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October 23, 2020
Highland Film Group boards ‘Panama’ with Cole Hauser, Mel Gibson for AFM
EXCLUSIVE: Highland Film Group has come aboard to handle worldwide sales on action film Panama starring Cole Hauser (Yellowstone) with Mel Gibson in a supporting role. Mark Neveldine (Crank, Gamer) directs the Yale Productions feature from a script by Daniel Adams and William R. Barber based on actual events in Panama in...
October 22, 2020
Agencies & Sales Firms Line Up Virtual Market To Coincide With AFM
The major U.S. talent agencies and a coalition of more than 30 leading sales agents in the independent film industry will meet remotely beginning on November 9th for an online market timed to coincide with the American Film Market (AFM). The five-day market will be structured to provide global buyers...
October 19, 2020
Taylor Kitsch In, Machine Gun Kelly Out Of Indie Drama ‘Wash Me In The River’
EXCLUSIVE: Taylor Kitsch has been set as the new male lead in Wash Me in the River, after Colson “Machine Gun Kelly” Baker dropped out due to scheduling. Kitsch joins Robert De Niro and John Malkovich in an action thriller that will be directed next month by Randall Emmett. Emmett restarted production and wrapped on Midnight in the Switchgrass, the...
October 8, 2020
China Disaster Film ‘Skyfire’ Bought by Screen Media for North America
Screen Media has bought all North American rights to “Skyfire,” China’s first big-budget disaster movie, from Highland Film Group and plans to release the film in theaters and on demand in December. “Skyfire” is directed by Simon West and stars Jason Isaacs (“Hotel Mumbai”), Hannah Quinlivan (“Skyscraper”), Xueqi Wang (“Iron Man 3”) and Shawn Dou (“Wolf Totem”)....