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June 6, 2019
‘Jiu Jitsu’: Frank Grillo, Rick Yune, Tony Jaa & Others Joins Nicolas Cage Martial Arts Pic
The Jiu Jitsu battle just got bigger. Tony Jaa, Frank Grillo, Rick Yune, Marie Avgeropoulos and JuJu Chan have joined the martial arts actioner starring Nicolas Cage and Alain Moussi from writer-director-producer Dimitri Logothetis. Here’s how it plays out: Every six years, an ancient order of expert Jiu Jitsu fighters faces a vicious alien in a battle to protect...
May 19, 2019
Cannes First Look: Lily Collins in ‘Inheritance’ (Exclusive)
Highland Film Group is handling International sales on the thriller, also starring Simon Pegg. Lily Collins is armed and dangerous in this exclusive first look image from Vaughn Stein’s Inheritance. Also starring Simon Pegg, the high-stakes thriller follows Lauren Monroe (Collins), a prominent family woman and rising star in the New...
May 16, 2019
Cannes: Susan Sarandon to Play Grandmother of School Shooter in John Krokidas’ ‘Tunnels’
The drama, set in the wake of a school shooting, will see the star play the grandmother who raised the shooter. Susan Sarandon has signed on to star in Tunnels, a drama from Kill Your Darlings director John Krokidas, set in the wake of a school shooting. The Thelma & Louise and Dead Man Walking actress will...
May 14, 2019
SXSW Comedy ‘Yes, God, Yes’, Starring Natalia Dyer, Timothy Simons & Alisha Boe, Gets International Sales Deal — Cannes
EXCLUSIVE: SXSX Special Jury Award winner Yes, God, Yes, starring Natalia Dyer(Stranger Things), Timothy Simons (Veep) and Alisha Boe (13 Reasons Why), has been picked up for international sales by Highland Film Group. Writer-director Karen Maine’s well-received (Obvious Child) comedy follows a Catholic teenager in the early 2000s who struggles to suppress her new masturbatory urges in...