, it has been confirmed.Tristan Orphen Lynch is producing for Subotica alongside Darko's Sean McKittrick, Jeff Culotta and Danny Bramson. Nigel Thomas is producing for Matador. Ridley and Tedd Hamm will executive produce. 'All Is By My Side' also stars Hayley Atwell (Captain America), Jade Yourell (Fair City, Happy Ever Afters), Danny McColgan (13 Steps Down), Laurence Kinlan (Love/Hate, The Guard) and Imogen Poots (Jane Eyre). Among the Irish crew working on the project are line producer Donna Eperon (Love Eternal, The Other Side of Sleep); cinematographer Tim Fleming (Once, Citadel) and English production designer Paul Cross (Spooks, Luther).
- 7/6/2012
- IFTN
Two new cast members have been added to the Jimi Hendrix biopic 'All Is By My Side', which is currently shooting in Dublin and Wicklow. Irish actor Laurence Kinlan has been cast as a character named John in the upcoming feature. Further details of the character have yet to be announced but Kinlan is the fourth cast member confirmed for the biopic.
- 6/18/2012
- IFTN
Aaron Monaghan (Abbey Theatre's Romeo & Juliet) and Tony Award? winner Marie Mullen (The Beauty Queen of Leenane), now starring in Atlantic Theater Company and Druid's hit production of four-time Tony Award? nominee Martin McDonagh's dark comedy The Cripple Of Inishmaan, will appear on NY-1 News "On Stage" this weekend. "On Stage" will air on Saturday, January 17th at 9:30a & 7:30p, and will be rebroadcast Sunday, January 18th at 9:30a & 7:30p; Monday, January 19th at 9:30p; and Tuesday, January 20th at 12:30a. Directed by Tony Award? winner Garry Hynes (The Beauty Queen of Leenane), the celebrated Irish and American cast also features Kerry Condon (HBO's "Rome"), Andrew Connolly (The Lieutenant of Inishmore), Laurence Kinlan, Tony Award? nominee Dearbhla Molloy (Dancing at Lughnasa), Patricia O'Connell (Waiting in the Wings), David Pearse and John C. Vennema (The Ride Down Mt. Morgan).
- 1/15/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
Ned Kelly
Opens Thursday, March 27
Australia
SYDNEY -- Australian actor Heath Ledger is still chasing a hit. A fixture on magazine covers and drawing all kinds of heat, he's yet to go over the top at the boxoffice.
After the slightly soft results of "A Knight's Tale" and the disappointment of "The Four Feathers", Ledger stays on horseback but leads the charge in a far more accomplished film with "Ned Kelly", the story of the famous outlaw. (Kelly is best remembered from the 1975 film starring Mick Jagger as the outlaw.) Directed by Gregor Jordan ("Two Hands" and the still-in-limbo "Buffalo Soldiers") with a mix of lyricism and muscular energy, "Ned Kelly" stirs together all of the best conventions of the Hollywood Western -- gunfights, horseback chases, bank robberies, compromised honor, loyalty and betrayal -- while maintaining the story's Australian qualities.
The presence of Ledger and the film's high-profile subject almost guarantee strong box-office locally. The debut Australian production from Working Title Films, this co-production with Universal Pictures is clearly a film aimed at a large international market. The film should have wide appeal as it is intelligent, well-cast and compelling from beginning to end.
In Victoria in the 1800s, Irish settlers are an op-pressed minority, brutalized and exploited by British landowners and police. Ned (Ledger), an Irishman who won't back down, is falsely accused of stealing a horse and ends up in prison. When Ned returns home years later, he finds that nothing has changed. When a policeman forces himself on Ned's sister, it is Ned's family who are persecuted when they defend her.
His mother is thrown in prison. Ned flees into the bush with his best friend, Joe Byrne (Orlando Bloom), his brother Dan (Laurence Kinlan) and another friend, Steve Hart (Philip Barantini). Forced into supporting themselves as outlaws, Ned and his gang cut across the rugged countryside, robbing banks and holding up entire towns. Soon the most wanted men in Australia, they provoke the sympathy of other Irish settlers and bring down the wrath of the British Empire in the form of the relentless Superintendent Hare (Geoffrey Rush), who leads the manhunt to bring them in.
The rich, burnished cinematography of Oliver Stapleton ("The Cider House Rules") gives the Australian countryside a depth rarely seen on film, while some of the nation's biggest acting names deliver uniformly excellent performances. Ledger is the epitome of rugged rebelliousness but tempers his taciturn restraint with a welcome humor and sensitivity. Rush has limited screen time but manages to create a fascinating, fully rounded character with only a handful of lines.
Rachel Griffiths makes the most of her cameo, playing a sexually aggressive bank manager's wife. Naomi Watts ("The Ring") is hemmed in by her standard "romantic interest" role. Her insipid subplot with Ledger is the film's only completely fictional conceit, and it rings false at every turn. Joel Edgerton mixes charm and snaky malice as a traitor in the midst. And stealing all of his scenes is Orlando Bloom, whose rakish swagger and commanding screen presence suggest a formidable star in the making.
Expertly combining the personal and the epic, Jordan has crafted an excellent historical saga that doesn't collapse under the weight of too much history. Held together by Ledger's earthy charisma and Jordan's vigorous mix of action and character, "Ned Kelly" is a striking, stately and ultimately deeply moving experience.
NED KELLY
Universal Pictures, StudioCanal and Working Title Films present an Endymion Films production in association with WTA
Credits:
Director: Gregor Jordan
Screenwriter: John Michael McDonagh
Based on the novel "Our Sunshine" by: Robert Drewe
Producers: Nelson Woss, Lynda House
Executive producers: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Tim White
Co-producers: Debra Hayward, Liza Chasin
Director of photography: Oliver Stapleton
Production designer: Steven Jones-Evans
Costume designer: Anna Borghesi
Music: Klaus Badelt
Editor: John Gregory
Cast:
Ned Kelly: Heath Ledger
Joe Byrne: Orlando Bloom
Julia Cook: Naomi Watts
Superintendent Hare: Geoffrey Rush
Aaron Sherritt: Joel Edgerton
Dan Kelly: Laurence Kinlan
Steve Hart: Philip Barantini
Kate Kelly: Kerry Condon
Mrs. Scott: Rachel Griffiths
Running time -- 109 minutes
No MPAA rating...
Australia
SYDNEY -- Australian actor Heath Ledger is still chasing a hit. A fixture on magazine covers and drawing all kinds of heat, he's yet to go over the top at the boxoffice.
After the slightly soft results of "A Knight's Tale" and the disappointment of "The Four Feathers", Ledger stays on horseback but leads the charge in a far more accomplished film with "Ned Kelly", the story of the famous outlaw. (Kelly is best remembered from the 1975 film starring Mick Jagger as the outlaw.) Directed by Gregor Jordan ("Two Hands" and the still-in-limbo "Buffalo Soldiers") with a mix of lyricism and muscular energy, "Ned Kelly" stirs together all of the best conventions of the Hollywood Western -- gunfights, horseback chases, bank robberies, compromised honor, loyalty and betrayal -- while maintaining the story's Australian qualities.
The presence of Ledger and the film's high-profile subject almost guarantee strong box-office locally. The debut Australian production from Working Title Films, this co-production with Universal Pictures is clearly a film aimed at a large international market. The film should have wide appeal as it is intelligent, well-cast and compelling from beginning to end.
In Victoria in the 1800s, Irish settlers are an op-pressed minority, brutalized and exploited by British landowners and police. Ned (Ledger), an Irishman who won't back down, is falsely accused of stealing a horse and ends up in prison. When Ned returns home years later, he finds that nothing has changed. When a policeman forces himself on Ned's sister, it is Ned's family who are persecuted when they defend her.
His mother is thrown in prison. Ned flees into the bush with his best friend, Joe Byrne (Orlando Bloom), his brother Dan (Laurence Kinlan) and another friend, Steve Hart (Philip Barantini). Forced into supporting themselves as outlaws, Ned and his gang cut across the rugged countryside, robbing banks and holding up entire towns. Soon the most wanted men in Australia, they provoke the sympathy of other Irish settlers and bring down the wrath of the British Empire in the form of the relentless Superintendent Hare (Geoffrey Rush), who leads the manhunt to bring them in.
The rich, burnished cinematography of Oliver Stapleton ("The Cider House Rules") gives the Australian countryside a depth rarely seen on film, while some of the nation's biggest acting names deliver uniformly excellent performances. Ledger is the epitome of rugged rebelliousness but tempers his taciturn restraint with a welcome humor and sensitivity. Rush has limited screen time but manages to create a fascinating, fully rounded character with only a handful of lines.
Rachel Griffiths makes the most of her cameo, playing a sexually aggressive bank manager's wife. Naomi Watts ("The Ring") is hemmed in by her standard "romantic interest" role. Her insipid subplot with Ledger is the film's only completely fictional conceit, and it rings false at every turn. Joel Edgerton mixes charm and snaky malice as a traitor in the midst. And stealing all of his scenes is Orlando Bloom, whose rakish swagger and commanding screen presence suggest a formidable star in the making.
Expertly combining the personal and the epic, Jordan has crafted an excellent historical saga that doesn't collapse under the weight of too much history. Held together by Ledger's earthy charisma and Jordan's vigorous mix of action and character, "Ned Kelly" is a striking, stately and ultimately deeply moving experience.
NED KELLY
Universal Pictures, StudioCanal and Working Title Films present an Endymion Films production in association with WTA
Credits:
Director: Gregor Jordan
Screenwriter: John Michael McDonagh
Based on the novel "Our Sunshine" by: Robert Drewe
Producers: Nelson Woss, Lynda House
Executive producers: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Tim White
Co-producers: Debra Hayward, Liza Chasin
Director of photography: Oliver Stapleton
Production designer: Steven Jones-Evans
Costume designer: Anna Borghesi
Music: Klaus Badelt
Editor: John Gregory
Cast:
Ned Kelly: Heath Ledger
Joe Byrne: Orlando Bloom
Julia Cook: Naomi Watts
Superintendent Hare: Geoffrey Rush
Aaron Sherritt: Joel Edgerton
Dan Kelly: Laurence Kinlan
Steve Hart: Philip Barantini
Kate Kelly: Kerry Condon
Mrs. Scott: Rachel Griffiths
Running time -- 109 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 3/18/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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